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Intimations.

AH YON,

SHIPS 00MPRADORE AND

STEVEDORE,

..:

No. 57, Praya West. SHIPPING SUPPLIED WITH ALL KINDE OF COAL, WATER, BALLAST, FRESH PROVISIONS & OILMAN'S STORES

Of the best quality and at the shortest notice.

Hongkong, May 1, 1876.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Oumera will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cras of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour!

MYSTIC BELLE, American ship, Captair David Plumer-Siemmen & Co.

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

ROSETTA MONEIL, American barque, Captain Brown.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

ARGONAUT, British ship, Captain John Anderson-Moyer & Co.

NYABBA, British ship, Captain W. S. Garriosk. Douglas Laprak & Co.

CORINNE, British Barque, Captała Wm. Robertson-Wieler & Co.

TULLOCHGORUM, British 3-m, schooner, Captain Mason-Wieler & Co.

H

FOR SALE,

ENRIOT & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,

Carte Blanche "Dry."

TH, ROEDEREE & Co.'s OHAMPAGNE,

Carte Blanche.

JOHN DURAND & Co.'s CLARETS and

WHITE WINES.

STARTUP & KENTER'S PORTS and

SHERRIES.

MOULLON & CO. COGNACS, 1,2, 88tara. BLANCHY FRERES & Co.'s COGNACS. JUSTUS LEMBEE & Co. Hongkong, April 9, 1677.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

The Spanich Steamer PANAY,"

GoTENEURSA, Master will leave as above on FRIDAY Next, the 37th Instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co... Agents.

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Hongkong, April 28, 1877. FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the Departure of the S. 8.

"GADSHILL"

is unavoidably Postponed until BATUR. DAY, the 28th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Fanzage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHERON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, April 26, 1877-

FOR SAIGON.

The British Steamer

"BENARTY,"

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Captain POTTER, will leave as abore on MONDAY Next, the

8th Instant

For Freight or Parnage, apply to

AYON,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR LONDON, The Steamship

**IMBROS,"

THE GMINA MAIL.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

instant states that official telegrams have rived here last night from Yokokoma, had The British steamer SnGull reports: been received in the Settlement from rather a long run, having had to contend Heavy weather throughout the passage." Japan announcing definitely the relief of with very heavy weather the whole passage. The French steamer Mentalch reporte: Kumamoto and the improved position We understand that she is to be employed Fine weather from Yokohama to China

No. 4810, APRIL 25, 1977.

through to Brisbane: but as yet no answer has been received. Meanwhile the position ton instrus of water par hour, and the Cap le an awkward one. The steamer is making tain declares that she is unfit to go to

Capt, BINNINGTON, will have Const with S.E. wind, from Turnabout to of the Imperialist foroos, and we think at the wreck of the S. S. Japan during the Kopple Bay, the place to which she is likely

immediate despatch as above. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, April 20, 1877.

NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT FOSTE FRANÇAIS.

The Company's Steamship

**MENZALEH," Comdt. PASQUALINI, will be dospatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mail.

EL Do POUEY, Agerit, Rongkong, April 25, 1877.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamship

**MEIKONG,” Comdt. FoACHE, Will be despatched for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.

H. DU POVEY, Agent. Hongkong, April 25, 1877. · COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR

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

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND

CALCUTTA

SATURDAY, the 28th April, 1877, at Noon, the Company's S. 8. IRAQUADDY, Commandant Gauvais, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, | and CARGO, will leave this Port for the

above places.

Cargo and Speole will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ao cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping ordera will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board antil P... Specle and Parcels until 8 p.m. on the 9th April, 1877. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

*****that, all circumstances considering, it

to be ordered. Fossibly, however, in this case the Government will order her to perform quarantina at Fitzroy Island, which has already been indicated as the most suitable place, and where the accom modation is exactly the same as at Keppel Bay-viz, bare buah (Sinoo the above was in type we lears from Mr. St. George that the Thales has been ordered to perform quarantine at Fitzroy Island; an Order in Jonnoil has been leaned proclaiming Fitzroy Taland a quarantine station. Dr.A'Hearne has been appointed to take charge of the station, and he is instructed to take with

This is a sensible and him all that is necessary, including an business-like method of dealing with the affair, and shows a different hand on the reins.]

Hongkong foggy weather and rain.

The Chinese steamer Howsang reports: may be now safely concluded that com- salvage operations this summer. Fine weather with Hght E.N.I. and N.E.munication has been regularly established winds. Since 28rd E. winds with rainy with the beleaguered castle. There is, OFFICIAL telegramin have been received weather. On the 20th passed S. 8. Dalabar however, one item in the news now from Japan, says the Shanghai Courier of bound South.

to band which is somewhat omin: the 17th Instant, announcing definitely the The British steamer Namoa reports:

We refer to certain rumours of cellof of. Kumamoto and the improved Moderate variable winds and squally with us, beavy rain throughout the pašingo.

In disaffection and even outbreaks in one position of the Imperialist forces, Foochow Strs. Han Kroang, Europe, and or two places away from the scene of H.M.S. Mosquito. Enaned Co.'s str. Yesso strife. We have before expressed our THE captain and officers of the receiving In river bound up. In Amoy.-Stra. Duna opinion, and we still adhere to it, that if ship Emily Jans were fortunate, says the and Sa'adora left for Manila on the 2Bot. the Government is left to fight the mat N. C. D. News, enough to draw between In Swatow.--Strs. Jeddah, Hochung, Tien- tein, Swatow, Chinkiany, and Norna. er out with the Satsuma rebels, without them the $18,000 prize in the April Manila

each Chinaman, resident in this set- armed guard. E. M. S. Nassau left for Haitan Straits on interference from, or troubles in, other Lottery, with two approximations of $250 quarters, that Saigo and his cause will tiament, won a prize of $1,000 in the same the 19th for surveying purposes.

inevitably come to grief. Should, how lottery." } ever, the insurrection spread to other parts of the country, or the army or navy become unmanageable, there is no perhaps by the overthrow of the exist ing Government. The only clear so- count of the fighting for the week ended POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS on the 11th instant appears to be given

MAILS will close:—

Tur Nagasaki Rising Sun says the Court-

A CARGO For 8. S. Antenor, Hongkong to London, salled 21st April, 1877-77,484 lbs. Can ton Congou, 7,200 lbs. Canton Souchong-knowing how the affair may terminate-martial held on board H.M.S. Audaci 1, Total 84,684 lbs. 18 pkgs. Silk Place Goods, 420 pkgs. Matting, and 554 pkgs. Sundries.

in & Nagasaki paper, but how far it is reliable is probably a point that our con- For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-temporary would be unable to satisfacto Per DOUGLAS, at 9.30 am, on Thurs-rily settle himself Several heavy battles day, the 28th Inst., instead of as were, he states, fought just previous to previously notified.

the 11th. The soverest took place on the For BANGKOK —

6th instant at Uyeki, from which place Per Barque BAN LEE, at 5 p.m. To. we understood the Imperialists drove out

morrow, the 26th instant.

the rebels two or three weeks previously. From this it may be inferred that the Per PANAY, at 11.80 a.m., on Friday, Government forces had not been making

the 27th inst

For MANILA —

For NICOLAJEFSK. --

For Schooner UZZIAH, at 4.30

on Friday, the 27th inst., instead of as previously notified.

much progress at all events in that di rection. The fighting, says our contem p.m.,porary, continued throughout the day, and it was not until dusk that the Bat auma foross were compelled to retreat, only to take up a strong position two miles distant

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

Par GADERILL, at 2:30 p.m., on Satur- day, the 28th inst, instead of as previously notified,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.— The French Contract Packet IRAOU

ADDY will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 28th Instanty with Mails to and through the Untied Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Salgon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Fondicherry, Madres, Caloutta, Bombay, Adon, Sues, and Alexandria'

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKEY, The United States Mail Packet GAELIC will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 1st May, with Mats for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and Lon- don, which will be closed as follows:

P.M. Registry of Letters ceases, P.H. Post Office closes.

Contents and value of Packages are 26-2,90 quired.

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

E. DU POUEY,

Agent.

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Hongkong, April 26, 1877. FOR SALE.

AERATED WATERS. THE Undersigned bege to inform the is Brain pregated to Supply AERATED WATERS of every apao description; the Manufactory is under the direct management of an experienced Eu- ropean. Trial orders are solloited. Ad- vantageous Terma made with wholesale customers for export or local use.

W. BALL, China Dispensary. Hongkong, April 26, 1877.

67, Praya Central,

Hongkong, April 26, 1877.

despateb

FOR LONDON. The A1 British Barque ARABELLA,"

THS. PEARSON, Mastor, will load here and have immediate

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, April 25, 1877.

MEYER & Co.

FOR TAKAO.

The A 1 Gorman Brig "SOPHIE,"

CUSTOMS' NOTIFICATION.

my2

WENCHOW,

April 2nd, 1877. ATOTICE is hereby given, that PREMISES

Nosted talde the NORTH GATE of

BINGE, Master, will meet with Wax-CHOW Olty, were This Day OPENED

for the transaction of Customs' Business,

B. E. HOBSON,

quick despatch as above.

"For Freight or Pasage, apply to

WIELER & Co., Agentu Hongkong, April 26, 1877.

AMATEUR DRAMATIC OLUB OF HONGKONG.

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THE MEMBERS of the above

THE MEMBERS of the above CLUB

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL

ON

MONDAY, May 7th, 1877, When will be presented a Farcial Comedy In Three Aeta, by J. H. BYRON, Esq.,

ENTITLED

"Not such a Fool as he looks."

Tloketo may be obtained from Mesura LANE, ORAWFORD & Co.'s, on and after Monday, April 80th, and at the Doors On the Night of Performance.

