Intimations.
Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW:"
No. Is-Vol. VI.
-OF THE~
“aCHINA REVIEW””
CONTAINS—
Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation
in the Colony of Hongkong.
Constitutional Law of the Chinese Empire. The Tang Hoa Chl, A Modern Chinese
-Novel,
A Chinese Primer.
The Law of Inheritance.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
THE CHINA MAIL.
arrived in Moreton Bay, 8th, at 3 a.. passed the Company's steamer Bowen, 10th, at 2 p.m. arrived at Rookhampton 11th, at 5.30 p.m. arrived at Bowen, 12th at 4.10 anu arrived at Townsville. 19th, at 8 a.m. arrived at Cooktown. 15th, at 10a.m. arrived at Somerset 16th, at 5 a.m, left Bomerset 22nd, passed the Dom- pany's steamer Somerset at 11,10 m, of Tambora 26th, at 5pm, arrived at Sin POSITIVELY FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. gapore fine and clear throughout. 27th,
HAL HONGKONG
DOMMENCING
THURSDAY,
·October 11th, 1877.
«HE FAMOUS ROYAL
ILLUSIONISTS,
From ENGLAND'S HOMS OF MYSTERY, the EGYPTIAN HALL, LONDON; where their un- "parallelled Entertainments were presented
Short Notices of Now Books and Idterary nightly to crowded audiences for over two
Intelligence.
Notes and Queries:---
Chinese Marriages. Studies in Words.
The Educational Curriculum ̈of the
Chinese.
Restoration of the Old Sounds of the
Chinese Language,
Notes on Chinese Grammar.
Russian Binologists.
Assyria and China.
The Word" "Swallow."
Corrigenda.-Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation in the Colony of Hong kong,
China Mail Office, Hongkong, September 1, 1877.
WONG HING CHEUNG & 00,
COAL MERCHANTS
Have always on hand for Sale every description of 00AL at Moderate Prices.
years.
LING LOOK,
KELLAR,
YAMADEVA,
In their unique and STARTLING WONDERS.
Their profoundly MYSTERIOUS SEANCES have been given in the presence of the Crowned heads and Nobility of EUROPE and before Vast and Intel- ligent Assemblages throughout the civilized world, astonishing and confounding the wisest of all Countries.
PROGRAMME: PART L
嘴
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW Auction.
No. 4450.-OCTOBER 4, 1877.
| Peking was, adds the Governor, “Fames Russell, Coronar, with Mesna A. A. device to frustrate the ends of justice," Dos Remedios, V. Alongo and W. Schriver, and, the man's allegations being disprov
Noor-General Weekly Sale by Meaarsed, he has gentenced him to suffer death as Jury, on the body of Les Amut, a
Lane, Crawford & Co.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, October f
Goods per Ave undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges. at 10 p.m. Left Singapore. 29th, at 5p.m. 4 p.m.Sale of Houses, at the Upper signalled barque (Offofal number Q.K.FT.)Station Street. 12 days from Hongkong bound for London, SUNDAY, October 7-- all well 4th Oct., srived to Hongkong, having experienced light N.E. winds and equally weather throughout.
Daylight Douglas leaves for Cosat Ports, -10 am-Esmeralda leaves for Manila.
Goods per Glencar undelivered after
this date subject to rent Goods per Egeria undelivered after this
date subject to rant.
Charters Effected. The following charters have been effected + MONDAY, October 8: during the last ten days žin
London, private.
British bark Woodville, 714, hence to
American ship Henry S. Sanford, 1159, hance to New York, private.
German bark Bertha, 448, hẹnos to Hamburg, private,
British ship, Banian, 760, Amoy to New York, private.
British bark Glamorganshire, 456, New chwang to Hongkong, 26 cents per ploul, 25 Joy days
German bark Malvina; 499, Nowotwang to Hongkong, 27 conte per plonl, 251ay days, we de af
to Whampoa, 30 cents per ploul, 22 lay days. British bark Georgina, 314, Newchwang British bark Nimrod, 695, Newahwang to Swatow, 24 cents per ploul, 30 lay days. American bark Quickstep, 826, New chwang to Swatow, 22 cents per ploul.
British bark Merse, 629, Newohwang to
4p.m.--Brisbane leaves for Singapore, & TUESDAY, October 9
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Canton Insur. Offige, at No. 7, Queen's Boad
TruxéDAY, October 11.
Noor-English Mall leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe.
