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Kotless to Consigure: CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS. FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,

THE S. S. Braemar Castle, THOMSON, Commander, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that the Goods are being landed,

IntimationsTM

NEWS FOR HOME.

The Overland China Mail.

"(The oldest Overland Paper in Okina.)

Punt1SED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE

IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MarTM.

at their risk into the Godowns of Jontaining from 72 to 84 columns of closely Undersigned at Wanchai, whence delivery may be obtained.

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

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, na- less notice to the contrary, be given before Noon TO-DAY.

No Claims will bo admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 20th Instant will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance has been offected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, Cctober, 1879.

printed matter.

HIS Mail Summary is compiled from. The Daily Mail, is published the morning of the twice a month on English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's ourrent history of events in China and Japan, con- wributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries,

It contains Shipping news from Shanghal, Hongkong, Canton, &c., and a complete Commercial Summary.

Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage oc20 paid 56 centa.) $12 per annum (postage

paid $13.60.)

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THE S. S. Radnorshire, DAVIES, Com-

mander, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that the Goods are being lauded, at their risk into the Godowns of the

Orders should be sent to GEO. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than the evening before the departure of the English Mail Steamer,

Terms of Advertising, same as in Bally China Mail,

Underaigned at Wanshai, whence deliveryU may be obtained.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR MANILA, The Steamship

"DIAMANTE,”

Capt. THERAUD, will be de Voltaica apatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Inat., at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, October 18, 1879.

FOR HOIHOW AND PAKHOL

The Steamship

0092

“BAÏNAN,”

immediate despatch for the

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

1 or SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,— Per Kwangtung, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the 20th inst., instead of as pre viously notified.

For MANILA‚—

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES :-

[No. 5080.-Ocrosen 18, 1879,

Ir is only fair to state that the serious charges officially brought against certain

Daylight-Gleneagles leaves for Yeko- offours by Colonel Mosby, and commented

hama,.to.

upon by the Washington Post (22, will be seen elsewhere), are now being investigated. by the proper authorities, and that, so far as wo know, no defence has yet been made by the gentlemen accused.

S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL The Right Per Diamante, at 1.80 p.m., on Wednes. Reverend Bishop Burdon. Morning Ser- vice 11, Evening 4.80, Holy Communion day, the 22nd last.

on the first Sunday in the month. For BANGKOK.-

Military Service, Rev. J. Blonderson,

the 22nd inst.

For Danube, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, officlating Military Chaplain. At 8 am. A BOWING match o-me off this evening at 5. Morning Prayer, &c. Boly Commuuton o'alock, botween a crew belonging to the. For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, ADEN, on the second and fourth Sunday in the Garrison and one from the Victor Emanuel,

SUEZ, AND LONDON.→→

Per Oceanic, at 11.80a.m., on Thursday,

the 23rd inst.

Captain CONNER, will have For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,

above Forts.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Bongkong, October 18, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

month.

UNION CHURCH.-Morning Service, at 11 A.M., Afternoon, 6 P.M.-Divine Service communion on first Sunday of every month,

Rev. Dr. Chalmers.

The course was from Kellett's Island to the

Chinese, 2-8 P.M. every Sunday, with Commodore's Flagship, distance one mile,

The Naval boat was a 5-oared whaler, and SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c-

the Military boat a 6-oared gig; the latter Per Ocean, at 3:30 p.m., on Thursday,

ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH,-Ret. the 90th inst., Instead of as pre-

J. Benderson, Service at 5 r.M., every allowing their opponents 10 secs, for the viously notified. (12 cont rates.)

Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 11 exirs oar. A good start was made, and A.M. All seats free. Morning Prayer and MAIL BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. Communion on the First Sunday in each after a pretty race, the Garrison crew won by 4eus. There was a largo gathering of The United States Mall Packet Guelic, will month at 11 4.M.

ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH-Rev. | spectators and the race was watched with be dospatched on WEDNESDAY, the 23nd Oct., with Mails for Japan, San. Grundy, and Roy. Lo Sam Fuen. interest from numerous private boats. The

Chinese.) Morning (All Services in

viatorions grew were cheered lustily, Prayer:Litany, Ante-Communion, and Sermon, at 11 A.M. Bible Class, at 3 F.M. Preaching, at 6.80 p.m. Holy Com-SUR-LIEUT. 5. Rawson, navigating officer munion, at Sunday in Chinese month;

Francisco the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, o. will be closed as Oct. 18, Carisbrooke, British steamer, -follows:- 960, EL. Wharton, Singapore Oct. 11, Gen-2.15 P.M. Registry ceases. eral-BUN HIN OBAN.

