For Sale.
WHERE YOU CAN BUY,
-- Superior California LAMB'S WOOL
BLANKETS.
SARATOGA TRUNKS. TRAVELLING BAGS and SATCHELS, AGATE COOKING UTENSILS,
THE AMERICAN BROILER. TORNEULL'S FAMILY SCALES.
TOBACCO SHAVES.· ́
AMERICAN and CHOOR LOCKS.
HOUSE GONGS.
SMOOTHING IRONS.
LEMON SQUEEZERS.
MOUSE TRAPS.
BILLIARD QUE TIPS and CHALK.
PANUS CORIUM for BOOTS. American AXES and HATCHETS.
LIFE BUOYS.
ROCKETS and BLUE LIGHTS. DovLS OFFICE CHAIRS.
COPPER WIRE GAUZE,
Insurances,
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED)
NOTICE.
POLICIES GRANTED at currout ratus on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Com pany's Articles of Association, Two-thirds of the Protits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of Promis contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Becretary.
Hongkong, April 6, 1881.
Gap$2
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undoraigned, Agents for the above Turnpany, are prepared to grant In-
surances at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co... Agents, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
CHINA TRADERS”, INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG. Position of the Company at the close of the last financial year, the 30th April, 1880.
WAFFLE IRONS.
GRIDIRONS.
CAPITAL STANCHISED...
FIRE GRATES.
CAPITAL PAID-UP
....
RESERVE FUNT...
American SOFT FELT HATS.
STATIONERY
FOR LADIES AND OFFICE USE,
the
Best and Cheapest
Hongkong.
NEW BOOK S INSTRUOTIVE AND AMUSING.
Å
Large Assortment of
FRENCH NOVELS.
TAUCHNITZ'S
POPULAR EDITION OF STANDARD
WORKS, &c.
WORKS of REFERENCE.
ALMANACKS.
DIARIES, SCHOOL BOOKS.
·GUNG'S SCHOOL SERIES. PRESENTATION BOOKS.
Hito.,
Etc.,
Etc
RODGER'S CUTLERY, ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.
*WRBLEY AND SONS' London-made SPORT.
ING GUNS.
BOSSEY'S PATENT PNEUMATIC GUN. SELF-SHOT-EXTRACTING REVOLVERS. THE PATENT BOTTLE CLIP.
TABLE GLASSWARE.
EARTHENWARE.
THE FINEST STOCK or
CAVITE,
FORTIN, and
MEYSIG
CIGARS, and -
CHEROOTS.
All Specially Selected.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN.-
GROCERTE 8.
FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED BY EVERY
SMYRNA FIGS.
CRYSTALIZED CHERRIES.
..$1,000,000,00 $300,000.00 425,000.00 70,278.43
SHARE-
BALANCE UNDIVIDED DIVIDEND PAID TO
HOLDERS.....20% per Annum. DIVIDEND PAID TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS, 25 % on the mount of their Contributions.
THE Company grants Policies on MARINE Risks to all parts of the World, pay- able at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are PAYABLE TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSI NESS WHETHER THEY ARE SHARE- HOLDERS OR NOT.
B. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Becretary. Hongkong, August 12, 1880.
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 1824
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which is paid up £100,000 Reserve Fund upwardsof£ 120,000 Annual Income
£.260,000
| THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHALTER OF His Majesty King George The First; A. n. 1720.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows
Marine Department.
Policies at current rates, payable either. here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
+x
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
The British Steamer
"Vortigern, Captain ALEXANDER, will load here for the above For and, will leave this on or about the
7th Instant.
For Freight, or Passage, apply to
HING KEE & Co. Hongkong, May 8, 1891.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
a FOR YOKOHAMA (DIRECT.)
The Co.'s Steamship
"Cyclops,"
Captain & Burzen, wul be despatched on orabout
the 11th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta,
Hongkong, May 3, 1881.
SHIMAIL STEAM
MITSU BISHI MÄIL STEAMSHIP
OQMPANY,
we ran into a dense fog, necessitating slow.
