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Notices to Consignees.

P. M. 8. S. Co Stealner "CHINA,” FROM YOKOHAMA AND SAN

FRANCISCO.

ONSIGNERS of Cargo by the above Bained Vesselare requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignatore, and to take imme- diate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the ves sel will be lauded and stored at Cousigueen risk and expense.

Hongkong, April 9 1869,

Notices of Firmis

NOTICE.

WE have authorized Mr. CLATIS BUDE to sign our Firm from this data

DREYER & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1868.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ley AdvertisemÓVÍS,

HE TREATY PURTS OF CHINA & JAPAN, AND NOTES AND "QUERIES ON CRINA AND JAPAN.”

* EXTRAMOT ICH REVIEWAL (From the Stroud July 27, 1869.) Nome time ago we had occasion to remark the ves. "THE Undersigned hereby inti- upon the progrent thist Lifestare of repres sented by the Trees had made and was mates that he has this day making in the East, and our attention has received the appointment of SUR-again been called to the subject by the re

seipt of a Hongkong publication which VEYOR to FRENCH LLOYDS vas some nice and which we have under date of December 22nd, eh pleasure in introducing to the know- ledge of our readers. We allide to Notes 1868.

and Queries on hima and Japan, published monthly by Mr Satut, the proprietor of the China Mail Howspaper. This publication ia well printed on good paper, and in size and shape is very like its well-known uste- apke or prototype at home, and is equally a

E. LANE, Agent.

8p18

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Company's

Steam Abin Hoogly," are request éd to send in their Bills of Lading, for counterignature, and to take delivery of their Goods before tie 7th Instant, or they will be landed and stored at their risk and expense."

BERTRAND, Principal Agent

Hongkong, April 3, 18692

NOTICE:

following cases have been landed

users and expose of

the Consignees, who are requested to take. Immediate delivery,

Er Hopyly, caso Arme

one Chemichla

31st October,

1863

ROBT. MCMURDO. Hongkong, January 9, 1869.

NOTICE

RD. O. CLARK retires from our Firm, and Mr. J. MURRAT FORBES and Mr E. D. Barsoun are admitted Partners from this date. nd quatury durugan

RUSSELL & Co

containing very curious and useful information regarding the language, litera ture, history, mushters and customs of the Chinese and In ʼn less degree of the Japanese Ity good deal for the extent and

Post-Office Notifications. MATUS WELL C3058;---

For SPORE, PENANG & CALOUTTA.—- Per LIGHTNING," on Tuesday, the

20th instant, at 3'.. For SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CAL-

-- QUTTA,÷1

20th inst., at 3 p.m.

For SAIGON,—

H

MORRIS'S DIRECTORY

for:

CHINA, JAPAN and THE PHILIPPINES, &c., 1869.

No. 1823-APRIL 12, 1869,

Master thereof, and in the Case of a For eign-going Ship the First and Second Mates or Only Mate (as the Cese way he), and in the Case of a Home Trade Passenger Ship the First or Quly Ainte (ss the Case inny be), bare a tained and possess valid Certi ficates either of Competency or Service appropriato, to their Beverni Statione in Per GLENGYLE" on Tuesday, the above Work is now PUB auch Ship, or of a higher Grade; and no LISHED and READY FOR CIRanch ship, if of One hundred Tons Burden -CULATION. Apply to

or upwards, shall go to Ses as aforesaid, unless at least. One Officer besides the Master has obtained and possesses a valid Certificate appropriate to the Grade of Only Mate therein. or to a higher Grade. The remainder of the paragraph merely provides for the penalty, but does not extend the operation of the act to any place outside the "ports of the United Kingdom." It thus happens that, sup posing the act to be valid in all its details in this Colony, we are still left unaffected by a provision which touches the home ports only.

Per FREY," To-morrow, the 13th

ipst, at 9am.. For BANGKOK.-

Per KANTEEA," on Saturday, the 17th

at 11 instant,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL PAU

RETCHINA”.

