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Intimations.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
KE Ordinary Balf-Yearly MEETING THE
of SHAREHOLDERS in the Com. pany will be Held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on THURSDAY, the 20th January, 1880, at 4 o'clock in the Afternoon, for the pur. pose of Receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, de- claring a Dividend, and olesting Auditors.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
LOUIS HAUSOHILD,
To-day's Advertisements. MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
BAVI JUST LANDED FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL
following STORES, TExcellent Condition: Freak Roll BUTTER, Finest Comb HONEY, in Frame,
Do. Fresh APPLES.
Do., In Bottles. Dried Sliced Ditto,
Boneless CODFISH, Goorgen Bank Do, ~
io
Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE, Mild California
Smoked SOLMON,
Secretary.
Hongkong, January 8, 1880.
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE.
HE Transfor BOOKS of the Company
Do.
Family Moss BEEF, In 25 lbs. kega Oregon Pickled DX TONGUES, very fine, Family PORE, la 25 iba, kega.
American HAMS,
Do. BACON,
CORNMEAL,
WHEAT.
HOMINY,
CRACKED
OATMEAL, RYE FLOUR, BUCK.
WHEAT FLOUR.
| CORN BROOMS, CORN. WISPB.
THE Transfer BOOK from the 18th to Table FRUITS, Bartlet PEARS, APRI-
the 29th Instant, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
LOUIS HÄUSCHILD,
Secretary,
Hongkong, January 8, 1880.
NOTICE
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OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
ΑΝ
IN LIQUIDATION,
Shanghai, January 3, 1880.
N ELEVENTH RETURN of CAPITAL at the Rate of TWO TALLS par SHARE, will be made to Shareholders of Bocard 00 12th January, Payable at
COTS, PEACHES.
Stuffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS. APPLE SAUCE, ORANBERRY SAUCE. OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, SALMON,
OLAMS.
PEA NUTS, PECAN NUTS, BRAZIL
NUTS.
CREAM of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Merrits' Eastern OIDÉR.
WINSLOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN, LIMA BEANS, BUCOATASH, SUGAR
PEAS.
CALIFORNIA CRACKEE Co.' GINGER
CAKES.
MILK BISCUITS,
ALPHABET BISCUITS,
OYSTER BISOUITS,
WAFER BISCUITS.
SODA BISCUITS.
the Office of the Liquidators, on MON-Ex 8.8. "GLENFINLAS," and Late DAY, 19th January.
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 ULÖSED from the 12th to the 19th January, inclusive.
fo?
THE
By Order,
RUSSELL & Co.,
Liquidators.
NOTICE.
HE. Undersigned requeata that All CLAIMS against the late Firm of COHEN & BEATON be sent to him on or before January 28th Inst.
CHARLES O. COHEN. Hongkong, January 9, 1880. ja00
NOTICE.
BE Business of HEINEMANN & Co., BROKER, will, from the lat January, 1880, be CARRIED ON under the Name of K. STEIL
HEINEMANN & Co. Hongkong, December 31, 1879, ja31
W.
COSMOPOLITAN DOCKS.
E. SPRATT de Co. have latoly added an Extensive MACHINE SHOP and other APPLIANCES to the former Advantages of these Docka.
Arrivals,
SMYRNA FIGS.
Muroatel BLOOM RAISINS. JORDAN ALMONDS.
Cocking and Table PRUNES. Pudding RAISINS and CURRANTS. Candled PEEL
MINCEMEAT in 1-lb. tina, VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA, GARRAWAY SEEDS.
Sonweitzen's COCOATINA. HAM TONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE. WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and
TRUFFLED SAUSAGES,
GAME PIES,
Potted MEATS,
Prime Yorkshire HAMS,
Prime Wiltshire BACON in Tins & CanVM. OX-TONGUES in JELLY. TRUFFLES.
Champagne, &c.
EXECE & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Pints
and Quarts.
MUM's (JULES) CHAMPAGNE, Pints and ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET,
NEVEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY, P. and Qts.
Quarta..
CHARLES HEIDSLEOK'S WHITE SEAL,
Pints and Quarts.
VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN, Pinto
and Quarts.
