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Entertainments.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

OITY HALL.

HE HONGKONG CHORAL

THE 800IETY

WILL PERFORM

GILBERT & SULLIVAN'A OPERETTA

'IOLANTHE,"

EVENING,

THIS

AND

SATURDAY,

the 20th and 22nd December. Doors open at 8.30, Performance to begin

est Cleck p.m

Tickets for the Second Performaneo may be obtained from Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, ob and after Thursday, the 13th Instant Price, $2 each.

R. LYALL,

L

Ilen. Hecretary. Hongkong, December 20, 1888.

2050

G. CHIARINI'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS AND

MENAGERIE,

AT BOWRINGTON.

OPEN

Every Night,

At 2, commencing D p.a. sharp.

Saturdays, 2 Performances, Doors upon at 3, and commences at 3:30 pm.

To-night,

20th December, 1888.

ANOTHER BRILLIANT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. NEW EQUESTRIAN SCENES. NEW SENSATIONAL ACTS. NEW HORSES EDUCATED IN BOTH SCHOOLS

AND LAUGHABLE SCENES

NEW COMIC

CHIGNOR OFIARINI for the first time will ride a la haute Enole' his famous and highly Educated Horze 'STENEY, do. monstrating movements and evolutions of the hippie Bohool never shown bofora in Hongkong by any other Hore.

For the 5rst time this Season the terrisc aud imposing scans of the ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS, and the tamer, Mr J. FBAYS, in the telescopic cage arm and ariu with the brakes. Eaving a pupil Tiger among the lot.

GRAND REDUCTION OF PRICES!!

Boxon with 6 Chairs

Intimations.

THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

4

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE Fourth Ordinary Genmal MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.

THE AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY

AND OPEKA COMPANY. Directors:-MESSES. P. W. WILLARD AND JOHN F. SHERIDAN.

E CHINA

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

MAIL.

December 19, 1888:- Boochow British steamer::827, T. Kowin, Pakhoi Des 10, and Boihow 18, General, KWONG TA LOONG

December 20-

Fushen, Chinese steamer, from Whampoa. Amigo, German steamer, 771, J. Bruhn, EVENING,Chinking December 15, Rice and General.

24th December, 1898, PERFORMANCE BUT THREE

above Company will be hold in the HONGMONDAY KONG HOTEL on FRIDAY, the 2let In- stant, at 11 'Clock forenoon, for the ригрово

of receiving the Report of the General Mags November, 1888, and

and Statement of LAST Accounts to the of declaring Dividend.

The Transfor BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 21st Instant, both days inclusivo,

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, December 1, 1888.

2018

THE STEAM LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

[THE SECOND CALL of TEN DOLLARS per Share is Duo on the 20th day of December, 1838.

SHAREHOLLERS will please PAY the AMOUNT due upon their Shares to the HONGKONO AND SHANDAL BANKING OOR.

PORATION.

TRANSFER BOOKS will bo CLOSED

the 16th to the 20th Instant, both inclusive.

İNTEREST at the Rate of 12 % per annum will be chargeri on all Calle paid after the 20th Iontant as per Article No. 33 of the Company.

By Order,

A. G. GORDON,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 10. 1889 2071

HONGKONG JOCKEY ULUB.

RACE MEETING-1889. HONGKONG

DERBY.

QWEEPSTAKES of $20 each, Hall for- fest, it declared on or before day of CLOSING ENTRIES, with 8100 added for 1st For all China Fony, and 850 por 2nd. Ponies bont le Griffins at date of Entry (SATURDAY 19th January, 1839). First Pony, 70 per cont: Sacand Pony, 20 per ent; Third, 10 per cent. Weight 10st. 10tbe. One mile and a half.

COMPLIMENTARY BENEITT

TO

Ms. J. A. ROBERTSON, (Conductor),

when will be produced 'THE BONNIE FISHWIFE.'

