Notices to Consignees.
FROM HAMBURG, AND PORTS OF CALL.
TIRE 8. 8. Hesperia, PAULSEN, Master, having anived, Consigueos of Cargo are hersby Informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk by the Undar- signed and stored in their Godowns, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be sent on to Shang-... hai, unless notice to the contrary is given before 5 p.m. To-day.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 12th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Blik of Lading will be countersigned by
SIRMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, March 6, 1878.
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FROM JALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE B. 8. Venice having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send their Bills of Ladlog for countersignature to the Under signed, and to take immediate delivery ot their Goods,
***Cargo Impeding the discharge will be at once fanded and stored at Consigness' risk And expense.
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Hongkong, March 5, 1878. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE'S. S. Japan having arrived from
the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. alastre and to take immediate delivery of Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees riak and expense.
*DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, March 6, 1878. me18 FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
THIS S. 8. Flemis Custle, having arrived from the above Forte, Consignees of Uargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed, at their risk, into the Godown of Mr J. Y. V. BHAW, whence delivery may be obtained.
Consignees wishing to receive their Goods on the Wharf are at Hberty to do 80,
Optional Cargo for Shanghal and Yoko- hama will be forwarded on, unless noties to the contrary be given before 11 am. To-morrow.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 1dth Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agente.
Hongkong, March 7, 1878.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES,
8. 8. ANADYR.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8. Anadyr, are hereby informed that thels Goods are being landed and stored at their rink at the Company's Godown, whence delivery may be obtained imme Alately after landing.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
Goode remaining unclaimed after WED. NESDAY, the 18th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
H. DO POVEY, Agent.
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Hongkong, March 6, 1878. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo
Seqqused to send in the Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at thätr zishi and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
H. DU POUEY, Agent.
Ex "Ata." FP (in diamond) No. 177/8 Order,
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from 2 oases Bate, London.
Ex "Amazone." 3250/55, Order, 6 cases Cham
pagne, from Marseliles. Hongkong, February 28, 1878.
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Not Responsible for Debts.
Telther the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will de Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay In Hongkong Harbour
QUICKSTER, American barque, Captain -Baznaby.--Captain,
PALESTINE, British barque, Captain H. Baoweroft-Tal Lee,
Lotes, German 8-m. rahooner, Captalu Schterloh Eduard Schellhaan & Co...
North Stan, American ship, Captali J. U. Thomson, Order,
P. J. CARLETON, American barque, Capt. 3. A. Amsburg.F. & 0. 00.
Tax Ln, German barque, Captain T. O. Peternen, Wm. Pustan Co.
FEENTOWER, British steamer, Captain Maddie,Chinese.
GLENFAZLOGE, British steater, Captain Taylor-Kwong Tuen & Co.
NOW READY. OHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE AOANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L and 1 A to M, with Introduction Royal 870, pp. 404-By ERNEST JOER EIEL, Ph.D. Tübingen. Prices FIVE Dotians, or Two DozLASS AND A HALF per Fatt
To be had from Messen Lane, CRAWFORD Co., Hongkong and Shanghai, and Mossre Kauty & Walik, Shangkal,
Mengkong, Karab 1, 1870;
Intimations.
NOTICE.
A. MILLAR & Co PLUMBERS, AND GAS FITTERS, Queen's Road East, HONGKONG.
September 15, 1877,
To-day's Advertisements. FOR MANILA KIA AMOY. The Spanish Steamer
is EMUY," BLANCO, Master, will be do spatched as above on WEDNES DAY Next, the 18th Instant, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, March 11, 1878,
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NOTICE
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NY CLAIMS against the German bark "FELLI MENDELSSOHN," must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon of THURSDAY, the 14th Instant, or they will not be recognized.
MELOHERS & O
Agenite Hongkong, March 11, 1878.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
CHINA SEA,
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ARRIVALS. March 11, Emay, Spanish steamer, 222, Francisco Blanco, Manila March 7, Gene- tal.-REMEDIOS & Co.
March 11, Holland, Dutch steamor, 1148, W. Adriani Salgon March 5, Ric SIEMSBEN & Co.
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DEPARTURES. Mar. 9, Comes; for Yokohama.
10, Patria, for Chefoo.
10, Peter, for Newchwang
10, India, for Manila.
10, Norma, for Swatow.
10, Amoy, for Shaughal.
