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Entertainments.

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.

THE AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY

AND OPERA COMPANY.

Directors --Mensk P. W. WILLARD "AND JOHN F. SHERIDAN.

THIS EVENING, 24th December, 1888,

COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT

TO

MR. J. A. ROBERTSON, (Musicží „Divector). GREAT SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, ENDER THE AUSPICES OF THE Hos. P RYRIE AND THE HONGKONG SI, ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

A night at home—« night with Burns, Reunion of Soutehmen, Reception to the Dist Highlanders, when will | bo prodicad. THE BONNIE FISHWIFE. QUABACTERS BY THE LOMPANY In which will lo Souz

A Maale a Man for a' that... AFF Sutch

• Cattor Berrin ..............Miss Whiteford

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Auld Robin Gray............

Jessie the flower af d-nubiana Mr Pitker

Maggio Lander V Sheristan

DOUBLE HIGHLAND FLING Air Sheridan & Miss Whiteford.

MrEASER-Swing and Miss STOPANI havo kindly consented to give their unsia- tance and will sing-

Duo Owert-thou in the cauld blast' (Mondulasolo)

Robin Adair-Mrs FRASER-Smirn, and The year that's aws-Miss Bropast.

Mr R. FuлSER-SACTO

has kindly consented to ronide Charles Edward at Versailles

en Die "Anniversary of Cul- Indon...

Sword Dance.

Pipers...........

İyłama

Mesa Nellie Arline

Diesers Adam Hogg, Wiliam Thane

J. Metunes.

During the Evening the following Souge

will be sung -

Bfy love is like a red, red rose' Mr A. Sutch

Corn Rigs ***

Kate Dalrymple '.................. Quartette hush thee my babie,"

Cheridan Lo.

*THREE LITTLE BRIDESMAIDS,'

(By Special Desire).

TutoLETTE ANL DANCE,

composed by Mr.J. A. ROBERTSON Charlie is my darling......Miss Lamingtan Flora MacDonald's Lament.

Morrisun There's no luck about the

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rac

Gas bring to me a pint o'

wine

Bonnü Dundee....

Scotch Lanis Jóan

Macgrogor's Gathering

Mary of Argyle......

Patey

..DET Imuno

doc

Fisher

Cripps

Au

Prices of Admission:

Dress Circle and Special Stalls

Stalla

Pit-

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The Plan may he seen and Seats secured at Monst Kai & WAH's, Lisrep.. PEMBERTON W. WILLARD. Hongkong, December 24, 1889, : 2176 G. CHIARINI'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS AND MENAGER E,

BOWRINGTON.

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AT

OPEN

Every Night, At 8, commuting 9 p.. sharp,

Saturdays, 2 Performances,

Doors open at 'and'commences at 3.30 p.m.

THE CHINA

MAIL

Notices to Consignees, To-lay's Advertisements. Genoa Mr Walther de Haan; for London,

FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. -

- DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Miss Maude Hare; for Bremen, Captain and Mis W. G. Roeder, Messrs H. C. Bertolson, T von Willimoer Seching, and R. Hellwig. From Bhangbai for Genoa, Mr and Mrs Th, von Fustaut and 2 children; dren. From Yokohama: for Gents, Major von Blankenburg. Mesars Dilburg, A Giltzo, E. Griffiths, and Councillor T. A. Pope D. Wilkinson, A. K. Leigh and J, Orange, Por Haleong, for Swatow, Messrs Obas

and 50 Chinese.

Per Wakefield, for New York, 2 Euro

THE 8.8. Polyhunnid, Capt. ScREER, FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL for Southampton, Mrs Collins and 2 chil-

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to sond in their Bills of Lading for counter. signature by the Undersigned, and to take

The Co.'s Steamship

Fikien, Captain Lewis, will be despatched for the above

immediato delivery of their Goode from Ports en THURSDAY, the 27th Instant, at

alongside

Optional Cargo will be forwarded un- les notice to the contrary be given boforé Noon To-MOBLOw, the 20th Instaut.

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will bounded into the Godowns of the Kow. LOOK PIRE AND GODOWN Co. and stored at Consigneos' risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have loft the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 25th Inst. will

I be subject to rent.

