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TOHN CARNEGIE, H.D., C.M., M.A
ceased to be a partner in the firm of JONES, CARNEGIE & BooTr at Amoy and Swatow on the 81st December 1888,
In reference to the above the undersign- ed hereby intimate that they will continue to carry on the above Medical Co-partner-
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E have this day etablished ourselves
st this Port as Merchants and Com mission Agents in connection with Mesars D. B. METTA & Co. of Calcotta.
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Troop-ship Adventure," A Good COOK. Persons applying must have a thorough knowledge of their work
Apply on Board. Hongkong, January 8, 1869.
MPLOYMENT WANTED, by a young MAN, (English) aged 30, of business
EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.
MORRIS'S DIRECTORY
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CHINA, JAPAN and THE PHILIPPINES, &c.,
THE
(From the "Strasts Times," July 27, 1868.) Some time ago we had occasion to remark upon the progress that Literature sa repreCULATION. sented by the Treas had made and was making in the East, and our attention has
40 cases Vivian's Yellow babits, and several years experience in buen called to the subject by the re-
Sheathing METAL, from 20 to 28 ounces.
(all more or less damaged by sea water,) TERMS of SALE-Caali before delivery. in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7.
Hongkong, January 29, 1869,
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Hongkong. Apply by letter," A. B.Q.," care of Office of this Paper.
Hongkong, December 26, 1868,
HONGKONG HOTEL
a
THIS HOTEL will be ecnducted under
new arrangement commencing on the
of & Hongkong publication which deserves some notice and which we barte ach pleasure in introducing to the know- ledge of our readers. We allude to Notes | and Queries on • hina and Japan, publiekud wonthly by Mr Saiut, the proprietor of the
China Max newspaper. This publication
is wall printed on good paper, and in size
1869,
[No. 1763JANUARY 29. 19.
tion of the excellent objects of the committee of the association), and of the general body which they represent," and wa shall not be at all surprised if they, at some future time, show their appro ciation of so high a compliment and miske some further enquiries about the gambling
above Work is now PUB-farm LISHED and READY FOE OIE-
Apply to JOHN B. MORRIS, Messrs Bowra & Co., Queen's Road
Hongkong, January 13, 1869.
PRICE 50 CENTS. Tents of the Mail Steara Packets of TABLE showing the Proposed Move-
is authorized to sign our Firm in Hong BONHAM ROAD, W. Good Accommo- 1st of December. The Charges for Roard sake or prototype no home, and is equally a General.
kong.
BUSTOMJEE DHUNJERBHOY & Co.dation
Office No. 7, Hollywood Road. Hongkong, January 12, 1809.-
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HE interest and responsibility of "Mr ABRADAM DAVID EZEKIEL, in our Firm in Cina, coated on the 31st Decem ber last, and Mr. CHARLES EMAS SABSOU has been admitted a partner therein from this date.
E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1869.
feb
Apply at
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, January 29, 1869.
to
WELSH COALS. FOR SALE-Best Welsh COALS, from alongside of a Vessel now in Harbour.
Apply to
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HAVE this day authorised Mr C. LANGDON DAVIES to sign my name per procuration to all orders for goods supplied to the Hongkong Hotel, and I alone amy, commencing at 1 r. liable to pay for goods supplied upon such
HONGKONG ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Ground on THURSDAY, 11th Feb HEabove will bo beld en the Crisket
Lister
orders
I have further, anthorised Mr Davies to collect all debts due to me on Hotel sc- count, for which his receipt will be a anti- cient discharge.
LEE AFOONG. Hongkong, December 1, 1868. ........
NOTICE
and at blessrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s lying in the Liongkong and United OLUB,
Entrance for Mile Race,
$2. for all others,$1 Entries to close on Saturday, 6th Feb ruary, at 5 p.m.
REGINALD D. STARKEY,
How: See. Hongkong, January 21, 1860.
