For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE.
CHRISTMAS STORES AND
NEW AND SEASONABLE GOOD &
EX FRENCH MAIL" STEAMER. MUSCATEL RAISINS.
METZ FRUIT
ASSORTED COSAQUES.
Mails.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, PORT BAID,
Entertainment.
CITY HALL.
TO-MORROW, 21st January.
·LAST PERFORMANCE.
*AND
FAREWELL BENEFIT
MALTA GIBRALTAR BRINDISI, M
ANCONA, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON :-
ALHO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
CALLARD & BOWNER'S CONSECTIONERY.N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills
BUTTER SCOTCH. -
HONEY, SCOTCH.
ROSE TOFFEE.
LEMON TOFFEE.
ROSE'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL
PLUM PUDDINGS..
PATRAS CURRANTS.
VALENCIA RAISINS.
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
PRESENTATION BOOKS.. FANCY STATIONERY.
LAWN TENNIS SHOES,
KENTISH COB NUTS,
Ex Stramer Glenfinlus,"
STILTON CHEESE
YORK RAMS.
CHRISTMAS CAKES.
TEYENONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
BMYRNA FIOS.
PICNIC TONGUES,
FILBERTS.
COCOATINA. --
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA.
Lienia's & Err's COCOA..
FRENCH PLUMS. :
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
MINGEMEAT.
CHOCOLATE MENIER.
SAUSAGES.
BRAWN.
:
ISIONY BUTTER.
DANISH BUTTER.
BREAKFAST TONGUES.
ANCHOVIES.
ASPARAGUS.
SOUPS, &c.
WINES AND SPIRITS,
CHAMPAGNES-
HLEDSIECK'S MONOPOLE & WHITE
SEAL
VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN. JULES MUMM & Co., pinis & quarts,
CLARETS-
CHATEAU LA ROSE, pints & quarta, CHATEAU LAFITE,
hs. GKAVUS,
BREAKFAST CLARET,0]
SHERRIES & PORT
TO
THE CHINA MAIL.
ISS A. BERESFORD
----AND---
P. W. WILLARD GRAND BILL OF AMUSEMENTE, Friar Tre of Willard's CHRISTY MINSTRELS.
..Mr P. W. WILLARD.
of Lauling for BATAVIA, PERSIAN
Волев... GULF PORTS. MARSEILLES, Tambo.... TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK Interlocutor.. AND BOSTON.
THE
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship FENETIA, Captain. A. B. DANIEL, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from Bis for BOMBAY, OH MONDAY, the 231 January,
1992, at
at 4 p Cargo will be received on board until 10 a
am. on the day of
of departure. Parcels and Specio (Gold) at
at the Office until
10m. on the day of departure. Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transkipped at Point de Galle; but Ten and General Cargo at Bombay, arriving one weak later than by the direct routs, vik
For further Particulars, regaling! FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAR & RENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-
COMPANY'S Office, The Contents quit kong
af Packages are he declarai prir required to
to shipment. Shippers a particularly requested to
TION
-
..Mr SQUABIL
.Mr RUSSELL,
PART I, OVERTURE BY THE COMPANY. Opening Chorus)
COMPANY. uctio)........
Cowie
the
Ballad:
Miss C. CARLTON, Duot,
T
Misses BERESFORD AND VERNIE. Glooming................ Comic Refrain
Mr SQUASHI. ...Miss CAMPELL Pathetic Ballad.... My Pretty Red Rosu...Mise A. BERESFORD. Mest me fathe Clock, ME P. W. WILLARD,"
Mieses BanESFORD ÂND CAMPBELIA Nigger Mr CANBREAKE., Come where the Misson BERESFORD, Moonbeams Linger VERNIE, CARLTON (Quartetic)......... AND CAMPBELL: PINALE AND Gator by rux COMPANY.
Dust.......
RIC)
note the terms and conditions of the Com- VIOLIN SOLO.... pany's Black Billa of Lading.
