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Intimations.

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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HE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 3% or $2.25 PER SHARE, declared at the Ordinary Half-Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS held YESTERDAY, Will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on and after TOMORROW (THURS --DAY), the 31st Inalant. ・・・ ...

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SHAREHOLDERR.sre requested to apply at the Orrior of the Company for Warrants, By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary,

Hongkong, July 30, 1879.

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To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

ANY OLAINES against the Bullish Steam- ship CELTIC MONARCH must be went in to the Undersigned beforo Noon of SATURDAY, the 16th Inet., or they will not be Recognized.

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, August 13, 1879.

FOR SALE.

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TEU E-CLIQUOT-PONSARDIN,-

Dry CHAMPAGNE (England)

in Case of.............1 doz, Quarto.

of..................2 Fints. Apply lo

SANDER & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, August 13, 1879. 8013

YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO-

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES.

CIATION.

NOTICE.

N accordance Articles

ment, the Directora bare declared a

DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decem- ber 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT, ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, | Layable at our OFFICE on and after the 15th Instant.

POLICYHOLDERS are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions.

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 5, 1879,

HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS. LOODS RECEIVED on STORAGE at Moderate Bates, is FIRST-CLASS GUDOWNS, under European supervisiou; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Wharf, on favorable Terms, with quick despatch, Also sutire GoDowns to be let.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, August 1, 1879.

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Notices to Consignees.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE S. 8. Viceroy having arrived from Tthe above Ports, Consignees of Cam

are hereby informed that their Goods- with the exception of Opium--are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FAOKET The United States Mail Packet City of

Tokio, will be dospatched on MON- DAY,, the 18th Instant, with Matle for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, & which will be closed as follows:- 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases, 2,80 P.M. Post-Office olores, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countaies) may be posted on board the Packot 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.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MÁILS.

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The following hours aro observed in closing. Mails, do, by both the British and French Contract Packets -

Day before departero,—

BF..-Money Order Office closes; Post Office clones except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night.

ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for sounter-Day of departure,— signature, and take immediate delivery. Tin Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, Ex Fangtse. AME (in diamond) | Nos. 16/17, Or., 2carea T J...

Flannel, from L'don. Ex Anadyr. Mr Charles Bonnet, 1 case Shirts, &o.,

from Marseilles,

8.

Ex Peilo. Mr Anderson, 1 Trunk, from London, Mesura Wyeing & Co., 1 case Samples, from

London.

}1 parcel Samples, from M (in diamond) Shanghai.

G. DE ORAMPEAUX, Agent Hongkong, August 13, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Aug. 13, Amoy, British steamer, 814, G., Drewes, Shanghai Aug. 9, General and 34 boxes Treasure. -STEMSBEN & CO.

Aug. 13, Fayew, Chinese steamer, from Canton.

Marsden, Haiphong and Hoihow, General Aug 13, Me-li, Obinege steamer, 181, R. the Wharves or Boats delivery may be. MS. N. Co.-[In quarantine.] " obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Two o'clock To-DAY.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 15th Instant will be subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..

Hongkong, August 8, 1879.

No

Not Responsible for Debts.

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Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

AGNES MUIR, British ship, Capt. James Lowe.Meyer & Co.

HAZEL HOLMS, British barque, Capt. J. Wm. Millen.Adamson, Bell & Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

TIENDERS are invited for PAINTING

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and COLOURING, internally and externally, the RESIDENCE, with OUT BUILDINGS, of the DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL at the Royal Naval Hospital, Mount Shadwell, according to Particulare which may be seen at the OFFICE of the "Naval Storekeeper, Royal Naval Yard,

Tenders to be sent in by Noon, on the 18th Instant

The right to reject the lowest or any Tender reserved.

WILLIAM HYNES,

For Nasal Storekeeper.

Hongkong, Naval,Yard, 19th August, 1879.

FOR MANILA,

The Steamship

"ESMERALDA,"

Bu18

Captain TALBOT, will be de- spatched for the above Port

on FRIDAY, the 16th Inst., at 4 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, August 13, 1879, aulö

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.

Aug. 13, H. M.S. Midge, from a oruise. Aug. 13, Adria, British steamer, 780 W. A. Seator, Singapore Aug. 2, General P.&O. F. N. Co.

