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To Let..

OFFICE

TO LET Apply to

LANDSTEIN & Co. Hongkong, September 15, 1877.

TO LET. 08. 4, and 5, PECHILI TERRACE, ELGIN

STREET, Apply to

Nos.

LANE, ORAWFORD & Co.

Hongkong, July 30, 1877.

TO LET.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

“NAMOA,”

Capt. J. M. PUNORARD, will be despatched for the above Ports on BUNDAY, the 23rd Instant, at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, December 19, 1877. de23

GENERAL' WEEKLY SALE

THE GHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British barqué Ornate reports 15-On, the 18th winds moderate and light from N.W. to NR.; midnight freak N.B. winds, On 19th fresh N.E. Breeze,

The Brithah steamer Patroclus.reports: Rough weather across the Bay of Biscay, otherwise fine weather throughout

The British gan vessel Grouler reports :: Yery fine weather, salms and light westerly and south-westerly winds. Up to sighting Loms Stralt strong N.B. W. breeze.

The U. 8. S. Monocacy reports; Calm dente fog for 24 hours. ****

The British steamer Carisbrooks reports:

THE FIRST STORY of the Premis ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will Light easterly winds and fine weather

THE

No. 1, Praya East.

--Apply to

A. HAHN. Hongkong, December 3, 1877.

TO LET.

BE Dwelling House and Offices No. 1, D'Aquilar Stret, lately in the occupa

tion of Messrs DOUGLAS LAPEATE & Co.

"The Dwelling House No. 10, Gough Street.

The Bungalow No. 17, Wellington Street,

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, Hongkong, December 4, 1877,

TO LET ON LEASE, Possession on the 1st January, 1878. THE Well-known Premises now occu-

Tpled as the "STAG HOTEL." The Bouso contains: Dining Room, Sitting Room, and 12 Bed-rooms, a large Billiard Room for Two Tables, Pantry, Bath-rooms,

and W. C. Also, a Bar, in Queen's Road, and Store attached; Cook House, 2 Boys Romy, do. Gas and Water laid on.

For further Particulars, apply to

J. ARMSTRONG,

Queen's Road Central Hongkong, November 30, 1877.

TO LET

Huecupled by the Rev. R. H. KIDD.

TOUSE No. 10, Albany Road, lately

Bell by Public Auction, in their Sales Rooms, Prays, on

FRIDAY,

the 21st Instant, at Noon, MORTON'S OILMAN'S STORES, comprising: Mustard, Salad Oil, Olives, Jam, Raisins, Oatmeal.

Pens and Penholders, Letter Clips, ink Blue Foolscap and Letter Paper, Steel Erasers, Microscopes, Candle Boxes, Travelling Companions, Birthday Cards,

$50. Le.. Also,

throughout,

The British steamer Sunda, from Yoko- hams to Hongkong, reports: Experienced Hight variable winds and fine weather to Oosima (6.47 a.m. 12th); a fresh gals then set in from S.8.E, Increasing to a whole high sea, which continued till midnight; the gale at 10 p.m. with heavy rain and very wind then fall light and at 0.30 am. (13th) hurricane force; the wind then broked to shifted to N.W. in a tremendous aquall of W.8. W., blowing a strong gale with very heavy confused sen till 1.30 p.m., when it shifted to N.W. and blow a whole gale with heavy beam sea, moderating at mid- night off Eastern entrance of Van Diemens

4 Central and 4 Pin Fire Double Straite; from thence to Turnabout and 6 Barrelled Fowling Pieces.

50 Muskets with Bayoneta. TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Maxican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer.

Hongkong, December 19, 1877. 821 XMAS XMAS XMAS !!!

THE

THE HONGKONG STEAM BAKERY has for Sale Ready-made CHRISTMAS CAKES of all alzes, sud PASTRY of every description.

DORABJEE NOWROJEE, Ground Floor HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, December 19, 1877. jal

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Oreu "Bisnes Villa," Pok-foo-lum, Farnished, of the following Vessels, during their stay Nos. 9 and 11, Queen's Road Central, | in Hongkong Harbour with spacious Gedowns attached, at present ocoupled by Mesars BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hongkong, October 13, 1877.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

A. MILLAR & CO., PLUMBERS, AND GAS FITTERS, Queen's Road East, BONGKONG.

September 16, 1877.

JAMES

IN THE GOODS OF

SMITH FERRIES,

Deceased.

