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Intimations.

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

• THE Twenty-first Ordinary Half-yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the CITY HALL, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 26th January instant, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Btatement of the Accounts, and electing Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A DA COSTA, Secretary.

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Hongkong, January 2, 1877. HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

'NOTICE.

THE_Transfer BOOKS of the Company The CLOSED from the 11th to the 25th Instant, both days incluve,

By Order of the Board of Directory,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary. -Hongkong, January 3, 1877.

For Sale.

NOW READY,

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"THE FOLK-LORE OF CHINA,'

AND ITS AFFINITIES WITH THAT OF THE AKTAN AND SEMITIC RACES,

To-day's Advertisements.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,

+

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO,

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND

CALOUTTA.

N THURSDAY, the 11th January, ON

1877, at Noon, the Company's 3. S. BINDE, Commandant RAPATEL, with MAILS, ÞASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

Cargo and Spects will be registored for London as well as for Marseilles, and no- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,

Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 1., Specit and Parcels nail 3 p.m on the 10th January, 1877. (Parcela are not to be sent on board; they must be left | at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages a2B 10- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

H. DU POVEY;

dgent,

Hongkong, January 8, 1877.

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ENDERS for the undermentioned Work to the Portuguese Gunboat #TEJO," will be Received at the Portu- guets Cortulate, Hongkong, on and after the "Instructive and amusing enough to 11th InstantFor NEW COPPER, CAULK- command a rendy sale."Daily Press.

Br N, B. DENTYS, FI.D.

For Sale by

Monsts LANE, ÜRAWFORD & Do. 1. LAMMEET, ATKINSON & Co.; FALCONER Coj MOEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.; Gaurra

& Co., and KBUSE & Co.,

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

***

TRUENER & Co.

London, Shanghai,... Mesars KELLY & WALSH,

Price-Half Bound Roan,.....98.00 Paper Covers,...............$1.60 Bongkong, December 13, 1876,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & BO00HOW,

The Steamship

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DOUGLAS Captain BURNIE, will be de- spatched for the above Porte Lon MONDAY, the 8th Instant, et ő p.m., “Instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo. Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

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FOR COOKTOWN AND BYDNEY, (Taking through Cargo for MELBOURNE)

The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer

"SINGAPORE”. will be despatched, as above on MONDAY, the 18th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

NOTICE.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,

The Company's Steamship

TIBRE," Comdt. DE GIRARD, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mail.

H. DU POURY, Agent Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

FAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,

Steamship

The Comp

Comdt, HERNANDEZ, will be despatched for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe,

H. DU POURY, Agent. Hongkong, January 6, 1877."

FOR LONDON.

(If sufficient Inducement offers.)

The 8/3 L. 1. 1. Russian Ship

«PAN&DIS”

WERLAND, Master, will load here and have quick despatch as shove.

For Freight, Sugar or Measurement, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & O Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

STEAM FOR

Bingapore, Penang, Point de Gallo,

Aden, Suez, Malte, Brindisi,

→ Ancona, Venice, Mediter- razean · Ports, Southampton and London; Also, i

Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and Australia.

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THE PENINSULAR AND ORINNYAL SINAM Navigation COMPANY's Bisantship

FEZLONG, Oaptain FRASER, will leave fair on THURSDAY, the 18th January, At Noon,

For further Particulars, apply to

A. MoÏVER, Superintendent i

January 5,7

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THE CHINA MAIL.

| POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:

For SWATOW....

For NORNA, at 7.30 am., on Monday,

the 8th Inst

For HAIPHONG.-

Per Schooner. UZZIAH, at 9.30 a.m.,

on Monday, the 8th inst.

For SINGAPORE, SUEZ & LONDON.-

Per PRIAM, at 11.30 a.m., on Monday,

the 8th inst.

For 8BANGHAI,-.

Per FUFEW, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 8th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.--. Per DOUGLAS, at 4.80 p.m., on Mon- day, the 8th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified. SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK — i Per PENEDO,

For

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General Memoranda. TUESDAY, January 0

Noon Leyte leaves for Manila. 2 p.m.-Namoa leaves for Singapore and

Penang. Goods per Gordon Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. Goods per Akiva undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

Wednesday, January 10:—

p.m.-H. K. Choral Society's Concert at the City Hall,

9p.m.-Meeting of Vistoria Lodge. Transfer Books of H., C. & M. Steam

Tenders for the Repairs of the gunboat Tejo will be received at the Portuguese Consulate from this date,

the 8th inst.m., on Monday, FRIDAY, January 12:-

For SINGAPORE & PENANG, ----

Per NAMOS, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 9th Inst.

