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Notices of Firms.

NOTICE

INTEIZT and

Nollees of Firms.

NOTICE

THE BUSINESS hitherto Conducted

by us at this

THE HINTERE NI BESPONSIBILITY OF SHANGHAI, il port, CANTON and

LIAM DOLAN in out Firm CEASED on the 31st day of December, 1878.

MAOEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Dated this 31st day of December, 1878, £4

NOTICE.

#BE INTEREST and ResponsIBILITY of MT WALTER SCOTT FITZ, in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED on the 31st December last,

Mr CHARLES VINCENT SMITH admitted a Partner from This Date

RUSSELL & On}------ Bongkong, January 1, 1879.

NOTICE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.

This Date under the Style and Title of VOGEL & Co.

fol

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

NOTICE. HAVE This Day Established myself at this Port and at CANTON BU MER- CHANT and COMMISSION AGENT, under the Firm or Style of PUSTAŬ

00.

T. I, E. VON PUSTAU, Hongkong, January 1, 1870.

I

jyl

I

J. HOWARD is hereby autho

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

RUSSELL & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, January 2, 1879.

NOTICE,

fel

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

CARL DENEKE.

Offloo, Bank Bulidings,

Hongkong, December 3, 1878.

NOTICE.

TE have To-day entered into Partner Whip under the Fires of DENEKE

& GEORG as SHARE and GENERAL BROKERS.

CARL DENEKE, ERICH GEORG.

fu2

· Poddar's Hill, No. 2,

Hongkong, January 15, 1879.

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned being about to CLOSE

his Firm at Swatow, hereby notifies that all DEBTS and CLAIMS due to or

by him, he will Collect and Pay.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR AMOY..

The Steamship

"ESMERALD 4," Capt. CULLEN, will be de apatched for the above Port at Noon, TO-MORROW, the 20th Instant.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 28, 1879, ja29

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

"YESSO,"

Capt. S. ASHTON, will be de 1900m spatched for the above Porta on THURSDAY, the 90th Instant, at Day- light, instead of as previously advertised."

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAÏK & Co, Hongkong, January 28, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.--- The British Contract Packet Pekin will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st February, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europa vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Stratta Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, B. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritia.

MAILS BY THE FRENOK PACKET.— The French Contract Packet Tigre will he despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th February, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Etra'ts Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom- bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. Tho United States Mail Packet City of

Peking will be despatched on SATUR DAY, the 22nd February, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed ne follows,-

2.15 e.. Begistry of Lotters canses.

Jan. 27, 9.80 p.m., Gwalior, British steamer, 1720, J. O. Babot, Bombay Jan. 7, 7 p.m., Galle 12, 10 a.m., Penang 18, 22,80 r.m. Post-Offee aloses, but Letters

:n., and Singaporo 21, 6 a.m., Mails and

(except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Portage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies

Genóral.-P. & V. S. N. Co.

Jan. 28, Esmeralda, British steamer, 295, R. Callen, Manila Jan. 26, General.- RUSSELL & Co.

Jan. 28, Eve, French barque, 327, Mergeron, Newaantle (N.B.W.) Deo. 12, fel Coal.--MAYER & Co.

ROBERT BERNHARD has This

Jan, 28, Pekin, British steamer, 8777, W. Woolcott, Shanghai Jan. 26, Mails and General.-P. & 0. %. N. Co.

Jan. 28, Gordon Castle, British steamer,

The Interest and Good will of his Businese MD CENn to be a Partner in our 1812, Wm. Waring, London Dec. vla has been transferred to Messrs DOUGLAS | Business. LAPRAIK & Co.

E. VINCENT,

Hongkong, November 30, 1878,

NOTICE.

TOTICE is hereby given, that Messrs DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. have This Day Established a BRANCH of their Firm at Swalow, and have authorized Mr G. D. FITMAN to Sigu per Prosauration.

· DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Bongkong, November 30, 1878,

HAVE

NOTICE

■ COMMISSION MERCHANT, &o.,

at No. 2, Queen's Road, under the Style of

"J. G. SMITH & Co."

J. GRANT SMITH, Hongkong, January 1, 1879,

NOTICE.

HEINEMANN & Co.,

Ship Brokere,

Hongkong, January 17, 1879,

Not Responsible for Debts.

(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay ost no longer be sent by this route.

