1876-04-21 — Page 2

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

HE UNDERMENTIONED LAND

AND BUILDINGS.

TA

AT HONGKONG :— InLand Lot 89.-The well-known Honge and Offices lately occupied by Messrs A. Heard & Co., adjoining the Cathedral Com

pound.

The Ground below the masonry retaining wall of the above, abutting on the Queen's Road.

Annual Grown rent, $390.48.

MARINE LOT 111, WANCHAL First-class and extensive Godowns

Annual Orown rent, $324.

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AT YOKOHAMA :-- Lors Now 6 AND No. 27 in the Foreign Settlement.

No. 6 is situated on the Bund, and com prises an eight-roomed Dwelling Houso, de. tached, with Garden' all round, Offices, Go- downs, Servants' Quarters and Outhouses, Aros 1,064 Taubos of 30 square foot,

Annual Ground rent, $263.79.

No. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water- Street and comprises large Tea Firing and other Godowns, Floss Silk Press, Compra dore's Quarters, Stabling and Fire Engine Honse. Area, 554 Taubos.

Ground rent, $154.97 per annum. Applications for purchase, or further in- formation, to be made to

J. WHITTALL,

T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees A. Heard & Co.'s Estate,

23, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

Hongkong, February 1, 1876.

FOR SALE

VERY Handsome PHAETON.

myl

1 Set Double HARNESS, nearly new.

.1 Set Single HARNESS.

Apply to

L. MALLORY,

No. 3, St. John's Place. Hongkong, April 19, 1876.

Notices to Consignees. RUSSIAN STEAMSHIP RUSSIA, CAPT. GERARD, FROM LONDON via SINGAPORE.

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above are hereby informed, that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk in the Godowns of the Undersigned, from whence delivery may be obtained.

Goods remaining in store after the 28rd Instant will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary is given until 4

'olook this afternoon.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

WM. PUSTAU & 06,

Agente,

Hongkong, April 15, 1876.

прико

FROM SAN FRANCISCO,

Notices to Consignees.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer Tibre from Calcutta are hereby notified

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS.

ARKIVED. Per Yongtazë, Mr A. G. | | Morris, and 20 Chinese,

Per Esmeralda, 63 Chinese, for Hong- kong; and 187 for Manila.

Per Aria, 20 Chinese. DEPARTED,Per Menzaleh, for Yoko hama, Mr Nicaise and servant, Mr and Mrs Burrows and servant,

Por Meikong, for Shanghai, Messrs Poes

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS BY tae Fezsok PackET.—— The Fronch Contract Packet SINDH,

will be despatched on BATURDAY, the 29th Inst, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondi cherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

that the Cargo will be discharged into Boatnecker and servant, Morni, J. M. and G. The following will be the hours of closing and landed at the Company's Godowna, In. both cases it will lie at the Consignee's risk. T. Postlethwaite. The Cargo will be ready for delivery shortly after her arrival.

The above Steamer left Singapore on Saturday, 1st April, for this port.

Q. DE CHAMPEAUX, Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 5, 1876.

· To-day's Advertisements.

FOR MANILA. The Steamship

"GUNGA"

will be despatched as above TO-MOBRÓW, at Neon.

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS di Co. Hongkong, April 21, 1876.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamabip

VOLGA," Captain NODEDEU, which left YOKOHAMA on the 19th Instant, for this Port, will take Cargo here for Marseilles, &,

For Passage and Freight, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 21, 1876.

FOR MELBOURNE & SYDNEY.

The A1 British Barque "MARQUIS OF ARGYLE," Captain MoKrox, will have immediate dispatch for the above Ports.

For Freight or Passage, apply to Hongkong, April 21, 1876.

ROZARIO & Co.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned Las received instruc tions to soli by Public Auction,

on

TUESDAY,

the 25th April, 1875, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Room, Queen's Road,

A Collection of Chinese and Japanese CURIOS, comprising -Lacquered ware, Ensmalled

Per Braemar Castle, 38 Chinese." Per Bowen, 480 Chinese.

TO DEPART.-Per Mongolia, for Singa For Bombay, pore, Chun Chuck Loe. Messrs Scott and R. K. Franes. For Southampton. Messrs J. Symonds, J. F. Parsons, R Fairman, Middleton and G. F. Johnson, Mrs King, 3 children and nurse, Dr. and Mrs Scott and family and native servant. For Venice, Mr A. Care.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Fangtse reports: had moderate N.E. winde with rain and thick fogs the whole passage Anchored of North Saddles for 13 hours. Passed two French men-of-war and the Amoy off Pyramid Point.

The Danish steamer Asia reports: fine weather throughout, with Southerly winds. The British atr. Glamis Castle reports: fine weather and light S. E. winds first part of passage, since yesterday fresh Northerly winds and cloudy weather.

The Norwegian brig Victor reports: first part of passage light winds and calms, latter, part light NE, winds with thick weather and much rain.

the Mails, do Friday, 28th Inst.--

5 P.M., Money. Order Office alonga. Poat Office clones except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night,' Saturday, 29th Inst. —

7 A., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lettern, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters ceases. 11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late

. Lotters. 11.10 AM Lettore (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 centa extra postage, until 11.30 AM. when the Post Office Czoses

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

to

Portmaster General,

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General Post Office, Hongkong, April 20, 1876.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet GABLIC,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Meeting.

No. 8998-APRIL 21, 1876.

top of the fort, these would have little or no cfeet. This is the plan I shall recommend. Whether it will be adopted or not I can't

10 a.m. Meeting of the Legislative any."

Council.

Shipping.

Noon,-Gunga leaves for Manila. Noon.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila. Noon-English Mail leaves for Porte

of Call and Europe,

Tenders Close. Noon. Tenders received at Spanish Consulate for construction of Six Builera.

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Madame Carlotta Tasca's

cert at City Hall.

In the course of some further re- marks Mr Wiard said he believed the work could be carried out in about a year, and he proposed that each fort should contain, on an average, 200 guns These forts be thought would be impreg nable to modern sea-vessels. "No ram could affect thom at all, torpedoes could not injure them, and by various means the scaling of a sand slope by a force of men could be rendered impossible."

So much for Mr Wiard and his plans. It is somewhat singular that nothing Con-should have been heard here about this appropriation of $6,000,000 by the Chi- nese Government for the purposes of building forts, and about the official note sent to the United States asicing the loan of some one to plan them; but we will, for the sake of this wonderful - scheme, which we should not like to see annihilated under any circumstances, on-

Miscellaneous. Claims against the Estate of Captain Lawrence Young, deceased, must be sunt in on or before this date.

TO ADVERTISERS,

It is requested that all advertisements be deavour to believe that the American

sent, when practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow the early issue of the paper.

than we do ourselves. These "truncated pyramid forts, with parallelogram-shaped hases" are something out of the ordinary

of papers know more about our affairs

The publication of this issue commenced run of things military, and we are anxious to witness their development. at 7.35 p.m.

The only point we cannot understand is how this system of river defence has

will be despatched on MONDAY, the lat May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, THE CHINA MAIL. blushed unsean" so long. How is it

The British steamer Semeraída reports: rainy and thick weather throughout the

In AmoySteamers Nestor, 2.x. passage, Namoa and Gunga. In Swatow:-Steamers 2 30 E.M. Swatow and Olympia;

2.30 F..

Shipping Intelligence, HOME SHIPPING,

The following is taken from the latest

London PaperA J

DEPARTURES,

Jan. 6, Annie Braginton, from New York

to Shanghai.

Jan. 6, Ottercaps, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong.

Jan. 6, Lycka Till, from Cardiff to Hong-

kong, Jan. 10, Echo, from London to Hongkong.

Jan. 11, Titian, from Penarth to Hong-

kong.

| Jan. 19, "Antipodes, from Cardiff to Hong

kong.

Jan. 17, Alex. MoNell, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

Jan. 17, Onward, from Idverpool to Hong.

→ kong

Jan, 19, Sophie, from Cardiff to Hongkong. Jan. 20, Forward Ho, from London to

Yokohama, do.

Jan. 23, Flintshire (str.), from London to |

Penang, da

Jan. 31, Lord Macaulay, from Newport to

Hongkong,

Hongkong,

and Jars, Porcelain Vases, and Orna- ap23 ments, Satsuma Vares, a variety of Bronzes, Ivory and Wood Carvings, 40.,

Vases, Cups, Bowls Feb. 1, Nearchus (str.), from Cardiff to Feb. 2; Evelyn, from London to Hongkong. Feb. 6, Paul Marle, from London to Feb. 4, Undine, from London to Shaughai.

Shanghai.

S. Vancouver baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby re quested to send their Bills of lading for countersignature to the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agente, 5. S. Pancouver. Hongkong, April 17, 1876.

FROM BANGKOK.

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TUES, S. Benledi, Captain BUCHANAN,

having arra,ed from the above Port; Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send their Billa of Lading for counter signature, to the Undersigned, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, April 18, 1876

NOTICE.

#p25

TO CONSIGNEES OF OPTIONAL CARGO, EX O. 8. 9. 00,'s 8. 8. ANTONOR, FROM LIVERPOOL.

HIPPING Orders must be obtained from the Undersigned not later than the 50th Inst., for shipment per 8.B. Glancus. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, Hongkong, April 19, 1876. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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CONSIGNEES per Company's steamer

Antenor are hereby notified that the Cargo le being discharged into craft & landed at the Godowns of the Undersigned, in both cases it will lie at Consignees risk, The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after the 19th April, 1870.

