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To-day's Advertisements.

GENERAL WEEKİY SALE.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. wil sell

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

FRIDAY,

PASSENGERS.

TO DEPART Per Irazu, for Tientain, 1 Chinese. Per Bua Cano, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese. Por Onward, for Chefoo, 3 Chiness.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The Slamess barque Glory reports: First part fine weather with E.N.E. and N.E. winda down the Gulf, from 20th (off Pulo Obie) to March 7th strong N.H. winds (to Polo Sapata); latter, part from there N.E. and Easterly winds to arrival.

the 23rd March, 1877; at Noon,- As Invoice Counting House Station- ery, comprising: Cream and Blue Laid The German barque Ellida reports: Left Post and Note Paper, Blue Laid Fool Newcastle on the 24th January, 1877, at 8 scap, Blotting Paper, Blank Accountp.m., strong N.. wind blowing at the Books, Steel Pans, Pencils, Inkstands, time, variable winds for three days, 8. E. Rulers, Paint Boxes, &c.

Cash Boxes, Trays, Watch Glasses, Wall Paper, Felt Hats, Silk Umbrellas, Towels.

...

Iron Chests.

Alaoy

20 boxes California Apples,

3

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23

Peara.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lats, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer,

Hongkong, March 20, 1877.

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Now Ready. "THE CHINA REVIEW," No. 4, Vol. V.

Annual Subscription, Six Dollars and

a Hali,

CONTENTS.

Esmyn on the Chinese Language, (Continued

from page 162.) Deer Stalking in China. Chinens Dentistry.

Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of

Contral and Western Asla during the Fifteenth Century, Part II. (Continued from page 183.)

A Legend of the Peking Ball-Tower.

A Chinese Bornbook.

The Law of Inheritance.

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trade from 32 to 24 South, thon moderate Easterly wind to 17 South. In 17 S. 182 E. (2nd February) experienced strong gale from East to South, wind wearing westerly with high cross sea, ship kept before the wind with lower fore toptail, Light N.W. winds with squally weather and much rain to 8 S. and 171 E., thence to Equator weather more moderate (winds variable). Equator crossed on the 23rd February, in 169.20 E., 5 days dead calm. Ob tained N.E. trades in lat. 1 N. which were carried to lat. 10 N. long. 128 E. Since leaving the Ladrones have had three north- erly gales-commencing at the N. W. and travelling to the N.E-with a short high cross sea. Ship hove on two occasions. Eutored Bashu Channel and sightsd For- mona on the 18th March-becalmed for Afteen hours. Since then light oasterly winds to arrival at Hongkong 20th March -55 days' passage.

CARGOES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

General Memoranda, THURSDAY, March 22:-

ing of animation seems to be entirely April and lat and 2nd of May, we observa left out of account. The work is by no that eight events aro sat down for the frat means limited in scope, whatever may be and seven for each of the succeeding race Noon.-French Mall leaves for Forte of its other good or bad qualities, for todays. Of course the races are exclusively

Call and Europe.

wards the end we find a recipe for the FRIDAY, March 28

preparation of a deadly poison called for ponies, the Model Settlement not having Noon-General Weakly Sale by Messrs 26, "Take a quantity of insects of all yet added horse-flesh to their list of imports,

· Lane, Crawford & Co.

kinds and throw them into a vessel In the first day's proceedings we note the cover them up, and let a year pass away Chu-ka-za Cup (Tis, 100), half a mile; the MONDAY, March 26;

before you look at them again. The in- Criterion Stakes (Fla. 15 each and 100 seota will have killed and eaten each

8p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

Goods per Loudoun Castle undelivered other until there is only one survivor,

after this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, March 29:-

Noos.English Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe:

Road East

2 p.m.-Sale of, Ground, at Queen's

TUESDAY, April 3——

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s

Francisco.

and this one is Ku":

[No. 4280—MARCH 20, 1877

to the husks; then potatos-stalks, eli-bark, turnip leaves, acorns and grass seeds gather- they pull down their houses, sell their timber, ed in the fields. When these are all done, cat the rotten sorghum stalks from the roof, and the dried leaves, which they usually barn as fuel. Thousands eat fuel leaves, and thousands more die because they cannot get them. Then they sell their clothes and children. Having no more clothse many to keep themselves warm by the foetid take refuge in pits built under ground, added), one mile; the Brokers Cup, two breath of the crowd a course which is miles and a half; the Thotai's Cup, one Ching-ohow city there are four suah pita. bought dearly. For the east suburb of We have been induced to refer to this mile; and the Grand Annual Steeplechase, One third of the number, 340, originally subject by observing in the Peking Gazelle twice round. In addition to these races, put in them, died within six weeks, and yet of the 18th February a report of an however, there are the Griffins' Plate (Tls.rowd is struggling for the place. All this no sooner is a corpse carried out than a inquest held in accordance with these 260, three quarter of a mile), for ponies that has wrought a great change in the epirit of

Instractions to Corondra” by the Board

have never rim at any meeting in China or the people. Late in the autumn they were of Punishments at Peking. The caSS WAS

strong and daring, and although life and one in which a wife was alleged to have Hongkong; the Jockey Cap (Tls. 100, once property were then at their mercy, no poisoned her husband at Hangohow.round), ponies that have never won a race, popular disturbance of any kind has taken many months has broken their spirits, and they are quiet and submissive to their dreadful fate. Starvation by inches facce these unfortunate people, and deputations of old men, whe comb to bog relief, weer like little children before you, when they find there is none to be bad. Not a day

eaten. it, perhaps the last bit they would have

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Bar One inquest had already been held on to be ridden by jockeys who have never had place. Now the fare they have had for

11 a.m.-Tenders for Treasury Bills re- ceived by the Assistant Commissary General.

TRE

a winning mount, and the Roadster's Plate (Tls. 75, once round), for ponics not other wise entered and that have nover won a race So that all those animals-we mean the ponies-that are untried, as well as those

the result being that the body was ordered that have been tried and found wanting, will passes but one must refuse to many who ask

have ample opportunities for showing them selves to advantage.

The avents for the Bad day are briefly: Shanghai Cup (Tis. 100), half-a-mile, Hongkong or Chins winners since Oct. 1,

Per Ria Loge, for Melbourne, sailed 13th / HONGKONG DISPENSARY, | miñation it was seen that the fleshy 1878 carrying satra; Shanghai Derby (Tla. | lived on nothing else for two months, and are

March, 1877-164,838 lbs. Tea, 1,345 rolls Matting, 206 boxes and 60 masks Preserves. Per British ship Star of China, sailed 19th March, 1877:-For London, 11,663 bags Sugar, 2,150 cases Cassia, 557 cases and 50 gosks Proserven, 180 boxes Nutgalls,

028 pkgs. Canes, 180 boxes Chinaware, 203

boxes Essential Oil, and 874 bozea Sun- dries. "

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:--..

▲ Chinese Dictionary in the Cantoness | For KIUNGOBOW.—

Dialect.

Bhors Notices of New Books and Litorary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries *—

A Chinese Distiondry in the Cantones

Dialect.

Watching Spirits.”

Chinese Folk-lore.

Yin and Yang, according to Aristotle. Pidgin English.

Goethe's Werther" in Chisa.

Chinese Music,

White Ante.

Books Wented, Exchangen, &o.

China Afall Ofies,.

Hongkong, March 20, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debite.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Orew of the following Vascolo, during their stay In Hongkong Harbour :--

Stan or CHINA, British ship, Captain E. B. Blaker-Douglas Lapralk & Co.

ALDER BESSE, Americaa barque, Captain B. Noyes-Rotario & Co.

FORMOSA, Herman 8-m. schooner, Capt.

G. Bchweer.Melohors & Co.

WANDERING MINSTREL, British barque, Captain Wm. Sivewright.—Siemesen & Co. MYSTIC, BELLE, American stip, Captain David Plumer.---Siemeren & Co.

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

ROSINA, American Sm, schooner, Capt. C. W. Hansen Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

-¿Paxpla, American 8-m. sokooner, Capt. H. W. Lunb.-Landstein & Co.

SHIPPING.

PLAN

ARRIVALS. March 10, Glory, Siamese barque, 440, Thompson, Bangkok Feb. 15, Rice and Bapanwood.-CHINEBE.

March 20, Louise, German three-masted chooner, 245, Schiertoh, Haiphong March "7, General —EDUARD SCHELLHASS & Co.

March 30, Shen chi, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.."

March 20, Elida, German barque, 585, Joh. Winters, Newcastle (N.S.W.) Jan.

Coal-GAS COMPANY.

DEPARTURES. Mar 20, Siamese Crown, for Bangkok.

20, Loudoun Castle, for Shanghai, 20, Ningpo, for Swatow.

20, Benarty, for Saigon.

20, Agamemnon, for Shanghai.

20, Bwai Yuen, for Amoy & Shanghal.

20, Alaska, tor Yokohama and San

Franciaco.

20, Penguin, for Singapore, Penang,

..and Dalcutta,

20, Arratoon Aptar, for Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta.

20, Spirit of the Age, for Melbourne &

Bydney,

20, Flintshire, for Saigon,

CLEARED.

Yesso, for Coast Forts.