Passengers to England are now booked
to London, instead of Southshipton, an
huretokuta
Entend
the
L'aneungera are informed that connects at Galle with the Company's steamere Suret, from Australia, and Brindisi, from Calcutta.
Until Quarantine Restrictions are re- moved in Egypt, the Homeward Steamers will call at Marecillon, an qute for Gibraltar and London, or, will proceed direct vid Malta as usual at the Company's option.
A. MuIVER, Superintendent: Hongkong, January 12, 1982.
NOTICE.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
7 MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE-FRANCAIS
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND FORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
ALE PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON ON MONDAY, the 30th day of January,
TILLADO.
1882, at. Noon, the Company's S. S. ÄNADÝR, Commandant ĴLERNANDEZ,
TART. 13,
....Mr CANEBRAKE.
MK PEMBERTON W. WILLARD'S IMPERSONATION OF A PLANTA- TION NEGRO, and his
GREAT BONE SOLO.
MISSES VERNIE, LYLE, AND Carlton, in a. NEW MUSICAL, MELANGE.
The Fair and the Penny Beneficiaires MIS BERESFORD AND MR WILLARD AND MIKS VERNIE
In the Lovo and Garden Soeng from the HUNCHBACK MODUR.......
Mr.P. W. WILLARD, HELEN..............Mis A. BERESFORD.
Miss A. VENTE.
JULIA
Operatio Scena, MISSES BERESFORD AND CAMPBELL.
ME WILLARD'S TERPSICHOREAN AND CHARACTER SKETCHES.
SCREAMING FARCE UP FOR THE RACES,”
CHALAUTERS BY THE COMPANY.
Positively Lust Performance in Hongkong. GIGANTIC PROGRAMME
THIS NIGHT ONLY.
Dream Circle and Stalls, 52; Fit, Sl.
To-day's Advertisements. and Mr Wokat, Meases Ctionka, Rodsums,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Sheardship
144 Kwangtung," Captain YOUNG, will be despatched for the above Forts on TUESDAY, the 24th Instal, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1887. ja24
NOTICE
THERE will bo NO NIGHT-BOAT to Or from CANTON on and after TULS DAY, the 4th Instant, and until further Notice. The JOWAN leaving BONOKOYO on SUNDAY, will return from CANTON on MONDAY NIGHT.
Bigot, Olmarge, and Marcus Mea; from Naples, Baron von Biebold,
Per Peine, for Shanghai: From Hong- -2018 Diere and servant; frum. ›
ng, Mr A. R. Marty and 2 servants, Rov. Mar Billes, Messrs Such, and Straeloo.
Per Thales, for Onaat Ports, 200 Chineke. Pur, Feroniu, for London, Mrs White Per
for Singapore, &c., 594
On and after TUESDAY, the 24th Inst., the POWAN will Run Temporarily as a DAY BOAT between HONGKONG and CAN- TO, instead of the Ichang, which will be. withdrawn from the Line for a few days.
By Order,
P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary, Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company, Limited. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, China, Navigation Company,
Limited.
Hongkong, January 20, 1882.7
Chineller."
Per Takasago Maru, for Kobe, &o,4 Chinese
Per Kamtchatka, for Shanghai, 9 Chiness.
Per Esmeralda, for Amey, 100 Chinese. Per Ulysses, for Singapore, Messrs A. 1. 8. del Aguila and borvant, and A. Zovotti
Per Chinkiang, for Shanghai, a European, and 80 Chinese.
TO DEPART.
Per Chistina Redman, for Iloilo, 3 Karo-
peans.
Per Cassandra, far Australian Porte, 1 European, and 20 Chineso
Por Deucalion, for Amy, 100 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamor Jeddah reports Strong NR winds and heavy head son until the Macclesfiold Bank was passed, after which more moderate weather and calme.
