1890-05-16 — Page 2

Entertainments.

THEATRE

Business Notices.

ROYAL HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY,

CITY WALL.

Under the Tatronage of H. 1. the Ozracen ADMINISTERING the GOVERNMENT, H. E. the Major-General Commanding the Troops, and the Orrians of the Garrison.

THE

MILITARY MUMMERS'

will give

A DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT, (the last of the Benson) in Aid of the Fands

THE SOLDIER AND SAILORG" INSITOTK TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 17th May, 1890,

souslating of H.J. BYRON'S Farcical Comedy

"UNGLE,"

preceded by the Langlable Force

CHESELLING.

Prices of Admission:

Dress Circle,

$2.00

Stalle,

Book Beats,

L

(LATE THE HALL & HOLTZ CO-OPERATIVE COY., LTD.)

ADIES!

AND

“NOVELTIES.

-(+) CHILDREN'S

NOVELTIES.

SUMMER..:

THE CHINA MAIL.

LD.

WEAR.

NOVELTIES.

LADIES AND CHILDREN'S SUMMER WEAR

HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LD.

907

(LATE THE HALL & HOLTZ CO-OPERATIVE GUY., LTD,)

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Daylight. Terona leaver for Japan. Daylight.-Oopack leaves for London, 10a.m.—ficherat Werder leaves för Japan. Noon Afghas coves for Kobe, d Noon Japan laives for Singapore,

Penang and-Valoista (USA I p.Nechuraves for Bhanghai.

Amusements. p.m-Performance at tus City Bat Miscellaneous. 3.p.Compotition of the Hongkong

Rifle Associatiqni.

WINES AND SPIRITS,"

BY ATPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED. (ESEAILIBEES A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG,

100 To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. We invite attention to the following old

$0.50

Box Plan can be seen at and Tickets ob-

tained from KELLY & WAISH.

Soldiers and Sailom in Uniform half- THEATRE

price to Stalls and Biak Beats.

ROYAL.

WEDNESDAY,

:804

the 31st Max.

Doors open at 8.3). To commence at 9 p.m.

Hongkong, May 16, 1590.

To-day's Advertisements.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. '

NOTICE.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND

-NAGASAKI

(Passing through the INLAND SEA.)

The Co.'s Steamship General Werder, Captain M. Eron, will louve for the shoro Ports TO-MORROW, the 17th Inst., at 10 a.ca

For Froight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

A

STEAM TO SHANGHAI.

+

REAPPEARANCE

FOR

ONE NIGHT ONLY

HU

UDSON

OF THE

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO O NSIGNEES,

S.S., PEMBROKESHIRE, FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPORE YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in. formed that all Goods are being lauded at their risk into the Godowns of the Kow- LOOR WHARF & GoDows Co., at Kowlood, whence and/or from the Wharves delivery | may be obtained.

This Steamer has Cargo ex Palitana at CALOUTTA and ex Runner at RANGOOF.

Optional Cargo-will be forwarded unz

Noon TO-MORROW.

No

Claire

will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna, and all Box Plan at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Goods remaining undelivered after the 23rd

Instant will be subject to rent.

SURPRISE PARTY.lese notice to the contrary bu given before

LIMITED.

Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

910

THE Undersigned have received instruc-

875ions to Sell by Public Auction, on

TUESDAY,

the 20th May, 1890, at 2. p.to., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF REAL SAT- The Co.'s Steamalip SUMA WABE, COMPRISING, VASES, JARS,

Neckar,

Bovis, INDENSE BURSENS, PLATZO, F Captain H.-SFRMER, Will-GRES, &C. Cours de vieave for the above place TO-MORROW, the 17th Instant, at 1 p.m.

For Freight or Passage; apply to

MELCHERS-& Co., Agents.

Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

:

876

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOŤ. (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW. CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE)

The Co.'s Steamship

Dardanus

Coplain Penox, will be despatched as above on

WEDNESDAY, the 21sJnstant...

For Freight or Passage, apply to

·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

OUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI

the 22nd Instant.

