Intimations.
OKINA SUGAR REFINING
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
COMPANY, LIMITED. MR FR. HORATIO GAY JAMES was
REGISTERED UNDER THE COM- PANTES ORDINANCE 1865.
CAPITAL $600,000, in 6,000 Shares of $100 BACK (FULLY PAID UP),
Consulting Commitleo.
admitted a Partner in our Firm on the 1st January, 1878.
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 5, 1878.
NOTICE,
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING
ARBIVALS
·Fob, 15, Krung Thang, British steamer, 674, G. X. Westoby, Aberdeen. Den, 21, via ports of call, and Singapore Feb. 7, Ballast-Douglas LarnafK & Co.
Feb. 16, Stentor, British steamer, 1904, Kirkpatrick, Shanghai Feb. 9; and Foo obow 14. General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIBA. Feb. 16, Fuyau, Chinese steamer, 920,
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Established 4, D. 1841 香港大菜毌
A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
· IMPORTERS
[No. 4563-FEBRUARY 16, 1878,
have us believe, the war is unquestion-Engineer Mr MacIntosh. The following are ably one of Russia's own seeking, and the dimensions of the vessel-Length over England will assuredly have right on extreme breadth, 31 feet 6 inches; depth all, 226 ft.; between perpendiculars, 320 ft. - ker side in checking the aggressiveness of hold, 21 feet; gross carrying capacity, of the northern Colossus. The Powera, about 800 tons; the registered tonnage united, were prepared to demand all being not down as 674 tons. Her englass that fairly could be demanded from the are a pair of compound surface condensing Turk in the shape of improvements in of 180 H, P. nominal We wish the the government and the more considerate Kwangtung a more successful career than treatment of the Christian subjects of the her predecessor of the same name. has pretty wall shown that these unforted at the house of Mr G. M. A. da Silva, nates were not so very badly treated after
W. H. FORBES, Esq. W. REINERS, Esq.MK. B. F. MEYERINK has been A. Croad, Shanghai Feb, 15, General Druggists' BuKDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- Forte, although the campaign in Bulgaria LAST nights number of gentleman assemble,
admitted a Partner in our Firm
F. D. Sassoon, Esq LAI YUK BUN (of the from This Date.
E. R. BELILIOS, Esq. Yow-100NG HONG).
Manager.
H. Dioxis, Esq.
General Agents.
Messen JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Bankers, THE HONGKONG AND SHAnghai BankING CORPORATION,
Solicitor,
WM. HL. BREBETON, Esq. THIS Company has been formed for the purpose of acquiring from the present Proprietors the PROPERTY, INTEREST, and GOODWILL of the CHINA SUGAR REFINERY at East Point, which for the past five years has been managed under the direction of Messrs Jardine, MATHESON and COMPANE, comprising the LAND and BUILDINGS occupied by the Refi- nery, and the PLANE, MACHINERY, and STOCK-IN-TRADE therein, and of carrying on the Basiness of a Sugar Refinery in all Its branches, for which complete facilities are now afforded not only in the Ground and Promises, Plant and Machinery referred to, but in the valuable Business and Con. nection possessed by the present Owners.
The above-mentioned Premises comprise, Airily, that PIECE OF PARCEL of GROUND, in Hongkong, registered in the Land Office As Marine Lot No. 231, with the Mrs.
·STAGES and BUILDINGS thereon, known sa the Mint Premises; and those adjoining PIECES OF GROUND, registered in the Land Office as Inland Lots Nos. 470, 471, 515, 524, 568, and 748, with the MussUAGES and BUILDINGS thereon, adjoining the sald Marius Lot, portions of the premises oc cupled by the China Sagar Refinery or belonging thereto, and the PLANT, MA
VACUUM CHINERY, ENGINES, BOILERS,
PANS, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, and APPLI ANOES therofa, now used by the China Sugar Refinery; segondly, that PIECE OF PARCEL of GROUND in Hongkong atoresaid,
with the MENSUAGES and "BUILDINGS
|
MEYER & Co.
