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For Sale.

NOTICE

HONGKONG IUE COMPANY.

Naud after this Date, the Price of our ICE will be ONE OENT per Pound.

KYLE & BAIN,

Ice Depot, Buddell Street,

Hongkong, May 4, 1976.

NOTICE,

TUDOR COMPA Y

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and after this Date; the Retail Price of our NATURAL ICE will be ONE

CENT per Pound.

JOHN F. HORGAN,

Tudor Ice House, Hongkong, May 4, 1878.

A gent.

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To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SAIGON.. The Departure of the Steamship "PARDO"

is Postponed antil FRIDAY, the *10th Instant, at 3 p.m For Freight or Passage, apply to

AR YON. Hongkong, May 16, 1876.

WANTED.

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GOOD BOILERMAKER or FOURTH A ENGINEER for the Str. MacGregor. Apply, with testimonials, to the Chief Engineer on Board.

Hongkong, May 16, 1876.

TAKASIMA COLLIERY,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents.

FOR SALE, Large Takasima Obal, at $9 per ton, ex 'Godown, Small Takasima Coil, $6 per toa, ex Godown.

Apply to

T. G. GLOVER No. 7, Queen's Road, and at East Point, Hongkong, May 18, 1876.

JUST RECEIVED PER 8.8. AMAZONE,

GRUTERE Gonday and Crmambert

CHEESE,

Fine Lyon and Bologne SAUSAGES. French APPLES and LEMONS, NOUGAT from Montelimart. French GEBLES assorted, extra fina. CHERRIES, APRICOTS. PRUNES, PEARS, and FIGS in SYRUP,

CHOCOLAT MENIER & SUCHART. French and German Preserved VEGET. ABLES.

Copenhagen BUTTER extra ine. BALAD OIL, 1st quality. Franch CIGARETTES aanorted.

BENDICHT W, & Co.,

D'Aguilar Street,

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Hongkong, May 16, 1876.

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE,

LA

ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will sell by Public Auction, in their Sale Room, Praya, on

FRIDAY,

the 19th May, 1876, at Noon... Silberlight Lamps, Cotton Bocka, and Stockings, White Shirts, Sailor's Knives, Whistles, Bath Bricks, Black Writing Ink, Shoe Blacking, Lavender, and Cologne Water, Assorted Scents, Tamblers Water Bottles, Jams, Jellies, Salad Oil, Brass and Iron Screwa, 1 in. to 8 in.

3 made-up Carpets

2 Cannons on Carriages, Manila Rope, 1 in to in. &0., &C., ·kc. TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.

Hongkong, May 16, 1876,

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Not Responsible for Debts.

DEPARTURES,

May 16, Cassandra, for Saigon,

16, Ricca Genova, for Wonglam. 16, Kvik, for Bangkok.

16, africa, Portuguese man-of-war, for

Magao,

16, Amazone, for Shanghai. 16, Tanais, for Yokobama.. 16, Flensborg, for Tientalo. 16, China, for Canton.

CLEARED.

Miss Kilmansegg, for Koolung. Hastings, for Manila, Lizie, for Whampoa Pallas, for Samarang. City of Exeter, for Salgon.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED. From Shanghai-Per China, Mr Law. rence and 25 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

For Shanghai :—Per Amazone, Mossre J. E. d'Almeida, Jr. and H. Schmid.

TO DEPART For Saigon -Por City of Exeter, 40 Ohinese.

محمد

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The German steamer China reports: left on the 12th and had light N.E. wind, with rain and cloudy weather throughout Off the Lamooks passed the Yan tae and in the Yangtze river English Mail Steamer bound in.

The German barque Faugh o-Ballaugh ro- ports: had light variable wind and fine

weather,

B. M. gun vessel Hornet reports: Tight N.E. winds und moderate rainy weather.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL CLOSE:—

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOÒCHOW.— Per NAMOA, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

17th Just.

SINGAPORE, QUEENSLAND, SYDNEY, TASMANIA AND MEL BOURNE.

For

Per BRISBANE, at noon, on Saturday,

the 20th Inst

For HONOLULU-

Per ALDEN BESSE, at 1.80 p.m. on

Saturday, the 20th Inst.

OUTTA....

For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL- Fer Indian Mail Packets PENGUIN and AKRATOON APOAR, at 2,80

p.m, on Saturday, the 20th Inst.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAOKEZ.~*~ The English Contract Packet HINDOS

TAN, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &c., on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Halls, do

Friday, May 19,-**

6.M., Money Order Office alones:

6 P.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, May 20,-

TA.M., Post Office opens for sale

THE CHINA MAIL.

No. 4010.-Max 10, 1976.

General Memoranda. I which they have voluntarily increased City Hell Company that gufleless pagan | lbs., of which 1,907,781 lbs, was for home the cost, On the other hand, the com calls this newest Ring) to blackmail him consumption, 688,291 lbs. was removed THURDAY, May 18:-

Goods per Galatea undelivered after this petition between the Chinese and the withal. We take toll of a thief, blackmail constwise, 487,387 lbs. was exported, 6,047 of a gambler, head-money of a prostitute, lbs. was sent coastwiso for exportation, and American employers of labour will be date subject to rent.

and for the botter compassing of this profit- 3,876 lbs. was for ships' stores. | come mere one-sided than ever, aceing able end we put up a systematic Ring to go that the former, employing his own coun- for the duonts. We are a clean boya clean trymen, will be able to turn his work and a bountiful. Looking at ourselves in out at half the cost that is entailed on this new and pellucid mirror, what-candid Goods per Tchihatchoff undelivered after the latter, whose employés are Irish or ly do we think we look like?

this date subject to rent.

FRIDAY, May 19:-

Noot-General Weekly Salo by Mens

Lane, Crawford & Co.

8 p.m.---Parlo leaves for Saigon.

Americans Of course, Chinese › em- ployers of labour form but a small per- centage of the "Celestiais" in the City, and it may be that the Californians will endeavour to restrict the trade of the Chinese establishments as much as pos- sible; still it will only be practicable to do this to a certain degree, and all mat- Singa-ters taken into consideration, it is not

SATURDAY, May 20→→→→

Noon-Beban leaves for Singapors, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Goods per Amazone undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges 8 p.m.-Penguin leaves for Singaporo,

Penang and Calcutta. 3p.m.-Arratoon Apear learos for

pore, Penang and Caloutts. TUESDAY, MAY 29:-

Noon-Tenders received at the Spanish Consulate for the construction of

boilers..

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difficult to perceive that the Chinese master-man in San Francisco will not have muck cause to grumble at the dis- missal of his countrymen from the houses of the foreigner.

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The Press, commenting upon. the Blue Book in roference to the Yunnan outrage, gives a resume of the despatch from Sir Thomas Wade to Prince Kung in which he states "It is with sincere regret that. I find myself constrained to admit that no other spirit has been manifested, whether in the capital or the provinces, dince the day the British Treaty first came into operation," This admission from Sir Thomas Wade, says the Press, is the more forcible because he

THURSDAY, May 25:--

Two important features in this agita Antenor leaves for London on or about tion which we have not been previously

this date.

able to notice are a memorial from the THURSDAY, June 1:--

President of the Six Chinese Companies has always been the Champion of a concilia- 3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s to the Mayor of San Francisco, and the tory course and has adopted a temporising Steamer Oceanic leaves for Yokohama reply of the latter to the same. The policy. For once he proved himself intract- and San Francisco.

okief object of the memorialists in for-able and evidently astonished the Prince of 3 pin. American Mall leaves for Yoto-warding this document to the Mayor Kung by a display of firmness quite unusual

seemed to be to obtain any protection he to him. That he has achieved as much. might be able to afford them from viol.

THURSDAY, June 10-

hama and San Francisco.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping Daylight-Namoa leaves for Swatow,

Amoy and Fooohow. Braemar Castleleaves for Foochow (direct)

on or about this date.

Tenders Close.

enco which they evidently feared might another more resolute man might have done be inflicted upon them by the Califoris questionable; but there is no doubt that nians, but to show what little grounds he has wrung some important concessions they had for this apprehension, it is only from the Chinese Government, necessary to observe that one of the rea- sons they advanced for thinking that violonce would be used to the Chinese in the City was that the daily press in San Francisca had been continuously coun-

THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS. The Chinese Mail comments on the Chi nese question at Californis, and asks if the

A memorial numerously and indusatially aigned by the leading merchants and abipowners in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Manchester has been presented to Lord Dorby upon the anbject of the restrictions imposed by the Egyptian authorities upon. British steamers at Suez and ports in the Róa Seu,

The Chefeo (str.), which left Greenock on the 25th ult. for Hong Kong, is one of two vessels recently built on the Clyde for Messrs. Holt and Co. of Liverpool, and She is under the command of Captain Hore,. intended for their river and coating trade. late of the Altine. The name of the other is Tientsin, which will shortly follow.

The Minister of War has ordered the Governor-General of Western Siberia to send, with the first caravan which loaves Semipalatinek for Chins, a strong Cossack detachment, with officers of the goneral staff. Those officors will be supplied with all the necessary geodetical and topogra phical instruments for somplating the work detailed map of Western China. of Colonel Sosnovsky, and finishing the Mr Joseph Stone, of the firm of Joseph Stone and Co., of Smethwick, has been committed by the corner at Birmingham on a charge of manslaughter. A boller ex- plosion took place at the ironworks of Messrs. Stone on the 9th ult., killing one or.two persons. The evidence went to show that the boiler was in a bad condition, and that Mix Stone had been made aware of this fact.

