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The Messagerie Maritimes Co.'s, steamer Djemnik, Capt. Vaquier, with the French mail.

of the 15th ulto, arrived in harbour this morning. We like the subjunct femă grom the Zanziens and China Express--

The French transport Vinhlong left Toulon for Indo-China on the 21st March. ̧

The Palliser shell has been, served out to the Porpoise and Impfriense instead of the Wool. with shell. The reason assigned is that the Palliser shell being larger and heavier is more destructive.

The Chinese fling was hoisted on the three new revenue cruisers, which have just been constructed at Armstrong's yard at Newcastle, on the 22nd March. The vessels will leave shonly for Hongkong.

The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty -Licuts. A. H. D. Ravenhill and James Webber, to the Perpoise, additional, to.dale March 4; Sub-Lieut. George E. Arm strong to the Alacrity

The following appointment has received the approval of Her Majesty:-Captain Knight, R., to have the local rank of major in Hong kong while Assistant Commandant of the Eastern Battalion of Royal Engineers.

The Admiralty have, been advised by the Inw officers of the Crown' that all Colonies possessing responsible Governments are at liberty to pro- vide armed vessels for the purposes of harbour defence, police, and other like purposes in their

own waters.

The Torpaise, 6, cruiser, Commander . W White, left Portsmouth on the 22nd March and sailed direct for the China Station without drop pung anchor at Spithead. She conveys out two first-clan torpedoboats to join the squadron under Admiral Saimon,

The Imperieuse 10, cruiser, Captain -W. H. May, is at Spithead, taking in her ammunition and pr paring for sailing probably on the 29th inst. She is to take the place of the Audacious, 16, Captain ] .II. Warren, bearing the flag of Vice-Aimiral Sir J. N. Salmon, K.C.B..

A new settlement will shortly be established in the Cape Colony. It will consist of a number of selected families taken from one of the southern counties of England. The first part is expected to leave in June next. The settlement write be called "Tennyson, after the Poet Laureate who for many years past has taken great interest in South Africa and other British Colonies.

Commander Edward John Wingfield, R.N., died on the toth inst. at Bedford park, Chiswick, nged forty-one years. He entered the Navy in September, 1859, and attained the rank of com- mander in December,, 1882. He served as midshipman in the Tartar at the attack on the batteries in Straits of Simotoseki, Japan, on- Sept. 4, 1864, and was severly wounded, his leg being broken in two places by around shot.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1888.

and

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

∙COLOURS, ORNAMENT.İ, QA,

Auction,

former eating up all profits by their heavy com- of the annexation. The advertisement terms för nisions on management. Some fleets during candidates are becoming stiffer day by shy.

The post of head clerk in a Governmidal office the last year or two may have paid the share- halders about seven per cent, but what is that is vacant. "Applicants must possess a thorough when the property is annually depreciating at the knowledge of English and Burmese, and know ofte of ove percent. Per a anulate their sound suitable sundidates need apply. And for nit ENGLISH-MADE FURNITURE, WATER others who "orate and ventilate their unsound all ideas to the gaping and spread-engling crowds of this extraordinary qualification, the bay it Rr. New Orleans or New York may think it a gland co per mensem! The italics are ours. thing to hold a share in one of the big Atlantic The Secretary of State has sanctioned, the feyhounds, but they may also be assured principle of having a Financial Commissioner that there are thousands who are in them," ship for United him, but the appointment and would gladly, be out, if anybody would may not be created for some little time to come, kindly come to their assistance and buy at par. When it comes to be filled up, the choice will, fact she wasLhoking at that proudly waving British flag is according to the Pioneer, probably lie between something like beholding Byron's battlefielda Mr. Fryer, the Commissioner of Mandalay, and glorious sight for him who has no son or brother Mr. Smeaton, the Chief Secretary. titere! Finally, when the American people come to know more about the inner workings of such ocean greyhounds than they evidently do at present, we shall possibly hear much less diaprssioned eloquence from the lips of their ages and Colonels about stirring up Congress to create a ruinous fleet of play things like mammoth ocean steamers,

