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Notices of Firms..

NOTICE.

MAGENT for the COMETOLE ÄR HENRI VINAY has been Appoint-

DESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at Hongkong.

Mr ERNEST SCREVEBLIN will have i power to act at the same place in Mr VINAY'S absenos,

E. G. VOUILLEMONT,

Maxager,

Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL,

HONGKONG...

To-morrow Evening,

(SATURDAY), September 28th, 1878.

COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, THE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA

SHANGHAL

Shanghai, September 8, 1878,

17ITH Reference to the above, I have This Day UPENED the AGENCY of the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at the Office of Mesars RUSSELL & Co.

H. VINAY, Agent. Hongkong, September 12, 1878. 0012

NOTICE

MHE Interest and Responsibility of Mr THE

ARTHUR OBLART in our Firm OEASED on the 31st December last.

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

NOTICE.

AND

OPERA BOUFFE COMPANY.

TO.MORROW EVENING, September 28th, 1878, Will be produced

LEUDOQ'S SPARKLING COMIO OPERA "GIR OFLE GIROFLA, in Three Acta,

Z

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

37

GIROFLE Twin { Mia ELCIA MAY, GIROFLASistera, } Maraquin,............ Miss A. DRABORE. Don Bolero d'Alca-

raz38

Mourzouk,

Pedro,....

de13

Aurore,.. Paquita,.

Mr G. HODSON, Mr H. VERNON.

Mr J. ROLLINGS,

....Miss B. DEARGEE.

Mies CLABA STANLEY, Pirates, Moors, &a.

NEW SCENERY AND EFFECTS, by

SENHOE BAPTISTA,

HE Undersigned, HOP YEK & Co. 1 of HOWARD's Godowns, No. 239, Shek Tong Tzoi, begs to notify that the sait Company is not nor will be Hesponsible for any Debts contracted by any of the Firm's employees or Parizora. Also, no Debt, if say, can be deducted from the Rent Payable to the sald Company. The MUSICAL DIRECTOR,.........MR PANIZZA. Company is only Responsible for those Accounts, which are Confirmed and Signed by Mr CEU WING OF himself, of the Kung Ytta shop, Wing Lok Street.

HOP YEK & Oo, Hongkong, September 18, 1878.

NOTICE

0013

THE Undersigned having This Day PUB- THE LOVE-EN-TRADS, Book Debts, and Goodwill of the CHINA DIS. PENSARY hitherto Carried on by Mr W. BALL, will conduct and carry on the said Business (in connection with the VICTORIA DISPENSARY) on his own Account from This Date.

WM CRUICKSHANK, Hongkong, August 31, 1878.

NOTICE, THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinese Mail, (Wah Teze Yat Po), USED from the 1st August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Dats will be received and paid by him.

CHUN AYIN.

Hingkong, April 6, 1878.

NOTICE: TN Referenos to the above, the Under.

from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the servicer of M LEONG YOOK CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- cellent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG CHIM,

The Operas are produced under the Sole

direction of

MAH. VERNON.

Tickets to be had and Seats secured at Mesar KRUSE & Co.'s, where a Plan of the Theatre may be seen.

PRICES OF ADMISSION: Drean Circle or Orchestra Stalls...............

Plt.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO. The Steamship

GLENÄRTNEY," Captain AULD, will leave for the above Ports TO-MOR ROW, the 28th Instant, at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESÓN & On, Hongkong, September 27, 1878. 1828 FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THES. S. Genartney having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods- with the exception of Opium-are being

landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whenes andfor from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon To-day.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the| 4th October will be subject to rent.

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

JARDIÑE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1878. ood

**** BOR SELANGĦAL (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for CHEFOO and TIENTSIN.) The Steamship

"EL DORADO," Captain HUTCHINSON, Will leave for the above Port on.or about TUESDAY, the lat Proximo.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1878. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

8. 8. Morag having arrived from The above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Billa | of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- algusture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo Impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Conalgiena' riak ¦ and expense.