The Co.'s Steamship

Achilles,

895

Capt. ANDERSON, will be despatched as above

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, May-16, 1800,-

· BANK HOLIDAY.

on

KANGA, IMARI, Kioro, and ToxIO WARE, COMPRISING TEA SETE, VARES, GOLD and SILVER INLAID BRONZE, and INCRMILLIS WARE.

KAKIMONOS, EMBEOLERIES and SCHSENS. LACQUERED WARE, &c., Ste. TEAMS OF SALE.-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

904

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VLA

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.-

THE British Steamship BATAVIA, 2,553 Tous Register, Capt. WILLIAM- SON, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C, ri NAGASAKI, INLAND SEA, KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on THURS. DAY, the 12th June, at Noon.

To be followed by the S.S. ABYSSINIA, on the 3rd July, and 8.S.PANTHIA, on the 24th July

Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai soul Japso Porte, and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points, by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIO COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY And 000 other Stesmera

N. accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, the Underhientioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Públic Business on 'MONDAY, the 10th Instant, the day appointed in this Colony for the Celebration of the Anniversary of the BIRTHDAY of HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY the QUEEN g

For the Chartered Mercantile Bank of

India, London and China,'

C. F. ROWBAND,

Manager, Hongkong.. For the Chartered Bank of India, Aus.

tralia and China,”

T. H. WHITEHEAD,'

Manager, Hongkong. For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation,"

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. For the 'Now Oriental Bank Corporation,

Limited,'

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR, Manager.

For the Comptoir National d'Escompte de

Paris,

L. GLENAT, Acting Agent, Hongkong,

Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMSHIP NECKAR,

FROM BREMEN AND FORTS OF CALL

#HE above-named Steamer having ar rived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goode, with the excep

Apk

Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng Isnd, France, and Germany by all

trans- Atlantic lines of Steamers.

First-class Fares granted as follows: To Vancouver Victoria, (Biex.)$210,00 To Montreal, New York,

290.00 To Liverpool

225.00 To London

330.00 To other European points at proportion- ste rates. Special reduced rates granted to Oficers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be ebi

éblained on application.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to points in the United States, be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to Mr. D. E, BROWN, District Freight Agent, Ysneaver, B.0.

Freight will be received on board until 4 pm, on the 11th Juris,

All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to addrees in full; and the same will be received by us until 5pm the day previous to sailing.

For information as to Pazzags or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents.

-966

Hongkong, May 16, 1890 DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

OHEMIST S.

ABRATED WATERS.

UR Plant comprises the latest improve.

ments, and is one of the most com

0

plete and efficient ever shipped fromI England, Valen

All Claims against the Steamer most be prosented to the Undersigned on or before iho 23rd Instat, or they will not be re cognized,

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, May 16, 1890.

AHIPPING,

ARRIVALS,

011

May 3, 1890 — Taichiow, British steamer, 802, Unsworth, Bangkok May 9, Rice and Wood.—YUEN FAT HONG,

Marie, German str., 704, C. A. Hundo- wadt, Haiphong May 13, General.-A. R. Manty.

McBeth, British eteamer, 622, Geo. Edwards, Saigon May 11, Rice for. ADAMSON, BELL & Ch.

May 16:

Wlanded Brands, all of which are of collent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the moat noted Shippers, aro imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us

prices."

the best growths at moderate tule the name and quantity of Wine or

In ord

ordering it

Spirit wanted, and mitini letter for quality desired.

1OCAL AND GENERAL

Tuz Press at the Cape of Good Hope Is denouncing Lord Balisbury for his refusal to cede the native State of Swaziland to the Transvaal.

