For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. RERIVED FOR SALE HAVE
Ea recently arrived Mail and other Steamships.
Intimations.
THIS HAIR WASH has bem prepared by us for the last 20 years. Its sale is steadily increasing in India, the Straits and Japan. It esscu all the qualities of a Hair Oil or Pomade without their stiekti. news. It induces a lienithy action of the scalp and nourishes the Huir. Dandruff nover appears whilst is in use. It con. talna none but the best ingredients, and the greatest care is taken in the com-
·BY EVERY pounding. When the Hair falls off after |
any other sickness, this Wash will surely prove of the greatest value.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH: GBO CERIES,
RKOEIVED FREAD SUPPLJEA
MAIL,
APPLES, Green and Dried. MOLASSES, Canned and Bottled, EASTERN CREAM CHÉESE. BYE MEAL, BUCKWHEAT. INDIAN CORN HEAL, OATMEAL. O RACKED WHEAT, HOMINY.
A 8BORTED JELLIES in Glass Jare.
NUTS BABOZlona, Brazil,
SHELLBARE, ÁLMONDE,
FEDAN, WALNUTS
and PEANUTS
GREEN TURTLE, 11b, and 21b. Oases. RUSSIAN CAVIARE,
QX-TONGUES, Smoked and Pickled.
O LAM CHOWDER.
EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK. RICHARDSON & ROBIN'S DEVILLI:D
MEATS.
ITALIAN PASTES, MACCARONI &od
VERMICELLI.
EASTERN HAMS and BACON.
SMOKED SALMON.
[ALIFORNIA"
RACKER
OMPANY'S BISCUITS.
Alphabetical BISCUITS.
Soda CRACKERS. Water B13CUITS.
Ginger CAKES
Milk BISQUITS.
Oyater BISCUITS.
HORSE RADISH in Bottlen
Bound Lamb's TONGUES.
Comb HONEY in Original Frames. Sound Pig's FEET.
Stralood and Camb. HONEY in Bottles.
Family Fig PORK in Kogi,
Family Man BEEF in Koga, No. 1 Boston MACKEREL'in Kits.
Salmon BELLIES io Kits. Paragon MACKEREL in Tins..
ག་". English BRAWN..
Compressed OX-TONGUE.
Compressed Córzed ̧BEEF, Cutting's Dessert FRUITS to 241b Cares.
Astort Canned VEGETABLES. |-- * MINCEMEAT, ‣
Sausage MEAT.
Assorted SOUPS.
Stuffed PEPPERS,
Queen's OLIVES.
**
Assorted PICKLEŠ
California CANDIES.
The American BROILER.
Walls IRONS.
“Lemon SQUEEZERS.
Cob & BLACKWELL
Com
MOUS
HOUSEHOLD,
ST.OXES
Wiltshire BACON in Wrapper.
Irish Bolooted BACON in 2lb & 4lb Tias.
Cumberland HAMS.
Breakfast TONGUES.
Russia OX-TONGUES.
Oxford SAUSAGES.
THE
LAOU-TI-KEE HAIR WASH
An unique and dugint appendage to the Tuilet,
combining in itself the
properties of a Hair E
Grease, Wash, and
Kustorer:
PREPARED ONLY BY
老
J. LLEWELLYN & CO., chemists, be
SHANGHAI,
DIRECTIONS.
A small portion to be poured upon the Dead, and to be Trulied into theo voog af the Huic.
No Pomado, required. *
From its grunt nourishing power on the! jollicles it may in tune cause Hair to retur to its natural color; it, however, does not contain a particle of any dying ingredient. Using it constantly will most certainly pre- vent to Hair falling. It is cleanly in use, the smallest quantity sulliding. It is no sediment, and therefore requires no shaking:
J. LLEWELLYN & Co.,
→Shmykai. Hongkong Ayente LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Entertainment.
ST. ANDREW'S HALL, CITY HALL.
HE GELIERETAPEL will give ERT in aid of the Dity
above Hall,
Hall Funds,
THIS EVENING,
the 20 January...
PROGRAMME.
