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For Sale.

CHRISTMAS STORES.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., BEG

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

Ex "GORDON CASTLE"

And Other Recent Arrivals.

CHRISTMAS CAKES, 4-lb., 6-lb. and

6-lb. enoh.

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDINGS. Pure AMERICAN CANDIES,

Pure Sooтch. CANDIES.

DRAGEES. ALMONDS.

Fancy CHOCOLATES.

"

Masson's CHOCOLATE CREAMS. NOUGATINES.

Crystalized METZ FRUITS. New Designs In CUSAQUES, "CETEWAYO'S HAT BOX."

**MARQUEBETE'S JEWEL CASKET."

"GRANDMA'S BONNET BOX"

"EDWIN and ANGELINA.”

dc., &c.

SMYRNA FIGS:

Soc.,

་

Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS,

JORDAN ALMONDS.

BRAZIL NUTS.

PECAN NUTS.

HICKORY NUTS,

Cooking and Table FRUNES.

Pudding RAISINS and CURRANTS,

Candied. FEEL.

MINUEMEAT in 1-lb. tins.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA,

CARRAWAY SEEDS.

~SUAWEITZER'S COCOATINA,

American CREAM CHEESE.

SAP SAGE CHEESE,

LIMBURG CHEESE. PINE APPLE CHEESE.

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Mr. GRABE in our Firm CEASED, by Expiration of Contrast, on the 31st of December, 1879,

Mr O. GRABE will Continue to SGN our Firm until 8Lat May of 1880.

Dato.

Mr GUSTAV FISCHER has been Ad mitted a PARTNER in our Firm from this

E. MEYER & Co. Tientsin, Jat of January, 1880,

THE

NOTICE.

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THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY OF Mr LEONHARD STAEL in our Firm CRASED on the 31st December last,

Mr F. O. DITTMER is authorized to SIGN our Firm per Procuration.

HESSE & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1880.

NOTICE.

Tself at the Premises formerly occupied Undersigned has established him-

by LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co., Peddar's Wharf, as

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND

COMMISSION AGENT.

All GOODS latrusted for SALE will be fully covered by FIRE INSURANCE.

G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, July 1, 1879.

NOTICE.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

CLEARED.

Amoy, for Shangbal.' Thales, for Amoy. Albay, for Amoy, dro. Danibe, for Salgen. Kiungchow, for Etelhow,

Primus, for Mantis.

B. M. Hayward, for New York.

:

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per China, from Shanghal, Captain Taonloa's, and 11 Chineza.

Per Fottung, from Bwatow, 173 Chinese,

DEPARTED.

Per Glenfinlas, for Shanghai, Mr and Mrs

Brown,

Per Consolation, for Bangkok, 184 Chi- nest.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Yottung reports: Strong N.E. monsoon throughout.

The German steamer China reports: Loft Shanghal on the 3rd inst. at 2 a.m., arrived at Hongkong on the 6th at 4 p.m.; had fine weather and fresh monsoon all the way.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For MANILA.-

Per A.C.M.S. Vencedora, at 0.50 a..

To-morrow, the 7th lost.

For AMOY, TAMSUI, AND TAIWAN.---| Por Albay, at 11.30 a.m., on Wednesday,.

the 7th Inst

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOODHOW.-- Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 7th inst..

THE Undersigned have been appofuted For SOURABAYA, PORT DARWIN,

THE Under to the NEW YORK BOARD

OF UNDERWRITERS,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

RECORD OF AFRICAN AND FOREIGN

SHIPPING.

Agente,

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

Bongkong, Sopt. 3, 1879.

Not Responsible for Debts.

32e80

COOKTOWN, AND SYDNEY.- Per Crusader, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, the 7th Inst., instead of as previously notified.

For SAIGON,-

Per Charlton, at 4.80 p.m., on Thursday,

the 8th last.

For MANILA-

Per Diamante, at 11.80 a.m., on Friday,

the 9th just.

