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Notices to Consignees.. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

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THE 8. S. Argyll having arrived from THE

the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to sond their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

0018 Hongkong, October 6, 1877. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SİNGAPORE.

THE British S. 8. Japan, Captatu H. DR

SMIDT, baving arrived from the above Forte, Consignees are hereby informed that the General Cargo will be landed by, and Into the Godowns of the Undersigned at Wanchal, whence delivery can be obtained on and after the 9th Instant.

Goods remaining in store after the 15th Instant will be subject to rent.

Consignees of Opium are requested to" take delivery from the Boats alongside the Ios House Street Wharf, otherwise the Drug will be stored by the Undersigned at Consignees risk, unprotected by Fire In-

gurando.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

0016

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, JONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivery, This Cargo has been landed and stored st their risk and expense,

No Fire Insurance has been efforted.

E. vụ FOUEY, Agent

Ex Yangis, 18th September, 1877.

8. P. 148 bags Stone, from Madras.

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Ex Ava, 80th September, 1877.

(in heart) No. 21/40, 20 cases Merʼue,

MF&Co.(India No. 1/10 19.

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Total, 32 Packager.

Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATER

ROYAL

GITY HALL,

HONGKONG.

POSITIVELY LAST THREE PERFORMANCES.

To-morrow Evening,

October 18th,

AND

Monday, & Tuesday Evenings,

October 15th, and 16th, 1877.

THE COMPANY WILL POSITIVELY LEAVE OCTOBER 17TH, FOR CALCUTTA.

ILLUSIONISTS,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship

"NINGPO,"

R. CABA, Master, will be da spatched for the above Port TO. MORROW, the 13th Instant, at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, October 12, 1877.

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FOR SINGAPORE.

The Departure of the Steamer *JAVA,"

Capt. WEBER, for the above Port is POSTPONED until MONDAY, the 15th Instant, at 3 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to

HOP KEE & Co. Hongkong, October 12, 1877. oo15

STEAM FOR

Singapore, Penang, Point de Galle,

Aden, Suez, Malta, Brindisi, ancone, Venice, Mediterranean

Ports, Southampton, and London, via Bombay,

Xz80,

Bombay, Madras, Osloutts, and Australia

THE PENINSULAR AND ÜBINNTAL ÜTKAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-salp GEELONG, Captain Frases, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 25th October, at Noon.

0.25

For further Pariloulars, apply to

A. LIND, -Superintendent. Hongkong, October 12, 1877. GERMAN BARK MARCO-POLO, TRUM HAMBURG. YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goode,

Cargo Impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

WIELER & Co. Hongkong, October 12, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crea of the following Vessels, during their stay | in Hongkong Harbour:--

AMEELADY, British bargne, Capt. Nicoll. -Jardine, Matheson & Co.

CRITERION, Am-rican ship, Captain W. Luli-Siemisen & Co.

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

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

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

CILURRUM, British ship, Captain E Shrewsbury.-Wieler & Co.

MELUBINE, German bargua, Captain Th. Plieger.Melobers & Co.

DARTMOUTH, British barque, Captain Robertson.--Order.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING REFORTS,

The Danish sohooner Aarhuus, reporta Westerly winde to Locchon Islands, and then N.N.W. and Northerly winds to ar rival.

The Norweglan barque India reports: N.E. and Northerly winds and fus weas ther throughout with the exception of one day (10th), when had calma and light Southerly airs.

The Siamese barque Princess Saraphi re- porta: Light airs and calma" until 18 K., when got moderate N.&. winds, which we carried to port,

The British ship Abercarne reports: Had fine breeze from the 8. to the Equator, which was crossed on the 4th Sept. In long. 160.43 E; thence to 21.67 had light winds and calms, and variables, and remainder of passage had moderate N.E. winds.