106
will remain as follow:-
the P. & U. Company for the Year 1869, as and shape is vory like its well-known name-approved by Her Majesty's Postmaster To be had at the China Mail Office, Wyndham Street,
mine containing very curious and useful $15.ature, history, manquers and customs of the information regarding the language, litera- One Chinese and in a less degree of the Japanese.
It says
good deal for the extent and stability of the footing of Europeans int China, that such a publication as this
One
Board, 15 a mouth. Tiffin only, month Dinners only $80 a month Breakfast, or one Tillin, 80 cents. Dinner, $1.20.
There is an excullent assortment of wines for sale at moderate prices.
The Charges for Lodging will be very considerably reduced. Rooms are offered to monthly lodgers at $25, $30, $35, $40, or $45, a month.
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Occasional Visitors are charged $4 a day for their Rooms with or without board, and Gas is laid on throughout the house.
There is an ample supply of Bathrooma,
Hongkong, November 28, 1868..
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
LL. Orders for Goods Supplied to or work done for the Hotel must be The Company will not undertake to pay
should be established and conducted with
apparently successful vigour.
The publication is altogether a very in- teresting one, and wishing it every success, we commend it to the attention and support of our readera.
(From the "Friend of India," June 4, 1868.) We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the numbers for the current year of "Notes and Queries," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese monthly, edited by Mr N. B. Dennys, whose "Treaty Ports of China and Japan" are so well known. From the
names attached to the "Notes" we can kee that the contributora include some of the beat Chinese scholars in the East. Its in terest is not confined to China, and it will be of valuable assistance to all scholars, who aabjcut of Buddhism and its literature, and ental antiquities. It deserves to be better known in India....
Hongkong, Deoeraber 20, 1868.
RINTING of every description exe- PR with accuracy, neatness, punctuality, cuted at the China Mail" Offee
and at reasonable charges, by
CHARLES. A. SAINT.
Our own view of what is the most important point in this question differs from His Excelloney's. We regard the mistake made by the niemorialists, as we baye said, to be utterly unimportant in relation to the principle involved, which is the designed increase of public revenus in a British colony by the legalisation of a buinan vice.
In the 7th paragraph of
bis "reply" His Excelloney says
7-It would be idle to repeat liere the various details given in those despatches as to the anxiety of this Government to deal with a great public erit without referance to the question of revenue. The committes can refer to them, if they wish.
There is one "detail" which we von.
deserves the attentive consideration of despatches" we produce it here, and it tore to say will not be found in "those
"the committes. It has been printed twice before in these columns, but it will be reproduced whenever H. E or his backers in his gambling policy seek to cover its real intent. The Governor is
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our columns are open to all who wish to address the public on legitimate grounds, but we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our corresponden's,
All communications addressed to this paper be accompanied by the name of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as
a quarantee of qond faith.
addressing the Legislative Council on August 30, 1867, and reads from a print ed document, so that there can be no mistake as to what he says. He reviens the pecuniary condition of the colony, and having stated that "whilst nominal ly possessing available assets, the Colony might be driven to borrow money to to meet its engagements, & contingeney which did actually happen," proceeds--
"Nevertheless there will probably be an
from licenses issued for the purpose of this current year of about $24,000, arising limiting the evil consequences of gambling, as it now exists, by legalising it in a for THE CHINA MAIL, localities subjected to Government super- vision; assuming that before the end of 1867 an amount equivalent to $65,000 abell be received from that source there will be the surplus above-mentioned. Otherwise, without a diminution of expenditure, or some other new source of revenue, there must be a deficit of about $41,000.
NOTICE-It is particularly requested that all communications relating to the general business of this paper be addressed to the
namo. Much delay and inconvenience in tho trausaction of business will thereby be avoided.
TRC. J. H. SCHRODER, is authorised to:ince you left us. things deeply signed by the Secretary of the Company have directed their attention towards the Proprietor and in no case to individuals by excess of assets over liabilities at the end of
sign our Firm per procuration, from home: or at least give opportunity of com- for any Goods Supplied without such generally to all who are interested in ori-
this date...***
SCHWANBECK & THIEL Saigon, November 14, 1868. ti
JUST ARRIVED EX ORESTED WAVE, FROM LONDON.
