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For Sale.

CHRISTMAS STORES.

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To-day's Advertisements.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ED. CHASTEL & Co.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

MARINE HOUSE, 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO., BEG to call attention to their NEW STOCK of WINES, SPIRITS & LUQU Popula

brands. Consisting of

recently Imported ex Late Arrivals, of the very Highest Class and most Popular BEG

EC to call attention to the following Now Supply of STORES, which they have Received

Er

QORDON CASTLE"

And Other Recent Arrivals.

CHRISTMAS CAKES, 4-lb., 5-lb. and

6-lb. each.

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

Pure AMERICAN CANDIES,

Pare Sooтou CANDIES.

DRAGEES. ALMONDS.

Fancy CHOCOLATES.

MASSON'S CHOCOLATE CREAMS. NOUGATINES.

Crystalized METZ FRUITS.

New Designs in COSAQUES.

"CETEWAYO's HAT BOX.”.

**MARQUERETE'S JEWEL CASKET." "GRANDMA'S BONNET BOX.”

"EDWIN and ANGELINA,"

&c., &c., &c,

SMYRNA FIGS.

Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS.

JORDAN ALMONDS.

BRAZIL NUTS.

PECAN NUTS.

HICKORY NUTS,

Cooking and Table PRENES.

Padding RAISINS and CURRANTS.

Candied PEEL.

MINCEMEAT in 1-lb. ttos,

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA.

CARRAWAY SEEDS.

SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA,

Amorica CREAM CHEESE.

SAP SAGE CHEESE.

LIMBURG CHEESE.

PINE APPLE CHEESE.

HAM TONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE,

WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, Oxroup, and

TRUFFLED SAUSAGES.

GAME PIES.

Potted MEATS.

Prime Yorkshire HAMS.

Prime Wiltabire BACON in tins & Canvas,

Pickled OX-TONGUES. OX-TONGUES in JELLY. TRUFFLES.

CALIFORNIA ROLL BUTTER. CUTTING's Canned DESSERT FRUITS..

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS.

St. Emilion.

Margaux.

OLARETS.

Chateau Palmer.

Fontet-Canet.

WHITE WINES.

Sauterner.

Graves.

Barrac.

Chateau Latour Blanche. Chateau Yquem

Hochheimer.

&o, &,

20.

Chateau Léoville.

Chateau Larose.

Chateau Richelleu.

Chateau Lafite.

BURGUNDIES..

CHAMBERTIN,

MANEANILLA

BEAUNE.

SHERRIES,

VINO DE PASTO.

AMONTILLADO.

Man. V

POMMARD.

FINE OLD PORT WINES.

CHAMPAGNÉS.

CLICQUOT PONSARDIN,

THEOPHILE ROEDERER & Co.

B. & E. PERRIER

JAS, HENNESSY's *, *** and CUTLER PALMER'S **, ***; **** BRANDIES.

Fine Old GLENLIVET SCOTCH WHISKY.

KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.

Fine Old BOURDON WHISKY,

SWAINE & BOORD'S OLD TOM GIN.

JOHN DE KUTPER'S HOLLAND GENEVA. MACKENZIE BROTHERS' PURE HIGHLAND MALT WHISKY (Dalmore Distillery), a specially selected Blend of 10 years OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. LIQUEURS,

do..

&c.

CHARTREUSE, CURACAO, ANISETTE, CREME DE VANILLE, CREME DEMOKA,

to.,

ED. CHASTEL & Co.

Hongkong, December 22, 1879.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. The Steamship

"DOUGLAS,"

Capt. Youre, will be de spatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 25th Inst., at Day- light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, December 22, 1879.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL

The Company's Steamship

"ANCHISES,"

·Captala C. JacKSON, will be despatched on or about the

7th January, 1880.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, December 22, 1879.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S. 8. "PAKASAGO MARU," FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

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

Cargo Impeding the discharge or re CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER 3rd Instant, will be landed and stored at malolog on board after TUESDAY, the

CAKES.

MILK BISCUITS,

ALPHABET BISCUITS.

OYSTER BISCUITS,

WAFER BISCUITS,

SODA BISCUITS.

