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For Sale.

SAYLE & Co.

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE.

Order to make Room for SPRING

IN GOODS.

On and after MONDAY, February 5th, We shall offer the Romainder of Our WINTER STOCK at an immenso re duction.

DRESS GOODS at 15 cents por yard, DRESS GOODS at 20 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS at 25 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS at 80 conte per yard. DRESS GOODS at 85 cents per yard. FANCY SILKS: We offer about 6,000 yards at 35 conta por yard, (these aro more or less soiled); original price $1.50 and $2.00 por yard.

JAPANESE SILKS! Reduced to 40 canta per yard.

WOOL SHAWLS, MANTLES and -JACKETS, Marked-very Cheap.

LADIES', BOY' and HATS, at Half Price.

GIRLS' FELT

FANCY WOOL GOODS, at less than Half Price.

LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WOOL and MERINO HOSE, Greatly reduced.

and

100 dozen CHILDREN'S WOOL MERINO SOCKS, all, Sizes, at less aban Half Price.

Several thousand Yards of VARIOUS REMMANTS. Comprising: FLANNELS,

Notices to Consigness.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

Galley of Lorne, having

Trrived, Consignees of Cargo aro hereby informed that their Goods are belag landed at their risk by the Undersigned into their Godowns, whence and or from the Wharf or Boata delivery may be obtained. Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Yokohama unless notice to the contrary is given by 5 pm. To-day:

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 9th Instant will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agente Hongkong, February 2, 1977.

To-day's Advertisements.

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FOR SWATÓW, AMOY & FOCOHOW.

The Steamship

"LEONOR,"

Captain M. Youre, will be de- spatched for the above Ports

on SUNDAY, the 11th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co..

tell Hongkong, February 7, 1877.

NOTICE.

R. FRITZ LANOXEN'S Interest and Re-

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will ologe

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-

Por LEONOR, st. 5. p.m., on Saturday,

the 10th inst,

MAILS BY TES FRANCH PACKET. The

French Contract Packet AVA, will be despatched on THURS DAY, the 8th February, with Mail to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom bay, Aden, Buez, and Alexandria. - The following will be the hours of slosing

the Malls, da—. Wednesday, February 7

5 r.., Money Order Offee closes Post Office closes except the Nrant Boz, which remains open all night.

Thursday, February 8.----

Call and Europe,"

Amusement.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. that he has come to a conclusion "unfa- vourable in the extreme to western cl- >Shipping. Noon.-French Mail leaves for Porte of vilisation, which has not hesitated to dub China a nation of thieves." According to this writer the peccadilloes of Chinese servants in this direction are limited by Con- a few cash extra charged as commission on anything purchased at shop or mar ket, and a steady consumption of about four dozen handkerchiefs per annum, Mr Giles, however, approaches our ideas pretty closely in regard to the truthful

9 p... K. Choral Society's

bert at the City Hall.

TAX

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港藥房

A. S. WATSON &.00, FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

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No. 4248 FEBRUARY 7, 1877.

and so on ad infinitum. We have before UA one of the latest leaned of these weful aids in the shape of the "North Chins and Japan Desk Hong List for 1877," publisk- od at the North China Herald Office, Abang- hal. It is a carefully and tastefully com plled work, full of information respect. ing bustness and official establishments, streets, mousy and postal rates, tariffa, fares, tables, and the hundred-and-one other

ness of the Chinese. "If innate ideas matters to which the busintes man in China were posible," he says, "lying would finds it necessary to make constant re-

form the foundation stone of the Chi forence. The work is also an exceptionally nese mind. They lie by instinet; at comprehensive one, embracing as f: does any rate, they lie by imitation, and several of the treaty porta la Chins in ad- improve their power, in this respect, by dition to Shanghal, and, we believe, all th the most assiduous practice. They seem to prefer lying to speaking the truth, even when there is no stake at issue; and as for shame at being found out, the

7 My Post Office opens for sale of DaUadiers' SUNDRIES, NURSERY RAQUI. very feeling is unfamiliar to them. The

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10 a... Registry of Letters cesseN.

11 a.M., Post Office closes except for Late

Letters.

to

(11.10 A., Leitern (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Laste Feaof 13 centa extra postage, until

11.80 M., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

CALICOS, PRINTS, MUŠLINS, STUBE | Msponsibility in our Firm cessed on | Hongkong, January 5, 1877.

GOODS and Other Useful GOODS, ara Marked at Prices, which must effect ira- mediate Sale,

In order to prevent disappointment, We beg to inform Our Castomers and the Public that this Extraordinary, and Un- prepedented Sale must close on February 24th.

SAYLE & Co.,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, Queen's Road & Stanley Street.

AH TON,

BHIPS COMPRADORE AND STEVEDORE

No. 57, Praya Wen. SKIFFING SUFFLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF COAL, WATER, BALLAST, FRESH- PROVISIONS & CILMAN'S STORES

Of the best quality and at the shortest notion,

Hongkong, May 1, 1876.

Notices to Consignees NOTION

THE BRITISH SHIP TYBURNIA, FROM LONDON,

0o

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Vessel are requested to send

to their Bills of Lading the Undersigned

for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees risk and expense.

METER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, February 1, 1877.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

ONSIGNEES of the undermentioned

CONSIGNEES of the hip birin from London, are requested to send their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Undersigned and to take immediate dell. very of their Goods, failing which they will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense by

MEYER & Co., Agents. White Stripes, 2103 Red Stripes, 7776 9879 bundles RAILRODS. Hongkong, February 6, 1877. FROM BUSHIRE, BANDER, ABBAS AND SINGAPORE,

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S. 8. Gunga, Captain A. GAROFAU, Thaving arrived from the above Ports, Consigness of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bils of Lading for counter- signature to the Undersigned, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods.

H. A. ASGAR & H. ESMAIL. Hongkong, January 24, 1877. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, JONSIGNERS of the following Cargo CO

are requested to send In thels Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediate delivery, Tate Vargo has been landed and stored ni their risk and expanse.

No Fire Insurango has been affected,

A. to POURY, Agent. Es Meikong, December 29th, 1876.

ESD 18 bags White Wax

Es Ava, January 11th, 1877.

THE No. 1/2, psson Storen.

GD No. 1, 1 case Paper.

Ex Arasons; January 24th, 1877.

OE, one boz Sundries.

Hongkong, February 7, 1877,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

8. B. AMAZONE.

NOTICE, CONSIGNES Con la con- (ONBIGNENS of Cargo pee 8, 8. Beation with the above Steamer, are heraby laformed that their Goods are belig landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Gotowns, whence delivery tray be obtained inmediately after landing,

Options! Cargo will be forwarded on anisan intimation is received from the Con ignoss, before To-MoRzow, the 28th Inst At Noon, requesting it to be landed here..

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after WES KESDAY, the Blat Instant at Noon, will be rubject to rent and landing sharges:

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HL. DU FOUEY, Agat Hongkong, January 24, 1877,

the 81st December last,

WA. PUSTAŬ & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1877.

TO LET.

Tour

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.---

LeB

The English Contract Packet LOMBARDY, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, dro, on THURSDAY, the 18th February.

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, "AND BEINGH PATENT -- MEDICINEL MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Huropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878,-

open ports in Japan. : It is also embellish- ed with a map of China, marked with the routes pursued by Margary, Cooper, and Garnior.

We learn from Foochow that the charge

gravest and most serious works in Chinese literature abound in lies; their histories lie; and thoir soientifio-works-lie, Nothing in China seems to have escaped preferred against the Chinese Commander the taint." Mr Giles certainly seems to of gun-vosel No. 10, belonging to the Foo- have the courage of his convictions in obow Arsenal float-that of making use of the matter. In regard to the honesty of a Government boat's-crew on his own private the Chinese, whatever amount of it may service, whereby four men lost their lives be found in their dealings among them--has been investigated, and established. selves, we must confess we should

regard the "boy" in this Colony who would The punishment inflicted on him is that fail to take advantage, from conscientious | he should be reduced to the rank of Lion- scruples, of a favourable opportunity of tenant, and ho in now serving as the first enriching himself a littis at the expense Lieutenant on board the gun-vestal No. 8. The matter only came to light The publication of this irrus commenced of his foreign employer, as something of

a curiosity.

when the relatives of the deceased mon at 7.25 p.m.

presented a petition to the Commissioner of the Arsenal, praying for gratuition. This led to the matter being investigated, with the result we mention above.

NO. 3, PECHILI TERLJOR, ELOK Brazer, The following will be the hours of slowing THE GHINA MAIL.

with Immediate Possession

Apply to

LANE, URAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, February 7, 1877.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Do will soll

by Public Auction, in their Sale Room, Praya Central, on

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FRIDAY,

the 9th February, 1877, at Noon,

Safety Matches, Socks, Tollet Soap, Lavender Water, Barley, Halains, Bon- bons, Blacklead.

12 casks Soda Crystals.

50 cases Cogato,

1 Iron Water Tank,

8 Water Casku.

10 bage Oata,

TERMS OF BALK:-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the

fall of the hammer.

Hongkong, February 7, 1877.

