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Intimations.

NOTICE

AT MEETING of the CONSULTING

COMMITTER" of the

IBE INSURANCE COMPANY and sbg DI-

For Sale.

KELLY & WALSH, QUEEN'S ROAD,

(Next door to the Exchange),

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

S.

BILLIARD ENTERTAINMENT.

CARGO.

Per 8. §. Khedive, to London : 14,021 boxes, 11,296 half-ohesta, 1,461 pkgs, and 161 ossen Tea, 14 cases Blk Ploce Goods, 674 balos Silk, 102 bales Waste Silk, and 497 pkgs. Sundries. To Continent: 2,630

Bandries. To New York: 20 bales Silk, coons, 17 bales Waste Silk, and 20 pkgs. and 26 pkgs. Sundries.

BECTONS of the CHINA FIRE INSURANCE ARE now shewing a LARGE VARIETY Hotel" THIS EVENING, commending at pigs. Tea, 246 bales Silk, 916 balen Co-

COMPANY Held on the 20th Instant, the following Resolution was carried unánim. Qualy :-

"It in agreed between the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company and the Chius Fire Lasurance Company, that on and after the IST JULY Proximo, a CASH DIS QOUNT OF 20 PER CENT. be allowed upon all Premia, whether Contributed by SHARE- HOLDERS OF NOT, in lieu of the ANNUAL BONUS hitherto declared after the Clos ing of each Year's Accounts,"

By Order,

Limited,

of

New LADIES' NOTE PAPERS & ENVE

*LOPES. New SHEET MUSIC. BoosET'S CABINETS. MABON & HAMLIN'S ORGANS, PBOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS. SCRAP BOOKS. INKSTANDS. LEATHER BLOTTING BOOKS. New STOVE ORNAMENTS. MENU CARDS.

PLAYING CARDS. BIZIQUE, LETTER CASES. CARD CASES,

For the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.

POCKET SLATES. WINSOR & NEWTON'S DRAWING

MATERIALS.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. For the China Fire Insurance Co.,

Limited,

JAMES B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, Juno 20, 1879,

NOTICE

OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

A

IN LIQUIDATION.

NINTH RETURN of CAPITAL at the Rate of TWO TAELS per SHARE, will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 9th July, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on WED. NESDAY, the 10th July.

Warrants will then be delivered by the Undersigned to Shareholders, or their lawful representatives, on presentation of Share Certificates for Endorsement.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 18th July, inclusive.

By Order,

RUSSELL & Co.,

Shanghai, July 1, 1870,

Liquidators,

YANGTSZH INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION.

NOTICE

sub

New CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS. Their Celebrated TOBACCOS. CIGARS

and CIGARETTES, Hongkong, July 7, 1879.

JULES

FOR SALE

ULES MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,

in Quarts and Platz. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, May 26, 1879.

A

FOR SALE,

(To close a Consignment.)

Few Cases RUINART'S well-known

CHAMPAGNE, at

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$10 per Case of........1 dozen Quarts, $11 per Care of..........2 Pints.

LANE, ORAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 1879,

Notlees to Consignees

FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.

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THE Staning arrived from the above THE Steamship China, Captain LACH- Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby rs- quested to send in their Bills of Tading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods,

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at Iment, the Directors have declared a

N scordance with the Articles of Agrea-onos landed and stored at Consignees' risk

DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 81st Decem- ber 1876, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, payable at our OFFICE on and after the 16th Instant,

POLICYHOLDERS are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions.

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, May 5, 1879.

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NOTICE.

and expense.

RUSSELL & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, July 10, 1879.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

B. 8. KAISAR-I-HIND,

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel from London, Bombay and intermediate Porte and in connection with the Nepout from London, are hereby RE-and stored at their risk in the Company's informed that their Goods are being landed Godowns at West Point, whence delivery can be obtained from this date.

UR OFFICE has To-DAY been MOVED to 8, Praya Central

REISS & Co.

