Intimations!
IMPAIRED VISION.
LAWRENCE & MAYO'S PERFECT PEBBLES
Are clear, sci, z preserving to the .....
TR. LAWRENOE in now in HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No. 20), daily from Bam. to 6 j p.m.
Mnd may to CONSULTED at the
CONSULTATIONS" FREE.
SPECTACLES V2. BLINDNESS.
=4
VISION is justly described as the most important of our senses, and its loss in rá. garded as one of the greatest afflictions to which mankind is subject.
It is, therefore, of paramount importanco that we should carefully was our sight whilet perfect, and that when, unfortunate ly, the help of Spectacles is felt to be no- cesary, the utmost care should be taken in the selection of them.
The late eminent Oculist, Dr. Boslberg Wolls, testified that he had no hesitation in that the haphazard plan of selec
stating ting
Spectacles employed by some riates-war frequently attended by porious consequences; that eyes were often per mauentis injured, which might, by skilful adaptation of glasses, have been preserved for years.
E. R. Groox, Esq., ...,
Barrister-at-Law, Singapore,
Writes:--
I have used Glasses for twenty years, and have no hesitation in saying that, those supplied mo by you are the best I have over worn. I woar them with much satisfaction and comfort, and find the frames pro espe cially convenient.
To Morare. LAWRENCE & MAVO, Hotel D'Europe, Singapore.
LAWRENCE & MAYO,. OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS, (Opticians to the Principal Ophthalmic Surgaons in England and Tudio) Offices Old Bond Street, LONDOS.
3 & 4, Hare Street, CaLoUrta. 22, Rampart Row, BOMBAY Hongkong, July 29, 1888.
Entertainments.
THEATRE
1232
ROYAL:
CITY HALL, HONGKONG. THIS EVENING, the 11th August, 1888.
TH
THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
COMEDY & OPERA COMPANY.
Directors Mr. PEMBERTON W. WILLARE.
15
JOHN F. SHERIDAN,
Will appear as above in
SI JULIUS BENEDICT'S DEF OUTFUI, ÖFELA, LILY OF KILLARNEY.
CASE OF CACACTERS,
Hardross Cresgan....... Mr. Whiffen Cripps,
Kyle Daly Father Tom.
Shealah
Fora Paley.
" A. Sutch.
Corrigan ......... ↑ F. I. Sheridan. MI. M. Imanc.
na Ceppaloun... Charles Fisher. Mra Ureagan..Misa E. Leamington. Anne Chute......
Flo. Morrison. Norah Blanserhasset... 1 G. Whiteford. Eily O'Connor, Tho
Colleon Bawn.....}
11 Maude Hare,
NOTICE-The Mungement having ar
ranged with the Company to leave for Shanghai by the next P. & O. Steamer, anaounce the following final perform-
MONDAY-Repeat of 'THE BOHEMIAN
GERIA
THURSDAY-Bopcat of 'DOROTHY,' SATURDAY (Positively Farewell Per- formance) RUDDIGORE,' GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S LATEST LONDON OPERA,
jebTM Seats may now be Besgrend, r
Prices $3, 62, and $1.
Plan at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH's, L.
All communications to PEMBEZTON W.
WILLARD, Hongkong Hotel.
Hongkong, August 11, 1868.
1933
To-day's Advertisements.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
August 11, 1888 :-- Yangtze, Gorman steamer, from Wham poa
HO HONG.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
THE CHINA MAIL
POST CFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW. Per Namen, si 11.39 m., on Tuesday,
the 14th inst.
