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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,

HAVE JUST LANDED.

N INVOICE of Jostru Rovarns &

A. SONY BEST CUTLERY,

Cumprising:

Table Knives.

Meat Carvers..

Penknives.

Office and Ladies' Sciors. Desort Knives.

Fowl Carvers,

=

Razora

do, dra-

CHURCH BARMONIUM, Double Key Board, 22 Stops.-Price moderate.

LATEST NOVELTIES AND OFFICE REQUISITES.

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TBS Undersigned are prepared to grant

Policies against Fire tōthe extent to $15,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Dimount of 20% on the Premis,

NORTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

Glilot's Steel Pane, Mitchell's Steel Pens, Ink Bottias in great variety, Stationery Case, Dato Racks, Por- celain Slates, Clips, Copying Pressen, Coppins Brushes Audi Water Wells, Pan Racks, Glens Pen Trase, Raporto Weights,

Perry Alluminium Gold

NOKTA BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1803;

CAPITAL £2,000,000, RK Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong for the abom. Company, are prepared grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, ot ̈ön Merchanding in the Bax, at the

To-day's Advertisements.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICER MAILS will close-

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. | MAILS XY TAB FERSON PACKIL—

The Steamship

"Namoa,"

Capt. WESTORx, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, Fha 11th Instant, Daglight, Instead of a previously - vertised.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

—DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, March 9, 1880.

mall

MAIL STEAM

MITSU DISEI MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA PIA KOBE.

HE 8.8 SUMIDA MARU, Capt.

Teter, due bars on or about the 16th Imulani, will be despatched as above

The French Contract Packet A will

ba despatched WEDNESDAY the 17th Instant, With Maile to an through the United Kingdom, and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Stratis Settlements, Bataris, Burmah, Ceylon, india (Madras), Australia, "Now Zoakod, Taqmania, Fiji, Aden, Sacz, and Alexandria.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Maile, &o..

MEMOS: FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping."

Commission which sit here and hatched

No. 5109.-March 9, 1880,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS: SPPLIED TO THE "CHINA Hati"]

11p.m.-English Mail loaves for Porte we have a high official who has made it (Per &. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Lane),

of Call and Europe.

General Memoranda. TuursDay, March 11-

Daylight.Names leaves for Coast Ports, 9p.m.-Operatic Concert at the City

Hall

FRIDAY, March 19-

Goods per Lemah undelivered after Noor, subject to rent and landing charges. SATURDAY, March 13:-

· ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINITE GENERAL' MELISOFE.

LONDON, March 6

a big and filthy green "blue book" about a year ago. On this side, again, his duty to rake up every reol or appa: rent objection to the working of these 1186ful sanitary measures, and has more than once imperilled his melodramatic utterances on this subject by straining them to the verge of caricature or bur An unsuccessful attempt has been made lesque. Well, these two forces coine in to amissinate General Molito The would-

to contact the former receptive body receives from the latter the lump of the assain was caught and hanged. above alluded to, with mayhap a little aesthetic and warm colouring; and the City of London. Committee duly delivers itself of an approving Well done! which at once finds publicity in the columns of uutem be abdicates. the Hongkong papers. The document referred to-not the bino. book but the London Committee's resolution-which has appeared in print, as supplied, hears quasi-official aspect which is calculated to mislead, although that was probably never intended by any one concerned. SATVRDAY, March 20-

It is a somewhat aange coincidence Daylight. Miten Bisht Mail leaves for that it should have found a place in our

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITE PACKET-3pm.-Suez loaves for Singapore, &o. The Australian Contract Packet Bowen,

will be despatched from Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 16th Instant, with Mals for Singapore, Thursday faland, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Koppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas- maida, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- boume. 12 cous rates,

Correspondence cannot be Registered after

1.16 p.m.