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concerning you have happened. Come municating with you,ARTBUR. Hongkong, January 18, 1869.
Order.
fula
10.
By order of the Board of Directors,
O. LANGDON DAVIES,
Secretary. Hongkong, November 27, 1868.
SAILORS' HOME, WEST POINT,
Trustees, Hon. W. KeswICK, FORDES, Esq.
JOHN DENT, H. G. THOMSETT,
Esq., RN, Directors
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NOTICE * THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr THE
WILLIAM NEILSON In our Firms ceased
on the 30th June last.
Mr TOBLAS PAM, Mr WILLIAM HIRDET OLMSTED and Mr H BEYMOUR GEARY ATE authorized to sign our Firm in Hongkong and China from this date,
OLYPHANT & Oo. Hongkong, October 6, 1888.
NOTICE.
HAVE this day established myself as a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AVERAGE AD- Juster and GENERAL COMMISSION ÅGENT.
CLANGDON DAVIES.. Hongkong, July 1, 1868,
NOTICE
FROM and after this date Mr GEORGE F.
BOWMAN will act as AGENT of the Pavife Mail Steam-ship Company at this Pork
8. L. PHELPS, Agent,
Hongkong, Angust 15, 1967. -
COL NOTICE.
R. HENRY LISTON DALRYMPLE
Mais authorised to sign our Firm per
procuration, at Foochow from this date,
Adejede falsa BIRLEY & Co..
Hongkong, June 3, 1868.
NOTICE.
YE & BURRIDGE'S PALE SHERRIES
in Bottle, 1 dozen each Case, No. 1,
$7.
4. 2,.
3.
31
TO LET. THE Corner HOUSE, No. 13a in Peul Street, containing five Rooms with Compradore's Room and Godown attached. Water and Gas laid.
PORT in Bottle (old, light and silky), 1847, $12 per dozen.
G. DUBOST & Co.
Hon. II. B. GIBE, Hongkong, January, 21, 1889. afeG.J. HELLAND, F.D, SANSOON, Esq.
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Esq., R.N. ONATIONS of Books, Periodicals, News- papers, Clothes, &o., will be most hankfully received,
A. OVERBURY, Superintendent. · Hongkong, October-29, 1868.
For particulare, apply to
B PESTONJEE SETNA.. At Mesars &A. U. GAMAJER & CO'DONA
Office, Queen's Road. Hongkong, daunary 10, 1869.
ARMY CONTRACT, 1860, 1870.
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(IRE
NOTICE..
Undersigned having PURCHASED the Interest of the WANGUI STEAM BARERY," begs to notify the Public of Hong kong and Ship Masters that he is prepared to farnish Daily Sapplics of Soft BREAD
lony,
(From the "London Examiner," Moy 16, 1866.)
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 1869.
