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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1887.

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W. DOKERCK.. Hongkong Obervatory, 7th June, 1887.

INTIMATIONS.

MAILS EXPOTED.

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THE INDIAN MAID

The stentor Avitoon. Apeur, with the Indian mail, lolt Singapore on the 7th, and may ho expected burns eier abunt the Lith instant.

STRAMMES EXPECTED. The D. D. R. stemmer Zydia loft Singapore on the 2nd, and is das hors on the Ith instant,

The O. 8. S tak slavner Dardanus left, Singapore on the 3rd, and is dus here on this l iastrat

The Glen Line steamor Glencoe left Singapore on the 3rd, and is dan here on the 9th instant.

The Shiro 'Line steamer Merionethshire, left Singapore on the 4th, al is duo here on the 15th 1987 instant.

Fraph 13 of the lotter of the Board addressed to In Hongkong, native Lansmatigens. some tints prior therto the defondest was in the nace until the 1st of February, 1831, when a far the largest part as well as the best ore somen you on the 22nd of Doomhow inke orharsin werally three storied and would therefore in no-habit of baying and selling hates at Shanghai transfer for the shures was registered which had from the first and original openings. This shaft 3.From Lae month of December 1862 iela hesa excented by the plaintiff the previous day, it now 120 fost deep and is fairly well developed.) At the depth of 119 leat fraces of ad digging advised thrt in the matter al onsensation, shy cordages with Western hygienales regulia Colonist Gateram sut should follow the lias, of back yards at last touty-five East vido. Tivi antil about the 23rd of May, 1883, Poter the 31st of January, 1881.

21-Up to 15th of January, 1983, and wore fount showing that in former years thismlu action adopted by all English Municipalities of Board howover has not been able to recommc Maclean and Goorge Anton Lindsay thin carry. Jate years in their endeavours to improve the for the ronson prasionsly given any book razling on business at banghai a Conuission er for some time after all sales of old slures carried had been anergetically worked. The other shafte Barometer - dwallings of the people. Wintover the policy wider than too feet oven for threa storied henses chante under the name of P. Maclean & Co. wars with them tas right to the new shares to be are only begus, and it remains to be seen wint Temperatare

an at proseal running works ap about fifty tank new shares apart-trom the old stores. of English Mnepal Authoriting may be wo intented to be reconstrasted. This width is less tas joint and several attorneys at Bhanghat for is in respect of the. No sale wore made of they will produce when fully opened. The mill Bumidity, are sure that in Engliad law and equity are not than one ball that laid down by English mani- the defendant for the purchase and sale of shares.

22. At the time of the otseation of the traus of ore per day which is more than set alde and indieideal interests orificed for sipalition, notwithstanding that the tropical 4-From the month of December 1854, inclu

public gond, without due indemnity for nealimats of Hongkong would saam to exots more sive until about the art of May, 1883. E. 1. for for the old shows on the 15th of Jaanary now producing. A considerable supply is al- Goro-Boath, who they ans and over since line 1833 the now shares of the Hongkong and rely on the sarfame bowerer, and vigorous of tent isses suffered.

ganemps provision of air spacs. 12. We next come to the expostulation against B-Bat with rigard to such entirely new bean a sharebroker at Bhanghai, was the brokear Shanghat Banking Corporation had not been forts will be manda to darelep the mine under- readily be made to furnish the full complement the oppping for application at Hangkang-of houses as may be greeted on vacant lands anally splayed on balalf of the defendant for issund. Such shaeus wore first registored at the month. Iffuiisoponelthooriginal shaft clone could the Sanitary legislation of the mother country intends to be lead by Government for the of starts at Shanghai, ad frem about the Biak at Shanghai un the 17th of May, 18:33.

23-The Defendant was registered at the fifty lons per day. To do this however it will without regard to lim vooditions mad to the building purpose after the Bill shall have 23rd of May, 1833, when Peter Maclean and -idiosynoranios of the Chinesi. There might pissed pate law, the Board se russer, why Gorge Anton Lindary enved to be the attoreys Biak at Shanghai as the owner on the 36th of bo nedosary to provide staan hoisting-apparatus, have beeh gromuda for this remonstranon bud it the minimum of open space for light and cf, the defendant; the said, B. H. Gory-Booth Dagober, 1883 of 400 shares, including the 100 which will no doubt soon be done. The results of bon a fact that we had roomcorded for this vantilation adopted Eusland should not also became the attorney of the fealant 11 well as baraz transferri on the 15th January, 1882, to the ore atrasty milled are encouraging,

determined how mach the yield will be par ton. Chlory English legislation para snd xiple, but be adopted in this Colony, provider of genres his broker for the purchase and so at charos at the plaintiff, wel 200 or shares wora alattua longer trial will be necessary before if aan be 24-0 and aftor Ens 17th of May, 1383, the General Le bus boon at a large cutleg in opening oh is not the case, for tho Publie Health Bill that at sko and sales this condition is mada Shanghai and continued to be so until the bogin to the defendant in respect of aneh 400 shares. has been framed by us, by the light of sar Jasilear to intording parohssers who wauld then bing of the year 1884.

