For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
HAVE JUST LANDED
IN INVOICE of Josera RODGERS & SONS BEST CUTLERY, Comprising:-
Tablo Knives,
Mest Carvert.
Penkulyos,
Office and Ladies' Scissors.
L'essert Knives.
Fowl Carvers.
Rozora,
de, ka
CHURCH HARMONIUM, Double Key Bard, 22 Stops.-Prico moderate.
LATEST NOVELTIES AND OFFICE
REQUISITES.
Mails.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON,
VIA BOMBAY;
£80, Ab
Insurances.
SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR,
Jin80
NSURANCES granted on MARINE
RISKS to all parts of the World,
MEYER Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879. SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
FIRM AND LATE.
TNSURANCES against FIRE granted at BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA.Current. Rates Cousidoreble Redug. tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance in
MEYER & Co., Agents. 1 bind
Tengbong, June 2, 1879.
Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay, and there trab shipped, arriving one wook later that by direct routa Silk and Valuables will be transferred to the Calestia steamer at Galle.
Ullot's Steel Pans, Mitchell's 300 THE PREINSULAR AND ORIENTAL EYEAR Pene, Ink Bottles in great varioty, NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship Stationery Cases, Date Racks, Por- THIBET, Captain E. ASHDOWN, will celain Slates, Clips, orging Presses, leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 10th
Water Wells, Copying Brushes and
elis, March, at 11 p.m. Pen Recke, Glass Pen Teays, Papor Weights, Perry's Alluminium Gold Pencil Care in
Momo, Tablets, Blotting Pads, Butterfly Paper Weights, Indian Rubber Morley's Law PoE,
Pada Baude, Otograpla Blotting Load Pencils,
"Loade, Ink" Claud Rubber Blue And Red Ponholders, Underwoods' Copying and Writing Ink, Animal Paper Weights and Pouwipers, Combined Memo, Tablet and Paper Weight, Stockwell's Patent Cigar Lighters, Paper Binders, Metallic Tapen.
An Invoice of BUILDERS' HARDWARE including Door Locks, PADLOCER, BRABS and IRON BOLTS MINIATURE PLATED PADLOCKS. CHUBE'S BOX LOCKS,
CUPBOARD LOCKS,
TILL LOCKS, and PADLOCKS.
NEW
BOOKS,
INSTRUCTIV E AND AMUSING. Daswell's "Engineer's Pocket Book," Kystrom's "Engineer's Pocket Book," "Babita of Good Society." Mayhew's "forte Mutageniout."
"Advice to 11 12
"Advice to a
Phelp's "Butary."
Macanlay's "History of England,"
Do.
Do.
"Critial and Biatorical
Essays."
"Writings and Speeches,"
"Our Inheritance in the Great
Pyramids."
'Challenger." **
"Voyage of the C
Beeton's All- I about Gardening."'
Haydn's"
Dictionary of Science."
"Cabinet Lawyer."
Do.
Maunder's "Treasury of Knowlodge," "Treasury of Geography." Cassell's "Popular Educator."
Weekly Welcome." OLLENDOR'S METHOD for Learning a Language in SIX MONTHS, adapted
to the
FRENCH,
SPANISH,
Log Booke, School Books,
For further Particuiné, apply to :
A. MelVaR, Superintendent. Hongkong, February 26, 1880.
-NOTICE,
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERES MARIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT
SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
BOMBAY, MAUE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
N WEDNESDAY, the 17th March,
many 9. AVA, Commandant RaLLAND, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leare the Port for the
bove placen
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and no- optod in transit through Marseilles for the prindpal places of Europe.
Shipping Ordera will bo granted until Noon.
Cargo will be recelvad on beard untl 4 p.m., Specta and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 16th March, 1890. Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Office,)
2ju80
ANGTSZE. INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).........Th. 420,000 Ti 230.000 PERMANENT RESERVE........ SPECIAL RESERVE FUND.........Th. 200,370
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac
COMPLATION, 25th Apr. 1879......
THE CHINA MAIL. To-day's Advertisements.
