4
To-day's Advertisements,
FOR SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.
The British Steamer
BEN LEDI," shortly due from Focohow, will bo despatched as above
4
on THURSDAY, the 7th Inst., at 2 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 0%,
Agents. Hongkong, August 2, 1879. "
STEAM TO
SINGAPORE AND BOMBAY,
Au7
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'a S. S.
SUADA”
will!oave for the above Placea
on SATURDAY, at Noon, the 9th instant,
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent,
P. & 0. Si N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, August 2, 1870.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Ang. 2, Diamante, British steamer, 614, E. Thiebaud, Manila July 80, General. RUSSELL & CO.
Aug. 2, Douglas, British steamer, 864, M. Young, Fosebow July 29, Amoy 81, and Swatow Aug. 1, General. --DOVOLAS LAFRAIK & Co.
DEPARTURES," Aug. 2, Helene, for Hamburg.
2, Victory, for Whampoa.
Channel Queen, for Havre. Celtic Monarch, for Yokohama. 2, Glaucus, for Shanghai.
CLEARED.
Fanguard, for Manila.
Sunbeam, for Yokohama.- Rajanallianuhar, for Bangkok, ang Diamante, for Amoy.
Atalanta, for Hollow.
-AUSTRALASIAN STEAM-NAVIGA-Montiara, for Murolald Islands
TION COMPANY,
FOR PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,
·SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, Taking Cargo and Passengore at through rates for all Australasian and Now Zealand Forls,
TASMANIA, NEW CALEDONIA & FIJI.
A Chartered Steamer
will leave 19 above on or about the 20th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.,
getits.
Hongkong, August 2, 7879.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED.
ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1870.
BAREHOLDERS in the above Com- PANY are requested to Furnish the Undersigned with a List of their Cont&1- BUTIONS from the 1st January, 1878, to the 30th Juno, 1879, in Orler that the Portion of the NET PROFITS to be Re- served for CONTRIBUTORS may be ar ranged. Returns not rendered prior to the 31 CUTOBER NEXT will be adjusted by the Company, and no Claims or Alterations will be subsequently admitted.
nol
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE, .
Secretary, Hongkong, August 2, 1870.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.
Kim Yung Tye, for Newchwang.
PASSENGERS.
ARKIVED.
Por Diamante, from Manila, Me J. Fenwick, and 110 Chinese.
Per Douglas, from Coast Ports, Mr and Mrs Bird, Mr Wilson, 246 Chinese, and 1 European duck.
DEPARTED.
Per Celtic Monarch, for Yokohama from London, Mrs McArthur, Mr James Gray, and Misa L. Gray.
Per Glaucus, for Amoy, Mr J, W. Chaster, and 200 Chinese.
To Derart.
Por Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok, 141 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British aleamer Diamantė reports: Flad moderato 3. W. monsoon with raln throughout.
The British steamer Douglas reports: Loft Foochow on Tuesday the 29th July, Amoy Sist, and Swatow Aug. 1st. From Foochow to Amoy moderate S. W, winde with fine clear weather. Heavy swell from Hestwards. Passed a British gunboat off Pyramid Point (supposed to be the Lap- wing) bound Northwards. From Amoy to Swatow moderate monsoon and hazy wea- ther to Lamocks, thence to Swatow donne fog. From Swatow to port light variable winds and heavy weather to Mendozs, and thence to por moderate N. E. winds and' foggy weather. Passed S. S. Yottuns bound to Swatow; a Siemseen's steamer off Pedro Blanco bound E.NE. In Fanchow: S. S. Teviot, Benledi, Glengyle, Hesperia, and City of Santiago, barques Lady Louise, and Maid of Judah, and H.M.8 Lily In Amoy: arrived from the above Ports, Con- ing ng In Swatow: S.S Yung- 3. 8. Albay, H.M.S. Mosquito, and Chinese sigudes of Cargo are bereby notified that ail Cargo remaining undelivered at 12 a.m, ching, Namon, and CH. R.-C. Fethoo. TO MOKROW, the 3rd Inst., will be landed and stored at their risk and expense.
RUSSELL & Co., Ayesta, Hongkong, August 2, 1879. -
HE Steamship City of Tokio, having
PUBLIC AUCTION.
GENERAL WEEKLY SALE.
