SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
H IN A MAT L.
HONGKONG, TURSDAY, OTH JUNE, 1876.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour: Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.;
To facilitato finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commencing at Green Island. Vessola near the Hongkong shore are marked ., near the Kowloon ahore k., and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e, in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections. Section.
1. From Green Island to the Gas Works.
2. From Gaa Works to the Novelty Iron Works.
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Ofco.
4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and 0 Oa's Office,
Section
5. From P. and O. Oe.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Poddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Pior.
8. From Pler to East Point,
Vessel's Name.
Captain
Flag and Rig.
Tons:
Date of Arrival
Consignees or Agente.
Destination.
Remark
_Steamers
Abbotsford
9 e Patterson
Brit.
str.
Alaska
4 kDearborn
Altona
5 Müller
Argyll
Benledi
Butuan
Carisbrooke
5 Lloyd
Cassandra
4 Langer
Chaang Hook Kian
e
Wobb
Cheop#
3 h Dryden
Columbian
5 kAlderton
Cyphrenes
o
Wood
Douglas
5 h Buroio
Duna
4 Thonteon
City of Pretor
8
Gorley
Feronia
4
Schultz
Fuyer
4 Croad
15 o Soott
4bBuchanan 4b Fremoya
Cheamong
649 May 30 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Amer. atr. 4011 June SP: M. §. 8. Co.. Ger. atr. 1179 May 30 Wm. Paatan & Co. Brit str. 1271 June 3Jardine, Matheson & Co. Brit. str. 999 June Jardine, Matheson & Co. Span. str. 257 May 30 H. Kizer Brit str. 960 Jane Ger. str. 947 May Brit str. 1000June Brit ∙atz. 999 May Brit. etr. 1417 May Brit
str. 1290 May Brit. str. 864 June Brit. str. 859 June Brit str. 787 Juzo Ger. str. 1085Jans Chi, str. 920 June
30 Wm, Pustau' & Co.
3Soon Cheong & Co. 18 Adamson, Bell & Co 17 P. & 0.8. N. Co. 23 Adamson, Bell & Co.
2Douglas Lapraik & Co. 4 Gilman & Co. 2 Hop Kes
1Wm. Pustan & Co.. 40. M. §. N. 06,
S'apore and Penang 7th, 3 p.m. Y'hama & S. Foisco Mails, 15th
S'apore and Calcutta
Manila
Amoy
18th, noon
Today
S'apore and Penang
Coast Porta
To-day
S'apore and Penang
Shanghal
To-day
Glamis Castlo
Dickie
Brit.
str. 1539 May
Giancus
6 Jackson
Brit
tr. 1644 Juno
זי: :.
Bindostan
5 Gardner
Brit.
atr. 991 June
Malacca
5 Shellard
Brit.
Mecca
4h Johnson
Brit.
Mikado
8 k Moore
Krit.
Ningpo
5 Raypor
Perdo
4 c Power
Pasig
Pawtuxet
Quarta
Queensland
8 h Craig
Bajanattianahar
Riga
Salvadora
Sucz
Thales
Vasco de Gama-
Yottung
Sailing Vessels American Lloyds Anua
Anna Dorothea
Annie Fish
August
Belted Will
Bus-Pan
British Crown
Caldew
Caroline
Charles Mauresu
Chas, C. Leary Obeng Soon
·Christina A. P. Clachnaoudden
·Comet Commissary Created Wave Daylight Deutschland
Lopez
3 Hayo
3 Hopkins
...Clarke
8 eHormaocher
Scarlet
5 Coles
7 kRico
2 bl
4k Park
4kJessen Schutt
3 c Hilfees
4b Riis
ti
3 Branthwaite
12 Müller
Andrew 3kWalter
...furnbult. 4kQuatruous etephen
3 Federico
4 c McDonald
14 e Bray
18 h Hunter
1-cRenouf
Redemaker
3 Tilmann
3 David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
str. 1050 May 31 P. & OS. N. Co.
str. 687 May str. 2030 May Brit str. 761 June Bilt, atr. 763 June Spaa, atr 107 May Amer, str. 280 June Ger. str. 731 June (Brit. str. 1437 June Brit. str. 983 Jane Brit. str. 021 May Span. str. 615 Mar Brit: str. 1390 June Brit. Str. 820 June Brit. str. 2000 April Brit
324 June
su.
Amer. bqė. 510 May Ger. bqg. 448 May Ger. bge. 330 Jane Amer. sh. 1496 April Ger. bg. 274 May
201óp Kés
26 Gilman & Co.
6Siomassen & Ca 4 Landstein & Co. 7Remedios & Coi 18 Aug. Heard & Co. 6Wm. Pretan & Co. 2Gibb, Livingston & Co. 3Yuen Fat Hong 27 Order
31 Remedios & Co.
Jardins, Matheson & Co. 3 Douglas Lapraik & Co. 29 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
9 Kwok Acheong
21 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
9oz. Pastau & Co 3Wm. Pustan de Co. 23 Russell & Co.
25 Eduard Bohellhass & Co. Brit. sh. 812 May 5 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Stami. ah. 575 May 19 Kin-tys-loong
Brit, bqë 448 April 27 Meyer & Co.
Brit. bqo. 482 June 5 Order
Brit. sh.
987 May 15 Borneo Company Fch bge. 368 May 24 Landeteia & Co. Amer, bqe, 644 April 24 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co, Siam, sch. 200 |April 30|Chimeks Amer, seb. 175 Jan. 8 Order
S'pore and London S'apore and Calcutta Yokohama
San Francisco
San Francisco
Manila
London
Ceba
Nowchwang
New York
13 Adamson, Boll & Co.
Butterfield & Swire..
Shanghat Salgon
Lald up
Australian Porta
Manila
Ab'deen Dock 7th, noon
Repairing:
Cos'tan Dook:
Dora
Echo
Emma
Evelyn
F. H. Drows
Fasan
Fetisch
Fontenaye
2 b Choog Sang
Brit. bga. 287 June 6 Captain
Amer. sh. 1157 April 23 Russel & Co. Brit.. sh. 900 April 23 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Brit bqe. 346 May 26 Douglas Lapraik & Co. Siam. bge. 447 May 171Kin tye-loong Ger.
San Franciaco
London
Foochow
1 cLzarrengo
4 Tozer
bge 269 May 18 Arahold, Karberg & Co. Span. bg. 322 May 19 H. Kier Brit. bqe 369 June
Haiphong
Repairing
Gilman & Co.
Foochow
3
Gran
Brit. qe
Ger, bqe.
Gar. bq
3k Taylor
Brit. sb.
2 h Freudenberg
Siam
sb.
8 + Knowlea
2 c Vorsatz
...Sandberg
2k Grieff
Ger. bga 340 May 21 Wm. Pustau & Co.
762 May 31 Melchers & Co. 628 June 1Wm. Pustau & Co. Norw, bqe. 200 May 28 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
441 June 4 Eduard Schellhass & Co. 635 June 6). Borneo Company 636 June 4 Mow Wal
Manila
4-6 Boulton
Brit. - bqe
4k Stoll
Ger bga
454 |April 29 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. 330 June 2Eduard Schellbars & Co.
London
4 eMatzen
Gor. bge
464 April 24 Wm. Pustau & Co.
Callao
4 c Rasmussen
Ger. bqe
275 |May 2 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
London
Joaquina y Anna... John Milton
Kata Tatham ma Kronprindaessen
Lizzie
Lord Macaulay Lyoka Till
Marie Alfred
Mackersey
3 c Flamin
Sleokay
4 Mau
Amer. ach.
40 May 270. P. Holcomb
Murphy
Brit. sh
618 May 22 Russell & Co.
Manila
...
Brit. bgc
275 May 12 Carlowitz & Co.
Coa'tan Dock
irit, bqe $85 June
2 b Monkman
12 h Rinesi
Leolere
Marquis of Argyle
2 k MoKeon
Martha Brokelmann May
8
Kluth
Ger,
7 b Plumley
Brit, 3m..