The Malls will be closed at 1.30. Sup

plementary mail on board with 10 cents Difte fas till time of departure,

Pencil Crees in raristy, blomst usual Raton, cubject to a discount of 20 on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst, at Day Correapondouco for Southern and Western

Copping

and

Pade, Battorfly Paper uy's Law Pane, Indian Rubbor Hauds, Oleogr. ph Blotting Pads, Lead Pencils, Leads, luk Erasers, Claud Rubber, Blue and Red Pencils, Penholders, Underwoods' Writing Ink, Animal Paper Weights and Feuwipers, Combined Meme Tablet and Paper Weight, Stockwell's Patent Cigar Lightere, Paper Binders, *Metallic Tapes.

An Invoice of BUILDERS' HARDWARE including Doss LOCKS, PADLOCKS, BRASS and IRON BOLIS.

MINIATURE PLATED PADLOCKS. CHUBE'S BOX LOCKS,

CUPBOARD LOOKS,

TILL LOOKS, and PADLOCKS.

NEW BOOKS,

per cent.

GILMAN & Co., Agris.

Hongkong. July 6, 1876. S

gorriSU IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

FIRE AND LIFE.

NSURANCES against FIRE granted at Current Rates. Considerablo Redao- tion in Promia' for LIFE Insurance in. China.

light.

Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Odies up to 6 p.m. of 1915.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.

All Claim must be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they wifi not be recognized.

"3

RATES OF PASSAGE..

To KOBE... Cabin $60, Stezrágo $15.

Уоконды

Do. $75. Do. $20. NAGASAXL... A REDUCnor is made on RETURN CABIN PAUSAGES.

CARGO «nd PASSENGERS for Nagunki will be tranhipped to the Shangbai Mail 2jn808teamer at Kobu.

MEYER & Co, Agents, Hongkong, June 2, 1875,

For further Particulus, apply at the Company's OFFICES, No. 50, QueeY's

Hongkong March 9, 1880.

INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING To-day's Advertisements. ROAD CENTRAG.

Baswell'e "Engineer's Pocket Book," Kystrom's Engineer'a Pocket Book." "Habits of Good Society"

Mayhew'a "Borsa Management."

"Advice to a Mother,"

"Advica to a

Phelp's

Macaulay's

Do.

story of England." Critial and Historical

Еланул."

Do. Writings and Spoeckea." "Our Inheritance in the Great

Pyramids."

Voyage of the Challenger.""

Beston's All about Gardening.

Haydn's "Dictionary of Science"

#Cabinet Lawyer,"

Maunder's "Treasury of Knowledge."

Do "Tromary of Geography." Cussell's Popular Educator."

"Weekly Welcome."

OLLENDORFF'S METHOD. for Learning a Language in Six MONTH, adapted

to tho

FRENULL,

Log Books, School Books.

Folding Mapa on Line

4,000 Tauchnita Volumes.

THEATRE

ROYAL.

OITY HALL.

A GRAND VOOAL & INSTRUMEN.

TAL CONCERT,

Will be Given DD

THURSDAY EVENING,

the 11th Instant, at 9p.m. by the Artists of

THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY.

Signora MANCt, Signori SERISCIA aud BERGAMASO, nesisted by Soveral Goatlemer Amateurs, Sigrior GUARNIERI. and Moose, CAD, Violinlet,

PROGRAMME.

PART 1.

Suerel fusic.

1. Gran Air, Prierea Marie... Verdi. Signor Spur CEA.

SPANISH,

GRIMAN.

I. Cavatina,

3.

4. Air,

CHEAP EDITIONS

Or POPULAR WORKS FROM 25 CENTS. ~

"An Eye for an Eye."

"Moy 'Brius."

"Orange Lily,"

"Euthen.

Rare Pale Margaret."

Within Sound of the Sea."

"Impressions of Theophrastus Euch."

Light and Shado."

"The Zulus and the British Frontiera." "Basildon.

"For a Dream's Sake.”

**John Halifax, Gentlemen."

The Afghan's Enife."

