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their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
GoY, Goopwax, American ship, Captain William Lester.-Messagerica Maritimes.
WM. H. BESSE, American barque, Capt. | B. C. Baker. --Adanison) Bell & Co.
HERCULES, Amorican ship, Captain J. Borry.-Order.
WILLIE REED, American ship, Captain: Yates.Melchers & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain' H.
| O'Neill.-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
MINNIE CARVILL, British barque, Captain P. T. Clark, Eduard Schelhass & Co.
CAIRNSMETR, British steamer, Capt. Gen. L. Castle.--Holliday, Wise & Co.
EDEN, British barque. Captain John Naira Youn Fut Hong.
BOYNTON, British barque, Capt. Nason. -Vogel & Co.
GALLEY OF LORNS, British stuainter, Capt. Branthwaite.-Russell & Co.
ATALANTA, German steamer, Captain Pfaff.Sienissen & Cu.
MARLBOROUGH, British atestuer, Captain R. Sanderson.-C. M. S. N. Co.
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dropped anelior in Taiwanfoo; left again at HONGKONG DISPENSARY, 3.50 p.m. of the 13th for amoy; in crossing the Channel experienced strong N,E. galo with high son, with moderately high. Bary motor, 30.09 to 30.16. At 9am of the 14th passed a full rigged stemmer bound to the 3.W.; 11.16 Chapel Island absam; from Cargo por Steamship this. YONSIGNEES of
to Taing Sen found an extraordinary BELGIC, from San Francisco, &, strong set of S.W. current; 2,20 made fort are hereby requested to send in their Bills to Company's bucy; 5.30 p.m. cast off and of Lading for countersignature, and to proceeded for Swatow, arriving at 8:45 tako imuncdiato delivery of their Goods. a.m. on the 15th; loft again at 6.10 p.m. on Cargo impeding the discharge of the the 16th; passed Broaker Paint at 9.40 Steamer will be landed und stored at Con-p.m.; Chelang Point at 5.30 am on the signoes' risk and expensa,
17th; at 9.40 Mondoza abeau, -Off Tamico dense fog; nt 1.20 p., boing too thick to C. H. HASWELL, JR,
proceed, came to and anchored; heavy fog Agent..
with light aiin the whole afternoon and ༤14 night; on the 18th at 5.30 am. got under- woigh for Hongkong, arriving in harbour
Hongkong, April 18, 1881,
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· arres, Toner REQUIRITES, ENGLISH, AMELICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
OF
Gingerado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters. sr- The Manufactury is under direct and contiunous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878..
on the formoon of the 17th Nation irony Soda Water, Lemonado, Touio Water, down, light N.E. Breeze to Capa of Good Hopesto Pedro Blanca ligh W to N.W. breeze with hazy atmosphera and Ismooth son, Barometer 30.05 to 30.08. In Amoy: Str. Chiton; In Swatow, Stra. SHANGHAM, 14th April, 1881.
Athol, Tientsin, Hollow, Neischwamp, Uo- T1880.05 SEVENTY-FIVE TARIS (TIS. 75), Chen, and Diomed. Sailling res THE FIRST DIVIDEND for the Yearching, trupe, Ferpnia, Horseguards, flui par SHARE, is now Declared in accordance sele, Helewe, Martha, Hermann, and Min- with the Resolution passed at the Half-
૧૧ Yearly Meeting of Shareholders held on the 12th Tratant.
Warrants will be Payable at the Orring#: of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAK BANKING CORPORATION (Shanghae), on and after the "Yoth Instant
By Order of the Court of Directors,
HERBERT S. MORRIS,
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Secretary.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 16, Uccidens, German barque, 248, C. Kenter, Bangkok March 16, Götteral.--- CHINESE.
April 17, Alley, British steaner, 366,
Lightwood, Tausi April 11, Taiwanfoo 13, Amoy 14, nad Swatów 16, General- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Un,
April 17, Achilles, British steamer, 1.528, Charles Anderson, London Feb. 27, Penang, aud Singapore April 10, General.-BUTTER | FIELD & SWIRE,
April 18, 7., Haas Fen, Chinese steamer, 084, O. Wilson, Shanghai April 12, 9 ani, and Swatow 15, 10 p.m., General.- C. M. 8. N. Co.
