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Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC- TTON, shortly, on a day to he hereafter named, unless previously dis- posed of by private contract,—

THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap- able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 Gallons daily. The Property is of a most valuable nature, comprising THREE PIECES OF GROUND close to the water, viz:-Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and 782, with the Substantially Built DWELLING HOUSE-and-BUSINESS PRE MISES, erected specially for the purpose only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, VATS, STOCK, and TRADE FURNITURE and FIT- TINGS.

For further Particulare, apply to

Messrs SHARP, TOLLER, and JOHNSON,

Solicitors, Supreme Court House,

Hongkong.

Hongkong, March 5, 1879,

Intimations.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1878, AND THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1879.

HAREHOLDERS in the above Com-

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND

KOBE,

The Steamship

"GLENCOE" Captain GULLAND, shortly of- pected froma SINGAPORE, Will be despatched as above on or about oth Instant.

For Frolght or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, Seplemter 1, 1879. веб

FOR AMOY. The Steamship

**DIAMANTE,"

Capt. THEBAUR, shortly due, Kat will have immediate despatch for the above Port.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co, Agents.

Hongkong, September 1, 1879.

FOR YOKOHAMA & HIÖGD.

The Steamship

** OXFORDSHIRE,” Captain JONES, will have immediate despatch for the

above Ports.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, September 1, 1879.

TENDERS will be Received at this

1. Taking down and Re-erecting the PATTERN SHED.

FANY are requested to Furnish the OFFICE up to Noon of MONDAY, Undersigned with a List of their CONTRI- DUTIONS for the YEAR ending December 31st September 8th, for the EXECUTION of 1878, and for the SIX MONTHS from Janu- the following WORES in the ROYAL ary lat to June 30th 1879; in Order that NAVAL YARD, VİZ.:~~~ 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-

CIATION.

NOTICE

oc31

IN bit to have declared a

N accordance with the Articles of Agree.

DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decem- ber 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT;

ON THE NET.PREMIA CONTRIBUTED,

2. Building a SHED, 84 feet by 19 feet, for testing Chain Cables.

3. Building & VERANDAH 47 feet Long on the South side of the Steam Factory.

The Plane, Specifications and Conditions may be soon on application to the Under- signed,

Tenders to be for all Three Services in a lump sum.

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Oxfordshire, from London, &c., Mà Flanagan, Master Patteson, and 30 Chinese. For Conquest, from Haiphong and Hol- how, 244 Chinese.

DEFARTED,

Per Thales, for Saigon, 100 Chinese. Per Olaf, for Sydney, 2 Furopeana atgerage, and 20 Chinese; for Melbourne, Mrs Shaw.

For Yottung, for Swatow, 28 Chinese. Per Zamboanga, for Bangkok, 1 Cabin, and 19 Chinese.

Per Fuyew, for Shanghal, 110 Chineso.

A

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Slamene ship Bua Pan reports: First part light variable winds and fine weather, last 3-days-heavy-squally from- Eastward with much rain.

The British steamer Conquest reports:

Left Haiphong Aug. 27th, and had light variable winds to port. Vessola in port: barques Louisa and Tebli. Left Holhow on the 30th, and experienced shifting winds with heavy squalle of wind and rain with heavy cross sea till arrival.

The British steamer Oxfordshire reports: Moderate monsoon with equally weather.

The British steamer Killarney reports: Very unsettled weather, heavy 8, E. squalle and torrents of rain all the way.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For SAIGON. ———

Per Charlton, at noon To-morrow, the 2nd inst., instead of as previously

notified.

Per Olympia, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the

8th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW..

Per Douglas, at 11.30a.m., on Wednes

day, the 3rd September.

MAILS BY EX Facнon PACKET,— The French Contract Packet Leiho will be despatched on TUESDAY, the

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Noon.-Fronch Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.

Auction.

Meetings.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. 9 p.m.-Meeting of St. Joba Lodge, No.

018 8.0.

[No. 5030-SEPTEMBER 1, 1879.