Hongkong, July 1, 1879,

G. FALCONER & Co.,

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WATCH AND CHRONOMETER

MANUFACTURERS,

AND

JEWELLERS.

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS

AND BOOKS,

46, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, June 20, 1879.

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HE Undersigned have been appointed SOLE AGENTS for Hongkong and Ohios for the Sale of their LEAD by the MECHERNICH MINING SOCIETY,

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, June 27, 1879,

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DENTAL NOTICE. ROGERS will visit SHANGHAI daring the Summer Months, leaving HONGKONG on the 1st of April next, and returning about 1st November.

Hongkong, February 10, 1879.

NOTICE,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

THE Undersigned begs to inform his THE

Friends and the Public generally that he has engaged the Services of a THOUGHLY QUALIFIED EUROPEAN ASSISTANT, who will attend solely to the

Goods not delivered by the 16th Instant will be subject to rent.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation to the contrary be re- ceived before 4 p.m. TO-DAY.

A. McIVER,

Superintendent. Hongkong, July 10, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

S. 9. AMAZONE.

NOTICE.

16.

W. STANLEY will give an FxBI- TION of BILLYARDS at the "Steg

tunity the Hongkong Pabllo will have of Nina o'CLOUK. This is the only oppor witnessing Mr. STANLET'S Performance, as he leaves tomorrow in the P. & O. steamer Khedive.

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ADMISSION-ONE DOLLAR. Hongkong, July 14, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

JONSIGNKES of the following_Cargo

are requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for counter This Cargo has been landed and stored at ignature, and take immediate delivery. their risk-and-expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Ex Yangtse AME (in diamond) { Nos.16/17, Or., 2gases TITLE

Flannel, from L/don. Ex. Djemnah. TJL 37 pkgs, Nuts, tròni Singapore.

Ex Amazone,

B TS 520/24, Mr J. Kefsar, 5 cases Bitters,

from Marseilles.

DM 1/6, Mr D. Musso, 6 casks Wine, from

Marseilles.

M B (in diamond) 18/16, Lieut. Maroun La Bridger, E.N., 4 cases Whisky, from London. SC Ghee Soon Tye, 208 bales Cotten, from

Singapore.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, July 14, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

July 18, Namoa, British steamer, 862, Westoby, Foochow July 9, Amoy 11, and Swatow 12, General.-DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co.

July 18, Dale, British steamer, 690, Thompson, Bangkok July 8, Rice and General.-YUEN FAT HONG.

July 13, Conquest, British steamer, 817, F. Elphick, Haiphong July 10, and Hoihow 18, General-E-SHUK.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For SHANGHAL-

Per Amoy, at 9.80 am. To-morrow, the

15th just.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW...

Per Ewangtung, st 11.30 a.m., on Tues- day, the 15th inst, instead of as previously notified. BANGKOK.—

For

Per Danube, at noon To-morrow, the 15th-inst, instead of as previously notified.

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For YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.

Per Charlton, at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow, the 15th lust, instead of as pre- viously notified.

For FORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c.— Per Ocean, at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday,

the 17th-lost Private ship rates. For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND

CALOUTTA.---

Per Fenios and Japan, at 2.80 p.m., ou

Thursday, the 17th inst

For SAIGON.-

Per Norden, at 4.80 p.m., on Friday, the

18th inst.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.- The British Contract Packat Khedive,

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 15th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi of Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon,, India, Aden, Egypt, N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the

Malta, and Gibraltar,

Australian Colonies; E. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritius,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PLOKIT.

The United States Mall Packet China will

July 18, Chinkiang, British steamer, 708, M. Orr, Shanghai July 9, General-2.15 SIEMSSEN & Co.

DEPARTURES.

July 13, Kaiser-i-Hind, for Shanghai. 18, China, for Yokohama. 18, Penedo, for Salgon. 13, Somerset, for Australian Ports. 13, Johann Smidt, for Whampoa. 18, Wodan, for Foodbow.