All broken, chated, and damaged Goods are to be loft in the Gadowns, where they will be examined on the 25th lost, at 4 p.m.

No Fire Insutanice has been effected

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agenta, Dongkong, Decumber 19, 1888. 2143

To-day's Advertisements.

THE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

"Undermontioned INSURANCE OFFICES Wit De CLUSED for the Transaction of Pablic Business TO-MOR- ROW (TUESDAY) and WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 20th and With Documber.

JARDINE, MATHESON & C

General Aguits,

Canton Insurance Office, Ltd.:

General ManagCTS, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltel

N.. J. EDE, Secretary, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.

W. II. PERCIVAL, Agent, North-China Insurancs Co., Ltd.

W. H RAY, Secretary,

China Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd.

SAML J. GOWER, Liquidator,

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Chinese. Insurance Company, Ltd.,

(in Liquidation). RUSSELL & Co., Agents,

Yaugtaxe Insuraneo Association, Ltd.

JAS. B. COUCHTRIE, Secretary,

China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. ADAMSON, HELL & Co.,

Agents,

Singapore Insurance Company, Ltd.

JOHN ANDREW,

Agent, The Straits Insurance Co., Ltd.; The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, December 24, 1888..

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NOTICE.

following is

BUTFLY the MESS: Tar OFFERS of the

Let Battalion Arg and Suth. Highlanders are NOT RESPONSIBLE for DEBTS inenrod iy, or on behalf of the Messian, or will they be. RESPONSIBLE for any incurred by the Mess SERGEANTS, or other Persons, without the Written. Authority of the Pré- aident of the Mess.or. Commanding Officer.

Tormation of TRADESMEN who may

published for the in-

VERNOR CHATER, Major, Prosidant Mess Committee.

24h December, 1888.

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To-night, AL FRESCO FETE!

24th Decumbur, 1888.

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

NEW COMIC AND

SOENES UGHABLE

AL FRESCO FETE!!

TO BE HELD ON

FRIDAY & SATURDAY,

the 28th and 29th Decenter, 1888,

STALLS. FOR THE SALE OF

CIGNOR CHIARINI for the first time MAGNIFICENT EMBROIDERIES AND

will ride la leto Ecole his farocut and highly Educated Horse SYDNEY, de monstrating movements spil evolutions of the hippia School nover shown before in Hongkong by any other Horse.

For the first time this Season the territo and imposing scene of the ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS, and the tamer, Mr J.

FRAME, in the telescopio cage arm and arm with the brutes, having a pupil Tiger among the lot.

GRAND REDUCTION OF PRICES!!

Boxes with 6 Chairs

Stugle Chairs in Bores

Dross irefu Chairs

Carpet Senta

Gallery

RARE CURIOS.

WONDERFUL STRUTTING

PHENIX, newly captured.

TROUTE OF CHINESE TUMBLERS,

GRILL ROOM, Under the Personal Superintendence of Mr. THOMA..

80.00

1.50

1.00

GRAND

0.50

0.30

Children and Soldiers in uniform in the Gallery, 20 Venta To all other parts of the house Half Price.

EN... L. MAYA,

Secretary. Hongkong, December 24, 1888, 2123

Notices to Consignees,

STEAMSHIP OXUS.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London er Steams Tamie aud anche, from Ravre ex Steamship Manche, and from Bordeaux 81. Stoamships Frederic Marel and President Leroy Lallier, in connection with the above. Steamer; are hereby informed that their Goeds

with the exception of Opium Trea hare and Valuables are being landed and stored at

their

at the Company's

•Godowns, whench delivery inay be obtained immediately after forwarded on, unleas landing. Optional Cargo intimationis received from the Consignees before Noon TO-DAY (Friday), requesting

risk

it to be landed here

Bills of. Lading will be

the Undersigned

Goodt

For Lining

anclaimed after Tur

countersigned by

Day the 28th Instant, at Noon, will be

to rent, and landing charges at

subject to

one cant per packet per diem

All Claims mangi, be sent in, to me on or befor MONDAs the Alat Instant, ne will not be rooguinat, dooprave e

they

No Fire Insurance has been-affected":

DE CHAMPEAUŽ,

Agent.

December 21, 1888.

SURGICAL EXHIBITION, Under. Direction of a Local Medical Celebrity,

SPORTING LION.

