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a Captain, the Agents, nor re will be Responsible for any portfructed by the Officers or Orme the following Vessels, during their stay fin Hongkong Harbour.com

ALPHINGTON, British barque, Captain G.

Conningham, Wieler & Co.

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

Kotices to Consignées.

BRITISH BARK FALOON, FROM LONDON.

ONSIGNEES 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 im mediate delivery of their Goods.

eciate difery of hos discharge of the

COLORADO, American ship, Captain Insignees risk and expense. gratiam.Russell & Co.

Vessel will be landed and stored at Cón-

KATE UARNIE, British barque, Osptain Jamin Wilson-Melchers & Co.

BROOMHALL, British ship, Captain H Bate.-Russell & Co.

<Charter Qak, American ship, Captain taples, Jardine, Matheson & Co,

FORMOSA, German 8-m. schooner, Capt. Bohweer-Melchers & Co.

ANNIE S, HALL, American barque, Capt. Chas. B. Nelson.Captain.

BIRKEB, British skip, Captain W, Roy- nolds.--Order.

JURGER, German barque, Capt. W. Winds. Slemsson öz Úc.

BIR JAMSETJE FAMILY, British ship, Capt. C. Cobb.—Adamson, Bell & Űo.

GLENFRUIN, British barque, Capt. Lang. Chinese

VESTA, German barque, Capt. R. Dirks. —Melobars & Co.

PANSEE, British steamer, Captain W. Bergant-Melohers & Co.

RAJANATTIANURAE, British str., Capt. Geo, T. Hopkins.—Stemaren & Co.-

PETER, German 8-m. schooner, Captain H. Möller.-Eduard, Schellhasa & Co.

B. C. RICKMERS, German ship, Captain RO. Stolt-Wa Pustan & Co.

Rotices to Consignees.

GERMAN BARQUE NIAGARA, FROM HAMBURG,

CONSIGN 10 Mereby requested to

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, December 24, 1877.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI The Steamship

“UHINKLANG,"

Capt, S. ORD, will be despatch ed for the above Port TO-MOR- BOW, the Brd Instant, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, January 2, 1878.

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FOR NINGPO & SHANGHAL

The Steamship

*KAJANATTIAN UHAR" HOPKINS, Master, will be de- spatched for the above Ports TO. MORROW, the 3rd Instant, at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co, Hongkong, January 2, 1878.

NOTICE.

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[HE Bosiness hitherto conducted in my

sms will from This Dsto be Carried on under the Style of GROSSMANN & Co., My G, A. GROSSMANN having become a Partner therein.

C. F. GROSSMANN. Hongkong, January 1, 1878.

NOTICE.

send in their Bills of Lading to the Under.. BERNHARD SCHMACKER signed for countersignature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will ɓa landed and stored at Can signeen' risk and expense.

authorized to Sigu our Firm by procuration.

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OARLOWITZ & Co. Canton, Hongkong, Shanghai,

January 1, 1878.

NOTICE. ME. H. E- MEYERINK has been

admitted a Partner in our Firm from This Date.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1878,

13 MR

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, December 81, 1877.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

10. 8. N. Co1⁄2 8. 8. MIRZAPORE,

NSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel, from Bombay and rmediate Ports, and in connection with camere KINDOSTAN from London,

EWA from Calcutta, are hereby to: that their Goods are being landed red at their risk to the Company's We, at West Point, whence delivery be obtained from this date. Goods not delivered by the 7th Proximo will be subjesi to rent.

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent, *Hongkong, Desember 31, 1877. Ja6

GERMAN STEAMER ALTONA, Mitts, Master, FROM LONDON,

PENANG, AND SINGAPORE. "JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Steamer are hereby informed, chat their Goods are belug landed and stored at their tiri in the Godowns of the Under igned, from whence delivery may be ob- talped.

