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For Sale,

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Bfollowing FIRST-CLASS

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Ex "00EANIC" "LORD OF THE ISLES,”

· And Other Late Arrivals.

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Sap Sage CHEESE.

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Fine Eastern HAMS, Fine Eastern BACON.

Prime Smoked SALMON.

Smoked HERRINGS, Boston MACKEREL.

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CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE

A CANTONESE DIALEOF. Parts I.

and II., A to M, with Introduction. · Royal Svo., pp. 404-By ERNEST JOHN EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

Price: FIVE Dollars, or Two DOLLARS AND A HALF per Part.

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Hongkong, March: 1, 1878

HONG LISTS.

Circular, large sheet. HE AMENDED HONG LIST, in English and Chinese, con- taming the Names of all the most important Companies, Institutions and Mercantile Houses in the Colony.

Price, 25 cents each; or $2.50 per dozen.

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Netteer to Consiguses.

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

BES.S. Glenfalloch having arrived from

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.obtained,

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"NIIGATA MARU" FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,

engel are hereby requested to send in JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

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 WEDNESDAY, the 12th Instant, will be landed and stored at Consigneas expense and risk.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

MITSU BISHI MAIL S, S..Co.,

6, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, November 10, 1879,

Not Responsible for Debts.

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

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

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

PAUL MARIE, French barque, Capt. F. Gaillard.-Carlowitz & Co.

OBERON, German barque, Captain 8. S. Schmidt.--Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

EBENEZER, British barkentine, Captain J. Milue-Melchers & Co.

PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge. Melchera & Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR MANILA FIA AMOY. The Spantal Steamer

"EMUY,"

BLANCO, Master, will be de- spatched as above on SATUR. DAY, the 15th Instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, November 13, 1879. no15

WFAR EAST" (1878) for January to July Inclusive.-Apply at this OFFICE.

Hongkong, November 13, 1879.

JANTED.-Monthly fasues of "THE

TO BE LET,

ROUND FLOOR of HOUSE, No. 3, MARINE LOT No. 65, Prays, Wan- chat, formerly known as the "BLUE "Cable Coll," "Perfection" and "Empress HOUSES," with pussersion on 1st Decem

of India"

TOBACCO 8.

Specially Selected OIGARS.

Cavite CHEROOTS,

Princessa CHEROOTS.

Cavite CIGARS.

Princessa CIGARS.

Aroceros CIGARS.

Vegueros CIGARS.

Choice No. 3 Meisig CHEROOTS, Choice No. 3 Fortin CIGARS,

REVOLVERS & RIFLES. Breech loading Central Fire FOWLING PIECES.

Electro-Plated "British Bull Dog". REVOLVERS.

EMIER AND Wesson's REVOLVERS, COLT'S DERINGER PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS. CARTRIDGES,*&o, &c. Hongkong, October 16, 1879,

ber.

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, November, 13, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

del

Nov. 13, China, German steamer, 648, J. Ackermann, Shanghai Nov. 9, General -SIEMESEN & Co.

Nov. 13, Emuy, Spanish steamer, 222, Blanco, Manilla Nov. 8, General.-REME DIOS & CO.

DEPARTURES.

Nov. 12, Esmeralda, for Amoy.

13, Alex. Yeats, for San Francisco, 13, Normanby, for Whampoa

13, Glenfallsch, for Shanghai, 13, China, for Canton,

Race Horse, for Bangkok.

CLEARED.

Douglas, for Coast Ports Washi, for Haiphong. Norseman, for Bangkok,

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per China, from Shanghai, 22 Chinese. Por Emuy, from Manila, 48 Chinese.

DEPARTER,

:

Per Glenfalloch, for Shanghat, Mrs Dale, and Miss Newbory.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Left Woosung Bar on the 9th lost, at 8 The German steamer China roporte:

p.m., arrived at Hongkong on the 18th at 6 am., had fresh N.E. wind and fine wor ther all the time.

The Spanish steamer Emuy reports: Left Manila at 11 a.m. on the 8th, put Into Subic at 8 pm, on account of northerly galea and low barometer; sailed again on the 10th and experienced strong N.. monsoon up to arrival,

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SWATOW,----

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

14th inst. For AMOY AND MANILA.-

Pof Emay, at noon, on Saturday, the

15th inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND

CALOUTTA

Per Venice and Suez, at 2.30 pan, on

Saturday, the 16th inst,

For HIOGO, YOKOHAMA (AND NAGA.

SAKI)-

Per Niigata Mart, st. 2,30 p.m., on

Saturday, the 15th inst.

For HOIBOW (AND PAKHOI).—

Per Kiungchote, at 5 pm, on Saturday,

the 15th lust.

