Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
THE BUSINESS of the Undersigned, from THE
and after the 31st Instant, will be carried on under the Style of "LINSTEAD &Co,"
T. G. LINSTEAD. Hongkong, May 13, 1878,
NOTICE
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FR. WILLIAM HENRY HARTON, Jm, is This Day admitted a PARTNER
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In our Firm.
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong and Fooohow,
May 1, 1878.
NOTICE.
Notices to Consignees.
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo 8. §. CITY OF FRKING, whereby notified that their Goods are being landed and stored in the Godowns of the Company at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
RUSSELL & Co., Agonte. Hongkong, May 15, 1878.
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,
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THE S. S. Glenlyon having arrived from The above Parts, Consigners et Chozo jel are bereby informed that their, Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharges or Boats delivery may be ob
THE Interest and Responsibility of Mrtained. 1 EDWARD CUNNINGHAM in our Firm in Hongkong and China, Osasun on the 81th December last,
China, March 8, 1878.
RUSSELL & Co.
NOTICE,
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HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr BAY In our Firm CEASED
on the 31st December, 1877.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Shanghai, May 11, 1878.
NOTICE
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THE Interest of the late JOHN GUR- NEX FRY in our Firm CEASED on the 30th Ultimo,
SILVERLOCK & Co. Foochow, May 1, 1878,
!
NOTICE
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HE PARTNERSHIP existing between Mr JOHN G. PURDON and Mr HENRY W. DAVIS in HONGKONG and Canton, under the Style of Purnor & Co., la This Day Dissolved by mutual consent; either Partner will Sign in liquidation, and the -Business will be carried on by Mr HL W. Davis under the Style of DAVIS & Co,
:
China, April 30, 1878.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Shanghai and Japan, unless notice be given before Two o'clock To-day.
Goods remaining undelivered after 21st Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, May 14, 1878.
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NOTICE TO,CONSIGNEES.
ONSIGNEES of the Undermentioned Cargo are hereby informed that unless the same be taken delivery of within one month from this date it will be sold to pay expenson,
Ex Argentino, 30th April, 1877, M....
....10 Cares. Ex Elgin, 26th May, 1877, W S (in diamond).........8 Cates, DS & Co. (in diamond).......1 Box.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
7, Queen's Road,
Hongkong, May 4, 1878,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
6. 8. SINDH
NOTICE.
Jo
(UNSIGNEES Cargo per 8. 8. PURDON & Co.Sighvat, from Loudon, in con
tion with the above Steamer, are hereby Informed that their Goods are belog landed
B HENRY W. DAVIS retires from, M and hils Interest and Respises filing
OBASES in our Firm at FoodHow from the Both Ultimo; and Mesars JOHN ANDREW MAITLAND and EDWARD PYE HAGUE ase admitted PARTNERS therein from
This Date.
PURDON & Co.
Chiun, May 1, 1878.
TB. JOHN GRAEME PURDON is This Day admitted a PARTNER in our Firm
MAITLAND & Co.
Shanghai, May 1, 1878.
M
R. CHARLES COLE is authorised to Sign our Firm per procuration at FOODHOW.
PURDON & Co.
Foodhow, May 1, 1878,
NOTICE.
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MBA har bir
TR. GUSTAV FISCHER has been by procuration from This Date.
E. MEYER & Co.
Tientsin, May 1, 1878,
NOTICE:
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and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained
Immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con- guses, before TO-DAY, the 13th Instant, at 10 am., requesting it to be landed here. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
Goods remaining unclaimed after SATUR- | DAY, the 18th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
H. au POURY, Agent. Hongkong, May 18, 1878
myle COMPAGNIE DEŠ MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
NOTION TO CONSIGNEES.
YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of guntur, and nice mansediate delivery. Lading to the Undersigned for counter This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
H. DU POURY, Agent
Ex "Iraouaddy."
