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For Sale.
WHERE YOU CAN BUY
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 DuVIE'S LOCKS. HOUSE GONGS,
SMOOTHING IRONS.
LEMON SQUEEZERS,
MOUSE TRAPS.
BILLIARD CUE TIPS and CHALK. PANUS CORIUM for BOOTS. American AXES and HATCHETS.
LIFE BUOYS.
ROCKETS and BLUE LIGHTS. DOUGLAN OFFICE CHAIRS. COPPER WIKE GAUZE
WAFFLE IRONS. ---
GRIDIRONS.
FIRE GRATES.
American SOFT FELT HATS.
STATIONERY
FOR LADIES AND OFFICE
the
Best and Cheapest
IN
Hongfany
URE.
NEW. BOOKS INNIRUOTIVE AND AMUSING.
Large Assortment of FRENCH NOVELS.
'AUCHNITZ'S
POPULAR EDITION OF STANDARD
WORKS, &t.
WORKS of REFERENCE.
ALMANACKS.
DIARIES. SCHOOL BOOKS. GLEIGH SCHOOL SERIES.
PRESENTATION BOOKK
Etc.,
Etc,
Eto.
ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.
.WERLEY AND SONS London-nado SPORT
ING GUNS.
Busser's PATENT PNEUMATIC GUN. SELF-SHOT-EXTRACTING. REVOLVERS.
THE PATENT BOTTLE CLIP.
TABLE GLASSWARE.
**EARTHENWARE.
THE FINET STOCK or
CAVITE.
FORTIN, and
MEYSIG
CIGARS, and
CHEROOTS.
All Specially Setveted.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mails.
Notices to Consignees.
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA JIA KOBE.
THE 5. S. NIIGATA MARU, Capt, WYNs, due here on or about the 25th Instant, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, tho 30th April, at Daylight.
Cnago received on board and Parcels at. the Office up to 6 p.m. of 29th April.
No Bill of Laling signed, under $2 Freight.
All Chains must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they
will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
Cabin Steerage, To KOBE,...
.8 00 815 YOKOHAMA & Nadasaki,, 75 20 SHANGHAI via YOKOHAMA, 120
Кове...........
95
40 30
A REDUCTION is made on BETURN CABIN PASSAGES,
Cando and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki
will ho transhipped to the Shanghai Mail
Stenner at Kobc.
For Further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, PRAYA CENTRAL, West Cerior Pottinger Street.
Hongkong, April 10, 1881.
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Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA, AND EUROPE
VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
AND
STEAMERS.
THE`S.S. BELGIC will be despatch Tod for San Francisco Vie Yobound,
on MONDAY, 2nd May, 1881, at 7 pm.
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers froin Shanghai and Japan ports.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. of the 1st May,
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fuil and same will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p.a. the day previous, to sailing
A REDUCTION of -25% nate on all RETURN PASSAGE ÖRDERS ISSUED.
Consular Invoices to accesopaty Over land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be mest to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Que- toms, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No lilia, Queen's Road Central.
CHAS. H. HASWELL, Ju,
Agent, Hongkong, April 22, 1881.
U. S. MAIL LINE.
COMPANY.
24/114) KAVADINILLA
STEAMSHIP ANADYR",
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES P
CONSE
MARITDIES.
NOTICE.
NSIGNEES of Cargo por Steamship Gange, from London, in connec tion with the above Steamor, are heroby informed that their Gords are being, landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
unless intituation is received from the Con Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, signeea, before 3 p.in. To-AY, requesting it to be landed here,
Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersignad..
Entertainment.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE ROFESSOR W. J. PAYNE,
of LoNDox, acknowledged by
The the Press and the Public to CHAMPION. SPIRITUALIST AND SLRIGHT-OF- HAND PERFORMSE OF THE WORD,
Will give Two of His
ORIGINAL AND INCOMPARABLE' ENTERTAINMENT S, nt tho
GARRISON THEATRE, THIS & TO-MORROW
EVENINGS,
the 29th and 30th of April.
PRIDEN OF ADMISSION : A few Readrved Sents, Second Sents,
to Second Sente. Hongkong, April 29, 1881.
$1,00. $0.50.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For AMOY,
Per Diamante, at 11:30 am, on Monday,
the 2nd May
For TRIESTE via STRAITS, COLOMBO,
· BOMBAY AND ADEN...
Por Fonulirts, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday, : the 2nd May,
B
For HAIPHONG, HUE AND TOURON.
