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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIKS MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,

BAIGION,

BTEAM FOR

SINGAPORE BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, IBMAILA, PORT SAID, NÁPLES

AND MARSEILLES;

ALBO, BOMBAY, ST. DENIS AND PORT LOUIS.

AN THURSDAY, the 7th January,

ON 187 Nook; the Company 3.3.

AMAZONE, Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with, MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, "and CARGO," will leave this Port for the

aboro places,

Cargo and Specle will be registered for London sa wall sa for Marseilles, and so cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

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

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

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

O. BERTRAND, Principal Agent. Hongkong, January 21, 1876.

For Sale. CLEARANCE SÄLE.

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AYLE & Co will offer, on and after TUESDAY Next, the 18th Instant, the re mainder of their Winter Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices, consisting of Winter Costumes and Polonaises. Ladies Jackets and Mantillas. Fancy Dress materials of all kinds. Wool Plaids and Flannels.

Bilks and Poplins.

Wool Shawls and Cloaks. Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats

and Bonnets. Fancy Wool Goods. Lace and Linen Sets. Scarves and Sashes. Boys' Suits. Children's Dresses,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Queen's Road & Stanley Street.

UC DE MONTEBELLO CARTE'

DBLANCHE CHAMPAGNE.

Quarte, $15 per case (1 dozen.) Pints, $16

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(2

12.

5 per cent, discount on 25 casos,

Bourbon WHISKEY, ·

$12 per case (1 dozen.)

FOR SALE BY

HEARD & Co..

tt.

Hongkong, June 22, 1875.

TAKASIMA COLLIERY. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents,

FOR BALE.

TIRESH. Takasima COAL, In lots to phase. LARGE, Handpicked, Double-screened at $8 per Ton. SMALL at $8 per Ton Apply to

T. G. GLOVER, No. 7, Queen's Road and at East Point. Hongkong, December 3, 1876.

· To-day's · Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamer

SOHEOPS"

will leave for the above Port at Daylight, TOMORROW,

the 26th lustant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, HILL & Co.,

Agents

Hongkong, January 28, 1876.

₤ale

FOR YOKOHAMA,

The Steamship

•BENLEDI," Captain DUCHANAN, Will leave for the abovu-Port on SATURDAY, the 29th-Instapt, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

-Hongkong, January 25, 1876.

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL, CITY HALL,

THONGKONG.

AVE CARSONS MINSTRELS

DAYOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY, (After a most successful tour through China and Japan, and previous to their return to India),

IN THEIR OHASTE AND FASHIONABLE ENTERTAINMENT OF AMERICAN MINSTRELJY

AND

OPERATIO BURLESQUE,

URDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE o His ExOsLLENDY SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.O.M.G., O.B.

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED-Por Hai'oong, Mr Boyos, ons European deck and 2 Chinese,

Per Spirit of the Age, For August Friedrich, 2 Europeané and 8 Chinese..

Chinese,

To DEFART,Per Rajanattianuhar, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS: The British ateamer" Bailoong reports: experienced strong N., winds and heavy rain to Tongmi Point, from thence to port moderate Northerly winds and cloudy westher. In Bwatow: stre. Foochow and Douglas

The German barque August Frisdrich reports; fresh mossoun throughout.

The Italian bark Bianca Tertice reports: had strong N.B. and N.N.E. winds with heavy see throughout.

The British barque Spirit of the Age re- porta fresh monsoon" and high Sea and Occasionally squalls throughout the whole pamage,

The British steamer Columbian reports: after rounding Cape St. James experienced

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY strong N., gale with high sea. On

PERFORMANCE.

"GRAND OPENING NIGHT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1876.

PROGRAMME. PART FIRST. MRS. CARSON will preside it the Piano

Forte. Introductory Instrumental

Overture (Sonnambula)

DAVE CARBON's Mustreis. "Come where the Moon-

Saturday, 16th, came to an anchor off Pulo Ceircer de Mar. On Tuesday, the gale moderating weighed anchor and proceeded to the Eastward via Scarborough Shoals. Throughout the passage experienced strong N.B. gales and very heavy sea.

CARGOES.