The Extra Steamers of the Menagerios
The China ateamer Chimes reports: Loft Chefes August 3rd, (Friday), and aftor For rounding the N. E. promontory, experienced a heavy 8.E. swoll with variable winds, which continued down as far as the Baddles, when the wind came out from N.N, W., and freshened to
a strong with
gale
very high Fisayas, Spanish steamer, 406, Juan do and confused Aftar clearing the
the Maritimes Company between Colombo and Ajabita, Amoy August 1, General-BAN gaddle Umup (Sunday night) the shío Caloutta have been withdrawn. From this
kept in
S.W. direction; the wind kept date through commuulvation with Madras
ûnished
hed and Calcutta by Messageries packet will be veoring to westward and eventually with a heavy S. W. galo and high sea, which four-weekly only. vit, on the following ∙lasted up
Juno 7. August 30. November 28, romainder of the passage had a
July 5. September 27. December 20. During the comanday night, August 7th datas of departure from Hongkong
$1. Angust 2. October heavy Southerly well down as far as the Nine ina, lowest baromotor reading during
Mails for India will be made up by the mission to Colombo, whoacs they will go on to Madras by the dret opprtunity.
Hongkong, May 10, 1888.
Chi-men, Chinero str., 1,211, Rt. Null, Nowehwang July 31, and Chefon August Deneral. M. 8. N. Ca...
3,
Welt, British atoamer, 2,154, T.
F.
and
Creery, Yokohama July 31, Maile
| General.-P. & O. §. N. Co..
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
Daylight Stura loaves for Singapore,
Penang and Bombay,
4 p.m.-English Mail loaves for Porte
of Call and Europe.
Miscellaneous.
Goods per Glengarry undelivered after
this date subject to rent.. RELIGIOUS SERVICES
The Canadian Pacifio Line gloamer Zumbrei left Kobu cu the 3th August for Hong kong, and may be expected hero un or
-may
about the 11th Apr, The steamship Melbourne, with the Fresch Mam of July 14th, loft Saigon on Saturday, the 11th August, at 3 pm, and
Le expected hore on or abont. Tuesday, the 14th Aug. This Packet brings replies to lotters de- spatched from Hongkong on June 2 Tho Casadina Pecite Line ateamer Port Addzade loft Vancouver for Hongkong via Japan on the 20th July, The Casidian Pacific stesinakip Parthia, left Vancouver for Japan and Chipa
the 1st Aug.
Sengkang, British steamer, 994, Hund, the gaie was 29. 27. Anchored in Deep-bay intermediate packets sa formerly for trans-} in thả. Mission Church, Queen's Road, will The O. S. S. Co. 'a ateamer Patrochis, from
Glasgow June 20, General.-BUTTERFIELD
& AVIRE.
Mirsapore, British steamer, 3.189, Horroy, Shanghai August 7, Mails and General-P. &O. S. N. Co.
Clara, Geiman steamer, 674, O. Christen- eos, Haiphong Aug. 9, General.--ŠIEMSHEN & Co.
Frejr, Danish stonmoz, 397, C. A. Land, Haiphong Angust 9, General. -ÁRNHOLD, KABERG & C5.
www
DEPARTURES.
August 11:
Tannadice, for Sydney. Chi-yuen, for Whampoa Duburg, for Bangkok,
CLEARED.
Cardiganshire, tur Nagasaki. Spanhew, for Tientsin.
Whampoa, for Auckland (N.Z.) Stura, for Singapore and Bombay.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Por Fianas, from Amoy, 1 European,
and 25 Chinone.
For Chi-yuen, from Nowchwang, 2 Chi
1032.
Por Malus, for Bangkong: from Yoko- hama, Lieut. Anderson, Mr Shen Chean and child, and Mr Achoy, 1 Ohinese anal 1 European; from Kobo, Messrs Wing Sing, Theng Dai, 1 Burapean, and 1 Chinese.
Yokohama: for Bomb Surg. H. Masos; for Sydney, Messra McClure and Barnsley: for London via Marseilles, Mrs Richmond, and Me O. Gottman
Per Sunghiang, from Singapore, do, 212 Chinese
For Mirspore, from Shanghai, Captain Arthur, Mears Farling, Clifford and 8. Bools, and 6 Chinese.
Por Clara, from Haiphong, 18 Chinese Per Freyr, from Haiphong, 10 Chiness.
DETARTED.
Per Tamadics, for Sydney, 11 Chiness.
TO DEPART..' .......
