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For Sale.

JUST RECEIVED,

A consignment of the Celebrated Toilet Requisite

1

"AMYOOS."

IT is an Excellent COSMETIC,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR TAKAO...”“” The German Schooner

**BENEDICTÄ," JENSEN, Master, will be de spatched as above on SATUR

IM HAIR RESTORER it is unrivalled. DAY, the 6th Instaut, at Daylight,

As a MOUTH WASA it is very agres able, making the breath fragrant, and Pre- serving and "Whitening the TEETH,

It Removes PIMPLES or Eruptions of

the skin.

And is à Powerful Disinfectant. **

Sole Agent,

W. BALL,

China Dispensary, Hongkong.. Hongkong, December 12, 1876.*

NOW READY,

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"THE FOLK-LORE OF CHINA,"

AND ITS AFFINITIRS WITH THAT OF THE

ABYAN AND SEMITIC RACES...

BY N. B. DENNYS, PH.D. “Instructive and amusing enough to command'a ready sale"-Daily Press.

For Sale by

Monars LANE, CHAW FORD & Co.;. LAMMEET, ATKINSON&Co.; FALCONER

Oo.; Mckwer, FRICKEL & Co.; GAUPT

& Co., and Kause & Co.,

Or can be had of the Author, at the City HALL, Hongkong.

London,... TRUBNER & Co. Shanghai,

Mesers KELLY & WALUR.

Prloo: Half Bound Roan,.........82.00 Fappr Covers........ ...$1.60 Bongkong, December 18, 1876.

To-day's Advertisements.

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Stoamer

"GORDON CASTLE" will be despatched for the above Port at Noon, TO.

MORROW, the 5th Instant.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

ADAMSUN, BELL & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, January 4, 1877,

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"DOUGLAS," Captain BURNIE, will be de spatched for the above Porta sa BUNDAY, the 7th Inst., at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRALE & Co. Hongkong, January 4, 1877.

147

·FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL, Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG, The Steamship

ALTONA," Captain-More, will be de-- spatched da above on or about

the 18th Instant,

For Freight, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 4, 1877.

THE

FUBLIC AUCTION

HE Undersigned will sell by Public

Auction, on

WEDNESDAY,

the 10th January, 1877, at 2 o'clock p.m., by order of F. S. HUFFAM, Esq., Acting Registrar and Official Assignee,

SUNDRY PROPERTIES, belong- ing to the Estate of Ho Poon and Str- HOONG LUEN, trading under the Style of SHANG YUNE, Bankrupts."

At No. 14, Sak-tong-taui. Chinese Housebold Furniture, com- prising: Blackwood Chairs, Tempoys, Stools, Tables, Chandelier, Clock, Pic- tures, Bed Planks and Stools, Cup- boards, &c.

And,

At Belcher's Bay. A Quantity of Timber, do, comprising: 31 pieces of Hardwood, 35 pieces Small Yellow-Colored Hardwood, 181 pieces Hardwood, 39-pieces Pear Wood, 3 Bpars, 3 pieces inferior kind, 42 pieces Crooke, 18 pieces Old Spare.

81 Old Ma, Wood, 2 inches,

41

践

3

19

111

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31

4

100

A Large Quantity of broken pieces of Wood

And, 14 Planks,

1 Winch, 2 Iron Buoys, 1 Iron Cap stan, Saws, Rope, Rattan, Blocks, Fire wood, &o.

Also, 8 Wooden Houses. And,

All that Piece or Parcel of GROUND situated at Belcher's Bay.and registered in the Land Office sa Inland Lot No. 418, Sections A.M.N.O., and Sub-section No. 1 of Section B,

For further particulars, apply to the Undoraigned.

Teams of SALE ----Cash before delivery

• in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All Lots, with all faults and errors of

description, at purchasers' risk on the fall

of the hammer.

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Government Auctioneer. Hongkong, January é, 1877.

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Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debi contracted by the Officers or Orewa of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

VESTA, German barque, Capt. R. Dirks, Melchers & Üo.

MADAME DEOREET, British barque Captain O B Homislibh, Livingston

#00,.

Bengvas, German barque, Captain

Haje. Malchers & Co. HOPEWELL, British barque, Ospt. Geotge F. Parson.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

BRIDGETOWN, British barque, Captain BW, Crisp,-Arbold, Karberg & Co.

FIVING CROUS, British barque, Captaln

Willisme, -Furner & Os.

For Freight or Passage, apply to ..

WM. PUSTAU & Co., Agents Hongkong, January 4, 1577.

FOR MANILA. “ The Spanish Brig

jab

#SAN LORENZO," Prc6, Master, will have quick despatch for the above Fort. For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS &Co. Hongkong, January 4, 1877..

SHIPPING.

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ARRIVALS.

Jan. 4, Bombay, British steamer, 749, B. E. Smith, Yokohama Dec. 27, Mails and General.-P. & 0. S. N. Co.

Jan. 4, dmoy, British str., from Canton. Jan. 4, Morning Star, Siamese barque, 570, O. Edlefsen, Chefoo Dec. 25, General.

-ÜBINESE,

DEPARTURES

Jan. 3, Fuyer, for Canton,

4, Atalanta, for Swatow.

4, Yesso, for Coast Porta.

4, Khiva, for Shangħat,

4, Kashgar, for Europe, de.

4, Conquest, for Hoihow,

4, U.S., Tennessee, for Bangkok.

4, U.8.9. Ashuelot, for

do.

CLEARED.

Palma, for London. Charles Moureau, for Quinon. Rowena, for London.

FASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Bombay, from Yokohams: for South ampton, Mir Escombe; for Hongkong, Mr Carr, 1 European deck, 4 Egropean Pri soners, 2 Distressed Seamen, and 16 Chl nese deck.

DEPARTED,

Per Kashgar, for Singapore, Memera Ores; for Bombay, Mr Shurafially i for Stidston and Hadje "Aga for Galle, Mr

Malta, Mr Galdies for Southampton, Monera Corrio, Fish, and Brown for Brindisi, Mr Fischer.

Per Khia, for Shanghai, Mesere Gardner and Kalb, Ool, Dicklus, and Mr Tolson. Per Foo, for Amoy, Mrs Houderson, Per Conquest, for Hotkow, 80 Chinese, TO DEPART. Per Charles Moureru, for quizon, 10 Chinese.

SHIPPING REFORTS. The British atsamer. Bombay reports: Strong Westerly galos on Japan Toast, freak to moderate monsoon in Uhina Sea. Passed 3. 8. Alaska on the 27th ult., and 8. 8. Diomed and Belgie bound to N. and B. yesterday afternoon.

The Siamese barque Morning Star re porta Strong Northerly and Ñ.E. winda throughout the passage.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close →→

For SHANGHAL→→

Per GORDON CASTLE, at 1180 a.m.

To-morrow, the 5th inst.

For AMOY

Per SALVADORA, at 1.80 p.m. To-

morrow, the 5th lost.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,- Per DOUGLAS, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,

the 6th inat.

For SINGAPORE & PENANG.-

Per NAMOA, at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 9th inst,

MAILS BY THE FRANCE PACKET.--- The French Contract Packet SINDH,

will be despatched on THURS-

こ

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THE CHINA MAIL.

General Memoranda.

"

4 p.m-Penedo leaves for Singapore and

Bangkok, Goods per Altona undelivered after this

date subject to rent TuZSDAY, January 9:--

2 p.m.Namoa leaves for Singapore and

Penang. Goods per Gordon Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. Goode per Khiva undelivered after this

date subject to rent. P

WEDNESDAY, January 10:—

THURSDAY, January 11:— :

Transfer Books of H., C. & M. Steam

host Co. closed from this date till 25th Instant, inclusive.

FRIDAY, January 12:

No. 4217-JANUARY 4, 1872

UNLAWFUL POSAKŠŽION.

Liu All, a coal-dealer, was arrested on quantity of coal and patent fuel stolen A warrant for having in his possession a from the M. M. Company's godown at Wanchai. Two boys were convicted' the other day of stealing, and the defendant

THE telograms which we published last potasss" was substituted, and death was night place us in possession of advices the result. Resolutions of regret at his SATURDAI, Januszy 6:17

from London just one week later than loss and of respect for his memory were Daylight.Benedicta leaves for Tekao. Noon. Sale of Steam-Launch by Lane, those that appeared in our issue of the

previous day. We have now an outline, passed by the Chamber of Commerce and Crawford & Co. at their wharf. Goods per Meikong undelivered after although a somewhat vague one of what other public bodies with which he was con-

Noon, subject to rent and landing has been done at the Conference of the nected. The Cincinnati Garetto, in refert-wife was convicted of unlawful possession, charges.

representatives of the Great Powers at ing to the casualty, says :---

some of the property having been found in SUNDAY, January 7:-

Constantinople. The Prefatory Con- "It was not alone in the line of business her house. The defendant was at that Daylight Douglas leaves for Swatow, ference, we are told, has been held, but that Mr Bailey was honored. His bound time, however, absent from the Colony

Amoy and Fooshow..

no formal resolution has been drawn up. less charities, his self-donying efforts to and & warrant of apprehension was issued MONDAY, January 8:-

Russia proposes that Bulgaria should be alleviate the sorrows and affiations of his, for his arrost, He could not be found at occupied by Swiss or Belgian troops to fellow-mon, made him beloved wherever he first, but after the conviction of his wife, he turned up and was arrested. The Hon. the number of *,000, and all the Envoys was known, and that was almost overy. May, before whem the case originally at the Conference have approved ad the science of medicine, which he had game, fined him. £10, or three months bard whore. Possessed of a fair knowledge of referendum of General Ignatieff's pro-studied in his youth, he was ever on hand

labour posal. It seems, however, from anbae at the sick-bed with his counsel, and his

