To let.
TO LET.
TOUSE No. 9, Queen's Road Central,
Hwith Godowns attached.
Honne No. 7, Caine Road, occupied by The Hon. CECIL SMITH,
House No. 4, Seymour Terrace.
House No. 7, Zetland Street, at present occupied by Mr HEUERMANN.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, October 2, 1878.
TO LET.
THREE OFFICES, in Club Chambers. The BUNGALOW, No. 2, Shelley Street.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 10, 1878,
TO. LET.
the Houses on MARINE LOT 65, I formerly known as the Blue Houses,
situate on Praya East --
FIRST FLOOR and BASEMENT of No. 2, Praya East, either separately, or together, as required, with immediate pos-
session.
HOUSE No. 3, Prays East. The whole House or in Flats, with Immediate possession,
**As also,
SIX SPACIOUS ROOMS, with Oor- ridors and Out-houses in the DWELLING HOUSE, to the Eastward of the Pier at Wanchat. These may be had in Apart- ments of Two or Three Rooms to suit oon- venience. Fine spacious Verandah looking on the Harbour. Immediate Possession.
TO LET.
MIRST CLASS GRANITE GODOWNS,
Fed to Blue Bouses at Wanchai,
MARINE LOT 65.
For further particulars, apply to
MEYER & Co, Hongkong, August 15, 1878.
TO BE LET,
MWO Excellent STONE-FLOORED GODOWNS, on Marine Lot No. 10, Praya Central.
Apply to
TURNER & Co. Hongkong, August 1, 1878.
Notices to Consignees.
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
TIBES. S. Gisnartney having arrived from the above Forte, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium-are being landed at their risk into "the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Boato delivery may be obtained. Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-day.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 6th October will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
· JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1878.
ocá
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE &. S. Moray having arrived from Tthe above Pocid, Consignees of Cargo
Intimations.
Volume Seventh of the "OHINA REVIEW.”
Now Ready.
No. 1.-Vol. VI.
-OF THE
"CHINA REVIEWoÐ
CONTAINS—
The Chinese in Borneo. Jottings from the Book of Rites. The Character DI #
On the Use of the Character Fan. Brief Sketches from the Life of K'ung.
ming.
The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung Geographical Notes on the Province of
Kiangal
The Ballads of the Shi-king. Translations of Chinese School-books.
Perkin Warbook in China.
Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligonoo,
Notes and Queries:--
Dutch Doctors in Borneo. The Giraffe and the Kilin, On the Syllabic Spelling.
Locna Operandi In Flogging.
Early Frost In Cantom, in 1877-8. A Chinese Coin,
Annamese Sovereign. Chinese Bank-notes. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &e.
Okina Mail Office, Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1878,
SAILOR'S ROME.
ANY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or PAPERS will be thankfully resolved at the Sailor's Home, West Foint.
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
To-day's Advertisements..
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
SALE OF THE OPIUM FARM.
NOTICE is hereby given, that TEN. NDERS for the PRTY LEGE OF PREPARING and SELLING PREPAR ED OPIUM within the Colony for the Term of One, Two, or Three Years from the let of March, 1879, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, will be Received at this Office, until Noon on WEDNES. DAY, the 23rd October, 1878.
Each Tender should specify the Monthly Payment offered for the period above- mentioned.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the bigbeat or ang Tendor.
Should the highest Tender be less than
the eum the Governor think a fair price for the Opiom Farm, His Excellency in Council will grant Licenses direct under Section 3 of the Ordinance, and take such further steps as may be necessary to realize a fair price.
By Command,
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary Colonial Booretary's Office,.
Hongkong, October 3, 1878.
NOTICE,
TR. S. GODFREY BIRD is authorised
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY EALD,
HONGKONG.
ON
SATURDAY EVENING,
October 5th, 1878.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close :-
For HÓIHOW AND PAKHOL---
Per H.M.8, Kestrel, at 8 p.m., on Mon-
day, the 7th inst.
For SAIGON.
Per Quinta, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the
7th Oct.
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, AND
SYDNEY,
Par Ocean, st'11.30 am., on Tuesday, the
8th Oct. 13 cent rates.
THE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA For BANGKOK.--` THE
AND
OPERA BOUFFE COMPANY will produce ARTHUR SULLIVAN'S DRAMATIC CANTATA "TRIAL BY JURY”
The Cantata will be preceded by
OFFENBACH'S COMIC OFERA "THE ROSE DE SAINT FLEUR."
See future announcementa..
