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Notices to Consignees.

QCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL §. §. COMPANY.

NOTICE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship GABLIO, from San Francisco, &c., are hereby requested to send In their Bulls of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consigneer' risk and expense.

G. B. EMORY,

Agent,

1625

Hongkong, September 29, 1877.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

BE 8.8. Braemar Castle having arrived,

of Cargo are

THE formed that their Gonds are being landed at their risk by the Undersigned into their Godowns, whonce and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Goods will be forwarded on to Shanghai, unless notice to the contrary is given before 6 p.m. To-day.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 27th Instant will be subject to rent.

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

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agente. Hongkong, September 20, 1877, FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

£927

BESteamship STRATHAIRLY having Tarrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk by the Undersigned into their Godowns, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Goods will be forwarded to Japan, unless notice to the contrary is given before Noon Today.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 24th Instant will be subject to rent

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

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, September 17, 1877. 1024

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE S. S. Glenartwy having arrived, THE

Consignees of Cargo are bereby in- formed that their Goods are being lauded at their risk and stored in the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Shanghal, unless noties to the contrary la given before Noon To-day,

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 22nd Instant will be subject to rent

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, September 17, 1877. 1024 COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

8. 8. YANG.TSÉ

NOTICE. YONSIGNEES of Carge per 8. 8. tonneo- Hon with the above Steamer, are hereby in. formed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowas, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless Intimation is received from the Con- signees, before 2 p.m. To-Dar, the 18th Instant, requesting it to be landed here,

Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by

the Undersigned,

Goods remaining unclaimed after Turs. DAT, the 25th Inatant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

HL. DU POVEY, Agext. Hongkong, September 18, 1877.

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To-day's Advertisements.

THE ROYAL BIJOU VARIETY

TROUPE.

UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE WILL GIVE ONE ENTERTAINMENT,

AT THE

CITY HALL, BONGKONG, To-morrow Evening, 22nd September, 1877,

To COMMENCE AT 9 P.M., PUNUTUALLY.

PROGRAMME: FAET L Overture.

To Commence with the Laughable Farce, "BORROWED PLUMES."

Interval of Ten Minutes.

PART IL

Overture. DANCE-"Irish Jig,"-Miss AliceSt. Clair. Bora, Gentleman Amateur, DANCE,-"Spanish Tarantella, "- Miss

Alice St. Clair,

OPERATIC,-"Selections," Orchestra. DANCE, Bighland Fling, Min Alice

St. Clair.

:

Interval of Ten Minutes,

FART TIL Overture "TABLEAUX`VIVANTS." Illustrated with Descriptive Music and Pyrotechnlo Illuminations. TARLEAU 1 ACIS & GALATEA, in Thres

Changen. 2-THE FIGHTING GLA.

DIATORS. 3-FLORA

4. THE FIRST FRATRIOIDE,

In Three Changes. 6.CASSANDRA & APOLLO.

-THE DYING GLADIATOR, 7-SATYRS & SLEEPING

NYMPH.

6. GRAND FINALE BRI-

TARNIA. M. PANIZZA will preside at the Pianoforte.

GOD KAVE THE QUESN.

Plan to be seen and Tickets obtained at Moests LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s also at the Door of the Theatre on the night of Performance.

ADMISSION!

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SINGAPORE,„ BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE (Calling off the usual Coast Ports to land Mails and Passengers.)

The Eastern and Australian Mall Steam Co.'s Steamer

"BRISBANE" will be despatched as above, on or about the 6th October next.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, September 21, 1877,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

P. & D.~$; N. 00. S. S. VENETIA, BOKHARA AND GEELONG.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

THE CHINA MAIL.

8. 8. Tesso arrived on 20th bound North. At am. of the 18th, passed 3. §. Yang-tiế aff Warning Raske bound North, and B. S. Taiwan on the night of the lih briand

North

The British steamer Charlton reports: Left Cooktown on 7th with light Enterly winds and fine weather, cleared. Booby Island on 9th, and thence to port had very fine light calm weather, except through Phillipine Islanda where had thick and rainy weathere

The British barque Chinaman reports: Light winds and calms throughout the

passage.