For

YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE UNITED STATES & UNITED KINGDOM -

Per the United States Mail Packet HHINA," on MONDAY, the 10th Instant, at 2 PM

The Rates of Postage on Correspondence forwarded by this opportunity, which must in each case be

MORRIS & Co, Queen's Road. Hongkong, January 13, 1869.

RINTING of every description exe P

cuted at the “China Matl" Office with accuracy, nestness, punctuality, and at reasonable charges, by

CHARLES A. SAINT,

PRICE 60 CENTS. TABLE showing the Proposed Move. menta of the Mail Steam Packets of

China, January 1; 1660. july2 atability of the footing of Europeans in lows, vi in advance, are as the P. & U. Company for the Year 1869, as | law, we are by no means indifferent to

New Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION,

China What Buch, a publication as this should be established and conducted with apparently successful vigour

The publication is altogether a very in berusting one, and wishing it every success,

wo commend it to the attention and support of our readers..

For Yokohama, San Francisco and the General

United States and met For Lotters, 3 cents per half-ource. For each Newspaper not exceeding 42

ounces, 2 conta da da dan ka

For a Facket of Books, 6 cents per

omocea.

For the United Kingdom.

Be Camboda" 24 February, 1660E Undersigned has received my Préning “Friend of frafa,, Jung 203,1 Kor Letters, 24 cents per half-ommes.,

structiona ito Bell by Public Ane

Wesley run

GFC 15086 ******* Donat 30th March, 1810tion, on Mr Schel, 41-2 Osses (cortcuts unknown),

MONDAY, De Hoogly, 8th April, 1869 -- Deline Norhotte, dass Books the 25th day of April, 1869, (if not pre 309, FAX BERTRAND,viously disposed, of) at Noon, on the

Premises, Aur Princpal Agent, li Hongkong, April 8, 1809.

All the STOCK-IN TRADE, Good Will, Druge, Medicines, instrumente etc,

NUTIČE

ONSIGNEES of the following Packages per Brit. barque Meteor, from Syd- Roy, are requested to communicate with the Undersigned, and take immediate delivery of their Goode, or they will be landed and stared at their risk and expense. E

5pakge, Mur dino, shipped by Alder- Noson & Sons, * 15 caces Preserved shipped by Re- boon Fees & Co. Meat cases Copper, shipped, be Chon

Hongkong, March 23, 1860

of the

INTERNATIONAL DISPENSARY. Situate in No. 23, Wellington Street.

Ples,

A Soda Water Machine, in perfect working order, with Bottles and other Appartenances.

The Dispensary is well stocked with a good assortment of Medicines and Drugs, and offers favourable opportunity for in invektnient to Chemists and Drug

Alek iste KUSSELL & Da

·Notices of Firms,

THE Dudersigned baving arrived from

Bombay has established himself Merchant and Agent, under the Firm and Style of HAJE MEERZA MOHMED ALLY &

HAJEE MEERZA MOHMED ALLY.

ABERDEEN STREET, Bongkong, April 6, 1869.

WOWE NOTICE,

mye

TERMS OF SALE -- Cash befors delivery

Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1;7;

Property to be at the risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer. J. M. ARMSTRONG, AuchoREET. Hongkong: April 12, 1869.

ap26

PUBLIC AUCTION, HE Undersigned has received in structions to sell by Public Aac tion, ond

WEDNESDAY,

Wencknowledge with thanks the receipt of the numbers for the current year of Notes and Quoties," a most deserving Anglo-Chinese mouthly, pdited by Mr N 5. Denny, whose Treaty Ports of Ulsins and Japan ard to well known. From the nantes attached to the "Notes" we can peo that the contributors include some of the bust Chinese scholars in the East. Its in: terest is not confined to China, and it will be evaluable assistance to all scholars, who have directall their attention towards the Bubject of Buddhism and its literature, and generally to all who are interested in ori ental antiquities. It deserves to be botter. known in India.

(From the "Lidon Framiner," May 16, 1888.)

