Auctions.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC
ITION, shortly, on a day to be
hereafter named, unless previously dis posed of by private contructy-.
THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap- able of Distilling upwards of 3,000 Gallons daily. The Property is of a most valuable nature, comprising THREE PIECES OF GROUND close to the water, viz.:-Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and 782, with the Substantially Built DWELLING HOver and BUSINESS PRE- MISES, erected specially for the purpose only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, VATS, STOCK, and TRADE FURNITURE and FIT-
TINGS.
A
For further Particulare, apply-to-
Messrs SHARP, TOLLER; and JOHNSON,
Solicitors, Supreme Court House,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, March 5, 1879.
For sale.
FOR SALE,
́ULES MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,
in Quarta and Pints,
JUL
Ꭺ
GIRB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, May 28, 1879.
FOR SALE,
(To close a Consignment. }
Foy Caren RUINART'S well-known
CHAMPAGNE, at
$10 per Case of..........1 dužen Quarts. $11 per Case of........2 Fiats.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
.Hongkong, June 17, 1879.
SELLING OFF,
jy17
Sit fa necessary to Effect a COM. PLETE CLEARANCE by the end
of the present month,--The whole of
LAMMERT ATKINSON &Co.'s
REMAINING
VARIED STOCK,-
comprising:
-FAMILY-STORES ----
BOOKS,
WINES.
SPIRITS.
ALES.
STATIONERY.
ELECTRO-PLATED WARE,
GLASSWARE.
CROOKERY.
SHIPCHANDLERY
dza, da, dro.
Will be sold at FURTHER GREATLY RE-
DUCED PRICES.
Hongkong, June 4, 1870.
Notices to Consignees
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
THES. S. Glengyle having arrived from
the above Ports, 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 Boats delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 1 o'clock To-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the
9th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Hongkong, July 2, 1879,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
jy9
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW The Steamship
"DOUGLAS,"
Capt. Young, will be de- spatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY; the 6th Inst., at 10 am.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
አሳ
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, July 8, 1879.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:~~~
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND
CALCUTTA.
Per Bindostan, at 3.30 p.m., on Satur day, the 5th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.
For MANILA--
Per Diamante, at 8.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 5th inst.
jys For SWATOW, AMOT, & FOOCHOW.-- Per Douglas, at 9 am., on Sunday, the
6th inst.
The 3/3 L.II. American Ship
MONTE ROSA,” 0.0. CARTER, Master.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co.
Bongkong, July 8, 1879.
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
MAILS ny the Fannon Piczny, --. The French Contract Packet Ava, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th July, with Malls to. and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, Now Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- chelles, Rounion, Mauritius Sur, and Alexandria, This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corro- spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED | The usual hours will be observed in closing
STATES AND EUROPE,
WITE 家庭喜
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE 8, 8. OCEANIC will be despatch- Ted for San Fransisco via Yokohama, on or about August 1nt, 1879, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United Stater, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai.
Freight will be received on Board until p.m. of the 91st July. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of name is required.
A Rebuerion is made on RETURN PAS SAGE TICKETS.
Consular Invoices to accompany Over. land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Ous- toms, San Francisco,
For further information as to Freight * Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen' Road Central H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting agent.
Hongkong, July 8, 1870-
Not Responsible for Debta.
the Mails, do.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MAILS,
The following hours are observed in closing Malis, de, by both the British and French Contract Packets :-en
Day before departure
6 ..-Money Order Office closer; Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOL, which remaina open all night, Day of departure,——
7.x.-Post Office opens.
10 LM-Registry of Lattara censes. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases,
11 A.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letter
11.10 X-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 centa until 11.80 AMwhen the Post Office CLOSE
entirely.
11.40 AM-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, July 8, 1879. OPIUM,-New Painn, osah....$540
Old
osab,... Now Bonkron, cash, 802) Old
cash, -
12
و3
11
1)
1
11
"
New Malwa, credit, 730 - Allowance Trale, 16
Old Malwa, credit, 785 Allowance
Exchange.
Bank Wire£}\___#}^_
-But-
+
Demand,
tr
"
30 days' sight,
»
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4
"
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Office or Crea of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ?——
JOHN R. STANHOPE, American barque, Capt. H. G. Pillsbury.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
VIGILANT, American ship, Capt. John C. Ross.-P. & 0. S. N. Oo
G. C. TRUFANT, British ship, Captain G. Thomas.Messageries Maritimes,
MONTE ROZA, American ship, Capt. C. O. Carter.-Borneo Co., Ld.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
None.
