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Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL,

HONGKONG.

ON

THURSDAY EVENING, October 10th, 1878.

HE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA

TIHE

AND

OPERA. BOUFFE COMPANY

Will Repeat, by Desire, DONIZETTI'S MILITARY OPERA

"THE DAUGHTER

OF THE

REGIMENT."

MR

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

ÆR HENRI VINAY has been Appoint- ed AGENT for the OOMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at Hongkong. Mr ERNEST SCHEVEBLIN will have power to not at the same place La Mr VINAY'S absenco.

F. G. VOUILLEMONT,

Manager,

COMPTOIE D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS,

SHANGHAL

Shanghai, September 6, 1878.

WITH Reference to the above, I have This DE OPENED the AGENCY of the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at the Office of Messrs RUSSELL $00.

H. VINAY, Agent,

Hongkong, September 12, 1878.

NOTICE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Charters Effected.

The following are the Charters effected since the departure of the last Englla Mail:-

German barque Pandur, 596, to London, private.

| POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:--

For AMOY AND TAMBUL--

For Hailong, at 11.30 am on Friday, the 10th fast, instead of as pre- vlously notified.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, October 10;-

Daylight Yesso leaves for Coast Ports. Noon-English Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe.

9 p.m.-Salvadora leaves for Manilla. Opera Bruffe at the City Hall.

Brition barque Ada 2000, 24 So Now For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, | FRIDAY, October 11-

British barque Challenge, York, private,

569, to San

Francisco, private,

British barque Roderick Hay, 290, Foo- chow to Adelaide, private.

British barque Northern Star, 327, Now- chwang to Hongkong, 23 conta per picul, 25 lay days.

British barque John Potta, $78, New- chwang to Hongkong, 24 cents per pinul, 25 lay daye.

German barque Varuna, 486, Newchwang to Hongkong, 22 cents per pioul, 28 lay daya.

Datoh barque Trio, 263, Nowobwang to Hongkong, 23 cents per pical, 25 lay days. Danish harque Flensborg, 365, New chwang to Hongkong, 25 cents per pical, oc1225 lay days.

German schooner Nicolaus, 157, New- chwang to Hongkong, 25 cents per pioul, 20 lay days,

German barque Helene, 372, Newchwang

MISS ELCIA MAY AS MARIE. Mto Sign our Firia per Frocuration to Hongkong, 26 cents per picul, 25 lay

CAST OF CHARACTERS: Sergeant Sulpice,....Mr H. VERNON.

Duke of Grandtete,..Mr ADAMS,

Mr GLADSTONE,

Miss B. DRARGER.

TR. S. GODFREY BIRD is authorised

Lrom Thin Date,

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

Miss ELCIA MAY. TH

Tonio,.....

Miss A. DraEGER.

Hortobalus,

Mr HOBSON,

WILSON & SALWAY, Architects, &c. Aongkong, October 3, 1878.

Corporal,

Marchioness,

MARIE,

Soldiers, &o.

During the Beaning

MISS ULAR A

STANLEY

- will performed

A

10 L. I N

.S

0 L

Entitled "SOMNIO CIEL."

0,

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

PRICES OF-ADMISSION : ...... Dress Circle or Orchestra

Stalls

Two Dollars. Pit......................... ONE DOLLAR

Ladies unaccompanied by Gentlemen cannot be admitted.

Hongkong, October 7, 1878.

Notices to Consignees,

0011

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

MHE 8, 8. Arratoon Apear, Captain A. B. MAOTAVISH, having arrived from the above Ports, Consigneos of Cargo by her are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and to take.immediate delivery of theiz Goods.

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agente. Hongkong, October 3, 1878.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

8. 8. YANGTSE.

NOTICE. ONSIGNEES of Cargo por 8. S.

0° Indus, from London, in conner-

J. INGLIS & Co.

de13 Hongkong, June 13, 1878.