Aug. 13,

DEPARTURES.

gean, for New York.. 13, Ningpo, for Shanghai, 18, Amoy, for Canton.

13, Arratoon Apcar, for Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta,

13, Moray, for Singapore, Penang,

and Caloutta,

13, Tai Lee, for Chefoo,

STAR

CLEARED.

Fuyew, for Shanghai. Pacific, for Duke of York Island. Bua Cano, for Chefoo. Albay, for à moy, do. Hopewell, for Chefoo.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

Per Amoy, from Shanghai, Mr Har- greaves, Miss Chandos, and 86 Chinese,

Per Adria, from Singapore, 184 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Arratoon Apear, for Singapore, &c., Mrs Mactarish, Mesura R, Simpson, Shaw, M. Z. Martin, 1. Parece, and 200 Deck.

Per Moray, for Singapore, &c., Messrs Bland and Urguart, Mrs. Hail, and 170 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Left Shanghai at 8.30am on the 9th inst

The British steamer Amoy reports: from Shanghai to the Lamocka had strong monsoon and clear weather, thence to port bad variable winds and fine weather. Ar- rived at Hongkong at 6.30 am, on the 18th inst

The British steamer Adria reports: Light N.E. and moderate S..E winds, fine weather, and amooth sea. Aug. 8th, spoke Spica from Cardiff for Hongkong, in lat. 6.90 N., long, 106.57 E.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

MAILS will close:-

For MANILA,—

7 M.-Post Office openr:

10A.M.-Registry of Letters

CURSES.

Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesses. ...

General Memoranda, FRIDAY, August 16-

10 a.m.-Namaa leaves for Coast Ports. 4 p.m.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila. Goode per Viceroy undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Saturday, August 16:-

Claims against the Celtic Monarch must be sent in to the Agents before Noon. 3 p.m.--Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration at the City Hall,

No. 5023-August 13, 1879:

officers and men who have many friends We are sorry to havo to-éh onlele niother here and elsewhere, and it is. surely death amongst the 27th Inniskillinge. Sere© pleasant, and not at all dangorous, to gest Jobuston, the Librarian of the 27th know that they are coming here or going was taken suddenly ill this afternoon at there in the regular conre of duty. Our three o'clock and was taken to the Elospital - morning contemporary seems to have come on a stretcher, being unable to walky by to words with Commodore Smith on this four o'clock he was dead. This is the third subject, and may probably have Imported a death in the Regiment within the past somewhat tao personal feeling into his re- three weeks. marks, to judge from the narration of this 9 p.m.-Meating of Perseverance Lodge. morbing. But, with no personal complaint ▲ cash which promises to be of some im. Monday, August 18 –

to make, and with nothing but the greatest portance was to have been heard before Me Tenders for Painting and Colouring, to courtesy from all the officers of the service Francia to-day, but owing to the non- be sent in Naval Store Keeper's by to record, we cannot but express a hope arrival of the Judge until more than an Noon. 2p.m.--Tendera for sale of Old Copper, that the Senior Officer will reconsider his hour after the hear fixed for its hearing, will be received by the Spanish Consul.. decision in this matter. In a time of war, and bis-being-then-engaged-in-Chambers 3 p.m.-Amerlaan-Mail-lesvos for Yoko-

hama and San Francisco,

or when hostilities are looming in the dis- for some time with the Chief Justice, it tance, no one would for a moment object to had to be postponed till to-morrow at eleven → TUESDAY, August 19:-

Noon.-French Mall leaves for Ports of the strictest nearesy being imposed upon o'clock. It is a cass between two China-

Call and Europe.

every officer and man in the fleet or on men, on a promissory note for $500, in SATURDAY, August 23 :—

shore-although even then the rule is by which a special defence is put in. Me

Dennys appears for the plaintiff; Mr Brezo ton for the defendant.

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8; Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco on or about.

THE

11.M.-Mails closed, except for Late HONGKONG DISPENSARY;

Letters,

11.10..-Letters may be posted with

Late Feo of 18 cents until

11.30 ..when the Post Office Cross

entirely.

11.40 4..Tate Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.