Memento
Miona
Mount Lebanon
Broadbear, Authony & Co. 879 May 28 Captain
Tientsin
San Francisco
Melbourne & Sydney
Hongkong
Пlope Bumboldt
Iphigenix
J. H. Jessen
Nautilus
Nearchus Northern Chief
Осенция Onward Ottor Caps Papa Paradies
Peiho
Rebecca
Rota Rubicon
San Lorenzo
Scotland
Siamese Crown
Sophie
Swallow
Taunton
Titan
Victory
Vindex Wealthy Pendleton Willard Madgett William Phillips
Willie
Wodan
3 eRowald
Thuren
1 ball
...Blocker
8 Piérco
4 Brown
Bezeckwoldt
12 h Stimson
8 Morday
8 Paasch
4 Thuröe
4 christiansen
3 Bundgaard
7 Hausen Sklinnaan ...Pico
4 Holcomb
2 b Saxtoph
8 cJones
2 Howes
3 Clark
8. e Berry
... Whiting ...Parkhouse
1 c Blanchard
3 c Dickey
2 Healy
3 k Meyer
Dan: bge 344 May 23 Eduard Schellhass & Co.
Brit, bqa
Ital sh 1013 May 18 Thos. Howard & Do. Fch, bqa 509 May 30 Landstein & Co. Brit, qa
500 April 10 Rozario & Co.
Brit. bqe.
bqs 486 June 4Siemssen & Co. 237 May 19 Olyphant & Co. 464 June 5 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Ger. bqe 456 May 11 Wm. Pustau & Co. Brit,3m.80. 530 April 23 Rozario & Co.
¡Brit, bqe. Amer.
242 May 27 Eduard Sahellhaus & Co. sh. 1287 June 5 Messageries Maritimes
Brit. bqe. Ger, 3m.se.
Brit. bqa
Brit.. bqe.
392 May 31 Melchers & Co.
335 May 19 Siersen & Co..
561 June 5 Rozario & Co.
Tientsin
Cos'tar Dock
582 May 8 Arnbold, Karberg & Co... London Ger. bqe. 750 May 11 Siemssen & Co.
Ger. bye: 546 May 29 Wm. Pustati & Co. Ger.. boje. 250 May 29 Arnhold, Karborg & Co. Ger. bge. 408 May 23 Wm. Pustan & Co,
¡Dan sb. Brit. Sm.ao.
Span, bg.
Amer. Bok.;
Siam. sh,
862 May 8 Jardine, Matheson de Co. 204 Jane 4árhold, Karberg & Co. 220 May 14 Remedica & Co.
78 May 27 Captain
540 June 6 Chinese
Brit. bgs. 477 June 5 Order *
Amer. sh. 1239 April 23 Order
Brit, ok. 688 May 18 Siemesen & Co.
Amer. ah. 1226 May 19 Menageries Maritimes
Brit. bg.
Brit. bye
Amer, bqe.
255 May 22 Yuen Fat Hong
290 May 3 Russell & Co,
899 Mar. 30 Vogol, Hagedom & Co. Amer. bqa 875 May 15 Wing Wo Yuan Am. 3m.so. 592 June 6 Kin-tye-loong
Brit.3m.ss. 274 May 20 Arnhold, Karborg & Co. Ger. bqs. 439 May 7 Meyer & Co. Brit. bqo. 388 May 13 Gilman & Co.
Chefoo Manila
Bangkok
San Francisα0 Touron
Cositan Doak:
Melbourne &Sydney McD's Slip' San Francisco
Cos'tan Dock
10th prox.
Honolulu
I b Badenoch
S'pore & Mauritius
Scarlett
Cos'tan Dock
Green
Bezvé
Ger, bgs. 401 May 23 Wm. Pustau & Co. Fol. bqe 255 May 25 Carlowitz & Co.
Tientsin
¡Tientsin
Dicks-
Ger. bge. 302 June
Melthers & Co.
Tientsin
CANTON
Chinklang
Hogg
Brit. str. 890 Jane 58iemasen & Co.
Shanghai
Zoroya
WHAMP
Cap Horn Charité Vesta
Men-of-war in Hongkong Earbour.
Tons,Guns | HP.
Date of
Arrival
6. b British
gun vessel
Vessels Name.
Anchor
agi.
Flag
Class.
Flamer
7 h British
sar, naval hospital
464
401
638
Kestrel
Mesanee
Modeste
Thistle
462
2091
1405
404
Fly Hornet Kearsarge
Victor Emanuel
Videta
Tantle
At Canton Ariadne
Cyclop Hertha Paloa
6 h British 6 0
American
$ 0 British
6. k British
6 0 British
6k British”.”
6 k British
German
gün vessel
corvette
gun, vessel,
military hospital
Corvette
gun vessel
Commodore's flagship 3087
corvette
gunboat
Ba
6 h
American
German corvette
German gunboat
German corvette American gunboat
Commander.
1800 :19
410
coco 2 ÓRA
120
June 2
120
May 16
D. M. Insp. Gen. Morgan John Bruce
Hippisley
500
April 20
F. V. MoNair
200
June 1
C. B. Theobald
350
June 1
120
May 15
400
-May 31
3
388
May 19
Capt, Beokor Alêx. Buller Francis Stirling Commodore Watson
Count Monts
B. B. McCoole
19806
400
June
5
Kühne
360 16
80
June 5
Von Reichs
2200
19
400 June 5
Knorr
308
April 13
W. R. Bridgeman
No. 4087-JUNE 6, 1876.]
THE GELINA MAIL.
May 26th, 1876.
Last night a fire broke out at Bah Boa. It raged fiercely. for several hours, and twenty-five houses were burnt,
the lege.
The 1st-prisoner then rifled effect of this statement is that he is account his pocket and took away a $10 note. The able for whatever the box can be proved to prisoner, after taking the note made a hays contained when put on board his ab at his watch chain and broke off a ship In Lebeau v. The Genoral Stein-Shanghai Courier, Portion of it with a locket attached. The Navigation Co., 42 L. J. C. P., p. 1, and at prisoner and the other European then The Prospering v. Alaseo 22, L. Times Ad. tan away pursued by the prosecutor's com- 622, the meanleg of the usual words of pinion Itar, but they escaped. Heitaro limitation, measure, weight, contents un- en returned on board his ship, when he known" is discussed. In the former ease as visited by a Police Sergeant (Lindsay) bale of silk had been inn cently misde- The Che-hsien of Ningpo has lost face" and returned ashore to make a report at soribed as "cotton," and shipped as such, considerably lately, owing to thenon-success the Station, The next day he went with A bale was stolen during the voyage (as of the wandidates for degrees at the Peking Sergeant Lindsay to the sailors' Home and the Jury who tried the case found) by Examination. Nagpo sent sixty-five com- identified the 1st prisoner. The broken & passenger or a seamap Cual Justico petiton and none of them were successful, ohsin in Court was his property,
He Bovill laid it down that the effect of the while Chin-hai which only sent eleven, has could not recognise the 2nd prisoner as misdescription was waived by the words the honour of baring three second degree the other European. The 1st prisoner ("coutants unknown" and that the ship men, and Teie-kla which sont nine, has also
·mado his defence as follows, On the ni ht owner was liable for whatever the bale three. Last year, however, Ningpo had, 1| in question, he was in the British Crown was really proved to have contained. In this believe, thirty successful candidates. public house with some of his shipmates, case Mr Davis is unable to prove what A Chinaman in the city la exhibiting the and about 10 30 p.m. when he was along was inside the box when pat on board. It"stuff that gas is made of" He has the Queen's Road, be tred on something had been packed in Edinburgh and had gone admiring crowds round him, and makes a which he discovered to boa pieco of broken through a long journey by railway, and few honest cash by the transaction. chain and a looket. The next morning he the probabilities are just as great that it as paid off and went to the Sailors' Home. bad been opened on the luggage van of the On the afternoon of that day he wont to railway as on board the Orchis. Clark and Barns 12 How, p. 272, quoted in Par- soms on Shipping, contains the whole law on this subject, and well deserves study. But it is said the presumption is that thieves on board the Orchis opened the box, and a carrier la liable for loss by theft of his own servants.
recognized the foreigner, for when the of a melodrama, "for you will never find latter went to look at him, he bobbed his me; henceforth, I am lost to the world. head down so that he should not be known. 1 am going to becoms a Buddhist priest, My name, my family, my property,, I renounce them all" Dafortunately he made an exception of the ready-money he possessed, and which he took with him. Then followed various touching instructions as in the manner of last will and tosta ment. "Let our eldest daughter who is already engaged to be married, be given to her affispod: with the younger, do what you think proper for yourself, no longer my wife, my advice is, that you cut off your hair, and becomes nun, or if you do not like this, you can marry another husband."
the British Crown Tavern and saw the 2nd prisoner, with whom he proceeded to buy the coat he had on just now. The 2nd prisoner asked him to give him ten oente, and he said to him "here is a piece of broken chain, you on have it and sell it," He accepted it and was playing with is whon he was seen by P. C. 81, Thos. Ward, whq. took him into custody, and from what be said, the 1st prisoner was arrested at the Sailors' Home. The 2nd prisoner admitted the correctness of the 1st prisoner's state ment, so far as it related to himself. Both prisoners were committed for trial, but the and was admitted to bail in $25 to appear at the Supreme Court.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before Mr Justice SNOWDEN.) June 6, 1876.
