Notices of Firms.
NOTICE
THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr Win Nertson in our Firm ceased
on the 30th June inst.
Mr TOBAs P, MY WILLIAM NISENT
OLMSTED and Mr H. SEYMOUR GEAR anthorized to sign our Firin in Hongkong and China from this date.
OLYPHANT & Co. Hongkong, October 6, 1868.
W
NOTIUE,
New Advertisements.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
Between
Yen CHEONG, Plaintiff,
and WILLIAM REINYAAN, Defendant. Wenced in this Court at the suit of
BEREAS an Action lins been com
the above nimed Yus Cheong, against the above named William Boynvaan trading
THE CHINA MAIL.
New Advertisements.
DE SOUZA'S DIARY FOR 1869, ILL be published on 15th November W
This DIARY bas a large circulation in Hongkong, and in all the Coast Ports, and also in Japan.
Advertisemente for the DIARY will be received until the 1st October, at the Office of the Dudersigned, Hollywood Boud Bro-Terms: $10 per page on the covers; for
in proportion.
New Advertisements. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
INSURANCE
OF PASKENGERS' BAGGAGE AND
EFFECTS.
BRANGEMENTS have heen made with the Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society (Head Oftica, 14 Loaden hall Street, London) to afford facilities to
ARRIVALS.
Oo. 12, President Harbits, from Saigon. Oct. 12, Nadeada, from D'bay and S'pore
SHIPPING REPORTS.
[No. 1671-OCTOBER 12, 1868.
QUOTATIONS.
HUNGRONO, 12th October, 1868. CPIUM.--Patna, New, $631
Benares, New, Malwa,...
CALOUTTE.
Exchange.
Irene, N. O. sohr., April 18 left Ham- burg 29th, arrived at Deal.
May 2nd left Deal. Experienced light wind and COTTON-BOMBAY,
29 W fine weather to the line in long. Aug. 19th passed Anjer, S.E. wind and cabins with fine weather. 20th crossed the Equator in long. 105 E.; light 8.3. wind
ander the style or firm of Rsynysan the inside, o per page. Parts of the page Pasiongera by the Peninsular and Oriental and calm to 14; from, thence to Shang-
to
thers and Ompany of Hongkong the sum of thousand five hundred E have authorized Mr CLate Bron Dallars, for money payable by the Defen- to sign our Firm from this date. dant to the Plaintiff, for monies received by DREYER & Cu. the Defendant for the use of the Plaintiff Hongkong, Janitary 1, 1868.
and for damages for the breach of a Charter party made between the Plaintiff and the NUTICE Defendant, whereby it was agreed that the HAVE this day established myself as a ship Juist (North German barque) of seven PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AVERAGE Atheisand two hundred picais arrying capa. Juarez and GENERAL, COMMISSION AGENT.
city should
I proceed from Hongkong to Yokobain with a full Cargo of lawful Mer O LANGDON DAVIES.
said Plaintiff agru chandise which the Hongkong, July 3, 1868.
deliver the same, ship, and thoro for the ama being payable, Fifteen headre Dollars at Hongkong, and the balance at Yukolmus after delivery of the said Cargo at the rate of Thirty-eight cele per picul, (certain perils and casualties in the said mentioned only excepted,) Charter parts were fulfiled and all and all times elapsed necessary to entitle the Plain- tiff to have the said Charter party fullied aid performed by the Defendant on his part, pot the ship did not proceed from Houg kong to Yokohama, and the Defendant could not and did not perform his said being alleged that the Agreement aud
NOTICE.
ROBI and after this date Bir GsonGE F,
Bowman will not as AGENT of the Patifu Mail Steam-ship Company at this Port.
S. L. PHELPS, Agent. Hongkong, "Afgust 15, 1867.
NOTICE
14R." J. MURRAY FORBES is autho- rized to sign our name at Canton from this data, RUSSELL, & Co.
Clitia, February 16, 1868.
NOTICE.
MR. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE is authorised to sign our Firm per procuration, at Foochow from this date.
BIRLEY & Co. Hongkong, June 3, 1868.
