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Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undoraigned has received instrac- tions to Sull by Public Auction, on

MONDAY,

the 12th November, 1838, at 2 p.n., at his Bates Rooms, Queen's Road,-

HUNDKY

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c., (Belonging to Sir Geom FurгO},

comprising:

TAPESTRY ANDCRETONNE-COVERED DRAW- 130-Room SoIZER.

NINGTO INLAID CESTRY TABLE. CHE PONIER, BLACK WOOD MARKLE-TOP TABLES, CONSOLE TABLES with Hasses, CNRY GLASSEN, BRANS AND STEEL FENDERS AND InONS, FANCY VAR, COURS, AND ORNA-

MENT.

TAPESTRY OURPAINS, BRUSSELS CARPETS AND HEARTH-REG

TEAKWOOD ESTENSION DINING TABS, ENGLINAH SIDEBOARD AND WHATNOTS,

Intimations.

THE HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL

TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE. ¡To tela coct from lot Nacomber,)

WEEK DAYS,

"

"

The CARS RUN as follows botweon ST. Jons's Peace and Vorona' GAP :---

8 to 10 B.m. overy quarter of an hour. 122 p.m.

Ilf hour. 117

qacter of an hour, THURSDAYS. NIGHT TRAMS at 10:46 and 11 p.m. SUNDAYS.

CHURCH RA 1 at 10,40 a.m 12 to 3 p.m. every half hour.

quarter of au bour.

3

13

Special CARS may be obtained on suppli-

catch.

L

Single Tickets ara wild in the Cars; Five-

ENGLISH-MADE Mono-COVERED DIsis Cont Coupons and REDUCED TICKETS at the ROOM CHAUS DISSER -SRT AND BREAK-Office of FAST SET, Cur Glass-Wang and PLATED WARK.

DUPLEX AND SILDER LIGHT LAMIS. Dotute AND SESILE JUON BRISTNADS BANG MOUNTED - DCE AND SINGLE WARDEDRE WITH PLate Glass Door, CITENT OF DRAWERS, DAVEMORT. CHEVAL GLASS, MABELS-TO POLET TARDES AND WASH-STANDA

A COTTAGE PIANO by F. DARNER and SOIN.

Etc.,

Kito..

Catalogues will be isnel.

Evc.

TERMS OF SALE.—Ás customanry,

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, November 7, 1888.

1678

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP CLAYMORE, FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL,

PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

MAGEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,

General Massagers.

VICTORIA EXCHAN-E

50 & 52, Qgeon's Road, Hong, November 6. 1988A.

1839

l'o-day's Advertisements.

COMPMINIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS, FOR SHANGHAI, KOKE AND

YOKOHAMA

The Do.'s Steamship

Travmaddy,

Commandant BRETEL, fwill be slaapatched for tho

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

DEPARTURES.

November 9

HONGKONG LIFLE ASSOCIATION, Amoy for Whampon

TO-MORROW (SATURÚAY).

THE LADIES PRIZES will be Snor for between 3.30 md 4.30 p.m.

By kind permission of Col. ANDERSON and Cicero, the Band of the 68th Regiment will be in attendinoo

REPUPMOMENTS for LADIES will be pre- vided on the Ground.

POOL at Runing man, vanishing and atationary. Targote for Martini-Henry Rica and Carbines also for Rook Rides the latter will be provided-Open to all | Comers from Nom to 6p.m.

JOHN ANDREW, Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, November 9, 1889.

GOVERNMENT BILLS.

1801

ENDERS I« SPECJE, Moxican De T

kars' currant in this weighing 7.1.7, in Excharge for PALING Villa, drawu at 10 days sight, on the Lords Com- thissiour of HER MAJESTY'S TREAGA Loston, will be RECEIVED by the CHEY PAYMASTER, Aray Pay Department, until .., on MONDAY, the 12th Tostant. The Toulers to state the Total Amount required (in Pounds Sterling, and the Amount for which each Bill should he drawal, but no Bills will be issued for six less than $100.