.AND

A VARIETY OF SCOTCH SONGS, DANCES, &c.

GREAT SCOTCH NIGHT. BA

Price of Admission:

Dress Circle and Special Stalls Stalls

Pit.

1.

The Plan may be seen and Soots secured at Musers. Kelly & Walsh's, Limited.

PEMBERTON W. WILLARD. Hongkong, December 20, 1889.

ZETLAND

LODGE.

2155

No. 526.

Regular MEETING of the above A LODGE will be bold in the FREE

MASONS' BALL Zotland Street, on TUES- DAY NEXT, the 27th Instant, at 8 for 8.30 p.m. precisely. VISITING BRETHREN are cordially ravITED.

Hongkong, December 20, 1888

2164

Share Lists will close at 4 pm on the 28th of December 1888.

Fated the 11th day of December 1688.

SHANGHAI LAND THE

INVESTMENT COMPANY

LIMITED.

-GRO. I STRVENS & Ca

Soochow, British stemer, 999, R. Nelson, Wahu December 16, Rios and General- BOTIERFISLD & SWIRE.

Mangkut, British steamer, 860, Geo, Anderson, Bangkok Decembar 12, Rice and General-Yuen FAT HONG.

DEPARTURES.

Decembar 20:-

Aron, for Rajang. Picciola, for Hoihow. Apenrade, for Nagasaki. Flintshire, for Amoy. Metapedia, for Nagasaki. Choyang, for Shanghai

CLEARED.

Fushion, for Shanghai. Frejr, for Haiphong. Beochow, for Hoihów and Pakhoj. Fushiki Maru, for Kotchinotzu. Guthrie, for Sydney. Haitan, for Cosat Ports.

PASSENGERS.

ÁRRIVEC

Per Soochon, from Pakhai, b6 Chinese. Per Amigo, from Chinkisig, & Chinese. Per Mongkut, from Bangkok, Miss Alli- son. Mira Roops, 3 children and amah, and 64 Chinese.

DEPARTZE

Per Aron, for Rajang, 10 Chinese, Por Picciola, for Hoihow, 231 Chinese. Par Flintshire, for Amoy, 15 Chinese. Per Choysang, for Shanghai, 10 Chinese. Per Falang, for Singapore, Mr Bigelow; for Calcutta, Mr S. D. Moonshes.

TO DEPART.

Per Fashun, for Shanghai, 40 Chinese.

MEMO8. FÖR TO-MORKOW. Shipping Daylight.-Heitm leaves for Coset Ports, Noon-Almora loaves for Batavin, &c Noon.Bellona leaves for Havre, &c. 4 p.m.-Amoy kaven for Shanghai. “

Meeting.

11 8.m.-Meeting of the Hongkong High- Level Tramways Co., Lid, in the Hongkong Hotel.

Auctions.

[No. 8102-DECEMBER 20, 1888,

The steamship Oats, with the Forres

the Civil Government is still in charge and has placed its constables there, the unopeû- pied land on the island comes under the a category na the hills of the Colony, |from which the Orown has no right to ex--

clude the community. Of course when the 1 Crown, for a return which goes to the bene- fit of the community, dispose of the land toa private individual or occupies it for a publín purpose such as the erection of a house for- the Governor, or barmolts für the soldiers,

..

3 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Plants, &c., a naval yard &o, the conditions are alto-The

at Mr J. M. Aroustrong's.

'Amusements.

Miscellaneous.

$ p.m.-Distribution of Prizes at Bt.

