Notices to Consignees.
CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS. FLEURS CASTLE, FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,
THUS Stango are hereby informed that
THIS Steamer having arrived, Consignees
their Goods are being landed, at their risk, into the Godowns of Mr A. McG. HEATON, whence delivery may be obtained.
Consignees wishing to receive theiz Goods on the Wharf are at liberty to
'do so.
Optional Carge will be forwarded on, unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-day.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining after the 20th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 13, 1877.
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Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Oficere or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-
MYSTIC BELLE, American ship, Captain David Plumer. Siemsson & Co.
ROSINA, American 3-m. schooner, Capt. C. W. Hansen.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
ROSETTA MCNEIL, American barque, Captain Brown.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
ARGONADT, British ship, Captain John Anderson, -Meyer & Co.
NYASSA, British ship, Captain W. S. Garrioek. Douglas Lapraik & Co.
CORINNE, British Barque, Captain W. Robertson.-Wieler & Co.
To-day's Advertisements. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAIWANFOO AND TAMSUI "The Steamship
* TAIWAN," Captain M. Young, will be de- spatched for the above Porta on SUNDAY, the 2nd Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAÍK & Co.
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Hongkong, April 19, 1877.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)
The Spanish Steamer "PANAY,"
GOYONOUREA, Master, will leave as above on or about WEDNESDAY Next, the 88th Instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co., Agente. Hongkong, April 19, 1877.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,
The Company's Steamship
TANAIS," Oondt. REZNIER, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA
on FRIDAY, the 20th Instant, at Noon. H. DU POUEY, Agent. Hongkong, April 10, 1877.
NOTICE.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES,
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,
The Company's Steamship
SINDH,"
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SALE, AT BAST POINT. RESH CALIFORNIA HAY AND
OATS, Just Received, ez "Mary Whitridge."
Apply to
L. L. BUSH, Hongkong, April 19, 1877.
FOR SALE,
THE BRITISH BARQUE "EVENING STAN, 371 TONS REGISTER.
650 tons deadweight. 800
of 40 cubic feet. Capacity
400,000 superficial feet of Timber. Between Deck Port-38x14 inches.
*=33 x 28 Lower Port
THE BORNEO Co., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, April 19, 1877.
NOTICE.
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HE UNDERSIGNED hereby notifies that Te in the SOLE OWNER of the Chinese Houses known as WAH YIN FORG, in Staunton Street, erected on Inland Lot No. 157. They are all the Property of YEONG SUI, and nobody else has any in- forest in them, nor has the Undersigned He issues any Partners in this Estate. this notice to prevent disputes.
YEONG SEL,
TAI TIK SHOP. Hongkong, April 10, 1877. Ap26
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Lormier, Marseilles March 11, Naples 13,.
April 18, Sindh, French steamer, 1782, Fort Bald 17, Suez 18, Adon 24, Colombo April 1, Galle 3, Singapore 13, and Saigon 15, Mails and General-MESSAGERIES MARITIMER.
April 18, Sunda, British steamor, 1204, J. Reeves, Yokohama April 11, Mails and General P. & 0. 5. N. Col
April 19, Antenor, British steamer, 1664, Henry Jones, Shanghai April 11, and Amoy 18, General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRD.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CARGO.
fine weather, left Amoy 18th, arrived Hongkong 10th; experienced strong N.E.. Per Diemnat, said 19th Aprill, 1877 winds and heary Bess with thunder and For Continent, 422 bales Silk, 7 bales lightning up to Pedro Blanco; thence to Waste Silk, 20 cases Silke, 50 boxes To
and 403 pkgs. Sundries. For London,721 Hongkong dark cloudy weatbur First part light 8,B, wlod and ane westial Oil, 111 balf-chests and 7,640 boxes The British steamer Macgregor reports: bales Silk, 60 cases Silke, 146 cases Essen ther, yesterday strong N. wind and Tea, 1 case Trossure ($29,800), 1. case beavy so with showers of rain, bu bla Treasure (Tis. 28,000) and 235 pkga. Sun-
The British 3-msated schooner Catherine dries. Harden reports: Fine weather and wỡ- derate S.. trades and S.W, monsoon to Umbay passage, thence to Babayan light squally, and thence dirty weather and fresh. moderate North and N.E. winds and
N.E. winds to port.
The Danish brig Jylland reports: To Turnabout Ikland variable Southerly winds with foggy weather, theuce to port N.E. winde with rain.
The British steamer Hankow reports: Loft Saigon with light winds and fine wasthar, up to the morning of 18th, when had strong N.. wind with heavy son and very heavy rain, thunder and lightulług,
The British steamer Taiwan reports: Light winds and fine first part, strong N. E. winds and bigh sea middle, and moderata N.E. wind and rain latter part. H.M.S. Lily and stra. Peart, Douglas, Esmeralda and Dund in Amoy.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close:- Fór YOKOHAMA -
Por TANAIS, at 11.30 a.m. To-MOTOW,
the 20th inat,
For SAIGON.-
Per KILLARNEY, at 2.30 p.m. To
morrow, the 20th inat. For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.—
Per ANTENOR, at 4.30 p.m.-To-mor
row, the 20th ilat.
For SHANGRAL-
Per YANGISZE, at 3.30 p.m., on Fri
day, the 20th IDat. For FUYEW, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow,
the 20th inst,
For ANCHISES, at 5 p.m. To-morrow,
the 20th inst
Per SINDH, at 9 am, on Saturday, the 21st inst. Late letters received from 9.10 to 9.80. MANILA. --
April 19, Geelong, British steamer, 1644, | For Frazer, Shanghai" April 15, Malis and Genoral-P. & 0. 6. N. Co.
April 19, Macgregor, British steamer, 2465, F. Newall, Saigon April 14, Rice, GILMAN & Co.
April 18, W. H. Deils, American barque, 487, James 8. Endicott, Sydney (N.S.W.) March 6, Coal-AusgoLE, KARSERO & Co. April 19, Norna, British steamer, 606, A. G. Walker, Swatow April 18, General,
KWOK AQUEONG.
April 19, Yangtze, from Canton. April 19, Fuyew, from Canton. April 10, Panay, Spanish steamer, 287 Gyenech, Manila April 18, General. REMEDIO & Co.
April 10, Ban Lee, Siamese barque, 280, E. G. Bohutuacher, Bangkok March 13, Rise.—CHINESE,
April 18, Catherine Marden, Beltlab 3-m. sahooner, 287, W. Marden, Freemantle, (W. A.) March 8, Sandalwood, WK, PUB
TAV & Co.
April 19, Jylland, Danish brig, 367, 8. 1. H. Lanb, Newchwang April 3, Beane →→ EDUARD SOHEllwags & Co.
April 19, Taiwan, British steamer, 409, M. Young, Talwanfoo April 14, Foochow 17, and Amoy 18, General.-DOUGLAS LA. FAIR-&-Go.
April 19, Hankow, British steamer, 9332, W. Symington, Saigon April 18, Rice,- SIZMESEN & Co,
DEPARTURES.
Apr. 19, Yesso, for Swatow, de.
10, Cairnrmuir, for Saigon.
}
10, Peng-chau-hat, for a Cruise.
10, Djimnah, for Marseilles, do
19, Mary Goodell, for Iloilo
19, Salvadora, for Amoy and Manila.
CLEARED.
Washi, for Hollow, Pakhol, &c. Faye for bhanghai.
Comdt. LoBMI, will be despatobed for SHANGHAI | Archises, for Shangbai,
on SATURDAY, the 21st Inat., of 10 a. m.
H. DU POUEY, Agent.
Hongkong, April 18, 1877..
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAQERIES
MARITIMES.
V
8. 8. SIN D H.
NOTICE ONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. E.
from London, conneo tion with the above Stoamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before 11 o'clock To-day, request lag it to be landed hero.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
Goods remaining unclaimed after Taurs- DAS, the 28th Inst., at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
H. nt FOUEY, Agent, Hongkong, April 10, 1877.
NOTICE
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
Per Sindhi, for Hongkong from Mar- sailles, Mr and Mrs Siegfried, child and servant, Mr and Mrs F. N. May, Mesars Young, Mansfield, Scott, Yantren, Gepp, Tarner, and Me zenthon; from Singapore, Mr Brodie and servant; from Saigon, 28 Chinese For Yokohama: from Marseilles, Mr and Mrs de Geoffroy, 2 children and
Per ESMERALDA, si 1.80 p.m., on
Saturday, the 21st lost.
For SWATOW, AMOY, TAIWAN, AND
TAMSUL
Por TAIWAN, at 6 p.m., on Saturday,
the 21st inst,
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
Por GADSRILL, at 2 80 p.m., on Tues.
day, the 26th inst.
For BANGKOK. --
Per DANUBE at 8 p.m., on Wednes
day, the 25th inst.
MALLS AT THE ENGLISH PAVENT, ***** The English Contract Packet GEELONG, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &., on SATURDAY, the 21st Instant.