Oct. 18, Diamante, British steamer, 514, E. Theband, Amoy Oct. 16, and Swatow 17, General-RUSSELL & Co.

THE Interest and Responsibility of the Juan de Ajubita, Manila Oct. 14, General. Oct. 18, Butuan, Spanish steamer, 338, Undersigned in the Chinese Mail,RUSSELL &Co. Consignees wishing to receive their Goods (Wah Te Fat Po),

CEASED from the 1st August, 1877. on the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

CHUN AYIN. Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, on- less notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remaining after the 20th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurango has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents

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Hongkong, October 13, 1879.

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. S. COMPANY.

NOTICE,

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YONSIGNEES of Cargo by Steamship

CONSONNIS of Cargoy othed that

their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk in the Company's Godowns, at Wanchai, from whence delivery may be obtained, on countersignature of Bills of Lading,

Goods remaining unclaimed after the 25th instant will be subject to rent..

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

H. M. BLANCHARD,

Acting Agent.

Hongkong, October 14, 1879.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

8. 8. A VA,

NOTICE,

TONSIGNEES of Cargo por 8. 8. Euphrate, from London, in connec Lion with the above Steamor, are hereby informed that their. Goods are being landed and stored at their riak at the Com- pany's Dodowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Options! Cargo will be forwarded or, unless Intimation is received from the Con signees, before 11 am. To-MORROW, the 16th Inst., requestlug it to be lauded here,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after WED- NESDAY, the 22nd last., at Noon, will be subject to rent and innding charges.

No Fire Insurance has been offecied.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, October 15, 1879.

NOTICE.

TN Reference to the above, the Under

signed has LEASED the Chinese Mail from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the survicra of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under its new regime will be found to be, as hitherto, an cellent medium for advertising, especially As the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG CHI,

Leases of the Hongkong Chinese Mail Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will bo Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Craw of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--

ALEXANDER YEATS, Canadian ship, Capt. J. W. Dunham.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

WM. H. Dertz, American barkentine, Oapt. Endicott, -Chong Woo.

H. UPMANN, German barque, Captain H. G. Weber. Eduard Schellbass & Co.

BEETHOVEN, German barque, Captain Haje, Molchera & Co.

SOUTHERN CROSS, American ship, Capt. Gibbs.-Captain.

To-days Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Oct. 18, Lizzie, Britlah 3.m. schooner, 223, S. Hellon, Amoy Oct. 14, Ballast.— CAPTAIN.

Oct. 18, Fottung, British steamer, 386, D. MoDougall, Swatow Oct. 17, General- KWOK ACHEONG."

Oct. 18, Kashgar, British steamer, 1315, E. T. Baker, Bombay Sept. 30, Galle Oct, 5, Fenang 3, and Slugapore 13, Mails and General.-P. & 0. S. 3. Co.

DEPARTURES.

Oct. 18, Atholl, for Swatow.

18, Christian, for Saigon. 18, Penedo, for Saigon.

18, Johann Smidl, for Bangkok,

18, Ava, for Shangbal.

18, Valga, for Yokohama.

18, Fuyew, for Shanghai.

18, Tigre, for Marseilles, &o. 18, Niigata Maru, for Kobe, o

CLEARED.

Kalaja, for Londoa. Kirkland, for Whampoa.- Gleneagles, for Yokohama, do. Carisbrooke, for Swatow & Amoy. Charlton, for Bangkok. Epsilon, for Canton! Theta, for Canton. Kiungehow, for follow. Adolph, for Cebu.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

Per Kashgar, for Hongkong: from Glenelg, Mr A. W. Bain; from Southamp- ton, Dpty. Sur. Gen. W. A. Mackinnon, C.B., Dpty, Com. E. O. Vansittart, and 2nd Lieut. A. M. Goodrich; from Penang, 14 Chinese, and 2 Chinese for Amoy; from Singapore, 45 Chinese-For Yokohama: from Southampton, Mrs Thomas, Schildren and European female servant.-For Shang- bal: from Bombay, Mr J. Fowler; from

LANE CRAWFORD &, in For

sell by Public Auction, in their Sales Rooms, Praya, on

MONDAY,

the 20th October, 1879, at Noon,-- (For account of the concerned,)

Ex 8. S. "Orestes," 17 Bags COFFEE (More or less damaged.) TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. 0422

Hongkong, Oct. 18, 1879.

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FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

THES. S. Gleneagles having arrived from above Porte, Consiguees of Cargo

are hereby informed that their Goods-

PUBLIC AUCTION.