VIOLENT ASSAULĒ. quent telegrams that some rather formid services as nurse. When the cholera broke

Wong Akwan, a boatman, was charged able difficulties stand in the way of the out in 1849, he was untiring in his efforts decisions at the Conference being adopt to help the destitate and needy. Day and with having violently pushed a Obinaman ed. Switzerland has already declined night he was nursing and attending the whereby he was shown into the hold wants of those too poor to pay the neces- of a junk, ínjuring himself severely, no the proposal for her to occupy Bulgaria,sary expense of hired nurses. After the much so that he had to go into Hospital, and the acceptance of it by Belgium is epidemio abated, In this city, and broke where he has been since the 12th December 2 p.m.-Sale of Furniture, Timber, and doubtful, Lord Beaconsfield, we are out in Sandusky, Mr Bailey was a volun- last. The complainant did not, however,

Ground, at Sak-tong-tani,

also informed, is averse to the proposal, teer to go to that eity, at his owo er ensu, believe that the defendant did this wilfully. thinking it inadequate, and the Cabinet to nurse the sick, and give the terrified The adjudicating Magistrate, the Hou. O. has deferred a resolution on the question citizens the benefit of his counsels and May, fiued the defendant $20, half of pending reference to the Queen.

experience. During the cholera seasons of which was to go to the complainant na 1852 and 1866, Mr Bailey pursued the compensation for the injury he received, This appears to be the substance of same praiseworthy course, and people now

A SLEEPY WATCHMAN. what was known in London regarding live to bless him for his herola axertions,

Sheik Omed, watchman at the Kowloong the critical state of affairs in the East and mourn his taking off by an unfortunate

blunder, while in the prime of his useful-Dooks, was summoned by P. C. Hanson, up to the 21st of last month. The apnees. During the war, he was a prominent for being saleop at his post on the 3rd inst pointment of the Conference and the and offective member of the Sanitary Com The defendant pleaded that he was suffer MONDAY, January 15:-

3pm-Americau Mall leaves for Yoko- later statements of the Czar to Lord mission, and was instrumental la alleviating from swollen legs. · Fined $1.

Loftus no doubt tended very materiallying much suffering in the fell hospitals by to allay the feeling of excitement prehis personal presence, He has always been Altona leaves for London on or about this vailing in England a few weeks previa consistent member of the Orthodox So-

Cheong Atong, one of the bearers of : ously. Rightly or wrongly, however, ciety of Friends, and regularly attended

public worship at the Meatlog House, chatr No. 829, was summoned by P. CO the Home press is attaching exceedingly corner of Eighth and Mound Streets, of Horning for rude behaviour to a gentleman little importance to the pacific utterances which congregation he was one of the pillars, whilst being employed. From the evidence of the Czar. It is pointed out that on It was said of him, yesterday, that had he of the Constable, it appeared that as a another occasion His Majesty gave "the died twenty years ago, when his name and carriage which contained two European most solemn assurances that he desired his fame for charitable deeds were in the gentlemen was driving past near the no conquest, that he aimed at no aggran-mouthe everybody, no one could have Parade Ground, the defendant asized the disement, and that he had not the died more regrotted, or could so little have carriage to demand his fare. The Coast- smallest wish or intention to be pos of life, and grown in the course of nature be persisted in his molestation, so he took been spared. Haring passed the meridian able told him to summon the parties, but Eensed of," not Constantinople, but unable to take such active part in charities him into custody. At the Station, the Khiva. Lord Granville, reading in as formerly, except in the immediate locality Inspector on duty released the defondant, the House of Lords a document, in of his own homo, he goes to the grave and directed that a summons be taken oné which was recorded a conversation he had remembered by hundreds who have been against him.-Mr Q. O, Fuller, described had with Count Schouvaloff, stated that the recipients of his bounty a quarter of a as an offer belonging to the U. B. Qon the Russian Envoy had made the follow.cptury ago and revered and beloved by sulata, stated that he and an officer of the ing declaration to him, "The object of the those who have been intimate with him in U., S. Tennessee wanted to have a drive

his later years.” $1

In a carriage, so they went in two chairs expedition to Khiva is to punish acts of

from the Hongkong Hotel to the livery brigandage, to recover afty Russian pri-

stables, where a carriage was engaged. soners, and to teach the Khan that such-

They had the chairs for less than an hour, conduct on his part could not be con- Some for days since Mr Stowart ox and the officer paid 30 cents for both tinued with the impunity in which the amined the boys school in connection with vehicles. Witness was not, however, aware Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mazare moderation of Russia had led him to St. Paul's College, and we understand that in any way. He believed the goalies were that the defendant had seized the carriago believe, Not only is it far from the he gave a very favourable report, 89 per paid sufficiently. Discharged. intention of the Emperor to take possen-

Transfer Books of Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited, closed from this date to 26th Instant, inclusive.

hama and San Francisco.

Thursday, January 18:~

date. THURSDAY, January 25:-

p.nt-Meeting of Shareholders of the 11., O. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at City Hall. FRIDAY, January 26

8.80p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders the

H. K Hotel Co., Limited, at Hong kong Hotel. THURSDAY, February 1

$ p.m.-Ocidental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.'s Stoamer leaves for Yokohama and San

Francisco.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORKÓW. Shipping. Noon-Gordon Castle leaves for Shanghai. 2 p.m.-Salvadora leaves for Amoy,

Avotion.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥的

A 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WROLEMALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

от

DRUGOISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI SITES, TOILET Requisitze, ExGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT-

MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potams Water, Parapartila Water, and other Aerated Waters.

* The Manufactory is under direct and

continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

at

-NE, PAUL'S - COLLEGS SCHOOL.

sion of Khive, but positive orders have cent. of the boys having passed. As this been prepared to prevent it, and direo- school has only been in existence for two tions given that the conditions imposed years, the Bishop will doubtless be gratified shall be such as can not in any. such a result result chiefly due to the lead to a prolonged occupation of Khiva This conversation was reported to the rgy of the Master, Mr May. On Tues- House of Lords by Lord Granville when day last, at the invitation of the Bishop Parliament mot in February, and by the for friends'assembled in the College Libra ond of August the Czar's promise was ry to witness the presentation of prises to completely falsified by the permanent the most successful of the boys, who now occupation of Khiva.

number about 65, and are ohlady Chinese, Sir John Smale presented the prizes (of which we give a list below), and dongratu» lated the Bishop, Mr May, and the boys

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RUDE BEHAVIOUR.

DRUNKENNRES.

John Anderson, seaman U. §. 8. Kear

sarge, was found drunk in the street, and was fined $1 or 8 days' hard labour,

Theodore Schnoor, carpenter on board---- the barque Mount Washington, was charged with being drunk.

He had fallen down

Gough Street steps on the 31st, and so injured himself that he had been forced to remain in Hospital until now. In consider. ation of this suffering he was now dia. charged.

30eta

LABURNY,

Kwan Aling, a coolie, was remanded on a charge of stealing a cask from Messen MacEwan, Frickal & Ov...

While we think the Czar was sincere in the promises he made to Lord Loftus yet we are as firmly impressed with the belief that Russian interference in Turkey means danger to Constantinople. That on the scous-ful issue of the examination. the Czar thinks an invasion of India is The Colonial Chaplain, Boy. E. Davys, absurd and impracticable, and that he and several ladies were present, and all has even no intention of acquiring Con-seemed glad that St. Paul's College, after were charged with defrauding the compra stantinople at the present moment, we

AN INGENIOUS FBAUD.

Fung Afat and Chun A Kat, hawkers,

It ap

can believe, but Russia undoubtedly has a long a period of inscition, was now ful-dore of the steamer Tchang, or the keeper the desire to possess both, and possibly filling the wishes of its benevolent founder, of the Ta Chu dried-meat-shop, Canton, of two baskets of sausagos and pig's liver to the occupation of a Turkish province or both in the education of Chinese boys, and the value of more than Tasis 88. the defeat of the Turkish forcen might in the preparation of English and native peared that the 1st defendant had repre speedily turn that desire into an inten students for Missionary work amongst the sented to the To (bu shop that the Kwong Man Fung shop, Hongkong, wanted to gat tion. The Czar is also not Russia, in heathen. The following is the prins lista ortais quantity of sausages and livers. spite of his despotio authority. It is a

The publication of this issue consment matter for congratulation that we bave at 7.30 p.m.

sch an able representative at the Con- Terence as Lord Salisbury. No better man could have been selected for the

DAY, the 11th January, 1877, THE CHINA MAIL. post.

Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles ; to Salgon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta,

andria,

the Malle, dec.

Wednesday, January 10th,

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1877,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SPECIAL PRIZES

Knowledge of Holy Scripture Chinese. Asek, a Silver Watch. English.-1st, Ewen MoLean, a Silver Pencil Case; 2nd, Charles Tomlin, Book (Trades and Industrial Occupations of the Bible),

Translation.

lat Clans-Li Asok, a Silver Pencil Case, Sad Class-1st, Li Aning, Ivory Pan and Pencil Case; 2nd, Wong Aleong Ivory Pencil Case.

ard Olaas.Oban Kat U, Book (Birds and Beasts).

GENERAL PRI)58.

Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Alex WE learn from L'Independant de Saigon In regard to the Lacepede Islands, about The following will be the hours of glosing that Dr. Harmand, the indefatigable ex- which we have heard so much recently, the plorer, set out from Pnum penh on the owner of the Nicolino has received a tale. 4th of last month to explore, for tienti-gram from his agents in England to-day last, Lau Aho, Silver Watch Fast Cambodia and Laos.

fe and archeological purposes, Upper stating that he may expect a lease of the islands, and asking for a sample of the that Dr. Harmand has been charged guano to be forwarded to them, with this expedition by the Minister of

52.M., Money Order Office closes.