For JAPAN via KOBE.-

Per Niigata Maru, at 5 p.m., on Friday,

the 9th January,

MAILS BY HD FRENCH PACKET.**

HAMTONGUE & OHICKEN SAUSAGE aither the Captain, the Agenis, nor The French Contract Packet Anadyr will

WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and

TRUFFLED SAUSAGES,

GAME PIES,

Potted MHATS.

Prime Yorkshire HAMS.

Prime Wiltshire BACON in tins & Canvas. Pickled OX-TONQUES. OX-TONGUES in JELLY.

TRUFFLES.

CALIFORNIA ROLL BUTTER. CUTTINO's Canned DESSERT FRUITS.

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS, CALIFORNIA CRAOKEB Co.'s GINGER

CAKES.

MILK BISCUITS,

ALPHABET BISCUITS.

OYSTER BISCUITS.

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

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

PRINO, German barque, Capt. Seekamp.

-Stensson & Uo.

MOSES B. Town, American barkentine, Capt. C. Hall-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

ALICE REED, American barque, Capt. J. H. Kilbeau-Melchers & Co.

AMY TURNER, Amerlesn barque, Captain A. W. Nowell-Russell & Co.

MIDDLESEX, British barque, Captain' A. Walsh.-Borneo Company.

GARIBALDI, American barque, Capt. T. J. Forbes.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

PRINCE FREDERICK, British ship, Capt.

John Clague.-Vogel & Co.

be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th January, with Maile to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bon- bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandría. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &c.

HOURS FOR CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS.

The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by both the British and Fronch Contract Packeta:-

Day of Departure,-

ŏ

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping. Noon.-Albay leaves for Amoy, de.. 11 p.m.-French Mail leaves for Port

ut Call and Europe.

Tenders Close.

Tenders for Painting and Colouring, to be sent in to Naval Storckteper's by Noon,

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, January 8:--

· Daylight.—Douglas leaves for Coast

Ports.

M.

[No. 5146.- JANUARY 6, 1880.

Conference agreement was well known | Me Robert Melling, boatswain of hay Ma at home, while the despatch of | jesty's Naval Yard, la about to retire from orders to cancel the rules abroad was the Service, baving attalood the age of 55 also communicated to all concerned in England.

Anyhow, it seems to years, 38 of which he has spent in the us most unlikely that an order should Navy, Mr Melling joined the Șt. Vincent be given to cancel rule in the as first-class boy in 1847, and has passed East before the 31st of March, if the through the various grades of promotion Combination had been renewed at the till reaching his present rating of first end of the year. We conclude, there class boatswain; bis first warrant bears fore, that the Agreement has lapsed, as affecting Outward as well as Homeward date May 1859: Mr Melling frat visited shipments.

Chins in 1843 and was present at aevoral

It is beyond a doubt that the manner | of Rajah Brooke's skirmishes with pirates In which this Conference business was in Sarawak. He also served in the Baltic 2 p.m.-Chariton leaves for Baigon, managed has been universally condemn during the Crimean War, (medal), returning FRIDAY, January 9:

ed-alike by shippers and steamer again to China in the Transit, which wa Noon.-Diamante leaves for Manila.

agentein the East. Indeed, somewrecked in the Straits of Banon In 1867; 2 p.m.--Auction of Books at Mr J. difficulty has been throughout experienc- he has served in the Naval Yard over

Armstrong's Sales Rooms.

ed here in realizing that such supreme alace, being the first of his rank appointed SATURDAY, January 10 :—--

folly could have been connived at by to duty-sahore hose. His successor, Mr Daylight.-Mitsu Bishi Mall leaves for some of the larger companica included in in 1861 and attained the rank of boatswain John Cullinan, joined as a naval apprentice the list of signatories. That some in 1862. He served in the Black Sea on rangement as to freights was not only board the Rodney and Royal Albert and $ p.m.---Occidental à Oriental 3. §. Co.'s desirable but necessary had been admit--was present at the bombardment of Kin- Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Santed on all hands; but, as Mr Duncanson burn and fall of Sevastopol, (Crimean and Francleto. II p.m.-English Mall leaves for Port have been successfully made in one way Nov. 1874, in H.M.8. Fictor Emanuel, in sensibly put it, that arrangement could Turkiab medals with clasp for Sevastopol). Mr Cullinans arrived in Hongkong on 4th of Call and Europe.