Per Mirzapore, from Hongkong: for Sin- gapore, Col. and Mrs Storer; for Penang, Oaptain Ah Qui nad servant, aptain Chan Tyo and servant, Mr and Mrs Chuo and Khoo Theong Nob and servant,
Kate Jem and Foong Heung Sheil
Vignolea, Miss a Tal-
Berndon, Liept For bat, Mr and Mrs Pim, 2 children, infant and amah, and Mr Ferguson, From Yoko- hama: for Barbar, Surg. H. Mason; for Sydney, Mesars McClure and Barnsley; for London via Marseilles, kire Richmond, and Mr. Gottman.
Per Seochows, for Tientsin, 10 Chinese. Per Stura, for Singapors, 325 Chinese.
Destination.
The British steamer Hunghiang reports: 9 p.m., on Friday night.
S.W. wird and heavy squalle, Bad strong with high cross sea.
The Danish stoamer Frejr reports: Had 8. W. winds and heavy rain.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For AUCKLAND, DUNEDIN, CHRIST. CHURCH & WELLINGTON --- Por Whampoa, at 9 a.10., on Sunday, the
12th inet..
For MANILA.-.
Por Visayas, at 11.30a.m., on Monday,
the 19th inst.
For SHANGHAI.--
For Yongis, at 3.50 p.m., on Monday.
the 18th inst.
For HAIPHONG, -
Per Clara, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the
13th inat,
Per Frer, at 5 pm, on Monday, the
13th inst.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Per Matua, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the
19th inst.
The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails for EUROrs To-morrow instead of tho e previously notified:-- 200m.-Registry comes
2,00 p.m. Posting of Newspapers,
Booke, &, ceases.
3:00 p.m.-Mail closes.
3.10 to 3.30 p.m.-Lato lettore with 10
centa extra postage.
No Supplementary Mail will be closed
on board.
The Post Offes will be open from 1 p.m.
MAILS BY THE FRENO PACKET. ---
notations
HaNGONO, August 11. PIUM--Now Paton, cash, $505 a 310
Old
**
UNION CHURCH,Divine Worship, 11 A.Rev. G. H. Bondfold. Service in Chinese, P.M.Rov. J. Chalmuts, M.A., LL.D. Seaman's Hervices.-The Services for Seamen which have been hitherto hold behold in the future in Union Church. On Sunday evening at 7.30, All Scamen invited to attend.
GERAIAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in the German langusgo, by Rev. overy Barlin Foundling House, Chapel of West Point
New Benares, cash, 2495 a 4979
cas!),
Okl
Now Malwa, cash, 8650 Allowance, Tais... 38 56 Old Malwa, cash,... 3379/680 Allowance, Pools... 33 a 64 Porsian, Oily, cash $475 & 500 allowance, Taels... 10 a 32. Persian, Papor tied $400 a 616. -Attancy. Cola... 16 a 80
Exchange. HONGKONG, Angust 11.
On London-
Bnk, Wine,
*1
On deman
21
"30 days" sight.
9/0
4 months sight.
3/01
Oradus, 4
3/0
Documentary, month, eight 3/02
On Paris-
On demand,
3.78
Oredits, 4 months' right,
3.86
On New York
On demand,...
Credits, 60 daya' aight,
Wire,
Оп
Ou Bombay
demand,
On Caloutta
Wire, 04
***
demand,..
On Shanghai-
On demand, ...
30 days' sight,
Gold Last, 100 fua... terernigna.
34,20 $6.50
Temperature.
Queen's Road,)
F
Hartmann,
s
[No. 1790.—AUGUST 11, 1888.
HE tinig-hall was dropped this day as usual, the copairs to the miset having heon effected by the Pablic Works Department.
By kind permission of Major W. T-Ellis, and the officers of the 2nd Northampton- shiro Regiment, the Regmental Band will. play in the Public Gardens, on Sunday, the 12th instant, from 9 till 19 pm Tue following will be the prograinme
Marchu.” Ganglier "nement Newton,
Belestion Offezbachiana * Commül Valittar roet.Caroliny Lowikisu Gavetto... Fiet Kiss MORAN, Bandageten
Fox
Valsu Acabassudoca Rica
Liverpool, left Singapore on the 6th Turress students of the Hongkong Col Aug., and may be expected here on ur lego of Medicine for Chinese presented
⠀ about the 12th Aug.