[No. 8529-MAY 16, 1890,

ACCORDING to reports which have washed Vienna from Et. Potaraburg, the Cras re Pasard Huzz ÜIKAL.

ceived 3. de Staal, the Rusamu Ambama - OUTWARD BOUND Balears Brook, April

dor in London, in private audience un Blo 11 Pembrokeshire 157ighficht, 181

turday last to hear, his report on the Prince Electat, Hankow Glenshiel, 45A LONDON talegram, dated 16th April in the of Wales's recent visit to Berlin,. This riit Menelaus, Telaior, May 2-Fri Brisbane Courier states that the new atoa and the German Balperora alterances on ga, & Promethius, Pathan, Omer Saladin, which is intended for the that occasion have boon the subject of much HOMEWARD BOUND-Titan, March 25; trade between Western Australia and Siu comment in Russian Court girole the Wismar 28 Merionethshire, April 18 gapore, has been launched,approchement which has taken place between Lydia, 23, Carmarthenshire, Glenavon Fekin, Sterior, Ajax, Medusa, May ACCORDING to latent adric, Great Britain and, Germany reparto be to latent advice, Bighor Succi, causing some uneasiness to the St. Peters * Preussen & Burpedon, D. the celebrated Italian faster, who has un burg Cabinet.. TM & Co.'s steamer Caledonien, withthe has finished the thirtieth day of his fact dertaken to go without food for forty days, Trench mail of April 18, left.Singapore at the Aquarium, on Wednesday, May 14th, at 8 .m..

, and is elfll strong. and may be expected, bera on or about Tan atatement telegraphed from Berlin to Tuesday, the 20th May. This packet the effect that poveral rich and distinguisht voyage from New York was discovered.

DURING the examination of the City of Paris in the graving dook at Birkenhead the true cause of the scoident by the ship on her ro brings replies to letters despatched

When the water was being gradually. let from Hongkong on March 18, ed officers of the Guards had sent in their of the graving dock an attracrdinary thi

Qut the P. M. S. S. Co. City of Rio de pepers in consequence of the late sumptuary happened. The starboard propeller drop

Janeiro, with the AVERIGAN MAIL of Bit of the poor, which hoff showing that the shaft brake close to April 28, leaves Yokohama on Bator: Posed to regard as too much of an arbitrary the propeller, and this sudden release of day, the 17th May, at daylight, and restraint on their social habits and mode of opposition at the speed the ship was going

bo expeated here on or about life, is how said to be unfounded.

would cause the solitary abeft tu revolve Friday, 23rd Mar The Canadian Pacifio . Balaria Tofthe Royal Military Academy at Woolwich |sion and the collapse of the starboard engine Tar latest addition to the Int of cadets at with awful velocity, resulting in an explo- Vancouver for Japan, &, on the 12th

an already knowD May.

is Ra Joelson, grandson of Ratallalariyopy, manag the Prime Minister of Madagascar, who has been allowed to enter the Academy at the Request of the Foreign Office. This young ondet's grandfather has been the husband of at least two successive Queens of Mada gasvar.

The P. §0. On's extre, staamer Thibet, Loft Bingapore, on the 15th May, at Nocu, and may be ex, csted hero en or about the 19th May The V. §. 5. Co.'s 5. s. Dardanus, from left Singapore en the 12th and may be expected Hero on

Ir has been decided that the permanent.

PUNKARING & BURGLAR→Burglaries are of almost nightly occurrence, says the Ceptom Observer. One follow the other night we properly dealt with by a cora in Kollapitiya The thier had made a hole

the wall sufficient to introduce his

land. The Moorman gafolly wasted beside it till

or about the 19th May governing body of the Imperial Institute the hand appeared inde, then down came

to supply necessary & Co's steamer Achilles, frous shall include thirty-nine colonial members, sharp chopper on it, severing all four

to

Orders through Local Peat or by Tole. gram receive prompt attention, PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.}

Per do. Bot.