The British steamer Geslong reports: Experienced variable light winds and fine weather with rain at times up the China Sea Sept. 19th at 9 a.m., passed barque Bscort of Boston In lat. 14.16 N. long. 113 E, steering to S. and W.

CARGO,

Per S.

named Vessels, from London, Bombay boor, S. Lombardy, for London, 10,302 and Intermediate Ports, and in connection 388 pkgs. Tea, 1,208 bales Bay Blik, 22 with the Steamer MONGOLIA from Cal- boxes. Silk Place: Goods, 77 biles Waste cutta, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk ink, 5 bales Refuse. Silk, and 411 pkgs. Sundries. For Continent, 672 Bales "Baw the Company's Godowns, at West Polut, Silk, 23 bales Waste Silk, 129 bales Co- whence delivery can be obtained from thiá dato,

coons, 37 pkgs. Sundriss. For New York, 1,161 boxes, 163 half-chests, and 150-påg+. Tea.

Goods not delivered by the 28th September. will be subject to rent.

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent. Hongkong, September 21, 1877. **28

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debl contracted by the Officers or Orew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :--

TWILIGHT, British barque, Capt. Dalargy, Jardino, Matheson & do.

Nason, Britlab barque, Capt. Clark.— Captain.

Arm S. HALL, American 3-m. aohooner, Capt. Chas. H. Nelson.-Douglas Lapraik & 00.

ABERLADY, British barque, Capt. Nicoll. -Jardine, Matheson & Co.

VISCOUNT MACDUFF, British 3-m. ssh'ner, Capt. Wm. Wright.-Borneo Co., Limited. CAETERION, American ship, Captain W. Lull--Siemesen & Co.

WOODVILLE, British barque, Captain Nielsen.-Wm. Pustau & Co.

ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain G. Cunningham. Wieler & Co,

Lorisa, German 3-m, schooner, Captain Sohlerloch-Eduard, Schellhose & Co.

COBINNE, British barque, Capt. Robert. son-Wieler & Co.

Cutwaxay, British barque, Capt. Mar. Kenale.-Chinese.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Sept. 21, 8 a., Howsang, Chinese steamer, 795, Lamont, Shanghai Sept. 16, and Swatow 20, 1 p.m., General.-C. M B. N. Co.

Sept 21, Geelong, British steamer, 1125, C. Fraser, Bombay Sept. 3, Galle 8, Pe nang 18, and Singapore 15, Malls and General--P. & 0.8. N. Co.

Sept. 21, Namoa, British steamer, 862, J. E. Ponchard, Foochow Sept. 18, Amoy 19, and Swatow 20, General.-DOUGLAS LAPRALE & Co.

Sept. 21, Charlton, British steamer, 787, Johnson, Cooktown Sept. 7, General. For KEE.

Sept. 21, Chinaman, British barque, 667, Mackenale, Bangkok Ang. 81, General, ONSE.

DEPARTURES,

Sept. 30, Chang Hock Kian, for Singapore.

20, Esmeralda, for Manila.

21, Golden Spur, for Nowchwang.

21, China, for Shanghai

21, May Queen, for Newchwang.

21, Bellona, for Saigon.

21, Emuy, for Amoy and Manila,

OLEARED.

Emma, for Amoy.

Ceres, for Newchwang. William ohb, for New York. G. Idan, Bor, for Saigon. James Shepherd, for Newchwang. Window, for Melbourne. Malvina, for Newohwang. Wacht, for Hoihow.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,

Per Geelong, for Hongkong: from South- ampton, Mr B. Dimriddle, R. N., Nav.-Sub. LtJ. W. Brown, E., Act, Amst, Engre. J. W. Midgley, B.N., J. F. Prios, N., and J. Begarty, B.N., Messrs Shirkey, A. Bamby, and J. W. Thompson; from Bom- bay, Mr J. Roche; from Penang, 1 Chl- ness, and 12 Chinese for Amoy; from Sin- gapore, Burgeon Hoyated and servants, and 48 Chinees. For Shanghai: from Singa- pore, Mr Unwin,

Par Namoa, from Coast Ports, Messrs Thomas, D. Doritia, J. Thornton, and one Chinese cabin,

Fer Hougang, from Shanghai and Swa. tow, 80 Chinese.

