intimations.
Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW"
No. I.-Vol. VI,
:-OF THE-
«CHINA REVIEW””
CONTAINS-
Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation
in the Colony of Hongkong. Constitutional Law of the Chinese Empire. The Tang Hou Chl, A Modern Chinese
Novel,
A Chinese Primer.
The Law of Inheritance.
Mrs Pellock, Lt. Coker, R., and Mr Dinandda, B.N.
Bain, Joseph, Midgley, R.N., Hegarty, Per delong; for Shanghai, Mesara Mo R.K., and Unwin,
Par Washi, for Hofhow, 47 Chinose; for Pathol, The Bishop of Victoria and Party, Mr Dad Walsh, and 4 Chinors; for Bal phong, Mons. E. Constantin.
Per Douglas, for Coast Ports, 4 Euro- peans, and 200 Chinese.
}
Per Galdon Horn, for Saigon, 200 Chinese,
TO DEPART. For Braemar Castle, for Shanghai, 1 Europea.
Per Charité, for Hafphong, 12 Chinese. Por Gustas, for Newchwang, 1 Chinese. Per quickstep, for Newohwang, 2 Chinese. Per Norna, for Swatow, 200 ChinesG.
SHIPPING REPORTS.... The British steamer Burmese reports;
Short Notices of New Books and Literary Light winds and fine weather throughout.
Intelligence.
-Notes and Queries:---
Chluase Marriages, Studies in Words.
The Educational Curriculum of the
Chinese. Restoration of the Old Sounds of the
Chinese Language.
Notes on Chinese Grammar.
Russian Sipologiata.
Assyria and China.
The Word Swallow."
Carrigenda.-Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation in the Colony of Hong- kong.
China Mail Office,
Hongkong, September 1, 1877.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creto
of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
TWILIGHT, British barque, Capt. Dalargy. -Jardine, Matheson & Co.
The British steamer Pernambuco reporta: Fine weather with light N and N.E. winda throughout the passage.
The British steamer Antenor reports: Had moderate Northerly winds to Foo- chow, and had light unsteady winds to Hongkong. Passed S. S. Olenartney 6 miles Bouth of White Dogs on Sept. 20th at now, and the French and American
Mail Steamers off the Brothers on Sept.
21st at8 a.m.
Shipping Intelligence. Theollowing is corrected from the latest, London and Colonial Papers :-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.- AT HONGKONG,
When left. Name. Feb.
6, Carrizal, Mar.
17, D. MGR. Park,
Ares,
19, Cynus,
23, Bing,
NIMROD, British barque, Capt. Clark.-13, Captain.
ABERLADY, British barque, Capt. Nicoll. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
VISCOUNT MACDUFF, British 3-m, soh'ner, Capt, Wm. Wright.-Bornes Co., Limited. CREFERION, American ship, Captain W. Lull.-Siemssen & Co.
WOODVILLE, British barque, Captain Nielsen.-Wm. Pustan & Co.
ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain G. Cunningham.-Wieler & Co.
From. Remarks. Cardiff (Braat Fab.28
Sunderland v. S'pore New York
Cardiff for Canton
Cardiff Antwerp
27, Feiune,
pr.
8, Rota,
Viga
Cardiff Hamburg
May
9, Bighound,
Liverpool
10, Drld,
Antwerp
11, Naworth,
Antwerp
12, Chandor, 18, Atra,
15, Sophie,
18, Meteor,
19, Molumine,
28, Murtha Jackson,
20, Alexandra,
27, Kate Carale,
80, CR: Blahop, Chraum, June
Cardif Melbourne Idverpool Bamburg Penarth Penaria Liverpool London Falmouth Fourth
Hamburg London
Loures, Gorman 3m. schooner, Captain Schlorlooh-Eduard Sobellbans & Co.
CORINNE, British barque, Capt. Robert-30, don,Wieler & Co,
CHINAMAN, British barque, Capt. Maor Kenzie-Chinese.
To-day's Advertisements.
