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Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

STIDE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of THE

Mr WALTER SCOTT FITZ, in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED OB

he 31st December last,

Mr OHARLES VINCENT SMITH is admitted a Partner from This Date.

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1879.

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NOTICE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.

TR. J. J. HOWARD is hereby autho

Mized to SIGN BILLS OF LADING by the Company's Steamers.

RUSSELL & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, January 2, 1879.

NOTICE.

Notices to Consignees

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE

THE S. 5. Venice boring arrived from

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL, The Steamship

"TANGASZE"

E. Sonuúra, Master, will be despatched for the above

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BABIEMASEN & 09, Hongkong, January 15, 1879.

the above Porte, Consignees of Cargo Port TO-MORROW, the 16th Instant, at are bereby informed that their Goodap.m. with the exception of Opium-are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or. Boats delivery may ba obtained.

Cargo romaining undelivered after the 18th Instant will be subjcot to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 12, 1879. jats

NOTICE.

CONSIGNEES of Optional Cargo per fa2 ONION PACIFIC SLOPE, from

HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED myself

I as a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT and

AUDITOR.

THOS. ARNOLD,

16, Bank Buildings,

Hongkong, January 1, 1679,

NOTICE,

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THE BUSINESS hitherto Conducted by us at this Port, CANTUN and SHANGHAI will be CONTINUED from This Date under the Style and Title of VOGEL & Co.

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1879.

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NOTICE.

HAVE This Day Eatablished myself at this Port and at CANTUN AS MER OHANT and COMMISSION AGENT, under the Firm or Style of PUSTA

T. I. E. VON PUSTAU. Hongkong, January 1, 1879.

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NOTICE

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HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED myself as

I a COMMISSION MERCHANT, &c.,

No. 2, Queen's Hood, under the Style of "J, G. SMITH & Co."

J. GĦANT SMITH,

Hongkong, January 1, 1879.

NOTICE.

BE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr OTTO BENECKE in our Firin CEASED on Blat Desember, 1878,

CARLOWITZ & Co.

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Canton, Hongkong January 1, 1879.

and Shanghai,

NOTICE.

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of

JOHN GRANT SMITH and WIL

LIAM DOLAN in our Firm CEASED on the 81st day of December, 1878.

MAṇEWEN, FRICKEL & 0%.

Dated this Bist day of December, 1878, f4

NOTICE.

CREPOO, are hereby requested to send In their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and take Immediate delivery of their Goods.

All Cargo unclaimed after Twenty-four Hours will be carried on to Waimгoa In the Vessel

RUSSELI. & Co Agents. Hongkong, January 14, 1879. -*

NORWEGIAN SHIP "SUMABLIDE,” Captain TOBIASEN, FROM HAMBURG

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THE above-named Vessel having arrived,

Consignors of Cargo by bez are e quested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods,

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vennel will be landed and stored at Con- signeos' risk and expense.

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SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, January 11, 1879.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BRITISH SHIP CUREA, FROM LONDON.

TH

AE above-namod Vessel having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under signed for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con sigueen' risk and expense.-

MEYER & Co., Agenti Hongkong, Janitary 9, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

8. 8. TIGRE

NOTICE.

CONSIGNE London, in donner

JONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8.

WE have Batablished a BRANCH of informed that their Goods are being

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our Firm at SHANGBAL,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Hongkong, December 31, 1878.

NOTICE

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Have This Day RESUMED my BUSI

NESS as MARINE SURVEYOR at

--this Port.

R. H. CAIRNS, Surveyor to Local Insurance Offices and Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

Club Chambers,

Hongkong, December 21, 1878.

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NOTICE. HAVE This Day, established myself as GENERAL and SHARE BROKER,

CARL DENEKE,

Oflee, Bank Buildings,

Hongkong, December 8, 1878.

NOTICE

THE Undersigned being about to CLONE This Firm at Swatow, hereby notifies that all DEBTS and CLAIMS due to or by him, he will Collect and Pay.

The Interest and Good will of his Business has been transferred to Mesaro DOUGLAS LAPRAIK Co,

E. VINCENT, Hongkong, November 30, 1878.

NOTICE,

AYOTIVE is hereby given, that Mesars DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. have This Day Established a BRANCH of their Firm at Nwa'ow, and hate authorized Mr G. D. PITMAN to Sigo per Procuration.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 80, 1878.

