Intimations.
Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."
NOW Ready.
No. 0.-Vol. VII. OF THE
**CHINA REVIEW.D
CONTAINS—
Jottings from the Book of Rites
Translations of Chinese School-books.
The Ballads of tho Shi-king....
Floods in China.
The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Brief Sketches from the Life of Kang-
ming.
Ethnological Sketches from the Dawn of
Astory.
Chinese Philosophy before Confucius. A Chip from Clueso History, or the last two Emperors of the Great Sung Dynasty, 1101-1123.
Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Quorten :-
The Pekingese Syllables Sait, fat, dr. Supposed Mention in Chinese History
of the Nestorian Mission to China In the 7th and 8th Conturies. New Foochow Colloquial Words. The Kitchen God..............
Examination of Licentiates.
The Canton River.
Cutting Crystals.
Door Slabs of Literali
Coins of the Ming.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office, Hongkong, July 24, 1879,
NOTICE.
THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinese Mail, ## (Wah Taze Yat Po), CEASED from the 1st August, 1877.
CHUN AYIN, Hongkong, April 6, 1878,
I
NOTICE.
TN Reference to the above, the Under- signed has LEASED the Chinese Mail from the let August, 1877, and has engaged the surviccs of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- cellent medium for advertising, especially as the Managor la able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.
KONG CHỈM,
Lessee of the Hongkong Chinese Mail, Hongkong, April 6, 1878.
Fotices to Constances
THE
FROM HAMBURG.
Steamship Gorm, Captain MOLLEE, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their rlek into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whenes and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained. Cargo remaining undelivered after the 6th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 1, 1879.
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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE S. S. Moray having arrived from THE
the abovo Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills
To-day's Advertisements.
FOK HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG. (Taking Cargo and Pamengers at through rates for HANOL)
The Departure of the S. S
ATALANTA"
has been unavoidably POST PONED to WEDNESDAY, the 6th Instant, at 7 a.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, August 4, 1879.-
FOR MANILA.
The Steamship
su6
DIAMANTE;”-- Capt. THEBAUD, will be de- wow-opatched for the above Fort" on THURSDAY, the 7th Inst., at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. -Hongkong-August-4,-1879. –
-Bu
FOR SYDNEY & MELBOURNE.
The British Steamor
"BENLEDI,” sbortly due from Foochow, will be despatched as above
on SATURDAY Next, the 9th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 4, 1879,
FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND
aug
MELBOURNE, (Calling off the usual AUSTRALIAN COAST PORTS),
The Eastern and Australlan Mall Steam Co.'s Steamer
"NORMANBY"
will be despatched as above from. SINGAPORE, on or about the 16th
Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to the Undersigned, who will Sign through Bille of Lading.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 4, 1879,
FOR AMOY.
The Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
tf
"Capt. Titnot, shortly duo, will have immediate despatch
for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, August 4, 1879.
DOG. LOST.
LOST, from B.B.M. Consulate, Canton, on the 2nd of May last, a rough- haired Scoron TERRIER of an Iron Grey Colour, with cut Ears and Tall, and an-
There to reason to belleve that the Dea is now in Hongkong.
A REWARD of $10 will be given to any one who will give such information as will lead to his recovery.
H. B. M. Consulate,
Canton, August 2, 1879.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CLEARED.
Atalanta, for Hollow. Montiara, for Marohald Islanda, ..
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED,
keng, General Stahel, U. S. Consul: Mesers Per Amazone, from Shanghai: for Hong Vinay, Buellaver, and Raynai, Mrs Hea ton, and 9 Chicene; for Singapore, Mr Bonneville; for Tamalia, Mr Sornemblichy for Marseilles, Capt. Paynter, Mr Andrew, Capts. Sollins and Foster, Mr Laurent and nephew, and Mr Percebois,
Fer Teviot, from Foochow and Amoy, Mr and Mrs Penrons, and 20 Chinese.