PART 1.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
The Co.'s Steamship
"Volga,
Commandant Guirand, will be despatelyd for fO-MORROW, the 21st
YOKOHAMA Instant, at 10 nm.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
·Agent." Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
NOTICE.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS. The Co.'s Steamship
**Tranquilly," Commandant. PUTES, will bo dospatched for SHANGHAI TOMORROW, that Instant, at 3 p.m.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agents
Hongkong, January 20,-1881.
FOR AMOY
WA
ANTED, Employment by the ADvER TISER. Has had several years ex perience in BOOK-KEEPING and Accours AddressVEITAS," Chind Mail Office."
Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
NOTICE
1820
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCATS:
STEAM-FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,. POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES
ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, JALOUTTA. AND ALL INDIAN POTS.
N WEDNESDAY, the 2nd February,
1881, Noon, then Company's PET HO, Commandant PARQUALINI, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port for the Labirve places
Cage and Specie will to registered for London as well as for Marscilles, and ne ja21cepted in transit through Mareciles for the
principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will bo granted und Noon,
The Steamship
Cargo will be received on board patil 4 Esmeralda," Captain TALBOT, will be, Specie and Precis until mon the 1st February, 1881 (Parcels are not despatched for the above to be sat on board; they must be left at Port TOMORROW, the 21st Instant, at
Agency's Office,) the Noon
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Our
Hongkong, January 20, 1881..
QUEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ja21
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
The Co.'s SteamIP
"Ulysis,"
Captain A. THOMPSON, will be despatched da or
about the 1st February...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, AND TRIESTE. (Tubing Cargo at through rates to CAL CUTTA, JEDDAH, ODESSA, and the MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.)
let Proximo.
The Co.'s Steamship
Hrengaria"
will be despatched as
above, on or about the
For Freight or Pansago, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agenta. Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
THEATRE
ROYAL.
ĈITY HALL,
HONGKONG.
1. JAGERS LUST-CHORVAC. F. Athol On SATURDAY EVENING,
2. PLANOPORTE SOLO-MI E, RENNELL,
Romanza......B. Schumann. ...Antschwung...............).
3. SERENADE CHORDS... Carl Wilhelm.
4. Basso SOLO-Mr R. STEL.
Aria from "Die Zauberflöty-Mozart.
January 22nd, 1891,
SEVENTH APPEARANCE
OF THE. CELEBRATED
FLANOFORTE DUET Mr E. KENNELL ROTORIA LOFTUS TROUPE
Dr CLOUTH.
Jouch. But,
Tarantella..
--PART İL
1. STANDCHEN-CHORCA,
*."
Mozart. 2. PIANOFORTE, SOzo-Mr E. RENNELL.
A. Jensen. Study...... Scherzo (F Minor)...P. Schumanu.
arr. for Chorus by...F. Silcher,
HAM, TONGUE, and Chicken SAUSAGE. 3. DER BARDE (OLD ENGLIST MELODY)—
Truffled SAUSAGES.
Potted MATS and FISH,
Phillippe and Canaud's FATE DE
FOLE GRAS Phillippe & Canand's ASPADA.
GUS. Phillippe & Canaud's SARDİNES.
Gelatine LOZENGES: Assorted SWEETS, ·
GELATINE.
Mallle's French MUSTARD.
Anglo-Swiss OHOCOLATE and MILK- Anglo Swiss C0004 and MILK. ?
Crosan & Blaakwall's CHOCOLATE.
4. PIANOFORTE QUARTETTE-
Messra E RENNELL &R SCHÖNBERGER Dr CLOUTH and Mr A, WASSERFALL,
First and last Movements
from the Septuor Bathore,
5. SCHAFEL'S SONNTAGSLIED CHORUS, -
ADMISSION,
Tickets to be had, from
of Messrs Kruse & Co.
C. Krentzer
Concert to begin at 9.15 sharp. Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
OPERATIO, VAUDEVILLE, AND DRAMATIC ARTISTS.
On this occasion the Company will present
the greatest success of the present CE TURY, the ROMANTIC MORAL DRAMA, by Mrs HARRUETT BEECHER STOWE, "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN;"
"LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY, As first performed at Theatre Boval, Drury Lane, London.
Paices OF ADMISSION Dress Circlo... B2.00 A few Choice Sunts in Stalls, $3.00 Stalls................
"91700
On arrival
TWO DOLLARS.
Reserve Seats inay bo secured at Messrs. MosDay Next, KELLY And WALSH's, Queen's Road.
