Entertainment.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG. TALIAN OPERA COMPANY. ITALIAN
SIGNOR HOFLICH
Bega to inform the Public of Hongkong, that THERE WILL DO
AN EXTRA PERFORMANCE, THIS EVENING,
Bid May, 1832,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF. SIGNORA ANNUNZIATA-SILINI, PRIMA CONTRALTO ÁȘIOLUTA, When will be produced by ireneral desire DONIZETTI'S GRAND OPERA
"LA FAVORITA"
DEAMATIK PERSON
Alfonso XI. King of } Signor 6. "Cinesi.
Castillo.........
di Guzmán Siguana A. Silini. Signor L. Vanzetti.
Luonora Fernando...
Bakasare (Superior of
the Convint of Ban Giacomo:
Don Gasparo
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Siquor Carli.
Signer Bremetti.
Ines (Confidantta La Simora Bertolini.
BETWEEN THE ACT
SIGNORA SILINI,'
kindly assisted by
SIGNOR VANZETTI AND CIOCOL will Bing, TE GRAS TERETTO FROM VERDI'S FAngus Opera
LOMBARDL"
The Subscription List is now open at Messrs KELLY & WALSH'4.
Hongkong, May 2, 1882.
THEATRE
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ROYAL
CITY HALL UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF II. E. THE ADMINISTRATOR.
[TALIAN OPERA COMPANY. SIXTH PERFORMANCE SECOND SUBSCRIPTION SERIES Will be given un
SATURDAY EVENING,
the Olle Instant,
Who will be produced
"POLIUTO,"
GRAND OPERA BY DONIZETTI.
Frices of Admission :
Dress Circle,
.83.
Stalls,
.$2.
Pit,...
..SL.
To-day's Advisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Owing to the incluucrisy of the weather the Steamship
Thuiles, Captain Pocoes, will be despatched for the above Parts on THURSDAY, the 4th Inst,, at Noon, instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Pusaigų, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. Hongkong, May 2, 1832,
FOR BOOCHÓW (DIRECT.)
The Steamship
**Glengles,"
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Captain K. GASSON, will be despatched for the above Port on TUURSDAY, the 4th May, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DEPARTURES.
May 2, Manali, for Woosung.
3 Breconshire, for Baigon.
2, China, for Swatow.
2, Chanklang, for Canton.
7 Killarney, for Singapore.
THE CHINA MAIL.
2, Occanic, for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
2, Langshan, for Nagasaki.
2, Catterthun, for Sydney, &e.
CLEARED,
Gleneaglea, for Foochow
Dieurs Castle, for Saigon. Caardzo, for Takan and Sydney. Gestae & Marie, for Foochow.. Leon XITY, for Manila.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVAL.
Per Djoumah, from Shanghai: for Hong- kong, Mrs Gonor, and 8 Chinese; for Sin Kapan, Mesers Johnston, 1. H. Baatoit, G. H. Ginastier, and Mrs Brown; for Mar sailles, Mrs Helland, 2 children and sor myvant, Mr and Mrs Billequi and chill,
Messrs G. Nicholson, and J. A. Thivet.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, May 2, 1882.
FOR SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE. (Taking Cargowaut Passenjers for ADE- LAIDE, ad NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIAN, FIJI zond NEW CALEDONIAN PORTS.)
The Steamship
Palmer,
-
Per Chinking, from Shanghai, Mr Chung, and 51 Chinesu.
Por daman, from Haipling and Hoi- how, 20 Clüneso:
DEPARTED,
loney Jouguin Juzo da Graça iteurs F. W.
Per Oceanic, for Yokohama, His Excel-
Captain HEINTZEMANN,Reynolds,” J. Dinecough,
W. Spencer, will be despatched as Gaskell, A. Baston, E. Munties. J. H. alioso si TAKAO, THURSDAY, the Miler, F. de Oliveira, Lieut. H. C. Mar 4th Iustum, at 4. p,ni.
