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Limburg OREESE.

Sap Sage OHEESE.

Prime Gilroy CHEESE,

Fine Eastern HAMS, Fine Eastern BACON,

Prime Smoked SALMON. Smoked HERRINGS.

Boston MACKEREL

SALMON BELLIES.

Family PIG PORK and BEEF in Kaga. Pickled OX-TONGUES.

Boneless and Good Dry CODFISH. SAUERKRAUT in Koga

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"Ne Plus Ultra" APPLE RINGS.

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NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

The Company's Steamship

OXUS,"

Commandant KAPAPEL, Will be despatched for SHANGHAI TO-MORROW, the 28th Inst., at Daylight.

Q. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, November 27, 1879.

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-NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

The Company's Steamship

VOLGA," Commandant Goiband, will be dospatched for YOKOHAMA TO-MORROW, the 28th Inst., at Noon. G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

“Agent, Hongkong, November 27, 1879.

FOR SINGAPORE.

The Steamship

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PATTERDALE,” ›Capt. Bentley, will be de- spatched for the above Port

on or about the 3rd Proximo.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, November 27, 1879.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL,

The Steamship

"GLENFALLOCH,” Captain TAYLOR, will be de spatched on or about tho 6th Proximo,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, November 27, 1879.

FOR SHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA,

CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s SODA (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates

for CHEFOO, HANKOW and Ports

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CUTTING's Assorted JELLIES in Glasy

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Do.

Pickled LIMES.

Do,

Stuffed PEPPERS.

Do.

ASPARAGUS.

Do

Asst. Corned VEGETABLES.

Do.

Assorted TICKLES,

Do,

Assorted SAUCES.

White BEANS.

Split PEAS.

MESS' PORK and BEEF,

BORDEN'S Condensed MILK

(very fresh), &o., &c., &c.

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S HOUSEHOLD STORES.

MULBOW'S Assorted German SAUSAGES.

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SARDINES.

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Game PIES, Veal and Ham PIES. Truffed SAUSAGES.

Cambridge SAUSAGES.

Bologna SAUSAGES. Pork SAUSAGES.

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on the YANGTSZE.J

The Steamship

"GLENORCHY," Captain Hooo, will be de- spatched on or about the 3rd Proximo.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, November 27, 1870.

FOR COOKTOWN, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

The Eastern and Australian Mall Steam Co.'s Steamer

"BOWEN"?

will be despatched ss above on SATURDAY, the 13th December, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, November 27, 1879.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Fessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :-

HAZEL BOLME, Beltish barque, Capt. J. Wm. Millican.-Vogel & Co.

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

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

PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge.- Melchers & Co.

HONGKONG, Germau 3-masted schooner, Captain Carl Oom.-Wieler & Co.

YORKTOWN, American ship, Capt. J. F. Murphy,-Order.

SHIPPING.

ABRIVALS.

Nov. 26, Amoy, British steamer, 814, G. H. Drewes, Shanghai Nov. 23, General -SIEMSSEN & Co.

Nov. 26, Volga, French steamer, 1000, Guirand, Yokohama Nov. 20, Mails and General-MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Nov. 27, Yangtze, British steamer, from Canton,

Nov. 27, Claverhouse, British barque, 387, B. W. Parsons, Yokohama Nov. 7, Karo- eine.-CAPTAIN,

Nov. 27, Auguste Reimers, German sohooner, 207, Athornsen, Chefoo Nov. 9, Boans.CHINESE,

Nov. 27, Yorktown, American ship, 1938, J. F. Marphy, Cardiff July 27, Coal ORDER.

DEPARTURES,

Nov. 26, Danube, for Bangkok.

27, Oberon, for Whampoa.

27, Hat shin, for Hoihow & Haiphong, 27, Hainan, for Hoihow.

27, Tejo, Portuguese g,b., for Macao. 27, Amoy, for Canton,

CLEARED.

Douglas, for Coast Ports.

Miriam, for Iloilo.

Electra, for Amoy.

