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Notices of Firmą.

For Sale.

REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY,CHINA SUGAR

LIMITED.

HONGKONG AGENCY.

N and after JULY 18r, Mr W. E

ON

until further notice.

REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED -

THIS REFINERY MANUFACTURES

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

CHINA · TRADERS' INSURANCE

#COMPANY, LIMITED,

Tobacco, 61 pkgas Rattana, 50 pkgs.

THE

No. 1677-UULE

2876.

from England, the Japalle navy cop

Rattan Chaize, 200 pkgs. Paper 40 pkgs: HONGKONG HISPENSARY, mists of the following men-of war, which

Trunks, 627 pkgs. Tea (Sonchong)10,540

root, 94 pkgs Vermicelli, 3,981 pkgs.

lba., 10 pkga. Cinnamon, 207 pkun. Arrow-

THE Following is the SCALE of RATES Sundries, and 20,442 places Granite

for SILK, with Average, that will

bo Charged by the above Company at this | POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

For SHANGHAL— Fort for the present Season.

MAILS will close:-

OAF SUGAR, (in 5, 10, and 15 ts. To the Continent; by Mail Steamer,...1 UUT LOAF SUGAR.

NOTLEY will Conduct this Agency Loaves.) By Order,

STANLEY COPE, Agent.

Hongkong, June 29, 1878.

NOTICE.

CUBE SUGAR (Lyle's Patent). CRYSTALIZED SUGAR, mark 0. §. R.

(in diamond) 4 1II*,

156 Fine WHITE SUGAR, mark 0. 8. R.

(in diamond) *.

Medium WHITE SUGAR, mark Q. § R (in diamond) II*,

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDWARD OUNNINGHAM in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED OL the 31st December last,

China, March 8, 1878.

RUSSELL & Co,

NOTICE.

1

$68

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr ARTHUR CHART in our Firm CEASED on the 31st December last,

J. INGLIS & Co. Hongkong, June 13, 1878.

NOTICE.

de13

Interest and Responsibility of Mr. 5.3. DAVID in our Firm at this Fort, and in China, CHASED on the 31st December, 1875.

E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, June 14, 1878.

NOTICE.

jy14

THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chiness Mail, $ # ( Taz Yat Po,

CEASED from the 1st August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.

CHUN AYIN,

Hongkong, April 6, 1878,

NOTICE.

TN Reference to the above, the Under- aligned has LEASED the Chinese Mail from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, a Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- collent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG CHIM. Jasses of the Hongkong Chiness Mall. Fgkong, April 6, 1878.

NOW READY.

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts I. nd II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 10 pp. 404-By ERNEST Jons ETTEL, b.D. Tübingen.-

Nos: FIVE DOLLARS, or Two DoLLass

AND A Baze per Part.

To be had from Messrs Lane, CRAWFORD &Co., Hongkong and Shanghat; and Messrs KELLY & WALSU, Shanghal

Hongkong, March 1, 1878.

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

To foreby informed that malose the Consignoes of the undernoted Cargo

same be taken delivery of within one month

÷

Fice YELLOW SUGAR, mark O. 8. B. (in diamond) 4 11,

in diamond) 4UGAR, mark C. S. B.

(in diamond) BI.

GOLDEN SYRUP, SYRUP, and MOLASSES,

SPIRITS OF WINE and LAMP SPIRIT, RUM, 45°, 30, O. P., and Naval, ANIMAL CHÁROVÁL and DUST. AMMONIACAL LIQUOR, from Bones BONE TAR (a preventive of white ants.) ROUGH BONĚ TALLOW. ́·

Packed in Quantities and Packages to suit Customers,

Particulars and Prices on application to

THE MANAGHE

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,

*East Point,

Hongkong,

March 6, 1876.

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FOR SALE, FREIGHT OR CHARTER

TEE 00

915 Tons Register (1426 Tons Gross). For Particulars, apply to the Captain on

ongkong, June 4, 1878.

A 1 BRITISH STEAMSHIP THE "ARGENTINO,"

Board.

intimations.

United Kingdom; do.

