1876-02-10

For Sale. CLEARANCE SALE.

AYLE & Co. will offer, on

Sand after TUESDAY. Next,

the 18th Instant, the re- mainder of their Winter Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices, consisting of -- Winter Costumes and Polonaises. Ladies Jackets and Mantillas. Fancy Dress materials of all kinds. Wool Plaids and Flannels.

Silke and Poplins.

Wool Shawls and Cloaks.

Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats'

and Bonnets.

Fancy Wool Goods.

Lace and Linen Sets.

Scarves and Sashes.

Boys' Suits.

Children's Dresses..

&o.,

&o.,

&o.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Queen's Road & Stanley Street,

FOR SALE

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIN.

The Company's Steamship

*VULGA,**** Captain Nombsbau, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA on FRIDAY, the 11th, at a p.m.

G, DE CHAMPEAUX, Acting Agent. Hongkong, February 19, 1876.

NOTICE.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,

www.m

The Company's Steamshly

GOPLIHO," Captain Levoran, will be despatched for SHANGHAI 0¤ SATURDAY, the 19th, at 10 a m..

G. Dɛ OHAMPEAUX, Acting Agent. Hongkong, February 18, 1876.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

fe12

Feb. 10, Hammonia, Geras, barque, 408, Waller, Bangkok. Jan. 6, Ribe and Teak Wood --SIEMSSEN & Co.

Feb, 10, Chinking, British steamer, 783, James Hogg, Shanghai Feb. 0 (9.30 p.m.), General,-SIEMSSEN & CO.

Feb. 10, Peiho, French steamer, 1600, Lecointre, Marseilles Jan. 2, Naples 4, Port Said 8, Suez 14, Aden 19, Galle 25, Singapore 30, Balgon Feb. 5, Mails and General.MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Feb. 10, Esmeralda, British steamer, 395,

A. MacG.

THE GHINA MAIL.

FOST OFFICE. NOTIFICATINOS, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet CITY OF

PEKING will be despatched on TULS DAY, the 15th Inst. At 8 P.M. with the Malls

| For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United. States and the United Kingdom. The Post Office will be open for the recep

tion of Ordinary Letters, Books, News papers, do,, until. 2. 30 p, m. v Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 p.m. to 2.60 p.m. on payment of a Late Fee of 12 cents in addition

to the Postage the Postag

The prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this ronts in compul- Hory Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the Eng Hinh Packet. Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, and the United States must be supers scribed per City of Peking, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be unperscribed #vid San Francisco,"

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1876.

-

MEMOS, TÜR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

4 p.m.-Volga leaves for Yokohama. Goods per Crocus undelivered after this

- date subject to rent.

Goods per Argyll acdelivered after this - date subject to rent.

Auctions.

[NO. 8988, -FLORUary 10, 1876.

very plainly. The Siamese Government remarking, that the plaintiff's remorting to haye, it appear, two sabemos under cona Chinese doctor was calculated to lesse sideration-one, of a line to Maulmain sympathy with his case, adda that in view via Tavoy, and the other a line to Pe-

nang via Singora. As the writer plats of the decision given, he will probably be out, à necessity exists for both of convinced that a bird in the hand is worth these lines, which would give Siam two two in the bush, and that friendly com outlets for sending or receiving news, promise is preferable to expensive litiga The Maulmain line would, of course, tion..

Noon, General Weekly Sale by Messrs require to be carried on to Penang and

Lane, Crawford & Co.

Singapore, but in view of the facilities which exist for construction, no great THE Chiness Mail comments on the state of

THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS, Amusements.

9p.m.-Opers Oomique at City Hall,

TO ADVERTISERS. It is requested that all advertisements be sent, when practicábla, by 4 p.m., to allow of the early issue of the paper,

BIRTH.

On the 2nd Feb., 1876, at U. 8. Con- sulate, Chiukiang, the Wife of 3, 0. 8. COLBY, Esqof a Daughter.

difficulties are presented by the scheme.

en Chinese dominae playing.

The Universal Circulating Herald gives an account of the new 14 pounder gun Russia is now maklog. It thinks if Russia. becomes the most powerful country, the

peace of Europe cannot be maintained. – I

spiritual publishes what is supposed to be a prescription for the cure of leprosy,

A line through Siam to Maulmain, would anatoly wow existing in Turkey. It gives complete an overland wire from India | the statistics of the Japanese trade with and so furnish an alternative route from foreign countries, and also the effective Madras. The publlo would benefit in strength of the U. S. Navy, two ways. Firstly, is would not be The Chung Ngoi San Pó has an article at the mercy of the Penang-Madras cable as regards time, and, second ly, the competition would tend to lower the exorbitant scale of prices The publication of this" turas commenced now charged by the existing company. at 7:00 p.m.

It would appear that the necessary steps for this desirable consummation have hs

been already taken. An Engineer has been already appointed by the Siamese Government to survey the routes, and to take the necessary measures for erecting the line. The King is said to be deeply interested in the project, and there sp pears every prospect of its being success fully carried out. In such a case we should practically have not two but three lines from Singapore to Madras, and messages from China would correspond ingly benefit. The proposed duplicate line of the present Company need not, it is said, affect the decision of the Siamese, inasmuch so they can erect a land line at a fraction of the cost of an ocean cable for the same distance. Befors long, therefore, we may hope to find the conditions of telegraphy from

WAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAQENI.— The Engilsh Contract Packet GWALIOR, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant. The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, do.

Wednesday, 16th Inst.

5 r.x., Money Order Office closes. 6 r., Post Office closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remains open all night.

Thursday, 17th Inat, ?AK, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps Registry of Lettern, and Posting of all correspondencé.. 10.M. Post Office closes except for Lats Letter. Registry of Letters cossos. -- (10:15; a 3.,: Zeiters may be posted on

to

-

payment of a Lare Bes of 18 cont extra Postage until 11, when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

TIRE UNDERMENTIONED LAND R. Theband, Amoy Fob: 9, General.-11.30 4.M., Lotters (bot Latters only)

AND

AT HONGKONG |--- INLAND LOT 82-The well-known House and Offices lately occupied by Messrs A. Heard & Co., adjoining the Cathedral Com pound,

The Ground below the masonry retaining wall of the above, abutting on the Queen's Road

Annual Crown rent, $390.48.

MARINE LOT 111, Wanquan-First-class And extensive Godowns,

--- Annual Crown rent, $324.

InLand Lot 891.-Situated on the Bon- ham Road and one of the finest sites for Villa residences in the Colony,

Annual Crown rent, $79.78.

FARM LOT 17, PORгOOLEM, adjoining Mesars Butterfield & Swire's premises.

- Annual Crown rent, $25,

"AT KOWLOONG |— ̈ ̈Making Lot 4.—With a frontage of 100 feet on the Prays, and with an area of 80,000 feet.

Reduced Annual Crown rent, $10.

AT YOKOHAMA 1-- Lota No. 6 AND No. 27 in the Foreign. Bettlement.

No, 0 is situated on the Bund, and com. prises an sight-roomed Dwelling House, do- laobed, with Garden all round, Uffices, Go downs, Servants' Quarters and Outhousen. Area 1,004 Tsubox of 38 square feet,

Annual Ground rent, $269,79,

No. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water Street and comprises large Tes Firing and other Godowns, Floss silk Press, Compra dore's Quarters, Stabling and Fire Engine House. Area, 554 Taubos.

Ground rent, $154,97 per annum. Applications for purchase, "or further in- formation, to be made to

J. WHITTALL,

T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees 4. Heard & Co's Estate,

23, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, February 1, 1876.

TAKASIMA COLLIERY.

J

Feb. 10, Frolio, Britlah gunboat, 482;: C. Buckle, Amoy Feb. 7..

DEPARTURES.

Feb. 10, Anadyr, for Marseilles, dżo. 10, Atentor, for Shanghal. 10, Orissa, for Yokohama, 10, Charles Mareau, for Tientsin. 10, Feronia, for Salgon

CLEARED,

Kate Waters, tor Salgon Bianca Pertico, for Bangkok. Beethoven, for Bangkok. Hartinge, for Nowohwang, Arration. Aptar, for Saigon. Bongkong, for Callao.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED. Per Peito, for Hongkong, from Marseilles, Mr Dick; from Rings pore, Mr Berlios; from Baigon, Mesere Berthet, Guell and Arnhold, and 20 Chi- nese. For Shanghai, from Marseilles, Mir A. Thulby from Suez, Messrs Boleslawski- (Austro-Hungarian Consul) and Gottburg, For Yokohama, Messrs Sakata and Ino.

Per Chinking, from Shanghai, for Can- ton, Mr Trannack, and 30,Chiness. For Hongkong, 1 European deck.

Per Esmeralda, Mr. A. Ainslie, and 95 Chinese.

DEFARTED. Per Anadyr for Saigon, Mr A. Beak, Mesare Le Frore Basiliare, E. Nicolopulo, aud Nieboy, For Binga- pore, Mr Robertson, and 1 Chinese For Suez, Mr Bertrand. For femallin, Mr Tirado. For Marseilles, Miss Gautier, Mra de Thiersant, two children and amab,

Per Stentor, for S'hai, Mr Mackay.... Per, Ferunia, 70 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS, The German barque Hammonia reports: fine weather throughout the passage,**

The British steamer Chinkiang reports: moderate N. and N.E. winds and find wes- ther to arrival. Passed str. Fuyew bound North, off Taichow at 9.30 p.m. on the 8th Inst., and the Yangtze at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon, off Breaker Point,

The British steamer Esmeralda reports: had light Northerly winds and smooth

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. water, throughout.

