Notices to Consignees.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.
Steamship
Intimations,
DENTAL NOTICE.
R. ROGERS will visit SHANGHAI Dduring the Summer Months, leaving TES, oanvship Chiria Captain LACH- HONGKONG on the later Months, leaving Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby re-returning about lat November. quested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk
and expense.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, July 10, 1879.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
NOTICE TO-CONSIGNEES. CONSIGNEES of the following-Cargo -0°
are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. algusture, and take immediate delivery This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Be Insurance has been effected, Ex Tangisé
AME (in diamond) Flannel, from L'don
} Nos.16/17, Or., 2 cases
TJ...
ET Djemaah.
TJ L 37 pkg. Nuts, from Singapore.
Ex Amazone.
MB (in diamond) 18/16, Lieut. Marcos L. Bridger, B., 4 cases Whisky, from London.
BC Ghee Soon Tye, 203 bales Cotton, from
Singapore.
G. DE ORAMPEAUX,
Agent
Hongkong, July 14, 1870.
intimations.
YANGTEZE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION.
NOTICE
Bodordance with the Articles of Agree- ment, the Directors have declared a DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 81st Decem ber 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT, ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, Fayable at our Orrios on and after the Ibih Instant.
POLICYHOLDERS Sre requested to send in __particulars of their Contributions.
By Order of the Directors,
RUSSELL & O
Agents. Hongkong, May 8, 1879.
NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
IN LIQUIDATION.
NINTH RETURN of CAPITAL A
at the Rate of TWO TABLS per SHARE, will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 9th July, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on WED- NESDAY, the 16th July.
Warrants will then be delivered by the Undersigned to Shareholders, or their lawful representatives on presentation of Share Certificates for Endorsement.
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 16th July, Inclusive.
By Order,
RUSSELL & Co.,
Ligssidators.
and
Shanghai, July 1, 1879.
HONGKONG HUMANE SOCIETY.
TOLUNTEERS are earnestly requested ENROLL themselves on the LIST of the above named Society, as the TYPHOON SEASON is at hand, and more Working Members are necessary.
Kindly send Name and Address to the HONORARY SECRETARY,
Bige Serge Shirt, Helmet, and Life Belt supplied Free of Charge.
P. H. EMANUEL, Hon. Becretary, Daily Press Office. Hongkong, July 9, 1870.
NOTIFICATION.
Hongkong, February 10, 1879.
A
SAILORS. HOME.
PAPERS will be thankfully received NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or
st the Sailor's Home, West Point
-Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Neither
Owners will be Responsible for any Debi contracted by the Officers or Grow of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
Drew, Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
"Cexia, British 3-m. schooner, Captain
MONTIARA, German schooner, Captain Schnieders,Stemssen & Co.
SCOTLAND, British steamer, Capt. Wm. Atkinson.Russell & Co.
ALICE C. DICKERMAN, American B-m. schooner, Capt. Wm. J. Bryant --Order.
BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain B. Haje. Melchers & Co.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship
"OHINKIANG"
8. M. Oan, Master, will be de spatched for the above Port TU. MORROW, the luih Instant, at 10 am,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & 00. -Hongkong, July 17, 1870,
jy18
OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL 8. 8, COMPANY.
NOTICE
ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship OCEANIC, from Ban Francisco, do, are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consigness risk and expense.
H, M. BLANCHARD,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, July 17, 1879.
FOR SALE
Jy2d
THE Undersigned offers for SALE at
moderate Prices, an Invoice of PRESERVED MEATS from the SYDNEY
PRESERVED MEAT COMPANY, Comprising: Bolled Beef and Matton, Corned Beef and Soup and Bouill in 8-1b. Tins, Ox-tongues, Spiced, Corned and Bes soned Beef, Roast and Cormed Mutton, Sheep-tongues, Real Turtle Soup, Assorted Soups, Sheep's-bead, Compressed Meats, Brawn and Ox-tongues, etc., in 2-lb. Tini. And,
A Small Invoice of Superior Red and White AUSTRALIAN GROWN WINES, viz: MURRAY VALLEY and WYND HAM WINES, comprising: Tokey, Ver dillo, Musest, Claret, Madeira, Sheraz, Reialing Burgundy, Hermitage, Pineau In Quarta and Pints.