Capt. Pitum,
and Europeans; for San Francisco, Rev. W. Chandler, wife and 3 children, 1
European, and 1,003 Chiness. Per Catterthen, for Sydney, Capt. and Mrs Lashnan and child, Mr R Blades, Mrs Driscoll, 3 children and nurde, Mera B. Widertrou, C. A. Jolrannson, and J. Thontas; for Melbourne, Mrs Sco Sang
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, May 2, 1999.
NOTICE
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TWOOTAL the Fra
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of
TA Woo dealer in Colton and Opium, No 30, Wing Lok Street, las CEASED
frv the 1st of May, 1882, as he has Withdrawn hin Principal and Interest therefrom. We, the Undersigned, "havy, THIS
DAY, RECOR BUSINESS under the same Stylo and Firm of "SHANG TAI WOO," The Business of the said Firm will in futaito Curried on Solely in the interest of the Undersigned.
SHANG TAI Woo,
Gulton and Opita. Deders. Hongkong, May 2, 1382.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Canopies leaves for Vittoria de Dave's
"Island), on or about this date.
Meeting.
Up..Meating of Victoria Lodge.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, May
Noon-Gleneagles loaves for Foochow Noon-holes leaves for Coast Ports. -
Call and Europa.
3p..Anca loaves for Bombay.
[No. 5862-MAY 2, 1882.
the last twenty years.. Sir Hérculos Ro Cannt, and at its narrowest part i8148 miles We are glad to sea that another three con- bingon but a huge gaol on Stono-cutter's wide. The engineering difficultion are not victions have been secured against brotiel Island to accommodate the ever-incronsing such as are likely to place any great obstacle
indux. Sir Richard MacDonnell, who was in the way of the scessful carrying keepers for keeping children of tender made of sterner staff, acceded in semin out of the undertaking The scheme years within their brothels Convictions
summarised in-six lines of ordinary
the criminal torrent by means of
turn
de briefly
Dogging, optional braiding, falling for twelve rails) side by side such as thoas, but with more severe ponal-
and flogging of criminals on re- having one large truck (or cradlo) ecmmon ties, would have an obvious effect in reduc- These monsutes of Sir Richard, to all-designed on the same principle of ing this abonisable crime. coupled with his energetierfly The stallo for transporting ships across ment of ordinary shipways for repairing vessola.
the Police and the govorament
A
questionably tided this Colony over one will run on 1200 wheels. The period for We regret to have to record the death of of the most critical periods of its history, matruction of the work is put down at another China merchant, and old resident And Sir Arthur Kennels, teaping the ad-about five years, and the estimated cost
of this Colony. Mr Hugh Bold Gibb, of Sir Richard's efforts continued at twenty-fire million dollars. Neon, French Mail waves for Ports of similar policy, and gave offect to the
senior partner in the firm of Messrs Gibb, Police caform initiated by his predecessor. The sounos at the Hydrant near the Jose Livingston & Co., died at home on the It was not until Sir John Hennessy began House, Queen's Road East, Wanchai, 22nd ultimo. Besides the prominent part to treat Chinese criminals upon a European,
unexploded," but inapplicable system, rominda ono very forcibly of what history which he took in the affairs of the Colony that the old insecurity of life and property records of similar occurrences at the Metro generally, Mr Gibb was a member of the returncé.
politan conduits before Sir Hugh Myddle-Legislativo Council up to the time when When the Hon. F. B. Johnson tou moved in the matter of supplying he lait for England. Mr Gibb will be long bringing forward similar views to those
p.m.- -Emeralla leaves for Manila.
