Notices to Consigures,

NOTICE

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Company's

16

Steamship Imperatrice," arerencest

for sale.

NOTIE.

SELLING OFF AT COST PRICE For

ONE MONTH ONLY,

ed to send in their Bills of Lading, for countersignature, and to take delivery of their Goods before the las of May, or theyHE Undersigned beg respectfully to call

mud

will be landed and stored at their risk expense.

C. BERTRAND. Principal Agent.

NOTICE******

Bongkong, April 29, 1869.

HK following canos bare been lauded and stored at the risk and expense of the Consignees, who are requested to take

BAU Cambodge," 24 February, 1869. OFC15085 € 1743.41 case Ühemicals,

Donna 30th March, 1500.

2 cases (contents unknown), Imperatrice 1st May.

Schaal

7923 1 cass Hardware.

J. da Silva

DS

206

2 canes Clockware

C. BERTRAND, Principal Agent

Hengkong, 1809.

Ao lecs of Firms.

NOTOR

rablished myself af Købe, and

COMMISSION BIRRDHAN

HENRY LUUAS.

Hongkongpril 16, 1869.

NOTICE Nibnection with Musara R. DRUNJE HEW & obf Bombay, and Meas FRAMJER HORMUSTRz & Lo, of Shanghai, we have this day commenced business at

mission Agents,

Public in Conforal to the Bolles that they the attention of chip unter and the

Are BELLING OFF the Remainder of thele STOOK

COST PRICE

ONE MONTH ONLY, and that they have a large assortment of Goods, Tarticularly Hope, Curas, Stoves, Bcales, Tacking, Tobacco, Sanoes Cheepu and bundry other Articles

WRHYTHOS, HONT & Co. Hongkong, April 17, 1869.

EX FALCON AND ZIBA, NEW GOODS FOR THE SEASON,

ONGOLOTR SHIRTS with Linen

Frouts, Ganze, Merino and Bilk UNDER SHIRTS, Linen and Paper CUL LARS, White, Bruwa and Stripe Thread and Lotion SUCKS, NECKTIES and SCARES, Cambric HANDKERCHIEFS, Straw i T5, Ellwood's HELMETS, Sang- stera UMBRELLA Masala VESTS, Treweer DUCK and DRILL, ALPACA, French MERINU qud PARAMATTAS.

Lelies

* And Chüdron's Trimmed and White and Faure Mus- Untrimmed HATS

in and other DRESSES Frinted French CAMBRICS, Silk, Lile Thread and Cele ton HUSIERY, SUW GLOVES, Trimmed BUDICES, Cambric EDGINGS, KIB: BONS LACES,

HABER

PLANERY DAY! You

CURTAINS Mosquito NETS, SHEETINGS COUNTERPANES, Bath and Toilet TOWELS, Antimancassare and Toilet COVERS, Damask Table LINEN, Gauze and other FLANNELS, Longcloth and Irish LINENS, STATIO-

THE CHINA MAIL

For Sale

AOTICE.

THOMSUN bege to intimate that hela now publishing a Beries of 40 VIEWS ON HONGKONO, price $25

14 by 12 10 Views from Pintea,

10 by 8 small instantaneous Subjects from

the DRAGON PROCESSION, Hongkong, September 4, 1868.

da

FOR SALE.

ANILA HARD WOOD.

Consisting of:

MOLAVES,

BANABAS,

ARANGAS And other descriptions...... Apply to

LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, August 11, 1868.

FOR SALE THE desirable PROPERTY on Queen's Road lately occupied by Mosers SMITH KENNEDY &Co.

For further particulars, apply to

SMITH, ARCHER & Co. Hongkong, September 3, 1807.

13

TATHAM'S BRANDY is 1 doz, oases,

SHERRY,, 3 PORT CLARET

BIRLEY & 06 Hongkong, April 9, 1867,

STEAM CUALS, For Sale from Store, or delizerable on Board, NOLISH Londonderry West Hartley. DAVEson's West Hartley, Straker's West Hartley,

WELSH Blaengware Murthyr

-Apply to ROI, S. WALKER & Co, Hongkong, Marel: 16, 1886.

