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For sale

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,

To-day's Advertisements,

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THEATRE

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in

HAVE JUST LANDED FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL THE following STORES,

Excellent Condition:

Fresh Roll BUTTER.

Finest Comb HNEY, in Frame.

Do.

Do.,

Fresh APPLES.

Dried Sliced Ditto. Bonelena ODFISH.

Georges Bank Do.

in Bottlen.

Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE, Mild Californis

Bmoked SALMON,

Do.

Family Mess BEEF, in 25 lbs. kega. Oregon Fickled (X TONGUES, very ine. Family PORK, in 25 lba, kegs, American HAMS.

Do.

BACON.

CORNMEAL, HOMINY, CRACKED

WHEAT.

OATMEAL, RYE FLOUR, BUCK-

WHEAT FOUR,

CORN BROOMS, CORN WISPS.

ROYAL,

OITY HALL.

ONG KONG CHORAL

H SOCIETY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCIOW.

For Namoa, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the

Blat inst,

For JAPAN via KOBE.-

Por Niigata Mart, at 5 p. m., on Friday,

the 6th February.

THURSDAY EVENING, MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.--

JANUARY 29th, 1880.

OVERTURE...Lo Magon (Aubor).....Orchestra.

To be followed by

AUTHUR SULLIVán's Comic OFKBA IN 2 ACTS, entitled

SORCERER"

"THE

Dramatis Personte.

Bir Marmaduko l'ointdex-

tre (an elderly Burouet)., Mr AusrIN. Alexis (of the Grenadier

Guards, bis sor).... Mr RACKSTRAW. Dr. Daly (Vicar of Plover

fiold).

Mr ROWLEY. Notary......

...................................Mr ROWLANDS.

Table FRUITS, Bartlet PEARS, APRI. John Wellington Wells (of

COTS, PEACHES, Stuffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS. APPLE SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE. OYSTERS, LOBSTER, SALMON,

OLAMS.

PEA NUTS, PECAN NUTS, BRAZIL

NUTS.

CREAM of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Merrits' Eastern CIDÉR.

WINSLOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN, LIMA BEANS, BUCCATASH, SUGAR.

PEAS.

CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER

CAKES.

MILK BISCUITS.

ALPHABET BISCUITS,

OYSTER BISCUITS,

WAFER BISCUITS.'

J. W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers).........Mr E. EWING. Lady Sangezure (a lady of

Alne (her daughter-bo-

ancient linenge)..........Mad. CHERVAV.

Mrs Partlot (s pow opener) Mrs FRASER. ¡

trothed to Alexi-). Mis KERL

Constance (or daughter)..Mra ENSTON. CHORUS OF VILLAGE MAIDENS, BRIDES. MAIUS, PEASANTS, SERVANTS, POLICE- MEN, đ, by MEMBERS of tha HONGKONG CHORAL SOCIETY.

ACT L-GROUND OF SIR MARWADUKE'S

MANSION.

Half-an-hour is supposed to elapse between Acts I. and II,

SODA BISCUITS. Aor II-MARKET-PLACE OF PLOVERLEIGH,

Ex 8.8. "GLENFINLAS," and Late

Arrivals.

SMYRNA FIGS.

Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS.

JORDAN ALMONDS.

Cooking and Table PRUNES.

Pudding RAISINS and CURRANTS.

Candied PEEL.

MINUEMEAT in 1-lb. tins.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA,

CARRAWAY SEEDS.

ECHWEITZER's COCOATINA.

HAM TONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE,

WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and

TRUFFLED SA USAGÉS.

GAME PIES.

The British Contract Packet Bokkara vill he derpotshed on WEDNESDAY, the 28th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia,

ME SOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping, Daylight.-Kwangtung leaves for Coast

Porta.

11 p.m.-Englia Mail teares for forts

of Oall and Europe.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A, D, 1841.