Numea, for Coast Ports. Abcine, for Hoihow and Pakhoi Mongkut, for Hoihow and Singapore. Fidella for Saigon. Viet ria, for Nagasaki. Dreima, for Singapara. tox, for Newchwang. Vin pa, for Shanghai. Kutsung, for Whumpas.

CLEARED.

Carrier Dove, for New York. Vorworts, for Touron. Claymore, for Shanghai. delic, for Boikow and Pakhoi.

PASSENGERS. ÅERVED.

MEMOS. FOR TU-MORROW. Shipping.

[No. 8007-November 9, 1888.

to householders. It will thus bo seen that. | is enough to render pooplo sceptical of the the two sets of arguments are self-destraç- whole of Mr Cooper's modema, as showing tive. A great deal also of Mr Prica's dim- his want of knowledge of the Colony and 70,-Iraaddy Josven for S'hai, &c. Noon-Elektra leaves for Trieste, Brin.cntics in dealing with house-drains have the inability of a 'griffin' to grapple

dini, &c.

becu of his own cration. Landlords natu- thoroughly with such questions as ho We will to- Meeting.

Fally wanted to know what he was doing has undertaken to solvo, Meeting of Hongkong Rifle Association with the public drains before they carried night merely mention the proposed costly to say out his ordoms, but to all such requesta he pumping machinery, in order Miscellaneous.

returned the invariable anavor: You have that we think a much more economical Goods por Bellona undelivered after this no baninces with what I am doing, do what oxpedient might be adopted to carry away ...dale Bubject to rent.

I tell you.'

the Wanchal sowage. Surely the Tytam

at Kowloon.

General Memoranda, MONDAY, November 12 ;-

11 am-Tenders for Government Bills

received by the Chiaf Paymaster.

2 p.m.-Auction of Sundry Furnituro,

at Mr J. M. Armstrong's. THURSDAY, November 15:-

Gouds per Claymore undelivered after

this date eubject to rent. FRIDAY, November 16 -

Goods par Steamer fraouaddy unclaimed

after Neon subject to rent.. 9p.n. Meeting of Perseverance Lodge. FRIDAY, NOFO

November 30:--- List of Contributions to the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., to by sent in before this date.

Equal exception may be taken to the water, or the force of its fall over 400 fest, Surveyor General's querulous complaints might be so utilised as to provide the re- about the opposition the Public Health quisite force. Another very important mat- Bill-had--to--encounter, The oppositer that is almost altogether overlooked tion was directed not to the drainage and in the report is the street sweepings. Wo purely sanitary clauses, but to cause resuppose it is intended that they should go lating to building with which the Ordinance into the storm drains along with the rain was foolishly loaded. And we are sure we water in the strest.

Now it has been

are not far from the truth when wo say that pointed out by, we think, Mr Chadwick the clauses which mised the greatest oppo.and by numerous other experts conversant sition have been practically a dead letter with the conditions of things in Hongkong since the Ordinances as passed. Long befors that the street sweepings in Hongkong are far more dangerous than the Balinge, the Public Health Bill was thought of we insisted times and ways without number more dangerous in fact than excrets. And the need for improvement both if these sweepings go into the storm drains, how much better will wo be with the separ- in public and in private drains, and wo believe the Public Health Bill would have

Per Iraouuddy, for Hongkong from Marseilles, Musse J. Boll Leving, F. W. Watt and A. de Costa Carvalho; from Colombo, Mr Not Murtin; from Singapore, Mr Edgar and infant, Mr Lavino (Dutch Chinese Consul General), Mr E. Guan Hin, and 3

from

For Mrs Berthe Reiter, and 356 ChinQuy Har Shanghai frum

from Marseilles, M. Ders Chantre, Rochet, Rancas, EL G. Courbon, Pierre do Chaulner, Lanatte, Clabault, Cap. Tehi, Md. Blondin, infant and area, and Mr Mucky, Far Kobe: from Singapore, Mrs Day Becker, For Yokohama; from Harecillus, Mr R. F. Crawford, Vicmite and Vicoratus Kawase (Japances Minister to Lond), Mesara Matsunoto, R. Clapore,E HAVE NOW IN STOCK THEpirit. The reason for the rojection of the F. Fournoy, T. Shiga, M. le Vicomte W FOLLOWING CIGARS :--

ser-

List of Contributions to the China Firo

Insurance Company. Ltd., to be setten in before this date.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Lu.