Also,
(From Bordeaux), CHATEAU DE FRAUDS, Superior Breakfast Claret at $5 per Case.
A few Cases of LAFITTE
G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, July 17, 1879.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
July 17, Chinkiang, British steamer, from Canton,
July 17, 6.80 a.m., Oceanis, Britlah str., 8707, Metcalfe, San Francisco June 17, and Yokohama July 10, 5.30 .., General-- au2|0. &.0, 6. 8. Oo,
N
TOTICE is hereby given that a Section, about 64 miles, of the Company's GUTELAFF Nagasaki Čaben has been RE. LAID from the South to the North of the PARKER, SADDLES and BarbeN ISLANDS In
curve from GUTZLAFF to the NORTE GAD- DLE, running along ELLIOT, CHEENBY and SIDE BADDLE, about mife distant, and from the NOBTE SADDLES LIGHr, bearing Boutb, 1 mile distant, in un E. by B. diros- tion about 31 miles, passing the BARRIN ISLANDS until these bear WN, distance 6-miles, when the Cable is again-spliced- into the old Line running in a straight | Lins about E, N, E. till midway between PALLAS ROCK and Himachina (dex Eur) on the coast of Japan,
GEORGE J. HELLAND, General Agent, Gavat NorrásaŃ TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
HEAD OFFICE,
Shanghai, June 20, 1876,
July 17, Jacobins, German barque, 417, Bang, Newchwang, Beans.-CHANG WOO, July 17, Syria, British steamer, 1305, J. Johnson, Foochow July 15, Tea.-Griman
& Co.
July
DEPARTURES.
17, Clara Babuyan, for Newchwang. 17, Norseman, for Bangkok.
17, Huai Yuen, for Canton.
17, Irene, for New York,
17, Hieronymus, for Chefoo,
17, Miriam, for Hlogo,
17, Japan, for Bingapore, Penang, and
Calcutta.
“17, Venice, for Bingapore, Fenang, and |
Caloutta. 17, Ohing for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
OLEARED.
Balch M. Hayward, for Guam, Margrethe, for Newchwang Chintang, for Shanghai. Hector, for Bhanghai vis Amoy, 1980 Nama, for Coast Porta.
Ezosisior, for Keelong.
KOTION HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX- ORANGE.
THE EXCHANGE ROOMS in Max
Hotas, Queen's Road Central, neu Open Daily for the use of MEKsEss from 9.m. to 8 p.m.
Special DaysTunsbars and FRIDATE, frein 18 to 13.30 and 4 to 4.80 p.m.
Applications for admission as Members io bë addressed to ~
E GEORGE
Mongkong June 18, 18, 1
Becretary,
+3
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Oceanic, from San Francisco, duci, Me and Mr Yong, Mr W. E. Goldsborough (U. & Comel for Amoy), and 278 Chinice. DEFARTED
Par Japan, for Singapore, de, Mes and about 250 Deck, Gardner, Memes B. Trall, and M. Aderjes,
Por Fonion for Calcutta, Cati Kuehne, and hir J. W. Hakewill,
Fer Chini, for Liverpool, Major Phillips, and Captain Tryine į for Yokohama," Mr La W. Woogle | foz San Francisco, # Enro phone and 45 Chimona, s
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING REPORTA.
The British steamer Oceanic reports : Left Yokohama July 10th at 5:30 am. Moderate 8.W. winds and fine pleasant weather to port. Arrived this port at 6.80 am on the 17th.
The British teamer Syria reports: Light 8. W. winds and fine weather,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:---
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.
For Namoa, at 0.30 a.m., on Friday, the
18th inst.
For SHANGHAI,--
Per Chinkiang, at 9,30 am. To-morrow,
the 18th inst.