FOR SALE.

New Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL The Steauer,

• VENUS,” will have quick despatched for the shove Port AUGUSTINE apply to

HEARD &Co. Hongkong, May 7, 1869,

For Freight or 1

FOR NAGASAKL

The Britian steamer

QUEAN QUEEN" daily expected from Sin- gapore, will have quick dispatch for the above

atch for

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ANNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, May 7, 1869,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO:

The American ship

SA MALAY,"

LATEST SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

May 7, Union, British barque, 961, T. Birkinshaw, sydney,, March 4, 450 tons Coal, 26 tous Sandalwood, & Tons Tallow, Captain.

May 7, Felger, North German ship, 647, Ode, Cardiff, Nov. 25, 750 tons Coal.-- SIEMESEN & Co.

OLEAKED. Shaftesbury, for Canton. Heimath, for Zabu

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British barque Union, from Sydney, reports the first part of the passage hai haul-weather; the intier part had the wes- ther until arrival in Hongkong on 7th May'; 61 days ont.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WELL, CLORE!—

For NAGASAKİ & YOKOHAMA.

› will have quick despatch for the Fer FUMIYAMA," on Saturday, the

stove port, ist ein

For Freight or Passage, apply to A AUGUSTINE, HEARD & Co.

Hongkong, May 7, 1969.

Jul21

*A PUBLIQ AUCTION...

ORRIS & Co have received instruc

Mons to sell by Pubug auction, on

* TUESDAY 25th May, 1869, at their baie Rooms, at o'clock P.M., (Ruilens previously dispoe ed of by private sale),

8th Instaut, at 4.30 PM.

For SWATOW, AMOY & F000W

Per "YESNUR on Saturday, the 8th

just at 2pm.

For SHANGHAR

*** Fư "CH/NA,” To morrow, the 8th

inst, at 3.30 p.m

A

That valuable Property in Wallington Mauriti terminated, the correspon

trou

No. 1845-MAY 7. 1869.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Chir columns are open to all who wish to address the public ou legitimate grounds, dut we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our correspondents.

All communications addressed to this paper must be accompanied by the name of the smujer, not necessarily for publication, but as a quarantee of good faith.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1869.

THE DOWNFALL OF HONG- KONG."

We had begun to think that we had heard the last of the prophetic story regarding the fisherman of the future, who would some day make up his mind to dry his nuts beneath the deserted archea of the Oriental Bank;" Hongkong

having by that time gono to Macxo, and Maçao having gone to perdition. We were mistaken. The genius which evolv ed from its inner consolousness the

indeed no longer amongst us, touching picture to which we refer is A dis.

F It is hereby notified for general in- formation, that the Contract between the Steamship Company, for the Conveyance Government,

of Mauritive and the Union

of bipila onto a flouth between Ceylon and Street, registered in the Land Office as

and between Mauritius and covery that the depth of water at Macao Section of luland Lot No. 21, toge dence for Alauritius will be forwarded from was "very much otherwise" to what ther with the commodious Office and this Uffice in the Mail for Aden, from would be necessary, were the picture Dwelling House erected thereon and whence it will be sunt to its destination by ever to become a reality, damped his the French Mail Packets leaving Aden for lately in the occupation of Messrs BRAS Ronion and Mauritius on the 23rd of each prophetic ardour and for awhile the

DAG | Mouth. DAO & Co, menile

TERMS OF SALE-One half cash apon 2. No alteration has been mad in the weighed at 7.1.7., the remainder on com-dressed to Blatantius, pletion of the transfer, all expanses of

onele spoke no more. We need not

this place as merchants and General ComWERY ull kinds, PERFUMERY MONIN & Co.'s HOCK & MOSLELE, fill of the lammer in Mexican dollar rates of Postage on correspondence ad. However moncu the loss to Hongkong, for

*** Ourirm consists of Mr Rustonden DUN

SEESHAW and ₫ Mr FRAMISE HORMUMBE,

Мохонаваев

and Mir DaDanger 18 autho

rized to sigh

FRAMJEE HORMUSJER & CO Hollywood Road, No.

