Notices to Consignees.
Notices of Firms.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Houses and Lands.
TO LET. ONSIGNEES, of F (B in diamond) MOM and after this date, Captain I. C. Toupied by Mesers ARXHOLE, KAS- THE BUSINESS PREMISES, formerly
Co
NOTICE
NOTICE.
660/879-20-Bales "Merchandise per
SAUNDERS will undertake the Business. "PAREJERO," shipped by Messrs A. of my Marine Surveying at this port
H. J, DRING, Marine Surveyor, Fouchow, August 1, 1867.
NOTICE
DURANTY & Co, of Liverpool, are beruby informed that the same bave been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
ROB. S. WALKER & Uo.
Hongkong, July 2, 1868.
HE following cases have been landed for the ral and expour of the Consignees, who are requested to take immediate delivery.
Ex" Tigre," 5th December, 1867
1 Basket Feathers
Ex "Djonnai,” 7th January, 1868, 1 531.
RT
1Case Pupor
En
Dinnai,” 8th June,
NO 120/122
Ex
Hoogly,
P&S 479
1. Elastics.
"O. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent.
ti
WITH reference to the above, this
W business hitherto, carried ou by H. J. Daire, Eat at Fooctor will be conducted by the Undersigned...
J. C. SAUNDERS,
Chop Ming:
Pagoda Anchorage.
Fonchow.
Foochow, August 1, 1867.
NOTICE.
3 cases Sweetineals | 11K RYLE BOLME has been admitted 3rd July.
a partner in out Firn.
·GLOVER & Co. --Nagasaki, January 1, 1867.
Hongkong, July 4, 1868.
P. M. §. §. Co.'s Sra
NOTICE.
DRG &c., consisting of Dwelling House, Offices, and spacious Godowns.
Possession to ba had on the 1st March. Apply to
JOHN BURD & Co. Hongkong, February 22, 1868.
TO BE LET.
Furnished or Unfurnished. HE Dwelling HOUSE in the Albany at present occupied by Mr N. R. Masson, Occupation can be had in a few weeks, Application can be made to Mr MasSON at the Albany.
Hougtong, Soptember 25, 1867.
TO LET.
COLORADO MR HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE Bra C, Hook & Co. Possession
FROM YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
ONSIGNEES of Largo by the above- named Vessel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and take immediate de- livery of their Goods.
Cargo not called for within 24 hours after the arrival will be landed and stored at risk and expense of Consignees
GEO, F. BOWMAN, Agent
Hongkong, July 7, 1888
ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Company's
Steam ship"HOOGLY," are requeat od to send in their Bills of Lading for coun- teraignature and take immediate delivery of their Goods before the 1st of July next, or they will be landed and stored at their risk and expense.
C. BERTRAND, Frincipal Agent. Hongkong, June 7, 1868,
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
HAVE this day established myself as a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AVER4OB AD- JUSTER and GENERAL COMMISSION "AGENT:
O LANGDON DAVIES
2 Club Chainbera, Hongkong, July 1, 189
1898.
NOTICE.
is authorised to sigu oar Fiza per procuration, at Fooohow from this date.
BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, June 3, 1868.
NOTICE,
SAVE this day established myself at this Port he a Public Tea Inspector and General Commission Agent under the Style or Fizini of JOHN ODELL & CO.
JOHN ODELL Foechow, April 13, 1808,
NOTICE
16jal
FROM and after this date. Mr GEORGE F. BOWMAN will act as AGENT of the Pacific Mail Steam-ship Company at this Port,
8. L. PHELPS, Agent, Hongkong, August 15, 1807.
NOTICE,
HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr
TFRANCIS PARBY and Mr THOMAS
SHYTE in our Firm cessed on 31st Decem
ber, 1867, from which date the Partners are ME CHARLES WILSON Mubray, MT ÁRTHUR SMÍTR and Mr THOMAS PIXE
BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, June 16, 1868,
Houses and Lands.
TO LENT.
