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Notices to Consignees. CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.

- FLEURS CASTLE, FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THIS Steamer having arrived, Consignees T

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed, at their risk, Into the Godowns of Mr A. MoG. HEATON, whence delivery may be obtained.

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

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

No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 5th Proximo will be subject to rent.

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

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., agenta,

nob

Hongkong, October 29, 1877. OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. S. COMPANY...

CO

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship OCEANIC, from San Francisco, do, are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,

Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stared at Consignees risk and expense.

Q. B. EMORY, Agent. Hongkong, October 29, 1877,

FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE,

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To-day's Advertisements.

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SHANGHAL The Steamer

FLEURS CASTLE" will be despatched for the above, Port on WEDNES

0431

DAY, the 31st Instant, at 8p.

For Freight or Passage, spply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agonte. Hongkong, October 30, 1877.

FOR HAIFÔNG (DIRECT.) The Steamship

"DALE,"

Captain J. THOMPSON, will be despatched for the above Port on THURSDAY, the 1st November, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, October 90, 1877. nel

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"DOUGLAS,"

Captain G. D. PITMAN, Will ba despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 2nd November, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, October 30, 1877, 302

FOR SOURABAYA. The 41 Dutch Barque "GROEN F. PRIŃSTERER," | Captain DE JONE, will load for the above Port, and will have Immediate despatch.

For Freight, apply to

MBLOHERS & Ob. Hongkong, October 30, 1877. no8 FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

THE 8. 8. Venice having arrived from MACTAVIS, having arrived from the THE British 8. S. Hindostan, Captain the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo sta hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter

above Porte, Consigness of Cargo by her are requested to send in their Bills of

THE CHINA MAIL.

OLEARED.

Deutschland, for Cheloo.

Batavia, for Bourabaya, W. E. Hadstone, for Qulation, Flours Castle, for Shanghai, Priam, for Shanghal.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,

Per Volga, from Yokohama: for Houg kong, 1 Chinese; for Balgon, Mesars Vallet, Lusseaux, Le Buretel, Floch, Valentin, Conture, and Deengis; for Batavis, Mesars J. Caillens and child, and Bouvier for Marseilles, Mearre Masazza, Vigano, Rio- catdi, Martinetti, Borsolo, Andreosst, Im- bert, Fondra, Maurer, Torunjta, Gorosa, Barrusca, and Vivet.

Anjello, D. Sorabjee, E. Benjamin, Kon-

Per Hindostan, from Straits, Mesar E.

nedy and Bon, and 108 Chinese, m

Por Douglas, from Coast Ports, Mor Hazeland, Crutch, Fleming, Mr and Mrs Nunes, Sister Maria Stella and 77 Chinese. Per Priam, from Singapore, &c., 100 Chlause.

Per Yangtse, from Shanghal, 90 Chinese.

DEFARTED.

Far Yere, for Coast Forte, Europeans, and 180 Chiness.

TO DEPART Per Priam, for Shanghal, 30 Chinese. Per W. E. Gladstone, for Quinhon, 8 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Tangiers reports:- Laft Shanghai on the 26th inst, at 4 a my bad Westerly winds to Talokow, from there to port North-easterly winds. Arrived beze at 6.20 p.m. of the 29th,

The British steamer Priam reports: From Pulo Sapata had very strong N.E. monsoons and high sea, accompanied by much rain, thunder and lightning.

The British steamer Bindostan reports: In China Sea, had heavy monsoon and high

108. *

The British steamer Douglas reporta: strong N.E. monsoon and clear weather. From Foochow to Swatow, experienced Thence to port light monsoon and cloudy. On the 27th p.m. 8. 8. Namas left Amor

In Amoy H.M.8, Magpie, S. 8. Taiwan and Hailong, In Swatow S. 8. Noma, Hossang, and Tientsin,

MEMOS." FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

[No. 4472-October 30, 1877.