April 18, Fernuia, Gorman steamer, 1115, H. Schultz, Swatow April 17, Ballast and Sugar.STENSSEN & Co.
April 18, Ning, British steamer, 761; R. Cass, Shaugliai April 14, General- STEMSSEX & Co.
April 18, Glenartney, British steamer, 1975, Jacobs, Nagasaki April 14, Coal- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
April 18, Belgie, British steamer, 1716, H. Davison, San Francisco March 15, and Yokohama April 12, General.-Q. & 0, S. 1S. Cb.
April 16, Marbengh, British steamer, 1176, R. Sanderson, Saigon April 14, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
DEPARTURES.
Apr. 17, Freyo, for New Britain.
17, State Maine, for London.
17, Octava, for Swatow.
17, Numo, for Conat Parts,
17, Diamante, for Amey.
17, mas, 3 M. corvette, for Amoy.
17, eventer, H. M. corvt., for Amoy, 17, Foxhound, H.M. g.b., for Amoy. 17, Pegasus, H. M. sloop, for Anoy 18, Asia, Russian Imperial cruiser, for 16, S.
Russian corvette, for 18,
Russian corvette, for
for Saigon.
Zabie
18, f
18, Hairan, for Hoihow..
18, Chow-to, Chinese gunboat, for a
cruise:
18, Jawei Yuan, for Cantoù. 18, Niupe, for Cantou.
CLEARED. None.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED
Mr Jeremiasen, 1 European steerage, and Per Albay, from Amoy, etc., Mr Vierow,
220 Chinese.
Per Achilles, from London, etc., Mr and Mrs Hicks, and 350 Chinese."
Per Haai Yuen, from Shanghai via Swa- tow, Mr Mead, and 215 Chinese.
Per Belgic, from San Francisco, Mesars Frank Leyburn, and A. C. Bryer, and 100 Chinese in steerage.
Per Feronia, from Swatow, 111 Chinese. Per Ningpo, from Shanghai, 31 Chinese, and 4 Europeans (deck).
Per Marbrough, from Saigon, 57 Chinese.
DEPARTED
Per Zambesi, for Shanghai: from Hong-
To-day's Advertisements. kong, Messrs G. A. Gubbay, J. Elain, Mr
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI AND plaby, W.
TAIWANFOO.
•
The Steamship
"Athay," Capt. Lightwood, will be despatched for the abovo Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Inst., at Daylight, instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIĶ, & Co. Hongkong, April 18, 1881.
UNION LINE.
FOR SHANGHAL
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and Mre Keswick, 4 children and native
Messrn G. J. Ap servant, Miss Churchill,
and 53 Chinese and 6 Quincey, children; from Southampton, Mr and Mrs
MCHSTS A.-E.
F. W. Styan, A. E. Allen, F. W
and
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For BANGKOK,
Per Dale,, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the 19th
inst., instead of as previously noti fiod.
For SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI, and
TAIWANFOO.—
J
Por Albay, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the 19th ist, instead of as proviously notified.
For SAN FRANCISCO.
(No. 5541-APIL 18, 1881.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1873, was published (Government notification 107) May 5th last. year, and the following condition was the only one then appended to the license :-
up. As will be seen by another paragraph, four of H. M. vessels have already left for Amoy, whence, wo understand, they will be distributed among the northern ports of China and Japan. The Tron Duke will The petroleum shall be kept in the leave in a few days, and will pay a short original tins in which it has been imported which tins shall be stored in a well sunk in visit to pach port northward, probably re- the ground and lined with brick provided turning to Hongkong in nhout six numths with a close fitting wooden cover lined with shoot iron for the purpose of making the The Russian ships, three of which, well air tight end of extinguishing fire in Asia, Rashoyaik, and Zabiaka-loft to-day, cass of the petroleum igniting. aro bound for Singapore, where, it is pos sible, they may rendezvous and be sworn-in by the oath of allegiance to the new Czar. THE annual inspection by the General of the 27th Thuiskillings took place this morning before H. E General Donovan. The Ge neral was attended by his Aldo-de-Camp, Capt. Barton Colonol Geddes, Major Tay lor, aixteen officers, thirty-one sergeantsand äve hundred and three rank and file took part in the proceedings on the Parade Groundsudden popularity on Saturday evening.
