For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE
AVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,
Be Recently arrived Mail qud
other Steamships.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
GROCERIES,
FLESH BUTTLIES RECEIVED
ཡ—
EX
EVERY
Eastern and Californian CHEESE.
Boolean CODFISH.
Prime HAMS mid BACON.
Russian CAVIARE.
Eagle Brand Condensed MILK. PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX-TONGUES.
Family PIG PORK in logs and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL in 5 b cano. Bonu Ideal SALMON in 5 b cans. Cutting's Desert FRUITS in 2 fi cans.
Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage
MEAT.
Stuffed PEPPERS.
12
Assorted PICKLES.
MINCEMEAT.
COMB HONEY in Original Frames. Richardson & Robbin's- Celebrated Potted
MEATS.
13
Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.
Launch TONGUE. Aassorted American SYRUPS, for Sure-
mer Drinka,
McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE.
Clam CHOWDER.
Codfish BALLS.
Green TURTLE in 24.b caus
ALIFORNIA
RACKER
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL.
HOMINY.
tins, and loose. Alphabetical BIS
t
Mails.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
3.
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT
SAID, NAPLES, AND ·
MARSEILLES
BOMBAY, MAHE.
A DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
N THURSDAY, the 98th day of July, company's 3. X.
ON
SAGHALTEN, Comniandant ROLLAND, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,
Insurances.
NOTICE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.
THE Undersigned are prepared to accept
Risks on First Class Godown at per cent, nett premium per annum.
NORTON & Co., Agents. Flongkang, May 19, 1881.
THAMES
AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHAKOŁ BUILDINGS, LONDON,
and CARGO, will leave this Port for theUndersigned having been appointed above places,
London as well as for Marseilles, and ac Cargo and Specie will be registered for copted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until
271). Noon of
Cargo will
will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie and Purcels until 3 p.m. on tho 27th of July, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent un beard; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further ticulars, apply at the Company's Offico.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent.
Hongkong, July 16, 1881.
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U. 5. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
AGENTS in HONGKONG and CHINA for the above Company are prepared to accept MARINE Risks at Current Ratce, alow
ing usual Discounts.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agenda.
Hongkong, May 3, 1881,-
3my82
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
CAPITAL,
.....£2,000,000.
THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong THE
for the above Company, are prepared. to-rant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or un Merchandise in the same, at Current Rates. RISKS on First Class Godowns Reduced to % nett premium por aunti iron this date.
GILMAN & Co, Agents.
THE U. S. Mail Sternship, CITY-OF! Hongkong, May 10, 1881. TPEKING will be denatched for San Francisco, vin Yokolan, on SATUR- DAY, the 30th July, 1881, at 3 p.., taking
United States, and strope.
fur Japan, the To-day's Advertisements.
Through Bills of iszned for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Baitu
Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demeram, and to ports in Mexico, Contral Fancy Sweet Mixed and South America by the Company's and
CUITS.
BISCUITS.
Ginger CAKES.
Soda BISCUITS.
Steamcza
Through Passage Tickets granted to | England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steuners..
Oyster BISCUITS.
JA. M.,
CORNMEAL.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. RYE MEAL.
NEW BOOKS,
8,000 Numbers FRANKLIN SQUARE" and "SEASIDE" LIBRARIES, including McCarthy's "HISTORY OF OUROWN. TIME," "ENDYMION," and other recent Publications, from 15 centa to 25
"cents each.
HERICHT SPENDER'S COMPLETE WORKS
ON SYNTHETIC PHILOSOPHY. IRVINO'S COMPLETE WORKS. HAWTHORNE'S COMPLETE WORKS EMERSON'S COMPLETE WORKS. PRESCOTT' COMPLETE WORKS. EDOAR POE'S COMPLETE WORKS.
WILLIAMS'S "MIDDLE KINGDOM." Garris's "MIKADO'S EMPIRE." BANCROFT'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
HARPER'S HALF HOUR SERIES.
Medical WORKS.
School BOOKS.
Presentation BOOKS.
WORKS OF REFERENCE.
ALBUMS of Music, with Words. ALBUMS of Pianoforte Pisces. Sheet MUSIC.
Photo. ALBUMS, Etc., Etc. REVOLVING BOOK CASES.
STATIONERY, For LADIES, and Orvice use. OFFICE REQUISITES of every description.
SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR S.
WINES, SPIRITS, BEER AND AERATED WATERS.
