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Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
TERAPP in our Firm CRASED from THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr
This Day.
F. BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, October 1, 1877.
NOTICE
mol
FR. CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY
Mae admitted a PARTNED in our
Firm on the 1st July, 1877.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK &ۉ.- Hongkong, September 28, 1877.
NOTION.
TAROM This Dato Mr EDWARD SHEPPARD and Mr M. W. GREIG, are autho rized to Sign the name of our Firm por Procuration at Foochow, and Mr F. F. ELWELL at Amog.
China, June 1, 1877.
RUSSELL & Co.
Notices to Consignees,
GERMAN BARK MABOO-POLO,
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FROM HAMBURG.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Nessel are requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consigness' risk and expense,
WIELER & Co. Hongkong, October 12, 1877. COMPAGNIE DÉS MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediato delivery. Tale Cargo has been landed and stored al- their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been offected.
H. DU FOUEY,
Agent.
Ex Yangtss, 18th September, 1877.
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Hongkong, October 8, 1877.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL,
HONGKONG.
Owing to the Indisposition of Mr Lane Look there will be no Performance this Evening.
To-morrow Evening,
October 16th, 1877.
UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN POPE HENNESSY, ...; &c., &c., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
THE FAMOUS ROYAL
TILLUSIONISTS, From ENGLAND'S HOME OF MYSTERY, the EGYPTIAN HALL, LONDON; where thefr an- parallelled Entertainments.were presented nightly to prowded audiences for over two
years.
In their unique and STARTLING WONDERS.
Their profoundly MYSTERIOUS SEANOES: have been given in the presence of the Crowned heads and Nobility
of EUROPE and before Vast and Intel
Ilgent Assemblages throughout the
elvilized world, astonishing and confounding the wisest of all Countries.
|
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, The Steamship
"MADAGASCAR," TIMM, Maater, will be de- aparched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Instant, at 10 am.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 15, 1877.
0017
FOR SALE. -
SHAHEEN CANTON,
THE Desirable PROPERTY kwOwn THE DOES Commedions DWELLING HOUSE, OFFICES and SILK GODOWN.
For particulars, apply to
October 15, 1877.
G. M. SMITH, Canton.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neith
Veither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crato | of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ABERLADY, British barque, Capt. Nicoll --Jardins, Matheson & Oc.
CRETERION, American ship, Captain W.
Shrewsbury.-Wieler & Co.
MELURINE, German barque, Captain Th. Pflieger.--Melobers & Co,
DARTMOUTE, British barque, Captain Robertson-Order.
FERNTOWER, British steamer, Capt. J. H. von Bargen.—Chiness.
THE CHINA MAIL.
variable winds and fine weather, then calma! with light N.E. winds with a heavy awell,
On the 9th Oct. variable winds and a
on the 10th heavy rain, thunder and light- ning, and on the 11th strong N.E. winds which lasted to arrival
an The French barque St. Josepha reports: Strong NE. winds and fine weather throughout the passage
The British steamet Conquest reports:
N.E. winds and fine weather throughout,
The French steamer, Yang-tal reports? On the 13th inst., spoke the Chefoo, from the North bound for this port.
The Chinese steamer Fuyew reports: Moderate N,E. winds and fine weather throughout the passage.
The German barque & Fon Beauleau reports: Strong N. winds and heavy sea with fine weather, throughout the passage.
The American steamer Cife of Peking reports: Weather from San Francisco to Yokohama thick and rainy, with moderate gale from N.E. on 26th and 27th. From Yokohama to Van Dieman's Straits light winds and pleasant weather. Thence rainy, and thick to Formosa with heavy gale on 11th from N.N.W., thence to port strong N.H. monsoon. On 8th passed D. & 0.
Co.'s B. B. Guslie hound North.
The American ably Colorado Reports : | On leaving had strong W.S. W. winds and squally with clear weather, then moderate 8.W. winds until the 30th August, when had moderate to light N.E. winds. Took the S.E. trade on the lat Sopt and had light winds and pleasant weather until the 6th, when the wind freshened a little and
THE
[No. 4459-October 15, 1877.
To Shanghai I was presently followed by [ 10th Instant. The Colorado sighted the
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hart, who had been sent by the Yamén, American ship Memnon, also bound to this
Established A.D. 1841..