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE.

with the exception of Opium-are being THE Undersigned will sell by Publio

landed at their risk into the Godowuz

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

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 4 p.m. To-DAY.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 24th Instant will be subject to rent.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, October 17, 1879. 0024

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

BRITISH BARQUE HARRINGTON, FROM ANTWERP.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send 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- signess' risk and expense.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agenta.

Hongkong, October 7, 1879.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Auction, on

TUESDAY,

the 21st October, at Noon, at his Auction

Sales Rooms, Peddar's Wharf,

4 cases Assorted Cream Laid En-

velopes.

2 cases Cream Laid Note Paper.

1 case Chintz Alhambra Quilts.

8 bales Scarlet Blankets, assorted

weights.

5 bales Green Blankets, 7-lbs.

1 case All Wool Fancy Striped Flan-

nel,

50 pieces English Bunting, assorted

colors.

1 case 200 doz. Huckaback Towels.

Per Carisbrooke, from Singapore, Menara Mackintosh, Kamon, and 60 Chinese.

Per Diamante, from Amoy and Swatow, 380 Chinese.

Per Butuan, from Manila, 1 Cabin. Per Yollung, from Swatow, 210 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Tigre, for Salgon, Mesars Rover and Delmont; for Singapore, Mr G. E. Michell, and 2 Chinese; for Marseilles, Mr and Mr Frater, and Capt. J. Aschoft--From Shanghai: for Suez, Mr M. Robins; for Marseilles, Mossra H. B. Morse, and Em. Liebich.

Per Ava, for Shanghai: from Hongkong, Dr. Von der Horok, Messta M. Pacheco, Z. Just, W. P. Mein, T. Erdmann, and 2 Chinese deck; from Marsollies, Messra Russell, Sauret, Matre, and Talon.

Per Volgu, for Yokohama: from Bang kong Me, Mes and Misa Jeffray; from

Marseillos, Messrs Dixon, Merian, and Obeynet.

Per Atholl, for Swatow, 185 Chinese. Per Fuyew, for Shanghai, 60 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The British steamer Diamante reports: Had strong N.. monsoon throughout.

The British steamer Yottung reports: Fine weather with moderate N,E. winds.

The British steamer Kashgar reports: Fine weather to 16th, then N.E. wind with very high sea and sudden squalls with thick rain.

CARGO.

Per S. S. Tigre, sailed 18th October, 1879-For Continent, 2,463 balea Silk, Socks, Wool Scarves, Mitts, Under-179 bales Waste Silk, 86 bales Cocoons, 10 shirts, Tweeds, Oloth, Meltons.

5 cases English Hams in tin-lined

Cases. 27 cases Champagne.. 45 cases Cognac Brandy.

25 cases Kinahan's LL Whisky. Morton's Oilman's Stores, Borden's Milk, Preserved Lobsters, Pie Fruits and Table Fruits in tina,

40 bags White California Beans (fresh).

tf

15 casea Sardines,

8. B. *NIIGATA MARU,” FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge or re maining on board after TUESDAY, the 14th Instant will be landed and stored at Con- signees expense and risk,

MITSUBISHI MAIL S. S. Co.,

B, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, October 13, 1879,

10 cases Glassware.

1 case Well-Assorted TOYS. Revolvers, Pin and Central Fire, with Cartridges.

50 druma Hubbuck's Pale Boiled Lin-

Food Oil,

15 coils Russian Rope, 3 stranded. 50 boxes Candles,

And a Variety of Other GOODS.

Also,

3 cases Anyline DYES, (More or less sea-damaged.) TERMS Cash on delivery.

G. R. LAMMERT

Auctioneer. Hongkong, Oot, 16, 1879.

0021

bales Filature, 16 cases Silke, 80 cases Silk Worms' Eggs, 40 cases Essential Oli, 742 pkgs. Sandries, and 13 cases Treasure Tis. 88,300)For London, 1,187 bales Silk, 9 cases Silke, 4,406 half-obests Tea, 6,588 boxes Tes, 450 pkgs. Tea, 14 cases Aniseed Oil, 161 cases Essential Oil, and 41 pkga, Sundries,

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Per Carisbrooks, at 9 am To-morrow,

the 19th Inst.

For YOKOHAMA,~~

Per S. 8. China, on Monday, the 20th

2.30 F.M Post-Offico closes, but Lotters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage Correspondence for Non-Union Wost Indles

until the time of departure.

(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be kent by this route. Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1879.