Per Shrin-on, at 3.30 on Monday,
the 2nd May, For YOKOHAMA,— ...
Per Glenartney, at 2.80 p.m., on Tues-
day, the 3rd May,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. --- The United States Mail Packot Belgic,
will be despatched on MONDAY, tha 2nd May, with Mails for Japan, Son Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c,, which will be closed na follows:--
2.15 P.M. Registry couser. ayl 2.30 PM. Post-Office closes, but Letters
Goods remaining unclaimed aftor SATUR- pay, the 30th Instant, at Noon, will be Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half-pricu subject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Ineurause has been effected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agerst. Hongkong, April 23, 1881.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
np30
S. 9. «NIIGATA MARU,” FROM
KOBE AND YOKOHAMA..............
[ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above i
Vessol are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture, and take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeiling the discharge or romain- ing on board after TUESDAY, the 28th will be landed and stored at Con- Tratuity signers' expense and risk.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
MITSU BISHI MAIL S. S. Ca., Penya Centrul, West corner Pottinger St. Hongkong, April 26, 1881.
►
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
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FROM BATAVIA, SAMARANG, SOU. RABAYA, MACASSAR, GORONTALO
- AND MANILA,
THE S.S. William MocKinnon having ur- To thoabore Ports, Consignees of Cargo are liorsby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for
Insurances.
LE CERCLE-TRANSPORTS,
SOCIETÉ ANONYME D'ASSURANCES MARITIMES, MARSEILLE,
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED,...15,000,000 Franch CAPITAL PAID-UP 3,750,000
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Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS of the above Company, are prepared to grant POLITES on MARINE -RISKS to all ports of the World.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong; Sept. 25, 1880. 276881
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant THE are the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a "Discount of 20% on the Premin.
NORTON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
countersignature, and to take immediate To-day's Advertisements.
delivery of their Good
Cao impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignece* risk and expense.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 27, 1881.
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Intimations.
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Ninth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
No
W
Ready.
So. 4.-Vol. IX.
-OF THE
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́CONTAINS
FOR SHANGHAI (Taking Cargo : Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW-
CHWANG, HANKOW and Ports. on the YANGTSZE. }
The Stearnship
"Glenlyon,"
Capt. R. A. DONALDSON, will be despatched as
above on or about the 6th May,
-For Froight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co Hongkong, April,29, 1881.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 28, Pechili, British ateamer, frome Canton.
20, encuates. British man, April April 30, Onal. Transit Passes in the Province of Kwang JARDIN, MATHESON & Co
tung.
Notes on the Corean Language.
the Embrya The Ju Sheng Considered in Ita Relation to
the Remaining Tones.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA The Tai hsi" King; or the Respiration of OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO. . *... THE US. Mul Steamship CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for Star Francisco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 16th May, 1881, at 3 pm, taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japa Ports,
San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Ovor- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and
Steamers.
connectingDonate Tickets granted to
England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantio lines of Steamers.
Freight will he received on board until 2 pn, the 15th May. Parcel Packages will be
enine dived at the office until & pl
all Parcel Packages should he marked to address in full; vale of sanie is required,
Consular Invoices to accompany Overland FRERE SUPPLIES RECEIVED BY EVERY Cargo should be sent to the Company's
GROCERIES.
SMYRNA FIGS.
CRYSTALIZED CHERRIES. FAHN'S FAVORITE BISCUITS. STILTON CHEESE..
FRENCH PLUMS.
Calcutta BEEF.
HUMPS.
ROUNDS.
BRISKETS, and
TONGUES.
California ROLL BÜTTER.
ARPLE BUTTER.
OLAM CHOWDER.
FISH CHOWDER.
Soused PIG'S FEET.
Soused SHEEP'S TONGUES.
Pickled LAMB'S TONGUES,
Gruyere CHESE.
New York CREAM CHEESE.
CAVIARE.
Curried OYSTERS.
Californuis CRACKER Co.'s BISCUITS.
Cracked WHEAT.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
HOMINY
RICHARDSOR AND ROBBIN'S Potted MEATS. Lunch TONGUE
|-
Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Cuatoins at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 26, 1881.
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Notices to Consignees.
April 29, Ash, British steamer, 910, Lacock, Shanghai April 23, General- WIELER & Co.
DEPARTURES.
