Notices to Consignees.

8. & 0.7

NOTICE.

1 drum) Disinfectants

in diomand 1 cask

SHIPPED BY SAWELL & COWTHEN, JONSIGNEES of the above named Car.

To-day's Advertisements.

DENTAL NOTICE.

Dortly, and would be glad If those R. STOUT into:ds visiting JAPAN who wish to Consult bim professionally would make an appointment for an Early

CONSIGNEUR of Day.

that their goods have been landed and. stored, and are now lying at their risk and expense uninsured against fire, in the Go- downs of the Undersigned,

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, March 29, 1877.

арб

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

8. 8. DJEMNAH,

HOUB FOR CONSULTATION: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No. 1, Alexandra Terrace. Hongkong, April 4, 1877.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

April 4, Albatross, German barque, from Whampoa.

April 4, Fu Yow, Chinese steamer, from

Canton.

April 4, Japan, British steamer, 1865, H. de Smidt, Valoutta March 18, Penang 25, and Singapore 28, Opium and General.

DAYIR. SARBOON, BONS & Co.

NOTICE. CONSIGNEES of Cargo per 3. B. Craig forth and Euphrate, from London, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are belag landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godown, whenos delivery may&Co, be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before 5 o'clock To-DAY, request ing it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after 29th March, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

H. by POVEY, Agent.

Hongkong, March 22, 1877.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

TEITHER Captain FORBES nor the

AGENTS OF OWNERS of the Ame rican Barque "GARIBALDI,” will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS contracted by the Crow.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, February 28, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts,

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Ownere will be_Responsible for any Dell contracted by the Officers or Űrsio of the following Vessela, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour --

ALDEN BESSE, American barque, Captain B. Noyes,Rosario & Co.

MYSTIE BELLE, Amerloan ship, Captain David Plumer-Siemsson & Co.

ROSINA, American 3 m. schooner, Capt. C. W, Habzon,Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Eeno, British barque, Capt. George W. Toter-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

WINDERMERE, British ship, Capt. Mann. *Meyer & Co.

IRIS, Dutch schooner, Captain J. Warter- vald.-Order.

ROSETTA MONELL, American barque, Captain Brown.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

ARGONAUT, British ship, Captain John Anderson-Meyer & Co.

NOW READY.

FENG SHUI or THE RUDIMENT OF NATURAL BOVENOR IN CHINA. By Dr. K. 1. EXTEL One Volume. 8vo. Price, $1.50

BUDDHISM, ITS HISTORY, THEORY AND POPULAR RELIGION, in thres Lectures. By Dr. E. J. EITEL. Second Edition. One Volume, Bro. Price, $1.50.

|

April 4, Argyl, Beitiah steamer, 1371, Baott, Caloutta March 18, Penang 25, Sin- gapore 28, General-JARDINE, MATHESON

April 4, Benarty, British steamer, 1119, J. Potter, Saigon Mar. 29, Rice-AH YON.

April 4, Flintshire, Brit. steamer, 1243, Thomas, Saigon March 29, Rios.-A. MAGG. HEATON.

April 4, May Goodell, American ship, 761, Amos, Newcastle (N.S.W.) Feb. 13, Coal.-ORDER.

April 4, Carisbrooks, British steamer, 896, M. S. Scott, Swato April 3, Ballast. -SOON CHEONG & Co.

DEPARTURES,

Apr. 4, Trio, for Macao,

4. H.M.S. Hornet, for Amoy,

4, Chento, Chinese gunboat, for s

Crnino,

4, Festa, for Swatow, do,

HOME

CLEARED.

Golden Horn, for Bangkok, Palestine, for Bangkok.

St. Joseph, for Keelung.

Allee Mary, for Bangkok, Norad, for Swatow, Louisa, for Haiphong, François I., for Saigon. Fuyers, for Shanghai Windermere, for Iloilo. Echo, for Bangkok. Columbian, for Swatow

PASSENGERS.

ÅBRIVED,

Per Japan, from Calcutta, &c., Mrs E. de Smidt, Major General Sir H. Norman, Rathborne, Lieut. Nicholson, Mr Murray, Major Goff, Capt. Smith, Dr. Smith, Capt. Mrs Kelly, and Professor Vanek and son

Per Argyl, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Scott 278 Chinese deck and 4 natives of India. Per Benarty, from Saigon, 25 Chinere. Per Flintshire, from Saigon, 2 Chinese,

THE CHINA MAIL.

| POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close — MALLS BY THE FRENOU PACKET:—

The

French Contract Packet PEIHO will be despatched from Hong- kong on THURSDAY, the 5th- April with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Salgon, Singapore, Batavis, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suen, and Alexandria,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, da za

Wednesday, April 4:------

5P.M., Money Order Office alosen. Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, April 5-

7 M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

+

10 M., Registry of Lettera cestos. 11.M., Post Office closes excopt for Late

Letters (11.10.x, Letters (but Lettera only). may be posted on payment of a {to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,

until

(11.30., when the Post Office Croses

entiraly. Hongkong, March 22, 1877.

Shipping Intelligence, HOME SHIPPING.

sp5

The following is corrected from the latest London Papers ----

DEPARTURES.

Nov. 17, Elza Shaw, from London to

Shanghal

Nov, 21, America, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong>

Nov. 28, Western Chlot, from London to

Hongkong.

Nov. 28, Madura, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong,

Nov. 28, Hannah Law, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

Nov. 28, New Era, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong,

Dea. 4, Bezolutha, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong

i

Deo. 17, &. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to

Hongkong.

Dec. 17, Carricks, from London to Hong.

kong.

Dec. 19, Channel Queen, from Cardif to

Hongkong,

Deo. 20, Chinaman, from London to Bong

kong

Dec. 22, Sophie, from New York to Hong

kong

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping. Neon-French Mall, leaves for Forts of

Call and Europe

(No. 4292-Arnil 4, 1877.

RIOL Cargoes from Saigon to Chiun, from March 18th to 25th :---

some good results to the country. The be held for which the detained sailors are In the meantime for the lack of outbarat was no doubt, engendered, wanted. Miscellaneous,

despite what is said to the contrary, by the the necessary suretion, they are in

Alcatraz." Claims against the Lima minst be sent in recent sweeping measures and changes

to the Agents before Noon.

introduced by the Government, es- pecially those touching the pockets of the upper class-measures which the semi-independent and proud Satsuma For Hongkong March 13, Cyphrenes, clan, trained to arms, and living in a 36,700 picule, Ningpo, 23,000 plouls, and 5 p.m.-Golden Horn leaves for Bangkok. country almost inaccessible to an enemy, Ocean, 26,800 picuis; 15, Frangos 1er., could hardly be expected to accept with- 23,000 piouls; 10, Montgomeryshire, 32,000 picule, Yangtze, 20,00 plcuin, Jeddah, out some show of resistance. The Gov-26,000 plouis; 17, Chinklang, 22,000 plouls; ernment has been urged to end the 18, Djemaah, 6 829 picals; 19, Colambisa, struggle by a compromise with the in- 22,800 piouls, Tientsin, 20,600 picula, and Burgents. If the permanent welfare of Namon, 22,600 pieuls; 22, Olympia, 18,000 the country in to be secured, the pionls; 23, Zamboanga, 16,000 piculs; 24, Government will, we think, do wise Golden Horn, 82,0.0. piculs; 25 Mecca, ly, in its negotiations with the rebels, brooke, 23,500 picule; 31, Chesng-hook-

21,000 plouts For Swatow:-16, Carrie to use every effort to bring them to Liang, 10,000 pleals. For Amoy 19, exactly the same. position in regard Ferntower, 22,600 piouls. to itself as that held by the other alane in the Empire. A semi-independ Tax Diario of Manila publishes the follow-

THE

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Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥品

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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

Druggists' Sundrier, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOS Patent MEDIGINER MANUFACTUREES

OF

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et 7.26 p.in.

DEATH.

At Calcutta, on the 10th March, of Heat Apoplexy, CLEMENT SMALE, B., Solleitor Bombay, second surviving Son of the Hon. Bir John Smale, Chief Justice of Hongkong, aged 30.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1877.

amusing

eut clan must be a constant source of trouble and danger in any country. One ing sketch of artillery practice at Labuan, two of our Yokohama' contemporaries which, but for the accident, would be highly appear to be still inclined to believe in the truth of the confessions of the police

To-day we received another letter froin agents and others who alleged they were Labuan dated the 22nd instant in which the eniployed by high Government officials following statements are made: The to assassinate General Saigo. We notice, American man of war Tenessee arrived here however, it is reported that one of these at noon on the 19th. To-day she maluted agents has now asserted that the rebels the fort with 21 guns. Immediately an effort was made to reply to hor with two wrung the confession from him by tor-wretched cannon, which are all the artillery ture at Kagoshima.

