For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
BEG following FIRST-CLASS
EG to announce the ARRIVAL of the
STORE 8, &0.
Ex 400BANIC,” "LORD OF THE ISLES,” And Other Late Arrivals,
Finest California BUTTER in Rolls.
Good Cooking BUTTER in Kegs. Pine Apple CHEESE.
Limburg CHLESE.
Sop Sage CHEESE.
Prime Gilroy CHEESE. Fine Eastern HAMS, Fine Eastern BACON. Prime Smoked SALMON, "Smoked HERRINGS,
Boston MACKEREL
SALMON BELLIES,
Family PIG PORK and BEEF in Kogs: Pickled OX TONGUES.
Boneless and Good Dry CODFISH. SAUERKRAUT in Kegs.
Finest CAVIARE and SARDELLES.
Fresh APPLES.
"Ne Plus Ultra” APPLE RINGS.
HICKORY NUTS.
PECAN NUTS,
BRAZIL NUTS,
PEA NUTS.
COMB HONEY in Frames. Pure Orange BLOSSOM HONEY. BROUGHAM'S TURKEY & TONGUE, Do. LUNCH TONGUE, Do-Compressed HAM L. MONEIL & LIBBY's Compressed
HAM.
L. MCNEIL & LIBBY'S Corned BEEF L MONEIL & LaBay's Compressed
TONGUE.
Green TURTLE, lib. and 2lb. tins. Boneless Spiced PIG'S FEET, Assorted Devilled MEAS.
Baked PORK and BEANS,
Intimations.
LOST.
PARCEL of MANILA LOTTERY A TICKETS ex Esmeralda from MANILA, November 11th, containing the following Numbers, for the December drawing :-
23 Tiskets,
No. 1,940 1,982
23
17.
2,623 2,645
28
"
3,708 3,790
23
4,397
4,419
23
13
5,848
5,870
24
"
6,196,
6,210
7.790
7,813
7
05
19
8,470
8,502
24
13
"
"
9,081 9,104
1
24
11
1
10,471
>>
10,494
24
79
" 11,496, 11,619.
THE CHINA MAIL..
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
Deo. 3, Chinkiang, British steamer, 799, 8. M. Orr, Shanghai Nov. 80, General,- STEMSSEN & Co.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW
No. 5120-DECEMBER 4, 1879;
| ROSENBERG, the publisher of a low London Mr Adkins, Consal at Newchwang, (bas Shipping.
print, called Town Talk, has been sentenced resigned, and fa coming home. If this is so it makes another one on the long list of Daylight.-Antenor leaves for Shaughal to 18 months' imprisonmout for libelling vaçanoles to be filled up. The promotions Mrs. Langtry, and Mrs. West. Rosenborg have all been decided on, we believe, hut insisted that Mr. Langtry was about to take the Foreign Office aro waiting for a deg
patch from Peking, on the subject. The delay, which we have commented on before, seems most unreasonable,
THE
wifo, and that the Prince of Wales was, it
Dec. 4, Peahatur, British steamer, 2800, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, proceedings in the Divorce Court against his C. A. White, Bombay Nov. 12, Galle 31, Penang 20, and Singapore 28, Malls and General.-P. & O. S. N. Oo.
Deo. 4, Puyew, Chinese steamer, 920, Croad, Shanghat Nov. 30, General-0. M. 9. N. Co.
Dec. 4, China, German steamer, from
Canton.
Deo. 4, midnight, Bowen, British steamer, 1500, Miller, Sydney Nov. 4, 12.55 p.m., Moreton Bay 8, 1.30 p.m., Keppel Bay 10, 12.35 a.m., Bowen 11, 4.12 A. m., Towns-
Established A. D. 1841.
香港大藥房
· A. 8. WATSON' & Co..
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETALL DRUGGIETA, IMPORTERS
OF
In the case of "Region . Hartley." or not a co-respondent, at any rate, interested the Hartley opium case," as it was in the case. The case has excited great generally styled, we hear that Mr Hartley interest at home and much satisfaction is bas resolved on appealing against both the decistoas of Mr H H. Wilkinson, of Fab. felt at the result. It is highly to be desired 20 and April 6 last year. We believe that that this lesson may have dus effect upon there is a point of law pending in each case. the "Society Journale" of the period; and that the reminder thus given to quasi-jour-
The Manila Government have been noti-ville 11, 5.15 p.m., Cooktown 18, 12.40 DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-nalists, to at least simulate the bearing of
fod of the Ines, and any Prizes which may be drawn on the above Tickets will not be paid.
