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Intimations.
WANTED.
N Experienced European FEMALE to accompany a Family with 3 Children to England. Terms, a free Passage.
Applications to be sent to the Office of this paper, addressed "A. B. O,"
Hongkong, April 11, 1876.
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To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
TILL
Owing to the inclemency
of the weather the Departure of the Steamship
**DOUGLAS "
for the above. Ports is Postponed until THURSDAY, the 11th Instant, at 10 am.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, May 9, 1876,
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FOR MANILA.
The Spanish Steamer
** SORSOGON," Captain LiZARZA, will be despatched for the above Part on THURSDAY, the 11th Inst., at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
Hongkong, May 9, 1876.
FOR MANILA.
The Steamship
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ESMERALDA," Captain THENAUD, will be pige despatched as above en SATURDAY, the 13th Instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A. MAG. HEATON,
Agent.
Hongkong, May 9, 1876.
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FOR SHANGHAI.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather the Departure of the Steamship
** GLENFINLAS" · Is Postponed until further notice,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents S. S. Glen Anlas.
Hongkong, blay 9, 1876
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGALORE.
HE S. S. Penguin having arrived,
quested to send their Bills of Lading for Countersignature to the Endersigned and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at ange landed and stored at Consigneer' risk and expense.
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POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL-CLOSE-
For SINGAPORE & PENANG.—
Per NORDEN, at 1.30 p.m. on Wednes-
day, the 10th Inst.
For BANGKOK. —
THE CHINA MAIL.
General Memoranda.
THURSDAY, May 11:—
10 a.m.-Douglas leaves for Swatow,
Amoy and Foodbow. Noon.-Sorsogon leaves for ManikTM Noon-Sale of the wreek of the Steamer Kuangtung, at Mr W. Kerfoot Hughes' offico,
4 p.m.--Zamboanga leaves for Manila,
Per RAJANATTIANUHAR, at 4.30
p.m. on Wednesday, the 10th Inst. For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW...
For DOUGLAS, at 8.30 a.m. on Thurs-FRIDAY, MAY 12:
day, the 11th Inst., instead of as pre- viously notified;
For MANILA.-
Per SORSOGON, at 11,80 a.m. on Thurs-
day, the 11th Inst.
For SWATOW.-
25 *
ہوئی
for exporte, the native mandarine saw tion of a Company in Russia for the pur their way to a good squeeze by heavily poss of trading in the interior of China taxing every article sent to either port It says if the Chinese Government allows for shipment. As a natural consequence, the Russians to do this, other foreigners trade is languishing in a way that pro-
[No. 4013-May 9, 1876.
was a large stock of Pangasinan and Saigon in the bandla of holders. Arrivals of Paddy have been large, the price being 7 reales per coyan. The few arrivals of Sapan wood have been placed on the market at 7 to 8 reales per picul. Since 10th March air vessels have arrived to take Sugar. The
mises but small advantages to merchants. will be saking for similar privileges. Why the French, who are accustomed to The Chung Ngoi San Po bas no editorial deal with Autio races, in a way that in this issuS.. savours of the strong arm, should tolerate The Universal Circulating Herald com- | Christine and Canaan have left for Europe such a state of affairs, is a puzzle. But ments on the prevalence of robberien in with Sugar, and there are eight vessels in we hear whispers that the Home
Japan.
port loading with that commodity. Government is by no means anxious to increase its responsibilities in Cochin China, and that it would have preferred that Tonquin had for some time longer been left to itself. However this may
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Noon,-General Weakly Sale by Mesars Lane, Crawford & Co, Canalone, SATURDAY, May 19
Noon-Esmeralda leaves for Mauila... Noon-French Mall leaver for Ports of
Call and Europe. 3pm-American Mall leaves for Yoko be, the fact remains that the native off-TRE oso in the Summary Court to-day
bama and San Francisco.
cials are breaking the spirit of the Treaty were mostly settled out of Court or ad- in the most glaring manner. The Ca- journed, and his Lordship re at 11 am. TUESDAY, May 18:-
Goods per Anchirer undelivered after pital lies some fifty miles in a direct line
this date subject to rent.
from Haiphong, though the devious THURSDAY, May 25:-
course alone possible to cargo-boats
Per JEDDAR, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, MONDAY, May 16:
the 11th Instant.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, ------ The French Contract Packet MEIKONG, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 13th May, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marseiller; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Australia,
this date.
THOSE of our subscribers in the Harbour
Antenor leaves for London on or about makes the actual distance to be passed who did not receive their papers this morn-
over nearly three times as great. This of ing are informed that the delivery was in course operates also to prevent men-of-paded by the bad westber, war from frequently visiting the city,
TirUESDAY, June 1:—
9 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental B. 8. Co.'s Steamer Oceanic loaves for Yokohama and San Francisco,
New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, Suez, and Alexandría. Lottors may also be forwarded to INDLA by this Packet, but can be paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such lettersMEMOS. should be marked raid to Galle only; they will go on from Gallo as unpaid. The following will be the hours of closing
the Malls, dro. —
Friday, 12th May.-
5P.M., Money Order Ofae uloses. Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night.
Lettera.
Saturday, 13th May.---
7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters cease1, 11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late (11.10) A.M., Lattors (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.30 A.M., when the Post Offies CLORES
entiraly.
to
ALFRED LISTER,
Portmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, April 20, 1876.
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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet OITY OF PEKING will be despatched on MON. DAY, the 15th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:-
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Ownere will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or` Crew 2 P.M. of the following Vessels, during their stay 2.30 P.. 2.80 P.M. in Hongkong Harbour :-
ALMA, German barque, Capt. Lehmeyer, -Melchers & Co.
LIZZIE, British barque, Captain John Inokay-Broadbear, Anthony & Co.
TARTAR, German brig, Capt. Kaemena, Melobers & Co.
Oxico, British barque, Capt. Snaddon. 1PIGERIA, Gorman barque, Captain Matzen,-Wa. Pustau & Co.
MARGARITA, British ship, Capt. Owens.- Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
HOPE, British barque, Captain Boulton. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
COMET, American ship, Captain William E. Bray.
WILLIAM MANSON, British barque, Capt. G. King. Adamson, Bell & Co.
LOUISA, German 3-m. schooner, Captain
H. Shierloh.-Eduard Schallhaas & Co.
BELTED WILL, British ship, Captain J. Branthwaite.
WODAN, German barque, Capt. Mayer, Wm. Pustau & Co.
SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.
May 8, Africa, Portuguese troopship, 300, Captain Marques, Macao May 6.
May 9, Duna, British steamer, 85%, Thomson, Saigon May 4, Rice.-GILMAN & Co.
May 9, Amoy, from Canton,
May 9, Cassandra, German steamer, 947, Langer, Bangkok, Ries-JARDINE, MA THEBOX & Co.
May 9, Tanais, French steamer, 1,726, Reynior, Yokohama May 3, General, MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
May 9, Anna, Gorman barytie, W. Jensen, Nowchwang April 22, Beau
WN. PUSAU & Co.
May 9, Penguin, British steamer, 1,122, Cowell, Caloutta April 28, Pedang 30, and Singapore May 2, (feneral-JARDINE, MA- THESON & Uc.
DEPARTURES. -- May 8, Pernambuco, for Baigor
, Bine Bell, (st-launch), for Singa
pore.
O, Leonor, for Manila.
CLEARED.
Anchises, for Shangbai.
Candia, for Saigon.
John Everdrop, lor Bangkok, Jylland, for Newohwang. Douglas, for Swatow, ko Cypliranes, for Saigon.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED. Fer Tanuts, for Hongkong, Mr Burrows and servant, Messrs T. Bawkins and Franois. For Marseilles, Capt. C. L. Bruhn, Messrs F. de Canter, J. Inoue and Portet,
Per Cassandra, 20 Obitione,
Per Penguin, Mr Holm, Mrs Sother- land and 201 Chinese,
DEFAETED-Por Lenor, Messrs Samuel Ashton and Milne,
TO DEPART -Per Anchises, Mr and Mrs Datenberg and sundry Chinese deck.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Duna reports frat part light winds and fine weather, latter Strong N.E. winds and high sex,
The British attampe Penguin reporta! first part of passage ine #eather to Bingo- pore Singapore,to Farace's fine weather, thence to port heavy gale from N.N.E, with very high song from the SE, accompanied ith costant rain. Made the Ladrones at 11 am this morning, the weather being. very thies, and felt our way in with the
until
for this route, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Packet,
FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
and the mandarins take full advantage By the S. 8. Penguin we learn that the of the fact.
Police Intelligence. May 9, 1876. (Before the Hon. 0. May)
TRESPASS ON GDOWN LAND,"
Mr John Williams, a livery stable keeper, was summoned by the Captain Superinten- dent of Police for having permitted cattle to trespass on Crown Land and to destroy the shrubs growing thereon. The defend- ant, who promised that he would prevent his cow-herd from repeating the offence, was fined 17.
ÁSBAULT.
William MoLinton, P. C. No. 84, was
summoned by chair-coolio 319 for having assaulted hint while he was plying for hire
Hanoi imports a small quantity of Arratoon Apour, the steamer which left Cotton goods, but has hitherto drawn its Calcutta with her, had not arrived at supplies from Pakhoi or Canton. No Singapore when the Penguin left for Hong-near Gough Street steps for no cause what doubt, the advent of foreign steamers will kong,
2 p.m.-Norden leaves for Singapore and effect some change in this, but there are
London.
TO ADVERTISERS, The attention of Advertisers is respect fully drawn to the fact that a copy of the China Matt has for some timo past boen placed on board of every Steamer and Sail ing Vessel on arrival in, this Harbour Facilities which have recently been placed within the reach of Captains and Offers of Ships have resulted in a material increase to the Subscription List of the Mus amongst the shipping in port; and as special arrangements have been made to in grease the usefulness of the Shipping List and to extend the circulation in the Bay, there advantages will be at once apparent to Advertisers.