5.-The hares sold by the defendant at Bank ised provisional corticates for new shares the nine, getting the machinery on the ground, experience to most luon requiremcata. Had wo acquire their sites with their ayos open to tho followed English sanitary caietreats more requirement of the new law With this view Shanghai from the month of Dambat, 1992, or the application of the parties claiming them and the costly foreign superintendenca. It is to strictly the stringanes of art recommandation By Law his base added intended to apply to inanics til about the 23rd of May, 1889, on prodnation of the proper title or authority to boped that the results will justify tin outlay, were usually sold through the agency of the and on payment of the first call In these of and yield such a proft as will lead to the opening right then possibly have warranted the Protost future extensions of the town.

General Le is diverting of no small credit for unrio reply

9-As the City of Victoria has been bailt on sit P. Mäeloan and G. A. Lindsay and E. H. persons.olher then the racistered owners of the of alues in other places. 18-Dr. Ho a thea prosesde to stigmatize a strongly marked declivity, the houses rising in Gore-Booth and from about the 23rd of May. ld shares in rispect of which the now shares the Bill unnecessary and inoffisient" Pro-tarras or steps one abors the other, hazo kad 893, until the beginning of the rear 1881 the had boon allotted not to whom they had been the ontarprising spirite ho has shown in opon. allotted, the title and authority required was an ing up this mind. He has obtained from tho riously the Bill was assailed on the scera of its to have their find-stines oxcavated out of the shares parehased and sold by the defondant allared severity, now it is dazounced on the store steep hillside und in many cases the back walls Shanghai were purchased and sold through the order from the registered orase for the delivory gaverument the right to open mines of all kinds at so many new stares and transfor deed for the in Shantung, which right will be a privilege or

TOW READY harden according as his offorts are profitable of its inefficiency. One or other of these con- of the basement stories have been built in jarta-aganey of B. H. Gore-Booth alone

0-On the 18th of Decembar, 1833, E. Hame hamber at, new shares. Such transfer trulistory charges must be fallions. If there position with the earth or with searg walls that Wort any truth in either it would most probably have been thrown upon in order & retain the Core-Booth and for the defendant in the sunlods gouted before the 17th of May could not for otherwise. Considerable prospecting has been be found in the charge of ingleisney, for willaide iz plues. In ens instances, those roons under instructions escolved from . Aountain the number of the new shares, and done in various parts of the prostace, but nothing freely admit that we have preferred, if anything dining walls themselves are found to form the Linday fifty shares of the Hongkong and the transfers are extrases to be for so many is yet determined upon as to the cpening of to orr on the side of mildness in order to inter back wall of the house. Suot basement doore Sangtal Buking Corporation with now sharos new shares in respect of shares numbered scatherines. The opening of mine cote izon would be more profitablo to the country faro as little as passible with private interasta bing aaay foot below the surface of the ground bonus and dividend to Janes Alexander Taylor, and so, giving the numbers of the old slunces, or

14-The Protest next mobinraerds the super-fontide aro it ja needless to add extremely damp, a bill broker and dealer in shares at Shanghai, sisuply for aổ màưng now shares. Such transfer than gold, but these cannot be sises4sfalty and the Dates of RRTURN DESPATCHES: Bad withint. any other writing whatever, to the ession of the Bill by fourtoon different pro and friar the rainy season the moisture is in for delivery on the 31st of December, 1839 deads were usually ornated in black, that is to operated without railroads to facilitate trans

say, without filing in the son of the transforsportation-Mercury Correspondent. positions, viz

soma.instanse aven found to peroclate through from Hongkong (as hereinafter explained).

25.-The plaintiff accordingly obtained an 7.The following is s sopy of the entry made the walls. They are also as a rale so dark that

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The inautes are compelled to bare lights even by E. Goro Beeth in thy counterfoil of the order signed by the defendant by his attorney led signed by the difendant by his attorney

TUESDAY: 761 June. III-An out-fall at Sulphur Channel for the at Doo-day. Unquastionably hussment dwell. Sought and sold notes iassed by hit for such G. A. Lindsay for 50 naw shares and a transfer

sewage of the city

ings ander these conditions are not fit for husbaces,

DYFORT CARGOES. G. A. Lindy for 50 now abores in respect of man habitation, and as a sanitary authority

100 shares of which the nambare are given in

Per steamship Rosetta, sailed on the 2nd June: could possibly countenanes their perpetuation in

sech transfer deal With the exception of anFor London-144172 lbs congon, 938,000 Iba, hausas to be newly built or reconstructed, the Board bave provided in the Bill that in now

error in three figures, the numbers in the transcented cuper, 25,989 Its scented orange pakos buildings or reconstractions a clear intervening

for dead for the new shares coincide with the 7,880 16s..sorts, Bosna silk piece rada, 26 space of four fest opan to the sky shall be left

numbers of the 100 old shares before mentioned bales waste silk, and Il packages. For transferred by 1bs defendant to the plaintiff. Franco-351 biles ne silk, and 2 cases silk piece between the hillside and the house.

The following is a copy of the order:

I-Efoient publio drainage. [F-EMain house draivago.

IV. Sower ventilation.

V-Inoroned water-aapply, VA Botilla of steam dredgers. VII-Provisions against earth ontting. VIII-Relusalions and tree planting. IX-Surface Borvenging. X--Abatement of overcrowding by the or

tousion of the town. XL-Frohibition of the sale of nowholesome

FRONT.