only, viz, fairly and openly in consulta which ship he has continued to do the duty FRIDAY, January 16;-

tion with shippers, That course is the of boatswain dince that date. Mr Cullinane one which no doubt will now bo-follow has achieved some local fame for his

Yokohama vla Kobé,

WEDNESDAY, January 14 :—

2 p.m.-Auction of German brig Carl, FRIDAY, January 23 :—

9 p.m.-"Sorcster" at the City Hall, BATURDAY, January 24 :-----

Noon.---Menmuir leaves for Singapore,

Brisbane, &c.

THE

ed, and that in a manner satisfactory to successful efforts at the City Hall in all parties. There is littlo question arranging the ornaments on festiva cosa. about the power of the great stem-linesstons, as well as in prompt attendance with to secure a fair amount of remuneration working parties on the many outbreaks of for their carrying services, if they will fire that we have had during the last few but go about it in a fair and conciliatory spirit; and while this object can be the Ware glad to note the seappearance of

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, more readily attained with the prospecta

Established A.D, 1841,

香港大蔡

A. S. WATSON & Co..

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRYGGISTS, *IMPORTERS

Druseista' SUNDRIES, Numanly Requi. BITES, TOILET Requisires, ExaLIIT, AMERICAN, ANd Prenom ParENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

or

Sods Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision." Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con- ault the files of local, Chins, Japan, American, Engllab, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are favited to call at the "Qui MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are from to-day filed for reference, Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1880.

The publication of this issue commenced

F. M.-Money Order Office closeD. * ́ 5.30 p.m.-Post Office closes til 8 P.M., | at 7.55 p.m.

except the NIGHT Box, which is

KATIE. FLICKINGER, Amer. barkentine, Capt., Gilman,Russell & Co.

8

9

SODA BISCUITS,

WAFER BISCUITS.

First-class and Medium CHAMPAGNES,

Pints and Quarts.

HOOK.

SAUTERNES.

CLARET.

Fine Old Pale PORT, 1848.

SACOONE'S Pals Dry SUERRY.

Do Amontilado SHEKRY.

LA GRANDE MARQUE CHARTREUSE

Piuts and Quarts. MARASCHINO DE ZARA.

CURACAO,

Fine Old BovRBON WHISKY.

Scores and Intan WHISKIES. BASS'S ALE Bottled by CAMERON and

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

BUEKE, Plats and Quarta,

T

Specially Selected CIGARS.

Princess OHEROOTS,

Cavite OHEROOTS.

Princess CIGARS.

Cavite CIGARS

Arocaros CIGARS,

Vegueros CIGARS,

Choice No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Boxes

of 100.

Choice No. 3 Meisig CHEROOTS,

Cholce No. 3 Fortin CIGARS,

PRESENTATION BOOKS.

SCIENTIFIC. WORKS.

WORKS of REFERENCE.

SCHOOL BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS,

NOVELS.

ATLASES.

HISTORIES.

ریچھ

DICTIONARIES. OLLENDORFF'S METHOD for Learning

FERNOR and SFABIOL

DR. ARN'S METHOD for Learning GER

MAN and FRENCH.

ASHER'S MODEL BOOKS of FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE, GZEMAN, FRENCH and SPANIBIL, **NORTH CHINA. HERALD" DATE

BLOCK for 1880,

NEW SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, in 5 and

10 Catty Boxes, Hongkong, Depamber 15, 1879,

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE CALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON;

ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship KAISAR-I-HIND, Capt. MeTVEN, will leave this on WEDNESDAY, the 14th Instant, at 11 p.m.

