Notices to Consignees.
BRITISH STEAMER COMMON... WEALTH, FROM YOKOHAMA AND
HIOGO.
Entertainmerts.
THE above Stoamer having arrived, Con- GARRISON
signses of Cargo are requested to send In their Bulls of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take inme- diate delivery of their Goods from along. sido.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Com signess' risk and expense.
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, December 3, 1878
NORWEGIAN S. 8. "HAKON ADELSTEIN, FROM NAGASAKI,
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"YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Vessel are hereby requested
R.
THEATRE.
THE BAND AMATEURS or HRE MAJESTY'S 74TA HIGHLANDERS will, by klud permission of Colonel Jaco, give a
THEATRICAL” PERFORMANCE
THIS EVENING,
(WEDNESDAY), December 4th, 1878,
(By Special Request)
The Performance will commence with a Comedy, in Two Acts, by PELEAM HARDWIOKE, Esq., Entitled:
to send in their Bills of Lading to the Un- "A BACHELOR OF-ARTS” doraigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees' risk and expense.
ÄRNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, November 28, 1878.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMER,
8. 8. PEI HO.
NOTICE.
CONSIGN From Londen, in connec
YÖNSIGNEES of Cargo por 8. 8.
sion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation in received from the Con- signees, before TO-DAY, the 28th Inst., at 8 p.m., requesting it to be landed here,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
To conclude with a Farcical Extravaganza, in One Act, by Menus BROUGH and Hatay, Entitled:
"THE COLLEEN BAWN
SETTLED AT LAST."
Doors Open at 8.30; Curtain to rise at 9.
PRICES OF ADMISSION Reserved Seats............. 1 DOLLAR Front Beats..................................... 50 CENTS. Back Beats..........................25 Cents. Tickets may be obtained from--
D. WISHART, Band Sergeant, Manager. Hongkong, Decomber 4, 1878.
THEATRE
daß
ROYAL,
CITY HALL,
HONGKONG.
Goods remaining unclaimed after THERS THE OPERA SEASON BEING DAT, the 6th December, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Insurance hai been elected.
L HENNEQUIN, Actg. Agent,
Hongkong, November 28, 1878.
COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
JONSIGNEES of the following Cargo
are requested to send in their Bills of
Lading to the Undersigned for counter-
B
FINISHED,
MR. JOHN ROLLING S EGS to Anngunce that he will Posi-
TIVELY take his FAREWELL BENEFIT In Hongkong,
#
ON
SATURDAY NEXT,
Desember 7th, 1878,
On which occasion will be produced BENEDICT'S ROMÁNTIO OPERA
THE LILY OF KILLARNEY,"
In Four Aots,
With all Ita Startling Effects.
alguature, and take Immediate delivery: MISS CLARA STANLEY AS EILY. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been efected..
· L HENNEQUIN, Actg.. Agent.
Ez " Anadyr ""
CAST OF CHARACTERS: Hardress Cregan,....Mr. H. VERNON. Danny Mann,............. Mr H. PHILLIPS. Mylen-nn-Coppaleen, Mr J. ROLLINGS, Anne Chute, Miss B. DEGER. Mrs Cregat.......Miss A. DRAEGER
..Mr PADDON.
TH, Tan Sive, 4 pkgs. Metal, from Bata Father Tom,...
Via.
Hongkong, November 22, 1878,
infimations.
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC |
Mr Corrigan...... Servant,.. Sholah,
Mr MACKINNON. Mr BEAUMONT. Miss B. DRAEGER. MISS CLARA STANLEY, Bunters, &c.