BRILLIANT ILLUMINATIONS. THOUSANDS OF LANTEENS,

MILITARY HAND,

(By Kind Permission of Colonel Anderson

and the Officers of the 58th Ragt.)

CHINESE PRIZE BAND.

SPECILE COMPANY OF CRINTAS ACTORS

'FINE ART EXHIBITION, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF Taz Lond CHANCELLOR AND LOED O' MAGNIFICENT AND UNIQUE COLLECTION!

Daylight.

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, December 24, 1888,

FOR SHANGHAI, . '

4182

The Stoarazhip

Peking, Captain G. HVERRANN, will be despatched for the ahorn Fort on FRIDAY, the 28th Instant, at 4 p.us, instead of as previously notified.

For Freight or Famago, apply to

SIEMSEEN & OU Hongkong, December 24, 1888. 2181

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Desember 23, 1888:

Actin, Danish steamer, 335, N. U. RO7- bock, Pakhoi Desember 20, and Hoikow 32, General.-ANNUOLD, Kalbero & Co.

Yikgang British steamer, from Whampoa Nancing, British steamer, 808, R. Talbot, Manila December 20, Guioral-JARDINS, MATHESON & Co.

.

Per Anchina, for Singapura, 2 Europeans, and 213 Chinese..

Per Nortruckla, for Amvy, 20 Chineso. Per Dubury, for Saigon, 200 Chiness.

TO DEPALET

Far Traounddy, from Hongkong: for Sin- gapore, Major Ellis, Mr and Mrs Rappard and 2 servants; for Colombo, Mr and Mrs E. L. Perdriaux; for Madras. Rev. and Mrs W. Burges

urgesa;

Mrs Bedancska, for Marseilles, From Shanghai: for Saigon,, Mr Biaggio; for Singaporo, dir W. Jackson, Mr and Mrs Rogendorf, De, and Mrs W. Elderton; for Murseilles, Mr G. A. Basler, Mr and Mrs Talliau, Messra H. Tues and Desolos. From Kobe: for

Mr Mori Capore. Mra Osay Becker and

From Yokohama: for Marsoilles, Count Hino, Mr Fujimura, General Hurie, Capt, Watanabe, Moser Ed. Flournoy aid it. Claparide.

Por Peking, for Shanghai, 27 Chinese... Per Mongku Tor Bangtok, 10 Chinese

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Had strong monsoon and high sou moross to The British steainer Nancing reports: Hongkong

The British teamor Feoktang reports:| Had

N strong E. wind and thick raing waa- Foolsang, British steamer, 91, W. Ether to Chapel Island; thence to this port, Sawor, Shanghai December 19, and Swatow fine clear weather. | 22, General.—JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Alicing, German ait., 400, Jolin Samuel. sen, Pakhoi December 18, and Hoihow 21, General.-WIELER & CO.

December 24-

Colomel, American barque, 852, 0. M. Noyes, Portland (Oregon) November 1, Lumber and Spare, CAPTAIN.

Formaerta, German atr., G13, J. Bruhn, Touron December 21, General.—WIELER & Co.

Iraouaddy, French steamer, 2,363, A. Bretel, Shanghai December 22, Mails and Guneral.--MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

DEPARTURES. December 23:-

Hailong, for Coast Ports.

мигука

Anchises, for Singapore and London Nerbadda, for Aoy.

Dubnery, for Saigon.

Preussen, for Europe, &c.

December 24:-- Wakefield, for New York, Fooksung, for Whampos.

tham.com

CLEARED.

Antonio, for Kobe.

Peking, for Shanghai. Mongkut, for Bangkok.

PASSENGERS. ÁRRIVED

|¦

The American barque fotomel reporta: Left Asturia November 2nd, had variable ¦ winds and pleasant weather to Hopolain, 23 day. Loft Honolulu Novembar 28th, had fine trade winds and pleasant weather to Basher Channel; thonce strong gales and high sea to pott, 20 days from Ronolulu.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For HAIPHONG,-

Per Clara, at noon, on Wednesday, the

26th inst

For SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI-

Par Fakten, at nuon, on Wednesday, the

26th inat.

For AMOY & MANILA.-ow

Por Nanting, at noon, on Wednesday,

the 26th inat,

For SHANGHAT.---

Per Tehsix, at noon, on Wednesday, tho

26th inst.:

For EWATOW & BANGKOK.