HE Undersigned will sell by Public
Auction, on
TUESDAY, the 5th August, at Noon, at his Auction
Sales Rooms, Peddar's Wharf,
22 pieces Superfine Medium Cloth.
3 casos Magenta Dys in 1 catty Tins.
3 casca Gilt Buttons assorted sizes,
25 eases Tumblera assorted sizes.
40 cases German Beer,
45 cases Norwegian Beer, quarts.
25 casea Norwegian Beer, pints.
AN INVOICE of Decorated Table and Hand Lamps, Silvered Candlesticke, Panoramic Balls, Liqueur Glasses, Gal vanised Spoons, Razors, Pen-knives, Sealing Wax, Blank Books, etc.
50 boxes Stearine Candles.
"Comprising: White Zino, White Lead, Red Load, Oxide Paint, Venetian Red, Green, Black and Yellow Paints, Raw Linseed Oil, Turpentine.
CARGO.
Par 8. 8. Malwa, sailed 29th July, 1870-Foc London; from Canton and Macao, 11,998 boxes and 204 half-chests Tea, containing 25,347 lbs. Congo, 168,309 lbs. Sc. Caper, 58.240 lb. 5o. Or. Pekoe, and 8-160 lbs. Sorts; from Canton, 151 bales Raw Silk, 20. bales Silk Goods, 173 bales Waste Silk, and 88 bales Punjum Silk; from Shautbal, 589 boxes, 13,046 half-chests and 31 pkgs. Toa (particulary unknown), 62 bales Raw Silk, and 10 balea Westo Silk; from Japan, 73 bales Raw Silk, and 15 bales Waste Silk,-For Con- tinent from Canton, 279 bales Raw Silk, and 55 bales Cocoons; from Shanghai, 27 bales Raw Silk; from Japan, 34 bales Waste Silk.-For New York: from Shang- hal, 76 bales Raw Silk:
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For YOKOHAMA.
For
For Sunbeam, at 9 a.m. To-morrow, the 3rd inst., Instead of as previously notified.
HOLLOW AND HAIPHONG, (with
day, the 6th inst.
THE GRINA MAIL.
| MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. —
THE
[No. 5014.--August 2, 1879.
the 22nd of August 1861, and ascended nately for the Bank employés, the holiday
The British Contract Packet Kaisar-i-Hind HONGKONG DISPENSARY, the Throne on the 23rd of February is, we believe, a holiday out and ent,
will be despatched on TUESDAY,
the 12th August, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, Indie, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Tokio, will be despatched on FRI DAY, the 15th August, with... Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o. which will be closed as followA — 2.15 P.M. Registry coases, 2.30 r.. Post-Ollion closes, bat Letters (oxcopt 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-Union West Indies
(except the Bahamas ond Hayth Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route, Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
"
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Quotations.
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Established A‚D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRσquiars, IMPORTERS.
*F
DawgGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY Regor- AITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOR Patent MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OP
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Glogerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters,
1879. He died, as we have already men
tioned, without istue, the 12th of January We are in receipt of a communication which
1875; and from the families of the
Imperial Princes, the youthful son of shows that some Chinese are capable of the Prince of Ch'un was selected by the doing a very honest thing occasionally. Empresses Dowager as successor to The memo, given below reflects credit upon the Throne. It should be mentioned the tradesman referred to, and although it that the Empress of Tung Che is
supposed to have committed suicide ought not to be supposed that Hip Cheong shortly after her husband's death. did any more than every honest man would The young Emperor was named the have done, still the publication of the fact adopted son of the Emperor Hien Feng, is not an extravagant reward of the honesty the father of Tung Che, In China it thus displayed. Mr Korr, the fortunate- is essential that the heir be of a genera gentleman who so nearly lost the sum of tion posterior to that of the individual deceased," and in the edict announcing the death of Tung Che and the accession of Kwang Sù it was mentioned that the latter should "enter upon the inherit ance of the great line as Emperor by
Buccession."
Since the accession of Kwang Sü, Wu The Manufactory-is-under-direct-and--K'o-tu, who seems to have obtained some
continuous Buropean SupervisioN. flongkong, Juno 1, 1878.