EILY O'CONNOR,
DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE. THE CELEBRATED WATER CAVE SCENE WILL
Wa
TITHEREAS it having become known to the Proprietors of Da Bor's PHOSPHODYNE
that a worthless imitation, bearing a similar name, is exported to India, China, &, and endeavoured to be foisted on purchasers an equal
BE PRODUCED IN IN ENTIRETY, WITH ALL ITS STARTLING EFFECTS.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY: Acr I.
w
in efficacy to Dr Bright's Phosphodyne, they feel B ALL OF TORE CREGAN.
it due to the public to specially cuntion them
against this compound and request their most careful attention to the following distinctive characteristics of Dr Bright's (the only genuine) Phosphodyna
Les-That Dr Bright's Phosphodyne is sold
only in cases.
-The words "Dr Bright's Phospho- dyne" are clearly bien so Brd.--The Registered Trade Mark and Signature of Patentee are printed on the label of every case.
4th.--Directions for use in all the following
languages are enclosed in each case--
ACT IL
THE GAP OF DUNLOE
COTTAGE AT MUOKROSS HEAD.
Mr J. ROLLINGS and Mies B. DRARGER will introduce the celebrated MBS MAUGOWAN'S REEL.
Aor III.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR MANILA. The Stasmabip
** DIAMANTE," Captain THEBAUD, will bo de spatched for the above Fort on FRIDAY, the 6th Inst., at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to
KUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, December 4, 1878,
FOR AMOY,
deß
The Steamship
ESMERALDA,” Capt. CULLEN, shortly due, will have immodiato dospatch
for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, December 4, 1878.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,
ORDERLY ROOM, 4th December, 1878, EVEN POUNDER FIELD GUNS.-
INSTRUCTION DELLE will take place OD FRIDAY Next, at 6.15 p.m., and every Afternoon, Saturdays excepted, on the R, A. PARADE GROUND, NORTH BARRACE
A. COXON,
Captain-Commandant H. K. F.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
HE Undersigned will sell by Public THE
Auction, at Mr E. PABANET'S Godown, on
SATURDAY,
the 7th Instant, 1878, at Noon---- 2 Chests MALWA OPIUM, Ex Str. "Geelong." (More or less damaged by sea water.) (On account of the concerned.). TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7:1.7.
H. N. MODY,
Auctioneer,
d7
Hongkong, December 4, 1878. Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNOTIŠK WITH PHA
CENTRAL and
UNION PACISTO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIO STEAMERS.
THES. 8, "GABLIC" will be despatah- for San Francisco vis Yokohama,
on or about the 81st December, at 8 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers fo Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghal
Freight will be resolved on Board until 4 p.m. of the 30th December. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Offine intl 5p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full valus of same la required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PAS SAGE TICKETS.
For further Information na to Freight 5x Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company No. 37, Queen's Road Central,
.G. B. RMORY, Agafe Hongkong, December 4, 1878.
Not Besponsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Oronara will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Orew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
GLAMIS, British bark, Captain Key, Russell & Co.
FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Geo. B. Taylor.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
COMMISSARY, British ship, Captain A.
English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, SCENE 16T,EXTERIOR OF TORE Morison, Meyer & Co.
Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Turkish, Persian, Hindostani, Madrasse Bengalse, Chiness, and Japanese. Without which nons can POSSIBLY be Genuine.
DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE Is the Only Reliable Remedy for NERVOUS AND LIVER COMPLAINTS AND ALL
FUNCTIONAL DERANGEMENTS.
• DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE is patronised by the Aristocracy and the Elite, extensively used in the Army and Navy, and strongly recommended by the leading Medical. Practitioners.
OREGAN,
SCENE 2ND. MOUNTAIN PASS
Interval of Five Minutes.
BUNE 3RD.THE CELEBRATED CAVE
BOENE.
ACT IV.
THE MARRIAGE SCENE,
GENERAL DENOUEMENT.
MUSICAL DIRECTOż..........Me F. PANIZZA.
DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE The Operas are produced under the Sole
Is sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicins Yendors throughout the Globe.
to Indis, China, o., DR, BRIGHT'S PHOS. PHODINE is generally sold at an advanco on the English Price.