4 p.m.-Volmer leaves for Australian
Ports, via Takao, Gurls per les nndelivered after this
dato subject to rent. Goods per Stirling Castle smulolevered aftor ...this date subject to rent.
pm-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. SATURDAY, May 6-
4p.m.-Orim leaves for Straits, &c. 9 p..-Performance, Poliuto." TOESDAY, May --
3 p.m.--Uecidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
5 pilicuetrak leaves for Straite. WEDNESDAY, May 10-
་
result in Council, and expressed a compelled to fetch every drop of water À COREESPONDENT at Baiphong writes un
‚ 1.5. follows:-
which had been previously advanced by London with fresh-water from a distance of romenilered in Hongkong-is-an-honourable Mosers Keswick, Ryrie and others--thirty miles. Brawl and tumult are the mair and an upright English merchant, carried the argument to its legitininte natural consequences where servants, and men and women-and even children-nra that Governor Hemessy had found a substitute for the deterrents which the few sources of supply scattered here and On the 26th the citadel of Hanoi was
required for domestic purposes from the der date 27th April, Executive bad cast aside, that hon. there; far and wide. The ord was a maken after a bombardinont of about two member thrust at one of the weakest of large at the Hydrant nam
named-over 100 the many weak points in the late empty buckets were awaiting to be filled hours. On the side of the French thore Administration. The system whicli and the commotion so strong that we ex wore only 4 inon slightly wounded, but the Rock Terrace loaves for San Francisco,
was being slopted of “locking up ·' all
1 to 800 the intervention of the Police THURSDAY, May 11:---
that it Noon-Tenders for building of a Store Prisoners, imposing heavier sentences, for the restoration of order. We wore, Aansmites lost a goodly number of man,
however, informed
it was nothing out which is easily accounted for by the explo rush having of the ordinary, the louse nt Kowloon, received by Naval and thus crowding up the Ghol, was Storekeeper.
one which naturally forined un excellent induced by the water being only turned on sion of projectiles inside the citado!. Here, ground upon which to be the strong at stated periods during the day. A cale at Haiphong, the French have contented FRIDAY, May 12 :-
Daylight English Mail leaves for. Parts est arguments, carefully advanced to lation made, on tolerably liable data, themselves by taking possession of the the Colonial Office, why the new Gaol at shows that in an Eastern city with an Castons' Treasury, and for this not a rifle was of Call and Barope...
Stone-cutter's Island should be built abundantnud cheap water supply obtained THURSDAY, May 18-
those who fetch thoir water from hydrants
pected
been
CON
3 p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoke What impressed the minds of thinking at the cast of only 6 cents per 1,000 gallons fire It is now hoped that the whole
hauna aid San Francisco on or about and tax paying residents was this, that, do not consume more than 5 gallone a heat trade of the country will be open.
while crime was being dealt with by daily, while those who live in connected
this date.
packing the Gand cells, and the num-housea probably consume on an average We have been kindly supplied with the 10, 370 Chinese Kui; for Colonies, 270 Chinese; for Singa-SATURDAY, May 20:---
Crusader leaves for Australian Ports on bers of prisoners were increasing in a nearly 30 gallons. Let us take similar rainfall at the Peak for the first four
must alarming manner, the triumph of figures for
Por Chiu, Ter Swatow, 36 Chinese.
Per Killery, for Singapore, 795 Chinese.
and Chinese.
TO DEVART.
or about this date.
THE
the much-lauded segurare system"appasting the
was being delayed until the huge and
aummer,
comparison is
the approach norths of the current year —
is no movement which
judgement-demanded by commaori-sensu Per Cassandra, for Sydney, 2 Europeans, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, costly Gaol on Stone-cutter's Island was can zocommend itself to the feelings and completed. And while this useless and humanity than a good supply of pure dangerous game was being played of water, which is universally acknowledged huliling botli systems. in abeyance-tnt to be essential to the health and prosperity of firmness which had been euphoniously of a large community.
- SHIPPING REPORTS, The British steamer Chikálung reports: Left Shanghai at 0.46 m. on the 28th April, and arrived in Hongkong at 7.30 3. on the 1st inst; experienced light variable winds and thick rainy weather to Tungsing thence to arrival moderate N.E. winds and heavy 5. E. sex with thick rainy weather.
CONSIGNEES of the following Certoneud husty gale from N.E., which
a rurusted to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for connier signalare, and take unliate delivery, This Cargo has been laaded and stored at
their risk and oxpe.
No Fire Insurance has been offected. Ex Augardien,
· Katublished A.D. 1941.