THEOPHILE ROEDERBE &Ûo.'s VERZENAT
MOUSSEUX, Pints and Quarts.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR NINGFO & SHANGHAL
The Steamship
"CHINA," Captain ACKERMANN, will be de- *spatched for the above Ports TO. MORROW, the 13th Inst., at 11 am. For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co., Bongkong, January 12, 1880. ja13
PASSENGERK.
Per Sunda, from Yokohama, Hon. Sau mares, Dr. Køringer, Messi Isaac Ritchie, J. Antonio and Gibson, and 4 Chinese.
Per Kaisar Hind, Mias Allie Duncan, Capt. Sengslacke, Mr and Mrs White, Capt. Anderson, Messrs Nathan, Moses, Deering, Case, Bomanjee, McGregor, Hall, MoMit choll, Skelly, Sharp, and Broadhurst, and 18 Chinese.
Per Esmeralda, from Manila, Bishop Raimondi and servant, Capt. Watt of 8, 8.
Romulus, and 89 Chinese.
Per Ha-thin, from Halphong, &o., Mr
FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND Von der Hyde, and 66 Chinone,
HIOGO,
The British Steamer
"KILLARNEY"
will be despatched for the above Porta TO-MORROW,
the 18th Instant, at 5 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, spply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, January 12, 1880, ja18
NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE COM-
FINAL
PANY.
AL DIVIDENDS for the Year 1878, CONTRIBUTORY PREMIA, are Low Declared. viz., Tla. 15 per SHARE, 1% on
Warrants will be Payable at the Hoxo XONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATIox, on and after FRIDAY, the 18th Instant, until which Date the Transfer BOOKS of the Company are Cioned.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
J. KENNARD DAVE, Acting Secretary. Shanghai, 7th January, 1880).
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FROM LONDON,
siguees of Cargo by her are hereby THES, S. Killarney baving arrived, Con. informed that their Goods are being land- ed at their rink into the Godowns of the Underalgued, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boata delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining unilelivered after the 17th Instant will be subject to rent.
Optional Goods will be forwarded on, un- less notice to the contrary be given by Noon TO-DAY.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigued by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, January 12, 1880.
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Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, IN CONNECTIO WITH TH
CENTRAL
and
NION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING
RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE GAELIC be
*
Keud's CHAMPAGNE. Fints and Quarts for San Francisco ris Yokolad PERRIER JOUET in Quarts.
Claret.
Pints and Quarts.
The DIMENSIONS of the Deck are:-460 THIBŒUF (CHATEAU), Pints and Quarts. Feet, on the Blocks; 92 Feet Wide; Or-OBATEAU LAROSE (OUSCLER & ADER's) dinary "Nides, 21 Ft;"Spring Tides, 24) Ft.* Office, 20, PlayA CENTRAL, HONGKONG, Hongkong, October 4, 1879. 40c80
Not Responsible for Debts.
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Osoners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crow of the following Vezesis, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge, Melchers & Co.
MOSES B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt. C. Hall-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
MIDDLESEX, British barque, Captain 4. Walsh.-Borneo Company.
GARIBALDI, Amertoan barque, Capt. T. J. Forbes.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
PRINCE FREDERICK, British ship, Capt. John Olagne-Vogel & Co.
To-day's Advertisements,
HONGKONG TEMPERANCE HALL.
TEN
NEXT ENTERTAINMENT
will be given on
SATURDAY,
THE 17TH JAN., 1880, ar 8.30 p.m. Under the Distinguished Patronage of COLONEL STUART, R.E., LISUT. COLONEL HALL, R.A., and LIEUT. -COLONEL GEDDES, 27TH INNISKILLINGs.
AN EVENING IN BAIRYLAND with
"PROFESSOR" Iloilo
Who has kindly consented to appear, and will produce some new Illusions never be. fore seen in the Colony,
Prices.
Front Seat............One Dollar,
Becond do....50 Cents,
CHATEAU LAFITE, Pints and Quarts. IRES GRAVES, Pints and Quarts, BREAKFAST CLARET, Pints & Quarta, OLD INVALID CLARET. ST. JULIEN, &a., &o.
