ME. POPE HENNESSY'S ADMINISTEA,
TTON AT SIERRA LEONE.
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thay were told by the Earl of Carnarvon maro declining awing to smagging, and the expandi ture somewhat exceeded the revenue, while the debt was about £75,000. The extend of the Co- tony me about 18 miles by 13 miles, the total are boleg about SCO square miles. And what LONDON, 218 SUEZ CANAL....Llysses (str.).....
Re the expenditore which it was thought accessary to make for the government of this amall Colony? In the first place, there was Governor with a salary of £1,000 per aanant and additional allowance of 2500 per annum, and be had an aide-de-camp and a clerk. There we begides a Colonial Secretary with a salary 6800 and quarters, bring three alerte baying alaries from £100 to £150 per annum. The as a Treasurer with a calary of £700 per sagom, and a fret clerk with a entry of £375, and three
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Lord R. Montagu moved an Amendment to reduce the vote of £10,500 for grants in aid of the expenditure of certain colonies by £41.000, contending that the trao policy with referenci to Sierra Leous and the Gambia was to remove the heavy absoklen of insation, and give them the beasts of free rada. Direct taxation was the beat weans of raising a revenue, instead of which they found from the Blue-book thay thn -Customs duties were the staple of revenue and the result was that while the revenue obticed frow Customs duties Lad gradually increased, ilo duties bad strangled the trade. The taxation of the colonics had been increased the
•lust two paura, and there bad been a serious diminetion in the export of pains oil, which fell from 22 cwt, in 1871 to 13. out. in 1879; and,ather clerke whole aslarice ranged frám £120 to. thonch it rose to 18 out, in 1873 fall to 11 art. 2300 per Aunny. La addition to the items of in 1874 Impolitie taxation had diverted the expenditure whob he had mentioned there were impet trade and encouraged amuggling The her matters connected with the judicial and colosics were being ruined by taxation and the soul affairs, of Sierra Leone which showed SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c. icaretion of their trave; and at the same time that the real cause of the deficit which existed SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &c. their accouzi wote ao nuintelligible that Lord was to be found in the maintenance of im- MANILA Carraron could make nothing of them bntitat mense cattblishments which were not really TOKOHAMA.... tho'ivcome was tranficient to meet the expenses. repaired. He felt, sare that hon. membera No private firm would enbait to a contiouspa who had experience of the mode in his of the state of things phish.Lord Carnarvon county business was conducted would hold described. One targe items in the vote was for strong opinion as to the reception which the provision of a steamer, the use of which proposal of the kind under diaquazion And been told him by a late Governor be would meet in this country; the proposal in granted a goizes a day for travelling expenses, question ameunting to a tasation of 15a, per and found bo could live on board the ateamer for annum par head of the population du the cati 79. 6d. and so he left Govirament House, dimimates for the Civil Berrios. niais paraonul risk of fever, and pooketed 124. 6d. a day. Instead of being warned by diminishing trade and revenue, and by the esnequences of increasing the taxit, adopt wiser pelioy, the Government asme thie fose to get the deficit made up by the Bittist taxpayer. In order to protest against anou disregard of political economy so the case of a solony biased by Nature, but wurged Ly ignoment administration, he moved the reduc- tion of the roto by $41,000,- ·
'ime was when
Bierra Leone was one of the most prosperous of our Colonies; and the Earl Caruvoo had, in thieae in other matters ooming within bis. departient, anctioned reforme which were suggested by the Colonial Government; bat it now became the daty of Parliament to look: carefully into all the points involved, in order to place toattore on a proper baals, by informing the officials appointed by and connected with the Catouist Office that if they were not prepared would effect the necessary redactione, must be to reduce their expenditure, other officials, appointed in their stondeur, boar.1 whole, he thought it would be best to withdraw the amendment which bad been proposed; and iE hia was done, he would ask the Dom- mittar reduce the vote by £5,000,000 10