Joseph's College: 22 &p.m.-Distribute the Prizes to the

Pupils of the II.K. Public School. Transfer Books of The East Bornea Planting Co., Ld., closed from this date to 31st Instant, inclusive.

gether altered The land then becomes enclosed, if not by an actus! wall or fence,

9 p.m.-Chiarini's Royal Italian Ciraus at least by an imaginary boundary. The

and Menagerie

esses.sited by both Mr Caldwell and Mr Follook had therefore really little bearing on the case long as land in the Colony is unoccupied, the Government, have right to exclude the public from it except by special Ordinance, and we doubt some- what if even a local ordinance can give them that power. It can be easily soen that if such a power existed in the Colonial Government, they might by a mere notice in the Gosetts exclude the com.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK "YRYSTALLIZED APRICOTS,

CRYSTALLIZED PEAKS,

CRYSTALLIZED CHERRIES, ORYSTALLIZED FIGS,

ORYSTALLIZED GREENGAGES,

CHOCOLATE,

CHOCOLATE CRÉMES,

CHOCOLATE MENIER,

BOULES DE GUMME AND CORAL CANDY,

MUSCATELS,

FIGS AND JORDAN ALMONDS. METZ FRUITS in and lb boxes.

TOM SMITH'S BONBONS,

and

The

The

MAIL of November 17th, left Saigon on Taceday, the 18th December, at 1 am, and may be exparted here on or about Friday, the 21st Dec. This Packet brings replies to letters de- spatched from Hongkong on Oct. 10. P. & O. tester Sutles, with the Eng list Mail of November 23, left Bing apore on Wednesday, the 19th, ins at 0 p.m., and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 25th This Packet brings replies to instant. lettore despatched from Hongkong on Oktober

17th-

kar

O. & 0. Co.'s e. a. Oceanic, with the AMERICAN MAIL of Nov. 28, will leavo Yokohama on Friday, the 21st inst.,

at daylight, and may be expected here on or abont Thursday, Dec. 27th. Glen Line steamer Genearn, from Londen, left Singapore on the 18th instant, and may be axpected hore on or about the 26th

as: Benglot left Singapore on the 19th and may be expected here on instant or about the 26th instant,

inst, and may be expooted here on or The 6. Strathleven left Kobe on the 18th

about the 24th inst.

The Canadian Pacific Co.'s steamer Albany

left Vancouver for Yokohama· and Hongkong on the 4th inat,

WEATHER permitting, the Cricket match Club Garrison will commensa at 2 p.m.

to-morrow.

maoity from passing through the Happy Valley or across any of the hills of the Colony.

The whole question of the right of the Masses Adamson, Boll & Co. inform us public to open land, such as the sides of the that the .& Strathleven left Kobe for this bills and mountains, even where the land is port on the 18th instant. held as shooting ground by private indivi- we are requested to state that the Invit duals, bas long been a vezed one at Home,

ation Concert at the Civil Hospital, fixed for to-morrow evening, the 2tat, has been indefinitely postponed.

and, if we are not mistaken, the rights of the people have recently been increased by a bill introduced by Mr Bryce, Under No- cretary for Foreign Affairs in the last Glad THE Superintendent of the F. & 0, Co, in- stone Ministry, entitled the Access to form us that the 6.3. Sutlej, with the qht. Mountains Bill. But even apart from this ward English Mail, left Singapore for this the law of England does not make it a port yesterday, 10th inst., at 9 p.m. criminal offence for a stranger to trespass MESSE Butterfeld & Swire inform us that

Per Frejr, for Haiphong, 3 Europeana, į RIMMELS, FLOBAL & ROSE WATER, upon lands, and no anch notico as Tres the O. B. S.. Co.'s steamer home, from

and 30 Chineze.

Per Soochow, for Hoihow, 30 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS

The British steamer Soochow reports;

CRACKERS, "&o, &c.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. December 18th, 1888.

2118

passem will be prosecuted' han any vali dity. The fact of there being such a notice

OF even of there being a fence to the

Liverpool, lett Singapore on the 18th and is due here on the 25th fast.

land does not make any difference with Tua test opium case, which was adjourned

| Had fresh gale and heavy rain equalls during The publication of this ismes commenced/regard to the trespasser, who is only liablo till to-day, has, on account of the illness of

the homeward voyage.