18, Nettie Merryman, for Cooly,

14, Menelaus, for Shanghai via Amoy, 14, Chinkiang, for Canton.

14, Blenheim, for Manila,

14, Antenor, for Singapore, &c. 14, Salvadora, for Manila.

CLEARED.

Fabius, for Kalkwick.

Atalanta, for Hoihow and Haiphong. Fottung, for Swatow.

Amoy, for Shanghai.

G. O. Trufant, for San Francisco,

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Per Namea, from Coast Ports, Mr R. Innes, Capt. Pitman, and 200 Chinese.

Per Chinkiang, from Shanghal, Mr and Mrs May, and 30 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Indus, from London, in connec. 166.

Per Dale, from Bangkok, 70 Chinese. YONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8.

Per Conquest, from Hoihow, da, 69 Chl. tion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com. pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, anless intimation is received from the Con- signees, before WEDNESDAY, the 9th Inst., at 9 a.m., requestlug it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

.Goods remaining unclaimed after TUES DAY, the 15th Instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,

No Fire Insuranes has been affected.

G. DE CHAMPFAUX, Agent. Hongkong, July 8, 1879,

Not Responsible for Debts.

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DISPERSING DEPARTMENT, hoping thereby either the Captain, the Agent, not to merit in a greater degree their Confidence

Owners will be Responsible for any and Patronage,

Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew WM. CRUCKSHANK. of the following Vessula, during their stay Hongkong. June 28, 18,9

in Hongkong Harbour:-

CELIA, British 3m. schooner, Captain TAKASIMA MINE, Drew.Douglas, Lapraik & Co.

NOTICE

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Ms been appointed my Sole AGENT

NAKAHARA KUNINOZUKE

for the sale of all COAL produced from the TaxAsia MINEs, and all Purchases of anch Coal must be made through him and his representatives on and after the 18th Instant.

GOTO SHOJIRO,

Nagasaki, June 18, 1879.

and After the 16th Instant, my Re- presentatives for the SALE of all COAL produced from the Taksalma Mines At Nagasaki, MB, RYLE HOLME.

will be

Ai China Ports,

Hongkong and Elsewhere,

—-Or thir Ayits.”

MONTIARA, German sohooner, Captain Schniedere,Slemesen & Co.

SCOTLAND, British steamer, Capt, Wa. Atkinson-Russell & Co.

ALICE C. DICKERMAN, American 8-mi, schooner, Capt. Wm. J. Bryant-Order.

To-day's Advertisements,

FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship

"AMOT,"

von Soden and servant, Messrs F. G. Mar- Per Kaiser-i-Hind, for Shanghai, Baron shall, R. Macavoy, R.N., and I. Abraham.

Stuart, R.E.. Rev. Pearson, Messrs J. H. Per China, for Yokohama, Col. W. 3. Clarke, W. 8. Lording, O. R. Hole, Nool Smith, and A. D. Uleis.

Por Somerset, for Australian Porta, Mesars Forde, Eeen, and Etto, and 61

Chinese.

Per Antenor, for London, Mrs Dunn and 2 children, Messrs Rises, and T. Sowell; for Bizalts, 300 Chinese.

Per Menelaue, for Amoy, 100 Chinese, Per Penedo, for Saigon, about 150 Chi.

дове

TO DEPART.

Per Khedive, from Hongkong : for Singa. poro Surgeon General Dr. R. Gilboros and native servant, and Mr 8. W. Stauley for Bombay, Mr Fafee Faezal; for South Urske, wife and infants for Brindisi, Mr ampton, Quartermaster Sergt. W. H. F, Perey Stevens-From Shanghai for Southampton, Mr and Mrs Major, and Mr W. S. McLean for Venice, Messrs R. An- derson, and R. Bourke-From Yokohama: for Bombay, Mr and Mrs Keltts | for Sin- gapore, Mr de Rychkau.

BHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Namoa reporta : Left Foochow July 9th, with British ship Salamis in tow to sea. Arrived Amoy on 11th, and left same evening. Arrived in Bestor on the 12th, and lofè same evening. Experienced fresh 8. W. winds and heavy 6. E. swell. From Mendon Islands fresh 6.W, winds and rain squalls, Off Mendo paned P.&O. 8, 8. Kateer-4-Hind bogad .E. Of days Islands passed_P, & 0. 6. 8. Chixa bound N.E. In Focchow: 8. 8. Glenroy, Monarch, Teviot, Syria, and B.M.S. Moorhen. In Amoy S. 8. Cheang

G. H. Dizwas, Master, will be Heck Kian, and Obt. B. O. Ling Fing. In TO-MORROW, the 16th Inste, at 10 am.

despatched for the shore Fort Swalow 1 S. 8. Elestra, and Ohl. R. Q. Fsi

For Freight or Passage, apply to

STEMSSEN & Co. *Hongkong, July 14, 1879. iyib

THE

NOTICE

Bo.

The British atasiner Dals reports i Moderate monsoon and fine weather int part of passage, Istter part unsteady wiuda and equally weather.

be despatched on THURSDAY, the 17th inst., with Malls for Japan, San

Franolson, the United States, Canada, Bonolulu, Peru, &o, which will ba e.x. Registry ceases. closed as follows,..

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Colwyn leaver for San Francisco,

6 am.—Atalanta leaves for Hoihow, de 10 a.m-Amoy leaves for Shanghai- Noon-English Mail leaves for Forts

of Call and Europe. Noon-Kwangtung leaves for Coast

Porta

Goods per Amazone undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charger.

Auction. Noon-Sale of Bousehold Furniture, at Mr G. R. Lammert's realdenos, Spring Gardons. Noon General Weekly Sale by Mr G.

R. Lammert, at his Sales Rooms.

Amusement.

[No. 4997-JULY 14, 1879.

Cholera is also reported by the Conquest from Haiphong, and that vessel now flies a yellow flag. We cannot say she has been. quarantined, for her cargo of pigs and the Paswongera were distributed over the Co- lony even before the Health Officer got on board. It might have been expected that the Captain would have signalled for the Health Officer, and not have anchored in mid-harbour, under such circumstances, There is certainly no sickness on board; but the farce of quarantine having now beon gone through may be taken as a proof that some precautions were ne cossary. The Captain must have been confident that he was doing all that was expcoted of him, when he report ed the existence of cholera at his port

9 p.m.-Dramatle Performance at the of departure. This being so, it might be

Garrison Theatre.

THE

advisable for the Health Officer to issue definite regulations concerning the duty of"

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, shipmasters at such times. It is of course

Established A.D, 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & O... FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLEKASH-BAD BETTIE Druggists, IMPORTERS

or

Druggists' SunDRINS, NursBay Requi* SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

Or

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla

Water, and other Aerated Watera. ------ The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876..

BIRTH.

the Wife of A. E. MEYLE, of a Son.

On the 14th July, at No. 11, Praya East,

at

8.5 p.m.

The publisation of this issus commenedd

within the bounds of possibility that the infected district may be, so isolated from the port or roads at Haiphong sa to

materially lesson the danger incntrəd; but there is, we think, a clear necessity for quarantine regulations boing clearly made known to those concerned by authorized to do so.

those

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected here on or about the 17th inst., (Thursday next) by the O, and '0. 5. &. Oo.'s steamer Oceanic,

Ta first of the entertainments by the Inniskilling Christy Minstrels, for the bene fit of those dependent on the soldiers who fall at Isandula takes place to-night. We trust there will be a large attendance.

Ma. S.-W. Stanley, who leaves for Singa pore by the P. & O. steamer to-morrow,

his last night in Hongkong to a public per« devotes (as may be seen by advertisement)

formance at the "Stag" Hotel.

We understand that EL E. the Governor (Mr Pope Hennessy), who was expected to THE CHINA MAIL return in a few days, has decided to delay

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1879.