No. 24 H.

Dated 18th Deo., 1882. Baller, Meagra. P. MaLeau & Co. n ngonte Furchaser, J. A. Tayler, Esq. 50 Hongkong Bank shares at 167 per cont. premina from Hongkong), ean all div, bonus and new shares lolivory 31st December 1992; payment usual on Jelivery, Commission por cent, ifa Messrs. P. M&Co.

The Manager,

Shanghai, 9th May, 1333.

Hongkong & rhai Bank. DEAR STR-Please deliver to the order of Robert Hough scrip for fifty (50) new skaras in the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank, from thom allotted to me, en presentation of a transfer dood sauto executed by as, sal payment of the test call.

Yours faithfully.

WILLIAM LEGOR,

by his Altaruny

(SA) G. A. LINDSAY 26.Sebadole B. hereunto annexed is a copy of the transfer deed.

7.-The defendant was aware that it was the

For the purposes of adequate ventilation and for the arrest of damp so parrow a space as

On the 18th of December, 1892, E H. foar food might not perhaps be demol sufficient XII-Market improvereats

by arigid eanitarian, but again in the considera-Gore-Booth sold for the defondant is the usual XIII. The spread of sanitary knowledge. tion of this question the same difficulty which conre, sorenty five abavas in the Hongkong and XIV. Elleivat sanitory odisinistration.

beset that of the minimum width of back-yards Shanghai Banking Corporation with new shares It is asserted that if the foregoing propositions stepped in and in view of the undze sacrifice of bonus and dividend to the said James Alexander are wlapted the health and prosperity of the property that would burg sttended the adoption Taylor for delivery ou the 31st of Decorbar, Colovy will be scared. But long before this of a wider space, the Board after careful deli- 1852, from Hongkong (as hereinafter explained). 9-Tho following is a copy of the entry made Provost was penned, the Bill which we have beration were constrained to adopt as narrow a drafted had already prosided either directly or margin as four test for the minimum width of by B. H. Gore-Booth in the counterfoil of the by By-law for the realization of nearly elsar area to be left batwon the bouse walls and bought and sold notas issued by him for snoh shares-No,'30 H., Asted 18th December, 1992, the whole of these foartoon propositions the hillside.

11. The next question that camo nadar con. Seller, Messrs. P. MoLoan & Cu; Purchaser, ar such of them as require legislativa sanc tion Dr. Ho Kal essisted at our mest sideration was whether such landlorde as would J. A. Taylor, Esq.; 75 Hongkong Bank shares, jugs took part in our discussions and was be debarred horeafter from building or recon-st 16 perous premium (from Hongkong), enm aware that we sought to give affect ander the straeting their houses against the billside, that all div. benu and new shares, dolivary 31st anthority of the Bill to the programme which is to say, such isndlords as contemplated the per- Desember, 18 parment on delitory. Comnis practice to execute sach treasfors in black and he has reproduced. Practically therefore we otuation of wallings manifestly unfit for husion per cent, ifs Messrs. P. M. & Co. for approval of such practics.

36-The plaintiff in tas mouth of June 1833, may say that the Protest winds ny by strocata habitation, should be compensated for the Hongkong.

The now share mentioned worn shares applied to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing the adoption of the self same provisions so loss of arms involved in the new rule, and befor inconsistantly condemned in the preceding arriving at a final decision on this point the which the Directors of the Hongkong and Corporation at Shanghai for the 50 new sharus Board used an examination of the City to be Shanghai Banking Corporation had then pro- to which he was antitled by the order and trans- 15-An inconsistency still more glaring is made with a view to ascertaining the number of pod to issue and which the shareholders sabab fer, hat be was informed by the Bank that the involved in proposities XIII. After having homes artoally built against the hillside, and the quently resolved should be issued in the propor atomlaut had so longer 50 anch shares available baon admonished throughout the Protest for aggregate area which would orentually have to tion of ons new share for every two old shares When the plaintiff made this application he was framing a Bill in accordance with modernus colinjushed if all such houses when their and the-holders-vi-okl-stars on the Register.offroady and willing to pay the first call on the medical and sanitary knowledge instead of in time for reconstruction arrived, were to be ast the Corporation ou the 30th Decembor, 1882, hara and offend to do so.

word entitled to baro new shares allotted to thom

Orlars signed on behalf of the defendant accordance with Chinese ideas we ste-nad-back four foot.

had already bean prosented to the bank for 179 vised to spread medical and sanitary knowledge 12. The examination revealed the fact that in respost of sneh old shares in that proportion.

11. Until the certifiantos for such new shares shares and these shares had been appropriated among the public.

in Victorin there were a large number of houses" 16-Dr. Ho Kai objects chiefly, as we have so eiroomalanced, that the area to be relinquish had been issued a contrast for the sale of old fu accordance with such ordera. There there. said before, to the provision of legnate opened would be 118,842 agaare teet, and that the shares with new was a contrast to deliver the fore remained only 21 aharoa-which worn-after- space about buildinge in order to see the compensation to the owners for scek relinquish sham yurtiGates for the aid shares at the parti wards appropriated to other orders signed on free circulation air. This provision has, mont assessed at ourrant leasehold estate valuos cular time used and the scrip or share certia behalf of the defendank and the plaintiff as cates for the now shares in the proportion abore never recsival any of the 50 new shares in however, been commanded by him as necessary; world com to $791,096. in respect of any new building lots which muyi 13-Aftor protracted doliberation tits Board mentioned whenever sech sarip or share curtil-raspect of the 700 shares before mentioned.

entes should be issued by this corporation..