Por British barque Wm. Turner, sailed Jan. 18th, Hongkong for Melbourne, 257 bags Rica, 11 baga Sugar, 400 packages Preserved Ginger, 142 pkgs. Samaboo, 66 bales Paper, 52 jam Boy, 230 boxen Oil, 10 bores Tobacco, 230 bozes Groundnuts, beans Linger"......Mr J, O. Taznoz, 5 boxes Vermicelli, 660 rolls Masting, 370 The Little Church'Round

pkgs. Fire Chankers, 1, 188 boxes (1,256 the Corner Mr G. H. Has.) Gunpowder Tes, 180 pkga (5,200 lbs.) "The Fellow that looks

Canton Tes, and 821 pkgs. Sundries. Fer Sydnes, 990 bags Rice, 683 pkgs. Sugar, 80 bales Hemp, 15 pkgs Dates, 15 pkgs, Sweatments, 11 page, Fire Orackera, 1,845 rolla Matting, 121 page. Sundries.

like me................DAVE CABBOX.

MFG. H. H. "Molly Darling,"

The Caloutte-Palkee

Wallahs",

DATE CARBOX. Finale to Part Firstr THE HAUNTED HOUSE

INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTEK.

SIOOND PAST,

Will commence with DAVE OARSON as the

FINE OLD GERMAN GENTLEMAN

AND

THE WONDERFUL MUSICIAN,

MR. J. U. TALBOT Will here display some Extraordinary Musical Fireworks.

MR. G. H. HENRI

In bis Great-Little Fiddle Act, Operatio Scena...........:Mrs. D. Casson:

Part Second will conclade with DAVE CARSON'S Living Photograph of THE BENGALEE BABO0.

AN INTERVAL OF 5 MINUTES.:

The evening's amusement will terminate. with an original Humourous Trifle, entitled' Het BOPERATIC REHEARSAL.” Impressario, Mr G. F. HENRI Introducing the Southern Plantation Song, and Dance, THE APPLE OF MY EYE.

PRICES OF ADËMSOBION: Dress Circle,...

Tea per Sarpedon, Hongkong to London, salled January 24-Congou 61,160 U Scented Caper 68,000 lbs. j total 124,180 lbs. For New York, Silk 10 bales,

POST.OFFICE NOTIFICATIONĖ. › MAILS WILL CLOSE!*** For YOKOHAMA,

Per BENLEDI, at 8,80 p.m. on Bater-

day, the 29th lust.

* MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping,

Daylight. Cheops leaves for Shanghai.

Tenders Close Tondara to Dock the German Ship America, will be received at the office of the Agents up to 4 p.m.

Miscellaneous.

Local Banks close for public business.

MEMOS. FOR THURSDAY. Shipping.

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Dave Carson's Performance st

City Hall.

Miscellaneous, Dividend of 4 per cent on shares of Steamboat Co., payable at the H.K. & S. Banking Corporation.

TO ADVERTISERS.

of

It is requested that all advertisements be sent, when practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow the early issue of the paper.

PHOTOGRAPHY,

[No. 8928.—JANUARY 26, 1876.

can be devised for an articial rink, the memorials and decrees printed-in though of course it must helaid down in full, and the routine notices which are a very careful manner; allowed to tho given habitually, it began to give a short roughly harden, and he kept in thorough abstract of memorials of minor import- repair. The chief difficulty would to ance; for which there would obviously find a site. Rat considering that there not be room in extenso, within its are two large pieces vacant in the rear circumscribed limits. These appear un of houses in Queen's Road East, open to der the heading jak chas (documenta the Fraya, which could probably be issued for publication), and, though ob obtained at a nominal rent, this difficultyviously resorted to as a means of embo- does not seem insuperable, A few re dying useful facts which it was convenient sidents willing to invest a small amount to record, do undoubtedly give the of money in chuvaming one of the spaces Gazette, as the News puts it, "the first named would probably find it a paying faint resemblanco of a newspaper." investment, Their first care would be Whether it is desirable to carry this Noon French Mail leaves for Ports of to get a list of subscribers for the season, resemblance any further is open to

Call and Europe.