here. There are no artillerymen, but there are policemen who do duty as such. They tried to make the discharges sa rapidly an the man of war without putting the sponge THE telegrams from the Indian papers Into the cannon before introducing the car which we publish elsewhere throw a little tridge Into the bore, by loading them as it The publleation of this issue commenced light on the Reuter we published last they were muskets which is the only method they had been accustomed to, so that, after night stating that England had signed a protocol between the Powers on the disfiring 6 shots, 3 from each cannon, on in- tinot condition that Russia would de-acting as artilleryman was blown into the troducing the 4th charge, the policeman mobolise her army. It seems that this air, because he did not know even how to protocol is an agreement on the part of load, he having placed his whole body in the Fowers to urge upon Turkey the front of the cannon's menth instead of acceptance of the original programme using only one of his arms. The sainte presented at the Conference a very was stopped for several minutes. After proper step to take, we should say, after wards it was continued at intervals of two minutes between the discharges until 14 all the palaver and bother attending that shots had been fired, when orders were memorable assemblage at the Turkish given to stop, and no longer continue frə Capital. England has apparently signed ing lest a fresh scoldent should happen the protocol on Russia giving a pledge with improvised artillerymon who did not to demobolise her army, and after certain know their duties. I cannot say who or amendments had been introduced into dered the saluting to be stopped, whether the document for freeing the action of it was the American Vice-Admiral, or the Governor of this island. Neither can I We are very sorry to have to complain the British Government in the future, say whether the wounded, man who acted so much in regard to the perform-A protocol, we may add, is merely a as alleryman has died or not, as he was anses of Mr Router's agency, but we document serving as a preliminary to, or taker to hospital severely wounded. To really must bring them to task over opening of, any diplomatic transaction; day there anchored in this port the Frensi

On Saturday in foot, a draft treaty or agreement.

barque Chateaubriand from Saigon with a one more little matter. week we inserted a telegram, dated

cargo of rice and salt. London, March 22nd, stating "The separate command in the Straits and China is to be abolished." In a copy of the Singapore Daily Times received this morning we find a telegram, dated Lon don, March 21st, stating "The idea of A REUTER'S Telegram dated London, 15th making the Straits and China separate March, and which appears in the Indian commands has been abandoned," Now papers, states "Sir Louis Mallet, Sir what can be the meaning of this Taken Arthur Kennedy, and Mr Mulholland have by itself the telegram dated the 21st is been appointed Special Commissioners to intelligible enough. It simply means that it had been proposed to have an independent command at Singapore and another at Hongkong, instead of both the commands continuing to be united in one as they are at present, in the hands of General Colborne; but this proposal had been abandoned at the date of the mission as this, especially just now, when telegram, namely the 21st March. This be has just assumed his new appointment. being so, what is meant by the other telegram, dated from London one day 8, 1, 0. M. gun-veinel Chi Ngen, Capt later, stating that the separate command Yip Foo, brought here some 28 Chinese in the Straits and China is to be abolish naval cadets en route to Europe for educs- Feb. 1, Robert Henderson, from Buryported? The latter telegram, read any way; tion. They are to be placed in the Naval must be a ludicrous blunder, and how to Hongkong.

any one could succeed in so perfectly Colleges in France and England, muddling matters passes our comprehen- Giquel takes charge of them and will place The Chinese If the first telegram be read them as he thinks best. sion. without any reference whatever to the Government means really to improve its second, we think the community here navy and will spare no expense, as we hear will get a correct idea of the Botual

it has estimated that the present movement position of affairs,

will absorb something like $100,000 a year, and has remitted that sum of money to The cadets will leave by the THE news brought by the mail from Europe. Japan terids to confirm the telegraphic French Mail to-morrow. It had been con- advices that have been received of the templated to send them in the Chinese termination of the rebellion. The rebels frigate Fang Woo, but, the departure of had apparently suffered a succession of Capt. Luzmore, R.N., from the Chinese reverses; had been driven from some porvice 'necessitated a change in the plan, is frea and unlimited, under a vertain fixed of their strongest positions, and were

Dec. 28, Ino, from Greenock to Swatow. Dec. 28, John Nicholson, from New York

to Shanghal.

Dec. 27, Undine, from London to Shanghai. Per Carisbrooke, from Swatow, 679 Chi- Dec. 28, Ulysses (str.), from Liverpool to Sharghal, (leaves S'pore, &rd proximo.) Ded. 29, Canaan, from Cardiff to Hoag

besoi

DEPARTED. For Feast, for Swatow, &c., 4 Europeans and 100 Obineto.

TO DEPART. Per Norna, for Swatow, 200 Chinese. Per Louisa, for Haiphong, 20 Chinese. Per Frangois F., for Salgon, 60 Chinese. Per Fugew, for Shangbai, 162 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Japan reports: After leaving Slugapore experienced mo- derate N.E. monsoon and fine weather.

The British steamer Argyll reports: Fresh head winds and ses throughout the

passage.

The British steamer Benarty reports: Moderate N.E. winds throughout the passage.

The British steamer Flintshire reporta:

kong

Jan. 4, 0. R. Biskop, from London to

Hongkong.

Jan. 11, Windhover, from London to

Shanghai.

Jan. 12, Woodhall, from Hamburg to Hong

kong

Jan. 12, Hope, from London to Hongkong Jan. 16, Gryfe, from Cardiff to Hongkong. Jan. 18, Batavia, from Hamburg to Hong.

kong.

Jan. 31, Forward Ho, from London to

Shanghal.

Feb. 2, Polynesta, from Cardiff to Hong

kong.

Strong S.E. winds from Cape St. James to Feb. B, Carrizal, from Cardiff to Hongkong Orders will be received by Messrs Lane, Cape Padaran, thence to port moderate Feb. 8, Daphne, from London to Hong

Crawford & Co.

Hongkong, July 31, 1873.

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

NY CLAIMS against the German A Barque "LIMA" must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon TO- MORROW, the 8th Instant, or they will not be recognized.

MELCHERS & 05., Agenta.

Hongkong, April 4, 1877.

FOR BANGKOK,

apo

The Steamship

"GOLDEN HORN," Capt. G. ALTON, will be de-

spatched for the above Port

on THURSDAY, the 8th Instant, at 5 pām.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

Wx. PUSTAV & 06.,-

Aginta,

upi

Hongkong, April 4, 1877. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

1188 6, 8, Japan, Captain #. ba BRIT, having arrived from the above Porte, Candigaces of Cargo by her are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees" | sink and expense.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.;

Agents, Hongkong, April 4, 1877.

spil.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

mas 8. Argyll having arrived from

the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo

Ars hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Underl alyned, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,

Cargo lapsding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consigneer' risk and expense,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Ü.. Bergkong, April 4, 1877.

apli

monsoon and fine weather.

The American ship May Goodell reporta: Light variable winds and fine weather.

The British steamer Carisbrooke reports: Fine weather throughout the passage.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close- For KIUNGOHOW.

Per WASHI, at 4.30 p.m. Tomorrow,

the 5th inst.

For BANGKOK. ---

Per GOLDEN HORN, ai 4.30 p.m. To

morrow, the 5th inst, instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW.-

Per NORNA, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

oth inst,

For BANGKOK-

Por RAJANATTIANUHAR, at 8 pm,

on Friday, the 6th inst

For HAIPHONG,

Per Barque. BREMA, at 9.30 p.m., on

Wednesday, the 11th inst.

MAILS BY THE ExeLisa PACKEZ --- The English Contract Packet KHIVA, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &o, on THURSDAY, the 19th Instant.

The following will be the hour of dioding

the Mails, 26. 2-- Wednesday, 11th Instant.-

5 r. M., Money Order Office closea.

6. P.M., Post Office slozes except the NIGHT

Box, which reinates open all night, Thursday, 18th Instant

7.M., Post Office opens fut cale of Stamps-Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10 A., Post Office alones except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters censCE. (10.18 A., Letters may be posted with LATE FUS of 18 cents extra Postage till 11.) when the Post Ofles CLOSES

entirely.

to

to

(11,80 AM, Letters (but Letters only addressed to the United Kingdom Fia Brindisi or to Singapore, may be ported on board the Pasket with Late Fee of 48 vents extra postage 11.50 .., when the Mail le dnally

cloped Hongkong, April 9, 1877.

Apta

kong, Feb. 12, Leading Wind, from Antwerp to

Hongkong,

Feb, 1, Bertha (str.), from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

Feb. 16, Glaucus (str.), from Liverpool to Shanghai, (left Singapors, 28th March.)

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS At London.-Steamers via Buez Canal Argentino. Flour Castle, Beindia

Candia. Glenoarn.

Salling Procele.

Belted Will Penrith. Euld.

Onaka.

Kalsow.

Sir Lancelot. City of Aberdeen. Antwerp. Scindia. Commissary.

At Liverpool. Anchises (atr.) Lord Macaulay. --C. W. Coohrane.

At Glasgow. Gleneagles (str.). Inle of Erin.

General Memoranda.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

negotiate a new Treaty of Commerce be. tween France and England." We are afraid there is some blunder in the names, because it is scarcely likely Sir Arthur Kennedy would be entrusted with such

a

Mr

then concentrated within a small area Capt., Laxmore, by the way, resigned in the vicinity of Saigo's head-quarters, in consequence of some disagreement be Our Yokohama contemporaries seemed tween himself and the Chinese admiral on to be expecting news of some decisive board the Yang Woo, although the tam event at the time of the departure of the of his service bad not expized according to mail: The rebels appeared to have been

badly beaten at Tawarasaks on the 18th contract, The Chinese Government never- ultimo, when they fled to the important theless compensated him with a sum of strategic post of Uyeki, which is but a money equivalent to his full salary for the short distance in a north-easterly di- unexpired period. We may mention that rection from the castle of Kumamoto, Capt. Yip Foo was a student in St. Paul's held by the Imperial troops. From

Tan Penang Gazette says that Sir Thomas Bldgreates will not return to the Straits and that Mr. Phillippo has been, or will be, offered the post of Chief Justice.