Edward James, for Portland (Oregon),

Helene, for Keelung,

*Sumatra, for Ban Francisco,

Signal, for llallo,

Irazu, for Tisnteip.

ua Caso, for Bangkok,

Onyard, for Chefco,

PASSENGERS. ÀRRIVED.

Per Blida, from Newcastle, 9 cabin.

Per B.1.0.MS. SUN-KEE, at 8 pm,

To-morrow, the 21st lust.

For MANILA,

For Ship SARAH NICHOLSON, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the 21st instant, Instead of as previously notified.

For SINGAPORE, E, AUSTRALIA,

NEW ZEALAND, &-

For NORMANBY, at 1.80 p.m., on Thursday, the 22nd inst., instead of za previously notified.

For BANGKOK.-

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大蕖務

the body by the District Magistrate, who had-found, after examination, that de MÊMÓS. FOR TO-MORROW. ceased had died from poison---a decision

Shipping.

which apparently settled the question of the guilt of the sooused. An appeal was Fesso leaves for Coast Ports, then made against this verdict to Peking, Tenders Close.

to be taken to the capital and examined by the experts there. In the presence of all the parties interested, the coffin we are told, was "carried forth and deposited upon clear level space of ground, where it was opened. On exa

integument of the body had perished by decomposition, and orders were there apon given to take out the bones and subject them to the tests prescribed y rule." The examiners in the end "shouted forth" a report to the effect that the jaws, broast-bone, hands and fest presented a yellowish white appear ance, whereas had poison boen present in the system, they would have been greenish black, and this, it was held,

The 3rd day's programme includes the Proved that the death was due to ordi nary disease. We will not say much as following:-Shanghai Club Cup, for griffins, to the extreme questionableness of the most skilled practitioner in the world one mile and a half; Great Northern Flate being able to tell whether a man died of (Tl, 100), three quarters of a mile Ladies' poison by a cursory examination of his Parse, mile and a quarter; Elang-su Plate dried bones; European experts would, (Tis. 150), one mile and three quarters; we believe, even disagree with these Chan-sheng-kluk Cup (Tis. 500, one mile): Chinezo examiners 85 to what

יזיין

À. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND. Retail DruggISES, IMPORTERS

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI BITER, TOILET REQUITED, ENGLE, AMERIDAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINEL MANUFACTURERS

8dda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Bingerade, Potass Water, Barsaparilia Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and

continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1870,

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are the signs in bones of poisoning by arcenic, if any; but it only remains to add that the result of this farce is that the District Magistrate is to be stripped wrong vardiot, while an investigation is to be made into the circumstances that induced the widow to confess to having

Fer DANUBE, at 3 p.m., on Friday, The pubileation of this issue commenced of his rank and tried for returning a

the 28rd inst

MAILE BY THE KELTOE FACKET,

#17.25 pm.

i.

The French Contract Packet ANADYR THE CHINA MAIL. poisoned her husband. The Chinese not

will be despatched from long- long on THURSDAY, the 22nd Inst, with Malin to, and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Gallo, Australia, New Zon- land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Bey- ahelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, Audi Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E, Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension, Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA by this Packet, but can be paid only au far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such letters should be marked Paid to Galle anly; they will go on from Galls as unpaid The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, &c. >—

Wednesday, 21st Inst

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Nieur Box, which remains open all night, Thursday, 22nd Inst.

7 A.M., Post Ofiles opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10A.M., Registry of Letters ceases,

Letters.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1877.

only hold inquests on the bones of a man in this manner, but their coroners quite

with 100 added), for griffins, one mile and a half; Spring Cup (Tld. 100), three quarters of a mile, Hongkong and Shang. had winners since Oct., 5 lbs. a-raoa extra; Concordia Cup, mile and a half; Race Club Cup (TIs. 150), two miles; Teatles Cup, one mile, for ponies that have never won rave; and Hurdle Race (Ts, 100), about mile and a quarter, and eight fights.

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presented by employees of the O. M. B. N. Co., to be won at two consecutive meetings by ponies belonging to the same owner Consolation Cup (Tis. 100), once round; and the Champion Sweepstakes, one mile and a quarter.wi and a quarte

RICE Cargoes from Salgon to Hongkong, from February 26th to March 11th

The Chinese Government and the people of the other provinces do what they can, but the calamity is too great to be met by ordinary means. There is a Government distribution of gruel to the value of six or oight cash per person per day. Many have getting so weak that young men of twenty years cannot walk three miles for it. If it is so with youth, how must it be with the infant and the aged? Even though the gentry have in many places doubled the Go- vernment aid by their contributions, yet it in Liu-Ku, where half the people will not is estimated soberly that there are districts live to see the wheat any ripe, if no support added the one capital aggravating circum stance--the depreciation of the land to about eighty per cent below its normal value, for the price of grain, thus proventing the Next comes the fixing of an upward limit influx of supplies from neighbouring pro- vinces. There has been no such famine se this in these parts for 80 years, einge the 81st year of Kien-lung (4. D. 1788). The number of lives saved and orphans rescued placed at the disposal of the distributors will only be limited by the amount of money Thousands may be tided over the famine at $4.00 per bead Who would not like to be the deliverer of fifty or a hundred human bunga from starvation, where nothing but money is to be given? These are the heartrending accounts which reach us here daily. This is not pleading for charity to the poor, but for the ransom of their lives. I therefore take the liberty to appeal to the Netherland Consuls and my countrymen in this and the adjacent countries to give a helping hand during this exceptional famine and distress in the two above-named pros

comes from catside. To all this there is

vinces of China. The Netherland Consuls

as often proceed gravely to examine the vounde of a corpse which has been quis of Argyle, 1,300 piduls; 28, Mount at Shanghai and at Chefoo will reosivo all

to the four winds of heaven. These reduced to ashes and fire and scattered are the instructions for these singular proceedings, as translated literally by Mr Giles from the book to which we have

Those who have read Mr Giles's "Chi nese Sketches" have doubtless enjoyed a good laugh or two over the chapters devoted to "Inquests." In these chap tera Mr Giles gives us copious translabeen referring tions from a work entitled "Instructions

.

Fab. 26, Jeddah, 22,000 picule; 27, Montgomeryshire, 31,000 picule, and Mar Lebauop, 5,600 picula; Mar. 1, Namos, Peiho, 1,666 plouis; 6, Swatow, 18,850 22,000 picais; 3, Penedo, 20,000 plotls; 4,

piculs 8 Flintshire, 20,500 picula; 11, Gunge, 10,000 plouls."

AN APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRESSED CHINESE IN THE NORTH

*

to Coroners," which is published under when they have murdered anyone, burn the "There are some atrocious villains who, the authority of the Government, and body and throw the ashes away, so that there copies of which are found in the offices are no bones to examine. In such cases To the Editor of the CHINA MAIE."

Netherlands Consulate, of every magistrate throughout the you must carefully find out at what time the empire. The book is in fact the vade murder was committed and where the body

Hongkong, 20th March, 1877. mecum of the official on whom the duty all witnesses agreeing on this point, you Excellency the Netherlands Minister in was burnt. Then, when you know the place, DEAR SIP-I have been requested by His of holding inquests, devolves, and is, we may proceed without further delay to ex- China to have the enclosed Circular, asking are assured by Mr Giles, one of the most amine the wound. The mode of procedure for help from Netherlands, Subjects here widely read and highly esteemed works is this. Put up your shed near where the and at Outports for the distressed Chinese in in Chine, While, however, all this may body was burnt, and make the accused and the North, published in the Local Papers, be said of the book, we should imagine witnesses themselves point out the very spot. if those will kindly assist therein and I its contents form one of the most exter. Then out down the grass and weeds growing shall therefore feel obliged, if you can ren- sive collections of arrant rubbish and on this spot, and burn largo quantities of der this service to the good intentions of quackery that has ever been issued from fuel till the place is extremely hot, throwing His Excellency.

on several pecks of hemp-eeed. By and I am, Dear Sir, Yours truly, even a Chinese printing pross. Those by brush the place clean, and then, if

LUDWIG BEYER, 11.M., Post Office closes except for Latere no doubt rather strong terms to the body was aotually burnt on this spot, the

H. Nother Unda M's Consul. 11.10 A.M., Letters (but Lettera only apply to a publication, which, to quote oil from the seed will be found to have sunk except those to and through Aus Mr Giles, "native scholars frequently into the ground in the form of a human figure, trailia, may be posted on pay throw in the teeth of foreigners as one and wherever there were wounds on the dead To ment of a Late Fee of 18 cents of their many repertories of real wonder-man, there on this figure the oil will be found to have collected together, large or extra postage, until

working science, but a few extracts will small, squere, round, long, short, oblique, 11.30 AM., when the Post Office Orosz be quite sufficient to show that we have or straight exactly as they were inflicted.

entirely...

not done the precious work an in- The parts where there were no wounds will Hongkong, March 8, 1877.

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justice. In the course of some lengthy be free from any such appearances. But instructions for the examination of the supposing you obtain the outline only with- body of the person on whom the inquest out the necessary detail of the wounds, then scrape away the masses of oil, light a brisk is held, for instance, the Coroner is dire on the form of the body and throw on rected to examine the cheeks to see grains mixed with water. Make the fire whether they have been tattooed or not, or burn as fiercely as possible, and sprinkle whether the marks have been obliterated. vinegar, instantly covering it over with a In the latter case out a slip of bamboo new well-varnished table. Leave the table and tap the parts the tattooing will on a little while and then take it off for examination. The form of the body will be transferred to the table, and the wounds will be distinct and clear in every particular,"

to

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The English Contract Packet KASHGAR will be despatched with the Malls for Europa, kc., on THURSDAY, the The following will be the hours of closing

- 29th Instant.

the Mall, a. 1—

Wednesday, 28th Instant-

5.M., Money Order Office closes.

