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THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL,
HONGKONG,
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT,
R.
a. VERNON
Megs to announce that he will.
shortly take his
FAREWELL BENEFIT,
On which occasion he will be assisted by the AMATEUR DRAMATIC CORPS,
Who have kludly given their valuable
services.
COMEDY AND OPERA
FOR
MR. H. VERNON'S
FAREWELL
BENEFIT.
Particulars shortly: Hongkong, December 16, 1878.
Intimations.
KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES,
COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
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MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
July 25th, 1877.
42, Cold Harbour Lane, London. Sir,-Your Lozenges are excellent, and their beneficial effects most reliable. I strongly recommend them in cases of Cough and Asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many Joars experiencD..
J. BRINGLOE, M. R.O,S.L., L.S.A., L. M. ME, T. KEATING, Indian Medical Service.
Dear Sir, Having tried your Lozenges In India, I have much pleasure in teatifying to their beneficial effects in cases of in- siplent Consumption, Asthma and Bronchial Affections, I have prescribed them largely, with the best results.
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11, Clement's Jane, Lombard Street,
LONDON.
MAE Colonial Presssupplied with News-
papers, Books, Types, Ink, Prosses, Papers, Correspondents, Letters; and any European Goods on Loudon terms,
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Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Oroners will be Responsible for any Debt contrasted by the Officers or Crow of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Geo. B, Taylor.-Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
COMMISSARY, British ship, Captain A. Morison-Meyer & Os.
FANNY, French barque, Captain E. M. Gouyo.-Landstein & Co.
NAPIER, British barque, Capt.-W. L Bryar-Messageries Maritimes.
TAIWAN, German barque, Captain O. Jes- 30-Arohold, Karberg & Co.
ANNIE S. HALL, American barque, Capt. Chs. H. Nelson.--Captain.
8. R. BEARCE, American barque, Capt.
A. E Oakes-Russell & Co.
PHAETON, Britlab barque, Captain Bohes Wieler & Co.
OINGALEE, British barque, Captain John La Conter.Jardine, Masheson & Co.
PRINCE ARTur, British barque, Capt.
Wills-Chinese.
KVIK, Norwegian barque, Captain Ole Larson. Meyer & Co.
MAID OF JUDAH, British barque, Capt. Alfred W. Webb.-Rezario & Co
DAVINA, British barque, Captain Geo, Edott. Arphold, Karbig & Co.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE
FENDERS for REPAIRING the French Barqué "ESPERANCE," GUILLON, Master, will be Received at the French Consulate up to TUESDAY, the 31st of December, af 3 p.m.
Separate Tenders required
.
For Hepairing the Hull of the Vessal B-For Repairing the Rigging of the
Vessel. For partleniars, apply to the French: Cinsulate, or the Captain on Board.
OARLOWITZ & Co,
Agents, Hongkong, December 20, 1978,
|
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE
THE CHINA MAIL.
1 sapper royal engineers; for Suez, Roy. W. MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Osmpbell, Mr and Mrs Platkoff, child, one Europesu and one antive servant for RELIGIOUS SERVICES:- Marseilles, Mesars C, Zamerano, S. Gonza- 8. Joux's CATHEDRAL. — The Right
No. 4831.-DECEMBER 28, 1878.
