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AND SELF-CHOEING GUNS.
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HE following Additional STOOK of
BOOKS,
THE
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Mails.
U. H. MAIL LINE
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGE to NEW YORK, vu OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOTOXING AT YOKOHAMA, AND BAN FRANOLBOR.
THE U. 9. Mall Steamship CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, ris Yokohama, on THURS DAY, the 9th September, at 1 p.m., taking Passengers, and Fraight, for Japas, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trane- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to 8en Franelson, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Railways, to Bavana, Trinidad, and porta in Mexico, Central
USEFUL, INTERESTING & AMUSING. Demerara, and
"Reading in English Literature." "Principles of Elocation."
"History of English Language and Litera-
ture,"
"Biography Exemplary,"
"English Grammar and Composition," DRAWING Booza,
COPY BOOKS.
PRIMER ATLAB,
SCHOOL ATLAB.
"Physical Geography."
"Leading Events in English History," "Historical Questions and Answers." "Algebra Thooretical and Practical," with
Koy.
"Algebra Exercises and l'roblems." "Explicit Euclid and Key,"
"Inorganic Chemistry."
"Practical Chemistry."
"Electrletty," by Dr. Ferguson. "Vegetable Theology,"
"Animal Physiology."
"Elementary Mechanica."
"Sound."
"Sketchos of Anitual Life,"
"Book of Days" 2 Vois.
"Analogy of Reludon."
Chambers' "Information for the People." Charabers Miscellany," 10 Vole. Chambers' "Papers for the People," 6 Vole. "Readers' Book of Allusions."
Balzac's "The Comedie Humaine."
"Our English Summers."
"As Pretty as Bevore,"
"Beautiful Pletures," 2 Vols.
Blake's "Etchinga."'
"Observations on Popular Antiquities."
"Harter's Select Works."
Colman's "morous Works."
Fairholt's "Tobacco."
"German Popular Stories"
"Golden Treasury of Thought."
"The Hons of Life."
Jenuing's "Rosicrucians." Lamb's "Complete Works." Longfellow's "Poetical Works."
"Practical Notes on Wine."
"Evolution of Human Race."
"The Lady's Golde."
The Indian Meal Book,"
**Manual of Practical Anatomy."
**Observation on Treatment of Cholera."
"Domestic Medicine."
**Domestic Management,"
The Metais used in Construction." Shakespeare's "Complete Works," "English Spelling and Spelling Rules." "English Infected Words,”
Gulliver's "Travels."
Butas Corapleto Works."
"Punctuation"
Things a Lady would like to Kuow" "Caledonis."
Josephus' "Complete Works," Byron's "Complete Works."
Nature Pictares."
Other Men's Minds.”
"The Modern Playınate."
"Home Book for Young Ladies." Townsend' "Manual of Datem,”
*Flora Symbolica."
"Bamorous Skatebes."
Aunt Loniaa's "Birthday Book"
Aunt Louisa's "Favorite Toy Book. “*
Aunt Louis' "Keepsake."
Aapt
Louins's "London Picture Book." Zoological Gardens,
Choice Prasept
Lear's
Book of Nonsense."
"Army and Navy Drolleries."
"Old Pictures in Now Frames." Grimm's "Tales and Stories,"
The Broad Broad Ocean."
Andersen's Fairy
of the Tales"
"Treasury of
Pepys' "
Diary
and Correspondence."
"Abbeys, Custles, and Halls of England.”
Magician's Own Book."
Sheridan's "Complete Works"
Johnson's "Lives of the Poeta,"
"Book of Author"
Evelyn's **Blary and Correspondence.'
"A Century of Anecdotes."
Pope's Homer's "Wad and Odysseys." "Koran,
Carpenter's "Popular Elocution," **Best of Everything,'
"Society Small Talk"
**How
Are
* Manners and Tone of Good Society."
"We Governed." *Illustrated Birthday "Half Houm," 2 Vols.
Half
Matto Book."
Hours of English History," Warne's Model Crockery."
The Modern Householder."
"Home Doctoring."
"Domestic Medicine and Surgery." "The Chaudos Classion."
The Companion Library."
"Notable Novels."
Twain's "Chelco Werks."
