For Sale.
WHERE YOU CAN BUY
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Superior California LAMB'S WOOL
BLANKETS,
SARATOGA TRUNKS. TRAVELLING BAGS and SATCHELS. AGATE COOKING UTENSILS. THE AMERICAN BROILER TURNBULL'S FAMILY SCALES. TOBACCO SHAVES,
AMERICAN and Cuuso's LOCKS.
HOUSE GONGS.
SMOOTHING IRONS,
LEMON BQUEEZERS.
MOUSE TRAPS.
BILLIARD CUE TIPS and CHALK.-
PANUS CORIUM for BOOTS. American AXES and HATCHETS. LIFE BUOYS..
ROCKETS and BLUE LIGHTS. DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS.
COPPER WIRE GAUZE,
WAFFLE IRONS...
GRIDIRONS.
FIRE GRATES.
American SOFT FELT HÁTS.
STATIONERY
FOR LADIES AND OFFICE USE,
tha
Best and Cheapest
IN
Hongkong.
BOOKS
NE W
AND
INSTRUCTIVE
AMUNING.
Large Assortment of FRENCH NOVELS.
TUCHNITZ'S
POPULAR EDITION OF STANDARD WORKS, &c.
WORKS of REFERENCE.
ALMANACKS.
DIARIES./
Mails.
SHIMAIL STEAM
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA FIA KOBE.
THE S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Capt.
TH
WYNs, die here on or about tho 28th Intant, will be despatched as aluve 021 SATURDAY, the 2nd April, at
Daylight
Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Office up to 0 pent, of 1st April.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.
All Claims atst be settled on board bofore delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Cabin Sverage. .8 60 $18 YORITASIA & Nagasaki,. 75 20 40 SASHA via YOKOHAMA,... 120"
Kode..........
30
14.
A TRDUCTION is made ou REUEN CABIN PASSAGE
Capo and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shangloxi Mail Steamier at Kobe.
For further Particulars, mely at the Company's OFFICES, PRAYA GRETRAL, West | Cover Pottinger Street.
Hongkong, March 20, 1881.
STEAM FOR
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SINGAPORE, PENANO, POINT DE GALLÉ, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BLALTĂ, GIBRALTAR, BRONDISİ, ANCONA. VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDOŃ; 1 &243
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
N. B.-Cargo em be tukea on though Dills of Taiting for BATANTA, PERSIAN GULFPORTS, MARSEILLES,
TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BUSTON.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL, STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship WALTOR, Captain J. Oxx, with Her Majesty's Mail, will he despatched from this for BOMBAY, on MONDAY, the 4th April, at 4 pon.
Cargo will be received on board mutil 10 am. un the day of departures
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 10 an. on the day of departurÜ
Silk and Valuables for Europe will he tumhipped at Point de Gale; but Tea and General Cargo at Bombay, arising one week buter than by the direct coule via
Gatile.
For further SCHOOL BOOKS. GLEIO'S SCHOOL SERIES.
PRESENTATION BOOKS
Etc., Etu. Etc/
RODGER'S CUTLERY.
ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.
WEBLEY AND Sows' London-nudo SPORT-
ING GUNS.
BOSSEY'S PATENT PNEUMATIC GUN. SELF-SHOT-EXTRACTING REVOLVERS. THE PATENT BOTTLE CLIP.
TABLE. GLASSWARE.
EARTHENWARE.
CAVITE,
THE FINEST STOCK or
FORTIN, and
MEYSIG
CIGARS, and
OHEROOTS.
All Specially Selected.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
GROCERIES.
FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED BY EVERY
SMYRNA FIGS,
CRYSTALIZED CHERRIES.
FAN'S FAVORITE BISCUITS.
STILTON CHEESE.
FRENCH PLUMS.
Calcutta BERF.
HUMPS.
ROUNDS.
BRISKETS, and
TONGUES.
California ROLL BUTTER.
APPLE BUTTER,
CLAM CHOWDER.
FISH CHOWDER.
,'י,
Soured PIGE FEET.
Soused SHEEP'S TONGUES.
Pickled LAMB'S TONGUES,
Gruyere CHEESE.
New York CREAM CHEESE,
CAVIARE
Carried OYSTERS.
California-ÜRAUKEE Ço.'a BISUUTTS."
Cracked WHEAT.