Auguste Reimers, for Whampoa. Charlton, for Bangkok,

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,

Per Volga, from Yokohama: for Hong kong, Messrs Dubousquet, Taylor, Russell, and 4 Chiness; for Saigon, Mr Guillevie for Naples, Mesra Riccardi, de Cristoforia, Marafa, Grafi, Velini, Vigano, and Gerosa; for Marseilles, Mr Dubousquet, juur, and 2 children, Mr Shumoruke, H. E. and Mrs

Mari Armori and 2 children, Messi Iky.

THE CHINA MAIL.

taro 9hunidzou, Ddjao Shindo; Kinnodjo Momme, Tanenori Shimata, Totsyiro Ni- shikava, Kevanichi Kubota, Sana 1, Pous set, W. Cotter, Arishaki Mori, Buhasiro Yamashaki, and Hisajao Myakawa.

Per Amoy, from Shanghai, Megsis E. Holmes and M, Esmaeil, and 87 Chinese.. DEPARTED.

Per Danube, for Bangkok, 569 Chinose. Per Hae-shin, for Hoihow, 150 Chinese, Per Hainan, for Hoihow, 9 Chiness.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Amoy reports: Left Shanghai on the 23rd, arrived in Hong- kong on the 26th inst; from Shanghai to Pih-ke-shan had moderate easterly winds and thick rainy weather, from Pih-ke-shan to the Lammocks had a dead calm, thanos to port bad light variable winds and cloudy. The Britlah barque Claverhouse reports: Heavy gates from N. W. for 8 or 9 days, then N.. galea until China coast reached then typhoon off Amoy, thence to port ight airs and fine weather.

The German nohooner Auguste "Reimera reports: First part of passage very light northerly winds to Turnabout, where ex- perienced a strong N.E. wind, thick and rainy weather; on the 23rd Nov. about 30 milee East of Brenker Point, experiehood a very heavy gale, tremendous sea, the wind wore from N.. to S.E. and South, ship labored fearfully, and shipped very heavy

B038 over.

The American ship Yorktown reporta Severo typhoon off Pelew Isles, since then unsettled weather, southerly winda and low Barometer to within 200 miles off port.

On the 25th Nov spoke the Primus from

Cardiff bound for Hoogkong.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For YOKOHAMA

Per S. S. Volga, To-morrow, the 29th inst. Registry ceases at 11.15 a.m. Mail closes at 11.30 am. Paid Cor- respondence may then be posted on board the Packet.

For HTOGO, YOKOHAMA, AND NAGA.

SAKL-

Per Takasago Mart; at 6 p.m., on Fri-

day, the 28th inst.

For AMOY, TAMSUI, AND TAIWAN.— Per Allay, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the 28th

inst.

For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Por Carisbrooke, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,

the 29th inst

For BAIGON.

Per Pernambuco, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 2nd December.

MAILS BY THE FRINOK PACKET,—— The French Contract Packet Djemnak will be despatched on SATURDAY,

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MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Bhipping. Daylight Douglas leaves for Const

Ports.

Daylight.-Oxus leaves for Shanghai. Noon.-Volga leaves for Yokohama.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, November 29:-

Daylight.Albay leaves for A moy, &c. Daylight. Miten Hishi Mail leaves for

Yokohama via Kobé. Noon.-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe. Noon-Normanby leaves for Singapore,

Brisbane, &c. 9 p.m.-Operatic Performance, WEDNESDAY, December 3:

8p.m.---Occidentsi & Uriental 8. 9. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.

Goods per Ozus undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges. Goods per Belgio anclaimed after this

date subject to rent.

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge, SATURDAY, December 6;-

Noon-English Mali leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe. Saturday, December 13:-

WEDNESDAY, December 24:-

Noou-ouen leaves for Cooktown, &a

9 p.m.-American Malt leaves for Yoko-

bama and San Francisco,

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No. A.-Vol. VIII.

-OF THE

[No. 5H4NOVEMBER 27, 1879,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

State Department, and his rosignation is expected about December 1st, In the Washington Post, however, & denial is given that the publication of the missing desp'stoh was procured by Consul Mosby;

[SUPPLIED TO TÜR CHINA MAIL")

and it adds that what people desire par. (Per F. Ed & 0. Telegraph Co.'s Line.). ticularly to know is, whether or not the charges made by bim are true. "The ro moval of Colonel Mosby for alleged baste.