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Mr Knatchbull-Hugessc, as he had been connected with the Colonial Department under the leto Government, wished to say for wor a So far as from Bading fault with the noble lord for bringing forward that subject, he thought be ha exemiced a sound judgment in doing so Wins resppletresensystirantes more proposed his 20% már saju te wound ba nangesstory, it was not well for the Horse to be ton easy, for him to make any detailed statement as lo to abstain from criticism, Laat year, when tho the Binancial position of tao-Colonies referred Colonial Estimates were moved it must have to, fall information on that subject having been been within the knowledge of the Colonial Office furnished in the papás nos for some diya in that some exness votes would be required, and the hands of bes. members. Very little had it was ut desirable to allow those items to ad-bean said in the course of the discussion against armalate until they anionated to such a smits finansial administration of St. Helcon, the was now naked for. At the same tice de besprincip Lcharge made being that proferred by lieved that earnest attempts had been ade by the right hon. gentleman apposite moly the Home Gorerament to obtain a more correct that the Colony, whtola was maintained alte rendering of nonnia sed a reduction of expen-gelser for Imperial purposes, epent its money diture, But, with regard to their colonies on in paying its debt-an crample which ba thought the West Coast of Africa, there could be no might with advantage be more generally followed. doubt that they must be prepared either to make (Fear, boar.) The atmost economy bad been for Imperial contributions or to surrender thuso some years obeerved thera, the Governor aniting colorlas. A certain eum was asked for St. Helena, with his dutiesas Governor those of Chief Justics, whose revenues, owing to the opening of the Commander-in-Chief Two Admiral, Colonial Suez Canal, and the erasequent diverson of Scoretary, Judge of the Sommare Court, and traide, bad tuilen off, and in thoso airedmstances Palion Jangistrate-Haar, hour, and a laugh.) -for which the people of St. Helena were in no Hodid not see how a consolidation of offices could -way-to-bice it would be consistent with be carried farther The noble lord the member, FRENCH PERCALES and ORETONNE the dignity and sharecter of England to refuse for Westmeal vendenined the financial admi- saph scontribution or to abandon a colony which nistration of Sierra Legue, particularly that of had belonged to us for upwards of 200 years. A Honnessy, Well, that administration had- (Hear, boar,)With respect to the Gambia, the existed during the period when the right hon. question of its cession bed bean dangled before gentleman the meter for Sandwich occupied GALATEA STRIPES and LINEN MATS Parliament and then withdrawn, and they had the position of Under-Socretary, and be (Mr. no full diassion as to whether it ought to be Lowther) had bid sufficiently often to trespass ceded or not. When he was at the Colonial on the indulgence of the House in defeeding! Offce there was a negotiation for the session of the acts of it. Honnessy while he himself hold the Gambia to France, but it was broken off for the position of Under-Searetary, and was not the mement by the state of the Continent. He disposed to defend bis poling before he was biraselt came to the conclusion that it would responsible for be position he had the homoar dave been very finwise sad also contrary to the to fill. The noble lord said that the 'mieobiet feelings of the people of the Gambis to have whieh bad occurred was due to the adoption of carried out its cessivo. The River Garabin wae: a systora of indirect taxation, and quoted very wide und large; and we might want a authorities in favour of direct taxation, and coaling station in that quarter, when the Gun from the observations of the noble lord the bia would be artremely servicable to England. Committes might be led to believe that the The possibir future development of trade was main source of revetne up to the time of Mr. another reason why we should not give up that Hennessy's Governorship, was direct taxation, colony,(Hear, bear). At the same time, he So far, however, from that being the case, CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING PALMER & Co., and invite comparison with any Commandant Foache, will be despatched for hoped that the present large. demand on the it. would be found that a very small portion Imperial Exchequer might not be repeated, of this ravennó was derived fryd Care KOS at all events, that tho com required would, be | The revenue of those Settlements und beeu asked for when the Colonial Estimates were mainly dorived from indirect taxation. It brought forward in the regalir form. The should be remembered that there was no weel. greater portion of trust vote was Jox Sierra.olnasthanalandad aristocracy-ne great Lenne, as to which tho noble lord's oriticism private trading community; and it was, tuere- WAR to a great extent just. Mr. Pope Hennessy fore, nesessary that a ayatein of indirect taxation took to every colony to which he woot aaheuld be maintained. Tues, as to the large very aiagere and proper desire to render himself offil ataf sich had been referred to, it wae and the Queen's authority popular with the found that sicheas and death so diminished the motives: bat he thought that that gentleman uugiters and efficiency of the Heisle that it carried that desire too fer in 1872, and especially