I found on a desk could hardly be as Patent Slip and Dock Co. West Point, serious an offence as taking the letter Captain Sands had been siling for sonte 8p.m.-Flours Castle leaves for Shanghal. copying it. Mr Wells admitted, however, and spirits on Sunday forenoon, when he from the mails, breaking it open, and time, but was in comparatively good health

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, November 1:-

Daylight-Dale leaves for Haifong.

10 am-French Mali leaves for Forts

Call and Europe,

t

of

9 p.m.-Dramatic Performance at the

City Hall. Ocean leaves for Cooktown, &, on or

about this date.

FRIDAY, November 2:--

Daylight.Douglas loaves for Coast Porta Noon. Ganseal Weekly Sale by Mears

Lane, Crawford & Co.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

SATURDAY, November 3-

Noon. Adria leaves for Singapore, &o. 9p.m.-Amateur Concert at the City Hall. MONDAY, November 5—

Goads per Fleurs Justle undelivered after

this date subject to rent, THURSDAY, November 8:---

Noon-English Mail leaves for Porta

of Call and Europe.

Franelsoo.

FRIDAY, November 9:---

that he had not formed his conclusions

respecting the guilt of the prisoner from was taken ill. So rapidly did the disease the more evidence extracted from the gain ground upon him that his case was witnemes. The prisoner had referred to pronounced to be hopeless last evening; and hia reputation as a respectable man in he gradually sank, and died this forenin the Settlement, which drew from Mr

Wells the following rather significant after about 48 hours' illness. The energy remarks: While I do not doubt your and enterprise displayed by Captain Sands standing in the community, so far as the simonis arrival in this Colony had made outside world may know, and that it him a considerable power in commercial and was of a high character; yet I am com- industrial siroles here. He was for many pelled and constrained to say that facts years associated with Morera Aug. Heard & and circumstances, of which I will not

speak, are known to me which confirm Co., as marine superintendent of the H. K. your guilt as proved here on the stand." C. and Macao Steamboat Company; and his The defence set up by Mr Bradford development of the western extreme of the was such a one as an educated, clever, liarbour frontage, since he entered into the man would manufacture. It could only shipbuilding and docking business, will long United States, and never entirely. be partly disproved by evidence from the

associate his name with Hongkong.

It would perhaps, have been better had Mr Wella passed sentence with Tax Alta California of Sept. 29th gives the fewer references to the Scriptures following commercial item: The Oceanic Scriptural quotations no doubt land will take out a large and valuable cargo impressiveness to speech, but, in sen- to-morrow, for China and Japan. There tencing a man of Mr Bradford's stand- was a large quantity of freight left over ing and education, there was hardly from the previous steamer. Up to 4 o'alook 3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co. occasion, or it was at least departing to-day the Oceanic had 9858 barrels Flour, Steamer leaves for Yokobama and San from the usual custom, to remind him/320 Blasks Quicksilver, 998 casos: Clooke 1765 sacks Potatoes, 269 rolls Leather, eta The Treasure list comprised 261,293 Trade Dellars, 298,141 Mexican Dollars, $911,174 in fine Silver, $5986 in Gold Coin, and metaphor that this cup could pass from $8610 in Gold Dust, making a total of me." The sentence passed is a severe $875,202 one from the consequences it will in- the length of the imprisonment. A fine ander date the 7th October, as follows:- volve ratherthan the amount of the fine or A Baxoxox correspondent writes to us of $250, and twenty days' imprisonment The last official news of the condition without hard labour is a mere bagatella of the rice crop is bad, but the crop will be compared with the loss of character and better than the orop of 1864. The weather position. Both these latter punishments for many weeks past has been most favour were, however, the inevitable result able, but a late orop can scarcely be a full of a discovery of the sets of which the

argp

The weather has been hot and un

that he had forgotten the ten command- ments, and followed the devices and Bowen leaves for Singapore, &o, on or desires of his own heart," or to adopt the

about this date.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & O..,

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signature, and to take immediate delivery | Lading to the Undersigned for counter for Foochow. In Foochow S. 8. Europe. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, - prisoner has been found guilty, and it is pleasant, and I have heard many Bismere

of their Goods,

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consigness* riak and expense.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, October 29, 1877.

