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For Sale.

CLEARANCE SALE.

SAYLE

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.

Silks 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.

&c.,

&o.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Queen's Road & Stanley Street.

intimations.

NOTICE IN EXPLANATION OF A SLANDER,

HE principles of right or wrong will THE

reveal themselves in course of time, and this aaying is clearly set forth in the History of China. When undue reliance is placed on statements by word of mouth, a good argument is always wanting, and this I what the Book of Changes has always guarded people against, if a man is not guilty of anything seriously wrong, in it Eikely that he will submit himself to be Kiled t

With regard to Lal Ming Chun, he le indeed a bare-faced fellow, and one who has no regard for anything. On the 27th day of the 10th Moon last year (24th November 1876), be slandered Messrs. Taangahun Yee and Woo Lin Tak by false ly accusing them of being engaged in the Befarious trade of selling people for the purposes of emigration, and that in their transactions they were in fact kidnappers." And finally, he recorded the same in the Toun Wan Yat Po, (Tho Universal Circulat- ing Herald), so that Messte Taang and Woo had thought of suing him before the local authorities, so that he might be punished For- for libelling people's character. tunately for him, however, Lai Ming Chun learnt in tiine of his own wrong in slandering the character of good men, and

Intimations.

THE GRINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR AMOY

The Steamship

"ESMERALDA,” Captain THESAUD, will despatched

BB above

be

on

Day

emigration abroad. They are indeed la bouring under a falso imputation from which it is now dibault for them to clear them. selves. Our office, therefore, in punishing Lai Ming Chan for having done what ho ought not to have done, orders him and he WEDNESDAY, the 23rd Instant, at consonta-topay the anim of $600;the amount light. of legal expenses; he has also by way of "For Freight or Passage, apply to

A. MACG, HEATON.~ punishment to pay $25 into the Poor Box for the benefit of the Hongkong Poor. He Hongkong, February 21, 1876, is further punished by baving to pay the expenses of advertising in the Chinese and foreign newspapers in the Colony, thren of sach, for the period of one month, a notice which will bring before the public

his in in this defamation. Reparation like these will, perhaps, allay in a mea eure the indignation which Mesara Tsang and Woo feel. When a

man Ends fault with others ho ought in the first instance to en quire whether he himself in unblemish ed. Now Lai Ming Chun, as a man, one who is numbered among is not

the gentry, nor is his name pronounced by the lips of the illustrious. Yet he falsely dilates in slanderous language and spreads diffusedly by word of mouth stories to the defilement and pollution of (the good name of) Mesara Tsang and Woo. It was right therefore that Messre Trang and Woo sought to sue him in the Courts of Justice, and he was on the eve of being punished by the utmost penalty of the law. Fortunately, however, Messrs Tsang and Woo's magna- nimity is expansive as the sea and as caps cious as the ocean, and they deal with poople liberally; with that end in view, they therefore prefer, instead of punt ahing him, as he rightly deserves, to for give him of the enormous crime of which he has been guilty. Having ceased litigation now, they bave no resent- ment against any one, and by so doing, they cherish the friendly tie that exists amongst the Chinese clans. They have also shewn that in doing this they are inflicting a lenient punishment for the sake of a great warning." Thoy are indeed fully sustaining the benevolent principles of the great men, and for this act of theirs, may the happiness (or good fortune) of Meners Taang and Woo never grow less.

TRE UNIVERSAL, CIRCULATING HERALD (PSUN WAN YAT PO),

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Hongkong, February 10, 1876.

fo-day's Advertisements. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, FOOOHOW, AND TAMSUL The Steamship

"HAILOONG," Captain ABBOTT, will be despatched for the above. EDNESDAY, the 23rd Instant,

Forts on at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & Co.

fe£9 Hongkong, February 21, 1878,

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

now he has voluntarily consented to pay shortly after the penalty of bearing the legal expenses in Mail.

the sum of $600, and to pay also (into the poor box) $25, for the relief of the Hong- kong poor; also, from his own funds, to pay the costs of inserting in the Chinese and foreign newspapers, three of each, for the period of one month, an article, in order to redeem himself from what he has bson guilty of. But this, nevertheless, would not actually be suficient to cover the enormity of his sin. The reason why Mesare Tsang and Woo condescended to these terms was because they had been advised by intimate friends, who urged that, inasmuch as both parties were China- men, how could they, Mesars Tsang and

The Company's Steamship

#TANAIS," Captain REYNIEB, will be despatched for YOKORAMA the arrival of the next French

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Acting Agent. Hongkong, February 21, 1876.