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfraumiloh, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koni- niu Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vio, Rant Sauterne, Marsala, Sao cone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Company's Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Huni's Port.
Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c.
1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy, Cutler Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Ronyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Flaest Old Bourbon Whisky, bighly recom- mended, Kinahan'e LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendes Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Coregao, Pte. & Q.; Ango- atura, Boker's and Orange Bitters, dc., da, &c,
BA88' ALE, bottled by CAMERON & SAUN-
DERS, Pints and Quarta.
DE SATURDAY, January 17th, 1880, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers to Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
teamers from Shanghat,
Connection is made at Yokohama, with
Freight will be received on Board until 4p.m. of the 16th January. PAROEL PAUKAGES will be received at the Offies until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN FA8 BAGE TIOKETA,
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 Cas- toms, San Francisco,
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
G. E. EMORY, Agent. Aɔagkong, January 12, 1880.
SHIPPING."
ARRIVALS.
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Jan. 11, 430 p.m., Hwai Yuen, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, Shangbet Jan. 8, 9.30 am., General, —0. M. 8, N. Co.
Jan. 11, 9.40 a.m., Hailong, British steamer, 277, F. P. O. Goode, Tamral Jan. 7, Amoy 9, and Swatow 10, General DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Jan. 11, Sunda, British steamer, 1000, A. Seaton, Yokohama Jan. 5, Mails and General.-P. & O. 8. N. Co.
Jan 11, China, German steamer, from Canton.
Jan. 11, Killarney, British steamer, 1080, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. & J.-L. O'Neill, London Nov.-23, and Singapore Jan. 2, General-G188, LIVINGSTON & Co. Jan. 12, Kaisar-i-Hind, British steamer,
BURKE, Plata and Quarta,
PILSENER BEER, in Quarte.
DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon.
BUDNESIER BEER.
SHELTZ MILWAUKEE BEER,
Boo BEER.
ALDION ALE
BLATZ MILWAUKEE BEER,
Kilderkins).
2559, E. Methven, Shanghal Jan. 9, Malls
and General.-F. & 0. Š. N, Co.
Jan. 13, Esmeralda, British steamer, 395, B. Talbot, Manlia Jan, 0, General- RUSSELT & Co.
Jan. 12, Hae-shin, Chinese steamer, 740,
DEPARTED,
Per Anchises, for London, Miss Ander son, M.D., Capt. Havaloop, Mr G. Brown and attendant, and Mr H, A. Brown.
Per Hainan, for Hothow, 47 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Chinese steamer Htas Yuen reports: Moderate Easterly winds and cloudy leaving to the Hieshaus, thence to port strong N.E. winds with heavy ass and thick rainy weather,
The British steamer Hailoong reports: Left Tamut on Jan. 7th, experienced a fresh breezo and moderate ses orossing the 8th. In Amoy: 8. S. Albay, H.M.S. Formosa Channel, and arrived in Amoy on
Frolic, and German corvette Marie Luise. Left again on the 9th, bad frost gale, with drizzling rain and high sea down to Swa- tow, arrived on the 10th. In Swatow: 8.8. Yeh-ser Left again the same day had moderate breeze with thlok rainy weather from thence to port. Arrived at 9,40 a.m. Passed a steamer off Cupohl Point bound to Northward, and Holt's Hector off Nine- pina.
The British steamer Kaiser-i-Hind re- porta: Strong monsoon and thick weather. On the 11th inst., passed French Mall bound to Shanghai.
strong monsoon with thick rainy weather The British steamor Esmeralda reports: and high sex,
The Chinese steamer Hae thin reports: Moderate N.E. galo with head sea and thick rainy weather,
CARGOES.
Por American ship Emerald Isle, sailed 18th December:-For New York, 2,578 4,700 boxes Cassia Liguea, 2,734 boxes bales Hemp, 4,000 pkgs. Fire Crackers,
Salgon Carata, 4,967 bags Sugar, 1,516 rolls Matting, 849 boxen Essential Oil, 216 bales Hides, 200 bates Camel's Hair, 100 boxes Palm Leaf Faus, 92 pkgs. Canes, 30 cases Cantharides, and 65 pkgs. Sundries.
