THR DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1880.
A correspondent calls attention to the wast of sanatory measures in Japon, and to the care- lees habits of tuo Japante pecplain the collec tion and distribution of manate used in agricul- ture, to which be very correctly acribes te pollution of the air and water of this beautiful land. It has long head an open question whother the Japanese are a clean people. They have an innate lovo for personal slemliness, but their houses Ryn too often whited sepalabres" fair
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FOSSELS ON THE BEETH.
HINA TRADERS INSURANCE COM. STEAM 20 YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI,
THE P. & O. 8. N. Co/s Stemship "PANY, LIMITED ---
SUNDA
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG Position of the Company as the close of the last financial year the 30th April, 1880.
$800,000.00. CAPITAL SUBURIED $1,000,000.00. $125,000.00. CAPITAL PAID UP RSVE FUND
DIVIDEND paid to releborn 20 por BALANCE UNDIVIDED $70,276.43.
Ant
BUSINESS 25 m, the Amount of their DIVIDEND paid to ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF Contripations,
The Compy GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the world, Coat ibutory Dividends at PAYABLE TO ALL payable at any of its Agencies. CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS WHETHER THEY
B. GOLDSMITH, ALE STARNOLDEN OR NOT.
Acting Boorstary. Hongkong, 13th August, 1990. 11337
COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
ESTABLISHED 1824.
OF WHICH IS PAID ... 100,000 Sterling
ANNUAL INCOME £250,000 Sterling, TheUndersigned have hoon appointed Agents for theater Company at HONGKONG, CANTON, FOOCHOW, SHANGHAI, SE HANROW, and are prepared to grant Izsurances at Current Rates..
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkone, 15th October, 1968:
will leave for the above plases TO-MOEROW
A. MOIVER, the 21th instant, at Noor,
Suparintondout.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1980: SUEAM TO BOMBAY, VIA BERAITS. THE P. & 0, 3. N. Co.'s Steamship
"OHINA"
TOMORROW, the 4th instant.. will leave for the above places at Four
M.
FS17
A MOIVER
Saporintendent Hongkong, 12th August, 1850 FOR MANILA. THE Spanish Stonmer
DANN ZAMBOANGA”. Captain Arranguren, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 4th inatent, st FOUR PARTA
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Cin Hongkong, Plat Angust, 1980.
FOR PORT DARWIN (DIRECT)..- THE Stouwer
T
1857
(1358
**PENEDO.". John Cain, Commander, will be despatched
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. B. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 21st Angust, 1880
OCEAN STEAMSHLY COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL [IŢINE Company's Steamship:
"SARFE ON “
the houses ovenpied by the natives, and they are moun barracks and Espital are atl to be seen Mikawe, and Takomernenisha, numbering in all busily spared in building their lionses, in slowly orumbling away altogether the plane about 2,359 pinota Of forolga descriptione five dedance of weather-weather wet, windy, or warm won a deserted spot. It has been strong have you grown, Havana, Florida, Sumatra, - they or no sunburnt that they look like the pigs, but now is not worth defending. Formte Connecticut, and "Kentucky; aitigator about natives of India, The Coran tendesmen having extend as far as the nyo can reach on either side 2.217 plaate. Tho work was finished by this 1st bean in the babit of coming into the settlement of the river, containing many unknown trea of this month, and a hesry fall of rain occurring ig so great numbers that they actually interfored enres for the botanist and naturalist. The subsequently, the orop of tabasco promises to be with the hours building operations, our Cousul bramble, eftd. muptorries, craubetribe, black exceedingly abundant. The experiment having Geral notified that execpt those who really berries, and crowberries were observed, also proved 16 Auscassful.-it is intended to extend were of gaged in ansiasa, no Coreans should veritablo and currants, growing wild, beafda operations considerably, and to cultivate Virgi be allowed to enter the settlement; for a time many well-known Britisa dants, together with nian, Caban, and sonin other varieties of the they entirely ouasad to come amoligst us, but many that were strange, at least to the writer plant. The tobacco produced at the plsalation a few days ago this notice was withdrums and The soil round Niujork is clayay overlying last year is being manufactured, and in colour at pressat there are many Corma morolants in bade of love and frisbyts. The elver water in and sell is all that could ha desired. On a the settlement, who are commtenetur basiese impregnufad with lime. Tho grilse had begun comparisst of the antiro and foreign descriptiona with us, but no actual exchangs of merchandise to ran in Jaly, and the Gillaoka, a Siberian telba; it has bien gotload that the best kind of Japanes bas take place; coasequently thists is as yet to wem hard at work stebing them. The larga tahun is only equal to the infotos gaalities pro regalar market price fixed, the merchandise. full-grown saigon do not appear till Angus duced from imported seed-Japon Muil Each merchant who enters our settlerwant hos a: So kad salmon, caviare, and leather tanned with pass granted by the Corena authorities, whic, it! birch bark; aparting talt the wall-fors-amoll in said. (fering thieves and reblers would find of Russia leather, are among the stiple products thair way into the settlement, to the inconveni of the place. The Gillaaks murdfacture vory ence of the Japanese, if all persons were allowed outious