was necessary to keep an Ingeata. In non-. in regard to his fioanzial proponata. It might closion he might state that he would not bava be said that those proposals might have been dubaitted this vote to the consideration of the disallowed, but when Mr. Hennessy had put Committee uslean be bad believed that Parlin forth his acheme, which abolished the house-ment was bound in honour to discharge the tax, the lead-tox, sad various other taxes rest obligations in question. (Bear, heir.) ing the whole of his revenue on certain duties, Land R. Montagu, a replying, expressed a it was almost impossible for the Secretary.cf belief that a returu to the uld system of free trade Slate, without possible mischief, to have over would be attended by the happiest results, and ridden the decision to which Mr. Hennessy bad would enable the Colony to supply its own come. Unfortunately, Mr. Hennessy's plan did wants. He trusted that bis amendmout for the not acceed, sad in the papers before them redaction of the vote would meet with accept- they found Lord Carnarvon noking, almost ia a pitiful manner, whether some of the totes which
alice,
The aracndunt fer rednaing the role by and been repealed might not bereimposed. Thoy £41,000 having bag withdrawn,
had to consider whether Sierra Leone, ona Lord R. Montoga moved that the vote ɔs re- of those colonies which it was so desirable to duced by the sum of £6,000,
meidtam that they would give a contribution} The Chairman then put the question that towards ita cxpenditure, and that question was the sum of £10,500 be granted, and the Com ons which might fairly be diseased on a fumitter divided
Aguinet
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ture occasion. But the debt which had been For the amendaient already incurred they could not honourably refuse to pay, and therefore be could not support the aution to reduce the vote. At the -asma-time it was incumbent on the Govern- ment to exeraise the greatsat vigilonos in eoru tiaising the future expenditure of the colony Sir. Holland knew from his experience at the Colonial Office that if taie country wa dotormined to keep thao settlemente we mast
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Mr. Goldsined observed that the greater part of this expenditure was incurred solely because we liked to indulge in suob a Governor ne Mr. Pape Hennessy That gent quase might posse empent qualifications for hie theo, bat be kadark thie tavarty to gobling every -place-be attempted-to-garern into hot water, while every time be opened his month be said, something behind better have left unsaid; AON BOMBAY Bank, sight far as the history of this Colony could be ON CALCUTTA Bank, sight. traceil, it was progressing and improving up to ON BHANGHAI- tho unfortunate date of the arrival of Mr. Pope Hennessy, but that gentleman, in his desire to put things in to perfect order, hud satirety upset
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tinde He found fault with the late Under Hongkong and Shunghat Bank Sharp-12 Secretary for the Colonies for not having pat
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government Barbadosa tad-got into diffulties, Chinmè Izentance Company $215 per abare. and be trembled to think of the probablu fata Hongkong Fire lusurance Company's Share of Hongtong, now unfortunately intrusted to $5373 per share,
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his care. However, every mess that he bad ChaFire Insurance Company's Shares-$147 mnde bad resulted in bis preferment, The
Colony of Tagos when it financial difficulty and tongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's borrowed the gain et £10,000, which it had bonourably repaid, but if Mr. Pope-kennassy's Hongkong, Canton, and Maono Steamboat Co.'s falee financial policy were to be adopted in
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TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON; ·
AUSTRALIA
BOMDAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND THE PENINSULIE AND ORIENTAL STEAM THE COST ANY'S Stearaship "LOMBARDY" Captain HALL will leave this on SATURDAY, the 5th May, at Noon..
For further Particulars, apply to
ADAM LIND, Bupenztentent. Hongkong, 24th April, 1877.
NOTICE.
UDMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GAILE, ADEN, SUEZ, 1SMÁLIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
·ALJA, | BOMBAY, MAHE, ST, DENIS, AND PORT
LOUIS,
AN-SATURDAY, the 12th May, 1877, ON SATOR, AT COLpany's Steamship "SINDA," Gommandant LORMIER, With MAILS, PASSENGERS, PEOLE, and | CARGO, will leave this Port for the above
places
Jargo and Spooie will be registered for Lon. don as well as for Marasilles, and accepted in places of Europe transit through Marseille for the principal.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on hoard util.4 F., Specie and Purcela entil S P..on the 11th May, 1877. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Offce) Contents and value of Packages Bre Tequired. K
For further partionlays, apply at the Com pany's Office.
