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Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MESSES LANE, CRAWFORD &
Co. have been instructed to sell by. Publio Auction, on
FRIDAY,
the 10th day of Oct., 1879, at 11 A.M., at HER MAJESTY'S ORDNANCE STORES, Queen's Road East,-
The following UNSERVICEABLE GOVERNMENT STORES- Blankets, Brass, Canvas, Copper, Cordage, Rugs, Cast and Wrought Iron; Leather, Cotton, Linen and Woollen Articles; Water-proof Coats, Steel, Timber, Tin, Zinc, Caska, Packing Cases, one Hospital Marqueo, Great Coats, Iron Stoves, Barrels Cement, Porter Hogsheads, Brass Taps, and various Miscellaneous Articlos.
TERMS OF SALE. As customary,
J. MOORE, A.C.G., Com. Gen. of Ordnance, China. Ordnance Office,
Hongkong, Oct. 3, 1879.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
oc10
BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC-
TION, shortly, on a day to be hereafter mamou, unleas previously
posed of by private contract,—
To-days Advertisements.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIK DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
7
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
The Company's Steamship'
"VOLGA,"
Commandant GUIBAND, will be dospatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mall from Europe.
G. DE QUAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
The Company's Steamship
**AVA,"
Commandant ROLLAND, will be despatched for SBANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP 'COMPANY.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE,
THE 8. S. NIIGATA MARU, Captain dis.T WALZER, dus here ou of about the
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, erocted 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 Particulars, apply to
Messrs SHARP, TOLLER, and JOHNSON,
Solicitors, Supreme Court House,
Hongkong,
Hongkong, March 5, 1679.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
Portable 6-Foreo Power VERTICAL
STEAM ENGINE and BOILEK, fitted with FEED PUMP and GOVERNORS, do., Complete; iu ail ta paris almost new:
A Powerful FIRE ENGINE, by Messra HUNNAMAN & o., Boston, with 40 Fest SUCTION and 100 Feet DELIVERY HOSE, Brass Discharge Pire, Nozzels. WHSSCHES, HOSE SP NNERS, FIRE BUCKATS and BELL do, Complete and Ready for use. Thi ENGINE will throw a 2 or 7" Streamy of Water about 180 Feet.
A Set of WELL-BORING TOOLS, vom- prising ---
1 V.Pointed ROOK DRILL.
1 Flat Chisel-Shaped ROCK DRILL.
1 WORM AUGER.
1 SHELL AUGER, &o.
8 6 fost Lengths of 1" Square, WELL- BOR NG ROD, with Extra Stout MALE and FEMALE SCREWED JOINTS in uit.
1 TILLER for Working Rods.
A. MILLAR & Co.,
Plumbers, de., Queen's Road East,
Hongkong, October 6, 1879.
FOR SALE.
THEOPHILE
ILE ROEDERER & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,
awarded the
GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION,
Quarts.....
Pinta......
DRY VERZENAY MOUSSEUX:
$17 per Case of 1 doz, „$18.
of 2 doz.
MEYER & Co., Agents.
21fe80
13
Wongkong, August 21, 1879.
FOR SALE,
JULES MUMM. & Co.'s CHAMPAGNÉ,
In Quarts and Fints. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, May 26, 1879,
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship
"AMOY,"
G. H. DREWES, Master, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 8th Inst., at 10 a.m
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
FOR SWATÓW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW.
The Steamship
“NAMOA,”
Capt. WESTONY, will be de- #patched for the above Porte
on THURSDAY, the 9th Inst., at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
och Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.
The Steamship
"LORD OF THE ISLES” will be despatched as above on FRIDAY Next, the 10th
Instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agmis, Hongkong, October 7, 1879,
15th Instant, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 18th October, at
p.m.
Cargo received on board, and Parcels at the Office up to Noon of day of smiling.
No Bill of Lading signed under $2. Freight
All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not be recognized.
"
RATES OF PASSAGE.
YOKOHAM & }- NAGASAKI...
To Kon............Cabin $60. Steerage $15.
Do. $75. Do.
$20. A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CABIN PASSAGES.
CARGO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobé.
For further Particulars, apply at the Company's OFFICES, No. 6, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL.
Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
MON
-NOTICE.
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TONS. E. BERNARD, from SHANGHAI, from which Port he has numerous Certificates, begs to announce to the Pablle of Hongkong that he is prepared to attend EVENING PARTIES, ENTERTAINMENTS, &c., with a FULL BAND of EIGHT INSTRUMENT<
ALISTU.
belf the Band may also be Hired as a String Band.
Terms, which are moderate, will be given on application.