香港大藥玥
A. A. WATSON » 00, FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
от
DRCOGISTE SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUr BITES, TOILET Requisites, EngLIKE, AMIBIGAN, And French PATENT MEDICINES, "MANUFACTURERS
Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Glugorads, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla. Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
at 7.10 p.m.
with a note from the Prince of Kung, to
discuss the commercial questions with me. I port, during the height of the gale.
did not see my way to the recommencement of
such a discussion with Mr Hart; but learning We are requested to state that a mail from from his further account of what had passed
after my departure that the Tsung-Yamen Penang despatched per S. S. Strathairly on would be prepared, if I would consent to September 5th was apparently overmarried meet a Spesial Commissioner, to move the
Throne to appoint one, I authorised him to to Yokohama, from which Port it arrived Bay that if the Grand Secretary Li Hung- yesterday morning in the City of Peking, chang were at Chefoo by the middle of Enquiries are being made into the ocour August I would confer with him; upon
what subjects I did not partienlarise. Irence. The Strathairly duly landed her Hung-chang was appointed High Commis- mall from Singapore on September 16th, sioner accordingly. By being
The negotiations commenced at Chefoo We understand that the British barque on the 4th September, and on the 13th Corinne has been purchased by a few enter- Sir Thomas Wade signed the agreement
in three sections. Within a few days of prising Fortuguese gentlemen, and in 001- its signature, adds Sir Thomas Wade, signed to Messes Remedios & Co. We were s the Chinese text of the agreement apIn error in saying a few days since that the peared without authority in the native purchasers were Messrs Brandão & Co. newspapers at Shanghai. He had sent The vessel is now under repairs and will the English text to be printed there for The publication of this larus commenced communication to his foreign colleagues, shortly prossed to Macao to be loaded and finding that trangiations from the where her name will probably be changed Chinese papers were beginning to be to Vemis, circulated, he authorised the publication At Ningpo, on the 4th October, the Wife of a correct version of both texte of the of H. WADMAN, of a Daughter.
agreement in the foreign journals. Sir Thomas Wade adds that the demand for 200,000 taels was never put forward as an indemnity for the Yunnan outrage, which he had contended was an inter national offence, nor even for that terri
------
BIRTH
DEATH
At Macao, on the 14th October, CARLOTTA, the beloved Wife of Firmino Antonio da Roza, Chief Justine of Dilli, Timor.
THE CHINA MAIL
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 007, 15, 1877,
Tas Band of the 28th Regiment will per. from the following programme to-morrow evening, commencing at 8.30 p.m. :— Grand Maroh,..Silver Trumpets, Viviani. Overture,... Les Deus Journées, Cherubini. Fantasia,.....Songs of Wales, Van Maanen, Valse,.....Fleure dus Printemps.... Bousquiet.
Kühner.
Otto,
Luora, British barque, Captain Crowley. [reading of baronieter 29:40. Gale still con. | between the two countries. Sometimes magnitude as would have rendered either on the ground of the performers' merits «-Adamson, Bell & Co, «
PERUTIAN, British ship, Captain Barry,tinued to blow with little cassation until Meyer & Co.
the 11th, when had light to moderate 8. W. DALE, British steamer, Captain James winds and hazy weather. On the 12th the Thompsen,-Yuen Fat Hong.
wind having hauled to the N. Wit again DANUBE, British steamer, Capt. Olanchy. began to increase, and at midnight was -Yuen Fat Hong.
blowing a fresh gale ƒ on the 12th, at 1 p.m., NORTHERN STAR British barque, Capt. found the fore mast head was aprang took J. Wortley.-Wieler & Co.
in all head sails and dabed it at 8 p.m. set Tato, Dutch barque, Capt. T. Westerveld. head salle, and remainder of passage had -Blemmen & Co.
moderate N.E. winds and fins weather. COLORADO, American ship, Captain In- graham-Russell & Co.
SHIPPING.
*
ARRIVALS. Oct. 14, Canton, German barque, 378, Orants, Nowohwang Oct. 4, Beans SIEMSIEN & Co.
Oot. 14 Groen Fon-Grimsterer, Dutch barque, J. E. Van Jony, Bangkok Sept. 11. Hice and Wood.-CHINEJE.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,
MAILS will close
For SWATOW,——
the 10th inst
To-morrow, the 16th inst. Per DALE, at 6 p.m. Tomorrow, the
great merriment by unearthing a completo baby's wardrobe and an endless supply of floral "button-holes" from an inexhaustible {hat borrowed from one of the spectatore. Great amusement was also caused by the guinea-pig trisk, and by the ridiculously marvellous antics of the "spirits" in the cabinet. Ling Look-owing to whose tem- porary illness no performance will be given this evening went through his fiery ordeal with perfect case and concluded with a wonderful development of endless stringe of paper, which culminated in a piece of fireworks, as a fire-fiend's display ought to There will be no performance this de.
continued to blow fresh until the 10th. Lall, Slemsen & Co.