Cunningham-Wieler & Co.

ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain G.

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

COLORADO, American ship, Captain In. |-grabam.—Russell & Co.

Kann Cannie, British barque, Captain James Wilson.--Melchers & Co.

BROOMHALL, British ship, Captain E. Bate,Russell & Co.

CHARTER OAK, American ship, Captain Staples, Jardine, Matheson & OOK

FORMURA, German 8-m. schooner, Capt. Schweer.-Melchers & Co.

PANACCA, British barque, Captain Phillips, Adamson, Bell & Go

ANNIES. HALL, American barque, Capt. Chas. H. Nelson.-Captata.

BIRKER, British ship, Captain W. nolds.-Order.

JURGEN, German barque, Capt. Winds-Blemesen & Co.

a.m. had moderate 8.E., South and 8. W. winds with thick rainy weather, from thence to Lammocks had Bight Westerly and N. W. aire and calms with dense fog, engines moving slowly, from thence in mo- darate wind and fine,

CARGO. Outwards-Per Thibet, for London, 1686 bales Raw 8 38 bales Waste Bilk, 13 cases Silk Piece Goods, 1,020 balf-cherts for Continent, 588 bales Raw Silk, 198 Tex, 18,100 boxes Ten, 1,477 pkgu. Ten z bales Cocoons; for Boston, 671 half-cheats Tea,

Shipping Intelligence.

charges.

Tenders Close. Noon-Tenders for the Construction of a Cook House will be received by the Naval Storekeeper.

Axotion:

2 p.m.-Sale of Japanese Carlos, at Mesars Lane, Crawford's Sale Room, Praya.

Miscellaneous. Transfer Books of The Chinese Insurance

Co., Ld, closed from this date to Instant, inclusive,

H

(No. 4815-DEvember 19, 1877.

H. L. R. M.'s ships Boyan and Haydamack were to call from Yokohama on the 7th Instant for Chins, við Kobe and Nagasaki.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. and influential residents. We are in

Shipping

formed that all these people are at the present time living on the bounty of the Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports very mandarin for whose and his own

of Call and Europe.

benefit Lee Lan Kwai waa soting when Goods per Traouaddy undelivered after he lost his liberty. This mandarin Tas charges by Mr Myers, late U.S. Con- Noon, subject to rent and landing represented as being worth millions of the U.S. Minister to Peking, hare, TO KIG sul-General at Shanghai, against Mr Seward dollars, and is one of the most influen- Informed, been formally drawn up, and tial officials in the South of China at the placed in the hands of hit W. M. Springer present moment. We do of Illinois, who was to present them at the His Excellency promised the deprits exilest day possible and ask for an inverti tion that he would refer their petitions gation. It is probable the Committee an to the Chief Justice, for His Lordship's Foreign Affairs will be directed to deal with

them Shanghai Courier, opinion upon them. There is nothing at all surprising in the fact that these petitions should be presented at the Wa (Japan Herald) mentioned in our yes. present moment, and that they should terday's edition that the German frighte be supported by "forty-five respectable Elisabeth reported the loss of a Ruslan ve stand influential Chinese residents." The having been made by telegraph, it has been on the west coast of: Yesso. Enquiries statement that His Excellency had re-ascertained that the vessel in question is the leased some fifty persons from gaol and Aleut. The dicut in a small iron gunboat had the case of Lee Lum Kwai under of about 250 tons, and belonged to the consideration would vary speedily get to Biberian squadron. She carried gauw and the ears of the prisoner's friends, and as was commanded by Capt. Krashenuinaikor. surely induce some effort on their part The vessel is reported to be wreaked on ca Noon,-General Weekly Sale by Mears to procure the man's release. The influer the Island of Okushiel, but as yet full ence of the mandarin to whom we have at 1 p.m. for the soone of the accident, to particulars are wanting. The Faadnich left referred, and who is no stranger among ronder any possible assistance, but although many of his countrymen in Hongkong, the crew, numbering about 60 men, were would alone be almoet sufficient to induce all saved, it is feared that the vessel herwelf a number of "respectable Chinese" to is a total loss. sign a petition of this kind. Apart, however, from the influence of this offi. To illustrate the childish temper displayed eial, there would, we believe, be little by Shen Peo-chen about the Railway, it in Daylight.—Namoa leavestor Coast Forts, difficulty in obtaining the forty-five his orders on taking possession of the line. worth recording that the first thing done by signatures among the clamamen of the was to efface the Chinese charactors for Vi prisoner here, and others coming from the same district as himself on the misery, which had been placed on land. The prisoner is a Chin-chew mis pliment to the authorities to whom it was

the engine just arrived from home in com and everyone having much acquaintance about to be handed over. No Chinaman with the Chinese population of this could have taken objection to the name on, Colony knows very well that a large the score of impropriety, so that His Excel proportion of the well-to-do Chinese here leney had not even this excuse to save his come from that part of China. The man conduct from being thought ridiculous, N. darin in question is also at present holding. D. News.

