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For Sale.

FOR SALE.

CUTLER ALMER & O's

tod

Brands of WINES and SPIRITS,

1480, F. Newall, London Jan. 3, via ports of call, and Bingapore Feb. 35, General, GILMAN & Co.

DEPARTURES.

Mar. 5, Edinburgh, to repair cable.

5. Cyphrenes, for Brigen.

Apply to

6, Oncord, for Whampoa

BIEMBSEN & Co.

6, François L, for Saigon.

Hongkong, June 22, 1876.

NOW READY..

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE

6, Ningpo, tor Saigon. BOLEARED. Tesso, for Swatow, &o. Glamorganshire, for Bangkok.

A CANTONESE DIALBOT. Part L, Rajanathanuhar, for Bangkok.

A to E, with Introduction, Royal 8vo, pp. 211-By ERNEST JOHN ETTEL, Ph.D. Tibingen.

Price: Two DOLLARS AND A HALF. To be had from Messrs LANE, ORAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghai and Mesars KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai.

Hongkong, February 8, 1877,

FOR SALE.

YHAMPAGNE, 1874.

~

CHIDA & Co., MONOPOLE.

DEETJEN & Co.

mo19

Bongkong, February 19, 1877.

NOW READY.

Movi

FENG SHUI; or, THE RUDIMENTS OF NATURAL SCIENOR IN CHINA By Dr. E. J. EXTEL, One Volume, 8vo. Price, $1.50

BUDDHISM, Ize HISTORY, THEORY AND POPULAR RELIGION, in three Leatures. By Dr. E. J. ETTEL, Second Edition. One Folume. 8vo. Price, $1.50,

Orders will be received by Messes Lane, Chawford & Co.

Hongkong. July 81, 1878.

Not Hesponsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Offisers or Orac of the following Fecesta, during their stay In Hongkong Harbour !---

Bonito, German barque, Captain J, F. Wesenberg-Siemston & Co.

ALDEN BESSE, American barque, Captain A. Moyes--Rorario & Co..

TREURNIA, British ship, Captain Rabt, Golden,Meyor & Co

FORKOSA, German 3-m. schooner, Capt.

G, Schweer.-Melchers & Co.

WANDERING MINSTREL, British barque, Captain Wm. Blyswright-Slemesen & Co. MYSTIC BELLE, American ship, Captalu David Plumer.Sismen & Co.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Par Norna, from Swatow, Capt. Conner, and 160 Chinese.

Per Macgregor, from Blagapore, &c., 15 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Ningpo, for Saigon, 40 Chinese,

TO DEPART Por Yesso, for Swatow, &c., & Europeans and 150 Chinese.

Per Glamorganshire, for Bangkok, I Chinese.

Per Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok, 80 Chinesa.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Norno reporta': Moderate N.E. winds and fine weather throughout.

The British steamor Macgregor reporta í Strong N.E. winds from Singapore to Br

rival

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close→→

For AMOY.-

Per ESMERALDA, at 1.80 p.m., on

Thursday, the 8th Inst.

For SHANGHAL-

Per HESPERIA,

THE CHINA MAIL.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

night in the earnest care that it is be- some miserable hovels were erected on the stowed upon the welfare of the people." hill-side by the poorer Chinose for their These are the modest terms in which the socommodation. The cause of ignition is Daylight-Yesso leaves for Coast Porte. Peking, Government is pleased to introd to have been the manufacture of ■

date one of ita latest decrees to its obe dient subjects. This degree is not leas kind of sah used in grinding rive. Several singular in its contents than in its intro-huts were burnt out before the engines dotion. As the Wanslator remarks, the arrived, although they turned out with document is remarkable as being the great alacrity. We are glad to note that first spontaneous acknowledgment of

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Establiked A.D. 1841.

香港嘉藥品

A. 8. WITION &00,

HAMIDYÜR DISPENSING CHEM 1876, WROUMALY AND BATAU DAUGIA

113,

IMPORTERS

OF

AITER TOILET Bequirites, ExeLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATRONE MEDICINEL MANUFACTURERS

Tonto water, Soda Waler, Lemfitiade, Tonle Water, Glugerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilis Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and

“continuous Burgpaan Supervision, y Hongkong, June 1, 1878.

No. 4265 MAROH 8, 1877,

consisting of sugar, tobaco (Japanese) and other things, bound for London'; I do not know whether the ship or her cargo was insured or not. I left Amoy with 600 or 700

tons weight of cargo, I had two chronometers in the ship; they were corrected in the middle of November by myself. They were last rated in December 1976 at London. 1 occasionally had to alter the rates. I never rated them by an artificial horizon; the corrections were made the rights of natives, professing Christie, the strokes of the alarm were so very dis by bearings of land at so I last corrected was then fast ontalde of Nagasaki bound nity" Both the general population tinetly given, thes allaying much anxiety them on the 10th or 11th December last, 1 and the religious proselytes() are those who remembered that 1 stroke in I could not get them rated at Amoy. 1 equally the Sovereign's children," says meant Kast, & strokes Central, and 9 Ehre dover bad an opportunity to rate them since leaving Nagasaki The weather was cloudy with fresh N.E. breeze when the decree, and no invidioms distino strokes West.

we left Amoy. After I got alear of Chapel tions were at the outset drawn between them. Let the provincial governments Some of the evidenge given to-day in the Taland I steered S. by W, and S. §. W. give orders to all subordinate wuthorities enquiry at the Harbour Master's Office, We left Amoy on Thursday the 8th, and on Saturday the 10th the wind fall and hauled DRUGGISTS' BUNTRIES, Nuksker Baqur that in all disputes which may be regarding the loss of the British harque to the Southward. I have lost all log books

brought forward for judicial settlement, it is incumbent apon them to dead with Letty Gales, is very interesting as shewing and papers. I had a grow of fit all told heamen and 6 apprentices. The mate and at the question in an equitable manner, the expedients to which men will resori tomater, mate, boatswain, cook, Bable-- distinguishing only between right and preserve life under extreme circumstances.boatswais kept the watoto. I have no- exeat recollection of my lat. and long at. wrong, and not distinguishing between The shipwrecked man were totally with the general population and the proselytes, out: water on Prates laland for three noon before we struck, but I think we were miles to the northward of the Island and in but pronouncing their decisions with due days, and they contrived to manuface long. 11745" E. by dead reckoning (On promptitude. Let not the least approach area rade condenser out of an old referring to the chart this was found to to partiality be indulged in, or protract

island bearing W. by 6, 48° N.) We were, od delays be interposed, this involving in thattis and a keroalus oil tin. With these give the lat. 2050 N. and the Pratas inconvenishes the parties on both sides they contrived to produes about one gallon on the port tack, I got a sight on the Probably the issue of this decree in and-a-half of tolerable water avery 24 hours, afternoon before we struck, and worked the a result of the recent persecutions of Their grast difficulty at first was want of lat. by dead reok ning and then made my position for longitude by dead reckoning **The publication of this issue commenced Christians and the representations made are, but fortunately one of the men curious 10 miles further to the westward have

on the matter to the Peking Govern at 7:40 pm.

ment by the foreign representatives in auough happened to have a cartridge no knowledge of the currents in the China before. It was a dark dirty night when we the country. The Chinese authorities in his pocket and with this and some old Ses; I have never been in the China Seas THE CHINA MAIL. have probably arrived at a conviction loss paper they surmounted the difficulty struck. I was on deck at one o'clock wa that outragen on Christians because they and soon had the satisfaction of seeing a did not heave the log at 12 o'clock as they were just squaring the yards, but I think are Christiane, may possibly result in sheerful blaze. Having secured those two he was going about 41 or 8 knots, 1 met trouble to themselves. It would, we fear, be too much to hope that their inestimable boons, are and water, they the course 8. and by W. I intended to go 86 views in regard to the proselytes, have were enabled to sustain life for 12 days, miles to the Eart of the Pratas. I had's book an Admiralty chart of the China Bers, and undergone such a material change as to although their fare was doubtless none of on board called the China Pllot by Finlay I also had some oharta published by Emory give rise to a decree of this kind.

on a smaller scale. The Brat 1 know of. the vessel being in the vicinity of the Shoals was when she struck. I boxed the yard about when she struck trying to get her to slow, she struck very lightly at first! more heavily, I sounded the pawys, and it was about 2 o'clock. She began to bump found about a fest of water in her. The men cleared away, I found I could moï get wished the boats lowered I had them the vessel off, as there we too much ass. I could not lay an anchor out. I had two boats, a long boat 22 feet long and a jolly bost 16 feet long. The vessel was on top of the reef by this time with broken water, all round her. I got the long boat out, and she was swamped alongside with four mon beats out I wanted to hold on till daylight, in hor. The men persisted in getting the but they were so urgent to get in the boat that I told the mate to get the long boat they said they wanted two more with them? out two men got lu the boat at first, and The boat was kept alongside by stoob Manila ropes. Edward Livingstone, Her bart Goodwin, Alfred Hodgkin and George Edward Redgecock were the four men in the boat all were drowned. We then made three rafts; one broke adrift. The second one three men got on to and a boy Leonard Sincere in attempting to resah It was drowned. Three men got on the third, and the mate, myself and one man weni in the small bost, and then took the other six men off the raft and all landed on the Island. There were no vessela in sight we landed on the 11th about 9 or 10 o'clock. All the provisions we had

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, HABUN 6, 1877. 2.80 p.m., on THE Reuter's telegram which we publish Thursday, the 8th inst

in another column has a rather ominous ring" Russian steamers will not pro- ceed to China this season,"

For 000KTOWN.-

Per THALES, at 1.30 p.m., on Friday, the 9th inat. The usual Mails will be also made up for R. Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, 8 vent

The

rates.

dria

the Malls, &c, j Wednesday, 7th March.--

.

