To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
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The Steamship.
« DOUGLAS," Captain BURNIE, will be despatohod for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 27th Instant,
-st 10 a..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co. Hongkong, April 24, 1876. ap27
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL The Company's Steamship
"AGAMEMNON"'
will be despatched on or about the 5th Proximo.
For Freight or Passage, Apply to.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ¦ Agents,
Hongkong, April 24, 1876.
CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR SHANGHAI,
The Steamer
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"FLEURS CASTLE" expected here about the 27th Instant, will have immediate
despatch for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.. Agents;
Hongkong, April 24, 1876,
CBIPHIGENIA, LAIZEN, Mester, ONSIGNEES of Cargo per German
from Hamburg, are requested to take Immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consigness risk and expense.
To-day's Advertisements,
CITY HALL.
MADAME
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CARLOTTA TASOA bega to announce that she will give a FAREWELL CONCERT at the above HALL, on
THURSDAY NEXT, 27th April,
Under the immediate patronage of H. E. SIR ARTHUR KENŇRDY,
X.O.M.G.; C.B. VICE-ADMIRÁL RYDER, SIR JOHN AND LADY SMALE, COL. DICKINS,
And the Officers of the 28th Regiment. During the Evening by kind permission of Colonel Dickins and Officers, the Band of the 28th Regiment will perform.
For Particulara, soe Programme. Reserved Soats,
Unreserved Seats....
$2.00 ..81.00
Doors Open at 8.30, Commence aż d. Tickets to he had of Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., where a plan of the Hali may be seen,
Hongkong, April 24, 1876
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The Annie Fih reports calms and nu- steady winds in Java Son, 16 days calmı off Singapore, fine weather and light S.E. wind in China Sea.
The Comet reports fine weather to Chiua Sea, sincs reaching which had light modor- ate and fine weather.
The Ocean Chief reporte : light winds and calms throughout the passage.
The Chas. C. Leary reports: no trado
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Auctions.
[No. 4000-Apart 24, 1876.
generally sufficient to thoroughly convince if any, will be placed in the hands of the people in the immediate neighbourhood Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, with whom of the disagreeableness of such events, their disposal will be left entirely. It seems 2 p.m.-Sale of Chinese and Japanese and as Hongkong has had one experi-to be a pity that a good-natured effort like Curios, de,, at Me J. M. Armstrong'sence of this nature, it is by no means this should miss fire on secount of any mis-
Sales Room.
TO ADVERTISERS.
anxious for another. Where Chinese
have to handle the powder as in this apprehension. Colony, the enforcement of stringent
It is requested that all advertisements be precautions is doubly important. They THE acting superintendent of the Great of have comparatively little idea of the Northern Telegraph Company informs us danger of explosions, and are notori-that on account of the heavy ssa, the repairs ously careless in handling gunpowder.to the Yangteze cable have not yet been The Governor suggests that with the completed. The Company, however, keeps
winds, variable winds and weather, very sent, when practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow squally and a great deal of rain, Four the early issue of the paper. daye ont, experienced a very heavy gale from the East, lost sails and part of the bulwarks, besidos doing other damage.
The Stad Amsterdam reports: fine wea- ther, latter end of passage fresh I, breezes, Steamer Javx left the day before us.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIÑOS, MAILS WILL CLOSE :—
For HAIPHONG —
Per Schr. CHRISTIAN, at 11,30 a,13.
To-morrow, the 25th Inst. For SAIGON.—
Per DUNA, at 11:30 am. To-morrow,
the 25th Instant
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.- -Per DOUGLAS, at 9.30 a.m. on Thurs-
day, the 27th Inst
:
ap28 | MAILS BY THE FEINOH PACKET. —
The French Contrast Packet SINDH, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 29th Inst.. with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia. Galle, Pond cherry, Madras, Calcutts, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. following will be the hours of closing
April 22, Cap Horn, Germ, barque, 401, PUSTAU & 3o. Green, Kajang Mar. 31, Timber,W,
April 23, Hochung, from Canton, April 28, Fayew, Chinese steamer, 380, Croad, Shanghai April 19, General:-0. M. S. N. Co.
April 23, Chinkiang, British steamer, 796, J. Hogg, Shanghai April 20, General, Consignees will have to sign an Average-SIEMSEN & Co. Bond before countersignature of the Bills of Lading.
WM, PUSTAU & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, April 24, 1876.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
April 23, Adria, British steamer, 781, W. E. Breeze, Bangkok April 16, Rice WM. PUSTA & Co.
April 23, Swallow, American ship, 1289, B. 1. Howes, Newcastle (N.8, W.) Feb. 27, Coal,
April 23, Kassa, British barque, 325, R. Lindsay, Newcastle (N.S.W.){ Feb. 22, By Order of the Mortgages, under Bill Coal-ADAMBON, BELL & Co.
April 28. Mount Lebanon, Brit, barque, 530, B. Hall, Cardiff Nov. 15, Coal.
April 23, Feiga, Danish barque, 316, F.
of Sale,
received instructions from the exal-EDUARD SCHELLHASA & Co.. Mortgagee to sell, on
MONDAY,
the 8th May, 1876, at Roon,- The Whole of the Stock-in-trade, Shop Fittings, Machinery, Carpenter's, En- gineer's, and Blacksmith's Tools, House bold Furniture, &o., to, &c., of or belonging to B. R. STANFORD, Ship wright, &o., on the Premises at Spring Gardens,
Further particulare will be shortly announced,
TERMS OF SALE--Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. All lots, with all faults and errors of www.ajz, AVI ULVİRASUTA LINK, UN VALO ALI of the hammer,
Hongkong, April 24, 1876.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY.
0, Gen-
April 23, Presto, British barque, 383, Laidman, Newrobwang April 6, Beans. ARTHOLY, KAKDERG & Co.
April 23, Annis Fish, Amer, ship, 1496, D. Hises, Cardiff Nov. 28, Coul --Mars- ACERIES MARITIMES.
April 28, Comet, Amorican skip, 1157, W. Bray, Boston Nov. 26, Ice and General.
TUDOR COMPANY,
*
April 28, Henrietta Benn, Germ, barque, 960, Fritz, Cornstadt 27th Ost., Flour. ORDER.
April 23, Commissary, British ship, 900, Hunter, Newcastle (N. S. W.) Feb. 17, Coals. BONELLmass & Co,
April 23, Ricca Genera, British barque, 628, J. Cummins, Bangkok Mar. 22, Rice.
-ÜHINEGE.
Anril 24 Parda. British steamer, 768
Saigon
19th April, Rice.- LANDSTEIN & Co.
April 24, Caroline Behn, German barque, 673, P. Schmidt, Singapore 27th iZarob, TimberBLEMSSEN & Co.
April 24,can Chief, British barque, 386, Coat, Nowcastle (N.8. W.) Feb. 2, RK-Coal-P. M. S. S. Co.
Naccount of the heavy sen the
PAIRS to the YANGTSZE CABLE have not yet been completed.
The Company will keep up connec tion between GUTZLAFF ISLAND and. SHANGHAI by aid of a TUG STEAMER, which will leave SHANGHAI EVERY EVENING and return EVERY MORN- ING at Daylight.
By this arrangement all Telograms be- tween this Port and Shanghai will be forwarded within 24 hours.
CARL CHR. BOJESEN,
Auting Superintenden.
Hongkong, April 24, 1876
tf.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
- MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAÏLA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,
AND MARSEILLES ;
ALHO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND
CALCUTTA.
N SATURDAY, the 20th April, 1876, at Noon, the Company'e BS. SINDH, Commandant RAPATEL, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port for the shove places.
Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac- cepted in transit through Marsailles for the principal places of Europe,
April 21, Chas. d. Leary, American bark, 644, Stephen, Newcastle (.B. W.) Mar. 10, Coak CAPTAIN,
The
· the Mails, &c. ¡—
Friday, 28th Inst.-
6 P.M., Money Order Office closes, Post Office closer except the Night Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 29th Inst.
7 AM, Post Office opens for sale
Stamps, Registry of Latters, Posting of all correspondence.
10 A.M., Reglatry of Letters coarse.
to
Letters.
of
and
11 4.2., Post Office closen except for Late (11.10 am, Lotters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Salgon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Lato Fee of 18 conts extra postage, until 11.50 A.. when the Post Offics Choses
entirely,
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General,
General Post Office,
Hongkong, April 20, 1876.
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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet GAELIC, will be despatched on MONDAY, the 1st May, with Mails for Japan, San Fr noisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows;—
2 P.M. Registry of Letters cuales, 2.30 PM, Post-Office closes. 4,0 13, Civazupundar ung ba
on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage
until
2.50 P.M. when the Mall is finally closed.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 14, 1878.
April 24, Stud Amsterdam, Dutok steamer, 1720, Boon, Saigon April 20, GeneralMAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.---- JARDINE, MATHERON & Co.
DEPARTURES,
April 23, Yesso, for Swatow, &o.
23, Nestor, for London.
24, Abbotsford, for Singapore. 24, Gunga, for Manila. 24, Sunda, for Yokohama. 24, Hindosten, for Shanghot 24, Hoshung, for Shanghal.
CLEARED. Annie Gray, for Vancouver's Island. Nightingale, for San Francisco. Notre Dame Auxiliatrice, for Saigon, Forward, for Vancouver's Island, Henrietta Behn, for Nookcosaki, Asia, for Saigon. Villa de Revadavia, for Manila. Edward James, for Portland (Oregon),
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED-Por Fuyew, Capt. Burr, and 80 Chinese,
Per Chinkiang, 46 Chinese, Per Adria, Dr. Deane, D.D. Per Kassa, 8 Obinene.
