1879-09-30 — Page 2

For Sale.

· MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., 13 QUEEN'S ROAD, AND 22 PRAYA, Beg to direct special attention to their well selected Stock of

WINES, SPIRITS, &c.

UTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE

CUTLER PABLANCHE."

H

EIDSIC

& Co.'s MONOPOLE, Pints and Quarts. DOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY

A CABINET.

M

UMM'S

(JULES) CHAM PAGNE, Pints and Quarts.

POMMERY

AND GR

RENO'S

CHAMPAGNE. TEYEN'S (BODEN)

N BOUZY, Pts. & Qte.

EXTRA

¿XTKA SEC, Quarts.

CHARLES HEIDSTER'S WHITE SEAL,

Pints and Quarts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN, Pints

and Quarts.

THEOPHILE ROEDORER & Co.' VER-

ZENAY MOUSSEUX, Pts. & Qts. KRUG'S CHAMPAGNE, Pints and Quarts. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

NUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHA-

CUTLETEAU MOUTON.

LORMONT, AND

Quarts,

Pints

RAUZAN (CHATEAU), Pints and Quarts. ERMITAGE

GE LUDON.

THIBEUF (CHATEAU), Pints & Quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (CURCIER AND ADET'S), Pints and Quarts,

Notices to Consignees,

OCOIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. S. COMPANY.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship CONSIGNEES, Can Francisco, are hereby requested to send it their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of thoir Goods.

Cargo Impeding discharge of the Steaîner will be landed and stored at Consigaces* risk and expense.

H. M. BLANCHARD,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, September 24, 1879.

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FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE S. 8. Glenearn having arrived from

the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the excoption of pium-are being landed at their risk into the Godowne of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharve or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before

3 p.m To-DAY..

Cargo remaining undelivered after the

6th Proximo will be subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Oc6 Hongkong, September 29, 1870.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creio of the following_Vessele, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

ALEXANDER YEATS, Cavadian ship, Capt. J, W. Dunham.-P. & O. 8. N, OG.

KIRKLAND, British barque, Captain T. Colledge. Wieler & Co.

A

WM. H. Deitz, American barkentine, Capt. Endicott-Chong Woo.

CHATEAU LAFITE, Pinte & Quarts.E.

IRES GRAVES, Pints and Quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, Pte. & Qis, OLD INVALID CLARET,

ST. JULIEN, &c., &c. BREAKFAST OLARET. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Bentleg.-Jardine, Matheson & Co. PATTERDALE, British steamer, Capt. W.

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-days Advertisements.

WANTED:

ENGAGEMENT BY BENTLEMAN

accustomed to MIXED BUSINESS, poa sessing a thorough knowledge of Drug Trade, Liquors, Oilman Stores, Heavy Goods, dra-4 years experience in the Bast, flood-references, 26.

Addreas JOHN T. NEWTON, Medical Hall, Colombo.

September 30, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS..

Sept. 29, Deucalion, British stormer, 1639, R. J. Brown, Liverpool Aug. 9, vís ports of call, and Singapore Sept. 23, Gen- rat and 101 cheats Opium.-BUTTERFIELD

& SWIRE.

Sept. 30, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Shanghat Sapt. 17, General SIEMSSEN & Co.

Sept. 30, 9 a.m., Egeria, E. M. Sloop, Comr. Douglas, Pakhof Sept. 28, via Hol bow.

Sept. 30, Yang-taé, French steamer, 2400, Pellegrin, Marsoliles Aug. 24, Naples 26, Port Said 30, Suez 31, Aden Sept. 6, Galle 14, Singapors 24, and Saigon 27, Malle and GeneralMESSAGERIES MARITIMES,"

Sept. 80, B. von Heodelburg, Dutab birque, 602, T. Ti-Blanken, Singapore Sept. 15, Timber.-SIEMSSEN & Co.