been accupied with little or no opposition

ate system after all? The report is liku

had it only been drafted in a conciliatory of sewers. Mr Prico rays the separate

is very indefinite as to the fashing system will be specially adaptable now for

The Tenders to be in duplicate, in Sealed. Helo Ito Millian, M. Comte Maria Cristinas, Perla del Oriente, Londres. Bill in 1884, which Mr Price wisely deems it the first time that we have a new reservoir Covers, addressed to The Chief Paymaster, Hogendof and lady, and Mr Kawasso's Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Billa.'

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.

WM. HUGHES, Cloud, Chief Paymaster,

China,

shove Porte TO-MORROW (SATCHDAY), the HER MAJESTY'S TREASTRY OFFice.

10th Inst., at 7 a. m.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, November 9, 1888.

1888

Queen's Road. 9th November, 1888.

Not Responsible for Debts.

1884

CONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby in- THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- Nither the Captain, the Agents, nor

formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Gedowns of the KOWLOON WHARF & GOBOWN Co. at i Kowloon, whetico and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained,

Optional Cango will to forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given befor Noun TO-MORROW.

No Claim will be admitted after the Guoda have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the 15th last will to subject to rent.

All Claims against the Stemmer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before tho 16th Instant, or they will not be re- cognised.

Na Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by!

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

1882

Hongkong, November 8, 1888. FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship Bellore, Oupt. HARS, having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cangs are hereby requested to acud in their Bills of fading for counter- signature by the Undersigned, and to take imediato delivery of their Goods iruna

large will be forwarddod un-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.

The Company's Steamer Chore Fa, Captain P. W. Picturs, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 13th Inst., at B

For Freight or Passago, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG, Agents, Hongkong, November 9, 1888.

1886

THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR KORE (DIRECT).

The Company's Steamer Dengouge,

Pánt.

Por Katsong from Shanghai, o, Miss M. Walsh, and 62 Chinose.

Per Crusader, from Saigon, 50 Chiness. DEPARTED.

Per Namea, fax Amoy. Mr F. N. Firth. Per Aline, er Hoihow, 100 Chinese. Per Mongkut, for Hoihow, 301 Chinens Per Fidelio, fur Saigon, 200 Chinese. Par Decima, for Singapore, 403 Chinese.

TO DEPART

Per Furuverts, for Touron, 22 Chinese. Per Actie, for Hoihow, 100 Chinese.

SHIPPING KEPORTS.

The British steamer Kutsang reports: Had oderate N.E, winds and fins creather throughout.

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crem of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honghong Hurlwur:——

BEVER, Gurain steamer, Capt. Dethief- Ben-Siemsson & C».

RAPHAEL, American ship, Captain E. W. ther throughout. Hurkosa-Osier.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

November 9, 1888 -- Veloz, Gern steamer, from Whampoa. Kutseny, Butish soarer, 1,495, Slessor, Shanghai Novanber 4, Amoy 7, und Swa tow 8, Genenk-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Iraunddy, French teager, 2,363, A. Bretul Marseilles October 7, Alexandria 18, Port Said 19, Jowz 14, Adan 10, Colombo

26, Singapore November 2, and Saigon 6. Maits and General. -MESSAGERIES MARI.

Captain 1. H. LOFF, wil: despotated for the shove Port on THURSDAY, the 15th. Instant, as Noon.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG, Agents.