H. DE POUEY,
Hongkong, 30th April 1877.
Agent,
O. S. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEANSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TỔ NEW TORK, VIA BR LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKORAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO..
bat only to Ban-Francisco (8 cents). dense the sent
The following are the charges on owrespon-
LETTIES,
For Hall Oance. Hongkong E.B.
Stamps. Stamps. Ceple. Conte.
Canada, British Columbia, New Brunarick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Funcrater's) 12 Island, Bahamas, Nassau, New Providenco III LUKASALAN Aspinall, Bermuda, Cabe, Fiji, 12
Gremland, Jamaica, Panama Hawaii, New Foundland. Gastoniais, farquesus Is., Mex~) 12-
Salvador, Tahiti..........
Belts, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa
Rita, Carepro, Greytown, Gra ana, Honduras. Martinique, New Granada, Nicaragua, Som ta Martha. Turk's Inland, Yonezuela, West Indies. Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador Por
12
2
3
Argentine Confederation, Bu-
anos Ayres, Paraguay, Fra 12 12
BOOKS & PAPERS,
guay
Circulars, &o, for Canada, per
1 02.
Newspapers for all other planos
2.
(not over & oz.) edo Paper.... [ Dooks, &c., for all other places, 8
per 4.02.
Any articles found avalosed in Newspapers' or Book Packets (se silk soarvos, jewellary, &c.) will be detained and sold.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAOKE. The English Contract Packet. LOMBARDY will be despatched with the Maile for Barpe,
on SATURDAY, the Stb-sy The following will be the sours of olosing thic Mails, &o.
FRIDAY, 4h May,
5 F.A., Money Order Office closes.
6 r., Post Office closes except the NIGЯT Box, which remains open all night,
SATURDAY, 5th May,
10,15
7 A., Post Office opsun "for sale at Stampa, Registry of Latters, and Post- ing of all correspordence.
10 Post Ofoe cluice except for Late
Lottare. Registry of Letters ceasei,
Leffer way be posted on payment of a LATE FEE of 18 benia orta - Postage, tili.
11, when the Post Office CLOSES
untirely.
11.30 AM.. Letters (bat Lettera only) address.
ed to the United Kingdom til Brindisi, ot to Singapore, may be posted on board the Faoret with Late Feo of 18 vente extra postege. till 11.50 A.M., when the Mail is finally closed..
MAILS BY THUN FRENCH PACKET The French Centret Pocket SINDH will be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR DAY, the 12th May, with Maile to and through the United Kingdom and Enrape, uid, EU.S. Mail Stenmor UITY OF PEKING; to Baigon, Singanors, Batavis, will be despatebed for San Francisco, via Galle, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji, Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 15th May and Alexandria. This is the best opporiority Adon, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritias, Saez, 1877, st 3 9., taking Passengers and Freight for forwarding Correspondence to E. Africa, the for Japan, the United States, and Earope
Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. Lading sre issued for transportation to Toko Through Passenger Tiokota and Bills of
bama sad other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York sud-Europe, viå Overland Railways.
A Steswar of the Mitar Bishi S.S. Company | wil: leawa Shangbai, vil the Inland Sex Ports, ubont same date, and make closer connection at Yokohama,
At Now York, Passengera-hava selection of various lines of steamers to England. France, and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 4th May. Parcel Packages will be recived at the Office until 5 r.M. same day. all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad-
Bayer, Mastor, will lead here and will have dress in full; value of one is required. quick despatol.
M
For Freight, apply jo
VOGEL HAGERORN & Co. 1-663 Hongkque, 28th April, 1877,
-FOR NEW YORK.
4THE A1 American Ship
THOMAS LORD".
Corsular Invoices to adoompany Overland Cargo should be arms to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Frucite.
this Packat.
Letters may also he forwarded to: ludis, by
The following will be the hours of closing the Maile, &e.
FRIDAY, 11th May,
5 r., Money Order Office closes. Post Ofice clotes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night.. SATURDAY, 12th Maya
Postingpens. for sale of Szupa.. Registry Letters, and Past- ing.of all correspdence, 10A.M., Registry of Letters o
Lottery.