NOTICE

MR

TR NG MEI KUM otherwino called NG HOK MUN is admitted a Partner in our Firm from the 2nd February, 1878.

TAČK MEE, HOP KEE HONG,

No. 911, Bonham Strand West. Hongkong, September 30, 1878.

NOTION.

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of THE INA NG SIN FOO other wits called NG HOK SEE in our Firm CEASED from the 2nd February, 1878.

TACK MEE, HOP KEE HONG,

No. 11, Bonham Strand West. Hongkong, September 30, 1878.

NOTICE

doBO

HE Undersigned, HOP YEK & Co. 1

of HOWARD'S Godowns, No. 289, Shok Tong Tzoi, bege to notify that the ssid Company is not nor will be Responsible for any Debts contracted by any of the Firm's employees or Partners. Also, no Debt, if any, can be deducted from the Rent Payable to the said Company. The Company-is only Responsible for those Accounts, which are Confirmed and Signed by Mr CHU WING ON himself, of the Kung Yün shop, Wing Lok Strest.

*HOP TEK & Co. Hongkong, September 13, 1878.

NOTICE.

days.

German barque Hamburg, 320, Now- chwang to Hongkong, 23 cents per picul, 25 lay days.

French barque Louis Eugene, 488, Now- chwang to Swatow, 22 cents per picul, 22 lay days.

French barque Esperance, 272, Now. hwang to Swalow, 22 cents per plcul, 19 lay daye.

British steamer Thales, 873, Newchwang to Swatow, 25 cents per picul, 12 lay days German steamer Bellona, 789, New chwang to Swatow, 25 cents per piloul, 12 lay daya.

British steamer Penedo, 662, Newchwang to Swator, 24 cents per pical, 12 lay days. Danish barque Fornor, 807, Newchwang to Amoy, 25 cents per ploul, 25 lay days.

British steamer Perim, 1016, Swatow to Ringapore (passengers) $6 per head, 16 lay daye.

British steamer Killarney, 1080, Swatow to Singapore (passengers) $8 per head, 14 Isy days.

German barque Iphigenia, 464, Amoy to Samarang and Nonrabays, $3100 in fall, 30 lay days.

German barque Pallas, 420, Salgon to Manila, 20 cents per ploul, 30 lay days.

French barque Jules Dalauro, 480, to Bindoh (Cookin China) and back, 18 centa per pioul, 80 lay days,

French barque Marie Louise, 496 to Swatow (coals), $600 in full; and Keelung to Hongkong, $1 per ton 20 cwt.

|___SYDNEY, &0,-

Per Ocean, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 12th font.,, instead of as previously notified. Private ship rates. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND CALOUTTA‚---

For

Por Moray and Arratoon Apear; at 230 p.m., on Tuesday, the 15th Inst For SINGAPORE, SUEZ & LONDON,-

Per Speke Hall, is postponed till further

notice.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. ----- The British Contract Packet Hindostan

will be despatched with Mails for the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, Europe, and countries served through London, on THURSDAY, the 10th Oct. N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, B. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, &c. *--- Wednesday, Dih Ook.-

5.M., Money Order Offon closes.

F.M., Post Office closes except the Nor Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 10th Oct.-

7.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Latters, and Posting of all correspondense,

10 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late

Letters. Registry ceases.

(10.16 A., Letters may be posted with LATE. Bax of 18 conts" extra Portage till

to

11 .., when the Post Office Üzosis

entirely.

(11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only)

to

addressed to the United Kingdom

Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage,

11.60 A., when the Mall is Anally

closed.

品

Hongkong, Sept. 28, 1878.

British barque Premier, 488, to Swatow | MAILS BY the Franon PaACEST.--- (original cargo of coals), 81000 In fall,

Amerkan barque Philip Fitzpatrick, 682, Keelung to Hongkong, $1 per ton of 30 ewt.

