For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
HAV
TAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,
Es Recently arrival Mail and
ther Steamships.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
GROCERIES,
FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED
MAIL.
DY
EVERY
Eastern and California CHEESE, Boneless CODFISHI
Primo HAMS and BACON. Russian CAVIARE.
Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.......... PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX-TONCUES.
Family PIG-PORK in kegs and pieces. Patagon MACKEREL in beans. Boau Idoni SALMON in bb cans. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 h caus.
Assorted CannedVEGETABLES. Ported SAUSAGE and Sausage
MEAT.
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT.
COMB HONEY in Original Frames, Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted
MEATS.
Richardson & Robbin's Carried OYSTERS.
Lunch TONGUE. Assorted American SYRUPS, for Sum-
mer Drinks.
McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE.
Clan CHOWDER.
Codfish BALLS,
Green TURTLE in 24 ans.
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JOMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 tins, and loose,
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL
HOMINY.
Alphabetical BIS
CUITS.
Mails.
CHINAIL STEAK
MITSUBISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Ninth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Insurances.
ΝΟΤΙΟΥ,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE Is prepared to AQUEFT FIRST CLASS RISKS at No w Ready.% nett per Annum, and other INSURANCES
No. G.-VOL, IX.
-OF THE
at Current Rates.
Shareholders are reminded that the Direc ters have the power of distributing a certain proportion of the ascertained profits annually
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA ROBE **CHINA HEVIEWong such Shareholders as have contri-
T
AND INLAND SEA.
HES. S. TAKASAGO MARU, Capt. Youxo, dus here on or about the 1st August, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 6th August, at Day light:
Cargo received on board and Pareals at the Office up to 6 p.m. of 3th August.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.
AB Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
BATKS OF Passam,
Eubin Sturge
To Kou................
...8 00 YOROHAMA & NAUAAKI, 75 Sitasunat via Yokonasa,.... 120 KORE... 95
20
40 30
A ReLuertos is made on RETURN CABIN PASSAGES.
CARCO and PASSENGER for Kugli will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobe. -
For further Particulara, apply at tho Company's Orvices, PHAYA CENTRAL, West Cortier Pottinger Street.
1. J. H. TRIPT,
Agent.
Hongkong, July 26, 1881.
NOTICE.
And
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUETOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
■
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, RUIZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES
ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS
Fancy Sweet Misca 1981, at Noon, the Company ust
BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES.
Soda BISCUITS, Oyster BISCUITS.
CORNMEAL.
BUCKWREAT FLOUR.
RYE MEAL.
NEW BOOKS,- 3,000 Numbers "FRANKLIN SQUARE" and "SEASIDE ""LIBRARIES, including McCarthy's "HISTORY OF OUROWN TRENDYMION," and other recent Puldications, from 15 cents to 25 cente cachi.
HERBERT SPENCER'S COMPLETE WORKS
ON SYNTHETIC PHILOSOPHY, IRVINO'S COMPLETE WORKS. HAWTHORNE'S COMPLETE WORKS. ELLION'S COMPLETE WORKS. PRESCOTT's COMPLETE WORKS. EDGAR POE'S COMPLETE WORKS. WILLIAMS' "MIDDLE KINGDOM." GRIFF'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 Hinzuforte l'ieces. Sheet MUSIC.
Photo. ALBUMS, Ete., Etc. REVOLVING BOOK CASKS.
STATIONERY,- For LAVA, and OFFICE usc. OFFICE REQUISITES of every description.
SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGA R S.
WINES, SPIRITS, BEER AND AERATED WATERS,
CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S
JOHN Mom & Souls.
. FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD STORES.
TETSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
--SAVOURY PATE,
GAME PATE ·
PORK PATE.
OX PALATES.
HUNG (Hambro") BEEF.
TRIPE.
FRUTTS for Icus.
SHERBET.
COCOATINA.
VAN HOTTEN'S COCOA EPPY'S COCOA,
ROBINSON'S GBOATS, GELATINE,
Rusala OX-TONGUES.
French PLUMS.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
SARDINES. -'
ASPARAGUS.
Ham TONGUE and
Chicken SAUSAGE,
MACCARONI.
VERMICELLL
SAUSAGES.
MEATS.
SOUPS, &, di
SHIPCHANDLERY of every Description, RIGGING and SAIL-MAKING promptly
executed. Hongkong, June 30, 1881.