Jonsignees wishing to take delivery of their Goods from the Boats alongside the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

Goods remaining in store after the 6th Jantiary proximo will be subject to rent. No Fire Insurance has been affected, Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless written notice to the contrary is given by 2 p.m. To-day,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

WM. PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, December 31, 1877. jas

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

ENHE 8. §. Malabar having arrived, Con

algaecs of Cargo are hereby informed at their Goods are being landed at their risk and stored in the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharf of Boats delivery may be obtained. Cargo remaining undelivered after the 6th Proximo will be subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Q0... Agents, 8.8. Malabar.

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Hongkong, Dearmber 81, 1877,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERTZE MARITIMES.

B. B. TIGRE.

NOTICE. ONSIGNEES of Cargo por E. S. Crate, from Longpl, in connection the Above Star, are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed and stond at their risk at the Company's Ekstówna, whence delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on Unicas intimation is received from the Con Kigneen, before TO-DAY, the diet Instant, #5 & puzlej requesting it to be landed here,

Blir of Lading will be countersigned by the Undaraignedy d

IN THE GOODS OF GEORGE UNDERHILL SANDS, Drosused.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE

THE S. 5. Fenice having serived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are requested to send their Bills of Tading to the Underlined for sonnter gusture sud to talks immediate delivery

of their Goods.

JANUARY 21 1878..

Johns, from thence to Port_light_airs with | a book is far more likely to read it than | We have been dadly furnished with the denne fog. Anchored off Gt Ladrone 15 one who will accept it only as a gift, following extract from a letter of Captain hours. Dec. 30, S. S. Conquest, from Hong. It is interesting to learn that the same Dumont, dated Singapore 24th Dec. 1877, kong for Haiphong, in Haluan Straits, 31, 8.8. Cores de Vrice, from Hongkong for things happened over again this year relating to the loss of the, French brig St. to John "as occurred in former years, E phong off a ton

only varying a little under different cir- | Josaph :— CARGO,

camatances." John detailed many re Tea : 12,233 boxes, 3,473 half chests, and

Outwards.---Par Teheran, for London,markable experiences in his last report, and a re-occurrence of them this year, 3,180 prokages: 1,558 bales Bile, 19 cares even with the little variation," zoust

"On the 4th Inst. I lost my ship on the Coast of Borneo, two days after leaving - Labuan for Hongkong. At 4 a.m., at a distance of about 12 miles from the Conal,

Cargo impeding the discharge will be at / Bulk Pleca, Goods, 64 bales Waste Silk, 626 have been, to put it as mildly as possible, the ship struck on a Reef hitherto un

and expense, uninsured against fire.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 2, 1878,

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Deo, 81, Jessie Jamieson, British barque, .004, G. West, Cardiff July 14, Coal- DOUGLAS APRAIA & Co.

Jan. 1, Mactan, Spanish steamer, 871, A. Erquiaga, Manila Des. 20, General MACLEOD.

Jan. 2, Achilles, British steamer, 1825, Anderson, Idverpool Nov. 7, via porta of call, and Bingapore Dec, 24, General,- BUTTERFIELD & SWIDE.

Jan. 2, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Shanghai Dec. 29, General. SIEMSSEX & Co.

Jan. 2, Hochung, Chinese steamer, 850, Petersen, Shanghai Dec, 28, General -→C. M. 5. N. Co,

Jan, 2, Venice, British steamer, 1271, P. L. Rhode, Calcutta Dec. 16, Penang 23, and Singapore 26, General. JARDINE, MATHESON 0,

DJ Am Brit

2, Amoy, British steamer, 876, SIEMSSEN & Ca

Jan. 2, Rajanatianuhar, British steamer,- from Canton.

pign. Bundries, For Continent, 476 bales

For SWATOW.--

For SAIGON.---

Per GOLDEN HORN, at Noon

morrow, the Srd int For SHANGHAL-

For

To

Per OHINKIANG, at 3.30 p.m. To-mor

row, the Sed innt. NINGPO & SHANGHAL---- Por RAJANATTIANUHAR, at 3.80

p.m. To-morrow, the 3rd inst. For HOLHOW AND HAIPHONG.-

Per YOTTUNG, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the 3rd inst. Uarrying Malls for

Pakhoi and Hanol.

