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PIANOS

Intimations.

NOS and any other Musical Instru- ments TUNED, REPAIRED, and RE-CONSİRUOTED. PIANOS ON HIRE, by the Month or

Occasionally, PIANOS FOR SALE, New and Second

Hand, all in perfectly Good Order, Guaranteed.

Special Attention is invited to a new Grand Cottage PIANO, by LUDERs and RUBER, Zeltz-Just Received from Gar many, and specially constructed for this climate to the order of the Undersigned.

Orders from any of the Outports in the Eart, will meat with prompt attention if addressed:

Care of Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., or, Messrs GAUFP & Co.

А. НАНЫ. Hongkong, September 7, 1877.

W. BALL,

CHINA DISPENSARY,

[MFORTER 07 DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, TOILET “REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI- CINES AND PERFUMES.

Prescriptions Dispensed with Carefulness,

and Prompt-Attention......

PRAYA WEST, HONGKONG,

Near the Canton Steamer's Wharf Hongkong, July 13, 1876,

AFONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

B. E. SIE ARTHUR KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG j' and to

FL. L. EL. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA,

- Wyndham Strest, formerly Atulario OLUB, [48 on hand the Largest and Best

tographie Albumg, Frames, Cases, ške, of assorted sizes. Ex S. 8. Tigre, Revolving Standard Albums, Armorial Monograme and Postage Stamp Albums, Russis Leather, Velvet and carved-wood Albums, Osses and Frames, zloe Albums for Cabinet Portraits only, Portraits of the Generals of the pre-

Notices to Consignees.

BRITISH BARQUÉ MELBREK, FROM LONDON.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take in modiato delivery of their Goods, Po

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

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents. -Hongkong, October 15, 1877.

GERMAN BARK MARCO-POLO,

FROM HAMBURG.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods

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

WIELER & Co. Hongkong, October 12, 1877.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

CON

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter algnatore, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

A DO POUEY, Agent.

2

8. P. 148 bags Stone, from Madras.

Er Yangtas, 18th September, 1877,

Q

Ex Ava, 30th September, 1877.

W W (in haart) No. 21/40, 20 cases Mer'ce. MF&Co.(india.. mond) RHH... FB&Co.(India-

T mond)."

No:1/10 10

け

1

19

#$

1

13

J2

Total, 82 Packages. Hongkong, October 5, 1877.

To-day's Advertisements.

cent Russo-Turkish Was, Eminent British MAGEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., have Statesmen, the two Chinese Ambassador, | kl. just Received on Invales of- in Cabinet and Carte de Visite sizes Coloured Portraits of English Ladise.

Hongkong, August 24, 1877,

AH YON,

AMMUNITION and SPORTING GEAR, Consisting of :-

CURTIS & HARVEY'S No. 8, Diamond Grain

GUNPOWDER.

BHIPS' COMPRADORE AND ELET BROS Thick and Thin FELT

STEVEDORE,

No. 1, Praya West,

... ARIFFING AUPPLIED WITH ALL KINDS OF

COAL, WATER, BALLAST, FRESH

PROVISIONS & OILMANE

STOREB

WADDINGS.

Do, CENTRAL FIRE CAPS,

Do. CARTRIDGE CASES, Green

Land Brown.

GO. BUBBA' PATENT SHOT, specially

hardened,

CARTRIDGE LOADERS, RE

OAPPERS.

Of the best quality and at the shortest notice. STRING BARREL CLEANERS,

Hongkong, May

1876. L

WONG HING CHEUNG & Co.,

COAL MERCHANTS,

•K"

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

Me AHYON has been appointed Manager, and all Orders addremed to him at 87, Fraya, or to Mr FAT JACK, at 30, Hing Lung Street, will receive immediate atten- tion.

Hongkong, March 19, 1877.

ME19

Not Responsible for Debts.

Veither the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cras of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harberer :--

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

CRETERION, American ship, Captain W. Lall-Siemazen & Co.

WOODVILLE, British barque, Captain Nielsen.-W. Pustan & Co

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

OILURNUM, British ship, Captain E. Shrewsbury.Wieler & Co.

