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Intimations

NOTICE.

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX-

THE

CHANGE.

THE EXCHANGE ROOMS in MARINE House, Queen's Road Central, are Open Daily for the use of MEMBERS from 9 a.m. to 6 pm.

Special Days-TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, from 12 to 12:30 and 4 to 4.30 p.m.

Applications. for admission as Members to be addressed to

E. GEORGE,

Bongkong, June 18, 1879,

THE

Secretary.

THE Undersigned have been appointed SOLE AGENTS for Hongkong aud Obina for the Sale of their LEAD by the MECHSANICA MINING SOCIETY,

MEYER & Co, Hongkong, June 27, 1879,,

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Nottees to Vonsignees

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. S. COMPANY.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship BELGIU, from San Francisco, &c., 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 rlak and expense.

H. M. BLANCHARD,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, August 14, 1879.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo

CONSTected to hand in thelf Bule of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivory. This Cargo hans boen landed and stored at their risk and expanze.

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

Flannel, from L'don.

Ex Anadyr,

Mr Charles Bonnet, 1 case Shirts, &c.,

from Marseilles.

Ex Peiko

Mr Anderson, 1 Truck, from London. Mesara Wyaing & Co., 1 case Samples, from

Loudou. S......

if (in diamond)

1 parcel Sampica, from

Shanghai

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent,

Hongkong, August 13, 1879.

To-day's Advertisements.

TREASURY BILLS.

ENDERS of SPECIE, Mexican Dol

TENDERS ont in this Colony, weighing 7.1.7, in exchange for BILLS, drawn at 10 days' sight, on the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, will be RE CEIVED by the TERASURER nntil 12 Noon, THURSDAY, the 21st Instant.

The Tenders to state the Total Amount required, and the Amount for which each Bill should be drawn; but no Bills will be Isaued for sums below £1,000.

The Tenders to be in duplicate, in Sealed Covers, addressed to "The Treasurer," and endorsed "Tenders for Treasury Bills."

The right to accept, or reject, any or all the Tenders is reserved,

J. MUSKETT, Captain, Treasurer. Treasury Office, Commissariat Buildings,

Queen's Road, Hongkong, 19th August, 1879.

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FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG FIA SUEZ CANAL

(CALLING AT SINGAPORE.) The Steamship

"LYDIA," PAULSEN, Master, will be de- spatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 20th Inc., at 3 p.m. SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, August 19, 1879.

FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT.)

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The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer

"BRISBANE,” Captain J. A. REDDELL, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 20th Instant, at 6 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, August 19, 1879.

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AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

FOR PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN; SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through

rates for all Australasian and New Zealand Ports, TASMANIA, NEW CALEDONIA & FIJE

The Chartered Steamer

"OLSE,"

ANDERSEN, Commander, wi be despatched as above on

SATURDAY, the 30th Instant, at Noon, Instead of as previously notified,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship

"PATTERDALE” · will leave for the above Port on THURSDAY Next, the

21et Instint, at 5 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents.

Fongkong, August 19, 1879.

FOR MANILA VIA AMOY, The Spanish Steamer

**BMUY,"

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Capt. BLANCO, shortly expected, will have immediato despatch for

the above Ports,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, August 19, 1879.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMER PATTERDALE FROM LONDON, PENANG & SINGAPORE. mais Steamer having arrived, Cousignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk by Messrs NORTON & Co., whence delivery may be obtained,

Consignees wishing to receive their Goods on the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 4 pm. TODAY.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 28th Ius:ant will be subject to rent.

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

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents,

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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 Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

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

HAZEL HOLME, British barque, Capt. J. Wm. Millican.-Vogel & Co. -

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Tea. -For London, 221 balen Silk, 17 cases Silks, 212 boros,, 698 half-chests and 639 chests Tea, 121 pkgs. Sundries, and 15 cases Treasure (8161,229).

Fer S. S. Hector, Hongkong to London, sailed 17th August, 1879-8,224 lbs. Con gou, 127,869 lbs. Sc. Caper, and 6,660 E. Fa. Or. Pekos-total 142,653 lbs. Toa; 83 bales Waste Silk, 79 pkgs. Silk Piece Goods, and 18. pkgs. Sundries. For New York, 75 bales Raw Silk, and 30-pkge, Sundries.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. —MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.- Per Houglas, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednes

day, the 20th inst.