This really useful volume "Treaty Ports of China and Japan"] is intended as guido for travellers and residents in China and Japan, and as a book of reference for mercantile men generally. It contains an . HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY. account, historical and political, of all the I was not our intention to have noticed open ports of those countries, together with His Excelleney's reply to the Social Feking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It has been carefully compiled and edited by Solence Association's memorial on the Mr N. B. Dennys and the elaborate maps Gambling Licenses, but it having been and plans, with which the work ahounds, lifted from the columns of the last Lon- considerably enhance its value. *** don and China Express for the purpose We have thus given in outline some of of local circulation in Hongkong, our the more prominent portions of the chapter silence might be misconstrued, and as devoted to Cauton, as a specimen of the whole volume. Other chapters treating of sent assumed to the special pleading Macao, Formosa, Ningpo, Shanghae, and which we have all along contended the remainder of the treaty ports, we can against The L. and C. Express states only enumerate. The pages describing that it is favoured with a copy of the Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and reply," and seems to be surprised that contain so much that is new to European neither of the Hongkong papers which readers respecting its history, public buil
By way of corroborating our interpre tation of B. E.'s intention in his gain- bling policy, we make the following quo tations from our local contemporary, which at that time enjoyed the reputa tion of being in H. E. confidence, as it certainly was his advocate. The Daily Press of July 16, after stating the nature of the arrangements that had been made, continuos
"In this way it will be seen that the government has made an arrangement which is a tolerably fair compromise
dings, and general characteristics, that we arrived by the same mail contains any between prudence and regard for the in- would fain transfer them to our culumns, reference to it. Our London contempo terests of the revenue." The keeper of A complete and intelligible plan of the Inrary might easily have imagined the each house will have to pay a certain perial City and neighbourhood, gives us an cause of this silence. It was more consum and to logo a further sum with the accurate notion of the relative position of vonient that the reply should be unac Treasurer as security. And then comes its divisions, streets, and places.
In the introductory chapter to the notices of the Treaty Ports of Japan will be found s neoinst history of that Empire, together with remarks on its government, goography and limits, which will be found particularly interesting as throwing a considerable light
companied by any comments, His Excel lency being perfectly aware that the well understood principle which prevails at Downing Street would be more likely to be effective with the Association, if he could get his reply before them antem
HAVE established myself at this port sary, 1889, from persons willing to contract in various forms, to any part of the Cou a part of the world so long entirely, and pered by any independent criticism, and that he will not even be deterred from
General Commission Merchant, under he Style and Firm of GIFFORD F. PACKER
GIFFORD FORBES PARKER. Saigon, December 20, 1867.
&Co.
EALED TENDERS in duplicate, mark- ed outside Tenders for Army Con- tracts," will be received by the undersigned until Noon on 3: ONDAY, the 15th Februa- for such quantities of Commissariat anp plies, Hospital Supplies, or for the perfor tance of Barrack and Bospital services, such as washing and repairing Bedding Utensils, &o,, as way from time to time be required for the use of Her Majesty's Troops in the Island of Hongkong or ita HE-Interest and Responsibility of Mr ontposts, during the year commenting lat
FREDERICK PEDDES our Firm April, 1869. vesses from this date.
H. D. BROWN & Oo. Forme of Tender (uo other than those tesued by the Commissariat will be received) Amoy, December 31, 1868.
Apr and Conditions of Contract, with any fur
ther information that may be required, can be obtained on application to the Co- missariat, Bartack, or Purveying Depart ments, for the respective supplies and services.
NOTICE
FRANCIS CHOMLEY is & Partner in Mour Firm, which from this date will be conducted under the Name of BROWN & Co
H. D. BROWN & Co. Amoy, January 1, 1869.
NOTICE
Each Tender to be'signed by two: respon- apreible persons, willing to become surely for
the party tendering.
#RD. O CLARE retires from our Firm,
Mad Mr J. MURRATZ Forze and
Mr E, D. BARBOUR are admitted Partners from this date.
RUSSELL & Co..
Chine, January 1, 1869.
NOTICE.
july2
E have authorized Mr CLAUS BUDDE
to sign our Firm from this date,
***DERYER & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1888.
NOTICE.
E have this day established ourselves at this Port as MBROHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS under the arm of KEUNMENAUMER & Co,,,
J. KRUMMENACHER. R. RADECKER. Office No. 12, Stanley Street,
Hongkong, January 1, 1889.
New Advertisements.
2fo
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
The Amr. Ship MINEN DOESHIRLEY,"
Captain FERGUSON, will have quick despatch for the above For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL Hongkong, January 29, 1869.
06,
tf:
NIGER," FROM LONDON AND
SINGAPORE.
UNSIGNEES of Carge by the above Vessel are requested to: send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and take delivery of their Goode before the lathi
The right of rejecting the lowest or any Tender is reserved,
REDMOND UNIAČKE,
Dept, Commis, Controller's Office, Commissariat, Hongkong, January 16, 1889.