The British steamer Soochow reports:

NOMINATIONS CLOSE to the CLERK Incorporated under Companies' "Ordinances Left Wohu on the 15th, and passed Woo-

OF THE COURSE at the Ocon on SATUR DAY, the 22ud Deceraber.

. J. H. TRIPP,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, November 22, 1898.

2069

1865 to 1886 of Hongkong, thereby the Liability of Members is limited to the amount of their Shares. CAPITAL 1,000,000 TAELS. DIVIDED INTO 20,000 SHARE

OF 50 TAELS EACH," WITH Power to increase, of which 1,800

sung on 17th from Woosung to Tang ying, had light

.N.E. winds and clear weather; thence to port, had strong N.E. and Nor- therly gales and heavy rain,

The British steamer Mongkut reports: Left Aubin on Wednesday, the 12th inst.,

and experienced underate fresh monsoon to Paracels; > to port, strong monsoon

To-day's Advertisements, W Shares are to be issued paid up in with rah, and very high confused nex

PUBLIC AVOTION. HE Undersigned has received

tions to Sell by Public Auction,

TO-MORROW,

part payment of purchase-money, 0,000 Bhares have been subscribed for and will be allotted, 5,000 Shares are reserved for sab. instruescription in London, and 8,000 Shares are now offered for public subscription in China, Hongkong and Japan, parable as follows: -5 Taels on application, 5 Taela on allot

Gallery, 20 Cents. To all other parts of the lat December, 1885, at 3 p.m., at his ment, 10 Taels on the 18th of March 1899

89.00

Bingle Chairs it Boxes......

1.50

Dross fircle Chairs

(0

Carpet Seats

0.30

Gallery.

9.30

Children and Soldiers in quiform in the

tis

the house Half Price,

L. MAYA,

Recretary

Hongkong, December 20, 1888.

2129

comprising:

CAMELLIAS,

DEPHINES,

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

A FINE COLLECTION OF JAPA N WARE

NGITA BLI FOB

THE SEASON PRESENTS.

Sales Rooms, Queuu's Road,—

AN INVOICE or JAPANESE PLANTS,

CHERRY BLOSSOM, da, &o, 800. TERMS OF SALE. —às customary,

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer, Hongkong, Decembar 20, 1888.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

2150

HE Undersigned has received instruc-HK Undersigned has received instrum-

tions to Sell by Public Auction, on

SATURDAY,

Tons to Bali by Publie auction,

TO-MORROW,

the 22nd December, 1888, at 2 p.m., at bis the 21st December, 1888, at 3 o'clock p.m.,

Balos Rooms, Duddell Street,

A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF

JAPAN WARE,

Just Received from Japan, and

comprising →→

SATSUMA, KAGA, IMARI, MIAca and TOO ENAMELLED VASES, JAN. PLATES, BOWL, INCENSE BURNEES, TEA and Break FAST SETS, COFFEE CUPS, 0.

SILVER and GOLD INLAID BROnze Vases, and OTHER ARTICLES in BRONZE and METAL VERY CHOICE Choissunna VaseS, PLATES

Bod PLAQUES,

$0.

IVORY CARVINGS, IVORY INLAID SUBEENS, VORY INLAID. PANELS.

IVORY

LADIES' and GENTLEMAN'S BILK DRESSING Gowan, Bulk HandESECHIPS, SLX EM- BROIDERIES and Brocades.

ANTIQUE and MODERN SILK EMBROIDER

KAKININOS and WALL HANGINGS, GOLD and SILK EMBROIDERED SCREENE, &C.

VRRY FIRE LOT of BEAD CURTAINS,

•

and OTHER ARTICLEK.

Catalogues will be issued prior to Sale, and the above will be on view on Friday

TERMS OF SALE--Ás customary.

next.

G. R. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, December 16, 1888,

2121

GOVERNMENT, NOTIFICATION.

No. 655.