香港大樂
A. 8. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRVOISTA,
CIMPURTERE
DROGGISTS SUNDRIES, NUBSZEY REQUI. SITES, TOILET REQUISITER, ENGLISH, -AMERICAN, AND FRENO Patent MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
The German 3-mastest schooner Bonite re- Left Singapore on lat February, porta.: fine weather with N.E. winda as far as lut. 11 N., long. H1 E. the 24th Fub., ex- made the ship labour enorcously, causing the whole cargo of timber
shift, thereby compelled to keep off, shaped the
arse for East about; until Gilato Passage Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, variable winda, prevailing with calue for abort 3 weeks after that light N.E. winds Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla up to Basices, thence to Hongkong light
to
Tickets to be obtared at Messrs KBLBYR M, No. 1, 1 cask Wine, Order, from Souter, last day till arrival N.E.
& Wasu's, and at the Doors.
Doors open at 8.30 p.m.; Performance to commence at 9 p.m., sharp
Mareilles
'Ex 07
SIS 6n dia) } No. 1076= 'cuse Perfum-
cry, Ur., fr. M'scilles.
G P
CARGO.
way
OF
Water, and other Aerated Waters.~
January,
February,...
March, April,
Total,..
0.63
1.29
1.16
....11
8.11
From noon of Saturday, the 29th, to moon: of Sunday, the 30th, 2.66 inches foll; and from noon of Sunday to noon, of Monday 0.57. The average rainfall for April over a period of fourteen years is 3.27 inches, so that during last month the fall was 1.84 inches in excess of the average.
| called "brute, sternness," auf the of |
There are two tropical fruits well worth dealing specially with prisoners it sepa rate cells which was declared to be the local attention--the mango and the papaw, panacea for all crine-the new Central A couple months back we noticed the in Suliol, the now Water Supply Scheme, cident of the mango trees in Hongkong and all other public works were per-lowering, and antioquently saw ripe man mitted to remain untouched. Commen ing upon this alarming condition of goes exposed for sale, said to have poor. affairs, we then wrote as follows: imported from Manila. These are, to theas "The apparent inability to put any check who may have tasted those of Bombay, Tas following paragraph appears in the upon this alarming law of progressiub is Gos, Malvs, or Bangalore, little else that N.-C. Daily News The S. S. Gienogle what weakens the position now taken consolidated turpentine in taste,
India
Even the
up by the Government; and it is east of Java are inferior to those from which left Suez on the 18th Inst. made the Although there are some fifty passage from Cardiff to Port Said in the estly to be desired that Lord Kimberley varieties, nous are fit for the table exceps extraordinarily-short space of nine days will look, this thing fairly in the those that have been grafted. The tree and ton hours." As will be noticed this face and honestly grupe with it, dowers from January to February, and is Joy and June. The in the interest of all Lucerned. The in fruit throughout May
Cardiff on her way from Glasgow to China; The Manufactory is under direct and Secretary of State for the Culouies tree has been raised succssfully in het puts it that the Glenogle had called at
houses at
it thrives in Australia; home, has already given its his opinion and
that but according to the latest accounts of the botanical usurper, it has and, although that the effect of the changes recom- uver-run Jaunies. It is asserted that, of steamier's invenients from home papers, manded by Governor Hennessy should all fruita, there is none equal first-class be carefully watched, and the consi-mango-the pri
continuus European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
Ladies unaccompanied by Gentlemen K. C., 25 bales Twist, Order, fraun Madrus, boxes Tea (containisig 131, 360 the Congou, PASSENDERS arriving in Hongkong, or any
be
A, HOFLICJI
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Hongkong, May 1, 1882.
Insurances.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED wy Royal ChARTER-OF) His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
[HE Undemigned having beer Appointed Tute for the abuse Corporation are propared to graut Insurances as follows:-
Marine Department.
Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Anatraliä.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Ayent. Hongkong, May 2, 1882. Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE,
VIA
· THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
8. S. COPTIC will be despatch- THE for San Francisco vin Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 9th May, 1882, ut 3p.
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan
Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at ports.
Current ratus.
