SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
H IN A M A
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 15TH MAY, 1876. ̧
IL.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sectious, commencing at Green Island. Vessols near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore k., and those in the body of the Shipping or widway between each alore ste marked"., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.
Section.
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office.
4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O Co.'s Office.
Section
5. From P. and 0. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.
8, From Pierto East Point,
Fessel's Name.
Captain.
Flag and Rig.
Tunterrical.
Date of
Consignes or Agents,
Steamers
Amazone
Arratoon Apoar Arratoon Apcar Bombay
6 cChampenois.
Fol
5 Mactavish
Brit
4bCass
Brit.
str.
4kSmith
Brit
Bir 1327 April 11P. & 0. 8. 8. Oo.
Braemar Castle
...Marshall
Brit
str. 1425 May Adamson, Bell & Co.
Cassandra Ulty of Exoter
3k Langer
str. 1891 May 14 Messageries Maritimes
str. 1392 May 10 David Sassoon, Sons & Co. Caloutta, o..
May 15 Siomasen & Uo.
Ger. str. 947 May 9 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Destination.
Remarks.
Shanghai
To-morrow 20th,. 3 p.m.
Yokohamn.
Foochow
Bails
Klopng Docks
4 h Gorley
Brit.
str. 787 May, 12 op Keo
Balgon
Glamis Castle
Duba
Flamingo Fyen
Killarney
Kjobenhavn
Lotus
MaoGrogor Maharajah
Montgomeryshire
Nämon
4 Thomson
Brit.
str.
852 May 9 Gilman & Co.
4k Couche
Brit.
str. 1209 May
13 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
!...(Taria
Dan.
str. 909 May
14 Wm. Puston & Co..
14 ¿Diokle
Brit.
str. 1089 May
19 Adamson, Bell & Co.
3 O'Neill
Brit.
tr. 1050 May
10 Captain
6k Paulsen
Dap. str. 701 May
1Yuen Fat Hong.
Bangkok
Gray ...Grainger
5 Stephenson
Brit. str. 1406 May
14 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Brit.
str. 1419 May
7 Gilman & Bo.
Foochow
Abdeen Dock
Brit.
str. 994 May
15 Siemesen & Co.
4 Sturrock
Brit
str. 1146 May
5hWestoby
Brit.
str. 863 May
Oceanio
3 b Parsell
Brit.
Orchis
8bButlin
Pardo
Pasig
2 Lopez
Pawtuzet
Penguin
ö eCowell
Тарвів
15 cReynier
Vasco de Gama
17 e Rice
Yottung
12 h
Sailing Vessels.
Alden Bease
9 Noyes
Alma
8 h Lohmeyer
Anna
4 Jessen
(Ger. Ger
Anna
8k Wittmeden
Ger.
Annie Fish
2 diffees
3 Branthwaite.
San Francisco
Belted Will
Brigitta
British Crown.
Ösp Horn
Caroline Behn Catherine Marden
Channel Queen. Chas. C. Leary Cheng Soon Christina A. P. Comet
Commissary Dora
4 Keroger
bAndrew
1 h Green
1b Sehmidt.
...Marden
4 kLenfestey
3 Federico
4 Bray
Feb.3m.co $70 May Brit.
London
Ger. Gar.
bk
073 April 24 Siemesen & Co.
Brit sch.
287 April 80 Wm. Pusad & Co..
Cos'tan Dook
Brit. sh.
609 May 13 Meyer & 00:
London
3 Stephen
Amer. bk,
2 Cheng Sang
644 April 24 Captain Siam sch. 200 April 30 Chinese Amer. sob. 175 Jan. 8Order
Amer. sh. 1757 April 23 Russell & Co. Brit.
sh. 900 April 23 Eduard Shellhass & Co. Spau, bg. 322 May 13 E. Kiser Brit. bk. 346 May 15 Chinese
Dao. bk. 937 April 21 Eduard Shellhass & Co. Dan. bk. 316 April 23 Eduard Schelihass & Co. Dan bk. 330 April 30 Eduard Schellhass, & Co. 337 May 3 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 148 Dec. 18 Frazar & Co.
San Francisco
Nicola voski Nicolavoski
Tlentsin
14 c Power
str. 2349 May Brit.
atr. 1137 May Brit. Btr. 763 May Span, str. 107 May Amer. str. 280 June Brit. str. 1122 May Feb. abr. 1726 May Brit. stz 2000 April Brit. str. 324 June
Amer. bk.
842 Mar.
6H. Kir
& Co..
130. & O. 8: B. Oo. 13 Jardine, Matheson 15 Landstein & Co.: 7 Remedies & Co. 18 Aug. Heard & Co..
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
9 Messagerie Maritimes 29 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
9Kwok Acheong
10 Rozario & Co.
bk. 385 April 26 Melchera & On.
May
bk. 852 May
Amer. sh. 1496 April Brit sh. 812 May
9Wm. Pustiu & Co. 12 Melchers & Co.
23 Russell & Co.
5Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. 7Russell &Co.
bk, 448 April 27 Meyer & Co,
bk. 401 April 22 Wm. Pastu & Co..
[Calcutta, &o. Yokohama
Honolulu. & S. Feo
Foochow
13 Douglas Lspraik & Co..
Coast Porta
17th inst. Y'hama & S. Feinco Malla, 1st px.
Repairing
Laid up
20th, 3 pan
To-morrow
Repairing
8 b Hunter
1 Lazarrengo
K. M. Young.
4 MoMichen
Fano
Fulga Flensborg Flodden
4 Norby
14 eChristianSen
12 h Koodt
4k Murdoch
Brit
Franz
4 cHildebrandt
Brit.
bk. sch.
Australia.
Gustav Adolph
4 Oehlmann
Ger.
bk
Hastings
4 Craig
Brit. bk.
Hieronymus
Hope Iphigenia
J. H. Jessen
James Vinicombe
Jorfalcon
Jonathan Chase
Kate Tatham
Kvik
Lizzie
8 e Boahl
Ger.
bk.
272 April 30 Eduard Schellhass & Co. 541 May 13 Jardine, Matheson & Co.. 400 May
7 Stemsson & Co.
4
Boulton
Brit.
bk
4 Matzen
Ger.
bk.
4
Rasmussen Ger. bk.
14 eCurtis
MacPherson Brit. あた。 sch Brit. ...Bentley
Amor, bk.
287 May
4 Mackersey
Brit. bk,
s of Lorang
Norw, bk.
400 April 27 F. Degener
4 olnokay
Brit.
bk.
Lochiel
8 cEwen
Brit
ech,
216 May
Lord MacDuff
4 MacDonald
Brit.
bk.
Louisa
8 Shierloli
Gex. sch,
Laicre. Madagascar Margarite Marquis of Argyle Minna
Miss Kilmassegg Mount Lebanon Naworth Castle
Otago Otter Capia Pallas
Papà
13 cSnaddox
2 Colberg
Isiam.
bk.
8 h Speason
Ger.
bk 289 May
4 Owens-
Brit
Bh
404 April 29 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. 464 April 24 Wm. Purtau & Co. 275 Bay 2 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 638 May 18 Borneo Company
1 Gilman & Co.
693 Mar. 20 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. 275 May 12 Carlowits & Co,
385 May 2Broadber, Anthony & Co.
3 Eduard Schollbase & Co.-
627 May 11 Chinese
240 May 6 Eduard Schellbass & Co.
432 May 15 Tack Me & Co.
864 Mar 17 Vogel, Hagedorn & Col
London
London
below Gr. Id.
Cos'tan Dock:
San Francisco
Melcher & Co.
San Francisco
2k McKeon
Brit.
bk
500 April 10 Rozarlo & Co.
Melbourne & Sydney
8 Thuren 8. Finlayson 18 h Hall
8.b Linklater
Ger. bk.
