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GODOWNS, under European supervision;
. and VESSELS Discharged alongside the
To-day's Advertisements.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROSE & Co.,
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WHARF, on favorable Terms, with quick B English Mails and other late Arrivals, their NEW GOODS for the Season.
EG to inform their numerous Patrons that they have received Ex French and
despatch,
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Hongkong, November 29, 1878
my 20
Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now
Ready.
No. 4.-Yol, VII.
-OF THE
> CONSISTING OF:-
The New "ETONA" CLOTHS, YOSEMITES, MUSLINS, GALATEAS, &c., &c..
for LADIES' Dresses.
Also, LADIES' and CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS, in all the Newest Shapes.
Bors' SAILOR HATS, in the New Styles.
LADIES' BOOTS AND SHOES.
A Good Selection of English and French FLOWERS and FEATHERS.
COSTUMES and Paris MILLINERY, SUNSHADES.
VALENCIENNES, BRUSSELS, TORCHON, and other LACES.
FICHUS, LACE SETS.
The "BRETONNE BOW," &o, &o..
COLLARS and SLEEVES, in the Newest Designs.
RIBBONS in all the New Shades, REVERSIBLES, &o.
LADIES' and OHLDREN'S HOSIERY, CORSETS,
**CHINA REVIEW SKIRTS, UNDER-CLOTHING &c., &c.
CONTAINS-
Jettings from the Book of Bites.
Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung
-ming.
The Ballads of the Shi-king.
Translations of Chinese School-books.
The Critionl Disquisitions of Wang Chung. Alchemy in China,
Appendix to Wylie's "Coins of the Ta- Ching Dynasty""Hien Fung" Poriod. Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Queries :-
A Few Petty Additions to Dr Douglas'
Dlotionary,
Trouts in China,
Andent Vases.
Inheritance.
Greeting the Spring.
Adoption.
The Term Kwal
Mongol and Yum«pao.
Leinehold Usage.
Chinese Coins,
Coronation of the King of Loochoo.
The Ouigur Alphabat.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office, Hongkong, March 21, 1879,
fotices to Consignees,
OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. 8. COMPANY.
NOTICE.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo por Steamship OCEANIC, from San Francisco, &c., are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature here; and to
take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consignees rink and expense.
H. M. BLANCHARD,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 21, 1879.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
0°
HOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
VONSIGNEES of the following_Cargo |
are requested to wond in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. ignature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored al their risk and expense.
No His Insuranes has been efected,
G, DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent.
Ex "Yangtare,"
AL do Mr A. Marty, No. 1, 1 cass
Arme, from Marseilles,
Ex "Anadyr,"
Ideat. Joubert, Hanoi, 2 cases Wax, from
Sigon.
Ex "Peiho."
Cotton, from L'don."
& ME (in diamond) { Nos, 3, Order, 1 case HLS SP Order, 22 bags Stones, from Madras.
Ei "Sindh."
MF 0 20 boxes Tobacco, from London.
GENTLEMEN'S WHITE SHIRTS, with and without Collars attached. GENTLEMEN's India GAUŽE VESTS, in great variety.
GENTLEMEN's Christy's STRAW HATS, and TIES, COLLARS,
STUDS, FELT HATS, BRACES, &o., &o.
PERFUMERY, &c.
LINENS, SHEETINGS, CALICOES, DIAPERS,
TABLE CLOTHS, MUSLIN and LACE CURTAINS,
LACE CURTAINS by the Yard, 2 yards Wide.
ROSE & Co., 31 and 33, Queen's Road. Hongkong, April 25, 1879.
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SHIPPING.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ELEGANT ENGLISH-MADE HOUSE. HOLD FURNITURE, ENGRAVINGS, OLEOGRAPHS, CHROMOS, GLASSWARE, PLATED WARE, PIANO,
o.,
$0.
1HE Undersigned has received in
KO
by
WEDNESDAY,
the 30th of April, 1879, at 2 p.m., at No. 24, Gage Street, Corner of Peel Street,
ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.,
comprising English-made Mahogany Drawing- room Buite,
English made Mahogany Centre Table, Arm Chairs, Easy Chairs, Whatnote, Chimney Glasses, Brussels Carpet, Ruge, Engravings, Oleographe, Statuettes, and
Ornamenta,
English-made Mahogany Bedstead, with Spring Mattress Wardrobes, Chest of Drawers, Cheval Glass, Toilet Tables, Washing-stands, Writing Table,
Dinner, Dessert, and Breakfast Sets, Glassware, Plated Ware, &o., dio.
A Cottage Piano, by Tunan, Lubeck, almost new, and in splendid tane.
$20.