9 p.m.-Performance at the City Hail. WEDNESDAY, October 24:----
Noon-American Mall leaves for Yoko.
hama and San Francisco,
THURSDAY, November 1:
8 pmOocidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Brandisso on or about this date. Ocean leaves for Cooktown, &, on or
about this date.
THE
under the statute which provides this married woman aged 28 years, the wife of penalty in the case of all, whether prin- one Chi Ayee, a seaman, who had been cipals or accessories, who are guilty of away for the last 5 or 6 years. She appear the crime of inciting to rebellion. But ed to have been out of sorts in consequence the matter does not end here. Under of this, and was discovered on the 2nd inst. wives and daughters of all such criminals to be suspended by the neck in her room. the same statute it is provided "that the
shall be given as slaves to the officers or She got her living by breaking stones, add men of one or other of the provincial on the day in question, she complained of Manchu garrisons." The wife of the mffering from a headache, and her father- guilty individual in this instance, how in law, who was working with her, told her ever, has disappeared, but search is to return home. When the father-in-law ordered to be made for her. On the went home, he found the decesară, sus whole we should say appeals to Peking against local decisions will be rather un popular in Auhwei for the next geners tion:
We have received from the North China Herald office a copy of the "Treaties eign Powers" just published by our con between the Empire of China and For
temporary. The book is convenient în siza, neatly and strongly bound, and con- | sists of no less than 230 pages. It can tains all the Treaties that have been concluded between China and Foreign Powers, together with the greater por tion of the various Regulations which have been successively agreed upon dur ing the last sixteen years, and the re- cently concluded Treaty between Japan and Corea. Several instruments, though not now in force, find place in the work, United States Treaty of the same year also, the Emigration Convention of 1866, and the Articles of Revision negotiated in 1809 by Sir Rutherford Alcock. This is, we believe, the only complete work of this kind that has been published, and it reflects considerable credit upon the enterprising office in question.
Swatow, 283 cents par ploni, 25 lay days. HONGKONG DISPENSARY, as the French Treaty of 1844 and the
British bark E. M. Young, 845, Now
shwang to Swatow, 284 cants per pleal, 24 lay days.
American schooner Annie 8. Hall, 455,
MY ARYOK has been appointed Manager, AN HOUR IN DREAMLAND WITH Newahwang to Swatow, 283 cents per picul,
and all Orders addressed to him at 67,
Prays, or to Mr Far Jaox, at 30, Hing Lung Strest, will receive (mimediate atten. tion.
Hongkong, March 19, 1877. mo19
NOW READY.
CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE
A CANTONESE DIALECT. Part I.,
A to K, with Introduction.__Royal 8vo.,
KELLAR."
Intermission of Ten Minutes.
PARI IL
"THE WONDERFUL CABINET BEANCE" KELLAR,, assisted by:
LING LOOK
PABZ TIX.
pp. 204.-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. | YAMADEVA IN HIS BEAUTIFUL ACT, Tibingen.
Pries: Two Dozlars and a Half,
-To be had from Messrs Lane, CRAWFORD
&Co., Hongkong and Shanghaljand Mosur
KELLY & WALSE, Shanghai,
Hongkong, February 8, 1877.
To-day's Advertisements.
IN THE GOODS OF JAMES SMITH, FERRIES, Deceased.
No
Entitled
*THE MAN SERPENT."
Intermission of Ten Minutes.
“STE IV.
25 lay days.
British steamier Pernambuco, 848, Hong.
kong to Saigon, $1,200 in full,N
British steamer Penedo, 652, Saigon to Manila, private.
German steamer Cassandra, 928, Swatow to Blogsporo, $8 per head, 10 lay days.
British schooner Viscount Macduff, 269, hence to Haiphong and back, $1,900 in full, 25 lay days,
British bark Largs, 781, Foochow to London, private.
German bark Meteor, 600, hence to New York, private.iq
German bark Eleronimus, 426, New- ohwang to Hongkong, conts per pleul,
25 lay days.
Germaan bark Humboldt, 380, Whampoa to Chafos and back to Hongkong, 24 cents per ploul, 25 lay days, a
German bark Pelho, 350, hence to Hal "LA CENA INFERNAL," by the fulmit phong and back, 24 cents per ploul, 20 lay
able LING LOOK.
ADMISSION: „f
To all Parts of the House,
82,00
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., where Plan of the Bal can be seen.