Consigness' expense and risk,

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

MITSU BISHI MAIL S. S. Co.,

6, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, December 22, 1879, de29

NOTICE.

undermentioned OF.

THE under OLO SEURANO Olle

First-class and Medhim CHAMPAGNES, Business upon CHRISTMAS DAY (the

Pints and Quarts.

HOCK.

SAUTERNES,

CLARET.

Five Old Pale PORT, 1848.

SACCONE'S Pale Dry SHERRY.

Do.

Amontilado SHERRY.

LA GRANDE MARQUE CHARTREUSE,

Pints and Quarts.

MARASCHINO DE ZARA,

CURACAO.

Fine Old BouRBON WHISKY.

SCOTCH and IRISH WHISKIES. BASS'S ALE Bottled by CAMERON and

SAUNDERS, Pints and Quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT Bottled by E. & J.

BURKE, Pints and Quarta.

Specially Selected CIGARS.

Princess CHEROOTS.

Cavite CHEROOTS.

Princess CIGARS.

Cavite CIGARS.

Aroceros CIGARS.

Vegueros CIGARS.

Choice No. 1 Fortia CIGARS in Boxes

of 100.

Choice No. 3 Meisig CHEROOTS.

Cholce No. 3 Fortin CIGARS,

PRESENTATION BOOKS.

SCIENTIFIC WORKS,

25th inst.), the 26th inst, ; and upon Ist January next.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agente,

Canton Insurance Office.

General Managers,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

FOR NINGPO & SHANGHAL

The Steamship

"CHINA,”

jab

Captain ACKERMANN, will be do- spatched for the above Ports TO. MORROW, the 23rd Inst., at 11 a.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, December 22, 1879.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

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Deo. 21, Ocus, French steamer, 2374, Rapatol, Shanghai Dec. 19, Mails and General-MESSAGERIES MAKITIMES.

Dec. 21, Fanais, French steamer, 1000, de la Marcelle, Yokohama Dec. 15, Mails and General.-MESSAGERICS MARITIMES,

No. 135-DECEMBER 22, 1879.

points to a compromise of the difficulty in the night box after 5p.m. on Wodner- which has previously been noted as the day, or sent to the Post Office, with s suggestion of Governor Hennessy-viz., the collection in this Colony of the Chi- special request for retarded delivery. nese revenues on opium and other goods

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessele, during their stay exported hence to non-Treaty porte. Pivara Foter Hardy, of the 27th Regt, in Hongkong Harbour:-

Even this measure, however, is regarded and one Chung Aki, a waiter in the can- Melchers & Co.

PALMA, German barque, Capt. Bingo.-by the Plenipotentiary as but a partial teen, Murray Barracke, have been arrested remedy-"It does not follow that it and are charged with committing an 9008- HONGKOND, German 3-masted schooner, would at once be abated, for, constituted taral offence. Tho care was heard to day Captain Carl Oom,-Wieler & Co.

sa they now are, the Collectorates of the

Prine, German barque, Capt. Seekamp.

-Siemsien & Co.

MOSES B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt, Q. Hall --Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Empire have their own reasons for pre- before O. V. Creagh, Esq., but the evidence ferring measures by which they may be is unfit for publication. The further hear privately advantaged to measures that Ing will be held to-morrow. will only advantage the revenue." This

ALICE REED, American barque, Capt. J. is a confession which might be calculated A COURT of Enquiry assembled in the Gar

B. Kilbean. Melchers & Co.

ANY TURNER, American barque, Captain

A. W. Newell.-Russell & Co.

LAUERL, Eritish barque, Capt. Johnson, -Gibb, Livingaton & Co.

MIDDLESEX, Britlah barque, Captain A.

Walsh.-Borneo Company,

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping...

11 s.m.--China leaves for Ningpo, do, Anction.

Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mr G.