Sept. 30, Midge, H. M. gunboat, from Hoihow Sopt. 28,

Sept.

DEPARTURES.

29, Orange Grove, for Macao. 30, Bellona, for Singapore.

30, Iraouaddy, for Marseilles, &c. 30, Thales, for Port Darwin, &c. 20, Ningpo, for Canton.

CLEARED.

Monte Rosa, for New York, Douglas, for Coast Ports. Craigiands, for Saigou. Deucalion, for Amoz,

Glenearn, for Shanghai. Nestor, for London, &re.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

Per Yangtze, for Hongkong: from Mar- seilles, Mr and Mrs Dalrymple, Mesars Yen Taeng Kuang, Zunger, Mdlie. Davancous, Messrs Vidai de Castillo, and C. Levy;

BURGANDY, HOCK, SHERRIES, (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through from St. Denis, Mr Theong Mam; from

&c.

Cham-

bertin, Chablis

(White), Liebfraumileb, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Keninin Victoria Borg, Cha- toaa. Yooem, Grand vin, Hant Sauterne, Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Seal Sharry, Yollow Seal Amon- tilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Co.'s Sherry, In- valid Port (1848), Hunt's Port.

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.

1, 2

and 3 star

HENNESSY'S BRANDY, LA GRANDE MARQUE

BRANDY, CUTLER

PALMER & Co.'s BRANDY, ROUYER GUILLET & Co.'s BRANDY, I to 4 stars, Finost Old BOURBON WHISKY, bigbly recommended, KINAHAN'S LL Irish - WHISKY, JAMIESON's Irish WHISKY, Royal GLENDEE WHISKY, AVH GIN, SWAINE BOORD and Co.'s OLD TOM GIN, LA GRANDE CHARTREUSE, Green and Yellow; MARAS- CHINO DE ZARA, CURA CAO, Pints and "Quarts; ANGOSTURA, BORER's and ORANGE BITTERS, &o., &o., &0.

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

BASS' ALE bottled by CAMERON &

SAUNDERS, Pints and Quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT bottled by E.

& J. BURKE, Pints and Quarts. PILSNER & ST. PAULI BEER in

Quarts,

rates for HANKOW and Ports on

the YANGTSZE.)

-The Company's Steamship

"DEUCALION" will be despatched on lat Oct., at 5 p.m.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, September 30, 1879.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamship

"TANAIS,"

Command, DE LA MARCELLE, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA TO-MORROW, the lat Oct., at 4 pm.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.. Flongkong, September 30, 1879.

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.

The Company's Steamship

"YANGTSE," Commandant PELLEGRIN, will be despatolod for SHANGHAI on THURSDAY, the 2nd Oct., at 9 am G DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, September 30, 1879,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

5. S. YANGTSE

NOTICE. TONSIGNEES of Cargo por B. 8. DRAUGHT ALE AND PORFER, bys, from London, in some

tion with the above Steamer, are hereby laformed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com- pany'a Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

the Gallon.

Fine ALE bottled by MacE. F. & Co. ALE AND PORTER in Balk, (HEDS. &

KILDERKING).

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

ÆRATED WATERS.

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER,

SARSAPARILLA,

dc., &c., &c.

The

Finest Stock

of CIGARS, CAVITE

CHEROOTS, PRINCESA

CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS,

AROCEROS, VEGUEROS, &o.,

&0.

All Specially Selected. CABLE COIL TOBACCO (Very Fine), EM- PRESS OF INDIA, AND BEST NAVY,

MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co..

ÜROSSE & BLACKWELL'S,

MOIR'S, AND

AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD STORES. SHIPS' STORES of every Description. HEMP, and COTTON, CANVAS,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con- signees, before To:MORROW, the 1st Oct., at 10 am., requesting it to be landed here. Billa of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

odi

Goods remaining guclaimed after Tues. DAY, the 7th October, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charge.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPFAUX, Agent. flongkong, September 30, 1870.