Per Stad Amsterdam, 12 Chinese, DEPARTED.--Per Fesso, for Amoy, Messrs Marçal, J. Dodd, A. Liddle, and sne European deck; for Focchow, Mr and Mrs Fairhurst, Mr B. Oxley, and 2 Europoku deck; and 167 Chinese.
Fer Gunya, for Manila, Mr S. A. dos Remedios, wife, o children and 3 cervants, Me John Formby, and 644 Chinese,
Per Sunda, for Yokohama, Hon. James Saumares, Mesere Makai, H. Collet, J. Hendry, J. Grundy, Hapster, and 3 deck.
Bilpping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board anti) P.M. Since and Parcels until 3 P.M. on the 28th April, 1876. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office,)
Contents and veinte of Packages are re-starkey. quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Act.ng Agent.
Hongkong, April 28, 1876
TO LET.
For Hindostan, for Shangbat, G. Game man, Bourke, C. K. Holt, W. Lout, J. W. Jordan, Ringer, J, G. Wálsb, and Captain
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The German barque Cup Horn fuportsi first part of pastage calms and light E. winds, aftergards light 6. winds till 20th ap29 inst., when heavy squalls and rain, met day again balm and light variable winds till arrival in port.
With Immediate Possesion,
Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra
Terrase.
The fitore and Dwelling Hotes, No. 81, Queen's Road, lately in the ocotipation of Miss Garutti
The Storo and Premised, Nos. 42 and 44, Queen's Road, Istoly in the occupation of Mesira Dusoór & Co.
The Chiness atosmer Filyeil, reports) thick rainy weather to Turnabout," from thence till arrival fine.
The British steamer Adria reports; fine wasthet throughout.
variable winds throughout the passage,
The British barque Kassa reports light
The brit, barque Mount Lebanon reports: passed through Sunda Straits on the 6th of March, oathe through the Karimate Straits The Dwelling House and Office, No 1, and had from thence to Hongkong caimé Wyndham Street.
and light variable winds,
The Belt. ship Commissary reports i bad (Also with occupation from 1st May next.light easterly slade to the equator which The Dwelling House No. de, Peel Street, was crossed on the 20th March, going weit How in the occupation of Mr HAUSCHILD, of Caledonia, from B N. had fresh N.E. The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra winds to Ladrones, thence to Batheo Terrade, at present in the occupation of Channel had light easterly winds with Dr Stout.
beavy rains. Apply to
The Preto reports first part lgbt & DOUGLAR LAPRAIK & Ös.
lacis, latter part moderate winds with Songkong, April 24, 1876.
thick foggy weather,
mayl
The English Contract Packet GWALIOR, will be despatched with the Maile for Europe, &c., on SATURDAY, the 6th May,
The following will be the hours of closing
the Mails, do. ¡~~~- Friday, May 5,
62.M., Money Order Office closes.
6 P.M., Post Office loses except the Noar
Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, May 6,–
7 A., Post Office opens for
* The publication of this, iseuse commenced establishment of this magazine on land, at 8.15 p.m.
certain extra provision shall be made up the connection between Gutzlaf island for ensuring greater security from ex- and Shanghai by aid of a Tug steamer plosion. The appointment of an off-which leaves Shanghal every evening and At Shangbai, on the 10th inst., the Wife cial to superintend the transport of the returns every morning at daylight. By powder to and from the vessels, and the this arrangement all telegrams between
BIRTHS.
of J. J. AROozoo, of a Daughter.
At Shanghai, ou the 18th inst., Mrs. Provision of a powder "hoy" are among this Port and Shanghai will be forwarded'
O. BENNETT, of a Daughter.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1878.
the suggestions; and it is to be hoped they will be carried out.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING
PRESS.
within 24 hours,
MADAME TASCA'S CONCERT, Madame Carlotta Tasos gave her firat recital in St. Amḍew's Hall on Saturday The Press safe the suspicions entertained evening, and it was with surprise and by many people that the coolies engaged in regret we found so small a company assem Ir is satisfactory to find that the Legis-washing foreigners' clothes wear them occt-bled to receive go superior an artiste, Many reasons might be given for the small lative Council has, at last, got clear of sionally is not pleasant to dwell upon.. the China Traders Insurance Company. It is bad enough, in all conscience, to have attendance, but in view of the decidedly The Bill introduced into the Council to the clothes ruthlessly beaten inte rags on musical character of the Hongkong com- enable the Company to sub-divide its the granite boulders, without their being munity, the result was rather unexpected,
shares was passed on Saturday, and, notwithstanding the protest which two or three of the honourable members gave notice of their intention to lodge against it, there is little doubt that we shall hear no more of the measure. It is somewhat difficult to see the force of the objections urged against the Bill
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appropriated for temporary wear by the Miss Kennedy (attended by Captain destroyers. If this sort of thing is to go on O'Callaghan), Sir John and Lady Smale, the sooner a washing machine is started Colonel Dickins, and several enthusiastis under respectable auspices the better. The amateurs, were amongst the audience. Freas also comments on the application at The Band of FI. M.'s 28th, under Mr. Birst, the Police Court on Saturday in reference to opened the evening's amusement, and filled To say that the legislation is "novel" the Seamen's Club, and says that it is to be up tho futervale with an admirable selection is certainly not saying much against it. regretted that the Club is located in a posi- of pieces exceedingly well played—“Long It is novel simply because the Council tion where it creates annoyance. The Naval ing for Home" (Hartman), a very success- has not been called upon for such a me- Authorities have acted throughout in the ful solo on the euphonium, being played sure before, and has not, therefore, best possible spirit, and shown the utmost by a member of the Band. Madame Ta passed one. Besides, it has yet to be desire to avoid giving annoyance or trouble ca's mastery of the piano bas bean ranked · learned that novelty is, in itself, an ob-
with that of Arabella Goddard, the powers
jection of any moment to a measure. If to residents. It can only be hoped that they so, half the legislation in the House of will meet with promises well adapted for the of the latter over that instrument as regards
Comtacns is objectionabis on the same ground. There seemed to be an impres sion among the opponents of the Bill that it was the duty of the Council to consider whether the Bill would be a benefit or an injury to the Company, and to base their assent or dissent to it upon the conclusion they arrived at in regard to these two points. This is assuredly a mistaken idea of logislative functions. It is not too much to pre- sume, in dealing with private bills of this nature, that the parties seeking legisia tion know their own business best, and the members of the Council should ra- ther consider whether the measure is advisable from a public point of view,
Club, and that some resident may be able to suggest a suitable building.
fortrenses,
execution being almost unrivalled. Ardent
admirets of Carlotta Tasca maintain that she throws more, meaning and Intelligence THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS, into her interpretation of the music than The Chinese Mall comments on the hot rival, and that Arabella Goddard co absurdity of the remarks of the San Francisco | Daslonally sacrifices feeling for brilliance of chronicle on the subjces of impregnable execution. We do not pretend to decide this point, but to judge from the effect of The Chung Ngoi San Po advocates the Madame Tasca's playing on this ocossion, establishment of institutions for the study we incline to the opinion that she under- of law, the same as in foreign countries, stands what may be termed the philoso and that judicature should be distinct from phy or psychology of music as fully administration. It says the Chinese are as any performer who ever visited Bong- now forming joint-stock companies, bat kong. Delicacy of touch and dexterity than whether it will be detrimental or supposing thera ste differences arizing, of fingering, and the ease and grace under what law should the differences be of her most rapid and diflon't passages, were prominent characteristics in her par eattled f
otherwise to the interests of the Company, Mr. Ryrie's main objection to the Bill Reemad to ho that the Company had coma to the Council to make them more suc cessful. We believe that privato Bills are generally applied for by parties with a view to benefitting themselves and, in- deed, the very easence of legislation is to confer benefit upon the community. By general acts, it is conferred wholesale, and by private acts, piecemeal.
The Universul Groutating Herald eonformance; but the profound impression ments on the necessity of abandoning the produced was much deeper than anything old practices in the Chinese army and which could have been caused by more manual dexterity. Mendelssohn's Lied was navy,
given in an exquisitely natural manner, und was worth half-a-dozen brilliant fan- tasias,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tax Agents (Mears Adamson, Bell & Ôb.} inform us that the S. S. Fleurs Castle left Singapore for Hongkong on the 21st in-
stant.
One of the strongest reasons why the Bill should not be thrown out was that the Company could bring about the de sired change without the aid of the mea- sure at all by simply winding up, and re-constituting itself. The opponents of the Bill urged this as a reason for its rejection. But it seems to us that if the Company had really no more power con- ferred upon them by the Bill than they Wednesday. already possessed, it would have been
A CRICKET match will be played to-morrow, Club v. Army & Navy, commencing at one. o'clock. The match will be continued on
absurd to withhold the measure, consi-TEE maximum temperature at the Peak dering it would enable them to make during the past week, as recorded in Batur the change they contemplated more easi-day's Gazette, was 73.5, the minimum 59,5; sale, less expensively, and probably with at the Harbour-Master's Office, Praya West,
less risk than they could without it,
of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10. M., Post Office loses except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters ouakes. (10.16 AM, Letters may be posted on payment of a LATE FEE of 18 cents extra Postage until
to
11 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
We most sincerely trust that this most accomplished artiste will yet meet with the success she deserves, even amid the "multi- tudinous gaisties of the present season. She gives her farewell Concert on Thursday evening.