For each Newspaper not exceeding ounces, 4 cents, the URTE For a Packet of Hooks or Patterns, 8

cents per 4 ounces

While we thus recognize the existing" approved by Her Majesty's Postmaster the hardships it entails upon one class To be had at the China Mail. Office,cated find themselves on shore here in of men-those who being duly certifi Wyndham Street,

want of employment. It is doubtless extremely annoying to find that a ship- master Day "lawfully" take anybody to do duty as mate that he may lite.. rally dump his mates ashere on the score of economy and then top his boom." But it must not be forgotten that, until very lately, a grievous hardship would have been entailed upon shipowners

Hongkong, December 20, 1868. NOTIURI e particularly requested that all communications relating to the general business of this paper be tired to the Proprietor u in no case to individuals by name Muth delay and inconvenience in the transaction of business will thereby be

svoidad

ON

CHINA AND JAPAN. No. 3, Vol. 3,

San Francisco and the United States must

Cerrespondence addressed to Yokohama NOTES & QUERIES and captains had, they been prohibited be superscribed per

15 Chinu,“...and that addressed to the United Kingdom inust be superscribed pia San Francisco:" correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom not fully prepaid, will bo sent i Suez.

W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong, April 10, 1869.

IT is heroby notified that, under the pro

visions of a Treasury Warrant dated

This really useinl volume [Treaty Ports of China and Japan" is intended as a the 7th May, the Pustage on a Letter not guide for travellers and residents in China exceeding half-an-ounce in weight posted and Japan, and as a book of reference for in Hongkong or at any of the Forts in account, historical and political, of all the posted in Egypt addressed to Hongkong or mercantile mon generally, It contains a China and Japan addressed to Egypt, or

Poking, Yedo, Hongkong, and Macao. It conveyed in the Mails by British Packet, is open ports of these countries, together with any of the Ports in Chitis and Japan, and has been carefully compiled and edited by sedacod from Twenty-four Cents to Twelve Mr N. B. Doys; and the elaborato mapa Cents. and plans, with which the work abounds, douaiderably enhance its ralne, ***

For Letters exceeding half-an-ounce in weight a further rate of Twelve Cents for each halt once in chargeable.

Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory."

F. W. MITCHELL,

We have thus given in outline some of the more prominent furtions of the chapter devoted to Canton, as a specimen of the whole volume. Other chapters treating of a Postmaster Generali Macao, Formosa, Nigo, Shanghas, and the remainder of the treaty ports, we can only enumerate. The pagos describing Peking, the capital, are so interesting, and that is new to Enropean

the 14th April, 1869, at Noon, at the contain

WE have this day admitted Mr BnSJA- Godowns of Mussia Extru, ARCHER

MIN E. GALL, as a partner in our Co.

FAWCETT & Co.

Hongkong, April 1, 1880.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY:

LIMITED,

NO KLAKUPAD

MP. C. LAKODON DAVIES having resign- ed," Mr Bowaru BAKER has bonu ap- pointed/Secretary of the above Company fromthis date the new

Hongkong, March 31, 1869,

E business heretofore carried on by the Undersigned, will, from this date be continued under the Firm and Style of And all out- standing accounts by the Undersigned will be mottled, paid, and received by the above Firm

FUTTABROY AMEJ ZEBHOY.

100 barrels NAVY BREAD. TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer Hongkong, April 12, 1889.

apl4

TO LET. HE Premises at present occupied by the

Undersigned as a Store,

THOS, HUNT & Co. Hongkung, April 12, 1869.

FOR NAGASAKI, BIOCO AND YOKOHAMA, The stean-ship

porta

13.вр30

* BUDROODIN ABDOULALLY. Hongkong, March 30, 1809.-

NOTICE.

FROM and after this date, the style of Form-will be WALGE, SMITH & Co. wind? KAWAHEE & Co.,

bulk, wying it, sin China Sugar Refinery,

BART POINT Hongkong, March 17, 1669, ap17

NOTICE

HAVE this day established myself sé a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, AYERADE AD- JUSTER and GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT,

ZU LANGDON DAVIES, **Hongkong, July 1, 1868.

THE

ہم انز

NOTICE.

HE Internat and Responsibility of Me

WILLIAM NEILSON in our Firm cessed on the 30th June last,

Mr Touras Pix, Mr WILLIAM Nisser OLMSTED and Mr H. Seymour GEARY are authorized to sign our Firm in Hongkong and China from this date.