Office olores except the Niear Box, which remains open-all night. Thursday, January 11th

*

7 Post Office opens for sale

Posting of all correspondonon.

Our readers are not ignorant, aays our contemporary

of Public Instruction, the Museum of Ne

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Bad, Charles Tomlin, Silver Pencil Case 1 3rd, Habebolah, Kaife (Ivory handle, blades).

Stampa, Registry of Letters, and tural History, and the Geographical / Reruns of Visitors to the City Hall Libra Case 2nd, Chu Un Kwai, Kaife (Buck

10 A., Begistry of Letters cesses.

11 A.M., Post Office aloses except for Istr

· Letters,

11.10., Letters (bat Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, untu

to

Society of Paris. The plan of the young and Museum for the week ending January

As the To Uhu shop had frequens dealings with the Kwong Mau Fung shop, the goods odered were packed up in two baskets and sent on board the steamer Lehang for transmission dawn here. The compra- dore gave an acknowledgment of the receipt of the goods by stamping on the envelope addressed to the Consignes here. On arrival bere the stamped envelope, endorsed with the stamp of the supposed consignee, was presented, and the compra. dore accordingly delivered the baskets. On reaching Canton, the co signor name to him

and said that the bankets had not been receiv ed. The compradore produced the stamped envelope, but the stamp of the supposed consigneo was found to be a forgery, the fact being that the Kwong Man Fung shop had never ordered any goods from the To Obt shop. The matter was then engaired into, and resulted in the arrest of the two defendants, the sausages having been sold to a shop hero aftor delivery was taken from the steamer. The case was remanded.

Ad Gifts-1st, Wong Ko Tong, Purse 2nd, Luk Hin Ting, Pocket Book; Srd, Teul Aning. Ivory Pencil Case and Knife,

2nd Class 1st, Wei A Os, Silver Pencil born); 3rd, Wong Aleong, Box of Paints

A Gifts.lat, Pang Ming Yal, Book (A'phabot House); 2nd, Geo. Kidd, Pocket Book 3rd, Jno. Kidd, Pocket Book.

The long felt want of a system of Pilotage Stil Class-fat Ng Chain, Silver Regulations has beam Alled by the issue of Pencil Case; Zad, Boo Wan King, Knife a dde under the hands of the Prime

Intrepid explorer is to go from Srd, 1877 - num penh to Sambos, traverse the

European Chinese,

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448 formidable rapide of the Meikong, enter Thursday, Dec. 28th,

Friday,

*20th, 29

630 Laos, oross Annam, and finally and his

Baturday,

Both,

152

184 way into Tonquin. The difficulties that

Sunday,

31st, 87 Sunday Dr. Harmand will encounter on his way Monday, Jan. 1st N.Y.D. N.X.D. (Buck-hern); 3rd, Ng Asking, Pocket will be great. In May. last, it will be Tuesday remembered, his journey was interrupted | Wednesday,

As & Gift-Wong Lan Shing, Book (Tuo Rainbow)

2nd,

44

- 480

Book.

ård,

21

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by the rebellious Cambodiane on the frontiers, and he was prevented from proceeding further... now learns that the rebels no longer oc-

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Totsis, 228

469

2,185

The Independant Grand total, 2,418.

11.80 A., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely. Hongkong, December 20, 1876.

Police Intelligenco. Before James Russell, Esq.)

`January 4, 1877,

A LAZY COOKIE,

Minister,

Japan.

· (Jail)

The Hiroshima Maru brought from Osaka on the 19th inatant 270,000 yen in allver e ins, and also 307 sheep from Shanghai for the Department of Agricultural Industry.

--While the steamer Funataka Maris van on her way to Kishiu from Osaka on the |10th instant, she was caught in a violent - gale and driven on shere on the Kahlu boat.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAOKES:upy these passages, having been drivon Tur. Band of the 28th Regiment will per. The United States Mall Packet CITY OF by the presence of the Viceroy with form the following programme to-morrow

TOKIO, will be despatched on MON. 8,000 men into the Siamese Lace. The evening, vis.— DAY, the 16th Instant, with Malls for greatest difficulty Dr. Harmand will Marcb,......Gloucestershire Las.......... Waters, Japan, San Francisco, the United have to encounter will be to traverse Overture,......Nosidi Figaro,... Mozart,

Chung Asing, & obair coolte, was charged Staten, and London, which will be Annam to reach Tonqula, The King Selection,...Idus Foscari,... Verdi by : G. Boulouse, Vice Conbill for closed as follows i—

That game is not so saaree in Japan að 1.M. Registry of Lettors obascE,

of Cambodia has placed a steam launch Valse,...Court Beauties.Coote.ranse, with refusal of duty. The de 2.50 P.M. Post-Office closed.

at his disposal to facilitate his arrival at Selection,...Orphes aus Enfert, Offenbach.. fendant was substitute coolle in the place many people think is shown by the faat Bamboc, where he will meet with the Galop Off to China Lodwick of the regular one, who was absent on es that a shooting party, a few days ago, count of sickness. The complainant or bagged 271 bracs of phassants and a comple 2.30 p.m. Correspondence may be posted arst rapids, and His Siamese Majesty

God Bare the Qusen. on board the Packet with Late has also given to the Doctor autographic

dered the coolies through the boy to sweep of woodcock in a lay and a bail, there the doors clean, but the boy returned and being only two guns for the Arst half day, of 13 cents extra Postage letters of rehommendation to the Viceroy. We regret to lead by the inward Americas represented that the defendant would not and three guns for the succeeding 24

and the Governors of the Cambodian

work. As the complainant had occasion to This is perhaps the best bag ever made in provinces.Betting out on a journey Mail of the death of hir Micsfah Halley, post me letters this morning, he ordered Japan. that would perhaps, aw the most brave, promises sition of indianail, and the chair, but the defendant was tot forth. one cannot but admire the courage and father of the U.. Consul at this port down to the Post Office, and while there the Shanghai are greatly ingonvenienced bei coming, so the complainant had to walk The large number of Japanese livag At persistance of Dr. Harmand it this new under unusual and extremely painful oir chair cats. The defendant denied that he cause they have no medical men of khait undertaking. He will have no compa umstances. He had boon suffering for refused to work. He had to put on his own nationality amongst them. Chini

Fined $2 As the defendant was leaving and to employ European or Ameritch" the dock, he observed that it was unfal doctors is too expensive, so the Japauste that he should be fined, as he was pricats of the Shinsain sect of Buddalsts, only a substitute He was called back and who have an establishment in Shangha dued #1 more for contempt of Court. Both are about to attach a hospital to which Boss were paid.

vill by under the care of japanese medie:

"qatli 2.60 P.M. when the Mall is finally oldasd. Correspondence must be specially dirested for this route, and if not fully prepaid Will be sent by British Packet. Letters, & can be posted for Canada, the West Indice, and other places named below, if sufficient American Stamps biol, et leset, of European nationality, some time from premonitory symptoms of dress before he could come with the chairdotors are too ignorant and fintzlistworth &

are added to propty them from San and to embarrass himself as little as Francisco to destination. American Stamps are sold at this Office, General Post Office, Hongkong, January 8, 1677.

jali hatura.

possible with provisions, or material, he Hright's disease, and his physicist had will take with him no dour, biscuit, su ordered him a mixture containing "prus gat, wine or other articles of a like slate of potassium By some error a

the part of the chemiei, #gyanide

No. 4217-JANUARY 4, 1877.]

aen skilled in the western school of were attended by Dr. Simmons, and are all

edicino.

fn a fair way of recovery,

As the Mikado will pass through Yoko- hama next January on his way to Kid. the various Obvernment buildings will be

decorated on the occasion,

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0,

A certain Mr Scott has purchased 25,000 boxes of matches manufactored by men who are now undergoing imprisonment with Eard labour at Tabo, Yokohama, and has sent them to Shanghai.

A His Majesty the Mikado will preside over the opening of the Railway when at Kioto in January next, preparations are now being made for that event,

Kioto and Kusat on the Tokaidó will certainly be commenced in January next,

The Mitsui Company are about to abip eighty thousand bags of rice from Nagasaki to America.

Mr Obana nuid twenty-seven other Government oficiala started for the Bonin

weapons.

1t was

as it is to be hoped will not occur again.

THE CHINA MAIL.©

It was only when we were alone, or with our family, that she came forth on her own accord to join the conversation. She never avoided children, but would allow them to take liberties which she would

"The manger of Cleo's death was so much in accordance with her character, that few of her friends will be surprised a what

translator of the ancient Chinese Classical the advent of that small craft, then received gathered at Philadelphia last summer saw works. Dr Morrison had published his with such derision by the natives, was an the feat accomplished on a small expert

On board, mental scale, Sir. W. Thomson was so An autopsy was held by Dr Goerts, and Grammar of the language in 1611 and his era in the fietory of Chine. Dr Schulz, Staff Surgeon of the Fineta. Dictionary in 1822. To the publication of among other passengers, were the Consul impressed that in bis opering address as this morning at the General Hospital upon this the Hon. East India Company had of the newly-opened port, and his interpre- President of the British Assoolasion he the deceased sailor, a fine powerful young contributed £15,000. Dr Morrison in 1828 ter, a young man with a name already described it at some length, and pronounced never have borne from any other stranger. follow cut off in the heyday of his youth, urged the study of Chinese on Oxford and known in connection with the Chinese. it the greatest by far of all the marvels of When offended in any way, she simply and described by his officers as one of the Cambridge, and formed a class in London Thousands of the inhabitants collected upon electric telegraph. Tea days ago the test walked off to some inaccessible corner, and quietest, best conducted, and best seamen for its study in 1888, he was succeeded by the muddy shore as the strange-looking was repeated over an actual out-of-door waited the departure of the offender.