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STATEMENT OF "WIDOW AND ORPHANS" AND TESTIMONIAL" FUNDA
H. M. G. V. "Kestrel," Hongkong, 22nd April, 1876, Total receipts for both Funds,..... 2,349.80 Remitted to Widows and Orphans
through Admiralty
2,000.00 Under any circumstances the Bill did the maximum was 810, the minimum 06.0. Remitted to Mrs Barnwell (widow), 50 00
Paid Mr Titoushkin (Kealing, for It was not an 3.51 inches rain fell during the week. pot call for a protest. important measure by any means, seeing
Remitted to Messrs Cox & Son for Paid Ravd. W. W. Hawkins (for
Churah Services, Foochow).... Estimated expenses for stationery,
stamps, da...ur
that it only affected one Company, and THE quantity of spirits manufactured at the its opponents on finding themselves Hongkong Distillery during the quarter beaten would have done better in letting ending on the 10th January, as given In the matter drop. Frotests should only the Government Gazelle of Saturday, san be resorted to under spesial circum-
11.80A.M., Letters (but Letters only)stances, and when general and important 2,652 gallons during the same period end- addressed to the United Kingdom Fio interests are at stake. If they become ing on the 10th April, 4,176 gallons 1. total: Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted too common they loss a deal of their in- during the six months 6,828 proof gallons. on board the Packet on payment of a fluence, and there is a danger of their Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage.
not-receiving due attention when they From a table of meteorological observations 11.50 A.M., Posting on Board cessEN, represent matters of great and general taken by Dr. Wharry, at the Government
AÏFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
Civil Hospital and published in Saturday's General Post Office,
Galette, it appears that the total rainfall for Hongkong, April 24, 1876.
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General Memoranda, WEURESDAY, April 20:-
Noon Sale of Lighters Advancé, ¿pa. Noon.--Furniture Sale at the residence
fl Hauschild, Esq. p.m.Meeting of Zetland Lodge. Goods per Antenor undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
moment.
grave)
brass tablet,...
2.50
235.30
26.00
10 00
Total expenditure,...2,283.80 Surplus of fond,...... 66 00 2,549,80
Expenditure of surplus fund, Remitted to Mrs Scarf (widow).... Remitted to Mrs Barnwell (widow),
33.00 38.00
66 00 The above Fund was collected for the
At the meeting of the Legislative Coun the past month was 11.96 inches compared Widowa and Orphans of those men drown- oil on Saturday a vote of $10,700 was with 3 01 inches in the corresponding mouthed at the wreck of the 8. S. Laptek, in July passed for making provision for the
storage of gunpowder on Stone-Cutters of last year, 8.11 in that of 1874, and 0.28 1874. The Captain, Officers and ship's Island. It is proposed to adapt the in the March of 1873.
chapel on the island to this use, and also
to erect quarters there for the men in A NOTICE from the French Consul at charge of the magazine. The estimate.
Company of H. M. S. Kestrel (now paid off), beg to tender their sincere thanks to all subscribers for their liberal donations.
for this work is $7,800, but this amount ongkong reporting the exhibition of a A social gathering took place on Friday ane light on the Island of Hou Du, evening, the 21st Instant, at the Seamen's is swolled to 810,700 by the cost of a Goods per Melkong undelivered after wharf which it is also proposed to con- Tonquin, is published in the Government Noon, subject to rent and landing struct in front of the magatine to faci sette for general information. The light charges. Shipping Orders regarding Optional Car-lilate the conveyance of the powder to is a fixed white one, and is visible in clear go at Antenor for shipment per Glutus and from the boats. There is one point weather at a distance of eight (French) must be obtained from the Agents not at all events, in the matter which is milen
eminently satisfactory. It appears that
later than this date.
THURSDAY, April #:
10 am-Douglas leaves for Swator,
Amey and Foochow
4.30 p.m. Meeting of Statholders at
St. John's Cathedral Churob. p.m.-Madame Carlotta Thaca's Con dort at City Hall, FRIDAY, April 28
>
Noon,General Weekly Sale by Mosar
Lane, Crawford & Co. Caucus leaves for Shanghai on or about
this date.
:
SARDAY, Apríl 20
Club, A good dinner was served, after which, several loyal and patriotic toaste were drank and responded to with much spirit. Most of the guests were. Foresters, the Udd Fellows and Masons were likewise represented. Amongst the toata were, of course, the Queen and the Royal Family, this powder stowage has been a paying A Bużo belonging to the Topase whilst The Army and Navy, the Admirals. Bydir concern, and it is stated there is a bar attempting to enter a boat as the Prays in a very earnest manner,
and Lambert, responded to by Mr Bassett The ancient #28,600, which will, obviously, może East on Thursday evening, taissed his order of Foresters responded to by Mr Ho than cover the estimated cost. Some footing and would certainly have been berts, to whom is due the credit of the mooting. After several songs and recita. remarks were made at the passing of the drowned, had it not been for one of histions, and a vote of these to the Chate vote which are well worth attention shipmates, named Herd, who gallantly man, Mr Roberts, the meeting separated. Mr. Hyrle stated he had seen an ordi- leapt in after him and brought him afely ment. The following lines were recited by
well pleased with their avaning's entertain ary sampan take in about 160 bertels
lance to the credit of the account of
of gunpowder, and mail through the ship. to land. Hord la, we hear, one of the ping in the harbour with it. Every one survivors of the unfortunate Captain, living within half a mile of the harbour
Noon, French Mall leaves for Forts of will agree with the subsequent remark As some misunderstanding appuára to iziet of the honorable member that such a regarding the distribution of the funds to be proceeding as this should not be per.
Call and Europe.
SUNDAY, Aptil BU
Olaims against the Estate of George Barly Falconer, deoessed, must be sent is an or before this date,
mitted. One experience of a gunpowder obtained by the performance of the Offers explosion, in which a hundred or two of of H. M. S. Topage this evening, we ro barrels of the material are concerned, is requested to state that the net proceds,
Mr Bassett in praise of their worthy Admi
Success to Admiral Rowley Lambert, He is so bold and brave, He led the Flying Squadron, On the Ocean Wave,
In weather-fire and stormy, He led us far and near, And with his eye of beauty; Ho mately brought us lare,
No. 4000.-APRIL 24, 1876.
HAINAN.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
Homow, April 12, 1876
1 havo just returned from a trip in the neighbourhood which, though not extend ing for a very great distance, has given me a good idea of the environs of this out-of- the way port. As the first unofficial for eigner who had ever ventured beyond the procincts of the town, I was of course the recipient of both official and popular atten- tions which were more irksome them pleas ing. My object was to reach a point some thirty miles distant from this, st which I hoped to fall in with some of the "cooked Li," and if possible obtain specimens of their armas, dresses, &c. It was not fated that I should be successful, but my experi- ences may give fature visitors to the island
A few useful hints,
tailed description of the way in which the gathering and refiuing is carried out would ho interesting, Salt-making is to the country round Hoikow what rope-making is to the people of the suburbs,
THE CHINA MAIL.
to the effect that the cause of the movement to have the fourth and his father arrested. was that Sir Thomas Wade had felt the Sings then the first prisoner admitted that necessity of having bis hands-strengthened they were employed In the Chinese cus- during the negotiations he was carrying on tome, the third was a letter bearer to Mr with respect to the Yunnan Commission; Brown of the Customa at Canton. An in- explanation of the matter. and which I venture to think is the trus terpreter in the charge room at the Central Station identified the first prisoner as a spy employed in the Customs, the interpreter boing once in the Customs employ himself.
The case was remanded until the 20th instant.
a
People have Leon agreeably surprised by sudden recovery both in Indian Exchanges and in the price of silver, the latter having had a sudden "sport" from 4/4 to 461 por ounce; and your readers will be glad to learn that their Mexican Dollars are al so slightly on the rise being now. 53d against Various onuses are assigned for this 51‡d. rise, the most important being a statement. to the effect that the German Government contemplates another postponement of the demonetisation of their silver currency. Commercial affairs generally are however by no means in a favourable condition; and the depression has been much felt in the Manchester trade,
I am informed that some action will be
'SUPREME COURT,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordship Chief Justice Sir JOHN SHALE, with a Special Jury.) April 24, 1876.
"A CLATY FOR DAMAGES.
:
Chun Po Yeung v. The P. & O. S. N. Coy.
The following Special Jury was sworn in Mesara G. B. Emory, 8. Pomeroy, J. P. Barnes, H. Hoppius, J. F. Cordea, E R. Balilice, and H. B. Qibb.
Mr Kingsmill, instructed by Mr Brere. tou, appeared for the plaintiff, aud
The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr 3. Bramaton, instructed by Messrs Sharp, Toller, and Johnson, appeared for the der fence.
TELEGRAMS.
| Naval authorities to whom complaints had” (From Indian Exchanges)
boon addressed were most courteous in London, March 20.—In a debate In the their replies, but said that it was almost House of Commons this evening on the Impossible to move as they were “objented Quper's Titles' Bill, the Prime Minister | to everywhere else. I repeat this now said that in no case would Her Majesty the way in which a certain part of my take the title of Empress of England. The argument was reported (the words which Royal children would not be called their called forth my remark being omitted) Imperial Highnesses. Several amendments might possibly be misconstrued into that were introduced were rejected, and the comparison which it was far from my object Bill passod through Committce.
to adduce. OBITUARY.-Colonel C. C. Chesney,
Yours, dr., Royal Engineers.