The Finder will be suitably Rewarded, if necessary, by Returning the package to the Undersigned.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, November 29, 1879.
LOST- SMALL Black and Tan TERRIER, answers to the name of "PUNOR." Small white spot on breast.
Reward given if required. Address: No. 12, Praya Fast. Hongkong, November 18, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Oficere or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:---
Hazer Home, British barque, Capt._J._ Wm. Millican-Vogel & Co.,
OBERON, German barque, Captain S. 9. Schmidt.-Arnhold, Karber, & Co.
PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge.--
Melchers & Co.
HONGKONG, German 3-masted schooner, Captain Carl Dom.-Wisler & Co.
PEIKO, German barque, Capt. Soekamp.
CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER-Siemen & Co.
CAKES.
CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s SODA
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TER ORACKERS. WAFER BISCUITS por
Pound.
OATMEAL in Caska.
Fresh CORNMEAL
Cracked WHEAT.
BUCK WHEAT, RYE FLOUR. HOMINY.
Cutting's Assorted JELLIES in Glass
Pots.
CUTTING'S ANBorted DESSERT FRUITS.
Do.
QUEEN'S OLIVES,
Do.
Pickled LIMES,
Do.
Staffed PEPPERS.
Do.
ASPARAGUS.
Do.
Asst. Corned VEGETABLES.
Do.
Assorted PICKLES,
Do.
Assorted SAUCES,
White BEANS,
Spilt PEAS.
MESS' PORK and BEEF,
BORDEN'S Condensed MILK
(very fresh),
&c., $70.,
&c.
CROSSE & Blackwell's HOUSEHOLD STORES.
MULSOW's
· Assorted German SAUSAGES.
Do. Do. VEGETABLES. Long ASPARAGUS (very fine).
PHILIPPE & CANAUD'S
SARDINES.
Assorted PATES.
JOHN MOTR & SONS' Celebrated Family STORES. Game PIES, Veal and Ham PIES. Truffled SAUSAGES.
Cambridge SAUSAGES. Bologna SAUSAGES, Pork BAUSAGES.
SAVELOYS.
SALMON OUTLETS (in Indian Sauce),
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CARTRIDGES, &o, &.
October 18, 1779,
FRIMUS, Russian ship, Captain Th. W. Bergman.-Order.
UNDINE, German barque, Captain F. Kruse, Meichers & Co.
MOSES B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt. C. Hall Jardins, Matheson & Co.
ATUOLL, British steamer, Capt. Thom- son.-Geo. B. Stevens & Co.
To-day's Advertisements.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW and Ports on
the YANGTSZE.)
The Company's Steamship
"ÁNCHISES"
will be despatched on or about the 12th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, December 4, 1879.
FOR LONDON.
The A1 British Bark
Singapore 27 1.30 am, General 0185, p.m., Thursday Island 15, 4.36 p.m., and LIVINGSTON & Co.
Dec. 4, An-law, Chinese gunboat, from
Canton.
DEPARTURES.
Dec. 4, Carisbrooke, for Swatow and Amoy. 4 Kwangtung, for Coast Ports.
4, Kiungchow, for Holbow.
4, Zephyr, for Singapore.
4, halph M. Hayward, for, Whampoa.
4, Glenorchy, for Shanghai.
4, Achilles, for London, &c.
4, B,M,8, Egeria, for Amoy and Foo-
chow.
4, Fuyen, for Canton,
Chinkiang, for Canton.
CLEARED.
Antenor, for Shanghai. Atalanta, for London, &c. Paiho, for Whampoa.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Peshawur, for Hongkong: from
BITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLUF, AHERIDAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
ΟΙ
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Wateri The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 187€
at 8.85 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 1879.
gentlemen when posing before the public in their own columns, may have a salutary effect. The recent innovations of the class of newspaper referred to have been milita- ting against the respectability of journalism generally; and the punishment inflicted in this case will receive the approval of every respectable publio writer wherever ho may be found.
