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To-day's Advertisements,

FOUND.

ARRIVALS.

Sept. 7, Asia, Danlab steamer, 880, C. 1. Djorup, Nagasaki Sept. 1, Coal and Jeneral. MEYER & Co.

Sept. 7, 80 p.m., Yangtze, British on SATURDAY, A 1,50 sm., & Co. GOLD ALBERT and LOCKET.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW, RELIGIOUS SERVICES -

[No. 4736.SEPTEMBER 7, 1878.

It is no concern of our's whether the have gone to considerable trouble and ex- Hoihow, on June 7th 1877, and that on Aug. Sth 1878 they had still to write duties go to the Imperial Government or the

5. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-The Eight complaining that none of their applica-oppo, so long as a fixed rate is established,pense in regard to new somery, dromes nud

accordance with treaty. Our aim is to doubtless be a very successful one. Reverend Bishop Burdon; The Rev. Etions had been complied with. Hai an not in excess of what we ought to pay in appointments generally, and the plese will * Darys, Acting Colonial Chaplain, Morn-is a port on the peninenls almost opposite transact our business as quietly as possible,

ON the MURRAY PARADE GROUND; steamer, 188, Bohultz, Shanghal Sept. 4, ing Service 11, Evening 5 Holy Com Hoihow, and is said to be a sugar market and to do our best to develope trade; if we

Apply to

Pte J. TAYLOR,

DEPARTURES.

"F" Co., 74: Highlanders. Sept. 7, Arabia, for Callao. Hongkong, September 7, 1878.

FOR HOLHOW AND HAIPHONG."

The Steamship

“NAMOA,”

Je8

Capt. WESTOBY, will be de apatobed 10 the above Ports

OS MUNDAY, the 9th Instant, at 9 a m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,

Hongkong, September 7, 1878,

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7, Pi De Ma Do, for Bangkok.

7, Bertha, for Singapore, &o. 7, Sophie, for Tientsin.

Sunda, for Yokohama. Olympia, for Swatow. Menmuir, for Australian Ports. 7 Kashgar, for Europe, &o. 7, Ulysses, for Shanghal.

7, Florence Nightingale, for Chefoo.

OLEARED. Corrientes, for Portland (Oregon.) Pernambuco, for Saigon. Blania, for Newohwang,

FOR AMJY, TAIWANFOO & TAMSUL Geneagles, for Shanghai

The Steamship

"TAIWAN,"

Captain M. Young, will be de patahod for the above Ports on

TUESDAY, the 10th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, September 7, 1878.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOHOW

The Steamship

"DOUGLAS," Captain PITMAN, will be de patoned for the above Porta OF WEDNESDAY, the 11th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, : Beli Hongkong, September 7, 1878.

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES,

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

The Company's Steamship

"TANAIS,”

Commandant Da LA MARCELLS, will be despatched for YOKO. HAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mall from Europe.

H. DO POURY, Agent, Hongkong, Beptember 7, 1878.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.

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The Company's Steamship

"TIGRE,"

Commandant LORIER, will be despatched for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.

B. DU POURY, Agent. Hongkong, September 7, 1878,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HONSIGNEES of the following_Cargo are requested to send in their Bulls of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. ignature, and take immediate delivery: This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

R. DU POVEY,

.Agent.

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bales Merchan. dise,.. K(indiam.)781/91-791.793/800

Order, 19 cases Merchandise,

ME 1/6 Order, 6 cases Oil, from Marseilles.

JCM (in square) 18 bales)

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Carl Ritter, for Newchwang. Wenchow, for Swatow, &c. Taunton, for Newchwang Namoa, for Holhor & Halphong.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED. Per Ajax, from Shunghal, 4o., Mr Slade and servant, and 86 Chinese.

Por Conquest, from Haiphong and Hol- bow, 119 Chinese.

$

Per Yangtes, from Shanghai, 36 Chinese.

DEFARTED.