GERMAN BARE MARCO-POLO,

FROM HAMBURG.

CONSIGNEES of

CM87/71

Месво

via Hongkong

35 cases Merchandise,

tob

Shipped by J. C. JULIUS MÖLLER, ars hereby informed that the same have been landed and stored at their expense and risk.

No Fire Insurance has been covered.

WIELER & Co Agents for Bark Marco Polo, Hongkong, October 17, 1877. BRITISH BARQUE ELMSTONE, FROM LONDON, ÖNSIGNEES of Cargo por above Vessel

CONS Hereby, requested to send in their

Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and take immediate deli Tery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 10, 1877. BARQUE STRATHMORE, FROM KURRACHEE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and take immediate delivery of their Geode.

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, October 22, 1877.

BRITISH BARQUE MELBREK, FROM LONDON,

signature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, October 80, 1877. nof

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE,

LA

ANE, CRAWFORD & Os, will sell by Public Auction, in their Sale |Room, Praya Central, on

FRIDAY,

the 2nd November, 1877, at Noon,-

An Invoice of H. ROGERS, SONG & Co.'s CUTLERY, comprising: Pen knives, Sailor's Knives, Table and Dessert Knives, Razors. Best Sheffield Electro- plated Tea Sets, Coffee Services, Tes and Toddy Kettles, Mugs, Cruet Stands, Salt Cellars, Britannia Metal Tea and Coffee Pots, TOY PIANOS 5 to 12 Notes, Purses, Cash Boxes, Pipes, Wire Dish Covers.

Also, Fire-proof Iron Chests, 24 to 36 inches. 3 cases Turkey Sponges.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lptor Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer,

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Hongkong, October 30, 1877. -

Charters Effected. The following charters have been effected during the last few days -

British bark Melbrek, 870, Cebu to London or Liverpool, private,

British bark Sophie, 715, Manila, Ilo Ilo oz Cebu to the Channel for orders to a port in the United Kingdom or on the Continent between Havre and Hamburg, private,

British bark Staghound, 973, Manila to San Francisco, private.

British ship Cilurani, 1884, hence to San Francisco, private.

American bark R. N. Carleton, 872, hence to Honolulu, private,

French bark Genevieve, 639, hance to Singapore, $1,400 in full, 15 lay days.

German bark Marco Polo, 858, hence to Saigon, $600 in full.

British bark W. H. Gladstone, 584, heroe to Quinhon and back, 23 cents per plyul, 25 lay days.

VONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to, pond In their Bille of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take into mediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the

Vessel will be landed and stored at, Con- signees' risk and expense,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, October 13, 1877.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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

CRITERION, American ship, Captain W. Lall-Siemsson & Co.

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

German bark Deutschland, 269, Chefoo Swatow, $1,000 in fill, 20 lay days. German bark Venta, 302, Okafoo to

Hongkong, 13 cents per goal, 25 lay days. French bark St. Joseph, 289, hence to Labuan and back, 25 cents per ploul, 82 lay daye.

French bark Dauphin, 887, hence to Haiphong and back, 20 cents per pleal, 30

Isy days.

Garman brig Tartar, 256, hence to Hat. phong and back, 20 cents per picul, 80 lay days,

and back, $8,000 in full, 11 lay days.

German steamer Ballona, hence to Balgon

left for Manila to load for San Francisco The German barque felusine, 937 tona, under charter effected at home.

British ship Dartmouth, 915 tons, faft for Manila "svekting."

SHIPPING. ARBIVALS

Oct. 29, Yangtele, British steamer, 783, ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain GE Schultze, Shanghai Oct. 28, General Cunningham.-Wieler & Co,

SIEMSSEN & Co.

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

MELUSINS, German barque, Captain Th. FAlegor. Melchers & Co.

Oat, 80, Douglas, British steamer, 864, G. D. Pitman, Fooshow Oct. 26, Amoy 98, and Swatow 29, Gaustal-DoUGLA LA

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:-- For MANILA-

Per Bilg CONSTANCIA, kt 11.30 am.