456 May 11 Wm. Pustan & Co.
Brit
bg.
229 May 8 Jardline, Matheson & Co.
Brit. 3in.
530 April 23 Rozario & Co..
Brit
bk.
354 April 80 Wieler &Co.
Swatow
Brit.
bk.
430 April 26 Captain
B Morday
Brit.
bk
662 ley 8 Arnhold Karberg & Co.
3 eLueders
Gar.
blr. 495 April 21 Wm. Pistau & Co.
Java
8 c Paasch
Ger.
bk.
750 May 11 Siemesen & Co.
Prince Arthur Racehorse Rioca Genov& Rota. Rubicon
4 Wells
Brit bk.
296 April 25 Siemssen & Co..
12 Olsen
Siam.
bk.
3 Cummins
Brit.
7 e Hansen
3k Tinnsan Picó
Dan. Brit. Sm.se.
ab.
387 May 10 Siemssen & Co.
bk. 626 April 24 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
862 May 8 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Wangiam
... Duncan
2dHowes
8 c Matheson
San Lorenzo Scotia Swallow Thermopyle
Vidal
Vindex Wealthy Pendleton William Manson William Mudgett Wodan
Young Siam
Zoroya
7 Parkhouse
1 eBlanchard
948 May 11 Adamsm, Bell & Co. Feb. bk. 400 Bay 6 Melches & Co. Brit. bb 290 May
Amer, bl.
Brit,
bk.
Order
809 Mar 30 Captain
366 May 5 Adams, Bell & Co. 870 May 15 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 430 May 7Wm. Piatau & Co.
701 May 12 Koen-te-loong
383 May 13 Gilman & Co.
Span. bg.
204 May 13 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.. 220 May 14 Remedios & Co.
Brit
321 May 4 Eduard Schellhass & Co. bk Amer. sh. 1299 April 23 Order
McD.'s Slip
Brit. Bb.
Foochow Bangkok
WHAMPOA Charter Oak
Maric Heydorn II
Presto
Tartar
CANTON
Chinklang
Fuyor Ningpo Vancouver
8 h King
Dickey
Amer. bk.
3k Meyer
Gǝr. bk.
2 c Benedictson
¡Slam.
3 k Scarlett
Brit.
bk.
Smith
Amer, sh.
968-May
4 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co,
New York
Mühlmann Laidman
Kaemena
Ger,
b. 286 May
5 WoL Fustan & Co.
Tientsin
Brit.
br. 385 May
5 Arnhol, Karberg & Co.
Tientsin
Ger,
bg. 266 April 28 Melchers & Co.
flogg
Croad Rayner Shaw
e
Brit.
ate.
798 May 15 Siemes & Co.
Shanghai
Chi. str.
920 May 140. M. 8. N. Co.
Shanghai
Brit.
str.
761 May 11 Siemer & Co.
Shanghai
Brit.
Manila
str. 2920 April 29 Jardins, Matheson & Co.
Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
Date of Arrival.
Vessel's Name.
Anchor
៨រ៩» *
Flag,
Class,
Tons,
Grins. H. P.
Commander.
Africa
6.0
Poztug,
Ariadne
6 k Germán
troopship Corvette
.900
May
8
1350
g
400
May 13
Cyclop
Joo Slip German
gunboat
>360
8.
80
May 11
Flamer
7 h British aux naval hospital
Fortha
7
с
German
corvette
2200
19
400
May 13
Kearsarge
Kestrel Mesanee Mosquito
6 k American
Corvette
- 638
6
500
April 20
6
British
gun vesel
462
4
100
Mar. 15
C. B. Theobald
6 k
British
6 h British
military hospital gunboat
2591
295
60
April 13
R. H. Paul
Victor Emanuel
6 h
British
Commodore's flug ship
3087
at Canton
Palos
American
gunboat
306
April 18
Thistle Yantic
British
gun vesel
464
May 13
American
gunboat
410
288
Capt. Marques
Kühne
Von Reiche
D. M. Insp. Gen. Morgan
Knorr
F. V. McNair
Capt. Becker'
Commodore Parish
W. R. Bridgeman
Francis Stirling:
R. S. MoUook"
No. 4018.-MAY 15, 1876.]
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING
KLESS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr Rüssell said it could be taken for what it was worth,
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr Kingsmill objected to the witness Messrs John Gerrard and S. Barff to be being examined on the document which he could not identify otherwise than by the Value for the present year, for the pur-gross on it, poses of Ordinance No. 12 of 1875. The 25th October next is fized as the day before which the Valuers shall make or cause to be made a valuation of the tenements in the Colony.
The Prom says that the Russian Govern ment has for some time past contemplated the construction of a railway system through its must dominions to connect the to continents of Europe and Asia, and to serve as great channels by which part of the trade of India, China and Japan may By an Order of the Queen in Council, a bo conducted through Russia. The Bus- einn engineer Baranowski, who was not long copy of which is published in the fasette of Binos commanded by the Czar to make Saturday, It is commanded that henceforth tradings for a railway from Saratov to
"Seaman not belog slaves, and not being Ilezkaia, and another from Kuznezk to the British subjects, who, within Her Majesty' junction of the Muilda-Turgai with the dominions, Desert from merchant ships be. Sarybui-Turgai, has recently published his longing to the Kingdom of Greece, shail report on the subject. The point of june. be liable to be apprehended and carried on tion of the two Turgals, he states, will in board their respective ships: provided all probability soon become a very import always that if any such deserter has com- aut town and the starting-place of four mitted any crime in Her Majesty's domi- nions he may be detained until he has been great lines of railway. One of these is to run to Ekaterinburg, vid Troitzk, on the tried by a competent court and until his sen- north; another to India, vid Taschkendtence (if any) has been fully carried into
and Turkestan, on the south; a third to Ilezkaia, westward; and a fourth to Ak- molinsk "oastward. From the last-men- tioned town two branch lines are designed, one to Kuzmick and the other to Hankow,
vi Urumtohi and Lanchow. This, says the Press, is a vast schome, and will take many years and an enormous expenditure to accomplish, but it is not Utopian or impossible. Nothing is impossible to the
effect."
Mr Brereton: Did you receive $4,984.73 on that order ?
Mr Kingsmill objected.
--
out. This was a large amount, and it was paid through the bank. This accounts for the absence of the blue stamp.
Mr Brereton: In whose favour was the choque drawn 7
Mr Kingsmill objected. Mr Brereton: In whose name do you know the cheque was given?
Mr Kingsmill again objected. Objection, se before, was over-ruled: The amount of this bill was $2,650.88. Witness lance to the clerk, the second defendant.
After paying the coolies, car Another document was put into his hand penters, caulkers do, I gave back the badated 17th December, 1872.
Mr Brereton: Did you ever sell any hard-wood, or Singanore hard-wood to the Company in June 18741
Witness: No.
A Compradore's order was put before witness.
. יי
Mr Brereton: Have you ever seen that paper before t
Witness: Every month I got a paper like that.
Mr Russell: Can you identify it by any
mark or writing on It!
Witness: I can't identify it. Mr Brereton: Did you over sell any tal- low to the Company?
Witness: No. I have once sold a case of Korosine to the Company.
Mc Brereton: Did you ever sell any sheathing metal or any other metal to the Company?
Witness: No.
Witness: No.
Witness: This was docketed by me. I believe it came into my hands in the same way as the-last-document, or else Asing
brought it to me.
Mr Brereton: Now, whose handwriting is it?
Witness: The same as the last one, Mr Brereton: Awoot's 7 Witnean: Yeas
Mr Brereton: In whose hand-writing are the figures on the stamp ?
Witness: It is Mr Duncan's. The amount was paid in the same cheque as the last one. The amount was included in this cheque.
