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Halls.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANUAIS.

JANA STRAM FOR

BATAVIA, MAIGON SINGAPORE,

POINT DE GAILE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,

AND MARSEILLES

BOMBAY, ST. DENIS AND PORT LOUIS

N THURSDAY, the 27th January, ON

1876, at Noon, the Company's AMAZONE, Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPRUTE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places. A

Cargo and Spools will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so copied in transit through Marsellies for the principal places of Europe,

Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 Speate and Paroels until 8 P.M., on the 26th January, 1876. (Parosis are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packagen aseve quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office,

O. BERTRAND, Principal Agent, Hongkong, Jaspary 31, 1876

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES,

5. 8. ANADYR

NOTICE.

CLEARED.

Lunalila, for Nagasaki, Douglas, for Bwatow, de. Anna Bella, for Cape Bi. Jantes. Thingealla, for Balgon.

Ulysses, for Shanghai, anima Gustav Ado'ph, for Tientsin. Chien Shing, for gochow

PASSENGERA, VALA ABRIVED. Per Gwalior, for Hongkong. from Bombay, Dr. W. Grays from Galle Mr. D. U. Travera, Mur J; Dixon, Mr and Mrs Morrel, and 5 Chinese; from Penang, Mr J. A. Boulton, R. and 3 Chinese; from Singapore, 3. Naval Officers, 1 Bergeant,

14 Privator, ., and 19 Chines For Yokohama, from Galle, Misa HL. J. Harkins, Mr W. G. Nelson and son from For Amoy, from Penang, Capt. Lebon. Penang Chinese.

Per Wash, 6 Chinese, Per Consolation, 1 European deck and 3 Chinese.

Per Danube, 54 Chinesa, Por Ulysser, 840 Chinese,

k

TO DEFART-Per Douglas, for Amoy, Messrs Dalrymple, Tennochy, Blackwell, D. B. Grant, J. Grant and 1. B. Dantra; for Foochow, Mr Gairah dan kedudeA

Per Malacca, for Yokohama, Miss M, J. Harkins, Mr W. G. Nelson and son, Capt. Labon, and Mrs Terry's ayah.

rer Gwalior, for Shanghal, Ldout, J. W. McFarlane, Lieut. C. H. 8, Preiyman, Mr Dassabhoy, and Mr Taintor's servant.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Washi reports: bad strong winds veering from N. to N,W. with heavy cross sens. In Haiphong: Prussian barque Schmidt and Frensi gunboat.

The British steamer-Consolation reports: through the gulf of Slam had light variable winds and fine weather, thence to port had strong N.E. and N. W. gales with heavy sea. On the 20th passed a steamer bound Bouth.

The British steamer Danube reportat

The

THE OKINA MAIL.

following will be the hours of

the Maile, do, b Wednesday, 26th Jan. ----

5P.M., Money Order Office closes Post Offee aloger engopt the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night, Zhursday, 27th Jan

of

[No. 8929.--JANUARY 22, 1876.

fact, the laying of the cable from Galle to Singapore and from Singapore to Hongkong evinced foresight that deserves anbetantial reward, and this for some time to come can only be realized in the absence of competition. There were not wanting many, who enjoyed the reputation of being good authorities

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATINOS MEMOB. FOR TO-MORROW. be held to confer it. It would seem, in

deed, that such matters must follow the MALES SYEN Funtön Pačky --- BELIGIOUS SERVIOBB ----- The French Contrago Pagkes 1 ir 3 ZONE ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL The Right rules of blockade, Thus, a verbal de gl be despatched on THURSDAY Reverend Bishop Bardon The Rev. Rclaration of blockade is held by all West 1) the 27th January, Ith Malls to sad Hayward Kidd, Colonial Chaplain. On the ern nations inoperative, unless practically through the United Kingdom vis Firit and Third Sundays in each Month enforood; and the verbal refusal of the Marseilles to Europe, Saigon, Bin At 11 am., Morning Prayer, Bermon and Chinese for twenty seven years to for gapore; Galle, Australis, and New Celebration of the Holy Communion. On mally recognize Fortagnese possession, Zealand, Aden, Sizer, sud Ale | the Second and Fourth Sundays in each cannot be taken to vitiate what it has on the subject, to deolars, that the lines xandria

Month (and Fifth, Morning practically been compelled to admit. The in question would never pay; and it was Prayer, Litany and Sermon, On all losing. Sunday & p.m., Evening Prayer and wisest thing China can do is obviously to in the face of a certain amount of dis Sermon. On Wednesdays at 8 pm, recognize the inevitable, inasmuch as two couragement that the Company extended Evening Prayer (shortened form), and pa- facts are as certain as anything" political its lines to ports, whose paucity of En- position of Scripture, in all Holy Days can be that under, no circumstanoss ropean inhabitants rendered it doubtful At 8 am., celebration of the Holy Com will Portugai forego her possession of the whether they would ever pay expensen. munion.