THE military correspondent of the Bombay Russia's plans and Turkey's unpreparedness. Gazette prediots war in April. He describes He asserts that England will support Turkey with a fet and 30,000 troops under Lørd but it is exceedingly improbable. Napier of Magdala. All this may be true,

In the House of Commons on the 16th Feb ruary, according to the Daily News, "the CHANCELLOR of the EXOREQUES, in reply to Mr. GOLDSMID, said it had not been consequence of the escape of Fenian convicts deemed expedient to take any action in from Western Australle in the American ship Catalpa, beyond a strict inquiry into, and a rovision of, the local arrangements under which the pourred." (Hisar, hear of the convicte

a

THE opium dealers of Bengal, says the Englishman, are alarmed at the superahund- ant quantity of the opium orop Sixty five thousand chests, Bengal drug, weft many factured by Government last year, of which only forty-eight thousand chests are to be sold during the year, and there will thus be large surplus to add to the reserve stook. The prospects of the crop this season, are equally favourable. Now, as opium will not keep, and the price is regulated by the supply, the dealers are anxious to know the intentions of Government with regard to the reservestock, which will be more than equalto the quantity annually offered for sale. Dealers in Bengal opium are in a peculiar position. The drag is a strict Government monopoly, as to growth and sale, whereas the cultivation. of Malwa opium on the Western side of India duty. In addition, Bengal oplam dealers. have to contend against competition in China. from dealers in Malwa, and ales from Chinese grown opium. Malwa is said to be supereeding Bengal opium almost entirely in the northern ports of China, where there is the largest demand for the drug.

Folice Intelligenes. (Before James Russell, Erg) April 4, 1877.

MISDRIEVOUSLY DRUNEJ John Preston, a seaman unemployed, was charged with being drunk st Holly. When a Blatriot watchman

went to him to quiet him, he gave him a black eye, Flued $2

Uyaki they also had to retire after some College, as well as the Central School, Bevere fighting, and, according to the whither he went to complete his education Farda, April 6;--

latest mall advices, they were resisting when the College was broken up during wood Road. Noon,-General Weekly Sale by Mears the advance of the Imperial troops within Bishop Alford's term of office. He was one

Lane, Crawford & Do,

three miles of the Castle. The rumours of the first batch of boys selected by Capt. of the surrender of the latter strong. SATURDAY, April 7:----

3pm-Furniture Sale, at No. 11, Old

Bailey Street

at

p.m. Sale of Japanese Curios, &o,

Mr J. M. Armstrong's Sale Room. San Lorenko Leaves for Manila on

about this date.

or

Sunday, April 8 1

hold, by the way, appear to have been Swainson from this place for tuition in the unfounded. There is every reason to Foochow Arenal. Capt. Yip Foo has risen believe that it was defended by the to the rank of Commander in the servire, troops until the alege was raised an and his present strand is twofold, as he is event which probably took place soon

to convey the family of the Viceroy of after the rebel reverse at Uyski. Some Fokien up to Foochow on his return trip, fighting had also taken place at one of two other points of the rebel positions,

QUWING AND WOUNDING, Yuen Anbing, a marine hawker, was

carrier. The complainant and defendant charged with cutting and wounding a water were last year brought up for fighting and both were held to a rule of ball for two months. The boxplainant obtained bis balls but the defendant remained in duranos vile for the period. After he came out of yesterday with a sword and stabbed the complainants It appeared that there had been some old grudge between the two and woman was at the bottom of it Th defendant was sent to 6 montba hard labour, and to be bound over in 880 for months to keep the peace, in deïsujt to be recommended for deportationi

Daylight-Tanian leaves for Coast Ports and General Kurodo was reported to be It would seem from the following extract gaol, he went to the complainant's house-

and Formosa THURSDAY, Aptil 12

Non-English Mail leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe,” 2 p.di. Sale of Ground, at Queen's

-Hosd Bart.

SATURDAY, April 14:----

executing an important flanking move from the San Francisco Morning Call of the ment with a force of four thousand men 27th January that some hopes are still movement which it was believed entertained across the Pacific of bringing would lead to some resulta of consider. able moment. This then was the state the U: Q. Whitmore offenders to trial The of affairs as represented by the last mail Call is not very correct in its particulars, vices. Perhaps the most important but still the meaning is plain enough !--

Ten seamen, who once belonged to the 8 p-American Mall leaves los Yoko-facte are that the army had evinced a

A LIGHT-SINGEEED GENTLEMAN, hana and San Francisco.

good disposition to fight, while the navy bark 0. 0. Whitmore, have been held at

Wong Afook was caught in the not o had at least ofhibited no open signs of this port in $500 ball, awaiting an opportu disaffection, and had, indeed, co-operat bity to testify against the officers of that stealing front on board the French steamer Teris leaves for Manila on es about this ed with the army on one or two vessel for causing the death of a seaman on Felito. He was seen to go into the ong!

date:

occasions in the operations against board while on a voyage from Bath, Maine, neer's cabin, but he manipulated the doo to Hongkong, Theas seamen, sent over rather slumsily so that the cooppant of a the insurgents. The insurrection had by the United States Consul at Hongkong, adjoining cabin was disturbed and wa TUESDAY, MAY 1-

also shown no signs of spreading. On were to be witnesses, but as the vessel is faduced thereby to amarge from bila room the whole it is to be hoped and believed mot bere and the officers are on beard, it to He saw the defendant leave with a blanke that the rebellion will not be without somewhat problematical when the trial will which had wrapped up in it a silver warna

FRIDAY, Apell 50:-

$ --Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohams and San

No. 4292-APRIL 4, 1877.)

Six months' hard labour and to be-exposed in the stocks for two hours.

LARCENY.

Wong Ason, a billiard marker at the United Club, was charged on auspicion of stealing a pair of allver bangles and other ornaments from a fellow servant. The things were traced to a pawn shop, but the pledger could not be identified. The case was remanded till the 6th,

BAD MOSEY..

Ching Awan, a money charger at Yow- mah-toe, was brought up with having in his From in possession several bad coins, formation received, Inspector Cameron went to search the defendant's shop and found therein $4 together with other coins. A man These dollars were spurious, named Kwan Alaf stated that the defend- He ant came to change $13 for cash. discovered two of the dollars were bad and returned them to the defendant. Subse- quently he tendered the other eleven to a pig lan, but they were refused. He then spoke to the defendant, but the latter denied that the coins were those he had paid. The complainant challenged him to take an oath before the Joss. The defendant agreed to this but told the complainant to meet him at the market there. The com-

THE CHINA MAIL.

Miscellaneous.

Madras, Mar. 14-The expenditure up! will probably be ready to commence work to- { sold at $6.40 each by last accounts. We but somewhat smaller, and in no sense where! Suddenly there came a flash

are sorry to see householders disappointed stronger, may be classed with those. This light from a passing lamp (a glimmer of last vessel, the Prince Pojarsky, is the only, hope to me) and I realised my position. I in their hopes. to date on the Madras famino amounts tomorrow (March 27th).

Work, which had been for some time sus-

On the 6th March the Comercio adds or almost the only ironclad that Russia was was standing on the back of a performing able to send to Bosika Bay when the elephant placed under the hay-loft into one million and a-half sterling. The de- creamo on relief works causes the enforce pended in the Takashima coal mine owing to ment of task works and a reduction of the fire there, was resumed a few days ago, The consignment of petroleum lately re- wages. Owing to the prevalence of cholera, and three hundred tons of coal are got out veived has had but little effect on prices. British fleet had assembled there. All the which I had wandered, and from which, but was my "Queer Sensation". L. Tools Sir R. Temple and the Madras Government daily. It is expected that, within a fort. By retall it is sold at two reals per bottle, above vessels, with the last named excep. for that gentle creature, I must have fallen

a very promale article, but much cheaper of them would, no doubt, be more have been in conference regarding the night, an output of six hundred tona a day. Many shops which made use of the sold tion, are in the Baltic, and will probably some fifteen or twenty feet into the open area

or lesa valuable for defensive purposes, in the Era Almanac. now. This is what we are coming to. reduced wage ration: the matter awaits the average quantity before the fire, will be oll have returned to that from the cocoanut remain there for ever; for, although many below-probably never to rise again. That

The Mai-nichi Shinbun asserts that, two

The same paper writes on the 9th March they cannot be considered fit for operating further consideration by the Governor's attained. Counoll. Sir R. Temple visited the Red Hilla yesterday, where two deaths from starvation had occurred by the road-side or three days before the insurgents overtly on the same subject:It had been hoped at any great distance from Cronstadt, took arms against the government, the agent that by the Butuan several consignments There remain of Russian ironclads but six,

