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OIL MAN'S STORES,
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Agents.
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1101
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THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTA for the above Company are prepared to thAST POLICIES OF MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at current
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India, China and Anstralia.
Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at
arron rawue.
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496
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Untorsigned, AUENTS of the above Company, are authorized to Insure gainst FIRE at Carron Rates
CILMAN & Co. fonzkony, January 1, 1882.
NOTICE.
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Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements.
STEAMSHIP MELBOURNE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO 0 CONSIGNEES. ONSIGNEES of Cargo por Steamshipe
Ortegal, Inverbay and Frederic Mord, from London, Antwerp and Bordonar, in connection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods- with the exception, of Opinm, Treasure and Valuables—are being landed and stored at their rink at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained imme
ately after landing.
Bills of
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All Chains must be sont in to ms on or before the 30th July, or, they will not be recognized.
No Firo Insurance has been offooted,
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Agcat.
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Hongkong, July 20, 1985.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM 14 NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM BATAVIA, SINGAPORE, AND SAIGON.
THE Undersigned and prepared to acont
Risks on First Class Godowns-at per cont. net promitum per annum).
NORTON & Co., Agenda. Hongkong, Mar 19. 1881.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON FLA SUEZ CANAL
The Co.'s Stomahip
Польна
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW: Shipping.
Baylight.Titan leaves for Lonion. 3 p.m. Mobile leaves for Bombay, &c.
THE
[No. 8860.Joux 25, 1885,
Tex Tientsia correspondent of the Shang Aai Mercury states that Wo. Ta-ahing is to leave shortly for the Amoor distriat, te wish the movements of the Russians, wa he did before."
Captain BROWN, will be HONGKONG DISPENSARY A SPECIAL SOASions of the Justices of th despatched as above TO MORROW, the 24th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
i.
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Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
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WHOLESALE AND RET▲m DrugsESTS, IMPORTERS
- FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK:
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-
The Company's Steamer Phra Chon Kiao, Capt. H. SUTTON, "will, be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 27th Inst, at Noon.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG, - Ayosis. Hongkong, July 23, 1885.
SINGAPORE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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OF
Sods Water, Lemonade Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potas Water, Sarsaparilla Wator, and other Aerated Waters. 1298 The Manufactory is under direct and
continuous Buropean Suportiden. Hongkong, Jana 1, 1870.
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE, "HE Company's $.3. Q. G. s'Juced having arrived from the above Ports, Con- signees of Cargo ku hereby requested to W
ITTE are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE on usual terms at send in their Bille of Lading to the Under-Current Rat signed for countersignature, and to take All Contributors of business, whither Share- immediate delivery of their Goods.
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Thirteenth Volume of the CHINA REVIEW.
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expense.
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FROM LONDON, PENANG AND SINGAPURE:
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Congkong, July, 1835,
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'CHINA REVIEW'
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Contributions towards the Tayography and Ethology of Central Asia. I. Extracts fera
thu Phái- tên Yin f Chinesu
Route. Characteristics of the Regime of the Tang
Dynasty. Wind Instruments. Chinese Early Mythology. Notices of New Books.
Notes and Queries :-
Taoist Infatuation.
The Taoist Patriach.
The Double-up Eure of Lay Tsze. Chinese Despatch Style Adopted
Modern Telegraphy.
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855
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for their decision,
HOUSE at the PEAK, with Large
TENNIS GROUND attached. good View of the Harbour and out to Sca.
Apply to
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co. THE OFFICE.
Hongkong, April 11, 1885,
FOR SALE
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For Rates of Palas, forms of pro- 614 posals or any other information, apply to ARNIIOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agente, ilonglung & Vantos. Hengkong, January 4, 1867.
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AND
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Hongkong, September 2, 1884
FOR SALE.
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Destination.
Bombay, via Straits.......
Foochow*** London, via Suez Canal.
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Semitic Traces ir, China.
Movements of the Population. Bugtration
Official Disabilitica
Death Warrants.
Clinic Operations.
("orved Services. Kashgar
Penal Servitude.
Game of Draughts
The Babylonian Wook in China. Tayih
Dondenary Cycles.
Number of Military Nobles. The Kiasta River.
Pensions of Military Nobles.
