For Sale
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. No. 13, Queen's Road Hasi," (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT), ARE. NOW
C
LANDING
FROM AMERICA.
ALIFORNIA
RACKER
JOMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5
tina, and loose. Bud DISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS,
Small HOMINY.
Cracked WHEAT.
CATAIEAL.
CORNMEAL
TOPOJAN BUTTER. Apple BUTTER.
Eastern and Californian CHEESE,
CODFISH, Bougless.
Prime HAMS and BACON. Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.
Family BEEF in 25 1b kage.
Beau Idual SALMON in 5-lb cans, Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 tb cans.
Assorted Carmed VEGETABLES. Polto SAUSAGE and Sateage
MEAT.
Stulled FEPTERS.
Assorted SOUPS.
Mails.
Mails.
CHI MAIL STEAM
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, TENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON;
190,
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE, PIA INLAND SEA. (Taking Cargo and Paungera for YOKO- HAMA,)
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND THE SS, KUMAMOTO MARU, Capt. DRUMMOND, dua hare on or about the AUSTRALIA.
| 27th Ioktant, will be dispatched us above N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bill on FRIDAY, the 25th February, at 4 p.m.
・of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN Çarge received on board and Parculs at
GULIE PORTS, MARSEILLES, | thọ Offen up, to 1. p., of day of sailing. TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Stonm-ship | GANGHS, Captain W. B. ANDREWS; WILĪ Her Majesty's Male, will be despateled from this for FONDON, 1 BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, thể 4th Marab, at p
Cargo will bo received on board until 10 am on the day of sailing.
Parculs and Specie (Gold) at the Office until 10 am. un the day of sailing.
Silk and Vatables for Europa will be
Richardson & Robbie's Celebrated Potted transhipped at Colombo; Tes and Gen.
Lunch HAM
MEATS.
Lamb' TONGUES.
Clam CHOWDER.
.
Fresh OREGON SALMON.
Driod APTLES.
TOMATOES.
SUCCOTASIL..
Maple SYRUP. Golden SYRUP.
LOBSTERS.
OYSTERS
HONEY.
Assorte JELLIES.
Green COEN.
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
400 ft. Capacity.
GOD th
000 B
1,200 lb.
CORN BROOMS.
OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.
AXES and RATCHETS.
AGATE IRON WARE.
WAFFLE IRONS.
SMOOTHING IRONS.
TAINTS and OILS.
TALLOW and TAR
VARNISHES.
eral Cargo for London will be convoyed vidi Boulay without trauskipwon!, arriving one wook later than by the ordinary direct route via Colombe.
For further Particulars, royarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PANINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM-NAVIDA- TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be Rictured prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to uote the terms and conditions of the Com pany's Black Bills of Lading, N.B-This Steamer takes Cargo aud Pas-
songors for MARSEILLES,
A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, Felruary 21, 1884.
U SMAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY,
332
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCESCO,
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight,
All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized,
CARGO and Passúnarra for Vekolmibia will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Slemer at Kobu
To further l'articulars, Apply at the Company's Orvices, Praya Central, Ground Floor of Mesure Russe & Co.,
I. J. H. TRIPT,
elgent. Hongkong, February 21, 1889.
Intimations.
NEWS POR HOME. The Overland China Mail.
Pentism
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328
AT THE CHISA MAIL" OFFICE IN THAK YON TALE ENGLISH MATL
Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely-
printed matter.
The Daily Chines Hail, is published THIS Mail Summary compiled from
twice a month on the warning of the English Mail's departure and is a ro Gord of each fortnight's current history of events in China and Japan, coun- tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Confitries.
It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Cantur, &c, and a complote Commercial Summary
Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid 52 cents) $12 per annum (postage
$12.60.3
THE US. Mail Steamship CITY OF
Orders should be sent to GEɔ. MURRAY Sun Bars, Chiut Mail Office, 2, Wyndham oireet, not later than noon of the day the
English Mail Steamer leaves.
Terms of Advertising, so as in Daily China Mail.