FIRE

Agenta.

FOR SALE.

CARGO.

Per Anadyr, sailed Feb. 10, for Mar

addromed to the United Kingdom Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted on board the Packet on payment of Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 11.60.4.x,, Posting on Board ceasen.“

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb. 4, 1876.

MAILS BY THE PRENOR. PACKET. —

tir

The French Contract Packet DJEMNAH, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 24th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom vic Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Sin gapore, Galla, Australia, New Zea land, Aden, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suor, and Alexandris. following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, dra, jedn Wednesday, 23rd ----

The be

5 P., Money Order Oilce closes. Post Office alossa except the Nigar Box, wbish remains open all night.

Zhursday, 24th.--- -

7 Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Beginity of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters cossen. 11 A, Post Office closes except for Late

*******Letters. kan ada atamant

to

(11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom or to Singapore may be posted on payment of a-Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.30 A., when the Post Office Croses

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, February 10, 1876

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, Feb. 12-

At Shanghai, on the 4th February, Mr J. M. VICKERS, of a Son.

MARRIAGE,

On the 4th December, at Christ Church, Philadelphia, U.S.A., by the Rev. Ed. A. Foggo, D.D., Arthur Hellamy, of Yoko hame, fourth son of the Rev. Richard Bellamy, Vicar of St. Mary's, Balham, London, to Nellie, third daughter of Theodore V. Fay, of Philadelphia

DEATH.

At Hongkow, on Feb. 4th, ETHEL WINN, infant daughter of Rev. John S. and Emma M. Roberta, aged 1 month 20 days,

THE BLOCKADE. The following is the text of the covering letter and despatch to Earl Carnarvon, discussed at the late meeting of the Legislative Council

Hongkong, Feb. 9, 1876.)); SIR-By desire of the Committee of: this Chamber, I have the honor to enclose herein a letter (in triplicate) addressed to The Right Honorable the Barl of Carnarvon, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the subject of the Blockade of the Port, which I have to ro- quest that His Excellency the Governor will forward. Be

THE CHINA MAIL. this part of the world materially changed The Committee desires me to avall of --a consummation devoutly to be wished, this opportunity, respectfully to submit to We trust that the Siamese will receive ions might be made in regard to the en His Excellency their opinion that regula- due encouragement from foreigners re-trange to and departure from this harbour, sident in the East to carry out the use of the Hoppo's cruizers and their tenders, ful enterprise they contemplate.

which would materially oheck their preda tory operations. The Committen are ine formed that at Gibraltar the Spalo

occurs

Tax Shanghai Courier and Gasette makes

Guarda O atas are not permitted to enter

an important announcement i viz, that British waters on any pretext whatever.

the ports of Iohang in Western Hupeh,

a

The Courier thus describes the ports in question

I

would also beg to stato as their opinion

that it is most unfortunate that the Govern-

reesela in question the status of men-of-war to which they are in no respect entitled, the only warfare, they carry on being against the Commerce of this Colony, ole

I have the honor to remain, Bit,

Your most obedient servant,

P. RYRIE

J. GARDINES AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary,

Chairman.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONGKONG,

8th February, 1876, - MY LORD,This Chamber bega, most respectfully to gain address Your Lordship on the subject of the Blockade of the tort

statements, and the unsou dness of certaint Your Lordship the incorrectness of certain It had been the intention to point out to

arguments put forth by parties defending the action of the Boppo, and which Appeared in Parliamentary Blue Book issued in April, 1875, – entitled-"* Correspondenvo relating to the Complaints of the Mercantile Community in Hongkong against the action of Chinese Revenue Crafters in the neigh bourhood of the Colony," These states argumente ⠀⠀ attempted to mants and prove

1st. That the complaints made by the Chinese traders were, for the most part, groundless, and that no honest -- trader anffered in any way from the dotion of the Hoppo's craizers and from the stations established at the entrances to the Port

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1876, “

a THE despatch to Earl Carnarvon from

the Chamber of Commerce (given in an other column) is an admirable summary of all that need be said on the matter of the Blockade of the port. Avoiding a mere repetition of what is perfectly well known, it deals with the only points now Wuhu in Nganhui, not far from Nament have thought fit to sedord to the demanding discussion in a very concise kings and Wenchau, half way between manner, and few despatches have more Ningpo and Foochow are soon to be thoroughly expressed the sentiment of an opened to foreign trade. Our contempo entire community than that under y states that it has reason to believe notice. The pleas urged in defence of be as correct as it assumes, the indication in the truth of the statement, and if it the Hoppe by Sir Brooke Robertson are thus afforded that the Chinese are be dismissed as no longer demanding an answer, Mr Whittall, who formerly sap which they have for many years shown

ginning to give way on a point regarding To the Honorable **** ported them, has seen cause to change mach obstinacy, is undoubtedly signifi his opinion, and Earl Carnarvon has cants We are not amongst those who unmistakably admitted that his own con- viction of their validity has been gravely regard the opening of now ports with shaken. The Chamber therefore have

unmixed satisfaction. They are but wisely devoted themselves to a brief sopa to prevent the demand for the free discussion of the effect of Sir Arthur opening up if the country at large to Kennedy's three propositions. These if foreign trade, while we do not believe adopted would, it admite, ameliorate to that they essentially benefit commerce, some extent the evils under which the But, on the other hand, such a measure Colony suffers, and as such are deserving of the Chinese that they cannot much indicates a growing belief on the part of consideration, But it very rightly expresses its opinion that suck measures longer refuse to place themselves on can only be of a temporary nature affording Par With Western nations in allowing time to the Government to negociate with unrestricted intercourse, and for this the Chinese respecting the only course of reason it has its value. action calculated to give permanent relief. Apropos of this a significant passage

Ichang is situated toward the Western in the covering despatch. The regulations in force at Gibraltar, with portion of Hupeh, and may almost be said to f24 reference to the exclusion of Spanish lie in the very centre of the Empire Guards Costes in British waters, are Wenchowe the city of that natis very appropriately cited as affording a in the province of Cheliang, half way precedent for similar action towards the between Ningpo and Foochow and is not Chinese Revenus cruizers. This argu Wanchow on the eastern coast of Haidan, to be in any way confounded with the ment will not fail to have considerable like which, however, it is frequently misspelt. weight with the Secretary of State. So It is on the borders of Fokien, and is a sca many claims are raised for China under port town. Its opening has been frequently what the home authorities are pleased spoken of befors, although the question has to call "international law" that the disbeen allowed to drop of late years; but, 10 8.m. Delivery of Goods per Peiho covery of the fact that we are extending unless our memory fails, Sir Rutherford may be obtained from M. M. Co.'s to her a consideration which we deny to Alcock visited the place during his residence Godowna

as Minister in Peking, with a view to its a civilized European power is somewhat being added, eventually, to the list of SURDAY, Feb. 13:

refreshing. We are glad also to note Treaty-ports. Wu-hu is a district city in Daylight. Yesso leaves for Swatow, that the falsehood of the allegation the prefecture of T'ai-ping in the province

Amoy and Fooshow.

respecting the impossibility of collecting of Ngan-hui, and lies a few miles up the discussion of the above points, as from Customs dues except by means of the Yangtze beyond Nanking. It is the centre certain of Your Lordship's despatches, which 2 pm-Bowen leaves for Cooktown, blockade is properly exposed; the aban- of a somewhat extensive trade, and, were read by His Bacellency Governor Nig

Sydney and Melbourne,

donment of the oruizer system would, Total for the supervision of its commerce,

Shanghai, and for the same reason, boasts & Arthur Kennedy, at a meeting of the without doubt, deprive the Canton au Although it has not yet been formally opened Legislative Council, Beld on January 7th 3 p.m.--American Mall leaven for Yoko-thorities of the power of levying taxes to foreign trade, river-steamers frequently at this Chamber, and it may be said the

bama and San Francisco.

entire Community, learned with great Gooda per Stentor undelivered after this on goods proceeding from or to Hong. call there even now to land and take up

kong and to or from places beyond passengers; and its complete unclosing has at the inhabitants have just cause of watisfaction, that Your Lordship is convincı d Goods per Feiks undelivered after Noon, Cantonese jurisdiction and this source we believe been some time talked about complaint, and also that Your Lordship is - subject to rent and landing charges.. of profit is one which the Hoppo will not, It gives much of the credit, for the aware, from fresh facts placed before yna TRUESDAY, Feb. 17

if he can help it, forego. It seema, signs of progress evinced by the Chinese by the Local Government, that arbitrary Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports however, probable that he will soon find in this and other matters (notably that and illegal actions and seitures have cou

of Call and Europe.

that this outrageous exercise of jurisdic of the opening of coal mines in Kiangee tinued, and indeed still continue, to be tion must be abandoned.

and Formosa) to Mr Robert Hart, the As regards the appointment of a Con- Inspector General of Custom In this sul or Commissioner of Customs, the we gladly concur, aware as wo are that Chamber expresses the general opinion he has for some time been pressing such in strenuously condemning both proposi- matters on naive attention. The open tions. Their inevitable tendency would | Ing of Kiung show, in Hainan, »da ano. be to establish an impertum in imperio, ther sign of the times, though probably and even supposing that they could be obtained under more direct pressure than worked in a manne calculated to allay e other concesions made. Enough la any steplotous on the part of the Govt at all events being done to indicate that ernment, their effect on the native mind | China is moving-vaty slowly. Indeed, would be bad in the extreme. There but still approaching the conditions which will, at some future time, in our opinion, will place her on something like terms be little harm in establishing a Chinese of equality with other natious, the functions. But at this moment such Consulate charged with purely diploma. an office would inevitably degenerate info e controlling department, and the

10 a m.-Peiho leaves for Shanghai. 11 Esmeralda leaves for Manila.