THE P. & 0. Coy, has been true to the reputation it has so long borge of rising
The publication of this issue commenced to the importance of the occasion in the case of a break-down or Accident. Indeed, it is the one consolation for the old Com pany, that such accidents enable it to show its real power and resources. When it was known that the Pekin which took the place of the Australia could not reach Brindisi until a week later than the date the Australia should have been there, the P. M. G. gave notice that the maile via Brindisi would he kept open till the 31st, to which date we have to-day advises from Home--35 days from London, a very smart passage.
BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL,"]
Southampton, Mr A. K. Tuson, R.N., (Per E. E. A. & O. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)
Capt. Woodhouse, and Mrs Glover; from Venice, Missos Kazeri, Danelli, and Cirof; from Bombay, Mrs Mascarenhas and native Bervant, and Mr S. Isaac; from Penang, Sergeant Locke, R.A., Mis Allen's amat, and 2 Chinese; from Singapore, Miss Wi- son, and 48 Chinese-For Shangbal; from Southampton, Mr R. Markes, Rev. Mr and
Mrs Ost, Mrs Robinson, child and 2 daugh- ters, Miss Herriott, Mrs Pickwood and 6 daughters, and Miss Paterson; from Venice, Misses La Zani, Beranloni, and Gaudial.
Per Chinkiung, from Shanghai, Mrs Parkhill and family, Messrs Campbell and Patterson, and 70 Chineze.
Mrs Miller, 2 Haropeans deck, and 135 Per Fayer, trom Shanghai, Mr Brown,
Chinese.
Per Bowen, from Sydney, &c., Dr. Wil- liams, and 850 Chinese..
DEPARTED.
Per Kuangtung, for Swatow, Mr Vinson, Per Kiungchole, for Hoihow, 84 Chinese. Per Achilles, for Straits, 300 Chiness. TO DEPART
Per Atalante, for Suez, Mr Bröckelmann.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Chinking reports: Left Shanghai at 0.15 am, on the 30th Nov., and grounded og the bar at Woosung at 2 a.m., remained their until 11 a.m.,
when floated and proceeded. Arrived at Hongkong at 11 p.m. the 8rd inst., bad moderate monsoon throughout.
LONDON, December 3.
Offers of mediation between China and Japan regarding Loochoo have been made.
Prince Gortschakoff is at Berlin.
OBITUARY.
John Arthur Roebuck,
HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL.
MEETING OF BUBSCRIBERS AND OTHERS. THIS AFTERNOON.
A meeting was held this afternoon, in the Library of St. Paul's College, unde the presidency of His Excellency the Go vernor, of subscribers and those interested in the proposal for the establishment of a There were present: Bishop Burdon, Sir Public School for European children.
John Smale, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. E. B. Gibb, T. Jackson, Esq., and A. Later, Esq., (who, with the Hon, mittee, appointed some time ago for the J. Russell, formed the provisional Com- purpose of ascertaining the amount of ang port that might be relied on from the Com and De Chalmers, Dr Eltel, and Mesars munity generally towards such a scheme), D. R. Crawford, T. O. Bayllar, Q.O., W Morgan, N. J. Ede and others. The spe. cial purpose of the meeting was to hear the report of the Provisional Committee and to elect a Permanent Committee to carry on the school.
The Chairman, as this was a purely business meeting, simply called on the Bishop, without preface, for his statement, His Excellency the other day in Bon- nection with an entirely different matter, be, the Governor, had bean good enough to volunteer to be present here to-day with The M., M. Anadyr, due nesta view to assisting those who had taken this scheme in hand. It had afterwards
Bishop Burdon said that on waiting on
week, brings the same. London dates.
But for the mishap concerning a portion King Alfonso was married on the 1st of the maile-which does not as yet appear to be attributable to the Company-the arrival instant.
of the Peshawur, on the due date for the Oct, 24th mail, with the 31st Oct. advices, and the cargo of the broken-down Australia, would have been one of the smartest things done by the P, & O. for many a long day. As it is, the credit is well deserved and decededly indicative of energetic manage mont, The Bombay Agent thus foretold the changes rendered necessary by the accident to the Australia:-
LOCAL AND GENERAL. The next Funsou MAIL may be expected here on Tuesday or Wednesday next by the M. 31. steamer Anadyr, which left Singapore
on the 8rd.