8 B. K., Post Office closes accept the Nient then reappear 1" As Mr Giles remarks, bad the judges in the Tichborne trial been aware of this valuable method of discovering tattoo marks, that casus

Thursday, 29th Instant

Box, which remains open all night.

A.M., Post

Office spons for sale

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and | celebre wight have been disposed ofdin a

Posting of all correspondense.

very short time. Inquests are often

LOCAL AND GENERAL

10 4.1., Post Office alosos except for Late held in China many years after the death Tas Shanghat Courier mentions a rumour

Letters. Regletry of Letters ceases, (10.15 A., Letters may be posted with of a victim.

to.

to

#m

Give a Chinese coroner

Chine

other ports in China, Japan, the Philippines, 5giite collected by His Majesty's Consuls at Hongtong Maoso, Coohin-Chins, Siam, the Straits Settlements and India, and band these collections over to proper persons in the interior for distribution, of which an account will be published in due time, in the local papers of Shanghai, for the in- formation of those who have responded to this appeal on behalf of vur starving fellow- creatures in China.

I have the honor, etc.

. H. FERGUSON, H. N. M. Minister-Resident and Consul General in China,

CHEFOO, 1st March, 1877.

Police Intelligence, (Before the Hon. C. May)

• March 20, 1877.

UNLICENSED RETAIL OF LIQUORE Sheik Goolab, watchman at the Jewish Synagogue In Shelley Street, and shel Azzam, his brother, were brought up on two warrants for having sold bottles of NETHERLAND LEGATION IN CHINA. brandy to Sikh Constable Sheik - Ameer, His Netherland Majesty's Consule and No. 565.-Inspector Lindsay stated that Supjects in China, Japan, the Philip from information received, he gave P. C. pines, Hongkong, Macao, Cochin-China, 555 one dollar to go to the Synagogue, and Siam, Straits Settlements and India. be brought back two bottles of brandy, GENTLEMEN, It was pretty generally Witness then laid an Information at this known that during the autumn of last year Court, when two warrants of apprehension various parts of the Provinces of Shantung were issued for the arrest of the defendants, and Chihli had suffered from a drought, also one warrant to search the premisen which would result in more or less distress of the Eynagogue. Ele executed these from the scarcity of food that must necessarily warrants and found a case containing follow, and indeed symptoms in themselves eight bottles of brandy.Sheik Ameer, grave-began to be manifest as winter ap- PO. 555, stated that he bought one proached, though only trifling as compared bottle of brandy from the 1st defen. dant on the 15th instant and told the with what has occurred.

Towards the middle of November regular Inspector so. On the 18th, the Inspector. communication from reliable sources in the gave him 61, and he went with a Station interior of Shantung ceased, and native coolle to the Synagogue, where he bought report was the only cource of information as two bottles, which were given him by the to the condition of the suffering province. 2nd defendant. On the first occasion, the It appears that, in the interim, matters ware 1st defendant told him that whenever he becoming daily more and more aggravated, wanted any brandy, he could come and the and that the aid given by the Chinese Gand defendant would let hita have it me vernment towards the suffering distalots, Fong Achoong, the Station coolie, corrobo appeal was rende to the people of other The 1st defendant. then stated that about proved not to be sufficient, so that urgent rated the statement of the second purchase. provinces and the foreign communities in the 6th March the Constable 555 came to him and asked to sell him come brandy, About the 20th of January communica. He replied that he had none but that he. tions were again opened with the coast, but would try to get him some. He must, unfortunately the first letter, coming through however, take one case. Defendant then

confirmed the worst fears and depicted a not by the bottle.Sheik Ameer agreed to Chinese hande, only reached its destina spoke to a man, named Yaccoob, who said tion long after subsequent accounts, which he could buy some cases at $6 each, but state of unalterable distress. The word this, and a sass was got, lie paying $3 at which now reaches us says that thetaands once, and the remaining $3 on April psy are already dead of starvation, and thousands day, meantime defendant was to keep the more are starving.

brandy until the witness paid for it Shantung are sight fens, viz: Liu-ku, 1-tu, the 18th, but he told the 2nd defendant The principal scenes of these stufferings in Defendant did not sell him any brandy on Changelo, Welhian, Lo-ngan, Show-kwang that if Shells Ameer came for the brandy Ling to and Posling Of these Litsku he could give him the whole care. On the suffers most and gets 10,000 taels to rollof 18th the ad defendant told him that 2. D. from the 48,000 tasis granted, for all by 500 had come to fetch two bottles and had the Government but though the distribu- paid $1 for them. Defendant gavo this tion of gruel bas doubled, yet the suffering dollar to accuob,The Bad defendant has more than doubled. The people have stated that the Constable came on the 18th antima and now are in the direst plight bottles, Defendant told bits he could take saten up the little crop they got in the with the Station coolie and took away two and their cry is no longer for rain, but for away the whole case, but he said he was in hurry and wanted only two bottles. De With reference to the extent and degree opened the case himself, and throw the of sufferings the following details will give dollar on the bed Defendank sald lid L'Ombre, Flotow, an idea. A moderate hien contains about would not want the money, but ha Isar Letter,Gung 1,000 villages. Villages of 600 familles persisted in leaving it there-Toocook Brigandi Mercadante. Zeport 800 parsons dead of starvation was called. He stated Sheik Ameer Baked in Balle. Tillages of 800 families, 100 terone and so him if he had any brands, and he replied „The Bink, D'Albett- on: Che village in ziuku had 180 inhabis that he could get him one case, but not tants in it last summer; now there remate single bottles. Shelk Amser then agreed to pay 16 per case, and witness told him to programme of the Shaughst

LÁTH Fuz of 18 cents extra merely the dry and imperfect skeleton of that the steamer Johang is to be taken up Postage till

a man known to have been murdered, to Shanghai to help to compete with the 11 A, when the Post Office Clones and; aided by this wonderful book, he Chins Merchants' Ling

entirely.

will generally succeed in fastening the 11.30 .x., Letters (but Letters only guilt on some one,

addressed to the United Kingdom is devoted to the enumeration of methods called attention to the stiding air in the A part of the work In the Summary Court today, Mr Wetton Via Brindisi or to Singapore, may for restoring life after such casualties as be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, drowning, hanging, poleering, and so on, room owing to its small size and bad ven some hours and even days after vitality tilaidos. Dis Justice Snowden quite con 11.50 ▲, when the Mail to finally has apparently ceased. Whers a man ourred in the remark, and thought it was

plosed.

has been hanging from morning to night, desirable that a better ventilated room Hongkong, March 16, 1877.

mols

says the learned auther er authors should be obtained for the Couth to be held

even though already cold, a rebovoży may still be effected. Stop up the is, and considering the number of Chinese patient's mouth tightly with your hand, who came before the Court and had to be and in a little over four hours respiration accommodated every Tuciday, the room the 3rd Apti, with Halls for will be restored." The method would was entirely unfit for its purpose. Japan, San Francisco, the United certataly be simple enough, if it were States, and London, which will be only efficacious. Again, "where a mas Ter Band of the 28th Regiment will for

has been in the water a whole night, a Per Spirit of the Age, for Bielbotikas; tit. Registry of Latters c98501. Onslow

recovery may still by effected. Break forth the following programmo to-morrow 2.90 2.

Correspondence for Japan or the up part of a mud wall and pound it evening i-

United States only may be to dust lay the patient thereon on his Overture, The Siege of Rochelle, Ballo. posted on board the Packet back; and cover him up with the Colection, With Late Feb of 12 cents came, excepting only his trouth and Valbo, extra Podtage uiti

eyes. Thus the water will be absorbed Dust,

DEFAKTED, Put Alaska, for Yokohama, Mr W. # Berston, Two Mases Brereton, and Steerngh. Fot San Francisco, Messrs Fantringer, G. F. Knis, R. Marshall, Dr. And stra Spear, and 926 Obintes.

Per Arratoon gear, for singapore, So, Mr Mactavish, A. L. 8. del Aguila, A. Bath S. Comasfer, M. Power, 18 deck, and 180 Obineta.

For Agamemnon, for Shanghai, Rev. Mr

and Mrs Barrett, and 80 Chinese,

Per Penguin, for Singapore, &o., Euro. Bane and 188 Chinese:

Per Siamese Crown, for Bangkok, to Chinees.

Per Loudoun Castle, for Shanghai, 8

Euroption, and 3 Chinese,

· Per Bönorių, for Saigon, 170 Chinene. Tu Hogi Yuan, for Bhanghai, 10 Chis

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PATET, The United States Mail Packet, BELG10

will be despatched on TUESDAY

closed as follows :---

2.30 rx.

Post-Offee closes.

2.50 P.1. When the Mall i finally Bloted.

Correspondence must be spéially affected by the mud, and life will be fastured

for this route, and if not fully prepaid

ill bo rant by British Packers General Post Dice,

Hoppkong, Mares 0, 1877.