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any were gone through before His Excellency, other persons who may desire to con- including the bayonot exercise, which was suit the files of local, China, Japan, performed under the command of Lient, American, English, Indian or Austra Sanders, Adjutant of the Regiment. A lian newspapers, are invited to call at considerable number of spectatoru, amongst the "CHINA MAIL" Offico, where over whom wore Lady Hennessy, Mrs Dono sixty newspapers, dailios and wooklies, from these countries, are now filed for reference.
BIRTH.
On Easter Day, 17th Instant at , West Terrace, the Wife of the Rev. W. JENNINGS,
Per Mei Fon, at 9.30 am, on Wednes- Colonial Chaplain, of a Daughter.
day, the 20th inst.
For SHANGHAI.-..
Per Viceroy, at 11.30 am, on Wednes- day, the 20th inst., instead of as previously notified.
For BANGKOK.-
Per Killarney, at op.m., on Wednesday
the 20th inst, instead of as pre- viously notified.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing. Mails, c, by the French Goutract Packet+---
Day before departure for Saturday if the do
partere be on Monday},—
5
P.M.Money Order Office closes.. Poat Office closes, except the Nour Box, which is always open out of Office hours,
Day of departure,
7
10
11
-
A.M.Post Offico.opens. AM-Registry of Latters ceases,
Posting of all printed matter and patterns ECAROS. A.M.Mails closed, except for Lata
Letters.
MARRIAGE.
At the Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on the 11th Inst., WILLIAM BENNICAL, Engineora' Department, 1.M. Cuatorns, to ELIZA, second Daughter of William Fonning, 1.M. Customs, Shanghai.
The publication of this issue commenced at 8.55 pim.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1881:
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HM's ships the Comus, the Encounter, the Foxbound, and the Pegance, left for Amoy yesterday afternoon.
H.M.S. Sheldrake, says the Shanghai Courier April 10th, "is undor sailing orders for Hongkong."
11:10 A.M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents antil 11.30 AM.-When the Post Office closes
entirely 11.40A.M.-
Lato Letters may be posted Singapore at 3 p.m., last Saturday. on board the pucket with Late
An account of squatters' license renewed departure.
The French tail steamer, we are informed by the E. E. A. & China Telegraph Co., left
Tan Loftus Troupe are having a very suc cessful season in Caloutta. They liave been spoken of by more than one paper in the most critical city in India as the best. Variety Troupe that has ever visited that country. This intersting paragraph we take from a late copy of the Indian Daily
Nétos
Little Dolly Loftus, a small maiden of some seven yours, seems to have achieved a
besides about fifty members of the band. She at all events, made one convert to the belief in her artistis powers, We hear that The usual manoeuvres and marches past John Wilson, of the Circus, made hoz yesterday a procent of a handsome piano. This little lady has already received several medals for her skill as a singer and pianist, but we doubt whether her piano will not occupy in her estimation a place for before that occupied
by her medals. WRITING of the arrest of the Singapore van, Mrs Goddes, Mr Snowden, and a swindler at Bangkok, the Siam Advertiser number of officers of the garrison, wera present at the interesting spectacle. After the general inspection was finished the Offi- cera and Non-Conzulasioned Officers of the Regiment were put through the award exer cise beforo His Excelloney, who then pro ceeded to inspect the canteen and barracks, It is expected that the inspection of the Battery of Royal Artillery will take place in a few days.
.
