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Notlees of Firms.

NOTICE.

R HENRI VINAY has been Appoint-

MGENT for the COMPTOIR DESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at Hongkong. Mr ERNEST SCHEVEBLIN will have power to ast at the same place in Mr VINAY'S absence.

E. G. VOUILLEMONT,

Manager,

COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS,

SHANGHAL

Shanghal, September 6, 1878.

TX7ITH Reference to the above, I have This Day, OPENED the AGENCY

of the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at the Office of Mossгe RUSSELL & Co.

H. VINAY,

Agent.

Hongkong, September 12, 1878.

NOTICE.

0012

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

Entertainment.

1

THEATRE

ROYAL,!

CITY HALL,

THIS

HONGKONG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

DEPARTURES. | Dot. 10, Quinta, for Saigon.

10, Glamorgan, for New York. 10, Pallas, for Saigon. 10, Hindostan, for Europe, &p.. 10, Yum, for Coast Ports,

CLEARED,

Fortune, For Banghek. Premier, for Swimw,

EVENING, Carisbrooks, for Swatow.

(THURSDAY), October 10th, 1878.

THE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA

AND

OPERA BOUFFE COMPANY

Will Repeat, by Desire, DONIZETTI'S MILITARY OPERA THE DAUGHTER

OF THE

REGIMENT."

China, for Bhanghai. Dale, for Bangkok.

PARSENGERS. ARBIVED.

Per Douglas, from Coast Porla, Rev. D. L. Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain and son, and Mr McDougal

Fer Bellona, from Saigon, 45 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Hindostan, from Hongkong: for Galle, Mrs Lange, Mina de Camp, Mr and Mrs Buckland and Miss Buckland; for Bombay, Capt. Briscoe, Mesars Nanton, Ross, Birch, B, B. Bbabha and native ser vant, M. O. Sethna, Blanken, McFarlane, MISS ELOIA MAY AS MARIE Boyes, and Murnaghan; for Southampton,

CAST OF CHARACTERS: Sergeant Sulpice,....Mr H. VEENON. Tonio,.................

„Mies A. DEAEGER. Hortonsina, .ME HODSON. Dake of Grandtete,.. Mr ADAMB, Corporal,

Duchess...

.MY GLADSTONE,

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

Mr ESDALE.

de13 MarobioneSS,.

Miss B. DRANGEE.

MARIE,

Soldiers, &

NOTICE

MNG HOK MUN is admitted a

TR NG MEI KUM otherwise called

our. Firm from the 2nd

Partner in February, 1878.

TACK MEE, HOP KEE HONG,

No. 8 11, Bonham Strand West. Hongkong, September 30, 1878.

NOTICE.

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY Of

V I

Miss ELOIA MAY.

During the Evening

-A

Entitled

Mr and Mrs Beazley, 2 children and amah, Lt. A. Howard, B.K., Mrs McLeod and 2 children, Mesars A. G. Leadbetter, and J. H. Townsend; for Venice, Messra J. F. Ballaños, H. Anderson, and J. P. Reid; for Singapore, Mr and Mrs Cumpong, and Mr L. Bloom.

Por eso, for Foochow, Mr. M. Dickinson.

TO DEPART.

Per Carisbrooke, for Swatow and Amey, about 250 Ohinese.

Per Dale, for Bangkok, 127 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Noon-Hailoong leaves for Amor, de Noon-China leaves for Ningpo, &or

Meeting.

2.30 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of the Canton Insurance Office, at No. 7. Queen's Road..

General Memoranda. SUNDAY, October 19:

Daylight Loudoun Castle leaves for

Shanghai, dro. Daylight-Namen leaves for Coast Ports TUESDAY, October 15:-

Noon-American Matl leaves for Yoko-

bama and San Francisc

3 p.m.-Moray and Arratoon Apcar leave

for Singapore, &e. WEDNESDAY, October 16:-

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Goods per Loudoun Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, October 17 :--

Noon-French Mall leaves for Ports of

Call and Kurope. FRIDAY, October 18-

Ocean King leaves for Suez Canal, dd,

on or about this date.

FRIDAY, November 1 :---

3pm.Ooeldental & Oriental B. B. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Ban Franoiaoo.