The Art of Amusing.”
"The Merry
Circle."
"Maglo ne Mystery," **Hanky Panky." "Secret Out."
Westropp's "Book of Pottery." Baker Clonds in the Eart
**Arabitentural Styles."
a
History of Advertising,"
Birthday Gift Book
Fartisan Life with Moaby,"
Williams Middle Kingdom."
Haswell's Engineer's Pocket Book."
"Philosophy of the Human Voice."
"Onricus Facts of Incocta
"Franklin Square" Library. Harpers' Half-hour" Herles.
*Seaside" Library.
Tanchulte's "Novels and Dictionarios."
"Notable Novels,
dro
dia Hongkong, September 2, 1880,
Acc.
and South America by the Company's and
Steamers.
Passago Tickets granted England, France, and Gerany by all trans-Atlantio ilues of Steamers.
Freight will be received on board until 2 p.m., the 8th September. Parool Packages will be received at the offion until b p.m. same day; all Persol Packages should be marked to address in full; valos of name is required.
Consular invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addrossed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further Information to Page and Freight, apply to the Agmey of the Tompany, No. 9, Praya Central,
RUSSELL & Co, Agents, flongkong, August 28, 1380.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES
569
ALNO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
N MONDAY, the 13th day of Septem
ber, 1880, at Noon, the Company's
3. 8. ANADY, Commandant Dirika, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and VARGO, will leave this Port for the *bove
piaces. Cargo and
Speale will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so sepled in transit through Marsellies for the mi
principal ples of Europe. Shipping Orders will be granted until
Cargo will be received on board until 4 p., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on Parsels are cho lính Suptember, 1880 not to be sent on beard; they must be left the Agoncy's Office,)
Insurances.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LONDON & STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, HITREETO VALLED FRE STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING, HE Undersigned are prepared to issu
at Current Rates.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 26, 1886.
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMMPANY, LIMITED.
READ OFFICE, HONGKONG. Fastion of the Company at the close of the last financial year, the 20th April, 1880.
CAPITAL SESORIKKD. CAPITAL AID-UP.... RaRVE FUND....... BALANCE UNDIVIDED.. DIVIDEND PAID TO Suan8.
HOLDERY
.$1,000,000,00
DEVARTURK
To-day's Advertisements. Sept. 5, Emma T. Crowell, for San Fran
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
Toe Co.'s Steamab ip
"Volga,"
Commandant GUTRAND, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next Freuels Mal from Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, September 6, 1880.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DAS MESSAGERUES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
The Co.'s Steamship
"Iraonaddy," Commandant MACE 800,000.00
will be despatched for 426,000.00 SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from
70,278.43 Europe.
20 % per Aunam. DIVIDEND PAID TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS, 25% on the amonal of their Contributions.
188 Company grants Policies on Making
Risks to all parts of the World, pay- able at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividende are PAYABLE TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSI NESS WHETHER THEY ARE SHARE- HULDERS OR NOT.
B. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, August 13, 1880.
ANOTSZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (Fully Paid up)......la. 420 000 PRAMANENT REV..Tis 234,00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND. Tis. 263,268
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-j
CUMULATIONS, 81b April, 1880..........)
...... Tia 913,263
Directors
F. B. FOLBES, keq., Chairman.
W. M. Boyu, Esq. MEYERING, EAG. J. H. PINK FOAR, F. D. Hiren, Esq.
Esq.
LEAD OFFICE-SEANOHAI. Mesare RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
LONDON BRANCU Mosare BARING BROTHERS & Co.,
Bankers,
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Haq, Agent,
68 and 63, Corabill
Policies granted on Marius 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 are sa-
Contenta and value of Packages are really distributed among all Contributors
quired.
of Business in proportion to the Premis For further particulars, apply at the paid by them. Company's Offics.
7. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent
Dongkong, August 31, 1880.
Be13
SHIMAIL STEAM
Mit bis MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Ineki..
Hongkong, May 11, 1960-
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by itvyal Charter and Special Sets of L'ariiument
ESTABLISHED 3809,
JAPITAL 2, VA¶Ą,900.
|
G. DE UIAMPEAUX, Agent.
Hongkong. September 8, 1880.