THE Interest and Responsibility of the K (in diamond) 615/24 Order,
Undersigned in the Chinese Mail,
#(Wah Tees Yat Po), Casap from the 1st August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.
CHON AYIN. Hongkong, April 6, 1878.
NOTICE. TN, Reference to the above, the Under-
I olgned has, LESBE the Chinese Mail from the let August, 1877, and has engaged the servics of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new regimé will be found to be, as bitherto, an ex- cellent medium for advertising, especially
the Manager is able to devote bis bole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.
KONG CHIM, Leised of the Hongkong Chinese Mail. Hongkong, April 6, 1878,
Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now Ready.
No. Vo-Vol. VI. OF THE
44CHINA REVIEW**
CONTAINS- Bibliography of the Chiness Imperial Col.
lections of Literature. Imperial Confucianiem. The Tang Kon Chi Geographical Notes on the Province of
Klangat
Chinese Moral Sayings Compared with
Those of the Crack Tragediitie, Tranciations of Chinese Echool books.
Intellipender
Notes and Queries
Portuguese from Macro in Peking In the first quarter of the 17th Century,
10 cases Worsteds,...........
Ex "Tigre." LOF 19, Mr. Schneider, 1 case
Fire Arms, ..... Hongkong, May 13, 1878,
from
London.
from
M'llen.
To-day's Advertisements. FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOQURÓW. The Steamship
"DOUGLAS," Captain G. D. FITMAN, will NZ be despatched for the above Forts on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, May 16, 1878
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FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO,
The Steamship
"EGEAN"
in shortly expected from BINGAPORE, and will be de spatched as above, HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents.
For Freight, c., apply to
Hongkong, May 16, 1878.
FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT.)
The British Barque.
* GEORÚINA”.
tuy
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's. Advertisements.
throughout the passage strong N.E. winds and heavy sea.” Steamers in Haiphong : Zamboanga, Washi and Petrel.
The British ship Golden Spur reporta : Light E, NE. winds throughout Peased Ohl on the 27th April, Sapata on 6th May, and Macclesfield Bank on the 12th.
The British ship Nyassa reports: From Newcastle on the 90th March. Pissed Stewart's Island on 20th March, and get ön
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,
16th May, 1878. ENTLEMEN who have signify their board three seamen, part of the crew of
becoming MEMBERS are invited to attend at the CITY ALL on the Douglas of Melbourne wrecked on that Island on 26th February. The captain and SATURDAY Next, the 18th Instant, for the purpose of being enrolled as VOLUNme of the crew proceeded in the ship's bost to San Christoval Island (Solomon TEERS by a Justice of the Peace and the Group) for assistance; the others remained Commandant, who will attend for that pure on the Island saving cargo and wreckage. pone at 4 o'clock p.m., on that day.
It is intended to commence drills at anbourne, bound to Hongkong on 23rd March Spoke the barque Albyn's Isla, of Mel- early date next week, and Members are off Stewart's Island. requested to heal aho Unitombe a AMAN, Taller, No. 41, Queen's Road, with as little delay as possible.
When the Members are enrolled the time and place of drills will be notified to them. Arms and Accoutrements will be issued to each Volunteer in due course.
An Orderly Room" is provided In the Colonial Ofiles on the ground floor oppo- alte the Treasury,
After the enrolment on Saturday next, the Commandant will be prepared to admit Volunteers from time to time and to enrol them as Members of the Corps. All appli- cations to be made to him.
Gentlemen who have not as yet signified their intention of joining are likewise Invited to attend and enrol themselves on Saturday next.
T. C. DEMPSTER,
Captain 28th Regt,
Commandant.
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TO LET.
THE
THE MIDDLE FLOOR of No. 20,
PRAYA CENTRAL, consisting of Rooms, Compradore's and Boy's Room, Cook House, &o.
For particulars, apply to
W. B. SPRATT & Co. Hongkong, May 16, 1878. my30
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their slay in Hongkong Harbour :---
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, British barque, Captain A. Mointyre, Arnhold, Karbarg
& Oo.