Per Mongkut, at 9.30 a.m., on Thursday, the 27th inst., instoad of as pre- viously notified.

For SHANGHAL

Per kany, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,

the 27th inet.

Per Peking, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 28th inst., instead of as previously

notified,

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Per detio, from Pakhci, &c., 2 Earo-MAILS ON THE FRENCH PACEST.-. porna, and 28 Chinese.

Per Nanting, from Manila, Mr Danlop, and 179 Chiness.

Per Fooksany, from Shangbai, 100 Chi-

Des

Per Alvine, from Pakboi, 19 Chinese.

Per Golems, trum Portland Oregon, Mirs J. V. Oruubion and daughter, Mrs L. Gould, Morera A. Vaalinu, G. Strotridge, C. Lombard and C. EL. Brown, and 200 Chineau. -Per Shangady for Hongkong: from Mrs J. Boll-Irving, Mesars J. MacGregor, II. Norman, W. MacLean, W. B. Jamieson, V. F. Senna, Mrs Oliver and infant, Mrs Metry, and 1 Chinese; from Yokohama, Mr Soudzvuk. From Shang- hai: for Saipon, Mr Blaggio; for Singapor, Mr W. Jackson, Air and irs Rogeadert, De and Mrs W. Elderton; for Maramilles, Mr

MT A. Butler,

and Mrs Tollins, Messra E

H. Foes and Dencios. From

Kobo: for Singapore, Mra Osay Beaker, and Mr Mori Dhiyo. From Yokohama: for Mar- reilles, Count Bino, Mr Fujimura, General Horie, Capt. Watanabe, Mesar Ea. Floor- ney and R. Claparide...

0. A.

DEPARTED: Per Preussen from Hongkong: for Sin gapore, Mr A. M. Silva, Dir Leo Yus, Mra Wong See, Mesars Lo Chea Yan, Lo Chee Wong Ko Chaak, 1p Yick Uhow,

Lo Ko Ko, King, Mrs Chay Bee, and 12 Chiness; for Colombo, Inspector Oehler, and Mr W. Preiswark; for Southampton, Mr Donald McKinnon, and 9 British Sailors; for

The French Contract Facket Iramaddy will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Instant, with Maila to the United d Kingdom, Europe, and places bo- yond,

to Saigon, Straits Settleme areales;

Batavia, Burmah, Coylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Caloutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails,

: HOURS OF CLOSING THE

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS.

When the Puckets lease at Noon.

and

The following hours will be observed in closing the Mails for Europe, &c., by the English and French Packets, when they leave at Noor. The Money Order Office will be closed at 6 the day before.

8.00

of Prices Current AR-Posting Ciroulara JASDE.

(Prices Current and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are liad in bundles, country by country, with the addresses all One Way).

10.00 ..-Registry coasos. 10.30 AM.-Posting ef Newspapers, and Patterns cesSES, Books, and

4.M-Mail 11.60.

closes.

RODE IS

[No. 81.05 December 24, 1688."

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

*** POST OFFICE NOTICES. To deal with the charge of "trimming Letters will be delivered by the 12 and 4 the Daily Press to shower abuse of Mr A Puak delivery has now been established, first, wo way my that we did not expect o'clock Trams only. Correspondence for the Park may be posted in the General Post Leigh. Our contemporary, with the extep- Office up to 11.86 or 3.30 p.m., or in tion of some fiful shrieking now and again,“ the Letter Boxes in the Care till time of is if we may be allowed to make it a per- departure.

posted in the Letter Boxes up to 12 and 4to burn anybody or anything, good or Correspondence from the Peak may boson for once) too good-natured a journal o'clock. Lceal Rates will be charged. No bad. But what we did expect was, that to Cancel their Stamps by writing the word after having praised the Governor for the Sunday delivery. Sanders are requested

Stamped norass them.

attitude he adopted in this separate system

question and having, at least tacitly, com- The Extra Steamers of the Messageries mended his statement-'I question very Maritimes Company between Colombo and Calcutta have been withdraw. From this much from inquiry whether any singlo date through enmmunication, with Madras person in this place is competent to giro ́a' and Caloutta by Messageries packet will be profesional opinion on this matter,'-that four-weekly only, viz, on the following hating adopted anch an attitude, our con- dates of departure front Bongkong-

temporary, on finding that there was some one in the colong able to give a pro- fessional opinion, would have, we do not