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conduct, and lament that he should pro point of view, indeed it was becoming po voke so glaringly the attribution to him.sitively painful to note the way in whic self of a want of purity of motivo, alike the Japanese have been misled. on the part of himself and the Japanese, thought of any plain Mr.Hennessy wa which we do not believe he deserves. allowed to enter their mind. The ma To take from the mass a sample or two whom it was for some reason or othe Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mr G. of the treats he has given the Hakodate the purpose of the Japanees Governmen R. Lammert, at his Salon Rooms people, we find him prophesying or rather that the people should delight to honou saying without hesitation, and on the was undubitably "tha Governor of Hong basis of all the official sources of infor- kong," not Mr John Pope Hennessy and from personal enquiries and obser- nistrator he became to all intents an mation generously placed at his disposal When Mr Marsh was sworn in as Ados

vations, that, before many years are past, purposes the administrator of the. G the trade of Japan with China will be vernment of the Colony; Mr Henness nearer to fifty millions than to ten mil had dropped his title before he went o HONGKONG DISPENSARY,lions of dollars, and the contribution from board the steamer, and had that fa YesSo six millions instead of $800,000, been plainly acknowledged throughou If Mr Hennessy believes anything of the by Mr Hennessy, probably the Japanes kind wo fancy he is the only man in the would not have made themselves an wide wide world who does so. The their honoured guest so supremely ridio Gazette deals extensively, ably and con-lous by these great-world-eirgus like pe clusively with this branch of the subformances, to which so much attentio ject, showing that while he quotes from has been directed. Mr Eusdon's report on the trade of 1877, he does not refer to the later report on the trade of 1878, in which is DROGGISTE' SUNDRIES, NUÊSERY REqui-given a most gloomy account of the

THE

Established A.D. 1841,

香-大-藥

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRùadiers, IMPORTERS

OF

SITES, TOILET Requisites, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

0%

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

BIRTHS.

At Shanghai, on the 18th August, the Wife of WILLIAM S. BAYEES, Am. P. E. Mission, of a Son,

Rev. G. REUSCH, Basel Mission House, of Sunday morning, 31st Aug,, the Wife of a Son.

On Sept. let, at The Banlans, Amoy, the

Son.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The next FRENCH MAIL may be expected he

Tomorrow the 2nd inst., by the M. str. Iraouaddy.

The next AMERICAN MAIL, may be expected he To-morrow the 2nd inst., by the F. M. 8. Co.'s steamer City of Peking." The next AUSTRALIAN "MAIL may be expect here on or about Wednesday next, the 8 inst., by the E. A. Mail steamer Bowen. The next INDIAN MAILS may be expected he on or about Wednesday next, the Brd ins by the opium steamer Venice.

The

prospects of Yezo by the same hand, flatly contradicting, in view of later ex- perience, the report from which Mr. Hennessy quotes. With regard to Yezo, therefore, says our contemporary, Mr Hennessy's premisses are spurious, his deductions worthless and his reasoning proposterous, for it is a patent fact, the verification of which could have been easily afforded by his Excellency Okuma, upon whom Mr Hennessy relied, that the influence of the Government Monopo- lista in Yezo is injurious in the laat degree, and will certainly destroy the H.M.S. Egeria was towed over to t whole of the natural trade unless it be Kowloon Docks this morning. put a stop to by a strong hand." The reasonableness of Mr Hennessy's pro-

Trs Glencoe left Singapore, we learn fro whole may he guaged by that of his the Agents, on Friday last, and m phesying with regard to Japan as a attempt with regard to Yezo. We fancy therefore be looked for on Thuradsy. there is as much excuse for his tell-

Baxt ENGLISH MALL may be exposted he on or about Thursday noxt, the 4th in by the P. & O. steamer Khiva.

2nd September, with Mails to and Wife of Captain YOUNG, 8.8. Douglas, of a ing us that the trade of Japan with We learn from the agonta (Meara Jardi

through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Salgon, Stralis Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon,

India (viá Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey chelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suez,

DEATH.

At Shanghai, on the 20th of August, PAUL GALLE, M.D.P, of Sisteron (France), aged 43 years, after a short illness.

and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Correat spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascensioù.

The publication of this issue commenced 8.15 p.m.

-The lowest or any Tender will not be The sal hours will be observed in closing THE CHINA MAIL.

necessarily accepted.

WILLIAM HYNES,

For Naval Storekeeper.

H. M. Naval Yard,

Hongkong, 30th August, 1879.

ON

NOTICE.

the Maila, &o.

MAILS DY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET

se8 The Australian Contract Packet Bowen, will be despatched from Bongkong, on SATURDAY, the 6th September, with Maila for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- bourne.

and after 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1879, the FIRST-CLASS SALOON FARE to or

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1879.