CROSSE & BLACK WALL'S
an d
JOHN-Morn & Son's') FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD STORES.
'TETSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
SAVOURY PATE.
GAME PATE
PORK PATE.
OK PALATES,
HUNG (Hainbro) BERF.
TRIPE
FRUITS for Ices.
SHERBET.
COCOATINA.
VAN HOVEN'S COCOA.-
Erra's 2000A.
ROBINSON'S GROATN, GELATINE.
Russia OX-TONGUES.....
French PLUMS, AND
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
SARDINES.
Zen TONGDd and
Chicken SAUSAGE.
Froight will be received on board until 2 Parcel Packages the 20th July, will be received at the lice until 5 same day; all Parcel Packages should be barked t
to address in full; value of samo | is requiral,
Consular Invoices to accompany
Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, screened to the Collector of Chatonis at Sias Franciscu,
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Ceutral
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
$30 Hongkong, July 12, 1881.
FOR MANILA.
The Steamship
"Diamante," Captain CULLEN, will be despatelod for the above Port on THURSDAY, the 28th Instant, at
4 p. n.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 23, 1881
jy 28
oft'
STE
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALSO,
Notices to Consignees. BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S. S. NIIGATA MABU,” FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. TONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their. Bill of Lading for countorsigna- ture, and take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or renin- ing on board after Tapa, the 19th Instant, will be landed and stored at Con- signees expense and risk.
No Fire Insuance will be effected. H. J. H. TEIPP, Ayout,
Mitsu Biehi Mail S. & Co.
Hongkong, July 19, 1881.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
1y26
BRITISH BARK "STAR OF CHINA," FROM LONDON.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Caigo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con signees' risk and expense.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agex.
Hongkong, July 5, 1881. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo
CONSIGNERS of the following is of
Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
Ex Saghalien..
No Mark, Nos. 91/120-30 druma White
Lead, Order, from London.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, July 9, 1881.
Insurances.
THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND."
Capriat £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling),
Unlimited Liability of Shareholders.
THE Undersigned having been appointed.
AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE RISKS at Current Bates, allowing usual Discounta
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881. PRUSSIAN NATIONAL INSURANO
COMPANY, OF STETTING THE Undersigned having been appointed Ackers for the above Company, are prepared to Grant Insurance against at Current Rates: RIIGING and SAIL-MAKING promptly es
executed.
ASPARAGUS
· MAQGARONL
VERMICELLI
BAUBAGES.
MEATS.
SOUPS, &c., & SHIPCHANDLERY of every Description.
Hongkong, June 20, 1881
FIRE
AUSTRALIA. -
N.B.-Garyo can be taken on through Bills uf Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS,
MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAL NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship VERONA, Captain E. ASHDOWN, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, via SUEZ CANAL, and usual Ports of Call, on THURSDAY, the 4th August, at 4 p.m.
Cargo will he received on board until 10a.m. on the day of departure.
Farcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 10 au on the
day of
of departure. For further Particulars, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULA & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIO TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com pany's Black Bills of Lading.
A. McIVER, Superinlendeul, Hongkong, July 23, 1881.
aut
Not Responsible for Debts. Tether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:
ANNA, Gorman barque, Captain J. B. Davidsen.Wieler & Co.
ASTORIA, American ship, Captain M. F. Anderson.Messageries Maritimes.
C. T. SAROENT, American ship, Capiain D. H. Atlierton. Captain.
CITADEL, Brit. 3-mustel schoner, Capt. A. L. Stewart-Renipdios & Co.
CLANS, British ship, Captain A. S. Cutler, -Vogol & Ca
DANIEL BARNES, American ship, Capt. J. G. Stover,Messagories Maritimes.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Br. bque., Capt. A. McIntyre.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
INVINCIBLE, American ship, Captain Jas.. F. Skewes.-Borneo Company, Limited.
IRIS, British 3-masted schooner, Captain Thos. E. Shaw.Siemesen & Co.
LEONIDAS, British ship, Capt. W. Pran, Captain.
N. Schierlon-Eduard Schellhass & Co.
LOUISA, Germ. Sinasted schooner, Capt. MILUMINE, German barque, Captain Th. Plieger. Melchers & Co.
NORTH AMERICAS, American ship, Capt. B. C. Crechian-Ensall & Co.
PAUL JONES, American ably, Capt. R. A. Gerrish. - Russell & Co
PENEDO, British steamer, Captain T. Kenderdine.--Geo, R. Stevens & Co.
PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Captain J. Smith.-Captain.
RESTON, British barque, Captain J. Thokey --Melchers & Comm
SIGNAL, American barque, Capt. Austin Whitney. Jardins, Matheson & Co.
SIR JOHN LAWRENCE, British ship, Capt. J. A, Best Messageries Maritimes.
STAR OF CHINA, British barino, Captain Charles Smith-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
HORNHILL, British steamer, Capt. Thoa
w Water D. Musso de Co MEYER&Co.,
Wita American ship, Captain J. E
Hongkong, May 10, 1881. 10hy 89 Lombard, Order
Intimations.
Ninth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Nov
a
Ready.
No. B.-Vol. IX. --OF THE—
CHINA REVIEW!!
CONTAINS-- Short Jonencys in Sz Ch'aan. Translations from the Lü-Li, or General
Code of Laws of the Chinese Empire. The Province of Yunnan, and the Red
River Route.
A Chinese "Planchotto " Séance.
Record of Services of Chinese Officials writ-
ten by Then soTCS, Historical Sketches. Three Brief Essays..
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close --- MAILS BY THE FRENCH FACKET.
The French Contract Packet Saghalien
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th July, with Mails to and United Kingdom and through the
Europe, vid Naples: Lo Baigon, Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and
Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Peling, will be despatched on SA TURDAY, the 30th fast, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Pera, etc., -which will be closed-as-follows 2.15 .M. Registry ceases.
Notices of New Books and Literary Intal. 2.30 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Lotters
ligenco
Notes and Queries:
A Critio Criticised.
The Etiquette of a Chinese Dinner. Mountain Sheep for Hongkong. The Cangue among the Romans. Chinese Oaths in the Colonies: Riten Performed for the Dead. Curious Custom.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. Hongkong, July 20, 1881.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
July 22, Daniel Barnes, American ship, 1485, J. G. Stover, Newport (Wales) April 11, Coal--MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
July 22, Atholl, British stosuUY, 023, Wm. S. Dan, Saigon July 18, General.
-KUN HIN CHAN.
July 22, Cheong Hook Kian, British-str. 956, Fred. Webb, Penang July 11, und Singapore 16, General-BUN HIR CHAN.
July 22, Nong, Carmax steamer, 669, Wolffel, Saigon July 17, Rice and Fish- EDUARD SCHELLUASS & CO.
July 22, Lota, Chinese gunbout, 129, John Ross, Newcastle on Tyne May 18.
July 29, Lambda, Chinese gunboat, 129, T. M. P. Haffner, Newcastle on Tyne May. 18.
July 23, Kappa, Chinese gunboat, 138, Powell, Newcastle on Tyne May 18.
July 23, Florerice Nightingale, British bargue, 464, A. Mofntyre, Newcastle (NSW) Juin 8, Coal-ARNHOLD, KAR BREO & CO.
July 28, Fren, Danish steamer, 909, L. C. Grove, Singapore July 14, General- SIEMSSEN & Co.
July 23, noon, Hai-ching, Chinese-gun- boat, 800, Kho Kok-leong, Foochow July 21.
July 23, Marie, Gorman barque, 428, 0. A. Hundewadt, Touron July 18, General. ---WIELKE & Co.
July 23, Louisa, German, 3-m-schooner, from Whainpos.
July 23, Greyhound, British steamer, 226, D. Scott, Hoihow and Macao July 28, 1:30 p.m., General.ADAMSON, HELL & Co.
DEPARTURES.
July 23, Francisca, for Newchwang.
23, Conquest, for Hoihow, &c.
23, Sum Hong, Chinese gunboat, for
Canton.
23, Numos, for Coast Ports.
23, Niigata Mary, for Kobe, &c. 28, Huai Yuan, for Shanghai
CLEARED.
Great Burgeon, for Manila. Hermans, for London. Diamante, for Anoy. Kang-chi, for Hoihow, e Pernambuco, for Saigon. Custer & Marie, for Bangkok. Midlothian, for Saigon.
PASSENGERS.
ÁBRIYED.
Per Atoll, from Saigon, 160 Chinese. Per Chung Hock Kina, from Penang and Singapore, 390 Chinese.
Per Now, from Saigon, 50 Chinese. Per Myen, from Bingapore, 11 Chinese. Per Hai-thing, from Fouchow, 8 Chinese Navy.
Per Marie, from Tuuron, 28 Chinese. Per Greyhound, from Boihow, &c., 29 Chineso,
DEFARTED.