June 7. Angust 30. November 28. July 6 September 27. December 28. August 3. October 31: Mails for India will be made up by the intermediate packots as fermerly for trans-ssy heaped aboso on itself, but apologised mission to Columbo, whence they will go on and acknowledged its error. When, how. to Madras by the first apprtunity.

over, wo found that, instead, of doing this, Hongkong, May 10, 1889.

it patted Mr Leigh on the back, sa if it bad been waiting all along for this report, telling him e lind produced an able work and that the experts at Home, in arriving at a con- clusion, *cannot fail to be greatly assisted by having before them much an able criti- cism," we called this right-about-fare *trim- ming. If the word in rather strong, we

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW, Shipping. Daylight.-Antonio leaves for Kobe,

Miscellaneous.

Local Banks close.

Insurance Officca close.

Goede per Polyhansia undelivered after will willingly withdraw it, and leave our

this date subject to rent.

readers free to determine the most soit able word to describe the procedure.

MEMOS. FOR WEDNESDAY, Shipping.

As we suppons our contemporary is still of opinion that only expesta can discuss the Noon-French Mail leaves for Porta of holds that Mesars Price and Cooper (with the details of this drainage scheme, and still Call and Europe.

Miscellaneons.

Local Banks lose.

Insurance Offices close.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, December 27-

4 p.m.Auction of One Lot of Crown Land at Arsenal 8 West of Blue Buildings, Ha-wab.

6.30 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. FRIDAY, December 28.

dlands por Steamer Ozus unclaimed

after Noon subject to runt. 5.30 p.m. Al Fresco Fête, SATURDAY, December 29.

2 p.n.-Auction of Old Chinese Curios;

&c., at Mr G. R. Lammert's

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., at No. 5, Stauloy Street.

5.30 p.m.--Al Fresco Fête.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

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WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK YRYSTALLIZED APRICOTS,

CRYSTALLIZED CHERRIES, CRYSTALLIZED FIGS,

CRYSTALLIZED GREENGAGES,

OHOCOLATE,

CHOCOLATE CRÊMES,

CHOCOLATE MÉNIER

BOULES DE GOMME AND CORAL CANDE.

MUSCATELS,

FIGS AND JORDAN ALMONDS. METZ FRUITS in jb and 1b-boze", TOM SMITH'S BONBONS, RIMMELS, FLORAL & ROSE WATER, ORACKERS, &o, &c.

And

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. December 15th, 1888.

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The publication of this isrus.commenced a' 7,60 p.m.

The China Maij.

HONGKONG, MÖNDET, DEUTMRER 24, 1888.

probable exception now of Mr Leigh) are the only really capable experts in the Colony, we must come to the conclusion that the body bulk of the inadler this moreing was

OUTWARD BOUND Cascapedia, Exe, Oct. PARSED BURE. CANAL.

30; Diomed, Nov. 16; Beniawers, Glen- avon, Gleneagles, Stentor, Doo. 4; Hesperia, 7 Glaucus, Melbourne, 11; Carmarthenshire, 14; Patroclus, 18. HouEWARD BOUN-Moray, October 19: Spindrift, Nov. 27 Glamorganshire, Glencoe (1), Doo. 4; Lydia, Tilan, Glenorchy, Sachen, 18,

TR P. & O. abimur Sutlej, with the Eng.

liah Mall of November 23, left Bing- apore on Wednesday, the 19th inn at 9 P., and may be expected here on or about Toosday, the 25th instant. This Packet brings replies to * letters despatched from Hongkong on The Norddeutscher Lloyd's §. §. Co's

October 17th.

steamship Bayem, with the next ont- Ward GERMAN Mail, dated Berlin, 27th - Nor, left Singapore on Friday, the 2let instant, at 11 p.in, and may be expected here on or about Wednesday morning, the 26th inst.

The O. &.Ü. Co.'s a a Oceanic, with the ***

AMRICAN MAIL of November 28, left Yokohams on Friday, the 21st inst at daylight, and may be exported. here on or about Thursday, Dec. 27th.