COMPAGNIK DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
the following Cargo CONSIGNEES of
are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insuranon has been effected.
Es Ocus. MN) 4560/61, Mr Paul Mignard, 2 casks HDC Case, frem Marseilles.
Fix Feiko.
J (iu diamond) Na 8, 13/14, Order, 2 cases
Flannel, &c., frum London.
QT (ía diamond), 41/42, Ordor, 2 casea
Perfum, &c., from Lon iub. US 1891/95, rdor, 5 cases Colours, from
Marseille B.
HS 187034, Order, 5 cases Colours, from
Marseilles
HS 1884/65, Order, 2 cassa Colours, from
Marseilles.
G. DR CHAMPEAUX Agent. Hongkong, September 6, 1820.
Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Oeners will be rsponsible for
any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vestris, during their stay in Hongkong Harbener :—
GENERAL FAROUILD, American barque, Capt. David Kolly-Melobers & Co.
Rosis WELT. American ship, Capt. O. C. Welt-Arubold, Karborg & Co.
JOHN M. OLEAK, American barque, Capt. A. W. Conant-Douglas Lapraik & Os."
SAN JUAQUI, American ship, Capt. J. B. Drinkwater.Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
KEPLER, German barque, Capt, Hazen- burg-Siumtsen & Co.
WOODVILLE, British barque, Capt. Lowes Budd Arnold, Karberg & Co.
Marcos, German barque, Captain T. Horstman Maleliers & Co.
Cina, Berman 3-0. schooter, Captain Bogein-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
OREGON, Amorfean shig, Capt. Pennell. -P. & O. & N. Co.
1188 Underdgued, AGENTS at Hongkong
CADARFRUTH, British bargne, Captain for the above Company, are preparedba Motenzie-Melchers & Cu.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA ROBE to grant Policies against FIRE, to the
AND INLAND SEA.
The NIIGATA MAkili, Copiału Walate, due here on or about the 13th Lastent, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 18th September, at Daylight.
Cargo fooived on board and Paruls at the Office up to 6 pm. of 17th September.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.
All Chains most be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
*
RATES OF PANAGE.
To Mose.Cabin $60. Stoerage $15.
Yokowana & I
Do. $76. Do. 20. NAGABAEL... $ A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CABIN PAYSAGES.
CARGO and PASSENOZEN for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kabé.
For Further l'articolars, apply at the
extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandiz in the same, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.
GILMAN & Co.,
Egents.
Bogkong, July 6, 1675
To-day's Advertisements.
Hasan W. DUDLEY, American barque, Capt. D. W. Dudley.-Adamvon, Bell & Co. CHARLES TOWNSEND HOOK, British str., Oapt. Bradley.-Eduard Schellbasa & Co.
Chyden, American barque, Captain Hay- den. Kupoll & Co.
Hansa, German barque, Cap'alu L. 0. Deneken-Wieler & Co.
CARGO.
Pos Hhila, to London. 25,100 half FOR AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.
chrata, 19,444 bxes and 852 pkus. Tea, The Steamship
302 bala Silk, 63 bales Waste Silk, 17 "Albay,"
hoxe Silk Picoe Goods, and 1,948 pkgs. Capt. F. ASHTON, will be Sandrise. To Continent, $66 bales Hilk, les, atched for the above bezra Silk Piece Goods, and 35 pkgs. Fun on 1HURSDAY, the 9th Inst,, at sandrius. Daylight.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Us.
RBD Hongkong, September 6, 1880.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Company's OFFICEH, No. 50A, Qeses's Occidental & Oriental Steam 562, J. Mooney, Estphong Sept. 2, and
ROAD CENTUAL.
Hougkung, September 4, 1880.
Insurances.
Bein
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chias and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon and Penang
Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance granted at the rates of Premalam current ut the above mentioned Ports.
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES.
JAS, B, COUGHTRIE,
Secretary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE uro the Undersigned are prepared to grant $45,000 on Balldings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Promis,
NORTON & Co.
Agentn
Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
ROYAL INSURANCE 'COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above THE
Company, are prepared to grant In-
surances et current rates.