The British steamer Kangtung reports Foochow to Amoy, light N.E. winds and tine; Amey to Swatos, moderate N.B. winds and fine; Swatow to port, light Northerly sira, hazy and fine. In Foochow 8. 6. Ei Dorado, and Hat-sun In Amoy i THE MEDICAL MISSIONARYS. 8. Huiloony. In Swatow S. 8. Dale,
Fonchur
Sreptow, and Newchuang, Jan, 18th, S. S. Wanchow and Fozici, left Amöy for North
SOCIETY IN CHINA
THE Forty-third Annual MEETING of
Alba Held in CANTON
on THURSDAY, January 20th, it Two 'Clock, p.m., at the House of Messrs RUSSELL & Co., Blamien,
G. KERR, Secretary
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Canton, January 19th, 1882.
NOTICE TO MARINE R&
CHINA SEA..
CANTON RIVER AND DISTRICT. SUNEEN JUNK NEAR AMUERST 2015
No
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Large SALT LADEN, JUNK has been Sunk in 16 feet at low water spring tides, about Į a mile to the North-Westward of Aduerar POINT. The Junk sitaqnito upright with her 3 Masts standing.
From Jumk, Second Bar Pagoda bears
*N. 48 W.
From Junk, Seechontow Pagoda beara
N: 7845 W.
Until further Notice two red Lights in a Vertical Line one over the other will be hoisted on the Junk's Foremast from sunset to sunrise..
F. E. WOODRUFF, Commissioner of Customs." Custom HousO, Canton, 19th January, 1882.
Not Responsible for Debts.
..
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The British survoying vessol Magpie re-
Hongkong. Parts: Spoko H. M. S. Daring bound for
For
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
CHERIBON, FORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRIS- BANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, &v, &c, &a-
Per Cassandra, al 11.30 am. Tomorrow
the 21st inst., instead of as pro- viously notified.
For SWATOW AND AMOY~~
Per Jeddah, at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow, the
lat inst.
For SAIGON..---
Per Norden, at 2.30. p.m., on Monday the 23rd inst; instead of as pro viously notified.
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,~~ Per Kwanglang, at 5 p.m., on Monday,
the 23rd inst
For
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
Per Volmer, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday
the 20th inst For SAIGON.
Per Paladin, at 4.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 20th inst
MAILS BY THE BRITISE PACKET. — :
SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT with MATLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE Soldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half-Price rather the Captain, the Agents, nor The British Contract Packet Venetia |
(1848).
HUNT'S PORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &
1, 2 & 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. Biquir Dureyene & Co.'s BRANDY: FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY, CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO,
ANGOSTURA.
BOKER's and ORANGE BITTERS.
-&.. ko. Sc,
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
"Saunders, junts and quarta.
· GUINNESS'S' ŠTOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarta. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon. «ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.
EX AMERICAN MAIL, Fresh ROLL BUTTER.
Eastern and Californian CHEESE Bonclesa CODFISH Prime HAMS and BACON.
Russian CAVIARE,
Eagle
Brand
Condensed MILK.
PRACH and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX-TONGUES.
Family PIG-POEK in kegs and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL in & it can Beau Ideal SALMON in 5 tbeans. Cutting's Dessert FRU
FRUITS in 23 lb cana. Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Patted BAUSAGE and Sauge
MEAT
02
:
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted FICKLES.
MINGEMEAT.
COMB HONEY in Original Framos, Richardson & Robbin'a Delebrated. Fotted
MEATS Richardain & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.
Lunch TONGUE, MoCarty's Sugar LEMONADE
Clam CHOWDER.
Smoked SALMON.
Green TURTLE in 2 lb cau19.
20., d.
δεν
YACHT & PICNIC SUPPLIES.
ALIFORNIA
CA
RACKER
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 tb
tims, and loose)-
Alphabetical BIS-
QUITS. Fancy Sweet Mixed
BISCUITS, Ginger OAKES
Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS.
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL
HOMINY.
CORNMFAL
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
RTE MEAL
SPECIALLY SELECTED OI GAE S.
and CAR O, will leave this Port for the abure places, London as well as for Marseilles, and no registered for Cargo and Specie will be cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon of 29th January.
Cargo will be received on board until 4
to Pit
Doors open at 8.30; Commerce at 9p.m.