Stockhausen and another
v. White,
A foreigner, at present at this port, has unexpectedly had a considerable sum of money left to him.-Shanghai Courier.
The mourning wife of this foolish de- votee having no great taste for religion, nor relishing much better the other alternative of the latter, has gone in quest of her ua- natural spouse. It is thought he may be at Hoochaw, where there is a temple for the reception of new recluses; especially of those, no doubt, who can pay their way with $200 in their pockets.
upon it as a bealthy sign that there is at last an end to the reckless speculation of the Collies, et hoe genus omne. And they may wish that the same startling statement could be made of the imports into the United Kingdom. It is very plassant to do a large business, but merchants canet go on for over losing money. It is to be hoped that a good time is soon chaing for legitimate trade. The present depressed condition of business is well described in the following extract from the commercial letter of the Bombay Gazette. If for India, In Mr Crawford's plais outspoken state- ments, are substituted the Straits and Ohlas, they will be found, we think, equal. ly applicable and true.
3
doubled itself by compound interest every 14 years, if it was put carefully sway and left untouched. The guileless Hollander at once dug a hole in the collar and burlad 400 dollars packed in a toa-kettle. This was 14 years ago Last Wednesday. On that day he rose ut 4 o'clock in the morning, and "resurrected his cash, with the confident expootation that it had increased to 800 dollars. His disappointment was great, and when his friends interview him about mathematics now, I expressos the opinion that "Dam arithmetics ish all
a lio "
10
18
Quotations.
credit, 567 Old Patna, cash.... 597
credit, 600
New Benares, cath, 5571
credit, 560
Old Benares, cath, 6773
H
credit, 680
New Malwa, cash; 675
The Bank of England rate of discount
HONGKONG, June 6, 1876, - was reduced yesterday (April 6) from 8 | OPIUM-Ne Patna, oh... 566 per cent to 3, the ea in money really leaving no alternative. It would be a mis- take, however, to consider this esse a good sign. It is the very opposite, since it shows that trade does not afford a legitimate employment for even the reduced amount of lounable capital which the moderate The incident reminds one of the first profits of the last year or two have left to Emperor of the presont dynasty, who re-s. Cheaper money has no effect in stimu- signed his throne in order to become a lating trade or speculation but the reverse. Baddhist priest, and entered a temple at The almost universal complaint is that no Hangchow. The story is well known profit is to be made out of anything. At a among the Chinese, and is one of the little late sitting of the Select Committes of the sneers they love to indulge in who speak House of Commons on silver, Mr R. W. ing privately of the Tartars. In all bistories Crawford (whose white stockings and low- this first Emperor, father of Kang-bi, is heeled shoes were last seen on Wednes- Lin Se-yuen, the former Fan-t'ai, left said to have died after a reign of six een ady at the Cannon Street hotel at the to day for Peking, with thirty-eight loads to eighteen years: but the facts, according meating to protest against the title
KWEI-CHOW.
Kwei-yang Fu, 25th April. Since my last the weather has been rather warm, and the thermometer was up to 80° The meaning of the in the shade yesterday. A good fall of rain exception of loes by thieves" is discussed last night has cooled it considerably, and in Taylor v. The Liverpool, Grost Western the maximum was 60°, with a cloudy sky. Steamship Company, 43 LJ. 9 B. 205. It was there held that from the analogy from contracts of insurance "thieves" must be taken to mean "outside thieves," and that it is against them that the master protected himself and not against those inside the ship, and that the onus of proving that the cato falls within the exception lies upon the person who seeks to excuse himself. Here the word used is "robbers," which
a fortiori implies theft by outside people in jail say they paid Lin large sums of
means
TIENTLY.
"
aredit, 580
Allowance Taeli, 82 a 64 Old Malwa, cash, 575 aredit, 580 Allowance Taos, 20 à 82
... 15h
CAMPHOR, vá QUICKSILVER, ... SALTPETRE
781
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Exchange.
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742
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of spoils, the grester part of which were to the Chinese, are as above. It is also of Empress said that no article of import Bank, 6 months' sight,...3/11 carried by three men, and the rest by two stated that the ex-Emperor in the capacity from India now left a profit, and that no men. The people who saw this.said it did of a priest met his son after he had succeed- kind of goods sent out from England to In Oxedit, 6 months sight, not tally with the public declaration thated to the throne, but was not recognized.dia left a profit; and he further declared On Oaloutta, Bank demand,... 2801 he made some time ago, saying that during Shanghai Courier.
that this had been the rule for the last three, Bombay, demand, the many years that he has been in office
or four years. This statement has a ,,Shanghai, demand, he never accepted a cash but what he was
tounded outsiders who cannot understand Bar Suver, 17, dwts. B
Shanghai, 30 days' sight, ... awfully entitled to. Several persons now
how merchants can carry on business for three or four years at a loss all the time. Sycee, The answer, of course, is to be found in the Mexicans...
Houses have come Gold Leaf, numerous failures, down since Gledstazes failed in 1872 by the English Sovereigns, score, and their place has been taken by Australian Sovereigns, others who fancied they could proit by the Discount, mistakes of their predecessors, and who just carry on long enough to sink all their others. But an end must come to this kind of work, and I fancy It is not far off. The fall in value here is greater at present in the import than the export market, and hence the former should be checked sooner by a falling off of supplies. When these have been reduced, India will hardly con- tione absorbing our exporta at the same. rate as she has lately done, and then pro
Shares.
$204. 25. The plaintiff are the proprietors master having limited his liability as to the who are to stay here till they see where feel that their great wrongs are in part capital, when they, too, go the way of the longkong Bank, 4 % prem.
of the Oriental Hotel, and the defendant an engineer in the employ of the Hong- kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com- pany. The claim was for board and lodg. Ing, refreshments and cash supplied to the defendant. The defendant addressed, a letter to the officer of the Court stating his inability to pay at once but offering to pay by instalments of 840 a month. Mr Stock- hausen thought the defendant ought to be able to spare more than that put of bis pay, se he was receiving $110 a month, besides being found.
Bi Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiff and ordered instalments of $60 a month, the first to be due on the 8th July,
:
Morsal v. Gessoo, $80-The claim was
May 20th, The principal topic of discussim among if not by violence, so that if the presump-money for posts, they are now charged with the natives of this part, during the past tion could apply that the thefe had been having obtained by unlawful committed on board, the master would not Several of Lin's relations have left before week, has been the late fire, which destroy have been proteated. But as I have said him for Kiang-s, each one taking a cer. ed the Arsenal in the city. Many poor the presumption does not arise on account tain amount of luggage. It is said that a people who have been turned out of bouse of the previous railway jonroey, and the certain amount is left here with the ladies, and home to make way for these costly military tinder-boxes, may perhaps justly contents he cannot be made responsible for their lord will be sent to from Peking.
There must be. the abstracted goods.
The now Viceroy is expected shortly, avenged. It is said that nobody dares to judgment for the defendant with coata. escorted by an army three thousand strong, say how the fire originated for foar of Mr Sharp appeared for the plaintiff and paid and equipped by the Kwang-si-ites, unceremoniously parting with his head, but
who will entertain it for five years.
there are reports that it issued from the Mr Brereton for the defendant.
News from Chung-kien is to the effect kitchen, that a small mandarin on the pre that the sity is in a state of dege, it being mises was smoking opium and fell saleeg feared that the Christians will avenga eto, eto. But the urthodox explanation, their sufferings. Many persone, it is said, apparently accepted in the higher circles, are seeking foreign protection, to avoid is that of a spontaneous combustion, similar being squeezed by the Fan-tal and other to that which some time ago aused the their posts as soon as Li Han-chang takes darins in charge, of whom the chief la sald officials who it appears are afraid of losing extinction of Nadab and Abihin. The man. charge-Shanghai Courier.
to be one Liu, of the ank of Taotʼaf, have certainly been guilty of offering "atrange fre" on their altar. Foreign muskets, any number of Congrovo rockets, a Krupp gun, and general military stores, all of which are destroyed, are among the items over which thie lan and his comrades weep. It is
*China,
SHANGHAI
(Courier and Gazette.) The excitement on account of the mpid rising of the rate of exchange on Mexican dollars has called forth a proclamation on the part of the Tao-t'ai. This has been circulated and posted at the city gates during the afternoon (23rd May),
HANKOW.