MELUSINE, German barque, Captain Th Plieger.-Melchers & Co.

DARTMOUTH, British barque, Captain Robertson-Order.

FERNTOWER, British steamer, Capt. J. H. von Bargen.--Chinese.

LUCIA, British barque, Captain Crowley. ***Adamson, Bell & Co.'

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

DANUBE, British steamer, Capt. Clanchy. -Yuen Fat Hong.

NORTHERN STAE, British barque, Capt. J. Wortley: Wieler & Co,

Taro, Dutch barque, Capt: T. Westerveld. --Blemesen & Üo.

COLORADO, American ahlp, Captain In- graham-Russell & Co.

POWDER and SHOT MEASURES.

Hongkong, October 16, 1877.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOO00W. The Steamship

"DOUGLAS,"

Captain G. D. PITMAN, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 21st Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, October 16, 1877. oc21

STEAM TO BOMBAY,

The P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s 8. 9. ADRIA

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,

ПНЕ

5. 5. Glendales having adved, Consignees of Cargo are hereby to formed that their Goods are being landed, 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, unla notice to the contrary is given before 2p.m. To-day,

Cargo remaining undelivered aftor the 23rd Instant will be subject to rent,

No Bire Insurance las been effected" Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Cou

„Agents, but Hongkong, October 16, 1877.

8700

Charters Effected. during the last few days:

The following charters have been effected

hence to New York, private,

British bark Isles of the South, 620,

British bark Leon Crespo, 688, Amoy to Melbourne, private mes

German bark Canton, 373, hence to Hal- phong and back, 23 cents per pical.

British steamer Golden Horn, Halphong to Hongkong, 18 cents per ploul,. 14 lay days.

German ateamer Atalanta, Swator to Singapore (Paasongars), $8 per head, 101 Lay'days..

tow to Singapore, passengers $8 per head, German steamer Madagascar, 884, Swa 11 lay days.

Dutch steamer Java, hende to Singapore, $8,500 in fuil and

British steamer Dale, 044, Monthly charter, 2 months, $5,000 per month,

British bark Lucia, 640, left for Manila with original cargo of Coal,

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Oct. 15, Dauphin, French barque, 887, Lelionnais, Labuan Sept. 18, Coal- SIEMSSEN & Co

Oct. 16, Glenfinlas, British steamer, 1870,

Wilcox, frondon Sept. 1, vis ports of call,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. *MAILS will close, & For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

CALCUTTA.-

F

For

AND

ARGYLE and JAPAN, at. 3.80 pm, on Thursday, the 16th lost. BANGKOK, → ..

Per DAN UBE, at 4.30 p.m., on Satur

day, the 20th inst

MAILS BY THE FRIKOH PACKET. → The French Contract Packet FANGTÉZE

will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 18th October, with Malin to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Marschlies; to Balgon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suer, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, do —

Wednesday, 17th September.

6 P.M., Money Order Office olónak. - Pont Office closen except the Nies Box, which remains open all night,

Thursday, 18th September.—

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

10 4. Registry of Letters ceases. II A.., Post Office closes except for Late

Leitery.

(11,10., Letters (but Letters only)

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight.Dale lerves for Hallong.. 10.11. Madagascar, leaves for Swatow, Noon.-Taiwan leaves for Formos

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D, 1841,

香港大藥房

8. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGSISTS,"

IMPORTERS

Devderers SundRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUIRITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS Đ Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla

Water, and other Aerated Waters, *** The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

[No. 4460.-OCTOBER 16, 1877.