at a reasonable figura. This done they question. We should, ourselves, prefer should have no further difficulty. We to see the Gazette remain essentially sa it yet hope to see a skating rink in Hong is, with improved typography, and a kong,

generally better appearance. But we can see no objection to the satablishment Ir is rumoured that, amongst the points of an avowedly official organ, In the pay which will shortly be pressed upon the of or actually directed by members of the attention of H. M. Minister by the Com Government. For some years yet to munities of South China, the opening of come such a publication would serve a a port on the West Coast will occupy a most useful purpose precisely that conspicuous place. We trust that this which the Moscow Gazette serves in is the case, as, judging from native re Russia, the Norddendsche Allgemeine presentations, we are at present allowing Zeitung (Prince Bismarck's organ) in useful outlet for,trade to remain closed. Germany, or the official Moniteur in

France. The objection to an official - So far as we can learn, the general sense of the mercantile community of Hong-press commences only when journals kong concurs with the proposition to pretend to an independence they have give up Kiung-ahow (in Hainan) in ex.not, or enter the lists of that mischievous change for a port on the opposite main class known as "mami-official" or "in- land. Opposed sa we are to any cession spired." We much want in China some- of privileges already accorded, we cannot thing that shall express in a way loss but admit that the balance of advantage private than despatches or less cumbrous appears to lie in some such arrangement, than memorials and ediote, the views of No doubt In Hainan trade would have to be de- the higher class officials." veloped. A market would have to be they would just as often hide their But la not this done in not so extensive as to justify very san out one created, while its natural products are hands with such a journal as with

And yet an article in one of guine hopes of its ever becoming a great Europe emporium. The opening of a port on the papers we have mentioned, will the coast to the Northward would how excite all Europe for a week. The ad ever induce such trade between that vantage would be gained, not when there place and Hainan as was possible, in nawas anything important to be withheld, tive bottoms, while the reverse would be but when there was no reason to affect hardly likely were Kinng-show thrown diplomacy, while it would otherwise be FOR THE HONGKONG PHOTOGRAPHIC CO open. For this, if for no other reason, impossible to let the world know what

H. EVERITT,

the proposal seems sensible. So far as they thought. China is progressing fast Private we understand the position, Sir Thomas enough towards a free press.

Bettle enterprise will take good care of that; Wade has instructions the opening of Hainan as soon as pos and with the peculiar notions as yet en sible chiefly, we believe, with a view tertained by Chinese writers of what is to preventing any repetition of the allowable criticism, it would be impossi Carisbrooks case. The time therefore is ble to fuse an "inspired" with an even We peculiarly apposite for thoroughly ven- moderately independent shest. tilating the matter. There are of course commend the idea we have sketched to considerations to be urged in favour of the attention of the native authorities. retaining Kiung-ohow. As the evidence in the Carlsbrooks case shewed, there is a good deal of passenger and opium traffio open to steamers which make it

GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES,

†NTIL further notice (to reduce stock) our Prices for Carte de Visite Portraits will be as follows S

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, $2.00 a dozen, for cash paid at time of sitting only.

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

84.00 $2.00 82.00

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW-Corner of Wyndham and Wellington Strasts

Per YES80, at 8 pm on Saturday, the

(Nearly opposits the German Olub. ). 29th Instant.

MAILS BY THE FRANCE PACKET.— The French Contract Packet AMAZONE

will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 27th January, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Bin- gapore, Galle, Australia, and Now Zealand, Aden, Suez, and Ale Tandria:

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, &c.— Wednesday, 28th Ja

Post

B., Money Order Office closes.

Office oloses except the Naar Box, which remains open all night.

Thursday, 27th Jan

7. Post Ofice opens for sale of Stemni Registry of Traster, and 10A.M., Registry of Letters Canon 111M., Post Office closes except for Late

to

2.00,

Orchestra Stalls,... · 2.00, Back Seats,...midamin. 1,00, Children under twelve years of nge half prion to Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls only. Children in Arms,

********** 20.00.

Tickets may be had, and Seats secured

at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s for Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls, only; and at the Doors of the Theatre on the Evening of Performance."

Doors open at 8 o'clock-Trouble begins at 9 Agony Over, 11.15.