Par Charlton, from Cooktown, 289 Chi- mese, and 2 Europeans deck.

DEPARTED,

Per Esmeralda, for Mandis, Mr Grape, and 38 Chinese,

Per Cheong Hook Kian, for Singapore, 544

Chinese.

Per Emuy, for Amoy, 88 Chiness; for Manila, 1 Chinese,

Per Bellana, for Saigon, 80 Chinesa. Per Chino, for Shanghai, 18 Chinese.

* TO DEPART. Per Lombardy, for Southampton, Mes Archer, Ei G. Jasper, Pr. Finaimers 28th, 8. W. Worthy, R.N.; for Galle, Mr Fair burst for Singapore, Man Fook Sing. From Yokohama: for Southampton, Capt. and Mrs Shorrock and inft. J. King, H. Allen, N. Wylie, J. W. Spring, J. Dickson,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close For SWATOW, AMOY & FOGOHOW.

Per DOUGLAS, at 11.80 am on Satur

day, the 22nd inst., tastead of as previously notified.

For YOKOHAMA -

For BOMBAY, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow,

the 22nd inst.

For SHANGHAL-

For BRAEMAR CASTLE, at 3.30 p.m.

To-morrow, the 22nd inst

Per GEELONG, at 4 p.m. To-morrow, the 22nd init. Lata loftas receivod from 4.10 to 4.30, with 18 cents late fee,

For HOIROW, PAKHOL, AND HAI-

PHONG-

General Memoranda. MONDAY, September 24:

2 pm-Wine Salo, at Mr Armstrong's

Salo Room

2pm Chinking leaves for Cooktown do. Goods par Strathairly undelivered after

this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, September 20

Goods per Yang-tis andolivered after Noan, subject to rent and landing

charges.

WEDNESDAY, September 26--

3 pmMesting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at its Hoad Office, Hongkong. THURSDAY, September 27

Goods per Braemar Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. FRIDAY, September 28

Noon-General Weekly Sale by Mezar

Jane, Crawford & Co.

Goods por Fenetia, &c, undelivered after

this date subject to rant. SATURDAY, September 39

[No. 4439-SEPTEMBER 21, 1877,

somewhere, and that the man engaged of the American Consulate. As Mr Hol- to actively superintend the work, after combe had no judicial power, he could not being kept waiting here for some months, try Porter; and consequently the final dis had left for England. Happily Mr Low-

cock, by means of a direct question to posal of this remarkable case will have to the Government, has managed to extract await the result of the Secretary's report to some information on the subject. The the U.S. Minister at Peking. work has not commenced because the

Colonial Office, after ruminating since RETURN of Vation to the City Hall Library 1874 over the subject, suddenly con- and Museum for the week ending Sept. ceived the brilliant idea, after every

European. Chinese.

-32

317

14th

254

15th,

895

18th,

Sunday

17th

452

18th,

228

10th,

413

Totals,

288

1,852

Grand total, 2,140.

thing had been settled, of putting on one 18th, 1877- side local talent and experience, and Thursday, Sept. 18th, placing the matter in the hands of some Friday,

eminent engineer," who, as the results (Saturday, have shown, knew little of what was Sunday, required, and has drawn up plans that Monday, cannot be adopted. The proceedings of Tuesday, the Colonial Office with respect to this Wednesday, Colony have usually appeared to be cleverly calculated to damp local enter prise and produce irritation. For over two years it has been dallying over Moon French Mall leaves for Ports of the reconstruction of the Praya

Call and Europe.

work of the greatest importance to the Colony,but no sooner is it whispered that the discipline of the gaolieptible of improvement, than we are overwhelmed with proposals and changes to that end. The prepara a vessel Titan, Captain Borry. From tion of this plan is, we suspect, the result the evidence, it appeared that the deceased of there being a certain number of went to bathe on the 16th inst, about “eminent engineers" and others about noon. As he was no swimmer, he took Downing Street, who really must have the precaution of tying himself with a rope something to do. Sir James Coote appears but soon after he got into the water, he to have set to work not only in oblivion of the requirements of the work, but with 4 p.m.-Sale of Housos, at the Upper the contempt for expense natural and proper to such an exalted individual. It has not been found hitherto that our

SUNDAY, September 30-

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

before this date.