1023 Hongkong, January 28, 1879.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE CONTRÁOF MAILS.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, January 30-

Daylight-Yesso leaves for Coast Ports, FRIDAY, January 31:--

Goods per Yangtae "undellvorod" after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.

SATURDAY, February 1-

No. 4855,- JANUARY 28, 1879.

has passed into the hands of a British subject one whom the Chief Justice was kind enough to recommend as au exceedingly intelligent, sensible, and, as be believed, honourable man. We trust that Mr Ban Hop will prove himself worthy of these encomiams, and, at the expiration of the term for which he has sedared the monopoly, exhibit a readi

Noon-English Mail leaver for Porte ness to advance the price, say another

$5,000, of Call and Europe. MONDAY, February 3 →

The amount of revenue obtained from spirits in 1877 was $28,000. His Excel- lency stated at the meeting of the Legiela- tive Council when the Estimates for 1879 were brought forward that, were a Spirit Farm established, they ought to be able to obtain from such a source of revenue $100,000 or more. It came out inoid- entally at the last meeting of the Corn- cil that a Bill was being prepared to enable a Spirit Farm to be establislied, Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of and probably at the next meating of the

Call and Europe.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zotland Lodge, TUESDAY, February 4 :--

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

Goods per Gordon Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, February 8:-

TUESDAY, February 11:—

Transfer Books of The China Fire Insur

ance Co., Limited, closed from this date to 24th February, inclusive,

WEDNESDAY, February 13 :--

Flower Show.

SATURDAY, February 22

Council it will be brought forward for the first reading. His Excellency does not propose to confine the oporations of the Farm to Chinese spirit, but to fol low the course adopted in Singapore, and bring foreign spirits within the pro visions of the scheme as well. There need, it seems, be no qualms of conscience at this Colony deriving a large revenus from spirits, because we have the assur--

3 p.m.---American Mall loaves for Voko-ance of His Excellency that the opera

hama and San Francisco. MONDAY, February 24:—

2.30 p.m.-Mooting of Shareholders of The China Fire Insurance Co., Limited, at No. 39, Queen's Road.

THE

tions of the Farm will prove advan». tageous to the consumer as well as to the colonial treasury. Referring to the proposed Spirit Farm in the Council in October last Mr Hennessy said: "We have in this Colony large numbers of · sailors and others who at this moment drink very bad and nominally very cheap spirits. One effect of the Spirit

ports of call, and Singapore Jan. 21, Gen. The following hours are observed in closing HONGKONG DISPENSARY, would be to increase the revenue,

eral. ADAMBADN, BELL & Co.

Jan. 28, Channel Queen, British ship, 000, Le Lacheur, Chatoo Jan, 14, General. fe17 Edvard SCHELLASS & Co.

either the Captain, the Agents, sor

Owners inill be Responsible for any

| Debt contracted by the Officers or Orew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:

|

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

FANNY, French barque, Captain E. M. Gouyo, Landstein & Co.'

PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Capt. R. Wills. ~Chinese,

PACIFIC, Gorman steamer, Capt. Hern. sheim-Siemssen & Co.

PILGRIM, American ship, Capt. Fowle, Russell & Co.

ALFREDO, Italian barque, Captain 8. Pittalaga.-Borneo Co., Limited.

HAKON ADELSTErs, Norwegian steamer, Captain 0. O. Borge.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

BEETHOVEN, Gorman barque, Capt. R. Hajo, Melabers & Do.

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of The late JOHN FALCONER ROSK In our Firm CEASED on the 21st January, 1879.

ROSE & Co.

8. B. ALLEN, American barque, Captain ja80L Taylor.-Meyer & Co.

Hongkong, January 22, 1879.

WE

NOTICE.

ATE have Established a DRANOH of

our Firm. at SHANGHAI,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, December 81, 1878 ja31

NOTICE.

TMI OTTO BENECKE in our Firm THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of

CEASED on 31st December, 1878.

CARLOWITZ & Co.

Canton, Hongkong January 1, 1879.

and Shanghai,

NOTICE,

fel

Have This Day RESUMED my BUSI- IHYST MED MY thiis Port

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

Club Chambers,

Hongkong, December 21, 1878,

fol

NOTICE.

I

HAVE This Day ESTABLISHED myself

As a PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT and AUDITOR,

16, Bank Buildings,

THOS, ARNOLD,

Hongkong, January 1, 1879,

NOTICE.