The high Estimation in which PHOSPHORS is held is unquestionably due to its administra. tion, in this form. Therefore
ASK FOR
DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE
And do not be persuaded to take any Useless and Possibly Dangerous. Imitation.
CAUTION TO MEDICINE VENDORS.
The Trade Mark, Label, do, of Dà. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE are duly entered At Stationers' Hall, London, and are also re- gistered in the Chief Cities of the Worlds
Chemists and Druggists are hereby warund that legal proceedings will be immediately in- stituted by the Authorised Agents, against any persons of perdons selling Fraudulent Imitations
D&BRIGHTS (the only genuina) P205 OPYNX, from this date, 1st October, 1978,
direction of
M3 B. VBIOS.
Tickets to be had and Seats secured at Mestre KRUSE & Co.'s, where a Plan of the Theatre may be seen."
PRICES OF ADMISSION : Dress Circle or Orchestra
Stalls........... Two DozzaRA, PI. pisteetilingisoles ONE DottaR
GITANILLA, Britlah barque, Captain Wallace.-Captain.
ALEPPO, British barque, Captain Robert Falconer.Captain.
FANNY, French barque, Captain E. M. Gouyo. Landstein & Ûo.
NAPIS, Britlah barque, Capt. W. L Bryar.--Messagerice Maritimes.
FIRTH OF FORTH, British barque, Capt. |J. Cowper-Olyphant & Co.
HARL OF DETON, British barque, Captain James Beer, Captain.
TAIWAN, German barque, Captain C. Jos- sen,-Archold, Karberg & Co."
Caio Ano, British barque, Capt. W. S. Hawkins, Olyphant & Co.
BAMBURG, German barque, Captain. von Kroge,--Eduard Schellbass & Co.
ANNIE S. HALL, American barque, Capt. Che. H. Nelson,--Captain.
FELHAM, British brig, Captain H. M. Askford-Ospain.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS
Dec. 8, Yungthing, Chinese steamer, 681, Wallace, Shanghal Nov, 30, General M. 8. Ni Co..
Ladles unaccompanied by Gentletion
Deo, &, Arid, Dahlah steamer, 880, cannot be edthitted.
Djorup. Swaton Des. 8, Ballast.-SIZE- Bongkong, December 4, 1878.
det SEX & Co.
WASHING BOORS, (In English and Chinese) Wof Ladies and Gentlemen, are now TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use ready at this Ofise.-Prics, $1 cash,
CHIPA MAIL QE92,
DEPARTURES.
Dea A, Bir O. Napier, for London,
4, Carl Blitar, for Amay,
4, Fatrosus, for Shanghai,
47. 8. 6. lart, for a cruise, 4. Sunda, for Yokohama,
Yungshing, for Canson,
CLEARED.
Cuba, ter Chefoo. Aleppo, for Chefoo.
Norma, for Otahlte (South Sea Islands.). Kwangtung, for Conal Porte. Mary Fraser, for New-York. Wodan, for Guam,
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Fungching, from Shanghai, 63 Chi- дете.
Per deia, from Swatow, 7 Chineza,
DEPARTED,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight. -- Kwangtung leaves for Cosat
Porta.
Noon,English Mail leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe.
No. 4811.-DECEMBER 4, 1878.
and demanding implicit unreasoning bellof. which it was supposed equld be produced by strong personal exhortation, exag gerated pictures of the stufulness of sin es to the past and strong doses of brimstone prophecies as to the fature. Bat gradually
Gooda per Pei Ho undelivered after Missionarles, as they got better acquainted Noon, subject to rent and landing with the Chinese language and literature charges.
and the real character of the Chinese mind, began to arguo with the people on the basis of Chineso viewe, to write tracts for the
THE
wards, and Mr Palmer.
Per Patroclu, for Shanghai Miss Ed. HONGKONG DISPENSARY, literary classes, recognizing the traditional
Per Sunda, for Yokohama, Mr and Mrs Knalle, and 2 Deck.