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, December 21:--

Lane, Crawford & Co. 1p.m.-Regatta commences.

SATURDAY, December 22:-

Noon.American Mail leaves for Yoko

hama and San Francisco, Goods per State of Alabama undelivered

after this date subject to rent. SUNDAY, December 23:-

MONDAY, December 24:-

Goods per Glengyle undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Goods por Geelong undelivered after this

date aubject to rent. WEDNESDAY, December 26:-

Occan leaves for Cooktown, &e, on

about this date,

The following is corrected from the fatest | THURSDAY, December 27- London and Colonial Papers

Noon-French Mall leaves for Ports

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG. When left. Name: May 12 Obandos, 10,- David,

From Remarks.

Antwerp

Cardiff

18, Alstra, June

Melbourne

18, Henry Lippett,

New York

19, City of Halifax,

Cardin

July

2, Northampton,

10, Niagara,

18, Jestle Jamieson,

14, Abemyte,

18, Carl Ritter,

25, Globe,

80, Ferdinand,

81, B. O, Rickman,

Baltimore Cuxhaven Cardiff Liverpool Cardlif Deal Cardiff Newport

Aug

10, Pape

Cardiff

11, North Star,

Cardiff

11, E. P. Bouverie,

Penarth

14, Regulus,

Cardiff

14, Moss Glen,

Penarth

14, Patrie,

Cardiff

17, John Potte

New York

Liverpool

Hamburg

19, Felix Mendelssohn, London

Rey-27, Charger,

28, India,

Sept.

W.

1, Vega,

9, Andress,

4, Humbolt,

ORNATE, British barque, Captafa G.

Panold.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

7, Heals,

8, Gatherer, 10, River Lagan,

15, Gh F. Munts,

16, Parsee (5.), 20, River Lagan, 18, Wildwood,

NOTICE is heroby given that all Cre- Naltors and other Persons, having any OLAIMS or DEMANDS upon or against the Estate of JAMES SMITH FERRIES, late Master of the S. S. "ZEALANDIA," who died at Sea on Board the sald Vassel, on the 8th day of February 1877, and whose Will was duly proved, and Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, of whose personal Estate ware duly granted to JOHN FAIRDATEN, of No. 27 Queen's Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in its Pro-Paneld, Swatow Dea 18, Ballast.-CAF-28, Fidelio, bate Jurisdiction, on the 22nd day of Sep. tember 1877, are hereby required to send TAIN.

Dec. 19, Patroclus, British steamer, 1264, in writing the particulars of their Claims Billinge, Liverpool Oct. 28, Port Said Nov. or Demands to the sald JoHN FAIREAIEN at his address aforesaid, or to the Under-12, Suez 14, Colombo Dec. 1, Penang 7,

494, D. Garginto, Swatow Dec. 18, Ballant Des, 19, Fco Starace, Italian barque, THOMAS HOWARD & Co.

Dec. 19. Ornate, British barque, 731, G.

and Singapore 12, General,-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL

8. Reeves, Yokohama December 11, Mails Dec. 19, Sunda, British steamer, 1929, and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

31, P. J. Carleton, 23, Victoria (a); 22, Harkaway,

Table Bay Flushing Rosda New York Flushing Roada Cardiff Cardiff Newport London Liverpool Cardiff

Liverpool

25, Maria Ravano, 30, Peter, Oct.

London Liverpool Hamburg Penarth Cardiff

2, Anna Bertha,

8, Forest Belle,

4, Empire,

& Elcano,

Cuxhaven Cardif Newport Penarth

9, Kaiser,

Penarth

11, State of Alabama

19, Oscar, 18, Wega,

(s), London

London Cardiff

Hamburg

25, Benedicta,

San Francisco

30, Lodore, Nov.