Per Kashgar, from Yokohama for South ampton, Massin J. Thomas, A. Watson, and J. Palmer. From Hongkong; for Brindisi, Mr R, D, McKie for Southamp too, Mr R. Bruce; for Hombay, 1 Seaman

Fer Sunda, for Yokohama, Mesare 8. N. Akaba, Y. M. Nagase, W. Craig, and one Deck from Galle, Mrs Schaub and infant; from Singapore, Mr Cheatellimo, and ME Richardson's servant.

Per Menmuir, for Australian Parts, one European 1st Class, 9 Europeans Steerage, and 39 Uhinese.

Per Ulympia, for Bwatow, 207 Chinese, Por Florence Nightingale, for Chefoo, & Chinese.

TO DEPART. Per Pernambuco, for Salgon, 800 Chl

$160.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Conquest reports: Left Haiphong at noon on the 3rd, and Holbow at 11 am, on the oth. Through out the passage experienced light variable winds and fine weather. And at Hong kong at 6.80 p.m. on the 6th.

The Brith steamer Yangtza reports: Had light Northerly winds to Ocirsen Point, thenue to port light variable winds and cloudy. On the 6th inst, spoken ship Windhover from Shanghai to London, and etra. Glenjinias and Yungching from Hong- kong to Shanghai

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will cloge:~

For SWATOW, AMOY, AND SHANG-

RAL

Per Wenchowe, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the

8th inst.

For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG, (with

Mails for Pakhol and Hazol)-

Per Names, at 8.30 a.m., on Monday,

the 9th inst.

For MANILA,

.

*

Per Penedo, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 9th inst..

For AMOY, TAIWAN, AND TAMBUL

Per Taiwan, at 11.80 a.m., on Tuesday,

the 10th inst.

For

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND CALCUTTA.----

Fer Fenice and Japan, at 2.30 p.m., on

Tuesday, the 10th lost.

For SWATOW,TAMOY & FOOOBOW.- Per Douglas, at 11.90 a.m., on Wedner-

day, the 11th Inst.

For BANGKOK-

munion of the first Sunday in the month. of the first importance. It is impossible are enabled to do this without transit passes

Military Service-Rev. J. Henderson, for us to furnish our readers with even and by means of a compromise, we shall the 6th page we publish an artiale en At 8 &..a résums of the correspondence with the bo satisfied. We are certain that should itled “ Oriental Jugglery,” by J. N. Mas. noting Military Chaplain.

It will be soon that the Morning Prayer, &e Holy Communion inspection of which we have been the Chinese Officials (Imperial Government kelyne (Maakelyne & Cook), from the

favoured, but we may briefly indicate its oppo) compromise the long pending ques-Leisure Hour.

tion by: salient features.

1-Paying our claims for duties we have brief explanation of Dr. Bilvester's 4 Blont- been charged in excess, together with ing Lady" agroen in ita broad features with Buob indemnity for losses sustained on account of non-issue of transit passes, as H. M.'s Minister may think just and proper.

on the third Bunday in the month,

UNION URUSCH.--Morning Service, at 11AM. Afternoon, 6 F.M.---Divine Servies in Chinese, 2-8 2., every Sunday, with communion on first Sunday of every month, -Rev. Dr. Eitel.

ST. STEPREN'S MISSION CHURCH, Rev. A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam Yuan, (All Services in Chinese,) Morn ing Prayer:Ldtany, Ante-Communion, and Sermon, at 11 A. Bible Class, at 3 e.M. Preaching, at 6.30 r., Holy Com- munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month.

BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE.--Service in the German language, by Rev. W. Louts, every Sunday at half-past ten M., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point.