This method it a very sure one, even

although the body has become stiff." It shutte possible that the body may be Frost the

aps | dried a little in this way, but the restor Spring Meeting, to be held on the 8213

life.

10 are dead and the rest gone away

The course of the diamess seems to be that pay the money in the les defendant. The

se soon as the gere le all eaten, they rotory | sau of brandy who giren to the lat defendje

No. 4280, MARCH 20, 1877.].

ant, who handed him 33. This was on the 14th, and on the 18th he made a further payment of $1.-Sheik Ameer was recalled and stated he had no knowledge whatever of Yaoooob, had never bad any conversation with him nor did be ever give the 1st defendant $3 He bought one bottle on the 16th and paid $1 for it, and on the 18th be gt two other bottles paying $1 for them.The 1st defendant was fined $20, and the 2nd discharged.

OBSTRUCTION.

The proprietor of the Novelty Iron Works Was summoned by Bergt. Perry for obstruc- ting the publle street by setting out and leaving iron tanks, boilers, &c., on the public thoroughfare, to the obstruction thereof. The case was adjourned till the 23rd instant, owing to the absence of Capt. Bands in Canton..

▲ TIGER SOAIR,

there was no evidence to shew who was the cause of this accident: Judgment for the plaintiff.

Chee Alat u Lowa, $6.73.—This was a claim for wages as a servant. The defend aut was formerly employed, it appeared, on board the Arrafoon 4pcar, but was now an engineer on board the night steamer Powat. As the steamer had gone up to Canton last evening, the defendant was not in attendanc; but was represented by Mr J. R. White, the proprietor of the Stag Hotel. From what he knew of the case, the plaintif had applied for permis sion to go on leave about Chinens New Year time, but as Mrs Lowe was sick at the time and the defendant was the only person who could be sent for the doctor, faave was refused him. Nevertheless he went away and did not return till five days afterwards, and was told to go away. The plaintiff, however, contended that he had asked leave for five days, and was told he could go only for three days. When he came back after three days, he was turned away, and without the payment of his

Wong Auga and Young Ashun, Chin- chow goolles, were brought up for being suspicious oliaracters. Inspector Cameron stated that on the evening of the 19th inst. he left the Station, accompanied by Chinese Constable 183. They went along the road

Bia Lordship said he must have the do- between Mong-kok and Sam-soey-po in Chi-fendant here to defend the case, and ad- nene territory. They watched by the way-aide journed it till to-morrow at 11 8, until 7.30 p.m., when they saw the defendants coming from the direction of the boundary

for protection. When the Inspector came suddenly from his place of concealment and made a spring at him, he thought he had fallon in with a tiger, and trembled so much that he dropped the knife. The 2nd defendunt stated that he was a gardener

wages,

China,

SHANGHAL. (Courier.)

We are informed on excellent authority

arrangements are pending for a large pontoon to be run out into deep water, in order that the mail-steamers may come alongside to discharge passengers and mails, who will be then sent on by special mail-train from Woo- eung station to Shanghai. The cargo, of way. We hear that the average profits of the railway are now estimated at about thousand taels a month.

THE CHINA MAIL.

the first is that it was an unimportant affair, be dealt with, and these were all huddled involving only a few hundred men, and of into Court together. Their joint property no political significance whatever. The amounting to one hundred and fifty dollars, other, which is held by those who know four coppor ones, two watches, four gold most of the little that is actually certain, is rings, and one ear-ring it was contignated to the effect that the plot was a wide one, for tite good of their aflicted countrymen, and fell short of its successful execution They volunteered one doller each; the

that in a hand-to-hand fight he can lick all before him. He knows every celebrated author in the three kingdoms, despises most of them, and wonders how any one can read their works, for he cannot. It is indeed oon evident that in the last particular he tells the truth. How far his other stories

only by an nooident, while the city of magistrals suggested three and Mr Spence are to be believed you cannot easily decide,

blinds, every poor mortal will be “pitted” inevitably, as it worse than tattooed by the hands of a savage.

2. With red blinds patients will be more slightly and sparsely "pitted."

3. With yellow blinds a “pit” mark will not, ought never to be seen after con- valescence. Gentle washing twice a day,

Quotations.

Tientsin enjoyed a narrow and eminently wanted ten. After a spirited auction they On the whole, however, he is a more agren, and a little glycerine, with a very amali providential escape. In any case it is evident came slowly up and were eventually released able companion than the ar umentative allowance of some stimulant, pre re nata, that, when soldiers mutiny, there remains at $5 per head their sentence being voyager, a man who always takes the other need be the only ordinary remedies, as defence for the state. Soms are disposed unfortunately pronounced when some we side, whatever may be your view, who is proposed hospital experiment in rooms of to connect this affair not only with the Ko- offering sight and nine. Substantial justice variably break down in the main point of different coloured blinde will not be objected las Hui, but also with an alleged plan to on the whole was muted out, and a welcome his argument, and seldom fails to forgot to, as the subjects for the blus and red reorganise a rebellion on a large scale. The addition to the Shantung relief fund received. before he has done which was the side he blind influence are to be professional garot behaviour of these southern troops, and The case occupied four hours on the bench, originally undertook to support, Then tera, burglars, and incurable Eickers and especially their manner of talking for some and both Chinese and English seemed much there is the norious traveller, who makes it wife-beaters. time past, is known to have been most exhausted. Abridged from the "News". a business to go abroad, who would not disrespectful and outrageous, even in the and "Courier,”

visit any country without an object, who presence of their oflcers. They are largely

sigha deoply as he tells you he has to get to men of bad character, and many of them are

Japan before the middle of January, as it ON BOARD A P. AND 0. ̈` is his duty, evidently a painful one, to in desperadoes most unsatisfactory material for an army. The public would be delighted

As we float down the Solont on a calmvestigate the history and practice of Go- to learn the lesson of this singular event, if sa, a lovely view of the Isle of Wight bang in Its native country. You cannot they could ascertain what that lesson is.

in front, the sun setting behind the play chess with him because he knows every 2.

trees of the New Forest, and nothing to gambit and opening, and tells you, when disturb the peaceful beauty of the scene you make your third move, that he, will but the long and hidecus redness of Netley checkmate you in twenty-one or twenty- Hospital and the sound of the dinner-bell, two moves, as the case may be. He has we are likely to antiolpate more enjoyment you that when he lived in India he hired a made whist a special study, and informa (Cosmopolitan Press, March 7th.) We continue to have numerous enquiries than will really fall to our share. about the Balloon recently mentioned in first interruption to our dream of happiness native at so much a month to play double these columns as having been seen to cross

is probably caused by seeing the visitors dummy with him. He contrasts well with the harbor but really beyond giving Inser leave by the little Southampton steamer, the young lady who travels for no earthly tion to the paragraph as received from a Husbands parting from wives, parents from reason, who does not know exactly where contributor, whom we have invariably in children, lovers from lovers, are an interest she is going, or whence sud is coming, who

30 days' sight, the past found reliable, we cannot vouch ing sight, but one which we do not care to begins the Last Days of Pompeit on the first Bank, on demand,

6 months' sight, for the authenticity of the incident, though see again. The emic aspects are so mixed afternoon of the voyage and gets well into it is said to have been confirmed by state up with the tragic, the kisses with the the second chapter by the time she landa, Credita, ments of those residing on Sagaramats Hill, tears, that the indifferent looker-on is under the impression that she will be able

Bombay, whose avocations lead them to take an doubtful whether to laugh or org. Here is to make up a knowledge of the Bay of Documentary, 6 months' sight,.. 8/10 interest in the arrivals and departures of a man coming on board in a state of semi- Naples from its pages. She admires the

Qalcutta, shipping, and to cast their eyes seaward intoxication, not drunk enough to be happy, coast of Portugal, thinks Cintra very rom-

Japan.

NAGASAKI.

Mall Steamers, seemed to entertain no doubt on the subject, and theories that it may have been the balloon mentioned in the Home papers as about to start on a voyage round the world, which from reasons may have shaped its course agross the Russian instead of the American continent.

The

mear the Kowloon Dook, and that he was course, will be brought up river in the usual meeting with adverse winds, or for other mother's eyes are dry. There may be a you can. The children on board are also a

In no way in the 1st defendant's company. Bemanded till the 22nd fast, for enquiries.

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Now Bonares, caah, 5471 Now Malwa, cash, 555

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C. F. Grossmann Cassumbhoy, $186.07. line. The Inspector called out to them,This care was adjourned till next Tues whereupon the 1st defendant throw down day. Mr Dennys appeared for the plain-

omething. They were seized hold of, and tiff, when search was made by the Chinese lokong by means of a lantern, a fruit knife was found about the place where the lat defendant bad thrown somothing,—The 1st defendant stated that he lived at Sam- Bouy-po and that he was on his way to Yow- mah-fee to get payment of some money from alime baruer. As there had been several that certain very great improvements are in in the morning, Shanghai savans, we learn and evidently struggling with the imperfect antic, but has never heard of the Conven. Shanghal, demand, .