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamship

TIGRE," Captain BRUNET, will be despatched for SHANGHAI

Woo, have the heart to see him (Lai Ming shortly after her arrival from Europe.

So

Chun) put in a gaol of the foreigner that it would be far better that they should forgive him, but inflict a small penalty by Way of a small warning.

It so happened, luckily, that *Messrs Teang and Woo's magnanimity proved to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, February 21, 1876.

RACE HOLIDAYS,

THE Undermentioned Banks will close be as expansive as the sea and as capacious Public Business at 12 o'clock, se the ocean, and it was thus that the matter was put an end to. This is auf. Noon, on THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUR dient to shew that Messrs Tsang and Shan DAY, the 24th, 25th and 26th Instant. Bre peaceful and quiet men, and that they

have done a very good not. But Lai Ming For the "Oriental Bank Corporation,” Chun is a man who is very much concaited

GEO. C. SCOTT, Aoty. Manager.

India, London and China,"

R. H. NELSON, Manager. For the "Chartered Bank of India, Aus-

tralia and China,"

THOMAS FORREST, Actg. Manager.

(ie. the night pedestrian who thinks & For the "Chartered Mercantile Bank of great deal of himself), and one who falsely dilates in satire and raillery. He began life in a very meat position, and is not of a respectable family (it. the descendant of the pure and white). While in a menial position, he, moreover, offends his supe riore. Therefore it would not be arbitrary For the "Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris," CHAS, DE QUIGNE, Manager. were he to be banished beyond the frontiers, nor would it be too much were For the "Hongkong and Shanghal Bank he to be put to the word ( under the ing Corporation,' aze) Now that he is only fined in so small a sum, it is indeed bin good fortune that he has escaped greater consequences.

ONE WHO UPHOLDS JUSTICE. Hongkong, 19th Feb, 1878. mal

*This has reference to a Chinese story, which, in its moral, is very similar to the Frog and Bull story in Esop's Fables-Translator

NOTICE

MAN'S ouracter should be judged from what it has been before, and by. that means elegance or worthlessness' can be discerned. A story thould be judged. by its true or false beatinge, no that right And wrong may be distinguished. These remarke apply to the case in which Mestra Taang Shun Yea and Woo Lin Tab Wera, an the 27th day of the 10th moon last fest, (24th November 1870), slandered by Lal Ming Chin

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

fo23

Feb. 10, James Wilson, British barque 326, R. W. Prideaux, Newcastle (N.B. W.) Dec. 23, Coal. CARLOWITZ & Co.

Feb. 20, Victory, British brig, 255, J Whiting, Newcastle (N.S.W.) Dec. 23, Coal.ORDER

Feb. 2, Cheops, British steamer, 383, Dryden, Shanghai Fab. 16, General ADAMSON, BELL & Co,

Feb. 20 (8 a.m.), Braemar Castle, British str., 1425, Marshall, Saigon Feb, 16(6a.m.), Rico. ADAMSON, BELL & CO.,

Feb. 20, Cawdor Castle, British steamer, 1419, Craig, Saigon Feb. 16 (6 p.m.), Rico.

DAMON, BELL & Co.

Feb. 30 (580 p.m.), Maharajah, British steamer, 904, Stephenson, Bangkok Feb 12 (11 m.), Rico.-SIEMSSEN & Co.

Feb 20, Lochiel, British achooner, from Whampos.

Feb. 21, Charité, French barque, from Whampos.