For SAIGON;--

Por OCEAN, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, the

9th Inst.

For HAIPHONG,—

Per Schooner STRINGA, at 11.30 am,

on Wednesday, the 10th inst For COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY. --

Per SINGAPORE, at 11.30 am, on Monday, the 18th inst. Mails will also be closed for other ports of E. Australia, New Zealand, and Ton- mania, 6 cenis rates,

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ING, NEW DROKS, FOREMABI, NEW MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, BRIDGE, WATER CLOSETS, HATH ROOM, The French Contract Packet SINDI, and interior arrangements, &c,, da

will be despatobed on THURS. REPAIRS to BOILERS, &o, &s ̧--all per specification,

DAY, the 11th January, 1877, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marabillos; to Salzon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Sanz, and Alex

For further particulars spply on Board the "Tejo," which will arrive in Hongkong on or about the 10th Instant.

F. AMARAL, Commander" Tejo,” Macao, January 6, 1877.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

andria.

Noon,-General Weekly Bale by Mosare

Lane, Crawford & Co, MONDAY, January 15%--

Noon-Singapore leaves for Cooktown

and Sydney.

No, 4219 -ĴANVART 6, 1877.

the Straits. These riote, which were. It seems to us that the Government in serious disturbancos, resulting in the the Straits can never expect to be free police fring on the mob, and the loss from disturbances of this kind, or that of several lives, were, there is every the security of life and property, both reason to believe, mainly incited and set Chinese and European, will be sufficient- on foot by the posting of one or two ly assured, until an effective blow is inflammatory placardęby a few individuals dealt at these combinations. The So- for the more purpose of farthering their cieties are harmless just as long as they private ends. The Government, desiring fanoy they have no cause or interest to to get the letter service and remittances be the opposite, but let the Government 7pm-Sale of Furniture, Timber, and of the Chinese under their own control, make itself obnoxious to these imperii

Ground, at Sak-tong-tul.

had issued a notification that on the in imperiis, or let animosity occur or THURSDAY, January 11-

15th, the day of the riots, a Chinese be incited between the Europeap “and Noon--French. Mall leaves for Ports of

sub-post-office would be opened in the Chinese communities, and possibly, Call and Europe.

Market atreet, Singapore, for the receipt in some unlucky moment, these Secret of Jettera written by Chinese coolies, Societies may become a fearful danger to addressed to their friends in the interior white residents in the Straits. It is of China. Had there been no disturb "quíte evident from the placards issued on boat Co. closed from this date till 25thing influences at work, it is more than this occasion that the Chinese regard the Instant, inclusive.

probable that this change would have been | Government much in the light of a effected in the quietest manner possible, nonentity, and maybe that some day they and its benefits fully appreciated in time will be seized with a desire to make it by the Chinese immigrants, but unfor- one. That they would not succeed by no tunately for the peace and order of the means lessens our idea of the dreadful Settlements, the step proposed by the results of the attempt. While we can Government clashed with the interests commend the prompt and decisive action- of a few of the Chinese in the place. of the Government in putting down theas It seems that a practical monopoly of riots, re-opening the sub-post-office in the this postal and banking business had face of these violent and absurd attempte been in the hands of these individuals | to close it, yet we think the issue of the for a considerable time, and it is said flowery notice, addressed to the honor they were making a large and lucrative able gentlemen," ie, coolies and poor business out of it, not altogether to the Chinese generally, by the Chinese sub- advantage of their countrymen, No postmaster, announcing the intention sooner was the intention of the Govern- to open the office, was a mistake, and ment to supersede these private agencies should not have been permitted. We made known than inflammatory placards object to notifications, under Government appeared, no doubt through the agency authority, addressing coolies as "honor. of the parties in question, representing able gentlemen," informing them that * that the Government was about to farm" there will be no failure L., no robbery, out the postal business to renegade Oli in remitting their money through the nese at the expense of the Chinese.com- post office," and expressing a hope that munity. The following extract from one customers will rejoice the hearts of of these placards will afford a very good their friends at home in the various idos of the tone and spirit in which all of villages by remitting largely so that them were written "As for you who our worthy sub-postmaster may pocket wish to establish this post office, may your larger profits! wife and daughter be dressed in finery and placed at the door for men to buy, ALTHOUGH issued on a very early day of laugh at, and for the use of every lustful the year, the Chronicle and Directory person. If not this, then let them die for China, Japan, and the Philippines at once. Now after reading this paper, for the year 1877" (published at the any not feeling his fierce feelinge rise

8 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko-

hama and San Francisco. THURSDAY, January 18:--

Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe. Altona leaves for London on or about this

date.