11 A., Post Uffea olemas oxcept for Late 11.10., Lesters (but Letters paly) except
#boso l'o and through Australis, muy be posted on payment of a Late Fea of 18 cento extra postage until 1180A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
Unpaid Letters are not received for the In-
For security's sake, Ebippera of Overlanddau Mail Puckets. Cargo are rentiated tenderse on the Envelope the Marks and No. of Packages Suipped,
Hall, Master, will load here, and will have correspond with those in their Bills of Lading qaisk daspatob.
For Fraight, spply to
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 957 Hongkong, 27th April, 1877,
FOR NEW YORK.
Bark
NEO SMITH AND COMPANY THALALBERT RUSSELL,"
WING, SPIRIT, & BEER MERCHANTÉ,
SHANGHAT? --
We have appointed Mesare, NORTON & Co., HONGKONG, from whom Supplies of our DUDDELG STEADY, QUEEN'S HOLU, SUF AGENTS
Wines, &, muy be obtained. Irice Lata on application,
GEO. SMITH & Co.
Agents at
AMOT................................ARTQUE (ORNER, ESQ Focosow... Messrs. NEWMAN & Co. "CANTON.......................Mears. GEFF ̄U”Us. Sm 959 Shanghai, 21st February, 1877.
YOKOHAMAALEX W. GLENNIE, Bac
CBAS
words which the Chineso have of late years bean compelled to evin in uspound the unexerous jecte in machinery, photography telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations bas impossd upon them, are here given in salmero. Each and every word jo fully illustrated and explained, forming exer since for students of a most instrastive nature Both the one ad Eunta pronunciations are CHATEAU given, the accents being carefully marked on the beat principia bitherto attained. The typo- make the Chinese and English type correspond graphy declaysche sugle of an attempt to
economy of space, achieving a clearness pot in the size of body, thereby efeeling a vast previously attained, and dispensing with those
at magins and vacant space which have beretofore characterized Chinese publications.
For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is so complete, that reference to its pages enablea a person who undor standa English to communicato Jestinely with natives who understand nothing but Chi
In this respect the work will be found Chins, and to the natives themselves it ex indispensable to all Europeans residing
deed of them are perfectly acquinted to plains subjects fully with wheh very few in- parties resident in England and interested in
cac
i
FOR SALE.
Captain Carver, will load here and will have. quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGE(ORN £Ɑə.. __617 Hourkong, 414 April, 187
HUGE PÚR MANILA. 18E Spanish Steamer
"SORSOGON," Caplain Lazarza, will have early despatch.
For Freight or Fasange, apply to
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & U 68 Rouskung 19th Amil 1877.
FOR COOKTOWN.
JUAN,"
For Freight or Passage, apply tɔ
For further information es to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.
RUSSFUL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 17th, 1877.
COT-RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTE
NOT
Straite, India, Ceylon, and Airple compulsory The Pre-payment of correspondence for the by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
REGISTRATION TO BANGTOK.
Her Britannic Majesty's Cordel for Siam bas teen good enough to make arrangement by means of which correspondence can be Regis tered to Bangkok, at the caust charge of 8 cents,
Many boxse of letters are received at the Pout Neither tho CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the Office oot scaled, that is to say, the box is OWYERS, WIR RESPONSIBLE for any fastened with healing wax, but those is no w DEBT contracted by the Oilcors or the Crew pression of z asal, of the following Vessels during their stay in Bongbong Maricar ---
The attention of bazhóldars, ie called to the necessity of refully Bowling arch boxes with ALEKET RUSSELL, American bark, Darter. Bome recognisable seal, and of sending a Chit-
Arabold, Karberg Co
book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to w ARABELLA, Britiar bark, Pearson.-Order.
there contents of the box ever reached the BERTHA, British steamer, Windham.-Meyer Post Offos; the omission of the farmer, as to
& Co. ***
-whether part of theur might won have been ab. ELLEN RICKMEes, German bark, Woydemaun.siraoted for the sako of the Postage Stamps,
Malchers & G
FABIUS, Siamese bip, Stoke-Kien. Tyo)
Loong
To provide moana of remitting small am
to or from this bobwena HELUSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE Captain Stock, will have intrediate despateb. FALCON, British bark, Vil-Yuen Pat. Hong the Port of Ubina and Japan, the Poslanst
GLENGAIRE, British abip, Finister-Landstelu and Agants of this Office will in faturo be al
&0c.
kwad (but not required) to purchase Hongkong HANKOW, British steamer, Symington. Siems-Postage Stamps from foreign residents,
son & Jo.