Per Menelaus, from Foochov, · Lieut. McFarlane, Mosers Campbell, Arnold and Ewan, and 5 Chineze; from Shanghai, 1 Chinese.
Par Hailoong, From Tamaul, &o., Mr Anrwood, and 14 Chiness.
Por Zamboanga, from Saigon, 20 Chinese, Por Bwai Yuen, from Shanghal, 72 Chi- |
пово.
DEPARTED.
Por Chinkiang, for Shanghai, Mes Mar. shall,
Per Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok, 141 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS, The French steamer Amazone reports: On the 31st July, near the Fisherman Islands, had a typhoon, from 6 ́a.m. to 6
p.m.
Barometer fall from 765 (29.9) to 725 (28.6). The ship suffered no damage.
The Spanish steamer Zamboanga reports: Fine weather with South variable winds,
The British steamer Terzo reports: Light variable winds and cloudy weather throughout.
The British steamer Menelaus reports:
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.:
Shipping.
[No. 5015 AUGUST 4, 1879.
porta and in the city of Shanghai, the cauldron of boiling rice whore bis body was difficulty raised by the Japan Gazette, as subs quently found reduced to a pulp. No Noon.-French Mall loaves for Ports of to the yeas exported to China being so one appears to have seen him fall.
Call and Europe,
Auction. Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mr R. Lammert, at his Sales Rooma,
G.
General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, August 6 :---
7 a.m.-Atalanta leaves for Hoihow, zo. Noon.-Douglas leaves for Coast Porte.
Goods per Garm undelivered aftor this
date subject rent.
Register of Shares of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation, closed from this date to 16th August, In
clusive
THURSDAY, August 7:-
4 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila. SATURDAY, August 9:-
Noon, Sunda loaves for Singapore, &c. Noon. Benledi leaves for Sydney, &o. TUZIDAY, August 12:--
Noon-Englab Mall leaves for Fort
of Call and Europe. SATURDAY, August 16 :---
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the
Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Cor poration at the City Hall MONDAY, August 18 :---
MONDAY, September 1-
YESTERDAY afternoon, Private Andrew Noble, of the 27th Inniskillings, a na Ive of
many silver discs destined for the melt- ing pot, cannot apply, seeing that dollars are universally accepted at those places by weight in payment for goods, and are only converted into the handy sycoo Clonnely, Fermanagh, Ireland, who died shoe for conveyance into and for storage on Saturday evening from fever and dyson- Fin the interior. In point of fact it is confidently stated that Japanese yen can be purchased in Yokohama and placed in Shanghai at a profit of 2 per cent, whe ther they find their way to the melting pot or not. But if the Chinese Government and the native merchante do not take
try was buried with military honors, About four o'clock the coffin, borne by four Lance corporals of the Company to which deceased belonged, was brought from the Mortuary and placed in the hearse, a firing party of twelve men, chosen from deceased's Company, were drawn up and presented arms as the body of their late comrade was borne past. The Band of the Regiment foll in in front of the hearse playing "The Dead March in Saul" on the way to the Come-
kindly to the yen, it is almost an im- possibility for business to become general by its means. Now, the Mail asserts that "the Japanese silver yon has now, for some years, been recognised as legal tender by the Government of Singapore, and by the Chinese authorities in the provinces of Fobkien and Kwangtung" and if this were only in accordance with fact, it would mean that the yen had nearly accomplished its great mission in the East. Although the Governments both of Singapore and Saigon have re cognised the Japanese yen, authorities of the province of Kwangtung met the cortege at the Cemetery and con have not done so neither do we believe ducted the funeral servico. Quartermaster William Windrom and Lieut. Steele, ware also present. Deceased had been in the
the Chinese
tory, the firing party falling in behind the hearse with armaz reversed; nearly five fun. dred men of the 27th Regiment, with many" of the Engineers and Royal Artillery, fol- towed the remains of deceased. The Rev. John Benderson, the Military Chaplain,
3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoke that the Fobkien authorities have as yet
hama and San Francisco.
