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Intimations,

OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAI STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

IN LIQUIDATION,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOE YOKOHAMA,

The British Steamer **LORNE,"

A SECOND RET pron Brego

the Kate of FIVE TALLS per BHARE. will be made to Shareholders of record on the 1st October, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on the 8th Inst.

Warrants will be delivered by the Under- aigned to Shareholders, or thair lawful representatives en presentation of Share Certificates for Endorsement.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company

shortly expected from SIN GAFORE, will have quick de

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agoists. Hongkong, January 17, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:-

For HAIPHONG & HANOL-

Per Charlton, at 1180 am. To-morrow,

the 18th Inst

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

6 p.m.-Holyrood leaves for Haiphong.

For Holyrood, at 4.30 pm., on Friday, Volume Sixth of the

"CHINA REVIEW."

the 18th Inst.

For SHANGHAL-

Pez Lee Yuen at 8.30 p.m. Tomorrow,

the 18th inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS & LON.

DON.-

Per Patroclus, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

18th inst.

will be ULUSED from the 2nd to the ath Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor For YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO- Instant, inclusive.

By Order,

RUSSELL & CO.

Liquidators. Shanghat, October 2, 1877.

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

AMMERT, ATKINSON & Co.

I have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

אס

THURSDAY,

the 24th January, 1878, at Noon,- The British Barque

"ALPHINGTON,"

of 826 Tons Regiator, or of about 8,000 piculs Carrying Capacity, with all her TACKLE, APPAREL and INVENTORY,

The Vessel was Built under Lloyds special. survey at Berwick-on-Tweed in

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

FORMOSA, German 8-m, schooner, Capt. Sohweer.-Melohers & Co.

ANNIE S. HALL, American barqué, Capt. Chas. H. Nelson. ---Captain.

BIRALE, British ship, Captain W. Rey- nolds.—Order.

GLENERUIN, British barque, Capt. Lang, Chinese,

VEETA, German barque, Capt. R. Dirka. Malobera & Co,

R. C. RICKMERB, German ship, Captain R. O. Stolt, Wm. Pustau & Co.

PHAETON, Brisah barque, Captain H. D. W; Bohul.-Wieler & Co.

·ÁDELINA & MARIANNE, Gorman barque, Captain C, N. Dahl.-Wm. Pustan & Co.

WARRIOR, British barque, Capt. William Baumann.-Wieler & Co.

QUICKSTEP, American barque, Captain Barnaby.--Captain,

TARTAR, German brig, Captain Kaemena,

1856, Classed 12 years A 1. at Lloyds and continued in 1868 A 1, for 8 years.

She was Remstalled over Felt in Lon-Molchers & Co. don in July, 1875,

TERMS:-One-third of the purchase money to be paid on fall of the hammer, the remainder upon Transfer being effected. The Vessel is at Purchaser's risk immediately after fall of hammer,

Hongkong, January 17, 1877, ja24

U. B, MAIL LINE.

PACIFIO MAIL STEANSAIF

COMPANY, 03

THROUGH ro NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING at YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCI200, THE U. & Mall Steamer CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATUR DAY, the 19th January, as 3 p.m., taking Fassengers, and Freigns for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Through Bills of Lading issued for tran- aportation to Yokohama and other Japan Fort, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Bteamers,

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

A REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER CENT on regular raton is granted to OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL AND CONSULAR SERVICES IN COMMIS BION,

Freight will be received on board until p.m., 18th January, Paroel Packages will be revolved at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Parcal Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same la required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Bavelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Feakage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Dompany, No. 9, Praya Central

RUSSELL & Co., Agents, Hongkong, January 17, 1878.

NOTICE

ja19

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE,

BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

AL80,

MAROIA, British steamer, Capt. J. E. Brokor.--Stemsson & Co.

VELOCITY, British barque, Captain R. Martin.-Wm. Pustan & Co.

ABERNTTE, British barque, Captain Congeurs.-Order.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS

Jan. 17, Patrectus, British steamer, 1650, Billings, Shanghal Jan. 9, and Amoy 16, General.-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Jan. 27, Lee Yuen, Chinese steamer, from Canton.