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hong IXB209-British steamer, Bihnington-Wing and Yokoban, however, in either direction,
Kut begag
Money Orders must be used.
WEISSLACE."".
$19
$18
per case of 2 dozen pints. LEOVILLE FOYFERRE, 1869, per pase of I dozen quarts.
VIN DES PRINCES,
Si
$8
por onse of 1 dozen quarte --------LORMONT,
5.
30.
per case of 1 dusen yourle PALMER MARGAUX.
per ose of I dozen quarts. -CHATEAU BELATR...
par case of 1 dozen qasria, per case of 2 dozen pinta.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
593 Hongkong, lat May, 1876
FOR SALE.
Governor, and couple in all its parts,
VERTICAL BOTEHR, with ENGINE attached, 3 Horse Pazer, Fitted with
Apply to
AMILLAR & Co.
1708 Hongkong, 28th October, 1976.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 609 Hongkong, 10th April, 1877.
FOR SAN-FRANCISCO.
THE A1-Aaorican Barks
JUAX, Britseb stramer, Shook-Wa. Pusten
ROZETTA MONEIL,” Brown, Master, will iced here and will have & Co., inmediate despatch as ahora........
For Freight, upply to
YOUBE, HAGEDORN & 06, 686 Hongkong, 16th April, 1977..
· FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
TES Russian Sark
The Stampa tendered for sale must not ex- ceed 385 in value, must be perfectly blean, ini LALLARGOIE, British Bark, Hedder.Gas good conditics, and in slips of at least two, na
Company.
to separate Stampe lube parohamed. Ther LUOADZA, Britief ship, Hoarna-Arubold, must be presented personally or accompanied
Karberg & Co.
by a note. NARY WHITRIDar, American ship, Calle Letterst containing Stamps should be regis.
Hugell & Co
tored, and the Stamps should be suured-from New ERA, American ship, Sawyor.-Moses observation. Borge und, Manter, will have quick despatch PURIS, Bussian bafir, Bergelund-Order.
garies Maritimnom.
SOPRIE, German brig, Binge Siemszen & Co. TRINGVALLA, Danish teamor, Molson Moyer
& Cia. THOMAS LORD, Americanship, Hall-Archela,
Karberg & Co.
“RURIT,”-
above.
For Freight, apply to:
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 588 Hongkong. 6th April, 1977,
FOR LONDON.
HBAI British Barque
*" ARABELLA,“
TrooN KEINON, Siemens, burky: Vorrath=
Siemosen & Ca
"In these simmatances Ber Majesty's Govern-Hongkong Gas Company's Sharos-$75. por China it cannot bat be invaluable occasionally. Undersigned have been appointed soleThos. Pourzon, Master, will joad here and have VILLA/KIVADAVIA, Spanieb briz, Campe missioned. Officers (but not Warrant Officers;
29 per share,
elizare,
chars
ment ought to sand one the most strict instruc Mione reversing his policy in order to restore Hongluda Hotel Company's Charas-5 per prosperity to the Colonies whore. it had been'
adopted The recnit of this-discussion woold Chinese Imperial Lean-2108. Ex, 43, 140. be,notebew Chint we ought to cede this Colony--muntrar idea would be require to the minds of soat ton. wamhers but Chat: we ought
following facts are submitted for consideration. Aysate for the sale of the Goods in
To illustrate the vast ecope of the work, the Chakaor' Yeesbulary contains about 16,000 Bongkong and Chins by Mesara. J&R TEN- Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English, Ginsgow, and Mosare. Daven CORSA-& -pand Jhines Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Sona, Arbroată pentru SALES ON APRIL 28TH, AS REPORTED BY this work contains more than 50,000. English
ARNHOLD; KARBERG & C to catablish, the government of dan Colonies White Pepper 20 bars, at $15.30 by Yee term again, despite all the grammera und
CHINERY, 2% --words, and upwards of 200,000 Chinose charno- 419 Hongkong, January, 1867, Brimaton 300 bags, 18940, by Kwong Bilder of cause display as various appli- B Trade Report for the Year 1976. Price opóna serané basis. £hebrushed, therefore, that: Shop Tai to travelling tender. Betalade other elementary work. ns yet published, the
NOW ON SALE Buident of this dilleult language absolutely re- DOUND VOLUMES of the China Querland Yellow Wax-8 ungs, at $48.00, by Krog cations and equivalents of different words which Ten Dollar
“Poenog Vácral zressing. Of vier grampler" Gran00 piens, at 80 cants, by Kung this work contains aure than five litres Fook Wo to travelling truder
before this discussion Sype Blow the
Fook Wo to travelling trader.ph
many be any other Dictionary hitherspub
Governannt would give a promise that Mr. Pops Dunes polley should be no longer followed Has A ork We to trangling traders
Me. Trevelyan had an old family knowledge of the Colony, which had been founded by his grandfather, Its had collected statistics in re Jation to it lob, he thought, would justify him in making the Committee not to make reduction to the vote, but to agree to an agendwent bich be should propose, and upon which he hoped they would go to a division 166 population of Sierra Looses mag about Wilke Dagar-300 bags," 40,000, and its trade with this country, which
Foot Wo to travelling trudar.