The Court was then adjourned till 2.45.
ness' hand.
contractors. Asing's name is on it. It is ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH in Mr Rosario's hand-writing, signed by
MAIL. Mr Liddell It was for June 1874 It was Mr. Rozario's duty to make out Champenois, from Marseilles, with dates The M. M. steamer Amazone, Captain all the accounts with contractors for wages to the 9th April, bringing the London malis and materials.
•
examination was continued.
When the Court resumed, Mr Addyman's
Tax Acting Registrar-General's return of
Document marked P. was put into wit-
births and deaths for the quarter ending Mr Brereton: Did you ever sell any the 31st August 1872, for $1,210 86. It Witness: I know that paper. It is dated 31st March last states that the total num-copper nails to the Company!
came into my hands in the same way as the ber of births was 462, and total number of
other documents. It is in Mr Rzario's stamp are in Mr Duncan's hand-writing, I hand-writing. The figures on the receipt believe.
It was signed as correct by Mr Liddell. It was initialled by Mr Richard Deacon and Mr S. D. Sassoon, two of the Directors. It bears no blue stamp, and believe it was paid by a cheque. I saw a
would have been a blue stamp on it
deaths 597. These are apportioned as fol low-Births among the British and foreign community, 48; among the Chinese 134. Deaths: British and Foreign community, 58: Chinone, oût. Thess among the Brit.
money from the Company on account of Mr Brereton: Did you ever receiva. any tallow, sheathing metal, and sheathing
nails?
Witness: No. But every month I re- ceived a sum of money from the Company, and after paying the carpenters, coolies and
I
Mr Russell: But you have said that you of the 7th arrived yesterday afternoon, made out all the accounts, and that made out the account marked T. said that Awoot translated the Itoms from Chinese and you entered them into the day-book. Having regard to that answer, do you still say that it is Mr Ro- zario's duty to make out all the contrac tors' accounts
LATE TELEGRAMS. Paris, April 23.--Her Majesty the Queen re-embarked at Cherbourg yesterday In passing the French capital, Her Majesty bad
Witness: On the occasion in question, I was ordered by Mr Rozario to do so,
a short interview with Marahal MacMahon at the railway station.
Constantinople, April 22-The Porto has frontier of Montenegro, and threatens to ordered the formation of a camp on the
observed.
Continued:-I have no personal know-ccupy that Province unless neutrality is ledge of a man named Soong dihap.
Another document was put into witness' hands marked V.
Witness: It is a memo of wages due to qonators for April 1875. It was signed Mr Liddell. It is in Mr Rotario's hand- writing. It has never been in my hands before. (There was an account for 8049 cubic feet of teak).
London, April 22.-The Gazette contains the appointment of Sir Augustus Pageò as Ambassador to Rome from the Court of
St. James.
Cadiz, April 28,--The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation from King Alfonse to pay a visit to Madrid,
London, April 24.-Her Majesty the Queen has arrived at Windsor Castle, from her visit to the continent.
Mr Addyman was recalled to prove the cheques, which Mr Gillies bad obtained
Fienna, April 24.-An address has been from the Shanghai Bank.
Witness: The cheque produced is forent from the Insurgents to the Great the two bills together, amounting to Powers, expressing their readiness to $3840.74. It was signed by two directors submit to obedience to the Porte if Count It was drawn in the Andrassy's soheme of reforms is locally and Mr Duncan. namo of Soong Aahap. The bils mentioned executed with the guarantees which they are documents Q. and R. I handed the (the insurgents) demand. The Porte, In cheque to Me Duncan for his signature en interview with Sir George Elliott and not see that cheque again until now. Ambassadors, declared that Turkey has no after I had obtained the directors. I did oneral Ignatieff, the British and Russlan When I gave it to Mr Dungan to sign, he intention to declare war against Mon- kept it.
Mr Russell: How was it you did not get it back again, you only gave it to him to sign!
}
englueer in modern times.--Shut out from and foreign community are thus divided; others their wages, I gave back the balance cheque was drawn out, otherwise there Kowloong and that he would take it.
communication with the southern seas of Asia the Russians are resolved to redress the odds against them by construating an overland route between the East and the West. A railway system of this kind in Contral Asia would undoubtedly give Rus sis, an immense increase of its influence and power for offensive operations there. There is no disguising the fact that it would bring Russis next door to India, but It is doubtful whether this would not be in reality a positive ultimate advantage to us, On the other hand it is questionable whe- ther the completion of such a communica. tion with China could be accomplished" with the consent of the Government at
Peking. Nor would it perhaps suit other
powers to see Russian counsels suprezzie at Peking
THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS.
The Chinese Meil publishes a list of the successful candidates at the literary exami- nation at Foking. The news came by tele- gram and ocused quite an excitement from the deep interest the Chinese took in the Wai-Sing.
British, 9;. Portuguese, 10; Indian, 3; Malay, 8; non-residents, 8. The annual death-rate per thousand for the quarter for the whole population was 19.57; for the British and foreign community, deducting deaths of non-residents, 20.1; for natives 19.52. This compares favourably with the same quarter of last year, when the rate for the whole population was 22.75 and for British and foreign community 20,91...
Folice Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Esq,) May 15, 1876.
MURDER.
manded till to-morrow.
tion.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
Mr Kingsmill, instructed by Mr Donnys, appeared for the defence of Bir Duncan, and Mr Handley, instructed by Mesars Stephens and Holmes, for Mr Rosario,
This page was continued to-day.
to Mir Rosario.
Mr Kingsmill did not cross-examine the witness.
Document Q. was put lato witness' hand, dated 20th September 1872, Rosario. It was signed by Mr Liddell and Witness: It is in the hand-writing of Mr initialled by two Directors, Mr Richard Deacon and Mr S. D. Sassoon. The figures The bill was paid by a cheque on 20th are in the hand-writing of Mr Duncan. November 1872, because a cheque was signed at the same time. I would not have written the word "pald" if it had not been 50.
By Mr Handley had sold some copper nails to the Company for building sampans, Sometimes Mr Liddell gave me a piece of paper and told me to get two or three Company with tallow, but have not done pounds. Some time ago, supplied the ao for the last four years. I did supply allow in the early times of the docks.
By Mr Brereton: The kind of nails said 1 had been supplying the Company at Mr Liddell's order were for the use of tam-$2,629.88. It came into my hande again pans, not sheathing nails. I have supplied in the same way as the others. more than ten pounds at a time. I have never sold as much as a picul. I have not sold my tallow to the Company for the leat four years. The tallow I did supply before was taken to the docks in Chinese washing basine.
Inspector Batten charged a man named By the Magistrate I often got sampan Kwok Alan, a brothel waiter, with having nails for the Company-any time Mr administered some poison to a woman nam. Liddell gave me an order to do so. The last ed Chun Afook, whose body had been time I supplied sampan nails was two removed to Hospital. The case was re-months ago. bought the nails from the Shang Hop shop, Wanchai. I did not buy any elsewhere, The difference between zampan nalla and sheathing nails is that the one is made of wrought and the Mr Brereton, appeared for the prosecu-other of cast copper. The ones I bought were Chinese-made. I paid 50 cta, a catty. I sold them to the Company at the ots. a point Mr Liddell sometimes ordered me to buy I did not give any bills come candles. from the different abops for the things I bought, as voucher/ I was not in the The Chury Ngoi San Po also publishes Chang Asing par examined: In a car. Colony during the phoon in 1874 the list of successful candidates at the liter-penter in the employ of the Kowloon Docks, returned here after the typhoon. I had been home at Sunging from the 7th August ary examination. It publishes a proclama have been there about six years. The car tion by the Viceroy of Canton in respect of entorn and coolies are engaged through and returned on the 2nd or 3rd October me, I sometimes work myself, I have 1875. It is not my business to measure seizure of junks for alleged smuggling.
gever sold any wood to the Company, ex timber. Lonly supply labour. The Universal Circulating Herall publishes cept some years ago, when I supplied one or
two pieces of hard-wood to the Company. a mass of correspondence on the Chinese ques- tion at San Francisco. It appears the Chinese there are in a great state of alarm,
"
Question: What kind of hard-wood 7 Answer: Singapore-hard-wood. Question: Have you ever sold any teak wood to the Company?