The following will be the hours of closing Friday, 20th Instant, the Mails, do
6 F.M., Money Order Office closes,
6 F.M., Port Office closes except the Niour Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, Blst Instant,
for sle of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Fosting of all correspondence. 10.M., Post Office alones except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters ceasen. (10.16 A.M., Letters may be posted with
7AM., Post Office opens
to
11
LATE FBL of 18 cents Postage till
extra
M., when the Post Office Closes
entirely, (11.90 A.M., Letters (but Letter only addremed to the United Kingdom Via Brindin or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, till
to
| 11.50 A.M., when the Mall is finally
alused. Hongkong, April 14, 1877.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, April 21-
10 am-Sindh leaves for Shanghai. Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports
of Oail and Europe. " Noon.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila. SUNDAY, April 22:-
Daylight. Taiwan leaves for Coast Forts
and Formosa.
a
No. 4305 Arnis 10, 1977,
pany is evidently at ne loss for excusen er langth is 387 fest Juchen, breadth 37 for the compantively poor dividend, and feet 2 inchos, depth 26 feet 6 inches, with it is a pity that a few of them could not gross tonnage of 2,801 tons. Her boilers be held in reserve until next year, when are the largest and heaviest made in Scot-
cessity for them. As the N. . D. News She is supplied with all improvements in we fancy there will be even a greater ne- land, weighing 60 tons each, exclusive of superheater, equal to an additional 10 tons. points out, "the Company in September engines, with Mosara. Weir's feed-heating last appears then to have had stock apparatus, and with a patent bydracromoter. valued at Tla 1,822,757, of which amount The vessel is stored by steam, and has only Tls. 685,100 had been raised by Messrs. Napier Brothers patent windlass and steering gear; who also has Bir W, shares, the remainder having been ob-
Thomson's patent steering compass, and tained by loan--of Government monies, patent sounding machine, which can be from native banks, from private indi-used in 30 fathoms, with the vessel going viduals, and from the Insurance Company at 14 knots, it having been tested on the which was some time since created in passage round from Glasgow to London, connection with the steamer Company. when soundings were obtained as above: It does not appear that anything is stated, which proved perfectly corrof. She written off for depreciation, and a de- has 4 batohways, with 5 steam winches, fioit' of Tis. 35,000 is shown; still, a 5 and is masted for taking in or discharging cargo weighing up to 36 tons; she is manned per cent, dividend is spoken of The by a crow of 60 all told, has accommodation 2 p.m.-Sale of Household Furniture, at purchase of the S. S. N. Company has for 30 passengers, and is fitted with all the Mr Adama Sienkiewicz's residence, Rebeen since consummated, and a further modern improvements. During the run. binson Road.
advance of Tis 1,000,000 was obtained from the Clyde to London she averaged 4.30 p.m.-Meeting of Members of the from the Government towards that 132 knots, with hor engines working slowly
E. K. Club at the Club House. TUESDAY, April 24:+
object. Whether any more shares have but taking flood and obt, one with the other, she made it statute miles ; her since been allotted, or whether the re-engines, working on trial, indicated 2,600- 8 pm-Gaulshill leaves for Singapore mainder of the purchase money will have horse power. On the 5th inst. a luncheon:
and Penang. WEDNESDAY, April 26:-
11 am Meeting of Creditors in re Thomas Thornton Anthony, a Bank- rupt, at the Court House.
MoNDAY, April 28:-)
Paray leaves for Manila on or about this
date.
THURSDAY, April 26:---
130 p.m.Meeting of Seat-holders of
the St. John's Cathedral.
Goods per Sindh undelivered after Neon, subject to rent and landing charges. FRIDAY, April 27---
3 pm.-Sale of Household Furniture, Mr F. Pale residence, Praya Lact SATURDAY, April 28:-
Tartar loaves for Shanghai and Hankow
on or about this date. TUESDAY, May 1:---
8 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental §. 5. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
TUESDAY, May 15-
was provided by the owners. Amonget those present were Major and Mrs Forester, Mr. Barclay, M. P., Mias Farren, Mr Johu Tools, Mr James, Mr Duplat Taylor, Mr O. Warren, Mr and Mrs McGregor, Captain: and Mrs McBain, Capt. and Mrs Hutton, Me R. Brown. There was a grand display of
age from stem to stern of the steamer, which was very attractive. It is expected that the vessel will leave on the 11th inst., and that she will make the passage to Hongkong in less than forty days.
(L. & C. Bxpress, March 9.) Her Majestyle gun-boat Ringdove, Come mander U. C. Singleton, from the coast of China, left Malta on the lat inet, for England to be paid off.
Society, on the 12th inst., Sir Rutherford At the next meeting of the Geographical Alcock, President, in the chair, two papers will be read on Formosa, by Herbert J. Allen, Esq., and T. L. Bullock, of the Con sular Service.
also to be raised by loan, we are un aware." The Directors, or whoever is responsible for the preparation of the report, take, as might be expected, a considerable amount of trouble to point out the advantages of the Company to the nation. It will place the Government in possession of a fleet, we are told, with which in cases of emergency officials or troops can be removed from one part of the country to the other; just compensation in collision cases will be paid, in “atrik- ating contrast to foreign steamship owners, who, when junks have been run into and injured, shuffle out of responsibility for damages" freight will be kept down, and on board the Company's vessels cargo will be more carefully looked after. Altogether the Company are satisfied their " deep-laid sohemes" must succeed to the discomfiture of the foreigner, Some of these statements are very inge 8 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko- nious, but we fear they will scarcely
hama and San Frandzoo.
bear investigation. There is a slight amount of impudence, for instance, in John Chinaman setting himself up as an example of the honest trader. If the
Mr Fope Hennessy, the Governor designate Chinaman is the honest trader par excel of Hong Kong, was presented on the Srd lence, then, for goodness' sake, what is inst. with the freedom of the City of Cork. honesty The establishment of the He was complimented upon his conduct in Company seems, however, likely to lead Barbadoes and for the success with which he had come through a trying ordende. He said to one good result, namely, the opening that there never was a community, whore up of some of the mineral resources of the masses were more deliberately oppressod the country. "It was specially in regard than in Barbadoes. We may state that we to coal," says the report," that the have ascertained upon reliable authority that Directors were fearful of large expenses. notwithstanding the adverse criticism which Fortunately, mines have been opened in was showered upon Mr Hennessy in the Noon.--General Weekly Sale by Messrs Tamsul, Formosa, and in Wusuch in above matter, the real facts of the case are such as show that very strong pressure was Hupeh, Proposals have also been made brought against him by the Planters, who to open a Chinese Merchants' mine at feared that the measure of confederation Kwei-chi in South Anhwei, and Earl which ho proposed would interfere with their Li has also given permission to Tong interests by raising the price of labour, through doing away with the effects of a local enactment which forbade the engage ment of labourers in Barbadoes to work in the neighbouring islands.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
Roou.-Tanais leaves for Yokohama,
p.m.-Yangle leaves for Shanghai and Newohwang. Terest leaves for Manila on or about this
date.
Goods per Fleurs Castle undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
Auction.
Lane, Orawford & Oó,
THE
Established 4.D. 1841,
香港大藥
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, King-sing to work a mine at Laun-chan in Chih-li; therefore, no fear any longer exists as to a future scarcity of fuel. With good cargoes and quick passages, with the profits on the grain transport and the support of merchants, the future of the Company will be such as fully to requite the love of country and affection for its people so amply displayed by the high authorities in thus backing up the Company's interente". Nous verrons.
A 6. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DBUGGISIN,` IMPORTERS
OF
Davaoists' Sundries, NuEsary Requi» SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMBHIGAN, AND FRANCH PÁTENE MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS
or
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, ap21 Glagerado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters, 4′′ The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PAUKET.— The Contract Packet GEELONG, will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 21st instant, with Mails for Bingapore, Somer- "net, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne. Correspondance cannot be Registered after
10a.m.
The publication of this isrus commenced ☐ 7.25 2.m.
servants, Messrs. de Montbrot, de Cry, The Mala will be olored at 10 am. Late❘ THE CHINA MAIL.
and Wodiff; from Suez, Mr J. Davidson.
Per Sunda, from Yokohama, MF H. E. Brown and a Earopoun docks.
Per Antenor, from Shanghai and Amoy, Mrs Halket and son, and 570 Chinese for Straits.
Por Geelong, froin Shanghal, Mr and Mrs Haslam, for Southampton,
Par Macgregor, from Selgon, tö Chinese. Per Norna, from Swatow, 200 ̊Chineze, DEPARTED,
Letters to 11. Correspondence for, New Zealand must be
LOGAL AND GENERAT
Ws are informed by the local agents that the Ocean S. 8. Deucalion is to leave Singa pore for this port to-morrow, the 20th inst.
Ws omitted to mention, in our paragraph yesterday respecting the adjournment of Supreme Court, that the Aoting Registrar, the Clerk of the Court, and the Interpreter, as well as the Usher, were present.
We have to record, and we do so with the most sincere feelings of regret, the death of Mr Henry Thorburn, late Acting Manager
The Chinese Envoys, accompanied by Dr. Macartney, English Secretary of Legation, were among those present at the State dinner given at the Foreign-office on the 7th inst, by the Earl and Countess of Derby,
On the 28th ult. Mr James Gardiner launched from the shipbuilding-yard, South Hylton, Sunderland, a barque of the follows ing dimensions, viz.-Length, 148 festt breadth, 30 feet; and depth, 18 feet; twelve years' class. The vessel was named the alia by Miss Cook, of Durham, She has been purobased by Mr R. Humble, and is the tenth ship constructed for him by Mr Gardiner, and is intended for the India and China trade.
The officers and men of the little Sheldrake. may be proud of the position she held at the resont award of testimonials by the Royal Humane Society, for no fewer than three feil to the lot of this small craft. The recipient were Sub-Lieutenant Lingham, now in the Audacious, and an A.B. named D. J. Shay, for an act of gallantry in saving life in September last; and Mr Meirose, engineer, for a similar act the following month.
The Tainar, iron screw troopship, Captain W. E. Liddell, bas sailed with crews for the Nassau and the Sylvia (on the China" station), a part of the crew of the Charybdis and Medeals, and shout 160 marines and 80 officers,
Letters from Bear-Admiral Lambert, in the Narcissus, at Mauritius, have been rê. beived up to January 25. The squadron passed out of the limits of the China station
on
January 3, and arrived at Mauritius on
of the Chartered Bank of India, Australis January 24, and would leave on Jan. 25
for the Cape of Good Hope and England---
specially directed vid Torres Straits, or HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1877, which occurred half-an-hour post noon Topaze.
and Obins, in this place.. The sad event, the Narcises, Newcastle, Immortalīts, and
it will be sent via Galle, Correspondence for Southern Australia can be sent by this routs if de ired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle. Hongkong, April 14, 1877.