"I do not remember any young child on board. The whole of the back of the the Rev. S. Kidd in 1846, and a Chinese party landed, and hailed them with shouts telegraph between this city (Boston) and

was subsequently established in of ouriosity. The travellers patiently ran Cambridge. The entire success of this showing the slightest fear when Cleo came skuil was found to have been shivered like chair

Franco, bow the gauntlet of their by no means compli-experiment makes, for all that we can see, to make acquaintance. a broken gourd. As many as twenty frag. King's College, London. ments of bons of various sizes were taken ever, continued the Professor, had forestall mentary remarks, and proceeded in rickety revolution and advance in the world's The right ear wased us in 1824, a Chair for teaching Chinese sedan chairs to the yamen of the Tao-t'ai progress worthy to rank with the practical out by the surgeons,

was founded in Paris under M. Pierre, with a view to obtaining some house to live completion of the first printing telegraph in almost severed from the head.

have to tell, evident from the examination that these and the department of Langue Orientos in. They were received with much coldness New York aity about forty years ago, and

"During last autumu I was laid up with injuries must have been inflicted when the Viventes still continues the study. Ger- by that officer, who, however, becaine rather with the laying of the great ocean cables

a very serious illnes At first Clea They many as somewhat later than France in less reserved when he found that one of the twenty years ago. man was prone on his stomach.

The operation of this new and startling appeared to, enjoy, my being at home all appear to have been made by policemen's this study, but Chairs of Chinese had been party spoke the language fluently; but when ataves or some other equally heavy blunt founded in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna, ln the interpreter same to the point, and asked development of telegraphic mechaniam is day long, but soon began to understand, Altogether the combat must Holland also, as well as in Italy, where His Worship to help them in the selection thus described by Professor Thomson in principally from my wife's anxiety, that "All this there was something the matter, and she The construction of the railway between have been most desperate, and such a one both Chinese and Japanese were long of a house, the Tao-t'ai had an immediate the address above.rsferred to:

since studied. The Russians had long relapse. The idea, he said, was quite im- my own ears heard spoken to me with refused food. One night she came to my etudied Chinese, and their representatives possible. There were no houses to be had unmistakable distinctness by the thin bod to talk to me as usual, but I was too at the court of Pekin had been regarded as in the city for love or money; how could circular diskarmature of just such another ill to take any notice of her (indeed I could the most distinguished Sinologues for their there be? Everybody who had a house little electro-magnet as this which I hold neither move nor speak). She triod in ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF

knowledge of both Chinese and Mantchon. wanted to livo in it himself; the place was in my hand. Tho words were shouted vain to make me respond to her carozzon, SAILORS. In the U. S. Consular-General Court A Russian fost was built on the banks of fall; and so on. This nonsense at last with a clear and loud voice by ray colleague- and, after a while, returned to her own at Yokohama on the 18th Dec. a number the Amoor as far back as 1651 and 1689, were out the patience of the Consul,jadge, Professor Watson, at the far end of bed, refused not only food, but water, and of seamen from the Ferris S. Thompson where these languages wore stadied, and who said that, in that case, he should look the line, holding his mouth close to a died within a day or two. To any one applied for their discharge from that vessellator a Chinese abair was established in the out for one himself; declaring that if he stretched membrane, such as you see before that knew her it was visiblo that tho was on the ground of ill-treatment received University of St. Petersburgh. Yet, the failed, he should either pitch his own tonts you here, carrying a little piece of soft iron suffering grief, as a dog is sometimes knows

Professor observed, the interest hitherto upon the city walls, or bilet himself upon which was thus made to perform in the to do 'under similar circumstances," from the Captain and first mate.

electro-magnet in Thomas Reil, deposed:-I am an able taken in Chinese though spoken by nearly one of the mandarins. They then left the neighborhood of an seaman and shipped on board the Ferrie S. one third of mankind was hardly equal to Tao-tai's presence amid a burst of discor-elrcuit with the line, motions proportional that felt in Sanscrit and the Aryan or the dant music and the explosion of three loud to the sonorific motions of the air." The Our crackers, and eventually succeeded in dis-invention seems to have been another pure Thompson in London. stop any longer on theessel: The first own interest in the study of Chinese was covering, by the aid of a guide, a very hand- triumph of scientific hypothesis." The badly used and banged round that I cannot Indo European family of languages. mate damne and kicks me all round the then briefly referred to, and the importance some and commodious house, belonging to a laws of the vibration of the air in the pro of some knowledge of the language from the gentleman named Yaon. An arrangement pagation of sound being admitted, it was

was soon come to, agreeable to both parties, necessary only to secure a medium suffi close proximity of our Indian empire, from deck every day; he has done so since we have been in harbour. I was rigging the which the Professor thought it not unlikely for Mr Yaou turned out to be the partner of atently delicate to register every subtlest

He asked me if force pump at the time there were any washers on the hose; I that routes through Burmah, and Cochin, an enterprising Chinaman in Hongkong who movement of the organs of speech; and replied "Yes." He got one of the hands if not Arena would soon be opened up to had opened & branch establishment at thon, as Professor Thomann remarks, who China by rail and river. The proximity of Shanghai on the strength of getting a mono- to uárig the pump and he found a rope the English Colony of Hong Kong, taken poly of the trade through the influence of which devised such very slight means to yarn and one leather washer. He swore at me, called me a liar, and threatened to kick by the English in 1842, and the possession the Consul's patronage. But this brilliant realize the mathematical qunception that, if my head off. I told him he had better not. of slip of four or five square miles, on the scheme was destined to ignominious failure, electricity is to convey all the delicacies of CAMPHOR,

mainland of China, which some of the and poor Mr Yaou soon awoke to the dis-quality which distinguish articulate speech, SALTPETRE, He then kicked me, and took a belaying Chinese regard, said the Professor, as the agreeable fact that the Consul required to the strength of its current must vary oon. QUICKSILVER, pin to strike me with, but the second mate prevented him. He afterwards caught me silk-worm's first bite at the malberry lest, have the house to himself. It was necessary tinuously, and, as nearly as may be, in by the throat and chooked me against and the extent of our consular service that he should know that his presence in the simple proportion to the velocity of a par-

all contributed Consul's private apartments was not particle of air engaged in constituting the Bank, on demand,

We give below the Interesting the galley door and called me all sorts of at the Treaty Porte,

The mate also kicked a man to render the study of Chinese highly missible, and that the house must be cleared sound?" names. named Nicolae Willetts when at soa, and he important to those seeking employment of the mob of men, women, and children account of the practical exemplification of

The missionary aspect of the who invaded it at all hours to see the white the invention between Boston. and Cam Credita nearly fell overboard in consequence,

a young Edinburgh scientist, formerly of Bombay, He sent this man on the boom and he did mattor was also noticed, there being 100 devils dins, and dress, and sleep. The poor bridge. The inventor is Mr Graham Bell, Documentary, 6months' sight,.. not go quick enough to suit the mate. English missionaries of religion now man resisted for a long time; it was hard to Just as we came into harbour the mate employed there, authe Professor thought convince to that he must relinquish Montreal, but later of this city, and a baby,...

that it would be well for all missions his cherished plans of monopoly, and naturalized citizen of the United States.

Shanghal, demand,............ also kicked the breath out of this man. Another man named Peter was so badly ries to be men of full and generous that his friends must be deprived of their beaten by the mate that he carried blue education as are civil service men, and ought innocent amusements, but at length he the evening of Octobor Dth by Alexander Bar Stiyor, 17, data. B.,"

Syose, stripes-on-his-legs-as wide as a finger. if possible to be men trained in some resigned himself to his fate with much Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson is

But the troubles of our interesting, as being the record of the first Mexicans, God Leal, Another man named Andrews was also University. The importance of a knowledge comic pathos.

Islands on the 22nd instant.

The news from Nagoya concerning the graphic despatches announce that a serious lyo kea is sufficiently alarming. Tele- disturbance has broken out among the formers of Isé, who seem to have given way to uncontrolled riot, the cause being their objection to the new mode of levying the land.tax.

The outbreak commenced at Kamodzu, the rioters from which place were quickly joined by some from Uyeno, Kambe, Yokkaichi and Kuwana in the Mige ken, and others from the neighbouring Aichi ken. As they gained in numbers Alonsou to have increased in violence, and it is reported that the important towns of Ton and Matsuzaka, and the smaller ones of Uyeno and Shiroku bave been set fire to, and it is also feared that Yokkaichi has not entirely escaped. Traffic along the Tokaido is interrupted. Mr Kitadai, don Katjó of the Nalmusho, with other officials nd a strong force of police, have been espatched by steamer to the disturbed fstrict, and it is in be presumed that the ops of the Nagoya garcinon will be called `pon to assist la suppressing the riot.

SERIOUS AFFRAY BETWEEN GERMAN SAILORS AND JAPANESE,

(Japan Gazette.)

A serious and fatal fracas between Japan. cue and a body of men ashore from the Prussian corvette Fineta took place yentor- day afternoon in Takeshima-cho. Several narratives have been given of the affair and its origin; but the following is probably the

norrect one.

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Albert Langly, deposed-I have beon badly used by the captain on the passage to Yokohama. One day while at ses the captain called to me and I did not hear him.

there.