OLYPHANT & Os. Hongkong, October 6, 1868.

HM this date. Mr GEORGE E, LANE, will act as gent of the Pacific Mail Stram-abip Company at this port

GEO, F. BOWMAN Hongkung, March 15, 1809.

NOTICE.

THE UNION DOCK COMPANY OF HONGKONG&WHAMPOA; LIMITED

ROHERT'S WALKER line this day been appointed Secretary to the Com- pany, and ir Jons INGLIS, the present Acting Secretary, resumes his functions sa Managing Engineer for the Company. By order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN INGLIS, Acting Secretary, Hongkong, March 8, 1809.

BONGKONG LOTEL

FROM this date the Management of the Bangkong Hotel is placed in chargo of Mr GEORGE E. Porrs, to whom all com- muyloations should be addressed,

YED WO & Co,

Hongkong Hotel, April 1, 1809,

"BUSIYAMA,” Capt. A. D. DUNDAS, will have immediate cespatch for the above

For Freight or Pasige, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, april 12, 1860.

FOR SALE FROM SHIP'S SIDE. 25 COALS

Tons Cowper West Hartley Steam

Apply to Hongkong, April 12, 1869.

คล

General Post Ofjes, Hongkong, July 16, 1868.

Tis hereby notified for general informa

tion that henceforward, the Postage tings, and general characteristics, that we addressed to the United States of America soun

fain transfer en to our columns. transmitted via the United Kingdom will

and integible plan of the tube as follows, viz- perial City and neighbourhoud, gives us su A complete

accorate notion of the relative position of its divisions, streets, and places,

do ropotan to haltery, public built chargeable dt. Book and Puckets of Petterna

In the intrudhetory chaptor to tile notices of the Treaty Ports of Japau will be found a succinot history of that Empire, together with remarks on its government, geography, and limits, which will be found particularly interesting as throwing a considerable light

and

ona part of the world so longopean,

A copios ia-

still comparatively, unknown to

The description of Nagasaki, Tede, Fo- kohans, and the other Treaty Ports of Japan,

are an elaborate and entertaining as those of the Chinese porta. A dex and a useful appendix containing many hints and much appropriate advice to tra vellors and athers, is also included in the volume. The entire work affords a vast amount of information, pleasantly written, and we doubt not will be peruact within interest by many who will never visit the Eastern seas.

LATEST SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 12, Figu, N. G. barque, 280, Lew GILMAN & Co. ridsen, Callao, Jan. 97, Gnauo-JARDINE

ap19 MATHESON & Co.

FOR THE RACES,

SAYLE & Co., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, ĐỨNG . Ủ NG.

HAVE RECEIVED. EX MAIL STEAMER

Large assortment of MILLINERY,

BONNETS, and HATS, of Bie

latest fasliona.

A Choice assortment of SILK, MUS LIN, and GRENADINE, for Evening Wear.

A fine assortment of new French FLOW. ERS, HEAD DRESSES and FEATHERS.

A large asortment of new TRIM- | MINGS and FRINGES in all colors..

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Kid GLOVES,

in white and colors, all sizes.

Gentlemen's Drab Shell and Felt HATS.:

Blue and Green GOSSAMERS, &c.

(BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT,

20, Foochow Road, Shangbai. Hongkong, February 3, 1889,

April 12, frelsy, from Wiempos.. April 12, Shewa, from Whampoa,

CLEARED,

Clara, for Yokabɛmɛ. Freya, for Saigon, Geory Becker, for Chefoo. Nederland, for Saigon, Constance, for Saigon, Niger, for Whsinpoi Batuta, for Ningpo...

CARGOES.

(From the Canton Customs Daily Returns.)

Per George Becker, cleared for Chefoo

400 cases Red and White Lead.

45 bales Orange Feel.

250 packages Paper.

58-cases Medicine, 446 packages Rosin. 600 tubs Sugar Candy.

cases

Tobacco.

Per Batavia, cloured for Ningpo.

3234 packages Fans.