HOMINY.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS BICHARDSON AND Roger's Potted MEATS. Lanch TONGUEL
Particulus regarding FREIGHT PASSAGE, apply to the PENTSADLAR & Oriental Steam Naviga- TION COMPANY's Ollus, Hongkong.
The Gudents, and Valve of Puckeyes are reptired to the declarat pric to shipment.
-Shippers are particularly requested to voia the terms and conditions of the Com- puuy's Black Bills of Laring -
A. MeLVER, Nigerintendent. Hongkong, March 22, 1851.
US MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC. MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY:
p4
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND, RAILWAYS, AND Touumse AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, THE US Mail Steamship (ITY OF TOKIO will be dentored for Sau Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, at pm, taking
the 9th April, for Japan, the
Passengers, and
United States, and unpe
Intimations..
THE CHINA MAIL.
[HIS HAIR WASH luw boen prepared by us for the last 20 years. Its anle
is steadily inerenzing in India, the Straits and Japan. It possesses all the qualities of Fair Oil or Pomade without their aticki- ness.
It indness a healthy action of the scalp and nourishes the Hair. Dandruff never appears while it is in use. It con- tains one but the best ingrediente, and the greatest car is talton in the coin- pundling. When the Hair falls off after | ever or any other sickness, this. Wash will surely prove of the greatest value,
Through Bills of Lading issued for trata- portation to Yokohama mut other fapan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over-
Railways, o lanel
so Havana, Trinidul, mid Denemara, and to ports in Mexico, Central South America by the Company's and and South connecting Stomers,
Through Pasange Tickets granted to England, Frcice, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stenisers.
p.m.
Freight will be received on hard until 2 tho. 8th April.. Parcel Packages will be received at the office until 5 samo day; all Parcel Packages should be worked to address in full; value of same is required,
Consular luroices to accompnay Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Difces in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as in Passage und Freight, apply to the Agoney of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, March 30, 1881.
THE
LAOU-TI-KEE HAID WASH
An unique and elegant appendage to the Toilet combining in itself the properties of a Hair Grosse, Wash, and
Restorer.
PREPARED ONLY BY
J. LLEWELLYN & CO., Chemists, de,
SHANGHAI.
DIRECTIONS.
A swall portion to be poured upon the Head, And to be red into the roots of the Hic, No Pomade required.
From its great nourishing power on the follicks it may in time cause Hair to return to its natural color: it, however, does not contain a particle of any dyeing ingredient. Esing it constantly will most certainly pre- vent the Hair falling. It is cleanly in use, the smallest quintily suflicing. It has no sofliment, and therefore requires no shaking
J. LLEWELLYN & Co.,
Shanghai,
Howling Agents: LANE, CRAWFORD & Co
Ninth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now Ready.
-OF THE
OHIBA REVIEW!O
CONTAINS.
Sevaps from Chinese Mythology.
Insurances.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Porta,
ко
CHARGE FOR POLICY FEES. A. G. STOKES,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, March 12, 1881.-
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agunts for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- enrances at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hangkong, October 27, 1874.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
Position of the Company at the class of the last financial year, the 30th April, 1880.
CAPITAL SURSCRIBED ...............................$1,000,000,00 CAPITAL PAID-UP.... 8 300,000.00 RESERVE FUND
425,000.00 BALANCE UNDIVIDED... .$ 70,278.49 DIVIDEND PAID TO SHARE-
HOLDERS....
5
20 % per Annum. DIVIDEND PAID TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS, 25% on the amount of their Contributions..
THE Company grants Policies on MARINE Rises to dl parts of the World, pay: able at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are PAYABLE
TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUST- NESS WHETHER THEY ARE SHARE- HOLDERS OR NOT.
D. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, August 13, 1880.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neather the Captain, the Agents, nor Ommers will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--
Gov. Gogowis, American ship, Captain William Lester.Messageries Maritimes.
AMETHYST, American barque, Captain J. Slocum-Captain.
ANKIE S. HALL, Amer. barkontine, Capt. CH Nelson-Jardine, Matheson & Co. WOODVILLE, British barque, Capt. Rode.
-Chinese-
Two, Dutch barquo, Captain G. Bakker. -Siemssen & Cn.
WM. H. Lee, American barque, Capt. B. O. Baken-Adamson, Bell & Co.