Goods undelivered after 26th April, 1878, will be subject to Rent,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, April 16, 1876,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

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Catalogues will be issued,

TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer,

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctionser. Hongkong, April 21, 1876. ap26

POSTPONEMENT OF SALE.

FURNITURE SALE..:

ALVERT, ATKINSON & Co. have received instructions to sell by Public Auction, on

WEDNESDAY,

the 26th April, 1876, at Noon, at the residence of L. HAUSCHILD, Esq., No. 46, Peel Street,

The whole of bis Elegant HOUSE- HOLD FURNITURE, comprising: Rep Covered Drawing Suite, Couches, Chairs and Easy Chairs, Centre Table, Gilt Frame Engravings and Mirrors, Card Table, Dining Table, Whatnot, Sideboard, Crockery and Glassware, Cutlery, Plated-ware, Bedstead, Ward- robes, Chest of Drawers, Washstand, Toilet Table and Mirror,

&..

Bro.

Also, A PIANO. Catalogues will be issued prior to the Sale...

TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7.

Hongkong, April 21, 1876. #p20

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 21, Yangtste, British steamer, 783,

Schultze, Shanghai April 18, General SIEMBSEN & Co.

April 21, Esmeralda, British steamer, 395, E.. Theband, Amoy April 18, Swatow 20, General.-A. MAUG, HEATON,

April 21, Fallas, from Whampoa April 21, Asia, Danish steamer, 580, Moleen, Bangkok April 14, Rice,W, PUSTAU & Co.

April 21, Glamis Cat's, British steamer, 1698, G. B. Dickie, Salgón April 17, Rice,

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

April 21, Victor, Norwegian brig, 247, Sorensen, Newchwang April 9, Beans. EDUARD SCHELLRABS & CO.

8. B. MEIKONG.

NOTICE. "ONSIGNEES of Cargo por S. 8. **Buphrate," from London, in contier- tion with the above Steather, are hereby Informed that their Goods are being SCHELLASS & Co. landed and stored at theif risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may

April 21, Fano, Danlab barque, 387, N. L. Norby, Newchwang April 1, Beans.

DEPARTURES,

be obtained from Taunabat, the 20th April 21, Bowen, for Australia, de

Instant, at No.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Oon- signees, before. To-day, the 19th, at p.., requesting it to be landed here,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after Web- MENDAY, the 20th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agent. Bugtong, April 19, 1876

21, Meikong, for Shanghai

21, Montgomeryshire, for Saigon.

21, Braemar Castle, for Saigon.

21, Anna Belle, for Newchwaig. 21, Fattay, for Ceba, 21, Noemi, for Manile.

21, Marion, for Tientat

21, Yangtare, for Canton. 21, Ningpo, for Shanghai 21, Fiking, for Shanghai

CLEARED Mary Whitridge..for San Francisco, Han, for New York Norne, for Swatow..

Feb, 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong. Feb. 8, Kaisow, from London to Bong-

kong,

Feb. 12, Whittier, from San Francisco to

Manila Feb. 17, Naples (str.), from London to

Obine,

Feb. 24, Hohenstaufen (str.), from Bremen

to Hankow.

which will be closed as follows

Registry of Letters cesses." Post-Office closes. Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage

antil 2,60 P.M. when the Mail is finally closed. Correspondence must be specially directed for this route, and if not fully prepaid

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1876.

our great military engineers have not placed suon forts in the Thames, and other European rivers of importance 1 Fancy China being in the van in mili- Ir we place belief in the Reporter of the clear about the "rams not being able to tary defence We are also not quite San Francisco Chroniclo, and have full affect the forts at all!"

It may be confidence in the abilities of Mr Norman ignorance on our part, but we were not Wiard, citizen of South Boston, United aware that ships were in the habit of will be sent by British Packet. States, startling news comes to us from ramming" forts. George Stephenson Letters, &a. can be pustad for Canada, the that part of the globe. It amonate to said it would be "bad for the coo," if West Indies, and other places named no less than that China is to be rendered it butted the steam engine, and we are below, if sufficient American stamps impregnable against invasion from the labouring under an impression it would are added to prepay them from Sansea, and that the country is, in fact, to be bad for the vessel that rammed a Francisco to destination, American

receive defences that no other nation, briok fortification, Probably the enemy Stamps are sold at this Office. charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong kong Stamph, and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed in Italies. To all the other places sacied correspondence aannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 centa,)"

The

The

BOKL jun

following are the charges on Correspon Fer half ounce,

Hosphona

Blampe Biampa casia, Benia

eno,

Oanada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Vancouver's Island, Baha- mas, Nassau, New Provid Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Fiji, Green land, Jamaica, New Gra- nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,... Hawadi, Newfoundland.......... Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,

Venezuela,... Bele, Greytown, Quiana,

8

8

8

5

8

8

Honduras, Martinique, San. ta Martha, Turk's Island, 8 Brazil,....

13

8

17

23

Feb. 25, Susanns, from Hamburg to Shang-Bolivia, Ecuador, Chili, Peru, B

hať.

Argentine Confederation, Bue-

March 2, Mary L, Stone, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

March 5, Gleniyon (str.), from London to

Shangbai.

March 8, Glaucus (str.), from Liverpool to

Shanghai.

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN POETS.. At London.-Steamers via Suez Canal Sumatra, Floura Castle. Tchihatchoff.

Chabmere. Lothair.

Lorne. Glenfalloch. Glonfinlao.

Sailing Vessels.

F. S. Thompson. Hallowcon.. Moss Glen. Mølbrok. Lucia.

Ajax (str.) Oregon..

Ada, Peerens. Wylo. Endymion. Min.

J. C, Munro.

At Liverpool.

Auchises (str.)

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATINOS. MAILS WILL CLOSE :— For SWATOW.-

European or otherwise, has ever yet would prefer trying a few shots from pussessed. The article in our contem one of the "Woolwich infants to bring porary atates that the Chinese bave these "impregnable fortresses" to terms. lately taken into careful consideration the fact that in case of a foreign war their barbours are almost entirely with out protection against foreign men-of-wer. To remedy this state of affaire, an appro priation of $6,000,000 was made and an official note forwarded to the United States, asking that some one might be sent out to China with plans of fortifica tions and proposals for the manufacture

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The Press says that recent events have rather tended to disturb the impression that the embers of national discontent left from the Taiping Rebelllon bad died out

of beavy ordinance. The American altogether. Reports of contemplated rins Government having considered the ings and auspicious movements on the part request favourably, Mr Norman Wiard of some of the old leaders of this formid of the "Algers" Iron Works, Southble insurrection have been freely bruited Boston, has been selected for the Mission, lately, and though as yet they have not and he was to leave for Yokohama on succeeded in stirring up anything like a the 16th ulimo. Mr Wiard, wo Bre

told, has been for the last four years en- general revolt against the Manchu autho. gaged in experimenting with heavy rity, there is, without doubt, a wide-spread" ordnance in Boston harbour, over feeling of uneasiness and insecurity in those 10 $100,000 having been appropriated by provinces where the Taiping ravages were Congress and expended under his direc most severely felt. Nanking, which was tion in the work. Having given so much information upon the matter the formerly the head-quarters of the insurgents. Chronicle Reporter gives the results of is stated to be in a particularly unsettled an "interview" he had with Mr Wiard. | condition.-Referring to the planting of Following the modest practice of trees in the Colony the Press says that this American gentlemen in the "interviewed" work has not, itregrets to see, been engaged 10-state, Mr Wierd commenced by assert in to any great extent this year. At present

ing that he didn't wish to say much upon

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nos Ayres, Paraguay, 8 Newspapers (not over 4 oz.) 2 Booke, &c., per 4 c6 Any articles found enclosed in Newspapers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, do) will be detained,

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Bongkong, April 14, 1876.

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the subject in question, as bis mission all that has been done in this direction has was not of great importanes. He was boun, as usual, to fill up the gaps caused by going out aimply to give an opinion as failures to grow or by the last typhoon to the ports that ought to be fortified, along the road sides in the town and its how they should be fortified, and what environs. This the Pres thinks is not general measures should be taken to sufficient, although it may be all the Go- resist an invasion of iron-clad ships —

CARGOES,

vernment can afford out of the funds for Reporter-I suppose you will carry esti- Per Colorado, nailed on 15th April, for Yokobama:-2,180 bage Sugar, 197 coils mates of different kinds of small arms and the purpose. It is to be hoped that the Government may aes its way to undertake Ironwire, 476 packages Merchandise. For heavy guns with you?

Mr Wiard-No; as to small arms, the Hiogo, o bags Coffee, 10 ha & Sugar. For Chinese have factories of their own, but in an extension of the work of planting the San Francisco, 500 balen Hemp, 1,290 bags the direction of fortification and artillery island, and thus redeem it from its pre- ̈ Coffee, 37 pkgs, Shellac, 731 bales Gunnies, manufacture they are very ignorant. I shall seat barren appearance. &o., 110 pkgs. Tee, 300 bags Rice, 7 boxes start a foundry for them, and show how it Prepared Opium, 13 pkgs. Silks, 611 pkgs. should be conducted, though it will take two Merchandise. For Panama, 2 cases bler-

chandise. For San Joad de Guatemala, 9 or three years to get to manufacturing large pkgs. Silks For Callao, 21 boxes Malwa guns in that country.