Hongkong, January 1, 1878.
ap2
NOTICE.
M
"R. CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY was admitted a PARTNER in our Firm on the 1st July, 1877.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 29, 1877.
NOTICE.
HAVE This Day established myself at this Port as a MERCHANT and COM- MISSION AGENT, under the Style or Firm of CEO, IN STEVENS & Or, The will honosforward conduct the Agency of the AUSTRALABIAN STEAM NAVIGATION
G. R. STEVENS, Hongkong, December 29, 1877.
CoMPANY,
NOTICE
G. M. §. Ń. Co.
Feb, 18, Magnia, H. M. gunboat, from Swatow Feb, 15.
Feb. 16, Felho, German barque, 341, Christaine, Quinhon Feb. 3, Saft.-ABN- HOLD, KARBENG & Co.
DEPARTURES,
Feb. 16, Standard, for Balgon.
16, Cassandra, for Saigon. 16, May, for Bingapore.
16, Emeralda, for Manila, 18, Ningpo, for Shanghai. 18, Fuyer, for Canton,
CLEARED.
John Potts, for Takow, Taiwan, for Swatow. Cyphrenes, fur Saigon. Annie, Florence, for Manila Beethoven, for Chefoo..
PASSENGERS.
.... ARRIVED,
Per Stentor, from Shanghai, &o., Mr and Mrs Blakman, Messrs Tennent, Daniels, HAVE This Day Established myself Smith and Holt, and 20 Chinese
at this Port as a GENERAL COM- MISSION AGENT.
For Fuyew, from Shanghal, Mr Sampson,
J. Y. VERNON SHAW, Hongkong, November 1, 1877.
NOTICE,-
myi
This Day Established myself at this Port, under the Style or Firm, WEST POINT IRON WORKS, ENGINEERS AND BOILERMAKERS,
BY
WILLIAM DUNPHY & Co., Late Manager of the NOVELTY IRON WORKS, Hongkong.
Wx. DUNPHY, Hongkong, December 10, 1877. je10
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Ores of the following Vessels, during their slay in Hongkong Harbour:—-
QUICKSTER, American barque, Captain Barnaby.--Captain.
TARTAR, German brig, Captain Esemana. Melobers & Co. MARIE, German barqué, Captain Hun dewadt, Wieler & Oo,
PALESTINE, British barque, Captalo H. Seowcroft.-Tal Lee.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain O'Neill, -Gibb, Livingston & Co.
thereon, registered in the Land Often as Section A of Marine Lot No. 52, with the MESEVAGES and BUILDINGS thereon, being the remainder of the Premises comprising the sald Refinery; and, thirdly the BTOCK-IN-TRADE, EXTRA PLANT, MACHT KESY, Gooda, and Omattels, which are or will be in and about the. said Premises and belonging to the Owners on the 28th day of February next. All the desortbed Premises have been agreed to be sold to the Company by contract in writing dated the Mad day of January, 1878, made be. tween the HONGKONG "AND SHANGHAI BARKING CORPORATION of the first part, Mesare, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., of the second part, and the above-named Com. MITES for and on behalf of the Company of the third part; whereby it was egrood that without any further sanction or con- firmation of or by the Company or the Bhareholders, the Fremises fratly and secondly mentioned abould be absolutely diate made over to the Company for the aggre. gate sum of $425 000, inade up as follows! For the Fremiesa, firstly mentioned, the sum of $300,000 to be paid to the first- mentioned party; for the Premises second- ly mentioned, the sum of $128,000 to be paid to the second-mentioned party. And
J
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY. The Spanish Steamer ***EMUY,"
and 41 Chinese,
Chinese.
SITES, TOLLES Requisites, ENGLISH, CÂMERICAN, AND FRENOH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Glogerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Agrated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
"The puòlication of this issue commenced at 7.80 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
· HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 1878.