Quotations

HONGKONG, August 13, 1879,

OPIUM.-New Patna, cash,...$535

'cash,... -

争夺

91

""

"

12

Old

New Benares, cash, 505, Old

cash,-*-

Nov Malwa, credit, 760- Allowance Taela, 6/12 Old Malwa, credit, 775 Allowance

Taels, 6

Bank, Wire,...

Exchange.

*

Demand,

NEO

30 days' sight,

9/71 "... 8/8

**

***

3/81 4 months' sight, 3.81 Credita, 4 "

3/84 Documentary, 4 months' alght, 3/8 India, Wire,...

"

221

, demand,...

222

Shanghai, demand,

721

Gold Leaf, 99 fine Sovereigns,....

80 days' sight,

732

27/50 5/36

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 58 % prem. Union Ins, Society of Canton, $1,300 China Tradora Ins Co. $1,400 North China Ins. Co., Ts. 1.250 Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tls, 710 Chinese Insurance Co., $285 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $765 China Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K. & W. Dook Co, 8% prom, H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., 3 % prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 03 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $145 Chiness Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

Do.

of 1877,

do,

Temperature (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises Queen's Boud.) Boxexons, August 13, 1870.

BAROMETER

9 A.M.... 30 100 Do.

P.M....

30.054 Do. THERMOMETER-9 A. M... 87

4 P.M....

30.036"

Do.

1-P. H.... Do,

89

828

4 P.M.... Do. (Wat bulb) 9 AM. Do. Do,

86

148

82

Do. 1 P.M.

82

Do. 4 P.M. Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over afght

82

89

82

Shipping Intelligence.

London and Colonial Papers, do, 2

The following is corrected fro them latest

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

4T HONGKONG,

Prom,

Left, Names. Feb. 22, Grossfurst Constantine, Hamburg. Apr.

8, Leon,

Per Churrues, at 11.30 à.m., on Thurs. 26, Triton,

doy, the 14th inst.

For SHANGHAI,-

Liverpool Cardiff London Hamburg

New York

10, Spica,

21, Werra,

26, Twilight

27, Homewood,

2, Alex Yeats,

5, Alexander

11, Southern Cross,

13, Glamorganshire,

29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Newcastle,

Cardiff

Per Fuyow, at 11.30 a.m. To-morrow, the May.

14th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,— Per Namoa, at 9.30 am, on Friday, the

15th inst.

$

For SAIGON-

The Company's Steamship

*PANAIS,"

Command, DE LA MARCELLE, Will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French

Mall from Europe.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent

Hongkong, August 13, 1879.

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES..

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

The Company's Steamship

"ŠINDH,” Commandant MONGE, will be despatched for SHANGHAI fter her arrival from Europa.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. ing, August 13, 1879,

Per Olympia, at 11,30 a.m., on Friday, 81, Guy Mannering,

the 16th inst,

For

MANILA-

Per Esmeralda, at 8.30 p.m., on Friday,

the Toth inet.

For BANGKOK-

.Penarth

Cardiff Penarth

Now York Cardiff

Antwerp

Liverpool

June.

3, Adolph,

6, Harrington,

12, Belle of Oregon,

12, Pampero,

28, Joachim Christine, 27, Pym, 27, Priam (e.)

Cuxhaven Flushing Cardiff Antwerp London Cardiff

Liverpo

Antwerp

Per Danube, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the 22, Patterdale (s.)

16th inst,

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &a.— Per Olaf, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday, the

23rd inst. (12 cent rates),

LOADING NOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORNS, At London:-Steamers via Buses Canal. Oxfordshire.

Scindia. Sailing Vessels.

Belted Will.

At Liverpool.

Sarpedon (6.) At Hamburg, Pape

Langland. Sarah Scott.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PASKET.-- The French Contract Packet Anadyr, will be despatched on TUESDAŤ, the 19b Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, 8trafts Settlementa, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Nestor (n.) Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bem- bay, Aden, Spes, and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Malls, de

Aurorita --Carmelita de Ida.“

Established A.D, 1841.

