To-day's Advertisements,
OLANO LARRINAGA & COY'S LINE OF SPANISH STEAMERS.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)-
The Now. Steamer
"GRAVINA,"
Capt. ALDAMIS DE KOMBYA RIA, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY Next, the 17th Instant, at 2 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Con Agents Hongkong, May 15, 1879.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOT & TAMSUL
The Steamship
"HAILOONG,” Captain ABBOTT, will be de- spatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 18th Instant, at 10a.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & On, Hongkong, May 15, 1879, my18
NOTICE TO MARINERS."
No. 101.
CHINA SEA.
YANGTZE RIVER-SHANGHAI
DISTRIOT.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Siamese-barque Chamron-Kamrye: reports: Calma and light winds through. out.
The British steamer Fottung reports: Moderate monsoon with fine clear weather throughout
The Chinese steamer. Payew reports: Moderate N. E. wind and cloudy through
out with showers of rain.
Fine weather and light Easterly winds The British steamer Killarney reports:
throughout the passage.
The British steamer Bailoong reports i Left Taiwanfob on 12th May, experienced a moderate N.E. breeze with dull cloudy weather crossing Formoss Channel, and arrived in Amoy on 13th In Amoy : 8.8. Douglas, Deucalion, and V. 8. 8. Ranger. Left Amoy the same day and had light N. breeze and fine weather to, Swatow, ar- rived on 14th. In Swatow : S. 8. Thales, Chefoo, Neiccheang, Bochung, and German gunboat Wolf. Left again on 14th, and had moderate breeze from N.E. with dull cloudy weather from thence to port. Passed U. S. 8. Ashuelot off Cow Point, and a steamer Capchi Point-bound-North.
CARGOES,
Per American ship Golden Rule, sailed 8th May, 1879, for New York :-7,087 pkgs. Fire Crackers (28,148 boxes); 4,976 rolls Matting, 3,000 bales Hemp, 700 boxes Palm Leaf Fane, 300 piga, Canes, 150 boxes Essential Oil, 126 pkgs. China Worę, 100 osses Joss Sticks, 98 bales Hides, 75 cases Preserves, and 123 pkgs. Sundries,
Per British barque Stracathro, salled 10th
NOTICE is hereby given that informa-May, 1879, for London-11,316 bags Noronhas been esived from Captain Buger, 1450 roils. Matting, 2,105 pkgs DROAD of the O. M. S. N. Co.'s Steamer Preserves, 1,185 piouls Cassia, 510 pkgs. FUYEW, that on the 8th Instant, he Canes, 530 plculs Gallnuts, 100 picule passed a sunken Junk on the South side Turmeric, 60 picule China Root, 178 balos of the Channel about 5 miles inside the Hides, 180 bags Japanese Shells, 384 pkgs. "Tangsha” Light-vessel, the “Kiutoan" | Fire Crackers, and 188 pkgs. Sundries, -Light-vessel bearing about N. W, by N
By order of the Inspector-General of
Customs,
GERALD E. WELLESLEY,
Acting Engineer-in-Chief,
Imperial Maritime Customs,
Englucer's Office, Shanghai, 9th May, 1879,
POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close-
For, AMOY AND SHANGHAL—
Per Patroclus, at 9.30a.m., on Friday,
the 16th inst.
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Per Carisbrook, at 11:30 a.m. Tomor
row, the 16th inst.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Oreo. of the following Verssle, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ---
GOLDEN FLEECE, British barque, Capt. James Wiltshire,-Gilman & Co.
ONEIDA, British ship, Captain S, Clyma. -Gibb, Livingston & Úo,
ALEX British barque, Captain George Robb. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
ANNIE W WESTON, American barque, Captain H. O. Winsor.-Order,
VESUVIUS, American barque, Captain F. W, Call-Order.
JOHN R. STANHOPE, American barque, Capt. H. G. Pulsbury-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
FLEURS CASTLE, British steamer, Capt. Kidder.-Adamson, Bell & Co.
ARGYLL, British steamer, Captain D. Scott Jardino, Matheson & Co.
BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain Esje.-Melchers & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain Henry O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
ALICE A. DICKERMAN, American B-m. schooner, Captain Bryant-Order.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
May 14, Richmond, U. B. flag-ship, 2000, 14 guns, A. E. K. Bonham, U.S.N., Now York Jan. 11, and Singapore May 6.