NOTICE
160
ANY person having Claims against the
Undersigned will please send them
low rates constantly on hand or baked in Also Ship BREAD of best quality and at quantities at short notice.
BISUT ITS by the Ramel, Tin or Pound.
Also Water, Butter, Soda and Sugar CORN STARCH, BICARB. SODA, Sale Also Corn and Rye MEAL, HOMINY, ratus and Cream TARTAR.
FLOUR of boat Brands constantly on
and supplied by the Barrel, Bag, Tin or Pound.
OAKE of all kinds baked to order, of Mr JUNATHAN PARSONS, and all orders The above is under the Superintendense forwarded to him, at the Bakery, or left at Mature MAUEWEN & Co.'s will roesive, prompt attention.
L. P. WARD. Hongkong, February 17, 1868...
SAYLE & Co., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD,
The
this remarkable evidence of anxiety " not to derivo revenue: "Moreover, if any house be closed by order of the Go- vernor, he is to have the right of disert- buting the amount of the fee which i would have paid over the other houses, so still doreparatively, unknown to Europeans, that during the months that must olapst exercising his right to close any particu
Japan, are as elaborate and entertaining as finally accepted, and there an end. kolama, and the other Treaty Ports of competent persons, it would have been ing the revenue.".
descriptions of Nagasaki, Yedo, Yo- before his reply could be analysed by lar establishment by a fear of diminish
Our readers and the Committee of the those of the Chinese ports. A dex and a useful appendix containing many resolved on consigning the reply to ciste the Peckiman character of the
copious in-
Agreeing with His Excellency, we had Association will now be able to appre
volume. The entire work affords a vast nearly a fortnight after its return himself as a virtuous person for receiving vollers and others, is also included in the oblivion, but its re-publication here reply. Sir Richard MacDonnell credits hints and much appropriate advice to tra
amount of information, pleasantly written, necessitatos a reference to it that it would only $252,000 when he might have had and we doubt not will bo perused with otherwise have escaped.
$360,000, but be forgets that $65,000 interest by many who will never visit the
His Excellency makes a great deal of would upon his own showing have given Lastern seas.
unsound capital out of a verbal mistake him a respectable balance at the end of in the memorial. It is there said that the financial year, He makes a merit tho licenses, or farm, had been put up of taking only $252,000 for leave to to sale, and granted to the highest bid gamble under English law, when one- of the memorial meant that the licenses even for purposes of revenue, der." Ifhy the words italinised the trainers fourth of that sum would have sufficed, were sold publicly, they are in error. We do not wish to pursue this matter, They were put up in private. His His Excellency blundered when he made Excellency publicly asks for tenders for the gambling propensities of the Chinese the opium form, but as yet the pages of contribute to defray the expenses of his the Government Gazette are unsullied by Government,
He has urged, by way
LATEST SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. Jan. 29, Serice, British ship, 707,, Watt, Shanghae, Jan, 25, Ballast.BILKY & Co.
CLEARED. Mutlah, for Manila, Crested Wave, for Swatow Agra, for Manila.
PASSENGERS.
The following Buropean passengers Arri- ved here from Canton ou the 29th-
Mr and Mrs Forbes, Mr and Mra Thoinas, tion of their Now GOODS, in Mr Chan. Rivingtou, and 2 others.
RESPECTFULLY solo ing, in
for collection before the alat instant, and the following Departments,
all persons who are indebted will please pay.
before that date, as the Undersigned in-
tends leaving the Colony early in February. Devning Dresses
Gage Street. Hongkong, January 14, 1809.
BILLIARDS,
SILKS.
A. H. CHINOY,
RIBBONS.
31ja Lace
Gloves
Velvets.
Funny Dresses, HOSIERY.