was secretly colported in many thousands of of iron and steel. The plates in her hull and sheets into the houses of all the larger German throughout the vessel are of the most superior cities. The pamphlet was contained in envelopes kind possessing a high degree of flexibility. which bore the names of a Hamburg firm printed Her dimensions are:-Length over all, 349 feet on them, so as to pass as-business recom4 inches; beam, 42 feet; depth of hold, 29 feet 3 mendations. The pamphlet surpasses anything inches. She has a double bottom fore and air ever read before of such labours in impudence with compartments holding 650 tons of water and cyniciam. Several of the colporters, have ballast,, and a centrifugal pump which can pump cut the whole of that water in two been arrested,

half hours by the watch: She has As regards the new Emperor, very little about nine cross bulkheads, all of which are water his real state of health reaches the public and sight. There are three iron decks, the main one what becomes known is not always to be relied being covered with pitch pine, and she was fitted on. It is stated that Sir Morell Mackenzie, at with all the latest improvements which American last, has been obliged to state that the maladynventive genius has produced; of the Emperor actually is cancer, sickness for described as one of the finest vessels that which noremedy has been found yet. At present, had ever visited Shanghai, and as the largest nevertheless, the Emperor is reported to be doing ocean going freight steamer ever built in the States. Captain Reed was also then in com comparatively well, and the latest accounts of him, two proclamations to the Reichstag and the mand of her.. But on her first visit here, she Prussian Dict, indicate the earnest will of the had little or no passenger accommodation, and monarch to follow the path of peace which the in the meantime she has been in the hands of deceased Emperor had been treading during the the builders, and the sum of $150,000 spent last seventeen years.

upon her to make her suitable for the Pacific 'passenger traffic, and there is no doubt that abe Lord Hartington, speaking at Carlisle on the takes a very forward place in the ranks of the 21st March said that the Liberal Unionists had

finest vessels running to China. nothing to regret in having maintained the pre-informed, however, that her double bottom does sent Government in office, because that Govern- not extend under the fortbold, in which, as she ment had maintained our foreign relations with lies on the racks, there is a rent nine inches wide dignity, had' put an end to obstruction in the

and eighteen feet long, that her forehold was full House of Commons, and had now proposed a af water, and that water had found its way into long-promised measure which would give Legal the main hold. Her fate seems doubtful to those Government to the English counties. The latter

who have seen her, one says she will be got off, scheme would save Parliament a great deal of and the other says her rescue from destruction work. It was a reasonable Home Rule measure,

is impossible, but one thing is certain, that with and he had no objection to a similar extension the appliances and assistance she will soon have, of Local Self-government to Ireland, so long as everything will be done that can be devised to it was compatible with the contingence of one save the floating hotel from San Francisco Government and one Parliament for the United becoming a total loss, but a stiff northerly blow, Kingdom.

it is thought, would smash the beautiful and substantial San Pablo to atoms in less than

THE "SAN PABLO."

We are

AMERICAN STEAM SHIPPING,-

BURMAH NEWS.

Those claims against the late government, which the English Government has acknow ledged, will be paid in full; other claimants are referred to a civil suit against the English Gov- ernment as successors to the King,

It is expected that the Railway will he definitely opened for passenger traffic on ur about the first

January, 1889.

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It is proposed. to make arrangements for laci- litating the pas ages of Indian. agriculturists and others to Upper Burmah; the desirability of increasing the population, mare especially of the districts, engages the unremitting attention of the authorities. Straits Times,

·{From latest exchanges), Aman was killed near Sawadi in the Bhamo dhtrict by Kachin raiders. In Myndnung a police plot is said to have been unsuccessfully attacked. AN Important Discovery is announced in the by dscoits, and one policeman slightly wounded.