16ssp
HE. whole of the Flour now
TE have authorized Mr CLAUS BUDDE1 cupied by the Undersigned, situat
WE
to sign our Firm from this date.
DREYER & Co,
Hongkong, January 1, 1888.
NOTICE
THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr FERDINAND NISSEN in our Firm ceased. on the 30th April·last.
The Businen will in future be conducted under the Style and Firm of
ROBERTSON & Co.
in which Mr PerER GABAIN has been admitted a Partber.
NISSEN & ROBERTSON. Ningpo, May 9, 1808,
NOTICE
10ag
interest and responsibility of Mr. W. VAN OOEDT in our firm cessed on the 1st January, 1860, 210
BOSMAN & Co.
Hongkong, November 19, 1867.
Have this day established myself as a Ge- neral Commissjoni Merchant under the
style or firm of VAN UONET & Co.
(Sd). W. U. VAN OORDT,
Yakahama, October 24, 1867.
NOTICE
if
ed at Peddar's Wharf, comprising Dining Room and Fantry and fifteen Bed Rooms.
Alse, One half of the First Floor suitable for Offices
THOS. HUNT & Co. Hongkong, May 13, 1868.
LIGHTERAGE AND STORAGE.
.tf
THE Undersigned will undertake to land
Cotton, Rice, Goals, and other Mer- ebandise, in their own Boats, and to receive the same on STORAGE in First-class Gra- nite godowns, on Moderate Terme
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, March 4, 1866,
TO LET.
THE OFFICE and GODOWN sitnited at the corner of Wellington and Aberdeen Streets, and at present in the occupation of Mesars ELHORST & SANDERS,
For particulars, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, March 6, 1865.
HE
NOTICE.
TO LET.
E desirable PREMISES on the Queen's J. MORRAY FORBES is autho-Road, Jatoly in the occupation of the| rized to sign our name at Canton from Asiatic Bank. this date.
RUSSELL & Co.
China, February 16, 1868.
A. B. Tollius GlozeneAMP,
Mbeing from this date interested in our Firm, will sign the same per procuration. REYNVAAN BROTHERS & Co. Hongkong, June 1, 1868.
Jeep
NOTICE,
Mas admitted a Partner in our Firm R BENJAMIN ROBERT STANFORD
on 1st January, 1888,
J. McDONALD & do, Shipwrighta.
Hongkong, May 1, 1888.
NOTICE.
lag
Y Business, as Ship and Insurance
For particulars, apply to
SMITH, ROHER & Co. Hongkong, May 18, 1868.
... TWO HOUSES TO BE LET. DECENTLY pnt in thorough Repair, Bi. tated on the Rise of TEM HILL, Westward, and an easy distance from the Queen's Road. Apply to
KIR BARRINGTON,
Wyndham Street." Hongkong, May 19, 1968.
L'IRST Rate ROOMS for Offices or Dwel- ling HOUSE for Families in the Queen's Road, No. 92, with new Verandah. The whole in a thorough state of repair.
Apply to
Menara Wa. SCHMIDT & Co., Gunmaker.
M'Broker, Commission Agent, e. hitherto Hongkong, May 20, 1868.
carried on by myself, will henceforward be conducted under the style or Firm of J. S. Hoog, Sor & Co.
3.
$. BOOK. Hongkong, September 23, 1867.
NOTICE...
E connection of the Undersigned with the Firm of Messrs Taos. Horr & Co.
desses from this data
JM. ARMSTRONG.
Hongkong, May 1, 1888.
NOTICE
HAVE established myself at this port as General Commission Merchant, under
he Style and Firm of GIFFORD F. PARKER
& Co.
GIFFORD FORBES PARKER.
Saigon, December 20, 1867,
NOTICE.
R FERDINAND-NEBEN and Mr Hewston HOFFI's have been authorized to sigu
our Firm here and in Cluss from this date.
ZOBIEMSSEN & Co.-
Hongkong, May 12, 1868.
