2
For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
HAVE JUST LANDED
N INVOICE of Joszra RODGERS &
AN INTUE OF OUTLERY,
Tabla Knives.
Comprising -
Ofice and Ladies' Scissora.
Meat Carveta.
Ponknives.
Dessert Knives.
Fowl Carvers.
Razora
o, do.
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Board, 22 Stops-Price moderate.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR NINGPO & SHANGHAI
The Stearnship
Yanglaze,'
Capt E. FuuULTZE, Bill be despatched for the above Port CO-MORROW, the 4th Inst., jat Noon.
For Freighter Pozaage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co, Hongkong, March 3, 1880.
ma4
LATEST - NOVELTIES AND OFFICE above Pon
at 4 pm REQUISITES.
Glot's Strel Pens, Mitchell's Stool Pens, Ink Bottles in great variety, Stationery Cases, Date Racks, Por- celain Slates, Clips," "opying Pro Copying Bruahon and Water Wells, Pou Racks, Glass Pen Trays, Paper p's Alluminium Gold Weights, Perry's
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TILL LOCKS, and PADLOCKS.
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FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL The following BTORES, in Excel- lent Condition--
Fresh Roll BUTTER,
Finest Comb HONEY, in Frame.
Do. Do
Dried Siland APPLES
Boneless CODFISH.
Georges Bank Do.
in Bottles.
Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE. Wild California
Smoked SALMON. Family Meas
Do.
BEEF, in 25 lbs, kega. Oregon Fickled UX TONGUES, very fine.
PORK,
Do
HAMS.
in 25 lbs, kegs.
HOMINY, CRACKED
WHEAT FLOUR,
RYE FLOUR, BUOK
CORN BROOMS, CORN WISPE
Table
FRUITS, Bartlet PEARS, APRI. COTS, PEACHES.
Stuffed P PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS. APPLE SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE. OFSTERS, LOBSTERS, SALMON,
OLAMS
PEANUTS, PECAN NUTS, BRAZIL
NUTE
CREAM of TARTAR, SALERATUS, Merrits Eastern CIDER. WINBLOW's Celebrated GREEN CÓRN, ZIMA BEANS, SUCCATASH, SUGAR
PEAS
CALIFORNIA ÚRADEED Co.'s GİNGER
CAKES,
MILK BISCUITS,
ALPHABET BISCUITS OYSTER BISCUITS.
WAFER BISCUITS.
SODA BISCUITS,
Hongkong, February 23, 1880.
AMERICAN SOFT FELT HATS.
FOR SHANGHAI,
The Steamship
14 Amdy," Captin G. H. DREVES, will be despatches for the TU-MORROW, the 4th Inst.,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.
ma4 Dongkong, March 3, 1880
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
The Spanish Steamer
"Emuy," Captain BLANCO, will be espatchol TÓ-MOR-
ROW, the 4th Inat., at 6 p.m.
For Freight or l'ussego, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, March 3, 1880.
a4
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Steamship
"Douglas," Caplaia YOUNG, wil be espatched for the store Ports on SUNDAY, the 7th Eust., at Day- light, instead of na previously advertised."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, & Co.
in 7 Hongkong, March 3, 1880.
A
FOR SALE.
BO TOIR GRAND PIANO, PRAWOOD, in good condition. For Particulars, apply to
eja.." CHINA MAIL" Office flongkang, 3rd March, 1880.
LASSENGERS, ARRIVED,
Per Hae-thin, from Haiphong, &o., Capt. and Ms Garrick, and 176 Chinese.
Per Emuy, from Manila, 25 Chinese..
DSPARTED,
Per Yang-tae, for Saigon, 3r Brooni. Mrs Moreau, 2 children and servant, and 6 Chinese for Singapore, Mr Stephong, Lieut. Coker and servant, Mr D. da Costa and assistant (hinose), Mr. Markos for Batavia, Bir J. A. Van den Biessen and servant; for Marseilles, Messrs A. Cagli, E. Sheppard, Mts R. Janolint, Mr Bergamas chi, Miza Mancini, Meaars Shrineta, Baga- glolo, Torriani, Cortesi, Mr and Mrs Tie- mann and child, Mr D eterial, Mr and Mrs Guarnier, and Mr A. Mas. From Shanghai: for Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Ro bertson, Mrs Drage and Infant, Meere H.