"Paul Knox Pitman,"

**John Caldigatų.”

Christians and Moors of Spala."

du

Fac ut Porten-

Stabat Males,

Signora MANCINI

20

DIVISION NAVALE DES MERS DE CHINE ET DU JAPON,

AVIS.

E 20 MARS 1880, à trois heures de

Le Papa, Canaules de France à Hongkong, il ers procété a Padjudiosilon do la fourniture des articles nécessaires à la Division Franç ise répartis en trois marchés.

No. 1. Vivres journaliere et Vivres de

Campagne.

No. 2. Charbon de terre,

No. 3. Matériel, Tabao et Savon (en

2 Lots).

Les cables des conditious partienlierò sout dépogós à la Chancellerie da Consist de France à Hongkong et à bord du Crof. seur la hémis, pour ótre communiqués à tous les négociants qui le demanderont

Le Gorant du Consulat,

-M JAMETEL Hongkong, le 8 Mars 1880.

Rosini

DES

Chorus,...Abendgebet,....Julius Otto.

by Gentlemen Amateurs.

3 Cujus Animan

Stabat Mater, Signor SBRINUIS.

Rorini

5. Air da Paulo...Jerusalem...Mendelson. Signer BERGAMASCUL

PIANO, ARMONIUM, VIOLONCELLO & VIOLIN,

PART IL

6. Duetto,... Della Favorita. - Signora MANCINI & Siguor BeGAMASCHI,

Julacra 7. Chorus... Bitters Abschied, Kinkel. by Gentleman Amateure.

The Life of the Right Honorable Ben-10.

jamin Disrael, Karl of Bosconsfield."

"My Heart's in the Highlands."

**Auld Lang Syne.”.

"The Life of Charles Lever."

*Jane Eyre."

The Last Days of Pompeil."

Time shall Try"

Honor's Worth"

"Christine Brownlee's Ordeal,”-

Kalverdale."

Macleod of Dare." "Haverholme."

The History of a Crime."

“A Beautiful Woman."

G. Leveden."

The Bubble Reputation." Bonnie Lealey.!

› Last of Her Tima”

The People of Turkey."

All or

Nothing."

"Within the Fre

'the Precincts."

The Grahams of Invermoy."

Bachelor of the Albany." Love's Crosses,

The

House of

Tha

"The Green

"Quaker Couslis." "Journal of the Plague in London,"

Jo.,

£0.1

FROM THE AMERICÂN MAIL

8. Dustio,dj Nostri Mondi, Trovators. Signora MANOINI & Signor SERISCIA,

9. Fantasia, Piano played by 4 bands, Miss D. X. WERNER & Mr A. Bosh.

Della Fored

Gran Duo, del Destino, {... Vordi Signort Starecta & BERGAMASCHI

PRIOLE OF ADMISSION : Dress Circle.c

Stalla

Pit.....

$2.

$1.

Tickets can be procured at Hesors KELLY WALSH, or at the door of the Theatre on the Day of Performance.

The members of the Italian Opera, lo returning thanke for the past kind patron. age they have received from the community of Hongkong, further hope that they will bonour them on this ocossion, and the members feel it their duty to convey their thanks to the Gentlemen Amateurs, Mr QUABNIERI and Mr Gand, for their kind

Basiatanco.

Hongkong, March 9, 1880,

KEL

mal

"ELLY & WALSH have just Received A. Fine Collection of PETRES CHEAP EDITION of MUSICAL WORKS, Conslet- ng of the WORKS of MERDELSSOHN, Mozart, Halon, Berrnovas, HUMMEL SCHUMANN, SCHUBERT, CRAMER, WIGNEE, Liszt, &o., de

The following BTORE 8, in Excel-New C81T BOOKS and REFP STA-

lant Condition;-

Fresh Roll BUTTER,

Finest Comb HONEY, in Frame,

Do,,

Do. Dried Bliced APPLES, Boneless CODFISH. Georges Bank D.

in Bottles,

Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE.

Do

Bmoted

Family

BEEF, in 25 lbs. kogs. Mess Pickled OX TONGUES, very fine.