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Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Oficere or Orow of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

BRIDGETOWN, British barque, Captain E. W. Crisp.-Arnheid, Katberg & Co.

CEYLON, American bark, Capt. H. Kelly, STAR OF CHINA, British ship, Captain E. B. Blaker.-Douglas Laprak & Co.

NEHEMIAH GISSON, Amerloan bargues, Captain D. Bradford.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

BONITO, German barque, Captain J. F. Wesenberg.-Siemssen & Co.

the Malia, &c.

Wednesday, 14th Inst.-

8 r.x., Money Order Office closes, #7.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 14th Inst,

YA.M., Post Office opens for

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, Posting of all correspondence,.

sale and

10 Lt, Post Office clones except for Late Letters, Registry of Letters ceases, (10.15 A.M., Letters may be posted with LATE FBR of 18 conta extra Postage till

to

11 H., when the Post Office Crosss

entirely.

11.30 ., Lettera (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Fia Brindle or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 40 cents extra portage, 1411

to

closed.

11.50 AM, when the Mail is finally Hongkong, February 3, 1877.

fels

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1877.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (BUFFLIED TO THE "ORINA MAIL,”] THE FASTERN QUESTION.

LONDON, 6th February, 1877. PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE, The Sublime Porte agrees to negotiate with Prince Nikita on the basis of the Statut que

An agreement between the Porte and Sarria is however at present considered doubtful.

The Russian Government has issued a circular to the Great Fowers in which it saks

THERE is one law in China which we should be inclined to regard as the nome of Injustice and absurdity if we bad

anto, not such a high example before us of the sins of the father being visited We allude to the upon the children. Chinese statute providing that the son and other relations of a person charged with certain offences shall share in his punishments. We have an instance of this singular law being put into force what course the Fowers intend to pursue recorded in a recent issue of the Poking in view of the Porte's rejection of their Gazette. Li Hung Chang memorialises, demands. reporting the proceedings taken in the case of a criminal found guilty of the murder of three persons of one family, The accused was a labourer employed by

LOOAL AND GENERAL.

We also learn that the Chinese Govern- mont. Intends despatching some naval cadets to Khagland, to undergo a course of instruction in the English Naval School, and that some twelve Fokleness boys will. leave soon after the Chinese New Year.

LOM OF THE B. B, SINGAPORE.". We have to record another disaster to the energetic Company whose steamers are now following the Torres Straits route to Australia.

The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Company's steamer Singapore (Captain Ponke) has been lost (no date given) on a stinken reef off one of the islands in the Cumberland Group, The veel, adds the telegram, is a total wreck, but all the passengers and crew are saved. We find that the group of Islande named is

sattured around in the vicinity of Last. 20.40

a farmet, who, with his two sons, had We (Singapore Times) are informed by Gas treated the murderer hatably in conse-vernment, that Maharajah Lala, Date quence of his neglecting his work. Sagor and Pandak Indut were hanged on Enraged at this treatment, the accused resolved upon taking the lives of bis Baturday, the 20th instant. The execution The United States Mail Packet OPTY OF master and the two young men, and in passed off quietly.

PEKING will be despatched on MON-July last he carried his design into DAY, the 19th Instant, with Mails for effect, while his victims were asleep, by We remind our readers of the Concert to Japan, San Francisco, the United Stater, and London, which will be hacking them to death with a chopper.be given to-morrow night by the Choral fortunate stoamer left | Hongkong on the

closed as follows:-- 7r.. Registry of Letters ceasen, 2.80 P.M. Post-Office closes, 2.30 P.M. Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 12 cents extra Pootage antil

Society.

As will be seen by the pro-

The memorial concludes thus - In conformity with the law in such cases made and provided, he has been sentencgramme, a most enjoyable evening's enter- ed to suffer death by the lingering tainment is offered to all genuine lovers of (ling-ch's) process, and this sentence has music." been carried into execution. In con-

formity with the provisions of the same Ar the Marine Court to-day Cheung Sam, statute, the offender's son is sentenced, master of a water boat belonging to Mezar in consequence of his parent's heinous 2.50 r.. when the Mail in finally closed. Correspondence must be specially directed crime, to be transported to one of the for this route, and if not fully prepald farthest frontiers of the Empire, at a will be sent by British Packet.

distance of not less than 4,000 li from Letters, &c. can be posted for Canada, the the scene of the offence, and branded West Indies, and other places named with two characters signifying the fact below, if sufficient American Stamps are added to prepay them from Sau of the transportation; whilst Francisco to destination. American murderer's wife is likewise transported

into a neater place of banishment.' Stamps are sold at this Offics. General Post Office,

ALDEN BESSE, American barque, Captain S. Noyes.-Rozario & Co.

TYBURRIA, British ship, Captain Robt. Hongkong, February 8, 1877. Golder.-Meyer & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

Feb. 6, China, German steamer, 645, P. H. Heunings, Shanghai Feb. 3, General

SIEMSSEN & Co.

Feb. 7, Fatrocks, British steamer, 1050, Courtenay, Liverpool Dec. 17, via Ports of call, and Singapore Jan. 30, General. BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE.

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DEPARTURES,

Feb. 7, Yangtess, for Guam,

7, Douglas, for Coast Ports. 7, China, for Canton.

1, Arratoon Apter, for Manila,

7, Bridgetown, for Falmouth,

CLEARED, Christian, for Tientăir. Deutschland, for Tientsit. Norna, for Swator.

Morning Star, lor Bangkok Peerese, for Cebu.

PASSENGERS, ÁZRIVED,

Per Patroclus, from Sydney (N.5.W.), Mr Be Un, and 400 Chinais)-

Per Okina, from Shanghal, 28 Chine16,

DEFARTED. Per Douglas, tor Swatow, Mesere J, D. Munro, and Rugges for Amoy, Mr and Mrs Daac, and Mr J. A. Maher for Ecochow, Mere Greig and Hook Lee for Bhanghai

la Fooohor, Mr E. Firlok.

TO DEFADE. Fet Hornd, for Swator, 180 Chinese. Por Morning Star, for Bangkok, Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The German steather China repoftă! First 36 hours N, W. winds with rain; latter part N. E. wind and baby weather to arrival,

The British steambe Putroðluð reports Dame through, Palawan Passage and bad light witda and smooth water all the way.

POST OFFICE NOZIFICATIONS.

MAILS will elosë!- For MANILA,

Pet Schooner NUEVO CONSTANTE, at 1.30 pm on Thursday, the th

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General Memoranda; FRIDAY, February 9:~~~

Noon-General Weekly Sale by Messrs

Lane, Crawford & Co. Goods por Galley of Lorna undelivered

after this date subject to rent. SUNDAY, February 13:-

ylight-Leonor leaves for Coast Poris. MONDAY, February 12:~-~-

8p.m.-Sale of Office Furniture, &c., at Mesare Beard & Co.'s Office, Queen's Road.

8 pm-Meeting of H. E. Generel Cham ber of Commerce, at the City Hall. THURADAY, Feb:Hary 18:--

Noon.English Mail lenyen for Porta

of Call and Europe.

8p Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor. poration at City Hall

FRIDAY, February 18:-

!

8. Meeting of Shareholdert of the Hongkong and Whampoa Book Co., Limited, at Olub Chambera p.mulateur Dramatic Club Per fortened at the City Hall,

the

S, Long 149.20 E, of the Queensland Coast, opposite Repulse Bay, and be tween Fort Denison (on the north)-and- Port Bowen (on the south). As the un-

16th ultimo, via Slagapore, she must have been on her downward trip; and it will be- matter for congratulation that the intention at one time entertained was abandoned by Sir Arthur Kennedy of taking passage by this vessel. The mishap, coming as it does

a quantity of straw into the harbour, oon. Queensland was wrecked, will be a serious Blackhead & Co., was charged with throwing a soon after the catastrophe in which the trary to Section II of Ordinance 14 of blow to the Company; but this popular 1845. The defondant was fized $1 or 2 service has been well appreciated, and it is to be hoped that the energetic conductors days' imprisonment."

of the new line will successfully maintain the regularity of their communication in spits of those serious difficulties. The passenger list of the Singapore from this port was--Mr Ronald McDonald for Bydney, and 453 Chinese for Cooktown. Of course the Singapore list would have to be added to this.

Sing Ying Yan, master of a fishing junk, was charged with not having reported bis arrival and belog at anchor at Tai-kop True without an anchorage pass. Defendant who pleaded ignorance of the law was fined $C

In view of the approaching Chinese New Year foreigners will do well to take a little extra care of their valuables, both household and personal. The case settled A LETTER from Macao says "Our new at the Police Court yesterday, in which a coolie was sentenced to six monthe hard Governor has been very energetio in putting The city is well policed, labour for tampering with his employer's down robbery.

safe is rather suggestive of the approaching and in addition to the police force, a com cracker season, and the sudden disappany of municipals has been organised with pearance of a gold watch and chain from the double sim of giving employment to the dressing table of another resident, the poor Macaoss and of protecting life day or two afterwards, is a positive

Thieves are disposed of and property, It was fortunate for

bigh-handedly. Two of them caught in indication of it.