Hollins, E. L. Reid, H. Mongon and child, Mr. and Mrs Little, 2 children and asb, Messrs Hervy Grod, and J. Walls, Mrs Little, Messrs Alao, and Arezi, ir un Mra Dositz and 2 children.From Yokohama: for Saigon. MARTA Creach, Tenardant, Darcel, and Maldines; for Madras, Major MacNiell; for Marseilles, Mr Souhart,
J. Bradfeld, Mrs
SUIPCING REPORTS,
The Spanish stenuior muy reports: Strong N.. mossoon and heavy sos?
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:---
HOVER OF CLASINO THE FRENCH MAILS, The following hours are observed in cloung Mails, ta, by the Frogch Contract Packet:--
Day before Departure,—
5
Day of
7
10
P.M.-Money Order Oflice closes. Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Ufice hours. Departure,—
A.M.-Post Office opens, A.M-Registry of Lettera ca380Y. Punting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 11AM-Mails closed, except for late
Lettere.
11.10 a. M.-Letters may be posted with
Lato Fee
Fee of Woonte until
11.30 AM-when the Post Office closes
entirely.
1.1.40A.M.-Lato Letters may be posted
Late
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Laertes leaves for Shanghai. Nocu-Albay leaves for Amsy, o. Noon--Bribase "loarea for Cooktown,
Spinoy do
Noon-Yangtze leaves for Ningpo, &c 4 p. Amoy leaves for Shanghai, 6 p.Emuy leaves for Matila.
Meeting.
8.30 p.m.-Meeting of Zolland Lodge.
[No, -5194→March 3, 1190,
tics, and it was never felt that their vardist, and apply it to other places than power was being unduly exercised in Botho, spposition to the wishes of the com
munity. Although this matter of Barn Journalistic Enterprise is madi. popular representation was necasionally tested by our morning contemporary. The spoken of dwing these times, it was Duty Press devotes tule morning a oslumn seldom considered to be a burning and a half of its valuable space in what it question, and was permitted to remais
in abeyance whilst the utmost confi- calla "news la adrance of the mall." All dence was felt in the Executive and the telegrams appearing under that the popular will was fairly in accord bonding, save the two or thres that wo with the Governor.
The present give in another column, were to hand by late of the relations between the
the last English Mail and every oneof them governing and the govered is very different to what it has ever been; and of the slightest laterent we reproduced this consideration, coupled with the inither on the 19th, the 20th or the 25th ercased desire for an extension of repre ult. Yesterday, we gare three column of HONGKONG DISPENSARY,entation upon general grounds, has really lato telograma, news properly to be
THE
Established 4.D. 184.
香港大榮彪
A S. WATSON & Co., on board the pocket with FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, "departure.
Quotations.
Honuku, March 3. OPIUM.Now Patna, cash....$€023 4005
canta,...
Old New Benares, cal, 572 575
Qash,
WHOLESALE ANd Retail DevgGISTS, IMPORTEKS
F
DRUGSES SUNDRIES, NURSERY Requr SIT, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, ABERIDAY, AND FRENO PATENT MEDWINES. MANUFACTURERS
(F
The British otcamer Foochow reports: AD- Left. Chiaktang at 6 p.m. on 27tb. chored at North Lia at 2 m. on the 28th. Left again at daylight. Passed Woosung at 1p.m. same date had fresh modacon and cloudy weather through- out
Old
+
17
31
};
Now Malwa, aradı, 725 Old Malwa, credit, 785
Exchange
Bank, Wire,...
3/8
...
Demand,...
/*
3/8k
3/97
3p3
The Manufactory is under direct continuous European Supervision.