May 15, Chamron Kamrye, Siamese barque, O. Siobze, Bangkok April 12, Kice. -KIN TYE LOONG.
May 16, Juliane, German three-marted sohooner, 187, T. Oestmann, Bangkok April 12, Rice.-CAPTAIN.
May 15, Yottung, British steamer, 386, D. MoDougall, Swatów May 13, General.- KWOK ACHEONG,
May 15, 4 a.m., Fayez, Chinese steamer, 920, Croad, Shanghai May 11, 3 a.m., tieneral.-C. M. §. N. Co.
May 15, Killarney, British steamer, 1060, Henry O'Neill, Sauga May 11, General. — GIED, LIVINGSTON & Co.
May 16, dice 4. Dickerman, American three-masted schooner, 501, Bryant, Bang. kok April 26, Wood and Rios.-ORDER.
May 16, Freeman, American barque, 1197, flowes, Shanghai April 29, Ballast.
CAPTAIN.
May 15, Sheldrake, British gunboat, 455,
It-Com. J. B. Haye, Foochow May 19.
For SAIGON.-
Por Scotland at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the 16th inst., instead of as previous ly notified,
Per Penedo, at 5 pm. To-morrow, the 16th iust, instead of as previously nokded.
For SWATOW.--.
Per Yottung, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the
16th lost.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND
CALOUTTA.
For
Per Venice and Japan, at 2:30 p.m., on
Saturday, the 17th Inst MANILA-
Per Gravina, at 3 80 p.m., on Saturday,
the 17th inst..
For SWATOW, AMOY, AND TAMSUI
Per Hailong, at 9 am, on Sunday, the
18th inst.
For BANGKOK.--
Per Dale, at 4.30 pm, on Monday, the
19th inet.
For HAIGON. --
THE CHINA MAIL.
| MAILS BY THk United States Packet. The United States Mail Packet Alaska will
Per Colava, at 4 30 p.m., on Friday, the
23rd inst.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET,-- The British Contract Packet Gwalior,
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
be despatched on MONDAY, the 26th instant, with Maile for Japan, San Franciaco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows,*-*-*-*- 2.16 r.. Registry of Letters oonaea, 2.30 P.M. Post-Ofice closer, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Unton West Indies
(except the Bahamas and Bagti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, May 8,-1879.
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Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, do :--
VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
·· ET HONGKONG,
When Name
left.
Oct.
18, Ernst,
10, Roaine,
19, Hermann, Nov.
29, Rosaire,
Dec.
18, Blenheim,
23, Glamis Castle, Feb.
From
Antwerp Cardiff Brem
Cardiff
Flushing Cardiff
12, Edward Barrow,
12, South American, 13, Vigilant,
Antwerp Hamburg Penarth Cardiff
2, Valo o Doon,
24, Grossfurst Constantine, Hamburg
22, Agnes Muir,
23, Monte Rosa,
23, G. D. Trufant
Mur.
4, Chocoran,
5. Windhover,
7, Cadiz, (a.)
14, John A. Briggs,
London
Cardiff Cardif
London (sia
Cardiff)
London
Liverpool
Liverpool
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FRBTN- At London-Steamers via Suez Canal. Glenanias.
Glenroy.
Sailing Fascia,
Carrloks. Abbey Town." Whiteadder.
Anchises (a.) Achilles (s.)
Agnes Muir. Eme.
Werte
At Liverpool-
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
Tenders for Repairs of the Spanish Gun boat Marques del Duero, will be ceived at the office of the Spanish Con-
sulate up to 11.30 am.
Meeting.
(No. 4046-May 15, 1879.
arrangemente. There are about a hundred ] and it seems to be beyond doubt that he Europeans, more or lers, now serving i.has been drowned in the harbour, olthor and constables; and before the worthy heart. the Hongkong Force, officers, sergeants, seized with cramp, or weakness of the residents of the Straits Bettlements can
Had he swam on shore the cass
hope to thoroughly reform their Folics would have been heard of, because the boy
system, they must make up their minds stripped on deak before getting over the to spend their money freely, and go alde; his olothes are there still, and he had 0 p.m.-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge, and do likewise." It would perhaps nothing with him, either In clothes or be premature to dogmatize upon the money. Besides there is no reason to be suitability or otherwise of Chinese con- although the police work there would been refuted leave or anything of that sort. Heve he wanted to leave the ship, or had stables being employed in the Straits,
TRE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established 4.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. 8. WATSON" & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
OF
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS -
Druggists' Sundries, Nurshey Requi- SITES, TOILET Requisites, EnGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATINYA
MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonte Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Water, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
BIRTHS,
At Shanghai, on the 8th May, the Wife of Mr F. P. XAVIER, of a Son...