faith in which the Yunnan taial was conducted, and of the insufficiency of the penalty exacted for a crime which sub- sequent shiftings and evasions had tended to heighten. Persistent enquiries hav- ing convinced the Foreign Office that the document would have to be published, it was still delayed till the close of the Ussion, and liable to be overlooked amid parliamentary soeton-too late for dis

the excitement revived by the latest pham of the Eastern European question." Oar contemporary seems for some unaccount able reason to have spared Sir Thomas Wade from the viale of his wrath. It will forward by the Home Government for be remembered that one of the exonses put

the non-publication of Mr Grosvenor's Report was that they were waiting for a memorandum on the subject from the British Minister. We on one or two Occasiona pointed out the absurdity of the axcuse that it was ridiculous to suppose that Sir Thomas Wade would require aix or eight months to prepare a there was no just reason why the publi memorandum of a few columns, and that

cation of the Report should be delayed for the preparation of the memorandum, which was a document entirely independ ent of the Report Still there is no doubt in our mind that Sir Thomas Wade was quite as anxious to koop Mr.

☛ The publication of this issue commenced Grosvenor's document in the background

may be posted on payment of a { at 6.20 p.m. to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,

until

as the Government, discounting asit would

to a very large extent the results of his negotiations, extending over more than a

11,80 ▲ when the Post Offos Grosss C CHINA MAIL year and a half, with the Chinese Govern

anidroly

Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

0018

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet CITY OF

PEKING will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 24th October, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows instead

of an previously notified

11 M. Registry of Letters ceases.

and Singapore Oct. 9, General-JARDINE, 11.30 AM. Post-Office closes, MATHESON & Copenh

Oct 16, Humboldt, German barque, 11.20 A. from Whampoa

Oct. 18, Cheung-wan, Chinese ganhost, from Canton,

Oct. 16, Harriet N. Carleton, American

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

beque Harkness, Honolulu Sept. 10, 11.60 .. when the Mail is finally closed.

General. CAPTAIN, MAANA

Oct. 16, Memnon, American ship, 849, Newcastle (N.S.W.) Aug. 10, Coal- MEYLE & Co.

DEPARTURES,

Oct. 16, Java, for Singapore,

16, Yesso, for Coast Ports. 16, Fayew, for Canton.

16, India, for Whampoa

16, Mosquito, British gunboat, for

Singapore,

16, Lucia, for Manila.

CLEARED.

Largs, for Foochow Norna, for Swatów. Jubilee, for San Francisco, Roderick Hag, for Halphong. Madagascar, for Swatow. Marie Louise, for Haiphong. Fottung, for Hoitaw, Mignon, for Haiphong.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED...

Per Glenfinlas, for Hongkong: from Lon. don, Mr Harper, and 130 Chinese from Strafts; for Shanghai, Mr R. T. Crighton Per Harriet N. Carleton, from Honolulu, 61 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Yesso, for Swatow, Capt. Thompson,

will leave for the above place and Mrs Ida Thompson; for Focchow, M.

on or about the 1st Proximo. ADAM LIND,

-Superintendent,”

Hongkong, October 18, 1877.

FOR MANILA. The Spanish Brig

CONSTÂNCIA," Captain GONZALEZ, will be de- spatched.for the above Port on

or about the 26th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents, Hongkong, October 16, 1877.

FOR MANILA, The Spanish Schooner

"NUEVO CONSTANTE," Capt. J. URARTE, will be de. spatched as above on or about

the 25th Instant.

For Freight, apply to

ม

REMEDIOS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, October 18, 1877.

FOR MELBOURNE & SYDNEY,

The A1 British Barque

CHOCOLA," Capt. KENNETE, having most of her Cargo engaged, will have Volume Sixth of the que despatch as above. For Freight, apply to “CHINA REVIEW.”.

BOZARIO & Co. Hongkong, October 16, 1877.

NO. I.-Vol. VI.

-OF THE-

......

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE

ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will sell Room, Prays Central, on

FRIDAY,

Meyerink.

Per Java, for Singapore, 206 Chinese.

ToʻDEPART.

Per Marie Louies, for Haiphong, 7 Chi-

'nere.

Per Fottung, for Holbow, 50 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Hongkong, October 8, 1877.

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MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,— The Engilah Contract Packet GEELONG will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the -15th-Instant,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, Be

Wednesday, 24th Inst.---

2.H., Money Order Office closes, 8 F.M., Post Office closos except the Niaxx

Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 25th Inst.