Answer: No,
Question: Are you quite sure of that? Answer: Yes. Question: Did you sell any teak wood to the Company in January 1875 ?
Answer: No. I cannot tell the amount
Mr Russell: Do you know anything of
some wood known as Riach's wood?
Witness: I know there was a large pile of wood in a shed, but whose it was
I cannot tell whether this cannot tell,
After the typhoon there were over 600 men working, and the wood had become mixed up when I returned.
wood was used or not,
The amount of the bill was
Mr Kingsmill said he would object to all the evidence on these bills. He objected to the evidence as to payments made by cheques being testimony of payments.
Objection noted.
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Continued The amounts of billa O. & P. were paid by one cheque; the dosument produced is the cheque, dated 17th Sept. 1872. It is algned by two directors, Mr R. Deacon and Mr 8. D. Sassoon, and also by Mr Duncan as Secretary. The writing on the back is Mr Duncan's.
Mr. Brereton: You have said it in your business to examine the dock accounts.
Witness: It is my business to examine the dock accounts and to pass them on
Mr Brereton: Have you ever had any occasion to call Mr Duncan's idention to anything connected with those accounts?
Answer: Yes.
Mr Brereton: What f
1
Answer: I called his attention to the fact of Asing receiving so much money.
Mr Brereton: And did Mr. Dancan say anything?
Answer: He said "I know it is alright." Mr Russell; What time in this about?
tention to the labour account; Mr Duncan
Answer:-In-1872-1 once-drew his at
emiled, winked his eyes and said again it was all right. He said "I know Mr Bo- rario's account is correct."
The examination-in-chief of the witness was here closed, subject to the production of the other cheques, which Mr. Gillies had gone for,
Blon.
Witness: He said he was going over to Mr Russell: Do you recollent he said that Witness:Yes, I recollect be said that. letters Soong Shap to be in the receipt?
Mr Russell: How came the two Chinese Witness: They must have been there when presented to me, because the bills never left my hand after I got them.
Mr Russell: Mr Daungan doesn't write Chinese, I suppose
Witness: No, Sir.
purported to have been for goods supplied By Mr Brereton! There is another cheque
tenegro,
London, April 26. —On Mr Dierasli dealin-
ing, in the House of Commons laat night, to afford Mr Fawcett facilities for discussing his motion on the Royal Titles Bill, Mr Fawcett announced a resolution censuring the advice given by the Premier to Her Majesty the Queen to assume the titis of Empress of Indis.
Constantinople, April 28.The Foreign Ministers of all the Great Powers haTo advised the Porte to abstain from taking sotion against Montenegro, and have pro mised to unite in their efforts to pacify that Province. The Porte has accepted their promises, but in the meantime military preparations continue.
davette, in confirming the news from Con St. Petersburg, April 25.-The Official by Asing in November and December 1874.stantinople relative to the advies of the That was signed by Mr Duncan and two of Foreign Minister to the Turkish Govarn the Directors. I did not see the cheque again until now. Mr Duncan kept it after ment, declares that the Great Powers are he signed it,
irmly unanimous in adopting a pacifying tone in regard to the Eastern Question. Commons, this evening, on Mr Disraeli London, April 25-In the House of again refusing to afford Mr. Fawcett the facilities he seeks, the latter leaves ble Resolution on the notice paper.
Mr Russell: Why did he keep it, it was not in his name? (Examining the ebeque.) This was in Asing's name, did he keep it 7
Witness: Yes, he said he was going over to Kowloong and that he would take it over and pay it to the contractor,
Mr Russell: Now, whose writing is the Chinese writing, See Shing shop, in 1
Witness: The characters were there when the bill came into my hand. I cannot say how long Mr Duncan kept it. I never know a man named Soong Ahap until 1
saw the bill.
by
his Staff, arrived at 12.80 to-day under Simla, April 26.-Lord Lytton, attended the usual salute. The guard of honour to therkas and the Simla Volunteers. Peterhoff, consisted of a Company of
Right Honourable Sir Peroy E. Berbert, London, April 26-Major-General the X.O.B., has been gazetted Colonel of the Another document. was put in. in favour of sundries, February paymente. been gazetted Colonels Commandant in the Witness: It is a memo of orders drawn.R.E., and Henry Blois Turner, R.E., have 74th Regiment. Generals George Wynne,
Idaled it 31st March 1874. I received it
Royal Engineers, on that day and made those payments on that day. It is in the hand-writing of Mr.
Rozario.
Mr-Kingsmill and Mr Handley both ob jeated to the reception of this document as it was not signed by anybody.
By Mr Kingsmill: I first came to the Co. returning here in 1870. I went to Rug lony in 1862. I have been to England stuce,
land in 1867.
Mr Kingsmill: In what employment were you after you returned until you went into the Dook Company's service?
Witness: I was in a store kept by one Jones. It was a dry-goo in store.
Mr Russell: When you said the bill was
riots among the negroes in Barbados.
Reports have been received announcing
Berlin, April 26-Herr Delbruck has resigned his appointment as Minister of State in consequence of his opposing Prince Bismark's scheme to transfer the German Railways to the Empire.
the Reichstag, Prince Bismark denied that Berlin, April 26-At to-day's sitting of Herr Delbruck's resignation was owing to his opposition to the scheme for transferring the German Railways to the Empire, but
to ill-health.
London, April 27-In answer to a ques Commons last night, Lord George Hamilton Hon of Sir George Balfour in the House of said that Lord Northbrook's despatch of India concerning the India Tariff Act had November last to the Secretary of State for
just been received. The Marquis of Salis bury's rejoinder was under consideration, And as soon as it was made, papers would be laid before the House.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE Latest Mail advices in London on the
Mr R. F. Addyman was examined :—1 am the second clerk in the head office of 7th April were Yokohama February 15,
the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Com- Shanghai February 18, Foochow Febru- of the labour account for January 1875. Ipany, have held this office four years. My have no books. I cannot read Chinese, duties are to keep the share list and to ary 20, and Hongkong February 24,
but one of my men kept the score, and at examine the accounts that come from the the month, he settled with the ducks, sud to make up a statement of all COMMODORE Parish hauled down his fing an accountant. As regards the coolies, there the accounts at the end of each month for Benior Naval Officer of this Station, and as a head-coolie who kept the tally of men the information of the Directors. It is my January 1875, "Asing, by credit teak the receipt; the money is not paid by me.
employed and gave the account to M.business, to examine the bills for goods sold crooks 94 piecas measuring 667, at Mr Duncan's attention to the labour ac- OPIUM,-New Patna, cash... 597 Rozario daily. The same custom prevail to the Company 1 recognise the paper $1 c. feet.-$667." This is in Mr
16ft for Canton, on Saturday, the 13th. The fling of Commodore Watson was hoisted on the same day.
A CHINESE frm here has received a telegram from ite Agent at San Francisco, advising it not to send goods there in ships or stea mers that carry more than 100 passengers; that the newly-arrived Chinese can get no work, and are exposed to great dangers; and that the Chinese in the service of the foreigners there have all been dismissed,
THE Straits Times states that H. M. 3.
the end
ed in regard to other workmen. (A com pradore order for 39,452.02, for labour ac count for January-Lyö, handed to witness) I have seen it; it bears my name at the back of it. I did not sign it; I cannot write Chinese. Perhaps one of my men For the compradore signed it for me, I got a
paper like that every month.