POKIO will be despatched for Francisce, culling at Yokohama and lulu, on MONDAY, the 3rd Marek, at 3pm, taking Passengers and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Bill of Lading issted for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan;
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL Forte, to San Francisco, w Atlantic and
BRILLIANT
Insurances.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, AGENTs of the abova Computhorized to Insure. against FIRE at Current Ratos.
14
A GILMMAN & Co. Houghtong, January 1, 1882.
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM--
PANY, LIMITED.
THE Ondersigned laving been appointed TH
AGENTS for the above, Company are prepared to GEANT POLICIES On MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at current rates.
ARNOLD, KARBERO & 0%,
856 Hongkong, Novenibor 5, 1883.,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE }
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STELLING.
Tiss geinst the Risk of FILE on TEE Undersigned are prepared to grant Buildings ur en Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vonuula in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
for Life Assurances will be re- Proposals naived, and trauumitted to the Directors for their docision.
If required, protection will be granted or first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Life.
for Raics of Premiuma, forma of pro- poala or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents, floughing & Cantun. Hongkong, January 4, 1807.
100
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTEP OF His Majesty King George The Firal,
A. D. 1520.
THE Undervighed having been appointed Agente for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Tranes so follows
Marin Department. Policies at current rates; payable either hero, in London, or at the principal Porte of Iralin, China and Australin
Fire Department. surrent raten,
Policies issued for long or short periods at
Life Department. 5,000 at reduced rates.
Policies issued for auma not exceeding
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
NOTICE.
PANY.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-
496
THE CHINESE MAIL Inland Cities of the United States, via Over-HIS por is now issued every day. land Railways, to Havas, Trinidad, and A The subscription is fixed at Fair
, and Dumerare, [to
poris in Mexico, Central Bollers por annua delivered in Hong- and South America, by the Company's and kong, Been Dilara Bifty Conte ill- connecting Steaners.
cluding postage to Coast ports. KEROSINE OIL, Germany, the wil isand wwler varel nuties direction. The Risks on First Class (ledowns at
Through Passage Tickets granted It is the first Chivas Neuspper enorHE Undersigned are prepared to accepį.
trans-Atlantic lues of Steamers.
chief support of us paper is of course per cent, not premium per annum RETORY PASSAGES,-Passengers,. who derived inora tho native namily, have paid full fare, ro-embarking at San amongst whoti ales are to be found thei Francisou for Chine de Japan (or vice mrat) guarantors and cecurities necessary to withinkis.mont will hit
it ong-basżabranigmast festán duten within our year, an allowance of 10% will upon the most reliable information from be made from Return Fare, Fre-Paid Re- the-azivus Ports in Chine and
150° test.
Ex late Arrivals from
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
STORES,
including:
CHRISTMAS CAKES, PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCEMEAT.
ALMONDS and RAISINS
Crystalized FRUITS,
TRYSSONKAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
Tudding RAISINS.
Lante CURRANTS,
Fine YORK HAMS. PIONIC TONGUES. PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES,
FRENCH PLUMS, BRAWN.
INFANTH FOOD. CORN FLOUR.
SPARTAN
COOKING STOVES.
HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMP.
PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP.
CLARETS-
CHATEAU MARGAUX. CHATEAU LA TOUR, pinis & quarts. 12ES. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLARET,
SHERRIES & PORT-
J3
NORTON & Co., Agents Hongkong, Mar 10, 1881,
938 Not Responsible for Debts.
turu Passage Orders, available for one year, from Australia, California, Singape, le
"either the Captain, the Agents, nor wil be issued at a Discoyet of 25 % from nang, Saigen, and other places frequented by Owners will be Responsible for Return Five. These allicances do not apply the Chinese,consider themselves justined why Debt contacted by the Officers or to through farms from China and Japin to in gumantong a large and ever-increasing Διατομε
eirculation. The advantages ofured to ad- Troight will be received on board until 4 rartisors are therefore unusually great, and p.in. on the 2nd farsit, Parcel Packages the foreign community generally will find will be revived at the silice until 6 pm, it to Der intorest to avail themselves of same day; all Parcel Packages should be them. marked to address in fil; value of same iz required.