New Advertisements.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. 4 JOTICE is hereby given, that the Part
nership lately suboisting between us the Undersigned BOGH MCDOUGAL, S4 HUEL SPFECHERY and James VENDELSON, carrying on business as Engineers and Ms chiriats under the Style Firm MUDOUGALL AND COMPANY is this day dis- solved by lapse of time.
of
SAMUEL SPEECHLEY will sign the Firm
in liquidation from this date.
HUGH MCDOUGALL,
By his Attorney S. SPEECHLEY.
S. SPEECHLEY
JAMES HENDERSON,
Hongkong, October 10, 1868
PUBLIC AUCTION. AMMERT, ATKINSON & Co, have received instructions to sell by Public Auction, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 14th October, 1868, at 11 o'clock A.M., at, J. REMEDIOs & Co.'s Godowns, Praya East,
For account of whom it may concern, ExSCHILLER,"
XD (in diamond); 39 hales Cottou. TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7.
Hongkong, October 12, 1868,
floc
said Willian Reynraan does not reside with- in this island or its dependencies, & writ o
t of Foreign attachment has been issued, her turnable on the Nineteenth Date of October instant, wheroin Roe
wheroin Roelof Arubold Tollins Glusenkamp, Assistant in the maid firm of Regnvann Brothers and Company, and Collinson, Master of the British barque Leen-fa are Garuishers.
Notice is hereby given thereof, and that if at any time before dal judgment in this action, the said William Regnvaan or any person on his behalf will give the security and active and file the appearance or plea required by the Ordinance this Island intituled An Ordinance to provide for and regulate process in Actions at Low against persons absent from the Colony, the said Attachment may We dissolved.
Dated this Third day of October, 1868.
WE. GASKELL, 1300
Plaintiff's Attorney.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG- KONG.
TUL CREONG, Plaintif, and
DE SOUZA & Co. Hongkong, Cetober 10, 1868.
FÜR SALE AT EAST POINT. Complete assortment of Lowmuor and Thornycroft PLATE, and Shoot 1N, BAR, BUX, Angle IRON and LIVETS Double Shear, Spring and Blistor STEEL, In route, ajrine stat day bans, Pavpil METAL, Rods and Pipes. Gas FITTINGS Hongkong, October 10, 1868. of every description. Boiler TUBES, Fres sure GUAGES. FILES, PACKING and all kinds of Engineer's Supplies.
KUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, September 1, 1863.
VICTORIA REGATTA CLUB.
Company to insure their Baggage and Effects.
The Table of Rates is for the whole of the journey from Hongkong to England, including transit through Egypt.
Any further information may be obtained at tile Ufice.
W. MACAULAY, Superintendent,
Committee:
1010
NOTICE. OCUMENTS Translated, at reasonable Do
rates, from English, French, Spanish, mar10 Italian, Portuguese or Gerinan into Chi nese, or from Chinese into English. Ad dream,
The "China Mail" Office,
The Ron. Wu, Keswick, Chairman, J. Rickers, Jar, Esq. RICHARD F HAWKL, EBG AW. GLENNIE, A. Malized, Esq.,
Pecretary,
PROGRAMME of the b
AMME of the 10th Annual Meet-
FIRST DAY,
FIRST RACE, IF.x.-For Boats pulled by Tuesday, 10th November, 1808.
non-commissioned Officers and Men of
2, Wyndhani Street, Hongkong.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
14
NOTICE,
N and after Oatober 1st, the charge for Board to either resident or non-resi- dent Boarders will be $60 per month. By order of the Board of Direstora,
O. LANGDON DAVIES,
Secretary. Hongkong, September 30, 1868. HOTEL d'EUROPE.
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Breakfast every morning at 11.30 A.M., and Dioner at 7.30 1.1.
any Regiment or Corps in Garrison. Distance, one mile. Prizes: first Boat, $25; second, $10. Time for Oars.THE Undersigned, Proprietor of the Entrance fee, $1. Officers can officiate newly re-opened HOTEL D'EUROPE, as Coxswaina necessary.
begs to inform the Publie that they will find SECOND RACE, 1.30 P.M.-For Single Pair every accommodation at the above Hotel at
Boulling Boats. Distance, one mile the most reasonable charges, Prize the GOLD CHALLENGE SOULLS, to be won two years in sneccssion by the sauls miember, and á Cup valued $26, presented by the OLUB. En- trance feo, $5. THIRD RAUE, 230 P.M.-For Four oared Canton Cutters ·Distance, one milo -and-a-half Prize the CHAINMAN'S Gur, value, $250. Entrance fee, 310.
