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Malls.

STEAM FOR

Bingapore, Penang, Point de Galle,

Aden, Suez, Malta, Brindisi Ancona, Venice, Mediterranean Ports, Southampton, and London, ALBO,

Bombay, Madras, and Oalontta.

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TEDONHULAM AAN OzIxNTAL STEAM VICTION O.... Steam-ship PESHAWUR, Captain WHITE, Ül Iesve this on SATURDAY, the 8th September, at Noon.

For further Particulars, apply to

A. LIND, Superintendent. Hongkong, August 28, 1677.

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Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED

STATES AND EUROPE,

WITH YOS

IN CONNECTION

CENTRAL and

Intimations.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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

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

NIMROD, British barque, Capt. Clark Captain.

FoxMosa, German 3-m. schooner, Capt. O. Schweer.-Molchera & Co.

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

ANNIES, HALL, Amarican 3-m. schooner, Capt. Chas. H. Nelson.-Douglas Lapraik & Co.

ABEBLADY, British barque, Capt. Nicoil, Jardine, Matheson & Co. BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain R. Haje.Maloliers & Co.

VISCOUNT MACDUFF, Brith 3-m. sch'ner, Capt. Wm. Wright.-Borneo Co., Limited. ORETERION, American ship, Captain W. Lull.-Slemssen & Co.

To-day's Advertisements. FOR AMOY, TAKAO & TAMSUL

The Steamship

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"HAILOONG,” Captain J. C. ABBOTT, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 8th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

e8 Hongkong, September 5, 1877.

S. 8. VENICE, FROM CALOUTTA AND STRAITS.

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING O

RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS,

THE

THE 8. S. "BELGIC" will be de- spatched for San Francisco via Yoku. hams, on MONDAY, the 10th Instant, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers to: Japan, the United States and Europe.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghal

Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of the 9th Instant. PARCEL PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 8 p.m. same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to addrces in full value of saime is required.

Roturn Patago Tickets available for 6 taonths are focued 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,

B010 Hongkong, September 3, 1877.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

SAIGON,

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLË, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES ; A180,

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PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CAL- CUTTA AND BOMBAY

ON SAT, But Non, the Company's

SATURDAY, the 15th September,

B & TIGRE, Comandant LORMIER,

WING to the delay in taking delivery of Cargo, Consignees are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk by the Undersigned and stored in their Godowns, whense and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained. No Fire Insurance has been affected.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

ae11 Hongkong, September 5, 1877.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per British Barque WOOD FILLE, NIELSEN Master, from HAMBURG, are requested to take immediate delivery of their "Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

expense.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

WH. PISTAU & Co.,

Agent Hongkong, September 5, 1877.

OFFICES TO BE LET. THE GROUND FLOOR of the Premises Tat present occupied by the Courtoin D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS. Entry on 1st October,

Apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, September, 1877.

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Charters Efected. The following charters have been effected during the last fortnight:--

American ship Gold Hunter, 1200, hence to New York, private.

British bark Khedirs, 400, Amoy to Boston, private.

British ship Jubilee, 195, hence to San Francisco, private.

British 3-m. schooner Catherine Marden, 287, Foochow to Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, private,

British bark Orion, 361, Newchwang to Hongkong, 22 cents per picul, 30 lay days. French bark St. Ideus, 388, Newchwang days. to Hongkong, 18 cente per picul, 30 lay

THE CHINA MAIL.

O. A. White, Shanghai: Sept. 2, Mails and General-P. & O. B: N. Oor

Sept. 5, Woodville, British basque, 714, Nielsen, Hamburg May 8,, General-Wa.

PUSTAU & Co.

Sopt. 5, Glenfruin, British borgue, 472, Lang, Bangkok August 16, Rlce-WM. FUSTAU & Co.

Sept 5. Charlotte Andrews, British harque, 856, Place, Quinbon Aug. 26, General-ROZARID & CO

Sept & Sumatrs, American ship, 1000, B. O. Clough, San Franoleco Ang. 3, General,-ORDER.

DEPARTURES.

Sept. 6, Bua Pan, for Bangkok,

5, Emily Chaplin, for Portland (Ore-

gon).

5, Tanais, for Yokohama.