The field open to a paper of this descrip- tion--conductal by native efforts, but Consular Invoices to accompany Overiand progressivo and co-chetructive in tone Cargo should be sent to the Company's is almost limitluse. It on the one hand Ofices in Sended Envelopes, addressed to the commanda Chinese bolief and interest, Collector of Chistos at San Franciano.
while on the other it deserves overy aidi For further information as to Pasage that can be given to it by foreigners. and Froight, apply to the Agency of the Like English journals it contains Editorials, Company, No. BOA, Queen's Road Central with Loen, Shipping, and Commercial
News and Advertiserhouts. F. E. FOSTER,
Agent.
Eent to Hongkong, February 21, 1884.
330
WASHING BOOKS, (In English and Chinese.) WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the you of Ladies and Gentlemon, can now by fad at this Office.-Price, $1 each.
CHINA MALL Office.
Subscription orders for the alare uay be
GEO. MURRAY BAIN,
China Mail Office.
A NY
SAILOR'S HOME,
Chat-off CLOTHING, Books, or PAPERS will be shankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.
Futra.
Stocks,
No. of Shures.
Paid-!
9214,
Reserve.
"Werlang Account
Frø, 27, 1889.
vidend. "Hations, “tail,
#
.21
BANKS. BK and Shai
Bank. 60,000'S
F43 1208 1258 3,198,390 53,500.62 £3
INSURANCES,
200 £50
SAOCONT'A MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO
SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848),"
HUNT'S PORT,
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.---
Iand 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY.
Yangtze Ins... 8,000 £ Neh.-China Ens. 5,000 Cufon. bis. Sec. 2,000
China Tradura
Insuranco..... 24,000 9 Clon Ins. Oct 10,000
BISQUIT Duroreng & Co.'s BRANDY Obinese Ins. Co. 1,500
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY.
KAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY.
Boon's OLD TOM,
E. & J. KULIE'S ISH WHISKY, Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL
NoIuY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CRARME'S GINGER BRANDY, EASTERN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHING.
CURACAQ.
HK. Firo Is... 8,000
China Fire Ine. 20,000 3
STEAMI OʻPANIES. HK. C. and M
Steamboat.... 8,000 Indo-China B.
Na Co. 120090 China & Manila
8.8. Cog.,Lt 3,500 MISCELLANEGAS.
"
160 %-8525
Tl. 1300 p.sh. 25 £25 £50,000
18 % TL 910 1,250 12 600,000 *370,901.008 18.49 $000 83.33 $ 25/3 600,000 107,411,00 22% 876
250 50
$ 500,127.771 30% 200$ 100,37 Debit balance
$2097.18 UK 18200 250's 50S 851.0008 250,739.50 $20 1 $370 100,$ 208 500,000$ 160,266.49 $3,69 and 561 ex div.
1,000
2005 708 2,000 3,001.80 Depre
ciation Fund
10s 10
$100 all
Dock10,000 s HK, and China
ANGOSTURA, BoKur'a and ORANGE HK & Whpo
BITTERS.
£0.,
tc.
BASS'S ALE, botiled by Caueror and
SAUNCHES, pínts and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, battled by E. &
J. Busxe, pints and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Galion,
ALF and PORTER, in hogsheads.
'kong Hutel... 2,000 China Sugar Co. 9,000 $ 'kong Ice Co. 1,250 $
'tory Bakery 000's Luzoukingar Co. 7,000$
Porak Tin Miu-
126 $ 125 $18,000
10€ 100's 100$
60$
'Thelit
107,758,14,8£ 1,144180
30,000
boza proporti onate
¥102
62 111
25 % dis.
par.
·2,083.04
4%
40 pra
3178
804 г. ванте
$3
100% 100
4,5 56,88
100 100 8
60 $ 100$ 100
15,2508
4,0008
$116 ex dir. G87.0812% for SL55 p. share
253.45 4,000,65
1892.