RACE, F.M.For Mun-of-war's Gige, Distance, one mile
FOURTH
BREAKFASTS and DINNERS supplied at Private Residences in reasonable terras. ICE, Go, always on hand.
CHAS, FANNEGE, Hongkong, August 8, 1868.
NOTICE.
GBOV
PrizesHE Undersigned returns thanks for past first Bent, 620, Beaund, $5. Time for Javens auis would remind the Gentle- Uare. Entries received by R. F. men at Hongkong, that the most agreeable. HAWER, Eq, until noon on Monday, health inspuing treats obtainable, can be
Entrance fee, the 9th November.
$1. at the Hongkong Hotel HAIH DRESS- FIFTH RACE, 3.50 2.M.-For Pair Oara and ING SALOON. Constant moving pukah and Two Fair Sculling Bout Distance, shower of fragrant odour, which render the
the AMERICIN CUP, body cool and comfortable. one mile, valued $300, pratented by the Ameri can Community. Entrance fee, $5.
Heen
Between
WILLIAM REYNYAAN, Defendant. WHEREAS an Action has been com- Whited in this Court at the suit of the above named. Yue Cheong, bygainst the above named William Reguvaan trading nuder the style or firm of Koynyan Bro-SIXTH RACE, P.M.For Canoes. Dis- thers and Company of Hongkong to reco-
fance, from the shore to the flag-ship, ver the sum of two Thousand Five Hundred and once round. Prize: the BROKER'S
Cup, value $60, Entrance fee, $2. Dollars, for money payable by the Defon- dant to the Plaintiff, for monies received SEVENTH RAGE, 4.30 P.3-For House by the Defendant for the use of the Plain-
Boats pulled by Chinamen, the bond Aide crews of the Boate entered. Dia- tiff and for damages for the breach of a Charter Party made between the Plaintiff tanec, ung pille. Prizes: First Bont, and the Defendant, whereby it was agreed
$15 Second, $6. Entrance fee, $1 that the ship dars (North Vernan barque) SAILING RACE FOR ALL UPEN BOATS, Chi- Frizes first Boat, nese excepted. of seven thousand two hundred picula car-
wity should
from
$20; second, #10.... Course to be spo- praveed rying capacity
Hong-
sified hereafter. Entmuce feo, $2, kong to Yokohama with a full cargo of law- ful Merchandise which the Plaintiff HARBOUR YACUR RACE For all Yaohita
Entrance fee
$5.00 Particulars of axrecd
and there deliver the same, Freight for the same being payable,
course, &c., Fifteen
to be nained hereafter. | Hundred Dollars at Hongkong, and the ba- larion at Yukolama after delivery of the said Cargo at the rate of Thirty-eight cents per pical, (curtain perils and casualties in Finer the said Charter Party mentioned only ex- cepted), and all conditions were fulfilled the 14th of October, 1868, at Noon, Oland
and all binies elapsed
to entitle necessary the Premises, under a power of sale cou- the Plaintiff to have the said Charter Party. fulfilled and performed by the Defendant tained in the deed of Mortgage,—'.
ou his part, yet the ship did unt proceed from Hongkong to Yokohama, and the de- fendant could not and did not perform his said Agreement and it being alleged that
William
Reynvann does reside within this island or its dependencies,
issued writ of Foreign attachment has been returnable on the Twenty-sixth day of Oc- tober instant, whoren George Barty Falco-
TH
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instruit
tious from the Mortgagee to Bell by Public Auction, on
WEDNESDAY,
The GROUNDS, MESSUAGES, and PREMISES, situate on the Praya, West Point, and known as the Eastern Moiety of Marine Lot 198
The Lot has a Praya frontage of 85 feet by 250 feet deep, and contains ten substantially built Houses, and there is sutficient space for the erection of several mare houses
The houses are all tenanted, For further particulara,
Apply to the undersigned, TEBHS OF SALE.One-half of the purchase money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, the balance on completion of the deeds of transfer to be paid by the purchaser.TAR
ttin Baid
Her,
to
201
of Victoria in the Colony of Hong kong, trader, and Collison, Master of the British barque Leen-fa, are Gar wishces.