LILLOHERS & đang Agents, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, CONNECTION WITH
IN
CENTRAL and
TEL
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS
8. 8. GAELI✪ will be despatch-
Sept. 4, 8 p.m., America, British steamer, ilushow, Guneral.-BIRLEY & Co.
Espt. 5, Rohilla, British steamer, 2227, Wan. Barratt, Shanghai Sept. 1, Mails and General.-P. & O. 3. N. Co.
Sept. 5, Yotlung, British steamer, 286, MoDougall, Swatow Sept, 4, General- KWOK ACHEONG & SONS.
Sept. 6, Elcano, Spanish steamer, 430, L. Urriola, Amoy Sept. 3, General- REMEDIOS & Co.
Sept. 6, Johann Henrich, Ger. S∙ sch., 411, J. Westmann, Keelung dug. 25, Coal. -JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Sept. 6, Marie Louise, Gorman barque, 442, A. Krichson, Nowohwang Aug. 18, Beans. WIELKI C→→
Sept. 5, Hainan, American steamer,
cleso,
5, Churruca, for Manila,
5, Diamante, for Manila.
6, Loudoun Castle, for Shangbai.
5, Claverhouse, for Foochow
5, El Dorado, for Swatow, ko.
6, Riga, for Singapore, &c. Yangtze, for Canton.
6, Somerset, for Singapore, &c. 6 Paladin, for Canton.
6, Rohilla, for Europe, dra 6, Yangching, for Cantos. 6 Washi, for Haiphong.
CLEARED.
Woodville, for Übefon. Euphratea, for Yokohama. Danube, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS, Anurzo.
Per Rohil'a, from Shangbal: for Hong- kong, Mesra H. Chane, L. Silvestre and Borvant, G. Poggi, J. Flemming, J. Ban- Berman, and 31 Chinese; for Southampton, Miss K. Thurston; for London, Mr John Kilmington.
Per Yung ching, from Shanghai, Mra Crowley, Messrs T. Woir and Chat, and 62 Chinese.
Per Albay, from Amoy, &o., Mr J. Harwood, and 26 Chinese.
Per Yangiste, from Shanghai, &o., Mr Schmidt, and 60 Chinese.
Por Fokien, from Tamant, &o., Mr G. Baor, 1 European, and 9 Chinese,
Per Pernambuco, from Saigon, 94 Chine. Per Elcuno, from Amoy, 20 Chinssa. For Paladin, from Shanghai, 7 Chinese. DEPARTED
Per Rohilla, for Southampton: from Shanghai, Mas Thurston; from Yokohama, Mrs Fan and child, and Mr Castane from Hongkong, Stuff Surgeon J. O'Sulli- van, a.b. For Maits: from Hongkong, Surgeon Geroral Mackinnon, ..
Per Diamante, for Manila, 3 Chinero. For Cinzerhuse, for Fonchow, 8biarso. Por Haghs, for Haiphong, 22 Chiness. Por Somerset, for Singapore, &c., 12 Chi- pose, and 1 karopean Seerage.
Per Riga, for Straits, 402 Chinose.
TO DEPART.
Pet Danube, for Bangkok, 194 Chinsas.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Rohilla reports: On the ith inst. spoko Sumatra bound to South, S. 8. Loudon Castle bound to North, and 8. S. Yungching bound to South.
The German 3-masted schooter Johann exrich reports: On the 20th Aug. sp ke Marie Louise from Newchwang to Bong. kong, off Turnabout.
The German barque Marie Louise reports: Idght variable winds and fine weather.
The Chinese steamer Fungching reports: Light Easterly winds and lino pleasant wes- ther throughout.
The
German barque Anna Bertha xe. ports: Light variable winds throughout.
The British atesmer Paladin reports Fram Shanghai to port. lgbt N.E. winds and calm weather.