FROM TOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKL
MB 8. S. Burmese having arrived from пра Tthe above Porte, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Under- signed, and to take Immediate delivery of
their Goods.
2, Marco Polo,
4, Melbrek,
4, Fagh-a-Ballaugh, London
4, Fruddlan Castle, Cuxhaven
7, Finaud Brumm, Portsmouth
Elmatone,
11, Codidate,
18, Dartmouth, 14, Denbighshire, 14, HelicoD, 17, Onolda, 18, Henry Lippett, 18, Uity of Hallfax,
19, Lord of the Isles, Cargo impeding the discharge will be at 21, Cars, ones landed and stored at Consignees risk, C. Rickners,
anal expense,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Bongkong, September 22, 1877.
DENTAL NOTICE.
R. STOUT has RETURNED, and will be
DR. his 02 MONDAY, 18, Orl Ritter,
London
Cardiff Penarth
Cardiff
for Amoy
New York
Cardiff Cardiff
Cardiff London Penarth London. Newport
28, Cuba, July
Penarth
7. Oty of Limerick (s.), London
ze20
30, Agamemnon (s.),
Liverpool
10, Elsgara,
Cuxhaven
11, Forsa,
Liverpool
18, Jassie Jamieson, 14, Abernyte,
Cardiff Liverpool Cardiff Deal Cardiff
Aug.
9, Auchises (8.),
10, Papa,
11, North Star,
11, E. P. Bouverte,
14, Moss Glen,
15, Cashmere,
Liverpool Cardiif Cardiff Penarth Cardiff Penarth Liverpool
the 24th Instant, until further notice, at his Rooms, Ground Floor, HOTEL DE L'UNIVERS. Office hours, 8 to 12 Noon and 2 to 4 p.m.
Hongkong, September 22, 1877.
NOTICE.
TR. CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY
25, Globe, 30, Ferdinand,
Mwas admitted a PARTNER in our 14, gulus,
Firm on the 1st July, 1877.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 22, 1877..
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Sept. 21, Pernambuco, British steamer, 643, W. Hyde, Saigon Sept. 17, Bice. WM. PUSTAU & Co.
Sept. 22, Burmese, British steamer, 1268, Luck, Yokohama Sept. 3, and Nagasaki 16, General-JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Sept. 22, Antenor, British steamer, 1644, Jones, Shanghai Sept. 15, and Foochow 20, General-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL.
Sept. 22, Hart, British gunboat, 486, Evans, Pakhoi Sept. 18.
Sept. 22, Chun Thing, Chinese gunboat, from a orulse.
Sept. 22, Sun Kee, 'Chinese gunboat,
from a cruise.
-DEPARTURES,
Sept. 22, Emma, for Amgy,
92, Golden Horn, for Saigon,
May
AT SHANGHAI.
2, Goodell, 19, Norman Court,
30, Wylo, Jum
4, lermann,
9, Birchvale, 8, Navesink, 14, Adolph, 30, Hopewell, July
8, Leander,
11, Golden State, 17, Belle Morse, Aus
4, Titanis,
7, Egerla (x),
10, Mikedo,
Ma.
16, Bessie Morris, 23,0. F.,
27, Maxima,
New York Gravesend London
Deal London
New York Cuxhavon Glasgow
Londou New York New York
London Hamburg London
AT AMOT,
Swabees Cardiff Swansea
22, Lombardy, for Europe, &t.
AT UNDFOO,
22, Douglas, for Coast Porta.
Mar.
W, Bombay, for Yokohama,
7, Alcestis,
32, Geelong, for Shanghai,
25, Babylon,
22, Washi, for Hoihow.
, Ceree, for Newchwang.
22, Winlow, for Melbourts
CLEARED.
#liam Cobb, for New York. James Shepherd, for Newchweng.
falving, for Nowchwang
Braemar Castle, for Shanghai.
Charité, for Haiphong, Quickstep, for Newchwang. Gustav, for Newchwang, Narna, for Swatow, Anasi, for Guam,
الانفلات الام
PASSENGERS. ASRIVED.