Doors Open at 8.30, Performance to Com merce at Nine O'Clock punctually, By kind permission of Colonel DICEING and the Offers of H. M. 98th Regt, thair

Band will be in attendance,

UHAS. O. COREN, Ren. Secretary,

Hongkong, April 28, 1877. \

PUBLIC AUCTION

Commissioner of Customs.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 24, Sea Gull, British steamer, 95, | E. D. Paray, Yokohama March 28, Ballasti

-LANE, CHAWFORD & Co.

April 24, Mensaleh, French steamer, 1000, Pasquali I, Yokohama April 18, Mails and General.-MESSAGEBLES MARITIMES.

April 25, Hoisang, Chiness steamer, 795, Lamont, Calcutta April 6, Penang 14, and Singapore 18, General-0. M. 8. N. Co

April 25, Traouaddy, French steamer, 2400, Gaursin, Shanghai April 22, Malla and General-Messageries MARITIMES.

April 25, Namoa, British steamer, 882, G. Westoby, Foochow April 22, Amoy 28, and Swatow 24, General,--Douglas La FRAIK & Co.

April 25, Net Era, Amerloan ship, 1080, C. H. Sawyer, Cardiff Dec. 1, Cont ORDER.

DEPARTURES.

App: 34, Corinne, for Bangkok

26, Anglo Saxon, for London.

35, Fiscount MacDuff, for Chefeo.

CLEARED

my? Stats of Louisiana, for Amuy,

Dotglas, for Coast Ports: Darmen, for Manila. Kronprindsessen, for Tientsin.

ME Vadersigned will woll by Pabllo Denise, for Bangkok.

on

THURSDAY,

the 98th April, 1877, at Noon, at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road és

Gold Patent Lever WATCH.

Double Case Gold

WATCHES.

Geast

1 Lady's Gold WATCH, Paarl

Mounted;

8 Gold CHAINS,

Hakawa,

PASSENGERS, ARETTED,

Correspondence for Japan or the United States only may be posted on board the Packet with, Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage unidi 2.60 P.M. when the Mail is finally closed. MAILS BY THE EKGLISH PACKET,- The English Contract- Pooket LOMBAR DY, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, Ed, on SATURDAY, the 5th May.

NEMŐS, FÖR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

10a.m. Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. Goods per Sindh undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.

Anotion.

Lapwing, which opened on the Sist alto,

with reference to the stranding of H.M.,

was concluded on the 5th instant. The Court was composed of the following. officers: Captains Buller, of the Modeste (President), Colomb, and Douglas, Acting- Commander Castle, and Lieutenant Gar- batt. At the termination of the enquiry the Courtseverely reprimanded Commander Wiseman and the Navigating Lieutenant, and reprimanded the gunner, whose watch it was at the time of the disaster.

Tur Tokio Times says that His Excellency Count Fé d'Ostiani, the Italian Minister, who leaves for Big Janeiro carly next month, has made the probably unparalleled collection of one thousand vases, all of a different shape and pattern. Not one of these is European; all are either Corean, Chinese, or Japanese. The collection, adda the Times, "is intended as a farewell present from the Minister to a country- woman."

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SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS (Before His Lordship Chlef Justice Sir Jons SMALE.)' April 25, 1877...

Regina v. Wong Hop Ming. The prisoner Wong Hop Ming, who was convicted last Monday of casting and wounding a child and robbing her of a pair of bangles and anklets, was brought up for sentence.

The prisoner was sent to two years' hard labour, his Lordship observing that there wore considerations which induced him not to punish him with dogging, vin, the bad state of health the prisoner was in, and the Jury's recommendation to mercy; other wise he would have done 10.

COUNTERFEIT COINS, Regina v. Ching Awan

The prisoner was indicted on three Counts for uttering counterfeit coins and for having counterfelt colus in his posses sion.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty, The following Jury was aworn in Besara G. B. Young, J. P. Lembke, M. De Souts, H. B. Taylor, W. H. F. Darby, J. J. Dore rinok, and John Edgar.

The Attorney General, the Hon. G. Phillippo prosecuted and

Mr J. 3. Franols, instructed by Messra Stephens and Holmes, appeared for the defence.

Mr C. B. Plunkett, the new Registrar of the Court, officiated for the first time.

The government troops followed and made The Cooktown Courier, in a leading artiole & futile attempt to dislodge them. The In-on Bir Arthur Kennedy's arrival, thus perial loss in killed and wounded on Friday touches on the quarantine difficulty-—-—-” We is estimated at 700 men. On Saturday both are sure that every right minded person parties again confronted each other, but will agree with us in saying that the ab- neither appeared eager for the fray, pro- solute refusal on the part of the Health forring rather to prepare for the morrow's Ofleer to allow a landing, was correct in struggle. On Sunday the fight was renewed every senes of the word. No doubt the with varying success. Throughout the entire dissatisfaction felt by Sir Arthur Kennedy day both sides fought with the most dogged was natural, but, with all respect for him, pluck, and when darkness stopped the we must say that the expression of it was carnage both occupied the same ground as unwise, and we have no doubt that on calm in the morning. The Satsuma foracs were reflection our fatura Governor will be of largely reinforced on Sunday night, and the same opinion. For there are quite on attacked the Imperialists at dawn on Monday ough people who, from interested or other The facts of the case wore briefy these, morning, but were repulsed after three hours motives, are inclined to shirk the trouble The prisoner was a money changer at Yow fighting. At noon the Imperialists in turn and evade the loss caused by quarantine, mahtee, British Howloong. Un the lat attacked the Insurrectionists and the battle and we are sorry that they should have April Inst., he went to a butcher at the lasted until dark, neither side gaining any had evan an apparent confirmation of their Market, there to buy $18 worth of copper advantage. The fighting in the vicinity of own sentiments on this occasion. For, at cash. Two of the coins looked surplatous, Uyeki is of the most sanguinary character we have before pointed out, Cooktowa is so they were returned to the prisonet. and is likely to continue for some time. i

the outpost of Australia, the place whero, Subsequently the butaher found that of At noon on Tuesday (April 10th) the If anywhere, the danger of infection is the #11 pine were bad. The butcher, the Imperialists attacked the enemy at Kidome. greatest. It is quite possible that, with all prosecutor, then took the money back to The fighting was of a very desultory char- our precautions, we may fail to keep small- the prisoner who refused to take them back, noter resulting in the rout of the latter. pox at bay, but we are bound to use every as a long lapse of time had occurred be Not so however at Yamaga on the same day, effort to do so. For we have this plain tween tender and return. The prosecutor when the Batsume forces presented a bold fact before us. We have no auch disease challenged him to go to a Joss-house and front and fought in the most determined prevalent in these colonies, and it we had, take an oath before the Joss that the dollars were not his, and if he dared do so, the manner from dawn to dusk without definite so many more people would die who are result. One thing is pretty certain that now likely to live; and, although Australia prosecutor would be willing to forfeit the weither combatant is making mask head-inay be greatly favored by nature, we can 39. This the prisoner refused to do, as not afford to increase the sum of death and the prosecutor talked the matter over with way

disease in it, so long as any efforts that we the market people, when a Chinese Const can make are likely to prevent the mis- able came up and overheard the conversa fortune.

tion. Inspector Cameron soon came and had the prisoner arrested. There were also found in his shop $4, two of which were discovered to be bad.

In regard to General Kurodo, who, it will be remembered, was sent with & large force to execute a flanking move- ment along the Taubdi river, it is said the rebels retired before him for several It would appear that the same strong dis-

The prosecutor was pat to a very lengthy days, but, upon receiving a reinforcement inclination to submit to quarantine regain. of 1500 men, immediately attacked him, tions was displayed by the people of the cross examination, in the course of which Brisbane (5.8.) at Townsville as at Cooktown, he admitted that the dollars which the pri and the General had to retreat to Udo The Argtes says in its report of the proceed soner tendered had passed into several to await reinforcements that bad alreadyings Capt. Balfour, the commander of hands before they reached the Police. Noon.-Sale of Watobes, &c, at Mr J.been despatched from Nagasaki to his the steamer, endeavoured at once to carry There had been so much dealing with the

M. Armstrong's Sale Room.

assistance. That the Imperial troops have the matters with a high hand, aaying that he money that it left a doubt whether the Meeting.

not hitherto flinched from their duty may did not care but would proceed, notwith- dollars produced in Court were the Idon. 4.30 p.m.-Mesting of Seat-holdere of be judged from the fact that several thou standing anything that the Health Officer tical ones tendered by the prisoner.

After the examination of a number of might say to the contrary. In reply, Dr. sands of wounded men have been brought Frost intimated to him that he would com-witnesses, the case for the prosecution was to Nagasaki and other places from the municate with the Goverment if he did so brought to a close, subject to the produc South In Nagasaki alone it is estimat before being admitted to pratique, and that tion of the Proclamation.

Mr Francis, then submitted that, to save HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ed there are between 1,200 and 1,400 if he disobeyed his orders he would thereby

disabled men, most of them sufforing incur a heavy responsibility and would no time, he would urge that there was no Established A.D. 1841.

from sword cuts on their left arms and doubt be subjected to prosecution on the evidence for the case to go to the Jury. A part of the Government. The Health His Lordship observed that if there was legs.

Ofleer was then about to leave when he even a scintilla of evidence only, the onse was informed the Governor was desirous of should go to the Jury. Aftor some i re». speaking to him, and awaiting Hie marks he asked if the Attorney General Excellency's commands, Sir Arthur Kennedy would press for the case to go to the Jurg indignantly protested, considering it with a scintilla of evidence.

St. John's Cathedral.

THE

香港大藥發

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

OF

Druggists?. SUNDRIES, NURSERt Requi- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarraparills Water, and other Aerated Waters,

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Huropeen Supervision Hongkong, June 1, 1976.

