2
For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
HAVE JUST LANDED FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL THE following 8TORES,
Kroellent Condition
Fresh Roll BUTTER.
Finest Comb HONEY, in Frame.
Do. Do
in' Bottles
Fresh APPLES.
Drled Sliced Ditto.
Boneless CODFISH,
Georges Bank Do
in
Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE, Mild
California
Smoked SALMON.
Do.
Family Mona BEEF, in 25 ha. kego. Oregon Pickled OX TONGUES, very fine.
PORK, în 35 lbs, kege.
BACON.
Perion HAMS
Do.
HOMINY, CRACKED
Mails.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, FOINT DE GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES
ALSO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
N WEDNESDAY, the 4th February, 1880, at Noon, the Company's S. IRAQUADUY, Dommandaut Gauvain, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specle will be registered for APRILondon as well as for harsoilles, and no-
the principal places of Europe.
Bhipping Orders will bo granted unti
RYE FLOUR, BUCK. WHEAT FLOUR, CORN BROOMS, CORN WISPS. Table FRUITS; Bartlet PEARS,
COTS, PEACHES. Stuffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS,
SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE. APPLE OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, SALMON,
PEA
NO, PECAN NUTS, BRAZIL
NUTS.
OREAM
of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Merrits' Hastorn CIDER
WINALOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN.
LIMA BEANS, SUCCATASH, SUGAR
PEAS.
CALIFORNIA URACEEE Co.'s GINGER
CAKES.
MILK BISCUITS.
ALPHABET BISCUITS.
OYSTER BISCUITS,
WAFER BISCUITS.
BODA BISCUITS.
Ex 8,5. "GLENFINLAS," and Late
Arrivals,
SMYRNA FIGS.
Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS.
JORDAN ALMONDS.
Cooking and Tablo PRUNES.
Pudding RAISINS and CURRANTS, Candled PEEL
MINCEMEAT in 1-lb. tins,
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA,
Mails.
MITSU DISHT MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
аш
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE,
THE S. S. NIIGATA MARY, Captain WALFEE, due hore on or about the 2nd February, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 7th Feb., at Day- light.
Cargo received on board and Parcule at the Oes up to 6 pm, of 6th February.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight
All Claims must be acttled on board before delivery in taken, otherwise they |will not be revoga ired.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
To Kosz.........Cabin 400. Steorage $15.
YOKOHAMA & Do. $70.
Do. $20. NAGABAK A REDUCTION is made on Rizuar CARIN PASSAGES.
CARGO and PASSENGERS for Naganaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Stoainer at Kobe,
For further Particulars, apply at the
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT,)
The Spanish Steamer
"Unay," Capt. BLANCO, will have immediate despatch for
the above Fort.
For Frolght or Passago, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, February 3, 1880.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
B. S. YANGTSE.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNERS of Cargo por 3. S. Indus, from London, la connes on with the above Steamer, are heraby Informed that thele Goods are belug landed and stored at their risk at the Cora Paay's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, is received from the Con- anleza lotimation sigueor, before 2 p.m. To-DAY, requerilug It
Bills of Lading
here.
SHIPPING.
ARQUIVALE,
Feb. 8, Yang-ish, French steamer, 2558, Champenois, Marseilles Dec. 23, Naples 30, Port Said Jan. 3, Surz 5, Alen 9, Galle 18, Singapore, and Saigon 20, Mails and Gonerál.-MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Feb. 9, Orient, German barque, 460, E. C. Leimermant), Bangkak Doc. 20, Teak planks.-EDUARD SUHELLHASS & Co.
Feb. 3, Bellona, German steamer, 780 Abrons, Saigon Jan. 26, Rice.--MEYER & Q6.
Feb. 3, Leter, German -m, rohooner, 81, H. Müller, Taiwanoo Fob. 1, Sugar, -CAPTAIN.
Feb.
DEPARTURES.
3, Charlton, for Takao.
3, Benarly, for Tokobama, do,
3, Conuit, for Hoikow, de
3, Harmonie, for Hamburg
B, Goliah, for Bangkok,
3, Floral Star, for Takao. 3, Bai Yuen, for Shanghai.