DEVANA, British barque, Capt. William MayMelahers & Co.
H. G. JOHNSON, American barque, Capt. Iaso N. Colby-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. OLYLOR, American barque, Captain Edward Kelly Olyphant & Co.
PRINE FRIEDERICH CARL, German str., Capt. H. Moh-Butterfield & Swire. Graham,Birley & Co.
AMERICA, British steamer, Osptain J.
===
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
„
May 16, Jeanie Jamieson, Brilish barque, 504, G. West, Esalong May 7, Coal. DOUGLAS LAPRATH & Co.
May 16, Peri, German brig, 276, Lührs, Newchwang April 25, Beans, Eduard
BOHELIĦASS & Ŭo,
May 16, Normanby, British steamer, 664, W. Bilis, Sydney April 17, Brisbane 20, Cooktown 26, Thursday Inland 28, and Bingapore 9, General.--Gins, LivinNGSTON & Co.
701, Jerichau, Saigon May 11, Rice.
May 18, Kjobenhavn, Danish steamer, SIBMSREN&Co.
Thompson, Haiphong May 9, and Holhow May 10, Dole, Brilleh steamer, 664, J.
14, General.-YUEN FAT HONU
May 16, Conquest, British steamer, 317, Scott, Halphong May 10, and Hofhow 14, General.-KwoNG LE YUEN.
May 16, Nyassa, British ship, 799, W. S. Garrlock, Newcastle (N.S. W.) March 30, Coal-BUTTERSTELD & SWIRE.
May 16, H.M,&, Hart, 464, R. Eraan, Saigon May 8.
May 16, Hans, German barque, from Whampoa.
May 16, Chop-chung, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.
May 16, Golden Spur, British ship, 656, S. E. Farrell, Bangkok April 20, Rice,- MEYER & CO.
May
DEPARTURES.
16, Auguste Rickmere, for Yokohama, 16, Corona, for Manila.
16, Marie Charlotte, for Callao.
16, Andreas, for Newchwang.
16, Gustav, for Chetco.
16, Cuba, for Foechow.
16, Pernambuco, for Bangkok,
16, Alperton, for Keelung,
16, Norna, for Swatow,
16, Enid, for Manila.
18, Cairnauir, for Hankow.
16, Albay, for Bwatow, "do 16, Glenlyon, for Shanghai..
OLEARED Morquato, for Melbourne, Glamorganshire, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS
ARRIVED.
Far Narmanby, from Australian Ports, Mr Frank England, Mre Patterson and in will have early despatch as fant, Mrs Loong Choo, and 141 (binets,
above. For Freight, apply to
GILMAN & Co. Bóngkong, May 10, 1878.
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PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned has received in. structions to sell by Public Auction,
MONDAY. the 27th May, 1878, at 12.30 p.m., on the Premises,
ON
Par Kjobenhavn, from Saigon, 10 Chinese. Per Conquest, from Holhow & Haiphong. 40 Chinese. KANAN DHEARTED,
Per Fernambuco, for Saigon, 190 Chinese. Por Norna, for Swatow, 118 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The British barque Jessie Jamieson re- ports) First part light winds and calma then strong B.W. winds for 8 days, and from Chapel Island to port strong. NE. winda
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close
For NAGASAKL
Per Quinto, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow, the 17th Inst., instead of as previously polified, an For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.-—--
Per Jeddah, at 5 pm on Friday, the
17th inst..
For COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, E. AUS-
TRALIA, 40,
Par Gunga, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,
the 18th inst, 12 cent rates. For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW.-
Per Douglas, at noon, on Saturday, the
18th inst.
For SAIGON,-**
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.
11 a.m-Sale of Sundries at Naval Yard. p.m.-Sale of Billiard Tables, at Mesars Lane, Crawford & Co.'s Sale Booms.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥
A, B, WATHON & CO...
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, - IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- MITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
or
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters.”
The Mamifactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
[No. 4688.-May 16, 1878.
being deprived of the fleet of vessels owned by the Company. In transport- the late insurrection they were of the ing troops and stores to the south during
greatest possible service to the military authorities, and in the event of compli cations with China or say other country they might be found of still greater value, The Japanese may find some amount of
satisfaction in the circumstance that the Chinese steamship company is in very little better plight than their own. Perhaps of the two the Mitsu Bishi Company is conducted on the soundersid basis. The failures in both instances will no doubt lesson a little of the national conveit, and not be without its usefal resulta.
Now so much attention is being directed here to the question of the employment
convicts outside the prison walls, it may be interesting to observe that the Japanese are a little ahead of us in this matter. According to a Nagasaki com temporary a new means of transport har been established between that settlement and Tokitau," the vehicles employed baing wagonettos, drawn by convicta.” Does the employment of our convicts as chair-coolies, instead of pickaxe-and- shovel-coolies on the Praya strike anyone as a brilliant idea? Fanoy four of these gentle heathens carrying one up the
The púòlication of this issus commenced Peak on a dark night!
Per Quarto, at op.m., on Monday, the | #17.30 p.m.
20th inst.
MAILS BY THS ENGLISH PACKET.—- The English Contract Packet Gwalior will be despatched with the Mails for Harops, de, on SATURDAY, the 18th Inst.
The following will be the hours of storing
the Mafie, do. - Friday, 17th Inst. --
6 F., Money Order Ofoe closes. 6 P.., Post Office closos except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 18th Inst.--
7.5., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Porting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Office alones except for Late Letters. Registry of Latter cases, (10.18 A.M., Letters may be posted with LATE FEE of 18 cents extra Postage till
to
11 4.x, when the Post Office Ozosus
entirely.
to
(1130 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage,
11.60 a.M., when the Mall is finally
closed. Hongkong, May 4, 1878.
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MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACEET The Australian Contract Packet Normanby, will be despatched from Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 21st Instant, with Maile for Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas- mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne, Correspondence cannot be Registered after The Malle will be closed at 11.30 am, Supplementary mail received on board with late fee of 18 cents till time of
11.15 am.
departure.
Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle, Hongkong, May 10, 1878.
MAILS BY THE FRUNCH PACKET.—
The
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THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1878,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA. MAIL.") (By Southern Route.)
THE SITUATION.
LONDON, 18th May, 1878. The Marquis of Hartington has given notion of a motion in the House of Commons
Army in Europe without the sanction of condemning the employment of the Indian
Parliament,
A SHORT time ago we published a sort of circular from the Manager of the Mit- su Bishi Company originally laid before. the public in the columns of a native newspaper at Yokohama. This doce able one in every way-sorpassing in ment was a most surprising and remark
singularity, perhaps, the annual mani- festos issued by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company under the The Grand Duke Alexander (the Russian name of reports. Fancy the head of a heir apparent) has opened a subscription large European steamship Company sud-in Russia for a volunteer fleet. denly sending round a circular to the public announcing that such and such a one of their lines did not pay, and that generally the Company was the reverse
of
pears to have no object beyond inviting prosperous. The circular really ap
anggestions for "a good method of over. coming the present difficulties of the Company" and urging upon its promo ters and officers the necessity for "tak- ing the most strenuous measures for the protection and preservation of the busi- ness."
LONDON, 14th May, 1878. has been strongly reinforced.