香港大藥房

5

4 p.m.-Olaf leaves for Port Darwin, &o.no means rigidly adhered to. When Eng MORDAX, September 1:→→

land, however, us at present, is fortunately at peace with every country out of Africa, there can be no sound reason for the step A RAID was made the afternoon on a public now taken, certainly not for refusing to gambling-house in Queen's Road West by supply to the Press whatever may be re- Detective Inspector Lindsay, Sergeants garded as of public interest or whatever Toomey and Perry, accompanied by a can be made known compatible with the strong body of European and Sikh police- public safety. We of the Fourth Estate are men. The raid was not a very successful sometimes twitted for inserting news that one, only one capture being made; this in is partially incorrect, and asked why we accounted for by the house having so many did not verify it by an application to head outlets as to render escape a very easy quarters, or to those best able to give matter. The usual Fan-lan Implements think, to be the strongest and soundest captive, wore taken up to the Police accurate information. There ought, we were found on the premises and, with the reasons for absolutely declining to give any Station. Immense crowds of Chinese were Information whatever to the public, through collected around the sceno of action, and the Press, concerning an important depart seemed to enjoy the sport, Druggists' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-ment of the public service. So far as we Constables told off to keep the street clear

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH,

in front of the house did their duty very AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT

efficiently, albeit a trifle harshly, one of them being unnecessarily liberal In the und of a bamboo on the backs of those who pushed forward to see what was going on,,

A. S. WATSON & Co..

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Druddiers, IMPORTERS

OP

MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS.

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Fotass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waterr. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervizion, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

The publication of this issue commenced at 7.45 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

dan at present ave, the Commodore may be correct in forbidding Tom, Dick or Harry from giving scraps of naval news to the - papera; but wo are not prepared to believe that information politely asked for from the properly-constituted naval authorities of the Colony will bo.peremptorily refused.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAil,”]

The Sikh

WITH reference to the romark in the tail- end of our last night's paragraph about the fire-brigade practice to the offest that "a vieit from some of the volunteer firemen at these parades would be a welcome aight, and that many Volunteers don the uniform only

(Per E. £. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.) when an alarm of fire is given and are con-

LONDON, 11th August, 1879. ***The House of Commons have sanctione by a large majority the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1879. contract. FOREIGN residents of all nationalities will be glad to learn that the Duke of Genoa

has arrived safely on board his ship (the Vittor Pissani) at Nagasaki, His Royal Highness of Italy left this port for Naga- saki on the 25th ultimo, and was seen with in a day's run from the latter port on the day of the typhoon which raged on the 31at. As no news of the whereabouts of the Duke was received at Shanghal up to the afternoon of the 8th, no less than

LONDON, 12th August, 1879.

Epicuons by their absence on parade days, which should not bo," a Volunteer drawe attention to the fact that the hours at which the Government fire-brigade parades and practices are lavariably held are auch as practically to dabar the most, if not all of the Volunteers from taking part in In the House of Commons the Chancellor them. Were they held at say 5.30, the of the Exchequer, referring to Egyptian Volunteers would be as willing to turn affairs, stated that pending a settled ad-up occasionally and avail themselves of ministration of the Country the polloy of these opportunities of perfecting them- the Government was to stop misrule.

selves in their duties as they are now when "the bell invites them" to combat "the Fiery Hiement." Our correspondent says he tried to keep "the Fiery Element" out of his letter, but it was another case of Mr Dick and Charlos the First. We would

He also stated that Parliament would be prorogued on Friday.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

five men-of-war of different nationalities Tho nezt AMERICAN MAIL is now due here by ask:-Is there any reason why this sugges-

the 0. &O, B. B. Co.'s steamer Belgic.

tion should not be adopted? It seems only logical that the Volunteers would benefit as H.M, S. S. Modeste and Lily arrived at much from the parade and practice as the Shanghai on the 6th instant.

"Regulara."