Orders may be sent to
GEO, MURRAY HAIN, China Mall Ofic.
ever. The defendant said be had no reool- leation of the cocurrence and was fined 22.
MURDEROUS ASSAULE. The seven Chiuamen, charged with of a severe gale outside. The water rose making a murderous assault on certain Lokongs and chair-coolies, were again brought up. The first witness examined. to-day was one Teong Afoo, licensed chair coolie No. 491. He described the unpro- voked attack on the chair.coolies at Fed. ant as one of the assailants, who number- dar's Wharf, and identified the 7th defond. ed, as it appeared to bim, something like 102 men. The 7th defendant had nothing it his hand, but he urged the men on, and öp.`. pasrid to be giving command. The startl ing evidence of this witness was that he saw shore Chinese Constable assist in beating Water Police Constable, though, the latter was in uniform, and that the former took the latter into custody-Mr Lister, Postmaster General, was next examined. He saw the sassult, but could not identify One man was struck with any one.
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was impossible to distinguish them. The man assaulted was afterwards known to the witness as a Chinese Constable in plain clothes.—The case was then remanded all · Thursday next. Mr Holmes appeared for the defence.
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Before James Russell, Esq.) ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
This case was continued to-day. Mr Brereton appeared for the prosecu
Mr Kingemill, instructed by Mr Dennys,
as yet no signs of any nativity on the Tes weather all day has been somewhat part of local houses in this direction. gusty, and there has been every appearance The exports are unimportant, with the exception of (spurious) gambler, which finds a ready sale in South China, being within a few inches of the top of the used extensively in dying the Cotton Praya Wall this morning and the wind was cloth which clothes the Chinese coolie, well from the eastward with a nasty short Tin from Yunnan is an artiola of export, {nas, But few boats were to be seen on as are also hides, rattans, tes, nutmuge this side the Bay, most of them having, no and varnish. But the trade in these goods is as yet too small to offer much in doubt, taken up sang quarters at Kowloong the way of freight. As the French to be out of the reach of the threatening themselves admit, the importance of bad weather. The Barometer at 9am Haiphong and Hanoi consists in the fact registered 29.80 and at 4 p.m. It had fallen that they lie on the highway to Yunnan. to 29.72. We learn that the steam-launch At present this fact cannot be utilized owing to the present disorganized condi. Jessie, belonging to Mr Fairbairn, sauk at tion of the whole province. Banditti her buoy near the Sailor's Home daring of all sorts, black, white and yellow, ons of the frequent heavy squalls this conspire to make the route untafe and to morning, and about Ba.m. the German effectually check anything like tradal barque Hieronymus, whilst shifting her such violonco acar the Post Office that he development. If France were in earnest berth, fouled the Danish steamer Koagain. The blow knocked the man down thought the man would not be able to rise in opening up Tonquin, she would make short work with these ruffians. But we benhavn; abe got slear, however, without into the gutter, and while he was down, fear that such an enterprise is not her sustaining any damage. The Barometer several men attacked him with bamboos. Mr. Lister then ran down with the inter- role. The repression of brigandage, and fall 2-10ths from 8 p.m. yesterday to 8tion of picking the man up and arresting who became, however, The publication of this issue commenced the establishment of effective but liberala.m. this morning; the Douglas got up his sasailants,
regulations regarding commerce, ere use steam, several vessels sent down their yards, selves up with the general crowd, so that it frightened and dispersed, ifting them at 7.85 p.m.
ful undertakings, but they promise little and the topmast at the Peak was struck. in the way of glory. Moreover, any we are glad to have no serious casualties to THE CHINA MAIL. such effects will benefit other people Registry of Letters ceased.
rather than Frenchmen, who are the report. By the Penguin we learn that the Post-Offlen oloses.
* HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1876. worst of commercial as they are the beat weather has been very bad outside. She Correspondence may be posted
of military colonista.
reports heavy gales from the N.N.E, with on board the Parket with Late THE publication in Saturday's Gazette of
As yet the ubiquitous Chinaman has Fee of 12 cents extra Postage the Treaty between France and Annam, enjoyed the principal benefits of French high sea from the 8.E., and that the together with the Custom House regala-occupation, Some 900 Chinese reside at weather was so thick after reaching the 2.50 P.M. when the Mail is finally closed, Correspondence must be specially directedtions for the port of Haiphong, draws Haiphong and have entirely monopolized Ladrones that they had to feel their way
attention to the little known port regard-everything that requires skill, hard work into port with the land. ing which we are expecting in a few or commercial "savey." "As lazy as an Lettere, &c. can be posted for Canada, the day a report from the Secretary of the Annamese" is fast passing into a pre Tux entertainment given in the Temperancetion.
rest Indies, and other places named Chamber of Commerce. Enquiries made verb, and, it would appear, with good Ball last night, under the presidency of Mr appeared for the defence of Mr Duncan, below, if sufficient American Stampe on our own behalf have placed us in reason. The fow Frenchmen who have are added to prepay them from San possession of a few facts which, though availed themselves of the new opening W. Wilson, was not so largely attended as and Mr Handley, instructed by Mr Francisco to destination. American doubtless less exhaustive than those are, as a rule, content to deal in stores that on a previous occasion-owing possibly Holmes, for Mr Rozstio. Stamps are sold at this Office.
which will be found in the report, may which, though affording a fair profit, to the fewer number of men-of-war vessels The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong-be of interest. Like its sister port in give no opportunity for business on an in the Harbour. Readings were given by kong Stamps, and 10 conte in U. S. Hainan, Haiphong does not appear to extended scale. A few foreign agents several gentlemen, and these were relieved Stamps to those places only the names offer any very great temptation to specu- at Hanoi would bave a good chance of by a song.and a pianoforte solo; but while of which are printed in Italics. To all lative minds to tempt fortune by "strik-pushing foreign piece goods, and the cannot be Registered through, but only ing out a new line," as mercantile men lucky man that transports a good cargo e admire the kindly feelings of those who to San Francisco, (8 cents.)
First of all, the Haiphong of poto Yunnan will doubtless find it very take part in those meetings, we cannot but But of Hai draw their attention to the inappropriate The following are the charges on Correspon-pular imagination. has yet to be created.mnch to his advantage.
If the first evidences of American settle- phong we must confess to feeling very ness of much that is done. The readings ment are to be found in the erection of dubious as a place of mercantile resi last night were all rather heavy, except that & prison, a newspaper office, and a church dence. It may be the Whampoa of a given late in the evening by one gentleman, on the site chosen, those of French occu- flourishing Canton, but will be little else, pation may with equal truth be described unless its coal mines are developed, and whore amusing rendering of a nautical 4 as a barracks, a Government house and that does not seem likely to take place "yarn" was loudly applauded, and created market. But as yet. Haiphong lacks for some time. Annam is in fact very much mirth amongst the saflora and the these distinguishing features, consisting like China. It is obstructive and inso entertainment "hung fire" slightly in conso- mainly of a huge mud bank overlooked lent when it dares to be so, and has be
quence. A correspondent suggests that a by two forts, in which all that is official, sides some real difficulties in preserving medical and ecclesiastical, at that port is order in its own territories. If it in programme should be circulated amongst as yet housed.
A remarkably dirty ever to become a scene of busy trade the shipping and residents on shore, that a village or concatenation of villages con- with the outer world, ita banditti muat lamp-sign be affixed over the door of the stitutes the Haiphong of actual fact, the be exterminated and its mandarins must Hall, and that more publicity be given to chief "business" done by its inhabitants be made honest and progressive. Until the institution and its benefits. There are 10 seeming to consist in perennial efforts to this happens its capital will at most keep body and soul together. In one tempt a few traders to run the risks of respect it has an advantage over Hoi residence, Fortunately it is not how. Vessels can anchor within a healthy. But when this has been said respectable distance of the shore, and its chief recommendation has been de though typhoons occasionally visit it, soribed. they do not seem to be quite as destruc- tive as those felt in Hainan. It cannot
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING perhaps be said that native junke show
PRESS. any very great appreciation of this fact,
Commenting on the report that some of inasmuch as a dozen at the outside are all that are as a rule to be seen anchored the crew of the lordha Mandarin, while there. But still Haiphong has possibi- was pirated some years ago, have been capprovements in the mode of working lities in this way which may some day tured, the Fress says this cans strikingly lead to its becoming an important place illustrates the carelessness and negligence of resort. This can arise under two conditions only viz, that of the coal of the British authorities. Three years ago mines in the immediate neighbourhood this brutal murder and conspiracy” was being opened and worked, or that of committed, and the deed has been allowed pleasure to state that the dilantasglandulosa permitting rice to be exported two to be almost forgotten. The public may twelve presious plants of which were sent conditions to which the Annamite Go-well ask what the British Minister has been to our Botanic Garden by the Director vernment will not: as yet `consent, The following will be the hours of doring (may, by the way, point out, as wo use the thinking about all this time, The case in General of Public Works of Hongkong the timber was taken to Kowloon it wES - word "Annamite," that Haiphong is the a parallel one to that of the Anna, in which is following admirably its course of develop port of Hanoi, the capital of Tonquin, affair the prompt action of the German ment and acclimatisation, thanks to the which country was conquered by Annam authorities contrasts strongly with the in- great care bestowed by Sr. Vidal, the many years ago. The word "Tonquin difference displayed by the British repres worthy Director of that establishment. The ese" has therefore given way to sentatives, in the case of the Mandarin spread of this plant throughout the Philip "Annamite" or "Annamese" whichever
the other places named correspondence
dence thus sent
Per half ouncS.
Hongkong U. B.
Stomps Stamps cente, cenfi.