........ 856,370
Directors,
F. 5. Foxts, Esq., Chairman. M. W. Bovo, Esq. M. MEYRINK, Esq. C. LUCAS, Esq. S. D. We, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI. Moesra RUSSELE & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BEAKCE. Mesors BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bunkers. FULLARTON HENDERSON, Esq., Agent, 8, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, E.C.
Policies granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.
Subject to a charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFITs of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS will be annually distributed among all Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premium
RUSSELL & Co., paid by them.
Agents.
Hongkong, October 1, 1879,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
10c30
--INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTED
THE DISTÍLASS IN IRELAND.
PASSENGERS 24
TO DETALT.
Por Haushin, for Shanghai, 130 Chine. Por Breconshire, for Saigon, 2 Europaus, and 20 Chinoes.
Per Douglas, for Cost Ports, 7 Euro- pane, and 250 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.-Douglas leares for Coast
L'orts.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES :-
S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Rev. W. L. Groves, B.A., Chaplain to the Bishop, Acting Colonial Chaplain. Morag Ser
[No. 5197.-MARCH- 6, 1880.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The next Auzaican Man, maybe aposted by the P. M. steamer City of Peking, on or about the 10th inst. She bringe dates up to the 7th all from San Francisco, and Yokohama dates of March Ti
We would direct attention to our Vínitora' Column on page 4.
The Betleh steamer Kaiser-i-Hind ro-vies 1, Evening 5 45. Holy Communion Tap delivery of the English mail was begun
Ta Preliminary MEETING Convened A by HIS EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR and Held at GorchNMENT House on SATURDAY the 6th of March 1880, the following Resolutions were unanimously passed, Kesalud, that a Fablic Meeting bo called to
to obtain Subscriptions for the relief of the present distress in Ireland, the ports: Bombay to Straits moderate mon so collected to be sent to the Duchess soon and aquaily weather. Bingapore to fubila so
Hongkong strong monson, beavy and of Marlborough's Committee,
That a Local Committee ha formed re thick rainy weather. presenting the principal interests in the community, and that Mr JACKSON be to quested in actas Booy. Secy. & Treasurer pre tent, to make arrangements for calling the Meeting.
The following Fubscriptions were given in the Room by the GENTLEMEN attending the Freilatuary Meeting -
Flis Excellency the Gaverior,......$590 His Excellency General Bonovan, $126 T. Jackson, E., ******
$500 Hon. E. LO'Malley, Hon. Jamos Russell, Hon. C. E.
H. Plunket,.
Atwell Coxon,
The British steamer Namea reports:
We are requested to point out that the Sunda will proceed to Yokohuga vid Naga-
notices issued to-day, she was notified for sskl. By an aror in the Post Office
Yokohama direct
on the first Sunday fu the mouth.
Military Service-at 8 am Morning at 9,25 thle morning.
Boly Communion on the Prayer, &c. second and fourth Sanday in the month.
UNION CHURCH-Morning Servico, at having left Foochow March Brd. Experi-11 A., Afternoon, & F.. Divine Service enced fresh N.E. wiode and fine weather,
comannion on first Sunday of every month, arriving in Amoy on the 4th inst. Left in Chicoso, 2-3 P.1. every Sunday, with same evening, and had grong monsoon and Rar, Dr. Chalñera." heavy ses lo port. Arrived in Swator as
ST. PATER'S SEAME 's-GHTECH.-Service the 5th inat, and leftssamo orening for
at 5 .., every Sunday. Wednesday and Hongkong. Experienced light winds and calm weather throughout the passage. In Friday, at 11 A.M. All seats free. Mora. Laser. Thomps, Army Hopital Corps, Foochow H, M. S. Morken. In Amoying Prayer and Communion on, the First having completod hits tour of foreign service in China, has been placed under orders to In Swalow: Sunday to each month at 11 AM H.I.G.M.S. Murie Luise. R. O. Fe Ho, S. S. Bahung, Sweater, and ST. Sternen's MISSION CHUNCE.-Rev. return to England by the P. & O. steamer Yottung.
J. Grundy, and Roy. Lo San Yuen-Thibet, leaving on Wednesday noxt, the 10th (All Services in Chinese.) Morning Peayor-Litany, Ante-Communion, and instant.
FOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
Mr Thompson handed over his Sermon, at 11 A.. Bible Claut, at. 3 duties in connection with the Military P.M. Preaching, at 6.30 P.M. Holy Com- munion, Jet Sanday in Chinese month.
BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE.Srvice in Por Dae-shin, at 9 am. To-morrow, the the German language, by Pastor F.Klitzke, every Sunday, at hali-past ten .., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, Wort Point.
....$ 59
..$100
-$100
W. H. Brereton, Eaq,,.
$100
Mr Justice Francis,
26
R. D. Stakes, Eq.............
For SHANGHAL-
Deputy Inspector General Breen,
50
Doctor Hattigen...
O. V. Creagh, Esq.
W. H. Bloop, keq
420
J. M. Fleming, Esq.,..
20
W. Horan, Eeg.....
$20 26
W. Prestayo, Ezq...
With reference to the foregoing, a PUBLIC MELTING will be Held at the CITY ALL on MONDAY Next, the 8th ustant, at Four o'clock. Bls Excellency the GovEaxen wil presida
By Urdor,
T. JACKSON, Hon. Soo, & Treasurer;
pro ten
Hongkong, March 6, 1880.
LaB
TOTICE-WANTED, the Adelem of NOTICE TINKEY BARTON, of "HIGHFIELD," Cheshire, England, who arrived in Sydney per Sobraon, 1872. fportant information in reference to pra- perty in En.laud awaits him. Any one knowing his whereabonis is requested to communicate with LeaskoprH, DICKEN
DESCRIPTION-Height 6ft 1in., sallow son & Co., Sydney (N.8.W). complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, light brown moutsebe broad shoulders, and
880 elight figure.
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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE..
E Steamship Suez, Captain J. D. BATON, having arrived from the abovo Ports, Consignaci of Cargo by her are hereby requested to rond in their Bills His Majesty King George The First, of Lading to the Undersigned for counter-
of
A. D. 1720.
---=
Contests and valus of“ Packages are re- GEIMIN. quirod.
For farther particulars, apply at the Till Undersigned baving been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are Folding Maps on Linen.
prepared to grant Insurancos as follows:- 4,000 Tauchnitz Volumes.ompany's Office.
Béarine Department. Policies at current rates payablo either hero, a Loudon or at the principal Porte of India, China and Australia.
CHEAP EDITIONS
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.
OP POPULAR WORKS FROM 25 CENT
Hongkong, March 4, 1880,
"An Eye for an Eye."
"Moy rien.'
"Orange "
"Esthen."
37
Rare Pale Margaret."
"Within Sound of the Sea."
"Impressions of Theophrastus Such." "Light and Shade."
The
and the British Frontiers."
BABIL's Sake,"
"For a
"John Balitar, Gentlemen."
The Afghan's Knife."
#Paul Saoz Pitman." "John Caldigate."
"Christians and Moors of Spain."
U. S. MAIL LINK.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHII- COMPANY.
mal
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOVOMING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 allowed.
Life Department. Policies issued for inme not exceeding £5,000 it reduced mies.
BOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY..
HRU.S. MSU 2.8. CITY OF PEKING | THE Undersigned, Agents for the above
Capt. BERRY, will be despatched for
Company, are prepared to grant to
Ja Francisco, vs Yokohama, on MON-uraneos at current ratea,
Ben-DAY, the 22nd March, at 1., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
The Lile of the Right Honorable
jamin Disrael, Earl of Beaconsfield." "My Heart's in the Highlands." "Auld Lang Syne."
"The Life of Charles Lover."
Jane Byre."
*The Last Days of Pompeii." "Time sbali Try." "Honor's Worth
Christine Brownlee's Ordeal," "Kelverisie."
**Macleod of Dare."
"Haverholme." "The History of a Crime," * A Beautiful Woman "G. Leroden,"
**The Babble Reputation. "Bonnie Lealputat
Lealey.' **The Lack of
of Her Time." **The People of Turkey," "All or Nothing,"
"Within the Precincts."
**The Grahams of invermoy."
The Bachelor
of the Albany."
Is Love's Crossen.”