Ushers in attendance at 8:30. Curtain at D. Carriages at 11.30. piense alight from left to right to avoid con- fusion on leaving reverse the order. DAVIS & FROST, Directors of the Loftus Troupe, Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
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To-day's Advertisements.
Masson's CHOCOLATES Assorted. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI AND
Schweitzer's C0CQATINA. Van Houten's 0000À,
Epp's COCOA,
009IQUES.
Liebig's Extractum CARNIS.
Smoked (OD-ROEL
Dried SPRATS.
Findon HADDOCK.
HERRINGS A LA BARDINE.
Tarmouth BLOATERS,
Kippered HEERING. Dried HERE'NGA
FARDINES with TOMATOES.
Amorted PICKLES
Assorted JAMS.
Calf's Foot JELLY.
Essences for Flavoring
SAUCESTM
BPICES,
Candied PEEL, ALMONDS.
OURRANTS in Bottle and Bolk.
RAISINS in Bottle and Bulk
Mincemeat ; Cărtaway SEEDS,
Ground COFFER
* Raw COFFEE.-
PRESENT TEA in 5. Daity and 10 Catty Baxa Good BREAKFAST TRA 5
ounts per lb.
Hongkong, November 12, 1880,
TAIWANFOO.
The Stormship
S" Fokien," Captain ABBOTI, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1881. j23
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Steamship
“Thales," Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Inst., at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & CO- Hongkong, January 20, 1881: jaes
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR SHANGHAI TA AMOY A
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HONGKONG RAUES-1881.
WING to the ALTERATION made in the the OVERGANE MAIA, the RACE MEETING of 1881 will be Held on TUESDAY, 22nd: WEDNES- DAY, 23rd, and THURSDAY, 24th of February next, instead of the days pre- viously notified.
COXON, **** For Clerk of Course. Hongkong, January 20, 1881 ja27
Contents and value of Packages are ra-. quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEA
Agent.
Hongkong, January 20, 1881.
for Debts.
182
Not Responsible for Nether the Captain, the Ayert, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officera ur Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in lunghong, ffibour
AI
URANIA, German ship, Capt. R. Molson, ~~P.&O. Co,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS w close-
For YOKOHAMA
Por 8. S Volga, Tomorrow; the 21st inst Registry consus at 9.15 am Mall closes at 9.30 am. Paid Cor- respondence many then be posted in the moveable box on board the Rackot For AMOY
the 21st inst.
TAIWAN
For SWATOW AMOX, TAMSUL, AND Per Fokien, at 6 pm., on Saturday, the
No 5468. JANUARY 20, 1881.
the
t be
What the feelings of His Excellency Year. From this place the fire crossed he the Governor must have been last night, road and began burning up and down both as he gazed upon the houses of this aides of the atrout The whole of
Dature, caught fire easily and burned) poor Chinese which were fapped up by us were of a slight and infammable the tongued femes, while the firemen tinder. In all of them there was a pro stood with hose and nozzles ready matt- fuso display of jess paper and much like, and Drossing ing for water, had better be left to the in many hugo piles of arewood. intelligent reader. We should be glad Taipingshan Street the fire proceded to to vary the continuous tons of complaint devour the buildings on both sides of the against the Head of the Executive, were upper division of East Strost as far as
half
Way between
No 6 Engine Por Esmera 11.30am, To-morrow, it but possible this Wretched discontent and Morisot Street Enou
the 21st inst
with the Queen's Representative is be- had up to this time boon stationed at the For TOKOHAMA -
coming almost unbearable and she con- corner, where Tarmug Shah Street and Per Lord of the Isics, at 11.30 am, on sequent mental triction must furnish the Upper East Street moet, but when the fire
Friday, the 21st inst
material for quite scientific problem: came upon those in charge they had to beat For SHANGHAI MA
There is no blinking the fuct, however, a hasty retreat and it was only with summes
difficulty that the engine was rescued. Por 9. S. Irecuaddy, To-morrow, the 21st that the Water Scheme of this Colony uns. The fire began to decrease in intensity inst. Registry cases at 1.45p. been sacrificed for some reason, and that by about 8.30, but this result was perhaps Mail closes at 9 p.m. Late Letters received from 2.10 to 2.30 pm with even this minor but all-important sub-di-as much due to its purning itself out as 10 centa Late Fee. Paid Correspond vision of the scheme (the water-tanks) anything that was really done to extinguish ence may then be posted in the has not been pushed forward on it ought it. All that the efforts of the various en moveable box on beard the packet. to have been To the favourable condi-gines could be directed to was to circumscribe