The a.x. Strathleten left Kobe on the 16tă inst., and may be expected here on or

about the 24 inst

The Glen Line stormer Glengarn, froma Londen, left Singaporo on the 18th instant, and may be expected here on or shout the 25th inst

The e. Bengloe left Singapore ou the 19th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 26th instant.

The 0.8 8. Co.'s steamer Telemaches, from

Liverpool, left Singapore on the 20th inkt,

about the may be expected here on OF about the 27th idat. The Navegazione Generale Italians ·Co.'s

steamer Dormida, Captain De Negr left hingapore for this port on the 24th inst, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 31st int The Canadian Feciño Co.'s steamer Albany left Vancouver for Yokohama and Hongkong on the 4th inst.

written by one, or other of these gentle-ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL-CHRISTMAS DATUDY men, the tail with the sting in it being | Matins-Prosional, No. 60: Venito, added in the office. As we have said, we intend meantime to leave the body alons and stick to the tail. In that remarkable appendage, with reference to our sconsa- tion that the Jettors of Mr Cooper to Mr R K. Leigh had been suppressed, we find the following: "The loiters were not suppressed

Crotch; Proper Paalms, Garrett & To Beum, Bunnet in E; Jubilate, Garrett in Di Anthem, "Comfort yo (Solo) Messiah "And the Glory' (Chorus) Kyrie, Schubert; Nicene Creed, Mar beck; Eymu, 59: Offertory, 365; Cho- ral Celebration Service, Stainer,

MESSES Carlowits & Co, inform us that the

by us; they were not only mentioned, but N. G. I. .a. Bormido, Capt. De Negri, letk their purport was given with absolute fairness Singapore to-day, for this port

and in such a way that the general reader, Messas David Sassoon Sons & On.'s-a.. who might be disnelined to read a quarter Japan left Singapore yesterday, and is ex- of a column of technicalities, would grasp it pected here on or abest the 30th instant. at once.

The beat way to show our con-

temporary's idea of absoluto fairness is to To-MORROW being Christma Day, thugo givo Mr Cooper's lettors, minas the techni.will be no issue of the China Mail The calities, and the summary by the Press, day will generally be observed as a holiday, simply promising that the evident object of the stems and all banks and public effoss publishing them, as Mr Iaigh proves in being closed. The Kowloon Customs office his report, was to show that an early as will also be closed hath to-morrow and on March Mr Cooper was acting as if his lat January. scheme had been fully sanctioned, and Tan Tramway Company are running extra corced Ms Leigh, by the threat of refusing

verandahs, into compliance with whole to-night as under, on amount of Me

Kahnr x- sale alteration of his plans for buildings, to meet the requirements of the new system

of drainage. Bere, are the latters (the on weck days, with the following audi-

tions:-10.40 m., Church teams, and sedena: italim armour own), minus the technicalities:

at 11.45 p.m. and 19 p.. RE-DKAINAGE OF PROPOSED BUILDINGS B

ON M. L. 102 and 103.

We trust the Colony are retaining their on- GOVERNMENT OFFICE, HONGKONG,

March 19th, 1888.

thusiasm for the grand fête that in to take MESSRS DANDY AND LEIOR,

place in the Gardone on Friday and Satur GANTLEMEN-It being the intention of the Government Syatem of drainage in this City, I ask you pital. An idea of some of the wonder that

day next, in aid of the Alice Memorial Ho to adopt the Separate ia reference to these proposed buildings to will be on exhibition will be found in an consider the following amendments to the

advertisement in another coinian. drainage system as shown on your plans... RN MARINE LOTS 102 and 103, Public Works Department. Hongkong,

July 24th, 1888.

CHIARINT's Chrous continues to attract Targe audiences each evening. The huge tent -1

Gentlemen,I have the honour to ad- knowledge the ript of your application on Saturday night was worded, and the”... for permission to erect verandahs over change of programese which is annuanosd Crown Land adjoining the above lots, and

to inform you that the Surveyor (me for to-night will doubtless draw mother Pe can only recommend such encroachingut large concourse of visitors. The clever and be allowed on the receipt of a latter from daring festa of hornsnamuhip and grands

that you you stating

will comply with the

Yan, Lo Obes Uning, Lock Ya Sikh LATE LATTEES Sy be posted (from ] We feel some qualms of couscience, on this requirements in respect of drainage set forth equestrian spectacion aliuit hearty shd on

11 10 AM.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30.M., after which hour they may be sent on Board with the same Late

Fee.