6 Sindh, for Shanghal.

5, Emuy, for Manila.

5, St. Ideue, for Newohwang.

5, Nestor, for London, &o. 6, Somerset, for Australian Porta.

CLEARED.

Annie S. Hall, for Koelung. Pym, for Shanghai.

William Phillips, for Singapore. Presto, for Tientsin. Benefactor, for Amoy.

St. Elmo, for Callao,

Yorkshire, for Yokohama. Antenor, for Shanghai Catherine Marden, for Foochow Washi, for Hollow.

PASSENGERS. ÁRRIVED.

Per Peshawur, from Shanghai: for Hong- kong, Mesars H. Smith, R. B. Tregenna, R. N, F. Walton, R.N., A, Gallagher, B.N., J. Seldon, E.N., and 8 Chinese; for Singa- pore, Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mrs Bilder, and Mr Ottson; for Venice, Mesars A. Bean, J. W. Muller, A. 8. Cordes, R. Anderson, P. MaoG, Grant, and R. Nichol; for South- ampton, Mrs Cooper and 3 children, Messrs J. and G. Sadler.

Per Norma, from Swatow, Capt. Beattie, Capt. Peters, Messra Moss, Hahn, Buese, and 200 Chiness.

Per Woodville, from Hamburg, Mr

Mundle.

Per Bailoong, from Manila, 24 Chinese for Amoy.

Per Charlotte Andrews, for Qainkon, 17 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, September 7:-

Noon General Weekly Sale by Mears

Land, Crawford & Co. SATURDAY, September 8;-

Noon-English Mall leaves for Porta

of Call and Europa.. Noon-Huiloong leaves for Amoy, &o. Goods par Sindh undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges. Warrants for Bonus spon Gattributions to the Union Ins. Society obtainable. MONDAY, September 10:-

3 p.m.-Coeldental & Oriental §. 3. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Ban

Francisco.

Goods per Yorkshire undelivered after

this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, September 11:

2p.m.-Sale of Household Furniture, &, at Mr R. J. Mackenzie's residence, "Beauregard."

do

No. 4425.-SEPTEMBER 5, 1877.

and be gives the following magnetic bear- Ings as determining Ita potion West Nino Pia Rock............... N. 33° E. Half-tide Rook.....

Police Intelligence. (Before Jamis Bussell, Esq.) 5th September, 1877.

this description have occurred since the abolition of flogging a month or two ago than during the whole of the previous twelve months. We do not say that Mr Hennessy's policy, so far as it has been N.W. point of Isthmus Island....N. 14* W. developed, is answerable for this, but we Northern end of Footoo E bluff. N. 49° W. The Harbor Master at Ningpo han veri say that the four daring robberies in question, occurring me they have with fed the position of this pinnacle rock, and reported that there will probably be only 6 a few weeks, show conclusively feet of water on it at low water spring tides, in that the abolition of fogging, and the with from 7 to 19 fathoms around It report, arising from various acts on the Sea Admiralty Charia Nox. 1,199 and part of Mr Hennessy, that "the now ₹ 1,969, 20 Governor of Hongkong has mercy on men," has had anything but a deterrent effect on the commission of crime in the Colony. Robberies of the character of the one committed yesterday were common enough in the old days of the

▲ DRUNKEN CELESTIAL*” Colony, but of late years they have been

Pow Asing, a servant unemployed, was exceedingly rare. The fright sustained by a European woman, on a number of charged by P. C. Chan Amui with being drank in the street. He was lying down Chinamen, armed with knives or some insensibly drunk, and was taken up to the other weapons, suddenly presenting them station in a chair. The defendant said he selves before her and demanding all the was a servant on board a steamer, and portable valuables in the house, must admitted that he was drunk. Fined 26 Noon-French Mall leaves for Ports of in any case be considerable, and, incants.

Call and Europe.

same instances, positively dangerous to health. Although an impudent it is safe means of robbery, perhaps and considering the amount of valuable property that could be carried off in this manner from some of the outlying houses in the Colony, there is a strong probability that, if once or twice successfully executed, this form of plundering may again become extremely Should popular with the "celestial." His Excellency's bungalow at the Peak 11 am-Tenders for Treasury Bulle robe made the objective point some day of

ceived by the Assistant Commissary General.