RELATIONS between Russia and Austria are critical," This announcement at the
all; Russia, however, preferred to rush Old Balley etreat, to witness some experi in with the sword and a large and varied meats with a telephone constructed by Mr of these facts we shall not be touched soundness of the principle of the Invantion selection of pioun ejaculations. In face da Silva himselt. As demonstrating the with very profound sorrow if she ulti-the experiments were perfectly successful. mately finds the campaign was a mistake, singing in an upper room of the house waN and not quite such a great success as the anticipated
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE “CHINA MAIL,”) (By Southern Route.) THE WAR.
distinctly heard through the instrument, and although conversations were hardly practicable, at least when the telephone was used by those entirely unaccustomed to its sound, get such words as "encore, and repeat" were readily heard and understood. Later in the evening the telephone, or rather one of the two telephones necessary to carry on com- munication, was taken to a house in gin Street, some fifty or sixty yards distant, and there also piano playing and talking Mr da Silva's hours could be distinguished although perhaps not quite so readily. It would of course have been unreasonable to expect Mr da Silva, in the first attempt, to construct a delicate instrument of this kind, which should give as sucdemful resalta en Silva's first efforts to make a telephone the telephones of Professor Bell Mr da
and wood-qut of the instrument which appeared in this journal, but subsequently Lord Derby has replied to this despatch, he obtained a more detailed guide in his protesting against any occupation.
work from the excellent diagrams and notes respecting the lustrument appearing in the Relations between Russie and Austria are Mustrated London News an idea of the exitleal,
Loudon, 14th Feb., 1878. In the House of Commons, in reply to a question, Sir Stafford Northoots (Chancellor present moment is one of vast import of the Exchequer) said that although the ance. It settles once for all the question Porte refuses to give permission to enter the of Austria's neutrality or hostility to Dardanelles, the passage was unopposed and England; almost dissipates belief in the that the Squadron was now at Marmers, treaty of the three emperors, and holds out a prospect of the Russians ultimately Gortsshakoff in which he declares that the A despatch has been received from Prince
Per Kuang Tung, from Singapore, 11 finding their invasion of Turkey & most Russian occupation of Constantinople is were, we ballore, induced by the description
DEPARTED. Per Esmeralda, for Manlia, De, and Men Stout, Bev. Gallerme Burino, Mr Earn shaw, and 9 Chinese,
Per Ningpo, for Shanghai, 1 Cabin.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Stentor reports Fine weather throughout the passage.
The Chinese steamer Fuge reports Streng. N.E. winds and high sea through.
out.
unfortunate and calamitous undertaking.
LOOAL AND GENERAL,
Mr
The Austrian-Hungarian army is one entirely a pacifio measure. which the patriots of that empire would probably be very unwilling to admit was in any way inferior to that of Russia, and should His Most Catholic Majesty, Franz Joseph I, take it into his head to march two or three hundred thousand men in Roumania wei are disposed to believe the Russian troops on the other side of the Danube Ta Legislative Council will meet on Tues would find their predicament a serious day, the 19th Instant, at 2.30 p.m. The British steamer Kwang Tung reports: one, especially if an Anglo-Turkish army We learn that Dr Bance is to relieve Sir Left Aberdeen at 0.45 p.m. on the 21st of should also commence operations at the December, had strong 8. W. winds to North same moment in the neighbourhood Brocke Robertson at once, and that Forsland, thence to Dartmouth strong of Constantinople. According to the Stronach goes to Whampos. Westerly winds, where we landed pilot and took our departure at 8 am, on the 24th official returns Austria possesses an Bad strong Westerly and N. W. gales and high sea to Cape Finteterre, thence to GI. braltar moderate winds and fine weather, which was passed at 7 am on the 29th, Arrived at Port Said at 1 p.m. on the 8th. Passed Malta at 10 am. on the and Jan. Left samo on 8th, and proceeded for Sues. Left Sues on Toth and had strong head winds down the Red Sex. Thence to Fe of being raised to 1,671,674 men. Prob- THS Gauette also publishes an official ack nang fresh Easterly winds and fine weather. ably, however, neither country would nowledgement of Rupees 548.10.4 towards Arrived there on February 2nd, arrived be able to place nearly as many the Indian Relief Fund, forwarded to at Singapore on the 6th. Left for Hong men as this under arms for fighting Madras by Bishop Baimondi, from the kong on the 7th and had fresh monsoon to purposes, and especially in the case officers and men of the Portuguese gunboat Cape Varella, and thence to port strong of Russia bave these numbers to be Northerly and N.E, winds with confused
Tdo.