& P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Nrons Box, which remains open all night,

of wax.

Bo far as

the best

INQUEST.

An Inquest was held this afternoon at we are aware there is no reason why ❘ Ir is so far satisfactory to learn that the Russia should not engage as largely in Government have seen it to reward the the Seamen's Hospital on Mount Shadwell the China trade this season as in any orews of the Junks who saved the sur STAR OF CHINA, British ship, Captain E.

previous one excepting the anticipation vivors of the Letty Gates with a gratuity on the body of Carl Bour, an armourer B, Blaker-Douglas Lapralk & Co.

The telegram however must of $50 each. One of the junks is at employed at H.M. Naval Yard, who was NEREMIAR GIBSON, Amerlesu barque, | MAILS or 10x Franca PACERE Captain D. Bradford.Arnhold, Karberg The French Contract Packet TIGRE, not be considered as pointing to probable present absent, on a flabing expedition; found to have out his throat The Jury

Front despatched on THURS hostilities with England. The Turkish but the master of the other Junk received empanelled was composed of Messrs J. DAY, the 8th March, with men-of-war would no doubt be able to his gratuity at the Harbour Master's Horgan, Win. Vinton and Wm, Legge,

A Bergeant in the Dock Yard Polles, Mail to and through the United render themselves exceedingly disagree Offre to-day. It is also believed that a Kingdom and Europe, vid Marssilles; able to any Raglan steamers using the free. Hoones for life will be given to

These named Joseph Barnen, was examined, to Saigon, Singapore, Bataris, Galle, Suez Canal without the aid of England, each of the fank-masters. Pondicherry, Madras, Caloutta should the two former countries come to gratuities show the desire of the Governo deposed to having seen the deceased Bombay, Aden, Bues, and Alexan-blown The felegram does not afford ment to do something, but they hardly behaving in a strange manner during much information as to the state of go far enough and we observe with the night of the 8th, and subsequently following will be the hours of closing affairs in Europe at the present time, pleasure the suggestion made in the from what he heard, he went to the beach

but it is at least valuable as indicating finding of the Court, that some "fasting the position of affairs there so late se memorial," such as a medal from the the Brd inst. It shows pratty conely Humane Socisty, should be presented sively that war is not yet averted, and, to the humans junkman, with the object on the contrary, that it is still feared of shimulating farther efforts in the in the metropolis. In connection with saving of human life. It is to be hoped this telegram, we may also draw atten- this sensible suggestion will be carried tion to an extract from the Shanghai into effect. Courier in another column, stating that the Russian corvette Haidamack, which has been lying at Shanghai, had just received a telegram ordering her to 11.10 A., Letters (but Letters only) repair to San Francisco, to join the Rus addressed to the United Kingdom,sian Pacific squadron. It seems to be Saigon, or Singapore may be posted quite clear that Russia is concentrating on payment ofa Late Fee of 18 cents her naval forces, and it is scarcely likely that the whole Pacifio fleet would be extra postage, unl 11,80 A.M., when the Post Office Cross kept Tying at one port without some

entirely.

special reason, and there seems to be none other than anticipated hostilities Whatever Russia and Turkey may do, however, we still hope that England will steer clear of a war.

ORANGE GROVE, British barque, Captain A. Longmuir.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co,

RosINA, American 3-m. schooner, Capt. C. W. Hansen.Arnhold, Karberg & Co,

TULLOCHGORUM, British sehconer, Capt. A Masson.Chinese.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

"HESPERIA,

Captain JOHANNSEN, will be denpatched for the above Port bo THURSDAY, the 8th Inst, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WM. PUSTAU & 0...

Ag nts.

Hongkong, March 6, 1877..

FOR COOKTOWN,

gaz.

The British Steamer

"THALES," Captain COLES, will load here for the above Port, and will Isave on FRIDAY, the 9th Inst., at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

HOP KEE & Co.

Hongkong, March 6, 1277.

60**

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"LEONOR,"

Captain. M. Young, will be der spstated for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 11th Instant, at Day- light

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

mell Hongkong, March 6, 1877.

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE

ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will all by Public Anation, in their Sale

Roam, Prays Central, on

* FRIDAY, the 9th March, 1877, at Noon,--- An Invoice of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Sik Umbrellas, Fashionable Perfumery in Cases, Toilet Soap, Cologne Water, Violet Powder, Table Cutlery, Cork screws, Towels, Crystal Flower Stands, Japanese Toys.

12 casks Soda Crystals. 80 asses Gin, Cook mark.

Bundry Stationery,

Hantley and Palmer's Biscuita, Bair and Wire Tabs Brushes, And, Az Invoice of B. Brown & Co.', Paints, comprising: Red Paint, Black Paint, White Lead, and White Zino.:

TERMS OF SALE—~~Usch before delivery in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lat or Lots, with all favite and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer,

Hongbing, March 6, 1877.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

mod

March 6, Ningpe, British steamer, from -Cantong

Match 6, Norna, British steamer, 606, AG. Walker, Swatow March §, General, KWOK ASHTONG.

plass 6, Magregor, Britisk gisation,

Thursday, 8th March.--

7 A.M., Font Office open for sale

Stamps, Registry of Letters, Posting of all correspondenos.

of

and

10

M., Reglatry of Letters consens. 11 M., Post Office alosas except for Late

to

Letters.

Hongkong, February 24, 1877,

mos

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. -**** The English Contract Packet TRAVAN- Ook will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &, on THURS.. DAY, the 15th Instant." The following will be the hours of slowing

the Malla, do :--- Wednesday, 14th----

6 r. H., Money Order Office closed, 62.M., Post Office closes except the Nrear Boz, which remains open all night, Thursday, 15th.-

7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale

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

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ear the Commissariat, and found that the deceased had cut his throat. He had resor in his hand, and there was a pool of blood about him. He was not dead then, and witness ran for medical assistance. When the doctor came, he was dend........Wai. Foniks, a Sergeant in the Naval Yard Police, was next called He knew the decasued, who was about 40 years of age, and was a native of Uermany. Witness was about his best friand in the Yard, About a fortnight ago he told witness that his wife had been bed-ridden for the last five months. He asked witness' was a fow carrots and about 26 fbs; of raw opinion whether he could return home by best. It was impossible to get anything the Himalaya. He said he received the from the vessel, the sea was washing right The Chefoo, Conrention is not yet Information from his eldest son. Sanover her. We could find no water on the ratified.

4

SUPPLIED TO The “China MAIL."

(Via Bussia.)

Losnos, 3rd March, 1877. - THE CHEFOO CONVENTION,

BMORPTION OF THE CHIKENE EMBASSY BY HAS MAJESTÉ,

The Chinese Embassy have attended

KURSIAN STEAMENS, KOT TO PROCEED TO CHINA.

It is announced that Russian Steamers

SEVERAL CASOS at the Police Court lately have shown us how much annoyance, to say nothing of loss, has been experi enced by officers of vesseln, when entering the harbour, by the crowding on board of Chinaman with panchants, in some will not proceed to Chins this season. cases, for relieving the ship of any odd trifles that may not happen to be placed under look and key. It seems, however,

LOUAL AND GENERAL

there is another danger to be apprehended We are glad to learn that telegraphic com from these troublesome visitors that has

day last he told witness that he bad heard Island. We found a few fish in an inlet that she was dead; he did not tell witness of the 14th, and could only get moisture by how he came to know of this, although the licking the leaves. There was a Joen hote witness saked him of it. Yesterday morn on the Island, and we there found a sort a ing (6th) he came to the witness to be passed of hettle, and with this and keresins all

levée and [at a) Drawing-room held by Heront of the gate to go to the Arsenal. He tin we constructed a machine to dendense looked very pale and witness asked him water, with which we managed to make a gal Misjesty the Queen

what was the matter; he said "nothing," | ion and a half of water a day. We got fire by but that there was something on his mind the aid of a cartridge which one of the men which he could not get of. At 12 o'clock had in his pocket. We caught a little rain yesterday (noon) he was lying in his bed. water, and after a little time we managed The deceased had been receiving more to catch some sea birds. We found a small wages than he was entitled to, and a letter sampan on the Island and the mate, myself, same out by the last mail requiring him to one man, cook, and one apprentice went refund the overpaid sum. The deceased in the gig; the boatswain two able seamen was always a peculiar man in his babite and one apprentice wont in the mampan. We and witness would not any he was right in all left the laland together on Tuesday and on Thursday we in the gig were picked up his head always

Dr. Charles John Fennell, medical by a junk. We parted comoany with the examinede know the deceased, who We stopped in the junk ons night and were was aged about 4 years. He had be brought here next morning (Briday 23rd.) ander witness care for more than once for make any demand upon us before taking us known to be very eccentric and had been They treated us very well. They did not bad habits. He had not been so lately. on board.

Joseph Chamberlain, Chief Officer, was Early this morning witness was called to Latrins with his throat out. He was quite cate No. 86,721; I obtained it at Dundee see the deceased and found him in the next examined -I hold a master, forte dead. There was a deep incised wound on in 1875. I joined the Letty Gales in Jan. the left side of the neck. This was the 24, in London. I used to keep one watch cause of death.