"All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received A laffe Department.
At the Company's Office, until b p.m. the Policies insted for aunts not exceeding day previous to sailing. £5,000 at reduced rates..
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Hongkong, July 2, 1872.
THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.
· CAPITAL £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling).
Unlimited Liability of Shareholders.
TMENTS for the nouve Company are THE Undersigned having been appointed
prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE", RISKS at Current Italos, allowing naunl Discounts.
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.
THE CITY OF LONDON FIRE IN SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, -
· CafiȚal, £2,000,000. | Put-ur, £200,000, PAID-UP RESERVE FOND, £50,000
THE Undersigned laying been appointed TMENTS, for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.
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To-day's Advertisements.
FOR MANILA.
The Steamship.
"Enmeralda,"
Captain TALOT, will be despatched for the above Part on THURSDAŤ, the 4th Instant, at 4pm.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, May 9, 1888.
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FOR YOKOHAMA.
The Steamshup
“Strathleven," Capt PAARSON, shortly dae, will have immediate
despatch for the above Port...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, May 2, 1882, N
A REDUCTION of 26% mado en all RETUR PASSAGE ORDERS ISSUED.
Por S. S. Kashgar, siltā 29th April To London : from Canton and Macro, 7,213
and 19,529 Hs. Scented Caper); from Can- ton, 35 balea Raw Silk, 11 boxoa Silk Piece and $1 bales. Waste Silk from 298 tales Raw Silk, 112 bales.
from
Waste Silk, and Yokohama, 148 kgs. Tea known), and 99 als Raw Silk-To Con- tinent from Canton & bales Raw Silk; from Shanghai, 227 bales Raw Silk; frora Yokohama, 25 Lales Raw Silk For Now York: from Shanghai, 100 half-chests Tea (particulare unknown).
I bales or un-
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For MANILA
Per Leon. XIII., at 7.30 am. To-morrow, the 3rd inst., instead of as previous- ly notified.
For FOOCHOW---
Per Gleneagles, at 11.30 a.m. To-morrow, the 3rd inst., inatund of as previonalý notified. For SAIGON.-
other persons who may desire to sun sult the Rios of locil, China, Japan, American, English, Indina e Aust a lian newspapers, are invited to call at the CHINA MAN" Office, where over sixty nawampers, dailies and weeklies, from those countries, are now filed for
reference.
DEATH
the prince of fruit; and we should, the Glenogle was to load at Glasgow and tention paid to proceed thence direct to Shanghai. If the therefore, like to go more asteptice paid te rogoge millet direct, from the Olyde to ita production in the gardens of the than at present. We may add that the Port Said she has beaten the Stirling
in its third will-bear par; but the fruit is mucli finer if this is Castle by a couple of hours on the run from grafted mango tree deferred till the lfth or sixth year. Where Clyde to Port Said, the time of that vessel grafting is not resorted to, as in Burmi, for the same distance boing 9 days 12 howe the turpentine smell and flavor, we but if, as stated in our northern contem stringy pulp, are prevented by stripping
well
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derations liere advanced clearly show that they fully merit such attention. It is therefore with no swall amount of satisfaction that the Colonists must now note the result of this careful watching, on the part of the Secretary of State, of the mistakon measures oarried out or proposed to be carried out in dealing with the criminal clauses of this Cu- the tree of bark, Joaving only sufficient to popary, the run was only from Cardiff to lony. We have steadily and per. keep the tree alive, so as to rotard the new Port Said, then the Castle steamer has a
of the
It ie up. sistently maintained thatdoturrent means the first shower of the S. W. monsoon is the considerable advantage. However, as the
e genemlly considered that
Regarding the waiter is at the best problematical at pre- criminals here which will obviate any Papaw the excellence of great expenditure on the Gaol; and this fruit does not concern as so much as the par The publication of this issue commenced can now be the more confidently proved remarkable intenerating action of its juice further. One thing is certain, and that is, in view, of the improved condition of our upon ment. We should like to see this fact that the enrabilities of the Glenogle haxe Police Pores. It must, at. the same
Tecognized, for, unfortunately, quality time, be barne in land that the effi- ency of the Police must be felly nain- -tained at all hazards..