Ar the morning service of the Tabernacle one day previously,

of the Mitsui Bank in Kagoshima was ro- of this oil would have arrived, but not a among which are the Peter the Great and

case has come The price at Hongkong was the two circular ironclads, of noither of lately, Mr Spurgeon said the soatholders Neither would observe that the tickets of the new quested to call at the Kencho. He did so,

upon, inasmuch as they are bat partially they were not available for a certain oven. and was politely informed by the authorities $5.50 per case, without hopes of a fall, which need I say more hore. of the projected rising and advised to deposit because at that place also there had been indeed, need the remaining thros be dwelt quarter had a notice printed on them that all the money then in his bank with the no fresh consignments, Koncho, for safe keeping against the in-The Diarie of the 6th March states that armored vessels, having a belt of armor only ing. The reason of this was that he was every quarter for the futuro. That one surgents. The agent acted on the sug- notwithstanding 1,000 cases of petroleum and being designed as cruising vessels, determined to have one service of his own. gestion, and immediately sent 500,000 yen had been brought to Manila by the Emer carrying, therefore, a large spread of in coin to the Kenoho authorities, who handed alda, the price of it continued then to be canvass. Of these vessels only one, the service would be for those who were not in here ten dollars a case, with a prospect of General Admiral has reached approximate the habit of attending at the Tabernacle, Let them on that financial statement -

of 1875-76: Revenue it all over to Saigo! Accounts

Edinburgh and the Mineen may, however, stay away from it. The Choya Shinbun publishes the following a speedy rise to twelve dollars should no completion; the other two, the Duke of and he hoped all the seatholders would sterling Expenditure

be finished in the course of next year.

occasion go elsewhere, and if they got £ 52, 615, 789

ou regulations for the guidance of newspapers fresh consignments arriva.

more good at any other place, let them £55,117,536. Including £595,779 famine relief and £4,270,629 on public during the continuance of the insurrection:- works, there was an extraordinary defidt of £2,601,747, but a surplus, excluding public works extraordinary, not en account of the famine, of £1,668,682.°

At Sir Jung Babadur's cremation, his three wives were burned with his body Jung's death was very sudden; it took place after bathing, while at his devotions.

Calcutta, Mar. 16.-A meeting of the Viceroy's Council was held to day. The following is an abstract of Sir J. Strachey's

The proprietors of newspapers are warned following things:- that they must not publish any of the

received from the South.

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pear. A general talk occurred among the of £6,078,300; excluding public works march or counter-march of any section of letters addressed to a Liverpool paper by that sen belonging to various countries,

plainant went in accordance with this ap- pointment, but the defendant failed to ap people in the market, and the matter came to the ears of the faepeator. Hence the arrest. The defendant was remanded till

the 6th instant."

CORRESPONDENCE.

CANTON SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE SHANTUNG FAMINE FUND.

To the Editor of the "CHINA Matt,"

Regular Estimates for 1876-77-Revenue £51,206,700; expenditure £67,286,000. Including £3,800,000 for public works, there is estimated su extraordinary deficit extraordinary, £2,278,500. The estimated cost of the famine, including the loss of

including revenue, is £3,100,000. Surplus on the ordinary account, £621,800.

I think it will be seen from the foregoing summary that the pretensions of Russia in THE GREAT SILVER QUESTION. By last mail from home we (Siraits naval sense are modest indeed. I do not continue to go to it. As there were some on the ticket, so that the seatholders might Times) received a pamphlet upon the great hesitate to say that, so far from having persons who would grumble at any mortal 1. The name of the sender of any telegram silver question, and we understand that evinced any great ambition in this direction thing, ho bad had the notification printed they paid their money might know what coptes of it have been sent to the Singapore of late years, Russin has allowed herself to

was what. very considerable ironclad squadrons in

THE Prince Imperial of France is now of 2. Tho appointed date of an attack con- and other Chambers of Commerce the fall far behind the position she ought to see that it was in the contrast, and when templated by the Imperial troops, or of East for distribution. It consists of three ocupy oven in the Baltic. There are Mr. Samuel Smith, President of the 3. The strength of the Imperialists or Incorporated Chamber of Commerce of and Russia has done almost nothing of average height and well-looking; his teeth them. Her efforts at ironclad construction of the Empress, while the remainder of his the army. insurgents; and the arms, ammunition or Liverpool, the first two discussing whether lato years in the way of competing with are extremely fine, and his mouth like that famine, accoutrements in the possession of either the bi-metallic system of currency advocat have for several years past been limited face resembles his father's. His daily.

ed by Mr Cernuschi and other French writers party. Budget Estimates of 1877-78:-Revenue 4. The names of Imperial officers who is practicable and desirable, and maintain-solely to the three oruising partly armored labor is something extraordinary for one of ing that it is both, and the last answering frigates, and to the Peter the Great and the his age. Rising at daybreak, he sots apart £52,192,700; Expenditure £56,442,400.

free-trade objestions to the system. Mr two circular ironolads. I must repeat now all the morning for study. His professors Including public works extraordinary may be killed or wounded. £3,628,000, there is a deficit of £4,249,700,-Notwithstanding the information may be Smith asserts that the real cause of the fall what I have said before-viz; that in the are English, residing in London. He is which is reduced to £621,700 by exaluding received by telegram or post, or from the in silver was neither the increased produc- construction of all these vessels Russia has now at an age to be admitted to Oxford, tion, nor the diminished demand for India, evinced a laudable desire to make such but it was preferred that he should study extraordinary works. The estimated cost best and most trustworthy sources.

and has exhibited great originality and education. After lunch the Prince rides of the famine is £2,150,000, making a total

In consequence of the attendance of but nor any other alleged reason, but the vessels as she does balld worthy of herself, at Chiselhurst the higher branches of of £5,250,000 in the two years. There is a few members, the meeting appointed to be demonetisation policy forced upon Europe force of mind. I believe the Peter the Great out; he has three saddle-horses, and among eurplus on the ordinary account, excluding held at the Chamber of Commerge to-day by Germany since the Franco-German war and the two circular ships to be very power them Heros, the well-known sorrel of the

(March 22nd) to discuss the important For three quarters of a century prior to the famino, of 4928,300,

The net amount burrowed in 1876-77 was resolution, "that it is desirable there should that event, France coined gold and silver ful vessels indeed, in proportion to their Emperor. Two or three times a week he as examples of naval construction. But s practices at home with Count Bassano. £3,724,000; proposed loans in 1877-78 be in this port a silver currency among to an unlimited extent and made them both cust; not their cost as swelled by fity goes to London to take lessons in fencing, amount to £6,500,000, including a sum of foreign merchants which shall circulate in fall legal tender at the fixed ratio of 1 of extraneous causes, but their legitimate cost which is his great amusement; he also £260,000 from Maharajah - Seindbin for the interior of the country" was adjourned gold to 16 of silver. This ratio practically country may desire to distinguish itself in Without being attached to the British Of the remaining sine die. This is much to be regretted; the obtained all over the world, and the business special designs without being supposed to Army, he occasionally takes part in the of his Woolwich comrades belong; it is a £6,250,000, Government propose to raise resolution intended to be discussed is one of of the world was, roughly speaking, enter into ambitious European competi: drill of a battery of artillery, to which some I HAD an instance of Mr. Ireland's deter £2,500,000 in India. The Government is not considerable interest to a community essen-transacted half in gold and balf in silver or tions, and he must, I think, have either an finds a menace to Constantinople or to authorized to pledge the Secretary of State tially mercantile, but we are not without paper founded on them. This ratio, as as to loans in England, but will recommend hope that, failing the possibility of securing matter of fact, was not disturbed by the evil mind or a diseased imagination who fete for them when he goes to Aldershot. him to ask Parliament for power to borrow toient attendance for the purposes of sudden increase in the yield of gold, from Europe in the construction, over a course mination (says " Atticus" in the Melbourne knew it, Counsel on the other side (I be £3,750,000 in England.

Special measures for meeting the famine verbal disoussion, the matter may be brought | six to thirty millions sterling annually,

in 1848-60, nor would it have been affected one powerful ship in the North and two the other day, He had a bad case, and he mode in which Japanese coin is disposed of,

I should like to conclude this letter, if lieve Mr. J. D. Wood) was arguing a law prominently forward in the of years, by the great Empire of Russia, of Leader) to win his cause anyhow given me and the blind dependence of merchants upon by the increased production of silver of late small ones in the South. the banks, seriously prejudios the freedom years, from ten millions sterling annually

the but he admitted he couldn't say where the imposed upon Russia with regard with which trade ought to be conducted in a to sixteen millions, had not France been you will allow me, by saying that, in my point, and stated his recollection of a case on market distinguishable for the spirit of keen compelled in self-defence to stop coining opinion, the prohibition which Europe has all points agreeing with that before his Honor, competition among foreigners, and it is emi- on the old ratio, owing to Germany repassage of the Bosphorus, and which has ease was reported, although he had been nently desirable that a new coin of account solving to demonetise silver and adopt gold driven her at a oritical time to freeze up in looking for it in the Supreme Court Library as its sole standard. The trae remedy for the Baltic the only powerful sea-going ship During the argument Mr. Ireland looked should be adopted.

the fall in silver,. and the sure way to which she possesses is an element of the from bench to bar with pleasant impassive- whole world, which will render impossible establish a stable monetary system for the Eastern question which it is idle to disreness. He won, of course, and then he let such sudden and violent Suctuations as gard. Prince Gertohakoff may write what the eat out of the bag. No wonder you have been witnessed of late, is for all he pleases, and may declare again as be has couldn't find that case, I was sitting on the nations, or three or four of them, to retain recently declared, that the presence of book it is in. Dropped on it by chance this both gold and silver as full legal tender Turkey on the Bosphorgs is a thing quite morning. Knew it would settle me if you common sanee will believe that Russia can way." The other side urged that this was ever be contented in the East until she is not quite fair, but Mr. Iroland admitted that money at fixed relative ratio of value pleasant in itself to Russit, but no man of got hold of it, so I just kept it out of the

to him.... This is quite possible, but can only be done

Canton, April 9, 1877. SIR-I have read your editorial in to- day's issue on "the Chinese in Hongkong. and the Shantung Famine fund." There are saveral errors in that portion of it which refars to our collection hero. I do not propose to point them out seriatim but I the Gwalior railway. ask you to publish this letter, and if your article has been translated, give the sub- stance of it in your Chinese issue, that the public may be aware of the following facts :-

1st, The name which stands on our list for the largest subscription is that of the Governor-General: one letter was written him on the subject, and he sent an early reply and a remittance of dollars,

And; He was not the official who said he would see what could be done." 3rd, Several other officials contributed readily.