$90, and found it again, gives his testimony as follows:-
I
I can recommend the bearer Hip Cheong, Shoemaker, of 11 Wellington Street, as on had occasion to pay the said Hip Choong honest tradesman. Today, the 1st August,
an account of $10. To do so I drew from my pooket what I supposed, and at the time fully believed to be a $10 note, and handing favours at the hands of Tung Che, has it to him turned away to my work. A few been dissatisfied with the wording of the hours afterwards Hip Cheong returned to last sentence of the above-mentioned me and asked if "my money was all pro- *** The publication of this issue commenced (edict, which says: "When a Prince per On counting, I found that I had at 7.45 p.m.
should have been born to the Emperor the $10 that I intended. Hip Cheong re- sarelessly given him a $100 note in place of by succession he should be adopted as the fares to take any reward whatever for his HONGKONG, August 2, 1879.
THE CHINA MAIL.
inheritor of His Majesty now passed honesty, but has requested me to give him OPIUM --Nee Pains, casb....$540
away."
Ho evidently believed that "a small piecce paper," which I oheerfully Old
cash,... -
there was some hidden meaning in the do, and can only repeat my belief that he Now Bourres, cash, 5014a502+ HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1879. charactors used, and that the inheritor in a Fere sample of honesty among his Cid
cash,.--
1. KEBR of His Majesty now passed away" did countrymen. How. Malwa, credit, 750
We learn that the Criminal Judge of not imply that the inheritor would be Allowance Taola, 0/12
Canton, Kam Kwok Sham, died yester-aleo Emperor. Wu K'o-to's tale is M188 CLARA STANLEY's Opera Company gave Old Malwa, credit, 775 day morning. He was a native of Kong rather a painful one: we can fancy him their farewell performance in the Theatre Allowance Taols, 6
Yam District in Kiangsu, and had dis haunting the metropolis with his able me. Royal, City Hall, last evening, when Me tinguished himself in Canton by his nu-morial in his pocket, afraid to hand it in Rollinge took his benefit. The hall was flinching honesty and impartiality. It is lest dire vengeance would fall upon him, well filled. The sparkling and ever-popular the general belief of the Chinese commu Ultimately, however, he took the most nity that his unsparing prosecution of effective means for having it forwarded Comic Opera, "La Fille de Madame Angot"! all gambling-house keepers caused a re to the proper quarter. Although he had-Lecocq's masterpiece was placed on the markable decrease of gambling in Canton not been selected to take part in the stage. Miss Clara Stanley appeared as whilst it flooded Hongkong with an in- final obsequies of the late Emperor, "he Clairette, asting and singing her part in a vasion of professional gambling house importuned the President of his Board, way which fully supported. her reputation managers and gamblers. If this is true, the Grand Secretary Fao Yun, with such as we have reason to suspect it is, we persistency that be at last added him to a thoroughly efficient opera bouffe artiste; may confidently expect an immediate the number." When all was ready be the quarrelling dust between Clairette' and exodus of a large portion of the gambling carefully sealed up his memorial and Amaranthe being loudly applauded. Mian fraternity from this Colony en route for gave directions that it should be forward- Bertha Hoctor doubled the parts of Madile. their previous haunts in Canton. Any-ed to the Board of Civil Office for pre Lange and Amaranthe, acting both very how, Hongkong was getting rather too sentation. He then put an end to his hot even for these patrons of gambling life by poison. Such was the end of an ereditably. The Ange Pitou of Miss Agnes hells. The Commission may rest on its able and earnest officer and one who Draeger was no improvement on this young Oars now, till it is seen whether the seems to have been entirely devoted to lady's laat appearance, her singing being gambling house keepers in Canton find
the Throne...
flat and out of time. Mr Rollinge-played- the late Criminal Judge's successor in
with much neatness and spirit the parts of office accessible to their arguments.
Pomponnet and the Officer of Hussars, the
Exchange.
Bank, Wire,...
17
Demand,
17
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4
"
3/71 3/73 3/74
3.81 3/
Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/6
India, Wire,...
#
17
demand,...
Shanghai, demand,... Gold Leaf, 99 fine...
80 days' sight,
Sovereigns, ...
222 2221 723
27/60
5/40
***;
Shares, Hongkong Bank, 68% prem. Union Ina. Society of Canton, $1,300 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1.500 North China Ips. Co., Tia. 1.250 Yangtaze Ine. Assoc., Tls. 710 Chinese Insurance Co,, $280 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $735 China Fire Ins. Co., $175 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 4% prem. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $5 dia. Shanghai Steamu Navigation, Tla. 11 China Coast St. Nav, Co., Tla. 90 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $157 Chinese limperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
Do.
of 1877,
do. Temperature..