London, March 21.-Mr Cochrane gave notice that he would shortly call attention to the occupation of Khokand,
In the House of Lords last night Lord Derby stated that negociations with the Khedive were still proceeding for the up- pression of the slave trade. The Khedive's goodwill, Lord Derby said, was undoubted. London, April 1.-There was a panic in London yesterday, the partial cause of which originated through unfounded rumours of a change in the Eastern policy of Russia, and Count Andrassy and Count de Novikow, partly to a rumour of a difference between the Russian Ambassador at Viouns. The Panio has now abaided.
H. L. DENNYS, Complainant's Solicitor.
China
SHANGHAY.
(News.)
We understand that Count Rochechouart leaves in the French gunboat Surprise, for a trip up the Yangtze."
the river on the 17th from the Naval Yard, H. B. M.'s corvette Charybdis steamed up and brought up at the man-of-war buoy, off the Customs' receiving house.
Shortly before six o'olook on Good Friday. morning, an alarm of fire was rung from the various stations, the locality indicated being Rongkew. The house on fire was a smal Chinese tenement in the Broadway, and the Hongkow engine being quickly on the spot, sufficed to extinguish the flames.
took their way after leaving the salt pans, The sandy beach along which my boarbrs abounded in shells. Cuttlefish bones lay about in such quantities that one could not help wondering if they could not be made useful in trade. The shells were mostly bivalves, but very few unlvalvos.boing Mr Swinhoe, who found on the coast. spent a long time in collecting various arti- cles illustrating the natural history of the faland, obtained sixty-seven species of all kinds. The short period at my disposal allowed me to secure only some eighteen or twenty varieties, but these were all found at Holbow.The.West Coast is, I learn, far more abounding in marine treasures After getting some five miles from Hoihow. we reached a low spur of kills named by foreigners tho bluff," as being the first rising ground met with in this direction. taken shortly with reference to the inspec The end descends rapidly to the level of tion of Teas by the Custom Authorities the shore at a distance of from a quarter which has caused the greatest annoyanga Although a passport is not necessary to to half a mile inland; and it was here that to importers. Your readers are no doubt those who conflue their wanderings to the that Inspector General of Customs, when aware that this originated with the recent thirty-mile radius, I thought it well un fer on a visit some four or five years since, adulteration acts and that the design of the the circumstances to obtain one, Want of suggested that the site for a foreign settle-enactment is merely to prevent the import- time prevented my attempting a more ammont should be placed. It seems however ation of utter rubbish such as Maloo Mix bitious tour, mesh fancy to the reef of to me, and the residents at Hoihow share turo &c. &c., but the Teas coming home are the native officials, who however expressed the opinion, that such an arrangement subjected all round to such an overhauling a willingness to give me all necessary faci- would be impracticable. Five miles by that endless delay and inconvenience ate From the opening speech of Mr. King- lities, if I would wait a few days so as to road is too great a distance between office caused. A petition on the subject will pro-smill, it appeared that the plaintiff in this allow of notice being sent along the line of and residence while the direct and some bably be gent in, or the matter be brought case is a merchant carrying on business route Having no leisure to spend in wait- what shorter route requires wading knee-before Parliament with a view to altering under the style of Hop-Kes, and the action ing I elected to merely visit the district deep. Even the road," as I have called it the present functment, which is clearly not was brought to recover damages for a breach above described, and some three days after for convenience, obligea wading at certain adapted to meet the end which is in view. of contract, arising out of the charter of the sending in my application the important states of the tide. If chosen without re-
P.& Q. Str. Adria. Early in 1875, the document was hauded me. But it was ference to business requirements, the
plaintiff chartered the Adria of the defend- accompanied by four yamon runners (2 "Bluf" might make an eligible place of
ant at $5,500 a month for four months, on civil and 2 military) who were deputed to residence, though exposed to all the fury of
voyages to and from Sydney, vis Cooktown. escort me. I did not at firet quite like this the tremendous typhoons which vleit Hai-
One of the conditions of the charter was arrangement, but it turned out as it hap aan. Talking of typhoons reminds me that
that if the return of the steamer to Hong- pead very satisfactorily. The chairs of I have not yet mentioned those disagreeable
kong on her last voyage was within the the country being as uncomfortable as incidents of residence lu Hainan. Accord
four mouths, a reduction at the rate of chairs can be, a friend very kindly lent me ing to the pilots, people who want to see a
U Alai, a coolie, was charged with stealing $188 per day would be allowed for the the object of converting the floating debt, of the 7th inst. sets forth the decision in his own which was constructed with a real typhoon must visit Holbow. One man
unexpired days, but if the voyages should special view to lengthy journeys, Four to whom I remarked that Hongkong had coolies to carry the chair with two to carry bad some trifling experiences in that way
occupy more than four months, the same provisions and luggage made up my party, quite resented the suggestion. I believed
allowance of $183 a day should be paid by the charterer for every day la excess. The which, daly escorted by the red-hatted he had some grounds for his opinion.
charter party was in the usual form, but there was one clause which gave rise to the Nine hundred years ago the ospital of the island was literally blown to pieces by one of
present action. It was stipulated that those storms, and it has twice since suffered
the steamer, fitted staunch and strong, in a similar way. Perhaps the fact that
should be at the disposal of the the masons of Etoibów are unusually skilful
plaintiffs
voyages to any ports is owing to the constant practice they get
where she could be afloat and in safety: in effecting repairs. The theory however
The whole question turned on the poiut will not At as regards the carpenters, who
whether it would be safe or not for the are the most dander-beaded set of word- spoilers ever known to handle the axe and saw.
runners, set out early on the 7th,
Police Intelligence, (Before Both Magistrates,) April 21, 1876.
AN OLD HAND.
obremenited as a roll of matting, having been five times in gaol, and was sent to six months' hard labour, and to be exposed for two hours in the stocks at the scene of offence.
LARCENY.
Loung Yung Hing, a seaman, and Cheung Asam, owner of a water-bost, were charged on suspicion of stealing a silver watch from the German man-of-war Ariadne. The watch was in the Chief Engineer's cabin, but it belonged to one Werneburg. The evidence not being clear against the defend- ants, the first was called upon to give security in $20 to appear within one month, The second was discharged.
On
Sir Stafford
April 8-The Chancellor of the Excho- quer made his annual financial statement this evening. The public revenuo for 1875 was $77,125,000 and the expenditure £76,375,000. The estimated revenue for 1876 is £77,250,000 and the estimated expenditure £78,000,000.
orthcote recommends the increase of a penny in the income tax, exempting incomes deduction of £120 from incomes under that are under £150, and he would allow a £400. The Chancellor estimates that this will give a surplus of £375,000,
St. Petersburg, April 6-The Czar has issued a decree conferring full ofvil rights on the inhabitants of Khokand,
The Peking Gazette of the 9th instant. contains a Decree admitting King Lien the President of the Consorate, to the Grand Council of State as a probationer. The high officer in question was, until last year, Imperial Commissioner for the campaign Cairo, April 7.-The French Cabinet, beyond the Wall. His admission to the responding to an appeal from the Khedive, Grand Connoil indicates the probability of is actively supporting a company of French the retirement of one of the present members. financiers to launch an Egyptian loan with
A deres published in the Peking Gasatte and it is still hoped that English finansiere the important trial lately held at Nanking, will co-operate.
in which Ch'ên Kwoh-fui, of sinister re Bombay, April 7-Lord Lytton, ac- componied by Lady Lytton and children, putation in connection with the Yangohow The usual saintes were fired. His Lordship ex-General Chan Ki-lun, is sentenced to landed punctually at the appointed hour. outrage and the Tientsin massnore, was iraplicated. The principal criminal, the was met by Lord Napier, Sir Charles death by strangulation in the ordinary course Staveley, General Haires, Lady Baines of law. Chan Kwoh-jui, for his own share being also present, and the. Honorables Messie Rogers and Gibbs, the Members of in the transaotion, is condemned to trans- the Legislative Council, the Judges, Sir portation to the Amur, in company with two Jamsetjee Joojeebhoy, Bir Salar Jung, and other culprits. All three are to be placed
under rigid surveillance,
otliers.