We give in another column the speech delivered by Mr Hennessy at Hakodate, concerning which we reproduced certain remarks of the Japan Herald the other day. We have not the least hesitation in saying, now that the whole address is before us, that the very severely con

China will be one of $50,000,000 in a

few years sa there was for his statement Matheson & Co.) that the S. 8. Fenice that last year the trade of Hongkong Singapore for this port on Friday, the 2 amounted to $500,000,000, a state ultimo. ment the fallacy of which we exposed

at once on the arrival here of his Tokio A PARADE and Inspection of the Volunt Chamber of Commerce speech. With and Government Fire Brigades will ta reference to this latter misstatement we

note that Mr Hennessy makes a most place at the Central Fire Brigade Stati miserable excuse for his blundering. He at 9 p.m. to-morrow, the 2nd instant. saya :---" When, about a month ago I

mentioned to the Tokio Chamber of Wa are requested to state that, unless Commerce that Hongkong was the French Mail should be landed very ea largest depôt of trade in the British indeed to morrow morning, it may Empiro abroad, I quoted the figures given by my predecessor Sir Richard necessary to sort the letters only, leav MacDonnell that the annual value of the papers to be sorted afterwards, Sbo that depôt-trade is about $500,000,000," the mail be landed later than 9.30 a.m. Now, it occasionally happens that men will not be opened until the Peiho has I who out-Herod Herod as Mr Hennessy

payable at our OFFICE on and after the from Hoнakong and CANTON will be $, Correspondence cannot be Registered after demnatory review of the speech for which does makes statements which journalists We are informed on reliable authority t

16th Instant,

POLICYHOLDERS are requested to send in particulare of their Contributions.

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, May 5, 1879.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX-

CHANGE.

THE EXCHANGE ROOMS in MARINE THE

Horse, Queen's Road Central, are Open Dally for the use of MEMBERS from 9a.m/to 6 p.m.

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,

Hongkong, June 18, 1879.

¡Secretary,

Notices to Consigness

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES...........

TORSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and take immediate delivery This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effectod.

Ex Yangtss AME (in diamond) { Nor. 16/17, Or., 2cases T. J

Flannel, from Irdon,

Ex Peiho. Menara Wysing & Co., 1 care Samples, from

London,

B..........

.......1 parcel Samples, from M (in diamond)} Shanghai. Mesars Tata & Co., 1 parcel Tea Musters,

from Shanghai:

Ex Sindh.

till further notice.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA,

Secretary, Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company, Limited.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents, China Navigation Company,

Limited. Hongkong, September 1, 1879.

888

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM LONDON & PORTS OF CALL

HB Brit. Str. Oxfordshire having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being lauded at their risk into the Godowns of the

Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 7th Instant will be subject to rent,

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

RUSSELL & Co., Agents, Hongkong, September 1, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

if

well Slip, and the Patent Slip at Beloh

1.16 p.m.

we found room, was perfectly justifiable; xhrink from characterizing; all we care to The Mails will be closed at 1.30p.m. Sup- every word of it. Nothing could be now commit ourselves to is this, that the Hongkong and Whampas Dook C plementary ninil on board with 18 cents more completely ridiculous than some of what Mr Hennessy said was that last pany Limited have purchased the MacL late fee till time of departure.

the remarks Mr Hennessy made at Ha-year there passed through the port Correspondence for Southern and Western

australia can be sent by this route kodate, and nothing more cruelly unfair shipping to the extent of 1,700,000 tons, Bay, with the whole of the plant, machin desired, but as a general rule it is than one of his statements, cruelly, un- and the value of their cargoes could not &c., for the sum of $150,0.0. The s fair to the public character of a predeces have been far short of $500,000,000 ;” se6 Bor of his own. Compared with Sir and (2) reverting to this previous state-

of materia's and steam-launches are, Richard MacDonnell's ability as a Goment he used, or is reported to have understand, to be taken over at a va vernor, and general excellence and trust-used, the words :—” I have estimated the tion. worthiness as a public man, Mr Hen- trade of Hongkong last year at nessy's own peculiar traits of character $500,000,000." Why did Mr Hennessy are as moonlight unto sunlight and as not use that refuge for so many of the water unto wine."

better to send It via Galle. Hongkong, August 30, 1879.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Cathay

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 9th September, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe aid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa,

nor for Mauritius.

Quotations HONGKONG, September 1, 1879. 887 OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$635

Old

cash,......... New Benares, cash, 507 Old

cash,

Aug 31, Alva, Portuguese abip, 632, E. A, de Souza, Penang July 31, Maugrove Bark.-BRANDAO & Co.