WOODVILLE, British barque, Captain Lost the trades on the 10th and then had variable winds and squally weather; had
ble incident, the murder of Mr Margary, Reminiscences,...Meyerbeer....Godfrey. Nielsen. -Wm. Pastau & Ơn
ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain G, moderate N.N.W. and S. W. wind until the
which was the aggravation of that of Galop, Cunningham.---Wieler & Co.
26th Sept, when had equally weather.
fence. A persistent effort was made at CORINNE, British barque, Capt. Robert-Then had moderate variable wind and fine son.-Wieler & Co.
Peking to ignore the international cha Turs Royal Illusionists gave their second weather until the 8th October, in lat. 19.18 OLUENEM, British ship, Captain E. N. and long, 129 E., when the weather DURING the eighteen or nineteen months racter of the crime, and regard it as a performance in the City Hall Theatre on
began to look threatening. The wind was elapsing between the murder of Mr case of life for life, but he constantly
Saturday evening to a fairly-filled house... E. by 8, and was freshening rapidly; at Margary, and the settlement of the diffi protested against such a view of it...
These clever entertainers give only one more p.m. of the 9th, had increased to a heary culties arising out of the outrage by the Had I contemplated acceptance of an gala, the wind having hauled to the N.Waigning of the Convention at Chefoo, indemnity as in, so to speak, general satis exhibition (to-morrow evening), and as it is Vensel under lower fore and main topsalla, wind and sea still increasing. At 8 am, of age and, in some instances, most al faction of the international offence, I should under Governer Hennessy's patronage it is the 10th took in fore and main lower top-arming rumours were in constant oiroula have felt bound to propose something much sure to be well attended: it ought to be so sails and have to under main spencer, lowest tion as to the state of the relations more considerable; an indemnity of such
warlike rumours prevailed and at other occupation of territory or other material alone. Mr Kellar is perfectly at home as a conjuror, and while he does not disguise that time peaceable ones, but both increased guarantee unavoidable. in intensity when Mr Wade left Peking,
As it was, his demand was limited he uses auxiliaries--electricity, magnetism, and ultimately met It Hung Chang at to what would cover (1) payment of and mechanism-he is so perfect an adept in Chefoo, The lengthy memorandum just £10,000 to the family of Mr Margary, published by Sir Thomas Wade contains and of certain lesser amounts to the his art that the effects of his tricks are pro- a full record of the whole of these nego Chinese accompanying him, who were found ignorance and wonderment on the tiations, and explains the motives in murdered with him. (3) Payment of the part of the audience. The neatness and fluencing the acts of the British Minister. expenses ocasioned, in particular to the dexterity of his manipulation are admirable, One noteworthy remark in the document Government of Indie, by the occurrences while his general power of entertaining in that referring to the desire exhibited of February, 1875, In these he conan audience is very considerable. He in- by the Chinese Ministers to hurry off templated including the expenditure call- troduced several new tricks in his pro- the Envoys to England in the early ed for by Colonel Browne's mission; the gramme on this occasion, and: occasioned Per NORNA at 9.80 am. To-morrow, period of the negotiations. "I could losses of the gentlemen comparing it; only insist," says Sir Thomas Wade, the expense of Mr Margarya mission "that the Envoys, whom there suddenly across China in 1874-75, and of Mr For HAIPHONG,—
Per Barque MARIE LOUISE, at 5 p.m. appeared an extraordinary desire to hurry Grosvenor's mission in 1875-76; and the off, must not be for the present sent on expense of maintaining one or more their way. With a mission in England British officers in the interior, as stipu and Mr Grosvenor in Yunnan, it was lated, for a term of five years, should possibly assumed that pressure, moral or