Sen Blahber 16 pookuges, at 5.20, by Kwong Habed.
Apply at the Devily Press Office, Hongkong, February, 1877.
It comprises upwards of two thousand large XERAG
Dried Lily Flowers 15 packages, At&11.76, by quarto pagee. Tos Tal to coul trader.
Milled Woo1,000 picule, st $170 by Wo
Shiny so luest trailer,
Bhing to local trader.
LONDON, TRÜBNER & Co, BO PATTINOOTPE-ROM) THONGKONG,
SUNCHEON G.
HOUSE AND SHIP PLUMBER, COFFEEAM THABLARRESTON DRE
No. 21, SCOTT'S LANE, HONGKONG
DAILY PRAS" OFFICE, WINDRAM ŠT.
€26]
imediato despatol
For Freight, apply to
MEYER & CO. 644–– Borgkong, With Apel, 1977.
FOR LONDON, THE A1 Bribish Clipper Ship
Maus, Master, will load here, and have quick despatch...
For Freight, apply to
*LENCIA DIA Z.............
THE AI Clipper Ship
MEYER & Co, 614 Hongkong, 80th April, 1877.
FOR LONDON, НЕ
-------Brandão-&£y,
obsaing if his public funds in bond are no The Postinustor or Agone may postpone pur suficient, and he will refuse to parahaee in any. case which appeara doubtful or auspicioun.. Ho.. ie allowed to charges Commission of one per
nt on all Stamps purchased.
́SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS" LETTERS, Privaten in H.M. Army or Navy, Non-com-
"Vie," Assistam Engineer, Gunnot, Boatswain, WEALTHY, FENDLETON, American bark, Blanor Carpenter), Army Schoolmasters foot "Chen-Vogel, Hayedora & Os." --- superintending or First Class) or Schoolais- WM. H. DETTE, American 3-m, echt Badicott, resses may send bell-ousse letters to the
--Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
United Kingdom và Moraeilles by French Parket, er vik Bouthampton by British Packet, "far one penny; or via Brindisi by British Packet for three paper Dongkang alings will prepay this class of correspondence exactly the same On Imperial Stamps,
Haldietans Ballarín lebrera-are-bon to the boot midimo for Advertising among the charged as ordinary leters if they do not con
form to the following regulatious
KHR (HUNG NOOI SAN-PO (Okinone Daily Pros),. PUBLISHED DAILY,
Native Community,
If from a Soldier-or-Sailor, bia-class or
It has been established upwards of TWENTY 1-Not to grooed halt au ounce. No double TEARS, and enjoys the largest bad fide oirou-latters are allowed lation of an Obinese paper in the Sonth of China. It is carefully edited by an experienced description must be stated in fell on the lattor, .NTASSA,"
Chinees Sebelar, and contains FULL 668 RE- and the commanding Cloer muat in his Garriook, Master, will have quick deapatok ne LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
geize with name of Regiment, or Ship in --Terma Lor Advertising qua be oblpined in the full For Freight, apply tóm
Office Wyndham Street, Hongkong; or, from the different Agents
-
WM. POSTAL & Co., Agents.. 664 Hongkong, 11th April, 1877.
Hongkong, 16th. January, 1877,
3-If to a Soldier or Bailor, hie class or des nigription must be stated in fall, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &,, in full.