For SAIGON.—
For
Per Norden, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the
18th inst... HOIBOW AND HAIPHONG, (with Mails for Pakbot and Hanoi),- Per Conquest, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the
18th inst
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, do ---- Per Ocean, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday, the 19th lost, instead of a pro.
viously notified.
For AMOY AND SHANGHAL-
Per Hector, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,
the 19th Inst.
For BAIGON; ——
*** For Olympic, at 5 pm, on Monday, the
21st inzt.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.— The French Contrast Packet Djemnak, will
to and
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping.
10 a.m.-Named leaves for Coast Ports. 10 a.m.-Chinking leaves for Shanghai
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTE, WHOLESALS ANd Retail DruGUIETE, - IMPORTERS
OR
Druggists” 'Sundries, NURSERY Raqui AITES, TOILET Requisites, EngLISH, AMERICAN, AND FLEXOR PATENT MEDICINER MANUFACTURERS
ON
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Glugerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
XO. 8.-Vol. VII.
-OF THE
i-g
G
[No. 5000 -JULY 17, 1879.
merly there was some reason for not fine steamer will at any time resume her posting correspondence by the French place on the line hence to San Francisco, packet; now there is none whatever; in
fact, this route is both cheaper and faster Tue Kiukiang, whose trial trip we reported than the other; then, why don't you
post by it says the head of the depart, the other day, left Canton at 8.38 this ment, and thus give a little relief on the morning, and arrived here at 1,50 in the English mail day, Mr Lister resolves, on afternoon. The Kinshan, having com- behalf of the public, to issue a list of each pleted her overhaul at the Kowloon dook, day's departures at 8.30 am.; and prose steamed to the Wharf this morning to leave oution is hinted at if those concerned for Canton to-morrow in the place of the
do not supply the information in time to
admit of such a laudable practice being ukiang. The latter goes up on Saturday
kept up. This may appear arbitrary, in place of the Powan. but it in an exercise of power on behalf
of the general public, and must meet For some days past considerable crowds of with unqualified approval.
But the
official anxiety to press the greatest people may have been observed collected public benefit out of the present far before a house in the Queen's Road Central. ailities does not end here. Mr Lis-The cause of attraction is the exhibition of a ter, in his report, delivers a little number of wild animals consisting of homily upon the carelessness of certain rhinoceros, two black bears, a tapir, a persons who persist in hampering the stuffed monkey and a fowl with four legs. movements of the Post Office Staff on The bears have received considerable train- mail mornings by sending notes for
stamps, and letters to be stamped, or of ing, and go through an exhibition of “dan-. laying in their month's stook of stampa sing" at the command of their keeper. five minutes before a mail is closed.
His objections, says the Postmaster, We alsewhere record the death, at the ripe "may sound Utopian," but "neglect age of eighty-seven, of the mother of Mr. delay, and disappointment." When the merely leads to crowding, loss of temper Kwok Acheong, Chinese merchant of this
arrangements of the Post Office are so port. The old lady was the happy mother made as to produce a minimum of delay of seven sons, and lived to see her posterity and a maximum of public convenience, even to several great-great-grandchildren" such apparently small matters ought before she joined her ancestors. This is certainly to be attended to by every generally believed to be unusually good for residant in the Colony,
22nd Instant, with wall. Y, the CHINA REVIEW the Straits Settlements has been a decidironstance which falls to the lot of few
through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Bettlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing.
the Mails, zo.
HOURS OF CLOSING.
THE CONTRACT MAILS,
WILL BE READY IN
A FEW DAYS.
DIED.