Hongkong. November 9, 1888

1889

les notice to the contrary be given before THE CHUNA SHIPPERS' MUTUAL

the 5th Tuatant, at No.

Ang Cargo impeding her discharge will

bo landed into the downs of the Kow- LOON PUELL AND GUDs Co. and stored at Consignees

expense.

O riek

No Claitas will be smittet after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19:1 Inst. will be abject to rent.

All broke, chafed aml damaged Geoda are to be loft in the Godoras, where they will be examined on the 10th Inst., at 4 p.m. No Fire Insurance has been etected.

SIEMSSEN & Da,

Agents.

Hongkong, November 3, 1888..

Intimations.

1858

MOORE'S GOGO SHAMPOO

WASH.

THIS WASH HAS PROVED ITWELY TO BE THE BEST PREPARATION EVER PIE-

PUBLIC. SENTED TO TIIX

THE Bares of this compound is made of Gnge out. The antives of the Phi- lippine Islands never as anything else for washing their hair; you never see them bald,

S

STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY, LIMITED.

FOR LONDON FLA SCEZ CANAL.

The Co.'s Stantnship

Kuin G. L. Castle, Comu der, en be despatched as

above on or about the 18th Iostant.

For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERO & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, November 9, 1888.

Gruseder, British atcamer, 674, J. Ogsten, Saigon November 4, live and Timber.--Soy SINU.

Destinatio

The British steamer Crusader reporta: Winds between North and E., and fine wea

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For STRAITS, COLOMBO & BOMBAY, Per Elektra, at 11.80 a.m., on Saturday,

the 10th inst.

For AMOY & MANILA.—

Per Don Juan, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 10th inst

For NAGASAKI, KUBH & YOKOHAMA Per Ve onu, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

10th inst.

For SWAT W.-

10th inst

the 13th inst.

*

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AND

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4

Damas, unnecessary to enter into, was simply that admitting of a daily consumption of water Sonoritas. the Bill be had drafted was so loaded within every house in the town spflicient to clauses relating to building and other mat. afford the drains, in the shape of waste ters foreign to the subject dealt with that waters, that volume of dry weather tow aven the Legislative Council would have throughout the winter which is essential to Dothing to do with it. In dealing with the the effective working of a system that seoks Sanitary Board Mr Price has all along to act in a measure independently of rain."" manifested the same unconciliatory tempor, But, we would ask, where is the daily con and the opposition ho has encountered has sumption of water in every house to come been mostly dus to his own misannage from uniese water is laid into every house? ment. He tabled a set of by-laws, which 'However abundant the supply is, if the Chi- the best legal authorities in the Colony, nec have to carry the water for long die- the Attoricy General and Mr Francis, tances, it acquires a great value to them and declared contrary to the provisions of the will be sparingly used.

Such are a few of the difficultion that are Ordinance; ho gave the Board no informa- tion about what he was doing with the suggested, on a cursory reading of the ro- public drains, evading all questiona that port. They by to moaus exhaust the ob- vere put to him; and when a report was jections that may be taken to the details of extorted from him about this separate sys- the echemo. To tho separate system, or to tem it was found to be a valusless docu- its adoption in a modified form, we do not ment, without any data on which to form object in principle, but wo may that tho an opinion. This of course is all past his subject must be dealt with much more ex- tory, and wa would not have referred to it haustivaly than the superficial reports again, bad not. Mr. Price devoted such a wo have before as do. Of course, the large part of his report to an attack on the first question that will have to be da- residents generally. The fact is the Sur- tormised is wheth. r, if the reconstraction of vayor General is of the old school and the present house drains will effect such a cannot learn that the Colony has progressed beneficent change as Mr Price says, the sepa rate agatem ie really an absolute bocessity, We may say in parenthesis that we are glad to observe it stated for the first time that When properly reconstructed and passed by

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited, HONGKONG DISPENSARY. October 27th, 1888.