Canada, British Columbia, New
Brunswich, Nov
Scotia,
Rica,
Prince Edward's Island, Van couver's Island, Bahamas, Nasaus, New Providence,.... 8 Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota,
Carthagena Costa Cuba, Curaçao, Fiji, Green land, Jamaica, New Gra- Dada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,
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Hawaii, Newfoundland B Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,
Venezuela,nanci Belize, Greytown, Guiana, Hon- duras, Martinique, Santa Martha, Turk's Island, ................ Brasil...........!
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Holivia, Ecuador, Chili, Feru, 8 Argentine Confederation, Bue
nos Ayres, Paraguay, Uru- RUBY, studies
Newspapera (not aver 4 oz) 2 Books, &o., per 4 0
0
Any articles found enclosed in Newspapers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, do) will be detained.
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ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong, May 1, 1870,
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. —— The English Contract Packet HINDOS TAN, will be despatched with the Maila for Europe, do, on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst,
the Mail, de, 1- Friday, May 10,—
5 F.M., Money Order Offics closed, 67.M., Post Office closes except the Nient
Bos, which remains open all night, Saturday, May 20,
7 M., Post Office opens for sale
to
Fosting of all correspondence,
say.
We
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Mr Brereton, arriving at 11 o'clock," apologised for being late. He was under the impression that the case was adjourned till 11 o'clock, instead of 10 30. documents called for yesterday having been Mr F. Degenaer was re-called. (The poduced by Mr Kingsmill, witness was examined thereon)The bill dated 6th February, 1874, against the Dock Company for timber was rendered by me. Bill marked, B, dated 11th March, 1874, was also rendered by me against the Dook for 28th July, 1874, was the bill I sent to Mr timber sold. The bill marked C, dated Duncan for the timber. I sold to him in Point. I believe some of the crooks and planks were delivered from Mr Landstein's godown.
June. The timber was delivered at East
The witness was not cross-examined, After some discussion as to the order in
which the evidence should be taken,
M. A. Gomes, deposed :-I am second olerk in the Kowloon Dook. I have held
that position four years. Mr Rozario was the first clerk. He ceased to be first clerk, there in Feb. this year. I remember some timber being conveyed from Easton's place
East Point to Kowloon Dock some time Points easily suggested, but not so easy to
It is un- last year. The wood belonged to Mr De have thoroughly carried out doubted, however, that were the character genser. It was toak wood. I superintend
ed the removal of the wood from Enston's of the entertainments, for raciness, fun and place to the Dock, by Me Rosario's orders, amusement, ouve established, there would I measured and counted the timber. Mr be no lack of attendants, it's fair amount Rosario told me to go and measure it. It was about 8,700 cubic foot, and it consisted of publicity were given to them. We wish of logs, planke, and crooks. The logs and the Committee further success, and congra planks were placed under a shed at the tulate them on what has been already done, shed. It was a matched, situated about Dock; the crooks were placed outside the while suggesting one or two possible im-18 yards from the water's edge, and at
right angles to the water. The ground. on which the shed was situated was built ont into the 101. The timber remained thore from Joly until the typhoon, which Was on the Mad September. I live at the Kowloon Docks, and I was there on the night of the typhot. Some of the Com pany's timber was lost on that depasion. I ballova that the timber belonged to Mr Danced. He sico told me to measure it, and neo that it was taken proper care of, When
Manila.
The Comercio says! We have much
From Yledos Sur we learnt that a smart
March for a few decondi,
not
entered in any books,
Mr Kingsmill objected to such evidence
Witness, continuing Thanded a memor at the books should be produced, andum of the measurement of the timber to Me Rogerio. On the morning after the typhoon most of the crooks were gone, A hat I do not belleve it was at large a one was there on the previous day, I should think four feet of water came over the docka, where the mat-shed stood, during the typhoon. The mat-shed was partly.
Company. The pay-list prodused marked destroyed. This timber was charged so the Din in my band-writing I prepared it by Mr Rož veio's directions. There is a Item in it of 84 teak-wood arobks, making A good outtato 887 cubic feet, and charged at one dollar per foot. This wood won part of that Form Iloilo we learn that the market for bought of Degenser. It ii in sing's, account, and I plasell it there by direction Sugar continued without animation, superior of Mr Roaurios The document now handed belug quotel at $8 80 and Oommen at 17 to me, and marked "ia the pay-list for to 18 realer for picnt, with little or no an item of 3040 ouble fern of timber April 1876. In Asing's account in it, there demend Ride la nominally quoted, facts representing 775 plunko. 1 prepared skle
of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and grammarians prefer, and the Treaty made. It has been reserved to Prince Blamafok to pines is much recommended by all author! pile of wood still remained under the obed,
by France in with the King of Annam. show us the way to obtain prompt aatisfacties, for its principal virtues, so much 10a.m., Post Office closes except for Late
Hanol, the actual capital and real comotion for an injury. Nothing can ever be appreciated in Chine, in cases of dyson Latters. Regletry of Letter cease merdal centre of Tonquin, is a very di gained as Peling by temporising and delay;tery by the infusion of its roots. (10.10 a.m., Lettera may be posted of forent place to Haiphong. It has a large that inthe policy of the Chinese Governme
payment of a Lath Fan of 18 centa
population, is fairly clean, and does a extra Postage until 11 At, when the Post Office Czas large trade both with the outer world but to pander to it la bertain to involve a shock of earthquake was fels on the Bath
entiraly.
and with the interior. Like the Chinese; loss both of influence and prettige on the 11,50. 1., Letters (but Letters only) the Annettese could not of course resist part of the Minister who suffers himself to From Tayabas reports of the trops
addressed to the United Kingdom is killing the goose that laid the golden be wheedled by sophistry and excuses. It very satisf.deurys Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted eggs, directly foreign interbouzes promi- cannot be too strongly impressed upon the
anticipated gn board the Fasket on payment of a set to still further develop its trade. British raptreentatives in China to be Late Fee of 48 centa extra postage.
The treaty specifies a certain tate of 11.50 ., Porting on Board season
duty to be levied on imports and exports. Arm in all their dealings with the batives. ALFRED LİSTER --
The former cannot be interfered with, Postmaster General
THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS. but sa Haiphong and Hanoi only were General Post Office, Hongkong, May & 1876.
myzo specified so the points of embarkation The Okinaje Mail comments on the forms
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are
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No. 4013-MAY 9, 1876.]
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THE CENA MAIL.
FIT.
CHEFOR
Quotations. Hoxezone, May 9, 1876, OPIUM-New Patos, canh...
credit,
Old Patus, cash.... 607-
3.
account by direction of Mr Rosario. Some the Dook. Among Riach's timber there written, as so much good Kieratúre is now- trouble by the view of Agra and its vicinity which | Fusing last year. Although natives of a | which he said, surpassed all its predeces of the Company's timber was stored in the was a great quantity of planking of various-a-daya written, for an Indian contemporary, awaits him.
southern province, their names are to be sors in horror and in destruction of kandun same shed as that previously referred to, sizes, somo linch, 7 inch and so on. Some in whose coluimus it won so much favour
Lucknow forms the subject of a very held in mournful remembrance, by order life. It occurred in the Dotombort, or and a portion of it also was lost. It con of the planks were lying on the ground, as to suggest their revision and enlarge interesting chapter and of no fewer than of the Custom's Tao-t'ai-Shanghai Courier street of theatres, and was the third visite sisted of planks and thick logs, and was got The water was four or five feet above the ment and Illustration to form the volume three of the photographs. She writes: Correspondent.
tion of like-naturo during the year that from Easton's place. After the typhoon an Dooks and it was after it had subsided that we are now reviewing. Mre Wilson, we. Although Lucknow possesses nothing half so
this place has been subjected to. The account was taken of the timber lost and I saw the planks lying on the ground; believe, is the wife of a noble military fine in the way of buildings as either Agra or
buildings now destroyed were only one damage done by the typhoon, The book. portion of the Company's timber official who has spent more than half his Dalii, yet it is one of the most intereating spots
27th April, 1878. theatre and two adjacent houses, but the produced marked "F is in the hand was lost in the typhoon. The pile of fim- days in India; she writes, therefore, wie in latin. Our first drive that we were visiting which indefatigable native military officials Sixty-nine bodies had been recovered. In addition to the elevated fortifications, loss of life is believed to exceed a hundred. writing of Mr. Rozario. It is entitled ber did not more; I think some of tho the not too common advantage of a large sufficient to make us realize that we were "estimates from July 1873 to June 1876." planks were blown off the top. All the experience of the country. This might be the scene of some dreadful conflict. Graves and are erecting on the summit of the conical This painful loss of life is believed to Mr Kingsmill: Who produces this book! timber that did not form part of the pile so, and the book nevertheless be dreary, tombe of the mordered and slain are to be seen eminencs situated on our West, apparently have been in great mossare caused through Mr Brereton: I do.
floated. The pile consisted of Riach's It would seem, however, so far as cur rend- at almost every turn, till at last one feels that the as a natural protection to the surrounding the doors of the theatre being made to Mr Kingsmill: But I object to your pro- timber. A good number of crooks were ing goes, as if it were not easy for a lady place is an enormous graveyard; and the sense plains, that is to say supposing nature anti- open inwards, the pressure of the crowd, ducing anything.
scattered about the head of the Bay. I traveller to be dull in her narrative notions experienced are depressing. The sight oipated cannon when he threw up this in their efforts to escape, keeping them His Worship: The witness gives evidence am not aware whether the Company's so easy, we rather think, as it is for one of which surpasses all others in interest is the isolated peak, two more Forts are to follow, shut.