....

do. by Holt's & Glen Stra.,14 do. by Castle Biral do.. by other 1st-class Str.,2 % By Order,

W. H. RAY,

Secretary.

Hongkong, July 1, 1878.

Aul

TJANTED to PURCHASE, Vota 1,1-

Per Zamberi, at 11 am. To-morrow, the 2nd Inst. Late letters received from 11.10 to 11.30, with 18 cante late fee.

Per Stad Amsterdam, at 5 p.m. To-mor-

row, the 2nd inst

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-- Fer Douglas, at 11:80 a m., on Tuesday,

the 2nd July, instead of as pre-, viously notified. SAIGON.--

WIL, and PURO BASE TO L QUERIES OF CHINA AND JAPAN." Full For Publishing. Price will be givan, and all Four Volumes purchased should the Vendor not care to part with Threo Volumes only. Address “IL. L. D.,” care of this Office.

Hongkong, July 1, 1878.

FOR LONDON.

Per Quarta, at 5 pm, on Wednesday,

the 3rd July.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, —— jp8

The 1 British Bark

ANNIE LORWAY," BenPAMIN GALES, Master, will load here, and will have quick

despatch as above. -

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 1878.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

June 20, Salvadera, Spanish steamer, 635, Larrinaga, Manila June 26, General.- REMEDIOS & Co.

W. Richardson, Niigata June 19, Kice.-- June 30, Madras, British steamer, 1079,

LANSTEAD & 06.

468, Peterson, Coumong (Cochin-China) June 30, Anna_Bertha, German barque,

June 24, General-WM. Pustau ¿z Co.

Jana 80, Zambesi, British steamer, 1541, Allred Symons, Bombay June 10, via Galle, Penang, and Singapore 24, Malls and General.-P. & 0. 8, N. 00.

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE 1778, H. Sluiter, London May 17, vis Ports

SOCIETY OF THE

UNITED STATES,

Hamar B. HYDE, President.

3. W. ALEXANDan, Vice-President, SAMUEL BORROWE, Secretary. ·

of Call, and Singapore June 26, General.. MELOKERS & Oo.

Per Amering, at 4.80 p.m., on Thursday.

the 4th inst.

For COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, AND E.

AUSTRALIA.-00 Per Ocean, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 5th July, instead of as previously notified.

Established (.D, 1841.

香港藥房

A. S. WATEN & O... FAMILY & DISPENING CHEMISTE, WHOLESALE AND RAIL DRUGGIES, IMPORERS

DRUGGIETS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUITES, ENGLISE, ÂMERICAN, ANd Fenom PateNT MEDICLES. MANUFACHRERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonad. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Wair, Sarsaparilia. Water, and other Aafted Watern.

The Manufastory launder direct and continuous European/upervision, Hongkong, June 1, 187

B

The publication of this sue commmeed 7.35 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUY 1, 1878.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Gallio will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 4th July, with Mails for Japan, STRENGTHENED by the adition of the San Francisco, and the United States, three armoured vessels hely arrived which will be closed as follows:—. from England, the navy Japan now 2 PM Registry of Letters cessoS, 3.30 F.. Post-Office alases, but Iatters (except for Non-Union Countles) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies and habits. This is saying great dea!

(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Kica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, June 24, 1978.

we arrange in alphabetical order

Adama Kan, Ironclad, Serowy 700 to

3 guos, 500 H.P.

Amaki-Kan, Screw; 860 tons, ♬ gush

.300 H.P.

Arama-Kast, Screw, 1,104 tons, 9 gun

300 B.P.

Ohiyoda Gata Kan, 100 tons, B guna, §

H.P.

Fujiyama Kan, Screw, 1000 tons, ton

13 guns, 180 H. F.

Hoshe Kan, Berow, 173 tons, 4 guns,

H.P.

Karuga-Kan, Flag ship, Paddlewheel,

1,015 tone, 7 guna, 300 B.P. Kenko Kan, Screw, training shlp, 800

tous.

Moushius-Kan, 805 tona, 4. guns, 100

H.P.

Nishin-Kan, Barew, 784 tons, 7 guna,

250 EL. P.

Riojo Kan, Ironbelt, Barew, 1,459 tons,

10 guas, 280 .P. Seits-Kan, Store ship.