Kay's
The day is past, when the notoriously had characters of other places can come to Bangkok, escape justice, and eventually wonderful facilities of the present age, to create new positions for themselves. The
give accurate information, and offect the sest of guilty onlyrits, whom they are ready to land at giren places, nuut become agrost power in restraining the daring and unscrupulously vicious.
ACCORDING
to a return issued from the Hiogo Enginearing Works, seven steamers Sr. John Suckling, (1609-1641) wrote in and one sailing vessel were built there laat his
year. During the same
twenty-two period atcamere and two sailing vessels underwent repairs, and eight engines were constructed and eleven repaired. Fourteen boilars were also made and four repaired. Two boats also were built, and one hundred and thirty- four pieces of machinery of different kinds. A largo quantity of coke and bricks was also turned out. Babe Whispo,
Ballad upon a Wedding, "--- Her feet beneath her patticost, Like little mice, stole in and out,
As if they feared the light: Batoh she dances such a way! No gun upon an Easter-day.
Is half so fino a sight. The allusion to Easter-day is founded opoz a beautiful old superstition of the English peasantry, that the sun dances upon that morning,
Is "Chambers Dictionary of Days
we
find Black-Monday" referred to as "a term used for Easter Monday, owing, it is supposed, to the remarkably dark and in- clement weather which happened when Edward the Third lay with his army before Paria."In Stow's Chiquiclo," which wo find quoted in the same volume wo read :---- It is to be noted that the 14 day of April, and the morrow after Easter Day (1360),
is evident that the Chinese have a great for the written character of their rospect Language, though it is not so well-knowi that they have considerable respect for a foreigner who speaks Mandarin Chinese, Sugh, however, is the case, sy anyone will discover who visits a Uhinese shop and makes his wants known in Mandarin. The shop men may be heard talking to one another, and passing complimentary remarks ins half-whispor on the foreigner's proficiency. This morning, a foreigner was making some slight purchases in a shop, speaking in Chi nese. Following out the native custom, he was bargaining. The head-shopman re- marked that he could only ask the true price of one who spoke Mandarin. The
Fee of 10 centa until time of and issued during the first quarter of the King Edward [III] with his host lay boforú foreigner tondered payment, and was
Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papera, &c.
VESSEL TO ARRIVE, ·
AT HONGKONG.
t
Sept.
Nam
3, Wylo,
15, Lizzie Bell,
I, Xenin,
Frime
London Antwerp
Loudon
J. W. Marr,
"Cardiff
10, Star of China,
10, Christine,
20, Westerguard,
Det.
2, Therese,
3, Laurens,
B Laura,
Iary A. Nickels,
Rockhurst,
7. Clarissa R. Carver,
18, Highlander,
16, Hilda Maria,
15, Antaras (8.)
17, Creswell,
31, Huguenot, Feb.
11, Bertha
London Curdiff Hamburg Daner Hamburg Hamburg
Penarth
Penarth Now York Now York
Swatisea Cardiff
Liverpool
Cardiff
1, Melusine,
Cardiff
2, P. G. Carvill
າ,
5, Chusan,
PBDarth Loudou
6, Freeman,
Liverpool
Penarth
C. F. Sargent
Cardiff
Lipool v. Cardiff
Cardia
16, Wilna,
Cardiff
17. Sir John Lawrence
Falmouth Cardift
Afarch.
8, Hermes,
Cardiff
B, Afghan (s)
Dover
9, Breconshire (8.).
London
14, C. F.
15, Invincible
15, Blackhalls (8.)
21, Astoria,
LOADING FOR CHINÄ AND JAPÁN PORTS.
At London-Steamers via Shuez Canal
Bolors Day; from Venice, Mr A. Campbel from Brindisi, Messrs W. G, Tucker, and M. P. Enans; from Bombay, Cyclops.. Mr Macrorran: from Calcutta, Ray. Buen. Euphrates, Per Patroclits, for Shanghai, Dr and Mrs Glaucus, Lister, uail Mr Burrill,
Teucer. Per Namou, for Foochow, Mr. Pealowaith.. Per Diamante, for Amoy, Mr L. Figuei-Laurel. rados, and 42 Chinese.