3 p.m. Hindostan leaves for Singapore,

Penang and Calcutta. 9pm.rgyll leaves for Singapore,

Penang and Calcutta.

FRESH Takasima COAL, in lots to

suit purchasers. LARGE, Handpicked, seilles, 255 bales Filk, 81 bales Waste Silk, MONDAY, Feb. 14: Double-screened at $8 per Ton. BMAIL, at $6 per Ton. Apply to

T. G. GLOVER,

No. 7, Queen's Boad and at East Point. Hongkong, December 8, 1875.

FOR SALE. KARTJEN PATENT

COMPOSITLOBO

PAINT,

For Ships' Bottoms, Sole Agents for Ohina,

F. BLACKHEAD & Co.

Hongkong, January 5, 1876.

NOW READY.

HANGSHUI OF, THE RUDIMENTS OF NATUASS SUBERER IN ORINA By Dr E. J. Biral. One Volume, Bro. Price, $1.50%

· BUDDHISM; Ire Histort, TatoRY AND POPULAR RELIGION, in three Lectures, By Dr. E. J. EITEL. Second Edition One Folume, Svo. Price, $1.50,

Orders will be resolved by Messrs Lane Crawford & Co.

Hongkong, July 31, 1878

To-day's Advertisements:

CPs bereby informed that NONSIGNEES of Oargo por 88. their Goods are being landed and stored

· at theif risk at the Company'a Godowns, whence Helivery may be obtained from "BATURDAY' the lith Instant, at 10 a,in,.

Bill of Lading will be counteraigned by the Undersigned, complemen

Goods remaining unclaimed after Tors BAT the 18th Instant at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been affasted.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX- Acting Agent, Hongkoon February 10, 1879,

6 canes Silk, and 650 cases. Sundries. For London, 128 balen Silk, 699 chests and 180 boxes Tea, 4 casse Silk, 41 case Sundries, and á cases ($43,711.50) Trenure.

FOST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL CLOSE- For SAIGON------

Fer ARKATOON APOAR, at 7.30am.

To-morrow, the 11th Inst.

For YOKOHAMA,**

Per French Mail Packet VOLGA, A 3.30 p.m. Tomorrow, the 11th Inst. For CALLAO,—

Per HELENA, at 3 p.m. Tomorrow,

the 11th Inst

For SWATOW.-

TUESDAY, Feb. 15 ---

date subject to rent.

2 pm. Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor. poration at City Hall'

8 p.m. Seventh Ordinary Annual Meet. fug of Shareholders of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Ulysses leaves for London on or about

this date.

Per NORNA, at 7:30am. on Saturday, Fatoar, Feb. 18-

the 12th Instant

For SHANGHAL

Per French Mall Packet PEIHO, KEB |

a.m. on Saturday, the 17th Instant. Late Letters from 9.10 to 9.8U BIL... For MANILA,

Per ESMERALDA, at 10.30 Amon

Saturday, the 19th Instant. For SINGAPORE, PENANG & Cafa

ROUTTA

Fat Indian Mall Packets HINDOSTAN and ARGYLL si 9.30 p.m. on Baturday, the Lit fast, SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

For

8p.m. Mesting of shareholders of he

China Fire Instirence Co., Limited MONDAYt, Feb. 201--

Usime against the Estate of George Barty Falconer, deceased, must be sent in on or before this date, ve WAUNssDÄŤ, March 1 jam 3-

8pm Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Uo.'s Steamer Obranid leaves for Yokobatan and San Frangisno.

SATURDAY, APH1 1

|

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

ad. That the Colony was in no way

injured by the so-called Blockade. 3rd. That if certain irregularities bad been committed on former oceaalons, there was no chance of their recurrence, because of the appointment of Me Thomas Marsh Brown, to superintend the proceedings of the blockading vessels,

There is now no necessity to enter on the

with reference to the arrangements wag- gested by Sir Arthur Kennedys vid

That the Chinees Government should be called on to furnish a copy of the tariff of duties leviable on all merchandias, and regulations relating thereto, with the names and locatioon of all stations where duties are collected, and that a Mixed Court composed of British and Chinese Officiala, be appointed to alt, either in this Colony or in Kowloon, Hed try publicly all Esses of alleged smuggling on - the part of traders, or illegal exactions or selfüred on the part of Customs Off-

this Chamber of opinion that this would always nesuming that the Chinese Offlilala sppointed to the Coptare. În no way connected with the Cuktoms department) amellotate, to some extent, the evils under which the Chinese tradi fering and at any rate shees the wholeante pidudering and confiscation which has hitherto been ad dominon. This Chamber therefore Bearly approves of theas suggestions as slova in a direction that brary ralier, and sford time for

jesty Government

Blockade altogelöst, its own porta and tradel the upfriendly attitu maintained towards thin

Warrants agaiast andlaimed Dividends. /natives would soon have to look upon The Frost note the absence of any aching community of this Colony, are mute

Beads or Täterests on Victoris Fire the man who granted them trade passes ties for segregating wituentes at the Police Instrabes Co., to be presented before as the victual ruler of the native popula this dates

tion: The Chamber has throughout its Couft, and Idggests ofther the erection of Per FESSO, át 8 pts, of Saturday, | FRIDAY, Jaza 30:

despatuli evinced mood wisdom and saparate room or at least the de alling of the 18th Instant.

Claims against the Estate of Diederichsotind sense.

Constable to watch them while in the shroff's Heimsobi, Quotino Antonio Gutierrez,

root the us plese of waiting The give Martin Carroll, Dots Howard, and Henry Roberts dedossed, must be Now that Honghong and some of the matter ought not to present any seriousl

Chinese Coast Porta have been placed in difficuldes, but it is one that needs atten- telegraphio compiafcation with the outer fion, and it is to be hoped that stich world, it is not surprising to and that Pangements will be made as vli even such an out of the way place as Bangkok is desirous of ethulating their

Impossible for thisales to gain

For COOKTOWN, --

Per CITY OF EXETER at 1.80 pi

on Monday, the 14th fast,j imaland of as previously notilled, for SINGAPORE SOMERSET COOK TOWN, CLEVELAND BAY BOW EN, KOCKHAMPTON KEPPEL BAY, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, TAS- MANIA AND MELBOURNE,

Pat BOWEN at 1-80. pm, on Monday,

proved dts at before this date, Monday, Juu $1

Clams against the Estates of Austar Table Edward Farker Edward Richard Handler, Krông Pham, Lam

Kok Cheong, Les Ah Yon, Eating Sow example, communication to the to the Court while a este is pro Fan, Man Chan and Chinathan, Slam Wephly Advertiser gets forth the which they have to give evidence. It gives home unknown, 10, 11, deceased, tutist

by proved on or before this date, nature of the propositions as yet made a mohame of the case Moran ↑. Macker, and

↑

short of the entire with Bruisers and the removal of the

the approagies to the

that surround the luland >

K

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No 8988–FEBRUARY 10, 1876.]

The plea put forward by the Chinese Go vernment in extenuation of its proceedings, viz, that the number of entrances to the Canton river, and other routes admitting of ingross from the interior of the province being so great, they are unable to protect their revenue in any other way than blockading the approaches to Hongkong," this Chamber knows to be purely fallacions, as every creek, river, or inlet by which merchandise can be waterborne, and every road or pass by which it can be carried by land, has its barrier and customs station at

China.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BUANGHAL

trusts that measures of a loss comprehensive fairway of the river steamers this morning, character will only be accepted as of temporary application; for so long as duties and fined $1 each or two days' imprison-

(N. O. D. News) A levied on the trade of this Colony, ment. (whichets in effect, done at present, and Kwok Tak Hei and Wong Ti Moi, boat- We are glad to see that, in one case at

mohit is not clear that the new arrangements

men, were charged by P. C. Thomas Blake least, it has been proved an appeal to Peking is not utterly hopeless. We mentioned some contemplated will wholly prevent), so long wall these revenues be viewed an imperial, with obstructing the fairway of the steamer time ago the interest taken in this and the and therefore pot exempting the merch-thinking this morning, and also with ha neighboring province, in the case of a literate andise sent to the mainland from the duties ing no license. They made no defence, and named Yang Nai-wn who had been con- and taxes usually exacted

demned to death, at Hangehow, for murder- were ordered to pay a fine of $1 each or 2ing the husband of a woman with whom he days Imprisonment, and their borta to be had been intriguing. It was said to be detained until licenses were procured.

generally believed that the man was innocent, and great influened was brought to bear both Chan Ado, Chief Engineer of the steam-by the Hangchow officials to sustain their Inunch Fi Fing, ras charged by P. G. judgment, and by certain censors and literati Blake with carrying passengers without a has been referred back from Peking for re- to have it reversed. Three times the ease license, and was ordered to cease running hearing; and now, at last, the whole case is ordered to be tried before the Board of until a fresh license was obtained.