timber was counted or measured after the sterner sex when he dips his quill to and most determined defence in the annals of be blown off the face of the earth, whenever Toxidenty which was the scene of the bravest and so this hyperborean watering-place will Witness, cross-examined by Mr King- the typhoon. I hellere, however, there tell us what he saw when he was "abroad.” mill: I went myself to Baston's was a result arrived at in regard We have even met one or two lady travellara The Residency grounds are most beautifully China goes to war with a Foreign power. place, and the whole of the timber was to the loss the Company sustained on the in our modern literature who would have kept the scene of all this misery and bloodshed, The bluff on the North lie of the harbour removed from there to the Dock under occasion. I remember Mr. Duncan send been none the worse to have been just a terror, and suspense is now a charming, peaceful is to be crested with a fortress of impregnable my superintendence. Some of the planke ing over to the Docks for a memorandum little duller. Mrs Wilson seems to us to garden, rendered doubly picturesque by the ruins strength, and another is to crown the hill were washed into the Dook itself on the of the amount of damage that had been hit pretty happily the proper mean. In a which are so sacred to every British heart. behind the Family Hotel Refreshmenta night of the typhoon, and some remained done, I gave that memorandum into the succession of short chaptern (these are Slabs are erected in and outside the various will be uncommonly cheap there, if the undisturbed. What was washed into the hands of the chief clerk, Mr. Rozario, and almost as much to men's liking as short buildings for the edification of visitors; one Yunnan affair is not satisfactorily settled. Lock, and what remained in the shed did I know he wrote a memorandum in reply. sermons) ~she guides the reader from aity, points out the room where the noble Sir Henry The trees, too, which are stuck in, though not amount to the entire quantity. I did Mr. Brerebou produced this momor and from scene to soene, in a style always
Jawrence was struck down; another shown the not guaranteed to grow, will assuredly pre- not measure the planks after the typhoon. arra
so lively, so crisp, so true, so pertinent and apartment in which, after two days of great vent an invading army from starving, or All the crooks were not swept away. I did Mr. Bandley abfected to it as being quaffected, and at ties so vivid, that wey, he expired. It is strange that, on the day perishing for want of firewood. I pulled up feel, when we have reached the last page, wounded, an 8-inch sholl burst in the same room found they belonged to the same stom-an previous to that on which he was mortally four, out of curiosity, the other day, and not count those that remained. I am merely a press copy. quite sure thore were no erooks stored in
that she must have meant to be our com-
the one in which Sir. Henry was sitting; his the shed. I do not take an account of the
panion longer and farther. We might be friends begged him to change his shade, but he anomalous species. If a very large tree can timber that is received at the Dock monthly
disposed to resent a little the very light foot remarked that it was next to impossible that be got, even fits can be out out of it and through the contractors, Asing and others.
with which she fiets over some portions of the another such missile would enter so small an stuck in. A sketch of the coast-line is to be Mr Brereton: I object to that evidence ;
route, if this supposed defect did not lie so spartment. Another curious and disagrosalle forwarded to Peking, by the local mandarin, it assumes that timber has been supplied.
near to what is perhaps the peculiar charm fact is, that the shell which did this fatal work shewing a gigantic forest in full leaf, whose If you say materials 1 do not object to it.
of the book-its essentially skotoby and was fired from an 8-inch howitzer that fell into intertwining branches form an impassable Cross-examination continued: There is no
almost fugitive obaracter. It is only the the rebels' hands at Chirhut, just before the barrier, and our old Bos is beaten into teak-wood received from Asing and Com
vivacity of the style expanded into vivacity investment. This gun was destined to do a cooked-hat. Fortunately, through the in- pany, or others. As to other kinds of
of plan. Always in motion, she never tires great deal of damage to its rightful owners, and terference of the British Consul, a beautiful
helped considerably to batter the Residency, wood sometimes I take the account of it,
you.
glade has been placed at the disposal of For- and sometimea the storekeeper.
But we must not quote the book; let our signera, for the purpose of horse-racing and readers order it.
cricketing, and a number of the Ambrosial speak advisedly) gian-favorites of the Olymphio Queues will be ruthlessly pulled out, to enlarge the space dedicated to the noble sports of the white man..
By Mr Handley: Mr Rosario was chief clerk and he remained in the offics. He did not measure wood himself,-not in a general way; sometimes he would measure it. Be did not measure the wood brought f.om Huston's place. I made up the two pay-liste by the orders of Mr Rozarlo. He gave me the orders, I do not know how he gets the information to give me about, the pay-list.
Mr Gillies said he had made every search for the original document, but he could not find it.
Mr Handley then withdrew his objection. By Mr Brereton: There is an entry in this memorandum of the loss of 200 cubio feat of teak-wood; also of 260 cubic feet of Manila hard wood. Three spars are also set down in it as lost. Account was taken of the Company's stock up to the 31st December. We should commence taking it sarly in January. This is the stock no- count produced, and it contains the Com- pany's stock on the 31st December 1875. It is signed by me.
Mr Brereton: Under what circumstances 'did you sign it?
Witness: It was handed me in the usual way and I signed it. The defendant Rozario handed it to me for signature.
Mr Brereton : Did you take any steps
to ascertain if it were correct?
Witness: No. 1 signed it thinking it was correct.
Mr Brereton: Did any one toll you it was correct?
2
By Mr Brereton 1. After the typhoon Mr Rozario did not give me directions to re- tissure the timber. The teak-wood that Was washed into the Dock floated. During the typhoon the water rose above that in Witness: I don't think they did; it was the Dock four or five feet. I went round laid down as if it were correct. I sent it the Bay to look after the Company's steam to the Hongkong House after signing it. launch which was sonk, and saw a great By the Bouch-This list of stock was gauntity of teak plauke floating about,made up after au inspection and measure- None of that timber was recovered. ment of the stock under the supervision of By His Worship There were some Mr Kozario. Turning to the wood account in marks en the timber, but 1 do not the list it would appear that on the 31st Deo, remember what they were. I have no 1875 the amount of teak wood in stook was doubt it was the Company's timber float 6773 cubio fest. Since I signed the dom- jog about the Bay; it consisted of arcoks mont I have taken steps to see if the stock as and logs. I did not recognise it by any stated in it was correct. I found that the marks on it. I believe the chief part of quantity of teak wood was about 4000 cubic It was carried away by the Chinese. When feet short of the amount given in the account. I entered the 94 teak wood crooks into I had the wood manured in February Asing's account in the pay-list, I did not last in consequence of inatractions given make any protest to Mr Rozario about it, by Mr Gillies. I did not measure it myself, nor did i say anything to anybody about it, but I superintended the proceedings. although I knew that Aging had not sup- Mr Russell: This witness cannot prove plied it. Mr Rozario told me to enter the the correctness of the measurement given. 91 crooks into a book that I keep for Witness: The document marked "D" Asing's account in the first instance. When produced I also signed as a current account. I entered the 84 teak-wood crooks it was it was submitted to me by Mr Rozaria for from a verbal order by Mr Rosario. signature. The document marked ** 1 put down the price of the rood from produced, was signed by me. Ecannot say what Mr Rozario told me to put down as whether anyone asked me particularly to the account. After 1 drew up the account sign it, but Mr Rosario would do so if any of Asing, I handed it to Mr Raguio. one did. When the accounts were When I was asked to put down into Asing's sented to me for signature I did not take account the 3049 cubic feet of teak wood, any steps to so if they were correct. I did not make any objection, although I The case was adjourned at this stage of the proceedings to 10.30a.m. on Thursday, the cross-examination of the witness being postponed unil that day.
know he did not supply it. I knew from the memorandum banded to me that the wood was purported to have been supplied. Sheik Hoosein, watchman at Kowloon Dock, deposed as follows:- I have been in
The question of bail having been raised, Mr Russell said that upon the evidence that had been adduced to-day he should require Mr Duncan to give security for his
China. SHANGHAL.
We see that our authoress has the fo- minine trick of managing to crowd on a good deal of information upon the shifting current of her narrative-some of it very unromantically useful-without much ap pearing to do so, or without dimming per- ceptibly the sparkle of her pen. The mere
(Courier.) bints to possible travellers in those parte Among the arrivals on the 1st May was might form an excellent little guide through that of Her Majesty's gunvessel Hornet, Northern India. Incidents of the mutiny guns, Commander H. N. Hippisley, R. N. recalled with feeling and spirit, do a good she left Kinking on Friday the 28th April. deal to deepen the interest of the sketches. The favorite paddle-wheel Cunard steamer We make one or two characteristic er-Scotia has been specially chartered by some trasts. Bere is a "bit" from Simla- English tourists who intend visiting the sketched from a mountain-side which ven- Cantonnial Exposition and various cities in mer seat of the Supreme Indian Govern- of Captain Judkins. tures to look down upon the elevated sum- America. The party will be placed in charge
ment-
I
Vory frequently at sunset & marvellous scone presented fastt: the alouds below us on the Simis side suddenly became exquisitely tinted by the setting san; and, in far less time than can write it, they rolled themselves up, and disported; the mountains, thirteen ranges of which were visible, the houses, and other objects in Simia-1,000 feet below-came out, one by one, as if in a dissolving view, only to disappear as rapidly as they appeared. As the sun sank lower and lower, the rays through the loade became more and more beautiful; and the room seemed illuminated by the softest moonlight, unlike the greater light" did it appear. Such scenes as these are not enjoyed except by those who live at a great height, but, when once seen, make the deepest impression on every thoughtful mind. The clouds at times dispersed at sunset sufficiently to give me a splendid view of the plains, when the colour of the water, trees, &c., were distinctly visible; and when the great river Sutlej, then swollen by the rains, could be traced for many miles, lit up like molten gold by the setting sun, until it was lost to sight on the shower than usual, the atmosphere would clear, far-off horizon. Somotimes, after a heavior and the sun come forth shedding his radiance in richest bue ou mountain and vale. One peak would have the appearance of being clothed in the softest green velvet, another in dark parple, and another in grey, and all the colours were intensified by the Heasy clouds which hung about the mountain tops.