45 cases dried Indig

+

Via SOUTHAMPTON. Under 4 ounce, -

12 cents. Above 4 ounce and not ex-- ***

24 ceeding 8 ounce, Above 8 ounce and not ex

ceeding 12 ounce - 36 Abovė 12 ounce and not ox-

celing 16 ounces,-- 48 For every additional 4 oz... 12*

F MARSMILIES. Under 4 ounce,

16. Certa Above 4 ounes and not ex

..z coding 8 ounce, Above $unuce and not ex-

-ceeding 12 ounce, -- -- -48 Above I once and not ex-

ceeding 16 ounce,

17

"

For every additional 4 oz., 16 Prepayment of the Postage is compulsory

each case,

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmuster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, Jusic 18 1868.

UNDER DESPATCH,

For Singapore, Penang and Calcutta. Per Lighty, on Tuesday, the 20th inst., at 4 P.,

For Singapore, Fouang and Calotts, Fer Gengyle, on Tuesday, the 20th inst., at 4 p.m.

For Yokoliama and San Francisco-Per

For Bangkok. Fer Astreu, on Saturday,

13th inst.

the 17th instant.

QUOTATIONS

from taking any bat duly certificated men. Even at the pressat moment, they are not always to be obtained at short notice, We believe, however, that justice might be done to both classes if the attention of the Government were turned to the matter. Presuming that

IS NOW READY. Containing articles in English, French and Germani' upon various subjects. NOTES Chinese Collection of pill officers in want of employment regis grams, On Diagon-Worship, The Tomb ter their names at the Harbour Master's, of Kung Ming, Honesty is the Best a local ordinance might well direct that 'olioy, Daa System der Pa Kua, identi- so long as the names of qualified hen fication of Proper Names in Western and of guoit character remained on the register. Central Asia. QUERIES: The Two Missionaries to the should be furnished with a clearance that of those wanting employment, no vessel Peking Astronomical Board, The Festival went to sea short of complement or with Wni-u-t'ew, Tea, Silkworm Disease, non-certificated ethicers. There are, we Names of Wooda naed in Building.

know, inany of the mercantile commu- REPLIES Kozinga's, Japanese Origin, nity who would object to action which Name of Koxinga, The Term Typhoon, would, require then to pay higher wagas The Tai Chau Yang, The Word Failong, then they now do to the substitutes of The "Button" in. Chinese Oficial Uni form, Derivation of the Tanz Su and proper others, but their interests must Mo, Infanticide, The Now Ki Plant, give way when they require to be stari- The Chun Tree, Coghin China, Crenia ficed for a principle which in the main tion in China, Execution of Women in protects the interests of owners. Such China, The Fung Tree, Thesaurus of the affairs as that of the Dayspring are pós- Mancin Language, Eployment of lisible enough under the existing system, nese Criminals.

BOOKS WANTED NO and were there no other reason, the TIDES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Bound Copies of the Fast and SECOND Volumes cau bo obtained on application.

TO CORRESPONDENTS..

existing want of further regulations should be at ones supplied,

WE direct the attention of our readers. to an extract which we publish in another thur entanas are open to all who wish to calum and from which it would appear address the public on legitimate grounds, but we do not hold ourselves responsible for the

opinions of our correspondents.

All coinmminications addressed to this paper must be accompanied by the name of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a quarantee of good faith.

THE OKONA MAIL.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1869,

MERCANTILE MARINE LAW.

that the Pacific Mail steamers are being nade the means of conveying native women wholesalo to San Francisco for the worst purposes. A sentenco we recently saw in the California, China Afail, 970. Chinawomen arrived. per Japan-Prices will be published fù a few days, seemed to us at first sight a inalicious and libellous, insinuation, but the details given by the Bulletin, which we reprint allow of no doubt being enter- tained upon the subject. Now this is a traffic which can be easily stopped if both the Colonial Government and the Mai The correspondence published in our Company's officers are determined to do recent issues upou Mercantile Marine it. We do not as yes attach blaine to the Law in Hongkong relates to a matter latter as we know that the women have hitherto been received and paid for as free which it is of the highest importance pissengers; but after the exposes which should-be thoroughly discussed und ven- have been made a neglect to take pre- tilated Fremising that we sympathise cautions will subject the company to

sharp and justifiable criticism. with the complaint which has gained publicity, we may remark upon the tone adopted by our corespondents; the "OLD

LOCAL

SEA LAWYER" having departed from his ment will perform at the Public Gardens on

THE Band of the 75th Stirlingshire Regi argument to favor us with very unneces- Tuesday the 13th instant, commending st

5

1. MARCH,...

"Palmetto,

„Connes

"....Kuhner.