CLEARED.
cepted in transit through Marseilles for Company's Orruza, No. 6, QUEEN'S Roan to be landed will be countersigned by | Hainan, for Hollow, de
Noon
4
Cargo will be received on board until Specie and Parcels until 3 pm, on, Februsky, 1880. Parcels are not the to be sont on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages azo re- quired,
For further particulara, apply at the Company's Offics,
G. DE ONAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, Jarury 23, 1880.
U, S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
fed
THROUGH ro NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
THE U. S. Mail Steamship UITY OF
T TOKIO will be despatolod for San
Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATUR- DAX, the 7th February, at 1 p.m., taking Un aud Fraight, for Japan, tha
States, and Europe.
j-
CENTRAL.
Hongkong, January 21, 1880.
Insurances.
fe? the Underafgaa
SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
FILE AND LIFE.
INSURANCES against FIRE grauled at
Current Rates. Considorable Redus tion in Eromis for LIFE Insurance In China.
MEYER & Co., Agents. "Hongkong, June 2, 1879, 2ju80
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR
INSURANCES granted on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.
MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, Juno 3, 1879.
3ja$0
VANGISZE INSURANCE
Y
ASSOCIATION.
WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and pugh Bills of Lading lasued for trans- PERMANENT RESERVE....Tle. 230,000
CARRAWAY SEEDS.
Sonweitzer's COCOATINA.
HAMTONGUE & OHICKEN SAUSAGE
TRUFFLED SAUSAGER.
GAME PIES,
Potted MEATS.
Primo Yorkshire HAMS.
Prime Wiltshire BACON in Tins & Canvas. OX-TONGUES in JELLY,
TRUFFLES.
Champagne, &c.
HEIDSIBOK & Cola MONOPOLE, Pints
and Quarts.
ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET. MUH's (JULES) CHAMPAGNE, Pints and
Quarto.
NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY, Pis. and Qis, CHARLEN HEIDSIEURS WHITE SEAL,
Pints and Quartz.
VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN, Pints
and Quarts.
THEOPALLE ROEDERER & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSKUX, Pints and Quarts. KRUG'S CHAMPAGNE, Pints and Quarta. PERRIER JOUET in Quarts,
Claret.
THIBOEUF (CHATEAU), Pinta and Quaris. CHATEAU LAROSE (CURCIER & ADULTS),
Pinta and Quarta,
CHATEAU LAFITE, Pluta and Quarts. IRES GRAVES, Pluts and Quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, Pinta & Quarte. OLD INVALID CLARET, Sr. JULIEN, &c., &0.
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfraumilch, Bookhelmer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Konf nin Victoria Berg, Château Yquem, Grand Vio, Hant Sauterne, Marsala, Sno- cone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Beal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Company'a Shorry, Invalid Pork (1848), Hant's Port.
Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, '&o. 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;
Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recom- mended, Elushan's LiL luish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal
Glendee Whisky.
to Yokohama and other Japan Porte
to Sen
San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inlant Cities of the United States via Over- land Railways, to lsvans, Trinidad, sad Demerara, and to porta in Mexico, Central and South Amories by the Company's and connecting Steamers,
England, age Tickets granted to
France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic loos of Steamera,
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)........Tls. 420,000
SPECIAL RESERVE FOSD......... Tis. 200,570
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac- CUMULATION, 25th April, 1579)
Goods remalafag unclaimed aftor Tuza. DAY, the 10th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,
No Fire Insaranos has been affected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hoagkong, February 3, 1830.
fo10
Montiare, for South Sea Islands, Sarpedon, for Amoy and Shanghai.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Fang-fat, for Hongkong: from Mar- seilles, Mr and Mrs R. G. Alford, Mir U. von Pustau, Mr and Birs Wing; from Singapore, Messrs Tinerez, Lamuze, Olt-
THE COSMOPOLITAN DOCK vier, Castillon, and Stephens, and 3 Ubi
THE COMPANY, LIMITED.
REGISTERED UNDER THE COmpanies ORDINANCE 1865,
AND THE COMPANIES' ORDINANCE 1877.
CAPITAL $500,000, DIVIDED INTO 5,000 SHARES OF $100 EACH (FULL PAID UP),
General Agente. Acasts RUSSELL & Co.
Directors. WILLIAM BOWELL FORBES, Eeq. J. A. DOS REMEDIOS, Esq.. KWOK ACHEONG, Esq. C. VINCENT SMITH, Esq.
Bankers, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
Solicitors.
