2
For Sale.
SEASON 1880,
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
WILL RECEIVE
by
NEXT AMERICAN MAIL,
their first
EXTENSIVE SUPPLY
af
EXCELLENT
AMERICAN STORE 8,
for
THE COMING COOL SEASON.
The Mail is due about the 28th: Instant.
JUST LANDED, FOR THE SPORTING SEASON,
PIECE S. FOWLING
At Invoice of Merz P. WEELKYS' 13-bore BREBOM LOAD- ING CENTRAL FIRE GUNS More WARD & Boss 12 bare CENTRAL FIRE BREECH LOADING BANNERLESS
AND SELF-COUKINO GUNS.
GREEN CARTRIDGE CASES.
HARD AND SOFT WADS,
Mails.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAKION, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES;
AL80, BOMBAY, MAHE, ST, DENIS, AND
PORT LOUIS.
N SATURDAY, the 20th September, 1880, at Noon, the Company's 6. 8. PEIRO, Commandant PELLEGRIN, with Malls, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above pisoss.
Cargo and Specte will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and no- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Kurope,
Shipplug Orders will be granted ant Noon
Insurances.
ANGT8-ZE
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
INSURANCE LONDON & STAFFORDSHIRE FIBR
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).........Tia. 420,000 PERMANENT Rxsaavs..Tim. 230,000 SPECIAL RESKREYE FUND.........Th. 265,268
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-)
OUMULATIONE, 8th...The 913,288 April, 1880........}
Directors.
F. B. FORBES, Esq., Chairman. W. M. BOYD, Esq. W. METERING, Esq. J. H. PINGRvoas, F. D. RITOK, Esq.
Eng.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI. Mosere RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
نج
London BraNUE: Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co.. Bankers.
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, 68 and 63, Cornhill, POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.
Cargo wül be received on board unton 4 p.m., Specle and l'arcela until 3 p.m. o the 24th September, 1880, l'arcals are ant to be agut on board; they must be left the Agency's (five)
Contenla and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Joinpany's Office,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.
Hongkong, September 15, 1880, 3626
Subject to a obarge of 12 % for Interest Shareholders' Capital, all the ProFITS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an- noally distributed among all Contributora of Business in proportion to the Premis paid by theo.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, May 11, 1889.
10c80
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
E following Additional STOCK of Occidental & Oriental Steam- | Position of the Company at the close of the THE
BOOKS,
USEFUL, INTERESTING & AMUSING,
"Funy Foreigners."
Shakespeare's Bondoir," 3 Vols.
"Animals Painted by Themaolvoa."
"Birthday Autograph Books," with Co-
loured Plater
Jules Verne's "Works," Complete.
"Visit to Japan, China and Indis." "Sleepy Sketches,"
"Leaves from a Sketch Book."
"The Shilling Bistory of England." Bacau's "Essays."
"The Study of Rocks,"
Sullivan's "Spelling Books."
"The Art of Teaching Young Minds.”
Milton's "Paradies legained." "Every Man in his Bumour."
Gleig's "Sebool Series "
"The Elements of Economien."
"The Elemonta of Banking."
**Bludien in Dubla Eutry Book Keeping." "Progressive Exercises in Book-Koeping"
and Key.
**Elements of ferbanles Designs."
*The Puzzle of Life"
Wood's "Etrange Dwellings."
Presco's "Telegr-phy."
A Treatise on Photography."
Ball's "Astronomy."
**Nautical Astronomy and Navigation." "Dist. of Roman and Gresk Autiquities." Harting's "The Sea."
Barling's "Subterranean World." **Manual of Scripture History,"
"A Complete Course of French Language."
The Child's Latin Accidence."
"The Child's Latin Primer,"
"Public School Latin Primer."
"Public School Latin Grammar,"
**New English and Latin Dictionary."
"Sabaidia Primaria.” "German Chit Chat,”
**History of English Language and Litera
ture."
"Biography Exemplary." Cory Books,
SCHOOL ATLAS..
"Physical Geography."
"Leading Eventa in English History," "Historical Questions and Answers,” "Algebra Theoretical and Practical," with
Koy.
"Algebra Exercises and Problems,"
"Explicit Euolid and Key,”
"Inorganic Chemistry."
"Practical Chemistry,"
"Electricity," by Dr. Ferguson.