20th 1869200ly

TR. JOHN FAIRBAIER and M. JOHN Sunt Cox, will sign our firm per procuration from this date noti

JM LANE ORAWFORD & Co, Hongkong, April 15, 1969,

BRUSHES SOAPS SPONGES, Chil- dren's RAMBULATORS,

BW BAKER, He

If

Hongkong, April 10, 1868. FOR SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. ENGLISH and Angio German CON- CERTINAS, HARMONIUMS, VIOLINS and VIOLIN STRINGS, FLUTES, New MUS10, da do

Pianofortes tuned and repaired

WAGNER

ful15mm nut in a Hollywood Road.

Hongkong, March 1, 1889. Imar:70

SITE NOTICE THE #B. JOHN GERRARD," will act as our At-

Forney in Chisa from this data. 100M FRED, M. HARSANT

GEORGE AF NORRIS, Hongkung, April 20,

my20

[KT. GROBIEN has this day been ad-

I l-mitted a partner in our firm a Hongkong, April 21, 1869. ⠀ ⠀-

NOTICE.

my21

FOR SALE.

HE following Properties belonging to

the state of DEST

At Hankowe Property at present occupied by Messis Evans & RAINBOW,

sisting of a Develing House, with ter vanta Offices and Stables and three Go- downa dach lid of this Property outside

The situation of this

the British concession, ita riser frontage of 320 feet and exterizive orlown accommoda tion makes it one of the most valuable at

have this day admitted Mr Bana-Hankow especially for steam boat purposes

At

HANE, GALL, 88 a parlaser in our Four Lots on the British

** Hongkong, April 1, 1869.

NOTICE

a

HAVE this day established myself as

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AVERAGE AD- JUSTER AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. RIZE MONTU LANGDON DAVIES. Hongkong, July 1, 1808

EN NOTICE.

with a frontage of 234 feet on

ULES MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,

qts, and pla

BHERRY and PORT, Chillingworth's CHAMBERTIN, WHISKEY, WHITE

Prior's BRANDY, ALLOFT'S ALE, draught und bottle. BARCLAY & GUINNESS STOUT. BRIDGES & BORS PORTER,

ROB-3. WALKER & Co. Hongkong November 30, 1867

A NEW BOOK, HE Speculations of

The Old Philosopher'

LAU-TUZE." Translated from the Chinese

JOHN CHALMEES, A. M. Price $100.

*The Origin of the Chinese" by the same author! Price $1..

Apply at Mers LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. or The London Mission House. Hongkong, October 17, 1868,

FOR SALE.

Ex S.S. "TIORE,"

፡፡

the river bund. The buildings A FEW Bags of Mucha OOFFEE, @ $7

a Dwelling House, with Servants

and two Godowns 100 feet by 50 and 105

feet by 66 on the front Lots, and of s Go- down 10 feet by 66 feet on the back Lot.

For antther particulars, apply at the fice of the Trustees,

or lo

དྷྭ"

HB Interest and Responsibility of Mr WILLIAM NAILSON in our Firm ceased

on the 30th June last,

Mr TOBIAS PIM, AT WILLIAM NISBET Ormeten Bid Mr H. SEYMOUR GRANT SEE

Of

No. 7, Pedder's Hill; ́H. P. HANSSEN,

Ahanglisi. Hongkong, April 10, 1869. ang3]

PAYNE AND COMPANY, BELATEE BUNGALOW,

Calcutta.

per bag of 28 lb.