8th Inst
THE
No. 4758-OCTOBER 3, 1878.
time far more waste land than they can
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. settle, while Victoria has the largest
Established A.D. 1841. /
香港大藥房
population and the smallest territory of
of all the Australian Colonies.
CHINESE NOTES.
A. 8. WATSON & Co. RESIDENTS At Foochow will have fre- FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, quently heard of the strange local custom of hanging up dead cats to the trees. WROERBALM AND RETAIL Druacists,
The Fookienese have a peculiarly deep IMPORTERS
horror of the or wild cat, and there 07
is a superstition to the effect that the ghost of this animal takes a human form and delights in stealing o' nights into the beds of innocent people. If his or her embraces are accepted, the rash lover becomes possessed, and all sorts of dire consequences follow. On the other hand the Fookienese hold that he or she who sleeps with the ghost (in human form) of vixen or fox will have progeny who will attain the highest official rank. There is a somewhat similar superstition in Canton. The fox is said to turn ita
Per Dale, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday, the DRUGGIST SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-
BITES, TOILET REQUISITAS, ENGLIBAK, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
от
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET,** The Australian Contract Packet Bozzeri
for
will be despatched from Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 7th October, (in- stead of as previously notified), with Mais Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Kppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas- mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne, Correspondence cannot be Registered after
11.15 am,
The Mails will be closed at 11.30
Supplementary mall received on board with late fee of 18 cents till time of departure.
Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Nupervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
face towards the moon at the third watch (about 11 p.m.), and towards the rising sun early in the morning. Opening its
orbe, and continues to improve itself thus until it becomes a perfect creature. When it has perfected itself by this practice, it transforms itself into human
M KEUSE & Co.'s, where a Plan of the Correspondence for Southern and Western The publication of this issus commenced Jaws, it drinks in the essence of these
Tickets to be had and Seats scoured at
Theatre may be acon.
PRICES OF ADMISSION: Drama Clrole or Orchestra
Stalls.......
Pit
........ TWO. DOLLARS,
ONE DOLLAR.
Ladies unaccompanied by Gentlemen
cannot be admitted.
Hongkong, October 3, 1878.
No
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE.
TOTICE is hereby given, that the Ordi nary General MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Office will be Held at the Office of the Undersigned, No. 7,
at Half-past 2 P.M.
Queen's Road, on FRIDAY, the 11th Inst,
0011
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE ÜFFICE, Hongkong, October 8, 1878. FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE S. S. Arratoon Apsar, Captain A. B. TMACTAVIA, having arrived from the abova Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her Are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and to take immediate deilvery of their Goods,
Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consigness' risk and expanse.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Ö..,
Aomis. Hongkong, October 3, 1978.
0010
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Oot. 3, Chocola, British barque, 284, Kennett, Newchwang Sept. 18, Beans
CHINESE,
Oct. 8, Fayew, Chinese steamer, from Canton.
Francia Durrant, Nagasaki Sept. 26.
Oct. 3, Audacious, E.M. iron-clad, 3904,
Oct. 3, Arratoon Apcar, British steamer, 1392, A. B. Mactavish, Calcutta Sept. 17, Penang 24, and Bingapore 27, Oplum and General,-DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.
Oct. 3, Ulysses, British steamer, 1560, T. A. Guard, Shanghai Sept. 26, and Foochow Oct. 1, Tea, do--BUTTERFIZIO & SWIBE.
DEPARTURES,
Sign out Firm per Procuration Oct. 3, Trowbridge, for Batavia,
are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- aigusture, and to take immediate delivery from This Date. of their Gooda.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expente,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Hongkong, September 27, 1878.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
8. 8. YANGTSE.
S
NOTICE.
100
JONSIGNEES of Cargo por. 8. 9.
Indus, from London, in conneo- tion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their rink at the Com pany's Bodowns, whence delivery may he obtained Immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation to received from the Con- signees, before TO-DAY, the 30th Inst., at 11 a.m., requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.”
Goods remaining unclaimed after Mor. DAY, the 7th Octobef, st-Noon, will be subject to rent and isuding sharges,
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
H. De POURY, Agent.- Hongkong, September 30, 1878.
00%
Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Ofleurs or of the following Vessels, during their slay In Hongkong Harbour
Oro
BRUNETTE, British barque, Captain W. Dow,Geo. R. Stevens & Co.
IMPERATRICE ELISABETTA, Austrian ship, Capt Breglich-D. Musso & Co..
Impta, American ship, Capt. O. Patton, Order.
Don Quixote, American abip, Captala Chas F. Ktog.fessageries Maritimes.
FUSILIER, British barque, Captain Wm. Armstrong 0. & 0. 5. §. 06.