that, Until, however, our fire engines the sunlgenerates loonste eggs, which grow TO rendered capable of throwing into locusts. The oviparous, on the other decent jet of water, and we have band, are produced from the eggs dropped "
at the head of tho
The Departure of the 8. B. ios, F. Velasco, G. Sanchez, J. Ceapades, Roverond Bishop Burdon; The Rova, an individual
** ZAMBOANGA "
› for PO KT DARWIN, COOK- TOWN, SYDNEY, MEL BOURNE, &c., ia unavoidably PosTPONED until TUESDAY, the 31st Justant, 3 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, spply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, December 28, 1878. de81
FOR MANILA. The Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Capt. CULLEN, will be de- spatehod for the abova Port on TUESDAY, the 31st Instant, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, December 28, 1878,
de31
W. KERR TAYLOR, HOUSE AND SHIP PAINTER, DECORATOR, GLASS EMBOSSING AND GILDING. Temporary Promises: Fletcher's Buildings, Behind R. N. Seaman's Club,
HONGKONG. December 28, 1878,
P. H. Garela, F. Méchalez, U. Leon, A. IR. Hayward Kidd, Colonial Chaplain. fire-extinguishing department here who by the last year's locnats, which, preferting Anderson, I. Colombo, M. Balfour, J. Morning Service 11, Evening 4 Roly is prepared to order promptly the execu- dry situation, deposit their ofgs in the Dead, . T. Hilfe, and Thomas Corit. Communion on the first Sunday in the tion of the best arrangements possible bard, dark-coloured earth of high and dry
From Shanghai: for Saigon, Mr A. month. Guien, and Mrs Emilie Guntinoti; for
for sabduing a conflagration, it seems localities. They burrow about one fach Military Service-Roy. J. Henderson, to us that the constantly occurring firea deep into the ground, leaving a holo like Singapore, Mr Tom and servant; for Lon-omoisting Military Chaplatu. At 8 a.m. in the native parts of this town, where dou, Messrs Macomber, W. Dafies, W. Morning Prayer, &c. Holy Communion. Stalia, B. Parke, W. Brooks, Young, and on the second and fourth Sunday in the O. Kainyoff.
Per Yungching, for Shanghai, 45 Chinese. Per Penedo, for Salgon, 120 Chinese,
TO DEPART.
Per Bomerset, for Sydney, Mr W. Kroba, 10 Europeans deck, and 20 Chinese.
Per Burmese, for Yokohama, 2 Euro penne Oabia.
Per Hakon Adelstein, for Singapore and Ponang, 454 Chinese,
month.
every window is based as a chimney, are a wasp's neat, in which is found their young, a real and terrible danger to the most to shape like a pas. The heart of UNION CHURCH.-Morning Service, at valuable property, and the lives of the this is white and liquid, but gradually 11 A.M., Afternoon, 6 r. M.-Divine Service most exalted people, in this Colony. grows hard and subdivides Itself into over In Chinese, 2-3 P., every Sunday, with The two matters in which reform is a hundred seeds, which come to communion on first Sunday of every month, most urgently demanded with regard to maturity the following year. Thus it is
Rev. Dr. Eitel. S PETER'S SEAMIN'S CHURON-Rev. of the firemen and the people assisting themselves, and beat of all to destroy the
our Fire Brigades are the management better to destroy the eggs than the locusts ..
J. Henderson, Service at 5 P.M., 67ary and the providing of a water supply at
Morning Prayer and Communion on the It is impossiblo that a satisfactory snow. One inch of snow will drive them Sunday and Wednesday. All sosta freo which the flames do not simply laugh. logusts seed-deposit. Looust's eggs dread First Sunday in.eash month at 11 a.m.
ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURON,-Rev. managing fireman can be found among down,ous foot, and one foot of snow will A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam the officials of this Colony. Hitherto prevent their incubation [4]" SHIPPING REPORTS,
Fuen. (All Services in Chinese.). Morn- the rotten system has prevailed here of The British steamer Kwangtung reports ing Prayer:Litary, Ante-Communion, vesting the superintendence of the Fire
We can vouch for the truth of all bub monsoon and cloudy weather to Swatow, Loft Foochow on the 25th, had strong N.E. and Sermon, at 11 A.M. Bible Class, at & Brigade in some official, who possibly
the physiological part of the description P.. Froaching, at 6.30 r.. Holy Com-has not sufficient work or pay in his own of the oviparous. Numerous bodies of thence to port light northerly winds and munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month. dear weather. In Fuochow: atr. Appin,. BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE Service In legitimate department of duty, or who troops were employed in the neighbourhood and H.M.S. Sheldrake. In Amoy stra Esmeralda, Corea and Newchwang, aud
the Gorman language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, possibly may have incurred the particu. of Nanking last winter in grubbing up the every Sunday, at half-past ten .., in lar pleasure of those in high places. If H.M.S. Hurt. In Swatow: strs, Azaharathe Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, gentlemen of this description are to be 88 from the high and dry places. The juh, Tunsin, Wenchowe, and Fortung. 23th
West Point. inst. at 2 a.m., passed a steamship bound
appointed to these positions of special authorities paid 100 cash a pound for ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE.-Divine Service on responsibility, where a few errora of ja9 North.