One PORK, la 25 lbs. kega.

Amerloin HAMB

BACON.

Do.

W

HOMINY, ORACKED

RYE FLOUR, BUCK-

WHEAT FLOUR, CORN BROOME, CORN WISPS. Table FRUITS, Bartlet PEARS, APRI-

COTS, PEACHES,

Staffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS. APPLE SAUCE CRANBERRY SAUCE

OYSTERS LOBSTERS, SALMON,

PEA

CLAMS

A NOTE, FECAN HUIS, BRAZIL

DREAM of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Merrita' Fastern OLDER.

WINSLOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN. MIMA BEANS,

TIONERY

The Grotesque NOTE PAPER, Choap NOTE PAPER & ENVELOPES. The Kaiser-1-lind CIGARETTES, THOMPSON': GARDENEIUS ASSISTANT.

BRETON FOLKS, Iastrated by CALDE

ØJTT

JOHNSTON'S CHEMISTRY of COMMON

LIFE.

SMILES' GEORGE MOURE. NICHOLSON'S MANUAL of ZOOLOGY, BAIRD,—The HUGENOTS in FRANCE. HOXLEY'S CRAY FISH. KNIPPING'S TAIFUNS CHINA and

JAPAN SEAS,

HALF. HOURS with MIOROSCOPE. Cabinet and Carle PHOTOGRAPHS of

Noted Characters.

Hongkong, March 9, 1880-

⚫ma231

Not Responsible for Debts.

"

Neither the Captain, the Agenta, nor Ouenes will be Responsible for any BUQUATASE, . SUGAB | Debt contracted by the Officers or Over of the following Vessels, during their say CALIFORNIA CRUKER Co.'s GINGER in Hongkong Harbour

Ph

UAKES.

MILK BISJONIS.

ALPHABET BISCUITA.

OWTER BISCUITS. · · **

WAFER BISOUTTS.

SODA BISCUITS AMERICAN SOFT FELT HATS. Hongkong, February 28, 1660,

CHATEAUPSAND, French barque, Captain Leroy-Carlowitz & Co.

R. ROBING, American-ship, Captain Smith -Vogel & Co.

[Translation. I

DIVISION NAVALE MERS DE CHINE ET DU JAPAN.

NOTICE.

the 20th Mancu, 1880, at Three. clock in the Afternoon, there will be an ADJUDICATION for the Supply of the Necessary broERS and PROVISIONS for the French Naval Division, in three lots, vis

1: Daily Provisions and Sea Provisions.

Coals.

The

Ships' Stores, Tobieca and Soap (in

two lote).

of the French Consulate, Chancers of Traders are at the Hongkong, and on board of the man-of- war Thèmis, and may be consulted by any one desirous of tendering.

M. JAMETEL, Le Geraut du Consulat. Hongkong, March 8, 1880.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

March 9, Atholl, British steamer, 932, Thompson, Saigon March 3, Rice,-Jan- DINK, MATIESON & CO.

March 9, Horset, B. A gun vessal, J. 8: Eaton, Nagasaki March 2.

DEPARTURES,

Mar.

9, Chin-tung, for Shanghai, 9. Bombay, for Holhow,

9, Faugh Balaugh, for Cheloo. 9, Diamante, for amoy.

CLEARED.

Yothing, for Swatow. Victory, for Whampos.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED,

Per Atholl, from Saigon, 15 Chinees.

DEPARTED.

|

Por Chix-tung, for Shanghai, 150 Chinese. Per Bombay, for Efoihow, 60 Chinato.

TO DEPALLT.

Per Yotiung, for Swatox, 1 Europaan, aud 40 Chinese,

· SULPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Atholl reports: Strong NE, monsoon with very heavy head sea throughout the passage...

POST, OFFICE NOTICES MAILS will close

For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Pez Jeddah, at 9:30 am. To-morrow, the 10th lost., instead of an previously Dollied.