PEEHIVE, British barque, Captain A Holmes-Russell & Co.
RALPH M. HAYWARD, American a.. schooner, Capt. La B. Doane-Meyer & Co.
Not Responsible for Debts of Crew:-
HERAX, British ship, Captain Chat Pabertson Jardine, Matheson & Co,
WILSON & SALWAY, Architects, do Bongkong, October 3, 1878,
FOR NEWCHWANG. The Steamship
"FEÑEDO,”
0010.
Captain T. CAIN, will be de- spatched for the above Port
on SATURDAY, the 5th Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, October 3, 1878,
0c5
|
Pernambuco, for Saigon.
3, Yottung, for Bwatow.
3, Sully, for Corlato (North Pacific). 3, Amoy, for Shanghai,
CLEARED. Formosa, for Bangkok. Korsor, for Newchwang. Thales, for Swatow, Fuyew, for Shanghai.
Jules Dufaure, for Niatrung Bay, Iphigenia, for Amoy.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Arratoon Apcar, from Calcutta, đo., Mrs Howell, Mr and Mrs D. B. Mehta,
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL child and servants, Mr Christian, 2 Jewish
The Steamship
*GLAMORGAN," now at Axor, having Room for about 300 Tons Cargo, will call at this Port, if sufficient induce ment offers.
For Fraight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agenta, 8. 8. "Glamorgan,"
och Bougkong, October 3, 1878
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. The Steamship
"KWANGTUNG,"
Ladles and 1 Gentleman, Mr Leo Kong Han and servant, Mr Lim Tiang Lin, 431 Chinese and Natives, and 7 Obristians,
Per Ulysses, from Shanghel via Foochow, 40 Chinese adults and 3 children,
DEPARTED.
For Yottung, for Swatow, 83 Chiness, Por Pernambuco, for Saigon, 371 Chi
neše,
Per Amoy, for Shanghai, 2 Cabin, and 17 Chiness.
SHIPPING REPORTS, The British barque Chocola reports: Capt. PONORARD, will be de-Left Newolwang on the 18th Sept. with spatched for the above Ports light Northerly winds, off Saddles had 48 on SUNDAY, the 6th Instant, at Daylight. hours Southerly winds, from thence to port
Hight N.E. winds and fine weather. For Freighs or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & ¤‰. Hongkong, October 9, 1878.
or
FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG AND
CALCUTTA
The British iron-oled duscious reports Light North-easterly monsoon throughout The British stesmer drratoon Apear re- ports In China Sea, variable winds and squally weather.
The British steamer Ulysses reports! First part of the passage fine and clear wea ther with moderato N.3. monsoon, latter part cloudy with occasional showers of rain until to-day, and sines fine and clear wos-
The Sitesmokip
"MORAY" Captain Burense, will leave DAY, the 18th Instant, at 3 o'clock in the ther.
for the above Ports on TUBS
Afternoon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, October 3, 1878.
odiğ
FOR NEW YORK, FIA SUEZ CANAL The Steamship
"OOBAN KING" Captain Boyes, will be do. spatched as above on or about
the 18th Instant.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Voi, Acenta. Hongkong, October 8, 1876.
FOR NEW YORK.
The A1 British Barone, **CHALLENGE,” "DOUGHTY, Master, will bate
quick despatak,
OLYPHANT & Co,
For Freight, apply to Ingkong, October §, 1878
មុខ
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,
MAILS will dioso
For MANILA
For
Per Esmeralda, at 11.80 a. 2., on Friday,
the 4th inat. SHANGHAI,-
Fer El Dorado, at 11.8) a.m., on Friday,
the 4th inst.
Per Fuget, et 8.80 p.m. Tomorrow,
the 6th Instea For AMOY AND MANILAUS
Far Ently, at 4 pm, on Friday, the dih
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SUEZ,
AND LONDON.
Per Ulguses, at 6 p.m. To-marrow, the
4th inst."
For BWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.- Per Evangtung, at 8 p.m., on Saturday,
the 8th inat,
at 7.50 p.m.
097 THE CHINA MAIL.
Australia can be sent by this route If desired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle. Hongkong, Sept. 30, 1878.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Hindostan will be despatched with Malls for the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, Europe, and countries served through London, on: THURSDAY,| the 10th Oct. N.B.-This Facket carries no maste for the Australian Colonica, E. or 9. Africa, nor for Mauritius.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Mails, o. :— Wednesday, 9th Dot.---.