For further Particulars, apply to

A. MoIVER, Superintendent.

Hongkong, January 6, 1880.

10

always open out of Office hours. P.M.-Post Office.opens.

P. M.-Registry of Lettere ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. P.M.-Malls closed, except for Late

Letters.

10.10 P.M.-Letter may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 cents until

10,30 P.M.-wher the Post Office closes

entirely,

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

Quotations. Hoxerone, January 6. OPIUM.-New Patna, osah....$570

Old

cash,... 540 Now Berates, cash, 512)

cash, 520

Allowance Taola,

J

"

Old

"

•

New Malwa, credit, 710

12

Allowance Taels,

}}

Old Malwa, credit, 770

21

Exchange.

30 days aight,

Bank, Wire,...

27

Demand,

4 mouths' right,

""

3/9

3192

3/97

3/104 a Credits, 4

...3/10 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/10 India, Wire,...

226

jala

demand, ...

Shanghai, demand,

226 73

80 days' night, Gold Leaf, 99 ans ... Bovorelgas,.....

731

27.

5.24

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

The Company's Steamship

"TEVOER,"

Ospt, R. T. Powa, will be despatched on or about the 17th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, January 6, 1880,

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

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Jan 6, Hermine, German bargne, 350, F. Meyer, Swatow Jan. 4, Beans.-EDUARD SOHELLHARS & Co.

Jan 6, Yottung, British steamer, 285,

Shares. Hongkong Bank, 62 % prem, sáles. Union Ine. Society of O'ton, $1,400, sales, Chios Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales, North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,125, buyers, Yangtare Ins, Assoc., Tia. 740 Chinese Insurance Co., $800, ex divi. H.K, Fire Ins. Co., $820, sales, China Fire Ins. Co., $220, sellors. H.K. & W. Dook Co.,9% prem, sales, H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., 323 prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 11 Ohlua Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 109 Gongkong Gas Co., $70. Hongkong Hotel Co., $66.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1880.

years.

of the increasing prosperity of trade, the Fuck. No. 10, just to hand from the pub. shippers are also to be congratulated on lishers, Mess Kelly and Walsh, Shanghal, the termination of one of the most illis a particularly promising one. "Puck" advised and arbitrary attempts at mono- makes his bow and has these few words to poly which has been seen for many Aay before the curtalu rises:

year.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."] (Per E. E. A. & 0. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)

LONDON, Jan. 3.

THE DRITISH AMBASSADOR AND THE PORTE,

The British Ambassador at Constantino- ple suspended diplomatic relations with the Porte, but the matter in dispute has since been arranged,

THIS MONTH.

They erred who said that Puck was dead; The-floweret droops its weary band, And sleeps within its snow-clad bed, But when the spring-time comen again, It feels the gladdening April showers, It hears a twittering through the bowers, It rises midst its sister flowers,

To laugh with sun and smile through rain.

And Puck, of his own sovereign pleasure, From look of will, or want of leisure, Determined seven long years to measure,- Ere Shanghai saw his wings again. The seven long years have o'er us flown, The swift-winged sprite remounts his throno, Our sovereign Puck, who reigns alone, To laugh, to chaff, but not to pain.

The aim is a good one, and we should be SIR GARNET WOLSELEY KEYURNI TO ENGLAND loth to believe that there is a lack of laugh- able matter or a scarcity of smart pens in Sir Garnet Wolseley returns to England the East, through one or other of which in January.

causes only need the publication fall through. The cartoon "Shanghai sup-

ATTEMPT TO A88ASSINATE THE YOUNG KING | ported by voluntary contribution" is fairly

AND QUEEN OF SPAIN,

An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the King and Queen of Spain has been made at Madrid.