10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Dot hitherto been fully appreciated. For/munication with Saigon was re-established Officer in charge of the Naval Yard, was other boat shortly after we left the island.

Letter Registry of Letters cesses. (.10.15 A., Letters may be posted with LATE FR1 of 18 sente extra Postage till

to

to

instance, if one of these gentlemen hapat 6 o'clock this evening. peas to fall overboard, possibly the chief

mate or one of the other officers may find Tas S. 8. MacGregor brings the welcome himself apprehended on a charge of news that the Ulysses was anfe at Singapore 11 A.M., when the Port Office CLOSEs attempting to drown him. This, no when she left. The Ulysses had been

entirely,

doubt, reads very much like a bad joke, (11,30 AM., Letters (but Letters only, but we have the facts before us that the shore, but the tage had, probably with addressed to the United Kingdom Chief Officer of the Tyburnia was charg other assistanes, managed to get her off Via Brindisi or to Bingapore, may ed a few days ago with assaulting, beat again and tow her into pork, VA be posted on board the Packet with ing and pushing & Chinaman into the Late Fee of 48 couts extra postage, water, when, if European, evidence in Ar Mesara Latte, Crawford's sale of horses till 11.50 AM., when the Mall is finally worth credence, he was not within held near the Fountain, City Hall, yester. rench of the complainant. The story of aloned.

the latter was that he refused to "cum day afternoon-some of the racers at the Hongkong, March 2, 1877.

shaw the defendant a jacket, and he late Meeting were put up. The Babe (kus. thereupon pushed him off the ship into tralian gelding) was bought in for $300, the water

ter. The defendant's reply was and Tartar (Australian golding) was bought that he was in his cable when the come in for 9370 Santa Claus (Chics pény) plainant fell into the water, and this

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, Maroh B:--

mal.

The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by cutting his throat while in a state of temporary in sanity.

MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY, A Marine Court of Enquiry was held this morning (6th inst.) at the Harbour Master

en board, and Charles Merrick, the Boat- swain, the other. I recollent being in Amoy the vessel drew about 10 foot of water; she was in good trim. I was re lieved on the night of the socident by the boatswain. The Captain came on deck |shortly afterwards. The Captain spoke to me, when I was writing my log about the state of the weather. I was in bed when Perau ou deck; they were then bracing the

the ably struck; the bumping awoke me ment of and damage or casualty to the very heavily at that time. I don't think she British barque Leity Gales, Offidal No, moved after I got on deals. (The count given by the Chief Officer with reference 70 181, Capt. George Hedgedick, on the to the swamping of the long boat, and the Inaually took observations in conjunction 11th Febratty 1877, of the N.E. Rocks of rafts corroborated the Captain's statement,) the Pratas Shoal. The following were the with the master, but I had not an oppors sanity of doing so from the time we left

NoonFrench Mail leaves for Ports of statement was directly supported by the was knocked down for $130, Adelinge Office to enquire into the loss, abandons | yards about. The vessel was not bumpling

Call and Europe.

2 pim.-Esmeralda leaves for &moy:

8 p.m.-Hesperia leaves for Shanghai, FRIDAY, March 0-

Neon, General Weekly Bale by Mesars

“Lato, Crawford & Co. 2p.m.-Thales leaves for Cooktown, SATURDAY, March 10:

Neon Sale of Ground and Property in

Peal Street SUNDAY, March 11

Daylight.-Lsoner leaves for Coast Perin, Monday, March 19

apa-Sale of Household Furniture, at Rey, B. B. Kidd's Residence, Albany Roadi

Gooda per Hesperia undelivered after this

evidence of the steward of the vessel and (Australian galding) for $200, and Driver the cook. According to them, the un(Australian horse) for 828. fortunate Chlaamaa alipped on the cop

Captain Kaldman of the British barque members of the Court--The Fes. C.

ther. I have been in the China Boss before, resto was suntmoned by his chair-coolis May, let Police Magistrate, (President); Amoy until she struck owing to the wa Chuang a Ching for $14,88, being wages as B. G. Thomsett, Esq., L., Harbour Mas but not as an offer of a ship. We had no the rate of 18 cents a day for 88 days. The ter E. R. Belitics, Faq., Non Official compasses in either boat, wo had no oppor

steered the boat before the wind, we were

in the best 2 days after we left the Innad.

atrube.

per at the gangway and fell into the Tas Summary dates before Mr Justies water. The statement of the Chinaman Bowden to-day wore of a trivial nature, was entirely ansupported and, in the face of the evidence, we are bound to come to the conclusion that he has been guilty of perjury in its worse forta, if there as be any distinctions in the matter, namely, with the intention of infuring another plaintiff was a Hoensed chair coelle and was Justice of the Fease; Caps, Robert Mo-tunity of getting one from the vessel. We man. That defendant ikought he was engaged nå fires for a few days as 18 conte Murdo, Government Marine Surveyor pushed into the water by defendant a day, but latterly his chair was employed and Capt. James F. Selkirk, Master Mer We were well treated on bastd the funk whereas he slipped in, we can sparsely

Charles Merrick, boatswain, was neators- believe, especially in view of the fact by the mouth and the d fondant had cantile Marine, of the ship Sarah Nicholson. The drew behaved very well Alter the ship that defendant was not near him so the already paid $100 for, the 38 days. Capt. George Hedgecock was called and time The Magistrato told the some Finally, his fordship gave Judgment for deposed as follows I have been a master mined I hold no certifiesto, I have been plainant that had he evidence to prove | $4 48. - The other cases wars of no moment, mariner since 1885 | I have lost my tertito sos about 10 years. I joined the Letty foste at the wreck, and have forgotten the Galts at Fremantle lash May, I was on watch when the ship situsk, We. Werd Noon Naval Contrast Tendern aloes for he had brought the charge maliciously

the supply of Proviziona

he would have punished him. Certain an alarm of fire was raited fast night aboilt | number, I lost my original Bertificate steering 6. by W. and going about € Knots A man of the Noon-Engilsh Mall leaves for Forta ly if there is one thing, above all others

of Call and Earoni,

vingston on the look-outs Livingston is 3p. American Mall leaves for Yokos that the Chinese retire to have fofoed half-pant nine o'clock. The strokes (f the when in command of the chip Cumping in with all square talls set.

alarm belle at Noi & Ballon and the 1870. A new certificate Was given me, and ate of Jones was at the wheel, and L- hata and San Francisco,

tipon them, it is a regard for truth.

Central Station Indicated that the fire was I believe the number was different to the drowned. I kept my watch on the quarter Olakini agafurt the Hongkong Photo

altussed within the district westward of the original I was lately in command of the deck. I was at the break of the poop when the ship Struck. I neither saw nor hissed phle Co, alone after this data Mornay, April

about Master's Office. By enquiries, basque Letty Gal, 478 topsi have been anything of breakary. The look out most was sepertalked that the seat of the fire in command of her singe Juns 1874. We was forward of the foressil. The Captain was frolą balled the Ons Werky, where ) last loaded at Away with a quasi mago, | TH sa dock bekoje iba versi porankų

date subject to rent.

Taunsbay, March 18

8 2.52, Occidental de Oriental §. §. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Tranateco.

«THE overflowing abundance of the State's compassionate regard la diffused over every part of the imperial domi nions, and spelety provedla by day and

No. 4288.-MARCH 6, 1877.]

When she struck the Captain ordered the some of the villager, as also the number helm to be put hard astarboard and the on bis coat. The affair occurred in Chinese main-yard braced up on the port tack. territory, and a Chinese Sergeant gave She did not bump heavily for half an hour evidence; the case was eventually remand- after she struck. The mata sounded the i ød till the 6th instant, alivano. putops and found. 18 inches of water. The vessel was under water before we left her, We a far forward as the main-maak be can to get the boats ont about one. When hour after the vessel strack.

we left the faland, I went in a sampan, as it was hot safe for all to go in the ship's boat. We had some birds, fish, and about 5 gallons of water in the sampan. We kept her before the wind and steered an near due went a possible. We were two days in the boat before we were picked up by a Chinese junk. The junk people treated us very well indeed. We were four days in the Junk.

The Court was then cleared.

Court

The Qourt draws attention to the humane conduct of the grows of the two Janks who resoned the survivors of the Letty Gales and landed them at Hongheug in safety; sad the members of the Court are glad to learn that the respective masters of these two junks have received a pecuniary

Colony, but beyond this the Court is of opinion that a lasting memorial to the twojank-meeters, such as a medal from the Royal Humane Society, would have a beneficial effect in atin ating other masters of Chinese vessels to save the lives of any foreiga shipwrecked scamen whom they might meet.

Given ander our hands at Hongkong this Sixth day of March 1877.

(Signed) O. MAY.

H. G. THOMSETT, E. N.

E. R. BELILIOS,

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ROSENT MOMURDO.

J. G. SELEIRE.

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Police Intelligence.

(Before the Eon, 0. May)

March 6, 1877.

*** UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

China

SHANGEAL. (New)

(Courier.)

A loan of Tis 6,000,000 has been negotiat ed with a well-known native banker through foreign agatay; and Tla. 100,000 have been paid as bargain-money. Tls. 8,000,000 of the entire sangre to be forwarded to Kananh for the prosecution of the war, while the remaining Tis. 2,000,000 are required for the bankrupt province of Fokien.

THE GHINA MAIL.

CHINA BUGAR.

AN ENGLISH BULL-FIGHTER. (The Navy.)