Plan and Reserved Seats at KELLY & WAFStr1H.
Hongkong, January 20, 1882.
più., Specie and Parcela with 3 p.m. on THEATRE' the 20th of January, 1882, (Parcels are not
to be it on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages are rș- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, January 19, 1882. ja30
Insurances.
JANIS ZEINSURANCE
ASSOCIATION..
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)T 420,000.00 Permanent RESERVE....Th. 230,000:00 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND.... Tis. 288,036.17
TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac- 1
DUHULABONK, 2nd April, 1881,
'Directors
.Tls. 938,436.17
F. B. Fouses, Esq., Chairman.
W. M. Boro, Esq. Wa. MEYERINK, Eng. J. H. PENKYO, F. D. Higir, Esq. -
Est.
HEAD OFFICE-SELKOMAI Mera RUSSELL & C5., Secretaries,
LONDON BRANCH: Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co., -Dunders--- RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent,
68 and 60,
Cornhill. POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World,
Subject to a a Charge of 12% for Interest on Shareholders' Capital, all the Prorma of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are a- nually distributed among all. Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premia paid by them.
-RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
10082
Hongkong, May 20, 1881.
NORTH BRITISHW MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. HE Undersigned, AGENTS of the above TH
Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Ratel.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
་་ THE Undersigned having been appointed. Agents for the above Corporation NE prepared to grant Insurances as follows'
Marine Department. - Policies at ourront rates, payable ofther here, in London or at the principal Porta of India, Chinwand Australis Fire Department Policios issued for long or short periods t
raten, ja baada
Life Department, Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.
Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in
Band 10 catty Boxes. BREAKFAST CONGOU outs p. ib.urrent
SHIPCHANDLERY of every Description BIGGING and BAIL-MAKING promptly. axecuted. Hongkong, December 8, 1881.
**HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
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Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or" Crear of the following. Verzelak, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—
CARL GERHARD, Getmian barque,' Capt. Fr. Saba, Eduard Schellham & Có.
CHESTINA REDMAN, Aider. barkentins, Capt. Geo. F. Elliot,--Master.
H. W. DumEY, American barque, Capt. HUY AL, D. W. Dudley,-Order.
CITY HALL,
HONGKONG.
THE
THE MEMBERS of the HONGKONG
CHORAL SOCIETYST
„WILL_DEFEAT.IHEID PERFORMANCE of the "PIRATES OF PENZANCE,"
ON
FRIDAY, the 27th Instant.
Tickets (price $2.00), can be obtained at Messia LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s Store, on and after Tuesday, the 24th January.
Doors open at..... Performance at...... Hongkong, January 18, 1882.
·8.30 put 9.00"
Insurances.
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THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
i
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE 1, ROYAL EXCHANGE. BUILDINGS, LONDON.
HE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS in HOMOKONG and CHISA for MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow the above Company are prepared to accept ing usual Discounts..
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May 3, 1881.
30782
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 Fand upwards of £. 120,000 Annual Income £250,000
THE Undersigned have been appointed
Agents for the above Company st. Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and any prepared to grant Insurances at ourront rates.
— HOLLIDAY, WISE & CA Hongkong, October 16, 1808.
HINDOSTAN, British ship, Captain J. Belyen. Kanali & Co.
LAUREL, British barque, Captain J. Grass.Melchers & Co.
NICOLAS THAYER, Amer. barque, Capt. Robt. S. Crosby-Russell & Co.
ONEIDA, American ship Captain Berje min Carver.Adamson, Bell & Co.
FANAY, American ship, Captain S. P. Bray, Jr Adamson, Bdí & Co.
PAJAN, German ship, Capt. P. Albrecht.. --Order.'
Sorwar, British steamer, Captam Robt Jarvis-Vogel & Co.
SYREN, American ship, Captain G. W. Brown.-Donglas Lapraik & Co.
W. J. Borcu, American ship, Captain. Geo. L. Bray-Master.
WAKEFIELD, American bamue, Capt. W. S. CrowellCaptain.
SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS.