DEPARTURES.”
July
3, Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok.
8, Sourabaya Packet, for Newchwang.
3, Namoa, for Cosat Ports.A
3, Gastic, for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
CLEARED.
J. R. Stanhope, for San Francisco, Yoltung, for Swatow, Pallas, for Guam.
BRITISH BARQUE VALE OF DOON, Jan Peter, for Nicolajetek.
FROM ANTWERP.
Chen Veral ure requested to send
JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above.
in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned 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.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, June 13, 1879.
To-day's Advertisements.
COMPAGNIE DES MEŠSÁGERIES MARITIMES,
ROTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
CONSIGNEER of the following Cargo
are requested to send in their Billy of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. ilgnature, and tako immediate delivery This Cargo has bsan landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been offerted, Ex Yangtis.
AME (in diamond) | Nos.16/17, Or., Zoases TT Flannel, from L'don.
Ex Ata,
(in diamond) 124, 1 case Buttons,
from London. V80 25, 1 case Millinery, from London,
Ex Djemnak.
MB (in diamond) 11/12, 2 cases Brandy, from London, Lieut. Marcus L Bridger, R.N.
(in diamond)) 418/21, 7 casos Mer'dise,
·Bonano Order, from London," TVL W7 pkgs, Nuts, from Bingspote,
Gy p3 CHAMPHAUX,
Hongkong, July 8, 1870,
Agent,
|
Abbie N. Franklin, for Canton.
PASSENGERS. DEPARTED,
Per Namoz, for Amoy, Mesars C. H. Wilson, and Roy. H. Friend i for Foechow, Messrs C. D. Smith and H. W. Smith.
Per Gastic, for Yokohama, Mesars R. Walker, J. 8. Cox and servant, J. R. Bröckelmann and servant, Sir Arthur Stepney and one Chinese, J. A. Lopes, and W. Kimaer; for San Francisco, Mrs W, A. Thornton, Mra G. Weston, and 201 Chi- nese; for Liverpool, Lt. J. L. Kingbarman, B.N.
Per Rajanattiamthar, for Bangkok, 314 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Noni
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For SHANGBAL-` ́
Per Glamis Castle, at 2.80 p.m. To-mor.
row, the 4th Inst,
Per Giengule, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the th last,
པཱ དྡྷ ''ན
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet China will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 15th July, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do, which will be closed as follow
2.15 M. Reglatry censes. 2.50 2.1. Post-Ofice doses, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with
Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage
until the time of departure.
Taels, 18
8/10/
***: 3/10 8/10 3/10 Documentary, 4 months' eight, 3/11 2201
India, Wire, m demand,...
鲤
1.
4
230
Shanghai, demand,
·741
́ ́ 30 days' sight, ***
75
"
26/10 - 6.19
Gold Leaf, 99 fine
Sovereigns,...
Shares.
Borgkong Bank, 69 % prem. Untonins. Society of Danton, $1,800 China Tradera Ins. Co., $1,375 North China Ins. Co., Tia. 1,250 ex div. Yangtaze Ius. Assoc, Tis. 730 Chiness Inntance Co., $290 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $740 China Fire Ina. On, $175
H. K. & W. Dock Co., 8 % prem. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co.,-$7 dia.. Shanghat Steam Navigation, Tla. 13 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Th. 95; ex div. Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Obina Sugar Refining Co., $140 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
Do.
of 1877, Temperature
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
4 p.m.-Glengyle loaves for Shanghal,
V
Meeting.
9. p.m.-Meeting of St. John's Lodge,
Amusement.