THURSDAY, January 25-

p.m.Mesting of Shareholders of the 11., O. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited; at City Hall. THURSDAY, February 2

8 p.m.-Gouldental & Oriental §. 8. 00.% Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES :-

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.---The Right Reverend Bishop of Victoria; The Rev. R. Hayward Kidd, Colonial Chaplain. On the First and Third Sundays in each Month At 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, Bormon and Celebration of the Holy Communion, Un the Second and Fourth Sundays in each

jail The following will be the hours of closlas Month (and. Fifth, if any):-Morbing bas not the principles of a man, and if Daily Prese office) is one of the most

гHE Undersigned has received instruc- ious to sell by Public Auction, on account of the concerned, on

MONDAY,

the 8th January, at Noon, at the Godown

of Mesure CAWASSEE PALLÄNJEE

& 00.

8 chests Malwa OPIUM, Ex Str. Ahiva."

(More or less damaged by sea water.)

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

H. N. MODY,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, January 6, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

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

MADAME DEMOREST, British barque, Captain C. H. Bessit,Gibb, Livingston & Co.

BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain R. Hujo-Melchers & Co.

HOPEWELL, British barque, Capt. George F. Paraon.-Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

BRIDGETOWN, British barque, Captain E. W. Crisp.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

FLYING CLOUD, British barque, Captain H. Williams-Turner & Co.

IRENE, German schooner, Captain 0. Hanson,Carlowitz & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Jan. B, Vidal, French barque, 409, Rondeau, Keelung Jan. 3, Coil-Mar CHERS & CO.

Jan. 5, Irene, German schooner, 287, O. Hansen, Koelong Jan. 3, Goal,--CARLOWITE & Co.

Jan 6, Priam, British steamer, 1872, Butler, Shanghai Dec. 31, and Fooshow: Jan. 4, Tea and General-BuzLERSIELD"& SWIRE

DEPARTURES.

the Malls, des,

Wednesday, January 10th...

The larger

Prayer, Litany and Sermon, On all the man who wished to assist in the bu- complete books of the kind to be found &P.M., Money Order Ofiae closes, Post Hermon. On all Holy Days——At 8 8, and try to stop it, he is no man. All edition, indeed-which is really two to

siness does not now change his intention in any part of the world.

Office closes except the NIGHT which remains open all night. Thursday, January 11th

Box,

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

10 A.M., Registry of Letters ceases, 11. Post Office closes except for Late

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

10

extra postage, unill 11.30 AM. when the Post Office Ozores

entirely,

Hongkong, December 29, 1876,

Sundays-At&p.m., Evening Prayer and celebration of the Holy Communion,

Military Service-Rev. W. H. Baynes M.At 8 am, Morning Prayer and Litany alternately, Sermon and Celebration of Holy Communion every Sunday. ......... UNION CHURCH.-Minister, Rev. James Lamont. Morning Bervice, at 11a, Afternoon, 6 r.M.

ST. PITER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCk.—Rev.

W. H. Baynes, M.A. Service at 5 F.K. every Sunday. All seats free. Morning Prayer and Communion on the First Sunday in

each month at 11a.m.

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE CRA-On Wed nesdays at 6 p.m., Evening Prayer Jali (shortened form), and exposition of Scrip

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATE PACKET, The United States Mall Packet CITY OF

TOKIO, will be despatched on MON DAY, the 16th stant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and London, which will be

closed as follows :— 2.M. Registry of Letters coases. 3.30 P., Post-Offos clowes, 2.30 P.. Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late

-Fee of 12 cents extra Postage

until

2.50 P. M. when the Mail is finally closed. Correspondence must be specially directed

for this ronte, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Packet. Letters, & can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places nam-d below, if sufficient American Stamps are added to prepay them from San Francisco to destination. American Stamps are sold at this Office. General Post Uffion, - Hongkong, January 3, 1877.