LOUAL AND GENERAL,

The FRENCE MA is now dne by the M. M.

steamer fraeuaddy. She brings London, dales up to Nov. 28th. The next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected hero on or about Friday, the 9th inst., by the 0. & 0, steamer Geelie, which left Yoko. hams on the 2nd inst. She brings San Francisco dates up to December 6th,"

The next ExOLISH MAIL may be expected to arrive here on or about Sunday next, the 11th inst., by the P. & O. steamer Geelong, which left Singapore on the morning of the 6th. She bringe London dates to Dec. 5th

FROM the wording of the circular issued last evening by the principal steamer. agents of the port-that "the Conference rules as regards this Port are cancelled on and after this date "a doubt has been raised in some minds as to whether the cancellation of the Conference rules THERE were no cases of interest before has been general, at home as well as in the Supreme Court in Summary Jurls- Chins and Japan, We confess to diction to-day. having entertained a similar doubt on a

first porusal of the circular; but a closer A.M.S. Sheldrake, 4, Lleat, Commander examination of the facts and probabilities M. L. Bridges, left the harbour to-day for appear to leaveo little doubt that the

good. Some of the other sketches are capital, particularly those relating to the Waverley Ball. The letter-press, too, a up to a good standard, such peus as "Benedicts," (over which is given an ad- mirable letter from Caledonis,) should not be allowed to rust. We give a quota- tion or two elsewhere,

Tux London Examiner, whose Russian Intelligence is universally acknowledged to be always early and invariably correct, has the following :-

Intelligence received from a Russian officer on board the Djigit at Yokohama, states that the Mikado has given orders for the construction of fifty gunboats, each to be designed on the 'fating gun carriage principle, and to carry a single beary gun, The number aseme large, and may possibly be exaggerated, but it is beyond doubt that at present China's naval strength in dangerously in excess of that of Japan.

The English Prince (the Duke of Edio-

Conference has terminated at both ends Holmw, and H. M. S. Vigilant, 2, Com-burgh) who visited Japan in the First Year of the line, The "instructions from mander Annesley, with the Admiral and of Meiji will, it is said by the native papers England" arrived here in the form of a Major-General Donovan on board, return during the coming year. The announce

of Japan, pay that country another visit telegram to the local Superintendent of ed from Canton."

the P.&O. Company, having been

despatched to that gentleman by the Those of our Masonlo readers who bave Company's Agent at Shanghai. From

the wording of that message it would not yet subscribed to the Ball, which seem to be perfectly clear that a break-takes place on Thursday week, are in up of the Conference has taken place, formed that lists are now lying for sub and that the old rule of shipment have scription at Messrs Lane Crawford & Co., been inaugurated in England with the Messrs Heuermann and Herbost's, Messrs New Year. It will be remembered that McEwen Friokel's, and at the Masonic clause 11 of the agreement regarding Hall.

Outward froights reads thus-"This

agreement includes all steamers and STAFF Commander G. F. Heather, R.N., sailers despatched by the signatories up

mont requires corroboration,

J

Truth says there seems likely to be plenty

of work in hand on the Clyde during the next few months, the French Messageries Maritimes Company having ordered ten fast steamers for the mail service and ordinary trade in the Mediterranean, the out of building walch will be over Messrs John Elder & Co. have the contract £500,000; and the well-known firm of

for most of them. Several other heavy orders from various parts have been con-

trasted for by firms on the Clyde within the last fortnight.