The Chinese steamer Hae sin reports : Strong mansoon with heavy mas aud hazy weather.
The Germana barque Gesine Brons reports: Left Sing porn on the 12th of January for Hongkong, through the Straits abil Java sen moderate wind and fins wastlier till 2 degrosa North and 124 degrees Enat, then light
wind
and light aqualis till 10 degrees North
130 East, then moderate wind and from
N.N.E. and N.E, till 18 degrees North and 128 East with Gue clear weather, heavy N.E storm tremendous ses till Pedro Blanco with heavy equalls and cloudy wea- byther, from thence, to barbour, light winds
and flue weather.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
HE-Undersigned has received in. Tstatations to sell by Public Auction,
ON
FRIDAY,
the 5th March, 1880, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,- An Invoice of JAPANESE PORCE LAIN and LACQUERED WARE, Tortoiseshell War, Satauma Ware, and Kanga Ware.
CARGOES.
Per S S. Yung trở, for Continent 675 balen Silk, 95 bales Waste Silk, 43 bales. Coonona, & caus Silke, 175 half-chests Tea, and 06 pkgs. Sundries. For London, 16á bales Silk. 21 boles Waste Sik, 10 bales Pongeon, 30 inlf chests Tes, 52 cases & sential Oil, 111 pkge, Sundris, and 5 savor
Tressure ($18,500).
Per S. S. Belgic, sailed 1st March :--For Yokohama, 3,592 baga Sugar, 2,463 pkgs ron, 20 alstu Tio, and 479 pkgs. Mer for San Francisc, 52 026 bavs chandise;
כי
30 days' sight, 4 monthe' sight, Credits, 4 Documentary, 1 months' sight, 3,9 Iodia, Wire,...
demand, ... Shanghai, demand,...
80 days' night, Gold Leaf, 99 one... Sovereigns,...
Shares.
737 27,60, 5.38,
Hongkong Bank, 55 % prem. sellers. Union Ins. Society of Úton, $1,450, China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,45', salos North China Ins. Co., The, 1150,
Tla.*725 Yangtze ins Chinese Insurance Co., $30 H.K. Fire 100. Co., $589, ex
ex diva. China Fire Ins. Co., 5, ex divd. H. K. & W. Dook Co.16 % prom, B.K. C. M. S.-boat Co.,
oat Co., 22 pm. buy.ex d. Shanghal Stena Navigation, Tls. 10 China Coast St. Nav.
St. Nav. Co., Ts. 110 Hongkong Gas Co., $15
Hongkong Hotel Co., 165 Oblas Sugar Refining Co., $170, sales, Chips80 Imperial Los of 1874, nominal.
ja. Do,
1 of 1877. Temperature.
Rice, 250 bags Coffee, 100 bas Bons, 3
zes Crudo Opinas, 12 boxes I'repared (Take at Bfessrs Falconer & Co's Premises,
Queen's Road) Opium. 112 bales Gunny Bags, 149 pkgs.
IoNosoro, March 3 Toa, 2 850 piga. Nut Uil, sod 12,093 pk.s Ma chandise; for Panama, 20 pkgs. Aut Gil, 6 page. Pepper, 10 pkgs. Tea, 9 page. BARONETER ABL... KC, de,
Merchandise, and 200 bags Rica; for. St. TERMS OF SALE-As customary, Louta 31.0., 1 case Merchandise; for New Silk Goods, and 140 bales York, 5 case J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, Mar. 3, 1880.
de
måd
PUBLIC AUCTION HE Undersigned has received in
structions from H. M. Naval STORE- KEEPER to sell by Public Auction, on
TUESDAY,
the 9th March, 1880, at Noon, at II, M.
Naval Yard,
OLD SUNDRY Condomined Naval, Victualling and Medical STORES, coin- prising:-
Old Iron, Hoses and Leather, Lignum Vitac, Indicators, Not, Kuives, Carpet, Offal, Wood, Sugar Hogsheads, Que set “Stocks, Taps and Dies.
|
&c.,
ko,
&c.