&
f
dze.
Catalogues will be issued, and the whole to be on view on Tuesday, the 29th April,
TERMS OF SALE-As customary.
F. RAPP,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, April 25, 1879.
M
BILLIARDS ! 11
--
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R. HERBERT ROBERTS,
Champion Hand Stroke Flayer of the World,
M
-AND-
R. FRED, SHORTER,
Third Best Billiard Player in the World,
WILL GIVE
KJ (in diamond) (No. 185, Order, cass A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT, PU
Linen, from London.
Hongkong, April 24, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Nether the Captain, the Agents, not Jumers willbe Responsible for any Debi contracted by the Offcare or Creu of the following Varele, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
GOLDEN FLEFOE, British_barque, Capi James Wiltshire,-Gilman & Co.
ONEIDA, British ship, Captain S, Olyma. --Gibb, Livingston & Co.
TAWAX, Germen barque, Captain C, Jesses.—Arnhold, Kerberg & Co,
QUEEN OF INDIA, British barque, Capi, B. E. Cary,Adamson, Bell & Co.
FEURS CASTLE, British steamer, Capt. Kidder,-Adamson, Bell & Co.
Azka, British barque, Captain George Robb Jardine, Matheson & Co..
RABALOS, French barque, Captain 1 Pasco,Carlowijs & Co,
AFRIM W WESTon, American barque Caplin H. O. Winsor.—Order,
Vius, American barque, Captain F. W, CALL-Order
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAI,
The Steatoship
"YANGIREE,"
at the
STAG HOTEL, HONGKONG,
ON
MONDAY EVENING,
the 28th April, 1879. Play to Commenos at......................................9 p.m.
Admission.........
Programme ses future Advertisement. Hongkong, April 28, 1879.
ARRIVALS, April 25, Diamante, British steamer, 514, Thebaud, Manila April 22, General. -- RUSSELL & Co.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
Shipping.
Noon-Diamante leaves for Manila. Noon.-Douglas leaves for Coast Porta. 6 p.m.-Yangtze leaves for Shanghai.
Auction.
[No. 4920.-APRIL 25, 1879.
agree in this; and so far as we can see, review must be put down with a strong the whole of the verbiage advanced in hand. The probibition of the export of rice opposition reed apply only to details, when crops are good is a decided abuse of and. not to the principle of the legislation the power vested in the Government by under investigation. This is where the the treaties for a special purpose,—to pre- illogical nature of the Commissioners' vent a famine in the land; and if that Report comes in ; and the Commissioners power is brought into play when would seem at the last to have "focused" there is no reason to apprehend scarcity the evidence so as to strengthen their in the slightest degree, the Government opinion that the Ordinances have been breaks faith entirely with the Treaty a failure. The Poor Laws of Great Powers, and an emphatic protest against Britain do not entirely meet poverty at the recurrence of such a breach of faith home, and are often abused; therefore, should be made. If the Government of abolish the Poor Laws i
Siam is not legitimately to use the But as we have already said, the ex privilege it joys under Treaty of esta 9 p.m-Billiards Performance at the perience of the het twelve months, or blishing an embargo only when and be
Stag Hotel,
2 p.m.-Sale of Household and Cfies
Funiture, &c, at Mensis Nursey he sowjes & Co.
General Memoranda.
MONDAY, April 28 :----
TOESDAY, April 29:-
Z p.m.-Atholl leaves for Singapore, & 2 p.m.-Furniture Bale, d., at No. 2,
Gage Street, 6 p.m.--Meeting of the Members of the
Hongkong Olub.
SATURDAY, May S:---
3p.m.-Dooidontal & Oriental S, S. Oca Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
oven the last three montha, conclusively cause famine threatens, but has made up proves that the lav must be strictly en- its mind to use it to suit the schemes of Noon-French Mail leaves for Portof forced, if the health of the soldiers and unscrupulous advisers and greedy native"
Call and Europe.
sailors is to be preserved. Nearly thirty speculatore to haraes trade and shipping; cases in the Navy, and a large increase then, the sooner the treaties are carefully; WEDNESDAY, April 30-
in the cases which have entered the Mi revised the better, and their usefulness im litary Hospital, show the extreme neces proved by the deletion of the clause giving sity for abandoning all theories on this the Government this power which they all-important question, and setting about have twins so gronaly abused. A measures which will ensure the safety of third stop in this direction would render those who will not take care of them further non-interference on the part of salves. It is true that doubts have been the Powers under treaty with Siam thrown, in certain quarters, upon the criminal. What we are astonished at is, gravity of the situation as represented that the Government of Siam, and those” by the competent naval and military interested in its port, do not themselves surgeons Bat until satisfactory and perceive the suicidal nature of asta like' sufficient reasons are advanced for this these. What has, more than anything else," assumption at present entirely wanting made the commerce of Siam Without on the part of these making such state doubt, the steamers, mostly British, rua,“ ments we must adhere to the opinion ning between Bangkok, and Hongkong that the medical authorities of the gar and Singapore. If they were withdrawn Hong-rison and the flest have by far the best the port would go rapidly to decay. And we are aslonished that the authorities of the argument.