Feb. 21, Djemna, French steamer, 2418, Flambeau, Shanghai Feb. 18, Mails and

General.MeSBAGERIES MARITONES.

Feb. 23, Tanais, French steamer, 1150, Reynter, Yokohama, Feb. 15. Mats and

GeneralMassaGERIER MARITIMSA,

Feb. 21, Rajah, British steamer, 359, Haneen, Swatow Feb. 20, Ballant.Hor

ELING.

Feb. 21, Lathley Rich, Amer, ship, 3827, R. T. Lewis, Yokohama Feb. 5, Ballast. VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co.

off Tongmi passed the Lee Yuen bound N. At Chelang Point saw the str. Little Orphan at anchor Inside the Poifit, on the afternoon the same day passed stre. Douglas and Yungching. In Amoy: Lapwing, Ariadne, and Leanor. In Swatow: Riya, Swatew, Ningpo and Hoching.

had strong westerly gales the whole way

The Brit. ship Sir Harry Parkes reports:

in

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

[No. 8947. FEBRUARY 21, 1876.

Goods per Lord of the Isles undelivered

after this date subject to rent.

Amusements,

9 p.m.-Concert at City Häll.

common sense of the community, hard as the result may be to the latter firm. The general body of creditors will gain by the decision (if it is not reversed on appeal), and substantial Justice will thus be ensured, at the expense of the indivi- duals, indeed, but in strict accordanca with the principles of equity. The case was very simple. Messrs Heard & Co. entered into partnership with Mesura Benecke, Sonchay & Co. in regard to certain apeculations; and for the purpose of providing funds the latter gave the local firm credits for double the amount which would be needed to carry out the The publication of this issue commenced arrangergent, These credits between at 7.45 p.m.

TO ADVERTISERS,

It is requested that all advertisements de went, when practicable, by 4 p.m., to allot of the early issue of the paper.

down channel. On Oct. 8th off Start Point carried away bulwarks on both aldea of ship. Crossed the Equator Nov. 9th in 26 45′ W. after which had fine" weather until passing the Meridian of Greenwich, when experienced a very severe gale from the N. W., the decks being continually full of water and ship labouring heavily, Had moderately fine weather the remainder of passage. Spoke the following vessels; Oct. 26th ship Huntin Tower from Liver. pool to Caloutta in Iat 26 40 N. and Long. 20-40 W. Nov. 15th amall steamtug Koodoo under sail from Glasgow to Cape E CHINA MAIL. Town 85 days ont in Lat. 17 4 9. and long. 36 40 W. Duc, 3rd Barque Sirico from Ar- drossan to Anjer in Lat. 23-43 S. and 97

45 E

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL 0LQ88:-

For SWATOW,-

*

Per NORNA, at 7.30a.m. on Tuesday, the 22nd Instant, instead of as pre- *viously notified.

For SINGAPORE AND PENANG, ---

Per OASSANDRA, at 2.30 p.m. on Tuerday, the 22nd Instant, instead of as previously notified. AMOY

For

Par ESMERALDA, at 5 pm on

day, the 22nd Instant."

For YOKOHAMA & BIOGO.--

Par COLUMBIAN, at 9.30 am, Thurs

day, the 24th Instant.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEIL, 21, 1876,

the parties were simply available for £20,000. But between Messrs Benecke, Souckay & Co. and third parties they could be realized on to the extent of £40,000 in place of £20,000. Messrs Augustine, Heard & Co. invested the first £20,000 as directed, but finding themselves under monetary pressure, they took advantage of the credits to THE first iron horse" ever imported obtain $20,000 in cash, with which they into China has had its first run, the little succeeded in quieting some of their Chi- locomotive sent out for the Shanghainese creditors, whose future support Wusung railroad having been tried on might be very useful. Whether this the 14th instant over a section of the preference of Chinese creditors was frau- road, somewhat more than a mile indulent in a technical, or any other, length, which has been completed. Let sense, we do not pretend to say. There us hope that this somewhat small speci- may have been pressure; but pressure men of the mighty engine which has or no pressure, it was doubtless to the achieved such wonderful results in the advantage of Messrs Augustine Heard Western world is the true pioneer of an & Co. to oblige those who, if they started Tues-effective system of railway communica- again, could do them much good or tion in China. It is something that the barm. The local firm therefore raised first experiment has been successfully on these credits £20,000 in cash, in made, A French proverb says Ce n'est direct contravention of the agreement que le premier puis qui coute, and the between themselves and Messrs Benecke, adage will we trust be exemplified on Souchay & Co. To secure the latter car