Paris Figaro of valuable remedy for nervous Mandalay town and district were quiet. There debility, physical exhaustion, and premature were several dacalties in Shwebo, In Sagaing decay. The discovery was made by a mission- two thugyis and one policeman were murdered,ary in Old Mexico; it saved him from a miser- and one policaman was wounded by dacoits, able existence and an early grave. We learn One dacoit was shot in an encounter between 5

that the Rev. Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury military police and 18 dacous. In Kyaukese two Mansions, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., daceit leaders surrendered with to failowers, and will send the prescription, free of charge, on ten guns were givenup. In Yeua few dacoities were receipt of a selt addressed stamped envelope.

committed. In two cases the villagers resisted. A thogy with his wife and daughter were mardered by dacoils. In the Lower Chindwin districts one headman was murdered and a village was burned by dacoits. In the Myingyan district a thugyi was murdered and a village was burned by dacoits. A gang of dacoits under a leader named Aung Baw was attacked by villagers. The villagers are report d to have killed 15 dacoits, one-dacoit leader was killed in ar engagement with the police, and on another oasion one dacoit leader and two guns were captured. In Toungdwingyi a ration escort fell inju a dacoir ambuscade, one private was killed. There weren few dacoities in Pyinmana, Meiktila and Yemethin. In Meiktila two dacoits were killed in an encounter with police.

From the first of April the military status of affairs in Upper Burma hecomes officially speak ing normal'; and the liabilities and privileges of field service cease. The reductions in the garrison through the reliefs now. io progress have been long known; but the only change they will involve in the matter of commands is the abulition of the 2nd Brigade. Otherwise things are apparently to remain much as they stand, to the no small disappointinent of a number of staff oficers, some of whom have been in harness from the beginning, and who now see no chance of escaping from the country for another year.

Co-day's Advertisements.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, STEAMSHIP PROPONTIS," FROM ANTWERP AND BORDEAUX,

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods, are being lauded at their risk, into the Godowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after, the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd May, will be subjeci to rent

All Claims against the Steamier must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd May, or they will not be recognised.

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

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents;-

1443 Hongkong, arth April, 1888.

THE Undersigned has received instructions TO-MORROW, the 28th April, 1888, at 2.30 .. sharp, at the Residence of J. Y. V. VERNON, Esq., Robinson Road, ELEGANT ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN MADE FURNITURE

&c. &c La

Comprising Flowered Silk Rep'Covered" English-made, WALNUT DRAWING ROOM SUI PE, ANTIQUE ITALIAN INLAD CABINET, HANDSOME WALNUT ETAGERE with

HAND PAINTED PANELS, CHIPPENDALE WALNUT MANTLE MIRROR, WATER, COLORS, PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, CHRUMOS, DRESDEN and CHINA ORNA MENTS, BRONZES, &c, FRENCH MANTLE CLOCK, HANDSOME SOLID BRASSĀ CHANDALIER and GAS BRACKETS, DOG -FIRE GRATES, and FENDERS, WALL MIRROR BRACKETS, OLD ENGLISH INLAID WRITING DESK, TABLES, COTTAGE PIANO.

BLACK and GILT MIRROR, CABINET, COPYING PRESS and STAND, CANTON BLACKWOOD CURIO STAND, HALL TABLES, &c.

SOLID OAK CARVED' CHEFFONIER, OAK DINNER WAGGONS.

TEAK EXTENSION, DINING TABLE, MOROCCO COVERED EASY CHAIRS, SIDEBOARD, CORNICES and CURTAINS,

kc.

"IRON BEDSTEADS with SPRING" and HAIR MATTRESSES, MAHOGANY BED. ROOM SUITE, TEAR and' MAHOGANY WARDROBES, CARPETS & CARPETING, ICE BOX, PERAM¡ULATOR; BATHS, &c.

CANTON FLOWER STANDS, FLOWERS IN POTS, FERNS, &c, &c.

Catalogues, will be issued previous to the Sale and the above will be on view on FRIDAY NEXT:

TERMS OF SALE,—As Customary,

G. R. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 21st April, 1888.

GOVERNMENT-NOTIFICATION=-

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"HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY, the 30th day of April 1888, at 4 P.M., are published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 31st April 1888. Particulars of the letting by, Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 30th day of April 1888, it 4 P.M., by Order of Hi 1444 Excellency the Governor, of Sixteen Lots of

CROWN LAND, at Salyingpun, Victoria, ih the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 GE, Years.

NOTICE.