The British steamer Tasso reports: Mo- derate northerly and N.E. winds and fine westher throughout. In Foochow :-Stra. Juan and Han Kwang, and H.M.8. Nasia. In Amoy :-8, 8. Tientsin, and Douglas left on 10th. In Swatów :—8tus. Spartan, Cas- sandra, Atalanta and 'Norna.

The British barque Northern Star re- ports: Light easterly winds down the Gulf of Tonquin from 18 N. to port strong N.E, Current winds and high turbulent sem. matting 8. W.

The British steamer Yottung reports:

First part of passage moderate breeze, calms, and hary weather, middle part fresh gales and hazy, put in under St. John's Island yesterday and anchored for 4 hours, left at 4 p.m. and had strong winds and hazy weather to port. The French barque Charita was to leave Halphong on the 8th," and the German 3-masted schooner Bonita on the 9th, both for this port.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will 1∙ close-

For SHANGHAL-

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

p.r.-Emuy leaves for Amoy, de p.m.-ingro leaves for Shanghal

Amusement,

[No. 4457-OcrOBER 12, 1877.

Tus Performance by the Amateur Dramatio Corps of the 28th Regiment will be repeated at the Garrlion Thisstrẻ this evening, com- mending at 9pm.

before Plevna cannot now be far short of 50,000 men. In addition to this they have sustained enormous losses in the Balkana, on the western side of the quadrilateral, and in Asiatic Turkey. It is safe to assume that the killed and we have again received a fettar from a wounded of the Russians in both cam-

9 p.m.-Performance at the Olty Hall. paigns have reached over 100,000 men, correspondent, renewing his complaint of

General Memoranda.

Monday, October 15 --

9 p.m.-Jam leaves for Singapore. Goods per Japan undelivered after this

TUESDAY, October 16-

date subject to rent.

to say "nothing of those who have died the vegetable hawker nuisance in Cochrane from sickness. The Turkish losses pro- Strest.

bably do not amount to more than half t

به های رایا مگر

that number. We cannot say we have By the B. S. Yotlung we learn that the 8.8. any great amount of sympathy for the

Czar, or rather for that party in Russia Albay, bas gone to the assistance of a who bastened on the war. The warmest French gunboat which has got ashere on supporters of the Muscovite deuse must the Coast. admit that the struggle could have been.

Daylight.-Yesso leaves for Coast Porta, avoided by Russia had she chose. Nor We understand that a young bear and several hawks are now on board H. M. 8. Audacious. The hear is said to be quite tame and drinks his grog "like a man,"

THURSDAY, October 18:---

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe,

3 p.m.Japan leaves for Bingapore, do 3 p.m.-Argyll leaves for Singapore, &c. FRIDAY, October 19 :—

"

can the unprejudiced observer believe that mere sympathy for the Bulgarians led the armies of the Czar across the Danube. Other European countries with Russia could and would have ex- noted all the satisfaction and concessions We understand that intelligence has just from Turkey that could be fairly de- been received here of the death of Madame Noon.teneral Wookly Sale by Mosers manded of her, but the Czar, pandering De La Forrest, wife of the late French Con-

Lane, Crawford & Co.

no doubt to the war party in St. Peters-sul at this-port, on the voyage to Sydney burg, chose to carry the affair with a WEDNESDAY, October 24:--

THURSDAY, October 25:-

THURSDAY, November 1:-

Noon-American Mail leaves for Yoko high hand, and rushed in with fire and in July last. The decensed lady jis said to

hams and San Francisco,

sword. Had Russia imagined Turkey have died from cholera, two days this side to be as strong as she proves to be we of Somerset, on the 4th of the month-in- should probably have heard comparatively question. Her body was taken to Somerset Noon-English Mail leaves for Porta little from St. Petersburg of the "op and burled at Albay. The letter convey--

of Call and Europe.

pressed Christians" of Bulgaria. That the ing the intelligence appears to have been in Turks are wretched and intolerant rulers we cannot for a moment deny, but to the Normanby; hence the delay in arrival. Ocean leaves for Cooktown, do, on or morifics hundreds of thousands of human The news has, we believe, boon received

about this date.

to lives, and bring upon & country all the here only by telegraph from Saigon up horrors of war, to relieve a few oppressed the present. Christians, who are unanimously des cribed by special correspondents as Ma Justice Snowden was engaged all day being in many cases in far more to-day in hearing a muit between Chan comfortable positions in life than the

THURSDAY, November 8-

8pm.Goaldental & Oriental §. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Franciano.

