For Sale.
Mails.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Occidental & Oriental Steam-
No. 53, Quer's Reedyhust, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT),' RE NOW LANDING,
EX "AMERICAN MAIL," die. SALIFORNIA
A
J
"RACKER
OMPANY'S BISÜVITY. in 8 V}
tins, and loose.
Soda BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS,
Cracked WHEAT...-
OATMEAL
TOPOCAN BUTTER
CORNMEAL
Eastern and California CHEESE. Boneless CODFISH
Prime HAMS and BACON. Eagle Brand Condenard MILK.
PEACH and APPLE BUTTER.
Pickled OX-TONGUES.
Family PIO-PORK in kegs and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL in 6 b cone Beau Idon! SALMON in 5 th cans, Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 2) it caus.
Canned VEGETABLES, Assorted
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSINGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNIND STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND WUROPE,
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
STEAMERS.
THE S. 8. ARABIC will be despatch- ed for San Francisco via Yokohamas, on THURSDAY, the 28th Septembar, 1882, at Noon. Te lo followed by the S. S OCEANIC, on SATURDAY, the 7th October, at Noon.
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamer: from Shanghai and Japan porta
All Parcel Packages should be parked to
Y
Insurances.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ANOTSZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION. -
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAI.
The Steamship
Yangtre."
Cayain E. LEE, will be désatched for the above
CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up). Flu 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE Tis 230,000.00 SPECJAL RESERVE FOND... The 290,659.95 Port TOMORROW, the 28th Instant, at
Noon. TOTAL GAFISAL and Ac)
COMULATIONS, this. 940,653.95 April, 1882..
Directors.
H. Dz C. FORBES, Esq., Chairman. J. H. PINCKтoss, W. MEYERINE,
Esq
Esa.
A. J. M. LAVERARITY, G. H. WHEZLEI, .Esq.
Esq.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI Messrs RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.
JANDON BRANCH: More BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers. RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Ayezd, 68 and 60, Cornhill. POLICI granted on
address in full and samo will be received parts of the World Morino. Risks to all
at the Company's Office, until 09.m. the day previous to sailing.
Putted SAUSAGE and Sausage one for a Fura ProPail Rei
MEAT.
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMENT.
RETURN PASSAGE.--Passengers, who have paid full fare, roembarting at Son Francisco for Chin or Japan (orce tersa) within six months, will boallowed discount 20% from Teturn Fare; if re-embarking
an allowance of 10%
% will be made from Return turn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 2% from Return Fare. These allowances desat apply to through far from China and Japan t Europe.
HONEY. Richardson & Roblin's Celebrated Potted
MEATS. Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS:
land, Lunch TONGUE.
McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE. Clam CHOWDER.
Smoked SALMON.
Groos TURTLE in cans.
$0., &c.,
Ste
AGATE LION WARE.
FAIRBANKS SCALES.
EX STILLWATER.”
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL
BRILLIANT KEROSINE
150' test.
OIL,
SPARTAN COOKING
STOVES. OAKUM
ENGLISH FIRE GRATES.
OUTLERY.
TAR
ELECTRO-PLATE. CROCKERY & GLASS WARE
Consular Invoices to accompry Over
Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, abould be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms, San Francisco.
Subject to a Charge of 12% for Interest
For Freight or Paange, apply to
·SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1882,
KELLY AND
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED,
Por Pekin, from Shanghai: for Venice, Mr A. Campbell for Hongkong.. Meser H. E. Rankin, D. B. Tata, and Pestonjec, and 9 Chinese, k
For Meath, from Saigon, Major Tabuteau, and Mr Sandylands.
Per Cheung Hock Kius, from Amoy, 593 Chinese
Per Benledi, from Saigon, Mr Spiars, and Chincus, A6286000 rood, from Amoy and Swatow, For Orion, from Tricate, Mr and Mra Meyir and family,
WALSH, HONGKONG' AND 'SHANGHAI; KELLY & Co., YOKOHAMA
Per Eduard May, from Honolulu, Mr Purvis, Miss Purvis, and 20' Chinoso.
DerantsD.
Per Tencer, fot Amoy and Shanghai, 1
For B. H. Steeken, for Dunedin, 1 Chi-
MR. WALTER BREWER is no longer European, and chi, for
or
KELLY, & WALSH. Shanghai, September 19, 1882.
TO LET.
(WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.)
ov4
Per Romulus, for Manila, 7. Europeans, and 1 Chinese.