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Per Taiwan, from Amoy, Bo, Mt and Mrs Morrison, and 13 Chinese,
Par Bankow, from Saigon, Mrs Mitchell | MAILS By the Fraxon PACKET,-- and child, Lienta. Jackson and Lindsell, The French Contrast Packet IRAOU and 27 Chineze.
ADDY, will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 28th Instants with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marcille; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Adon, Dues, and Alexandria: following will be the hours of closing
For Djemnah, for Saigon, Mr Poirier ; for Calcutta, Mr Daisonhammer; for Sues, Bir and Mrs Siouklewics, Mias A. Mollier, ap26 and amali for Port Said, Mrs Anna Grafi
for Merroilles, Mr and Mrs Kleiowachter. The Miss Ronnell and sistor, Mossrs do la Ronderes, Nocdenstedt, Housings, F,
Friday, Goeltze, Winter, and Barton: ***
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING V
*
the Malle, &o,
7th Inst
., Money Order Office closes. Post of the MEMBERS of the HONG. From Shanghal for Marseilles, Mr Nis- LONG CLUB called for This Day is Post-sen, Mr and Mrs. Winton and infant, Me Ofice, clones except the Nzaar Box,
which remains open all night, TONES until MONDAY, the 33rd Instant, and Mrs Imbert and infant, Menors Mg. At Half-pact Four d'Olock in the Afternoon. Banci, Jamieson, Blanc, J, Mackenzie, Mrs Saturday, 28th lust.
By Order,
Bell and 2 infanto, Messrs Bestle, Kyle,
7 A.M., Post Offies opens for sale of and Mallandore,From Yokohama: for
Stamps, Berlatry of Lattern, and Singapore, Mr J. Brianter for Marioles;
Posting of all correspondence, Meaart Mornat, Thomson, Joguel, Satra
10 a.mi, Registry of Letters coanen, Gallot, Bartholet, Meniere, Vagues, A. Wi Borggren, and Barborot
EDWARD BEART, Secretary.
HONGONG CLUE, April 19, 1877.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SEAT-HOLDERS,
THE
E Annual General MEETING of the SEAT HOLDERS of BT, JOHN'S CATHEDRAL OHURCH, will be field at the VESTAT on THURSDAY, the gath day of April instant, at 4.30 pm, for the pur- poar of electing two Trustees for the ensuing rear, and for passing the Accounts of the Treasurer, under the provisions of Clauded 4 and 15 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847
Applications for Bittings may be made to the Undersigned,
EDMUND SHARP, Trunice do Treamuvor to the Body of
Truste longhong, April 19, 1877.
apes
Fer Saltadora, for Maulle, Meest Mourente, J. Cucullu, and L. Capullu.
Per Testo, for Swaton, &, 289 Chinete. Per Cairnsmetr, for Saigon, 200 Chinese, Per Mary Goodell, for floilo, 1 European.
TO DEPART. Per Washi, for Hofhow, & Chiuese; for Fakhol, Mr E. Brown, and 4 Chinese) for Haiphong, 20 Chinese.
Lotteri Hongkong, April 19, 1877.
to-day, oreated quite a gloom in business the movements of troops ordered to be carried There is, we believe, some probability of FOREIGNERS will not fail to notice the oireise, not alone from ite suddenness, out by the Himalaya being modified. It had strongly anti-foreign tons of the report but from the high regard to which
boen arranged that she should return frota Hongkong with Artillery, making the pas sage by way of the Suez Canal. But a wish should be brought home as early as possibles has been expressed that the 32nd Regiment and it is therefore likely that the trimalaya will move a portion of the 80th to East will then return to England.
of the China Merchants' Steam NavigaMr Thorburn was held by the Com. tion Company. In the prospectus of the was recently started here, business apoplectic attack yesterday, and while ea new native Insurance Company which unity. The deceased gentleman had an transacted by the foreign companies for deavouring today to read his home letters natives was referred to as "pearls drop shortly before noon, bed a second attack, London to relieve the sand, with which she ped on the road-side." The roport of the from which he never railiad. Me Thorbuca steamercompany expresses much the same had been ailing slightly for some time past, sentiments although perhaps in language but nothing serious was apprehended by his a little less elegant. We put the
Two new gunboats, the Spey and the Toy, were tried on the 1st and 2nd inst. In Stokes
Bay with very gratifying results. They are Tung ting, Han yang and Yung-ning on most intimate friends until yesterday, engined by Merers. John Fena sud Sons, of the river to take down their pride a Though a young man in his prime, he had Greenwich, the machinery being as respects little," says the report, and also the passed many years of his life in the East, surface similar to that which has been supe diameter of cylinders, stroke, and heating Tay ew on the Ningpo line to scraps of chiefly in Hongkong and the North. His piled to the sister vessels by Messia: some of their fat." The document is altogether commendably out-spoken. genial soul, his affable disposition, and his Hawthorne, of Newcastle, the engines No secret whatever is made of the fact thoroughly true and straightforward ghar-driving the twin screws are high pressure expansive engines, having surface 002- that the enterprise is a political oneaster bad endeared him to many 1 and densers, which are also capable of being used that it is heavily subsidised by the Go- there are not a few in overy port of as common condensers. The cylinders aÍÐ vernment to drive foreigners from the China but will feal that in his death they of twelve inches and the centrifugal pumps twenty inches in diemeter, and have a stroke. sountry. We strongly suspect, however; have either lost a valued friend os a pleasant for piroulating the water in the condensers 11 A., Post Office closes except for Late that the account of the year's proceedings acquaintance. Those who knew him best are worked by weather so
we find furnished. in it will not be re-
engines. The boilers are loaded at 80lb, ***garded as entirely satisfactory either by will miss him meat. His funeral was largely and are of the return fubiler kind” On MAILS ET THE UNITED STATES PAUZET, the official patrons of the Company or attended, as was to be expected, by many neither trial were there any signs of either The United States Mall Packet GAELIC by the Shareholdera. In September last of the loading residents of the Colony. The hot bearings or priming the engines being will be despatched on TUESDAY, the the month in which the period covered annual meeting of the Hongkong Club was represented the contractors The Bery rea under the direction of Mr J; Gosling, who 1st May, with Mails for Japas, San by the report ends, the Company had postponed from this afternoon until Monalised speed of 8:077 knots an hour, and Francisco, the United States, and Low been in existence three years. Fot don, which will be alosed as follows :--
would have attained more than ten knots the first year a dividend of 10 per cent i 4sy on account of the mournful ocurrende. had not one of the gauge glasses broken 7 r. Registry of Lättern oësses. 2,80 1.1. Post-Office closes.
during the fifth ran, which rendered it Correspondence for Japais or the cent., but this year there is a sudden Tas London and China Express data of the Lecessary to cammanes at the beginningi United Stater only may be drop to 8 per centi The reasons ad- new ateamer Glenbagtes➡"This magnificent The vacuum on the occasion was 20'39 in posted on board the Packet vanced for this is, the unsettled state of vessel. commanded by Captain McBain, the starboard and 26-48 in the port con- with Late Fee of 12 cents the Yunnan affair throughout the autumn for the Straits and China, was built and was 416.04, or 106 horses more than the ngw loading in the South West India Docks, ¦ denserį snd the total horse-power indicatedl extra Posings until-
and winter ; famine in the South and
Fer Fuyet, for Shanghai, 45 Chinees." Per Anchise, for Shanghai, 1 Europtat 2.80 .. and 20 Chinese:
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steather Sanka reports:
ap28
Had moderate Northwesterly winda near-2.60 2.x. when the Mall is finally elossa.
the whole passage, '
Corre pofidence thust be spealally directed The British steamer Anterior raports i for this route, and if not fully prepaid Left Shangbal April 11th, arrived Amer will be sent by Brijjah Pastet, 17th. Experienced light Biar plans and 2006-ang, April 10, 1877.
mpt
was declared and for the second 15 per
drought in the North the reduction in mind by the London and Glagow, contract: The trial of the Tag was within Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Come shade of being equally successful, the freights; the excessive rates of interest pany (Limited), for Mesars McGregor, Gor, Lorée power developed being 400.18, or more ruling at Shangbai, and the refunding of and Co,, and is the latest addition to their shop at in excess of the contract) the xposed certain Government advance. The Cowl-known Glop line of Ching steamers attained 8978 knots, and the vasque
No. 4805, APRIL 19, 1877.]
The -inches starboard and 25-79 port.
revelations were 1919 and 180-43 por minute, the steam boing cut off at one and a half tenths. The above vessels wero errone- ously stated by The Times to be for the Chinese Government. They are for our own Government, but it is probable the Admiralty intond despatching them to the China
station.
The revised Order in Council for the Supreme Court of China and Japan, which we mentioned some time back as being in hand, ie, we learn, receiving its finishing tonches at the Foreign-office, and may be expected to be issued very shortly. It will bo necessary to obtain the approval of Parliament to it, which will cause a further delay, after it has passed through its alterations at the Foreign-office. The ap- pointment of a Judge to the Supreme Court will stand over until the now Order has boon passed. We trust that the alterations will not be of a too extensive character, as the original Order in Council, although it undoubtedly requires modification in some points, was upon the whole admirably adapted to the requirements of such Courts to introduce an elaborate Code would in all as those of China and Japan. Any attempt likelihood have only the effect of causing the procedure to become overlaid with need less and obstructive technicality. The long and tedious arguments which wasted the time of the Courts here immediately after the Judicature Act was introduced from a warging as to what is likely to occur in China and Japan if an elaborate Code should take the place of the present short but
woll-considered Order in Council.