At Ningpo, on the 5th of May, the Wife of the Rev. JAMEs, Bates, C.ME,, of a Daughter.
DEATHS.
At Kiukiang, on the 5th instant, GEORGE. „BALLANELZE of the Imperial Maritime
Customs, in bis Alat year.
appear to be made up in a great measure Deceased was an active, honest boy, some of Chinese cases. Mr C. U. Smith was 17 years of age, and was very much liked strongly in favour of their employment by all on board. The poor, fellow's body. in 1872, when the question raised was
here has very much changed upon this in the afternoon, by one of the Water- Indian versus Chinese; but public opinon was found close by the stern of the steamer
subject since that time, and but few ex- Police, the firing of the big guns In the perienced residents would now advocate salute mentioned elsewhere having probably their employment for anything but brought it to the surface. A mark on his ordinary day duty. They are compara forehead would lend one to fancy he had tively useless on an mergency, and would be worse than uselesa in the serious disturbances which so frequently arise between the different Kongsses in the Straits Settlements,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, The next FRENCH MALL may be expected Here on Thursday, the 16th instant, per M. M. steamer Tigre.
The text AMERICAN MALL, per 0, & 0. steamer Belgic, may be expected here on Friday, the 16th inst. .....
The next ENGLISH MAIL, per P. & 0. steamer Zambesi, may be expected here on Friday, the 16th instant,
The next AUSTRALIAN MALLS via Torres Straits may be expected here on the let instant, per Brisbane
MISSB Roberts and Shorter, billiard play.
At Baltimore, U.S.A., March 19th, 1879, in the 75th year of her age, Miss Exx Gers, left to-day by the Ningpo for Shanghal; JONES, for many years a member of the thence they go to Japan, returning Home Am. Eptecopal Bitssion in Shangbal
by San Francisco, New York do.
← The publication of this issue commenced si 7,55 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
-HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1879.
We have already mentioned that H, E.. Simpson.the end of this month for a few weeks' the Governor will leave the Colony at
Adam M. Stentor (67)
Quotations.
HONGKONG, May 15, 1879. OPIUM-New Patua, cash.... 5524
Old
casb,... Now Benaroy, cash, 520 Old
cash,
Now Mains, credit, 760 Allowance Taelu,
- Old Malwa, credit, 760
Allowance Taels,
Bank, Wire,...
Exchange.
3/71
Demand, ...
... 3/7#
30 days' sight, 6 months' sight, Credita,,, Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/8 India, Wire.
demand,...
11
Shanghat, demand,....
80 days sight, Gold Leaf, 99 fine... Sovereigns,
Shares.
224
721
78
27.85
5.43
Hongkong Bank, 50% prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,450 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,800
N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the
Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,250 ex dlv. nor for Mauritius.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Tikio, will be despatched on-TUES. DAY, the 20th instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as fol lows:-
t
Yangtaso Ins. Asson, Tis, 730 ex div. Chinese Insurance Co., $280 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $750 Chips Fire Ins. Co., $175 R.K. & W, Dook Co., 7% prem, H.K. O. & M. S.-boat Co., $7 dis. Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tla. 13 ex div. China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 95, ex div, Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65. China Sugar Refining Uo., $137 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, #118
Do.
of 1877, £110 Temperature.
We note with pleasure the prompt manner in which dangers to navigation are publicly notified by the Chinese Customs Offcials (400 advertising columns) Were the same solicitude shown by our local authorities it would redound to their credit and make a comparison less marked.