Per Posung, from Shanghai, 6 Ohineco. TO DEPART
Per Euzine, for Singapore, 33 Chinese; for Australia, Mr and Mrs Ogden, 1 Euro
Per Wa. Madmanom, for Batavia, &c., 46 Chinese
on Shareholdors Capital, all the ProZITE modious DOUBLE HOUSE at pean, and 70 Chinese.
of the UNDERWEYTING BUSINESS are an ritually distributed among all Contributors of Buisines (whether Shareholders or not) in proportion to the Premis paid by them.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, May 8, 1882.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LITE.)
10c82
CAPITAL, TWO MILIONS STERLING
with
Kowloon, suitable for a Larga Family, Guden attached, near Yau-ma-ti Apply to "G. Q.," can of this Papor. Hongkong, September 27, 1882.
„PUBLIC" AUCTION
ON
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PICTURES, PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE CUTLERY, HAR
MỘNIUM, MANO, &..
THE Undersigned has received instruc Ttions to Sell by Publie auction,
MONDAY,
Per Olino, for Swatow, 40 Clunosc. Fer Cheang. Heck Kinn, for Straits, 593 Chinese
For Fernwood, for Straits, 608 Chinese. Per Yangte, for Shanghai, 1European,
and'1 Chinese,
Fer Livingtone, for Honolulu, 20 Chinese. Per Glenogte, for Shaughai, Dr Smith, Mr Innocent, and Miss Cook.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Meath' reports: Left Saigon on Friday, the 22nd inst., with light S.W. winds, latter part of same day. wind veered to NW, increasing in foren Ou Saturday, the Bird,
(No. 5989,-September 27, 1882.
MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW.
Shipping
8 am—diuly, leaves for Shanghai.. Neon,Yunglazo leaves for Bhangluni. Neon Occidental & Orental 8. 8. Coc's Stoaner Arabia loaves for Yokohama and San Francisco,
* General Memoranda. FRIDAY, September-29 —
Noon-Dongles loaves for Conat Porta 4 p.m.--Albay leaves for Talwantco, 4 p.m. --Unglish. Mail haven for Ports
of Call and Europe. 4 p.m. Mitsu Bish Mall leaves for
Nagasaki, do
Since his necession to office he has been giving his energies full scope is initiating reforms of all kinds, of which it would appear Shans stood in uitch Lucht. Abuses not generally found in other provinces and long existed there, aud to crown all the recoat femmine had disorganized all departments of govern.
ent and left the people in abject misery. Of the numerous reforms Dow on hand, the memorials regarding which Dearly fill several recent numbers of the Pelling Gazettes, two deserve pir......... | ticular mention as more directly aafest. ing the well-being of the people Of these the one is the abolition of a certain tollage or squeeze levied without me Saturday, September 30 :-...
thod on residents and travellers in the Goods por Amazone undelivered after Province. Originally it had been n de- Noon subject to rent and landing mand for personal borvace for govern charges. 3mjer Head leaves for Signut latterly it had taken the fortir of
Dent purposes, which is perfectly Togal,
pore, Mauritius, Se
3 p.m.--Auction of Pise or Parcel of Ground with Houses, Hollywood Road. Clifton leaves for Hiogo on or about this
date.
MONDAY, October 2
2 p.m. Auction of Household Furniture, &o,at the first floor of the premises of Mr G. R. Lammert
4 p.m.-Gedong leaves for Bombay. Killarney leaves for Australian Porta vin
Foochow on or about this date.
9 p.m.--Meeting of Victoria Lodge, TUESDAY, October 3 çf
Gooda per Anadyr undelivered after Noon subject to rest and landing charges,
Goods por Genogle undelivered after this date subject to rent. A 4 p.m. Mesting of The Ution Insurance Society of Canton at Company's office, Hongkong.
squeeze of say 100 cash a-month for every mulo or 1,000 cash from a travel. ling merchant for his cart. Sunts like these were demanded by the Sollowers of certain Yumens, and the refusal to pay was followed by impounding the articles themselves, on the plea that they were wanted for official use. It would be difficult to conceive a system more galling to the subject, or more likely to check the development of trade thun this, and the efforts of the Governor to put a stop to it hove naturally met with unbounded approval. He object is to establish Bureaux for the administra tion of such miscellaneous services will
fixed incomo derived from certain de- finite sources, and to forbid all ders A over and above a legal rates
For further information as to Freight THE Undersigned are prepared to grant the 2nd Octobór, 182, at 2 pax, at his with high se
THE or Passage, upply to the Agany of the Portoirs against the Risk of FIRE OD Furniture Sales Rooms, FIRST FLOOR, Ped wind from N. W. with very high 20 MONDAY, October 16 - 1 Company, No. 60s, Queen's Boal Contra!. Buildings or on Gools stored therein, on dar's Wharf Building
Goods on board Veases and on Hulls of F. E. FOSTER.
Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms Aget.
and Conditions. Hongkong, September 21, 1884
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANU,
se28
COLOMBO, ADEN, ŠUEZ, FORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON
ALHO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo an be taken on though Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, FEŘBIAN GULF PORTS, MARSILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NIW YORK AND BOSTON.
THE
PENINSULAK AND ORIZAL ŠTBAM
Prepossis for Life Assurances will be r ceived, and transmitted to the Tirestone far their decision.
required, protection will be grautod on first cas Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Lito.
THE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c, belonging to a GENLEMAN leaving this.
Culony, comprising - MARBLE-TOP BLACKWOOD PARLES, FENDER DRAWING-BOOK SURES, CENTRE TABLE, and IRONS, PICTURE, OLEOGRAPHS, CAR Far Rates of Premiums, forms of pro-PER, HARONTUM and Cottage. Piano, posals or my other information, apply to DINING TABLE and CHATS, CROCKERY and
ARNHOLD, KARBERG. & Co., Agents, Houghing & Cunton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
IN
Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling
of which is paid up £100,000 Reserve Fund upwardsof£ 120,000 - 10 Annual IncomO
£250,000 H
GLASS WARE, PLATED WARR and CUTLERY, IRON BESTIALS, CULDREN'S Cors, WALD RODES, MANGLE-TOF WASHING STANDS, BATH Tus, &c., &c.
TERMS OF SALE—As sustomary..
4. R. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer, Hongkong, September 27, 1882.
002
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Capitin, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contractd by the Officers or Crew of the folloning Fessels, during
NAVIGMON COMPANY's Steam-ship Agsuis for the above Company at their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
PEKIN, Captain Lyons, with Her Majesty's Mail, will be kapatched From this for LONDON, vid BOMBAY, and SUEZ CANAL, on FRIDAY, the 20th
1882,
ot 4 will be
be posed
on hard until Career
Parcela aud
Specie
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STORES, Nuon on the day of a (Gold) at the Office
inchuba:
TEYRONEAUS DESSERT FRUITS.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
PIONIC TONGUE.
COCOATINA.
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA, LIESIO & Er's COCOA. FRENCH PLUMS.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
MINCEMEAT.
SAUSAGES.
BRAWN.
ISIGNY BUTTER.
DANSH BUTTER. BREAKFAST TONGUES.
ANCHOVIES.
ASPARAGUS.
SOUPS, &c.
WINES AND SPIRITS. CHAMPAGNES –
HIZDSELOR'S MONOPOLE & WHITE
SEAL.
VEUVE OLIQUOT PONSARDIN. JULES MUMM & Co., pints & quarte
OLARETS
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
until Noon of the day of aniling
Silk and Valuables for Euope will
he transhipped at Colombe; Tea and
Guneral Cargo for London will is conveyed
eid Bombay withunt transhipment, arriving
опо
HE Undersigned· have been appointed
Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hangkung, October 15, 1869.
To-day's Advertisements,
week later than by the ordinary direct FOR SWATOW, ronte di Colombo.
"For
further Particulare, regarding
FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
AMOY & FOOCHOW, The Steamship
" Douglas," Capt. S. ASETON, will be despatclied for the above
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAN NAVIGA Ports on FRIDAY, the 29th Instant, #1
TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers un particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading,
A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, September 18, 188.
SHI MAIL STEAK
BO29
MITSUBISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE,
VIA INLAND SEA (Taking Cargo and Passengers jy YOKO- HAMA and VLADIVOSŤICK.)
CHATEAU LAROSE, pints & quanta THE S. S. SUMIDA MARU Captain
CHATEAU LAFITE,
1RES GRAVES,
BREAKFAST ÜLARET, 11
SHERRIES & PORT—
2
#
BACOONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO. BACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848). HUSTS PORT
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &C.
1 and 3star HBYNESSY's BRANDY. Bisquer DuBordam & Co.'s BRANDY. FISEST OLD BOURRON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY, ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. H. & J. BURKE'S SCOTCH WHISKI.
IRISH WHISKY. ROSE'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL Nortay
PRAT &Co.'s VERMOUTH. URABBIE'S GINGER DRANDY, CHARIREDIE
MARASCHINO.