10, Washi, for Saigon.
10, Ping On, for Shanghal
11, Heckung, for Shanghat via Amoy. 11, Minereo, for Manila.
11, Le Rugon, French man-of-war,
for a cruise,
11, Young Siam, for Bangkok. 11, Hakan Adalaten, for Saigon.
OLEARED Malabar, for Saigon. Corran, for Swatow. Kate Waters, for Bangkok. Aristos, for Gnam. Charlton, for Haiphong Glamis Castle, for Shanghal Jalo, for Singapore, Papilion, for Bangkok. Douglas, for Coast Ports. Cyphrenes, for Saigon.
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PASSENGERS, “
ÁBRIVED..
Per Zamboanga, from Haiphong, Messrs Constantine and Schlover, and 8 Nadven
Per Yeno, from Conat Ports, Mr and Mrs FOOCHOW DISTRICT, No. 2.
Cray, Mesars Spreale and Nielsen, 3 Earo-: Nas Beef of Rocks, on which the
OTICE la hereby given that a danger-pean deck, and 210 Chinese. Barque "BENJAMIN AYMAR struck, on the 22nd of January, 1878, has been surveyed by the Revenus Cruisering ng Captain T. FARROW. The following bearings and directions are given:
**Magnetic bearings from the Centre of the Beef:
Sharp Peak,....... ..South 76°4 West. 'Sea Wag Idlet,... South 56 East. Eastern Square Rook,...North 10 West. "The Reef extends in a North Easterly direction. It is about three cables in length, and two cables wide, the least water found being ten fest upon two plansole Rooks lying about two cables apart; these Rocks have deep water between them, varying from three to eight fathoms "
Note-This danger is in the Fair way of Vessels approaching the Outer, or No. 1, Buoy from the North
Q. HANNEN, Commissioner of Customs. CUSTOM HOUSE, Foosbow, March 1, 1878,
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Charters Effected. The following charters have been effected during the last few days →→→
American ship Comet, 1150, Two Ports in Japan to a port in the United Kingdom, £2.10. per tou 20 cwt., or on the Con- tinent, $2.12/6.
Italian barque Francisca Starace, 494, Two Ports in the Philippines to a port in the United Kingdom, or on the Continent, or to New York, private,
German barque Indis, 1000, Two Poris In the Philippines to a port in the United Kingdom, or on the Continent, or to New York, private.
German barque Felix Mendelsohn, 929, Two Ports in the Philippines to a port in the United Kingdom, or on the Continent, or to New York, private.
American ship Auple M. Smull, 1063, to Portland, Oregon, private,
British barque Northern Star, 327, kong, via Newchwang, 50 cents per picul, Whampoa to Tientals and back to Hong-
35 lay days.
German schooner Nicolaus, 160, Wham. poa to Tientsin and back to Hongkong, vla Newchwang, $1,950 in full, 25 lay days.
French barque St. Anne, 400, Newchwang to Whampoa 20 cents per pioul, 20 lay days.
German barque Fidelio, 817, Newchwang to Swatow 80 cents per picul, 20 lay days.
German barque Anna 447, Chefoo to Swatow 23 cents per picul, 20 lay days.
French barque Therese and Nelly, 386, Cheloo to Amoy 18 cents per picul, 20 ∙lay days.
German barque Faugh Ballagh, 240, to Quinton and back al dente per pical, 20 lay days.
British barque Palestino, 598, Bangkok to Hongkong, inside the Bar 25 cents par ploul, outside the Bar 20 cents per ploni, 80 lay days.
British steamer Benledi, Bangkok to
Per Lombardy, from Shanghat: for South- ampton, Mrs Gibbon and tufant, Mesars J. Robertson, and Mackenzle; for Bombay. Me and Mr Gubbay, 4 children and amaha; for Hongkong, Mr Walker, Mr and Mrs Morrison, 33 Chinese, and 1 boy.
Fer Envy, from Manila, Rev. Fr. Bruno and two Priests, one European deck, and 84 Chinese,
Per Conquest, from Holhow, &o., 40 Obi- Per Alcestis, from Bangkok, 8 Chinese, Per Holland, from Saigon, & Chinese.
DEPARTED. Per Hakan Adalaten, for Balgon, 120 Chinese.
TO DEPART. Per Glamis Castle, for Shanghal, 7 Euro. peans, and 4 Chinese.