The Grunt Wadi.
Annihilation Theories. Military Bagiovering. Ancient National Flags.
Books Wanted, Exchungus, do To Contributors.
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ARRIVALS,
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July 22, 1986;- Titan, British stanmor, 1,54, R. J. Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Brown, Sanghai and Amos, July 21, Goods-with the execption of Opium--are | General-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK. being added at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whofce and/or from the Whorvus or Bats deli ry may be obtained.
July 23-
Fhra Chom Kino, British stator, 1,012, Heary Stratton, Bangkok July 16, General un-Yves Far HONG
Optional Cargo vil be forwarded less uutice to the contrary be given before 5 pm. Th-Day, the lat Insta
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 28th Ïustant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bill of Lading wil be countersigned
JARDINE, MATHESON & Un Hongkong, July 21, 185.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Hollow, British steamer, 90), Gyles, Wahu July 18, Rice.-BiTTERFIELD & SWIRE..
740
Face will be held at the Magistracy ou Tacaday, the 4th August, to consider an application made by C. Shapisoro for a license to sell spirituous liquors at No. 201 Queen's Road Central
Tuz. Government Astronomer reporta The barometer has riten over Luson, and in Bhanghai, and fallen sloug the S.B. coast, particularly in Apoy. The temperature is bigh and the humidity low. Time westie prevails along the coast, but it is raiding over Luzon. The typhoon appears to be moving north-westward.
Ty addition to the subscriptions fro forsiguero, en behalf of the sufferers in Kwangtung, $1,500 haru been collected fran Chicose in Shanghai during the four days proceding the 18th instant. $2,000 were shipped to be forwarded to the scene of the disaster by the Pris, the Compagnie de
ga-The "prablication of this issue commenced | Messageries Maritime kindly allowing the at 6.45 p..
trasore to go frea of freight.
The China Mail.
HỘNGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1886.
TELEGRAMS.
(Via Southern Lánc.)
SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, 22nd July, 1885. The Secretary of State For the Onlonies, in reply to a question, said it is decided to reduce gradually the British Force in
South Africa.
(From 'N.-C. D. Neirs.") THE NEW INSPECTOR-GENERAL.
TIENTSEN, 17th July.
It is reported in Peking that the Taung- li Yamen wiß appoint Dr W. A. F. Martin, Aduph. German bargue. 886, Wester-President of the Tang Won Kum, to suo bygaard, Hamburg April 6, General--CAR coed Sir Robert Bart as Inspector-General
LOWITZ & C
1222
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be liesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Offiers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honghung Harbour
Apas W. Srus, American barque, Capt. A. D. Fikt.-Anhold, Karberg & Co.
ALLIE ROWE, Hawaiian brig, Capt. G. B. Holland-Moo Fuck,
AXIR H. SMITH, American ship, Capt. RB Brown P. & C. S. N. Co.
C. D. BRYANT, American barque, Capt. J. E. Colcord-Edoard Schellaes & Co.
COLUMBUS, German ship, Capt. B. Sauer- melch.-Borneo Com; say, Limited.
Evo REED, American barque, Capt. A. T. Whittier Roll & Co.
FRANK PENDLETON, American ship, Capt. E. P. Nichols.--Orier.
HAROLDINE, American 4-toasted schooner, Captain Tibbetts. -Order."
HIGRLAND LIGHT, American ship, Capt. J. W. Norcrosa--Ordør.
KEGRASAN, Gerus barque, Capt. T. A. Visser. --Order.
DEPARTUREN. July 22:-- Laclucheter, French corvette, for Saigon
July 29---- its ud, for Whampoa. Pevke, for Europe, &c. Milton, for Cautou. Melbourne, for Shanghai. Glencara, for Shanghai,
CLEARED. Melt, for Haiphong. Love of Chaon, for Iloilo. Tiian, for Singapore and Loudon.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVI
For Titas, from Shanghai, &c., 100 Chi-
Par Pha Chom, Klao, from Bangkok, 116 Сидено,
Per Boikot, from Wuhu, 10 Chinese.
