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Intimations.

NOTICE.

THE Business of the Undersigned will in fature he conducted under the Firm of SHARP AND DANDY.

SHARP & Co.. Estate Agents and Valuatorz WILLIAM DANBY, O, E., Architect and Surveyor,

No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Jately occupied by

Messi E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, April 17, 1879.

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Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."

Now

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGRAI (DIRECT).-

The Steamship

**GLENEARN,” Onptain Gasison, will be de- spatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 29th Tostant, at 3. o'clock p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, April 26, 1879.

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FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,

THE 8.S. Glenearn having arrived from the above Korte, Consignees of Cargo

with the exception of Opium-are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Whorren or Boats delivery may be

Read y obtained.

No. 4.-Vol. VII,

-OF THE

**CHINA REVIEW**

CONTAINS-

Jottings from the Book of Rites.

Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung-

ming.

The Ballads of the Shi-king. Translations of Chiness School-books The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Oh'ung. Alchemy in China.

Appendix to Wylie's "Coins of the Ta-

Ching Dynasty"Hien Fung" Period. Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence,

Notes and Queries:-

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice "to the contrary is given before 10 o'clock, ou MONDAY.

Carge remaining undelivered after the 3rd Proximo will bo subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Oo. Hongkong, April 26, 1879,

THE GHINA MAIL.

| MAILS 19 TUM UNITED STATES PAUXIT. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th May, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows,---- 2.15 P.M. Registry of Letters ceases. 2.50 .. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Nou-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 gents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, April 26, 1879.

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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.—

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th May, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Karope vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavis, Burmah, Ceylon, ledla, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or B. Africa, nor for Mauritiu

HOURS OF CLOSING

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping.

Olympia leaves for Manila.

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No. 4930.-APRIL 26, 1879.

differing from that existing at present, eight steamers and sailing ships charts in these particulars: the line betweened by Government for the transport of Southampton and Egypt and that be the Indian troops to Malta, the P. & 0. tween Hongkong and Japan to be aban-supplied only one ship of 2,000 tons, Nottoe of optional cargo per Glenearn to doned; the conveyance of the mails and the Managing Director admitted-at

be given before 10 am.

between London and Bombay to be the time that "the Company had, with accelerated by two and a half and of the exception of one steamer which was

kept for supplemental purposes, no m ships engaged in their Mail service th were necessary; they had only one ship to offer the Government, and even this had been spared with some dificulty." Then, none of the Company's ships were

Amusement.

8.30 p.m.-Free Entertainment at Tem- those to Shanghai by three and a half days. Captain Bain believes the peop.o perance Hall, Stanley Street,

of India and China are dealt hardly with in having so slow a speed imposed, and referà at some length to the Bombay agitation of last year for the acceleration

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9 p.m.-Billiards Performance at the

Stag Hotel RELIGIOUS SERVICES -

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Prayer and Sermon.

Bombay might be, conveyed in thirteen Military Service-Rev, J. Benderson, and a half daye, being a gain of six and offioisting Military Chaplain. At 8 a.m. a half daye, or a greater aaving by four Morning Prayer, &c. Holy Communion days than is given by the speed accepted on the second and fourth Sunday in the under the now contract. month.

-Rev. Dr. Eitel..

What the

8. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL The Right of the mails, He shows that at sixteen amongst the transports hired during the Reverend Bishop Burdon; The Revd. and a half and fifteen and a half knots subsequent movements and return of R Hayward Kidd, Colonial Chaplain. respectively-rates of speed lower than these troops. Again, when transporte Morning Service 11, Evening 4. Roly those attained by the Atlantic mail were wanted to carry troops to the Uspe, Communion on the first Sunday in the are hereby informed that their Goods The British Contraut Packet Nizam, month. Wednesday, at 6.30 2.M., Evening steamers the mails between London and where were the P. & O. vessels ? Out of fifteen transports, aggregating 49,700 toss, hired by the Government for that service, ranging from 2,044 to 5,064 tous, not one belongs to the Company.. During the twelve years about to expire, £6,800,000 has been paid the Company, in Government subsidios, and a large porportion of that im has heen granted from the feeling that it was necessary to maintain a fleet available as transporte in emergencies; and on condition that the P. & 0. would maintain such a fleet the grants were voted. It has been proved by recent events, first, that it was quite unneces mary for, Goverment to pay away tho public funds for any such purpose; and in the second place the P. 0. Company does not maintain such a fleet as they are bound by their subsidy to do. These are the matters of public interest referred to in the papers before us. Cap- tain Bain's charges against the Directors, and the need of a Cowmittee of Investi gation, we can safely leave the sharehold» ers to deal with.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