THE
ME: BRERE LON and WOTTON.
nose; from Saigon, Me Ban Hap, and 42 Chinese For Shangled: from Marseilles, Me Ma Kio Choung -For Yokohama: from Sfarseilles, Mesnis S. Miwa, San Giovanni, Weidenweber, and Sporer; from Galls, Me G. H. French; from Madras, Major Mao- Neill.
Por Peter, from Talwanfoo, 2 Chineso, DEPARTED,
Por Conquest, for Hoihow, 16 Chinese; for Pakhot, 20 Chineso; for Haiphong, 5 Chinese.
For Buai Yuen, for Shanghai, 20 Chl-
hero.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The Gorman steamer Belfons reports: Left Salgon on 25th Jan, and had strong N.E. mongoou to Cape Palaras, on 27th
very hard gale from N.N.W. with tro- mandous high sea; houses deck
on partly amashed and other damage sustained farled topsail blown to pieces ote. On the 28th, passed blue funnel steamabip bound South. On the 29th, woather moderating and wind more Easterly, theuce to port fresh N.E. monsoon and tolerable weather.
CARGO.
This Company has been formed for the .......Tla. 866,370 purpose of acquiring trom the Proprietors of the COSMOP LITAN Dock, their Dock and the Ground and Prentiscs beloning thereto, with the Plant, Machinery, and "Stock-in- Trado of the partica aforesa'd, and tho Per Bokhara, nailed 28th January -To Business and Goodwill thereof, and of ear. London: from Rongkong, 1,711 boace Toa rying on the Business of Shipwrights and containing 84,920 lbs. Cougon; from Can- Engineera in the Colony of Hongkong.
Directors.
F. B. FORCES, Feq., Chairman.
M. W. BOYD, Esq. WM. MEYRINK, Esq. Froight will be receivet on board until 20. LUCAS, K | S. D. Ware, Taq,
pm.
P... the
the 6th February, Parusi Packages will be roueived at the office until same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address la full; value of same
required
La
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Carge should be sent to the Company's Offices to Sealed Envelopes, addirossad to the Collector of Outtons at San Francisco.
For further inforzution sa jo P'otago
and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Contral
RUSSELL & Co, Agent. Hongkong, January 31, 1880. £07
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON, VIA BOMBAY;
AL:50, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
February, at 11 p.m.
HEAD OFFICE—SHANOUAY, Mobira RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries,
LONDON BRANOLL Moers BARING BROTHERS & Co., Linker's. FULLARTON HENDERSON, Esq., Agent,
B, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, E. C.
DAS
Junior,
11
For this purpose an absolute Assignment, 23 bales Raw Silk, 17 Onses Silk Piece dated the 31st day of January, 1830, has Goods, sod 10 bales Waste Silk; from G970 half-oheets Tea (particuists bsen entored in'o by Messrs WILLIAM Shanghai, G 970
unknown), 503 bales Raw Silk,
bores FlowELL FORCES, FRANK BLACKWELL FOR Silk Piecu Gonda, 19 bales Waste Silk, 70 EUS, SAMUEL WYLLYS ΡΟΜΕΝΟΥ,
Wales
Wild Silk, and 45 bales Pongoes; JOHN MURRAY FORBES, Janior, FREDERICS DELANO HITCH, HENRY DE COURCY FORGES, Japau, 1,625 half cheats Tes (partien- Lips unknown), sud 11 bulea Wastes Silk.-- and CHARLES VISTEN SMITH, Merchants, To Continent: from Canton, 32 bates Raw Russell & Co., as Trustees of silk, and 6 boxes Silk Pives Goods from trailing WILLIAM BOLDON SPRATY, ANDREW JUN- Shanghai, 4 bales Raw Silk; from Japan,
the owners of
TON, and NELSON SPRU13th Musar, / 25 bales Raw Silk, and 19 bales Waste Silk
the said Cosmopolitan KwOX ACU CONG, WILLIAM CİLARGES
HOWELL
AN-
-To New York: from Shaoghal, 30 balos
VISUENT SMITH, and Raw Silk, DOS REMEDIOS, Directors of the said Poucorns granted on Marine Risks to all any, for the purchase of all the pro- parts of the World.