Jan. 20,- Jeddah, British steamer, 993, Freobody, Singapore Jan. 9, General- -GHER CHONO Hoxa.
Jan. 20, Kwanghong, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow Jan. 17, Amoy 18, and Swatov 19, General.Douglas LA- PRAIK & Co.
Comr. Alfred Carpenter, Heihow Jan. 16, Jan 20, HM.S. Magpie, 803, Lout
via Nauchow.
Jan. 20, Amoy, British-steamer, 814, Herrmann, Shanghai Jan. 16, General. SEMSsen & Co.
DEPARTURES.
Jan, 20, J. H. Bowers, for Manila
20, Thales, for Coast Porte,
20, Kersaint, French corvette; for
Canton..
20, Tanais, for Yokohama.
20, Pecho, for, Shanghai.
20, Feronia, For London, &c.
20, Plaiameller, for Singapore, c Merionethakire, for Yokohama.
20,
20, Takaways Maru, for Kobe, &. 20, Kamchatka, for Shanghai. 20, Esmeralda, for Amay
20, Ulysses, for Singapore, &c. 20, Chinking, for Shanghai,
OLEARED.
Chistina Redman, for oila. Nicolas Thayer, for New York.
To-day's Advertisements. Casandra, for Australian Porte.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
TOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY (Taking Cargo de Passengers at through rates.
for CHEFOO, NEWOHWANG, TIEN
TSIN, HANKOW and Ports on
the YANGISZE
The Co.'s Steamship hant" Doucalion". I will be despatched et Daylight on SUNDAY,
the 22ud Instant."
Deucalion, for Amoy, Red Croša, for Ban Francisco. Dalgihin, for Saigon
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
MEMOS: FOR TO-MORROW.
[No. 5777-JANUARY 20, 1882.
Amusements. p.inPerformance at the City Hal
Tenth Volume of the "CHINA REVIEW."
W Ready
NO
Nos J.--Vol. X.
OF THE
against him was remanded till the 24th, when he will be brought up again, along with the four non already in custody in comotion with this affair...
WITH refercneo to the riflo' match between the Shanghai Volunteers and the Innis- killings, it appears that by the terms and conditions of the firing, which were agreed
toy the representative of the Regimant - in Shangănt, the volunteera were at liberty 155) to choose any day, or days, between the.
'CHINA REVIEW 31st December and the 6th January, on
CONTAINS--
The New Testament in ChinosoL. Short Journeys in Sz Ch'uan, The Emperor Chong, Founder of the Chi-
'nose Empire. Notices of New Books and Literary Intol
ligence.
Notce and Queries —
On Chinen Oaths in Western Borneo
and Javn
Lasy
Sentences in the Hakka Dia Prohibition to bold-Ofyil Ofies in Ono's
Native Province.
The Rise of the Morigal Dynasty in the
His
Country Hung-wa, the Founder of the Ming
Å
C
Mariages and Betrothals.
which they could carry out the firing. They were justified therefore-in-eceupying. two days with the match, and were not necessarily compelled to shoot on one day alone,
A VALUED correspondent, who takes a grost interest in philological matters, writes ne follow:"Some time ago I had sent to me a copy of the China Review containing a most interesting account of the 'Shroff's Mystery. I refer to it now becauso I think I can throw light on the meaning of the word Shroff, which the writer of the casay
calls a nondescript word of Indian origin, It is, however, evidently a corruption of
Character of Kwang Sarraf, nu Arabic word, signifying a banker
of the Southern Sung Dy-
An Organizations for Taxing and Corvée
Ригровез.
Chinese Cures.
Chinese Conceit.
The Bulo of Addressing Superiors.. The Correo System.
"The
or a money-changer."-The peculiar pro nunciation of the word (sha-raff") by the Chinese themselves would seem to rendar the above a very probable explanation,
Wisdom of Many and the Wit of We have to acknowledge receipt of the One
Time Table containing the movements of The Title of an Abdicated Emperor's tae Messageries Maritimes steamers for the
Wife.