We understand that ao decision has been arrived at in regard to the successor of Six Edmund Hornby, Judge of the Supreme Court of China and Japan, but we trust the appointment will be offered to Mr C. W. Goodwin, for many years Assistant Judge at Shanghai, and at latervals Acting Chief Judge, whose experience and ability woll

Tenders to Repair the Spanish Brie selling the people to abstain from any Americans hate the Chinese, why do the fit him for the post.

Dora will be received at the office of the Agents up to Noon.

TO. ADVERTISERS. The attention of Advertisers is respect fully drawn to the fact that a copy of the China Mall has for some time past been plased on board of overy Steamer and Sall

The Chung Ngoi San Po has no editorial

in this issue.

riotous proceedings against them; this the memorialists were of opinion would latter not remove to Peru, where Chinese hardly be done without some cause labour will be much valued under the new existed to fear that such proceedings regime were intended." Before getting to the end of their memorial the Fresidente of

The Universal Circulating Herald com- the Six Companies become somewhat bellicose" Our countrymen are better acquainted with peaceful vocations than ments on the necessity of having officials with scenes of strife, yet many of them who are acquainted with foreign matters, have lived long enough in this country to learn that self-defence is the commer right of all men; and should a riotous attack be made upon the Chinese quarters, we have no power, even if we had the We are informed by the Agents (Messrs disposition, to restrain our opuntrymen from defending themselves to the last Jardins Matheson & Co.) that the 8. 8.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Vessel on arrival in this Harbour, Facilities which have recently been placed within the reach of Csptalosand Officers of Ships have resulted in a material increase to the Subscription List of the Mfail amongst the shipping in port and as special arrangements have been made to in-extremity, and selling their lives as Glenfaloch left Singapore for this port to-

day, at Daylight.

The Army, and Gorette says:-A Staff Officer of a gunneryship has, we hear, expressed a desire to be granted leave of absence for a lengthened period to enable him to proceed to Japan, where, we bollovo, he was anxious to fill temporarily a Govern ment appointment. The Admiralty havo, however, denied the privilege sought, and ledge, which has been acquired by him at some expense to the country, will very the bencât of this alicer's special know-

properly be retained for his country's service. We trust the Admiralty will doe at to adhere to this rule for the future.

orease the usefulness of the Shipping List and to extend the circulation in the Bay, these advantages will be at once apparenlaw down squarely" to the Chinese, but MISS KENNEDx, we regret to say, had a topól: also throughout the compaign of

to Advertisers.

Orders may be sent to

GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office.

dearly as possible." In his reply to this document, the Mayor, to use the words an American contemporary, "lays the before doing so he tells them that it is dangerous fall from her horse this morning, his duty and his determination to dis- which bolted with her near the Arsenal courage all unlawful proceedings, and Guard: bat we are glad to learn that her that he will spare no effort to punish injuries are not serious. Fortunately the violators of the law, to preserve the

order and quiet of the City, and to give / escaped with a few soratahes and bruises.

by law entitled to receive. The Mayor

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and The publication of this isstic commenced the Chinese such protection as they are ME LAWRENCE, of Shanghai, arrived by

Posting of all correspondense, 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Latters. Registry of Lettere venner. 10.16 4.x., Letters may be posted on payment of a LATE FEE of 18 conts extra Postaze until 11 AM, when the Post Ofiles CLCSEs

entirely.

to

11.30 AM., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Fia Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted

at 7.45 p.m.

BIRTHS.

On the 18th lust., at Victoris Gaol, the Wife of Gronas L. TOMLIN, Aoting Saperin- tendent, of a Daughter.

At Shanghal, on the 9th Inst., the Wife of Capt. J. H. WILLS, of a Bon,

on board the Packet on payment of a THE CHINA MAIL.

Late Fee of 48 oents extra postage, 11.50 A., Posting on Board aensen, ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, May 8, 1876. MAILS BY THE FANNOR PACKET. ---- The French Contract Packet AVA will my10

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any.

Debt contracted by the Ofiers or Crew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-

ALMA, Gorman barque, Capt Lehmeyar. Melchers & Co.

Lizzie, British barque, Captain Jobn Inokay.Broad bear, Anthony & Co.

TARTAR, German brig, Capt. Kaemens, Melchers & Co.

Or460, British bazque, Capt. Snadden, IFEIGENIA, German barqge, Captain Matzen.-W. Puatau & Co.

MARGARITA, British ship, Capt. Owens.mm Vogel, Hagedorn, & Co,.

Hore, British barque, Captain Boulton, Gibb, Livingston & Co.

COMET, American ship, Captain William E. Bray,

WILLIAM MANSON, British barque, Capt. G King, Adamson, Bell & Co..

Lovisa, German 3-m. pehomer, Captain H. Shierloh,Eduard Schellbass & Co.

BELTED WILL, British ship, Captain J. Branthwaite,

Wonaw, German barque, Capt. Meyer,

Wm. Puniau & Co.

VINDEX, British barque, Captain John Parkboune.

RVstoon, British barque, Capt. Titula Arnhold, Karberg & Üo.

ZORDYA, British barque, Captain Geo Bcarlett,Gilman & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

May 18, H. M. 8. Thistle, Gun-vessel, 464, Francis Starling, Canton May 18.

од

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1876.

The Distinguished Service Pension, vacant by the death of Inspector General of Hospitals Sir David Dumbreck, K.C.B., Inspector General J. Burke, on the Half pay M.D., has been awarded to Depaty Llet. Mr. Burke we employed with the 50th Regiment throughout the Sutlej cam. paign of 1845-46, and served with "The Buffs" at the siege and assault of Sebas.

the taking of Tanks, and storm and cap. 1860 in Chins, including the action of Sinho, ture of the Taka Forte (medal with claep), and was for some time Principal Medical Officer at Tientsin. He retired on kalf-pay in June, 1887, with honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals.

The Board of Trade inquiry into the circumstances attending the casualty on

board the ship Lothair, of London, in the then sums up all the faults and wicked- the Steamer China to-day in a very delicate | Indian, and the loss of the chief mate and nesses of the Chinese that make them state of health. He came to Hongkong to two seamen, on the 10th November, was meet his sister, who was expected to arrive concluded on the 1st last., at Greenwich Police-court. The casualty arose from the objectionable citizens, and concludes

It is the duty of the "Six Companies" to shortly. We are sorry to learn that he link of the forctopall tie breaking, and assist the authorities by pointing out to them

thrown overboard Mr. Balguy said the prominent and notorious oriminals among expired on board the steamer this after the yard falling. The decessed were Pot and furnishing our Courts with proof of noon. An inquest will be held to-morrow. inquiry showed the saptain used overy care their crimes, in order that they may be dealt

with in accordance with our laws, instead

of your illegal methods of punishment. It We learn that telegrains are in town an- is your moral duty to send the prostitutes nouncing the opening of the Tea Market at among you back to China at your own ex Hankow, at about the same prices as those perise. You brought them here in known violation of law, and you should recognize of last year, although the samples are said this pecessity. You must conform to the to be slightly inferior in quality to last Ir is clear from the telegram we published health regulations and change your mode of

year's orop. Prices are given at T. 25 my20 yesterday that the agitation against the living, giving yourselves greater space for

Chinese in California has not cooled business and residences, and keeping your up to Tls. 30.

quarters in a more cleanly condition. Yon down in any degree, but has rather should inform your people that labor con- increased in force. The newly-arrived tracts made in China are void under our Chinese are represented as not being laws, and you should inform them that Tia. 40, while as much as Tis. 46 were given able to get any work, and as being the prejudice which exists against them for Country makes. Four or five chops and makes riotous violence possible exposed to great danger, and it is also the future, may be largely removed if were settled. Ningehow Cup is reported

they will obey our laws and not set them to be inferior to that of last season. systematically at defiance. I would also recommend you to advise your countrymen

SATURDAY,

be despatched the 27th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, rie Marseilles to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondi- oberry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Adan, Suez, and Alexandria. following will be the hours of clesing

the Mails, domina Friday, 28th Instant.--

The

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes Post Office closos except the NIGET Box, which remains open all night,

of

Saturday, 27th Instant,--

7AM.; Post Offes opens for sale

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters ceases, 11 M., Post Office olonen except for Late

*Letters,

(to

(11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Feeuf 13 cents extra portage, tutil 11.30 M., whed the Post Office Crosze

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

The Tea market was opened at Kiukiang on the 8th. Kinklang-packed Teas fetched

in Chins of the present condition of public A REPORT has been circulated of a serious opinion in this State, and suggest to them "revolt" on board the Crocus, while on her the propriety of remaining at home.

voyage to San Franolaco. A correspondent who was on board the vessel writes follows-We were detained outside the port 24 hours on account of the very dense fog, and encountered some very heavy not enjoy the privileges of and receive wealber during the passage. We had some

to save the lives of these unfortunate men. The Court thought that the ship was well found, and that the casualty was owing to unforeseen circumstances. The captain's certificate was returned to him. At the time of the accident the Lothair was on a voyage from Yokohama to New York.

The Stefano sailed from Cardiff July 29, 1875, for Hong Kong, with 1, 301 tons coal, and has not since been heard of. She was an Austrian vessel, 858 tons register, and built in 1878.

A gunboat for the China Customs Service has been built by Mesars. Laird and Co., Birkenhead, and is expected to leave shortly for Hongkong. She is named Hang Quang. It is reported that in consideration of the gallantry, judgment, and general resources exhibited by Lieut. Abbott, R.N., in the late operations in Perak while in command been granted by the Admiralty special leave of a detachment of blue jackets, he has of absence.