Jan, 17, Chun Tung, Chinese R. O., from

Canton.

Per City of Peking, at 2.30 p.m., on Baturday, the 19th inst, fustead of as previously notified.

For MANILA, –

he

Now Ready.

No. III.-Vol® ¡VI.

-OF THE-

[No. 4533.-JANUARY 17, 1878.

cially, the only sufferer by the circum- | boatmen who met their death, about $70 stanco.

each. For Survivors, about $20 each, The only practical objection that seems Those of the receipteuta who could give

bo urged against the Grant-in-Aid'

to

Scheme is that the Government will security were paid some days ago, but only make grants to children who have those who could not were paid to-day by been in attendance at school 200 times Mr Wai Kwong at the Tung Wah Hospital, in the course of the year. It seems to

ns that unless a child has given this RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall Edbrary number of attendances, it is impossible and Masoum for the week ending 16th

it can have received a sufficiently satis

factory education to justify the Govern January, 1878:- ment in supporting and encouraging by

grants of money the institution in which Thursday, Jan. 10th, it is being instructed. In this part of Friday

Saturday, the world, where there is little or em- Sunday,

*CHINA REVIEW ployment for children, and parents are Monday,

CONTAINS

Por Esmeralda, at 4 p.m., on Saturday, Imperial Confucianism.

the 19th inst.

For BAIGON.-

Per Cassandra, is postponed till further

notice.

For HAIPHONG AND HANOL-

Per Zamboanga, in postponed till further

notice.

Shipping Intelligence.

A Visit to the Country of Gentlemen. The Rhymes of the Shi-king. Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung-ming The Taug Kou Chi, Geographical Notes on the Province of

Kiangel

Translations of Chinese School-books. Short Notions of New Books and Literary

Intelligence. Notes and Queries:-

On Bilk-worm Oaks.

European, Chineno.

65

432

11th,.

48

18th,

60

288 325

13th,

79

Sonday

14th,

65

345

J5th,

255

16th,

612

Totals,

427

2,187

Grand total, 2,584.

INQUEST.

reasonably alive to the advantages of Tuesday, education, there ought to be little or no Wednesday, difficulty in procuring attendances at school on something less than two. thirds of the working days of the year. The only other objection, either of an ideal or a practical character, we have seen urged against the Grant- in-aid Scheme, is that it requires that

An inquest was held this afternoon (17th)

four hours of the day shall be de. on the body of Tim Aahoy, at the Govern voted to secular instruction. In the mont Civil Hospital by Mr James Russell, recently published pamphlet on the Coroner, with Messrs F. Dawson, J. W. Central School a terrible picture is Croker and F. De Sales Botelho, as Jury.

The following in corrected from the latest Native Literature on Chinese Porcelain. drawn of the child who "must study four Yesterday morning the deceased had a

London and Caloufal Papers --

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

When left. Name. May

10, David, 12, Chandos,

AT HONGKONG.

19, Alstre,

From.

Antwerp Cardiff Melbourne

Remarks

June

18, Henry Tippett, New York July

2, Northampton,

Baltimore

25, Globe, Aug.

Deal

Cardiff

11, E. P. Bouverte,

Ponarth

14, Regulus,

Cardiff

14, Moss Glen,

Penarth

14, Patrio,

Cardiff

17, Jahn Potte,

27, Charger, 26, India, Sept.

Liverpool

Hamburg

8, Andreas,

4, Humbolt,

7, Heals,

11, North Star,

New York

19, Felix Mendelssohn, London

B, Gatherer,

Jan, 17, Rubicon, British 3.m. schooner, 10, River Lagan, 204, J. Timmson, Swatow Jan. 16, Ballast.18, G. F. Munte,

18, Wildwood, 20, River Lagan,

-METER & Co.

Jaa, 17, Esmeralda, British steamer, 895,

N. Cullen, Amoy Jan. 16, General.-J. Y. 21, P. J. Carlston,

V. SHAW,

DEPARTURES.