**The House of
Tya"
*The Green Hand."
"Quaker Cousins."
**Journal of the Plague in London,"
Life
化
FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL
Tho following STORES, in Excel*
lant Condition/m
Fresh Roll BUTTER.
Finest Com HONEY, la Frame,
Sliced
Do.,
in Bottles.
APPLES.
Boreless CODFISH.
Bleorges Bank Do.
Through Bill of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokobama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco; to Allantic and Inland Cition of the United States via Over land Hallways, to Bavana, Trinidad, and Damonra, and to porta la Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
Though Passago Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantio nes of Stoomers.
Freight all be received on board until 2 Parel l'ackages p.m., the 21st March.
ill be received at the office until 6 pm. same day; all Parvel Packages should be marked to addrom in full; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Carge should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Pasange and Freight, apply to the Agency of the
ompany, No. 9, Prags Central
1
RUSSELL Oo, Agents. Hongkonz, March 4, 1880.
Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
In $22
Finant Kattern Factory CREAM CHEESE. THE Undersigned are prepared to grant
Mua Callornia
Smoked BALMON.
Do.
Family Mess BEEF, in 25 lbs: kegs. Oregon Pickled OX TONGUES, very fine.
PORK, in 25 lbs. kegų, American HAMS.
Family
BACON. Do. CORNMEAL, HOMINY, CRACKED
WHEAT. DATMEAL RYE FLOUR, BUOK
WHEAT FLOUR
CORN BROOMS, CORN WISPA Table FRUITS, Bardet PEARS, APEI.
COTS, PEACHES,
OYSTER.
Stuffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS, APPLE SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE. LOBSTERS, BALMON, PEANUTS, PECAN NUTS, BRAZIL
CREAM of TARTAR SALERATUS. Merrita Eastern CIDER. WINIZOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN. LIMA BEANS, SUCCATASH, SUGAR
PEAS
CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER
CAKES
MILK BISUDITS, ̈
ALPHABET BISCUITE OYSTER BISCUITS, ... WAFER BISCUITS
SODA BISCUITS. AMERICAN SOFT FELT HATS. Hongkong, February 23, 1880.
MELCHERS&Co., Agents, Royal Iurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 187-4.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL,--TWO MILLION STERLING,
elgnature, and to take lamediate delivery of their Goods
impeding her discharge will be at Cargo once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
Cousines are also hereby informed that Claire must be made fmmediately, as any
will be entertained after tho 12th lustants
D. SASSOON, SONS, & Co., dients. Hongkong, March 6, 1880
none
Not Responsible for Dabts.
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either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cran of the following Fessels, during their stoy in Hongkong Harbour:-
R. Reuss, American ship, Captain Smith Vegel & Co..
7th inst.
For BAIGON.-
Per Breconshire, at 9 a.m. To merrow,
the 7th inst.
For AMOY, TAMSEI, & TAIWAN-
For Hailong, at 10.30 a.m., on Monday,
the 8th inst.
For BANGKOK.--
Per Consolation, at 2.20 p.m., on Mon-
day, the 9th foal,
MAILS BY THE BAITEK PACKET,- The
+
British Contract Packet Thibet will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 10th March, with Malls to and | through the United Kingdom and Entopa vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlementa, Bateria, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib
raltar.
Australian Colones. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACK & The Australian Contract Packet Bwen, will be despa chel from Hongkong, on TUESDAY, 10th Instant, with Maila for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas. mauia, New Zeland, Fiji, and Mel- bourne. 12 coui raten.
Correspondenco cantot be Registered after
1.15 p.1.
Sup- The Mails will be dosed at 1.30.
plementary mailon board with 10 cents iale fee till time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this route if de ired, but at a general rule it is bitter to send via Galle. Hongkong, March 5, 1860.
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MAILS IT THE FRENO PACERI,—— The French Contrat -Paskat Avs will WEDNESDAY be sanatched, on the 17th Instant, with Maus to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Niples; to Saigon, Strails Settlements, Baturis, Burmal, Cylou, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Suez, And Alexandria
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
:
ST. JOSEPH's OHVRCH, Garden Road, In the morning, Mass at 9 o'clock.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.