7. A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letton, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Letters Registry of Letters cesÍOS, (10.16 A.M., Letters may be posted with LATE FMs of 18 cents extra Postage till 7

to

11 AM, when the Post Office Cross

-entirely, 11.30 A., Letters (but Leiters only

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

to

till...

11.50 AM, when the Mall is finally

aloved. Hongkong, Uotober 12, 1677.

0026

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OUT, 16, 1877.

ment. Mr Grosvenor's Report simply ahowed that the Peking Government had been eminently successful in making. abortive all our attempts to bring the PEOPLE here will be glad to know that real offenders in the Yunnan outrage cholera at the outports and in Japan ap- to justice, and in turning the tedious and pears to be on the decrease. Our latest dangerous journey of the Mission through Ales from Yokohama show that the the heart of China into a farcs, death-rate both there and in Tokio is decreasing, and it will be seen from the letter of a correspondent at Wenchow, where the latest developments of the disease at the Chinese ports oscurred, the epidemic, or what was feared would prove to be an epidemic, has entirely disappeared. We also learn that all ap prehensione in regard to the disease are now allayed at Amoy and Fodshow, The Japanese officials, and the European medical body in Japan have been most zealous in their efforts to cheek the spread of the disease, and possibly have prevented the disease from becoming epidemic throughout the open ports of China as well as Japan.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE “CHINA MAIL."] (Via Southern Route.) THE WAR. LONDON, 18th October, 1877. Chefket Pacha has succeeded in making s junation with Osman Paohs, bringing with kim a fresh convoy of provisions and munf tions of war.

Suleiman Pacha has established his head. quarters at Kadikoi.

LONDON, 13th October, 1877. An account published in the Daily News gives the news that rainy woather has con- verted the camp of the Czarowitch into lakes of mud; the roads are rendered quite im-

Ir will be interesting to learn here at the Present moment that some of the men bers of the Victorian Discharged Pri soners" Aid Society" have recently seized puseable, with the exception of those leading an opportunity for calling attention to to Biela and Rustchak. The account also the desirability of extending the punish-states that the Russian troops are entirely ment of fogging. The Australasian unprepared for the winter season, having says that at the annual meeting of the lost their greatcoats and tente in the retreat Society, held a month or two ago, Mr from the Lom [after their defeat reported on Justice Fellows advocated the adoption of corporal punishment as a abstitute for imprisonment in some cases, and his views were supported by Mr Start, in regard to the youth of the Colony who committed offences of a minor character. These views appear to coincide with THE final performance of the Royal Illus those of De Ayres. It seems to us that sionists takes pinos this the Committee for establishing a "Dis Governor Hennessy's patronage.

evening, under charged Prisoners Aid Society" here

eptember 1st.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tax cases before the Supreme Court in Summary Jurisdiction were few and uain- teresting. Judgment in the suit of Bowden

might, if that benevolont project has not collapsed, spend their time with advantage THE P. & 9. S; S. Zambesi, with the next at the next meeting in discussing Dr. ontward Malls, was expected to leave Singa. Ayres' recommendations for substituting pore for this port this (Tuesday) morning. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. Bogging for imprisonment, instead of The United States Mail Packet OOFANIO discussing the ways and menus for com-

will be despatched on THURSDAY, forting and siding discharged prisoners. the 8th November, with Malls for Fine weather to 9 N. and 108/83 E., then The British steamer, Glenfinias reports:

Japan, San Francisco, ard the United States, which will he alosed as fol-KADIKOI or Kadikoy, where Saleiman. Coles will be delivered to-morrow, at strong gales and squally weather remainder

lows, of passage. Réunded to last night at 11

Packs, now apparently Commander-in- o'clock ontalde of Gap Rook.