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tending from their office in Boston to their factory in Cambridgeport, a distanco of about two miles. The company's battery,

Shares. consisting of nine Daniels cells, was removed from the circuit and another of Hongkong Bank, 23 % ten carbon elements substituted. Articulate.K. Fire Ins. Co., 1867) conversation then took place through the China Fire Ins. Co., $165 wire. The sounds, at first faint and Indis tinct, became suddenly quite loud and Mr Ball in Boston and Mr intelligible. Watson in Cambridge then took notes of what was said and beard, and the compari son of the two records is most interesting as showing the accuracy of the electrical transmission.

nton Inc. Suolety of Canton, $850 Chineso Insurance Co., $210 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 875 Yangtare Ins. Asociation. Tls, 620 H.E. & W. Dosk Co., 45 dia, H.K. O. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 di Shanghai Steam N. Co., Tís. 67 Hongkong Botol Oo, $52) dis, Chinese Impezial Loan, £99

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calling the watch wrong, as the mate said, extensive trade with China. The English from being finished." The natives marvelled mouth over a telegraph line owned by the English Soverage, He kicked him so that he could not get exports and imports to and from Chins at the amount of fresh meat they required Walworth Manufacturing Company, 01 Australian Sovereigna,

amount to 40 millions sterling per annum, and those of the treaty ports for thres years had amounted to 115 millions, of which 64 millions or far more than half had been the trade of British ships. To the question He called again and I answered. How much of Chinese could be learned He then said "I'll open your mouth," and here? the Professor remarked that Dr. struck me on the face. I was struck also Morrison thought the language might be At about five p.m. some twenty sailors by the mate while at sea because I did not acquired sufficiently to write for natives, were drinking in a small house of bad repu- do some work to suit him, and as I refused and Stanislaus Jalien had doue this as tation, owned by one Murats in Shicbome, to do any more work the asptain put me insisted by no natire; this was possible though very difficult and laborious, yet kashima cho. A diaturbance broke out irons and hang mo in the rigging with my short of this mach might be done in Among themselves and a window sash was feet lashed together and kept me there- accidentally broken. The men continued one hour: then the mate lowered me down mastering the characters of which, said the to make so great a row that the inmates of and gave me another kick. The next day Professor, there are from 40,000 to 44,000. the house became alarmed, left the place, I asked the captain for some medicine and Colloquial Chinese was somewhat easier than the written language, though the tones and went to the nearest Police Station, he gave me some salta.

form a barrier, yet the Mandarin dialect where they reported the matter. An In terpreter was sent to the house and reason

spoken all over the country might be od with the sailors, who agreed to pay for

thought to be in great part acquired. the damage done, a matter of some ten or

Having noticed the religious, political, and fifteen cents, and order was restored.

commercial importance of the study, the Scarcely, however had the men reamed

Professor pointed out lastly, the literary and philosophical importance of a study their aoats, than another band of sailors

of the Chinese language. The Chinese from the same vessel, also some twenty in number, arrived outside the house, where

writers, and they are very namerous, said they began to quarrel among themselves,

the Professor, and have written on many subjects, extend back many centuries before and created a great disturbance. Three

Christ, and Nanobberg had written in the policemen who were near the apot interfer-

4th century B.C. Yet of this great people ed, and a message was sent to the 3rd

in the S.E. of Asia, it might almost have been said three centuries ago, as Virgil said of our suvestors

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and swore at me.

I

Ola Olson, deposed -On the voyage from London to Yokohama I was laid up with fever, and while trying to do my daty foll down on the deck. The mate came The captain struck me one day when I was at the wheel because

The mate did not hear him speak to me. also kicked me in the back because I was not quick enough; and at another time caught me by the throat for a similar offence. Several other men gave svidence of a similar nature.

"Et penitus tolo divisos orbs Britannos:"! and this, though the country contains a population three times that of the Roman history extending back 2,000 years before empire in its palmiest days, and with a

our-ra,

for their daily sustenance, and at their obstinate refusal to live on decayed fish, bonn-jelly, pickled greens, and the milk specially consecrated to the rearing of Chis nese babies. Their servants, too, seem to have had a disagreeable habit of heehaw ing in a high key while carrying the dishes to and fro at the dinner table, as coolies do even now, in conveying burdens upon bam boo poles, and a still more unpleasant par- tiality for using the table-oloth as a pocket handkerchief, These and similar little eccentricities took a good deal of time and trouble to cure, and their recapitulation will give our readers some faint idea of what life in Shanghai was like three and thirty years ago. The public difficulties which the

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. foreigners met with were of an equally

There appears to be a strong opinion irritating nature, and the account from which we have gathered the few details given above is mainly taken up with the smog medical men that sanitary admini-(Taken troubles attendant upon founding the infantstration was, for some reasons or other, settlement. At last however preliminaries very defective and very unsuccessful dur- were arranged, proper title deeds were madeing the recent Arctic expedition. cut, merchants began to arrive, the fore- Lancet again refers to the subject most runners of the present municipality marked emphatically, and the other medical journals

expedition submitted by Captain Nares to out and levelled a few roads, and the Dismal follow suit. It appears, judeed, according THERMOMETER-DA.M.... Swamp soon began to look rather more like to the Report of Proceedings of the Arctic a habitable foreign town.

the Lords of the Admiralty, that the auc cess of the expedition was seriously marred by the prevalence of scurvy, because, the debilitating effects of this disease rendered it impossible" for the men to advance far ther North, and very materially influenced the decision of Captain Nares not to remain But in the Polar regions another winter. the report gives no accounts of the rations issued during the sledging expeditious, and no notes from any of the medical officers have as yet been made public. The Lances evidently believes that no antiscorbutics of any kind were sent with the sledgers, and

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Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING. The following is taken from the late London Papers:

DEPARTUREA.

Hongkong..

Hongkong.

kong.

J

Sept. 17, Palestine, from London to Hong. Sopt 18, A. T..Stalinsohdt, from Cardif

to Hongkong.

Now we need hardly tell our readers that Charles Potter, sworn :-I am captain of Police Station, at Kurumbashi, whence the Ferris S. Thompson. I say that the

the young interpreter who took so important reinforcement of fifteen policemen were statements of Thomas Reil are faise from

part in the first exploitation of Shanghai, was no other than Mr. Medhurst, our present worthy Consul; who has thus been associated Bent to the soene. Their arrival, instead of beginning to end so far as I am concerned.

with our settlement ever since it came into quieting, heightened the disorder, the And he has never complained to me of ill. excited sailers commencing first to stone treatment, and I have no reason to suppose

he leaves it a handsome, populous and them, and then to attack every Japanese that he was ever abused by the mate. I,

existence. He landed upon a rushy bank

one, jinrikisha and other coolies armed with with one of my carpet slippers because I

wealthy town, boasting some thousands of who passed. The milée became a general however, admit striking Albert Langley

inhabitants over three hundred of whom are staves and stones coming to the assistance spoke to him three times and received no

The Chinese classics, observed the Pro-ladies, and fifty-two of these unmarried. of the police, and for a time it appeared as answer. In reference to the complaint if pandemonium had been turned loose in made about putting the man in irons the fessor, formed an extensive literature on The contrast between Shanghai as it was every variety of subjects, some that might be and Shanghai as it is, is too striking not to the quarter. Night had fallen and the mate had told the man to splice a rope and read in our social science congresses; and be worth especial notice; and we therefore so considers that, in the absence of orker June 9, Aurora, from Richmond, V. 8. to darkness added to the confusion. The he did not do it properly, and the mate told the student once introduced to them would consider that the departure of Mr Medhurst evidence, it is the duty of Government Hongkong. streets were unlighted, and the tradesmen him to get out of that. The man showed have to live long ere, like Alexander, he from the settlement of which he was one of to produce the instructions issued from the In the nighborhood hastened to close their fight and ran to get his knife; and they could sigh for other worlds to conquer. For the most energetic founders is not merely medical department of the navy to the Sept. 1, Berthe, from Hamburg to Hongi shops. Notice of the disturbance was given had a fusste together on the deck. The tradition assigns the origin of their written an event of importance to himself, but one surgeons of the arctic expedition.". Hav kong. at the Central Police Station at about amate then ordered him to the wheel and he character to a date 8,000 B.C. These which calls for special and public notice on quarter to six, and Polics Constable Toms rofused to go. I went on deck and inves-

was in 1850 on a similar expetition for kong. and one Japanese policeman went at once tigated the matter and ordered the man to were first pictures, little differing from the part of those who now reap the benefitgard to the fact that the Investigator Sept. 2, Frederick, from Cardiff to Bong- upwards of two years before scurvy appear Sept. 8, MeNear, from Cardiff to Hong- to Takashima-cho On the way they met go to his duty and he refused: I told him hieroglyphics; to these succeeded idea. of his exertions thirty years ago.

grama, and these compose a literature

ed among her orse, and that ainoa 1868

kong, about twenty Gorman sailors, coming along my crew was already weakened by one

the disease has diminished in the mercan in a body, breaking the houses as they being sick, and if he did not return to his which treats of all the matters which the

tile marine by from 70 to 80 per cent.; it Sept. 14, Tyburnia, from London to Hong.

kong, pared with large sticks. They had re-duty I would take meane to make him. human mind can deal with, from husband- ry and the arts, to mental and moral phi-

Dropping into the work-room of a college in strange that, with all possible preven quisitioned several jinrikishas, the shafts of On his still refusing, I ordered him to be losophy. It may be too early, said the professor of physics the other day, we tives at command, the malady was allowed Sapt. 16, Sarah Nicholson, from London to which, broken off close to the body of the put in irons, and told him that as soon as Professor, to predict the reunite to compa- found him experimenting with a vibrating to appear among the members of the Arstic vehicles, formed very effective and dangerous he would return to his duty I would release weapons, they wore followed by a orowd him. All this time he was using most vile rative philology, which can only deal with

wire, The tane sung by the magnet juice, for Captain Nares says, towards the of from one to two hundred Japanese, some language to me and asking if I wanted to primal and common roots here at present magnet attached to a telegraph battery and expedition. There was no scarcity of lime Sept. 16, Western Belle, from Cardin, te armed with stares but mostly without any kill him. I told him, no; all I wanted was yet the Professor thought there is gut operating & le tuning fork was faithfully alone of his official report Finding that Weapons P. O Toms found on the foot of for him to say he would go to his work and sent to show that those who used these repeated to the ear as the farmer and of several of the inhabitants of Egedesminde The professor was at work on orth Greenland) were attacked with roclaimed but unbuilt-on ground between I would let him down; and when he did so original and common roots gathered around the wire.