NOTICE

Interest and Responsibility of the Undersisted in the Chinese Mail, 640# (Woh Tass Yet Ra), DEARED from the 1st August, 1877, but Dobia prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.

CHON AYIN.

Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

KOTICE. Ti Belofence to the above, the Under- I signed has Lhasan the Chinese Mail from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mi Leong Yook Üzün, Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régima will be found to be, ma hitherto, an ex- bollent medium for advertising, espoolally sa the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG CHIM Lesson of the Hongkong Chiness Mail Fanghong, April 8, 1070,

are

landed and stored at their risk at the Com pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, anless Intimation is received from the Con- signees, before To-MORROW, the 16th Inst., at 10a.m., requesting it to be landed here. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining anclaimed after Tues. DAY, the 21st Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insusande has been effected.

L. HENNEQUIN, Ac1g. Agent. Hongkong, January 14, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DRS MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivery, The Claro has been landed and stored ai their risk and expanze.

No Fire Insurance has boon affected,

L HENNEQUIN, dotg. Ageni.

Ex "Peb Ho." NMK (in diamond) 54/5 Imp. Aldridge VSO Salmon & Co., from London, 2 cazes

Millinery.

E1 "Iraquaddy."

G (in diamond) No. 1/3, Measts Gliman

&Co, 8 cases Granite, from London, Hougkong, January 3, 1870,

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agenti, nor

Debt constructed by the Oficera or Crew Owners will be Responsible for any of the following Vesenta, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :-

FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Geo, B, Taylor.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

COMMISSARY, British ship, Captain A. Horison-Meyer & Co.

FaxFY, French barque, Captain E. M. Gouyo. Landstein & Co.

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6. R. BEARDE, American barque, Capt. A. L. Cakts, Russell & Co.

Phande Asrao, British batque, Capt. R. Wills, Chinese,

MAID OF JUDAH, British barque, Capt. Alfred W. Webb.-Rožario & bo.

Datina, British barque, Captain Clou. Scott. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Pasig, German steamer, Capt. Hern. sheim-Blemesen & Co.

PitBRIM, American ship, Capt. Wople,-n Rusell & Co,

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALOUTTA.

The Steamship

"VENICE," Captain P. L RHODE, Will

leave for the above Ports on

SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, at 8 o'clock

Afternoon.

For Freight or Passagé, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 15, 1879. ja18

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY

LIMITED.

EXTRA STEAMER TO CANTON.

THE "KIN-SHAN" will make a Trip THE

to CANTON and Back on SUNDAY Next, the 19th Instant, leaving HONGKONG at &a.m., and CANTON at 4 p.m.

By Order,

P.'A. DA COSTA, Secretary,

Hongkong, January 15, 1879.

NOTICE.

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Whip under the Firm of DENERE

WE have To-day entered into Partner-

GEORG as SEARE and GENERAL

BROKERS.

CARL DENEKE. ERICH GEORG."

Peddar's Hill, No. 2,

Hongkong, January 15, 1870.

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS.

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For MANILA

Per schooner Nuevo Constants, at 2 p.m.,

on Saturday, the 18th init.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND

CALOUTTA...

Per Venice, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,

...the 18th inst

Por Japan, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 18th fast.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.-- Per Kuangtung, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,

the 18th inst

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET- The British Contract Packet Mongolia

will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 18th January, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlemente, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, N.B. This Packet carries no mails for the

Malta, and Gibraltar.

Australian Colonica, E. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritius.

MAILS BY THE FRENCE PACKET. ----- The French Contract I aske! Iraouaddy ill

be despatched on SATURDAY, the 26th Instant, with Malin to enl through the United Kingdom sad Europe, vid Neples; to Saigon, Etra:iá Settlements, Hatavia, Burmah, Cey'on, Tadis (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Soy- chelles, Reunion, Meoritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Asconaion.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS,

The following hours are observed in otoeing Malis, do, by both the British and - French Contract Packeta 2 Day before departure,--- -5P.M.-Money Order Office aloses; Post Ofics elosed except the Niour Bos, which remains open all night.

Jan, 15, Fuyew, Chinese steamer, from Day of departure,—

Canton,

Jan, 15, Yangtze, British steamer, from Canton.

Jan. 18, Pilgrim, American ship, 988, Fowle, Cardiff July 28, Coal --MEKJAGORIES MARITIMES.