Her Majesty's Government see it to material, would be much restricted." take advantage of the stipulation. (3) These lines suggest the thought that the Satisfaction of various claims of British singular activity of the Chinese in carry merchants arising out of the action of Weding out the terms of the Chefoo Conveti- officers of the Chiness. Government up tion may be prompted by the considera to the commencement of the year 1876. tion that if most of the conditions of This action was, in general, wrongful evening. AND
that agreement are already executed, sure and detention of imports or pro- the British Government will hardly done the property of British merchants, THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO. be able, with good grace, to refuse its The whole indemnity having been paid, ratification, Sir Thomas Wade states, by Sir Thomas Wade's desire, into the Oriental Bank at Shanghai, he set apart Per DANUBE, at 4.80 p.m., on Satur farther on, that much opposition was
day, the 20th lust,
offered to his propositions by the Grand 50,000 taels as a sum to be, available for Secretary Wensiang, whose irritability, the liquidation of claims under the au he describes, as having gone beyond all thority of the Legation. The remaining bounds." This was the official who was 150,000 taels were deposited with the believed to be pro-foreign in his views, bank, paying interest at the rate of and at whose death at a critical period of per cent, per annum. the negotiations, lamentations were free- ly indulged in by the English press in China. The Convention was not drawn up and signed until September, but it seems that in the previous June Sir Thomas Wade had reasons for anticipat- ing an immediate settlement of the diff. We understand that the fine new 8. S. culties, but his expectations were sud- Conquest has been sold. The purchasers are denly collapsed,→→
sald to be the Kwong Lee Yuen Hong, and For the rest, I received such assurances the amount of the purchase money is given in writing as led me to believe a settlement
at $62,000. at last at hand, and I gent Mr Mayers to the Yamen to inspect the draft of the memorial and to make other necessary arrangements. Tus repetition, by the A. D. C, of the 28th The memorial, which stood first in order es Regt, of their dramatic performance will in importance, proved to be a widely dif
Oct. 14, City of Peking, American steamer, 6075, Tanner, San Franelico Sept. 12, and Yokohama Dot. 7, 6 baga Mallo, 274 pkgs. Treasure (8581,282.19), and 2,612 tons General Cargo.-P. M. 8. S. Co.
Oot, 14, Madagascar, German steamer, from Whampoa.
Oot. 14, Amosang, Chinese staamor, from Canton.
Oct. 14, St. Joseph, French barque, 289, Damont, Nowchwang Oct. 4, Beani.CAR LOWITZ & Co.
Oct 15, Colorado, American ship, 1076, Ingraham, Newonile (N.S. W.) Aug. 26, Coal-RUSSELL & Üo.
Oct. 15, Conquest, British steamer, 817, Hamlo, Shanghai Cet. 11, General JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Ot. 15, Yang-tsh, French steamer, 2422, Rapatel, Shanghai Uct. 12, 4 p.m., Mails and General.-MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Oot. 15, Melbrek, British barque, from London June 4, Gegeral-ÂRNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Oct. 15, Juyew, Chinese steamer, 9207 A. road, Shanghai Oct. 12, General,~~C. M. S. N. Co.
Oct. 15, E. Von Beauleart, German barque, 836, W. Schneider, Newchwang
Oct. 4, Beans.--EDUARD SORELLHASS & Co.
Cot. 15, Undine, British barque, 796, E. Faulkner, Yokohama, Oct. 2, Rice, REMEDIOS & Co.
DEPARTURES.
Oct. 19, Yungtas, “for Canton.
14, Emuy, for Manila.
14, Bellona, for Saigon.
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15, Peruvian, for Moulmein.
18, Golden Born, for Haiphong, 15, Hoang, for Shanghai.
OLEARED.
Lucia, for Manila. Large, for Fooshow. Norna, for Swatow,
POSITIVELY LAST APPEARANCE India, for Whampoa.
THE ROYAL ILLUSIONISTS,
On which occasion Mr KELLAR will give a FULL and COMPLETA EXPOES
Aw of the
WONDERFUL SPIRIT CABINËT, showing the MYSTERIOUS AGENCIES
at work while the doors of the structura
krs open,
ADELLESIONS An në
!
*** $8.00
To all Parts of the Blouse.
Senta cati now be secured at Meters LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, where Plan of the Hall can be sOGEL,
Jubiles, for San Francisco, Roderick Boy, for Halphong. Java, for Singapore.
PASSENGERS, ÁRRIVED,
18th insta
For SWATOW
Per MADAGASCAR, at 9.30 am, on
Wednesday, the 17th Inst. For AMOY, TAIWANFOO & TAMSUL Por TAIWAN, at 11.80 a., on
nesday, the 17th Inst.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
CALCUTTA,
Per ARGYLL and JAPAN, at 2,80 p.m., on Thursday, the 18th inst.