E. BERNARD,
No. 4. Peel Street. Hongkeur, October 7. 1879. oc14
FROM LONDON, SINGAPORE AND
PENANG,
HE Steamship Lord of the Isles bar Starbor of the Isles, Consignees of Cargo are hereby luformed that their Goods are being landed 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 14th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenta.. Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
0014
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ARRIVALS.
Oot. 7, Charité, French barque, 255, Gautier, Newohwang Sept. 20, Beans.- CARLOWITZ & Co.
Dot. 7, Amoy, British steamer, from Canton.
Oct. 7, Khiva, British steamer, 1506, George Lee, Shanghai Oct. 4, Malls and General.-P. & 0. 9. N. Co.
DEPARTURES.
Oot. 6, Yottung, for Swatow.
Edward Barrow, for Hamburg. 7, Patterdale, for Singapore, &o. 7, China, for Canton.
7. Werra, for Manila,
7, Jacobine, for Chefoo.
7, Albay, for Amoy, &c.
CLEARED.
Amoy, for Shanghai. Olympia, for Saigon. Kiungchou, for Hojhow.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Por Khina, from Shanghal for Hong. kong, Mosars R. H. Sandeman and servant, L. Roeanicker, H, Coovrejes, James H. Hart, J. T. Chater, S. Abe, J. H. Marques, and 87 Chinees; for London, Mr J. 8. Walker; for Southampton, Mr and Mrs Forrester, 3 children and 2 servants, Mrs Limby, child and servant, Sergeant and Mrs Crake, Mrs and Miss Roste Fryer, and Mr 8. A. Krauss; for Brindisi, Mr F. M. Hagus.
"Per Lord of Isles, from Singapore, do, 90 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Albay, for Amoy, &c., Messrs Wil- Hamson, Brockdorf, and Johnson.
A
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Lord of the Tales re- ports: Moderate West and South-westerly winds to Bingapore, squally and variable winds up China Sea.
The German barque Beethoven reports: Firat part of passage variable winds and
fine weather to the 20th of Sept., in 35 N. and 120.20 E. had on the weight, heavy thunder-squalls when the N.E. wind with pas wet weather bad on the latter part ange to port,
The British steamer Khiva reporta: Very foe weather and fair wind all throughout,
CARGOES.
Per American ship Monte Ros, sailed 29th September, 1879, for New York :- 20,500 boxes Fire Crackers, 9.015 rolls Matting, 2,000 bales Hemp, 470 picule Saigon Cassis, 195 cases Essential Oil, 125 cases Gallnuts, 200 cases Palm Leaf Fans, 100 cases Preserved Ginger, 124 pkge Canes, 80 casos Pith Hate, 82 cases China Ware, 20 casca Paper, 12 caros Strawbraids, 20 bales tides, and 19 pkgs, Bundries.
MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. { The United States Mail Packet Gasis, will
be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Oct., with Mails for Japan, San Francisco the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, da. will be closed an
follow :-
2.15. M. Registry ceases. 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 Unlon West Indies (except the Bahamas and Bayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1879.
P
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MAILS.
0022
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, da, by both the British and French Contract Packota:
Day before departurs,-----
Dr. M. Money Order Office closes; Post
Office closes except the Niant Box, which remains open all night.
Day of departure,--
Cease.
7.Post Office opens. 10. Registry of Letters
Posting of all printed matter and patterns cossCO, 11.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters.
11.10-Letters may be posted with
Late Fes of 18 cents until
11.30 when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
13.40 4.M.-Lats Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cante until time of departure.
OPIUM
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Quotations.
Boxenone, October 7. New Patna, cach....$560
Old
cash,... 530
Ex
15
Now Benares, cash, 517) caab,-- Old Now Malwa, oredit, 720 a 725 Allowance Tacle.
Old Malwa, credit, 750
Allowance Taels,
Exchange.
Bank, Wire..........
3,77A
Demaud,...
3/81
30 days' sight,
3/81
·
4 months' sight, ... .3/8!
Credite, 4,
3/8
Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/87
India, Wire,...
demand, ...
Shanghai, demand, ...
80 days sight, Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... Sovereigná,
Shares.
2204
***
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921
721
731
A
27.65 5.37
Hongkong Bank, 56% prem., sales. Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,325, buyers. Ohloa Tradera' Ins. Co., $1,375, collera, North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1.125, buyers, Yangtaze Ins. Assoo, Tls. 725, buyers, Chinese Insuranco Co., $30, males. H.K. Fire ina. Co., $785, firm. China Fire Ins. Co., $197) nominal, HK. & W. Dock Co., 15 % prom, H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., 811 prem, sellers, Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tla. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tin. 87 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $166 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal
Do.
of 1877, do, Temperature.