&
anything definitely. It la
duction here should fall to a lower level,"
RAW SILK. Eye" says Some bale and book musters Wri ing to the N. 0. D. News Eagle
of New Silk have been shown to-day, but
they do not carry out the opinion expressed by the various native brokers, via, that
The proclamation of the Tao-t'ai respect- Mesara Gordon Bros, write, on the 24th ing the speculation in silver by the Chinese,instant-Since our report of 17th inet, which we mentioned in one of our late large business bas boon transacted in all what descriptions of the aggregate as admitted. Ho pleaded, however, för time, bound to call an act of arbitrariness such as uearly as possible the same in extent as last will be degraded, but no one seems to know Perhaps it is too early to judge, but aa far offering at the same time to pay $25 down, can only be witnessed in China. The ten year. The Russians have as usual taken another $25 on the 16th sud the balance at the end of the month.
Chinese merchants that were ascertained to almost all the really finest Teas at prices lation ware ordered by the Tao-t'ai to pay land. Settlements include Chong Sow Kas here made the greatest gains by the apeau-quite beyond the reach of buyers for Eng between them the sum of one hundred at The. 25 for 2ad chops to fls. 37.50 for thousand taels towards local improvements. bast; Sun Yongs, Th. 25 a 42. Yesterday (26th May) a deputation waited on the Tao-tal to try and beat-down the aquer ze, for such it indubitably is, to the lowest possible figure, and they are said to reluced to thirty thousand taela, have succeeded in getting the amount
The plaintiff refused these overtures, as he was going back to India by the next mail.
Judgment for the plaintiff, and the de- fendant was advised to arrange with the plaintiff as to payment.-
Cloud.
he was instead of suing him, he would have been able to pay him something every month.
the action by the behaviour of the defend-
The day before yesterday (May 25th) the restigation in the collision oase between the Tao-t'ai was present at a preliminary in- German barque Diamant and a Chinese junk, belonging to Ningo. It was heard refusing to admit the Chinese reporter of in the German Consulate, the Tao-t'ai its She's pao; on the representation of the
Yung
Low Toonge, Tls, 25 a 38; Danfaas, T. 27 a 11 (the "Sin Chong" Monarch Chop being bought this year for Bussia at-Tis 37.50); Ping Konge, Tis. 3.50 a 29.50; Lye Linge, Tle. 22.60 a 24.50; Seangtams,
Tis. 15.10 a 23,
Le Lings.With the exception of a few are equal to last season's Tess, the bulk ohops settled at la. 23.50 a 24 50, which are mixed with Seangtam leaf and highly undesirable.
a
ales reported that several hundred pounds of powder had place or places whose locality is as vague been removed only the day before to some as that of Utopia. The damage is variously estimated at from two to three hundred thousand tools.
Other fires are constantly occurring Four murders were committed in the city last wook in one single half day. The weather is an immerse improvement on that of last week, but there are no signs o further min.---Shanghai Courier.
PEKING,
It
as we have seen, the Silk is fall and cused, and in mot instances quite as dirty as last One good trait in its character is, year. that it is crisp and dry, and of better quality, but it has the appearance of having been reeled through congee, or rice water. would be unfair to particolarise any one chop at this early stage of the eront a being butter or worse than another ; but no doubt our keen-eyed continental buyers have their eye on some particuler parcel or chop, which as soon as the wily native thinks he has played and angled long enough with, they will be allowed to pur chase at, so doubt, its true Shanghai value -but, query if it will be the one put upon it la London or on the continent, when it arrives at eliber of those plac a. Natives are making from 40 a 50 taols higher.
commencement of last season, professing at
prices for Teatless than they did at the
informed as your foreign ones, I append That your native readers may be as well
H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $630 China Fire Ins. Co., $165 B.R. & W. Dock Oo., 87 % dis. China Trader' Ins. Co., $1625 Union Int. Society of Canton, $600 Chinese Insurance Co., 1212 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 815, ex div. O. & J. Marine Ins. Co., Tis, 84 ex return. Union 8. Navigation Co., Tla, sa Yangtaze Ius, Asociation, The, 640
B.I. Q. & M. 8.-boat Co., 10 dla. Shanghai Steam N. Co., Tis. 67- Hongkong Hotel Co., $45 dia, Chinese Imperial Loan, £103.
Temperature. Boterore, June 6, 1876, (Taken at Murs, Falconer & Co. 'r-Prents, Queen's Road.) THEEKOMITAR-9 A. M«, 4 P. Mog
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Do. Maximum, Do. Minim, over nigh
PM
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Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING,
824
83
84
79
29 982
20.910
The following is taken from the latest London Papers →→→
DEPARTURE, Jan. 13, Antipodes, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong.
Jan. 17, Alex. MoNeil, from . Cardiff to
Hongkong.
Jan. 20, Forward. Ho, from London to
Yokohama, do.
Feb. 6, Paul Marie, from London to
Shanghai.
Feb. 8, Kaisow, from London to Hong-
kong. Feb. 26, Susanne, from Hamburg to Shang- March 2, Mary L. Stone, from Cardiff to
Hongkong.
bai.
March 2, P. J. Carleton, from Now York
to Shanghai. March 14, Moonlight, from Lewes Del to
Shanghai.
Peter Smith v. Rayner, $279.This case was decided on the 23rd May last, when judgment was recorded in favour of the plaintiff, with leave to the defendant to come in hereafter to contest the claim, he being absent at the time. The claim, it may be remembered, was for board and lodging; the plaintiff was a boarding house keeper and the defendant was lately Chief
impossible to quote a comparison with Prices are so irregular as to render it Oficer on board the river steamer White
opening rates. Many settlements show The plaintiff appeared to-day anderman Gonsal however the Tao-t'ai at the considerable decline, while others on the the result of the endeavour, to induce a tall the same time that it cost them that much Feb: 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong. Admitted the debt but saked for time. He close of the sitting was induced to allow contrary are in our opinion auch worse was not in a position to make any offer just ceedings. Another hearing, also prelimin
tta publication of the minutes of the pro-value than the earlier purchases.
With regard to Kiukiang Teas, our now, as he had lost his situation through this notion ad the plaintiff had they will take place in the German Con- opinion after closer inspection in, that forbearance to allow him to remain where
salate on Monday next. As yet it is the best chops of Ningohows are quite impossible to comment on the merits of the equal to, if not better than last year, and tance inasmuch as the question of interna the season has been obtained in Ningehows case; but it promises to become of impor- that so far, for England; the best value of
The plaintiff said he was driven to take forward, and we hope that it may lead to leat and decidedly inferior to last year. tional maritime laws is sure to be brought for. Ths. 27 a 38 Ho Hows are mixed in ant. He had been on board the Whiteome more definite understanding in this Settlements have been made at Tls, 24 a 27. floud for several months and had not paid Ningpo, and it is supposed to have been to 180,000 cheils, against 179,000 cheststain means of propitiating the supernai an analysis of the stock of China Bill March 17, Ada, from London to Yokohama.
respect. The junk has not yet arrived in Total arrival of Bankow Teas amount anything of his debt. If he had paid the best with twenty-two Lives, as no tidings of last you, and the unsold stork is estimated smallest amount, the plaintiff, would have it have been received since the collision at 30,000 chests against 18,000 chests
The plaintiff wrote him & The sailor that belonged to it and he was Minators of 21,000 halt chosis Ningobovs letter about this money but received no brought here by the Diamant has been and Ho Hows are likewise on offer, against reply. On the steamer's arrival here,eismined and has made some very con 20,000 half-chests at same date last year. he spoke to the defendant about tradictory statements. If the junk really the letter and he replied that he had has gone down, the Chinese side of the Returns stands thus
The Export to date as per Customs received it, but that he could not make question will be supported by his evidence.