Per Antenor, from Shanghal, do, Mirs Pranckard, Miss Meule, and 3 Chinese, for London and 36 Chinese for Hongkong.
Far Pernambuco, from Safgen, 11 Chi- ZIGES,
For Burmes, from Yokobāms, &s, 10 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close-
Cardiff (Spk'aJune24 Newcastle (N.8. W.)
LOIDING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FURÍS.
Ai London. -Sizamers via Bues Canal. Radnorshire.
Glenfipias.
Fieurs Castle. Benarty.
Glencarn.
Zanzibar.
Passée.
Balling Penela, Jutlandshire. Agnos Muts.
Tolix Mendelssohn. Jokann Umidt.
Barkaway.
For HAIPHONG-
-,
Per Barque CHARITE, at 8.30 am., on
Monday, the 24th inst.
For SWATOW.—
THE
[No. 4440-SEPTEMBER 22, 1877.
His Excellency's figures cannot be ac- his soldiery to greater efforts to keep the
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, cepted as trustworthy. The object of peace, and it is all the more strange that Mr Hennessy was, it will be remembered, ke tnds crime more rampant so soon after to show that crime has been constantly Mr Hennessy's merciful and reforming Increasing in the Colony for ten years.
Establised A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co. FAMILY & DEPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEUGGISTA, IMPORTERS
→
Per NORNA, at 9.80 amp on Monday,
the 24th inst.LE For COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY, -
Per UHINKIANG, at 1.30 p.m., on Monday, the 24th inst. Taking Mails for Eastern Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania, Postage DaUGUESTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-
· SITES, TOILES Requisites, EndLISE, 12 cents per oz.
-AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINER MANUFACTURERS.
MAILS BY THE FRENOK PACKET- The French Contract Packet SINDH
will be despatched from Hongkong în SATURDAY, the 20th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, viâ Marseilles; to Salgon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Australia, New Zoa- land, Tasmania, Fit, Aden, Soy-
OP
OF
Bada Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glogerade, Plass Water, Sarsaparila Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Ferropean Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
polloy has been adopted here. The theory,
In our article on Tuesday we opposed to Mr Hennessy's figures three facts, namely, therefore, is that the old offenders havo his last report but one that crime in the finding the Police still too efficient for them that Sir Arthur Kennedy had stated in been emboldened to come back here, and Colony had decreased one half in three to commit any great depredations, they have weare; that the increased efficiency of
the Police would facilitate the detection gone over to the Peninsula opposite to test :- of crime and consequently swell the their strength on the weaker points. It is returns; and that Sir John Smale had assorted that robberies have been more recently officially asserted, and his frequent even at British Kowloong than statement appeared to be supported by hitherte. We should like very much to the opinions of most old residents in know whether this assertion is true or the Colony-"that a sense of personal not. But the enforced retience of the Po- security has grown up in the Colony
which prior to 1865 did not exist," alice renders accurate information impossible. statement that would scarcely have been
ventured bad orime been constantly, in Tas young Japanese nobleman Bachlauks, creasing here. Our remarks were ably | about whose recent admission to the Athen-
chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suer, The publication of this issue commenced supplemented on the following day by a mum Ulab in London certain members of
and Alexandrin. This is the best opportunity for forwarding. Corro- spondence to E. Aftea, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascensión. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA by this Packet, but can be paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such let tors should be marked Paid to Galle naly; they will go on from Galle as unpaid. The following will be the hours of closing
the Mallu, do. :** Friday, 28th September.--
41 7.20
p.m
DEATH..
Died, at Baxter House, Hongkong, on tho 31st Instant, at 7.30 p.m., MARY ANN MATILDA, aged 38 years, the beloved Wife
correspondent, who very clearly pointed out two of the causes which are believed to account for the untrustworthiness of One is the
the Governor's statistics.
change in the method of preparing the police returns, a case in which say half a of Mr Thomas Hart, Reporter to the Hong-dozen defendants are concerned now ap- kong "Daily Frame.""