MONDAY, October 1:

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental B. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Tokohama and San Francisco. FRIDAY, October 6 :--

Brisbane leaves for Singapore, &à, on

or about this date.

SATURDAY, October 6:-

Station Street.

Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW.”

No. Is-Vol. VI.

-OF THE-

Per WASHI, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, CHINA REVIEW''

the 22nd inst

For COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY.—

Per OHINKIANG, at 1.30 p.m., on. Monday, the 24th inst Taking Mails for Eastern Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmanis Postage 12 cents per + oz

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKIT.— The English Contract Packet LOMBARDY will be despatched with the Malls for Kurope, do, on SATURDAY, the 22nd September,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Maili, &e, pum

Friday, the 21st September.--.

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes,

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

Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, the 22nd September.-

7 A.M., Post Office opent for unle of Stamps, Registry of Latters, and Poating of all correspondents. 10.A.M., Port Office aloses except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters cesaDE (10.15 A., Letters may be posted with LA Fan of 18 centa extra Postage till

to 11 ..., when the Port Office Closes

antinly,

11.30 AM, Letters (but Letters only,

to

addressed to the United Kingdom Pia Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra portage, till

11.50 a.M., when the Mall is finally

closed. Hongkong, September 10, 1877, EB22

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET,- The French Contrast Packet 8 INDA will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 20th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marielles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Gallo, Australia, New Zea land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Soy- chelles Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria, This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA

The

by thin Packet, but can be paid only as far as Coylon. The postage to Ceylon must be propaid." Such let. ters should be marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Galle so unpaid,

following will be the hours of closing

the Mills, dro. :--

Friday, 28th September.

5 r., Money Order Office closes. Post Ofico sloses except the Niour Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 29th September.-

7AM., Font Ofios opens for sale of Stamp, Boglatry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. Hongkong, September 21, 1877. #029

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packs GAELIO

will be despatched on MONDAY, the 1st October, with Math for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows,- 2 r.. Registry of Letters osas, 2.30 r.M. Post Office closes, 2.80 F.M. Correspondence for Japan, the

United States, or Union Coun tries only may be posted on board the Packet with Lato Fee of 12 cents extra Postage unti!

J. H. Bourne and 27 Europeans; for Cal. 2,50 x.x, when the Mail is fually alonadi.

cutia, D. Webster. From Shanghai: for Sonthampton, D. D. Murray; for Bombay, JL. Ogilor.

Fer Goldon Horn, for Saigon, 200 Chinese, For Washi, for Hoihow, & Europeans and BO Chinese

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Chinese steamer Howsang reporta i Had light N.E. winde to Turnabout, and thence Bouth-westerly winds and fins throughout.

The British steamer Namda reports i Haring left Fooɑhow on the 18th, Amby on the 19th, and Bwator on the 20th." Ex- Reserved Sasta..............................

perienced light Southeasterly winds with. Ens clear weather throughout, In Swa Vareserved Seats..............

tow :---Btru. - Tientein, Paarl, and Nelson E. WILSON, Manager. Bregkong, September 21, 1877. 5828fa Focchow Stra. Gleneagles, Olympia, Heng Kuang, Juan, ni H.Mis. Merril

Bongkong, September 21, 1877.

bol

MEMOS FOR TOMORROW,

Shipping, Noon-English-Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe.

Noon-Douglas leaves for Cast Forts Goods per Glenartney undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

Auction.

2 pin.-Sale of Household and Office Furniture, do, at No. 7, Walling.

ton Street

Amusement.

9 pt.--Foformance at the Olly Hall,

IS NOW READY.

T CONTAINS-

IT

Chinese Studios and Official Interpretation

in the Colony of Hongkong. Consiltutional Law of the Chinese Empire, The Tang Hou Chl, A Modern Chinese

Norel. A Chinese Primer. The Law of inheritance.

worthy Surveyor General has a tendency for sacrificing efficiency to expense, and the Colony needs no assurance that the plan he proposes, entailing as it will an expenditure of over $200,000, will be quite expensive enough for the resources of the Colony.