Polios Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Esq.) February 7, 1877.

- KUSPECTED OF LARUENT, To Apui, servant to Mr Wotton, was charged by Sergeant Lindsay on susplaton

Dr Adams that the look of his safe was a Chubb's, and that the character of Magrante delicto resolved one hundred laskos of stealing a gold watch and chain with

the men he had in his house was ex-each, and were then allowed to wylo to trinkets, valued 150, the property of Dr From the evidence of Sergeant Ayiel posed in such an inexpensive manner, inform their associates of the desert await-indsay, it appeared that Dr Ayres, who The case, or rather the valuables, of

his bath at 9 am. on the 6th. The articles

Dr Ayres went further, and he fared ing them if caught. The few lines you pen. lived in the same house with Mr Wotton, worse. It is somewhat singular that Red anent the insecurity of lives here, when lost his watch and chain while he went to two doctors should have fallen victime the whole family of the Chinese trader was to thees tricks that are mean within kidnapped, have produced wonders. We such a short period. The majority of require sometimes a lesson from Hong. sinologues seem to be of opinion that

kong," "John" is not a thief, our opinion of

the individual, as found in Hongkong, We are glad to lest that the hint given is that his thievish propensities are only

were left on a dressing table, but when he came out 20 minutes afterwards he found they were gone. The Pulice were commu nicated with, and Sergeant Lindsay and P.O. Pang Alog, of the detective service, went to the house and made a search.

putt.Meeting of Shareholders of The

The prisoner appeared to bobave curiously. China Fire Insurance Co., Limited, at No, 39, Queen's Road.

Nothing, however, was found during the ransfer Books of The Chinese Insurance limited by the opportunities he has of by our correspondant "An Old Stager" and this exalted the Constable's suspicion. Co., Limited, alosed from this date to exhibiting them with security to him has been readily acted upon, and received first search, but the Sergeant made

self, and to his own ultimate advantage, in the same good spirit which evidently second visit, when he had all the wer Zod Merch, inclusiva.

Of course we are not referring to the actuated the writer. All the ponies were put vants up and told them to help in Flower Show at the Public Gardenr.

As the deland. searching the house. higher class of Chiness in the Colony through their steps" on the Race-course aus, was suspected, Pang Aley was told. SATURDAY, February 17:00

The honesty of the Chinese is no doubt Flower Show at the Public Gardens.

somewhat greater than their truthfulness, this morning, and the genial spirit of the but that is not saying much for it. Dr. alden time seamed in a measure to return to MONDAY, February 19 jako

8p.-American Mall leaved for Yoko Williams evidently does not believe in the neighborhood of the Grand Stand. either Chinese honesty or truthfulness, The reward of this kind of thing is suffidaut hama and San Francisco,

for he states that thiering is exly apparent in the general unanimity and ceedingly common in China, and, describ ing the Chinese character, he says it good feeling thus encouraged, and we trust exhibits ostentatious kindness and that the Race Meeting of 1877 will thus inbred huspicion, ceremonious sivility prove to be one of the most successful and and real rudeness, partial invention and enjoyable seasons which ear friend "Old servile imitation, industry and Waste Stager" has yet seen on the Hongkong tart sycophanty and self-dependence, and other dark and bright qualities, strangely bl-nded Mr W. H. Medhurst, how, WE FEVER disadvantages residents in the 0.5, appears to hold very favourable Far East have to labour ander, we do not Views of Chinese honesty, although he think there can be numbered amongst them Sansdmite that they "have not that delicate a lack of such aids it their business as dan perception of what the blains of truth be supplied from the printing press. They and good faith demand, which is so highly esteemed amongst us Westerners have newspapers, we think we can very well Mr Giles goes even further tkaa Mr say, in abundanov, direc,ories, Anglo.Obl. Medhurst and says in his Chinees Sketchy mens galozdays, and, date-blocks, mail canis,

Tussbar, February 50 pe

Meeting of Shareholders of The 8 p.m.

Hongkofig Fire Lustirance Co, Limited, at No. 7, Queen's Road. TEVERDAY, March 14

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8 p. ut coldental & Opletal 3.5,

Hieander leaves for Yokohama and Francias:

FRIDAY, MArch

8 p.m.Meeting of shareholder of the Chinese Insurance Oo, limited, as the Read Hey Bengkong

specially to have an eye on him. When the ground floor had been searched, they proceeded apataire. At the top of the stairs, & coolie called out that he had dis- covered a piece of chain. It won a small trickets attached. The defendant went to portion on which there had been some the bath room used by Mr Weiten, and Fang Aloy went with him. The watch was of the bath The defendant pulled it out found by the prisoner under the sine pan himself The ground of susplafon was the ronce in making any search when the defendant's pedallar look and his Indiffe- ground floor was being examined, Dr. Aptes it appeared, did act, however, with to charge the defendant, as there did not to bits to be suficient ground fur aspetting him, consequently he did not appear when the case came on, and it had to be adjourned for hir attendanes.

Dr. Syros subsequently appeared and He gave a des proved the loss of his gold watch and chain with trinkets attached, griphon of the house. Thare was ) 1990

No. 4246.-FEBRUARY 7, 1877.]

inside the door in the room, and some holas had been recently made in the centre panel by some one, and from these holes one could seo, into the bed-room, A few minutes after he had gone into the bath-room, he heard Mr Wotton go down to his breakfast. He did not see the defendant in his room at all. The case was then remanded till Friday next.

certain compradore where a large interest was at stake, guaranteed that the party secured would not swindle the foreign bank, in which his own money was on deposit and from which he was constantly receiving advances on goods on deposit left in the hands of the compradore, for the safety of which the security was required. This chop Was written by the compradore himself (who declared to his master that it was like the correct form that had been placed in his XO 'BLONG MY PIDGEN.'

hands), and two good names had been signed Pow Aoli, servant to Dr. Adams, was to it with an unintelligible stamp affixed. aharged by his employer for refusal of duty. The party secured thought he had taken all The defendant had been house-boy to the the precaution necessary, when the securities, complainant for about four months. Since who were well known to him, and who were the chair-coolie was convicted yesterday of friends of the compradore, assured him that attempt to commit felony, the servants in it was all right. In a short time the com- the house appeared to be in a semi-mutinous pradoro disappeared, and the party secured state, baving been insolent in their de- discovered on examination that goods had meanour, and the complainant's household been delivered, the advances upon which management had been concried on with diff. amounted to about the extent of his own quity. About 1 p.m. on the 6.h, the de- private moana-Tis. 22,000. He soon left fondant asked permission of Mrs Adams with his family, wrecked in health, and hope to go out, but this was refused him, be- and fortune, and all for not taking the cause there was difficulty in getting the necessary precaution to test the validity of a servants to work properly. Notwithstand security shop. The compradors was finally ing this refusal, the defendant went out secured, tried, and sentenced to two years' and did not return till about 6 p.m. imprisonment, during which he died in a Complainant apoke to him in a kindly few months. Another form of defective manner, pointing out to him that he had security chop is when the security is made done wrong, but the defendant, in an into guarantee that if there is any loss etc., he solent manner, retorted that he had busi. will assist in arranging the matter, etc., but At 5.30 p.m. complainant told does not promise to pay any money or make him to light the gas in the drawing good any loss. Buch chops are worthless. room, and to do this, it was necessary to In other cases the forms may be nearly put on the globes of the lamps, but the correst, but contain one or two characters defendant folded his arms and said it that show clearly that the security did not was not his business and he would not intend to pay any money. Claims founded do it. He persisted in his refusal, so the upon such hope, and others that might be complainant had to take him to the Sta- mentioned, cannot be enforced before a At the Station the complainant Chinese magistrate. The most he could do offered to withdraw the charge, the in a doubtful case, would be to try and defendant would promise that he would arrange the matter. But the very latest behave himself properly in future. The trick in this line is interesting, and worthy defendant, however, atoutly refused, and of careful attention.

A certain firm required its shroff whom the complainant was therefore obliged to prosecute him now. The defendant we will all shroff. No. 1-to give security admitted that his master had always in the sum of $500 for the safety of certain been kind him, but said it was the funds, the collection of which had been mistress who refused him permission to entrusted to him. He gave the shop of go out. His master wanted him to wash shroff on an opium ship. Finding that the lamp glasses, and he said it was too late shroff No. 1 sould not do the work, he was that day, because if he washed them then, required to get another man and have him he must put them on wet, and that he would do it the next day.The Hon. C. May gave the defendant the full benefit of the law and its panalty, viz. by fining him £5, or in default, three months' hard

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EXTORTION.

Chun Atook, a fish-monger, who was charged with having attempted to extort 20 taels from a fisherman named Ng Ma Shing on the ground that he had possessed himself of another man's wife, was again brought up. The defendant simply denied the charge, but was sent to six weeks' hard labour.

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John Roberts, a seaman unemployed, was charged by John Moody, a ship's steward, also out of employ, with stealing a pair of boots. They were both boarding at the Sailors' Home and the complainant missed the pair of boots, which had coat him $1.50. They were afterwards found in a second-hand clothes shop, the keeper of which identified the defendant as the man who had sold them to him.