Autgalis can be sent by this route li de ired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Gallo. Hongkong, March 5, 1880.

2r16

MAILS BY THE United States facKET, The United States Mail Packet City of Faking, will be despatched on MONO DAY, the 22nd Instant, with Mail- for Japan, San Francisco, the Unites States, Canada, Honolula, Peru, da. which will be closed se follows:- 0.15 P.Registry ceases.

0,30 .l'cot-Office closes, but Lettors (oxcept for Non-Union Countries) may

SUNDAY, March 14-

Gooda per Fenice undelivered after tll

dato subject to ront.

TODAY, March 16;-

2 p.m.-Bowen leaves for Singapore, & WEDNESDAY, March 17:--

Noon.-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europi.

a

Yokohama via Kobó,

columas soon after we had called the MoRDAY, March 22:

attention of the Execitive to the sad 1pm.American Mail loaves for Yoko results of the present laxity in carrying

hima and San Francisco.

THE UZAR AGAIN THREATENED.

Lowson, March 6, The Nihilists again threaten the Car

The

The

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dext AMERICA MAIL may be expected by the P. M. steamer, City of Peking, to morrow, the 10th inst. She brings dates and ay to the 7th ult. from San Franelace, Tokobaina antes at March 5th.

next Fagaci Marz may be expected bore

on or about the 16th initant Landou dates "to" February Och are bringht on by their

opportunity

out these particular sanitary laws so stoutly condemned by this highly-Owise to one of these verstions scoldente respectable Committee of London City, which occasionally happen in getting to The position, however, assumed by pro press even in the best-regulated newspaper HONGKONG DISPENSARY,vious administrations, by the medical offices, we were fully half an hour later in

THE

Established A.D. 1941.

香港大蕖遊

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTA, IMPORTERS

OF

commencing the publication of last night's paper than we should have been. While anxious to give as fully as their friportatos demands all late events of the day, publis moetinge &e, our aim is to have the paper issued at such an hour as will allow

witnesses past and present, and by the community as represented by the Hon. W. Keswick (one of the C. D. O. Com- missioneret, is not materially affected by the perfervid utterance of the respect able Committee before mentioned. It is most kind and thoughtful on the part of those gentlemen, amid their doubtless numerous other duties, and labouts of love in London, to bring to the notice of that we are so lato as last night; we may rampant social or inmicipal vices and been so late save when some assidontal iniquities, through the incdium of the smash has occurred in golag to prom

of its perusal after dinner, and it is rarely

be posted on board the Packet with DREGGISTS'. SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI. this wicked community a few of its more eay we have never,wall hardly BYER-

Zats Fea of 10 cents extra Postage und the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Babamas and Hayti)," Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sont by this route. Hongkong, March 4, 1890.

HOURS OF CLOSING

Dr23

THE ENGLISH MAILS. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, de, by the British Contract Packet:

Day of Departure,----

BP.M.-Loney Order Office girer. 0.80P.M.-Post Offico cloace till-8°F. X.

ទ

Q

10

except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours. P.M.-Post Office opens. P.Registry. of Letters ceasca. Posting of all printed matier and patterna COARSE. P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late

"Letters.

10.10..-Letters may be posted with

Jate Fee of 10 cents until 10.30 P..when the Post Office closes

eutirely.

10.40 Mate Letters may be posted on board the pucket with Late Feo of 10 cents until time of departure.

P

HOURS OF YLOSING

THE FRENCH MAILS,

The following hours are observed in closing Maile, do, by the Franch Contract

Pokit:-

Day before Departure,-

F. Money Order Ofis class

Post Office clonus, xupt the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours Day of Departure,—

7

Post Office operis.