* #X NB

A. S. WATSON“ & Co..

[No. 6164. – JANUARY 27, 1880.

| laudable undertaking will be carried out | of age, and was belloved to be a native of

under different auspices to those of the Dingwall. -

be too much to say that Mr Hennessy We have received a copy of "The Citica present régime. Indeed, it would not

has destroyed much, and disorganised more; but his forte is not reconstruction. and Towns of China, geographical It is extremely doubtful whether he will dictionary by G. M. EL. Playfalt, of H.M.'a carry out any one scheme of the many Consular Bervice," of which great and brilliant projects with which he has valuable work we shall give a more ck- endeavoured to identify himself. Life tended notice hereafter. We trust all the is too short for our premont Governor :

times.

he ought to have lived in the patriarchal uples are not misbound as ours in. The "Radical Index" Part II of the Appendir, When commenting, about a month coming at the beginning of the book, and ago, upon llis Excellency's remarks at the Synoptical Table of the administrative the St. Paul's College meeting, we excitles of China, arranged alphabetically

Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, pressed a doubt whether the language under their Provinces, Part L of Appendix,

Malta, and Gibraltar.

N.B. This Packet darriet no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius,

MAILS BY THE Fazron PicKI.— The French Contract Packet Tramaddy

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY the 4th February, with Malk to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burma, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonica, Pondichery, Madras, Caloutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIl DrugoisTS,

IMPORTERS

Op

used by the Governor was at all justified

by the facts of the case. Now that the at the end of the volume. The work is despatch (or rather "extraste" from it) produced by Mesars Noronha & Co., and has been published, it is beyond question is highly creditable to their establishment. DRUGGISTS' SURDries, Nusery Requ-that Mr Hennessy was all wrong. If

MITES, TOILAY REQUISITES, ENGLISH,

it be necessary to be incorrect in order Frox Canton we learn that the German AMWEIOAN, ANd Fasnoh PatUNT to be mysterious, it were better, even for steamer Hesperia has been chartered for

MEDICINER

Governor and a great man, to be plain Cuba, and will leave some time after the and absolutely correct. There is neces- sarily, from Mr Hennessy's position as New Year holidays. Under the new Con- Governor,

certain amount of imvention, and in view of the prospective portance attachable to his utterances; liberation of the alaves in Cuba, the but when, time after time, without Spanish authorities are casting round for object or authority, he wanders outside free labour; and a new effort will be made

MANUFACTURERS

Hods Water, Lemonade, Toate Wator, Glagerade, Potasa Water, Sarsaparilla

Water, and other Aerated Watore.

The usual hours will be observed in closing The Manufactory is under direct and of his record, that weight which might to obtain it from Chins, under more

the Malls, &c.

HOURS FOR CLOSING

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Day of Departure,—

P.M.Money Order Office closes, 5.30 F.M.-P'oat Offico closes til 8 P.M., except the Niaur Box, which is always open out of Office hours. P.M.Pont Office opens. P.M.Registry of Lotters ceases.

8

9

Orchestra.

Conductor,... Piano,

Mr PANIZZA.

...Mr ScuosezKGER.

10

Harmonium,

Mons. PIRON.

Firat Violin, ...

Second Violin,

Finto,

Drums,

MOUS. GARD. Mr WOODFOND. Mr WINDRUM. Mr HABSAED.

Tickets may be purchased and places secured at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD Co.'s, on and after SATURDAY, the 17th Instant.

Tickets, admission only... $2.

Do., admission and Book of Words (on antering Theatre) $2.50. Books containing Words of the Songs and concerted Music may also be had of Prime Wiltshire BAC N in Tius & Canvas. Mesars LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., on the OX-TONGUES in JELLY, TRUFFLES.

Potted MEATS.

Prime Yorkshire IIAMS.

Champagne, &c.

HEJDATECK & ̈Ù»1⁄2 MONÜFOLE, Pinta

and Quarts.

ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET, Momm's (JULYs) CHAMPAGNE, Pists and

Quarts.

NETEN'S (BODEN) BUCZY, Pis. and Qts. CHARLES HEIDSIECK'S WHITE SEAL,

Pinta and Quarta.

VEUVE OLIQUOT PONSARDIN, Pints

and Quartu.

THEOPHILE Rordenau & Co.'s VERZENAY

MOUSSEX, Pints oud Quarts. KROG'S CHAMPAGNE, Piuts and Quarts. PERRIER JOUET in Quarts.

Claret.

THIBE OF (COATEAU), Pints and Quarta. CHATEAU LAROSE (CORCIER & ADET'S),

Pints and Quarte.

CHATEAU LAFITE, Pinta sud Quarts IRES GRAVES, Pinis and Quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, Pints & Quarts, OLD INVALID CLARET, ST. JULIEN, &o, &c.

Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfranmilch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner. Steinborger Cabinst, Rudesheimer Berg, Koni- nia Victoria Berg, Obatoau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne, Marsala, Sac- cone's--Pale- Dry- White-Soal— Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Company's Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunts Port,

Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c.

1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy, Cutter Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recom- mended, Kinahau's LL. Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glenden Whisky;

AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gia; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curaçao, Ets. & Qts; Ango- stura, Boker's and Orange

Bitters, do, do, &o.

BASS' ALE, bottled by CAMERON & SAUN

DEES, Pints and Quarts. GUINNE÷S' STOUT, bottled by E. & J.

BUKE, Pints and Quarts. PILSENER BEER, in Quarts, DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Gallon,

SHELTZ MILWAUKEE BEER,

BUDNESIER BEER,

BODA BEER.

ALBION ALE.

BLATZ MILWAUKEE FEER.

day of the Performance, 29th Inst.-Price, 50 Cents each,

For the Committee, R. LYALL.

Hongkong, January 27, 1880.

ja30

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOUCHOW, The Steamship

"NAMOA,"

Capt. WESTOBY, will be do spatched for the above Ports

on SUNDAY, the 1st Prox., at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo.. Hongkong, January 27, 1880.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Poating of all printed matter and patterns ceases. P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late

Letters.

10.10 .M.-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 ceuté until

10.30 P.M.whon the Pest Cffice closes

entirely.

10,40 P.M.- ate Letters may be posted on board the pucket with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure,

continuous European Supervision. Blongkong, June 1, 1876.

Hos 8--Vol VIIL

-OF THEma

otherwise be found in his words is en-

tirely neutralised. When we say that humane conditions than those which for there is absolutely nothing, in the merly surrounded the Ovolle Trade. The despatch referred to, to justify the Spanish Consul takes great fnterest in this Governor's remarks at that meeting AB new undertaking, and, taken in conjunction to the governmental aid to be expected

**CHINA REVIEW for the Hongkong Public School, people with the Houelalu emigration, it shows a

WILL BE READY IN

A DAY OR TWO-

PASSENGERA arriving in Hongkong, or any

other persons who may desire to con sult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, ara from to-day filed for reference. Hougkong, Jan, 1, 1880.

MARRIAGE.

At the Cathedral, Shangbal, on the 20,h In consequence of the ALTERATION of the January, 1880, by the Very Reverend Dean Batcher, D.D., GEORGE WITHES, of Shang.

naturally ask why should H. É have put it as if there were. The answor morely is, that Mr Hennessy was the speaker.

Although this despatch bad been thon in his hands for say nine months, and he so well knew that it was

movement on the part of the Chiness officials not to be altogether overlooked,

The cold in Canton is reported as ex- cassive. On 25th, with a cold North wind, the thermometer was 49 within doors, and

a document which effectually crushed in sheltered pools los forms at night. the hopes of the party which bad bean Barometer 30.22. lod by the R. C. Bishop and himself, be

quietly draws a conclusion from it which | A case is being heard in the French Con- is nothing more than either a gross salate Court, before H. Perret, Esq., Con misconception or a strange misrepre-sal, and Mesura E. Bland and P. Dourille, sentation. Residents rub their eyes,

and ask why they should be thos Assessors, in which M. J. Clatand son E. treated, seeing that they are intelligent, Bernard for $1,458 for ready money ad- But the inevitable conclusion vanced to defendant by plaintiff, besides $225

sano men.

is forced upon them, that a great poli- in notos handed defendant for collection tician is here, a mighty administrator, and neither returned nor accounted for.

it will be necessary to revert to the former hai, to JoserUINE LORINA, oldest Daughter who missing the points of true goverThe former sum plaintiff alleges to have been

Hour of Departure of the FRENCH PACKETS, arrangements for closing the Mails, viz, by French Packet only ---

Wednesday,

10 A.M.Registry coases. Posting of printed matter and Patterns

седвев.

No cards.

at 8.20 p.m.

DEATH.

By

11 A.M.-Ordinary Mails closed. 11.10-11.30. Late Letters received. The publication of this issue commenced

with 18 conta extra postage. 11.40. Supplementary Mail on board, with same Late Fee, until time of departure.

Quotations.