Mr Brereton: Did you receive the full amount of that order, $3,452.021
Answer: I did receive that amount, but
Mr Kingsmill objected.
Mr Russell put the question again, and elicited the following suswer: I did receive the $3,452.02, but after paying the amount due to sarpenters, coolies, painters and
zario. I do not remember how much.
now shown me. It is a bill for $615.14
dated 31st December 1872.
Me Brereton: Just explain how you can recognise it.
Mr Russeli: He says it is in his hand writing.
Hobert Duncan " Mr Brereton Whose writing is that of on the face of the document ?
Witness: Mr Duncan's. The writing
on the back of the document is also that of Mr Duncan,
of
Mr Brereton here proposed to put in the Day Book and to recall Mr Gomes,
Mr Gomes: This is the Day Book from 26th May 1874 to 18th March 1876. There is an entry at page 583 under date of
By the Court:-The second time I call-made out in Seong-Asbap's name, why did ed Mr Duncan's attention to the bills was you not see that Ashap signed the receipt? Witness: Mr Duncan said he would perhaps about a year after the first occa
get it stamped for Soong Ashap.
Mr Russell: So far as you knew, it was not Noong Ashap's receipt?
Witness: No Sir, but I thought it was all right, when it was taken by the Secre tury. It is not my duty to me who signa Mr Russell: On one occasion you drew count. This was in 1872. Now why did
bis attention to the account. He smiled you do that i
Witness: I thought it necesary to draw and winked his pyes, and I thought he know more than I did. I therefore made no farther enquiries, being perfectly satis. fied.
Mr Russell: Then you did not suspect Witness: Yes, the penal entry is "from Degenaer in July 1874, see day book," It that anything was wrong is in Mr Rozario's hand writing.
Rozario's hand-writing. I produce day February 1876. There is an entry in page book from 18th March 1875 to 16th
54, under date of April 1875, "Aging, credit, 784 teak logs and crooks 3049 onble feet." That is in the writing of Mr Driver. Mr Brereton: You see there is some pencil writing there.
Nr Kingsmill objected to this question,
Quotations. HONGTONG, May 15, 1876.
eredit, 600
Old Patna, cash.... 6072
ต่ credit, 610
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New Benares, canh, 587
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credit, 600
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Old Benares, cash, 587
credit, 590
19
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New "Malwa, cash, 680
具
credit, 585
Allowance Taels, 34 à 49
Old Malwa, cash, 685 credit, 600 Allowance Taela, 20 a 83
Mr Brereton: Do you know as a mattered, a kind of summary of the receipts and
A schedule for January 1876 was produc.even in Magisterial enquiries.
Mr Russell said he wished to find the worth of this evidence. A Magistrate or CAMPHOR, fast who actually reassived that money i
expenditure for the month. Witness: No, I do not.
Judge had discretionary power to ask any QUICKSILVER, question.
BALTPETRE. 401 **
Mr Brereton said until he saw Hr Gillies, he would not put it in.
Q. Do you know, that the money had been paid?
A. The order was given to the compra-witness' hand.
Sheldrake, Capt. Haye, was to leave for cauikers, 1 handed the balance to Mr Hodoro, who handed it back to me sa 3)
Perak on the 8th, to relieve H. M. S. Fly. Capt. Bruce The same paper is informed that H. M. 8. Modeste, Capt. Buller, will be relieved about the end of this month by H. M. S. Juno, Capt. Poland, who will then be Serior Naval Officer on the station, the Modeste proceeding to the North.
We may add that the Ringdove will bo relieved by the Moorhen, from England, and will then proceed to Hongkong. The Hornet is daily expected here from Shang- hai for repaira
"
A NOTIFICATION in the Garetta of Saturday states that HLE. the Governor has directed that Her Majesty's Birthday shall be kept In this Colony on Wednesday, the 24th Inst.
Mr Kingsmill asked his objection to be noted. wood to the Company in April 1878 1
Mr Brereton: Did you sell any teak.
Auster; No.
The account for April 1876 was put into
witues' hand.
Mr Braraton: Did you receive the $6,601,98 mentioned in that bill?
Mr Kingsmill objected, Objection over ruled Anster I did not receive so much that. I received only about $2,500. The compradore dan tell the exact amonut.
Mr Brereton: Can you say if any other person received the remainder.
Objection over-rukd., Mr Kingsmill objected, Wimessi The olerk received that; the compradore can tell more about that.
Mr Brereton What olerk do you refer tol Witness Mr Rozario.
A Chinese coolie was here observed by Mr Russell to have been taking notes li
ary 1875.
The document market T. was put into Witness: This is the pay list for Febra- made it up from Asing's book.
It is in my hand-writing. I
Mr Russell Has Asing got a book? Witness: Ter, it is in the offlov, Mr Russellahould like very much to
Mr Kingsmill Asing said he had no
through my hands before they are paid. voucher of payment All bills must pass They come into my bands again after The course is to send in the payment. bills to the Secretary I forward them to the managers to cartily to the correctness see his book. of the bills and that the goods have been
When they are certified, I lay book. supplied. them before the Directors, who then initial them as being payable. I then stamp them in blue "compardore, pay." The Secretary then signe them, and I return them to the owners, who present them to the comradore for payment. The compradore then returns the bills to the clerk who keeps the cash book, he enters them into the book and passes them on so I then docket them
and file them.
Me Duncan for signature 3
Mr Brereton: Did you prevent that to Witness: Yes, I did.
Another bill was put into witness' hand. Mr Brereton: Did you ever see that document before 1
Mr Brereton He has books of some Fort.
ago.
r Russell read from a law book, proving that he had discretionary power." If My Kingsmill could, however, show him the case he Lentioned, he would strike the question out.
H
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Exchange.
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Mr Kingsmill cited a case in which a question by Mr Justice Denman was ob fected to. This case was quoted by Mr Bank, 6 months' sight, ...3/108 Haller in the Supreme Court some time Credit, 6 months' sight,.....8/10/
On Caloutts, Bank demnad,... 225
Bombay, demand,
...B 225 ,,Shanghai, demand,...
*** 714 Shanghai, 30 days sight,... 72 Bar Silver, 17, dwis. B., Sycee, Mexicans, Gold Leat English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns,... Discount,
Mr Kingsmill said he would
Mr Russell said he understood that when an objection was taken to any evidense by a counsel, it nullified the evidence, and the whole evidence would be struck out if the objection was sustained.
Witness I complied the account from dog's accounts which warn in Chinese. Awoot translated them into English There is an entry in this account under Asing's account for hard-wood. It was signed by Mr Liddell. I gave this account after pre-it paration to Mr Rozario. It is entered in the day book under the name of Asing.
Entries in day-book compared with the schedule, and it appeared that there' was- another book kept for Kowlooms,
of
,
Mr Kingsmill wished to know the object putting the dosument in..
fr Brereton said he wanted to prove that Asing never supplied the hard-wood a mentioned there.
Me Kingsmill and Mr Handley both ob-
Mr Kingsmill said it was so. to anybody. Continued:-I said nothing more about
At this stage the case was adjourned till Wednesday next, at 11 o'clock
(Before the Host O. May.)
THEFT OF HALF· A DOLLAR.
I Aoban, a coolie, was charged with stealing half a dollar from the person of a seaman asmed Yoske.
After the prosecutor and a District watchman, who effected the arrest, ware examined, the prisoner was intended to three months imprisonment With hard labour,
Another document was put into witness' band. It was a memo of orders drawn, in favour of aundries for February (10 year THE maximum temperature at the Peak the Court. He was brought forward and that of Awoot, the storekeeper at Kowloon
Witness: Yes. The writing is, I believe, given).