NOTICE
19ag
THE Partnership between the Under
signed, and ir AvoUST WICTREE, Mr ROBERT CARNICK DONALDSON MOFFAT, and
Mr TRANE BORNTRAEGEE, lately carrying
TO LET.
HOUSE in Spring Gardens, containing four Rooms and Out Houses; Rent, $28 per month.
Apply at the Victoria Foundry. Hongkong, March 12, 1808,
TO BE LET,
WO Now and Strong GODOWNS on
Marine Lnt No. 63. Apply to
be
OUR Large ROOMS on Second Floor above the Offices of the Undersigned, 44, Queen's Road, at present occupied by
taken on the 1st of January, 1868.
For Ternia, do, apply to
G. DUBOST & Co. Hongkung, November 6, 1887.
Docks,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL $750,00)...... ̧¡!! IN 1,500 SHARES, OF $600 EACH,
THE COMPANY'S DOCKS at ABER
DEEN and WHAMPOA are in full working order, and the attention of Ship- owners is respectfully solicited to the advan- tages which there. Establishments offer for tho Dooking and Repair of Vernels,
The following description of the Premises is: submitted for the information of the Poblic
ABERDEEN DOCK. .DOCK No. 1.
Built of GRANITE.-
Length,
Breath,
330 feet.
80
Depth of Wacer at Spring Tides, 18,
do, Neap Tides, 16
錄
NEW DOCK, No. 2.
Built of GRANITE.
Length,
400 feet.
Breadth,
30
13
do
Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 24
Neap Tides, 21, This Dock is now under course of con struotion,
WHAMPOA DOCKS. DOOK 4.
Built of GRANITE,
Length,
560 feet
80
1
Breadth, Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 18ka 17,
do. Neap Tides, 134&15,,. This can be used either as one or two Docke
DOOK B
Bait of GRANITE.
Length,
340 Fort; Breadth,
60 Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 18
do. Neap Tides, 15" The above are the largest Decks in Chine and they are fitted with every appliance in the way of Caissons, powerful Stoom Pumpe, dc., to ensure safety and despatch in work,
DOCK C
Bailt of WOOD.
Longth,
New Advertisements.
"GREAT WORLD CIRCUS.
THE First Grand Performance will be given in the Pavilion, on the Parade Ground,
THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, July 14th, 1868, when all the great artistes of this Mammoth Establishment will appear.
Performance commance at 9 o'clock. Hongkong, July 14, 1868,
FOR SHANGHAI.
The Steamer
·
New Advertisemets,
PACIFIC MAIL. STEAM SHIP
COMPANY,
No. 1594-Jour 14, 1868.
QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 14th July; 1868. $627 Old, OPIUM.--Fatua, Now, ....
Benares, New, 617 620 Males, ...
665 COTTON-BOMBAY,
16 a 20 CALOUTTA,
Exchange.
16 a 19
467
IT
HERMANN" from Yokohama, in contemplated sending the Steamer about August 10th, on a voyage as far North as Castries Bay, In this voyage the vessel will touch at Hakodate on the way North, and at the principal Coal producing localities accessible on the Islands of Yeaso and Sagbalin; and will remain at the differ- ent mincs long auough to ship a quantity Bank, & months' night, of coal.
Credits, G jul15
Returning she will reach Hakodadi about On Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Rs. 251 a 238- the 10th September, and Yokohama ahont Bombay, 3 days' sight, Rs. 230 the 20th, in time to connect with the C-Bar Silver, If dwts. B., 10 per cent pre "Shanghee, 3 days' sight Bank, Tis, 751
8 per
per cent. pre, 23
pere p.
COPERNICUS,” hourly expected, will be do patahod for the above port,
pany's Steators leaving Yokohama for San | Bar: Francisco September 25th; and, for Hong Syces, kong and Shanghai the 37th Idem.
Pas- Mexicans, sengers leaving the latter-named places by Gold Leaf,
Australian Sovereigns,
on or about Friday, the 17th Inst.
tho Steamers July 15th will have a few Gold Bur, 98 touch, For Freight or passage, apply to
daya to remain in BIRLEY & Co.