MONDAY, November 4:~~-~-

Claims against the Estates of Chan Woong Tong, Tam Achal, Thomas Hart, Wm. Shannon, Afong, Wm. Matokett, Lee Ah Loo, Achun, Maern, Alex. Camp. bell, Wong Tow, Leong Kin, and Win Dunphy, deceased, must be proved on or before this date..

TRE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

MISE OLA BA STANLEY

The German barque Iphigenia reports: Left Hongkong 4th October, experienced will performed

light N. E. and Northerly winda and Ane ¦--- weather till off Breaker Polat on 7th; OLIN 8 0 L 0, weather here became threatening and sea very heavy from E. and S.E. At upon same day Bar. 20.80 falling rapidly, during night heavy gale. At 7am. on the 8th, Bar. 20.19 with fourful gusts and heavy seas, lost fore and mainmast, jibboom, saile at and rigging. At noon same day storm quially abating in force and barometer rising fast. On the 9th rigged up a jury.

"SOMNIO CIEL,"

Tickets to be had and Seate secured at

called NG HOK SEB in our Firm CBABED | Theatre may be sesa.. from the 2nd February, 1878.

TACK MEE, HOP KEE HONG,

No. 11, Bonham Strand West.

Hongkong, September 30, 1878,

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PRICES OF ADMISSION : Dreas Cirole or Orchestra

Two DOLLARS. Stalls Pit...

DR. ONE DOLLAR

NOTICE THE Undersigned, HOP YEK & Co, THE HOWARD'S Godowns, No. 239, Shek Tong Tzoi, bags to notify that the said Company is not nor will be Responsible for any Debts contracted by any of the Firm's employees or Partners. Also, po Debt, if any, can be deducted from the Rent Fayable to the said Company, The Company is only Responsible for those Accounts, which are Confirmed and Signed

by Mr OHU WING ON bimself, of the Kung Yun shop, Wing Lok Street,

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HOP YEK & Co. Hongkong, September 13, 1878. 0013

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned having This Day Pri

CHASED the STOCK-IN-TRADE, Book Debts, and Goodwill of the CHINA DIS- PENSARY hitherto Carried on by Mr W. BALL, will conduct and carry on the sald Business (in connection with the VICTORIA DISPENSARY) on his own Account from This Date.

WM CRUICKSHANK. Hongkong, August 31, 1878.

NOTICE,

Ladles unaccompanied by Gentlemen cannot be admitted,

Hongkong, October 10, 1878.

ool1

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR NINGPO & SHANGHAL

The Steamship

"CHINA,"

F. C. ACKERMANN, Master, will TOMORROW, the 11th Instant, at Noon, be despatched for the above Ports

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, October 10, 1878.

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FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND

BIOGO.

The Steamship

"LOUDOUN CASTLE" will be despatched for the above Forts, at Daylight, on

BUNDAY, the 13th Instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, October 10, 1878. oc18 FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

“NAMOA," Capt. WESTOBY, will be de

mast forward and found ourselves on clear. Ing up, about 10a.m. outside Tytam Chan nel, anchored with kedge and warp until about 5 p.m., when breeze increasing we set the few calls we could and arrived here at

8am on the 10th.

The British ship Fontenage reports: First part of passage light Southerly winds and fine weather. On Monday the 7th. inet, terrião gale and tremendously heavy sea. On Tuesday noon moderate, and on Wednesday at 11 am off Chelang Point took four Ubinamen off the wreck of a Foo. show fishing boat bottom up, and brought them on to Hongkong,

wind from about S.N.E. with heavy sea

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥

A. B. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

Davagista Bonduire, NuasaaY REQUI SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOS PATENT MADIQINEL

MANUFACTURERS

ΟΙ

Bode Water, Lemonade, Tonio Wales, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilis

Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

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(No. 4764.-OCTOBER 10, 1878.

much that, if Russia were desirous of bably because there is an objection to concluding an alliance with Turkey, speak directly of armenia. We cannot st taking Afghanistan into the confederacy, this moment recollect whether jen-ym she would make her proposal through

is used in the ESTO an Afghan envoy.

mense in kwaN="