At Hongkong, at her Son's residence, 4 Queen's Road West, on the 9th July, Mr PANG; aged 87 years. Deceased was the mother of Mr Kwok Achaong, merchant bere,
Lat 7,45-p,m
The money order systems to and from tune from a Chinese point of view, and is a ed success; and Mr Lister is of opinion domestic grandamer of South Chins, Mrs that "if there were a sort of Interna Pang will be inferred in Canton on the tional clearing house, say at Berns, and it were understood that each Post Office
29th instant, should keep accounts with that clearing. house, and with that only, it would then be not only possible, but also easy for every Union country to exchange Money Orders with every other Union coun try." In contrast to the success of the Straits scheme of money orders,
from a Berlin telegram appearing in the American papers we learn that, in the debate in the Reichstag, on the Samoan Treaty, June 18th, Herz von Kusserow, Counsellor of Legation, on behalf of the Foreign Office declared that Germany has no intention of a comparative failure. That, however, forming colonies. He exposed his approval depended chiefly upon the Chinese, and of the project of a steamer line between to the office, especially as they do not announced the impending conclusion of a they prefer to bring their correspondence Polynesis, Chine, and Germany, and now escape the late fee by going to the
The following hours are observed in closing The publication of this as commences the local Pillar Box endeavour has been
Malls, de, by both the British and. French Contract Packsta Day before departure,-
8.-Money Order Office closes ; Port Office closes except the NIGHT BOX,
which remains open all night. Day of departure
7 ..--Post Office opens,
10 Registry of Letters OBSER
Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 11 -Mails closed, except for Late
Letters,
11:10 Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents until
11.30 AM.when the Post Office Ozosxs
entirely. 13.40 4.4.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Bea of 18 bents until time of departure.
Quotations. Hongkong, July 17, 1879. OPIUM,--New Patos, cash,...$545
Ola # New Benares, cab, 505 Old
caab, New Malwa, credit, 750 Allowance Tavis. 8
$2
"
+
Old Malwa, credit, 760 Allowance Taels, 8
Exchange.
-
***
3/8
Demand,...
3/8
3/9
Bank, Wire,...
IT
" 30 days' sight,
1
***
C
4 months' dight,
3/91 Credits, 4
3/9 Documentary, 4 months' alght, 3/9ž India, Wire,...
223 2241 781 80 days' sight, era
74 Gold Leaf, 99 fine
*** 28/80 Sovereigns,
6.29
Shanghat, demand,
demand,...
***
Th
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 59 % prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,800 China Traders Ins. Co., $1,500 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,250 Yangtaze Ins. Assos, Tix. 790 Chinese Insurance Co., $285 B.K. Fire Ins. Co., $785 China Fire Ins. Co., $175 HK. & W. Dook Co., 5% prom. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 dis. Shanghai Steam Navigation, The. 13 China Cosat St. Nat. Oo., Tis. 90° Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Hongkong Gue Co., $70
China Sugar Refining Co., $187 Obiness Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal
Do,
of 1877, do,
Temperature.
THE CHINA MAIL.
|
we read under date Washington, June 7th, that the proceedings of the Committee on Expenditures in the State Department at the last Congress in the case of Minister Committee, with instructions to consider the same, take further testimony if neces» Seward have been referred to the Judtolary
ary and report at the next ses lon,
Yarkund states that the Chinese Ambana Further information received from (Governors) are throwing every obstacle in the way of trade between that country and British India. The inhabitants, how- ever, are anxious for the trade, and have suggested that the Indian Government should obtain from the Emperor of China facilities for the admission of Indian merchants to Yarkand.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1879, letter boxes. Yet another scheme, the treaty with the Sandwich Islands, on ** the
Local Parcel Post, which was inaugurat-most favored nation " basis. THE Postmaster General's Report for the a moderate extent. We are afraid that ed last year, la described as a success to year 1878 has at last appeared, and this facility has been somewhat over there is nothing in the document itself locked. Mr Lister says and we gladly to account for the great delay in its give his remarke publicity-- publication: so far se we can make out, It is understod that the Agents and it contains no libel against any one. Commanders of Coast steamers are still Apparently the Colonial Surgeon's troubled with numbers of small parcels, of Report has this year represented the which they had rather be rid, and here official pugilism of the departments, again use and wont struggle hard for unless those from the Police and the existence. There is not the same reason THE following paragraph is furniched by Harbour offices are unusually pugnacious neglecting the Post Offies in the trans the Press Commissioner of the Government in tone. There