if at
ena
SECOND DAY. ednesday, 11th November, 1868. RACE, 1 P.--For Bien of war's First Cutters Distance, one mile Boat, $25; second, $10. Entrance fee, $1. Entries received by R. F. HAWKE, Esq., until noon ou Monday, the 9th November, SECOND RUE, 1.30 PM. For Single Pair Sculling Beata Uistance, un mile. Prize: the LADIES' PURS, presented by y the Ladies of Hongkong. "Butance TuRY RAUS, 2.30 PM. For Four-oared Canton Cutters Distance, oua mile and-a-half. Prize; the PEKTESUIRE BigGATTA CUP, value $150, presented
A
Hair Cutting, Shampooing
Shaving,...
Bank, & months' sight,
lini moderate NE. wind and fine weather. Credits, G Oct. 4th arrived at Shanghai
625
650 & 060
17 a 22 16 « 20
4/55 4/6
On Calcutta, 8 days' siglit, Rs. 225 -3 days' aight, Rs, 225
23.40 a 50
27
Laurel, Br. al., May 18th left London.
8 days' sight, Bank, Tis. 74 Experienced light S.. wind and fine wea. Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B. ther to the line, June 20th crossed the Sycee, Equator in long. 26 W July 20th round- lexicans, 2
S., and ed the Cape, strong gais from the S.E. Gold
Leaf, heavy confused sen; carried away
fore
Gold Bar, 98 touch, top. mast chain plates and weshed away wind-Baghsh Soverigua, lase, bar. 20:43; can down casting in lat. Au
Australian Sovereigns, 4. In long. 36, experienced & revolving S. Bank Shares, Old,
Discount, heavy
confused hove to for
день hours. Aug. 24th passed Anjer. Sout. 8 gale and
Do.
lat crossed the Equator in long, 107.54. Union Dock Up the Chinn sea experienced first part light S. E. wind, latter part light N.E wind and fine weather. Oct. 4th arrived at Shaugha
Doshing Ware, Br. bg., July 15th left Bydney Experienced light N. wlud and fine weather to the 18th, from thence to
dai
Now,
4.til
4.03 9 a 12
23 perc, pw. 3104p.c.pm.
20 p. c. dia.
Temperature, HONGXONG, 19th October, 1868.
U A.M. 3 P.M.
50.014 29.928
2
BG
83.0
88.0
78.0
78.0
32.5
74,0
188
71.0
Barometer,... Attached Thermometer, Dry Bulb, opt. 16th light variable winds and cabins. Wet Bulb, 189.25 E. 29th, in lat. 7.62 N. and long. Minimus: 8, Rgs, 10th crossed the Equator in long. Maximum S. Rgr., 164.10 E., spoke the Novelist, from New-Max. Sun's Rays, castle, N.S. W., for Shanghai, Sept. 30th Minimum on Grass, spoke
from Hongkong for Provious Rainon Gron., 0.00 Shanghe Experienced N.N.E to X. V. 24hours, above,: 0.00 winds and unsettled weather tip the China Wind, sea, Oct. 4th arrived at Shanghai. Force,
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WELL OLOSE:-- Fer SHANGHAI,
Per the B. 1. 8. N. Co.'s Str. "ORIS- SA," To-morrow, the 13th instant,
at 11 a..
For SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CAL
OUTTA,-
All
Per GLENGFLE" on Tuesday, the
20th instant, at IF.M.
For YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, &
the U. S. of AMERICA generally, Per the P. M. S. 8. Co.'s Steam-ship CHINA," at 2 o'clock P.M., on Thursday, the Toth instant. correspondence intended to be forwarded by this opportunity must be super scribed per « CHINA." The post- age must be prepaid as follows i FOR A LETTER.. Under
ounce,
8 cents.
Cloud,
Ozone,
Weather,
E.
2...
4
.3
Fue.
Fine.
BIRTH.
Sept. 29, at 26 Foochow Road, Shanghai, the Wife of R. A. JAMIESON, M.D., of a
Son.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, OUT. 12, 1868...