*Vegetable Physiology."
"Animal Physiology."
**Elementary Mechanica."
"Sketches of Animal Life,” "Analogy of Religion."
Chambers' "Information for the People." Chambers' "Miscellany," 10 Vols. Chambers' "Papers for the People," 6 Vols. **Readers' Book of Allusions."
Balzac's "The Comedie Humaine."
**Beandful Pictures,” 2 Vols.
Blake'a "Etchings.”
"Observations on Popular Antiquities,"
**Harter's Select Works."
Colman's "Humorous Works.”
"Golden Treasury of Thought.”
"The House of Life.” Jenning's "Rosteroolans,” Lamb's "Complete Works,"
"Practical Notes on Wine,” **Evolution of Human Race," "The Lady's Guide.".
"The Indian Meal Book.”
“Manu J of Practical Anatomy."
Observation on Treatment of Cholera," "Domestic Management." *English Spelling and Spelling Rates,"
Inflected "English
Wards. Thin
• Lady would like to Know.” Catedcats.
Josephus ** Complete Works,”
"Nature Pictures"
"Other Men's Minds,"
"The Modern Playinste,"
"Home Book for Young Ladies." Tovus.nd's "Manual of Dates," "Hamorons Bketches,"
Old Pictures in New Frames,"
The Brad Broad Oosan.”
**Tresrury of the Earth.”
Pepys "Disry and Correspondance.
Abbeys, Castles, and falls of England," Sheridan's "Complete Works."
dra, dno., Hongkong, September 29, 1880.
Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
WITH THE CONNECTION
IN
CENTRAL
and
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
last financial year, the 30th April, 1880.
CaptraL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000,00 CAPITAL PAID-UP
800,000.00 RESERTE FUND........ ..$425 000 00 BALANCE UNDIVIDED...........$ 70,278.49 DIVIDEND PAID TO SHARE-
HOLDERS #8
20% per Anuum. DIVIDEND PATS TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF B BINESS, 25 % on the amoont of their Contributions.
BE Company grants Policies on MARIN To be a parts of the World, pay- sbis at any of ita Agencies,
Contributory Dividends are PAYABLE TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSI-
HOLDERS OR NOT.
HITHERTO CALLED THE STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. BE Undersigned are prepared to issue
Current Rates,
Tourer resting FIRE RISKS 20
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Agents, Hongkong, August 26, 1880),
TUK CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG,
GENOLES at all the Treaty Ports of Chlan and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon And Penang.
Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Ports.
NO CHARGE FOR POLIUT FEEL.
JAS, B, COUGHTRIE,
Becretary,
Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
Intimations.
NEWS
FOR HOME.
The Overland China Mail
-
[The sides Durland Paper in China) PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE Exelish MAIL Containing from 72 to 84 columns of clossiy printed matter. THIS Mail Summary la complied from the Dally China Mail, in published twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's departars, and la a re- cord of cach fortalght's current history of events in China and Japan, con
reports and collated tributed in origiublished at the various from the journals poris in thoan Countries.
It contains Shipping news from Bhanghai, Hongkong Summary
Canton, &s, and a complete option, 5 cents per Copy (postage Subscription,
56 conta.) $18 per annum (postage $13.50.
TRE 8. S. GARLIO will be despatch NESS WHETHER THEY ARE BEARS-ald
ed for San Francisco via Yokohama, ON SATURDAY, the 20th lost, 1880, at 8 p.to., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamer from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on Board until pm. of the 24th September. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office nati! 5 p.m.
1.10. same day: all Parcel Packages should be
to address in full; value of name is
marked.
A REDOCTION is made on Reruas Pas- SLUK
TICERTS. Consular invoices to accompany Over land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Can toma, San Francisco,
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Central. OHAS. H. HAS WELL, JR..
Agent. Hongkong, September 22, 1880.
SHIMAIL STEAM
Ne25
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
B. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, August 13, 1880,
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Aeta of Parliament,
ESTABLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
Tondersigned, AGERTs at Hongkong
for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on ang Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the arual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,
GILMAN & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, July 6, 1875.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824
Capital of the Company £1,000,0008terling
of which in paid up £160,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £ 120,000 £250,000
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KODE Annual Income
AND INLAND SEA.
THE 8. S. SUMIDA MARU, Captain due here on or about the 27th Instant, will be despatched as aboro on SATURDAY, the 2nd October, at Daylight.
Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Office up to 6 p.m. of 1st October.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight
All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
2)
RATES OF PASSAGE.
20,
TO KOBE............Cabin $60. Stserege $15,
YOKOHAMA &
Do, Do. $75. NAGASAKI...f A REDUCTION is made on Rarvas Cams CABOO and PASSENGER for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai,” Mail Steamer at Kobe.
PASSAGES,
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's Orvices, No. 50 Quens's
ROAD CENTRA.G.·
Hongkong, September 20, 1880.
COMPE
062
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TERRANEAN PORTS, BOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON;
AL90, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Ateam-ship LOMBARDY, Capt. Adamson, will leave tbia on WEDNESDAY, the 8th October, at 4 p.m.
For further Particulars, apply to
A. MoÏVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, September 20, 1880.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANUF
·COMPANY,
THE
**
73
RP
Пa Undersigned have been appointed Tende the bore Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow Shanghal and Haukow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
paid
Orders should be sent to Gro. MURRAY BAIN, thina Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than noon of the day the English Mail Steamer leaves.
Terms of Advertising, same as in Daily China Mail
Ninth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now Ready. No. 1.-Vol. IX.
-OF THE
"CHINA REVIEWUD
CONTAINS
The Educational Curriculum of the Chinese.
Louis de CamõeOK.
Inscriptions on Red Paper, Pictures, Eta,
on Obinare Street-doors, Notes on the Corean Language.
To-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON VĨA BUBZ CANAL.
The Co's Steamship "Bellerophon"
Capt. T. W. FREEMAN, will be despataked on
or about the 16th October.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta, Hongkong, September 23, 188),
SHIPPING;
ARRIVALS,
Sept. 23, Taffarette, French barque, 337, Bouchet, Nawahwang Bept. 1, Bests.-- CHINKS.
Sept. 28, Peiho, French steamer, 2078, Pellegrin, Shanghai Sept. 20, Mails and General.-MBAGURIES MARITIMES,
Sept. 28, China, German steamer, 648, T. 0. Ackermann, Shanghal Sept. 19, Gen Bral,-SIENA & Co.
Sept. 23, Lota, British tarque, 472, Dad- feld, Cardiff May 15, and Batavia Sept. 4, Coal,-Bonzo Co., LIMITED,
DEPARTURES
Bept. 23, Bellerophon, for Amoy à Shanghai.
33, Laerter, for Singapore, &c.
CLEARED.
Raphael, for New York.
Caroline, for Macassar. Ceylon, for Manila,
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
For Feiho, from Shanghat: for Hong- kong, Mr John McIntyre, and 3 Chinese for Marseilles, Meara Darling, Deacon, Hart, and Feindel.
Per China, for Shaogbal, 27 Chiness.
DAPARTAD.
Par Laertes, for London; from Hong- kang, Mr and Mrs Tomlin and 3 children; from Shanghai, Mr and Mrs. Smálb, and Capt. Johnson.
For Bellerophon, for Amoy, &o, Mr Thos. Begy
SHIPPING REPORTS, The Frabol steamer Peile reporta:| Very strong N.N.W, breeze,
The German steamer Okina : reports : Left Shanghai at noon on the 19th lost, arrived at Hongkong on the 23rd at 6a had light variable wind and fine weather to Tungying Island; from there strong N.K. wind 24 hour, followed by light N.W. wind and sultry rainy weather. On the 2015 at 5.80 p.m. passed the English Mai!
Pen-shan faland,
POST: OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:—
For SHANGHAL-
Per Bombay, at 9.30 am, on Saturday,
the 25th inst.
For AMOY AND TAMSUL-
[No. 5964,- SEPTkmbér 28, 1880.
General Memoranda. Saturday, September 25 :-
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of
Phe Call and Europe. Noon Fokien leave for Amoy, de 3pm.-Abation of Household Furniture, dry at No. 14, Arbuthnot Road (by Me 3. M. Armstrong), bag
be largely Inéteased. It is pretty well understood that about two thirds of the drug prepared in this Colony finds its way to California and Australia; and while the opportunity now soon to be farnished of shipping the prepared arti ole from Baoan via Honolult will be a
-Sp.m.--Occidental & Uriental 8. 8. Corious blow to the Hongkong Farmer, Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Basit will also tend materially to affect the Temunerative carrying trade, beson ta Francisco,
thome countrianWe are seriously in. clined to think that, in every see the sation of the Government hare is calon-
4 p.m.-Diamanta lesrea for Manila.