Trimmings,
BOWLS, AND
BAR Manchester
Shawls
NOTICE. HE ORIENTAL BAR, BILLIARD Roosts, Hand BOWLING ALLB, having been enlarged and fitted up in a very auperior style unequalled by auy in the Colony, the Proprietors Re-opens the above on Monday,
HABERDASHERY.
Prints. MANTLES.
- Jackets. BONNETS.
Millery
Cloths
Ladies' Outfits BABY LINEN.
HOSIERY,
the 11th January, 1869, to their friends Gentlemen's Hats Gloves. and the public, and trust with civility, GOOD Liquors and the well known re putation of this old-established House, to merit a share of their patronage. There are three dret olans Billiard Tables in s large airy and well-lighted room. The Bowling Alley needs no comment
BROWN & Co., Proprietors Hongkong, January 9, 1869.
HE Undersigned hereby inti- mates that he has this day February next, after which date Godown received the appointment of SUR- rent will be charged.
VEYOR to FRENCH LLOYDS
The Cargo will be stored in Godown C
at the rear of Messra MORDAN, LAMBERT & under date of December 22nd,
Cos, and will be ready for delivery on 1868.
Monday next, the 1st February
• THE BORNEO CO. LIMITED.
Hongkong, January, 29, 1800.
ROBT. MCMURDO. Hongkong, January 9, 1869.
Tweeds. Tailoring in all its Branches.
PERFUMERY, &0.
Household Linens Blankets..
CARPETS.
FURNISHING DRAPERY, Etc. Etc.
P.S.-The Dress-making, Milliner- and Tailoring are under the Supery intendence of experienced West End hands.
Hongkong, November 12, 1865.
QUOTATIONS
HONGKONO, 29th January, 1869. OPIUM-Patna, New,... $6493
Bonares, Now, 040 Malwa,... COTTON, CALOUTTA.
665 a 670
36
19 19 u 20 17 a 21
SHANGHAE, BOSTBAY,
Exchange. Bauk, 6 months' sight,
4/01 Credita, 6
*** 4/5 a 4/54 On Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Rs. 201 a 222 Bumbay, 8 days' sight, Rs. 221 a 222 Shanghae, 3 days' sight, Bank, The, 74 Bar Silvor, 17 dwts. B., 9 Dominal.
"F
Sycas,
Mexicans,
Gold Leaf,
Gold Bar, 98 touch, .. English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns, Discount,
GT.
par
..... 23:00 a 23,15
an invitation to tender for the privilege of excuse, that he thereby secures & of gambling. But the sale was effected, more efficient and trustworthy police; but nevertheless. Again, the memorialists facts are not in his favour. The diminu err when they say the licenses weretion of orine on this island is attributa- granted to the highest bidder." His ble to other ordinances, the Registration Excellency, in the course of a financial Ordinance especially. Whenever a spe statement from which we shall presently cial brutality does happen, such as occur quote, expected to get something less than red the other day, the murder of a gentle- $100,000 from the license fees, which man in Her Majesty's service, at midday would give the colonial revenue a satis on a public road, His Excellency's gan- factory balance to credit. It appears that blors are unable (or onwilling, which is H. E. received an offer of $360,000, but not improbable) to afford him any help that he accepted $252,000. Clearly, in discovering the murderer. then, the meniorialiste are wrong; the
Governor got twice as much as he expectWe may be excused if, in view of the ed, and is ingenuously indignant at the recent intelligence from Swatow and notion that his government was capable Fonchow, we recall with a certain feeling of profiting too greatly by selling the of satisfaction the remarks which for a gambling privilege to the highest bid-lengthened period we have made regard- der." It is (verarks H. E.) unfortunateing British policy in China. Nearly three that this "inadvertent though indefensi years since, when the recollection of our ble mistake" should bave occurred on last victorious campaign had nearly faded "the very point on which it was most from the popular mind, and petty acts of important that there should be no mais hostility, insolent language, the levying ...23.10 a 23.20 representation." Is there not something of illegal taxes, persistent hostility to of the Joseph Surface kind of reproof in medical and other missionaries, and this? The ineening of the Association is other signs of the spirit of op that they object to sale at all, if the position had just begun to manifest money so derived is absorbed for ordine themselves, we advogated the immediate ry purposes in the colonial revenues. repression of acte hostile to our interests, His Excellency's reply really amounts to Ent as we some time since wade public this "I didn't put up to sale, I only our Minister at Peking was under speci sold by private bargain and I didn't fic and precise instructions to keep the well to the highest bidder, for I took peace at all hazards to let no fancied $50,000 less than was offered." He does injury to our prestige by such trifles sa not deny the sale, and admits that he the knocking down of a few missionaries -- got more than twice as much as he exor the seizure of foreigners' goods and the peated from the transaction,