Apply to

G. DUBOST & Co. Hongkong, August 31, 1868.

TOBACCO.

#t

FOR Sale by the Undersigned, an Invoica of AMERICAN TOBACCO, comprising

GOLD TWIST.

GOLD LEAF.

NAVY FOURS.

SOLACE

And other BRANDS.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, ductioneer and General Commission Agent.

Queen's Kond, Hongkong, April 10, 1869.

authorized to agu our Firm in Hongkong ESTABLISHED HALF A GENTUR. Commercial Bank Buildings, and China frose this date. SAN

NOLYPHANT & Co. #Hoogkong, October 6, Thus, B

ROM this date Mr GEORGE E. LANE, will not ad Agent of the Pacific Mai Eteam-abip Company at this pert LAWNY PANGAY GEOLE BOWMAN,

Hongkong, March 16, 1868 13 fron) ►

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TROM this date the Management of the Longkong Hotel is placed in charge 51 Mr GROEN E. Porrs, to whom all ou munications should be addressed.

Hongkong Hotel, April 1, 1869

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT,

FOR THE SALE OF THEIR RENOWNED

Chutnies and Indian Condiments. Namely, Finest

Bengal Club Chutney Lucknow Chutney Cuanthere Chutney Pridaree Chutney

$1.

Ooh, skinuor's Chey

Major Gray's Day

Per bld. 35.

FOR SALE

tf.

his mantle bus fallen on other and worthy

which to be paid by the purchaser; or the Cape of Good Hope is thus cut off, the shoulders and a fresh prophet has arisen

half the purchase money may remain on Mortgage at a low rate of interest,

For further particulars, apply to the ma26

A notioneers,

Houghong, May 7, 1869.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

HE Fortnightly Market Circulars pub- lished by the CHAMBER, will in future be deliverable from the office of the Under- signed from 10 à‚m, of the mothing presed- ing the steamer's departure. The Uirculars are at the disposal of non-Members, on`ap- plication to the Secretary, who will furnish particulars of cost, do.

J. W. WOOD,

Secretary.

Club Chambers, Hongkong, March 3, 1860.

FAWCETT & Co., EIP CHANDLERS, GENERAL SELF

STOREKEEPERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, SAIL MAKERS, AND

COMMISSION AGENTS, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, April 1, 186821000

NOTICE.

DOCUMENTS Translated, at reasonable raten, from English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or German into Chi- nose, or from Chinese into English. Ad

dross,

The "China Mail" Office,

2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED.

OTICE--Un and after the first day of AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE.pany, situated ayor the HONGKONG DIR

March

next, the office of this Com

PENSARY will be clused. Letters can how-

Per doz. qts. 30AE following SETS of the "CHINA Per doz. pts. 21a I PUNOH" can be obtained, stitched in paper wrappers, at the rate of 25 ventis 20. For copy vis £25.

» Fickled Mangots, 100 in barrel,

Fér hhd.

ever be luft as heretofore in shox placed for the purpose within the same building.

The Company's Stock of Chandeliers and other Fittings will, after tite above date, be on view at the premises of blessrs LANE, $3.60 CRAWFORD & Cos

Queen's Road, $2.60.

A. NEWTON, $2.26.

Manager Also a few separata copies of No. 1, 2,

Hongkong, February 18, 1869.

my18 206. -8, 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and from 19 to 24.

U. 4 SAINT.

Price:

71

complete from 11.

"

4

44

18. 16.

11

Mulligataques d'acts) Perdos, qts, 30% Curry Paste

Per doz. pta, 200 Per lb

Curry Powder

Tamariod Fish, 100

"}

13 YEE WO & Co.

NOTICE

Wto siga aur Firta from this date.

alices in barrel,

Tamarind Fisli Rosegal. aquare.

Mangos Fish Ruses

bustie

Smoked Mangos Finli,

100 in

Chili Vinegar

M

Cayoumu Popper

VE have authorized Mr CLAUS BODDE

» DREYER & Co.. Hongkong, January 1, 1868.