The Interminable Question Notices of New Books and Literary Intel- Apr. 23, Loudoun Castle, for Hankow.
ligence,
Notes and Queries:-
Botanical Notes.
The Arabic Numerals.
A Chinese Pilgrim on the Way to Mecca. Chinese Mahometans at Mecc How Musk is Made.
Tales from
om Chinese History. Chinese Proverbs,
Various kinds of Chinese Ink,
The Curious Inscription at Macao.
The Aryan Origin of the Cambodians. Bank Notos,
大紅紙
"Than:"
Stone Lions.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. Hongkong, March 18, 1881.
NEWS FOR HOME
The Overland China Mail.
{The bitess Overland Paper in China.)
20, Nordstjernen, for Chirkiang 20, Septima, for Singapore.
'20, Lord of the Isles, for Yokohama.
29, Yanglaze, for Shanghai.
20, Pekili, for Shanghai.
29, Glamis Castle, for Melbourne, etc.
CLEARED.
Willie Reed, for Manila.
William Mackinnon, for Amey, Commodore Dupont, for Bangkok. Sikh, for Bankow.
Feronia, for Hankow. Glenorchy, for Shanghai. Welle, for Amoy. Niigata Mart, for Kohe, ate.
PASSENGERS. 'ARRIVED. Por Glenwagles, for Nagasaki, 1 Chinese, DEPARTED.
For Glamis Castic, for Melbourne, etc., Mrs. F. D. Walker and 3 children, Captain Logan, Mrs Achun and 2 servants, 2 Kare peans Steerage, 1 Sergeant and wife, and
PUOLISHED AT 138 "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR TIK ENGLISH MAIL
Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely 791 Chinese.
printed matter.
THIS Mail Summary is compiled from the Daily China "Mail, is published twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's departure, und is a re cord of each fortnight's current history of events in China and Japan, cou tributed in FROM LONDON, SINGAPORE AND from the journals published at the various
in original r
reports and collated perts in those Countries.
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS,
PENANG.
It contains Shipping news from Slunghai,- Hongkong, Canton, &c., and a completo Commercial Summary.
HE Steamship Breconshire, WILLIAMS, THE
Commander, having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage informed that the Goods are being lauded paid 53 cunts.) $13 per annum (postage at their risk into the Godowns of the paid $13.50.) Undersigned at Wanchai, whence delivery Orders should be sent to Gro. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham may be obtained. Cargo
Optional will be forwarded on, un-Streat, not later than noon of the day the legs police to the contrary be given before English Mail Steamer leaves.
Terms of Advertising, same as in Daily 3pm. TO-DAY.
Cons are at liberty to do so.""
Chise Mail.
on the
wishing to receive their Goods
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 3rd Proximo will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for
Bills of Lading will be countersigued by any Debt contracted by the Officers or
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, April 26, 1881. -
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
BRITISH S. 8. "CICERO," FROM ANTWERP.
Cren of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
WM. H. Bess, American barque, Capt B. C. Baker. Adamson, Boll & Co.
WILLIE REED, American ship, Captain Yates. Melchers & Co.
MINNIE CARVITA, Britills barque, Captain | P. T. Clark,—Eduard Schelihass & Co.
BOYNTON, British barque, Capt. Nason.
NORDEN, Danish steamer, Captain Res muson.—Siemseen & Co.
Per Fang, for Slinghai, Lt. Friend, Madame Carandini, Miss Carandini, Miss Lindon, Messrs Sherwin and Otto Fischer.
Per Septima, for Bingapore and Perang, 554 Chinese
Per Nordstjernen, for Chiakiang, 12 Chi- nese.
Per Lord of the Isles, for Yokohama, 1- European.
Per Pechili, for Shanghai, 6 Chinese.
TO DEPART
for Union Countries may berposted on board the Facket with Late Fes of 10 cents extra Postage until the titao of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies or Paraguay, cannot be sent by this
route
·Hongkong, April 22, 1881.
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.Mitan Bishi Mail leaves for
Yokohama, &p. Noon-Bellerophon leaves for London. Noon-Numan leaves for Coast Porta. Goods per Anadyr undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
4 p.m.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila. 6 p.m.-Ping-on leaves for Hoihow, &o. Auctions.
11 am-Auction of Rifles at godowne of
More Russell & Co, Wanchi. Noon-Auction of River Steamer Kin
ahan, on board the steamer,
Amusements.