And those who may not die from actual hurts are almost certain to succumb to the shock. The scene this morning in the hospital was heart-rending in the extreme. There were altogether eight persons killed on the spot, four of whom were members of the polios I have just heard that, as nearly as force. can be reckoned, there were about 125 pers sons more or less injured by the explosion.

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DEPARTURES,

There appears to be scarcely a banners, and wall plotures, beautifully work. souls parifole of furniture; indeed, there is no ed in brilliant colours and embroidered with

The chief feature of the programme I room for it; the people must be packed in gold and silver, many being of large size. the small space at night like a layer of Almost all of them bore complimentary am describing was the appearance of an sardines. A arall passage is preserved and congratulatory, inscriptions, quotations Englishman in the principal and most di- from the doorway to the opposite wall; from the Classics, &c. Nearly a score of foult character of matador (the killor) and on either hand is a thick couch of rooms were set apart for the reception of According to roport, this gentleman (1) was sheaves of rice straw, which is all they have guests; the walls were covered with the opes an officer in the English army, station for bedding. They must be bitterly cold presents mentioned and the floors of the ed at Gibraltar. He took up the profession at night; still the huts are not so cinketty principal apartament's carpeted, while or of tororo, and marie his debut at a little as the name of matabed" might convey,namental lanterna in great quantity hung place naar Gibraltar, much to the disgust Mr Davenport returned from Foochow They are substantially built so far as the around. To all this display must be added of his former brother-officers, most of whom yesterday (March 1st), and resumes charge materials will allow, and the inhabitants the number of visitors some 930 during the happened to be present on the occasion. must help to keep each other warm by the day-all clad in reach kilken and em-Bince that time he has been in several of H. B. M.'s Consulate.

Eleven of the steamers formerly owned by very crowding whtoh in another sense must broidered attire buttons, jewellery, and Spanish towns, performing with more or the S. N. Co. were yesterday (March be a source of discomfort and hardship. feathers glancing and waving in all directions, les, access, and finally has reached the 1st) transferred to the Chinese fag, and Tala la a greater source of misery to them and the whole presenting a scene which, for capital. may, therefore, be supposed to have been even than the gold. In fine weather they picturesqueness, brilliancy and striking effoot, At-3 o'clock the President gave the signal, handed over to the China Merchants Com may find some edible herbs to favour their could scarcely be surpassed. Among the vis and the procession of fighters appeared on pany. In the afternoon the funnel of the rios and pick up dried grass and straw to itors were the Tautai, the Chehren, and other the arena, making its way towards the Shantung was painted with the yellowish cook with. But during the storms we had high local Officials; at times, the roadway was President's box headed by the Englishman so blocked with chairs, bearers, retinues, and and a Spaniard; the two matadores, after band of the Chinese Company; so that it a week ago, their condition must have been The following is the finding of the may be inferred she is the second of the truly wretched. They had but a tow spectators, that to pass was wall-nigh in howing to the Fresident, scattered them- CAMPHOR

8. B. N. Co.'s steamers that will leave here bundles of straw to keep them out of the possible, and Municipal Policemen had to be selves round the ring, and to a flourish of QUICKSILVER, We find that the British barque Letty under native management, the Millet hav-mud, and, hardly a rag of bedding was to employed to clear the way. Many foreigners, trampels ull No. I appeared, but as he SALTPETRE, Gales, official No. 70,131, of Little Hamping been the first. A portion of the Kin be seen amongst them, Matters have im. including several ladies, called during the did not have the honour of being killed by day; and not the least striking incident of the Englishman, and was besidon. a "bast ton, Buss, of 472 tons burdon, Master, 16-yuen Wharf has also been banded over proved, in this respect somewhat of late..

What the Chinese anthorities did was to the remarkable soene was the discovery that bull," I will only mention that the mata Bank, on demand, ....

30 days sight *** George Hedgecock, left Amoy on the 8th to the Chinese.

provide shelter, organize the camp, and the splendid costumes, buttons, and feathers dore made a mess of the killing, and the

6 months' sight,g -** February 1877, with a general cargo for London, and that on the 11th at 2.20 a.m.,

provide sufficient food to sustain life. The were worn by some whose features and voices poor beant was tortured about a quarter of the vessel struck on the North-East side of

charitable contributions of foreigners have were quite familiar on ordinary occasions, as an hour before it could be killed. Looking Credits the Prates Shoal in the China Sea, and

enabled the supply of a little more food, compradores or clerks in foreign banks and at this part of the business from a soientific Documentary, 6months' sight became a total wreek. We find that the

and some necessaries in the way of coverlide bongs! At night when all the lanterns and point of view a great deal of skill is Bombay, s state of the weather after the Letty Gales

and additional clothing. Quantities of old other means of Illumination were lighted, required in handling the sword in order to Calcutta,

30 day***** Lefs Amay prevented the mastor's taking

clothing have been sent to Mr Farnham, the tour ensemble convered the impression kill the ball properly, to say nothing of Shanghal, demand,... observations, and he was therefore unable

which be distributes amongst the most that the description of Aladdin's palace had the pluck and nerve a man must have to to ascertain his true position. In the

needy; and a contribution of 100 coverlids been taken as a guide in the decorative art. stand up to a bull charging him, and plant Bar Silver, 17, dw, B., absence of the log book, which with all

was sent on Monday by one lady, who had Fruits and wines, with tea, pipes and tobacco, a word just in one particular spot above Mexicans, inter.ated herself in procuring this neces- were provided in many of the rooms, of the shoulder. The second bull was much Gold Leaf, other instruments, was lost at the wreck,

English Sovereigna, A beautift. incident occurred the other eary. Still it takes a great deal to supply which the guests availed themselves freely larger and fiercer than the first. One of the Court cannot give any opinion as to whether the courses steered were correct day at the Mixed Court. The ancient the wants of 800 people, and that appears to the sound of dates and other soft-toned the performers in throwing his mantle ones. The position of the ship by dead Chen seems to have been much interested to be the number who are now gathered at instruments, there being very little of the stumbled and fell just as he was charged reckoning at noon of the 10th February in the recent assumption, by the Queen, of Shangbai. Their appearance is that of discordant noise usually produced by Chinese by the bull; with a full grown beast his was E. by N., 48 miles from the Pratas the Imperial title; and the other day he said extreme poverty, but not of suffering from musicians. The most singular feature of death would have been inevitable, as it was Shoal, and there being nothing but impres to Mir Spence, the British Assessor: fatine. Their clothes are poor and old, the whole ceremonial was that the host and he received several contusions from the am very gind that your Queen has been and in very many cases scanty: no doubt also his father and mother, were absent; the horns before the bull could be anticed away sions on the master's mind as to what courses

oon everything out the strictest ascessary has former having given up his house and from bim. Finally, the signal of death the vessel was steering after leaving amoy, made Empress of India," — In a the Court returns the master his certificate.gratulatory sort of way, and then added, been pawned. But the faces for the most possessions for the day, to the enjoyment was given, and the desired moment arrived put the Englishman's skill to the proof The Court regrets to have to record the insihustingly I ses she has signalised part look fairly healthy-except the baldes, of his gheats, C. D. Naus.

After saluting the President, and making a loan by drowning of Edward Livingstone, her promotion by pardoning some thousands which, poor little things, are evidently

short speech to the effect that he would A B., Herbert Goodwin, A.B... Alfred of prisoners; I should like to evince my badly nourished. There is some illness

kill the bal or die in the attempt," he Holston, George E. Hedgecock, and sympathy by releasing some of mine among the people, but much less than

(British Trade Journal) attacked the animal with mantle and Taboard Sincere, appronticos

Mr Spence, however, declined the honour might be expected under the conditions in

During the year just past the trade in sword and excited much applause by with much firmness, probably to the cha- which they are living and Dr. Masgowan grin of his venerable colleague, who had very kindly visits the Camp at intervala China sugars which has long been carried always facing the bull and not running attempted to combine politeness with policy and prescribes for the sick. at his advice, en apen a smaller scale, and at odd intervals when charged, jumping quickly from too, fresh straw has been supplied out of only, has assumed considerable dimensions, side to side, Tiene mucho corazon el in such an ingenious way,

According to the Peking Gastle of the the funds available from charitable soures and there seems to be a probability that it Ingles" (the Englishmau is very plucky) 12th February, the Tao-tal of Shanghai and the old sheaves burned, to prevent may by degrees become developed into one of said man neat, and the rest of the the staple trades between this country and spectators seemed to share this senti has received his leave. It is said that his the spread of conta dog.

Nearly all the Refugees appear to come the Far East. Until the returns of the ment But he dodged once too often, (Taken at Musors Falconer & Q6,'s F reward from the Government of the place will be temporarily Alled by the from the extreme north of Klang-pah, from Custome in Chins for the year 1876 are caught his foot in the mantle, and fell, just

Queen's Bead.) second director of the Kiangnan Arsenal.