Yokohama
English Sovereigns, Persons desiring au eutire change of cli- Hongkong, July 14, 1868.
mate, can secure it by taking this voyage; HE Undersigned will sell by Public while excursions may be made as the Steamer will remain several days, at diffor- Auction, ou
ent ports, to take in coals.
THURSDAY,
the 16th July, 1866, at 12 o'cluck, at his Sales Room, COMMERCIAL BANK BUILDINGS,
An Invoice consisting of a handsome Assortment of Clocks, Time Pieces, &c.
Assorted Lastres. Vases.
Discount,
H. & W.pos dark,
par
... 22.60 p. tl.
4.54
4.52
VG 14
Old, 15 per cent pr. Do. do. New, 7 per cent pm. HI.& 6. Bank Shares, Old, 23 per cent pr
Do. do. New, dip. e.
pm. Union Dock Shares, ... 17 dissout.
Temperature.
HONGKONG, 14th July, 1968.
A.M. 3 P.M. 925 Barometer, .... ... 29:884 29.788 $475 Attached Thermometer, 82
From
Yokolisma, Hongkong,
RATES OF PASSACK,
To Hakolate. To Cas
trics Bay
$170
Do.and return,...$115 $296 Do. Shanghai,
Do.
$315
90
and retura,
$365
$176
$276 Dry Bulb,
83.0
02.0
Wet Bulb,
77:0
81.0
and retum,..
$280
Cups and Saucers.
Nagasaki,
$140
$240 Maximum 8. Rgr.,
96.0
Do.
and return,...$230
$800
78.0
Fancy Boxes
Hiogo,
115
215 Max, Sun's Rays,
149
100 doa Eau de Cologne.
Muge
Albums,
50 doz. Wine Glasses.
Umbrella Frames.
· Lamps,
Brass Hinges,
Brass Bolts.
Locks.
Basins.
Calcine Glass.
Dish Covers:
Double barrel Fowling Pieces. 300 Rifles..
300 boxes Brown Soap.
100 cases Brandy. Barrels Porter.
Ale,
And to sloss a consignment, a few cases
of Port Wine and Amontilado.
TERMS OF SALE. Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7.
J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer. Hongkong, July 14, 1868.
WANTED.
july 16
Minimum S. Rgr.,
$365 Minimum on Grass,
Do. and return,... $206 Passengers going for the round voyage, beyoud Hakodata, are expected to live os board till the ship again reaches Yokohama
at no additional expense.
For passage, apply to
GEO, F. BOWMAN, Agent,
Praya Weet.
Hongkong, July 7, 1868.
CHRISTADELPHIAN SYNAGOGUE.
QUEEN'S ROAD,
tif,
Opposite H. M. Naval Yard. (CHRISTOU ADELPHOL EET on the first day of the week at 11
Mat, for the breaking of Bread and of Prayers, Acts. 2-42. And at 4 P.M., to reason out of the Scriptures, if those things name of Jesus anointed) are 40. Acts 8 (concerning the Ringlom of God and the
12 ver.
Hongkong, June 7, 1808.
*** 74.0
vind, above,... 0.00
17
+
+
Previous Rain on Grou,, 0.00 24 hours. Force, Cloud, Ozone; Weather.
No. 1694.-Jozy 14, 186
esc
that whereas the Mayer was prosecuted not having done abongh, the as-Gore has been charged with doing too much
Me Justice Blackburn admitted, thi was impossible to draw the line criminal cosponsibility began, and said the question of criminality in each pau lar oase necessarily rested with a jury Mir Eyre lind noted with loss firmnes massacre of St. Domingo might have. repeated, and if the Governor had from the colony he would most assu have been put upon lus trist in the cut for neglect of duty. No one, # Nevs, ever deserved better of his g then Mr Eyre; none have ever met
treatment. Dismissed from off the Home Gavernment and Forced retirement, he has been made the abi unrelenting persecation by men whose duct is condemned by the entire ina their follow-countrymen. Let us hop the name of humanity that this unfortu gentleman will now be left in peace.