Peninsula and that under no conditions Such remarke apply neither to India, nor Military Berner-Rev. WH. Baynes at present conceivable will China be able Australia. With their large populations MIL-AI 8 Ln., Morning Prayer and Litany alternately, Sermon and Celebration to wrest it from her by force Of course it was inevitable that they should, within of Holy Communion avery Sunday, this, or something very like it, has been a few years be placed on telegraphio UNION CHURCH-Minister, Rev. James said over and over again. But the Chi-communication with the Western world, Lamont. Morning Service, at 11 43. nese tre, for reasons often stated, slow and the Eastern Extension Company was Afternoon, 6 POST

to recognize any necessity which does not simply the first to enter a fairly promis 2 PETAR SHAMEN'S CHURCH-Rev. immediately threaten their convenience, ing field. As regards China, however, W.H. Baynes, M.▲ Service at 5.P.x. every Sunday. All seats free Morning Prayer and it is well to keep such considerations the line was for some time worked at a and Communion on the First Sunday in as we have specified before their definite loss, and it would be unfair to each month at 11 am. minds. Wetuspoot that the whole question grudge its proprietors a reasonable retara ÉT. FTEPHEN'S MISSION CHURU-Bev, will, very shortly, be settled by an armed for their outlay. The last dividend, wo A, B. Hutchinson, and Reverend Lo Sam demonstration on the part of Portugal, observe, was mix per cent, which is ver Yuen. (All Services in Chinese.) Morn But a recognition of the fact that the tainly not an exorbitant percentage, and ing Prayer-Eltsuy, Ante-Communion, Portuguese have something like a title the consciousness of this fact induggs a and Sermon, at 10 Bible Class at to MAGRO, will immensely facilitate a much quieter style of comment on its ex, Preaching, at 6.30 PM. Boly Com

satisfactory settlement,

recent alteration of tariff than would monion, 1st Bandsy in Chinese month..

otherwise have been the case, u BERLIN Foundling Houan, -Service is the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, overy. Sunday, at half-past ten M., In the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Pointed

11.10.

I AM Post Offee opens for sale

Stampa, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters orasMON. 11 A.M., Post Offies closes except for Late Letter (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom of Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 centa antra portage, until 11.30 A. when the Post Officer Czdama

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER

Postmaster General

to

General Post Once, t Hongkong, January 18, 1876.

127

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAUKIT. —— The English Contract Packet CEYLON will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the Brd February,"

Wednesday, 2nd Feb, 5.M., Money Order Office aleses,

62.

NONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8. CONE

Portuguese 5, Benedictions Gange," from London, in con- strong B.E. winds through the gulf of Slam. In the China Sea had very heavy monsoon with high sea. On the 11th in lat. 9.20 N. long. 108.30 B. passed a British man-of-war under mail barque rigged, bound South.

nection with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that thele Goods are belog landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained from Monday, the 17th January, Noon.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, finless intimation ly received from the Con- Alguses, before 6pfm. This Dạy, reqttesting It to be landed here.

Bills of Ending will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

The British steamer Ulysses reports: in the Bay of Biscay experienced strong winds

from the eastward with heavy sea: Fasted Cape Finesterre at 2 p.m.-Dec. 1st, Gibral ter at 0.80 s, m. on Dec. 4th, and then had strong gales from the N.W. until passing | Malta on 8th. On the 10th in lat, 38.41 N

and 25.4 E,, the thermometer standing at Goods remaining unclaimed after Far70, we experienced a very heavy hail storm, BAY, the 21st Inst, et Noon, will be subject Se rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Q. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent!

Hongkong, January 18, 1876.