If no very wonderful tain mortgages were prepared by Mr harm results to the natives in the vioi Albert Heard in person, and executed zity, the projectors of the railroad will before a notary publio (the contents MAILS BY THE FAENOR FAUKET.-

French Contract Packet DJEMNAH, have scored a clear point in their own being at the same time concealed from will be despatched on THURSDAY, favour. If native prejudices can be the notary's knowledge), which mort- the 24th Instant, with Malls to and successfully overcome, a line connecting gages were deposited in a sealed packet through the United Kingdom ria Shanghai with Soochow will in all pro- only to be opened upon the receipt of Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Sin-bability soon follow. There would be

express instructions. These instructions, gapore, Galle, Australia, New Zea nothing in such a scheme to alarm the which directed the registration of the land, Aden, Seychelles, Reunion, official mind, the facilities thus afforded deeds and the handing of them over to Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria.

What the Chinese the solicitors of Mesara Benecke, Sou The following will be the hours of closing being local only,

really dread is speedy communication

ohay & Co., were received immediately with the capital, and time alone will before the declaration of the bankruptoy overcome that dread; which is by no of Messrs Augustine Heard & Co. · The means ill-founded. An effective system question before the Court was, there of railroad will diminish peculation, fore, were these mortgages what the law squeering and all forms of extortion by terms fraudulent, L., did they prefer one half, and official perquisites will the interests of a particular creditor to suffer accordingly, Well-wishers of China the disadvantage of the general body will rejoice to see that the thin end of the wedge of a mighty reform has been introduced into the Empire.

For COOKTOWN & SYDNEY.—

Per LYSEMOON, at 11.30 am on this occasion.

Saturday, the 20th Instant.

Fob. 21, Haloong, British steamer, 277, J. C. Abbott, Amoy Feb, 18, Swatow 20, The General DOUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co.

Feb, 21, Gunga, French ateamar; 701, Gardeau, Manila Feb. 18 (3 p.m.), General. →REMEDIOS & Co.

Feb. 21, Yangtze, British steamer, 783, Schultze, Shanghai Feb. 18, General BIEMASEN & Co.

Feb. 21, Sir Harry Parkes, British ship, London Sept. 27, General,

DEPARTURES,

Feb. 20, Fuyou, for Canton.

20, Haydamack (Ru. cor.), for Manila 20, Douglas, for Swatow, &o.

20, Yungching, for Swatów, do

20, Penguin, for Salgan,

20, Liberator, for Manila,

20, Augusts, for Whampoa.

20, Dora, for Sual.

20, Craigle Lea, for London.

20, Crusader, for New York.

20, Cap Horn, for Rajang (Borneo).

21, Namoa, for Cooktown.

21, Morning Star, for Bangkok.

21, Young Siam, for Bangkok. 21, Asia, for Saigon,

OLEARED.

Norna, for Swatow. Signal for Valparaiso, Novelty, for Melbourne, Montgomeryshire, for Balgon, Success, for Bangkok.

PASSENGERS. ABRIVED.-Per Victory, Mrs Whiting.. Per Braemar Castle, 20 Chinose. Per Cawdor Castle, Chinese, Per Maharajah, 48 Chinese. Per Diemnah, from Shanghai: for Houg kong, Messrs Forrest (Consul), Vinay, Garard, Lind, Scott, Gore-Booth, Blair, and $ Chinese. For Saigon, Mr Leguelled. For Singapore, 1 Chinese. For Marseilles, Mrs King and servant, and Mr John Burr. Per Tanais, from Yokohama: for Hong- rong, Mr E. Raiven. For Port Said, Mr Latron. For Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Brunet, two children and servant, Mr and Mrs Trachtenberg and 4 children, Mossra Bernard HaroJ. Walter, and Thomas Brown.