9 p.m.-Dramatio Performance at the
Garrison Theatre.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, July 6–
Noon, Sale of Household Furniture, at Messrs Lammert, Atkinson & Co.'s 3 p.m.-Hindostan leaves for Singapore,
dra 4 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila, SATURDAY, July 6:---
[No. 4988-Juir 3, 1870.
por ton. This car be at best a more tho alk months for the larceny. The other guess. Nothing like an idea to which cases were of a trivial astare. much importance should be attached can
ever be gained of the value of the im- A NEW paper has been set on foot in ports and exports at any freo port, (which
we hope Hongkong will long be). This Singapore ander the title of the Leader matter is referred to in the last report of we see no reason why there should not be the Harbour Master, who points out that room for an additional paper in the Straits; even at Singapore, which has the advan and we have no doubt, if carefully conducted, tage of an Import and Export office, each the new venture may ensure for Itaalt.
a thing as reliable statistica on this
There is little remarka give rise to. ble brilliant in the first faue of the Leader; but very often it happens, especially in newspaper ventures where there is so much to contend with as there is in the East, the first appearause of a new publis.
point are not to be expected. But, some reasonable amount of that support to we are willing to give Mr Hennessy, an additional advertisingsmedium, which the in his capacity of lecturer to the Tokio size and commercial importance of the Chamber of Commerce, every advantage; Colony may naturally be expected to and we will therefore admit that "his official position as Governor of Hongkong, and his close connection as auch with the commerce of the Colony," should enable him to secure advice and access to reports and records which the publio 10 am.-Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. know nothing of, and which enable him TUESDAY, July 8-
to make such a guess as this with a better approach to accuracy than ̈ other public man or merchant. when Mr Hennessy represents this We have received a copy of the Rangoon $500,000,000 which he arrives at by this Weekly Review, with No. 5 of the photo means as "the trade of Hongkong," one graphic supplements, which is a very pretty scarcely knows whether to be most view of the Royal Lakes, Rangoon,
Noon-Tenders for laying Water Pipes, 4c., received at Naval Store Keeper's, Noon, French Mall leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe.
WEDNESDAY, July 9 :---
any
But
amused at the simplicity which expects
Goods per Glengyle undelivered after this amazed at the audacity of the thing or
date subject to rent. Fainax, July 11 :--
2p.m.-Sale of Bousehold Furniture, &o., at Air J. G. Smith's residence, No. 3, Blue Building, Praya East,
TUESDAY, July 15:-
Colwyn leaves for San Francisco, Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe,
8 p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoko
hama and San Francisco,
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. 8. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND Retail DaudeisZU, IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURBBLY REQUI- SITAS, Tozer Requires, ExeliJN, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATRNÝ MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS
07
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watera.
45_The_Mamifactory is under direct-and- continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
6 The publication of this feasts commenced at 8.30 p.m.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1879,
ation in the worst.......
this sleight-of-band sort of reasoning to W learn that a telegram dated London pass muster with commercial men who, yesterday, 2nd July, mentions that the have their wits all about them, or with Glencoe (Captain Gulland), with the first any intelligent person. In the same way, teas from Hankow, was then off the the we presume, Mr Hennessy would calon- late that all the merchandise which
English Const. As the new steamer left passes through the Straits of Gibraltar Hankow on the 24th May, her ran has not is to be valued at a lump sum of a few been such as it was confidently expected to terity as the official record of the far as has yet been ascertained, it cannot millions sterling, and go down to poa-be-far and away the fastest on record. So trade of the port of Gibraltar. For be said that the run shows an appreciable last year, if some 4,000,000 tonnage passed through the Suez Canal, would improvement on the winning trip of the trade of Port Said is to be estimated at bered that the Glencoe got away from Han- Mr Hennessy care to hold that the Gleneagles last year. It will be rámem-
£240,000,000 sterling or $1,200,000,0001 how at say 2 p.m. of the 21th May; that The one result is arrived at in precisely she ran down to Woosung in forty hours, the same simple way as the other arriving there at daybreak on the 26th; that *** we cannot accept the one unless we ac cept the other. Mr Hennessy's so- instead of proceeding at once, as was at first called information and all his statistios supposed, she was detained sight hours, until are, at the best, as we have said, mere 2.30 p.m. of the 28th; that she reachede: guess work, and very poor work at that. Singapore in 7 days 6 hours, arriving at We give in other column the remarks of a Japan contemporary as to his floun- that port at 7.30 p.m. of the 2nd June; and dering and blundering in the same way that she left Singapore for London at 3.30 in one or two other subjects on which a.m. of the 3rd. If the passage be counted he touched. There are some other ou from Hankow to the Dooks, then the Glencoe rious points in Mr Hennessy's address; has made the same run as the Gleneagles but we certainly get soon tired of confint did last year, viz., 40 daya from Hanko, ing what is not a reasonable address the different points in which one can get hold of and meet fairly, but a mass of confused figures, bestowing on their com- piler little or no credit of any kind whatever,
4
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
and 38 from Wossung. "Off the Coast," means Deal most probably, and there is s* bare chance that the vessel may have got to London last night; but the question of advantage over the last year's run is at best only one of hours. Either soms defeat must have surely been discovered in the Glencoe, or she must have met with should have been nearer 30 than 40 days from Woozung. Last year the Gleneagles
The next AMERICAN MALL. may be expected unfavourable weather; otherwise her time
here on Sunday next, the 6th July, by the
P. M. 8. S. Co's steamer China. *
THz Agents of the O. S. Co, Inform us that left Hankow on the 22nd May, and reached the_O. §. 8. Co.'s steamer-Menelaus, from London on the 1st July. The following is THE CHINA MAIL. Liverpool, loft Blugapore for this port this a list of the winners of, and time occupier morning. The Co.'s steamer Antenor left in, the Tea Race from Hankow to London Shanghai for this port via Foochow this during the last ten years :--- morning.