THE

For NINGFO, 1.80 p.m. To-morrow, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, themselves when they have had the Mr Dennys, and the defendant by Mr

the 18th fint.

For AMOY AND MANILA,—

Established: A.D. 1841.

香港大藥

Per EMUY at 1.80. p.m., on: Saturday,

the 13th inst

For SAIGON

Per BELLONA, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,

the 18th fast SINGAPORE.---

For

Per JAVA, at 2.80 p.m., on Monday,

--the 15th: (nak-y-fastend-of-sa-pres-

vlously notified,

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW— Por FESSO, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the

18th inat.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

GALOUTTA

AND

For ARGYLL and JAPAN, at 2.80 pm, on Thursday, the 18th inst.

MAILS BY THE FARNOK PACKIE.~~ The French Contract Packet YANGTSZE

The

will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 18th October, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, við Marseiller; to Saigon, Bingapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madran, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Susa, and Alexandria. following will be the hours of alosing

the Malle, da *-*.

Wednesday, 17th September.....

5 r.M., Money Order Office oloson Post Office closes except the Nieur Box, which remains open all night,

FERNTOWER, British steamer, Capt. J.Thursday, 18th September.- H. von Bargan,Chinese.

LUCIA, British bargte, Captain Crowley. Adamson, Bell & 06.

PERUVIAN, British ship, Captain Berry.

B

DALE, British steamer, Captain James Thompson.-Yuen Fat Hong,

DANUBE, British steamer, Capt. Clausoby.

From ENGLAND'S HOME OF MYSTERY, the EGYPTIAN HALL, LONDON; where their on- parallelled Entertainments were presented-Yuen Fat Hong. nightly to crowded audiences for over two years.

In their unique and STARTLING

WONDERS.

Their profoundly MYSTERIOUS SEANCES

have been given in the presence

of the Crowned heads and Nobility of EUROPE and before Vast and Intel ligent Assemblages throughout the divilized world, astonishing and confounding the wisest of all. Countries.

PROGRAMME:

NORTHERN STAR, British barque, Capt. J. Wortley.-Wieler & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.:

Oct. 12, Danube, British steamer, 790, Clauchy, Bangkok Oct. 3, General-YUE

FAT HONG,

Oct. 12, Ningga, British steamer, from Canton,

Oct. 12, Aarhus, Danish schooner, 261; Solling, Yokohama Sept. 28, Rice,-JAR DINE, MATHESON & Co.

Oct. 12, India, Norwegian barque, 786, Kaldahl, Chefoo Oct. 8, Beans and General. -ÜHINESE.

Oct. 12, Princess Seraphi, Slemeno barque, 445, WV Munchan, Bangkok Sept. 114 Rice.-CHINESE,

Dot. 12, Aberarns, British ship, 1087, 'AN HOUR IN DREAMLAND WITH L L Evana, Newestle (N.S.W.) Aug. 15,

FART L

KELLAR."

Intermission of Ten Minutes.

PART II,

"THE WONDERFUL CABINET SEANCE"-KELLAR, assisted by LING LOOK.

Intermission of Ten Minutes.

PART II.

able LING-LOOK.

Coal.ORDER.'

1

Oct. 13, FD, British steamer, 559, 8. Ashton, Foochow Oct. 9. Amoy 10, and Swatow 11, Gateral,--Douglas LAPRAIS & Co.