R. Lammert, at his Sales Rooms.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥品

A. S. WATSON & O..

FAMILY & DISPENSING OHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS,

IMPORTERS

OP

to influence a man of firm character to

take a strong view of the position; but rison Library this morning, under the the greater the unfairness of the Chinese presidency of Colonel Stuart, R. E., to in- side, the greater would seem to be the vestigate into the circumstances attending determination of Sir Thomas Wade (the the accident at Stonecutters Island on the

representative of British interests) quietly 16th inst. The proceedings, being simply to place anch injustice to the credit of for the information. of H. E. the Major the Chinese and the disadvantage of his

countrymen. Sir Thomas concludes his General Commanding, are not open to the letter to the Chamber of Commerce with public. the assurance that he shall feel the

a dinner in the New Temperance Hall on their return in the evening. The party purpose starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and expect to return by 5 in the evening. Members and frionde can obtain toketa from the committee or from the

sincerest pleasure in advocating any Tux members of the Hongkong and Victoria measure (of this compromising kind) Lodge of Good Templars have made that the mercantile community of Hongkong may bring forward. This Island on Ohristmas day, to be followed by arrangements for an excursion round the must, presume, refer to some scheme which the Minister fancies may be in process of incubation by Mr Pope Hen- neasy; and, as we have previously stated, the community will be only too glad to hear of any movement being made in this direction. If, however, it be as littlo satisfactory as that sketched or ra- ther hinted at by Sir Thomas-that is Bay, if the "Collectorates of the Em. pire" persist in preferring other means of exactions over and above those met. In the case of Sanda v. Forbes before the any mich scheme we are afraid that a

to

manager of the Temperance Hall up to the 23rd Inst, price $1.50.

Full Court to-day leave was granted to Mrs

DRUGGISTS' Sundries, Nursery Requi- proper solution of the Blockade dificulty Bands to raise an action against the Hong

AITES, TOILET REQUISITES, English, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDIVINES MANUFACTURERS

03

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

Dec. 21, Diamante, British steamer, 514,4 E. Thsband, Amoy Dec. 20, General. RUSSELL & Co..

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Deo. 21, Fring-shun, Chinese steamer, 865, Andrew, Shanghal Dec. 18, General-0. THE CHINA MAIL.

| M, S. N, Co,

Des. 21, Chinkiang, British steamer, 799, 9. N. Orr, Shanghai Dec. 17, General. SIEMSSEN & Co.

Canton,

Deo. 21, China, German steamer, from Dev. 21, Takasago Maru, Japanese str., 1230, C. Young, Yokohama Dec. 13, and Kobe 16, GeneralMITSU BISHI M. S. S.

Co

Deo. 21, Friedrich, for Saigon

31, Hochung, for Shangbai. 21, Namoa, for Coast Ports.

DEPARTURES.

21, Joachim Christian, for Manila.

is as yet a long way off,

CHINESE NOTES. Chinese Magistrates are supposed to effect from the receipt of their orders. If within the arrest of criminals within one month one month the criminals are not arrested, officers to assist in organising a pursuit, the Magistrates petition all their superior Ch], and two months are allow ed for this. If, after the expiry of these two months, the thieves are not arrested,

kong and Whampoa Dock Coy. for specific performance of contract. The Bands and MacDonald slips were sold to the Compapy

both of them. It had been agreed that she and the Company desired to remove one or

it was resolved to move them she was offered was to have a mortgage on them, and when

mortgage on other lands. This she refused. The co-executor appeared (Mr Hayllar, Q.0. instructed by Mosers Brereton and Wotton) The publication of this issue commenced the Magistrato has black mark No. 1, 8.20 p.m.

[ placed against his name, and is and without supporting the motion in any fined 3 wonthe (nominal) salary. If after way had no obj otlon to make, Order three further months he has not succeeded was also made for the preparation of a in arreating the offenders, black mark No. 2, statement of the income scoumulated and [=], is placed against his name, and accumulating from the estate to Mrs Bands, be is fined & months' salary. If after six The Chief Justice remarked that it was hard months more no arrests are made, bisok mark No. 3, [3], is placed against his not a lady entitled to an estate of over name, and he is fined nine months' salary, $100,000 should be without funds for such If after another nine months the criminala a paried as bad elapsed in this case without are still at large, black mark No. 4, any payment to her. [4], is placed against his name, and

HONGKONG, YONDAY, DEC. 22, 1879.

