To-day'sTM Advertisements.
FOR SHANGSAL
The Steamship
"NINGPO,"
R. Cass, Master, will be despatch-
ed for the above Port TO. MORROW, Friday, the 19th Instant, at -Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, May 18, 1876
CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT.)
The Steamer
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"BRAEMAR CASTLE” will be despatched for the above Port" TO-MORROW, the 19th instani, at 5 p.m.
Cargo Ahould be alongside at Daylight *** TO-MORROW.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, May 18, 1876.
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TOR YOKOHAMA & NAGASAKI. The Steamship
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"SUMATRA,"
Captain LUNHAM, will be de spatched as above on SATUR
DAY, the 20th Ins'ant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., -
Agenta S. S. Sumatra. Hongkong, May 18, 1876,
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FOR STATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. (Taking Cargo at through rates for TAIWANBOO and TAMSUL)
The Steamship
**YESSO,"
To-day's Advertisements.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE.
GRAPH COMPANY.
FROM the Twentieth of May and until further notice, the Daily Courier will Teave Avrov for Foocrow at 1.30 p.m., instead of at the time previously notified.
CARL CER, BOJESEN,
Soting Superintendent. Hongkong, May 18, 1876.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
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May 17, 8.30 p.m., Daylight, Siamese barque, 447, Redemaker, Bangkok May 3, Rice,KIN TYE LOONG.
May 17, Sumatra, British steamer, 1783, R. D. Lunban, London March 25, Port Sald April 10, Suez 13, Aden 19, and Singapore May 10, General,JABDING
MATHESON & Co.
May 18, Fu Yew, from Canton. May 18, Taunton, British ship, 688, Clark, Bangkok May 2, Rice,-KIN TY LOONG.
May 18, Joachim' Christian, German
barque, 487, H. O. Beimer, Bangkok April 29, General-W. POSTAU & Co.
May 18, Deutschland, Germ, barque, 260, Tiemann, Hamburg Jan. 4, General-A KARBERG & CO.
May 18, Lycka Fill, Italian ship, 1013) B. Rinesi, Cardiff Jan. 7, Coal,-ORDER.
May 18, Naples, British steamer, 1474, Flindt, Nagasaki May 13, Coal.-JARDINE,
MATHESON & Co.
May 18, Java, Datch steamer, 868, T. D. Gollarda, Saigon May 13, Rice-EDUARD SOHELLHASS & Co,
May 18, Statesman, Brit. ataamer, 1209, John Valiant, Calentta May 3, Penang 9 Singapore 11, General-JARDINE, MATER
Captain PUKOHARD, will be despatched for the above Porta on SUNDAY, the 21st Instant, atson & Co. 10am.
Cargo for Formosa will be forwarded from Amoy per S. S. Hailong.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Hongkong, May 18, 1876.
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FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE
May 18, Genoa, British steamer, 1200, Carrigall; Saigon May 15, Rico.-JARDINE MATHESON & Oo
May 18, Cheops, British steamer, 983, Dryden, Saigon May 13, Rico.--AnAMSON, BELL & Co.
DEPARTURES.
BE 8. & Sumatra baying arrived, | May 17, H.M.S. Mosquito, for Taiwanfoo,
Consignses of Cargo by her are hereby 17, Ariadne, Ger. Corv., for do. Informed that their Goods are being landed 18, Miss Kimansegg, for Keelung. and stored at their risk, by the Undersigned, 18, Namoa, for Swatow, da: into their Godowns, whence and or from the 18, Gustav Adolph, for Bangkok. Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained. 18, Franz, for Sydney.
15, Rong chơi hài, for a Cruize.
Optional Cargo will be sent on to Yoko- hama and the Coast Ports unless notice to the contrary is given before 2 p.m. To-day. Goods remaining undelivered after the 98th Instant will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINË, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents 8. S. Sumatra,
Hongkong, May 18, 1876,
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8. 8. NAPLES, FROM KOBE AND NAGASAKI,
THE above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby re- quested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at onse landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, without further notice, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents S. 8. Neplw,” Hongkong, May 18, 1876
5. 8. STATESMAN, FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE, HE abote Steamer having arrived, THE
Cousignees of Cargo are hereby re. quested to send their Bil's of Lading for countersignature-to the Undersigned, and-to- take immediate delivery of their foods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, without further notice,
“JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents S. S. Statesmahi Hongkong, Day 18, 1876, GERMAN BARK DEUTSCHLAND,
·FROM HAMBURG, ..