German steamer Quarts, 731, to Saigon and back to Hongkong via Mantong, 15 cents per ploul, 14 lay days,

Gertuan steamer Quinta, 864, to Salgon and back to Hongkong Fia Mautong, 15 cents per ploul, 14 lay days.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Oat. 7, Lord Macaulay, British barque,. 0013848, R. B. Monkman, Hamburg May 27,

General-Wu, PUSTAV & Co.

THE

THE Undersigned having This Day PUR

CHASED the STOCK-IN-TRADE, Book Debts, and Goodwill of the CHINA DIB PENSARY bitherto 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,

THE

NOTICE THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinese Mail, tion with the above Steamer, are hereby Informed that their Goods are being (Wah Tere Yat Pa), landed and stored at their risk at the Com CEASED from the lat Auguet, 1877, but pany's Godowns, wheuse delivery may be Debts prior to that Date will be received obtained immediately after landing. and paid by him.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con algneon, before TO-DAY, the 30th Inst, at 11 am, requesting it to be landed here,

Bill of Lading will be countoraigned by the Undersigned.

CHUN AYIN,

Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

NOTICE,

Oct. 7, Sunda, British steamer, 1028, J. Reeves, Yokohama Oct, 1, Malis and Gene- zal.-F. & O. 8. N. Co.

Oct. 8, Salvadora, Spanish steamer, 615, Larrinaga, Manila Oct. 4, General. REMEDIOs & Co.

Oct. 8, Chop-sai, Chinese R. C., from. Canton.

DEPARTURES.

Oct. 7, H.M.S. Kestrel, for Hofhow,

CLEARED.

Fortune, for Bangkok, Premier, for Swatow.

Quinta, for Saigon, Albay, for Holhow and Haiphong. Speke Hall, for London, de.

تشکر

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Bunda, from Yokohama, Mesare 9. Allan Howard, Leadbetter, Reid, Town.

TN Reference to the above, the Under-end, Angler, Dickinson, Craig, Martin,

The

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French Contract Packet Tigre will' be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 17th Oct., with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar. alive to Saigon, Singapore, Bata-

via, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras

Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, dra.

Wednesday, 16th October,--

5 r., Money Order Office closet.

Office closes except the Nigar which remains open all night.

Thursday, 17th October.--

of

7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Registry of Letters cosse, 11 a.., Post Office alosas except for Late

to

Lettern.

Noon-Hailoong leaves for Amey, do 2.30 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of

the Canton Insurance Office, at No. 7, Queen's Road,

SATURDAY, October 12:--

3p.m.-Ocean leaves for Port Darwin, &c. TUESDAY, October 15:

Noon-American Mall leaves for Yoko

hama and San Francisco. 3p.m.-Moray and Arratoon & pear leave

for Singapore, &c. THURSDAY, October 17

No. 4762.-- OCTOBER 8, 1878.

Imatter of fact, that vast collection of shaved heads and smirking countenances looked very much, at first sight, like a huge joke, All the fan of the affair, however, disappeared when it was oon. sidered that those three hundred were prepared, at a signal from their leader, to veto any resolutions determined upon by the Europeans present. "John," com- fortably seated and complacently observ- ing the struggles of the Europeans to obtain an entrance to the room, evidently enjoyed his position, His enjoyment was, however, rather short-lived, for the foreigners, finding it was impossible to hold a meeting in the room, adjourned in a body to the cricket field, where the tables were neatly turned on the Chinese, the latter, chiefly owing to

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of their late arrival on the field, finding..

Call and Europe.

themselves on the outside of the ring that was formed round the Chairman,

FRIDAY, October 18-

Ocean King leaves for Suez Canal, dc., A large number of the Chinese, indeed,

on or about this date.

at once gave the affair up, and contented themselves with observing the proceedings FRIDAY, November 1

from the verandah of the City Hall

3 p.m.-Ocddental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.'i Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San

Frandsen.