Per Rajah, 180 Chese.

Per Hailoong, Mr. Pye, 8 European deck, and 50 Chinese.

Per Gunga, from Manila, Mr and Mrs W. MoG. Smith and family, Capt. Lull, Mesars T. Bathgate, Waghorn, Lutz, F. B Pyciano Patering and family.

Per Fangiste, Mr J. Sharp, and 50 Chi

bese.

DEPARTED.-Per Douglas for Swatow, Mr E. Herton; for Amay, Mrs Hams, one European deck, and 80 Chinese.

Per Yungching, for Swatow, 10 Chinese; for Fooshow, 84 Chinese.

Per Namon, Mr Blair, and 811 Chinese. Per Asia, 20 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

the Mails, do

Wednesday, 23rd.

5 F.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night, Thursday, 24th,-

7A, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and

Fosting of all correspondence.

10 A.M., Registry of Letters coarse. 114.M., Post Office closes except for Late

to

⚫Letters. 11,10., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom or to Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.80 A., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster Generat.

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General Post Office, Hongkong, February 10, 1876.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet OCEANIC, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 1st March, at 3 P... with the

Mails--

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United

States and the United Kingdom. The Post Office will be open for the resep tion of Ordinary Letters, Books, News papers, b., until 2.30 p.m. Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 p.m. to 2.50 p.m. on payment of a Late Fes of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.

The

Both judges agreed that their exeOUT- tion was technically a "fraudulent pre- ference," the deeds having been made in contemplation of bankruptcy. There THE Moukden correspondent of the was no pressure from creditors, and the Courier and Gazette gives come in deeds were made spontaneously by Mr teresting information respecting Russian A. F. Heard, under instructions from his progress in that territory. A French partner in America, without the know- padre, he writes, "whose station is a ledge or even convent of the mortgagees long way to the North, informs ds that to be benefitted by their validity. And Monsieur le Russe is feeling his way they were not to be registered (in the into the province of Manchuria, and land office) unless bankruptcy interven that a station is being formed on this ed. As we have said, the decision ar side of the Amoor, Russian officers rived at is undoubtedly morally correct ; have been making reconnaissances in and as law is (theoretically) but a public China Proper, so it seems that the Great exposition of morality, both being based Bear is not satisfied with his restricted upon the same foundations, it must be territory. Perhaps he wants to hold right legally. The question will very himself in readiness to strike a strong probably go to appeal. But we shall be blow should occasion offer; at any rate, surprised if the decision we to-night pub- there would be no difficulty for him tolish is upset. Upon one point only wa take this Capital when once there is a have our doubts. In view of the very good point d'appui." "The other Shang. peculiar way in which the consideration hai journal gives us even more preciso for the deeds was obtained by Messrs A. information. It states that "a military Heard & Co. (the expressed consideratida prepayment of the Postage to all the settlement is reported to have been boing wholly fictitious, inasmuch as they were defined as money lent to the firm, abore places by this route is compul: formed by the Russians on the right, or sory. Correspondence insufficiently Chinese, bank of the Heh Lung Kinng while in reality Benecke, Souchay & Co. prepaid will be forwarded by the Eng-(the river Amur), in the neighbourhood had no intention whatever of loading lish Packets.

of Saghalin Hotun, or Heh Lung King the sum)-it certainly seems to na-that Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, Cheng, one of the principal towns of the it was almost unnecessary for the Chief and the United States must be super-province of Teitsibar. A farther advance Justice to insist so strongly upon the scribed per Oceanic, and that address is said to be contemplated. The Man absence of moral guilt on the part of Mr sed to the United Kingdom must ohu. Chinese authorities do not appear Albert Heard. In plain English, if a be superscribed vid San Francisco,"