army numbering 200,218 men on the MW. M. Morgan, who was fined at peace footing, and 1,051,421 men on the the lat. Inquest for non-attendance, has war footing. Husna possesses, or rather had his fiae remitted, having went in her official returns indicated she pos- satisfactory explanation of his non-attend. present war, a standing army of 787,998 ceased before the commencement of the men, which in time of war was capable
·ARCO.
sea, and doll cloudy weather with light regarded as "nominal." When we come drizzling rain. Passed S. S. Pernambuco to examine the returns of artillery and The Government Casette contains letters to from Saigon to Hongkong.
cavalry--forces which form an indispens
able part of any army-we do not find H. E. the Governor, concerning the Ohing such a large disparity between the two Famine Relief Fund, from Bor. Masers countries. The artillery of Russia in Muirhead and Palmer (of Shanghai), and 1876 numbered 1,422 gune on a peace from Father Furgidgnoli (of Hongkong), footing, while that of Austria at the
difficultier encountered by Mr da Silva in making the two telephones may ba gathered from the fact that being unable to obtain off-hand plates of iron thin enough for the diaphragm, he had to get some rubbed down to the required thin ness by band, several plates beling spoiled in the process and when a couple of these plates were ultimately suscessfully prepared," they were abandoned in favotir of some ferrotype plates, which Mr da Silva happened one day to come ROTONE, Mr da Bilva seems to be remarkably fond of and expert in solentific experiments, and doubilean can, if he desires, bring his teles phone to far greater perfection than it is at the present moment."
THE annual meeting of matholdera på Union Church was held yesterday evening
(Feb. 15th), at the Church Mr D. R. Crawford (the Honorary Secretary) read the Report, which sets forth that the finan olal position of the Church was if anything worse than last year. The accounts show
a balanco das to the Hon. Tremurer of over $500, but against that there was a mum of $600 to be collested for pow-rents, za, leaving a balance of $100 to carry them through to the end of March. The Report also stated that Mr Lamont had" promised to defer his departure a little until some definite news be received from England with regard to his successor. The following resolutions were then put to the Per Cyphrenés, at 9, on Sunday, the commencement of 1875 numbered 1,844 bearing on the pressing necessity of ald meeting and carried unanimously
guns, esclusive of two battalions of being given to the poor starving popula. That the Report of the Managing Commit tee and the Treasurer's Accounts be accept mountain artillery. The cavalry of tons of Shen-si, Shan-si and Honan proed and printed. 2. That Mr Lament be
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close---
BLANCO, Master, dally expected from Manila, will have immeFor SAIGON.— despatch an above. For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & 00. Hongkong, February 16, 1878,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received in-
De to the thirdly named Premises, the priestructions to sell by Publio Auction payable for the same to the first-named party, to be ascertained by a valuation to at their Office, No. 23, Queen's Road, on
be made on the 28th day of February inst., the value thereof being now roughly es- timated at $100,000. -
Mr DICKIE, under whose able manage- ment the Works have been placed in their present efficient state, has offered his ser vices to the Company as Manager, which have been accepted. Although it has been In contemplation for some years past to transfer the Property and Business of the. present Proprietors to a Publio Company, It was not thought prudent to do so until by such an experience of the working of the the Concern, as has been gained during the last three years, its future suLopesa should be assured.