THE CHINA MAIL-
that ineffable lostitution made such an seemly fuss, is the ex-dainio of Awa, in Sikoku, one of the great kokushii, or chief provincial lords, in the former fondal times, and the sixteenth in order of pecuniary revenue, having been in annual receipt, as master of his domains, of over two hundred and fifty thousand koku of rice. He still pearing as six on the returns whereas it possesses an income superior to that of the would formerly have been represented patant of nobility is recent for Japan, average British peer, and although his as one, and, what is of greater moment, dating back only three hundred years, it the creation of a large number of new is ancient enough when placed beside all offences by the passing of fresh Ordinan- but a few of the time-honored Anglo Saxon BONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1877.
ces, a number of which our correspondent houses. Perhaps the highly romantic origin of the Awa familly was dialasteful to the enumerated, THE first number of the "Hongkong Ca-
We have said that we shall turn Mr sensibilities of the Atheneum corps. But holio Regieter, a fortnightly newspaper, Hennessy's statistica against the position vocation of freebooter was in Europe the it is not so very many centurion since the was issued today. Considering that it he has taken, in the Council Chamber natural course by which dignity and power
printed at the West Point Reformatory,
Whatever possessed the typographical appearance of the Re on Monday His Excellency, apparently could be obtained. gister is really worthy of praise. Ne desirous of convincing the Colony that Bachisake to want to get into the club, it crime has not increased in Hongkong not very easy to conceive; but if he had lettera or controversial remarks are to since his arrival, quoted returns to show been rejected it probably would not have appear in its columns, but the conductors that on the 17th September last there deeply affected his spirits or impaired his will occasionally state facts and opinions
historical Japanese name to mingle on. without direct reference to those whose were only 382 prisoners in the Gaol, one of the just title of an heir to a views and opinions they may be indirectly against 430 on the corresponding day in equal terms with the best society that the (11.10 AH., Letters (but Letters only combatting." The primary objects of the last year. Is not this, we ask, an un-western world can produce.
except those to and through Austro) Register are, we gather, to circulate the witting proof that crime has decreased in lia, may be posted on payment of á to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage (11,30 A.M., when the Post Office OLORES
entirely. Hongkong, September 21, 1877.
6 P.M., Money Order Office alosas, Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 29th September.
of
7 LM, Post Office opens for sale
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 Registry of Letters ceaseB,
11 A.M., Post Oftos closes except for Late
Letters,
until
the Colony during the last twelve months! notices of the services at the Roman That crime has decreased since it has CHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME. Catholic places of worship in the Colony,
(From our own Correspondent.)
LONDON, Aug. 3rd, 1877. and to place before those of the Faith become known among the Chinese that His Excellency is opposed to flogging, here selections from Roman Catholic and has evinced a tendency to find em Your readers will assuredly be very “str» #e29 publications. That, however, the Regie
ter has another mission is evident from ployment here, et remunerative rates, for prised to hear" that, after Six Thomas the following eight lines extracted from convicted and deported felons, is a ques- Wade has slowly waded through his memas the only local Item of news with which tion on which it is useless to appeal to the the reader is favoured The event of prison statistice of the past year for a randum, the Government here have deaded the week has been, without doubt, the settlement. We hear that the Gaol is to refer it to the Indian Government and meeting of the Legislative Council, and at the present moment filling, and the way they cannot decide upon the question the speech of H. E. the Governor oned in this journal lately appear to sup- tion until they have the opinion sought from extended police reports that have appear of the ratification of the Chefoo Convens crime and prison discipline. It afforded
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet GAELIC
will be despatched on MONDAY, the lat October, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows,-
board the with Late
it for granted for a moment for the sake
2 P.. Reglatry of Letters cases, 2,80 P.M. Post Office closes
a complete answer to the hostile criticism port the statement, Then again, taking Indla. This unexpected delay ought to 2.50 R.M. Correspondence for Japon the to which H. E. has been subjected ever of argument that crime has been increas be sufficient to calm down the enthusiasm
United States, or Union out since his fint visit to the Hongkong tries only may be posted Gaol. It is now known that he stopped ing in the Colony during the last ten of those most disposed to take exception to Fee of 12 cents extra Postage Jogging in consequence of representations years, this increase must be the result of this instrument. It will evidently be per from the Colonial Surgeon, which no the adoption into the administration of fectly useless to raise any objection what- such principles as Mr Hennessy favours. Governor dare disregard even if he Ten years ago, when, according to Mrver to the terms upon which the Margary In spite of the motto adopted Hennessy, crime was so much less than affair has been settled, so by this time people by the Register Luquimini veritatem at presont, flogging was carried out far bere have almost forgotten that any such unusquisque qum proximo suo--we ure afraid that this, its first statement on local affairs, is an exceedingly question
until 2.50 P.M. when the Mall is finally closed.