ARDANTIENE, British steamer, Capt. Jas. Walker-Borneo Company, Limited.
STATE OF MAINE, American ship, Cantain G. C. Small.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co
NORDAN, Danish steamer, Captain Bas- musson. Siemaven & Co.
BENARTY, British steamer, Captain John Putter.Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Conna, British Irque, Captain John Irvin Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
To-day's Advertisements. MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. ⠀
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COM
PANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.
|
[No. 5528-APRIL 1, 1881.
Tax Hudson Surprise Party, who turned Shipping,
to-day, have had a most cosmial time at Daylight Milan Binhi Mail leaves for Mono; there were large houses on both
Yokohama, da
cousions when they performed, and HE, the Governor was present twice. The com- 9-Hudson's Surprise Party at City pany perform to-night at the Carrison Thea-
Hall
Amusements,
Meeting, 9p.m.--Meeting of Zetland Lodge.^
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Com
pany's Steamer CITY OF TOKIO, General Memoranda. from the above Ports, are hereby informad SUNDAY, April 3:— that their Gooda are being landed at their risk into the Company's godowns at East Point, whence or from the Wharf--delivery may be obtained.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
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Hongkong, April 1, 1881.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
FROM TRIESTE, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE, THE
THE Company's Steamship Daphne, having arrived from the above Forte, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opim--are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whonco delivery can be obtained.
Consignees wishing to receive their Goods. on the Wharf are at liberty to do so.
No Claims will be admitted after they Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remaining after the 6th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, April 1, 1881.
apб
TO BE LET, FURNISHED, during the Bummer Months,, with iramediate Possession,-The Six-roomed BUNGALOW,
with Garden, Stable and Out-honses, known
"KURRAHJEEN," No. 10, Albany Road. For Particulars, apply to
GEO, K. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, April 1, 1881.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 1, 6.55 a.m., City of Tokio, Ameri- can steamer, 5079, Wm. B. Cobb, San
Francisco March 1, 00.10 p.m., and Yoko- hama 25, 6.39 a.m., Mails and General.— P. M 6. $. Ob.
April 1, Comus, H. ML corvette, J. W.
March 24, East, Nagasaki
April
1, Daphne, Austro-Hungarian str., 1510, G. Doncich, Trieste Feb. I, Bombay Colombo, Penang, and Singapore March 23, Geboral.MELCHERS & Co.
April 1, Sunda, British steamer, 1029, J. Heeres, Yokohama March 24, Hiego, and Nagasaki, Mails and Gonoral.-P. & o. S. N. Co.
DEPARTURES.
April 1, Propontis, for Takas.
CLEARED.
Atalante, for Saigon. Alden Besse, for Portland (Oregon). Coloma, for Portland (Oregon). Lei, for New York. Niigata Mar, for Kobe, etc.
1
PASSENGERS, ARKIVED.
Per City of Tokio, from San Francisco and Yokohama, Mr J. McEvoy, Mr and Mre E. H. Manly, 3 children and 2 sor yants, 1 European (steerage), and 220 Chi- Per Sunda, from Yokohama, etc., Lieut.
Sesmen (deck), and 9 Chinese.
nese.
Transit Passes in the Province of Kwang-To-day's Advertisements. Col. Schneen, Dr. Lisbscher, 8 Distressed
thug. Notes on the Corean Language.
The Ti-hai" King; or tho Respiration of
the Embryo.
The Ju Sheng Considered in Its Relation to i
Remaining Times.
the
The Interminaldo Question.
Notices of New Books and Literary Intel-
ligence. Notes and Queries:-
Botanical Notes.
The Arabic Numerals.
A Chinese Pilgrim on the Way to Mecca. Chinese Mahometans at Meren.
How Musk is Madlo.
Tales from Chinese History. Chinose Proverbe
Various Kinds of Chinese Tick.
The Curious seription at Macao. The Aryan Origin of the Cambodians. Burk Notes.
大紅紙
Than
Stone Lions.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. Hongkong, March 18, 1881
Insurances.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
apoE Undersigned are prepared to grand Porores against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goode on ward Vesselsand-on-Hulls aft Vessels in Harbour, it the usual Terins and Conditions.
NOLICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS..