smiled officially upon the coin in quee tion, though we understand it is current amongst merchants there. In Canton Army about ten years, and had generally the yen is only taken by merchants at borne a good character, being appointed 13 or 4 per cent, discount, white the to the position of school muistant-In-the-
officials will not take it at all. Here Regiment since its arrival here. we think is the weak point of the advo
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. B. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokobams, and Ben
"Frameface on or about--
On the 3rd inst. spoke the S. S. Glaucus HONGKONG DISPENSARY, cates of the legalization here of the We are sorry to have to record the death
from Hongkong to Amoy, off Brothers.
The British steamer Balloong reports:
On July 31st left Tamsul; encountered a strong monsoon and high sea crossing Formosa Channel, and arrived in Amoy on the 2nd Aug. In Amoy: the S. S. Oceanic, the same day; experienced light variable airs and thick foggy weather, as far South as Breaker Point; thence to port vari- able airs and rain. Arrived bare at 10a.m. to-day. Passed 8. 8. Diamante off Tong-
Carisbrooke, and H.M.S. Lily. Left again
mi Point, and another steamer, name un- known, of Pedro Blanco bound North- ward,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
THE
Established A.D, 1841,
香港大藥
A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
DavaGISTA' SUNDRIES, NURSERY RRQUI-
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATREZ MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW-Soda
Par Douglas, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednes-
day, the 6th inst.
For NAGASAKI,→
Per Clan Alpine, at 1.30 p.m. To-morrow,
the 5th inst.
Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glogerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilis Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and -continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG, (with
Mails for Pakhol and Hanoi) Per Atalanta, at 6 p.m. To-morrow, the
5th inst., instead of as previoualy | ** The publication of this issue commenced notified, For SAIGON.-
at 7.45 p.m..
Per Cassandra, at 2.30 p.m., on Friday, THE CHINA MAIL.
the 8th inet.
For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, NEW
ZEALAND, &0.--
Per Bententi, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday, the 9th Inst., instead of as pre. viously notified.
ETTLEMENTS, AND
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1879.
We are inclined to think that, if the fineness of the silver composing the Ja au18 For STRAITS
panese coinage could be absolutely re BOMBAY.- Per Sunda, at 11.30 a.m., on Saturday,nion in South China is in favour of its lied upon, the concensus of foreign opi- the 9th lust,
F. KLAMPERMEYER, 186, QUEEN'S ROAD,
BUS to inform the Pub, that he ham commenced BUSINESS, as a CAFE
and RESTAURANT Keeper, and will en- deavour to the best of his ability to give satisfaction to those who kindly give him their Patronage.
GERMAN SAUSAGES of all Kinds can
be made to Order at the shortest notice,
of Lading to the Undersigned for counter-and of the Best Quality. signature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo Impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consigneon' risk and expenas.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, July 31, 1879,
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"FROM CALUUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE S
£8. §. Arratoon Apcar, Capt. A. B. MACTAVISH, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are requested to send in their Billa of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
D. SASSOON, SONS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, July 31, 1879.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.
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THE Steamship City of Tokio, having
algness of Cargo are hereby notified that all Cargo remaining undelivered at 12 a.m. To-MORROW, the 3rd Inst., will be landed and stored at their risk and expense.
Tarrived from the above Ports, Con-
RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, August 2, 1879. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NÓTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for ecanter signature, and take immediate delivery This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Pirs Insurance has been effected.
Ex Yangtse.
TJ
AME (in diamond)) Nos. 16/17, Or., 2cases ...... Flannel, from Idon. EzTM Anadyr. Mr Charles Bonnet, 1 case Shirts, do,
from Marseillea, B&C (in diamond) Order, 150 bales Cot-
ton, from Madras."
G, DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.
Hongkong, July 30, 1879.