It is plain that Mrs Wilson can describe natur. She can describe art with no less animation and fidelity. We give her do- scription of the Taj Mabal :-
Business continues dull in all ita branches,
bri, Jurgen, Kolga, and Droning Louise There are only four ships in harbour Col and very few expected. The demand for Tonnage is exceedingly limited, and Produce not being over plentiful, freights are low and
anremunerative.
aredit, 610
•
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"
29
New Benazes, cash,
#
credit,
Old Benares, oh, 680
aredit, 682)
Now "Malwa, cash, 580
aredit, 585
Allowance Taels, 24 a 48 Old Malwa, cash, 588 credit, 500 Allowance Taels, 20 a 82
15 83 a 84 5.40 a BI
CAMPHOR, ... QUICKSILVER, SALTPETRE
DEA ***
Exchange.
Bank, 6 months' sight, ...“...8/10 On Calqutta, Bank demand, ...k 222 u 293k Credit, 6 months" sight,... ...8/11
...E 223 a 223 Bombay, demand,
71.50 Shanghal, demand,... Shanghal, 30 days' sight, ..... 72- Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.,
Gold Leaf, Sycee, Mexicans, English Sovereignt Australian Sovereign, ... Discount***
De **
***
...
***
FIT 441 NI ***
14
Shares,
MAN
Chinese Insurance Co., $712
**
26.25
5.13
*** 0.18
North China Ins. Co., Tin, 850
7a9
The valleys in this vicinity, are at present sweet and lovely with fruit-blossom. In every dried-up ravine and water-course there Hongkong Bank, par are orchards, with pear and peach and cher. Fire Inn.' Co., $520 Nothing could be more eurious to a and the moist places under the rooks are China Fire Ins. Co., $154 visitor arriving in this settlement and rich with lily of the valley. Lily of the hill E. & W. Douk Co., 424 % dia. unaware of the fact of its being Race-day it might be called here, it only grows far China Traders' Ins, Co., $1660 than the appearance of, the bund and the up the heights-Shanghai Courier Corre-Union Ins. Bociety of Canton, $660 settlement generally on the afternoon of
spondent the 1st May. Not a trap to be seen: all the stores and banks alosed and an almost dead silence in the streets, the Chinese apparently taking fully as great an interest in the races, as a spectacle, as do foreigners. Two forlorn looking strangers held full posesion of the Club steps, sud on the river not a single cargo-boat and scarcely a sampan was visible.
(News.)
Japan.
YOKOHAMA,
G. & J, Mazine Ins. Co., Tia. 34 ex return. Yangtze Ins. Association, Tls. 660 H.K, O. & M. 8.-boat Co., 8 dia. Union 8. Navigation Co., Tis, Hongkong Hotel Oo., $80 dis. Shanghai Steam N. Co., Tla. 70 Chinese Imperial Loan, £104,
Temperature.
77
Howozowe, May 9, 1874. (Taken at Messrs, Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) THERMONNIER--Ű AM,,
4P.M. Do. Maximum, Do. Minim, over night BARON—9 &» M12
4P.M.
Do,
Do.
20.800 29.720
Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING. The following is taken from the latest
DEPARTUREN.
the 17th ult., before General T. B. Van In the U. S. Consular-General Court, on Buren, Consul-General, Messrs. Hall and Holtz sued John Gargan recover $688.73, for drapery goods delivered by plaintiffs' firm in Shanghai to defendant in Yokohama, with interest from the 1st March, 1874, and costs of the notion. Defendant, in his an- It will be in the recollection of our swer, pleaded non-indebtedness. He stated readers, that in February last, the C.M.S.N.that he, in 1873, established a small drapery Co.'s str. Howsong, sustained considerable store in Yokohama, and on the 20th of damage by fire, supposed to have been November he ordered from plaintiffe, and caused by spontaneous combustion. Stopa paid for, $200 worth of goods. He received, were at once taken to affect the necessary however, goods to the amount of $630.58, of repairs, but the flames had made such havoc which $150.68 were for plaintiffs' own at- staff of men until now to repair the mischief new order, which was filled, and in January of her interior, that it has taken a large count. On the 10th December, he rent a done, The steamer has been completely or February, 1874, a further order, which overhauled, and the greater part of her in-likewise was filled; but at the same time terior dttings are new. The work has been plaintiffs sent a large quantity of goods which so admirably executed, that as she left the were not in the order, but on their own London Papers dock on Saturday, she presented the ap-responsibility, and on the express under- pearance of a new vessel just launched. standing that if not sold they were to be She anchored off the Company's Wharf, returned. On the 10th February, defendant Jan. 6, Annie Braginton, from New York
to Shanghal, and it is expected she will be despatched paid again $200; but on the 12th endent
1874, the large portion of his goods was Jan. 6, Lycka Till, from Cardiff to Hong for the North either on the 2nd or 3rd.
destroyed by fire, or stoles during the fire; a
kong. small portion was saved, and is yet in defen
dant asked that an account be taken of or has been sold for their account. Defen- dant's possession, subject to plaintiffs' orders.
these goods, and he be ordered to pay the balance if any, for such goods as he ordered Jan. 17, Alex, MoNeil, from Cardiff to
Hongkong. taining the venerable age of one month as he had cold, and that plaintiffs be order- Jan. 17, Onward, from Liverpool to Hong- when the services of a tonsorial artist are ed to pay costs. The case was firat brought called into requisition to romove the super. before the Court on the 38th February, Jan. 19, Sophie, from Cardiff to Hongkong. fluous hair from the head of the youngster. and was then, at the plaintiffs' request, Jan. 20, Forward Ho, from London to the kitchen, accompanied by a good deal dence of Mr. A.Smith, in Shanghai, by commis-Jan. 22, Flintshire (str.), from London to Consequently extra preparations go on in adjourned, in order to gaintime to taka thegyi- Yokohama, do. chaght sight of the Taj through the lofty of bustling about. Such was the case atsion, as he personsily supplied the goods. The Penang, do. Mr Handlay then applied for Mr Rozario gateway at the entrance to the grounds, I felt the the above fire. A young Chinee had suo commission, which was issued to 0. B. Brad- Jan. 31, Lord Macaulay, from Newpork to
strangest feelings of mingled awe and excitement, ceeded in fighting the battle of life for ford, Esq., Vice Consul-General at Shanghai, Hongkong, Mr Russell asid that, looking at one or Tonly increased as I nenred the building. thirty days, and his parents were making having been duly returned, the case was Feb. 1, Nearcbus (str.), from Cardiff to
gardens in which it stands are very sharm- preparations worthy of the event when un-resumed. Mr. Smith's evidence showed that two points in the evidence, especially in ing, there are white marble tanks of water, broad fortunately the house took fire, and the he was manager of the drapery department of Feb. 2, Evelyn, from London to Hongkong. regard to the compradore's orders, be was marble walks beneath shady trees, with seats enfant terrible narrowly escaped being plaintiffs' establishment in Shanghai, and Feb. 4. Undine, from London to Shanghal. The Court was resumed at 2.40 p.m.
afraid his duty would not permit his admit here and there to rest the weary sight-seer. burnt to a cinder.
that the goods, charged to defendant, were Feb. 8, Paul Marie, from London to One of the Chinese gun-boats left here supplied in the usual course of trade; that Kowloong Dock, was examined I have require to consider the matter, until the funeral cypresses which abound in these gardens, yesterday for the purpoas of conveying a plaintiffs did not undertake any risk with Feb. 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong.
Jena Alley, a watchman employed at the ting him to bail; at all "events he should Sweet-scented Blowers and shrubs, and the solemn
Shanghai, been in the employ of the Company for following day, when Mr Handley might set off the profusion of white marble, which is big mandarin and his suite to this port, regard to said goods; that up to the 14th of Feb. 8, Kaisow, from London to Houg• about three years, I remember the night renew be application. Mr Rozario would the chief feature in this lovely picture. The Shanghai Courier Correspondent. "
I think, of all the places in the plains of Upper India, I should beat like to live in Agra. It is such an interesting spot, without the dilapidated appearance of many of the scenes of the struggle of 1857. The great night, every one knows, is the Taj Mahal. I had fead of it, had seen models and photographs of it, but had not the faintest idou of its extraordinary houuty till I saw the reality. It is, I believe, the beautiful pro parties, star heless, I cannot biolog seccant tho eye; nevertheless, wholly
NINGPO,
28th April, 1876. occurred in the city last Monday. It is I mentioned in my last that a fire had
usual with the Chinese for parents to make a feast, and invite their relations and
the same employ for 3 years. I was on duty on the premises on the 22nd September 1874, the day of the typhoon. I remember appearance. some timber was stored on the premises-
Mr Kingsmill said his client would pay obre was a shed money into Court, as he felt a delicacy in different kinds of wood. there, and a quantity of large spars was asking persons to become bail for him. ptored inside it, also some outside on the Mr Kusseli said he should require two ground: All the wood was there imme- sureties in the sum of $4000 each, for the diately before the typhoon. The wood re-appearance of Mr Duncan, and himself
friends in order to celebrate a child's at-only, and for such portion of plaintifs goods not there the morning after to be bound ever in the sum of $8,000 to re- the typhoon, the mat-shed having been appear. However, if Mr Duncan could get deposit note for $5,000 from the Bank, to be made out on a security to the Govern- at that Court, that would be sufficient, with ment, in that amount, for his re-appearando his personal security for $8,000.
blown down. Some of the wood was float- ing in the water, some lying on the beach ang of the wood remained in the shed, and some in the Dock, I cannot say if
The water rose about 1.30 am on the 28rd September to the height of my waist. I ran away to the hill-side.
This witness was not cross-examined. The Court was then adjourned till 2.80 p.m.