Wearied Students and Refreshing Be-present year; and from the fact that the
veriges.
Franch Company has not delayed the issue
Man-bote among a Tibetan Tribe. The Kin Dynasty of Tungusie Origin. Officers Selected by the
tion.
A Waggish Emperor..
A l'air of Vizists churing the Tang and
Ming Dynasty,
of its programme until a later date it may Selece implied that the two great companies
engaged in the conveyance
of our weekly mails are unable to work to gather in the same sense as they have hitherto done. As the Postmaster General in London hae a great deal to any in the movements of the P. & O. Company, and ho sometimes takes a long time to any it, the M. M. Company may have oven- 'tually got tired over the delays mot with,
An Error in the Chiyao Calendar: The Chinese Calendari Errab
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c..
Hongkong, January 18, 1889.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, and decided upon its own programme inde-
Established A.D: 1841.
香港大藥房
pendently. Of course, it may be that the
days of departure are, by a common under- standing, to be still the same, in which case the present table will help un to a know- ledge of what to expect regarding the P. & O. malls during the year. According to the Mossageries table, the present Mon- REQUI-day departures extend into April, the last
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING OREMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
עס
DRVOGISTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT" MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
will bo despiteled on MONDAY, the 23rd January, with Mails to and Soda through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bunnah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.-This l'ecket carries na mails for the
Australian Colònies,
MALLS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. — The French Contract Packet Anadyr
will be despatched on - MONDAY, the 30th January, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, rid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bunnah, Coylen the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malia, and Gibraltar.
Or
Wator, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aemted Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous. European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
PASSUNG Bas-arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con ault the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra
Monday mail leaving Hongkong on the 24th of that month: The first Thursday mail falls on the 4th May, and the stearners laive on that day of the week' from that fats until the 5th of October; after which Monday again becomes the day of departure, on the 23rd of October, on to the Now Year's Day of 1883. So far as the French mals are concerned, therefore, tho Thursday mails extend over the summer months,
Ax amusing story, the truth of which is
lian newspapers, are invited to call at asserted by the Chinese, is going the round the •* ́UKINA MATE” Ofice, where over of the nativa cirales in Canton. On the sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for reforence.
On the 16th January, at Kulangan, Amoy,
night before the two days' illumination st
Hongkong in honor of the Princes visit, a meeting was convened in one of the back stunts of the Colony, which the difle of the
The usual hours will be observed in closing Consulate, of a Son.
the Wife of (EORAR BEOTS, of H. B. Mpickpocket and burglar fraternity were the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &o, by the British Contract Pocket:..
Day of Departure,-
Noov. Money Order Office closes..
PM-Registry of Letters coazes. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
2
Mail odonad, except for Late Lettore.
3.10 r.--Lotters may be posted with
Late Fea of 10 cents until
3.30 PM. When the Post Office closes
entirely.
3.40 r.x-Lafe Letters may be posted
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1882.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS."
[SCPPLIED TO THE URINA MAIL"} (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Linc.)
THE ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL TERAZY.
ordered by their King to attend. It will be remembered that by a Special Ordinance of
The publication of this issue commented the Goremor, the exhibition of passes by al7.25 p.m.
the Chinese on the illumination nights was dispensed with, and this meeting was called. to consider the best method of reguiting the boundless compassion of His Excellency. After necessary preliminarias, ons honry- headed burglar, the decayed remains of what was once a literary graduate, got up | and proceeded to "fetch" his audience by excerpts from the Classics, among which were conspicuous the phrases, The master said, "without gratitudo what is lifa ?”— The master said, "verily the ungrateful man is even be the pigs of the gutter." Tho upshot of his pergration was a proposal that during the two illumination nights their usual operations should be suspended, in order to second His Etallency's bonevolent designs and to draw his holy glance upon them, which glance," added the speaker, will certainly bring us lack in the future." The new rules for Parliamentary proce. The proposal was seconded by Tsm Achuk, dure provide for the close of debate upon in theres slang, and hung put to the a simple majority except for extraordinary meeting, was carried unanimously amidst credit.