In the recent movements of Russianhua. We are not aware of any other troops in Central Asia wo soo no danger good instances of a similar division of a to the security of British rule in India, character. For certain special purposen The despatch of these troops to the vict- and are spoken of an kung. nity of the Oxus was, we believe, intend-

ed merely to prevent our indian battall-chung, láp-tó (Canton), and ch'ia-ting ons being sent to the Mediterranean in (Fooohow);-possibly elsewhere too; but the event of an Anglo-Russian war, we mention the places where we heard the Russia, had such a war broken out, peculiarity. wouldhave had quite enough on her hands in European and Asiatic Turkey without

LOUAL AND GENERAL.. the additional burden of a campaign in Afghanistan and India These few THE M. M. steamer Ava, with the outward thousands of troops she sent to "Central':

。

Asia would have, however, been magni malls, left Singapore for this port via fied by report into an immense army had Saigon on Monday morning the 7th fast. hostilities commenced with England, and THE Royal English Opera Company repeat the British Government would have the performance of "The Daughter of the hardly dared to withdraw more troops

from India. Could Russia have succeeded, Regiment" to-night at the City Hall under such circumstances, in inducing Theatre. the Afghans to take up arms against the have been more serious, and the chances town to-day which, if wall founded, gives English, the situation in India would An unpleasant rumour has been current in A

of the British Government despatching an unfortunate corroboration to the remark reinforcements of Indian troops to E of Mr Lowcook, in his recent able speech, rope still further reduced,

It is evident from the telegrams of that "the mort serious estrangement is the last few days that the Home Govern known to exist between the Executive and ment is not inclined to blink these fresh the Judiciary." So serious has this estrange- phases of the Central Asian question. ment become that it is alleged-and the A telegram dated the 27th September statement is generally believed that the informed us that a meeting of the. Cabinet Connoil had been summoned suspension of the Hon. Justice Snowden from for the following week to deliberate on his duties as Acting Chief Justice was propos. the relations between England and ed or suggested at a meeting of the Executive Afghanistan. One result of this meeting Council held yesterday. Each a grave step is, we are inclined to think, indicated in as this would seem to argue that some still a telegram of the 3rd October, stating greater not of insubordination, indiscretion, that the Russian Government had de olared that the Mission to Cabul was antagonism, or independence is chargeable merely a matter of courtesy. Doubtless at Mr Snowden's door than has as yet ap- the Russian Government had been peared. So far no we can learn, however, invited to explain the reason of its des the position of the Acting Chief Justice is. patchingenvoys to the Afghan ruler. Ifthe still intact; and it is to be hoped that His advice of the London papers be followed Excellency the Governor has reconsidered these new moves on the part of the Ameer are likely to be attended with his determination to take a step so serious, rather unpleasant consequences to him-involving as it does no small responsibility.. self. The Standard, we are told, advo-The only gentleman on whom the duties of cates the solving of the Afghanistan Chief Justics could possibly devolve at.pre- problem by taking the Hindu Koosh, sent is Mr Phillippo: and as that much- Including Southern Afghanistan, under

direct, or indirect, British rule, making respected officer is a member of the Executive it the frontier of India, while the London Council, it is probably to his good offices the newspapers generally agree that the community in no small measure owe their behaviour of the Ameer demands prompt escape from a big washing of linen of the punishment, without dragging Ruesis kind lately spoken of by Mr Granville, into the conflict. A report which is

calonlated to make the British Govern Sharp. The Executive Council at present ment distrust the intentions of Russia consists of The Governor, Col. Stuart in the affair almost equally as much as (Senior Military Officer), Mr May (acting The publication of this issue commence Asia is that the Russian Minister at Te General), Mr C. C. Smith (absent), and Mr the marching of troops into Central Colonial Secretary), Mr Phillippe (Attorney 7.10 p.m.

heran is promoting the construction of a

J. M. Price railway between Tiflis and Teheran, that the extension of the line to Herat is in contemplation, and that the Russian Wong Cheung Chi, à coolle unemployed, Mission at Osbul is urging the Ameer was charged with obtalning a passage to support the sohome. The carrying surreptitiously by the steamer Douglas trom out of such an undertaking would mean Swatow. He admitted the charge and was simply the providing of means for the sentenced to one month's imprisonment transport of a Russian army to the Afghan boundaries of our India posses

THE CHINA MAIL.