4th, One only declined to subscribe, and he did so on the very reasonable grounds that he had already subscribed in kind. I have the very best means of knowing that during the past few days he sent nearly three thousand dollars' worth of grain to the North,

5tb, Qaite three-fourths of the entire sum collected here has been contributed by Chinese. They have subscribed most liber ally in some instances.

bona fides: but for personal reasons I pre fer merely to subscribe myself

ONE WHO KNOWS.

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Straits Times.)

arrived here on his special mission..

the abolition of the inland customs line and Bugar duties, and the equalization and reduction of the salt duties The Govern ment pledges itself to abolish import duties on cotton goods with the least possible delay. All measures for fiscal relief are postponed this year on account of the Famine. The Financial position of the Empire is considered satisfactory, and the future promising.

The British barque Forget-me-not left this afternoon (March 22nd) for Shinagawa, to load rice for Amoy.

NAGASAKI,

The Straits. (Singapore Daily Times.)

However,

vowing Rising

Aden, Marel 15-The Pera, with the

At the meeting of the Legislative Council outward mails of 2ad instant, sailed hence for Bombay at 3 o'clock ths afternoon. yesterday afternoon, (March 23rd), the The Peshawar, for Galle and Calcutta, Chinese Immigrants, Crimping and Depor. sailed at 3 ia the afternoon today. Due tation Bills were read a third time and therefore at Galle on Saturday next, the 24th.-ED. CO.]

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The estimated Bills from India, 1877-78, are taken at 18,850,000 rupees. The prosent intention of the Secretary of State is to sell

At 8.80a.m. on Monday, a skirmish took Bills for 26 lakhs weekly during April and May.

The estimated balances to the credit of place at No. 2 Hatoba, between Chinsmen Government at the end of 1876-77 are belonging to the frigate Ho Yan and Japa.

"BERKELEY, Sept. 1869-Gentlemen, I outter quickly and ran into a cargo boat Mr Smith considers that a more proper her own ports.

feel it a duty I owe to you to express my I send you herein my card as evidence of 11,539,700 rupecs; at the end of 1877-78,nese cooles. The former were rowing their by international agreement and legislation as free as other Powers to have access to that view of the matter had never occurred gratitude for the great benefit I have de 12,600,000 rupees.

Constantinople, March 16.-The Porte bas which had been anchored a short distance subject for international agreement coeld

A QUEER SENSATION, rejected the conditions of pence proposed off. Two oars were broken, and thinking not be conceived, and the object of his

Have you ever been in an earthquake?rived by taking 'Norton's Camomile Pills. by Montenegro, which comprise the cession the cutter was sinking the crew jumped pamphlet is to help to bring about an into the cargo boat and got ashore. The International Monetary Conference to con-

Then, alas you do not know the applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley, of territory and a seaport on the Adriatio

London, March 15.-General Ignatieff owner of the latter was not sparing of his sider the question. Mr Smith advocates

It is generally denunciations, and he, together with three legislation in the matter because, although No has arrived from Paris.

the precious metale in relation to other this terrestial globe and taking the globe stomach, from which I suffered excrucis- nearly every remedy prescribed, but with reported that England has accepted the other Japanese, so jeeringly annoyed the the law cannot fix the purchasing power of sensation of gliding along the surface of for the above-named Pills, for wind in the

Celestials that they resented. Paris, March General Ignatieff has principle of the protocol presented by before many blows were struck on either commodities, yet it can prevent fluctuations with you. But I had a sensation once to ting pain for a length of time, having tried

Russia, but with the introduction of certain

ratio. Stability of value is one of the most more agreeable than a rapid descent through was quite restored to my usual state of The discharged French soldiers who-haveamondmenta, by which phrases which bind side, the police interfered and induced thein value, as between gold and silver, by which even this was nothing. I am coming out deriving any benefit at all. After

a stage trap into the "Enchanted Cavern rejoined their families in Alsaceaud Lorraine our future action are arolded.-In the Chinese to retreat to their outter which making them both legal tender at a definite to it, presently. I have known many things taking two bottles of your valuable pills, I benefit of those who may thus be afflicted. They left for their ship

But do not imagine that I refer to any legal tender at a fixed relative ratio, a

-I am, Sir, yours truly, HENEY AKJPASS, have been ordered by the German Govern-House of Commons, Lord Hamiltor, had in the meantime been secured alongnecessary qualities of money, and it is solf

-To the Proprietors of NORTON'S CAMO ment to leave those provinces, unless they replying to a question, said that the treaty side,

concluded with Khelat was a revival of the vengeance against all Japanese. evident that, with gold and silver both (of cords, pulleys, and shirt sleeves) below! health. Please give this publicity for the

monetary system has a more stable base thing of that kind. Certainly not

MILE PILLS."au/19/77. renounce their rationality.

than if each metal is allowed to fluctante coming to it, presently. Going up in a London, March 10-Adespatch from the treaty concluded with that country in Sun and Nagosaki Express.

separately. Mr Smith enumerates, as ad- balloon may be a pleasant experience; bat Porte has been received by Mururus Pacha 1854 but adapted to present circumstances

vantages from the adoption of a bi-metallic how. about coming down again, with an the Turkish Ambassador in London, which An aggressive policy, be said, was not

system and the international recognition escape of gas, and the ballast all expended? details the reforms to be brought forward in intended. Parliament, which meets on the 12th instant.

of a fixed ratio of value between gold and And yet my sensation was far more terrific. I am coming to it, presently. A friend of silver, firat, it would facilitate transactions Col. Valentine Baker has been instructed to organise a mixed corps of gendarmes for

between countries using a gold and countries mine, who boasts that he never stope an

service in Turkey.

London, March 12.--Count Schouvaloff has returned to London from Paris, after

using a silver standard, by reducing their omnibus to get out, and who consequently passed. The Hon'ble W. H. Read pro. money, as it ware, to a common deno- always alights on his back, must be tho- posed that the Chinese Immigrants Bill be minator; secondly, it would be a gain to roughly used to that sensation by this time, having a spectal interview with General Ignatieff, and brings fresh proposals for

London, March 17-In the House of read that day six months and again pointed the cause of honesty and fairplay as be and I hope he likes it. Not that it is any. collective action of the Powers in obtaining the socaptance by the Porte of the original Commons last night, Sir Stafford Northcote, out the difficulties as well as the dangers tween man and man. Honest investors in thing like mine. I am coming to it pre- programme presented at the Conference, replying to the Marquis of Hartington, said of bringing the Bill into operation. The national debts, loans, railways, &c., would sently. Bat first let me remark that the

QUICKSILVER, Constantinople, March 12-Montenegro that the report that England had accepted Hon'ble J. R. MacArthur seconded the not be robbed as they are at present by the philosophy of dreams is but imperfectly persists in her demands for the cession of the principle of the Russian protocol, but motion and the Attorney-General replied. divorce of gold and silver from each other understood. I wish some great mind would using silver money will be ultimately all Daily Life." I don't think I should attend, territory and the seaport, before signing with certain amendments, was true, and The motion however met with no other as to their relative value; thirdly, if the announce a lecture on the Relation of CAMPHOR,

that Count Schouvaloff had received the sapport, and the Bill was read a third time bi metallic system is not adopted, countries Dreams to the Actual Incidents of our peace with Turkey.

er, March 12.-From 1st April the amendments ad referendum, and now awaits and passed. The Honho Man, bata driven to demonetise silver and use gold but I wish some one would explain how it SALIPETRE,

was absent from indisposition, but, w

"Boots" in a dream of falling from the rate of exchange for the conversion of Indian instructions from his Government

London, March 17.-Sir Henry Elliott bellove, Mr Whampoa is of opinion exclusively as their standard, and thus, is that when you have been disturbed by pay into family remittances will be 18. 9 d.

London, March 18.-In the House of has been ordered to return to Constantinople that the Bill will be found unworkable. instead of the world having, as heretofore,

informal discussion took place, we are do the business of exchange there will be got half way down) one goes off to sleep Lords, Lord Derby, replying to a question, to resume his post as British Ambassador After the Bill was passed some interesting about is 50s of gold and silver to top of the Monument (and just as you have Bank, on demand,

informed, and assurances were given that only 700 to 800 millions of gold, with a again, and resumes the journey! Unless at the Porte

London, March 19.-The Oxford crew due precautions will be taken and full limited amount of silver for small change, you have actually done it, you have no idea oradit,

General explanations given before bringing the Bill The free trade objections are disposed of how much, the dream resembles the real Documentary, monthe sight,.. 3.119

by Mr Smith by the arguments, that gold sensation. Not that this was my sensation. Bombay,... The absurd Caloutta, *** are the favorites for the boat race.