The Mail says
The prosecutors have strained the vilege of calling a governor to accou the utmost-have had perfect freedo invoking the law against him; and b law alone have they been beaten. 01
which they were animated, spirit by
It seems to not care now to apentable. But a a have been simply
is raised by their proceed question
to which we first drew attention, and has at laat begun to attract general u Is it lawful for a number of person
conspire together for the purpose of purpose ot secuting a public oficer, exelting P opinion against him, and collecting to maintalu a harassing litigation Ellors of their efforts should not blind
precedent
public to the danger of the preced
which cannot be contemplated
遇
one
out a
a real fear that, on fatura ocens
men may be detarred from performing
S. YP.
2
.
Fine.
Fine.
and
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1868,
THE MAIL DEPARTURES. THE agitation set on foot to effect an alteration in the time of despatching the mails has, it would appear, begun to bear Julzy
fruit, though, like the article named in that very familiar figure of speech, the progress to be made commences with a
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF HONG KONG, &o, &c. TESSES FLOYD & Co., are now pub most gradual inorense. The very incon lishing a series of Views of Hongvenient hour of 7 A.M. hitherto fixed for Macao, Canton, Amow, Swatow and
experience, new
Bro
WANTED, by a ContemPLOYMENT troued by Bar Optical Instruments, by the mai's departure has been substituted or the best Opticians of the day, and includo by A.M. Concession which is hardly
an angle of 100 degrees, or three times the
in a good Mercantile Honan, in China, Japan.
Address Z, effice of this paper. Hongkong, July 10, 1868.
jy17
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAM BOAT CO., LIMITED
NOTICE
T
HE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cum- pany will be closed from the 20th day of June instant to the 11th day of July prozimo, inclusive,
By order of the Board of Directors,
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co., General Agents. Hongkong, June 17, 1808.
Irjal
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
amount of subject of the ordinary lenses to be mooived with lively thanks on the now in use in the East, heuce the unneces- part of those chiefly interested. The Postal aary joining to make a complete picture.
We intend to reduce the price to about 50 authorities will not be spared the neces per cent. (to Subscribeza only) from our sity of keeping upon the establishment
Gentlemen
anal selling Phing to subscribe will during the night, nor are the P. & 0.
please call at our Establishment, where the Officials likely to benefit particularly by Photographa can be inspected and further the extra time accorded. Even the Bri- particulars ascertained.
ttish merchant, that iniquitous hidividual.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1868,
NOTICE
for whose behoof the alteration may be
THE Undersigned have been appointed presumed to have been made, will scarce. Agents at Hongkong. Canton and ly thank any one for thus prolonging Macao for the UNION OF HAMBURG the hour of departure, while no possible UNDERWRITERS, and beg to draw
MACAO STEAM-BOAT CO., LIMITED, attention to 566-68 and $127-141 of the good sau accrue from the alteration. The
200 feet,
14
1
32
11
"
Depth of Water al Spring Tides,
do.
Noup Tides, Fitted with Caissons and Steam Pamps.
DOCK D.. Length,
164 feet, Depth of Water at Spring Tides, 12.6, Neap Tides, 9.65
do.
120-feet.
11
*
8
DUCK B. Length, Depth of Water at Spring Tides,
do. Neap Tides, D. and are Mud Docks available for small vessels, at very low rates.
WORKSHOPS.;
The Workshops on the Premises, both at Aberdeen and Whampoa, possess every appliance necessary for the Repairs of Ships or Steam Machinery. The Engineer's Shops are supplied with Lathon, Planing, Screw Cutting Punching Machines, &c., &c, capable of executing work on the largest avale, and Blacksmith's Shops are equally well supplied with plant, and the work is sutirely carried on under the Supervision experienced Europeans.
Powerful Lifting Shears stand on a Jatly alongside where vossels aan lie in 24 foul water and take in or out boilers, maste &
BOILERMAKERS DEPARTMENT The company in addition to executing GAVIN THOMPSON, Repairs are prepared to teader for supply at Gran, LIVIN 18TON & Co.'s.ing now Boilers to Steam-ships for con.