For SINGAPORE, SUEZ, LONDON, AND

HAMBURG.—

Per Lydia, at 2.30 p.m. To-morrow, the

20th inst

+

For FOOCHOW.-

Per Brisbane, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

20th inat.

For HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG, (with Mails for Pakbol and Hanoi).—

Per Conquest, at 6 pm. To-morrow, the

20th inst.

For SHANGHAL—

Per Priam, at 5 p.m, on Wednesday,

the 20th inst.

Por Patterdale, at 4.30 p.m., on Thurs-

day, the 31st inst. SAIGON,--

For

Per Paladin, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday, the

22ad iDat. BRISBANE, BOURNE, &c.*-*-*-*-*-

For

SYDNEY, MEL-

Per Brisbane, at 1.30 p.m, on Monday, the 20th inst. (12 cent rates.)

For

PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c.- Per Olaf at 11.30 a m., on Saturday, the 30th inst., instead of as previously notified.

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

Tokio, will be despatched on SATUR DAY, the 23rd Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do.

... Raise closed as

2.15

2.30

which will be follows:

P.M. Fout-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 18 cants extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union Weat Indles (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Vidoo, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, August 16, 1879.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.—

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MENOS. FOR TO-MORROW

Shipping, Noon.--Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. 8 p.m.-Lydia leaves for London, &c. -6 p.m.—Brisbane leaves for Foochow.

Miscellaneous,

Transfer Books of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, closed from this date to 3rd Proximo, Included.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co..

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BRUGSIĦIS, IMPORTERS

Or

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REGUT SITES, TOILET Requisites, EnoLIEH,

MEDICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT

MEDICINEA MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Toule Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

Ta publication of this issue sarimeest at 9.20 p...

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1879.

[No. 5028.- Averst 10, 1870.

deserves the careful attention alike of all | TELEGRAPHIC DEws of an extensivo <fre bonest Republicans and Demperata of having occurred in the French Concession the Union, as the reputation of the at Shanghai, has been in town for the last country is necessarily involved, in its two or three days. It would appear that satisfactory solution.

the lens auffored by the two legal companies (the China Fire, and the Eongkong_Fire) is very small, some five or six thousand dollars each, but we have not heard what the extent of the loss is all round.

KEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "OBINA MAIL."}

· AFFAIRS IN ROSSIA,

(Per E. E. J. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.) We have to reul a sudden death on board ship. Jobn Currie, 26, a native of Scotland, an üble saman of the Americầu schooner Alice C. Dickerman, suddenly fell down dead last evening about six o'clock,

-I ONDON, August 16. Three noted lawyers bave been arrested in St. Petersburg charged with disaffection

towards the Government, and the number | Deceased had been engaged in his usual

of pernons placed under supervision is daily | work during the day, and had not.com. - increasing.

THE CAPE.

plained of feeling ill in any way. Heat apoplexy ie the supposed cause of death. The body was sent to the Government Civil LONDON, August 16.

Acapital at eleven o'òlock laat night, by Adviora frum Natal dated the 29th July

Inspector Corcoran, This morning Dr. stato that two British Columns were to Lochhead, who had seen the body of re-advance on the Brd instant, and to re-deceased on board ship, after death, dezvous at Magnitonum about the 6th.

informed Mr Creagh, the Coroner, that Catewayalias asked, whether, in the event death had resulted from natural cases, and of his surrendering, his life will be spared,

an order has been givon for burial, and a reply in the affirmative has been re turned.

Sawas and All Said have been appointed Commissioners for the settlement of the Greek frou ier.

EGYPT.

London, August 16.

THE plaintiff, Pang Shing, in the collision case in the Sammary Court to day, was ficed $5 for pravarication in the witness box. He was asked whether there were passengers on board at the tins of the colli sion and be said there were not. Afterwards

The promulgation of the firman investing | he said there were some passengers but not Tewfik Pasha with the flovernment has many. To show that this sort of evidence would not do before a Court, he was fined been enthusiastic illy received in Cairo.

in the sum mentioned, the Court remarking that when people came there to give evi- dence they had to tell the exact truth and nothing else. The witness had to pay the

THE QUEEN'S SPEEOH.