$5
İ$85
120+
ing & Smelting
Company... 3,0009 Selangore
50 all
First year
$215
Mining Co. of
Shanghai 2,500$
ZDANK.
100 all
$400
Rates of Interest.
Chi. Imp., 1874) 6,276£
100% all
8%
1877 16,040.£ 1878 3,890,TI.
100 all 500
B
B
D
1881 8,065 T
8
Sugar Deben-
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
tures, 1880... COO GOO all
8.%
SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices, Hongkong, December 1, 1883. 1043
1883.
SFECIALLT SELECTED OIG A R S.
Fine New Season'a CUMSHAW TEA, în
.5 catty Boxes. BETAKFAST CONGOU ℗ 25 cents p.
sebebene a
Payable. June50Doe31 [Feb. 28 Ág. 31 April & Oct. Jhe16&De.10
June & Dec,
% prem.
For 6 months to 30th June. Dividend for 1882 and Hount of 25 per cent. To 30th Apsil
For year 1881. For half year ended 30th June, 1883,
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
Cree of the following Vessels, during. their stay in Hongkong Harbour -- Lambert-Jardine, Malleson & Co.
ASBURSE, British steamer, Capt. J.-B.
|
To-day's Advertisements. MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
NOTICE
TP is hereby notified to the Public, that
1 STATION PRACTICE will be dar
riad on, en 1 29 INSTANT, at about 10.30a.m., from the 7" QUNS mounted ot North Point, Hongkong.
SIX ROUNDS of puble Case will be Fired.
H. G. THOMSETT,
Harbour Master, de. HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
Hongkong, February 27, 1881 $62
HORSE AND CARRIAGE AUCTION..
ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will hold
Auetion of HORSES AND CARRIAGES,
ON
FRIDAY,
the 28th Instant, at 4 'Clock p.m., at the FOUNTAIN, opposite the Crry HALL. Hongkong, February 27, 1884.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
February 26, 1884
963
Moser, Beitisha steumor, 1,923, H. Lang-
ley, Saigon Feb, 21, Rico.-CHONG WO
Welle, German atozmar, 393, E. Pipor, Pakkoi Bob. 23, and Hoilov 26, General
-WIELER & CO.
February 27 :—-
Fuskun, British steamer, from Canton. Fel-kan, Chinese ganhoal. 800, Wong Lun-u, Hoihow Feb. 25.
Shipping.
[No. 0426. FEBRUARY 97, 1884.
Daylight Douglas loaves for Const Porta Daylight Froudly leaves for S'hai. Daylight-Afonsaich leaven for Y'hara, Noon-Antenor loaves for London. 1p.m.-Pandora loaves for Straits, &c.
of the community afloat and ashore are due for the roady and effective assistance afford. ed from the French flag-ship in confining the diastor to an narrow limits as possible.
Purvara Murrey of thu • Buffs' has been tried by Court-martial on a charge of steak. ing cabbages from Mr Cox's garden Tenders Close. Pat Kowloon. The examination was a 11am-Tenders for enpply of about 150 engono extending over two days, tons Cardiff: Coals received at the but to-day he was acquitted, evidence Portugueso Consulate.
having been given that he was in the cat- teen when the theft was committed.
Road, 3-Mocting of Starubeftem of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration at the City Hall
Meetings. Noon-Mesting of the Hongkong FireA CORRESPONDENT writes as follow
Insurance Co., Ltd., at No. 7, Queen's Tang Cham, the Commander-in-chief of the Yunnan contingent, had under him in April last the following brigadiers, with their respective brigades-Lau Tung-fu, with the Black Flag brigado, fortaing the Dividend of 4% on Shares of H.K. &van, 0 batalions of 600 mon cach; Wu Wpos Deck Co., Ltd., payable at H. K. Yang-Au, with the An-hui brigado, forming and & Bink,
Miscellaneous.
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, Fobrary 29 5–
SUNDAY, March 2:
the right wing, battalions of 500 men each; Tai Pias, with the Ka-hus brigade, forming the left wing, 6 battalions of 500
Daylight.-Kong Leng leaves for Swatomien each Chou Wan-shun, with the Ant-
und Bangkok.
ting brigado, forming the contre, 14 batta- 3.30 p.m.--Meeting of Members of the ions of 500 men oach.