"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, September 27, 1878.

100

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. The 41 British Bark

#ADA MELMORE," -Captain SEWALL, will load here for the abaro Port, and will

TWO DOLLARS ONE DOLLAR.

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, September 27, 1878.

Ladies unaccompanied by Gentlemon cannot be admitted;

Hongkong, September 27, 1878. *.20

Intimations.

NOTICE.

W

E hereby give notice that ali BILLS against the British Bark "GLAMIS” will not be Paid unless approved and coun- tersigued by us, and that we do not hold ourselves RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS contracted by the Captain, Offloers or Crew.

KUNSELL & Co.,

Agents for the Owners of the British Bark **Glamis." Hongkong, September 20, 1878. 0620

AFONG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

by appointment, to

Not Responsible for Debts.

0027

Neither the Captain, the Agonis, nor Owners will be Respe nsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crea of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour !--

STRATHMARN, British barque, Captain Wm. Anderson.-M. M. Co.

LOBNE, British steamer, Captain Wm.' MoDallook-Melchers Co.

BRUSEITE, British barque, Captain W. Dowed. The stevens a qui

HAMBURG, German barque, Captain H. von Kroge.-Eduard Sahellbass & Co...

MELROSE, Amertean ship, Captain D. Plumer.-Order.

IMPERATRICE ELISABETTA, Austrian ship, Capt. Breglich.-D. Musso & Co.

INDIA, American ship, Capt. O. Patton.

H. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, B. E. AD-Order.

MIRAL ALFRED P. RYDER, AND TO B. LA. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS of Russia.

for the production of

THE Spacious Premises bei Portraiture Lesses of the Hongkong Chinese Mail. and fitted up so as to command the best light throughout all the Hours of the Day Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

is Open from 8 o'’Clock am, until 5 'Clock p.m., under the personal Management of D. K. Gridith, who has introduced all the latest novelties.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

TWO. AMERICAN and One ENGLISH

ENLARGEMENTS

AND

REDUCTIONS.

Oecond-hand BILLIARD TABLES, In a Superior Style at Moderate Charges, with BALLS, CUES, LAMPS, do, Complete.

Apply to

D. NOWROJEE,

Hongkong Hotel. Hongkong, July 11, 1876.

NOW READY,

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts I, and IL, A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo,, pp. 404-By ESNIS JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

STUDIO, QUEEN'S ROAD, Nearly opposite The Hongkong Hotel

Hongkong, September 19, 1878.

Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."

Now Ready.

No. 1.-Vol. VII.

-OF-THE-

DON QUIXOTE, American ship, Captain Chan, F. King-Messageries Maritimes. Armstrong.-O. & D. §. 8. Co.

FUSILIER, British barque, Captain Wm.

Not Responsible for Debts of Crew:-

HSEAT, British ship, Captain Chas Robertson,-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Sept. 27, Glenartacy, British steamer, 1871, Auld, London Aug. 17, vis ports of call, and Singapore Sept. 20, General,- JAEDENE, MATHESON & CO.

Sapt. 27, Sun-kee, Chinese R. O from Cauton.

Sept. 27, Bsmeralda, British steamer, 395, R. Cullen, Manila Sept. 24, General

RUSSELL & Co.

Sept. 27, Taiwan, British etasmer, 409, M. Young, Tamsui Sept. 23, Amoy 24, and Swatow 26, General,➡DouglaS LAPRAIS & Oo,

Sept. 27, Moray, British steamer, 1427, Butcher, Calcutta Eapt. 10, via Penang, and Singapore 21, General-JARDINE, MATERSON & Co.

Sept. 27, Kilarney, British steamer, 1060, Beney 'Neill, Singapore Sept. 21,

Frios: FIVE DOLLARS, OF TWO DOLLARS CHIUA REVIEW General GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO.

AND & HALY per Part.