TO DEFART,
Eatablished A, D, 1841,
香灣大藥斑
-
A. S. WATSON & Co..
primitive theism of the ancient portions of the classics, the ethical value of Confucian morality, and to not forth the reasonableness of the Christian faith In quiet argument couched in a style often astonishing the The revival tracts wore gradually reserved natives by its classical purity and dignity.
for those who had already embraced Ohristianity, for whom also commentaries and volumes of elaborate homilies were DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NUBARRY REQUI-eventually composed; and for the enlighten-
Per Lombardy, from Yokohama: for Bombay, Mr E. J. Magauran; for Gallo, Major Boone; for London, Mr R. Mason. From Hongkong: for London, Mr and Mrs Haslam, 2 infants and ayah, Staff Comr. J. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, Dixon; for Calcutta, Mesara F. Hamlyn, Miss Hunter, and Rev. W. Urwick; for and W. Hamlyn; for Ceylon, Mr Koster,
Singapore, Mesars Fisher, C. W. Bardlay, and Dayles.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Left Shanghai 50th ult. at 6.80 p.m., and
The Chinese steamer Fungching reports: |- arrived at Hongkong at 11 p.m. 3rd inst Fresh monsoon and fine olear weather
throughout.-
CARGO.
Per S. 8. Lombardy, for London, 942 balea Sik, 34 balcs Waste Silk, 48 caseB Silk, 126 chests, 4,541 balf-cheste and |12,555 boxes-Tesy and 1,000 pkgs. Sua. dries. For Continent, 516 balos silk, and 40 pkgs. Sundries. For New York, 30 balen Sitk.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close- For MANILA.***
Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 6th inst
For COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, AND MEL-
BOURNE.-
Por Mecca, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. —
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the 7th inst.
For PORT DARWIN.—
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the 9th inst.
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A.
MANUFACTURERS
or
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glogerade, Fotoss Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Asrated Watera.
The Manufactory is under direst and continuous European Bupervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
ment of the pagan mind monthly journala were established for the diffusion of useful knowledge, giving articles on natural science in all its branches; and finally evon Christian newspapers were established, one of which, the "Wan-kwoh Kung-pao," is rapidly extending ita circulation and Indu-
едсе
With the increase and improve- mont in the standard of school-teaching same aleo the need of reading-books, for students, till, in the natural progress of missionary pedagogical evolution, the prospectus, which now lies before us, has
The publication of this issue commenced come to light. 1.7.06 p.m.-
DEATHS,
At his residence, on Monday night, the 2nd Instant, Mr JAMES WILLIAMS, of the Horse Bepository j aged-44 years.
At Zi-ka-wei, on the 20th Nov, at 6 p.m., the Right Rev. ADRIANOS LANGUILLAZ, 8.,J., Bishop of Sergiopolis in partibus infidellum, 34 years in China. Vicar Apostolic of Kiang-nan, aged 70 years;
THE CHINA MAIL, effect of this Conference was the appointe
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 1878.
The British Contract Packet Lombardy
will be despatched with Maile for the | Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Burmah, We are glad to observe that Protestant Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta
.
Gibraltar, Kurope, and countries served Missionaries in China are, now-a-days, not through London, on THURSDAY, so narrow-minded and bigotted a set of the 5th December. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonics, &. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius,
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malla, do. :--
Wednesday, 4th December.