London

1, Elizabeth Oatle,

Antwerp

2, Cadiz (6.),

Liverpool

2, Johann Smidt,

London

2, Minna,

London

8, Altona (s)

London

`S, Malabar (6.),

London

Willcox, from Manila, Dec 13.

Dec. 19, H. M. S. Growler, 420, O. E. D.16, Minerva (8)

Deo. 19, U. 9. S. Monocacy, 1870, G. W. Sumner, from Amey, Dec. 17.

signed WILLIAM HENEY BRERETON, the Solicitor of the sald JoHN FAIRBAIRN, the Office of the said WILLIAM HENRY BREBETON, 29 Queen's Road, Hongkong, on or before the Lüth day of January, 1878, And notice is hereby given that at the expiration of the last-mentioned day, the afd JOHN FAIRBAIRN will proceed to dis- tribute the Assets of the said JAMES SMITH FERRIES amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the. Claims of which the said JoHN FAIRBAIRN has then had notice; and that the sald JOHN FAIRBAIRN will not be liable for the Assets or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose Claim the said JOHN FAIRBAIRN has not had notice at the time of the distribution.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 1877.

WM. H. BRERETON, Bolleitor for the said JOHN FAIRBAIRN,

For Sale.

NOW READY.

ja16

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE

CANTONESE DIALECT. Part L,. A to K, with Introduation. Royal Bro, pp. 202-By ERNEST JOHN ETTEL, Ph.D. Tübingen,

Price: Two DULLARS AFD A HALF. To be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghals and Mecora KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai

Hongkong, February 8, 1877. -

FOR SALE,

Coma

SHAKERN CANTON.

KÁRSKE

THE Desirable PROPERTY kwown sa

Lot No. 10, consisting of Connor DWELLING HOUSE, OFFICES and SILK GODOWE,

For particulars, apply to

October 18, 1877.

W

G. M. SMITH, Canion

WASHING BOOKS,

(In English and Chinetes

TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

el Endles and Gentlemen, are NOT Frady at shit Offico-Price, #1 sack,

BRINA MAIZ Office.

Dec. 19, Carisbrooks, Brit. steamer, 986, Wharton, Singapore Dea. 9, General. -BUN BIN CHEAN.

Dec. 19, Housang, Chinese steamer, from Canton.

DEPARTURES,

Dec. 19, Mikado, for Batavia

19, West Stanley, for Bwatow. 19, Taiwan, for Coast Ports, 10, Shen-chi, for a cruise. -19, Fung-shun, for Canton,

10, Sarpedon, for London, &a.

CLEARED. Gustav & Maris, for Batavis. Holyrood, for Holhow.

Evening Star, for Manila.

Lombardian, for Yokohama.

Patroclus, for Shanghai. Howsang, for Shanghai, Dale, for Hofhow, *

PASSENGERA, ARRIVED. Per Patroclus, from Liverpool, de, Mr Williamson, Miss Marion Linklater, Mias May Linklater, Capt. Douglas (H. B. M. Resident at Salangore), and 195 Chinese

Per Sunda, from Yokohama, Col. dt Mrs. Spilsbury, Bev. and Mrs. Palmer, and 12 Naval Invalida.

Por Carisbrooke, from Bingapore, 101

Chinese,

* DEFARTED. Per-Taiwan, for Fooshow, Mr J. Fairhurst.

Per Sarpedon for Singapore, Mr Da Costs and 1 European for London Me and hirs Hening and 2 shlidren, and Mr

Alles.

TO DEPART Per Thibes, from Bhanghai for Brindisi, Mr and Mrs Viele, Mr P. Vislej. Mr and Mrs Paige, Mesars A. J. Brandon and C. A. Barattoni (for Bees, Mr. O. Brusoaldi. From Hongkong for Venise, Mr U, M. Dawson; for Singapore, Mr J. L. Blood, Dr. Stilman, Mr. Curtis and & Chinese for Penang, Mr G. Waghoro, Gol and Mrs Spilsbury and servant,aze

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The Italian barque Fles Staracs reporta : Licht N... to winds and fine

Worthey throughout the puses.

3, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg Liverpool

7, Achilles (a),

Mar.

28, C. F.,

27, Maxim

Sépt.

Carl Wilhelm,

AT AHOY.