&
Mr Dennys said they would do that.
to be admitted to bail,
of the typhoon in September 1874. After simply be detained, and would be permit the typhoon I saw some timber lying on te to see anyone he wished, and to take the beach, some in water in the Docks and his champagne if he desired. Home on the wharf:
No question was asked of this witness by
The proceedings then closed,
pet ode mnt prience then test for this impression it was on the mind, of
a
understood until expericneed. I
which
FTIENTSIN.
Jan. 10, Eaho, from London to Hongkong,
Jan. 13, Antipodes, from Cardiff to Hong- Jan. 11, Titian, from Penarth to Hong-
kong,
kong.
Hongkong.
Feb. 20, Susanne, from Hamburg to Shang
hal
March 3, Mary L Stone, from Cardiff to March 2. P. J. Carleton, from New York
Hongkong.
to Shanghel.
enormous platform on which the Taj stands is
August, 1876, when he wrote a letter to kong. white marble inlaid with precious stones, and
plaintiffs, defendant had never disputed the the lower half of the outside of the building is
account that witness personally gold the most elaborately and tastefully inlaid in a some-
April 29th 1816,
first goods to defendant, and executed defen- what similar manner. The variety of stones is
The business of worshipping at temples, dant's orders from Yokohama, and that very great, bat among them I noticed amethysts, burning of incense, k'o-t'ouing and the defendant asked witness as a favour to send tornelians, blood stones, agates, lapis lazuli, like is seldom more flourishing than at the him anything new that witness thought jasper, &o, &o. The downs is plain white marble present time, Ufficials and people throng might sell in Yokohama, as witness was with a minaret of gold. There are spartments the streets flocking to the shrines of the better acquainted with the trade than defan. March 14, Moonlight, from Lewes Del to document produced is a compradore's order RAMBLES IN NORTHERN INDIA." resembling cloisters,he outside of the contre the gods apparently care for none of these defendant and his sister, which was to the March 16, Min, from London to Hongkong.
ar inclosed verandahs, inside important and unimportant divinities, but dant.After heating the evidenos of the
Shangbai. the building, and on inner portion of it. Both are lit by windows of things, and not a drop of rain falls Louinely carved white marble, each window being air is constantly filled with alouds of dust, sent, were at the plaintiff own risk, and March 18 Benefactor, from New York to The effect that they considered all the extra goods a ch 17, Ada, from endon to Yokohama. large slab several inches thick, and yet semi.
Hougkong.
the Counsel. !
M. A. Gomes, reculled, deposed -The │·
In the handwriting of Mr. Rozario, It is dated the 18th May, 1875, and is for $6504 96. The second document produced
REVIEW.
By FRANCESCA H. WILSON, author of Truth Better than Fiction." don Sampson, Low & Co.
in Mr. Rozario's handwriting. It is dated the 27th February, 1875, and is a compradore's order for $3452.024. Both of them are stamped Compradore pay," has lately been bearing the bell, nor, in truth, and underneath this stamp is the signature can any country in the world boar it better. MR. Duncan." 1 identify the signature as The visit of the Prince has called tip quite
handwriting.. James Liddell, deposed-I am'at present a world of Anglo-Indian art and literature, superintendent of Kowloon Docks, "I have been employed in that empat there for seething with the inevitable competition about four years. I remember some timber which enters into all things in our time. The being brought to the Docks at different marvellous "Indian numbers" of the Eng times. During 1874. I know that some lish illustrated papers eze still fresh in our teak wood, purchased on behalf of Mr Riach from Bir Degenaar, was stored at memories, and we are not yet done with the Docks. It may have been placed there having our eye attracted by some new two or three months before the typhoon in that year. Mr Dangan gate the order for announcement.
H1600,
March 20, Guatay and Marie, from flam
bune to Hongkong. March 21, Moss Glen, from London to
Hongkong.
March 23, Sumatra (r.), from London to
China and Japa Marab 21, Marianne, from Havre to Saigon, Much 21, Julia, from Havre to Raigan, March 29, Oiluratm, from Cardiff to Hong.
• Коля... March 23, J. O. Munro, from London to
Hongkong,
March 31, Galatea (str.), from Bamburg to
Shangha
March 28: Chefos (str.), from Greenock to
Hongkong
Among countries with sights to see, India padde. In the centre, under the dome, is the besides the imported article brought down that, at the time the fire meurred, they were Maroli 19, Hans, from Bamburg to Shang
show tomb of Mamtar Mahal, the favourite Queen by the regular dust storme,
packed up ready to be returned to Shanghai,
hai At the Municipal election, a few days the Court reserved judgment, saying the built two centuries ago. She is interned in the since, Mr M. G. Moore was et sted Chairs case was one requiring consideration. Ul of Bhah-Jahan, to whose memory the Taj was crypt: and her real, as also her show tomb, man. The other members of the Council timately, the Court was reluctantly compell- above, is a mass of imiaid work. There is a wall are Messrs Beveridgs, Macpherson, Cordes ed to decide that the indebtedness was legal built round the latter, composed entirely of the and Henderson.-
and must be enforced. Judgment was there- most splendid and the very finest moscio work
A new sprinkling machine has been in fore given for plaintifs, for the full amount lies, leaves, and flowers of all sorts, containing troduced on the bund, and contiguous daimed, with costs of it; interest not of file is composed of better und sind streets. It consists of a brigade of coolies allowed. Defendant to pay at the rate of of lily is composed of between three and four with watering pots, and operates with in- $25 per month, handred stones; and, when one thinks of the termittent sequenos, and with well marked silice, one is lost in wonder as to how it was intervals for refreshment, and the study of thousands of similar flowers in this stupendous ever built the enormous wealth, se well as a nature. and care required, would, one would imagine,
There is soarsely any por ton of this The News Bay, the Japanese are evid- have been impracticable two hundred years ago, province, where the walled cities are in such ently impressed with the falue of the large Bowever, it was not so, and the great sight of a disreputable condition, as in the vicinity firewalls introduced by foreignets Eight the North-West of Kiidia remains a witness to the of Tientsin. Two or three peaks ago one new tells have been commerced, the work fact. There is a marvellous result of the peculiar could almost fida a donkey over the city batug done by order of the Bencho Bad formation of the interior of the domis, which I will in the principal breaches. The wall was hy byubert, The following items ate believe no writes has ever mentioned 1 sefer despaired about two years sincey and the seg from the Minato Shimbun :-The the extraordinary reverberations. The echo of earthly-solutely impossible to sagite, or entirely gone. The dity dish is in a worde enforcing the discontinuate of the practice one's voice produced a sounds anything Viceroy has recently ordered the task Kobs police are not attier with the same towersto be rebuilt, which were insome cases foverity in Barrying old the Begulation adequately denorike. There is only one wound to which I can liken it, and that, of course, can condition, if possible than before it was of wearing swords, as are their. Yede con only be imagined, it is the sound as of the deepened and widened in the hope of drain-frères.A party of men in red aloaks passed. rushing mighty wind" which filed the house ing it last year, soil is a permanent fountain through Hiego and Kobi on the afternoon of prayer on the day of Feniscort. It is a snt of pestilence, rerking with effluvin, okoopt of the 16th it. They were celebrating tenfold sore so in the dead of night, when other Among the bew improvements at the season's brew of sake in Tokio. The editor ciently awe-inspiring sound in the daytime, bút, during a bard rain.
the safe arrival of the ântabipload of last notes are hushed, and when the darkness in the Arsenal at the Treaty Temple, is a raidense thinks that such celebrations are improper, sad should cesse The Caska "corres bulding is rasde visible by iwe or three duil for the Superintendent. lights, which only shed a pale glimmer over the
A new building has just been erected near | pondent of the News, writing on the 18th 13 phoon ; a great part of the remainder was Weskuess for mere -ploture-books.
acete. There are four vein lofty, indrets the river, a obert distande above the netult., remarked that fires had been strangely floating in the Dock, and the rest was book before us is considerably mors. The detached from the mais building, and standing tlement, on the road to the city, which is pratsient in Osaka, and on the next day,
cattered all over the yard. Some of it was platures are for the letter-press, not the on the four corners of the marble plajform of found at the head of the Bay. There letter prese for the pictures. The main the Tel. These can be ascended com The inside, intended an a Hall of Tablets for the twenty at it in confirmation of the remark, had to Hot a soul nymber of thip planis iping in materia of the work, it appeace, ware and the energetic climber is well repaid for his odd Wei-yuen who were drowned on the report a terrible disaster of the same kind,
its being placed there and he told me it Few of these can be more acceptable, we was for Mr Riach.
think, or more desirable as an addition to by the sun - cannot any of my own one's drawing-room books, than these knowledge from what place it came. It part of it was stored in the mat-ahed and illustrated ; and the advantage of the illas consisted of planks, orooke and logs, and sprightly" Rambles." Of course they are the remainder outside.
trations is, that they are not done in wood, By Mr Brereton: To the best of my know. even the finest of wood, but in very credit ledge the timber was there on the day before able permanent photography. There are the typhoon. Other timber belonging to us, dozen of these within the sumptuous volume, consisting of teak wood, pine sto, was also well chosen, and on the whole remarkably there. I had not need any of the timber well rendered. The photographs alone, all belonging to Mr Riach up to the time of full-page, are worth the balf-dozen dollars the typhoon to the best, of my knowledge, whida are the price of the volume.
But we will not own to any decided Part of Biaoh's timber remained after the
The
...
March 10, Lorne (str.), from London to
Ollan and Japan. March 20, Oregon, from Cardiff to Hong
kong.
LOADING VOR SHINA AND JAPAN FORËS,
At London.-leamers via Bus Canal Tchihatohoff. Glenfalloshi
Cashmere. Lothair.
Tartar. Gordon Crable
Bailing Fearle
F. S. Thompson, Halloween, Lucia,
Ajax (str.)
Peores Wylox Endymiot
Melbrek.