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's 8. N. Co.'s themselves for the vida socs examination stearaship Maria Teresa, with cargo of held in the City Hall last night. As the the disabled steamer Medusa on board,exeizination was not quite completed wo
for this port on the 8tir and may be
Sunday, at half-past ten AM, in the loft Binge be cxpected hora on or are unable to give the results, but was un.
ST. JOSEFE'S CHURCH, Garden Road, AM. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 p.3. Even- ing Service. Benediction.
ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURUH, Sailors Home-Service ou Sun The Holy Sunday, at 11.M. and Thuradministered GP.M.
on the Second Communion is Sunday in the month at 7.30 4. on the the
Fiest and Third Sundays, at NOON; on Fourth Sunday, at Evening Service.
Services are ennducted by the Rev. JA,
TUCAUT,
ner, in the WesterYAN MISION ROOMS,
Aug, and
about the 14th Aug,
derstand that the students minde a credit.
able appearance. The subjects were Botany
The steamship Waverley left Singapore o
the 9th Aug... and may be expected here on or about the 16th Aug. (Mosses Ford and Sampson); Anatomy (Dr. The Bon Line steamship Bended loft. Sin- Ayres, Surgeon Thompson, A.MS, and
gapore on the 10th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 16th Dr Cantlle); Physiology (Dr Ho Kai, Dr imat.
Atkinson, and Dr Jordan); Chemistry (Mr The F. & O. stoamer Kashgar left Bombay E. Crow and Me Taylor); Materia Medica for Hongkong on the 7th Aug., at 11(De Gorisoh and Mr Niadhardt); Physics
4.OL
(Dr Chalmers and Mr Donby); Chemical
127 Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 9.45 ORDER OF CHOKAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S Observations (Dr Msnson and De Sparrow,
AM, and 6 2.N.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY,
Shipping.
4 p.m.-Yangtse Icaves for Shanghai.
Amusements. 9pm-Performance at the City Hall. Miscellaneous. Jlaims against the Guy Mannering must be sent in to Mostrs Russell & Co., on or before this date. Transfer Books of Hongkong and Wham- pos Dock Co., Ltd., closed from this date to the 27th Imitaut, inclusive.
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, Angust 14
Claims against the Dorset must be sent in to Messrs Russell & Co., on or before this date.
WEDNESDAY, Augnat 15 –
this date subject to rent.
CATHEDRALİTH SUNDAY AFTER
TRINITY.
R.N). The atadents present wern:-Massta
Matins-Voluntary Righteousness and I Wong, Wong Emoh, Kong Wing Way,
Equity, (Chandos Anthem) Handel
Yenite, Elvey; Paalne, JoDos andun Yat Sac, Kwong Yin Wa, N. U. Kai, Canidge; To Deam, Goss in D; Ja-Yeung Ohi Yacn, Kwang Shing Leong, bilate, Ayrton Anthem, To God on Lau Taz Fuk, Sit Nam, Wong Sai Yau, high, (Chorale from St. Paul); ; Chos Hoang Shan and Chon Pok Swek Byun, 255; Voluntary, Preit
Bach.
Evensing Voluntary, Pastorale, Dubois; Palme, Garrett, Tomlinson & Wealoy; Magnificat, Smart: Nuno Dimittis, Monk; Hymns, 176, 265, and Voluntary, Offertoire, Baptiste.