The British steamer Douglas reports: Left Foochow on the 6th inst., detained at Sharp Peak until & am, the 7th on account the 8th, having experienced a hard gala of of bad weather; arrived at Amoy 2 a.to, on

and frequent squalls of rain, on the run down Bas. 29.87, Thor, 77. From Amoy to Swator had unsettled weather, moderate broero from East to .N.E. and heavy showers of rain with confused aoa. Thence to Hongkong moderate Easterly winda with frequent showers. A very hard gale was experienced at Amoy on Monday the 7th, and at Swatow 8th, from about N.E., but no damage was done to shipping. In Foo A REUTER'S telegram published here show: str. Priam, entering as the Douglas on the 27th September stated: "The left, stra. Harting and Europe, H.M.5, Amser's Officer at Khyber is massing Swinger and Growler, U. S. S. Alert, and troops on the frontier in case early opera French man-of-war Cosmes, In Amoy:tiona are necessary." This announcesioná A.M.S. Vigilant (with Admiral Hillyar), R.M.S. Hart, sad str. Emy. In Swatow: stes. Maharajah Chefco, Newchwang, Eil larney, and Olympia.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1878.

ment, we observe from the telegrams in recently received Indian papera, is not quite correct, the troops being massed et The German steamer Bellona reports: the Khyber Pass being British and not Light northerly winds to the Paracels, then Afghan. The corresponding telegram to variable and aqually. On 8th Oct., met the one quoted above, appearing in the

CHINESE NOTES..

with hard labour.

Ir may have been noticed that the City of Tokio Allen & red fing, bearing certain Chinese characters. This flag was, we of

understand, presented to Captain Maury, by the Chinese Embassy on the arrival of

says that the meaning of the hieroglyphics

The Cantonese bars a curious way expressing a diminutive by means of a obsnge in tone. For instance kom

THE Interest and Responsibility of the on SUNDAY, the 13th Instant, at Daylight, N.N.W. to West and S.W. Sea very high been dissolved, and troops are home to Williams' spelling it would be tu] mean is that ba ista No. 1 good fellow," and spatched for the above Ports very bad weather; the wind shifting from India papers, states: "The Mission has tai and how to or to (according the latter in San Francisco. The Captain

Undersigned in the Chinese Mall,

## (Wah Tae Yat Po),

CEASED from the 1st August, 1877, but

Debts prior to that Date will be received

and paid by him.

k

CHUN AYIN,

Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

NOTICE.

TN Raforence to the above, the Under-

from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG YOOR CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the

ad rapper, which under its new régime

will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex cellent medium for advertising, especially the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG OHIK

Lessee of the Hongkong Chinese Mail Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

at 8 p.m. rising, and wind moderating massed upon the frontier for early opera go ams!!" and "such a little" respective that the City is "a No. 1 good ship."

For Freight or Passage, spply to

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Oo. Hongkong, October 10, 1878.

and confused. Lowest Bar. 3 p.m. 29.95,

0018

NOTICE.

Owing to the Inclemency of the weather, the Departure of the Steamship

"OCEAN"

is POSTPONED until further nation,

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On the 9th making the land off Madiations in case they are found necessary;

ly. The tone is not the ordinary upper picked up 6 Chinese (5 men and woman), but it is not intended to march to Cabul' from off a rait made of their sails. The Another telegram, dated a day earlier, even tone, but the modified upper even people reported that they belong to a Macao asserts that the British Government had tone, which has the come cadence as the

shing junk lost in a typhoon on the 8th, left the Indian Government to pursue its at 11 o'clock p.m. 13 men of the same

junk lost. Saw a great many fishing junks own initiative relative to Afghanistan, dismasted and with jury-masta.

It will be somewhat surprising if the British Government quietly accept the affront offered it by the ruler of Afghanistan in refusing to receive

per even tous of Foochow

We are of opinion that Williams' vowel in nonecessary. The only common char acter in which it occurs is in "boots,"

We are informed that the names of the twof seamen who, on separate occasions, gal- lantly swam off with a line, and succeeded in saving life, spits of the heavy sea which was dashing against the Praye Well, near the Sailor's Home, are-William Ahern, of Kinsale, ex steamer Karo, and James the peculiar circumstances attending the and that in cheung, and both of these The case in deserving of some little no CONSIGN LORD MACAULAY POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONÉ. his party. Envoys from the Emperor of win's Foochow . There is a tendency despatch of Sir Neville Chamberlain and privately write &. It la the same an Bald-

knowledgement.