810 81.00

L10

A Alto Douro, good quality,

Groon Capsula

B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capsule

..12

The

two

THE KAIBE VRLY LIKE LOED RANDOLEN,

Liverpool, left. Singapore for this port sented by eleven, the prinsipal Australasian mento. The police have not been able to the North American colonies being repre- angers, which were left behind as s mo on the 14th May, and is duo hero o colonies by twelve, Africa three, the other trane "the burglar yot Lo evidently the 20th May. The U. N Co's new a. a. Nanchang, from lonial possessions (igelugling the Fiji Isbandaged op lus fingers to prevent any

Glasgow, left Singapote on the 13th lands) bine, Tasmania and Westeca Aus trace of blood beyond afew yards. May, and is dus here on or about the

tralia one each, and other parts of Australia lon 20th May. The D, D. Ft. new 8. s. Blectra le THz Gorman steamer Picciolo, Captails The most interesting study hir John porn on the 15th May, and may be Neisen, came into collision with Gorst brings hours with him from Berlin expected here on or about the Flat

lighter between Koh-i-Chang and Bang is one of the German Emperor. May. The P. & Co.'s steamship Teheran loft lision the night was very desk and the rain Majesty a man very much after the type It seems that at the time of the col shrewd observer finds in his Imperial This Bombay for this port on the 15th pouring down. The lighter was on her way of Lord Randolph Churchill Tho two The P. & O... Shanghai lett London for down to Koh-ai-Chang and

Hombay and this part on the 6th May, steamer, leaving a good-sized is hole in st 5 p.m.

ter port how It is not definitely known which or whose lighter did the damage, but there is a very strong, suspicion. Bangkok Times

May.

C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap- aule

14

1.25.

D. Very Fine. Old Vintage, extrasuperior, Violet.Cap- sale (Old Bottled)

18

1.50

SHERRIES.

be attended to..

6.

་་

0,60

A Delicate Pals Dry, dinner wine, Green Capanle

D. Very Superior Old

Dry, chuice old Wine, White Seal Vapsule 12-

4.00

TO COBRESTORPENT. - Jean's letter will

kak

· Fan, intò,

the

́EDIE MUSESUTES of relief

truth,

hardihood gularly alike in their opinion, their audacity, their entice freedom from the influence of PERETA tion, and their resolution to go their own way, overriding all respectable and estab- lished infuences whether they be those of

B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

Tus Superintendent of the P. & O. S. Martic) of the dentitation and famine raginglese Corres

HEART-Tending accounts reach as (Stair Stafford Northcote or Prisco Birmaruk wine,

Green Seal Capsule 7.50 0.75 Co. informs us that the 8.8. Teheran left in East Laos, In Ubon the prisoners and C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

Bombay for this port yesterday,

the majority of the puponation are living. The Ceylon papia report a case in which erry, White Capsule 10 00 Superior Old. Dry, Pale

on Banana stalks and wild herbs. Whole Natural Sherry

Red Seal

Mesara Siamanen & Co, inform us that the villages have been deserted, the people Capsule Old Pale

10-1.00 DD, R. str. Electra left Singapore for this ying to mora favored districts. The can purt yesterday, at 3 p.m., and may be osalent on this inatter, but we would respect tral government in Bangko has kept 1-10-pected hers on or about the Fletinet...

fully

that auggest should be takou, in aid of the famine stricken region. Aman form has been discovered at Pompei ander a doorway, which clearly shows the sandals on the fest, and, what extremely uncommon in such remain, Fair of froggars A Naples archaeologist colony stakloned at Pompeir during the

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seat Capaulo (Ou Buttled)

. 14 Per Case. Per Case.

1 do dos, Hongkong, will give one performance bere Quarts, Pints. on their return trip from Japon.

Ir will be seen from our advertisement columna that the Hudson Surprise Party, 1.25 who were

successful on their last visit to

D.--

CLARETS

A Superior Becakfast Claret,

Red Capsule

Neckar, German steamer, 3,120, d. Sup mer, Bremen April 2, 2 p.m., and Singapore May 11, Muita and 400 tons General for Hongkong, 30 tons for Japan, and 500 tons for Shanghai.--MELCHERS & Co.