5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. & F.M,, Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 6th December,-
7 LM, Post Office
opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondenes. 10 A.M., Post Offes alates except for Late
Loiters Reglatry oosses. (10,16 1-H., Letters may be posted with LATH FEB of 18 cents extra Postage till
The ephemeral character naturally attach ing to scattered fragments of articles pub liahed in successive issues of monthly journals, like those published, for years. past, by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" originally established in Peking and subsequently transferred to Shanghal, made itself generally felt, and created the desire to sat before the Chiuose mind the net result of the scienos of the West, in all its branches, in a well-planned set of scientific school-booka and text-books. This subject was brought forward at the last General Conference of Protestant Missionaries, held in May last year, at Shanghal, and the one good ment of a Committee to superiutend the preparation and publication of a Series of School and Text Books,
The pro spectus now issued by this Committee haustive as far as range of subjects goce, is very comprehensive and well-nigh ex- The several branches of theological, histori. sented by a number of competent and at cal and solentific knowledge are also repres the came time liberal med. Dr Edkins, the books on lagie, and comparative philology, leading Sinologist, will contribute text. Mr Griffith John, well known as a student by his essays on the ethics of the Chi taken a text-book of moral philosophy. De ness," written twenty years ago, has under Martin, the principal of the Peking College and translator of a text-bool on Inter national Law and other works, is preparing text books on political economy and mathe
men as individual specimens of the cloth occasionally lead one to thlak, and as a nordingly the public, has hitherto been too ready to suppose them all to be more or less. It la but too true that the ordinary con ception of a Protestant Missionary, in the minds of most foreign residents in the East, has hitherto been that of a man who, at the beat a misguided enthusiast, or morematical physics; whilst Mr Fryer, the inde likely a self-deluded hypocrite, goes about fatigable translator of the Chinese Govern
ment and editor of the Chinese Scientific among the natives with a Bible and heaps Magazine, has undertaken the subjects of of tracts, talking in broken pidgin Chinese mineralogy, chemistry and the industries about hell and damnation, who occasionally of the West, Dr Williamson, who has for years been a prominent contributor of appears in mercantile offees with a sub- scientific articles to the publications of the 11 A., when the Post Office CLOSES scription liat for the salvation of souls, and Useful Knowledge Society and who a few
entirety. (11,80 A., Letters (but Letters only) whose mental horizon is overclonded by the philosopher in his little volume entitled years ago came out as an Independent addressed to the United Kingdom-fixed notion that the natives of China are The world, whence cometh it," has Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may privileged to have the prospect of going undertaken to write on the physiology and he posted on board the Packet with to heaven, whilst foreign residents are is to give moreover a comparative view of structure of plants, sleo on civilization, and Late Fee of 48 conté extra postage,
bastening on the high-road the other way. the religions of the world. Dr Dadgeon, 11.50 A.M., when the Mall is finally Buch used to be the general verdiet of the well-known author of a Chinese Anatomical Atlas accompanied by a Hongkong, November 23, 1878. des public opinion in the East regarding the Chinese text-book, author also of the Diseases of China," will furnish a text-book
author of numerous Chinese school-booke, on physiology whilst De Osgood has undertaken anatomy. Mr Mateer, the
to
to
tim
olored.
MAILS BY THE FRENO PACKET.—
character and the doings of Protestant the higher officials of China all along viewed Missionaries, and the contempt with which
The French Contract Packet Anadyr will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 12th Decomber, the well-mesut but to them resalesa zeal will supply school books on arithmetic, with Mails to and through the Unltea of Protestant enthusfasts endorsed but. Kingdoms and Europe, sid Mar- seilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Beta- the estimate which
The
montal arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry. But there are numerous their Europeanother well-known names, for too many to: via Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, countrymen put upon the value and pro- mention all here individually. Suffice it to Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and specta of their labour. Such probably was Gospel of Mark are in the hands of every say that Mr Faber, whose homilies on the
and America formerly sent out to China, whose digest of the doctrines of Confucius the run of men whom Prostestant Europe Protestant native preacher in Chins and
Alexandria.