{2P.M. Registry of Letters ceases,

chief of the Eastern Turkish army in The American barque Harriet N. Carleton 2.30 E., Post-Office close

Bulgaria, is reported to have established We observe that the Chinese Government reports: Had moderately fine weather 2.80 F., Correspondence for Japan, the ten miles to the south of Rustchuk, and has at last been moved to realize the extent

his bead quarters, is a small village about until the last 4 days, when had strong N.E.

about twenty-five or thirty miles to the of the misery of the people in the Shanki north-weat of Popkioy, where 50,000 of and Honan provinces from drought. In a the Russian Imperial Guard were report recent issue of the Peking Gazette, (3rd ed to have arrived a few days ago. It inst.), there appeared an Ediet in which it is not quite clear who is at present the

gales,

Vessel made 1,000 miles during

that time. One of the Chinese passangera died on the 8th instant of dropsy and was buried at sea.

United States, or Union Ocun» tries only way be posted on board the Packet with Tate Fee of 12 cents extra Postage

until

Hongkong, Octob ́r 15, 1877.

no8

The American ship Memnon reports: Until the last few days bad very fine wes: 250 r.. when the Mall is finally closed. ther with light Northerly winds, latterly strong N.E. gales. On the 7th, 8th and 9th experienced very heavy N.E. gale, amounting nearly to a typhoon (Barometer 39.50 with a very high sea ronning). Stove in port bulwarks and blew away lower top.- saile and foresail; stove in skylight and suffered other damages of a minor nature, Weather moderated on the 10th, and re- mainder of passage strong N.E. gales.

CARGO.

-Per Khiva, sailed 11th October, 1877 For London: from Canton, 17,445 boxes, 80 half-cheats, and 15 pigs, containing 100,060 lbs. Congoo, 118,929 lbs, Se Caper, and 109,959-lba. Bc. Or. Pekon, and 28 bales Raw Silk, 50 bales Waste Silk, and and 201 pkgs, sontaining 208,407 lbs. Con 22 cases Silks; from Macao, 8,548 boxen

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, October 18;—

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe. 8pm.tapan leaves for Singapore, &c. 8 p.m-Argyll leaves for Singapore, den 9p.m-Meeting of Victoria Lodge, 9p.m.--Amateur Dramatic Club Per

formance at the Garrison Theatre, Bar, October 19-

Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mense

Lans, Orawford & Co.

noon.

Commander-in-chief of the whole of the was stated that, in addition to the expendi Turkish forces. Although Suleimanture of over 447,000 teels for the relief of Pacha appears to have been placed in the poor in these provinces, the Board of command of the same army as the one Revenue was to provide 200,000 teels, and personally directed by Mehemet Ali, yet Li Hung-abang another 200,000 tasis for the telegram did not indicate in any remittance to the scenes of the disasters way that the former had assumed the

chief direction of the three Turkish The suffering in Shansi is, however, greater, armies now operating against the Russian and its people are therefore to have 250,000 forces in Bulgaria. The probability is taals out of the 400,000, while rise imported that this work is now entirely performed into these provinces is to be free from Lekin either at Constantinople or Shumle, and and all other taxes during transit, that Mehemet Ali has been recalled to

azatous fire occurred in the Western

one of these two places to afford the sid of his counsel. The Turkish forces at Plevna cannot now be far short of Buburb of Canton on the night of the 10th 100,000 men. The Turkish division fast. The scene of the conflagration was Daylight-Douglas loaves for Coast Porta which entered Plevna towards the close Tak Wah Lee, just outside the Kwai Tuk of last month was estimated at over Gate, where a religious exhibition was 20,000, and doubtless the force under

SUNDAY, October 21 :---

4*CHINA REVIEW L Pabllo Auction, in their Sale gon from Foodbow, 60 boxes, sontalning TTERDAY, October 23:--

00 NT AINS Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation

In the Colony of Hongkong, Constitutional Law of the Obliess Empire. The Tang Hou Chi, A Modern Chinese

Novel

A Chinese Primer. The Law of Inheritance:

the 19th October, 1877, at Noon

Morton's OILMAN'S STORES, Plokles, Sauces, Tart Fruits, Salad Oil, Vinegar, Mustard, Candled Peel, Cur ranta, Jams, Jellies, Oatmeal,-Cheese,

Bhort Notion of New Books and Literary Bacon, Hams, de, California Butter, Flannel, Boissors, Scoks, Bilk Umbrellas Tooth Brushes, Lampu

Intelligehoo

Notes and Queries

Chiness MarriageL

Studies in Words.