The present Proprietors are prepared to hand over the Property and Business to the Company in a state of complete efficiency on the First of Maroh next, and arrango ments are being made to commence full work on that date.
WEDNESDAY NEXT,
the 20th Instant,—
A Quantity of ANTHRACITE EGG COAL,
Ex "Johm Potta."
In Lots to suit Purchasers. TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. HUGHES & LEGGE, Auctioneers, Hongkong, February 16, 1878.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
FOREIGN ATTACHMENTS.
Summary Furisdiction.
Suit No. 5,
1:20
Suit No. 168, Defendant No KEW.
Plaintiff LEONG ASOO,
The Business of the Company will be
Snit No. 173, Defendant NG KEW..
Plaintiff Yir TAI NOAN. conducted by Mesars JARDINE, MATHESON &Co., as General Agents, asalsted by a (Original Jurisdiction. Consulting Commliten.
Plaintiff Ho Arow. {Defendant No KEW, ! Foreign Attachments returnable on TOTICE is hereby given that write of
the 27th day of February inst. against all the Property moveable or immovable of the above named Defendant within the Colony,
It is intended that the whole of the Capital shall be called up as follows i----
$25 per Share on allotment, or with a
10 days thereaftar,
$75 per Share on 1st day of March, 1878, or within 10 days thereafter, Al Calle sopaid after these dates shall bear interest at 12 per cent. per annum, has been issued in each of the above The surplus Capital after payment of the | Suite puteuant to the Provisions of Section Purchase Money of the Property as above LXXXII. of "The Hongkong Gods of mentioned, estimated at about $76,000, will | Civil Prosedure." be available for working the Business of the Company.
One half of the Shares have already been subscribed; the remainder are offered to the public. Applications for shares, which should be in the annexed Form, will bo #selved by the General Agents, np to the 10th day of February, 1878.
Hongkong, lat February, 1878. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES ABOVE
· REFERRED TOFȚ
Hongkongs day of 1879. OHINA BUGAR REFINING COM- PANY, LIMITED,
20 Mesiri. Jabdiks, Marnison & Co.
GENTLEMEN,
that you will allot to
bereby request
Dsted the 14th day of February, A.D. 1874.
SHARP, TOLLER & JOHNSON,
Solicitors for the General Plaintifs. SUPREMA COURT-HOUSL
Hongkong,
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
FOREIGN ATTACHMENTS,
Original Jurisdiction.
Buit No. 7,
Plaintiff Le A-NGAN. Defendant No answ. Plaintiff LONG AWOON. Suit No. 8,
Defendant No AXEW Shares in
TOTICE is hereby given that wells of agree to Foreign Attachments returnable an Accept soch Shares or any less number you the 1st day of March 1978, against all the may allot to pay the first Call of Dollars Twenty-five Property moveable or immorable of the per Share, within ten days after allotment, above named Defendant within the Colony and also the subsequent Call of $76, and has been issued in sanh of the above to stibsotibe the Articles of Association Sults pursuant to the Provisions of Section LXXXIL of "The Hongkong Code of Whenever required to do so.
Procedure," Gentlemen
the above Company, and
and
agree to
Your obedient Servant,
Blank Forms of Application for Shata hay ke hnd at the Ufice of the General
Dated the 16th day of February, A.D.
1878-
SHARP, TOLLER & JOHNSON,
Solicitore for the General Plaintifs, Stranke Copaz House, Dongkong
17th inst For MANILA,—
For SHANGHAL-
Per barque Annie Florence, at Bam, To- Austria on the peace footing numbered vinces. The horrors of the situation in requested to postpone his departure for
morrow, the 17th inst.
35,793, and on a war footing 58,794 men. these regions must be beyond all descrip- England for a short time, in the hope of The Russian cavalry numbered 38,306 tion, and the efforts of all good men and some definite news of his successor being on the peace footing, and 49,183 on the true ought to be directed towards their war footing, but Russia has a host of Cossacks, (130,000) who, however, do alleviation.