1810

The publication of this issue commenced 7.50 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1888.

Bl

in-

the Sanitary Board such house-draits, may

be connected with the present main drains, and when the tiro arrivos for laying the

Ar last what looks on the face of it in political freedora since he entered the The public, he thinks, bave fairly comprehensive report on the service.

business to know what is boing For Fukien, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the separate system of main-drainage has been

isaned. Into the question of the scandalous done by his department, and For SWATÓW & BANGKOK.-

For Chen-Fa, at 7.30 am, on Tuesday, delay that has cucurred in the submission terference by the Sanitary Board or ovon the Legislative Council is revented. of the documents to the public wo do not raean now to enter at any length. The We believe this spirit proves antagonistia simple statement of the Facts that Mr Con in the long run even to the furtherance of new pipe mains on the Separate Spatom, it per's report is dated 23rd July and Mr his own schemes, but then he cannot or at Pries's 20th August, and that it was not till least will not see things in this light.

Turning Bow from these sido 41205- the 8th Nov,, after the Finance Committee had been asked to vote the large sum re-tions to Mr Cooper's report, we admit quired for the carrying out of the system that, on first reading the document, we and had vigorously protested against tho po- found an air of plausibility about it. As Norddeutscher Lloyd. Nov. 25, at 10am.cy of concealment and secrecy adopted, far as theory is concerned, he seems

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vestels.

Breton, . Singapore. Sachsen (n).. Harre&L'dony. S. Cal Palaraed (4) Kobe................ Devavengse (8).. Loudon, v. Suez Canal Kaisow (8).......... London, v. Suez Canal Ravenna (6). Marsell, Saigon.Yaugts (8)... N'enki, Kobék Yham Vorenin (s). Now York....

Emmi T. Crowell. New York

saling Wind..... Torr...

1885 New York..

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

New York.** ******

i. O. Johnson.

Agents.

Date of Leaving.

Butterfeld & Seire.... November 13. Yuen Fat Hong........ Nov. 15, at noon. Arnhold,Karberg&Co. Abont Nov. 18.

P. & O. S. N. Co......Nov. 21, at noon. Messageries

Maritimes Nov. 14, at

at norm

P. & O. 9. N. O....... Nov. 11, at daylight. Rasseli &

Cuiach.

Russell & Co...

Russell & Co

Pacifie

17. at

p.m.

Mail S. S. Co... LE, at 3.m

that the report was published-tho mere to have made out a good case statement, we say, of these fact is dama- the adoption of the separate system.

for

But

will be the duty of tho Public Works De partment to see that the connexion between such improved house-drains and the new Gorerament mains is property affected free of cost to the house-owner. Then, if the separato apstom is accepted in principle, it will, we think, to the duty of the unoffi cial members to insist on the details belog thoroughly considered befoto they vote

tory enough without need of comment. the more one studies the report the incen- the money demanded. They should domand However the public will be generous enough sietencies and the difficulties become more also that the report of other local experta to lat by-gones be by-gunes, if sufficient apparent. We do not intend to enter inte should be got, so that the subject shall timo is now gicon for the thrashing out of the teclinical part of the subject tonight, not bo presented to the public from one this new echams. Surely a matter that so but will only indicate a few of the most abatand-polat akue. The Colony, wo re-

S. Francisco,, Y'hama City of New York (5&O. 9. S. Co...... Nov, 28, at 3 p. vitally affects the health and prosperity of vious difficulties that present themselves paat is called opon to determine upon

S. Francisco, 7. Y'han Belgic (a).

San

samt Admiral,

Thames (8)

Kubé &Y'naars-suddy (e). Shanghai, v Amoy... Pulimurus (6).... Straits, C' &B'bny..Kashgar (6). JANTED & GENSER for the Govzny. Beatow and Bangkok. Clow

Trieste, & Elektra (8) Vancouver (.C.), &c. Batavia (8).....