SUNDAY, September 28
10 a.m.--- Douglas Isavas for Coast Forta Inted to drange the trade of the Co-
THURSDAY, September 30:--
Meath loaves for Port Tarvis,
town, dre. 4.p..-Afenmuir Itays In Port win, do on or about this date. Famay, October 15m.
loay to an extent hitherto nathought Cook of. If, therefore, Governor Hen. Deney was influenced by the Chinese Government in advocating the stop- page of emigration from the Colony to Honolulu" soppioultion = "What is by no means beyond the bounds of probabl Bey-It would sets that the Chines Clovernment will be considerable gainers by kis pliant action, while the Colony Daylight-Milan Bishi Mall-leaves for i will be a heavy lower in more ways than
Yokohama, do
ome. The result is very aggettivo, and looks as if the: Governor had been our WEDNESDAY, October 6
9 pm Meeting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at ft Head Office, Hongkong. SaturdaŤ, Octobsz 2 2~*
My
-English Mail leaver for Port of me, by hincoming natīvo friends, while the montimental questions Call and Europa,
surrounding emigration have been sim- ply brushed naide as argumente shat have becred thale "purpose and had their betonded effect upon this peculiar
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, notions and feelings of the Merciful
Established 4.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. 8. WATSON & CO......
Man". Apart from the diversion of the trade from Hongkong and the de preciation in valus which this recens more may cause to the revenues of the Colony, it must be remembered that the Chinese have succeeded in circum-
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, | renting abler.diplomatists than Sir John
WHOLESALE ANd Estaiz DeusGTITS,! IMPORTERS
DAUamars' SUNDRIES, Nusser Requr aires, Toiler Requisites, ExoliSH, AMERICAN, AND Freton PätkT
MEDICINES.S MANUFACTURERS
or
Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Glogerado, Potass Wator, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aorated Water, Kis The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878
Passegazus arriving in Hongkong, or any other "persons who may desire to com- sult the files of lool, China, Japan Ameriqsa, English, Indian or Austrn--
Par Folien, at noon, on Saturday, the v
25th Inst
For MANILA.-
Hennessy can claim to be. If the mult would only tend to open the Governor'a eyes to some of the radical mistakes of his policy, something would be gained, even although much else be lost, che
A LOCAL AND, GENERAL
The next Ausmidan Mam, may be expectaă to ive bee on, ar about the 39th Last., by the 0. & D. steamer Océanie, which bringe San Francis dažas up to the lsk Instant. The next Fausch Man, may be locked for horm by the M. M. steamer Sindh, on the 25th (Saturday). She bringe London dates to the 90th August
126 mart Esstisa Hait may be repented to
azriya haza, by the P. &:0, stepmer Indus, on the 27th or 28th, Monday or Tuesday next, he brings Loudon dates to the 27th Angustia
The 8.8. Oceanic,
maila
San Francisco Ec, to the 1st inat, left Yokohatus for this port to-day.
Ilan newspapera, are invited to call at We learn that the F. & Q. stömmer Indus, the "Conra Mail" Offos, where over with the next Zogijah Mall, loft Bingapore sixty newspapers, dailion and weeklies, för Hongkong on Wednesday, the 22-d from these countries, are now filed for lust, as 6 pm, soru) reference.
Tas following were the closing Exchange The publication of this issue commenced quotations at Foochow on the 18th Bep- tamber, as supplied by Messes Weeke and at 7.55 μm.
4 monthe, sight sredit,
dools.
The China Mail.
זן
HONGKONG, THURIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1880, Wx.are equated to state that the Javora in the pirasyon will bok be required to
Per Diamante, at 3.30 pm, on Saturday, THERE Are veral considerations connectstond till Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock, sad ed with the recent grant of a subsidy to that the attendance of the rest of the Jurors the China Merotianis Steam Navigation paral
the 25th inst
Modern Biography in Okins.-The Grand For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOTHOW) Company at Honolula which are worthy/mmoned for these Soulons will not be re
Secretary Li
Annar.
Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Querlas :--
Dice.