Tamsui
notice, however, as showing the nice Instinot with which Lord Beaconsfield formed an idos of Chinese tastes, as it was just the kind of soul-humorous semi-puzzling remark that a Chinaman would like.
Tea and Silk are both very "elok," and people here are complalaing seriously of their losses.
Police Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Esq.) 19th April, 1877.
A DISREPUTABLE WOMAN,
THE GRINA MAIL.
PEKING,
the Company had itself to bear the remain- ing 25% of loss.
17
58
1
Quotations.
HONGKONG, April 19, 1877. OPIUM-New Patna, maah.... $677) a 680
New Bonares, cash, 550 New Malwa, cash, 560.
oradit, 565 Allowance Taola, 12 a 40 Old Malwa, aaah, 685 credit, 690 Allowance Taels, 32 a 48
17 a 18
13
27
++
4.
5.70 a 6.20
Kxohange.
3/11 3/11
71
***
201 cia оле
30 days.........
241
申出
**
***
... 73
74
... 9 | prom.
... 2) nom.
... 25.70
5
... õ ... 749
it would be accepting too great a risk, at the windows of the Embassy, but it is April 4th, 1877. Impelled by this consideration, the Direc: heltered generally on the best authority of In my last letter I said that the tail tors instituted, during the winter of last those who living close can study the subject, catting mania had appeared in the outer year and the 6th moon of the present that those persons who always have flowers city. Since then it has spread over the respectively, two Insurance Companies, in their hair must be ladies! and they Tartar oity, Cases seem to have occurred called the Chinese Merchants' Insurance certainly do enjoy to the utmost the op- simultaneously in all parts of the capital, Company and the "Jin-ho Insurance portunities they have of seeing and being and great is the consternation of bis Company," in order to take over this respon-seen from the windows. However, these Celestial Majesty's lioges. The mandarins bibility.When the Company has a reserve sights make the misty grandeur of Portland have put up a notice offering fifty taels' fund, and its steamers become more nume- Place much more cheerful than of yoro, reward for the apprehension of a tail outter; rous, it may then take upon itself greater although a congregation of omuibuses, even but this will hardly have much influence, risks. In this policy the shareholders will though they be most superior underground CAMPHOR...... for the people are persuaded that the agency doubtless concur. In the case of the coll-ones, is hardly in keeping with the aristo- QUICKSILVER, ...
cratio exclusiveness of the other inhabitants! SALTPETRE, ia supernatural. Death is said to follow the sion which happened, the Insurance Com- loss of the tail within three days; several panies made good 75% of the loss, while George Odger is reported to be dying of! Fong A Ling, a sarpenter and Ng Shapes of death are reported and there is so
heart-disease and congestion of the lungs. Mui, a married woman, were charged with dificult not to believe. If there have been
A subscription was started for him some Bank, on demand, ... much concurrent testimony that it is
30 days' sight, since his babkruptcy he had " PURCHASE OF THE 5. S. N. Co.-Messrs time back,
6 months' sight, ... 404 kidnapping a married woman named Kwok deaths it must be the effect of fright, the Russell & Co. first mooted the question of not worked at shoemaking, but taken to
4/06 Amui. It appears from the complainant's prophecy as in so many cases bringing sale during the spring, fnd the subject was political agitation, which, in his ouse at Credits, evidence that on the 16th June last year, he about its own fulllment. Otherwise it brought to the notice of Earl Li by Tong least, does not seem to have proved very Documentary, & months' sight,.. 4/0 married the woman Ewok Amui in the would seem as if, with the Celestials, the King-sing and others at Chefoe during the profitable, though Bradlaugh, Broadhurst, Bombay,... regular form, paying $8 as dowry. On the spinal marrow resided in the queue, thus 7th moon. On account of the magnitude George Howell, and others, appear to have Caloutta 20th February this year she asked permission making it a true caudal appendage and of the amount involved, the affair was done pretty well at the business.-The Shanghal, demand, to go to Sowkewan to see her relative, and
an Irish representative peer; and us deaths Bar Silver, 17, awts. B., leave was granted her, but she never returned. using the wound to be mortal. It is suffered to remain over unti! Tong King- death is announced of the Earl Bandon, common now in the streets to see men with sing and others returned to Shanghai, when their tails wound round their heads or Russell & Co. came forward and made and marriages ars coupled together-we Mexicans, Yesterday the complainant was walking at
hanging over the shoulder in front. distinct overtures. The Directors, in view come and we go-I may as well announce Gold Leaf, house. He called to her but she would not Charms are of course being distributed of the fact that it was imperative to bay the forthcoming union of Sir Stirling Max-English Sovereigns, Suiyingpoon when he observed his wife in a answer. He went to complain to a constable freely. One man showed me a charm, when more steamers to meet the extra carriage well and the Hou, Mrs. Norton, who dates Australian Sovereigns,
As the I told him I had a better oue, which was to be entailed by the promiss of an increase back to the time of Lord Melbourne, having Discount,... who went with him into this house. constable entered the defendants helped to secrete the wife under a bed. The mother ear the hair after the western fashion; of grain from the authorities of Kiangen been born in 1808, whilst the happy baronet, of the woman also came up to testify that her bat ho replied "Then they would cut off and Chekiang, and also of a determination in futuro, is in his 58th year. Marringos, our ears P More than one anonymous by the authorities to petition in favour of they say, are raade in heaven, and after daughter had run away from her husband, to whom she was lawfully married. The paper has been stuck up in the city laying all grain from Kiangsu and Anwei being this I shall believe in the saying. The this trouble at the door of the intruding sent by sea, were of opinion that it would Rev. Arthur Tooth has been released from complainant had been a very good husband, foreigner, especially the missionaries. One be better to buy steamers ready at hand durance vile in Horsemonger Lane Gaol. looking after the family with great attention. of these papors stated that since foreigners by payment by instalments than to embark The authorities did not want to make a Witness went with her daughter to see her had come many foolish people had joined capital in Dow bottoms. The matter whe martyr of him, so he was released, and sister in February last, but she ran away them and that men and women met deliberated over with the three Tautais (by although he has not promised good behavi- from her and could not be found until yes together for worship and spent whole days rank), Uhu, Chu and Sheng, and Su I-wen our in times to come, and has come out of terday. The wife in question was examined;
His that he will stand on his behaviour for the she stated that she had had three husbands in abusing Buddha. It warned the people accompanied them to Nanding to lay the prison under a sort of protest, it is probabis
especially to beware of girls' sobools. This matter before the Viceroy, Shin. altogether. The first one died and she mar-detailing trouble, occurred in Peking Excellency assented to the proposition, future. At all events, he has told the world ried the complainant, from whom she ran away and lived with the 1st prisoner. As ons before, in the 18th year of Kia-teing, allowing further that a request might be that he does not stand on Ritual.
and simultaneously there was a revolt in advanced by the Company to have the loan there appeared to be no kidnapping, the the palaes; so that the authorities here are of Tis. 1,000,000 from the pabllo exchequer, Magistrate discharged the defendants, but not annaturally ansione.
On learning the. issue of this interview, severely reprimanded the unfaithful woman The excited people report that Chang Tong King-sing at once made a settlement and ordered her to return to her lawful bus-Tien-sze, the head of the Taoist religion, with the B. S. N. Co. The agreement was band, the complainant..
is on his way here to reside iu Kiangse in to the effect that the Company should take the Kwang-hain Fu. All the devils and over" Kee-ohong's" property as follows:
9 River Steamers. The distance is however too great for him impa are under this dignitary's control.
7 Ocean Steamers. to be already near at hand; moreover it is 4 Small Steamery. only in very great emergencies that he is 6 Halks. called upon for aid. I have heard a Chinamon suggest that the object of the tail-cutter is to get the few cash worth of silk at the end of the plait; but I fear this man was altogether too materialistle in his views. If the devil turns tables in civilized lands, why should be not nip tails in this land? If he does, I think his tasts cannot be called in question, for the Celestial tail is neither ornamental aor useful to the wearer thereofShanghai Courier.
LARCENT.
We learn from the above port that the Tamsui Ting was in the beginning of the month presented by the British Govern mens with a ast of Chromo-Lithographs, in a case, for his kindness to the crews of two vessels that were wrecked on the West Coast of Formosa at the end of 1975.
We also hear that the British Vice-
Yu Aking, a plumber, was charged by Consulate was struck by lightning on the
Mr 3. W. Hennington, an engineer on board 28th March. The hall door was somewhat.M.S. Charybdis, with larceny. Yesterday smashed, but no other damage seems to the complainant went to the Mess Room to have a portmanteau removed to the Fictor Emanuel. The defendant was employed as a plumber in the Mere Room. Shortly afterwards the complainant found that some of the things in the portmanteau had been stolen, amongst them some photographs, The defendant was taken into custody, and some photographs were dropped from his person. He was sent to three months hard labour.
have been done.
Mr Frater, the Vioe-Consul, had left for Talwanfoo, where he is to be Aoting Consul, and Mr Scott has taken his place at Tameui.
CHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME. (From Our Own Correspondent)
London, March 8, 1877.