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April 20, Hattie E. Tapley, American skip, 946, R. Tapley, Nagasaki April 17, Coal ADAMSON, BELL & CO.

April 25, Genorchy, British stemmer, 1775, Hogg, Saigon April 21, Rice,

A Few retty Additions to Dr Douglas JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Dictionary.

Trouts in China.

Ancient Vases.

Jaboritance.

Greeting the Spring.

Adoption.

The Term Kwal

Mongoi and Yuan-pao.

Leasehold Vange,

Chinese Coins.

Coronation of the King of Looboo.

The Ouigur Alphabet.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c,

China Mail Office,

Hongkong, March 21, 1878.

SAILOR'S HOME.

NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, OF PAPERS will be thankfully received at the Bailor's Home, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

Not Responsible for Debts.

Nas

Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsibls for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creio of the following Fasade, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ---

GOLDEN FLEECE, British barque, Capt, James Wiltshire.--Gilman & Co.

ONEIDA, British abip, Captain 8. Clyma ---Gibb, Livingston & Co.

TAIWAN, German barque, Captain C. Jessen, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

QUEEN OF INDIA, British barque, Capt. B. H. Cary.Adamson, Bell & Co.

FLEURS CASTLE, British steamer, Capit. Kidder.Adamson, Bell & Co.

AXA, British barque, Captain Goorge Robb, Jardine, Matheson & Co.

PARALOS, French barque, Captain T. Pasco-Carlowitz & Co.

ANNIE W. WENTON, American barque, Captain H. O. Wisser-Order.

April 26, Faugh Balaugh, Gorman barque, 240, D. Rite,. Uhefoo April 16, General,- CARLOWITZ & Co,

April 28, Huai Fuen, Chieese steamer,

from Capton.

April 26, Glencarn, British steamer, 1450, J, Gasson, London Marou 16, vìa ports of all, and Singapore April 20, General- JARNIRK, MATHESON & Co.

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DEPARTURES,

Apr. 26, Rajanaltianuhar, for Bangkok,

28, Cassandra, for Saigon.

26, Douglas, for Coast Ports,

26, Diamante, for Manila.

26, Yangtze, for Shanghai,

CLEARED.

Emilio V., for Manila Awai Yuen, for Shanghai. Tung Ting, for Canton, Emil Julius, for Chefoo. Flensborg, for Takao. Crusader, for Manila.

PASSENGERS, ÁRRIVED,

Per Glenorchy, for Saigon, 35 Chinese. Per Glencar, from Straits, 150 Chinese. DEPARTED.

Per Douglas, for Swatow, Mr J. F. Dubola; from Focehow, Baron . E. Levil, and Mr W. Wheeler.

Per Diamante, for Manila. Messrs J. B. Roxas, J. N. Fernandez, E. Ulimann, and T. D. Kyle.

Per Fangte, for Shanghat, Dootoz Sobadenberg,

Per Rajanattianuħar, for Bangkok, 249 Obluese.

Per Cassandra, for Saigon, 160 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Glenorchy reports: Moderate winds and fine weather through out.

The German barque Faugh Balaugh re- ports: First part southerly winds, latter strong N.E. monsoon and foggy.

The British steamer Glenearn reports: Experienced strong N.E. winds and heavy swell. Puered S. §. Moray and Arrution VESTVIUS, American barque, Captain F.4pcar, in lat. 4.17 N., long, 106.8 E.