The defendant was sent to two months' hard

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AT THE IMPERIAL ASSEMBLAGE. (From the Pioneer's Special Correspondent.)

elephants and Rajahs' troops, with carriages and crowds on foot from a very much earlier hour of course, and no doubt any one with the faculty of being in forty places at onge would have seen a great many very inter- esting sights as these quaint processions filed out to their places. But except for a wonderful body of men that the carriage in which I was became entangled with on its outward journey, an Infantry force armed with bell-mouthed blunderbusses of the most deliciously primitive type, mounted with fint locka, ma noue of the variegated troops that charmed me so greatly on the entry day. No doubt, they were all there, massed in great regions of space behind the amphitheatro, where one could see distant ranges of elephants and gilded howdahs gently riding at anchor; but there was no way of getting up to any high level from which the scene generally could be surveyed, and for each person it necessarily followed that all but e smail portion of its effect was lost,

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The China Challenge Cup stands four and a-half feet high, and is about two and a-half feet in diameter, The cup was sub- scribed for by the British residenters" in Chine and the amount raised was £525. For this suma one of the most celebrated workers in gold and silver in Canton under- took to produce an appropriate work of art, but it is stated that, in labour alone, befors he had completed his task, about £1000 was expended. The vase was presented to the National Rifle Association in 1864, and has been competed for at Wimbledon thirteen times by teams of ten men from each county. Edinburgh won the vago this year for the second time.

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with his clothes on, when about S a.m. on appears to be simply that the officers did Wednesday morning the chief officer, who not know where they were or what they was on the watch, reported that land was were about, and so steered their ships in sight. Captain Hyde ordered him to straight upon inevitable destruction. In ascertain the southernmost bearing of the both cases the vessels were impaled before land, and in a few minutes be brought back any one knew the imminent danger. The word that the land was not so far off as he question in, whether this kind of reckless. at first thought, and that he had hauled mess is due to some inherent deterioration the ship of." He also said he had seen in the quality of modern seamen, or to light on the shore, which must have been a some cause which may be found in the rising star. The captain went up at once, cirenmatances of their position. We are but had no sooner got on deak than the inclined to adopt the latter theory. The look-out reported something ahead, which truth is, we suspect, that our sailors are he thought might be boats, and in another for the time getting demoralized by the second or two the vessel struck. The new onditions of navigation. Formerly, engines were instantly reversed, but before the management of a ship required the the steamer lost way she had got fixed on most constant, close, and vigilant attention the reef too fast to be moved. It was then

on the part of everybody concerned. The found that there was deep water all round, captain, or whoever represented him on except abreast of the forecastle, where there deck, was bound to keep his eyes wide was only three fathoms, and water in the open, and his mind uninterruptedly on the fore-bold to the depth of eleven inches, alert, in order to watch the position of the which was rapidly increasing. There was, ship, and not only to observe the actual therefore, no alternative but to get the state of the wind and waters, but to foresee people out of the ship; and this was sc- from the aspect of the sky pomible con- Actually within the enclosure formed by complished very expeditiously and in good tingencies which might have to be encoun the curves of seats there were very, fow order. About nine o'clock at night another terod. Nothing could be taken for granted; troops just enough to lue the red cloth effort was made to get the ship off, but every step had to be carefully looked to. pathway from the grand entrance to the without the slightest effect, though she was The complaint of Mesars Currie and Co. dais, and a couple of guards of honour. I lightened by some hundred tons of coal that there is no lighthouse on Dassen Island think more soldiers might have been being thrown overboard. At midnight on is very suggestive. Seamanship has got brought on the stage with advantage. The Thursday it was evident that the steamer into that state in which personal vigilance army generally ras behind the scenes. would soon settle down by the stern, which and carefulness are apt to be set aside, That is to say, the troops were drawn up she did about half-past seven o'clock next and it is expected that the thoroughfares of in rear of the spectators' blocke, with the morning. There was on board, besides the the seas will be lighted for the benefit of front line formed of two brigades, one from troops, a considerable quantity of military navigators like the streets of a town. each division deployed in line: the remain- CAMPHOR stores, including field-pieces, shot and shell, Here were two reefs, both marked on the ing brigades were drawn up eighty paces in QUICKSILVER, ... and gunpowder and a large stock of clothes, charts and perfectly well known, and not rear in quarter columns, and the davalry in SALTPETRE, very little of which has been recovered from at all in the direct or natural way to a the third line in quarter columna of the wreck. At present there is not evidence particular destination, and yet it is argued squadrons. The artillery were on the right Bank, on demand, sufficient to justify a confident opinion sa that competent and experienced explains and left flanks, four batterien on either to the causes of this disaster. There is a must be excused if they run straight on flank, the line of guns being formed at an suggestion of some unusual current during them, merely because there is no faring angle of 459 to the line of deployed the fifteen hours before the accident having light to warn them off. There are some brigades General Biddulph was in com- taken the ship out of her course, while wise words on this point which the late mand of the whole, as Sir James Brind was Documentary, emoutha'aight, other explanations point to an error in the Captain. Goodenough left on record. In specially invited to be with the Com

Bombay, 412 steering or in the compasses in this reviewing the relative position of the mander-in-Chief.

Calcutta, point judgment muts be suspended but navigators of the present day and those of

Shanghai, demand, there are some other facts as to which there a former period, he pointed out that "in arrangements, as they adjusted themselves Bar Silvor, 17, dwie, B., ***

Now you have a general idea of the appears to be no doubt. These are, that other days the conduct of ships at sea, their finally. Fill up the pale turf-all Delbi Mexicans, the route was a familiar one, the weather all discipline, and the handling of the materiel camp turf is pale, it must be allowed, and Gold Leaf, that could be desired, the asa gairo, and the generally the practice of individual lives of delicate constitution with ladies and English Sovereigns, atmosphere perfectly clear. Yet no one on obtained in the practice of individual lives gorgeously uniformed officers walking about Australian Sovereigns, ... board the ship knew that she was close upon for many years, and on an acquaintance and looking at things from different points Discount... secured. A shop, which was accepted, was the reef until just before the very moment with external phenomens and interned of view; season the dish also with Rajahs in handed in. A day came when a large lot when she struck upon it. Moreover, this details which were not reduced to law or diamonds, and garnish with ambassadors

Shares. of bills were given out for collection, and for dangerous place is marked on the chart, elevated into system; but now we do

in pearls, and you have your Imperial Hongkong Bank, 30 some reason the money remained in the and is, in fact, well known. It is Pater possess rules and laws which greatly reduce Assemblage tolerably ready to be served H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $576 hands of the shroff's a day or two when noster Point, & headland to the west of St. the value of, if they do not quite supersede, up. The Vicorog has not sat down Ohlas Flee Ins. Oo., 188 shroff No. 1 went to his master with the Helena Bay; and the accident happened the practical experience of a single life, usual apologies, and informed him, with not because the captain and officers were And then he goes on to show that, if per- Thornton in his white and blue satin Star Union Ins. Scolety of Canton, 4620

to it yet, but meanwhile we have Mr. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1828 many regrets, that he had speculated in a ignorant of this, but because they did not wonal self-reliance, experience, and capacity of India robe, and any assemblage could Chinese Insurance Co., 8200 lottery and lost about $3,000 adding, how know where they were, and fancied they are to be given up, the laws of navigation go on upon that for some time. Mr North China Ins. Co., Tis. 875 ever, he had certain assets in the form of were some distance to the north of the ought to be more systematically taught and Thornton has business arst at one end of Yangtze Ins. Association, Tis. 630 houses in the city, and amounts due him point, and safe in opon water. In fact, the enforced. And this is the natural conclu the grest enclosure and then at another. W. Dock Co., 474 dia. which he would realize and pay in. The ship was clearly out of her natural course, alon from the present state of the case, and admiring observation follows him. O. & M. S.-boat Co., $12 dia, security of shroff No. 1 called, expressed and had gone out of her way in order to Sailors are getting above their work in the wherever he goes. We also have an ener- Shanghot Steam N. Co., Tia 93 ex diy, regrets, and said he know he would have to court danger. The probability is that there old way, and are not up to it in the new.getic political officer, mounted though within Hongkong Hotel Co., #62) dia. pay the amount for which he had given his

was that sort of sleepiness and blind son-Saturday Review.

the enclosure, and clad outwardly in a Chinese Imperial Loan, £99 shop (for that chop was in due form) and he fidence on the part of the officers and crew would satisfy all claims in a few days. which taken for granted that on a familiar

Dorby dont cost, inwardly in blue and gold,

Temperature. Meanwhile shroff No. 1 was detained at the voyaga everything is sure to be all right.

who trots about a good deal and helps to keep us amused. The Gaskwar then walks Mixed Court, while No. 2 had absconded.