TERMS OF SALE.~As oustoшary. J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Government Auctionser.
Hongkong, Mar, 3, 1879..
Not Responsible for Debts
wag
Haw Silk,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:- For &MOY, TAMSUI, & TAIWANPOO.- For Albay, at 11.30 8.m.; on Thursday,
the 4th inst.
+
For COOKTOWN, BRISBANE, SYD.
NEY, MELBOURN«, &c.— Per Brisbane, at 11.30 am., on Thurs
dy, the 4th inst... (12 cent rates.)
For NINOFO & SHANGHAI
Per Yangt, at 31 30 am. Tomorrow,
the 4th fust
Do. Do CazaMOMETER-9 A. M....
1.
1 1. M... 4 PM....
30 408 3-0.328 80.380
56
DD
630
DU
Du.·
4 .....
60
DJ. (Wet bulb) 9..
54
Та
Du.
Do,
Do. Do 4 Y.M.
1 r.M.
54
Do. Mazou...
57 00
52
Do. Mintattover Hyb
Shipping Intelligence.
The following ta corrected from thelatert London aud Colonial Papers, &o.:-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGKONG.
From.
Left. Nune. Aug.
For |
SBANGHAI
9, Eliz. Rickmera,
Por Amey, at 3.30 p.m. Tomorrow, the
4th inst.
17, Coldstream,
Benarli Litworp
Nept
28 G. Broughton,
Flushing
For AMOY AND MANILA,———-__
Oct.
1, Pym,
Antwerp
16,
Peru,
Flushing
Chili,
24,
17: West Gler,
Flushing
Por Emry at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow, tin
4th inet.
For SAIGON.-
Per Tuis, at & p.m., on Thursday, the 4th inst., iustead of as proviously notified.
For MANILA.——
Por Esmeralda, at 3.30 p.m., a Friday,
the oil inst.
For JAPAN via KOBE-
For Niigata Mur, at 5 p.m., on Friday,
the th March.
20, Palestine,
25. James S. Stone,
26, Bernburd Carl, (for
Ssat w)
30, Marie Luise, Nov.
16, Ellida,
Corea,
13, Nautilus,
19, Joseph,
24, Flodere,
25,
SWATOW, AMOY, & FOODROW. Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
2 Carl Kitler, 6th inst, instead of as previously, Formosa,
*Dec
13, Cleaveland,
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor | For
Owners will be Responsiblefor any · Debt contracted by the Officers or Crout of the following Vesela, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
PRINCE FREDERICK, British ship, Capt. John Cingue. Vogel & Co.
CHATEAUBRIANo, French barque, Captain Leroy-Darlowitz & Co.
R. Rope, American ship, Captain Smith-Vogel & U.
CARMELITA & IDA, German bargne, Capt. E. J. Ketela.- Melchera & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
March 2, Emuy, Spaulah steamer, 222, F. Blanco, Manila Fab. 20, Ganoral-- REMEDIOS & Co.
March 3, Fuochow, British steamer, 709, J. Thomas, Chickiang Feb. 27, lice. BUTTERFIELD & SVICE.
Match 3, Amoy, British steamer, from Cable
Match 3, Yangise, Britlah steamer, Canton.
from
March 1, Wolf, German guabeat, from Canton.
March 3, Hae-shin, Chinese steamer, 764, Gibton, Haiphong Feb. 27, Pakhol 28, and Hoihow March 2, General.-U. M. S. N. Co
notified.
For BANGKOK,--
Per Consolation, at 2.30 p.m., on Mon-
day, the 8th inst.
MAILS BY THE BAITISH PACKET. — The British Contract Packet Thiket
will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 10th March, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straite Settlements, Batavia, Burish, Caylon, Indis, Aden, Egypt, Malte, and Gib- raltar.