M

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CHANNEL QUERY, British ship, Captain Le Lacheur.-E. Schellhase & Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE 8. 8. Gordon Castle, having arrived From the above Porte, Consignees of are boing landed, at their risk lato the Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods Godowns of Mesars BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, whence delivery may be obtained.

Consignees wishing to receive their Goods on the Wharf are at liberty to do Bo.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless notice to the contrary be given before 10 a.m.,. To-morrow,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 4th Proinde ilus

subject to rent...

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

ADAMSON, BELL & 00.,

Agente. Hongkong, January 28, 1879.

D. 9, MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

DEPARTURES.

Jan. 28, Laurel, for Singapore,

28, Hailoong, for Amoy, do, 28, Normanby, for Australian Ports.

CLEARED.

Charite, for Tientsio. Karo, for Guam, Conquest, for Hothow. Yottung, for Swatow. Esmeralda, for Amoy.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Per Gwalior, for Hoogkong: from South- ampton, Mr Laub, and Miss McCrae; from Singapore, one Native (deck) -For Shang- haft from Southampton, Mr W. Brown'; from Brindia, Mr Lazarus; from Bombay, Mr R. M. Campbell.

Per Esmeralda, from Manila, Major Deare, 74th Regt., and 9 Chinese.

Per Pekin, from Shanghai: for Hong. kong, Mesers Sanderson, and Buchanar, and 13 Chinese deck; for Venice, Dr. J H. Focke, Mre Focke, infant and native female servant,

Per Gordon Castle, from London, o., for Hongkong, Mire Sangster, Mias Jackson, and 38 Chinese deck; for Shanghal, Misses Cubbin (two), and Mr Whitty.

Per Channe! Queen, from Chefoo, & Chl-

$

pesse.

DEPARTED,

Per Normanby, for Australian Forts, 3 Europesos (Saloon), and 10 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

prot part rooderate N.E. winds and fine The British steamer Esmeralda reports: clear weather, and second part fresh N.E. winds and thlok hazy weather.

The British steamer Gordon Castle re- ports: Strong N.E. monsoon, with thlok hazy weather and heavy head-sea.

Sailed from Chefoo Jan, 14th, winds from The British ship Channel Queen reports i N. N. W. to 5.E. and fine weather to For- nosa Channel, thence to port thick with strong monsoon.

CARGO.

Per 8. 8. Stentor, Hongkong to London, sailed 18th January, 1879-240 lbs. Con. gou, 720 lbs. So. Or. Pekoe, and 000 lbs. fe4 Sorte total 1,950 Iba. Toa 92 pkge. Bilk. Piece Goods, 604 pkga. Waste Bilk, 910 pkgs. Matting, and 681 pkgs, Sundries,

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, Y OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, and San FraNCISUD,

THE U. 8. Mall Steamer CITY OF 1 PEKING will be despatched for Sap Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY,

ÆR EZEKIEL ABRAHAM SOLO-the 22nd February, at 5 p.m., taking A MON has been admitted a Partner Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the

in our Firm at this Port and in Chins, United States, and Europe. from 1st January, 1879.

E. D. SASSOON & Co.

f824 Hongkong, January 24, 1879.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chiners Mail, ## (Wah Tre Yat Po), CHASED from the let August, 1877, but Debta prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.

CHUN AYIN,

וי

Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

NOTICE. TN Reference to the shore, the Under. to the Chinese Mall from the 1st August, 1977, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG TOOK CHON, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- wellent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG OBIM,

Lemes of the Hongkong Chinese Mail Hongkong, April 5, 1875,

Through Bills of Ladlig Issued for tran- sportation to Yokohama and other Japan Forta, to Son Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States via Over- land Railways, to Bavana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and

connecting Steamers,

Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

On Through PASSAGES to EUROPE, 6. REDUCTION OF TWENTY PER UENT from Begular Hates la granted to OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVT, AND MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL AND CONSULAR BERVICES IN COMMIS BION,

Froight will be received on board until 4 p.m., of 21st February. Parool Packages will be rooedved at the once untill same day; all Parcel Packagen should be marked to address in fuli; valus of came is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Officer in Bealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collecter of Customs et San Francisco,

For further Information as to Passage and Freight apply to the Agency of the Company, Ro. 3, Frays Central

RUSSELL & Co, Agents. Hongkong, January 29, 1870,

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For SHANGHAL-

Per Gwalior, at 11 am. To-morrow, the 29th inst., late letters received from 11.10 to 11.30, with 18 gents late foo.