30-The plaintif on the reinaut of the Bank be sold by Government in the future, and we have arrived at the decision that the question

12Shares sold at Shanghai and expressed to to give him the 50 shares applied to E. 9. bara bia approval of the principle. But if ha compensation for lass of aces was one that

ut be left fo settlement to the Eascative Go be from Hongkong are intended to be deliver Care Booth, who wrote to the plaintiff as follows verament, and the Board therefore desire to liable in Shanghai and the pries therefor pay-on the 801 of June, 1883 mit themselves to the raconsndation that able on the starity of Bills Jawn in Hong- whatever polier or line of action is bensong at the date named ju the banght and sold

notes after the word delivery. lowed at home of late years in the improved cons

sentences.

approves of the provision of adequate air space for new building-low, on a hygionie necessity, is it aot again inconsistent on his part to dendance this requirement in respect of saw houses to be built on old lota?

17.-In sonolnsion we desire to arail ourselves of the vellions of the people should be obla-Ard in the usual course of business tas of this opportunity very respectfully to beg the vec in this Colons, and they tender this advie(old) shares insutioned in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and reconsistration of His Exology the Asting confident that in following the footsteps of Ength paragraphs were deliverable and the price Governor of the expediency of passing the bish Manipalities no injusties will acceng ta therefor payable in Shanghai about the middle

of the month of January, 1883, Public Health Bill with its separate-By-laws in-relud interests.

34-Or or about the 29th of December, 1882. the defendant transmitted to Shanghai the eur tificates for 125 old shares of the Hongkeng and Stangbai Ranking Corporation of which he was

We have the bocaue to be,

|

:

anghai Club.

Dth June.

DEAD HOUGH,Lindsay tell you that he will look into it at onse. La the meantime pay the first call on 50 in as they should lapse and we will try to worry oat this business. It is a great pity that you did not take them up at ass. Some era has benz made either here or in Hongkong.

Yours,

(SJ). H. GORE-BOOTH.

21-In accordance with the anggestion con-

the form in which we had the honor to submit 4.The Board flat from the Returas prepar it, in lieu of in its prosent shaps with the By.ad for them at the Land Oes by the conttasy: laws incorporated in the Bill. Our rechramanda. dr. Brace Shepherd that there are about 2,200 tion if pled would aut retard unduly the landlords of hom one third are other Earo. passage of this most necessary measure through pean pormsaani abaeutes or nativer rasitant on registered owner drawing up. Maslan jeg 3 to dis letters plaintif on thin sam the Legislature, for so far we understand that the micland of China, who baza invested their & Co. for the price of them, and these certificates day, the 30th June, 1893. gave to E. I. Gora any opposition than many be, is limited to one or money in longkong baikling operations for the war dapited in the Honghung and Shantha Bouche for Els 2011, the equivalent

of the Best dalk on the 50 shares, and this su two of the Bye-laws, and these might be disparguses of pernil profit but when burn not Bank at Shanghai in the usms of the fondant. 15.-On or about the 12th of January, 1883, cussed with aruple deliberation at any convenient otherwise the same dirent interest is the main

tarance of the health of the community as the before the 125 old shares mentioned in the fish, was deposited in the Hongkong and Shanghai time after the passage of the Bill.

7th 8th, and th paragraphs had been deliveredior Banking Corporation at Shanghai in respect of rsgular inhabitants of Vistoria.

15-I ara to transmit you the enclosed pre-paid for J. A. Taylor instractel F. H. Gore the 24th Jand. omaiset su dopass on nut tost against the Bill from the pin of Dr. Hon to sell shares in the Hengkang and the 24th of June, 188 when it was passed to

B. H. Gore. Booth. Kai sumber of the Board. I have the honour Shanghai Banking Corporation with new shares the eradit of the plaintiff's actual by order of haus and dividend for him, and in aevorlanca 3-The plaintiff afterwards frequently ap: to be, Sir, your most obedient sorsart,

with such instructions E. H. Gore-Booth gold piiad to E. E, Gare-Both for the 50 states and 100 old shares with new shares bonus and divid. FL. Gore-Booth informou both G. A. Lindsay end to the plaintiff and 25 shares with new shares and the defendant of these applications sud banns and dividend to A. L. 11. Mouerieff.

16.-The following is a copy of the bought urged that the defendant should deliver 50 shares

to the plaintiff. noe made out by E. T. Goro-Booth for ths 100 shiree sold to the plaintiff. No. 55 IL

Sir,

Your obedient Servants,

J. M. PRICE.

PAPRICE ANDON.

PH. D. C. AYBES,

A. P. 31cEwan.

T. C. DEMPSTER

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART.

HUGH MCCALLUM.

The Honourable F. Stawark, LLD., Aoting

Colonial Secretary, 'ko, &o, &o.