*

florero, Junuary 2. OPIUM. -- Paiva, cash........$602)

Old

cash,... 550 Now Benares, saab, 976 cxeb, 555 Son Malwa, oradit, 750 Allemento Trols,

1:

"

fel

Old

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Jan. 27, Bokhara, British steamer, 1775, W. D. Anderson, Shanghai Jan. 23, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

Jan. 27, Fuyers, Chinese steamer, from Canton,

Jan. 27. Namoa, British steamer, 862, Westuby, Foochow Jan. 23, Amoy 24, and Swatow 26, General.-DovoLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Jan. 27, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, B. Cass, Shanghai Jan. 24, General.- SIEMSSEN & Co.

DEPARTURES.

Jan. 27, Window, for London.

27, ..S. Hart, for Singapore. 27, Samuel D. Carleton, for Batavia, 27, Ninypo, for Canton.

CLEARED. Kwangtung, for Coast Ports, Gordon Castle, for New York.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

ور

THE CHINA MAIL.

men

of Alfred Robinson, Solicitor, Shanghai.ment seeks in his own small sphere to

ape the political antice of some public advanced to defendant to allow him and In South Africa, ROBERT WILLIAM, the extension of the "chemical" trade of Defendant, with a Portuguess named at home who prate about the others to start a gambling house at Macao. belovmi Son of Chief Justice French. the United Kingdom and think that the Philomena da Roza Braga, who was formerly Telegram.

world believes them. If, however, we cannot congratulate the Colony upon the newspaper publisher and is now with utterancos of its Governor, or upon the defendant at the bakery of the latter, and manner which he has from first to last one Martinelli, proprietor of a publlo house dealt with the subject of Education in at No. 81, Yokohama, and plaintiff all appear Hongkong, there is ample ground for to have been partners in a scheme to get a satisfaction in the complete extinction of HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 1880. the hope that any material change will gambling house license at Macao; Braga, be made in the existing educational plaintiff and defendant coming down to Tus question of Education presents a system, which Lab for

Macao via Hongkong in August of laat strange illustration of the crookedness of secured the hourliest support of the year to effect that scheme. They falled Mr Pope Hennessy's administration. community.

to get a license in Macao, as the farmer of His entire policy on this subject has

the gambling houses had to doposit a very been one of disorganisation, agitation,

heavy sum

The whole sa guarantee. destruction, and finally nonproductive:

license comprised twelve gambling es tablishments, and he applied to the man who | had got the license, to sublet one to him, bus when that man heard that the games which witness intended to run were roulette

Deas.

What has all the fuss that has been raised really produced? Simply

many yoŁKU

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."]

nothing, and less than nothing. Even (Per E. E. 4, 40. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)

LONDON, Jan. 24,

publie luid little sircas-the questions of THE HOME RULE PARTY IN PARLIAMENT TO And faro, he became afraid that this pro-

"

Old Malwa, credit, 800

Allevance Teole,

Exchange.

Bank, Wire....

30%

Demand,...

3,BL

the two or three practical alterations in the Grant-in-aid Scheme upon which the

30 days' sight,

3/92

4 months' eight,

B001

the annual attendances, and the increase

Credits, 4

3101

in the capitation grants-have been dis-

Indis, Wire,...

226

demand, ... Shanghai, dematri, --

225

79

30 days' sight, ***- Gold Leaf, 99 fine... Sovereignt, ...

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27

5.20.

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Shares.

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Documentary, 4 months' sight, 8/10

Hongkong Bank, 61 % prem. Union Ind. Society of Cton, $1,425, buyers. Chins Traders' Ins. Co., $1,425, buyera. North China Ins. Co., Tls. 1,200 Yangteze Ina, Assoc., Tls. 755 Chinese Insurance Co., $300, H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $825, sellers. Chios Fire Ins. Co., $216, sellers. H. K. & W. Dock Co., 10% prem. buyers. H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., $22 prem, buyers. Shanghai Steam Navigation, T.10 Obiua Cozat St. Nav. Co., Tls, 107 Hongkong Gas Co., $75

Hongkong Hotel Uo., $67 buyem. China Sugar Refining Co., $100, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

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of 1877, do. Temperature.

!

BE INDEPENDENT.

