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Notices to Consiguées. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

P. A O. B. N. Co.'s 8. S. ASSAM AND INDUS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

named Vessels, from London, Bombay and Intermediate Ports, and in connection with the Steamer NEPAUL' from Cal- outta, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk in the Company's Godowns, at West Point, whence delivery can be obtained from this date.

Goods not delivered by the 1st September will be subject to rent.

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent,

01.

Hongkong, August 25, 1877.

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS. LOUDOUN CASTLE, FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

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THIS Steamer having arrived, Consignees their Goods are being landed, at their risk, Into the Godowns of Mr A. McG. HEATON, whence delivery may be obtained.

Consignees wishing to receive their Goods on the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-day.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining after the 1st Proximo will be subject to rent.

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

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents,

Aongkong, August 25, 1877. FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,

To-day's Advertisements.

CRICKET,

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING the HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, will be Held at the HONGKONG CLUB, on MONDAY, 3rd September, at 5 o'clock p.m.

WILLIAM HYNES, Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, August 31, 1877.

U. 8. MAIL TINE.

· PACIFIO MAIL, STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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THROUGH To NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, THE U. S. Mall Steamer UITY OF TOKIO will be despatched for 'San Francisco, via Yokohama, on

1877, at 3 P.., ta ing Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

the man

Through Passenger Tickets and Billa of Lading are issued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Porta, to San Franelson, to ports in Mexico, Centrs and South Ameriaa, and to New York and Europə via OVERLAND RAILWAYS.

A Steamer of the Mitsu Bihi 8. 8. Com pany will leave Bhanghal, via the Inland Sea Porta, zout same date, and make alone connection at Yokohama.

At Now York, Passengers have selection of varions Bnes of Steamers to England, France and Germany,

Freight will be received on board until 4 p..

Parool Packages

will be received at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Officer In Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bill of Lading.

For security's sake, Shippers of Overland ma S. 5. Gleneagles having arrived, Cargo are requested to endorse on the Consignsen el Cargo are hereby and Nos, of Packages formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk and stored by the Undersigned in their Godowne, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Shanghal, unless notice to the contrary is given before Naon To-day.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 3rd Proxime will be subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Oc.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, August 27, 1677. GERMAN BARK ADOLPH, FROM HAMBURG.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take im- mediate delivery of their Goods.

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

ARNHOLD, BARBERG & Co.,

Agos

Hongkong, August 8, 1977.

Intimations.

NOTICE. прав THE Undersigned begs to remind his Customers and the Public Generally that he still CARRIES on his PHOTO. GRAPHIC BUSINESS in No. 3 A, LOWER WYNDHAM STREET; and that he has no connection whatever with the Establishment recently opened in Queen's Road, under the Name and Stylo of APONG & Co.

AFONG,

No. 3.A, Wyndham Strest.

ae15 Hongkong, August 15, 1877.

AFONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

H.E BIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, Governor or 'Horakone; and to

A. L. EL. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA, Wyndham Street, formerly ATHLETIC CLUB,

TAS on hand the Largest and Bent

Hollection of Vlaws of Chios, Pho tographie Albums, Frames, Cases, &e., of assorted alzes. Ex S. 8. Tigre, Revolving Standard Albums, Armorial Monogram and Postage Stamp Albums, Russia Leather, Velvet and carved-wood Albums, Calies and Frames, nice Albums for Cabinet Portratta

only, Portraits of the Generals of the pre Bent Russo-Turkish War, Eminent British Statesmen, the two Chinese Ambassadors in Cabinet and Carte de Visite sizes, Coloured Portraits of English Ladies.

Hongkong, August 24, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Qunera will be Responsible for any Dabi contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

Twizzor, British barque, Capt. Dalargy Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Nakob, British barque, Capt. Clark, Captain.

FILOBIN, American abip, Capt. F. Foule. Order,

SOINDIA, British ship, Capt. Lightbody. Bussell & Co. FORONA, German m. sohoonet, Capt. C. Schweer.-Melcher & Co.

ULLOUR, British barque, Captain A. P. Goodman.-Borneo Co.

ANNIES. HALL, American d-m. schooner, Uspt Chas, H. Nelson Douglas Lapraik & Co.

AKEELADY, British barque, Capt. Nicoll, Jardine, Matheson & Co.

***BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain R.

Haje,Melchers de Ca

VISCOUNT MACDUyy, British 3-m_schiner, Zimited Cant, Wp, Wright. Borban Cay

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

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RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 81, 1877.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. MAILS BY TIs Faaxon PaoKII,— The French Contract Packet IBAQUAD-. DY will be despatched from Hong- kong on SATURDAY, the 1st Sept, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, rið Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Gallo, Australia, New Zea- land, Tasmania, Fiji, Ader, Boy- abelfer, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Africa, the Gapo, St. Helena, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to EXPLA by this Packet, but can be paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such let- ters should be marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Galle as uupaid.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, o. [——

Friday, 31st August.-

5 r.M., Money Order Offies closes. Post

whlah remains open all night.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction.

11 a.m-Sale of American barkentine Rosina, at Mr J. A. Armstrong's Bale

Rooms.

Shipping. Noon.-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe. Noon.-Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. Noon-Emuy loaves for Manila. Gooda per Loudoun Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. Goods por Assam and Indus undelivered

after this date subject to rent,

Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW."

No: I.-Vol. VI.

-OF THE

Office closes except the Near Box, CHINA

Saturday, let September.-

7 M, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence, 10A.M., Beglary of Letters cease. 11 A., Post Office closes except for Late

Letters.

(11.10 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) ezcept those to and through Austra lia, may be posted on payment of to Late Fes of 18 cents extra postage,

unti

11.30, when the Post Office Cross

*entirely, Hongkong, August 18, 1877.

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MAILS BY THE TORREN STRAITS FACEBT. The Australian Contract Packet SOMER-

SET, will be despatched from Hong. kong on WEDNESDAY, the 5th September, with Mails for Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Mel

bourne,

Correspondence cannot be Registered after

3.15 p.m.

The Mails will be closed at 8.80 p.m. Correspondence for New Zealand must be specially directed vid Torres Straits, or It will be sent via Galle.

Correspondence for Southern and Western

Aug. 30, Alra, Portuguese abip, 631, E. 4. de Souza, Newcastle (N.S. W.) June 21, A Coal-BRANDAO & CO.

Aug. 81, Circe, British schooner, 145, R. Alexander, Newcastle (N.B. W.) July 19, Coal.-OLYPHANT & Co.

Aug. 81, Tessu, British steamer, 560, 8 Ashton, Foockor Aug. 28, Amoy 29, and Swatow 30, General.-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Aug. 31, Rotterdam, Dutch barque, 760, Dirk, Touron Aug. 20, General-OEDER,

DEPARTURES: Aug. 30, Norna, for Swatow.

31, Charley, for Keelung.

31, Antwerp, for Merationes (Bolivia). 31, Woodhall, for Portland (Oregon).

31, Genevieve, for Salgon,

31, Beethoven, for Whampos.

31, Canton, for Bangkok.

31, Yangisse, for Shanghal

31, Benefactor, for Amoy,

OLEARED.

Robert Henderson, for London. Japan, for Blogo. Annie 8. Hall, for Keolung. Jylland, for Whampoa Pym, for Shanghal. Pictoria, for San Francisco. Emily Chaplin, for Portland (Oregon). William Phillips, for Singapore. Presto, for Tientaln.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Per Fesse, from 1st Porta, Mr Pyo, and 90 Chinese.

Fer dies, from Newcastle (N.S.W.), 19 Chinese.

Per Rotterdam, from Touros, 72 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Yangtze, for Shanghai, Mr Carozzir, Mra Cleidy and Slater.

Per Antwerp, for Mexilones, 3 Obinese.

winds,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Australia can be sent by this route it desired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle.

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[No. 4421-AUGUST 31, 1877.

determined. So much so that, if the and 1 Peacock, by Hon. J. M. Frlos; 2 estata were now thrown into the Bank- Specimens of Hankan Brick Toa, by A. L. Idols, lent by H. L Dennys, Eng.; 2 ruptcy Court, the official or creditor's Rodionoff, Esq.; 50 Speelmens of Chinese assignee could still proceed against Snakes, &c., Donor unknown; 2 Birde, by Benecke, Sauchay & Co to have the C. Hirst, Esq.; Coleoptera, by D. E. Cald deeds set aside and to recover the pro-well, Esq.

party for the body of the creditora.

Whether it would be worth their while MESSES HEDGE & Co,' Foochow Weekly to do so or not is another question.

Shipping Report, dated Aug. 25, gives :----

Arrivals during the week-August 18, Namos from Hongkong; 19, Mikado and Han Kwang, from Shanghal; 21, Europe from Shanghai; 22, Douglas from Hong kong, Fu Yew from Chin Klang; 23, Kil. larney from Shanghai; 24, Mosquito from Wenchow.

Departures during the week-August 19,- Lorne for London; 21, Namos for Hong. kong, Tullochgorum for Melbourne, Re triever for Tientsin; 23, Thingvalls for London, Han Kwang for Shanghal; 24, Mikado for London via Amor, Douglas for Hongkong.