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
-POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILJA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES
ALSO, BOMBAY, MAHE, ST DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
MONDAY, the 11th day of April, 1881, at Noon, the Company's. S. S. DJEMNAH, Commandant DE BOISKUIL BARON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Inden as well as for Marseilles, and a cepted in transit through Marillos for the principal places of Europe.
Proposals for Life Assess will be re- ἀείνει,
and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
If required; protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro-|| posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong di Cinton, Hongkong, January 4, 1807.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE. INCORPORATED BY ROVAL CHARTER or His Majesty King George The First, A. D..1720.
HE-Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are Shipping Orders will be granted until prepared to grant Insurances at follows
Marine Department.
Bioon.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 Policies at current rates, payable either
ST. ANDREW'S HALL,
CITY HALL, `',
GREAT SUCCESS of the JARANDINT'S OPERATIO AND
BALLAD COMPANY.
THIRD CONCERT OF THE SERIES,
THIS EVENING, Ariday, 1st April.
AN ENTÍKÉLY NEW PROGRAMME.
Door open at
To Commence et..... Terminute at......
8.30 p.m.
...... 9.00
23
..11.00. "
Per Daphne, from Trieste, ata., 3 Euro peans, and 270 Chinene.
DEPARTED.
Per Propon for Takao, one Cabin.
TO DEPART
Par Atalanta, for Saigon, 200 Chinese, Per Allen Besse, for Portland (Oregon), 2 Europeans, and 320 Chinese.
Por Columa, for Portland (Oregon), 2 Europeans, and 351 Chinesa.
Per Niigato Muru, for Kobe, ela, 3. Europeans, and 11 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Austro-Hungarian steamer Daphne reports: Left Stigapore on the 23rd inst. heavy monsoon from N., from lat. 4 N. to lat. 18 N,
The P. M. S. 8. City of Tokio, Wm. B. Cobb, Comr., reports: Sailed from San Tickets obtainable at Messrs LANE, CRAW-Francisco March 1st at 12.10 p.m.; to March FORD & Co.'s.
ADMISSION,...TWO DOLLARS. Family and Season Tickets on liberal terna.
14th had light variable winds and fine wea- ther; then to March 22nd strong westerly gales and head sea. Arrived at Yokohama Sailed from March 23rd at 2.15 p.. Yokohama March 25th at 5.39 a.m.; t Turnabout had light westerly winds, thance FOURTH CONCERT OF THE SERIES to Hongkong light monsoons.
Arrived April lat at 6.55 a.m.
ON
MONDAY EVENING,
the 4th April. Hongkong, April 1, 1881.
THEATRE
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ROYAL,
CITY HALL.. TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, 2nd April,
... GIGANTIC ATTRACTIONS.
UDSON'S
HSURPRISE PARTY
WIEL APPEAL'IN ANOTHER
ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME, introducing "Lean Streaks of Bufo Biography,"
And A
"Satohel Choke Full of Sable Wit."
TO-MORROW NIGHT, AT 9 O'CLOTE.
Prices of Admission: Dress Circle and Stalls...... $2.00 Beck Seats.............
$1.00 Sents may be secured and Tickets obtained at Mesara Kally and WAISE's!
-T. HUDSON,
Proprietor. H. SANTLY,
Business Agent
Hongkong, April 1, 1881
The Steamship
apk
pm. Specie and Parcels until 9 pm. on hers, in London or at the principal Post FOR AMOX, TAMISUI & TAIWANFOO the 10th of April, 1881. (Parcels are not of India, China and Australia, PRESENT TEA in 5 and 10 Catty Bores. to be sent on board; they must be left at
Fire Department. the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Policies issued for long or short perioda at WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions. quired."
For further particulars, apply at the
Life Department. Company's Office,
Policier jaaued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates
SAIL MAKING executed on the Premises.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, January 28, 1881.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX;
Agent Hongkong, March 20, 1881.
Ep11
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, Jaly 25, 1872.
A Albay,
Captain GOODE, will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 4th Instant, at Noon,
Fur Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, Arel 1, 1881
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close: For SAIGON.---
Per Benarty, at 1.30 p.m. To-morrow,
the 2nd inst.
For HOLBOW. AND PAKHOL
Por Tang Ting, st 5 pm. To-morrow,
the 2nd inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.~
Per Yamoa, at 5 pm, on Saturday, the
2nd April
For BANGKOK-
Per Rajanettianhar, atbp.m., on Satur
day, the 2nd April.