W

NEXT GUNPOWDER DEPOT. Balary 8000 per entum sed Quarters. Applicativna, with Testimoniala, te bo sent to the HARBOUR MASTER before WED NESDAY, the 21st Justant, et Noon.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonnut Secretary,

Hongkong, 8th November, 1888.

and it is quite camion to san the females COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

with hair from 5 to 6 feet long. By osing this SHAMPOO WASH as directed, you

offers

will never be bald. The rotirely con- †

the Wash to the public, boing

it

fident that by its restorative properties will surely arreat decaying hair, completely gradicato ecurf, dandruf, and cure all dis- it does not contain any

poisonous drugs, but,

cases of the scalp it site cooling proper ties allays the itching and fever of the scalp. Mr. Moors has sacceoded in being able

PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF

HONGKONG, Nu. 1165.

1890

Bogalar MEETING of the above

to put this Wash pip in bottles without al-A LUDGE will be held in the Fuzz- lowing it to ferment, and he will guarantee it to keep any length of time in any climate.

CAMPBELL, MOORE & Co., LTD.,

Vader Hongkong Botch

Hongkong, May 17, 1888.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR CHINESE,

810

RESIDENTS is the Julony would

materialy aid ho SENATE of the COLLEGE by forwarding to the ALICE

MENORIAL HOSPITAL

(1). Glass Jars (for museum parposcS),, (2) Illustrated Papers and Booke for t

Student's Roading Room and Library.

Address to

MAN'S HALL, Zetland Street, on FRE. DAY NEXT, the 16th Instant, at 8.80 VISITING BRETHREN for p.., precisely. are cordially ITEM.

Bonghong, November 9, 1888,

Li

1833

STEAMSHIP TRAOUADDY.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

BANKS.

Fa (8).

(gkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80, S

INSURANCES.

Pussell & Co....

& li

Quick dcepatek.

P&ONN.

P. & 0. §. N. Co...... Nov. 22, at tuou. Yuen Fat Heng.........Nov. 13, at 8 a.m.

Bachrach... Nov. 10, at noon. Adamson, Bell & Co... Nov. 15, at 3 p.m.

are at #

TELEGRAMS,

(SUPPLIED TO TEU 'CHINA MAIL.')

"(Via Southern Line.)

THE REASSEMBLING OF PAR- LTAMENT.

LONDON, 7th November, 1888. Parliament reassembled on the 6th in-

loss to enbject of vast importance to its health, and P&O. 8. N. C... Quick dospatah. this Colony as well as its financial intorests First of all, we Messagories Maritime Nov. 10, at 7 a 1.

aught not to be decided without the opi- discover what the elimination of stormitust strain every effort to obtain a Busterfold & Swire... November 14.

nion of the residents in the Colony being waters frors the esters really amounts to thorough and satisfactory sulution. consulted. If the residents are treated Mr Cooper rather confuses his estatement with even a show of consideration it will be by stating the sizes of his sawere in torms found that they are in no waya capricious of zain-fall. One main is to take off 14 and stubborn and bent on resistance merely inches of rain fall over the whole area, for the sake of opposition. Every right another 2 and so on Wesuppose of course thinking citizen in this Colony is interested that this means that their capacity to hold in its sanitation and is desirous of making sewage and whatever quantity of rain water sacrifices to attain it. What the residents is mixed with it is equal to that of dis- complain of and have complained of all charging 14 inches or 24 inches per dieta along is that they are driven and not led, of rain-water, that is abouta twentieth of the that matters aro determined upon as if they capacity requited for storm-drains, Bowstant. Lord Balisbury announced that the were helpless children for whom an all-the rain is to get into the separate zulage Government had accepted the proposed provideat local Department guided by all sewers, and what proportion, it is impossible proventive measures of Gormany to sup. wice officials at Home roust provide. This to learn from the report. There also seems reas the slave traffic and to stop the import santiment is traceable in almost every line to be a good deal of baziness in the report of arms into Fastern Africa, and that of Mr Price's statement accompanying Me about the treatment of sub-soil drainage France would co-operate by a blockade of Cooper's report. With this statement wo regarding which the Faver Commission in-