Hongkong Goneial Chamber of Com-
These troops merce at the City Hall, s formed a grand total of 10,000, and com- 4p.-Auction of Homes and Carriage prised the Yunnan contingent defending
at Fountain opposite the City Hall. 4 pin-Mitau Bishi Mail leaves for
the approaches to that province, by way of Nayasali, &
the Hung or Red. River. So much for Kanant; now for the defences of Kuang-si The Commander-in-chio: at the forces of this province, acting in Tonquin, ia named Boil Yon-shin. He has under him 22 battalions of about 350 mon each Sixteen of those battalions are at Bacninh and in the neighborhood under the chiof command of Central Huang, who is sasisted by two brigadiers, each of whom has dive battalions under him, We may thus con-
5.30 p.-Chhis leaves for Canton, MONDAY, March 3:
9 pm P. M. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for
Yokohama und San Francisco, TUESDAY, March 4
Goods por Iraundddy undelivered after Noon subject to ront and landing charges.
★ pra-English Mail leaves for Porte
of Call and Buxops.
Antenor, British steaner, 1,644, J. T. Bragg, Swatow Feb. 20, Gontzal.-BUTTER-WEDNESDAY, March 6 FIELD SWIRK
DEPARTURES. February 27:-- Ping-on, for Fohows, do Salte, for Haiphong. Taluk, for Saigon.
H.M.S. Figilant, for Canton.
equny Truman, French cruiser, for a cruise, Beniatra, for Singapore, So. Maric Lineise, for Rajang. Rosslip, for Singapore.
CLEARED.
Douglas, for Const Paris... Bented, for Baigon. Pilot Fish, for Manila. Ashburne, for Yokohama.
· PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Por Welle, from Palchoi and Hpihow, 20 Chiness.
Per dulcor, from Sratow, Mr Mitchell, and 403 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Ping-un for Hollow, c, 20 Chi-
nesc.
Por Salice, for Haiphong, Europeans, and 30 Chinose.
Per Run, for Singapore 801 Chinese, Chiness.
TO DEFAKT. Per Douglas, iur. Coast Porta, 3 Euro- paus, and 200 Chinuse
For Baldi, for Saigon, 12 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British etaner Moser reports: From Cape St. James to Hainan, strong BELLONA, German slearner, Captain W.. nonsoon and high sen; thence to purt Schaster-Siessen & Co.
moderate.
HERCULES, American ship, Captain E. Lincoln-Capaia
Pappe-Order.
MARGARETHE, German ship, Capt. Clas.
MARIE LOUISE, German barque, Capt. N. Behring.--Melchera & Co.
PANDORA, Astro-Hungarian str., Capt. G. Sturli-Melchers & Co.
RAMBLER, Aerican barque, Capt. Chas. F. King.-H. J. H. Tapp
SELBIA, British steamer, Captain Fowlor.--Russell & Co.
To-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
.FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Steamship
"Anterior" Captain Bad, will be despatched at Noon TO-
MORROW, the 28th Instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Ayenis Bangkong, February 27, 1884.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM, FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, AND TRIESTE
(Taking Cargo at through rates to DAL CUTTA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, ODESSA, and the. MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.)
The Co.'s Steamship
"Pandore,"
Capt. G. Srenz, will ba desputehed us above To MORROW, the 28th Instant, at 1 p.m.
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, February 27, 1884.
FOR CANTON, WELL-KNOWN GERMAN STEAMER
* CHINA"
THE
PUST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOHOW.- Per Bowles, at 9.30 8.m., on Thursday. the 28th int instead of as pris- vivusly notised.
For SAIGON. —
Por Benledi, at 10.30 am, ou Thursday,
the 28th inst
For STRAITS AND LONDON,--
8.15 p.m.Meeting of Members of the sider the entire strength of the Kuang-ei
Hongkong Engineers' Institute: Trumpay, March -.