Reporter-In the meantime will they Opium, 7 boxes Turkey Opium, 21 boxes Silk, pkgs. Merchandise. For Now import any guns? York, 71 bales and 51 cases Silk, 18 pigu. Per Braemar Castle, $30,000 Treasure,

Merchandise,

Per NORNA, at 7.30 am. To-morrow, for Saigon.

the 22nd Inst,

For MANILA-

Per Mongolia, for London, 187 bales Raw Silk, 60 bales Waste Silk, 189 bales For India, 60 pkgs. Silk.

Mr Wiard-Yes; they wish to be prepared for any emergency as soon as possible, and

THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS, The Chinese Mail haa no editorial in this issue.

The Chung Ngai San Po denies that the they therefore will get a great many gune Chinese Central Government has no power from this country. They have discovered

Per ESMERALDA, at 11 30 a.m, To. Wool. For Continent, 10 bales Raw Silk the cost. A 12-inch 35-ton gun in England notices the letter of Dr. Dudgeon on the

morrow, the 22nd Instant.

for SHANGHAL--

Per GALLEY OF L''RNE, at 1.30 p.m.

To-morrow, the 22nd Inst.

General Memoranda.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW.— | SUNDAY, April 23:--

Per YES30, at 6 pm. on Saturday,

the 22nd Inst,

!│

For SAIGON-BRAEMAR CASTLE Postponed until further notice.

MAILS BY THE BESLISH PACKET. --- The Engliah Contrast Packet MONGOLIA,

will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, do, on SATURDAY, the 2nd Instant

The following will be the hours of losing

the Mails, &o. 1— Friday, 21st Inst

6 r.M., Money Order Offics close

6 F.M., Post Ulos closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remains open ́all night Saturday, 22nd Inst.co

7 AM Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence,

10 4.m., Post Offos oloses except for Late Lettern. Registry of Letters ovnses. (10.15 Am., Zettere may be posted on payment of a Lars Fae of 18 cents to

extra Postage until

11. A., when the Post Office Clészs

shtirely. 11.90 A., Letters (but Letter only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 45 cents extra postage. 11.50 Posting on Board caION.

ALFRED LISTER,,

Postmaster General

General Post Office, Hongkong, April 19, 1876,

Daylight-Fease leaves for Swatow,

Amoy and Foochow

that they can get as good a gun in this country over the Provincial authorities.

The Universal Circulating Herald briefly as anywhere in Europe, at about one-tenth costs $72,000, while we manufacture 15-inob cast-iron guns, weighing 26 tons, for $7,000, that will pierce an inch thicker iron plate than the English

Reporter-What class of guna shell you recommend?

Mr Wiard-The 16-inch cast-iron Rodman

Opium question.

LOOAL AND GENERAL

gun, rified on a new plan of my own, and The Legislative Council will meet To- Goods per Russia undelivered after this throwing a new projectile, though any of the morrow, the 22nd April, at 10 o'clock &m,

date subject to rent,

MONDAY, April 24:-

Amateur Performanes at Uity Hall, TUESDAY, April 28

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2 p.m.-Sale of Chinese and Japanese Curios, &c., at Mr J. M. Armstrong Sales Bom

WabNESDAY, April 20

Noon-Sale of Lighters Advance, be. Noon-Furniture Bale at the residence

of L, Bauschild, Esq.

9 p.m.Meating of Zetland Lodge. Gooda per Antenor undelivered after

this date subject to rent Goods per Metkong undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.

Shipping Orders regarding Options! Car

go ex Antenor for shipment per Gla ous muat be obtained from the Agents not

later than this date. THURSDAY, April 27*.

4.50 p.Mebling of Statholders

St. John's Cathedral Church. FRIDAY, April 28

old projectiles can be used in it as well as in any other gun.

On the matter of fortifications Mr A Cricket Match, Garrison v. Royal Navy, Wiard's statements are exceptionally will be played tomorrow, commencing at

He proposes to supply 11 am. A Band will attend at 3.30 p.m. interesting. fortifications and ordnance capable of resisting the attack of any sea vessels THE All-comer Race which stood on the

#hatever

"Reporter Is it by the system of forts and programme of the Royal Naval Regatta batteries or by a new plan?

was sailed yeterday, when several bosta Mr Wiard-It is by hew plan of my put la an appearance. The winning-bost own. I propose to place in the centre of belonged to the Dockyard; Jnd, Nevoustie's the channel of the harbor or river, as the

case may be, a brick fort 800 feet high. Cutter 1 3rd, Juno's. The centre only will be of brick, and the vides composed of a sand slope from the top THE adjourned inquest on the body of the reaching to the water-line. Below that the

slope will be continued with rubble atone. woman who, it was said, had committed The briek centre will be perhaps 600 feet suicide through a family quarrel, by taking long by 100 fest wide and the game opium, was again resumed to-day, and a will be placed only on top. In shepe the

whole fort will be a truncated pyramid, verdict of felo de se returned,

The

at with a parallelogrameshaped base

great height of the guns will place them out

Noon-tenstal Weekly Sale by Messrs

Lane, Crawford & Co. Glaticis leaves for Shanghai on or about

this date:

BUNDAY, Apri190;—

Claftas against the Estate of George Barty Falconer, deceased, must be sent in on or before this date,

of the reach of ships guns, and from the top We are sorry to say we were correct in of the fort a plunging fire can be sent that stating that a prite figist took place on will sink any ship that attempts to pass Wednesday morning. Upwards of airy The channel will be so altered by dredging or

filing, as may be necessary, that the vessel men attended to witness the affair. The entering the harbor must pass within easy marine was sadly knocked shout, his eyes range of the fort The only way that the fire

could be returned from the vessels would be being literally closed and his head out in a It is said that they by the uncertain method of a mortar, und as | frightful, manser, bomak-proofs would be constructed on the fought for upwards of an hour and a halfj

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and that they were both very powerful

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| frequently been wished for by shipmasters and others. The steamers Shane and Dragon brought fair quantities of mann factures, and the stock was increased by - LITTLE further has as yet been heard re- the arrivals of sailing vessels also. Dur- garding the wreck of the Kwangtung.ing the last week, however, the demand The Stra. Douglas, Hailong, and Fethoo has been quite brisk. About 600 balos Drills and 400 bales of other Goods have were sent out to the scene of the disaster been placed. on Wednesday, at which time tho Esmeral Upinta-MalwaThe stock was not all da left Amey. Nothing was known of the disposed of during the winter, and holders now are willing to accept Tis. 450, at acoldent in that place excepting that they which rate, however, native consignees had heard by telegraph from Hongkong, can only dispose of small quantities, and In Swatow it was ourreditly reported that unlimited credit is asked for.

Produce koops up, and we quoto:— Beanoako......Tis. 3.70 per 10 ps.

2.02, 100 6. Oil............. gp

8.70, 35 0. Freights Tonnage is asked for, but at much lower rates than generally rule at obtained 20 conts for Swatow, with 20 lay this season, British barque Hilda only days. The only seeking" vessel in port is British brig Lunan.

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the Str. Olympia had been offered $2,000 to stay by the wreck, but her Captain had thought fit to refuse it.

Ar the Marine Court to-day, Thos. Sullivan and William Broad, two seamen, were charg ed with wilfully remaining behind from the French Barque Nocmi. It appeared from the evidence of the Superintendent of Shipping that the defondants had shipped

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ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES.

Sir Edmund Hornby has been occupied

THE CHINA MAIL.

I have the authority of the learned Ad- miralty Judge who tried the case of the East Lothian, for saying that "we must always in those cases endeavour to came to a conclusion without imputing perjury to the one side or the other." I think 1 can corne to such a conclusion in this case, I have said that I feel bound to give a a preponderance to the evidence of the plaintiffs; and I have stated my reasons for so doing; and I am of opinion that he has sufficiently proved his case secundum allegata et probatu. I do not wish to put it higher than this. I do not say that I am satisfied the plaintiff junk was at anchor and that it was not under sail; but what I do mean to say is, that looking at the evidence on both sides, and feeling that it is my duty to weigh the value of the evidence as adduced by each side as a whole, I cannot do otherwise than say that, that evidence according to the rules which in my humble judgment, after weighing I think should govern judges in onses of this kind—namely of flat contradiction-I Am bound to find that the evidence of the plaintiff's is more reliable than that of the defendanta,

But it is possible that the junk may have

The disengaged tonnage in port amounts to 6 vessels, registering 3,182 tons.

The following are the settlementa :--- British soh. Franz, 148 tons, to Sydney, private.

British barque Anna Bella, 334 tonu, Newchwang to Hongkong, 29 oats per picul, 20 lay days.

German barque Bonite, 524 tons, Bang kok to Hongkong, inside the Bar) 28 cents per pienl, (outside the Bar) 28 cents per picul, 84 lay days.

British steamer Orchis, 1137 tons, Naga saki to Hongkong, $14 per ton of 20 owt, 10 lay days.

British steamer Oxfordsbire, 1228 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 20 conte per picul, 13 lay days.

British steamer Cawdor Castle, 1419 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 21 cents per pioul, 10 lay days.