Olara Oxfordshire, for Saigon, about 20
Anchises (B.) Hector (s)
Fer Chineso.
Per Hainan, for Hotbow, 6 Chinese; for Haiphong, 31 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Freeman
Escambia.
Gleniyon. Glenfalloch.
·Sailing Vesela
John C. Munro.
At Liverpud
Menelaus (8) North American. At Cardiff
At Glasgeno
The German barque decident reporte: Glenavon (a) :: Variable winds throughout.
The Steamship
"Viceroy," Captain VALE, will be
The Chinese steamer Huai Yuen reports: despatched for the above Left Shanghai at 9 am on 12th arrived Port on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Lust, at Swatow at 10a.m. on 15th; had strong Noon, instead of as previously advertised. N.E. and N.W. winds with heavy rain and
For Freight or Passage, apply to
thick fog; left Swatow at 10 02 15th, RUSSELL & Co. had calm and thick fog Anchored outside Hongkong, April 18, 1881.
at 3.30 pm on 17th, Lye-es-Moon Pass ap20 Arrived in Hongkong at 7 am, on 18th.
The Fine the steamer Peronia reports:
weather and
and calmas throughout.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instruc
tions to Sell by Public Auction, on
SATURDAY,
the 23rd April, 1881, at 7 pm, at his Sales ( 5.12. Rooma, Queen's Road,
A Collection of
comprising
T
voyage;
7
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping "4p.m.-Killary leaves for Bangkok.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, April 20
Daylight.bay leaves for Swatow, &e. Noon-Viceroy leaves for Shanghai Tenders received by War Department Noon.-Tenders for Repair of Lighter Slip received by Naval Storekeeper. 8,30 pm-Meeting of Perseverance
Lodge,
122
Anders for supplying Flear for H. M. Navy received by Natal Store- keeper 0p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. Saturday, April 23:
present year is published for general in
formation in the Gazette,
the
the city of Paris; which day was full dark prised to receive back about one-third of
We
similar instance money.
recorded of mist and hail, and so bitter cold, that
where a many mon died on their horsebacks with some years ago, a foreigner engaged up country. The fare THE Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer been called the Black Monday.
the cold; wherefore unto this day it hath a boat to take him
was agreed upon, but when the foreigner Vorwärts, we are informed by the Agonts,
The "Slang Dictionary" gives two rather paid the hontmen, be had returned to him a portion of the monoy, because he spoke,
left Singaporo this morning, bound to this puerile renderings of the meaning and derivato the boatmen in their own language. port.
Ws are informed by tho Agents (Mesare Butterfield & Swire), that the 0. S. S. Co.'s steamer Teucer, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port and Shanghai on the afternoon of Saturday, the 16th inst. Tas N.-C. Daily News quotes the report of the Singapore Savings Bank for 1880, from the China Mail, and adds that it hopes are long to announce the opening of a similar institution in connection with the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank at Shanghai.
THE Bamboo Bridgo across the Bowrington Canal is simply in a thoroughly dangerous state. Is the office of Inspector of Bridges
tion of the phrase, The Monday on which boys return to school after the holidays. Also a low term for the Monday on which an execution took placa."
The following Government notification," No. 131, dated "Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1881," and signed, "By His Excellency's command, Frederick Stewart, Acting Colonial Secretary," ap- pears in the Gazette of the same date, and is no doubt inserted there with a purpose, which all may guess, even if it be one touch- ing a subject with which we do not yet care
to
deal
Shanghai Courier,
"
AMONG the many changes that are now taking place in the Customs Service is the removal of Mr H. J. Meade to Canton. Mr Meade originally joined the service at Centon twenty-one years ago, and since then he has been stationed at Amoy, Foochow and Swatow, and since 1872 hs has been chief tide-murveyor at this port, Shanghai. The respect in which he ha been held by those with whom he came in daily contact has culminated in the pre-
sentation to him of the following address
Shanghai, March, 1861.0 Imperial Maritime Customs, Shanghai
H. J. MEADE, Esq
DEAR SIR-The undersigned members of the Imperial Maritime Customa at this port
His Majesty the King of Hawai arrived camet allow you to leave without
express-
in Hongkong on Tuesday evening, the 12th ing their universal regret, and they beg
ta
which in the future may recall to your ete, in this Colony a sinecuro, or does the instant, and was welcomed to the Colony present you with the accompanying cup, holder of it imagine that it is? If either, by the Governor, in the name of Her Ma-
memory the jesty Queen Victoria. His Majesty, the
thom. it is high time that the idea was put right, King Kalakana, wus sccompanied by His. as well as the Bridge.