MALA BY THS ENGLISH FACEST, —

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The English Contract Packet GEELONG

will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, doj on the 18th Inst

ture.

people reading this must reverently feel lames bound in one forms a compila. grieved and fiercely determined and then tion which would, for workmanship and it will be well." It is also said that the style, do credit to any metropolitan establishment. As the work now before monopolists and their agente carefully inculcated the coolies and the lower as is the only publication of the kind olasses generally with the idea that what which professes to occupy the entire field of China, Japan, the Philippines, the opening of the Chinese sub-post office and Singapore, it is the more desirable meant was an unjust "squeeze" by the police, and that the step must be resisted that it should be marked by great acou at all hazards or it would be impossible racy and comprehensiveness. Absolute for a poor man to remit money to his accuracy in a list of residents covering father and mother; in fact, one of the two dozen and a-half of ever-changing placards issued before the riots speaks of but the directories here given of the places communities, is next to an impossibility; the change as "one that will prevent us dents with seem to be as reasonably cor from having any good fortune, that will rect as circumstances could fairly admit injure and destroy the living of the peo-of ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH.-Rev. ple, and produce misery beyond descrip is itself a goodly-sized book of 136 From the alphabetical list (which A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam tion."

pages) we find the names of 7565 foreign The result of these proceedings was Yuon, (All Services in Chinese.) Morn ing Prayer-Litany, Auto-Communion, the serious and fatal disturbances that residents, set down as engaged in the and Sermon, at 11 &.M. Bible Class, at 3 have already been chronicled in these tradal and other interests which are now P.M. Preaching, at 6.30 r.. Boly Com- munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month. pages. The sub-post-office was completely represented or established at the various Hakodati to Singapore. ports from sacked, and, subsequently, attacks were BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE Service in made on two police stations of such a

Comparing this total with that of last the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, every Sunday, at half-past ten A.M. in determined and threatening character year, there is an apparent increase in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, that the police deemed it necessary to the present figures of 365 over these that the loud ories of fire on the rioters, several of whom of 1870; so were killed, Nor did the exhibition of stagnation in trade appear to have no temper on the part of the Chinese effect in reducing the actual numbers of populace cease bere. On the two follow. those engaged in pushing their fortune in these parts. The Chronicle for this ing days many provision shops were

year is not behind in any of the adjuncts closed at Ellenborough Market, apparent to a work of this description; and there, ly in response to a proclamation advising that provisions should not be sold to the are maps and plans, and signal-flage On the owners of these (very neatly executed) which will be shops being requested to resume business of great service to those who may wish they replied that if certain of the tow to consult them. A chromolithographic kays" who had been taken into custody plan of Victoria (Hongkong) is very were released, the shops would be re elaborately finished, and if referred to opened and business resumed in the with the aid of a good hand-glass may serve all the purposes of the larger Go- Other proclamations, much more inflammatory in tone then those vernment plan issued by the Surveyor issued before the riots, were posted. In that the compilers of the Hongkong General. It is somewhat regrettable them the determination was announced to

West Point.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping. 4pm-Penedo leaves for Singapore and

Bangkok.

6 p.m.-Douglas leaves for Swatow,

Amoy and Fooohow. Goods per Altona undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

Apetion. Noon. Sale of Optum, at Mosers Cawas

jee Pallanjos & Co.'s Godowns.

THE

"barbarians."

market.

THURSDAY, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, have revenge, and that the people were section of the Directory, however, did

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malla, do, im

Wednesday, January 17th-

BP.M., Money Order Office olozas. 62.M., Post Office closes except the Noar

Box, which remains open äll night. Churiday, January 18th,-*-

TAM Post Office opens for sale of Stampe, Begistry of Latters, and Posting of all correspondance, 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Letters Registry of Lettera ceaseN. (10.15 am, Letters may be posted with LAT Fer of 18 cents extra Postage till

Jan. 6, Amoy, for Ningpo and Shanghal.

to

6. Olympia, for Hollow,

6, Palma, for London,

11

6, Benedicta, for Takow,

8, Rowena, for London, -

OLEARED

Charles Mouriau, for Qainos,

Ningpe, for Shanghai.

Amanda, for Iloilo,

Hopewell, for Falmouth.

Norna, for Bwatow,

Marie Loujee, for Asheet.

PASSENGERS. AERIVED.

M., then the Port Office CLOSER

entirely. 11,80 A, fetters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi oz to Singapore may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 oppta extra postage,

to

11.85 m., when the Mall la Anally

closed. Hongkong, Jantiary 6, 1877..

CARGOEN.

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Per 8. 8. Belgi, sailed and Jantasy,

Batablished A.D. 1841.