Howexone, March. 6, 1877. We learn that the Russian man-of-war the districts bordering on chantung. The issued and to hand, we are unable to give as the bull rushed at him; luckily the Haydamak, now in the river, has just remigration does not seem to have been com- precisely the amount of sugar which has animal, blind with fory, charged straight seived a telegraphic order to leave for San plete, Generally one-half of the family been imported from that quarter; but we over his prostrate body without seeing him. BAROMETER AM Francisco. The Imperial Russian fleet in has remained at home and one-half has may state that it has been on so large a scale He quickly rose and went to the attack the Pacific will then number eight ships. come away to seek support in more pro as to aid considerably in raising the rates of his fall seemed to have put him on his Considering that the period of commission perous districts, till the spring shall enable exchange in China on London. The im mettle, for he very soon delivered a very of the aydamak has expired, and that, them to return and till their land. It te to mediate cause of this has been a partial scientific coup de grace, to judge from the under ordinary circumstances, she would be hoped that they will carry back with failure of the West India crops, and a applause of the Spaniards. The third bull return home, her peremptory despatch to them a kindly remembrance of what has consequent enhancement of price, which has shared the same hard fats as the first of his America during the present uncertain state been done by foreigners to alleviate their attracted the sugar from China to this marbrethren, being tortured for twenty minutes of things in Europe, is considered to look distress, and a persuasion that we are not ket, but there is good reason to believe that before death through the awkwardness of warlike. In case of war, the Russians quite sack barbarians" as official teaching the trade, haring begun upon a somewhat the matadora.

Furthly, and lastly, came the youngest would hardly care to try their strength would lead them to suppose. In the large scale, will become much more developed with the British navy; but eight mati-of-meantime the community as well as the before many years. An enormous quantity and pluckiest of them all and again it was war in the Pacifle might seriously interfere refugees are indebted to the missionaries of sugar is produced in all the southern the turn of our friend the Englishman to

Shipping Intelligence. with the British trade of those parts, who are undertaking the distribution of the provinces in China, and there is no doubt show his abilities, which he had ample

HOME SHIPPING. whilst the badly protected island of contributions sent. Th: task must be far that it could be bought there to advantage opportunity of doing, as the ball on first Vancouver would run great risk from the from a pleasant one-except in so far that both for European and American markets, appearance seemed to take a fancy to him,

The following is corrected from the laboră there is pleasure in relieving distress and but for the fact that it is not in an ordinary and chased him 'all round the ring. The operations of such a force.

Wa Tao-t'ai, who is a well-known money-involves much time sad trouble. The sort way refined sufficiently for exportation Englishman never showed his back once, London Papers lender to the authorities, returned from ing and judicious distribution of great Some sorts; however, can be exported with and thereby again called forth universal Hangehow this morning (Feb. 27th) per bundles of old clothes, and the daily distri-safety, and a considerable trade has been applause, as the Spaniards are very fond of Ho A Teal, the master of a cargo-boat Kiangse. As soon as the proper ceremonialbution of money and food, are no light done between Hong Kong and San Francisco running sway and jumping the barrier; be and seven of his crew, were charged with visits have been exchanged he will proceed tasks; and when one comes across a large in China sugar which has been prepared for was destined to be the hero of the day, for Sept. 17, Palestine, from London to Hong stealing 18 ducks from the steamer Jeddah to complete the scheme for the loan of Five bundle of collars i which we noticed among export at a sugar refinery established in the last ball was very cleverly killed. last night. Some cargo-boats were along-Million taels, of which we spoke the other other articles in Mr Farnham's house, both Hong Kong. In Saigon, the French colony Altogether his début here has been very Oct. 5, Waga, from Hamburg to Chefos,

judgment and discretion must be taxed to in Cuchin-China, also, there is room for a astiafactory to himself and the Spaniards Ost. 14, Sir Harry Parkes, from London to side the steamer last night, and the defen- day.

elighted to have met with a Hongkong. dants' boat was one of them. About 9 p.m. Is there a single spot upon this earth, their furthest limit,

large cultivation and export of the article. The latter are Not far from the South Gate, tor, but A company was some time back formed in bullfighter, a native of the country whose the watch on deck hoard some noise among famed for its natural loveliness or ennobling the poultry, as also the Captain's servant, associations, which has escaped the dess in the opposite direction to the Refugee Hong Kong for the purpose of working sugar sons are so much opposed to their national Nov. 12, Lima, from London to Hongkong. plantations in Saigon, and sufficient was pastime. The fact wi'l no doubt contribute Nov. 13, Rozik, from Cardiff to Hongkong, Kwok Ashing, who discovered that 13 ducks orations of modern Vandalism and snobbery? camp, are the Beggars' quarters. were missing. They were found in the 1st We frankly believe that such are few. are housed, in building of the usual Chi-done to show that there is a large field there to raise as higher in the estimation of the Nov. 16, Hydra, from Uardiff to Hongkong.

Spaniards, which ought to make us feel defendant's boat, and he tried to conceal Advertisements of Grifith's safes and Daynese stamp, some 200 or 200 beggars, who for enterprise of this character, although very proud, and at the same time grateful Nov. 17, Eliza Bbaw, from London to are each supplied by the Officials with two through want of experience and defective himself. He was fined $10, and the others $2 each.

the Pharaoha; the surroundings of Niagara large bowls of rice congee per diem. Those management in details, the company in to our countryman, who has done so much itself are not unpolluted by the traces of who are able to get about of course improve question did not succeed. There san, how to further our good repute. Cockney tourists; and there are probably pon this allowance by means of the cash ever, be no question that Baigon is destined, The bearers of six chairs were summoned few pagodas or temples in China, visited by they can collect in the city and anb when more completely developed, to become for obstructing the entrance to the Hong-globe-trotters, which are entirely unscathed. but those who are standing about the door kong Club with their chairs, so that people We did think, however, that the Great Wall say that only a small minority are able to

Returning, however, to the anger trade A correspondent of the Bombny Gazette had some difficulty in getting accoas. would be respectod. But such is unluckily do this. A great majority are in such a

not the case; and we regret the circam wretched condition that they cannot get in China proper, we find from the returns giver further particulars of this accident. Fined 15 cents each.

stances which compel us to draw attention abroad, and the two bowls of rice conges el trade published by the Inspector of Writing on the 28th ultimo he says?

Last night about ten o'clock an explosion to the barbarisma from which the greatest moet be barely eufficient to keep these Customs there for the year 1876 that the monument of the Chinese has suffered. The alive. It is a proof how wonderfully we'

Canton, and Amoy was no less than place in the neighbourhood of the Three James Barnard, a private H. M. 29th chief offenders, we are bound to my, are the cling to life that human befags in such total export of sugar from Swatow, Takow, of a most alarming and fatal character took Nov, 28, New hira, from Cardiff to Hong- Regiment was again brought up to answer men-of-war. On that part of the Wall at a condition care to stave off death. Some 2,186,759 picula (1334 lbs.), or an increase Gates. An alarm of fire having been given, a second charge, of highway robbery at Ning-hai Hsien which faces the sea, are of the men look in fairly good health sad of 113,640 pionis on the provions year as is usual in such cases, a crowd gathered Deo. 4, Benolutha, from Cardiff to Hong- Yow-mah tee, British Kowloong, Hung painted in letters sometimes a foot long the utte capable of working, if they chose or Arbing, an employé in the Ching Lee shop. names of the vessels which have been there had an opportunity. But the Chinese say, Swatow is the chief port from which the stated that on the 4th instant, he went English, American, German and French; once a beggar siways a begger; people who export of sugar takes plase, and the quantity Borah's shop, where ammunition and fire- Dec. 17, A. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to from Kowloong City to Tow-mah-toe, and the United States corvette Tennesses have once indulged in the lazy life seldom from that port alone was 1,168,432 pienis, arms were sold. The shop had been shut up When near the Black Rock, he met some tan soldiers. One of them came up to him carries off the palm. Her name is painted go back to ways of industry. But here is against 998,068 pieals in 1874. From the for the night, consequently the police pro Dec. 17, Carrioks, from London to Hongs on a tablet two hundred and fifty years old, one man sitting on the step, who attracts earliest days of our trade with Swatow, deeded to burst into it. As the door flas shipments of sugar have been made from open a large cask of gunpowder, which ap-

Hongkong. and selsed him by the arm and asked him which stands within a few yards of where attention by the marked difference of his this part to foreign countries, though hitherto pears to have been leaning against it, rolled Dec. 19. Channel Queen, from Cardiff to If he had any cents. He replied that he the Wall runs down to the ses. We can features from the ordinary Chinese type. they have not met with as much success as out and immediately exploded among the had nons, but, that he had only about 10 call this by no milder term than an outrage. He is more like a native of Northern could be wished for, from the causes which crowd. The scene which followed was in Dec. 20, Chinaman, from London to Hong

kong. cash. The man who seired him then put it seems to us a pity that naval paint cannot Indie tall, with good features, a awarthy have been above indicated. It has beau describable. The house in which the shop him down on the ground and searched him be better employed:

complexion, long dark and singularly amalf well formed hands. He is clad in a single apparently somewhat hastily concluded in was, and the next one to it, were so come Deo. 22, Sophie, from New York to Hong Another soldier gave him a blow on the

some quarters that Swatow sugars can only pletely blown away that the space where back. The few cash he had on his person

eston`shirt with two pieces of matting find a remunerative market in Europe or they stood looks as if a clean slice had been then became strewn about. Another man

hanging over his shoulders, and looks in the America in the event of short prep of the cut out of the row. In an instant a great Des. 28, Ino, from Greenock to Bwatow, O extremity of distress. He says he comes sugars from the West Indies and South mass of flame followed by a dense volume of Dec. 23, John Nicholson, from New York then gave him a blow on the head and it

from Szechven, but has decidedly some caused him to be insensible. When he was on the ground, he saw the soldiers attack There are various ways of reaching the her than Chinese blood in his veins, America, as in the present instance, but the smoke shot into the air, parrying with it Commissioner of Customs at Swalow ex rafters, beaaus, bricks, and everything. So If one has lately visited N. O. D. Neu another man, a collector of insects. Wit South Gate

presses his opinion tu his report that a proper great was the force of the explosion that Dea. 27, Undine, from London to Shanghat, trial of the sugars has not yet been made, though the street is a very wide one, some of Dec. 28, Antenor (str.), from London be neas recognised the defendant as the man Japan, and wishes to realise the full dif