* The publication of this isus commenced #17.40 p.m.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Mekong, with the next outward French Maila, was to leave Singapore for this port this (Wednesday) afternoon,

We learn by the Namea that H.M.S. Nassas left Swatow on the 19th, on a sur-

veying expedition in the Heitan Straits,

near Hat Head,

A. CORRESPONDENT mys he has not yet noticed in our paper that the head of the various Colonial Departments have called

Itle event is as yet only in contemplation:

monstrous" that the vessel with its The Attorney General sald he was led to Ave hundred passengers should be detained. understand by the Magistrate's depositions To this Dr. Frost merely replied that he that the money had never passed out of was simply carrying out the express letter the prosecutor's hand, if he had knowi of his instructions in acting as he was doing, that it had, be would bare called all those and consented to take on shore certain tele. witnesson, As the case stood at present, grams and papers which were passed down however, the money could not be traced to him after having been previously fumi conclusively to the prisoner. He would, gated. The Health Officer then came on therefore, leave the matter in the bands of ahore leaving the Castom House boat in the Court attendance on the vessel in order to see that

His Lordship then recommended the no one loft it; and on reaching Townsville, Jary to return a verdict of not guilty. He immediately telegraphed for instructions to put it to them, however, as a recommenda- Brisbane."

tion only, and if they wished it, he would read over the whole evidence to them.

on H. E, the Governor. We believe the Taz Cooktown Courier of the 31st March long delay in the arrival of the Thales (55) contains the following paragraph The from Hong Kong was beginning to excite At the Marine Court to-day, a junk-mastar grave apprehensions when, about five was charged by the Constable In charge of delock on Thursday afternoon she was sig. THE CHINA MAIL. Yow-mah-tos Station, with neglecting to She was, of course, not at her anchorage in nailed as being in sight frota the station. report his arrival, and was flued $6 or 10 time to allow of the hit of the Health Offcer that evening, but a ramotie spread days' imprisonment.

about town that she also had small-pos on board, and was badly damaged by an soul.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1877,

The Jury Immediately returned a verdict of sequittal.

The Sessions were then adjourned till

to-morrow at 10 am.

Palico Intelligence. (Before the Hon. C. May). April 28, 1877.

LARCENY YEOM ERB PÄRION, Chow Ayow, an umbrella maker, was

Ter news received from Japan by the trail this morning in regard to the in- In our paragraph yesterday in reference to dent on her voyage. This rumour proved surrection shows that no event of a the deputations of naval officers who called had a case either of small-pox or measles on passenger to Bangkok, with picking his to be correct, the captain stating that he charged by Teong Achun, an intending décisive character has yet taken place to congratulate His Excellency the Lieut.-board. Mr St. George was informed of the pocket and stealing therefrom $8 wrapped The foreign newspapers in Yokohamıs Bebm to be totally without information Governor, we secidentally omitted the from the cost of war, and merely repto. names of Dep. Jaspeptor of Hospitala (Dr. duce reports and rumours that have ap. Wells) Mir D. Robb, Inspector of Machi Peared in their nativa contemporaties. uery, and Mr G, P. Rickard. There appears to have been some further

Fer Mensaith, from Yokohama, Baton Von Biebols, Mesars Douros, Philipps, and Per Hang, from Calcutta, deci, Mosers Fearon, Drought and Deritier,

Per Tracuaday, from Shanghai formavere fighting, with results, perhaps Wz tinderstand that Messrs Spratt & Co. Hongkong, Mesars C. T. Laois and Cham on the whole favourable to the Mikado's are building a Steamer to the order of Me bers, and 18. Chiueas for Suet. Me de forces, but the Imperialists are certainly wok Acheong, at their new Douke. She Schaeffer (&tistrian Minister); for bar making only very slow progress, and are sailles, Mrs King, Messrs Simon Georges, Davidada George and En Passes meeting with a most stubborn and des will be a vessel of about 500 tons registered | Stilldorff; and Air J. Duval

Retate resistance from the rebels. That measurement. Mr Acheong's steamer, the For Namon, from Coast Porte, Mr Bodey, the Government are convinced the strug-fottung (late H.M.S. Rifleman), which has loth, with all faults and errors of descripi European deck, and 100 Chinese: gle is likely yet to prove serious, may be besu undergoing considerable alterations,

gathered from the facts that a fresh levy will soon be ready for dad. flon, at Purchasers' risk on the fall of the kimmer".

B Diamond RINGS,

Diamond BROOCHES, Tanks or Banks Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer.

DEPARTED. Fer Corinna, for Bangkok, 10 Chinesa.

TO DETABE, Fer Druglite, for Coast Ports, 6 Euro poans and 280 Chinese,

Hongkong, April 28, 1877. ‚ ap34 | * Per Durdon, for Bangkok, 104 Chinese,

of ten thousand men has been ordered, and

that the Governor of Omaka has issued a

all for the raising of two regiments of Tan small steamer Bad Guti, belonging to voluntcorp. The Courier of the 19th Mesars Lane, Crawford & Co., which as

circumstances at an advanced hour of the up in a letter addressed to him. The co evening, and tried anaticbessfully to com- plainant atsted that he had returned from municate by wire with Brisbane asking for Bangkok a few months, and was now going instruc ions under the peculiar circumetsu back there. He was at the Harbour Ma cas, Mr Fabey had meanwhile been out in ter's Office to-day to pass the Emigration the Customs boat, and ascertained that the Office, along with other Chinamen. He felt steamer bad bumped over a sutiken rook some one tough his pocket, and he suddenly about two miles from Cambridge Point discovered that the 66 and the letter weTO new Adolphus Indand, not far from Fort abstracted. The defendant was close to hits Albany or Somerset. The steamer making at the time and he caught hold of tant a good deal of water, was beached in Albany He broke away from the complainant Parsage, her leaks were plugged, and she and threw away the money and latter

The complainant pinked- came on to Cooktown. The most serious on the road. damage is to the plates along her keel just them up, and the defendant was stopped. below the engigs room, they being burst He was identified as having been twice in for thirty #2 feet. At daylight in the gool before. Biz months' hard labour, and Morning Mr Fahey and Dr. Korteum visit to be exposed in the stocks three times at the ed the steatter, and finding a decided case Whipping Post for one hour each time. He of small-pot on board, the doctor was com- was further ordered to give security in $100 yelled to refine bat pratiqus. Yesterday for twelve months, in default to be recome morning a telegraphio message was sent mended for deportation,

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No. 4310-APRIL 26, 1877.]

DIŠKASED PIGS.

Chun Achun, a coolie, again appeared to answer the charge of having in his possession the carcase of a pig ent up in two. He was stopped by a Chinese Constable No. 242, at 6.80 a.m. in Bridges Street. He said that he was engaged to take the animal to the Mak Keo stall, but when the Constable took him there, the people connected with if denied any knowledge of the defendant or of the pigs. He then said that the pig was drowned in a rain-storm, and that it was sold to him by a woman. Acting Inspector Quincy stated that he could not find the seller at the place the defendant mentioned, nor the place where the pig was said to have been drowned. Defendant gave his address as No. 14 Battery Road, but the people there did not know much of him. When the oase was heard again to-day, a woman came for- ward and said he only came to rent a room in the house, but did not sleep there. The defendant said he met a Hakka woman who hired her to carry the pig. Fined $5.

FETTY THEFT.

Lee Aman, a doalie, was charged by Joseph MoRibbon, a quarter-master on board the 8.8. MacGregor, with stealing some 40 lbs. of salt-fish, from the cargo of the steamer. The defendant was one of the coolles employed to discharge the vessel, and among the cargo, there was a number of rolls of matting, which had to be removed from the after-hold to the main-hold. There was also a quantity of salt-fish from Saigon in the after hold, and the defendant was seen to secrete a bag while removing the rolls of matting. The complainant who was on duty at the Bridge observed this, and the defendant, then threw the bag into a boat and ran into it himself. The complainant followed him and caught him. The bag was found to contain 40 lbs. of salt-fish. The defendant admitted that he took a few fish which he meant for his own use. He was sent to three months' hard labour, and to be twice exposed in the stocks for one hour each time in front of the coolic house where he was living.

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+ LARCENY.

Uhina.

FOOCHOW.

We understand that the steamers Bowen, Killarney, and Ocean will load tea at this port for Sydney and Melbourne at the com.

mencement of the season. Some uncer. tainty exists in regard to vessels for Lon don, but we hear the following spoken of as likely to load for that port, viz: Gadehill, Viking, Glenfinias, Gordon Castle, Flours Castle, and Glenlyon.-Herald.

BHANGHAI,

(News.)

ATTACK BY CHINESE ON A FOR

EIGNER AT SHANGHAI, Last evening, (April 15th) a cowardly attack was made on Mr Grimmer, manager of the Temperance Hall, by a number of Uhine, in the neighbourhood of Ningpo Joss-house. At about a quarter to six o'clock, he was returning from the Cemetery in a jinriksha, and had to pass through a mob of about a thousand Chinese, who were fighting and scrambling together. Mr Grimmer says that, on reaching the out- skirts of the crowd, a boy about twelve years old ran out from the door of a house, and deliberately threw himself down in the road in front of the runner, who could not stop himself in time to prevent one of the wheels just touching the boy, who at once set up a loud howling. A woman then ran ap, noized hold of the runner, and scream-

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THE CHINA MAIL.

ment of Artillary from Fort Canning under Major Eden, and two companies of II. M. 74th Highlanders with several Officers, fok lawed with all speed.