Per British barque Queen of India, nalled 20th December:-For London, 3,082 boxes Cassis Lignes, 2,247 bags Sugar, 868 rolls Matting, 88 pkgs. Canes, 50 boxes Cassia Buds, 50 casks Preserves.
Per German brig August, nailed 3rd
January-For Hamburg, 3,235 boxes Car- ela Lignes, 410 bozen Cassia Buds, and 310 Star Aniseed.
Per Danish barque Flensborg, sailed 3rd January-For London, 2,200 bozen Cassia || Lignes, 2,091 bags Sugar, 170 boxes Cassia Buds, 220 cases and 50 caska Preserved Ginger, 50 casks Soy, 40 carea;Wines, and 161 balea Merchandise.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For NINGPO & SHANGHAI,
Per China, at 10.30 am. To-morrow, the
13th inst.
For SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, AND
HIOGO.-
Per Killarney, at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow,
the 13th inst.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND
CALCUTTA.
Per Venice and Sues, at 2.30 p.m., on
Saturday, the 17th inst
For JAPAN via KOBE-
Per Sumida Maru, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the 23rd lust., instead of as previous ly notified.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. — The British Contract Packet Kaisar-i-Hind
•
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 14th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Bettlements, Balavis, Burmab, Ceylon, Indis, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.-This Packet carrica no mails for the Australian Colonies, B. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritiva,
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping.
[No. 5151 JANUÁRÝ 12, 1880.
Daylight-Kwangtung leaves for Ocast
Ports.
11a.m.-China leaves for Ningpo, dé. 5 p.m.-Killarney losvas for Shanghai,
&to.
Auction.
of the year, the full traffic being in the paat years with which we deal almost precisely what would have been anti- cipated from the returns for the nine months. The figures for the three years,.. then are follows :—
1878.. 1878
1877
9,418,949 8,264,408 · 8,221,648- Noon-General Weekly Sale by Mr G. This shows even to the most superficial
R. Lammert, at his Sales Rooms, Meeting.
8.90 p.m.-Meeting of Perseverance
Lodge.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, January 14:---
Goods per Iraouaddy undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
11 p.m.-English Mall leaves for Fort
of Call and Europe.
FRIDAY, January 16
2p.m.-Auotion of German brig Cart. Transfer Books of Hongkong Hotel Co., *Limited, closed from this date to 29th
Instant.
observer that the prospects of the Canal are not improving. Something of this tributable to the dainess of trade, but, decrease may perhaps be properly at
it is pointed out, this cause for decrease was in force to an equst degree two years ago when the Company's businesa was at its maximum. The only con clusion to be drawn is that the Canal traffic has reached the greatest degree of expansion which it is likely to attain. Our business today is to explain the effect of this discovery op trade with the East by the Canal route. To begin with there is, fortunately, no fear of any such complications as would make the world lose any of the advantages of the great work which made Africa an island. The shareholders have no great reason. to crow over their gains as yet, but that fact concurns them more than it interests the world in general. The dividend for 1878, (in which year the working ex- pences were but 5,275,663, equal to £211,026, as against a gross revenue of $1,098,229f, or £1,248,929) was no- minally but 1 per cent, and it is not likely to be larger for 1879, but it should be borne in mind that before any dividend is calculated the shareholders receive a per cent interest on the capital, which makes of courte 1 per cent dividend equal in the ordinary meaning to 61 per cent. The Goods per Gaelic undelivered after this point to which the minds of all interested
dato subject to rent. WEDnesday, January 21:-
BATURDAY, January 17-
3pm. Fenice and Sues leave for Bin.
gapore, &c.
3 p.m.-Ucstdental & Oriontal 8. 8. Oc.'s Stoamor leares for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
Goods per Killarney undelivered after
this date subject to rout Transfer Books of H., C. & M. Steam. boat Co. closed from this date to 80th Instant, inclusive.
8.30 p.m.-Performance at the Temper
ance Hall
MONDAY, January 19:-
Noon-Tonders for supply of Sundries,
received by Naval Storekeeper.