For BANGKOK.-

Per Rajanattianhar, at 5 p.m., on

Monday, the 17th inst.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.— The French Contract Packet will

be despatched on SATURDAY, the 15th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Naples to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bem- bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. The usual bours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Kashgar will bo despatched on SATURDAY, the 22nd Inst., with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Sattlements, Batavis,

Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt,

N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the

Malts, and Gibraltar,

Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius.

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE CONTRAUT. MAILA,

The following hours are observed in oloring Mails, de, by both the British and French Contract Packeta: Day before departure,—

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

7 A..Post Office openr. 10A.M.-Registry of Lettora deasen, Posting of all printed matter and

· patterns cesOVE.

11 A.-Mails olosed, except for Late

Letters.

11.19 ..-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents until

11.30 1.8.—when the Post Office Cross

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

Quotations.

Honaxoro, November 13, OPIUM.-New Patna, cash....$660

Old

cash,... 582 New Benares, cash, 510

· Old

casb, New Malwa, oredit, 715 Allowance Tagle, Old Malwa, credit, 705 Allowance Tuule,

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Exchange,

Bank, Wire,...

19

Demand, ...

30 days' night,

4 months' sight,

Crédits, 4

*

India, Wire,...

demand,

Shanghai, demand,

3/91 a Z 3/10 a 3/10 a 3/10 o 3/10/

222 223

Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/11

BO days' sight,...73

Gold Leaf, 99 fine Sovereigns,

Shares.

... 728

27.15

6.27

Hongkong Bank, 57 % prem, sellers, Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,350, sales, China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,825, salos. North China Iun. Co., T. 1,125. Yongteze Ins. Assoc., Tle. 725. Chinese Insurance Co., $300, sales. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800, sales. Obina Fire Ins. Co., $210, buyers. H.K. & W. Dook Co., 19% prem, nominal. H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., $12 prem,, sales. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 11 China Coast St. Nay. Co., Tha. 97 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66.

China Sugar Refining Co., $186, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

of 1877,... da. Temperature.

Do.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Bhipping. Daylight.--Douglas leaves for Ccant

Ports

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, November 15-

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.. Noon.-Emuy loaves for Manila.

Noon,Auction of Revolvers, &c., at Mr

J. M. Armstrong's Sales Rooms. 3 p.m.-Venice and Shez leave for Sin- 3 p.m.-Mitan Bishi Mail loaves for

gapore, &c.

Yokohama vla Kobé,

9 p.m.-Meeting of Preseverance Lodge. MONDAY, November 17 :-

9 p.m.-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge, TUESDAY, November 18 :-

Goods per Glenfalloch undelivered after

this date subject to rent. SATURDAY, November 22;—

No. 6102-NoVEMBER 13, 1879.

happy geographical placement, but more W. G. Von Stockhausen, D.C.; A. Wohl. to the bad management of thosp into tors, Stoward; and Bro, J. Hopkins, Tyler. whose hands her government has been

entrusted. And for all this not one-

hundredth part of a dollar is allowed by List of persons to whem, daring the last the Courier to the credit of the Colony. three years, extensions of lease from 75 to The administration of Justice over and 999 years have been granted, appears in the above the items already mentioned costs us some $43,000, and as our contempo- granted. The fallowing are amongst the Gazette. Sixteen extensions have been rary says, the corresponding expenditure

in Shanghai being borne by the several lesson: Mr W. H. Brereton, Mr H. Hop home Governments represented, does not plus, Trustees of the Hongkong Club, become a local tax. The work whick Trustees of the Parsee Charity Fund, here entails our civil list of $126,000, Bishop Raimondi, (2 lots) and Mr J. B. establishments $780,000, and so on is all, Gomes. The other 9 are Chinese. or a great part of it, we are told, per- formed by the unpaid members of the

municipality and a few clerks. Nothing Tue Gazette of yesterday's date, issued is said as to the comparative cost of the this evening, is a bulky one, containing public works of the Colony and those of the Municipality. All that is attempted meeting of Thursday, two despatches from Вы full report of the Legislative Council to be proved is that the Government of

Hongkong is a very different thing from the Governor referred to in tho debate, Noon-English Mail leaves for Forts the Municipal Council of the settlement the minutes of the meetings of Council

of Call and Europe.

Shanghai, a fact which we all knew at on 29th May and 31st May, the R, N. starting. Our contemporary no doubt Yard Police Forco Ordinabes passed at 9 p.m.Ohoral Society in St. Andrew's knows that the tax-payers of Hongkong last meeting, the three bills read a first

MONDAY, November 24 :—

Ball.

WEDNESDAY, December 3;—

do not object to the cost of being well

governed; it is only when the time and time at the same meeting and the speechay 3 p.m.-Oceldental & Oriental 8. B. Co.'s ability of those who draw her largest sa- of the Governor and Professor Nordenskiöld

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Salaries aro frittored away on objects which at the official dinner on Saturday last. Brancisco.

cannot but breed discontent and distrust amongst them that they complain. Nor THE as: which was to bave come on to-day in Summary Jurisdiction, in which the

TRE

HONGKÒNG DISPENSARY,

Established A, D. 1841.