NOTICE...

BD. O. Cuanx retires from our Firm

and Bir J. MURRAY: FOBRES and Mr E. D. BARBOUR are admitted Partners from this dated: 257

send sandalyng? RUSSELL É

Olina, January 1, 1800,

06.

July2

THE UNION DOOK COMPANY OF HONGKONG & WHAMPOR LIMITED

MRBOMERT 6. WALKER has this day

Been appointed secretary, the Con pany, and Mr Jour Isoția, the present Aching bot etary, resumes his functions as Managing Engineer for the Company. Hy order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN INGLIS, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, March 3, 1800.

As for sale.

PER OVERLAND MAIL

IBS ROSK ha just received a choics sortment of, Black and Colored SILKS, BAREGE Fauoy and Muslia DRESSES

NIBBONS, Valvet and Dress TRIM- MINGB in great variety

WELLINGTON STREET,

Opposite the Catholic Chapel.

* Hồng kong, April 0 1809

FOR SALE.

ELIOW METAL, 18 to 28 on Munte

and Vivians. T

JOHN BURD: Co.

Hongkong, April 8, 1887,

}

FOR SALE -

AUNTZA Yellow METAL, 2028 as, and

NAILS

118 Pur bottle 21 Per bottle. 3 JAMS AND JELLIES.

2-1b, tine 1-ib. tine.

Grave Jelly

Tipparse Jam

Preserved Limes

"Perved Mangous

Fine Apple Jelly

Free ve Litoss

Bael Preserve

"Bengal Humpala 6 per lḥ N. 8.--Cliussies, Curry Powders, and Pastes, shipped in baik, to any quarter of the Globe.

Payne

and Co.,

are always on had a large stock of superior MANILA CIGARS, of all sizes

Terms: Remittance, or reference in Cal eutta, to accompany order.

Y

Also,

Vivian's Patent Yellow METAL Koal PLATES, 12lbs. and 13lb with NAILS,

Apply to

HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, June 14, 1867.

SAYLE & Co., VICTORIA EXCHANGE HONG KONG

HAVE REUSIVED EX MAIL TEAMRE

Large assortment of MILLINERY,

FRICKEL & CO

L. SHIF-CHARDLSEN, BATumaksus,

GENERAL STOREXERTERS,

AND

COMMISSION AGENTS, Queen's Road, HỌNGKONG...

ANDREW MILLAR⠀ HOUSE, SHIP & STEAM-BOAT FLUMBER, COPPERSMITH & BRASSFOUNDER

No. 1, Queen's Bead East and Nullah Lane. Hongkong, October 28, 1868,

GEORGE GLASSE FIVE YEARS MANAGER TO KINGSFORD & Co., PICCADILLY LONDON, AND 28, PLACE VENDOME, PARIS)

BONNETS, and HATS, of the ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

Fun ordura over £25, 20 per cent discount Intést fashions. will be silowed, all Goods free on board in Caloutta

FOR SALE. YELLOW METAL 15 to 25 oz and

Nail" Apply so

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, September 15, 1848.

GREAT REDUCTION.

* Closing of Business,

A.Choice assortment of SILK, MUS LIN, and GRENADINE, för Evening Wear

A fine assortment of new Frenob FLOW. A: ERS, HEAD-DRESSES and FEATHERS,

THE Undersigned, who in closing his bus

siness in lay next, bega most re pectinily to offer to the public, his large selection of Photographe, at the following

CHEMIST

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG, 'SHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS

·SUPPLIED & REFITTED, Hongkong, May 1, 1867, -

༑་

DOARD and RESIDENCE at No 5, A large sortent of new TRIM.D BONIA ROAD, W. Good Accommo MINGS and FRINGES in all colors. dation,

Ladies and Gentlemen's Kid GLOVES, in white and colors, all sizes.

low rates, an opportunity that should not Gentlemen's Den Shell and Felt HATS.