Our route lay along the outside of the Northern wall, Haibow being, as I have told you, a walled town. The wall itself suggests that the wiseacres who dragged the town cow to the top of a similas rec. tion in order that it might orop the grass sprouting on its summit might not have been such absolute fools after all. People who want to enter Holbow without going round to the gato can adopt the very simple alternative of getting over this barrier, but
The most prominent features of the slight effort of climbing being requisito, landscape after passing the bluff and getting A goat and a coolie both performed the upon the high land to the Westward are feat bofore my eyes. The streets forming two hillocks known as The Hummocks, and the suburbs are pretty much like Chinese each containing the crater of an extinct
Mathias Souza, a servant on board the streete everywhere else. Pipo shops abound volcano. Var road lay along the Northern ed in one direction (Hainan produces a edge of the gentle rise some nine miles in P. & O. steamer Hindostan, was charged good brand of tobacco), while ropemakers length which lies between them and the with baving attered three bad dollars on a occupied all available spaces in other shore. Much as I should have liked to Chinese carpenter, from whom he, had 13th May 1875, but the steamer was not the Franconia at the time of the collision and the culprit has therefore, in the mean- thoroughfares. This last-named industry visit the cratore, I was compelled to keep on bought a box for $10. The bad quality of where it is no uncommon sight to see deviation. But the general appearance of it was not likely they would be passed on defendant, the plaintiff paid up the whole grandmother, father, mother and children, the slope is remarkable and was alone worth any one who had only a slight knowledge of the charter-money including the few de main on behalf of the Khan in Khola down to the little laddier of three, simul a visit. The whole neighbourhood consists of shroffing. The defendant was proved todays of the ship's detention. Before the The Political Agent has been charged to
The 8. B. N. Co.'s steamet Shingking had assist the Khan in re-asserting his sway
a narrow escape from collision while steam- enable him, mainly
BAN COINA.
drie to oross the bar in the Endeavour River and to anchor In the harbour of
London, April 7.--the Royal Titles Bill H. B. M.'s Consul has been notified by Cooktown, instead of anchoring some miles read this evening in the House of off. This necessarily entailed some delay Lords a third time. No amendments were the native authorities, that the mafoo who in the discharge of goods and the daten introduced. The bill passed without was recently charged with rape upon a tion of the steamer for several days, steamer Franconia, has resulted in a verdict Before the execution can take place, it will division.The trial of Captain Kuhn, of the little English girl, having confessed his orime, has been sentenced to decapitation. The plaintiff, moreover, had been put to a
of manslaughter. The sentenos great expense in the engagement of light-deferred. Captain Kahn contested the be necessary, in conformity with Chinese erk. The charter commenced on the 18th January and was to have expired on the jurisdiction of the Court on the ground that law, to obtain confirmation of the sentence from the Board of Punishments at Peking;
time, been remitted to the custody of the days afterwards, not until the 19th May,
Provincial Government. It is, in consequence, returned to the defendant. until a few
believed that the sentence cannot be carried
was bound on a foreign voyage.
Allahabad, March 23.-The Supreme Go
must give large employment at Hoihow, the road, as time did not permit such a the coins was so palpable to any one that and with the return of the steamer to the vernment meditate something like a coup into effect before August or September next.
taneously occupied in turning out a net-of lava and trap-stuff, and the way in which have 'ringed' the coins before he gave them departure of the steamer, the plaintin over his refractory chiefs, aid to so strenging up the river to her berth, on the 17th.
rope or cable. Of course, as the Chinese it is used for walls, bridges, bouses &c. recognize women's rights (to work as hard strikes the eye as singular. The whole ao mulca) the grandmother did the heayi-stope is divided off into smalosures by solidly est part of the labour, .. turned the hooks, piled lava walls. The road over which we while the father worked in the rattan or pass is made of love blocks and even the grass carried by the children and the very pigaties are built of the same material! mother.
As we gut beyond the more une seldon sees such ample use made of thickly crowded part of the suburbs we any artiule provided by nature. came across numerous mills for crushing Many hours journeying through scenery ground nuts, the trade in the oil and cake of this description at last allowed me to thereby obtained being very flourishing. reach the village where I intended to pass in fact ground nuts divide with sugar the the night. I must not omit to say that on credit of being the chief staple of North-all hands I had evidence of the most are Hainan. The oil is used for both cooking ful agriculture. Sugar-cane, wheat, ground and burning, the cake serving only as ants, are principally cultivated. Sagar manure, for which purpose it is exported mills of the Swatow pattern are numerous in large quantities to Pakhoi. Our in- and every second man woman audi child I tended investigation of the rude machinery met were chewing the cane. The roads which serves to press the nut was somewhat were littered with refuse and every fire spoiled by the persistency of the native dogs burning was fed by the same fuel. The formed a circle round the chair bearers and with attention is likely to form the princi who, not content with the uaust bark only, sugar produced is of coarse quality, but in the intervals of howling contemplated pal article of export from Hoihow for some the calves of their legs with such hungry time to come. Chi-lung-shan, at which I looks that the men suggested our moving was to aloop, is in the centre of the sugar district, and hence I suppose its super- abouuding nuisances in the way of insects, more especially the lively cockroach. ut I must tell how i fared there, in another letter.
ΟΠ
CHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME. (From our London Correspondent. J
London, March 17, 1876.
to the complainant, who had, moreover, acknowledged before the defendant left the shop that the coins were good ones, charged,
A FLIGHT.
Li Tai Tai, a fisherman at Aberdeen, was charged on suspicion of stealing a watch belonging to one Caitane De Sa, described as an engineer employed at the aberdeen Docks. On the night of the 22nd inst. the complainant was found in the company of the defendant's wife during his absence in Victoria. The defendant returned about midnight and when he discovered that the complainant was in his boat, he called out Tah." The complainant become frightened, ran into another boat and then swam ashore, leaving his clothes and a watch in the defendant's boat. He went back after was missing. Lai Ti Mosy, the wife in wards to fetch his things, but the watch
question, corroborated the complainant's statement, adding that she herself fled into another boat. Discharged.
KIDNAPPING.
do the same.
by himself, to restore that peace and order within bls territories which have boon the object of Major Sandeman's negociations.
breadth: bad she collided, it is impossible to say what damage would have been done. The occurrence, which was witnessed from the Bund by a number of people, affords another reason for urging that steps should be taken towards effecting improvement in,
river at this point either by placing the P.
the removal of the opium halke altogether.
preferable.
and rendering safer, the navigation of the
wrote a letter to Capt. Breaze, advising him that on arrival at Cooktown, the firm thea his position as Dis-
of Wing On would collect the freights for
The P.&. O. steamer Gwahor was swinging to the tide, and had got athwart stream, him and disburse the ship's expenses,
with her stern towards one of the opium while at Sydney, the firm of Sinwal would
bulks, leaving so small a space that there Lahore, March 23 —It is now stated posi The Adria sailed from here
was barely room for the Shingking to pass on the 1st March and arrived at Cooktown tively that only one hundred sabres and through without touching either the mail on the 20th March. The Adria is a vessel three companies of infantry have left Dera
steamer or the hulk. By dint of good steer- of 781 tons, and 234 feet long, drawing at Ghazi Khan to escort Major Sandeman tong, she cleared, so to speak, by a finger's the time of her anchoring in the roads of Khelat. No military offensive measures. Cooktown 14 feet 6 inches aft, and some
Allahababad, March 26.The Govern- what loss forward. She remained there ment of the North-Western Provinces, to until the 3rd April, when she left for press race lotteries, have issued a circular Sydney. She then drew 13 fest 8 inches that newspapers can no longer publish aft and a little less forward. Mr. King advertisements relating to sweeps. amill observed, in the
of his At Bombay the Admiralty have request- opening statement, that there was aned the principal steamer owners to furnish allegation in the petition of improper pur-particulare of all steamers at presont en- chase of coal or non-purchase of coals at gaged or likely to be in the Eastore, buys nearer the Pooting shore, or by Sydney, but that question would not come
fined to the voyage between here and Cook- in here, the subject of the actions being connected with possible Chinese complications. Of the two, the latter would be decidedly
town. The evidence in this oase up to this point was vory voluminous and was in writing, being from witnesses examined by commission at Cooktown, and at de bene case sittings hero. Mr Kingsmill then gave sketch of the points in the evidence, bis point being that Capt. Breeze could have anchored in the harbour of Cooktown in- stead of in the rpads, with safety, and would thus save the plaintiff the loss of timeand the outlay for lighters. From the evidence,
teaa. It is surmised that this is con-
CORRESPONDENCE.
WANTED-A GOVERNMENT GAS
INSPECTOR.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL." -
Hongkong, April 24, 1878.
used now by the public as most of the S18,-Gas is a commodity as extensively articles sold in shops. It is generally
Quotations. Honaxone, April 24, 1876, OPIUM-Now Patna, cadh... 625
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credit, 6274 Old Fatus, cash.... 807 credit, 610
Now Benares, cash,
credit,
Old Benares, cash, 5821
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New Malwa, carb, 580
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credit, 685
Allowance Taals, 24 a 43
Old Malwa, ash, 585 credit, 590 Allowance Taels, 20 a 39
QUICKSILVER, CAMPHOR, ..
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Exchange,
burrounded by semi-tropical foliage, the feeling-especially on the part of German commissioned the first to sell the child for / Cooktown; the water there shelved in such submit, it is not possible that these metera Bank, 6 months' sight,
residents in China-that that country ought
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PF- 26.10 *** 5.05 5.08 7.69.