Seats can now be secured at Mosers
Doors Open at 8:30, Commence at 9 o'clock sharp Hongkong, October 4, 1877.
FOR MANILA,
The Steamship
0012
* ESMERALDA,” Capt. TREBAVD, will be de spatched for the above Port
TOTICE is hereby given that all Ore; ditors and other Persons, haring any OLAIMS or DEMANDS upon or against the Estate of JAMES SMITH FERRIES, late Master of the B. 8. "ZEALANDIA? who died at Ben on Board the Aid Vessel, on the 8th day of February 1877, and whose Will was duly proved, and Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, of whose personal Estate were duly granted to JOHN FAIRBAIEN, of No. 27 Queen's Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, by the Supremo Court of Bonghong, in its Pro- bate Jurisdiction, on the 22nd day of Sep. tember 1877, are hereby required to send in writing the particulars of their Claims or Demande to the said Jonx Fairbairn at his address aforesaid, or to the Under- signed WILLIAM HENRY BRERETON, the Solicitor of the sald Jour Fairbairn, at the Office of the sold WILLIAM HENRY BRERETON, 20 Queen's Road, Hongkong, on or before the 15th day of Jamiary: 1878, And notice is hereby given that at the sxpiration of the last-mentioned day, the Bald JOHN FAIEBAIEN will proceed to dis. Oct. 3, Johanine, German barque, 528, tribute the Assets of the raid JAMES H. W. Heraksen, Cebu Sept. 28, Ballast SMITH FERRIES amongst the parties WM. PUSTAU & Co. entitled thereto, having regard to the Oct. 4, Nuevo Constants, Spanish brig, Claims of which the said JORN FAIRBAIRN 217, T. Uriarte, Lagulmanoe, Timber.
on SUNDAY, the 7th Instant, at 10 am.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A. MAG. HEATON, Agent. Hongkong, October 4, 1877.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
DET
Oct 4 Amoy, British steamer, from Canton.
has then had notice; and that the sald | REMEDIOS & Co. JOHN FAIRBAIRN will not be liable for the Assets or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose Claim the said JOHN FAIEHAIRN has not had notlos at the time of the distribution.
Dated this 3rd day of October, 1877..
WM. H. BRERETON, Solicitor for the ŝaj7 JOEN FAIRBAIRN
jale
FOR COOKTOWN"AND SYDNEY.
(Taking Cargo as through rates for all Australian and Now Zealand Ports.)
The Steamship
"OCEAN"
will load as above, and be despatched on or about the
1st of November.
For Freight or Passage, apply tó
JABDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agente.
Hongkong, October 4, 1977.
Not Besponsible for Debts.
Neisher the Captain, the Agente, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creus of the following_Vessels, during their stay. in Hongkong Harbour
ABERLADY, British barque, Capf. Nicoll Jardine, Matheson & Co. VISCOUNT MAODUYy, British 8-ts. sch'ner, Capt. Wm. Wright.-Borneo Co., Limited. CRETERION, American ship; Captain Wi Luillemson & Co.
WooDVILLE, Britlik barque, Captain Nielsen, Win. Pustau & Co. —-
ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captelu G, Cunningham-Wieler & CG,
Donte, British barque, Uspt. Robert son, Wieler & Co.
Oct. 4, Brisbane, British steamer, 891, W. Ellis, Sydney Sept. 5, via Moreton Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cooktown 16, and Singapore 20, Mails and General, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Oc.
Oct. 4, China, German steamer, 648, Ackermann, Shanghai Sept. 80, 4 pm, General.-SIEMSSEN & Co.
„DEPARTURES,
Oct. 4, Bertha, for Whampoa.
4. Fiscount MoDuf, for Haiphong,
4, Omaku; for Guam
Sun Kee, for a cruise.
4, Northampton, for Singapore,
4 Titan, for Guam,
4, Egeria, for Shanghai.
OLEARED.
St. Anne, for Haiphong. Rajanattianhar, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED,
Per Brisbans, from Sydney, do, Messrs A. H. Wylie, J. Graham, J. McGibbon,
and J. B. Taylor, 2 Europeans, and 403
Okinoso.
Por China, from Shanghai, Dr. Bradley, Mr Robert Bredon, and 19 Chiness.