At Liverpook Deucalion (etry
Malls.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR
-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,
AND MARSEILLES;
AL80, BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
SATURDAY,
the 13th May, 1876, at Noon, the Company's 8. 8. MEIKONG, Commandant Fosche, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places,
Cargo and Spoole' will be registered for London as well as for Mamellies, and no- capted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M., Specie and Parcels until 3 F.M. on the 12th May, 1876. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Oflice.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quirent.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
GDE HAMPEAUX, Acting Agent.
Hongkong, May 8, 1876
U. B. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
my 13.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUGHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE U. S. Mail Steamor "CITY OF
TH
Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
to grant THE Undersigned are prepared
Policies against Fire to the extent of $16,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premis.
NORTON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA TION OF SELANGEAL
Lat
CAPITAL AND SUverzus, 800,000 TARLU
DOLICIES granted on Marine Kiska to all parts of the world at current rates, This Association will, until further no loe, provide out of the earnings, first for en Interest Dividend of 15% to Share holders on Capital, and thereafter distri outed among Folicy holders, annually, carb, ALL the Fronts of the Underwriting Business pro rate to amount of premium contributed.
BISSELL & Co.,
agenta,
Hongkong, July 9, 1872.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIVE)
CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STARLING.
..
HM Undoraigned szy prepared to grant
POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Conis, Matobode, on Goods on board Vessels and on Halls of Vessels in Bar- bout, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Lanuzanter will be re- cstred, and feanemicted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection will be granted on
Life.
THE CHINA MAIL..
insurances.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE.
£500,000,
CAPITAL......
Intimations
THE MERCHANTS' MARINE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
OF LONDON.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £600,000.
HE- Undersigued having been appointeded Agents in Hongkong for the above HE Undersigned, having been appoint- THE
Agents for the above Company, in Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared Company, are prepared to issue Policies of to issue Policies of Marine Insurance, Marine Insurance at current rates, payable payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, in London, India, Australia, New Zealand, Bombay, Mauritius, China and Japan at Straits, Mauritius, Java, Manila, Chine,
Japan, California, &c., current, rates..
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, September 6, 1876.
THE
THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO.
jyl
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agent, in Hongkong, for the above named Company, in prepared to grant Policies against Fire, on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of £10,000, at the usual rates, subject to an immediate dis- count of 20%
Attention is invited to a considerable. reduction in Premia for Life Insurance. In China,
ADAMSON, BELL &
je24 Hongkong, March 24, 1876. Note. By the Company'a Articles of Asso- ciation it is provided that, after pay- mont to the shareholders of a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, one fourth of the residue of profits will be rateably divided amongst those Insurers out of whose business profits have been made during the year. H STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF HANLEY.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £250,000.
HONGKONG. MARKET PRICKS.
Corrected to Saturday, May 6, 1876. At 1090 Cash por Dollar Mexican,
11
Bacon, English,. Foochow, teet, sirloin and prime out, Beef Corned,
Roast, #
[No. 4013.-MAY 9, 1876.
Chiles, Dzied,
.. Caity
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#
Cucumbers,
25
200 250 200
20
40 30
Ourry Stuff, English,
400 800 Green Fear, young
33
160 140 180 160 Mint,,
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Gas).
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Butcher Meat.
. lb.
Garlic, Ginger,
11
calty
170 160 Green Winter Course cy. 200 160 Lettuce, English. Chinese".
bead catty bunch
Soup,
100
21
21
"
Steak, Builoaks' Brains,
31
3
"
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80 Mushroom, dried, 18) 160 ans, Bombay Green- 70 8) 300 250 Parsley, Chinese, 450 400
calty
93
37
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catty
English,
banch
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1100 900 Potatoes, Macao,
Catty
11
Hoart,
169 140
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Japan,
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80 Pumpkins,
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Undersigned, having been appoint- Life Policies effected during the year Ted Agents in Hongkong and Shanghai 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on for the above Company, are prepared to 31st December for the quinquennial porfodimus Policies of Fire Insurance at current then ending.
A. MAOG, HEATON. Hongkong, September 27, 1875,
YORTH BRITISH & MARCANTILY INSURANCE COMPANT.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1809.
·GAPITAL 22,000,000,
rates.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, March 24, 1876.
NOTICE
THE CHINESE MAIL.`
FROM and after the Chiness New Year's
day (February 17, 1874) the Chinese Mail will be issued DAILY instead of TRI- WEEKLY as heretofore. No change, how- ever, will be made in the price of subscrip tion, which will romain at $4 per annum.
The charges for advertisements are now assimilated to those of the China Mail. The unusual success which has attended
medium for advertisers.
PEKING" will be despatched for San ürst clone Lives up to, £1000 on for the above Company, are prepared the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable
Francisco, vis Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 16th May, 1876, at 3 P.M., taking Panangers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Billa of Lading are issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and Bouth America, and to New York and Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
A Steamer of the Mitsu Blahi 'S. 3. Com- pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about same date, and make olore connection at Yokohama,
At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, Franes and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 pm 14th Proximo, Parcel Packages 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 is required.
For further information as to Pamage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Dompany, Praya West.
For Raten of Frenhime, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Agents Hongkong & Canton Hongkong, January 4, 1887,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
·COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
THE Undersigned, Aarsrs at Hongkong to grant Polits against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Buliding, or Merchandise to the same, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.
GILMAN & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, July 6, 1878.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE China and Japan, and at "Singapore,surances at current rates. GENCIES all the Treaty Ports of Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- Saigon and Penang.
Bodovac
Riska nocepted, and Polleles of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Porto.
NO CHANGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS. B. QOUGHTRIE, Secretary Hongkong, November 1, 1871,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 15, 1876. my15 Occidental & Oriental Steam-He Undersigned, hayo been appointed
Ship Company.
Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghal and Hapkow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND KUROPE, CONNECTION WITH THE
IX
CENTRAL and
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
THE 88 OCEANIC will be des patched for San Francisco, via Yoko hama, on THURSDAY, the 1st June, at 3 pm, taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Bhanghai.
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of 31st Instant. Parcel Packages 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 is required.
Return Pauage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per tent, on regular raten.
For further information as to Freight: or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Prays West.
G. B. EMORY, Atting Agent. Hongkong, May 1, 1876.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
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HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868.
TAF LONDON ASSURANCE,
Incorporated By Royal CkALTER of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
THE Undersigned having been appointed THE
to grant Inshore Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:
Marine Department.
Policies at current rates payable ofther here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
MELCHERS & 00., Agents, Royal Insurance Company,
Intimations.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
TOTICE is hereby given, that all CRE-
NDITORS and other Persons having any CLAIMS or DEMANDS upon or against the Estate of JOHN WOTHER SPOON, late of Bangkok, in the Kingdom of Siani, who died on the 6th day of July, the Probate Jurisdiction of the Supreme 1871, and whose Will was duly proved in Court of Hongkong by WILLIAM HENET BRERECON, of 29, Queen's Road, Hong Long, Solicitor, to whom Letters of Admini- stration with the Will annexed were duly granted by the said Court on the 10th day of March, 1876, are hereby required to SEND in writing the PARTICULARS of their Claims or Demands to the said Wit- LIAM HENRY BEERETON, on or before the 1st day of July next; and notice is hereby also given, that at the expiration of the last mentioned day the said WILLIAM HENRY BEERETON will proceed to distribute the Assets of the said Jonk WOTHERSPOON amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the Claims of which he has then had notice; sud- that the said WILLIAM HENRY BRERETON will not be liable for the Assets or any part thereof so distributed to any person of whose Claims he has not had notios at the time of the distribution.
Dated this 29th day of March, 1876.
W. B. BRERETON, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Solicitor.
Fire Department. Polfetes issued for long or short periods at my11] current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department.
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL
£6,000 on reasonable terms, not exceeding THE Orculation of extended the ho £8,000 on reasonable terms.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 26, 1872;:
OHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)
POLIC
NOTICE,
DOLICIES_granted at current rates on Marine Riaks to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits
200 Cas CARET from BORDEAUX are distributed annually to Contributors,
1
Apply to
LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, March 10, 1876.
FOR SALE.
VERY Handsome PHAETON.
1 Set Double BARNESS, nearly new.
1 Set Single HARNESS,
Apply to
L. MALLORY, No. 2, St. John's Flack,
Hongkong, April 19, 1870.
WASHING BOOKS, (In English and Chinson,) WASHERMANS BOOKS, for the use
of Lelics and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Oflce-Prico 41 sash,
OREA MAIL Of... ·
UC DE MONTEBELLO, CARTË
BLAKOHE CHAMPAGNE. Quarts, $15 per çarə (1 dozőn.) Pints, $16
(2
5 per cent. discount on 28 cassa,
Bourbon WHISKEY,
$12 per case (1 dosep.) FOR SALE BY
HEARD &Co.
Hongkong, June 22, 1275,
#
whether or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premis contributed by osch, the remaining third being carried to Reserto Fund.
OLYPHANT & Co., General Agenta
Hongkong, April 17, 1878.
YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSODIA. TION OF BHANGĦAL
• MOTION,
Local Risks only.
AFTER this date, the above Amodation will allow Brokerage of Thirty three and One Third per cent. (892) on BAŞ RUSSELL & Co.:
Agmin Hongkong, June 3, 1374,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
[HB Undersigned Agents ate in theelpt of instructions from the Board of Diestors anthorizing them to leste Policies to the extent of £10,000 on any one first dlses rink, or to the extent of $16,000 on adjoining zizka at current rates. A Dlicount of 20gellamed." -
HOLLIDAY, WIER & Bengkong, janwy 8, 1971,
|
been very much extended. The fol- lowing are some of its Agents:- Macao,--Man Chuen Shop. Cantor-Sing Chuen Native Post Office, Luen Fling Street; Chuf Heung Low Hotel, Luen Hing Street; KwongTin Fat Shop, Yan Tral Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tang Wen Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the
Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuan Shop, Small Market Street, New Olty; Tee Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam; Kwai Heung Shop, Sin Choong, Bonami,
Breator.-Sui Cheong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hong
Amoy,--Chan Cheong Hong, Mook Kek Street.