Per Douglas, for Coast Forts, & Baro-
peans, and 150 Chinese
Per Cyphrens, fer Saigon, 120 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Brideh steamer Conquest reports: Throughout the passage streng N.E. mor- soon and hazy weather with heavy son,
The Spanish steamer Zamboanga reports: Freak monsoon and cloudy weather through
out the passage,
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping. Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Conat Parts Goods per Hesperia undelivered after this
data subject to rent,
Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW."
No. IV.-Vol. VI.
OF THE-
oil should be free from damage, or mor chantable, or fit for shipment.
Defendants pleaded, on the contrary, that it was an implied term in their contract with the plaintiff that the 12,000 onses of oil, which they had con- tracted to buy, should be saleable and marketable, and the special stipulation that "damaged and leaky cases to be allowed for in godown,"to which no attention was directed at the time the contract was signed-did not affect this condition in any way. They further
No. 4582-MARCH 11, 1878.
of the Jury upon the first two questions amounted to a verdict for the defendants, and gave judgment accordingly, with costs.
REVIEW.
Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese Dia leot, by Ernest John Bitch, Ph.D. Tub. ing. London: Trubner & Co., 67 and 60, Tudgate Hill Hongkong: Lane, Crawford de Co., 1877. - - Dictionaries are not the most interesting
'CHINA REVIEWDD alleged that at no time since the making reading which the world of Literature sup- of the contract had the plaintiff been plies, although we remember meeting with able to perform his part of it, and at no an account pf a Hanoverian lady who, sr time had he offered to them the 12,000 riving in England "when George the First cases which they had contracted to buy. was King," found herself at a loss in society
It seems from the evidence that the
WILL BE READY IN A FEW DAYS.
Okina Mail Office,
Hongkong, March 4, 1878
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established 4.D. 1841.
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oil had been moved about considerably in owing to her ignorance of the language. A the Far East; originally taken to Java, friend supplied her with some books, and it had subsequently been taken to Hong- amongst them was a Dictionary. Meeting kong and Shanghai: hence its bad con- her shortly afterwards and enquiring how she dition. The cargo was unquestionably liked English she expressed her great delight in a very leaky and damaged state, with one of the volumes, which she found One European broker described the quite easy to read and to understand be casos as leaky and black; oil was lying cause the words were in rows like soldiers all around them on the floor of the on parade and the santences were very godown; in fact the godown man had ort. We almost envy the possessor of a mind so constituted as to enjoy a Distióń- put down planks to prevent people walk-ary, Indispensable as are these helps to ing in the oil," The second officer of the the earnest student, his pleasure increased Rajanattianuhar refused to take some of as his felt necessity for such a work de the tine on board at Hongkong, alleging creases, but never can ho, if an aplring that when he pressed them with his hand the oil would fly out as out of a watering-pot." He described the goods in the receipts as "in bad order." The defendants alleged that they required the cargo for immediate re-shipment to Ja pan, a vessel having been chartered to carry it there, but it was unfitted for. shipment.
It
Sinologist, hope to attain complete inde- pendence of the invaluable aid which a work such as that before us in calculated to afford. Having had the First part A-K constantly in use during the past few months we can testify unhesitatingly to its great valno, sa both more full and more accurate than the arce work whose place hours in a search after some phrase in the is designed to supply. Instead of weating classios generally, we turn at once, unhead- One important face was elicited after tatingly to the index of the volume to which some trouble in the course of the evidence we are referred. The contract in distress. which did not tend to improve plaintiff's ingly felt as soon as we wish to consult case. It seems that the plaintiff would authorities on a character whose fuitlal in | 0nly allow defendants à reduction of beyond the portion already completed,
Et, or as we The publication of this lisus commenced one mace per case on account of leakage, The present part carries us at 7.45 p.m.
whereas it was admitted by Mesara calculate through two-fifths of the entire andertaking. These 400 pages represent Melchera' manager that in disposing of 268 of Dr Williams Tonio Dictionary, and the cargo to plaintiff he had allowed we are glad to see that the same fulness of illustration which distinguished the first part marks the second also.
Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
BIRTH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1878.
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value, and without a similar reduction for damage.