Shanghai, demandų Iguati ff is the guest of Lord Salisbury at into operation

The British steamer Deart, Captain and silver, from their durability, are not I am coming to it, prosently.

- 30 days',000 his country residence at Hatfield, H. M. S.

proved that cost or increase of production over the Niagara Fall in a small canoe and Thetis bas been towed into Maita, disabled, Munk, has imported from Amoy 485 Chinese like other products, sud experience has rumor that I had done the rapids, and went

Mexicans, after being seventeen days short of provi-coolies for the Straits Settlements.

The following Telegram for Batavia, has little or no effect upon their value in a Boyton coat and continuations, was based Bar Silver, 17, dwta, B., sions.

received by French mail steamer has been relation to each other. This ratio of value on a dream which I had during a short

be, fired by legislation, and it only requires ever watchful host, Mr Oldfeld. There English Sovereigne,

Australian Sovereign, courteously handed us for publication by be, led by legeln mondan, and should sojourn in the hotel of the hospitable and Gold

pletely had the effect been realised in my Discount, "In House of Commons question asked the loading commercial nations to combine was no cocasion for me to try it, so com natural imagination. But what I am about Renter's Agent here -

to speak of was no midnight fancy. I am whether proposals received from Dateh together to effect this desirable result. Government regarding reopening Coolie

THE RUSSIAN FLEET. coming to it, presently, I once heard emigration from Calcutts to Surinam Lord Hamilton replying said Indian Go-

The celebrated naval constructor, Mr E. Charles Dickens describe, with a kind of Hongkong Bank, 31

weird enchantment, the sensation of hold. Fire Inn, Co., $640 vernment suggested, as temporary measure, cending 800 coolles, and Lord Salisbury J. Head, writes on this subject as follows!

I have promised to describe briefly the ing on to a first-class carriage which had China Fire Ins. Co., 1150 consented Respecting removal embargo upon coolie emigration, British Govern present ironclad navy of Russia. It con. bean shot over a bridge, and was hanging China Traders' Ins. Co., $2,100 ment had communicated its conditions which ists first of thres floating batteries of suspended by a single chain above the surging Union Ins. Society of Canton, $820 are now under the consideration of the about 8,800 tons displacement, carrying 4 river, into which other carriages and pass- Chiness Insurance Co., 200

and in one case 6 inch armor, with no gun engers had been just precipitatad. And yet, North China Ins. Co., Tis. 910 Dutch Government."

larger than one of 83 tons, and with a speed after giving all possible help to the suffer. Yangtaro Ime. Association, Tis, 610 below 10 knots. Next there are 10 small ers below, he actually returned to the B. W. Doak Go,, 323 American type monitors, of from 1,400 to carriage to pick up the M.S. of a monthly EK, O. M. S.-boat Co., $10 1,600 tons displacement, carrying & inch number of Bleak House" which he had Hongkong Hotel Co., $50

Temperature, Armor and two 15 ton gans, at a speed of left on the ceat, and which he found lying Uhinese Imperial Loka, £108/10 7 to 8 knots; also three similar resselsettored upon the door. That must have

* Quam's Road): slightly larger, but no stronger, except in boen a sensation. And yet unlike mine.

Borekore, April 4, 1877, darrying two turrets instead of one. Next am coming to it, directly, One memorable

Lunden, March 14.-A Cabinet Council

struct a rallway, in these flande from comte four resscle which were built in the night in my public career I was destined to (Taken at Mears Falsoner @ 00.'s Fremtes, would have shared the fate of the Captain and while waiting for my barn I took to was held yesterday to consider a fresh pro- being trained in seamanship, she will stop Manila to Pangasinan, the plans for which days when many persons believed is rigged take part in a performance at Astley's for pobal made by Russia,

Russis proposes that if the Powers will there for about one week, after which it had been submitted to a very respectable fronclads with low freeboard, and which the benefit of the veteran equestrian Cooke proved of by them it is intended to conversels of about 8,600 tons displacement, away the time. All was darkness and gloom. agree to sign a protocol, urging upon the not yet decided whether she will go on to firm at London, and the ides being now had they ster been sent to sea. They are wandering at the back of the etage to pass BAROMETNI AMats +9+

mence the preparatory meastires towards barrying comparatively thin armor (8) and heard the distant tramp of the harres 8 inches), with gune in some cases of 29 below, but I could eos rothing, and even Porte the acceptance of the original pro-.

proceeding further with the undertaking.

Concerning Petroleum, the Diario of the tone weight, and steaming at 10 to 11 tually lost my way. In trying to retrace gramme presented at the Conference, she

28th Feb. says.In the steamer Bemeralde, mets. The capsiring of the Captain my steps, and to avoid a pitfall, I came will not with them and demoblite her forces. Lord Derby has promised an early

We are requested to state that steps have which anchored in the roadstead yesterday: doomed these four vessels to harbor servics, across a wooden partition, which I thought statement concerning the decision arrived

been taken to form a Committee of all nation there have been brought here 900 cases of at by the Cabinet,

Latest advices from the Cape state that alities to collect subscriptions in aid of a petroleum from Hongkong Notwithstand. Then follow two wooden armor-plated would guide me to a safe retreat. Presently perge has been concluded between the fund for the relief of the famine-stricken ing this, it is possible that the price of the frigates of large size and fair speed, but I found the ground beneath me slightly Transvaal Republic and Sococcent, the populations of the Chinese proplices of aid mineral oil will not fall at Manila, parrying very weak armor and comparative. moving. I seized the edge of the partition, Kar chich the latter baring egbaltiel, Abuntung and Chibli, and jbat iku mambiri - bosaver is the said Colony, ease of it were 7 Habt guns. A third frigate puilt of iron, es must have fallen heavily-i know noi

said that the motive for recalling Captain Burnaby from Khiva was in pursuance of our general policy, and not fromjany promp tings on the part of Russia.

A Famphlet has appeared from the pen of Mr Gladstons, entitled "Lessons in Masacre,"

Rome, March 13.-The Pope held. Consistory yesterday, at which His Holiness nominated, among others, Archbishop Howard a Cardinal,

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Constantinople, March 18-The special delegates sont by Montenegro to arrange Berlin, March 13.At the sitting of the terms of peace with the Porte, now avait German Parliament yesterday, Prince Ele-instructions from their overnment.

Paris, March 17.-After an animated ds. marok made & speech complaining of a dealine in the national fealing, and of the bate, the Chamber of Deputies have approvad particularist tendencies of the Federal of the prosecution of M. De Cassagnao, States.

Constantinople, March 13-The opening

of the Turkish Parliament, fixed for the 12th, has been adjourned till the 19th Instant.

Japan. (Gazette)

Manila

Galle, March 18-The barque Lady A new Japanese trade dollar has been Turner of Salcombe was burnt, 400 miles issued recently, a handsome coin, and of the out, 56 days from Melbourne, bound for fall value which it represents a cola Colombo, cargo, bone dust, by spoutaneous admirably adapted to take the place here combustion Capt. Vincent and all the

(From the Singapore Dally Times.) crew were saved, and were picked up 100 usurped by the Mexican as a medium of miles from the burning ship in open boats exchange, or at least to circulate side by alde

The Comercio of 28th Feb. sage, Shortly by a steamer, Arratoon Aptar, going to

A telegram from Colonel Hayashi at Robe Coina. They were landed at Galle on

before the Cadis left the port the name of an, arrived there on the 20th. He boarded which she bears, there was received at

Sanday morning. A court of enquiry will

be held to-day.

with it

mys that à Chinese man-of-war, the Kat

the vessel and asked the captain his business Madrid the approval of the design to con.

in Kobe. The reply was that the crew were

Yokohama or return to Shanghali

An official notification has been issued by the Prime Minister deposing Orama, late Governor of Kagoshima, from his office,

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-Insurances.

↑ THE CHINA FIRE · INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

GENCIES at-all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and st Singapore, Balgon and Penang.

Risks accepted, and Polides of InsuTANDO granted at the rates of Premium current at The above mentioned Porta,

NO CHARGE FOR FOLIOT FIRE,

„JAS, B, COUGHFRIE, Aceratury.

Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE) CAFITAL-TWO MILLIONS STEBLING.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Rink of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels In Has Ooals in Matsheds, on Goods on board bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions,

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

If required, protection will be granted on Bret class Láves up to £1000 on a Single Lite.

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

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agents Hongkong & Canton..

Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

TH

THE Undersigned, Agenta for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- BUERZOGS AT current rate

MELCHERS & 00., Agents, Royal Insurance Company,

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITED.) →

NOTICE.

POLICIES granted at ourront rates on Marine Binks to all parts of the World,

In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profts Are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Bhareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premis contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

OLYPHANT & Co. General Agents,

Hongkong, Apsis 17, 1879.

QUEEN FIRN INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant

Polloles against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local ratos, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia.

NORTON & Co. Agents, Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

1-NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Boyal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,

ESTABLISHED 1809,

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

THE Underdgned, Auzrra at Hongkong

for the above Cотерану, его

to grant Policien against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or Merchandise in the same, at the arul Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent

02

...

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 6, 1875,

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

3.