NOTICE.

THE Annual MEETING of the MEM- BERS of the HONGKONG YACHT ÜLUB will be Beld at the Hongkong Club House, on SATURDAY Next, the 4th October, 1879, at Half-past Four o'clock p.m.

By Order,.!

EDWARD BEART.

Hon. Ses. & Treas. Blangkong, September 30, 1879,

HONGKONG RACE FUND.

oct

TRE Annual General MEETING of SUBSCRIBERS to the above FUND RUSSIAN, MANILA, and WIRE ROPE.all be Held at the CLUB HOUSE, on SAIL-MAKING, and RIGGING promptly TUESDAY, the Seventh of October, 1879,

st.4 d'Clock p.m. executed.

A. COXON, For the Clerk of the Couras. Hongkong, September 80, 1879,

MADEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

Hongkong, September 20, 1879.

Singapore, Mr Van Breisen and servant; from Saigon, Messrs Constantin and Cret- tier, and 77 Chineze.—For Shanghat; from Marseilles, Mesara Reginald Beauchamp, Ballard, Remington Wilson, Melones, Miller, and Grant ; from Galle, Mesars Man and Smith.-For Yokohama: 'from Mar- seilles, Messrs Kawagi, Godai, Oyama, Komatome, Ottolini, and Yokoyama; from Mauritius, Mre Woodward and family.

Per Ningpo, from Shanghai, Mr Shle atnger, and 4 Europeans deck, and 82 Chi-

nese.

Per Deucalion, from Singapore, 400 Chi-

Desc.

DEPARTED.

Per Iraouaddy, for Saigon, Mesara Ro. naud, C. G. Rogge, and 2 Chinese; for Singapore, Mesare S. del Agulla and servt., N. S. Pate, J. R. Piper, Soeurs Rachele, Clotilde and Joseans; for Port Said, Mr Boon; for Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Har ton, 3 children and 2 servants, Messrs Paul and F. Henar.-From Shangbal: for Mar- seilles, Mr and Mrs Lowder, 2 children and Amsh, Mrs Marle André, Mesars W. L. Roch, and Edward Lex.-From Yokohama: for Marseilles, Mezera Vandankelmann, Groupierre, Garrazin, Guyard, and Fry.

Per Thales, for Anatralla, &e, Mr and Mrs Page, Mias Page, 6 Europesäs and 79 Chinese,

SILIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Deucalion reports: Left Liverpool 9th Aug. and Singapore 23rd Sept. Light variable winds, with heavy rain throughout,

The British steamer Ningpo reports: Light S.E. winds and fine clear weather throughout the passage.

CARGO.

For S. 8. fraovaddy, sailed 30th Sept., 1879:--For Continent, 1,935 bales Silk, 90 bales Waste Silk, 8 bales Filature, 19 bales Frisons, 430 bales Cocoons, 11 cases Silka, 699 pkgs. Tea, 334 pkga, Sundries, and 16 chests Treasure (44,000 Ts.)-For London, 296 bales Silk, 70 bales Waste Silk, 4 cases Silks, 24,817 boxes Tea, 2,786 half-chests Tea, 247 chests Tea, 184 pkgs. Sundries, 3 cheats Treasure ($10,000), and 2 chests Treasure ($50,644.)

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MATLS will close-

For SHANGHAL-

Per Glencarn, at 11.30 am, on Wednes

day, the lat Oct.

For AMOY AND SHANGHAL—

Per Deucalion, at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow,

the Ist Oat.

MAILS DY THE BRITISH PACKET,———— The British Contract Packet Khiva will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 11th October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Coylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius:

For STRATTS SETTLEMENTS,--

Per Zamboanga, at 1.80 p.m., on Thurs-

day, the 2nd Oct.

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &o→→→ Per Menmuir, at 11 30 a.m., on Thurs.

day, the 9th October.