Loereher's "Map of the Province of Can We have received a copy of the Rev. J. G.
ton," and will notice it in due course. This large and important addition to our geo graphical knowledge of Kwangtung may be obtained at Mesers Gaupp &3's, and at the Basle Mission House, West Point; and its price is $0.
holiday, and that the Hon. W. H Marsh will administer the Government during that time. It is now understood that the, post of Colonial Secretary thus tem porarily vacated by Mr Marsh will be occupied by Dr F. Stewart, head master of the Central School, until the Go vernor's return from Japan. Dr Stewart will thus have a seat at the Execu tive and Legislative Councils, in the event of either of those august bodies special Sessions to-day Bis Lordship said assembling during the reign of Ad- that his attention had been called to the ministrator Marsh. In the same pro- fact of the 19th being the day before the portion as we have on former occasions departure of the mall. He thought it was expressed the feelings of the community due to the jurors to consider this, and In reference to the Head of the Central
Ar the conclusion of the business of the
track some heavy obstacle, and being stunned, had lost his life by drowning,
MR. Ford, Superintendent of the Publio Gardens bas, we see from the Gazette, sub-⠀ mitted for the Information of E. E. the Governor, the appended statistics on plant and seed exchanges which have been con ducted by this department since it was mado a separate establishment on the 18th of March, up to the end of April last
"The following are introductions of special interest -
Reata Grass, (Euchleons Inxuriane, Dar.), received from Bir Joseph D. Hooker, Director, Royal Gardens, Kew. This wa Agured, and described by Sir J Hooker, in the Botanical Magazine for March. Siz J. Hooker says "Few fodder grasses have. of late years attracted more attention than for its supposed value or for its botanical the magnificent plant here figured, whether
interest. In the Water Lily house at Kew it grow fifteen feet high last year. The plants of it here are growing remark ably fast, and when distributed it will pro bably spread rapidly and prove a valuable addition to the fodder grasses of this Colony. It is a native of Guatemalan has, after many fruitless attempts to pro. "Bamboo. The one called "Mow Chuk” cure it, been obtained by the kind assist ance of Mr Holland of the Foochow Impe- rial Arsenal. This is probably the largest
best kinds have been kindly contributed and one of the most valuable of the genus. "Chrysanthemum cuttings of the very by Mr Chow Chee Bee.
Chang, of the Tung Wa Hospital, some "In compliance with a request from Dr vegetable productions have been supplied for medicinal purposes."
Tas Catholio Register is glad to hear that negotiations are going on for the settlement Kwai-shing. It appears that the Viceroy of of the long-pending missionary question at
that at last the Mandarins of Kwei-shing à Canton is strongly pressing the matter and. are determined to see the end of it.
The same paper, noting the arrival of de Lagrene, Gerant du Consulst de France Monsieur Sherrer, successor to Monsieur. Canton, says that he has been seven years in Peking an attaché to the French Lega tion, that he is a clever Chinese scholar, and has always been on very good terms with the Mandarins.
THE Amoy Gassite has the following paragraphs :—
School, so do we now congratulate the therefore the Sessions would be formally Governor upon the selection for this six-opened on Monday, as required by the weeks appointment. It will probably Ordinance, but jurors would not be required reflest more honcur upon His Excellency to attend till 10 o'clock on Tuesday. than it will upon the nominee, although the honour is not a small one in itself, THE Governor has been pleased to nomi. The acting appointment, we understand, nate the following gentlemen to be trustees We understand that General Grant is carries with it no emolament, while its of St. John's Cathedral, under the provi-and that a reception will be held on board shortly expected here in the U.S. 8. Aihuelot duties will of course be carried on in conjunction with the more onerous labours sions of Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2 of the U.S.S. Ranger. of the Central School. There is no 1847 :--Hon. W. B. Marsh, Messrs Alfred doubt that the community will accept Laster, Edmund Sharp, and W. M. Deane, this graceful act as an undoubted recogni-and to be auditor, the Hon. M. 8. Ton tion of an able and conscientious public
nochy. servant who has hitherto not received, his just measure of reward.
THE United States screw steam frigate Richmond, Captain A, E. K. Benham, from
THE good people of Singapore, having passed through the fiery ordeal of their New York via Suez, Galle and Singapore, Clarendon Gaol, .are now undergoing reasbed this to-day, after a passage of over another process of reform. There is four months. She would have probably much more reason for the radical changes reach port esciler, but had to put tato that are now being contemplated, than Naples for repairs necessitated by her hav there was for the new prison on the "Clarendon platform" for the Straits ng sustained some damage to her bulwarks folks have at last opened & Commission in a heavy gale in the Gulf of Genos. to "git on" the Police arrangements of The Richmond is a vessel of 2,700 tons, the Bettlements. The Hon. C. C. Smith | carries a crew of 365 men, and is armed
the moving power of the Commission sheexchanged salutes with the shore battery. and that gentleman will doubtless bring
215 F.. Registry of Letters cases. 2.30 F.M. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countiles) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage (Taken at Mars Falconer & Co.'s Fremises, (their Colonial Secretary) seems to be with 14 heavy guns. On her arrival here
Queen's Boad,) Bonezons, May 15, 1879. -
until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies
(except the Bebemas and Hayti), BAROMETRE Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay,
LM....