A CORRESPONDENT in Japan writes to pa an follows:-At present, you know, negotiations with regard to treaty revision are at a stand- all, and it rosts with the Japs to bring the subject on again. They are meantime work- THB Agent of the M. M. Oo, informs using away with the cesistance of three foreign that the Co.'s steamer Melbourne, with the lawyers at their codes. The criminal code next French Mail on board, is to leave Sai has been promulgatel and in force for some gon for this port at S p.m. to-day, the 11th time. Now they are at a civil code and a instant
code of procedure. They want to get there accepted first by foreign powers so that MESSES Adamson, Boll & Co. inform us there may be nothing conditional in the that the teas shipped per steamer Aberdeen, withdrawal of foreign jurisdiction when the
Gooda per Cardiganshire andolivored after which left Yokohama on the night of the time comes. There we, however, many 16th altime, wore delivered in New York ducalties in the way and the goneral im-
The French Contract Packet Iraouaddy will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 16th August, with Maila to the faken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises) THRADA, August 16 United Kingdom, Europe, and places be Fond, vid Mursilies; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Madras, the Australasian Colonics, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing i
tha Mails, c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. —- The United States Mail Packet Gaelic
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &s, which will be closed as followe
2.35 F.M. Registry cesses. 2.30.M. Post-Office closes, but Corres
pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
*'*.
Bronson, and Perts of Call... Bayern (s)..... London, and Ports of Call Mirzapore (a) Merveilles, and Ports of Call...Iranuaddy (a). Nagasaki, Kobe and Fokohama Malwa (s)... San Francisco, via Yokohama.. Gaelic (s).. San Francisco, via Yokobans.. City of New York (1). Shanghai.....
Yangiaza (0).. ....... Cathay (s).
Shanghai
Shanghai, via Amoy........... Patroclus (8) Bbanghai, Kobe and Yokohama Melbourne (e).. Singapore, Penang and Bombay Stura (a).. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow... Names (6)..
Maria Teresa (6). Trieste, &* Vancouver (R.C.), via Yokohama Batavia (3).
Stocks.
LANKS.
Jaysain.
R. Eander.. JR. Harvoy....
Bretel
Tonningsen
Portford... Lartigna..... Caboara. Presck G. Costanzo... Wotton..
BAROMSTER-
- Do.
FREEMOMETER-9 AN....
Do
9A, M..... 1.P... 47. Mon
29.60-
· 20.52
80
Do. Do..
1 P.M....
82
4 P.N....
Do
(Wet balb) 9...
78
Do.
Do.
Do 1 P.M. Do.
80.
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82
DA. Maximum...
62
Do. Minimem over copin 79
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT 4 PM. TO-DAY. Barometer
Humidity.
20.51
Temperature.
86
Direction of Wind Botco Weathor
SW
3 વધુ
9 p.m.-Mecting of Porsevemeca Lodge 9p.m.-Performance at the City Hall
on the 9th instant, my in 20 days. ¿
pression is the question will not be raised again for some time. The grant question Tun Penang Gazette publishes the following of the constitution and the assembly of WATSON'S
telegram Bight thousand navics have Parliament will come on for beit year and PRICKLY HEAT LOTIONstruck work in Paris, and are having daily that will be enough probably for one time.
AND POWDER
processions. Right thousand navies Count Ito got out last year a rather well-
AND
RE 8pecific for
PRICKLY HEAT,
ALL SKIN ERUPTIONS caused by the hot weather.
Yah!
THE Overland China Mail will be delivered to subscríbora oarly to-morrow morning. As will be seen from the postal notice in another colume, it may be posted up till 3
known constitutional lawyer naked Pigott, who was regommended by our Foreign Offce. Ito, however, is no longer Prime Minister, so what part Mr Pigolt is to play, or whether he is to play at all in the drams
remains to be seon;
DIRECTIONS, Apply with a Soft Spunge, and when nearly dry dust ever with The Dusting For selling prepared opium without the to a landslip on the Plantation Road Powder.""Irritation will entirely cease in
resulting a few moments, and be succeeded by a most permission of the Opium Farmer, a coolie the Pook Tramway traffic had to be stopped Hongkong Observatory, August 11, 1888, agreeably cool and refreshing sense of com-named Ng Cheung was brought bofore Mr this morning, much to the disappointment
Agenti.
L'ate of Leaving.
Norddeutscher Lloyd.. P.&O. S. N. Co...... Messageries Maritimas... P. & Q. 8. N. Co... 10. & o. §. 8. Co.....
Pacific Mail 8.3. 00..... Siomasen & Co.
JP. & 0. 3, N, Co................. Butterfield & Swire.. Messageries Maritimes. Carlowitz & Co.