Seki-Kan, Screw, 860 tons, & guns, 180

H. P.

Teibo-Kan, Screw, 157 tous, 4 guns, 60

H.P.

Tsukuba Kan, Screw, training ship, 1,083

tons, 12 guns, 200 FLP.

NOTES ON CHINESE. The pak-hop or white pigeon" gambling is well known to many foreigners by name, and to most Cantoness in practice. The oracle is worked in the following way.

enables the Japanese to tak position There is a book called the "Thousand Oha- as a maritime power far invazee of raster Classlo" which contains of chameters guy half civilised states and en of some one thousand different specimens. Eighty countries which claim to bithoroughly of these are chosen by the gambling banker; imbued with Western mode of thought and of these eighty, which are exhibited in

for a country, which ten yere ago had his den, twenty are chosen for use on each no pretensions whatever to aval power, spocido occasion. Each gambler the and was, in point of fact, almst à terra makes a selection of tickets of ten obaras incognita. In striking contra to Japan tere taken from amongst these twenty, 174

in these matters stands Of The His floket coats him three li of diver latter country bas perhaps sent treble (about four and a half casb), and if, on the the money Japan has for nava purposes, ·|

June 30, Stad Amsterdam, Dut. stesmer, MAILS BY THE FEEXON PAUKET.-*-*-

The French Contract Packet Ava will and yet, thrown upon her ownresources, banker scoring up at cholde ten characters, be despatched from Hongkong on would in all probability met with fire of these turn out to be upon the ticket SATURDAY, the 6th July, with nothing but utter defeat in a erfare on purchased, he wins one li, that is he gets Malls to and through the United the high seas with her dimitive but six onah for his four-and-a-half; if al Kingdom and Europe, vid Margo-ahead neighbour. In militar matters characters are alike, he gets 75 cah; if seilles; to Balgon, Singapore, Bata-

June 80, Sea Gull, British steamer, 907, Wm. Smith, Manila June 27, General.- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

July 1, Java, Dutch steamer, 888, R.

A. A. HAYES, JR., General Manager, for Weber, Singapore June 24, General

China and Japan.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 120, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Assets.......... Surplus.

THE

P

$81,700,000

THE Undersigned having been appointed, Agents in Hongkong, China, for the above Company, are prepared to Accept Risks at greatly reduced rates and upon terme very favourable to the assured.

For full information and particulars, spply to

OLYPHANT & C

Agents..

Hongkong, January 21, 1878.

Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW."

Now

Ready.

No. V.-Vol. Vllo

-OF THE-

ORDER.

July 1, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Shanghal June 27, General--SIEMS- SEN & Co,

July 1, Lorne, British - s'enmar, 1085, McCulloch, Niigata June 21, Riov. -- MELCHERS & Co.

DEPARTURES,

June 80, Albyn's Isle, for Quinhon.

30, Japan, for Chefoo.

July

30, Yottung, for Swatow.

30, Aaria, for Balgou,

1, Borneo, for Nagasaki

30, Trio, for Newchwang,

1, Gustav & Marie, for Amoy.

1, Golden Spur, for Topros." 1, Ningpo for Canton.

1, bajanattianuhar, for Bangkok.

CLEARED.

Malvina, for Vanelum. Esperance, for Nowelwang. Mosquico, for Melbourne. Cassandra, for Saigon. Ludy Bowen, for Nagasaki. Conquest, for Boihow. Kare, for Guam. Hermann, for Sooloo

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Por Salvadora, from Manila, Mrs and

expenses Date it will be sold to defray CHINA REVIEW Miss Brull and two children, Mrs and

AR 12, 2 Cases MUSKETS,

Ex "Oxfordshire,"

from London, 3rd March, 1876.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Hongkong, June 29, 1878.

CONTAINS

̈“J. Brull, and 4. Cardell.

Men Ordune, Messrs J, Lopez, N. Robles, Per Zambest, for Bongkong: from South- Bibliography of the Chinese Imperial Col ampton, Mr F. Flanley, Lieut. B. Oldfield,

lections of Literature. Imperial Confucianism.