the same hearth from four to six thousand the topic that now absorbs the fancy of all spurvy, I made the Governor a present of the railway and Takashima-cho one German I immediately ordered his release. Bailor lying dead but quite warm. The The mate in his evidence corroborated years ago. The Professor concluded by experimenters in electricity, telephong, or lime juice for general uso."-Pall Mall

Sept. 23, Agnes Mair, from London to corpse was put into a finrikisha and taken the captain'e statement, and said that he commending the study of Chinese in its the transmission of sounds by the telegraph. Ganettes

Shanghai, to the Central Polices acation. Thilber D. never put his hands upon Rell but once; political, religious, commercial, and literary of all the rapidly developed and still Goertz, the German Consular Medical and always treated him well, as be was aspects, and thought there was a hopeful unfolding wonders of the electric wire, none

Oct. 8, Bulls of Oregon, from Cardiff to floer, was promptly summoned. He about the only one who understood any sign in the fact that 100 Chinese youths appeals a strongly to the human love for

Hongkong. Frank Buckland communisates to Land pronounced the man dead and sent the thing of the duties of a seaman out of thead been sent to, and were now in the the marvellous as the telegraphing of

United States, to gain modern education, | sounde, The more than magical feat of and Water a very interesting notice of Oct. 5, Wega, from Hamburg to Chefoe, bear to the General Hospital. The German whole crow. His statement was false from and prosecute modern learning, beside writing at a distance has become too fami- Cleo," a pet bos-constrictor. This ani- Get, &, Giatorganthite, from London te Consul, the Captain and Surgeon of the beginning to end.

Hongkong, After hearing the whole of the evidencs others in our own country. The Professor liar. We demand a new wonder. We only mal was of the kind called "painted boa," Beveral other gentlemen arrived promptly the Court dismissed the complaint and purposen to deliver two other lectures ask to real do the wildest fancy of the and had comte from Brazil Ite length was Oct. 12, Omba, from London to Shanghala Vineta, the Governor of Kanagawa, and

during this term-one on the history of "Arabian Nights," and let us whisper in seven feet five loches, and its weight mine the station, and the Governor, hearing the men were ordered to return to duty and the written characters, and the other on the ear of one separated by leagties of pounds. Oleo dame into the possession of Oct. 14, Sir Harry Parkes, from Londen te sat p number of sailors had barricaded the ship to pay the costs of Court.

the structure of the language. –

distance, Already had the clicking of the Mr. Mann, a friend of Mr. Bucklande, in mselves or were imprisoned fri a house

telegraph machine been made to conform 1870, and from that time till its death was Nov. 12, Lima, from London to Hongkong, ia Takashima-cho, "dent a detachment of

to any desired pitch, so that by sending his constant companioni. Her food con- wenty policemen to bring them in overal of the Garmans were arrested

one despatch on one musical key and sisted of pigeons, of which she took on the Nov. 13, Burik, from Cardiff to Hongkong.. and lodged in the station-house, but others

another on a different note of the musical average one a week. If a pigeon, were There are a few, though very few, re-scale, the same wire could und so many offered to her when she was not hungry made good their way to the hatoba and went on board their vessel, laking with On Friday afternoon, the 37th Oct., at 2 sidents in Shanghat at the present day who as four messages at the same time and prove she would take but little notice of it. If them some of their wounded comrades: o'clock, the owly appointed Frofessor to dan remember our now handsofie atid its capasity of Barrying distinctly as many the two were left together for a while, But the registry of sounds by tale they became friends Neither pigeons nor The casualties among the Germans are one the recently constituted chair of Chinese populous settlement when, to use Gir Thomas more. man killed one man, now lying in the language and Literature, the Rev. Dr Wate's expression, it was a tushy bank." graph bas now been carried to such a point any other animal ever showed any fear of British Naval Hospital (with a wound Ave Leggo, gave his giaaugural lecture to aIt is almost impossible for the majority of that the delicate variations involved in the this serpenti

She always killed her bird" instanta- inches deep on the top of the skull, pene numerous audience in the Sheldonien ta to even imagine the space now octupled articulation of human spooch ats transmitted trating the brain) who lies in so critical Theatre, the Vice Chancellor in his robes, by well-kept, bustling streets, aplaudid with such unerring acarady and dietinet-neously, salting it by the beak, and break- condition that his recovery can hardly be the Very Rev. the Dean of Christ Church, banking-houses, and thriving atores, a mere nets that one may talk with another through ing its neck by a rapid movement. Sha hoped for, and seven men now on board, and a large number of University and rank wilderness, intersected by muddy the telegraph as though face to face. The neter crushed her prey to death, but Invas three of whom are very severely injured College authorities as well as of ladies and creeks, reeking with the miasmata of paddy time is coming and now I said the pro-riably waited to as that it was motionless and suffering from cerebral symptome, gentlemen evincing their interest in the fields and marshes, covered with a layer of fessor above cited, when no clicking or before laying her colls upon it. The con while three are less dangerously but still novel subject. The Rev. Professor com- oosing mud inches deep for days after a writing or other recording mechanism will stricting power was reserved for mastica very seriously wounded. Of the Japanese, mended by giving brief review of the moderate fall of rain-steamy and moist intervene between the sending and receiving on, and was very sufficient for that pur two policemen and several coolice have origin and progress of the study of Chinese and dismal. Such, however, was the ap of telegraph messages when the sender pose

"We have, in traveling, writer Mr. peen badly beaten, but the native who in modern times, and remarked that he pearance of the mudflat outside the walls of will merely speak into the telegraph, as appears to have fared worst, a laboring had himself commenced the study of Bhanghai city in the year of grace 1843, da into a speaking tulog, and the receiver will Mann, "carried her about with us, both in man who had no part in the row, and was Chinese under the Rev. Samuel Kidd in one cold November morning, an insignificant listen for the words of human speech." railway-carriages and hotels, unsuspected Yerning quietly from his work when he 1838, in the London University, and had looking little steamer fade its appearance The wondrous record of an actual realization by others and no discomfort appeared to fortunately encountered the sailors, who gene in 1689 to Chins where he had been among the crows of gaily painted and im of this aspiration in this city has now been distress her to long as we trets nost. She thoroughly understood the joke of keeping kooked him about the head undi is was employed for more than 50 years as Misposing faks; whore forest of masts soso modo public.

The leading scientile men of the world concealed when strengere were pretenk Heerly wiped. The wounded. Japanese ("oloñazy and since then, in Hong Kong as from the broad bosom of the Huang-pu; but

DR LEGGE'S INAUGURAL LECTURE

ON CHINESE LANGUAGE AND

LITERATURE.

(Ugford Guardian] ·

SHANGHAI IN 1848.

(Celestial Empire)) {~-

PET SNAKES,

|=

Hongkong.

Nov. 14, Egerin (str.), from London to

China and Japan. Nov. 16, Hydra, from Cardif to Hongkong,

Nov. 16, Menelaus (str.), from Liverpool

to Shanghai. Nov. 16, Benutty (str.), from Glasgow to

China and Japan, via London,

to Shanghai. Nov. 17, Cassandra (str.), from Hamburg Nov, 17, Ellea Shaw, from London to

Shanghai

Nov. 21, America, from Uardiff to Bong.

_kong.

Nov. 23, Braemar Castle (etr.), from Loa

don to Shanghel,

LOADING YON SHINA AND JAPÁN ZORIZ

At London-Steamers via Suez Canal, Galloy of Lorne, Glenroy Orebrenes,

U. B

Malls.

SMAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH to NEW YORK, Vi

OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOPORING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

HE U. 8. Mail Steamer CITY OF TOKIO; will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 18th January, 1877, at 3 r.m., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Ticketa. and Bille of Lading are leaned for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Tranelsco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerlos, and to Now York and Europe YIL OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

A Steamer of the Mitsu Bisht 8. 8. Com- pany will leave Shanghai, via the luland Sca Porta, about same date, and make close connection at Yokohama,

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

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. 14th Proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the ofico until 5 p.m. same day'; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same lu required.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Praya Contral,

Ġ. B. EMORY, Agent.. Hongkong, December 15, 1876.

Jalo

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND

Insurances.

THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL

INSURANCE 00.

HE Undersigned having been appointed Agent, In Hongkong, for the above- named Company, in prepared to grant Policles against Fire, on Buildings and on Goods to the extent of £10,000, at the urual rates, subject to an immediate dis count of 20 %.

THE CHINA MAIL.

insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

1

ESTABLISHED 1809.

CAPITAL $2,000,000.

Attention is invited to a comalderable reduction in Premila for Life Insurance in China

Life Polides effected during the yearHE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong 1875, share in the Bonus to be declared on to grant Policies against FIRE to the for the above Company, are prepared 31st December for the quinquennial period extent of £10,000 of any Building or then ending.

on Merchandise in the same, at the A. MAGG, HEATON,

ural Rates, dabfoot to a discount' of 20 Hongkong, September 27, 1876,

per cent,

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANOD COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE~HONGKONG.

GENOLES at all the Treaty Ports of --- Ohina and Japan, and at Singapors, Salgon and Penang.