For SAIGON.-

Por MAHARAJAH, at 3.30 p.m., MAILS & THE ENGLISH PAOKE Baturday, the 5th inst. The English Contrast Packet TEHERAN will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 3rd January.

known, as I could not find it marked on any Chart; and the same evening at 7.30 p.m. arrived at a small port named Ambong, with 11 feet water in the hold, filed and capsized. and it was not long before the St. Joseph.

"Our reception by the natives was any« thing bus friendly; we were robbed, and had great difficulty in saving our lives. After passing five days in the abip's boata wo arrived at Labuan, quite worn out by fatigue and short of water. From Labuan I went to Singapore, thence to continue. my voyage homo."

THE fogs prevailing on the Count during the last few days are causing much detention to the shipping. The steamship Amoy left Shanghai on the 27th mito, and the Hochung

onge landed and stored at Consigneos riak, 223 bales Cocoons, 22 plegs, Sundries, slightly embarrassing to our eccentrio For America, Teas: 1,020 boxes, 402 halt. friend. For instancs he narrated in his last "annual" how dreadfully he had been chesta, and 111 packages,

ill-trented at the old toll-bridge at Shaug POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. hai by the "municipal consuls." But EMAILS will close-

the story is worth re-telling in his own words: Passing the Toll Bridge the united Municipality, all the dif Per NORNA, at 7.30 am. To-moTTO forent Consuls as they called them the 3rd fustant, instead of as pre-selves, waited for me on the Toll viously notified.

bridge. They took away from me about 8400, and what else I had about my person, and I was hurled head- long over the railing into the river. It being low water to their great consterna tion I stuck so fast in the mud with my head down and the feet in the height, that they combinedly were not able to extricate me, and people did not know what all the consula were doing there. These latter years I read so often in the papers about people found drowned in the Shanghai river; should the consule be connected with it?" It is to be hoped on the 28th, and only reached this to-day; on there was some little variation in the Ningpe, which left on the 29th, arriving this incident during the last year, in port before them. The Canton steamer because not even a colporteur on Kinshan was detained on Monday, and only be expected to survive many prolonged reached this at 11 a.m. yesterday; she left duckings, head-downwards, in the mud of the Wang po. This experience, how again in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, but was over, was hardly as comic na another, compelled to anchor all night, and owing to John represents a Captain of a steamer in turned to Hongkong this morning to take on related elsewhore in the report, where the non-arrival of the Kiukiung, she re= which he was voyaging to Foochow relieving his feelings during some "dirty" whatever passengers there might be for that weather as follows: "Ho did not believe steamer. She will doubtless have been com there were any rocks and talande pelled to bring up in the river as the fog has anymore at all. He did not believe been if anything denser than yesterday. anymore there was anything like The Kiukang did not arrive until late this Ozsau Islands in existence at all, if also he had seen them a hundred times forenoon, and the Iohang has not put in an before, He would run Oxseu Islands appearance, although she has hitherto been into the botton of the sea and all the running to time despite all obstacles. world would be astonished at him." ETIQUETTE if nothing else seems to be Both the Bishop of Victoria and the Rev. stringently exacted in the Kanagawa Law W. Muirhead at Shanghai seem to have Courts, as we find in the case of Whitfield fallen under John's displeasure. One. Yajima Keyemon. The plaintiff upon sentence in the present report" Since entering the Court with Mr Dallar, his ad- the colers was first discovered by or at viser, both were ordered by the presiding the Bishop's "reads very much as if jadge to remove their overcoats, although our mess friend was attempting a joke at the weather was cold and severe at the the expense of the Bishop. Does he mean worthy judge informed them that overcoats time; they however demurred, and the choler or cholera t A great deal of the formed no part of the proceedings, and es former has certainly been developed over they felt chilly he informed them that he the "Term question." The Rev. Muir would postpone the hearing of the case head seems to have refused John his until the warm weather came ou.—The customary allowance of books, and the defendant was held under a criminal charge consequence is that we are told that which may possibly terminate in making it