30 days the knife tion, and fargete whether it is Madrid or Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.,

to impart bef. re he and his friend are Lisbon which lies at the mouth of the

Gold Leaf, finally separated. A father and mother Tagus. On the whole, ahe affords you the Mexicans, bid their son farewell with a look of being most entertaining company if you are in heartily glad to get rid of a prodigal and quest of rest, and wish to give your mind English Sovereigns, the young man weeps, while even the

as little trouble in directing your tongue as Australian Sovereigns,...

Discount, trade of repentance In his face, and he has great resource and perhaps the young

Ahares. probably found life at home too pleasant to soldiers going to fight the battles of their be willingly given up.

A bride with floods country in India cone next. The children Hongkong Bank, 80 of tears, a red nose, and redder eyes, parts are perhaps scarcely so simple as the Fire Ins. Co., $540 from her sisters with frantic embraces, her poers. They lay little plots for your Chlua Fire Ins. Co., $150 husband looking on helplessly and but half captare, lie in ambush for you in the com- China Traders' Ins. Oo., $2,000 pleased. But a great rush of steam, a groan panion, ruin your repeater with constant Union Ins. Soalety of Canton, $620 and a fizzle combined, and we are off the striking, and break your back by making Chinese Insurance Co., $200 little steamer disappears in a cloud of you carry them about from morning to North China Ins. Co., Tir, 910 waving handkerchiefs, and those of us who night. The young heroes are less please Yangtsso Ins. Association. Tis, 610- have suffered no bereavement are at leisure smoke incessantly, perhaps in the vain 8.6. & M. S.-boat Co., 18

ing and also less troublesome. They H.K. & W. Dook Oo., 40 to observe with disappointment that the prettiest face has departed, and that the hope of colouring their scanty mous Shanghof Steam N. Co., Tla, 98 ladies who remain have almost all the They talk of their regiment, Hongkong Hotel Co., 869) dis, appearance of enfering from colds in the though they have never seen it, and are Chinese portal Loan, £105

bootjaoks and olgarettes. head. Presently we begin to take stock of They go to their destination with a feeling

Temperature. our surroundinge. The sleeping-cable is that they may have to bleed in their (Taken at Mesira Faisoner & On't very small for four. The large portmanteau country's cause, which helps to ennoble can only be crushed under the sofa, and a them, and on the whole bhoy afford as

Queen's Road,) surgical operation may be needful for its interesting and even touching sprotasie to oxtraction.

The washing appliances seem the true philosopher, If he watches them BAROMETER very deficient. The bed is very hard. It when they imagine themselves in compar suddenly dawns on the memory that a ative seclusion there is no real soolusion

SUPREME COURT, -IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(Before His Lordship Mr Justice SNOWDEN.)

20th March, 1877.

a

a

taobes.

If any of our friends are at all doubtful of the existence of infanticide in Chinu---and some people really have their doubts apon the subject we can only recommend them to read the long, tedious, dreary Code of Regulations for the government of a sort of Infant Protection Society, with which the Sin-pao has been filling its columns for the Lee St Fan Le Hing Cheo, $8-This last week or so. Those rules are of the most as a claim by a Chinese doctor for meaninteresting nuture, and it is surprising dical attendance on the defendant for that the editor does not select some rather the oure of certain dieauses, and for me.

more entertaining article to be translated; dleine supplied. From the plaintiff's own still they hays this value, that they prove version, it appeared that he had under that infanticide is a not uncommon crime in taken to cure the plaintiff of these diseases China, and that it is so far recognised by fox 112, of which $3 were to be for mo- the authorities as to be made the subject of dicine and the rest for medical services special preventive provisions. It is remark The defendant had paid the $8 in advance able that these rates only apply to babies but would not pay the rest, the ground of who are newly born. By the time children objection being that he had not been cured, are a few months old, and are able to smile rank, a banker, several bank clerks, a te- favourite ofgar-case is at the bottom of on board-ho sess a photograph book THERMOMETER-9 A«X«»*•.

hit any more, so that he had to engage another doctor, under whose treatment he

was now recovering.

The plaintiff admitted that the defendant was not perfectly cared, but that he would have continued to recoive attendance from him, if he had paid for his services in propor tion to the progress of cure he had made, as -stipulated in the original agreement. I Anwar to the Court, the plaintiff stated that be prescribed a powder to the defond ant, the componaut parts of which were

indeed, they are frequently referred to it is supposed that they will have to for endeared themselves to their parents as to render any prohibitique namecossary.

PEKING.

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that ensued WAB

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Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING, The following is corrected from the latest

DEPARTURES.

RAID ON GAMBLERS AT SHANGHAI. The Mixed Court and its immediate neighbourhood presented an unusual spectacle yesterday forenoon (March 14). The sixty four gamblers captured by the Police in raid made on Monday night, upon a house, or rather series of houses, in the Woo-hoo Road, were taken before the Chinese Magistrate Chen and W. D. Spenge, Esq., the British Assessor, to answer the charge and the Court and its precincts were speedily crowded by many hundreds of spotators, the majority of whom evidently belonged to the native city host of the prisoners were also from the city, and in- oluded the Chohsian's head-runner and one of his clerks, a military mandarin of some pasu, a teacher from a Peking college, four wealthy pawnbrokers, several actors, and disturbed by the thought that of the count portmanteau, and when the boy eyes are numerous tradesmen, boys, and coolies. The panions of the cabin, ons is sure to be sick, raised from the mother's or the sister's premises in which, the prisoners were and at least one to snore. Before rough likeness, they are full of tears. He need captured were described as being the most water is reached the dinner bell rings, and not be ashamed of them, though he wipes extensive ever used for gambling purposes ore is a contest, always very good.them away so fast se he catches your gaze in the Settlements. They consisted of several tempered, as to a cest near the captain, it is to such young Englishmen England native houses, between which communica By degreon, however, settlements take may have to look in an hour of trial. tion had been made by removing portione piace; those who cannot get near the cap The minor accessories of life on board winter existence, ponding the arrival of the of the wooden partition. It is computed tain endeavour to sit opposite a pretty face, vary in every voyage. It is sometimes steamers which was announced yesterday, that there were literally hundreds of

or near the door, or where there le a chair, interesting to look at the turbaned Indians relieved lately by an event which, gamblers engaged in play when the Police and so on, until everybody is satisfied or at who have been to visit the realm of their though regarded by the wise among us with effected her surprise, and dine speel-ant aunted. A pallor stacks your next Empress, have been fated and petted, and China-root, musk, bear's gall, gentian, pearle mingled feelings, is on the whole of an gamblers Hew in all directions, breaking of your best anecdote he smiles at yon pounded of England as a great and benefi- London Papers ----

extraordinary. The neighbour's countenance. In the middle in powder, &c., o.

exceedingly ludicrous description. In order The defendant stated that the agreement to give this event its proper historical bear windows, doors and furniture, and tam-vacantly for a moment, then hardly pausing cent mother and as a place full of loot. of $12 was perfectly correct, and of things I must begin with the assertion of a bling over each other, in their desperate to matter an excuse, he rises and disappears They alt during the day with a "Complete Oct. 5, Wags, from Hamburg to Chefoo. sum he had paid $3 in advance. He would principle well-known to the Chinese, viz, that efforts to escape. Some of them got into to return no more. One by ons about half Letter-writer" in their hands, reading frota surad him and refused to attend on him which, like the hidden fires of the earth, must number of course impeded the speedy exit clusion of the banquet, and you feel a sense them in Hindustani. You may also study Nov. 16, Hydra, from Cardiff to Hongkong. not pay the plaintiff breause he had nos there is a certain amount of fight in the air bed and pretended to be asleep. Their the guests at table leave it before the con- It half-aloud, and brighten up if you address Nov. 13, Rurik, from Cardiff to Hongkong. One of his complaints had be discharged at some point or other. Now of many, and the work of tying quenes of personal injury when ominous sounds, the ship's stokers as they lie on the engine Nov. 17, Eliza Sbaw, from London to not been treated at all, and although the the pacification of Chefoo was very naturally together went merrily on until sixty-four as of a human being in-distress, reach you gratings and trang the light banjo or sow month's time had elapsed, bla cutaneous followed by the growls of distant thunder in

were in captivity. The seizure soon became from the neighbouring cabin. Perhaps long seams in grey shirtings. There are

Shanghai. disease was far from being cured, and in the foreign diplomatic air in Peking, and the known in the rounding labyrinth of your turn follows, perhaps you secape; many blacks of various degrees of obscurity Nov. 21, America, from Cardiff to Hang- support of this assertion, he pulled up his postponement of hostilities between Russia streets and alleys, and the denizens thereof but, next to being ill yourself, it is worst to

on board, and one of them startles you in Nov. 28, Western Chief, from London to

kong, sleeve, and showed his lower arm. He had and Turkey seems to have brought their rushed forth in thousande, flocking to the witness the sufferings of others, even if the grey damn we the brandishes & Puzur therefore to resort to another Chinos tempest in à teapot to a head, and the result scene with yells and shouts that for some sympathy has no place among your moral above your lowly pillow and aake you to Nov. 28, Madura, from Cardiff to Hong-

Hongkong, doctor, under whose treatment he was now has been a discharge of electricity. On the Messrs. Penfold and Stripling, and their coses in gloom. Your own sufferings may but you soon cease to mind it, though the time made it anything but pleasant for qualities, and your first evening at sea rise and be shaved. The noise is incessant, morning of the 20th ult. the Spanish Minis-

kong. His Lordship asked him why he did not

ter and his Secretary stood in a courtyard small force of seven foreign and about the