FURTHER PARTICULAES,

wart. Chinaman marobed in front bearing munication was open, the Brisbane, ... aloft a triangular banner, highly ornament-left at about half-past threo,

The return of the Chinese was marked ed and fringed, and insoribed with the English word "Welcome" and a row of by a prodigious consumption of crackers. Chinese characters. Behind it two men As their band and banner made its way up carried a sort of tray, covered with a Charlotte-street, crackers by the thousand The fire originated in the carpenters' canopy. On this were kettle-drums and awers exploded along the whole length of quarters on the west side of, and close to, quantity of artificial flowers and other the roadway; the noise was almost deafen- the gate in the clock-tower godown. How ornaments. Musicians walking alongside ing, and what may be literally called alouds it originated is not precisely known, and drummed vigorously, while others clashed of smoke floated over the houses.

This oqueluded the ceremonies of the. probably never will be, but it must have cymbals and played discordantly en pipes. been from some act of gross carelessness on This affair was accompanied on each side day, and people returned to their homes. the part of one or more of the workmen. of the street by a stream of Chinese and But the Corporation had determined, to And the workmen suffered heavily from it, Europeans, and as it made its way down give Sir Arthur a notion of Cooktown all of them losing the whole of their private the deputation of Chinese merchants cookery, and the feed was provided. effects, tools, de, having been unable to hurried down Charlotte-strost. These were Certainly there was no honored guest for save anything almost from the extraordinary dressed in their native costame; barohoad the occasion, but the good things was not rapidity with which the flames enveloped od, with newly shaven craniams and to be wasted, so that

elaborate pig-tails nearly touching the the whole of their quarter.

By nine o'clock on Friday night (April ground, and each man wore a long flowing 19th) the wharves and godowns were, with garment, either white or blue, which eight o'clock. The Hall was tastefully the most strenuous exertions on the part of descended to the ankles. Two or three of decorated by the contractor for the banquet, the Dirastors and Officers of the Company, the number were in Europesti costume, Mr C. Bouel, with flags and green boughs, the soldiers and sailors, and a number of and they looked much worse than their and a punkah hung over the table, was a volunteer residents, whom it is impossible countrymen, whose simple flowing robe pleasant innovation. to enumerate, out of imminent danger, but imparted as much dignity to their figures by no means safe. All night, till Saturday as Chinamen are capable of exhibiting.

After an interval, which was no doubt morning,-all Saturday, and all Sunday,

the danger to the wharves and godowns an anxious one to the officials, cut off as The immense they were, by the break in the telegraph was by no means over.

ARRIVAL OF SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY

AT COOKTOWN.

[Here follows the address.] Sir Arthur in replying to the address

He ro

said that he was pleased to say that he had paid much attention to the various accounts that had appeared in the papers, of the set tlement and progress of Cooktown, that he had watched her career with much interest from the fact that there had been such a large and increasing immigration into Queensland from the colony with which he had been so recently connected, and that from all he heard he anticipated a great and prosperous future for her. gretted extremely that our somewhat strict quarantine laws had prevented his landing and making himself personally acquainted with the town and its inhabitants, but he should not fall to scouro the very earliest opportunity of paying a visit to the town, when he hoped to make a longer stay than would have been practicable on the present occasion. He thanked the Corporation for their address; and their attention in coming to present it under somewhat difficult oir- ouinstances, and regretted extremely that he was obliged to offer them such an inhospitable recaption.

The reply being finished, the Municipal deputation left, after giving three cheers for Bir Arthur and one for Miss Kennedy.

The deputation from the Good Templars and Sons of Temperance then approached, and after being introduced, Brother L. 0. Cockrell, W.C.T., W.F. (in the absenco of Brother C. J. James, W.3., R.S.) read the following address:

A BANQUET

Was held at the Masonic Hall at about

After full justice had been done to the many good things provided, the Chairman, Mr Acting-Mayor Williams, proposed the asual loyal tousts of "the Queen," " The Prince of Wales," and "The Royal Family," which were drunk with enthusiasm, vi The Chairman then proposed Our Absent Quest," in a short and appropriate. speech,

Mr H. St. George, responding for the new Governor, assured those present that he ́was sure our promised guest regretted his

absence as sincerely as anyone.

Mr H. 8t. George proposed "The Pros- perity of Queensland.

Mr St. George proposed the toast of The Mining Interest, dwelling expecially on the Palmer, which had produced 454,417 ozs. of gold, valued at $1,817,688.000797

Mr M. Walsh responded, and in doing so, pointed out that mining had resoued: y Queensland from insolvency in 1968, and

her prosperity had advanced with rapid strides in consequence of the successive gold discoveries to the North..

Mr A. Gray toasted the "Commercial He said they Interests of Cooktown." were suffering from what he believed was temporary depression, but he hoped tha tradesmen of Cooktown, whatever they lost, would preserve their honor and integrity.

Mr Dall briefly responded in appropriats terms.

Mr Fahey proposed "The Municipality of Cooktown," and the Asting: Mayor, Aldermen Simpson, Hodel, Fuller and Thredgold rasponded.

Mr. J. G. Baird proposed "The Maritime Interasta.”

Mr Simpson responded, claiming Captain Cook as a native of the same county

Mr H. St. George proposed "The Press?"" Mr Feilberg responded, and Mr J, Ge Smith, being calling on for the Herald declined to speak.

"The Ladies," "The Chinese Residents," The Army and Navy," concluded the list of toasts, and the affair terminated with "God Save the Queen."

We regret that the late hour preventa,us from giving a fuller report, but the banquet was highly emocessful, and it was evident,

that if the new Governor had been present, be would have been feasted in a manner worthy of the town.

that if they do not immediately order the

On an early visit to the scene of disaster removal of a pontoon recently placed on the

this morning (April 14th) I found the coal Southern side of the Yang-king-pang, the

still burning very briskly, and the flames Commissioner of Customs, will be instruated

A very conspicuous. The blue jackets of H. BL. S.S. Juno, to refuse to stamp all permits for the firma to whom the pontoon belongs. Indeed, it is Swinger and Growler, of "H. I M. Christo said that some such measure has been al-foto Colombo, nad of the H. N. M. Boni, ready taken. The object of this is very also made their appearance headed by their evident, the Company in question competing officers, with praiseworthy alacrity, ready with that supported by the mandarins. We for anything, and I have heard everybody should like to know what olleet this will speak with particular praise of the discipline have upon the resolution passed at the last and efficiency displayed by the Italians as ratepayers meeting, h reference to well as by the 74th Highlanders. But it similar institutions on the English settle-was all in valo. The Second Governor," ment.

the Chairman, Managor, and Directors, the police, soldiers and sailors, were all utterly helpless from the first before the devour ing element. In a short half or quarter of an hour, that is, by 6 o'clock, the whole coolio quarter was utterly consumed, and nothing but open space with burning ashes was to be seen in place of the attap houses. Fears were entertained for the large slock- tower golown, but the bricks and tiles stood firm. This building, from the direc- tion in which the wind was blowing, form ed, with the isolated rock bebind it, a sort of funnel through which amoke, ashes, and sparks were blown in volume. In this space stood a police atation, quarters for ships officers, a reading room and refresh-quantity of some 35,000 tons of coal was line, from all communication with Brisbane, ment room, with various outhouses, ali burning briskly from Friday night; and ait was determined that the deputations wooden buildings covered with attap except strong north-east gale would have oousigned should go off to the steamer. The Chinese the reading room and officers' quarters them inevitably to destruction. Fortunately meanwhile had chartered the Pride of the which were covered with tiles. The sparks there has been only a light breeze, and the Logan to carry themselves, their crackers, from the coolles' houses seized the attap most unremitting watchfulness on the part of which they had an enormous quantity, roofs of these buildings, in spite of all effort of the Chairman, Directors, and OfBetals of their music and address.

Soon after midday the deputations start ing something to him in Chinese, prevented and precautions, and they soon disappeared, the Company has been so far successful in him going on. Some of the men in the leaving nothing but oharred posts to mark averting any further extension of the fireed, Mr St. George, accompanied by Mr crowd next came round, and commenced where they stood. It speaks volumes for and contining it to the limits it reached Fahey and other gentlemen, having pre