Exclusive of Reexports. any arrangement to pay him yet, as he mig. The damage done to the Dismant Season 1876x177,076,090 I 918,676 lbs: owed other people money and had to pay mnat be considerable, as she had to make
1875x78 8,720,805; 945,684 them first. The plaintiff reminded him that his debt was for board, and lodging, as Chefoo. She was enabled to keep her. for this port while her original deetluation
1874×78 2,671,440, 50,343 1873x71 2,675,298. and should have been first paid. The plaintiff further told him, if he would not tow being completely carried away.
self afloat only by constant pumping, her The departures for London are
under make any offer, he would have to summon him. To this the defendant replied that he could do so at once. Hence this action. His Lordehinchirmed bis previous judgment, and advised defendant to arrange with the defondant.
been satisfied,
**
}
As per last report....... 4,998,778 May 21st, Glearn (filled
11
#
lbs.
up at Kinklang before arrival heza)...kéverace 1,870,918,
6,869,691 lbs.
(only) in the London warehousee, on the ist April 1876, viz.:--
Tatlees,..... Твумат...... Re-reeled.......
J
The belief of the Chinese in the efficacy of certain forma if appeal to the powers of nature in time of need, has received fresh corroboration within the last few days, by of rain, after the long protracted and seem- ingly endless drought, by the production of doaror this year in the interfor; they also the mysterious l'ich p'ai or iron tablet which Bay, we shall have from 1 a 2,000 bales ordinarily reposes at the bottom of a cistern down in time for the mall leaving on the in the Han-tan district, in the southern 4th June, and that the yield will be about part of the province of Chihli. According 10/15 per cont. less than last year; and in tablet in connected in some special manner to the superstition ally prevailing, this the same breath they assert it the second crop as good, we shall kave 70,000 bales for
Dragon gods; and in times of drought it has with the cloud-compelling powers of the the season. Truly the sayings and doings
of the Heather Chines are wonderful. been customary to raise it from its watery bed and to offer incense before it as a cer- powers. The tablet is said to have been first heard of at Peking in 1870, when a drought even more severe than the present affliction
12.404 balea... was experienced. One of the Secretaries of
* 3,413
1315, the Foreign Office, a native of the Han-tan district, called attention to the virtues of the tabist, and a mission was despatched to
17,182 bales; bring it to Peking, with instant good re- the actual stock of all descriptions at that sults. This year, after the entire failure of date being nearly 28,000 bales-(in addi- His Majesty and the whole body of Imperial tion to the above, the stock on the Contin- princes to move, by any number of proplent must be large; but we have no means tiatory sacrifices at the State temples, the of ascertaining the exact quantity). With Repitiless heavens into distilling their moisture an average consumption of 2,000 bales of upon the parched and famine-threatened Chinas per month, this would be enough Browse, appeared before Mr. Medhurst Mr Beeching, the Master of the Ellen
land, one of the high dignitaries of the casto lant the English manufacturers for eight- yesterday (26th May) on a charge of having
pital was at length despatched, rather with ond-a-half months-if the French holders an ill grace, to bring in the iron tablet from would only keep their own stock on their committed a breach of the 87th Artiola
Han-tan, where it was accordingly once own market. Unfortunately for the Eng of the Treaty, in prezenting a false manifest
more fished up from its pool. The return of liah sellers, they will not do so, but of that vessel's cargo.. The defendant
His Excellency Wan Ta'ing-li, President consign at this season of the year from admited having signed a manifest which
of the Board of Ceremonics, Governor of 200 to 300 bales of their unsaleable cargo, Davis v. Butlin, $20-The plaintiff is
was certainly not in accordance with the against last year in four stre, 9.193,478 lbs. Shun-t'len Fu, &o., &o, was announced in weekly, to London, thereby causing a very the managing partner of Messrs Purdon & ergo on board, but represented to the Froights.The Fleurs Castle and led the Peking Gazette of the 15th May, a day beavy pressure on that market-and this Co. in Victoria, and the defendant is the Court that the manifest agreed with the Amsterdam are loading for London at 4 which, like a long line of its predecessors, at a time when China silk in iving way in master of the steamship Orchis. The Orchis bills-of-lading presented to him by Mr. 6s., and the Galley of Lorne at 44 per too was one of almost intolerable heat and dry favour of Italian, the latter having de- conveyed from London to Rongkeng a box Robert E. Love, which he, the Captain, of 40ft., The Cawdor Castle and Venice ness. The thermometer stood at 85, and on lined during the past twelvemonth about for the plaintiff, described in the bill of lading as containing private effects." The accepted as correct, and signed acc rdingly are in port, and the Flintshire is daily ex- the previous day it had marked 102° in the 50 per cent, while Chinas have managed and that he had been entirely misled by pected. The through rate of Freight by shade, and 188 in the sun. The 14th was to hold their own As an illustration, the bill of lading was signed by the defendant, others, The Court however d nided that the mail steamers is £4 151., and by Holt's much the same, but on the 25th, on the $95 Dollar Chop were sold in London and contained certain exceptions and condi- the defendant had rendered himself liable line 24 Bs, por ton. The ship Cutty Sark morning of which dig incense had been of during the first week in April at 10s. 3d. tions lipiting bis liability as a common to the Ane of Tls. 500 for having o maitted is on the berth for London at 44 6a, per fered before the tablet at the Takao Tien, or equielent to T, 285, at 8. 3d. ex-
One of there was that he received the act attributed to bim, and had no option ton of 80 ft.
thunder was heard at intervale during the change the price-demanded for the new the box for conveyance "contenta bo but to inflict it; expressing at the same
afternoon and evening, and at about 11 p.m. being Tls 325 a 330. Now it may be said. known." The box was delivered here to the time an opinion that the position of the
a heavy rain storm set in, followed by shows by some of your readers that I am writing consignee apparently in good order and
ere, during the might, which gladdened the with a view to keep buyers, out of the. condition it had been received by the Captain might be made a plea for a mitiga-
May 22nd, tion of the penalty, which of course would There are several ways of acquiring thirsty earth and the souls of all the dwelmarket, and to get in to my own advant defendant, and as was admitted by him in rest with the Commissioner of Customs, notoriety, but probably the method adopted lers at Peking. The two days isnt follows ge; but it is not as I am writing with the bill of lading, but it turned out that who no doubt would consider the master recently by inhabitant of this city los ing were overcast and chilly, but no further purely philanthropioidens with the objec: the top, which was hailed down, had
fay.urably. been forced open, and part of the cou
the merit of novelty. He was a maker downpouring has portirred. The iron ta of putting the Chinaman on his guard, so tents abstracted. The value of these is
of curtainhooks and stiah-like necessaries, blet, although it has not shown itself so that he may not be taken in by the bar
thoroughly efficaciou es in 1870, has at any barians of western nations Bhould any laid at $0, and Mr Davis sues for this
and was in a tolerably large way of busines sum to try the right of consignees - under
May 23rd, 1878. With a flourishing trade, a vile with whom rate answered the expectation of its votaries of your native friends wish to make soon.
May 18th
sigment through me, with an idea of koop. such circumstances to recover damages. Last Friday the G. N. 1. steamer H. G. he never had a quarrel; and a not over large
up the market here or trying their luck in It is nesusary to consider the effect of Orated steamed a short way up the river, family, he was envied by his friends and
day of the Western Markets, let them come words in a bill of lading limiting the liabi and landed a Chinaman, and then proceed neighbours as a favourite of Bearin
TRADE IN THE BAŤ.
toms, and I can assure them they will ro lity of shipowner or mastor, because thated to sea again. This proceeding, it is said,, Suddenly one day he disappeared. document forms the contrast of conveyance
Commenting on à recent telegram, the membert the longest day they live Thuy bad something to do with a speculation in told his wife by wad going to make some
may even indulge in writing pamphlets on Had the box been entirely lost, es between allver as the man was landed with one day's extensive purchases for his business, and, Singaport Timus says!-
Doubtless our meriantile readers noticed the subject. At the same Ume, I trust the master who signed the contract and the later news than either the Kiangas or Tahyew providing himself with about $200, went out, consignee, the bill of lading would have brought down. During the late bad wea- never to return. After mushanxious waiting the significant announcement in ose of Reu- they will consign through their friend and
wall wishuts been indisputable proof-by the Bills of ther outside, a number of boats engaged in a letter was at last discovered inserted beter's racist telegram that the value of Eng Lading Ordinance of the receipt of the cuttlefishing got capsized, and 28 lived are tween the leaves of one of hissccount books. lish exports in the month of April was less
A bɔurint editor received the following: About a In the entelore was a carefully drawn out by £4,500,000 as compared with the same goods. But the box was conveyed and de- reported as having been lost.