Punishments, "in the interests of justice 1.

THE Admiralty have offered Capt. Bour: Accused, witnesses and all are to be sent

and in order to set the public mind at rest. chier the unarmoured screw wooden line-under escort to Peking. of battle ship Conqueror, attached to the. Chatham sissm reserve, as a substitute for after official inspection, prove suitable, she the recently-burat Goliath. Should she, will be at once banded over by the Admir alty, to be fitted up as a training whip,

fficial advices state that in the ten dage ending with Des. 20, 1878, the number of ships which passed through the Suez Canal was forty-eight. The transit revenue col- leoted by the Suez Canal Company in the same period was £38,600.

which duties can be levied.

The Members of this Chamber also beg to express to Your Lordship she satisfaction they prontinent of a Chinese Consul at this experienced at learing that the idea of port was no longer entertained. Their upinions, as to the effect of such an appointment, are already before Your Lord- ship and with reference to the establishment of a branch of the foreign inspectorate here, towards which it is understood that some unauthorised persons have been exerting themselves, they earnestly hope, that the proposal will never receive the assent of fler Majesty's Government. Such an establish ment would not attain the object in view, that of freeing merchandise after leaving this Colony from further impositions; it would divest the Colony of every vestige of its pretensions to a free port, and, which a still more serious objection, would involve a loss of digaity to the Crowa, subvert the Royal authority among the native popula. tion of the Colony, lower the respect in which the British Government is now held, and render of no avail the protection which it extends to the thousands of Chinese

to sccount for the occurrenes in any way rather than the most obvious one, Some say that the husband must have been en gaged in soma nefarious pursuit at the time, and that the judgment of Heaven fall upon his house in consequences the ory which seems however rather to involve a lack of judgment on the part of the power referred to. At any rate it would be rather hard sinon the unfortunate women. Others bandy stories of a devil in scarlet, who was seen to perpetrate the wholesale murder of the entire five!

vision, The owner, therefore, tells a story the name of fire engine-garden engine of how, in the days of the rebellion, he would be better which figured in the was despoiled of all his money and escaped procession, with the get up regardless of from a gang of rebels with his bara life. expense" of men and their officers. Not But as ill-gotten gains never prosper, nei one of the native fire pumps put-In- an ther did these; and some months ago, so he appearance. The self-satisfied galt of the prancers"as for want of a better naase, informs his audience, he dreamt that a very fat person came to his bedside, called I will call bearers of the fire standards, w him his venerable ancestor, deplored having most amusing. A number of arpenters taken part in the robbery of his goods, and are busily engaged in dismantling the big promised to give him, en revanche, a pig Buddhist Freaching place which was erected that should recoup him for his loss, Theat, the back of the Municipal Hall only next morning, when he woke up, he found about a year ago, and which was made que of that his old sow had given birth to the por but for a few weeks during the past summer Russian Scandal' may be a very enteroine deformity in question, and which is at most. They are, however, preparing to talning game for a small tea-party, but be now more attractive than ever to the gaping re-built the place in another part of the comes rather more then a joke when applied sightseers from the halo of supernatural compound. I have heard that the late lect the terrible and quite unecesary fusa

building was uncomfortably hot in summer, to serious matters Our readers may reool light which surrounds it.

and probably the now place is to be made more agreeable in this respect. Coriainly that was made here in the summer about the passage through the settlement of a few Year holidays have had rather a rough time religious views of the Japanese to furnish Excursionists up country for Chins New it. behoves all who seek to indigence the hundred wretched soldiers from Formosa, of it. Many boats have been frozen in and them with confortable places in which to gerated importance attached to the annoy the cold; returning on foot from considerable general so very little about his soul that and what appeared to on-the very exage their occupants have suffered severely from hear them, as your Japanese cars in ance by the Daily News. The report was distances. We hear of one instance of facial a little present discomfort might turn the seized upon with avidity by a contemporary paralysis brought on by exposure to the balance between the two rival preaching H. B. M. S. Thalie returned to Shanghai reproduced under the sensational beading by carrier pigeon from one party, who are prospectiva disagreeables would be dies in Hongkong and the News's artiole severe cold. Intelligence has been received places, whilst even a large amount of yesterday afternoon (3rd), fronder of Another Outrage on Foreigners in frozen up in Kintan lake, which is described garded. By that same token I am remind search of the missing loroha Mandarin Shanghai I as though half the settlement Le one mass of ice. Although she had not been able to dis had been looted, and events of a similar cover her whereabouts, enquiries made at nature wore in the habit of occurring about various points along the coast were pretty once a month. And now we read of another. About nine month or so ago, when storms conclusive that she is still afloat and trading, outrage having been perpetated in China.of rain poured down upon us almost inses in the hands of natives, between non-treaty

The Calcutta Englishman informe ita res ports. Investigations made by Captain dors that Mr. Medhurst, H. B.M. Consul, Woollcombe and Mr. Forrest,· H. B‚ ̃MZ's Consul at Ningpo, as to the purchase of the was recently interfered with whilst pro- cargo by the Soong-men merchant, and also needing up the country on a trip; and that into the facts of the lorcha's seizure and murder it was owing solely to the production of his of the captain by the crew, have led to some passport that serious trouble' was averted. curious revelations, which will be further report will probably be developed Mr F. B. Forbes, of Shanghai, now in pursued; and there now seems little doubt Europe, le preparing an enumeration of all that the whole of the vircumstances attending the Phanerogamia and Filices hitherto this grous case of piracy and murder will be discovered in Chins Proper. It is to be laid bare. By a singular coincidence, as we hoped that he will publish it, for, with the are informed, Capt. Hogg, of the Chinking, exception of Bentham's Flora Hongkongensis, who knows the Mandarin well, from her the literature of Chinese botany a very having been alongside his vessel in former widely scattered and many specias still days, transhipping cargo, believes he saw remain undescribed. We understand that her during his recent trip up from Hongkong, the Phanerogamia represented in the Her-Everything considered, there seems ample barium at Kew number about 3,000 spesies, ground for continued enquiry, including those from the Kores and For- mosa, and the Bilices a little more than 200 species. These figures are, perhaps, scarce-

Mr Moulton has commenced an action against Mr Beecher for malicious prosecu- tion, and thus the question of Mr Bee sher's guilt will again come before the Supreme Court.

next into a detailed account of the Outrage,

ed of an incident of this nature which came under my own notice in England A worthy chandler in Shrewsbury, received from wholesale house in London soms santly, when several of our streets were barrels of coal oil-in the days when kero flooded, and the city more than half under sine was young. By some blunder mis- water, an Edict was promulgated by the take has been made in the process of advisers of the Dragon Throne command roaning, the result being the most evil- ing all true and loyal officers to pray for smelling compound that perhaps was over fluous under the circumstances, but we be were under a chapel-but so overpowering rain. The petition seemed almost super invented. The stores of the purchase liere that Klangan was, at that time, was the odour that the zeal of the congre and we shall no doubt hear by next mall enjoying monopoly of moisture. And gation gave way and they fled incontinently that our Consul escaped with his bare life, now, After having had snow upon the from the spot to take refuge in another Such misobjevous exaggerations cannot too ground at New Year time, only few days place of worship. In the angry letter strongly be deprecated. If every trumpery ago the first time, we believe, for many which the enraged grover addressed to she little annoyange or case of bad behavious years, it is curious to read the Ediet consignors, he vowed that the vile fluid on the part of half-a-doren small boys in a translated into the Daily News this morn which they had sent had caused a whole country village is telegraphed all over the ing, referring to the continued absence congregation to change their religion world sa

Another Outrage," we shall of snow It appears that numerous Hiogo News. become a perfect laughing stock, and our prayers and sacrifious have been offered at perpetuali cries of Wolf' very justly diare the various Imperial temples. without effect One of the largest dioceses in the world garded.

and now the princes are going to extend the is that of Brisbane, in Western Australia, sphere of their operations. Unable to pro-It covers 978,000 square miles of area. The Since the removal of our truonient Chere the coveted blessing at the Oonfucien Rev. D. Mathew B. Hale, now Bishop of a hope that no time will now be lost in so high as might have been anticipated,

haton, Yeh, to another sphere, we have not temples, they turn to the priests of Taolum, Perth, Western Australis, will; it in expout-

to see what they can do for them. "Aaslemned, be appointed to it. carrying into effect, as temporary remedies; but it should be remembered that successive ascertained that the Boong-mên man who been compelled to draw attention to any service is now ordered, to be performed

Tas illuminations at Madras on the

located here.

In conclusion, I am directed by the Chamber to thank Your Lordship for the tery great interest you have shown in the welfare of this Community, and to express

Among other discoveries connected with the loreha Mandarin, it has, we hear, been

the suggestions made by His Excellency collectors kave trodden nearly the same bought her cargo is a connexion of one of ingrant instances of judicial torture, such as by the Taoist priests of the Kwang-ming Prince of Wales' visit were somewhat out'

Bir Arthur Kennedy.