N THURSDAY, the 11th of Angust,
BEMNH, Commandante Dr BotsSEUIL PASSENGERS,
BARON, with, will leave this
SPECIE, and
Port for the above placus.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as
as well as for Marseilles, and ac print places of
transit through Marseilles for the
Europe. Shipping Outers will be granted until Noon of 10th August
Cargo will be received on board until 4 pu, Specie and Parcels antil 3 p.rs, on the 10th August, 1881. (Parcels are not to be out on board; they must be left at The Agency's Offico.)
CONTAINS--
Short Journeys in Sz Chual. Translatiums from the Lü-Li, or Gonoral
Code of Laws of the Chinese Empiro. The Province of Yunan, and the Red
River Route.
A Chinese "Planchotte" Séance. Record of Services of Chinese Officiala writ
ten by Themere
Historical Skoteles. Three Brief Essays.
Notices of New Books and Literary Intel-
ligence,
Notes and Queries :---
A Critic Criticisal.
The Etiquette of a Chinese Dinner. Mountain Shoop for-Hongkong, The Cangue among the Romans. Chinose Ouths in the Colonies. Rites Performed for the Dead. Curious Custoun.
Books Wanted, Hxebinges, No. Hongkong, July 20, 1881..
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00 "COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW,"
By E. H. PARKER.
Can be obtained from KELLY & WALSH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Rongkong, and at the Chinn Mail Office.
Hongkong, December 6, 1879.
SAILORS HOME,
NY Cast-off CLOTHING, Books, or
huted business to the Company.
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon, Penang, and Manila.
A. G. STOKES,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, May 19, 1881
Entertainment.
POSTPONEMENT.
ENTERTAINMENT.
VICTORIA
THE
QUADRILLE
ASSOCIATION
beg to notify that they will give another of their pleasant
"Italian Night" Entertainments
AT THEIR GARDENS. IN KOWLOON, Under the Management of M. A. HAHN.
On TUESDAY NIGHT, the 9th of August,
WEATHER PERMITTING!
TICKETS for ADMISSION, 81;' can be had on application to the SCORETARY of the above Club, or, at the Door on the Evening of the occasion.
A. HAHN,
Manager.
Hongkong, August 4, 1881.
aa10
A PAVERS will be thankfully received To-day's Advertisements.
at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hongkong, July 5, 1878.
Insurances.
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
NATIVE of INDIA, just returned- Communicate with any requiring the Ser-- vices of a CLERK or SHOP ASSISTANT. SALARY NO OBJECT.
A from ENGLAND, Would we glad to
For further Particulare, apply to "J. F.," at the Orrum of this Papar.
Hongkong, August 5, 1881.
COMPAGNE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
To-day's Advertisements. MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,
Shipping GERMAN BARK “NAUTILUS," Capt.Yokohama, &c.
Daylight.--Mitau Bishi Mail leaves
for
A
STOLY, FROM HAMBURG.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above CG are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignataro, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees' risk and expense
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents.
au12 Hongkong, August 5, 1881.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 4, Fouchun, British steamer, 709,. Clegg, Chinkiang July 30, Rice.-BUTTER FIELD & SWIRE.
Aug. 4, Bread, German barque, 360, K. Timpe, Bangkok July 20, Rice and Toak- wood.-WIELEL & CO.
Aug. 4, Nautilus, German barque, 725, W. Stulz, Hamburg April 18, General.. | BIEMSSEN & Co.
Aug. 4, Don Quixote, German harque,. 1168, J. Cluver, Cardiff April 4, Coals.-- MELCHEES & Co.
Aug. 5, Atjeh, Duteli steamer, 954, M. de Neef, Amoy Aug. 3, General, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Aug. 5, Tiente, British steamer, from Canton
Aug. 5, Chen-to, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.