Jan. 16, Penedo, British steamer, 852, Cain, Balgon Jan. 8, Salt and Rico, MELORBES & Co.

DEPARTURES. Jan. 15, Verona, for Manila.

15, Kare, for Swatow.

15, Alma, for London,

15, Tibre, for Yokohama.

-- 15, Nicolau, for Canton.

OLEARED.

Taiwan, for Chefoo, Spartan, for Fooshow. Alva, for Bombay. Mercury, for London. Min-ydon, for San Francisco, Davina, for Keelung. Fuyew, for Shanghal.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Per Penedo, from Saigon, 19 Chineze, DEPARTED.

Per Tibre, for Yokohama: from Hong kong, Mr Toms; from Ismailia, Mr San- hart; from Marseilles, Messra Takagonwa and Minoda, Mia Megre and 2 Sisters, Masara Yamada, Shibaya, Ota, Ikeda, Misgnowa, Ichikows, Saitai Watanabe and Tanaka, Miss Van der Nelde, Meers Barre and Weinberger, Mra Mouche's servant, and Mr Nobala, from Port Sald, Mezare Suwa and Morita,

SHIPPING REPORTS. "The British steamer Penedo reports: Strong monsoon from Cape Padaran with high sea, and dull overcast weather.

The American ship Pilgrim reports: Salled from Cardiff roads July 28th,” Had light baffling winds off the coast. Had not even an appearance of N.E. trades, winds varying from B. W. to 8.E. Crossed Equator In 92.05 West, 44 days out, had fresh 6.F. trades. Sept. 28th in lat. 87.41 8., long. 0.18 W., encountered a terriffe Cyclone, in which last two topaalls and other sails badly damaged, sprung topsail yard and fore topmset, atove bulwarks, water casks and did other damage about decks. Had very rough weather running down our Easting. Passed St. Pauls Oct. 27th. Madé Sandal- wood Island Nov. 20th. Enterad Bazda Sea Dec, 4th, then had 17 days dead calm, cleared Gilolo Passage 27th in company with British barque look bound to Shang. hal Passed Pellow Islanda Jan, 6th : 10th

and 11th had a strong N.E. gale, 12th at 4 a.m. paased North Eashes, and 14th at noon fighted Pedro Brasgo,

POST OFFICE NOTICES MAILS will close (→

For SHANGHAL.--

Per Tigre, at 0a.m., on Thursday, the 16th inst. Ente letters received from 5.10 to 9.80, with 18 coats late fee, For Fuyu, at 11.30 am. To-morrow, the

16th inat.

Por Yanglais, at 8.30 p.m. To-morrow,

the 18th fust

For

BANGKOK-

Per Rajanattiunilhar, at 8.30 p.m., On

Thursday, the 18th inst

Malls or the United States Pasker, The United States Mail Packet City of

7AM-Post Office opens,

COBSON.

10 A.M.----Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases,

11 ..-Mails alosed, except for Inte

Lettore.

11.10 ..Lettera may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents until 11.30 AM.when the Post Office Clos

entirely.

13.40 4.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cunts until time of departure,

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET, The Anatralian Contract Packet Normanby, will be despached from Honghong, on MONDAY, the 27th instant, with Mails for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- bourne.

Correspondence cannot be Registered after

1.15 p.m.

The Mails will be closed at 1.30. Supple- mentary mail on board with 18 cente late fee til time of departure. Correspondence for Southern, and Western Australia can be sent by this route if de-ired, but as a general rule it is better to send it við Galle. Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1879

Quotations. HONGKONG, January 15, 1879. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash....$550

credit,

Old Patna, cash,... -

credit, New Benares, cash, 527;

crédit,

Old Benares, cash,

credit,

11

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29

Now Malwa, asă, 730

credit, -

23

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11

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13

Old Malwa, cash, 730

gredit- Taels,-

Allowanco Tasla, -

Allowance

Exchange.

Bank, on demand,

19

30 days' sight,

6 months' sight,

3/80 Credits,

3,87 23 - Documentary, 6 months' aight, 3/9 221 Bombay, demaud Rupees, Calcutta, Shanghal, domand, 80 days', Silver, 17 dwts. B., .. Sycee, Mexicans,

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144

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3091 100

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37.60

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5.35

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Gold Leaf, 99 fine... English Sovereigns, Australian Bovereigns,

Bhares.