THE
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. §. WATSON & Co.,
[No. 6554-MAY 3, 1881.
pitied because honest men are some bearing still the hereditary dignity of times too confiding and unsuspecting, and enjoying a Government
pensi guilt of the common thief must be It appears that during the rebellion materially modified, But this rather, which depopulated 8s Ch'u inverted way of putting the case le
then one old notions regarding the
speed and boarding; at 10a.m. fog light- HONGKONG DISPENSARY, oned; went slowly ahead, and passed through the Seotan Pasa at 11 am. and made fast i to Company's Buoy in Amay st 00:05 loft again at 5.45 p.m., 6.50 went through the Tsing Seu Pass; from this to Swator ship ateaming slowly, dense fog with light W..W. breeze; at 11 am on 1st May made the Lammocks, at 1.80 p.m. made fast to William's buoy in Swatow, left at 3.50 pm on the 2nd; arrived in Hongkong at noon on the 3rd. Fine weather and light southerly winds throughout this pas
8. S. Stentor, Chefoo, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- above recorded concerning this poor ably the saine as the MH whi sage. In Amoy
Carisbrooke, Paladin, and Hailoong In Swatow. 8. Namoa, America, Marl- borough, Tamsit, and Suntour
Tho British teamar Fenedo reports Variable winds and thick hazy weather with much fog throughout the passage. Passed H.M.S. Fly, barque Aler. Newton, and 5. S. Pakkel, proceeding up Newaliwang River April 24th.A
The British steaner Adria reports: Fine weather with EN.E. to E.S.E winds in China Seas. On April 19th spoke the ship Eurydice, in lat. 6.59 N., long, 88.28 E., wishing to be reported, nil well.
The British steamer Danube reports: Left Bangkok on the 26th April, had light I winds and fine weather throughout.
The British steamer Bented reports: Foggy weather throughout.
CARGO.
Par S. S. Lombardy, aniled 28th April :— To London from Cantori and Macao, 8,265 boxes Toa (containing 07,880 lbs. Congou; balea Raw Silk, 10 cases from Canton, Silk Piece Goods, and 38 bales Waste Silk STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE culara unknown), 107 bales Raw Silk, and
from Shanghai, 303 half-chests Ten (parti-
AND INLAND SEA.
40 balles Waste Silk; from Jayau, & bales Waste Silk-To Continent; from Canton, HE 9. S. KOKONOYE MARU, Capt.& bales Raw Silk, and 19 casce Silk Piece DITALESSEN; due here on or about the Goods; from Shanghai, 40 bales Raw Silk; 9th Instant, will be despatched as above from Japan, 15 bales Waste Silk-To New on SATURDAY, the 14th May, at York: from Canton and Macao, 55 boxen Daylight.
and 166 half-cheats Tea (containing 8,625 lbs. Congou.)
Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Office up to 6 p.m. of 13th May.
No Bill of Lading signed under $ Freight
All Olime must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE
Cabin Stecrage,
27
To KOBE,.......
.$.00 YOKOHAMA & NADASARI,.. 75 SHANGRA via YOKOHAMA,... 120 KOBE 96 A REDOCMOS is made on RETURN CABIN PASSAGES
$15
20
40
30
CARDO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail
Stearner at Kobe.
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, PRAYA CENTRAL, Went Corner Pottinger Street..
Hongkong, May 3, 1881.
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THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, LONDON,
TH
THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS in HONGKONG and OnSA for the above Company are propared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow- ing usual Discounts.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, May 3, 1881,
Not Responsible for Debts.
Tether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for |
any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cren of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbourses
N
WM. H. Besse, American barque, Capt. B. C. Baker. -Adamson, Bell & Co. -
MINNIE CARVILL, British barque, Captain P. T. Clark.-Eduard Schelhass & Co.
BOYNTON, British barque, Capt. Nason
Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 allowed.-Vogel & Co.
Life Department.
NORDES, Danish steamer, Captain Res. Policies issued for suns not exceeding mussen.Siemssen & Co. £5,000 at reduced rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1679.
Intimations.
Mr. Andrew Wind,
News AGENT, &0.
139, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK;
is authorized to receive Subscriptions, Advertisements, &o., for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and Chins Review.
SAILOR'S HOME.
FARN'S FAVORITE BISCUITS. A will be thankfully, received NY Cast-off CLOTHING, Books, or
at the Sailor's Home, Wear Point
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
STILTON CHEESE.
FRENCH PLUMS.
Calcutta BEEF. ·
HUMPS.
POUNDS.
BRISKETS, and
TONGUES.
California ROLL BUTTER.
APPLE BUTTER.
CLAM CHOWDER.
FISH CHOWDER.
Soused PIG'S FEET.