LONDON, 25th Nov. THE CAPE. or informality in giving publicity to the reanlt of his exquiries (continues the

Advices from Natal report that General Post) will not help Mr Evarts or his de Wolseley storms Seconcent's stronghold and partment. So long as Col. Mosby stated that affairs In the Transvaal are less only the truth, the people will not care threatening. how informally he let it out. Mr Evarle cannot afford to permit bis re-

A crowded meeting has been held at spect for an honored name to hopelessly Dublin to protest against the condnot of and irretrievably compromise his official reputation, and this point is so nearly Parnell. Home rulers were present. reached that another step in the ramo- direction will be fatal."

REGATTA PROSPECTS.

The Philadelphia Weekly Times, under the heading of "A Diplomatic Scandal," fast approaching it may interest our roaders As the time for the Annual Regatis has a well-written article on the subject,

in which the course language of partizan to have some news of the various crews and ship is not so conspicuous as is too com- their doings. monly the case when such matters are

The Scratch Fours were drawn some three

dealt with in American journals. The weeks ago, and after a few changes may be writer characterizes the retention of

M. Falconer

Lella,

W. Danman (bow)

J. Goodrich, 47th Regt. HL. A. Ritable

E. L. Woodin (stroke).

Thistle.

(bow) F. Blades W. Bampson

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Minister Seward in office as a pheno-considered to be made up definitely. menal defiance of decency," in view of Sylph, the "clear and distinct" proof that plan- . B. Wingrove (bow) dering had been going on under cover H. Murphy, a..

L. Young, 37th Regt. of official trust. And the article, after L. Friend, a.z. (stroke) noting that Seward "had a trip from Victoria. Hongkong to Washington and back, and F. Sanders, 27th Regt. J. Bennett, 27th Regt. a sojourn at the capital, with salary and (bow) expenses," goes on to say that the Mi- J. Lindsay nister" returned in triumph to his post, J. Coker, A. (stroke) boasting a virtual vindication at the Lands of the Government, and in view of the powerful influences at home in his between Kellett's Island and the Boat-honss behalf it is probable that the cams against for many days past, and are beginning to him would have been dropped sure show signs of getting together. Of all the enough but for the accident of our get carsmen the prettiest to look at is the stroke ting one honest man into a Chinese

A.K. Travers (siroke).

These crews have been daily practising

Consulate." This Philadelphian journal of the Sylph. He has more notion of the concludes by an endeavour to impress ever-nosessary "catch," and does not sit upon Mr F. W. Seward, the Assistant his car in his lap after every stroke. The Secretary of State, with the fact that the veteran stroke of the Leila is rowing strong public patience may be atrained too and well, as is also his bow, who, much, and that the natural desire to

the

shield a relation will not excuse the con- bye, we fancy for the Ladies" Purse, donation of a frime by a public servant. The strokes of both the other boats are "A man like Mosby cannot be punished young, powerful men with all the physique for honesty without the world knows all of first class earsmen. If Mr Coker would about it,"

| sit up better, and Mr Travera row his stroke Notwithstanding the numerous refer woll home to his chest, both would add cou- ences to official rebukes and threats to-

wards Consul Mosby made by certain siderably to the improvement of their journals, there is no truth whatever respective crews. Of the remainder of the either in the rumour that Mr Mosby has crews many are now to aquatics, and so one resigned, or that he has received any cannot expect much "form" from them a conduct. It is technically true that the at the knack of putting his great strongt Consul has been irregular in his com-out to the best advantage, and remember munications, but he was driven to this

through that, with add to and CHINA REVIEW" official complaint whatever regarding his present. If Mr Murphy could once arriv

United Kingdom

Europe, vid Naples; to Salgon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylou, India (via Madras), Australla, Now Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Adan, Sey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez,

and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corze spondence to E. Afrien, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, do.