waterproof dresses from the skin of the to enter tho settlement), hare aaned rigid or salmon, which look like shot silk when new amination to be made of all the parsons, and The. Gillaoks, in commun with most of the graut the pass only to the proper parsons, en- Siberian tribes and the Ainos, koop enged hairs tilling them to traile in the settlemout. The iu their villages, over the killing of which there settlers have held two or three meetings, but le an annual saturnalia. The celebrated convict no important resuit is yet arrival at Two station at Dui in. Sugbalien is a place of some enough to the eye but foul-au alese dramins. mplement orents have occuviod, one of which interest: The anchorage is formed by a gentle tion. The experience of Avery traveller" into was about the 20th Jane, when an important curve in the land with a fine bald cape at either the interior may be appealed to in oomphora functionary wax despato ed to us aight by the extremity; it is quile expand to the westward, tion of the acsartion that every pleasant coral Garurace Tokuga, with tho futelligonon that and must be a terrible plaou in a NW: gale. district is exposed to the effutia arising from: about 5000 rnfinna hud surcise to towa of The shore in fronted by lofty olis of ironstone neglected collections of garbige and excrata of Grusza shiu, where they stolo podvisinua, &o., and limestone, with seas of oval of an angle of the mob offensive description. So objectionabio with the inte tien of attacking the Japanese about 30 degrees. At present they are working is the odour some times that persons of no moreCAPITAL OF THE COMPANY, £1,000,000 Sterling suttioment, adding that the Corean authorition & siam about 100 foot up the eliff, and the seal than ordinary sensitiveness kave joon camp RESTRYN FUND TE WARDS 120,000 Storling abovo on FRIDAY, the 27th instant. would of course make ample preparation for their ie Rent down to the bandh in ghosts, and cednost attack overtholozs wa alonld alan take neces to powder in the process/ The eál seams are sary precautions, While the settlers were thus visible in the cliffs to the southward of Dal for considerably alarmed, they were much relieved miles. The convicts aran miserable set of beings by the timely arrival of the Aghan, the to look at, hard work and hardor fare mast kill tain of which, ionredistely after a consultants number of them in the one of the year, with the Cagoul. General, sailed zound the bar. They gave one the impression of men who had boar, firing guns, which would have frightoned hidden farowd to hope. The worst characters the King of the Sea, and then the marinos wore worked in ohains, closely guarded by oldies inded and maueuayrod oix hifla felds, and with fixed Layonets, and nons à orce, par- quietly rotaroeĄ rafinas disheartened by our power thas dis. their sentences out, they receive a grant of land played. We have heard nothing of the intanded to cultivata. Berastoon desperate characters escaped quite lately, bat they have very little attack bevond Lhe Governor's scored warning.
The other ovant (referred to intha opaniarebance of getting away, and will be sket dyra part of the letter) occurred a few days offer the without mercy by the soldiers who are sent after and already mentioned. It was in a dark night, them. There are Turks and Belgarians on the the horn-like moon having sang behind the Island, who doolars they do not know why they western bills, and the disman! ses xveze blaw, ward sent there, but all the convicts say that. shilling one's blood, when a solitary policemau The Rassisus say they only send criminal to on wetsh, sitting under a dim lickering light at Saghalian; usver any political offenders (P) En the front room of the station, perosived some Sagbalien they have a very valuable acquisition, things under bia knees, sunfling very hard. in fact, o gold mine if they work it properly, Thinking it was a dog seeking food, the police. Timber, coal, iron, san-week, whales, seals sables tran gavo a kick with his biot, but the object sal other fer-hearing animals, with a sail that did not moya, and bugan to roar loader and lender i will grow anything, a territory not to be dos in a terrible manner, which was quite unlike a pised. dog. Then the mau lock a stondy gaze, when us Faws wild boast, whowo eyos dazzled him. The surprised policeman stood insolataily, and draw ing bis word wax about to asmil tho mester, when the latter, without opposition, ran towards the thick bush in the rear of the lionse, shaking its tail. The man at Brat did not see what the beast was like, bat now be fiscorned its yellow coloured body with black spots on it, and the whole appearance, with the length of the tail. convinced him that it was a young tiger! We have been no mash in pistaros and honed from story.fallers of the capture of the wild tigers by the bald Katu Kiyomasa and Gato Matabei (gone On Sunday, the 6th of Jane, a mourning ser rale oder Taiko) at the ancient expedition to vion was hell at the Greek Catholic Chapel, for Coren, but it is terrible to think that we have the late Empress of Russia, sad from the men. those bets in the neighbourhood of our settle-of-war and some private tontos flags were Lying at lalfmast during ohurch time. The offers Fusax, 13th July. are ali in mourning for six weeks, and daring the There is no change in out oeragaercial sapaot, same time the band did not play in the garden which generally dal. On sales are confined to retail business, while our purchase of rice and beans is still interfacil with by the seizure of the orrgoos and the arrest of the owners, which continues to be done by the Corcan authorities at Saiyei and a few other places.