Soused SHEEP'S TONGUES.
Pickled LAMB'S TONGUES,
Gruyere CHEESE
New York CREAM CHEESE
CAVIARE
Curried OYSTERS.
California CRACKER, Co, 's BISCUITS.
Cracked WHEAT
HOMINY.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
TAUNTON, British ship, Capt. J. Harney -Siemsson & Co.
II. A. LITCHFIELD, Amer. barque, Capt. J. Lanpher-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
May 2, Greyhound, British steamer, 226, D. Scott, Pakhoi April 29, Hoihow May 1, and Macao 2, General, ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Cain, Newchwang April 24, Beans. Gro. May 3, Penedo, British steamer, 652, J.
R. STEVENS & Co.
May 3, Adria, British steamer, 785, J. pore, General-P. & 0; §. N. Co. Hairtlough, Bombay, April 11, via Sings
May 3, Danube, British steamer, 581, A. Clanchy, Bangkok April 20, General. YUEN FAT HONG.
May 3, Albay, British steater, 366, H.
To-day's Advertisements. Lightwood, Tangui April 23, Taivantoo 29,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COM-
PANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND
·YOKOHAMA
CONSIGN
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Com
pany's Steamer CITY OF PEKING, from the above Perks, are heruby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongnida.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and stored
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For MANILA.---
Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the bth inst.
For AMOY, TAIWANFOO0, AND TAM Per Albay, at 4.30 p.m., on Thursday,
SUL---
the bih inst
For TOURON-
For Young, at 5 p.in, To-morrow, the
4th inst
For SAIGON.—
For Pernambuco, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
the 7th inst.
For KOBE AND YOKOHAMA--
Per Kukomeye Maru, at 5 p.m., on Friday,
the 13th inst.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA. —
Per Malacca, ut 5 p.m., on Friday, the
18th inst.
MAILS BY THE French Paquer,——— The French Contract Proket
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DRUGGISTU,
TIMPORTERS
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISE, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT.
⠀ MEDLINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda. Water, Lomonade, Tonio Water, Gingerado, Potass Water, Sacaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory in under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
essentially departimentel; and as it be 200 years ago, this town was under t longs especially to the present regime of independent rule of a fomalo, who su the Post Office, where an excess of pre cessfully resisted all the attacks of t ciseness and regard for routine becomes rebol forces.
a virtue, we can afford to deal leniently
with the novelty of the reflection Large quandties of the AH, pro heathen Chinee." At the same time Williams calle Scirpus capsularis,
some of the most valuable remarks in
the report bear upon the urgency of the grown in pite and exported from
Chuan. The grass is cut in the thi Decessity for registering all letters con- taining money in any form This appears moon; dried, and skinned; and us to become an absolute necessity, because for the Rembrandtian oil-lamps, as w of the number of thefts which continual as for candles. It is largely export ly take place at Home. The remaining to Hangchow and Anchow and oth portion of Mr. Lister's report is devoted places in the Kiang Provinces, as w to the subject of the Purcels Post, the us Hu Kwang. The price is over 2 development of which system is destined cash a catty, and immense bales of to become a most important because may be seen floating down the Yang eminently useful department of the apparently overladen junke. Postal service. It is to be hoped that the material is singularly light. PASSENDERS arriving in Hongkong, or any dicated in the report before us may
the scheme the points of which are in- ⠀ other persons who may desire to con-
In the Tre Chuan the phrase sult the files of local, China, Japan, soon be married out, und that all the captured the flag of Ku American, English, Indian or Austra difficulties, arising from Customs duties lian newspapers, are invited to call at and other causes, may speedily be the "CHINA Man" Office. whare over arranged. sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for reference,
DIED.
On the 24th April, at Yokohama, JOHN W. BROWN, of the Pacific Mail S. 3. Co., aged 43 years.
CHINESE NOTES.
With reference to the the son
(country," is used, from which appears that the honour of standar dates from very remote times.
The Tao Chuan narrates a story o murdered prince named #who,
of one of these individuals informs us a ghost, threatened his brother w that the examination is not held unless
100 licentiates and inshengs come for divino vengeance. He says:M The publication of this issue commenced ward. He also adds thut, previous to I have had an interview w
their they are re-examined by God. The commentary explains; at 7.56 p.m.
the Chancellor together with the Gover-X "God means nor, (or the Viceroy where there is no Ruler of the Heavenly system. Governor), and classed in groups.