Oct. 12, Marco Polo, German barque, 608, H. Jager, Hamburg June 2, General-- WELSH & Co.

7. A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence, 10. Registry of Letters ceaseN

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND Retail DruggieTS, IMPORTERS

OF

Daussians' SUNDRIES, NUMERE REQUI- SITES, TOZLET REQUISITES, ENGLIŅK, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATINE MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS.

OF

Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Watera. The Manufactory is under direst und" continuous Buropean Supervision; t Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

Turks, and who have proved as vindle Lok and Chang Wing for the recovery of tive and barbarous as their oppressors $217.62, The plaintiff was represented by chance, must be very poor Christianity Johnson. The defendant was the contrac indeed

We do not believe in the tor for the building of a bungalow for Christianity that would thrive on the Mr Dorabjes Nowrowjes at Trohim Sah horrors of war. There is far more fans-

ticism than goodness in the Christianity Tre British Kowloong, and the plaintiff that would slaughter a hundred thousand was engaged to supply a number of brick. men to enable a few people to ostentati layers for the work. The plaintiff alleged only display their religion in the face of that he had supplied 20264 labonezze at 25 their conquerors, presuming, for a mo- cents each, amounting in all to 8609.6%, of ment, that religion led the Russians into which he had been paid $289.10 leaving Bulgaria, Russian history, especially her struggles with the Poles, shows that the balance now sued for. The defen the rulers of Russia have not one tittle dant, on the other hand, asserted that of right to stand up for the oppressed, there was written contract between the It seems to us to be a fortunate thing plaintiff and the defendant to supply the for Europe generally that the Czar han labourers for the work for $850 altogether, found his march to Constantinople difficult one. Had that march been the military promenade anticipated, Russian the plaintiff had been paid $312.60 already, intolerancs would have risen to such a and that he had been overpaid for the height that a struggle with some other woric accomplished. Many witnesses ware European power would have been then called, but the case was finally ad- ingritable.

it is far more to the

that the work was stiil unfinished, that

interests of either Germany or Aus- journed till Monday next, at 10.80 am tria that fuscovite ambition should

occasionally receive a fall than to those Those who were present at the entertain of England, Her territory extended ment by the Royal Illusionista last night **The publication of this issue commensed to Constantinople, possessing victori enjoyed a series of performances that were

at 7.10 p.m.

BIRTH.

At Tamsul, Formosa, on Sept. 29th, the Wife of J. B, FRASER, Medical Missionary, of a Son.

DEATH.

At Tamsul, Formosa, on Oct. 4th, the Wife of J. B. FRASER, Medical Missionary "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from benceforth.".

11 4.x., Post Office closen except for Late THE CHINA MAIL.

Latters.

(11.30 A., Letters (but Letters only) may be posted on payment of a to Late Fes of 18 cents extra postage,

until

(11.80 A.M., when the Post Office Cross

pentirnly. Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, GOT, 12, 1877.

ous armies numbering hundreds of

thousands, and almost impregnable to perfectly startling in their cleverness. Had invasion from the very vastness of her Kellar given out that he was a spiritualist, dominions, Russia would become such a we believe he could have succeeded last. standing menace to her European neigh-night In raising very grave doubts in the bours, into whose territory she could minds of many as to the justness of the at- poar her troops at any moment without tacks that have been made from time to time Bcarcely a fort to bar their progress, that

neither triple nor quadruple alliances the professions of Home, and his con could remove the ever-shadowing danger frères of the spiritualist circle. With most of her presence. By a sudden turn of for illusionists & pretty shrewd guses can be tune there is no doubt & catastrophe of the made as to the manner in which trinks are gravost character could overtakethe Turks performed, but the most "oute" among at Plevns. From what can be gathered the audience last night had to confess their from the more detailed telegrams appear bewilderment. Cards were made to do ing in the Indian papers it seems that

the Russians have succeeded in nearly apparently as Mr Kellar willed; angar, surrounding the Turkish positions, and coffee and milk appeared without ap- should those positions be captured the parent agency of any kind in goblets placed question is whether the Turks would be in full view of the audience; rings borrowed able to make good their escape. Those