Douglas Laprait & Co. 10. Bachrach.
Adamson, Bell & Co.
SHARE LIST.—QUOTATIONS.
¡Nos of value.
Shares
The Overland China Mail Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 60,00
T
WILL BE DELIVERED
0 SUB SO.RIBER 8
Early To-morrow Morning.
The intent time for posting is 2 p.m.
FOR SHANGHAL
The Steamship
Yangleze,
Captain C. TONINGEN, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the 19th Instant, até p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 11, 1888. 1339
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE Twenty-Second Ordinary MEET- ING of the SHAREHOLDERS the above Company will be held at the Head Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 3rd Proximo, at 4 0 Clook for the purpose of prozenting the Report of the Biruters, and Statement of Accounts to 30th April last, and of declar. ing Dividends..
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st Instant to the 3rd Proximo, both days inclusivo.
By Order,
A. S. GARITT,
Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, August 11, 1888.
1340
INSURANCES, North-Chins Insurance Co., L......] 5,000 fangtsze Lasurence Company, Id.... 8.000£ Chica Insurancs Society Co., Ld....10,000 China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.... 4,000 Canton Insurance Office Co., Ld..... L0,000 8 Chinese Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lt...
8,000 China Fire Insurance Co., Ld20,000 $ Singapore Insurance Company, La. 40,0008 The Straits Fire Insurance Co., La. 20,000 8 The Straits Insurance Co., IL.......30,000/8
STEAMBOAT COMPATIES.
K. O. and M. Steamboat Co., L1.40,000$ Douglas Steamship Co., Limited....20,000 8 Indo-China S. N. Company, Livaites 18,397
60,000 shares issued
31,212 £ Ubina and Manila 8, 8. Co., Ed. 3,500 €
HISCELLANBOUR,
Paid- POSITION PER LAST REPORT. Last Divideno
up. Zieserve. Balancee.fari.
August 30, at 10 am. August 13, at 4 p.m. August 16, at noon About August 21, Jangust 18, at 8 pm. August 20, at 3 p.m. August 13, at 4 pm. Quick despatch. August 14 About August 16. August 19, at daylight; August 14, at noon. August 18, at noon. August 16, at 3 p.m.
Auo. 11, 1888.
Closing dataUIES, Cash.
20,903.EL a130/ for year 125 all $ 3,900,00 working at Dec. 31/87 65% premi
2002 T. 100,000Ts. 406,132.00 1886
25 all £
2503 218
***
200,000 $
Tis 23.65 fort. 285 3,050.767% for 1886 Tls 85 $14,912.962574 . 1880 886 245,240 04/20%?: 429,307.96 10% for 1887 880 125,771.298% for 1886 (8189, nominal 252,213.389.80 for $245
204,003.90% 6 for 1886 $78, sellers"
17.0
+15, sellers
79,132.525 % for 1886 $18.
75,882.54
5,006.57% half you
70,00 Tla 675,00 $ 13 600,09 83.0
280,00 1,000 23 28,116
$
100208 1002 24 1013 20 1009 208
1,031,486 $ 650,000 $
325, buyers
20 all
60 all
*40,00 +200,00
127,3208
IU 10
1,900 €
60 all $
1:5 All 10 all
£ 0.177.31.12 ICE 7.1
101 M
10,000 $
Des. 31/67 8116 1151.13 8%
$6), sellem 4,387.5.5% for 1886/16 % dis., ez div.
18.586"/
$110, sellers
100) Kll
25 all
37 0208
5ti all 1031
50
all
30 all
10 all
& Kow. Wharf & Godorya 06. 17,000 $ 'kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. 5,000
100 all
8,5008
bl l 100 all $ 1008 60
Bates of Lu
Payah-
yearly, 30 Jun:
Oct 15
H'kong & Whampos Dock Co., Ld 12,500 (IK. and China Gas Co., Limited. 5,100
Neo Share Hongkong Hot Company, Lt.... 3,000
5,000 sha, inated..............................}} Ohian Sugar Company, Limited.....[300] Hongkong To Company, Limited... 5,000/$ Hongkong Bakery Company, lid,... Luzon Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co..................e Perak Tin Mining & Sting Co, Punjom & Sunghie Dua Samstan
Mining Co...