THE CHURCH SERVICE. Ir is not often that journals comment upon the details of religious services, nuless there be something in the way in which they are conducted to call for strongly un favourable comment. The great heat of the past sumer at home asems, however, to have led to a departure from this reticence, and various influential papers have discovered that in very hot weather For every aditional ounce, 8
the length of the Church of England ser- Newspapers or Prices Current, 2 conts vices operates. unfavorably upon the Bach.
!!! $0.75,
•
Above
ounce and pot ex-
0.50.
***
*14
ceeding 1
0.25,
sunce,
10
Above 1 ounce, and not ex-
ceeding 1 ounce,
24
Above 1 ouuco and not ex-
cecding 2 ounces,
32
"
Hair cutting and Shampooing, 1,00.
W. F. MOORE, Tonsorial Artist. Hongkong, August 29, 1868.
NOTICE.
oct29
J. THOMSON legs to intimate that he is now publishing a Series of 40 VIEWS OF HONGKONG, price $25
10 Views from Plates, .20
do.
do.
14 by 12 10 by 8 4 Small instantaneous Subjects, from
the DustON PROCESSION. Huagkong, September 4, 1868.
tf.
W.
SALWAY
ARCHITECT, SURVEYOR, &,...
10, Queen's Road Central, (Over Messts MULLER & CLAUSUN'S)
COALS.
7
BB Codersigned are prepared to Coal Steamers ou the must reasonable
terius from a Carge of English Steam Ovals now aflost in this Barbour or from fresh Welsh and Australian Coals in Store.
ROB. S. WALKER & Co. Hongkong, September 22, 1863.
SAYLE & Co.. VICTORIA EXCHANGE:
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hye Officers of H. M. 73rd (PertliNVITE inspection of their New and well alire Regiment) The Winners of the thaitna's Cup excluded. Entrance fee. $10.
FOURTH RACE, SF, M.-For all Boats mou- red by Europeans. Distance, one inile. Prizes: first Boat, $25; second, $10. Time for Oate. Entrioe received. by the Secretary until noon on Monday, the 0th November. Entrance fee, $1.
Two. Pair t 10 wild.
Property to be at risk if purchaser rogulate proveas in Action,rovide for and FIFTH RACE, 3 30 .31.-For Pair Cats and
from the fall of the banimer.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer. Hongkong. October 6, 1868.
oct14
Notice is hereby given thereof, and that suy time before final judgment in this Action, the said William Keynvaan or any person on his behalf, will give the security: and notice, and file the appearance or plas faland, required by the Ordinance of this. entitled "An Ordinance to
at Law against persons absent from the Colony," the said Attachment may be dissolved.
Dated this fouth day of Dolober, 1808.
WM. GASKELL Plaintiff's Attorney.
YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SHANGHAI. DIVIDEND of (8 per cont.) Eight per
A cent. has been declared on the ost
Premia contributed to the above Associa EALED TENDERS will be received attion for the Year ending 80th September,
this Office until Noon on Saturday, 1867
the 17th instant, for the hire of Houses
Polly holders will please send in parti
containing 8 rooms and upwards, suitable oultre of their contribution to that date te For Offices, and Officer's Quarters; alac for Blocks of Chiasse Houses, to accommodate the Undersigned,
from 200 to 400 Native Troops. These Houses must be in good repair, proporly drained, and well supplied with Water. The rent to be atater exclusive of rates and teson Bounes hired for Her Majesty's Ser vico being exempt from rates and taxes.
REDMOND UNIACKE, Dep. Commis. Gen. Controller's Office Commissarlat, Rongkong, October 7, 1868.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 109, A
vcl7
RUSSELL & Co.
Bangkong, September 8, 1868.
PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
**HE Undersigned having been appointed. agents of the above' Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings, or on Goods Stored therein.
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 28, 1868.
FOR SALE
AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE..
THE
Distance,
assorted snimar Stock of
Black and Blue Broad CLOTHS.
Naval and Military CLOTHS,
Light Mixt and Fancy TWEEDS.
Self and Fancy Colored FiANNELS. Plains and Fancy DRILLS, DUCKS, & Quilting and Marseilla VESTINGS. The Tailoring Department under value $100, prevented by D. Rorrer the management of first class Eng
Winnora of the Americanlish Cutters, JEF, Faq Cup excluded. Entrance fee, $6. SIXEN
the BISNER CUP,
'TIES and SCARFS in grist varisly,
·RİM.-.. For Boats pulled by The new lupex in Gentlemen's COLLARS.