Jan. 17, Taiwan, for Coast Ports.

17, Mongolia, for Shanghal, 17, Samar, for Whampos. 17, Geelong, for Europe; do.

OLEA RED.

Alexandria, for Chefoo.

R. U. Rickmers, for Diamond Island. Birker, for Manila,

Washi, for Haiphong. St. Andresse, for San Francisco. Cassandra, for Saigon, Sophie D., for liollo, Cilurnum, for San Francisco. Albay, for Hoibow. Norna, for Saator, Lee Yuen, for Shanghai,

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,

28, Victoria (},

22, Barkaway,

28, Fidelio,

26, Maris RavARO, 80, Peter,

Qué

2, Anna Bertha, 6, Forest Belle,

Empire,

Elcaut, 9, Kaizer, 16, Minerva (8.),

18, Wegay

19, Oscar

25, Benedicta,

30, Lodore,

30, Alden Besso,

Flushtag Roads Now York Fluebing Roads Cardiff Cardiff

Nowport Liverpool Cardif Liverpool London Liverpool Hamburg

Penarth

Cardiff

Cuxhaven Cardiff

Nowport

Penarth

Penarth

London

Cardiff Hamburg

San Francisco London

Astoria

Nov.

1, Elizabeth Ostle,

2, Cadiz (5.),

2, Jobann Smfat,

Antwerp Liverpool London

2, Mians,

London

Per Patroclus, from Shanghai and Amoy 21, Galley of Lorne (6), London 5, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg for Hongkong, Capt. Sinclair, and 30 Ch1-23, Lorne (8.), London nee; for Singapore and Penang, Mestra Bunn and Burrows, and 800 Chinese.

90 Chinese.

Per Esmeralda, from Amoy, 1 deck and

DEPARTED.

Dear

1, Glengaber,

1, Nostor (B.),

2, Otte,

3, Cairnsmuir (s.), 4, Devana,

Flushing Liverpool Hamburg London" London

AT AMOT.

Cardif Swansea

Cardiff

Per Geelong, from Shanghai: for South- ampton, Mr W. A. Paynter. From Yoko hama: for Southampton, Mrs Hartley, 8 children and nat. female servant, and Mrs Enslie for Brindisi, Mr A. O, Mackay, From Hongkong: for Suez, Mr C. L 23, 0. F., Phillips; for Southampton, Mr H. Roper; 27, Maxima, for Madras, 3 gun isecara.

Sept.

цеве.

Mar.

Per Taiwan, for Coast Ports, 200 Chi-1, Carl Wilhelm,

Oct.

4, Oscar Mooyet, Nov.

5, Catharine,

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Patrodius reports: Fresh Northerly winds and clear weather throughout.

Newport

Cardiff

The British 8-m, schooner Rubicon re-

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORER ports: Fresh N. E. monsoon throughout.

At London.-Steamers via Suez Canal, The British steamer Esmeralda reports: Glenorchy. Moderate Northerly winds and hazy wes- Glenroy.

Perim.

BOMBAY, MARE, ST. DENIS, AND ther throughout the passage.

A PURT LOUIS,

ON

AN THURSDAY, the 24th January, 1878, at Noun, the Company's S. TIGRE, Commandant LORRIES, with Mails, PASSENGERS, BENJIE, and CARGO, but leave this r'ort for the above pioca

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London na well as for Marseilles, and so- cepted in transit through Mars-illet for the principal places of Europe,

Cargo will be received on board until pm, Specio and Parcels until & p.m. on the 23rd January, 1878. (Parosia aré bot to be sent on board; they must be left at the agency's Office,)

Contents and value of Packages are re-

quired.

For further particolare, apply at the Company's Office.

B, DE POUEY,

agent.

* Hongkong, January 17, 1878 ja24

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

MORSIGNRËS of the following Ostro azo réquested to sond in their Bills of Leding to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and take immediate delitory, This Osago has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

Ho Fire Insurance has been effected.