The British steamer Albay reporte: | Left Talwanfoo Sopt. 3rd, and had frosh NE. breeze thence to Abog; arrived and left the latter part ou the 4th, and experi enced light variable winds and fine weather to Bongkong,
8. B. Serapis, In Aho, B. C. Ling! 17.M.S. Swinger, R. C Feng, and S. 8. Chefoo (in dock).
The British steamer Yangtze reports: Left Shanghai Lightship on the 2nd inst. at 6 a.m. Arri red Amoy on the 4th at 8.30 p.m.; left asin at 7 p.m. same day. Ar- rived Hongkong on the 6th at 6 a.m. Fine weather and light variable winds through-
out
The Britftb atsamer Fokien reparie Tamaul to Amoy frosh N.K. wind and fine weathor: Amoy to Hongkong variable wiuds and woather. In Tamsul: Co.'s str. Hailong, and S. 8. Big Shing. In Amoy H. M. & Swinger. Co.'s sir. Numoa, S. 8. Serapis, and S. 8. Chyfoo (in dook.)
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOOBOW.- for Kuangtung, at 11.30 a.m., on Tues.
day, the 7th inst.
For BAIGON,--
Per Tunis, at 5 p. w. To-morrow, the 7th inst., iustead of as previously noti God.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.-
Per Malacca, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 10th inst, instead of as pre- viously notifiad.
For STRAITS
OALOUTTA.- Per Suez and Arfateon Apear, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 11th inst.
SETTLEMENTS, AND
For JAPAN via KOBE-
Por Niigata Mart, at 5 p.m., on Felday,
the 17th lust.
MAILS DY TUZ ÜNITEd States Packet.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Noon-Kwangtung leaves for
Porta 4p-Emuy leaves for Manila.
[No. 5353, SEPTEMBER 6, 1880.
Es most crushing nature: hewas reported. to be very strong fu artillery, and twenty: Coast even guns have been taken from him. Ten thousand prisoners must have been some thing like half of bis army; and if we may judge that the other half must have been terribly disabled and armbed, little trouble need be feared from Ayoub for some time. Nothing is aald of the British lon
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, September :-
NoonAuction of Sundries at Naval
Yard.
THURST, September 9:-
Daylight-Albay leaves for Amay, de 1 p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoko-
hama and San Francisco. FRIDAY, September 10 !--
Thornhill leaves for Shanghai, Goods per Loudous Castle undelivered
after this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, September 11:-
Noou.Auction of piece or parcel Ground at Mr J. M. Armstrong's Sales Rooms. 3 p.m. and Arratoon Spear leave
for Singapore, &c.
We do not enjoy the favour of an exchange with any of our Irish contemporaries, and doubtless wa thereby loss much that is racy (if apocryphal) regarding things in Hong- kong. The Cork Examiner la said to excel in these tid-bits, and the latest in stated ta bo a tribute to the personal liberality of Sir Joba Pope Hennessy ku, rogard to the Irish Famine Relief Fund. We have not seen the paper in question, but are in- formed that the Cock joursalist has b on Noon.-Frouch Mail traves for Ports of eliging the praises of the Governor over
Cail and Europe.
a very common-place mit er Indeed. The SATERDAY, Soptember 18-
China Mail expressed a fear that Me Daylight-Mitsu Bisbi Mall leares for Hennessy would turn the Relief Fund
Yokohama, da
MONDAT, September 13 :---
FRIDAY, Septembar 24 -
to his own political ends, and got stormed 3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.'s at and deridel for Its paina by a ost
Steamer leaves for Yokohams and Santain section; but there is now a general Francisco.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTA, IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGGINTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI SITEA, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OP
Sods Water, Lemonade, Touis Water, Gingerade, Patats Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and othor Aerated Waters,
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
PASSENGERS Arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con: anit the Ales of local, Ohlus, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at the "CHI MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filled for reference.
feeling in the Colony that we were not so
very far wrong after all. Ons thousand pounds of the Chlusse subscription was, by betala engineering, directed towards the suoient City of Cork; sad this sum is now aradited, we are informed, to the personal munificence of John Pope Honnery, No official acknowledgoment of that sum has yet been received by the Committes, so we understand; and it would therefore appear that His Excellency, probably without his active consent, in being parsed off in Ireland an a philanthropio donor upon insufficient grounds,
WHAT might have bean but for the prompt measures taken to deal with it a serious conflagration took place on Saturday evan- ing at the Praya, East. & junk laden with 1,090 tins of kerosine oil, bad just been brought alongside the Praya Wall so as to allow of the tlos, contalising in all over two thousand gallons of oil, being landed for storage in Monate Landatelu's' godowns there, when, as the work of delivery was just being begun, this dangerous cargo was found to be on fire. No explanation of how the fire could have broken out is forthcom ing. It was generally believed, we under. Blood, that kerosino so packed was virtually safe for purposes of oarriage, Inspector
van wat promptly on the ground, with a perty of willing belpers and a manual en- gine. A number of the tins were thrown into the harbour, where some of them after- wards burst and burnt fiercely, but the Water The publication of this issue commenced Police were on the watch and prevented the at 7.45 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEFT. 6, 1880.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."| (Per E, E. A. &t 0, Telegraph Co.'s Line.)