No. 6885-Abober 5, 1881.
nineteen Treaty Ports for 1878 aggre.
gato say 88,500 icals, and the import
at Hongkong for that year is given an say 94,000 piculs, the 6,400 piculs re- Goods por Hungaria undelivered after maining may safely be set down as pre- pared in Hongkong and exported from this data subject to rent.
that port to Australia, California, Micno, &o, exclusive of that used in China. No extet figures have ever yet been ab tained of the precise, aumount of drug supplied by this Colony to other han Chinese ports; but it is fair to suppose that this estimate docs not err more than other estimates on the same subject, while the amount of the drug smuggled into Chinn, from Hongkong or else- where, would readily acconut for any
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, August 7:
Daylight — Thales leaves for Coast Ports, MONDAY, August 9 z-----
Noonch leaves for Manila, Macas.
sar, de Goods per Japan undelivered after this
dute subject to rent. TUESDAY, August 8 :----
"Italian Night" Entertainment at Kow- possible difference. In the calculations.
loon Gardens.
which are based upon the importation of the drug and the population of the Em- Noon,French Mail leaves for Ports of pire, the answers are worked out from
Call and Europe.
THURSDAY, August 11:--
MONDAY, August 1 :—
TUESDAY, August 16-
the price of the drug, the average of the amount used by smokers, and the num
Dividend of 5% on Shares of China Sugar ber of pipes filled by one mace of the
Reining Co., Ltd., payable.
drug. In this way the results are arrived at that one million Chinamen, out of a population of fully three bun. dred millions, smoke Foreign opium, or
3 p.m. Decidental & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Sea Francisco..
3 p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the one-third of one per cent of the total Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor-popolation; and that (the Foreign drug being smoked by the well-to-do Chinese poration at the City Hall.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D: 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
Aug. 5, Hui-ch'ung-ching, Chinese gun-FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, boat, from a cruise.
Aug. 6, Minerva, German brig, 318, F. Dulme, Quinhon July 30, General-
MELOHBES & Co.
Aug. 5, Thales, British steamer, 820, T. G. Pocock, Foochow Aug. 2, Amoy 3, and Swatow 4, General.-Dovara LAPBAIK & Co.
DEPARTURES.
Aug. 5, Antonio, for Shanghai.
5, Mensborg, for Whampoa
ö, Amoy, for Shanghai,
5, Esmeralda, for Manila.
5, Hungaria, for Singapore, &c.
5, Foochow, for Canton.
5
Paladin, for Shanghai.
CLEARED.
Tientein, for Shanghai. Takasayo Mari, for Kobe, &c.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Par Foochow, from Chinkiang, 5 Chinese, Per Minerea, from Quinhon, 30 Chinese. Per Thales, from Coast Ports, 90 Chi- nose.
DEFARTED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
CAPITAL, FULLY SUMMIT BED,........ $1,000,000.
Board of Directors.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. KON MOON WA, Esq., Chairman.
LEONG ON, Esq.ONSIGNEES of the following Carge BAN HUP, Esq. K. YIN KAI, Esq. OHONG PENO, Bag. are requested to send in their Bills of
Per Hungaria, for Penang, Mr Au Gu, Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and take immediate delivery,2 ladies and child; for Trieste, Mr August This Cargo has been landed and stored at Witte, and 100 Chinese deck for the Straits. their risk and expense.
Por Amoy, for Shanghai, Mr Rudalph Desan.
QUAN HO CHUNE, Esq. Kwok YIN Ku, Esq., Manager. Woo LIN YUEN, Esq, desist, ob Steretury.
No Fire Insurance has been offected.
Ex Amazone. (in heart), 608/66-4 cases Cottons,
Order, from London. diamond), 50 cases Vermouth, Or der; frota Marseilles.
THE Campany grants POLICIES ON
MARINE RISK all parts of the DMC Contents and value of Packages are re-World, payable at any of its Auxcres, quired.
Contributory Dividends are payable to For further particulars, apply at the all Contributors of Business, whether they K T (in Company's Office:
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agend
Hongkong, July 20, 1881.
auli
Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND
EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA,' AND
vid
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
are Shareholders w not.
WOO LIN YUEN,
Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, Cucca's Food West,
Hongkong, March 14, 1881.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
9014
FIRE AND LIFE.} CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
HE Undersigned aro prepared to grant
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, August 5, 1881.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
The Co.'s Steamship
" Orus," Commandant RAPATE will be despatched for
Per Femeraida, for Manila, 2 Europeans (cabin), 2 Europeans (steerage), and 12 Chi-
uese.
Per Paladin, for Shanghai, 5 Chinese. TO DEPART Per Tabungo Maru, for Kobe, k., Messrs Ruyter and Koymeuleu, and 2 Chi-
nese.