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Hongkong Bank, 60% prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 » Chins Traders' Ins. Oo, $1,500 Yangtare Inn. Assoc., Tís, 720 Chinese Insurance Co., $515 North China Ins. Co., Tle, 1,280 R.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 China Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K&W. Dook Co., par H.K. 0, & M.-Si-bost Co., 63 die. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 17 China Ceart St, Nav. Co., Tis. 102 Hongkong Gua Đài, 180 Hongkong Hotel Oo., 888 Oblas Sugar Refinfog Co., $140 Chinese Lippertal Loan, E100

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at 1877, £108/10, Temperature.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

¡No. 4845.—JANUARY 15, 1879,

20 am.—Tigre leaves for Shanghai. 4 p.m. --Yanglasa leaves for Shanghai. Tenders Close. Tenders for Repairs of the Barq. Oressicell, will be received at the office of the Agents up to 3 p..

Miscellaneous.

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, January 17

committed was, at the second bearing yesterday, increased and spread in a manner and to a degree absolutely appalling One Yuen was called, and be deposed that he had married complainant about a year ago, and had paid $60 for her. The other man claiming to be her. husband alleged that he paid $30 for her, so that the complainant appears to have gone down in price-somewhat. If the complainant's evidence is to be

woa a widow, liv

Transfer Books of H., C. & M. Steam- accepted, she

boat Co. closed from this date till 20thing on her late husband's fields at Instant, inclusive.

Tameui at the time the witness Yuen says he married her in this neigh- bourhood, "Yuen added that he married the complainant in December 1877, and ho lived with her at Kowloon City. Noon-American Mall leaves for Toko-She ran away from him on the 4th

hama and San Franclico,

September laat, and the man with whom complainant was now living, and who also lived at Kowloon City next door to witness, also left the place about the no time, but he did not know until recently that he had run away with his wife. Witness had since gone to live at Swatow, and had only returned from that port on the 8th in consequence of a letter received from bis mother in regard

9 p.m.-Mooting of Perseverance Lodge Sarunday, January 18:

Noon-Engilah Mall leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe. Noon. Saleof Bousehold Furniture, dro, at the residence of Messra Olyphant & Co., No. 1, Albany. 3p.m.-Japan and Fenic leave for Binge

pere, &c.

5 p.m. Nuevo Constante, leaves for

Mantle.

p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. Goods per Fenice undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

SUNDAY, January 19

Daylight.Kwanglung leaves for Coast

Porto.

8 a.--Kin-Shan leaves for Canton. MONDAY, Janúary 20:

Bale of the Iron Screw Steamship

about this data.

to his wife. He would swear that the complainant was the woman he married about a year ago, and she could be identi- fied by a birth mark on one of her thighs. It was through his mother that the Chinese authorities had taken the matter up, and had imprisoned the father of the man living with complainant.

The evidence of this witness is also Ameri.oonsistent, although it is totally contra- ca, by Messrs. Hughes & Logge, on or distory of the statements of the com- plainant and her alleged paramour. Unfortunately, however, the parjury that has here been committed has been dabbled in by other persons. The wit ness Yuen having sworn that the com. plainant, who was called into Court to be identified, was his wife, he pointed to another woman in Court and said that she was his wife's mother. On this

TUESDAY, January 21:-

Goods per Tigre undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges, Saturday, January 25:-

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.

MONDAY, January 27:-

2 p.m. Normanby leaves for Singa woman being questioned, she admitted

pore, &c.

TUESDAY, January 28:-

WEDNESDAY, January 29-

that the witness Yuen was her son-in- law, but positively denied that the com

2 p.m.-Sale of Effects, &c., at Mr plainant was his wife, or her daughter

Armstrong's Bales Rooms,

Her daughter had run away, and she did not know where she was. The com. plainant was then brought forward and asked if the witness Yuen was her hus band. She denied that he was, or that she had ever seen him before. The

8 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the A., U. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 60 A, Queen's Road. TussDay, February 4:

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer, leaves for Yokohama and Bar Francisco,

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

· Established A.D. 1841..