His Majesty King George The First, A, B, 1720,

Underal gued having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances at follows:-

Marine Department, Policies at current rates payable ofther

Malls.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS,

JAIGON,

STEAM FOR

THE CHINA MAIL.

* Intimations. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE

DR 1878

THE CONSUL for FRANCE has the bonour to inform those Persons who SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, wish to take part in the intended Exhibl. POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,tion, that they will find at the CONSULATE all Information and Particulare they may ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,

require,

AND MARSEILLES; AZBO,

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND

CALCUTTA

N THURSDAY, the 5th April, 187 at Noon, the Company's 5. S. PEIRO, Commandant LECOINTRE, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and OARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

For the 'Consulj

G. BOULOUZE, Vice-Consul, Hongkong, December 18, 1878.

NOTICE

THE CHINESE MAIL.

1

Cargo and Specle will be registered for ROM and after the Chinese New Year's day (February 17, 1874) the Chiness London as well as for Marseilles, and a Mast will be issued DAILY instead of THI- cepted in transit through Marseilles for WEEKLY as heretofore. No change, how. the principal places of Europe.

ever, will be made in the price of subscrip Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board unton, which will remain at $4 per annum.

The charges for advertisements are now 4 p.m. Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. assimilated to those of the China Mail. (Parcels are The unusual success which has attended not to be sent on board; they must be left the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable on the 4th April, 1877. at the Agency's Office.)

medium for advertisers.

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

The Conductors guarantee an eventual circulation of one thousand copies. It l already the most Influential native journal published, and enjoys considerable preatige at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, San Francis apsco and Australia.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,

H. DO POUEY,

Agent.

Hongkong, March 28, 1877,

STEAM FOR

Singapore, Penang, Foint de Galle, Aden, Sues, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter ranean Ports, Southampton and London; AZ.80,

Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and

Australia.

For terms, da, address

Ma CHUN AVIN,

Manager,

China Mail Office,

17th February, 1874.

KWONGING NUNG & Co.,

"Have always on hand for Sale every

description of COAL at Moderate Prices.

Mr AHYON has been appointed Manager, and all Orders addressed to him at 67, Praya, or to Mr FAT JACK, at 80, Hing Lung Street, will receive Immediate atten tion.

Hongkong, March 19, 1877.

HONG LISTS.

Circular, large sheet.

Intimations.

NOTICE,

LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE Co. THE BUSINESS of this COMPANY has This Day been Transferred to THE MARINE INSURANCE Co., of 20, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON,

By Order of the Proprietors,

WILLIAM HUNT, Secretary.

137, Leadenhall Street, LONDON,

1st January, 1877.

THE MARINE INSURANCE Co,

20, Old Broad Street,

LONDON,

lat January, 1877.

ESTABLISHED 1836. CAPITAL,....... .£1,000,000 STERLING. RESERVE FUND,....£ 340,000

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TIȚITH Reference to the foregoing Adver tisement THE MARINE ÎNSUR- ANUE Co. has This Day taken over the Business of the LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT Co., and has Appoint éd Mr A, Molver as its AGENT in HONG-

HONG,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ROBERT J. LODGE, Manager.

HE Undersigned is prepared to Accept Riska and fasue Folletes on behalf of the MARINE INSURANCE Co. by any First Olsas Steamer.

A. MOIVER, Agent of the Marine Insurance Co. of London. Hongkong, February 16, 1877.

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, March 31, 1877. At 1110 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

Bacon, English,

No. 4202-APRIL

450 400 Chilles, Dried, 300 250

Mixed,

4, 1877

Carrots, Fresh'

outty

20

Cauliflower,

exch

80 80

Celery, Chinese,

osity

20

Рас Bigkent. LowERE,

Dark

Celery, English,

Colewurt,

80", "20"

Butcher Meat.

ib.

Cucumbers,

70

100

Ame, Sugar oured, Foochow,

80 70

catty

"Roast,

Beef, sirloin and prime out, 07. 100 150 Egg Plant, Boof Corned,

150 140 Garllo, (bulb) driod, 150 140 Ginger,

160 140 Curry Stuff, English,

40 30

50

40

40 30.

80

20

90

23

80 Greens, White

160 140

11.

Winter course. - ̄ ̄

⚫ per set

60

Tongue, fresh, each

13

13

corned,,

53

Head,

*

Heart,

13

50

40

"

11

Kidneys,

想音

00

50 Blit

#

Tail,

100

BU Mushroom, dried,

head bunch catty

Liver,

catty

80

60

Onions, Bombay

Green 500 400 Pazuley, Chinese, 300 280

Soup, "Steak, Bullocks' Brains,

12

Feet,

19

young

50 Green, Sprouts

276 250 Green Peas, in shell, old-11-

320 800 600 500 "Horse Radish," S'bai,

160 140 Lettuce, Ubinema,

English,

Tripe (undressed), catty 50. 40 Calves' Head and Fest, set Hama, American, Ib.

Chinese, English Mutton Chop,

"

English, 180 170 Potatoes, Macao, •

Sweet,

860 340

180 170 Pumpkins,

180 170 Radishes,

130 120 Scallions,

130 120 Shalota,

50 Sesamum

**

Leg,

15

Shoulder,

每度

**

*)

Pigs* Chitlings,

catty

11

F'est,

100

90 Spinach,

. Bry..

110 100

37

Common

su17

Head,

90

80 Squash, bottle

"

"

Heart,

.each

60

50 Faro (U Tan)

"

**

Kidneys, Liver,

80

70 Tomatoes,

19

lb.

100 80 Turnips, Balt,

. catty

Comed Leg,

THE HONGKONG OHINESE MAIL Tourvulation of extend PAPER ha

been very much extended, lowing are some of its Agenta

The fol- Pork, Chopi

Macao.---Man Chuen Shop, Canton-Blag Chuen Native Post Office, Luen Hing Street; Chat Heung Low Hotel, ap19 Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Taal Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tung Won Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Shop, Small Market Street, New City: Yes Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam; Kwal Heung Shop, Sin Choong, Bonsm

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STAN THE AMENDED HONG LIST TELEFRITION COMPANY'S Steam-ship T

in English and Chinese, con- KHIVA, Captain Lut, will leave

this on THURSDAY, the 12th April, attaining the Names of all the most Noon.

Important Companies, Institutions and Mercantile Houses in the Colony.

For further Particulars, apply to

A. LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, April 2, 1877.

apis

U. 8. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TEA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOVOKING It TotonANKA, AND BÁN PRANOTHER.

THE U. 8. Mail Steamer CITY OF

TOKYO, will be despatched for San

Francisco, vla Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 14th April, 1877, at 3 PM, taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tickets and Bilir of Lading are lasued for transportation to fokoliams and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

A Steamer of the Miten Blahi B, S. Com- pany will leave Shanghal, via the Inland Sea, Porta-about same date, and make close-

connection at Yokohama.

At New York, Passenger have relection of various lines of Steamers to England, Franes smil Germany.

Freight will be received on board until Parcel Packages 4 p.m., 18th April will be received at the office until & p.m.. same day; all Parcal Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's. Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisso.

For security's sake, Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelope the Marks and No. of Packages Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bule of Lading,

For further information to Pannage and height apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 18, Praya Central.

RUSSELL & Co., Agents.

aplá Hongkong, March 21, 1877,

13

to

Bat or Lard, Sheeps Head, and Foot, set

Heart, Kidney,

Sucking Pigs, Voal,

Shanghai,-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mari- Frice, 25 cents each; or $250 time Customs; Mr Ho Yue Ohuen, Mari- Towle, per dozen.

At the "China Mall” Officer

Now Ready.

"THE CHINA REVIEW,” No. 4, VOL. V.

Annual Subscription, Six Dollars and

& Halt,

CONTENIS.

Essays on the Chinese Language, (Continued

from page 162.) Deer-Stalking in China. Chinese Dentistry.

Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of Central and Western Asla during the Fifteenth Century, Part II. (Continued from page 182,)**

A Legend of the Peking Bell-Tower, A Chinese Hornbook. The Law of Inheritance,

A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese

Dialect, Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence. Notes and Queries t

time Customs; Mr Chun Bing Hol, Messes Jardins, Matheon & Co. Mr Kwong Geese, Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School | Partridges, and Mow Sing Sang Kee shop.

150 140 " English Chinese 100 120

180 140 Water Lily Roots,

110. 100

840 820

Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 880-800-

Singapors.-Ting Kee Hong; Kwong Foox Sang Hong.

Penang.-Yow Wing Fong; Argus Office Calcutta-Mow Sing Company, San Francisco,-Kwong Foong Tal Hong The above are some of the Agenades; others will be published, when they are arranged for.. Negociations are in progress Carp, with "the express courfers who carry the official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to ofroulate the Chinese Mail in the interior of China

Hongkong, March 10, 1874.

AFONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

Bream

A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese, E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, || Frogs,

Dialent.

Watching Spirita."

Chinese Folk-lore.

Yin and Yang, nocording to Aristotle. Pidgin English,

Goethe's "Werther" in China. Chinese Music, White Arts.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.

China Mail Office, Hongkong, March 20, 1877.

WASHING BOOKS.

(In Englah and Chinese,

here, in London or at the principal Poris Occidental & Oriental Steam WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the us

of Inits, China and Australia

Fire Department

Policionimued for long or short periods at 'gurront rates. . A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department, Polloles larued for game not exosedlag ,000 on reasonable terme.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.