Per Glenroy, at 1180 am., on Monday,
the 18th inst,
the 18th inst.
Per Sin Nanging, at 5 p.m., on Monday,
For BAIGON
Por Quarta, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,
tho 18th inst
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, AND MELBORNE, ----- Per Bertha, at 11.30 am, on Saturday, the 23rd inst Private ship rates. Correspondence for New Zealand, Tasmanis, and Adelaide can be sent, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Parket Alaska will be despatched on MONDAY, the 18th instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States,
which will be closed as follow-
2 P.M. Registry of Letters ceases. 2.30 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be ported on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKEY—
not appear to be greatly distinguishing We hare much pleasure in informing the themselves in the present war.
There is no doubt that the issue of a Ladies of Hongkong that His Excellency struggle between Russia and Austria the Governor, in accordance with their under ordinary circumstances would be wishes, has consented to aid the Bazaar for a doubtful ane, but with a large Russian the relief of the starving Chinese In the force isolated on the other side of the North, by directing the erection of a build Danube, and Turkish forces and for-
tresses on all sides, the Czar's troops ing for the purpose in the Public Gardens, would assuredly run the risk of a tre This will be opened on Friday, the 22nd mendons disaster. If they could not instant and those who have been preparing be captured, or driven out of Balgaria contributions, fancy work or other articles, and Roumelia, their starvation tactics, so and who have not yet forwarded them, are successful at Plevna, might apparently requested to do so as early as possible to be readily turned against themselves. An
together with Messrs A. Falconer, J. G. Smith, and D. Bobb, be appointed Com mittee for the year Mr Falconer as So-
received. 3 That the Elders of the Okuroh,
retary and Mr. Smith as Treasurer.
That a cordial vote of thanka be accorded Mesers D.-B. Crawford and J. Fairbairn, the retiring Hos. Secretary and Hon. Trea surer, for the work they have done for the Church." Mr Crawford said he was sorry they could not leave them in a better finan- dial position. Mr. Falconer proposed that
Church, not only for subscriptions, but that allootebroen he appealed to on behalf of the they might become seatholders. In reply to the second resolation, Mr Lamont said he should have much pleasure in deferring his then separated. departure for a short time. The meeting
may cannot exist in a state of efficiency Mrs Edmund Sharp, Kobinson Road, Wa Tz following paragraph is from the White without other supplies than those of food trust the double attraction in the Gardens hall Review, We cannot help thinking that The telegrame almost indicate that the on Friday will draw a large attendance, and gossiping journals of this class occasionally Russians seem to appreciate the difficul. would suggest to the Committee of the manufacture rumours for the sake of ties of their position. A despatch has," Horticultural Society the suitability of contradicting them *---- we are told, been received from Prince The French Contract Packet Fangtse will Gortshakoff in which he declares that admitting all ladies and gentlemen commented be despatched from Hongkong on the Russian occupation of Constantino with the public services at say half price, THURSDAY, the 21st Instant, with ple is entirely a pacifio messure, This and that this arrangement should include Malls to and through the United is slightly less bellicoss than the an all nationalities, Kingdom and Europe, vid Mannouncement of the Prince a day or two
A. rumour has been current that it is the
intention of the Colonial Office is reall
Mr Fopa Hennessy from Hongkong. We hare made inquiry, and from what we learn we are inclined to think that the wish is in this instance father to the thought. Mr Hennessy will shortly command the services of an official who rendered him advice in Barbadoes, and it is probable that on Major Palmer's arrival things may run more amoothly with Mr Hennessy, whose fault in
stiles to Salgon, Singapore, Bata previously that as the British Iron Mzasus. Douglas Lapraik & Co.'s new via, Galle, Australia, New Zren land, Tarmanis, Fil Adon, Sey. cind Squadron goes to Constantinople steamer the Kwangtung, Captain Weatoby, cholles, Réunion, Mauritius, Buer, we shall send Russian troops there also." aezired here to-day from Aberdeen, She aud Alexandria. This the best The Prince is hardly consistent in his made the ran from Aberdeen to this port, that he has a happy knack of doing the opportunity for forwarding Corre despatches, for in one he intimates that spondence to B. Africa, the Cape, Russian troops are to be sent to the touching at the usual intermediate ports, wrong thing at the wrong time. It may be St Helens, and Ascension.