Mr Fuller responded, and again regretted shouting "Ta Ta." Mr Grimmer got out the efficiency of tiled roofs, that the read on Friday night. Fortunately also, a sud- ceded them. When the cutter containing of the jiuri she, and tried gently to pass ing-room and offers quarters, although den shower of rain yesterday afternoon the Aldermen came alongside, Mr St. the absence of the Governor, whose shorts through, motioning to the runner to do the surrounded with a close semicircle of fire, helped the efforts made to encroach on the George announced the Mayor and Alder.visit might have given him an idea of the same, when a man seized hold of his shirt were hardly touched and almost undamaged limits of the burning coal. Danger cannot men of Cooktown. Sir Arthur Kennedy, place. front and struck bim a blow on the nose, by the flames. About twenty yards nearer be said to be altogether over yet, but, unless accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Captain breaking the skin of the bridge, and causing the sea than the roading-room and officers' something out of the way should happen, O'Callaghan, descended the stops, and the the blood to flow profusely. Others seized quarters, wore the attap covered coal-aleda, the wharves and godowns may now be acting Mayor having addressed hima lá s few appropriate words, asked dir Palmer to the runner, and balaboured him severely. and every attention was directed to prevent considered safe. The crowd began to get more dense, the the parks from catching their attap roofs. On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of read the following address:-- cries of ".fa Ta" were raised on all sides, umerous poolies were stationed on top of visitors flocked to see the great fire, and and those who were nearest began to beat them with poles to beat out any flames back gharries must have made a good thing and kick Mr Grimmer, He struggled with arising. But the strong wind swept thick out of the catastrophe. Wong Akit, a servant, was charged by them for a little while, and was rapidly volumes of smoke and sparks from the Notwithstanding the suddenness and Pow Akwai, house-coolis to Dr. Gerlach, becoming exhausted, when, seeing as he burning outhouses round the reading-room m gnitude of the calamity, it should be with stealing an umbrella from him during toought an opening in the crowd, he made right over the centre of the coal-sheds. noted that work at the wharves and in the the passage of the steamer Fot-Sai from drive for it and succeeded in forcing his Little red dots appeared here, there, and Dook was hardly interrupted. On Friday Maggo to this Colony yesterday. The um-way through, on to some grans by the road-everywhore, and were fanned rapidly into night, the shipping in the Dock and west brella was found concealed under the cloth- side. Horo, luckily, while running, he a blaze by the breeze, in spite of coolies, ward of it cleared out to a safe distance, ing of the defendant by the Captain of the slipped and foll; the mob closed in upon poles, and everything else. Then, in ten but, the first thing next morning, the steamer, Mr David Brown. The defendant him again, and renewed their attack minutes or so, the centre of the coal-shede steamer Holy Road and B. N. M. 8. Boni admitted the charge, but begged for mersy. kicking and beating him nearly from head to was one mass of fire and smoke, which re-entered the Dock, and the SS, He further said that he knew the compra foot, When at length he managed to ralae spread, right and left, and down towards Agamemnon, Gleneagles, and other vessels dore of Messrs Holliday, Wise & Co., and himself a little, he was immediately kicked the wharf, godowns, and shipping. At- went alongside the wharf to discharge and when enquiries were made, the compradore down again, this being repeated three or tempts were made at different parts to tear receive cargo. The Directors may there said he had only a slight knowledge of the four times, until his head was almost down the attaps. The 74th Highlanders, fore congratulate themselves on the Com defendant. He was sent to six weeks' hard covered with bruises and lumps, the blood the blue jackets and artillerymen, made pany coming out of this great calamity so still flowing from his nose and from a gut gallant efforts to effect this, but the fames well. And it may well be supposed that on the crown of his head. Fortunately were, for a long time, too quick for them. the coal sheds and workmen's quarters will there were no weapons or bamboos among Not until the west end of the wharf was be re-constructed on a new system. the mob, or the consequences would pro-nearly reached was a breach in the row of The actual quantity of coal stored and bably have been more serious. At length, coal sheds, which run along the whole length destroyed is still unascertained. The presumably thinking they had done enough, of the wharf, established. A change in the general estimate is 80,000 tons set on fire. they left off beating and permitted him to direction of the sind mainly helped in The front of the coal sheds on fire exceeded get up. He walked away as well as his making this breach, otherwise there is no 2000 feet, and about one half of this length exhausted state enabled him, still followed doubt that the whole of the coal-aheds measured a couple of hundred yards in by the crowd, who made no further attack would have been on fire. As it was, a depth, and the balance about twenty yards. upon him. The jinriksha runner was also length of about acouple of hundred yards beaten, but managed to get clear with his or so, at the end, was saved. the cause of the outrage. Mr Grimmer is tons of coal was one mass of fame and vehicle. No explanation can be given of

By six o'clock, some thirty thousand well known to the native residents in the smoke towering up to the sky and rolling

(Cooktown Courier, March 21.). locality, owing to his frequently passing to seaward over wharf, got was, and shipping. When, at a little after eight o'clock yes- and from the Cemetery; but he believes I don't know what the Directors and terday morning, a signal from the flagstaff that the mob generally was composed of shareholders of the Company or the Agents announced the approach of the RMS. The pioneer steamer to Wenchow, the persons from a distance, and positively of Insurance Offices thought of it, but to Brisbane, everything seemed to indicate s

[Here follows address.] C.C.S.N. Co.'s str. Conquest, left yesterday asserts that the boy was not knocked down spectator in no way interested it was a successful day. The Corporation labourers

Sir Arthur replied in the following morning (15th).

by the jiuriksba-Information was at once magnificent sight. From the west end of hastened down with palms and green boughs Besides the past of Literary Chancellor given at the French Police Station, and M. the wharf, the bend of the coal-shed looked to ornatoent a really pretty arch which had terms.Gentlemen,I thank you for the Arthur Kennedy, the Chinese claims the of Chekeang, Hu Jui-lan held the rank of Barbe despatched several constables to the Hike a lofty terrace of buildings with pin- been erected over the landing stage, and respect shown to me on this occasion by first notice, if sizo is to be taken as the of Senior Vice-President of the Board of place, in company with the complainant, nacles and turrets in one red blare from spectators, Chinese and Europeans, began an not allowed to land in Cooktown, owing were most carefully painted on a huge sheet your Orders, and very much regret that I standard of excellence. The characters War. This post also becomes vacant, there- Many of the mob still remained, and several top to bottom. From the hill in rear, one to stroll down to the wharf, while flags were fore, through his degradation for misconduct were apprehended, one of them at least gentleman was reminded of the lake of fire hoisted on the leading hotels. At about to the outbreak of small-pox on board this of coloured satin, three feet long, and orna of the Hangchow appeal case; and a decree being identified as having been among then a certain place which is graphically half past eight the Health Officer, accom- ship. Only one child is sick at present, mented with a handsome fringe all round. in the Gazette of the 31st March nominates

described by a poet, who is praised and panied by a Customs officer, went off to the unavoidably causing 600 men in apparent We do not know who was the artist that Kwo Sung-tao, the present Ambassador to

At the French Mixed Court, yes erday, admired by everybody but read by few or steamer, which was now approaching her good health to be placed under quarantine prepared it, but Mr Louis Rong Sing was England, to the vacancy. The appointment,(April 17th) seven men and a woman were however, does not affect Kwa's present posi- charged with the assault on Mr Gzimmer. When it was seen that the coal-slied and schorage, and by Dr Korteum's courtesy, regulations. From my own observations the translator into English. The Corpora our representative had a seat in the boat. regarding your Orders, I am certain that tion address was engrossed on parchment tion; another official is told to act for him. Sixteen had been apprehended as being coal we e hopelessly gone, the wharf and On arriving alongside the steamer, the your presenos is much needed in Northern by Mr S. A. Levy. It was beautifully done On Sunday afternoon, a party of Russian concerned in the attack, but only eight godowns became the objects of attention Health Offloor asked the usual questions, Quoenstand, owing to the large inportation and surrounded by a border which was sailors were waiting at the flankow road could be identified as being prominent in and solicitu ie. Luckily they were all built and was informed, in answer to them, that of spirituous liquors, and it is iny earnest highly artistio in design and workmanship. jetty for the return of an officer.

Ait. The woman, who was proved to have must substantially of wood and the godowns one man had died of inflammation of the desire, that your Orders may still continue The Good Templar address, also on parch respectable Chinese and his wife were riding abetted the boy who threw himself down in

were all roofed either with tile, or zinc and lungs when they were four days out, that a their good works in the cause of temperance, ment, did not pretend to any embellishment along the Bund in a jinriksha, and ou front of the jinrikshs runner, was sentenced corrugated iron, and although they were boy had shown symptoms of smallpox on I am certain if less intoxicating liquors in colours, but if Mr Hook, who transcribed arriving opposite the Russians, one of them walked up to the jinriksha, and without any ringluador, who seized Mr Grimmer and ger, and one or two of them actually on fire although the disease was of a mild type city it is a matter of immediate considera-

to be figged on the face with a strap; the for a long time in the most imminent dan- the 7th instant, and that he was still sick, were used it would be a great benefit to theit, always writes such a beautiful hand, we,

community. Concerning the Chinese difti- envy his correspondents. provocation struck the woman a blow on the struck the first blow, to 100 blown and several times, one godown in particular The Health Officer was invited to board mouth, cutting it, and causing considerable month's cangue; three others to 10.) being despaired of, wharf and godowns the steamer, but this he refused to do. tion, and will probably receive due atten loss of blood. Complaint was made to the blows each, without the cangue; and four werd all, by great good fortune, but with Sir Arthur Kennedy was present when the Templar or a Son of Temperance, I hope tion. Although I am neither a Good Police, and the sailor will be prosecuted.

the most strenuous exertions and unre-interview took place, over the vessel's side, A rather singular accident occurred at the

mit ing watchfulness, saved, almost un- and took part in it. He recommended that that your Orders will enroll many in the Japan Mail Wharf on Saturday afternoon.

damaged,

the Chinese passengers should be landed, cause you represent, and desire you to know Shortly after the Hiroshima Mura had moored, e steam launch belonging to Messrs,

saying that the European passengers, ladies that my best wishes are with you and with Farnham & Co. was made fast to the outer

The following account of the great fire at

and gentlemen, were not frightened of the your canse, and I am, also willing to assist disease. He himself had gone through in driving intemperance from our country, paddle wheel. When the transacted to the Tanjong Payger Wharf, Singapore, the

small-pox hospitals, had mixed freely with and I would not dissuade any man from lady passengers had been transferred to launch, the paddle-wheel partly revolved, occurrence of which has already been

the passengers and crew, and saw no reason becoming a Good Templar. I hope your swamping the launch and precipitating a announced here by telegraph, is taken from By nine o'clock p.m. it was seen that the to fear infection. The patient, a young progress in the cause of temperance here large portion of the luggage to the bottom

coale must go, but that the wharf and go- boy, was then brought up and shown to the is as great as it has been in South and of the river. The engine was set in motion the Singapore Daily Times (-

downs were cafe, although there was still doctor near the fore-rigging, and the small. Western Australia. In conclusion, again I in ignorance of the launch being where it Yesterday afternoon (April 13th) in broad considerable danger. The wind was still pox eruption was plainly visible on his arms thank you for your deputation welcoming was, and a gentleman on the gangway daytight, there occurred the largest fire, from the land, sea wards, Four engines and the exposed portions of his person: me to Queensland."