Witheta i It is in the hand-writing of during the past week, as recorded in Satur-hi les ind. Desaid it a door There are also two Directors initials and Me Honorio.
le employed in the Dock, but he was not Mr Liddell's signature as to the correctness day's Gasstil, was 75.5, the minimum 65.01 writes in the caso. He was then sent at the Harbour Master's Office, Frayn away sad told not to take any more notes; of the bill. The intials are those of Mr 8. D Sassoon and Mr A. McG. Heston, West, the maximum was 84.5, the minimum be might listen if he liked.
Continued: When I supplied the one or two of the Directors, 72.0. Only 0.87 inch rain fell during the two places of Singapore hard-wood, I was
Mr Brereton: How did you get that do geek. From a table of meteorological told to do so by Mr Liddell. This was all coment
Answer: I believe it came with all thejected.
-RETURNING FROM DEPORTATION, wood I sold to the Company. I hate observations taken at the Coveramenter sold Malava of Manila hard-wood to monthly accounts for Kowloobg, or Aslag Mr Bearetos withdraw it for the present Young Aho, & shopman, was charged by Civil Hospital by Dr Wharry, it appears the Campany. I sold no hard-wood to the might have brought it in. The figures on as he did not wish to overload the deposi-P.O. Lindsay with returning to this Colony before the expiration of the term of hir the total rainfall for the month of April Company in February 1874. The cross on the receipt staing ere in Mr Duncan's band. tions.
writing. was 8.15 inches compared with 7.53 inches the back of the comptadore's order for that
Document marked U. was put into wit banishment. He was deported for five Yours Mr Brereton: Do you know whether the news hand. It was put
on the 30th Jude 1874 Defendant admit- In the corresponding month of 1875, and there by me. I did not supply the wood amount of this bill was paid or not
Witness; The paper now shown me is a tod the offence, and was sentenced to es $.76 in April of 1874
these mentioned,
Wiszon) Yes, because a cheque was made | meme for megea and materials with the | meetha' hard labour..
month's account is mine.
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Shares. Hongkong Bank, par. B.K. Fire Ins. Co., $520 China Fire In, Co., $185
K. & W, Dook Do., 85 % dis China Traders' Ins. Co., $1660 Union Ins. Society of Canton, (650- Chinese Insurance Co., #212 Forth China Ins. Co., Tis, 850 0. & J. Marine Ins. Co., Tle. Be ex return, Tangtare Ins. Association, Tx. 650 L.K. O. #M, 5,-boat Co., Bilin Union B, Navigation Co., Tis, Shanghai Steam N. Co., TIM TO Hongkong Hotel Co., 445 dia, Chinese Imperial Loan, 2104
Temperature. Boxarora, May 15, 1870, (raken at Musre, Falcones & Co.'s Provstian, Queen's Road,) TERRMOMETES-l de
Do,
Do. Maximum, Do, Minim, over night,
DAI
70
29.940
29.830
Malls.
Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company.
1.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
WITH IN COMOTION
CENTRAL and
THX.
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
HE
TIRES, & OCEANIC," will be des-
patched for San Francisco, via Yoko- hama, on THURSDAY, the 1st June, at 8p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europa.
Connection le made at Yokohama, with
Steamers from Shanghal.
Freight will be received on Board until 4 pm. of 31st Instant. Parvel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day all Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same In required.
Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 por cent, on regular rates,
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Oompany, Praya West.
G. B, EMORY, Agent,
Hongkong, May 1, 1876.
intimations.
THE CHINESE MAIL.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN TRA Chinese Mail,
jol
T Wo conta a charactor for the dharacter
“Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY."
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Dacount of 20% on the Premi
NORTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCLA. TION OF SHANGHAI,
UAPITAL AND SURṛlus, 800,000 TÁBLS
POLICIES granted on Marine Rieke to
all parts of the world at current rates, This Association will, until further no he, provide out of the earnings, first for a. Interest Dividend of 25% to Share holders on Capital, and thereafter distri kated among Policy holders, annually, in cash, ALL the Proits of the Underwriting asiness pro rata to amount of premium contributed.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, July 9, 1873.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIBE,}
CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLING," · "
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant
POLICIES against the Flak of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein; on Cosle in Matabods, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har hour, at the usual Terms and Conditions
Proposals for Ladfe Assurances will be re- wolved, and transmitted to the Directors for their declafon.
If required, protection will be granted on
in class Lives up to £1000 O Ringle
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other Information, apply to
characters, and one cent a Life. beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and hal price for repetitions during the first week. Subsequent weeks' Insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's charge, Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for more favourable termi can be made.
Efforts have been made to establish Agents for circulating the Chinese Mail inall the ports and in the interior of Ohina, all the ports in Japan, in Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Caloutta, Batavia, Manila, the Philippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru
ARNHOLD, KARBERG ♣ Üs
Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
insurances.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR- ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE.
CAPITAL.piss £500,000.
THE Undersigned having been appointed THE
Agents for the above Company in Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to inane Policies of Marine Insurance, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Mauritins, China and Japan at current retos.
ADAMSON, BELD & Co. Hongkong, September 6, 1875, iyl
..
THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO.
Agent, in Hongkong, for the above- Undersigned having been appointed named Company, is prepared to grant Polleles against Fire, on Buildings and on Goode 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.
Life Pollades effected during the year 1875, shere in the Bonus to be declared on 31st December for the quinquennial period then ending.
A. MAG. HEATON, Hongkong, September 27, 1875.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Inerporated by Royal Charter and- Special: Acts of Parliament;
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000,
TELE Undersigned, Agaaze, se pared
for the Company, are
to grant Policies against FIRE to the. extent of £10,000 on any Building, or
to
usual 'Bates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,
GILMAN ✯ Co.,
Agents,
Hongkong, July 6, 1876.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Undersigned, Agents for the above Company are prepared to grant In China and Japan, and at Bingapore,surances at current rates.
and other places which Chinese frequent. Saigon and Penang. When the list of Agencies is completed, Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance It will be published. Agents have been granted at the rates of Premium current at already established in most of the above the above mentioned Porta places, and in important ports more than
one agent has been appointed at each.
CHUN AYIN,
Manager.
Hongkong, February 28, 1874
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL
d
THE Oltonlation of THIS PAPER has TH
been very much extended. The fol lowing are some of its Agents:-
Macie Man Chuon Shop. Canton --Sing Chuen Native Post Office Luen Hing Street; Chui Heung Low Hotel,! Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yas Teal Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tung Wen Kwan; Ynen Fong Shop, in front of the Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Shop, Small Market Street, New City; Ye Cheung Photograph Shop, Bonam; Kwal Heung Shop, Sin Choong, Bonam,
Swatow. Sul Cheong Hong; Woh Shu Loong Hong
Amoy.-Chin Cheong Hong, Mook Ket Street.
Foocho,Mr Yi Ching Cheong, Foe. chow Arsenal; Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Mari time Customs.
Bhanghai-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mark time Customs; Mr Ho Yus Chuen, Mark time Customs; Mr Chun Sing Hol, Mess Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr Kwong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School; and Blow. Sing Sang Kee shop.
Ningpo.-Mr Sung Min Chee, Maritime Customa:
Hanków,-Yos Hing Hong.
Chefoo, Yee Shan Hong.
Japan, Mr Leong Chun Tong, Mund
pal Office, Yokohama.
Salgon,-Wohang Hong.
NO CHANGE FOR POLICY FEES
JAS. B. COUGHTRIK, Secretary. Rongkong, November 1, 1871.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE ..
COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
TEE Undersigned have been appointed Tonto for the shove Company at Hongkong, Canton, Fogchor, Shanghai sad Bankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE #Oo. Hongkong, October 14, 1868. à
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORFORATED BT ROYAL CHARTER of
His Majesty King George The¦ Dirsi, A. D. 1720,
THE Underafgned having been appointed THE
Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:------
Marine Department.