There is one peculiarity in the case to which attention may well be called. The title of the Trustees was found incomplete because they failed to show that the deed under which they were appointed had been assented to by a majority in number and three-fourths in value of the The creditors of Aug. Heard & Co. multitudinous transactions in which the firm wereengaged, with creditors scattered all over the world and bille maturing in unknown hands, was of course the cause of the failure of the Trustees to comply with this requirement of the 163rd section of the Bankruptcy Ordinance; but there was another section, the 170th, which MDD specially provides for the occurrence of such a difficulty and, by complying with the very simple provisions of which, the Reruns of Visitors to the City Hall Library Trustees might have been placed in and Museum for the week ending Ang. perfect safety. How came it that this

29th, 1877 The result Section was overlooked ?

of the oversight, however. it arose, is Thursday, Aug. 28rd, 44 that Benecke, Souchay & Co. get pro- Friday, perty that ought, in accordance with Saturday, the wise policy of the law, to be divided Sunday, pro rate among all the creditors of A. Monday, Heard & Co., and that the Trustees find Tuesday,

Wednesday, themselves saddled with a thankless office

REVIEW

IS NOW READY-

T CONTAIN

Chinese Studies and Official Interprotation

in the Colony of Hongkong. Constitutional Law of the Chinese Empire. The Tang Hou Chi, A Modern Chinese s A Chinese Primer.

The Law of Inheritance.

Supplementary Mall for Singapore only will close on board 10 minutes before the vessel starta, Late Letters for Australia must be sent to the care of an Agent at Singapore, Hongkong, August 3, 1877.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, ---

085

Novel.

Notes and Queries --

Chinese Marriages. Studies in Words.

The Educational Curriculum of the

Chinese.

liable to have their dealings with the Intelligence. Short Notices of New Books and Literary but without the power to fulfil its duties, estate questioned on all hands and possi bly to be made pay the costs of all the proceedings out of their own pockets. We shall be glad to hear that they cannot be called on to bear the costs of this fruitless litigation. They ought not to ba, but we are very much afraid that in point of law they may be made liable. Their best course now must be, we pre- sume, to resign their Trusteeship into the hands of the Court, under the Trustee Relief Acts,

Restoration of the Old Sounds of the

Chinese Language. Notes on Chinese Grammar. Russian Sinologists. Assyria and China. The Word "Swallow," Corrigenda.-Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation in the Colony of Hong

kong.

China Mail Office, Hongkong, August 31, 1877.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

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

OT

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

Tha 0. & O. 8. §. Deucalion left Liverpool for this port on the 21st August..

We learn that the P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Tokio nalled" from Yokohama for this port to-day.

Shipping in Port-Croated Ware, Maid of Judah, Fel Ho, Europe, Fn Yow, Kil- larney, and Mosquito..

European. Chinese.

203

24th, 28

817

25th, 49

268

26th,

Sunday

27th,

971

28th,

452

29th

465

Totals,

205

2,138

Grand total, 2,451.

Police Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Hog.) 31st August, 1877.

OBSTRUCTION,

Sung Amul, a boatwoman, and two boat- men in her employ, were brought up for obstructing the navigation of the steamer Kiukiang by fastening on to that vessel an she came alongside the whart. It was proved that they were taking coal to the steamer. Discharged.

DRUNKENWEBS.

Charles Johnson, seaman Swedish barque Loweswater, was fined 25 cents and to pay 10 cents chair-hire for being drunk.

CHAIR-HIRE.

Capt. Alexander Miller, of the British ship Sydenham, was summoned by Ching Asz, a chair-coolie, for refusing to pay. chair-hire. The complainant stated that bis chair was engaged at to 8 o'clock on the 29th till about 6.30 pm, and he was TEE P. & O. steamer Khiru, with the not paid. The defendant denied that he outward mails, will leave Singapore for this had engaged the chair, but alleged that he had his old coolles. When they were call- port to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, theed, they did not, however, support the captain's statement, as they were never 1st September.

engaged on the 29th. Amends 75 cents.

The English Contract Packet PESHA. DavaGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUIWE learn that H. M. &. Sylvia has been on

WUR will be despatched with the Malis for Europe, &c., on SATURDAY, the 8th September.

The following will be the hours of cloning

the Malls, &o, 20

Friday, the 7th September.-

5 r., Money Order Office closes.

6 P.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, the 8th September.-

7 A., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Office aloses except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters censen, (10.15 M., Letters may be posted with LATE FR of 18 cents extra Postage til

entirely.

to

BITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINER MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watera. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

shore while engaged in surveying operations | in Japan, and that she has gone to Yoko.

hama to be docked.