1870-Erl King... 1871- Enterprise 1872-Deccan 1873-Venelia 1874 Glenartney 1876-Glendrtney 1876-Glenartney
IT has often been said that while figures I HAVE heard of many devices, writes a can never lie when used with honesty correspondens, for keeping one's head cool; and care by one anxious to learn or to teach the truth, nothing in the world is plantain leaves inside your hat are glorious more dangerous, nothing more misleading, things for that and the Indian pugaree is than statistics in the hands of one who an invaluable institution; but there seems (Taken at Mesars Falconer & Co.'s Premises, carefulness of reasoning that exactitude of loong last Saturday, where, I read in the is wanting in any degree either in that to have been something unique at Kow.
Queen's Road.)
Ноликоне, July 3; 1870.
9 A.H.... 1 P.M..> 4 P.M...
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PRA
Shipping Intelligence.. London and Colonial Paper, &o:
The following is corrected from the latest
Left. Feb.
VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
"AT HOYOKONG, Name.
From.
22, Grossfurst Constantine, Hamburg Mar.
Cardif London Cardiff
14, John A. Briggs, 27. Agnes Meir
28, Adam M. Simpson,
Lør.
8, Leon,
10, Spion,
21, Werrs,
28, Tritos,
29, Twilight
27, Honewood, Muy.
2, Alex Yeats,
6. Alexander 11, Southern Cross,
12, Alex. Newton,
18, Glamorganshire, 20, Menelaus (s)
Liverpool
Cardl Loudon
Hamburg
New York
Penarth
Cardiff
Penarth New York Newsatio
(N.9.W.)
Cardif Liverpool
A London-Steamers via Buca Canal, LOADING FOR ORINA AND JAYAN TORNE,
Glenlyon Idinburgh. Viceroy,
Douglas Onitie Langland,
Hector. Glations.
Celtic Monarch, Sunbeam,
Balling Visuels.
Sarah Booth Chiusinan. At Dorpool.
Ulyana
At Cardif
Balle of Otegett.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies Joseph Hayden.
(expopt the Babatnas and Bayti),
Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay | Adolph,
cannot be sent by this route,
Ecugtong, June 80, 1079
July15
At Hamburg.
41 Nevesells, (1.8.W.
statement, or that strict devotion to
desire to give "the truth, the whole truth morning paper, one of the competitors had and nothing but the truth," without "Cameronian plaid worn round bis which the public utterances of no man hat."
can be useful or satisfactory. One miser-
1877-Loudoun Castle 1878-Gleneagles 1879-Glencoe
.61 days.
