Intimations.
HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAÓ' STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE DIVIDEND at the Rate of 3% or 32.25 PER SHARE, declared at the Ordinary Half-Yearly MELTING of SHAREHOLDERS hold YESTERDAY, will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on and after TO-MORROW (THURS DAY), the 31st Instant.
Notices to Consignees,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMKS,
J
NOTION TO CONSIGNEES,
CONSIGNEES of the following Saigo
requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undoraigned for countor- Ignature, and take immediate delivery
a Cargo Lan boon tanded and stored at toir risk and exponse,
No iz Insurando has been affected, Ex Yangtse
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SHAREHOLDERS ATQ requested to apply at AME (in diamond) Nos. 16/17, Or., 200808 ........} Flannel, from L'don. the OFFICE of the Company for Warrants.
Ex Anadyr. Mr Charlos Bonnet, 1 caso Shirts, &c,,
from Maresillea.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary.
Rongkong, July 30, 1870.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
ÁDJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1879.
S
·CHAREHOLDERS in the above Com
PANY are requested to Furnish the Undersigned with a List of their CONTRI BUTIONS for the YEAR ending December Stat 1878, and for the SIX MONTHS from Janu- ary 1st to June 30th 1879; in Order that the DISTRIBUTION of the Portion of PRO FITS Reserved for CONTRIBUTORS may be arranged. Returns not rendered prior to October 31st next, will be adjust ed by the Company and no Claims or Alterations will be subsequently admitted,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, July 24, 1879.
YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO- OLATION.
NOTICE.
0034
N accordance with the Articles of Agree. IN
ment, the Directors have declared a DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTus ending S1st. Decom. ber 1878, of THIRTY-THRICE PER CENT. ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, payable at our OFFICE on and after the 15ib Instant
--
POLICYHOLDERS are requested fo send in particulars of their Contributions.
By Order of the Directora,
RUSSELL & Co., Agents,
Hongkong, May 5, 1879.
Ex Péiko.
Mr Anderson, 1 Trunk, from London, Mesara Wyaing & Co., 1 case Samples, from
London. S..........
1 parcel Samples, from M (in diamond)} Shanghai.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent
Hongkong, August 13, 1879.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
Be18
URING my temporary absence Dm the Colony Mr ERNEST VAUGHAN WETTON will CONDUCT BUSINESS, for which purpose he holds Buthority to SUN my name
R. G. ALFORD,
Surveyor, &c. 16, Queen's Road Central, lat Augnat, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Craio of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
AGNES MOIR, British ship, Capt. James Lowe.-Meyer & Co.
HAZEL HOLNE, British barque, Capt. J. Wm. Millican.-Vogel & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 17, Chinkiang, British steamer, 799, S. M. Orr, Shanghal Aug. 13, General.➡ SIEMSBEN & Co.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close :---
For SAIGON.—
Per Faladin, at 4.70 p.m., on Friday, the
22nd inst.
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,' &c.— " Per Olaf, at 3.30 p m., on Saturday, the
23rd inst. (12 cont rates). For BRISBANE, SYDNEY,
BOURNE, &.----
MEL-
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Tokio, will be despatched on SATUK- DAY, the 23rd Instant, with Maila for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &s. which will be closed as follows:- 2.15 P.M. Registry cesses, 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 Postage until the time of departure, Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sant by this route. Hongkong, August 16, 1879.
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MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET,
The United States Mati Packet Belgic, will
be despatched on MONDAY, the lat September, with Mails for Japan, Sau Francisco the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c. will be closed as follows:--
2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.
Aug. 17, Diamante, British steamer, 514,2.30 r.m. Post-Office closes, but Letters E. Theband, Manila Aug. 14, General.- RUSSELL & Co.
Aug. 17, Conquest, British steamor, 317, F. Elphick, Hoihow Aug. 16, General.
Aug. 17, Amoy, British steamer, from
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Moderate Rates, in FIRST-CLASS GODOWNS, under European eupervision; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Wharf, on favorable Terme, with quick despatch. Also entire GoDowns to be let.
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Hongkong, August 1, 1879,
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gel
NY Cast-off CLOTHING, Books, or PAPERS will be thankfully received
at the Sailor's Home, West Points
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
Volume Seventh of the “CHINA REVIEW."
No W
Ready.
Noe G.-Vol. VII.