—“ Dear Sir,—I have looked carsfully livered, part of the contents only being dezen corptes have been recovered. To-day account of all he was owed, or was owing, mouth last year. Those who are familiar, lost. The wards in good order and son being the fint day of the fifth moon, the and a list of his debtors, together with a from sore experince perhaps, or otherwise, and patkatly over your paper for months didlob" It has been decided, reter only to svent is being kept up by the Chineas with note to his wife. It did not exactly begin with the results of business in exports to for the death of some Individual 1 was the external condition of the box, and the dus ceremony, The Dragon Feast oconrs with the apitaph Weep not for me" ett, the East from the United Kingdom daring soquainted with, but as yet not a single master therefore made no engagement as four days henge. One of the Mandarin's bus it was to similar purport, in that he the last three or four years will not be soul are aarthing about hae dropped off; to the Interior Moreover, he says; "I de grew has been recogured by a foreigner vowed he should never retam to his hous. much surprised at the announcement, but you will pleass to here my name erased,"
A Duickman read somewhere that mongy b. kaew the sontent" Now the legal | were. The Chipman also appears to here "Bok me not," he added, in the manner will probably be rather glad of ly and look.
carrier.
NINGPO..
BOOCHOW,
Bo
March 16, Min, from London to Hongkong. March 18, Benefactor, from New York to
Hongkong.
March 19, Hans, from Hamburg to Shapg"
bai,
March 20, Gustav and Marle, from Ham-
burg to Hongkong,
March 21, Moss Glen, from London to
Hongkong.
March 31, Marianne, from Havre to Saigon. March 31, Julie, from Hayre to Saigon. March 21, Boogley, from Boston to Bata-
via and Hongkong..
March 28, Cilurnum, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong.
March 29, J. O. Monro, from London to
Hongkong. March 29, Oregon, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong.
March 31, Fophis O,, from Marseilles to
Saigon,
spell 7, Corea, from Liverpool to Hong-
kong.
April 8. James Shepherd, from Cardif to
Hongkong,
April 11, Malbrek, from London to Heng-
kong. April 18, Wyle, from London to Shanghai. April 18, Importer, from Cardiff to longe
kong-
April 13, Alico Buck, from Cardiff to
Hongkong. April 14, Endymion, from London to`
Shanghai. April 14, Harriet N. Cadeton, from New
York to Shanghal. April 17, Hang Quang (or), from Liver.
pool to Shangbai,
April 22, Tien sin (str.), from Grencook to
Shangbal April 24, Golden Spur, from Cardiff to
Hongkong,
April 26, Tartar (str.), from London to
China and Japan. April 20, Sarpedon (str.), from Liverpool”
to Shangbai.
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS; At London-Steamers via Sua Canals Glenroy,
Burmese. Bengal
Nanking. Sailing Venels. Cashmere -Lothair,
F. S. Thompson. Halloween. Lucia,
Peeress.
Thyatira.
Prism (str.)
Hasisburg
Landery
Dake of AbercorË, Elmstone. Atma. Coulnakyle.
Miako.
At Liverpol.
Mary Fraser
Malls
U. 5, MAIL'LINE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AŹ YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
•
THE U.S. Mail Steamer "ALABKA"
Twill be despatched for San Fran cisoo, via Yokohama, on THURSDAY, the 15th June, 1876, &t 9 F.3., talding Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Nokets and Bills % of Lading are issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe V14 OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
A Steamer of the Mitsu Blahi S, S. Com- pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and make close nonneotion at Yokohama,
At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamets to England, France and Germany.
Freight will be received on board unill 4 p.m. 14th Proximo, Parcel Packages will be received at the office until 5 pm, same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same le required.
For further information as to Passage. And Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Praya Central
G. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, May 26, 1876.
SREE
STEAM FOR
jølä
Singapore, Penang, Point de Gallo, Aden, Suoz, Malta, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter ranean Ports, Southampton and London;
ALBO,
Bombay, Madras and Calcutta
Comm
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM.
NAVIGATION COMPANT's Steam-ship TEHERAN Captain JoHNSON, with "Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the abovo places, on SATURDAY, the 17th Instant, it Noon.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M.; SPECIE and PARCELS at the Office until F.M. on the 18th Instant.
For particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply at the P. & O. 8. N. Co Office, Hongkong.
CONTEKIN AND VALUN OF PACKADZI ARE REQUIEMD.
A written declaration of the." Cantents and Valus of the Packages for the Overland Route required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Com
Insurances.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE (VA
COMPANY.
THE Undemdged are prepared to grant Pollales 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 Promis.
NORTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874,
YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOULA,
TION OF SHANGHAL
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, 800,000 Taxis
Poll parts of the world at current rates.
DOLICIES granted on Marine Bisks to
This Association will, butil further no- ties, provide out of the earnings, first for an Interest Dividend of 15% to Share holders on Capital, and thereafter distri buted among Polley holders, annually, in cash ALL the Profits of the Underwriting Business pro rata to amount of premium contributed,
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, July 9, 1873,
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(EFTRE AND LIFE)
Capital-Two MiLXIONS STERLING,
+
THE CHINA MAIL.
Insurances.
For Sale.
UC DE MONTEBELLO CARTE
THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INSURD BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE.
ANCE, COMPANY, ADELAIDE,
CAPITAN £500,000,
ganta for the above Company In Undersigned having been appointed Rongkong, China and Japan, are prepared to lesue Pollofes of Marine Insurance, payable in Australia, London, Calcutta, Bombay, Mauritius, China and Japanʼat current rates,
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, Septembər 6, 1876,
THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE CO,
fyl
HE Undersigned having been appointed
Agent, in Hongkong, for the above- named Company, is prepared to ́ grant. Pollofes against Fire, on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of £10,000, at the usual rates, subject to an immediate dis- count of 20%.
Attention is invited to a considerable reduction in Premis for Life Insurance to
China
Life Pollales affected during the year 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on 81st December for the quinquennial period: then ending.
A. MAG. HEATON, Alongkong, September 27, 1875.
·NORTA· BRITISH & MERCANTILE" INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Ads of Partiammt,
THE Undoraigned are prepared to grant Fourores against the fink of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Ovals in Matahoda, on Goods, on board Vaasale and on Halls of Vessels in HarHE bour, at the unus Terms and Conditions,
Proposals for Life Assurances will be calved, and transmitted to the Directors
for thely decision.
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG ♣ 0,
Agents Hongkong di Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
AGENCIES at all the Treaty one of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Falgon and Penang.
A mocented, and Policies of Inrumuce granted at the raten of Premium current at the above mentioned Porta
NO CHARGE FOR POLICY FEBS.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Scerstary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.
- pany's-Agents_with_the_Billa_of Trading, or MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any detention or prejudice which may happen from incorrect- ness on such declaration.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the trees and conditions of the Company's
· Dlask Bilisof Lading.
Tapion of forwarding all Goons ship ped by thou Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by Rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vesasis employed for
the purpose.
4. MoIVER, Superintendent.
P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, June 6, 1876.
jel7
COMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON,
MEE - Undersigned have been appointed
Agents for the above Compan Hongkong, Canton, Focchow, Shanghal and "Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Hongkong, October 14, 1868,
THE LONDON. ASSURANCE,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of
PRO
Established 1809.
CAPITAL £2,000,000, Underalgued, AGENTS at Hongkong Tfor the above Company, are prepared 10 grant Folloles against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Bailding, o on Merchandise in the same, at the usual Rates, subject to a discount of 20
per cent,
GILMAN & Co.,
Aginta,
Hongkong, July 6, 1876,
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned, Agents for the above
Furances at current rates.
Quatis, $15 per case (3 dozen.).
bi
Pluks, $16
52
6 per cent, discount on 25 cases,
Bourbon WHISKEY.
$12 per case (1 dozen.) FOR SALE BY
BEARD &C. Hongkong, June 28, 1875.
tf.
FOR SALE
VERY Handsome PRAETON,
HONGKONG MARKET PRICES, - Corrected to Saturday, June 8, 1876. At 1080 Cash per Dollas Mexican,
No: 4037-JUNE 6, 1874
Gourd, snake
19.
• catty
40. BO
Lettuce, English....
.head
Chinese.
autty
40
Zighest, Lowest - Cash Cash.
Bacon, English,.
Foochow,
Butcher Meat.