To-morrow, the 31st lust.

For SHANGHAL--

P

Por FLEURS CASTLE, at 2.30 To-morrow, the 31st inst. Por PRIAM, at 8:80 p.m. To-morrow,

the 81st Inst.

For CEBU.

Per DARRA, at 6 pm, on Thursday,

the 1st November. For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, BOM.

BAY, AND INDIA

Per ADRIA, at 11.50 a.m., on Saturday,

the 3rd November.

MAILS BY FER FARKOR PAUEST.--- The

WROLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIHIS,

IMPORTERS.

07

difficult to understand the infatuation of and Europeans complaining of slight fever, a man who will risk so much to gain so headache, etc. Elephants have died; among little. We observe, by the way, that them, I believe, one or two white ones; DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURREET REQUIO ASSESSORS sat with Mr Wells In & but the Lord of Elephants, the Young

KITEN, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLIRE,

case of this kind, it seems desirable that King, I am glad to say, is in good health,

Straits Times. AMBRICAN, AND FRENON PATENT

justice abould, if possible, be dispensed by the Consul General with the aid of MEDICINES.

as many colleagues as he has at his dis. MANUFACTURERS

posal.

Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potann Watur, Sarnsparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

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

The publication of this issus commented

French Contract Packet 447.10 p.m. will be despatahed from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 1st November, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, við

BIRTH.

Marseilles to Saigon, Bingapore, PIFER, of a Daughter.

At Tokio, on the 19th October, Mrs Batavia, Galle, Austraila, New Ze

land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OUF, 30, 1877,

THE case of the United States Vice-

aud Alexandris. This is the best THE CHINA MAIL. opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E Africa, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA by this Packet, but can be paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Such let tors should be marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Galle as unpaid. The following will be the hours of closing

the Matis, &o. *--- Wednesday, 31st Instant

5 r.M., Money Order Offige alossa. Post Office aloses except the Nigar Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 1st November,—

7AM., Post Office opens for sale of

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Lettern coases. 11 M., Post Office closes except for Late

Letters

a

(11.10 M., Loitera (but Letters only)

may be posted on payment of to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage 11.30 when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

until

Hongkong, October 19, 1877..

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAOKEY.-

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The English Contract Packet NIZAM will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, Ee, on THURSDAY, the 8th November,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malin, do, Wednesday, 7th November.→→

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes.

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

Box, which remains open all night, Thursday, 8th November

7. A.K. Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence, 10, Post Office aloses except for Late Letters, Reglatsy of Letters concn. (10.15 x., Letters may be posted with *** Tazz Fan of 18 cents extra

Postage till

to

entirely,

21. A. Then the Post Office Cross (11.80 2.22) Letters (but Letters only

addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may

:

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

(SUPPLIED TO THE "ORINA_MAIL."]

(Pia Southern Line.).

THE WAR.

A FACT, interesting to naturaliste, as illus trating the tenacity of life of the locust, has just come to light. On the night of the 14th July last, a cloud of loonsta passed, over this Battlement, and numbers of them Blew into the windows of houses in their flight, having been either attracted by the lights, or obeying that curions law which forbids the insects to deviate to the right or loft while either crawling or flying, & solitary specimen (as we mentioned at the time) flew into the bed-room of a gentleman in the Peking Road, was captured, and LOFTON, Oct. 26th, 1877. placed under an inverted tumbler for futuro It la spnounced from Bucharest that the observation. The tumbler, with the insect Roumanian troops have three times made under it, was afterwards removed by the houseboy and placed out-of-sight, no that unsuccessful attacks upon the Grivitam ro- the insident was altogether forgotten. On doubt.

Monday last, however, while removing a Oaman Pacha telegraphs that the Bus-the locust still under it, not only living, pile of books, the tumbler was rediscovered slang attacked the Turkish right wing and also the East of the positions at Flavna o the 19th instant, and were repulsed with heavy loss.

Russian troops have arrived before Kars, and have summoned, the garrison to sur- render.