is, however, a pleasant mission of Coast parcels as may be urged in flavour of chatty remonstrance in Mr the case of lettera. The Post floe cannot of India to the Press Lister's annual address, which rescues quickness of delivery. But whilst an hour compete with private firms at the ports in the document and the subject treated of may be of the greatest Importance in the de- from the dryness which is almost in-livery of a letter, it can seldom matter much separable from such matters. That Mr in the delivery of a parcel, indeed, against Lister is complete master of his depart the slight delay imposed by a Postal transit, ment and of all its details there cannot may be set its absolute safety from loss. be the slightest doubt; and if he seems Concerning the negotiations for the Occasionally to get so wrapped up and withdrawal of British Post Offices from absorbed in matters postal as to be fully Japan, we recently remarked upon this convinced in his own mind that to buy subject; but Mr Lister very correctly stamps betimes and to post by the summarizes the position thus" For one French mail packet are the chief ends Country to carry on the Post Offices of of man, it must nevertheless be admitted another Ocuntry successfully demands that he is the man of all men "which is three conditions that the Country Postmaster," and the best postal official administered shall not concern itself in which Hongkong has ever get had, any way in the matter; that it shall There is one thing, however, to which we have no means of conveyance of its own; must draw serious attention. Formerly and that the administering Country the benighted public were held at arm'shall have a practical monopoly of the length, and had to grope about for in-service. Directly these conditions cease formation as best they might amongst to obtain, complications and inconveni- the metaphorical red-tape and sealing.onces begin to creep in, and can only be wax of formidable official notices. Now remedied by the institution of an efficient the plainest notices, printed or painted, National Post Office." This position are either so arranged to stare ns in the also applies, and with equal force, to the face wherever we turn in the Post Office proposed Customs Post Office, in the Civil Hospital, this afternoon, on the body- piazzs, or are daily thrust under our establishment of which in China the of a male Chinese named Wong Awun, 0. very nose, calling or rather dragging Hongkong Post Office will places very V. Creagh, Esq., as Coroner, and Messrs J. our attention to what is being done, facility in the way, or whist mail is or is not leaving
Cook, L. L. Bush and J. P. da Costa.com- Mr Lister's remarks on the movements
THE farmers who have been successful in of the farms at Singapore and in Penang. securing the new contracts, in the instance hota hail from Penang, and the adventurone one whose tender has been accepted for Malacca is a denizen of that ancient city. We understand the increase upon the late $560,000 per annum, and we would be only letsing amounts to the considerable sum of too happy to congratulate H. E. the Ad- ministrator upon this if the public had some assurance that proper security has been given by those chosen-Straits Times.
INQUÉST,
An inquest was held at the Government
that day. A Postal Guido, containing of the contract packets are of less in-prising the jury.
Wing Ayin, a fellow workman of the every cure for every postal difficulty, so terent now that more than half of the clear and precise that a man need have present year has passed, and the prepara deceased, was called and made the following but little brains to comprehend it, istions are being made for carrying out seven or eight months, having been working statement--I have known the deceased for cironlated or forced on one's attention at the new contract. The quickest home with him the whole of that time. Tester small charge of 25 cents per copy. ward route, however, was that by the day morning the deceased and myself were And, again, here is an official report in Messageries packets; while the quickest employed, with a number of others, cutting which an official head of department outward journeys were made by the stone in a quarry near Bhou-ki-wan. We (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premieu, rade by his plainspoken frankness on permitted to ordinary intelligences to thickness; rope had been fastened to the rune & great risk of being regarded as P.&O. Co. Although it may never be had blasted a piece of rock about thirty test long, fourteen feet wide, and four foot in Queen's Road.)
behalf of the public convenience. Whi comprehend the finances of the Post stone to pull it from Its resting place, Konexone, July 17, 1879.
ther are we drifting? If this continues, Office, it is gratifying to note that, after myself and the deceased being stationed BAROMETER 9 M
there will not be a single trace left of the every country claiming a share of the above the atone to prise it off with Do.
time-honoured distinction so often care revenue bad been satisfied, there was a layers. The stone suddenly gave W67; Do..