The Home Rule Members have resolved poned competition would ruin all the other

allowed by the Secretary of State. A to adopt an independent attitude in Parlia few verbal alterations in the Code, which meat.

meat the scruples of our Roman Catholic

bouses, and so refused to sublet any. Plalu-

tiff who advanced the money now swore he was no partner but only a louder to Bernard.

brethren, have been made-aid nothing rue NEW GOVERNOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRAThe case is not yet concluded.

more. This result is precisely what we

and most residents interested expected

to follow the undisguised and indiscreet

LIA, SIE WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor of the Straits Settlements

attacks upon the Central School and the has been appointed Governor of Western Grant-in-aid Scheme, made by Mr Hen Australia nessy, Bishop Raimondi, a certain pam-

· 60,0ỤO MEN. Prince Bismarck has introduced a Bill to lucrease the German Army by 60,000 men and justified the measure by asserting the strength of neighbouring States.

phleteer, and some smaller men. These THE GERMAN ARMY TO DE INGKEABED, BY gentlemen were fighting against the in- evitable, and this probably accounted for much of their unwise and hasty expres- sions at the timo. Dr. Stewart is now master of the situation, as well as of the Central School; and it is most affecting, after glancing at the educational history of the last two years and a half, to read the last paragraph of Mr Hennessy's Minute, dated 28th March, 1879-

4. Any other modification in the future arrangements of the school that Mr Stewart might desire, shall also receive my most

Per Bokhara, from Shanghal for Sydney, Mr G. F. Johnson; for Hongkong, Mr Gould, Dr. Reid, Mr and Mrs Fergusson, (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, favourable consideration, as I believe the

and 16 Chinese (deck).

Per Nainoa, from Coast Ports, Messra Grant and S. Hancock, 1 European deck, and 160 Chinese.

Cohen and Brandt, and 33 Chinese.

Por Ningpo, from Shanghal, Mears

SHIPPING REPORTS

The British steamer Nantoa reports: Experienced strong N.E. monsoon with dull cloudy weather throughout. Passed S. S. Appin bound up River Min: In Amoy H.M.S. Frolic, H.LG.M.8. Maris Luise, and S.8. Gordon Caste. In Swatow:

ALE and PORTER, in Balk, (Hhds, and R. C. Fei Hu, S. S. Yottung, and Huchung.

Kilderkins).

Ships STORES of every description.

Hemp and Cotton CANVAS.

Russian, Manils, and Wire ROPE,

SAIL-MAKING and RIGGING promptly.

executed.

Specially Selected CIGARS.

Princesas CHEROOTS.

Cavite CHEROOTS,

Princesss CIGARS.

Cavite CIGARS,

àroceros CIGARS.

Vegueros CIGARS,

Choice No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Boxes

of 100.

Choice No. 3 Meisig OHEROOTS,

Choice No. 3 Fortin CIGARS.

The British steamer Ningpo reports; Strong monsoon and high sex throughout.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close For SHANGHAI,-

Per Nizam, at 8 a.m. To-morrow, the 28th lust., instead of as previously notified.

Per Fiyew, at 8.30 p.m. To-morrow, the

28th Inst.

í

For HONOLULU,-***

Per barque Hermine, at 3 pm. To-mor-

row, the 28th inst.

For SAIGON

Per Swatow, at 6.30 p.m., on Wednesday, the 28th inst, instead of 8. 8. P60. chow as previously notified,

1

Naw SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, in 5 and For BANGKOK.-

10 Catty Boxes,

Hongkong, January 12, 1880,

Per Rojenattianular, at 5 pus on

Thursday, the 29th justų

The

LOCAL AND GENERAL next FRENCH and AUSTRALIAN mail may be expected here on or about Tuesday next,

THERE are now on exhibition at Mr John Noble's, two fine Cups belonging to the

Yacht Club. The second Douglas Chal lenge Cup has been purchased from the. estate of the late Mr A. M'G, Weston by Mesars Dongias Lapraik & Co., and bas been presented to the Club by that firm. The present is a handsome ore, the Cup having cost £125. Apart from its intrinsic vaing, the record it holds of yachting races, inscribed on silver gilt shields'on pedestal, makes is a trophy ranking high in value in

the 3rd prox,, by the M. M. steamer Yangtee the mind of a yachtsman. The design la which left Singapore at daylight yesterday that of a silver tazza on sa ebony pedestal (Monday) for this port, via Saigon, She

brings London dates up to Dec. 26th, and and stand, and three water nymphs and shells in dali silver, one at each corner.

the Australian maila ia Galle.