Bent eers, British steamm, 1,618, Alez Webster, Saigon May 12, Rice and Paddy -GIE, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Nierstein, German str., 782, H. Fredrichs,

and Chefoo May 0, Beans- & Ca

$4.50

amanathan, & leading member of the mil community of Ceylon, as well as a Council, lately appeared in Court at barrister and member of the Legislative Colombo before the Chief Justice wearing the usual bands and gown, but haring »

urban in place of a wig

Been that this is the first time this garb has been Coomara Swamy, also Tamil barrieler, soon -m Couro m. Deylon, the late Sir having always wom the orthodox robar. held a junior brief to the Attorney M Ramanathan did not himself argner but who argued the case. Ent the Chief

Mu Wodehouse was to have resumed the supposes it to be cons of the Alexandriau Jutties (Sir Bruce Burnside) intimated to

Mr Kamanathan through his registrae that

B St. Estephie, Red Capsule. 4.60 5.0o inquiry into the recent fire at Bonham period of its destruction, I evident that he would not hear him if he sitempiad' ‚bei ;

€ St. Julien

D La Rose

BRANDY.

11

.7. 7.50 Strand West to-day, but as the search 12.00 among the ruins has not yet been completed Per doz

the inquiry was remanded for another week. Case. Per Bot.

THE Agont of the P. M. S. B. Co. inforus A Heaney's Old Pale, Red Capsule Very Old Cogeas,

812 81.10s that the se. Cily of Rio de Janeiro, with B Superior

Maila, S., from San Francisco to the 28th Red Capsule

14 1,25

ultimo, arrived at Yokohama to-day, and 18 150 will leave for the port to-morrow.

C Vory Old Liqueur Cogone,

Red Capsule

German steamer, 1,093, P. Hayo, Saigon May 12, 1 ice and Paddy.-TUNG KEE & Co.

Camclet, British barque, 369, Murphy, SO Freemantle March 27, Sandalwood.GL MAN &

Co.

Meefos, Chinese steamer, from Whampoa Amigo, Gerumu atcamer, 771, T. A Bruhn, Segon May 12, Rice and Paddy.-- A. G. Monats.

Felow, German steamer, 750, II. Johann- seu Hoihow May 15, General-MELCHERS & Co.

Pembrokeshire British steamer, 9,000, Danenater, New York and Singapore May 10, Kerosine Oil.ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

DEPARTURES.

May 16

Kaifery, for Whampoa. Mongkut, for Bangkok,

Canton, for Shangbai.

CLEARED.

Depack, for Singapora and Londen. Ghazee, for Nagasaki.

Presto. for Uoihow and Touron, McBeth, for Kobe.

Per Taichiou, from Baugkok, 21 Chinese. Per Marie, from Haiphong, 4 Chinese, Per McBeth, from Sai:on, Mr J. R. Scolt.

D Hennaray's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 TOH WHISKY,

Vintage, Red Capanle

+

A Thorne's Blend, White

Capsele

B Watson's Glenorchy Mel-

low Blend, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade. Mark, Watson's Abeloar Clenlivet, Red Capsule, with Nawe and Trade Mark.. D`Watson's AK D ́Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Cap-. Bule

I Watson's Very Old Liqueur Bootch Whisky, Gold Cap-

IRISH WHISKY

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capavle

B John Jameson'a Fine Old,

Green Capela,

the man was flying with a bundle, and foll

suffocated.

address the Court, and that the only hand- drces for a barrister was wig. It reported that the Chief Justics subsequent hear Me Ramanathan only in a wig, ly privately reiterated his determination to

The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland have issued a new rule, forbidding any officer in their servics having a salary of less than £150 per abntim to marry. An oficar of the Dablin bank sends a protest against this to the Freeman's Journal In the House of Commons on the 34th

A spirited

to-day, in the hope that the shareholders April, Mr H. Heston asked the Post- will interfere He says the rale means life-master General whether he was aware that long celibacy to the bulk of the cflotals, as the postage from the British Bettlement of THE two cases, in which an Indise Consta-120 per sqnuta is the maximum paid to Hong Kong to the United States of

clurka

Amerión was 58. per half-ounce, and from the United States to Hong-Kong 24d, pet, Sv

22:00ble and a lakong were committed for tal men who have just returned to Cairo) half-ounce and whether he would consider