SANITARY BUẨND'S 'LETTER SUBMITTING

PUBLIC HEALTH BILL

avoidable.

Sanitary Board Room,

Hongkong. 22nd December, 1888.

HUGR MCCALLUN, Secretary, The Hotonrable F. Stewart LL.D., Acting

Colonial Secretory.

CANTON.

[TROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}

Hie Eroellousy Chang Chih-tung, ths, Vi neroy, has petitioned the Emperor for permission

Shanghai, 21st January, 1885. R. Hovor, Eng,

DEAR SIR-I have this day banght on your

to resign his office. The reason given by Hacount from J. A. Taylor, Esq. 100 Bank shares

A BRARE CASE AT SHANGHAI.

at 182 per cant ex. 73. Cam, ali div. bonus and now shares. Delivery at once. Tagment usual.

Yours truly.

(84) B. H. GORE-BOOTK.

The plaintiff moreover on or about the 7th of Norsmber, 1883 wrote to the cofondat tollongkong demanding payment. Onrusiting thisitter the defendant sous the following tale gram dated the 25th of January, 1884.

"To My ORGE, Shanghai Will be north shortly and confer Hough.

Legge."

GOLD MINING IN CHINA.

Having had vecasion in the course of a short

gonda.

Per steamship Tdemachus, sailed on the 3rd June-For. London-88,357 lbs. congon, 3,573 lbs. borts, 111,049 Ibs, scented caper, 42,939 lbs. granted orange pakse, 10 packages sundries, 10 cases silks, 30 bales waste alk, and 186 packages palm-lost fane From Manila-2 cases oigare, 2.000 bales hemp and 67 bars coffee. From Japan-6 bags mapsicum, and 700 bago tos,

ON PARIO

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MAIL TABLES. MAIL TABLES. 1887

1887:

MAIL TABLES.

FOR 1887.

POSTOFFICE NOTIORS.

MAIL TABLES

When Conopowdenne has been mis-seat ora „dulnyai thoth of which Jem liable to hippan Showing Dates of DEPARTURE of the anemionally) all that the sudiwason noël do is to EXOLISH and FRENOR MAILS from HONG- neto as the saver. Seafare Rerefred zora, of theiranticipatad AnRIVLIS IN LONDON.

containing also a similar Table regarding

PARCEL POST

and

AN ALMANAC YO2 1897. On Paper 10 Cants each, or One Dollar per Donan. On Cardboard 20 Coula cach

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ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR. On Cardboard 10 Cent. "Daily Prose" Office,

Hangkong, 11th January, 1887.

SUMMER

TABLE.

TIME

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

STEAM-LAUNUH

"MORNING STAR” Ruus Daily ana Ferry Boat botwoon PanDAR'S WHARF and TRIM-TA-Tour at the following

the 15th April, 1887. bours: This Time Table will take offaqt from

WEEK DAYS. Losten

Loaves

Leaves Κράτου Kowloox Hongkong Kowloon Hongkong

6.0L.M. 7,00 a..

7.00 AM.

SUNDAYS.

NOON.

1.15 P.M.

ON LUS DON.-

Telegraphic Transfer

9/1

6.00 ..

Bank Bills, on demand.313 Bank Rills, at 30 days' sight 8/14 Bank Bila, at 4 months' sight......3/13 Credits, at 4 rouths' sigbl3/1 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

sight.....

1.00

8.30

730

8.00

11

9.00

B.on

10.15

9.40

#10.16.

19.30

10.45 +1

*10.30

12.30 2.M.

12.45 PM.

1.00

19.30 TÜM

2.00

1,30

2.00,

9.20

3.00

2.30,

3.00

317

3.30

4.00

4.15

4.30..

4.27

4.30

Bank Dille, on demand...

3.89

10.

450

5.200

Credite, at 4 months' right

9.97

$.95

510

5.25.

5:40

TH

6.15

5.65

6.13

Os New YORK

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Bank Bills, on demand.

.751

6.43

7,00

6.45

7.00

7.35"

Credits, 60 days' sight ..... ...........

ON

BOMBAY

Telegraphic Transfor

221

Bank of demand

221)

Telegmphic Transfor

..221

Baak, an demand

SHANGILAT

Bank, at sight

.713

Y

Private, 30 days' sight

72

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Quotations are

SHARES.

Hongtong and Shanghai Bank Shares-141

por ant. premium, sellers. $60 per share, sales." Tuon Tusurance Bociety of Canter, Limited—

bin Tradors Insurance Company's Sharo

$67 por share.

North China Iacuranes-Tis. 985 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Ts. 114 per

sharo.

suare,

Chinese Insurance Company, Limited--6230 per On Tai Theurance Company, Limited-Tis. 148

per share,

Caxton Insurance Offen, Limited-872), por. Hoaglong. Fire Insurance Company's Shares

share.

388 per share,

Faina Fire Insuraties Company's Sires-80 Straits Marina Insurance Company. Luited-

per share,

842 nom

Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited

316 na silars.

Shares-75 per cent. prem., saler. Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company's Hongkong, Canton, and Maut Starabest Co.'s

Shares-$94 per cent, prem, bayers. fade Chin Steau Navigation Cole Sharos-

10 per cent discount

Chinn and Manila Steamship Company, Limited

30 per cent. discount, nominal

Donglas Steamship Company, Limited-850 per Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$130 por

shara

share.