Company, Suoject to a charge of 12 % for Interest mi203 rasuliouad, swithout further confus on Shareholders Capital, all the Propizsubject to the coudition that if the Stock.
for tion, the price or sum of $500,000, of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS will be in-Trado cousioting of Wead sand Iron be annually distributed among all Contributors
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, October 1, 1879,
10c80
NEWS FOR HOME,
650
of Business in proportion to the Premium not valued by a competent valuator at a
aurs not less than $100,000, the
0.000, the said ouN paid by them.
of 8500,
,000 abate accordingly.
aball The Cosmopolitan Dock is of aufficient
dlock
the largest Vessels ead the Plant and Machinery bulonging thereto
in perfect order. The Business of Building, Docking, Mak- ing, and Repairing Vessele is in full opera- tion, so that the Company can
can at once enter which upon business, it is
expected will bo Lighly roununorative.
The Business of the Company will be con dueled
by Mesra HUSSELL & Co., as General Agents, assisted by a Board of Directors.
The Overland Chinx Bail
(The oldest Overland Paperin China.) PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely printed matter.
---
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
AND NE' Steam-ship
MHIS Mail Summary is compiled from GEELONG, Captain E. STEWART, will the Daily China, Mail, Is published leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 11th twice a month on the morning of the ish Mail's departure, and is a re- English Tea and General Cargo for London will cord of each fortnight's current history be conveyed vid Bombay, and there iran- shipped, arriving one week later than by of events in China and Japan, con tributed in original reports and collated direct route. Silk and Valuables will be
from the journals published at the various transferred to the Calcutta steamer at
porta in those Countries. Galle.
It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Canton, &c., and a complete Commercial
Sammery, Subscription 50 cents per Copy (postage pald 50 cents.) $12 per annum (postage paid $13.50.)
For fartbor Particulars, apply to
A. MoIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, January 30, 1880.
AVE Gin, Swaine Boord & Co's Old Tom Occidental & Oriental
Gia La Grande Chartrense, Green
and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara,
Caragao, Pls, & Quj Ango-
stura, Boker's and Orange
· Bitters, &o, &c., še.
BASS ALE, bottled by CAMEROS & HAUN-
DARA, Piots and Quarts.
- GUINNESS'S STOUP, bottled by E. & J.
BURKE, Pints and Quarts.
PILSENER BERE, in Quarto.
Ship Company,
fe12
Orders should be sent to Gro. MURKAY.
Steam, Chinet Mail Ottica, 2, Wyndhamn Strest, not later than theevening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer.
Terms of Advertising, same as in Dally China Mail,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IM CONNECTION WITH
CENTRAL
end
DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING
Gallon,
BUDERSICK BEER.
SHELTZ MILWAUKEE BEER.
Boca BEER,
ALBION ALE
BLATZ MILWAUKET BEER.
ALE and PORTER, in Bulk, (Яads, and
Kilderkins)
Bilpa STORES of every description, Hemp and Cotton CANVAS. Ruslan, Marils, and Wire ROPE,
BAILROAD COMPANIES
ANI
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE 6, 8. BELGIC. will be despatch- Tad for San Francisco via Vokchama,
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POȘTE FRANÇAIS, Tho Co's Stamnabip
"Tanair," Command. Dera Mar- FOULLE, will be despatched
on WEDNESDAY, February 25th, 1980, at for YOKOHAMA on WEDNESDAY, the
3 p.m., taklug Cargo and Passengers to Japan, the United Stater, Mexico, Central and South-America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohami, with
SAIL-MAKING and RIGGING promptly Steamers from received on Board untli
executed.
Specially Selected CIGARS.
Prinoessa OHEROOTS.
Cavite CHEROOTS.
Princess CIGARS.
Cavite CIGARS.
Arosaros CIGARS. -Vegueror OIGARS. Cholos No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Boxes
of 100. Choloo No. 3 Meisig CUEROOTS.
Cholos No. 8 Fortin OIGARS.
Bhanghal Freight
wil be of the 24th February, PARCEL FACKAGES will be solved at the Office until same day; all Parool Packages should be marked to address in fali; value of same is required.
5
A REDUCTION made on RETURN PAR-
TIOEZIK
Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Moxtosa, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms San Francisco.
4th Inst, at 8p.m.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, February 3, 1880.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
fed
1
The Co's Steamship
"Yangisé," Command. CuaaLPENOIS, will be despatched for
For further. Information so to Freight for SHANGHat on WEDNESDAY, the of Pange, apply to the Agency of the 4th Inst., at 5 p.m. NEW SEASON'S PRESENT THA, in 6 and Company: No. 37, Queen's Road Central
10 Catty Boxes, Hongkong, January 12, 1880.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
G. B. EMORY, Agent, Hongkong, January 17, 1980,
Agent.
felo
Hongkong, February 3, 1880.