eemed not to have presence of mind to out and greatest dia ater, on record in the were hard at work from the wharf on the The Health Officer then left after refusing to the connecting rope. Fortunately, nobody history of Singapore. The fire began about burning goals 1 one on the west flank of the allow any person to land from the steamer, was in the launch, which hus since been half past 4.0 lock in the afternoon. The fire, where it had been headed, one about On his return he met the pilot boat, taking raised, but a portion of the luggage, includ- Manager, Mr E. M. Smith, bad just arrived the middle, and one on the east flank at the out the Police Magistrate, Sub-Collector of Ing we hear some valuable jewellery, was from town, and Mr Jackson, the Engineer dock corner. There arrangements were the Customs, Acting Mayor, and Mr Cameron, in charge of the new dry dock works, was beat that could be done, and the engines who were warned of the small pox on board on the point of leaving, and both noticed were effective so far as they could reach, of the steamer. The plot boat then went the smoke about the same time, and, with but the great mass of the coal burnt all alongside the steamer, and its occupants Captain Blair, the Assistant Manager, and night and is burning still. And only a conversed with Bir Arthur, Mr St George. other ufficials of the Company, made a rush heavy long-continued down-pour of rain mentioning his regret at the untoward dir to choke out, the flames, but in spite of all will effectually put the fire out. I daremaycumstance that prevented his landing. Bir Cooktown, beg to tender your Excellency Yesterday (April 19th) the foreign em their efforts and the exertions of all the the Directors realised last night, as they Arthur again expressed his dissatisfaction warm and hearty welcome to these pray commenced the term of their second withstanding that the fire-engines of the attributed to the Duke of Wellington when which he thought wers of unnecessary the highest mountain; your virtue and wis ployés on the Shanghai and Woonnng Rail workmen and coolies on the spot, and not never did before, the feelings commonly with the quarantine laws of the solony,

We look upon you as worthy of praiseas period of engagement of eighteen months. Company were soon on the spot and at he was expecting Bibober at the close of the strictness. It was at one time thought uncertain whether, work, the fire gained ground every moment. battle of Waterloo, and prayed for rain, as During the absends of the boats, many dom were not unknown to all our follow countrymen in Hongkong, even the children at the expiration of their first term of Most unfor unately there were three ele the Duke is said to have prayed for night people began to collect at the wharf, the of sun and icon of many places in our

Chinese being especially conspicuous ar eighteen months, some, or even all of them, tents in favour of the fire and against all or Blucher. would not be sent home. The fact of the human effort. The buildings where it ori The artillerymen and blue jackets were they strolled down Charlotte-street in single other country sing to your Excellener's

admirable humanity becond term being commenced without any giusted; and where all the coolle quarters withdrawn about nine o'clock. The 74th file. Two guns, borrowed for the occasion

Wasincerely trust that your Excellency's change, speaks favourably for the per-aro, are all wooden and roofed with attap, Highlanders and Police continued at the from the Kingston, sthother, Were placed manency of the line, und the probable ex- and the great heat and drought of the last fire-engines till an early hour this morning, in position on the landing stage, and fred benevolence will continually flow upon us to tension of railway enterprise in China, month renderediiliese buildings literally as Choliu ganga have been organised to work at irregular intervals. We do not know the length of ten thousand miles, and that A letter from Wuhu, dated 16th April, inflammable as tinder or flax low, or, I the on,ines and form chains of buckets to whether a salute was attempted, for as the the Colony upon which your Excellency says It is and has been raining horribly. might almost say, gunpowder. Secondly, our water over the burning coal. But I cannonade consisted of the rapid discharge has just landed will be at all times like the I don't think so much of Wahu after a there was a strong north-east breeze blow expect it will take a day or two to put the of both guns followed by an interval of season of spring, and that we may enjoy week's rain, but the first fine day always ung, which fanned the fimes beyond all fire thoroughly out, unless the lead rain nearly ten minutes for fresh 16ading, we favorable wind and sweet rain.

It is also our heartfelt wish that the failed to keep count of the number of times ruises my expectations of the port. Not a control and rendered utterly futile the thin somes.

I have been unable to obtain accurate the Municipal artillery was fred. The blessing of Shang Tai may ever rest upon merchant in the place; and yet people stres of water from the fire engines, olamour about opening up China:"

when they were got to work, as well as figures as to the quantity of coal stored at finishing touches to the arch were com your Excellency and family, that you may We are glad to learn that the str. Zou very attempt before that to smother the Tanjong Paggar. One sclimate says 30,000 pleted, and the aldermen, especially the be long preserved, and prove to be an orze doun Castle about which some anxiety had fismes by ouer means. And, thirdly, tons, of which 28,000 tons have been more Works Committee, displayed the stern ment to Her Majesty the Queen, to whom been falt, anchored at Wooring yesterday so happened, that it was low water at the or less burnt. Another estimate naya 40,000 activity of generala on the battle held we wish a long and peaceful rolgn."

Bir Arthur thanked the deputation, and afternoon (April 17th), She left Nagasaki time and there was little water in the dock tona, of which 26,000 tons have been de Alari for the vanity of hatdan hopes: The on Friday at noon, at the same time as the or alongside the wharves. At a o'slock, stroyed. The coal saved at the west end in Health Officer's best returned; and the told shem that he had received a translation Glenartney The two steamers kept com two signal guns from Fort Canning an estimated at 5,000 to 8,000 tons. The statement that small-pot, was on board the of their address, and that e reply would be pany for some time, but separated in a fognounced a fire bomewhere, and at the same actual, not constructive, loss to the Comtessel spread rapidly through the crowd, forwarded from Brisbane: He trusted that The Glenartney, amived on Sunday, and the time symbols went up for Tanjung Raggar pany has been estimated at $30,000. Taking The nows was first received with incredulity, they would always behave like good citizens, bon-arrival of Loudoun Gastte caused fear wharf. It was not believed possible that it this to be about correct, the total loss but its truth was quickly discovered, and and loyal subjects to Her Majesty, and that to be entertained for her safety. We under cou d be anything serious, but there was a caused by this fire will be $250,000 tite people who had assembled began to while they did so they might always depend stand however, that she anchored outside general hurrying down of all classes to $300,000, or £50,000 to £80,000 atefling. etteam in s ditcontested thanner up the upon the protection offered by British laws for 41 hours in a fog-

see, Captain Walshe, Inspector General All this is, however, rough guess-work main street. Here, However; another source and institutions to all classes of British of Police, and Mr Superintendent Maxwell; Most of the coal wie fagured, ohledy in Bi interest attracted their attention. The subjects

All the addresses having been presented with their men, were on the spot with com Home ofloss, but which offices have suffer. clashing of cymbals, and a sound like a mendable promptitude. The two Muni ed I have been unable as yet to ascertain, bagpipe played by a very drunken piyer and hearty cheers given from all the bosts, cipal Fire engines, with the Insurance Co.'s pa ple being too busy, and not too willing, heralded the approach of a procession com and as the Captain had determined to pra- ing down the hill from Chinatown. A nisl. ['cred to Townsville, where telegranhio com engine, were also pou there. A detaph. I to give information.

swept away.

The steamer Fleure Castie anchored at Woosung, from London, last evening (April 19th). The ashooner Flying Saud anchored below the Naval Yard on same day, having put in for repairs.

Courter..

A strange rumour reaches us from the French Concession The Tao t'aise we are unsured—has intimated to the authorities

|

foremost in the attack.

to 50 blows each. —N. C. D. News,

THE GREAT FIRE AT SINGAPORE.

none.

a

As soon as the coal-abeds took fire, the various steamers and sailing vessels in dock and at the wharf cleared out to a safe distance, and, so far as I am aware, sufiered no damage whatever.

The Chinese then approachod, their pro- gress having been announced by a cen tinuous discharge of crackers, and pre- sented an address, of which the following is a translations-

"To His Excellency Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Queensland. May it please your Excellency,

of

"We the Chinese merchents and residents

chores.

Of the three addrosses presented to Sir

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Quotations.

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credit, "570 Allowance Taeis, 8 a 24 Old Malwa, cash, 595 credit 600 Allowance Taels,

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816 a 88

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30 days Bar Silver, 17, data. B., Mexicans, Gold Lest, Australian Sovereigns, English Sovereigns, Discounte

11 344 母录

服务能

740

Sharos. Hongkong Bank, 25 % ptem. Union Ins. Society of Usuton, $7: 8: Jhias Traders' Ins. Co., #2,400 Obluese Insurance Co.. 1216 AL.K. Fire Ins. Ce., #6871 Ohios Fies Ins. Co., $157

.K. & W. Desk Oo., 88 % dis 1.K. O. & M. 8.bost, $17 % dis. Shanghal Steam Navigation, 81 ez diy, Hongzong Gas Co., $76 nom, Blangkong Hotel Co., 968 per share Chinese Imperial Lown, £108, 62. 4/14

Temperature,

( Caken at Messrs Valemner di Oc.'s Premity Quran's Roads) Honerone, April 26, 1877.

10,064 19 20.912 BAMEIN SAMO IN--

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Insurances.

THE CHINA, FIRE INSURANCE

**** COMPANY, LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at "Singapors, Balgon and Penang.

Blake accepted, and Polloles of InsuFAUSS granted at the rates of Premium current at The above mentioned Ports.

· KO CHARGE FOR POZICY FEES.

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, Searciary.

Hongkong, November 1, 1871,

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.} CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STARLING.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Pouras sgatant the Rink of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goals in Matabeds, on Goods on board Vemels and on Hulls of Vessels in Har bour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- polved, and transmitted to the Directors

for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on Arst alan lives up to £1000 on a Single

Life.

For Bates of Franiums, torms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to

PARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

1. Agents Hongkongé Canton.

· Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undazalgasd, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- Buranoes at current rates.

MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company,

OHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY. (LIMITED.)

NOTICE

DOLICIES granted at eurent-rates on

In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thisda "of the Profita are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nets amount of Procals contributed by back, the remaining third being carried to Bessive Fund,

OLITEAN & Đ

General Agenta,

Hongkong, Apsl. 17, 1879.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Pollcter against Fire to the extent of $35,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premfa,

..