The next AMERICAN MAIL may be looked for here on or about the 14th instant by the P.M.S. City of Peking, which left San Fran- cisco on the 10th ult.
The following are the arrangements made to meet the break-down of the outward English mail steamer, of the 16th October, from Southampton, the
ustralia, whose
struck him, (bis Lordship) that there was perhaps a peculiar fitness la the Governor of the Colony presiding over this meeting here to-day. Several years ago a meeting Governor at which the feeling was rather was held, under the presidency of the then unfriendly to St. Paul's College, and it was considered that that Institution had failed in its duty in not carrying out the scheme which they were now combluing to carry out. That view was found. ed on a mistake. Somo hard things were to go into now. said which it would perhaps be better not.
Ho believed the feeling was different now. St. Paul's College was Bishop was tiod to use its funds for mission entirely a missionary Institution, and the
purposes. This proposed School, if it was. to come about, would have to be through The next INDIAN Man may be expected on or
voluntary subscriptions from the pablle, about Saturday next, the 6th inst., by the
He had very little to say to the present mail steamers Moray and Arratoon Apear.
He came in the name of the mesting. Provisional Committee to ask the meeting THE O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Anchites, out-crank shaft broke and reached Plymouth in
tow. The Kuisur-i-Hind, the following to accept its resignation and to appoint a ward bound, left Singapore for this port week's mail steamer, called in at Plymouth Permanent Committee. He would only yesterday evening (3rd);
for the Indian mails, and left on the 24th, say a few words as to the nature and ob Being a fast steamer she will push along, joct of the School, and perhaps that would and probably land those mails and her own be bent done by montioning the objections in Bombay on Monday, the 17th November, he had heard against it, and dealing with The Pekin was despatched at once from
them. He had written a good many London to Plymouth for the China and notes, as some of them might know, the P. and O. Steamer Teherun. The two Australian cargo, passengers and mails, and with regard to this scheme, and he would leave on the 25th. As she also is a
had got
One a variety of replies. fast boat, and the Tanjore takes on the was to the effect that it was not considered Australian mails, and the Peshatour the likely to be a very efficient scheme, and China ones from Galle, they will all give a
berefore the writer would not be willing very good account of themselves, and a very
to assist it. It was a pity if their object large proportion of the lost time will be a mistaker. There was no attempt in recovered. The despatch of the Nepast their minds to establish bere a Rugby, or a from Bombay to Calcutta, calling en route Shrewsbury, or anything like one great at the wreek of the Hindostan, will similarly publio schools; the material does not exist prevent any irregularity on the Caloutta here for it; but if they were to do nothing line.
Two racing ponies, the Gossoon and Lempe, and two griffins arrived here on Tuesday by
The British steamer Pehawur reports: ponies distinguished themselves at the re- Fine weather to Singapore, thence to Hougcent Autumn Mesting at Shanghai. kong moderate N. E. monsoon, with much rain at first.
The Chinese steamer Fuyew reports First part fresh N.E. wind and fine wos- ther to Breaker Point, thence to port light
airs and fine weather.
ELIZABETH CHILDS," LINDBERGH, Maator, will load hero for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, December 4, 1879.
HONGKONG AND QAINA GAS COM- | --------
PANY, LIMITED,
1HE Transfer BOOKS of this Company Tlf be CLOSED from the 20th. Inst. until the 3rd Proximo, both days included.
A. NEWTON, Manager. Hongkong, December 4, 1879.
HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS.
ja3
NI OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE at
Modorato Ratos, In FIRST-CLASS GODOWNS, under European supervision; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Wharf, on favorable Terms, with quick despatch, Also entire Gosowns to be let.
MEYER & Co.
ja4
Hongkong, December 4, 1879,
Jesidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND ASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONÒTION WITH TH
CENTRAL and INION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING. RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE
:
The 8. 8. GARLIC will be despatch.
ed for San Fransisco via Yokohama, WEDNESDAY, January 14th, 1880, at 3pm., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe,
Connection is "made at Tokohams, with Steamers from Shanghai.
Freight will be recatred on Board untli 4 p.m. of the 18th January. PAROEL PACKAGES Will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. sanse day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of samne is required.