ALFRED LISTER, have offered any opposition as yet, to mercantile clerk were to appropriate an Postmaster General. this movement.' If these items of news amount. of money, committed to his General Port Office,

be true--and, as they confirm each charge for totally different purposes, to Hongkong, Feb. 17, 1876.

mother, though derived from different his own usee, and then offer a lien Tun MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKEY,

sources, we suppose them to have a good property which might turn out to be foundation-China has another trouble worthless as security for his misappro The English Contract Packet GOLOONDA, in store for her owing to the insatiable priation, he would be called "names," and will be despatched with the Malls for desire for fresh territory possessed by mayhap be ordered to repay, in monthly Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the her nearest European neighbour. We mulets from his salary, the sum so mis- The following will be the hours of closing have often alluded to Russian advances used. It seems that one only has to

the Mails, s. --

Chins wards, and there is nothing in the make such operations extensive to secure Wednesday, 1st March,

action thus reported to give rise to saton. both impunity and commendation. The ishment on the part of those familiar moral is not a very suitable one for any with her past history in Eastern Asia, commercial community certainly not Her claims to indemnity for the caravan for Hongkong. destroyed by Chinese troops & few years since are evidently about to take a very practical form, and China may well tremble as she watches the gradual ap- prosch of her troublesome friend: Never Tux Press adverts to the support given. in fact was the empire in greater straits

2nd March.

The British barque James Wilson reports: 6 P.M., Money Order Office closes, had strong N.E. winds first 14 days, 8.6 r.M., Post Office closes except the Nior from lat. 15 to 10 ., thence light airs Box, which remains open all night:

Thursday, 2nd March.

for sale and calms to the Equator, which was drons- ed on the 28th January, in long. 187.80 E. 7 A., Post Office opens

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Had strong N. E. trades to the Bashee

Posting of all correspondence. Channel, thence fresh monsoon crossing the China Seas until the 17th, when we were s... Post Office closes except for Late becalmed in a densa tog for 20 hours, Letters, Registry of Letters ceases. fo20 | thence to arrival fine weatheri

(10,16 A. M., Letters may be posted on payment of a Lars Fax of 18 cents

JAMES GREIG, Chief Manager, For the "National Bank of Indis, Lted." R. H. BANDEMAN, Actg. Manager. Bongkong, February 21, 1870,

THEATRE

The British steamer Chtops reporta:.ox- perienced thick weather with strong .E. ROYAL,ds until off Foocbow, thence to port strong Northerly winds with averdast sky. CITY EALL!

Passed a steamer on Friday morning, and UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE one on Saturday morning, both bound N.

F HIS EXOLLENDY SIE ARTHUR KENNEDY, 8.0,0., C..

+

THE French "OPERA COMIQUE TROUPE," Istoly of PARIS, LONDON, Sr. PRIEESSURO, NEW YORK and SAIGON Will have the honour of giving their neti Performance, on

THURSDAY NEXT, February 24th, 1870.

Mesers Taatz Shun Yee and Woo in LA HOSE DE St. FLOUR, Tak have been residing for more than ten years to Hongkong and have always been

OPERETTE' IN-1 AOT BY OFFENDAŬR,

"Torrette" and sing

"Is Tirellenže dos Canardi."

BARBE BLEUE,

employed in representing Nam Pak Hongs Madame Doriant will take the part of in their transactions with foreigners. Willetheir character stands high, their con duct is excellent, and they have for a long time back been respected by both Chineze And foreigners. They have not only not borne a name that is approaching to any thing improper, but they have not in the course of all their actions done anything Unexpectedly, however, objectionable. slander came upon them unawares, but of course, when virtue stands high, reproach will come, They were therefore falsely. Charged by La! Milog Chun's letter, which void of all rath, with selling people for

OPERA HOUFFE IN 2 Abis SY OFFENBACH, Accompaniment by Mr L'Aunay Cipher

Director... ADMISSION-Dress Circle and Stalls, $2 Back Sesta. 81. Doufs open at 8 d'alock Performance to commence et 9.