*There will be no Lavash on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling.

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NOTICE.

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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE RETORT Calenta. Aden, Manzilins, ed. Stalla, amī

COMMERCIAL JOURNAL for CHINA, JAPAN, ke, &c..

Preis on the Morning of the Departure of the English Mail, contains the LATEST AND FULLEST TRADE INTELLIGENCE, REPORTS OF MEETINGS OF COMPANIES, THE LATEST TELEGRAMS, together with the POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS of the Fortnight,

Published at the Offco of the Honglong Daily

The Trade Boport" has a large circulation in Hongkong, the Ports of China and Japan Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$205 pethe Philippines Straits Eetlenents, &o, ka-

share, soilers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-8190

per share, sales. Luson Sagar Refining Company, Lámited-960

per share sellers. lougkong Ico Company's Sharea-851 per

ilure.

Hongkong sad China Bakery Company, Exmited

10 par skare. Park Tin Mining and Sunting Company

-20 per share

Paujoma sud Sunghi Dua Samanteniring Company, Limited-$15 per fally

paid up callors. Perak Sugar Caitiration Company-Tis. 18 per

sharo Hongkong Rape Manufacturing Company, Li

mited--$35 per share. Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.,

Lizaited-60 por cent. disocunt. A. S. Watson & Co., Limited 40 per cent.

premium, buyers. Hongkong & Koloou Wharf and Godown Co.,

Limited-3 per cent, prem., bayers. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$18

-per share,

Chinees Imperial Tan of 1894 B-6 per soul.

praminia.

Giverllar.

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HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MATES.

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Six-I am directed by the Sanitary Board Exoeffancy is sickness. The patition was rated,

34On the 18th April, 1384, the defendant transmit you for submission to the Governor in but one month's leave of absenos is granted to

being thon in Shanghai, the plaintiff again Cannol the enclosed draft of a proposed Public

wrote to him demanding the 50 shares, but the Health Ordinanca, and accompanying By-Lawaonable him to recruit is bealth, which the Board have had unitor consideration Rumour assigns a different cones for His Ex- 17. It is the practice of sharebrokore at defendant left Shanghai without making any for somo munthe post.

balleroy's wish to resign the cares of Govern. Shanghai, when they have pogotiated the pur settlement in respect of them. On the 15th of 2-The Jaard regret they should have been ment. It is reported that two Commissioners delivery at a future date, if before the stares are Shanghai, plaintiffs conngel wrote to him on chase of shares in a particular undertaking for Marab. 1887, the defendant being again in unable to place these doominente in your bands at An earlier date, but the length of the Bill, the

have been despatched to Canton to ouquire as to delivered they raseira instructions from the pur-behalf of the plaintif demanding compensation variety and importance of the subjects coming a difference of more than four million taula said cbuser to sell and acting upon such instrnotions for non-delivery of the shares, and on the de ander review, and the cantion and deliberation to exist between the accounts of Pong Yalinde sell shares in the undertaking for delivers fendant's refnial thus pressat suit was con- which its noosary to uherry, more partion and those of the Viceroy, Fung, us your rea-original contract of the purchase, not to procure

at the time agreed upon for the delivery in the menced.

Mr. Wilkeson sail be valid on a substituted larly in the framing of those provisions likely to dors will remaster, whe Imperial Militsey Com-the delivery or transfer of the shares from the control, and cited a number of ouson to show affect private interests, have made the delay on- missioner here for two years, up to May, 1886, original vendor to the original purchaser and that in transactions of this usture a man is 3-ve now the By-Laws proposed to be and his scopate, so the talo gos, show four rain from the original purchaser to the ultimate bound by the pastom or usage of the market. made under the Bill are far from completed, and million issis more in the treasury chest than purchases, but to procare the delivery or trans- The oridance of a clerk from the Bank was then the Board will do ited to honour of subasitting the Vicary's do.

fer direct from the original purchaser to the ui- taken, and Mr. Gore-Booth was under examian. timate purchaser, and if there are different ultion when the court rose. from time to time in a supplementary form, the remaining By-Laws still to be framed in conned

timato purohagerato procure the delivery or trans- ta with the various subjecta set forth in the sub-

fer to sack of such altimate purchasers of the sections 7 to 27 of Article 13 of the BIL but as

number of shares purchased by him, to revive these colitional By-Laws would not be of a nature

from the ultimate parolaser the price agreed to to nec saltato muy post ponement of the considera- The case of Hobart Hough, of Shanghai, v.be paid by him for the shares purchased by hi tem of the Bill, the Bord reature to hope-in William Legge of Hougking, came or in the to pay to the originalrondor the price of which view of the presaing need sanitary reform in Supreme Court at Shanghai on the 2nd instant. the shares were originally sold and either to pay gold mius, I took the opportunity to look at the the mutilatian and drainage of private dwellings

The claim was for 21s. 8,500, damagos for to or receive from the original purchaser the dif. Brat gold mize in Chine worked by foreign sp in Victoria-that the treasure in the shape now non-dalizery of 50 new Hongkong and Shanghai ference, in each onso Aednoting or receiving as pliances. Having been accustomed for so many submitted may receive the early attention of Baak Sharos in the month of January, 1883. the cuss may be commission due to him; and yours to find nothing amongst these barren Government.