LONDON, August 16, Parliament was prorogued yesterday,

CONSIDERABLE interost seems to be felt The speech from the Throne stated that fine before leaving the Court. An appre in the proceedings now going on, in the relations with Foreign Powers were ciative smile went round amongst the celos- Washington and in China, for the pur-friendly and cordial The Treaty of Berlin tials in Court when the order was an- pose of obtaining, if possible, a further insight into the working of the Diplo was being faithfully executed, although the nounced to the witness in Chinese, matic and Consular services of the United calamities of the war had prevented Turkey States in the Far East. One corres from prosecuting those reforms in the We give in another column a report of the pondent expressos surprise that we should Government which were needed. The Inquest bold this afternoon on the body of

Democratic movement, and thus played have taken part in what he calls this English Government will continue to urge a Malay, who came to his death in an affray into the hands of those who, for political upon the Porto the fulfilment of its engage- purposes and from interested motives, ments in this respect are making "civil service reform" a The misg vernment of Egypt has com about a woman apparently, the wife of the party cry. Now, American politics are pelled the Porte to depose the Khedive. A deceased, and got fighting with knives, "peculiar," and indeed American institu-Treaty has been concluded with the Ameer practice to which men of their race and tione and constitutions possess certainly

بردی

in Tascar Row last night. Two Malay son men who lived in the same house had word:

Ang, 18, Brisbane, British steamer, 1700, The British Contract Packet Bokhara this peculiarity, that they are not at of Afghanistan which guarantees peace to class are proverbially prone. The first of Ville despatched on TUESDAY as can be comprehended in a day. To the country and the anfety and strength of the stabbing...seen by no one; bu the 26th Instant, with Malls to and bo a master in, politics in the States our Indian frontiers. It trusts that the when the wife of the deceased went into

J.A. Reddel Sydney July 31, and Cook- town Aug. 6, General-G100, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Aug. 18, Kaloju, Russian barque, 690, Roos, Swatow July 26, Ballant.-VOGEL & Co.

Aug. 19, Patterdale, British steamer, 885, W. E. Bentley, London June 22, via porta of call, and Singapore aug. 11, General.- MELURERS & Co.

Aug. 13, Lydia, German steamer, 1170, P. Paulsen, Shanghai Aug. 16, Tea,- SIEMSSEN & CO.

Aug 19, Yungching, Chinese steamer, 061, F. Wallace, Swatow Aug. 18, General, -0. M. S. N. Co.

DEPARTURES. Aug. 19, Anadyr, for Marseilles, &c.

L

CLEARED.

Emil Julius, for Tourou, Alice C. Dickerman, for Honolulu. Chasca, for New York. Priam, for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

:

through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt,

Malta, and Gibraltar.

N.B.-This Packet carries no maits for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius.

MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet Be'gio, will be despatched on MONDAY, the Lat September, with Mails for Japan, Sau Francisco the United States, Canada, Honelala, Peru, dro. will be closed as

COUNT ANDRASSY,

LONDON, August 16.

Count Andrassy has retired.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

necessitates, amongst other qualifications, recent auccesses in South Africa will lead the foom from which she had heard orfe proceeding, she found the two of than the closest observation and the most to an early conclusion of peace. attentive sindy of a life-time. We are

Greece was not mentioned in the speech, with knives to their hands, as if they ha not ashamed therefore to admit that wo

been fighting. Her husband who had bee know very little of American parties, or

| stabbed leaned on her for support, and bl of the great or little questions which

assailant went on persistently making des mark the distinction between the "Dems." and the "Repa" of the great Republic. In truth, we long ago gave up the task

perate lunges at him with the knife. Th deceased while she was present made u of understanding the political movements

attempt to retaliate; but after severa of the States, and are so daring as to

more wounds, fell down dead, the kuff care nothing about whether the next The Hext FRENCH Mail, with London dates up dropping from his hand. The body we occupant of the White House be any- to July 11th, my bo looked for here to- thing else than a good, sensible man.

morrow (Wednesday) by the M. M. steamer It by no means follows from this, how. 2.30 P.. Poat-ffico closes, but Letters evor, that one who feels no intense in- (execpt for Non-Union Countries) may terest in party cries or in political be posted on board the Packet with | movements generally in the States, may Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage not entertain a most lively interest in until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non. Union West Indies (expected the Bahamas and Hayti), Moufe Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay

follows:-

2.15 PM. Esgistry ceases.

cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, Aug. 1, 1979,

MAILS BY THz Facmon PACKET, —

sel

For Brisbane, from Sydney and Cook The French Contrant Packet Peiho will town, 80 Chinese.

l'er Patterdale, from Singapore, 30 Chi-

деле.

For Fungching, from Swatow, 14 Chinese.

DEFARTED.