IN April last, when the Chamber of Commerce deputation was received by Sir Thomas Wade, H. M. Minister to Poking, at a private interview in this Colony, we freely characterised the inci- dent as-a-mistake. Without being in a position to question the accuracy of Sir he is liable to lose his button, and be left on the 10th, John M'Bride, failing to find Thomas Wade's version of what took at ble post for the purpose of arresting the place at that conversational meeting, it criticals, whilst another Magistrate holds security for bis future good behaviour, was is evident from his letter (which is now

his goal. he fines of salary, as explained ordered by Mr Dohmen, acting assistant 21, Ben Gloe, for Singapore and New at our disposal for publication, and will fearth penalty is seldom visited upon an in a previous Note, are nominal, and the appear to-morrow), that the British Min-officer of any adroitness; but if he wants ister himself can merely recite his recol-promotion, or leave of abserce, or any other lections of what was said on that occa favour, he has small chance of success sion. It is so far satisfactory, however, until the penalties have been purged, that Sir Thomas took the trouble to place on record his idea of what occurred, that the Board of War may communicate

It seems from a recent Peking Gazette fused. Mr M'Bride is rather a lively youth. because the slender hopes held out by directly with a District Magistrate under He has been wandering about the settlement the British Envoy Extraordinary to the form, which appears to be a and Bluff for months past in idleness and the Hongkong Community seem to have so diminished the interest felt safe-conduct of funds passing through the twice convicted and on the last occasion was sort of warrant having reference to the almost constant drunkenness. He has been Magistrate's jurisdiction to Peking.

York,

21, Gartmorn, for Manila.

21, Chinkiang, for Canton. 21, Fung-shus, for Canton. 22, Teucer, for Amoy.

22, Yungching, for Swatow, &c. 22, Diamante, for Manila,

CLEARED.

Jessie McDonald, for London.

Queen of India, for London, Belted Will, for Cebu.

the

China, for Ningpo and Shanghal Thoon Kramom, for Bangkok.

For the Union Insurance Society of Canton,

N. J. EDF, Secretary.

REGINALD D. STARKEY,

Fottung, for Swatow.

Iphigenia, for New York, Hongkong, for Manila Kiungchow, for Hoihow,

PASSENGERS. ABRIVED.

For the North-China Insurance Company, Mrs G. E. Thourton, Mr and Mrs Bates Per Oxus, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, and child, Mesare A. Carvalho, J. Senna, W. R. Eastlack, Mrs A. Sanches, Mr and Mrs Sanches and child, and 8 Chinese; for Marseilles Capte. Larz and Paul, R.Nay Mesars E. Cousins and child, L. Bryner, N. P-Ayme, and Jas. Walter.

Acting Agent. RUSSELL & Co., Agents, Yangteze Insurance Association.

W. H. RAY, Secretary, China Traders' Insurance Co., Limited, The China Fire Insurance Co., Limited,

JAMES B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary.

J. BRADLEE SMITH, Secretary, The Chinese Insurance Co., Limited. Hongkong, December 22, 1879. de25

THE

~PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned has received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY,

the 24th December, 1879, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,-

in his observations that no one else has taken the trouble to put them into any shape whatever. It may be convenient, in the meantime, to note one or two of the more important remarks that fell from Sir Thomas Wade on 7th April last. He had then, he said, "been already prepared to take up the imperfect

Judge, Yokohama, to be deported by the next English mail steamer to Hongkong. Prisoner applied that some tobacco be alley- ed him, but as this was contrary to the rules of the gaol, the application was re

sentenced to a fine of $10, or in default to

A document called as a Memor.be imprisoned for seven days; also to find record prezented to the Throne by a num- deported. andum thrust by one Memorialist into a security for his future good behaviour or be ber of Memoriallata collectively.