Hongkong, September 21, 1877.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-
ool would."
more vigorously and justice was temper diffaulty ever arose, and the Ubsfoo Con- od with far less mercy than now. As vention, which was originally a settlement St. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-The Right able truth. We will pass over the state logging gradually decreased in severity of that affair, has been gradually transformed Roverend Bishop Burdon; The Rev. Ement that Mr Hennessy's speech affords and mercy and consideration gradually Davy, Acting Colonial Chaplain. At "a complete answer to the hostile criti- crept into the administration of justice, to a merely commercial instrument. The 11 am., Morning Prayer, &o,
piam to which His Excellency has been crime, according to Mr Hennessy's sta Chinese have certainly worked this very Crime, adroitly, but whether this has been the tistics, gradually increased! Military Service-Rev. J. Henderson, subjected ever since his first visit to the however, has not increased in the Colony, ass on our side as well le at least open to asting Military Chaplain.
At 8 a.m., Hongkong Gaol," because we have dealt Thanks to the increased efficiency of the question. The Chefoo Convention in fact Morning Prayer, &c.
with that matter elsewhere and on other
Police, a better organised administration, UNION CHURCH-Minister, Rev. James occasions, but to say that the Governor has settied times, and improved relations teems to have ratified itself. At least he Lamont, Morning Service, at 11 A stopped flogging on the representations with the Chinese both here and on the would be a bold Minister here who would Afternoon, & P.M.
of the Colonial Surgeon, when it is well
Sr. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH-Rev.
J. Benderson, Service at 6 P.M., every Sunday. All seats free. Morning Prayer and Communion on the First Sunday in each month at 11 ..
known that that offcor has recently off-mainland, crime has been as steadily and disturb it in its main bearings after so long cially and publicly expressed himself as surely decreasing in the Colony as Mr a time as has been allowed to ally away has strongly in favour of flogging, and advo- Hennessy would prove it to have ind cated its extension to less serious offences,
is one of the most impudent digressions
aressed.
ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH.-Rev. from the spirit of the motto adopted LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam Yuen, (All Services in Chinese.) Morn-
we have lately encountered. The
Yesterday, I was on board the steamer Glenartney when the testimonial was pro- sented to Capt. Qulland and his Chief Officer by the Representative of the Mesageries Maritimes Co., Mr Geo. Brenler, who will be recollected as agent for the Company in China. The speeches made on the occasion were evidently something more than the merely complimentary remarks ordinarily passed; and they showed that the antion of
dated.
ing Prayer-Litany, Ante-Communion, contents of the four small pages of THE price of salt has probably reached its and Sermon, at 11 A.M. Bible Class, at a the Register, in addition to this remark-highest at the present moment, & dollar P.. Preaching, at 6.30 P.M. Holy Comable "item," are an introductory article, munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month. extracts from the Tablet under the head being enough to buy only about 120 catties,
BERLIN FOUNDLING House.-Service in ing of "Latest from Rome," Church and it is said the price is evon much higher the Captain and Chief Officer of the steamer the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, notices, and a long account of the annual in Macao, where a dollar is the equivalent were, as they should be, very highly appre every Sunday, at half past ten A.M., in meeting of the Westminister Diocesan of about 80 caities. This is owing to the The daily papers contain what is hero very the Chapel of the Berlin foundling House, Education Fund.