Hougkoog. him at once, but he replied that he did not and there, under the august presidency of difficulty was experienced in foreing a way qualms. You have a feeling of being sub in the presctice of a barról-organi, which Nov. 28, New Era, from Cardiff to Hong. go to a European doctor, who could care 26 paces apart from each other and did then sadie nimmber of native constables. Much enlight, but the motion of the ship cansen cruelty and irony of fate are exemplified Nov. 28, Hannah Law, from Cardi☛ to His Lordship asked him why he did not and "German legations, tire six rounds of closed around so persistently and yelled so shakes you from your seat, or takes your all evening. Even this one can bear with Dec 4, Benalutha, from Cardiff to Hong-

two pairs of seconds furnished by the French with the prisoners through the crowd, which footed to indignity as the rolling rudely grinning Italian from Seon Bill grinds feet from under you There is something unusual equanimity; your nerves have not go to the Hospital, and whether he would pistol shot at each other without any other threateningly, that it looked as if an attempt humiliating in running down the deck and been shaken for days by a postman's knock

kong. like to go there

effect than a considerable agitation of the at resque was imminent. At an expenditure Defendant said, he would prefer to remain nerves of the would-be homicides; whether of much muscle, however, the Central staggering up again as if you were very or a railway whistle. As you near the oud Deo. 17, A. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to

Hongkong. this agitation was caused by the concussion Station was at length reached, and the drank indeed, and when bad-time comes, of your voyage a kiad of regret comes over

you go to your berth considerably saddened, * His Lordship theri dirooted him to be following the reports or had some other prisoners quickly looked in the cells. It and your mind clouded with a doubt that your that in all probability you will never Dec. 17, Carricks, from London to Hong.

kong any of your companions that, tion by a Chinese d otor, to see how far he round the combatants lessened the distance prisoners were filed the faminesstricken taken your wife and children to the seaside, love if you had gone much further together, Dec, 20, Chinaman, from London to Heng- taken to the Chinese Hospital for examina origin is uncertain. Before the 7th and final having been represented to Chen that if the it might have been better after all to have though you might have fought or fallen in Dec. 18, Channel Queen, from Cardly te

Hongkong. was oured. Mr Oban Tai Kwong then between them to 20 paces, and this time, devoted to the relief of the famine-stricken

As the days pass, and calmer latitades there is a pair of grey eyes, fringed with esc rted the whole party to the Tong Wah probably through some tremor imparted to population of Shantung, he inflicted fines Hospital. On his return be brought with the hand by excessive rage or some other amounting in the aggregate to about $1,300. are reached, the whole company of passou blank eyelashes, which will live long in who reported that the defendant was only trousers of one of the gentlemen, causing 12,000 cash, some bank orders, the value of going character present themselves. Some that crowded organ which you designate Dec. 28, Ino, from Greenock to Swatom him a Chinese doctor from the Heapital, emotion, one of the shots took effect in the To this sum must be added $150.95 Mexican, geis, meet again, and various phases of mea your memory; &.d perhaps help to cocupy Dec. 23, Sophie, from Kew York to Hong.

pase the deck in solitary meditation. Some

Des. 23, John Nicholson, from New York · porty found on the prisoners or in the observe what goes on stound them with two watches, four gold rings, and other pro seat themselves in a shady corner and your heart.--Saturday Review.

to Shanghai. houses, and all of which were ordered to be

The ladles lie back on the sleepy eyes confiscated, making in the whole, probably chairs with which the quarter-deck is crowd-

Dec. 27, Undine, from London to Shanghat, Aearly $1,600. The crush in Court wie ed, and make oft-repeated remarks on the and lean on the fense for hours in the spring

Mi dear boy, did you ever go out at night Dec. 29, Ulysses (str.), from Liverpool ta intense and the interest in the case very saa and sky. A smoking tent has been

Shanghai, (st Singapore, repairing), great, when the reporter of the in-pas got rigged up, and there the man assemble to time, when the frogs was singing in the Dec. 28, Canaan, from Cardig to Hong.

kong, on the beach in his excitement, where he falls as they take tobacco, and give their marshy ground, and the spotted night-hawks had quite a nice view of everything till he opinions to the little world on things in was glancings in the heir and, the bats was Jan. 4, D. R. Bishop, from London to

any more.

recovering.

know where to go.

In the hands of a Chinese doctor,

8/10ths cured. He further stated that the remedios prescribed by the plaintifs were proper rentodies-remedies usually employ ed in such cases, adding that it all depended on circumstances. The complaint could be 'cured fà one month.

Hle Lordship gave judgment for the de- fendant, bolding that the plaintiff had not

combat certainly deserves to be celebrated a slight flesh wound underneath. Such a in verse, and after some trouble I have fouud a stanza which comes up to the opodston.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Went out to fight a battle, For Tweedledum said Tweedledes Red spoiled his nice new rattle.

performed his poutsset, inasmuch as he had If you wish to know how the combatants

stipulated month.

reasonable time only.

well

TIENTUIN,

March 6th, 1877;

LONESUM.

kong,

kong.

kong.

failed to cure the defendant within the felt during the preparation for the combat taught the eagle eye of Chen. "Who are general It is there that the universal playing tag, and gaze up into heaven at the Hongkong, plaintiff in fututo not to make such foolish Alice behind the looking glass, where you I'm a reporter to the Stepped the world from China to Pera, and who ize filled up with the juise of yure heart, Jan. 13, Woodhall, from Hamburg to Beng He would advise the must refer you to that delightful book you roared the magistrate, "Please, Sir, traveller holds forth, bo who has surveyed state round moon and the twinkling stara, Jan. 11, Windhover, from London te

and sigh and want somethin, and hay yur Shanghai. contracts; he must not limit himself to cure will and an animated description of the he was the retorts get down out has apparently brought back only a know- and not thinks of ennything at the time and ong

of there! You newspaper fellows are too ledge of the iniquity of the British Go- 'mab within a given time, but within a foalings of the two renowned champions impudenti even the Min-pas staff ought not vernment, the discomfort of foreign, hotels, couldn't tell what ailed ye? Did you ever Jan. 12, Hope, from London to Hongkong,

mentioned above while harnessing for the The pseudo-doctor left the Court quite Battles The Chinese are naturally much to be so forward." This order was received the loss of money by exchange, and the steel slyly out in a big wood jist as the sun Jan. 18, Gryfe, from Cardiff to Hongkong. discomf:ed, having, had to pay the costs us exerciced in mind at this extraordinary with much satisfaction by the anions, and comparative venom of different breads of fel behind a big hill, and get done in Jan. 16, Batavia, from Hamburg to Hoggs

tree and dream of nothing till the twilite kong. procedure on the part of co-called Christiens, the oase proceeded. After a long done.

mosquitoes. The only effect of which I can hear is, that versation between the magistrate and Mr

To him travelling in itself is an end. He ghosts began to hurry bi yu, and the warm Jan. 25, Viking (str.), from London to Wong Azam 5. Schneider, 8. The the authoritien think that if Spanish artillery Spence it was determined that the punish does not bogat of the lands and cities he air begin to thicken with the fust dark of Ohina and Japan (iefs Singapore Mgb.

18y plaintif ated for wages for scraping the is so impotent they need not dread the ment should be by Ene the proceeds to go has done but falke as if doing them the nits, and the owl away oph in the diss to the relief of the Shantung sufferers. deak of the German barque Vin Beauertival of the feet said to be under way for Fourteen of the most respectable of the He complains of the world Bonauts it is too slippery naiks, and still set there till fear

were na unmitigated annoyance to him, tause begin to kall out the toads and the Jan. 81, Radnorshire (stt.), from lies, of which the defendant is the master. thisse store-Shanghat Courter,

to Ubina and Japan (left eisty-four were first dedle with an easily exhausted, and laments that there set yu thinking. Did yn ever draw yure 16th March.) The defendant paid the $8 into Court, but claimed a set off of 67.50, for the valtie of

Chih-yun, the Che-hsier's ruazer, Was offered the alternative of a fine or deportation are so few regions left to be traversed. He sheer up before the olde hearth stone as the Jan 31, Forward Ho, from Londen woollen table-cloth, which he averred the

Shanghai dan tell you nothing about any place he has brands began to grow white ashes, and the plaintiff had spoiled by upsetting an ink- Navigation was pried opst on the night of with the loss of his lubrative position. He visited, except how to get there and how to krikete bad grown tired of their songs and stand on it. The table-cover was produced the 1st-2nd of March by the Fung-thun, at once offered $100, which was 10outed at sway again, and if you devote an even gone into their holes, and look stiddy at the LOADING FOR CHINA AND JATAN FORES, As Londons---Alcamore via duc Osmak and exhibited numerus marks of ink-staine, which was speedily folletred by the Haining the berok, the Assessor holding out for ing to cross-atamining him in the hope of dying Are waiting for pure thote to dam

Argentino,

Loudoun Castle (laf) The efendant stated that when the plala and many others until the band was 8600. After much haggling he was knock obtaining some information, you are can-hak from the weary distance and put yu tu

Glenartney,

Singapore Marek tif came for his money, be counted out the covered with goods from end to end, and ed down at $300. The foits pawnbrokers tinually disappointed, and and in the end bed? How yu did all this and didn't know