Mails, o., by both the British and French Contract Packets :-

Day before departure,—

6.M.--Money Order Office closes Post

Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night.

Day of departure,

7AM-Post Office opens.

çerşen.

10 A.M.Registry of Letters.

Posting of all printed matter and patterna ceara,

11 A.-Mails closed, ozcopt for Late

Letters.

11.10A.M.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fea of 18 cents until

11.30 A.M.when the Post Office ÚLOSES

entiraly.

11.40 A.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, January 28, 1879. OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$557

credit,

*

Old Patna, cash,...- arexiit, -

New Benares, cash, 527

credit,

Old Benares, cash,

重要

oredit,

Now Malwa, cash, 800

$1

credit,

Allowance Thole,

70

12

Old Malwa, cash, 800

eredit, —

"

Allowance Theis,

Exchange.

Telegraphio Transfer,... Bank, on demand,

多年

3/60

GT 8/73-

3/8 3/8

---80 days' sight,

6 months' sight, Credits, Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/8 Bombay, demand Rupees, Calcutta,

Shanghai, demand,

80 days',

220 220 72+ 73

Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., ... Sycee,

109

109

学

Mexicatin

1%

27.60

5.42 6,42

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

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 50% prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,000 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,500 Yangtare Ins. Assoc, Tis. 725 Chinese Insurance Co., $300 North China Ins. Co., Tis, 1,250 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 Chius Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K, & W. Dock Co., par. H.K. O. & M. S.-boat Do.; $2 din. Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tla. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tis. 102 Hongkong Gas Co., $85 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Oblas Sugar Refining Co., $148 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109

Do,

of 1877, £108/10. Temperature.

Established 4.D. 1841,

香港大菜

A. S. WATSON & Co..

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DuvOGIATE, IMPORTERS

OP

DRUGGINTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsapartila Water, and other Aorstod Waters. Gaur The Mamefastory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

The publication of this issue dommeneeɗ at 7.40 p.m.

BIRTH,

At Hongkong, on the 27th January, the

but another effect would be to establish some check on the deleterious spirit now sold so that the legislation I contem- plate and, perhaps, with your sanction, may succeed in passing, will not only increase our revenue, bat will benefit the consumer likewise," Some proceed- ings at the Police Court a short time previous to the delivery of the above remarks certainly justified the assertion that sailors and others were in the habit of drinking very bad, and nominally very cheap, spirits, and if the legislation con templated by Mr Hennessy will result in the supplying of seamen and othera with liquors somewhat saporior to the sous cogniae rendered notorious on the occasion. in question, we think the most susceptible of Christians will be inclined to slur over the fact that the Governor of this Colony is rubbing his hands.over the prospect of making $100,000 per | annum out of the manufacture and sale of the drinks which do inebriate and develope in the unguarded a certain at. tachment for the gutter.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

K

(SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL,”]

Wife of D. A. J. CROMBIE, of a Daughter. (Per E. &. 4. & 0. Telegraph Co's Line.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JAN. 28, 1879.

THE revenue of this Colony is likely to wax exceedingly fat on opium and spirits. It is estimated that from the former source we shall derive $205,000 per annum, and from the latter at least $100,000. Considerable credit is cor.

LONDON, 27th Jan., 1870. Despatches lately received report the Ameer of Afghanistan at present in Northern Afghanistan and that Mira Khan is dead.

Yakoob Khan has seized the Fort of Bebe

Kakhel together with the families of the Chiefs.

The Ghilzals have commenced hostilities.

In consequence of the increase of the

tainly due to Mr Hennessy for raising Plague in Russia, Germany and Austria the receipts for the Opium Farm from contemplate drawing a sanitary cordon $132,000 per annum to $205,000. It was around the frontiers.

discovered in the time of former govern-

ors, as Mr Hennessy asserted, that the Colony was not receiving nearly as much

It is reported that Catywayo had not

as it ought from the Farm; this fact accepted the British Ultimatum on the 6th was, indeed, pointed out by a Commission instant and that unless he tenders his com. appointed in the time of Sir Arthur plote submission by the 11th Idem the Kennedy, but to Mr Hennessy belongs British troops will cross the frontier. the credit of having taken active and successful stepa, with the assistance of Maasra, May, Ryrie, Keswick, Lowcock, and Price, to give practical effect to the

LOOAL AND GENERAL.

opinion of the Commission, $73,000 Tax delivery of the English Mall was begun, per annum forme an important addition at 11 yesterday evening.

to the revenue of Hongkong.