Shanghai. who attacked him; he was quite sure of ference between Japanese ideas of cleanli

and that the necessary conditions for its the houses opposite caught fire, and most of bis identity. The one was further ad-ness and Chinese affection for dirt, a walk

A CHINESE RECEPTION, being autocessfully exported have not been their windows and doors were smashed, in Dec. 29, Ulysses (str.), from Liverpool, to

Shanghai. journed till the 8th instant.

at the Little North Gate and follow a very Tuesday, the residence of Sze Tui-che, in complied with. He states that the sugar one dare a verandah being torn bodily off. devictis course through crowded and filthy the Kiukiang Road, was the scene of a re has been shipped too early in the season, and The Tompletely across the street, and was Des. 28, Canaan, from Cardiff to Hong- George Batten, a private B. M. S. 38th streets, past huge heaps of rabbiab and markable ceremony, Sze is very wealthy, that in order to get it ready in time it carried completely across the street, and now Regiment, was charged with robbing a alongside of creeks which are little better and has found himself not only able to had been cut too early, the manufature rests on the roots of the opposite house,

Hongkong. Chinaman named Cheong Ayow, at Shum than open sowers-till you emerge agata piirebase, but to maintain the dignity of had been hurried forward, and, last, but The shock was felt for a considerable distance Jan. 4, 0. B. Bishop, from London to Shui Po in Chinese Kowloong. Inspector through the South Gate into the open blue button. His parents are both living by no means least in Importanse, the sugar round my residence, which is at least ten Cameron stated that he received a report ouuntry, and draw a full breath with and have each attained the good old age of has been shipped in wet states From minutes' wall from the scene of disaster, Jan. 6, Duna (str.), from Liverpool to Obina from the Chluamar and about ten others sense of relief that you can do so without 71 years, and they reside with him. The Takow, in Formont, sugar is chipped in fale Though a strong pucka built house, it was that some soldiers had gore to the prosecu risk of immediate poisoning. If you have father woats the distinction; and although quantities to Jaylab, Abstrality and the shaken to its foundations as if by an earth tor's shop and stole from his counter two a predilection for open air, follow the much of the son's wealth is derived from United Staten it would appear from the quake. Meanwhile, in front of where the Jan. 1, Windhorer, from London to dollars and that the villagers paresed the French road to Overweg's bungalow and him, he is still reputed to be enormously above-facts that thate le a basis for the shop hed been the street was strewn with Shanghai.

kong. soldiers and caught the one who stole the turn down the little need toad which there rich. We are informed he held a lucrative development of a considerable trade between the dead and dying, while the air rang with Jan. 18, Woodhall, from Hamburg to Hongs

post in connection with a foreign kong in various ports in China and foreign countries wild, despairing, beart-rending chriska, $2. That the soldier gave up the $2 and joina it, towards the City WallTM

The Refugees are encamped a for hun. Shanghai for many years. Tal-obs himself in sugars, but that up to the present the Flaming figures were to be seen rushing Jan. 12, Hope, from London to Hongkong, was released, but they produced a cap

25 Shanghai. AS which they said they had taken from the dred yards to the left front of the South is only about forty years old, and bolds a sofessory steps have not been taken to place frantically about, and some poor wretches, Holdier, also the number from the collar Gate and any one who wishes to realise position second to Mr. Tong-king-wing in the the production and shipitant tiped suck in the hope of extinguishing their burning Jan 18, Nestor (str.), from Liverpool of his coat, The Inspector went out to at how low staudit of food and com China Merchants Steamer Company. The footing as will enable the sugars to be clothing, sprang into a shallow drinking make enquiries, and met the defendant fort ban beings on exiss, will be edited fame of his family, for what reason we could shipped so as to resol sheir destination in tank which stands user the scene of the Jan. 16, Gryfe, from Cardiff to Hongkotra

not learn, has spread fas and wide through the best condition. This, wedle, however, accident; but, overcome by exhaustion and who said that he lost bie oap from the by a visit to their quarterda Camp some three days ago, He was asked There is a fair degree of order and ar- out the Empire but the birthday of the old be no doubt remedied if any sudden impulse fear, fell down, and though the water was The instabeds of which we couple happening on the 18th day of the to the export, such, in fact, as the recent only a foot or two in depth, were drowned if he had lost anything else, and to this rangemout he replied in the negative. The In bear, are not straw shanties loosely put Chinese New-Zeat, it is certain that for failure, should call the attention of the before aid could reach them. The terrided spector thereupon saked bim where was together and liable to be souttered by every many weeke past preparations were being producers in China to the necessity for survivors, fearing a second explosion, would the number on the left side of his gust but cotapactly built in even rows, locally made to offer them almost univerzal remedying there defecta. The Chinese bave not for core time venture near the spot to There are two congratulations ju fall ceremonial form; and hitherto been in the habit of preparing the assistance of the injured, many of whom bullar, and he said it was all right, but within mad fadioantes, on looking at it, he found it was gone amps close together, facing esah other in the princely style was the "chine sugars only for short voyages, and are con lay as they had fallen, a slight spasmodic Colour Sergeant asked him why each containing two divisions of about tenolidning" odrried out on Tuesday last equently not alive to the necessity of more movement of the head and chest being the ach snclosure comprises Literally for months past, presents of a fully felning it for long journeys. But, only Indication that life still remained in be did not make a report of these losses, hats each. and he said he thought they were too tri- wide open space, with the dwelling huts on gorgeous description have been it course of as they have done with ton; they would their torn, scorched bodies. It is difficult Bing to be reported. The robbed China-one side and kitchene on the other sheds reception from High Oficinis in nearly all dubtlers also do with sugar, if once a steady to ascertain the exact number of tufferert, man had the opportunity to point out the that is to tay, within which cooking can be the provinces of the Empire from Fsking, demand set in for foreign markets. A field for though fifty-three of the Werct cases man who robbed hita by the officer in done under sover, by means of fire-places Canton, from far-disant Honan, Seohuen, undoubtedly exists also in China for sugar were immediately conveyed to the hospital Yunnan, &c. i among the donors being 3. reflaing by Europeans if safefully tone many of the injured were taken charge of charge of the soldier parading all the hollowed out of the door.

The huts appear to be about twenty foot Li Hung-chang, H.E. LA Bussel xng, E.E ducted and we are little doubt that in the by their own friends. Of those in hospital mes before him, but he failed to point out the delendast. He was examined to-day deep by ten ride, and into each one are Bhen Fasching, and many other grandes course of me enterprise of this kind will be teen died during the night, ten of whom any will survive. Some are entirely Blinded, and he now identified the defendant. He crowded three or four families numbering of public sola silly, the mesents obialy sat on foot as muere than 14 of the sugar were women, and there is little hope that boid the cop was taken from the soldier by from eighteen to two of Nares and twenty consisted of silks, sskio and valvet mereens, exporting

A

.:

OBSTRUCTION.

.......HIGHWAY HOBBERY.

ANOTHER ROBBERY.

& Martin's blacking defile the Pyramids of

VISIT TO THE SOUTH GATE AT

SHANGHAL

through the city will be instructive Enter

Here

one of the chief producers of sugar for the THE TERRIBLE GUNPOWDER EXPLO-

SION AT AHMEDABAD. European and American marketa,

round the place, which turned out to be a

kong.

Shanghal. Nov. 21, Amarica, from Candiff to Honig

kong.

Nov. 28, Western Chief, from London to

Hongkong.

Nov. 28, Madurs, from Cardiff to Hong

kong.

Nov. 28, Hannah Law, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

kong.

kong.

Hongkong.

kong.

kong.

to Shanghai,

kong,

and Japan.

LOADING, YON CHINA AND JATAN TOKIG. A1 London. --Steamers via Onan Canali Viking

Radnorabirer Glonlyani

Loudoun Cather Glenasingy,

Balling Possis. Forward Ho. City of Aberdeen. Aptvery Daphnes

Belted Wil Penrith Taldi Albert Vietor

Agamemnon (str.)

At Ederpool Antentor (str.) Robert Henderson, Frederick.l Caller On

At Glayou, Gleneagles (str.)

Malle.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS FOSTE FRANÇAIS.

2

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

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND

ON

JALOUTTA.

\N THURSDAY, the 8th March, 1877, at Noon, the Company's 8.8 TIGRE, Commandant BRUNET, with MALLS, LASSENGERS, SPECIE, and VARGO, will leave this Port for the above places,

Cargo and Spoule will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ao- 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 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 7th March, 1877. (Parools are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,}

Insurauces.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG...

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and as Singapore, Saigon and Penang.

Risks accepted, and Falldes of Insurance granted at the rates of Promium current at

the above mentioned Porta

* XO CHARGE FOR POLICY NANG.

JAS, B. COUGHTRIN, Beeratury.

Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

(BTRE AND LIFE)

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant

THE CHINA MAIL.

For Sale.

SAYIE & Co.

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE.

Intimations.

-NOTICE.