Per Namun, for Foochow, Dr J. Stewart, and Mr Carl Anton.
Per Niyat Maru, for Kobe, &c., Misa Lange, and 4 Steeruge.
for Pakhoi, 22 Chinese.
Per Cinquent, for Hoihow, 10 Chinese;
Per Hwa Yuen, for Shanghai, 150 Chi- peso,
TO DEPART. Per Kang-chi, for Hoihow,, 200 Chi.
DS.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
|
The American ship Daniel. Barnes re- ports Heavy weather in South Indian Ocean, squally and much rain for two days before geting in to this port
The British steamer Athol reporta: Strong wind and heavy sea, and very heavy rain,
The British steamier Cheang Hock Kian reports: Experienced moderate moRecon first part; latter part variable winds and squally unsettled weather; on the 22nd out. sido the Lems in the thick, On the 2nd the German barque, signal lettore K.B.-M., 20 miles S.S. W. of the Lens, bound to this port
L.
The Chinese gunboat Lambda reports : Moderate to fresh winds generally fine throughout.
The Chinese gunbost Kappe reports: Weather generally very fine throughout the voyago; squally from Singapore
The German barque Afarë reporta: Fine weather beginning of the passage, the last days heavy squalls from §, and 8.W. till arrival.
The British steamer Greyhound renarts: Outside strong W.BW. winds and heavy rain
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close-
For SWATOW, AMOT, & FOOCHOW- Per Thales, at 11.80 am, on Tuesday,
the 20th ins
For BATAVIA
Per Thornhill, at 3.30 p.m., în Tursday,
the 26th inst
For MANILA, --
Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., ou Tlume-
day, the 28th inst
For NAGASART AND YOKOHAMA
Pur Shinda is postponed til further
notch.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.
Shipping
[No. 5624-July 23, 1881.
which are registered), † post card, 8 books, 17 papers, and 3 parcels. There are also
Fertigen leaves for Singapore & Penang letters or papers, or both, for et vesicle, atoniner and sailing vessels) of which 4 Bre Tenders Close.
registered. There are no letters or papers Non-Tenders for Chines Imperial for any of the men-of-war. There are 31
Silver Loan, of 1881.
Anctions. Sp.m.-Auction of Seven Chinose Shops, and Dwelling Houses, Queen's Road Erst of
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES
books, papers or parcels without covers.
A RECENT number of the Melbowane gero contains the remark, that "Morality az Englishmen know it, is almost a sealed book to the Hibernian Celt He seems to have an inherent inability to perceive what is true and what is false. Connected with the peculiarities of craft, crookedness, wheedling, and blarney, is the total lack of
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Rev, W. Jen- nuge, M.A., Colonial Chaplain. Morning Service 11, Evening 5.00 (a short service), Holy Communion uvery Sunday, except moral courage which has always churac terised the Irish people individually and the 2nd and 4th in the month.“
Military Service Rev. Gilbert Booth, collectively. We should not like to say B.A., Military Chaplain. Parade Service
for Urion Countrice may be posted on and fourth Sundays at the conclusion of sional striking examples are to be met at A.M. Holy Communion on the second that all Irishmen are the same, but occa the Parade Service. A Voluntary Service board the Packet with Late Fec of 10 held in the Garrison Theatre at 7.4 with of the truth of the essayist's observa-
cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondance for Non-Union West Indies
cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, July 13, 1881
ia
tion quoted above. P.M.]
UMON CHURCH.-Soldiers' Service, 6.45 A.M. Morning Servico, 11 A.M-Rev. John Mas G. R. Stevens & Co., agents of the Colville. Divine Service in Chinesa 2-3 1y30P.M. every Sunday, with communion on first S. S. Charlton, have received telegraphic Bunday of every month,-Rev. C. J. Edge advices from Sydney, dated 21st inst, t
St. PETER'S CHURCH, for SEAMEN, &c.
O. Gilbert Booth, B.A., Chaplain. Rev. U. Service at 6. Holy Communion after on the 20th Juns, would proceed first to Mel Service on the third Sunday in sach month.bourne, and thence to Sydney, Instead of All the Seats are free.
Verone
the effect that that steamer, which left this
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.-- The British Contract Pucket
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 4th August, with Mails to and
LONDON MISSION CHAPEL, Queen's Road as originally intended, viz, first to Sydney through the United Kingdom aud Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits West-Hongkong Christian Association and then to Melbourne. This change of Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon for Seamen, Sunday and Thursday, course is believed to have been brought
Malta, and Gib 7.30 P.M.
raltar.