H. DU POUEY, Agent. Es Sindh W. P. Order, 1 bale Samples, from London. Mr G. K. Harman, 1 case Cricketing

HLJA. Mosquito, | Goods, from London.

Hiçngkong," January 17, 1878,

Glamis Castle. Caldera.

Sailing Feastia,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, Sir Harry Parkes, MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACENI-

41 Elverpool

The Franch Contract Packet TTORE will Antenor (1) be despatched from Hongkong on Anchises (6) THURSDAY, the 24th Inst. with

Burtis. Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar silles; to Saigon, Singapore, Bata- via, Galle, Australia, New Zea Hylton Castle, land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Bey chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria, This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA

by this Packet but eas he paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid, Such lat ters should be marked Paid to Galle only they will go on from Galle as qopaid,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, drople

Wednesday, 23rd Inst.-

5.M., Money Order Office clones. Post

Oftes plones except the NICHT Box which remains open all night.

Thursday, 24th Inst

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

10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases, 11 4.x, Post Office closes except for Kate

Letters, 11.10 a, Tetters (bnt Letters only) estept thons to and through dusts alla, may be posted on payment of a to Late Feo of 18 cents extra portage,

unti

11.50 AM, when the Post Office UroRNA

entirely,

Hongkong, January 10, 1878,

Ajax (a.) Leon (a) G. B. E.

At Glasgow.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, January 19:

3 p.m.American Mail leaves for Yoko-

"bama and San-Francisco. Noon-Esmeralda leaves for Manila,

A Chiness Advertisement.

Studios of Words.

Distillation in Okina.

A Chinese Cofn. The Desert of Gobl Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.

China Mail Office, Hongkong, January 14, 1878.

THE

Established A.D. 1841.'

香港大藥

A. S. WATSON & CO., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISIS, IMPORTERS

hand-to-hand fight with some men over at Yow-mah-tes, and was struck not very violently, but he died shortly afterwards, and it was found, from rupture of the spleen.

hours consecutively in every day, God and religion being absolutely banished from the beginning to the end of the four hours, or else, no grant. If he stops in the middle to eat his lunch, or reat his brain, or say the Angelns, it does not matter that he works

Dr Wharry, Superintendent of the Civil more than the four hours in the whole. day, say six hours, if there are not Hospital, was called. He proved the ad- four of them unbroken, consecutive mission of the body, which was fairly hours devoted exclusively to secular nourished and bore no external marks of HONGKONG DISPENSARY,tudy." This is a piece of sensational violence. On opening the body witness found the heart and lunga healthy, but there writing, viewed in any light, but when was a quantity of blood in the abdominal the fact is considered that the four cavity, proceeding from two ruptures of the hours of secular instruction need not spleen, which was enlarged to twice or three bo consecutive, the references to God times the natural size. The kidneys were. and religion, lunch, and the Angelus also diseased. Death arose from rupture of become slightly ludicrous, As to the the spleen, and some violence must have actual fact that the child is required been used to cause the rupture. to devote four hours a day to secular identified the body of the deceased, who was Lee Asin, a stone-gutter at Yowmahtee, instruction we have never been able a fellow workman." Yesterday morning even to understand the basis of the ob- about 11 o'clock, two men accused the de jection offered to such an arrangement, deased of stealing stones, and wanted to seeing that more than half the day is take him to the Station. A quarrel ensued, left, to say nothing of Sundays, in which when the two men struck him several blowe, the teacher can instil religion, from the on the left side of his body with their fists. Witness then went up to separate them. infallibility of the Pope, down to the After this the quarrel was renewed, but no powerful virtues of "holy water"-into blows were struck and the deceased never the poor little brains of his pupil to his fell down. He walked back to the alzed heart's content. It is of course rather about 20 cheong distant, as if nothing had derogatory to priestly dignity that the happened. In about a quarter of an hour Government should interfere in any way died in an hour from the time of fighting. after, however, he complained of illness, and with the methods and subjects for in- The deceased was sick several months ago struction, even if it does assist in the for about three weeks. Witness did not work of education by money grants, and know the two men, had not seen them before we strongly suspect that this forms the and could not identify them again. real objection of the head of the Roman Catholic Schools here to the scheme, The publication of this issue commenced We are happy to know, however, that as enlightened Governments recognise their duty more and more in regard to the education of the masses, this inter- ference is likely to increase.