At Newchwang, on the 12th April, EXERT aged 23.
CALENTIUS TOUZALIN, L. C. M. Customs, máy bị "adopted in the treatment of end of the mango Bf the apple a sent it would be waste of time to speculate
at 7,45 p.m..
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THESDAY, MAY 2, 1882.
The statement which we were enabled
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A Shanghai contemporary announces to make the other day, to the effect that the Inspector General of Customs is Pur Pernambuco, at 11.30 am., on Wed-that the wild scheme of constracting a
suesday, the 3rd inst.
3rd inst.
örd inst.
of our meat supply frequently renders the been kept remarkably quiet, and we may application of a solvent of meat fibre de expect a tougher homeward rupe with the
none botter could be found
new toss than many seem to expect, fast than the fruit of the papaw, the marvel is that it is not as common in our larders and though the Stirling Cantle undoubtedly is.
in regarded as much a necessity of life, out in the East, as pepper salt. The green
and
fruit may be used as any vegetable; and A TIENTSIN Correspondent of the Shanghas some assert that the virtue of the fruit fercury writes to that journal as follows: large prison on Stonecutter's Island bad-new entitled to wear a t'u pin ting tai, or juice may be over found in the leaves--the I am surprised that you people in Shanghai toughest meat being made tender ty do not know the I. G.'s mission in Shang- vely simply wrapped
in them. Others Per Flours Custle, at 9.30 pm. To-mer been abandoned, must have been received highest button of all, and may consequently
row, the 3rd inst., instead of a pre-by those interested with extreme satis be said to rank with a viceroy." This is oven go further and avor that the desired hai; none of your papers mention. The viously notifive.
offet may Consular Invoices to accompany Over-
be obtained by more suspension Corean Ambassador in February last, in faction. That such a decision has been very misleading information to those un-among the branches on the tree head. The connection with the Taungli Yamer, ar- land, Mexican, Central and South American Per Sai, at 5p, on Wednesday, the arrived at will be taken as another proof acquainted with the value of nominal rank active principle is called papayisen ranged for the 1, O. to organizo a Customs CATSO,
should be sent to the Company's › Offices addressexl to the Ccllector of Cus- For HOIHOW.-
that the peculiar policy which was toms, San Francisco.
sought to be thrust upon the Colony in China, and Mr Hart's rank is unforcognized remedy for dyspepsia. It lus service in Cores, the same as in China; Mr been found to have the property of digest Hughes, of Chefoo; leaves for Japan, and For Mainan, at 5 pm. Tomorrow, the ter the late, quixotic drainistration tuuatoly only nominal. The teras used in ing living tissues; and has answered undis goes thanee to Cores, on this mission. has come to an end. There is perhaps correspondence afford the very best test of factorily for the false membranes of group, Commander Shufaldt, as United States For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.no other public question inthe discussion relative rank. Li Hung-chang in address add that it is an acknowledged preventive reported by Chinese, by the Chinees gun
and diptheria,, and for worms. We may Minister, goes vin Chofoo to Reoul, and, as Per Thales, nt 11,30 x, m., on Thursday, of which so much united opposition had ing the Inspector General assumes a decided
the 4th inat
to be faced by the late Head of the Execu- For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
BOMBAY.-
ANDtive as the proposed Guol on Stone-tone of superiority in using, which mens of the tree in the Colony. It thrives in almost any locale, and spreads rapidly, cutter's 'Island;" and had it not been oren a Consal would no longer tolerate; renanding no care. There are recommen Per Arora, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday that the marked opposition of the while Mr Hart, in communicating with Li,dations for its more general introduction. THE Straits Times aaya :-Telegrams have Colouists seemed only to what the ap-resorts to the humble style of ad- and the inducements offered am by na been received here announcing the total Per Sunde, at 11.30 a., on Saturday, petite of the late Governor for the fray, dress which Magistrates, Prefects, and a means small from a standpoint of economic loss of the Netherlands India Steamship
while his notions of reasonableness and swarm of minor officials adopt towards their botany. the 13th inst. „For VICTORIA, BO—
Por Canopus, is postponed till further his fondness for opposition and his at-periors. The form, which is now
For farther information as to Freight For Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50s, Queen's Road Central.