There was something particularly

gratifying also in the way in which the Taa British barque Verans, from Hong- price paid by the present Farmer, who, kong to Manila, arrived on the 23rd lust. Judging from his final tender (8301,000)

must have been making enormons profits Wx observe that the new Colonial Secretary

Per Esmeralda, at 11.30 a.m. To-morrow, (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, from the monopoly, was gradually forced is booked to leave Marseilles for this port

For AMOY.-

the 29th fast,

For

MANILA, -

Per Diamante, at 3.80 p.m., on Wednes.

day, the 29th inst.

for SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,➡

Per Fearo, at 8 pm. To-morrow, the 19th-

inst., instead of as previously noti fied.

Per Danube, at 8.80 p.m., on Thursday,

the 80th inst.

for

BANGKOK

For

SAIGON-

Queen's Road.)

Do. Do.

Do.

-- Horerons," January 28, 1879. BAROMETRE 9 AN

1 2.M...

THERMOMETER-9 AM............** 55

Do.

1. P.M..... 57+ Do.

4P.M..

58 Do. (Wet bulb) 9 A,M. 68 Do. 1 .. 54 Doi Do.

4 P.

30.800- 80.190 50.140

á F.M.

D1

68

***

64

Per Quinta, at 8 p.m., on Monday, the || -

Ord February,

MAILS BY THE UNirad States PACKET, The United States Mail Packet Oceanig

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 4th February, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as fol

·lows'jam

3.15 r. Registry of Lettere ceasSOR. 9.30 P. 3. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countilos) may be posted on board the Packet' with Into Fée of 18 cento extra Postage until the time of departures Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cay no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, January 18, 1878,

Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over night

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous,

Notice of optional cargo por Gordon

Castis to be given before 10 am.

Shipping. Noch,4-Elmeralda leaves for Ammoy, pi-Diamante leaves for Macils. Auctions

Hot-Bale bf Coal, at Meaars Landstein

I do.'s Godorna Wanchal

3 p.m.Sale of Household and Office Furniture, de, at Olyphant & Co.'s Ofileo, Praya.

Mosting. m--Meeting of Shareholders of the EG. & 1. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No, 19 A, Queen's Bord,

up. Had not the representative of Mr

on the 12th January, Ban Hop appeared on the scene, it is questionable if the Government would

have succeeded in increasing the revenue Wa learn from the Agents (Messes Romeli from the Farm much beyond its old and Co.) that the P.M.9.9. Co.'s 8.5, City limit. From $132,000 the tonder of of Peking left Yokohama for this port yester the existing monopolist was, by working day (271b).

as much as possible on outside competi

tion, gradually raised, step by step, to Tax O. 8. 8. Hector was towel over from 2160,000, then to 8170,000, then to Kowloony Docks this afternoon, her spars 102,000, then to $200,000, and finally |

to

to 8201,000. If Mr Ban Hop can crank shaft having been xasisfactorily pay $205,000 for the Farm, and still shipped. Kake a handsome profit from the monopoly, as Bemed be the Wx are glad to learn that one of the most opinion in the Council he can do, notorioda burglars in the Police recorde has it is a matter for hearty congratulation been successfully traced and caught to-day, that the existing Farmer made the favand will be brought before the Magistrate pas of not finally sending in a tender at

least equal to that of the successful bota- to-morrow. This distinguished Jack Shep. petitor. There is no doubt that the herd has a history which dates back into the present monopolist has made sufficient era of drain and bank robberies, while his out of the monopoly to render his losing enterprise bas also affected many present it at the recent competition a matter

that will not arouse very general and realdente of the Colony, European goods profound commiseration for him in his were his peculiar department, from gold. misfortune 878,000 a year, exclusive of watches downwards, and the terraces are the profits which the present Farmer is said to have been much quieter since his able to make out of the menopoly, is not retirement from active service. It will be a very unfortunato speculation for a

Chinaman. The bulk of residents will interesting to watch events concerning this also endorse the satisfaction expressed here, and calculate the two-third of bi by His Excellency that the monopoly | sentence, he gets ona,..

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