Dave Carson's United Ministrel and Bur

lesque Album, containing the Bengalee Baboo and 24 other Popular Songs and Choruses, with Planoforte Accompaniments, can be obtained at the Doors and of Messrs LANE, URAWFORD & Co.-Price $1.

Jaz7 Hongkong, January 25, 1976.

N.B. Mr EVERITT obtained the sertificate of merit at the Dublin Exhibition 1862.

Hongkong, October 30, 1875.

BIRTHS.

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At Shanghai, on the 14th January, 1876, Mrs S. C. Farnham, of a Bon

to

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

On January 15th, 1876, at Broadway, Shanghal, the wife of Charles T. Fishe, (Honorary Secretary, China Taland Maowa impression at present is in favour to the Coreans which has probably by this sion), of a Daughter.

a port of call from Singapore: But our Tas Press thinks that Kuroda's ultimatum

On the 17th January, at Kinkiang, the wife of C. F. Moore, of a daughter

...MARRIAGES,

of Hanoi or some port similarly situated, and there would, we fancy, be little diff. culty in making the exchange. What has the Chamber of Commerce to say on the subject?

time been delivered is not an unreasonable one, and ought not to provoke opposition. The opening of certain Oorean ports to trade, the consession of commercial inter- course with the Corean people, and liberty

At the Cathedral, Shanghai, on Wednes day banan, Uthrob Alexander Harrig.THE "Father of Newspapers" for there for Japanese vessels to take refuge in Coreau Matilda Louisa, only daughter of Henry is no possible doubt that the Peking ports in the event of bad weather, do not At H. B.M.'s Consulate, Shanghai, before Gazette in actually the most ancient seem very formidable demands. It is to be W: EL Madhurst. Esq., Consul, and after periodical in the world, having been hoped, in the interests of peace and for the

Evans, Esq.

to Singapore may be posted on wards at the Cathedral, by the Very Rev. issued, with some few exceptions, almost welfare of Japan, that the Coreans will not

Letters. 11.10., Letters (but Letters_only) addressed to the United Kingdom or payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.80 .., when the Post Office Clones

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster Gegerak- General Post Office, Hongkong, January 18, 1876. $27

MAILS BY THE EMOLISH PACKER—

Dean Butcher, Mr John Rolls, Superlaten dent Engineer, H. 1. O, M.' Service, to Mrs Charlotte Powell, both formerly of Southampton, England.

DEATHS.

Buddenly, on the morning of the 10th January, 1876, Mr E H..Olivar, Municipal Engineer, aged 86 years.

daily for close upon a thousand years

us, we observe, begun to justify the old set Kuroda at defiance. But we are afraid adage that "it's a long lane that has no a collision is inevitable. The Japanese turning." It has been a very long lane Envoy to Peking may perhaps succeed in indeed with the Peking Gazette. E inducing the Chinese Authorities to main- pires have risen and fallen, Continents in a neutral position in the settlement of

have been discovered, the crescent has finally paled before the cross within the the dispute between Japan and Coxes; but vast bounds of the Empire owning the this is not very likely, unless they consider sway of Peking, dynasties have establish that their present embarrassments are suffi- ed themselves, have flourished and decient to occupy their attention. Another cayed. War, pestilence and famine, difficulty may be caused by Russis. The The publication of this issue commenced inundations and rebellions have devasted Car's Government may entertain some

At Ningpe, on the 16th January, 1876, The English Contract Packet CEYLONOlas Wilhelm Swanborg, a native of Sweden,

will be despatched with the Mails for aged 48 years and 1 month. Europe, &e, on THURSDAY, the

3rd February:

ALFRED LISTER,

Portmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, Jan. 20, 1876. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PARKEE The United States Mail Packet GAELIO, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the Brd Februsty, at3r.. with the Malls

ALFRED LISTER,"

Portmaster General

General Post Office, TENDERS to DOCK the German Ship

America, for inspection, will be ReBongkong, Jan. 18; 1876. ceived at the Office of the Undersigned until TO-MORROW, the 26th Instant, at 4 p.m.