£ |structing which they live great facilities. "Hongkong, December 18, 1867.- -
TO GET,
FOUNDRY... COMMODIOUS HOUSES, situated in Morrison Hill, commanding a thorough view of the Harbour, with Stables, &
Apply to
4
THOMAS WALLACE, East Paint Godowns.
- Hongkong, June 6, 1868,
TO LET.
W
HE OFFICES situated in Queen's Road, formerly occupied by Messrs LYALL STILL & Co.
Apply to DANA JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
East Point, June 15, 1868...
STORAGE FOR OPIUM,
16rap
Iron and Brass Castings, either fur Ships or general purposes, avecxecuted with the utmost despatel.
STORES.
The Company's Stores will (when Te quired) supply at moderate rates all this necessaries for Shipwork, such as Paint, Copper, Canvas, &c, ko.
...STEAM TUG.
The Company's powerful Steam Tug Fame (100 Horse-power nominal) is always in readiness to Tow Sailing Vessels fron Hongkong to the Dock free of charge, and Retus,
For further particulars, apply at the Office of the Company, d'Aguilar Street, Hongkong.
NOTICE
HE Ordinary Half-yearly MEETING of Shareholders of this Company will be bell at the flies of the Company, Victo- ria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 11th day of July next, at 3 o'clock in the after noon, in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association
By order of the Board of Directors,
AUGUSTINE HEARD &o,, General Agent. Hongkong, June 17, 1869. jul17
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO. - STEAM-BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
-NOTIE.
ON and after the 1st of July, one of the
Company's Steamers will leave Hong- kong for Canton every morning, at sight o'clock, and returning leave Cautop at 12 o'clock. The service will be performed by three boats, however, instead of two, and one boat will alwaye lay over a day in Hongkong for the convenience of shippers of freight.
By order of the Board of Directorя,
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.,
General Agents. Hongkong, June 20, 1868.
NOTICE. HAVE established myself from this date as Shipcbundler and General Store- keeper under the Firm and Style of
L. FRICKEL & Do.,
at the Premises, lately occupied by Meesta DE SILVER & Co., Queen's Road Central,
LEOFOLD FRICKEL Hongkong, July 1, 1868
NOTICE
Aug]
Removed to the late premises of the HE OFFICE of the Undersigned has been Agra Bank, Queen's Road.
LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, June 344,* 1868. - .
W
REMOVAL.
"Allgemeine See Versicherungs Bedingun
gen von 1887," according to which all great object, we should think, of any documents to substantiate claims against modification of the existing rules would the Union of Hamburg Underwriters t must bu certified by the Agents, or they will not be recognized.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, June 10, 1868.
be that of dispensing with night work, Yet the change from seven to nine AM- does nothing to weet this desirable end- Bep16
Six, eight, or ten hours' difference in the time of departure would be a real boon and one which we may hope will oven
R GLASSE boge to inform his Patrons Mand the Public that he has just
ERECTEDA now American SODA WATER FOUNTAIN in anticipation of the hot tually be conferred. But the present Season just at hand, TONIC DRINKS and beverages ICE COLD and around change, though a satisfactory indication with all the various Fruit Syrape of the that the renionatrances of the Colonial purost kind tau at any moment be had at
Postmaster General and the P.&O. Superintendent bave received some atten- tion, is of but little use; and if there be
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, April 16, 1868.
YHOICE BALDWIN APPLES, $0.60
PER DOZEN. loe House, July 2nd, 1868
FOR SALE.
Ex "SCAWFELL." DASS'S ALE in kilderkins. D Bara's ALE in bottles, quarts.
Apply to
T
G. DUBOST & C
· Hongkong, June 10, 3868,
LATEST SHIPPING.
CLEARED,
Sumade, for Canton,
Pepit, for Manila.
Yokohama, for Yakebama. Orpheus, for Manila.