香港大藥玥

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

OF

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NUBBERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET Requisites, EngliJN, AMERIJAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

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

do thoy have any reason to complain of the money spent on public works in the Colony, Rather the reverse. Most Captain of the Washi elalma $100 as a vage of those who have any policy at all, service for bringing in a letter from the that is, who have taken an intelligent steamer Hainan, broken down in Shittoe interest in local governmental matters, Bay, to the agents Messrs Russell & Co., would rather, with Mr Keswick, be glad did not have to be heard, the full amount to see those "extensive sanitary improve- ments which are here required carried claimed and the costs of the summons out, and to see that splendid balance having been paid into Court by the de- which His Excellency congratulated him fendants. self on, and which it is satisfactory to

know does exist, expended in such Last night about 12 o'clock, Private works, for assuredly far more than Mofardy, G. Company 27th Inniskillings, $20,000, our present yearly interest, fell over the top verandah of B. Blook, would be gained by having the money Victoria Barracks, sustaiting injuries of a judiciously spent in improving the Colo-

ny, bringing water, and providing other serious nature. His right thigh bone is sanitary necessities." The residents broken in two places and his right shoulder would be willing to see a large sum

much bruised, but at present the full ex- spent in securing and preserving for tent of his hurt cannot be ascertained. them what Hippocrates gave as the cardinal hygienic formula, Pare air, The unfortunate man was at once conveyed. pure water and a pure soil." Here, as to the casual ward at Wellington Barracks, in overy town of a similarly crowded where he was promptly attended to by the nature," the well are made ill' and the Military Medical Staff on duty. & Court sick are made worse for the simple lack

of Inquiry will no doubt shortly assemble The publication of this issue commenced of God's pure air and water." And in at 8.55 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1879.

the same way no one will object to a to enquire into the drcumstances attending wise expenditure of as much as is required the accident. to provide at least reasonably efficient

and complete protection for life and MESSR Val Vose and Ira Brown gave property. In short, we say that even their firat Variety Entertainment in the if, after deducting the military con- City Hall last night, when there was a fair tribution of £20,000, the expenditure

Tas Shanghai Courier attempts to get "a general notion which may be of some good" out of a comparison of the cost of the government of the Model Settlement with that of Hongkong. Now the simple fact that the one is a Crown Colony and the other a Municipality sweeps the nothing, good or evil, for or against though uproarious is never unfit for earS whole sense and appropriateness out of one place or the other. what our contemporary says.

The Crown refined, and that the mechanism of tho Palmerston said that more than one half useful purpose or with any fairness, be is so admirably adjusted as to give them Lord Colony'a expenditure cannot, to serve any figures who nastat him in his evening's work of the erroneous conclusions to which compared with that of the Municipality: the most life-like actions, and you have men commit themselves or are reduced It our contemporary's object was to

of Hongkong last year was still over audience. Mr Vose is the most magnificent $800,000, or say Tle. 600,000, and ventriloquist we have ever heard. Add to that of Shanghai for the same year this the fact that his personal appearance, only Tia. 244,715, or somewhat over his natural volco &c., are pleasingly in his one-third of the expenditure of Hong favour; that the fun of his entertainment kong, these facts prove absolutely

to are due to false analogies. That show that the Municipality was not an als "Merry Moments with Odd Folks" We the Courier's elaborate comparison of the expensive one and that the cry for eco- are introduced by "Val," as his dummy cost of government in Hongkong with noty was unreasonable so long as nothing friends all call him, to Miss Juliet Sweet, a that of Shanghai leads to no conclusion was said to show where such economy young lady of six summers only, (a ramark. either party, we shall show in a few cy, why not compare Shanghai with say from Lancashire, an irrepressible jolly old of the slightest service or importance to was practicable without reducing efficien-ably smart girl for her age); to Mr Trotter, dissimilar in point of population, and like her own than ours are.