8 0.75

at the Supreme Court charged with receiv

from Omdurman, the town opposite Khar the feasibility of lowering the postal charge. 8 0.75 ing tribes, have been sent back to the team, which has been the seat of Mahdiam from Hong Kong to the United States to Police Court by the Attorney General to since the siege and fall of the letter place, 2d. per half-ounce. Mr Raike replied be dealt with summarily,

state that they met with no difficulties op that the explanation was that for which he the road thenge,

being parfeedy open. They add the House for the gratification of the hon that the Mahdi has vanished, and that member. The United States was one of faucine in raging throughout the whole of the countries of the Postal Union, and did the Boudan. They declare that Mahdism nos chose to avail itself of the option to- 19 becoming extinct.

served over and above the fundamental rate of by the Convention to charge a mortar

A CoɑLas named Kwan Lui was sentenced to Dongola o raute from Khartoum had ao often had to claim the indulgence of

10

|

to nine months' hard labour by Me Wode 0-75 house in the Polica Contu to day for rob

bing s shopkeeper of 821. The prisoner and other two mer, it was stated, attacked Tax Committee of Ways and Meous has ro24d. on letters carried long distance by LCD the complainant while ho was walking to posted the Republican Tariff Bill to these The Colony of Hong-Kong was Pound Lano, garotted him and stolo his Jaited States House of Representatives, within its Treaty rights in pursuing the too after making varians alterations in the bill: contrary course and charging a turtas, and 1910 purse.

Sugar below - "siztsen Dutch standard is he would not be warranted in interfering in made tree of BONE of the Times-Four brokers were subject to s

of duty, and above that grade the matter, ; the collet per s duty of four tenths of a cent among the candidates (unsuccessful) for the per lb American domestic sagars are post of bailiff to the Supreme Court, recent giron a bounty of 2 conte per lb.-

Tax Parts Antional brings a very seriouÍ,” ly made vacant by the death of Me MoBean. Ir appears from the Scotsman that in one he will no doubt, take, the carileer oppor: charge against General Boulenger, which The number of Aummary cases before the

week forty now joint-stoe's companies have Court up in the present date is 140 15 szers of that for the corresponding period

8 0.75 101,00

John Jameson's Very Fine

Old, Green Capsule 131.10 GENUINE BovaBOR WHIERT, ** Bae old Rel Capsule, with Name

GIN.

A Fine Old Toro, White!

aulo

*

Cap.

101.00.

4.50 0.40

of last year.

∙last year's average, which for the quarter was hia

62,211,131. The total capital of the 136

with

THE value of the stocks of public compa- companies registered throughout the whole before that A Cabinet Council to: loy

B Fine Unsweetened, White

Capsule O- Fine A Y. H. Genova.

5.26 0.60nies in Hongkong ling shrunk $13,000,000 RUM

since the end of June last year. Of course, Finest Old smaica, Violet

as far as the whole Colony is concerned, 12% 100 eward Island 81.50 per Gallon; |

thia in mainly a loss on paper, but for those LIQUEURS.

who were foglish to buy shares at the in Benedictino Moraschius

flated prices current ten months ago the Curacos Heering's Cherry Cordial Ohartreuse

Da Siagett's Angostura loss is only too real,

•Bitture, &e.

Per Neckar, from Bremen: for Honz kong, Captain C. Holm, Mrs C, Holm and child, Mr Pail Hubert, Mr and Mrs E Popp, Messrs Chas T. Clerk, E. II. Kio- nahan, vou Pastao, Miss Echirmor. Me and Mrs F. Schönfeld, Meram Gustav Simmsten and II. Löwineola, and 210 Chines Shaughsi, Mr M. d. van Daalen Wetters, Messrs Thomas Gibson, Robert Neilson, Is u Hai Ting, Fritz Kippe, and Rear-Admiral Valois; for Yokohama, Mesars Richard 2286 Boyes and Albert Miller, and Dr H. Teul- ====

BUL,

FOT

Par Bealaners, from Saigon, & Chinese,. Per China, from Saigon, 213 Chinese. Per Amigo, from Saigon, 8 Chinese, Per Velox, from Hakow, 28 Chinese.