The following offoers, whose last period of service was on the China station have received appointments as under-Lieuten ant H. H. H. Brooke (in the Cadmus from 1870 to 1874), to the Daphne, 5, brew-sloop, East Indies; Sub-Lieutenant W. H. A. Montreser (in the fron Dake from 1871 to 1875), to the Seatark, training brig for boys,

alleged that all the Chinese in the service of foreigners have been dismissed. There is, unfortunately for the Chinese both in California and China, & possibility, and by no means a remote one, of at least two of the statements in the tologram being true. It was to be anticipated We have said that the writers in the that a "dead-net" would be made by the Californian newspapers, while taxing Californians against the employment of their brains to the utmost and sparing the Obinese, and the assertion that they no effort to accomplish the difficult tank bave dismissed the latter from their em- of showing that the Chinaman should ploy is therefore not at all startling. That the Chinese in California are in great the same treatment as, other free men in little trouble with the Chinese passengers Devonport; Sab-Lieutenant T. J. Oswell danger" is, however, a statement to be a particularly free State, have, on the shortly after leaving Hongkong, but after (in the Cadmus from 1878 to 1874), to the Mallard, 4, gunbaat, Cape of Good Hopa received with cantion, knowing, as we whole, adopted a fairly moderate tone in the drst few days and the remaining part and West Coast of Africa Sub-Lieutenant They have urged that the of the passage, everything worked smooth-A. C. Woods (in the Iron Dake from 1878 do, that the Chinese, who send this the matter. telegram, do not require much to alarm immigration should be stopped by legis

Mr J. Campbell, paymaster (in the Princess them, and that a general exhibition of lative means and not by violence, and ly and the passengers pressed themselves to 1875), to the London, store-ship, Zanzibar; violence towards the Chinese on the some of them have also written strongly very well at afled with the attention paid. Charlotte from 1876 to 1878), to the impreg part of the Californians is marcely against the objectionable intruder being to their comforts, during, the voyago, in nable, training-ship for boys, Devonport;

Mr J. Clarks, boitswain (in the Opossum. probable. It an be said to the aubjected to petty annoyances. It now looking over to-day's papers i find they from 1878 to 1874) to the Cremer, gunboal, Bredit of the San Francisco Press that, remains to be said that one or two of the Мате inserted an imaginary conversa. Birkenhead Mr T. Tregidge (in the Princess: although they have as a rule written San Francisco papers have even raised tion between the Uaptain and a news Charlotte from 1870 to 1872), to the down in most unsparing terms the Ce-their-metaphorically speaking→→→voice on

Salamis, despatch-vessel, Devonport; Mr 8. Postmaster General, lestial as a labourer in the State, they behalf of the Celestials, and not among the paper reporter. It appears they have a 3. Eills, carpenter (in the Princess Charlotte General Post Office,

have never,

in any instance that we have feebleat of the supporters of the "Heathen very great objection to the Obinets emi from 1809 to 1878), to the Temeraire, Hongkong, May 19, 1876.

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observed, counselled violence, and, in Chinee" is the San Francisco News-Ledgrating to California and at the present armourplated ship, building at Chatham.

There was launched from the yard óf MAILS OF THE UNITED STATES PAKET, deed, many of their articles have been tes, which journal, although it does not time they are drawing up a petition to be Meess Alex. Stephen and Sons, Glasgow, The United States Mail Packet OCEANIC specially dimoted against such a means always cloth its remarks in the choicest forwarded to Congres to stop the indux the large steamship Neptul, of 8,800 tous

will be despatched THURS. being employed to drive the Chinese out and, perhaps we might add, dullest of

Insular and Oriental Steam Navigation DAY, the lat June with Malls of the country. The speeches at the language, has a remarkably trenchant of Chinese into the sountry, and anything This fine vessel is the property of the Fen for Japan, San Francisco, and the great Mass Meeting were also much way of putting forward some particularly detrimental to the Chinese in any way Company. Her tonnage is 3,600, and the United States, which will be closed as milder in tone than might have been uncomfortable feats. This is what is has the newspapers at the present time make principal dimensions are-Length between follow-

expected, and while legislation was ad- to say of this agitation —

the most of."

perpendiculars, 875 feet breadth, 40 feet r.. Registry of Latters ceased.

and depth in holi, 82 feet. The engines, vocated as a remedy for the alleged evil, 2.30 PM. Post-Office closes,

of 600-horse power nominal, are made by 9.30 P., Correspondence may be posted violence or petty annoyance was strongly

the ballders, and are now on board complete on board the Packet with Late deprecated. Under all these circum

with all the latest improvements. Her no Fes of 12 conta extra Postage stances we sth inclined to think that

commodation is very complets for 180 first Until

"great danger" to the Chinese on the

Bliss and 50 second-class passengers. The other side of the Pacific existe chiefly in

steamer, as she left the ways, was named

On the 27th alt, there was intinshed from telegram. Those Californiane, if any,

having coalod proceeded on the 2uth for the

the yard of Mr Richard Thompson, Denh, will be sent by British Packet.

who have dismissed their Chinese ser

Chine mixtion, that the Snes Canel

The two Houses of the U, S, Legislature ford, Sunderland, a medium-lipper barque.. Letters, do can be posted for Canada, the ante, certainly deserve the credit of West Indies, and other places named satricing themselves for what they be

are in complete destlock over the Appraslased Al at Lloyd's 12 years. Dimen below, if sufficient Ameriedis Stamps lieve to be the general good. It is

plation Bills. The impression prevails diona-Length, 140 feet; breadth, 33 fost atd added to repay them from San

that the Senate; rather than field to the depth, 19.6 feet register tonnage, $44 Francisco to destination. Ameriosti pretty clear that they will have to pay

sweeping reductions made by the House, Intended for the Indian and Chinas trade, Stampa ste sold at this Office, mord for work done by the Irish or of our pitier civilation and have taken his will permit the Billato fall unless the House and built for Messrs Richardson and Co

Americang then by Chinese nor will

yielde

She will be commanded by Captain Charles Fenbow, one of the owners. shey, in the Erast majority of cases, be able to counterbalance this by obtaining higher pdoo for results of the labour of

steamer Surat, from Senthampton on the

2.50 .. when the Mell is finally closed.

(London & Chins Käpress, April 7.) Staff Commander James Kiddle, R., has been promoted to the rank of sia

the gunboat Moirhen, from Flymouth,

Captain.

May 15, Fictor, Norwegian-brig, 349 | Obrrespondence must be specially directed the imagination of the senders of the chaste wrath, trumpeting.wildly on our arrived at Gibraltar on the 23rd nit., and by Mrs Aletander Stephen.

Borensen, Whampoa Bay, General EDUARD SCHELLHANS & CO.

May 16, China, German steamer, 648, Hennings Shanghai May 1, General, BIRMESEN & Co.

May 16, Faugh-a-Ballough, German barque, 250, A Thomson, Newcastle (N.S.W.) March 20, Coal-CARLOWITZ & Do.

May 16, 11 a,m., Horne, B. 11. gite vossal, 461, & guns, 180 h.g., Hippisley, Shanghai May D.

for this route, and if not fully prepaid

ALFRED LISTER, A Postmaster General, General Post Office,

Jes

| Honglong. Lay 16, 1876.

Herole richness as the venerable Squeezy exclaimed; here's fat in lumps bobbing about in the thick soup of testimony taken by the Chinese Investigating Commitee. Lo these many years, the speptacle of Chinese female. depravity has mored us to large upon it in larynx and sharing the profit. At the consuming rage of the Mongolian for gambe ling, we have emitted cries of depretation and divided the pool. Over his crowded and neige dens we have dropped the tear of pitying indignation and pocketed the rent Virtuously have we enacted ordinances to constrain him to conform with the demands bribes to be 1st off from the same. His Six

The total quantity of tex delivered from Companies have fired our republican hearts to the bonded warehouses in London for the rally fondly round our threatened institu tionmand to organize a new one ("The work ended the lot of April, was 3,146,232

•

The amount of bullion per P. sud 0,

No. 4019-MAY 16, 1876.]

8th inst., was in silvor, to Penang, 420,000; to Singaporo, £9,000; to Hong- kong, 24,375; to Shanghai, £23,821; to Yokohama, £81,080; total, £97,576.

The suspension of Mr R. G. Love, Lon on, and Mesare Rothwell, Love, and Co, Shanghai, is reported. Liabilities not stated.

The following are the latest quotations of Banking and other Companies connected with the Far East:-Agra” Bank, 8 to 9; Chartered Bank of India, 16 to 17; Char- tered Mercantile Bank, 23 to 25; Comptoir D'Escompte, 1.620; Dentscho Bank, Th. 151 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 22 to 24; Oriental Bank, 41 to 48; P. and 0. Company, 88 to 35; Mesengeries Mari- times, 1.620; Suez Canal, f.781; Japan Loan 9 per cent., 103 to 106; ditto, 7 per . cent., 99 to 101.

mission to China,

A Hamburg correspondant says:-A1- though the traffic in the river is on a lively and promising scale as regards shipping in general, I cannot say the same as regards our communication with the Far East, which seems to be growing less and less every week. Of arrivals I have to report the Egeria, 6.8. from Singapore, &o.; the Octas, Hoyer, from Hongkong, and the P. B. Libeken, Winter, from San Francisco; I departures only the Johana Kramer, Captain Eggers, to Nicolsjeik, with a eneral cargo. On the berth are fifty sels in all, amongst which are the Ligeria, 8, 8., (Deutsche Dampfsck Rhederei), for Penang, Singapore, and Shanghai, ad yertised to leave on the 6th May; the Adeline, Biet, for Singapore; Jan Peter, Molsen for Bangkok; Hansa, Deneken, for Hongkong; Bonita, Stehr, for Japan; and Schiller, Dinklage, for San Francisco, From all this it is evident that the general dulness in business is especially evident in our East India trade, which it is to be hoped will soon partake in the general im provement which seems to be affecting other branches of our seafaring interests.