A Hongkong wants BOARD and LODGING FRENCH GENTLEMAN just 'arrived in in a respectable English Family.

Answer

2.

MR. VIZ, Care of French Consulate Hongkong, 27th April, 1888.

The Riforma, a joum published in Rome, referring to a letter published in the Esercitawenty-four hours. recently, in which it was stated that the French Government had prepared to take Spezzin by surprise, and was only prevented from executing its plans by the hurried a manents of Italy, and

The total loss the other day of the American by the appearance of the English fleet under Admiral Hewett in the Mediterranean. The mail steamer San Pablo, on the craggy rocks of thetan Island, though an undoubted disaster Riforma says, "We have not understood the

for the American flag in these seas and a object of this publication. If the facts are true. the Esercito must admit that the Government rude back handed blow at the very natural was aware of the preparations, at this public-aspirations, of all those Americans who com- ation can only excite public opinion uselessly.

plain of seeing a little of their flag, will yet Supposing, on the contrary, the facts related not seriously check the important stream of commerce which has now for some thirteen were not true, the announcement is all the less Her Majesty's troopship Oronter arrived at

foreign years by the aid of steam savigation,been steadily lowing to America across the mighty Pacific Portsmouth on the 16th Mar. with naval time-justified, and it can only produce

countrica a false impression." expired men, invalids, and military details

It has been, in the language of the singer, a from Hongkong, Singapore, Mauritius, the Cape,

The Imperial Federation League publish a golden stream setting into a Golden Gate, and St. Helena, and Mdeira. At St. Helena the "Synopsis of the Tariffs and Trade of the British we may add, whose value will be but little Oranier found the Cape mail steamer Norkam Castle disabled with a broken shaft, and the Empire," prepared by Sir Rawson W. Rawson, daninished by this last shipwreck certainly not the chairman of the League. The object of laying more than the extraction of, a small drop from -troopship-brought-home-the-mails to England.liis elaborate statement before the public is to-the-piovcibial-bucket-But, notwithstanding remove or reduce the difficulties which exist at. this trifle in the economies of commerce there present through the prevailing system of taxation, are still deep and strong feelings of patriotism, or not only in Great Britai", but throughout the shall it be said, of national vanities, and of empty all citizens of the republican States-from China Empire, to the formation of a British commercial vain glories, which are powerful enough to prompt union which shall include the British possessions in all parts of the globe. The various tables to Peru-to regard the loss of that vessel as a have been framed and the figures extracted from national disaster, because it snatches from the gaze of the eastern world one more of the few the most authentic sources, viz., the statistical

MANDALAY, April 5th. abstracts ofthe United Kingdom and the several emblems of their country. However, America

Another fire started at am. on Thursday in Colonial Blue-books. Besides serving the

can afford to wait; she is succeeding and

were burnt; some pucka buildings and the Musjid purpose for which it was compiled, the work will prospering as a commercial nation in such the bazaar off Merchant Street: about 400 houses be useful as supplying a synopsis of the tariffs gigantic manner as has never been hitherto and trade of the Empire.

conceived by the monarchical states of Europe, were saved, otherwise, the entire space between and though her people are unicasonably im- Merchant street, 320d, 30th and 28th roads, were patient, they are yet, in the popular language of burnt out. The fire was got under at sunrise. the States, bound to win." They are anxious The cause is said to be from cooking; there was a to be on the sea, and to be able to call themselves strong breeze-and-great-excitement. Six engines and the brigade worked splendidly. The loss is again the masters of great ocean fleets, but the

That they have fallen unknown, but la yery large. One godown con- time for that is not yet, from a high estate which, thirty years ago, they maing 10,000-Rupees worth of property was were the assured masters of, is due to the force of saved after catching fire three times. Large ZETLAND business circumstances and not to the raids el-numbers of troops were present, but the police any British built but confederate Alabamas which stopped at home. The fire is still burning, but is under control; all the officials were present. American newspapers and American orators were, stupid spread-eagling fashion. It was the general Captain of the Fire Brigade, deserves great introduction of Iron and steel as a shipbuilding praise. material which gave the death blow to the A few days ago, as the Deputy Commissioner American wooden built ships-although in their was going along the moat road in his dog cart, iron built steamers, it must be admitted, they his pony took fright at a transport elephant and. have been singularly unfortunate in launching very nearly upset the vehicle.