4 P.M.10 FIR
fully drawn between a postal official and credit balance of over $27,000, and that deceased lost his balance and fell forward, THERMOMSTER-=9 AM...339
Do,
public servant! It is just possible, decrease on 1877 not larger than following the stone in its descent, a distance 1 FM
however, that the public may now be 8918977 is shown, spite of the great that he must have died almost instantane of about thirty-five feet. I am of opinion Doi
discovering that there is not so much to reductions on postage, Do. (Wet bulb) § 4.M.
culy, as he only seemed to shudder when Do..
Do. 17.M.
grieve over ; and that the now regime is
he fell. When I got to the bottom of the Do
vast improvement on the old.
quarry he was quite dead. mestega
LP.M...
Do.
Do. Maximum
**
$0.010 29.980 29.940 87
F
88
81
4.1.
*IR
***
Do. Minimum over night
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, July 18-
Boot Ocean leaves for Pori Darwis,
Cooktown, da.
9p.m.-Operatic Performance,
Tursday, July 92-
Coltryn leaven for Ban Francisco,
Serioudly, however, we live in the
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
days of general and local portal facilition | THE Portuguese Consul paid a visit to the and of local postal divilities; and any. Commodore this afternoon, and received the thing we may add to that remark is little usual salute, more than elaboration. The tone of Mr.
C. Wherry, M.D., uperintendent p the Hospital, on being called, gave evidence this morning, found that it was the body of to the effect that he had examined the body
a Chinese male about 22 years of age, well nourished, and had been dead about 24
Lister's report is, how to make the most of The murder case brought before the Mahours he discovered wound about two existing circumstances for the convegistrats at the Polles Court to-day, has nience of the public; and the community
enght to be, and we believe are, fully been remanded till Wednesday next, at 11 alive to such blessings. The privilege of s'alook... posting letters to within half an hour of
Noon-French Mall leaves toy Ports of a packet's departure has been reduced Tas delivery of the American Mall was
Call and Europe.
TURDAY, July 201
8p.m-Mesting of Shareholders of the EL, O. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 504, Queen's Road, TRUSSDAY, July 81 3-
2.80pmMeeting of Shareholders of
at the Head Office, Hongkong, FRIDAY, August 1 500
"to almost the very last moment and begun at & this morning, the mail having the half-an-hour's gain to the merchant
and banker by the late for arrangement been landed at 7.40. Most of the letters in advocated from a purely Hongkong for Canton were sent on, but the Canton standpoint. Owing to the modifications papers were inevitably left behind. which have lately been made in postal
General Ends that "folo custom blocks
the China Traders' Insurance Co., Lt, arrangements generally, the Postmaster Tux 0, & 0. steamer ces it, which at the way to his improvements, and be tired here this morning, will, it is said, 3 p.m. --Coaldenial & Ostental 8; 8. 86.4 | forskwith attacks the apporters of this upon her next trip from San Francisco, Steamer leaves for 7 photams and Ban Kratom with the heartiness of an ane proceed to England via the Buen Caual,
Do not are
rel
also fractured; he was of opinion that death inches long, in the forehead, the skull was had resulted from fracture of the skull
Foo Apoo, & blacksmith, employed as a repairer of chisels, in the same quaITY BA the first witness, with the important addi deceased, gave svidenos similar to that of
ways been on very friendly terms,
tion that deceased and Heat witness had als
Hobert Sawarg, P. 0, 37, stated:-1 ww apprised yesterday morning by the master of the quarry that an nocident had taken place? I went there about 10.30, and found the body of the deceased; he was quite dead, when I arrived. I brought the body to
Hongkong and handed it over to the Hospi-
tal authorities. I believe the evidenos given by the two Chinese witness to be
"After » Zew Words from the Coronet, tailo
strictly true.