Performance at the Garrison Theatre.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established ·AD, 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUNGISTA,
IMPORTERS-
or
DRUGGINTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI SITES, TOLLUT REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
[No., 5551 -APRIL 29, 1881.
the Colonial Office, authorities must have long ago been convinced that Go- vernor Hennessy is totally unfit to ad minister the affairs of a commercial co- lony. The list of egregious blunders and contemptible tricks of which he has been guilty during the last two or three years bearing on the subject of mercantile facilities would make of the grave mis- takes of other Colonial Governors look small in comparison; and the wonder is that Hongkong continues to prosper in spite of conduct so much calculated to check its progress Let us suppose that between one and two hundred thousand cases of kerosine are stored in the go-- downs hitherto pronounced quite anfe for that purpose. On the 17th instant. (Sunday) the new Regulations appear in a quiet corner of the Gazette-so quiet, indeed, that our morning contem» - porary did not apparently see them,- and on the evening of the 18th (Mon- day) they are published in these columns. These Regulations simply necessitate the rebuilding of every go- down licensed to store kerosine, and indeed render it impossible that korosine
anywhere in the Colony, except, per can be stored in accordance with law haps, by one firm whose license does not exprira for some months, but whosa temporary exemption from loss is ob tained at the apparently unjust expense of his fellow-tradera. Well, one firm (as we have said) had been refused a license nearly three weeks before the Rules were published at all; and another applicant, who applied on the morning of the 19th, was informed that he could not obtain a renewal of his liceuse because he had
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water,not complied with the Regulations; ..
MAILS BE THE UNITED STATES PACKET The United States Mail Packet City of
Peking, will be despatched on MON. DAY, the 16th May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, etsy,, which will be closed as follows 2.18 r.M. Registry consen 2.30 PM Post-Office closes, but Letters
for Union Countries may be posted on. board the Packet with Late Fee of 100 cents extra Postage until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Union West-Indies or Paraguay, cannot be sont by this
route.
Hongkong, April 26, 1881...
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*-ons or CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, e., by the French Contract -Packet:-
Day before departure (or Saturday if the de-
parture be in Monday),--
5 -Money Order Offico closes.
he had not rebuilt his godown in the space of a couple of working hours from the time he had read the Rales relied upon by the Government in its refusal ! Is it possible that the feebleness of judicious administration can go further than this? AN IN
Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, Jane 1, 1876. PASSENGERS Arriving in Hongkong, or any
But it appears that Governor Hen. other persons who may desire to connessy has another scheme in his busy sult the file of local, China, Japan, brain, and that is no less than to enter "American, English, Indian or Austra the Government in the race for com- lian newspapers, are invited to call at mercial gain. He is desirous of doing. the "CHIA MAIL" Office, where over this storage business himself, by build- sixty newspapers, úsilier and weeklies, in godowns with Government money, and making an estimated profit of about from these countries, are now filled for $1,000 a-month by the transaction. reference.----
Now, bad such a proposition been fairly laid before the merchants interested,
Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always al open out of Office hours.
Day of departure,
10
11
A. M.-Post Office opens.
And
A. M.Registry of Letters ceases,
Posting of all printed matter
patterns ceases. A.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters. 11.10 AM
Letters may be posted with Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30 AM. When the Post Office closes
entirely. 11.40A.M.-Late Letters may be posted on bound the packet with Late Fee of 10 conts until time of departure.
Quotations,
HONGKONG
OPIUM—Now Patru, cash,...$6924
Old, cash,... Now Benares, canh,... 092) Old
cash....
31
17
11
New Malwa, credit,... 080 Allowance, Taels...... 48 Old Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taels...... 16.
Bank, Wire,
Exchange.
"}
Domand,
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
Credits,
India, Wire,
domand,
Shanghai, demand,
Documentary, 4 months' sigh
3/87
3,9
3/0
50 days' sight, private 73 Gold Lent, 99 fine
Sovereigns,
*
Shares.
$27.55 $5.38
Hongkong Bank, 94 % prem. Union Ins. Soo, of 'ton, $1,650 p.sh, China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,600 p. sh.. North Chips Ins. Co., Tha. 1,100 por share, Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tla. 765 p. sh. Chinese Ins. Co., 3305 per share:: H.K. Fire Ins. Co., 21046
4 por share, salos. China Fire Ins. Co., 8330 per sh., sälen. H.K. & W. Dock, 45% prem.