For AMOYAN
Per Diamante, at 11.30 am, on Monday,
the 4th April,
For AMOY, TAMSUI & TATWANFOO,
Per Albay, at 11.30 . on Monday, the 4th inst, instead of as previously notified.
For KOBE AND YOKOHAMA
Yer Sunday at 11.30 a.m., on Tuesday,
the 5th April,
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY I
LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL- DALE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &0,
&cm
Par. Brisbane, ab 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,
'the 7th April
For PORT DARWIN THURSDAY IS LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVIL LE BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL BOURNE, &c. 500
Per Meath, at 3.80 p.m., of Thursday,
the 7th a
April
MAILS BY TAM BETTISH PACKET. ——
Geration The British Contract Packet
will be despatched on MONDAY 4th April, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi, to the Straits Bettlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Indi, Aden, Egypt, Malis, and Gib
N.B. This Packet carries ne mails for the
Australian, Colanica.
Daylight Nomos leaves for Const Ports. MONDAY, April 4 ---
Noon-Diamanta leaves for Amoy. Noon-Albay leaves for Amoy, do. Goods per Amazone undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
3 p.m.Auction of Central and Valuable Properties at Mr J. M. Armstrong's.
4 p.m.-English Mail leaves for Porte of
Call and Europo.
9 p.m.-Carandini's Operatic and Ballad
Company at St. Andrew's Hall. WEDNESDAY, April 6-1
tre. The performancs advertised for to- morrow night, at the Theatre Royal, City |Hall," is one of special exoellenos.
A PHOTOGHAFH Was taken during the School
Sports on Wednesday afternoon (30th) of the prizes and the winners, on that occasion, including the members of the commitles of management. The operator was Mr Griffiths, of Afung's Studio, where the group
con now be seen. The light was far too strong to allow of a very successful photo- graph being taken, as the lights and the shadows are too pronounced, particularly in the background, but many of the youthfal athletes come out clearly and will; Ne
Goods per Fashne undelivered after this doubt coples of the group will be most wel-
Vilate subject to rent.
come souvenirs to them and their friends. THURSDAY, April 7--
4 p.m.Meath leaves for Port Darwin,
Thuradzy Inland, &c. 4pm-Brisbane leaves for Sydney and
Melbourne,
THERE is one thing in connection with the Census Schedules, now being circulated, that ought to be specially noted, by occu piers of houses whose duty it is to these papers.
It may be thought that the nam, &, and all particulara have to be supplied in reference to Asistio servants as Yoko-well as to others; while a careful inspection
FRIDAY, April 8
3p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Ico Conipany, Limited, at the General Managers' office. SATURDAY, April 9:
3 p.m.--American Mail leaves for
has and San Francisco,
Mornay, April 11 -
of the heading will show that this is not so
Noon.French Mail leaves for Ports of The person who fills in the paper has to
Call and Europe.
TORSDAY, April 12 —
Noon. Anction of Household Furniture, at the residence of Sir John Sinale, Chino Road.
SAYONDAY, April 30
Noon-Auction of River Steamer
shan, on board the steamer.
THE
supply all particulars dearred as to visitors, boarders, and servants other than Chinese, If, for instance, an occupier has an u
ropean maid-servant, he has to give all the details regarding her which are declared to Kin-be necessary to fill up each column," in
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established. A.D. 1841
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DrugĢISTS, IMPORTERS
or
DivansTA' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water,
*Gingerade, Potasa Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, zar The Mainfactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
accordance with the three examples given of the mode of filling up a householder's schedule printed on the form for guidance, As to "Chinese and other Asiatic servanta," however, those interested will observe thist the total number is aaked for, with the dia- tinctions only of male and female, sialta and children. This explanation will probably save trouble to those who may be over naxious to render correct return.