CHAS. H. HASWELL, J.,
Agent. Hongkong, May 2, 1882.
Not Responsible for Debts.
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Jeather 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 Ilongkang Harbour:-
W. Brown Capwin.
AoArs, American barque, Captain Chas.
aria, German barque, Captain T.A. Andersen Captain.
CHARLES STEWART, American bagus, Capt. H. R. Powers.Master.
GLENURY, British 3. schooner, Capt.
D. Thomson-Captain
JA BORLAND, American barque, Capt. J. H. Kent. Douglas Lupruik & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain H. O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
--LandsuLW, British-steamer, Captain-W-- R. Hunter. Siemsson & Co..
Maaria, British barque, Capt. MoPher son-Rozario & Co.
ORION, Austro-Hungarian steamer, Capt. G; Makerich....—Melchors & Co.
Roos TEERACK, British 'eli, Capt. J. B. Hutchinson.-P. & O. 5. N. Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
May 1, Humaa, British steamer, 278, J. Mooney, Haiphong April 28, and Hol.
the 4th May. For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.
notice.
2.15 P.M. Registry ccasca.
fitness invariably beenme confused by
of spleen. There are some excellent speci-vessel Chinghai.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SCPPLIED TO THE '
"CHINA MAIL"}
the purchase money.
Company's steamor Bando, which, the ad-
vises state, foundered in the Straits of Sapi,
near (East of) Soembawa, only a few of the crow (fire men) being saved. No further. particulars are to hand. The vessel was on-
left Ampanam on the 16th inst. She was commanded by Capt. Reinske, who leaves, at Sourabaya, a young wife to whom he was married only a fortnight before he started The Banda wAS A on this fatal royage. vessel of 698 tona gross register: 443 tons
net.
TRE North China Daily News says:- Although the news we publish this” morning from our Tientsin. Correspondent
tachment to crotchets, the administra-universally used in correspondence with tive monstrosity referred to would have foreign officiala, ia very rarely used among MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET-bcon quietly abandoned upon the Gov-the Chinese themselves. Governor writeg The United States Mail Fasket Coptic, will ernor's own suggestion. The fact that in this form to a isung ping, or Brigade (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co's Line) voyage from Batavia to New Guinea, and
be despatched on TUESDAY, the the one great mistake of Sir Berculto General; and the same officer uses it when
PROPOSAL OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, 9th May, with Maile for Japan, Robinson's aple administration will not San Francisco, the United States, be repented also possesses a certain communicating an Imperial Decres to a
LONDON, 1st May Canada, Honolulu, Feru, &c. which significance from the consideration that Financial Commissioner announcing the The report of the Select Committee of will be closed as follows:-
Sir John Hennessy, who suggested the latter's promotion to a Governorshi A the House of Lords appointed to inquire repetition of the blunder, appeared to few years ago the Governor of Kuang-si made into the working of the Land Act recona- 2.30 PM. Post Office closes, but Cor- regard the Stonecutter's Island Folly such an announcement in the form, but ends the Government to advanos tananta
respondence may be posted on board the finishing tough his so-called was promptly reminded of the slip by his the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cmnte policy of prison discipline, sud his ro extra Postage until the time of devolutionary criminal system. Less than tosty subordinate. A visitor on official a year since we discussed in these Correspondence 1 sadly wanting in. Mr Hongkong, April 23, 1882:
columne Governor Hennessy's mode of Mayor's otherwise admirable Chinese dealing with crime, and compared it Government." with that adopted by his predecessors which had been sanctioned by Lord Carnarvon, and approved of by the large majority of those who have ever studied the subject. When the Guverner coni- Day before departure for Saturday of the dementext upon the passing of the Penal
parture be on Monday),---
Law Amendment Bill, he hazarded the P.M.-Money Order Office closos.