Turkish capital because the British are in 50 days. The Kwangtung has been questioned whether his selection for the MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,-
Dould have been made. I going there, while in the next, the go. built, to the order of Mears Douglas Las Hongkong Governorship was the best which The English Contract Packet INDUS cupation of the place is declared, to be pralk & Co., by Messrs Hall, Russell &
will be despataked with the Malls for for pacific purposes. In a general way, Co., of Aberdeen, to replace the vessel of THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN THE Europe, de, on THURSDAY, the we should imagine that the despatch of the same name which was lost on Osksen 28th Instants o
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping. ⠀
Rusalan troops into Constantinople is
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
The following correspondence relative to
Just the proceeding to bring about a laland in April 1876. She is a much larger rupture with England, but to speak of and superior vessel to her namesake, how the teaching of English in the Central and the not as a pacific measus in an emin- ever, and in model somewhat resembles the other Government schools is published in Daylight-Taiwan leaves for Ocast Forte, ently Russian method of putting it. We Douglas. Ar might be expected her equip the Government Gascite of to-day. The, do not believe that Germany would go ment is all of the most modern type. The words used by Mr Francis at the distribu- beyond diplomatic utterances on behalf saloon is rather a novelty, being divided
MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Shipping, Foon.Glenroy leaves for Shanghai," 8p.r.-American Mall loarea for Toko
kama and San Francisco.
Auction.
leading from the one to the other. The
of Russia, even should Austria succeed in into wo, one being on the upper deck and tion of prizes at St. Joseph's College were i catching the Csar's troops in a trap. In the between deck, and a stairs was astonished to find at the recent the first place a war between Germany and state-rooms, sufficient to spcoming late 18 examination of the Central School that only Austria, the latter, perbape, united with first class passengers, are on the upper forty or afty boys had been learning Eng- England, would almost inevitably result desk," communicating with the upper way|lish or were able to speak any Engihh at in another Franco German war, and son is dust fore and aft Despite the fall. I had always been under the impress loon, She has the usual homes on deck, sidering the immense forces, splendidly somewhat long passage she has made we rion that the one thing for which that anhool able to place is the field, Germany's that on average a high rate of speed. The armed and drilled, France would now be are given to understand that she is a vessel existed was to touch English | I was under friendship for Ensala is hardly likely to highest spard attained during the passage, an impression that every Chinese boy who Meetings.
indues her to run the risk of hostilifins. In the Bitter Lakos, was 18 knots, and is went there was taught English, and I was Sp.m.-Mesting of Shareholders of the with at least two powerful countries, ordniny weather she can maintain an aver
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock CD, osch strong enough wind quarte, age peed of from 10 to 10) kote Alcas very much astonished to find such was not Spit Meeting of Bhareholders of The the whole of her forces. While we of her offers are well known on this count, the case." The effect of these tematis was Having been for several years in the employ given in our report of Mr Francis's speech, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited, do not believe in English Interest of Means Douglas Laprak Co This but eving to the haste with which que
being so strongly bound up with the fate names are Capta Weetoby, Chief and Seand
9.
-Sale of Household Furniture, dis at IsatiCal Bharvinton's residence, !! Oralgalapble.?!
Idmited, at Club Chamber..
at No. 7, Queen's Road.
Mariing of Vistoria Lodge
of Constantinople as some paupis would | Ofiger Manari Goede and Ming and Qhial count of the proceedings had to ha prepared,