19jul
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL CLOSE For SHANGHAI, NINGPO, NAGASAKI
& YOKOHAMA,- Per P &0. Contract Packet "GAN GES" Tomorow, the lull instant, Correspondenen may be posted in this tight-box from & P.. this day until 4.M. To-morrow, the 15th instant. For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW, july15 Per " YENNO," at 2r Mon Thursday,
the 16th instant,
E have Removed our Office to Gage Street No. 5, opposite to Messis P. P. DELODE FRERES & Co.
REYNVAAN BROTHERS & C Hongkong, July 1, 1888.
na Business in London and China under THE Undersigned le prepared to STORE will take them back or to Sea at reduce Agents will be responsible for any!
the Firm of TRAUTMANN & Co., has been
disolved from the Jet Instant by lapse of on prepizes situated on Fraya Central.. time.
TRAUTMANN
july 22.
H J.-F. Shanghai, June 16, 1868.
NOTICE.
will continue to carry HR Undersigned
the Business of their inte Firm, at Shanghai and Tientsin, under the same and Style of TRAUTMANN & Co.
SUITE. TRAUTMANN,
R. C. D. MOFFAT.
Shanghai, June 18, 1968.
july 22
“Opinim in a first class Granite Godown
CHARLES RIVINGTON, 3 St nley Street. Hongkong, June 6, 1868.
TO LET HE Large Matshed No. 3, at Pokefulum, containing live rooms with out-houses Stables attached.. Wator laid,
JOHN 9 LAPRAIK, Beerstury,
N. The Comalgutes of Master of any Fessel seeing reason to complain of the work tone in the Ducks, us in any way respectiv the Dock arrangements, a could audress the Secretary on the subject when their com- II. PESTONJEE SETNA, plaints will receive the immediate attention of at Messrs P, A, O. CAMASKE&Co,' Office the Directors of the Company.
Hongkong, June 2, 1868,
Hongkong, October 18, 1906
For particulars, apply to
NOTICE. NEITHER the Undersigned nor his Dobin contracted by the crew of the French barque Feix Bernabo,"
E. CORNILLON, Master of Falia Berinuku.!! Hongkong, June 30, 1962.
- at 5 a 11.
Cargo per Mail sleatner Culumbian. -- Malta Optain for Hongkong, 484 chie,
for Shanghai, 630
tf Cotton
Persian Opium,
Treasure Froti England to Hongkong,
Marseilles to Do.
WANTED. MONNACE to Swatow and Atony for Two Hundred to Three Hundred Tons of Dead Weight to Swatow and Four Hundred Tous to Amoy
ROB. S. WALKER & O6. Hongking, June 19, 1808,
1,114chts. 500 bales. 68 olite.
17
Intermediul ports to Do. England to Shangbai,
£ nil. £ vil. $121,000,
Marseilles.to
Do
£ nil £.nil.
35
to Yakobama, £ 1,000,
nay real desire on the part of the home anthorities to meet the views of the Colonists, they will accede to the request embodied in the memorial of the Chan- ber of Commerce and fix the time of leaving at some post-meridian hour in the working day.
GOVERNOR LYRE. TRE refusal of the Grand Jury, to find a true bill against ex-Governer Eyre, puts a stop certainly for the time, and it may be hoped for ever, to the disgraceful proceedings of the Jamaica Committee. prosecution. Punch bas an admirable cartoon of the ghost of Palmerston ap- pearing to Disuell and reproochfully asserting that he would not have left the preserver of Jamaica in the lurch, and the sentiment thus implied will, we are bap py to believe, be eclord by the majority of British subjects in all quarters of the world. It is difficult amidst the mase of spirited and forcible gomment which has filled the columns of nearly all respect able journals in Great Britain to select a piece for quotation, but in default of others we extract two paragraphs-one from the Morning Post and the other from the Dublin Evening Mail, as embo dying in the most forcible and satisfactory language the ideas which we so heartily
ndorse. The Post says
*
The diffulties which beset the path of s man who, like Mr Eyro, is called upon to adopt extraordinary measures för the stip pression of disturbances and the preservas Hou of the poace, were well illustrated by Mr Justice Blackburn in referring
to the of the Mayor of Bristol for not prosecution haring acted sufficiently euergetically in endeavouring to suppress the famous riots which took place in that town some fre and thirty years ago. The only difference between that case and the present one is
duty to the imporilling of public inter
her Majesty's subjects-Dy
at the cust of NY
the prospe
to face suoli a combination.