Bull

sary recommendatione to acquire know. P.M. The following is the programme:- China, ou Monday, the 10th inst., at 8p.m. ledge we already possess; and ThaBrorao 2-SELBUTION, "Contrabandists," Sullivan,

For Saigon.For Freya, Ta-morrow, the exceeding the fair limits of discussion in 3.—QUADRILLE,lia del Do

an auxiety to chaff." In these watters 4-SELECTION, Regimento," however the public have little interest;-WALTZ, Blush Rose,... Godfrey. 6--GALOF,Tansweiber, ".... Det but the whole weranțile commuity 7-GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,.. have a very great interest in learning whether it is or is not "lawful" to send a ship to asa from this port under-man ned or under-officered. To answer this and some other questions mais in the latters which have appeared we again revert to the subject.

Bunozone, 12th April, 1869. OPIUM, Patna, New... 3626)

OH, 6324 Benares, Now, 590 Oldy

620,nom, 655 fir 085

Malwa, Persian,

COTTON, BOMBAY,

CALOUTTA, SHANGHAE,

Exchange.

18 22 ... 16 a 201

4/0

("Bank, 6 months' sight,.

Credits, 6

110 packages Yellow and White Lead: On Caloutta, 3 days' sight, Rs. 2245

96 bales Drange Peel,

Bombay, 8 days' sight, a, 224)

821 bales

Rattun

47 cnees Tobnoon.

of packages Woodware.

143 packages Sundries.

Firstly, as regards "Naval Courts" the O. S. L. is wide of the mark. They

W. J. COLLENDER, Band Master. An advertisement elsewhere states that r and Mrs George Case will shortly give in Hongkong a few representations of au entertainment which seems to have been very favourably regarded in many other parts of the world. Mrs Case, who is better known af Grace Egerton, in which a she first appeared in London, appears in s variety of "sketches of character," and Mr Case is an accomplished musician.

Bad & days' sight, Bank, Tia. 74 under certain powers conferred upon it. the engine room. This wipally in

Bar Sycee,

Mexicans,

Per Shuftesbury, cleared for Const Ports, Gold Leaf,

61 cases Corilamoms.

1050 bales, Faua.

192 cases dried Lungans.

40 cases White Land.

87 oissa Orango Pesl. -

70 balea Ratua.

2848 bags Sugar

674 tubs Sugar Candy.

60 cases Cla

275 packages Sundries.

Per St, cleared for Chiefoo and New- cbwang

76 packages Arsenic.

76 packages Grass Cloth.

50 cases dried Laugans.

Gold Bar, 18 tough,

English Sovereign Australian Sovereigns, Disomens,

9

17 dwts. B.,

6a 6.80.

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23.

a 70.

... 23.45 a 65

4.6

4.112

9 a 11

Gas Company Shares,

41

H. & W, pon Duck, Old,

Do. Do. New,

Da do. New,

Ту а

are constituted under a special ordinance We learn that yesterday, the Cnstans in which it is clearly laid down thut their aloers seized on board the str. Puyang establishment is the result of the inde. 162 balls or rather more than 4 cheats of pendent not of the local government Patna Upium, which had been secreted in

verions parts of the vessel, but y

lucky It must not be forgotten that while the had for the officials.