3 Becuring to merchants's fixed rate of

our own long account of the modus operandi in that performance.

duties as above, not alone on Suger from We have just heard of an attack which is Hai-an, but on all articles of import foreign owned, to or from neighbouring places or the interior, and to or from a foreign port in foreign vessels.

load and 3-Permitting foreign vessels

discharge at Hai-an:

said to have been made on a fishing boat near Aberdeen, within British water, oh the night of the 29th ultimo, in which a man named Ho Ahung was shot in the leg,

On June 7th 1877, the Firm write to Her Majesty's Vice Consul at Hoihow stating that they are desirous of buying sugar at Hai-an and vicinity, and request ST. PETER'S BEAMEN'S CHURCH.-Roving that official to obtain for them the J. Henderson, Service at 6 F.M., every necessary documents To this communi. Sunday. All seats free. Morning Prayer and Communion on the First Sunday in cation the Vice Consul replies, stating that he has applied to the Commissioner each month at 11 am. A

of Customs for the memorandum required, but that the Commissioner had informed. him that he was unable to comply with the request, "owing to the Chinese Provin cial authorities having at present made no arrangements to issue native produce transit passes to Hoihow. The Super- intendent of Customs at Canton had, however, been communicated with on the subject same time ago, and his in- structions were expected shortly." Writ ing to the Vice Consul on June 14th, the Firm states that their representative bad proceeded to Hai-an to buy sugar, and that, after some demur, the native Customs there had allowed his gooda to pass on payment of duties, 12 cents per pical more than would have been payable under the transit pass system. Against this the Firm formally protest; claim their right, by Treaty, to transit passes, and hold the Chinese authorities responsible for all duties they pay in excess, and for all delays and laconveniences they suffer from the non-issue of the passes This clearest provisions of the Treaty of Tien- boon based for some time party camo latter and subsequent ones also contain tsin. The Chinese authorities could off to-day. A match had also been ar complaints of pressure brought to bear have, if so minded, made arrangements ranged for to-day between crews from upon the native merchants to induce for the issue of these passer in three the men of the 74th and the Artis That one year lary, resulting in an uncontested elatory them to pay the duties on the goods months, at most. exported by the Firm.

and a quarter has elapsed since the

Shipping.

Goods per Ummonwealth undelivered

after this date subject to rent

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.

9 am-Namos leaves for Holhow, &c. Goods per Glenfinlas undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda. TUESDAY, September 10 :---

Noon.--Taiwan leaves for Amoy, Bo. 3 piVenice and Japan leave for

Singapore, &c.

WEDNESDAY, September 11:-

Noon.-Douglas loaves for Coast Ports. 8 p.m.-Oodidental Oriental 3. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Sam

Francisco,

THURSDAY, September 12 :-----

FaIDAT, September 13:

this date subject to rent.

increaset, by the increased trade. they would soon find the revenue largely whilst engaged in fishing in a small sam- It is mare probable that such a compromise pan, by some person on board of one would meet the requirements of British trade of the Chinese Revenue Cruisers. The in this direction from the fact that although wounded man is unable to give the name Hoihow possesses considerable trade in itself, still from natural causes, such as a bad of the craiser, but le certain that she was anchorage, distance of the anchorage from a cruiser. The wound was inflicted by a the town, the long sand Bats to be crossed revolver. The boat was engaged in no on the way between the shore and shipping illegal pursuit, and even had she been so, &o., it is not a convenient shipping centre, and a subsidiary port such as Hai-on is very there can be no doubt that the cruiser had no jurisdiction where the attack was made ; desirable.

It is now nearly two and a half years and the local Government will doubtless since the port of Hoihow was opened to know how to redress the wrong in fact, foreign trade, and one year and a quarter we believe the matter is now under in- since the first formal application was made for the issue of transit passes there, vestigation. and it certainly does seem somewhat remarkable that the Chinese authorities Taz sculling race between the Thistle and should require, or be allowed, all this time Sylph, upon which so much expectation has to carry out one of the most important and

On many subsequent occasions, even first application was sent in for the for the latter, owing to one of the up to July and August of the present documents, and that the Firm applying bars of the 74th bost breaking at the outset. year, the Firm renewed their application for them are apparently about as wear The match of the evening attractedva :: for the passes, and received much the obtaining them as they were when their large number of gentlemen, and a sprink same reply. Other annoyances and im original application was made, seems to ling of the fale" i proper exaotions on the part of the native be suggestive of a lack of spirit and following comprised the crown -17lotte, Customs at Hai-an are also complained energy on the part of British officials in

sex, to witness $1 The

Goode per Vanice undelivered after this of Meanwhile the Firm present claims China, so often charged against their Messrs. M. W. Saunders, B. Trall, J.