The China Srlail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1881
SINCE the present Postmaster General has reduced postal maiters to the state find them, there is very little for the of intelligent, order in which we now
The Chinese appear to use the terms "male" and "female" with reference to planta At least in described as the or "male hemp."
The Two Chuan gires two accounts anblic writer to do beyond expressing of the and The first the common feeling of satisfaction over
the result. Fault-finding, which may agrees with W. Bramsen's statement that
instance should be brought by " quirer to the notice of Professor M Müller.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE British ship Caurum mailed from kohams for San Francisco direct on Tu day, 28th nit,
be styled the main business of the in-the intercalary moon has no but DORE W. H. Cuming landed dependent journalist, finds but little that this falls on the last day of the afternoon and received a saluts from scope; while the annual report of the
Post Office which has been published preceding, and again on the 1st day of Battery, which was responded to by
the succeeding lunation. The other Victor Emanuel. anticipates nearly every improvement account is that the first half of the which could be suggested to extend the
of the
We are informed by the Agonta (Me
facilities of the Department. Mr Lister intercalary moon is the indeed bus thoroughly mustered all the preceding, and the second half the Butterfield & Swire) that the O. 8. B. 0 branches of the subject, and to our and of the succeeding moon.
his reports will take rank with similar documents emanating from any part of
the world. The subject of postal facili- It appears that the # of Jebo bas ties, as the present report indicates, now the power to remove and promote over O't possesses almost a world-widlo interest, certain districts, the Viceroy of Chih Lit will be despatched on THURSDAY, and any suggestions made even in a nominally joining him in bis Momorials, the 5th May, with Mails to and small dependency like Hongkong may() Certain of these through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits now command attention over a wide vacancies are confined to Manchus, Settlemente, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, range on account of the community of India (via Madras), the Australasia Colonica, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and The usual hours will be observed in closing
Gibraltar.
the Mails, &c,
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. —
The British Contract Packet Zumbes
sir. Cyclops, from London, left Singap yesterday afternoon for this port and Yo kamo.
Is sur last night's notice of the fun service for a little child, we inadverter stated that it was held at the grave in
Happy Valley, We ought to have said t the service, the manner of which was much objected to, took place in the R. Cathedral, Wellington Street.
interests effected on the basis of the In China 80 years is the period fixed Postal Union. It is a curious fact that for the limitation of suits, which may be the enterprising British Colonists of held in suspense and raked up ( Australia and South Africa are almost at any time within that period, unless De Clouth, who has bean for over ve the only important countries not con the parties have agreed to a verdict, physician to the German Consulate and nected with the cosmopolitan union for
poetal purposes; and it is greatly to be (). Small matters, (f), have not been so unsparing in his attention to al will be despatched on THURSDAY, desired that the local dificulties may the benefit of this long period of limite-wracked mariners and distressed scau the 18th May, with
with Mails to and soon be overcome which check the ex- tion.
thrown upon the Consulate for protect
through the United Kingdom and tension of the Union rules to those Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits communities. In his last report, the Settlements, Batavin, Barmah, Ceylon,
A recent number of the Peking and help, has just been decorated,
India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib- Postmaster General comments persis- Gazette informs us that a number of understand, in acknowledgement of raltar, This is the best opportunity tently and with great justice, upon military tenures, (H), exist in Yob- long, valuable, disinterested and self-de for forwarding Correspondence to Mau- the slowness of the public to inform chow, Hu Nan. These are arranged in ing efforts, with the highly-quined and N. B.This Packet carries no mails for the age rates and other matters. In some tax, (commuted to Tla. 2.8 for each Eaglo. Dr Clonth's numerous friends themselves regarding the details post, each chu paying twelve 4 of grain spected order of the Fourth Class of cases, this carelessness affects only the
ritius.