NORTON & Co., Ágenia,

Hongkong, January 1, 1674, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1809,

SÀPITAL £2,000,000,

Undordgned, Aennrs at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared 10 great Polletes against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Bullding, or on Morehandles in the same, at the amal Rates, subject to a discount of 20 per cent,

GILMAN & Co,

Agenia, Hongkong, July 6, 1876,

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of

Ela Majesty King George The Dirst, Js D. 1720.

MŪ

THE Undeseigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows: Marine Department, Policies as current rates payable either Bere, in London os at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia.

Fire Deportutort Policies lesued for long er short partede at Onszent rates, A discount of 20% allowed Life Departmani, Folleen issued for suma nas ozeseding

£8,000 reduced raten.

BOLLIDAY, WISE & Oo, Hongkong, July 26, 1972,

MANCHESTER FIÏE MISURANCE COMPANY.

MEB Undersigned Agents are in sucipt of instructions from the Board of Slapstors authorising them to leave Polletes to the extent of A10,000 on any one first sless slak, or to the extent of £15,000 on adjoining risks at current ratch A Dissgunt of 50% allowed.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. Bonphong, JusuAND 8, 1878.

Matls.

Occidental & Oriental Steam-

Ship Company,

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS. FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

WITH THE CONNECTION,

IM

CENTRAL and

THE CHINA MAIL.

intimations.

MARATONG

PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, tod

H. E 81R ARTHUR KENNEDY, GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG ;

375

and tai

Intimations.

NOTICE.

LONDON ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE Co.

THE BUSINESS of this COMPANY has

This Day boen Transferred to THE H. L H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS MARINE INSURANCE Co., of 20, Old

BROAD STREET, LONDON,

By Order of the Proprietors,

H. L. OF RUSSIA,

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING Hollection of Views of China, Pho- 137, Leadenhall Street,

RAILROAD COMPANIES

AZD

ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

8. 8. "GAELIO" will be des THE

patched for San Francisco via Yoko bama, on TUESDAY, the 1st May, at 8 pm, taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connaoilon le made at Yokohama, with Steamera from Shanghai.

Freight will be received on Board untli 4 of the 30th Parcel

tographio Albums Frames, Canes, &o., of Ex SS. Radnorskire a assorted sizes. aupply of very handsome Easel Albums of Russia and Velvet Covers, assorted sizes, Illuminated Albums for Portraits. Tobacco Pouches, in Shape of Skulls, Rate, S., and a nice choice of Gilt Mountings for Frames, &c.

Hongkong, March 28, 1877.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAIL

LONDON, 1st January, 1877.

THE MARINE INSURANCE CO,

20, Via Broad Street, LONDON,

1st January, 1877. ESTABLISHED 18367-

CAPITAL... £1,000,000 STERLING, RESERVE FUND,...£ 340,000

BONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, April 21, 1877; At 1110 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

[No. 4810.-Arhit 25, 1877.

CallBower, Oglery, Chinese, Celery, English, Calewort, Brighent. ZorsERS,'

QGAN.. Vash Cucumbers,

80.0

30

120

BU

Butcher Meat,

. Ib. Bacon, English,.

"

#1

Ame. Sugar cured Foochow,

Chilies, Dried, 460 400

Mixed, 800 260 Curry Stuff, English, 160 140 Egg Plant,

70

40% 30

Beef, sirloin and prime out, 05. 160 160 Garlle, (bulb) dried,

160 140 Ginger, Beef Corned,

· 15 · 10

Wyndham Strest, formerly ATHLETIC ÜLÜŞ, hand the Largest and Best

WILLIAM HUNT, Secretary.

,patty

90

80

222

Roanty

1

150 140 | Greens, White,

:10.

};

*

Soup,

100 90

Winter courne

20

15

Steak,

"

160 150 Green, Sprouts.

15

10

Bullocks' Brains,

• per not

60

50 Green Peas, in shell, old

60

50

Tongue, fresh, each

corned,

276 250

#

young

40 30

Head,

13

**

EMER

Heart,

320 300 “Horse Radiah,” S'had, 600 600 Lettuce, Chlosse 150 140

800 250

20

.19

English,

10

"

Feet,

60 40 Mint,

"

"

Kidneys,

60

50 Mushroom, dried,

catly 760 650

Tail,

100

90 | Unions, Bombay

12

12

Liver,

catty 80

60

- Green

"

**

Tripe (undressed), oatty 50 Calver Head and Fest, not Hams, Americans,

40 Paratoy, Chiness,

800-400

English,

800 280 Potatoes, Macão,

31

Chinese, English

180 170

•

**

Sweet,

"1

360 340 Pumpkins,

Mutton Choy,

39

180 170 Radishes,

*

→

Log, Shoulder,

160 170 Scallions,

21

dox, ontty

80 20

20

130 120 Shalota,

#

Liver,

180 120 Sesamum,

catty

60

50 Spinach,

100

Commun

will be received at the offer on Packages ELE Circulation of THIS PAPER has Went To The DINI YASUR

amo day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required

Return Pauage Tlokets avaliable for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per

cent. on regular rates.

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

G. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, April 9, 1877. myl

STEAM FOR

Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle, Aden, Sues, Malta, Brindisi,

Ancona, Venios, Mediter» ranean Ports, Southampton and London;

A160,

Bombay, Madras, Valoutta and Australia.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIRZTAL SYRAM |

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-shly LOMBARDY, Captain Hazt, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 5th May, at Noon.

For further Particular, apply to

A. LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, April 24, 1877. -

papang

"U. 8. MAIL LINE

PACIFIC MAIL STTAMSHIP

COMPANY,

my

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING

· AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANÙISOP,

Mall Steamer CITY OF TAKING will be despatched for San Francisco, vis Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 16th May, 1877, at 3 r., taking. Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Through Passenger Tiskets and Bill of Lading are issued for transportation_to Tokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

A Steamer of the Mitsa Biski S, S, Com pany will leave Shanghal, via the Inland Bes Ports, about name date, and make close connection at Yokohama

Reference to foregoing Adver been very much extended. The fol- ANGE Co. bas This Day taken over the lowing are some of its Agents:-

Business of the LONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT Co., and has Appoint- ed Mr A. MoIVER as its AGENT in HorG. KONG.

Macao---Man Chuen Shop, Canton-Slag Chuon Native Port Office, Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yau Laen Hing Street; Chul Heung Low Hotel, Teat Street; Mr 81 Chuen Fan, Tung Wen Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the Provincial Treasurer's Lamen; How Yuan Shop, Small Market Street, New Oity; Yoo Choung Photograph Shop, Honam; Kwa Heung Shop, Sin Choong, Bonam.

Shaton-Sul Cheong Hong; Woh Shun Loong Hongs

Amoy-Chan Choong Hong, Mook Kek Street,

Foochow—Mr Tu Ching Cheong, Foo chow Arsenal; Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Mari- time Customs,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ROBERT J. LODGE, Manager.

Risks and issue Policles on behalf of the THE Undersigned is prepared to Accept MARINE INSURANOE Co, by any First Class Steamer.

A. MOIVER, Agent of the Marine Insurance Co. of London

au17 Hongkong, February 16, 1877.

Shanghai-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mori- time Customs; Mr Ho Tus Chuen, Marl timo Customs; Mr Chun Bing Hot, Messrs "THE CHINA REVIEW, Jardins, Matheson & Co. Mr Kwong Chuon Fook, Educational Mission School; and Mow Sing Sang Keo shop,

Ningpo.—Mr Sung Min Chee, Marlthus Cariems.

Hankow.You Hing Hong, Chefoo-Yes Shop Bong,

Japan, Mr Leong Chan Tong, Muniol. pal Office, Yokohama,

Saigon,--Wohang Hong. Singapore-Ting Eos Hong; Kwong Fook Bang Hong,

Penang-Yor Wing Fong; Argust Office. Calcutta. Mow Bing Company, San Francisco,--Kwong Foong Tal Hong. The above are some of the Agencies; others will be published, when they are arranged for. Negociations are in progressi with the express couriers who carry the official despatches and Peking Gassties, to circulate the Chinese Mail in tho interior of China

Hongkong, March 10, 1874,

KWONG HING CRBUNG & Co.,

Have always on hand for Sale-every description of COAL Bt Moderate Prices.

Mr AHTON has been appointed Manager, and all Orders addressed to him at 67, Frays, or to Mr Far Jack, at 90, Hing Lung Street, will receive immediate atten

tion,

Hongkong, March 19, 1877.

NEWS FOR HOME.

mo19

The Overland. China Mail.

(The oldest Overland Paper in China.)·

PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Figs Chislings,

"Foot,

تو

# 90.

110 100 Squash, bottle

50 Tomatoes,

70 Turnips, Salt,

130 190 Water Lily Roots,

112.3,00

20

10

"

B17,

17

Hood,

90

80

Taro (U Tan)

Heart,

sech

60 40

"

Now Ready.

Kidneys, Idiver

"

80

Fork, Chop,

. tatty

150 140

"

English. Chinese

Ach

15 10

15 10

No. 4, VOL. 7.

* Comed,

40

80

+

Log,

150 140

Water Cres,

bunch

20 10

·

Annual Subscription, Six Dollars and

#1

Fat or Lard, Bhoopa' Road, and Foil, sot

110 100

Yams,

catly

30

840 $20

Fraits.

a Half,

Aleurites,

osity

00

09

#1

Heart,

esch

40

Apples, Dried

DONIINITA,

31

Kidnega,

70

17

1760.1003

# Californian,

200 180

Rose,

70

Veal,

. Catty

Chinese Dentistry,

Poultry.

140 120 Bananas, fragrant Punti,

Chinese Intercourse with the Countries of Capone,

Central and Western Aala during the Fifteenth Century, Part II. (Continuod from page 182, Į

Ducks,

Eggs, Hen.

catty catly .doz.