The story of the Windsor Castle is almost paid in $300. By a little investigation and equally significant of the causes which In a few days the security of shroff No. 1 identical with that of the St. Lawrence,

round and shows himself, led by Mr Melville. He is clad in precious stones, CAMP, DELHI, Ist Jau. outside it was found that the $300 had been led to the loss of the ship. She had not

ornamented here and there with velvet, The central ceremony of the great Assem* Next the Nepalese Ambassador turns up passed to him by the shroff for whom he was had such a good time going out as the St. blage has duly taken place, but has some and happens to sit within reach of my hand, security. When he was told that the money Lawrence. She had had heavy contrary how disappointed me in spite of its splen so nearly that I am only deterred by the received would be placed to the credit of the winds; but the weather had become fine, dour. The whole world of Delhi gathered presence of police from running off with his THERMOMETER... defaulting shroff, bat that he must without and on the 18th October the passengers together at the dais; the vast amphitheatre Sat delay pay in the $500 for which he was were in the expectation of being berthed in was filled with the princes of India and the emeralds on that hat than can possibly, in more pearls and bound, he did it, and claimed his security the Cape Town docks early next day, and great European dignitaries of every pro any other part of the world, be brought

Do. (Wet bulb) 9 A.. chop, which was returned. Subsequent went to bed with this comfortable prospect. vince the accumulated grandeur of a dis within so limited a space. The emeralds investigations showed clearly that the $500 About two o'clock in the morning every play like this was very impressive to the suspended in bunches and rows rattled also had been passed by the defaulting one was roused by an unusual sound, fol- reason, when one counted up its items, but against each other as the Ambassador shroff to his security, which about used up lowed by a sudden and alarming stoppage I have never seen a solemn State ceremony moved. The more you looked at him "the his assets. The security chop of shroff No. of the ship. Some thought that they had in any part of the world,-and I have seen more the wonder grow that one small head CHARGE OF LARGENY AGAINST POLICEMEN,. 2 was found to be worthless, having been reached the harbour sooner than was anti- a good many at various times-whtob could carry all he wore." The treasures John Gerling, P. O. No. 67, and Thos. written by himself and his father's name cipated, and turned to go to sleep again, appealed less to the emotions. The terrible of his oranium were for external application Davis, as ex-sergeant of the Japanese forged to it; and the shroff No. I must have not caring to go ashore at such an early skill with which in the present day great only, so the rhyme is spelled, but Tahould Police, were again brought up for stealing known that the shop was worthless when he hour. They were quickly undeceived, and solemnities are reproduced upon the stage, say that any young man of moderate tastes some $6 from a seaman Hamed Warneford. handed it to his master, and assured him learned to their horror that the vessel had reacts very painfully on the real thing could marry and buy an estate, endow a One of the chair-coolies employed in the that it was all right. The little game is struck and was fast impaled on a reef of The stage affecte are no real that the real family, and be happy on that hat for the chair engaged by the 2nd defendant was this: two parties agree together; A gets a rooks, one of which was found

have thing will seem stagey. And, as I have rest of his life. However, it is impossible called. He stated that at the Sing Ping place as shroff or compradore as the ease thrust itself some seven feet between the already said by telegraph, the decorations to fill up more than an hour or so break- Jane 9, Aurora, from Richmond, U. 8. te Theatre, the tst defendant and the complain may be, and B is willing to be his security.fore and midships. Within a quarter of of the amphitheatre and the Viceroy's ing the tenth commandment, and for this

Hongkong. ant's chairs went abreast of each other, while Then by attention to business and the an hour the engine-room was filled with platform wore so profuse, so highly ocloured, reason we rejoiced when evidence was pro- Sept. 16, Sarah Nicholson, from London to his was a little behind. The three obairs interest of his master, A secures his water up to the water-line. Fortunately, and so overdone with fings, that the coupoured of the Viceroy's approach. He came then turned up Square Street, when they unbounded confidence, till he will entrust however, there was no sea, running, and d'eil was gay rather than grand. The at half-past twelve, and then-you have all put down; the lat defendant's and the large sums of money in his hands. Then the steamer lay as quietly in her position Crystal Palace has never done anything of only to refer to the bill of the play to know seaman's were together a head Witness' can have 'n misfortune; B will, of course, as if she were at anchor, Alara guas and the kind quite so well, but the Crystal exactly what occurred, and the occurrenses, behind. He heard the 1st defendant have to pay the amount of A's security shop, rockets were fired, and preparations tuade Palace has approximated to fêtes like to it must be admitted, were dull. None of say something to the seamon and then saw but A can pass that amount to B, and the for the debarcation of passengers, who were day's, over and over again.

them rose above the level of formality. him run away down Ladder Street steps, balance in A's hands will be divided in a all landed without any mishap. The in-

The programme worked like a clock For people in the amphitheatre who could The 2nd did not run but paid for the chair. most harmonious manner. A very respect-aldents of the shipwreck are described as except that the clock was about half an command a view of the group on the dais,

The man Dodde belonging to the Pengable Chiraman to whom we mentioned this of the most prosaic and unromantic kiad. hour slow-no very serious retardation Lord and Lady Lytton in raiment of that it did exist, and that Everybody went on shore just as it bad considering all the people who had to be befitting splendour, a brilliant staff, bebind Chao Hai had not been served with a sub- seheme naanred poena owing to his vessel not having been wo ought to warn foreigners of the danger. been planned from the first; and the mails got into their places. The plot of the piece them Major Barnes, the gigantio obfef hereThe 1st defendant further stated The danger is two-fold; 1st, the form of the were safely delivered, though the ship has was simple moreover, like that of most Herald and so forth, there may have been Oct. 8, Belle of Oregon, from Cardiff to that about a fortnight ago, he was on duty security chop; 2nd, with a proper chop, the since broken up, and there have been extravaganza, and there was not much pleasure for the eye while the Queen's at Queen's Road when the firat chair-neglect to have moneys accounted for or the heavy losses in cargo. There has been an room for modifications. The general ar Proclamation was being read; but that Oct. 5, Wega, from Hamburg to Chelon,

Hongkong. coolle was always aggravating him, and he bills returned promptly. Men who persist inquiry into the disaster, and the captain's rangement of the scenery was in this wise: document, however historically important, had struck him with the strap of bis in regarding and tresting their shroffs sto: certificate has been suspended for six-The days itself was a hexagonal platform is not such a voly composition that you Got. 8. Glamorganshire, from London to baton. The chair-coolle was causing an

As immaculate, should not be surprised if months, and that of the second officer for with steps leading up from two opposite can take it up with pleasure again and Hongkong. obstruction and he had threatened to look they are swindled,

three months, This seems, to say the sides. A richly gilded railing ran round it again, like Dickens's novels. Major Barnes Ost. 13, Omba, from London to Shanghat. M. T. T him up.-The defendants were both com-

least, a lentens sentenge under the circam and it was surmounted by a conteal roof of trying to make himselt heard half a mile mitted for trial.

stance: It is said that Mesars Donald extinguisher shape, the ornamentation of of read slowly, moreover and It took a Cot, 14, Sir Harry Parkes, from Lendon se Currie & Co., the owners of the ship, com which could only be described in many long time to work down from whereas " Hongkong. RECKLESS NAVIGATION. plain that, there is no light on Dassen columns, if every detail were mentioned to God save the Queen," Then a treat Nov, 12, Lima, from London to Hongkong. Several disasters at sea have recently oc- Island; but the island is plainly marked There was an Imperial Crown on a cushion, was in store for us. Mr Thornton executed Chu Atak, an ex-police Constable, was ourred which would soom to indieate an on the chart, and is known to all compet. on something shaped like a sushion, at the one of his most magnificent bows, advanced Nov. 18, Rurik, from Cardiff to Hongkong. charged by Acting. Inspector Corcoran for increasing tendency to carelessness and ent navigators. Here, again, the reason very top of all. "For some distance down to the steps of the dais, and began to read Nov. 16, Hydra, tom Cardiff to Hongkong. deserting from the Police Force on the recklessness in the management of ships, why the ship went on the rooks in good the narrow part of the cone shone as if it the Proclamation all over again in Urdu. Nov. 17, Eliza Shaw, from London to 11th December 1976, having joined only on both in the Royal Navy and in the mer-weather, and without the faintest expects were entirely of silver, or father as if it To have heard him doing this might or Shanghai the 12th July that year. He was brought chant service. The other day the Captain tion of it on the part of the captain and were sheathed in a cloth made of allvar might not have been interesting for finished Nov. 21, America, from. Cardif to Hony- back yesterday by the security, whose of H. M. 8. Tenedos was found guilty by a officers, was that they were apparently thread. Then the design changed to red Hindustani scholars, but certainly to see bond was estreated. The defendant had Court-martial of hazarding his ship, where ignorant of their beating, and were steering and gold, and became much suffused with him doing it at a great distance, immediately not delivered up his accentramenta, there by ale was placed in danger of being a long way too much to the eastward, and flage. Bound the rim heraldic devices after the document had just been very being missed 1 winter suit, 2 summer suits, stranded of Cape Raper on the South too near to land. The Windsor Castle had predominated, and the alender pillars which conscientiously read in English, was to 1 pair of shoes, 1. truncheon, 1 blanket and American coast and he was therefore dis- for souls yours been currying the mails to supported this elaborate piece of spre mare wish that the next stage of the proceedings 1 set of brass numbers. The defendant missed from his ship. News has ales come the Cape, and the proper course was pers entirely glit. Then from the six corners might be reached. Then came the fring, that a troop-ship, the Tamar, got ashore on festly well known. It may or may not be of the roof, hexagonal at its lower part, which had its charms of course I one felt the reefs of Bermuda on November 7th, desirable that there should be a light on though it melted into a simple cons in the interested in a salute, of salroes and in the Nov. 28, Hannah Law, from Cardif te and remained in a perilous position for Dassen Island; but the absence of one is silver region above, ran sords stretching to feu de foto. The calvoet ware not much more Hongkong. He asked permission of the Inspector, but several hours, though she eventually doated 10 exalles for a ship going biladly on the the ground, and entirely dressed in little impressive than single guns, but the feu de Nov. 28, New Era, fram Oardiff to Bong, was refused. He therefore went away of off with little damage. And now again, on island when it is not in her way and when slik penons, red, white, and blus,very jols was delightful the way the roll of the 8th of November, the St. Lawrences Point, on which the St. Lastrende was Mabile style of decoration. Road this back again was very grand the fet de jois