INQUESTS.

OHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME. (From our London Correspondent)

it is.

London April 7th 1870.

A new and unexpected field has been sug- gested for the employment of Chinese la bourere. As you are no doubt aware, the provincial affairs of Egypt have been rapidly getting into a state of dire confusion, and Mr Cave, M.P., was commissioned to cosent with the Khedive as to the means necessary for putting the country upon its monetary legs again. In the report which he made

THE CAINA MAIL.

By the Court-I did not see anybody property. He refused to take this amount W." will have taken many people like the Christians,The mandarins have not ye. jump overboard or forced overboard by the and then loft.

myself by surprise. According to that taken any stop to check these outrages; but pressure from behind during the rush. The defendant said the plaintiff was new Daniel come to judgment Auditors are the influential fohabitants of Chungking are The pillow box was in perfect order, when engaged as a substitute in place of the responsible for the correctness of Stock said to be getting alarmed at the spread of the deceased was sitting beside me before regular boy. This boy did not return, and lists placed before them. He says:Now the excitement, and to be consulting with a accident. It was broken when found the the defondant was engaged permanently, on as to the Auditors; was it from tenderness view to request the Taotai to do his duty, in deceased in the hold.

the understanding that he was to be respon- for them that the incorrectness of the repressing the roters. Mr May, at this stagɔ̃, asked if Drible for all losses. A pair of carvers was soconuts was concaslod? '. Wharry was coming or not.

lost and $1 was deducted from his pay, Ho it is the Auditore have apparently done made a great noise and used abusive lang- nothing but secure their fees and lill the uago, so that the service of a Constable had Company into the belief that the accounts to bo invoked to eject him,

were competently audited."

Inspector Grimos said he did not know, Capt. Deano said the shortest way would be to send a subponoa. A subpoena was accordingly issued.

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His Lordship non-suited the plaintiff, holding that he was not entitled to any

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of a certain amount and value, they were quite justilled in presuming that the in- formation was correct.

D. W. has evidently found-a-mare's nest.

Yours, &o., NOT A SHAREHOLDER.

T

BAXTER MEMORIAL SCHOOL. To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL"

West Point, May 16, 1876. SIR,-Permit me through the mediura of your pager to express my sincere thanks to the numerous subscribers to the Baxter Memorial School recently erected in the premises of the Church Missionary Society On behalf of the defendant, Mr Brereton ing order, and happily free of debt, as per Taipingshan The whole is now in work

livered was furnished, and that at present member the noble-hearted, self-denying urged that a memo, of all that had been de-appended balance sheet. Those who re there was a quantity of cotton lying in the Christian Lady whose name the School gedowns of the Company which were not bears, will be pleased to hear that a simple claimed, and that these formed part of the Tablet has been erected opposite the en- missing property. Mr. Brereton claimed trance bearing the following inscription i exemption from any claim under the terms of the bill of lading.

Evidence was then taken and his Lordship reserved judgment.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHAIR-COOLIE NUISANCE,

Hongkong, May 15, 1876.

it is suggested that Chinese might be proto by Mr Brereton, but over-mled). Sin, The last Nuisanos I wrote about,

to foat it.

"

BAXTER MEMORIAL SCHOOL.

*A,D. MDCOOLXXVI.

This School erected by Public Subscription,

for the Christian Education of Chinese Girls in their native tongue,

is dedicated to the memory of Miss Baxter

and to the continuance of her work

Hongkong.

"For His name's sake they went forth."

as the other work of the Society, are always I will only add that the Schools, as well open to inspection, and all information

gladly given by relating to the same will at any time be

Yours faithfully,

Dr.

A. B. HUTCHINSON, Secy. Uh. Missy. Sooy., & Manager Baxter V. G. Schools,

[Copy.]

BAXTER MEMORIAL SCHOOL FUND.

909.00

To Contract Exec tion of school Residence and Approaches. "Alteration of Boy's School Bud Additional Buildings 258.00 "Garden, Furni

ture and un- dries.......... 41.00

By Subscriptions

of Residents--

Or

English........s $48.00 Chinese.

Grant. Exas. 1875.......

Grant si Special

from Gorem- ment.

120.00

85.50

$13.00.

YUNKAN.

We hear from native sources that Li

The English Commissioners left Yunnan on the 20th March, direct for Burmah, á mandarin named Lin, who received some military instruction from the French, twelve years ago, at Shanghai, has been appointed to command an escort of 1,200 men to conduct them to the frontier.-Tha negociations remain a secret; but it is said that they have had no definite result. The gavages who were put forward as the mur derers, are still in prison.

PEKIN.

Intelligence has reached Peking, of a serious mutiny among a part of Tao Tsung- in their pay. A sum of money' has been tang's soldiery, in consequence of arrears dispatched in hot haste from Peking, for the purpose of pacifying them.

Japan. (Ganetle.)

French Consul in Yokohama a present of 800 The Japanes Government has sent to the.

risa for the estate of the late Mr Robert Motz, testimony of its appreciation of the services gentleman in his capacity of Foreign Inter rendered to his employers by the deceased

in

preter at the Saibansho,

The U. S. S. Saco has returned from Yoko- ska, having been put in such repair as, it is thought, will insure her a safe passage noross the Pacific.

Since January last, four or five seals have. been daily taken on the coast of Bendai, where

seen. no animals of that species were ever before

We are delighted to be able to congratulate

de Boer, upon the fact that they have suc Captaine J. Carst, and Bonger and Mr Jann ceeded in raising the wreck of the America, which has remained at the bottom of Yedo Bay for the past four years. She is now high and dry on the Kanagawa Beach, The work has been one of considerable diffloulty and the contractors deserve all the kudos which can attach to the successful termina- tion of their opterprise.

The Oceani has made another quick trip, taking only 18 days and 20 hours from Ban Francisco to this port. She experienced fine weather throughout.

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The last mail, brought us the text of the judgment delivered in the Supreme Court, Hongkong, in the case of the Trustees of Aug. Heard & Co. v. Bennecko, Sauchay & Co.; and the unfavourable impression which

Han-chang was expected to leave for Po- was before very generally entertained with regard to the manner in which Messrs.

An Auditor's duty is usually understood king early in May, to give an account of his Heard's business had been conducted prior H. M. Navy, wae called and deposed as wages.

Mr D. Robb, Inspector of Machinery in

be that of auditing the documents pre-mission before taking up his post in So- to their failure, has been very greatly in- follows-I was examined before the

sented, not of answering for the correctness chutn. The mother of the Futai of of the details therein set forth. Nor should Yunnan has just died; which will oblige oreased. So far as I am informed nothing Coroner on the 12th inst. I received a N. Mody and others . G. De Cham-T be disposed to assume that they were him to retire from office for 27 months. So is known' as to whether an appeal will be summons from the Coroner in the afternoon, peaux, 3476.32. The defendant in this case expected to be accurate valustors. They that his mere rarnoval as a punishment for made; but I should think the probability in connection with this matter. I attended was sued as agent for the M. M. Mail steam are simply expected to exercise fair care the Margary affair will be impossible!-- lies in the direction of the case resting where the enquiry. In consequence of this snm-ship Company for short delivery of goods, in such matters; and if the Company's The market for bar silver has a higher

mons, I came to the Malatracy and was consigned to the defendants who are mer-officers stated that there was stock in hand tendency, in consequence of the rise in the News has been received from Berlin to the shown on iroh pl te, the sine now in Court. chants in the Colony. Bank of Bengal's rate of discount, and the effect that a commercial caravan, accompa-I examined it. The plate in 6 feet 6 inches Mr Sharp appeared for the plaintiffs, and price of fine bars may be quoted as 532d.nied by a Cossack escort and a scientific ex-by 3 feet 8 inoked. I cannot tell the de- Mr Brereton for the defendant.

From the opening statement of Mr Sharp, to 584d. per oz. firm. Mexican Dollars pedition, is about to leave the Russo-Bibescription of iron. The thickness is ths of

Certain parts of the plate are it appeared that a quantity of cotton was have been sold at 624d. per oz. for trans- rian Province of Semipalatinak to proceed to an inch.