www.www.m
you
timos
WO
e high esteem you are held in The vary able, rice by just manner in Excellency W. N. Armstrong, Minister of very able, strict and turk m
you have performed your difficult, State, and Colonel Judd, Chamberlain.
and at many
duties, also the delicate Tas maximum and minimum readings of
unvarying kindness that you have shown the thermomoter at the Harbour Office Tax following are the conditions to which stay in Shanghai has endeared
• to all Forwall during the week ending Friday April 8th we referred the other day as having been In bidding you
you were respectively 77 on Monday April 4th, sanctioned by the Governor in Council unhealth, wealth and happiness, in your future and 61.5 on Wednesday April 6th. The der Sec. 11, para. 9, of Ord. & of 1870. career, and remain, Dear Sir, yours faith
fully,Then follow the signatures of forty- corresponding figures at the Peak, (1,823 (The Dangerous Goods Ordinance), provid-eight members of the Customs staff, ft) were, 67 on Monday, and 55 on Wed-ing for the safe storage of karosine; they
Mr. Mendo's successor in Mr Howard, nesday.
are published in the Gazette and it is notified removed from Amoy, whose place is taken that they will be affixed to the licenses by Mr Parkhill, from Canton, who has dis The Governor, having been pleased to grant granted under the Ordinance named charged the duties Mr Meade proceeds thers leave of abrence to the Chief Justice, the
to undertake, 1. No premises will be licensed for the Honalirable Sir John Smale, Knight, has storage of kerosine within the City of Vio-
The following is the reply made by Mr appointed His Honour Francis Snowden totoria, unless they are built on approved Meade, late Chief Tide-surveyor at this fill the Office of Acting Chief Justice dur
2. Promises to be licensed must be built port, who left yesterday. (12th) for Chariton by the Q M. S. N. Co. a steamer Hasyrien, ing such absence on leave of Sir John of brick or stone, and have a concrete floor to the address presented to him before his Smale, subject to the signification of Her The floor. and the walls to the height of the departure by members of the ont-door staff door-will, must be plastered with para Port of the Customs here, together with a hand- Majesty's pleasure.--Gazette.
land cement. The premises must be venti-
by windows lated by
running along both sides some Cup
CENTRAL HOTEL THE answer to the quintuple Acrostic we of the inuilding The windows must be
Shanghai, wire-netting and sunshinden To My BROTHEE OFFICEER
11th April gave on the 14th April is,
protected with The roof must vither have four thicknesses of tiles, or be double tiled and have a
Imperial Maritime Customs, Shahahate
V
BRAVE RAVEN AVER T SE
ENTER
sites.
DRAK SIRS, I thank you most sincerely
plaster calling. The
The door-all must
be
st
for the very flattering Address and the Cup
least three feet above the floor.
The premises must be surrounded by a you have been kind enough to present me
wall ten feet high, and not nearer to the with on the eve of my departure from A correct answer was received from "Hot building than ten feet. The gates or doors amongst you. I can only say that, without your co-operation and support, I should Cross Bun," at 8 am. on the 16th, and in the wall must be built up three feet not have been able to carry out the dutice "H. F; W." has also parrectly solved the gher than the level of the suelosod apar entrusted to me, as on every occasion
No kerosine shall be stored above the I have found you all Aurostic
willing to assist me in window-sille
A No
in the premises. to be used or allowed within the premises.