every Thursday at 5.30 p.m.
judgment may result in the destruction of thousands of pounds worth of property, it Shipping. Daylight.-Iraouaddy leaves for Shang-eems to us that certain competent neu ought to be appointed at the same time to take care of them. The proper man agement of a Fire Brigade, and the &o.direction of operations against such a
CHINESE IMPERIAL EIGHT PER
CENT, LOAN OF 1674.
THE COUPONS falling due. on the 1st
December next of the above LOAN, together with the BONDS DRAWN for Ro- demption, will be Paid at the Office of this CORPORATION on and after that Date,
For the
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION, Agents Leaving the Loan,
T, JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Blongkong, December 28, 1878.
Jal
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF RONGKONG,
IN BANKRUPTOY.
NOTICE.-WILLIAM PUSTAU lately
CARGO.
Per S. B. Feiko, sailed 28th December, 1878:- For Continent, 8,149 bales Bilk, 263 balt Waste Silk, 108 bales Coooong cazen Silka, 1,000 boxes Tea, and 1,280 pkga. Sundries for London, 841-bales Silk, 10 bales Waste Silk, 364 half-onests, 3,871 boxea and 849 pkgs. Tea, 60 pkga. Sundries, canes Treasure (la. 80,700), and 14 omes Treasure ($98,785).
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &C.-. Por Zamboanga, at 3.30 p.m., òn Tuos- day, the 31st inet, instead of ma previously notified.
For MANILA,
Per Esmeralda, at 8.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
For
the 31st inst, SAIGON.-
Per Olympia, at 4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the Slat inst,
Per Clic, at-8.30 p.m., on Friday, the
9rd January,
MALLS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Gaelic,
trading at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Quntou and Shanghai in China in co-partnership with CARL WILHELM 61EGFRIED WILLIAM PUSTAU the Younger and O„NKAD MUNKUE DON- NEK under the Style or Firm of "WM. PUSTAU & Co." as Merchants and Com- mission Agents, and also lately carrying on Business at Hamburg in the Empire of Germany under his individual name and on bis sule account and the mid CONRAD | MUNROE DUNNER, having been re- spectively adjudged Bankruptz under Peti tions for adjudication of bankruptcy filed. in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in Bankruptcy on the 23rd day of December, 1878, and the 27th day of December, 1878, respectively are hereby required Bar-2.15 P.M. Registry of Letters couder. render themselves to the Honorable CHAR-2.30 E.M. Post-Office closes, but LetteTM LES BUSHE PLUNKET the Registrar of the said Court at the First Meeting of Orodi- tors to be held before the said Registrar on TUESDAY, the 14th day of January, 1879, at 11 a.m., precisely at the said Court.
The said CHARLES BUSHE PLurzer is the Official Assignue and Meners DBARP, TOLLER AND JOHNSON are the Solicitors acting in the respective Bankrapicias.
A Public Sitting will bereafter be sp pointed by the said Court for the said Bankrupte to pass their final examination and to make application for their discharge of which sitting notice will be given in the Hongkong Government Gazette,
At the First Meeting of Creditors the Registrar will receive the Proofs of the Debts of the Creditors and the Creditors may elect an Assignee or Assignees of the Bankrupte' Katate and Effects,
Dated this 28th day of December, 1878.
NOTICE.
IN Consequence of the Fire, NAM BING
'LOONG has REMOVED to No, 6, STANLEY STREET, where Business will be Conducted as usual.
ja28
Hongkong, December 29, 1878,
SHIPPING.
--
ARRIVALS.
675, Punehard, Foochow Dec. 2b, Amoy 26, Dec. 28, Kuungtung, British steamer, and Swatow 27, General.-DOUGLAS LA- PRAIK & Co.