CONSIGNE
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above named Vessel are hereby requested to aand in their Bills of Lading to the Under- signed for countersignature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods,
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- nignees risk and expense.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 18, 1876.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ALMA, German baïque, Capt. Lebmeger. beloners & Co. Lizzie, British banque, Captain John Inokay.Broadbear, Anthony & Co.
TabLan, German brig, Caps Kaemena,
Melchers & Co.
Orago, Britial barque, Capt. Shadden, IPHIGENIA, Germs barque, Captain Matzou-Wa. Pustau & Co.
Mandara, British ship; Capt. Owens, Vogel, zingedorn & Co,
Hope, British barque, Captain Boulton. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
COME, American ship, Captain William
Bray. WILLIAM MANSON, British barque, Capt. 6. BingAdamson, Bell & Co.
Lots, Gorman m. schooner, Captain B. Bhierlab,duard Schellbass & Co,
BELTED WILL British ship, Captain J, Branth te
CLEARED.
Hastings, tor Marila. Madagascar, for Dangkok, Killarney, for Saigon. Vidal, for Bangkok. Ningpo, for Shanghai. Fuyew, for Shanghai. Fano, for Nicolajefsk.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Sumatra, for Hongkong, Mr Meyer, Capt. Moss, Rev. Medeiros, and 150 Oh- rese. For Yokohama, Mrs Abbey and 4 children, Mears Alex. Smithfield and Thos. Bradley:
Per Naples, from Nagasaki, Mesan Benderson and Templeton and Capt Morgan.
Per Java, 16 Chinese.
Par Statesman, 100 Chinese.
Per Genoa, 7 Chinose... Per Cheops, & Chinese.
DEPARTED,
Per Namoa, for Fooohow, Menara F Sword, O. F. Wilkinson, S. F. Crutch, Baker, R., and A. W. Maitland; for Shanghai via Focohow, Mr Grant; and 500 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The Siamese barque Daylight_report: moderate S. W. monsoon throughout the
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS WILL CLOSE:--
For HONOLULC. -
Per ALDEN BESSE, at 1.80 p.m. on
Saturday, the 20th lust. For SINGAPORE, PENANG &
CAL
CUTTA.—
Per Indian Mail Packets PENGUIN
·and ARRATOON APUAR, at 2,30 p.m. on Saturday, the 20th Inst. For YOKOHAMA AND NAGASAKI.—
Per JUMATRA, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur-
day, the 20th Inst."
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-
Per YESSO, at 9am., on Sunday, the
21st Inst.
·
For BANGKOK.-
Per KJOBENHAVN, at 3.30 p.m., on
Wednesday, the 24th Inst.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Packet HINDOS
TAN, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, dro, on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malls, dro,
Friday, May 19,--
1
5.M., Money Order Office slopes.
6 P., Post Office closen except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, May 20,--.
74.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Latters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Letter Registry of Letters ceasDO. f10.15 A.M., Lettere may be posted on
payment of a LATE FEE of 18 cents ta
extra Postage until 11 ... when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.30 A.K., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Vis Brindis or to Singapore may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 11.50 .., Posting on Board vesses. ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General
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General Post Office, Hongkong, May 8, 1876.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Franch Contract Packet AVA will
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 20
Noon Brisbane loaves for Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Goods per Amazone undelivered after Neon, subject to rent and landing 3pm-Penguin leaves for Singapore,
Pouang and Caloutta: 3 p.m.-valoon prar leaves for Singa-
pore, Ponsng and Caloutta. 4-Sumaira leaves for Yokohama
and Nagasaki.
charges.