The western side of Holhow possesses numerous salt fish-ponds, most carefully
Two old women aged respectively 75 and adapted for the purpose of rearing the
76, were charged with kidnapping a male young fish. The wonderful flatness of the
child aged six years from a shopman em- country for, say, a radius of over five miles
ployed in a money-abanger's shop at Macao. from the Consulate, conjoined with a four
The father got information immediately after or five feet rise and fall of tide, affords great
the loss of thechild that he was being taken it appears, that on the 20th March, the day understood that it is the daty of the Go- But a yet advantages for such ponds.
to Hougkong. He therefore took passage the Adria arrived in Cooktown, the water vernment to protect the public against lu more important industry than fish breed
in a junk to this island to make inquiries. on the bar was 17 feet 4 inches, while the correct weights and measures, and I pre ing-viz. that of salt collecting-has been fostered by similar causes. a large extent
He was lucky enough in embarking on board According to a telegram it is officially the same boat in which his son was being lowest water during the e veral days the sume there is here some Government officer of plain lying directly on my present route, of about two miles in length by annour ced in Berlin that the German taken here by the two defendants. He Adria was at anchor was 14 fest 10 inches, whose duty it is to examine the scales, being some inches in excess of the draught weights and measures of shopkeepers. But three in depth, are almost solely devoted Government intends to reinforce its fleat heard the cries of a child which he por of the steamer. From this Mr Kingsmill I am not aware that there is any public ceived to be those of his son, but he kept submitted that at no time during the stay officer looking after the correctness of our to this object. The little knolls of rising ground are either appropriated to the store in the China seas very largely with a view silent until the arrival of the boat. He of the Adria in Cooktown there was insuf gas-meters. I am told all the meters pro- SVE
*** 83 a 84 and drying houses, or to giving sites for to the suppres ion of piracy. The state then communicated with the police and had ficient water for her to cross. He cited vided by the Company have been tested by
... 5.40 a 5f the defendants arrested. The defendants also evidence to describe the harbour of -clusters of oottages inhabited by the saltment is satisfactory as there has long been a
a Government officer in England. But, I workers; and these cottages being invariably
raised the plea that the complainant had
8/10 8/11 a way that the nearer a ship was to the bar, having been found correct in England, lose villages form attractive features in the
him because his wife was sick and he want the smoother was the sea, the water on the in transit on board ship or become nest to Credit 6 months' sight,.....8/11 landscape. How is it by the way that the
to do more to protect her increasingly largeed money; that were advanced to tim bar being quite undulating. He then in- worthless after having been put up here 1 On Ontoutts, Bank demand,... Chinese peasantry of even the poorest class
And he gave a bill of sale; this bill, however,
,,Shanghai, demand, *** usually contrive to make the beat possible commercial interesa, but it is perhaps open turned out to be only a deed of mortgage stanced the steamers Wuriga Wunga, Este Who then protects the public against such Bombay, demand, choice of location in this regard? Most of to doubt whether much good will come of a bouse. The second pleaded that she pont and Normanby, and Fyen, vessels of faise meters
Shanghai, 30 days' sight,`..... greater draught than the Adria, having I am but little acquainted with these the oases here referred to possess their
commended to him by the first defendant, with safety. Mr Kingsmill then tothed wrong if I say that the gas we consume is family temples, and in every case the temple from another endeavour on the part of wished to buy the child who had been re gone up the River and crossed the bar matters, but I believe I am not far from Bar Silver, 17, dwin. Dig in so placed as to presput a charmingly pio foreign nations to put down piracy in China and she wanted to adopt bim as a grandson, on the question of costs. There were no three times dearer in pride and three times Mexicans,...
Gold Leaf, turesque appearance Ohinese and Willow waters. It is clearly the business of the The Magistate sent the defendants to lighters to be had, so that the drit had
worse in quality than that provided in to wait for the arrival of smaller steamers England, and that there is no reliablo English Sovereigns, pattern-like, no-doubt, but pretty enough to be worth an artist's attention all the Chinese Government to effect this," and it is twelve months' heard labour each.
to sot as lighters. The Western came at means here of ascertaining through an in- Australian Sovereigns, a same. The numerous clumps of cocoa-nuts doubtful whet er we shall obtain much
laat, and she was engaged to dependent authority whether the amount Discount, ... and bambook, the gorgeous blossoms and advantage by affording our aid and thus Four Chinese were charged by luspector the cargo on shore at the rate of 16 of gas a consumer is charged for is identical
Shares, singular joaves of the dragon's-blood tree,
encouraging them to be more and more
was raised with the amount actually consumed.
My humble suggestion is that the publisLE. Fire Ins. Co., $810 And the ual undergrowth of a sub-tropical caroless on the subject. Of course all will Youngeon with being rogues and vagabonds, shillings a ton. This sum
Hongkong Bank, për, The Inspector said that yesterday morning in the course of the transhipment, so that island giro Haluan an advantage in this depend upon the degree to which the woman belonging to a junk moored off the whole cost of lighterage amounted to should appeal to the Governor for protec China Fire Ins. Co., 155 respect ayer the mainland, where the ever Chinese will, as they promise, co-operate, Shau-ki-wan Bay came to him and reported 208 161. Then there was the cost of tinn against incorrect gas meters and Victoria Fire Ing. Do., $70 lasting banyan becomes somewhat mone but there ought at least to be some good that three men were on board trying to labour to put the goods sabore, at £80.58, deleterious quality of gas. Possibly others H.K. W. Dock Co., 15 % din, sonous. Lungan, Lychee, and most of the guarantee that it will be to such an extent as make a squette. He sent constables on there being only European labourers avail may know more about this matter, and im- China Tradorz' Ins. Co., $1680 Kwangtung fruit trees are of course plent will be of material assistance and that the board and had them arrested the husband ablo at the time, and the charge was 1/6 prove upon my suggestion, which at any Union Ina: Society of Canton, 1880
mandarios do not merely wake use of us
In addition to these items, rate should deserve the consideration of Chinese Insurance Co., $207 of the woman came along and said the three per hour. But to return to the salt pans-only, I and confine their operations to indicating men accused him and his son, the fourth there was the loss of time; the result of every consumer,
North China Ins, Co., Tia, 850 am sorry to say, to dismiss them with an what we are to do for them,
0. & J. Marius Ins. Co., Ths. 86 sa rošura, Acknowledgment that their mode of working I notice that still another version of the prisoner, with having committed a piracy the Adria's refusal to go into the harbour on the junk of the second prisoner on the Caused a delay of at least ten daya,
Yangiare Ins, Association, Tis, 650 is still a mystery to mo: The manufacture departure of the Flying Squadron from 7th August last near an Island off Stanley at $188.83 a day. Then again Cap
H.K. C. & M. §.-boat Co., 8 da does not commence till about May or June, Bombay for the China station is given by In consequence of a report that the master tain Breeze refused to take in some
Union B. Navigation Co., Tin, when the fogs and mists of the cool season the correspondent of the Times his states of this junk at Bhan-ki-wan had a son who passengere at Cooktown for Sydney,
Shanghai Steam N. Co. The 70 have given place to the burning days of that great exoltement was caused by the was concerned in the Spark piracy. and He refused because he said he had ne as
Hongkong Hotel Co., $50 dis summer, and it lasts until the short autuma orant but that he was informed that it was thinking that the 4th prisoner was the man commodation and that he had no cooking
To the Editor of the China Mart." again renders evaporation uncertain. From solely with a view to protecting British the Inspector atrested him, and charged plate for so many. There were fifteen all 1 could learn, about two inches of water shipping dating the absence in the Straits all with being rogues and vagabonds. Europeans offering to take passage in her at
Hongkong, Apell 24. 1876, are leit on the paus (each pen is about half of Malacca of a great part of the Chino He made an investigation into the 7 each; they were refused by Capt. Breeze, Si,As you devoted a good deal of Then spade en Saturday to reporting the case an sore or more in extent) by the receding Squadron There have thus been three matters, each of the first three prisoners and this entailed a loss of £105. tide, and this depth is maintained by ar- distinct versions of this matter given out to being, brought to him separately and quen bet the Adria lett from Sydney, Afty-six against the Royal Naval Seamen's Club, (Taken rangements which prevent the water from the püblie. First, that the Squadron's tioned. The frat daid he was a shopuan Chiness offered to take passage at £7 each, would you allow me through your columns retiring when the reservoir are full. The happenlog to go to the China station was in Victoria. Second said his junke was and this was also refused, thus causing a to state that since the hearing I hate haon Bandy bottom speedily becomes encrusted merely accidental; that in fact it had to go piratically attacked on the 7th August, that loan of $892 Mr Kingsmill concluded by informed that measures will be immediately. with the saline deposit, and every fresh somewhere and might as well go there as 30 men in his junk were killed and he remarking that the question was whether taken to remove all the nutsandas com inch of water intresses the store until it is anywhere else; secondly the one just given alone escaped; that the fourth prisoner the agreement had been broker or not, if platsed of and also that the Club will be removed to a more convenient neighbour. thick enough for scraping. The quality of above that the object was to replace vessels and his father wers. two of the pirstes. so, what was the amount of damages. the salt in the storehouses was very good, which had gone to the Straits; and lastly The third belonged to the same shop as the
bood. The Court was then adj grad till to
"As I stated at the Police Court, the and the trade in it is most active, Ade the stetement that appeared in the Standort Beat and they both accompanied the second morrow (7th) at 29 m
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Yours truly,
R. J. EITEL
THE SHAMEN'S CLUB
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Temperature.
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at Mours. Falconer & Co Fremfesty
Queen's Boad.)
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Do. BAXONITE—9 4, M.,
50,
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80 140
30.040
Matle.
Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED 'STATES AND EUROPE, INOXRUZION
WITH THA
CENTRALTMTM
and
Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Pramla.
EDWARD NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING | "YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ABBOCIA
RAILROAD COMPANIES
ATLANTIO STEAMERS,
}
as 8, 8. "GAELIO,” will be des-
TION OF SHANGHAL
CAPITAL AND Surplus, 800,000 TAELS
all parts of the world at current rates.
THE CHINA MAIL.
insurances.
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR- ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE
CAPITAL
المين
£800,000,
THE Underalgued having been appointed Agents for the above Company in Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to fasue Folloles of Marine Insuranon, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Mauriting, China and Japan at current rates."