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the China Traders Insurance Co, Idmited, at the Head Office, Hongkong, SATURDAY, September 15

THURSDAY, September 20:-

..

3 p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoko

hams and San Francisco... - SUNDAY, Sep amber 30:-

Application for Shares in the North China Insurance Co. must be made on or

before this date.

MEMOB. FOR TO-MORROW.:

Tenders Close.

Shipping.

Noon-Yesso leaves for Cost Ports,

4 p.m.-Yorkshire leaves for Yokohama.

Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW." ·

No. L-Vol. VI.

—OF THE %

THE BOARDING HOUSE BUNKERS' NUISANCE.

Teal Akoi and eight other boarding house runners, were brought up charged with as saulting one Tam akong, a brother runner but belonging to an opposition house. The Complainant went on board the steamer Venice as she came to from Uslautta, Penang and Singapore yesterday, with the view of securing Chinese boarders. As the Complainant was about to remove the luggage of a passenger to his house the Srd defendant seized him from behind, while the 5th and 8th struck him with Iron bars. He escaped from them and made s one of these marauding expeditions, we report at the Charge Room, when a Con shall probably speedily find fogging stole was sent with him to look for the men and all the other penalties for crime re-engaged in the fight. Evidence was then cognised in English law and justice again produced proving the arrest of the several defendanta in a house in Wellington Street. in fall operation in the Colony. Why It was a rival boarding house. There was when flogging is practised in England, a great noise in the street, and at first it we should be deprived of its advantages was thought that a murder had been in Hongkong colony with a mixed committed. Two Inspectors and a number of Policemen were attracted to the spot and suosseded in arresting the defendants The case was remanded till the 6th inst., 4th and 9th defendants being allowed bail in $25. Mr Dennys appeared for all de fendants except the 4th

population, including roughs from every quarter of the globe, and a convenient field of operations for all the desperate characters of one of the most rascally and populous cities in the world-is & point that requires wisdom a little supe D0rior to our own to elucidate.

Per Tunsis, for Yokohama, Meer La CHINA REVIEW'

Martinatti, Imberti, Andreassi, Riccardi, Butta, Bosalo, Ragnoli, Mazzocchi, Faredo, Gerosa, and Maurer, and 1 Chinese.

Per Sindh, for Shanghai, Mera Chris tlangan, and Fowque.

Per Nestor, for Singapore, 3 Europeana deck, and 120 Chinese; for London, Capt. MoVicar.

Per Somerset, for Australian Ports, Mr and Mrs Duncan and children, Mr Har court, and 18 Chinese.

I

IS NOW READY.

T CONTAINS-

Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation

in the Colony of Hongkong, Constitutional Law of the Chinese Empire. The Tang Hon Uhl, A Modern Chinese

Novel

ΤΟ ΠΕΡΛΕΣ. Per Washi, for Bothow, 2 Europeans, A Chinese Primer. and 60 Chinese

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Gerraan barque Ceres reports: A first light variable winds, then strong southerly gales to arrival

The British steamer Norna reports:

Strong S.E. winds, hard squalia, and high Be

Patinto Typhoon harbour on the 4th and left on the oth, weather threatening.

The British steamer Haibong reports: Left Manila 1st Sept., and throughout the passage experienced moderate Rasterly winds, with very strong 8. W. swells, vessel labouring heavily.

The British steamer Amboto reports: Leaving Saigon had strong Northerly winde and heavy head sea, with low harometer. On Sept. 2nd at 9 p.m., experienced a ty phoon, blowing all sails away, breaking and washing one boat away, washing tarpau lips off hatches and sweeping everything moveable off the decks,-tearing steam. pipes up from the deck. Barometer stand-

gales with high sea.

The Law of Inheritanos.

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN,

Chun Aho, a widow, Yu Amui, Les Aho, The aggravating point in regard to these changes is that they have been married women, and Ho Ataol, widow, were introduced by a newly-arrived adminis charged with bringing a female into the Colony for purposes of prostitution, and trator in the Colony, who, from anything detaining her legally here.Wong Kwal we know to the contrary, had not previ Kew stated that the was a native of ously spent twenty-four hours in either Annan her native place was called She Hongkong or China. The British Gov. L. Her house was attacked by thieves ernment and administration are in spirit and she was carried away in the 3rd mom and in practice representative of the of the present year and taken to Canton. This was an outline of the case, which was people. Vox populi, von administrationis, then remanded till to-morrow at 2000..... is the ruling principle not only in the Me Holmes appeared for the defence. government of the British isles, but, 50

Short Notices of New Books and Literary far as is consistent with safety and

Intelligence.