date subject to rent,

against the Chinese Authorities for the ohter, Sir Thomas Wade. It is to be A. In Coker, J. H. Greer (Stroke) and excess of duty paid. The Vios Consul hoped that energetic action will be Lewis (Coxswain); Sylph, Mors Towa Goods per Gleneagles undelivered after writes on August 1st 1877 that taken in the matter by the Hongkong end, Templar, F. Oswald, D. C. Travora

he has just heard from Her Majesty's Chamber of Commerce, in which case it (stroke) and Blogg (Coxswain), Mr Hote Consulat Canton that he consi-is probable the present unsatisfactory ders these claims to be legitimate state of affairs would be speedily rectified. Noon.-French Mall leaves for Ports of In another letter, he states that H. M.'s The Firm in question deserve the greatest

Call and Europe. SUNDAY, September 15

Strathleven leaves for Lunden on or about

SATURDAY, September 14 :----

this date.

Hesperia leaves for London, &c., on or

about this date.

THIE

Beart acted as starter, and Mr. Hynes an Judge. The start was effected

Consul at Canton is in communication | praise for so long fighting the battle of a the time announced, Boʻalock, t

with H. M.'s Chargé d'Affaires at Peking national question alone, on the subject of the issue of the transit passes. On the 5th May last, the Firm notify that the excess of duty paid by them amounts to $995.23. On May 8th the Firm write to Her Majesty's Con sul as follows ---

In consequence of former refusals and of

REUTER'S TELEGRAMB.

(SUPPLIED TO TAM "OHINA MAIL.").__

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, the present refusal of the Chinese Authorities (Per B. B. A, & O, Tolegraph Co's Lins.)

Established 4.D. 1841.

香港大藥

A. S. WATSON & Co., SAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTs, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Davaoist), IMPORTERS

07

Daungiers' BuNDRINS, Nursher Raqui- BITES, TOILET Requisites, EsgLIBU, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

03

Por Rajanattlunthar, at 3.80 p.m., on Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water,

Wednesday, the 11th inst.

For SAIGON

Per Quarte, at 5 p.m., on Thunday, the

12th inst.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

Gingerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla Water, and other Aarated Waters.

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

KOREA

The United States Mall Packet Belgic will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 11th Sept., with Malls for Japan, The publication of this issue commented Ban Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:--

41:50, 10 from Galle. 9.15 2.1. Registry of Letters cassas, - Oster Cinnamon, Hongkong, September 7, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Orew of the following Vearels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

HAWTHORN, British barque, Captain (. Mead. Wieler & Co.

et 7.25 p.m.

to inue transit passes to us, to which we ero justly entitled under treaty, we shall now thank you to inform them, that exclusive of our claim for $995.23 as mentioned in our letter of 6th instant, we also blain damages from the Chinese Government to the extent

of Twenty Thousand Mexican Dollars, on the following grounds i

LONDON, 5th September, 1878. The Excursion steamer referred to in yesterday's London Telegram sank near Woolwich. Of these on board 600 persons were drowned and only 85 saved.

Her Majesty sent a Telegram expressing her sympathy for the friends of those drowned, and the Lord Mayor has con- sented to receive subscriptions on their behalf.

Midhat Pacha has been recalled.

1. We have during the past year ze- peatedly applied through H. M.'s Con sul for the necessary documents te proceed to Hai-an and vicinity to purchase native produce under transit pass and our requests have invariably been refused. 2-These refusals have not only given is a great amount of inconvenience and trouble, but have also acted most in- juriously on our business, causing na great pecuniary loss; our calculations, which were based on the supposition, that our rights by treaty would be Boboj. respected, have been completely thrown out on account of the Chinese Authorities

LONDON, 5th September, 1878. A division of the Austrian Army has attacked and defeated the Insurgents at

The Porta refuses to appoint Delegates

Bagrantly ignoring the treaty by refue for the ratification of the frontiers of ing to issue transit passes,

Greece.