10 ..--Registry of Letters

Posting of all printed mattor and patterns ceaSE B. 1.M.-Mails closed, except for I ate

Lotters,

HIES, Toilet Requisites, EnglisH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Olagerade, Potas Water, Sarsaparilis Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European-Supervision. Hongkong, June 1; 1876.

great man who so values liberty,

purity, humanity, and the righteous

We are informed by the E: E. Australia and China Telegraph Company, that the French mali steamer was to leave Singapore this morning (9th).

administration of English Law." It is We are informed by the Agent of the M.B. to be hoped that the Colonial Office will Steamship Day, that the Sumida Maru give due weight, not only to this gra- left Kobe this morning at daylight. tuitous opinion ipon the organized iniquity" of the C. D. O, but to the high certificate thus granted to H. E. J. Pope Hennessy, for in truth be needs it sorely. Had the City of London Committee given a few hints as to the best means for dealing with the practical dificnltice presented by the subjects A PAZAPs, and inspection of the Volunteer alluded to, some good end might have been served. So far ns can be seen at and Government Fire Brigades will take present, the only thing achieved is, that place at the Central Fire Brigade Station the public have been solemnly notified at 480P.M. on Thursday, the 11th instant, that the City of London Committee are greatly shocked at the existence in Hongkong of the same vices that rug riot in every city and garrison. town in. the three noited Kingdoms. It is a The publication of this the commenced good thing to know and he assured of this; but most sensible men would have at 8.00 p.m.

naturally and rendily given to the en- plemen whose names appear full credit for such a sentiment without any formal statement of the same.

PASSENGERS soiving in Bonkong, or avy other persons who may desire to son suit the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra liau newspapers, are invited to call the "Qaisi MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies on weeklies, from those countries, are from today

filed for reference.

The China Mail.

THE s In the Vice Admiralty Cours arising out of a calition between the passage boat Ngan Lung and "the "Victor Emanuel's steam pinnase was concluded toany bofore Bis Lordship the Chief Jua tion, and Captain Themmett, Nautical Aor. Judgment was reserved.

F

We understand a match at the American National Game of Base Ball will be played on Thursday afternoon betwem the 0.9.8. - Bichmand and the members of the Uncket Club, and that, by permission, the fine Band of the Biermond will perform on the Ground during the afternoon.

We do not propose to enter again into the discussion raised by the allusions made in this Resolution, because they have been fully dealt with on previous occasions. But what is of greater ini- portance to the public is the lack of rome medium through which such thoughtless and grossly one-sided statements might he met. It will be noticed that not a syllable is given in the resolution of what Dr Wells and Mr. Keswick think Reas Admiral Duperé, French Naval about the questious of official regulation Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, and revenue. The Government and the paid an official visit to devsrament House community are simply credited with this afternoon. H. E. handed at Murray having tolerated the very worst forms of Piast 2 o'clock and was received by a guard abuses arising from the so-called lega of benour of the 27th Regiment, combating ligation of vice, while not one word is

The

BONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAR. 9, 1880.

It is very much to be regretted that there should be split in the Com munity regarding a public movement which has a purely charitable aim. We have not hesitated to condemn the policy of II. E. the Governor, and will not be accused of approving in any way of his recent attitude towards the foreign com- minnity when we say it is a pity that the antagonistic feeling evoked by Mr Hen messy has reached such a pitch that even the Relief Fund for the Distress in re fad is in danger of becoming a com parative farlare from his connection with discs.it: Several appeals have been addressed said of the sanitary necessity, the of two officers and 50 Bank and file, with to us to open a list for Subscriptions to difficulties of regulating vice in the Band and Regimental Colors. the Irish Relief Fund, to which we bare Chinese community, and the infect-Royal Artillery fired à malute of 13 guns. hitherto declined to respond; but the racies into which even the Commission On H. E.'s return ha leo púd whit to feeling appears to be so strong, that a list distinct from thut opened on Satur- day should be started, that we now give insertion to the letter of a "Citizen urging the Chamber of Commerce rercive subscriptions on behalf of the community. As we have said, it is to be regretted that the good work could not have been carried on in harmony; bat as this seems to be impossible, some one must take action in order to supple- and Japan Association will furnish a menthe part in ornlaing, after mont the Fund and for the sake of the most useful means of representation in Shefollowed the suspected junk which fired starving peasants who would otherwise London, and the idea sketched out in on her, smsabing her rudder and rendering

o help from many residents. In

Mr Dalrymple's sensible letter to the her helpless. Shortly ster she sant, mud the event of the Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce is one which nine lives were lost. These men were able or other public body, declining to do so, must commend itself to the community.