DEPARTED,
Fer Egeria, for Bhaughal, Mr and Mrs Von Mellendorf,
Per Viescunt MoD for Saigon, 2 Chiness
TO DIPABL
Per Rajanattianuḥar, for Bangkok, 440 Chinese
SHIPPING REPORTE The German barque Johanne reports; Calms among the Iriande, since then N. F. and Easterly winds after passing Lubon. 20 The German steatter thing reporta!" Moderate northerly winds and fine weather throughout A1 p.m. yesterday (3rd) Epsed O. & 0.6 Si Sacks bound North,
10 miles East of Iammock Island,
RafAKATTIANUHAN, British str., Captain Hopkins.Yuen Fat Hong.
CILDENUM, British ship, Captain Shrewsbury, Wieler & Co.
MELUSINE, German barque, Captain Tb. Paloger. Malchers & Co.
DARTHOFER, 5.itlah barqué, Captain Robertson, Order,
The British steamer Brisbane raporte | Left Cosmopolitan Whart, Sydney, at 1.15 pm on ptá September, passed the Com Panz's mesmer Normandy bound for Sydney 10.30 p.m. same date, 710, a1 6.50 p.m.
days.
British schooner Roderick Hay, 200, hence to Halphong and back, 25 cents per pioul, 30 ley days,
British steamer Spartan, Swatow to Sin gapere, (passengers) $8 per head, 10 lay doyz.
Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTE, IMPORTERS
ОР
DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY Requi- sirns, Tomar Requisites, EnglisH, "AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATHET MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glagefade, Potasa Water, Sarsaparilla
The Mamifactory is under direct and Water, and other Aerated Waters.
<contintions-European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878.
LOUAL AND GENERAL
By some mistake the name of My Stell, ship-broker, was mlzspalt "Stael” in our report of the short shipment case of last night. The error was one which was not likely to mislead any one.
Tan opening Match of the Hongkong Orl- cket Club will be played on Friday and
Diokins and the Officers, the Band of the Saturday, and by the kindnes of Colonel
28th Regiment will perform on the ground on Elaturday afternoon.
The publication of this isnus sommessed | Oon(short notes the other day of the low
at 7:20 pm
BIRTH.
state of the Poor Box Fund asems to have had a good effect. This item was translat-
At Hongkong on the 4th October, Mrsed into the Chiness Mail, and the result is E. VOGEL, of a Daughter.
British bark Ausgi, 468, cleared for Guam.
the barth for London, rate nominally $2 per 50 feet.
lah dag Brdechang on, has don THE CHINA MAIL.
British ship Northampton, 1181, ham taken the berth for Singapore, having been
ordered to that Port from home.
British back Ozaka, 527, proceeds to Amoy to take the berth for Now York.
British bark Allee, 626, left for Yože. hama with original cargo of Kerosine Oil.
American ship Titan, 1229, left for Callao reelding.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close:- For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Per DOUGLAS, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 1877.
that within a few days a donation of $25 was received from a Chinese merchant, and yesterday a larger donation from another Chinese merchant was received by the Magistrate on account of the Poor Bor THERE Are two important questions The amount received since the notice ap will have to be shortly decided, namely, will come forward with liberality to support affecting British interests in Olina which peared is $75. We hops other contributors whether or not the Chefoo Convention is this most usefully employed Fund, which to be ratified, and whether or not we at the same time may be reasonably aug. have to again have Sir Thomas Wade as
pended by the neck-Dr Wharry proved that death appeared to have resulted from strangulation.--Sergeant Fleming proved
Jury returned a verdict of felo de ec. removing the body to the Hospital. The
DANSON INSURANCE OFFICE. Report for Presentation to the Share holders at the Annual General Meeting, to be held at the offices of the General Agents, on Tuesday, October 9th —
The General Agents have the pleasure to submit to the Shareholders the usual An- nual Statements of Accounts :--
OFFICE 1875.
Final Balance Sheet showing the Nett Profit for the year to have been $92,400, which sum has been apportioned as fol- lows:-
$40 per afare, $12,000; 2nd Dividend 1st Dividend (paid in November, 1876,) (pald in March, 1877,) $46 per share, $18,800; Placed to Reserve Fund In No rember, 1870, $50 per share, $16,000; 1st Return on Contributions (paid in November, 1876) 30785 per cent, $24,000 2nd Return 90 per cent, 127,000. Totál $92,400. on Contributions (paid in March, 1877,)
OFFICE 1876,
Mas
Open Statement from which it will be seen that the business of the year has given a satisfactory profit. The Balance at credit is estimated at $304,022:16, of which it is proposed to pass $60,000 to the Reserve Fund, thus increasing the portion of that Fund, helonging to Share holders to $150,000, or $500 per share, to pay a first dividend of $267 per share, and a first return. to contributor of 190592 par sent, absorbing in all $800,800, and leaving $68,722.16 to meet further posible linelli fiss, or for payment of ■ further dividend on finally closing the accounts of the Office.