Western China by the now route from only a little more than of an inch thick consigned to the plaintiffs by M.M. steamer Sainan to Lan-Tchu, on the Yellow River, it appears to me that the upper part of this Tibre. There were three different consign. explored by Colonel Sosnovski. The new plate had been patobed up before. I can mentay and altogether 15 bales of cotton route is 2,000 versts shorter than the Khach-ce that at the part where it is th of an were missed, 12 in one 2 in another and 1 in These bales, were marked with to read and perfectly practicable for vehicles. incl thick, there had viably been an ex- the third. This, combined with the announcements a plosion. A portion of the plate was blown distinct letters, designating the growth of short time back that a new Russian trading clean ont, nearly a square foot in area. the cotton and giving the names of the con- company with a large capital was about to The patch was right under the portion signors. When the steamer arrived, all the be formed for the purpose of conducting blown off. When I made the examination, bales of the three consignments were received business in ten in the interior, shows that the piece of patching was off the plate, as in crder except the fifteen now in dispute. considerable attention is being directed by I now see it. The path is 4 feet 3 in- The plaintiffs had tried all they could to

the Colossus of the North" to its commer

ches by 9 Inches. This patch was taken ego to a settlement but failed, heroe the ofal and probably also its political--inte thickness of the plate produced, it is not

off before L'saw it aving regard to the matter was brought into Court. rests in China. You may recollect also that some months back it was reported that the if used for a day or two-or about a week safe to carry any pressure of steam. But Russian Government intended to foster u. steamboat traffic with the Eust via the Suez should think 10 pounds of steam per Canal, by subsidizing Russian, vessels to the square inch could be carried. I would extent of paying them back the amount of course use it only in urgenos. charged for the Canal dues.

know the Kinshan is a River ateamer. I think it is not safe to run a steamer a plate. It would be the with mush duty of the Chief Engineer or the engineer in charge to ascertain the state of the plates. The Chief Engineer, as head of the department, would be responsible to the Su- perintendent, if the path had been put on recently, the thinness of the plate mast have been seen. (This question was objected

mean by recently that took place within which we along the Praya have, to put up tably employed in cultivating large tracts

a month. It is the duty of the Chief En-with, was on the subject of Steam Launches of land which are now useless, and it seems An inquest was held on the body of that the Khedive would be willing to grantgineer to test the bolles periodically and their horrid whiedding; this one will be on The the Chair Coolie Nuisance. I shall commence Thomas Evans, & lamp-trimmer, belonging facilities to any enterprising Celestials who should say once in three months. to the S. §. Macgregor, before Mr James would care to cultivato his land and add to test I mean is by hammering the plates, it by asking the following question, viz., Did and an experienced person would detect you ever have your shinsbarked" by the his revenue. Should anything come of this

The other test is by shafts of a street chair wielded by energetic Russell, and a Jury, consisting of Meaersides, we may one of these days see Chinese the wear parts.

The final Chair Cooliee? if you have not, you have some- D. R. Crawford, M, de Souza and C. F. emigration setting in in quite a new tires- boring a hole into the plates. Gruesmann. It appears that deceased, with tion; and the results of such a movement sest is by cold-water pressure. This is the thing to live for: I have, and therefore have safest test. Even with spatch on the test of nothing to live for; the sensation is exquisite. would probably be of great importance. two other men belonging to the same For some time past it has been rumoured hammering will not be affected, if by an I have been singularly fortunate in that steamer, went to bathe in a stream, and that the Chinese Government have been experienced man. If a person is in charge respect: I once had my shins barked by the deconsed was unable to swin and was contemplating raising a loan of some mug of an engine it is bis duty to examine the shafte of six chairs all wielded by energetic

nitude in Europe; but it is to be presumed engines, particularly the boil re,

| Chair Coolics; it is half the fun to have the By Mr Brereton-It is not within operation performed by good strong coolies, drowned in consequence, and those with that, if they really have had this idea, they

might be if they should happen to be weak puling him were wholly unable to save him, will ese the advisability of obstaining for my experience that there

a plate of

iron poolies you miss a great deal of the Novelty, some time at least from putting it into praca latent defect in The jury returned a verdict of accidental tice. The public have been so grievously not visible to the eye until it deve- but they leave you more skin for future drowning.

bitten by Turkish, Peruvian and other loans, loped itself by being very much worn, performances. They appear to take an active It sometimes happens. It is possible interest in your welfare; on the shortest ac- that they would certainly look very unfa- vourably upon one on the part of China, and for the fibres of one part of a plate to quaintance they promote you to the rank of it would be consequently extremely dificult be weaker than in another part. If there Captain, or they descend from their high is a defect in the fibres of the plate, degrade and accost you familiarly by saying terioration would set a quicker than in John, wanchea ohair, John ? Upon hearing another part of a plate, If deterioration such a familiar tone you of course stop, or of such a kind takes place in the super-turn round, but alas! unfortunately for you, heater, the deterioration sets in auch they commence skinning you at once, and quicker from the heat of the steam. The after having all the skin taken off your Inspector Batten asked for an adjourn

part exploded in this case was in the super-legs you are suddenly scooped into a ohair ment, as he had since learned that there

heater and comes immediately under the and in all probability carried against your description of what I have deposed to. It wishes to the nearest Hotel. The coolles I were bruises on the body indicating that

is only a portion of the plate that has been daresay think you require a little stimulant a great struggle had taken place, and he Mr O. V. Lang and Mr Jesse Harrold, reduced to 1/8th of mulch, the reat is of after the scraping. Then comes another wished to find out the cause. He had also chief and second engineers of the Hirer its original thickness, or very nearly so. interesting part of the performance; you na learned that a box and several pieces of steamor Kishan, surrendered to their bail The thinness of the plate where the explo-terally inquire the price you have to pay for

to answer the charge of culpable negligence sion occurred may be traceable to some such participating in the recent pleasure (which "Gutzlaf, 10th May, 5.35 p.m.-Flying furniture were broken, indicating a souffle. in causing the death of one Wong debow, innate defeat in the frons I have deposed. has already cost you several ounces of akin Squadron in sight to Eastward; long way

a Chinese passenger on board the steamer I should think it possible for all the deteri and about 10 minutes of your time), and you off." Chinese constable No. 29 said he was

on the 6th instant.

oration in the plate to have taken place are told "you please Massa:" of course, on alled to the house and saw the deceased.

The first witness called was Les Arow. within the last two or three months. My meeting with such unexpected liberality you The Yacht race for the Challenge Cup, "She appeared to him to be intoxicated; she He stated as follows: On the 6th isst., 1 opinion is that there has been a gradual have a wish to do the thing hand on the 8th May, was won by the

was holding on to a man named Kwok Alam went on board the Kinslan with the deterioration, and continuoue. If the somely," and tender say 16 cents. This and the race for Skipa' boats by the Mono- and beating bor breast and he heard her ask deceased Wong Agbow, a barker of salt steamer has been run regularly, I would brings out rather an original remark cary's entier.

ish. We both intended to go to Canton expect the same him "how is this”? Thinking there was sozio-

deteriora from your "Pegasean friend" you would, tion. There have been always stays if you were a stranger, probably imagine he thing wrong the constable arrested Kwok to our respective natire places. We started

The appeal case, in which Dr. Myers seeks Alum. He had no other reason for arresting &t 8 a.m. We were sitting forward, along across the diameter to strengthen the had never seen 15 cents before; he exclaims, to set aside a judgment of H. B. M's Consul

side of each other, near the forehatoh, super-heater. him; but a woman afterwards told him in

It dos sometimes occur 15 cents, Ai Yah! no can," this causes you at Chefco, dissolving his partnership wit the presence of the prisoner that the prisoner immediately close to it. The hath was that in some part of the boilers deteriora to alter your opinion, especially as the ex- Dr. Carmiguel, was finished on the had given the deceased sorne medicine of put on. About half past & o'clock, when tion and galvanized action take place pression is generally accompanied by the May, at the Supreme Court; the Chie

The deceased had the steater got to a place called Chia Fa and reduce the plate. The engineers of must extraordinary look of surprise you ever Sir Edmund Hornby, roserving be a stupitying nature. been

Su Amahi where Lok, near Chin Won, a sound of explosion the R. N. require a great degree of effi-baheld, it is absolutely withering, it makes The case has occupied the Court this occurred. He did not see anything was haard; then smoke and atenta outered siency. The examination is of much higher you feel heartily ashamed of yourself, in

were sitting The order than in the merchant service. My fact it makes you feel thoroughly mean, bat The only points worthy of about the mouth of the deceased indicating the place where we that she been taking opiam, and he passengers became alarmed and ran still opinion in this matter is not entirely form still, feeling sure you have paid enough you Minutes of the Council Meeting anked the prisoner what he had given her, more forward. I did not notice Wong ed from my experiene in the R.N. I remonstrate in a kind manner with him, in- 26th ulto, are the resolves to pay, - the He did not know what relationship axisted Adhow then. The steam and smoke were I know from general repute of a serious forming him that you are not an infant or Tls. 6,000 roted towards the new Hospital, very suffocating and quite hot. They explosion that had occurred on board aan orphan but have influential friends, but and to increase the grant to the Chinese between the prisoner and the deceased.

came as far as we were sitting. Pak Alook, a woman, residing in the same

The steam house, said the deceased had a husband in and smoke were too thick, so that we had ganhost in the Harbour. It take place, to no purpose; he gets into a violent ft of Hospital from Tls. 200 to Tls, 600, in view while in Sheerness. The acoldent billed rage and uses language unbecoming a gentle of the inorased vaccination work which it is to feel our way to the fore-peak. We number of men. I have known several man. Canton and two children in this Colony: could not see on account of the smoke and minor explosions, as a matter of repute.way, but it is of no use, he summonses you

You point this out to him in a mild undertaking. She left her husband because he gambled. and was unable to keep her. The deceased steam. I went up the ladder to the upper It is more difficult to pound the plates of for chair-hire and you have to appear at the had been living with the prisoner lately deck and was all right. I found that Wong the super-heater than the lower plates be. Court; the two chair-coolies swear you bad The prisoner went to Canton in the ard Acbow was not with me then. The steamer cause the former are not so accessible. the chair for an hour or so, and you are Dr. O. J. Wharry, parintendent of the fined by the bench and have to make amends

Discount, then came to an anchor, and I looked for month of this year, and has only bean to see Wong Achow, I could not find him for Government Civil Hospital, was examined the injured (?) Chair-coolies, who go away the deceased twice since. The last time he came, she became insensible. I adopted some time. I went down the same ladder He proved the cause of death. The deceased chuckling at the good joke of having "done"" when the smoke and steam had dissipated, had been scalded over the head, face, the the foreigner again. This is not altogether

Hongkong Bank, par. a male child belonging to the deceased aged and found the deceased lying in the batch upper part of the trunk and the arms and an imaginary ease; anyone who reads the local

H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $520 ветед. The adoption we only nominal, I saw him again last Saturday when he ar

at the fore-peak. I looked into the hatch legs. This was sent to account for papers regularly will have seen reports;

China Fire Ins. Co., $165 rived by the Canton steamer, and has being accidentally. The hold was about three or death.

some instances the foreigner has taken the

H.K. W. Dook Oo., 95 % dia. four feet deep. Be was dead then. When staying with the deceased since then. He the vessel came into Hongkong, I reported

tionate demands, and in other cases the initiative and charged the ecolis with extor-

China Traders' Ina, Co., #1600 broke a trunk belonging to her after having the occurrence to the deceased's wife, and

On the morning, of the 8th instant & Union Ins. Boalety of Canton, $850 guarrelled with her; this was yesterday, the body was taken to Hospital.

coolies have got first and charged. the light disturbance was caused near the Chiness Insurance Co., $212 he beat her son He was to have gone

foreigner with refusal to pay chair-hire, and tramway crossing of the Yingtsze-peo ereek. Worth China Ins, Go, Tin, 850 Mr May asked who was the doctor ex-

unless he can bring evidence to his support Several old women, who are believed to have 0. J. Marmo Ina, Co., Tia, 84 ex retura, to Canton yesterday, but did not do so. The quarrel arose from the prisoner having beaten amined at the loquest.