In obedience to the Imperial Decree several memorials have been handed in That presented by Chang Chih Tung We observe from the last issue to hand tries to prove that the fears and doubts song and dance introduced into the former of the Tokio weekly that what it calls entertained by Wu K'o Tu were utterly character being remarkably well received. our "defence of the British Envoy in groundless, and that "the successor to As Larivaudiere, Mr Claremont was extremely Japan" in reference to postal matters the Throne, whichever of the sons of the successful both in his acting and as usual in Les furnished subject for 34 pages of a present Emperor that may be, shall also his make-up. Mr Everard was a very effe- reply. Of course the article is vitupe. Bucceed as heir to the Emperor Tung (cient Louchard, Trenila, the gay and
rative in the highest degres, and de-
| (Taken at Messrs Fulconer.& Co.'s Premises, generates into another personal attack
Queen's Road) Bosezone, August 2, 1879.
29.800 BAKOMETER 9 A.M....
29.780
1 P.M.... 4.M....
-Do. Do. THERMOMETER-9 A. M....
85
Do.
1 P.M.... Do,
4 P.M.... Do. (Wet bulb) 9 A.M. Do Do. 1 r., Do. 4. P.M. Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over night 82
86
80 80
86
Do.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORNOW
RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-
14
Ohe."
upon Sir Harry Parkes According to the authority of the Tokio weekly, every-The body is wrong on the post office question except the poor oppressed" Japanese Government and their noble defender of The Tokio. We are quite willing that this opinion should stand without further question, and that the credit, such as it is, of the defence referred to, should rest upon those who claim it. It is a pity, however, that the Japanese should have held up to them, as a thing to imitate,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
next FRENCH MAIL may be expected here on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morn- ing, by the M. M. steamer Peiho. next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected here on Friday, the 8th inst., by the P. & O. steamer Cathay.
We are requested to state that the Post
Office will be open as usual on Monday. The Stamp Office will be closed.
a journal that, though not devoid of THE Brit. barque Blenheim, Capt. Garner, ability or smartness, reeks to aim at a ré- presentation of the character of Ishmael arrived at Mauila from Bongkong on the among the foreign preas of the East. 28th ulto., 13 days out, The concluding remarks of the Tokio
S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL The Right weekly, in reference to this Ishmaelitic Reverend Bishop Burdon, Morning Ser-attitude, are sufficiently amusing for re- vice 11, Evening ő. Holy Communion production:- OD the firs Sunday in the month.
Wednesday, at 6.30 r.M., Evening Prayer Tokio Times is animated by paworthy
and Sermon.
Let us hear no more of this cry that the
motives. Is it conceivable that a journalist
Tas Amoy Gazette notes the departure of Me Hannen, Commissioner of Customs at Focchow, yesterday (291b) per steamship Kwangtung, for Foochow
festive, was impersonated by an Amateur, whose abilities are very much above the average run. Altogether the Friday night' a appearance of the Company was a most
successful one,
By our Manila files received to-day we learn that another of these large conflagrations which occasionally occur at the Philippines, broke out in the district of Hermita, about 4.15 on Sunday afternoon (27th), when | nearly three hundred houses more or leas were destroyed, and thousands of people rendered homeless. The houses destroyed
comprise the most beautiful of the district, including the Church, and they were all of recent construction.
ROBERTS and Shorter are having very auc- cessful times in Yokohama. A Portuguess amateur played the former 500 up for $200,
Military Service-Rev. J. Henderson, of clear repute and elevated faith in the We understand that a farewell performance, getting 200 points. Shorter completed his officiating Military Chaplain, At 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, &c. Holy Communion dignity of bis vocation should, from month Mails for Pakboi and Hanoi) on the second and fourth Sunday in the to month, reiterate these heavy charges of "by special desire" and by kind permis- first hundred to his opponent's 28, his Per Atalanta, at 6 p. m., on Monday, the month.