hot for him.-Cosmopolitan Press, The Pope is infallible, the Chinese are Noon-English Mall leaves for Portamore infallible, but the Rev. Muirhead

Jan. 2, Maharajah, British steamer, from Canton.

Jan. 2, Bombay, British steamer, 1079, Briscos, Tokohama Des. 26, Maile and General.-P. & 0. S. N. Co.

Jan. 2, Holyrood, British steamer, 833, D. Peters, Haiphong Dec. 28, and Holhow 31, General-SIEMSEEN & CO.

DEPARTURES,

Jan, 1, Chen Jus, for Canton, 1, Tor, for Yokohama,

Bunda, for Yokohama.

Tigre, for Shanghal.

2, Washi, for Hoihow.

2, Airsapore, for Shanghai.

ap

2, Ningpo, for Canton.

2, Amoy, for Canton,

2, Hockung, for Canton.

CLEARED. Brena, for Quinhon.

Tancan, for Coast Ports. Malabar, for Yokohama. Golden Russet, for Hamburg. Mangerton, for Qriahon. Friederich Perthes, for Takow. Canton, for Manila, Irene, for Singapore Menelau, for London, do. Parses, for Hlogo. Hopeful, for Maofis.

Nitors and other Persons, having any Moving forwa

TOTICE is hereby given that all Oro-Malvina, Singapore. CLAIMS or DEMANDS upon or against the Estate of GEORGE UNDERHILL SANDS, late of Victoria, Hongkong, who died at Victoris aforesaid on the 80th day of October, 1877, and whose will was duly proved, and Letters of Admialatra tion with the Will annexed, of whose personal estate were duly granted to WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES of Fictoria aforesaid by the Supreme Court of Hong kong, in its Probate Jurisdiction on the 8th day of November, 1877, are hereby e quired to send, in wilting, the particulars of their Claims or Demands to the said WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES at his address aforesaid, or to the Undersigned WILLKAN HERY BREASTON, the Solieitors of the said WILLIAM HOWELL FORSES, at the office of the sald W. HENRY BEBRETON, 20, Queen's Road, Hongkong, on or before the 1st day of May, 1878.

And notice is hereby given that at the ex- piration of the last mentioned day, the said WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES will proceed to distribute the assets of the sald GEORGE UNDERRILL SANDS amongst the parties entitied thereto, having regard to the Claims of which the Baid WILLIAM HOWELL Foxas has then had notice; and that the sald WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES will not be flable for the assets, or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose Claim the said WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES has not had notice at the time of the dis- tribution,

Dated this 1st day of January, 1878.

WM. H. BREBETON, Solicitor of the said WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES.

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HONGKONG, "CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE Twenty-third Ordinary Half-yearly

HAREHOLDER

In the Company will be Beld at the Office of the Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road, on FRIDAY, the 25th January lustant, at Bo'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose. of receiving a Report of the Directors, toge ther with a Statement of Accounts, declaring A Dividend and electing a Director and Auditors,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary's Hongkong, January 2, 1878. Ja28

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

· - LIMITED.

NOTICE

Goods remaining unclaimed after fox-ST168 Transfer BOOKS of the Company:

Par

be subject to rent and landing charges, DeMo Fire Abstiendas king bean effected,

H2 POURY, Agenti Hongkong, December 31, 1877.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

- MARITIMRE,

MOTION TO CONSIGNEZU, ORIGEN of the fellawles Cargo are zaquested to send in their Bllis of Fading to the Undersigned for counter. igustare, and take immediate dellver

als Cargo has been landed and stored a their tiak and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

H. DE POUEY, Agent. Dr. Scott 7 info

WGS

WB

Ex Diemnal

No.1/7

M.B. Lopining.