Kin-li-yuen
Mr John Oxenford is deed; his name is so it almost superfluous to
well tion in what path he shone most con. spicuously. He was a self-taught man, and conspicuous alike for his contributions to dramatic, descriptive, critical and lyrical literature. He was the well-known con- tributor to the Westminster Reviews of the famous article on the German philosopher, Schopenhauer, which brought that author to fame in his own and other countries, and he' also translated works both from the
Kin-fang-tung Five Wharf and Godown Italian and French. But he was probably Hung-kleo-ten Properties. Hia-hai-pou
Ningpo Wharf ,1 Dock,
most widely known from his long connection with the Times as dramatic oritio, and as a scholar and friend his loes will be widely. felt and his memory fondly cherished:
Mr. Chamberlain will shortly bring for-
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 25 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $540 China Fire Ins. Co., $148 China Traders' lus, Co., $2,200 Union Ina, Society of Canton, $670 Chinese Lane Co., a North China Ins. Co., Tis. 915 Yangtare Ins. Association, Tia, 610 H.K. U. & M. S.-boat U., $10 H.R. & W. Dock Co., 35 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Chinese Imperial Loan, £100
Temperature, (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Oo.'s Premises,
Queen's Road.) Hongkong, April 19, 1877. BAROMETER 9 A....
Do. Do.
1 P.M....
THERMOMETER—9 A.M...
Do.
30.200
30.160
4 P.M....
30.114
1603
1 2.1....
***
B01
Do.
4 P. M...
66
Do.
Do. (Wet bulb) 9 a.m, Do,
64
1.P.M.
€5
Do.
Do. 4 P.M. 64.
67
Do. Maximum....
Do. Minimum over night 64
Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING.
The following is corrected from the Intent London Papers
DEPARTUREL,
1 Work Yard; with stocks of coal on hand, surplus ward his motion in favour of making an anchors, buoys, fire engines, iron, timber, experiment in Birmingham of the Gotten- paints, stores and wines for ships, and burg system of dealing with the Liquor everything belonging to the foreign Com-traffic; the principle involved being that pany at the different ports, at the price of the local authorities shall be empowered THE CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM Tls. 2,000,000. The foreign Houses and by Parliament to acquire all existing in Nov. 21, America, from Cardiff to Hong. Godowns under Messrs Russell and Co.'s terests in the sale of spirits, wine, and beer,
kong. own name at Hankow, Kinkiang, Chinkiang on behalf of the community, and after-
Hongkong. An interesting discussion on the and Tientsin, with dividends or return wards, if they think proper, carry on the Nov. 28, Western Chief, from London to freights due to that firm to be taken over
Nov. 28, Madura, from Oardiff to Hong- Nov. 26, Hannah Law, from Cardiff to
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
A translation of the report and accounts
trade.
of the China Merchants Best Navigation Company is published in the Shanghai
is written obscurely and uncertain. Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Lowe, the broad papers, and ocouples more than a page. at Tls. 280,000--additional. (This sentence subject has already taken place between We make the following extracts in addition Translator) On the 15th of the 11th moon difference between the two being that the to those we published last night;
1-CAPITAL.The total value of Shares the contract was finally signed. The Com-latter advocates free-trade in intoxicating old and new-issued at different timer pany had senordingly to provide in addition liquors, whilst the member for Birmingham during the first two years amounted to The to the million lent by Government the sum repudiates that idea as a fallacy, urging in 602,400 as reported in the second year. of Ts. 1,220,000. Including the Tla. support of his argument the failure of the has made in the Convention. Anything charged them with being out without passes. On the first of the 8th moon of last year, it 800,000 short of original amount the shares unrestricted system when it was tried re-i
intended to be issued last year (?) that gently in Liverpool. Mr. Lows has writ- year, it becomes necessary to increase the ten un article on the subject in the Fort- Company's capital by Tls. 1,600,000. This nightly Review, in reply to a speech by amount it has been determined to provide Mr. Chamberlain at Birmingham, which for by the further issue of 15,000 shares of has since been printed. Tls. 100 each as before.
a
the
QUICKSILVER EXPORTS FOR
month. were as follows:
Chins....
Japan.......
Australia..
..5,562
115
402
00.
Totals.......6,779
kong.
Hongkong.
kong.
Dec. 4, Banclnths, from Cardiff to Hong. Nov. 28, New Era, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong, Deo. 17, A. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to
Hongkong.
Dec. 17, Carricks, from London to Hong-
kong.
Dec. 19, Channel Queen, from Cardiff to
Hongkong.
Dec. 20, Chinaman, from London to Hong.
kong.
Dec. 22, Sophie, from New York to Hong-
kong. Dec. 28, Ino, from Greenock to Swatow. Dep. 23, John Nicholson, from New York
to Shanghai.
Dec. 27, Undine, from London to Shanghal $193,975 | Dec. 29, Canaan, from Cardiff to "Hoog.
4,216
kong
14.663 Jan. 4, C. R. Bishop, from London to 24,021 Hongkong.
Jau. 11, Windhover, from London to
$238,705 Shanghai.
226 men, Shalio Mart 70 men and Korio The above la the largest quantity ever Jan. 12, Woodhall, from Hamburg to Hong-
In the same
tenth last year, there were 2,382 Basko shipped by sea, and 1,051 flasks by rail.
TREASURE EXPORTS FOR FEBRUARY.
The shipments of treasure from San
mercatilo channels, amounted to over
Francisco last month, through regular
Mexican DollATE..
$1,089,023
305,618 82,058 116,000 230 11,370
kong
Jan. 13, Hope, from London to Hongkong. Jan. 16, yfe, from Cardiff to Hongkong. Jan. 18, Batavia, from Hamburg to Hong-
kong.
Jan. 31, Forward Ho, from London to
Shanghai.
Feb. 1, Robert Henderson, from Buryport
to Hongkong.
kong.
Feb. 5, Carrizal, from Cardiff to Hongkong, Feb. 8, Daphne, from London to Hong
kong
Feb. 12, Leading Wind, from Antwerp to
Hongkong,
Feb. 18, Bertha (str.), from Cardiff to
Hongkong.
A COMPLICATED CASE. Kwok Amul and Li Alin, married women, The promised Blue Book with reference to Yuanan is still withheld. I suspect that were yesterday brought up for being out something more than the fact of the Go-without passes under the following circum- stancea. P. C. Lo King Taci, No. 205, was vernment being ecoupied with more pressing on duty at Saiyingpoon at 2.30 a.m. when matters will account for this, and that Sir he saw the two defendants come out of Bat- Thomas Wade wants some little time to lory Road, both in one chair. As this was an unusual hour for women to go about, and comply with Lord Derby's request to ex- as they had a quantity of wearing apparel plain fully the various concessions which he and hedding with them, he suspected them and took them to the Station, where he Hike a reasonable explanation, however, is Suspicions circumstances leaked out in the
was decided at a public meeting to issue course of enquiries, and the Magistrate took ourtain to be accepted. People know so
the precaution to hear the defence of the more Shares. The non-settlement of the little about China here that they are quite accused separately. The 1st defendant Fu-eing affair and the political troubles in willing to bow to authority, and the ipse stated that she came with the 2nd defendant regard to the Yennan case, by causing `dixit of one who is so experienced as Sir and two other women to Hongkong from presa of work, prevented, however, the in- Macao, and that while they were in a boat vitation of new Shareholders during that
FEBRUARY, THE INSURRECTION IN JAPAN. Thomas Wade will no doubt be accepted as bound for Tung Lung Chau, a boat with year; and it was not till the spring of the
We had an unusually lively export trade final, the very important fact being over two men came alongside who kidnapped her presont year that further Shares to the
Telegrams have been received to-day in Quicksilver from San Francisco last and the 2nd defendant, and took them to amount of Tls. 82,700 were placed on the
market.
The total Stock Capital thus (April 13th) announsing that communication jooked that there are many other people house at West Point. They were kept there
The destinations of the shipments who are equally entitled to be considered against their will, so that they could not amounted to Tls. 685,510, being but a small between the Imperial forces under General increase on the original amount. But the Kuroda and the fortress of Kumamoto was
Flasks.
Value. as authorities who take different and in go where they liked. So on the morning of Pau-tah and Fung-shun, which arrived in opened on the 8th instant. General Kuroda's
the 18th they took the opportunity to run I am away. On this statement the Magistrate autumn of last year, as well as the newly-division was reinforced by a battalion from some cases opposite vions to his. myself somewhat at a loss to account for issued a warrant to apprehend the oo0a- contracted for steamers, the Kiang kwan the garrison on that day, and no anxiety the comparative easiness with which Sir pants of the house who were said to have And Riang-yung, had all to be paid for, is now felt for that fortress.--Shanghai | Austr
Ao-ording to last Balance Sheet, apart Courier. been detaining them. Meanwhile the from pablic mouies received on loan, the (Nagasaki Cosmopolitan Press, April. 4th.) Thomas Wado's Convention has been accept 2nd defendant gave a very different story liabilitis of the Company to various cro-
She said the 1st defendant induced her ditora amounted to
Arrived with wounded, Toyoshimo Maru ed as compared with the one by Sir Rather and the principal wife of her husband, adding to this the amounts due for the four Muru none. These three arrivals are from exported from San Francisco.
Over Tls. 502,000 ford Alcocks, which was so strongly opposed (ahe being only, the concubine) to come and was finally rejected; as in some important to Hongkong to visit some relations. They vessel, the liabilities of the Company Higo; we find one is from Yamagawa and
What the other two from Yatsushiro, points the errors of Sir Rutherford's Con. did so and arrived here on the 7th inst, amounted to over Tla. 800,00.
ould not be otherwise raised of this sum
The Sumida Maru with more than 340 pontion will be found practically repeated The let defendant invited them to go to was borrowed temporarily from the native wounded arrived here from Takaro on the However this may Tung Lung Chau to stay with her mother Bankers of Shanghai. Unfortunately, in 1st, and it was a and sight to see them in Sir Thomsa Wade's.