Consul-General at Shanghai shows what PERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

but no lively that on the edge of the for a dart for liberty. How the insect I tumbler belog lifted, it instantly prepared existed for nearly fifteen weeks without food, and with only what little air-if any could reach it from under the edge of the tumbler, is wonderful.-N. O. D. News.

Macao.

A letter from Macao says:-Orders came There has been a terrible colliery ex-from Lisbon by the last mail that the troops.

and the Tejo's crew are to be got in readi ness to embark on or about the 15th No vember, being the date that the Transport Africa will be due here with reliels both for the army and navy..

LOOAL AND GENERAL.

The Rosing was condemned as 10880- worthy, and will probably be broken up. The Venus is cleared for Singapore.

fearful risks some men will ran to gratify their curiosity or promote a minor in-plosion at High Blantyre. There were no terest. To place himself in possession less than 400 men in the mine at the time, of the contents of a letter which could and It is feared they have all perished. only indirectly concern himself, Mr 0. B. Bradford staked, no doubt with the best possible chances of success, freedom, character and position, and lost. Had he won he would merely have gratified

The Home Government have approved moment's curiosity, and possibly have

of the sale of the lofty buildings known as gained possession of information which

the old Ocitom Bouse now occupied by might some day be of remote service in Steamer Nagoya Maru leaven Shanghai for the public departments, which will be furthering his own interests. The bad Nagasaki to-morrow, the 31st October, at 5 removed to a more suitable building on Consular Service has been so often and Japan will be received and forwarded by news of the American Diplomatic and p.m. Telegrams for Europe, America and the Prays Grando. so prominently brought before the public the above mall up to 4 pm. lately that to say the whole system is

a

Tax Shanghai-Nagasaki Cable of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. is interrupted. The

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rotten, and its thorough reorganisation THE Straits Times learns that the eldest absolutely necessary to the national credit,. is a mere platitude.

This case appears on of Tseng Kwo Fan, a well-known Chi.

affairs" at the Shanghai Consulate in the to believe that the statement in accurate, to be the outcome of what Mr Bradford nese official, has been nominated Minister described as a "very peculiar state of Flenipotentiary to France. We have reason early part of the present year. The then it has been known for some time back that Consul-General, Mr Myers, had come to

a rupture with bis Minister, resulting Marquis Trong was intended to fill the port in the suspension of the latter and his of Chief to one or other of the foreign harty departure for America to lay his Embassies. case before the home authorities. On

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. 0. May.) 20th October, 1877.

DISORDERLY CONDUUL,

the oarge, was fnod $5. with attempting to open the tap of the Cheung Ayung, a coolle, was charged hydrant near the Koshing Theatre with a false key. The defendant, who admitted

ASHAULTY.

racks, was charged by Tang Angan, a coolle Chea Aho, servant at the Murray Bar

employed at the same place, with assault. ing him. The defendant and three otherr

Mr Myers' departure Mr Bradford Tex entertainment at the Temperance were playing at dominoes, and one of raised from the Vice Consulship to the Hall last evening was well attended. The hand of dominoes and aked the som them showed the complainant bis temporary post of Acting Consul-General, art part of the programme was very en plainant's opinion. The complainant gave and he continued to discharge the duties

of this position until the arrival of Mr joyable, but the bad taste of one of the 1, and the defendant abused him for Wilay Wells, when he resumed his sailors belonging to . M. 6. Audacious threw a crockery candlestick at the com

having done so He became angry and

to be a gentleman of superior legal anding towards its loss. This amateur por former office. Mr: Wiley Walls is said somewhat upset the harmony of the meet plainant. Fined $6. other attainments, and the present case aisted in bawling one vulgar song after shows that as the successor of Mr Myersho

Londen,

A DESTITUTE,

seaman unemployed; was.