CAPTAIN de Souza, of the Portuguese barque Alva, reports that on the 20th inst., when between Pedra Branca and the Pratas Shoal, he met part of a shlp having the deak burnt and the stem and stern gone. The veszel appeared to be bulli of wood with iron framing.

The publication of this šurse commenced We have received from the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company a book of the

# 6,50 p.m.

HOUSE-REAKING.

Tan Akwai, a hawker, was charged with

The defendant having broken into the house of a money changer at Gap Street. was arrested by a district watchman for having behaved in a suspicions manner in the street. On seeing the watchman he ran away, and dropped a string of 1900 cash. It was then discovered that a money-changer's shop had been entered on the morning of the 29th, and a basket containing 7000 cents was removed from its place to the door. It was also found that 11,000 cash Entrance to the house

had been taken.

was effected by the removal of the wooden bolt of the door by a dagger or some sharp Instrument from outside. The defendant was committed for trial.

11 AM, when the Post Office OzoяHE CHINA MAIL single word rates from Hongkong, with rules by the master of the Wo Tai Hang with

(11.80 A., Letters (but Letters only,

addressed to the United Kingdom

Fia Brindisi, or to Singapore, may

to

be posted on board the Panket with

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1877.

and regulations. The book is embellished with a map showing the Company's system and its connections.

EM REZZLEMENT, Chow Asing, a boatbuilder, was charged making away with an anchor, two cars, one musket, two ropes, one iron chain and ono scull, part of the tackle of a Chineso junk. The complainant bought the.junk for $740 and was putting the defendant on board to take charge of her, and he made defendant said be pawned the anchor and ment of the Privy Council in the case! of Benecke, Souchay and others, appel- tion of our readers to the advertisement of scull in order to get money to provide food lants, against Whittall and another, the Annual General Meeting of the Bong for the crew. The complainant only gaVE bira $0 and would give him no more. The se8 Trustees of the estate of the late firm of kong Cricket Club, which takes place on defendant was sent to three months' bard

Augustine Heard & Co. (respondents). 3rd inst., and to say that any gentlemen labour. It was an appeal from a decision of the desirous of becoming members are requested Supreme Court here which had est

Late Fee of 48 cants extra postage, Wx publish in another column the judg-We have been requested to call the atten-away with the things in question. --The

$11

11.80 A.M., when the Mall is fmally

closed.. Hongkong, August 28, 1877.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet BELGIO will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th September, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows; 2 PM. Registry of Letters ceases.

The Portuguese abip Alva roports: Farcurable weather up to Pellew Islands, 2.50 P.M. Post-Office closes since than a succession of calms and head 2.30 r.. Correspondence for Japan the

United States, or Union Countries only may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage until

The British schooner Circe reports: Had strong Southwardly winds, and crossed the Equator on the 2nd August, then had strong 8.W, wind to 12 North, passed the

adrone Islands on the 11th, and had light 2.50 2.M. when the Mall is finally closed. Northerly winds until sighting the Batan Hongkong, August 25, 1877. Isles on the 26th, from thence N.E. winds to arrival

The British steamer Faise reports: Foo chow to Swatow moderste North-easterly winds and Ane, Swatow to Hongkong light variable winds and ane. Off Breaker Point passed 8. B. Gleneagles bound North. In Feochoer-Stra. Glenroy, Benledi, Kil larney, and Han kang. In Amoy Strs, Glenroy, Chefoo, and Hwai Fuen." In Swa tow --Str. Namoe, and H. M. B. Hornet.

CARGO.

Per 8. 8. Stentor, Hongkong to London, Kalled 21st August, 1877179,380 lbs. Congou, 77,478 lbs. fc. Or. Pekoe, 194,678 1bs. Scented Caper, and 750 Ibu." Sarta, Total 278,186 16s. 680 pkge, Frometrus, and 81 pkgs. Sundries

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close-

zo

General Memoranda. MONDAY, September 3:--

6p.m.-Meeting of the Hongkong Cricket

Club at the E. X. Club.

Goods par Gleneagles undelivered after

this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, September 8;-

11 am-Sale of Sundries at Gort. Store, dp...Somerent leaves for Singapore, dic. Friñar, September 7:----

Noon,-General Weekly Sale by Messrs

Lana, Omarlord on Đỗ, BATURDAY, September 8-

Noon-English Mail leaves for Porte

of Call and Europe,

8 p.m.-Ocaldental Oriental 8, 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco,

اسلامی

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW.Tuzsay, September 11:

Per DOUGLAS, at 11.80 sm., on Satur-

day, the 1st September.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

Per SPARTAN, at 8.30 p.m. To-mor."

row, the 1st September.