-OF THE-
Canton,
S. H. Butler, Liverpool June 27, via porta Aug. 18, Priam, British steamer, 1647, of call, and Singapore Aug. 11, General.- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Aug. 18, Queen of India, British barque, 390, R. H. Cary, Newchwang July 7, Beats.-W1SLER & CO..
DEPARTURES, Aug. 17, Victory, for Tientsin. 17, Fortung, for Swatow.
17, Danube, for Bangkok,
17, Mesti, for Hoihow and Haiphong,"
17, Hector, for London, &c.
18, Amoy, for Shanghai.
18, Diamante, for Amoy.
18, H.M.S. Midge, for Hoihow. -18, Chinkiang, for Canton.
CLEARED, Emil Julius, for Touron. Alice O. Dickerman, for Honolulu. Chasca, for New York..
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Por Chinkiang, from Shanghal, Mr and Mrs Wilson and child, and 34 Chinese,
Per Diamante, from Manila, Mesars R. A. Lane, T. J. Reynolds, 2 Europeans, and
** CHINA REVIEW 210 Chiuso
CONTAINS—
Jottings from the Book of Rites
Translations of Chinese School-books. The Ballads of the Shi-king. Floods in Oblas.
The Critical Disquisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Brief Sketches from the Life of K'ung-
ming.
Ethnological Sketches from the Dawn of
History.
Chinese Philosophy before Confuetus. A Chip from Chinese History, or the last two Emperors of the Great Bung Dynasty, 1101-1126. Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence.
Notes and Quarles :----
The Pekingese Syllables Seu, fzu, die. Supposed Mention in Chinese Blatory of the Nestorian Mission to China in the 7th and 8th Centuries. New Focahow Colloquial Worda, The Kitchen-God.
Examination of Licentiates,
The Canton River.
Cutting Crystals,
Door Slabs of Literati. Coina of the Ming:
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.
China Mail Office, Hongkong, July 24, 1879.
Notices to Consignees+
OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL SÅS. COMPANY.
NOTICE.
ONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship ELGIO, from San Frandaco, sve,
are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter-signature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consignees? risk and expense,
H. M. BLANCHARD,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, August 14, 1870. .
su21
Per Conquest, from Bolhów, 191 Chinese, Per Priam, from Singapore, 500 Chinese.
DEPARTED,
Per Bector, for London, Mrs Kidd, family and amah; for Singapore, 100 Chí
Por Amoy, for Shanghal, Mr and Mra Hirlemann.
Per Yoltung, for Swatow, 24 Chiness, Per Danube, for Bangkok, 120 Chinese. Per Me-li, for Hoihow, do., 30 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Chinkiang reports: Having left Shanghai at 7.30 a.m. the 13th inat., and anchored off Gough Island at.8.20 a.m., not sufficient water to cross the Woo. sung bar, at 9'p.m. hove up and crossed the bar and proceeded for Hongkong, ex- perienced moderate monsoon throughout the passage. Arrived at Hongkong at 10 p.m. 17th. On the 15th inst., spoke S. S. Ningpo at noon, miles South of Tal Islands, and on the 17th spoke S. S. Yot. tung at 8.30 p.m. off Pedro Blanco.
The British steamer Diamante reports: Had fine calm weather throughout. Passed S. 8. Ferntower, Zamboanga, Salvadora, and Esmeralda bound to Manila, and S. S. Pacific bound 8.8. E.
The British steamer Conquest reports: Left Hoikow Aug. 16th, and bad light- winds from N.E. to E.S.E. and fine wea. ther to port. Passed the S. 8. Me-li out- side Ladrones.
The British steamer Priam reports: Left Singapore on Monday, the 11th Aug. Light, winds from North to N.E. and E with smooth water, sky overcast and gloomy throughout with much rain, thunder and Ughtning. Spoke S. 8. Elgin off Pulo Sapstu,
ໄມ້.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping, Noon.-French Mail leaves lot Ports of
Call and Europe. Noon.--Olaims against the Agnes Muir,
must be sent in to the agents.
[No. 5027. August 15, 1879.
reducing every officer, from the Colonial the Magao route, and made her trip from Secretary downwards, to a. principal here to Macao on Saturday in three and a clerk it cannot for a moment admitted that Mr Hennessy was the ing she made the journey in three hours be half hours. On the re'urn trip this morn- right man to do it. Deficient, as wo have always said he is, in tact, and flood- and a quarter, obtaining a speed of fourteen ing the Colony as he has done with so knots. This was done without any push, many hot discussions and unattainable and the rale can be increased considerably if Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mr G. schemes, the result was that the admi-required. Mr Murphy, the chief engineer
R. Lammert, at his Sales Rooms.
nistration of the Island nearly came to of the White Cloud, is eminently entisfied **** dead lock. Instead of the slumberers
Auction.