Foochow Mr. Ya Ching Cheong, Foo show Arsenal; Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Mari- time Customs.
Shanghai-Mt Ng Ching Shun, Mari- time Customs; Mr Hq Tua Chuen, Marl- time Customs; Mr Chun Bing Hol Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co. Mr Kwong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School; and Mow Sing Sang Kee shop,
Ningpo-Mr Sung Mo Chee, Maritimo Customs
Bankow Tee Hing Hong, Chefon-Yes Shun Hong. Japan,Mr Leong Chan Tong," Mutiel. pal-Ofles, Yokohams.
Saigon-Wohang Hong
Singapore Ting Kea: Hong Kwang Fook Seng Hong"
Penang-Yow Wing Fong, Argus Ofice, Caloutta:How Bing Company. San Francisco-Kwong Foong Tal Hong. The above aft some of the Agencies; other will be published, when they are arranged for. Negocialona are in progters with the express courier who carry the official despatches and Peking Gazted, to circulate the Chinese Mall in the interior gi Chia
Hongkong, March 10, 1874,
catty. 120 100 Scallions,
40 Shalots, Calves' Head and Fest, net. 600 500 Squash, Bottle
350 flama, American,
Bairy,
Chinese,
English Mutton Chep,
* Head,*
Heart, Kidneys,
Liver,+
11
Pork,, Chop,
1
Corned,
Logi
"
It in
19
The Conductors guarantee an eventual circulation of one thousand copies, already the most influential native journal published, and enjoys considerable prestige at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, San France co and Australio
Now Ready.
THE CHINA REVIEW, VOL. IV., No. 4
Annual. Subsoription, postage Included,
Ib.
•
2
"
· 200-160 | Taro (U Tau)
400 360 Tomatoes,
200 180 Turnips, English,
catty 60 50 Water Lily Roots,
120 110 Water Creer, ·
110 100 Yams,
110 100
70 60
Apples, Dried
Fruits
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city 60
• ench
70
60. Aleuriton,..
09
Calty
500**
lb. datty
120 110
California,
600
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160 150
Bananas, fragrant Punti, Watty-
40.
00
150 140
•Common
80
35
##
1
160 150
Cososnuts
50 45
180 120
• +
Currants,
bottle>
400 860
850 880
22
200 160
600 100%
Fat or Lard, Sheeps Head, and F'eet, net⠀
Hoart, Kidney
ور
Sucking Pigs, Veal
•
esch
70- 60.
Dates,
80 70 Figs, Driod,”
1700 1400 Ground Nuts,
bottle
60g
+
calty
catty
180 180 Oranges, Sweet Sunwory,
400 40 30
250 200
For terms, ds, address
Poultry.
Coolle
200
Ma CHUN AYIN, Mandyer.
Ching Mall Offies,
17th February, 1874
Capone, Ducks,
catty"
200 180
}}
* Mandarin,,
80
catty
110 100
Nutmeg,
50
Egge, Hen
Lichoes, Dried,
idor.
100
Lemons,
40
300 250
200 150
Duck
120
11
Salt.
10)
Loong Ngan, Dried,
400
17
Fowld
catty
180 160
Loquate,
60 40
Geere, Partridges, Pheasants, Canton,
190 120
Mangosteens,
eacti
60 30
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each
pair
820 300
63
Mangoes, Manila,
each
100 80
"
Sai
40 30.
J
Pigeons, Quall, Sulpe, Teal,
oach
160 140
100
Peaches, gre Pears, Chofo,
20 eatty
140
11
each
120 110
Fine-apples, Punti
(each loatty
50. 40
80
250 200
Plantains, common
40
80
550 400
Plums,
400 350
»
50
10
+
500 460
Prunes, Dried,
bottle
300 250
Balsins, Muscatel
bottle
1100 760
#
!
200 160
par hundred 200
catty
60
·110 100
· 50
Tamarinds,
"
stick
eatty' 60 120
80 25
50
100 89
73
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100
60 50
80
70
$6,50
CONTENTS,
Essays on the Chinese Language, The Falk-lors of China. Pao-sze: The Cleopatra of China.
An Introduction to a Retrospect of Forty Turkeys, Cock,
Years of Foreign Intercourse with
Hen, China,
One Page from Choo Foo-teze. The Expedition of the Mongols Against
Java in 1293, A.D. The Wry-Necked Tree. Phallic Worship.
Short Notices of Now Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notos and Queries on Eastern Mattera :- Chinese Anti-Opium Associations. Publications of the Hongkong Corres ponding Committee of the Relig. Tract Sos..
Hongkong School-book Committee. Chinese Wills..
Chinese Breech-Loading Guns. History of the Maritime Provinces. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office. Hongkong, March 11, 1876.
To. LOL.
TO LET.
With Immediate Poression.
HE Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra
TOTROS.
The Store and Dwelling House, No. 31, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of Miss GARRETT.
The Store and Premises, Nos. 42 and 44, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of Mosers Dusour & Co.
1
Wild Ducks, Canton
Fish
Bombay Ducks Carp, Cat Fish, Codfish,
File Fish,
11:1:1-1
P
Strawberry (Yeungmui) catty
Sugar Cane,
Walnuts, new Water Chestnuts,
Miscellaneous.
bottle
260 200
110 100
80 70
100 90
Allspice, Bran, Batter,
ib. 700 500
Candied Orange Peel,. bottle
Crabs,
Outtle Fish,
Dace,
Dog Fish, Eels,
picul 1600 1606
Yellow
160
750 700
110 100
Fresh Fish, Large,
100
Lemon 5)
750 700
Capers,
220 160
Frogs
Garoups,
120 100
120 110 160 140
Charcoal,
picul
1200 1100.
Cheese, American,
lb.
400
Gudgeon,
11
Gurnet, Herrings, small
smoked
130 120
·120-110
"
English,
450
25
Dutch,
oach
1100
Cinnamon,
... 90 20
catty
250 200
Live Fish, Lobators, Mackerel, Mullet,
$1:00 .box
eatty
Citron,
160-160
Ama
Oloven,
270 250
189 120
60 60
Coconut Oil,
bottle
200
150
+
100
Doffee,
1b.
250 290
90
.bottle
600 250
ploul
700 800
40 80
The Dwelling House and Office, No 1, Parrot Fish, Wyndham Street.
Perch,
(Also with occupation from 1st May next. Pomfret,
The Dwelling House No. 46, Peal Street,
Prawns, now in the occupation of Mr HAUSCHILD.
The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Ray,. Terrace, at present in the occupation of
Roach, Dr Srour,
The Dwelling House No. 2, Gough, Street, occupation from 1st June...
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & O.. Hongkong, May 1, 1876.
فا
110 100 Curry Powder,
180 120
100 90
Firewood, Flour,
T
120 110
Gram,
100
80
Isinglass,
oatty
pisul 2750 2800
pkge. 760
100
70 Lamp Oil,
Batty
100 90
160
Macaron!,
box
1000..900
Book Fith, Salmon,
110 100
Маср,
⚫ostly
800 750
"
bottle
700 500
21
180 180
2
each
10. B
**
,
Salt Fish,
.bottle
Shrimps, skate,
250 200
pleal 1800, 1800,
240 200
TO BE LET-For a Term.. COMMODIOUS and Sybatantially A Built 4-Roomed HOUSE (with Snapper, Oroquet, Lawa, Flower and Vegetable Soles, Fresh Garden and Servants Quarters attached)
Tench, on the KOWLOON PENINSULA-Com- manding excellent Views of the Harbour, Turtles, Small dre, and situate withlu 8 minutes walk of White-balt, the Landing Jetty. Possession to be' had on the lat Proximo."
For further informatiot, apply to
יו
ME. STEPHENS, Solleitor, 2, Club Chambers,
Hongkong, May 8, 1870,
TO BENT CHEAP.
and Godown No. 50, Praya, lately occupied by Messis Taylor & Also Office and, GodoWx TheMrson, situated in the rear of the Messageries Maritimes Office.
Apply to
LAI HING & 06. Hongkong, March 30, 1878.-
TOʻLET,-----
HOUSE NO. 5 Zetiand Street,
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, April 6, 1876,
8:00
Mustard,
Nutmege,
Catty
140 - Mango Chutney,
110 DO
130 100
#0 80
110 100
Olivery Paddy,
Pearl Barley,
140 180 Pickles,
B00 £150 Bien,
BJ
400 360 190 100 Split Peas,
14 12 Sugat, Chinm,
bottle
110100
Pepper (whole)
• astty
370* 220
80
17
(ground)
bottle
260 200
200 180
11
ม
Bago,
, catty
bottle
40 26
220, 200
Vegetables.
Salad Oil, Salt, Coarse
950 -180
patty
... 10
Asparagus,
tin
Bamboo Shoots, young salty. Beans, sprout,
1)
Fine,
2015
⚫ catty
80 60 100.. 70
"}
broad,
120
battle
**
300 270
long,
180.
**
Testy
Catty
780 800,
J
Fremel Beet foot, ... Cabbage, Hongkong
#
00
50 Vermicelli, Chinese
1
100 80
, each
20
"
English
red for plakling, #Common,
140 120
+ Batty
15
Carrots, fresh
#
F]
80 20
Celery, Chinees,- ̈ #Bugish
catty
-30 20
*#
200 180 || Vinegar, English
.bot 1000 900
.bottle.200 150
W. QUINCEY,
Acting Inspector of Markets,
Printed and published by Geo. MURRAY
Osta, at the China Noll Oléo, Boj
radha Brest, mgkang,
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