MAILS DY THE FRENCH PAOKET.—. The

French Contract Packet Tigre will be despatched on BATURDAY, the 18th October, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Balgon, Straite Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom bay, Aden, Suez and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Maile, &c.

MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet Guelic, will

be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Oct., with Malle for Japan, San Francisco the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, dro, will be closed sa follows:-

2.15 r.m. Reglotry ceases. 2.30 p.m. Poat-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 Bay), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uraguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1879.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

0022

The following hours are observed in closing Malls, Ec., by both the British and French Contract Packets :-

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FAUKET. The United Staten Mail Packot City of

Peking, will be despatched on WED NESDAY, the 1st October, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolula, Peru, &, which will be closed as follows 2.15 P.M.-Registry ceases. 2.30 P.-Post-Office closes, but Letters!

(except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents ezira 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, September 11, 1879. 061

Day before departure,--.

6 P.M.-Money Order Office closes; Font Office alones except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night.

Day of departure

7A.M.Post Office opens. 10A.M.-Registry of Lettera

Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesses,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MOREDW.

Shipping.

No. 6064 SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.

Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Cosat

Ports.

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gambling in a very different manner." If Singapore, her officials, and hor residents will but borrow from sho experience of this Colony, she will fight exceedingly shy of any govern mental recognition of gambling. If they desire to find all security in servants and employés destroyed, and if 3p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yokoin their roll of larceny cases, by all means they care to obtain an alarming increase

Notice of optional cargo per Fangtis to

ba given bofore 10 am. Noon.-Giensarn leaves for Shanghai.

hama and San Francisco.

4 p.m.-Tanais leaves for Yokohama, 5 p.m.-Deucalion leaves for Shanghai.

Meetings.

let them license gambling. It is worthy of remark that the Supply Bill, 1880-

.. the Estimates for next year-has been introduced and fully discussed. This

11am-Meeting of William Pustau's took place on the 11th September, about

Creditors.

a fortnight ago; and as yet the Hong kong Estimates are not, so far as we can learn, in a forward condition. In the discussion which took place, a vigorous criticism of the Budget is passed by Mr Shelford, an unofficial member; and na

9p.m.-Meeting of Viatorla Lodge.

Miscellaneous.

8.45 p.m. Volunteer Muster.

Amusement

9 p.m.-Dramatic Performance at the his remarks upon officials and their

Garrison Theatre.

salaries are most sensible, and not altogether inapplicable to some depart ments of Hongkong, we reproduce them:

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

Established A.D. 1841.

* # * * D

A. S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

IMPORTERS

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- BITSS, Toilet Requiartes, Englux, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonte Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparlila

Water, and other Aerated Watera, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. flongkong, June 1, 1876.

11 M.-Mails closed, except for Late THE CHITA MAIL.

Letters.

11.10 Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 conts until

11.30 ..when the Post Office Cross

entirely. 11.40A.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure,

Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, do. :-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG.

From.

Left. Name. Feb. 22, Grossfæret Constantine, Hamburg Apr.

8, Leon, May.

5, Alexander, 11, Southern Cross, 29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Newcastle,

June

6, Harrington, 12, Belle of Oregon, 12, Pampero,

28, Joachim Christine,

27, Pym,

July.

3, Undine,

8, Glenrosa,

16, Aurorita,

19, Comus,

28, Belted Will, 24, Primross, 24, Primus,

26, York Town,

Liverpool

Penarth New York Cardiff Antwerp

Flushing Cardiff Antwerp Cardiff

.. Antwerp

Cardiff Antwerp Bamburg

Glasgow

London

Penarth

29, John Nicholson,

Penarth Penarth Cardiff

Aug.

4, Hakon Adelstein (5.)