tions of the elements the absence of a the fire, and by about eight o'clock it w For YOKOHAMA vid KOBE-
believed that that had been provided for. Fer-Sumida Maru, ntp on Friday, breeze and to that circumstance alene. At all ayunts when at 8.30 Major Rooke does the Colony owe the safety of China-arrived with a detachment of the Royal
own. The fire of last night can hardly Artillery and a store of gunpowder
might bs said to have been checked: it merely to
up any houses which it mad burnt itself out. In the absence of thought desirable to remove to cut off the wind, the flames were limited by lanes are, these extreme measures were con
aidered unnecessary For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW. to certain blocks. Had there been as
fire was so far out that all breeze, the ravages would have been tour engines left, the Government engines play on the still thoukiering something too fearful to contemplate. remaining to play upon Even without the promised Fire-Master, embers and to
to deal på
Gaal promptly with a
hany fresh the Fire Brigade is equal to much effi outbreak that might happen.
Governmion of the cient work; but what is a brigade with As to the engines
and Volunteer engines they were distribu out water?
somewhat as follows
was stati last night, however, ought to effect some
Fraya by the Harbour Office and boas good purpose; and one of the first things was laid theace direct up to the fire. which ought to be done is that the Mem- Engine 2 was also stationed, on the bers of Council demand an explanation | Prays and was supplying water to No. 3, of the fact that, although the community which was posted if Queen's Rand, at the fang since offered to pay for water tanks, foot of East Street, hose for two streams it is still deprived of the use of water being attached to this engine. Nos. 5-and with which to save house property Gangines were stationed in Tai-ping Shan
Street near the corners of the upper div They should pushston of East Street. And the others werd from destruction. this question until it is satisfactorily in Market Street and up the hill. There answered either here or in London. And were on the ground in all 13 engines, in- in the meantime every resident, both cluding the annals The Razorokyl foreign and native, will breathe the Guild engine was the first upon the sobbe, pervent prayer that the wind will not about 6:30, and was quickly followed by the Government; and then by the Volunteers. blow when the next fiery experience. The water most readily available was that visits the Colony to once again illumine from the tank, which was utilised by engin the nismanagement of its municipal No. 9, which played upon, pawnbroker affairs,
shop
the most which
22nd inst
For Thales, at 5 p.nt, on Tuesday, the
25th inst
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping
In-Volga lenses for Yokohama. Noca-Lord of the Isles leaves for Yoko
hamin.
Noon-Esmeralda loaves for Amoy.
3 p.m.-Iraniaddy loaves for Shanghai, Meetings.
-3.30 p.m.-Mectugs of Shareholders of
the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock D, Limited, at No. 14, Praya Contral."
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS
of
CHAMBON „KAMRYK, Stam. barque, Capt. DREGGIATS SUNDRIES, NURSELY REQUI- A. Pedlerie,Yuen Fat Hong..
MOUNT TEBANON, Brit. 3-m. achooner, Capt. D. C. Hall, Rozario & Cv.
Sutaron, French barque, Captain Leon Roullier.Order."
HERMANN, German brig. Capt. Libke. -Wieler & Co.
GARSTANG, British barque, Captain E. Yarnall-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.,
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Jan. 20, Fraowaddly, French steamer,
SITAS, TOILET REQUISITES, ENOLISH, AMERIDAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
40 **
Soda Wator, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade; Potas Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. par The Manufactory is under direct and continuons European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The next ENGLISH MATL may be expected to reach this port by the P&O steamer Zarabeni, on Sunday, the 23rd inst She brings dates from London to Dea 17th
оп
in the fire the hydration &
no use, there being ng pressure
to allow of any beneficial result being roado out of it. A telegram was sent to fok fu lum, but here there was another raising link, and moro deley. It was not till- the fire was virtually over that a pres sure was put on in the mains which
A could have been utilised sufficiently to such BE
The next AMPHIDAN MAN may be expected do any good. The fact of the fire having
here on or about the 25th instant, by confined to a locality situated the O. and D. Coy.'s Stanmahip Belgic Street plaged the
which brings San Francisco dates to the 21st ult.