ICE CREAM at all Times in readiness, and can be suppiled to Parties, &o.
F. KLAMPERMEYER, Proprietor, Hongkong, August 4, 1879,
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Not Responsible-for- Debts.- -
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crow of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour -
BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain R. Haje. Melchers & Co.
AGNES MUIR, British ship, Capt. James Lowe-Meyer & Co.
SAINT MARK, British steamer, Captain Johnson.Meyer & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 3, Zamboanga, Spanish steamer, 651, Aranguren, Salgon July 30, Rico. REMEDIOS & Co.
Aug. 3, Hwai Yuen, Chinese steamer, 984, O. Wilson, Shanghai July 29, General. -C. M, S, N. Co.
now
handsome coin made at Osaka, and of another of the Scolah policemen, who said to be piled up in the have done so much to socure safety to life Government vaults, waiting to enter and property in this colony since their arrival upon a wide field of usefulness. The hers. Thomas Sangster, who died yesterday two great difficulties are,-its acceptance by the Chinese, and the maintenance of How Japan can its standard purity. make its mintage pay is not a question for me to consider, so long as the parity of the coinage is kept up. It is, how [ever, to be hoped that, if the smail coins come in with the yen, the Mint will not pay itself too liberally by their deprecia-
tion.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE ** CHINA MAIL."}
LONDON, 81st July, 1870.
In the House of Commons the Banking
after a very short illness, being admitted into the hospital only yesterday morning, suffering from liver complaint, came out with the first batch of forty-five, selected from the Edinburgh Police Force, some eight years ago. He was a strong powerful- looking man and was held in high esteem amongst his acquaintances in the Police Porce, being an honest, upright, good- hearted fellow. He was thirty-six years of
and-came-from-Inverness-shire. Few -age
now remain of the forty-five who came out In 1872, about fourteen of the number having
(Per E. E, A, & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.) been laid in the Happy Valley, while the ze mainder, with the exception of twelve, have either returned home or gone to other countries. The funeral started from the temporary Civil Hospital shortly after three o'clock, and was followed to the Cemetery by about fifty of the European constables, Chief Inspector Forspool, with Inspector
Bill has been read a second time.
A Supplementary Army Estimate for £3,000,000 is naked for to meet the expenses
of the Zulu War, converting an anticipated Matheson, Swanson and Orley being also sarplus into a deficit of £1,163,000, which present. The funeral service was conducted the Cape Colonies are to reimburse. In by Dr Chalmers, of the London Misson. the meantime, the deficit will be provided for by the issus of Treasury Bonda.
LOCAL AND - GENERAL.
Wx reproduço in another column a transla- tion from the N. C. D. News of the memorial from the Governor-General Tso Tsung-tang, regarding the proposed fato of the unfortunate children and grand- The next Farrer MAIL may be expected hore children of the late Yakoob Beg, quondam on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morn-ruler of Kashgar. Our contemporary next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected here comments with great indignation on the ing, by the M. M. steamer Peiho.
introduction into Hongkong and the porta, What has led up to this change of opinion may be termed the history of MALLS 27 TER FRENOR PAOKAY. 11e French Contract Packat Amazone, will the currency question in this Colony The be despatched on TUESDAY, the during the past five years. During this 5th August, with Malls to and period the Hongkong Chamber of Com- through the United Kingdom and merce has rejected a proposition to coin Europe, via Nuples; to Salgon, Straits a dollar in China, because the Chinese Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon,
on Friday, the 8th inst., by the P. & 0. document, and says:— steamer Cathay..
India (via Madras), Australia, New officials could not be trusted to maintain Ir is notified that the Stamp Ofice will be Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- its standard of purity. The Home Gov- open at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Sace, ernment have first refused to coin a and Alexandria. This is the best British dollar for the Straits and China Ir will be observed that the sailing of the opportunity for forwarding Corre trades, and then declined to give any City of Tokio is postponed until Monday, spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, countenance to a resuscitation of the the 18th Inat, at 3 p.m.-The calling of St. Helena, and Ascension.