Singapore and Penang, $4,000 in full

British steamer Abbotsford, 649 tons, to

MESSES DEACON &Co.'s Canton Market Report, dated Canton, 20th April, says :— departure of the mail, usual at this season Owing to the ohange in the time of the

junk-the plaintiffs' junk-which was lying | however, of evading legal enactments, and at anchor unobserved by him on his part it is believed that such a way has been side, and here I must notice a point that found in the enterprise which has been was not taken or even noticed by either formed under the name of the Panama side on the trial. If this was 10, It Transit Company. At any rate, the has yet to be accounted for how the mast of movement has been so far successful as to the junk fell over the starboard side of the indicate a bona fide attempt to start an steamer. I account for it in this way, that opposition line. The pioneer ataumer of the way of the steamer having boon partially the new line has actually sailed from Now stopped by the engines being moved full York. She is a comparatively new iron speed astern, the sollision with a vessel at propeller of 1,600 tons, bearing the name anchor fully stopped the steamer, sud that of South Carolina. She left New York on before the mast fall she swung to the stream the 3d direct for Panaras via the Straits of or current, in which case she, after strik- Magellan, and is expected to arrive some ing the junk on her port bow, would pro time next month. The steamers Georgia sent her starboard side to the junk, and and Clyde will follow this month. A thus receive the falling mast on her star-steamer will leave New York about the 7th board bow. I think I am bound also to April for Aspinwall to connect at Panama account for the sail appearing, if it did with the South Caroling, which will im appear, on the deck of the steamer. A mediately proceed to San Francisco. The mast is ordinarily secured by stays, a sail is line at first will be semi-monthly. Negoti made fast to the bits or cleats fixed on the five new iron propellers of large class, hoisted or lowerd by halyards which are ations are pending for the construction of sides or bulwarks of the ship. As soon as and by the 1st of January next, it is hoped the mast was detached from the junk, that there will be four steamers per month. is, torn out of the junk by the collision, This is certainly one of the most inviting and balanced as it were on the fore deck of fields for such an enterprise that can be the steamer, the moment the junk wank, presented. Every year the transit trade which it is in evidence on all sides it did do, between New York and the East Indies on board the Noemi on the 18th inst., some time in the Supreme Court at Shang. been on the look-out for a better auchorage, the effect would be that the halyards fast to must steadily increase. The traffic already of the year, only nine days have elapsed and had each received a month's advance. 1 hai, with the case of Chang Van Ho and which one witness stated he thought was to the bits or aleats would sink also, and the severely taxes the facilities of the railroad since the date of our last report. The frat defendant had nothing to say in it was's claim to recover damages instituted it could have equally reached it by keeping would be raised by its yard, soted on business ought to double within ten years.played in our market for Oongous, and

be found a mile or two higher up (although immediate result would be that the sati and the present steam line to Panama. The

There has been rather more activity dis defonce, and the second said he stopped on on behalf of Chang Van Bo, owner of the for her being under sail at that time. Or the top of the mast, with the same rapidity to the same end. Then there in the com- 4,000 boxes at prices ranging from Tla, 12 to along the north bank) which would account by the sinking halyards, to the block on The trade to Australasia will also contribute settlements are reported to reach nearly shore drunk. They were esou sent to one junk 1 ung Chun Jen Fho Sun, owner of she might have anticipated by an hour the as the jonk sank and to the mame height merce with Mexico, Central and South Tha. 20: these prices show but little change

cargo on board; and of the crew, against the British 8. S. Tunsin and against the rising of the moon, with the view of con- until the halyards gave way, which of course America, Comparatively little of this trade from former quotations. We maintain the was charged with carrying stinkpots on owners of the steamship Tunsin, interven. Upon either of these hypotboses it is possible way, as the junk sank, so would the sail the bulk of it may be transferred to this expressed in, oar aironlar of 11th instant, Tong Ayui, maater of the junk Tung Lee, China Navigation Company, Limited, the tinuing her journey, as the wind was fair. they would on the first check, and in this is enjoyed by the United States, whereas opinion, regarding the quality of the crop,

and the yard rise on the mast. Moreover, country with properly directed effort it must be remembered the sail was not Mexico and Central Americs abound in furled in the sense that Europeans under-rich natural resources, and all the prominent stand by the term furling it was simply ports should be regularly visited twice a of the junk, but only on to the top of the produces the best Sugar in the world, and a lowered, and not lowered on to the deck month by the Panama steamers. Pera houses and cabins. Now it is in evidence demand for the pr. dust bere would do that the junk's dook is about 5 feet above much to encourage and develop this leading the water line; on this deck are the cabins industry there. There is no reason why or houses about another 5 or 6 feet in we cannot use large quantities of Nitrate of height so that the place whereon the Soda from Para and Linseed from Chile, lowered but unfurled sail rested with its and in turn supply them with manufacture would in a measure account for the prompt bamboo riba, which would take another two now so largely imported from Europe. order to sound on the port (i.s. the northern) feet of room, was really on a level with the The object le certainly worth the effort,-- collision, which looks as if at the moment those in charge of her auddenly began to doubt whether they had not by some change

month's hard labour.

board, contrary to section ↳ Ordinance 2, of 1876. The defendant, who said he

carried them on board in lieu of muskets, was fined $1 or two days' imprisonment.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. 0. May.) April 21, 1876.

BURGLARY.

others v. The China Navigation Company.

was as follows:-

Fan Aping and another were charged onChangaa. The said junk was then and at side of the str., given at the moment of the foredeck of the Tunsin, which it is in S. F. Bulletin.

suspicion of having committed a burglary in house No. 30 Second Street, Saiying poon, and stealing therefrom a quantity of clothes, the property of two women who lived on the ground floor at the house. On the application of Inspector Battan, the case was remanded for enquiries. -

A STRAGOLER.

John Anderson, a seaman on board the American barque Jonathan Chasa, was charged with having doserted from the ship. He was arrested by the Folice on a descriptive return, The defendant was ordered to be taken on board his ship.

LAHORNY,

Two coal-coolies working on board the

that the junk was under sail. But," again, ing. The amount of damage claimed was not mentioned in the petition, but bail had as regards the steamer, it is also possible been given for the Tunsin to the extent of that as the high land on the south shore Tls. 26,000,

threw a deep dark shadow on the water, the The Petition on behalf of the plaintiffs fancied she was nearer to the south bank night being dark, those on board of her

than they really wore. For if they kept 1.-The late Junk or vessel Hung Chuen, distance from the edge of the shadow equal of about 6,000 picule capacity, and manned

to that which, had the night been bright, and navigated by a crew of 17 hande, all they would have kept from the shore, they told left Shih-th-way on the 19th day of would have been much nearer the northern the 9th moon of the 1st year of Kwang-suahore than their proper course. And this with two passengers and a cargo of 4,000 bags of salt-of 104 catties a bag-bound to time of the collision, hereafter pleaded, tight, staunch and strong, and in every respect fit for her said voyage.

2-At sunset on the 19th day of the 10th moon of the first year of Kwangen, the sald junk (as she was by the regulation or custom bound to do) brought up and cast anchor in the River Yangtere, at a place called E-Yung, about 7 li above the island known west side of the river, just below Satschow as the "Little Orphan, and on the north point, a fit and proper place for janks of the class of the Hung Chuen to anchor, and there she remained until the time of the said collision,

or other got too near the northern shore.

and con.), which I held to be equal en So far, then, as regards probabilities (pro

either side,

evidence was, by reason of her being deeply ladon, about 10 feet from the water; so that looking at the apparent level and the action by the halyards when the junk sank, found its way on the deck of the Tunisia, it is easily conceivable how the sail At the commencement of my judgment, I Then as to the consistency with itself of intimated that my conscience was clear of the evidence on each tide. As far as regards doing an unintentional wrong to the de- tion nor the attention of the Court was in what I meant by that expression is simply the plaintiffa, although neither their atten- fendants. This may require explanation the least directed to the nature of the this that whether the junk was at anchor defence, viz, to the assertion that the junk or not, whether the plaintiff's had proved was under sail and not at anchor, and not their case according to the technical rules failed to discover one single inconsistency cundum allegata et probata, I am satisfied, withstanding in prolonged cross-examination of Admiralty, pleading and procedure se

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called two of whom were not connected under the assumption that the junk was

A PERFECTLY WELL-DRESSED

WOMAN.

she had not even a fine figure. But as she She was not beautiful, nor even pretty; appeached the angust presence I was con- scions of a subtle sense of pleasure. As she came nearer and nearer, this increased, and sensation, there was a moment of thoughtful when it became all too certain that it was not her beauty which awoke this delightful hesitation, and then it became clear enough that it was the woman's dress that was so beautiful, and that it was the extreme rarity made the sensation. Of course we must tell of that particular kind of beauty which

gown high upon the shoulders, giriled close-

French steamer Mei-kong were detected in clear but dark. The wind was a good with the junk except in so far as one was sailing, the Tunsin was wholly in the wrongly but not tightly at the waist, and falling

the not of stealing some pieces of copper pipe.

There was no direct evidence against the second prisoner, and he was discharged, but the first was sent to two

months' hard labour.

FOND OF BEET.

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a passenger, and the other was a life-boat man who saved one of the crew.