1 have the honour to be, Your Lordship's

Most obedient Humble Servant,

P. RYRIE,

A Chairman, To the Right Honourable

THE EARL or 'CARNARTON, Her Majesty's Erincipal Secretary of State for the Volonies,

do,

do,

LOOAL AND GENERAL

ground, and the botany, of many of the in- socios provinces is still practically unknown. The recent collections of the Abbé Armand David and Dr Bashell in North China, or of Dr Shearer, Klu-Kiang, and those of the Yunnan expedition made by Dr Anderson, though small, go to prove that China still offers a rich booty to the botanical traveller. -China Express

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. O. May.) 10th February, 1878.

DESERTER.

A MATCH will be played at Cricket on Fri- day and Saturday, commencing at 2 p.m.

John Daily, a seaman on board the Ame- on Friday, between the Hongkong Cricket

rican ship Belena, was charged with being Club and the Officers and man of the Gar-a deserter from the said ship. He was at rison,

rested by the Polios on the requisition of the Optain which was sent through the U. S. Conant. The defendant was ordered to be sent on board.

*fr has been arranged, we learn, that the oan. didates for the Chinese naval cadetships for

the Foochow Arsenal will be examined and passed at the Government Central School on the 18th inst,

Band of the 28th Regt. played at the Barracks last evening, from 8 to 11, when they discoursed excellent music. There was, however, a very small audience, owing, we fancy, to insufficient notice hay ing been given of their intention to play.

ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION.

- PRIME ROAST FORK.

the lowdas of the loro. Ed has been arrested, and will be subjected to enquiry at Ningpo.

PEKING.

Wo hear from Peking that Li Harichang, the head of the Chinese Mission of Enquiry to Yunnan, has been appointed Governor- General of Szechnen. No other nowa. — No dates from Shanghai later than the 31st Dec, had been received on the 16th January

Japan

Quotations.

-Flex«LONG, Feb. 10, 1878. OPIUM-New Patna, cash... 602)

credit, 607 Old Eatna, cash.... credit,

New Benares, cash, 505 credit, 670 Old Benares, asah,

credit,

Exchange.

English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns, Discount,

14 15

By a B

3/118

225

72

25.60

5.05

#5.06)

608

disgraced the administration of our hsien Tien, in a sanctuary to be specially prepared some months ago. To-day, however, we in the Ta-koo Tien. A most convenient of the general run of such things. For in have to record a circumstance which has arrangement, this State patronage of three stands, the transparencies at the Stamp recently occurred near Goochow and which religions. If Heaven is obdurate when Office represented postage stamps of all On Sunday night, (Jan. 80th) about ten we think is almost unparalleled for atrocity appealed to through one, then turn to values, and one enterprising firm took... o'clock, a party of constables under Inspec. and shame.. Two men, named respectively another; there is nothing like having two advantage of the occasion and used the tor Wilson, made a successful raid upon Shen Chao-heia and Ku Juh-tai, had a quarrel strings to one's bow. It is to be hoped illumination as an advertising medium, another den of gamblers, and captured with a third party named Ku Juhahang; the that ere this the Imperial prayers have placing "God Preserve the Prince of fourteen-all who were in the house at the particulars of which we have not heard, but been attended to. From all accounts the Wales" immediately over “direct importer time. The locality was an alley running which resulted in the murder of Ku Juh-cold in the North during the present of marmalade, jams, English storts, ales, out of the Fabki n Road, called the Shanshang by the other two. Of these, Shen was winter has been unusually intense. wine, spirits, and boots and shoes [". foong loong; and the house having only one arrested, but speedily came to an understand- entrance, there was not so much chance for ing with the Inspector of Police, a rascal of escape as in the recent case in the Honan the name of Wang-tien, whom he bribed Road. The sentry, who was recognised as largely to conceal his guilt. Ku Juh-tai, leas one of the Mixed Court lietors (each of fortunate, was seized by the police, bound, whom, it is believed, performed the duty" gagged, and carried helpless into the presence nightly, for the purpose of squeezing the of Wang-tien. He was then coolly informed proprietor), had stationed himself in another by that guardian of the public peace that, on room, instead of being outside, and only his life, he was to say nothing to implicate became aware of the approach of the enemy his former confederate Shen. He was to in- when entrance was effected, too late for the form the Cho-hsien, a man named Li, that whistle he gave to be affective. The usual ke, Ka Juh-tai, had been guilty of an attempt at stampede was mado, some intrigue with the wife of Eu Juh-shang

New Malwa, cash, 585 credit, 590 getting under the tables, and clinging des- that the husband's jealousy was aroused and

(Japan Gazette:)" perately to the legs in order to resist a deadly scuffle ensued in which the injured

Allowance Taela, 408- capture; while others made for the door, man was killed by his wife's betrayer Ku The cost of constructing the aqueduct,

Old Malwa, cash, 690 credit 595 which, however, was too well guarded, and stared aghast, and at first flatly refused to designed to supply the town of Yokohama in a few seconds all were safely secured, tell, any such egregious lie; whereupon with drinking water from the Taungawa

Allowance Taels, 4.0 16. Cheung Alin, a hawker, was charged by and together with the articles found in the Wang-tien strung him up by the heels, with River, was yon 82,000. Of this san only CAMPHOR a Sikh Constable for obstructing the roadhouse, on the way to the Police Station, his head within a few inches of the floor, by yen 12,000 has been raised and the original QUICKSILVER, ** in front of No. 3 Station with his fruit, and Among the articlos taken were copies of the way of bringing him to his senses. Mean proprietors being unable to support the ex- SALTPETHE. The French mail steamer Peihe, Captain for dirtying the same with the peelings of most approved treatises on gambling, cards, time the widow of the murdered man was pense of Keeping the works in order have The defendant averred that some strings of curiously eut Japanose arrested, and threatened that if she did found themselves compelled to hand them Lecointre, with the London mails of the sugar cane.

the Constable assaulted him, knocked him cash, stamped leaden counters, two or three not confirm the story she would have copper-over to tho charge of the Kencho. On the Bauk, 6 months sight,... 3lať Doo, arrived about noun to-day. She down and upset his wares. My May re- pocket-boxes of prepared opium, a number wires run into her breast; and she, poor completion of the aqueduct the people in Credit, 6 months sight,.. brings little news that has not been antimanded the case-till the day after to-mor of Chinese cash fitted close together on an thing, not knowing that the admission of some streets refused to pay any water On Galentta, Dank demand,

row for enquiries to be made.

iron rod about seven inches long, and such a crime would entail her decapitation, rates, while those in others were paying,, Bombay, demand, cipated.

constituting a formidable fighting weapon gave a bewildered consent. When the two seven yes per well per month. These at ,,Shanghai, demand, at close quarters, &c. One of the men was unfortunates were brought before the Che-length, finding that others were not paying Shanghai, 30 days' right, ... 73* a schoolmaster, who was liberated on bail, hsien, therefore, such was the version they anything, also lately refused to pay, so the Bar Silver, 17, dwts, B., Chan Chung Piu, a shopkeeper, Chan and on Monday morning Hsieh, the Mixed both gave; but on their second appearance Koncho Authorities shut off the supply. Sycee, Chap Bing, a coolie, Lai Akai, a shop Court Magistrate, sent his card to the at his tribunal they retracted the story, and Wo learn, however, that it has been decided Mexicans, keeper, Lum Tak Sing, the master of the Police Station, with the intimation that the implored him to believe that it was, only to put the questions both of the payment Gold Leaf, Slaughter House, Fuug Hing, accountant man would be forthcoming at the proper ander the barbarous threats of Wang-tien and the means of payment to the public, of the name, and Leung Fat, clerk in the time. When the case was called on at the that they had been induced to make the and to take the votes of the householders Slaughter House, were brought up for Mixed Court, however, the schoolmastor statement. This new view of the question interested by auta or general ballot, having in their possession a diseased pig, was not to be seen, and to answer to ques seems to have had such an effect upon the with intent that the same should be used as tions as to his whereabouts, the Magistrato Judicial mind that the enlightened Che-hsien Six hundred sizoku, retainers of the Ar past seven last evening an otter was human food Inspector MoKinney stated quietly, said he was excused attending ordered them to be taken back to prison and former Daimio Hikone, have petitioned for

that he visited the different roasting shops Such an interference with the due course

beaten with many stripes; a command which leave to follow the soldiers in the Corean Been of Peddar's Wharf. It came pretty this morning at 3 o'clock in order to ascertain of justice as this, is anything but encourag Wang-tien obeyed by burning the woman's expedition, and to charter a war-vessel and alose to the shore between Lapraik's Wharf if any diseased pige were being roasted. He ing to the Municipal authorities, who are flesh with heated irons. Some time after-purobase firearms. and the sea wall. Several boatmen and went to No. 19 East Street, the Shing Hop doing their utmost to clear the Settlement wards they were brought up before the

A telegram from Nagasaki states that a shop, and there saw 5 or 6 carcases of pigs of these pests, which are frequently the Neeh-t'ni, who is no other than our former chair coolies made ineffectual attempts to hung up ready for being roasted. He exa-resort of pillering houseboys, as well as Tau-t'ai, Ying, and this official, to his credit rumor is current there that Mr. Karoda capture it, but it was perfectly useless, as mined them and found one was bad with the haunts of known thieves and receivers be it apokon, expressed the utmost horror of left Fusan in Cores on the 22nd or 23rd

measles. He enquired ad to the ownership of stolen property.

the barbarity that had been practised. He inst. for Koka, in the bay of which name North China Ins. Co., Tu, 850 the creature evaded them by diving.

immediately referred the matter to the Fu- the Unyokuwan was fred upon. Mr. Hi. & J. Marine Ins. Co., Tha. 107 and was told that it was sent there for the

t'al Wu, who regarded it in the same light; rotsu has handed his letter from the Ja. | Yangtaze Ins. Assoolation, Tis. 600 purpose of roasting by the Yes Hing Shop.