His Lordship in summing up the case said the first question was whether the cargo plaintiff tendered satisfied the requirements of the contract?--
At Shanghal, on the 6th Instant, Mrs E. him a "cut" of three or four nos on finding out the damaged state of the A, FABRIs, of's Daughter.
cargo. This fact is hardly consistent la fact we are almost disposed to call it a redundant fulness, when for instance wa with the statement in the opening remarks of plaintiff's counsel that when find under Lam (p. 341) "Co. | 0 plaintiff sold the oil he had no personal Jam lut, reiterate, always scolding"; and knowledge whatever of its quality or condition; he bought it a few days before then again under Lat (p. 403) the THE new appointments, which we noted he sold it to the defendants, and he let very same phrase. We have observed the on Thursday last and published from the them have it at a small profit, and upon suggest that something might be anved by same thing in other instances, and would' the Government Gazette on Saturday precisely the same terms on which he adhering to a simple rule in these colloquial evening, will meet with general approval, himself had bought it." If the plaintiff phrases of putting the illustrative phrase Mr Justice Snowdon has so frequently would not take the cargo from Messrs under the free word. The British steamer Thales reports: lent dignity to the Beach, while acting Melchers at the fixed rate because it was We note that Dr Legge's renderings aro Moderate weather and oversat to the during Sir John Smale's sickness or damaged, it was rather unreasonable for faithfully given, though we could wish that Straits, then thick weather through the absence, that he naturally continues to him to expect Meters Laxe & Crawford in some osses the learned author had him Biraits, and strong winds and head sea to do so. Mr Russell, ever since he soted to receive it from him at the full market self ventured upon an improvement of hie port.
predecessor's English. Grand as is the work The British steamer Yesso reports: Mo-aa Attorney General, and earned golden
by which Dr Legge will ever be gratefully derate monsoon and fine weather through fees and opinions while so doing, has
held in memory by coming generations of out the passage. In Foochow: 8. 8. Hai. been regarded as an able and efficient
Sinologists, there are characters rendered ning. In Amoy: the B. B. Tientsin, and officer possessing qualifications which Has Yuen arrived on the 8th instant. in will secure his advancement in the ser-
by him in an ambiguous way which is Swatow; the S, S. Radnorshire and Pearl.
vice; and it is only fair to presume that
dangerous for the nnwarned or unwary. Take for instance the character Fung, The British barque Aloestis reports: he will ably second his more experienced
where Dr Eitel (p. 139) gives Kanghla" First part of passage very heavy weather
meanings very accurately on the wind, a until passing the Palawan Shoals, and from chief in maintaining the reputation of the Supreme Court His place on the
gust of wind, to scatter, dostrine, influence, thence to port moderate Easterly winds.
The British steamer Lombardy reports: magisterial bench is now occupied by
fame manners, &o. we find under Me. Mr C. V. Croagh, a useful, popular and
character." What Mencius really mentit Monolue "expose one's self to the wind, somewhat ornamental officer, whose duties hitherto have not savoured much
in the passage in which the rendered "character" by Dr Legge, is clearly the report of the judicial. His experience as a police superintendent, however, may
which passes from man to man about an illustrious character, Again under Lat stand him in good stead on the bench;
I wok, lur and we doubt not but he assumes the ups; a think it is, the construction I put (p. 391) we find
upon it is the same. We cannot suppose it daties thrust upon him with an honest was in the contemplation of the parties that commit transgression, offend (shop)” where desire to prove himself to be the "efficient the plaintiff should be at liberty to supply the idea would appear to be more accurately that of acquiring or incurring criminality. officer" he is known to have been hitherto, the defendants with 12,000 leaky or dam- Of the selection made by His Excellency aged cases. A good deal of strass has been of course one cannot expect that every for the Inspectorate of Schools and that laid on the word "rejected" having been phrase with which we may become ac that must have limits, to make it service- for the Head-mastership of the Central struck out of the contract. The printed quainted shall be found within a work form is "damaged goods to be rejected," School, we have already spoken. They and in place of that is inserted the term able, but we are surprised to find how very are popular sppointments, and the gentle-damaged and leaky onses to be allowed for few expressions which come fairly within Per Quarta, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, men thus selected are well adapted to in godown." The effect of the alteration is the compass of the portion before us," are carry out the proposals of the recent this it makes a difference only in how wauting. Under Lan (p. $46) we mim a educational conference,
Fine weather all the way.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONE,
MAILS will close :----- For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,—
Per Ferntorer, at 1.80 p.m. Tomorrow, the 12th inst., instead of as pre-
viously notified,
For SAIGON.