8. The said Junk exhibited a bright light at her foresat, and the watchman (who in one of the 4 officers of the junks in the evidence of the seven witnesses as was also the Nautical Assessor, that even what this dress was. It was a simple loose was on deck of look-out. The night was

breeze from about N. W. by W. The our- rent was running comparatively slack,"

4-About 8 o'clock of the evening of the last mentioned day, and under the cir- cumstances aboye-mentioned, the mast head light of the said steamship Tussin was seen by the man on look-out on board the said

though, however, a slight improvement is noticeable in the quality of some of the late anticeabl

At Macao the business in Congous has been very small, Season's Congou to date 1- Total as per last statement.........97,877 Ib. The following are the shipments of New

April 13th 8. S. Geelong... 37,060 »

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Total................ 134,937 138. - 962,403 lbs.

Shipments to this date last season were

SILK. At the moment there is absolute ly no information regarding this article to communicata.

Pending the arrival of New Silk, bual- neas is complotely suspended, and there is report... The sesson, owing to unfavour no single transaction in any grade to able weather for rearing, is a somewhat backward one, and hatobing of worms only now going on. Samples of new stay

now too soon to speculate, but as the first ple are not expected for about four weeks.

Regarding probable opening rates it is yield is almost certain to be a small one, high prices are likely to be the contr quence, Exports

Underneath are figures of comparative

in light, easy folds not to the ground, but For

not even the hem of her garments swept the nearly to the ground behind and not quite so low before, so that as the woman walked sidewalk. There was not a flounce, or a plait, or a patch of trimming of any kind upon the dress, the skirt of which was simple

back, did not hang over a bustle, and there to be graceful, but was not full, was not tied

was no overskirt. The material was muslin, or some cotton staff; and it was not

Wong AU, an assistant cook at the junk, about a-head of the junk, and abont. One said that he scrambled up the fallen doubt as to the course the vessel showing enough to afford perfect ease of motion and

Each of narrated by him presented themselves to the o witnesses told his story, as the events his knowledge. For instance, one said the water came up to his ankles on the deck of the junk, and the other up to his knees. must on to the deck of the steamer, while another said he didn't know, being old and of the steamer. A third said he was knock too frightened, how he got on to the deck

ed down, while only one other said he saw did not see him knocked down because they were looking after themselves. It is of course possible that the atory told by all was one concocted by them in common; but I confess that apart from the prejudices of truth, there was nothing in the evidence which exist against Asiatics as the witnesses

in the way she was navigating the river. On a dark, hazy night, with a current ran- minary act states, of 2 knots and a half an ning at the rate as the defendant's preli- hour, she goes on at full speed, 9 knots over the ground. She sees a light on her starboard bow; to say the least, she is in

that light is steering; yet she neither blows her whistle, or does anything to attract at 180 or 200 yards of it, but hard a star. tention, only lessens her speed when within

board's an already starboard helm. I am, light on her funnel amidships was not in into patches, or make accordance with regulations; mind, I do soft in texture, and in its outlines, and and a crackling as she walked. It was 6. The Tunsin continued her course,

not say that these facts influenced my de-noiseless. Had it no ornaments at all? and before the junk people could do any

cision, but I mention them to explain the Yes, indeod. Around the bottom hem, at thing to prevent the collision, ran into the said junk, her stem striking the said junk

expression I have made use of, that if even the wrists and at the throat there was a on her port side, between the second and

parative value of the conflicting testimony design and color, which gave the dress a I was wrong in my estimate of the com narrow figured bordor of blus, beautifal in third masts with great force.

7.On the collision occurring, the third itself, or in the mode in which it was given, aid before me, I should still feel that the perfect finish, and was attractive in itself, wan walking in Queen's Road near No. 5 or main mast of the junk fell on the steam that made me think the evidence was pre Tunsin was in the wrong and was the cause without being at all obtrusive. Over this

For

SETTLEMENTS FOR THE MONTH.

Europe,

United States,

1876-76. 1874-78.

bales. 140 bales.

- boze, &o, Re-reels,... - boxes. Bombay,picula. 30 piculs.

EXPORT FOR SEASON, TO DATE.

1875-76. 1874-75

Europe,... 12,010 bla. 8,673 bales. United States,

Victoria Barracks, was caught stealing a third of a mile distant, coming down the shout eight pounds of beef from the ration river, and round the point which was im Bupply. Staff Sergeant Wm. Leonardmediately above where the junk was lying conclusively proved the case, and the

5.A gong was beaten on board the sai defendant was sent to four months' hard juok, and her people called up on deck; him knocked down, the others aaying they moreover, of opinion that her masthoud starched. It did not stand stiff, or break Waste,...

and the steamer was, halled to keep out on the other side,

labour and to be exposed for one hour in the stocks in the vicinity of Vintoria Bar- racks.

www.

ASSAULT,

Williata Rohort Drew, sonman H. M. S. Topuze, was charged with assault. Low A- wah, who described himself as thecompradore to Mr Heaton, stated that about 9 p.m. he

mark.

or, and by this mast some people on board the junk scrambled on board of the said steamer; but the crew, or some other per. sons on board of the said steamship, "cut

arranged.

Next, as far as regards the defendants. I must first begin by saying they have unlike the plaintiffs, the advantage not

of the collision which resulted in the loss of the plaintiffs' junk. award the balance of credibility to the The effect of my Judgmont is, that

a rustling

IMPORTS.

dzo., Re-reels,5,840 bxs. 8,881 boxe. Bombay,.. 5,035 ple. 4,496 pioula.

6,120 bls. 6,941 bales. Cocoon ................................... 974 bls. 1,491 bales.

ohanged; sales have been affected at $8.45 a LEAD. The market has remained un- $8.50 for mixed brands, and at $8.60 a $8.65 per picul for Hols Chop and WB. $80 a $86 per picul.

QUICKSILVER-Prices have declined to

SHIPPING,

£3.6/ per ton of 40 oubic feet," The rate of freight to London per steamer LOADING AND ON THE BERTH,-At Wham, poa. Nono.

For

dress she wore a bright, light garment of the is same material, sleeveless and to the hips. Greek woman, aspasia herself, to the delight The costume might have been worn by a

about it which seemed outre or even strange, except its simple elegance.

DEPARTURES-From Whampoa

Quotations.

Station with a friend. He heard the sound of some chair coming from behind and alked on one side to get out of the way, while his friend went over to the other side. As the chair passed along, the defendant away the mast with an axe, and the sail only of knowing the plaintiffs' account of evidence of the plaintiff and his witnesses of Pericles, and yet there was nothing New York, on 11th instant, Haze. who was inside of it struck bim on junk sunk immediately afterwards, and two the accident, but, unlike the plaintiffs, they that I find it confirms the statement in the forehead with a cane and inflicted a of the people on board of her were drown-knew their own account of it. To cross his petition secundum allegata et probata, and decrée, accordingly that he and the examine the plaintiffs' witnesses with

owner of the cargo recover in this suit, knowledge of their own defence, was a simple task compared with that of cross-with costs. examining the defendants' witnesses, with a defence sprung upon them at the last moment. Let not only the cross-examina- tion, but the examination-i-chief, of the defendants witnesses without exception, disclosed a variety of statements or accounts

118 also struck out in the opposite ed. direction and hit his friend. A Policeman 8-Steamer partly lowered a boat, but was called and the defendant was arrested. did not render or offer to render any asais Fined $1 for each assault.

tance to the junk mor the people on board of her.

China.

BHANGHAI,

CHINKBANG.

9.-The people on board the junk lost all their effects, and the property they had on board of her.

10. The aforesaid collision and the losses and damages consequent thereon are imputable solely to the improper naviga-

Answer

COMMERCIAL,

Hongkong, April 21. The market for Bengal Opium bes been DECLINE IN PACIFIO MAIL STOOK. languid during the short interval that has Time has effected wonderful changes in elapsed since last notice. The high cost the value of Pacific Mail Company's shares. of both New and Old Patus appear to be In the palmy days of the Company, when the chief deterrent to operating beyond the business was confined to the single line what is needed for actual wants; and this

of the same transaction varying from each between New York and San Francisco, and appears to be more against the old drug, for

HONGKONG, April 21, 1876. OPIUM-New Patna, cash... 617)

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credit, 620

Old Patna, cush,... 697)

credit, 810

New Benares, cash,

credit,

Old Benares, canh, 682

credit, 68)

Now Malwa, cash, 580 credit, 585 Allowance Taels, 24 a 36 Old Malwa, cach, 588 credit, 690 Allowance Taels, 340 86 15 a 10 TI. 93.

5 & 54

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A Szechuen correspondent writes that the Literary Chancellor of that province

other. It would take too long for me when able men were in the management, which the demand is becoming diminish- bas circulated very widely among the literati a memorial supposed to have been tion of the said Tunsin, and the negligence minutely to state every one of these differ this was one of the highest prioed stooksed. The average of the fourth sale of the addressed by him to the Emperor, and and default of those on board her, and the ences. Some of them are no doubt triflings on the boards in Wall Street. The capital year shewing lesser cost for New, the same are in no way imputable to the Hung and bear with little or no weight upon the of the Company is $20,000,000, and years holders of Old have evinced lese firmness strongly hostile to foreignere in tone. Its srontation is said to have given rise to Chuen, or any person on board of her, who material facts in disputo, and I am not ago the stock sold as high as 160 per share, in adhering to their terms; consequently, disquieting placards, and to much hostile had no power to do anything to avoid or prepared to say that in an ordinary case, or 60 per cent, premium. Extension of the rate for it has declined from that last where the question of credibility to be at business, loose management and stock job. quoted, and not much confidence is enter feeling. It is to be presumed that if the prevent the said collision.