CURACAO.
ANGOSTURA
&
BOKER'S and GRANGE BITTERS.
407,
BASS'S ALE, Lettled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, picts and quarta GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, plots and quarta.. TRAUGHT ALL and PORFER, by the
Gallon ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.
SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR 8.
Fine Now-Besson's OUMSHAW TRA, b
5 catty Boxes
Neon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Houghong, September 27, 1882,
FOR TAIWANFOO.
se29
The Steamship
Albay," Captain GODDARD, will be desjatched for the above
ALEX. MCNEIL, American ship, Captain Thus, F. Sproul.Russell & Co.
ANJEL HEAD, British steamer, Captain Alfred Roper.--Douglas Lapraik & Co.
BENLEDI, British leamer, Capt. James Roes-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
CATHARYNA" IF, Russian stemor, Capt. W. Gollert, Melcher & Co.
EDWARD MAY, American barque, Captain C. A. Jolinson-Busoll & Co.
GUSTAV & OSCAR, formin ship, Captain M Soemann. ---Captats.
on of the same day wind veered to- W.S.W., casings vory high cross sea, On Sunday, strong wind from W.S.W. with heavy cross ses with rain. On Monday, strong wind from Eastward with heavy showers of rain and very high sea Tuesday, strong wind from ENE with 804. At 9 p.m., arrived at Hongkong. high reports: Fresh winds from the N, E. and fine weather
ther throughout. The British teamor Benied reports: First part fight variable winds, strong N.W. out of Galf of Toug-king, with rain, wind venring to W., 8., E.E. arid B.; from Farn- esh and high sea. Comet visible at 4 nm. yesterday.
SATURDAY, October
The other reform which we refer to is Noon-Occulental & Cricutal 8. Si. Co. % no less a task thân thể monŝuring and Steamor Octonic leaves for Yokohama registering of all cultivated loud in the and San Francisco
Province. He' says in one of the memo- rials above mentioned that " for want of Menmuir leaves for Australian Ports via a proper system of registration the Land Foochow on or about this data. Tax bas fallen into utter confusion. It maty ensce there aro tax-payers who FRIDAY, October 22
have no lead, and land-dwhere who par no taxes. When the magistrates press for payment, the weak are forced to par more than their share, while the weal-
6 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.
The British steamer Cheng Hack Kian HONGKONG DISPENSARY, thy and powerial escase scot free and
cela fresh and
The Austro-Hungarian steamer Orion re- ports:
On
poka Robert Kerr | to Portsmouth, off
of Liverpool, Aekin Head.
The American barque Edward May re- ports: Fine weather throughout, 48 hours from Balingtang Channel.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For SHANGHAI
Per Anady, at 7.30 am, on Thunday,
the 28th it.
Per Yangtze, at 11.30 a.m. To-morrow;
the 28th ist.
For SWATOW.--
Per China, at 9.30 zie. To-morrow, the 28th inst, instead of as previously Liotified.
For SINGAPORE AND PENANG, ---
Per Cheang Hock Kinn, at 0.30 am.
Tomorrow, the 28th inst
For BATAVIA-
Per Malabar, at 10.30-a.m. Tu-morrow,
the 28th inst.
For STRAITS AND BREMEN.--
Per Asia, at 1030a.m. To-morrow, the
28th inst.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain For SWATOW AND AMOY- H. O'Neill-Ah Yon& Co..
Maps, British saamer, Capt. W. H. Bradley, Thou. Howard & Co.
MALADAL, British steamer, Captain J. Dixon.-Siumssen &c.
MARY L. STONE, American ship, Captain A. D. Field. Captai
MERCURY, Andrical ship, Captain J. L. Panno.-Chinesa
ORION, Ataten Hungarian steamor, Capt.
Port on FRIDAY, the 291 Instant, at 4J. Mahorcick.-Melchers & Co. p.m., instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Pasage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1882. Be29
SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIÓGO,
The Steamship
"Carnarvonshire,”. PATUCK, Commander, expatol herion or about
HUBENS, will be despatched as above the 2nd Proximo, wil have romediata de-
on FRIDAY, the 2th September, at 4 puspatch for the above Parts
Cargo revered on board and Parcels at the Office up to 1 p.m. of day ofuiling.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight
All Clairu must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognizəd.
CARGO and PASSENGERS for Yokohama will be transspped to the Shanghai Mall Stenner at Robe, and for Vladivostock at Nagasaki.
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, Praya Cental, Ground Floor of Meurs RUSSELL & Co...