香港大藥房

A. B. WATSON & O... FAMILY & DISPENSING OBEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS

or

DaveGISTS SUNDBIZA, NURSERY Raqs SITES, TOILET Requisites, ExGLISH, AMERICAN, AND-FRETCH PATANY MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Water, ely. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878,

mother of the witness Yuen then swore that the complainant was her daughter in-law, her son having married her about a year ago. She also identified the mother-in-law of her son, who had sworn that the complainant was not her daugh. ter

The case is one of many which das monstrate how utterly unreliable in the evidence of Chinese in a court of justice, As a recent writer on Chinese topics had observed, the foundation of the Chinese Francis said he disbelieved the story of character appear to be lying. Mr the complainant and her alleged husband. He should, however, report the case to to His Excellency the Governor, although he had no doubt he had come to a right decision, and in the meantime the prisoner would be remanded for three days. The conclusion Mr Francis has come to appears to be the correct one. Such barefaced perjury has, however, been committed in the case that we trust some steps will be taken by His Excel. lency to impress upon the Chinese the importance of giving truthful evidence in the courts by making an example of the offending party in this case, provid ing the guilt can be clearly brought home to them. Not only has the coin. plainant, her paramour, and her mother, apparently told the most deliberate false

* The publication of this issue commense hoods for the purpose of procuring the at 7.15 p.m.

conviction of the prisoner and screeningA, themselves, but it will be remembered that complainant's paramour sent in a THE CHINA WAIL. petition to Mr Hennessy, regarding the imprisonment of his father, in which doubtless some other abominable lies

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1870. were recorded.

THE remarkable case of the soldier from Kowloon City, who was arrested while it

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was said he was endeavouring, with some. E the Governor will distribute the companions, to kidnap a woman at the Prizes at St. Joseph's College on Saturday village of Shan ki-wan, has received some

further extraordinary developments. It next at a p.m.

will be remembered that the prisoner's

defence was that the complainant had We are informed that the . S. Glenorchy

run away from the Yuen family at actually left Singapore on the 12th, and not Kowloon City with the man with whom on the 6.h inst, as advised,

he was living at Shau-Ei-wan. She

was, he alleged, the wife of a member of Ws learn that the O. 8. S. Co'z steamy the Yuen family, and when she ran away

the mandarin imprisoned the father of Teuter, from Liverpool, left Singapore the man with whom she was now living, yesterday afternoon for this port, The father had thereupon begged prisoner

to

go to Hongkong and fetch the woman The appointment of Mr Samuel Baritos back, and the commander of the troops Acting Deputy Registrar of the Supreme, had given him permission to do so, Thia

story of the prisoner has, as the Magis Court, temporarily and until further notice, trate observed at the close of the case is gazetted. yesterday, the recommendation of con

sistency, the object of the imprisoned | We understand that the S. E. Thales bas man at Kowloon City in procuring the been laid up. Her officers have all bes return of the woman who had run away discharged. Want of sufficiently remunera with his pon, being, presumably, to obtain tive work le, we believe, the resson. his own release. But the complainant

flatly contradicted the story of the

soldier. She denied that she had ever Taz following Return, received from My" been to Kowloon city, or that she had Henry Dickle, of the quantity of Spirits any acquaintance with, or knowledge of, distilled by the China Sugar Refining Com the Yuen family. Her alleged husband

Tokio, will be despatched un FRI-|- DAY, the 17th int, with Made for (Taken at Melors Falconer & Co.'s Prantsus, professed ignorance of her past history pany, Idmited, in published in to-day's Japan, San Francisco, and the Untied States, which will be closed as foli Town

11.18 A Registry of Lettere ceases. 11.80 a. Post Office aloes, but Letters (azcept for Non Union Colintaies) may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fes of 18 ponts extra Postage mill the time of departure. Cort popondence for Non-Union West Indies azcept the Bahamas and Bayti), Monte Vidéo, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route, Houghong, January 0, 1878,

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rather suspicious circumstansebut Gate-plrite manufactured during the be corroborated the complaisant's state. į guniter ondfög 10th January, 1879, 448 ments as to her marriage with himself proof gallons

denied that he had ever run away with

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her from Kowloon City and said she EDWARD Fisher, whose name has become had always asserted to him that the familiar amongst us lu connection with the know nothing of Kowloon City and its late dissatrous fire, surrendered to his bail

inhabitants,

It is obvious from the foregoing that today, and was formally discharged from the most deliberate falsehoods must have custody. The responsibility evidently owne been told by one or the other of these not be fixed upon this unfortunate man'd two parties. But the wilful perjury bore | shoulder. What motion, Il way, will b