For particulare, apply to

Captain on Board,

-SIEMSSEN & O

Agente Hongkong, January 25, 1878. 180

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Jan. 24, Lochiel, British 3.m. schooner, 218, David 8. Ewan, Newcastle (N.& W. Dec. 17. Coal, ED. SOBELLHANS & Co.

Jan, 20, Haloong, British steamer, '977, J. C. Abbott, Swatow Jan. 24, Genetil. DOUGLAS LAFRAIx & Co.

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, Jan. 18

£8

at 6.40 p.m.

its territories; Christianity has been

introduced, and again almost extermin- designs of incorporating Cores in the Rus ated. The visitors from the "barbarous" Bian doraimons as the Corean boundary is THE CHINA MAIL. West have forced their way, not merely contermineus with that of the Busaian terri-

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JAN. 26, 1876,

to the capital, but to the very presence tory. Considering that, and bearing in ahamber of the Son of Heaven himself, mind their recent acquisition of Saghalier, And amidst the wreck of surrounding

kingdoms, and the vast changes wrought they will not be inclined, the Press imagines, in the most ancient land where Confucius to permit the Japanese to retain possession lived and taught, a little, unambitious, of the country if they succeed in conquer scrubby-looking sheet (something like a ing it. To all appearance there is no bet penny Jack the Giant-killer without the ter prospect ahead for the Japanese than what sharp winters, a certain number illustrations,) has, day after day, com

SHANGHAI has set us an example which, in our judgment, Hongkong might very well follow. Incited thereto by the uncertain, froste which attend its some

of its residents have banded together to "municated to the outer people the will profities war, for the losses arising from Nothing was of the mysterious occupant of the Dragon which they will have no one to thank bat Noon. Genstal Weekly Bale by Most make a skating rink.

more natural, and the projectors deserve throne ever since the time of the Saxon themselves. Lane, Crawford & Co. 8.80 p.m. Half yearly Meeting of Share considerable praise for their good sense. Heptarchy Despite its uninviting ap holders of the Hongkong Hotel Com-But they can of course claim credit only pearance (we speak of the provincial not Building

Limited, at Hongkong Hotel for assisting nature, while Hongkong the written edition) we must own to a would have to supersede it. Nevertheconsiderable amount of respect for, our SATURDAY, Jan. 9-

less there, would appear to be no reason ugly little contemporary. It has record Noon, Sale of the Sohooner Yacht why this should not be done. Artificial ed events in the long-forgotten past to T-Row being the Chinese New Year's

Loiterer of the Parade Ground.. rinks, in which the roller skate takes which the stirring mattere recorded in Day, there will be no isane of the China""

the place of the more orthodox article, the Times of to-day are out mere straws Mail on that evening. have been established in large numbers on the river of Time, It was read when

4 p.m. Benledi leaves for Yokohama Menelaus leaves for Bhanghel on or about

thin date, ding don

·LOCAL AND GENERAL

Goods per este undelivered after this | both in England and the United States, Kublat Eban wan the terror of theIn may intorent some of our rosderato know

date subject to tent. SUNDAY, JAN. 80149

and the general verdict is unmistakably Western world, It probably recorded, in their favours- Nay, the highest in its dry business-like way, the Sarda that the steamer Genoa lett Singapore for medical authority speaks of them in the napalos-likte suicide of the Last of the this port on the 17th instant. By some Daylight leave for Swatow, most complimentary terms. The rapid Minge. To how many millions of human omission on the part of the home papera,

Amoy and Foochów

multiplication of skating rinks," says the beings it has been a source of joy or no notice was taken of this vessel's departure Lance, is a proof that artificial skating sorrow it were bootless to enquire. Eve from London. meets a real want. There is in the ry official promotion and degradation of

19

Jan. 26, Auguste, French barque, 864, Barnard, Shanghal Jan. 19, Fish, do CARLOWITE & CO..

|

MONDAY, Jan 31

Jan. 23, Bianca Tertico, Italian barque, JKOM LONDON AND SINGAPORÍ, 888, T. Tancredi, Bangkok Nov. 8, 14,280 |

pisala Rice,CIFES

Ma 8.8. Binted! having strived from

the shove ports, Consignees of Catgo

Jan. 25, August Friedrich, Germ. barque 420, B. Nielsen, Chefoo Jan 17, Deans and

by her are hereby informed this their Goods General-SIEMBER & Co,

Br being landed at thels risk and stored by Jan. 20, Spirit of the Age, British barque,

the Undersigned at their Godowns, whence 847, Johnson, Chetos Jan. 18, Vermi and from the Wharf or Boats delivery may celll, OAPTAIN,

be obtained.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Cargo remaining undelivered after the Biet Instant will be subject to rent.