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET. The Australian Contract Packet Normanby, will be despatched from flongkong, on SATURDAY, the 29th Instant, with Mails for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel

bourne.

11.45 a.m.

WILL BE READY IN A FEW DAYS.

course in the interests of truth and just that legs and back are far stronger tha The publication of this issue commenced tice, owing to what seeme very like the arms, he would diminish considerably tha

jobbery of the State Department. We chance of being a passenger after half th at 7.55 p.m.

very much regret to note one significant course is over. Mr Bennett is painstakin fact in connection with this agitation. and has much improved lately, and w Although the charges against Minister

THE GMINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOV. 27, 1879, THE action of Colonel Mosby, the U. S. Consul at Hongkong, with all its alleged eccentricities, has certainly succeeded in attracting attention in the United States. Whether or not his motives are entirely unconnected with party politics,

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Seward have been made public for years, expect to see him still more so when i no honest attempt has yet been made to comes to the post. meet them in a manly way; and al- The best race of the Regatta promises though several months have elapsed since be the one for the "International C the grave irregularities have been alleged There are but two entries; and we o against Colonel Moaby's predecessors, not

a

word has been said, either here or in but express surprise that the Tartan (whi the Staten, by way of defence or explana has so often won this event) has no repr

sentative this year. tion.

H. A. Ritchie

Irish Crew.

J. Bennett, 27th Rep

(bow)

H. Murphy, B.N,

C. W. Holliday AA. K. Travera (stroke

It will be seen that the English are

contain three of last year's victorious ore

and whether or not he has done what he As our object in this connection is to English Crew. has done in the way that most commend expose and to correct everything calcu. Friend, R.E. (bow) Correspondence cannot be Registored after itself to the State Department at Wash-lated to lower the name of foreigner 3.4. Coker, H.-

ington, are questions that little concorn (especially of every foreign official) in the E. L. Woodin (stroke) The Mails will be closed at Noon. Sup-

plementary mail on board with 18 cents acts to be an honest and conscientious bear on the subject to which we have As Consul Mosby appears by his Far East, we subjoin two extracts, which late fee till time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western man, these are most likely questions that here referred :—

Australia can be sent by this route if are also of little concern to him. The It is becoming more and more apparent de ired, but as a general rule it is great consideration, as we have previous that the Administration in appointing Gal. and three out of the four strokes of t better to send it via Galle,

ly pointed out, is, whether corruption Mosby to a position under the Government Scratch Crews, This must give them Honkong, Nov. 15, 1879,

no29 does or does not exist in the high official rendered a service to the country as uninten-large bid for public favour. Morav

tional as the trouble and inconvenience places of the U. S. Diplomatic and to itself that appointment has proved. they possess in the Lails (a new craft Consular Services. There are many What's more, the Colonel is evidently cently made under Mr Woodin's direction reasons for supposing that it does, and, master of the situation. He can not be the fastest boat in Hongkong. She is som while party feeling is apt to be mixed up removed, for the only complaint against

Quotations. HONGKONG, November 27. OPIUM.-New Patna, cash....$562)

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cash,... 026 New Benares, cash, 510 Old

cash, New Malwa, oredit, 705 Allowance Taols,

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8/104 Credits, 4 Documentary, 4 months'sight, 3/10 Indla, Wirs,...

9227 demand, ...

2231 Shanghai, demand, ...

... 784 30 days" sight,... 74 Gold Leaf, 994 fine ...

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with every political issue in the United him is his discovery and disclosure of what hard to sit, as No. 2 found the oth States, a strong movement begins to frands and corruption, and to turn him out evening. Woodin and Coker are good of show itself in that country to, not only for that cause would raise a howl through and powerful; Friend, if not as strong,

out the country, while the longer he arrive at the truth, but to eradicate the remains in office the more important will be beat, and will not roll the boat; if she stain which dishonesty inevitably leaves his discoveries and the more damaging hisse sometimes we fancy we have seen h upon the nation. It is subject for deep revelations. The Colonel was the terror regret that names long honoured in of radical military officers daring the war Stroke must look to his No. 2. China are being dragged into an un- and is now no less the terror of radioal civil In the other boat there is undoubtedly gr satisfactory connection with doinga of ex officers during peace. His honesty and strength. The three after oars are all hee dishonourable and dishonest a nature; service as conducted under the existing and powerful. Unfortunately Mr Marr