its existence is notorious. Paternoster pretty of course, but rather in the Jardin und swept down the enormous line and Dec. 4, Benduthe, from"Cardiff to Hong: another troop.abip, with the 2nd Battalion of Buffs on board; was wrecked at Fater wrecked, is about forty miles north of the pavilion, as a central polat, purved the fu fast fetched" the ipectators. A sudden noster Point on her way to Cape Town, by reef apon which the Windsor Cartia was two great ares of seats. These were not stir and movement, a gust of little excism Des. 1d, Cyphrenes (str.), from London to The two then charged with sobbing $87 striking on a sunken reef while only a spiked, and neither ship seems to have had semi-circular... The dis was brought up ations, showed that it had been appreciated, from the person of a man who had lately few weeks before, on the 19th of October, ay excuse for getting deaf these dangerous yery much nearer to the middle of the and since then I have heard many pople Dec. 1, A. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to

the Windsor Calls, one of the Donald and well-known rocks. It is asticfactory amphitheatre's curve than the centre from refer to it as the thing that pleased thems Hongkong. returned from San Francisco, were again Currie line of mall steaders, also on the of course, that there accidents have not which it would have seemed on a map to most.

Deo. 17, Carrioka, from London to Hangs brought up, but the complainant was not to

Lord Lytton's speech has, of course, been

kong, be found. Inspector Ordock applied for way to Table Bay, had a similar fats, under been attended with any loss of life but have been struck. Bo also with the surfe of

very similar circumstances, at Dassen Is this in itself is purely accidental. Had a seats behind the Viceroy's throne facing the long looked forward to as the great feature a romand till to-morrow, to find out the land. In these last two cases the vessels heavy sna been running when the chips amphitheatre, where the European spects of the Imperial Assemblago, but as you Dec. 18, Channel Queen, from Cardif sa whereabouts of the complainant, who was struck in perfectly fair and clear weatherstruck, they would almost seridinly have tors were placed. The two cutres together sitesdy know, the address has been merely

Hongkong. suspected of having been tampered with.

and both had wandered out of their pro. been dashed to pleses, and everybody on thus formed an elongated elipss open at the graceful commonplace. It makes no an Det. 19, Cairnsmuir (str.), from Londens

ends. There was another opening in the nouncement whatever. Of all the cats that The St. Laurence was tiot a Queen's ship, A Cape newspaper, the Argus, remarks | middle of the spectators' bleaks ** the It was to let out of the bag, it fails to but a hired transport; but she was under that such disasters as these wrecks suggest rear curve as called, which farized the liberate the smallest kitten. The speech the command of a naval officer, Captain an uncomfortable feeling that human

and the Froelstration, the gas and the The stiphitheatre was surmounted by a national anthem, were all that took plane. Cases are constantly coming to light of Hyde. She had some five hundred soldiers Caption is a broken read, on which no persons in this community losing large sums on board, together with women and shil. reliance can be placed. The conditions, light roof of extremely pretty design, and These over, his Lordship dissolved the of money by their compradores or shroff dron. She left Dublin on the 4th of it says, under which both wrecks ofgurred the pillars supporting this were ornamented Acsemblage, I am told that before this through defective or worthless security chops. October, touched at St. Vincent on the wore such that, as far as our present know with bronned gilt speart and Eage. The was done one or two of the greater chiefe The Mixed Court Magistrate and the Foreign 17th, and, after leaving there, the voyage ledge allows us to judge, cironmstances banners given by the Vicefor to the varioud either personally or by deptity spoke a few Assessor are bleed for not enforcing a claim seems to have been smooth and pleafatit, were hater 18, and hum in infirmity never Chlefs were all paraded behind their re- words of cordial loyalty to the Empire i against the security of a defaulting compras and to land was sighted until a moment or more, in fault. There is something absd-spective seats, and greatly inhashed the but these did not occupy any length of time, -Thore tras a stampede among some of the dors, or shroff, or contractor, whereas the two before the wreck opatrred. At noon lately exasperating and bewildering in the effect of the whole done. It was only chop apon which the olaims are founded, on Tuesday, the 7th of November, she was utter staente of any apparent catise for through an opets glass, however, looking elephants on the extrems right of the lue, when it comes to be scrutinized by one who by her reckonitig well off the coast, and it the disaster." This impression, we imagine, at the amphitheatre from the opposite carve I hear due to a fright taken at the fou de knows what is necessary to make the security was expected that she would be safely au- la that which must be produced od any of seats, that any details could be ap joie. Some sit of sight of them rubed Hable, is found not to be worth the paper on chorad in Table Bay soon after daylight one who reads the particulata which we presisted. All the Motting, from ball off, and passed out of the control the which it is written. These designedly next day. The sight was beautifully sales have given above. There was to contest past ten da, the great feuditory prizes maksuits to the great terror, and, I regret sparious chops are multiform, and we will and clear, with a very light south-east wind, with wind or waves no anexpected emer kept driving up. The roads out from the to learn, to the serious injury of a good give a few examples. One shop, given by a ↑ The captain was lying down in his cabin, ) geney of previously unknown reefs. It camp and from Delhi were blocked with many natives. One opry says that several

labour.

DISERTION FROM THE FOLION,

said previous to his desertion, he had

received several letters from his parents

requesting him to go home to get married.

his own cord. Fined $100 or 4 months

hard labour.

DARING ROBBERY.

SECURITY CHOPS, (Shanghat Courier.)

per course.

board drowned..

f

EL

grand entrance to the dais.

!

Shipping Intelligenes.

HOME SHIPPING.

The following is corrected from the latent ..... London Paper

DEPARTURES,

Hongkong.

Sept. 18, Western Belle, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

Sept. 17, Palestine, from London to Hong.

kong.

Sept. 18, A. T. Stalknecht, from Cardia

to Hongkong.

Sept. 23, Agnes Muir, from London to

Skaugbal.

kong.

Nov. 28, Western Chief, from Londen te

Hongkong. Nov. 28, Madura, from Cardiff so Hong

kong,

kong.

kung

Shangbal

to China and Japan.

kong.

Dec, 20, Chinaman, from London to Honge

ROADING FOR CHINA' AND SATAN FORES, At London-Steamers sia Buen Canak- Viking

*Gadshill. State of Louisiana, Macgregor,

Bailing Vessels,

Ceylon.

Windhover. Elops.

Antwerp Albert Victor,

Dins

Nestor (str.)

Commissary. Forward Ho O B. Baboy Daphne.

At Liverpool.

Ulysses (str.)

At Glasgow.

Radnorshigo (sts.) Loudoun Garila fata,§

Insurances:

THE. CHINA FIRE INSURANCE "I COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE--HONGKONG,

GENCIES at all the Trusty Ports of

China and Japan, and at Bingapore, | Balgon and Penang.

Rike accepted, and Polloles of Insurance gräifted at the rates of Premium current at Thaĵabove mentioned Porta,"

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY PERS,

JAS, B. COUGHTRIE, Bidrotary. Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE)

CAPITAL --Two MILLIONS STEBLING.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Porrors against the Rink of FIRE on Bulidings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals In Matsheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hull of Vessels in Har bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

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

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

For Bates of Premiums, forms of pro- potala on any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 06,

Agents Hongkong & Ounten,

Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

HE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In.

Buracode at current rates

MELCHERS & Co.,

Halls.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

SAIGON,

STEAM FOR

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

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND ·

CALCUTTA.

N THURSDAY, the 8th February, 137 Noon, the Company 8.8. AVA, Commandant HERNANDEZ, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places,

THE CHINA MAIL.

For Sale.

FABRIKKER DANISH BEEE.

T

UBORGS

TO BE HAD FROM

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1877,

fe12

WASHING BOOKS, (In English and Chinesa,)

Intimations.

HONGKONG.

Chs. J. GAUPP & Co., WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

38, Quegria Road, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

CHRONOMETERS,

*aj -

&o.,

dai,

WASHERMAN'S BOOKB, for the use Carefully Ropelrod, Cleaned and accurately

of and Gentlemen, are NOW rendy at this Office Price $1 each.