9, Eliz. Rickmers,

Hamburg Penarth

12, Papa,

14, Hesperus,

14, Gleneagles, 16, Minnie Carvill, 17, Coldstream, 18, Glandinorwig, 19, Bannau

18, Orestos (s) 30, Lord of the Isles, («)

Hamburg Cardiff Cuxhaven Cardiff Antwerp Autwerp Hambarg Liverpool London

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. "At London,--Steamers via Suez Canal, Braemar Castle. Fleurs Castle Radnorshire.

Langland. Lucia

Sailing Vessels,

Sarah Scott.

At Liverpool Agamemnon (s.} ~.

At Hamburg. Livingstone.

G. Broughton, Carmelita & Ida,

At Glasgow.

Romulus (6)

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, October 2:-

9 a.m.-Yangtse leaves for Shanghai, 2 p.m.--Zamboanga leaves for Singapore,

*&o.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. SATURDAY, October 4 -

4.30 p.m.-Meeting of Members of Yacht

Club,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPT, 30, 1879.

The matter of Establishments must at all: times afford serious consideration to this Council--Establishments which have reach- ed a sam so large as to absorb within an ince the ordinary revenue of the Colony apaft from Licenses. Now, it is not too much to say that there is much misapprehension, not the public on this matter of Establishments. to say some ill-feeling, as to the views of

It has more than once formed a matter of heated debate in Council. On the one hand we are constantly told salaries are pitched too low, you cannot have good work unless you pay for it, and so on. These are fair illustrations of what I constantly hear from gentlemen in the Government service. Now the public do not object to pay sufficient salaries; what they contend is that, accord- ing to present experience,-not speaking personally,the increase of salaries, where given, has not produced that increase of efficiency for which they were entitled to look. They complain also of a maltiplicity in establishments, and I am anxious to know what attention the Government has given to a principle laid down by Sir An- drew Clarke in 1874, and endorsed by the then Colonial Secretary and the Attorney- General, to take, care. that no one is ap- pointed without a necessity for the office, but when you have got him, pay him well." The publication of this issue commenced The Colonial Secretary and Attorney- at 7.55 p.m.

General on that occasion bore testimony to the inefficiency arising from multiplying officers at low salaries instead of employing a smaller number of really goed officers at sufficient pay;" and this is a point, which is worthy of the most serious attention of the Government, for on looking down thass Estimates you find a complete army of clerks, IT is worthy of note that considerable the pay of some of whom is so small that it activity has lately been shown in the isa wonder you get any work out of them at Legislative Council at Singapore, and we all, and one can hardly help remarking fancy that the impetus given to official that many of these salaries should rather work there is not a little owing to the appear as "oharitable allowances." Every presence of the new Colonial Secretary reasonable man knows that the public (Mr C. C. Smith). To this clear-headed service must be rendered sufficiently en credit of ruling and directing the debates to induce them to put their beart into it and efficient officer must be given the couraging to induce efficient work, or as the phraas is, speaking of the majority, in Council; and the discussions in that and looking to the slow promotion in august body are by no means infrequent, this colony, to the number of acting api while they are generally characterised pointments which generally end as stich and by a vigorous independence, and deal possibly to comparison with other colonies, with a variety of subjects.

From his willing to admit that there is room for experience in this Colony, Mr Smith is improvement in some instances. This is the view which led the Finance Committee cor quite at home with nearly every matter dially to agree to the proposal to divide the of administration that is likely to arise Clerks into classes, and give them, I believe in the Straits; hence the confidence improved salaries. This will lead us, I d which the Colonial Secretary has been not doubt, to consider that further soheni able to assume with regard to the ques referred to in your speech in July last. W for increase of salary which your Excellenc tions of Interpretation, Public Gambling donotknow exactly what is meant or to whom Post Office Reform, Immigration of it refers, but when the results of this round Females, and Education. It may here robin are laid before the Council we shall b be observed that many of the improve-ready to consider it; at the same time I d ments in legislation which experience not hesitate to repeat--though I once ex has suggested in our dealings with the oited great ire by atating it the fear the Chinese, are now being gradually mooted exists outside that increased salaries wil not bring with them correspondingly in or carried out in the sister Settlement, oreased efficiency. Something more is need By a recent Ordinance it is there pro-ed, and that may perhaps be found illus posed to draw the distinction between trated in the parable of the wheat and th