Blue and Green GOSSAMERS, &

be lost patrons wishing to live copies. but from their negatives can have

them at greatly reduced rates.

Views in ack of 50 Baoli, ....... $20. Views in 1 set of 20 each.

W$12.60 W. P. FLOYD.

Hongkong, March 12, 1800,

В КОТА БІЛОПМЕНТ.

(BBANOR

20, Foochow Road, Shanghal Hongkong, February 8, 1889,

"Apply at

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, January 29, 1869,

BROWN, JONES & Co.. UNDERTAKERS. ONUMENTS and READSTONES

ERECTED, in the Best Style LEAD and METALLIC COFFINE, on the Shortest Notice

Apply at

Hollyrood Road, Corser of Aberdeen My

3. As the communication with Natal and

correspondence for those Colonies, unless riurkià, be forwarded by Private Ship, will, in future, be aut in the Mails to London at the following rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance, viz :—` Upon Letters sent by way

of Southampton,..... 40 cents each tuz, When sent by way of

Marsczliezy ők Newspaper via Southam-

ptos,...

Newspapers vid Marsell-

32

21

Book Packets via South-

amplon,........... 10° 59 under 4 oz, 20 cents, above 4 oz. and not ex- ceeding 8 oz and 20 cents for every

additional 8 oz...

Book Packets via Marseilles, 14 cents

under 4 oz ; 28 cents above for and no exceeding 8 and 28 conta for every additional 8 ounces.

FW. MITCHELL

Postmaster General,” Guneral Post Office, Hongkong, 9 September, 1802.

It in bereby notified for general informa tion that henceforward closed mails for th United Kindom will be made up at this Office and forwarded to London by the Un- ited States Mail Packets via San Francisco, Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed via Sau Fransisco

Lettere, Newspapers, Booksand Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets via Soluptui

For Letters, 34 cents for half-ounce, For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 auture, 4 conte.

For & packet of Books or Patterns, Scent per 4 ounces,

The Pustave-must in all cases be paid in advance; correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent vid Suez.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Prat Offic2, Hongkong February 1, 1868

UNDER DESPATCH, For Nagasaki and Yokohama.Per Fu styama, on Saturday, the 8th instant, at p.m.

For Swatow, Amoy and Feochow.-Per Fesso, ou Saturday, the 8th inst, at 3 p.m. For Shanghai-Per China, To-morrow, the 8th inst., at F.M.

::

Lo foretell our downfall. He is conve

ulently situated for the purpose, classic Cornhill being the locality whence his enunciations find their way, per P. &'0. Steamer, to this Colony. Had steamers

been invented in the time of Jonah the Ninevhites would doubtless have regard- ed that grumbling and whaleswallowed propliet much in the same way as we regard tae prophet of Cornhill-who makes him- Balf known through the organ conveR. sionally known as the London and China Herald in the select circle it illuminates.

The writer is evidently a man-we beg pardon, prophet-of sanguine disposition and varies the usual lachrymone style of those who forstell very disagreeable events by stating that he waits "with calm anxiety (sic) for the realization" of his viewatho said views having (apparently) something very particular

of this Colony. How the " downfall" is to do with the approaching downfall"