meal,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
IN STEAM -50% SINGAPORE PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, A DEN, BUEZ, MALTA, · BRINDISI, ANCONA VENICE, MEDI
TERRANEAN PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON; AND LONDON
ALSO BOMBAY, MADRAS CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAT, STEAK
NAVIGATION "RAVENNA." Captain Tre, will leave this
MAILS EXDECFBIL
THE INDIAN MATL
The next direct steamers, with the India mall, loft Caloutta on the morning of the 15th. and may be expected here on or about the 31st instant
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
6 The anthorised Tint of Maila'isand in COMPANY'S Steamship connecting with this paper fa the mas pablished
twice each day in our Exten, wt is always. erroetel to a much later hour that given below,
on MONDAY, the 3rd August, at 5 P.M...
For further Particulate, apply to
A MAIL WILL CLOSI
For Shanghai-Poday, the 294 4.30 PM.
For Swatow-To-day, the 29 - For Nagamki and Yokohama PAtamore, the 24th instant, at 118,
A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, 12th Angst, 1880, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS:
For Straits Settlements and Embry-Par Chins, morrow, the Eith inst.. at 330/P.m ... For Port Darwin-Per Penelo, on Thurad the 26th instant, at 5 r.M..
His Excelloney the Governor is pleased to order, under Suntion. XII, of the Pull Offica Onlines, 1576, that the Late Fes elirged, on
· Correspondanao postel after vertsin hours for Europe America, the Australian Colonies,
THE Steamship isso, via Yokehamehaigh, de, shall be 10 Coats, tastand of 15
for
00 TUESDAY, August 4th, 180, at :3 ...
LORD "It's king Cargo and Parsangers for Japan, the
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. United States, Mexico; Central and South Aze
The British Contract Packet" RAVENNA" rica, and Eiropė,
will be despatched on MONDAY, ttes 2hl Cazuestion is made at Yokohama with Stea-of August, with Jails to and through the mara from Shanghai.
United Kingdom nut Eures jutt. Brindisi; to Fright will be received on board until & P..the Straits Bettlements, Latavia, Eurus, Cayr of the 2nd August. PARCEL PACKAGES Will Ion, India. Aden, Egypt, Malte, nad fribraltar, be received at the Office until 5 P.M. some day. N.B-This Packet curries no 'mails for the
Australian Colonies.
All Parool Packages should be marked to address
in full: valsin of same is required.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN PASSAGE TICKETS.
board the ship. Were thejmitted to leave the Taland. Wher they serve nowed year after year. Much of the mortality į NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE Captain J. Rox, will be despatched on or abone Consulat Invoices to accompany. Overland, I will be Evapatolod on MONDAY, the 90th
2011: July.
Now as accumulated since my last, no op portuity ofacing to send It by instalments,
to change their quarters from a botel charmingly situato and replete with every convenience, for one where a little more attention is paid to the menue of checking the disgusting exunlutions. Is no part of the country is the wayfarer safe in drinking water Springs are not nome ons: the walls in towns and villages are income mon with the streams and rivers that intersect the rios Baids, contaminated with the most deadly of all raisons, the source of pollution being re- that made 1879 memorable in the annals of Japan had, in the opinion of any well informed men, its origin in the water oonaned. In many places disease which had issued a virulent form was chooked forthwith by the purification of the water! sapply; but although tao government and tossl. boards of health have. Connyal to show the poople what to do, the laftor display au apathy in.
THE Judersigned, Agents at Hongkong for a matter of so much social importance that the native pross would do well to onmbat with rigour the above Company, are prepared to grant and perseverance. Our corroapendent is a very Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £11,000 competent authority on the matter dealt with, on any Building, or on Merobandise in the game, and we commend his anggestions to the en-ut the usual rates, enbject to a discount of sideration of those who have incenos in the Twenty per coat (294). direction where reform is so mnohooded. Japan Gaselle.