Policies at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Poris of India, China and Australla
Fire Department:
Polloles issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department. Polldes issued for sums not exceeding £6,000 on ressonable torma,
MOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.: Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
Singapore,Ting Kee Hong; Kwang OHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Book Sang Hong.
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE,
Penang.Yow Wing Fong; Argus Office. Calcutta-Mow Sing Company. San Francisco.-Kwong Foong Tai Borg DOLICIES granted at onerent rates on The above are some of the Agenclis: Risks all ports of the World. others will be published, when they are In accordance with the Company's Articles arranged for. Negociations are in progress of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits with the express couriers who carry the are distributed annually to Contributors, official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to whether Shareholders or not, In proportion circulate the Chinese Mail in the interior of to the nett amount of Promla contributed Uhin
by Bash, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
Hongkong, March 10, 1874.
KOTIOL.
THE CHINESE MAIL,
FROM
alid after the Chinese New Testa day (February 17, 1874) the Ohess Mail will be issued DALLY instead of tat-
No change We will be made in the price of suhasip.
tion, which will remain at $4 per annua
The charges for advertisements are now assimilated to those of the Chines Maili The unusual success which has attended the Chinese Moil makes it an admirable medium for advertisers.
The Conductors guarantee an ovarinal troplation of one thousand coples. It is already the most influential native founal published, and enjoys considerable preilge
Bingapore, Penang, Calcutta, Ban Frands Bo and Australia.
For terms, de, address
OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents,
Hongkong, Apell 17, 1875; "':
YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOULA, TION OF SHANGHAI NOTICE
AFTER this data, the above Association A will allow Brokerage of Thirty- three and One Third per cent. (38}%) an Losal Risks only,
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, June 3, 1876 MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
"COMPANY,
THE Undersigned Agenta are in receipt. at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Instructions from the Board of
Directors authoriting them to issue Pollies. to the extent of $10,000 on any ond flest class zisk, or to the extent of £16,000 on adjoining risks at current rates,
M. CHUN AYI,
Manager.
China Mail Office,
MTB February, 1876.
A Dissotint of 20% allowed."
MELCHERS & Co.,
For Sale.
FOR SALE
In One Lot, or in Lots to suit Purchasers.
THE
[HE BUILDINGS, MACHINERY and LAND belonging to the BIEN HOA SUGAR FACTORY (Cochin China), con- sisting of:→→
FIVE SUGAR MILLS, with accessories complete, Sheet-iron Troughs, Copper Boilers, Vacuum Pans, Five Turbines with Independent Engines, Concretora, &c., &c., &c.
Machines for Adjusting and Fitting, Turning Lathe, Boring Machine, &, &o., &o.
One Steam-Crane,
One Tug Boat, 50 H.P., 70 Tone, in good order.
BONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, May 13, 1876.
At 1080 Casă per Dollar Mexican,
Paton Higher, Zeuset
Butcher. Meat.
lb. Bacon, English,.
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Steak, Bullocks' Brains,
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Chilles, Dried,
Mizod,
Cucumbers,
Curry Stuff, English,
160 | 120] Pumpkins,
120 100 Radishes, English
catty
#
200
30
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400 300 Ginger,
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Foodbow, Beef, sirloin and prime cut, oy, 200 160 Lettuce, English. Chinese. catty 160 -140 Beef Corned,
180 160 | Minty. Boast,
100 80 Mushroom, dried, Soup, 11
180 160 Onions, Bombay
170 160 Green Winter Course
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head
catty
banch
12
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760
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80 70
Green
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Tongue, fresh, each
900 - 250 | Papaya,
11
corned,
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450 400 Parsley, Chinese, 1100-900 +2
40
English,
bunch
One Gas, Machine.
23
Heart, Feet,
**
160 140 Potatoes, Macao,
catty
80
60
*
Japan,
11
Spare Materiala, Iron and Copper Pipes of various dimensions, &c., ds.
+1
Kidney,
100 80
• 21
Sweat,
13
Tail,
21
Liver,.
catty
E
The Land and Buildings of the Estate, situated on the River.
Mutton Chop,
Tripe (undressed); catty 60 Calves' Head and Feet, set 600 500 Bhalota, One Steam Launch.
lb.
850
Squash, Battle Fifteen large native Cargo Boats, In good Hams, American,
200 160
"Bairy, Chinese, order.
English
400 - 380 | Taro (U Tau) 200 180 Tomatoes,
40 Scallions,
>>
>>
25
F
60
13
"
Log, Shoulder,
200 180 Turnips, English,
eack
10 8
160 140
78
Liver,
ED
12
180 120
D
fresh, China, ostty Salty
80
30
Piga Chitlings,
catty
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO- CHINE, SAIGON. April 25, 1876.
"2
my25
15,
Foot, Fry, Head, Heart,
*
19
110 100 Water Oress,
110 100 Fams,
21
. each
70 50%
Fruits
FOR SALE,
31
Kidneys,
70 80
Alourites,
caty
Livor, Pork, Chop,
. Ib.
catty 500
California,..
600
**
Corned,
Log,
事情
Common
80
#
Fat or Lard,
**
180 120 Cogosnate.
each
Sheeps' Head, and Fest, net
860 880
Currants,
400 850
*
Hearty,
ench
"J
Kidney
80
70 60 70
#
#
bottle
my24
Sucking Pige, Veal,
**
1.1
calty.
Poultry.
Oranges, Coolle
Capons, 4 Ducks,
+
esity eatty:
260 2001 120 110
11:
Mandarin
I
Nutmeg,
Eggs, Her
Duck
19
+
· 19
Salt.
The Estate of Lacan Bienhoa Province, comprising an area of about 300 Hestars, mostly obltivated, Apply to
200 Apply to
Canks CLARET from BORDEAUX,
LANDSTEIN & Do. Hongkong, March 10, 1876.
FRYDRAULIC PRESS,
with Fittings, completa. For particulars, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1876,
HONG LISTS.
THE AMENDED HONG LIST in English and Chinese, cón, taining the Names of all the most Agents, Royal Insurance Company. important Companies, Institutions Fowls, and Mercantile Houses in the Geese,
Partridges, Colony.
For Sale.
JUST RECEIVED,
Ex French Mail Steamer "MEI-KONG."
Extra fine-SALAD OIL, from (Bessede, -
Marseilles.) Imperial PRUNES, in Glass Jars, Sicilian NUTS.
?
JAMS, JELLIES & FRUITS, assorted. Fine French SAUSAGES, in 1 lb, tins. Assorted PASTE for SOUP.
French CANVAS, assorted, Nos. 1 to 6.
French NAVY SOAP.
Marseille SAUSAGE,Quite Fresh. Lyon SAUSAGE, MESS PORK in barrels of 100 lbs., or,
by retail.
CHINESE READER'S MANUAL
HANDBOOK of Biographical, Hls A torical, Mythological and General faterary Reference;
--BY WILLIAM FEEDERICK MAYERS,
Turkeys, Cook,
وو
€0
50 Vegetable Marrow,
120 110 Water Lily Rootsy
120 110 Apples, Dried
eatly 160 180
150 140 Banana, fragrant Panti, catty 160 150
.satty
Dates, 1700 1400 Figs, Dzied,
180 180 Ground Nuts,
Aoz. 100 Ldchees, Dried,
110 100 Peaches, grzanji
120 110 Pears, Chefno,
Pine-apples, Puntl
60:
3 9 3 3 3.
80
60
60
80
200 100
500. 400
"800 400
40 80 200/
180 A
80 40
800 850
110
מיד
19 1 898 89183 18
190
180
* Green, Lemons
踏
2007 200
eatty
180 180 Loong Ngan, Dried,
400
180 120 Loquats,
39
80-40
27
each
320 300 Mangosteens,
exch
60· 80
Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 Pheasants, Canton,
Pigeons, Per dozen.
pair
$3
Mangoes, Manila,
esok.