Dec. 28, Bayan, Russian corvette, 2000, 10 guns, A. Boyel, Wanchou Dec. 26.
DEPARTURES.
Deo. 21, Hamburg, for Bangkok, 27, Penedo, for Saigon. 28, Capella, for Borneo, 28, Tangises, for Shanghai.
28, Yungshing, for Shanghai.---
28, Folga, for Yokohama, 28, Phaeton, for Blagapers. 28, Peiho, for Marseilles, &o.
CLEARED..
Douglas, for Coast Ports. Burmese, for Yokohama, Holstein, for Guam.
Hakon Adalatein, for Singapore. Somerset, for Australian Porta. Haloong, for Amoy, de, Thales, for Hoihow, Agenn, for Takow, &o. Monsta, for New York Varuna, for Fayan Fritd, teh, for Touron
تبوك
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Kuangtung, from Coast Poris, Mesira Christy and Covil, and 332 Chinese deck
Per Bayan, from Wanchon, Rear Admiral Baron Streiberg,
DEPARTED.
Par Priho, for Saigon, Messrs Bonează, Daymond, and 3 Chiness for Singapore, dosi | Movers A. Carnogle, J, N, Yanderrorty
And
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 2nd January, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United Staten, which will be closed as follows-
(ozoopt for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 ponts extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union Wost Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayu), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sout by this route, Hongkong, December 28, 1878,
Quotations.
HONGKONG, December 28, 1878, OPIUM-Now Patus, cash....$500
frodit,
Old Patna, cash,...
credit, →→→
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Old Benaros, cash,
»
19
"
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Now Benares, cash, 630
credit,
credit,
17
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New Malwa, saslı, 720
credit, -
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Old Malwa, cash, 730"
credit,
Allowance Taels, 32
Allowance Tacia, 32
Exchange.
Bank, on demand,
1)
3/61 3/0
30 days' sight, 6 months' night, ... 8/78 Credits,
3/7
기
Documentary, 6 months' sight, 8/77
Bombay, demand Rupees, 221 Valoutta, Shanghai, demand,
60 days', ... Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Syceo,
221
31
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724
4/1
781
J
100
109 3% 0.
"
27.00
5.62 5.52
Mexicano, ... Gold Leaf, 900 fine... English Sovereignis, ... Australian Sovereigns,
Shares.
Hongkong Bank, 60 % prem, Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,800 China Traders' Ian. Co., $1,500 Yangtze Inc. Assoc., Tls. 725 Chinese Insurance Co., 8280 North China Ins. Co., Tin. 1,260 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $880 China Fire Ins. Co., $910 H.K. &W, Dook Co., $7 % prem. H.K. O. & M. S.-boat Co., 50% prom Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tía. 17 China Const St. Nav. Co., Tis. 102 Hongkong Gas Co., $88 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Obina Sugar Refiulug Co., 18 Chinese Imperial Loan, £100
..Do
jaz
bai.
Daylight-Dinglar leaves for Coast Ports. 10a.m.-Hailoong leaves for Amoy,
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Amusement.
them.
The Chinese Press has at last bron
bonoured with official notice. In the Peking Gazette of the 17th November the Governor of Chekiang reports that his attention was directed to some alleged robberies near terrible destroyer as fire, is in these days, flang-chow by a notice in the Shanghai sa much a science as is the commanding newspaper called, the Shin pan. It is a of troops on the field of battle. There hopeful sign when high offiolats thus re is a general impression abroad that
8.80p.m.-Entertainment at Temperans something very like a general muddle sognise such expressions of popiftar opinion.
Hall, Stanley Street,
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, December 31:-
3 p.m.-Tenders for Repairing the
S
rance close.
p.m.-Zamboanga leaves for Fort Darwin, Mo.
4 p.m.—Ésmeralda leaves for Macuila. Goods per Gaelio undelivered after this
date subjoot to rent.
Coupons and Drawn Bonds of Chineso Imperial Loan payable at H. K. & S.
Bank on and after this date.
WEDNESDAY (New Year's Day), 1870:—
Local Banks close for Public Business,
THUESDAY, January 2
deado por Iraouaddy undelivered after Noou, subject to rent and landing
charges.