Duraure
Per Pei-ho, from Hongkong: for Saigon, Sister C. Harard, Mr Pedro Elias dos San- tos, and 1 Chinese; for Singapore, Messrs J. Craig and G. Angus; for Mamilles, Meara Hobson and H. Schnepal. From Shanghat : Mc
of Customs,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SDEL CANAL OUTWARD BOUND --Biver Indus, May 29; Elektra, June 9; Amphitrita, June 19; Arbib, Bretagne, June 23: June 26
Mythe, Sarpedon
Baughot, July 3; Barter, Medums, Joly Telemachus, July 10; Glaucus, Natal, Compton, Marcia, July 14 Ureat a, Albany, July 17; Titania, July 21. HOMEWARD BOUNDAfghan, Benlarig, Glenaton, Oleuren, July 14; Ara, Pa- trains, July 17; Nestor, July 21,
منية.
A FEW daya ngo an ewident occurred to a mcman named Charles Blainford on bosid- the American ship porter. The scaman. by some means got crushed between the anchor and the bows of the vessel and r | coivad a compound facture of the elber, besides some other injuries. He was st ence sent to the Govenment Civil Hospita, where he died from the effects of the in- jazioa rocoivod posterday. A Coroner's in- quest was held upon the body of the de eased this afternoon at the Mortuary,
3. IMBARET-HUART, French Vico-Conval at Hankow, left Shanghai on the ovaring of the 18th inst, per Kiungya to rejoin his post. He is thus the first French official to resume the duties of his office. Foochow
and Canton, it is sold, will be left without French Coneule for some time to come. The Consul for Canton (M. Scherzer) lay been here in Hongkong awaiting patrie. tions; but it appears that the Chistse authorities decline to take the respon ability of protection until popular fooling has been somewhat allayed,
We haar on very good authority that the Pescadores were completely evacuated by Bo Frenoli some days ago. According to the Treaty, the evacuation should herò boss compated on the 9th July, so. that the French have not been long behind their time. It will be remembered that it was stated that the obstructions in
these Islands were evacuated. As yelwe
The next FRENCH MAIL per the M. M. the Mia River would be removed as voce na
Uk steamer Traoneddy, left Saigon for this port on Wednesday, the 22nd inst., at 9am, and may be expected hera on or about Saturday morning, the 25th inst.
havo had no intimation of this having been effected, but probably the work will seon. be bagun,
The next AMERICAN Mars, per the P. M.
8. 8. Co.'s atormer City of Peking, We regret to have to record another sudden laft Yokohama on Sunday, the 19th Inst., at daylight, and may be expected dath amongst the European member of here on or about Saturday, the 25th the Police Forca. Constable John E, Jan-^ inst.
kine, who has for some months been en
PENOBSCOT, American barque, Capt. P. L. for Saigon, Mr P. White; for Port Sat. The next ENGLISH MAR, per the P. & O.ployed as telegraph clerk at the Central
Chapman.-Arahl, Karbung & Co
SESHOOTER, British barque, Captain | John H wne,-Gilaun & Co.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
Mobile (b).....
Guthrie (8)... ...Titan (a)..... Londen, &., via Suez Canal...Flintalaine (6)...... Loudon, te, via Suez Caual... Kaisar-i-Hind (s).- London, via Sues Casal Glenorchy (1).. Loudon, via Suez Canal.......... Benglus (8)
1475 New York,.
Penobscot New Zealand Ports, via Fehow Whampoa (1) - San Francisco, via Yokohama.. City of New York (s).. ແມ San Francisco.......
Light..
Co.'s Shanghai.
Shanghai
Agamemner (8).
Shanghai
Shanghai
Bellerophon (2) Westinath()
Shanghai, vía Amʊỹ..
Stentor (8).
Captain.
Dirke. Brown... Dancaster...
G. E. Blead...
Gedye.
Wobler
Chipman
Williams.
Norcraa
Jacob..
Wilding.
¡Breeman..
Stonelease.. Edwards..
Weatoby B. Station.
Dudd.
Child
Agents.
P. & O. S. N. Ca... Russell & Co. Butterfield & Swire. Adamson. Ball & Ou
P. & O. S. N. Co...... Jardine, Matheson & Co... Gibb, Livingston & Co...
Russel & Co......
Butterfield & Swire. Pucife Mail 18. $. Co
Russell & Co..........
Date of Leaving.