Shipping.
Hospital stores and the detachment of the Army Hospital Corps on the station to Lieut. Brewster, 4.5.c., on the 3rd lost.
Lieut. Coker, MA, was under orders to
proceed to Singapore per Prism, to reliars Lient, J. P. Fl; La., as a temporary. messure, that affier having been ordered to. Hongkong to appear befom a Board for examination to his fitam for further promotion. The error in sunouncing Mr Coker's departare by the Fongtad on Wed- nonday last arose through the fact that s 4 p.m.-Publio Masting at the City Hall. passage had been taken for Mr Coker and
11 am. Hailoung leaves for Aimoy, &c.
Meeting.
General Memoranda. Tumbay, March 9 —
Noon. Auction of Sundries at Naval
Yard.
Goods per Glamis Castle undelivered
after this date eubject to rent. WEDNESDAY, March 10:~~~
deryaut by that steamer, but the exigencies
of the Soreles stepped in at tho-Inst moment and detained his
We hear from private sourou that some dif. feultica have arisen (or ** arsurising" as our correspondout puts it) re.arding the cooli
11 p.m.-English Mail leaves for: Ports carried by the Ocean Steamihly Company'
of Call and Karope. THUESDAY, March 11:---
Operatic Concert,
FRIDAY, March 12-
Bloods per Dinnah andelivered after Ndon, subject to rent and landing charges.
TUESDAY, March 16-
2p.Bowen leaves for Singapore, & WEDNESDAY, March 17
Ports of Noon-Frouch Mail leaves for
Call and Europe. AlONDAY, March 22:-
veasols on the new branch line just estab lished between Singapore and Dell. It is believed that eventually an independant line between Swatow and Amoy and the Dutch East Indies will have to be opened in order to avoid the so-called vexatios regulations of Singapore.
A most closely-contested match was sailed There to-day by Naiad, Naomi and Arici. was a capital breeze which beld all through,
1 pm. Amario Mail leaves for Yoko- and working up Eastward all three housed topmasta and beat up under lower mil, Hams and San Francisco.
Ariel was again unfortunate, carrying ayt the cleats of her topmast backstays, prevozu ing her from setting her light canvas OL
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established 4.D. 1811.
香港大藥房:
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALT AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS
جود
DRUGOISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REqui- SCES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAY, AND FRENCH PATENT
MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
W
LF
CHAVEATE HAND. French barque, Captain MAS or rux UNITED STATES Facker.
The United States Mail Packet City of Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water,
Peking, will be despatched on MON Leroy.-Darlowitz & Co.
DAY, the 22ad Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Caned, Honolalu, Peru, &c. which will be closed as follows :— 0.16 P.3.Registry censos,
CARMELITA & IDA, Germa barque, Capt. E. J. Ketels-Melchers & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
March 6, Kaisar-i Hind, British sicatner, 2009, R. Methven, Bombay Feb. 14, Galle, Penang, knd Singapore, Maila and General --P. & 0. S. N. Co,
March 6, Faugh Balough, German barque,. from Whampoa.
March G, Forchow, British steamer, from Canton.
NUE Undersigned are prepared to grant FoLions against the Risk of FIRE et Buildinga or on Gooda aturad therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Bulls of
March 6, Nimea, British steamer, 862, Vossels in Harbour, at the usual Turs Westoby, Foochow March 3, Amoy 4, and and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be . Swatov 6, General,-DOUGLAS LAMAIK &
Co. caired, and transalted to the Directors for their decision.
If required, protection 'all be granted on first class láves up to £1000 on a Single Mar.
Life.
For Rate of Premium, forms of pre- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Con Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Bengkong, January 4, 1867.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
DÉPARTURES.
6, Daikiang, Chinore gunbeat, for
Canton,
6, Niigata Afani, for Kobe, &c.
6, Heperia, for Saigon.
0, Friam, for Lundun, &c.
4, Tibre for Yekohas.
0, Dimma, for Shanghai,
OLEARED.
IV. A. Holcombe, for Iloilo.
Empire, for Manila.
Nepal, for Manila Ningpo, for Canton, Huesit, for Shanghai.