Being unable to pay the fine McBride was, of course, sent to prison; and fulfilment of the Transit-Duty stipula after the winter solstice, [, exclud-sach a noted charseter, the Yokohama com- The festival of is always 106 days security for the future good behaviour of as no person could be found willing to be tions in Kwangtung or elsewhere." "And

he did so, amongst other reasons, "being the latter but Including the former day,munity has been relieved of one at least of cause, looking forward, he believes that This mode of calculating dates is that there is no means so certain to improve practised by the English Law. our political-relations with China as multiplication of points of contact." As,

the seamps and vagrants who are such into- lerablo pests. Hengkong is now saddled with is a very puzzling character. It him. There was a man of the same name

here some months ago, why regularly ap peared day by day at the Police Court and was fined for being drunk and incapable

however, what the Minister calls "a appears to be known to the Foochow constant watchfulness of opportunities colloquial larguage as t'aż, "a hurricane," to obtain the concession we so desire" though no orthodox dictionary recognizes

Por Tanais, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Mrs Turner; for Suez, Mr Wolb farth; for Naples, Messrs Moretti, Buselvi nd, Esposito, Zanzarelli, and Amendola; for Marseilles, Mesara Wong, Alvarez, whatever that may mean practically it. The Hakkes call a hurricane a t'ai Chonest de Montaudin, de Hemptinne, and is all that was promised, it is not Morgan.

Per Takasago Maru, from Yokohama, &c., Mr E. B. Jorey, 10 Chinese, and 1 Japanese female,

Per Diamante, from Amoy, 75 Chinese, and 2 Europeans deck.

Por Chinking, from Shanghai, 30 Chi-

mese.

DEPARTED.. Per Namoa, for Amoy, Mr J. Grant, Per Hochung, for Shanghai, 30 Chinéte. Per Fungching, for Swatow, 180 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

fung. The Peking Gazette makes use of the surprising that so little has since been character in the combination which heard of this subject during the latter the Pekingese often read t'ai-pei. The lat half of the expiring year..

and refusing to pay chair-hire.

We bave to acknowledge receipt of “The Nautical Pocket-Manual" for 1880,

ter character, however, is chu, in Cantoness Touching the Blockade of this port there is nothing that can be called really colloquial Kau", "a typhoon." Owing to miracle of neatness and compendiousness, novel in the memorandum of Sir Thomas the similarity between and the beautifully bound and altogether admirably Wade. He expresses sympathy with Pekingese have fallen into a vulgar error.got-up, issued by Mesars Kelly and Walsh. the community in the embarrassment, Tsai and t'ai are often confused, as in soi, It Is peculiarly a Shanghat Manual, con annoyance, and humiliation caused by [], "moas," often called by the Cantatulog the Shanghai Tide Tables, Customs the blockading Customs stations and tonese te'oi. The derivation of the word Signals, Woosung Bar Signals &o. for 1880 cruisers. He goes back to Captain

An Invoice of JAPANESE POR CELAIN WARE, and CHINESE LACQUERED WARE, &o, compri-porte:

The Japanese steamer Takasago Maru re. Elliot's proclamation that Hongkong typhoon from the greek rug or gay does but has also a mass of extra general In- sing

p., fine weather; left Kobe on the inference pretty clearly that, because the word into Siam and Malacca, whenca.

Left Yokohama Dec. 18th at 4 should be a free port; and draws the not seem to as satisfactorily established, formation valuable to every merchant and

The Foechow traders may baye introduced of great service on an editor's table. Breakfast and Tea Sets, Vases, Jars, Inland Ses. Cleared the Inland Sea at 8 subsequent treaties with China did not the Portuguese traders would bave pleked

16th at 6 am., westerly gale in the Bowls, Plates, Cups, &c.

a., on the 17th, calm for 36 hours; thence reiterate this freedom of the Port, the it up. Glove Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Cigar strong N. W. and N. E monsoon. Arrived position of the Colonists is thereby ren

in Hongkong on 21st at 4.30 p.m. On the dored almost untenable. Because Sir 30th at 8 a.m. off Turnabout, met the P. & Henry Pottinger and Lord Elgin did O. steamer Sunda bound N. É.

not define the freedom of the port of Hongkong to mean, "the exemption from taxation by the Chinese Govern ment of junks trading between. Hong.

WORKS of REFERENCE.