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co., Agents,

Bongkong, October 10, 1878.

of Cargo per British

MONEMAS, Master, from HAMBURG, are requested to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside the Vessel,

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consigness' risk and expense.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

WK. PUSTAU & Co., Agents. Hongkong, October 10, 1878. os18

NOTICE

TENDERS for the REPAIRS to the

TE

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor British Steamer PENEDO will be Oumers will be Responsible for any | Received at the Office of the Undersigned Debt contracted by the Oficere or Crow up to Noon, TO-MORROW, the 11th

of the following Vessels, during their slay | Instant.

in Hongkong Harbour ---

Separate Tenders are requested (1) for

on

The German barque Hammonia reports: On the 6th and 7th, had a heavy gale Esat side of Formosa; ware bound for Yokohama ; but the ship sprung a leak and friendly British Mission, especially under/ We see no difference between this vowel Grant, of Geelong, ex steamer Mangerton.

we had to put into port for repairs,

MAILB will close:-

Russia had been received with consider-

able pomp, and a grand review and a amongst the vulgar to broaden or double We learn that a telegram has been received Per Oling, at 11.80 am. To-morrow, the feast had been held in their honour. this vowel when followed by ng in such from Shanghal containing the decision in The Indian Government, naturally a way as to have led lexicographers to the case of the Emma v. The Goolwa · The anxious to know what the business of a write it du. Just as in Lancashire no beloss, which has been estimated at about

For NINGPO & SHANGHAL-

11th fork For MANILA.-

Per Salvadora, at 1,80 p.m. Tomorrow, the 11th inst., Instead of as prs viously notified.

Russian Mission might be with the ruler QUIDES NGS. The polite in Canton keep 432,000, has to be divided equally between of territory, which is, as it were, the key the vowel single and pure.

to the security of India from Russian For SHANGHAL--`

aggression, despatches one or two British For Yungohing, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow, officers, with a suitable escort, to discover

the 11th Inst. For HAIPHONG.-

11th last

Fer Washi, at 5 p.m. Tomorrow, the

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW

For Namoa, at 8p.m., on Saturday,

the 13th fast.

Elsewhere we have spoken of "other",

the parties, as the blame has been decided to be proportionally great on either side---

what the Russian envoys require and to tones, (besides the 16 or 17 Canton tones the one vessel having ber lights too far uphold English interests as opposed to then described), which lurked about the aft hue the look out of the other WAS those of Russia in Afghanistan, This Provincial Metropolis. Sd, thirty, inficient. As the loss had been already Mission is refused permission to enter puzzled us for many years. We have now paid by the underwriters, the decision is so the pass leading from Indian into satisfactorily proved to ourselves that the far in their favour, Afghan territory.

The British Government cannot let / strange tone of sé is really a double tone, Tag Bath house has offered considerable

Le.

Tead, which means "thirty"

BRUNETTE, British barque, Captain w/Carpenter and Engineer's Work, and (0) Tor SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, AND the matter rest in its present posis too. The word ad is sounded as if it had by the late gale, owing to the pontoons for

Dow.Geo. R. Stevens & Co

IMPERATRICE ELICASETTA, Austrian chip, Capt. Breglish.D. Musso & Co.

INDIA, American ship, Capt. O. Patien, Order.

Dos Quizors, American ship, Captain Chas, F. KingMessageries Maritimes.

FUSILIER, British barque, Captain Wm. Armstrong,O,& 0, 8, 8. 06

FREMIER, British barque, Captain A Holmes.--Russell & Co.

RALPH M. BAYWARD, American 3-2. schooner, Capt. L. B. Doane.-Meyer & Co. GLAMIS, British bark, Captain Key. Russell & Co.

BEETHOVER, German barque, Capt. R. Beje, Melcher & Co.

$

LORD MACAUZAT, British barque, Capt.

B. Monkman-W, Pustau & Co, FORTEMATE, British ship, Capt. Geo. B. Taylor, Arnhold, Karberg & Oo.

Not Responsible for Dičia of Crawl

Harat. British ship, Osptale Chy, Sobotten, dardino, Matheson & Co.