General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, August 20:—
Noon.Douglas leaves for Coast Ports, Transfer Books of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, closed from this date to 3rd Proximo,
Included,
SATURDAY, August 23:-
3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko
hama and San Francisco.
4 p.m.-Olaf leaves for Port Darwin, &c. TUESDAY, August 26:-
Neon-English Mail leaves for Forte
of Call and Europe.
MONDAY, September 1:
3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.
Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San
Franciaco.
WEDNESDAY, September 3:--
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Limited, at Club Chambers.
TER
(who wore thor) being aroused, the de- with the manner in which the repairs havo partments were at first almost paralysed; been executed: the engines and boilers are while His Excellency employed-kimucif now in splendid condition and are all that, in consulting entirely irresponsible fu could be desired. yourites, and in piling up documents in his private office which ought to have been carefully filed in the Colonial Se. A SMALL steamer of 136 tonn rogister, the cretary's Department. "Resident Corres- Wing Hing, built by Chinese in Canton for pondent" had better extend his residence a a Obinero firm at this port, and intended little longer, and make another attempt for trading purposes between bere and to remove the sting from Mr Lowcook's
speech, as he has utterly failed in his Halph ag, was lying, on Saturday last, off present effort. Of course this laudation Menara Tuglia & Co.'s at Wanchal; malla his subordinates must be regarded as a were advertised to close at 9 a.m. yesterday, of Mr Hennessy and the vilification of for Touron and Haiphong by this steamer
feeble counterblaat to the charges made Captain Canta, who has an interest in the at the public meeting of 7th October Wing Hing, was in command of her, and but it is manifestly a very lame affair, and will not, we fancy, command on Saturday, when leaving the ship, gave
attention.
any respect or
The re-
|strict orders to his mate to have her towed ference to the cliques convened by the over to Kowloon or to some other place of officials "to frighten the Governor from safety, should the weather look threatening, the performance of the work for which and also to keep a good watch to prevent he has been sent to the Colony" is un-
worthy of notice. The indignation meet her from heeling over when the tide recoded. ing must also be looked upon as a These orders do not appear to have been HONGKONG DISPENSARY, official kind, which "in the Far East while she was lying stem on to the Frays, large and misguided "clique" of a non-attended to, for, when the tide went back,
is quite natural," and the authors she heeled over on the bank, the water of which are now heartily ashamed of rushing over her and down the hatches, themselves! Is it possible that "Resi-
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Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glogerado, Potass Water, Barraparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
dent Correspondent" was not a resident completely filling ber. This acoldent would here in October last that he is not an not have taken place had the Captain's nection between the 7th of October and five seamen he left on board; but they, from Old Resident or that he saw no con-orders been attended to by the mate and the
the hospitality that followed i At all
events, the number of "residents" who the Captain's statement, were not on board could deliberately write the effusion to the steamer at all when she booled over. which we have referred is fortunately There is little if any resson for supposing very small indeed-could, in fact, be that the steamer is not a seaworthy craft, counted on the fingers of one hand; and as she had been surveyed and passed by if any weight has been given at home Mr M. Yardo, marine surveyor, although, to the untruthful gush of the Munster letter let it now be read in the light of the proceedings of the 7th October, of the past history of Barbadoes, and of the future history of Hongkong.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The next FRENCH MAIL, with London dates up to July 11th, may be looked for here on Wednesday next, the 20th inst., by the M. M. steamer Sindh.
(execpt for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage The publication of this issue commenced The next ENGLISH MAIL, with London dates to
until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies
at 8.00 p.in.
(expected the Bahamas and Bayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay CHINA MAIL..
cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, Àng là 1879.
HOURS OF CLOSING?
THE CONTRACT MAILS.
Bel
Malls, do., by both the British and French Contract Packets :-
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1879.
July 18th, may be looked for here un Friday, the 22nd inst., by the P. & 0. steamer Indus.
WE are requested to state that the Band will play to-morrow evening in the Gardens
from 5 to 7 o'clock.
www
The following hours are observed in closing concluding paragraph of the letter to that the Sindh left Saigon for this port THERE are one or two points in the Wa are informed by the M. M. Co.'s agent
which we recently referred, from The yesterday (Sunday) at noon. She may, there- Munster News and Limerick and Clare fore, be looked for hore on Wednesday. Advocate, which deserve a little promi- nenco.