1529

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

NONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bulls of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- elgnature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored ki their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

EL DU POVEY, Agent,

Ex "Yangtid."

SP (in triangle) Order, 100 bags from

Sharp Stones.............Medras.

Ex "Asa." JANG Order, 6 balss Cotton, from Galle.

Macro,

F

Ex "Amazons," 1386, The Tido Surveyor, IM. Customs, Canton, TH 1646, Mr L. Thevento,

1 case Init,

BE (under heart) 10 csaks

from

The Tang Kon Chi.

of

Geographical Notes on the Province

Kiangel Chinese Moral Sayings Compared with

Those of the Greek Tragedians. Translations of Chinese School-books. Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:--

Portuguese from Masao in Peking in the first quarter of the 17th Century.

Gelmm's Laws in Chinese, Primer of English for Chinese. Chinese Cloisonné Enamel.

The Chinese Silver Coinage of Tibet. Use of Brisks.

Opium Bating in Ubina.

The Tai Tribes of Yunnan.

Books Wanted, I zchanges," ks.

China Mall Office, Hongkong, May 13, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Wine, from A caske Marseilles.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Marseilles. Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their clay in Hongkong Harbour

from Marseilles, from

Galle.

B (la triangle) 1 onus Mer. chandise,umui Hongkong, June 89, 1878.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

48. AMAZONE,

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ,

TORRIGNEES of Onego per 8. 8. Euphrate, from London, in connee. tion with the shore Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Gedowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before TO-DAT, the 26th Inataný, "at Koon, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after Batue- DAY, the 89th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been affected,

E. DU FOUET, deat Zongkong, June 26, 1870

AMERIJA, British steamer, Captain J. Graham Birley & Co.

ANNIE Lonway, British barque, Captain B. Gales-Borneo Co., Limited.

WH. H. DEITE, American 8-m. schooner, Captata L. 6. Endicott,Meyer & Co.

MARTHA BROCKELMANN, Garman bargus, Captain Kluth Meyer & Co.

JEAN PIERRE, French barque, Captain Legaene,Carlowits & Co,

THUANIA, British barque, Capt. Robert Goldie.Olyphant & Co.

HINDOSTA, Baitish ship, Captain Joshua Belyca-F. & O. BY K. Co.

Today's Advertisements.

FOR BHANGĦAL The Steamship

STAD AMSTERDAM will be despatched, es above, on WEDNESDAY, the Srd Instant at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

METOUMAS & Co.,

Agmt.

· Mosgkong, July 1, 1870.

oven, 750 cash; it eight, Tla. 2h; il nine,

Tis. 5; if all are the same, Tis, 10. Thus for the moderate outlay of one farthing a the face of all the troops and arlamenta man stands the chance of winning £8, the Chinese would be able to colletto bar remote though the chance may be. Anyone their progress. The cause of this. galar

via, dalle, Australia, New Zea- the Japanese are equally in avance of land, Taamania, Fijl, Aden, Say the Chinese. It is a question whether, chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Baer, if the Japanese desired, they fuld not and Alexandria. This is the best be able to march an army to king in opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Afries, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA

by this Packet. The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, &:—

Friday, July 8th.-

Post

5 F.M., Money Order Office alosas.

Office closes except the Nicar Boz, which remains open all night,

Saturday, July 6th...

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

10 am, Registry of Letterg ceases.

state of things is no doubt the onceit may, of course, purchase as many tickets and self-sufficiency of the Goverment he likes. Why the game is called "white and people of the Central dom. pigeon" is a matter for speculation, and Possessing ten times the populatih and appears to have escaped the all-perrading resources of Japan, China under roper eye of Mr Giles when he put together his government, and her vast popration Glossary.