Cardiff Swansea

Cardiff

Out,

4. Oscar Moogel, Newport Nov.

ö, Catharina,

Cardiff

LOADING FOR UHIWA AND JAPAN FORTS, 41 London, Steamers via Bues Canal Cyphrenes. Galley of Lorne. Cairnsmuir,

Genialloch. Calders. Lorne

Davaon,

Stentor (1.). POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close"---- For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG.

Per DALE, 4 8.30 6.my on Thursday, the 20th inst. Carrying Malls for Pakhoi and Banol. For SHANGHAL

Baling Fessels.

By Sir Harry Parket. 41. Ziverpool.

For HOWRANG at 8.80 p.m.

morrow, the 20th Inst.

To

morrow, the 30th Inst. Por PATROCCUS at 3:00 pm

To

For

BANGKOK, — DEN

Call and Europe.

of

Noon-Sale of Household Furniture, &o, at Mr H. Kingsmill's residence, "As

You Like It.'

a very high and influential appointment in

the Canton province. It may not be Ts shipmasters now in the port of Bombay, generally known that the case of Lee says the Calcutta Statesman, fooling the Lum Kwai has engaged the attention of pio of bad times, have met to consider the the Trung-li Yamen at Peking on more sion they have come to is, that a reduction subfest of scamen's wages, and the conclu than one occasion. The matter was, we of about 16 per cent ought to be made in believe, first brought to the notice of the that particular item of a ship's expenditure. Peking authorities by a request that the A resolution was passed the other day to property takon from the unfortunate this effect, and the co-operation of all ship- be handed back to him,-an application it is unreasonable that they should be bur Amow, the victim of the prisoner, should masters in Caloutta is invited to enforce this new scale of wages. The captains say that that was not successful, chiefly, we bedened by a number of surplus men while lieve, through Amow declining, from lying in harbour idle seeking freight, and 8 p.m.--Occidental de Oriental S. 8. Co.'s fear of his personal safety, to go to Can that it is besides a hardship that they are Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Santon and appear before the Viceroy. The compelled to re-engage men when wanted Francisco,

case thus assumes an almost political on terms higher than they could be got in

the open labour market.

Monday, December 31:--

Noon-Sale of Ground and Buildings, st Mesars Lane, Cranford's Sale Room, Praya Normanby leaves for Singapore, &c., on

or about this date. FRIDAY, January di→

MONDAY, January 7;---

appearance,

Apropos of the new regulation for

0 p.m.-K. Choral Society's Con sending all Chinese petitions to the

cart at the City Hall.

Colonial Secretary's Office, it may TUESDAY, January 15:-

be observed that the prisoner was Olaims against the Estate of James Smith one of those land-sharks who were Ferries, decessed, must be proved on able in those days to prey upon or before this date.

their countrymen in preparing petitions for them and facilitating their being brought to the notice of the Govern ment. These abuse, resulting in un-

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Limited "squeezing," existed until Sir

Established A.D. 1841

香港大藥毋

A. 8. WATSON & CO.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WROLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGINTS, IMPORTERS

OF

Druggists' SunDKIES, NURSERY REQUI SITES, TOILET REQUISITER, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND ÜBENCH PATINÍ MEDICINEB MANUFACTURERS.

OR

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Fotass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waterm The Manufactory is under dirset and continuous European Supervisión. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

Ganton.

17th Dec, 18775 Avalling of an invitation repasted for this Season, which we were unable to use dur ing that of last winter, we were welcomed at Concordls Hall on Saturday evening by the same rich voles of Music that the Sea son before leat we smayed to describe to

Richard MacDonnell and Sir Arthur your readers as of that Hquid and semiahly. Kennedy made it imperative that all articulate quality resembling the warbling petitions should be presented through the of birds; though produced wholly by that Registrar General's Office. To that of master hand of artistio Instrumentation fice, where the Chinese could make their that wrought upon your fastidious com wants and grievances understood, our

native fellow-colonists very soon learned manly a delighted surprise a few weeks to take their petitions and the work of ago

the intermedium was gone. The new If we add that beside Mr Rennell's suple regulation of His Excellency seems likely volume of Music, we were treated with the to bring about & return to the old state unusual spectacle of the graceful acting of of affairs.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL.”]- (By Bouthern Route.)