Day before departure,--
6 F..-Money Order Office closes; Post Office clones except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Day of departure,—
7.M.-Post Office opene.
10 AM-Registry of Lettera cessen. Posting of all printed matter and
patterns cesses,
11AM-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters.
11.10) & M.-Letters may be posted with 11.30 AM. Then the Post Office CLOSES
Late Fee of 18 cents until
entirely. -
11.40 A.-Lato Lotters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, August 18, 1879. OPIUM.-New Patna, cash....$537)
Old
caah.... New Bonares, cash, 505 Old
sash,
}}
F
11
$1
New Maiwa, oredit, 750 Allowance Tale, 16
Old Malwa, credit, 765 Allowance Taole, 8
Exchange.
Bank, Wire,...
15
Demand,
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
13.
27
3/7
3/8
FAR
3/8
3/81
221. 222
Crédits, 4
3/9 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/91 India, Wire,...
demand,... Shanghai, demand,...
80 days' sight, Gold Leaf, 99 fine... Sovereigns,...
72#
*** 722
27/40 5/35
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 58 % prem, Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,300 China Tradera' Ins. Co., $1,400 North China Ins. Co., Tls. 1,250 Yangtaze Ips. Assoc., Tis. 710 Chinese Insurance Co., $285 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $775
China Fire Ins. Co., $180 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 12 % prem. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $2 prem, Shanghal Steam Navigation, T. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls, 93 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 Obins Sugar Refining Co., $148 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
Do.
of 1877, Temperature.
do.
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To those of our readers who are conversant with the local history of We are informed by the P. & O. Coy, that Hongkong for the last two years, any the Indus, with the next mails, left Sioga- explanation is unnecessary; but persons pore for Hongkong at noon yesterday at a distance are not so well informed. (Sunday), the 17th instant. The "Resident Correspondent" of the Munster News writes from Hongkong
we bellove, the owners have been repeatedly told that she was not strongly enough bullt. The opening of several seams at the stern and the discovery of a large leak there that could not have occurred from the accident of Saturday night, would asom to suggest that another and more searcblog survey, before she leaves the port, would be a most destrable thing for all concerned. There
of the accident, only some 450 piculs of was very little cargo In the craft at the time
rice and $7,000 in copper caah; another $18,000 in copper cash were to have been added to what was already in her, Captain Canta obtained the loan of the large engine from No. 5 Station, yesterday forendon, and by 4 p.m. had her pumped dry; the cargo
commenced on her, which must be of a has been removed and repairs have been
slight description as the Captain's estimate of the cost of the same is only about $100, She is expected to be ready for aan by the end of the week. The Wing Hing was engined by Messrs Inglis & Co., who are, of course, in no way to blame for the accident of Saturday,
A CORRESPONDENT sends us the following experience as a fact-We were a party of four on a trip of a few days into the inte rior; without the slightest provocation the village people received us with a shower of These foreigners are not Christians," and stones. One of "Our Boys," with excel- lent judgment, ran towards them shooting, the annoyance was at once stopped.
that "His Excellency the Governor is APARADE and Inspection of the Volunteer deservedly most popular," and in so and Government Fire Brigades will take writing ho has penned a statement which place at the Central Fire Brigade Station we are sorry to say is not true, "The at 3 p.m., on the 19th fustant. Chinese," says the gushing writer, "sim- ply idolise him,"-s process which may The Pawan steamed over to Kowloon be qualified by the remark that the Chi nese chastise their idols when they are dissatisfied with their general behaviour. The recent action of the natives regard- ing the Spirit Farm does not display particular affection towards the Gover- nor: they say they would rather not have obtained his reduction in the house tax, if they are called upon to pay it kong this morning by the White Cloud. port. What may be the real origin and again on their “drinks." But to conti- His Excellency has taken this trip on the history of these ebullitions of feeling have "A few officials grumble because advice of his medical advisers, for the yet to be discovered, but their immediate he will see everything in every dopart-
nue,
Docks yesterday afternoon, to have her engines and boilera thoroughly overhauled. The S.S. Dale goes over to Kowloon this evening to be cleaned and repaired.
THE Governor of Macas arrived in Bong
PRIVATE advices from Pakhoi and Holhow mention that unwelcome signs of hostility and disturbance had shown themselves at Lien-chan, the city of which Pakhol is the
ment for himself, and will not depend on benefit of his health, and intends returning cause appears to be a very simple matter reports..