To be had from Mesure Lanz, CRAWFORD

Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Mesars

KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai.

Hongkong, March 1, 1878.

Notices to Consigness.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARIZIKER.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

JONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Underrigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored st thels risk and expense.

No Bisq Ittsince has been effected,

R. DU FOUNY, Agent.

Ez "Tigre,"

fromt

·ER No. 800, Mosern Ulmana )-

& Co 1 azsa Laces, Marsailles. Hongkong, September 24, 1878.

SAILOR'S HOME,

NY Carbof CLOTHING, Booke, at APARIS l bo toankfully recrived St the Sailor's Home, West Folai

Bongkang, July 25, 1976, -

CONTAINS-

The Chinese in Borneo, Jottings from the Book of Rites,

【 The Character Hor

On the Use of the Character Fan Brief-Sketches from the Life of Kung.

ming.

The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Geographical Notes on the Province of

Kiangel

The Ballads of the Shi-king. Translations of Obinene School-books, Perkin Warbeck in China.

Short notices of New Books and Literary.

Intelliy nice.

Notes and Queries:-

Dutch Doctors in Borned. The Girafe and the Ki-in.

On the Syllabic Spelling;

Locus Operandi in Flogging. Early Frost in Canton, in 1877-8, A Chinese Coin.

per annamese Sovereigut.

Chinese Bank notes.

Books Wanted, Kichanges, a

Okina Mail &fco, Bouakong, Sept. 10, 1878...

To-day's Advertisements..

|

Sept. 27, Chop chung, Chinese gunboat, from Macso,

Sept. 27, Chop-cai, Chinese gunboat, from Magno.

DEPARTURES.

Sept. 27, Varuna, for Newchwang,

27, Civiale, for Nawebwang.

27, Sarah Bell, for San Frangisso. 27, Strathearn, for Portland (Oregon).

27, Brema for Manila.

27, Olympia, for Swatow.

21, Esmeralda, for Amoy.

97, dalvadora, for Manila,

ULEARED Formosa, for Bangkok. John Potts, for Newchwang, Southern Crois, for Manila. Minna, for Newchwang. Esperance, for Newahwang. „Lõuta Eugene, for Cheloo,

Phillip Fitspatrisk, for Keelung,

PASSENGERS ABEIVED.

Per Glenartney, from London, de los Hongkong, Capt. Hello, and 87 Chinese ; for Japan, Mesure Kleinwork and Gray,

Per Esmeralda, from Manila, Mesars F. H. Vale and servent, Ed. Oland, C. M. Moller, and 180 Chiness.

For Moray from Calcutta, da, Mi Brown, and 166 Obinese.

WANTED. ÎMPLOYMENT of ANY KIND, at a

Moderate Salary, by a Good Books, and 5 Malaya. REPEE and COMBESPONDENT, formarly in Ship Chandlery business Best Reference

Address: "C. G. B." China Mail Office.

Elongkong. Beptember 27, 1876

· Fer Falban, from Amoy, đo, 159 Chi-

Fer Killarney, from Bingapore, 170 Obi-

DEFARTED.

sod ⠀⠀ Pen Olympia, (oy Swatow, 10 Chineap

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Glenartney reports: Fine weather with moderate winds through-

out..

The British steamer Esmeralda reports: Left Manila on the 24th, and had fresh and nastaady winds and squally weather to Pratas Shoal; thence to port light variable winds and calma.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONE.

MAILS will close- For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. —

CARGO.

[No. 4753-SEPTEMBER 27, 1878.