HE following Particulars of SALE of CROWN LAND by ITBLIC AUCTION, to be held on the Spot, THURSDAY, the 27th day of December, 1888, at 4 p.m., are published for general information.

By Command,

ARATHOON SETH, for the Colonial Secretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFIOL.

• Hongkong, lüth December, 1888.

2122

Particulars of the Letting by Public Aus- tion Sale, to be held on THURSDAY, the 27th day of December, 1888, at 4 by Order of His Excellency the cor Cesimindering the Goretament

at his Salsa Rooma, Queen's Road,—

AN INVOKUB OF ·

THE UNDERMENTIONED GOODS,

JUST LANDED,

comprising

and 10 Taols on the 1st of July 1889. hi not anticipated that any further calls will be required.

Directora: EDWARD JENNER HOGG, Esq. JOHN GREME PURDON, Esq., or

Mesars. MAIZLARD & Co. WALTER CYRIL WARD, Esu, or

Messrs. Iveson &

Co. ALEXANDER GEORGE WOOD, Esq., or Messta. GB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Adres: MESARE. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Banker

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Legal Adviser:

HE WILKINSON, BI

PROSPECTUS may be obtained and Articles of sociation seen at the fox- LONG AND SHANGuat Bass or at Messes Gma, LaVINGSTON & CO., Agonte..

Hongkong. Docember 20, 1888.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For SINGAPORE. ---

Per Cassandra, st 11.30a.m., on Friday,

the 21st inst.

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & BATA- Per Camorta, at 11.30 am, on Friday,

VIA.-

the 2tat inst;

For SHANGHAI.--

8.5 p.m.

The China flail

to sa action for damages and to nothing Mr Johnson, Crown Solicitor, been ad- else. As no damage was alleged or could journed again till Saturday. have been proved in this case, we doubt Tax Agent of the Occidental and Oriental altogether the right of the Government to §. 9. Oo, informs us that the steamer orrest Mr Caldwell and punish him as for Occante, with mails from San Francisso to Nov, 28th, las arrived at Yokohama and calls for this port on Friday, the 21st inst.

the 21st Instant, at d

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1888. criminal offence. The utmost they could have done, even supposing the land were far case tried in the Police Court yoster-private property, was to ejut him with us day, in which Mr George Caldwell was little force as possible.

THE Eight Bor. Bishop Bardon, D.D., Were there any real need for the with will distribute the prizes to the pupils of charged with trespassing on Crown Lan. and with being in the immediate vicinity of drawal of Stonecutter's Island from the the Hoogkong Public School in 82. Paul's torte with intent to photograph, should in- public we might have some sympathy with

College to-morrow, terest the public in many respecte. On its the procedure adopted by the Governmentp.m. The attendance of Parents and all merita the case appears a trampery one, aren although a little high-handed, but the interested in the education of the Colony A well-known resident landa ona whast, eristence of such a need has not been

is accently regmented. where a few months ago residente în large proved and is by no means obvious. More anmbers need to land every day for the pur-information was indeed openly given by they would draw attention to the advertise- pose of pleasure and recreation. He pro-sergeant and constablo while in the boxment in another column with regard to the ceada unmolested-although observed by a yesterday with regard to the position of the

Bhanghel Larid Investment Co. The ven constable to erect a stand and adjust forts than would have been gained by parture has been spoken of in the highest terms camera, and just as he is about to focus a ties landing for pleasura. Sarely the