80,113
Do.
1 P.M...
80,050
can no longer be sent by this rauta. Hongkong, May 8, 1879.
Do
4 P.M....
30.000
.toy 20
THERMOMETER? AM....
at
***
Do
12. Mai
1..
83
Do.
4 P.M....
82
Do. (Wet bulb) 9. 1,2,
78
Do.
Do
Do. 12. M. Do. Do. Maximum'
78
79
84
May 16, Hailoong, British steamer, 274, | MAILS ar Tu FaRNOR PAUENI,——
B. P. U. Goode, Taiwanfoo May 13, Amoy The French Contract Packet fraouaddy
13, and Swatow 14, General,--Dquetas
LAFBAIK & Co.
DEPARTURES.
18, Chin-tung, for Shangbal
15, Anna Bertha, for Whampoa
18, Ningpo, for Shanghai via SwAIDW.
15, Fuys, for Canton.
16, Nathanby, for Australian Porta.
10, Anglung, for Coast Ports,
"OLEARED.
Patroclus, fof Shangbai vis Amoy. Carisbrooks, for swatow and Amoy. Fleurs Castle, for Hapkow, Totting, for Swatows
Faugh Bulash, for Whampoa
PASSENGERS, ASBITED.
Per Batloong, from Amoy, de, Mesars Ridley and bougudge, and 60 Chinese.
Per Yottung, from Swatow, 180 Chinese. Far Fuyew, from Shanghai, 81 Chinese, Far Killarney, from Saigon, 80 Chinese. Per Alice A. Dickerman, from Bangkok, 8 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Normanby, for Melbournej Me A. M. Fletcher, and Dr B, Collier; for Austra Han Ports, 118 Chloess,
Per Evangtung, for Fooshow, Mr C. H Patterson
Per Chin-fung, for Bhanghai, dó Okinose. Per Ningpo, Tow Shangkol, a Urbin,
ill be despatched on TUESDAY, "the 37th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Balgon, Etraits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ory'on, Pondicherry, Madras, Calentia, Bom bay, Adeo, Suez, and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, de.
HOURS OF ULOSINGA
THE CONTRACT MAILE.
The following hours are observed in closing Malle, de, by both the British and French Contract Pačkota :== Day before departure. ---
Money Order Offics closes ; Post Ofies clones except the Kraar Box, which remains open all night..
Day of departure -
7.m.Post Ofisa opens.
10, Registry of Letters census, - Posting of all printed matter and patterns couses.
---13-4.-Mail elosed, except for Estr
Letters.
11.10 M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents untli
11.30 LM.mybes the Post Ofim CLOSES
Entirely.
11.40 A.M.--Late Letters may be posted on board the packci with Late Fos of 28 cents 90til time of departure,
4 P..
Do. Minimin over night 79
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 17-
à p.m.-Gravina leaven for Manila.
3pm-Venice and Japan leave for Bin
p.m.--Mesting of Victoria Lodge.
gapore, &o.
SUNDAY, May 18
10a.m.-Hailong leaves for Swatow, do Tuesday, May 20 :--
all his Hongkong experience to bear The Richmond will take the place of the upon the investigation of that difficult Monongahela as flag-ship on this station. Straits problem. In a few comments of She is fitted with bilge air pumps for the Straits Times, reproduced elsewhere, clearing the hold of foul sir, a contrivance our contemporary appear to have which contributes not a little to the health seized hold of one point which more
than anything else lies at the root of the and comfort of all on board. Her band is bad police systems of isolated Colonies, an excellent one, and will no doubt be wol- It advocates the appointment of "more somed by the benighted people at the European inspectors of such respectability Treaty ports, whero a band le a novelty. and standing as would place them above
:*
The officers and crews of the two Obineso been engaged during the day (13th) in gunboats Chin-wei and, Wan-nien-ching hars religious ceremonies consisting of theatrical representations and offerings to the Queen of Heaven in gratitude for the constant the past season. protection afforded of their vessels during
We further understand that orders have.