This is the best opportunity for forwarding Correspondence to Mau-J ritius.
N.B.This Fucket carries no mails for the
„Australian Colonies.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL! The following hours are observed in closing Maila, &c., by the French Contract Packet :-
Day before departure (or Saturday if the de
parture he on Monday),--
5
P.M-Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.
Day of departure,
7
10
A.M.-Post Office opona A.M.-Registry of Letters censes. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. AM-Mails clored, except for Late
Letters. 11.30.M.Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 conta intil
11
11.30 When the Post Office closes
entirely.
11.40A.M.-Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
Quotations. HONGKONO, July 23. OFIUM-New Patna, cash,...8050
Old
cash,... 040 New Benares, cash,... Old
cash,... 640 Malwa, credit,... 720- Allowance, Taels.....
17
17
#5
...
New
15
Old Malwa, credit,... 750 Allowance, Thele......
Exchange.
Bank, Wire,
J
Demand, ...
30 days sight,.**
Credits,
4 anouths' sight,
Documentary, 4 months' aight, 3/01 Indis, Wire, ...
225
demand,
Shanghai, demand,
30 days' sight, private 73 Gold Leaf, 994 fine *... $28 Sovereigns, ...
... $5.45
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 100% prem. Union Ins, Soc. of C'ton, $1,675 p. share. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,700 p. share.
share. North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,125 per Yangtaza Ins. Assoc., Tls. 820 per share. Chinese Ins. Co., $305 per share, sales. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $1000 per share,
share. China Fire Ins. Co., $295 per H.K. & W. Dock, 00
sales. prem,,. H. C. M. S.-boat Co., 830 prom S'hai Steam Nav., Tla. 3 pez &. nominal. China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 160 p. share,
Gas Co., 882 per share.
share, sales. China Sugar Ref. Co., $170 p. share, sellers.
Da. Debentures, 3 prein.
of 1874, nominal, Chinese Imperial Loan of
Do.
of 1877, H.K. Ice' Co.'s shares, $127 per share. Hongkong Bakery, 843 per share.
Hotel Co., 8115 per a
Temperature, (Taken at Messre Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) HONGKONO, July 23.
BAROMETER-
Do. Do.
94.M....
1 P.Me
20.830 29.830
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER
T 10% Do Do. (Wet bulb) 9 Do, Do.
9 A..... 4Y.M.....
Du
1 F... 78 4 P.M.
Do Do, Maximum Do. Minimum overnight 80
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, July 26 -
Noon-Thales leaves for Cosst Ports, THURSDAY, July 28
Noon
-French Mail leaves for Ports of Call and Europe.
p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture,
&c. at the residence of Dr C. M. Jessop
No. 8, Seymour Terrace,
2.30 pm-Meeting of Members of the
Hongkong Club.
ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH-Rev. about by the receipt of oficial information and Roy. Lo Sam Yuen (All at the Er Australian port she touched at in Chinese) Moning Prayer that she would be liable to, and wunlü be Services
At Litany, Ante-Communion, and Sermon, 11 Abr. Bible Class, at 3 r.M. Froaching, in considerable risk of bourring, forty-five Communion, 1st Sunday days' quarantine at the New South Wales at 6.30 2.18. 10/0
in Chinese month.
GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in port. This would mean, to a vessel like the the German language, by Rev. W. Louis, Charlton, something like a loss of $10,000. every Sunday, at half-past ten A.M., in the It is not therefors to wondered at that she Chapel of the Berlin Foundling Houso, preferred touching first at the capital of West Point.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Road Victoria.
Mass and Sermon, P.V. Evening Service, Benediction.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established AD. 1841
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS
OF
CONCERNING the Imperial Commissioner from Peking of whose advent we have already spoken of, we now hear that his instructions comprehend other work than that of reporting upon the administration at Canton. It appears that he has visited some of the aitisa in Kiangsi Province, where he has looked up the various departments of the Provincial Government there; and the be may intorost felt in his movementa guessed when we state that a special mes- sanger was despatched by those interested to forewarn the authorities of the com
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQuIing censor, and that the messenger travel-
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISU, AMERICAN, AND FUERCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
07
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876...