Ib.
400 900 180 170 Beef, sirloin and prime out, cy. 1801 160 160 140 catty. Beef Corned,
Mint, . Mushroom, dried, Maize (green corn) Unions, Bombay
bunch
19
salty
780
80
90
""
#2
Groom
20 1
13
Papaya, Parslane,
40
"
Rosat,
160 140
""
Soup,
23
"
Steak,
11 Set Double HARNESS, nearly new. Bullocks' Brains,
1 Set Single HARNESS. Apply to
NOW READY.
ENG SHUI; or, TRS RUDIMENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN CHINA. By Dr. B.-T. EITEL, Ons Volume: Brp. Pstoe, $150.
BUDDHISM, Irs HISTORY, THEORY AND| POPULAR RELIGION, In three Lecturen. By Dr. E. J. ETTEL," Second Edition," One Folume, 8vo.. Price, $1,50,-
Orders will be received by Mesars Inne, Crawford & Co.
Hongkong, July 31, 1878.
Intimations.
THE MERCHANTS' MARINE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
1.
OF LONDON.
SUBIRIBED CAPITAL, £500,000,
THE Undersigned, having been appoint.
11
Mutton Chop,
"
Piga' Chitlings,
"
Fast,
#5
Bry,
"
Head, Heart,
Pork, Chop,
100,80
160 140
8070
Parsley, Ohinese, English,
Potatoes, Macao,
160-180
70
Shalote,
50 Squash, Bottle
180 160
180 160
140 120
180 › 120
110 100
Turnips, Salt,
Vegetable Marrow, Water Lily Roots, Water Orest,
TAMA
Aleurites,
ور
27
40
Ib. bottle
40
"
bunch
10
. Gatty
95. 25
per set
L. MALLORY, No. 2, St. John's Place. Hongkong, April 19, 1876.
"
Tongue, fresh, cach
cerned
300 250
11
Sweet,
32
13 30
Pumpkins,
20 15
450 400
#
Scallions,
19
Head,
1000 800
catty catty
20 16
80 20
12
Heart,
*
2015
Feet,
Kidney,
100 80
11
Baby,
25-21
37
"
Tail,
150 120 "
33
Liver,..
TE
.catty 120 100 40 Tripe (undressed), entty 60 Calves' Head and Foot, set 600 500 Hams, American," lb. 850
Chinese,,
200 160 English.
"
(long arooked) reddish crooked
30 2
"
30
bittor
26
n
Sesamum,
100
Taro (U Tau)
# 20
Tomatoes,
50
·35
-80
20
400 860
50 40"
60 60
..
Ling, Shoulder,
30 26
30 20
37
Liver,
Fruits
ostty
00 50
catty.
100 80
Apples, Dried
1
#
500
110 100
"
Almonds, (Bombay),
+
180
*
110 100
esch
70
50
Bananas, fragrant Punti, catty
40-80
Common
.22
Kidneya,
70
60
"
20
at
Cocoanato
Liver
..each
80
110 -100
catty
185 189
Qurrants,
bottle
400 35
dorned, Leg,
180 120
200 160
500 400%
"
Fat or Land,
•
5
"
500 400
+70 each
Kidney,
880 X10
€0 80° 70
• catty
100 60
"
800 850
7:39.
Green,
11
100 80
#
Lemona,
1600 1880
200 120
"
catty
100 140
Loong Ngan, Dried,
400
esch
80 81
Poultry.
enih
100 70
E
eatty catty
-950 200 Musk Melons,
antly 50 40€
180 120 Oranges, Ucolts
·dos,
100
".
35
Mandarin
180 110
"
Duck Halt
100
Peaches, green,
r
catty
180
#
12
Fowle Geene,
catty
180 180
19
Eagle beaked. Sweet
60 50
80 70
"
D
120 110 Pears, Chefoo,.
"1
200 160
Partridges,
Bach
800 280 Pears, (Nomtow),
**
70,60
⚫ pair
$2
each
Turkeys, Cook,
catty
140 180 Pine-apples, Punti 600 550 Plantains, common
teach
60 50
catty
30
40.80
-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.--
je24 Hongkong, March 24, 1876.
13
Нед
400 850 Plums,
40 80
Fish.
19
dark-red,
Bombay Ducks Carp,
Codfish, Orabs, Cuttle Fish, Dace, Eels,
• 12
per hundred 200 150 catty 110 100 100 80 180
12
black,
yellow, "3
green,
• "
80 70 Prunes, Dried,
ed Agents in Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to issue Polisles of Marine Insurance at current rates, payable in London, India, Australia, New Zealand, Straits, Mauritius, Java, Manila, China, Japan, California, o., ds.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co, Hongkong, March 24, 1876.
29
"
Sheeps' Head, and Fest, soi
Heart,
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Company cop agenda for transe Note.-By the Company's Articles of Asso-
THE
MELCHERS & Co., Agents; Royal Insurance Company,
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
UNDERMENTIONED LAND
and BUILDINGS. AT HONGKONG 1- INLAND LOT 82-The well-known House and Offices lately occupied by Menors A
Sucking Pigs,
slation it is provided that, after pay Veal, ment to the shareholders of a dividend
}
of 10 per cent, per annum, one fourth of the residue of profits will be rateably | Capons, divided amongst those Insurers out of
Ducks, whose business profils have besti naade during the year.
Egg, Hen
STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANOR COMPANY, LIMITED, OF HANLEY,
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £250,000:
¡HE_Undersignad, having been appoint.
HEARD de Co., Adjoining the Cathedral Ted agents in Hongkong and Shanghai Pheasants, Canton,
Compound.
for the above Company, are prepared to Pigeons, The Ground below the masonry retaining issue Policies of Fire Insurance of current wall of the above abutting on the Queen's | raten. Road.
Annual Crown Rent, 8390.48.
MARINE LOT 111, WANGHAL--First-class and extensive Godowns.
Annual Crown Bent, $324
AT YOKOHAMA›
Lots No. 6 and No. 27 in the Forsign Settlement.
Now Ready. THE OHINA REVIEW, VOL IV., No. 5t. Subscription, postage included,
No. 6 is situated on the Bund, and com-Annual prises sn Eight-roomed Dwelling House, detached, with Garden all round, Offices, Godowas, Servante Quarters, and Out-
houses. Ares 1,004 tsubos of 36 square
foot.
Annual Ground Rent, $263.79.
No. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water Strest, and comprises large Tea Firing and other Godowns, Floss Silk Press, Com pradore's Quartern, Stabling, and Fire
Occidental & Oriental Steam-¦ His Majesty King George The First, Engine House. Ares, 554 Tauboes.
‹ Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL and __UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING
RAILROAD COMPANIES
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
AND
THE && "BELGIO," will be doo- patched for San Francisco, vis Yoko- hams, on SATURDAY, the 1st July, at 8 p.m., taking Cargo and PRsengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghal
A. D. 1720.
-✪
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows;
Marine Department, Folletes at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
Ground Rent, $154.97 per Annum,
AT KOBE-
The Property situated on the Bund, lately known an Messrs A. HEARD & Co.'s, consisting of Ofces, Dwelling Houses, One Two-atoried Stone Godown, Two Tea- firing Godowns (One Woodent, &c.
Area about 597 Tauboen. I
AT SHANGHAI
The Property atuated on the Bund, and bounded South by the Nanking Road, and Polisler isemad for long or short perlids at North by Mer, LIVINGston & Co.'s Loti current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. consisting of Office, Two Dwelling Houses,
Life Department,
Six Godowne, Silk Room, Shipping Offloo, Policies issued for sums not excredingo, and known as the KING KEE HONG. £5,000 on reasonable terms,
Total area Mow 9.9.3.7, or square feet) 66,587.
AT FOOCHOW
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
Freight will be received on Board until CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY. p.m, of 30th Instsut. 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
is required.
(LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
Return Passage Tickets available for &OLICIES granted at current rates on months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cant. on regular rates,
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 10, Fraya Central
6. B. EMORY, Agent, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
intimatious.
Marine Ricks to all parts of the World.
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profits sro distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Fromla contributed 171 | by each, the remaining third being curied
to Reserve Fund,
OLYPHANT & 00,, General Agenti Hongkong, April. 17, 1878.