BO 100
Bach
150 140
Saigon,
40: 80
19
catty!
50.
At the "Uhina Mail" Office,
Quail
St
200
YELLOW CHARTREUSE, (pints and
quarte).
Snipe,
. esch
Teal,
#
ON SALE.
THE
Her Wild Ducks, Canton, each
Fish
"
500 catty 600 550. 400 880 500 460 Plums,
(each Losity >
80
40
80
Plantalus, common
40 80
*
60
Bombay Ducks Сагр Cat Fish, Codfish, Crabs,
2
per hundred 2004-
patty 110 100
60
Prunes, Dried, Raisins, Muscatelj
bottle
800 250
bottás · 11002 750
1b.
200-160
Strawberry (Youngmui) "catty
60
Sugar Cane,
100 -85
Tamarinde,
stick "ostly
80
60 60
100
Walnuts, new
19
120
PRO-
Price: $3.
31
.KELLY & Co. Shanghai... Hongkong,... CHINA MATE" OFFICE.
Hels,
To Let.
TO LET.
Edible, Cattle Fish, Dace, Dog Fish,
Yellow File Fish, Fresh Fish, Large.
230
31
Water Chestnuts..
13
60
80 70
110 100
Miscellaneous.
80
70
Allspice,
bottle
260 200
100
140
90
Bran,
+
ploul 1600 1600
Butter,
lb. 700 600
110 100 100
Lamon
750 700
鳗
Small
Terrace TRE Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra
Frogs,
Garoups,
Gudgeon, Gurnet, Herrings, small ·
120 100 Capers, 160-120 Charcoal, 160 140 Cheese, American,
English, 130 120 2)
220 160
39
ploul 1200 1100
400
· 460
120 110
25
Dutch,
each matty
1100
250 200
12
smoked
box $1.00
160
Live Fish, Lobsters,
270 260
Coconut Oll,
bottle
200 150
16.
250 220
bottle
1500 250
700 800
40 30
CHAMPAGNE
VINEYARD
PRIETORS BRANDY. BISQUIT Dabouche BRANDY.
St. Emilion Dinner CLARET. Hant Sauterne, WHITE WINE, ANCHOVIES, in oil,
Superior CLARET, bottled by the Under-
Bigned, $2 per doa.
TUNNY FISH, in oil.
Superior WHITE VINEGAR. TAPIOCA,
Julienne SOUP, in 1 . Tin. FRUFFLES.
MACARONI & VERMICELLI, French extra fine TUBAC00,
Just Landed Ex S. 8. "AVÁ.” PEPPERMINT, quarts and pints. BENEDICTINÉ, quarts and pints, French CLAY PIPES. Raspail's extra fino LIQUOR. French Smoked HAMS." Solsson BEANS, VANILLA.
CLARET from Bordeaux,
"
+
Marseille.
To Suit Purchasers
Raspall's GENUINE LIQUOR from.
"Paria
Fine White BREAD, in loaves and rolls, manufactured from the finest California Flotr, and in the Parisian fashion.
F. VINCENOT,
French Bakery, No 2, Peel Street. Hongkong, May 3, 1876.
FOR SALE.
102
11 Rot Doble HARNESS, pearl
1 Bot Double HARNESS, nearly new,
1 Bot Single HARNESS, Apply to
LA MALLORY, No. 2, St. John's Plates" Hongkong, April 19, 1876. -----
TUO DE MONTEBELLO' CARIE
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE.
Quarts, $18 per duse (1 doren,) Pinte, $16.
导
6 per cent, discount on 20 cases, Bourbon WHISKEY
por dade (1 dosan.) Foa BAL ST
HEARD & O Hongkong, June 22, 1878.
til.
WASHING BOOKS. (In English and Chinese) WASHERMAN'S BOOKS for the ne
•* of Ladies" and Gentlemen, are now
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.indy at this Offee-Price, $1 each.
Hongkong, January 8, 1976,
UNITA MATE UROR
With Immediate Possession,
The Store and Dwelling House, No. $1, 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 Messrs DUBOST & Üo.
The Dwelling House and Ofles, No 1, Wyndham Street.
ور
{Also with occupation from 1st May next.) Mackerel, The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Mallet, Terrace, at present in the occupation of Dr STPUT.
Parrot Flik,! The Dwelling House No. 2, Gough Perch,
Pomfret, Street, occupation from 1st June,
Apply to
Реа
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, Hongkong, May 15, 1876.
Ray',
Roach,
Rock Fish, Salmon,
#
Baltwater, Plokled, "Salt Finh,:
TO BE LET-For a Torm. COMMODIOUS and Substantially A Built Roomed HOUSE (with Croquet Lawn, Flower and Vegetable Garden. and Servants' Quarters, attached) on the KOWLOON PENINSULA-Com Shrimpsy manding excellent Views of the Harbour, skate,
o, and situate within 8 minutes walk of the Landing Jetty. Possession to be had Snapper on the lat Proximo
Soles, Freak
For further information, apply to
MB. STEPHENS, Solicitor,
2, Club Chambers,
Hongkong, May 8, 1876,
TO RENT CHEAP, FFICES and Godown, Ro. 69, Prays, fately coupled by Mensts TAYLOR &
Aho OFfion and. Gonown 1 HOMPSON. sitasted, in the rear of the Mesagerier Maritimes Offse,
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Candied Orange Peel,. bottle. 750 700
Oltron,
90 80 Cinnamon,
catty. 180 180 Clover,
00 Coffee,
110 100 Curry Powder,
160
100
pieni
catty
+
+
11
130 120 Firewood,
100
90 Flour,
tf
13
120 110 Gram,
100
80 Isinglass,
#2
100 70 Lamp Oll,
160
Macaroni,
box.
1000 900 datty 800 750
110 100 Mace,
160 140 Mango Chutney,
110
90 Mustard,
Nutnego,
800
catty 120 100 Olives,
70 60 Paddy
110 100 Pearl Barley, 210 100 Pepper (whole)
** (ground)
140 180 Pickles, 920 800 | 8160,
כן
Sugar, China,
Tapioca,
ploul 3750 2600
catty 10000
pkge. 750
bottle. 700 800
..
sach
bottle
180 160
10: 8
250 200
platil – 1600, 1400
bottle
catty
bottle
osity
240200
·270 220 250 200 200 160
40 25
bottle 220 200
$80 $180
10
20-5 16
80.60
100% 70
bottles/ 900 / 1270
Tench, Turtles, Small White-bait,
.
80 Sago,
Vegetables.
Salad Oll,
tin Asparagud Bamboo Sheets, young matty Beans, sprout,
14 catty.
400 850 120 100 12
Balt, Course
catty
Fino,
Split Feady
"
broad,
100
16
long,
140
#1
catly
750x1300
French,
100
*
Vermicelli, Chinsas -
19
100 * 80
Cabbage, Hongkong
dach
#
80 20
English
1.
box
1000 900
200-350
11
#
red för plakileg s Uommon,
140 180
Vinegar, English
daily
2016
Carrots, fresh
BO
Balt
ย
•
Celery, Chinese,
satty
30 20
# Esglish
Apply to
LAI HINU & Co. Beet Mot, Hongkong, March 30, 1876.
TO LET, TOUSE No. 6, Zetland Street,
Hobie No. 9, Seytnour TerrZER. DAVID SASSOON, BONS & 01/ Hongkong, May 10, 1879,
Tes
W."QUINUEY,
BO 20
/ battle: 2000150
Loting Inspector of Markele.
Printed and published by Gng. MUNKAT
BAIK, 45 the China Mail Olles, No, Wyndham Sweet, Hongkong