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, September 6, 1875. jy1
THE SOOTTISH IMPERIAL, INSURANCE CO.
patohod for San Francisco, via Yoko-POLICIES granted on Marins Risks to hama, on MONDAY the May, This Association will, until further no at 3 p.m., taking Cars and Parengilee, provide out of the earnings, first for THE Undersigned having been appointed Agent, in Hongkong, for the above for Japan, the United States and Europa
an Interest Dividend of 15% to Share named Company, la prepared to grant Yokohama, with holders on Capital and thereafter, dishi-Polloles against Fire, of Balleling and on Connection is made at Yokohama
buted among Policy holders, annually, in Goods to the extent of 10,000, at the Steamers from Shanghal
Freight will be received on Board until cash, ALL the Profits of the Underwriting anal rates, subject to an immediate, dis 4 p.m. of 30th Instant Parcel Packages Business pro rata to amount of premium count of 80 %. will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. contributed.
RUSSELL & Co., same days Parcel Packages should be
Agents, marked to address in full¡ value of same is required,szeń true cada
Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cahti on regular 'rates.
For further information as to Freight. of Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Fraya Went.
דיין.
G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 1, 1876,
STEAM FOR
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Bingapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Szer, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter- PALOSH Ports, Southampton
Purand London;
Bombay, Madras, Galentta and Australia.
ALNO,
THE PREMIULAS AND ORIENTAL SEKAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Blesh-khip: GWALIOR, Captain J, C. Baxor, with Her Malcity's Mails, Passengers, Specie, And large, will leave this for the above places, on SATURDAY, the 6th May, at KOOD
CARGO Will be received on board natll Noon; SPECIE and PARCELS at the Office until 2.2.a. on the 8th May.
For particular regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P. & 0.8. "N. Co,'a Office, Hongkong.
JONTENTS AND VALUE OF FACKAGES ARB REQUIRED.
Hongkong, July 9, 1872.
́LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE)
CAPITAL-Two MILLIONS STERLING,
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant the of FLEE on Bulidinga or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Mataheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Halls of Vosseln in Bar bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- dstvod, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision,
If required, protection will be granted on first cines Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD KARBERG * 00,
Agents Bangkong & Casion. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
HIRAN OFFICE-HONGKONG.
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at "Singapore, Salgon and Penang,
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium anirent at the above mentioned Ports.
NO CHARGE JOL YOLIOT TERM.
JAS. B, COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
Attention is invited to a considerable reduction in Premia for Life Insurance in China.
Life Polletas effected during the year 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on B1st December for the quinquennial period then ending.
A. MAOG, HEATON. Hongkong, September 27, 1876.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
7
Incorporated by Boyal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,
ESTABLISHED 1809,
CAPITAL £2,000,000.
for the above. Company, are prepared Undersigned, Aoxers at Hongkong so grant Policies against FIRE, to the ortant of £10,000 on any Buliding, or on Merchandise in the same, “at-- the asual Bates, subject to a discount of 20: per cent,
GILMAN & Co.,
Agente.
Hongkong, July 8, 1878,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above THE aurances at current rates.
Company, are prepared to grant In
MELCHERS & Co.,
Intimations.
COAL DEPOT,
Intimations
NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ·
HONGKONG MARKET ERICES. Corrected to Saturday, April 13, 1876. at 1090 Daih per' Dollar Mexican,
* Paton Wighest. Zeiss81 Свет Cash.
Butcher Meat.
Foochow,
"
No. 4000-APRIL 24, 1878.
Chilies, Dried,
Mized,
Onoumbers,
Curry Stuff, Engilah,
Garlic,
400-300 Ginger,
170 180 Green Peas, young
old.
Beef, sirloin and prime out, oy, 200 100 Beef Corned,
catty Roast, Soup,
$1
Steak, Bullocks' Brains,
ATOTICE is hereby given, that all ORE NDITORS and other Persons having any CLAIMS or DEMANDS upon, OF Bacon, English, against the Estato of JOHN WOTHER SPOON, late of Bangkok, in the Kingdom of Slam, who died on the 6th day of July, 1871, and whose Will was duly proved in the Probate. Jurladiation of the Supreme Court of Hongkong by WILLIAM HENRY BRERETON, of 29, Queen's Road, Hong- kong, Solicitor, to whom Letters of Adminl stration with the Will annexed were duly 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 W LIAM HENRY BEERETON,, on or before the 1st day of July next; and notion is hereby also given, that at the expiration of the last mentioned day the said WILLIAM HENRY BRETON will-proceed to distribute the Assets of the sald JOHN WOTHERSPOON amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the Claims of which he has then had notice; and that the Bald WILLIAM HBNEY BRERETON will not be liable for the Assets or any part thereof so distributed to any perhon of whose Claims he has not had notice at the time of the distribution, Dated this 20th day of March, 1876,
W. H. BREBETON, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Solicitor.
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THE MERCHANTS' MARINE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
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OF LONDON.
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SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL £500,000.
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THE Undersigned, having been appoint ed Agents in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to lasus Policies of Marine Insurance at current rates, payable in London, India, Australia, New Zealand, Straits, Mauritius, Java, Manila, China, Japan, California, &o, &cruit
ADAMSON, BELL & 00.
je24 Hongkong, March 24, 1876.
Note.-By the Company's Articles of Asso-. ciation it la provided that, after pay ment to the shareholders of a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, one fourth of the residue of profite will be rateably divided amongst those Insurers ous of whose business profits have been made during the year.
"
"
15
160 140 Green Winter Course 180 160 Lottuso, English
89 70 Mushroom, dried,
300 250 Untous, Bombay 450 -400
1100 900 Parsley, Chinese,
caity
80
60
250 100
25
90
40
20
20
40
33
4
*95
- head ..ostly
bunch
• qutty
80
15
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20
8 9 9 8 8 2 6 88 |AZ2881-847
19 10
760 660
60
"
53"
100 80.
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Chinese.
11
180 360 Mint,...
→ per set
St
Tongue, fresh, each
·corned,
31
Green
鳍
28
"1
Head,
catty
Heart,
**
160 140
ww
... English,
-10
Feat Kidneys,
80 60 Potatoes, Macao, 100 80
catty
30 20
160 120
Japan, Sweet,
#
14 12
•
catty 120 100 Pumpkins,
40 Radishes, English 600 800 Stallions,
-21
12
10
dos.
30
catty
20 15
880 -Shalot
catty
30 20
200 160 Squash, Bottle 400 $60
140 50
12
Hatry,
120
Ji
Tall,
Layer,
Tripe (undressed), catty 60 Calves' Head and Feet, pet. Hams, American, * Chinese,
"
Heart Kidney, Sucking Figh Veal,
STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE_INSURANCE | Egga, Hen.
COMPANY, LIMITED, OF HANLEY.
for the above Company, are prepared to Pheasants, Canton, live pale Issue Policies of Fire. Insurance at current Pigeons,
200 180 Taro,. «
180 140 Turnips, English,
190 160 Lamgas,
190 120 Loong Ngain, Dried,
20 15
60 40
800 250
200. 160
17
English
Mutton Chop,
"
Log,
200 180 Tomatoes,
200 160
13
Shoulder,
Baob
10 8.
Idvert
P
Chitlings,
180 120
60 60
"
fresh, China
catty
12° 10°
21 Balt
80
20
12
Feet,
190 110 Water Lilg. Roots,
60 50
Fry,
110 100 Water Crosa,
26
12.
Head,
29
110 100 Yams,
80 20
11
10
Heart, Kidneys,
70 50
70
60 Aleurites,
catty
60
Liver,
25
120 110 Apples, Dried
datty
250
Pork, Chop,
catly.
180 100
California, BAN PLA
Corned
350 140 Bananas, fragrant Funti, c
"
19
Leg
160 160
Common
13
Fat or Lard, Sheeps' Head, and F'est, set
150 120 Chernuts,
"
850 390 Conosnuta
TO
60 Currants,
bottle
400-850
80
70
200: 160
1700 1400 Datos,
battlo
800 490
...antly
180 180 Fige, Dried,
500 400
Poultry.
Guatan,
50 BO
Uspons Ducks,
cally
800 180 Ground Nuts,
catty
40 30
catly
Dried
• ench
220 200
110 100 Oranges, Swest Sunwony 1:
Coolie
280 200
1
30 4:0
+
dos.
100
#
Mandarin,,
50
40
Duck
100
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Salt
th
•
#
100
Nutmeg, Llohees, Dried,
SUBAUBIRED CAPTIAL, £260,000.
Fowls,
catty
Geese,
Agents, Royal Insurance Company.
Torts in Hongkong and Shanghai
HE Undersigned, having been appoint. Partridges,
#1
260 160
each
320 300 Loguata,
20
40
1700
Mangosteezia,
each
60 60
esah
160 140 Melons, Chinese
each
100
rates.
ADAMSON, BELL & 00. Hongkong, March 24, 1876,
Quail, je24 Snipe,
90
11
80 Mangoes, Manila,
120 310
"
Saigon,
40
30
Teal,
9)
250 200 Pears, Chefoo,
catty
200 160
For Sale.
22.
LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, November 1, 1876.
BISCUIT FLOUR,
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NOTICE.
CHILDREN.
AN FOR FOOD for INFANTS and Bombay Duske
Bream,
Turkeys, Cook,
Een Wild Ducks, Canton. each
Fish.
per hundred
catty
calty
"
200- 100
MANUFACTURED SOLELY. BY
Carp,
Co., LIMITED.
Cat Fish,-*
་ 500 400
Pins-apples, Punti 400 860 600 450 Plantains, commen
Plums, Proves, Dried, 90 Pamaloos, Canton 110 100 Raisins, Muscatel,
50
(each
50 40
Leatty
30
19
40 80
60 60
bottlo
300 250
100
60
. bottle 1100 760
lbi
200 160
In Tins Contarsing & lbs. Hongkong, April 8, 1876.