Chabra Märt Offic

To Let.

TO BE LET.

rated under guarantee.

All Repairs in the above line done at

and after the 15th of January, my

will be HALF PER CENT on the Fall

Cargo and Specia will be registered for THE PREMISES No. 39, Queen's Road, Amount, to be Paid by the Seller only.

London as well as for Marseilles, and so- cepted-in-transit--through Marsollies-for-

the principal places of Europe,

Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 pm., Specle and Parcels until S p.m.. on the 7th February, 1877. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

For further particulara, apply at the Company's Office,"

HDV POUEY, Agent.

at present in the occupation of the BORNEO COMPANY.

TURNER & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1877.

TO LET TTOUSE No. 14, Gough Street,

apply to

J. J. Dos REMEDIOS & Co. . Hongkong, February 2, 1877.

TO LET.

fely

Hongkong, February 2, 1877. fes HOUSE No. 7, Calne Road, lately occu-

STEAM FOR

· Apentu, Royal Insurance Company. | Blagapore, Penang, Point de Galle,

Aden, Sues, Malta, Brindisi,

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

(LIMITE

NOTICE,

DOLICIES granted at current rates on Marine Ricks to all parts of the World.

In sopordance with the Company's Articles of Amosiation, Two Thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, Whether Shareholders or not, in proportion

Ancona, Venice, Mediter-

ranean Ports, Southampton

and London;

ALSO,

by Mr PABEER.

House No. 10, Albany Road, at present occupied by the Rev. R. H. KIDD,

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, January 10, 1877.-

TO BE LET. THE

THE Premises at present ocoupled by the International foe Manufacturing Co.,

Limited,

For particulare, apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, December 11, 1876.

TO LET,

JANDU

THE

Queen's Road. Apply to

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,

PENANG.

· [T]HE Municipal Commissioners of Penang

BONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, January 27, 1877.

At 1075 Cash per Dollar Mexican

Highest. Lovasst

No: 4246 FEBRUARY 7, 1877.

Darrots, Salt

90 80

150 140 Greens, White

275 260 Green, Sprouts

320 300 Green Peas, in shell, old

600 500

150 140 Horse Radish," S'hal,

"3

12

15

10

20 15

80

重复

young »

40

926 200

#

Catty

20

Bacon, English,

"

"Roast,

Soup,

Carrots, Fresh- PatcCauliflower,

Cash Celery, Chinese, Butcher Meat.

English, 1b: 450-400 Cucumbers, Amo, Sugar cured

300 260 Chilles, Dried Fouchow,

160 140

Mixed, Beef, sirloin and prime out, oy. 160 160 Curry Stuff, English, Beef Corned,

catty 150 140

Egg Plant, 160 140 Galle, (bulb) dried,

Ginger,

40 30

委

each

70 80

calty

20

30

60 40

50

· 40

160 100

60 80

rs

40 30

40 85

0.

30: 20.

40

... reasonable rates and with despatóh. Hongkong, May 1, 1876. .

ti.

» Stork, Bullocks" Braitis,

per met 60 60

En

Winter courRG

Tongue, fresh, each

NOTICE,

Food,

Heart;

Fest,

W. M. MORGAN,

Broker. Hongkong, January 13, 1877.

Kidneys,

50 40 6050

Lettuce, Chinese,

12:

"

English,

Tail,

100

Feta

Liver,

catty

80

"} Trips (undressed), catty 80 Calves' Head and Fest,; ast Rams, American, "

Ib.

17

Chinese,

9 Mit 60 Mushroom, dried, 40 Onions, Bombay 600 400

Groen 300 280 Parsley, Chinese, 180 170

head 10 catty

"

1

· English,

12

English

860 840

Mutton Chop,

Leg,

Potatoes, California,

170 140

Shoulder,

Idyes,

11.

11

Foot,

Fry,

Bloody

90 80 Turo (U Tau)

Heari

esch

60

50 Tomatoes,

"

Kidneys,

80

70 Turnips, Balt,

"?

Idver,

100 80

English

⚫ each

10

Pork, Chop,

catty

180 140

13

Ohinese

catty

16 10

1

Corned

1

25

"Log,

180 140 Water Creas,

bunch

32

Fat or Lardy

110 100 Yama

Sheops' Hoad, and Test, vit

-840 820

Heart

sach

BO

40 Aleurites,

B0

60

Kidneys

500 400

Sucking Pigs, Veal,

antly

1750 1000 ∙140 120

11

Poultry

. catty

180 160 110 100

Californian, Almonds, (Bombay), Bananas, fragrant Punti,, Common

200 120

80

80

"

.each $2.00 $1.75

Chestnuts, now, Cocoanuts

100

}

**

600

Currants,

·17.

for a TOWN-HALL. This Buliding is to be erected on the ground on the east alde of the Esplanade situate between the latter and Duke Street, and Its cost is not to ex- coed 830,000.

The Commissioners offer a PREMIUM of 8400 for the best and most suitable Design |Piga' Chitlings, with Specifications; and competitors have the option of forwarding Tenders for carry- ing out the work,

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

D. C. PRESGRAVE,

Municipal Secretary. Penang, Municipal Office,

The 21st September, 1878. }

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL.

THE Cironiation of THIS PAPER has

lowing are some of Its Agents;----- Matas,--Man Chuen Shop.

Bombay, Madras, daloutts and an Upper Portion of Nos. 42 and 44,pinon very much extended. The fol

Australia.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAN

to the netë amount of Pramila contributed NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship

by each, the remaining third being careled | LOMBARDY, Captain Haz, will leave to Reserve Fund,

OLYPHANT & Co..

General Agents,

Form 17, 1873.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, are prepared to grant

Pilates again, $30,000 on Bulidings, or on Goods stored therels, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Fremia.

NORTON & Co., Agente Hongkong, January 1, 1876,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY..

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parlament.

ESTABLISHED 1809.

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

prada

FIRE Undersigned, Acents at Hongkong for the above Oompany, are prepared to grant Poliden against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Marchandise in the same, at the amal: Bates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 6, 1878.

THE LONDON. ASSURANCE,

INCOBROBATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

El Majesty King George The Bigst, A. D. 1720.

WEB Undorsigand having been appointed TELE

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

· Marine Department.

Pollales at current rates payablo either here, in London or at the principal Porte of ladie, China and Australia,

Fire Department,

Pollsles foued for long or short periods at Current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department.

this on THURSDAY, the 15th February, at Noon.

For further Periloulars, apply to

A. MOIVER, Buperintendent, Hongkong, February 3, 1877,

to18

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND BUROPE,

WITH TE IK JOKEROTION

CENTRAL and

UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

THES & OCEANIC," will be dee

patahed for San Francisco, vin Yoko- hama, on THURSDAY, the 1st March, at 9 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

gamers from Shanghat

Connection is made at Yokohama, with

Freight will be received on Board until

4 p.m. of 28th Instant. Parcel Package will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day: all Faroel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of name is required,

Return Passage. Tickets available for 6 months are lasted at a reduction of 20 per sent. on regular rates,

;

For further Information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central

G. B. EMORY," Agmå Hongkong, February 1, 1877.

For Sale.

NOW READY.

mel

ENG SHUI or Tun RUDIMENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCE IN CHINA. By Dr E. J. EITEL One Volums. 8vo. Prios, $1.60.

BUDDHISM, IA HISTORY, THEORY AND POPULAR RELIGION, in these Lectures. By Dr. E. J. EIFEL Becond Edition. Oris Policies larued for ruins not exceeding Falums. 8vo. Prico, $1.60, £5,000 on reasonable termin

Orders will be resolved by Mesara Janaj Crawford & Co,

Hongkong, July 51, 1879.

HOLLIDAY, WISE &-00,

Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

FINE Undersigued Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Board of Bleactors antherising them to trace Pollstes to the extent of $10,000 on any one first class risk, or to the extent of £18,000 on adjoining risks at current raten.

· A Dismant of 20% ellowed,

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Hongkong, Jaangoy 5, 1876.

OUTL

FOR SALE UTLER PALMER & Co.'s

Colebrated Brande of WINES má SPIRITS, Apply to

SIAMSSEN & Oo,

Hongkang, June 22, 1876.

HONG LISTS,

Circular, large sheet, MANCHESTER FILE ASSURANOF THE AMENDED HONG LIST

COMPANY OF MANCHESTER ·

in English and Chinese, con AND LONDON,

taining the Names of all the most Important Companios, Institutions ME Underaged have been appointed

Agents for the above Company at and Mercantile Houses in the Hongkong, Canton, Fodchow, Shanghal Colony. and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Kaguranses at current raten.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & 00.

Hongkong, October 14, 1888,

Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50; per dozen.

At the "guins Mail" Oñes.

DOUGLAB LAPHAIK & 0.. Hongkong, November 17, 1876.

Intimations.

W. BALL, OHINA DISPENSARY,

TMMPORTER OF DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DRUGGINIS SUNDRIES, TOILET

REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI. CINES AND PERFUMES.