OF

DEUGGISTA' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- BITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, -AMERICAN, AND FREHOH PATENT MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS

0F

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potara Water, Sarasparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

" The Manufactory is under direct and

continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, Juns 1, 1876.

of 7.45 p.m.

BIRTEL

At Hongkong, on the 17th January, the Wife of Captain J. E. PUxOHAND, of a Daughter.

DEATH,

At Demarara, British Gulana, on the 8ra November, 1877, THOMAS PITCAIRN FAIR- BAIN, lately of Shanghat, of fever.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Low Acheung, foreman-workman at Yow- mahtes, said he saw three men fighting, and two of them beating the deceased. Only a few blows passed. "The rest of this witness evidence was only corroberative. He would know the two men again,

Low Ayow, Sergeant Interpreter at Yow- mahtea Station, proved taking the report from Yim Aman.

.

called. He was a clansman of the decessed, Tim A-man, the head stonecutter, was but he did not see the fight. He be lieved, however, that two men named Wong Low Hün and Yip Choong, employed in blasting rocks, were the persons who beat the deceased as they had left their work singe

Yim A-kum was next called. He saw the fight at a distance, He knew one of the men who bout the deceased waa Tip Sun Foak; the other one he did not know,

The Jury returned a vordiot of Man- ̈

unknown.

It was hardly within our intention to refer in this article to the Central School, but we may add that that institution seems to us somewhat analogous in prin- ciple to s School Board School at Home, There the parishioners have power, if they think fit, to establish a school which shall be supported from the rates, and free from denominational teaching. Bere the Government takes HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1878. the place of a Municipal Council, Board of Works, or other similar

Cheong Ke Shan, an herbalist who styled IN writing recently on the Grant-in-Aid bodies, and in its wisdom it has esta himself a surgeon, was next examined, but Scheme we expressed surprise that any blished the Central School. As a public he displayed the most primitive knowledge person ongaged in the work of education school it is free from denominational of the surgical art. He did not even know in Hongkong should hold aloof from teaching, as are the Board Schools at how to feel the pulse, and did not know such an excellent means as this for sub- Home. It is nonsense to talk of the how the deceased came to his death: be only sidising the various educational establish superior education afforded at the Cen-administered a pill and then walked away.

Loe Ching On, overseer to the "Govern- ments of the Colony without at the same tral School. It is perhaps hardly equalment contractor building the drain over at time entranching on religious beliefs and to the requirements of European children Yow-mah-tee, was also examined, but he prejudices. We pointed out that an in this Colony, and we maintain the d not see the fight. enlightened government of the present right of European residents here, as day is bound to assure itself by investig heavy rate-payers, to have a public school slaughter against Yip Sun Fook and a peram ation of some kind that the public money in the Colony in which their children it expends on education is fairly earned, may be educated according to the clasa and that the system of instruction it thus of education prevailing at Home. side is worthy of its support; that it is Considering the comparatively small the province of a government to care for amount contributed by Roman Catholics the education of its people, and that the towards the revenue of the Colony, government who would hand this duty while half or more of the Europeans entirely over to priests, without care as being educated in the Central School are to the results, would be neglecting itsof that creed, it seems to us Roman duty; that the Grant-in-Aid Scheme Catholic opposition to that institution here is arranged on us libera) a scale as comes with a very bad grace. the finances of the Colony warrant, and that the Scheme is, moreover, based on. exactly the same principles as the one in England. A correspondent, "R. CL," undertook a reply to this article, but the sum and substance of his letter, so far as it referred to the points in question, seemed to be that we had merely repeated our old argu- ments, from which it was useless to THE er ument on the legal point reserved attempt to turn us! The greater part of in the case of Hernsheim vi Forbus, ea to the communication was occupied with whether variations of a contract would not remarks respecting St. John's and the do away with the penalty stipulated for in Homar Catholic cathedrals, with which

LOOAL AND GENERAL.