THE Vol has received from M. Prjé valsky, the well-known traveller, the following letter sent by post from Zaes

his return for six weeks. A telegram to that effect has been received by H. E. the Administrator.

Tas resolutions passed by the Chinese with regard to the Spirit Farm Ordinance were framed in accordance with a request "I arrived here on the 27th February from the Governor that they would consider and have spent three whole weeks in the ordinance and formulate their views on expedition. The deep snow, which covers it for the assistance of the Government in making Anal preparations for my next the steppe of Zuessane has provented dealing with this subject.

2.30 P.M. Post Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postagens, and dated the 20th of March: until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, July 7, 1878.

اسلام

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MAIZN BY THE FRENCH PAOKEY.--

us from starting earlier. We shall leave Zaesanne to-morrow morning and make

for the town of Boulou took, and from THE Conquest, which arrived here yesterday, Boulonktook, ascending the river Ourounge has been placed in quarantine owing to the and following the southera branch of the.

The French Contract Packet Djemnah, will probably reach the latter place towards the was her last port. She had no disease on Altse, to Barkoul and Khami. We shall existence of Cholera at Haiphong, which be despatched on TUESDAY, the end of May (more than 1000 versta from board, and the matter was not thought 22nd instant, with Malls to and Zaosanne.) It excessive heat and scarcity

through the United Kingdom and of water in the desert of Khames do not sufficiently serious to prevent the landing Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits present insurmountable obstacles we will of a quantity of cargo (pigs) and a number Settlementa, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, pumas our journey to the town of Schat-of passengers on her arrival, Native bonta Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bem- bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

cbjoon. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

The following hours are observed in oloring Malls, &c., by both the British and French Contract Packets:-

Day before departure

5P.M.-Money Order Office closes; Post Office aloses except the Nrear Box, which remains open all night.

Day of departure,-

7A.M.Post Office opens.

10 AM.---Begistry of Letters cesses. Ponting of all printed matter and patterns cesser.

11 A.M.-Mails closed, except for Inte

Letters.

11.10 M.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents until

11.30 AM.#hen the Post Office Orders

entirely.

11.40 AM-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee

18 cents until time of departure.

Gener

WEDNESDAY, July 16:—

femoranda

of

Goods per Kaisari Hind not delivered

after this date subject to rent. Traonfer Books of H., U. & M. Steam boat Oo, closed from this date to 29th Instant, inclusive.

THURSDAY, July 17:--

We shall then ascend the first plateau were alongside of her and any number of of Thibet, and, after crossing the marshy people on board, as is always the case with plain of Taandeschl, we shall and ourselves

In front of a new plateau of Thibet. We an inward-bound steamer, before she passed shall have to travel more than a thousand Green Island. To-day all communication verate through this desert before reaching between her and the shore has been stopped. the end of our journey-Khlassy. After

resting some time there, I will explore,

possible, the south eastern portion of On Saturday evening an event happened at Thibet; and, going back to Khlassy, wa No. 6, Queen's Road, which again shows, if will return by way of Khotan and Khasch-

gar. It is calculated that the whole journey further proof were needed, the remarkably will last two years. Such is in general my admirable state that our police arrange plan; but the future will decide the posments are in during the night time. About aibility of its realization.

"I am completely equipped; money is 11 o'clock, Mr Gourdin, who resides there, abundant. I have two assistants, Liente, heard a suspicious footstep in the hall Ecklon and Rodorovaky, a caterer, M. of bis house, and gotting on the alert, Kolomet sof, and an escort of three soldiers

and five Cossacks from Transbalka), asawa Chinaman, whom he challenged se have, in addition, the interpreter (Tarant veral times, receiving no answer. He fired, oha) trom Kouldja, who formerly scoom but his revolver hung fire, as it did a se pauled me to Lobnoor, and a Kirghis guide.