COCHIN-CHINA.
HAIGON,
The steamer Nijni Novgorod arrived here on the 5th of June with convicts, of whor about
The Saigon Journal says it is in a position-to 100 wore in irons as encount of misconduct and mating. On the way cut, seven children died, state that the didaultios raised by the ill-timod bat theso more sick whan leaving Odassa, and doores of the Emperor To Dan bave been entirely here in the harbour two mon Bed of consumption. overcome, but there still remain some obscure Thirty free women were on board, following their points regarding Tonquin of thiob it is impos. husbands in exile. I understand that these cou-sible to foretell the issue. Franties with Asiaties, victs were all common criminals, and none of it says, serve always as a sorsea for their diplo
maoy, full of expedients. them political prisoners.
On the 11th of June, the atsamar Vindiucstock arrived here from Oitessa, via Nagasaki. Be he longs to the volcnteer fleet, and is intended for coasting purposes. She is quite s new boat, and was built in Rastrow. She is 225 fost long and 29 broad. Her average speed on the voyags out
INSURANCE COMPANY. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPROTAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. ESTATLISHED 1809.
CAPITAL £3,000,000.-
Honekoug. 7th July, 1974.
GILMAN & Ca., Agente
THE LONDON A58URANCE INCORPORATED BY UYAL CHARTER OF RIB MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST. AD. 1720,
designed having been appointed Agents for the abero Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:--
AMARINE DEPARTMENT. Policios at current rates, payable either here,
Chiun, and Australia.
the 28th instant."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Bougkong, 12th August, 1980: FOR LONDON. THE A1 British Ehip
THE
Agents
{1964
--BLACK ADDER," Allau, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatob..
"CARLOWITZ & Co. For Freight, apply to Hongkong, 29 July, 1880.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE A1 British Slip TH
[tm125+
"CİLURNUM," Captais Beadle, will foul here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight; apply to
VOGEL & CO.
[10-11 Hongkong, 31st June, 1880.
FOR NEW YORK. THE Al American Ship
RAPHAEL,"
Marionn, Cantral, and South American Cargo should be sent to the Company's Ofices, ad- dressed to be Collector of Custoina, San Fran
For further information is to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. $7, Queen's Road Centref
clasp.
CHAS. H HASWELL, JUN,
Agout Hongkong, 18th August, 1899,"
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
..MARITIMES PAQUEBOY'S POSTE FRANCAIS. - STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORE BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE ADEN, SUFZ. ISMALIA, PORT SAID. NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;" -A180,
BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND
PORT LOUIS..
ON
The Snig. The Nowielle, in writing on the in Loudon, or at the principal Ports of India german, Blaster, will load here for the above GO, will leave this Prat for the Noore places.
position of the Tonquin question in France, and noticing two articles on the subject, which bar appeared in. La France and the Met d'Ordre, says the latter mentions Spain in connection with the chattor, and is of opinion that power would willingly take the place of Franus if al- owed: Germang is also mentioned in the samo canection.
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was kants. In another month the striral ofHE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE 200 exppers and some artillery is expected here. fra Cronstadt.
:
Car merabants are omplaining of this, and our Coal is making every effort to discontinuo the bad penetige; howezer, then has been teler ably good basiness, done in grain. The price i It was with general satisfaction that the news was priced at 28 and 25 cash fins and common of Captain Feldrasen's promotion to be adical kind respectively, but as soon as the Chitone and Governor of Vladivostook was received here
COMPANY LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chlos and Manila.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for long or short periods at
ren? ratos.
A discount of 202,allowed.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contrast Packet "OXUS" Aagast, with Malls to sad through the United Kingcom and Europe, vin Naples; to Sulguai, Straits Settlements. Batavia, Burnah, Ceylon, India(via Madras), the Australasian Celonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
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3 P.. Registry of Letters
Pesting of
all printed matter and patternë è casus, 4P... fails olond, except for La Lottere, 410 Lettuce, muy ts post with Eats
Fee of 10 ouis-nutil
4.30 P.X., when tiur Fust Olding clics, entirely. 4.P.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late For of le venter ualit time of departure:
SATURDAY-
THE FRENCH WAIL
:
5 P.M., Money Order Office olosas. Post Offi
closer, except the night box, which is always open out of office bours.
MONDAY, the 30th day of Angust, 1820. at Noon, the Company's Sta MONDAY "OXUS." Commandant RAPATEL, with? A., Post Office opona.
Posting of MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR 10.A. X, Registry of Lettora coanos.
all printed matter and patterna de$25.
Port, and will have quick despatch.