Mint in Hongkong. The currenoy ques-
That the Chinese Government should openly sanction the perpetration of so barbarous an aot, arguas well for their appreciation of the virtue of benevolence, upon which their great Confucius lays such etras, and indicates a contempt for the opinion of the civilised world which it would be well for some apologists to bear
in mind.
The usual hours will be observed in closing tior is thus at present limited to the the Benledi has been altered to Saturday On the 30th ultimo, at Amoy, before Mr
the Mails, dro.
·MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. ——
Mexican Dollar, and that only, the Trade next. Dollar having been withdrawn from the
field. The Japan Mail, when it lately MEMBERS of the Government and Volun. The British Contract Packet Kaisar-i-Hind expressed su opinion favourable to the teer Fire Brigades are reminded that a will be despatched on TUESDAY, legalizing of the yen in this Colony, Farade and Inspection will take place to the 12th August, with Malls to and omitted the above points among those to through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; be considered as furnishing grounds for morrow afternoon, at five o'clock, at the to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, "the hope of a more favourable consi- Central Fire Brigade Station. Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, deration of the matter than was bestowed Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the strengthens the arguments which our Society, will assemble at Head Quarters, upon it in 1874." This fact of course THE members of the Hongkong Humane Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, contemporary advances in favour of the Duddell Street, to-night, at a quarter to
reception of the yon, supposing its purity
nor for Mauritius.
¿
(except for Non-Upton 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 and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route, Hongkong, August 4, 1879.
Giles, Ahmat and Acheong, charged by Captain Young, of the steamship Douglas, with broaching cargo, were sentenced, Ahmat to twelve weeks and Acheong to one month's Imprisonment.
LETTERS from Barmah state that King Thebaw is drinking all day and all night- that is, except when he is employed in despatching to a better world the very few relativos he has now left. Owing to this
that he is hardly recognizable by those who mode of life he has since his accession to the throne-altered so much to appearance knew him before.
CORPORAL Hoyes, of the 89th Regiment,
who has been tried at Rangoon by a jury, for firing his rife at his wife with intent to murder her, has been acquitted by them.. Although released by the civil power, he is. still to be tried for wasting one round of ball ammunition, or some halaous military offence like that, by the military authorf
Telegraph Company that the M. M. mall steamer Peiho passed Capt. St. James at as usual, about the date of her departure 5.30 p.m. on Saturday. -Reuter was wrong, ties.
from Singapore.
M
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FAOKET. can be guaranteed. But there are sevenine o'clock, for practice on Murray Wharf
ral points which require elucidation be- with the apparatus and in life saving. The United States Mail Packet City of
Tokio, will be despatched on MON. fore the subject can be regarded as fairly DAY, the 18th Instant, with Malle submitted to the public of South China We are informed by the E, E. A. & for Japan, San Francisco, the United by the authorities or publicists of Japan. States, Canada, Honolula, Peru, &c. The Japan Mail alleges its belief that which will be closed as follows:- Aug. 3, Amasone, French steamer, 2102, 2.15 R.M. Registry ceases.