by all the papers in Shanghai. yacht lying off the wharf a sergeant of authorities could as effectually prevent give further particulars about the affair to- police pounces upon him and arrests him. any intending sketchers of the forts, if Two days afterwards, in virtue fa sum- such paist, from making their drawings, mons, Mr Caldwell is brought before the without shutting up the whole island. A UniKamar's third concubine, who does Police Court charged with the two offences Sketching must be done in the daytime, not seem to have been lasting a very happy Satur-mentioned. The latter charge, made under and it is difficult to conceive that any one life with her paramour and who was picked the now Ordinance prohibiting the sketch could obtain a reliable sretch without ap out of the harbour the other day and ing of forts, breaks down under the evid-prosching within a radius that would soon charged yesterday at the Police Court with ence, and the magistrate at once withdraws bring him within the notice of a sentry or attempting to commit suiddo, mas today it. There remains then only the charge of Watchman. And, even if the number of bound over on her own recognisances in trespassing, which is made under the old watchmen has to be trebled, is not that the sum of 810 to be of good behaviour for Ordinance, 12 of 1856. This is an ordinance lose evil than shutting up a healthy and a man the

Per Fushun, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the

21st inat For SAIGON.***

Per Duburg, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

31st inst

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

For Ancona, at 6 pm, on Friday, the

21st inst.

For STRAITS & LONDON.-

Per

Agamemnon, at 11.80 a.m., on day, the 22nd inst.

and lush

Exchange.

Hoxarosa, December 20

On

London—

Bank, Wire,

2161

**

On demand.

"

30 days' sight,

CHILDREN'S ULSTERS, size from 3 | Pori TO-MORROW, the Fist Instant, at

to 12 years. LADIES' ULSTERS. LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS of latest

styles OPERA MANTLES.

LADIES' REAL SEAL SKIN NEW.

MARKET COATS. TERMS OF SALM-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, Decembar 20, 1888.

PUBLIC ALOTION.

Tons to Sell by Public Auction, on

THE Undersigned has received instrue!

SATURDAY,

1

4 months' sight,

Credits, 4 months' sight,3/29

Documentary,

4

FOR SHANGHAI,

The Steamship

Amoy, Capt. R. Kants, will be darpatched for the above

On Paris

On demand,...

Credits, 4 months

Lp.m.

For Freight or Passage, 'apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, December 20, 1888.

|

On New York-

On demand, mis

Credita, 60 days' sight,

2150

page Polyhymnia,

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE

The Steamship

Capt. W. SORA JIE, will be despatched for the 2100 above Ports on SATURDAY, the 22nd

Instant, at 10 a. ini..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Agents:

2157 Hongkong, December 20. 1888 UCKAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI PIA AMOY,

for NINOPO, CHEFOO, NEW- CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE.)

the 22nd December, 1888, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,-

SUNDRY

HOUSEHOLD. FURNITURE, &c., (Taking Carga & Passengers at through rates

comprising :- KEP-COYBRED DHAWING BOOM SUITE, MARBLE FOR ROUND CENTRE TABLE, OBIM- NEY GLASSES, and PICTURES, -

DINING TABLE, SIDEBOARD with Mzaucz BACK, WHATNOTA, CROCKERY, GLASS and PLATED WAKE, VIENI Unares, and GLASS BOOK CASE.

DOUBLE and SINGLE TRON BESTEADS, WARDROBE, WARDROBE DOUBLE-WINGED with GLANS Doons, Cons OF DRAWERS, MARBLE-TOP TOILET TABLE and WASHSTAND

ONE PIANO, by LUNAN LEDECK.

&c., TRUM OF SALE. —ás custotnery,

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, December 20, 1888.

&L,

NOTIFICATION.

2158

CUSTOM HOUSE, Kowloon, 20th Des., 1888.

AN TUESDAY NEXT, the 25th Instant, being CHRISTMAS DAY, and on TUES-

of One Lot of Crown Land, in the Co-DAY, the 1st January, 1889, being New

• lony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 years.

Particulars of the Lot

Begia Locality.

try No.

Boundary

Morire

дод

2.) E. W

鼈

ththi th

+

{Inland"} Azwemal

St. West

L

of s

YEAR'S DAY, this OFFICE and the OPIUM EXAMINATION HULK will be CLOSED

to the transation of all Business; but Work at the CUSTOMS STALONS will proseed RE DAURE,

2149

F. A MORGAN, Commissioner of Customs,

NOTICE.