MONDAY, November 4-

Claims against the Estates of Chan Woong Tong, Tam Aobal, Thomas Bart, Wm. Shannon, Afong, Wm. Matchett, Lee Ah Loo, Achan, Masna, Ales. Camp bell, Wang Yow, Leong Kin, and Wm. Danphy, deccssed, must be proved on or before this date,”

THE

While in the face of the wording of the requisition, containing as it did Chinese signatures and the request that

"public meeting" be called, wo can- not deny the right of Chinese residents to be present, yet it uroms to us that the conduct of those individuals who so neatly arranged that the room in which it was proposed to hold the meeting should be pretty nearly filled, some time before the hour appointed for the gather ing, by a large body of Chinese, who

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, would role the proceedings, which they

کو

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥

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

· 07.

DRUGGINTS! SUNDRIRA, NURIERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS OF

could not properly understand or appre ciate, according to the dictum of the said grateful" individuals, is, to say the least of it, thoroughly deserving of the odium with which it was viewed by the Europeans who were present. There is no diffoulty whatever in comprehending the process by which the Chinese were influenced on the occasion. They had only to be told that His Excellency the Governor was the No. 1 friend of the Chinese, and that the meeting was for the purpose of influencing his removal, and the mischief was done. It is not reasonable to stippose that the Chinese ars conversant with the merits of the differences existing between the commu nity here and the Administration. They know that His Excellency estit away the Europeans from the Publio Gardena like so many children because a number of Chinsmen had been killed the day before by an explosion in the harbour; they. know that His Excellency has évin The pubiication of this issue commenced ced a sort of special interest in the at 8.00 p.m.

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

THE GHIVA MAIL,

Chinese here and their institutions, and they have consequently no hesitation in believing, when the Committee of the Tung Wah Hospital or other parties

assures them it is so, that Mr Hennessy is their No. 1 friend, and that they should support him through think and thin. Of any faults in his administration they are opable to judge, although as a matter of fact they have learned sufficient in this respect, and experienced so much. less security for life and property of late, as to be prepared to heartily mp port the inauguration of more severe measures for the repression of crime,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1878. THE public meeting of residents yester day was a far greater success than we Post anticipated. Some very important reso Box,lutions were carried by a meeting, which was distinguished by calmness, modera- tion of speech, and avoidance of all per- sonal or extraneous matters. The only regrettable feature in the proceedings

The unofficial members of the Legis was that a certain amount of discord appeared to be created between the lative Council certainly cannot, after the foreign and native community, whereby proceedings of yesterday, be charged with the resolations were deprived of any lacking the courage of their opinions. support from the latter. This is all the 'Mr Keswick mada no secret of his con- more unfortunate that we have good viction that the Governor has been reason for believing that the bulk of the wanting in firmness in dealing with the Chinees went to the meeting prepared criminal class, while Mr Lowcock brought to vote for resolutions calling attention forward a list of faults and errors in to the present state of insecurity in the His Excellency's administration, which 0017

Colony, and urging the adoption of exhibits in clear and forcible language severe measures for the suppression of the chief grounds the community have crime here. It was, however, an intoler for complaining of the Government, as In illustration.of Intestable state of affaire that the foreign ele at present carried on.

ment should be literally overwhelmed by the fair spirit which actuated the meet. a mass of Chinese prepared to vote ing, however, it may be noticed that more than one speaker alluded to the "yes" or "no" at the dictation of one

(1110 A., Letters (but fatters only) may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 1180, when the Post Office Choses

entirely, Hongkong, September 28, 1878.

Shipping Intelligenos. The following is corrected from the London and Colonial Papers, do

VESSELS TO ARRIVE.

&T HONGKONG.

Name.

When

From,

left.

Dea

25, G. B. S.,

Mar.

28, Oracle,

Liverpool

Liverpool Antwerp

Penarth

Goods remaining unclaimed after MON- signed hae LeAEED the Chinese Mail Mrs Daley Vandyck, 7 Europeans deck, 80, Bristollan (*.),

DAY, the 7th October, at Noon, will be subject to ront and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been offected.