P.M., Money Order Office olonsa. 6 P.M., Post Office closes except the Nisur Box, which remains open all right. Thursday, 10th Oct-
7 A.K., Post Office opons for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Pesting of all correspondence, 10 A. M., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters Registry conser. f10.16 A.M., Letters may be posted with LATE Fax of 18 cents extra Postage til!
to
►
11 A.M., when the Post Office Clones
entirely. (11,80 AM., 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 couts extra postage, 11.80 AM, when the Mail is finally
to
tul
closed. Hongkong, Sept. 28,-1878.
MAILS BY THE FRENOR. PADENT. —
The
Alexandria.
0:10
5 P., Money Order Office loses Post Office closes except the Nisar Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 17th October,-
7 AM, Post Offes opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
to
untli
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1878.
*
hape, and acquires a fierce craving
for the female generative ezsenos." If the ghost be that of a vixen, she will
select the oleverest or the most distin- guished of official individuals for her As influentially signed requisition having nocturnal amours, and in course of time been sent in to the Sheriff a day or deprives them of virile fore. What the two after the affair in Wing.lok Street, ghost dow if he is a male our informant calling upon that official to convene deponeth not, but we should think the a public meeting to consider and fierce oraving would show itself in similar discuss the existing state of insecurity of exploite. Mr Watters some years ago life and property in this Colony," wrote some exhaustive and interesting meeting has been accordingly called for papers upon the subject of fox-myths, the purposes indicated on Monday next. which we regret to say we have not read. The requisition is dated the 27th ulto, No doubt further details will be duly when the excitement, arising from the chronicled therein. alarming events of the preceding Tues day night, was at its height, and we are inclined to think that if the requisition had been allowed to stand over a few days longer, that the Sheriff would not have been troubled with it at all. Au, however, it now appears to be settled that, the meeting is to be held, we can only hope it will prove of advan- The Administration evidently taga, does not intend to wait to be prompted We learn that a burglary war committed to the discharge of its duties in the pre-between 1 and 2 am, this morning on the sent crisis by any resolutions passed
On Club House at Kowloong. The servants at this assemblage of residents.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
F.1 8. Audacious, Capt. Durrant, arrived here this morning from Nagasaki and alated the Commodore. Vico-Admiral Shadwell is expected to arrive very shortly. in the Vigilant,
Tuesday evening we announced that Mr quarters are said to have been enterod By Hennessy had appointed a "Committee," | thres or four rascals, who carried off about consisting of three of the oldest and $90 worth of clothes, cash and rice. All most experienced residents in the Colony, the burglars made good their escape. 4to report on the duties of the police,
with special reference to the night beats, THE Band 74th Highlanders will perform the patrols, and the relations between the following programme at the Officers" the police and the distrist watchmen,"
The French Contract Fasket Tigre will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 17th Oct, with and we have every reason to believe that Mess to-morrow night, commencing at 9.15 Mails to and through the United this Committee will commence its eit p.m. Kingdom and Europe, vid Martings at the earliest possible moment. Quadrille.......Royal Boudoir,.................Coota. cailles; to Balgon, Singapore, Bato It seems desirable, however, that the Overture,........Le Barcarolle,.........Auber. via, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras Committee should be rosted with the au- Selection.La Dr.Offenbook. Calcutta, Bombay, Adon, Sues, and thority to enquire into certain other Vale, Amoretten Tanze.....Guag
Selection,............À¡¡la, ............................... Verdi. following will be the hours of closing matters in addition to those of the Police
Galop... Harum Soarum, Casalāj, the Malls, do, :—
Force. Other and more immediate steps
MR J. BUCHANAN, Bandmaster. Wednesday, 10th October.
have also been taken to increase the sson- rity of life and property in the Colony, The opening Match of the Cricket season including the hiring of a couple of will be commenced to-morrow afternoon steam launches for patrolling the harbour at 2 o'clock. From the number of gentle- after dark, and the increasing of the nam- ber of constables on the night beats. It man desirous of playing, the match has is, we think, reasonable to believe that asumed even larger proportions than the 10 a.M., Registry of Letters ceases. under the measures now being taken for usual First Eleven u Next Twenty-two, 11 4.M., Post Office closes except for Tate the repression of crime, and the exercise A photograph of players and members will
Letters
of a firmer policy on the part of the Go- be taken on Saturday after lunch. The (11.10 A., Letters (but Letters only)vernment in dealing with the oriminal following gentleman compose the sides.
may be posted on payment of a classes, the Colony will shortly again enjoy Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, its old state of security, providing no ·The Bleven or more. 11.30 AM, when the Post Office Closes external causes continue to encourage the Saunders
Trayer, (A.K.) entirely,
commission of crime here. As affording Johnson Hongkong, September 28, 1878. oe17 unquestionable evidence as to the state Greer of feeling here, the proposed meeting Darby on Monday may not perhaps prove Gibb altogether useless, while if any practical Chater, C. P. suggestions of value for dealing with Blackwell the criminal alase are offered at it, and Wodehouse adopted by the Government, the Colony Alford, B. G.