J
Per Glenfalloch, at 5 p.m. To-morrow,
the 12th Inst.
For AMOY AND MANILA,
Per Emsy, at 11.80 a.m., on Wednesday,
the 13th inst.
For SAIGON
the 13th inst For BANGKOK.-
Per barque Hermana, at 4 pm., on
Thursday, the 14th Inst.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
CALOUTTA
Per Venice and Japan, at 2.80 p.m.,
Saturday, the 16th inst.
AND
on
A CABE-Ching-foong. Mesura Lane, Crawford & Co.-of considerable interest to mercantile communities has just been heard in the British Supreme Court at Shanghai. Plaintiff's case was that on
This makes us look a little more closely as to what the language of the contrast is. You have had the views of four merchants as to how they would understand a clause of this kind in their own business and they have all told you with one nooord that they would understand it as contemplating only the usual percentage of leakage. It has been urged by Mr Robinson that the con- struction of the contract is for me, and, if it
we mies
ko chung the ordinary vernacular term for
Under Hi, also we find no ti-
Hongkong, inside the Bar 26 cante per MAILS ET THE UNITED STATES PAGEES. the 22nd November last he sold to de allowanoo But, in either case, they must leaven or yeast,
ploul, outside the Bar 207 cents per plovių 18 lay days.
Gorman barque Hermann, 458, Bangkok to Hongkong, $2,700 in full.
British steamer West Stanley, Chinklang to Whampoa, 18 candaroons per pioul, 5 lay days
British steamer Holyrood, 388, to Singa pore and Penang, $1,760 in full,
German steamer Cassandra, 937, Salgon to Hongkong, 10 cents per pfoul.
Dutch steamer Java, 886, Baigon to Hongkong, 16 cents per ploul.
British ateamer Zanzibar, 1,400, Saigon to Hongkong, 16 conta per plool, 13 lay days.
German steamer Quarta, 781, Balgon to Hongkong, 18 cents per picul, & lay days.
American barque Ceylon, 601, Kobe to Hongkong, $2,500 in fall, 80 lay days.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS:
March 10, Conquest, British steamer, 817, Scott, Hoihow March 6, and Haiphong 8, Rice-KwaNG LEY YUEN.
March 10, Zamboanga, Spanish steamer, 661, Aranguren, Haiphong March 1, Rico.
Landstein & Co.
March 10, Thales, British steamer, 878, Coles, Haiphong March 6, and Hollow 8, Rico and Paddy.DOUSLAS LAPAIK & | Co.,
March 10, Teo, British steamer, B, Ashton, Foochow March 7, Amoy 8, and Swatow 8, General-DOUGLAS APRAIE
Co.
March 10, deestis, British barque, 808, Traill, Bangkok Jan. 27, General, BORNEO Co., LIMITED,
March 10, Tching Tring, Chinese Re from cruise,
March 10, Hoshung, Chinese steamer, from Canton,
March 11, Japan, German 8,m, schooners from Whampoa
March 11, Lombardy, British steamer, 1908, Julius Orman, Ebanghat March 8, Hals and General-P. & D: 8. $, Va.
The United States Mail Packet Beigte will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Instant, with Mails for Japan, Ban Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows :—
until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costs Kica, Honduras, Monte Vidao, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this routs. Hongkong, March 6, 1876.