Foochet, fur Swatow & Shanghai.
Breconshire, for Salgen. Douglas, for Coast Ferts.
Policies agalnat Fire to the extent to $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored Capital of the Company £1,000,000Sterling Bellona, for Saigon,
therein, at ourront local ratus, subject to Discount of 20% on the Prevale.
Ky
NORTON & Co.,
Agenti.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,
ESTABLISHED 1800.
CAPITAL £2,000,000,-
of which is paid up £100,000 Rezerve Fund upwards off. 120,000 Annual Income
"
$ 200,000
THE THE Underaigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current ratės.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, October 18, 1968.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED:)
NOTICE
DOLICIES granted at current rates so. Marine Risks to all parts of the World In accordance with the Company's Articles Undersigned, AGENT at Hongkong of Acsociation, Two Thires of the Profit,
for the above Company, are prepared are distributed annually to Contributoris
to grant Policies against FIRE, to the whether Shareholders or not, in proportion
PASSENGLIS. ARRIVES.
0.30 P.M.Pust-Olce closes, bat Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Portage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas. and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uraguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, March 4, 1880.
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HOUR OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAILS.
Mails, a., by the British Contract The following hvers are observed in closing
Packet-
Day of Departur
r.. may Order Office closes. 6.30 PM-Part Offies closes till & P.M., except the Niant Box, which is always open out of Ufice hours.
9
8. P.M.Pot Office opone
F.M.-Registry of Lollers ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
Glogerade, Potass Water, Saranparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
the run dows the second tine, a great mla- fortune, which, if it did not actually cost be: the race, interfered materially with her other- wise good chance of winding, for she was only a little over five minutes boblad her time at the finish. Naiad and Noomi stuck close to each other all the way, Noomi weathering on the other in the leat up, and Neird gaining on the run down wind, but the latter taking the inside of Stone Cutter's Tatand and Naomi going out- side, it became a question of who should fetch the mark, Naomi fiading Naiad could do no, went round, and having to sail a little "thin," in Naiad going freer, the latter drew up fast in Regatta Hay, and although Naomi passed the line ahead of her, Nind won the match with 10 seconds to spare, Ariel pasad the line sixteen minutes and a half after Naomi, so that with her time allowance she was only beaten by five minutes and seven seconds-a really good performance when the long run from the Channel Rooks to Cow.e-show without top-
PASSENGERS aniring in Hongkong, or any othor persons who may desire to con- sult the files of local, China, Japan, sail or spinnakera is takes into account. American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at A SECOND Bries of expalments with dynas the "Chisi Man" Other, where over
sixty newspapers, dallies gut weeklies, wito was carried out this afternoon on from these countries, are from to-day | Stone Cutter's Island noder the auspices of filed for reference.
the Borse Company and with the waist-
The China Mail.
The publication of this tus commereidance of Major Papillon and Lieut. Friend, R.K. Two charges of 50 lbs, of dynamite at 9,05 p.m.
placed about 4 feet beneath two im mense buttera were first fired. On the lant occasion the charges fired under these biceks of granite were not so sucessful as was exposed, owing to the weakness of the detonatori used. Today however the pro- caution was taken of plasing 5 Tox, of dry
DONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAR 6, 1880.
CHINESE NOTES.
We suspect that there is some wisdom
in the Chinese legal view that the gun cotton along with the dynamite, the punishment of theft should be measured result being that the two boulder, es- according to the value of the articles timated to weigh abu: 60 tons, were stolen. In English Law a variance in
10 r..-Mails closed, except for Late the number of the articles, or in their smashed to pieces and thrown in ali dires.
Letters
value, is immaterial provided the value tione, sons reaching a distance of over 10.10...---Letters may be posted with proved be sufficient to constitute the 520 yards and oɔming in rather dange-
Late Tee of 10 cents until
offence at law; but, although to taske a rous and unpleasant proximity to the 10.30 r.x.-who the Post (ffice closes thing the subject of a larceny it must be spectaton. An imamente quantity of earth
ontidy.