(Courier and Garetta)

and we believe that the settlement of it will panese Government to the Corean authori- | (LK, O. & M. R.-boat Co., 5 dia. Ax accidant, fortunately attended with no The Inspector then removed the pig to the

There are some really very inexplicable be as satisfactory as can be expected. The ciss at Fusan, who have promised to forward Union S. Navigation Co., Tha. fatal results, happened to-day in the har Station, the carrier being a shopinan be

longing to the Teo Hleg Shop From occurrences reported as having taken place Che-hsien has been disgraced, as a prelimin it to the capital. The Coreaus on the Shanghai Steam N. Co., Th. 76 bour, As the steamer White Cloud was what this man said, the Inspector arrested among the Chinese from time to time. Forary measure the ruffian Wang tien will Coast state that they were not aware that Hongkong Hotel Co., $55 ale

A shroff in the employ of a loss his head and the other actors in the the vessel fired upon was Japanese, and Chinese Imperial Loan, £101 10 coming in from Mapan, a sampen came in the 1st defendant, the master of the Yea instance..

Temperature. her way, and was anuk. The five lomates Hing Shop, Meantime he arreated the 3rd Chinese bong the other day went out to tragedy, for it is no less, will be dealt with express great sorrow that it should have

defendant, the master of the Shing Hop abop. collect some dollars tos rather large amount, according to their deserts. Wu's decision been one,

Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1676, of the little oraft, thus precipitated into the From what the 1st defendant said, the and on returning towards dusk fell in with us, we believe, not yet been announced, but we shall feal the greatest interest in hearing Water, were struggling for their lives when Luspector went to Sheung Foong Lane and four. Cantonese rowdies who succeeded in of the manner in which the criminale will be on the 20th Jan. the Manshu-Maru, which apprehended the 2nd defendant, who ad wresting from him nearly half the money called upon to expiate their atrocious guilt. mitted that the pig was his but that he did In the souffle the man's ear seems to have the dark places of the earth are indeed full lies ordinarily between the harbour of All of not know that it was diseased. He got it gut out, and he presented himmelf at the of the habitations of aruelty

Fusad in Corea and Shimonoseki, brought Coin satisfaction of a debt. It turned out police station with a piteous tale and a

the following news to the latter place afterwards that the lat and 2nd defendants bleeding bead. The offer in charge

"The two Envoys and all their followers were father and sơn, and that they, as well however doubted the story, sa his clothes

On Tuesday we mentioned the failure of are in good health on board the Japanoss as the Brd defendant, had been previously bora no mark of his having been in any a native Bank at Chinklang; its liabilities ships anchored of the coast of Fasan. convicted of a similar off noe. It also scuffle "besides," argued this astute per are, we now find much larger than they They have landed occasionally and visited appeared that the pig in question had been sonage, how is it the thieves only took stated, amounting to no less than Tis, 200,000, the Japanese settlement. Every day, two tendered at the Blaughter House to be part of your treasure, when they might Shanghat Banks lose to the extent of T or thres distrist oficials of Gorca appear at slaughtered, but that it was rejected. have robbed you of the whole ? Very mo 60,000, of which the amount of Tie 18,000 the Sorio Kuwan (the Japanese office st The custom of the house was to get all the derate in their desires must thess gentlemen falls upon the Ta-yew-chong Bank. One of the Fusan) They come on horse back, with

The following is given in the London internal organs of the animal after being have been 1" So the shroff went back to managers of this bank made every exertion their animals each led by two grooms. The China Express, dated December 31 ( slaughtered, as a perquisite, and the pras his master, who also seems to have had his on the last day of the year to meet his liabi- horsemen smoke continually a pipe about tice was to keep a record of all pigs that doubts as to the man's veracity. This litties; but being unsucessful, took a dose of five feet long and extend their left arme came in, whether diseased or not, hut an preyed upon his mind, and the day before dresnio. His creditor rushed to the rescue which gives them every foolish and ridi. Dec. 20, Stad Amsterdam (str.), from the account was kept of all those that were yesterday he was observed to become sud stationed a doctor at each bedpost and calcus appearance. The Japanese squadron vorpool to Shanghai and Yokobatna.+ actually slaughtered. On this occasion, an only the colour of paper, as our inform- engaged seven watchmen to observe his consisting of sight vossale was to leave on Dec. 97, Meator, from London to Hong, entry was made showing that in one animal antasys, He then fell back in his chate, closest movements and prevent a repetition the 3rd inst, for the island of Potthornel kong there was "Mo To" (no stomach) mesti dead.

of the suicidal dot. In spite however, of the (sic) whence they intend to sail for the bay ing thereby that It was not slaughtered,

application of the stomach pump, and all the of Koks inasmuch as the usual perquisite of the

resources of native surgery, the patient got We notice that one of the landings at Pod-tomach &c. was not forthcoming A very ad case of charcoal suffocation worse, and well-known Silkman cought dar's Wharf is being removed, it having Under the circumstances the Magistrate has, we hear, redently cecurred in the city, the advice of a western doctor. Hi all de

discharged the last three defendants, but rope-maker named Chang went out the wineffectual and manger de become mousewhat unsate. It might be fad the 1st and 2nd $200 each; in default other evening on business, leaving his wife, it was found that he was impar suggested that the mooring piles on the six months hard labour, and the 3rd was three daughters, and a little boy of three indebted to the bank and to conceal Hr foed $100, in default four months hard years old, at house. These unfortunate defalcations, ditounang to about 110,000 lower landinge on either side should be hour. The Slaughter House people, women, then, on retiring to bed, seem to had made falde entries in the books, clothes which serve them for uniforms, lengthened or taken away altogether, as in though discharged, were admonished that have resorted to a perfectly insane method their present condition they are dangerous, their dtity was in future to impound all of keeping themselves Warth; and which

the steamer promptly stopped her engines and lowered bosts to their rescue. them were fortunately picked up.

We observe that the Hongkong Dispensary is offering a reward of $100 for the arrest and conviction of a house-coolie lately in Its employ, who is supposed to have stolen about 100 tubes of vaccine matter from the establishment. Chinese medical science would thus seem to be on the move vaccine certainly has been. We trust the "matter" will "take" none the worse that it has been stolen, but hope the thief will also be caught and punished..

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Shares, longkong Bank, 7 per cent, prein,

Fire Ins. Co., $650 China Fire Ins. Co. $145 Victoria Fire Ins. Co., $70 H.E. & W. Dock Co., 86 % dis. Chins Traders' Ina, Co., $1500 Union Ins. Society of Canton, 1600 Chinese Insurance Co., $220

We read in the Nichi-Nicht-Shinbus thai | l'akan at Mesure, Falconer di Oo,'i Premi

Queen's Road.) TRESKOMEZAR-Ə A. Kij

Dove E, M,

At high water they are just swash, and in eased animals sent thereto be slaughtered, reuthited, as might have been expected, which we honoured by a mention In Tour Concenrida, in the afternoons lot of

ough weather a boat coming alongside in liable to be stove in

Ar the Marine Court to-day Kong Taib and Lai Fat two junk musters, were obarged by P, C. Hovers Barf with abitrifoling the

Several of the native Fire brigades held high holiday on Friday last, Some hun. dreds of the thembers, dressed in the clumsy, to be lettered and bedfroned

marched, or rather canntered, in prosession. through the city and took up position in The proprietor of the wonderful pig, front of the Sid sei fu-facing the Fo eign ↑ their duatha... They coupled two large

landing, unconth gambolling and. beds and in the middle of each placed a columde some weeks ago, has, burning pan of charcoal, with the tonal ingenious expedient for keeping up the phboganers! horte play serred to amuse them perforated lid. When the husband, came lic interest in that most disagreeable and a largo drawd of bystandera for an hour

or two.. I met the mob, nd it wended it. The man charged with stealing a bot home a few hours afterwards, he found the man. One of the most remarkable, thi

way through the Nishigucht, BOO, VOI from a samenger on board the steamer house full of smoke, the covering of the about the Chinese is a capacity for eith Stenfor was agaiu braught up before Mir beds mouldering, and the live occupants developing, or at least recounting, extran- siruok with the contrast between the batter Bunnell, who committed him for trial at quite dead the bodies being partially dinary dreams and litis pig seeme to Veined and neglected appearance of the four

burned. Of cancer, the Chinese are ready some mysigtigin menner elanesi

dly worthy of the Cupreme Court,

and nos merely to send them aw

LARGENT.