Noon.fondets for Naval Contracts,
1894-85, received by Storekeeper, THURSDAY, March 20:
List of Contributions to the Canton Ins
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THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established .D. 1841.
land forco in April last to have been 22 battä- Hons of 350 men each, or any 7,700 men. Twenty battalions were, however, added to thie force in October last, and they would
Ollico, Ltd, to be sent in bafore this bring up the force to the respectable figure of 14,700. There is also a strong flotilla of small gunboats, which must also be taken iuto account with this force if the French attempt to pass Baoninh
Tho guos mounted in the flotilla ars old fashioned smoth bore, but the men are useful for land services with their rifles. Thai wo see that the Chinese bays really only about 30,000 non defending their frontiera, none of whom are disciplined according to the European syatum, and not a single distin guished Chinoso general has yet taken the fold. Yet the small progress the French
香港大
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRucciSTE,
IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGOISTS' BUNDRIES, NURSERY REQuavo been able to make has cost them a
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, ÅKERIAK, AND FRENCH PATENT
MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS
OF
great many toen and much money. The capture of Sontai cost more than culated; the capture of Baceinl may cost still more and when it is taken, what advantago will the French have gained i
Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Sentai is still a long way off from the
736
mzalaya Bajella frontier of Yunnan, and it is only the be Water, and other Azzated Watera.
ginning of diffontics that will have to be The Manufactory is unler direct and surmounted before Man-duo is reached. continuous European Buperoksion. Lao-kai cannot be passed without a strug Hongkong, June 1, 1876 PASHENGBES arriving in Hongkong, or any
other persons who many desire to con out the files of local, China, Japaned before the Chinese frontier oun bo said, to goal just as far. Lungshou must be reach-
American, Englial, Indian or Anetra
твіегепса.
gle, nor can the obstacles in the way be the difficulties are just ne great and the easily overthrown. On the Kuang-si sile
lime newspapers, are invited to callat have been attained. If France cannot we the "Carna Man "Offed, where over her way to creating for herself a prestige sixty newspapers, dailios and weeklies, in the East without resorting to force, from these countries, are now filed for she had better make up her mind to Bend out a suficiently large body of men to secure hor object. If she The publication of this issue commenced cannot spare a land fares of 60,000 men Tus 8.00 p. ii.
backed by a powerful ficot, sho had better retire from the contest whilst the dip glory of Sontai all hovora cbove her ex- peditionary troops in Tonquin,
The China Mail,
Per Antior, at 11.30 am., on Thursday, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1884 The London correspondent of the Wester
the 28th inat,
For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-
BAY.-
Por Faniora, at 0.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 28th inst.
For SHANGHAL-
Per Fishun, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 23tb just.
For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL
Per Welle, at 6 pm on Thursday, the
28th inst
For SINGAPORE, PORT DARWIN,
THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK TOWN. TOWNSVILLE, BRIS. BANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, Per Whampas, at 380p.n, ou Friday,
the 200 inst
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE-
Por Kumamoto Mare, at 3.30 p.in, on
Friday, the 20th fast.
For AMOY AND MANILA
Per Don Juan, at 4.33 p.m., on Friday,
the 29th frist.
For NAGASAKI, H1000, AND YOKO-
HAMA.-
Per Kashgar, st 11,0.., on Thursday,
the ith March.
MAILS BY THE ESOLISH PACKET.-
TELEGRAMS
LONDON, Feb. 20.
Morning News writes thus en the increasing consumption of lehces in England *China is gradually making popular with us Latest advices from. Seakio'ntate that a new fruit vorý toothsome and delicious, force of 4,300. British troops has landod at with a rare and peculiar flavor Lichoes Trinkitat, and is now parring to advance they call it It is surrounded by a thin dry Tokar. The cavalry has reconnoitred shell. Within is a sort of plura without and found the enemy 10,000 strong.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, PASSED CANAL:-Englic and Glencoe, Feb. 1; Achilles and Mer onethshire, Feb 4 Ajax, Feb. 11.