On the Way,terest in Shanghat ruled very high batweon carried to the Yeige-Gakko now a temporary ba, Sir Rutherford has fully recognised the and they went in a boat. importance of the concessions which bir another boat came alongside with two men. Thomas has obtained with reference to the One of them shewed a staff which looked the 3rd and 8th mons, and the Company hospital. It is said that in addition to trade route to ludia, and the establishment like a policoman's baton. The men charged was a loser by no less than Tla. 30,000. these 600 wounded at Takase have been $2,500,000 Following are the descriptions Feb. 2, Polynesia, from Cardiff to Hong- of trading relations with Thibet. I was the women with kidnapping, and then took Thanks, however, to Earl Li, the high taken to Kurume
Five hundred volunteers have offered to and destinations: the two defendants into their boat, ostensibly authorities of Kians and Cheklang and present at a meeting of the Society of Art, with the object of taking them to the Polios the Customs Taotsis of Tientsin and Shandon the red cross and attend to the sick and Gina and Japan- which took place a few days ago, when a paper was read upon trade with Central Chup. Arriving there one of the men went tung, public monies were at different dates wounded both in camp and hospital. This Trade Dollars....... Aia; and Sir Rutherford Alecek took op up the Chop but soon same back again, and deposited with the Company to the extent speaks well for the spirit of the Nagasaki
people, and shows that they are loyal to the Gold bars.... ..
Silver bare.... casion to compliment Sir Thomas Wade for the boat was rowed to West Point, when all of Tis. 700,000. The amounts due
of them went into a house where they native Banks were accordingly returned, Imperial cause.
We have no correct information as to the Gold dust................ baving broken down the wall of obstruc tion, Co., ds. Areport of his speech which stopped till the 16th inst. The 2nd defend- and the Company relieved from the pre-
number of wounded on the Satsuma's side, Guld coin............................ FREIGHTS AND EAENINGS. The gross but we hear from a reliable source that the gives the substance of it fairly has appeared ant was not allowed to go out, but the 1st vous position of embarrassment, in the London and China Telegraph, but the had her liberty, going out whenever she other papers hers do not notice Sir Buther. liked. On each occasion she told the 2nd freight earned by the Company's steamers, total on that of the Imperialist exceeds ford's remarks at any length, evidently defendant that she would go and try to raise five in all, from 6th woon of the 12th year 5000 Fukuoka is literally crammed with regarding the subject rather from its indian money to ransom the 2nd defendant frein Tong-chi, to the end of the 8th moon the wounded, and all available sheds and
On the 18th, the 1st defend-of the 13th year, amounted to over Tis. barus have been converted into Hospitals. than its China side, and so giving the lion's the two men.
The Offsers of the Japanese ships of war, share of their space to the paper by Sir ant removed herself and the 2nd defendant 420 000; from 7th moon of the 13th year, Douglas Forsyth, which is certainly very to another house, and on the morning of the to the end of the 6th moon of the 1st year invited the naval officers of Foreign fleet in at Lord's. He thinks it is ouriens that it
of Kuang-a, to over Tla. 580,000; from Port, to a grand banquet at Fukuya on interesting in itself. There is no doubt that 18th she told the latter to go with her to the concessions which have been made to East Point to worship at the Joss-house there. the 7th moon of the 1st year, to the end of Monday evening. The band of the Takao Sybarite that a cricket ground is scarcely Feb. 19. Maigu, from Cardiff to Hongkong.
and powdered footmen-white table clotha kong Sir Thos. Wade will have a very important As they went they were stopped by the the 6th moon of the 2nd year of Kuatig-gil, maris was in attendance, and so far as we the place on which to display silver plate Feb. 20, Penrith, from London to Bonge hear the guests were delighted by the kind and frosted wine-coolers. The luxury of Feb. 22, Enid, from London to Hongkong. Central Asia, if we can only make the the house against whom a warrant had been making a total for the three years of Tis. | hospitality of their entertainers.-The en Incheon la an implied insult to cricket. I Feb. 23, Osaka, from London to Hongkong. effect upon our trade with India and Policeman. At this stage the occupants of by mine steamers, to over Tis. 718,000- Chinese adhere to their engagements; but issued on the statement of the lat defendant 1,720,000. Formerly, from the 7th moon tents cordiale is perfect.
Yatzushiro, 2nd April.-On the night of means that the game is so uninteresting that Fob, 23, Helted Will, from London to
Shanghai. ronson to fear that when it comes to the let defendant had rented a room there from over The 00 test year during the the 31st ult. Matsubashi, and yesterday imbibing, Cricket, after all, has not deserve Feb. 24, Boronia (str.), from Hamburg to there would certainly appear to be good were brought up, but it was proved that the to the end of the years, six vessels earned
same period, nine steamers earned over morning, Wato were taken by the Imperialed this reproach. It has followed the Shanghai. point, they will plead their old excuse of the that nee could go out wasnever she liked. Tls, 100,000, is well, be seen by comparison troeps, and their Head-quarters were then fortunes of England, wherover Englishmen Feb. 25, Argentino (str.), from Londən tə
and that she go that a relative falling off has occurred moved to Matsubashi. The Treasury and have led it-in India, in Australia, in all China and Japan. Bir Autherford Alsook looked as well as From this it appeared that the ist defendant The reason for this was the occurrence of Hospital remain in their former position. The our colonies; and it bas never yet boen Fob, 27, Gold Hunter, from Cardiff so over and spoke with his oll easiness and had been acting in collusion with the two men in vigour. His activity indeed seems to be attempting to kidnap the 2nd defendant, and the Yannan case, closely succeeded by Commissariat Department has also been res dependent upon the assistance of the John
Few people would imagine that the 1st was shifting her from place to lamine, which caused a, stoppage of trade. moved to Matsubashi, The removal to Wato Thomas with powdered hair, or the careful Feb. 28, City of Aberdeen, from London to unbounded. that he had been over a quarter of a century plane more had come over to look for her their patronage and support. From Kiang ported that retele are entering bachile and
place in order to elude the enquiries of her Fortunately the authorities were liberal in will again take plase today It being res foresight of the domestic cook. Cricket in the Consular and Diplomatic Service in China and Japan, Wao sa him at this As there was no evidence of this collusion, 88, 80,000 shihs of grain were portioned of Hitogoshi, preparations for defence are being meeting. He is to preside at a meeting the 1st defendant was simply fined $60, to the Company for conveyatics to the made.
Komamoto, 4th April-Yesterday the three months' hard labour for bringing a false North; from Chakiang, 100,0 0 shihe: from of the papers on Formoss will charge against the occupants of the house in Kiangel, 60,000, and from Hapeh, 80,000 rebels remaining at itom smuts made
Geographical Society on Monday
shine altogether 390,000 shih. The tran night attack on the Imperial troops but were read by gentlemen connected with the which she last resided.
sport of this grain commenced on the 6th repelled the Commisariat of the rebels Consular Service.
of the 2nd moon, and ended at the com- was burnt, and this village was entirely The World has come out with one of its
mencement of the 5th moon: From the occupied by the Imperial Army.Heard sensation articles about Mr Canan, the
Tih moon to the present time, the Com-guns in the direction of Humamoto the Liquidator of the Agra Bank, in the old
pany's business has been very prosperous.. rebels of Hitomomura were bombarded from days when it suspended temporarily.
INSURANCE. In the event of the loss of the Imperial fort of Tarumemura, and the well, and decidedly appropriate; but the March 2, Parsons, from Cardiff, to Hongs:
kong makes out that his charges for his services The hearing of the charge of larceny prea Government grain at sos, the Company is village was burned)
it Lord's were, on the whole, far better March A. S. Davis, from Cardiɗ to were out of all reason, and generally attacks ferred by the Chine Navigation Company allowed to petition to be allowed to be
when the spectatore were contented with a
Hongkong. him for what he did! This week it pub against William Henry Shaw, was resumed irresponsible. Although the Company's
sandwich and a pot of shandygaf," and lishes his reply merely observing that it is yesterday (April 18th) before H. A. Mowat steamers are ten times facter and safer
The Chinese Embassy in Portland Place is when the pleasant peace of the cricket March 8, Caller Ou, from Oard. A to Shang.
hat unable to reconcile his statements with its Esq. It was explained that, since the than native junks-freights notwithstand. own information: People are evidently case was last before the Court; the aroused ing being the same get the cost of instra source of intense interest and amuse ground was alone broken by the familiar
kong. not likely to get much quarter in that had had access to all the books to be used ands is not escassives the Company has ment to the public generally, and the low voice of the old waiter coming from the Merelt, Nilubus, from Cardiff to Hong Any orders, gentlemen March 4, Jala, from Cardiff to Hongkong, It has a spicy paragraph, by in evillense against him. No additional therefore deemed it expedient, since the behaviour of the underground omnibuses tavern, the way, rolating to Kwo, the Chinese evidence was given, and the depositions loss of the fusing to insure all Govern with the fed timbrellas that stop with their thess well remembered days, is was per- Lavey, to the elfest that Lord Beaconsfield having been read ovet enfi signed, the ment grait: The average value of a carga passenger to stare at the Celestials causes mitted to sprawl upon the grass, and to talk bald he hoped he (the Envoy) would stay accused was formally committed to take his varies from Tis: 100,000 upward, while the great annoyance to the aristocratic dwellers of old cricketing experiences with familiar in Angland until he (Lord Beaconsfield trial befors a fùry,
total risk taken by the Foreign Insurance who still inhabit the handsome houses in schoolfellows and chums; but now, at Lord's, Was shia to speak Uhinese, This jokelat
Advices from Peking announce that Ho, Companies on one bottom is limited to that locality. There is rather a dificultys pipe is a forbidden luxury, and the man is sald to have tickled his Calestial Exs the Envoy to Japan, Aus prop ordered to Fifty to Sixty Thousand Taeli, Wars the in the public mind as to the sex of the who drinks a glass of beer is regarded as n cellency amazingly. It is worth some | proceed to his past,
Company to take the balance as themeelyes | #torpoonily drond individuals who appear | barbarian!—Unga A Wash,
**non possunt,
direction.