Prescriptions Dispensed with Carefulness, and Prompt. Attention.

H.

PRAYA WEST, HONGKONG,

Near the Canton Steamer's Wharf. Hongkong, July 18, 1876,

AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG ; and to

Canton,Sing Chuen Native Post Office, Capons, Luen Hing Street; Chui Heung Low Hotel, | Ducks, Luen Hing Street, Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Deer, Shanghal,, Teal Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tang Won

Booshots,--Mr Yu Ching Cheong, Foo- chow Arsenal; Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Mari. Pigsons, -time Customs,

Quall,

Shanghai-My Ng Ching Shun, Mari-Snipe, time Customs; Mr Ho Yus Chuen, Mari- tinis Customs; Mr Chun Slug Ho, Mesare Rabbits, Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr Kwong Teal, Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School Turkeya, Cock, and Mow Sing Sang Kea shop.

Penang,-Yow Wing Fong; Argus Office, Calcutta-Mow Bing Company.

HLH. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS

San Francisco,-Kwong Foong Tai Hong. OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Street, formerly ArmLATIO CLUB, others will be published, when they are The above are some of the Agencles; 48 on hand the Largest and Beat arranged for. Negociations are in progress HAS

collection of Views of China, Pho-with the express couriers who carry the tographic Albums, Frames, Cases, fo, of official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to asorted sizes, Photographs enlarged from circulate the Chinese Mail in the interior of C. D. V. size to life size and coloured in Chins oll. A new apparatus for Photography has been received from England he is prepared to take Photos of Buildings and Interiors at the shortest distance.

Hongkong, July 17, 1876.

NEARLY READY.

S

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE AUANTONESE DIALEOT. Part I.,

A to K, with Introduction. Royal Bro., pp. 202.-By ERNEST JOHN EITsi, Ph.D. Tibingen,

Price! TwWO DOLLARS AND A HALF. To be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong and Shanghai'j and Messra KELLY & WALSH, Shanghel.

Hongkong, January 52, 1877. ·

THE CHINESE MAIL

TEAM OF ADVERTISING IN RUS Ohite Maili

Hongkong, March 10, 1874.

EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE

DE 1878.

Hole, Conger File Fish, Fresh Fish, Large

Small

∙now, Maoad,

Sweet,

170 140 140 120 Pumpkins,

25

20

-1816) 750 60

110 100

60

bunch $12

10

catty 17 16

15

32 10.

80 20

2016

40

120 100

14 10

50 40

20 15

23

120 110 Radlakes,

60 50 Scallions,

100 80 Shalots,

110 100 Beshmmm,

י

11

+

12

20

17

doz

▸

matty

180 120 Water Lilly Boots,"

80 70 Apples, Dried

2010

catty: 80 20 Traits.

Catty

dom: 100

100

120 Dates,

catty160 150 Figs, Dried,

120 110 Ground Nuts,

80

11781881998 | 1999998*88*9* 19898 888221123888*8 32 18 8 8 1 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 18 32 32 32

botila 100 850

Loong Ngan, Dried, Olives, greon, Punt, catty

(Mand.) coolle

Candied Orange Peel, › battle

82888

750 500

Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the Eggs, Hen. Providal Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuan Shop, Small Market Street, New City Yee Cheung Photograph Shop, Honam;" Kwal Heung Shop, Bin Cheong, Honam.

Swator, Sul Cheong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hong

Amoy Chain Cheong Hong, Nook Kek Street.

Duck

200 160

Salt

.bottle

800 400

Fowls, Geens, Partridges, Pheasants, Canton, live, pair

500 400

80 25

"

Bach

250 280 Lemon,

70 80

$2.00

Linhees, Dried,

200, 180

Shanghai, dead

600

400 200

Bach

140 120

60

60 60

110 100

"}

Oranges, (Coolla) Chang

Sweet, Sun-woey ›

40

140 120

40

·600 500

100 140

$3

catty

600 660

"J

Kam-kwat (Mandarin)

80

100

Ningpo, Mr Sung Min Chee, Maritime Customs,

"

Hom

450

·400

Рарам,

150 130

12

Wild Duck,

esch

850 200

Pears, Santoong, .

100

Hankow,--Yee Hing Hong.

2

Chefco,--Yeo Shun Hong.

Geese, Woodoook,

700

Poars, Chatoo,

100

争重

BOO

Pine-apples, Punti

oach

50

Flantains, common

80

20

Japan-Mr Leong Chun Tong, Munici pal Office, Yokohama.

Saigon.-Wohang Hong.

Bream

Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 850

catty

300

#

De fragrant

35

•

1

Singapors.-Ting Kee Hong Fook Sang Hong

Kwong

Carp,

100 90

80 70

Pranes, Dried,

. bottle

300

300 3

30

250

Pumeloes or Shaddock, each

60

50

Codfish, Srit,

Amoy,

.90

200

Crabs, Cuttle Fish, Dace,

140 100

Baisins, Muscatel,

bottle

1b

760-600

900

150

90

80

100

90

Salesbury Seeds, Pak-kwo, catty

90

70

50

40

Sugar Cane,

stick

25

Tamarinds,

60 50

ealty

60

130 120

Walnuts,

100

80

9080

Water Chesnuts, Canton

60

"

*J

Frogs,

140' 100

Miscellaneous.

Garoupa,

140 180

Allspice, Chinese,

bottle 200

"

Haddock,

100 00

D

English,

##

Herrings,

70

60

Barley,

ploul

1600 1500

10

amoked

.box

$1.00

Bran Butter,

ploui

1500 1400

esity

150 140

700 500

·00 50

+

750-700

60

60

Lemon 12

#

73 1

760700

130 120

Capers,

220 160

Parrot Fish,

140 130

Charcoal,

ploul

1080 1000

Porch,

70

00

Cheese, American,

1b

Pomfret,

100

" 90

PEATON,

100

90

English, Datob,

600 450

Roy, Bosch,

100

00

Cinnamon,

sack catty

300 260

140 130

Oltron,

160 160

*

140 180

Clovos,

500 400

100

80

Cocosaut Oll,

Now Ready.

THE OBINA RÉVIZW. VOL V., No. 8.

Qoffee,

230-200

31.

#

Baltwater, Pickled,

140

Curry Powder.

⚫ bottle

600: 250

Salt Fish,

tin catty

300

100 100

Firewood,

80

70

Flour,

80 70

Graz,

picul . catty plani

850 BLU

80 28

3000 $750

postage. Included,

60

80

Jainglass

$50

$8,60,

110 100 Lamp Oil,

90 BO

70

60

Macaroni, t

1000 760

COMPÜNKS,

Mace,

100

*

80 70 Mango Chutney,

20 Mustard, 890 300 Nutznego, a

.bottle 500 800

180 160

Bach

Vegetables

Olivery

tim Costty

480 400 100, 80

piaal: 1600 1500

12

Pearl Barley, Popper](whole}}]

bottle

320 180

baity

13.

Broad,

30

(ground)

bottle

950, 900

+

French from Macao,, Beat Root,

40

-Pickles,

200 160

Bath

12

Rice,

10

catty

38 28-

Brasiles,

4

catty

12- 10 Sago,

100 80

Cabbage, White Canton,

10 Balad Of,

250 180

6

. each

30

Mação, . Foraly, Bah

70 80

THE CONSUL for FRANCE has the Live Fish,

honour to inform those Pezsqus whe

Lobsters, wish to take part in the intended Exhibl tion that they will find at the CoNSULATE Mackerel, all Information and Particulars they may Oysters, require.

For the Consul,

G. BOULOUZE, Fice Consul. Hongkong, December 18, 1876.

P. F. DA SILVA,

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT

and TAIWANEGO [fe22

Boph Fish,

Salmon, Canton,

Shark, young Bhrimps, Skato, Snappar, Snipe Fish, ways on the Chiness Language, (Continues | Boles, Fresh

Teach, from page 83.) Establishment of American Trade at Turcct,

TWO conta a character for the deri 100 | Annual Subscription,

characters, and ong cönt a character beyond the Bret 100, fox first insertion, and half price for repetitions during the first Freek Subsequent weeks' insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's charge. Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed deduction of 20 per cent on the total amount, and contracts for more favourable terms

̈can be made.

Efforts have been sinde (6 establish Agents for cirudiating the Chinese Mail in all the porte aid in the interior of China, all the ports in Japan, in Salgen, Singapore, Penang, Oalenita Batavia Maniny the Phillippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peta and other places which Chicase frequent. When the list of Agundos is completed, it will be published. Agenta have been alfondy established in most of the above plaöst, and in important porte more than. ötö nguns had Boch appointed at sach. CHUR AVIN,

Manager. Hongkong, February 28, 1874.

Canton,

Chinese Inferouture with the Countries of Contral and Western Aala in the Fif toenth Century, Part I. (Continued from page 182 The Baster's Song, The Law of Inheritance. Short Notices of New Books and Litocars

Intelligence Notes and Quarles-

Validity of Chinese Marriages. Money Loan Associations. Bean Chke sa a Monte. Pidgin English. Books Wanted, Exchanges, die,

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