N.B.--This Packet carries no mails for the
Australian Colonies, "
MAILS BY THE Farnon PACKET. — The French Uontract Paozat dva will
by despatched on WEDNESDAY the 17th Instant, with Mail to through the Valted Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements. Batavia, Burmah, O. glu, India (Madras), Aus ralia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Adeo, Saiz, and Alexandria,
The usual hours will be observed in cloing
the Mails, &c.
HOOKS UP GLOBINO THE ENGLISH MAILS.
Birch 3, Hesperia, German steamer, from The following hours are observed in closing Whimpun
March 3, Gesina Brons, Germm barque, 102, Trümbaob, Singapore Jan. 12, tim. ber-WIELER & UD.
DEPARTURES,
Mar
3, Yottung, for Swatow,
9, Fochet, for Canton.
Bonito, for Havro.
August Relmers, for Taiwanfoo.
Yang-tad, for Marseilles, do
Mails, by the British Contrat Packet:
Day of Departure,
& P..-Money Order Office closes,
5.30 PM.Post (ffice closes til 8 M., except the NIGHT Box, whisk is always open out of Ufice hours, P.#.-Post Offloa opens. P.-Registry of Letters cesses.
Posting of all printed matter and patterna caLbes.
B
疡
Wolf, tier, gunboat, for Bestow, 10
OLEARED,
Amy, for Shanghai Yanstess, for Shanghai. Laertes, for Amoy and Shanghai Cubs, for Whampa
Prince Frederick, for London. Bug Cano, for Bangkok.
Jand, for Whampoa.
P.K.—Maila clored, except for Late
Letters
10.10 PM.-Leiters may be posted with
Late Fes of 10 cents until
10.30 PM-When the Fort Cffice closer
satirely.
10.40 PM-Late Lettere may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
|
18, William Ritson, 20. G. F. Boniz 27, M'Noar, Jall.
Singapore, 10, lare, 10, Niagara, 10. Muth (s) 11, El Capitan,
13, Glamis Castle()
Antwerp Loudon
New York
Penarth Antwerp
London Hamberg Penarth Flushing Autwerp Hamburg Hansburg
Newcastle Lidon Newport Penarth
Antwerp Antworp
Hamburg
London
Penarth
London
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN POUTA
At London-Steamers via Sues Canal Flintshire. Galley of Lorne. Gleneagles.
Melbrek.
Glenroy. Strathinore. Sunbeam. Sailing Vesses
Raphael. At Liverpool."
Ajax (5.) Deucalion (8.) Agamemnon (s.)
Basel.
Oreston (8) Diomed (s)
Jobanna,
At Hamburg.
At Antwerp.
Goural Fairchild. Highmoor.
Vale of Nith..
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, March 5 :-)
2 p.m. action of Japanese Porcelain,
&c, at Mr J. M. Armstrong's p.m.--Meeting of. Shareholder of the China Sugar Refining Co, Limited, at Mcaure J., Matheson & Co.'s office,
Foda Water, Lomonale, Tonic Water, Glogerado; Potass Water, Saronpartile
Water, and oflier Aerated Waters.
Hongkong, Jane 1, 1876.
and
forced upon the English residents the described an "in advance of the French desirability of taking action on the Mail"; but the Cabal dates noutained In subject. Mr Hennessy's recent step,
ia nominating a Chinese member of them ware ten to twelve days later than Council who does not, in the option of those of the ancient nows how'ed up this many, fairly represent the interests in morning forts renders by the enterprising whose behalf he is put forward, does not organ of the local Government. Qar fail to strengthen this growing desire to
obtain a voice in tho selection of suitable ning contemporary is quite at liberty to take our resterday's telegramı, over a representatives, while tho public ut terances and semi-public expressions fortnight banco and dub, thom "nows in of His Excellency on this question advance of the French 'Mail " do not tend to awake that confidence easy way of filing a paper the idea is which had previously existed betweeu magnificent-but it is not Journalism. the ruler and the ruled.