LONDON, Jan. 1th
The Times publishes a telegram to the effect that negotiations for the renewal of
on board the pocket with Late the Treaty of Commerce with France couti Fee of 10 cents until time of nue and that a satisfactory compromise is. departure.
Quotations. HONGKONG, January 20. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...$617)
cash,
Old
New Benares, cash,... 6171 Old
cash, Now Malwa, orad
Allowance, Tsels..
16
Old Malwa, erodit,... 705 Allowance, Taein...... 16
Exchange.
Bank Wire,
Demand, 30 days sight,... 4 months' sight,
19
3/8
Oradits, Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/9) India, Wire,
demand Shanghai, demand,
30 days sight, priva? Gold Leaf, 99 fine Sovereigns,...
220
127.05
85.44
Shares. (For Share Quotations, we „Page 4) Temperature
(Taken of Messrs Falconer & Co,'s Preminda Queen's Road.) HONGKONG, January 20.
Per Jeddah, fremd Singapore, 21 Chinese B (cabin), and 420 Chinese (deck).
Per Kuungtung, from-Coast Ports, 118 Chinoso. VOS
DEPARTEN
Fer Tundis, for Yokohama i from Hong- kong, Masses W. Forrest, O. E. Olsson, H. A. Dittuman, F. A. Hermanson, and, L. Grady ; from Miscevilles, Sir Harry Parkes (HM Minuter for Japan), 2 daughters jaga, and servant, Mr and Mrs Hepburn, Mr
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, January 20, 1882,
$0.252
30.188
30.170
THERMOMSTER
MT Do Do. (Wet bulb) Do Do
9MB
Do. Dod
Do. Minimum overnight 61
Do, Maximum.
probable.
PARIKAMENTARY PROCEDURE, '
-LONDON, Jan. 19.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The next Exocian Marz by the S. . Thibet,
rounds of applause. The Governor murt
indeed be popular Would it not be well-
if he could obtain the loan of the City Hall for them on the next occasion 1
insy be expected to arrive here on or HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Beport
before the 22nd inst. It brings. Lon- don dates up to the 17th December Pagoda Anchorage, 14th January — The next AxKRICAN Man, by the steamship: Arrivals During the Week Jan. 7, Hw Ocemic, may be expected here to mor San, from Shanghai 7, Hedvig, from row, thə 21st inst.
Shanghai:7, Namos, from Hongkong ), 11, Thales, from Hongkong: 12 Glencoe, from ORDER. OF SERVICE AT THE UNION CHUBOR Shanghai 12, Taku, from Shanghai ; 12,
SUNDAY, JANAND,
Hymn 25. Tune pse 12 Tsalm 121, newly one, from
Tune, pago 167; Hymn 208, Tone, page 06; Hyman 133, Tune, page 02 Hyton 37, Tone, page 169,
THE gonboat Eak left the Kowloon Docka to-day, and the gunboat Tereed has taken
FROM the World we learn that Mr Robert Jardine last year won thirty-five races,
vaine L1,469 sovereigns,
Jan
Taku, for
ures During the Week Yung Ching for Shanghai Shanghai 110, Narqua, for Hae San, for Shanghai, 13, Thales, for Hongkong
Shipping in Port Chateaubeatd. Hedi rig Glancoe, Taku, El Dorado - Ulvask.
SOMETHING which looks very much, likes Boycotting is it seems being used against- the Chinese Company which sent the Metfoë to London. The following letter appears in, the L. d press
A FURTHER arrest has been made in connec
BIE,— Your correspondent, “013 Cante tion with the armed attack at Mon-kok
evidently knows very little of what goes Tsai One Tsang Afat, a barber, has been in the China Trade. For his enlightenment takan into custody as having been concern, we may state some ten bryers declined
ed in the raid on that village and we ship per feifer, because he was Chines brought before the Magistrate this morning we received a sircular signed by the scents
owned, and by the last mail from Shan
hanglisi
the Shipowners
No evidence, was taken, and the charge at that pork, of the