The Steam-bost general principles of the act are in force Company, it is said aro noxions to render theoughout the British dominions, the, overy assistance to the Customs' playe particular penalties enforced are in many in the detection of smuggling by which cases valid only within the limits of they incur a monthly insa in freight

ports of the United Kingdom." Hence we are glad to notice that the British the question "We are not surely Journal of Photography endorses the criti asked to believe that because Hongkong ciem we some time since pasted upon r

p. o, disetas omitted to manufacture a local law Floyd'e photographs of Heugkong; the opt 11 pa

21

H. & S. Bank Shures, Vid...28 poprem Marine Act is rendered inoperative is were not forwarded by that gentleman bin

the whole machinery of the Mercantile niun being the more valuable that the views

Union Dock v.

18

ท

35 p. c. dia, quoted Temperature. Bosezone, 12th April, 1869. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) TAZEMOMETER-9.M., Dry,

71 packages Bransware,

-73. cases dried Indigo.

Do.

Wet,

420 caros White and Yellow Leal.

D 30.

4. Mi, Dhy,

Wety. Self-registered Maximum,

Min. over night, BAHOMETER, A. May

60 66

76)

71

4.P.M.,

85 casen Paper.

"50 cases Rosin:

204 cases Tubacco, 282 packages Sundries,

The whole machinery of the act is postes are sorry to learn that be

is

partially answered by "Yes, you are." self Lut by su independent purchaser in

lo quit the Colony, vitiated, but many provisions coasa under such circumstances to be of effect The Osk or two inquests have been held during question at issue with us however is the last two or three days, the full details simply one out of several hundred details, of which were not of salicient interest for and we contine our attention to it solely. publication Of Inte, Lowryer, acne cases Let us turn to the Act and see what is of the mysterious disappearance of seamen laid down

Bem to point to foul play on the part

of some one. This appeared to be the case No Foreign going Ship or Home Trade in the matter of a seamas found dead in 30.107 Passenger Ship shall go to Sea from any harbour, who we before stated was at 30.083 Port in the United Kingdom unless the first supposed to be the rate of the Galliutą

"

No: 1828

schooner.

Be examination, to quantity of tailo ceased's windpin as stated at the turday, identif several sesinen o man named Alb of the above-nat

peared on the 201 Doubl Fork hai bị the day in which the unly explana of the remarkabl

pipe. Deceased se death from d pipe being stopp water could hav was, as the coro rious, but there

further aliy ing quouily asked t verdict The J cording that des this tallow found little curious tha know a little moi learn more, abou The other inq child found exp also to a class of ably fail of dete no interest.

Us Thursday De

Sports will tak Ground, commen excellent day'a vided, ea will be programme. We be more propitio

L Putting the 86, 2nd $2-2. teinla-tat prize, 3. Throwing prize, 85; 2nd, yarde1st prize, At two o'cloc dollars.-5. Thr prize, $5, 2nd $ 300 yards-1st p 7. High Jump prize $5, 2nd $2. Une Mile-lat pr D. Single Stick $9, open to Ar Skip and Jump $2.11. Hurdl ights-1st prize Flat Rage for Me Royal Marines 1st prize $5, 2nd the

ground hurdle race.-18 Army and Navy 2nd $4. Entri ground and close rade.. Diving to Army and N

to

C

18. Wheelbarrow Distance 100 yard

16. Enok Race

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visid the Dul another forty th finish the house i

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now

discovered finished in time, of six thousand d vide lodgings for conies! This is fication of what, is called "

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house a

thousand dollars

isn't finished ; an

to pay the Duke -

Truly the Strals colouy; a wonder wisest of Govern

THE Auditor Gei nents, in forward

ments, writes us

one branch of t this principle tha for 1887 and thos apportioning the

bursed by the th ance with the no The

queation

any such apport whether the Cult for the reimburse

Expenditure, lea

make such satth Hongkong as it this view it has Accounts now bel

vict chargea for Intimation of wh respect will be Hongkong Gover

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attempt to sUAL

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the

best burles

Why attempt to

try to give some- veritable sconES.

easily be supplie Venus and Jane.

to Tiburing and

A VERY handsome

hsa, by order of

Department, beer

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Creighton, o Weat India Mail

his gallant arvie the British akip 7

of the Francisco The New York Dece Pacific Coast, wit

BUTTIYORS

Third Regiment second day out

storm, which '80 drifting about for

finally foundered

north of Bermuda

At that time comm

Three Bells, and fe after she was dii