Slucks,

No. of

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

J'attic.

Paid

Shares

Dec. 24, 1868.

Closintazions, Cash,

DANES.

Longkong and Shanghai Hank Corp. 80,000 $

12b al 109, % prem. buyers.

INSURANCEE.

25 885

2575

Union Insurance Society Co., Ld....10,000 8 -250$ China Traders Insurance Co., Lid.... 24,000 3 -83.33$ North China Insuranes Co., Ld....... 5,000 £ 200/s

50 Tis, 290, buyers Yangtze Insurance Association, Ld. 8,000£

25 all Tis: 97 Chinesa Insurance Co., Limited...... 1,600 $ 1,000$ 200 $165, hayers Canton Insurance Offics Co., Ld..... 10.0

250 60 176, buyers The Straits Insurance Co., Ld........ 30,000

2020, nom. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., La......, s,mus 260502040, buyere Chats Fire Insurance Co., Ld.................... 20,000 810082379 The Straita Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,00018. 1008 201617 Singapore Insurance Company, Ld. 40,0008 108 201810

DOCKS.

H'àơng & Whampoa Dock Co. La 12,500 125 all 840*/, pram,, buyers

STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,

18, C. and M. Steamboat Co., Ld 40,00 8 Indo-Uhins 8. M. Company, Limiter 50,060 £ Douglsa Steamship Co., Limited 20,000 3 Unina and Manila S. 6. Go, Ld... 3,508

O

KILCELLANEOUS.

Sugar Company, Limted..... £5,00 Lusou Sugar Company, Lunited.... 7,000 3 Punjom & Gunghie Dua Samatan 40,00€

Mining Ou wiivouksen áng saudara. Société Francaise des Charbon

20 all 1214 / preta,, csab

10 all 17% prem., buyers

· 60|`~an~(865, buyers

60 all $175, cash

100 all $197, buyers 100 all $90, cashi

I all 8 buyer

8,000 Fca, 50 Fa 500 100% prem, mom

100 alt 77% prem, buyere -100 all 100 prerr.

ges du Tonkin ajan. BK, & Kor, Wharf & Godown Ch, 17,000 $ A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited......... 3,800 Cruickshank & Co., Limited..

1,6008 Hongling Howl Company, Lt.

8,00€

3,000 she, it d

GATES TO OPEN AT 6.30 PM. ENTEARCES:-All the Garden Gates except

that in Garden Rose (next to Kennedy, and Chuis Uine Co., Léruited

Road Nullah), which thoroughfare will be closed on both nights of the Fête.

Price of Admission

J

601

50

all par boyers

100 All $170, ex div., nominal

in my letter of March 19th..

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obe- dient Servant,

(Signed) FRANCIS A. Coures.

stinted applause.

On Christmas Day, at St. Peter'a Seamen's - Okareb, at 7.30a.m., there will be adininia

morning Prayer with Holy Communion and

Christmas Eve, with the words 'Peace and good will towards men' ringing in our ear, to sound a note of strife and to proceed to Masam Danby & Leigh. attack even an impersonality such as our Here is the summary given by thetration of Holy Communion, Allan, morning contemporary. But the perfect Pe pasca and good will the celestial · havalda.

The Brat letter, dated 19th March, 1888, Sermon by the Right Bard. Bimbop, Burs announced have not yet been realized; and signed by Mr Cooper, requires amend-don. The offertory collections will be given until all error and misery and sie have disments to the drainage system as shown on to the Shipwrecked Mariners' Socket At

so builted by Mears. Darby appeared, it is useless to cry peace where and Leigh at certain proposed buildings, to 5.30 p.m. Christmas Carols will be sung in there is no pesto,

Without arrogating to adapt them to the separate system The the Reading Room of the Sailors' Hope. ourselves any spacial mission as the cham-second letter, dated 20th July, also signed by Mr Cooper, referring to an application

the

pions of truth, we can find some justifica for permission to erect verandahs over We find in the Shanghai papers telegr tion for our desire to remove the misap- Crown land, says that the Surveyor-General to the following effect: London 18th...