0022

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.-- The British Contract Packet' Ancona I be despatched on SATURDAY, the 25th October, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid 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 8. Africa, nor for Mauritiua.

MAILE BY THE French PACKIÏ.— To French Contract Packet Yangta

will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st November, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Salgon, Stralta Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey. chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Malls, &c.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

דל,

Malls, o., by both the British and The following hours are observed in closing

French Contract Packets:-

Day before departure,

6 F..Money Order Office olores; Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night, Day of departure,--

*..

Ceases.

7 LM, Post Office opens. 10.-Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesses. 11.-Mails closed, except for Late

Leiters.

13.10 A.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents until 11.30 ..-ben the Post Office Cross

entirely.

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

Quotations.

Hongkong; October 18. OPIUM.-Now Patna, cash....$555 a 660

cash,... 580 New Benares, cash, 512

Old

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19

Old

cash,

13

11

New Malwa, credit, 720

15

Allowance Taels,

91

Old Malwa, credit, 720 a 750 Allowance Taela,

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Exchange.

3/81

Demand,

3/8

30 days' sight,

3/85

.4 months' sight,

3/8€

3/91

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Bank, Wire....

Credita, 4 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/91

India, Wire,...... demand, ...

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220

2211

174

721

731

27.55

5.37

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Shanghai, demand,

80 days' eight, Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... Sovereigns, - M

Shares. Hongkong Bank, 67% prem., sellers. Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,550. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,350. sellers. North China Ins. Co., Tla. 1,125, buyers. Yangtze Ins. Assoc, Tls. 726, buyers, Chinese Insurance Co., $800, sellers, H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $785, sales. China Fire Ina, Co., $200, sales... H.K. & W. Dock Co., 14 % prem. H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., 810 prem, sellers. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 11 Chlas Coast St. Nav. Co., TL. 87 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65

China Sugar Refining Co., $165, sellers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

Do.

of 1877

Temperature

Inst. Registry ceasen at 11.15 a.m. Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co's Premises.) Mall closes at 11.30a.m. Paid Corre spondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet. For SHANGHAI.—

Per 8. 8. Kashgar, on Monday, the 20th Lant. Registry ceases at 10.45 a.m. Mail closes at 11 a... Late Letters received from 11.10 to 1L30 with 18 gente Late Fee. Paid Correspondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet,

For NEW YORK,

Per barque Adelaide Norris, at 8 pm,

on Monday, the 20th lust,

1.P.M.... P.M....

Queen's Road) HONGKONG, October 18.

30.234 BAROMETER I

Do.

30.176 Do. THERMOMETER) 2.Mine

Do

1. P.M... 4P.M... Do. Do. (Wat bulb) 9 11. Do

Do 18.M. Do. Do

Do, MaximumAVNO Do Minimum over night

76

80

BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE, Service in of the Foxhound, tried before the Naval the German language, by Pastor F. Klitzke, Court Martial to which we have already every Sunday, at half-past ten A.M., in referred, for negligently or by default strand- the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point.

ing H.M.'s gunboat Foxhound on a shoal in ST. JOSEPH'S CHUROR, Garden Road-the Gulf of Suez, has also been severely reprimanded and admonished to be more In the morning, Mass at 8 o'clock.

Oareful in future. The Court likewise MEMOS. FOR MONDAY,

found that the stranding was also to be attributed to the carelessness of Sub Lieut.

Auction.

Noon.-Auction of Coffee at Mears Lane, MacPherson, [This Item was inadvertently

Crawford & Co's Sales Rooms,

Shipping.

Goods per Braemar Castle undelivored

after this dato subject to rent. Goods per Radnorshire undelivered aftor

this date subject to rent,

General Memoranda. TUESDAY, October 21:----

Ports.

omitted from last night's paper.]

Ir is interesting to note that the projadioss of the higher classes are beginning to give way before the results of Western medical dience. The attention recently paid to a lady doctor by B.E. Li: Hang Chang was

Daylight.Kwanging leaves for Coast & favourable instance of this movement. We find a similar illustration in the fact Noon-General Weekly Sale by Mr G.that medical advice has been telegraphed

R. Lammert, at bin Sales Roomis.

WEDNESDAY, October 22:--

2 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila. 3p.m.-Occidental & Orleutel 8. 8: Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama sud Ban

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of Cantor from a high official in Tokio, Japan, who ten Insurance Office, at No. 7, Queen's has suffered lately from a disease of the Rond.

sye, and has lost his sight thereby. The Doctor sent for (De van der Horok) has for a long time made the eye his especial study, took the Medical Faculty prize of Berlin for a work written on the subject, and holds other high honours from that clty. Such appreciation of foreign medical skill angurs well for the steady if gradual advance. of Japan and China in matters scientific

Francleso.