'public gambling" and games of an tares. innocent character; and in view of the ever-present difficulties furnished by the checking of public gambling alone, it seems inconceivable that any Govern- ment should ever attempt anything be. yond this outward and glaring phase of such an evil, By the way, it is interest- ing to watch the independent tone

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The next INDIAN MAIL is dus here about th The next AMERICAN BAIL may be expected her

2nd prox., per the steamer Moray.

about the 12th proximo by the 0.0 0 steamor Oceanic.

adopted by the un-official members of THE delivery of the French Mail was begu Conncil, and to mark at only the fre at 5.35 this evening.

quency but the ability and exhaustive-

ness of the speeches they make on the Tax agents (Mears Gibb, Livingston & Co subjecte brought forward. In Hong inform as that the British steamer Lord kong we have nothing to complain of in the Isles left Singapore to-day, for th

regard to any lack of sturdiness of

spirit, or of ability to successfully port.

combat views that are not consonant

with the public feeling; but the op- THE Shanghai Mercury hears that the Hor portunities for the exercise of this G. F. Seward, U.S. Minister to Chlas, La wholesome check "are rare in this boon recalled.

Colony as compared with Singapore. In

one of the discussions lately entered Ir is stated that the Fon Werder has bee upon that upon the public gambling totally lost, two miles from the wreck

Ordinance-a distinction was drawn be

tween "gaming" and "gambling" the the Shanice, near the South East Promo latter form appearing to imply a more tory. criminal act than the other, as it was

supposed to include the indulgence in We have had the pleasure of inspecting th games upon the result of which money plans of the high level tank scheme, whic stakes depended. Latham does not

was referred to by the Governor when ti appear to give countonance to this distinction; but if, as is the fact, the la recent deputation waited upon His Exce Officer of the Crown draws it, we pre- leney with regard to the Hongkong Fi sume it is only right and proper to Brigade and other mattera pertaining · provide against any gamester or gambler the extinction of fires which break out ber thus evading the law. Ono curious The scheme is an admirably satisfactory an circumstance is worth recording.

Au

unofficial member of Council (Mr Gil-so much so that we have heard of only of fillan) was anxious to know, before the suggestion made for its improvement. Th Gaming Houses Bill was read a third accepted, as we hope it will be, the schen time, whether the passing of the measure seems a perfect one. Briefly stated it is th committed the Council to any particular-No. 1 tank it is proposed to place by t

the Goods per Glenearn, undelivered after lin of policy in reference to aide of the road that leads to the Peak, ju

this date subject to rent

ment of gambling generally. He Tuesday, October 7 2

MONDAY, October 6

Goods per Yangtes undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing obarges 4 p.m.-Meeting of Subscribers of the

Hongkong Race Fund. THUESDAY, October 9

tre

desired it to be understood that the behind Bellevue, at a point 410 ft. abo passing of the ordinance did not debar the level of the sea; its capacity is 810 0 them from advocating at some future gallons. Tank No. 2 is proposed to time, at the next meeting of Council situated at the top of Peel Street, just t even the licensing of gambling, if they hind the Moeque; this point is 885 fe

should think that coure desirable.” · To

Noon-Menmuir leaves for Fort Darwin, clearly replied that the passing of this the tank is 130,000 gallons. The thi

this the Colonial Secretary promptly and above the sea level; the holding capacity

measure will not prevent the hon. tank, with a capacity of 195,000 gallons, member from bringing forward his views is proposed to establish behind or above at a futurs time in to dealing with Tung Wah Hospital and quite near to,

SATURDAY, October 11 -

*** Noon.—Engliab Mail leaves for Porte

́of Call and Europe,