Wine, from Mar.

Order, 80 bags Stones, from Madras.

kong, December 21, 1877,

the 28th day of January instant, both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Director,

P. A. DA COSTAJ

Secretary Hongkong, Jentiary 2, 1878.

tona, for Shanghai. Ferdinand Brumm, for Singapore. Lucky, for Bangkok, Esmeralda, for Manlia.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Per Achilles, from Liverpool, do, Mr J, F. Mirinda, 200 Chinese, and one Naval Invalid from E.M.6. Charybdis, Penanga

Per Ningpo, from Shanghal, Mr A, MoUonachie, and 34 Chinese.

Per Hochung, from Shanghai, Rev. Mr Bala, Rev. Mr Mitchell, and 64 Chinese.

Per Venics, front Galoutte, &, Mr M.

Trane, and 120 Chinese.

Per Bombay, from Yokohama, Mesure B. Cooper, Soton, O. Londen, S. Esbrey, J. Stoker, Camplon, E., W. E. Maries, and 13 Chinese.

Per Holyrood, from Halphong, &c., Mr W. Sobrever, and 38 Chinese.

Per Mactan, from Manila, 1 Chinese. Per Amey, from Shanghal, 2 Europeans, and 40 Chinese.

DEFARTED

Per Mirsapore, for Shanghai, Mr and Mrs Grant, Mrs Drage, Rov. Mr and Mrs Palmer, and Mr G. MoBain; from Brin- dial. Mr Winiberg; from Caloutta, Mr Mr Meanier's 2 native servante.

Per Sunda, for Yokohama, Mrs Wood, and Mr Junghunger.

Per Tigre, for Shanghai, Mr and Mrs Seaman from Marseilles, Mr Allen, Mr and Mrs Powrie, Mesare Guild, Carmesos, Page, Mille, Clement, Mackenzie, Mrs Paterson, Mr Knoop's servant, and Mrs Peters servant..

Fer Tibre, for Yokohama from Marseilles, Messrs I. Wakura, Okt, and Idaka.

Per Wash, for Hoihow, 60 Chinese.

TO DEFARE.

The Australian Contract Packet BRIS MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET

BANE, will be despatched from Hong kong, on FRIDAY, the 4th instand, with Mails for Sicgapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Oleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet GAE LIO will be despatched on FBI DAY, the 4th January, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed a follows,→→→

2. Registry of Letters ceasOE, 2.30. P. Post-Office closes. MAILS BY THs Fauron P1OKER,-- The French Contract Packet IRAQUADDY will be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 10th January, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, id Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Sues, and Alexandria.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

of Call and Europe.

74 p.m.-Chinkiang leaves for Shanghai.

4 p.-Rajanatlianthar leaves for

Ningpo, do,

Auction. 2p.m.-Eale of Household Furniture, do,, Pat. Lt. W. Moyers residence, Nor

man Cottage,”

Amusement

INQUESTS. DU

An inquest was held this afternoon, at the

in Shanghai is the most infallible," these remarks being supplemented by some pathetic observations on depriving thehes-Guvernment Civil Hospital, on the body of then of the gospel. John is no friend of John Schmidt, a seaman belonging to the the English; last year he compared them British barque Jessie Jamieson, before James to the bottomless pit," and this year he Russell, Est., Coroner, and a Jury, com- is almost equally uncomplimentary and

prising Messrs P. Jordan, F. D. Guedes, and mysterious in regard to them. AE. J. Grote,

9 p.m.-Magical Entertainment at the calculation of the sums of money which John enters under the heading of Theatre Royal

"Expenses" as lost by robbery or extor tion gives a total of between two and three thousand dollars. The pistol story

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841..