Post Office alones, except the statement that the criminals who swelled
era now, An Imperial Edict was published Nianz Box, which is always our prisons rolls were manufactured" lative to the project may not be devoid of His Excellency Governa rufa and suite on the 26th inst., ordering 14 Hnng-shang in Hongkong. Upon this remark we interest or unsoptable to our readers took their departure for Tokohama per the to resume office after a veurement of One open out of Office hours.
then commented as follows E - The idea of reaching the East by way of
HOVES OF CLORING THE FRENCH MAIL
The following hours are observed in dosing Mails, &c., by the French Contract
Packet:-
how 50, General-AFONG & SHING LOOKG. Day of departure
May 1, Chinking, British steamer, 798, 10 S. M. Ore, Shanghai April 28, General SIEMSJEN & CO
May 2, Bonita, German 9m, schooner, 341, HL Stehr, Singapore Fab. 1, Timber.
-KDDARD SCHELLILIES & Co
May 2, Djemaah, French steamer, 2346, de Boissenil-Baron, Shanghai April 29, Mails and General -MESSAGERIES MARI-
TIMOSL
For MacEwan, FRICKEL & Co.'s All-May 2, Hongkong, British steamer, from
vertisement so lat solama 4th page.
Canton.
The American Senate having approved Captain Eads' scheme for the construc
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The next AMERICAN MAIL, per P. M. been anticipated by telegraph some S. S. City of Tuio, may be ex-days, his letter is of value as affording soma pected to arrive here on or about the insight into the stats of publis opinion 7th inst. The dates from San Fran- and the effects which the death of the Vice- cisco are to the 8th April
roy's mother had already begun to exert tion of a ship railway scross the 1sthmus of Ter steamer Carlos went into dock st upon the country. These affects however, Tehuantepes, in Southern Mexico, to Kowloon to-day, and the Mentalsh left the we are glad to be able to infort oute establish communication between the Golf
Cosmopolitan Dook.
readers, will no doubt have passed away of Mexico and the Pacific, a few words rew
Hundred Days. The apprehensions numbers of well-wishers to China, both native and foreign, will now
set st and we need only congratu
Adoption of
A-Post Office opens.
The great problem that a Governor here the West has long been a prevailing one in steamer Occante this afternoon, M-Registry of Letters ceases. has to solve is, How far can Hongkong be the minds of both navigators and treders
sad patterne cesses.
criminality and mendicancy from the main sion which the Mexican Government has 11.Mails closed, except for Late laud? It is idle to talk of criminals being granted to Captain Ende a liberal onaj Russell Co.) that the Union line starter was counsela Tu Tauns vinge ve
Letters
manufactured here spon the scale now | And: the patronage and the same by the Strahlenes left Bilgapore for this port to from the same sotme, former 11.10.a. Letters may be posted with showa: the inanufactory is a huge concern. American Government
Shanghai, ir appointed Late Fee of 10 cents until across the water; and this consideration, as United States obtaming no way the night day
Kong, and Flen Pao-tai the Governor of 11.30 4.When the Post Office closes the Hon. F. B. Johnson well pointed out of way, but a rebate in
mito coupete WE regret to hear of the death of Mr Hughen we said the other day that Chang
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We find we were misinformed Andy (and as many leading men in and out of all its ships, so as to entirely. 11.10.x-Late Letters may be posted office have before laid down, lies at the Ty of Tobusit
with British carryin on board the picked with Late root of the difficulty. To solve the problem Fes of 10 cerns until time of furnished by this exceptional state of things South of Mo
has been the aim of administrators here for 1 west of the
Posting of all printed inatter kept free from the indux of the scum of from the very days of Cortez. The conces are informed by the Agenta (Mosars restent upon the
departure.
the, Ha
The Isthmus Bold Gibb, head partner of the old este Shu song was in the North. He ex The extreme
blished firma of Mears Gibb, Livingston & | pected there about a mouth or five miles north-
from now. Panama Co, of China, -Mercury.