nausually stringent measures being adopted rare and with you so frequent, the report of West Point,
by the Salt Commissioner to enfores the be appearance of a Chinaman in one of the Courts. It seems that at the Home for A STRIKING flustration is afforded in the laws of taxing salt, and we are told that sailors somewhere far down in the East MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Peking Gazte of the 29th August of the
Shipping.
extremely awkward contretemps that may recently a new offloe has been opened at end, one Celestial thought he had been occur occasionally by the transmigration Cap-sui-moon where salt is taxed. Several robbed by another, but the case was not proved, it seeming that the money had been 3p.m.-Chinkiangleaves for Cooktown do.
of souls. It seems that in the reign of speculators have attempted to import salt lost in cards. The defendant generously doods per Strathairly undelivered after Yao Kwang a certain Thibotan Lama fram Annami, where it can be purchased at offered to return a portion (10) of the
this date subject to rent.
committed some serious crime, and was the rate of about 1000 patties for a dollar, money in dispute, after he was acquitted. thereupon stripped of his rank and office
generous than in their otra country.
$
Sale Room.
Auction
2 p.m.--Wine Sale, at Mr Armstrong's by the Emperor, and deprived for sver but considering the great catlay which con- of the privilege of successive birtha veyance in foreign bottoms entails, the into the world." The Lamas, how operation has not been successful. The ever, declas that he has come back Customs Blockade is beginning now to tell in spite of the Imperial decree, and have on even articles of necessity, petitioned through the Imporial Resident
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, September 25:-
Goods per Tang-tal undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
WEDNESDAY, September 28-
at Lhassa that the child, in which they
say his spirit has been discovered, may BAD characters do not seem to have son- be duly recognised. But the Emperor teated themselves with merely returning to
had decreed that the Lama should not Hongkong and committing depredations be re-born, onsequently, the spirit in the
8 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of the child must be an impostos, It is ruled therein, but they endeavour to find pastures
at its Head Office, Hongkong,
THURSDAY, September 37:
Falcon. At Liverpool.
Goods per Braemar Castle undelivered Glaticus (6) Deusallon ()
after this date subject to rent. Charger,
Senarucimmermany | FRIDAY, September 28:---
CARGO. for B. 8. City of Tolcio, esfled 20th Sept., 18:For Yokohama, 6,248 bags Sugar 1.480 pkgs. Iron, 081 pkgs. Spelter, 30 pigs Steel, 111 pkgs. Merchandise, 7 pkgs. Blas, 18 pkga, femp, 37 pkgu. Horns, and | 3 pigs, Tortoise Shell For San Francisor, 13079 bags Bics, 266 bags Beans, 786 baga Sugar, 273 bags Taploca, 40 bags Sago, 1,667 pkga. Merchandise, 862 pigs. Tea, 200 pkga. Oll, 70 pkgs. Nutmegë, 50 pkgs. Th, 6 piga Cinnamon, 3 pkgs, Blks, and 68 pkgu. Opium, For Victoria, B.Ó., 4 pkg. Crude Optum, For San Jose, 28 pig, Silk Goods For Panama, 96 plege. Merchandise, 1 pkg. Bilks, & pkgs. Malwa Oplum and 10 bags Peas. For Callao, 8 pig. Merchandise, 5 pkgs. Tea, 10 pkgs. | Sil, and 1 pkg. Crude Oplum, For New
Per Lombardy, for Southampton, Mrs Archer, E. G. Jesper, Fr. Finnimore 28th, BW. Worthy, B.N.; for Galla, Mr Fair burat for Singapore, Man Fook Sing. From Yokohama: for Southampton, Capt. and Mra Sturrock and infant, J. King, H. Allen, N. Wyle, J. W. Spring, J. Dickson, J. H, Bourne and 27 Europeans for Cal cutts, D. Webster, From Shangbal; fog York, 198 bales Raw Silk, 39 pkg, Fans, Southampton, D. D. Murray for Bombay, J. I. Ogilry,
For Bombay, for Yokohams, Dr. and
It would seem Chinamen here are more
There is no doubt that the second envoy
here, Liu, is going to Germany to repre sont China. This was rumoured some time back.