Australian Colonies.
careless people themselves, but in others) a year. A is responsible be glad to hear of his having received t MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAGRET it seriously impedes the work of the for each che. The rapes of Sussex were distinction. The United States Mail Packet City of Department; but it must be due in a originally military tenures of this des-
THE P. and OS. S. Company's steams Peking, will be despatched on MON- measure to the persistent and laudable cription. DAY, the 16th May, with Mails for publicity given bere to every scrap of
Adria, which arrived this forenson fr Japan, San Francisco, the United material information, that the offenders Recurring to the "term question," Bombay, do, took up hor moorin States, Canada, Honolulu, Pern, etc, against established rules on this side the following appears in the Teo Chuan immediately on arrival, án quarant which will be closed as follows p are fewer by far than those out of the
"He called the waters, as there was a cause of sick 2.15 r.m. Registry ceases. 2.50 raz. Post-Office closes, but Lettera Colony. There appear to have been
board the Packet with Lato Fee of 10 cents entra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondance for Non-Union West Indies or Paraguay, cannot be sent by this Hongkong, April 26, 1881.
for Union Countrics may be posted on only 6500,"unpaid and short-paid let God of leaven to witness." The oom ou buard which was suspected by Capt
ters" despatched from Hongkong, commentary says: so that the Chapman to be small-por; but on pared with 21,000 received at this Font words God and Heaven must be as vessel being, boarded by the Has Uface during the past year; and as in translated, and not stand in apposition. Officer and an examination being made most cases the loss falls upon residents here, it would be well if correspondents outside the Colony were to take the comparison to heart, and end their ways in this particular as speedily as possible. The day on which the home- ward mail leaves forms the subject of a faunities, composed one tithing, town, or in the afterason.
Ton Saxon freeholders, with their given a clean bull-of-health before 2 o'clo few sentences in the report; and, going vill, and the tithingman was one of the
route,
HOURS OF CLOSING
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THE FRENCH MAIL . The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the French Contract
5
Packet-
Day before departure (or Saturday if the de-
parture be on Monday),
P.M-Money Order Office olores. Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours,
AM.Post Office opeña, A.M.Registry of Letters ceases. Pasting of all printed matter and patterns censes. AM-Mails closed, except for Late
Lattera 11,10 ▲ — Letters may be posted with
Amoy 30, and Swatow May 2, General, Day of departure, DOUGLAS XAFRAIN & Ch
May 3, Benledi, British steamer, 1000, J. Ross, Wuku April 20, Rice,—URDER.
DEPARTURES.
May 3, Norden, for Saigon.
3, Glenartney, for Yokohama. 3, Fokien, for Swatow, etc.
CLEARED.
Hecht, for Takeo,E
. H. Bease, for Portland (Oregon). Hotspur, for Touron
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Dombe, from Bangkok, Rev. J. N.
at Consignees risk and expense, and no and Mrs Calbertson, and 140 Chineze. Fire Insurance will be effected.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents
Hongkong, May 3, 1881.
NOTICE.
niy10
B
Fer Greyhound, from Pakhol, eto,-6 Chi- nese,
Per Adria, from Bombay a Slogapore, 2 Chinese (deck)
Per Albay, from Tamsui, etc., 43 Chinese,
DEPARTED Per Fokien, for Amoy, Messrs W. C. Johnston, and Bruce for Tamsui, Mesars Laidlaw, and C. H. Haswell
Per Norden, for Saigon, 1 European, and
RICHARDSOR AND ROLLER'S Potted MEATS, at Noon, for the compound system, with Road To DEPART
Lunch TONGUE.
7
10
.11
Late Fee of 10 cents until 11:30 AM. When the Post Office closes
entirely 11.40 Mate Letters may be posted. a board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, MAY 6:
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe.