Long Cloth, Silk, and Wool SHIRTS.
PAJAMAS. ⠀
Qissioned Officers and Men of
any Corpe in mile. Tiuse for ears. Prizes fret Boat, $20 secour $5. Winners of the first race first day excluded. En- trance fee, $1.
in Garrison. Distance, one
SEVENTH RACE, 4.30 PM.-For Single Pair Sculling Boats, Distrinee, one mile. Prize, the KWONG-LOONG Oor, valued⠀⠀ $100, presented by C. D. KEUR, K. Winners of any Single Pair Sculling Race in China or elsewhere excluded. Entrance fee, $5.
ཐོ་
ETH RACE, 3 st -For four-oared Can-
ty Cutters. Distance, one mile.
..
Gauze, Moripo and Silk UNDERVESTS. HOSIERY of all kinds. Goudlomen's Straw and Felt HATS in Various Shapes. Household LINENS of every description. A lige Stock of Freno Frated MUSLINS
of the Intest Patterns. French Printed CAMBRIOS. Black GLACES, Plain and Fanoy SIK GAUZES, Grenadines and other Now Fabrics Embroidered, Printed and Made-up SKIRTS
Under the convention recently conclud-powers of attention of the best disposed. ed, ourrespondence forwarded as above They attribute a growing disinclination will be delivered free at the places of its destination,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, October 7, 1868.
MAILN BY THE "MALACOA,”—
1500
to attend church on the part of the younger members of the community to two causes. One, the length of time required during which the attention is to be concentrated upon matters which in their higher aspect demand a total forgetfulness of all bodily considerations
The Contract Paaket "MALACCA" wil be dispatched with the usual Mails for Europe, &c., on TUESDAY, the 20th October., at 9.M., and the Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordi- pary Letters, Latters for Registration, cal impossibility which boasts all but the Newspapers, Books, &c, until B p.. on the 19th Oct. Letters, de, may..
whatsoever; the other being the practi
most gifted speakers and sermon-writery
be posted in the night box from & P.BL. | of the day to avoid a tanio and weari- ou the 19th Oot, until A., on the following morning.
All Lettere posted between 7 and 8 A.
on the 20th Oct., will be chargoable, in addition to the usual postage, with Late Fee of 18 couts.
d
The latest time for posting Letters at this Offico ia 8 A. and for Newspapera, Books, or Patterns 7 A.M. on the 20th
some repetition of the same arguments, the same exhortations, the same appeals
to conscience and the nobler instincts. Upon this latter point the writers of the articles wo allude to are singularly, but not wrongly, outspoken. The question of stipend the purely commercial view Further, late letters (but Letters only) ad- based upon the economic law that the dressed to the United Kingdom vid best price must be paid for the host Marseilles or to Singapore, may be work-is largely imported into the dis posted on board the Packet from 8.50 cussion, and many clerical correspondents to 3.60 4.r. on payment of a late fee
Dot.
of 48
received.
48 cents each, in addition to the have plainly but judiciously shown the postage, after which no Letters on be increasing ill effect consequent on the low stipends at present paid to a largo Sealed Boxes containing the correspondence portion of our clergy, any one of whom of Box Lloblers will be received at the in the must secluded districts can no window set apart for the purpose, on the East Side of the hudding,
All
corresponnience for places to which pro- payment is compulsory must be prepaid in Hongkong Postage Stamps.
louger be deemed as passing rich on
forty pounds a year," Upon this second
part of the subject we have no intention of offering remarks. We desire sin
Insulliolently-stamped Letters addressed to ply to draw attention to a largely felt the United Kingdom will be sent on, desire in Eugland and the Colonies but charged with a tie of One Shilling in especially in those where a tropical heat addition the postage.
to. Letters posted after 7... on the 20th Oot, prevails for a large portion of the year- ila see certain modifientious introduced will not be forwarded unless the Late to our services which would in no way Fee as well as the postage is prepaid. Letters insufficiently stamped or unatamped interfere with the rubric or lessen the addressed to places to which they can decorum at present exiting; while it not be forwarded unpaid, will be oper- would be a real boon to many who, though and returned to the writers as early by no means irreligious in their tenden- as possible, but no guarantee van be
given that stok Letters, if posted after cies, are not possessed of that power of abstraction which we mahtain is a 82.M. on the 19th Oct., will be return necessity on the part of those who really sed until after the mail is closed.