The Russian Army now at Sen Stefano
The tension between the Porte and the Russian Military Authorities, concerning the surrender of the Turkish fortresses, is increasing daily.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The injudiciousness of such a docu-Tas Jurors who have been summoned to ment as this is so apparent as to need
no demonetration. It is in itself any try the case of Asburn. Hang Yik will be thing but a proof of the capacity of the required to attend at the Supreme Court writer, Mr Iwasaki Yataro, for managing Wednesday, the 22nd inst., at 10 o'clock in a large and important undertaking much the forenoon. as the Mitan Bishi Company, and sug gests to us one reason for the failure of Tan Band 74th Highlanders will perform an enterprise, which was apparently in the following programme at the Officers vested with so many elements of success. Already the circular commences to bear Mess to-morrow night, the 17th instant, fruit, for we now hear of the proposed commencing at 9.15 p.m. establishment of another steamship com- Quadrille, Potpenir....Strauss. pany to compete with the one of whose Overture... Le Cheval de Bronss...........Auber. financial position Mr Iwasaki speaks so Selection (Ballet), Siciliennes,... Verd
Les Vepres despondingly. Careful consideration of the facts and figures set forth in the Vale Die Elfen Reigen Gung' circular has also shown that the bulk of Salestion,...Italiana in Algiers... Rossini, Galop............Damen. Parlow, them must be accepted in a merely Ma J. BUORANAN, Band Master. figurative sense; in fact the whole docu- ment seems to be such a piece of oriental
vapouring as we could never have antici- We have falled to discover whether or not French Contrast Packet Tire wipated experiencing in the Japan of to-day the Band and Pipers of the 74th ware be despatched from Hongkong on on the part of a native holding a position regarded as other than frogs on Tuesday SATURDAY, the 25th Instant, with where Western shrewdness and business night, or whether any refreshment other Malls to and through the United tact might reasonably be expected to then "Adam's wine" was provided for Kingdom and Europs, vid Mar- find a special lodgment, We thought sesler; to Saigon, Singapore, Bata via, talle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and
Alexandria.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Mails, de. Zadné
Friday, 24th Instant
6.M., Money Order Offices closes.
Fort
Office closes except the NIGHT which remains open all night.
Saturday, 25th Instant.--
Japan, or at least the Europeanized por. them. The music they discoursed to the tions of it, had thrown off that sentimon- pablle on last occasion conveyed no hint talism and airy nothingness" in busi- on this subject: It was as excellent and mess matters which so generally pervades sweet as it always is. But several of our the East. Mr Iwasaki'a cironlar is not readers have threatened to forward to us the least bit logical. In one paragraph, subscriptions towards the formation of a for example, he takes terribly despondent
views of the position of his Company, sort of thirst-quenching fund, and we are Bos, and in the next becomes enthusiastic in auxious lost too great a strain be made on his prognostication that "The Rising our safe: therefore do we allude to this Sun Bag shall soon float on the Pacific; little matter of puhlia interest. and lines of Japanese mail steamers skall circumnavigate the world."
7 M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 A, Registry of Kettors consoE. 11 M., Port Office locus except for Late
Letters.
We should be sorry to see the Company Ma Boothroyd Fairclough, whom the press broken up, because the efforts of a spirited of London, the English colonies and India people to throw off the dead soils of bar-have unanimously proclaimed to be one of barlem and grasp the light and might of the greatest tragedisus of any age on the civilisation must ever command our English stage, is making a tour round tos unselfish sympathies. Should, however,
{ 11.20 &... Itters (hut Letters only) may be posted on payment of a to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, the undertaking come utterly to grief, world and has arrived in Rangoon on his Mr Iwasaki and his confrères may rely way to China and America. He bas OT- 1180, when the Post Office Ozoss on this, that it is their own fault, and ganised a company in India to support him,
entirely
not that of the Goremment, the people, and the Indian papers have been eloquent Hongkong, May 11, 1876.
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or the country. The Company has had in his praise during the last cold, season, no opposition; its interests have been our old friends Mise Elcin May, Mr and carefully fostered by the Government;
General Memoranda, SATURDAY, May 18:-
Noon-English Mall leaves for Forts
at Call and Europe. Foon-Gunga leaves for Cooktown, Fo. Noon. Douglas leaves for Coast Porta. Goods per Sindh undelivered after NooD, subject to rent and landing charges. SUNDAY, May 10---
The British steamer Normandy reports i Daylight Argyll leaves for Shanghai. Fresh Northerly winde to Brisbane, thence MONDAY, May 201-4 to Cooktown Hight and variable, thenge to Sapoed! Straits moderate B.. winds, 9p.m.Meeting of Victoris Lodge. thence to Singapore calms and Light air. TUESDAY, MAY 21- Singapore to Paracells light N. winds and esime, and thence to port frah E. N‚E. winds and hagy weather.