4pm. Diamante leares for Manila. Bp..bay leaves for Ansy, Co. FRIDAY, MAY 6
Goods per Cicero undelivered after this
perdate subject to rent,
SATURDAY, May 7
Noon. Tenders for Repair of Lighter
Slip required by Naval Storekeeper, WEDNESDAY, May 11
Th Teo Chuan informs us that the the patient, a member of the crew
Dynasty traced its descent from the was quite well when the vousol left Sin pore, he was found to be suffering fi no infectious disease, and the vesal
on the assumption that "half a loaf is ten annually appointed to preside over As May-day has passed, so have better than no bread," it notes the fact
that Hongkong has been freed from thing. Thus the tithing was pre-police, the soldiers and most civilians Sunday work during the summer months, cisely the present Cantonese and the and concludes thus hopefully-peror is the Saxon "hundred."umed their ghostly suits of white age haps bi före snother winter some further The should be translated "division, certainly not one of beauty. We are a garb which may be one of ease but change may benefit Hongkong in this particular. Foochow representations rape, lathe, trithing, (ciding) or wapen- made painfully aware, by, hot and alsep concerning a subsidy are not forgotten, take, and the county.” In fact, a nigate, by days of listlessness and disc although Mr Lister rightly repudiates Magistrate is to this day called or fort, by increasing hordes of mosqui all claim upon this Colony for the "comes comitatus." The may be and other plagues of the hot season, facilities sought for. One of the para-
the unmarciful torrid Besson in agai
graphs is interesting innemuch as it fairly termed the ice-comes, and the
us Prickly hest reigns rampant once. throws light upon one or two com the "head-constable." plaints which reached our ears some
Ice- chests are full to overflowing months since regarding the danger of
Pankah coolion resume their alasp posting letters between this port and A new species of military land-tenure tion, and all Hongkong sett Canton, It now turns out that seems to be establishing in Manchuria few months, to pay some
Chinese servant of the Canton Office Within some local circuit called the had provided himself with a false key, and round three faces of the city
may be, for the bals and to the mail box], and he systematically
plothors of plundered the mail." The Postmaster of them is a quantity of uncut- in which they hay General: thus, continues on this sub-tivated land. The Vicorny Mingan the short but ovoot
requests permission to distribute this
More adroit than most Post Office thieven, amongst the Manchu officers and soldiers when he found nothing in the cover in the following proportions, accords The Freya, German corvetta, 2,000 examined, he closed them again with ering to the precedent in the case of pr
HT 2400 Paul Kur quisite neatness, and forwarded them by city. A Military Deputy List, which left yesterday (se). the next steamer. He was detected by Guvernor, 180 morgen. Two Colonels stated) to secartain whe means of decoy letters posted to the mase 80 each. Bir teen Mujore, 30 enob was required by, or whether saythin pose, and was handed over to the Chinese
authorities. Precautions have been taken Eight Captains, 40 each. Birtues Treu-
be done to get hold of i
which will probably render any repetition tenants 60 euch. Twelve bitkeks or of his crime impossible, but it is painful to Becretaries, 60 each. Ninety-fire Cor attacked, the, German reflect that he might possibly have been do porale and forty Sergeants, each 20. Occident, has little to report
his duty as an man at this Ore thousand three hundred and sixty.
Noon-Tenders for construction of Stearment but for the money
Engine received in Spanish Consulate. Tuusapat, May 12-
ENDERS will be RECEIVED in the SPANISH CONSULATE (Bonham Road, Balls Court, No. 1), up to the 11th Inst., 120 Chinese
CONSTRUCTION of STEAM ENGINE
Por W. H. Bose, for Portland (Orgon), 301LER, of about 70 Homes Effective BOILER
390 Chinese. Power, with a Surface Condenser,
For further Information about the space
Per Habemur, for Touron, 8 Chinese.
lara, sply to the undersigned SHIPPING REPORTS. * Bulders intending
The British steamer Albay reports : Cast: WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions.ecosted to present plans, which in case of eff from Company & Buoy at Toms at 7.05
being not admitted will be returned to the pm, on the thu ult, crossed the Bar și Monday, May 16 *- ****
PRESENT TEA in 5 and 10 Catty-Borse sealgned to sald Engine and other Fazilet-
BAIL MAKING executed on the Premises,
Tender
1:38 pm. Arnuing af Taryanigo ut 7,45 Am on the 8th freth 8 W winds and
A MENCARINT
MCEWEN FRICKEL & CO. Hongkong, January 28, 1883.
Hongkong, May 9, 1881
my10 toady winds coff Chanet Teland when
on the 29th with the)
practice
of posting without the security of
Jademics
five uisun or machin, (privates), each
*in. 20 morgen; and 2000 morgen of common
4 p.m. English Mail leaves for Parts of dulged in, it most be added th regret, by or waste attached to the Lieut. Go-
Call and Europe.
persons who ought to know better, SATURDAY, May 14
VerDOT's Namen. In all 29,080 Now this is a somewhat novel view morgen of land. Chinese are Day Mitsu Binhi Mall leaves for to take of the almost criminally rock-
snootaged to rent an cultivators the less practice of posting lettere contain bare lands from their Manchu pro- ing money without the security of re- Indeed, it is carrying the gistration mudable, desire to see things done-in Expple pie order to a dangerous extreme, Orcs Layer for Port Darwin, the dishonest man is to be habitually Thunday Bland 650.
p.m.--American Mail leaves for Yoko hows and San Francisco manat, May 19 --
Chong Chou in family of Calnere I
Finform