Prize, the JINKEE CUF, value $10, CRINOLINES, Muslin EDIBROIDERIES Postage Stamps, should be placed on the join in the worship of (ed during the presented by a Subsorber. Entrance feu, $10
Full particulars of Prize, Course, &e, will Sailing Rage for Subooners and Cattura.
be inly announced.
Ocean Race for Yachts, Prize, the DOUGLAS CHALLENGE OUP value 3500, to be won two years. sitocessively by the same Yacht. Full particulars of course," de, will be duly announced.
The above Programdie is subject to any future alterations the Committee may had
Weights, chlors, and
and LACEs of all descriptions. Ladies' Triamed HATS and BONNETS. FLOWERS, FEATHERS, &c.. Ladies and Childrens UNDER- CLOTHING,
-!
Ladies Coltou and Lisle HOSIERY. LISLE and Silk GLOVES, 46" Lano and Muslin CURTAINS. Hongkong, April 27, 1888. ****
been
NOTICE following foods Eix British barque River" from Calcutta, lave landed and stored at the risk and ex
TOTICE" in hereby given that on and following BETS of the "CHINA it necessary to mames of each Crew penes of the Consignees who are requested
PUNCH min b abtained, titubed after Monday, the 21st day of Sep in faper wrappeta, at the rate of 25 cents tensber, it has been ordered by the Govery per copy viz
nor in Confucit amider Section 18 of Orlin-
anca: No of 107, that no Europeu,
aerican Portuenese, Foreigner, or ladis 21
vidnal not of Chinese, Indian,
Balay
No. Prire.
deliciuni 1.set.
5.
per nut $0.76
5.
11
36.50
35.25.
ences, shall be admitted into any of the Li- 5complete from 10 consed Play House in Hongkong,
By Command,
Tangen. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office, Mongkong, Brgy.uber 14, 1RUK,
pola
وال
for Presentation Prizes for Rowing must be w tko intuitate delivery from do for stated ots entering Bonte.
All entries (not otherwise specified) must bends to the Hon. Secretary, on or be fore the 31st October, 1868.
The Races will onmonds each day at I $3.75. F., and Tiffin will take place on beant $3.50, the Flag Shifi each day iftor the Second $2.50. race. $2.20.
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Also a few separate copies of Nos.1, 2,
3, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, and from 19 to 94,
D. A SAINT,
A. MULEOD,
Hon, Secretary Victoria Regatta Club.
downs of the Undersigned,
& Co. 100 butes Cotton shipped by Mesars SENGON & Co.
(B in diamond) bale Cotton shippert by
Mesars Sexumon & Co. RE
41 bla Cotton shipped by RAM. BEDASS Loou NFB .4
MINARATENES MG&Co. 49 SM&Co., 200 bags Saltpatre shipped by
Mere Sangмon CD.
N. MODY &Qoi:
0914 Hongkong, September 29, 1868,
upper right hand corner of the sorres- entire period of a "morning service." pondence, except in cases where they One propositioni, but slightly differing may be used in payinent of "Late Fees," from those of certain home contemporaries. when the stamp or Stamps represent which in more than one case with them ing the late fee should be placed on the emanate we may observe from clerical
lower left-hand corner.
All transactions ju fractional parts of a Dol- sources, would be to allow an interval to lar will be conducted in the Coins pre- elapse between the conclusion of the noribed by Ordinarice 1, of 1584, and prayers and the commencement of the the Proclamation of the 22nd January, communion service and set mon. Sp 1804, and no other Coins, Int those posing 11 A, to be fixed as at present therein specified will either be received for commencing the oue, and 12.15 of or given in change as fractional parts 12,80 for commencing the other, time. of a Dollar.