It
Chiza. SHANGHAI: (News.)
LONDON GOSSIP.
MODERN CRICKET.
-$1,564,096 | Tob. 17, Therese Behn, from Cardiff to
Hongkong,
A writer on cricket cries out against the lavish luxury of the modern game, as played
should not bave occurred to the modern
it oan only be tolerated with intervale of
Feb. 18, Matchless, from Cardiff to Bobg.
Kong.
Feb. 10, Cactus O., from Cardiff to Hong
kon:
Feb. 18. F. P. -Lichfield, from Cardiff to
ongkong.
Hongkong
Shanghai,
..t
has flourished because it has been typical of Feb. 38, D. McB. Park, from Sunderland
to Singapore and Hongkong............ English energy; and to those who cannot separate cricket from luxury, we would Feb. 28, Jadot Ferguson, from Glasgow to recommend a homely passage of " Pickwick,
Singapore and Hongkong. recounting the memorable struggle between March 1, Isles of the South, from Cardiff vo
All Muggleton" and " Dingley Dell." In
Rongkong, the pretty garden behind the racecourse at Ascot, under the trees on the wooden ema bankment at Goodwood, in the pleasant hay meadows at Benley, luncheons are all very
publle school and University cricket matches
March 1, Brown Brothere, from Cardiff to
Hongkong March 1, Khedive, from Antwerp to Hongs
kong.
LOADING FOR ORINA AND-JAPAN PORYS,
At London-Steamers ela Buss Canal, Candia,
Teviot. Beladia,
Gleneagles (left Bing Glendalas,
Eapore April 15). Elgin
Insurances.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
GENCIES at all the Treaty Porta of A China and Japan, and at dingapore, Batron and Penang,
Rinks accepted, and Polloles of Insurance
granted at the rates of Promtum quærent as The above mentioned Ports,
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES,
JAS. B, QOUGHTRIE, Beeretory
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
•
UOMPANY,
(FIRE AND LIFE)
Garınak-Two MILLIONS STARLING,
THE
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Matabeds, on Goods on board Vessals and on Hulls. of Versals in Har- bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Lite Assurances will be re- pelved, and transmitted to the Directors for their deadston.
If required, protestler will be granted on first class Lived up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Rates of Fremturas, farsas of pro- posals or any other information, apply fo ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Agents Hongkong & Casten. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
·ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
T
BH Undowsigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- Fanoos at ourront sator,
MELCHERS & Co.,
· Agents, Boyal Insurance Company,
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANX. (LIMITED.)
KOTIVE.
DOLICIES. gæsted at surrout maten on In accordance with the Company's Artioles of Association, Two Thirds of the Prodita are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion So the nett amount of Fremia autos by sach, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
OLYPHANT # 00,
General Agents,
Hongkong, Api, 17, 1873,
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE
THE
COMPANY,
порн
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Polioles against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, current local rater, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Promia.
NORTON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Zmorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,
ESTABLISHED 2809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000,
THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong Endbureaupany, are prepared to grant Polloles against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or Merchandise in the same, at the turnal Rates, subject to a discount of 20
GILMAN & Co.,
Agents.
ON
per cent.
Hongkong, July 6, 1975,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORFORATED BY ROYAL ÜNAFTER
of
His Majesty King George The First, A. », 1720,
мокрация
THE Undeseigned having born eppointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows;---
Marine Department, Polloles at current rates payable ofther bero, in London or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department, Polislestramed for long or short periods at Current ratez. A dlecouns of 20 % allowed Life Department Fojletes tasued for sums not saeseding, £8,000 et redused rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISD & O., Hongkong, July 36, 1872,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
MMANDS.
Undersigned Agents are in receipt
Mails.
STEAM FOR
Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Sues, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter- ranean Ports, Southampton and London;
ALSO,
Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
THE
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship GEELONG, Captain Fraser, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 21st April, at Noon,
For further Particulars, apply to
A. LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, April 14, 1877.
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Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
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TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND
PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
CONNMOTION
IX
CENTRAL and
WITH THE
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
THE §. 8. "GAELIC" will be des. patched for San Francisco via Yoko. bama, on TUESDAY, the 1st May, | at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passenger for Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamen from Shanghal.
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 30th Iasi. Parcel Paskages
received at
same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of astme la required.
Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 par
out on regular rates.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agony of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central
G. B. EMORY, Agent, Hongkong, April 8, 1877.
myl
U. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STRAMSHIP...
COMPANY,
THROUGH 20 NEW YORK, YLA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ZOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANO1600,
THE U. S. Mall Steamer CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 18th May, 1877, at 3 P., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation_to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe YLA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.
A Steamer of the Mitan Binhi 8, 8. Com pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea connection at Yokohama. Ports, about same date, and make olose
At Now York, Pannengers have selection of various lines of Stasmers to England, Franco and Gerziany,
Freight will be received on board until p.m., 14th May. Paroel Packages will be received at the office until 5 pm. same day; all Parcel Packagon should be marked to address in full; value of samo is roquleed.
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo thould be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collecter of Customs at San Francisco.
For security's sake, Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelops the Marks and Nos. of Packages Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bills of Lading,
For further information as to Pasango
and Freight apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.
RUBBELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 16, 1877.
NEWS FOR HOME..
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Intimations.
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by appointment, to
H. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG †
and to
Intimations.
NOTICE,
LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE Co.
THE BUSINESS of this COMPANY hos This Day been Transferred to THE H. I. HL. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS MARINE INSURANCE Co., of 20, OLD
BROAD STREET, LONDON, OF RUSSIA,
Wyndham Street, formerly ATHLETIC CLUB, TAS on hand the Largest and Beat
By Order of the Proprietors,
WILLIAM HUNT, Secretary,
H collection of Views of China, Pho- 137, Leadenhail Street,
tographio Albums, Frames, Cases, &o., "of Assorted sizes. Ex S. 8. Radnoraire a supply of very handsome Easel Albums of Russia and Velvet Covers, assorted sizes. Illuminated Albums for Portraita. Tobacco Pouches, in Shape of Skulls, Rats, &, and a nice choice of Gilt Mountings for Frames, &o,
Hongkong, March 28, 1877.
THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL
The
LONDON,
1st January, 1877.
THE MARINE INSURANCE Co. 20, Old Broad Street,
LONDON,
1st January, 1877.
ESTABLISHED 1886,
HUNGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, April 14, 1877. At 1110 Cash pir Dollar Mexican
Butcher Meat.
Ib.
Bacon, English,.
29
13
Ame, Sugar oured,, Fooohow,
PAIGA Highest. Loc. Cash. CASA:
[No. 4805 April 19, 1877.
· Celery, Chinese, Celery, English,
Colewort,
Cucumbers,
Chilies, Dried,
Mixed,
想
450 400 Curry Stuff, English, 300 200 Egg Plant,
160 140 Garlle, (bulb) dried,
Beef, sirloin and prime out, cy. 100 150 Ginger,
Beef Corned,
» Roast,
"Soup, Steak,
Bullcoks' Brains,
catty
11.
*
#
150 140 Greens, "White 150 140
.90
80 Green, Sprouts 150, 140 Green Peas, in shell, old
Winter course
'18
per set 60 50
catly
#
young 11
Tongue, fresh, each 275 250 "Horse Radish," S'haf,
#3
71
Borned
920 300 Lettuce, Chinese.
Head,
600 800 11
English,
head
17
Heart,
150 140 Mint,,
"
» Fest,
50
22
40 Mushroom, dried,
catty
21
Kidneys,
EZ
60
50 Onions, Bombay
17
Tall, Liver,
J}
catly
100
80
90
Green
CAPITAE,...... .£1,000,000 STRALING. KaskavÉ FUND,....£ ́340,000
foWITH Reference to the foregoing Agr The fol. disement THE, MARINE ÎNSUR- ANCE Co, has This Day taken over the Business of the LONDON & ORIENTAL ed Mr A, Melven as its AGENT in HONG- STEAM TRANSIT Co., and has Appoint-
KONG,
Tarvulation of Tend
been very much extended. lowing are some of its Agents;— Maeat. Man Chuon Shop. Canton-Slag Chuen Native Post Office, Luen Hing Street; Chul Heung Low Hotel, Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Trad Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tang Wen Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, In front of the Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Shop, Small Market Street, New City; Yee Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam; Kwal Houng Shop, Sin Choong, Honam.
Swatow.-Sul Cheong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hong,
Amoy.--Obtin Cheong Hong, Mook Kek | Street.
Fooshow Me Yu Ching Cheong, Foo chow Arsenal, Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Mari time Customs,
Shanghai,Ms Ng Obing Shun, Mari- time Customs; Mr Ho Yne Chuen, Marl- time Customs; Mr Chun Sing Hol, Mexors Jardins, Matheson & Co, Mr Kwong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School; and Mow Bing Sang Kes shop.
Ningpo.-Mr Sung Min Ches, Maritime Customs.
Hankor Yes Bing Bong. Chefoo-Yee Shun Hong. Japan Leong Chun Tong, Munici- pal Office, Yokohama,
Kong
Saigon.Woheng Hong. Singapore.Ting Kes Hong Foox Song Hong,
Penang-Yow Wing Fong) Argus Office, Valcutta-Mow Slag Company..
San Franciaop, Kwong Foong Tal Hong. The above are some of the Agencies; othern will be published, when they are arranged for. Negociations are in progress with the express couriers who carry the official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to circulate the Chinese Mall in the Interior of Ohina.
Hongkong, March 10, 1874
"THE
Now Ready.
OHINA REVIEW,”
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CONTANTE,
Essays on the Chiness Language, (Continued
from page 162.) Deer-Stalking in China. Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of Chinese Dentistry.