BEVELING to the case of the youthful" old offender," on which we made some remarka yesterday, we now find that, in spite of the strong deliverance made in Court by the Chief Justice in 1877 on the subject of whipping, and the severe observations on the aggravated nature of the offence which suggested the referance to flogging, no flog- ging was over given to the young rascal re- ferred to. This fact may explain in some degree the early return of Lan Achau to the well-known ahalter of the prison. Eo soon as his forty months, or two-thirds of his sentence, had been served, this con PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any med criminal war again let loose upon other persons who may desire to consociety; and as his persons convenience sult the files of local, China, Japan, had been so carefully considered as to lead American, English, Indian or Austra
to the abolition of two floggings of 26 lian newspapers, are invited to call at stroker each of which Justice as well as the "CHINA MAIL" Officer where over the Chief Justice deemed him worthy, sixty newspapera, dailies and weeklice,he entertained no healthy dread of the from these countries, are now filed for Gaol, and got back to it as 200m áð
reforence,
BIRTH,
ho could. He was back into the hands of the Police a few days after he had been On the 23rd March, at No. 248, Bluff, liberated from Gaol. This case clearly illu Yokohama, the Wife of WILSON WALEB, strates what we have always contended to Ummander M. B. M. S. 6. Co.'s service) be a most mistakan system of dealing with
of & Son.
MARRIAGE
On the 2nd Fab., at New York, Josera M. EMANUzz, late of Hongkong, China, to Mies TILLIE MEYER, of New York.
The publication of this isrié commenced at 7.45 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1881.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE **CHINA MAIL"] (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)
SIGNED,
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPE-PRACE CONDITIONS
LONDON, March 30.
Potchefstroom capitulated to-day. British los 108 killed and wounded. Peace conditions have been signed.
PARNELL ORGANIZING AN ENGLISH LAND
LEACON, CONAN
LONDON, March 30. Parnell is organizing an-English Land League.
TURKEY, EQYFT AND GREECE.
LONDON, March 30. The Sultan has requested a contingent of
hardened Chiness criminals.
WELL KNOWN as the Amazone, Peiho, and the other steamers of the M12 Company are for spoed, yet it has been left to the Yang Ted (which left at 10am. today with the homeward mail to do what the others have never been able to secouplish. Leaving Salgun at 4 am. on Friday, she passed
at Cape St. James
sm, the same day, and dropped anchor in the roads here a
am. yesterday, making the page from Saigon in 45 hours, beating the Amazone - and Sindh'a, fastest time by one and two hours respectively-Straits Timer, March 21st,
THE letter we publish in another columa from Captain Thomson of the Ella Beatric addressed to the Editor of the Japan Gazette, it ia only fair that we should reproduce now as we gave the Gazette's original and rath gushy paragraph. Our contemporary, in giving prominence to the latter, says
We regret there should be azy beccat for the publication of Captain Thomson letter respecting the loss of the Mila Beatrice or rather the events subsequent to th stranding of that vespie : The paragraph, which Captain Thomson refers as appearin inthis journal of the 5th instant, was founde upon the report given to us by the chic officer; and upon our belief that the actio of the Japanese as spontaneous and Interested. Now it appears that the chic officer was either mistaken or imperfectl informed of the course of events; thán
show of disinter ested hospitality the sistance was a demand for money, or s miss that money would be forthcoming With the details of the Rocount are forced to confess that matte wild
the Egyptian Army in the event of war with far from there being condition
Greece,
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF LORD BEACONSFIELI),
LONDON, March 30. The Earl of Beaconsfield is very ill
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
remote from large to wait a
rate of wagoe Loc
day
Con the cout mederste on the The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected par with one yen daily
hourly, by the P. & 0, stemmer Loni single person where fifty sen bardy, which brings London dates up: The correction needs by i
TRO
to the 25th February, doubt be useful The next American Main may be ar. misappro
pected to arrive here by the O. & 0, with the best ten steamer Belgie on or about the 16th rude Japanse villagers April; he brings San Francisco dates held bo be meritorio
most highly-ofil up to the 5th March,
est errare.
ORDER OF SERVICE AT THE UNION CHUBUR
In his report on the Forenoon-Hymn 521, tune pas 229;
Hymen 116, tune page 54 Hymn Jamieson takes the 148, tube page 6b
65; Hymn
102, tube the recommend page 10
boiling of milk whi Afternoon-Hymn 79, tune page
Hymn 183, tune page 80; Hymn 200, ed in these Reports tune page 107 Eymn 83, tune page with which
the
M. corvette Cous Captain J. W. East arrived here from Nagasaki to-day...!
rootio of 1879
Most AIZURE sze miles
of the fills pelded prevalenios of epizootio