Do. Maximum,

61+

Do. Minims over night, . . 54% BABOMERS,—-9 4:3)

Do

- Shipping Intelligence, HOME SHIPPING.

DEPARTURES,

80.800- 80.990

Dao. 29, Rota, from Cardiff to Hongkong, Deo. 60, Diomed (str.), from Liverpool de

Shanghai

Dec. 81, Oxfordshire (str.), from London to

Chius

Das. 81, Belted Will, for Hongkong: (after

NO

Zibe

feumtory:cia Suas. Vanak

Haftkow.

Glenorch

Basting Vela.

Evelyne Bondeze

Forward Ho Undine

Sad Kaisɑwi. Paul Marie

At Liverpool. Patroclux (str. ) _____-Nearohtiu,

At Grap Qaudia (str)

Malls,

U. 8. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AZ YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCI800,"

THE S. 8. * CITY OF PEKING" will leave Hongkong for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 15th February, 1876, at 3 P.M., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Fassenger Tickets and . Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Tokohama and other Japan Forts, to Ban. Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS

A Steamer of the Mitau Blahi S. 8. Com- pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Ses Ports, about same date, and make close connection at Yokohama.

Insurantes?”

Finiej

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

THE MAE Undersigned ars, prepared to grant lit Policies against Fire, to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods, atqued therein, at current local rajem, subject to Discount, of 20% on the Frogles:

E EDWARD NORTON & Co., ...

Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

YANG-TSZE. INSURANCE ASBUCIA-

`TION OF SHANGHALSİN

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, : 800,000 Tanta

POLICIES granted on Marine Zisks to

all parts of the world at current, rates. This Association will, until further no- tice, provide out of the earnings, first for an Interest Dividend of 15% to Bharo holders Capital, and theresfter distri

A New York, Fassengers have selection buted mong Polley holder, after of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany,

Freight will be resolved on board until 4 p.m. 14th Instant. Parcel Packagen will be received at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same li required.

For further information as to Passage. and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Wast.

G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent, Hongkong, January 31, 1876,

sash, ALL the Profits of the Underwriting Business pro rate to amount of premium contributed.

RUSSELL & CO.... Agents.

Hongkong, July 9, 1872. -

LANCASHIRK INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE)

[615 ... CAPITAL-Two Millions SeaRLING.

STEAM FOR Singapore, Panang, Point de Galle, Aden, Snez, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter- ranean Forts, Southampton

and London; wh

ALSO, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and Australia.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL ÖTRAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship GWALIOR, Captain J. C. BABOT, with Her Majesty's Malli, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places, on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant, at Foon

CARGO will be received on board until Noon; SPECIE and PARCELS at the Office until 2 P.M. on the 16th Idem.

For particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P, &0. 8, N. Un's Offics, flongkong.

...

CONTANTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE BIQUIBID.

·▲ written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Com- pany's Agents with_the_Bills of Lading, or with Parcels; and the Company do not held themales responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect ness on such declaration.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,

THE. P. & 0. 5. N. Oo, reserve the

option of forwarding all Goops ship- ped by thair Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by Rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpos

A. MolVEB, Superintendent. P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, February 4, 1876 fe17

THE GHINA MAIL.

vi Insurances, street THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE

£500.000.

H. Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company in | Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to fame Pollales of Marine -- Insurance, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta Bombay, Mauriting, China and Japan ai Cons natos, videos agam mem

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. * ̈* Hongkong, September 6, 1875.

VICTORIA FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY OF HONGKONG LIMITED, IN LIQUIDÄTION.

NOTICE

LL Persons holding Warrants against

A unclaimed Dividends, Interest, at Bonus, are requested to present same for payment at the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank before the tat April, 1876, otherwise their claims will not be recognised a wid

"ADOLF ANDRE,

F. D. SASSOON,

Liquidators. Hongkong, December 20, 1876.

THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO..

apl

HE Undersigned, having been appointed TF

of FLEE at named Company, onpared to po HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Agent, in Hongkong, for the above, Buildings or on Goods stored therain, Polleies, against Biro, on Buildings and on Coals in Matsheds, on Goods on board Goods to the extent of $10,000, at the" Vessels and on Hulls of Vesela in Hardaual rates, subject to an immediate dis

count of 20 % bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Edie Assurances will be re- cefved, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on drst class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agents Hongkong di Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867. *

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG,

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Salgon and Penang,

Risks accepted, and Policies of InsuLJEMAL ON granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Forts.

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.

JAS, B. COUGHTRIE,

Recretary, stat Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASHURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

intimations.

་་

IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE REDUC. TION OF THE PRICE OF THE “SHANGHAI COURIER AND POE CHINA GAZETTE i fört st

IF WILL BE THE"{" UHEAPEST DAILY PAPER IN CHINA and as a larga, INCREASE OF CIRCULATION.

BR CONFIDENTLY ANTICIPATED, THE

ADVANTAGE TOM DÜKKA ADVERTISERS

LB OBVIOUS,

NOTICE.

In the Goods of GEORGE BARTY FALCONER, Deceased.

LL Persons having ang CLAIMS Against the above state are requested to sond 2 Partianiacs of the fame to the Undersigned, on or before the 28th Day of February, 1876, after which date no Claims will be recognised as we can trackand And all Persons being indebted to the seid Estate are requested to make Imme diate Paymentemari pak namn she pulle Sedayun L. B. FALCONER,

Administratria, Hongkong, December 8; 1875.

HONGKONG, GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OF

NOTICE.

Attention is invited to a considerable Post of Secretary being about to Te become Vacat, Applications for the reduction in Premia for Life Insurance in

same addressed to the Chairman will be China

received up to the 25th Instant Salary $1,500 per annum.

Life Polides effected during the year 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on 31st December, for, the quinquennial period then ending

A. MAG, HEATON, Hongkong, September 27, 1875.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILK INSURANCE COMPANY, trem lunar OVA Incorporated by Royal Charter and Spacial Acts of Parliament,

ESTABLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

Hongkong, January 18, 1876.

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, COLOS

[No. 8088.-FEBRUARY 10, 1876.

**HONGKONG MARKET, FRICIES:35 |chiettuce, English to howly tel

Corrected to Saturday, Fib, 5, 1876. 4 1100 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

Butcher Meat.

Bacon, English,

J1

Fooshow,

Beef, sirloin and pro Beef Corned,

15

י' ן.

Boast,

Soup,

Steak, Bullocks! Brains,

**

项

ngue, fresh, sac

Heart,

Feet,

Kidneys,

Tall,

备案

"}

11

Liver,

1.5

Mint

PRICE

400 800

Mushroom, dried, Onions, Bomba

Green

180 150 Paraley, Chinese,

OF. 160 120

English,

20

oitty

- 12 40 750 €650

50

20:15:

20

10

18

120 100 Potatoes, bacio, new caity

140 120

Sweet

Pumpkins, 70

140 120 Radishes, English

Bellions

200 200 Shalot,

Tripe (undressed), caity 10 Calves Head and Fest, set Hams, American,

Squash, Bottle

14-12

12 10

-80

2015

40 30

5040

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400 850

150 110

• Thro

·43. fake".

18 12

60

50 Tomatoes,

60

50 Tumipe English,

10 110-

"fresh,

10

90 70

Sally

30 20

30

Water Lily Boota,

'30

500 450 Water Crea,

lb.

850

Yamb

20

200 160

Fruits

400 860

Aleurites,

220 200

Almonds,

ibe

250

220 200 Apples, Dried

250 200

Shoulder,

160 150 Bananas, fragrant Punti;

Ever,

180 120 Comunion

80 25

Pigs Chitlings,

60 50 Cheanuts,

Feet,

120 110 Citron, green,

17

Chinese,

English Matton Chop,

#

"}

Ieg,

"Head, Hearty Kidneys Liver, Pork, Chop,

ן,

Tone grey apart, at Hongkred for the above Company, are prepared 10 grønt Folletos galnet FIRE to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the samay at the usual Bates, subject to a discount of 20 Annual Subscription, postage Included, Pigeons, per cent

GILMAN & Co...

Agents.

Hongkong, July 6,, 1875, Moren

$8.50.

CONTHETS,

Quail,

Snipe,

Teal

110. 100 | Cocósnőte

110 100

70 50

70

60 Dates,

120 110 Figs, Dried,

160 160 Oranges, Sweet Bunwory

100 80

60:50

400 350

-200 160?

500 400

500 400

4080

170150

60 50

90

800.980

80 10

ently 180 180

Grapes,

11

Corned,

150 140 Ground Nuts,

F

· Leg,

Fat or Lard,

2: 190/110

Sheeps' Head, and Fort,

set

400 380

Mandarin

Hearty

80 50

Kam Kwat

KRUPP'S CAST STEEL WORKS,

Essex (Germany,) he

Kidneys,

80 70

Mandarin,

Sucking Pigs,

1500 1200

Nutmeg,

Bole Agent for China, F. PEIL

Veal,

satty

180 120 Ldchess, Dried,

Poultry

Lemons,

(Germany.)

Capons,

catty

180 180 Loong, Ngan, Dried,

250 150

Ducks,

ently

110 100 Melons, Chiness i

Dried

esch

220 200 Peary, Tientsin

#1

Now Ready.