H. J. H. TRIPP
Hongkong September 26, 198
Insurances,
THE TOKIO-MARINE INURANCE COMPANY, LIMITER
THE MINU BISHI MALI. 8. CO. THE
having been appointed as for the above Company, the Undersigned is prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rate and usital Discoma,
H. J. H. PP, Agent, M. B. M18 8. C, Hongkong, April 26, 1882, oc27
THE SOUTH BRITISH FILE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY:
OF NEW ZEALAND
Caftral £1,000,000 (One Million Sterling). Untientic Liability of Shorodders THE Undersigned having been appointed prepared to sccept FIRE and MARINE RISKS Discounts.
at Carront Bates, aloring
GEO. ESTEVENS & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1881.
BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 25 cents pars for the above Company are
MUSER'S PATENT FIRE-PROOF
SAFES, and CASH BOXES, Manufacturer Prices. Hongkong, September 12, 1882.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, Septezibur 37, 1882.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY, (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rode for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW- CHWANG, TIÉNISIN, HANKOW.. and Ports on the TANGISZE)
The Co.'s Steamship. Captain Brown, will be despatchert on or about
the 6th October.
-For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agarits Hongkong, September 27, 1882.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ.CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
Captain JACKSON, will bo despatched on or about the 7th October,
For Freight or Paware, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, September 27, 1882.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG
The 41 Bitish Ship
Lothair BOLTON, Master, will load bere for the above Posts, and will
have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1882.-
PENDO, British steamer, Captain T. S. Kenderdine.Melcher & Co.:
PHOENIX, German soamor, Captain H. T. Behrens.Siemssch & Co.
RUT, British bip, Captain, R. B. Monkman. Order.
•
Vicron, Eritiah barque, Captain Janics Forbes. Siomasen & Co.
SHIPPING
*
ARRIVALS.
Sept. 26, Pekin, Initial steamer, 2125, Symons, Shanghai Sept. 24, Mails, Tea, &-P., & O. SN.
Sept. 26, Youth, British steamer, 1337. John Johnson, Salon Sept. 29, Rice GEO. R. STEVENS & CO.
Sept. 20, Cheung Hock Kian, British steamer, 956, Fred. Webb, Amoy Sept. 25, GhaueralBUN HIN CHAN.
Sept. 27, As, Danish stester, 880, Djorup, Kobe. Sopt. 20, Ric-SIEMSSEN
& Co.
Sept. 27, 3.m., Baileds, British steamer, 1000, James Ross, Saigon Sept. 29, 6 a.m., Rice and Paddy-018, LIVINGSTON & Co. Sept. Ti, Ferncod. British steamer, 1202, Geo. Golder, Anoy and Swalow Sept. 26, General-fier AK HONG
Sept. 7, Orim, Austro-Hungarian str., 1814, J. Mahorcichy Trieste. Aug. 1 via Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and Singapore, General-MELESS & CU.
•Sept. 27, Edward Moy, American barque, 907, C. A. Johnson Honolulu Aug 10, Ballest.-RUSSELL & 00.
DEPARTURES,
Sept. 27, Tencer, for Andy and Shanghai.
27, Catharina I for Saigon
BH Steenden for Dunedin. komulus, for Manila.
Fusing, for Bhaughai, 21, Menalch, for Yokohama,
CLEARED.
Wen, Mackinnon, for Batavia, & Niederhof for Dunedi Caroline Bean, for Toln China, for Swatow
Cheang Hoch Kian, for Singapore and Femwood, for Shigape and Penang, Mary L. Stone, for Muila.
P J Carletons, for San Francisco, Falicut, for Chefoo,
Yangtest, for Shangha Centaur, for Nawchwag. Livingstone for Bonolit Genogle, for Shanghai
For Athol, at 2.30 pm. Tomorrow, the
28th inst.
⚫
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. ——
Por Fermicood, at 3.30 p.m. Jo-morrow,
the 28th inst
FarSWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.-- Tor Douglas, ut 11.30 am, on Friday,
the 29th inst..
For TAIWANK00,--
Per Ally, at 330 p., on Friday, the 29th inst, instead of as previously notified.,
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE.......