following will be the hours of closing
the Mails, do. ¡--- Wednesday, 11th December,
57.M., Money Order Office closes. Post
Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 12th December,-
7., Post Offics opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
{
with but rare exceptions, to convert the Liek-faze and Min-teze have established hi
together with bia translations of Mencius, literati and people of China. Whether the position as a prominent Sinologist, stande Misionary Societies have changed in their pledged to foratsha commentary in Chi
nese, but written from a Christian point of selection of men for Missionary work, or view, of the Four Books and the Five whether the men after arriving here found Classics of Chlua; that the theological text- it necessary to change their tactics in deal the Rev. C. Goodrich and the Rev. H. books will be prepared by the Rev. J. Lues, Ing with Chinese heathendum, we are not Corbett; that history has been entrusted to prepared to tay; but this much is certain the Rev. W. Muirbend, Rev. M. A. Smith and Dr Y. J. Allehand that the other that a change has taken place gradually subjects are all in trustworthy batide but steadily all along the whole front of The Jesuita guce attempted to gain over 11,10 AM, Letters (but Letters exly} | the Missionary phalanx. China had been the multitudes of China in favour of may be posted on payment of a dooded with Bibles in different versions, through the instrumentality of Europaff Christianity by obtaining tufluence at Court to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage tracts had been scattered by handfuls in Science. The Protestant Missionaries here
until
10 4., Registry of Letters ceasON, 11 A.M., Post Office olonsa except for Late
Letter,
1180 LM, when the Post Office Ozoras
entirely. Hongkong, November 28, 1878.
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all the eighteen provinces, with the firm attempt to combine with the theological conviction that if the Chinese could but be and teachers a model system of teaching and philosophic training of native preacher got to read, conversious would follow se s for the benefit of the private and pabilo matter of course. The illusion has been schools of Chins, endeavouring to romove the prejudices of ignorance and superstition dispelled, and now we find on all sides whilst pushing on their positive teaching of Missionaries, united, almost to a man, Christianity, in the cohool, in the chapel opposed to auch wholesale, indiscriminate aanguine as the Committee, who state in and through the press. We are not ad Bible distribution,
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, December 6
4p.m-Diamante leaves for Manlia. SATURDAY, December 7-
Noon-Sale of Opium, at Me Pabaresell at cost-price, others distribute nothing deuts selected to be calculated to produdd Some now will only their prospectus that they believe the sub Godown. 8p.m.-Mead leaves for Cooktown, de, but New Testaments, withholding the Old mind. But we do believe that this is ond a pri found impression on the Chiness. Opera Bouffe at the Oity Hall.. Sunday, December 8.2-.
Daylight Alterton leaves for Singapore, their converte special delectation, others the present century. Hitherto Protestazio but the Gospels, keeping the Epistles for has been attempted in China by Protestant or Roman Catholic Missionmaids during MONDAY, December 9 s***
8p.m.-Killaraby leaves for Fott Darwin, gain refuse to distribute even portions of Missionaries have largely followed with their the Scriptures to any but bona de Now they are pushing to the front with the roligious teaching in the wake of trade. Trusnar, December 12-
converts to Christianity, In the sphere heavy artillery of Europeen science, and Noon.-French Mall leaves for Forts of of tract distribution a similar shange has trade to aure to follow wherever Bodense taken place, es regards the quality, and circumstances it would be gairing strange leads the van of civilisation. Under thead
Testament entirely, others again, distribute of the most important undertakinge - that
Call and Europe,
TUESDAY, December $1→→
8 p.m.--Occidental & Oriental §. §. 00.emont aspecially as regards the quality of the if the Committee's appeal to the public for Steamer Itates for Yokohams atid Ban tracts now printed and sent afost entry with a hearty rasponse on the patt of the ftuds to start the undertaking did not meet Francisco on or about this dais.
the reading classes of China Protestant foreign communities In Chins; and we trsota in Chins used to be at first all of have plesaure in notifying that subscripi Sale of the Iron Screw Steamship Ameri- the revival-meeting character, congoing will be received here by Ber. R. Lechler tions to garry out this large minded scheme che Mars, Rughes & Loggs, on 27 all unboljevern to indisputable perdition at the Basel Mission, about this date,
MONDAY, January 201---