Mra

Per Anadyr, for Salgon, Mr Gaell, and 10 Chinese; for Singapore, Mr D, da Costa and servant, Mr Malard, 6 Chinese, and 3 Indians; for Marseilles, Messrs R. G. Alford, B. J. Chambers, Mr and Loereher-From Shanghai: for Marseilles, General Lebweyer.-From Yokohama; for Saigon, Mr Garnier; for Marseilles, Messrs The Loughram, and Murphy.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Chinese steamer Yungching reports: Fine weather throughout the passage.

The Russian barque Kalēja reports: Calm the whole passage, had to anchor most every day on account of light winds and Soutberly currents.

The British steamer Brisbane reports: Left the Cosmopolitan Wharf, Sydney, at 1.15 p.m. on the 31st July, passed the heads at 1 p.m., Smokey Cape aboam at 10 a.m. the 1st August. Caps Moreton Light- horse abeam at 10.30 am. 2nd. Sohnapper Island abonn at 4 p.m. 5th, dropped anchor at 6.90 p.m. in Weary Bay, weighed and proceeded at 6.80 a.m 6th, and arrived at Cooktown 7.55 am., landed cargo and re- ceived passengers, loft again 0.80 p.m. Point Look-out abeam at 4.30 p.m., drop- pod anchor 7.p.m., weighed and proceeded at 4.20 am. 7th Piper Teland steam at 8.22 p.m. 7th, stopped and anchored at 8.45 p.m. till 3 a.m. 8th, at 4 10 p.m. passed- Booby Island. Zamboanga Lighta sbeam at 9 40 p.m. 14th. Arrived in Hongkong harbour 18th inst. July 31st, experienced a moderate N.W. wind with thick dirty weather and a heavy N.E. sea, which con- tinned till the 2nd August, from thence to Cooktown variable winds and dirty wea ther. From Cooktown to Booby Island met with moderate Bouth-westerly winds with rain and thick dirty weather, from thence experienced fine weather with light and variable winds till arrival an above.

CARGOES.

1879:-For Continent, 2,134 bales Silk, Per H. S. Anadyr, sailed 19th August, 198 hales Waste Silk, 57 bales Cocoons, 80 GEO, R. STEVENS & Co.

casein Silka, 873 boxes and 1,897 half-chests Hongkong, Auguni 19, 1870, au80 | Ton, 599 pkgs Sundries, and 220 pkga.

Sindh

The next ENGLISH MAIL, with Lamidon dates to July 18th, may be looked for here on Friday, the 2nd inst., by the P. & 0. ,steamer Indus,

foreignera in China, and in those of Ir is said that H. E. the Governor is in them who bail from America "the in- Shanghai, and is expected to arrive here on variable friend of China." It has been Sunday next.

said that politics and honesty seldom go

band in hand; but without going so far Tax Criminal Sessions will commence to as that, it is quite clear that politics in

wounded in half a dozen different place The inquest was adjourned.

A CORRESPONDENT desires us to say that th way in which the contractor for the centre section of the Prays (from Lammert's Corne to MacEwen Frickel's store) has delaye the work thereon, deserves to be public exposed. It certainly does seem strang that this portion of the sea-wall should i

America and Consular honesty in the morrow morning, whan the jurors suso far behind the other sections in point Far East have, so far as the China Mail moned for Monday morning have to be in is concerned, no relation whatever.

If attendance.

an officer of the Federal Government,

pektrick

progress; but there may be other reason

for this besides that of mere dilatorines

be despatched on TUESDAY, the 2nd September, with Malls to and

The foundations may have to go deeper the- through the United Kingdom and anywhere from Peking to Bangkok, is A TELEGRAM in the Australian papers, are necessary in the other sections of th Europe, vid Naples; to Salgin, Straits proved to have acted dishonestly towards dated Newcastle July 16th, states that the

wall, the drains that fall into the harbor Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, that Government and has become un-ship Star of China, which left there on the at this point may be larger, more numerou India (via Madras), Australia, New worthy of the important trust imposed previous day, bound to Hongkong, was and more difficult to manage than tho Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey-in him, the fact that the person who go chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Spez,

This is the best acts is a Democrat or a Republican is of observed: off the port that day lowering a elsewhere, and the work altogether me and Alexandria,

What is now boat, which was shortly afterwards holsted therefore be of a much more important a opportunity for forwarding Corre no importance whatever. spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, watched with interest, in regard to the aboard again. The ship then holsted her arduous nature than at other points of t St. Helena, and Ascension.

miserably-paid members of the U, S, ser vices (Diplomatic and Consular), is, how the efforts now being made to clear up grave suspicions of irregularities in the We are informed by the Agents of the bas quite enough of anxiety and worry f conduct of certain of their members in A. S. N. Co. here, that the S. 6. Athol the present to permit of unreasonable co the Far East will tend to raise the left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the 11th inst, respondence and comments on this subje tone of the services generally, And and Cooktown for Port Darwin and Fong Fortunately there are no appearances as y this is a consideration which should

usual bours will be observed in closing

the Mails, o.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.