The torture of his servants, induce him to
4.10. 4.52
a 10
H. & W. Dock, Old, 9p. o. dis'; New, 21 H. & S. Bank Shares, old, 27 a 38 p. c. p.
Do. do, Now, Uniou Dook..
9 30 p, c, dia.
Temperature. Hoxorong, 29ik January, 1868. (Pukeni at Meiers Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Boul.) THERMOMETER. A.M., Dry
Do. Do... 4.M., Dry, Do. Self-registered Maximum,
Do. Min. over night,. 80 BAROMETER, AM
4.
63
Wet,
50.
67
Wat,.
UBA
57
mediorialists. will find in these facts a take any steps which might precipitate a sufficient apology for (in view of the collision. We in vain (and our contem principle involved) the very unimportant poraries in China beld almost similar 80.826 errors into which they fell. His Excel views) pointed out, as each violation of 30,221 lency patronisingly records his "convic- the Treaty, each petty obstacle thrown in
No 176
the way of fo of violence to occurred, the would ensue persisted in. On the 20th Overland Chis The resul China is that c tility against kiang, Formos Yang-chow. 1 hear complaint resisting the cl able claims."
And to thi now add Fooc
former place p four days sine populace to r peans. From this morning reward of Fifty head of every banks are bei villagers; and Chinese are un Intention of b pretty results which, againat informed journ -and we may has been pursue in China He when the Yang phase which ad
of action. But stem by vigou flood of oppo nursad by his i
been long pre other parts of not leave out of matory placard since wore freel Honan, subsequ the Viceroy Yangohow affai gether matters is some little sat to the "peace a who so strenuo tenance of ar
these waters, th exerted by then that the yieldin pursued. By may add that t nition of war than these psen
There can be nativos of both
will be brought pediency of sell
so much per doz
of successfully at Swatow will
by the waut of heavy ships up t that the matter hands we may rel kish fear of respi to prevent effect that no loss of l overaliadow the e
THE DIST N
By the arrival of aid the Douglas fr have fuller informa tening attitude ses almost all the port
Frou Fooohow, turbances mention 2, we learn that carded all over, 03. Celestials to arise
pest," . ., the for Bult of the appear is, that the Consul guuboat stationed (the Janus) to yo British
interests language used in z doubt means that. has reached the c
Bo far as the placar go; and these dem
be fully met by the Bular and Naval at There are rum barices at Amay thing sit that port
date of our latest a rumour being abro
state of things at that the natives atage of quiet defia
a slight pretext fo fashion of their treighbors.-On di Amoy had auspend lities to a large qui considerable area.
Swatow is of cou tion, and the new Douglas, which is o Tate sources, is of It appears that the the Swatow creek-- made upon the bo Cockchafer-bave be of civil broil for a appearance of the boat was interpret monstration on the party. They fangi
had been employed (so says the story opponents would b gingale. The origin Bait to be engaged warfare is put these are said to
In treaty ngainst the Immediately after meaning of the These villages are s behind Bwatow that no less than is banded themselves. peace with each othe their mutual enemy
It is said that the N
to make endeavour fatter bat whoth caut infiuence with tires of those villag sae souther effort n Ationj.their efforts suit in anything wha character. It is sati faitint of all this-sen the Consular authe
a
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