The Co.'s Steamship"

Diomed Captain BIGLEY, will be despatched as above en

THURSDAY, the 27th Instant.

For Freight or I'asinge, apply to

HITTARFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

2153 Hongkong, December 20, 1889. THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM"

PANT, LIMITED.

FOR LONDON PIA SUEZ CANAL

The Co.'s Steamship

Oopack,

On Bombay-

Wire, On demand, On Osicnt Wire, On demand,

On Shanghai

2234

On demand,..

72

30 days! night,

72

Gold Lost, 100 Au... Sovereigni,

99.90

30.48

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER,

DECEMBER 19.—AT 4 V.K..

tution

Tempera

Humidity.

„Wind.

FOTO.

Weather.

Pain during

Wi'ostock.80.97 28 Tokio...... 30-04) -- Nagasaki Shanghai.. 30.98 60 70 Amor... 30.20 6480 NE

3.13 6201 Haiphong 30.45 68 KỲ XI Bolinao....29.9 85 61 2 Manila... 29.9 831 70W 2

DZORMEB3 20. — 10 Wostock, 30.34, 26 74 N Tokio.... Nagasaki..- Shanghai. 90.39 Amoy

Hongkong 90.16 38 Haiphong.30.22 73 Boline.... 29.09 ́81 Manila.....

10.20

passed for the purpose of regulating Chinese pleasure resort of the Colony i One other

MOTTÓW,

We may

burials and preventing cartain nuisances rather ridiculous element in the trial & BOATWOMAN was chape, grány in the connected therewith. In this Ordinance, yesterday was the strange conceit of the Polios Court, before Mr dehouse, with under a section defining what are the nuis-Magistrate that everything which appears refusing to take passengere for hire when anoes, occure the following anb-section (9) in the Government Gazette manst be held to disengaged. Constable Young said the de- The trespassing, man or beast, upon or in be known by the general community! Hefendant refused last night to take a passos- Any mossuage, lemement, semetery, or land evidently thinks that the Gazelle circulates ger to the Anfower for less than 30 cents, being vested in or under the control like a popular evening sawspaper at Elome, the legal fare being 15 cents, es the fossel or management of any pablic offluer and is raad with as much avidity by all was not at such a distance as would have classes; whereas the truth is that unless taken more than half an hour to go. The or department whatever." The prosecu

tion, taking an altogether unjustifiable the notices are reproduced in the local news same thing happened every night, the bons license with this old Ordinance, applied papers they might as well be posted on the people refusing to take off passenger except this section as if it were part of an ordin-Bag-staff at the Peak. The unwarrantable for excessive fares. A the of 87 was im ance, not dealing specially with Chinesa Prosecution of Mr Caldwell may, however, poned. barials, but with treapam and the rights of have some good result if it leads to some

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property in general. We need not say that, olear understandings to the portion of the A SPECIAL entertainment, as a complimen if such a precedent were established, if any public with regard to Stoneouffer's Island; tary benefit to Mr J. A. Robertson, will be individual sub-section of an ordinance could and we trust that, meantime at least, some given by Messrs Willard and Sheridan's be applied apart from the context and the one capable of speaking a few English Company at the Treatre Royal on Monday purpose of the ordinance, no rights or liber words will be posted there to warn off peo- evening. Tos performance, which is sz- ties in Hongkong would be safe, Mr D. Eple, so that the magistrate may not placed noenced a the last but three of the Com Caldwell's objections to this procedure are, again in the false position of fining a man pany bere, will be entirely Scotch in char- acter, the piece to be produced being "The Bousie Fishwife, in addition to which there. are a variety of Bootch songe and denose. Mr Robertson, ho as musical oonduster of the company has shown a high degree of talest, deserves to be rewarded arch bumper house; and a brither Boot be wil doubtless be well supported by the 8 Andrew's Society and the Scotch community, generally. A grust asces, we beliore, was achieved at Shanghai with the same progmime.