The wording of the Charter cannot he
As an
said to bind any one very hard and fast MANY of our readers will remember Libut. to the perpetuation of the existing rule. Claude MacDonald who was here with the Indeed the terms of the Charter provide 74th Regiment. We read in recent Home for its alteration or amendment; while papers of the death of his father, an officer the instructions that may from time to
them
time be issued by Her Majesty the well known in India in bis time. He was Queen, with the advice of our Privy commandant at Necmuch when the Mutiny Council," may presumably be varied to cecurred there, and had a narrow escape, and served afterwards in the Rajputana meet the requirements of the British campaign. He will obfly be remembered, residents of a British Colony It would however, as the founder of the force now doubtless bo uniruo, were any one to known as the Dooles Irregulars, but long PASSERS ATTiving in Hongkong, or any assert that the present Head of the spoken of more familiarly as "MacDonald's
Moopas."
"le bad other persons who may desire to con Executive bere is at all likely to go Most bad an extraordinary foflu
over these men, a though he was Buit the files of local, China, Jaran, against the plain instructions of Harome American, English, Indian or Austra
them. Ele mid to have regarded them lian newspapers, are invited to call at Majesty's Government; but it is never somewhat eccentric in his management of the "CHINA MAIL" Offis, where overtheless patent to the large majority of rs he regarded his own Highland ancestors sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, the ruercantile community of this Colony-planderan by profession, but brave, from those countries, are from to-day that Mr flennessy's policy and senti obedient to their chiefs, and proud of their
descant.
MacDonald. Bled for reference,
pubished severely ments are at variance with the raajority desc Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1880.
of the residents. It is also becoming looting, lying, and iuculte to women by Lis painfully evident that Mr Hennessy is men, but otherwise is said to have had. alone," a judicio making every endeavour to obtain upon 1 Juin way of evid
to their com the Council men whose bins or character mander, and the story is toll that when On the 3rd Inst, the Wife of Mr J; G, is likely to favour the success of his own exhorted by A missionary to ambraca LIDDELL, of a Son.
schemes; and if he succeeds in this Christianity MacDonald's Meenes declared doubtless good-intentioned effort with that they vore ready to be converted
give the order. Two of General MacDonald's The publication of this isse commenced out calling forth a clear, loud and full- the spot if the Colonel Sahib world voiced protest from those most imme-
three sons are in the army-o28, Captain care uf 8.4) p.m.
diately concerned, then the English Dogan MasDonald who has been through residents will richly deserve to fame the South African campaign with his rage- and fret under all the disadvantages of ment the 91st; and the oiber, Lieutenant the most whimsical form of personal Claude MacDous'd, of whom we have government. We are of opinion, there-poken as belonging to the 74th Regiment, fore, that a public Memorial should be drawn up, signed and forwarded to fler Messas flEDGE & Co.'s Forchow Weekly Majesty the Queen, representing the shipping Report, dated 21st February," general desire which exists for an alteration in the mode of Dominating the unofficial members of the Legislative
DIRTII.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 3, 1880
THERE is a strong feeling amongst the English or "foreign" community here that a change is fast becoming necessary
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
on t
год
Arrivals During the Week.-Feb. 16th, Anton Gunther, from Bangkok 17th, Kreang Tung, from Hongkong ; 19th, Appin, from
hanghai.
Departares During the Week.-F b 15th, Doug as, for Hongkon; 18th, as di far Shanghai; 19th, Kwing Targ, for long.
Shipping la Port-Morge, Hedvig, Anton Gunther, and Appin.