Cargo and Specte will be registered for Lon-II A., Mail closes, xcept fur Lato Lotter don my wall me for Marseilles, and accepted in 11.10 A, Lotors may be posted with Late Pop For Freight, upply to
of 10 cents mitj VOGËL & CL
transit through Marseilles for the principal 11.30 A., when the Post Ofen closes entirely. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1830.
(1038 places of Europe.
11.04., Late Lettere may be posted on bri the poket with Late For of 19 Cents until time of departars.
FOR LONDON..
Polloles issue for sums not exceeding 25,010, THE AI British Ship.
T
19
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
at redwood ratea.
·HOLLIDAY, WISG & Co. Hongkoor, 26th Jair, 1870 THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY
-(LIMITED). CAPICAL TALS 39,000), EQUAL TO 5633,333.35. $84,152.21. RESEEVE FUND
A...
DIRECTORS.
LE SING, of the Lai Hing Fina
"CLYDESDALE,”
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon, and Cargo will be received on board until M.. Speale and Parcela watil 3 P.M. on the 29th Angust, 1880 (Parcels are not to be sant on board; they must be left at the Agency's Hatfield, Master, will had here for the above Office) Contents and valve of Packages are
required. Fort, and will have quick despatel.
For Freight, apply to
For further particulare, apply at the Com. YOUEL & Co.
pany's Offoo. Hongkong 20th May 1890
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Acout. FOR NEW YORK.
Fongkong, 17th August, 1880. THE AI Auric in Ship
ROSIE WELT“
F838
Mars brougat the report that Elco was in deia the latter part of June. It is a new arrange, and Japan; and at Singapore, Salgon, Pena WONG YIK PUN, of the Chm Cheong Wing Welt, Master, will load here for the above. Port NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
Hong..
Loo YEE, of the Yes On Firm. FONG SOLE FUNG, of the Tang Bang Wo Hong,
TER KAI TUNs, of the Yen Choong Hong
and will bare quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
JAS. B: COUGATRIE, Lo Ispa, Moosofie Kwong Man ChaepE THEN PLAA
Men Benzetary, m Hongkong, lat. November. 1871:
ANGTZE INSURANCE
MANAGER-HO AMEL
RUSSELL
A FOR SAN FRANCISCO.ST Al British Ship +46 PRINCE AMADEO,"
mand in Osaka and westward, and the Corean ment that Admiral Feldhausen is only Governor polished rice was priced at you and 80 or 90 of the gets between thie and Nioolajefek, und
Risky accepted, and Policies of Insurano seo, the rive brokers nonmenced the purchase, not of the whole district The Governor for the and in two days wuly t'ere was a rise of $15 or 2, district, with his sent. st. Fabarofka, is to Stancad at the ratas of Pramium current at the Wore PAY CHSON, ofthe San Tre Das Hong. Hongkong, 13th August. 1820.
above-mentioned places.. east; consequently the price of the Ceresu casaeral Thekelt, who was sent out hora last- bas gone up too. Raw silk is brought to the year from St. Petersimrg to ke on this omission market in small quantities,
for the Port Olga business. He went home again Whether ons werchants had any exportation last fall, sad las yet not taken charge of his now in the home (Tapan) market or not, they used to position. The new Admiral hoisted kia fing on buy it eagerly at between 1,300 and 1,970 cash board of the Sobol, Captain Royle, on the 30th of per kia, which caused the price to rise te 1,400 June. He has not yet taken op his guartere at Government House, it being under repairs, but Dask.
be held a reception in the staff buildings of Sun- day, the 18th inst, when all the offers of the different branskes of military and civil service were prosorted to him by their several chiefs.
However, it prosont, it belug found unprofit able, owing to the high rate of premium at the Conan cash, they are ceased the purchase for a timu It is a great disadvantage to our com- merce, that the thoughtless meroliants frequently. proites sudden changes of the market prices. Its there no remedy for this evil? Besides the there have been no alanges, but the high price of files and gold and silver coups at home will Arisably fees the commerus of this port to a
oorn extent.
ASSOCIATION
CAPITAL (Fully Paid... PERMANENT RESERVE SPECIAL RESERVE FUND...
ACCUMULATION, Bth TOTAL CAPITAL and
April, 1880
DIRECTORS.