香港大藥

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETALL DRuggiera, IMPORTERS OF

DEUGGISIS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REqui (** BITES, TOILET EEQUISITES, ENGLISH,

ÁMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

Boda Water, Lemonade, Tools Water, Glagerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watera

*** The Manufactory is under direct and

continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

too, is original in its way. If we mis- take not the bloodthirsty gentleman referred to was the one who wrote to a Shanghai contemporary some time ago stating he had been called upon by Paul for a subscription towards erecting & poor house at Canton, and enquiring whether John was what he represented himself to be.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL")

(By Southern Roule.)

LONDON, 29th Dec., 1877.

THE WAR.

The Sultan of Turkey has sent to the

The publisation of this tsaute commenced British Government, soliciting their e at 8.15 p.m.

diation between himself and the Emperar of Russia; the British Government have consented to his request.

on war in [ carry the war into] Bosnia and Austrin has warned Servis not to carry

Herzegovina.

B. 'BIRTAS. thampton, Capt. and Mrs Hooper, 8. chil-KI, of a Daughter, still-born,

Per Teheran, from Shanghai for Sou

On the 2nd Instant, this Wife of Mr H dren, and E. F. servant. From Yokohama At Ningpo, on the 19th November, the For Southampton, Mr B, Cooper. From Wife of the Rev. JAMES BATEs, O.M.Si, of Hongkong for Southampton, Mr and Mrs Son, Kingsmill, and Q. Mt Borg, Saundėra

for Venice, Mr Forster for Bucs, Mr O. L Phillips.

Per Esmeralda, for Manila, 6 Europeans and 167 Chinese.

Per Farsee, for Biogo, 2 Chinese, Por Hopeful for Manila, 1. Chinese. Fer Lucky, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese: Per Mertlatts, for Straite, 2 Europaans, Bái Chinese, and 8 Distressed Seamen,

SHIPPING

ING REPORTS.

DEATH.

At 10 Prince of Wales Road, Nolwich, on Nov. 4th, MARY, widow of the late My Clement Postle Pilgrim, of Hampstead near Statham, County Norfolk; aged 72)

MARRIAGE.

At the Cathedral, Shanghai, on the 27th ak by the Very Bev. Dean Butcher, EDMUND PALLISTER, to Many ERNESTEIN Franceska Beden, of Hanover.

The British baritu orria Jamisson - THE CHINA MAIL.

porta; Light windr and calms for 30 daya In the bastant pasange, strọng guls in the Bashes Channels off this port sains and The British steamer Achilles reports: Moderate NE, winds throughout, off port LANERAR in her the British steames Ningyo

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1878.

London, Dec. 30th, 1877. THE WAR.

It is semi-officially stated that Russia is wiling to entertain peace proposals coming direct from Turkey, but that mediation is inadmissible.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tas German barque Niagara lost one ruan overboard, and had one boat washed away, during a heavy N.E. gale on the 27th

le

Edwin Church Ward, sworn, stated that he was the Chief Officer of the British barque Jessie Jamieson; be identified the body us that of John Schmidt, a native of Amsterdam, who was a seaman on board the Jessie

Jamieson.

The inquest was then adjourned till 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, at the Magis tracy.

Another inquest was held on the body of Leung-Fu-Chai, a Chinuman who was found dead in the hold of the S. 9. Chinktang,

Samuel Orr, master of the Chunkiang, sworn, stated that the deceased was em ployed on board the Chinktang as a fireman. The Chief Officer called witness this morn ing, and told him that a man was lying dead in the hold. Witness examined the body and found life to be extinct.

Chung Atai, a seaman belonging to the steamer, said that he found the body this morning at o o'clock; no one saw him fall. The distance from the main deck to the bottom of the hold is 24 feet 10 inches,

Captain Orr, re-examined said he thought the deceased must have slipped over, as they had been washing ant the hold, and the hatches were off.