.56
60
>
.60
"
.49
.40 12
Mr Mefiregor, the managing partner of
MeGregor Gow & Co., agents for the "Gian”
line, in London, speaking at the launch
of the Glencoe last year, remarked that
he saw no reason why the new teas
able and ludicrous placing of a few facts THE B. A. D. U. will give to-night, at the should not be brought from China to Lon- in a wrong light, which is to be found in Garrison Theatre, the first of their entertain. don as fast as the merchants eared to have Mr Hennessy's Tokio speech, completely ments on behalf of the widowe and orphaus them transmitted-i.e., we presume, the does away with every particle of its use oaused by the Zulu war. We trust there will merchants could have es much speed as they fulness; although, even had the speech been
much more able and correct in detail, and to a large attendance each night, and that a chose to pay for, say £e per ton for fourteen sensible in the general principles it lays handsome zum will be realised for so noble knots, £7 for sixteen knots, and £8. per tor~~ down, there still is some difficulty in seeing an object. We note that elsewhere, at Singa for eighteen-knot beats. So far, the time what good any one could ever have ima pore, and at Shanghai, as well as at Home, taken on the passage has been reduced--the gined was to be done by it. The point of those desirous of forwarding such contribu. Loudoun Castle and the Gleneagles having confusion of ideas to which we refer can tops as their means allowed, to the sufferera considerably lessened the time of the Glo be very briefly and plainly put, we be
lieve, and in so few words that no one can ❘ by the Zulu reveracs, have utilized the com-artney but past experience appears to show fail to see that we have the best resson mittes of the amateur entertainments that the most powerful vessels fail to make for taking exception' to it. Mr Hennessy held, there being no other organization their best on their first trip. Upon this states that last year there "passed through connected with the same object, and have principle the Glencoe ought next year to the port of Hongkong," presumably, and paid say $5 and $10 for $1 tickets, or beat her own time by several days. according to the context, proceeding to
Japan, shipping to the extent of given their donations to the secretary. We
1,700,000 tone. The Governor stated at trust something of the same kind may We hear with pleasure that E. E. the Vin recent meeting of the Legislative be done here. The entertainment com is 45 far recovered from his illness that his count de Pago d'Arcos, Governor of Macao,- Council that the light duties showed mences at the usual hour (9 o'clock), medical advisers have now consented to a an increase of 250,000 tons of ship To alleviate the euforings of those pre-change of climate, and H. ., therefore, ping entered here last year as Com-
pared with 1877. Now, giving out of tent, punkahs will be kept in motion dur that increase, a proportionate increase to Ing the performance; and a portion of the the shipping proceeding from Hongkong Band of the 27th Regts will be in attend. to Japan, we make it that a tonnage of suce, by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel 118,874 tone, was the total cleared here
for that country, during 1876. The Geddes and Officera. Governor's figures are slightly larger than
:
purposes going to Bingapore shortly. He
is so much liked at Mapao for his taot uprightness and integrity that the inhabl. tante, hearing of his recovery, flocked to Te Deum was eang in thanksgiving to the the Cathedral on Thursday last, where, a Almighty for having spared the man they so loved and in whom they have placed all their hopes of saving Masso from his present lamentable state of prostration. Parliament the Minister for the Colosim
In the last seasons of the Portuguese St. Thomas Ribeiro, well-known for his piety and adhesion to the Church, in answer. re-exports, and her native exports of local with hard labour. The prisoner was iden. to strong request made by the Right Rev. Bishop of Bragança for protection and ens origin. Of the latter, so far as pro- tifled as a bad character; on the occasion largement of the Missions in the Portuguese dace is concerned, we have, it may previous to this he was charged with at Colonies, especially China, said that ins be said, mone whatever but under the tempting to break the lock off the door of a Governor of Macao as Minister Plenipotens atruotions will forthwith be sent to the heading "re-exporte" is comprised all
this; but let us take it that his, being off. Tam bhly case of any interest of the Police cial, are premamably correct. Then we Cours today, was one in which Li Ashing come to this question: the net value of the was convicted of stealing a brass water-cook, trade of any port is "the gross amount of and sentenced to six months' imprisonment her imports foreign and native minus
our imports cave what the 6,000 foreign, house, but the evidence not being conclusive, tiary, to negotiate treaty with China or to and 150,000 Chinese people here con. he was let out on his own recognisance in ratily the one concluded by Dr. Guima;ām sume. To talk therefore of the trade of $50 to be of good behaviour for twelve we believe that the Portugueso Govern,
in 1856. Hongkong being represented by the month. This was on the 12th May laat whole of the shipping and merchandise His Worship (Hon. C. B. Flanket) to-day that passes through the channel here is ordered the fecognisance to be entreated the rankesh absurdity, Mr Hennessy
pata down the value of the cargo carried in default of the payment of the amount of by this 1.700,000 tons of shipping at the ammo (650), prisoner to be imprisoned
ment will not join the Brazilians in negotiation of the treaty, but will send person of B. the Viscount de Pa their Plenipotentiary to Paking la the d'Arcos, så topo sa he is rundentirate creed, in the same manner Portuguese Envoya, from sime!