elevated
Sualtion
in
the upper diod
end of East
vantageous position ade
As much as 2,400
t of hose was on one of the engines, and with that and similar lengths of hose it is Tas delivery of the French Mail was begun not to be wondered at if the force of flis supply was not so great as could have been at 9.45 this morning
wished. Another difficulty was that water could not be
be obtained for the engines, and this fact always militates neatly against their doing good work Loud Complainté were made of rakshaws freighted with H
De N. B. Dennys, curator of the Raffles Muserua, it contributing a sorice of articles
Straits Times
3642, Didier, Marseilles Dec. 12, Naples 14,3 The publication of this issue commenced on the Snakes of Singapore" to the Port Said 18, Suez 19, Aden 20, Calle Jan. at 8:40 p
4, Singapore 10, and Saigon 14, Mails and GeneralMESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Jan. 20, Tek-ain, Chinese steamer, 164, Shanghai Jan. 16, Genemi, G. Co.
Docg&D
Jan. 20, Dale, British steamer, 615, James Thompson, Bangkok Jan. 8, Rice and General-YUEN FAT HONG.
R
Jan. 20, Esmeralda, British steamer, 395, Talbot, Manila Jan. 17, General
RUSSELL & Co, ..· ́
Jan. 20, Cissandra, German steamer, H. Langer, Honolulu. Dec. 23,-
STESEN & Cy
Jan 20, Miramar, British stendier, 800, M. Clarke, Chinkiang Jan. 16, Rice
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
DEPARTURES.
Jan 20, Cyclops, for Singapore, &c.
30, Caroline, for Amoy. 20, Yel-st, for Canton,
20, Lee Yuen, for Swatow, Amor, and
Shanghar
20, 1hémis, French frigate, for Manila, 20, Miramar, for Canton.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1881.
We are informed by the Agents the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's Staan Naviga tion Ce (Mesare Melchers & Co.) that the Company's steamer Hungaria left Singa pere yesterday afternoon for this port.
To those residents who have for the last two years taken an interest in the question of the best means to extinguish Is a telegrams published last evening it was fires, the experience of last night will atated that the Persian Government had be specially significant. The feeling of invoked the mediation of Franels of Aus blank helplessness which took possession
of the community on the 28th of triz" in the Kurd troubles. The other December 1878 was followed by a version in the Straite paper has it France determination to force upon the Execut and Austria
tive the absolute necessity of obtaining
further facilities for meeting dreadful I will be noticed from an adverksment catastrophes like that which had just that owing to the changes which have been swept over the Colony. This was done made in the departures of the mails the days in Copricil, and the unanimous voice of
the public called for a better supply, orixed for the Hongkong, Races have been father a supply, of water, for that which changed to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs was available could hardly be so day, the 22nd, 23rd, and 34th February. desdignified; and for a Fire-Master, who
20, Namon, for Const Porta 20, Margues del Duero, Spanish
patch yousel, for Manila:would, besides advising the Govern In consequence of the fire last night,, the
ment upon the best means necessary for CLEARED.
Apuste, for Whampoa. Kangicht, for Hollow, c. Cumin Kamrye, for Bangkok, Charlton, for Saigo Daymar for Whampoa
PASSENGERS, AKRIYED
مج
Fer Tracuaddy, for Hongkong: from Marseillus, Messrs Muchleatent and Gandil; from Galle, Mr. De Souza; from Singapore, Messrs Da Cunha Cerrane, Da Silva, Bap tista, Franes, Da Custa, Faloquer, Hollan, Laban, Polglaso, 1 Offloor, 10 Soldiers, 2 Women, and 2 Chinese: from Saigon, Messrs Loclos and servant, Louvet al ser vant, Gaubert, Bonito, and 63 Chiasse For Shanghai: from Marseilles, Mr Nelson; frore Naples, Mr Thurburn; from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Vita and clull-For Yoko ham from Marselles, Mr Wakayama,
Per Lanerade, From Manila, Mecurs
0," Macgregor, H. Dickie, L Balfour, C. Scott, and R. 3. Richardson, and 106 Chinese.