THE statement that two days' bad weath er in Bulgaria has rendered the bridges across the Danube at Nicopolis and Bis-positions, however, have yet to be cap from the audience were, if one's eyes were tova impassable indicates one of the tured, The winter will enable the to be believed, smashed up, and subso. have to encounter in wintering in that their raw levies, and next spring Russia alosed in some balf a dozen others that greatest difficulties the Russians will Turke to drill and thoroughly organise quently taken uninjured from s box en The United States Mail Packet CITY OF province. Special correspondents at the will find her advance on Turkey a far had been hanging up on the platform;

PEKING will be despatched on seat of war have recently, on more than more formidable undertaking than it WEDNESDAY, the 24th October, with

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

11

M. Registry of Lettere ceases, '' 11.30. Post-Office closes.

11.30 AM. Correspondence for Japan the United States,or Union Countries only may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents exize Postage untfi **** 11,50 r.. when the Mail is anally closed.

Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

MAILS BY 213 ENGLISH PACKE-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUFFLIED TO TER "ORINA MAIL."] (Via Southern Routs.)

THE WAR. LONDON, 9th October, 1877. Ahmed Muktar Fachs on the 8th instant

pear inside a bottle; real flowers wars induced to grow in about two asconds j fre was swallowed by the handful while, perhaps, one of the best tricks, a cage and bird were made to vanish Into thin air right before the sight of every- body in the Theatre. The most fun was no doubt casted in the cabinet seanos, Bound down to a chair as tightly as a couple of gentlemen from the audience could tie him, with hands and feet equally well secur

Oot. 12, Northern Blar, British barque, | The English Contract Packet GEELONG | Obtaining supplies. A telegram dated houses that the Kussions evacuated thaired, Kellar inanaged to take a hat off his head

327, J. Wortley, Haphong Sept. 10, Bice, *WILLER & CO.

Oct. 12, Totting, British steamer, 280,↓ Hawkins, Haiphong Cet. 7, 1.80 p.m.,, and Hothow 10, 42 m., General-Kwowe Les YUEY,

Oct. 12, Sax Lorenso, Spanish briz, 220, "LA OENA INFERNAL,” by the inimit. Don Pedro M. de Mada Viega, Zamboanga

Aug. 27, Cocos nuts,-Rauzbros & Co.

DEPARTURES, For

OLEARED. Ningpe, for Shanghat, Peruvian, for Moulmein,

ADMISSION L... bei "ai Fi

*** $2.00

To all Parts of the House.

Beste can now be assured at Hanes Lanz, CRAWFORD & Co., where Plan of the Fall can be seen,

Doorn Open at 8.30, Commence kë o'binok sharp,

Chairs may be ordered for 11:15 p.m. Hongkong, October 19, 1877.

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FOR SALE TAMPIER & Co.' BURGUNDY,

L. Beauns and Pottnard, in Plats,

FRIMINE & Fits CLARET LABARDE, In Quaris and Pints.

Inish and ScoreH WHISKY.

OLD TOM GIN FORE 1941.

WIELER & Co.

“Blangkong, October 12, 1977

PASSENGERS.

For Yoo, from Coast Ports, fesers Laith, Lister, Sears, Shaw, Du Bois, Deneke, Richardson, and Man Choy, 1 European deck, and 110 Chinese

Per Folbung, from Hothow, de, Mr

Herton, and 40 Chiness.

Per Danube, from Bangkok, 160 Chiness. Per Aarhuus, from Yokohama, 1 Chinsen. Per San Lorenso, from Zamboangay h Chinge.