LOUAL AND GENERAL

Both the Consul at Holhow and the Chargé d'Affaires at Feking appear to have been of opinion that this claim of 820,000 was incapable of entertainment, Paz 0. & 0. 8. 8. Guelle, with malls from In a letter dated the 20th May 1878, the Firm state, with reference to the San Francisco to Aug, 17th, will leave Port of Hai-an: "In conclusion we beg Yokohama for this port on Tuesday, the to suggest that as the port of Hai-an la 10th.

2.80 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Letter THE CHINA MAIL the real Eey of the Lei Chow peninsula

(except for Non-Union Countries) may

be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Portage until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies Ceroept the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Rice, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be acut by this route, Hongkong, August 31, 1878.

MAILS DY TE# Fat20R PACKET.——

HONGKONG, BATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1878.

(the Chinese Characters are) and Tan services at Union Ohurch will be con distant only about 12 miles from Het- dusted by the Rev. T. G. Selby to-morrow, how on the opposite side of the straits, These services are the last at which Mr We have been favoured with the inspectrade in this direction if it could be and station of Shin-kwan,

Fit would be a very great advantage to Selby will preach before starting for his tion of some bulky correspondence, that made subsidiary to Holbow, foreign: has passed between an English Firm and merchants being permitted to hire go Her Majesty's Consul at Hofhow, relative

the having drawn fuside plane. Both got well Away together, but Blogg appeared to be steering rather wildly, thus allowing bis adversary a decided adven. tage. The couaequance of this behavious was that Sylph had to round the bowa of the barque Dartmouth, which was right in her course, and Blogg had then to steer in shore nearly athwart the course, until his adversary was right ahead, and Tending by a good three lengths, which she increased

Time, 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Since to the finish, winning by a good 4 lengths. writing the above we learn that Templar broke his stretcher ; which may account for the apparently wild manner in which Syiph was steered.

CHINESE NOTES.

There is a custom in China of returning to one's original family-name (fut, sing), which should not be confused with the term for a "double-surname,” L.e. fuk for

heung) sing. It a man has been adopted

original family are short of an heir, he into another family and finds that bla will often have arrangements made for returning to his birthrights. A slave also returns to his ancestors' surname as soon

as he is manumitted. HE, late Viceroy of Ba Okwan, was once a slave be longing to the family of at Fatahan,

According to one Chiness account tones did not exist in theory until the Tang Dynasty, when a careful comparison of dialects was made, and the even and oblique tones settled in accordance with present usage. At that time many dialects doubt. less possessed occult tones which were

downs there, and foreign vessels allowed Two acudents occurred to-day owing to unknown to others, and consequently it is well to the issue of transit passes by the to go there to load and discharge. By the fall of lend-mone si Kennedy Rosa Probable that many dialects now take

| Chinese authorities at that port these means much delay and risk would where two man were buried, one of whom { "gnizance of tonesized by law which

the Treaty of Tientsin it is provide that be avoided, and merchants would be able

CENTENNIAL, American ship, Captain J. The French Contract Packet Traouaddy will | "It shall be at the option of any Brities to protect themselves by Injuran was badly injured į and the other in/ Kaver bed any calloquial existence.

Bearse-Butterfeld & Swire.

BALCARRY, British barque, Captalu Robert Kinmond.--Siemseen & Co.

SOUTHERN Cross, American ship, Capt. A HughesCaptain.

BTRATHEARN, Britleh barque, Captain Wm. Anderson, →→M. M. Co,

Loass, British steamet. Captain Wo

LaCulloch --Melabers & Co.

PAKILOS, French barque, Captein 3. Pusso-Kong Kes

Asta, Danish steamer, Captain U. J Djorüp Mayer & Co.

BHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Sapt. 8, 8.30 p.m., Conquest, British aty., 17, Scott, Haiphong Sept. 3, and Hoihow 5, General and Treasure ($28,000.)-KWONG LEE YUER,

Sept, 7, Ajas, British steamer, 1850, A. Kidd, Shanghai Aug öt, vis Foocher, Tes-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Sept. 7, Parelai, French barque, 242, T. ace, Newchwang Aug. 4, BosnKore

The

forward congratulatory addresses f In addition to this, they are allowed to

1 on the anniversaries of the two Em presses and the Emperor's birthdays ; at the New Year, and at the winter solstice, If the Viceroy or Governor of a Proviose

Provincial Treasurers and Judges ath be despatched from Hongkong on subject, desiring to convey produce against losses in the transportation of Wellington Street, where one man was BATURDAY, the 14th Sept. with purchased inland to a port, or to conver goods to and fro. As it is, we have no alightly hurt by the falling in of a drain,

death permitted to address the Throne di Hells to and through the United imports from a port to au inland market control over godowns at Halan, or over

rectly on the coussions of their taking over Kingdom and Europe, eid Mar to dear his goods of all transit dun by the cargo beats which convey our goods at the Marine Court today James Hopper, and relinquishing charge of their posts. asdites; to Saigon, Singapore, Bate the payment of single charge. The across the straits we are therefore ex a seaman belonging to the British ship The ris, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calsutts, Bombsy, Aden, Bass, and amount of this charge shall be leviable posed to heavy risks, and steamers are Alexandria,

on exporta at the first barrier they may often kept waiting at Hoihow at grast Goalue, was charged with having deserted have to pass, or, on Imports, at the port apenas owing to the inefficiency of the from his veral at Amoy. He was ordered following will be the hours of closing at which they are landed; and, on pay native cargo boste to bring the cargo to be sent basis to his ship by the first op

the Malls, din, s

ment thereof, a certificate shall be issued, ver

portunity, and mekuwhile to be detained Friday, 13th Septembar.

In the flual letter of the Firm, dated as Vistoria Gaol. which shall exempt the goods from all 6 F., Money Order Offies doses. Fost further abarges whatever. By the August 8th 1878, the reason of this

Ofies alongs except the Hiort Box, Tarif Rules, attached to this Treaty, it is unwillingness to issue transit passes is the Police Court to-day, 12 Ayum and has given strong ground for complete, which reinsins open all night.

further provided that the amount charged, hdtad at, and the question of a compre- for these transit passes shall be one fislf miss considered

Tanig

Akum, cooliss, both unemployed, these two functionaries may jointly img The 7 E., Post Offer opens for sale 6 of the Foreim Tariff duties payable on

There can be no doubt that the root of the were sharged by Inspector Lindsay with peach their superior. An instance of this Stampe, Legistry of Letters, and the goods sought to be cleared. One

evil is simply this: that (Holhow excepted) being found af brothel No. 878quare Bisset decurred in the reign of Kien-Lung, Posting of all currespondence,

would imagine that under nos express the dutier ers farmed to the Hoppo of Cans in possession of a bottle containing what Governor of Canton invited the high off. Treaty provisions as these, a foreign ton, who probably foresees that were the 11 à. x., Port Ofica elónés utcept for Late merchant would merely have to apply transit pass system enforced, the duties on was believed to be poison. The case was tale to a fast within the hundred days of for transit passes to obtain them, with foreign owned goods, to or from a foreign remanded until Monday, in order to allow official mourning following upon the leath (11,10 a... Letters (but Letters only) out trouble or inconvenience. Not so, part, by foreign vessels would go to time to ansigts the contents of the bottle of the Empress. So flagrant a broken of the Law and the Proprieties was too much may be posted on payment of a however, at Hoihee, From the corres the Imperial Treasury, hence his objection Late Tea ci 18 centà extra postage, pendance before us we learn that the to facilitate the matter, while the Imperia natu

English Firm In question made their Government having already granted the Tas Royal English Opera Company pro. for the Treasurer and the Judge and | 11.30 4.2, when the Post Offer Gloss application for trane's pass, for Heppo the right to collect such duties are duce Satanalia" tonight at the City these two ooors, in "consequence, put umable for sin time to meet their obligations

We ballers the Company their heads together ta vindicate the out, 14 goods to be brought from Halos temiz pogies to tenant payo

Be There

Saturday, Léth September.---

10 ... Beglatry of Lettere season.

to

Laitafa

归

Hongkong, August 31, 1878,

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