damaged and leaky oases are to be dealt phrase that frequently forces itself on with, and does not at all affect the extent to one's care" as Mra Olupping (Pickwick) which unsound onsee may enter into the would bave said, during celestial feminine quantity contracted for. If the word redaagreements on to a prost jented" had stood, the purchaser would have been entitled to reject the damaged cases. tute; and under By the alteration he was not at liberty to reject them; he had to take them at ani not form an unreasonably large proportion fendants 12,000 cases of Devoe's kerosene of the original quantity. Now the cases oil, each case to contain 10 gallons of ware all damaged and 57 per cent of theta lustration of At Ho, which oil in two tins, to arrive per steamship leaky, and I ask you whether you consider frequently occurs in letters, together with Rajanattianuhar from Hongkong." The that a suficient performance of the plaintiff's the rarer Hi Hom contract was made on the usual printed contract,
On His Lordship putting this point form, but one peculiarity about it was that the words "Danged goods to be at once to the Jary for decision they rejected" was struck out, and the words expressed their opinion, without hesita substituted in writing "Damaged and tion, that the plaintiff had not fal-
But these and such as these are after all bat alight blemishes from which no vast 2 P.M. Registry of Letters boases. 2.30 r.. Post-Office closes, but Letters
undertaking on be expected to be entirely (except for Non-Delon Countries) may
frea. The great excellence of the work, be posted on board the Packet with
which is well maintained, in its accuracy, Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage leaky cases to be allowed for in gedown." filled his contract. His Lordship then The judicious author indulges in no vain vialonary fights after recondite affinities, Two tools and sixty cents per case were said the next point they had to consider and loses himself in no pathlear primeval fixed by the contract as the price of the was whether they were of opinion the forest while searching for Sanscrit roots. goods, The Rafonattianuhar arrived in oil was or was not fairly and reasonably He goes straight to the best authorities and Shanghai on the 25th November, or marketable. The law was thus stated with a commendable frankness, which it about three days after the conclusion of in the case of Jones. Just In would be well if all other writers on Chi nese subjecte would imitate, he tells us the contract, and the cases of kerosine every contract to supply goods of what these are. Hence the work which he were unloaded and placed in Muir specified description, which the buyer produsse is in every way entitled to our re- head's Godowas” at Pootung. On de has no opportunity to inspect, the goods speet and confidense. We are conßdent fendants inspecting the cargo they found must not only, in fast, answer the specific that any one who has once commenced to that only 5,100 of the cases were sound, description, but must also be saleable or use it will join with us in wishing more. the remainder being leaky or oil-stained, merchantable ander that description." power to the pen of the indefatigable author, and they accordingly wrote the plaintiff In the Manila hemp case the Judge also that so we may speedily hall the completion
of an undertaking so auspiciously com a letter declining to accept the cargo sa skid
manded.
mels
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKRE— The English Contrast Packet Lombardy, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, on THURSDAY, the 14th Instant.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malla, da, Ie Wednesday, 13th instant, ---
5.M., Money Order Ofoe closes. 6.M., Post Office closes except the Manx Boz, which remains open all night.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
their purchase, alleging that it was "I think that the question is for the "wholly damaged, unmerchantable, and Jury, whether what was supplied under this unft for shipment." The practice in the contract was, when shipped at Singapore, karosine oil trade at Shanghai was, the such as to answer the description of reason- plaintiff contended, when such oil was ably merchantable Manila hemp that being ME C. V. Creagh took his beat Ko-day as sold in bulk and the tine were found be the warranty which, I think, the law im
acting Police Magistrate. fore delivery to have leaked, for the venthough it would be different in a sale of plies in a contract to apply, as this is,
MAILB BY TEN FANCH FADEYE- The French Contract Packet Amaiens will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY the flat Instant, with with the restis that there were 10,798 more or less, which must be left to the Jury, Tan O. & 0, B. B, Belgie came round trots Malls to and through the United full cases, which he had tendered to do as reasonable man, to determine,
Aberdeen Dook today. Bingdom and Europe, vid Mar
The Jory found in reply to this ques
dor to fill them up one from the other spenile things which the purchaser might The steamer Glenortney left Singapore for no as to complete the quantity of ten examine or of things sold by sample. And thi port yesterday morning, 10th. gallons in each case. This practice plain I think the question whether it is fairly and tiff had followed in the present case, reasonably merchantable is a question of
salties to Balgon, Bingapore, Bat fendants at the price of that number, but
via Galley Australla, New Lea they had refused to accept them. The tion that the cargo was not sufficiently H. M, 3, Audarlotts and Curlew went out land, Tasmania, B, Aden, Bey cases tendered were valued at Tis, 26,995, sound to be marketable" Upon a third
ahelles Réunion, Mauritius Sues, and in addition to this sum plaintif point put to them by the Judge Has for target practice this morning, returning and Alexandria. This is the beat alalined interest and Charges for storage the plaintif substantially complied with to their anchorage early this afternooni opportunity for forwarding Correof the oil. The plaintiff averred that by his contract no far as his time to deliver
spondence to H. Africe, the Cape the contract, or in any other way, he had 19 conterned the Thy found for the Ar inspection and parade of the Govern Et. Helens, and "Ansepsion,"
moką – NOTA: Warranted thai the 13,000 cases of | plaintiff ; but the Judge said the Anding | mant and Volunteer Fire Brigado was hald Hongkong, March 7, LEYE.
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