Tls. 426,00 Tls. 20,000 Th. 263.2
Tis. $13,269
F. B.. FORPES, Esq., Chairman,
WW.METELINK E. F. D. EITCH, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE~SHANGILAI. Messrs. RUSSELL & Co., Secretarios,
LONDON BRANCH, Besara, BARING BROTHERS &
The following are the fasts in convection with the rolbory affair at Sidima. Shortly after the alarm of the raid bad reached the fares at Sidima, Captain Hook with two friends, s soldiers and workmen and one Corean, started in parsait. It was not until the third morning that H. W. BoxD, Esq. they overtook tau robbers, who were playing cards J. H. PIROKVOS8, Esq. The heat bare is were intense than the pre-in a £ansa. Tninchily, aset was fired at a rather vious years, and the thermometer ranges he. long distance, whiob gavo alarm to the Mamas, who tween 35 and 80 degrees. Rain fell occasionally started out for the wood, but when they saw the before and since the wet seion, and, the planting small force agzinet them, they rallied and some of rise plante was finished in das time in the firing commenced, from which, however, the robbers, after two of their numbers were killed. districte arena the settlemout.
ratired. The Passion party then fired the fanss and destroyed all the provisions they were not able to curry with thea. After this they marobed homewards again, bat meeting a party of riding Cossacks, they again returned to the scene of the
The rice of the oorly season wase) is in good condition. If we may judge by the present prospent, we shall bave a good harvest this year, provided there will be no seriona interference of nature until the time of erop gathering, and we shall have a larger amount of rios for export scrimmage, fere they found that the Hongbus had returned, and dug'a gravo, and were just on thau erer:
Acorrespondent of the Japan Gazelle writes the point of barging their dead. Unfortunately,
MARING RISKS on Goods. Se, izkau at CURRENT RATES to Australia, California, Manila, Singapore, Stiges, Penang, and to all the Treaty Perts of China and Japan. Teen Office, 8 and 9, Praya West.
Flangkon 14th Untater 1878. 11429 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG THE Undersigned, Acers for the above Tommy god, Ae OFANE I
SUBANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first- clasa risks at current rites.
MELOHERS & Co. Hongkong. 27th March, 1876.
COMPANY.
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Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGzes, nor the OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE" for any DEBT contracted by the Offiera or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-A A£ra. Portuguesa ship tran
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It is stated that a police permit was found on one
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TTXHX Indarsiezed are prepared to GRAN"
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DOKALAS LAPRAIK & Õe. Insurances effected with this Company.
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SINGLE E 97, TUNG MAN LANE, $15 per day, for Larro and $10 for Small.
Fourth House on the right band sido: NOW ON SALE.
a Undersigned having been appointed Agents to the above Company, at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40,000, or Buildings or An on Goods stored thersin.
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INSURANCE COMPANY.
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hase & Co. HERMINE, Swedish berk, F. Longrin-Ed.
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defoot
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PEDO, British steamer, J. Caine. I.
& CA
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possible to pack round tins shearely in the snail: bags. It is believed that the ten will traval more safety in flat tins, which are into his
as round ones to be balged in
4 by 3 by 1 inches is saggated us a gnad sixe. The tins should not lave sharp corners
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING
BitIP.
When it is desired to forward letters to tho
Tales etes by a sailing ship which is not
in appearance. The port of Fasan je ust to be of the bodies, til other body was recognized as compared to it. The Jamieso settlement is that of a man soon here in the town only last sum alat 100,000 tsubo (about 83 acres) in area mor, his face being conspicaons by the absence of which is partially compled, sud a donerlata is that neful and ornamental feature called a more nearly finished building. The principu mer. This last robber was, to the opinion of the Rus chants viz. Mitsu Bisbi (Tokio), Ikeda (Kobu), sinus, the leader of the gang. He had in the First National Bank, Sunitemo (Genka) is morning's engagement received a wond in the ali Shokwai sushima), bare commenced build- right breast, but was still alive and able to do
For comprehensiveness and practical service ing to the port. At present they live in tem. mischief though bit for the second time in this pomey bouses not very wall fortified, and tigers left side. Affor this he sent his pp.c.'s to his
worde which the Chinese bave to late youre been hata visited them three or four times at midnight intimate friends, and peacefully left this sale of
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE this Work stands unrivalled. All the new compelled to coin to express the mucrone ob. and seated them nearly to death. The principal tours. The only canality on the Enesipo site. productions of the neighbourhood are gold, sliver was the wound of Captain Hook in the arm. The leather, bones of horses and bulle, grain, fish, dou bullet struck the butt-end of his rifle when he POLICIES AGAINSAM this dute, until further notice, a dis-jects in maschinery, photography, telegraphy count of wooty per cent (20%) span the end in soiezon generally, which the rapid uivance serand, and gold is especially abendunt in this was loading and glanced off, entering the arm, & extent of 35,000 Dollars on Buildings or ch littlo above the wrist The wound le now quite
ture given in attenso. Each and every wai is part of Cores:
apon Insurances effosted with this Company. honiel up. Some works later, I hear that Gouda stored therein, at Current Local Eat event local rate of Promin will be allowed of foreign relations has imposed upon these, are PRINCE AMADEO, British ship, Limskill-tified as carrying a mail it is only becary to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., NORTON & Co., the soldiers word able to take the whole subject to a Disecunt of 20 on the promin.. haud by surprise, while in the supposed
Hongkong, 27th June, 1874
117 the Court and Panti promuzoiations are given Riga, Brit. steamer, Raisno.-Yn Fat Hong, Hongkong, January, 1976,
the accents being carefully marlod on the best SIAMESE CROWN, Siamose ship, J. Henning
Chipess THE DUSSELDORF UNIVERSAL principle hithertu attained. Tho typography KMCOMPANT OF HAMBURGLIITED.