GENERAL RODARTS ARRIVED AT KANDAHLAR,
BOMBAY, Sept. 4 General Roberts arrived at Kandahar on the Slet ultimo.
AYUB KHAN DEBBATED; TWENTY-SEVEN ause
VIA BOMBAY, Sept. 4 Ayub Khan has been defented with a low of 27 guos and 10,000 prisoners.
TAKEN AND TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.
The
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
next AMERICAN MAL may be expected here on or about the 14th inst, by the . & 0. steamer Garlic, which left Ban Francisco on the 17th Angust. .
ALL Dotices of births, marriages, or deaths
The United States Mail Packet City of must, to ensure publication, be fully au
for
Peking, will be despatched on TACRE thenticated by the name and address of the DAY, the 9th September, with Matle sender. It adds to seaurity if those from
Japsu, 8as Francisco, the Uulted
Honolulu, Peru, &c. out-stations are sent through some person States,
Canada, which will be closed as follows 0.15 P.M.-Registry ceases.
known at this office.
0.30 P.M.Fost-Ollico closes, but Letters
TENDEES are called for by Government for (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with the re-erection of Bowrington Bridge.
extro Postage Late Fee of 10 cents until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Nop Unton West Fadles We are informed by the agents (Messrs (except the Bahuman and Hayti), Jardine, Matheson & Co), that the steam- Munte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay abip Gielearn left. Singapore for this port, aanout be sent by this route.
Bep on Sunday, the Sil instant. Honghong, Aug, 25, 1890.
MAILS BY EN FERNOR FLOKET,— Ws leam that the S. 8. Gaelic will leave Te French Contract Puoket Anadyr Yokohama for this port, to-morrow morn-
will be despatched on MONDAY,
fire spreading or any damage baing done. The Police, however, were powerless to pre- vent a considerable amount of looting and a large number of the tins were stolen by the boat people, who swarmed about. A case arising out of this was before the Court to-day. In less than an hour after the first of the Are was seen the junk was scut- tled and all datiger effectually put an end to. To make sasaranico doubly suro Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s fire engine and that from No. 3 Station stood by the scene In case of their services being yet re quired. The kerosino was the property of Mr Lammert, who was, at Can- ton at the time. No personal damage of any moment was done; we have not heard the estimated loss of property. It might be worth while making some enquiry as to the possible or probable cause of o uses of this outbreak of fire, so ̈s, in vfew of the large trade there is in the arti de, to frame farther precautions against the recurrence of anything of the kind fa
faturu.
A COMPARATIVE statement of revande and expenditure for the month of July 1880, and for the first seven months of the pro sont and last year, is published in the Ga. sette The receipts for July last year word $107,035, and for July of the present year (for which year the whole estimate was $1,024,028) were $134,500. The corral. ponding payments wore, for July 1879, $85,941, and for July 1880, $37,523; the estimate for 1880 being $974,372). The receipts for the first saven months of 1879 were $871,828; for the same period of 1880, ' $627,000, showing a ust increase of $55,778. The largest increase was of course in the Police, Lighting, Fire, Waler and Brigade Rater, amely $36,425. In Ncauces there was an increase of $14,385; in postage
the 13th September, with Molls to ending, with Mile from San Francisco to the 813,625; In land revenue of $4,6B9; in in foos of office $1,782. through the United Kingdom and 17th August
samps $4,591; and in fees Europe, via Naples; to Salgon, Etralia Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Cylon, A PARADE and inspection of the Volunteer The total of the increases of ton items of the Australasian Colonies, Pondlebéry,
Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Government Fire Brigades will be bold scoount was $74,492 There wore de and Gibraltar.
on Tuesday next, the 7th inst, at 6 p.m. creases on two items only of the recsipta,
Ted for Satt Fraucitoo via Yokohama, J. W. Conner, Fakhon Sept. 2, Heibow 1, The usual hours will be observed in closing any at the Central Fire Belgade Sta: fines and fees $16,531, and miscellaneous
on FRIDAY, the 24th Instant, 1880, at and Macao 5, General-RUSSELL & Co.