been issued for a salute of 48 guns, by these gunboats in honour of General Grant's arrival to-morrow (14th),
At a meeting held at the Club on Monday evening (5th) it was decided to hold the usual annual Regatta on the 24th May, and the following gentlemen were chosen as a committee to make the necessary pre- parations: Mosaza &. FL. Bruce, J. G. Casey B. B. Fenton, L. A. Anderson, W. 0. Howard, J. Farrow and H. F. Morelll The programme for the day. will be made. known in a few days
We understand that the chief and second
mates of the British barque Parmento ware arrested on Saturday afternoon and brought before H.M-Consul, for assaulting one of the Chinese-sailors belonging to the said vessel and badly wounding him. The case was remanded until the 12th, as the man was sent to the Hospital quite insensible,
12 ABRUS,"
"In the Shanghai Courier, ban the following':
Dr. Wella, R.N., has been walking round two of the members of the Hongkong C. D. 0. Commission to vigorous style; but be finishes up one slates with a charming little invention in the way of fallacies, Here it is, referring of course to the Charles Pen-opposition of the Chinese to the working
YESTERDAY evening a melancholy circum
a suspicion of dishonesty," There can be no question that this action on the part of Bir Richard MacDonnell did more stance happened in the harbour for which than any other charge to secure for this it is difficult to account.
Colony a fairly honest Police Force. But nikett, a European boy on board the sir. of the Contagions. Diseness Set 1”lf the
Chinese can gain their point it will be by
it must be remembered that a nucleus of Scotland, went to bathe by the side of the their steady dogged peralatance and honest men was also imported into the ship; he was a capital swimmer, having disregard of the law and yet how often ranks of the Force, direct from Edinburgh and Scotland Yard; and this item of the been brought up on board one of the train do we read of them as being a law abiding people "Did it never occur to the learned Boheme must not be overlooked by the ing ships at Home, where swimming is doctor that the italicised words are used Noon-English Mall Inaves for Ports Commissioners whose duty it will be to | most sensibly, made a part of the sdusation of the Chinese people in connexion with
of Oall and Europa.
recommend the best means of re of avay one. He was fond of the water, own country; and that if there is one the working of their own laws in their 8p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko form for Singapope. Our contemporary and had often been paddling about for a thing more than another which we all
says " Mr Pope Hennessy, with his
hama and Ban Fran@ano.
8 p.m.Confirmatory Meeting of Hangustial foresight, has come to this conclu. - oopsiderable time at the different poria know they can't abide, it is foreign law 1
Long Fire Isaurance Company,
Monday, May 26 -
3 p.m.-Alaska leaves, Tuesday, May 27 şam
፡
French Mati zeaver for Ports of Call
and Europe. Noon-Tenders for Natal Yard work,
WIDEERUAT," May 28-
Dividend of &% on Shares of Yangtats Insurance Association, payable at the office of Bussell & Co.
| Sztumbay, May Sip-
8 p.z.-Onidental à Oriental K. K, Co.
Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Bar
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The University of Aberdeen has unferred sion, with the result that a number of the steamer has been into within the last the degree of LL.D. on F. Stews 1, Estu higher class Inspectors have been brought law montba. No danger was, therefore, ay head matter of the Contin Sahade from Europe to Hongkong, and, strangely prehended Bus, ultimately, a dread aro Bongkong Consequently the vulgat enough, this is the only step on his part that all was not well; and the Captain took crowd will all hasten to address the late which has received general appreciation active steps, whenever he was told of the unaware that it isnot considered out ton, Inspector of Schools as “Dr. Stewart," from all classes in that Colony" Pro affir, to look after the boy. The Water in England at any rate, to make auch bably the fact that Mr Hennessy has
Knygner | of honorary degreen. It is tue one neoR continued stedfastly to adhere to the Folios were commnnisated with, and often enough Dr. Tyndall” and dimilar polisy of his predecessors in this matter several boats were soon about, some-to instances, but theas di store never allow may have led the editor of the Zimes to visit the steamers near by and see whether when they can help it. Whoever talks of themasires to be so styled in private life suppose that the idea of obtaining re he had been plcked up exhausted, or Dr. France, or Dr. Tannyson 1 spectable European officers orginated
With the present Governor. But that otherwise, and others to see if he
is only a detail of the larger sohoms was anywhere in the barbour. But which has been developed in our Felice) ne Sidings would be bad of him,
The Wandy of Monells, writings might
not be unprofitable to the Hongkongites. They would discover therefrom (Book 1- thay // Lingotomy tra la ale
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