The guide will leave us at Hami, and will cond, third, and fourth time while he pur carry back the account of our journey to sued and tried to bring down the intrader Z ökane.

The armament of the expedition leaves who was now making off. By this time nothing to be desired. We possess 13 they had got outside, and he was quite iflos (Berdan), 22 revolvers (Smith and close to the man; instead of throwing the cartridges, 110 pounds of powder, and 480 pistol at him, as he was at first inclined Wesson), 6 forling pieces, 10,000 ball pounds of lead; we have every instrument to do, he fired again; and although the fifth Decessary for making aatronomical, and shot came off it did not take effect on the meteorological observations, with every

applianas for preparing animals and for thief, who jumped some twenty feet, from collecting plants. All that we want are the scaffolding connected with an adjacent good health and the same luck which I enjoyed during my previous travels in uncompleted building, to which he had Asia."-Translated.

climbed when pursued, Mr. Gourdin be lieved the fellow might have been hurt by In these choleralo times it is right that the the fall and might yet be got hold of, so powers that be should be on the alert-to went to get a constable with a lamp. The

8 p.m. American Mail leaves for Yoko-prevent the admission of the disease by Sikhs and Chinese ho mot, however, had

hams and San Francison,

8 p.m. Ocean leaves for Port Darwin, weans of infected vessels, or of vessels no lamps; Dether could they be made

Opokowo, da

3pm. Venice and Japan leave for Bins

fapore, do

Transfer Books of the China Traders' Insurance Co., Limited, alosed from TUESDAY, July 22-

this date to 31at Instant, inclusive. Noon French Mail loaves for Forts of

Call and Europe. FRIDAY, July 25-

coming from infected districts. It will therefore be worthy of consideration whethem

to understand what was expected of One went to fetch a European ther steamers from Japan should not be constable; but returned some time after, subjected to striot quarantine upon arrival and said the one on the beat could noi at this port. Precautionary messures are be found Mr Gourdin and a friend being taken at Shanghi, and the Japanese walked from the City Hall to No. authorities at Yokohaus appear to be more Station, and no European Constable could fully alive than usual to the necesally for he found until they were actually in the keeping their capital and chief port free station room. Of course by this time the from the scourge which is nose ravaging intending thief had got a fair start, and in Biogo and Oaks. Scientifically the epide now not likely to be discovered. On a mio now at work at these porta may not be previous cocasion, when the same gentle. Asiatic Cholera, and may be more correctly man bad ocassion to arrest some men described as obolerate diarrhea; but it gambling in his house, amongst over half a 2.30 pm Meeting of Shareholders of ems to have power enough to number its dexencountables({nglyding a pedret not ons

FRIDAY, August 1

the China Traden Insurance Coaletins by debdreda is one town, Eid light was to be found. A miserable ruah was If the tread Ou

(Office, Hongkong, spread from one town to another Thess 32m-Degidental & Oefental §. 8. Gore qualifications sufficient to justify almost Blommer leaves for Yababama and Ban by messure to present its approach in

thia direction

8.30 p.m.-Meeting of Bhareholders

the H. K Hotel Co., Ld, at Hong kong Hotel TUZ DAY, July 29:--

8pm. Meeting of shareholders of the H., O. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 50s, Queen's Road.

The British steamer Conquest reports:THURSDAY, July 81;- Southerly winds and fue weather to Hote Left Haiphong July 10th, and bad 8.E. and E. winds and rain to the Ladrones, from how off Hollow on the 12th, and had one the winds were variably showers is port, Fassed the `B. I. Me-ll ou the 10th

Ward Rooms Offers of HS M31833 JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. DEBTs that may be incurred by ROBERT Pegasus are not RESPONSE for any DOIDGE, late Ward Room Steward of the

Hongkong, July 14, 1470,

fra s

HAKAHABA KUNINOŽUÉE,

Magasaki, Tune 16, 1870,

Peganis

borrowed from a chair cooly by one man, and another knooked up somebody at the Hongkong Hotel for a second light. When