Notus and Queries:-

Chinese Marriages. Studies in Words.

The Educational Curriculum of the

Chinese.

Restoration of the Old Sounds of the

Chinese Language. Notes on Chinese Grammar. Russian Sinologists. Assyria and China The Word "Swallow."

Corrigends. Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation in the Colony of Hong

kong.

China Mail Office, Hongkong, August 31, 1877..

the interests of the mother Country, in that of the whole of the British Colonies. The white population in Australia, for instance, with their representative, as- semblies, exercise an all-powerfulinfluence over the administration of that country, Here, however, we mem to be entirely at the mercy of one high official, who is not elected by the colonists to the posi tion he occupies, and who appears to

BREACH OF GAOL REGULATIONS, Wong Akwan, a widow, was charged by Jose De Costs, & turnkey at Victoria Gnol with attempting to give a 10-cent piece to prisoner. The defendant went to see her son who was on remand in gaol, and brought some cakes to him, was found a 10-cent plece. Remanded til the 6th, admitted to bail in $5.

In one of the cakes

RETURNING KROM BANISHMENT. Wong Anow, a boatman, was obarged with having returned from deportation.

with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, to Hongkong, 20 cents per pieul, 80 laying at 29.50. The rest of the passage hard/ HONGKONG DISPENSAKT, merely represented himself. The say prisoner had not been on bail, and was not

and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

German bark Jacobine, 417, Newchwang day.

German bark Carmelita & Ida, 438, Cargo and Speule will be registered for Foochow to Nowchwang and back to Amoy, London as well as for Marseilles, and 2027 cents per pioul, if back to Hongkong, 30 capted in transit through Marseilles for cents per picul, 25 lay days.. the principal places of Europa.

Cargo will be received on board natil 4 p.m., Specs and Parcale until 3 p.m. on the 14th September, 1877 Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of ackages are ro quirost.

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

EDU POUEY,

Avent. Hongkong, September 3, 1977.

U. 8. MAIL LIN

PACIFIC MAIL STHAMSHIP

DOMPANY.

5016

THROUGH » NEW YORK, PIA OVERLAND-RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCIJOS,

German schooner Irme, 266, Whampoa to Tientsin and back to Hongkong via Nawohwang, 40 cents per picul, 30 lay

day*.

Danish bark Jylland, 267, Whampoa to Tientsin and back to Hongkong via Now- chwing, 41 conts per pleul, 30 lay days.

German schooner Bonita, 341, hence to Halphong and back, $1,700 in full, 30 lay days

British bark Presto, 384, hence to Tien. tain, $1,500 in full.

American bark Anale S. Hall, 455, Kee- lung to Hongkong, $1.60 per ton of 20 Swedish bark Capella, 307, Keelung to Shangbal, $2 per ton of 20 wt.

cat.

The following vocals left seeking or under orders from home -

French barque Genevieve, 639 tons, for Saigon.

German barque Friedrich, 594 tons, for Chofoo.

American barque damos 8. Stone, 710 B. Mall Stoamer CITY OF Tokoll be deptobed for Santonn, for Nigesaai. Francisco, la Yokohama, on THURS. DAY, the 20th Instant, 1877, at 3 P.M., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United Stater, and Europe.

Through Pastengos Tickets and Bills of Lading are lasued for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and Bouth America, and to New York and Europe VIL OVERLAND RAILWAYS

A Steamer of the Miten Biehl 8. 8. Com pany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and make alose connection at Yokohama,

At Now York, Presengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany,

American barque Benefactor, 694 tone, for Amoy.