BIRTH.

HE, Mason-Gezeral Bevan Edwards,

or at

of 1880 was £8,844 604, but thene Sgures mobilisation plan. included a number of private firms convert ed into limited liability companies, whose shares were not offered to the public.

THE

been registered in Scotland, with all tunity of trying to reout. It is r cagital of £3,450,520. Daring the three effect that while he was Minister of War, months expiring on the 31st of Batoh last at the time when the Behumbele incident to lead towar likely there has been a consideraole increaão Oz

the General was asked by the summary

utes of the The General was unable to proface the document, either then subsequent meetings. of the Cabile, and or an inquiry having been instituted it was discovered that General Boulanger had taken the documents home to his fudgings considering what route should be chosen found their way into the hands of a foreign Russian Imperial family are at present at the Hôtel du Louvre, and that they had for the ses voyage which the Czarevitch hdy of rank, Madame do, living and his brother, the Grand Duke Georgs near the Champs Elysées. If this charga Alexandrovitch, will underteks in the be true it is strange that it should not bara A Heater's boon made before, and especially the the present year. A from St. Petersburg says it is still trial before the High Court of Justice Jant

сове

of

On the 16th May, at Mogdulen Terrace D., will hold a fareyall recophon at olded whether they will make a simple your. In any case the matter is one that

Magazine Gap, the Wife of Mr E. B. MELBYE, cf a Son.

Headquarter House on Wednesday after noon, 21st inst, between the hours of and 7. There will be tennis, and the Band DEFARTED.

The publication of lirisfue comprnews of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Per Parthia, för Kobe, Mears 0. W. May and J. G. Fisherty; for Pacific Cosat

ar 7.50 m

Highlanders gül perform a selection of Ponta, 140 Chineso,

music during the aftervoon.

"Per Mongkat, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese. To DOYART.

Per Presto, for Hoihor, 30 Chinese

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

The Perity of the water is certifed by For YOKOHAMA, KOBE & NAGASAKI

Por General Werder, at 9.30 analysis.

The construction of the machinery, sud

tion of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are system of manufacture in force ensures being landed, and stored at their risk into

the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOW: cleanliness and atments of all contamination LOOR WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LTD.: in the finished staterat

Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained. The following are manufactured daily

OPTIONAL CARGO ·will

.to

Shanghai unless notion to the contrary beRATED WATER, GINGER ALE, given before Noon To-Day, the 16th Inst, SODA WATER,

No, Chris will be admitted after the LEMONADE, Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods OXIO, raining undelivered after the 23rd

Instant will be fubject to rent

All broken, chated, and

damaged Goods hực to be left in the Godowns, where they be examined on - WENDESDAY, I List Instant, at 4 patti

All Cisims must-reach us before the Bad Instant, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance has been affected Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

MELCHERS & Co.

Hongkong, May 16, 1860.

For

m., on Saturday, the 17th inst(Correspon denes may be posted on board, till time of departure.) NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA Par Afghan, at 11.30 am, on Saturday, --or STRAMS & CALCUTTA.—

the 17th inst

Per Japan, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,

the 17th inst

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PHOSPHOZONE,

The Chiun Mail.

HONGKONG, -FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1590.

TELEGRAMS.

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SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDOS, 14th May, 18000

A Portuguese expeditionary force has

started to occupy Zazaland.

cruise in European waters, followed by a requires to be cleared up, coyege direct to Vindivostok, or taka s more extended journey, withs stoppages af diffrent points on the Indien coast. The two Grand Dales will probably start in the Paris correspondent of the Daily Tele

FRANCE graph says they are going ahead in Al-

geria in the matter of duelling Two Ro publican Journals having falles fond of moti other three gentlemen uni ans, nawspaper A challenged the same number of their consi frères on the other organ terial combat, 1

autumn.