For BANGKOK. ---

For DALE, at 4.80 pm, on Tuesday,

The 4th September,

8 p.Meeting of Shareholders of the Olina Traders Insurance Co., Limited, at the Head Office, Hongkong, SUNDAY, September 30-

Application for Shares in the North Chins Assurance Os. must be made on or before this date.

S

LARCENY.

Chan Asz, store-coolle at the Police Bar aside as fraudulent certain deeds of to communicate with Mr Hynes, the Hon.

rack, was charged by Sergeant Doble with assignment by which A. Heard & Co. Sec.

stealing pieces of copper and cartridge canes, had just previous to their failure charged

ant dropped something on the floor, which considerable portions of their property In regard to our paragraph last night re-worth about 16 or 20 cents. The defend in favour of Bonecke, Souchay & Co., to peoting Chan Afook, who was released on examination was found to be pleves of whom they were at the time largely from six months' imprisonment for return. copper and cartridge cases. The defendant indebted: The questions involved in the ing from deportation on account of the liad been employed for about two years receiving $6 a month.The defendant suit were argued before the full Court invalidity of the warrant under which he stated that he picked up the cartridges at here at great length, the proceedings extending over twelve days. Judgment was deported, and who is now again in the range and the copper also-Sergeant was given on 16th February 1876, and custody charged with larceny, we under. Dobie told this was impossible, because the percussion caps in these were not broken both Judges were of opinion that the stand that after his rolente from the six and were returned into the store from the deeds the validity of which was impugned months' imprisonment he was offered em Gaol Yard. The defendant was sent to had been executed by Angustine Heard plopment at the Police Office as a punkah one month's hard labour. & Co. voluntarily and neither under

pressure nor in pursuance of any pre-coolle at 88 a month by the head of the vions agreement without any adequate department, but refused to accept it. We consideration; in contemplation of bank draw attention to this circumstance, because ruptcy with the deliberate intention we expressed surprise that the man w

giving an undue preference to one allowed to roam about the Colony instead creditor over the body of creditors of being re-deported under a fresh warrant. and void. That judgment on those

of

and that they were therefors fraudulent

points stands unaffected in any way by the Marine Court to-day James Carter, the result of the appeal The validity a assman, was charged by P. C. Charles or otherwise of the deeds never came in Bond with having wilfully remained behind question before the Judicial Committee. from he ship the J. 8. Stone, and was sen- The appeal was decided on what we

China. FOODROW.

(Herald, Ang. 28.)

The 8.5. Fu Few, belonging to the Ci M. S. N. Co., arrived yesterday, with a car- go of rice from Chiakiang. She was brought in by Captain Wilson (Chief Officer of the Hankwang) her regular commander-Cap. tain Croad-having, we regret to learn, sustained rather serious injury during the late gale.

During the late outbreak of Cholera on board the Customs cruiser Fei Hoo, one of In a dying state, by the novel experiment the crow was we understand, saved while

of placing him between the hested boilers

of that vessel. This extemporised Turkisk Bath completely cured the patient.

We hear of an unusual amount of sick.

may call the previous question, a, the tenced to one month's imprisonment with right of the Trustees to move in the hard labour. matter at all, their locus stands as plain- Thomas Hicks, seaman belonging to the tiffs in the suit. The objection had been British barque Emily Chaplin, was charged taken on the trial here, but had been with refusal of duty. The defendant saldness in the City and suburbs; but there is decided in favour of the Trustees, on he refused duty because the master had what it is now plain were insufficient

grounds. The point was again raised on to d him to pack up and go on shore. Or the appeal, and as a decision on it dered to forfeit 6 days' pay and be sent adverse to the Trustees would at back to his ship. once put an end to the case, the

no foundation, we are glad to add, for the The prevailing malady is common to the report that Asistic Cholera has appeared. season, and is mainly induced, we believe, by a too free indulgence in unrips huit, putrid fish, and other delicacies to which the native populace are notoriously par

arguments were confined to that one LIST of Articles presented or lent to the tial isme, title or no title in Trustees; and City Hall Library and Museum, from 5th The esset height of the Kashan Monas the opinion of the Coust, belag adverse to 301k August 1877-18 Drum Fishes, try has long been a most point. We have the appeal passed of on a side issue, and de, by J. Kirkwood, Eng. 2 Japanese heard 16 variously stated at anything ba the real question in digmate has not been Books, by W, Bandisht, Esq.; 1 Parrottween 1000 and 2000 foot. A friend,