The following is the answer of the de-tached to each side was not the only one to bery have brought the prics of shares under tained in the future ruling of it. To-day's document can be traced to its alleged fendants to the above petition -

be decided, I should attach much import 50 for some time. There was a period of quotations are $620 for New, aud $6074 for author, it will be made a matter of com-

anos to the majority of these discrepancies. plaint against him at Peking. That an

The answer pleaded, as to the lat, 4th, But in this case, where I am called upon several weeks last year when the stock sold Ola

Old Benares is also becoming in leas

Exchange, official holding such an influential position 5th, and 9th paragraphs -ignorance whe. to decide which set of witnesses is upon the at from 40 to 45 per share, but for the

most part the extremes were from 40 down favor, though the absence of new drug has should venture to circulate an inflammatory ther the statements were trus or otherwise; evidence deposed to by each entitled to to 31. In January, 1876, the stock was tended to support the rate for it, so far. Banks, 6 months' sight,... document of the kind is rather extra-

as to the 2nd, 3rd, 8th, and 10th para mast credit, these otherwise unimportant steady at 57030. The talk of an opposition The present quotation is $682. New no-redit, 6 months sight,....3/11 vagant.-N. C. D. News,

graphe, simple denial-except as to the differences become of the utmost import line began to assume a serious form about minally quoted at $620.

On Calcutta, Bank demand,... 221 allegation in the 3rd about the darkneas ance! And although they may be on points the 1st of February, and during the month In the absence of any addition to the Bombay, demand, of the night, which was admitted. The 6th immaterial to the main issue yet they are Bales of Piece Goods during the past and 7th paragraphs of the answer were as material when the object is to ascertain the price was depressed from 38 to 30 last noted receipts, the stock has been re- Shanghai, demand,

which is entitled to credence and which is On the 1st instant the quotation was 29. ducad to 1,800 abests, against 1,200 chests Shanghai, 30 days' sight, week have been very unimportant, and follows:-- this le no doubt owing to the unsteady

6-In answer to the 8th paragraph of not if a man tells me a series of facts The clearance of the Erst opposition steam at the corresponding date last year. Dur. Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B., feeling prevailing in Shanghai; although the plaintiffs' petition, I say that, on the which turn out to be untrue according to er on the 2d sent the price to 204, and to ing the interval under notice some 250 Syoce,

these facts by another

day the quotation comes through at 214. chests have been taken by the local con. Mexicans, ... the dealers say that it is on account of evening of the day mentioned in the second the statement the want of water in the Creeks, which paragraph of the plaintiffe petition, the person who is called to support him, if the opposition was meant to frighten out sumers, against 400 sheets at the corre. Gold Leaf,

stated, stock 400 chests are Benares, of Australian Sovereigns; Bulletin. prevents laden boats from approaching Tunsin, while coming down the River naturally discredit his evidence; and if a tools, It has been quite a success.-S. F. sponding fortnight last year. Of the above English Sovereigns,"

which kind 360 chests comprised the stock | Discount, .. some of the principal marts in the interior. Yangtaze came into collision with a junk, number of people called to depose to the

same time last year, The prices given below are merely zominal and struck the junk on her port bow, but same facts give various accounts of those

Spares. quotations, at which holders would be glad whether the said junk was the junk men- facts, although on one or two important THE NEW ISTHMUS STEAM LINE,

For some time an opposition steam line MESRA HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Hongkong Bank, pat. to sell. Grey Shirtings-8-lbs. Red Phea. tioned in the plaintiffs' petition, or whether points they agree, a doubt naturally arises sant Tls. 1.70 2 1.77 per piece, Blue Globe the junk was struck between her second in my mind as to whether I ought to place has been threatened between New York and Circular for the Mail of Saturday, 22nd 1.5. Fire In. Co., $505 China Fire Ins. Co., $158 Tls. 1.78 a 1.74 per piece. Fagods Tis. 1.70 and third masta, defendant has no know implicit credence on the latter class of facts, Ban Francisco, via Aspinwall and Panama, April, says

The alteration in the time of departure Victoria Fire Ins, Co., $70 7-lbs. Red Pheasant Tls 1.53 ledge. The averment in the said paragraph when with reference to the former, I can Years ago a rival line was quite atrocessful, 1.56 per piece. Horse, and Jockey that the Tunsin continued her course, and come to no other conclusion than that some and business on the Isthmus was lively of the mail leaves a shorter interval than H.K. W. Dock Do., 45 % dia. Tle. 1.49 a 1.50 per piece. Tloths before the junk people could do anything amngst the witnesses are not telling the The opening of the railroad across the usual since the date of last Report Business China Traders Ins. Co., $1680

To my mind, they present the continent drew largely upon the Steamer in chartering has been on a most Hmited Union Ins. Society of Canton, 1650 Gold Dragon 7-lbs. Tis. 1.41 per piece. to prevent the collision, ran into the junk, truth.

in untrue.

appearance of being all tarred with the freight traffle, and not only killed all op. sande, to settlement having been effected Chinese Insurance Co., $207 Silver Dragon Tis. 1.88 a 1.84 per pless.

Tin answer to the 7th paragraph of same brush, and on the simple question of position, bet reduced the number of trip homewards, while demand for selling vessels North China Inn, Co., Tia, 850 Two-Cash Tis. 1.81 per piece. Sandal wood. The demand being weaker and the said petition, I admit that the main credibility, stand in unfavourable com- of the regular los to to steamets per for coasting is extremely dull, and there has 0. & J. Marine Ins. Co., Tis, 34 ex return,

ative bolders maxions to lent, the price mat of the junk with which the Tansirs parison with those who on little as well as month. This of course has led to dimin. been but little enquiry for steamers for the Yangiare Ins, Araociation, Th, 650

was in collision fell on the steamer. I great points stand the fest of the most lahed regeipts on the part of the Panama Rins Forts.

ER. O. & M. 8.-bost Co., 7 dia of best cargo has declined to Tls, 3.80 per picul, Malwa Optum. The market is deny the truth of all the remaining state-adverse criticism,

|Bailroad Company." This raffroad is one of

Homewards, a moderate amount of Uaton 8. Navigation Co., T I do not impate perjury to the defendant the shortest and most profitable in the business is offering for sailing vessels both Shanghai Stein N. Co., Tis. 70 overstocked with inferior quality which in mente in the said paragraph, except that I difficult to realize; good to best new is in admit that the junk with which the Tunsin or his witness, 1 think it consistent with world, Its business, however, is dependent from the Philippines and China Ports, but Hongkong Hotel Co., 150 dis fair demand at Tis. 486 a 488 per picul was in collision sank; and I have no know his evidence that he was misled that, entirely upon the access of the steamers. & scarcity of ships has prevented any Chinese Imperial Loan, £106

lodge whether two of the people on board intent as he was and his witnesses were on Heretofore a very lucrative arrangement charters being effected, and rates are there

Temperature, her were drowned or not

looking at the light he first saw air dim, un has existed between the Fattama Railroad fore quite nominal. Judgment was delivered on the 18th der or on the high land-that being much Company and the Pacific Mail Steamship Coastwire, business is also limited by the Boxeroze, April 21, 1870. inst. His Lordship in the course of his further over on the North Bank than he Company. The contrast is drawing to a sarolty of tonnage, Demand for the Mossrs. Bush Brothers write on the 3rd judgment said The learned Counsel for thought he was misled as he also probably close, and all efforts to reflew it on terms Northern Porta is slack, but for Saigon and (Taken at Mesirs, Falconer & Co.'s Premiata,

Queen's Road.) April-Our port opened for business with the defence, said I must either believe his was by the deep shadow thrown on the acceptable to the Railroad Company have Bangkok late rates can be obtained for sail

TH33MOKITEX▲X., • the arrival or steam-abip dhunes, on 23rd evidence, or believe that all his witnesses water by the bigh land, with his helm a failed. Hence the regent movements in the ing vessels. There is a full in the Saigon

4. Mi, altime-the ice having broken up on 20th ave of them being Europeans are per starboard following the bend in the reach, direction of su opposition Hue. At first the market for steamers and to-day 18 cents

Maximum, 4 idem. The tug steamer Little Orphan jared. I answer that I am not called upon the effect of his putting his helm hard a Fanama Railroad Company attempted to is the nominal quotation to this port. came in on 25th, and it is to be hoped the to do anything of the kind-although, if it starboard to avoid the possible, and to him compass the object, but found insurmount The British bark Yarra, de tone, will

Minimi, over night, BABOY, da bi ga Pilots, who own her, will ho we sup. were decessary, I should not shrink from apparently approaching danger of a sailable obstacles in the way, involving the loss load at Takeo for Yokohama under charter ported, as she supplies a want which has the alternative, painful as it must be ; but | point on his starboard bow, he ran into a of charter rights. There is always a way, | effested In Amoy,

* 1.71.

N. C. Di New

NEWORWANG

Do,

Do.

Do.

78

90 060

Mails.

STEAM FOR

Bingapore, Fenang, Point de Galle, Aden, Suez, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter- ranean Ports, Southampton and London;

ALSO, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship

MONGOLIA, Captain A. GOLMAN, in Her Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargu, will leave this for the above places, SATURDAY, the 22nd April, at

Noon.

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policion against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to Discount of 20% on the Premis

EDWARD NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874..