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,

The P.&O. 8, N. O's 8. 8. "MALAOVA"

will leave for the above place TO-MORROW, the

Instant, at Daylight

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent.

"Hongkong, January 22, 1876

STEAM TO SHANGHAL. (Tabing: Oargo at through rates for NAGASAKI & HIOGO.}

3rd

1928

The P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s 8.8. "GWALIOR"

will leave for the above place TO-MORROW, the 23rd

Instant, at 5 p.m..

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent,

Hongkong, January 22, 1876 "OURAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

ja28

FOR SHANGHAI. Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO & FORTS. IN JAPAN,

∙p.m.

The Company's Steamship

ULYSSES"

will be despatched TO-MOR. ROW, the 28rd Instant, at

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, January 22, 1878. 129

OOKAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer Ulyses, are hereby notified that the Cargo is being discharged into craft, and

Through the Red Sea had light airs from the N. and fine clear weather. Crossing the Indian Ocean had fresh winds and currents from the eastward. Passed Eoint de Galle on 81st Deg, at 1.10 p.m. from thence to Ponang had violent squalis with heavy rain. The stre. Cheops and Thames were at Sing- apore when we left. From Singapore to port strong N, E. monsoon with heavy

OPDEN BUG.

Shipping Intelligence.

HOME SHIPPING,

7

ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL,Welling ton Street, Very Reverend G. Borgbig- noli. In the morning, At 8 o'clock, I The following will be the hours of closing Maes; at 7; 2nd Mass; at B, High Maar,

the Malla, &SPOR

with Sermon in Portuguesa; at 10, Mill tary Service, Mans and Bermon in English. In the afternoon, at 4, Catechism in Portu Post Offico aloses sxcept the Negro, this and Opere 430, Sermon Box, which remains open all night. ST. FRAKOTA XAVIER'S CHATEL Spring

Thursday, Brd Feb,

Gardena in the morning,

7, Mass with AM Post Office opens for sale Bormon in Chinese. In the evening, at

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and 6, Benediction

ROMAN CATHOLIO REFORMATORT, West Posting of all correspondence,

7.80, Main Point Rav, B. Vigano, In the morning, Shipping. Daylight-Douglas leaves for Swaton,

Amoy and Foochow Daylight, Malacca leaves for Yokohams. 8 p.m.-Ulysses leaves for Shanghai. 5 p.m.-Gwalior leaves for Shanghai,

104:

Post Office closes except for Late Letters Registry of Lettera ocass (10,10, Leiters may be posted on payment of a Lazz Fan of 18 cente extra Postage untii s

11 AM when the Post Office Closes

entirely,

11.80, Letters (but Letters only)

addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi or to Bingapore may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fes of 48 cents extrá postage. 11:50 Aist, Polding on Board cosESS.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General

General Post Offion Hongkong, Jan. 20, 1876.

General Memoranda.

The following is given in the London & Tunsday, Jan. 25- China Express, dated December 10

DEPARTURES. Oct. 3, Portland, from Portland O. to

Hongkotig

Nov. 18, Tauan, from New York to

Hongkong.

Nov. 20, Cleopatra, from New York to

Yokohama.

Nov. 28, Assons, from Antwerp to China. Nov. 24, Candace, from Hamburg to

Yokohams.

Nov. 24, 7. H. Kimball, from New York

to Yokohama..

Nov. 25, Benledi (str.), from London to

Obina and Japan.

Nov. 25, Cheops (str.), from Plymouth to

Shanghai.

Nov. 26, Ulysses (str.), from Liverpool to

Shanghai.

Nov. 26, Annie Fish, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

Nov. 28, Comet, from Boston, U., to

Hongkong

Nov. 27, Tamees, from London to Yoko

home.

Nov. 27, Jylland, from Hamburg to Hong

kong,

Dec. 1, Oceanus, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong.

Deo. 1, Armanella, from Cardiff to Toko-

Shama,

CARGOES,

Per Glenroy, from Canton Waters to London, sailed Jan. 181 Congón 288,034 lbs., Scented Caper 144,200 lbs., Scented Orange Pakos 20,920 lbs., total 408,518 Ibe.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,

landed at the Godowns of the Undersigned, | MAIZS WILL CLOSES I In both cases it will lie at Consignees' risk,

The Cargo will be ready for delivery from For SWATOW, AMOY & FOO0ROW —–

Godown on and after the 22nd January,

1876.