W. Cal-Order.

To-day's Adverusements,

FURNITURE SALE

AUCTION OF ELEGANT ENGLISH AND

CANTON-MADE FURN:TURE, PIANO, MIRRORS, LARGE TELESCOPE, AQUARIUM, dv.,

&c.

been instructed by J. MCCALLUM, Erg, to sell by Fablic Auction, at his Residence, No. 6, Mosque Terrace, on

TUESDAY,

CARGOES,

Por 9. S. Surgiedon, Hongkong to Lon- don, sailed 22nd April, 1879–826,746 lbs. Congou, and 3004 lbs. Sorts-total 320,750 lbs 32 pkge. Silk Pieco Goode, 27 pkgs. Waste Silk, and 8,076 pkgs. Sundries.

Per Khiva, sailed 22nd April, 1870- To Loadoa: from Canton, 1049 boze Tea (contaicing 21,210 lbs. Congoo), and 19 boxes Silk Place Goods; from shanghai, 258 bales Raw Silk, and 2 cases Blik Piece Goods; from Yokohama, 4 bales Waste Silk To Continent: from Canton, 18 canta Silk Pious Goods; from Shanghal, 87 top, 17, bales Raw Silk from Shanghai, 88

bales Raw Silk.

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. 'MAILS will' close:-

For SHANGH VI.—

Per Hroat Tuen, at 9 am. Tomorrow,

the 27th iust.

For

MANILA, --

Per Crusader, at 11.30 am., on Monday, the 28th lust, instead of as pre- viously notified. BANKOW.-

the 29th Instant, at 2 o'clock p.m

The whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE &c.-Comprising: Drawing room Suite, covered with Green Rap; Handsome Blackwood Tables, with Marble-tops Walnut Centre Table A Rosewood Cottage Piano, by Collard and Collard;. Chimney-plece Mirrors, For Carpets, Cretonne and Lace, Curtains, Book Cass and Books, Pictures, ko., da Dining Table and Chairs, Sido-board, Whatnota, Dinner and Dessert Services, Cut Glassware, Electroe Plated Ware, Bilser Crust Stand, &o., Cutlery, Fender and Fire Irons, &o, &c,

BED-ROOM FURNITURE-Com prising Iron Bedstead, Chairs, Lady's Mahogany Wardrobe, with Mirror Door and Wings Tallet Tables and Mirror, Waahstand and Service, a Wilson's Sewing Machine in Walnut Cabinet,

do.

c.,

To be on view after Noon on Monday, Catalogues will be issued. Hongkong, April 26; 1879,

FOR MANILA (DIRECT.),

The German Steamer

*OLYMPIA,"

apli

NABEL, Master, expected here on MONDAY Next, will have

Inmediata despatch as above.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co.

Mowakens Arul 38, 1872

Fer Feronid, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 28th inst

For FOOCHOW-

Per Braemar Castle, at 11.30 .ii., on

Tuesday, the 20th inst.

For SHANGHAL

Per Glenearn, at 2 80 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 89th inat.

For SAIGON,...

Pez Paladin, at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, the

29th bet.

For

HANKOW-

Pet Malabar, at 11 am, on Wednesday,

the 80th inat,

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, --

Per Athol, at 1.80 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 80th inot,

For BAIGON.<

Per Killamey, at 4.30 pm, on Wednes-

day, the 30th Inst,

MAILS W the Tannon Pick

French Content Poker Pelo if Fo despateled on TUESDAY, the 29th Inetant, with Mintis to affl hrough the Talted Elngdom and Europe, má Naples; o faleon, i tra és Bettlements, Have, Burmah, 0 pon, Pondicherry, Madras, Caloutis, Bozzi bey, Aden, Ever, and Alezandzini

THE CONTRACT MAILS,

The following hours are observed tu slostr

Malia, dro., by both the British and French Contract Packets -

Day before departure.—

ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH,-Rev. J. Henderson. Service at 6 P, M., every Sunday and Wednesday. All seats free. Morning Erayer and Communion on the First Sunday in each month at 11 am.