beings of ons kind of another, who been book lazy or stupid or slag simply dastardly in their behaviour, cros ing and recrossing the hose and bursting and
are one tha There are in all 29 houses destroyed 18 more or less damaged by are or water or both. Of those destroyed, 26 are in East Street, 2 in Taipingshan Street, and 1 in West Street, and of those damaged, & are in East Street, 5 in West Street 6 in Tai-
and 9 in
ia Square Street, pingshan Lane,
harbour The men-of-war from
much
the service
05 although their energy was and to szcsod their discipline or their common sense. It came to be a question whether the burning down of a house was not a lesser evil than the destruction of all
all the goods of the in- habitants and the undangarang of people's lives by the reckless way in which many the blue.jgckets threw things about partics sent on shote, were from the fron Duke and the Victor Emánud, also fron
of
OF
The
the American corvette Alert, Franch flag-
ship Thenits, and the German mo war Kerguelen. A party of the 27th Tent Inniskillings Windru present und and rondered account of themselves, a number of the men of the Royal Artillery ware also pre- men of
sent under Col
those
meeting sachi calamities as that of 1878 Loftus Troupe's production of the romantic Major inition
under
assigned
Who had a special. them, and
they also proved
All were anx
Anxions and
be able to keep some kind of order oral drams of Uncle Tom's Cabin was and direct operations when similar postponed. It will be seen from advertise- higidly useful. Of the Fire Brigades, it is until September of the following year Saturday evening, with the full force (about sixteen months ago) that the the Company, supplemented largely from Insurance Companies nominated a de-
emergencies arose. It was not, however, ment that it will nor be produced on needless nenas e enough to discipline
THE
earnest and
but the fire was of much a characted and it strong hold of the place before there was so spread and it had got such a
of coping with it, that any opportunity of com
bad
e a fair chance of doing nothing like strong hold of
with
they
ALL
putation, and pressed apoh Governor Amateur sources. The scene painter has Hennessy an elaborate scheme which been busy during the week, and we are told would, if carried out, materially help to to look out for great things,
much in the way of putting out the fire.
A could be done wAS CO correct the turming state of helpless Than Temperance Union learns that foreigners in certam bolids and this was uess in which the Colonial authorities have recently leased land at Nanking, to be the expenditure of much hard, and man, invariably found themselves at a great occupied by missionaries. No opposition efforts. The fact was greatly to fire, This deputation, while proposing has been met with. The basiness has been at that there was not breath of wind, extensive changes in the Fire Brigade, conducted through the agency of a native Had there been a strong breeze the houses urged in the strongest possible language landbroer, who sees all properly done and destroyed would in all prob the immediate construction of water- receives a fee for his services. tanks for the purpose of fighting fires on the higher levels. These tooks, it must be borne in mind, had been recommended by a Commission, which had reported upon the project shortly before the deputation met the Governor.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN TAIPING SHAN
OVER THIRTY HOUSES BURNED DOWN.
The fire in East Street which was going
been reckoned
The one
prosensed at the place to-day is dismal in the extreme, ak chars-benz visited to-day by kandrada. “T immetus confusion lo all the streets around the scone of the fire hundreds of Europeans (Including His Excellency the Governog
"Per Yeh-sit, from Shanghai, 11 Chinese. His Excellency was, therefore, in a posi- when we went to press last night spent it and thousands of Chinese Algembling around.
Per Dale, from Bangkok, 7 Chinaso. Per Casendra, from Honolulu, 88 Chi- ffase..
Per Miramar, from Chirkiang, I Changte,
Per Cyclops, for Singapore, Captain and Per Lee Yuen, for Swator, &e., 40
Mra Bailie.
DOBA:
DEPAKTED.
Per Nomon, for Coast Porta, 1 Burs pean, and 250 Chinese.
TO DEPART
to AK
FATAL CARE OF STARRING
VAÉDICT OF WILFUL MURDLE,
The Inquest opened at the Government.