Hailmaker's Work.

For Farticulare apply on Board, or to

MELCHERS & Co., Agentr→

Hongkong, October 10, 1878.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS;

HIOGO.

day, the 12th inst.

Per Loudoun Cailla, at 8-pima, on Satur: \own intereste, as well as dignity, if she special tone, and it was only when detecting the nza of the military being moored close

CALOUTTA..

England would, indeed, be blind to her

permitted the ruler of Afghanistan to our own voice in watering the intended words

to it. As might have been expected, these.

coll For STRAITS : SETTLEMENTS, AND 2essive Russian officers, with much sp-sd-d2 that we disastered we had simply got adrift and broke away the bridge and Per Moray and Arratoon Aptar, si 2.80 parent rejoicing, while this same wretch-sald with its strange tone. Just ties were asked some time back to have

Oct. 9, Iphigenia, German barque, 464, G. Groen, bound for Amoy, and put back. ➡WILLER & Co.

Oct. 10, Chind, German steamer, fröm

Canton,

Oct. 10, Yungshing, Chiness steamer, from Canton,

Oct. 10, Fontenaye, British ship, 688, Geo. B Taylor, Nagasaki Sept. 28, Ocal ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Out. 10, Douglas, British steamer, 864, G. D. Pitman, Foochow Get: 6, Amoy 8, and Swatow 8, General.-Dovozás Laźnark &Co.

Jet. 10, Bellona, German ateater, 89, Akrone, Salgon Oct. 8, Rica.---OgINESS.

Oct. 10, Nassau, B. M. surveying vessel, R. Napier, Bhanghal Oct. 3.

Oct. 10, Hammonia, German basque, 602, Weller, Tebow Och & BusAIDAT ZAIN

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pm, on Tuesday, the 18th inst

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,

SYDNEY, &-h

Far Ocean, is postponed til further

notice.

MAIZN BY TEN FRENCH PACKET.*****

the pontoons used for boats. The autho them removed to a safe distance, but pro- weeks beforehand, to put foot on Afghah into a so do Pekingese sometimes clipbably saw no occasion for alarm. Bathers soll. If the telegram, dated the 24th shih tutor, Lo in + September, stating that an Afghan envoy worko

ed chief refuses to permit British envoys the Cantoness in this case clip whose approach was duly announced

has arrived in Constantinople and is pocking to induce the Ottoman Govern-

There is a Canton sound not found is

The French Contract Packet Tigra will ment to conclude a Russian alliance, be Williams, Le. dm. It appears in the rising

be despatched from Hongkong on true, strong and effective steps will

to and through the United

THURSDAY, the 17th Oct with have to be taken, without further parley, tone in the word 'dm also pronounced Kingdoin and Europe, vid Mer by the British Government to bring the Yam. The charmatex scours in the Shi toiles to Salgon, Singapore, Bata Amber of Afghanistan to his sansea. eing

There is no reason to doubt that an en-

Vis Galle, Fondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bothbay, Aden, Buet, and Alexandria, following will be the hours of closing Wednesday, 16th October

The

- the Malla, dt, pe

much disappointed by the mishap, as they are deprived of their usual dip.

ANOTHER alarm of robbers is reported from the neighbourhood of the Albany. Shots were fired from a house occupied by ons of our worthy cocupants of the Bench; but, under present circumstances, we rolexin · voy froth the Ameer has arrived at the The Cantoneas word yazin "arzenia” is from stating who was behind the firearm Turkish capital, but that he came to not probably an avoidance of the (presume when it went off. The saaldients in the urge upon the Sultan s Russian alliance, ably) cacophonons sound sun, which neighbourhood were aroused, and some with Hüzdan consent and tonnivance,

2. Money Order Ofice closes. Post is somewhat improbabis. Without Russound is not, we believe, considered nalucky. marching and countermarching (with re- Offer closes except the Right Box, sian constat and connivance, the three The Foochow people call arsente ing nglongvolvers in hand) resulted; but we have not which remains open all night,

cornered alliance indicated would abvi to the same way. The room beard whether any mamudors were evan only | sunly be impossible, end wo dasht vary ! why the eberneler is thus divided is pro› seen by the Follo Beephong, Beptember 11, 1979.