Hongkong, July 25, 1872,

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

En Undersigned Agents are la receipt gem the Board of Dissions wahorising them to lane Polides bizse rink, or to the extent of £15,000 on adjoining risks at ouerunt ratta, A Disöçünt of 20% allowed."

HOLLIDAY, WIRE & Co. Hongkong, January 8, 1876.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE. COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above. Company at Hongtong, Canton, Feoshow, Shanghai And Hankow, and are prepared to grant Landrances at current rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hengsora, Colober 13, 1800,

Ship Company.

INTRO

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

WITH CEN

I JOIBUTION

CENTRAL

UNION PACIFIO AND CONNEÜTING RAILROAD COMPANÍNS

ATLANTIC STEAMBÊS.

ASD

THE 8. 5. "GABLIC" will be des

patched for Ban Frandson via Yoko hama, on TUESDAY, the 1st May, atp.m., taking Cargo and Passenger for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with

Steathers from Bhangest.

Freight will be received on Board naill 4pm, of the Sith Inst. Parcel Package will be received at the Office untill 5 p. same day: all Parvel Fackages should be marked to address in full ; valus of same U rəynired.

Returh Pasango Tickets avaliable for 6 months are istid at a foduction of 20 por cent. on regular ratsu,

For further informations as to freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Cenital.

G, B. EMONT, djmk

Hongkong, April 6, 1677.

of and Gentleman, aka Dow ready at this Office Pries $1 each, F

ORIRA MAIL Office.

THE CHINESE MAIL.

TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THE

Chinez Malls

Two cents a character for the first 100

characters, and one esot a character Beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and half piles for repetitions during the first wesk. Subsequent weeks Insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of de per cent on the total amount, and contracta for more favourable terms enn be made.

List week's Chige, Advertiser Bits for

forts have been made to establish Agents for offculating the Chinese Masi inall the ports and in the interior of China, all the ports in Japan, in Balgon, Bingapore, Pending, Cairitto, Batavia, Manlin, the Philippines, Australier Ban Francisco, Peru and other places which Chiness frequent Wish the lot of Agenties in completed, it will be publiaasa. Agatta have been altsady catablished th most of the above places, and to important porta more than an agent has been appointed at ebah, batt

OHUN ATIN,

Малитет.

Hongkong, February 23, 1876,

82 18298

.

Yam

Apples, Dried

Californian,

"

. bunch

. catty

Bananas, trageant Pond,

ور

∙15

16 10

60 50

40 30

30

750 660

240 220

10 5

2016

10

15

doz.

8020

catty 25 20

36.80

120 100

80

25 80

20 40

8 = 8 9 8 RA = 8288 - .a 8 8 8 8 9 3 8 8 88 8 8 8 8 8 8 898

16

each catty

10

10

·PE

bunch

entty

10

patty

60, 50

800 400

250 150

400 850

200 160

500 400

500 400

40 80

60

120 100

200 180 400 200.

08

(Mand.) colle

(Mandarin)

"3

100 80

120 100

Pamelves or Shaddock, each 6000

BO

Water Cross,

50 40

8070

Aleurites,

CALLY

1750 1000 ∙140 120

29

40 30

Swatow. -Sul Cheong Hong) Woh Shun Loong Hong

Poultry.

Сарова,

Outly

200 180

Chestnuts, new,

"

100

Amoy Chan Choong Hong, Mook Kek Strest,

Cocoanuta

Door,

onch

each $2.00 $1.50

Dunks, Fooshow.-Mr Yi Ching Cheong, Foo- show Arsenaly Mr Lam Kwok Ching, Mari Bags, Hen Hime Customs,

Batip dos. 100

180 120

Currenta,

bottle

**

Tby

Dates,

Duck Balt

100

Bottle

120

Figs, Doled, Ground Nuts,

ostly

180.160

catty

Guavad,

120 110

Leamons,

Ningpo.-Mr Sung Min Chee, Maritime Customs,

each Plescenta, Canton, Iva, pair - $2.00

880 300

Idohees, Dried,

"Shanghai, dead

1000 800

Loong Ngan, Dried,

17

Loquats,

Hankow.----Yee Blog Hong,

Pigeons,

sach

180 180

Mangoes,

each

100 $70

Chefoo.---Yes Shux Hong,

Quail,

100

00

17

Olivos, green, Punt,

catty

Japan-Mr Leong Chun Tong, Munid-Wabblis,

5)

800 800

pal Ufice, Yokebama.

Oranges, (Coolle) Chang

40

Sulpe,

esch

120 110

Saigon-Wokang. Hong

Sweet, Sun-woey,

950 160

Teal,

18

260 220

+

Turkeys, Cock,

Wild Duck,

catty

Не

18

ench

650 000 400

450 400

22

dark-skinned.

90 80

Раран, Pears, Nanking,, Pears, Chefoo,

150 180

160 120

120 100

catty

100

32

Godfish, Salt, Uzabu, Cuttle Fish, Dace,

80 - 70 160

Pineapples, Punti Plantains, commÓN

6060

3090020

200 120

**

fragrant

40 30

39

Plums,

80 70

80

70

#

100

Pruner, Dried,

bottle

800 250

Eels, Congor

60

File Fink,

770

60

Raisins, Muscatel bottle 750

200 150

Freak Fish, Large

Small

130 120

BO

12

80 Balesbury Seeds, Paki-kwo, matty

80 70

11

200 160

Sugar Cans,

stick

25 20

GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG

Garoupa,

260 140

·Tamarluda, ···

catty

60

Walnuts,

110 100

and to

Herrings,

19

· 70% 60

H. L. E. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS

smoked

Live Fish,

box $1,00 exity

Water Chesnuts, Canton,

8040

140 120

Site Miscellaneous,

Allspice, Chinese

bottle

80

70

Englab.

22

60

40

Barley,

ploul 1600 2500

Mango Fish, tographio Albums, Frames, Cases, &c., of assorted sizes. Ez 8. S. Radnorshtre a Mullet, supply of very handsome Easel Album of

Oystery Busala and Velvet Covers, assorted alzes. Illuminated Albums for Portraits. Tobacco Parrot Fish, Pouches, in Shape of Skulls, Rats, do, Ferah, and a nice choice of Giit Mountings for Frames, &c.

· 160

Bratis

100

00 Batter,

140 180

180 120

Lamon

21

80 70

Овреть

750 700 250 920

Pomfret,

160 140

Charcoal,

pfont 1080 1000

Rongkong, March 28, 1877.

Prawns,

Ray,.

130-120 160 140

Chesse, American,

400 850

Cinnamon,

800 250

Roach,

160

Citron,

160 160

Hook Fish,."

Salmon, Canton, Bait Fish,

180 120 100 70

Uloven,

700 600

Coconut Of,

180 160

120 100

Coffes,

230 200

Sharz, young Shrimps,

70 60

Query Powder,

bottle

500 250

40

00

Firewood,

picul

400 350

Skate, Snapper,

60

50

Flour

patty

40 30

170 110

Gram

planl

8000 STKO

00

80 70

120 100 Lamp Oil,

lsinglass,

150 m

Maceroni,

400 $50

#40

Maco, 80

egetables.

*kin

400 400

Mango Chutney, Mustard,

Batty 750 bottle

100

00

Nutmeg,

10 8

2014 Oliver

bottle

850 200

ploni

1600 1800

7050

Pearl Earley,

220 180

Bath

10 10 Pepper (whole)

Batty

270290

catty

19 10

(ground)

bottle

1280 200

80 26 Ficklow

200 160

10

8 Rice,

antly

40

86

tach

70 80 Bugoy

100

80

70 30

W. QUINDAY, Acting Inspector of Marketa.

108

OF RUSSIA,

Wyndham Street, formerly ATKLETIC CLUB, Lobsters, TTAS on hand the Largest and Best Mackerel, HCollection of Views of China, Pho

NEWS FOR HOME..

The Overland China Mail,

(The oldest Deerland Pipir in China.) | PUBLISHED ÅR THE "ORINA MAIL" OPSION IN TIME FOR THü Erezishi MaTS.

Containing from 12 to 84 columns of costly Snipe Fish,

printed matter.

Boles, Fresh Tanda

His Mail Summary in compiled from Turtles, Small the Daily China Mall, puolinea Walie Sait,

-

teles a month on the morning of the English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's current history Asparagus, of events in China and Japan, con- Bamboo Shoots, tributed in original reports and collated Bass, sprout, from the tournais published at the various

Broad, porta in those Countries.

It sontalas Shipping news from Shanghai, French from blacso33 Hongkong, Canton, Cs, and a complete Beet foot, i Commerdal Summary.

Brandon, Subscription, 60 cents per Copy (postage Cablinge, White Canton paldo cents.) 812 per annum (postage

» Common, Bald $13.80.)

Hongkong, Medad, Turnly, Bohl end for pickling

Orders should be sent to Gro, ffUKRAY Bitz, China Mall Office, 2, Wyndham Birust, not later than the evening beloto the departure of the English Mall Steamer,

Tertia of Advertising, samo se in Dally China Mail,

| Cerrota, Seli

200

750 600

ploul 1500 1400 600 500 Candled Orange Posl, bottle 750 700

80 90 Paddy,

pkge

catty 90 80 boz 1000 700

50000 180 100

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Printed and published by Ono, Monday

8080 BRENDAH, at the China Mck Oftes, No. 4

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