A Rovorion is made on Return Paz- SAGE TICKETS
Consular Invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight Pamago, apply to the Agency of the - lompany, No. 37, Queen's Road Central,
H. M. BLANCHARD, Acting Agmt. Hongkong, Desember 6, 1879,
18
The British steamer Bowen reports: Experienced from Sydney to Singapore light variable winds and calms, and thence
mode ate N.E. monsoon.
1,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close For YOKOHAMA.-
Per S. S. China, To-morrow, the 5th inst Registry ceases at 3.15 p.m. Mail closes at 3.30 p.m.
Paid Cor. respondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet.
For SHANGHAI,-
Per S. S, Peshawar, To-morrow, the 5th inst. Registry centen at 4.46 pm. Mail closes at 5 p.m. Liste Letters received from 5.10 to 5.30 with 18 cents Late Fee. Paid Correspondence may then be posted in the moveable
box on board the Packet.
For MANILA.--
THE delivery of the English Mail was begun at 7.30 this morning. The letter portion only was despatched to Canton, and to Swa- tow, Amoy, and Foochow, by the Kwang- tung, which was waiting off North Point. The Pethaour brought the Australian Mail expected next week by French packet. It is feared soms mishap has taken place in the London Office, as many home letters are missing.
at all unless their fruits worn to be the very best fruits, he was afraid they would never improve things. Then it was said (L. & G. Express, Oct. 31.) Latest Mail Advices --Yokohama trid themselves were able to provide themselves the persons for whom they were taxing San Francisco) Sept. 20, Shanghai 10, the education they were doing their best to Foochow 9, Hongkong 16. The French give them for their children. Their efforts mail, with the advices dated as above, from concerned themselves with providing for China and the Straits Settlements, was the families of those who could not afford delivered, vin Naples, on the 22nd inst, to send them home or who are in such five days early. The Japan advices, via circumstances that it was not expedient to jan Francisco, were received on the 25th do so. Besides, as they knew, it was last. The next inward (P. and '0.) mail
in many cases not only the sending home was despatched from Brindisi on the 29th of the children but there was the great two days in advance of its due date. The England, our own home being here. There iust, and will reach London to-morrow, difficulty of finding a home for them in Messageries Maritimes steamer, Iraquaddy, was great diloulty and great expense to a boat's crew of the Commissariat Depart-with the following inward mail, left Suez be met in this. A third objection had bee
on the 28th inst., four days early. The made; which he sho ld like to do away ment, before her departure for the North. F. and O. Company's steamer Cathay, with with for ever. He would like to remove The Commissariat exew also stands in high the heavy portion of the last inward P. favor amongst boating connoisseurs and an the 27th inst.
and O. mail, arrived at Southampton on
H. M. §. Egeria, 4, Commander A. L. Doug ias, will shortly proceed Northwards. The bost's crews of this vessel have borne a high reputation in China waters for their rowing abilities, and we believe an effort is being made to pull off a match between them and
Per Diamante, at noon, on Saturday, the interesting race may be expected should the
6th inst.
For SWATOW.-
6th inst.
match be concluded.
Per Atholl, at noon, on Saturday, the Owing to want of space we are compelled to hold over our Police report till to-morrow. The only important cases before the Court were that against the man who was shot by
For SAIGON.-
Per Dale, at 2.30 p.to., on Saturday, the
6th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOOBOW.
Per Names, at 5 pm, on Saturday, the
6th inat,
For HIOGO, YOKOHAMA, AND NAGA-
SAKK ̈Fer Niigata Marü, at 6 p.m., on Friday,
the 12th Dec.
for good any idea that might be that any thing done in St. Paul's College was in any way in opposition to anything that exists, What teaching was done there now was for Obineas mainy; at first it was for Chinese only. When be first introduced the change he was sure there was no such ides in his mind; there was, if possible, less now. They occupied two spheres entirely different, as different as could be. There enough for each in its own sphere, was reom enough for both, and work Baldes he did not suppose the taking School would be likely to Interfere with sway of 20 or 25 boys from the Central
the success or usefulness of that School, sessors with Professor Legge were Pro There were parents in this Colony, he be fessor R. K, Douglas and Mr A. Wylie, lieved, who would hesitate to send their Iate of Shanghai. The papers from all the children in amongst such a crowd of Chi- students were remarkably creditable. nese. It was a school suitable for the mass Mr. Alfred Holt, of Liverpool, has entered of the children of the Colony, Chinese and into a contract with Mesars Scott and Co., others, but it was not suitable for our own shipbuilders, for the constraction of two children if we can get a better. Then, an steamers of about 2,000 tons barthen, to be other objection was made, that this was employed in the line between Liverpool, to be a Sectarian School. He entered a London, and the Far East,
good humoured protest against the The Rev. Edward Champneys Irwine, Church of England being considered M.A., Vicar of Hinton Admiral, in Hampa Sect at all (bear, hear.) And he shire, has been appointed Chaplain of the saxured them that no idea had ever English-speaking residents at Yokohama, entered his head of making the school-ha Japan.