YANG-TIZE, INSURANCE ASSOCIA. TION OF SHANGHAI.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUB, 800,000 Tamls

all parts of the world at current rates, This Association will, until further no- an Dividend of to Share- holders on Capital, and thereafter distri- buted among Folicy holders, annually, in cash, All the Profits of the Underwriting

contributed.

POLICIES ANted on Marine Risks to

too, provide out of the earnings, first for

THE CHINA MAIL.

insurances.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR- ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE,

CAPITALS***

£500,000.

HE Undersigned having been appointed THE

Agents for the above Company in Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to fasue Policies of Marine Insurance, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Mauritius, China and Japan at current rates.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, September 6, 1875.

THE SOOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO.

jyl

E Undersigned having been appointed Agout, In Hongkong, for the above- named Company, prepared to grant Polloles against fire, on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of £10,000, at the

count of 20%.

|

Intimations

In the Goods of CAFTAIN LAWRENÓM YOUNG, Deceased,

ALL Porche baving a are routed Aagainst the above Estate are requested to send in Particulars of the same to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd day of April, 1876.

And all Perions being Indebted to the said Estate are requested to Pay to the Undersigned their several Debta without delay..

STEPHENS & HOLMES,

Solicitors for the Executors. 2, Club Chambers, Hongkong, February 22, 1876;

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, April 15, 1876. At 1100 Cash per Dollar Mexicon,

11

Butcher Meat.

Bacon, English,

Fooshow, Boof, sirloin and prime out, Beet Corned,

• Batty

Pazon. Hiokeri. Lensest

Doak

No. 3908-APRIL 21, 1876.–

Celery, Chinese, English, Chiliox, Dried,

Mixed,.

Üncumbers,

400 800 Curry Stuff, English,,

Garilo,

100 150

oy. 160 140 Ginger,

150 130

old

catty

20

50 -

40

caity

120

110

200

70

head

bunch

50

160

20

15

10

20

120 110

Green Peas, young

71

Rosat,

" Soup, » Steak, Bullocks' Braing

80 70

English

+

Green Winter Course

140 130

"

per set

60

50

Lettuce, English

Chinese

19

Tongue, fresh, each

'250' 200

ap22

corned,

400 350

Minty.

Head,

1000 700 KA

Mushroom, dried,

catty

Beart,

140 130

Onions,

DAY

13

Feet,

60

50

30

#

Kidneys,

70

60

"1

13.

Tail, Liver,. catty

120 110

་

"}

90

80

30

Parsley, Chinese, English, Potatoes, Macao,

Sweet,

. catty

bunch

catty

30

having

25

Tripe (undressed), catty 40

Pumpkins,

CARGO will be receive on board until Business pro rata to amount of premium usual rates, subject to an immediate dle of Siam, who died on the 8th day of July Calves' Head and Feet, net Radishes, English

Noon: SPECIE and PERCELS at the Office until 2 P.M. on the 21st Idem.

For particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P. & 0. S. N. Co.' Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS AND VALUE 'OF-PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,

A written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the dom- pany's Agents with the Bill of Lading, or with Parsels; and the Company do not hold thepwolves responsible for any detention or prejudice tohich may happen frém ingorrest nets on such declaration

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

THE

"

THE P. & 0. 9. N. Co. reserve the option of forwarding all Goons ship ped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by Rail, or by Osnal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose.

A. MOIVER, Superintendent. P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, April 13, 1876.

*ap22

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

WITH THI

IT COMOTION

CENTRAL and

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

THE

MAE S. S. "GAMLIC,” will be des patched for San Francisco, via Yoko- hams, on MONDAY, the Lat May, at 8 pm., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai

Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of 30th fuctant. Parvel-Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day all Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of zame is required

Return Passage Tickets available for months are issued at à reduction of 20 per cent, on regular rates...

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent.

myl

Hongkong, April 1, 1876.

U. S. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

TIRE U. S. Mall Steamer

RUSSELL & Co.,

agents.

Hongkong, July 9, 1872.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE) CAFmal-Two Muazons Srzalne,

THE Undersigned are propared to grant POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coala in Matsheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessala in Bar- bout, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- selved and transmitted to the Directors for their decision,

If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Bingle Life

For Rates of Fremlums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agenia Hongkong & Canton.. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE—HONGKONG,

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Oktris and Japan, and at "Singapore, Saigon and Pouang.

:

Riaks accepted, and Polloles of Insurance granted at the rates of Promium current at the above mentioned Porta,

NO OHARGE FOR POLICY YARS,

JAS. B. COUGHTRIL, Recretary, Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER

AND LONDON,

M

C Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Focohow, Shanghai and flaukow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Hongrong, October 14, 1868.

TAL

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL OHAREER of

His Majesty King George The First,

A. D. 1720.

THE Undersigned having been appointed TH

Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows: Marine Department.

Polloles at current rates payable alther haze, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia,

Fire Department Pollclos fasued for long or short periods at ourrent rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department. Policles issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 on reasonable terms,

ROLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 35, 1872,

CITY OF CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, PEKING" will be despatched for San

(LIMITED.) Francisco, vis Tokohama, on MONDAY, the 15th May, 1876, at 3 1.M., taking

NOTICE Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills POLICIES granted at current rates on. Marine Risks to all parts of the World. of Lading are issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San in accordance with the Company's Articles Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits South America, and to New York and are distributed annually to Contributors, Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

whether Shareholders or not, in proportion A Steamer of the Mitsu Bishi 8. S. Com- to the nett amount of Premia contributed pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Perts, about some date, and make close connection at Yokohama,

At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany,

Freight will be received on board until 4p.n. 14th Proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the offes until 5 p.m. Game day all Parcel Packages should be marked to addrom in full; valus of same le required.

For further information as to Pamage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent.

myli Hongkong, April 15, 1876.

UC DE MONTEBELLO CARTE,

D%

BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE.

Quarte, $15 per case (1 dozen) Fiata, $16

39

字

5 per cent. dlzoount on 25 cases,

Bourbon WHISKEY,

$12 per oase (1 dozen.)

FOR SALE BY

by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

OLYPHANT & CO. General Agents, Hongkong, Apell 17, 1373.

YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA» TION OF SHANGHAL

NOTICE.

AFTER this date, the above Assodation

will allow a Brokerage of Thirty. three and One Third per cent, (931%) on Local Risks only,

KUSSELL & O... Agents,

Hongkong, June S, 1871,

MANCHESTER FIRA ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Underpad Agents are to receipt of instructions from the Board of Directors authorizing them to taste Policies

to the extent of £10,000 on any one first

Attention is invited to a considerable reduction in Premia for Life Insurance in

China,

Life Policies affected during the year 1876, share in the Bonus to be declared on 31st December for the quinquennial period then ending:

A. MAOG, HEATON,

Hongkong, September 27, 1875.

....

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and

Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1800,

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

Hams, American,

"}

Chinese, English

"

Mutton Chop,

500 450 350

200 160

400 360

Scallions, Shalots,

200 180 Squaak, Bottle

200 180

Taro,

160 140 Tomatoes,

Leg Shoulder,

17

Liver,

dalty

00

80

N DITORS and other persons he fine against the Estate of JOHN WOTHER any CLAIMS or DEMANDS upon or SPOON, late of Bangkok, in the Kingdom

1871, and whose Will was duly proved in the Probate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Hongkong by WILLIAM HENRY BRERETON, of 29, Queen's Road, Hong. stration with the Will annexed were duly kong, Solicitor, to whom Letters of Admini granted by the said Court on the 10th day of March, 1876, are hereby required to SEND in writing the PARTICULARS of their Claims or Demands to the said WIL- LIAM HENRY BEERBTON, on or before the 1st day of July next; and notice is hereby Fige' Chitings, also given, that at the expiration of the last mentioned day the said WILLIAM HENET BRERETON will proceed to distribute the Assets of the said JoHN WOTHERSFOON amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the Clairos of which he has then had notice; and that the said WILLIAM HENRY BRERETOs will not be liable for the Assets or any part thereof so distributed to any person of whose Claims he has not had notice at the time of the distribution, Dated this 29th day of March, 1876.

W. H. BREKETON, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

Solicitor.

THE Undersigned, Aorsrs at Hongkong | my11)

for the above Company, are prepared

to grant Pollales against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the game, at the usual Bates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 6, 1875,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undersigned, Agents for the above

zurances at current raten.

TCompany, are prepared to grant In-

MELØHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company.

Intimations.

THE MERCHANTS' MARINE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

OF LONDON.

·SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £500,000,

HE Undersigned, having been appoint Tad Agents in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies of Marine Insurance at current rates, payable in London, India, Australia, New Zealand, Straits, Mauritius, Java, Manila, China, Japan, California, &c., &c.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

ja24 Hongkong, March 24, 1876.

Note.--By the Company's Articles of Asso-

ciation it is provided that, after pay- ment to the shareholders of a dividend of 10 per cent, per annum, one fourth of the residus of profite will be rateably divided amongst those Insurers out of whose business profits have been made during the year,

STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF HANLEY,

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £250,000.

HE Undersigned, having been appoint-

Ted Agents in Hongkong and Shanghai for the sbors Company, are prepared to issue Policies of Fire Insurance at current rates.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, March 24, 1876. je24

NOTICE.