is, we believe, in the winds of many
is,
a conviction that Mr. petent persons a Mr Taylor, and Mr Buxton, with solleagues, as amenable to the com Jas. The Government may be called on an early day, to say what the aim the law actually is.
LOCAL.
The Straits Times has the following:
We have been favored with a copy & Madras Times of the 20th instant in a private telegram is given as follows:- "London, 17th Jur
Jobu Bright is dead.”
So far from throwing any doubt this intimation, the editor in anothe -lumn gives a lengthy obituary notice o departed stateemant, as he supposes, which we learn that John Bright is 87 that he made his maiden speech in P ment on August 7th, 1843, from which his has been a most native public lite in and out of Parliament. The wrik the Aladras Times well says in conclu his article that: "In John Bright Eng has lost one of the eminent illustration a patriot that the prescut age has s Parliament one of its most elogj and influential orators; and the liberal ty the very apostle of liberalism.
In this fchomezia, which w ceived to-day, however, the editor pi out what we had certainly overlooke Mr Bright made a motion in the Hou Commons on the 17th! Here is
ia this this brother's exp dras editor's joke at
In memoriam Jobi --Bright.—Fro A local privala telegram received
editor to
would
leade
us to
tamporary, and which forthwith an
the old Men
the Times, learn that Jobn Bright, the patriot, it Our own intelligence, combined with believe that this eru orator and quondam demagogue, th
yet speaketh in the flouse of dead, топа It is perhaps due to his being however, that his motion with respe Nova Scotia has been rejected. We not for a moment question the authent of our contemporary's "private" Inte tion. We prefer a miracle to anythi outrageous..
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THE following account of the accide the Surat which appeared in the Co Obsarger has not before been publish Hongkong, and points to a new sour danger with moveable fan sorewa:-
The Surat left Gaile on the morni the End Instant, and immediately en tered heavy, we rain, making it var weather outside the har accompanied
for serable
The secon
the passengers.
was worse than the first, as the wo appeared to be doing its very best ag us, proved by the fact that the su steamer of 500 horse-power, was una
miles in nocomplish mora
int that houry. At times, in the height of the the vessel appeared
to be going
only 3 knots an hour.
On Friday morning
third day out, whilst the bulk of the engers wers at
all were
Ou ru
breakfast, a sp
by a crash in the stern of the ship, immediate rash of the water.
to the head of the stairs leading to the
er saloon, we were all aturmed at aceit lumes of
water rubing in. Ste were buriedly dispatched for blankets officers sent off in search of carpentar engineers. Meauwhile the water ro pidly, so that when the men waxo res begin operations, they were waist All this time the leak was not actua sible, boing hidden by the stairs le from the
upper saloon, so that the las
4 steps had to be removed, as well as
planking. When this was done, about 4 feet long by blo
inoles in
was discernible. At first the effor block
the hole were unsuccessful.
built of five-eighth inches interior edge of the tole was bi and very jagged, making it dificult to at; the bosts of the ship were being got ready from the outset fastenin done and masts and oars put to, afou breakers of water.
It was of cou anxious time for the passengers, no th of them were nervasarily i state ertainty as to the extent of the t
the inminence of daag however no exaitenant, invalids aui quietly
waiting; the others working fully at the pumps and
Cor brekets. Ing that there was at one time a pro of all having
to take
to the boats, the of the people on board were singulas lected.
As soon as the accident ore the steamer's head was put about for and, thanks to the wind and sea Di ber favour returned zomerbay at tì of 12 knots an hour. The cause Hr we more the endition of the