H DU POVEY, Agent.

Hongkong, September 89, 1878.

Not Besponsible for Debts.

Nether

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Besponsible for any Debt contracted by the Oficare or Oraus of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour j

BRUNETTE, British barque, Captain W. Dow-Gau, R. Stevens & Co.

IMPERATRIOD ELISABETTA, Austrian ship, Capt. Breglob.-D. Musso & Co.

Inpia, American ship, Capt. O. Patton. Order.

DON QUIXOTE," American ship, Captain Chas, F. King. Messageries Maritime

FOSILIER, British barque, Captain Wm. Armstrong.. & V. 8. Ñ. Co.

Pazman, British barque, Captain A. Holmes-Russell Co.

RALPH M. BAYWaus, American 8-m. ashooner, Capt. L. B. Donne, Meyer & Co. GLAMIS, British bark, Captain Key Russell & Co.

BRETHOVEN, German barque, Capt. R. Haje. Meloners & Co.

LORD MACAULAY, British barque, Capt. B. B. Monkman-Win. Pustau & Co.

Not Responsible for Debts of Crowi

BEAT, British ship, Captain Chat, Joburinn, Jergine, Matheson & Co.

from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged and 10 Chinese.

Vicente Machi, J. P. Perer, J. R. Merida, and Ricardo Castro.

the services of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, Per Salvadora, from Manila, Messrs 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 OHIM.

To-day's Advertisements.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British barque Lord Macaulay res portsHad light Hasterly winds down Channel, thence to Madeira a series of light Lasses of the Hongkong Chinees Mail, basting Boatherly and Westerly winds: had N.E, trades very light, and crossed the Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

Equator 88 days from Hamburg; B.E. tzades were very strong and Southerly, and the coast of Brasil was with difficulty cinated in 22 South ; had very strong gales from Meridian of Greenwich to St. Paul's, thenot to Abfer very variable light winds, passed Aujer 14th September, Gaspar Straits 18th, and thence to the Ladrones had very light Southerly winde, and arrived at Bengkong at 10 p.m. yesterday 7th Oct. All well. Bapt. Btb, spoke the Euclid, from Lizards to Shanghai, 89 days out, in lak. 24.34 8. long. 108.80 E 18th, Niagara, from Hamburg to. Hongkong, 1 Gaspar

FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

The Spanish Steamer

UNALVADORA,” Latrinaga, Master, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY Next, the 10th Insisut, ab

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, October 8, 1878. oal

3 p.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. The Steamship

"YESSO,"

Capt, S, ASHTON, will be de spatched for the above Porta

On THURSDAY, the 10th Instant, at Day light, instead of an previously advertized.".

"For Freight of Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & Co. Hongkong, October 8, 1878.

FOR AMOY & TAMDUL

The Steamship

Strails.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will clóso

For SAIGON

Par Quinta, at 11:30 am. To-morFOW,

Ápr.

16, Invincible,

May

2, Napier, 14, Verona, 18, Niagara, June

1, Marina, 14, Emily Chaplin, 22, Commissary, 23, Underwriter, 28, Melbrek, July

16, Annie Bow, 18, Lorimer, 17, Loucadla, 18, Sydenham, $1, Stant, 27, Pilgrim.

29, Abbey Cooper, 30, Sumarlide, 81, Charmer,

Aug.

Cardiff

New York Cuxhaven

London Cardiff

Penarth Fortrein Mouros London

Nowcastle (..W. Newestle (N.G. W.) Newcastle (...) London Antworp Cardiff Antwerp

Cardiff

Hamburg

1, Bury St Edmunds, Penarth

Cardif 7. Alfredo,

Panarth

9, Urania,

10, Cores,

London

11, Lota,

Cardif

16, Friedrich,

Cardiff

26, Loudoun Castle (8.), London

22, Anchises (s.),. Liverpool

35, Glenfalloch (v.), London

the 9th inst.; funtaad of es previously | ZOADING FOR CHINA AND JATAN TEBEL notified.