The next English Man, by the P. &
Co's steamier Clyde, inft Singapore on Wednesday, the 27th instant, at 2pm and may be expected to arrive here on or tbout Tuesday, the th March.
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akit, in consistency like a jujube, in tasta like some rare cafection. There is very little of it, for the fruit surrounds a very hard stone but it is very sweet and pleasant. At first, one found the rarity nis at great dinners; but now it is getting into the shops of all fruiterers, and it is likely to become as common presently as the pomegranate and the barsana. The and it is so wholesonin and, in the labgunge banan, indeed, ia how no longer a luxury, of the nursery, filling." that it is likely to grow in favour every day.'
A white elephant would, it seems, be in-
The O. 5. S. Cn.'s steamer Patroclus eft complates anexhibition unless accompanied
Singapore on the 21st instant for this
por
by a couple of Buddhist, priests to perform
The next two direct steamers with the In-religious rites over it; and, that, nothing dian mail and epius loft Calcutta may be wanting in Mr. Barnum's new show, on the morning of the 21st Feb. for he has engaged two hierophants from the this port
distant East who, before passing from a
The article we publish in another column state of contemplation into final Nirwans,
The British Contract Packet Gouges
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the purportlar to give a conversation between have consented to officiate at the Regents 4th March, with Malls for the United Landon reporter and a leading member daily over the back of the atter-like Feast Park Zoological Gardenn so many times Kingdom, Europe, and countries be of the Chinese Legation, is worth perusal et In the deed of sale by which "Toung yond, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle the present crisis. monta, Batavia, Bitraal, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
369 NB-This Packet carries no mails for the
Australasian Colonies.
will run between this and Canton as a NIGHT-BOAT, leaving HosugONG and CANTON, respectively, every other lay at 5,30 p.m., beginning on SUNDAY, the 2nd of March Special Conditions are granted to Jargo Shippers.
For Particulars, apply to
THE AGENTS;
Mcase ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Custon pr Meaare HING LEE & Co., Hongkong;
or to
CAPTAIN on Board. Hongkong, February 27, 1884.
360
MALLS BY THE FRENCE PACKET.
The
Misses Sargent, proceeded to fiton this morning in H.'s ship Figilant, and
Brunch Contract Packet Anadyr intoad remaining there, we heliose, until will be despatched on TUESDAY,
Saturday morning.
go
to
taloang, as the white elephant is called, passes from the bands of Ring Theeba to LADY Bowen and the Misses Bowen, Ad. those of the Prince of Showmen, it is stipu miral Willes, General Sargest and the him drve hire from mis
lated that his new owner shall be find The Buddhist priests who are to their sacred duties in a publie gazden before sightsving crowds are not protected by any
condition.II) Hey be however the 11th March with Made to the
their Buddhista isscarcely more genering than the Isis-worship of the operatic priests United Kingdom, Europe, and places We are ascertained the extent of the inho curing the sonson figure on the Covent beyond, rid Nuptes; to Saigon, Straits. Settlements, Hataria, Burmal, Ceylon, juries received by the orer of the torpedo position is supported by the proclaimed fact Garden tags in Verdi's Aide This 20 India (vi Dadras), the Australasian beat who sank the Police Hulk yesterday that the exponents of the mysteries of Buddha Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Capo, morning, Lieutenant Moritz, who was income to Fairopo by way of America and Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
command of the boat, was bruised by a pact in the city of New York. The tunal hours will be observed in closing stone from the ballast of the Halk being
that they have been residing for some time
the Mails, &c.
that
t
The Fust Office declinus all responsibility projected against the lower part of his body, THREE men of the 1st Battalion Doreet.
for Unregistered Letters containing and end of the sailors received a rather ehiro Regiment, dressed in the now khakse.' . Jewellery, &c., and, where Registra severe wound in the neck through some coloured clothing, as recommended by the tion has boer neglected, will make an enquiries into alleged losses of such thing striking him there. The torpedo was Aldershot Committee on an Active Service. Letters,
very elloctive in its operation, and the thanks Dress for the Army, have been ordered to