Dusman way after all find it a mattor for con-
Kelham gratulation that the meeting was held. Pike The fact of the gathering not taking place until Monday next will probably conduce to the calmness and judiciousness of its discussions, lessening thereby the chances of the time of the meeting being wasted merely in a severe engagement of tongues. Reference to the daring hours robberies of the last few months, reminda us of a paragraph appearing in a recent issue of our Singapore contemporary, from which it appears that it is not only
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Noon.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila.
Noon.-El Dorado leaves for Shanghai, 4 p.m.-Emuy leaves for Amoy, do Nuevo Constante leaves for Manila." Goods per Glenartney undelivered after
this date subject to rent." Miscellaneous, Noon-Local Banks close.
General Memoranda, BATFEDAY, October :---
4 p.m.-Paredo leaves for Newch wang. Opera Benffe at the City Hall. StuDAY, October 6
Porta
MONDAY, October 7
Noon.Buyen leaves for Singapore, &c. 3 p.m.-Public Meeting in City Hall Goods per Yangtze undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
The Remainder. Hughes, W. K.
Needham Jourdan Cavendish
Somervell:
Midwood
Tonnochy Friend Townsend
Doker
Ridgeway Drommond
Anton Heaton
Coxon
Ottley
Grimble Grant, D. B Matchett Kernaghan
Traill Rooke
Oxldwell, G. A. Hughes, S.
Stevens, K. Yuill
Chater, J. T.
Heneage
Bruge
Буде
gas of flogging, we understand that 4
Daylight.-Kuangtung leaves for Coast here or at Macao that Chinese thieves bave distinguished themselves by their audacity. This paragraph records the fact that the bedroom of the Inspector General of Polios in the Straits Settla. mente was entered in the night, while that official was in bed, and a loaded revolver abstracted from under his pil. a seaman belonging to H. M. 8. Victor low. A quantity of jewellery was also Emanuel received three dozen lashes with taken away at the same time. This the cat on the back last Monday. The rather eclipses the robbery of the revolver man who was dogged is, we believe, a bad bere from the Acting Superintendent of the Gaol.
character, ie., he was undergoing a term of imprimoment on board the ship for some breech of Naval disciplius, and part of his
Speke Hall leaves for London. TUESDAY, October 8-
Noon.Orcan leaves for Port Darwin, &c, THURSDAY, October 10:
Noon English Mall leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe. FRIDAY, October 11:
3.30 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of A TELEGRAM in the Australian papara,
the Canton Insurance Office, at No. 7, dated London, Aug. 31st, atatea that in punishment was shot drill. He was flogged Queen's Road.
TUESDAY, October 1ömatk
Diosm--American Mall leaves for Toko-
hama and San Francisco.
8 p.--Morsy loaves for Singapore, &o. Brunette leaves for Manila, du, on or
about this date.
deference to the strong expression of for throwing one of those shots at one of the public opinion in Australia, the Imperial gaol officials, which happily did not | Government have resolved to annez take effect. It was no doubt necessary New Guinea, but await the arrival of to dog this man, but if so, la li nob Bir Arthur Gordon before determining whether the Island shall be placed under equally necessary to fog such desperate his jurisdiction as High Commissioner of rascals we have in one gaol, who are cons the South Pacific, or attached to one of victed of crimes bordering on murder, in a the Australian Governments, In the similar manner? Why treat our seaman, same file of papers we observe that who, however bad home of them may boj Ocean King leaves for Buer Catial, &t, the New Guinea Colonisation League can scarcely be worse than the desperadoes
are agitating for the annexation of the who make such attacks as that In Wing Lo Inland to Victoria. Queensland and
Thursday, October 17 --
Noon-French Mail loaves for Forts of
Call and Europe.
FRIDAY, October 18:
on or about this date. FRIDAY, November 1
3 p.m.--Occidental & Oriental 8, 8. Co,
Steamer leaves for Yogobeme and Bas Frazglezo,
New South Wales are each nearer the Street--why treat them, we say, worse than coveted territory than Victoria, bus both the worst of the native criminal population these twe colonies poser at the present of Hongkong and its vicinity 7