About Foar Thousand Shares have been already taken up, and it is intended that the Capital will be called up as follows:-
$75 per share on allotment.
$25 per abare ou the lot day of May, 1880.
All unpaid Capital after that date shall bear interest at 12 per saut. par sacom.
Application for Shares, which shall be in the anexed form, will be received by the Agents, up to the 15th day of April, 1880..
THE COSMOPOLITAN DOCK COM- PANY, LIMITED.
To Messrs RUSSELL
GENTLEMEY,
to
& Co., General Agents.
Lereby request that you will allot Shares in the above: Company, and agros to accept such Shares, or any less agree to pay the first Gall
and agree to pay the first Call of 875 per share on allotment, and the second Call of $25 por share on the 1st day of May, 1880, sed to subscribe the Articles of Asscoiation when required to do so
Gentleman,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For BANGKOK.
Per Consolation, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednes
day, the dik inst.
For YOKOHAMA...
Per S. S. Tanais, To-morrow, the 4th inst. Registry ceases at 2.15 p.m. Mail closes at 2,30. Paid for. respondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet,
For SHANGHAL-
Par 8. 8. Yang ts, To-morrow, the 4th just. Registry censes at 3.45 p.m. Mail closes at 4. Late Letters 10- ceived from 4.30 to 4.30 with 18 cants Late Fee. Paid Correípond. anca may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet. For SWATOW, AMOY, & YOOCHOW.-
Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the
5ch inst.
For MANILA.-
Per Esmeralda, at 11.30 a. m., on Friday,
the Gth inst
Per Glenfinlas, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday,
the Ush inst
For JAPAN ni KOBE-
Per Niigata Mar, at 6 p.m., on Friday,
the 6th February,
For SAIGON.-
Your obedient Servant,1
Por Chinking, at ō p.m., ou Saturday,
the 7th inst.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
MAILS DY THz Frenos PacKET.—
The French Contract Packet Iraouaddy
illa Terpatahed on WEDNESDAY the • 4th February, with Malia to end through the nitel Kingdom and Europa, rid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia Barmah, O ylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar..
The naal Laurs will be observed in closing
the fails, &o.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.→→
The British Contract Packet Geelong will be derustehed on WEDNESDAY, the 11th February, with Balis to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Coylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib raltar.
N..This Packet carries no mails for the
Australian Colonies.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAILS. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, dc, by the British Contract Packet
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FJCKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Tokio, will be despatched on SATUR- DAY, the 7th February, with Maila for Japse, San Francisco, the United Stator, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do. which will be closed as fullowa 0.15 p..-Registry conves. 0.30 F.AL-Post-Office closes, but Leitere foxcopt for Non-Union Counties) way be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 18 cente extra Postage until the time of departure.
N.B,Blok Forui of Application for Shares may be had at the Office of the Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies General Agents.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Departure,
Day of Dr. Money Order Offico clones,
6.30 P.M.-Post Office closen till 8 PM
8
孽
10
the Niant Box, which is DICOPT always open out of Office hours, P.M.-Post Office opens, P.M.Registry of Lotters ceases.
of all printed matter
and patterns coase,
closed, except for Late. P.M.-Mail I.etters. 30.10...Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents until 10.30 P.M.-when the Post Office closes
entirely.
10.40 2.M.
Lato Lettera may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
Quotations. Boxazone, February 3. OPIUM.-New Patna, cash....4600
Old
Cash,...
Now Benares, cash, 575 cash, 560
Old
31
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New Malwa, credit, 745 Allowance Taols,
Old Malwa, credit, 800 Allowande
Bank, Wire,
Exchange.
Taola,
3/9
3/9% a
30 days' sight,
3/10 a 9Z
23
3/102
Credits, 4 T!
3/10
Domand,
4 months' aight,
Documentary, 4 months' sight, 8/104 a f India, Wire,...
demand,
Shanghai, demand, ... Gold Lost, 994 fine...
· 80 days' night, wen
.... 5.97. Sovereigns, u
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 01 % pret.
No. 5170.-FEBRUARY 3, 1880.