Oodfish, Balt my8 Congor Hels, Orabs, Outtle Fish, Dacey Dog Fishy
200 180 Sugar Clano,
30 25
70
60 Tamarinds,
catty 60 50
80
70 Walnuts, new
100
80
70 Water Chestupts,
50
110, 100
Miscellaneous.
80
00%
my6: KRUPP'S CAST, STEEL WORKS,
ESSEN (Germany)
AT HONGKONG :---- INLAND LOT 82-The well-known House and Offices lately occupied by Mesars A. Fresh Fish, Large Heard & Co., adjoining the Cathedral Com- pound
Ealty
File Fish,
100* 90 110 100
70 Allspice,
Bran,
bottle
•picul·
250 200
1600 1600
Butter,
Ib.
700 600
180 120
Candled Orange Feal,
bottle.
780 700
Small
120 100
}}
Lemon
760 700
Capart,
220 160
Charcoal,
*180 120
非
120 110
Cheese, Amerluan,
plonl lb.
1200, 1100
400
#
90
80
21
D
smoked
box
$1.00
English, Dutch,
17
Cinnamon,
Bach 1100
catty
280 200
Live Fish, Lobsters; Mackeral
Bitty
130 120
Citron,
160, 150
80 70
Oloves,
270-250
90
80
Cocosant, Oll, Coffee,
.battle
290 160
260 220
Parrot Fish, Ferch, Pomfret,
130 120.
100 90.
Curry Powder, Firewood, Flour,
. bottle
600 250
ploul
560** 480
Grams.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE ALS for the under applied to
COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON,
A teritten declaration of the Contents and Valur of the Packages for the Overland Route required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the ComTHE Undersigned have been appointed pany's Agents with the Bill of Lading, or with Pariela; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect ness on sich declaration.
Shippers are parkcularly requested to note the farmi and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
THE P. & 0. 8. N. Co. reserve the TIRE
option of forwarding all Goods ship-
d by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by Batt, by by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose,
A MOIVER, Superintendent. P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Offico,
Hongkong, April 22, 1876.
U. S. MAIL LINE
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
A Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foodhow, Shanghai aud Banker, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1888.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY Rotal CHARTER
of
His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
mye Tonde rol the above Corporation tea
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
prepared to grant Insurances as follows Marine Department.
Policles at current rates payable either here, in Iandon or at the principal Ports of india, China and Australia.
Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periode at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department.
Steamers by Undersigned. Orders may be left at the Godowns, Wanchi, with Mr J. MAULEHOSE, OF LEONG AH YON, KWONGHING, Praya.
THE
THE Undersigned beg respectfully to
inform the Public that they have THE HONGKONG & CHINA BAKERY Established themselves as
BUTCHERS AND GUNERAL
COMPRADORES,
At No. 1, Graham Street,
And are prepare to Supply Fresh and Salt PROVISIONS and STORES; also, WINES, SPI- BITS and ALES of every description.
MATHEW & Hongkong, March 25, 1876.
F.
Sole Agent for China, F. PELL,
FOR SALE.
TIBE UNDERMENTIONED LAND
AND BUILDINGS,
The Ground below this masonry retaining | Frogs, wall of the above, abutting on the Queen" Garoupa,
Hongkong, âHANGHAI, COLO Road
(Germany,)
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE REDUC TION OF THE PRICE OF TELS
Policies issued for sums not exceeding | "SHANGHAI COURIER AND 25,000 on reasonable terms,
HOLLIDAY, WIBE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
THE U. 8. Mall Steamer "CITY OF PEKING" will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 18th May, 1878, at $ P.M,, taking Padengern, and Freight, for Japan, the CHINESE United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger flokets and Blita of Lading are sued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerios, and to New York and Europe TIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.
Alsteamer of the Mitsu Bisht B. 8. Com pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, shout same date, and make dloze connection at Yokohama.
At Now York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England,
Pesice and Germany; '
Freight will be received on board until 4 pm, 14th-Proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the office until 6 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full ; valué of saine is required.
For further information as to Passage And Freight apply to the Aganey of the Company, Prays West,
́G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent, Hongkong, April 18, 1876.
ON SALE
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CHINESE READER'S MANUAL,
HANDBOOK of Blogtophical, His tuzical Mythological and General
Literary Referenée,
BY
WILLIAM FREDERIög Marsing. \
Priest 48.
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Shanghat.......Ketty & Co.
Hongkong," ORina Main” Orrion,
INSURANCE COMPANY,
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
· Cooler
DOLIONS granted at current rates of
Relato all parts of the World..
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Annodation, Two Thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premla contributed by each, the remaining third being carried
to Reserve Fund,
OLYPHANT & Oo,, General Agents,
Hongkong, April 17, 1873,
YANGISZE INSURANCE ABSQUIA TION OF SHANGĦAL
NOTICE.
FTER the date, the above Association A will allow, Brokerage of Thirty-
M.
three and One Third par cent, (§3}Z) on Looni Blaks only.
RUSSELL & Co., Agente, Hongkong, June 3, 1876. ~~
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURAÑOF COMPANY.
10-0
THE Undersigned Agents are in recélpt the Board of Directors authorizing them to leste Policies to the extent of 210,000 on any one firat class riik, or to the extent of £16,000 on adjoining risks at current ratan,
A Discount of 20% allowed,
DOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Bougkong, Jeonary 8, 1875,
CHINA GAZETTE,"
IT WILL BE THE
CHEAPEST DAILY PAPRE IN CHINA and as a large INCREASE OF CIRCULATION MAY BE CONFIDENTLY ANTICIPATED, THE ADVANTAGź To ADVERTISERS IS OBVIOUS.
Now Ready.
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CONTEXT..
Essays on the Chinese Language,
The Folklore of Okina.
Pro-azaj The Cleopatra of China.
An Introduction to a Retrospect of Forty cars of Foreign Intertoure with China,
One Page from Chico Fob-tate. The Expedition of the Mongols Against
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Short Notices of New Books and Literary
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Hongkong School-book Committed Chinese Willa.
Chinese Breech-Loading Güne
History of the Maritime Providedėj
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
Mina Mait Ofisi, Hongkong, Margh 11, 1976.
Annual Crown rent, $390.48.
MARINE LOT 111, WANGHAL-First-clas
and extensive Godowns.
Annual Crown rent, $824,
AT YOKOHAMA ¡——
Los No. 6 AND No. 27 in the Foreign Settlement.
Gudgeon, Garnet,
Herringe, small
No, & is situated on the Band, and com. prises an eight-roomed Dwelling House, de- Mullet, tached, with Garden all round, Offices, Go- Oysters, downs, Servants' Quarters and Outhouron Area 1,064 Tambos of 88 square feet.
Annual Ground rent, $263.79. No. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water Street and comprises large Ten Firing and other Godowas, Floss Silk Press, Compra- dore's Quarters, Stabling and Fire Engine Ray,
Rosch, House. Ares, 654 Taubos.
Ground ront, $154.97 per annum.
Rock Fish, Applications for purchase, or further in- formation, to-be made to
J. WHITTALL
Pravia,
Salmon, Canton,
af
T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees A. Heard & Co's Hetats, Salt Finh,
28, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Hongkong, February 1, 1876.
To Let.
TO LET.
With Possession on the 1st April.
myl Bhrungs,
Skatej
Briapper,
Saltwater,
Pickled,
known as the "Lendon Inn," TIAE Premises in Queen's Road Central, | Whita-bait,
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Honghong, March 9, 1876.
TO RENT CHEAP
OFFICES and Godown No. POS
lately occupied by flemre TAYLOR & HOMPSON Aizo Otrics and GoDOWN situated in the rear of the Massageries | Maritimes Offlos,
Apply to
LAI HING & Co. Hongkong, March 30, 1878.
110 100 180 110
110 100
130 120
120 130
50
Ininglass,
stick
catty
-10 30
pieni 2750 2500
800.780
100 100 160
catty
*100%
110 100
Lamp Oil, Macaroni, Maca,
100
boz
1000 900
140 120
catty
110
· ទ
Mango Chutney,
700, 600
118
Mustard,
停好
800
• Daph
catty
battle
180 100
10
B
250, 200
120 100
70 80 110 100 110 100
120 110
140 180
Nutmegs,
Olives,
Paddy
Fear! Barloy, Pepper (whole)
>>(ground) Picklen
1 £700 1
Pipal
bottle
1500
pleül 1600 1400
bottle, 210 300. estty
bottle
́estty
· 370 220
200, 150
40. 28
280*200
280 180
Boles, Freeb
Tench,
Tartion, Small
H
800
#1
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Vegetables
·Rios,
Asparagus,
Bamboo Shoots, young catty 15
Bers, sprout,
entry
400 800 180 100
14 12.
Sago
bottle 290 200
Salad OD,..
Balt, Coame
eatty
10
12
broad,
40 85
"
Fine
-40 18
French,
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Split, Pone,
Best root,
80
30 Sugar, China,
Cabbage,
MoDAU,
180 80
Tapioca,
bottle
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red for pickling,
Tea
140 120
Vermicelli, Chinese
20
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80
Vinegar, English ~.
bottle
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matty BO rach 160. 80 catty 80 20 50 40
20,
White, Canton satty. Uprizo Carrots, fresh
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English,
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