MY¤08. FOR-TO-MO&RO V
Shipping.
10 am ---Amoy leaven for Shangbal. 5 p.m.-Gravina leaves for Manila.
Tenders Close,
[No. 5070 OCTOBER 7, 1879.
interference than that which is called for to check the abuses of the system of domestic servitude, then we presume that instructions will be issued to detect more skilfully and to punish more severely all Cases of kidnapping and of sale for immoral purposes, crimes for which the local law provides su ample remedy,
Noon.-Tenders for Treasury Bills re- The rule gonerally followed by the
ceived by the Treasurer,
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, October 9:-
Daylight.-Namoa leaves for Coast Forts. Noon-Menmuir Leaves for Port Darwin,
&to.
Magistrates in cases of domestic servitude is this: the child alloged to be so detain- ed is asked whether she desires to leave her service, and upon her answering in the negative, as she almost invariably does, ahe is permitted to go her own way. Until the Colony is in a position to say “We can give you a home, and keep you from the brothel or the streets," it is very hard to see what other course could be adopted. And here, we con- tend, comes in the considerations of practical statesmanship and public Noon-English Mall leaven for Ports policy, in which it may be said that
of Cali and Europe.
FRIDAY, October 10 :---
11a.m.-Auction of Sundries at H.Ms
Ordnance Stores, Queen's Road East. Koon.-Lord of the Isles leaves for Yoko-
hama, &c.
SATURDAY, October 11:-
TUESDAY, October 14
Goode per Lord of the Isles undelivered
after this date asubject to rent. SATURDAY, October 18:-
Noon-French Mall leaves for Port
Call and Europe.
4 p.m.--Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves
Yokohama via Kobé. WEDNESDAY, October 22 :---
of
for
3 p.m.-Oseldental & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama sad San Frandi100.
THE
public morala and public decency play a not unimportant part. It has been asserted that abstract right must prevail in the face of expediency; and there is surely an assuring truth in the assertion Magna est veritas, et prævalebit. Rome, however, was not built in a day; and the last thirty-five years cannot be aaid to have been used to the best advantage in this Colony in leading ap to any sudden change in the manner of life of the Chinese inhabitants At the same time, there is no doubt that good will be done, and the end which all right-thinking men desire to see attained will ultimately be reached. The decla
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,tion made by the Chief Justice has
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥
A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE ANd Retail DeyoGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
Davagiste' Sundaica, Nursery Requr AITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potaan Water, Barsaparilla Water, and other Aorated Waters.
The Manufactory is under díreat and continuous Buropean Supervision. Rongkong, June 1, 1876,
DEATH.
At No. 1, Nankia Road, Shanghai, on the 3rd October, W. A. THIRLBX, a native of England.
shown how much there is yet to be done; and if reform can be affected in the system of domestic servitude in such a way as not to foster greater evils, much credit will naturally fall upon those who have drawn attention to the present state of things.
It may be said that the inauguration by the Chief Justice of this orosade against so-called domestic slavery" cannot be regarded as opportune by the Government, H. E, the Governor has more than one awkward question now under consideration; and the skilful manner in which His Lordship has reminded His Excellency what is expect- ed of him does not seem to improve the situation. Sir John Smale says: Of this I feel assured, by his previons acte, that H. E the Governor will actively promote all such proceedings as will tend to enforce the laws against slavery here, so that this Colony may become se free from that taint as any other Colony under the British Crown by enforcing laws already in existence and, if necessa
that shall free this Colony effectually ry, by passing laws, however stringent
from all slavery." Having assumed the role of the deliverer of the oppressed Chi
The publication of this issue commerced nese, and imported so large an amount of humanitarian sentiment in their fa at 7.45 p.m.
vour and against the foreign commu
Per 8. 8. City of Peking, sailed 1st Oct., 1879-For Yokohama, 11,231 baga Sugar, 500 baga Flour. 107 pkgs. Sugar Candy, 100 alaba Tin, 150 Gaska Quicksilver, 250 pkga. Candles, 100 påga. Steel, 26 pkgs. Vermillion, 2 pkge. Ginseng, 538 balea Yarns, and 610 pkgs. Merchandise; for Hinge, 3 bales Yarns; for San Francisco, 11,975 boga Rica, 240 bags Beans, 50 baga Sugar, 153 bage Pepper, 13 bags Cloves, 9 pkgs. Silk, 64 pkgt. Nutmeg, 24 bales Gunnies, 8 pkgs. Crude Opium, 41 boxes Opiam, 20 pk.. Ten (1,516 lbs.), 1,000 bales Hemp, and 2,503 pkgs. Merchandise; for Victoria, 2 pkga. Opium; for San Joze Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises.)istence of domestic servitude in Hong de Guatemala, 2 pkge. Silke; for Mauza. nillo, 13 pkgs. Tea (2,185 lbs.), 4 pkgu. Silke, and 2 pkgs. Vermillion; for Callao,
18 pkge. Silks; for Demerara, 12 pkgs.BAROMETER 9 A.M.... Merchandise; for New York, 14 pkgs. Fans, 4 pkga. air, 60 bales Raw Silk, 9 pkgs. Silks, 223 pkgs. Tea (12,934 lbs), TresxOMETER-9 A.M.... and 110 pkga. Merchandise; for Chicago, 385 pkgs. Ton (17,640 lbs.)