Union Ina. Society of O'ton, §1,425, buyers. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,425, buyers. North China Ins. Co., Ta
Yangtze Ips, As500.
Tis. 75,200
Chinese Insurance Co., $300 B.K. Fire iss. Co., $826, sellers, China Fire Ins
Bollora,
H.K. & W, Dock Co., % prem. bayern, H.K., C. M. S.-boat Co., $12 pm. bay,ez d.
Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 10
Co. Tia. 107
China Coast St. Nat. Co..
Hongkong Gas Co., $75
do.
Hongkong Hotel Co., $67 buyers. China Sugar Refining Co., $160, Obrese Imperial Lpan of 1874, nominal.
Do.
of 1877, Temperature. (Taken at Messrs Fulconer & Cat Premises, Queen's Road.) Hexagona, February 8, BAROMETER 9 kitten
30.314
1 P.M... Do, Do.
4 F.M..... THERMOMETER-9 de Mar
1 P.M 10. Do.
A P.M....
30.114
30.100
G5
Do, (Wet bulb) ? A,H. Do Do. 1 P.M.,
n4
Do. Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over night
4 F..
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Shipping Intelligence.
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The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c.
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONGKONG... Left. Nums. Aug.
+
9, Ella. Rickmers,
Brom.
Penarth
17, Coldstream,
Autwerp
Sept.
13, Carmelita & Ida,
Cuxhaven
18, Hecla,
Cardiff
20, Lucia,
London Flushing
Liverpool
Antwerp
Flushing
Flushing
Antwerp
London
28, G. Broughto, Oct
Ganymede, 11, Pym, 16, Paru, 17, Chill, 24, West Glen, 25, Palestine, 25, James S. Stone, 26, Bernhard Carl, (for 30, Marie Laize,
Swatow)
Now:
11, Nautilus,
New York
Penarth
Antwerp
1, Cores,
London
Hamburg
16,
(excopt the Bahamas and Hayti), 23, Fleders, Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay 25, Carl Pitter, cannot be sent by this route Hongkong, January 31, 1880.
19, Joseph,
Ellida
Penarth
Flashing
Antwerp
Hamburg
25, Form
Bamburg
fo7
Dec.
8, Koo Jasile (s.). 13, Cleaveland, Prism ().
London
18, William Ritson,
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Orain of the following Vessels, during their stay The in Hongkong Harbour:—
Moses B, TOWER, American barkentina, Capt. C. Hall-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
MIDDLESEX, British barque, Captain A. Walab,-Burdar Company.
HOUR OF CLOSING THE FRENOH MAILS
following hours are observed in closing Malle, de, by the French Contract
Pokett
Day befors Departure,--
PRINCE FREDERICK, British-ship, Capt. Day of Departure, John Clague. Yogal & Co.
20, G. F. Munts, 20, Laertes (1.).
21, Glenlyon (a)"
Newcastle Liverpool London Greenock Nowpert
London
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOREL di Loridon,--Steamers via Suez Canal B.M. Money Order Office olases.
Pont Othoe closes, except the Flintshire,
Glevesro, NIGHT Box, which la always Glamis Cantle. Castello,
Meath, open out of Offlce hours.
Cairnsmuir Balling Ventelij A-Post Office opeur.
Melbrek. A.Registry of Letters colers.
di Liverpool. of all printed matter Nestor (s.) Ulysses (.) and
At Bamberg. Mails closed, except for Late Lettera 11.10A.M.Letters may be posted with
7
MASEL, American barque, Capt. Francis Hallett Captain..
10
——Actor Raen, Americsui barqce,-Captals-
Killera,Vogel & Co.
PARSASS, German barque, Capt. Lityana. -Siemsson & Co.
CONSOLATION, British steamer, Captain R. Young-Yuan Fat Hong,
MINNIE CARVILL, British barque, Capt. ‚tes | P. T. Clark-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Posts CFASES,
Fee of 18 centâ until“
Niagara Lydia (o.)
River Logan," Waisa
At Antwerp.
11.30 Are the Post Office closes General Fairchild,
entirely
11.40 -Cafe Letters may be posted
Cora
A board the packet with Late Highmsor. Feo of 18 centa unții time of 'departuro.
Dirigo.
Steeliekt Singapore. Vale of Nith.
At Bydney.
MS408. FUR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Noon.-Fron.ch Mall loaves for Ports of
Call and Europe.