Risks accepted, and Polletes of Insurance granted at the rates of Premalum current at the above mentioned Ports.

NO CHANGE FOR POLICY FÉIS,

JAS ~B, OOUGHTRIE,

Bearatury. Hongkong, November 1, 1871,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

J

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

GAFITAL TWO MILIJONS STERLING,

THE

Hongkong, July 6, 1875,

For Sale.

SAYLE & Co."

TOYS TOYS!

OUR SEASON'S TOYS HAVE

ARRIVED, THE BEST ASSORTMENT -

ETER SHOWN IN THE EAST. WINTER SEASON.

Our STOCK in every Department is well Assorted, **In the Dress Department will be found Every Now MATERIAL Suitable for Winter Woar.

Made-up Costumes in a variety of New Materials. The latest London and Paris Styles

"DRESSING GOWNS, MORNING WRAPPERS.

SILKS, SILKS.

PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED Unsigned are prepared to grant cont. In the Home Markets, we continue

STATES AND EUROPE,

I COMOTION WIXH

CENTRAL and

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

THE 8, 8. "GAELIC," will be dec-

patched for San Francisco, vla Yoko. bama, on THURSDAY, tho 1st February, asp. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japen, the United States and Europe,

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai.

Fraight will be received on Board until

pm. of ölst Instant, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. Same day all Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same ls required.

Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 par cent, on regular rates.

For further information on to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Osmpany, No. 16, Praya Central

G. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, January 2, 1877.

THE

fet

POLIVINE against the Risk of FIRE on Balldings or on Goods stored therein, on Coala in Mataheds, on Goods on board Varrels and on Hulls of Vessels in Han bour, at the ugazh Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- golved, and trauulited to the Director

for their decisioni

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

For Rates of Fremfume, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agenis Hengkong & Casten, Hongkong, January 6, 1867,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE

Underalgaod, Agents for the above Company, aro proposed to guant In- erances at current rates.

MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company,

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER

AND LONDON.

|

This Department Deserves Special Note, Although Prices have advanced about 60 per

to Sell at Old Prices.

Rich Black and Coloured SILES War ranted to Wear Woll.

A Wonderfully Good Black SILK at 85 ots. per Yard.

Rich Black and Coloured SATINS,

Japanese SILKS. The Yedo and Mikado

Maken.

Black and Coloured SILK VELVETS and VELVETERNS.

WOOL SHAWLS, MANTLES and JACKETS.

Trimmed HATS and BONNETS, the latent Paris Styles,

Untrimmed Felt HATS and BONNETS. RIBBONS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES.

KID GLOVES, 1, 2, and 1 Buttons. Ladies' and Children's UNDER CLOTH- ING, Baby LINEN,

White and Coloured GALICOS, LONG-CLOTHS.

BOOTS and SHOES

20

MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING, TOYS, TOYS

SAYLE & Oo,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

FOR SALE,

Celebrated 5. Pr

Undersigned have been appointed FLER PALMER & CO. Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Favohor, Shanghai and Hankow, and are propared to grant | Insurances at current ratos,

To Lol.

--

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1868,

TO BE LET.

E Premises at present occupied by the International Ice Manufacturing Co.,

Limited

For partlonlara, apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, December 11, 1876.

TO LET

THE Dwelling.House No. 6, Alexandra

Terrace,

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 17, 1876.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CEAESTE of

Brands of WINES and SPIRITA. Apply to

quan

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, June 22, 1876.

HONG LISTS.

Circular, large sheet. THE AMENDED HONG LIST in English and Chinese, con-

Intimations.

'MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,

PENANG.

HONGKONG MARKET PRIORS. Corrected to Saturday, Decaliber 30, 1876

At 1000 Cash per Dollar Méxican,

E Municipal Commissioners of Penang are desirous of receiving DESIGNS Bacon, for a TOWN-HALL. This Building is to be greated on the ground on the east side of the Esplanada situate between the latter and Duke Street, and its cost is not to a ceed $30,000.

The Commissioners offer a PREMIUM of $400 for the best and most suitable" Design with Specifications; and competitors have the option of forwarding Tenders for darry- ing out the work.

ments, are to be sent to the Municipal Office The Designs, accompanied with all doon Penang on or before the 1st of March next. For further information apply to the Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners st Penang.

D. C. PRESGRAVE,

Municipal Secretary,

Penang, Municipal Uffics, The 21st September, 1876.

THE CHINESE MAIL.

TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN TUR

China Mail

TWO cents a character for the first 100

Butcher Meat.

English,

*7

[No. 4217–JANUARY 4, 1877. -

“Cabbage, Common, catty

70

:

PAT Highest. Losacea, Cash.. Cash.

"

32

Hongkong, Macao, Shanghai, Carrots, Salt.

anch

20 12 150 100 150 100

#

300

20

}

450 100 Carrots, Fresh 800 250 Cauliflower, 180 160 Colory, Chinese, English, 150 140 Chambers, 150 140 Chilles, Dried,

BO 80

Mixed, .

»

each

catty

**

21

60

[E

40

•

Ame, Sugar sured Foochow, Beef, sirloin and prime out, oỷ, 160 150. Best Corned,

catty

Rosst,

*J

Soup,

Steak, Bullocks Brains,

מ *

-40-

160 140 Curry Stuff, English,

275 250 Garlie, (bulb) dried,

320 30 Ginger,

600 600 Gourd, make

150 140 Greens, White

50..40

40

200 180

40

100%

80

100

80

40

30

40 36

50 -40

60

11

. per ketë - 80

"1

Tongue, fresh, each

corned,

50 Egg Plant,

13.

Head,

60

**

Heart,

12 10

Feet,

Kidnere,

"

60

Winter course 60 Green, Sprouts

20

•

20 15

OF

Tail,

100 D

JF

Freen Peas, in shell,

Liver,

• Batty BU

60

Horse Radish," S'hat,

10 Lettuce, Chinese

English,

*

Tripe (undressed), catty 50

Calves' Head and Fost, ast 500 400 Hama, American,

960 Mint,. 225 200 Mushroom, dried, $60 940 Onions, Bombay 180 170

characters, and one cent a character beyond the first 100, for first Insertion, and half price för repetitions during the first week, Subsequent wooks' Insertions "will | Pigs" Ohlilings, be charged only one half the amount of the Arst week's chargo, Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of 25 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for more favourable terms can be made.

Efforts have been made to establish

Agents for circulating the Chinese Afoil in all the ports in Japan, in Saigon, Singapore, the ports and in the interior of China, all Penang, Caloutta, Batavia, Manila, the Philippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent, When the list of Agendes is completed, it will be published, Agenti have been already established in most of the above places, and in important ports more than one agent has been appointed at each. CHUN AYIN,

Manager. Hongkong, February 23, 1874.

CONTENTS.

Fact,

Bry,

» Head,

110 100 Pumpkins,

head catty

80 70

#26 200

20 20

12 10

750 650

2

10

11

13

Chinese, English Mation Chop,

22

80

Green

20 15

#

"

Leg, Shoulder,

180 170 Parsley, Chinese, 140 180

60

English,

bunch 12 10

Liver,

ty

60 60

100 90

12

19

180 120 Potatoes, California, catty

new, Macro, ....1 Sweet,

20

20 18

"}

12.10

20

18

9080 Radishes,

#

Heart, Kidneys, Taver

Bach

60 50 Scallions,

don. catty

80 20

•

20. 15

60 70 Shalote,

86

1b.

100 80 Squash, reddish crooked.,

40 30

..enity.

140 180 Sesamum,.

120 100

11

17.

180 120 Taro (U Tan)

16

19

"

140 180 Tomatoes,

60 50

#

,

17

»

20 18

sach 19. 10. calty

15

10

80 28

Poak, Chop,

Coraed,

#

11

Log,

Fat or Lard,

Sheeps Head, and Fest, est

Heart, 17 Kidneys, Bucking Pigs, Veal,

Essays on the Chinese Language,¡{"Continusă | Teal,

From page 18.) The Folk-lore of Chins, (Concluded.)

teenth Century, Fart L (Continued Woodcook, from page 40.)

110-100 Turnips, Salt, 840 320 }} Fuglish.

60 40

fresh Water Lily Boota,

#7

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40

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.bunch 20 10

atty 80 90

150 120 catty

600 400

300 160

$2

1

**

#

200, 180

85 80

"

... Californian,

Almonds, (Bombay),

Bananas, fragrant Panti,

Common

"

150. 140 | Figu, Dried,

Short Notices of New Books and Literary Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 850 300

Intelligence. Notes and Queries:

Bream, Tone and Acosnt in the Peking Dialect.

Qarp, Chinese and Japanese Music Compared. Genealogical Table of the Imperial Catfish,

Family. Japanese Codex of the Shop King.

60- 80

50 40

16. 200 160

bottle

600 400

250 200

60

40

"1

1780 1000 Water Crest,

Batty

140 130 Yama,

Poultry.

Fraits.

Capons,

ently

P. §. DA SILVA, ENERAL COMMISSION AGENT,

Tañao and TaiWANTOO,

[1829

Ducks, Deer, Shanghai, Eggi, Hen

"

100 160 Aleuritos, 110 100 Apples, Dried

Buch $900

T

dor. 100

Duck

"

100

FLANNELS,

"

Balt

120

S

"

#

Now Ready.

Vowia,

catty

160 160 Chestnuta, now,

100

Geezo,

120 110 Cocoanuts

each

THE OHINÄ REVIEW,

Partridges, Phants, Canton, live, pale

Bach

250 280 Ourants,

; bottla

400 350

$2.00

VOL V., No. 2,

Shangbal, dead

"

800 800 Dator,

Queen'e Road & Stanley Street.