SCHOOL BOOKS,

Boxes..

CHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS.

NOVELS.

ATLASES.

HISTORIES.

DICTIONARIES.

OLLENDORFF'S METHOD for Learning

FEENOH and SPANISH, DE, AH'S METHOD for Learning GEE-

MAN and FRENCE.

ASHER'S MODEL BOOKS of FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE, GERMAN, FRESCH and SPANISH.! **NORTH CHINA HRBALD” DATE

BLOCK for 1880,

NEW SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, in 5 and

10 Catty Boxes, Hongkong, December 16, 1879.

&o.

ko.,-

&C TERMS OF SALE,-As customary.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, Dec. 22, 1879.

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"OUR BOYS"

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For NINGPO & SHANGHAL----

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE Holy Father has just confirmed the unanimous election of the Reverend Father Bonaventure Soldatisch, a Dalmatian, and Rector of the Church of Padua, to the The next FRENCH MAL may be expected to of St. Francis ; also the election that bas charge of General of the Conventual Minors arrive on or about Christmas Day, by the taken place at Rome, of the new Master General of the order of St. Dominio, in the The O. & 0. §. 8. Opennic arrived in Lon-person of the Rev. Fr. Joseph Mary Lar-

M. M. steamer Petho.

Per China, at 10,30 am. To-morrow, the Kong and the Coast of China," Sir Thoms doo on Thursday, the 4th inst,

23rd Inst.

Wade asks the Chamber to believe that RAMATIC COMPANY. For SWATOW-

these (his predecessors) were tacit up- Miss EMILY BLAIN,

comprising the following Artistes-

Fer Yottung, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the holders of the principle the high-handed Tas M. M. steamer Feiho left Salgon yes 23rd inst., Justead of as previously application of which is now generally terday morning at 6 o'clock for Hongkong, notified.

known as the Blockade. This reasoning and passed Cape St. James at 11.15 a.m. For BWATOW, AMOY, & FOOOHOW.-will sound strangely in the ears of those Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, who have carefully followed the dis

the 24th inst

MISS MINNIE NORDT,

MBS. NORVILLE,

MESSES FRANK STUART, GEO. NORVILLE,

G. CROFTON, AND -

HARRY FRANKLIN, Will arrive EARLY in JANUARY, and will give THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY.

Full Particulars in future Advertisements.

GEO. NORVILLE,

Business Manager. Hongkong, December 22, 1378.

For HIOGO, YOKOHAMA, AND NAGA. Cussion on this subject. If we mistake M Wong Uwan, a Straits-born Chinaman,

- SAKI.—

not, the real points advanced by the late compradore to the P. & O. Company Per Takasago Maru, at 5 p.m., on Fri-Colonists have been, that no tariff han at Yokohama, has arrived in Hongkong on

day, the 26th inst.

ever been published of the taxes thus his way to England for the purpose of For BANGKOK.-

Per Bajanattianuhar, at 5 p.m., on Fr import duties ought to be levied at the

levied on native junks, and that these studying for the Bar.

day, the 26th Init, For SAIGON.-

place of import. But the British Mi-

roca, a Spaniard, of the Convent of St. John the Baptist of Coriss, ex-Speium of the Vicar General and Provincial of Greece, in the Philippine Islands. Father Larroos actually Visitor of the Dominican Province was born in 1818, has had the Dominiosa habit for 49 years and is the 76th Master General of the Order St. Dominia. He is at present in Hongkong, on his way to Roma Catholic Register.

WITH reference to the Portuguese Trosty with China, the Journal des Colonias of 9th October last said -

Mr Samichla, ex-Deputy for Macao,

Per Bombay, at 4.80 p.m., on Saturday,nister's remarks are not only somewhat Team will be a local delivery from the Post who has always taken at heart the welfare the 27th inst, instead of as pre- vague, but they are scarcely ingenuous Office on Christmas Day at 3 am. Cor-f that colony, has had an interview on the viously notified.

Notwithstanding, Sir Thoman clearly respondance intended for it must be posted | Affairs, Mr Breangamp, regarding the treaty 7th instant with the Minister for Foreign