5. No lights fire
vas evary way. In
you farewell, allow me to re- ciprocate the good wishes you have ex or luster matches are rossed towards myself, and to wish you all
Ir is notified in the Gazette that a despatch store leaky or damaged case shall be bidding on
articles mentioned in this license, the
has beu received from the Secretary of State conveying Her Majesty's confirmation 8 No articles of a combustible naturaealth, prosperity and happiness, and to and allowance of Ordinance No. 1 of 1880, are to be stored in the premises along with express the hope that it may not be fare.
well, but only au revoie which is entitled,-“ An Ordinance enacted
7. The premises
ises ahail not
be open be by the Governor of Hongkong, with the ad tween the hours of 6 p.in, and 6am. from vics of the Legislative Counal thereof, to
March, October to
both inclusive, noz be- tween the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 s.m. from
—N.-C. Dolly News, authorize the appropriation of a supplemen April to September both inclusive MR. J. M. Cook, representative in India
notify to
Treinsin, Dear Bits -
Yours most sincerely,
HINET J. MEADER
The British steamer Ningpo reports: Light southerly winds and fine weather i thick during the latter part of passage. Anchored outside Ninepins at 11.15 p.m.. on the 17th, and again this morning at
The British steamer Belgic reports:FRIDAY, Sailed from San Francisco March 15th at gales and strong head winds throughout the 2.52 p.m; encountered moderate to fresh
; arrived at Tokohamn April 10th at 12.46 pm. Salled from Yokohama April 12th at 10:20 am,; encountered fine wea ther
and smooth sea to port. Arrived at
in Calcutta Me Cook has recalrede "Hongkong April 18th at 3.15 p.m. - Time 9.30 p.m.-Mosting of Members of the 1870. By command of H. E. the Governor of erosing stored herein relewal of support of Lord Hartington and at Gle
9. Applications for the- from Yolábama 6.
6 days, 6 hours and 47 Hongkong Club
it is proclaimed that the Ordinance has been license must be sent in one month before stone. The Duke of Buckingham has minutes.
The British steamer Marlbrosiak reports:
MONDAY, Apr 25 -
the expiration of the license, to enable the expressed his interest in the master First part fine weather with head ea Call and Europe.
Noon French Mail-leaves for Ports of confirmed and allowed
Inspector of dangerous foods to make his putting out in what way Memes
Cook and Sons system of tourist tray latter part very fine with smooth sea.
THE large gathering of British and Russian report on the state of the premises might be best carried out in Southera laba The British steamer Albay reports Cant SATURDAY, April 30 --
• The form of special license for the storage ; no us to emersos all objects of interent, th alf from Company's buoy at Tamul st 5.90 Noon-Auction of River Steamer Kin. men-of-war which has been recently collect ap233 pm on the 11th with Light 5. W. wind and ahan, on board the steamer.
ed in our harbour is now rapidly breaking of Dangerous Goods under the provisions of are to be met with thereabout
RICHARDSON AND ROBBIN's Potted MEATS, CHINESE & JAPANESE CURIOS, &, Lunch TONGUE.
OLD PONOZLAIN, OLD CHINUHEW, SANG DE BOUR, KIN LOONG, OLD BRONZES, Or PRESENT TEA in 5 and 10 Catty Boras, SATSUMA, and IawaDI-WARE;
SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRONZES..
Bro, Catalogues will be issued. TERMS OF SALK. —As customary....
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer Hongkong, April 18, 1881.
WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions.
BAIL-MAKING executed on the Promises,
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co, Hongkong, January 28, 1881.
Ero.
d premises shall tary sum of fifty-one thousand soven bun-8. The licensees of licensed
the Superintendent of the Fire Metart Thos. Cook and Sons, has arriv dred and seventy-seven dollars and ninety Brigade, on the first of each month during Calcutta, from Madras ko maku aTTAZING. 2 p.m.-Auction of Chiness and Japanescents, to defray the charges of the year the currency of their license, mas qualityments for the establishment of an AEONY
Curios at Mr J. M. Armstrong's