Bir Richard MacDonnell's example and Per Khedice, sailed 31st Sept., 1878---- mako every possible effort to render pro- For London : from Macão and Canton, 5,007perty and life hero again secure. Orie hores and 24 half-cheste Tea, containing or two of the most valuable results of a 45,591 lbs. Congou, 68,807 Iba. So. Caper, 9,000 lbs. Be, Or. Pekoe, and 960 The meeting would probably be that we Borts; from Danton, 80 bales Raw Silk, 36 should hear a great deal more about the onses Silk Picco Goods, and 1 bals Waste time "When I was in San Francisco," Silk; from Shangbai, 494 boxes and 9,817 and have to struggle with a few red-hot The British steamer Moray reports: half-shests Tea (pariloulars unknown), 449 speeches, for which, it is likely, nobody Fine weather throughout the passage.

balos Raw Silk, 10 cases Silk Piese Goods, would be more sorry some days after The British steamer Killarney reports: and 46 bales Waste Silk; from Yokohama, wards than the speakers themselves. To Left Singapore at 6 p.m. on the 21st inst., 36 pigs. Ton (particulars unknown), and 66 render a meeting of practical value it unsteady wind from, N.E. with hard and Canton, 45 bales Raw Silk, 5 cases Silk would be necessary clearly to fix the had fine weather to the Parcels, thenos | balen Raw Silk, For Continent: from confused sea.

Piece Goods, 50 bales Cocoons, and 60 blame for the present activity of the bales Punjum Silk; from Shanghai, 460 criminal clear either on the present ad- from Yokohamo, 123 baler Raw Silk, and we ate inclined to think that this will be bales Raw Silk, and 21 bales Waste Bilk; ministration or on the police force, and 2 balen Waste Silk.

found a greater difficulty that many peo ple appear to imagine, Had Mr Hennessy carried out the changes he indicated his intention to make shortly after his arrival here, and against which we wrote so strongly at the time, the alarming events of the last few months could no doubt be readily laid at suspended; nor a discharged prisoners his door. But flogging has not been

aid society, or a scheme for the reforma- tion of criminals, established, while a walk down the Queen's Road towards the military guard houses after gan-fire will enable any one to be actual witnesses of the fact that the night pass arrange ments are still in fores just to the degree that the constables on duty are pleased to exercise them. Ar Hennessy has

Per Lore, at 130 p.m., on Saturday,

the 28th inst,

For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.-

Per Glenarinsy, at 8.30 p.m. Tomorrow,

the 28th Int.

For AMOY, TAIWAN, AND TAMSUI.-

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

20th inst

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.- Per Douglas, at 11.30 am, on Monday,

the 30th inst.

For SAIGON.—

Per Pernambuco, at 5.30 p.m., on Mon- day, the 30th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.

For BANGKOK.-

Per Danube, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday, the 30th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, AND

SYDNEY.-

Per Ocean, at 11.50a.m., on Tuesday, the

8th Oct. 12 cent rates.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKZT.— The

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping, Noon-French Mall leaver for Ports of

Call and Europe.

2 p.m.--Glenartney leaves for Yoko

hama, dro

2 p.m.--Lorne leaves for Singapore, do.

Amusement.

Opera Bouffe at the City Hall,

General Memoranda. SUNDAY, September 29 :-

10 am-Taiwan leaves for Amoy, ka MONDAY, September 30:-

Noon-Douglas leaven for Coast Porte. Noon--Bale of Property, Inland Lot unquestionably exhibited an indiscreet

No, 308, by Mr Armstrong. 3pm.Mesting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at its Head Office, Hongkong. TURSDAY, October 1

p.m.-Docidental & Oriental 5. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Ban

Francisco.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge,

amount of consideration for the criminal class, rather, however, in speeches than in sets, but it would be but a feeble pro- seeding to point out, even with many strong adjectives, at a pablis meeting, that His Excellency refused to allow criminals to be flogged on the back after the Colonial Surgeon had reported that that

El Dorado leaves for Shanghal on or modsia operandi was injurious to health,

about this date.

or that His Excellency had reprieved one murderer because he was of opinion

4 p.m.Meeting of Subscribers to the that insufficient provision had been made FRIDAY, October

H. K Race Fund.

French Contrast Packet Sindh will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 28th Inst, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Mar{THESDAY, October 3 seiller; to Salgon, Singapore, Bata- via, Galle, Australia, New Ze land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- chelles, Réunion, Mauriting, Bues, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension, Lettere may also be forwarded to Impia

by this Packet.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, dojemn

Friday, 27th Inst.