to the 31st December, 1879, and then Master Attendant, H. M. Naval Yard, will terminates unless renewed. If renewed, shortly return to England on completion Mr T. H. Hill, a plantar from Ceylon, has any one of the parties concerned can of his tour of foreign service, Staff Com-imported a large supply of young chinchona withdraw, at any time, after the expiry mander Scudamore has been detailed for trees, which will be planted on Palo Ubla, of one month's notice." The correspond-duty in the Naval Yard, in succession to of which that gentleman holds a lease, and ing clause referring to Homeward vessels varies in its terms as to date of termins Staff Commander Heather, and is expected also at Sunges Ujong where about a ye tion, and runs as follows:- 25.-This to arrive at an early date. agreement includes all steamers going

out under its provisions and leaving In addition to the presentation of a pair of their first portin the East up to 1st Marchbinoculare to Mr John Cullinane, the 1880, and then terminates unless renew-

ed.". The natural inference, therefore, Committee of the St. Andrew's Ball have sellers.minated in England on 31st Dec. by silver penal-case in recognition of work appears to be that, as the agreement ter presented Mr Collins with a handsome

failure to renew it, its cancellation in done in connection with the decorations, the East (three months before its ter &c. Both the artfales were supplied by mination) became a necessity, and it was Mr John Noble, Mesara Falconer and Co,'s accordingly telegraphed with all speed.

Obins Sugar Refialog Co., $155, buyers, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

of 1877,† do. Temperature.

Do.

D. MoDougall, Swatow Jan. 5, General (Taken at Meurs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, rules affecting shippers here were thereby Lodge No. 525, was installed last night at

KWOK ACHRONG,

Jan. 6, HM.8. Figilant, from Canton.

Jan. 6. China, German steamer, 648, Ackermann, Shanghai Jan. 8, GeneralBAROMETE SIMSSEN & CO.

DEPARTURES,

Jan. 5, Fayein, for Canton.

6, Consolation, for Bangkok.

6, Echo, for New York.

6 Cleninias, for Shangbal.

B, H.M.S. Sheldrake, for Hollow,

6, Malvina, for Hamburg.

Do.

Queen's Bood.) BONGKONG, January 6.

30.232 30.125 30.112

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1 F.M.... Do,

4 2.25.... THERMOMETER 9 A. M..........

Do.

1 F.M Do. &P..... Do. (Wet bulb) 9 1.M.

Do,

Do.

Do, 1 F.M. 59 Do. 47.M. 58

Do. Maximum ***

Do, Minimum over night

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ago he was granted by government about ten thousand acres of very fine land, number of Indis rubber trees which in time sidee ohinchons, Mr Hill is planting a will be most valuable.

Doubtless the

gutta taban tree will also have the attention

other part of the world except the Malay of planters, as it has a certain advantage over India rubber, being indigenous to no Archipelago, whereas the other is found Straits Times, extensively in 'Africa and South America.

THE Times, in a littlo paragraph,, drawe

ants. Some years ago, whilst the Colonial attention to a preparation which is proof against the depraved ingenuity of white

Government of Natal was carrying on survey

Although it might have been less open name being given yesterday by mistake. to misconstruction to have announced that, the Conference having lapsed, the THE Worshipful Master of the Zetland cancelled, it must be admitted that the the Regalar meeting of the Lodge, by the local agents have kept within their in- structions and their powers by simply District Deputy Grand Master, Very Wor- operations, one of the officers engaged in the notifying that, so far as shipments from shipful Bro. O. P. Chater. The officers were work found that certain plants of the this port are concerned, the objectionable also invested with their badges of office for Euphorbiaciae genus exuded a gum, which rules are dead. The only colourable the year as follows-Bro. D, Sayle, 8. W.,if smeared over knives and other steel doubt that may exist is caused by the Bro. C. L. Gorhaza, J.W., Bro. Herbst, absence of direct telegraphic advices on

the part of several houses here that may Treasurer, Bro. 5. R. Neate, Secretary, be largely affected by the change. This, Bro. P. H. Emanuel, 8.D., Bro. T. Grey, however, may be explained by the J.D., Bro. Coen, D.C., Bro, J. Corcoran, assumption that the termination of the LG., and Bro, J. R. Grimble, Tyler,

implements, would preserve the metal from rust. Farther experiments were then made. Iron plates, costed with the gum, wers sunk in the notoriously foul waters of for any length of time. Bir Andrew South Africa, and kept their clean surface Clarke, then in England, had a sheet of