exhibiting a fair amount of palptism

and discretion, ought to be in a pition

to bid defiance not only tola was and

of

and

11 A., Post Office closes except for Late

Letters

[11.10 L., Letters (but Letters only) except thoseto and through dush alia,

to

until

The Chinese are about the "farfetch

embryo power like Japan, but the edest" race it is possible to conceive. Th greatest naval and military cries following, four words mean "she made that at present hold the away in rope, very good wife,"

or litera While Japan copied industriouslyfrom ly transisted fowl, window, Hung, table foreign nations and paid handsnely The way in which this roundabout hosts of foreign instructors to visit her idea is reached is by means of numerous ahores, entering heart and soul in the

work of reform, or rather change, and ellipses. The full paraphrase would be

may be posted on payment of a progress, China, ever sulky and for many long years she rose at] cock- Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, sufficient, endeavoured to effoot a crow, as soon as dawn first glimmered half-bearied reforms upon her own idas through the window. [She was as faithful 11.30. when the Post Office CLoss of what should be, apent a great dea of sa Meng Kwang, the wife of Liang] Hung,

entirely.

money, and met with inevitable failte [who, when eating, would raise the] table Hongkong, June 22, 1878.

16 This mistaken line of policy on the prt

MALLS BY THE ENGLISH PACKE

of China is most clearly seen in the oe [ap to her brow as a token of respect]. of her navy.

The Chinese authoritės

The English Contract Packet Teheran were too self-sufficient to have their ire- will be despatched with the Malis for clads and other vessels of war built a Europe, o., on SATURDAY, the countries where such highly scienti 18th July. The following will be the hours of closing properly performed; they must buil

the Malls, dra. ****

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes.

and Mr W. Sallook from Bombay, Mr A. Blater; from Melbourne, Mr J. Grimes; from Singapore, Deputy-surgeon Gen. Gil.Friday, 12th July. borne, and 55 Chinese For Shanghal Tratman, L. Henley, G. Hausser, and W. from Southampton, Messrs W. Warry, G. Bailour-For Yokohama: from Southamp ton, Messrs J, Kirobler, W. Lankie, J. Ritchie, Miss Shaw, and Miss Vincent

|·

Per Stad Amsterdam, from London, da: for Shanghai, Mrs Williamson and doughter, Mrs Maclear, and Mr D. O. Bourke for Hongkong, Mesara Gebhardt, S. QUert, and & Chinese.

For Sea Gull, from Manila, Mr P. M. Saltarel.

tiansen, and és Chinese.

Per Ningpo, from Shanghai, Mr. Chala,

Per Lorne, from Niigats, 3 Chinese. Par Anna Bertha, from Coamong, 2 Chi,

nese,

Per Jaus, from Singapore, 181 Chinese

DEPARTED,

Per Menelaus, for London, Mrs Hopkinp

and about 128 Chinese.

€ P., Post Office closes except the Niour Box, which remains open all night, Saturday, 19th July-

LOVAL AND GENERAL.

work was thoroughly understood at The delivery of the English Mall was be-

their vessels themselves with the min gun at 2 45 yesterday afternoon. xium amount of guidance and assistand

from foreign heads and handa Th Ma Dave Carson's entertainment commences result was the erection of two or threat 3 o'clock this evening. costly establishments, the productions of

7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale which in the shape of ironclads and The maximum temperaturs at the Harbour of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and armaments, while perhaps creditable Master's Office during the last week wan Fosting of all correspondence.

enough to Chinese workmen and their

10 A., Post Office aloses except for Late foreign instructors, are a useless expense

Lettern. Boglatry of Letters conses. (10.16 A.M., Letters may be posted with

to

LATE T'H' of 18 cents extra Postage till

11 am, when the Post Omes Crosss

entirely.

to the Chinese Government, and do not

010.

in any way redound to its intelligence THEM. M. steamer daadyr, with the out or credit. On the other hand, we now ward mails, was expected to leave Singa find Japan, trusting to competent aid pore yesterday (Sunday) ¡morning for this and advice, placed in possession of a navy bort, via Saigon.

(11,80 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) which, handled by the numerous officers

to

Eddressed to the United Kingdom she has from time to time sent abroad you the report of the Collector of Stamp Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may in foreign vessels for Instruction, and

be posted on board the Packet with manned by crews carefully drilled on events published in the Government. Late Foo of 48 cents extra postage, the foreign model, is fully capable of taste of Saturday last it appears that

11.50 AM, when the Mall is finally exacting respect from the nations around $2,402.57 had been collected up to the

alosed,

Per Albyn'e Tale, for Quinhon, 2 Chiness. | Hongkong, June 20, 1878 Per Japan, for Chefoo, 2 Chinens.