THE French officials in An

Angro" have.

have met with considerable difficulty in dialing with Two Malay seamen were brought, before tigers, which are extremely numerous to that part of Indo Chios, notwithstanding

is only made un the

Mr Wodehouse in the Police Court to-day the large sums' paid for their extirpation. - The cartol was coopted chcerfalls, promptis charged with stealing 32 lbs. of paint from Enst year as much as 10,000 was paid to 15% and, the prelimigries of the encoun the steamer Verona. A Chinoso constable the layers of this marauder paynight for having been duly arranged, the deel toos place on Thuqday. The darle were akin evidence of the a said he my the men throwing tins of paint and fangs there is no room for fraud The fought entered tule, each couple undertaking over the side, into a samopal, Oup of the Temps inres some interesting date about to settle their tils afsir apart frois sha men wha sentenced to three months and the depredations of this animal, and said at the given signal they all it to

Test words were the weapons selected, evidence of his formidable character gastes with a will It is a relief in tear that all the story of an afivial who requested

the other to six months' hard labour, wa

the

change of district because he was deed of the six quitted the field, after

engage The Singapore Free Press gives the follow adm platering territory whioll-contamed mere vitalit having sustained any viry ing as part of the repertoire of the Stauley se nany tigere ak žuhabitante. Ta piher acous

The cretary of one journal Opert, Company expected in Hangkona districts, they are so gumonitis, that no oito erasest da biderar leveling abortly

would think of driving out after dark. Tha

his colleagues ao piercing Operas - The Pirates of Pentation, Les Auxameno, in the box propitiating so opponent in the forario. The third GERMAN EAST AFRICA. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cloches do Carneville, Grand Duchess of formidable in ensiny, biraled the goleman on this paper was not an HLG-

Gerolstein H. M. S. Pioniers, Patience, imcat to the level of a divinity-

cefal, for he was wounded in the arm Pagostam General Caprivi said that Germany, can- Mikado, La Fille de Madanie Angst, La have been consecrated to Sin, user but the honours of the day fall to the not go back from Feat Alsion, and had no bille do Tambour Major, Reddigore, Bohe nobility have bien conferred upon him, and Welche Algerianas Ing of whose men intention to encroach on the British sphere, Mancia, Faid Joner Fonas 10 to Data, pont openly due by malth of olaborate (Algina

molan Girl La Sunurabula, Olivetta, hu has been surrounded the turf of Fell-merged triumphant Leon Aire perheal at the | gians cult. When they endeavour to tak u

sponse of their Live on the Rudin but was dotorisined to proceed in barmony Marthe, Dorothy, Little Duke, La. Magcar, constructing deep play and then

Fez Neckar, at 0.30 p.m., on Saturday, Ncwih inst. (Correspondanics may be posted on board till time of de- DAYIN'S PHOSPHOZONA Delightful Tonio parture.)

Beverage, free from Aloobot. Sices its For HAIPHONG -_-_-_-_-_-_-

Introduction to Public Noties as First

Per Mfonis, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the bank Clase Substitute for Alcoholio Liquare,

Kulaut

Per Apenrade, at pm, on Saturday,

the 17th inst

with England

Maid and

Pän tiers La very little game

AFOTELE DAREly.come to:

Aladdin, The M 17th in MA Naron Singapore papers, kas no Magoas, Jack the Giant Killer Sleeping: Edirade ontlantPred anions when

Beauty She

She Princess Cherry Blossom Badies Sin Annanz Lalls Rookhy, Blue Heard, de London, May In the House of Ones Baw Our Boys, Harbor Lights, Barslan proses d

Brands and Canadien. The Colleen The gue moon the Under Becretary for the Colonies mid that the Government cannot saustion Lynne, Bob Roy, Held by the Enemy met, is the the rotum of Sultan Abdullah to the Malay Hagintato, Under the flas light, Ticket of any wherever the Peninsult.

Leonvá déan, doch d

* it has gained great populacity, and

deservedly so, and we look forward For SAIGON-

with confidence to its general adop

tion where a pleassat

beverage is required without those For BWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW →

injurious after esta comuns to

Per Namen, at 5pm on Saturday, the Alcoholic stimulants,

17th last-

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