Goods per Ava undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges, THURSDAY, October 28-

Noon.Oceanic leaves for London. FRIDAY, October 24:→→

Goods per Gleneagles undelivered after

this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, October 25:--

Noon-English Mail leaves for Fort

of Call and Europe. Goods per Occanis undelivered after this

date subject to rent. MONDAY, October 27:

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at-ite Head Office, Hongkong. THURSDAY, October 30:-

4 p.m.-Ocean leaves for Port Darwin,

Cooktown, &o. TUESDAY, November 4:-

Auction of British barque Chocola.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841,

香港大藥

A. 8. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRügeiers, IMPORTERS

OF

THE lottery mania in Mandalay has reached Its culminating point. A correspondent from Mandalay writes to the Bangoon Gazette:

Just fancy parents are solling their daughters to any one for four and five rupees to enable them to buy tickets in the lotteries. This, in other words, means that a man for the sake of a ticket or two in one of the numerous lotteries in Mandalay will sell his own offspring into slavery, to be treated as a drudge, a wife or a concabine just as the character of her purchaser may It is a miserable outlook prove to be indeed for Upper and British Burma when such things are done openly and without interference, and that not far from the dwelling of Her Majesty's Representa tive."

Drugists' Sundries, NURSERY Raqui-one else. There were eighty prisoners.

#ITES, TOILET REQUITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATANT

MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS

07

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

MARRIAGE.

At San Francisco, Sept. 2ad, at Grace Cathedral, by the Rev. W. H. Platt, D. Ry

THE native papers report a shocking catas trophe as having occurred in Yamagata ken, the particulars of which may be summod up as follows-On the evening of the 25th September about five o'clock, the Yamagata prison was observed to be in flames. Such a hold had the fire upon the bullding that it was unapproachable by firemen of any locked up, but the fierceness of the flames prevented their liberation, and the cries of the poor wretches, as the fire crept upon them, rose above the uproar and crackling of the flames. Out of the eighty twenty only were rescued, the remainder either having been burnt or made their escape in the confusion. Among those supposed to be burnt is Mutsu Manemitsu, ex-Fresident of the Gen Ro 1 who was condemned to imprisonment for five years. It is thought that the fire was the work of an incendiary, -Japan Gazette.

TWO MEN FOUND DEAD... INQUEST.

Au inquest was, held this afternoon, on

ROBERT EDWARD BREDON, Commissioner the bodies of two Chinese males, nams

of Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs,

-

and Chief Secretary in the Inspectorate known, before the Coroner, C. V. Creagh, General, Peking (formerly of H. B. M.'s Esq.; and the following jury; viz. Messrs 97th Earl of Ulster's Regiment), to LILY W. Detmers, E. à. Jorge, and L. F. Ba VIRGINIA, daughter of Thomas C. Banks,

retto. Esq, San Francisco.

Dr. Wharry, who had examined the body, The publication of this issue commersed that of a Chiness male, about 70 years of ai 8.25 p.m.

age, poorly nourished, stated that the only mark of violence on it was the mark of a

THE CHINA MAIL.ord sunk into the flesh round the neck,

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 1879. Death resulted from strangulation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. *

THE delivery of the English Mail was begun at 5 this evening.

An Indian constable deposed to finding. the body under a troo in the Chinese Re. creation Ground this morning at 630; it was cold and stiff; a word was twisted three times round the neck. There was a mark on a branch of the tree such as would have been made by a word like this. This cord THE steamers Butuan and Diamante go to had broken at the part which went over the the Cosmopolitan Duck.

branch, which was 7 feet from the ground,

Other police evidenos. was given corro borative of the above and formal evidence H.M.B. Egeria will leave here on Monday as to the removal of the body, next for Singapore..

The Criminal Sessions fixed for to-day were formally opened at ten o'clock and ad journed till Monday.

JURORS summoned for the Criminal Bee: slons are reminded that they have to be in attendance on Monday at 10 block prompt.

The Inquest was rumanded till 3 o'clock pm, on Monday next, the 20th inst,, at the Magistracy, to give an opportunity of the friends of deobared to identify the body. Notices in Chinese to be posted in the meantime.

On the inqusa) on the sooond body also Dr. Wharry gave evidence. It was that o, Chinese male about 40 years of ZEITGE poorly nourished. There was an abravan on each thigh, and a number of marke: I