TEE Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held to-morrow There are thirty cases sent up to the Sessions for trial.

we had nothing to do. "R. C. evid- the contract for delay, was heard before the ently considered the pretence of an Full Court to day. The proceedings, for answer would be better, under the convenience saite, took place in the Chief circumstances, than no reply at all, but Justice's house. The Attorney General, Gooda per Cyphrenss undelivered after even in regard to the solitary point be the Hon. G. Phillippo, Instruoted by Mr

'this date ankjest to rent.

MONDAY, January 21-

put forward so elaborately that our Brereton, made the motion, and Mr Hoyl- argumenta were not new it would be

Police Intelligence. (Before the Bon. C. May) Jan, 17, 1877.

previous convictions were proved, was Il Atak, a coolie, against whom several committed for trial at the Supreme Court for stealing a jacket. The defendant denied

the offer ce, and said it was a falne charge,

LIGHTS AND PASSES.

A number of men were fined in sums of 10 cents, and upwards for being out with was fined $1 or 2 days' imprisonment for cat lights or passes after gun-fire. One attempting to bribe the Constable (No. 160) who arrested him.

BIBAŽING SHOES, Wong Asing, a seaman unemployed, was sout to 21 days! hard labour for stealing an woman. He was caught by P. O. Bond old pair of shoes, the property of a boste whilst running away,

ONSTRUCTION. feveral Chinese housebolders were fined in sums of from $1 to $5 for obstructing the thoroughfare.

THE $600 ROBBERY. Wong AL, & hawker, and Fun Aking

Goods per Mongolia undelivered after interesting to learn the date of their lar, instructed by Mr Deurys, appeared tokie cozenbine, were sharged on recund

TUESDAY, January 22 :---

this date subject to rent.

THYRNDAY, January 24 ---

with being oncerned to the robbery of fra previous appearance in the Mad We oppose.

$100 notes from Father Vigano, have certainly no recollection of having

An Akwei, a chair-cholie, proved that written anything of the kind before TR subscriptions for the relief of the defendants used to live with him at the Noon.--French Mall leaves for Posts of not, however, that the point is an im- sufferers by the Yersa explosion have renshi- | Centon Bazaar, and that they left his horro

Call and Europe.

portant one, for if we have repeated the ed a little more than $11,000, including about 2 days ago, same arguments it is at least some proof the very liberal amount subscribed by the notes stolen were Chartered Bank Father B. Vigano Caid the number of that we were impressed with their sound-

Noon.--Sale of British barque Alphington. FRIDAT, January 25 :---

$p.-Meeting of Shareholders of the H, O. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No, 50 A, Queen's Road.

nees The Grant-in-Aid Scheme being Manas Douglas Lapralk & Co. The money 10,846, 6,798, 6,607, 10,000 and 8,886, and in every respect similar to the one in has been distributed to the sufferers of the note recovered numbered 6,798.

The 1st defendant said in defonso that practice in England, its existence in this their friends by Mesir Leong On, and the note was lent to bim, by a boy named Colony is in reality above all questioning Wai Kwong, and Fung Cheting in the Atim, to carry on business. Be (delen. H. K Hotel Co., Limited, at Hong; and, while the withdrawal of the Roman following proportions --Os account of dant) knew its value was $100. The 2nd

Catholic schools from Government aid

4 p.m.-Meeting ⚫f Bhareholders of the

kung Hotel.

FRIDAY, February 1:-

8 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 5. B. On

Steamer leaves for Yokobema and Saz

Francisco

defendant said he was a woman and know

and inspection may be unfortunate for Pasengers who have died, about $140 nothing about the affair, except that the there is some satisfaction in knowing ing house runner who were killed, about the children being educated in them, each. Un account of Shopmen and board. Ist defendant had told her a man lent hitt

the zote. that the head of those schools 15, Anay $100 each. On amount of expler and trial and the 2nd defendant (the wethan) The lat defendant was committed for