K&
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited...
2009
5,000 TL 5,00 $40,000's
BK High-Level Tram reys Co., Ld. 12568 Société Francaise de Charbonnagsa
du Tonkin.......
LOANS.
Chinese Imperial 1834
ال
**
1884
8,000 Fos. 600F500
8,6679 $1898
1886 ...
*Equalisation of Dividend Fundi
500 ali 600) al T700,000 TL 250
paid up
nominal
fort and ease,
A light dose of WATSON'S SALINE APERIENT in the morning is also recom- readed as a detorronte
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. August 6th, 1896.
DEATH.
1315
At tho General Hospital, Shanghai, the 20th July, Loruke SCHETER, late Chief Officer, a.s. Has-ling, aged 45 years.
The publication of this issue commenc, &. at 7:40 p.m.
| The China Mail.
|--
Sercombe Smith in the Police Court to-day, and fined $20, with the alternative of three weeks hard labour.
from the heavy rainfall over night
of the residents in the Hill District who avail thowaelvis of the cars for coming down in tho morning, and who had on this accamion to walk down. The accident, which
DIVINE SERVICE FOR SEAMEN-On Sunday was not of a serious nature, was the reult morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the
of a large boulder, which had been loosened stean-launch carrying the Bethel flag will
by the landslip alluded to, bonding call alongside any vessel hoisting code pen-down the gully and striking the tramway natt C, to convoy men asboro to 11am.bridge which cromes the ravine at the top service at St. Poter's Seanon's Church returning at about 12.30.
of the curve in the line. The heavy zhaas of rock after dashing against the iron girder SERMONE o bohalf of the Church Mission dropped down and rolled through boneath ary Bodioty will be preached in St. Peter's the bridge. The momentam which the Church on Sunday. The sermon in the boulder had attained before il struck thú morning at 11 o'clock will be preached by bridge wes en great that the blow was the Bev. J. B. Ost, the Society's agent in sufficient to bend the girder slightly. The Hongkong, that in the evening at 6 o'clock over line inspector in his usual morning HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1888. by the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon. The aurvey of the way before the cars begin to offertory collections will be given to the run noticed the damage to the bridge and Buciety.
operations were commenced as quickly as Bergen, both Maginizates in the Police possible to have it repaired. The repairs Court to day, a disreputable-looking China-wezo spoedily affected, and the care re woman from Canton was charged with sued running about five o'clock in the afternoon. We believe that every precau- attempting to take a girl away from the Colony to Singapore for the purpose of is being taken to prevent the recur- prostitution. The charge having been unwelcome interruption to the regular rence of way similarly inconvenient and found provad, the woman was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.
TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL
(Via Southern Lina.)
CONTINUED RIOTING IN FRANCE.
LONDON, 9th August, 1888 The riots continue in Faris and Amiens, but the sirvete wore cleared by cavalry.
LORD SALISBURY AT THE MANSION HOUSE.
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service.
Tan British steamer Medant reports - Five ishermen were brought before Mr Tokobama to Kobe, and Nagasaki, moders Lord Salisbury, in a speech made at the Sercombe Smith in the Police Court this.Et S.W. winds and fine weather Mansion House, eulogized the Czar and the morning charged at the instance of Inspector generally. Bunday, August 5th, 2.30 B.ID. Emperor William, and stated that the pro- Mathieson with anchoring their boats within left Nagasaki, fresh wind from E.S.E., sky spects for the maintenance of European fifty yards of the telegraph cable at Kow-
overcast and wind rapidly increasing with pasce were much better than they had loon. They were each flued $5, with the high orcas sea, barometer 29 60 and falling.
alternativo of 14 days' hard labor.
been for many years.
FRENCH NEWS,
(From Le Courrier d'Hutphony.)
PARIS, Arg. lat, 1888, The President of the Republic bao loft for, the Fontainebleau residenca.