Tas adjourned inquest, on the body of an European found on the beach off Chut- chee-moeg, was resumed this afternoon (lat). It was proved to be that of John Rodosky, a roaman belonging to the Ameri

disappeared, and was never seen to rise gain. The Jury returned a verdet of

Accidental Death.”

In the course of the sitting at the Magle tracy to-day, Mr Russell took occasion to acknowledge before the publia the receipt of $15 ss a donation to the Foar Box, and to observe that that Fund was -now in a very low state. He said that much good had been done by thegrants from SOME objection was taken, a short time that Fund, such as the relief of distressed since, to the fact that the Singapore seamen until they could find a ship, or the Goverment had not communicated to ending away of indigent Chinese to their the Government of Hongkong the pro- homes. The grants were always made with visions of the Immigrants Ordinance the greatest care, and ranged from 25 cents which lately became law in the Straits. We are in a position to state, from most to 35, a fortnight's maintenance perhaps authentie private sources, that nothing before a ship could be found. His Worship has been communicated because there is also mentioned that in the month of Au- nothing to communicate. The objectors gust some twelve or fourteen persons wERD appear to think that because Singapore relieved in this way, and in the current passes an ordinance it means to enforce

Short Notices of New Booka and Literary mark, Chinese feelings are not allowed recipients. He thought that, low as the

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:--

Chinese Marriages, Studies in Words.

Chinese.

The Educational Curriculum of the Restoration of the Old Sounds of the

Chinese Language,

Notes on Chinew Grammar. Russian Sinologists. Assyria and Ching. The Word Swallow."

Corrigenda.-Chinese Studies and Official

Interpretation in the Colony of Bong kong,

China Mall 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 DEUGGsrs, IMPORTERS

OF

DeusGISTs Sundries, Nursery Requi- SITES, TOILET Requisites, EngliSH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS

OY

Sods Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gungerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

it but that supposition is wide of the month, there had been already over ten to be "outraged" in the Straits; and as fund was at present, it might be support- the powers that be are timid lest Celestialed by contributions from the pubile. interests should be hurt by the suppres- Hitherto the Poor Box had been chiefly ion of a coolie traffic (which so strongly replenished by confiscations from cash resembles the well-known Macao business found employed in street gambling, and as to axemplify & distinction without a

difference) it has been decided only to by the benevolence of a few Parwee gentle- warna tho orimps and agents that the men, but he hoped the public would ber ordinnes will come in force at some more Wfbera? in future in contributing to future time. Such at least is what we this Fund; for instance, the wagena dednoted gather from the sources of information from refractory servants might be usefully, open to us. The best of the joke in that

the dread entertained of any disturbance employed in aagmenting this Fund, or in consequence of such a cause is entirely debts of honour in dispute, or monlos unfounded, inasmuch as the Chineseich the recipients did not conscientiously chiefly interested have actually applied ore to receive, might be credicted to the to the Government there to authorize Foor Box. From what we know of the depots and inspect all incoming "New Chin908."

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL"]* (Via Southern Route)

THE WAR. LONDON, 18th September, 1877. Suleiman Pasha has captured Fort Nicholas, at the Schipka Pass.

Mr Stanley has crossed Africs, and arriv- ed at the West Coast. He has succeeded in identifying the Luslabs with the Congo river.

LOUAL AND GENERAL

THE O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Ulysses left Singapore for this port yesterday (Thurs day), the 20th inst. She brings the pas sengers of the Agamemnon and Anchises.

Ir will be reen from an advertisement that The publication of this issue commenced the Royal Bijon Variety Troupe will give at 7,05 p.m.

MARRIAGE.

On the 14th Aug., at St. Anna's Church, St. Martin's-le-Grand, London, by the Rev B. D. Harries, L.A. (brother of the bridegroom), W. H. BARRIES, of the Hong. Kong and Shanghai Bank, to JULIA, youngest Daughter of the late Thomas Wakeling, of Cambridge; confirming Ameri can civil marriage.

a performanos in the City Hall theatre to- morrow evening. We are informed that Misa St. Clair is a graceful dancer, and the novelty of the latter part of the programme will probably draw a good honse.