Aug. 81, Bua Pan, Siamese ship, 576, E. Muller, Bangkok Aug. 10, General YUEN FAT HONG.

488, . Dührsson, Bangkok Aug. 10, Gen- Aug. 31, Krung Thep, Slamage barque, eral.-SIEMSSEN & Co.

Aug. 31, Fugew, Chinese ateamer, from Canton.

Aug. 31, Courier, French barque, from Whampoa

Aug. 81, Werra, German barque, 132, R. Dinkelberg, London April 21, General,

MELCHERS & Co.

Aug, 81, Olympia, German steamer, 783, F. Nagel, Saigon Aug. 26, Rice.--LAND STEIN & Co.

Sept. 1, Conquest, British steamer, 317, F. Klphick, Halphong Aug. 27, and Hoi- how 80, General-E-SHUN.

Sept. 1, Oxfordshire, British steamer, 998, Charles Powell Jones, London July 10, via ports of call, and Singapore Aug. 25, Gen- eral.-Russezz & Co.

F(in diamond) Nos. 1/48, 48 case Sheet Amoy...... .....Lead, Or., from L'don. H.W. No. 11,086, 2 cases Hard Ware,

Sept. 1, Killarney, British steamer, 1060, Messrs Landstein & Co., from. O'Neill, Foochow Aug. 31, Tea, Marsailles.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, August 29, 1879.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Öficers of Crew of the following Vessele, during their slay in Hongkong Harbour:-

DEPARTURES.

Aug. 31, Thales, for Saigon.

31, Olaf, for Port Darwin, &o.

25

>

13

Allowance Tuelo,

New Malwa, credit, 740

21

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m

Old Malwa, credit, 750 Allowance Teles,

Exchange.

3/7

demand,

77

3/8

21

30 days' sight,

3/8

3.8

Bank, Wire,...

4 months' aight, Credits, 4 Documentary,4 4 months' sight, 3/8 India, Wire,..

"

demand,... Shanghal, demand,...

221

23

728

731

27.60

***

5.37

80 days' night, Gold Leaf, 991 fino... Sovereigna, ...

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 58 % prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,300 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,250 Yangtze Ins. Ass00., TIs. 710 Chiñoso Insurance Co., $285 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $775 China Fire Ins. Co., $190 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 18% prem. H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., 812 prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Ths. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 93 flongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 ---- China Sugar Refining Co., $153 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

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of 1877,

da: Temperature.

We will deal with inbacurate orators with whom the world

CARTON "gup" has it that the newly-asr Governor of Canton has been commissio

these briefly seriatim; but first, we would is cursed, and deny the accuracy of the the Emperor to investigate the cha premise that the whole address is, as much reporter. It would have been much rought some months ago against the Pre that Mr Hennessy says and does seems more sweeping and satisfactory to of Canton by a member of the Censurate. to be, of a terribly exaggerated or inflated everyone except to the reporter, and be distinct charges of official misconduct nature, being much more of a theatrical of conise has no right to complain said to have been preferred against the like display of highly coloured stump if his character is traduced. Since laoky Prefect, who has already, prepara oratory than the useful common-sense Mr Hennessy has chosen this methed

remarks most men having his opportuni- of justifying his unhappy blunder, to the impending trial, resigned his o ties would make The speech to which he is bound to give us chapter and verse, The most zerious charge appears to be we refer was delivered in reply to an When and where did Sir Richard Mao allegation that he scoopted a bribe i address coached in extremely compli- Donnell make this statement? Where the Teiu olan in San-úil, which had, mentary terms, which, says the Japan did Sir Richard MacDonnell, who left lengthy litigation with the Ch'an cla Mail, (the organ, says the Gazette, of his Hongkong in 1872, refer to the value the Court of the San-úl Magistrate, on Excellency Inouye Kaworu, formerly of the cargoes passing through this port

terms

Bunda,) was presented to him at Hako- in 18787 Did Sir Richard MacDonnell their dispute by appeal into the Pro date "by a number of the leading Ja-ever let his figures founder about as Court. panese merchants of the place." Of this Mr Hennessy "does, and speak of the address we have unfortunately no trans- value of the cargoes of the vessels that A COSRESPONDENT writes from Macao lation, but that too. is promised by the pass through the harbour of Hong wo have been misinformed as to Mail. It could not well be couched in kong as the trade of the port? Be existence of cholera at that port, and more fulsomely flattering than sides, as the Gazette very fairly puts that he is officially informed to that e those employed by Mr Hennessy. in it "Sir R. G. MacDonnell was an