Gonds undelivered after 30th January,

1876, will be subject to rest.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,

SageAgents.

Hongkong, January 22, 1876.

SHIPPING.

“ARRIVALS.

Jan. 22, Fayet, from Canton.

1829

Jan. 22, Gwalior, British steamer, 1720, J.0. Babot, Bombay Dec. 28, Galle Jan, 1, Penang 10, Singapore 19, Mails and Gete-

-P. & 0. 5. N. Co.

Jan. 29 Washi, British steamer, 265, Hunter, Halphong Jan, 11, General LANDSTRIN & OC

*** Jan. 22, Consolation, Brie, steamer, 768, Cormack, Bangkok Jan, 11, Rlse,--Btader

Jan. 12, Damibe, British steamer, 661, Clanchy Bangkok Jan 6, General YUEN FAT Hond

Jan, 29, Ulyne, British steamer, 1818, But, Liverpool Nor. 28, Poft Bald Day: 1** Suez 14, Penang Jan. 7, Singapore 11s General --BUTTERFIELD & SWIRD, Jan. 14 Vistor from Whampos 10, 29, J. B. Jainn, from

DEPA

Per DOUGLAS, at 8:20 am. Tomorrow

(Sunday), the 23rd Inst., instead of us previously notified A

For SHANGHAL

Per ULYSSES, at 280 p.m. To-morrow,

the 23rd Inst.

For SHANGHAL HANKOW, NINGPO, NAGABAKI ONEFOUTAKU TIENTSIN & PEKING

For GWALIOR, as 3 pm. To-morrow, the 23rd Instant, Iste Letters from 410 to 4.80 p.m. The Post Onoe will be open from 10 mimo o For BANGKOK,

A

Per RAVANATTIANUHAR, at19:80 p.m, on Monday, the 28th Init, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATE PACKET. The United States Mall Packet GAELIC

Shipping Orders regarding Optional Car go ex Ulyaeta for shipment per Menelaus must be obtained from the Agents not later than this date. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28:-

Local Banks close for public business. THURSDAY, Jau, 27:

Noon-Fronal Mail leaves for Porta of |-

Call and Europe. FRIDAY, JAD. 28

Lane, Crawford & Co.

and Crawford 400

8.30 p.m.-Half yearly Meeting of Share holders of the Hongkong Hotel Com pany, Limited, at Hongkong Hotel building, per

SATURDAY, Jan. 29:-

Meeting.

3 p.m.-Balf-yearly Meeting of Share holders of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, at the City Halliga

It is, however, a question worth the We have, before this, expressed our re most careful attention of the management gret, that China should be wasting so whether a cheaper tariff would not pay much money in perfectly useless mes better. The axiom hald by ocean cable sures of offence and defence, and the companies is that nobody telegraphs who now recently published that Mr Betts, is not obliged to, and that the telegraph C., is about to return to Tientsin in having become a necessity in certain the spring, in order to draw up a system cases, it would still be availed of, no of torpedo defence for Taku and the Feh matter how high up to certain limits) tang forts, does not lessen that feeling the rates charged. But against this may Mr Bette, who appears to be an able be put the fact that this very habits of member of his profession, is not, of resorting to the telegraph would induce course, to be blamed for carrying out the a more frequent use of its facilities if views of his employers, but we would they were attainable at less cost. No rather see him engaged in enterprises doubt the 83 per word tariff is a boom to calculated to develope the resources of a certain class of message senders Bat the country than in measures about as why should not the Company adopt the

cseless as could well be conceived for universal rule of "a reduction on taking. even practically defending the porta quantity." That the Post Office does named from foreign occupation With not do so in no argument. With a few so enormous a coast line, practically unexceptions (of which the charges from defended, China must, for a lengthened Hongkong are perhaps the worst) the period, be peculiarly vulnerable to foreign Postal tariff is so calculated us to perform attack, and if ever it again becomes ne its service at a minimum of cost. The cessary to march upon the capital, even most valid reason we have heard addutore the absolute invulnerability of a few is that the cables would become blocke MAMOS. FOR MONDAY, scattered ports will not exercise the with over traffic-that a single line slightest influence on the general reguit would be insufficient to transmit the Shipping