Fleurs Onli dollars on a stable, but in the plaintiff's shots no cort of symptoms that the trade of offered $60, were condemned in 8200 each; that you have lost the time you might have what ailed yu; it was Lonssum Twas but eventually knocked down at $100 each eagerness to reach them, bo upset the ink this port it at an end s'and and damaged the coves. There on The recent muting among the soldiers The Tipeo of district No. 12 knocked under much more profitably devoted to reading a pure kart that was thinking-fook Billings:

geography book. Batida bin is a gentle. the defendant took back the dollars, and appears to be one of those characteristic at $100. The proprietor of the gambling man those brogue, coupled with his irre-

SURELY everyone will be glad to kno Informed the plaintiff that he must bring Chinese Incidents which one understands house could not be got, but Li Atsu, gular ise of will and shall, betr ya bis & new cover before he would be paid. The leas de he investigates it longer: The Chen proprietor of the neighbouring house, was origin, who informs you in Eve minutes of how to avoid pitting from small-poż. Br. plaintiff, on the other hand averred that it tai on his tour of inquiry is reported to air game and the Assessor let him off at all the particulars you care to hear of his leade Gregory, of Merchant's College, Black was the defendant himself who had spilled have interviewed General Chou, adsolitely $100; a very good bargain. Tro bankers' birti patentag and education, of his Fool, supplies us with a theory both of the the ink on the table cover. Neither party, without auditors, so that no one eten polerks held out for forty dollars, but they relationship to Lord Bo-and-so, and the cause of pitting and its ours. The more the however, produced any witness and bis fesses to knoty What was said. It is also eventually had to pay it. The foreign natte of his wife's first besband He sought the more the pitting, his theory. Lordship esit he would not deel'e the case reported that the Chen-tal esgaciously went store-keeper inluckily bad on his person & fesser to having been born la Dublin, but Under their dress people are not pitted. It without witnesses; but it was unfair that through all the camps entirely alone, to native bank order for Tis $7.69 which lie vows he never set foot in it sinde. He is the astinis influence of the blue rays of the plaintiff should be made to pay for a new investigate for himself, and as he has not had to forfeit for his freedom he parted startles poll by confessing that he was con Hght which, in Mr. Gregory's option, Dover in place of one which had been in use confided his conclusions to any one, no one with it with great regret. Three more victed of Fenianiem, and scotbes you again injures the tender desh, and causes pitting. for ten monibs and had old steles in 1 nows what they are we quite opposite unfortunates were locked down for twenty by an interminabis suscdote, told to show He suggests the following * If he had spast the ink. However, theories of the seas are now hold. Of these, dollers sach. Thote now russland Bity to you that he was gr le a man of property, and 1. With no blinde, slight, white, or blus

Bir Landslot.

Balling Vesseli.

City of Aberdeen. Penrith. Antwerp. Daphne. Commissary,

Belted Will

Enid,

Osaka Albert Vister, Ai Liverpool.

Antenor (str.)

Glansul (str.)

8, Davis. Robert Henderson

O. W. Cochrane, Caller Ott. Frederick F. Lichfield.

Gleneagles (917)

At Glasjetës

"Insurances.

TRE" OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Balgon nid Pousng.

Risks accepted, and Polleles of Insurance printed at the rates of Fremfum current at The above mentioned Ports.

....

NO CHARGE FOR POLICY PENS,

JAS, B, COUGHTRIE, Becretary.

Hongkong, November 1, 1871..

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE - COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE}

CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

THE Undersigned nae prepared to grant Foxacias against the Kink of FIRE on Buildings or on Goode stored there, on Ooals In Matsheds, on Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har- bour, At the usual Terms and Conditions,

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- solved, and transmitted to the Directors for theis desfalon.

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

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Agents Hongkong & Canton,”

Hongkong, January é, 1867.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

TH

THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, aro prepared to grant In- Burenson at current ratsa,

MELCHERS & Co., Agent, Royal Insurance Company,

OHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY.

(LIMITED.)

J

NOTICE,

policine manted at ourrent rates on

Marine Risks to all parts of the World.

In accordance with the Company's Articles

Mails.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANGAIS,

STEAM FOR

SAIGON,

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· ALSO,

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\N THURSDAY, the 22nd March, 1877, at Noon, the Company's 8. 8. ANADYR, Commandant MOREAU, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,

and CARGO, will leave this Post for the abore places,

Cargo and Speste will be registered for London as well as for Marzolles, and ac- cepted in transit through Marseliles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping ordera will be granted till noon, Car Paid to received on board until 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 21st March, 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 particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

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DE 1878.

THE CONSUL, for FRANCE has the

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על

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OLYPHANT & Co., General Agents,

Hongkong, Apri. 17, 1873.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Undersigned are prepared to grant Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Good stored therein, at current focal rates, object to a Dlacouni of 20% on the Promía,

NORTON & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, January 1, 1574,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament,

· ́Established 1809.

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

TER Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong

for the above Company, are

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

GILMAN & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

Inconzorated By ROTAL CHARTER of

2.

His Majesty King George The Birsi, A. D. 1720.

Jos

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Marine Department,

Polloles at current rates payablo olther here, in London or at the principal Porte of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department,

Pollates femted for long or short periods at Qurrent rates. A discount of 20 % allowed.

batman Life Department.

Policlos issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 on ressoziable terms.

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Hongkong, July 26, 1672,

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The fol-

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Swatow-Sul Choong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hong.

Amay,Chân Cheong Hong, Mook Kek

**

1

180 120 Sesam URIN,

60

200 180 #

$2.00 $1.50 Daten,

110 100 Flyn, Daled,

Ground Nuts,

Licheon, Dried,

Lemons,

LONDON: N. TRUSNIK. & Co, HONGKONG: China Mail Office. Price, $6, leather half bound, The scope of this work includes, detailed descriptions of important SITES and Moxy- Backing Fign, TOPOGRAFPHY, FAUNA, FLORA, GEOLOGY

·and METEOKOLOGY of each Port and its neighbourhood, with HISTORICAL NOTICES Dapons, and minute detalls respecting the rise and Dear, progress and social characteristics of the

Ducke, several foreign settlements. To these par ticulars are added summaries and statistics of Eggs, Hen. the TRADE of each open Port, compiled from

-Duck official returns, together with statements

Salt respecting COINAGE, CURBENCY, and Ex- CHANGES, LINES of STEAM COMMUNICATION, FOWIS, DISTANCES, and rates of Passauer Money.

Geese, Hints, and recommendations to travellers, giving full particulars of OUTFIT and mode Partridges, of proceeding to the leat frequented settle Phoscante, Canton, live, pale - $2,00 Olives, green, Punt, ments are also included, combined with notes on DOMESTIC MARKETS and Mode! of living.

Pigeons, In addition to furnishing similar particu- Quail, Ints, the Section devoted to Hongkong Rabbita, contains an historical sketch forming a chronological index of the chief events Bulpe, which occupied publid attention between Teal, 1841 and 1866, including POLITICAL EVENTS, Turkeys, Cook," Changes in the GOVERNMENT SERVICE, the passing of important ORDINANOES, the ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE of EMINENT Wild Duck, RESIDENTS, & record of the most notable PIRACIES, ROBBERIES, MURDERS, FRAUDS,{} FIRES and Criminal TRIALS, ADDRESSES Bombay Ducks, new par hundred 350 300 and PRESENTALions, do, do,

Bream, Japan-Mr Leong Chun Tong, Mund- various steam companies lines. It also. Carp,

The appendix contains full tablen of the pal Office, Yokohama

Strest,

;

4030

·35 30

· 120, 100

80

60 40

80-20

..60

50

500 - 400

60. 40

Ib.

Bottle

200 160

500 400

500 400

40%.90

Cauliflower,

eachi

80

Butcher Meat. Bacon, English,.. 1b,

U

Colery, Chinese, Celery, English, Cucumbers, Chilies, Dried,

Mited,

catty

CATHY

4000

100

80

70

33

23

Ame. Bugar oured Foochow,"

13.

450 400 Ouzzy Stuff, English, 300. 250 Egg Plant,

50 40

160 140 Garlic, (bulb) dried,

30

30 20

10

Winter course

20

15

บ

• per sat

"

Tongue, fresh, esob

*

31

Gorand,

11

Head,

60 50 276 250 "Horne Radish," S'hai, .820 300 Lettuce, Chiness... 600 500

90 80 Green, Sprouts 150 140 Green Pess, in shell, old

young.»

16 10

60

50

40

30

300

34

2:0

#

1 English,,

head

10

Heart,

160 140 Mint,

bunch

36 10

10

Fest, Kidneys,

60

40 Mushroom, dried,

catty

750 650

60

50 Onions, Bombay

160 160

Tail,

11

100

Gruen

20

"

Liver, .

80 eatty Tripe (undressed), catty 50 40

Ib,

60 Parsley, Cuiness, Englab, Calves' Head and Feet, zat 600 400 Potatoes, Macao,

300 280 Hama, American,

Sweet,

60

12

bunch catty

10 6

20 16

12 -10.

Chinese,

*1

180 170 Pumpkins,

2015

English.

#

860 840 Radishes,

doz.

30 20

Mutton Chop, .