Chinens Colna
Land Tenure in China.
The Chinese Court.
Anolent Bridal Customs Compared.
A Substitute for Tea. The "Blue River," Errata:-
Canton Syllabary.
Fa-Helen and His English Transistors,
-Corrigenda..
Note on the Kitchen-God. Books Wanted, Exobangan, da.
Hongkong, September 11, 1880-
Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during His Majesty King George The First, their stay in Hongkong Harbour -
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of
A. D. 1720.
-
ПRE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:---
Marine Department.
Polisies at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Forts of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department. Policion issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed, Life Department,
Polisies faaned for some not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above
Company, are prepared to grant I TADoes at current reiss,
MELCHERS & 00., Agents, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, October 27, 1873,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE) - CAPITAL,--TWO-MALLIONS
MILLIONS STEELING,
ROSIR WELT. American ship, Capt. 0. C. Welt-Arabold, Karberg & Co.
SAN JOAQUIN, American ship, Capt. J. B. Drinkwater. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
OrYLON, American barque, Captain Hay:.| den kural & Co.)
TITANIA, British ship, Captain W'm. Townsend.-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
MINNIS CARVILL, British barque Capt P. T. Clark.--Eduard Hohellhass & Co.
JAMES BAILEY, American ship, Captain. Jan. W. Manu.-P. & O. 8. N. Co
STILLKAN B. ALLER, American barque, Capt. W. S. Eldredge. Tong Song Woo.
WELLE, Gorman steamer, Captain Mass mann-Meyer & Co.
Per Douglas at 9 a m., on Sunday, the
26th Inst.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.—--
the 28th last.
of note. On the 27th of July the vote quired before Wednesday next, at 10 for a subsidy of $24,000 per annum to D'elect and the above-named Chinese Company WAS
negatived by one volo; but on the A rates alsem of fits was given last night, Per Quinta, at 5.80 p.m., on Tuesday, following day, upon the passing of the Some furnace at West Print bad been vote being again moved, it was carried emitting sparks and one of the Govern» by a majority of 24 to 16. Upon this
For BANGKOK,--.
-Per Dale at 5 pm, on Tuesday, the
28th Inst
For FORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,
· SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, 44-o Per Meath, at 6 pm., on Wednesday,
the 29th inst.
For JAPAN via KOEF.—
somewhat unusual proceedings strong fire coolles being told it was a fire. comments have been made by the rushed off and gave the alariu. witbons Commercial Advertiser, who mys that making the alightest suquicy as to the well it half what report says be true, the foundedness of whatba bad been told. proceedings outside of the Legislature, Thane false alaros do e doal of “barm. that affected the decided change in the When men are called out when there is no vote of the preceding day, are a disgracewall" their promptums when there really to thom concerned, and deep in propor-
Per Sumida Maru, at 5 pm, on Friday, tion to their elevation. In short, is a wolf may seffer, and, sa promptness in
the lat October."
lobbying had been put into practice the great stompoy in the menus of fire ex- by certain adepts in the businow." This tinguishing, a pabilo celsanity
For AMOY AND MANILA.-.
Fer Eloane, is postponed till farther harga is one which we are of course fosterad. A falso alarma in the middle of
notice.
MAILS BY TOES STATE PACKET
unable to pronounce upon at this dis
tance, Great objection was taken at the day is peralisely condemnable, the passage of the subeldy itom, on the
ground that much harm would follow Two telegrams were monived in town to-day The Australian Contract Packet Normanby | the unlimited Inănx of Chinese into the that a steins-launch had been seen to cap- will be despatched from Bingapore, pountry. But this argument was motion of Pokfocium, and it was added that with Mails for Thursday Island, Gook by the Minister of Finance, who con
town, Oleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel tended that, as they were powerless to six or serio persons were drowned. There Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmania,
New Zealand, Fiji, and Melbourne, keep Chinese out of the country and a spas a catastrophe off Poklonlam, we hmur, Correspondence may be despatched two-thirds of the revenue was derived but according to the most reliable reports, from Hongkong by the French Mai from Chinese, there was no reason to the steam-launchy was neither; the subject on the 25th lost,
da draw a distinction and not give a subsidy ner the name of it, but materially lossened. Correspondance cannot be Registered after
10 mm; nor printed matter, dz posted:
to one line as well as another, the unioushes of 1). A. Obiome junk,
A perusal of the arguments for and
against this meastire forcibly recals to catching a andden and strong gust of wind, The Mails will be closed at 11. Late fee mind the notion of the Hongkong Gown espaised. Das of the Big se ferry 1110 to 11.30. Supplementary Mall vernment against the Honolulu trade, bosts that ran to Aberdach a near the on board with 10 cents late fes till tire and suggests some interesting reflections. spot at the time, and was fortunate enough of departures We have already given our opinion upon to surooed fo sating sil those who had been board the junk anve two persODE, & WO-
Correspondence for Bouthern and Western the ill-advised policy, which drave the Australia can be sent by this ronte il trade between Honolulu and this port to desired, but as a general rule it is Canton and it is now apparent that the man and a chifi. The junk was sunk, better to send it vik Galls.