-American, British, French, German, and Russian-were sent out in search, each with a different zoute to cover. The vessels were: the American oor vette Monocacy, British gun-vessel Egeria (which closes her cruise at Hongkong), THE Courier is sorry to learn that Consul-A CORRESPONDENT Wiltes to us calling at French gunboat Lynz, German gunboat Cy. General Balley met with an accident attention to the adjournment of the osses elop, and Russian gunboat Sobol. Although Shanghai a few days ago, and is still unable there is nothing unusually generous in these to attend to business.

efforts on the part of officers of the sister

services, it is nevertheless pleasant to find: TRE praction of the Hongkong Humane and give publicity to acta of international Society called for to-night is unavoidably courtesy such as that horo noted. For postponed until to-morrow, at the same tunately the services of the fleet thus de-hour and place. spatched to cover the sea, in search of what

was foared to be a ship in distress, were notTas Chinese steamer Meli, which arrived really required; and although the com- Lere to day from Haiphong and Hoihow, manders of the various vessels will be has been put in quarantine, owing to the craising round unconscious of the safety prevalence of cholera at the latter port. of the Italian Duke and his corvette, the

graceful compilment to the Royal Duke THE Band of the 27th faniskillings will and the lesson to humanity generally are play at the Officers' Mees to-morrow even none the less real. Just as the evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The Band ing edition of the Courier, published will also play at the Botanical Gardens on at Shanghat on the 8 by was going Tuesday evening next, the 19th instanty to preas, a telegram arrived to the effect from 5 to 7 o'clock. that the Vittor Pissani had reached port in

at the Police Court on Monday from 2 o'clock to 4 p.m. (the hour at which other Government offices clone,) in order to allow of the Police Magistrate, Mr Creagh, holding a Coroner's Enquiry at 3 pm. "This may," says ont correspondent, "appear to be a very nice way of carrying

the Acting Magistrate draws extra salary out the work, bot, when we consider that

for the extra work he has to do, while the aubordinate Civil Servants have nothing of the sort, it is not to be wondered at that a movement is on foot for an ap peal to the Governor, for more assistance and a little more consideration for those who, occupying subordinate positions in the service, are the only ones that suffer,

A Magistrate sits on one day, but a clerk sita on both days, and although he gets nɔ extra pay he does double the work he or

safety. It is more than likely that the Tus Band of the 27th Janiskillings per dinarily would do were officers appointed to Italian vessel suffered considerably during formed in the Fablie Gardens last evening the different positions independently and the gals which aroused the anxiety of the from nine till oleven o'clock. A well-exclusively, as should be the case. Fancy a Consuls who first moved in the matter of selected programme was gone through in Magistrate keeping Court open until Por & an excellent manner. The Gardens were pm, and the next day, appearing to do

Boarch.

Now, speaking of naval matters and move. very tastefully lit up, as usual; and a large his legitimate work for one or two hours ments of the vessels of the various naval number of the residents turned out to en- while the poor clerk has the same "daily“ services, the above may be taken as a fair joy the Promenade Concert, the night grind" to go through as on the day previous, sample of the great interest frequently being cool, dry, and pleasant. The best, to 7 or 8 p.m. Bach a spell without taken by the public in such items of news. thanks of the community are due to Mr any break is really too much. Until such It is therefore with the greatest regret that Ford for the great pains he invariably time as the Government can see its way we learn an order has been issued by the takes to make these musical promenades a clearly to take steps for the comfort of the Senior Naval Officer on this station that declled success,

no information whatever will be supplied:

Magisterial staff, so long will they under- atand that although they do their duty there

is much dissatisfaction felt an acconut of the

to the Press from H. M. Naval Yard, or, The Hoogkong Humane Society have done we presume, from officers of H. M. obips in a very wise thing, and one appropriate in amount of extra work imposed upon them, port. In view of the past relations of the point of time, in distributing widely a an inflation which no other Government Press with the Commodores on this station, series of rules for the treatment of alerks in the Colony are subjected to.” from Captain Nolloth downwards, and in drowning persons.". All the rules of the

face of the fact that the Naval service has kind that we have ever seen before were in the Supreme Court, before the Full been invariably a popular service in for the treatment of those apparently Court to-day, the Chief Justice, addr Hongkong, there must, wo believe, be drowned. The intentions of the Society Dr. Eitel, sald the Court had frequently some misunderstanding or misconception are good; but their grammar is weak; had his valuable assistance in translating on the part of the present Senior Officer as very weak. The rules are those drawn from English into Chinese and nice parto, to the real state of affairs. There is not a up by Dr. H. R. Elvester and circulated and from German into English and clos ship on the station but carries in her ) by the Royal Humane Society,

versa; but they had never yet asked him to