Por Ningga, for Shanghai, 2 Zuropeana, and 80 Chídme.

will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 25th Instant.

and

teeman" before the latter had succeeded in

place it on the head of the commit-

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Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the one occasion, commented on the apparent would have proved during the last few guinea pigs placed in a box by a young United States, which will be closed as negligence of the Russians in the matter months, unless indeed some unexpected midshipmen were made to suddenly ap follows, instead of as previously of road-making. Scarcely any precau-and crushing disaster should fall upon notifled --

tions were adopted, for instance, towards the Moslem forces. the passableness of the approaches to the Ristova bridge in the event of wet weather, and the consequenos was that when a month or two ago a few showers of rain were experienced, traffic across the river had almost to be entirely suspended. The provisions and other supplies of two or three hundred thou 624 sands of men must be something enormous in quantity, and the further the troops are removed from the Danube the greater will the difficulty becozde of the 18th of last month stated that positions parallel with Ours [? Kars and are General Todleben, the same general who falling back in the direction of årpschef. planned the defences of Sebastopol, was The Busalan loss in the three days fighting engaged in planning winter campe for to Asistle Turkey was heavy, amounting in the Russian forces at Sistors and Nico-all to 16,000 men the Turkish loss is said to polls, on the Danube, and Matching and

only 2,600. Hirsors in the Dobrudscha. This would seem to signify the intention of the Russian commanders to abandon their present positions near the Balkans, and before Pievas, for quarters close to the Danube and nearer their bases of sup ples, but a recent telegram stating it was believed that the Russians would con- tinue to hold the positions they then actually occupied appears to contradict Ministry are Increasing, the report as to the winter camps on the banks of the Danube. There is one witch in point in this winter campaigning that should be borne in mind, namely, that when one side can move, the other san

The following will be the hours of dioxing

the Mila, da --- Wednesday, 24th Insk--

5. F.M., Money Order Onice sloses, 6..., Post Office closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remaltin open all nigh Thursday, 28th Inst.

7 4.M., Post Office Opens for sale of Stamps Baglstry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondanas,

10 .x., Post Oflen closes except for Tato Letters Registry of Leitern comAON, (10.15, Letters may be posted with Lars Fan of 18 cente extra Postage till

to *

11 ..., when the Post Office Czosas

Vit entirely comm

(11,80 X., Letters (but Letters only do likewise, and should the Russiana get fete addressed to the United Kingdom stuck in some awkward position, the

to

Fia Brindisi, or to Bingapore, may Turas will probably be powerless to take be posted on board the Packet with Late Tos of 43 cents extra postage, advantage of the Muscovite predicament, The gravest dificulties of the Russians

bo

LONDON, 10th October, 1877. The bridges at Bistova and Nicopol have been rendered impassable for vehicles by two days of stormy weather,

The reprostive measures of the French

The following is the result of the Cesare

Hilarious.

Belphabe

LOBAL AND GR

11.50 whats the Mall is finally will lie in the procuring of supplies and the Wa are requested to state that Sirä Han.

maintaining of the health of the troops. newy will be ét bome en ps25 | The Muscovite jom in killed and wounded | 1 to 8 pɛm.

dosed.

↑ Hongkong, Ogtebw 18, 1877,

fadabadays from

shutting the illusionist into his cabinet. A tambourine was smashed in a similar man- nor over the head of the other gentleman seting on the committee and it must be confessed that the "committed" seemed if anything more astonished than the sudience at these results of the perforin andes. Mr Kellar sucoseded in entirely freeing himself from the rope in somer thing less than a minute. Ling Look's performance only occupied a small par of the evening, and mainly consisted of amazing tricks with fire. Mr Kellar pro mised in the coume of the evening to explain some es the whole of his tricks before he leaves Hongkong. The Theatre was not wall filled, although there can be no doubt of a full house to-mor row (Saturday) evening, when the next entertainment' will be given. The fact of

the Egyptian Hall, where they mado 1- Mann Kallar and Ling Look hailing from

lengthened stay, should have been in 2012