3 p.m.--Occidental & Oriental S. 5. Co.
Steamer loaves for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
SATURDAY, January -
•
The term or "branch provincial capital" is applied to such places as Tientsin and Taiwan, where the Vioersy of Governor resides for a portion of the year. Chao
was made in the fight against the flames on Wednesday and Thursday last; and the question is whether it is better to educate our fire authorities up to the necessary point of competency by costly ex- perience in conflagrations here, or to get a competent professional man out from home king (Shin-hing) used to be the permanent at once. One fatal objection to the former residence of the Canton Viceroy, who had a proposition is that, owing to the position upon the site of the present French of Hongkong in the eastern hemisphere, Cathedral, no soner should we get our men thoroughly efficient by a lengthened expe rience in conflagratione here, than he would want to retire to more congenial climes on a pension,
The most unsophisticated observer of the fearful scene of the present week must also have been disgusted with the
Porters or bearers engaged for a through journey aro called and those en-
gaged by the stage. The term is specially used of persous engaged to carry mandarin's-i-signia of office, when on a journey, and of persons following an army
wretched streams of water with which the firemen endeavoured to arrest the in the capacity of commissariat porters, progress of the flames. In the majority
of instances these streams were simply
(Anstive of] T'su [at
beueath ariticism. Sometimes they could all events gets the bow [which was lost in Noon.English Mail leaves for Forts scarcely be made to reach the fire at all, Tou. This expresion refers to "keeping
of Call and Europe.
and seldom were they projected with.
SUNDAY, January 5 :—
sufficient force or volume to reach the the money in the country," Manila II leaves for San Francisco on top of a moderately lofty house. Let us
or about this date. MONDAY, January 8:-
2p.m.-Sale of Household Furniture,
instance the play of the engines in the
LOVAL AND GENERAL,
most exciting fight during the entire con
flict with the flames--the one at the bat-
o,
at the Hon, J. M. Price's residence,
Caine Road,
FRIDAY, January 10-
tom of Pottinger Street, on which the Tan S, 8. City of Tokis left Yokohama for safety of the most important and valu- this port yesterday (27th).
able property in the Colony depended.
To produce any effect upon the flames at Tan services at Union Church to-morrow
Alma leaves for London on or before Koss's house with the few miserable
this date.
MONDAY, January 18:-
& p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of The Chinese Insurance Co., Limited, at the Head Office, Hongkong.
MONDAY, January 20:-
Sale of the Iron Sorow Steamship Ameri
ca, by Mesara. Hughes & Legge, on or about this date.
THE
will be conducted by the Rev. J. O. Edge.
We are informed by the agents (Mesara, Jardine, Matheson & Co that the 8, 8. Fenice left Singapore for this port yesterday.
streams of water at the command of the firemen at that point was of course im- possible. But the firemen could not suc coed in wetting the upper part of the house opposite to Koss's As a matter of fact one of the most ignitible portiona of the house was left to take its chance; nothing appeared to be done either inside MR Wilhelm von Pustan and Mr C. M or outside of the building to prevent the Donner, partners in the firm of W. Pusiau timbers in the roof from taking fire, and & Co., have been adjudicated bankrupta it was a surprise to the majority of the here during the last few days,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, spectators that the building did not go,
Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥痈
A. S. WATSON & 06., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRURGISTS, IMPORTERS
07
Dauggists' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI #ITES, TOILET Regvísires, ExaxISK, AMERICAN, ANd FrenoH PATENT MEDICINES.
- MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, - Tonle Water, Glagerade, Potass Water, Barsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watera
* The Manufactory is under direst and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
ET The pubitration of this issus sammenced at 7.20 p.m.