UNION CHURCH.-Morning Service, at Bombay Chamber of Commerce urged 11 A.M., Afternoon, 6 r..-Divine Service was a gain of four days on the previous in Chinese, 2-3 r.M. every Sunday, with contract which could have been scoured communion on first Sunday of every month, by a speed of fifteen knots between Brindisi and Alexandria, and thirteen knota between Suez and Bombay, equi valent to fifteen days between London and Bombay. Captain Bain says that the representations of the Hombay Chamber were "barked" by the Direc- tor-General of Post Offices in India, who kept back their petition until it was too late to be of any service, the negotiations being concluded before it arrived in England. One contract, dated July 8th, had already been abrogated by the House of Commons, a Treasury minute thereon setting forth that it contained certain conditions which were repug- nant to their Lordships judgment, and to that of their predecessors in office, and that their Lordships' assent was granted solely in deference to the strong- ly expressed opinion of Her Majesty's Postmaster General, that it would be to the interest of the public to accept the torms agreed upon. Mr Bain holde that the Postmaster-General was misled by

ST. STEPREN'S MISSION CHURCH,Roy, 4. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam 5 P.-Money Order Office closes; Post Yuen. (All Services in Chinese.) Morn Ofise closes except the Nigar Box,ing Prayer:--Litany, Ante-Communion, which remains open all night.

and Sermon, at 11 AM. Bible Class, at 3 Day of departure,

P.M. Preaching, at 6.30 2.4. Holy Com munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month,

BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE-Service in 10 ..--Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed matter and the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzko, every Sunday, at half-past ten M., in patterns cesses,

the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point.

A.M.--Post Office opens.

crazen.

11 A.-Mails alozed, except for Late

Letter,

11. 10 M.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 conts until

11.30 ..when the Post Oßes CLO87 8

entirely.

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

Shipping Intelligence.

The following te corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &o.:--

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG.

When Name.

left.

Oct.

18, Ernst,

Noth

.21, Fulda,

29, Rosaire,

ST. JOSEPH'S CHUROR, Garden Road In the morning, Mass at 8 o'clock.

General Memoranda. (TUESDAY, April 20;-

Noon-French Mall leaver for Ports

Call and Europe.

of

3p.m.-Sale of Household Forniture, &o,

at Mr J. McCallum's residence, No. Mosque Terrace.

8 p.m.-Glenearn leaves for Shanghai. WEDNESDAY, April 30:-

8,

1 p.m.-Atholl leaves for Singapore, &c 3 p.m.-Furniture Sale, de, at No. 24,

Gage Street.

5 p.m.-Meeting of the Members of the

Hongkong Club.

SATURDAY, May 3:-

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

Goods per Glenearn undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

From.

Antwerp

16, Rosine,

19, Hermann,

Cardif Вгод

Hamburg Cardia

TUESDAY, May 8-

Deo.

18, Blenheim,

23, Glamis Castle,

Fluebing Cardiff

Feb.

2, Vale o' Doon,

12, Edward Barrow,

12, South American,

18, Vigilant,

Antwerp Hamburg Penarth Cardiff

23, Grossfaret Constantine, Hamburg

23, Monte Rosa**** 25, G. C. Trufant, Mar.

4, Chocorua,

5, Windhover,

8, Orestes (s)

11, Hankow (8)

Cardiff

Cardiff

London (via

Cardiff)

London

Liverpool

London

LOADING PUB OHMA AND JATAM PORTS.

At London.-Steamers via Sues Canol. Glenüinlas.

Glenartney, Breconshire.

Sailing Verzels.

Agnes Muir. Eme. Worra.

At Liverpool.

Carricks. Abbey Town, Whitesdder.

Patrocine (3.) Dresses (a)

John A. Briggs.

OPIUM

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++

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$1

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Adam M. Simpson. Agamemnon (8.)

At Cardiff.

Quotations. HONGKONG, April 26, 1879, -New Patua, cash....$575

cash,...

Old

Now Benares, cash, 540

cash, Ola Now Malwa, credis, 775 Allowance Taols,

Old Malwa, oredit, 775 Allowance Toels, -

Exchange.

Bank, Wire,...

Credits,

80 days' sight,

6 months' right,

Documentary, 6 months' sight,

India, Wire, in

,, demand,...

Shanghal, demand, ...