The Educational Curriculum of the

Chinese.

Restoration of the Old Sounds of the

Chinese Language.

Notes on Ubinete Grammar, Russian Binologists. Assyria and Chips.

The Word "Smallow." Gerrigands --Chinese Studies and Official Interpretation in the Colony of Hong-

Okian Mall OMAR, Hanghong, September 1, 1877

Also,

40 cases Champagne Carte Blanche.

2 Rep covered Drawing Room Buiten, New Marble top Teapoys,

A nice assortment of Purdonian

8 Double barrelled Central Fire Fowl ing Plecia.

9 Coils Wire Seiding

TERMS OF BALK-Oana before delivery in Mexican Dollar weighed at 7.1.7. The Lotor Lóta, with all faulte and SITOCH of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammar.

Hongkong, October 16, 1877,

666 lbs. Coagon from Kiukiang, 282 half obests Tes from Hankow, 583 pkgs. Tea; 280 chests, and 178 pkgs. To, and 329 from Shanghai, 7 boxes, 2,700 hall chests, halus Bay Bilis, 180 bales Waste Blik 82 bales Pongeas, and 8 cases Silks from Japan, 70 Cheats and 14 pigs. Ten, and Best bales Raw Silk, and I case Silks, For Continent from Canton, 498 balon Raw

Silk, and 68 bales Cocoon; from Shanghal, 79 bales Raw 802 from Japan, 115 chest Tea, and 337 bales Raw Bilk For New York from Shanghai, 366 boxes, 808 half- chests, and 642 pkgs. Tosi

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will olona :— - For SWATOW

Per MADAGA80AR, at 9.80 atit, did

Wednesday, the 17th Inst

Per NORNA, a 9,80 a.m. To-morrow, the 17th fast instead of ss pre- vionaly notifed.

For AMOT, TAIWANFOD STAMBOL

IN LAIWAN, M: 11:50 am, on Wed

Goode per Glenntas undelivered after Chefket Pacha, which has just succeeded being given. By some means or other the

WEDNESDAY, October 24:---

this date subject to rent,

in effecting

junction with Osman Exhibition shad caught fire and was burnt Pacha, resohes an equally large number, down in a very short time. All the artiden Noon,American Mall leaves for Yoko With such a formidable army under his placed there for display were of courES

bama and San Francisco,

dommand Osman Paoba ought to be in a destroyed. The conflagration was not s Thursday, October 28 :—-—---

position to check any attempts on the Noon-English Mail leaves for Porta

of Call and Europe.

part of the Russians to sarround him, ted until six buildings were destroyed. with the object of making Plerun a The official account states that the number Nurso Constants leaves for Maulls on or the Russian and Roumanian forces before only three, while the others were wither second Sedan. Latest accounts also place of houses actually destroyed by Are were about this date:

Plevna at 100,000.

FRIDAY, October 20

Constancla lestes for Manfia on or about

this date.

THEBAY, November 1:

Ocean leaves for Cooktown, &, on bf

about this date.

gutted or pulled down in order to arrest the progress of the flames. It is hinted THE N. C. D. Netos reminds us that now that this was an act of incendiariain. Mr Grosvenor's Report on the Expedi- Another fire occurred on the night of -the tion to Yunnan is published it may be 12th inats in the Wah Ning Lane, arising readily perceived how correct was the from a tea merahant's premises catching surmise that the earlier publication of

Adrid saves for Bombay on or about that document was prevented on account while the process of firing tone was

this date. Izvrsday, Novetabər §;-5

of the damaging nature of its contents going on, but assistance being luckily at Dodestal Oriental 6. B. Caso long is could, says our contem head, the conflagration was put out before Steamer leaves for Yokohama and fan posary, the Government was willing to much mischief was dona, të karing bien koop concealed mush a proof of the bad endued to the house in which is originstad,