wrong upon a virtual stranger, unless im eion of H. E. Major-General Donovan, will second to 44, his third to 81 (thus more 4th inst,
UNION CHURCH.-Morning Service, at pelted to do so by the sternest oal of be given by Miss Clara Stanley's Opers then recovering the 200 points he was HUBBUCK'S Assorted PAINTS, For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW. 11 AM., Afternoon, 6 P. M.-Divine Service conviction ? "What'a Hecuba to him, or
Per Tonglus, at 11.30 am, on Wednes-in Chinese, 2-3 r. every Sunday, with he to Hecuba ? Or is it conceivable that Company at the Garrison Theatre on Mon-giving), his fourth to 126, and won the game communion on first Sunday of every month, if a tenth part of what has been said had day next. An attractive programme will when his opponent had made 189. In the -Rev. Dr. Chalmers.
been falsely attered, the retribution would be performed. ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.-Rev. not have been swift and sure? Take J. Henderson. Service at 6 P.M., every counsel of reason, you who criticize from Sunday and Wednesday. All seats free. Morning Prayer and Communion on the
wage this warfare against what he knows dates up to the 27th June, left Singapore hazards &o, followed by eighteen spot. First Sunday in each month at 11 a.m.
ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH.-Rev. to be a settled system of diplomatic yesterday, and left Saigon for this port to strokes. Shorter has been "aeedy" and A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam iniquity, if his hostility were not fastened day (Saturday) at 1 p.m. She may there his play is influenced of course by this. Tuen. (All Services in Chinese.) Morn-The contest is between oppression, cruelty fore be looked for here on ing Prayer:Litany, Anto-Communion,
Swaine & Boord's Old Tom, AVH "nahan's Whisky, Guinness' Stout Vita parte a pints bottled by Burke, 3
ProHennessy Brandy.
4 bales Sole eather. 160 Chassepot Kiles and Cartridge
Casta.
30 cases Brandy, 1 star and 2 star. Rimmel's Flower Water, Portums, Perfumery, Assorted Liqueurs, Fangy Soap.
20 pieces White Flannel all Wool." 20 pieces Coloured Flannel all Wool.
6 Iron Bedsteads.
And a Variety of Other GOODS.
Also,
(For account of whom it may concern,)
Ex "Edward Barrow,"
2 cases Glycerine SOAP,
10 cases Saloon MATCHES.
(All more or less sea damaged.)
TERMS.-Cash on delivery,
Q. R. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, August 2, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
au5
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officera or Crow of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--
BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain P.. Haje.Melchers & Co.
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, NEW
ZEALAND, &-
Per Benledi, at 1.30 p.m., on Thursday,
the 7th inst.
BOMBAY.-
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND Por Sunde, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,
the 9th inst,
afar, and consider whether a single writer THE M. M. steamer Peiho, with London would have been suffered for two years to
upon foundations that cannot be siken.
Tuesday
course of the game he made six breaks of thirty or forty points each, and one break of 81, consisting of 27 from cannons, losing
and Sermon, at 11 A.M. Bible Class, at 3 and heartless greed on the one side, and evening or Wednesday morning at the Is his essay read before the missionary
justice and humanity on the other; and P.M. Preaching, at 6.30 P.M. Boly Com-though the might of evil now prevails, and latest, The P. & O. steamer Cathay, with Conference at Shanghai la May 1877, Rev. munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month.
BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE.-Service in the cause of right is but feebly and imper- dator a week later, will leave Singapore J. A. Leyenberger, said that "the Tolera. the German language, by Pastor E. Kilizke, festly maintained, one hand shall be lifted to-morrow (Sunday) and will be due bere tion clause in the Treaties was suggested
for the truth which those who come in every Sunday, at half-past ten A., in after years shall see was not always without
on Friday, the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point.
MAILS BE THE FRIXON PAUKLT.- The French Contract Packet Amazone, will be despatched on TUESDAY," the 5th August, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Buzopo, viá Naples; to Sulgon, Straits Settleite, Batavis, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via), Australia, New Sr. Josern's CHURCH, Garden Road,- Zealand, Tasman Fiji, Aden, Seg. In the morning, Mass at 8 o'clock.
AGNES MUIE, British ship, Capt. James Lowe-Meyer & Co.
SAINT MARE, British steamer, Captain Johnson-Meyer & Co
OLA ALPINE, British steamer, Captain W, J. Rule-Captain,
chelles, Réunion, in
and Alexandria, This i
Suez,
best
opportunity for forwarding
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Shipping.