July 24, at 3 pm. July 26, at 8 p.m. July 23 About July 28. July 30, at 4 p.1. Abent August 1. Abent August 1. Quick despatch July 30, ut ip.m. July 29, at 3 pm. Quick desparch
Jardine, Matheson & Co.....Abunt July 25.
Butterfeld & Swire.....
Butterfield & Swire...
Russell & Co........... Butterfold & Swire.. Douglas Lazaik & Co.....
Yuen Fat Hong.. Rassoli & Co..
Russell & Co......
28.
July 30,
Quick despatch. July 30.
July 25. ut nuOD, „July 27, at noon, Quick despatch. Quick despatch.
J
ULIS MUMM &
UHAMPAGNE,
...$20 per Cass of 1 doz. Quarts...... Pints....... ....$21 #1
2 11 Dubos Frires & de Gernon & Co.'s
BORDEAUX CLAREES AND
WHITE WINES. Batter's Celebrated 'Bailey Bree'
WHISKY, $7 par Case of 1 doz GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, July 18, 1884.
Swator, Amoy and Foochow ...Namor (81.
Phra hou Klão,(»}. Swalow and Bangkok. Victoria (British Columbia).....Nanaimo..... Yokohama, Hiogo and Nagasaki, Hampshire (1)
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Paid FOSTON PEE LAST REPORT Last Dividend
kjestraa Balances.fatard' 8 140,0 €)
61,570 2 half year 154 % prem., cash
IN THE
RY
Dx. E. J. EITEL.
M-T,
1187
Iratzkoy; for Murs illos; Mesin Buissonnet, C. Johnston, and J. Nicol, Bar. Aarbecher,
Fergusson,
MSBT Little. From
From Yokeh, Carter, and for Marsailles, Dr. Nauman. From Makuns: for Saigon, Mesars Lanony, Plivard and Face, Lieut. The Le Muel, Messrs Antony, Enok, Michel, Biros, Baumanen, Schorabe, Labat and Guine
Per Mella, for Haiphong, 1 Faropean. TO DEPART Per Titan, for Singapore, s., 1 Euro. pean, and 415 Chinese.
Poz holle of Oregon, for Iloilo, Euro-
peans.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Phra Thom Klan rei Left Bangkok on Thursday the ports: 16th July, had strong N:W, winds to Pulo Obi; thence to port light variable' winds and fine wenther,
CARGO.
The S. & Pei-ko, sailed on the 23rd July: -For Continent, 954 bales Silk, 108 bules Waste Silk, 24 cases Eilka; 832 plgo. Sun- dries and 3,653 pkgs. Tea For London, 101 ba es Silk, 10 biles Waste Silk, 1,486 pkgs. Tea and 140 pkgs: Sundries.
JULY 23, 1885.
POST OFFICI"; NOTICES. MAILS will close:
For STRAITS AND BOMBAY.-
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60,000 shares inmed.. guage, constructed on the basis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Chinese China and Mark S. S. Co., Ld. characten in practical use, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sounds Hong hampon Deck Co., La. 10,000 3 of the oldest dialect of Dhins, the Can- HK, and China Gus Co., Limited, tamase, it gives also the Mandarin pronun-
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LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1883,
· LOANS
6,000 € 60 all
100 all
50
600
1884 Au
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1884 1864
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Co.'s_stammer: Nepotil, left Singapore
instzut
for this port on Thursday, the Bird Station, died at about 7 pm, yesterday, at inst., at 8 a.m., and may be expected bie residence in Hollywood Road, of spok here on or about Tuesday, the 28th plexy. Jenkins had only been upon the sick list for one day, having been on duty on Tuesday last Docused was only 27 28 rears of age and had been in the Hongkong Police force for nearly three years. He leaves a widow and one child, his wife havi
D. D. a-steamer Iphigenia left Singa pore for this port on the 18th inat, and may be expected here on or about the 24th instant.
S. Glenfalas left Singapore for this
on the port oo 18th instant.
The 8.