Central and Western Asta during the Fifteenth Century, Part II. (Continued from page 183.)
A Legend of the Peking Ball-Tower, A Chinese Hornbook, The Law of Inheritance.
A Chinese Dictionary In the Cantonese
Dialect.
Short Nolloes of New Books and Literary
Intelligence,
Notes and Queries-
A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese
Dialect.
Watching Spirita." Chinese Folk-lore.
Yin and Yang, according to Aristotle, Pidgin English.
Goethe's "Werther" in China. Chinese Music, White Anta. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &o,
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THE CHINESE MAIL.
-TARNS. OF ADVERTISING IN TH
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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AE Undersigned is prepared to Accept
Radigued pool MARINE INSURANCE Co. by any First Class Steamer.
A. McIVER, Agent of the Marine Insurance Co. of London Hongkong, February 16, 1877. mul7
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The charges for advertisements are MDT ausimilated to those of the China Mail, The unusual anocess which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admitrable medium for advertisers.
40
*
60 Parnley, Chinese, English, 800-400 Potatoes, Macao,
Sweet,
11 Tripe (undressed), catty 50 Calves' Head and Feet, set Gams, American,
Chinese, English
300 280
180 170 Pumpkins,
31:
360 340 Radishes,
**
Mutton Chop,
Image
180 170 Brallions,
+
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180 170 Shalots,
Shoulder,
pt
130 120 Sesamum,
#
180 120 Spinach,
Batty
100
Liver, Pigs Chitlings,
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Sheeps'
Sucking Pigs,
Veal,
גו
6050
Common
90 Squash, bottle
110 100
50 Turnips, Salt,
ently/140: 120
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20
120.
100
900
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16
760 660
240 280
. bunnh
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dor. .catty
10 5
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40 80
60
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80 20
40 50
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Fry,
Taro (U Tau)
» Head,
00
89 Tomatoen,
#1
Heart Kidney Idver,
60
80
TO"
Foglick
ench
100
BO
"
Chinese.
catty
Pork, Chop,
catty
150 140 Water Lilly Roots,
"
Corned,
190 120 Water Orena,
Legy
160 140
XBIRA,
"
Fat or Lead,
J
110 100
catty Fraits.
Hood, and Fort, rat.
Aleurites,
340 320
catty
60.30
Hoart,
40
60 Appies, Dried
600 400
*
"
Kidney,
80 70 1750-1000
#
Californian,
'980 160
"
Rose,
70
Poultry.
matty
eatty 190 120
Chestnuts, new, Cocoanuts Currants,
. dos.
100
Duck
100
Balt
∙190
1
Bowie, Goese,
catty
180 160 120 110
80
GHAVAN,
60
Ma UHUN AYIN,
Manager.
Partridgen, Themanti, Vanton, live, pru
cach
350 300
Lemens,
120 100
Licheon, Dried,
200 180
$200 –––
China Mail Offleo,
17th February, 1874, : :
Pigeons,
esob
160 150
Loong Ngan, Dried,
400 200
11
Loquats,
40
Quail,
100 90
$1
Mangoes,
each
200 70
Rabbits,
800 600
"
AE YON,
Olives, green, Font,
Snipe,
each
120 110
catty
60
Oranges, (Coolle) Chang
:40
30
850 250
*
Turkeys,
#
Cook, Hon,
ently
700 650
450 400
22
가
Sweet, Sun-woey. „
260 160
(Mand.) coolle
100
80
(Mandarin)
120
Wild Duck,
each 450 400
dark-skinned
90
20
Papaw,
Capons, The Conductors guarantee an eventual otroulation of one, thousand coples. It is Dacke, Already the most influential native journal Egge, Hen, at the Ports of China and Japan, and at published, and enjoys considerable prestige Bingapore, Penang, Calcutta, San Frands- co and Australia,
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Fish. Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 850 300 Bream,
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The scope of this work includes detailed Ray, descriptions of important SITES and Moxy-
100
ench
bottle
40
400 850
15,
Dates,
Figs, Dried,
Ground Nuts,
200 160
bustin 500 400
12
500 400
40
Pears, Nanking,. 1000 Fears, Chefoo,
80 70
Punti, 150
Pine-apples, Punti 160 120 Plantains, common.
040
"
140 180
Barley,
catly
80-100
160 130. 160 120 120 100
80
bonie
50 40
200
750 600 plenl 1600 1500
plan 1600 1400
600, 500
"
Carp Codfish, Salt,
40
21
Crabs,
Ib. catty
. each
60 60
Cuttle Fish,
catly
80 20
80 70
13 fragrant
Dace,
100
90
40 80
Plums, Dark-red,
60
50
Kela, Congor File Fish, Fresh Fish, Large
80
60
Yellow,
40
60 50
"
Green,
180 120 Prunes, Dried,
60 40
bottle
300 250
Small
90
80
"
250 240
Pumaloes or Shaddock, each 260 250 Raisins, Muscatel,
80 60.
..bottle.
750 600
E
...lb
200 150
· 12
70.60
Salesbury Seeds, Pak-kwo, catty
.80
·70
smoked
box
$1,00
Live Fish, Lobsters, Mackerel, Mango Fish,
osity
140 120
Sugar Cane,
stick
26
201
Tamarinds,
60 catty
60
80
70
Walnuts,
110 100
50
Water Chesnuta, Canton,
160
Miscellaneous,
Mullet,
100
90
LONDON: N. TRUENES & Co. HONGKONG: China Mast Office,
Oysters, Parrot Fish, Perch,
140 190
Allspice, Chinese.
English
80 70 Bran
Pomfret,
160 140
Butter,
1b
180 180
Candled Orange Pool,
bottie
750 700
160 140
#
Lemon
E
18
750 700
160
Caport,
12
250 220
130 130
Charocal,
⚫ plouă 1080 1000
80 70
Cheese, American,
-400 850
120 100
Cinnamon,
70 60
Oltron,
160-150
"
60
7060 80.
Olovir,
700 800
120 110
90
120 100
Coconut 021, Coffee, Curry Powder, Firewood,
bottle
180 180
280 +200
bottle
5500 250
picul
400 850
80 TO
Flour,
catly
40 80
picul
Balt,
Vegetables,
phgo. | 160
Lamp Oil,
tin matty
100 80
Macaroni,
11
})
Broad
#1
20 14 80 70
Mace,
.Katip
700
70 50 French, from!MsesO,,,
eath
19 10
Mango Chutney, Mustardy Nutmeg,
bottle
500 300
180100
ostly
19
10
Olives,
cent
botila
200 200
80
Paddy,
26
ploul
Uommon,
+
10 81
Penal Bacion
bottle
201801
#
Hongkong, each
70
80.
Pepper (whole)
· eatty
270 220
Macat.
70
BD
(ground)
bottle
250
10
Plokiem
200 160
80
30
eatty
Printed and published by Gao," Musi 25 20 BAI, at the Chien at Oates, No. 3,
MENTS, notes on the OLIMazz and general Roach, TOFOGRAPHY, FAUNA, FLORA, GEOLOGY Rock Fish, and METEOROLOOT of each Fort and Its Salmon, Canton, neighbourhood, with HISTORICAL NOTIONS TH
TWO conta a character fog the first 100 and minute detalls respecting the rise and Bait Fish,
characters, and one cont a character progress and social characteristics of the Shark, young beyond the arst 100, for first losertion, and several foreign settlements. To those par Shrimps, PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" Orsion half price for capotitions during the first ticulars are added summaries and statistics of
ÍN TIME TVR Tat. EscListz MATE,
week. Sabioquent weeks Insertions withe TRADE of each opon Port, compiled from Bhate, be charged only one half the amount of the official returns, together with statements Snapper, first week's charge, Advertisements for respecting ConNAGE, CUREETOY, and Ex-
CHANGES, LINESOf BTRAM COMMUNICATION, Snips Fish, half a year end longer will be allowed a Containing from 12 to 84 columns of costly deduction of 35 per cent on the total amount DISTANCES, and rates of Pacsson Money. Boles, Fresh
and contracts for more favourable terms Hints, and recommendations to travellers, Toush,
giving full particulars of Outer and mode can be made,
of proceeding to the less frequented settles Turtles, Small Efforts have been made to establishments are also included, combined with White Agents for circulating the Chinese Mail inall notes on DOMESTI MARKEze and Mode THIS Mall Suminary is compiled from the ports and in the intaries of China, all of living,
the Daily China Matty is publiclied the porta in Japan, in Saigon, Singapore,
Asparages, twice a month on the morning of the Penang, Calentta, Batavia, Manda, the
In addition to furnishing stilles partion- Bamboo Shoots,,. English Mali's departure, and is a re- Phillippines, Australia, San Fransisco, Peru lars, the Section devoted to Hongkong Dord of each fortnight's current history and other places which Chinese frequent contains a historionl sketch forming a Beans, sprout, of events in Ohton and Japan, con- When the list of Agenties is completed, chronological index of the chief events tributed in original reports and collated it will be published. Agents have been which occupied publie attention between from the journals published at the various already established in most of the above 1641 and 1860, including FoLITIDAL MYANIS, ports in those Countries.
places, and in important ports more than Changes in the GOVERNMENT BERvion, the Best Roof,,
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THE
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The appendix contains full tables of the
Turnip; Bohi sath various steam- ootapables' lines. It allo published in the English language or Carrota, Hait Includes a Catalogus of over 440 works | 5.
#1 red for pickling, China and Japan, while a copious Inoax
at the end of the work allorda a ready | Carrots, Freak means of reference to the reader. : Calligver,
400 850
Gray
80 Ixing)445,
40
450 400
catty
300 250
8000 2750
catty 40
box
1000 780
1600 1500
W. QUINDY, Acting Inspector of Mu