Chinese and English type correspond in the size The Undersigned, having been appointed ut body, thereby olooting, a rast economy of THE Undersigned, having been appointed
Agente for the above: Company, prep AGENTS for the above Company, are a nade, achieving a clearness pot previously
and vacant spaces which are heretofors char BRANT POLILTESWARINE RISKS attained, and dispensing with bhoes vast margita to ell parts of the Woda.
terized Chinesa publications SIEMSSEN & Co.
Agents Hongking. 14th August, 1878 YERMAN LLOYD MARINE INEUR.
ANCE COMPANY LIMITED, AN
SIBERIA
VLADIVESTOCK.
11th August
Agouta,
13
Agents,
tally illustrated and explained forming exeries RAFAEL, American ship. J. W. Sherman
Vogel & Co. for stridents of a most instructive nature. Both
safe retreat in a wood, to which place they (the soldiers) were condnoted by a Chinese pes robbers was drowned in trying to esipa across Ancor, the truck is through the Straite of a var. It was learned at that time, toa thab Askold, past the island which gives its name to three robbers hd-later dind of wounds received the Straits, and upon which is a valuable gold in the battle of Silime." A paper was found, tice worked by maskinery. There you diverge signed, I think, by justsen individuale, wherela pared to aspept Risks wint Fire at Current mere to the north, and skirt the coast of Rue these nicetoon gentlemen pledged themoires to Ratos, subject to a Bozine of 20 par cente eiss Tartary, which is bold asd presents a pleasing honesty among thievod Tariety of mountain, hill, plajo, and valley, for
From Vladivostock worth, en roule for the ant. There was no fighting, but one of the TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANI,displays the success of an attempt to make the SOUTH AMERICAN, American ship, Knowle
To reverse order, instead of commencing with
for the must part-richly wooded, while hors and the weather, I will finish up by telling you that
SIEMSSENC
Agents.
angkor, 16th November, 1972.
chure along the beach are dotted the villages of we have till now had a rather cool summer, STANDARD FIRE OFFICE, LONDON. the son wood oollectars. From Caps Disappoint but foggy. Howorer, we will prepare for some nient to Barraconta Harbour is a long stretch of hot days.in.August. C. Daily News Cario- unknown coact, presenting very similar features spendent.
lp the coast further south, and devoid of pro-
cant landmarks. Cartrim Bay is where vermelh
call to procura a pilos for the Amoor. It je.
rather pretty in marier, when averything is
JAPAN
TOKOHAMA.
The Hags of the moosef war in port were at
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post the letters in the ordinary way, marked half ounce as ushal. This Office thon gilder the sms of the rain, and paid & eonts
ad despatching the correspondence. I ja zo- takes the duty of obtaining naties of departure crestel that the letters be pootad il possible a bam one day before the date fixol for niling. Russell & Co. Son and Many boxer of felters, are received at the Port
fastened with sealing was, but here is no in TEE LI German back, J. C. Petersen Siems Office not sealed, that is to say the box iss
The attention of boxholders enlled the sen & Co. Chines TELEGRAPH, Siamese bark, A. H. de Campesession of a sen We, German skip, A. Leopold Arnhold, rosessity of carefully sealing such boxes
sexe mcogaiahlo seal, and of sending a fle To histrate the cast scope it the work, the
Karberg & Co.