The following hours are observed in closing Malis, de, by both the British and French Contrast Packete

Day before departure, --

5 P. Money Order Office closes; Post Othes closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Day of departure,

7AM-Post Office opens. 10A.M.-Registry of Letters

ÇORADA.

Posting of all printed matter and

patterns ceased,

11a, -Mails closed, except for Late

Letters,

sign half russt and stood away.

Praya. Be this as it may, we are

opinion that the energetic. Surveyor Gener

interest every foreigner in China; beng yesterday, she having been detained of any untoward events interfering with t cause, if corruption exists to the extent through heavy weather at Newcastle. The progress of the work: indeed, the weathe alleged amongst any branch of foreign S. 8. Ocean was at Cooktown on Saturday wise are beginning to think that we m officials, how can it be expected that any last, going south.

now get through the typhoon season witho improvement should appear amongst the

any of those terrible experiences which a Chinese. This is not a new question, By a slip we spoke of the Belgic yesterday the dread alike of people dont and

and it is not the first time it has come

up for discussion. It is now several years as the P. M. Co.'s steamer, instead of the shore. There can be no doubt, howev since a rascally case was brought to light 0. & O. Co.'s. The second engineer, who that Mr Price will only be too delighte in these coluuine; and action was antici had his finger injured while at work, was and the property-holders, from Pedda

moved himself and his ill-gotten gains

· 11.10 ▲x.--Letters may be posted withpated by the defaulting official, who re attended to on board, by Dr Allan, the to Pustan's Wharyea, will not fail to ab

Late Fee of 18 cents until

11.30 ..when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

11.40 AM.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fea of 18 cents until time of departure.

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, Augost 21-

in the pleasure-when the portion of

Band referred to is completed. If the wo prove to be as thorough as that which

from the scene of his irregularities. Men ship's surgeon, and not brought on shore,

as stated in our report. of the highest repate and the greatest experience of all nationalities have long bemoaned the loose system under which Tux Superintendent of the Great Northern already been finished, Hongkong will th the greatest modern Republic permite Telegraph Co., informs us that the Amy-" | Le able to boast of a sea-wall that will wi her citizens to be represented abroad; Gutzlaff Cable has been broken since 1.16 stand any amount of force from the ti and it is with the most unfeigned satis-

faction that we see that steps are being this afternoon. Until repairs have been waves of the severest typhoon. being taken to bring about a better state effected messages for Shanghai and Japan. Noou-Tenders for Treasury Bills roof things. Until, however, the members can go forward only by Peat from Amoy.

RETURN of Visitors to the City H ceived by the Treasurer.

Library and Museum for the week end of the Diplomatic and Consular Services

5 p.m.-Patterdale leaves for Shanghai. SATURDAY, August 23:-

3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko

of the U. S. A. are well paid, and their We hear that the Viceroyal gun-vessels August 17th 1879:— salarios do not depend in any way upon henta and Aulan arrived in Canton with Monday, Aug. 11th, 50 hania and San Francisco..

real or imaginary fees, the difficulties of the past will not fail to reappear in the troops from Hainan on the 17th instant. A Tuesday. TUESDAY, August 26 :--

Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports future. Reliable and able men will not garrison of 500 soldiers, which has been Wednesday,

Thursday, of Call and Europe,

be available for the positions offered placed under the orders of the local autho-

Friday, them at the wretched salaries now given; rikica, will remain in the island for some | Saturday, THURSDAY, August 28 :---

Goods por Fatterdale undelivered iter and any endeavour to raise the tone of time. Several hundreds of troops were

this date subject to rent.

the services without a simultaneous increase of the honest emoluments of carried over to the mainland, and are now SATURDAY, August 30:---

Noon-Olof leaves for Fort Darwin, din, office must be futile. This question marching overland to Canton.

Europead. Chin

26

12th, 64

B4

13th, 89

14th, 69

15th, 48

16th, 44

Sunday,

17th, 75

Totals Grand total, 8,977.

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