TUESDAY, January 20
in shipping will revert le the con- tinuance at the present rate or otherwise
12 p.m.-Branch Mall leaves for Ports of the surtax; and a few really carry
of Call and Europe. FRIDAY, January 23-
9p..."Sorcerer" at the City Hall. BATURDAY, January 24:-
Daylight. Miten Bishi Mall leaves for
Yokohama vla Kobé,
Noon. Menmuir leaves for Blugapore,
Brisbane, do
THURSDAY, January 29 :---
p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the H. K. Hotel Co., Ld., at Hongkong
Hotel.
FRIDAY, January 30:-
3.p.m-Meeting of Shareholders of the H., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 50A, Queen's Road,
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established 4.D. 1841.
香港大藥
A. S. WATSON & Co. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLEKALS AND RETAIL Daugeists, IMPORTERS
OF
Drueezers' BUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITÉS, TOILET Requires, EngliR, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
or
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Wateri The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878.
DEATH.
in their heads the facts of this matter we may explain as briefly as possible. The Constantinople Convention (1873) confirmed the 10 fr. per ton rate, and further made provision, seeing that that rate, with the amount of the then exist-
ing traffic, would not provide a sufficient revenue, for levying as a temporary expedient a surtax of 3f. per ton. This surtax was to be decreased by ff. a ton ne soon as the total nett tonnage should equal 2,100,000 tons in any one year ; by another if, when the tonnage should amount to 2,200,000 tons; and so on by another f. for each additional 100,000 tone, until the total tonnage should
duction was made January 1st to 2£ 500, amount to 2,600,000 tons, when the surtax was to cosse altogether. A re
and another reduction would have come into effect on the first day of the follow- ing year but for the Convention made with Colonel Stokes, and approved by the Porte in 1877, by which, in return for the decrease to 25 being postponed till Jan. 1st last year (when it duly came into force), the Company pledged itself to expend 1,000,000f, per annum for the next thirty years, in improving the Canal. By the same convention the further reductions were fixed irrespective of tonnage, for 1881, 1882, 1883, and 1884-this last mentioned year being" the one in which the surtax is to dense for ever. The surtax of 21 per ton, it est 12f. (or 10s) per ton in all, therefore continuos this year, 1880. This surtax, it must be borne in mind, is not levied on vessels of war, transports, that the Stokes Convention, by fixing or troopships. There can be no doubt these dates for lessening and eventually ranoving the surtax, has brought it about earlier than we could under the Constan-
At Shanghal, on the 4th instant, TroMastinopte Convention have claimed it. The MARES EVERALL, the second and well concession of these fixed dates would beloved son of Henry and Elizabeth Ever- never have been allowed by the Company all. Aged 6 years.
had there not been great confidence, now proved to have been misplaced, in the traffic of the Caual increasing from then at something like the same rate at which it had been increasing up to that date, that is at the rate of 300,000 tons yearly, During the three years which have already passed of the thirty, the million francs has been annually spent on improvement works, although from the lessened traffio and profits last year and the year before it could not be spent out of the earnings
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any
other persons who may desire to con sult the files of loual, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Anatra Han newspapers, are invited to call at the ** China Mail” Offiss, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are from to-day
▸
filed for reference. Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1880.
The publication of this issue commenced of the Company and a loan of 27,000,000 at 7.65 p.m.
MAILS BY THE FRENOR PACKET.—— The French Contract Packet Priko will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 21st Instant, with Mails to and E CHINA MAIL. through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Etralta Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, Now
The usual boors will be observed in alosing
the Malla, do.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN, 12, 1880.
with
francs had to be raised. The works to be accomplished by the expenditure of this money included enlargement of the "gares" or sidings, the modification of some of the curves of the Canal, and the facing of the banks with stone, in all of Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Soy.A CORRESPONDENT of the Standard who made.