EXTRA EUROPEAN AND INDIAN
TELEGRAMS. 3. 2
in the mode of selecting the unofficial Council, and suggesting that this pri- members of the Legislative Council.vilege might now fairly be granted to the English residents of the Island. Since the issue of the Charter of this There can be no doubt of the fact that Colony, now nearly thirty-seven years such a Memorial would be numerously ago, the system of nominating leading residents, to sit in Council with H. Esigued, and as little that it would re-kong. the Governor and the four other official ceive every, consideration in the proper members, has not been-interfered with quarter. or amended. The clause of the Charter hitherto acted upon is as follows: ** Aid we do hereby direct and appoint, that in addition to the said Governor, the said Legislative Council shall be composed of such public atficers within the said Colony, or of such other persons within the same, as shall from time to tine be named or designated for that purpose by us, by any instruction & Tas usualannual auction of Racing Ponies instructions, or warrant er warrants, to was held this afternoon at the Fountain, be by us for that purpose issued under
The Fresca MA is now due by the M. M. stearner Djennah. London dates to the 2rd alt are brought on by this opportunity, The next ENGLISH MALL may be expected by the P.0, steamer Kaisari-Hind, on Friday, morning, the 6th inst. She brings Lozdon dales to Jan. 80.
The foll wing telegrams from the Singa pore Times of ord uit should properly have come before those we gave you'ozday, which were from the latest issues to hand of Indian pspers, These are not <f so lite dates by ten days or so, and are
besides of minor importance to the toe-
deverál columns in the Singapore paper these only are of interest; the others are
our signet and sign manual, and with City Hall. Several posts and carriages peuterday. Indeed, of the advies of of our Privy Council, all woro sold, but the prices realized were very of which Councillors shall hold their law. places in the said Council at our pleasure."
AMONGST be names of these present at the requiem mass for the out of the late French Consul here, we should not lave amitted to mention the name of the Vice-
Quant for Germany, Mr Kempermane
Now, it may be argued that the fact of this system having worked with comparative smoothness for nearly forty years is a fair proof of its suitability to the wants of the Colony. This would be true under ordinary cireumstance"; | H, M. S. Fidge went alongulde the hears but the argument does not apply under
present conditions, as we shall presently at the Naval Yard this boring, to have
either old or unimportant pensa
Bombay, Jan. 29.-The Daily News cor- respondent has been ordered summarily to
leave the armiles of the Car in Central Asla
Madras, Jan. 28-The Palni Taing of Madara i suffering severely from the want of the mual rainfall, less than five inches having
fallen in
in the two months, October and November, and none in Deceraber.
an entire failure, and the The dry crops are an enti
are beginning to suffer extremely.
29-Genoral O'Don
O'Connel, Chair man of the Madean
| skov. It may be at once admitted that her meats taken out in parsustics of stuary Fund, he just recežveči
previous Governors of Hongkong have order to feet a thorough repair prior faithfully followed the wishes and fer-being recommissioned.
ings of the English community in the
to
selection or recommendation of gentle Ws are informed by Messrs Russell and
men
as unofficial members of the Co., that they have remivad a telegram Legislative Council, and the result was
from the Lord Mayor of Dublin the follow-
ing telegram in answer to that despatched from Madras on Monday night
The Committer bas spent £10,000 in relief of pressing cares. Distress is over whelming, and I dread thst death to star-
low."
faca
that the position was coyoted and stating that the City of Peking will sad honoured by most of the leading foreign from thist port for Hongkong to-morrow, vation by hundreds of thousands will fol of existing Cabul, Feb. 1-In the residents. This, however, has been all the 4 Inst. She may, therefore, be changed since Mr. Hennessy developed looked for here on or about the 10th inst. unexsines among the tribes, and Mahomed Jan's declared intentions of renewing the the marked peculiarities of his admins She bring dates up to the 7th alt from attack, orders have beco sant down, the line tration. It is not by any means a new San Francisco.