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. HKING & Co. beg to intorta the Public that their Furniture Show Rooms" are now in Zetland Stress, No. 2, opening into Queen's Road, next to the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PASIB where they have all descriptions of ELEGANT
YANGTSZI INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAL
NOTICE,
Sea
and ENGLISH-MADE FURNITURE, | A PTER this dato, the above Assodation necessary for completely Furnishing a Gen. tleman's Residence.
210, CHINESE and JAPANESE
· ODRIOS, - FINEST EBONY CARVED TABLES and OHAINS of every kind may be had on reasonable Terms. Hongkong, May 11, 1870.
WANTED TO PURCHASE.
-
“HINA REVIEW →→
Complete Set of Vol. I.
no12
Six Dollars will be paid for the above.
Nos, 1 and 2, VoL L
No, 1, (2 coples) and No. 2, Vol. 11.
copy)
One Daller will be given for each of the pbove Nor
Apply to the Publishers,
UHINA MAIL OFFICE,
will allow a Brokerage of Thirty. three and One Third por cent. (38%) on Local Risks only.
RUSSELL & 00., Agents,
Hongkong, June 8, 1874
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
MEE_Undersigned Agents are in receipt Instructions from the Board of Directors authorizing them to iszna Polisiss to the extent of £10,000 on any one fint does risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on adjoining risks at ourront ratas
A Discount of 20% allowed,
ROLLIDAY, “WIBE & Oo, Hongkong, Jaunery 8; 1978,
The Property situated on the South Bank of the in, lately known as Messrs. A. House, Offices, extensive Godowns, Tee HEARD &Co.'s, consisting of Dwelling
packing Sheds, do.
Are 40,720 square feet, Applications for Purchase, or further In formation, to be made to
J. WHITTALL,
T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees A. Heard & Co.'s Estate, 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong, Hongkong, May 80, 1876,
NOTICE.
HE Underolghed, having been for 18 years in this port as Ships' Compra dere and Stevedore, has always on hand
FOR SALE.
$6.50
CONTENTS.
Essays onthe Chinese Language, (Continued Flesh,
from page 212,)
The Folklore of China, (Continued from
page 227.)
The Lamentations and Death of Chang Chen, The Last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Ancestral Worship. Nonsense Verses for the Radicals. The Language and Literature of China. Chinese Spelling Tables. Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of Central and Western Asia During the Fifteenth Century.
#
Dr. Williams as an Authority on Etymology Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Queries en Eustern Matters
Historical Outline of Medical Missions at Canton, Hongkong and Macao. Mr Kingsmill on Chinese Myths "Sivologue" or "Binologist." Tienthu o Shangti, Chinese Wills.
Congress at St. Petersburg.. The 214 Radicals.
Bell's Visible Speech Alphabet.
Micare Digitis." Books Wanted, Exchanges, dia.
Olina Mail Ofice. Hongkong, May 16, 1876.
To Let.
TO LET.
With Immediate Possession.
Labros, Live Fiah, Lobsters, Mango Fish,
Mullet
al Parrot Fish, Perah, Pomfret,
Prawn
Ray,
Ronch,
Rook Flah,
Salmon, Canton,
12
Salt Fish, Shrimpa,
Skate,
188 180 Daten,
110100
Figo, Dried,
Ground Nate, Licheon, Dried,
Mangosteen, Mangoes, Manila,
6 Primrose Apples,.
髓 200 150
120 110 Raisins, Muscatel,
120 110 Strawberry (Yeungmui) catty
80 Tamarinda,
140 130 Walnuts,
120 110 Water Chesnuts,
180 120
90
-
100, 00
•
02
40
40. 8A
40 80 8025
bottle picul
600 $50
catty
-ploul
40 80
2
100
. bottle
300 250
bottle
1100 750
120 80
19
19
.-lb.
200 180
100
"
Fresh Fish, arge
120 100 Sugar Cane,
Small
100
stlok ontty
60 60
9)
Frogs, Garoupa, Gudgeon, Herrlegs, small
110 100
"
60 50
Miscellaneous,
I
80 Allspice,
bottle
250 200
smoked
་་
box $1.00 matty catty
Bran,
120 110 .140 130
Butter,
. plout
lb.
1600 1508)
700 500
Uandled Orange Peel, bottle
750 700
110 100
Di
Lamon,
Art
280 120 110 100
"
760 700
*
Capora, Charcoal, -129-100 Cheese, American,
220-160
ploul
1200 1100
700
119, 100
120
•
D
English, Dutch,
450
"
esch
1100
13
160 140 Cinnamon,
+
catty
250 200
100
15
Citron,
1
160 150
160
D
Cloves,
120 110
1
"
··270 250
11
Coconut Oil,
130 120
, bottle
200 150
11
Coffee,
. Ib.
250 220
Saltwater, Pickled,
120 110
+
Curry Powder,
500 250
tin
800
Firewood,
catty
120 100
Flour,
90 80
Gram
100
80
Turtion, Small
140 180 320 800
Isinglass, Lamp Oll, Macaroni, Mate,
100
90
box Patty
1000 900
800 750
bottle
700 bu
#
180 1
Vegetables.
Nutmegs,
tin
Asy'arus, Bamboo Shoots, young catty180 100 Paddy, Benni, sprout,
catty14
400 850 Oilves
ench bottle
10 L
250 20
1800-1800
12 Pearl Barle7,
bottle
་
long,
40
80 Popper (whole)
>
French,
80
50
"
11
bottle (ground)
Brassica, Beetroot, Cabbage, Hongkong
20
1J esch
Pickleby
200 150
20
10 Blous
25
red for pickling,
250 180
#
Turnip (Kohl)
catty
**
40 Bo
фр
80
20
"Fine Split Peas,
20
• "
esity
30
$0 40
20 Taplons,
Sugar C
China,
-100
1
bottle 8:00
TOR
сабру
120 100
Vermicelli, Chinens
,"
·780 10
Mixed,
60
52
*
Cucumbers,
: 30
15
Lady English
.box.
Vinegar, English
Curry Stuff, English,
40
30
Egg Plant,
· 23
20
Garlis, (bulb) dried,
40 30
Ginger, (young),
≫ (ald)
100 80
50
80
Snake Fish,
Snapper,
Soles, Fresh
AE Dwelling House No. 4, Alexandra Tench,
Terrace
The Dwelling House and Office, No L, Wyndham Street.
The Dwelling Houss and Office, No. 16, Stanley Street.
The Biogalow, No. 24. Gags Birect.
First Class Tea Ballast, at 55 cento per ton. Also with occupation from 1st May next.)
Second, Blue Stone Bellast,...
50
1
#
"
Stone Ballast,KINGTHE DY
}
"
Coolies for discharg- }
ing Blea,...more †”
8
j
Coolies for discharge t
ing General Cargo, } ***
440.
Fresh PROVISIONS, Gilmar's STORES,| Paints, Oil, &o, do can be had st mora moderate rates for Shipmastere than any. where else at this port. If any Shipma tere require my services, they will please bolat No. 8 Flag on the main mail, or apply to No. 67, Praya West (between the Canton Steamers Wharves.)
AH YON, Ships Compradore and Stevedore Hongkong, May 2, 1876,
1 au%
WASHING BOOKS, (In English and China;.) ASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the mes of Ladies and Gentleman, are now. randy at this Office Prise 81sgeh.
Quina State 0599,
The Dwelling House No. 1, Alexandra Terrace, at present in the occupation of DT STOUL
The Dwelling Hours No. S, Gough Street, ocupation from 1st June.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & CO. Hongkong, May 28, 1878.
Ucmmoy, TO RENT CHEAP.
Carrota, fresh ately copied by Mesere TAYLOR & FFICES and Godown-No. 69, Praga,
Salt
situated in the rear of the Menageries
Also Orice and Gonos Celery, Chinese,
Maritimer Office,
English, Chiliss, Dried,
THOMPSON,
Apply to
LAI HING Oo. Hongkong, March 30, 1876.
TO LET.. OUSE No. 5, Zetland Street.
House No. 9, Seymour Terrace,
H°
DAVID SASSOON, SON§ 4 06′′ Hongkong, Blay 10, 1870,
;;
110 100 120 110
Mango Chutney, Mustard,
200 150 Sago,
140 -130 Salad OU,
20
15
2016 Salt, Contes
2750 200
pige. 780 catty
catty
240 : 200
270 220
250-200
. bottle 1200
Grouen Orsay, Inspector of Me
Printed and published by Uno, BiVEKAT
Bam, at The Chien Mini Often, Ma
Wyndhata Bierri, Hongkong,
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