Blile of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Agents. Hongkong, January 28, 1874.

TO LET BLA

TTOUSE No. 8, Seymour Terrace,

Claims against the Estates of Beth Avist

Seth, Johannes Christian Bobarin, olimate of England & large number of any importance has been notified in its Ar the Marine Court to-day Muk Aling Von Tees, Hedry Stroud, Ahyoobs, told and dull days in the course of the columns for centuries. Truly, it is the and Lee Aohon, hostimen, were charged by... George Munro, Daniel Norton, deceased, must be proved on or before year, in which skating on ice is not Nestor of periodicals this date.

Chions undelivare Goods par Chiept undelivered after this

data subject to rest. Clouds per Benist andelivered after this

data subject to rent TUBIDAY, Jeb, 11E

Jan. 20 Columbian, Belt, atsimar, 1615 10

R. Harvey, Saigon Jan. 18, Rico, P. # Oi Od

DEPARTURES,

Jan, 20, Chien Shing, for Foodhow.

18, Linalko, for Nagasaki.

~ 25, Anna Bella, for Capt St. Jamesi 18, Gustav Adolph, for Tientalni OLEARED,

Houses Nos. 9 and 9, Peddar's Billant, for Mentáln., House No. 7 Garden Road, known an

Mirella, for San Francitud, **Harperville,

Tartarelor Tiantain: House No. 5, Zetland Streets

Cheops, for Shanghai, Fontenaye, for Bangkok,

DAVID BASSOON, SONG » 64

kong, January 26, 1876.

Panguin, for Gisam.

The Transfer Books of the Victoria Fire Insurance Company of Hongkong Limited, in Liquidation, will be dosed From this date THURSDAY, Feb. 8

Moon, English Mall leaves for Forts

of Call and Hurope, //

8pisidantal & Oriental S. 5. Co.

Steamer Gastic leaves for Yokohama aud San Francisc

Transfer Books of The Hongkong tire

Inkiltanée Company, Inmited, Tree this date to 17th February,

practicable, and yet skating on wheels in That the Paking Gasette is not a new Charles Rowe, Assistant Inspector of junks, most enjoyable. We hall this method paper, is a matter which many find it with throwing rubbish into the Harbour as of skating as a most brilliant and theful hard to understand, while others make Hongist Bay today. The defendants addition to our modes of recreation, and the fast a matter of complaint, But in admited the charge, and were each fined the means by which the sensations of dober truth it done the work it is designed $1, or 2 days' imprisonment, youth are conserved. Commenting on to do very well, nor under the most this, the Courfer afges that an eakat advanced regime could it be much slau

lng sina le almost impracticable at than it now is. In one spent only Notion is given by the Engineer's office Shanghai, because of the uncertainty of bald i da do authoritative document, of Customs at Shanghal that the ship's the frosts and it suggests that, in addi. be much improved we speak, not fits mast head light formerly exhibited over tion to the natural find already made, outward appearance but of its literary the wrecked Lorsha Chinhat, ab uppåt end. an artificial one be added. But we here contents and in that respect a change of Gravener Inland, has been discontinued. in Hongkong are still mure in want of is cotaling over it. It has hitherto been

an exercise suited to doit days the jom the practice to omit all that, there was This is the light referred to in Notice to perature of which is nevertheless fer not room for, and hence "missing links Mariners, No, 47, of the 17th Jane, 1875.

bo freesing point. Why should not of some little plebe of local history thus

the Recreation Club make a move in became frequent. About the 20th De Tax Bombay Gazette para that is rumour the mattor If we are rightly informed, cember last, however, new feature is being circulated that the Rev. Sholto Chinese Chynamh le as good a fooring an appeared in the Gaselle. Tu addition to Douglas has been appointed Bishop of