Por Mulaced, for Yokohama: from Hong- kong, Megan G. E. March, 4.C.6.0., and Mackler; from Southampton, Mr Melhuish Per Zambesi, for Shanghai: from Bom bay, Mr and Mrs Hillet.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The Gerraan barque Bren reports: Light southerly winds and fine weather throughout.
WHOLESALE AND Retail, Druguists,- IMPORTERS
OF
in preference to the astive opium) this is done at the cost of about 10gda-day, or say 31 cents. Dealing again with the Native-grown drug, the supply of which is estimated to amount to about the same as the Foreign import, the number of smokers becomes two millions instead of one; but as the cast of the Native article is about half that of the Foreign ding-Indeed, it is frequently mixed with the Indian opium before being used the one million smokers of the native drug are credited with the daily expenditure of bil. only. In round numbers £20,000,000 ore au- nually spent by two million smokers out of the three hundred million subjects of China-ay £16,700,000 on the Foreign and £8,500,000 on the native drug. Upon the question, whether the drug was introduced to China by Foreignere, Mr Hart gives us a fuct " that Native Opium was known, produced and used long before any Europeans bogan the sale of the Foreign drug along the coast." As to the amount of barm done to the individual smokers, that must be left a comparatively open question in caloula tions such as these but the Inspector General adds that," whatever the cum- other persons who may desire to con-ber of Opium-smokers may really be- sult the files of local, China, Japan, and allowing that many people smoke American, English, Indian or Austra without injury, there must in any case. Lian newspapers, are invited to call at be a per-centage of smokers for whom the "Cursa Ma" Office, where over the habit works nothing but evil." The sixty newspapers, dallies and weeklies, concluding paragraph of the Inspector General'a note may be said to contain from these countries, are now filed for the Chinese "case on the Opium ques tion and a careful perusal of that pas- sage appears to us to justify the British The publication of this issue commenced Government in declloing to approach the 7:40 pm,
DAGGISTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- BITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICESES, MANUFACTURERS
or
Soda Water, Lentonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Waters. The Manufactory, is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
Passendes arriving in Hongkong, or any
at
reference..
The China tail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1881,
THE Imperial Maritime Customs staff, under Mr Robert Hart, were congratu- lated recently upon the valuable contri- bation they gave some time ngu to what is known of Silk and its culture; and now a similarly pleasant duty falls upon us, in acknowledging the timely and comprehensive information contained in the special yellow-book just issued con- cerning Opium. It may be said by some
arena of ethical warfare into which the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade desires it to enter, although at the same time there is ample justi fication for moral suasion, on the part of the Society named, against this.ad- mitted to exist.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."I (Per E. B. A. d 0. Telegraph Co.'s Line)
GARFIELD'S EMOVERY ASSURED.
LONDON, August 3,
The recovery of General Garfield is as
POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival izom Foochow on 2nd inst, had freak.S.S. W that certain phases of the Opium Ques sured.
Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods in hoard Vessels and on Hulle of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- THE SS. GARLIC will be despatch-ceived, and transmitted to the Directora
for their decision.
cil for San Francisco via Yokohamaa, un TUESDAY, the 16th Instant, 1881,
at 3 p.
Connection being made at Yokolums, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ports.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.an. of the 15th August.
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p.a. the day provious to sailing.
A REDUCTION OF 25% made on all
RETURN PASSAGE ÜRDERS ISSUED.
Consular Invoices to accompany Over land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company'a Office addressed to the Collector of Cus- toma, San Francisce.
For further information as to Freight or Pasange, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central,
CHAS, H. HASWELL, J.,
Agent Hongkong, August 1, 1881.
Insurances.
first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single If required, protection will be granted on
Life.
For Ratus of Premiums, forms of pro posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong & Centon.. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,
ANGTSEE INSURANCE:
Y ASSOCIATION
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up.....Tla. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE....Tls. 230,000.00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND... Tls. 288,936.17
TOTAL CAFTRAL and Ac-)
.
CUMULATIONS, Zad ...Tl. 938,936.17 April, 1881.
Directors.
F. E. FORSES, Esq., Chairman. W. M. Born, Heg, W. MEYERINK, Esq. aul J. H. PINCE VOR, F. D. HITCH, Esq.
NORTH BRITISH & MERÇANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
:
Incorporated by Royal Charter and. Special Acts of Parliament.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
CAPITAL,..
£2,000,000.
Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, Mesare RUSSELL & Co., Secretarics.
LONDON BRANCH: Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, 68 and 69, Cornhill. POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.
Subject to
Charge
of 12 % for Interest
Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, August 5, 1881.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,
The Co.'s Steamship
"Volga," Commandant GUIRAND, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mail from Europo
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, August 5, 1881.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Nether 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 lingkong Harbour:---
C. F. SARGENT, American slip, Captain D. H. Atherton.--Captain,
CITADEL, Brit 3-asted schooner, Capt. A. L. Stewart.-Remedion & Co.
S. S. Clevelands.
THE CONVENTION WITH THE PHANBYÆLL
LONDON, August 3. The Convention with the Transvaal has been signed.
THE IRISH LAND BILL, BEFORE THE LOBIS.
LONDON, August. 2,
The House of Lords has read a second
The German barque Nautilus reports: Light S. W. wind in China Sea
The British steamer Thales reports: Left
tioa are being overdone; but whatever breeze and cloudy weather; left Amoy on 3rd, and had light South to S. W. winds, opinion may be entertained as to the sky overcast; left Swatow on the 4th, and political position of the dirty, evil-smel thence to port fresh South to W.S.Wling drag, it never can be alleged that winds, cloudy with heavy rain and experly we have too many facts regarding its enced strong currents throughout. In Food chow: S. 8. Benledi, Chilton, and Europa growth, its use and its effects. The In Amoy H.M.S. Swift Is Swator: yellow-book just published by the In- spector General of the Chinese Customis (Foreign Department) supplies probably a more valuable mass of figures on the consumption of opium in Ching than has time the Irish Land Bill, ret been complied, because, as the mem- bers of the Customs staff are neither missionaries nor opium merchants, their testimony cannot suffer from the suspi- cion of being one-sided or in any sense. prejudiced. In response to an official Per Tientsin, at 3.30 p.ni. To-morrow, circular, the officer in charge at each of
the 6th inst.
the nineteen Treaty Porte bas given his opinion on this subject, backed up by the most formidable array of figures. The queries set down for answer were briefly these
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.--
Per Malacca, at 11.30. a tu. To-morrow, the 6th inst., instead of sa pre viously notified.
For SHANGHAL-
For SWATOW. AMOY AND FOUCHOW.--- Per Thales, at 5 pm. To-morrow, the
6th inst For SAIGON....
Fer Penedo, at 9am, on Sunday, the
7th inst.
For MANILA, MACASSAR, SOURA- BAYA, SAMARANG, & BATAVIA, -via MáÇAO,
Por Atjeh, at 11.30 am, on Monday,
the 8th inst.
For BANGKOK, —
"AYOUR KHAN AT HANDAHAR,
LONDON, August 3 Ayoub Khan has occupied Kandahar,
LOCAL AND GENERAL next. AMERICAN MAIL by the U. & 0, S. S. Co.'s stetaler fracic, which brings San Francisco dates to the 11th ultimo, is now due.
The
À MAIL for Bangkok closes at Bingsporu, at
(1) Ascertain how much prepared opium 2p.ra. Saturday, the 0th inst
is obtainable from 100 catties of the crude drug.
opium plus Import Duty, and the price of same 100 catties when boiled.
the san
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH.-
(2) The price of 100 catties unprepared ORDER OF SERVICE AT THE UNION CHURCH Hymn $76, Tone, page 168 Psalm 24, appendix, Tune, page 189 Hymn 328, Tuno, paga 150; Hymn 416, Tune, page 18 Hyman 480, Tane, page 202.20
(3)
What weight is smoked daily by—(a) beginners, (b) average smokers, and (e) heavy smokers.
CLARA, British ship, Captain A. S. Cutler, 1 Per Dumbe, at 8.30 p.m., on Monday (4) How many pipes wil one inace of the
Vogel & Co. DANIEL BARNES, American ship, Capt. J. G. Stover, Messageries Maritimes.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Dr. bque, Capt. A Belntyre. Arnhold, Karbery & Co.
FRIDERICH, German barque, Captain J.. Tharen-Sicmasen & Co.
INVINCIBLE, American ship, Captain Jas. on Shareholders Capital, all the Paoris F. Showes. Boruco Company, Limited, of the UNDERWRITING BUSINERY Are an
HE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong anally distributed among all Contributors for the above Company, are proposed of Business in proportion to the Premis
to grant Policies against FIRE, to the paid by them.
extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the sano, at Current Hatee. RISKS on First Class Godowna Reduced to % nett premiuh per sanum from this date.