we think, unanswerable; and the magie- who he admits ind no intention of tres trate seemed to find it so, for he shifted his passing ground, and the disenssion thereafter rested on the point whether a trespass under the common law had been committed. This rained the question of the validity of the notification in the Government Gazelle and the

More general question of the rights of the citizen and thepowerof the Governmentover the citizen. Two widely different solutions of

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this latter question were given. According A long debate has taken place relating to

to Mr Pollock, the Government seems to be Suakin Me Johs Morley and Lord Ran

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Memorial in the Prking Gazetta of the 24th ultimo shew that the provincial trea maries are not always si scantily furnished – [1 Gonzoorn-General and Governors as

1.85 something outside the public, owning the dolph Churchill urged that operationsshould land of the Colony as a private individual be suspended in order to negotiate with the would do. According to Mr Caldwell, the rebels. The Under Secretary for Foreign The barometer has fallen, but gradients Government is simply the sgmat of the fairs, in reply, said that the proposto apt to describe them, when Peking senda for 3. O. Jaqua, Crom'der, continue steep for N.E. winds Cloudy, community entrusted with the manage petite was unworthy of consideration, and a subsidy The Governor-General of the

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ment of affairs and bound to respect above that it would be futile to negotiate nt pre-Shed CDS.

of the sent finally the House approved of the such

far corner of the EL-

Diver have expected

community. The discussion on this general policy of the Government by a majority of is anxious to supplement the benevoisuces

1. Bazowezan, rasused to 82 degrees Fahren. head did not lead to any profitable result, 89 votes. heil, and to the level of the woe in fasher, washa and we do not think it could, for both m

and hundredths.

3. Tammaroza, in the shade in degrass seemed to avoid the real principle in- Fahrenheit.

volved. The existence of trespass did not 3. Hury, in percentage of maturation, the

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which the Empress and the Emperor ha sent to the three provinces which hau sut fered meat from the outbreak of the Yellow; Krvar, and that he has found in his treas: saries certain funds, which had been show ed to accommute, to meet sousons of dis. OUTWARD HOUNE Comapedia, Es, Oct. when they arose in his two provincan. owner as in the character of the land beld

30; Diomed, Nor, 16; Telemachus, 27 Out of these necumulations be

Abe proposés to Bayern, Benia wers, Glenavos, Glen- schi no less a tam than a hundred thou

Desperia, 7 sand taels, half from Shensi and half from Stonecutter's Island, with the exception af

eagles, tenter, Der. theforts, many be held in beneenclosed gablisser, Kebourne, 11, Corsaren Kaag, for the relief of the suderard lay laud, and as such open to the community.

akira, 14 ; Patrocius, 12.

Honar, lankal and Khagia. - The So HOURWARD BOUND:-Moray, October 19; peror's Rescriptas might be exper Unless the whole island had, by a specia

Spindrift Nov. 27: Glamorganshire, expenses His Majputy high oppro contract, been handed over to the military Glencoe (1), Dec. Lydie, tan, 7 of the Meistrikler's propolis. **-* Glenorchy) Sachayn, 18, authorities, which of squno it was not, as

morbumility of air saturated with sundisture being depend so much on the position of the La Owners will be Responsible for DIRECTION OF Wann, to two points, any Debt contracted by the Officers or

5. Fomos OF WIND, sebording to Beaufort Grow of the following Vessels, during scale. their stay in Tiongkong Harbour

Bitola, German barque, Capt., Weins

SECRETARY is WANTED for the HONGKONG UNGERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

be addressed to the Wieler & Co.". Applications to Foldings, 15.10

2440795.8.01.044613,906 CHAIRMAN, on an early date,

RAPHAEL, Americanship, Captain E. W. Hongkong, December 20, 1884, #160 | Harknese-Quiet,

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