An attempt has again been made to get up an interest in the question of coolies in Oaba, but it seems little likely to be suc
cessful."
LONDON, September 17th, 1877. The daily papers in London are pretty well celebrated for making a blunder about
opportunity of doing ac presente Itself; but Union Insurance Boniety of Canton accordingly, The Thibetans are, we be now for the field of their operations. We matters relating to Chins, whenever a fair lieve, the puple who have adopted the are informed that some few nights ago, a within the last few days one of the most which has appeared even here, found its convenient method of praylog by ma vary daring attack was made by a band of magnificent mixtures of fiction and fact, armed burglars on some shops at Chinese way into the Daily New, and was thenes chinery.
Kowloong, where the inhabitants turned out sopied into the evening papers, which were WE think it has now been fairly and to resist, and four of them were killed on followed by some more of the morning sheets. Nothing less than a Special Chi conclusively shown in this journal that the spot and others placed here de combat, nese Ambassados was unearthed at Berlio Mr Hennery's statistics as to the state We are not told the value of the property Telegram duly announced that he had of crime in Hongkong during the last ten years at not worthy of trust. The surried away, but it must have bean some arrived, that he had important diplomatic matters. to settle in connection with the Noon.-French Mall leaves for Ports of point is an important one, because Mr thing considerable. In a proclamation re- Anse affair, and finally that he was about
Cali and Europe.
Hennessy bakes on these statistion his oantly issued by the Commandant at How-to proceed to St. Petersburg. The hall. SUNDAY, September 30-
excuse for the changes he proposes to long, he admits that robberies have of late penny worth of bread to this Intoler able amount of sack" turned out at last to Application for Shares in the North Okina inaugurate here, and if it be shown that become more frequent than formerly in vil-be simply that Lay the Chinese official who Insurance Co. mast be made on of crime has been satisfactorily held in ages within his furisdiction, and offers you may recollect, came note me had bee before this date.
check of late years, this, in itself, is the MONDAY, October 1:-
Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mae
Lane, Crawford & Co. Goods per Venetia, & undelivered after
this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, September 20
Brandisco.
at Berlin with worse of them, and was 3 p.m.-Dealdental Oriental 8. B. Co. of letting existing arrangements alone, either principals or accessories.
of the best possible arguments in favour rewards for the appreisntion of the offenders, to Europe with some marai cadets, had been For the thinking of making a visit to St. Petersburg Steamer leaves for Tokohama and San and not burdening the taxpayers with arrest of each of the former, a reward on his own account. There is so it happene FAIDAY, October 8 ;--
the "sonalderable expense of question is offered of $20, and for the latter $10 some little excuse for the error which ha been fallen Into, insaninch as to those not Bristans leaves for Singapore, &c., vi
|able changes We shall show presently etch. The proclamation does not, however, soquainted with the subtleties of Chines or about this date.
that Mr Henessy's statistics may be very indicate that the robberies were of a ten-momanulature the name of 1st of fairly turned against the position he has
20 pkgs. Tea, and 2 page. Menhandles, SATURDAY, October 8-
Zo Boston, 8 pkgu. Tri. · For Clarineeti, 17pkgs. Efecte
as your readers are aware, actually boon, ay 6 p.m. Bala of Hounts, as the Upper taken, but is the first place we wish to ous nature. But it la strange that is the segond Chiness Minister here who has briefly resmithlata the main resons why | should have found it monessary to stimulate pointed to Berlin is not together maling
I