[No. 4021-MAY-18, 1974;
fraternity. Now what more likely than CAPTAIN Clark of the 'British ship Taunton that the secret agents of the great Ameer reports that he spoke the steamier Panay will, when the proper time arrives, con- nader canvas, on the 17th May, off and trive that his features shall be visible in from Manila, in lat. 9° 50′ N. and 110 the mirror. "A very little contrivance
could effect that the face of Yakoob Bogh, 22′ E. Pulo Sapata bearing W, N. 76. or at least a face which might be supposed miles. Her Captain stated that he had ́ to represent the visage of the great had an accident to the boilers on the 3rd Mohammedan chieftain, should appear Inst., and was trying to reach Singapore. simultaneously, or, which is the same thing, should be described as appearing we hear the Fyen and Wilhelm are two of simultaneously at all the various meetinga of the brotherhood of the White Lily
SUNDAY, MAY 215---
10a.m.Yesso leaves for Swatow, Amoy This would drop the long-waited-for
and Foochow MONDAY, May 22:-
9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. William Manson leates for Foochow
(direct.)
TUESDAY, May 28:-
Noon Tenders received at the Spanish Counulate for the construction of
epark on the prepared combustibles, and be a signal for that rast uprising of the followers of the prophet which circam stances point to as on the eve of occurring,"
the four vessels which the James Vinicombe reported as having been driven on shore at Taiwanfoo, during the gale of the 9th fost Despatches were received yesterday per Fesso requesting assistance, and the Ger
man corvette Ariadne and H. M. 8. Mos
We have been led into making thess quito left for Taiwanfoo late last evening. remarks by observing a letter in the Straits Times, headed a "Graceful Tri-We are pleased to be able to notify that the bute" in which the correspondent endos-Band of the 28th Regiment will play daring Antenor loaves for London on or shont vours to pay compliment to "two the summer months in the Public Gardens,
respectable Chinese Gentlemen," at Pau-
boiler.
THURSDAY, May 25-
this date.
THURSDAY, June 1:-
Goods per Sumatra undelivered after this shore for having reconciled the Heads of on every alternate Friday evening at 5 p.m., the "Hok Bang" and the "Ghee Bao" commending to-morrow. We should, how- date subject to rent.
Secret Societies, after a disagreement, at ever, suggest that the second performance the instance of the Hon'ble Capt. Shaw, should take place on Friday week, or Lieutenant Governor of the Settlement, Friday three weeks, to-morrow being the and the Hon'ble Mr. Plunket, Magistrate Roglish Mail night-a fact which probably → of the Police, the latter having, appar has been overlooked by the officers of the
3 p.m.--Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer Oceanic leares for Yokohama and San Francisco,
THURSDAY, June 15;-
3 p.m.-Americas Mall leaves for Yoko-ently, personally given the two respect
hama and San Frandsco.
able Chinese Gentlemen their instruc- Regiment. tions. This is not, we believe, the first
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping,
Noon.-Ningpo leaves for Shanghai. 3 p.m.-Pardo leaves for Saigon, 6 p.m.-Braemar Castle leaves for
Foochow (direct.) Goods per Tohihatohof undelivered after
this date subject to raat.
Auctions.
PROVIDE
time that attention has been called We observe that the Hongkong, Canton and to Government Officials in these parts Macao Steam-boat Co. has given a gratuity taking official notice of Secret Socie
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ties, and countenancing their proceed- of $100 to the widow of the Chinese passon- ings. Now we ask is it a proud. posi-ger who was killed by the explosion of the tion for Representatives of the British super-heater of the Company's steamer Government in territory where British Kinshan. In addition to this amount, the rule is supreme, taking, as it were, Company defrayed all the funerál expon- the Heads of these murderous organisa-ass and paid 816 to the deceased's compa-** tions by the hand for the purposes of
tude.
reconciliation? Is it compatible with the ion by way of compensation for loss of Neon. -General Weekly Sale by Messrs dignity and duty of high British Officials luggage. The widow is evidently so satis to act the peacemaker between those who fled with the Company's liberality that she Lane, Orawford & Co,
promote secret assassination, and can we hai advertised in all the three Chinese hope that the British flag will be renewspapers expressing her sincerest gratis spooted in districts where our Lieutenant TO ADVERTISERS.