Payment for Postage Stamps must be made would be afforded for those who desired in the current Dollars of the Colony or to take part in the one only to depart Bank Notes,
without a violation of the reverencé pr Money Order of the United Kingdom will perly recorded to matters excred.
be granted between the hours of 10 the other hind, it frequently happens
A.M. and F., on the 1st Oct.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order that in a colony like this, where wails Uffoes in the United Kingdom will be and steamers arrive and leave irregularly, that the chance afforded of attending s granted until 5e.M. on the 19th inst.
"second service" would be grateful to F, W. MITCHELL, Postmaster Gesiarad.
many who do not wish to neglect reli gions observances while at the same General Post-Office,
Det20 time often regretting that they, mi Hongkong, October 12, 1568,
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either postpone important late to church, or negl upon that occasion altoge very well to say people al to business upon Sunday nately wind and tide cau made subservient to time that a steamer or vessel neglected, the mere e garding her is not the b for devotion. We only additional argument for Our principal reasons ar saste forhids lengthy sh winds to the congregation equally unfavourable to to perform the services. that it is the desire of those who minister here service a true worship of G confident that they will position without prejudic
There is one other re aflecting Hongkong whic with regard to the Cath The pew-rent system being who would gladly attend chance of back seats, whi the preacher is imperfectly away. A division of the leave vacaut a large nuuik good position, it being u if not occupied at the cor the communion service, regarded as free to all co clusion, we would sugge arguments, in favour of a service should be adopte siastical authorities here, a tary should if possible b commencement
LOCAL
The Band of the Förd Regt. the Parade Ground, on Tue commencing at 4.50 P.; the programmerin
O'TORE, "Le dieu et la Bas QUADRILLE..."Industrial P BE'TION, Lincia de Lammern VALBE
"Rheni Salgen GALOF
"Sturmvoge,
M. Taox, Band Ser
THE following is the duly o Amount of Bauk Notes in 1 of Specie in Reserve in Ho the Month ending 30th Sept
BANES.
AVER AMO
Oriental........................ $421 Chartered Mercantile, 311) Chart'd B.of LA. &C., -245) H'kong & Shanghai,... 093)
the
-Total,
$1,577,
LEGAL.
The legal vacation term and the Supreme Court op noon in the new term for to business. The Bou, H, J. Chief Justice, and will stand, until Saturday the 1 Criminal Sessions come to 19th, the matter of Ca the fustance of Landstein for a new trial, Mr Hayllar Mr Hazeland, appearedfor & Co., and, applied that pro be stayed. The applicatio and judgment, which was t otherwise could have been was thereby stayed.
We understand that consid has been made by the Fira in the organization of the Fire Brigade. Various mi have been provided, some pointments have been made. has been affected in
in the
Way
e possessors of ef
with the in the total
absenco
requisites,
of th
have
the Brigatio of Brigade badges issued the Superinten pears, and they are bein The Fire Brigade (which co Ubineso) was exercised by ö Station, this evening, and their varions mARCÓNYTOR YE
TO-DAY'S FOLIO Both Magistrates sat this disposed of a large number o unimportant charges..
Ching Aase was oharged 1
A cowardly but ingenious m
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called
st
appears that be to stay nauspecting Barber a
naked
there
all nigh
pase, Early in the morning text to go away for a short Barber missed four pieces of theroafter. Be
on Saturday last, robbery.-Mr Dongle, ho at hand to advance the prid Bafekeeping.
The Gaol Gore prisoner was a habitual thie ing dangerous fellow he and Portuguese and in adi been several times in (380) several
tinies unsuccessfully trial He was branded and time he was in Gaol-Mr
the prisoner to a
to six mon Chap Asing, a Chinese to hard labor for four mont lake, for having paid an ina with a bad dollar, and hsvit steal three handkerchiefs, jewellery.
A dumpling-seller canned dragged before Mr Goodlak and charged by the tawny having attempted to ran off sandal wood valued about ling-seller would
appear to
his attention from bio legiti and speculated in the mora Above-mentioned; but, sa
served, he had gone & A about th about the transaction. A
own account, he met a cooli signment and bought it in at the constable appeared, he to and as it appeared from th ment, he audeavored to brib several sums, his offers amount as he neared the Police countable was comm Magistrate for his conduct
by
hot beem to meet the ab view, and he stated that, 3 frequently asked to be pro till only a full private. H
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