Those who had been found to Macao before the end of the week. slumbering were aroused; the task of
Indeed. It is said that one of the few for- elgners residing in Pakhoi has a genius for
vigilance which he has imposed on them Tax second engineer of the P. M. steamer amateur photography, and that he recently is new and irksome to them, and instead Belgic, while superintending some work on made quite an fauocent trip from that port of heartily carrying on their work and
loyally joining and helping their chief, board this afternoon, at the "eccentris," to the prefectural city (Iden-chau) for the they have foolishly tried to convene lost the half of his fore finger and was purpose of taking a few photographis. · To cliques to frighten the Governor from brought on shore in the Cosmopolitan Dock the ignorant Lien-chau-ites, encouraged the performance of the work for which Company's steam launch to receive medical doubtless by the learned and dignified he has been sent to the Colony. But aid.
these little ebullitions are, in the Far
East, quite natural-they are dying out; We hear of a mutiny on board the Tien-po, men see their absurdity, and the authors
gentlemen known as the literati or gentry,
this unprecedented proceeding became the
of them are becoming heartily ashamed one of the Viceroy's gun-boats, The subject of all sorts of vague and terrible of their imbecility in lending themselves Captain having had occasion to pat one of speculations. The final conclusion arrived to such silly proceedings."
Thus saith the Chinese crew in irons, the remainder at was that the suspected and hated for the "Resident Correspondent" of the mutiaiod and disarmed the Commander eigner was prospecting for a favourable site Munster Newa; and we do not hesitate and offisers. We have not heard parties
to say that a greater libel upon the Civil lars of the subsequent proceedinga.
Service of Hongkong could not have
been put into words. If the Governor
for a church-angling, as it were, for an- other Wa-shih-skan! Upon this false basis, the excitement. would seem to have been
sees everything for himself, how comes it EXTENSIVE preparations are being made at industriously worked up to a dangerous that so long an interval elapsed between the Mau Mo Temple for a special celebra-pitch; and we learn that the Conquest has his arrival and his first visit to the tion on the 14th day 7th moon (August 31st). brought urgent representations from Hol Central School? How comes it that one Subscription lists have been going roged how and Pathol concerning the state of or two 'governmental departments have
not even yet been visited? It is well the hongs and shops, and a large sum of feeling at the latter port. It is stated tha a sort of society or league had been formed known, for he himself has said it," money has already been collected. The re
The British barque Queen of India re- (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, preconceived notion that beads of depart-have been got up to return special thanks the Coast, and that a certain nativ that Mr Hennessy came here with the joicings, which will be kept up for three days, there, to sweep the barbarians from
ports: First part 1ght winds and fine weather, latter part light airs and calms with strong currents to the N.E. and E.N.E.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,-- Per Douglas, at 11.30 am., on Wednes
day, the 20th inst.
For SHANGHAL.—
Per Priam, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 20th last.
Queen's Road.)
Horezoso, August 18, 1879.
BAROMETER
Do. Do. THERMOMETER-9 A.M. ***
Do. Do.
9 AM 1 P.M.... 4 P.M....
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30,100 30.06% -30,020
B4
1 2. More 4 P.M....
ST
67
Do. (Wet balb) 9 A.M. Do.. Do.
88
1 P.M. 81
Do
Do. 4 P.M
85
Do, Maximum
414
801
Do. Minimum over night 80′′.
ments were a sort of semi-irresponsible for the small amount of sickness amongst "bully" was at the head of this organiza herd of overbearing officials, and with the Chinese during the past twelve months, tion. H. M. S. Midge, we may remark the determination to stamp out all
independent action on their part. Sir and also to "chin-chin Joss" for the con- Arthur Kennedy, who treated his tinuation of a similar freedom from pestil. subordinate officers like gentlemen, was ense during the ensuing year. always glad to consult them upon every
subject affecting the interests of the Tax S.8. White Cloud, after being nearly a Colony; and the result was that the
left for Holbow, and Pakhoi, this evening
so that the authorities here are evidentl fully alive to the gravity of the case. Un less the rowdy element thus brenght Int prominenos in this otherwise quiet dis
machinery of government went smoothly month in the Kowloon Dock, undergoing triot is very prompt to its attack, liftl and efficiently. Whatever may be said extensive repairs, made her first trip on need be feared from this exhibition of i in favour of the new polloy that of Saturday_Inst. She has been placed on
existence.
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