9 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South Amerion, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohams, with Btoamorn from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on Board until 4pm. of the 23rd September. FAROEL ratio in same day, all Facel Fackages PACKAGES will be received at the Coe should be marked to address lo full; value of came in required.
A Reduction le made on Raruar PAJ BAGE TICKETS.
Consular Invoices to accompany Over land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Colleator of Our toms, San Francisco,
For further information as to Freight Or Parage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Contral.
CHAS. II, HAÏWELL, JE.,
Agent. Hongkong, September 8, 1830.
Fept. 5. Pernambuco, British steamer, 643, Hyde, Saigon Sept. 1, Rice and Gederal-MELOMERS & CO.
Sept. 6, Yung-shing, Chin. steamer, 781, F. Wallace, Shanghai Sept., General. C. M. S. N. Co.
Fept. 6, duna Bertha, German barque, 468, H. Keanas, Newchwang Aug. 15,
the Mails, doc.
HOURS OF OLDSING,
THE FRENCH MAILS. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, dr., by the French Contract
Saturday,
Packet
F.M-Money Order Office alones
Post Office olones, ezaapt the NIGHT Box which is alway open out of Office boars,
Sept. 6, Sumatra, British barque, 710, Arthur Tribe, Ningpo Aug. 20, Samahao,~ | Monday,— ÜHINERS,
Bapt. 6, Paladinj British steamer, 890, Parker, Shanghai Supt. 1, 8.30 p.m. General-O, M. 8. N. Co.
F. Ashton, Taiwanfoo Bapt. 8, and Amoy 4, Sept," B, Albay, British steamer, 365, Sugar-DovazaS LAPRAJK & Co.
Sept. 6, Yangtze, British steamer, 782, Bebaltz, Shanghai Sept. 2, 5 am, and Amoy 4,7 p.m., General-STEMESEN & OD. Bapt. 6, Fokies, British steamer, 509, J. Q. Abbott, Tameuf Sept. 3, and Amoy 5, Be24 General,DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & ÚO,
tion,
receipts $2,190, together $18,721,-showing
an we have said a'uek balance of $55,772,
Tas maximum and minimum readings of The payments for the corresponding period the barometer at the Harbour Office were of 1879, wers $550,212, as against for the respectively 91 on Tuesday and Wednesday, first seven months of the present year, The corresponding $634,909, in increase of $4,707,- smaller and 77 on Sunday. figures at thu Feak wore 80, which is to increase in the payments than in the receipts corded on Sunday and the three following of $51,015. The total of the increases ` days, and 71 on Saturday and Friday.
under ten heade in the payments, was $43,082, and of these the following wan Post Office open,
Tus telegram announcing the signal defeat the antef (exclusive of Kutablishments, la A-Registry of "Lettere ones.
Posting of all printed matter of Ayoub Khas, at or near Kandabar, will which there was an increase of 81,807), bo read with anonse of relief by our readers, namely, Postmaster-General $14,494, Polios. A.M.Mails closed, except for Late It was fated that Ayoub would have $13,633, Government Gardens (new 11.10A.M.Letters may be posted with slipped from the reso of the avenging heading for expenditure, there being no Late Foe of 10 cents until British army ander General Roberts; but payments on this account in 1879, when 11.30 when the Post Office does the English leader appears to have achieved the work was done under the Surveyor
cutirely. ..Lato Letters may be posted a most swift re-vindication of our arms near General) $6,352; pensione, &c. $1,756 ; on board the packet with Late the Boone of the former reverse. The educational, $1,4243 the other increases Foo of 10 cents until time of defeat of the Afghan chief must have been are trifling. The total of the decreaseN ON departure.
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and patterna testet,
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