'The Deputy Police a fleet which invariably bave appeared unable Commissioner thereupon ordered a to secure the cordial assurance of their own constable, who was going by, to apprehend the people. Their wooden ships are still second to elephant and mahout; both were taken and

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY none, as wooden ships, but yet not the success lodged in a guard house. The case came on for bearing before the assistant magistrate, who they were thirty years ago.

TO BE SOLD IMMEDIATELY. dismissed it In the meanwhile, the Military authorities have called upon the Deputy Com-

TO be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION- missioner to explain apon what authority the pursuant to a Decree of the Supreme mabout and elephant were seized, and a war of Court of Hongkong made in a cause TAM correspondence is now going on. For our own KWAN SHI 2. YẪU MI HO, No. 42 of 1878, part, we do not think the D. C. was right in with the approbatios of the ACTING CHIEF sezing the mahout and elephant, for the JUSTICE by Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG the person simple reason that at present there is no appointed by the said Court upon the respective

of ele- passage Municipal law regulating the

dremises on the days hereinafter, mentioned, phants through the town, and consequently viz.: the D. C. had no authority to make the seizure. In Lower Burmah, we know, that rules exist providing for the moving of elephants at stipulated hours, but no such rules exist bere. Let us hope, however, that our city fathers will new, baying seen the necessity, introduce some such rules niso in this town. The D. C. in the his life was endangered, and considerable damage was done to his trap,

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are all favourable to the proposal made by Baron of general cargo, mostly,' we believe, flour. left. for so many years, 9. fond of talking about in their It is generally thought that Mr. Wilkinson, NE A LODGE will be held in FREEMASONS'

With the exception of France, answers have been received at the Foreign Office from all the countries that took part in the International Conference on the Sugar Bounty question. They de Worms, that the bounty shall be abolished. Though the answer from the French Government is delayed, it is understood that it will be in agreement with those received from the other Powers.

At the comparatively early age of fifty-five Haron von Richthofen has passed to the majority. He was one of the greatest of modern geographers and travellers, and as a geological investigator few equalled him. His great work on "China" is one of the masterpieces of sclentine geographical description. Nothing surpassing it has ever been published. The deceased scientist was a native of Karlsruhe, where he was

born in 1833.

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ulin when the House was counted out. The bell rang, and a number of members hurried from the smoking-rooms and reading-rooms, thinking that a division was to be taisen. Nearly all remained in the lobby, and the result of the count was received with much laughter and cheers from those who were desirous of seeing the business on the paper postponed."

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We should hardly have thought no, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that lapers are permitted to be food vendors in Calcutta. One of the Calcutta papers complains bitterly of this.

The following account of the stranding of the Sail Fables extracted from the Shanghai Courier of the 41st inst. just to hand ??

The O. and O. Company's steamer San Pablo, Captain Reed, with American and Japanese mails, two hundred Chinese passengers, more than $200,000 in treasure, and about goo tons Yokohama at daylight on the morning of the 13th inst., for Hongkong. After leaving the coast of Japan, a course was shaped to make the Chinese coast about Turnabout Island on which there is a light, and the steamer, was in this vicinity before daylight on the morning of the 18th inst.: The weather was thick and foggy, but the lead gave 26 fathoms, and the course, we understand, was changed to proceed through the Formosa channel. At 3.15 am the vessel struck on the Tan Rocks, which are about midway between Ton Island and