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:—
For SHANGHAI,-~
Per Amoy, at 9,30 a.m. To-morrow, the
8th inet. BRITISH BARQUE HARRINGTON,For PORT ELIZABETH AND UAPE
TOWN.-- Per Barque Hermann, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednesday, the 8th inst. (8 cont rates.)
FROM ANTWERP.
by the above
CONSIGNRES of Cargobsted to send For MANILA.
in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- signees' risk and expense..
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co..
Agents.
Hongkong, October 7, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
tf
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the tallowing Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ALEXANDER YEATS, Canadian ship, Capt. J. W. Dunham.-P. & 0. S. N. Co.
KIRKLAND, British barque, Captain T Colledge.-Wieler & Co.
War. H. DEITZ, American barkentine, Capt. Endicott-Chong Woo.
PATTERDALE British steamer, Capt. W. E. Bentley.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
H. UPMANN, German barque, Captain H. G. Weber.Eduard Schellbass & Co.
HABXINGTON, British barque, Captain Allan Porter-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
BESTHOVEN, German barque, Captain Haje. Melchers & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
Oct. 7, 6 a.m., Lord of the Isles, British steamer, 1568, J. U, Felgate, London Aug. 21, via ports of call, and Singapore Oct. 1, General-GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Oot. 7. Beethoven, German barque, 340, R. Haje, Newelwang Sept. 21, Bosna... 010 MEACHERA & Co.
Per Gravina, at 80 p.m., on Wednes
day, the 8th inst.
For HAIPHONG,-
Per Washi, at 4.30 p.m. To-morrow, the
8th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOV, & FOOCHOW.-
Per Namoa, at 6 p.m. To-morrow, the
8th inst.
For HONOLULU via CANTON).—
Per Hochung at 6 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 8th inst
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &a- Per Menmuir, at 11 30 am., on Thurs-
day, the 9th October..
For BANGKOK. —
Per Bajanattiumihar, at 5 p.m., on
Thursday, the 9th inst.
For SAIGON. — `
Per Pernambuco, at 2.30 p.m., on Mon-
day, the 13th inst.
MAILS BY 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 rid 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 B. Africa,
· nor for Mauritius,
Queen's Road): HONGKONG, October 7.
Do. Do.
1 P.M....
30.180 30.112 90.080 82
Do.
1 r.M.... Do.
4 P.M.... Do. (Wot bulb) 9 ... 76 Do.
Da. 1 P. M 75
84
82
Do.
Do.
4 F.E.
76
Do. Maximum
84
78
- Do. Minimum overnight
Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &0.1---
· VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
AT HONGKONG.
Name.
Left
Feb.
From.
22, Grossfurst Constantine, Hamburg Apr.
Liverpool
8, Leon,
May,
5, Alexander,
Penarth
11, Southern Cross,
New York
31, Newcastle,
Antwerp
June.
12, Pampero,
Antwerp
23, Joachim Christine, 27, Pym,
Cardif
Antwerp
July.
3, Undine,
B, Glenrosa,
Cardif Antwerp
16, Aurorita,
Bamburg
19, Comus,
Glasgow
28, Belted Will,
London
24, Primros
Penarth
24, Primus,
25, York Town,
29, John Nicholson,
Penarth Penarth Cardiff
Aug.
4, Hakon Adelstein (s)
Hamburg Fenarth Hamburg Cardiff Cuxhaven Cardiff
Antwerp
Antwerp
Hamburg
Liverpool
9, Ellz. Rickmers, 12, Paps,
14, Hesperus, 14, Gleneagles, 16, Minnie Carvill, 17, Coldstream, 18, Glandinorwig, 18, Banusu, 18, Orentes ()
LOADING FÓR CHINA AND JAYAN ZOETE. At London.--Steamers via Sues Canal. Braemar Castle, Fleurs Castle Radnorshire.
Bailing Vesues.