Shai Staan Nav., Tls. 3 per e. nominal. H. C. M. S.-boat Co., $28 prem., sales. China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 160 p. share, Hongkong Gas Co., $82 per share.
878 per share. Hongkong Hotel Co.,
share.
China Sugar Ref. Co., $103 p.
Do. Debentures, 3 % prem.
Do.
33.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nomina!,
of 1877, H.K. Ice Co.'s shares, $125 per share.
Temperature.
(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road. J HONGKONG, April 29,
Per Commodore Dupont, for Bangkok, 1 BAROMETER European, and 11 Chineze.
Per Niigata Marti, for Kobe, etc., 4 Europeans, and 7 Chinese.
SHIPPING BEFORTS.
Fine wouther and light winds throughout, The British steamer Gleneagles reports? and thick fog outside.
The British steamer Ash reports: Fine weather but very foggy;
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For SWATOW, AMOX, & FOOCHOW
Per Names, at 11.30 ain., on Saturday,
the 30th insta
For STRAITS AND LONDON
Per Bellerophon, at 11,30 am,, on Satur!
day, the 90th it.
For BANGKOK-
Per Rajanattianuhar, at 11.30 am, on
Saturday, the 30th inst MANILA
For
Per Jorge Juan, at 11.30 am. To-morrow,
the 30th inst, instead of a previous ly notified.
Per Esmeralda, at 3.30 pm, on Satur
day, the 30th inst.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above--Vogel & Co.
named Vessel are hereby informed
LOND OF THE ISLES, Brit. steamer, Capt. that their Goods are being landed and 3.0. Felgate.-Eussell & Co. PRESENT TEA' in 5 and 10 Catty Boxes stored at their risk in mare NORTON & Co.'s Godowns, whence delivery can be obtained from this date.
Goods not delivered by the 6th of May
C. T. Hoox, British steamer, Captain | For HOIHOW AND PARHOL--- will be subject to rent. No Fire Insurance W. N. Bradly.-Hing Kes.
Per Ping-on, at 6 pm, on Saturday, the has been elected.
30th inst For HOIROW. AND HAIPHONG.;
Per Hainan, at 5 p.m. Tomorrow, the
30th inst
WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions.
SAIL-MAKING executed on the Premises,
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. Hongkong, January-28, 1881.
WELLE, Germasa steamer, Captain Maas ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cemann Meyer & Co. NA
Wagents.
TAUNTON, British ship, Capt. J. Harney. Hongkong, April 26, 1881, · myű | |--Siemssen & Co.
JANA
Do. Do. TRAMOMETER
1 V.M....
Do
Da
Do.
30.024 29.999 Ler.M....
29.940 I......
80 1P......: 82- 4 P.M.... Do. (Wet bulb) A.. 76 Dor Do. I P.M. 78 Do. Do. P.M. 77 Do, Maximum
FIT
$2
Do. Minimum over night 78
General Memoranda. MONDAY, MAY 2
"Noon.--Diamais leaves for Amoy,
The publication of this issue commenced and reasonable compensation promised, 7.35 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1881.
or at least any great loss prevented, the movement might have commended itself to right thinking men as a worthy endeavour to secure the public safety. But what can be thought of the hole- and-corner attempt to choke-off all rivals in the field in the manner hera indicated? Surely such action, if poe THERE might be some glimmering of sible in mercantile business, would not satisfaction in the discovery that the tend to raise the reputation of the daring Governor has been doing a good deal man who attempted it: much less can towards the safe storage of kerosins, it commend itself as coming from the were put for the strong probability that so-called “Father of the People.” In exists that he may render it improbable one sense, however, even this outrageous for that useful oil to be stored anywhere proposition might prove more advisable in Hongkong. Our readers will re-than the present uncertainty which marks member a few remarks we made on this Governor Hennessy's movements. There subject some time ago. Certain action is no guarantee whatever that His was taken in view of the danger arising Excellency will not change kis mind from careless storage of the oil; and entirely upon the subject of safe storage if this action had been open and above-six months after new godowos have been board, there is little likelihood that any erected; and that a new set of Hules dissatisfaction would have resulted. As may not be published just as the six- it is, history repeats itself in the way months' licenses again expire. It would history has been unhappily repenting it be unreasonable to expect merchants self ever since the ill-directed powers of possessed of common shrewdness to Governor Hennesay began to show place themselves at the mercy of suck themselves. Another deadly blow is tickle and arbitrary acts a second time; being dealt to the commercial welfare of and we should not be surprised to see the Colony by the ill-advised enforce Kowloong city being utilised as a depot meat of the new regulations concerning for goods which cannot find rest or fair the storage of kerosine-without the treatment in this Colony. slightest notice having been given ! So we are intorined: and as this is a mat- ter in which facts might be wrongly in- terpreted, let the facts speak for them-
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO TEM “Unna Min."]