Annual Bubscription, postage Insluded, Pigeons,

each

500 400

$6.50.

Quall,

"

70 60 Ground Nuts,

80

25

"

Snipe,

Bach

110 100 Lemons,

70 60

Rabbits,

1

800 800 Idahos, Dried,

**

160 150 Loong Ngan, Dated,

13

400 900

Turkeys,

The Miaotzu of Kwefchou and Yunnan from

Chinese Descriptions.

H

Cook, Hen

D

cathy

Wild Duck,

pair

Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of

Central and Western Aals in the Fif

» Gears,

7 orch

13

59

650 600 Melons, Nanking, 460 400 Olives, green, Punti, catty 700 650 Oranges, (Coolle) Chang. 29. 600

'Sweet, Sun-woey » 500

(Mand,) coole

each

80 70

•

30 20

40 80

150 120

40

80

Kam-kwat

70 60

(Mandarin)

100

+

100 batty

90 Papaw,

11

150 130

•100

90 Pears, Tientsin,

120 100

90

80 Pear, Chefoo,

100 80

"

Oodfish, Salt,

200

. each

60 40

Uraba,

100

90 Plantains, cOYAMON

Cattle Fish,

300

90

JJ

fragrant

35

$0

TAP

Dace,

100

90 Prunes, Dried,

+

. bottle

800 250

Dory,

160

Fumeloes or Shaddock, each

60 50

Okina Mall Office, Hongkong, November 18, 1876.

Eela, Franh-water

180 110

19

#J

Amoy,

60

12

Conger

60

31

50 Bairina, Muscatel, . bottle

760 600

+

File Fish,

90 80

Ib.

200 150

14

Fresh Fish, Large

60

**

Small

100 110 Sugar Cane,

#tisk

B0 20

160 100 Tamarinda,

catty

60 60

72

160 150 Walnuto,

100 B0

++

80 50

100

18

smoked

"

..

box.

ta

ja27

Live Fish, Orders will be received by Messrs Lane, Lobsters, Crawford & Co.

BALTY

- Miscellaneous. 100 90 Allspice, Chiness. $1,00.-

150 140 Barley,

.bottle

250 · 200

English.

#R

750

•

ploul 1800 1700

100

B

BO BIBD,

Mango Fish, Oysters, Parrot Fish, Perth,

13

180 120

W

17.

Lemon

80 70

Capezi

Pomfret,

Prawns,

Ray,

Roach,

Rock Fish,

Salmon, Vatten

"

#

Saltwater,

160

4

Pickled

800

"

His Majesty King George The Firstaining the Names of all the most important Companies, Institutions and Mercantile Houses in the Oolony.

Amber.

A, D. 1720, THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows;-

Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 | Books Wanted, Exchanges, do, Marine Department, Policies at current rates payable either per dozen. here, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia,

THE Circulation of THIS PAPER has $5,000 oz reasonable terms,

been very much extended.

lowing are some of its Agoita:-

The fol-

Macao.-Man Chuen Shop. Canton-Slag Chuen Native Post Offles, Luen Hing Street; Chal Heung Low Hotel, Lnen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yen Taal Street; Mr Sit Chum Fan, Tang Wen Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, In front of the Provindal Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Shop, Small Market Street, New City; Yoo Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam;" Kwal Houng Shop, Sin Choong, Bonam,

Bwatow.-Sui Cheong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hong

Amoy,-Chúin Choong Hong, Mook Kak Street

Poochow Me Ya Ching Cheong, Foo.

Fire Department, Folloles lasted for long or short periode at purrent rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department, Folldes termed for sums not exceeding

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 20, 1872..

́MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

COMPANY.

THE Undersigned Agenta are in receipt

of inatencilons from the Board of Directora authorizing them to fosue Policies to the extent of £10,000 on any ons first olasa risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on adjoining risko at murrent raton, A Discount of 20% allowed.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & ÜL Hongkong, Jaunery 8, 1875,

thor Arsenal; Mr Luma Kwok Ching, Masl. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Muse Customs,

Shanghai--Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mari. time Customs; Mr Ho Yue Chuen, Marl- time Customa; Mr Chun Sing Hel, Meneta Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr Kwong Chuan Fook, Educations! Mission School and Mow Bing Bang Kee shop,

Ningra-Mir Sang Min Ches, Maritims Castora

•

Bankar. Yee Hing Hong. Chefoo-Yes Shun Hong. Japan, Mr Leong Chun Tong, Manisti pal Office, Yokohams.

Saigen.--Wohang Hong, Bingapore.-Ting Keo Hong; Kwong Fook Bing Blong.

Pinang,--Yow Wing Fong; Argus Omics. Calcutta-low Sing Company,

Ban Francisca.-Kwong Foong Tal Houg The aburo are some of the Agencies; Chefs will be published, when they are Arfanged for, Negociations are in progress With the express couriers who carry the official despatches and Peking Gazettes, ter etroulate the Chinese Afail in the interior of Ubina,

Hongkong, March 10, 1874,

(LIMITED).)

NOTICE,

Jaka

DOLICIES granted at current rates an

Marine Rinks to all parts of the World.

In accordance with the Company's Articles

by each, the remaining third being carried

At the "China Mail” Office.

NAM

HING STULTZ'S Obristy's HATS, in new Styles, Now TWEEDS, in great variety, Woollen, Cotton, and Cashmere SOCKS. Cricket & Knickerbocker STOCKINGS. Lambswool UNDERSHIRTS and DRAWERS. BLANKETS and RUGS, Tapestry CARPETS, in now Patterns Embroidered TABLE COVERS Rep Window CURTAINS. Damak TABLE CLOTHS, and NAP KINS, Furniture CHINTZ.

Kid & Woollen GLOVES, in all Colours.

88 & 90, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, October 27, 1876.

WASHING BOOKS,

(In English and Chinsse.) WASHERMAN'S BOOK, for the use of Indies and Gentlemen, are now ready at this Ofico--Price $1 each.

Orta Hai Offse

Intimations.

NOTICE

THE CHINESE MAIL.

FEN

NOW READY.

Frogt, HENG-SHUI; or, The RubNENTS_OF

NATURAL SCIENOK IN OHIYA. BY Dr. Garoups,

One Volume. 8vo. Price, Gudgeon, E. J. EITAL. $1,59,

Haddock, POPULAR RELIGION, in three Lectures. Herrings,

BUDDHISM, ITS HISTORY, THEORY AND By Dr. E. J. EITZL Second Edition. One Volume: 8vo. Price, $1,50,-

Hongkong, July 31, 1873.

NEWS FOR HOME.

=

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Containing from 19 to 84 columns of clonly printed matter.

Salt Flab Shark, young

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over, will be made to the prios of subscrip English Mail's departure, and is a re

Snapper, tion, which will remain at $4 per annum.

The charges for advertisements are now of events in China and Japan, coh Bolos, Fresh

cord of each fortnight's current history Baipe Find, assimilated to those of the Chino Mail tributed in original reports and collated Tench,

Turbot,

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HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Folletes agafunt Fire extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stofed therein, at current local fates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premis

NORTON & Č.4 d gender

Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

The unusual shecens which has attended

the Chiness Mail makes it an admirable from the journals, published at the various medium for advertising,

ports in thoss Countries,

The Conductor guarantee an eventual It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, | Turtles, Small arvaletion of one thousand copies, It is Hongkong, Canton, do, and a completă. siready the most intuential native journal Commercial Summary, published, and etljoys considerable pratigo

Subscription, 60 cents per Cops (postage Azpalagiu, at the Porte of Chiba and Japan, and at paid 56 centa. $13 per annum (postags Bamboo Shoot Singapore, Penang, Francis-

paid $13.50.) so and Australia.

For taithe, do, address

Orders should be sent to GEO. MURMAY Bats, China Mall Office, 2, Wyndham

M CHUN ATIN,Stratt, not later than the evening before the

departure of the English Mail Steamet. Manager.

Terths of Advertising, sama sa in Daily China Mall,

China Mail Oflies,

17th Fabriery, 1874.

Pine-apples, Pant!

catty

150 140 Salesbury Seeds, Pak-kwo, catty

110 100 Water Chesnuts, Canton,,

BO

8020

ploul 1500 1460

130 110 Batter,

180 120 Candlod Orange Peel,, bottle

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· 130. 110 Charcoal,

120 110 Cheese, American,

100 $0

11

Engliab,

100 110

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Dutch,

160 160 Cinnamon,

120 110 Citron,

catty 120 100 Coffee,

Ib. 700 500

"

750 700

J

#

950 700

0

220 160

• ploul

1250 1800

Ib.

500 450

#1

450 400-

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osity

1100 1000

800 250

ploal. 370 950

calty • 80 96

+ 20

180 180

Cloros,

•

"

500 40

Coronnut Oil,

. bottle

150 150

280 209

80

70 | ́Curry Powdos,

. bottle- 500 950

04

80 Firewood,

80

70 Flour,

110 100 Gram,

plexi

2800.2900

00

80 Istoglass,

pikgo,

750

100

90 Lamp Oll,

⚫ caity

100

90

100

70 Macaroni,

• box

•

160

Mace,

exity

090 800 Mango Ohtney,

bottle

脂量

1000

780

500 800

200 160

100 80 -30 20 TЯ 10

Panel Barley,

bottle

~ 10 $

280 2ch

ploul 1800 1800.

.bottla 220 11

Grobox OKLAT, Inspector of Marketi

Printed and published by Gao. Murray “Bark, at the China želi Offen, No,

Vegetables,

Mustard,

450 400

Nutmeg,

etty

Beans, but,

100 80

∙1

Olives, Paddy,

12

Broad, #

40 80

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French from Macao,, Boat Root,. Bramics,

1 .matty Cabbagy, White Caston 4

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