which considerable progress has been The benefita from what has abelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, has been making enquiries a and Alexandria. This is the best condition, traffic and prospects of the Standard correspondent states,
to the been accomplished will be great. The opportunity for forwarding Corre Suez Canal, gives some valuable and regard to the facing with stone, that the spondence to E, Africa, the Cape, interesting information which is not shores of the Canal, for about 23 miles
Community of all nations. His figures side have St. Helena, and Ascension
without importance to the Shipping on the east and 13 miles on the west been properly complet- are up to date, (surprisingly so when we ed in this manner, exclusive of some consider that the official returna for miles at the Suez end of the Canal, 1878 were published only a very short where stones thrown in with the clayey time ago,) and this of course gives them soil found there answer much the same the greater value. On the returns for purpose. In other parts the trees which year may be fairly estimated, and the serve to some extent to bind the banks comparison thas instituted will be pre- together. The sand storms continue," of Day of Deparoney Order Office closes, cise enough for our argument, During course, to be a source of mischief. The the first nine months of the last three sum of 600,000 francs has been spent at 5.80P.M.-Post Office closes till 8 P.M., years the traffic has been, as is here Port Said in buying the Admiralty Land
except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.
shown
from the British Government," but the P.M.-Post Office opens,
Years,
harbour has not been improved in any 1.877 F.M-Registry of Letters ceases 1878
3,684,757 fr.2,375,090 way yet, and another year will probably 1205 2,463,308 Posting of all printed matter 1879 1131
23,309,172 pass before the effect of the dredging and patterns coazen.
22,098,251, away of that land will be observable, F..-Mails closed, except for Late last year is therefore 84 vessels, 47,069 future is this" There is a probability of The decrease for these three quarters of The cloud that darkens the Company's
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.
ALE and PORTER, in Bulk, (Ahds, and Gibbon, Haiphong Jan. 7, Pakhol 8, and The following hours are observed in alosing the nine months the total traffic for the have been planted by the water's edge
Hongkong, January 12, 1880. ja18 Ships' STORES of every description.
"OUR
BOYS" OOMPANY, will arrive per 8.8. "Trucer"} on or about the
COMEDY
20th JANUARY, 1880.
The Company will have the honour of
giving
THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY
IN HONGKONG
prior to proceeding to Singapore, The FIRST PERFORMANCE will be the SPARKLING COMEDY, in Three Acts.
A LESSON IN LOVE"
GEO. NORVILLE,
Business Manager,
Hongkong, January 12, 1880,
Hemp and Cotton CANVAS.
Russian, Manila, and Wire ROPE.
BAIL MAKING and RIGGING promptly
excouted.
Specially Belected OIGARS.
Princessa UHEROOTS.
Cavite CHEROOTS.
Princessa CIGARS,
Cavita CIGARS.
Aroceros CIGARS,
Vegueros CIGARS, Choloe No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Bozes
of 100, Choice No. 3 Mainig UHEROOTS.
Choloo No. 3 Fortin CIGARS.
Hoihow 11, General~~U. M. 5, N. Co.
DEPARTURES.
Jan. 11, Hainan, for Hothow.
11, Katie Flickinger, for San Francisco.
11, Ningpo, for Canton.
12, Boat Yuen, for Canton.
12. Pampero, for London.
12, Anchises, for London, &e.
8
9
CLEARED.
Kwangtung, for Coast Ports, China, for Ningpe and Shangbal.
P
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Hwai Yuen, from Shanghai, Messrs McDermok and Uba Hwal Shen, and 66
NEW SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, in 5 and Chinese.
10 Catty Boxes, Hongkong, January 13, 1880,
Per Balloong, from Amoy, de, Mr Craig, | 2 Europeans and 48 Chinews,
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Malle, do, by both the British
French Contract Packets-
Letter.
and
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Late Fee of 18 cents until
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entirely.
10.40 ..--Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
Ships. Tonnage. 1256
2,416,287
Revenue.
the corresponding period of the previous of the excess dues levied between 1872 tona, and 1,210,921 fr. as compared with the long dormant claime for the restitution
2,276,839 fr. as compared with that of the Egyptian tribunals. All these pay- year, and 135 vessels, 168,530 tons, and and 1874 being at last brought before 1877. We may take the tonnage for ments were made under protest, and in the past year as 3,231,648, for there is conformity with a tariff which the nothing abnormally busy or slack in the Constantinople Commission held to be Canal traffic during the last three months I filegal, Should the tribunals come te