80 days' sight, Gold Leaf, 994 fiue ... Sovereigns,

M

72%

28 60 8.50

Shares. Hongkong Bank, 47% prem. Upion Ins, Society of Canton, $1,400 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,800 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1.800 Yangtare Ios. Ax800., Tls: 750 Chinese Insurance Co., $280 B.K. Fire Ins. Co. $750 China Fire Inn. Oo, $178 HL & W. Dock Co., 6 % prem. H.K. U. & M. S.-boat Co., $6 dis. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Ths. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tis. 95, ez Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Obles Bugar Refining Co., $187 Chinese Imperial Losm, £113.

Do. el 1877, £110

Temperature. (Taken at liftsors Balconer de Cols Premist, Queen's Road.) Adaaone, April 28, 1870. BASSMEISHA 9.B

Do Do. THRMOMETEROHULE... 26

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80.280

80.184

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1. P.Majes 4P.M.14

72 244

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CHINESE NOTES,

In his interesting work upon Russia Mr Hepworth Dixon mentions that Peter the Great put into the places of the prinoss

the Directors of the P. & O. Company, and boyars forming the ancient ruling and his own staff, and that had all the caste, the Tarter chins. We are inclined papera been before the House when it to be of opinion that the Russian, was asked to approve the contract, Turkish, Mongol and Manchu official certain important modifications would systems will be found to have had one undoubtedly have been made at the last and the same origin. The subject has

It seems quite clear that the greatest possible acceleration has not already been touched upon more than once been made, and this is to be deplored, in these Notes. The "buttons" now worn by the more so that what has now been Chinese officials, like the “pigtail” or qusust—– effected binds our hands for so long awere introduced by the present Monohu-Tor-

For $370,000 a period se eight years.

moment

year, the public has a right to the best tar Dynasty. The present nine ranks of Bervios that can be organised and main-Chiness officialdona were however in vogue Noon-English Mail learon for Poristained, and that, there is every reason during the Ming régime,

After diecusing the various suggestions to believe, we have not got, Whether the 3 p.m.-Oosidental & Oriental 8, 3, Co.'s failure has arisen from the grave inten-which have been made as to the origin of Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Sotional non-nation of certain officials, as the Artel or Russian Trade Society, Mr. alleged by Captain Bain, or simply from Dixon says: "The safer view appears to be Francisco.

that ruinous red-topeism which seems

of Call and Europe.

8 p.m.-Extraordinary Meeting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company,

TUESDAY, MAY 20:-

Sp.m.-Confirmatory Mesting of Hong-

kong Fire Insurance Company. WEDNESDAY, May 28:-

Dividend of 5% on Shares of Yangiare Insurance Association, payable at the office of Russell & Co.

THE

inseparable from most Governmental that Artel came from Asia." His description watters we are not prepared to decisively of it agrees precisely with our idea of a say but we inoline to think the oppor-thinese . In searching about for a deri- tunity that has been lost has escaped us ration for the word Artel it must be remem- more through the crass stupidity of Abered that the final 1 is soft, and that theg system than the insinuated venality of ascent is on the last syllable. The mine. any individual.

So far Captain Bain confines himself associations which Mr Dixon calle Tack are to questions of public interest, The written in Russian teech, the final or ch remainder of his letter is a repetition of having a strong guttural sound. Perhaps the same story he has so often told us a Persian or Tartar word may be found to

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, before in his innumerable pamphlets. solve the mystery of Artél and Tsech.

Established A,D, 1841.

香港大藥琇

A. S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND Retail, PrudgiĘTA, IMPORTERS

OF

He charges the Directors over and over again with "falsifying accounts,"" ob-

Mr Dixon also mentions that the Russian

taining money under false pretences," keeps his purse and papers in his boot. This "making untruthful speeches," "deceiv- is an invariable custom with those Chinese ing the shareholders, the public, and the who were boots. In fact, one name for a Government," misrepresenting the value

of the fleet to the extent of milion purse or pocket-book in Pekingas is

"boot portfolis." and a half sterling; (putting the over-all value at £24, instead of what he assorte

If a Turk's wife die, ho says "Loan ga

"If my wife dies

it should be, £10,); and "as it is the another." Thus writes Mr. Lewis Farley in Directors and their friends who have his book upon Modern Turkey. DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQU1-alone benefited by the suabldies" he

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATHET MEDIUINZE, MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Walbr, Glogerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Agrated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

MARRIAGE.