would not say sectarian, but exclusive. right of parents of any religions to send He had never thought of taking away the their children to this school. Religion would naturally be taught in such a school
The berth at Hamburg is occupied at pre- sent by the following vessels: Hesperia, 8.5., Johanneen, for Penang, dro (to leave Nov. 6); Nautilus, Schueler; Formosa, Burg wardt; Carl Ritter, Jaoger, and Niagara, Kuhlmang, for Hongkong; Sea Nymphe, Skovmand, for Shanghal, and Slugapore (kng), for Japan.
The second santuation for the Davis an Indian Police Sergeant in Bonham StrandChinese Scholarship at the Oxford Univer West, on the morning of the 27th alt., who and it has been awarded to Mr W. B. alty took place on the 14th and 15th inst., has been committed for trial on a charge of Wilkinson, of Balliol College. The as- burglary; and that of a boy employed by Mr W. P. Moore, who was convicted of em- bezzlement, and was sent to gaol for three
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET-
months, and ordered to pay $30 amends to his master or suffer an additional three The British Contract Packet Teheran
will be despatched on SATURDAY, months' imprisonment. the 6th December, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and THE Messageries steamer Anadyr, with the Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlemente, Batavia, London Mail of the 31st October, left Buranah, Ceylon, India, Adan, Egypt, Galle on the morning of the 26th at 6 Malta, and Gibraltar.. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the o'clock, and was expected to reach Singapore Australian Colonies, E. or 8. Africa, on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning
this week. Intelligence has since been re-kong in June. ceived that she left Kingapore for this port
nor for Mauritius.
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, December 6:
Noon.-Diamante leaves for Manila, Noon-Atholl leaves for Swatow. Noon.--English Mail leaves for Forts
of Call and Europe. 9p.m.-Operatic Performance. SUNDAY, Desember 7 :---
Daylight.Namoa leaves for Coast Ports. WEDNESDAY, December 10:
9pm ---Meeting of Zetland Lodge, FRIDAY, December 12
4p.m.-Crusader leaves for Port Darwin,
Cooktown, dro
paid on the Prima Donna, which left Hong Twenty-five guineas premium have been
With reference to movements in the
vja Saigon on Turaday, the 2nd inst. She China Consular Service, we are enabled to as this; but the Bible would be his sole etate that the post of Chinese Secretary to text book, and the lessons to be derived
may therefore be looked for hers on Tuesday
Rezt.
Since the above was in type, we learn from the obliging Superintendent of the E. E. A. & Chins Telegraph Company that the Anadyr left Singapore at daylight yesterday (Wednesday, the 3rd inst.) The Anadyr is
the Legation at Peking, which, since the from it; and where any narrowness would | death of Mr Mayers has been filled as an be expected to come in he was at a loss to be conferred on Mr. E. Colborne Baber, for our own children, for our own people's acting appointment by Mr B. Brenan, will understand. The school would be chiefly who for some time past has been resident children, for the children of those who were in Chung-king. We believe, also, that Mr now in a difficulty as to what to do. There Hillier will take the post of Asalatant was the school under the Christian Brothers, Chinese Secretary, the offes which he is but and he was sure he might say this in now filling on an acting appointment. We the presence of his Excellency withou a fast boat, and if she imitates the Peada-presume that Mr H. P. Meulathis must be offence Protestanta prefaired to send their promoted, as one rraders will remember children to schools of their own just as wer, she may be here on the day we have that he was appointed to the Assistant Roman Cathoftes preferred to send their
Chinese Secretaryship. We aino bear that children to schoola of their own. καταφα,
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