At 4 p.. blowing a heavy gale E by S., THE unghiang, which arrived to-day from with violent squalle and high tempestuous Glasgow, is a new steamer. She was built sea, which carried away port life-beat, and by Messrs Scott & Co., Greenock, to the did much damage to deck fittings, baro order of the China Navigation Company,meter at 28.16, lowest reading of barometer and is intended for the general counting 20,09 at 1 pm August 6th, blowing a bard trade. She is a twin-screw steel steamer, gale from S.E., with terrific squalls during The rumour is current that Emile Zola is and is supplied with triple-expansion en the forenoor, but squalla less nevere during preparing to present himself se a candidate | gines of 1,0.0 HLP. for the French Academy.
(From Singapore pupers.)
the latter part of the day; sus running very high and large quantilics of water breaking
As unemployed man named Choong Alsion board. Barometer rising gradually, noun was charged before Mr Sarcombe Smith in 20.37, midnight 29.43. August 7th, blowing the Police Coast to-day with having been a steady gala from 8.E. by S. and 8.8,E,
1,001.3: 10% for '8734% prem.
THE PARNELL ENQUIRY BILL
10 and 2%
London, Aug. 3.-Mr Matthews declared 1,587.3-11 bonus for s
18130 por share, buyers, fully that the primary object of the Parnell En-On board the sa. Named for an unlawful tremendous son ranging, causing ship to 81 half year $170
quiry Bill in to verify the statements of The purpose. A Chinese constablo found the labour heavily, wind decreasing towards 678.94
(Dec. 81 1887
fines regarding the congestion of Irishman aluling in the 'tween decks of the night, barometer 26 zoon 29.49. August 6% for years183
members with crime, and that the Bill is tempor, and as he was unable to give ath, wind decreasing and weather clearing, 13,781.53 to June 30/87)
not introduced for the purpose of enabling 429.60 10% for 1887 $80 61L6:1-for-188 885- #58 129,903.18 None
None
None
$10
None
$10
nominial sellers sellers nominat Bellers
14.%
165 % prom.
880 nominal
Моде
£11.47 13% for 1887100* prom
13870 % poem, sellers 35% prem., sellers
March & Sept.
Depreciation and Amauravés Pond,
prem
prem
14 % preza.
such member to clear themselves. Mr satisfactory account of himself took him to a subsiding gradually, barometer rising, T Reid, Q.0., moved an amendment limit-tha station. Accused was fined $10, with 29.68 at noon. At 10 am, bore down on ing the fold of inquiry, which was rejected the alternative of a month's hard labour,
by a majority of forty-seven.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
karque Chateaubriand, of Hongkong, from Cheloo, bound to Amuy, lat. 28 10 N., and Leung May, Al Hin and Pak Un Shan, losg. 193" 3' E., and found that she had all residing in Queen's Road West, were lost her rudder, offered assistance and charged at the instance of Mc B. F. Drury, supplied her with a par to a jury PASSED STEZ CANAL. OUTWARD BOUND-Gem, June 12; 4n of the Public Works Department, before rudiar, they having nupe on board.
phitrite, Hampshire, 16; Cuchar, Daikto meru, Sunkiang, July 6) letra, 20; Mr Sercombe. Smith, in the Police Court Captain saying his ship was all right, went Dealion, Spindrift, 24; Glenroy, Kai- to-day, with having the verandahs of their on August 9th, light aire and calun, fine
ong, 21: Breconshire, Jon, Iphigerie, houses enclosed. Defendants had all been weather. August 10th, light eirs and ostm; ? Moywne, 91 HOMEWARD BOUND-Forkshire, July 2; warned some time ago, hat failed to give then much rain and heavy swell, from Depack, Pembrokeshire, Northern, Glen- dus heed to the warning, the framework Seethward. August 911, spoke barque chiel, 27: Glenorchy, Nitun, Sachsen,
91
Yangtes, 31: Bebrophan, Havre, Niobe, of the enclosures still being left standing. Kelverdals, of 4 Johns, lat. 90′22′′
Mud long, 130" E They were each fined $35, Melporno, Aug. 8,
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