LONDON, 16th Dec., 1877. THE WAR. The Servian Army has been ordered to cross the frontier.

two young married Ladies, well supported by their husbands and friends of the Amateur Dramatio Society, we shall

satla factorily account for the attendance and obvious gratification of almost the entire Shameen Community of Ladies and Gen- tlemen, including Sir Brooke Robertson, the good genius of the city, also. But, after acknowledging that all noted well their parts, we are so sonselous that criticam without discrimination is valuoless or worse than that, that we are fain to impeach the judgment of the Managing Commities in the choice of the class of Plays from which they took "Little Mother," an inappro priate for Ladies; however suitable for London, Deo. 17th, 1877. THE WAR.

professional actresses or popular with mixed andiences in large cities; not that we de The Italian Government have accepted proposals for mediation, made by Turkey;feated an indelicate allusion, we hasten to

add. it is believed that these proposals for mediation will be unsuccessful.

The Circular Dorpatoh of the Porte solicited the mediation of the Guaranteeing Powers in order to stop bloodsfied. The “The publication of this issue commenced conditions upon which peace would be $17.20 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1877.

A DEPUTATION WAited upon, Mir Hennes sy yesterday and presented two petitions praying for the release of the convict Lee Lum Kwai. One of these petitions was from the mother of prisoner, and the other is stated to have been signed by forty-five respectable and influential Chinese residents. The mother pleaded for the release of her son on the ground

concluded are not stated,

The Russians are advancing upon

brovo

There is no further news of interest.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Our first point is that the Play is founded Bepon scenes of life on a lower level that their own and moreover of the present day, as constituting a double embaszasan ment or is it not a cruel dilemma for a Lady that the tire truthfully she enacte such a part, the less she respecta herself, and the more trying the ordeal before the Ladies of her audience: Granted that there was not an unseemly word for a Indy to utter n to hear in that Play j and

that her poverty and his ignorance had Tan U. 8. S. Monocacy arrived here to day,

| led him to commit the crime, while the and saluted the port,

forty-five respectable and influential

Chinese residents" prayed that he might A PACKET of Meara De La Rue & Co.'s granted that the princips! Lady's part was be pardoned for the sake of his mother, choicest Christmas cards have been sub-sustained with admirable aplomb) 70$ 18. wife, and children, who have no means

of support. Lee Lum Kwai was at one mitted to us for inspection, and we may would not have been a surprise, if in the time, we believe, acting interpreter in safely say that rarely have we seen such effort to suppress a nervous docsolótanead the Police Court here, and therefore it is elaborate works of art produced at a price of the anomaly of position, her utterance- rather singular that his "ignorance" which puts them within the reach of all. of smart conseits in the dialogas had reached should be one of the two grounds set some fold nently up, and are intended to a degree of volubility bordering upon the forward for his release. That the pover

preternatural this impairing the illusion of the socne.

ty of his mother they, to some extent, convey the good wishes of the season from have induced Les Lum Kral so become the sender to the receiver through the a criminal is a statement we are hardly medium of a richly plumaged bird or bon. prepared to deny but most people will gust of exquisite flowers. Others again are be faslined to think that au individual rather to be used as guest cards and to be who would deliberately compass the

death of another for the sake of a few fully arranged around the festive tablej misstable dollars could hardly be at all, whether portraying acence of oriental Per Barque MARGRETH, at 4.30 pm other description of feeling

troubled with mich filial or any life, with the langulabing beauties of the To-morrow, the 20th fast.

The hareem, wild-looking imps alsporting them. "forty-five respectable and induen selves in grotesque shapes, of graceful

But I must hold my hand.

Police Intelligence. (Befors the Hon, 0, May.) 10th Dec, 1877.

POUCE THE LORONG's dasm,

The remanded cars, in which Fring Achain (Lokong No. 193) was charged with

For YOKOHAMA & BAN PEANUTS00tial Chinese residents," in stating that fairies dancing in the moonlight banesth extorsing some dents in atoms of what ha

For OITY OF TORIO, at 13.80 at the prisoner's mother, wife, and children

an Saturday, the 22nd inst, instead have no means of supporti ere, if the shadow of an overhanging leafsall was, authorised ba zecšive, same an spuit »

of sa previously notified.

Foy RAIPHONG,

information be correst, not paying so are beauilfully executed, and proclaim the today when Me Frandis again, agpinsan Per Bergur 27786, at 0am, on Mes, meses regard to the truth as mihi be fact that the artists employed by Mature bewach the cuff on behalf off threema

{aupasted on the part of (respectable | La Jus à Os, are of no mean order,

say, the 75th lust,