led at a rate of over sixty miles B- day to give notice to the officials to get. "their house in order," Shan Chau Fu and Nan Hung Chan were said to have been thus threatened; and in fear that the Commissioner would drop enddenly upon tham, the officials of those cities issued a proclamation closing the gambling- their shops, brothels and opium-dens
A alx weeks' respective jurisdictions. experiment in morality is likely to be made in these neighbourhoods by the PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any people; but the ingenuity of the Colectial has other persone who may desire to con- proved equal even for such an emergency, sult the files of local, China, Japan, for not a few of the gambling-house kespera American, English, Indian or Austra-merely removed to start temporary establish- liau newspapers, are invited to call at ments on the hills two or three miles away the “Cursa Mal" Office, where over from the cities. This moral spart, if it sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, extends to Canton (as we hear it is most from these countries, are now filed for likely to do, if it has not already done so), may have an important influence upon the Wai Sing business at Macao,
reference..
The publication of this issue commenced at 7.10 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONU, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1881.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected.
Tan China Review has of late been devoting: more of its space than usual to articles. which possess general interest in preference to those which are interesting to suloları only. Some of the results of E. H Parker's shrewd and keen observation in and near Chung-king (in Sze-chuan) havo recently enlivened its pages; and the re- marks made in his articles by Mr Parker, while of great value from a topographical.
to arrivo here on or about Wednes point of view, must be admitted to possess to the mercantile day, the 27th inst., by the steamer considerable value Deucalion, which brings London dates communities of Ching. The trade in the to the 17th June,
upper roaches of the Yanglaze, of what it
ORDER OF SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL at present consists, and what are the pos
HIXTIL BUNDAY, AFTER TRINITY.
sibilities of its future development,—are Matins-Venite, Tucker No. 3 Paalne, subjects which must in time engage. serious
129 Purcell, 131 Ouseley Te Deum,
Dykes in E; Jubilate, Monk 126 attention. It soon to us that, so far as Anthem, Ye shall dwell in the land can at present be accomplished, Mr Parker (Stainer); Hyman 301 is engaged in a most teful work; and the Evensong--Psalms, Hayes 1$1, Walaley
133 Magnificat, Cooke 107; Nuno clear, forcible and attractive manner in Dimittis, Farrant 9 Hymn, 207 which he anxrates the results of his ex- Hymn, 18.
periences in his Short Journeys in Sz chuan" is not the least scooptable part of his labours. One or two articles of some commercial value hare also appeared, re-
Thus Paul Jones, which arrived yesterday, brought 34,000 cases of Kerosine.
TELEBANE for Bangkok can go forward by contly in the Reinolably a full and mail leaving Singapore at 2 p.m. to-morrow
24th just.
suggestive survey of the question of Transit Passts in Kwangtung Province, which was
recent number, published in a
an inter.
THE repairs on the Powart having been eating article in the number just published
completed, she resumes her place out the on the Province of Funnan. In the paper Canton Line on Monday next, relieving set mentioned, the author adre
recotinendations in favour the Kiutiong, which will now undergo an overhaul. The night book to Canton will transit of the Red River (Anns
to search the
3p.m-Meoting of Shareholders of the meantime continue to be temporarily sus
HL, C. & Steinboat Co., Limited, peaded. at No. 52, Queen's Road
4 p.m. Diamants leaves for Manila FRIDAY, July 20
through Burmush
In the case bươnght by Governor Gragn of ¦ open that along,
4 p.Meeting of Shareholders of the Macao, against Mr Johr Fitman on the Kwangal to the
H. K. Hotel Co., Ld, at Hongkong cheque for $10,000 which passed in con- route ed the Hotel
SATURDAY, July 80
nection with the original sale of the Weis pro
2.30 pm Meeting of Shareholders of Bing lottery farm at Macan for the next the China Traders' Ins. Co., Ltd., at three years, the role calling on the plaintiff Head Office:
American Mail leaves for Yoko hama and Bat Francisco, MONDAY, August 1
Tenders received by War Department, Transfer Books of China Bugar Refining Co., Ltd., closed from this date to the 15th
August, inclusive.
THURSDAY, August 4
to show cause why the action should not
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be dismissed is roturnable, as will be seen by
from our notice of business in the Supreme wards attracting the Court, on Monday next.
FROM our weekly Post Office Notice, given of So 4pin English Mail loaves for Ports of as usast in our fourth page, it will be ob from
Call und
served that the unclined MOAPAY, August 15
Dividend of 5% on Sharer af China Sagar
Raiming Co, Ltd, payable,
Jying at the GP.O. TOTU
contains the addresses of 144
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