Per Yottung, for Swatow, 87 Chinese, Per Golden Spur, for Tourón, 6 Chiness, Per Rajanattiamaker, for Bangkok, (162) Chinese,

TO DEFART.

Per Cassandra, for Saigon, 20 Chinese, Por (onquest, for Hoihow, 60 Chiasse. For Hermanns, for Spoloo, é Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS. ·

The Spanish atestor faltadora reportas Fine weather throughout the passage.

The British rleşmer Madras reporta : Strong South-westerly gales throughout.

The British steamer Sea Gull reports: Light airs and calms throughout.

"The Dutch steamer Jára reports |-- First

part of passage rainy weather, latter part fine weather and Southerly winde

her,

1918

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW Thipping. Noon-Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. Auction:

Japan now nearly finds herself 8at May this your compared with $48,810.48- in a position to run alone, while it the same period last year, showing an Chins, who attempted that course long inresne in the revenue of $6,732,11. ago, is just beginning to discover that

after all the will have to go back and

ait down at the feet of the barbarian" TE P.&O. 8. 8. Zambesi reports having for instruction before she can safely un- | inlat. 18.80 N, and loop, 118,40 E. pazed dertake the task of building ironclade, the British ship Normahal, bound to

8 p.m.-Furniture Sale, do, at No. 6, and equipping armies in her own dock Shanghai. Eke also passed H.M., Thistle

West Terroos.

General Memoranda. Wapxeadar, July 8:

yards and srecnals. Thus it is that at bond south in lat. 17 M. and long 114.17 the present moment we find the Japan

ese managing their own affairs at the MS, Diamond, Fly, Curies, and Paris Exhibition, while the Chinese have by were at Singapore when the Zambert yet to employ a staff of foreignem to do | lef], Daylight Stap Amsterdam leates for the work for them,

Shanghai.

TEURSDAY, July 6-

p.Oodidental & Oriental 8. §. Oas

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Bas

Francisco. (5. The British steamer Wingpo reporte: Friday, July 5¡-- throughout. Moderate S. W. monsoon and line weatherp.m.-Ocson leaves for Cooktown,

SATURDAY, July 8

Noon-French Mall leaves for Ports

Call and Europe. |Barunnay, July 18 po

The British steamer Lorne reporta: Moatly strong South-westerly winds, relay weather to Turnabout, thence light winds | and Are Weathers

CARGO.

Pat American ship Great Admiral, Honge kong to San Francisco, sailed 18th June, 1878 lain32,645 bags Bico, 435 bags Beans, 140 bags Peas, 981 baze Bugar, 84 bales Gambler, 3,189 bizes Oli, 767 boxes Flour, 482 pkes. Boy, 105 pkg Wine, 249 pkgs. Fire Crackers, 201 pago. Massing, 68 pag

The Japanese navy now consists of We understand that the case of Cheung some eighteen steam vessels, two of Ashin, now under, sentence of dead for the

which are ironclade, and three belted zaurder of Chan Ngain Mui, was

with armour. The two ironclads are the

Foo-Su (recently arrived from England), consideration by His Excellen and the Adama Kan, formerly the vergor in Executive Coun Stonewall A description of the Foo-So, and again to-day, and the

of and the two other vessels (armour-belted), commuted the sent lately built in England, appeared in this penal servitude for life. Journal a few days ago, and we used not repeat the particulars of their constrno

Noon-English Mail lestes for Porte tion, The Adruma Kan is an ironclad AUTHouse house-build

et Call and Europe, MONDAY, July 16:—

ram of 1300 toms, and carrying me 800. Bunday cannot be pres pounder rified Armstrong gun and two wise English poller of t 10 pounder rifled Armstrong gunt The bed Calders leaves for London of bf about remaining armour-belted vessel is the

this date. Tuzsday, July 16 -

Bar

Riojo Kan, of 1,489 tons and 10 guns, This vessel went on shore during the di 8.50 -Sale of Properties, In the late rebellion, but was, we believo, got

Back Building

off again. Falusius of the thre vossals

tato