| Chinams have benefited by the action. ↑ We have not heard what lows this repre- 25 referred to. Had Hangkang not been wants, In cargo doo.
shut out from the branch of common
To-day's Advertisements. Hongkong, Sep 21, 1830.
FOR AMOY AND TAMBUL
גי .
The Steamship
24 Folien,”
Captain Asmorr, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 36th Inst., at Noor
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, Eeptember 23, 1680
25
KAILA 31 TEL BRANCH PLUKE there is every younou to suppose that the
of
The French Contract Packet Feiko Chinese line would never bave received The Supreme Court was occupied to-day will be despatched on SATURDAY, the support it has now obtained from in Criminal Seralong, but did not alt in the 25th Septembar, with Malls to and the Hawailan Legislature, Bir John through the United Kingdom and Hennemy has thus had the miisfaction Europe, giá Naples: to Salern, Bhalla of playing into the hands of the Chinces Bettlements, Batavia, Burman, Ceylon
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mail, dac“
* India. (við Madras), the Australasian Company at the expense of Hongkong Colonies, Adan, Karps Sales and Merchants, both foreign and native. Gibraltar
With regular line once established between Canton and Honolulu, the whole of the trade which was formerly in the hands of merchants of this Colony, and which was carried in foreign vessa, will now find its way by the route opened up by this Chinees Company,
FOR SWATOW, AMOX & FOUCHOW,
The Steamship
Dornas MAILS SY TER UNITED STATES PACKET. -Capt. 8. Asmion, will be | The United States Mal. Pacist Goslia, wil'
daspatobed for the above be despatched on STRDA the The leading Chingas however, DON- SUNDAY, the 25th Indian 35th lusse with Mails for Japart, aut how my old wan
Frunoloo, the United blatan. Canada, Honolulu, Perp, do, which will be appear to be much more natate and far- in the whi closed as follows Honolulu within only communica
Mighted than our local Government 2.16 v.. Reglitry conssa. D
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant
Pontorus against the Risk of FIRE on Parts Baildings or on floods alored therelu, ov
10. 068 Goode on board Vessels and on Bulls of
Vessels in Harbour, At the naal Torga And Conditiona
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- dolved, and trasmitted to the Directors for, their decision, the
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant
If required, protection will be granted on Policles against Fire to the extent to mnt alhas Laven up to £1000 na ● Single $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored Life therein, at on-rout focal rates, axbject to a Discount of 20% on the Premla,
NORTON & Co., Agente.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
* For Eates of Premincus, forses of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
De
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Hongkong, September 23, 1880, 828 3.30 2. Post-fle closes, but Latters with California and Australia, and this
TO LET
Terma moderate,:
BUNGALOW, VICTORIA PEAK, with every Accommodation and Tennis Lawa; Formasion about middle of October,
J. G. SMITH & Co., Apply to
bDuddell Street. Hongkong, September 28, 1880,
·680
(except for Non-Union Countrice) may fact has apparently not been lost be posted on board the Panket with sight of by the shrewd, Celestiala, IF Late Few of 10 couts entre Postage we are not midinformed; the Oplam until the time of departure Farm at Honolulu has passed into Compondanos for Non-Union West Indies the hands of one of the strongest rivals (except the Bahamas and Hayt), of the new Hongkong Opium Farmer for Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay the paltry sum of $40,000) and if this cannot be sent by this route,
be true, the already wearing anxieties of 6820 | the Opium Monopolist here are likely to Hongkong, Sept. 23, 1880,
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