Undersigned beg respectfully to inform the Public that they have Established themselves as

BUTCHERS AND GENERAL COMPRADORES,

At No. 1, Graham Street,

And are prepare to Supply Fresh and Salt PROVISIONS and STORES; Biso, WINES, SPI- RITS and ALES of every description.

MATHEW & Co.

myb Hongkong, March 26, 1876.

F KRUPP'S CAST BREEL WORKS,

•

East (Germany) Bold Agent for Chine, F. PEIL, HoweZone, SHANGHAI, COLOGNE (Germany.)

COAL DEPOT.

1)

Feat,

→ Bry,

13

事

180 120

Turnips, English,

fresh, Chins

120 110 99

- Balty-

Water Lily Roots,

$110 100

·

#

Water Cross,

Hoad,

110 100

15

Yang,

Heart,

ench

70

60

Kidneys,

70 60 Alsurites,

Liver

ib.

要

120 110 Apples, Dried'

catty

160 160 California,

Corned,

17

#

Log,

Fork, Chop,

נו

--97.

dos.

10.

750 650

70

20

30 20

10

40 30

catty 20

15

20

80 outty

D

each

catty

"

40

20 16

200 100

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10 .8

10

80 20

60

30 25

20

catty

60

10

160 150i ***Common

か

11

•

180 120 Chesnuts,

19

. each

bottle

Fat or Lard, Sheeps' Head, and Test, set

Hearty Kidneys,

Sucking Pigs,

YOALS of every description supplied to † Veal,

Steamers by the Undersigned.

Orders may be left at the Godowns, Wanghi, with Mr J, Maclenosu, or Laono | Capons, AN YON, KWONGHING, Praya.

LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1875.

•

Annual Subscription, postage Included, Pheasants, Canton, live pair

One Page from Choo Foo-teze. The Expedition of the Mongols Against Bombay Ducks

Java in 1293, A.D. The Wry-Necked Tree, Phallic Worship.

Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

850 880 Cocoanuta

50

dafty 360 200

160 140 Bananas, fragrant Punti, catty

*

-800--

80

100

60 60

400-850

1b, 200 160 bottle

catty

800TM 400

600: 400

ontty 840

80

280 900

80-40

50 40

80 70

bottle 300 250

200-180 8026

60 50

70-60 Currants,

32

1400 1200 Dater,

catty

Poultry,

130 120 Figa, Dzied,

Guavas

eatty

200 180 | Cround Nuts,

Deer, small

each $8.00

Oranges, Sweet Sunwosy

Ducks,

estly 110 100

Coolte

myl

» Dried

each

200 200

Mandarin

#

部

Egg, Hen

dow

100

"

Nutmeg,

#1

50 40

Now

Ready.

Duck

100

"

Lloheen, Dried;

300 250

"

Salt

100

13

•

Lemons,

150 130

THE OHINA REVIEW, Vor IV, No. 4

Fowls,

catty

170 160 Loong Ngan, Dried,

250 150

Geeze, Partridges,

180 120 Loquate,"

60

40

each

820 300 Mangosteens,

1700

pada

$6.50.

Pigeons,

engh

Quail,

90 80

"

CONTENTS.

Snipe,

.engh

Melons, Chinese. 160 140 Mangoes, Manila,

Saigon, 120 110 Pears, Chefoo,.

each Teach

1 40 30

100

each

0

.80

"

40

30

#

catty

200 160

Kesays on the Chinese Language.

Teal,

The Folklore of China.

Pao-aze: The Cleopatra of China.

Turkeys, Cook,

catty

An Introduction to a Retrospect of Forty

Elen,

· "2

250 200 600 400 400. 350 Plantains, common

Pino-apples, Punti

(each

50

40

catty

30

40 30

+

13

Years of Foreign Intercourse with Wild Ducks, Canton, esch

460 400 Plums,

"}

60" 50

Chlaa

per hundred

200

Prunes, Driod, Pameloos, Canton

Bream,

catty

100

90 Raisins, Muscatel,

Bach .bottle

100 60

1300 750

110 100

Cary,

27

Ib

Cat Fish,

50 Sugar Cane,

"atick

Codfish, salt

200 180 Tamarinds,

catty

Congor Eels, Crabs,

70

60 Walnuts, new

100

80

70 Water Chestnuts,

*

50

Cuttle Fish,

SO 701

Miscellaneous.

Daco, Dog Fiab,

110 100

Allspice,

* bottle

250 200

Brau,

80 70

plent

1600-1506

Eels,

.120 100 110 100 130 120

Butter,

lb.

700 500

Candled Orange Peel,

bottle

750 700

Lemon

20

J

14

750 700

Small

120 100

Сарата,

2

220 160

13

Charocal,

140. 100

ploul

1100 1000

31

130 110

Cheese, American,

Ib.

100%

130 120

, English,

450

120 110

11

Dutch,

esch

1100

100

90

Cinnamon,

, catty

250 200

smoked

box

$1.00

Citron,

160 180

catty

180 120 Cloves,

BO 70

**

Coconut Oil,

bottle

80 90

Coffee,

lb.

01

#

110 100 Curry Powder,

.bottle

500-

180 120 Firewood,

pical

catty

40 50

ploul 2750 2500

estty

750

Lamp Oll,

100

90

bor

1000 900

. catty

750

bottle

700-800

* Bach

Notes and Queries on Eastern Matters:---

Chinese Anti-Opium Associations. Publications of the Hongkong Corres ponding Committee of the Relig. Tract Soc.

Hongkong School-book Committee. Chinese Willa.

Chinese Breech-Loading Guns. History of the Maritime Provinces. Books Wanted, Exchanges, dia.‡

-

China Mail Offles, Hongkong, March 11, 1876.

To Let.

TO LET.

With Immediate Possession,

File Fish,

Fresh Fish, Large

"

Froge, Garoupa,

Gudgeon,

Gurnot,

Horrings, email

27

Live Fish, Lobsters, HE House No. 35, Wellington Street,

lately in the occupation of Mess Mackerel,

Mullet, Rosz & Co,

The Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra Oysters,

Parrot Flab, The Store and Dwelling House, No. 31, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of Perch,

Pomfret, Miss GARRETT,

Terrace,

(Also with occupation from 1st April next.) Prawna, The Dwelling House No. 46, Peel Street, Ray, . now in the occupation of Mr HAUSCHILD,

Reach, (And with occupation from 1st May next,)

Rock Fish The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra

Salmon, Canton, Terrace, at present in the occupation of

Saltwater, Dr STOUT,

Pickled, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, March 20, 1876,

TO. LET.

With Possession on the 1st April.. TEE Promires in Queen's Road Central,

RE

known as the Ish," Apply to

LANE, CRAWFORD & 08, Hongkong, March 0, "1876,

".

130 120 Flour,

100 90

Gram,

120 110 Lainglasa,

100 100 Macaroni,

120 110 Mango Chutney,

80

160

Mace,

60

270 280 200-150

250

4800 200

180 180

ploul 1700 1800 bottle

200 200

ploul 1600 1400

bottle 240 200

catty bottle

470 250

B5 20 --220 200

10-

140 120

Mustard,

**

110

12.

Nutmeg,

800

Oats,

Salt Fish,

120 100

Oliver,

Shrimps,

70

30

Paddy,

Bkator

110 100

Pearl Earley,

17

Snapper,

110 100 Pepper (whole)

Sules, Freak

120 110

(ground)

250: 800

+

Tonsh, Turtles, Small White balty

140 180 Pickles,

200 180

19

300

Rice,

catty

100

Bago,

* bottle

Salad OII,

.19.

980 180

400 360 Salt, Contro

, catty

120-100 -13,

Fine.

20: 18

7

catty'

14

12 Split Pon

80 60

..

12

Apply to

LAI HING & Co. Hongkong, March 30, 1878.

broad, Frenolly Beat foot, Cabbage, Massu;

30

40 Sugar, China,

100 70

80 80 Taploca,

bottle

BOO 270

Bach

eatty

750 -800

80 20

150 60

Vermicelli, Chinens

100 80

red for piskling 19 White, Canton estty Cominou,

80

70

20

English Vinegar, English

bog

1000 900

bottle

500 150

18

10

Carrots, fresh

30 20

B0 20

"

Caulidower,

İN CONSEQUENCE OF THE REDUC. TION OF THE PRICE OF THE SHANGHAI COURIER AND

UHINA GAZETTE,"

IT WILL'EN THE

j

ef

CHEAPEST DAILY PAPER IN CHINA and as a large ÎNCREASE OF OIRCULATION

altas risk, or to the extent of £16,000 mm | MAY BE CONFIDENTLY ANTICIPATED, THE

HEARD &0djoining risks at current rates.

A Disount of 20% allowed,

Mongkong, Juno 22, 1876,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

ADVANTAOK. TO ^.

DVERTISERS

19 GUYZQUE,

0

TO RENT CHEAP,

FFICES and Godown No. 59, Pray

lately occupied by Messrs TAVLOR & HOMPSON. Also OFFICE and GoDOWN itnased in the rear of the Massagetios Maritimes Office,

TO LET. TOUSE No. 5, Zetland Street,

Hongkong, April 8, 1876.

Vegetables,

Hn Asparagus, Bamboo Shootāj yotibg satty Beans, sprout,

38 2 8 8 8 8 8

Großen Ortay, Inspector of

Printed and published by Gao, MUKAAT

Bar at the Chine Mail Office, May