The OS. S. Co.'s atomer Agamemnon left ing joined him from England shortly ser
Singapore for this port on the afternoon jhe entered the Fore
of the 2 th inst, and may be expected
here on or about the 20th inst
The Union Line steamer Hampshire left
We learn that the breakdown in the
Singapore for Hongkong on the 2 at machinery of the S.S. Hankow was caused just, and may be expected to arrive by the breaking of the pin of the crank. here on or about the 27th inst
shaft. The accident occurred just as the The Union Line stearier Westech left Halou reached Darton on Tuesday sen
Singapore for this port the 22ud
instant, and may be expected here on ing, and the vessel was just abla in bor or about the 28th inst
crippled condition to get alongside the The O. & S. Cer's steamers Bellerophon, wharf. A large piece of the broken shaft
from London, and Stentor, from Livor.
pool, left Singapore for this port on phu of the Benkers was brought down to the 22nd instant, and may be expected day by the Honam, and shows signs of very here on or about the 28th inst.
imperfect forging The Dock Co's tug. Pilos Fish, which left here last night for the purpose of towing the Hankey to Hongkong, arrived at Canton this moving, and will probably return with the fabu to-morrow morning.
Dock MovEMENTS:
The S, 3. Hankow will go to Kowloon
Duck to-morrow,"
The thru C. C. Kao will go te Kowloon
Dock.to-MOTTOM.
The Whampoo will leave Aberdeen. Dook
to-morrow.
Per Mile, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the H.M.S. Linnet, for Port Hamilton, left In order to avoid my misapprehension in
24th inst.
Shanghai on the altamoon of the 17th the matter, we may state that the toly
Per Triles, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, thỏ
24th inst:
Pes Oxfordshire, at 5 pm, on Friday,
the 24t anst
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
Per Namun, at 11.50 a.m., on Saturday,
the 20th inst.
For FOOCHOW.—
Per Guthrie, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,
the 25th inst For NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKO
HAMA...
the 1st August.
inst.
ground we had for identifying the four Chinese sought to be released from the
THE Cristoforo Colorate, which left Chem-Gouverner Generals Jacob with the four ulpo on the ith instant, arrived at Shang-Chiness deported from Batavia for usret hai on the 17th instant.
society offences was the paragraph kans lated by the Straits Times from ite Batarian...
ADMIRAL Ting, with a squadron of eight contemporary. Our statement was based Chinese gunboats and cruisers, left Chefoo on a natural inference, drawn from the fact that the four men for whom habeas pas on the 14th July for Ocea
write have been oblined were bound from
Per Kangur, at 5 p..., on Saturday, H.M.S. surveying vessel Rambler arrived Batavia to Amoy, under the chargo ci în- at Shanghai on the 17th insty from the spector, or Sergeant, Lorey, on a steamer MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKER-south, having been engaged surveying on bearing the Netherlands flag, these facts The United States Mail Packet City of her way up.
New York will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 28th jask, with Maila TanEs Chinese mes-of-war were at Mas
for Japan, San Franciscs, the United States, Canada, Honolulu
corresponding with the statements anada In the tranaistel paragraph.
Pern, sampo recently, having been sent over, its thirigenth volume of the China Fico do. which will be closed as follows is said, to take the Chinese garrison at was completed the other day by the bene 2.15. Registry conses.
of the May-June No. It appears that the earlier volumes are difficult to obtain, and
jold, $9.00 Old, $160 por share, buyer 2.30 .. Post-Office closes, but Corres. Beoul back to China
Now, $80
13,971,084
do..
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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET
Tas Agent of the P. & O. Co. informs us fetch a fancy price. Although a maquine that the Nepal, with the next English of a somewhat technical and sinological mail, left Singapors for Hongkong this nature, it contains a mies of normation on Chinese matten calculated to interest the general reader as well as the specialist,
The British Contrast Packet Kaisar-i-Hind morning at 8 o'clock,
will be despatched on THURSDAY,
the 30th July, with Mails for the United Tue Agent of the M. M. Co. interm on that Tho China Berice has existed continuously Kingdom, Europo, and countries be--
yond, it Brindisi, to the Straits Settle the Company's steamer Fraudy, with for a long time af soch seriala gu in tha mona, Batavia, Burmal, Ceylon, India, French and Australian mails, left Saigon Far East, and there is every prospect of ita Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Ghibear.
yesterday (Wednesday), at 9 am, for this continued success. With the exception of the venerable Chinne Repository, for many part,
The usual hours will be observed. Lifosing