Ifan iron ship like the now old Richard Cobden Kwing island, seven or eight miles to the north

can run over the seas for thirty years at a cost of of Turnabout Island, the tide carried her absolutely nothing for repairs to her hull during broadside on, and she soon became hard and

all that period, there is quite enough in that fast. The Indo-China Company's steamer fact to explain the reasons why wooden ships Pechili, Captain Bradley, bound from Swatow should disappear, no matter what country Lieut. Colonel William Sim MacLeod, Madras to Shanghai, hove in sight about six o'clock, attempts to run them. At present, and for some Staff Corps, and Superintendent of the Central and anchored within a short distance of the years past, the profits yielded by steam shipping Jail at Vellore, died on the 7th instant, at 28, stranded vessel, when soon afterwards steps were have been so very meagre-so non-existent in Adamson-road, South Hampstead. He entered taken for the malls, passengers, and treasure to too many cases that there have been no sound the service in November, 1858, and served with be transferred to her. The crew of the Fechili commercial reasons why anybody should a squadron of the 1st Dragoon Guards during the were engaged providing accommodation for this embark their funds in such very hazardous tampaign of 1860 in China, was present at the unexpected call on the requirements of the speculations, still, national vanity does not action of Sinho, the capture of Tangchow, and steamer, while the boats and crew of the San appear to be satisfied in this direction and we The Taku Forts, and at the surrender

Pablo were employed in making the transference, find France, Italy and Germany turning out Peking (medal with two clasps).

and the work was done in an orderly and most costly nail steamers which, in some measure, There was a scene of unusual excitement in praiseworthy manner, with little excuement have to be carried on the backs of their the lobby of the House of Commons on the 21st ong the Chinese, who, in this instance, did not national Treasurers to save themselves from pjesënt case, has certainly cause to complain;. lose their presence of mind. It is doubtful, in collapse. They are maintained, to a great fact, whether they realised their position, before extent, by bounties and by subsidies, while even some appear to be kept running to satisfy merely the Perhill was alongside, The Picki took

the national aspirations of their owners who, .of on board six bags of American mailo, and three. of Japanese malls, 301 Chinese, 189 passengers course, are perfectly welcome to pay for such and 12 others belonging to the crew, Dr. Smith whims if they please to do so it is a magnifi

cent idea but it is not trade, however much it of the San Pablo, M. J. Rooney, the purser, Miss Crosit, the stewardess, three freign may ultimately foster trade. No doubt it is steerage passengers, and treasure of the value somewhat humiliating for the citizens of New of over two hundred thousand dollars. The York, of Boston and of San Francisco to have to stand with felded arms and see an enormous Pachili left the stranded vessel at six o'clock an the evening of the 18th inst., and arrived here tide of passenger and goods traffic carried in and foreign last evening between seven and eight o'clock, out of their ports by the steamers her commander, Captain Bradley, is to be powers, but do they consider how little are the complimented on the which he managed

into the pockets of their owners of their share about sanitation and prevention of disease, catastrophe.

Holders In February last, in New Orleans, why should the Government and the the

The first news of the disaster reached Sanghai, great specting of delegates to the number of 150, Municipality be indifferent? by telegram, yesterday, and it was fortunate that from all parts of the Atlantic States of the Union Mr. C. D..Harman, the Hongkong agent of the had a conference on this shipping question, when Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which runs its impassioned resolutions were adopted appealing steamers under an agreement with the Occidental to the whole country to aid in stirring up A great sensation has been caused by the and Oriental Company, was in Shanghai on a Congress in the matter. l'apers were read on recior of Wetheringselt, near Stoneham, Suffolk. assistance to the wreck. It was first believed which an ex-Congressman, Judge Murphy, The arrest was effected by an inspector of that the U. S. S. Brooklyn would leave for in a somewhat passionate appeal, advocated Scotland-yard, at the house of the prisoner's the scene of the wreck eary this morning, but the necessity of bullding occan fleets at an father-in-law at Romford on the past, and the we understand that she will not ge till tomorrow expenditure of $50,000,000, to be paid for by the rey. gentleman was conveyed to Eye. The and that she is now taking in coat. The nation. As a fact, some of the citizens of the information, which was laid, alleges that the tugboats Fables and Rocket left this afternoon. United States are not unacquainted with the prisoner forged certificates of tonsure and The San Pabla is a well known mail boat on ownership of great ocean packet-sbips, three or alination, and the seal of the Bishop of the the Pacific, and her commander, Capiain Reed, four of which have long been fighting a tedious diocese. After hearing formal evidence the who was popular with passengers, will have the uphill battle with the British, the German and prisoner was remanded, bail being refuzed.. sympathy of niany in his misfortune. She is the French Beets plying so regularly from comparatively a new boat, having been built five New York Their experiences have been An incident which took place at midnight on or six years ago by Messis Cramp and Co, of such, it would appear, as not to induce their the rgth March in the House of Commans throws Philadelphia, who have the eputation of being owners or other American citizens to increase an unexpected light on the Closure Rule. Mr the best ship-builders in the United States the very sparse numbers of that fleet. Healy was speaking in Committee on the She was the Gap American seanser of her class If such steamers had been a paying industry Baliumentary Under-Secretary to the Bank