boldness are such innovations upon civil but this fact nevertheless must not be regime that he has both surprised and has been indisposed lately, and so permitted to interfere in any way with alarmed the radicals, and their denunciation has had to find a substitute in their rev the or the performance of a public duty. If of him is now. more severe than that they Mr Holliday is rowing well, his outer elb Colonel Moaby be right, then unques accord to the most unreconstructed rebel.

tionably more than one officer of the They go so far as to assert that the South is somewhat refractory, but he swings squ United States Government in China is a Nazareth, out of which no good can and gets his work on at the right time. is most radically and immeasurably democrats of that section are all tarred No. 2 should improve in the manner s

come; that the republicans as well as the wrong. The great difficulty appears to with the same stick, and that the only true gested, the "English" will have to de be to bring the charges conclusively policy to pursue is to turn out, neck and

home to those concerned; and if half of heels, every man, woman and child, native they know to score another victory the statements made by the Washington of the South, who holds a position under year. and Philadelphia papers be true, one of the Government, and give their places to The crews are not yet rowing a rac the obstacles appears to be the attitude stalwart republicans who are natives of the

to decide better the chances of the rivals

boats will enter, but the ever-triumph Wo do not know what Man of W

Egeriaa" bid fair to maintain their Ch fame of "Egeria semper viotrix."

The Gunners are indefatigable ia ti

(Taken at Mesars Palconer & Co.'s Premises, /ed by Secretary Evarts; and the last himself as anthorized to play censor over now and again, and try to instil a

of protection assumed by the State De North and to the manner born,Alexandra stroke; in another ten days we shall be z partment towards the accused. We have (Fir.) Gazette. already published a despatch sent by said of him, is known as a man of strict Col. Mosby, who whatever else may be Consul Mosby to the State Department, integrity, is very naturally disgusted at and which, it seems, was first com- what he sees around him, and in his plain, municated to the members of the Senate blout way vents his disgust in letters to through the columns of a newspaper, the President, the State Department and although its substance must have materi- to bla friends generally. This is not in ally affected certain nominations before accordance with diplomatic usage, but then endeavours to form a crew. Thọ mate that body had it been brought before it must be remembered Mosby has had no in very good, bat a vicious style has pos Chirase Imperial Loan of 1874, nomolual, the Senators. A most unsatisfactory ex-diplomatic training. The State Depart-sion of them, and it will take great pads

ment, it is asserted, is not pleased with planation, or rather no explanation at Mosby's criticisms, and be has been noti- to stamp out the evil. It is a pity t all, of this irregularity has been attempt filed, it is said, that he la not to regard one of their officers does not take them рареть from the States show that people there are considerably exercised on the here, but it is not known on what authority, bucketting principles into them. subject. The Boston Transcript pub that Mosby will come home about the time of the meeting of Congress and lay the lishes a telegram in these words result of his investigations before the BEETHERS in Hongkong will be glad "Colonel Mosby's resignation may be members of that body. It is, however, the learn that Lodge Zetland in the Ea looked for. He has been reminded that purpose of the House committee investigat No. 608, has presented a handsone P official communications should be addressing the irregularities in Chins, to renew Jewel (from Kenning) to W. Bro. J. ed to the State Department and not to operations immediately on the assembling Osborne, (Quarter Master Sergeant of the President." The Boston Journal has of Congress, and one of the first measures 22th) as a slight taken of friendshi another wire from Washington to this to be brought forward will be the resolution Osborne was W. N. of United Bery Impeaching Mr Seward, the United States Ledge, Hongkong, and Assistant Direct effect" Ex-Guerrilla Mosby has not minister to China, of high crimes and Ceremonies to the District Grand L been able to make his peace with the ralsdemeanore-Baltimore Sun

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the conduct of his colleagues. It is said