Governors stoop to whisper words any. The attention of Advertisers is respect thing but discouraging to men who have fully draws to the fact that a copy of the usurped the powers of government, and Ervas of Visitors to the City Ball Library be despatched on SATURDAY, China Mall has for some time past been of our courts of law and justice, and and Museum for the week ending May the 27th Instant, with Matle to and placed on board of every Steamer and Sall- adopted a system of secret punishments 17th, 1876 :-
Thursday, May 11th. through the United Kingdom and ing Vessel on arrival in this Barbour, of an outrageous kind, to enforce their
Friday, Europe, via Marseilles; to Balgon, Facilities which have recently been placed own, probably, selfish objects}
Even the insignificant Government of Saturday, Slagspore, Batavia, Galle, Pondi cherry, Madras, Calentta, Bombay, within the roach of Captains and Officers of Sarawak sets an example in dealing with Sunday Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. Ships have resulted in a material increase these Secret Societies that the Straits Monday, We are Tuesday, to the Subscription list of the Mail Officials might well follow. amongst the shipping in port and as told that the Rajah's Government have Wednesday,
steadily endeavoured to keep the Secret special arrangements have been made to in Societies in cheek, and in the year 1870 grease the usefulness of the Shipping List an ordinance was passed making it a and to extend the circulation in the Bay,capital offence to be discovered as a thess advantages will be at once apparent leader of a Hoay. Only on the 27th 'ultimo a Chinarasu, who had been for to Advertisers.
many years concerned in a Secret Society which had at odd times given much trouble, and had caused great apprehen. sion among the members of the Chinese community who had not joined it, was
The following will be the hours of closing
the Mails, do p
Friday, 26th Intent
5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Nigar Box, which remains open all night, Saturday, 27th Instant.-
7 M., Post Office opens for sale of Stataps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters ceases.
11 M., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters.
Orders may be sent to
GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail, Office,
European. Obinera.
189
376
19tb,
140
427
18th, 128
285
14th,
289
Bunday
15th,
75
115
18th, 117
295
17th, 40
58
Totals, 934
1 545
Grand total, 2,479.
REVIEW,
"BAITISHOFIUM POLICY, AND ITS RESULTS TO INDIA AND CHINA.” By F. 8. Turner, B. A. London, 1876.
The oond Prins Essay on the Oplum question has at last reached ps, and it is
11.10 M., Letters (but Letters only)The publication of this serie sommenced publicly executed in the town. Surely satisfactory to And that on the whole the
addressed to the United Kingdom, | at 7.05-p.m.--
Saigon, or Singapore may be posted
to
on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, antil
11.30 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
THE CHINA MAIL?
· HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1876.
if the Sarawakian Government is able to keep these Societies in check, the British Government, can do likewise.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING THE
PRESS.
author has written his book impartially and well. The volume itself is well got up, the statíations to æblob Mr Turner frequently refera are well arranged, and the general appearance of the book denotes an honest attempt to give the world a fair insight into the working of the much-discussed Opium Policy of the East India Company and of the English Government in India. Through
out his book Mr Turner very wisely puts
passage, and latterly heavy thunder-storm The United States Mail Packet OCEANIC bodies of people for particular purposes dirty state Was it not the duty of the the one atrong argument of the moderate
accompanied with much rain.
The British steamer Sumatra reports: had moderate and tine weather throughout; from Singapore had adverse currents; on the 11th May off Anambas Island passed's P. & C. steamer bound South. On the
12th one of Holt's steamers bound South; on the 14th a steamer supposed to be the Norden bound South.
The British ship Taunton reports: in the Gulf of Sian light variable winds, thence to port squally weather with heavy rain and.
thunder-stormas.
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anti-opium party prominently in the front, viz, that the monopoly revenus is the evil
ALFRED LISTER,
Portmaster General
The Press says that the reports of the General Post Office,
WE scarcely feel_sure that. Secret Socie-Bithy condition of China town in San Hongkong, May 18, 1876
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ties of any kind can be viewed as a Francisco are no doubt credible enough, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATER PACKET, general benefit, seeing that they split up but why it may be asked have they boen the community into classes, isolating permitted to live in such a crowded and will be despatched on THURS- DAY, the 1st June, with Mails whereas we have long been taught that for Japan, San Francisco, and the onenena in all things is to be desired, municipal authorities to present such a United States, which will be closed as even in the organisation of charity, and state of things? Have they not the power which is to be removed, and in its place
"how good and how pleasant it is for to order that the streets of China town brothran to dwell together in unity."shall be made a certain width, and that Practically, however, we suppose that only a certain number of persons shall half the charity and help that is now
To support this position Me Turner, in offered to those in distress would never tenant one house The Chinese can be
his second chapter, seriously takes in hand the comparison frequently drawn between be rendered were it not for the numerous made to observe sanitary regulations, and secret benefit Societies that are spread it is the fault of the manicipal authorities
opium and alcohol; and the conclusion he prer the land, and when men secretly if they allow them to live in disregard of arrives at is that opium cannot pretend, combine simply to afford assistance of them. The opposition to the Chinese is not, to a more favourable judgment than alcohol, this nature to each other, we must accept the Press thinks, general but only partial, the only question being whether it must such organisations as at least a benefit.