6 r., Money Order Office alores. Post Office alosen except the Nions Box, which remains open all night.

Saturday, 28th Inst.

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

10 M., Registry of Letters celson. 11 a. M., Post Office alones except for Late

Letters,

11.10... Letters (but Letters only)

except those to and through Australda, may be posted on payment of a to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,

untitl

11.30 AM, when the Post Office Czosan

entirely.

Hongkong, September 14, 1878.

4628

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Gaslic

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the lat October, with Maile for Japan, Ban Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:--

4 P.M. Registry of Letters ceases. - 2.30 P.. Post-Office closes, but Letters

(except for Non-Union Countles) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents exira Postage until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Unton West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay ca no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, September 17, 1878,

ool

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKER The Australian Contract Packet Bowen, will be despatched from Hongkong, ou TUESDAY, the 8th October, with Mails for Singapore. Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Kappel Bay, Brisbane Sydney, Tas-

The

for his defence, and is keeping another i durance vile longer than is onetomaty

Goods per Glenartney undelivered after for reasong we have not yet succeeded

this date subject to rent.

in ascertaining. TUESDAY, October 8 :---

Indeed, in opposition to this, Mr Noon.Ocean leave for Port Darwin, de Hennessy might point out that one of Noon-Bowen leaves for Singapore, dro his earliest administrative acts was to THURSDAY, October 10:

obtain a vote for patrol steam launches, Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports which would doubtless have rendered an

of Call and Europe.

attack like that of Tuesday night too TUESDAY, October 18-

dangerous for the desperadoes engaged Noon-American Mall leaves for Yoko-to be attempted, and that, far from

hama and San Francisco.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D, 1841

香港大藥機

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEvacists,

IMPORTERS ⠀

От

Daugaisra" SundrieS, NURSERY RAQUI- AITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOR PATENT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

hibiting unqualified kindness to the pri soners in the gaol, he had sanctioned, if Then again, it is not easy to perceive pot instigated, a reduction in their diete

how a public meeting would be able to fix the blame on the police force without going into the minutiae of its arrange ments, a proceeding for which it would hardly find itself competent,

has satisfactorily disposed of the objec

Presuming, however, that a meeting

tions we have just indicated, next comes the question: How is it to dispose of the fact, referred to by a Macao cor respondent, that the Portuguese Colony, where a severe Government has held the sway, is in just about the same etats un Hongkong so far as the prevalence serious crime is concerned. Our corres pondent, after giving an account of an attack by Chinese desperadoes made on a house in Macao-an attack apparent ly almost equalling in daring and gravity the one here on Tuesday night-saya that despite the severity of the punish- ment, dealt out in the Holy City" to evil-doers, the-rascals seem regardless of consequancas "*and depredations are the order of the day," this increase of arime being attributed to the recent floods in The publication of this issise consmensed the Canton district, and the consequent of 7,40 p.m.

dearness of rice.

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilis

Water, and other Aerated Waters,

The Mamyfactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

BIRTHS. At Canton, on the 26th September, the Wife of Dr B. F. HARCE, H.-B. M. Acting Consul, of a son.

On the 27th September, at Fairlea, Mrs G. von BENTIVESNI, of a Son, still-born

THE GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN DEANE ON NIGHT DUTIES OF THE

POLICE,tart

We have received the fallowing official documents for publication

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.........

SIGHT DUTIES OF THE FOLICE, The following Minutes and Papers are published for general information,

By Command,

O. MAY Acting 'olonial Secretary. Hongkong, 27th September, 1873,

Coloufal Secretary's Office,

Minute by His Excelency the Governor on the Police Report of the Burglary in the Calne Road on the night of the 20th of August.

mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne, THE CHINA MAIL. Correspondence cannot be Registared after

11.16 a.m.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 1878.