that visited Shanghai. She arrived here on the there was nothing whatever to stop American Lieutenant Bill, when, on the stroke

2-3th March, and phe attracted 'a great deal of Thereupon Mr. Smith moved the Closure "Mattention at the time, her yoyage bere having Healy and Mr. Parnell hotly protested but the been preceded by long reports in the Amen Chairman ruled that, according to the Kule, it is can newspapers, giving details of har con competent for a member to move the Closure atruction, capabilities, and fittings, but no the debate has lapsed on the stroke of the New York Herald bad, apparently not done her Justice, a representative of the Courier went on board her at Tung-ka-doo and described The Socialists have found it convenient to her minutely his report extending to four make use of the late consternation in Germany columns, which is to be found in the Courier of rive renewed signs of their undisturbed the yh May, 1884, and in the Celestial Empire nce by a pampuler, which on Sunday last | of two days later date. She was built entirely

Slight changes in the produce market are perceptible, but prices as a rule do not show further depression. The severe weather hns in many ways, restricted the pro- gress of business operations. There is more general demand for Coffee. At the pubile sales of China Teas common grades of Red eaf Congou declined; the better clasics remain steady. Prices of Sugar have been irregular, limited business passing in Beet; Java cargoes have sold at better prices.

We, in Mandalay, have almost the same thing to complain of Lepers are permitted to rou at large. They are to be found on the bildges, in the bazaars, and every where, obtruding themselves upon every one from whom an alms may be expected, and are bold and boisterous in their demands.

Since leprosy is admittedly contagious, this is

elisfactory manner; in faprofits which these “magnificent steamers" return agreat wrong to the public. The masses care

in connection with

The Schwetchoung Canal in some places emits a bad smell. Poultry disport in its waters feely, and cattle and horses are taken there to washed. Notwithstanding this, the dhobies use the water for washing clothes.. This must

arrest of the Rev. George Frederick Wilfrid Ellis, temporary visit, when steps were taken 'g send shipbuilding as a great national industry, during repugnant to marment in Mandalay, aro

People losing

vised to quickly move out of it. One such case bis just occurred, the individual making himself first visible only at night, and eventually gone to sing out of sight altogether. He la

ckfresh fields and pastures new but, revertheless, his absence is much regretted by certain section of the community, to whom he will be though lost to sight, to memory dear." It has been decided by the Local Government establish a Small Cause Court in the Canton ments, Mandalay, the Cantonment Magistrate to preside as judge.

The command sts of the Lucknow and l attalions of urmah Military Police, have teen authorized to continue tecruiting until

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A-REGULAR MEETING of the above

HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 4th May, at 8.30 for 9 P.31. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1888, -*

Auctions.

ON

THURSDAY,

the 3rd day of May, 1888, at

3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.

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IN FIVE LOTS the VERY. VALUABLE BLOCK of BUILDINGS · situate on MARINE LOT No. 4A, MARINE LOT

1. 1131

Inland Lots

Registry No.

Locality.

leet, feet.leet.

·N. |. S. | E.

# 1129 No.:1128 Saiyingp'un Victoria 194

10

1130

„Da

194"

Do.

1112

Do.

70'7"

1133

Do.