180 170 Scallions,

catty 25 20

19

Log

"

"

Shoulder, Liver,

180 170 Shalots,

#

180 120 Squash, bottle

eatty

50 Taro (U Tau)

us Foot,

•

17

100

60 Tomatoes,

" EXT. Read,

110 100 Turnips, Salt,

"

20 15

"

Во 80

Heart

• ench

60

"

·#

English.

Bach

18 10

Chinees.

. catty

15 10

Kidney

80

It

70 Water Lily Roots,

80

" Liver, Pork, Chop,

"Corned,

lb.

100- 80 Water Cress,

bunck

20 10

I catty

150 140 am,

catty

11

130 120

Fruits.

•

"

.160 140 Aleurites,

. catty

J)

Fai or Laid, Cheops' Hoad, and Fest, wat

110 100 Apples, Dried

840 820

Californian,

260 150

**

Heart, Kidneys,

‣ cash

.50

40

70

40 Bananas, fragrant Punti,

Common

740 80

25

20

PI

1780 1003 Chestnuts, new,

100

estty

140 120 Cocoannia

each

Poultry,

Currente,

bottle: 400 860

. catty

each

. catty

22.

dox

100

. catty

100

31

· 120 100

"

120

"}

200 180

19

catty

180 160 Loong Ngan, Dated,

400 200

静

120 110 Loquato,

40

"

each

350 300 Mangoes,

each

100 70

catty

60

23

Shanghal, dead

から

800 760 Oranges, (Coolte) Chang

40 BO

each

150 180

Sweet, Sun-wooy

260 : 160

100 .00

19

40 30

"

17

800 500

1

19

each

120 110

"

20

220 180

Papaw,

150 130

esity.

600

Pears, Nanking,

160 120

Hen

400

Pears, Chefoo,

1.20 100

Fish.

Bach 400 360 Pine-apples, Punti

Plantains, common

each

80 eatty

"" fragrant

40

60 50 20

80

catty

100

includes a CATALOG UB of over 440 works | Codfish, Salt, Saigon-Wohang Hong,

published in the English language upon Crabu, Singapore.-Ting Kee Hong; Kwong China and Japan, while a copious INDEX Fook Sang Hong.

at the end of the work affords a ready Cattle Fish, means of referonas to the reader,

Dace,

18.

catty

$0

80 70

100

200 120

Prunes, Deted,

. bottle Pumeloes or Shaddock, each Raisins, Muscatel, bottle

•

800 250

80 60

760-600

1b.

N

200 150

80 70

stick

26

20

Eels, Congor

catty

60 50

To Let.

110 100

60 40

TO LET.

Small

· 90 80

Miscellaneous.

$1

229 160 Alispice, Chinese,

bottle

200

**

*1

250 140

70 60

**

English,

11

750 500

Barley,

plonl

1600 1500

smoked

box $1.00 - calty

∙140 120

Bran, Butter,

· ploul -

1500 1400.

Ib

600 500

750 700

Mango Fish, Mullet,

..60

160

60

Lemon

11

750 700

Caporn

250 220

+ #

70

60

Charcoal,

. picul

1080 1000

Ib.

400 350

180 120 Cinnamon,

catty

800-250

80

70

Citron,

160 150

110 100

Clover,

700 500

120 110

Cocoanut Oil,

180 150

#1

100

BU

Coffee,

230 200

*

32

160

Curry Powder,

500 250

130 120

Firewood,

plout

400 350

100

70

Flour,

ostly

40

30

Gram,

120 100

plan! 8000

2760

60

Laingiaen,

00

Lamp Oll,

00 80

60

Macaroni,

150 110

Mace,

Mango Chutney,

500 800

180 160

each

10

850 820 Olivos

bottle

-260-200

pretables.

Faddy,

pioni

1600 1800

tin

400 400 Pearl Barley,

bottla

220 180

100 80 Pepper (whole)

20 14

catty

270 270

13

(ground)

bottle

280 200

70 Pickles,

200 160

31

French from Macaoli

60 Bloe

Best Hooty! Brassion,

each catly

12 10 Sag

19-10 | Saled DI,

Cabbage, White Canton,

12 Salt, CoaZRO

Comshon,

Blan

Hongkong

Turnip, Bohl Bath

red for pickling,

Poochote.-Mr Yi Ching Chaong, Foo- chow Arconal; Mr Lam Kwok Ching, Mari- time Customs,

Shanghai.-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mart. time Customs; Mr Ho Fue Chusa, Marl. time Customs; Mr Chun Sing Hol, Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Me Kwong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission School and Mow Sing Sang Kee shop.

Ningpo. Hr Sung Min Chee, Maritime Customs,

Hankowo-Yee Hing Hong.

Okefoo.--Yes Shun Bong.

Penang.---Tow Wing Fong; Argus Office. Calcutta-Mow Sing Company,

San Francisco.-Kwong Foong Tai Hong. The above are some of the Agenoten; others will be published, when they are arranged for. Negociations are in progress. with the express couriers who carry the official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to circulate the Chinese Mail in the Interior of

China

Hongkong, March 10, 1874,

W. BALL, CHINA DISPENSARY.

File Fish, Fresh Fish, Large

12

With Occupation on 23rd April.

Froge, THE House No. 9, Albany Road, at pre-Garoupa, The Roupled by SiseVICE,

Herrings,

Esq., Consul for France.

Apply to

R. G. ALFORD, Surveyor,

No. 2, Queon's Road Central.

Hongkong, March 17, 1877.

TO LET.

#

Live Fixbj Lobsters, me24 Mackerel,

"MPORTER »F DRUGS, CHEMICALS, HE House No. 7, Upper Mosque Oyster

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, TOILETT Terrave, at present in the ocupation Parrot Fish,

REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI- CINES AND PERFUMES.

Prescriptions Dispensed with Carefulness, and Prompt Attention.

PRAYA WEST, HONGKONG,

of A B. Joukson, Esq., Gas and Water laid on.

Apply to

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

Ray, Roach, Book Flab,

Perch, Pomfret,

Salt Fint,

Shark, young Shrimp Skate,

Near the Canton Steamer's Wharf, No. 3, PEHLI TERRACE, ELGIN STREET, Salmon, Canton, Hongkong, July 13, 1876.

NOTICE.

THE CHINESE MAIL.

ROM and after the Chinese New Year's

day (February 17, 1874) the Chinese Mail will be lasted DAILE Instead of a Wazky as heretofore. No change, how- ever, will be made in the price of subscrip- tion, which will remain at $4 por sunum.“

The charges for advertisements are now asimfisted to those of the Chino Mail, the unusual success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable medium for advartisans.

Efforts have been made to establish Agents for circulating the Chiness Mail all the ports and is the interior of China, ali the ports in Japan, lb Selgon, Singapore, arcalation of one thousand copies. It is The Conductors guaranice su eventual Ponang, Calcutta, Batavia, Manila, the Phillppines, Australia, San Francisco, Peru already the most lufiuential native journal and other places which Chinese frequent. published, and enjoys causla rable prestige When the list of Agencies in completed at the Ports of China and Japan, and at THE Undersigned have been appointed it will be publishes. Agents have been Singapote, Palang, Calcutta, Bin Frands-

Agents for the above Company at already established in most of the Abbys do and Australia. Hetekoop, Canton, Booskow, Shanghal places, and in important ports more than For terms, Ao., addrett and Hadite, and are pregated to grant one agent has been appointed at sneh. Insurances at sufresh zaide,

SHUN AYIA,

Manager, Hongkong, February 23, 1874.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & 00. Hongkong: Cather 24, 186,

M2 CHUN AYIN,

Menager

China Mail Office,

17th February, 1876,

TO LET.

with Immediate Possession, Apply to

LANE, CRAWFORD & UD. Hongkong, February 7, 1877.

TO LET.

HOBH No.7, Can Road, lately octu

pied by PARTER. House No, 10, Albany Road, at present occupied by the Rev. &, H. KIDD.

Bienee Villa, Pok-foo-lum, Furnished. DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, February 18, 1877.

TO LET.

BE

Upper Portion of Nom 4 and 44 Queen's Road

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAÍK & 06. Hongkong, Noretuber 17, 1876.

TO BE 12T THE PREMISES No. 39, Queen's Road, at present in the occupation of the Boryto COMPANY,

TURNER & Co. Hongkong, February 6, 1877,

Snapper, Snipe Fish, Bolos, Fresk Touch, Turtles, Smell

Asparagus,

Bamboo Shoota,

Beams, sprout,

# Broad

Carrots, Balt Carrots, Fresh

mity

(Mand.) coolle (Mandarin) dark-skinned

80 70 Salesbury Seeds, Pak-kwo, catty

100 90 Sugar Cane,

60

50 Tamarinds,

70

60 Walnuts,.

130 120 Water Cheanuts, Canton

80 70 Candied Orange Feel, bottle

140 180 Cheese, American,

120 100 Mustard,

60 70 Nutmegs,

120 100

1000 750

750

40 85

100% BO

250 180

10

2018

40 90 Sandes, Lon & Porrina, bottle 850 800-

200/180

# Others 8. QUIRY, Acting Inspector of Marka

Printed and published by Gro. MUKBAY

BAD, at the China Mail Office, No,

Wyndham Street, Hongkong,