... | Mails will be closed at 11.30 am. Supplementary mail received on board | A WAVE of serious crime, very similar to with late fee of 18 cents till time of the one under which Hongkong is now departure,

suffering, overspread the Colony during Correspondence for Southern and Western the administration of Sir Richard Mac- Australia can be sent by this route if Donnell.. On that occasion robberies desired, but as a general rule it is from houses became alarming from their better to send it via Galle.

frequency, and finally the climax was Hongkong, Sept. 90,-1878

reached in the murder of Mr Holworthy in the neighbourhood of the Cap, and an attack upon the village of Sowkewan Superintendent & Report of the Night I abould be glad to get from the Captain The Britab Contract Packet Hindostan by a large party of armed natives. The Duties of the Police Force, specifying the will be despatched with Malls for the latter affair was scarcely as daring an beats, number of men, do, at the presens Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, attack as that of Tuesday night, because date, and a Statement showing the similar Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, it was only made on an outlying and facts of both this time last year, and this Gibraltar, Europe, and countries served feebly protected village, whereas the time in 1876. through London, on THURSDAY, attack that is now exciting Hong

3. POPE HERENAY,

Governor,

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

the 10th Oct.

The following will be the "

the Malle, de. WRnesday, 9th Oct-

oc

of aloeing

1st September, 1878. Minute by the Acting Colonial Betretarys

Forwarded to Mr Deane for a report.

J. M. PIE, Anting Colonial Bezretary, 2nd September, 1878.

V.B.This Packet carries no maile for the itself. In the Sowkowan affair, how- kong was made on the city of Victoria Australian Colonies, E. or Bi África, nor for Mauritius.

ever, a gallant European constable. was killed, and two or thres Sikhs were seriously wounded. We do not know that this unsatisfactory state of affairs in 1889 could be traded to any flaws in the administration, or any decrease in the effialency of the police force it came on Report called for by His Excellency tha Gàs

ternar on the Night Duties of the Polis apparently without special catire in I have the honour to forward a Returt the usual ebb and flow of things, and, of the Night Duties of the Folies The inder vigorous measures at pace adopted time from 6 F.M. of 80th August, to 6 a

6r, M., Money Order Office close 9., Fost Office closes except the NIGHT

Box, whlob rematur open all night. Thurday, 10th Oct--

7 A., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lettere, and Fating of all correspondence,

10 A., Post Office closes except for Inte by Sir Richard MacDonnell, was pretty of 81st August has been taken as a sample,

Laters. Bagiatry cossse.

10.15.2, Letters may be posted with Lire Fas of 18 cents extra to....

Postage till 11, Then the Post Offos Cross

útirely,

owing to the sudden increase of crime, the same period for three years for the soon extinguished. It was, we believe, 2. I endlose a Compatadre Return of and the violent occurrences to which we Central District. The other Diatrists had have just referred, that the scheme of similar duties and men in these three yeah, establishing electric communication with Books for Augitat, 1876, 1877, and a copp 8 I endlose the Central Distrist Duty (11.80 a., Letters (but Letters only) all parts of the Island, and the erection of the 13 hours above alluded to in 1878

sidressed to the United Kingdom of the police stations at the Gap and as the original booit le in uso 7 Brindisi, or to Bingapore, may elsewhere, owed its conception and prao-

to

be posted on board the Facket with tical adoption. Lab Fes of 48 cents extra postage, 鄉

11,60 when the Mall is finally

close.

Henglong, fot. 38, 1676.

There was no publio meeting on that

I also forward the rough Ratums for 10th August of the men in the Force,

together with a fair abstract of the same.

6. The Best Book enclosed his virtually ration, por dose it appear to us to be been unaltered sines 1874 I will be any need for one in the present instance, observed that large as those boats are? 2 10 providing the Government will follow i have rezaly mnough men to hil them all, in