For BANGKOK-
MAILS ¤Ý TH* FaunGH PACKIE.—— The French Contract Packet YANGTSZE will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 18th October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Slugapore, . Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Caloutta, Bombay, Aden, Buez, and Hongkong, October 8, 1877. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATER PACKET. The United States Mail Packet CITY OF
Alexandria,
0018
PEKING will be despatobed on WEDNESDAY, the 24th October, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows, instead of a previously notlied
11 A.M. Registry of Letters ceases. 11.30 AM. Post-Office closes.
Hongkong, October 8, 1877.
·LOQAL AND GENERAL COLONEL Valentine Baker will be Baker Pasha for three years, at $10,000 a year.
0824 rent document from what I had contem- take place on Thursday, the 18th, Instead plated. Mr Mayers brought me back the of Friday, the 19th, the day previously text of the draft, and he was shortly followed announced.
MAILS BY THE English PaukDT--- The English Contract Packet GEELONG will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 25th Instant
by an ambiguous note on the subject of the indemnity.
We observe that the new Tartar General Disgusted with the treatment he had for Kwangtung has arrived by the M. M. received, Sir Thomas Wade simply re oc25quested that his list of propositions steamer Yangisse, to take the place of the
might be returned to him, and abruptly present incumbent promoted. left Peking. The Tsang-li Yemen, evl
Hongkong, October 12, 1877. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mall Packet OCEANIC
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 8th November, with balls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as fol
Per Olty of Peking, from San Francisco, lows Me and Mr Normon, Mr Frog Fak, Rey.. Registry of Letters ceases, Mr Borgazzi, Mr MacPherson, and 699 2.50 2.2. Post-Offee clores.
Hongkong, October 15, 1877.
Chinesa.
Fer Fang-tae, from Shanghai: for Hong- kong, Messrs W. Damman, A. Wood, Roberts, Tho, W. Knox, W. H. Thompson, Oh, Zimmermann, The Tartar General, and 18 Chinese; for Marseilles, Mrs Sebatt and child, Moran Georgen Malteau, Goodfellow, Gerard, and L. B. Ring,
Per Fugew, from Shanghai, Mr Markwick, And 120 Chinese,
For Undine, from Yokohama, Mr C. Erdale.
For Grom Von Grimoterer, Bom Bang- kok, 2 Chiness.
Per Conquest, from Shanghai, 1 Eure-
DEPARTED.
Per Bowlsang, for Shanghai, Ldatit. co17 | Carter; and 48 Chinese.
Doors Open at 8.30, Commence në | paɛn deck. - 9 o'clock sharp.
Obairs may be ordered for 11.15 p.m. Hongkong, October 18, 1877. BRITISH BARQUE MELBREK, FROM LONDON.
YONSIGNEES-of Cargo by the above Vestal are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take in- mediate delivery of their Goods,"
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- tignews' risk and expenão d
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, Vstabai (3, 1877;
Per Bellona, for Salgon, 100 Chitede. Pet Emeg, for Manila, 88 Chinese.
To Derast. Fer Norms, for Bestow, 200 Chinese. Per Fate, for Singapore, 206 Chines
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The Gertian barque Canton reports i Had fresh northerly winds and fine weather to the Saddles, when had strong NAN.W: gale, which lasted 24 hours, remainder of pasange had modetate Boriherly winds sid. Ane wakibez,
The Dutch barque Green Ven Grimaterar reperia; Fint port of passage kod igat
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORBOW. Shipping.
dently alarmed at the turn affairs had We understand that the $16,000 prise in taken, hastened to declare that he had the last Manila Lottery has fallen to a misunderstood the intentions of the
ministers deputed to confer with him, gentleman in Hongkong, Some days previously to leaving Peking,
Sir Thomas Wade had taken formal leave Ma Justice Saberden was engaged to day in of Prince Kung and the Ministers of the hearing the suit between Chun Lok and 109 Tamen, and had for a fortnight previ Chong Wing, adjourned from the 12th inst. ously again and again threatened to for the recovery of $217.82. After exhauste
remove the Legation, or to recommend
Daylight.-Perso leaves for Coast Ports,
Amusement.
9 p.in.-Illusionists Performants at the
City Ball
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, October 17
Daylight Dale leaves for Hallong.
10 m Madagassar leaves for Swalow. Noon-Tatuan leaves for Formcea. THURSDAY, October 18
Europe.