The German barque Theren Behn reports:

Fine weather down the Galf, on the 2nd strong North to N. W. wind. On 3rd and 4th strong southerly wind and heavy S.W. sea

The British barque Woodville reports: Had very light Easterly winds across the North Sea, W.b.S. to Ushant, then had Northerly winds till the N.E. trades were taken. Crossed the Equator 16th June in long. 24.06 W., had squally weather and much rain. Passed Meridian of Oape of Good Hopo in 40 8. on the 10th July, and had moderate weather, barometer ranging 29.60. Arrived at Anfer 17th Aug., through Gasper Straits August 20th, and carried moderate monsoon to Pulo Sapata, and from thence to port had very unsettled weather. On the 28th August in lat. 14.26

THE

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大燊

possess views on local matters entirely Inspestor Hospool stated that he was at variance with those of nearly every instructed by the Acting Superintendent of We have not heard of Folies to charge the prisoner. He returned body else here. the Legislative Commoil being consulted on the 27th August and was arrested by in any one matter since Mr Hennessy's Chinese Constable 283. The prisoner was arrival; certainly it could not have been not placed on the Charge Sheet until this He had been detained in the morning. consulted on the question of flogging. Witness Roora until last evening, when l In placing his veto on flogging we are perfectly convinced His Excellency

ing of the scoundrel Wong Apo, and his confrères, convicted of brutal vio lence, from the lash, was neither in ao cordance with the wishes of either the native or the foreign population of the Island. We do not consider it healthy for the Government of any Colony, much less such a peculiarly-constituted one as Hongkong, for its high administrative functions to be discharged by one person, the globe in which it is situated, and DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUIwho is an entire stranger to the quarter of January 1872 for larceny, when he wa who seems to be superior to outside or any counsel but that of his own mental charning.

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

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERN

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SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH,

AMERICAN, AND FRANCE PATENT MEDICINER MANUFACTURERS

OF

N. and long. 115.6 E., spoke the British Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, ship Commissary, from Hongkong bound to Batarla.

CARGO.

Per Somerset, for Australian Ports, 330 tone Tea, and 400 tons General,

Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aarated Waters. The Mamfactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tax 8. 8. Amboto from Saigon encountered a typhoon on Sunday last, at 9 p.m., when a little to the southward of the Island of Halsan, and sustained con siderable damage. She reports having

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. The publication of this issue command lost all her salis, one boat and every-

MAILS will dose-

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

Per TESSO, at 11.30 am To-morrow,

the 6th lush MANILA...

Per

ORMOC, at 11.30 s.m. To-morrow, the 8th last,

For YOKOHAMA AND LOGO.-

Per YORKSHIRE, st 8.90 p.m. on

British barque Antwerp, 1081 tons, for Bolivia..

British ship Scindia, 874 tone, for Manila.For British barque Penshaw, 729 tone, for Guam,

British barque Woodhall, 730 tons, for Portland..

British barque Chatley, 850 tons, for Keelung.

British ship St. Elmo, 1423 tons, for Callao.

British barque Low water, 808 tons, for Portland.

British barque Ulloak, 949 tone, for Portland,

SHIPPING.

ARBIYALS.......

Freight will be received on board until 4 pm, 18th Instant, Pasool Packages. will be roosived at the offlse until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcel Fankages should be marked to address in full; valus of mathe

Hopt. 4, Cares, German barque, 421, is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Specht, Haiphong Aug. 29, Rice.—Wa. Cargo should be sent to the Company's FUSTA & Co. Ofboes in Bealed Envelopes, addressed to the walker, Swator Sept 9, General-KWOK Sept. 8, Norna, British steamer, 106, Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For security's sake, Shippers of Overland ACHEONG. Cargo are requested to endorse off the Sept. 6, Balloon, Beitlah ateamer, 277, Ravelops the Marks and Noa of Packages 3.0. Abbott, Manila Sept. 1, General Shipped, to correspond with those in their Davetas LATRATH & CO Bills of Lading.

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

RUSSELL & Co., Agents, Hongkong, September 6, 1977, 8020

Sept. 5, Amboto, Britial steamer, $78, Brown, Baigon Aug. 80, Rica. A. Mad. HEATON

Sept. B, Therese Ben, German barque, 486, H. Steffens, Haiphong, Aug, 22, Bios.

BIENSSEN & Co.

Sept, 5, Feshowur, Brillh steamer, #188,

at 7.00p,

DEATHS.