GAMBIANO,

is determined to place the affaire of the another, until numbers of the audience, brought up for begging at Wanchad Consulate on a footing more creditable to amongst whom were several of his ship He was a discharged seaman, 14 days! his country.

mates, rose from their seats and left the imprisonment as a rogue and vagabond. to be posted on board the Packet wild directed more or less, as it no doubt would strongly advise his shipmates to teach brought up before Me Russell to answer the The nature of Bradford's offence, house. This is to be deprecated, and we

Shun Ayes and ten others were again Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, was, against bis superior in office, Mr him better manners or keep him on board, charge of gambling in No. 18 Ship Breet 11.50, when the Mail a dually Myers, was not likely to incline Mr The meeting separated shortly after 10 The 1st and 2nd defendants were fined $100 each, or months hard labour 1 the Fest were fund §35 each or 6 weeks' hard labour. The last defendant was dischargel, being only a boy of 14 years of age.

closed.

Oatt. 80, Folga, French steamer, 1008, Holland, Yokohama Oct. 28, Mala and General MessAGERIES MARITIMES. 8. E. Butler, Liverpool Sept. 8, la Ports

Dot. 80 Prizm British steamer, 1576; Hongkong, October 27, 1877.

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FERTOWER, British steamer, Üspt. J. H. von Baryon-Chinese.

HOSTHERN STAS British barque, Capt. J. Wortley-Wieler & Co...

Tato, Dutch barque, Capt. T. Westerveld., Bugapore. Get, 22, GeneralMATA A SLEDARE PART -Siemesen & Co

COLORADO, American skip, Captain In graham, Bussell & Co,

VSTA, German barque, Captain Dirks. -Malchers & Co.

Kate Cassie, Britlah barque, Captain James Wilson. Helthers & Co.

ONWARD, British schoonet, Captale merLane, Crawford & Co.

Sofiis, British barque,. Captalu Haje, DM-jet & Co.

Broomall, British ship, Captain. HI,

&

Oot. 30, Hindostan, British stentner, 991, A. B. Mactarish, Calcutta Opt. 11, Fenang 18, and Stagapurs - 81, "General.--DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Ost. 80, HM.B. Vigilant, from seruise,

DEPARTURES, Ost. 80, Vida, Igr Cheloo.

80, Sophia, for Manila, 80, Yangtze, for Canton.

BO, Yesso, for Coast Perill.

80, H..8. Vigilant, for a fruita.

80, B. G. Crated, for Shanghali

90, Melusine, for Manila,

20, Presparily, for Bangkok,

Wells, in cooupying the Conani-General-

ship, to mercy. Mr Wells appeared to o'clock. The Bay. Mr Lamont was in the entertain no doubt whatever as to Mr chals, Bradford's guilt the proof was, he said,

The United States Mall Packet OCEANIC as strong as holy writ. In face of the Tas case of Edvard Berns and six others, will be despatched on THURSDAY, defence set up by the prisoner, Mr Wells seaman on board the American ship Hellson, the 8th November, with Mails for

ANSAVITING THE POLICA." Japan, San Francisco, and the United could hardly arrive at these positive

Atim, a chair-coolle at No. 2 Albany, States, which will be aloend an fals ponclusions on the evidence adduced was not resumed today as was appointed was summoned by Chinese Constable for Upon the evidence before the Court The U.S. Vios Consul, Col. Loring, insulting him in the execution of his there was nothing whatever to prove the holding a private enquiry into the allegations on daty on the 26th at pat 7 pm, when duty. The complainant stated that he was prisoner's statement, that he found the of the men, and as the Captain and ib he saw the defendant coming along, having letter lying on Mr Myere desk in 2nd mate, also the men themteivel, had to March, after, he presumed, it had been be present at the Consulate, the Magistrate returned from America, and then made

1. Regialty of Letters onsane,

Post-Offsios dibres,

2:30 1.

1.80 r.

Chrrespondence for Japan, the United States, or Union Coun tries only may be posted on board the Packet with a Fee of 12 petits extra Postage natily | 2,50 v.1. when the Mall is finally closed,

Hongkong, Oktob # 16, 1877.

copy of it, to be a fabrication. It is put off the case till tomorrOW,

true the defence, if believed, would

parool under his arms. The Constable challenged him again and asked him what challenged him, but he did not answer. Be

he had under his arm. To this the defends aut saked why he should show it to the complainant. The Constable informed him

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