THE cases before the Magistrats to-day were chlofly of an uninteresting kind. A contractor was fined $5 for blasting rocks near Wanchai to the danger of property

THE CHINA MAIL.and pengers. His permission for doing so was withdrawn on account of the danger Two Chinamen were committed for trial for committing a burglary on a shop in the Central Market

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1977.

way in which the funds of the Poor Boz are dispensed, we can recommend the publla to do their best to support this Fund.

MARVE

LIST of Articles presented or lent to the City Hall Library and Museum, from Sep- tember 10th to 20th, 1877-1 Shake, &o,

, by F. C. Collago, Esq.; 3 Spears from the Pacific Islands, by IL Mallory, Esq.; 1 Bock, Fair Lusitania," by J. de Souza, Esq.; 2 Hysanthine Gallinula, by J, Inglis, Esq.; 1 Otter and 2 Sword-fish Snouta, lent by J. M. Armstrong, Esq.; 1 New Guines Stons Adze with Handle, 1 Head of a Boat (Malay prow), 1 Sooloo Island Mat, 1 Sooloo Island "Sporran" (worn In front), |1 Sooloo Island Ornament (worn in front), 9 Siamese Figures, 1 Dyak Hair Comb, 1 Drak Road Dresa, 2 Dysk Bag, 1 Falm Leaf Box (from the Philippines), 1 Now Guinea Wrist Omament, 1 Malay Boat, 72 Birds (from Malacca), presented by Dr N. B. Dennys, Curator, Singapore Mutsum.

Banga & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Raport, Figoda Anchorage, 15th September, 18771- Arrivals During the Week.Sept. 9, Kronprindsessed, from Hongkong 9, Yesso, from Hongkong 10, Mosquito, from Kalung; 11, Catherine Mardan, from Hongkong, 18, Europe, from Shangbai ; 14, Olympia, from Hangkong.

Departures During the Week-Bopt. 9, átboll, for London; 10, Alice Mary for Colonies; 11, Ban Kwang, for Shanghai 11, Yesso, for Hongkong 18, Mosquito, for Wanchow; 14, Empress, for Liaw, ohwangi 1 Ji Kremer, for Bewchwang; 14, Henrik Ibsen, for Tientsin,

of Erm, Christian, Kate Conley, Spinn. Shipping in Port-Orested Ware, Isla way, Kronprindersson, Catherine Marden, Europe, Olympia

(2. &. Oi Express, Aug. 17th)

time condered the community should We learn from Foochow that, although the be enlightened are now apparently

THE delay that has taken place in the re-construction of the Prays is really of Tar 1. M. Str. Volga whilst leaving for Latest Mall Advices -Yokohams (vid vexatious character. Every preparation

San Fran.) July 11, Shanghal June 24, had been made for commencing the work; Yokohama yesterday morning got inter eoloochow Juns 26, Hongkong June 80, even the services of a competent man lision with the British barque Mangarten The P. and O. mail, with the advins dated baing secured for its superintendence, carrying away the Mangerion's bowsprit as above, from Chins and the Straits Bet

tismonta, foached London, fia Brindisi, on when the matter suddenly dropped and jibboon and damaging the cutwater the 11th lost, two days early, and the nobody hearing anything further of it considerably. The Mangerton wananchored Japan advices were received per Faslic until the last meeting of the Legislative in mid-channel close to the Lyae-moon all Company's steamer Uity of Tedo, din Concil. So much wonderful mysterions- he has been thrown around official Fess. The Volja was hot delayed by the San Francisco on the 18th init The art Inward French mail from Yokohama, 27th proceedings lately, that matters of accident.

Jane, Shanghai lot, Hongkong 7th Bing public moment on which it was SO ODE

apore 18th July, left Marseilles on the 18th insk, and will" reach London on the 18th (mottur), two days in advance of its alas bald to be profound secreta, All Becretary of the U.8. Legation (Me Hoi. date, tinta, silahkan h

During this week the Chinese Eatoys that was generally knowa respecting combe) has only Inquired into the Porter have plaited Norgate Gaol, and lav in the suspension of the works on the case in a diplomatic way, he has deemed it surised their names in the viniton boods Preye was, that a bitob had occurred sæpedient to dismiss the Chiness Warpeter | Hi M. Kan has not yet left for Berlin. The