selves. A Commission or Board was appointed, and that body appears to (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.) have sat and it is presumed reported
A
apon the subject; although the only THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE LAND BILL, facts which are definitely certain regard-
A LONDON, April 27. The Honne of Commons resumed the
ing this Commission seem to be that
everything connected with it has been debate upon the Land Bill The debate
a tremendous secret; no notice was was acrimonious
BRADLAUGH AND THE OASE.
LONDON, April 27,
given of its appointment, no allusion was made to its sittings, and not a word has been published as to the viewa which it expressed As a general rulo, a Commission is presumed to gather The House agreed to a motion that Brad from every available source all the in- laugh cannot be permitted to swear. ject its members have met to investi- THE FRENCH MILITARY OPERATION IN TUNIS, formation possible bearing on the sub-
gato but one curious fact concerning this Board is, that almost every one of those likely to be immediately affected
LONDON, April 27
Owing to heavy rains the French Military
by legislative or other action were kept oporations in Tunis have been suspended. in profound ignorance of what was going
on. It is not even known when the AN INSURRECTIONARY MOVEMENT IN ALGERIA Commission concluded its sittings: All
that can be said is this that one firm
LONDON, April 27
LOCAL AND GENERAL
interested in the kerosine business Fifty thousand reinforcements are being which was represented on the Board sent to Algeris to repress any insurrec had his license renewed some time in tionary movement. February; while another firm, the mem- bers of which were not likely to be called to act in any semi-official capacity, lind the renewal of its license refused a The few weeks later. There can be no question that the discussion was carried on in the dark. Well, it seems (for we can only guess) that the new Regula- tions, now shot into force without a mo- We understand that Dr O. J. Wharry goes mant's notice, are reported to be based
next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected. to arrive here on or before the 3rd May, by the P. M. steamer City of Peking which brings San Francisco dates up to the 2nd inst.
upon the recommendations of this Board home on leave at once, and that hi that indulged so much in dark séancee. duties at the Government Civil Hospital But allegations are pretty free that will be performed in his shounne by Dr statements said to be contained in that Blenmerhassett, A.M.D.
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. Si Cu.'s neterious report do not tally with
B
Steamer leaves for-Yokohama and 8 Statements verbally made by members on the 23rd Int., Lodge, St. George No
Francisco,
of the Board. Indeed, there is a sds-
Le Leaves
for Singapore,picion of error or of untruth about; and 1,162, Singapore, installed Worshipful Past
leaves for Bombay. 9p.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. TUESDAY, May 3-
3pm.Glenartney leaves for Yokohama,
4 p.--Tunis leaves for Nawohwang, Goode per Foruests undelivered after
this date subject to rent. Goods per Breconshins undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
FRIDAY, May 8-
why this should be so, when it was so Master Dr Dennys, for the curing year, sa easy to bave published the results of the their now Master, and afterwards proceeded investigation, is difficult to understand. I to their usual Banquet.
Kerosine might have taken the place)
recently occupied by ele, in the Ir may be noted that General and Mr columns of the Gazette, with advantage
to the community. There are two facts, Ware, who feed here from Bombay however, which are perfectly clear, viz, the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steaner For that the Governor did not for one wärts, are on their way Home by the Japan moment consider the effect of shooting and Californian route. General Warre was
Goods per Cicero undelivered after this these new Regulations at the commercial formuly Commander-in-Chief at Bombay compunity without a minute's warning and was highly commended for his service and that he could not have given the
date subject to rent.
SATURDAY, May 7
Noon.Tenders for Repair of Angatur
Slip received by Naval Storekeeper
MONDAY, May 16:0
slightest consideration to the convenience by the Governor of Bombay, of ouders or the position of importers. Tax metal down-spouts on the Terrace Upon this point alone that of utter
3 p.m.--American Mail leaves for Yoko-disregard for the requirements of com- houses are being carried away by thieves in
hema and San Francisco, ·
merce and the convenience of merchants! a most extraordinary manner.
As there