"no instance can be named of any coins Lormier, Shanghai July 59, Maus and Gon-2.30 M. Post-Ofice olczes, but Letters from what they profess to be," That from the Osaka Mint being different eral --MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
ACCORDING to letters from Zanzibar the there are three separate issues of the Ja
Bultan has been carrying out great improve- panese yen does not count for much in
ments there lately. Ha is making carriage the argument, because the first of the three was the least pure; but what is to Tas Band of the 27th Inniskillings, under roads, lighting the streets, introducing car- riages, and has added to his army two bat be said of the subsidiary coins which the direction of Herr Werner, will perform talions of native troops armed with Sulder have lately flooded the markets of this in the Public Gardens to-morrow evening, rifle and well drilled by a British officer. Colony? It is asserted that, so soon as botworn five and seven o'clock, the follow. He has a splendid band slready, and is now these beautiful 20-sen and 10-san pieces ing programme
raising a bodyguard of 50 cavalry, The steamera of the Telegraph Construction began to come into circulation, the purity Overture to....... William Tell,.......Rosint. Company, were expected about the 10th of their successors suffered a decrease, Valse............... Pomone,..... Waldteufel. instant with the Cape cable on board. It until the coins went down in favour and Selection,......... Fra Diavolo,.. were at one time as low as 20 per cent. Polke,
...Auber. will be laid from Zanzibar and Aden to the discount. If such be the case in regard Selection,.....Crown Diamonds,... Auber October.
Kutchke, Stasney. Ospe, and is to be finished by the lat
to the smaller currency, where is the Valse,
Olivia. Marriott. guarantee that there will not be a similar change in the standard yen? This matter of the subsidiary coinage may be con-Tae whole that is contained in the Amoy trate's Court on Monday and was formally sidered a small one, but to it we ascribe advices up to the lat inst, is that the Scoremanded till Wednesday afternoon, ball mach of the suspicion at present enter
Aug. B, Chinkiang, British steamer, from Canton.
Aug. 4, Teviot, British steamer, 1262, Nisbet, Foochow July 30, and Amoy Ang. 2, General ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Aug. 4, Bua Caas, Siamese barque, 338, CHINESE, C. Lange, Bangkok July 12, General
Aug. 4, Adam M. Simpson, American ship, 1624, Alban Call, Jr., Cardiff March 31, Coal-ORDER.
Aug. 4, Menelaus, British steamer, 1559, Billinge, Foochow Aug. 2, General and Tes. -BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE
Aug. 4, Hailoong, British steamer, 274, Robt. Milos, Tamsul July 31, and Amoy Aug. 2, General-DOUGLAS IMPHATE & Co,
DEPARTURES,
Aug. 3, Sunbeam, for Yokohama.
3, Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok.
3, Diamante, for Amoy.
3, Hwai Yuen, for Canton.
4, Fanguard, for Manila.
Kim Yung Tys, for Newchwang.
4. Ohinklang, for Shanghai,
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MALLE.
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The following hours are observed in plosing Malle, de, by both the British and French Contract Packets :—
Day before departure -
5 F.M-Money Order Office closes; Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Day of departure,
CHANGE.
Post Office opens. 10 Registry of Letters
Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesser. 11-Mails closed, except for Inte
Letters,
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,
THE Bombay Gazette says "The noto rious Nursey Kessowjee appeared before Mr Cooper at the Chief Presidency Magla
tained towards the Imperial Mintage of land left on the 80th, for New York with a being refused. A strong effort to get him cargo of tea; that Mr O. Johnson, sesistant out of prison pending his trial was made Japan,
by his counsel," Mr Oil, who urged flness This brings us to another phase of the in L. B. M. Consulate at that port, arrived (not at all apparent to look at the patient) subject which does not seem to have by the Douglas, same date; that Madame said to have been brought on by the anxiety 11.10 ..--Letters may be posted with occurred to either of our contemporaries Harlemann and Maestro Hizlemann were and trouble of eluding the police, and tried, somewhat illogically, to induce the Magis 1L30-when the Post Office Cions in Yokohama, Granting that the foreign to give a grand concert on the lat, and that trate to believe that a man who had tried
merchants of South China were perfectly willing to see the yen introduced and ead accident, took place on the 30th, so hard to keep out of the clutches of juutloo alteady would be very unlikely to sitempt made a legal tender, would the Chinese when s boy who had climbed on to the roof to scape agala; but Mr Cooper rafmed to trust the Japanese↑ In South Chins ¦ of a house, fell through a skylight into a i entertain the question of ball till reason is
Late Fee of 18 cents until
antiraly.
17,40 AM-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.