DEATH.
and probably with it a block or two of
the most valuable buildings in the Colony,
ONLY one of the two Howo Fire Offices
for which Mesare Douglas Lapraik & Co. We are inclined to heliove from facts are local Agents sustained loss through the that have come to our knowledge that are, namely, the "Liverpool and London,' the firemen had, in some instances, to
fight against a more treacherous enemy which loses $9,000. The Sun Fire Offias than fire among the native houses has escaped with a loss of about $1000 only. Yesterday we noted that in one house entered by the firemen kerosine was A SOLEMN MASS will be celebrated at the found spread on the floor round a bale R. C. Cathedral to-morrow morning at 8 of goods, and in another a train of
gunpowder terminating in a pile of chips. o'clock in thanksgiving for the escape of To day & gentleman assured us that he the Cathedral from the disastrous are of
tually saw a Chisaman engaged in the 28th instant.
cutting the hose; and we believe the
CHINESE NOTES. ·
PROMO
+
members of the Brigade discovered that we are requested to state that telegraphic their hose had been out more than once communication is interrupted with Java, in different localities. There was also a disgraceful amount of looting carried on, Sumatra and Australasia, owlog to a break not only by the Chiness, but by the very in the Singapore-Bataviacable. Restoration people whose daty it was to preserve is not expected under three days, order, and guard property on such ocen sions of public calamity,
HEMSWORTH V. Boldsworth & ANOTHER. A notice of motion for an injunction to restrain the defendsuts from Belling the A correspondent of one of the Shanghai British barque Strathmore was heard in newspapers writing from Nanking says that Chambers to-day. The Bon. T. d. Hayl the people are forbidden to eat shrimps, los, instructed by Messrs, Sharp, Toller, At Fooohow, on the 19th December, Born
on the ground that these toothsome mollusos
Johnson, appeared on behalf of the plain ROLUFF JOHNSON, of the L M. Customs are nothing but locuata in disguise! Locustas tiff, who is the master and part owner of Service. Age 60 years.
By the enlightened and scientific author the vessel. Orders had been received by ties of this city, are apt to fall into the Mr Bottomley, as managing partner of water, where they are transformed into Mears Douglas Lapraik & Co., from Mr shrimps therefore its dangerous, Holdsworth, who is in England, to sell the proper, and usnatural to eat them, and the
vessel. The plaintiff's name did not ap people are forewarned accordingly,"
Perhaps the following extract from the ear as a shareholder in the vessel, and be (Paken at Mesors Falconer & Co.'s Premier, an enquiry into the efficiency of the Fire
way three light upon the tought to matrala ita cale se be claimed to Brigades, After the experiences of the jeet, Loonats eggs are of two
be the Largest shareholder. The injusation Quesn's Boad.)
last few days, the authorities can scarce sorte, those produced by metamorphosis,
was granted. RokuKONG, December 28, 1878.
ly allow things to remain in their pre 4, and the oviparous, BABOXETER 9 More. 80.200:
sent state, knowing, as they must now, Do.
1 P.Mais
80,100 Da
4 P.. TASAMUMETER) A. M...
Do,
1. F... Do,
4 P.M. De. (Wet bulb)
Do, 1 P.X. 60 Do
Do, -Do. Matinum:
Do.
of 1877, £108/10.
Temperature.
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2.5
P.M.
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Do, Minimum dzernight 40
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, JATURDAY, DEC. 28, 1878.
Is is to be presumed that one of the results of the late disastrous fire will be
.
Tus following is the order of Bervice at St. John's Cathedral, Hongk ng, Sunday after Christmas, 29th December 1849
that if a fire occurs in any thickly popu. The former are met with upon those hauks Iated part of this Colony during the of fans and marshes which are alternately north-east monsoon there is a strong pro- meist and dry. Fish and shrimps deposit bability that something like a million their spawn in the grass, and this spawn at 11-Reader, Te Colonial Chaplain 1 dollar's worth of property will be de
stroyed and that a few thousands of becomes metamorphosed inte fah or people will be rendered homeless shrimps it the water permanently dovere Responsible offiolala ban hardly sleep it. Otherwise the notion of the spring and * mugh a condition of affairs as summer winds together with the best of
Morning Prayer, Litany and Sormon,
Preacher, The Blahop of Victoria First Loon, Issiah, XXXY.; Second Lesson, Revelation 1. to verso 11; Venite, No,
Pastme, Nos. 167 and 180, Monk; Is Drums, Ougeley in D.] Benedictne, No
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