Normanby loves for Singapore, da Gooda per Glenlyon undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
there should have been no lack of freight Bra Vernon and Mr Batson are among and passengers, and it has annually the number of Mr Fairclough's supporters, received an Imperial subsidy of $250,000. and the company is strengthened by Mr There seems to be no doubt that the Philps Jr. and Mr Comerford both from Company has been thismanaged, and that Landon-Rangoon Gamotte. this is the real cause of its present drooping position. The purchases of
several of the vessels are said to Tu Brunetts left Sydney for Hongkong have been foolish ones; the feet has on 3rd April, and the Wm. Manzon left on not been maintained in good order, or the 12th The Aline arrived at Sydney properly worked, and the treatment of from Formoss on April lat. The Flensborg the foreign employés is said to have left Newantle (N. 8. W.) for Tientsin on been in a general way scandalous. Of
course it is very easy to make charges of 29th March the Martha Brookleman left this description, but it is to be feared for Hongkong on 11th, and the Helsisin they could in this instance be pretty | sailed for Hongkong en 18th. “On 19th well substantiated.
April there were loading at Newcastle for If the worst comes and the Company Hongkong-Blednor, Alva Alexandra, Glamis Castle leaves for Yokohama on or is dissolved it is most improbable, we #. H. Daite, Goolice, and Nyassz,
should imagine, that the feet woul I be allowed to pass out of native hands
All these PIECES or PARCELS OF GROUND, altuated in Fook-hing Lane, Short Nothes of Now Books and Literary Jardine's Bazaar, East Point, and Re gistered in the Land Office as Inland Lots Nos. 317, 319, 458, 469, and 480,
For further particulars, apply to the Undersigned.
The Danish steamer Kjobenhaus zuporta i Tehus or SALE-One-half of the pur-mote orer des from the B. and B.B. Fine Weather until Tuesday (14th) with chase money to be paid on fall of the From 14h till port strong N.E. gales and hammer, and the Balanos on completion heavy head sek. On the 13th fat, apoke of the Deed of Transfer, the expenses of the German barque L. C. F. W., in lat. 1468 which to be paid by the purchaser, and N. and long, 109.87 EL the property to be at the risk of the pur-Strong winds throughout from NE. and
The British steamer Dali reports a 3 p. ii. American Mall leaves for Yoko Japan will at some future day be an essen Last of Artisles presented to the City Hall chaser from the fall of the hammer,
Grimm's Laws in Chinese. Primer of English for Chinees. Chinese Cloisoned Enamel
The Chinese Sliver Coinage of Tibet:
Use of Bricksi
Opium Eating in Chlos.
The Tal Tribes of Yunnan,
Books Wanted, Fxchanges, do, to China Mall Ofion,
Bloghoon, May 13, 1878.
heavy sea with dull cidudy wsalban
The British steamer Conquers reports: Left Haiphong at 6 s,m, on the 101k lunta, my?? and Bulbow at daylight on the data,
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer, Hongkong, May 16, 1878,
WEDNESDAT, May 22-
about this date,
THUENDAY, May 23 -
Chama and Ban Brazolaon, Batunday, May 25;-m
tially maritime country the England of Mason and Käbrary, from April 18th to the Hast, and native shipping internata
must go on increasing for very many 18th May, 1878-1 Skin of Hill Bour, by Noon-Trench Mali leaves for Porta of years to come. The Government would T. Ide Bowler, Faq Atlar, Moth and
Call and Zurope,
eiro, we believe, prorens the country. Chireelli, by F. Depende), Zaq;) { Toh