THE CHINESE MAIL, –

NEIROM and after the Chinese New Year's TN. Order, to make Room for SPRING day (February 17, 1874) the Chinese Mail willl be Introd Daily Instead of "YRI» GOODS

we se heretofore. No shange how- me ever, will be nisde in the price of subscrip- retion, which will remain at så per annum.

On and after MONDAY, February 5th, we haver the Rezainder of WINTER STOCK at an immense duction, haww as they per mom

DRESS GOODS at 15 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS at 20 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS at 25 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS as 80 cents per yard. DRESS GOODS at 85-cante per yard. FANCY SILES1 We offer about 5,000 yards at 35 cents per yard, (these are more or less soiled); original price $1.50 and $2.00 per yard.

JAPANESE SILES! Reduced to 40 cents per yard. A

WOOL SHAWLS MANTLES and JACKETS, Marked very Cheap.

LADIES', BOYE, and GIRLS' FELT HATS, at Half Price.

FANCY WOUL GOODS, at less than Half Price,

LADIES' ahi CHILDREN'S WOOL and MERINO HUSE, Greatly reduced.

Foxonas against the Rink of FIRN on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Coals in Mataheda, on Goode on 'board Vessels and on Halls of Vossols in Ha bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- For further particulars, apply at the solved, and transmitted to the Directors Half Price.

for their decision.

Contents and value of Packages aro re- quired.

Company's Office,

H. DU POUEY,

Agent.

Hongkong, March 2,-1877.

11.08

STEAM FOR

Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Snoz, Malts, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice, Mediter- ranean Ports, Southampton and London; A£10, Bombay, Madras, Galoutts, and

Australia.

THE PEUINGULAR AND ORIENTAL SERAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship TRAVANCORE, Captain BARNAZT, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 18th March,

Bloom,

For further Particulars, apply to

A. MoIVER, Superintendent.

Hongkong, March 2, 1877.

U. B. MAIL LINE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

meld

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIÁ OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

U. & Mail Steamer ALASKA, Twill be despatched for San Francisco, Ta Tokohama, on THURSDAY, the 16th March, 1877, at 3P.M., taking Farsangars, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Takets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Brandico, to ports in Mexico, Central and Bouth Amerlos, and to New York and Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

A Steamer of the Milieu Blahi 8, 8. Com. pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Fort, about same date, and make olore

connection at Yokohamgers have selection of various lines of Steamer to England, France and Germany.

"Freight will be received on board until Parool Packages 4, p.m. 14th March. will be received at the office until 5 p.m. Bame day; all Parcel Packages should be masked to address in full; value of same is required.

For further information to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Prays Central

me15

RUSSELL &Co., Agents. Hongkong, February 20, 1877. Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,

If required, protection will be granted on drst class Live up to £1000 on a Single

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, March 3, 1877. “At 1100 Cash për Dollar Mexican,

Butcher Meat. Bacon, English,

Amo, Sugar cured,

obow

PAIR Higher. LetsLE.

No. 4268.-MARCH 6, 1877.

Celery, English," Cucumbers,

Chilies, Dried,

"

Mixed,

Curry Stuff, English, Egg Plant, 450 · 400 || Gaells, (bulb) dried, 300 250|| Gingar, 100 140 Grooms White

Winter course

" Best, sirloin and prime out, øy, 160 180

cuity · · 160 140 Green, Sprouts »

160 140 Green Peas, in shall, old

90 .80

The charges for advertisements are now | Beef Corned; asimilated to those of the China Mail The unuimal success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable medium for advertisers.

The Conductor guarantee an eventual circulation of one thousand coples. It is already the most infinential native journal published, and enjoys considerable prestige at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, San Francis co and Australia.

For terms, do, address

13

Boast, Soup, Btoak,

Bullocks' Brains, đã đờ par sut

Tongue, fresh, each

LAVOR,

40 30 catty

70

100

70

80

40

60 40.

40, 80

80

10

20 15

15 10

-60 60

young »

40 30

OF

20

head 10 bunch 35

catty

150 140 Horne Radish," S'hal,

60 50 Lettuce, Uhinese. 275. 250.

English, 320 300 Mint, 800 600 Mushroom,, dried, 150 140 Onions, Bombay

750 650 180 150

20.

10 5

8 | | £ 8 9 8 3 1 2288|||8881 | #9988881/9912188 28982198

50 40

Green

6J

200 00

"

ontty

50 Parsley, Oninere,-

English, 80 60 Potatoes, Macao,

bunch

15

Qalves' Head and Foot, sai

Tripe (undressed), catty 5040,

800 400 Pumpkins,

Bweet,

10

15

13

Ib.

800 280 Radishes,

20.

180 170 Scallions,

20

860 840 Shalota

comed

"3

Hond, Heart,

Ma CHUN AYIN,

Manager,

*

Foot

Kidneys,

China Mail Office,

17th February, 1874.

Tail

AH YON,

No. Si, Praya West SHIFFING BUFFLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF

Chinese,. English

Mutton Chop,

Leg,

"

Shoulder,

100 dozen CHILDREN'S WOOL and SHIPS MERINO SOCKS, all Sizes, at less chan

COMPRADORM AND Gams, American, STAVEDORE,

Several thousand Yards of, VARIOUS REMMANTS. Comprising: FLANNELS, CALICOS, PRINTS, MUSLINS, STUFF COAL, WATER, BALLAST, FRESH GOODS and Other Useful GOODS, are! For Rates of Promiums, forms of proMarked at Prices, which must effect in- posals es any other information, apply to

Life.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agents Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Underigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- Furanoes at guzrent raton

MELCHERS & Co Agents, Royal Insurance Company,

OHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY. (LIMITED.)

NOTICE.

mediate Sale.

In order to prevent disappointment, We beg to inform Our Customers and the Public that this Extraordinary, and Un- precedented Sale-raust close on February 28th.

MANG

SAYLE & 00,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, Queen's Road & Stanley Street.

HONG LISTS.

Viroular, large sheet. THE AMENDED HONG LIST

in English and Chinese, con porzone wanted at ourront rates on

Marine Risks to all parts of the World. tarning the Names of all the most In accordance with the Company's Articles of Aasodation, Two Thirds of the Profits important Companies, Institutions are distributed annually to Contributors, and Mercantile Houses in the whether Shareholders or not, In proportion Colony. to the nett amount of Premis contributed by sach, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

OLYPHANT & Co, General Agente

Hongkong, Apr. 17, 1878.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

PROVISIONS & OILMAN'S STORES

Of the best quality and at the shortest notios.

Hongkong, May 1, 1876,

NEWS FOR HOME.

The Ovgiland China Mail.

TÁTOK, Pigs' Chitlings,

Fost,..

11

#

事

Head,

IF Heart,

Kidneys,

TAYEK,

outty

(The olders Overland Paper in China,j PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE | Park, Chop,

IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAT

Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely

printed matter.

HIS Mall Summary is compiled from the Daily China Mail, la published twice a month on the morning of the Engile Mail's departure, and &

Corned,

Latg

180 170 Sezamtimo,

180 170 Squash, bottle

140 120 Taro (U Tau) 140 120 Tomatoes,

dos. catty

#

100 90

110 100

30

120 100

2015

15 10

時

60 50 Turnips, Balt,

13

English. Chinese

esch

catly

buzah 20/10

catty

80/10

90 89 | Water Lily Roots,

60 50 Water Oroan,

8070 | Tanza

100

801

160 140 Aleurites,

180 120 Apples, Dried

180 140

Californian,

110 100 Bananas, fragrantPunti,

Comman

Fat or Lard, Shoeps' Hand, and Feat, not – S40 ̈920

Kidney Sucking Pigs, Veal,

#1

*

cord of each fortnight's current history. of events in Chine and Japan, con tributed in original reports and collated Ospona, from the journals published at the various Dunks. Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 ports in those Countries,

It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, par, dozen.

Commercial Summary,

Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid 88 conts.)$12 per annum (portage paid $13.60.)

At the "China Mall" Office.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies againnt Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored theroln, at current coal rates, subject to a THE Discount of 80% on the Premia,

NORTON & Co Agente.

Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY, Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,

ESTABLISHED 1809.

CAPITAL £2,000,000,

HE Undersigned, Aazars at Hongkong

for the above Company, are prepared

to grant Polloles against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the urnal Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent.

GILMAN & Oo,

Agenti,

Hoagkong, July 6, 1875.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

Intimations.

Now Ready.

OHIMA REVIEW',

VOL. V., No. 8. Annual Subscription, postage Included, $6.60.

CONTENTS.

Essays on the Chinese Language, (Continued

from page 88.) vi Establishment of American Trade

Canton.

Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of Central and Western Anis in the teenth Century, Part I (Continued from page 132.)..

The Boater's Song, The Law of Inheritance.

Hongkong, Canton, do, and a complete Sait

Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Matl Steamer.

Terms of Advertising, same as in Dally

China Mail

THE CHINESE MAIL.

TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THE Chines Mail

Fowls, Geese, Partridges, Pheasants, Canton, Uve, pair

TWO sents a character for the first 100

characters, and one cont a character Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 350 300 » beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and Bream,

Crabs, half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of 25 percent on the total amount, Cuttle Fish, and contracts for more favourable ter Dece,

Eels, Congor File Flah, Freeb Fish, Large

Short Notices of Now Books and Literary can be made.

Intelligence...

Notes sortes

Validity of Chinese Marriages, Money Loan Associations. Bean Cako as a Manure, Pidgin English.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, de.

China Mali Ofiles, Hongkong, January 10, 1877,

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL.