"At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 20th Aug., HERBERT PICKERING, aged 26 yours.

At Shanghat, on the 28th August, Bir. H. STUKET

At Shanghai, on the 19th Aug., Her. Thursday, the 8th Inst., instead of RIETTE FLUGEL, & native of Hamburgh, an provicusly notifled,

aged 50 years. For BANGKOK. -,

Per DALE, at 8 pm on Thursday, the THE CHINA MAIL.

8th lost, instead of as previously notided.

For YOKOHAMA & SAN FHANCISCU.—

Per BELGIC, at 280 p.m., on Monday, the 10th insty instead of as pre- viously notified,

MAILS BY THE ENGDISH PACKKR,---- The English Contrast Packet PESHA WUR will be despatchdi with the Mails for Europe, do, on SATURDAY Hongkong, August 99, 1877, the 8th September.

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ILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet JPY of YURIO will be despatched on THURS DAY, the 20th September, with alls ford apan, San Francison, and the United States, which will be closed as follows 2. M. Registry of Letters QUILAAN," 2.80 M. PortOfies closes.

1 Hangkong, Heptember 4, 2017.

thing moveable about the decks. The force of the sea was so tremendons that the steam-pipes on the decks used for conveying steam to the winch were torn completely up and the tarpaulins were washed off the

hatches.

A Inquest was held this afternoon at the Government Civil Hospital by Mr Russell, Coroner, with Meurs G. H. Nicholson, Peter

was put in a cell in consequence of some women being in the witness' room. The placed on the Charge Sheet in consequence of instructions from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police. Men returning from deportation were not to be placed on the Charge Sheet without speolal instruc- tions from him, Section 21 of Ordinance 14 of 1845, but the order of the Acting Captain Superintendent was dated 22nd August 1877. The prisoner was named Wong Asow, otherwise Cheong Ayow. His first conviction was on the 8th

Witness was aware of

sentenced to four month hard labour. He had been altogether five times in quoi, and was deported, in default of security, for five years from the 11th June 1876. The warrant was dated 3rd June. Ho re tarned on the 3rd March 1876 and was sentenced to twelve months hard labour. He was released on 2nd March last and was re-deported for 5 years on the 6th March. The warrant was dated 27th February.— Renanded till to-morrow.

· CORRESPONDENOL. THINGS IN GENERAL.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

Hongkong, 5th September, 1877. STB,What did "Anodyne" propose to himself by his letter in last night's Mail Of one thing I am very certain, that be did not propone to admit that the siste ments of als ärst letter were so mendacious that if he attempted to prove them in reply to my challenge, he might be considered insane. Yet this is sotually what he has Here are his very words, done.

Bo

Corrosive") has thrown down the gaunt let in defence of his bottomless (rio.) opl nions, but I dare not pick it up lest an inquiry might be instituted regarding my mental

Smith and F. Freire, as Jury, on the body sanity! of a Chigaman whose name was not known.

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It so happens that Anadyne" here The body was found dead at the water-side again makes a mendacious statement.

did not throw down the gauntlet in defence HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, 1877, at Sowkewan. There were no marks of of my opinions, but I challenged him to violence on the body, except some marks of prove that my letters contained the state- ments which he said they did contain. One On opening would have thought that any honest man, WITHIN the last month or six weeks we have had four robberies of a most daring pinching in front of the neck, and exceptional nature committed in the the body Dr Wharry found a quantity of when charged with making mendasiona Colony. Three were impudent robberies opium in the stomach; the internal organs statements, would have tingled with shame to such a degree, that he would try kis from the person, and the fourth, which | xiso shewed symptoms of death from opinn utmost to show that he was correct. Nos courred only yesterday, was the entry poison, while the lungs appeared to be some so does "Anodyne." Be appears to come and robbery of a house at noon by what diseased. The Jury returned & vera armed Chinamen. The whole of these

robberies were committed by day-light diet of Found dead from the effects of oplum and, with one exception, in the centre of poison." the tow It may be that the abolition

sider is a good joke, and pastes the change off in the most faunty manner. As I only este to content with hotel-hearted oppos nenta, I must decline to take notion of any thing personal that "Anodyne may write la future. T

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I need scarcely notics the abaudity of the statement that the sacred:on of their

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