Nooh-French Mall leaves for Ports of Dall and eaten for Singapore, dc. 8 p.Argit leaves for Singapore, da
p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. pm-Amateur Dramatic Club Per formance at the Garrison Theatre. FRIDAY, October 18-
Moon General Weekly Sale by Mears
Lane, Crawford & Co. WEDNESDAY, Optober 24:-----
to Her Majesty's Government the exing all the evidence, his Lordship reserved tremest measures of coercion." He now judgmenta sent ble cards with a verbal announce.
ment of his intention to proceed to Ar the Marine Court to day, Mok Aman, Shanghai This was not believed, hat steward belonging to the British barque as soon as it was ascertained that he had Briabans, was charged with refusal of duty really quitted Peking, a decree was sant He said, in defence, that he could not cook, to Li Hang Chang, then at Tientsin, instrioting him to opafer with the Briand further that the Captain had taken him stab Minister on the Margary case," by the art and hurt him, Ten days' hard
A copy of this decree was forwarded to me in a note from the Frinos of Kang, which
The Grand Secretary invited me, under this
labour
1875-77. Report for presentation to the fifth ordinary meeting of the Shareholders to be held at Shanghat to-day.
The fifth half yearly Balance Sheet and Accounts to the thirtieth June last are now presented to the Shareholders, and the Directors are glad to be able to congratulate them on the continued prosperity of the Compaty
The total amount appearing at the credit of the Company after bringing forward Teels 404,190.70 from the present Working
Account is Taels 1,460,629.87, out of which Dividends have been paid of Taels 200,000 on the Sharon, and Taels 205,420.77 on
contributory Premia, Taels 195,210,68 be ing placed to Reserve, leaving a balance of Tsel 859,980.44 irrespective of the paid-up
Capital
Further Dividends have since been distributed in pursuance of a Resolutio passed at the Extraordinary Meeting held on 9th July, viz
7th Dividend TIs. 70 per
Share.........
..Tis. 70,000.00 8th Dividend 3-% to
Contributors for 1875 Tls. 29,584.59 9th Dividend 4% to Con
tributors for 1876...... Tia. 47,784.65 representing in the aggregato?ls. 147,319.24; the Reserve Fand being raised to-Ts. 287,000.42.
The Directors are precluded by the pro visions of the Deed of Settlement from dealing with the Reserve Fund until after- the expiry of the term but a further distribution of the money in hand will be made as early as practicable.
An Agency has been opened at Rangoon under the care of Messrs. Todd, Findlay
Co.
In the absence of Mr. Rowley Miller, Mr Augustua White has been appointed to andit the annexed Aoscunts in conjunction” with Mr. Peter Maclean,
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates sitting.) 18th October, 1877.
BATHER UNFORTUNATE. Leong Asing and af Aws, sheir-coolies, were charged by Taof Atol, a chatr-coolle scarf under the following afroumstances. to Colonel Sherrington, with the loss of a On the evening of the 10th the complain. ant's master went out to dinner. The de fendant carried a lady, while the complain. ant carried another. On leaving the chair the lady he carried gave him a scarf to take charge of. He handed the scarf to the 1st de
into onstody,The defendant
had reached Tientsin before me and in We are glad to learn that Captain Robers fondant to takes care of because he was going to visit a friend. On his return he asked which his Imperial Highness deplored the son, and the other seven missing worn of the let defendant for the scarf, and he said hastiness of my departure from Peking the British barque Marie, have arrived in it had been lost. The defendants were then dentes; to reconsider with him the eight pre safety. They resohed this post yesterday, giron and we lammed to him by the lat pozitions in the form last submitted to the bat in a pitiable condition, having lost witness sa stated, but he in turn, gave it Tamen. This I declined to do. Those pre positions, as I had already written to the every stitch of slothing but what they to the and defendant to take charge of Tamen, were now to be regarded as non- stood in. avenu. Further I had to remind his Excel-
The find defendant said be repaired the Boef from the let, and then sat down to reet He want off to sleep, and when he
later that when, in the summer of 1875, has Ambrian bip Colorado, Captain awakened the smart was found to have been had received similar powers from the Throne, The validity of promises given by him had Ingraham, from Newcastle, N., W., reporta stolen. These was then remanded to-
this day, but when it was rammed there was bean deputed by the Tamán in Fokies having sprung har foremsat heed owing so no further evidence of seiminality offered i Noco Amerissa Mall leaves for Yoke-woordingly continued my journey to Shang' heavy weather experienced on the 9th and | the defendants wore therefore diesbargad
hams and San Frandaso,