to come about is not very clearly set forth, "a second collapse "being the nearest approach to a definition. This would be comprehensible if we knew where to look for the first collapse. The Indlures of large houses in 1866-7-8 can scarcely be the "collapse" in question, as they took place from enses quite apart Trom Colonial adioinistration. Dent and Co. did not stop because the Harbor Master paited numbers on the junke, or because the Stamp Act was introduced. Nor can the faintest connection be traced between the gambling licenses and the stoppage of many other eminent firms Yet as the entire article is devoted to a hearty abuse of Governor MacDonnel's policy in general, and his expenditure in a ticular, the evil results of which are to be cured by a "second collapse," there must evidently be some obfuscation in the writer's mind as to the connection between cause and effect. The fact is that he bae fallen into a very common blunder one into which those who have spent some time in the East and retura to spend the evening of their days st home often do fall. The Anglo-Indian will tell you what a place India wada-- "And now, Sir, what with these com founded new civiliau regulations and the new government and the Queen's army, et, etc., the place is spoilt." They for get the rapid march of events in the far Enat, and fauoy, that the tamporary home of their manhood could and should. remain unchanged in their old age... The writer of-the artiole under review bas made some very alarming discoveries about the bastuees of Hongkong and seems quite proad of the fest. He does not seem to know that we are quite aware of all that he states, that it bas been discussed over and over again by those on the spot beat qualified to know all about it, and that they are the least fortunes to misgovernment." vociferous in attriunting their altered Kong kong has shared the general loss, but har never even in her worst days seen such 23.80

reverses as has Shanghai Compared 23.50 a 23.70 to the business centres of London, Man

4.62 obester, and other home cities she has .4.82

Buffered lightly by the recent ora More than that, the constitution of her foreign population has permitted of changes which are impossible in the more rigid circles of home. Where one great mercantile firm made the fortre of its leading partners in from three to five years half a dozen small firms now make a fair liring despite the decreased aggregate incomes of foreigners “

QUOTATIONS

1

BONGKONG, 7th May, 1860, OPTUM. Patna, New, $017

Old, 6171 Benares, New, 597 Uld, 605 Matwe,

635 a 640 580 Persian,***

COTTON.→ BOMBAY,

CALOUTTA SHANGHAR

Exchange,

Bank, 6 months' sight," Credits, 6

On

18 a 22 16 a 201

4/7 4/T Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Ke. 250 Bombay, 3 days sights Ke. 229 "Shanghee, 3 days sight, Bank, fls. 744 Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B.,

Gold

Gold Ber, 98 touch, English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns, Discount,

Gas Company Shares,

H. & W,pos Dook, Old,

Dor Do. Now,

6.75 a 6.25

Ba 11.

Bp. o, disc

FL. & 8. Dank Shares, Oil, ... 34 p. c. prom,

Do. dó. New. Union. Dook

26 p. 2 dia, quoted. Temperature. HONGKONG, 7th May 1869, (Taken at Menors Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Quecis's Road,j' THERMOMETEK-9 ¡M., Dry;

Do.

4,

84

Wel Dry,..

74

Waby

Do Belf-registered Maximum,

A Do, Min. over night,

BAROMETER, they

73

We are by no means desirous of mir representing the circumstances of the Colony. Trude has fallen off and taxes have nevertheless increased to meat the requirements of the expenditure. Bat

there are few items (and these not large 30.131 which have not been imposed by the al

· 30.183 - tered circumstances of the Colony: Bong

3

1845.-

faw which the comi fluous have been st ing the circumstan account, the Inst much smaller gro ariticism than the Herald would ha charge against Sir the manner in whi is too comic to be p says the writer, *Taxed trade and annoying surveillanc sion of legal duea, si tile integrity. In a the culeny may ba Mandarin congivan Authorities could n more hearty and con Governor MacDonne From which precio are to conclude th

any taxes "under: grity!" We ale is speaking of the such a fact might ha can safely assert the grity is now undermi much they may be Mandarin conniva Is needless to enqu tence is unmeanin our decadence" is Colonista How f is the coadjutor equally well known the mixture of kno

of present Hongkos

the writer of "the of Hongkong" ma only unknown but

THE LAW

MR Bainos bas House of Commons English law of li

ia as follows--

*In any action alleged libel in any that the alleged T report of the proceed fully setibled for to reports for the p

hiols

at reporte purpose of reportin such meeting for a that the report was paper by the defend actual malice and in -business, altall ume

such proof may in al defendent auder the statute."

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rent absurdity to want to state it on And what redress un the Prince have for malist Absolutely permission to write

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