Buccess of the school will mainly depend on leaving so able and experienced a Head We are: informed by the Agent of the The pedestal is ornamented with a chain Master as unfettered as possible in the Mitsu Bishi Mall Steamship Co. that the cable, and the shields we have men- arrangements and management of the in-Niigata Maru left Kobe for this port at toned. stitution.

Queen's Road) HONGKONG, January 27,

BAROMETER

Do. Do. THERMOMETER-9 A. M....

9 AM.... P.M.... 4 P.M....

30.454 -30.378

daylight this morning.

30.354

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The triumph of the community, of Dr. Stewart, and of common sense, over sea-

Do. Do.

1 P.M....

$2

Do.

4 P.M....

Do. 1 P.M. 50 Do. Do, 4 P. M. Do. Maximate... Do. Minimum over night

52

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68

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Do. (Wet bulb) 9 .M. 45

General Memoranda, THURSDAY, January 29 :--

Goods per Sidh undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges. 9 p.m.-"Sorcerer" at the Olty Hall.

FarDAY, January 30

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the B., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 504, Queen's Road, SUNDAY, February 1

Daylight Namoa loaves for Coast Ports WEDNESDAY, February 4 --

Noon.French Mall leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.

1 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Toko-

bama and San Francisco.

The Cap will be competed

for

on the same conditions sa pré- viously, and the first competition will taka The race will be

tarianism and a few partizana, is not so Tas Comedy Company repeated "A Lesson place on Friday next. complete as might have been hoped for. in Love" last night at the Garrison Theatre, ons of special interest as an experimental At least, to judge from the "extracts" when there was a fair attendance. The course of 86 miles has been laid down; an of the despatch given in the Gazette, we performance was a most finished one and entirely new course will be tried, to see

are not apparently much nearer obtain-with such a sparkling little play it could whether the drifting so often unfortunate. ing the new Central School building

than before. It is true that the Governor, not fall to be a success,

with a certain despatch before bim, says

in his Minute that "Mr Stewart will be We are informed by the Superintendent the probable number of pupils the new able to let the Surveyor General know of the E. E A. & O. Telegraph Company

school should be built to accommodate," that the French rail steamer Fangise left and "thereupon, Mr Price can, at once, Singapore at daylight yesterday (Monday) prepare the final plans and estimates for for this port, via Saigon. She brings Iron approval." We have a strong conviction don dates up to Dec. 26th, and the Austra that the new Central School will never lisa mails vis Galle. be built in Mr Hennessy's time. The

"decision of the Secretary of State," of CAPTAIN Elphick, of the B, S. Conquest, which we have as yet seen only judicions

ly experienced in the old course to Macao and back can possibly be avoided. The yachts, sent up on Thursday to Outle Peak Bay, will be started early on Friday morning, proceeding round the White Rock (near Llatio), then to a markboat off Manno, back to the White Rook, back to the Macao mark, thence to Castle Feak to finish. - The competing yachts are Naomi, drich, and Naiad. The Naomi (30 tons) allows Naiad (29 tons) Imin, 25æc, and driel (13 tons) Simin. 35sec.; and Naiad allows Arici 33min. 10sec. The Club gives a second

selections, has evidently given a consi- died suddenly about eight o'clock last night derable impetus to the Governor's official in the Hongkong Hotel. Deceased bad been "regard" for the Head of the Govern- suffering from congestion of the lungs, and prize of $50. ment School; and that same decision has although his medical adviser pronouneed The other cup now being Laowa at Mr clearly been the immediate cause for the the case a serious one, a fatal termination Noble's is a gold cup, valued at $76, pus Daylight-Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves for first-public statement in which the new was not expected up to five o'alock in the chased from the estate of Mr Heston by

building is actually figured an a possible

SATURDAY, February 7-

Yokohama vis Kobé.

WEDNESDAY, February 25 :---

future part of this Colony, Bat we are, evening. Captain Elphick has been in the Yacht Club. With these the yachtamen 3p.m.--Occidental & Uriental 3. 8. Co.'s we say, convinced-and it is a satisfac command of the Conquest for nearly thres have a fair start for what we hope will be

Steamer leaves for Yokohams and Aation, in otte sense, to believe it that this and a half years. He was about 45 yearu |a splendid vesson,

Frensises.