followay
3P.M. Registry of Letters ceaser. 3.30 P.M. Poat-Obice closes,
2.30 PM. Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage
until
The German barque Joachim Christian2.50 M. when the Mail is finally closed. reports: fine weather with Southerly witds Correspondence must be specially directed from the 6th of May, when we were in the for this route, and if not fully prepaid Gulf of Siam, occasionally experienced very
can barque Mile from Singapore to Shang- hai, 11 days out, all well.
The German barque Deutschland reporti
from sunda Straits up the China Ses had W. and S. W. winds, after passing Saigon experienced heavy thunder-storms, and outside the Islands had much rain. Spoke
the German three-masted schooner Holskin about 3 days ago frumi Amoy bound to Saigon.
will be sent by British Packet.
Stains to those places only the names of which are printed in Italics. To all the other places named correspondende cannot be Registered through, but only
taxation is to be employed as a bona fide means of repression.
guarded language, and the position is a
when taken to excess are palpable, núd so safe one. The evil effects of alcoholic drinks fas as opium is concerned, there is some
| reason to fear that its fascinating, tyranule.
heavy thunder squalls. Spoke the Ame Letters, o, can be posted for Canada, the for the few, and not an evil to the many, and arose in the first instance in the labour
West Indies, and other places named But when we come to Becret Societies competition. The native born American not receive a worse condemnation." This below, if suficient American Stamps which are established to practise mur- really feels little personal interest in the are added to prepay them from San der and usarp the rights of public ques-ion; he has no hostile feeling to the Francisco to destination. American Government for the furtherance of Chinese, and would willingly encourage Stamps are sold at this office.
particular objects that are often far re- The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong moved from charity or love, the case is their Immigration. But the agitators have
Kong Stamps, and 10 cents in U. S. different, and we can only deory such votes and therefore jufusnos) consequently ingi Ruences are such as alcobol never pro
institutions as a public evil of a most they have succeeded in rousing a movement dangerous character. In every civilised against the invasion of the labour market country there exists a sufficiently strin- by the Chiness. gest code of laws, and most elaborate machinery for dealing out justice to evildoers and enforcing rights, and if a man does wrong there are all the means needful for bringing him to punishment issue Under these circumstances we deny en- The Chung Ngoi Sun Po publishes tirely the least necessity for any other full list of the successful candidates at the organisation for punishing offenders, literary examinations at Cantoni and where we find such existing side by side with the civil and criminal courts of
The British steamer Naples report: strong Easterly winds and thick weather,
The Dutch steamer Java reports | Est
part fine weather and southerly winds, latterly strong easterly winds and very thick weather.
The British aaatner Statiainen report: from Singapore had fine weather and light winda qatil to-day, when experienced vity thick fogs whiva caused a detention of
Asteral boutU
The British steamer Genoa reports; iɔe weather with Southerly winds nutil st night, when had calms and very thick fog, | anchored for 18 hours outside in cou quence. Passed. 8. 8. Cyphrenes on the 15th in Saigon River bound up.
The British steamer Cheops repole i fine weather with southerly winds coțil yesterday when experienced strong easterly winds and very thick weather till arrivil
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, Woda, German barque, Capt. Meyer-MAILS WILL Wo. Pusti & Co.
for SHANGHAI,-
VINDEX, British barque, Captain Jobú Parkbouse.
Bumps, British barque, Capt. Tinnead. Arnhold, Karberg & Üc.
Zoxova, British barque, Captain Geo Bearlett.--Gilman & Co.
TAUNTON, British ship, Captain James Clark.
JOACHIM CHRISTIAN, German barqtié, Captain H. C. Reimer.Wm, Pustan & Co. Gero, British steamer, Captain Ji Carigal-Jardine, Matheson & Co,
Per NING FO, at 11,30 2.. To-mort,
the 18th Instant.