of such an operation. It is, of course, messages if they were cheapened to the Sarpedon leaves for London on or about all very well that the Chinese authorities European tariffs. But duplication would ⠀⠀⠀⠀ this date. EZT

should understand the action of torpedoes, teeth good deal of this, while the dis. and the educational value of Mr Belts covery now in auccessful operation on late experiments bas very likely, justified Western lines, that two opposite currents their cost. But to undertake the can be sent at the same moment through establishment of a system of const do the same wire, would, if adopted, still fence, as yet Imperfectly organized by further diminish the difficulty. These the most advanced Western nations, is questions can of course only be settled under the present conditions of the by practical men. But the teeohings Chinese empire, a simple waste of money of experience in other quarters would and those who feel that the good of seem to justify the contention that rea China is of greater importance than the sonable cheapness induces increased busi- interests of special manufacturers are ness, oven in the matter of telegraphy, bound to protest. Mr Betta, we believe, makes electricity his speciality, and big employment to connect Taku with Peking by telegraph would evidence a far more sensible appreciation of the position therence pal be system of defence which, even if perfectly successful, would leave the rest of the China cosat an open to attack as at present

TO ADVERTISERS.

It is requested that all advertisements de sent, sohen practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow of the early terus of the paper."

PHOTOGRAPHY:

GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES.

by MONTIL further notios (to reduce stock) our Prices for Carte de Vinite Portraits will be as follows-

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 82.00 a dozen, for cash paid at time of sitting only.

Noon. Sals of the Schooner Yacht

Loiterer off the Parade Ground. Menelanes leaves for Shanghai on or about

this date,

Goods per Ulysses undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

MONDAY, Jan. 817

On Thursdays and Fridays The first dozen...wyer Extra quantities, per dozen, Copies of Negatives in stock, per doza

H. EVERITT.

Olaims against the Estates of Setb Aviet FOR THE HONGKONG PHOTOGRAPHIC Co.,

Seth, Johannes Christian Bobsein, Von Tree, Henry Stroud, Ahyeong, George Munro, Daniel Norton, deceased, must be proved on or before Comer of Wyndham and Wellington Streets this date. MER TUESDAY, Feb. 1

The Transfer Books of the Victoris Fire Instrance Company of Hongkong. Limited, in Liquidation, will be closed from this date. Thursday, Feb. Ban

Noon English Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe, 3p.th.Occidental & Oriental.8. 8. Co.'s Steamer Gaelis leaves for Yokohama and Ban Francisco. Transfer Book of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Limited, closed from this date to 17th February, in oluded, 2

તેઓ

WEDNESDAY, F-

pm. Bale of Building Materials on

(Nearly opports the German Club,)

fa20

N.B.-Mr EVERITT obtained the certificate of merit at the Dublin Exhibition 1863,

Hongkong, October 30, 1875,

publication of this issue commenced af 6.40 p.m.

SINCE writing the foregoing, the mail bas brought us intelligence that the coat of duplicating the lines of the Eastern and Bombay will be about £750,000, which it is proposed to raise by the issue of Six per Cont. Preference Shares The reserve fund of the Eastern Exten sión Company will probably cover the outlay upon their duplicate from Rangoon to Penang. On this subject The Times BayB RA

THE fact that an official notification, in viting thirty candidates for employment ....4,00 in connection with the Foochow Arsenal,

This step has been taken, we believe, $2.00 should be posted at the gate of the $2.00 Government School, is a gratifying evid with a view to chekmate the threatened ence that, whatever may be the views of opposition from merchante who are insensed at the Eastern Company's ruinous exactions Bishop Raimondi and his clergy, our and who intend to lay a cable of their own Echool system has achieved a marked. Under these circumstances, and bearing in success. Established, as it primarily was, mind that the present capital of the Eastern to confer on the native populga the Telegraph Company is something like blessings of education, the Chinese prys £4,000,000, this proposal would seem to be vincial authorities have this intimated remarkably ill-timed. As double cables can afford little hope of merchants on the score of in a most unmistakeable manner their tariffs, it is not likely that these will dusis belief in its satisfactory working. Nor from their intention, and if the scheine w is this all. The effect of this rocognition carried out the position of the Eastern upon the status of the school will, as re Company's shareholders will not be gards the Chinese population of the Co-enviable, lony, be of immenss value. Hitherto the Speaking of the Code system, the education imparted under Mr. Stewart's leading journal adds auspices has been rather deemed a step