Sarah Scott,
MAILS BY THE FERNON PACKET.— The French Contract Packet Tigre
will be despatched on SATURDAY, Langland. the 18th October, with Malls to and ¦ Lucia through the United Kingdom and
At Liverpool Europe, vid Naples, to Saigon, Siraits | Agamemnon («).\\\ Bettlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon,"
At Hamburg. Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom Livingstone.
G. Bra bay, Aden, Sues, and Alexandria.
Carmelita & Ids, an The usual bours will be observed in closing
¿t Glasgow. the Malle, des.
|Bomulus (0)
THE CHINA MAIL.ity, the Governor has placed himsel as it were upon a lofty platform and, in full view of the humani HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCT. 7, 1879,
tarian and anti-slavery party (80 to speak) the shrewd Sir John calls upor WHATEVER differences may exist as to the "Friend of the East" to rally unde the great principles involved by the ex his chosen banner. The Tang Wal Hospital Committee, and we believe th kong, there is but one opinion that the Chinese Community generally, rely upo question of its abolition or otherwise will their old friend for protection from the rest with the Her Majesty's Government impetuous onslaught of this new cham in England. Although the Chief Justice pion of personal liberty, and it wil may fairly say that the difficulties of require all the ingenuity of Mr Henness practical administration do not weigh to acquit himself satisfactorily before th upon him, and he has simply to do his English public and the little world o duty by pointing out the law according Hongkong. It is just possible that from to his lights, the whole subject-in the necessity imposed upon the Exeuntiv ita legal bearings, and as a matter to deal with practical facte, în contre of public policy,-must be finally settled distinction to the abstract trutha an by the high officers at home. It is theoretical sentiments of the Chief Ju therefore not at all likely that anything tice, Mr Hennessy may evolve a lesso will be done bastily or without duo which will be both useful and interestin consideration of all the circumstances to know.' surrounding this knotty subject. If the high officers of the Crown come to the conclusion that domestic servitude as
it exists in this Colony is all that Sir
LOUAL AND GENERAL,
John Smale says it is viz, oat-and out The next AMERICAN MAIG may be expected be slavery-then instructions will surely be
sent to Hongkong to take steps to carry
out the law with due discretion, in view
about the 12th instant," by the 0, & steamer Oceanio.
of the laches of the Colonial officers. THERE were no cases of pubilo intare What these stops will be is more than before the Summary Court to day, we can prophesy. If a proclamation
were to be issued, or a house-to-house THE Ceres, Lucre, Sine, Peter; and the explanation made, to the effect that all Chinese gunboats were reported na holders of girls under domestio servitude
would be punishable after a certain date Ningpo barbour on the And. (say in six months' time), and that all
persons so held had the right to leave We are informed that the Mitan Bi their masters, what would be the result steamer Niigata Mars laft Kobé t We believe that, except perhaps in name, morning at 4 am, and should be here the system will hold until polygamy and
all the attendant pecularities of Chinese Monday nezi at daylight.
family life are swept away and replaced H.M.S. Frolic, having completed repai by a higher civilization. The distribu-left the Kowloon Docks yesterday afterno tion of the Special Fund amongst the
girls in auch service might alter the case and returned to her moorings off the Na considerably, as the almighty dollar has Yard.
great power in alleviating hardship or in
gmoothing away difficulties; but without THE new members who joined the Vol the means, there would be no inducement tears last Wednesday are requested to leave comfortable employment, unless attend at the Orderly Room, Governm the cursed enticements of the procuress
prevailed. In countries where polygamy Offices, for fustruotion drill at 5 45 a exists, and where the line between res to-morrow, Wednesday, 8th inst pectable and plebeian persons is so inex-p
orably drawn, the female children of the Mors. Emile Bernard, whose advert latter naturally become the handmaids ment appears in another columt, was in the "respectable” man's household ;
and it cannot be denied that this arrange years respected resident in ment of social sife, though it may lead to English Settlement at Shanghai, where abuses in many cases, tends to prevent | mundosi abilities and his gentlemanly m infanticide, prostitution and beggary name and behaviour made bim very in a semi-civilized and over populated It is to be hoped he may esta country, while it at the same time renders a position here. comparatively unnecessary the existence
of a Foor Law. In India, this same pe---
valiar institution is said still to exist, | Ir is said by the Shanghai Cowter (is although a gradual change has been show. been said more than one) that 8 T ing itself under the wide unfettered E. Wade is about to revise some of works on Chiness, with the view of ambi rule of England.
Ing new and improved edition. At pre If, on the other hand, the Colonial we should fancy the Chatoo Cofren Office fails to see the necessity for further i demande sil his detention.
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