The Brit. at Braemar Castle regorisi: fine weather until reaching fat, 20.88, long, 111.11, thenge to port strong .. winds,

as weather up to Saturday the 19th when The British steamer Maharajah reports i experienced fresh N.E. winds, Chetot left Bangkok for Hongkong on the 14th ab € p.fi.

The str.

The British steamer Rejon reports had thoderate winds with thick drizäling wea ther

The American Hulp Lathley Eich reports: Brat patt moderate W. and S. Winds to Island of Botel Tobago l'aan. Then bad three days strong N.E. winds with thlok Weather Off South End of Fortades, alghted a big bound to Eastward.

The French steather: Glingd téporia || thick weather throughout,.

The British steamer Yangtile reportal

then N.NW. #inds. The whole of passage had atong N.E. winde till noon on 1st, thick weather

The British steamer Aditoong fapfts! from Amby to Saton experienced a stere N.E. gale, with dark bloudy weather and high sea. From thence to port moderste Tickets may be bad and seato nebared at BN.E. and N.E. winds and cloudy wea Messrs. BBUSE & Co., also at the deurther Us morning of the 20th of Bresker. the Theatre, on the night of Performance. Point passed the air. Dean bound North,

10

to

11

extra Postage until

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

than at this moment; and the fatuity by the foreign representatives at Peking

M., when the Post Office Ulos seems incomprehensible which refuses to to the German claims in the Anna osse, keep on good terms with England, Ger- Whether the Chinese Government, it says, entirely, 11.80 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) many, and France, while the Russian have demurred to the terms proposed; and addressed to the United Kingdom Fia beur has been year after year appropriat- the German Representative has been com- Brindisi er to Singapore may be posted ing fresh slices of her territory. Wspelled, in consequence to threaten them, on board the Packet on payment of a are not Russo-phobista. Russia has a we are of course, unable to say, but it is Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 11.60 A., Posting on Board ceases.

ALFRED LISTER,

Portmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, Feb. 18, 1878.

m2

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 281-

Daylight.emeruida leaves for Amboy, Daylight Balloon leaves for Swatow,

Amoy, Focchor and Tamani. L-et-noon leaves for Cooktown and

Bydney. Thugsvar, Feb. 24sen

Nogn, Frenah Mall lesves for Ports of

Call and Eurage.

Noud Lobal Banks loss for public

business.

9p..pets Comique at City Bail.

Godda pot Billund dudelivered after this

date aubject to rent. Hongkong laces.First Day.

fine part to play in the civilization of

Central and Eastern Asia, but she has by no means improbable. The demande advanced her borders near enough to the of Germany are sure to be just sad reason“, Chinese frontier, and should learn that able, and it is not likely that they will be" she must refrain from further annexs- moderated to suit the idea of the Peking tion. We cannot help thinking that the Government, England has a similar little. first serious foreign trouble China will bill to present on account of the lorsha have serious, that is, in view of the

fact that it will menade her territorial Mandarin. It is a duty we owe to other possessions will arise on the part of foreigners as well as purselves not to suffer Hustla, China, if she be wise will be thees piratical acts to go unpunished Re warned in time Its Western provinces ferring to the losses of the Warspils and are already beginning to feel the touch Goliath traluằng ships by frs, it mys thors of Russian dominion, and Mongolia and Loomrrentes are not altogether without Manchuria will ore long suffer the same Tats if she petsists in shutting herself off their local application "Petroleum," or " from general European sympathies

paraffin as it is called by some, le much used in this Colony, owing to the high price of

as Judgment delivered by Sir John sad, and is imported in large quantitich Smale and Mr Justice Snowden in the If a ship laden with this highly combustible Case of "Trustees of Augustine Heard and dangerous off unfortunately happened Noon General Weekly Sale by Mears & Co. veru Benecke, Souchay & Co.," to take fire when in the harbour, what

Lane, Crayford & Co

will probably command telf to the moans here the Authorities of extinguishe

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