Mr. Wilkinson for the plaintif, Mr Robiason when the original vendor las reorived pay. Blantung hills, save radu Chinese villages, it went for executing a transfer of the share seemed like a new inspiration when my eyes mot -I am to point out that many of its more for defendant. important provisions have been detached from The plaintiff's petition set out that in the and the sitimate purchaser has paid for the tall smukepipe, which marks the steps of the hour of the Bill, and have been grouped to. mouth of January, 10, the plaintif purchased and accepted the shares, the contract batwaar modera civilization, sanding forth its cloud of gether in the form of By-Laws, besar it was from the defendant through his attorney and the origins! vendor and the original parola black smoke. May it be the harbinger of s conceived that in this form their amendment scent one hundred shares in the Hongkong and is fully performed and the original purchaser is better day for this poverty-stricken province, so from time to time as future experience might. Shanghai Banking Corporation and afty new relieved from all further liability in respect of rich in nataral repobresa and in istorio as diotate, would be more easily offested than by abares in the same Hongkong and Shanghai the contracts, and the original vendor become sosition.

General Le Taung Tei, the proprietor of the Boy partial repand de amendment of the rd, Bauking Corporation to be issued in respect of liable to the ultimate parchaser and the ultimate Ranee itself, and I am to express the hope that sach hundred shares, and the defondant through purchaser becomes lights to the original vendor mine, was an old friend, and he received ins with threcurse opted by the Board in this donase his eaid attorney and agent promized and agreed is all respects as if the origiunt contract of male the greatest cordiality, and gave me overy oppor fieu will commend itself to the judgment of the with the plaintiff to deliver to the plaintiff in had boar directly between the original vendor tunity of inspecting the nine and the machinery Government inasmuch as it is justified by smple Shanghai the scrip for siah fifty shares when and the altimate purchaser for the number of with which it is now being worked. It is situstod pendant in the sanitary enactments of Ferlin. uod abject to the payment by the plaintiff of shares in each case so assopted by the altimuts ahost 120 miles south-west of Chefov, in a low ment, as may be seen by reference to the Public the first cali due in respect of such shares, and purchaser from the original vendor. In the trans-range of hills which forms the watershed between Health Act of 1875 (88 and 19 Vio. c. 65 where that the plaintiff had been unable to obtain the fora executed in socorilante with this practice, the northern and tho southern sea. It is about 30 by it la decreed in Section 157 that every urban sui fifty new ekzares.

it in the practice to insert is the consideration miles in a direct flas from the Gulf of Pol-chili Buthority may make By-Laws with respost to The answer of the defendant denied that the for anch transfer the price payable by the alton the north. The mine is under the general management of Mr. H. M. Becher, assisted by the structure, sewerage, and closet sccommoda-4fendant has ever sold the said shares (either mate pachaser.

18-A coordingly in sotiling the acounty betwn practical riusura and a business agent. The CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL implomenta, &e, used in tropical (m, str. this is the only charge the wildrese will have to inn af dwelling-bouras, to the sufficiency of space old or new to the plaintiff, and said:-"I allege. about buildings in order to secure ventilation that the plaintiff has never been able to satisfy twoen defendant and J. A. Taylor and lives outfit consists of a twenty-atamp quartz mill, me that he was lowfully entitled to claim the J. A. Taylor and the plaintiff, B. H. Gure Booth with eight arge separatorn for coifesting and alda frea etcoulation of air, and to the ulesingid scrip for 50 new shares or any part tharent received from the photif the price agreed by retaining the pyrites, all of the latest and best?

of fenérents unit for human occupation.

promine, sales. Chinese Imperis! Loan, 1886 E-6 per cent.

premium, sales.

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I am to state briefly that ae regards the from me, and that, although he knew in Noven him to be paid for the 100 shares, and, having onnetrnetics. The mill is driven by a Myera: drainage and sewerage of tenements, the Billber, 1883, and again in April, 1884, that I would also received from A. L. M. Monoriof the price cut-off engine 14 by 2sin, with two steel The outfit was furnished by the habeen drafted in the general use of the not understand, and questioned his right to de-agreed by him to be paid for the 25 shares, hehoilers Tibi canitary legislation of England, batmand from me the scrip for 50 new shares which paid in to the account of P. Maclean & Co. for Union Iron Works of San Francisco, and was that under the important toad of space and he then claimed and now olaims, he has for a the plaintiff the prins at which he had originally brought out and set up by Mr. A. M. Ellsworth. ventilation in dwelling-houses, the Board re-period of three years past or thereabouts. re-sold the 50 and 75 shares waking up tho 125 It reached the amall port of Tai Ping Wan, gris to have to report that it has been debarred frained from prosecuting his alleged claim at shares and gail to J. A. Taylor the differenes, thirty witse from the mine, in November, and hechner

deducting his commission in each case, and pro- bad to be transported on carts to the spot. A

Nagwanki by the unfavourable peculiarities of the site on law"

pont

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.STATION.