J
of some vala, yet it need not be of the was also dislodged and large osvitis left, 10.40 r.M.--Le Letters may be posted value of some coin known to the law, into which it is intended to place on some
on beard the packed with Late Lc. of a farthing at the least." All Fre of 10 cents valil time of persons guilty of larceny, above the future consion second charges, when it is departure.
value of 12 pence, were liable to be expected the cliffs will be entirely dem
isterfere hanged without benefit of clergy, and libet. Then cliffs would this was grand larceny; but the distinc considerably with the fra of the battery tion between grand and pelty larcony about to be created by the Royal Enginess is. now abolished. As Bentham saya:
Par Kaini-Hind, for Hongkong: from Southampton, Mr H. J. Silverlook, Lient. Belam, N., and Capt J. E. Wabb; from
okay, Mr G, Ashamed; from Penang, The 7-Chinese, al 2 Chinese for Amoy; from
Mra Lenon and child, Slagapore, Formuje, sud 78 Chinese-For Shang-Day bal: from Bouthampton, Mr Stent--For Yokohama: Iron Brindisi, Mera Sorik- rienkoff, J. Hartley; from Sass, Mr and Mrs Kendig.
Per Namoa from Coast, Ports, Mr E Milne, and 480 Chirens.
„DEPARTED.
Per Niigata Mare, for Yokohama, Mr E. H. Bouza and servant; for Kobe, Mr E. J. de Sts. Marine, 1 Europeat, and -10
Chinese.
Pet Priam, for Singapore, Llint, Coke,
and Mr W. Dougall
Per Tibre, for Yokohama: from Hongkong, Measts Batt and Cameron; from Mareil-
extent of £10,000 of any Building, or to the neti amount of Premia contributed lee, Dr Brearley, on 3erchandise in the same, at the by each, the remaining third being carried umal Rotes, abject to a discount; of 2016 Reserve Fund, per cent.
GILMAN & Co., Agents
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary Hongkong, December 1, 1878.
Por Djemnak, for Shanghai: from Hong-
•kong
Baron Hoffenfeld Mars-F-Venel, Geo Lewis, Gilmore, Hoare, Sly, Nickole, A. G. Wood, G. E. Wellesley, Oele, Lullin, and 7 Chinese; from Marseilles, Mesa Lent, Foster, and Bing.
HOES OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAILS following hours are observed in closing Maile, de, by the French Contract Packet -
before Departure,- 5.Money Order Offics clases Post Office closes, excopt the Nro Box, which is always open out of Office-bours. Departure,→
Day of
7
10
f
-AM.-Pont Office opsie, 4.M-Registry of Letters Desser
Posting of all printed matter and patterns conse
Lettera.
11.10.-Lettets may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until
"If a man has two offences before bis Department, so that their removal by such syes, the law ought to give him a motive a powerful agent and in such a short, to abstain from the greater." In China time wil be a spiderable saving A ploos theft is punished according to the value of both material and labour, stolen in a graduated scale, beginning at of a B look iran ira rope wy neat sixty blows of the bamboo and ending
with death. Staunton, however, considers suspended frim a tripod with a fer two. it unlikely that the penalty of death is ounce cartridges til round the rope sal evan-enforced
covered orer, with wet clay. Thin vis fred
with a detonator in the teal: way, the The Ninng is the urine of cow, DF, result being that the ripe was cat through. or she goat, and the rabbing of it over The other experiments were simp'y repeti
A.M.-Mails closed, except for Eats the face and hands is the second thing tions of those 'parris not last week, and -
a Parece does after getting out of bed,
The went of in the same success", manner. So says Professor Max Mallor. Chinese women consider the urion of a The results of this two days' exprimento child an efficacious medicine for certain have bem to clearly prove the properties diseases of the eye, and is old times the claimed for the dynamite, vie : ils perfect gall of the byaua was used in Europe
11.30 ..-hen the Post Office close
entirely.
11:40 4.x.Lats Letters may be posted for the same purpose. This last fact is haralizers when not rotel upon by de-
on board the patel with Late
Fee of 10 cents antil time of alluded to in the Notes to the Canterbury tonators, and Ita-immense power as an ex-
Tales, Tyrrbitt's edition. departure,
plosivo,