香港大業

not deem it advisable to adopt the Clik-▼ urged to get weapons" we ought now to get weapons in our hands and nee titles of the various Government on our bodies; if any are wounded our departments which were published off- Kong Kek will take care of them; if cially some two years ago. Although ap any lose their lives, we will pay $200.parently a small matter, it is of the ut The following passage is also cat from the most importance that the most dignified FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEM1818,ame placard, which was one of the last and respectful names be applied to our

A. 8. WATSON & Co.,

WHOLESALE

RETAIL DRUGGISTA, AND IMPORTERS

OF

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REqui- SITEE, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH,

MEDICINER BETONER MANUFACTURERS

OF

posted. It of course refers to the sub-officials in the eyes of the Chinese ; und agents appointed by the Government it must be admitted that Mr Price is much more correctly designated as the of How deeply do we hate them we, traficer of public works than as the official ders and people, ought with united land-measuzer; while the old "pidgin "

trength, and camest, to take these fel

lows, and early or late we abould stab or English phrase of Tai kot fails to sustain AMERICAN, AND FRENOR PATEST behead them and thoroughly plunder that respect which the Judges of the their shops in order to assuage the wrath Supreme Court ought to command ever of us traders. If you onn get their in conversation. But this is a point of stinking heads our ong Kek (Public detail which can eally be improved Society) will give a reward of $200," upon, and does not materially affect the Thanks to the prompt and firm high character for usefulness which the action of the Government the excite- Chronicle must command. The Ap pendix (or second volume) contains a The Mamefactory in under direct and ent had subsided and business pronas of Information of a most varied pas

ceeded as tisual on the eighteenth. Some forty-four of the rioters were tried tre comprising treaties, order En and sentenced to terms of imprisonment, Council, rates of Court, tariffs, emigration a number of them to be flogged in addi. laws, do-not excepting even the latest

Beds Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla Water, and other Aeraled Waters,

continuous European Supervision,

Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

vention, The extra cost of this volu

☛☛ The problteation of this iarus sommenced tion, one of the towkeys was deport triumph of diplomacy, the Chefoo Con ed, and sent on to this Colony in the minous portion of the work is well repaid Malkong, and the other "towkays" were

7.55 p.

ordered to furnish security for their by the information furnished; and the

Pet Priam, from Shanghai, 4., Messe 10 sen Castor Oil, 20 dk Quaker, THE CHINA MAIL. future good conduct, as nothing of image edition is not by any means a dear

40 Quicksilver,

C. Ray sad Azevedo, and 11 Chiness.

DEPARTED.

Per Amoy, for Shanghai, 20 Chinbio. Per Olympia, for Holhow, 20 Chinese. TO DEPART

Per Ningpo, for Shanghai, 30 Chinesai Per Norna, for Swatow, 180 Chinese,

For Maris Iguise, for Asheen, 20 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The French barque Vidal reports: Fresh N.E. winds and fine weather throughout. The German sohooner. Irene roports

Fresh N.E, winds and fine weather throughout

and 21 pkgs Merchandlar: For Elogo, 107 bage Saltpetre, For Ban Francisco, 025 bags Black Pepper, 781 baga Coffee,

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 1877,

LOUAL AND GENÉRAL.

portance could be proved against them. volume, No doubt the Bring on a mob is an extrame measure to be taken, but the Government. In the Straits, surrounded es it is on all sides by dangerous combi nations and elements, cannot afford to

80 bags Tapinos, 1,904- baga Sugar, 87,803 bags Rice, 279 bags Bean, 83 boxes Pre Tie riots that occurred at Bingepore pared Optum, canes bike, 1 bale Bik, on the 18th of last month abould afford

as Amateur Dramatic Club of H. Mië, 854 pkgu. Tea, 8,000 Empty nickelrer a valuable hint to the Government of play with rioters or anything in the finge gave a performance last evening at Blacks, and 4,500 rps. Merchandise. For the Bettlements in dealing with Secret shape of sedition. One or two of the the Garrison Theatre to a bumper house. Boston, 287 boxes vs. Fox New York, Societies, They show at once the ease placards were issued in the name of The pietes chosen were "Retained lot 164 bales and 22 cases Silk, 327 Hall-cheste; 50 boxes and a plan. Ten, and 1 page with which the Chinese community can certain Secret Societies, and there is the Defence," "Bhould this meet the Eye'

he roused to acts of violence, and, conse good reason for believing that some of and "The Arts Bello," The parts were Matting.

quently, the power for working mischief their influence was used to promote the that rests in the hands of the Secret disturbances. The towkay" deported to very well sustained, but the "get-up" og Societies, absolutely controlling, as the Hongkong is the head of the Ten Chow the ladies was a little too loud," especially do, nearly the whole of the Chinese in Branch of the Ghee Hin Sears Seslety, Aputke de Windsor (Mips Barago); and

Per British brig Retorna, sailed 6th Jan, 1877--For London, 8,220 b.ga Bugar, and 600 bales Hendy.