The two places are not far Yokohama, whose circumstances are more

That the character rather given to interruption; to

worda,

boy who is blessed with a great capacity for giving forth a Forse-laugh on apparently LOCAL AND GENERAL,

the slightest provocation. Into these The next FRENCH MAIL is now considerably figures and into the usual Imaginary friend **-

overdue by the M. M. steamer Amazone, down under the trap, Mr Vose, (the name next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected is well chosen for ons who so nearly here on Saturday or Sunday by the

The

The

P. & O. steamer Thibet, which left approaches the famed excellence of Va- Singapore on Sunday at 5 p.m.

lentine Vox) throws his voice alternately,

next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected

changing with such rapidity and complete-

here on or about the 22nd inst., by the

this, very wrongly as it seems to our Model Settlement is not expensively Mra Brown, an old lady who always will mind, our contemporary makes the sole governed is simply enough proved by have the last word; a melancholy Quaker ground of his argument that the two referring to the figures which give her gentleman from Philadelphia, and a nigger may be financially compared with annual expenditure. some advantage. He says: "The total population of the Colony of Hongkong is roughly estimated at 150,000, but nearly one third of these are distributed among the villages and the boat population. The population of the City of Victoria is a little over 100,000; the British and foreigners numbering about 7,500. This, however, includes the naval and military establishments; the residents proper be. ing returned at less than 3,000. The foreign population--resident and non- resident of the English and American Settlements is estimated at 3,000, the native population being put a little under 100,000. These figures, if not absolutely correct, are near enough for the purposes of the present com- THE quantity of spirits manufactured by parison."

Just go, but our contem- the China Sugar Refining Company during porary seems to forget that one of the places named

the quarter ending 10th October was 4,542 18 much than the other like a Chinese town in proof gallons. which the multitude police themselves, and the rogues, vagabonds and felons are Tuz Queen's Warrant appointing the Hon.an exquisite bit of fun, and the explanation Hugh Bold Gibb to be a member of the of the origin of that operation (to satisfy Legislativo Council received Her Majesty's the natives of South Africa that there was signature on 20th August.

moro

0. & 0. steamer Belgic, which left Sanness as to make it difficult to believe that Francisco on the 25th ult.

two persons were not speaking at the same TEE Governor has been pleased to recogold lady, the little girl and Trotter, with time. Three or four songs are given by the nise provisionally A. G. Romane, Esq., as Consul for Brazil at this port.

not on the whole difficult to deal with. In Hongkong we spent last year some $225,000 on Magistrates, police, and gaol, and next year a much larger sum is allowed; two thirds of the police amount, aay $175,000, goes to the watch.M.S., Vigilant, 2, Lieut. Commander ing of the town during the night. How Annesley, came out of dock this morning much does the Municipality of Shanghai and took up her old moorlugs opposite the pay for the policing of the town And Naval Yard why does not the Courier allow one cent

great cleverness. The figures, all of which are worked by Mr Vore nasaleted, preserve throughout a most life-like demeanour; this was most observable in the case of the songs by the old lady and the youngster.. The decapitation of Mr Trotter and the subsequent readjustment of his head was

no confederate inside the figure) Interesting

In its way. Bis talking hand" was most artistically done. Mr Voss was vociferously applauded and called before the curtain. Altogether the ventriloquial part of the

entertainment was wonderful; as there is to-

to our credit on this account? Here we TEE Return of Drills of the Artillery Vo. night an entire change of programme, and have as compared with the Chinese town lunteers for the month of October, shows Mr Vose promises to be more recovered from of Shanghai, governed, policed, cleared by

itself, a swarm of more than 100,000 that five drills had taken place, three with recentsevere seasickness and an unfortunate Chinese, a very large proportion of them smooth bore, and two with the 7 pounder hoarseness, a treat awaits those who attend. thieves, gamblers, prostitutes and those field gun. Twice 10 members were present, Mr fra Brown is a banjo player of much people of the lowest class who always once 11, once 9, and at the last drill 30 "akill and dexterity," Lorers of the banjo frequent the haunts of such. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, large number of the most desperate only member, out of 84 on the list, who Hongkong who desire to hear the instru

A very mastered,

Gunner J. Dowling was the are neither few nor far between; those of Queen's Road.)

criminals from the Kwantung Province: HONGKONG, November 19.

ment played by an artist who has gained great fame by it both in America and Ans description, whose watching, capture, trial THE members of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, trally should hear him, Some of his banjo and punishment cost us an infinite amount.. O, have elected the following brethren solõs last night were very besutiful, the Has Shanghai anything like a similar office-bearem for the year: Bro. T. N. Dris-rendering of "Home Sweet Home" being story to tell No. The quiet, easy, in-coll, R. W. M; Bro, J. Keating, W.S. W; Bro. particularly appreciated. A Ballad "Idaten pensive position she holds in this matter J. B. Cameron, W. J. W.; Bro. J. Christle, to the Water Mill" was also very prettily is that naturally to be associated with an

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make their abode here; the town is in attended all the drills. daily receipt of new arrivals of the same

open port of China; while Hongkong in 8.D; Bro. T. M. Lutherbarrow, J.D.; Bro. | giren.

In singing "My Grandfather's

in a grave and peadliarly critical and J. Sampaon, Secretary; Bro, J, Craddock, | Clock" which took so immensely in Ame

costly predicament, partly due to her un- Treasurer; Bro, il, Vanetaus, 1,0. ↑ Bro. | he was aslated by a gentleman amateur,