GILMAN & Goi Agents;
Hongkong, May 10, 1881.
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
ESTABLISHED: 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Storling
of which is paid up£100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £120,000) Annual Income,£250,000
??
THE Undersigned have been
appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Fonchow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co Hongkong, October 16, 1888.
RUSSELL & Co., Agats.
Hongkong, May 20, 188110c81
THE LONDON ASSURANCE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A..D. 17303
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grat Insurances as follows-
Marine Departments
Folicies at current rates, payable either here, in Londeg ez at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
INI, British 3-masted schouder, Captain
Thos. E. Shaw. Signisson & do
JOHN C. MUNDO, British barque, Capt. W. Summers.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
LENKCX, British steamer, Caplin D. Scott-Jardine, fatheson & Co.
LEONIAR, British ship, Capt. W. Prehn. -Captain
MILCHINE, German barque, Captain Th Plieger Molcher & Co.
MINERVA, German brig, Captain P. Dahme-Melchers & Co. WWW
NAUTILUS, German barque, Captain W. Stoly-Siemssen & Co, w
NORTH AMERICAN, Americen abip, Cap
B. C. Creelman-Russell & Co.
PAUL JONES, American abip, Capt. E. A. Gerrish Russell & Col
PENDO, British steamer, Captain T Policies isstial for long or short periods at Kenderdine Geo, R. Stevens & Co current ratce
PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Captai J. Smith -Captain.
Life Department. Policies issued for suns not exceeding £5,000 at redised rates. *
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
SIR JOHN LAWRENCE, Brissh ship, Capt J, A Best Masageries Maritimes
TARTAR, German bng, Coysala H. KAS meris-Melotiers & Co
the 8th inst
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKE
prepared drug fill (160 mace-1 catly). (5) The cost of one pace prepared drug at
the retail ahops or divans.
(6) Total annual Import of crude Foreign Opium at each posude Native Opium Total product Min
of
Ara numerously sttended meeting of the members and seatholders of the Unicu Church, held this afternoon
in the chair Mr D. R
and Mr A. McCauschie
(7)
in each province and in all China. Length of time a man must smoke ere solution cordiall
The French Contract Facket Demuah will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 11th August, with Maile to and through the United Kingilou and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits (8) Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, (9) Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, do.
HOURS OF CLONING
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The following hours are observed in closing
he contracts the yin or craving. Total charges and taxes, after paying John Colville to Import Duty, upon 100 cattics of opium Church for the termi before being legally able to go into con resolution expressed sumption at the port, or leave the port
for the interior. (The italics are ours) tion of the members and The answers given to the above of the exceedingly accep questions form, 18 we have stated, ad- which Me Colville had mirable material for arriving at a re- of pastor for the last few month liable or at least an approximately feeling was accurate conclusion. This conclusion,
Maile, Co, by the French Contract as summarised by the Inspector General, the Chairman, the propose
Packet
is as perfect a piece of précis work as tion and other speaker. Day before departure (or Saturday if the decould well be produced, so that we being put
parture be on afonday)
6
P.M.-Money Order Office closes.
merely refer our readers to that docu- modaly care
Post Office aloses, except the ment reprinted elsewhere. It must of NIGHT Box, which is always course be borne in mind that this docu open out of Office hours.ment though dated 29th Jan. 1881, in Day of departure, based upon data furnisbod during the
оред
Post Office opens Itter half of the year 1870; but against
adved lettere
about twic
10 AM Registry of Letters ceases this may be placed the fact that the though una
Posting
printed Ar-Mails closed, except
and parts foxcept for Late peculiar advantages for obtaining in-
matter Customs officials on the spot, jhossess
11
formation. Taking the annual import-
11.10
Letters be mated with ation of Foreige Opiam at 100,000 A.Letters may be posted
* Late Feg of 10 cents until nittls, or ten million catties, and allow 11.80 When the Post Office closes
entirelying for 30 per cent loss in preparación
Beven million ostries (or eleven hund 11.40 LM-Late Letters may be posted and twenty milion maca) of prép
on board the packet with a Foreign drug are cooked
Pes of 10 cents util time of
departur
the various returns of hempGEL BE