to wave themselves by graping and hanging we have consented to receive and to In the evcut of that scheme being carried forward any donations seat in on behalf

out, however, it would be necessary to on to the pillars for fastening fishing nets on to those until relieved. of this worthy object, addressed to the widen the basis of the constitution of to. They held o "Editor of the Ching Mail." Should the local Chamber of Commerce, so as by a fiahlog jank. They returned so good a cause as the relief of our dis to enabrance all classes of residents. Hongkong on the Osh had reported their tressed countrymen suffer, at this late This change need not interfere in

itself fell. It may be argued that the Vice Admiral Coote of board the Trou special,sectional character of sudi docu-

11.19 AM.-Letters may be pooled with

Late For of 10 cents until

11.50 A-when the Post Office closes

entirely. 11.40 .M.-Late Lettera may be posted on bourd the packet with Late Fee of 10 conte until time of departure.

Shipping Intelligence. The following la corrected from the latest London and Colouisl Papers, koja

VESSELS TO ARRIVE

AT HONGKONG. Name.

Left. Aug-

9, Alt. Rickmore,

Nept

28, 4.

Broughto

From.

Penarth Antwerp

Flashing

Oct.

17, Coldstream,

11, Pym,

17, Chili,

24, Wost Glor,

25, Palestine,

25, James S. Stove,

26, dezubard Carl, (for

Swat w

Marie

30, Luispy

Nov,

1, Corea, 11, Nautilus,

19, Cleaveland, 18, William Ritron,

20, G. F. Muniz,

Antworp

Fluating

Antwerp Lonton

New York

!

Pourth

Antworp

Loudon

Hamburg T'eparth Flashing

16, Ellida,

19, Joseph,

22, Floders,

Antwerp

25, Carl Ritter,

Hamburg

25, Formosa,

Hamburg

Deci

Norcasila Lordon

4 Newport

27, *Near,

Penarth

9 Singapore,

Antverp

10,

ilara,

Antverp

10.

Niagara

Hamburg

10

Meath (1.)

London

SETTLEMENTS", AND "

10, Annis W. Weston,

New York

1

11, El Capitan,

Perarth

10, Densation (a.)

Liverpool

19, Glenroy (a.)

London

· Liverpool Cardif

For SWATÓW, AMOT, & FOOCHOW.-- Per Names, at 5 pm. Tomorrow, the 10th instintsad of as previously notified, For STRAITS

CALOUTTA.— Per Suu, at 3.30 p.m, on Saturday, the

13th inst.

For JAPAN via KOBE.-

the 19th inst.

23, Orestes (8.)

ments renders them comparatively in- Duke, and rec:ivel the usual salute on nocuous; but under the existing regime, leaving that ship."*'*- it is not easy to reckon upon what

channels may or may not be used to Taastoam-launch mootioned in the para- convey one-sided views and distorted graph we gave leat night was the property statements of fact for the attainment of of sa employs of the Hoppo, living at No. political ends. Great hopes are enter 53 Praya Central, and engaged for several tained in some quarters that the China

ozulaing, sftor, smugglara.

to

Luur, from the distrust fint now exists any way with the purely coanercial adventures to their emptorer, Wong. He (rightly or wrongly) between the pre-sphere of the Chamber's action. A sub- at 20e went to Canton to report the matter sent Governa and the foreign residents, Committee could be appointed, to deal to the authorities, and the steam hunch the community then would have good specially with Colonial matters, wille Wing Shing proceeded to make search for reason to be ashamed of such a result. another sub-Committeo.might continue, the deceased, none of whom, however, has If this cau, be prevented, therefore, by as now, to consider commercial questions.