The omission. off following facts are autonitted for consideration WOODVILLE British bark, Rodd-Arahald, sok or recipt with them.
the latter procantion leaves a doubt as to whe- j Chalware Vocabulary conline about 16,000 Karborg & Co Chinese obrinters, and Modhurst's English YANGIze, British steamer, Schulte-Stems ther the contents of the box ever reached the Post Offoe, the omission of the former, as ra and Chinese Dictionary about 200,000, widlat
BVL & Co. this work contains more than 50000 English Yure-ORING, Chinese stemer, Wallace C. M. luther part of thou might not Lave boon ab
stracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps, words, sed upwards of 300,000 Chinese claro. N. 00. The Vidarsigned, having been appofited tors Aunity despite all the grammars and AGENTS for the ahora Company, are prepared to other elementary works is yet published, the GEANT POLICIES op MARINE RISKS to student of this diffealt koguage absolutely r...
aires exemples to display the varicas appli all parts of the World
STEMSSEN & Co. cuftone and equivalents of aitormt words who
have one general meaning. Of those oramples 1275 this work contains more, than five times as Fangkora. 6th Fahrny, 1879, BARAVIA SDA AND FIER INSULANCE any other Dictionary hitherto pub
COMPANY"
The Undersigned having been appointed OF FEELIN AGENTS to the above Company at this Port, me prepared to GANT POLICIES gains FIRE to the extent of 840,000 on Buildings or on Goods stored therein,
Discount 20
VOGEL & Co.
Hengkour. 1st March, 1878.
SUN FIRE OFFICE.
green. Thors le good light on Kloster Cam Foint and the ospe north of it, called Cartrios Polat, is a phuoc cliff about 700 feet in height, half-mast on the morning of the 801h ult. In the home of numerone sugles and other birds. sonscquence of the death of Mr. W. G. Guldie, There are a few log-boutes, almost in rains, one of the raginases of Her Majesty's despatch. in which a few Russian soldiers exist; and a yonel Vigilant. The deceased gentleman was military road runs across the intrus, out found lying insonsible on the deck of the reasoE Undogaigued are prepared to Gran municating with the principed hash of to on Thursday forevo, sad, was at once contoyad Policies aquinet Fire to the extent of Anoor, some forty miles dilunt, fwenty mins to the British Naval Hospital, where he died the 850,000 on First-class Raks
A Discount of Trauty per osat: (207.) upur. worth of Cartris Pont the intricate Basiese night. The funeral took place at 'nibo
the Current Local Rates of Fronie will be at gation begins. The channel is fairly buoyed o'clock, roman and anarked for about 65 miles, but great care
THE
HE Undorsed, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, we pre pared to grant Instance as follows
Hahed.
For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is complete, that a referance to its pages useless pereen who understands English to communiouta fectively with nasyon who understand nothing but Chinese. In this respect MARINE RISKS." Policies at Current Rates, payable either Eore the work will be found indispensable to att in London, or at the principal ports of India, Europeans residing in Chita, and so the natless themselves it explains onbiots fully with which 23 Australia, surl the East
A BROKERAGE of TЯTY-THREE and ONE. Yory for indeed of them are perfectly acquainted. THIRD FELL CENT. Will be allowed on all LOGATT parties resident in England and interest
In Chins it cannot but be invalanhle ecoaslon-1 RISKS...
FIRE RISKS.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun says that from inwest upon Insurance a Tooted with this Office
LINSTEAD & Co.
Agente Bun Fire Ofen. is requisite as the bupys are vary aumll and formation recette respecting the priest com dioult to pick up if there ny so. From dition of mining industries is this country, it is
Honakoog, Int June, 1978, z je Caps Borsakot, the shanel is adcaitebly inayodeled to fain that the mines at Aal, Innai,
NOTICE by conspicuous triangular beacons, without whith Arakawa, Ouya, and Hamitomo, and also I would be a mast ardpone task to get a veveal the iron mit Kamaisid, are in a very flourish. up to Niconjoek; as it is, the almusals are coming condition, Asigurds thor mince the
AGUINES to the NEW ZOEK BOARD) labtly changing, owing to the debris ourried a cuts are unsatisfactory, the total dally yield1BE Underigued have beat appointed down by the strong entrent of the door. The of silver averaging only 7,500 me.
Auative paper gives the following account of of UNDERWRITERS PO
ABNHOLD. KARBERG & Co. river is Rait (P) to be tarred for anything over six feet draft of water, about 2 miles above the tobacco industry In the tobacco planta
Hongkong, 4th September, 1879. Nooluursk, The Russians have decided to re-tona belonging to the Agrigultural Departmont
ECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN A move the settlement about one thousand varets at Takaori-che, in the district of Anagari, lu
- SHIPPING! 195 further up a river, prisbly owing to the lue the profours of Kamamete, the operation of
Agents, v element climate caused by its proximity to the renting the young plants from the soad-boda
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & O Soa of Okhotsk with its esos of ice.. Nico. and pluuing them out ia thotelde, was commented
[31458 lajevak was anon an important military station, on se 12th of last math Of the uativo kinds,
Hongkong, 4th September, 1979, Mandoped in favour of Vladivostok Tenor tiro bare, toon cultivated, ris Takachiho,
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Polisios granted or Firstplass Buildings to It comprises upwards of two thousand large an extent of $20,000,
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