of Siam do not understand that such basty and erratio moves as that of 1877, which sent all the steamers usu ally carrying rice from Bangkok to seek employment elowhere for four months, is not exactly the way to lure to their shores the vessels on whom they so greatly depend.
p.m.--Meeting of Zetland Lodge. TUESDAY, MAY 6:--
Noon-Kaglia Mail leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe.
3 p.m.-Extraordinary Meeting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, TUESDAY, MAY 20 :-—-
3 p.m.-Confirmatory Meeting of kong Fire insurance Company. WEDNESDAY, May 28:-
Dividend of 6% on Shares of Yangte Insurance Association, payable at the office of Russell & Co
THE
Ix the commerdal report by H. M's Consul General in Sism for the years 187677, just to hand, Mr Knox enters fully into the quetion of the defensibility of the aot of Government in the latter part of 1877 in placing an embargo on
April 26, Yangtze, British steamer, from HONGKONG DISPENSARY, the export of rise. As our own belief
Canton.
April 25, Zouare, American ship, 1202,- L. G. Means, Nagasaki April 16, "Cost.--- CAPTAIN,
April 25, Volga, French steamer, 1000,
General.—MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
S
DEPARTURES. Apt. 26, Thomas Fletcher, for Victoria
(V.'B I.)
25, Yottung, for Swatow, 25, Hoi Chong Ching, Chinese B. Q.,
for a cruise,
25, Me-li, for Houhow and Haiphong. 25, Emeralda, for Manila. 25, Antenor, for Shanghai,
OLEARED. Casandra, for Saigon. Yangtare, for Shanghai, Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok. Diamante, for Manila.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,
Per Diamants, from Manila, General F. H, de Navarro, Memes H. O. Ledyard, B. Marty, D. Schadenburg, and 16 Chinese,
Por Volga, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Messrs H. H. Nelson, Kempermann, J. J. Keswick, H. R. Smith, B. Mauricio, A. Rosen, 1 European servant, and 2 Chile for Marseilles, Mr MacMahon and servant.
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥
A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLMALE AND Retail DauGGIR26, IMPORTERS
OF
Drogeims' SunDRIES, NUBBERY RAQU
SITE TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLIJO, AMBÉICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS
03
Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gagerado, Potans Water, Sarsaparilia Water, and other Aerated WaterL
The Manufactory is under direct and confinitions European Supervision, Bongtong, June 1, 1876,
The publication of this issue commessad 67.40 p.m.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
E-
(SUPPLED TO TRx "Omia Máxt”). (For E. §. 4. & Q. Telegraph Oo.'s Line.)
has ever been against this species of unnatural interference with trade, as wo Tan relief of Ekowe was effected thres had cosasion to epeak pretty strongly or weeks agoj another six weeks will have the object at the time, and as we, only to run before we are in porssion of the the ober day, had to "say a few words" particulars. The total loss is only two in regard to the policy of the Japanese hundred and twenty, that in of course, il in the same mater, it may not be out judging it by the rules which govern all of place to note what Her Majesty's other forms of the English language, Consul-General in Siam has to remark on written and spoken, save Router the the question. Ele admits that under the total loss in the action itself by which treaties which Siam has entered into with the relief was accomplished. But what other countries the Government has the we are still in doubt about is the mean- right to prohibit the export of rice when- ing to be attached to the telegram of evers scarcity is apprehended. This is Cape date let instant, which states that the second time that the Government Colonel Pearson had signalled that, bas availed itself of this right. In up to the 27th March, 200 of the garri- 1868 the embarge was maintained from son were disabled and only 500 effective, January 25th to August 21st; and, Seeing the latest news we have is that although the orop that year was really he was safely entrenched there with short, owing to drought in the principal 1300 men, and he now seems to have rice-growing districts, there was little or only 700 (200 disabled, 500 effective), no suffering on the part of the people, so our little difficulty relate to the 800 far as the sufficiency of food was cos-unaccounted for cerned; nor did the price of rice exceed that which it usually amounts to when there is a real demand for it. And if, as he believes, there was no vocasion for an embargo ther, still less was there the least occasion for anything of the kind in 1877, when, tot only was there no scarcity, the erop being quite up to the average, but there never was any reason. able cause for believing that there would be a scarcity. The scare was created by a "party" who believed it to be their interest to stop the export, and, Mr So long a period has elapsed since the Knor might have added, no doubt evidence was taken upon which the anbaquently found they had made a C. D. O. Commissioners founded their very good thing out of it. It is not "conclusions and suggestions," that the difficult to understand who comprised usefulness of their remarks is very much the "party." The excuse they took lessened. During the last twelvemonth, hold of, to work up the necessary agita for instance, when the provisions of the tion for the establishment of an embargo, law have apparently been almost inope was the fact that in July and August rative, serious complaints have been the rains in Bangkok were undoubtedly repeatedly made by the naval and mi- | less than usual, and in one or two of the litary authorities respecting the marked least important rice growing, districts, sight of the 4th April. Total British loss increase in the number of cases, This the same was the case. This was enough 220. Colonel Pearson has evacuated the circumstance, therefore, would seen to for the "ring" to work upon. It mat place and is returning to the Tugela, supply a practical comment upon the tered not to them that in these districts somewhat illogical condusions arrived where three-fourths of the crop are at by Commissioners Hayllar and Ellel, usually sown there was every reason to directly adverse to their view of the believe the yield would be at least For SWATOW, AMOT, & FOOCHOW,-working of the brothel laws. Mrop to the average. No it suited
Fer Louglas, at 1180 am., on Saturday, Keswick's note, written subsequently, their book
to have this embargo For FODOHOW.-
in which be dissents from the condemna-established, and by fair means or foul tion of his brother Commissioners of the they effected their object. The usual
DEPARTED,
Per Yettung, for Swatow, 270 Chinese.
Pax Me-li, for Hoihow, o., 40 Obirese. THE CHINA MAIL.
Per Esmeralda, for Manila, 275 Chinese, Per Antenor, for Amoy, 115 Chinese; for Shanghat, & Chinese.
TO DEPART. Per Cassandra, for Saigon, 150 Chinese. Per Yangtase, for Shanghai, 70 Chinese. Per Rajanattianukar, for Bangkok, 249 Chinese.
+
Per Diamante, for Manila, 1 European.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
None.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close :-
For SHANGHAI.--
Per Yangisze, at 4.80 p.m. To-morrow,
the 26th inst. For MANILA.-
For Diamante, at 11.30 am., on Satur.
day, the 26th inst.
Per Crusader, at 0.50 p.m., on Saturday,
the 26th inst,
the 26th inst.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1879.
LONDON, 28zd April,
It is stated that the Oriental Bank Cor Poration latend to lose the Feochow Branch, and to reduce the Honghong and Shanghai business.
LONDON, 23rd April. Advices from Cape Town to the 8th April report that Lord Chelmsford's Camp at Gingholow has been repeatedly attacked and that he repulsed a force of 11,000 Zulas, inflicting heavy loss.
Lord Chelmsford relieved Ekowe on the
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The AMZAN MAILS, from San Francisco March 6tb, we long behind-date, through the breaking down of the P. M, steamer Alaska, which would probably loare Honolulu on the 14th April.
Per Braemar Castle, at 11.30 am, Ordinances (1857 and 1867) referred to, month's notice was given, andthe members The next AUSTRALLAN MAIL may be expected
Tuesday, the 29th inst
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.-
Per Atholl, at 1.80 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 30th inst.
here on Bunday next, the 27th inst., by the E. and A. mail steamer Normanby
The next FassCH and AUSTRALIAN MALS (via
would also be borne out thereby. We of the "ring" were able to stand by and ere afraid that any attempt to prove lock on, and see many fall into the trap that prevention or even witigation of so they had laid for them, and laugh in dire a disease is a failure, must be so their sleeves and pocket the proceeds of Per Killarney, at 4.80 p.m., on Wednes antagonistic to matured experience and their cunning. Mr Knor says quite Tax Spanish barques Nuero Constants and
day, the 50th inst.
For SAIGON.--- ·
.$2.
2
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FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
Per British Steamor
"ATHOLL,"
Captain THOMSON, will load
will leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 30th here for the above Ports, and
Instant, at 2 p.m.
*
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HOP KEE. - Hongkong, April 25, 1879.
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FOR SAN FRANC1500,
The 41 British Ship
**UILURNUM,”
BEADLE, Master, will load here s for the above Port, and will be despatched on or before the 5th of May,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & 06. Hongkong, April 20, 1879.
JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Storm- AFGHAN from BANGOON,
E. JUHULTZE Master, will are hereby notified, that unless immediate
be despatched for the above delivery is taken of their Goods, the same Port TOMORROW, the 26th Instant, at will be landed and stored at their fisk and
*#psnum, uncovered by Fire KnuncÒDEV,
SIEMSSEN & Co.
For Freight or Fasinge, apply to
Stengkong, April 23, 1879,
BIRLEY & CO., Agnih
- sp38 | · Hongkong, Aprli 20, 1979,
Galle), may be expected here on May lot, by the MM. steamer Irraouaddy,
losing it, frequently suffer from a blind. Owing to the heavy sea in the harbour this ness said to overcome this in love,"
the best medical authorities, as to be poetically that "no sooner was the notice MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET,— unworthy of acceptance. So much does given than all rashed in to buy; for men Casador loft Manila for Hongkong on the
French Contrast Packet Pethe wil this view impress us that a perusal of who are either particularly anxious to { 17th instant.
despatched on TUESDAY, the the C. D. O. Report leads us to the acquire money in haste or fearful of 29th Instant, with Malls to and conviction that the Commission should through the United Kingdom and have been composed of impartial medical Bettlements, Batavia, Barmah, Oegion, who sai to inquire into the question on Europe, vid Naples to Saigon, Stralis men, instead of the worthy gentlemen Pondicherry, Madras, Caloutis, Bom bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria, this occasion. As a purely sanitary measure it is a speciality, and ought to The United States Mall Packet Oceans will parts. We now realise that the evidanes MAILS BY TER UNITED STATES PARET, have been investigated by medical ex be despatched on SATURDAY, the has been taken by amateura, and the Brd May, with Mails for Japan, San self-evident conclusions have been rab- Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows, m
sequently drawn by professional men 2.13 P. Registry of Letters cea4DA. With all respect to the two Commission 2.30 PM. Fost Office closes, but Letters era above named-for Mr Kenwick has (except for Non-Union Countries may put himself out of Court" by his
buying up all the rice they could lay Praye at the Zehng whort. Nor were those who rushed madly into mozning a atone funk sank alongside the
their hands on put on their guard by the readiness with which the growers of paddy | Tas crew of the German corvette Freya known that they were the best judges of morning at Kowloong, tut oving to the met their demanda. It might have been were to have lauded for Geld éxercise this the state of the crops, and would not be likely to sell if they believed for a moment weather the drill was postponed. that the orop then unest would not ill their barns again for them. At the Bane time intelligence was coming in daily from all quarters that the crops were good be posted on board the Packet with note" of dissent it really seems that but still the game went on. Nearly ali Late Fee of 18 sents extra Portage the able paper from the pen of Dr the traders in the plade being interested until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies. Welle, bid, a., shows more Enow in the stocks which remained unsold at (except the Bahamas and Harti), ledge of the subject than that of any Singapore and elsewhere, owing to their Monte Video, Funquay, and Uruguay other in the bulky report. Dr Welt is excess over-ordinary year additional can no longer be sent by this zouts. of contte an officer of great experience, weight was brought to bear on Govern Hongkong, April 21, 1876.
mys and he has been compelled to make this ment and the embargo was duly enforced, question the study of his life; and at the expiry of the month's notios. therefore his opinion is altogether in Now, it is evident from the above state-
Tas P. M. steamer City of Tokio left Ban Francisco on the 5th, and may be locked for at Yokohama, about Saturday, the 26th pateat, (tothofzow.)
Fos the information of the Hongkong Volunteer we may mention that new stands for arms have been made in the gaol
for their we.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKEŃ,-- the British Contract Packet Nadm
will be despatched on TUESDAY, favour not only of the maintenancement of facts, that the embargo was a Ar the Marine Quuri tó day, Ho Amed, the 6th May, with Malls to and of the law in its integrity, but of an commercial manouvre on the part of a master of cargo boat No. 875, was fined $2, through the United Kingdom and extension of its provisions. It is not interested clique of speculators and with the alternative of four daya' buid Europe vid Brindia or Southampton nasessary here to discuss the reasons he although its effects on the people were
to the Straits Bettlamentas Bstering assigns for this view in other than the not so serious as they might have been, labour, for throwing rubbish into the Burtuah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Fpts most general terms. He says that the the impolley of the act is none the les harbour,
Maita, and Gibraltar
NB-This Packet carries no mails for the amount of disease has been much dinin severely to be condemned. Buch flagrant
Australian Colonies, & or 3. Aries, tebed, and that the type has been breathes of the mies of common sense is Air inquest is to be held to-morrow at half
modifed. All the medial asthofliferare sepronted by ner for Mauritiu
the nota undir: past two d'alons at Wallington Barreške,
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