any means, let it be done at once, for The Chamber, thus constituted, would as yet been found, time presses, and starvation slackens its become a really representative body, and we are requested to shte thus a dange

pace for no man.

could, in a measure, supply any existing

We understand thint the Freemasons or future lack of independent represent has been made in the Programme of tho of the South China District intend to stion in the Legislative Council. Were forthcoming Amateur Athletic Sports. The open a pursly Masonic list, the fund ob- it possible to secure the good offices of a Gymnastic Exercises event has been tained by which will be forwarded direct man, like Mr J, P, Duncanson or Mr struck out, and in its place has been put to the Duchess of Marlborough.

Arthur Smith-each of whom is a pro

minent member of the China and Japan Boyole zacs of two miles, and a roping Association in London and knows our ram for Veterans. In the rats for Veteros Ir the crying need of some fair repre- local circumstances to take a special grey hairs and youthful locks can bɔ alike antations at Home of the real state of and activa interest in Hongkong.affairs, represented, as for every year that a m matters bere in Hongkong has not yet in connection with this representative is over thirty be will be allowed a start been fully realised, the document we body se formed here, the want now so

pablished on Saturday night regarding keenly felt would, we venture to think, "pon his more youthful competitor, and the C. D. O. Commission ought to place be adequately supplied. This idea of every man la a Veteran who is thirty years the necessity beyond question. The

American ship filan, Capt Berry, arded at Mulla on the 1st instant, teven ten daya from Yokohama) in balla

bodies of gentlemen in London and else. Hongkong representation can easily be of age. The amount of tart tɔ be girou where who continue to oppose the. Con provided for without materially interfor foreach year will be so fixed as that no tagious Diseases Act, the Liquor Trafic, ing with the combined action of the veteran, however old, #DI be able to start the Opiam Trade, and the Oppression of Charabers in Chinn and Japan, which stually at the winning gost

Mr Dalrymple has already suggested, Aboriginal Races, doubtless comprise Per Sumida Maru, at & p.m., on Friday, 20, James Shepherd,"

mea swayed by the highest and best of and might without difficulty be accom LOADING FOR URINA AND JAPAN FORTE motives; but they nevertheless furnish plished separate from and yet in con- pt illustrations of the ing which Herection with the larger scheme. It is bert Spencer tells us interferes so mite to be hoped that this matter will not be rally with just conceptions of the social lost sight of, for if over this Colony re- alised the necessity of tinited representa questions of the day. Inthis particular case, we have a number of men in the tion, it is at this present moment. City of London, presumably belonging the Society for the Abolition of the

At London, -Sleamers via Sua Canal, MAILS BY THE BRATNA PACKET --

Sertbe

Glenf lloch. The British Contract Packet Thibet Flintshire,

Glaucos. will be despatched on WEDNESDAY,

Galley of Lorne.

Strathmon the 10th March, with Malls to and Gleneagios, through the United Kingdom and Harter. Europe via Brindisi; to the Straita Settlements, Bateria, Burmab, Darion, Indle, Ader, Egypt, Malta, and Glb. raltar.

At Liverpool.

Agamemnon (s.)

Sunbeam.

Salling Fense's.

Rapline

Diomed (a.) Stentor (8.)

Maibrek

CARMELITA & IDA, German barque, Capt. | N.B.-This Packet carries no mailsfor the | Ajax (s.). E. J. Ketels-Melcher & Co.

Australian Colonies.

Contagious Diseases Acts at home, with THE Oerland China Hail, which will be minds conveniently open to receive the ready to-morrow at noon, consists of 13 particular kind of information so freely pages, containing a fall budget of newn for and largely supplied by the colebrated the fortuight.

Tue German barque Parnais, Captain Lulyons, arrived at Manis on the lit Inst., seven days from Hongkong ; in ballast.

Tat British barque Cim Ferguson Capt. Wilson, arrived ai Maailm on the list., eight days from Shangbal'; In ballast