OFFICE 1877.
Open Statement showing the sum of 297,924 at credit, after allowing for all
known or antidpated losses to date,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents,
SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY'S PORTRAIT AT THE OTTY HALL, The following letter has been received from Sir Arthur Kennedy, our former Governor, in acknowledgment of the pro- sentation some time since of his portrait to the City Hall by the residents of Hong, kong :--
GOVERNMENT House, BRISBANE,
and thank you for your letter of the sh
5th September, 1877. SrI have the honor to acknowledge July, informing me that the Residents of Hongkong had subscribed for, and present
British Minister at Peking. In regardented by deductions inflicted on reframed my portrait to the City Hall, and that to the former, the Chinese have now tory servants by their European masters, carried out nearly the whole of the con-
the Chairman and Committee had accepted it as a memorial of the kindly feeling which exists between us.
I would beg of you to convey my sincere grateful thanks to those Gentlemen who have done me this honour.
I am, Sir,
Policemen ditions imposed by the Convention. The We understand that twenty new new porta and landing places have been are expected shortly, from England, pro-and thrown open to trade, and a Chinese bably by the Ocean Steamer Deucalion, Embassy has been despatched to London They are in charge of Inspector Orley, who with a letter of apology. There are one happened to be at home on leave. By the or two other conditions not yet carried serival of these twenty men, all the vacan- for AMBOTO, at 5 p.m., on Mondayout, evidently not so much owing to
the 6th Inst For SAIGON-
the 8th Inst.
Chinese as British official dilatorines, des in the Police Force will have hear MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACRET.-opening the new ports and despatching only 23 vacancies at present, and Mr. The activity displayed by the Chinese infilled up within one or two, as there are The Australian Contract Packet BRIS the Embassy to London before they were Corcoran, the present warden of the Gaol, BANE, will be despatched from under any obligation to do so, either will return to his duties on the arrival of Hongkong on MONDAY, the 8th proves that these conditions were by no October, with Mails for Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Mel bourne.
Correspondenes cannot be Registered after The Malls will be closed at 8.30 p.m.
3.15 p.m. Correspondence for New Zealand must be specially directed tid Torres Straite, or It will be sent via Galls. Correspondence for Southern Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but As a general rule it is better to send it via Galle 49
means so disagreeable to the Peking the new warden, and Mr Quincy, acting. authorities as many people imagined, or Inspector of Markets, vice Mr Orley on that Li Hung Chang and his confreres are leave, will zesume his Police duties on the extremely anxious to please the English return of the latter officer from his leave. Government and get the Convention rati-
Your very faithful servant,
A. E KENNEDY, To Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co.,
Hongkong
-Police Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Esq.) 4th October, 1877.
FALSE PRETENUES, George E. familton, an engineer. Une employed, was again brought up to answer the charge of obtaining goods from Mosam Koss & Co. under false preteness. Capt
G. H. Drewes stated as follows:--Fam Captain of the steamer Amoy trading be-
Sed. With respect to Sir Thomas Wade, I justion to the Executive it ought to be it is thought, in spite of second-hand con- explained that the sentence of Mr. Reen Hongkong, Shanghai and Canton, tradictions, that he will retire on his Dancan has not been commuted on any pension at the termination of his leave
that his successor will be a man who Ayres, Colonial Surgeon, who gave it as Late Letters for Singapore only will be re- tergiversation and procrastination.
will put down bia foot firmly on Chinese his opinion that no hope remained of his patient recovering within the prison walls, the unfortunate man was discharged. We should have allowed this and affair to rest but for the, perhaps, natural desire express
ceived an Bord up to 4 pm, on pays ment of the usual late fee. Late Int
I have had command of the ship for three
| years, and have been trading in China for
of absence, and that China will see him other ground save that of confirmed that time. My second engineer la Jam
On the representations of Draj Parlane. He has been in the ship for four no more. We hope this will be so, and health.
years wearly. There is nothing the muskler with him he is not leaving the ship. We have had no typhoon, and I was hover ashore near Fooohow. I have had no in- timation from the agents or owners that I ters for Australia must be addressed THE last number of the Bangkok paper
was to have a new second enginest. I no to the care of an Agent at Singapore.