fr the moveable columns at Gandamak and Jallalabad to be in eaadiness to move at
Arbuthnot's Brigade to more to Sherpur,
taken over by. could bo
two
ery to ask for representation on the part
the
of the community in the Councils of the Wx would remind our readers of the advis.shortest potice; this would sustle General Colony that is a privilege or right ability of being at tho Theatre in good times while the posts which that Brigada cow which has been asked for nearly every- where and been granted in many places to night, the perforamco being alongs of General Gough's Brigade, which under British rule; while oven Japan, one, it is desirable that it should promptly to absorbed in ronpying the Bals Eignar, who is only waking up from the sleep gous on with at the fixed hour. The per- Consequently we have no men to spare of ages, is beginning to rub her eyes and
nak for a constitutional voice in herrmance promises to be great feather in from Sharper for outside fighting. Sial Sung heights are to be cocopied, and, as affairs of Government. In Ceylon the the cap of the Amateurs, being a success the weather is now mild, ons Brigade could under canvas and entrench itself in our Legislative Council is, so far as its alike in domestic drama, with a-tings of the unofficial element is concerned, the cornio element in it, and in the fields, mare old camping, ground. Good roads are
being
from Sherpur to Blah Sung, product of the people. The Chamber rarely trol, which are entered on in soha and fortified acclosure will be built on of Commerce there nominates the co-production an that of the Bad Ast of "The the heights in view of a possible march mercial member, the Associated Planters
Critio." name their representative, and a similar
rale applies to the members representing
The
a
open Ghusal General Roberts has ap plied for heavy battery from Peshawar
bik Punjab Cavalry will be relieved The thread
the general European, the Eurasian, the Tex Gordon Carte papted through the Buer here by the 3rd Bengal Cavalry as soon Sing balese and the Tamil communities. Canal on her way to New York on
sible. Freumenis among the troops
Yakoob Khan is still at But, as we have hinted, the old system in uit be arrived at Borgkong after a rud Meerut. It is rumoured that he will be Hongkong, though it has not been ill of a little over four days from Shanghai, sent to some hill station in March, mont suited to the times that are past, is making a stoppage of 2 hours flying line of telegraph is being srested, as
probably, Mas somewhat beind the age. It has Laylight-Mitzu Rishi Mail lares for served its purpose while the community and she left this port about noon on the tuo troqpa; advance into the Lughan
4 p.m.-Esmeralda leases for Manila. SATURDAY, Marob #:-
Yokohama vis Kabé, -
waa small and the interests of the 29th Januszy. From Hongkong to Siege
soorie. From Jellalabadi a
2 p.m.Auction of Household Furniture, Colony were less widely ramified; but] pore her runs each day in miles were as ope temporary office has been
at Captain St. Clair's residenos, No. 2, it ought now to give place to a larger follows:-275, 278, 201, 275 and 275,
Morrison HilL SUNDAY, March 7
Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Coast
Porta Tuesday, March 9:—
Noon-Auction of Sandries at Naval
Yard.. Goods per Glanis Castle undelivered
"after this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, March 10:-.
"
11 pm-English Mail loaves for Forts
of Call and Europe.
and better system more in kooping with the spirit of our constitutional and representative times.
CHERE is no Déws from Heibow beyond the
at the Doranda entrance to the valley.
M. PIGEONNBAU demands, that in Anla Minor no country ought to have the mos The rule of previous Governors in this fact that traders were heartily disgusted nopoly of extending humanity, progress end civilisation. France he alsinas to be at the extension for another year of the an instilation in the East face the time Colony has been characterised by discretion and tact which has been Boppo's lease of office. The Hoppo-or of the Crusades and Napolcon.
Smyrna unfortunately absent from the adminis- rather we ought perhaps the seb-farmers of ho calls the Paris of the Orient as others
designate
the Japanese as the "French of tration of the present Head of the His Excellency does not enjoy a repu the Far East! Also: France imports ac Executive. Guided by this wise policy tation for fairness in his exactions, but the cording to him, produce to the extent of fr. 45 mlions from Asia-Minor, yiolding a Governors Robinson, MacDonnell, and
These are not.
Kennedy contrived, in spite of occasional reverse. His numero sublessees are add profit from 15 to 30 per cent, and exports, opposition, to command the highest to be terribly keon of the dollars; and fr. 55 of merchandise. 2. p.m.-Boren leaves for Singapore, & respect of the residents of all-nationali- History will probably agree with this their "sentimental interests."!
TUESDAY. Mrch 10-