This enquiry was also adjourned till a 'olock to-morrow afternoon, at the Magia tracy.

CHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME. (From our London Correspondent.)

LONDON, 23rd Nov., 1877.

At let the memorial which has been pra pared by a number of the "Friends of China" di favour of the ratifestion of the Chefoo Convention has come before the pabilo. This morning's Zimer pubilthea a summary of it and it is given at length in the China Eapreys of today. It would be idle to waste time over diagnosing it, as its merits are so well known already to your readers. The great inconsistency of the whole thing is that those who are opposed in toto to the oplum grade have rely le geniously been enlisted you the side of the will have the direct effect of largely increas Ühinese as advocates of messure which We publish in another column the usual

ing the duties the dry. Those who annust report we had almost affixed the

people of standing and indo but with hasa algued the memorialare no doubi The British steamer Ningpo reporta colporteur John Paul At his own te adjective comic" of the self-supporting

the exception of one or the lead the Calme and dense fog the whole passage.

The Chinese steamer Hrehung reporter quest we print the report as received, Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from whole dance, they absolute motiln

about China or China #irst part fresh Northerly winds and clear, only excising a few copious extracts scurvy, and one, named Charles Schmidt clear, however, that a po ko tae 4th Instant, at Noon latter part light variable winds and shlok from the Bible, and reducing the and aged 36, has since died. The names of being made in one die erz Steel Fens, Fen-holders, Invoice Clips, foggy weather. At abhor for 88 hours names of the Deity, which John delights the other three are Nasbet Cazimere, aged 81, subject of the Convent 2 Paper Binders, Microscopes, Reading outside (East) Nine Pinakot

w to write wholly in capital letters, to Glasses, Travelling Companions, Dolls, The British steamer Venics reports the commonaity of the lowercase ative of Martinique Rubin Roobludkins, and that so little import Toys, Busts, Padlocks, Japanese Fan-Shong monsoon on 30th, 27th and Beth, Whatever opinions may be entertained aged 22, a native of Ceylon, and Joseph Peres, the Chinese Minister in Gre Meantime the representatives since moderate winds and thick weather knives, Beans, Champagne, and Sundry up to arrival

as to John's mental callere, or the Inges aged 30 a native of Gibraltar. There are Shanghai Obamber of Commerce Furniture N

The British steamer Amoy reports Lightnuousness of his professions, it must be two more casas on board the vessel, but not in a memorial to the Earl of Derby, variable winde and thick weather through admitted that He is an energetic distri- of so serious a nature as those sent to Hosome of the other Chambers, such se oft Anchored 2 hours off the Nine Pins, butor of the scriptures among the native pital The Jesia Jamieson made a very But it is to be fenced that they mis not of Manchester, Bradford #o, are mo hove up and proceeded as 8 o'clock am, of the Far East. That he is paid more long passage, being nearly six months from late to do any good and the lowes fog breaking,

ar loss for the works he distributes is a Cardig to this post. An inquest was held their motion is certainly to be rearest Think for for three days, kada

The Brita's stoomer Bombay reports dirautistance that seed scarcely lesser

SOONER (CA WILK undoubtedly be very ches

bail by Public Auction, in their Sales Routes Praya, ona

FRIDAY,

Club Chambers,

And, at 1 o'clock At the Office of H. KINGSMILL, Esq., SUNDRY OFFICE FURNITURE, comprising Decks, Tables, Chairs, Book Shelves, Zander and Irons, stay ote

Hangkous, Ten 2, 1877,

Fox men belonging to the British barque Jessie Jamison were admitted into the Civil

and to indusg the Goldbr.

The Bettiah steamer Holyrood reports Light Barterly to 6,58) mads in St. | his supportern, for a man who para ter | brho died.

the value of his labours in the eyes of to-day on the body of the unfortunate man to our interene if the conve

the