(by evidence I mean witnesses) he is invari been instigated to the act, attempted to pull Yangtare Ins. Association, Tis, 650 Inspector Grimes naid Dr. Wharry was

ably, on the strength of the statements of down a portion of the bamboo fence bound. O. & M. & boat Co., 8 dis for his 10 minutes' ride. There is always selves umble to accomplish it, duded a Shanghai Steam X. Co., Tx. 70 the two coolies, made to pay pretty, dearly ing the line thereabouts but Anding them alon 8. Mavigation Co., 1. *** great deal of inconvenience attendant on mob of about 160 men and boys to help them. Hongkong Hotel Co., $45 dia. Defendant, and this alone detere a very large forty yards of the fense, in spite of attempts having to go to Court either as Flaintiff or These succeeded in destroying from thirty to Chinese Imperial Loan, £104, majority of people from bringing caiss on the part of several of the workmen to

Temperature. forward which would prove the nuisance prevent them. It being thought likely that Horozone, May 16, 1870. and be the means of suggesting a rented further depredations would be committed, a (Taken at Mesars, Falconer di Co.'s Fremises, For my part, I don't believe there are many messenger was despatched for the msistanos

Quiem's Road,) Europeans who for the sake of the & or 10 of the Police, and small foros of foreign THERMOMITI2--9 d«M«, cents (the difference between the price and native constables were sent to the place,

Do.

4. P. Kj demanded and offered) would risk being News of their coming, however, had preceded Do. Maxim,- summoned and made to lose two or three them, and on their arrival they found the Do. Minim, ever night, hours of their time with the chances so great work of destruction had ceased, though there BARONWAN-0 AM) against them (for it is merely chance) of their remained a large assemblage of natives having to pay in the end. The case can be in the neighbourhood: Consequently, no summed up in a few words, is the utter arrests were made but as seven of the impossibility of the chair coolle withstanding depredators are known to the Chinese foll

temptation to squeeze, and the European and others, it is thought that stays will be strong objection to being squeezed.

taken to punish them.

A second inquest was held on the body of a Chinese woman named Chun Afook, supposed to have been poisoned by a man servant in the house and who was arrested for the murder.

to

visit

one

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. 0. May) May 16, 1876,

MANSLAUGHTER.

graviual

cutser wounds ou the body of the deceased. By Mr Brereton: I did not observe any I cannot swear that he diod of the scalding I observed that the salding was sufficient to account for death and I made no further examination,

By the Court If there bad been a cut not have seen it, as I did not have the or wound underneath the clothes, 1 should

clothes taken off. -

next at 11 am. The defendants were ad The case was then adjourned till Friday

Hemitted to bail as before ordered.

her child. The deceased told me the pri- the doctor. He had notified him to at soner wanted "me to take cone strengthen tend, but he said he would not do so unless ing pills, but I would not do so." The prisoner did not hear her tell me this, he got a message from the Magistrate. About 10 o'clock I returned tomy own house have said that he had a message from the Ma- Mr May observed that Mr Grimes might deceased appeared very well then. A ng called Chan-a-tuck, about 12 o'clock,gistrate to sak Dr. Wherry to attend, said deceased wanted to see me; I went asked if the Inspector wished for a spbpons. Dr Wharry asked the Court whose duty immediately the prisoner was there. Soo The Inspector replied that he had er nt it was to warn the witnesses to attend at mah's servant told me that deceased was word again by the ward master that the the Court ? giddy and suspected prisoner had poisoned Dr. Wharry would not appear, he would in charge of the case.

message came from the Magistrats and if Mr May replied that it was the Inspector her, and told him eo. He said, "I will gò with you anywhere, and I do not care for have to apply for a subcla

Dr Wharry thought he should have Mr May called for the register of the notion beforehand; not that he should be anything." He went with me to Boo-mah's

ateamor Kinshan, house; the deceased got hold of him by the Alcores and said “Tung ngy'shan yuen, ta

Capt. Deans asked Mr Brereton where it went for the moment be was wante kow go," revenge me and are my life), at the same time beating her breast and atting her hand to her mouth, pointed to The prisoner she appeared to be shoking.

Prisoner made no remark,

The Inquest was not finlihed when we went to press.

Canton.

was,

in Chaton,"

Capt Sands said it was not here, it was Capt. Deane asked if Mr Brereton would accept notice to produce it, if necemry, *

Mr Brereton said he would, Cross-examined by Mr Brereton I had

Mr May thought the convenience of all parties should be consulted, especially that of a professional man like the doctor, whose time was not his own.

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr Justice SNOWDEN.) 16th Afay, 1874.

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I am, Sir, Yours Ed.,

PRAYA

P. S.-The Night Soil aleance is not abated; I had another "sniff" on Friday Morning, at 8.30 precisaly.

F..

to look long for the deceased before I found him. I had been looking in several places, The hatchway was not covered. 1 did not raise the hatch to find the decomed. At We have lately heard that in the vicinity the time of the explosion, the deceased was

Chow Ahow e. Hudson, $7.80.--This was of Canton, upwards of tes persons have alongside of me. The deceased had his bund aim for wages as house-boy to the been bitten by snakes. Several of the dle and pillow-bos beside him. I suppose defendant.. The plaintiff entered the

'AUDITORS' DUTIES. number lost their lives from the effects of the deceased took the things away with plaintiff's service on the 6th March at $8

To the Editor of the "Outta Matt" the bites received. The makes being in- bim when he ran away towards the ladder. a month, and had, only received $11 for the

Hongkong, May 10, 1876. vited from their places of soncealment by I was not hurt by the explosis, except period he had been in the employ up to the

Bin,-Grave as are the duties which the increasingly warm weather, came forth when 1 ran away and knocked segist some 5th inst, when he left. Hy asked Mrs. for an airing, with the above results thing, do not know how the decossed Hidegs for his pay and she only paid him devolve on Anditors the extraordinar sig Carton Daily Advertiser.

came into the hold,

69, dedusting for the loss of soms gestion made by your correspondent

$1,289.50

Examined, Compared with the You hers and fond Correct.

H.W. DAVIS.

China

SHANGHAI,

As a coloured resident of Detroit was breasting the storm with a new umbrella over his head, he was halted by a friend and $1,208.50 brother, who asked, "Is dat your mubrel- .Iu ?” Yos, sah-cost me two dollars," was the prompt reply. Mr Savage," said the other very solemnly, "when a man will buy a two dollar umbrella to keep the wet off n a fifty ont suit of close, what's de use to talk about economy?"

A. R. HUTERINHOF, Freua, nnd Muara, B. V. G. 8.

(Never.} We are indebted to the manager of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, for the following telegram:

Quotations.

HoxɑKoxo, May 16, 1876. OPIUM--New Patna, ossh... 507)

credit, 600

"

12

*

rod :

A fraens between some Japanese seamen, Chinese, and others, took place in Hongkew on Sunday night, and knives were freely used. One man received a severo eut, ex- tending from the temple to the chin, from prehended, and will be taken before his one of the Japanese, who was however ap- Consul. Several others, seamen on board the P. & 0. str. Orestes, were dealt with before Mr Mowat, at the Police Court.

SZECHUEN,

We have four days later news from Szew ehuen, to the 24th April when the pillage, murder and incendiarism excited by the chasceller'e proclamation were still dotively continuing Fome 800 houses had been pillaged, demolished or burned, 14 Christians had been massacred, of whom two were barned alive, and a large number had been wounded. The country-people themselves had had four men killed and several housse destroyed for showing an incliungg to haly

"

Old Patua, asah..... 610

credit, 6124

New Benares, cash, 5825

credit, 585

Old Benares, cash, 582h

credit, 585

New Malwa, cash, 580 credit, 585

"

Allowanco Taels, 24 a 48 Old Matwa, cash, 685.

oredit, 590 Towanda Taels, 20 a 32

***

Exchange.

.

151 *.. 88 ... bf a 57

„Bank, 6 months' sight, ...8/102 Credit, 6 monthe sight,.....8/11 On Calcutta, Bank demand, ... 225

Bombay, demand,

...B. 225

I

+10

+24

71

T

AH ** **

ME

曲

"Shanghai, demand,

Shanghai, O days' sight, Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B., Syoee, Mexicans, Gold Leaf, English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns,

40 *** ...

140

Shares.

ata

J

+

7a9

Do P. M».

Shipping Intelligence.