Par PUYEW. at 3.80 p.m. To-morro,
the 19th Instant.
For FOOCHÓW.
For BRAEMAR CASTLE, at 4:30 pñ.
To-morrow, the 19th Inst.
SINGAPORE, QUEENSLAND, SYDNEY, TASMANIA AND MEL- BOURNE
Fof
Per BRISBANE, at agon, on Saturdy,
the 20th Last.
to. Ban Francisco (8 cents.)
The following are the charges on Correspon dence thus sont
Per half ounce.
Bangkdag 5
Stumps Stamps conte cerita
Canada. British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Van- touver's Island, Bahamas, Kasaun, New Providence,... Aspinwall,, Bermuda, Bogota,
Varthagena, Costa Rica Cuba, Curatito, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, New Gra 'nada, Nicaragua, Panama,
West Indies, & Hawaii, Newfoundland........... Guatemala, lexion, Salvador,
Venezuela, Belive, Greytoton, Guiana, Bon- duras, Martinique, Santa Martha, Turk's loland, 8 Brasiilialqini g Haitvia, Ecuador, Ohili, Peru, 8 Argentine Confederation, Bue- Dos Ayres, Paraguay, Uru guay, Newspapers (uot over 4 cz) 2 Books, & per 4 of julian 8
8
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THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRFSS, The Chinere Mail has no editorial in this
The Universal Circulating Herald says, in enlightened nations, we contend it is the eradicating an evil, it must be done from the duty of the Government to suppress root, and applies this distum specially to them, especially if fearful of the public opium smoking. gate, they have a soret mode of pro- dedure.
An article that recently appeared in
the Shanghai Daily Vetve illustraten
LOOAL AND GENERAL.
10 very aptly how dangerops an element. The Agents (Steuara Jardine, Matheson & Secret Societies of this kind are in a coun Co) inform us that the steather Lorne,
try: Writing upon the possibility of the left Singapore for this post on the 17th. Aniser of Kashgar becoming at some fu
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tire day the Emperor of China; the writer
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28.
4
10
An art foles found enclosed in Newspapers or Book Packets (as silk scarves
wellery, de) will be detained..
dudes and more than this, while moderate opium are hard to detect. In China nơi- drinkers abound, moderate smokers of
one is known as an opium-smokor till he in proved to be one beyond all doubt. It is not so with moderate drinkers. In the
sing dhapter Sir Thomas Wade, Sir Rutherford Alsook, Sir Cecil Beadon and several misslottaries, are quoted to proye the demoraliting infiusness of the drug in Chits and elsewhere, and the Chinose thomselves are represented as reserving for opium-smoking & condemnation altogether unanimous, altogether unparalleled.
Mr Turner han something to any dou corning the merchants who were engaged in the Opium trade prior to the war of 1840, but his strongest comments are dis rected against the Opium policy of the Etats India Company. This poltay in summar itsd as ropression and revenue--at home repression, revenue from abroad. At the time the East India Company were dis
oplum in couraging the consumption their own dominions at the very time the Directors were declaring that "If it wore possible to prevent the use of the drug al together, caupt for the purposes of medi
points out that one of the chief rites ate Agents (cars Moyer & Co.) informoine, they would gladly do it in compaulon the meeting of several of the Secret Sots that the steater Hart, from Antwerp cieties that flourish in the far East is loft Singapore for this port yesterday after the anxious gazing into a maginoon (17th).
mirror" in which the brethren are assured
they will ultimately behold the features WE are Informed that the next entertain
of the sovereign who shall set all things mott af the Temperance Hall will take right. This ceremony, adds the writer,
is, it may be presumed, observed in the place on Monday next. The chair will be secret conclaves of the White Lily" taken by the Rev. W. H. Baynes, jud brotherhood, which in Mohammedaust 8,80 p.m. Admission free),
ALFRED LISTER,
Fustmaster General, General Foát Omee, Hougkeng, May 18, 1870,
to mankind"--they were admitting the provveds of export sales into their books, On this and no questions were asked. point Mr Turner writes strongly the tender concern of the Company for their own peo- ple, and their utter indifference to the welfare of the Chinese when a revenue from opium had become possible, are data for a sentence of condemnation which 17 Turner pass on the now duũnot goverts: Ing and trading Corporation.
In 1958 the Company.gare up ite domi