220 200

Chestnuts, now, Cocoennta.........

-10000

180 120 Curranty

esch bottle

400 $50

200 169

11

Duck

3

Balt

100

190

Essays on the Chinese Language, (Continiwa | Backing Pigs,

from page 163.) Deer-Stalking in China.

A Legend of the Peking Bell-Tower. A Chinese Hornbook. The Law of Inheritance.

Dialect,

Gecas,

A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese Fowls, Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:-

i

A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese

Dialect,

Books Wanted, Exchanges, do.

Ohine Mail Office, Hongkong, March 20, 1877.

Wild Duck,

"

Dates, Figa, Dried,

catly 180 160 Ground Nuts

120 110 Guavat,

(Mand.) coolle

(Mandarin)

dark-skinned

80 70 Pear, Nanking,

bottle

500 400

90 80

500 400

catty 40 80

60 60

Partridges,

Back Pheasants, Canton, live, pair Pigeons

380 300

Lemore,

.160 1:0

$3.00

Green,

10000

esch

160 150 Llohoes, Drted,

180

"Watobing Spirits,"

Quall,

100

90 Loong Ngan, Dried,

£00 200

Chinese Folk-lore,

Rabbits,

800. 500

Yin and Yang, according to Aristotle. Pidgin English.

41

Loquats,

40

Snipe,

each

120 110 Mangoes,

each

100

Goethe's "Werther" in China. Chinese Music. White Apts,

Teal,

Turkeys, Cook,

catty

12

Hen,

esch

703 650 450 400 450 400

350 250 Olives, green, Panth

catty

60

Oranges, (Coolfe) Chang

80

Sweet, Sun-Tory

250 160

130 100

Fish, Bombay, Duoka, new per hundred 350 300 Breaze,

.satty Carp, Codfish, Salt, Oraba, Cuttle Fish, Daov, Eels, Congor. File Fish, Fresh Fish, Large

120 100

90 100

Papaw,

150 180

"

lb.

160 160 Pears, Chefoo,

120 100

catty

1.40 120

Puntl

50.40

80 70 Pine-apples, Punti 100 10 Plantains, common

each

100

20

80

60

"

fragrant

40

30

60

50 Plums, Dark-red,

180 120

11. Yellow,

Small

00 80

Green,

"7

11

The unusual success which has attended the Chinese Mail makes it an admirable | Garoupa, medium for advertisers.

Frogu,

Herringe,

"

80 70 Baigini, Muscatol,

smoked

box

$1.00

calty

FROM

NOTICE,

THE CHINESE`MAIL,

TROM and after the Chinese New Year's

day (February 17,-1874) the Chine feil will be issued DAILY instead of TAI No change, how WEEKLY as heretofore, ever, will be made in the price of subserly- tion, which will remain at $4 per annum."

The charges for advertisements are now

At New York, Passengers have selection Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely assimilated to those of the China Mail.

of various lines of Steamer to England, France and Germany.

printed matter.

THIS Mall Summary is compiled from

Froight will be received on board until 4 p., 14th May. Parcel Packages

The Conductors" guarantee an eventual will be received at the office unill 5 pm the Dally China Mail, is published circulation of one thousand coples. It is same day; all Faroel, Packages should be twice a month on the moming of the already the most influential native Journal Live Fish, marked to address in full; value of same English Mall's departure, and is a re-published, and enjoys considerable prestige Lobsters, is required.

cord of each fortnight's ourrent history at the Ports of China and Japan, and at Maskerel, Consular Invoices to accompany Overland of evente in China and Japan, con- Singapore, Penang, Caloutts, San Frands Cargo should be sent to the Company's tributed in original reports and collated

co and Australia. Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the from the journals published at the various Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

ports in those Countries.

For security's sake, Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelops the Marks and Nos. of Packages Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bill of Lading.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents, Hongkong, April 10, 1877.

B

For Sale.

FOR BALE,

mylö

It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, &c, and a complete Commercial Summary,

Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid 56 cent) $18 per annum (postage paid $18.50.)

Orders should be sent to GrEO. MURRAY BAIN, China, Mall Office, 2, Wyndham

Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer.

Terms of Advertising, same sa in Dally

China Mall

THE OHINESS MAIL,

TERMS OF ADVäkkiäiyü in tur Chineza Molly

characters, and ons ont a character

TWO conte a shiftätet for the first 100

TENDER, the whole Stoof-ins Trade of the Tažu Tus and Iadster COMPANY, Consisting of the following Steamers

Carrying Cafadby. Steam Tug & Lighter digeritta,...3,600 pela

Pathfinder,.1,800 Steam Tug Orphan,

beyond the first 100, for first Insertion, and half pries for repetitions during the first Litle Orphanag Tenders will Receive immediate stiens wock, Subanquent webke insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the Bret wook'e charges Advertisements for half a year and longer will be allowed a deduction of 25 por asnt on the total amount, and constatts for more favatizzble terms can be mado.

tot

Apply to

TAKU TUG & LIGHTER 50,

TARU. Takk, Mistch 12, 1877.

Apšu

NOW BEADY.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

TENG GRÜI Į or, Tan Kunimated or COMPANY OF MANCHESÄHK

NATURAL GUINTES IN CHINA. By Dr AND LONDOR.

E. J. EINL. One Voltame, : 8vo. Pries, $1.00 ME Underaged have becal appointed BUDDHISM, Is HiSTORY, THsort AND Agents for the shore Company at POPULAR RALICIon, In thret Lettures. Hongkong, Canton, Frecho, Shanghai | By Dr, E. J. Eirkta Sound Bullion. One Ind Bankow, and was propated to grant Volume, Bro. Pálso, 81180) |

krurances at current zažen

HOLLIDAY, WISE & O

October 14, 1868,

Orders will be repsiyed by Memin Lanoy Crawford & Co,

Hongkong, July 31, 1973,

Hiorto Have been made to establish Agenta for eifenlisting the Chiness Mail in sil the ports and in the interior of Chits, all the porta in Japan, In-Salgon, Bingepere, Fenkan, Calshits, Batavia, Manlis, the Philippines, Australis, San Francisco, Peru and ctats plants which Uninese ficquent When the lat of Agendes is completed, it will be publisited Agents have been already established in most of the shove places, and in important notis more than one egent had been appointed at etolu CHUN ATIN,

Hongkong, February 13) 1874.

For terms, de, addreza

Mango Fish,

bottle

260 250 Prunes, Dried,

200 180 Fumeloss or Shaddock, ench

140 120 Saleabury Seeds, Pak-kwo, vatty

60 50

50 40

300 250

806

bostie 1b,

760 690

200*150

80

70.

80

70 Strawberry (Leung-mui), -9,

7000

60

50 Sugar Cane,

stick

- 25 20

160

Tamarinds,

catty 6050

100

90 Walnuts,

n

110 200

60

60

200

100. 140

English

"

750-500

80

70 Barley, 160 180 Bran, :

picul

1600 1500

ploul

1500 1400

#

160 140 Butter 100 130 120

80 Caper, 90

lb,

600 500

Quadled Ornage Posi, . bottle

750 700

Lemon

140 180 Water Obosnuta, Canton „;.

MiscellaneouIS,.

80 70 Alleples, Chinees. .bottle

ME CEUN AYIN,

Manager.

China Mail Office,

17th February, 1874,

Mullet, Oysters, Parrot Fish, Perch, Pomfret,

140 180

Black

12

WASHING BOOKS,

(In English and Chinese. TETASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

Prawi

Ray,

W of Ladise and Gentlemen, are now Roach, ready at this Offer-Price, $1 each,

Ünina Mari Offon,

To Let.

TO LET. †o. 8, Peshizi TERRAUS, ELSIN-SFRIZZ,

with Immediate Possession,

Apply to

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

Ho

TO LET. TOUSE No 10, Albany Road, at present

occupied by the Rev. R. H. Kiyr. Binnen Villa, Pok-foo-lum, Furnished. A DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, February 10, 1877.

nas

TO LET,

Upper Portion of Nos. 42 and 44, Queen's Road.' The Dwelling House and Offices No: 1, D'Aquilar Street, at precent in the occups. tion of Mesars DOVULAS LA RAIN O Fossession from the 1st May nett.

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 05, Hongkong, November 17, 1874,

#!

120 100 ChareOKİ,

760700

250 220

picul 1080

1000

160 150

700 800

Book Fish Salmon, Cantos, Salt Fish,

Shark, young

TO

60 Cheese, Ameriana,

400 850

Shrimp

70

60 Cinnamon,

catty 800 250

Bkaša,

·80

70 Oltron,

Snapper, Snipe Flak, Solex, Froth Tench,

120 110 Clover,

00

Coconut OU,

bottle

The

290 200

70 Curry Powder,

Tustics, Small White Balt

Vegetable

Asparagus, Bamboo Shoots, i Berne, sprout,

180 180

1600 250

400 350

120 100 Coffes,

B0 400 850 Firewood,

40.80 Flour,

Grant

450 400 iungiket, 100

80 Lamp Oll,

2014 avrent,

50 Mange Chulzy,!

pleal 2000 3750

1000 750

·bottle 500

#

Broad,

80

1

70 Baco,

Franch from Macao, Best Root,,

80

eash

13

13 Murd,

Besauton

ently

12 10 Natmegs,

Cabbage, Whith Cantek

30

95

Olives

10

8

N

Common,

Paddy..

Hongkong Bach

70

80 Fear! Barley,

Carrots, Balk

Turnip, Boki bach red for pickling i

catty

10

000

bottlej 200 1

pleni 1000 1500

bottla 220 130

70

100 W. Qonung, Acting Inspector of Marketa,

60 60 Printed and published by Gad Mum Baix, et the China Zlati Dillon, MG Wyndham Bhun), Hongkong