Da

1136

1137

16'6" 4'0"

No. 1254, and Section B of MARINE LOT 78187867-782

No. 4, and in the best and most Central Chinese business portion of the City and with frontages to three important Public Streets viz-Bonham Strand, Wing Lok Street and Cross Street and comprising +-- Nos. 1 and 2 Cross Street and Nos, 31, 23. 25, 27, 29, 31, and 33. Wing Lok Street and Nos. 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 47, 43, and 45. Bonham Strand. Owing to the favorable situation of, this property the owner or owners thereof.can always count' upon securing good tenants.

ON

FRIDAY,

the 4th day of May, 1888, at 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. IN SIX LOTS the VALUABLE PROPERTY situpte on INLAND LOT No. 205D in the best part of Hollywood Road and compris. ing Nos. 209 and 211, Hollywood Road and 1, 2, 3 and 4 Ng Kwai Fong, also the three storied house No, 132, Hollywood Road situate on the RemainingPortion of Inland Lor No. 384 and the three houses Nos. 14, 16, and 18, Possession Street situate on Inland Lot No. 11ac and the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot Nolatan,

IN

MON

SATURDAY,

the 5th day of May, 1888, at 3'O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. ONE LOT PIECE of VACANT GROUND registered as INLAND LOT No. 471 and situate at Bowrington between Matheson and Percival: Streets and suitable for the erection of Kerosine Godown

the Chairman rose to close the disc US OF Amthe quint, having left Näw York on the citizens from subscribinganiheit" money and father orders, Recruiting for the Agra Battalion The sale plans can be seen at the Office of

after

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FARTICULARS OF THE LOTS

W. Square Boundary Measurements, Contents in Annual Upset

Rent. Price.

1,695

the

PUBLIC AUCTION.

INDER instructions received from

Mortgage Mr. H. N. MODX will Sell by Public Auction, on

THURSDAY

the 17th May, 1885, at 4 O'CLOCK P.M., ?

At the Fremises. the KIN ALL THAT VALUABLE PIECE of GROUND siluate at BELCHERS BAY, LAP SAP WAN, Hongkong, abutting on the North side. thereof on Belcher Street and measuring

thereon 200 feet on the South side thereof

on portion of INLAND LOT No. oos and measuring thereon 200 feet on the East on Davics Street and measuring thercon 200 Gffet and on the West on Cadogan Street And measuring thereon 100 feet containing.

the whole 40,000 square feet and

the Land Offico as SECTION

NLAND LOT NO. cos. Together the Furnace workshops and buildings thereon lately used and occupied by the HONGKONG AND · MAÇÃO GLASS “MANU FACTURING COMPANY as they now, stand and which said Picce of Ground is held for the residue of a term of 999, years, subject, to the antaual Crown Rent of $538.57 The property will be offered for sale in One For further particulars and Conditions of sale, apply to

WOTTON & DEA

Messis: WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors and Lot. at Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG, the Auctioneer.

Particular and conditions of sale may be obtained on application at the offices of Messrs. WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitor, Hongkong of Messrs: CALDWELL & WILKINSON, Salichors Hongkong, of Mr. EWENS, Solleitor, Hongkong, of Mr. WEBBER, Solicitor, Hongkong, and of Mr. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer,

Dated this fath day of April, 1888. PRANON - ALFRED G

building more, but be simple fact is shipping has ceased, and Captain M. Retalhich the property does not pay the thardholders; how mandant will rejoin his regiment. The ever much it may compensate managing owners of the Lucknow Battalion, and such men and builder Ase there not thousands of people of the Agra Battalion as may be fit to travel, will in the United Kingdom who, having long ago love Calcutta for Burmah on the 28th February invested in steamers, have never since seen the the Indian marine steamer Causing The colour of their money * and worse than that site of departure of the Bareilly Battalion has who have been abliged to sell to abated for not yet been fired. When it does move all the modest sum of a 10? The few people of the men of the Agra and Lucknow Battalions left United Kingdom who have delved any benefits behind will proceed with it to Burman from shipowning during the last ten years are Upper Burmah is not now the Eldorado for. the managing ownere" and the builders--the caplayment that it used to be in the earlier days403) Acting Registrar of the Supreme Coun - Hongkong, 25th April, 1888,

35, Queen's Road, WHEN:MOD

Auctionee

Victoris Build

Queen's Roaste