Egga, Hon

dos.

100

Chefoo,

100 80

Duck

100

Jonah

$1

Pine-apples, Punt

THE CHINA REVIEW,

Bals

100

23

VOL. IV., No. 8.

Fowls,

outty

160 150 Plantains, common

40

83

Geene,

EDITED BY N. B. Danzys, PH.D.

Partridges, Pheasants, Canton, live pair

120 110 Frunes, Dried, 800 260 Pumelves, Canton

bottle

*800 280

each

100

50

1600-

Amoy

60 60

esch

140 180 Balsins, Musostel,

70 60

bottle 1100 750

Alb.

200 160

esch

120 110 Sugar Cane

stick

80 226

140 190 Tamarinds,

catty

60

60

catty-

500 450 Walnuts, new

100

Het

850 830 Water Chestnuts,

60

Miscellaneous.

Chinese Explorations of the Indian Ocean Bream,

during the Fifteenth Century, (Con- Carp, tinued from page 67-).

catty

110 100 Allspice,

bottle

250 200

plant

1600 1800

Alb:

800 400

60

50 Candled Orange Peel, bottle

· 760 700

90 80

#

760 700

110 100

Dace,

Capers,

200 160

Dog Fish, Eels,

80

70 Charcoal,

ploul

1100 1000

110

Frash Fish, Large

120. 110

80 Cheese, American

16,

400

450

A

Small.

100 80

Frogs,

200 160 Cinnamo

250 200

Garoups, Gurnet, Herrings, small Live Fish,'

160 150

970 950

bottle

200 160

130 120

90 80

Lobsters,

Mackerel,

Coffee, Curry Powder, 110 100 Firewood,

lb.

250 220

bottle

250.

ploul

400 150

Mullet,

Flour,

catty

245 40

Oysters,

The Folklore of China, (Continued from Turkeys, Copk,

page 84) ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

The Chinese Vernaoulars. THE Undersigned have been appolated THE Undersigned having been appoint-Trip to the City of Leon (hau.

Agents for the above Company sted Agenta for the above, Company, Legend of the Building of Peking. Hongkong, Canton, Foodhor, Shanghal are prepared to grant Insurances at cour and Flaurow, and are prepared to grant antites que ut dei pa za

MELCHERS & Co. Insurances at current rates

Agente, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

His Majesty King George The Fles, An 1720, in Down

Occidental & Oriental Steam-Undersigned having been appointed

Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND

Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows: Marine Department,

Policles at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Porta

PASSENGERS, FOR THE UNITED | of India, China and Austraila

STATES. AND EUROPE, CONNECTION WITH TEL

CENTRAL and

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING

RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

Fire Department, Polletos issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed.

Life Departmentali vidus Policies issued for sums not exceeding

· £5,000 on reasonable terme

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.

. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

THE 8. 8. "OCEANIC," will be des CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE

patched for San Francisco, via Yoko-

hama, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st March, at 8 pm, taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai,

Freight will be received on Board until p.m. of 29th Instant. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.. same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same fs required.

Return Passage Tickets available for 8 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent, on regular rates,

For further information as to Freight Or Passage, apply to the Ageny of the Company, Praya West.

G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent.

Hongkong, February 8, 1876.

TRANSLATION,

mot

(LIMITED.)

NOTICE.

POLICIES granted at current rates on Raks to all parts of the World.

In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion by each, the remaining third being eserled to Reserve Fund.

OLYPHANI & Co., General Aponta..

to the nett amount of Premis contributed

Hongkong, April 17, 1878

YANGISZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA, TION OF SHANGĦAL

NOTICE,

NOW READY.

JA PRICE $600/

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-CHINA MAIL OFFICE,

Hongkong,

́ ́ ́14th Novumbar, 1874,

Intimations.

COAL DEPOT.

OALS of every description supplied to *** Steamers by the Undersigned, Orders may be left at the Godowni, Waugh, with Mr J. MAULEHOSE, OF LEONG AK YON, KWONGHING, Praya

LANDSTEIN & Öo. Hongkong, November 1, 1876.

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Or from GERMAN, CHINESE,

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Spedal attention paid to Protests, EXTENDED PROTECT, and other Documents containing NAUTICAL, ENGINEERING, or Other TECHNICAL Ternië.

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Special agreements made for Chinese translations or lengthy documents in other Languages

Address "TRANSLATION"

Care of China Mail Office. Hongkong, Jennery 6, 1874,

will allow a Brokerage of Thirty three and One Third per cent. (38%) an Local Risks only.

RUSSELL & OA,

~Hongkong, June 8, 1876. –

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANOR COMPANY.

HE Undersigned Agents ato in receipt of instructions from the Board of Directors, authorizing them to leste Polide to the extent of 410,000 on Aup one at class risk, or to the extent of £18,000 on adjoining riske at current rated,

A Diaconat of 20% allowed,

HOLLIDAY, WIBE & ON. Hongkong, January 3, 1875,

Now 1 and 2 Vol. I.

Kor 1, 42 topies) and No. 2, (1 copy)

Ons Dollar will be given for each of the abor Now

ply to the Publishers,

OHINA-MAIL OFFIUR.

PILOTAGE VESSELS Inward Bound can segire Pl- lote from Reef føland, from this date. Cutward bound: Vessels can evours FIRST OLAR FITOTE by spalylag to the Undetsigned at Pays Central, No. 99. Tovime sellet-boat” The li No, @7 W¥ thes

EISTUARL Hongkong, April 6, 1976,

Codish, salt An Introduction to a Retrospect of Forty.

Years of Foreign Intercourse with Congor Fels, China.

... Crabs, Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Noter and Queries on Eastern Matters :-- Torture in British and Chinese Prisons. Fasang.

Chinese Jessamine.

Bello

The Natural History of China. Red as a Festive Colour.. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &o,

China Mail Ofico. Hongkong, January 11, 1876.

To Let

TO LET.

With Immediate Portation.

pvalgemang all

14 and 16, Stanley Street, lately in the TWO Dwelling Houses and Offices, Nos.

Occupation of Mosars Kaynal & Co.

The Hours No. 35, Wellington Street, lately in the occupation of Mopars Boun

Parrot Flah, Perch, Powiret,

Prawns,

Book Fish, Salmon, Canton,

Salt Fish, The Dwelling House and Offices, No. 1, Stanley Street, lately in the cocupation of Shark, Mosare DREYZE & Co.

Shrimps, The Dwelling House No. 13, Gage Birret. Skate, The Dwelling House No. 4 Alexandra Snapper, Terrioo

Soles, Fresh The Store and Dwelling House, No. 81, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of Tanuh, Miss GARRETT

Turbot, The House and Offices No. 8, D'Aguilar Turtles, Small Street, lately in the occupation of Mr F. White hait

Drozraka,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00. Hongkong, December 20, 1875,

90 80 Brai,

200 180 Butter,

140 120 Citron,

90 80

Clover,

80 70 Coconut Oll,

$110 100

120 100

140180

10090

Gram, Isinglass,

Pleal 2750 2800

eatly

10:18

1700 1800 280::200

(ground)

bottis 2201-200

750

110 100

Taip Oll, Macaroni,

10000

box

· 1000 000

140 130

Mane,

catty

800 750

eatty

180 120 120 110

Mango Chutney,

bottle

700 800

Pickled,

300 Mustard,

180, 160

Nutmeg,

each

caity

11080 80 70

Outly

Olives,

pfaul bottle

110 100

Faddy,

1800 1800

90,80

Pearl Barley,

bottls 240 200

100 90

Pepper (whole)

cathy

270

220

00

bottle

130 120 110 100

IF

Pickle Bloo

250 300 200 150 $5 20

Salad Olly Balt, Coarso

*250*180

Asparagus,

400 360

Fine,

#10 2018

Bamboo Shoots, young saity Beana, sprout,

70

60 Spils Pea

8060

12 Bugar, China,

70

broad,

40 35 Taploos,

800.

30 25 Vermicelli, Chiness

110 40

English

Bor

£000

90 Vinegar, Englisis

Preserved

bottle

$200-180

Carrots, frosh

Balt Cadlidower, Celery, Uhinese,

Assorted Mesta, la tina,

900 950

950 900

800950

Vegetables

280 200

#

Jam 1 lb.

Chilles, Dried,

Curry Stuff, Engili Garile

900 6180)

Preferred Ginger,

Bardines, in tin

780 400

800 200

50 | Tart Fralia, in battles, Bott)

850 800

GEORGE ORLEY, Insp

Ginger

& -

Greets Pesa, Suting

Cizven Winter Course, patty

TO BE LET. TITH Possession on 1st March next,

W the commodious and centrally situat

ed Dwelling House at present in the occipe tion of Dr. O'BRIEN,

For all particulars, apply to

ROBERT G. ALFORD),

Suretor Chub Chambers, Hobgkeng, January 29, 1876.

feld

TO LET. FIRST OR STORAGE, GODOWNS,

on the Praga Apply to

TAYLOR & THOMPSON, Hongkong, Novembar 20, 1876,

TOSLEE OUSE No. 5, Zetland Street.

Hongkong, February 5, 1870,

French,

Best root,

Cabbage, Macho,

Cabbage, White, Canton estig

08

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