Jesterday was resumed at:
le
tion to show that he was well posted on fierceness within an hour or so after we the conflagration the subject under consideration. Mr wrote, and did not renuli after all the di- Ryrie, after stating that the tanks would mansions which it was at one tune thought, cost about $80,009 and woplu take four it might assume. Still it has been largely or five months to build, argued that, dogtruction of superty, and several hund- although much delay might be admissible reds of people have been rendered coreless or necessary are the larger scheme of for the time. The loss to far "Lean be Civil Ho
only a small portion water supply could be carried out, this ascertained in varlonsly estimated at from the Magistracy this attornou project of supplying water for the ex- to 600 900, and will have the Deputy Coronery G. B
of this paing the
insured, the gwuer tination of fires was quite distinct from millor to the discomfort of those Esq., and a Jury consisting of STEAMSHIP IRAQUADDY":
For Kang-chi, for Heibow, &c, 70 Chi- the more ambitions Tytem scheme, and unhoused by the fire the habits of the Chi C. 1. H. Kukinain, 4. Mecon COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
should be immediately carried out. The nose are such, their wants are so few and MARITIMES.
Governor, it may be remembered, op their willingness to help each other so pro SHIPPING REPORTS, pared to receive these various prominent a feature in their character that NOTICE
The Chinese stearner Yeh sin reports lions in the most, hearty manner little or no hardship really arises from what and the evidents of the previons wibuiones
st frst sight would appear a great having been shortly gone through Light Variable winds and fine weather possible; and his uniswers inspired the calamity. The fire last night was remark Fang Alod was further examined JONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship throughout.
hope that at last something yould be
The two or Wren thie Wend
sad impressive stated that the prisoner had said Indus, from London, connec The British steamer Dale reports: Left done, and that speedily. It must be as conveying several Bolemn Ichsons to the Charge Rooms that he ha tion with the above Steamer are hereby Hangkok Jan. She Had fresh easterly informed that their Goods are being landed winds had fine ulear weather down the Gulf admitted that some blundering took the people and the Government of this and testerk and stored at their risk at the Company's of Sinn Strong N. gales with heavy place at Home, in consequents of which Colony. These points will naturally arise quainted them with Godowns, whenca felivery may be obtained sea to Cape St. James Anchored for 13 time was doubtless wasted; Sir Michael however is wel with this event in a bing the doccased and had
on the morning immediately
hours. Weather having moderated proceed Hicks-Beach having under advice of narrative form unles is received
Cargo
able
J. A Blogg, upon the body of Pan Chinese malo, agod about 25 year The prisoner Young Asking
(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through ratesy a leg sayo forwarded on, ed on the 18th Steamer T. Hook left a certain engineer who knew nothing the are broke out about six o'clock and was in revenge for his penduct &
for CHEFOO, NEWCHWANG, TIEN
TSIN, HANKOW and Ports on
TANGISZE)
The Go. Btesniship
Sarpedon" Captain JREA, will be despatched on or about
the 24th Inming
For Freight or Pass apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Ageais
Hongkong, January 20, 1881
wind 13th
A gala, Anchored Freeosed
da
said to
signees, before
fore 2 p.m.-TO-DAY, requesting On tas
to a heavy Bay Los 12 the way hour, who carried the information to the seroral other
Police Station. The scene of ongin was a it to be landed here
weather Bills of
- But on the 19th of January 1881, it cookhouse belonging to hours No 44, East is to quer countersigned by will be o
hours. }
SEE, Prospeded Wind intresses to a
with high as will scarcely be oredited that a large fires, in which the ground floor it occupied Goods remaining unclaimed after THURS on the 14th, and continued to the Paracels found this Colony in the same helpless arpenter as a shop, the upper floor and for and that
brothel, DAY, the 7th Instant, at Noun, will be thence to part strong monsoon with rough condition as did the fire on Christmas being copied as a The home thief. The Imp anbject to rent and landing charge
next to this was jos paper maker's place night of 1878, over two years before of business, and he had quite a large stovk The British steamer Emeraldo reports: It is certainly most discreditable to the of those may combatible material and neighbour The German steamer Cavind reports administration of this Colony that twodles or joss lights, he stook being in- First two days southerly winds, alterwards years have been frittered away, and that ordinately large of course, in Antisipation 1927, ine vespher and easterly wind tu dort practically nothing has been done of the near festivities of the Chinese New
* No Firs Insurance has been electe
G. DR CHAMPEAUX,
Hongkong, January 20, 1891,
Bex.
Strong Monson and fine weather.