His Majesty King George The Birstowing

4. D. 1720,

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporsilon are PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED Prepared to grant Insurances as follows:

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND

STATES AND EUROPE,

EOILDERMOD ST

CENTRAL and

WITH THE

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD COMPANIES

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

B. 8, 4BELGIO," will be des

#hod for San Francisco via Yoko-

Lama on MONDAY, the 2nd April, # $ path taking Uarge and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Battery from Shanghai.

plant will be received on Board unill 4 trims of the 1st Proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m.. same day: all Parool Packages should be mazred to address in full; value of same to toqulend.

Beturn Pasinge Tekets available for 8. Months are fasued at a reduction of 30 per esnt on regular rates,

For further Information as to Freight 01 Postage, apply to the Agency of the Campany, No. 371, Queen's Road Central

·G. B. EMORY, Agent,

Hongkong, March 4, 1877.

WASHING BOOKS. (In English and Chincie,) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the the

of Ladies and Gentlemen, are 18ady at this Odico-Prits $1 each,

Uzina MAIL DOS,

now

Marine Department, Policies at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Port of Lidia, China and Australia.

Birs Department. Policiesissued for long or short periods at durrent gates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department,

Follees loaned for sums not exceeding | 25,000 on reasonable terms.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & O... Hongkong, July 28, 1872.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Undersigned Agents are in receipt of instruction from the Board of Director authorizing them to leeus Polldes to the extent of $10,000 on any one first olas risk, or to the extent of £18,000 on adjoining risks et current rates. A Discount of 20%, allowed.

HOLLIDAY, WINE & Co. Hongkong, Jesusty 8, 167K ?

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

[JHE Circulation of THIS PAPER has Only much extended. The fol- are some of Its Agents:--- Macao. —-Man Uhuen Shop, Canton-Bing Chuan Native Fost Office, Laon Hing Street; Chul Heung Low Hotel Teal Street; Mr Sit Chuen Fan, Tung Wen Laon Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the Provincial Treasurer's Yainen; How Then Shop, Ball Market Street, New City Tee Chenng Photograph Shop, Honami Kwal Heung Shop, Sin Uhoong, Honam, T

Small

88213

800 400-

260 160

40.80

160 120

09 09

30 .20

4030 800 950

21

6040 Chestnuts, new,

.100

"

80-70 Cocoanuta.

ench

FO

1780-1003 Carmania, »

400 $50

"

catty

140 120

Ib, -900- 180.

Poultry.

Daten

bottle

500 400

estly

200 180 | Figs, Dzied,

200 400

19

120 110 Ground Nuts,

. catty

60. 80

Eggs, Hon

dos.

100

Lemons,

120 100

- Dusk

100

"

Lishees, Dried,

200 180

120

29

Loong Ngan, Daled,

. catty

180 160 Loquate,

40

120 110 Mangoes,

each

100 70

esch

800 280 Olives, green, Punti,, catty

360

"Shanghai, dead

$2.00

800 760

Oranges, (Coolie) Chang,

40 30

"

Sweet, Sun-woo7 11

160 140

-55

Pigeons, Quail,

each

180 120

"}

(Mand.) coolle

40

30

32

70

60

(Mandarin)

120 100

13

#3

Snipe, Teal,

⚫ each

120 110

dark-skinned

80

D

#1

160 150

Papaw,

150-130

17

n

Turkeys, Cook, Hen,

, catty

760 700

Pears, Nanking,

500 450 Pears, Chefox,

120 100

"

Wild Dock,

each

360 300 Pineapples, Punti

exch

Plantains, common

catty

100

fragrant Prunes, Dried,

bottle

half price for repetitions during the first weak. Subsequent weeks insertions will Carp

80

70

be charged only one half the amount of the Codfish, Salt, Arst week's charge. Advertisements for

Ib,

160

Pameloss or Shaddook, each Raisins, Muscatel,

80 60

bottle

760 600

catty

200 120

200 160

- 90

BO

Salesbury Seeds, Pak-kwo, catty

100

00

Bugar Cane,

-

.**

60

50%

Tamarinds,

stick catty

807

70 25.20

60

60

·22

80

60

Walnute,

110 100

*150 120

Water Chesnuta, Canton,

50 40

90- 80

MiscellansoNA..

Allspice, Chinese,

bottle

160-140

140

English

"

80

70

Barley,

Bran

ย

moked

box

$1.00

plcul ploul

Live Fish,

Butter,

lb.

600 500

140 120

Lobsters,

Mackerel,

80

80-70

60

Candled Orange Peel,, bottle

750 700

Lemon

1

11

760 700

Mango Fish,

160

Mulist,

60 70

Oysters,

140 180

Capers, Charcoal, Chesss, American, Ibe

250 250

#

•

ploul

1080 1000

400 850

Cinnamon,

catty

300 250

Parrot Fish, Pezob,

180 120

Citron,

160 180

80

70

Cloves,

700 500

100

90

Cocoanat Oll,

botile

180 150

Roadb

130 120 100 90 180

Coffee, Ourry Powder, Firewood,

230 200

Book Flaby

Salmon, Canton, Balt Fish, Shark, young Shrimps, Skate, Snapper, Snipe Fish, Solon, Fresh Tensh,

140-180 120-100

Flour,

Gram,

120 100

Lainglass,

70601

Lamp Olly

pige. 150 Catty

00

80-

·70-80 60 180

Macaroni,

box

1000 750

Mace,

catty

780

·120. 110

90

Mango Chutney,

bottle

800-300

j

Mustard,

180160

100

80 70

Nutmeg,

830 800

Oliver,

bottle

250, 200

Paddy,

Vegetables

· Asparagus, Bamboo Shoots,

Bestia, aplotis,

|

Broad,

#

French from

* Beet Rost, à.

17

Efforts have been made to establish Agents for circulating the Chinese Mail inil the ports and in the interior of China, all the paris in Japan, In Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Calcutta Batayla, Manila, the Phillippines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru Frogs, and other places which Chinese frequent. Garoupa, When the list of Agencies is completed, Herrings, I will be published." Agents have been already established in most of the above places, and in important ports more than one agent has been appointed at each..

CHUN AYIN,

Manager. Hongkong, February 28, 1876:

To Let.

TO LET

No. STREET, FOMIN,

Swatou Bul Cheong Hong; Woh Shan Loong Hong

Amoy Chun Cheong Hong, Mook Kok Street.

Foochois,Me Yu Ching Cheong, Foo show Arsenal; Mr Lam Kwok Ching, Marl time Clixtoma, mert

Shanghai-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Marl time Customs; Mr He Yue Chuen, Marl- time Customs Mr Oban Sing Hol, Mers Jandino, Matheon Co.; Me Ewong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School

Ningpo.My Sung Min Choe, Maritime and Mow Bing Sang Kee shop, Custom

Bukowes Fling Hong. Chefoo, Yee Shun Hơng. Japan, Leong Chun Tong, Munisi, pal Offios, Yokohama.

Baigon.Wchưng Hong, Singapore-Ting Kee Hong Kong Fook Bang Bong...

Petang-Yow Wing Fang; Argus Office. Calmitta,--Mow Bing Company, San Francich-Kwong Foong Tal Hong. The above are some of the Aganales; others, will be published, when they are arranged for Negociations are in progress with the express couriers who carry the official despatahes and Peking Gasdites, to circulate the Chinese Mail in the interior of China.

THE Underaged have been appointed. Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Focchow, Shanghal and Hankow, and are prepared to grant

arrancos at current retos

HOLLIDAY, WICH & Co. Hongkong, October 14, 1668,

Hongkong, March 10, 1976

with Immediate Possession. Apply to

LANE, ORAWFORD & o. Hongkong, February 7, 1877.

TO LET.

8 House No. 7, Upper Mosque Terraces at present in the occupation of A B. JOHNSON, Esq., Gas and Water laid one

PATOL Ray

Apply to

T. G. LINSTEAD. February 28, 1877. Hongkong,

TO BE LET. present in this occupation of the Turtles, Email BE PREMISES No. 59, Queen's Road,

BORNEO COMPANY.

TURKER & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1877.

H

TO LET

OUSE No. 7; Caine Road, lately vegas

pied by Mr PARKER.

Heuse No. 10, Albany Road, at present occupied by the Rev. B, H. Kis. -

House No. 11, Beythour Terraon, at pro- | Brassien, sent bocupied by Mr N. J. Eos, Furnished Cabbage, White Canton

of Unfurnished.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, February 13, 1877.

TO LET

Upper Portion of Not, 42 and 44 Queen's Road. Apply to

- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & On. Hongkong, November 17, 3676.

200

750500

1600 1800 1500-1400

bottis 800 280. plou 400 850 80 +catty

8000 9750

955 200

· 200 160

40 85

100 80

450 400 Pearl Barley,

100 80 Pepper, (whole)

201 13 » (ground) 50 40 Pickles,

70 80 Blas,

12

12- 10 Salad On 15 12 18

pieni 1800 1800 bottle 200 180

70 80 Bauosa, Len & Ferrina ; bottle

970 220

10

10 Bags

950 180

$10 2015

Balt, Coarse

19

» 850 900

900 180

80

100 70

Hongkong, Masso

each

70 30

D" Others

Turnip, Bobt sach sed for pickling, Carrota, Balt Carrots, Fresh

:10:

8 Split Peas,

60 Bagar, Chinny

catty

20

Cauliflower,

osch

80

80

Celery, Chiness,

salty

--Gi Orzzy, Inspector of Markets

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