Goods
spondence to E. Africa, the Cay St. Helena, and Ascension. The usual hours will be observed in cloning
the Mails, &o.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MAIZS.
The following hours are observed in closing Malls, do, by both the British and French Contract Packets --
Day before departure,
6 P.M.-Money Order Office aloses; Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night.
Day of departure,
7M.Post Office opens. 10M-Registry of Letters Coates. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases,
11 A-Mails closed, except for Late
Lottery,
11,10 a. M.--Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents until
11.80 4.M.--when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
··1).40 4.M.--Late-Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cunts until time of departure,
a defender.
and urged by the Chinese Commissioners. themselves." This statement proves to be A CORRESPONDENT at Amoy writes, (July orroneous. Dr. Williams has addressed a 28th): The Scotland, which arrived here letter to him, full of valuable information THE famous memorial of Wa-ko-tu has the other day from your port, is getting one concerning the origin of this clates, the created no little commotion in Chinese of the quickest despatches of eny tea stes-cubstance of which we reproduce to-day, in official circles both in the metropolis and
in the Provinces. It has called forth mer loading in China this year. She hopes our sixth page. Mr Loyenberger publishes Date pubject undelivered after this Imperial Edies from the Palace, com- to sail on Tuesday night. That will cer- the letter in the Recorder, and Informs the
manding the Princes and other high tainly not be had when some of the crack editor in one that his authority Miscellaneo
officials to consider it well and report to steamers have been lying three months and making the statement that these clansÓK - the Empresses Dowager, and there is
were inserted at the Instance of the Chinese Commissioners was that self-same magazine, The account of the origin of these clauses is found in the Recorder Vol. II, p. 24, in
Banks close for public business.
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, Ånguat 5 :---
Some show of reason for all are not loaded ma* ****** d of the Emperor
Indian (BL.
Fang Che in the 12th of January 1875, Ir may be well to remind our readers that without issue, terminated the direct line Monday first is a Statutory Bank Holiday
of Imperial devolution, which had con here as in England, and that all Govern of the present dynasty. "Shun Che,-
7 a.m.-Atalanta leaves for Hoihow, de.tinued uninterrupted since the accessionment offices, including the Stamp Office but Noon.-French Mail leaves for Furt
Call and Europë, –
Noon.--General Weekly Bale by MG,
R. Lammert, at his Sales Roomy WEDNESDAY, August 6 :-
Noon-Douglas leaves for Coast Fort Goods par Gorm undelivered after
date subject to rent
clusive.
his father; Kang Hi the third of Shunday. This holiday may be said: (the first Emperor), was the ninth son of not the Post Office, will be closed on that
Che; Yung Chêng; the fourth of K'ang Hi; Kien Lung the fourth of Yang Cheng; Kia Kiang the fifteenth of Kien Lung; Tao Kwang the second of It comes to us in accordance with Ordinance
To come as a boon and a blessing to men, (Like the Pickwick, the Owl or the Waver.
loy pen).
an article entitled, “The House of Lords
on Missionaries" Coming from such an authority, he had no doubt at all about
the truth of the statement. To this the
editor of the Recorder replies :—
In the article referred to, the statement
the Missionary Society of the Methodist is made that Dr. Durbin, the Secretary of
that these clauses were put in on the
Register of Shares of the Hongkong and Kia Kiang; Hien Fêng the fourth of the No. 6 of 1875, which is in the main sa Episcopal Church, said to a publis audience, Shanghai Banking Corporation, closamine sons who were, in all, born to the adaptation of the English Act, There is at on the authority of Hon. Wm. B. Read, from this date to 16th August, operor Tao Kwang." The birth of home, where gigantio concerns are conduct-suggestion of the Chinese Commissionere,
he late Emperor Tang Che, on the 27th! ril 1856, rendered unnecessary the
ed, some reason for a day early in this statement was repeatedly made by Dr. Durbin to large audiences in the vicinity of Mr Reed's residence. There can be no doubt that bir Reed made subatantially that statement to Dr. Durbin, “At är, 11
TRUESDAY, August 7
2 p.m.-Ben Ledi leaves for Sydney, SATURDAY, August 95~~~
asures that had been taken to provide August being a closed day; it gives the heir in case of default of issue to officials an opportunity of perfecting balance Noon-Sunda leaves for Singapore, do. 1 Feng, Tang Cho was married on sheets, do, for the half year. Here, fortu«
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