Sp..-Tanais leaves for Yokohama,
6 p.m.-Yangtse leaves for Shangbai.
Miscellaneous,
Transfer Books, of the Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company, Limited, closed his date to 18th Instanty included.
General Memoranda.
THUESDAY, February 5-
9 p.m. Sorcerer" at the City Ball. FRIDAY, Fobruary ✪ p
Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Coast
Ports.
Noon-Esmeralda leaves for Manila. Goods per Benarty andoliverod after this
date subject to rent.
SATURDAY, February 7 -
Daylight-Mitan Bishi Mail leaves for
Yokohama via Kobé.
1 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko"
bama and San Francisco, TUESDAY, February 10;--
Goods por Yangtsé undelivored after Noon, subject to rent and, landing obarges.
WEDNESDAY, February 11
11 p.m.-Eagliah Mail leaves for Porta
of Call and Europe.
SATURDAY, February 14:-
8 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of the
Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Cor poration at the City Hall.
WEDNESDAY, February 18:—
3 p.m.-Mesting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Doak Oo.,
* Limited, at Club Chambers,
FRIDAY, February 20:—**
Flower Show, than WEDNESDAY, February 25 -
3p.m.-Occidental & Ortental S. 8. Oo.'■ Steamer leaves for Yokohama aud San Francleco.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established 'A. D. 1841.
香港大榮
A. 8. WATSON- & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND Retail · DrugDISTS,
IMPORTERS
OF
Dauaista" Surbates, Nuasaer Requr. AITES, TOILET Requisiers, ExaLIEN, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS *
07
Sols Water, Lomonade, Tonle Water, Glagerade, Potans Water, Sarsapartila Water, and other Aorated Waters,
* The Manufactory is under direct and
continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1870.
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any
other persons who may desire to con salt the Ates of local, China, Japan, Amarios, Ruglish, Indian or Austra Ilan newspapers, are invited to call at the "CHINA Mart" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dallios su i weeklies, from these countries, are from to-day fled for reference.
Bloogkong, Jan. 1, 1880,
BIRTHS. On the 19th Dec, st Lark-hill, Buralez, Lancashire, the Wife of W. H. HASLAM, DI a Son.
On the 21st Dec at Athens, the Wife of A. H. MOUSSEY, H.M.'s Secretary of Laga tlon at Athens, of a Son."
On the 21st Dec., at Epsom, the Wife of W. M. REEVES, of Poochow, of a Daughter,
MARRIAGE,
On the 17th Dec., by civil marriage, at Hamburg, HexMANN FABER, of Bloge, to IDA, youngest Daughter of the late F. B. Meyer, of Hamburg.
DEATH.
On the 20th Deo., at Oxford-road, Kil- baro, London, Jonx D'Orly Gade, for many years & Commander in the P. and 0. Company's service, aged Efty-one..
The publication of this issue commenced at 8:10 p.m.
The China Mail.
MONGKONG, TUESDAY, FES, 3, 1880.
FROM the tone of the remarks made in last number of the London and China Express, it would appear that our London contemporary has not been "inspired" by the friends of Mr Hennessy or en- amoured of the high-toned claims come.. times advanced for the policy of the pre- sent government of this Colony, After referring to the celebrated Hennessy. Keswick dael on deportation, the z- press sums up, in these pithy but truth- ful words, what the discussion had brought to light. He says
There are, however, greater and broader principles lying under the whole matter which must not be lost sight of. We find that Governer Hennessy not only differed from the opinions of these over whom he has been placed in authority; but from the opinions of his own Executive Council, Thle
is
moprind
unseemly, if it is
t is nothing more. Pluck in admirable in any mat, but when accompanied by power it often becomes something elsa, Mr Hennessy seems always to
to merge Omunity and Councils in the great ego-I am Sit Oracle, when I I speak lat no dog bark. he had the law on his side in the oase theag criminals he should not have shielded himself beland it at the expense of dangar to the colony. He says it is his endeavour to have none but legal
panishments infioted,
It
and to suppress crime by preventing it by the police. But if the puoletments thion are legal are found to be insuficient for tho purposes for which they were intended, surely
there might have been devised means, or laws might have been put in motion, by which these dangerous ori- minals could have been deported under a proper system. It is satisfactory, however, to learn that the discharge of dangerous men has now been stopped at least wo faney this can be gloaned from the wordy warfare of the meeting. But Mr Fore