HOME SHIPPING,

29.980

:: 29.869

The following is taken from the Interi London Papers {***

LOADING FOR ORINA AND "JAYAN FÖRTR. A1 Londin,--Bladmore via Srier Canali Glenfallosh

Tartar Gordon Castle.

Sailing Feals.

Cashmere Lothair, F. S. Thompson. Hallowe Lucia.

Peeress Wyle

Endymion

Melbrek,

At Idvorpesh Deucalion (atr.)

Malls.

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND ̧ PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, IN CONERETION WITH THE

7

CENTRAL and UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

THE S. 8. "OCKANIO,” will be des

patched for San Franolsoo, vla Yoko- hame, on THURSDAY, the 1st June, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with

Breamers from Shanghal,

Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of 31st Instant Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same La required.

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

For further Information as to Freight! or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Went.

G. B. EMORY, Agent.

Hongkong, May 1, 1878,

U.H, MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

jel

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA UVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, THE U. S. Mail Steamer "CHINA” By will be despatched for Sian Bran: cinco, via Yokohama, on THURSDAY, the 15th June, 1876, at 3 F.M., taking! Fongers, and Freight, for Japan, the Valted States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tickets and Bill of Lading aro issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Eriolson, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Furope. OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

A Beamer of the Mitsu Blabi. S. 8, Com- pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Porse, about samo date, and make sloss connpotion at Yokohama,

New York, Fassengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany.

Freight will be received on board until 4m 14th Frozimo. Paros Packager will be received at the office until 5

p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same ls required.

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

G. B. EMORY, Agent.

je15 Hongkong, May 15, 1876.

Intimations.

SPANISH CONSULATE, HONGKONG.

TENDERS for the CONSTRUCTION

of TWO NEW BOILERS for the Spanish. Man-of-War "Patiño," will be RECEIVED at this Consulate until the 23rd May, instant, at Noon.

No proposition will be admitted if it exceed, the price fixed by Governinent and

do not agree with the Form, Condisons,

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant

Policies against Fire to the extent of $46,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia.

NORTON & Co., agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA, TION OF SHANGHAI,

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, 800,000 TARLS

parts of the world at current rates, DOLICIES granted on Marine Tiuks to

This Association will, until further no tice, provide out of the earnings, first for an Interest Dividend of 15% to Share holders on Capital, and thereafter, distal buted among Policy holders, annually, in cash, ALL the Profits of the Underwriting Business pro rata to amount of premium contributed.

RUSSELL & Co., ^ Agents,

Hongkong, July 9, 1872.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY."

(FIRE AND LIFE,)-

CAPITAL-Two MILLIONS STEELING, "

HE Undersigned are prepared to grant the Fizul on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, op Coals in Matahoda, on Good on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

It required, protection will be granted on ffe class lives up to £1000 on a Single

Lilfe

For Rates of Premiums," forms of pro- posla or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agents Hongkong & Gaston, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

THE OHINA FIRE, INBURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFIOR-HONGKONG.

AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chlos and Japan, and at Singapore, Salgon and Penang.

Blake accepted, and Policles of Instirance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above mentioned Ports.

NO OHÁEGY FOR POLICY FEES,

JAS. B.. COUGHTRIE, Secretary,

Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

THE Undersigned have been appolated Agents for the above Compang at Hongkong, Canton, Foochon, Shanghal and Hankow, and are propared to grant Insurances at ourrent rates,”

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongtong, October 14, 1868,

Kat

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

and Plans, which will be exposed at the His Majesty King George The First, Office of the Corenlate every working day from 11 am. 8 p.m.

A. FARAUDO,

Hongkong, May 12, 1876.

Consul for Spain,

my 23

1

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

A, D. 1720,

THE Undersigned having been appointed TH

Agents for the above Corporation aro prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-

Marine Départment.

Pollolas at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Portai

A public, that their Furniture Show of India, China and Australia.

Rooms" are now in Zetland Street, No. 2, opening into Queen's Road, noat to the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS; where they have all descriptions of KLEGANT And ENGLISH-MADE FURNITURE, necessary for completely Furnishing a Gen-

tleman'a Residence.

Alto, CHINESE and JAPANESE QURIOS, FINEST EBONY CARVED TABLES and ORAIRS of every kind may bu had on reasonable Terina. Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

Fire Department.

Polictes issued for long or short periodist ourront rates. A discount of 20% allowed, Life Department Policles layed for sums not exceeding £8,000 on reasonable terms,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872,

no12 CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Now Ready. THE OBINA REVIEW,

VOL. IV., No, b.

(LIMITED.)

Savis

NOTICE,

YOLICIES granted at current rates on PRings to all parts of the World: In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits

Annual Subscription, postage included, are distributed annually to Contributors,

$6.50.

ÖONTENIS.

Xusays on the Chinesa Language, (Continted

from page 212.)

The Folk-lore of China, (Continued from

para 221.)

The Lamentatious and Death of Ch'ung Chen, The Last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Ancestral Worship.

Fonsenze Verces for the Radicals. The Language and Literature of China Chinese Spelling Tables.

Chinese Intercoures with the Countries of

stral and Western Asia. During the

Fifteenth Century,

De Williams ca en Authority on Etymology, Bhort Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries on Eastern Matters --

Hutorical Outline of Medical Misatona

at Canton, Hongkong and Macao. Mr Kingsmill on Chinese Myths. "Binologue" or "Binologist." Tenchu Bhangti

Chinese Wills,

--

Congress at St. Petersburg.

The 213 Radicals,

Bell's Visible Speech Alphabet,

Micara Digitis.”

Books Wanted, Exchanges, dvs.

Oring Mall Office, Hongkong, May 10, 1979,

whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Frepila, contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Rezerve Fund,

OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents,

Hongkong, April 17, 1579:

YANGISZE INSURANCE, ABSOCIA. TION OF SHANGHAL

FOTICE

FTER this date, the above Association

THE CHINA MAIL.

Insurances...

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSUR ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE,

CAPITAL

Undersigned

£500,000.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

In One Leot, or in Lots to suit Purchasers,

THE

HE BUILDINGS, MACHINERY and LAND belonging to the BIEN HOA

Tents sigue having been appolita SUGAR FACTORY (Cochin China), con-

Hongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to haus Policies of Marine Insurance, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Mauritiin, China and Japan at surrent rates, chemin man

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

THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO.

TELE Undersigned having been appointed Agent, in Hongkong, for the above- named Company, la prepared to grant Policies against Tire, on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of 610,000, at the usual rates, subject to an Immediate dis count of 20%

Attention is invited to a considerable reduction in Premda for Life Insurance in China

Life Polloles effected during the year 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on: 31st December for the quinquennial period then ending.

AMAG. HEATÓN, Hongkong, September 27, 1875.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Ads of Parliament,

ESTABLISHED 1809.

CAPITAL £4,000,000?

THE Undersigned, Aakers at Hongkong

slating of

FIVE SUGAR MILLS, with accessories complete, Sheet-iron Tronglus, Copper Boilers, Vacuum Pans, Five Turbines with Independent Engines, Coparetorn, do, do, do,

Machines for Adjusting and Fitting, Turning Lathe, Boring Machine, &c., &o, &o.

One Gas Machine. One Steam-Crane,

Spare Materials, Iron and Copper Pipes of various dimensions, &o, &c.

One Tug Boat, 50 x, F., 70 Tons, in good order.

The Land and Buildings of the Estate, situated on the River.

The Estate of Lacan Bianhos Province, comprising an area of about 300 Hectare, mostly cultivated. Apply to

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES.

Corrected to Saturday, May 13, 1876. At 1080 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

Foochow

pnjah Parm

Disk Cash.

Konst, Soup, Steak Bullocks' Brains, por set

Tongue, fresh, each

dorned

[No. 4010-Max 16, 197

Chillas, Dried,

100 80

160-120 Pumpkins,

40 Scallions,

"

fresh, China Salt,

200 180 Turnips, English,

160 140

130 120

60 50 Vegetable Marrow,

120 110 Water Lily Roots,

110 100 Water Crest,

110 100 Yams,

70

70 80

2001

Mixed,

200 200

Cucumber,

15

Butcher Meat.

Ib. Bacon, English,'.'

Curry Stuff, English,' Egg Plant Garlia,

93

400 300 Giger,

13

170 160 Green Winter Course" Beef, sirloin and prime cut, cy: 200 160 Lettuce, Auglish

catty

Chinese, 160 340 Bösf Cortied,

180 160 Miut, 100 80 Mushrooms, dried, 180 160 Ontons, Homháy

Green 89 70 300 260 Papaya,

head

eatty

butici

cally

750 650

60

"

Flead, Heart,"

450 400 Parsley, Oninèse, English, 1100 900

bunch

13

Feet Kidneys,

80

160 140 Potatoda, Manaoj

60

antly

30 21

27

Japan, Sweet,

་་ ་་་་་

17

Tail

"

Liver,

120 100 Radishes, Eng

doz

Trips (undressed), calty 60 Calver' Head and Fest, st One team Launch. Fifteen large native Cargo Boata, in good Hams, American,

Chinese, order.

catty

15

600 500 Shatots,

patty

20

lb,

850 Squash, Bottle 200 160

Balty

"

"

Englah

- 400 360 Faro (U Tau)

Mutton Chop,

200 180 Tomatoes,

12

Ling,

20

Shoulder,

Liver,

Pige Chlilings,

THE BANQUE DE L'INDO. CHINE, SAIGON,

my 26 April 25, 1876,

康

Feet,

Fry,

+

Bend,

Heart,

ench

FOR SALE

Kidney

Aleurites,

Casks OLARET from BORDEAUX.

LANDSTEIK & Oa. Hongkong, Mazeh 10, 1876.