Referring to the Currency Commission he will fret deal. Three fourths of it is desisted so strongly. Apparently no trest- voted to a vindication of his past action and mont of this important question, accord-stated that the Commissioners propose that an attack on the residente tu general and the ing to Mr Cooper, is practicable until England should jom Germany and the Unit landlords in particular. The whole produs the separate sowers have been late. And ed States and the Latin Union to restore tion is worth of Pope Hennessy at his best to what extent oven then it is to be car the bi-metallic gaten.

or his worst. Mr Price does not say so in ried out we are left to guess. Again, na

SHARE LIST QUOTATIONS.

Nov, #, 1888. -

[Yos of Shares

Vale.

Laid-

up.

Closin laivers,

Casa.

128 all, 166% prem, buyera

J

· 250 $ 25 $85 20.68 83.33

200 € 50 Tla, 287)

23 al Tla. 972. 1,000, 200-165, buyers 330 30 375, bayore 18 20 $23 250

รู้”

100

1009 100

30/2327 21973 20817 2016, sellers

Cain Truuance Society Co., Ld... 10,003 Chin. Tradera Insurance Co., Ld... 24,008 insurance Co, L. 6, th£ Sexch-Out f Yangton Imurance Association, Ld5,0

1,000 Chus Iranes La, Lausted..

an Insurance Ofice Co., L. 10,048 The Straits Insurance Co., Lal 80,000 Hoogkeng Fire Fusurance Co., L... 8,

hma Firefuatianca Co., Ld, 20,00 S The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ll. 29,0008 Singaporo feurance Company, Ed. 40,000 S

DOCKS.

'kong & Whanga Dock Co., La. 12,500;

>TENUGATOMPANIES. EX. G. and M. sembuat Co., 140,08 Judo-Chin S. N. Company, Limite 60,00 Dugias Steamship Co., Limited. 20,000 8

and Mausta 6. 8. De, Lad.....

BISCELLANEOUS,

195 all $30 % prem.

10 all 20% d., nom

20 al 117% prem.

50 alt 680, asles

$

50

all $138, cash

100

all $185

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. JONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, ex S.S. Eridan; from Havre, ox S.S. den und Tapire; and from Bordeaux Chin. Sugar Company, Limited.....15,000 $ Ex Ships Pt. Leroy Lullier and Fred. Lason Sugar Company, Limited..... 7,000. Morel, in nnection with the above Panjom & Sunghie Bus Samatan

40,000 $ Maning Oo... İNAN Stoanter, are her by infurised that their Goods-with the exception of Opisz, Trza Société Francaise des Charbon-18,000 Fos. 1317 sro and Valuables are being landed and

pages de Tonkin atured at their risk at the Company's HK. & Row. What & Godown Ou 17,000 Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained A. B. Waton & Co., Lunited........ 3,800

& Co., Limited 1,600 S Cruickshank immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unises tongkong Hes I mapany, Lat...

3,000* intimation is received from the Consignees

3000 20

5,100 € befors 1 p.m. To-LAY (Friday), requesting K, and China Gas Co., Limited.

L, A New mum 3 it to be landed here..

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by Hongkong lea

Lämmited 5,000 & the Undersigned.

Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld.....

JAMES CANTLIE, Hon. Be to the College. Hongkong, Augnet 7, 1888.

-N-OTICE.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

|HIPMASTERS and ENGINEERS are respectfully informed that, if upen their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of the Company's FOREMEN should be at hand, Ordock for REPAIRS if sent to the HEAD OFFICE, NO 14, Prays Central, will receive prompt attention

Is the Event of Complaints being found Recessary, Compuestion with the Under signed is requested, hon immediate stops will be on to rectify the cases of dis- satisfaction

100 all 94, Bellure

10 all 8101

50F. 500 100 % prom., buyers

10% U 65 prem., nominal 104 100% preu.