minste officers and the owners make the received speaks hopefully of the rice
appointments. Idon't now the prisoner. Hongkong, October 6, 1877-
prospects. Residents in the interior have given our contemporary very satisfactory ed by the friends of Mr Rosario, to see the have never seen him before. I know Mir accounts of the crop, and say the fields latter also released from custody. It must Koss of Messrs Koss & Co. He and I are very good friendny "I deal with him. The promise a reasonably good yield. The be remembered, however, in view of the prisoner is not the 2nd engineer of the grain producers of lam have, adds the facts above stated, that Danman's claim for dmoy, nor star was. It is false that 1- Advertiser, grown wealthy within the clemency is quite exceptional, and bears no Koss and that an engineer he could do the last twenty Only once
Dc8
MAILS BY THE EMOLISH PACKET.---- The English Contract Packet KHIV
will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, & on THURSDAY, the The following will be the hours of closing
12th October
the Malls, de Wafnesday, the 18th October,→
-5 r.M., Money Order Office closa,
62.24., Post Offer close except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, the 11th Cstobbr.--
that tee has the export of rice been analogy whatever to that of Mozarto) al forbidden. It is to be hoped the yield though we offer no opiulon sa to whether this year will be amply suficient to or not His Excellenor the Governor ought render the enforcement of the prohibition to exercise a imeroiful discretion in the case that has just been published unnecessary of the Portuguese prisoner. for any lengthened period.
I
ever told the prisoner that I dealt with Me -
same. I never and to; the prisoner had to right or authority to use my name tó ke Boas or anybody else. I have never heard — of the Consolation being ashore. In answer to ma the prisoner, he usid ---I was in Amoy last in January 1 believe. I have heard of the Consolation being in Dock after being ashore, In Shanghai Daily News says that a
I have no knowledge that the agents appoint englusern on their own account without vo« Tax Peking Gazelle of the 26th August divorce case was tried on the 20th ultims at ference to the Captain, I cannot say who- 7-A.M., Post Office opens for sale affords us a clue to the ready obedience the United States Consulate General, before ther it is the practice of owners and sgante of Stampa, Registry of Letters, and of the Chinese to the orders and decisions G. W. Well, E., and two Associates. It in China to appoint their own englasaZE - Posting of all correspondenos. 10 M., Post Quide closes excopt for Late of their officials, even although the same was a petition by bits! Burt for a dissolu without reference to the Captains I ORD
Letters Reglatry of Lettere cesses,
may be glaringly unjust and oppressive, tinn of her marriage with Captain. Thomas only speak of the Amoy, and I engage het There is nothing the matter. A memorial from the Governor of Francis Burr, on the round of adultery engineora
(10.15. A. Letlere may be posted with Anhwel states the case of a man who committed at that port. The Court granted with the ard engineer, Mr James Paziane, –
Liara Fax of 16 cents ex*** and ventured to appeal to Peking re e prayer of the petitioner, with the Court/2nd engineer of the Amoy, stated I came
10
Postage till.
1
11 am, when the Post Office Ozosas pesting some wrong he alleged he had and other incidental coste, and ordered the out as ad enginess nearly four years ago respondent, who is absent from Shanghai, to have been 2nd engineer for twelve montása 11.30 AM, Letters (but Letters only; had been referred back to the Governor ha
buffered within the jurisdiction of that $860, money borrowed by the petitioner I have no notion whatever of leaving the official. It seems that the man's appeal to pay her passage from England to Shang. ship. I was not aware of being superseded addressed to the United Kingdom
at Hongkong I have not been in lis This is the gentleman who appeared in the health. I have never seen the prisoner in Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, thay for explanations, and the latter declares to be posted on board the Facket with in bis memorial in reply that the result Supreme Court here some month age, on the 27 life before. The prisoner was commit-
ied for trial and reasryed his defence. 4. Late Rue of 45 cents extra postage, of his investigations into the case is the occasion of his watch being stolen,
11.60 ▲, when the Mall is anally conspirator, and, as much, is worthy of discovery that the appellant is an old Hongkong, Geptember 26, 1877,
plogod,
An foquest was bald this abundan st evil death. The lodging of the complaint at the Government Civil Eœplie
ALÁZSED MUSINGS. - Siesare Spratt & Co, shipwrights, and Hours Ingin & Co, angineers, sicrying on