120 119 Apples, Dried

Voitty

Pork Chops

catty

Corned,

Leg,

100 150 150 140 160 150

Califor

"

Bahansa, fragrant Punti, catty

· 500

600

40 30

Common

30 20

Fat or Lard

180 120

Cocoanuts,

machi

45

Sheeps' Head, aäd

850 886

Currants,

bottle

400 360

60

19

200 160

Kláney,

. Bottle

500 400

Sucking Pige,

my24

500 400

Veal,

catty

180 180 Ground Nuts,

✔catty

- 40

80

Poultry.

Oranges, Coblie

200

Capons,

260 200

"

Mandarin 4,5

180

Docks,

catty

120 110

督 Nutmeg

Egge, Hen

dor.

100

Duck

120

900 860 110

41

1.80

12

11

catly

280 200 400

40

⚫ each

820 300 Mangosteens,"

• each.

50

BO

pair

$8

exch $100

Saigon,

Catty

50

STARA

40

50

Bottle 300 bottle 1100 200

200 Apply to

for the above Company, are propazed to, graut, Policles against, FIRM to the extent of £10 000 on any Building, or on Merchandize in the same, at the FOR SALE HYDRAULIC PRESS,

naual Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,

“GILMAN & Co.,

Agente

Hongkong, July 6, 1875,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE

Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In. uzances at surrent zaton

MELCHERS & Co.,

with Fittings, complete. For particulars, apply to

RUSSHIL & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1876.

HONG LISTS:

AMENDED HONG LIST

Hearty

in English sad Chinese, con- taining the Names of all the most Bait Agents, Royal Insurance Company, important Companies, Institutions Fowie, and Mercantile Houses in the Gease,

Partridges, Uolony.

For Sale.

JUST RECEIVED,

He French Mail Steamer "MEI-KUNG."

VELLOW CHARTREUSE, (pints and

quarts),

Extra fine SALAD OIL, from (Bessedo,

Marsellos.)

Imperial PRUNES, in Glass Jars Sicilian NUTS:

JAMS, JELLIES & FRUITS, assorted.. Fine French SAUSAGES, in 1 lb. tins, Assorted PASTE for SOUP

French CANVAS, assorted, Nos. 1 to 5 French NAVYSOAP.

Marseille SAUSAGE,Qalte Fresh. Lyon SAUSAGE, MERS FORK in barrels of 100 lbs., or:

by retail,

CHAMPAGNE VINEYARD

PRIETORS BRANDY. BISQUIT Dabonché BRANDY. St. Emilion Dinner CLARET. Haut Besterne, WHITE WINE. ANCHOVIES; in oil

Price, 26 cents each; or $2.50 Pheasante, Canton,

Pigeons, per dosen.

ON SALE

THE

CHINESE READERS MANUAL.

HANDBOOK of Biographical, His torical, Mythological and Genera!

**Literary Reference,

BY

WILLIAM FERDEBICK MAŸnes

Price: $8.

PRO-

Shanghai,

Supar or CLARET, bottled by the Under-

almed, $2 per doz,

TUNNY FISH, in ofl. Superior WHITE VINEGAR TAPIOCA. Jullenne SOUP, TRUFFLES,

MAUARONI & VERMICELLI, French extra fine TOBACCO.

Just Lanlid Ex S. 8. “AVA” PEPPERMINT, quarts and pints, BENEDICTINE, quarts and pints. French CLAY PIPES, Raspail's extra fine LIQUOR. French Smoked HAMS. Solon BEANS, VANILLA-

CLARET from Bordeaux.

#

Marseille.

To Suit Purchasers,

KELLY & Co. Hongkong,....." CHINA MAIL" Orri

The Store and Dwelling House, No. 31, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of Miss GARRETT.

The Store and Premises, Nos. 42 and 44, Queen's Road, lately in the occupation of aesars Dunost & Co.

The Dwelling House and Office, No 1, Wyndham Strest.

(Also with occupation from 1st May next.) Mackerel, The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Mullet, Terrass, at present in the occupation of Dr STOUT,

41100

09

الم کی کہ

80: 70 Dates,

1700 1400 Bigs, Driedz.

Green,

Licheer, Dried,

Lemona

180 160 Loong Ngan, Drled,

130 120 Loquats,

Mangoes, Manilay

150 140 esch

110 100 Peaches, green, Pears, Chofoo,

Pine-apples, "Funtă

Plantatus, common Plume Franés, Dried;

Rainha, Muscatel,

#

Strawberry (Yeunginui) paty

Tulok

Water Chestnuts,

Miscellaneous.

60

40

· bottle plcul

260: 200

1800 1500 700 500

Candlet Orange Poul;, bōtila' 760 70

160 140 Cheese, American,

At the "China Mail” Office.

Quali

Snlpoj

esch

120 110.

Teal,

};

Turkeys, Cook,

catty Hen, Wild Ducks, Canton, each

500 600 550 400 350 500 450

Bombay Ducks Carp, Cat Fish, Codfish, Crabs,

Fish.

per hundred

.catty

200.

110 100

50

Sugar Cane,

100

80

Tamarinds,

100

*

Walnuts, now

31

Edible,

250

Cattle Fish,

80'

70

Dace, Dog Fish, Eels,

110 100

70

Allspice,

Bran

100

90

To Lot:

TO LET.

"

Yellow File Fish,

140

Butter,

110 100

}

Fresh Fish, Large

100

Lemon

750

ini 1 lb. Tin.

With Immediate Possession.

Small

120 100 Ospers,

E

零售

220

12

BE Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra Frogs,

Terrace.

Garoupa, Gudgeon, Garnet, Herrings, smail

smoked

Charcoal,"

160 120

ploul 1200 11

ib.

400

180 120

English,

450

.120 110

Dutch,

exch

1100

90

80 Cinnamon,

extty 250

box

$1.00

Citron,

160

Live Fish, Lobsters,

catty

130 120 loves,

270

160

Coccaput OIL ·

bottle 200

100

90 Coffee,

110 100 Curry Powder,

Bottle

500 250

Apply to

Parrot Fish, Perch, Pomfret, Prawns,

180 120 Firewood,

plant 700 600

100 90 Flour,

120 110 Gram,

plent 2760 2001-

100

80 Iringians,

pkge

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, May 15, 1878,

Ray,

100

70 Lamp Oil,

catty.

100

Roach, Rock Fish, Salmon,

180

Macaron;

1000

110 100 Mace,

Catty

160 140 Mango Chutney, a

bottle

700

"

"

Saltwater, Pickled,

110

#

10 Mustard,

Bin

300

each

d

Bait Fish,

catty

bottle

70 60 Faddy,

ploul

110 100 Poari Barley,

bottle

$00

110 100

80

opper (whole

batty

bottle

Tandh, Turtles, Small, White-bait,

14 180 Plakies,

200 160

*40*25

00

80 Bago,

220 200

Vegetables

SAIM OR

850

Asparagus,

tin

Bamboo Shoots, young cafty Beans, sprout,

catty

broad,

longi

400 850 120 100

14 12 Bolt Peb 100 140

Balt, Coarne

bottle 500 catty

Franat,

100

Best root,

dach

80 20

Cabbage, Hongkong

red for plakling is Common, Carrots, fresh

Sals Celery, Chiasse,

200 180

Verloo, Chhose

Engli Vinegar, English

750 10%

Bok 100,

bottle

120 140

catty

15

1

80 20

*30

j

The Dwelling House No. 3, Gough Raspail's GENUINE LIQUOR from Street, occupation from 1st June,

Paris

Fine White BREAD, in loaves and rolls, manufactured from the finest California Flour, and in the Parisian fashion.

F. VINCENOT, French Bakery, No 2, Peel Streets Hongkong, May 8, 1878,

FOR SALE.

VERY Handsome PHAETON

Jod

1 Set Double HARNESS, nearly new

1 Set Single HARNESS. Apply to

LA MALLORY,

No. 2, St. John's Place Hongkong, April 19,--1876.

UO DE MONTEBELLO CARTE

will allow a Brokerage of ThirtyD BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE.

three and One Third por cent, (59}%) on Local Risks only,

RUSSIA C

Agente.

Hongkong, June 3, 1874.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANOR COMPANY.

THE Undersigned Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Board of Directors authorizing them to inane Folldas to the extent of £10,000 on any one, first cless risk, or to the extent of £15,000 a adjoining risks at current ratem,?

A DBcount of 20% alldrosti, je

HOLLIDAY, WIGH & Oo, Hongkong, January 8, 1876

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

6 paź cent, dacount on 25 daude.

Bourbon WHISKEY,

$12 per case (1 doren.) FOR ALL

HEARD &Co.

蟋

Hongkong, June 22, 1876

WASHING BOOKS.

(in Engries and Chinese.) -

A

TO BE LET-For a Term. COMMODIOUS and Substantially Built 4-Koomed HOUSE (with Croquet Lawn, Flower and Vegetable Garden and Servants Quarters attached)

on the KOWLOON PENINSULA-Com- Shrimpsy manding excellent Viowa of the Harbour, Skato,

, and altuate within 3 minutes walk of the Landing Jetty. Possession to be had Snapper,

Boles, Fresh on the 1st Proximo.

For further information, apply to

ME STEPHENS, Solicitor.

2, Club Chambers,

Hongkong, May 8, 1870,

0"

TO BENT CHEAP. FFICES and Godowo, No. 60, Praya, lately occupied by Meanta TAYLOR & Alo OFFICE and GoDown THOMPSON. situated in the rear of the Mézsagarios Maritimes Office. Apply to

LAI BING & 08. Hongkong, March 30, 1876.

TO LET,

WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use UK No. 5, Zotland Streak.

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