50 al 15 dis.

100 all $170, ex div., nominal

10

105

all 7.10

$130, nominal"

2 al 294

600%

3.00 2

50 all $80, buyers

3,000 3 10 $134, buyers

Goods rosiatng unclaimed after FRI-Hong Rope Manufactory Co., La Day, the 18th Tustuut, at. Noor, will be Hougkong Dairy Farm Co subject to rent, and landing charges HK. High-Level Tramways Co. Lt 128 one cent per packet per diem.

Campell Moore & Co., Limited.

1,2008

All Claas most be sent in to me on er East Porres Planting Co., Limited 9.000

Building before MusDAY, the 10th Instant, or they Austin Ares Hotel and will not be recognised

Company, Limited. No Fire Insurance has been effected.

G. 12 CHAMPEAUX, --Ayent.

D GILLIES,

Scoretary,

1448

Hongkong, November 09, 1888.

1887

Hongkong, Abgest 25, 1805.

LOANS.

4,000 8

Chinese Impariai: 1834 3............................ 5,50% 8.

1884 .........

3182$

EX 1889 ?

50 at $85, nominal

10 g 50$335 prem, nominal

70 ail 8101, alex

503 5815, nominal

the ports.

(Via Shanghat.)

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ·

ELECTION. Me Harriecu, the Eepublican candidats, has been elected.

(From Singapore Papers.) London, Oct. 80-Sir, Sackville Weet

probably go on furlough.

so many words, but the whole strain of his regards the cutfall at North Point, we be argumentation is that the souros of all the liore that the entire opinion of practical ovils in the past is been the house drains, men in the Colony is against Mr Cooper. and that until recently he was unable to deal It will be soen oven from Mr Cooper's own with these drains, all interferonce with them experiments that only one out of eight at on his part being resented by thus landlord. Nerth Point had any tendency to show that Now this is, in the main, incorrect. If the sowage matter would be carried out to sea by house drains have been the cause of all the the Lgeeman Pass. All the other experi-will uvils in the past, and if power is now givenments showed conclusively that the sewage to reconstruct them on a proper basis, what matter would be brought back through is the use of the separate eystom The the larbour, and in course of a long time great source of the evil is gone; what would settle, except so much of it as might | :',

A portion of the train in which the Cast else does there remain? The truth of the possibly be carried out to soa, between was returning to St. Petersbury was throw matter la-Me P.ice's long apologia, not Hongkong and Green Island, or Groen of the raile, but no person was hurt.

The telegram received here stated that withstanding-that whatever way be said Island and lautan. The assumption that!

19 were killed and 18 wounded, and we are of the newest drains the older ones were in sending the sowage through the Barbour inclined to believe this is correct, as the

THE ATTEMPT ON THE CZAR'S LIFE.

such a condition that householders refused from North Point would by the strength of slaughter of some so people between Singa

to connect with them and actually want and tidal currents so disperse the sewage as to pore and this is a stroke

cut off convostion. The absence of renti- place it out of the category of a nuisance beyond even Reuter's agents. lators and many other serious defects in is unfounded, as can easily be ascertained

the main drainage are pointed out by the by anyone who will take the trouble to

GENERAL BOULANGER ON THE STUMP AGAIN. Paris, October 20.-General Boulanger,

508 20:20 % dis. on 820-815 per Fever Commission, and even Mr Cooper in examine the beach on the eastern sides of speaking at a banquet, derided 31. Floquet's his report, when he finds it to tell in favour the Kowloon peninsula and the debris brought Kovision Bill, and said the) what is required is the creation of a National Republic which

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of his arguments for the separate system, through the Lyceum Pass and cast up there shall unite all former parties, and sectore aduxite that connection with the present | The very idea of sending sewage utter France to her place and mission among the diralne mightlead to serious consequences through the Harbour from North Point great nations of the earth.