The official Bulletin of yesterday conta speaking of the Japan Government. official of the most painstaking accuracy ;

Japan" he tells us, has produced a it is scarcely possible that ho, having notes on the subject. It is admitted race of sterling men." He speaks of that before him the trade returns for, the there have been gases of fever and d "typical statesman of young Japan," Mr whole of the open porta of China, ahow tory among the Chinese, brought o Okuma, "unsurpassed by any Finance ing an average gross annual trade of no their manner of living, eating green f Minister in the world in those various more than $160,000,000, could have been

points that constitute a successful Fi-guilty of crediting Hongkong alone with. It may be remembered that mu Lance Minister," in the same breath with a consumption of $340,000,000 after de- what was recently regarded as ohole whose "wonderful labours," "Mr Glad- ducting the whole of the China trade Japan' was described by cortsin phys stone's Brilliant finance, Sir Stafford as passing throngh that port." If his sa choleraic diarrhoes, and it may be Northcote's success as Chancellor of the "eminent predecessor," in 1872 or earlier, the question raised in Macao in a si Exchequer" are not to be spoken of; their credited the residents here with ability ons of definition. The Colonial Surge puny efforts "appearing common place to consume $340,000,000,-worth of Eu- contrasted with what Mr. Okuma has had ropean goods, or more than double what Macao states that the disease in not to do." Now this is not only emphatic the whole of China consumes it is hard to atis cholera," and it is reassuring to c ally bunkum, but bunkum of the worst see why Mr Hennessy should say that this information. But so-called "cho imaginable kind. In the same way the "Hongkong produces almost nothing though not of the severe Asiatic ty mealy potatoes of Japan, the wheat, oats and consumes comparatively speaking not a disease to be treated lightly ; a and barley, cows, oxen, horses, the very little.". We should very much

Mitsu Bishi Company, General Kuroda like to know what Sir Richard MacDon. are glad to find that the Procurad and his staff, "the indefatigable officersnell has to say on this matter. We Macao has issued a notification, o of the Kaitakushi," the seaweed, are all have only one other word to add regard upon the Chinese to report any es subjected to the same indiscriminate ing this remarkable piece of rhodomon cholera to the Portuguese medical bespattering of auctioneer like overdrawn tade that Mr Hennessy has indulged in ritfes. phrases of flattering description. Mr at Hakodate. He says now :—" It is on- Hennessy is enthusiastic and poetic about ly as a private citizen I meet you, for I even so prosaic a subject as their fish am on leave of absence from my Govern manure," the millions upon millions ment and have no official business of any.

Another correspondent writes to-da The Boletim do Governo of the 3

81, Adria, for Singapore and Bombay. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, of herrings that smell so badly as they kind here"; again he brackets his hum timo says that H.E, the Governor will

$1, Chop-chung, Chi. g.b., for a cruise.

Sept. 1, Floral Star, for Touron.

1, Yottung, for Swatow.

1, Zamboanga, for Bangkok..

1, Queen of India, for Newchwang.

1, Advance, for Bangkok.

Fugew, for Shanghai,

CLEARED.

AGNES MUTE, British ship, Capt. James Atalanta, for Hoibow.. Lowe-Meyer & Co.

Yangtase, for Saigon.

Mabuar, British 3-m. sahooner, Capt. J. | Candace, for Canton, Miller-Turner & Co.

Ann Adamson, for Canton.

lie rotting along the shares of Yesso." All ble self with any other well-meaning for Canton in the steamer Spark at: Mr Hennessy's Japanese goese are swans. atranger," and a third time he reminds to-day, for the purpose of transaction This ridiculous system of overpraise of them that he is "speaking simply to diplomatic business.. everything and everybody teems with evil them as a private citizen,” a collection

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It is also officially stated that the We are sorry to find Mr of words the meaning of which is plain Hennessy indulging in the high-falutin enough although their grammatial placing tary state of Masso continues style he has adopted, because we are is execrable. We have steadily and con- alteration.” afraid there are people ill-natured enough sistently pressed on the public, since the The Procurador's notification

to suggest that it is not simple foolish first burst of the Hennessy-manis in Chinese Inhabitants, advising them to ness that has led him into it but some Japan-but as studiously has His Ex-

thing woren, For our own part we place callenoy refused to recognise the fact of all cases of cholera to the Portugues the most charitable construction an his | his being a mere nobody in an official Ikloians, has been withdrawn.