which tho city is built, by the small depths in Mr. Wilkinson applad to amend the petition onrod a transfer for 100 out of 125 shares feet road had been prepared and carts provided, sele the dimensions of axisting lots, and by the scar- by the addition thereto of a statement of sp by the defendant as mentioned in paragraph that the transfer was cada without toutty or not. city and high rains of building ground from faste of which notion to admit tad teen serred to be executed by the defendant by his attor delay. On arriving at the ground the boilers following us closely as they could have wished, on the defendant's connael.

ney G. A. Lindsay in favour of the plaintiff in had to be rivetted together, and other heavy the wise provisions now adopted by all Municipal Mr. Robinson objected to the proposed amend hiloh the price payable by the plaintiff was piecar of the engine and machinery set up. Authorities and Health Boarde in the United meat on the ground that it presented a totally stated as the consideration for the transfer. Or building erected, and the whole plaut put in Kingdom auder, the guidesos of the Loost to different case after he had led his answer. the transfer was a memorandum signed on behalf order-all in the midst of a Shantung winter. verument Tourd.

His Lordship said he thought there was no of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor Under the energetic superintendens of Mr. he By-Laws of the Local Government procedent for such an amendment se was proporation stating that the shares mentioned in Ellsworth all this was complished, and the phong..

all pain successful operation on the 26th of Marco Board prescribe that story tonement shall have posod at the present stage of the proceedings. the transfer were deposited in What, Bank a hack-yard ten feet wido in order to secure the The application must he refused.

19-Schedule A liereante adnexed contaias. March. A. grent congnisse of people of all

ranks from far and near were present to sog | Skartha,... 20. This transfer for the 100 shares was ac the start off. The people in the country round sopted and afterwards executed by the plaintiff. t be generally pleased with the ope and was co the 21st of March, 18-3, registered ing of the mine, and wish it every saree. at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Getting this one to the surface and delivering it Corporation at Bhanghai, and the shares of which to the mill gires work to over six hundred people the members ware speelfed in such transfer of the neighbourhood. There are four shafts or

light and ventilation necessary to the health of Mr. Wilkinson then said that he would read a copy of this transfer. the inmate, and it is further provided that if to the Court the statement of the facts as part the tonement be fifteen feet high the back-yard of his opening..

shall be fifteen feet wide, that if the leament --The following is the statement. be twenty-five feet high the back-yard shall bo 1.-The defendant is and for many years past twenty feet wile, and that if the tenement be has been a sharebroker and a dealer in shares at thirty-fre foot high the back-yard shall beat Hongkong. least twenty-Bre foot wide.

2. During the years 1882 and 1833 and for remained thereafter registered in the plaintiffs openinge from which ore is being taken, hat by

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W. DO BERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 7th June, 1897.

A receipt will hagican foreach marzel, Parcols

be marked By Gerwing Packet.

Each pareol must be sealed in such a way as to

A a medium for English American aud Australian ADVERTISEMENTS of goods anitable for the tropics, India, as well as Ceylon the Straits Settlements, Java, and Wost Indies or connected with agriculture, the Tropical render it impossible that it should be opensl Agriculturiet stands unrivalled. the work being without detection. The sender met supply a constantly in the hands of Natire as well as E. declaration of the nature, value, weil and wit ropean and American agriculturists. Being a of the contents, and of the gross weight of th

The printed form for this dedization Monthly Periodical, the Tropical Agriculturist Parcel

can be obtained of the Post Office. Chaparral les on, the table and is very often referred during each month.

must not contain at lofter, any article prohibit.

Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyar, F.L.S., CM.G.. by Castoria Pales, lottery tickets vines, parts Assistent Director of Kew Gardens, writing of of vines, liquils (unless secure packed or dangerous or offensive gods, nor wust the the T. A., refers to it" astonishing package bo of a fragile astur

pertory of everything relating to the economic botany of the East.

For the sale of plants, serie, machinery, fibres, agrientera, no bolise advertising medium exists.

Jr

Rates for Advertisements. [9 words to line] 12 Linos and ander por Line... Os. Id. [& sonsa). Above twolve

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A small shares, not premaling six chats, may

be made for Custom Honso parnosess on the delivery of the parel. Except Custoras dues.

1387.

Parels must be posted before 3 pm on the working day next-bøjss the departare-of-than- German Packet,, For the convenience of re sidents at the out-ports a table of dates of derarture of the German Parkets from Hong- kong is appended.

PORTAGE ON EACH PARCEL (Irrespective of weight, up to 7lbs.

SUP | Ter France.

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"Bitz' Recim

For German

Denmark

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Feby. 19, 1887 May 12, 1887. Aug. 4, 1837.

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It has been established upwards of TWENTY Persons who send Musters of Tea through YEARY, and enjoys the largest bond fido virou- the Post in Tins a requested to hare them lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern made fiat or square instead of round, as it is in- China. It is carefully cited by an experienced possible to pack round tins secaroly in the mail Chinese Scholar, and contains FULL and Re-bags. It is believed that the tes will travel LLÈLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENJE. -

were safely in Gat tins, which are not, so lisblo Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the as round ones to be bulged in. Oo, Wyndham Street, Hongkong; from | 4 by by 14 inches is suggested as a good the different Agusta

sia. The bins should not have sharp cerneru,