THE
Established AD 1843.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.; FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
DRUGGIBTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY Requr SITES, TOILET Requisis, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lemondo Touis Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and otlier domted. Waters
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
BIRTHSENTA
At Shanghai, on the 8th of September, the Wife of G. KITTEE, of a Son
At Shanghai, on the Luth Yngt,, the Wife of R. M. SENNA, of & Son,.
force their quote on the shoulder of other people," It is to be feared that this is an evil which is by no means confined to Shausi. May other pro vinces are in the same plight, and as the confusion is getting worse instead of better, it will soon, require a drastic nzensure to put rantte's to right. At first nothing would appear easier than to keep a correct account of the Innd- and to collect it equitably. Land is a thing that cannot either be concealed or made away with. But the Chinese Government, with a perversity which is difficult to explain, instead of looking for its taxes to the land itself, which is constant, looks to the people who tre always changing. When the land-105
was finally settled in its present form, the then existing tax-payers were d vide. into groups of ten, twenty thirty or more families, as the case.might be, called chia, each family being registered as liable for so much, but the rife as a whole bolog liable for the total. At the same time it was directed that all Passendzes arriving in Hongkong, or any clanges by sole should be reported for other persons who may desire to co change on the register, and had this sult the files of local, China, Japan,culty would have ensued. As a master last role been adhered o, no grent dis- American, English, Indian or Austraaf fact, however, this was constantly. lian newspapers, are invited to call at neglected. A fee of 8 per cent. w the "CHINA MAI" Office, where over levied, besides occasional stueezes, and sixty nowepapers, dailica and weeklies, as soon as it was found that the Yamen from these countries, are now fled for stamp was not necessary to give a valid reference.
title, people naturally declined to incr a trouble and cost which could be avoid- ed. It thus happened that land changed hands constantly without the Govem ment being cognizant of the fact and without the new owner being put on the register of tax-payers. For instance, sa original owner of 100 now might i consideration of enhanced price, sell D free of tuxes; thing is, le maltes lis remaining 60 chargeable with the whole taxes originally due on the 100: the 60 mow sold lierceforth paying no taxes at all. Or he might sell 50 and pg1| ft top in the deed of transfer, thereby paying a reduced transfer fee, and the Yamah people looking only to the men and not. troubling themselves about the land, would have on their register DDG GWDƏY possessed of filmow bet josipa a land tax only of 10 and another possessed of DONGKONG, WELNKADAY, SEITENKER 17, 1882.00 but paying land tax on 9. It is
— easy to see to what inextricable confu REFORMS. IN SHANSI Biou this would lead in the source of ven CHANG Cuil-ring, the present Go turies, and to which it unquestionably. vernor of Shausi, appears to be one of has led in many parts of China, and there the most rising men in the Empire, is reason to believe that the great dele Twice he has been prominently before ciency in the yield of the land tax, of Literary Chancellor of Scccbuan, Leed plaints of late years in the Peking the public; first in 1878, when, to which there have been so many come Guzettes, is due in a great measure to partial or total evasion which are
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As Shanghai, on the 2p Inst., after a short illness, J. Ka Poe, of the Hongkong and Shangha Bank, agod 22
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At Ningpo, on the 15th September, Per Sumida Mar, at 3.30 p.m., on Fri- WILLIAM ROBERT DAVIDSON, aged 36 yosta.
day, the 20th inst.
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11.30 .. Post-Office closes, but Corres- ing the most serions but-christian rots | readjustment of the whole proi
gondence may be posted on board the in that province, iuyolyng the list of satice. And be takes the seppible vjoy Packet with Late Fe of 10 cents extra many innocent livena aguiu when of proposing to base his reassessment of - Postage until the time of departure, he denounced Chung-hor and the Treaty the lund itself and looking to that along Hongkong, September 18, 1882. 28 of Livadio and advocated war to the in whatever hands it may be found knife against Bassis. At the time of As a preliminary measure he applies for
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The Britial Contract Packet Pekin will the Russian dificulty he held a sincoure Imperial Authority to rent all fees and le despatched on FRIDAY, the 29th Post at the capital of no great import penalties due on unregistered deeds ja September, with Mails to, and through nice which did not bring him dhe dy times past, and having got that be pro- the United Kingdom and Europe into the political arena: but the kid | poses to invite all landowners to send ins vid Brindia; to the Struts Settle and patriotic attitude which be took up; | their deeds for examination after, which * ments, Batavia, Burnah, Ceylon, India, and for which his privilege of meno be will proceed to measure and adjust Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and rializing the Bumperor enabled him to the taxation, taking care that no also Gibraltar.
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country. Ten years heure, he will pre- Tas Chinese are surprised at the low rate bably be the one man with whom we of interest of the Municipal debenturer shall have to deal. He ja evidently in the more payors have ton on Landent lever of his country and subject, and they vory nghurally make.
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lead to some modification of his viewe
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