On the 20th lost, at St. John's Cathe dral, by the Rev. Hayward Kidd, Colonial Chaplain, JORN YARDLEY VERNON VERIG to MINNIE eldest Daughter of Captain Henry O'Neill.

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DIED,

At Macio, on the 20th lost., FRANCISO HENRIQUE DA Roza, aged 70 years.

The publication of thissun commed ́at 7.45 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1879.

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prophecies the ruin of the unfortunate

I can get another" is what the Manchu- ahareholders, whose case will be worse than their City of Glasgow brethren. Chinese say under the same ohoumstances. Into these matters we do not now intend Mr Farley describes the marriage cerema- to enter, as we have only this one-sided nies of the Druses, which seem to possess statement before us. But there is one many points in common with those of East- point incidentally mentioned to which attention should be drawn, An argu ment apparently of much weight has been used by Government in the House

ern Asia.

After five years of service the chief olerkai

of Yamêne may enter the ranks

of Commons, and by the Directors in of the public servios, or, to use a Russian - their dealings with the Government, to term, the tałys of China, This is called the effect that the services of the P. &

reference is made to the mouth

lists of appointments published in the Peking Gazettes, it will be seen that some officers enter the service

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which is in the way above described. There

carry a second-class ninth rank,

O fleet in transport are matters of history, and that it is the duty of the State not only to bear that in mind in its dealings with the Company, but it is also the duty of Government to see that a fleet is maintained capable of rendering similar services is the future. In the piping times of peace much high- falutin"

was indulged in at Company's meetings on

thie point, The Chairman of the June Meeting eight per cent on the regular [E] weight - in 1877, spoke most patriotically of However both the and the must be supporting the honour of the country and delivered in full.

the

the Crown. "The Company's fleet was

The # or additional allowance for waste which accompanies the tributa-zice in

always svailable to the Government at Kelang, in Formosa, seems to be en hour's notice, a fact, which in peace illiterate toma. Some officials write it h

ful times, was too apt to be forgotten and others. The last char The Admiralty had but to touch the

A Chiness offer who has served in

CAPT. GEORGE BAIN, formerly a manager wires, when from every point in the asters are consistently used by the present dit.of the P. & O. Company, has issued an East where England has an arsenal; Governor of Fukien.

other of those violent circulare, yolepi "a from Malta, from Bombay, from Cal memorandum," in which he has so often outts, from Hongkong, from Melbourne, before mercilessly attacked the Directors and from Sydney, P. & C. skips at the Hu Nan was giving us an account the of that Company. There is a deal of shortest notice would issue, armed or as Interesting matter in his pamphlet, transports, to range themselves under other day of how the soldiery, were which we shall take over; and it may be the orders of Her Majesty's Navy. In paid. One thousand troops were sta theful at the same time to give some the Orimean war, in the Indian mutiny, tioned in a certain district dly under the thought to his charges against the Direc and in the Abyssinian expedition they command of a Liont-Colonel. This Colone tors. First, as to the information which rendered efficient aid to the State, and had to apply to the District Magistrate fo he gives, some of which has not appear he would only say that if their services the pay of his troops, which consisted on ed eleowhere The ovaditions of the ware again required, they would again be agreement under which the P. & D. promptly tendered in support of the tirely of ride this rive had to be forth Company carry the English mails to and honour of the country, and the Crown" coming from the land-taz collected in kind from India and China for the next sight and 30 62. Again and again the Chair from that and two other dibrista,... Th years, dating from February, have not man boasted we are able to per grain thus sillected was never suficient to been made public in their entirety, but form is better and cheaper than any supply the wants of the troops, and pak

Now, all this soRTAČE they are understood, in general terms, body ales,"

to be these. The payment of an sanus! very well, but what truth is resequently the balance was always borrowe subsidy of 6379,000 for a mell-parrise in 17 Out of the feet of two ay from the Loph district presin-Hor