can only recommend that such excroach- prehension that may arise from the rather ment be allowed on compliance with the Doc-Persia has assented to the demand artful statement of the great drainage ques requirements in respect of drainage son of the Russian Consul at Meghad. This d tion made in the Daily Press this morning. toned in the previous letter. (2012

doubiless tueans that Farsia has, consented" Let our readers not be alarmed. We do If the absolute fairness of a summary to recognise the Russian agent at Monbod,

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not propose to lead them through the drains is consistent with the omission of the essen which is a likely enough thing. But how

of the city on this happy. Eve, neither tial part of it, the part which induced Mr did this telegram get to Shanghai by the annual do we intend to discuss the details of Feigh to pablish the letters the words It southern zout

zoute without being published fr any special system, separate, combingd being the intention of the Government to Hongkong or duplex. The year that is just slip. adopt the separate system →→we give in sod

ping away has not, it is true, altogether apologize, but otherwise we must say that THERE is a rumour in town that M. de rung ont ‘old shapes of foul diseases, but the Prus socceeded in a remarkably adroit Marena, King of the Sedangs, ha plaćeł it does not close as it hognu with an epi- toarner in canomaling the real purport and his country under a German protestor demio of small-pox raging in our midst. scope of the correspondence. One word in and that his compatriots fark Having waited so many years, we may conclusion. Oar manner of drawing atten

at him. We can scarcely balipse. therefore, now that the conditions are imtion to this politic procedure was not anchors, although the King does not soon proved, be content to wait a few months a subterfuge as one contemporary tries to

to be consomed with a desire to speedily longer to allow the varions schemes that make out. The omission of the letters and

zavisit. his nam found subjects, and are proposed for the removal of the disease the deceptive summary were painted out to

mot regret if he were pensioned of generating influences in our midst to be na, otherwise in the burry we might have

Tery heavy responsibility of king thoroughly considered by experts at Home, overlooked the incident.

off his shoulders. who, we hope, will be found competent La pronounce

a declaive opinion that will be for the lasting beness of the Colemy. Leaving then aside, as a little one of place at this holiday season, all questions relat ing to score and? drains;; flushing und cleansing, bank-yards and front-garde, 503-20 25% die on $20-$15 per | ditches and gutters, we will confine om

⠀⠀ London, 20th Dec. attention to what our contemporary is General Grenfell has gained a complete part of a China pleased to call the personal pect of the riotary over the enemy. Ha stormed tha question, although we fail to see why any position and the rebels retrosted. Their / man personal element need enter into newspaper low is heavy, over one thousand your low to Bar discussions.

in alight

7.10130, nominal

25 all 8102, buyers

to all 885, nominal

New Char Hongkong Is Company, Limited... 5,001 1,900 Hongkong Bakery Company, Id.. F'kong Hope Manufactory Co., Ld. 3,000 Hongkong Dairy Farm O

9,000 9 10 all 818, cush BK. High-Level Tramways Co., LL 1,21100450 8250 Campbell, Moors & Co. Limited 1,200 Baat

Borneo Planting Co., Limited 3,000 Schools, Children, Soldiers and Sailors in Austin Arms Hotel and Building

Uniform, Half Price.

Company, Limited

4,000€ Bongei Koyah Planting Cloc, Ed 5,0008 508 25 610, .......1 China Dorneo Company, Limited,.. 7,000 8100

One Dollar ($), Esch Day...

Ticketa Now for Sale at Mesars KEILY and Wazen's & Moara LANE, CRAWFORD &

2162, Hongkong, December 24, 1888, 0184

MALDANË,

Chinese Comperial 1884

· 1881.

8,565 $

X prem, nominal 10 311 303 25365

[ M share

80 12 2-prem., buyars

all 3% prom. 9189 150 all prom. Dominal -1886 Borria (200,00 (T1, 250|14 E prem

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TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE ^ORIKA MAIL']

{Fia Southeris Zine. }

A GREAT VICTORY AT SUAKIN.

The Best Impressions of Hongkong tained by Lieut. Douglas, of the Arg and Sutherland Highlanders, very favoumbis, for he had not been hour in the Colony before containing ons of his hate

Fortunately the third wat caught, and what