Any direct or indirect attempt to suppres ping stone to foreign employment than the code system should certainly be resister to the much coveted posts at the disposal with all the intinence the mercantile com of the Chinese Governcient. Some years munity can bring to bear. Whatever may slabe a correspondent ventilated in these be the meaning of a number of letters o columns a scheme for affiliating outures does not concern the company in th Government schools with the Pekingese slightest degree. They charge so much fo certain signs, and there their business wit Tang-wen-kwan and its branch establish these signs ende, ment at Canton, anggesting that the Chi- nste Government should create scholas ships in these Institutions, to which bus cessful scholars from the Hongkong Con tral School should be eligible Although nothing came of the proposition, the stop Just takenly the Foochow authorities hus even more satisfactorily recognized the It is very natural that our native conlue of our local qutation, and we The Press gives a sketch of the proceeding temporaries should be devoting a good lule doubs that is results will be in the Anna one and notloss the progra deal of attention to the discussion of the most beneficial, This is hot indeed, the timation of the Fobkien, autho Portuguese claims to sovereignty over dit time that solare have been similar affording sid to detect the pirates, Macao. They write, as a rule, in a comly invited to come foru but fo le, if that the Germans are not likely to qui mendably temperate tone, blit--bwing, we recollect, rightly, the first time that

DEATHS

On the 1st December, at Somersham, WILLIAM FRYER.

On the 8th December, 1815, at Ilford, Enek, Mr Robert FATMAN HAME, Inte of Hongkong, sged 41' years,

Military Cantonationt, as Stanley Bar THE CHINA MAIL. TUESDAY, Fab 18-47

8 p.m.American Mait leaves for Yoko

hama and San Francisão,

DAY, Feb. 171

pm-Bayanth Ordinary Annual Mest Ing of Shareholders of The Hongkong Fire Misuraude Company, Limited.

will be dempatálied on TRUBEDAY, the Brd February, at 37.1, with the Maison For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United

Etates and the United, Kingdomásu The Post Office will be open for the goaturday,

Vtion of Ordinary Letters, Bobky, Newa

papers, dro., until 1:80 p.m.) Letters can be posted in board the Parket, from 2.30 pm to 9:00 pm on payment of a Inte d'ée of 12 cents in addition. to the Postage, 3/253

The prepayment of the Postage to dilur jores above placed by this role in ebmpule Bory, Currespondence: luauffdently

Derr Hundente Eddressdd

he Unfiod Statek míns

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JAN. 22, 1876,

It will be well if the unmistakeabl hints thus given are borne in mind,

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

sgainst the Ertate of George Barty Falconer, deceased, most be sent in on doubt, to the absence of recorded pre the invitation has been bonveyed in ay submit to stich a denial of ot before this date.

pedents in Chinese history to guide their formal manner, and the solution plated April 1iss

Judgment in a way that amusingly

in the hands of the Inspector of Schools, against unclaimed Dividends, ignores Western custom in similar mat

Interestä on Victoria Fira tard, The Chiness afoil, in a 190ant img18, for Doj to be presented before. | says it the first question to be decided isi

have the Portuguese any right to Ma. We have cao, and this is correct though if a comfaction at the annotin the Estate of Diederich moh understanding can be arrived at, as the Baz Quering Antonio Gutierres to what constitutes right. Abeording to pint to dup Dora Howard and the foreign flew the formule olodag of India, Roberta cistested, -trust be the Chined

Roure in 1849, the that the more ground fent, and then.

ne before this JAIN.

the Estates of Outstat

Lebe Ak You Letting Saw Chan, and a Ohindified,

pame unknown, No. 11, desensed, m be prored on or before this date.

Hi

obylour

If they cannot obtain satisfaction from th Provincial Authorities, they will exact from the Imperial Government Que my dißenity has, therefore, through the on out at pable inactivity of the authoritiis in Fol tention of so, been added to those which are gethu Ing round the statemmen of Peking. FI Amor to

Boband, Russia, Portugal, De mark and Gerdiany, have unsettled grie And the Chinese will and their han

the mow Horses the verdiột” in the

pany

disposed its first ente

of Ter oliceman, nocused of a crimes

onenes and conicheats on the difficulti put in the way of justice by the Chine