41 London-Steamer's ela Sue Canal, Glencari. Glenroy

cold For MANILA, ***

"HAILOONG," Captain Goors, will be de spatched for the above-Ports

on FBIDAY, the 11th instant, at Noon tustead of as previously advertised. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIE & Co. Hongkong, Osinber 8, 1876.

Per Salbadors, at 2,80 p.m., Toimottó#,

the 10th fast.

For BANGKOK..

Por Dali. at 3.80 p.m. Tomorrow, the

9th inski instead of as previously James Shepherd, notified, bonde

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

For You, as 6 pm.-To-morrow, the 9th last, lastead of as previously neti.

Cyphranat Argyll

Flintshire.

Sailing Vereis.

As Liverpool

Deucalion (6.) Orestes (8.) Cedia (0)

Antenor (5)

or two individuals. There was no occadearness of food in Kwangtung province sion for the Chinese to attend the meet as a possible cause of the increase of ing at all.

The majority of Chinese crime bere. The state of things on the residents in this Colony are incapable of mainland does not seem to have sug judging on the policy of a government gested the argument that still greater conducted on the principles of Western necessity, existed in this Colony for nations, and when the question of the repressive measures, Mr Hayllar's re good or bad administration of this, a marks upon the Police Force are also British Colony, is in question, they may unquestionably worth some amount of very well leave the matter to be decided consideration, although it is difficult to by the foreign residenta There is in understand why a force of over 800 Hongkong a native population of about constables are not sufficient for the 130,000 souls, as against a foreign popula-protection of a Colony of the size and tion of a few thousands. Obviously, position of Hongkong, and it is passing therefore, any meeting like the one of strange that no determined action has yesterday could be always ruled by Chi-been taken by the Governor to make up nese. The exercise of such a rule would for this lamentable shortcoming..

In protesting against this Colony be objectionable enough If only from the fact that this Colony is a British one, being saddled every criminal sessions and that consequently British subjects with the cost of carrying out to many should have a greater voion in its cor- and such long terms of imprisonment, trol, but when it is considered how hope. Mr Sharp was condemning one of the lessly ignorant the mass of Chinese here chief evils which have been fostered are in regard to the rights of the free under the present Administration. There people of a European State, and the is altogether too much imprisonment proper functions and privileges of a going on here, for a Uolony situated like European government, it is inconceiHongkong where the supply of crimi table that they can be allowed to nals is unlimited and their reformation smother the voice of European residents hopeless. Instead of sending offenders to here, when raised to protest against prison, or inflicting paltry fase on the fanite and errors in their own adminiswe agree with Mr MoEwen that they tration, especially when it becomes ought to be taken direct to the whipping glaringly apparent that these same Chi- post and receive a dozen or two strokes hese are not so much exercising their from the lash own judgment on the points for consi-

deration as following the dictation of

one or two individuals, who, frem motives On July 11th the suit brought by the best known to themselves, choose to est finance Departinent of Japan against the themselves in opposition to nearly the Pacifa Mall Steamship Company was dis. missed on motion of plain's counsel, whole foreign community.

This was a bill filed in the Oeniular Court. When foreign residents proceded to

of the United States for Kanagawa, Japan, the City Hall pestertiay afternom and on May 29th, 1874, to recover $10,250 for found the room in which the meeting violation of a chart r party, under which was to be held packed by two or three the steathehip New York was aidetared to hundred Chinamen; it would not have transport troops and stores from Nagasaki, been a matter of great surprise if they to the southern part of the island of For had indulged in something a little osa, eter After reaching the foruder port the voyage was abandoned by the vessel. stronger than “phaff" towards the one The evidence was taken before the Consular or two individuals, to whose efforts they Court and an appeal taken therefrom to had no hesitation in ascribing that im the rinited States Circuit Court meritas posing colostia)" gathering." Hát, as a MAIL