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For Sale.

FOR SALE.

Prime "Young America

EASTERN CHRESE

11

Cheese.

WHITTAKER'S HAMB, Very Fina BONELESS OODFISH.

BALMON BELLIES in Kita.

HACKEREL in Kits.

Family PIG PORK. Prime Mega BEEF.

LAMBS' TONGUES. CRACKED WREAT. CORNMEAL

COMB HONEY in Framo.

PEA NUTS.

́BARÜELONA NUTƐ,

OX TONGUES.

HOMINY.

RYE MEAL.

PECAN NUTS,

HICKORY NUTS. POTTED MEATS. BARTLET PEARS.

PRACRES.

Stay & 20.

Ex "MEN BLAUS"

N Invoice of MILNRA'S

AN

PATENT FIRE PROOF SAFES

and

DEED CHESTS.

To be sold at Manufacturers' Prices

T. & D. HENRY' GOVERNMENT NAVY CANVAS, all Numbers.

FLAT SEAMING TWINE.

Ex "HOPE? WOODBEERY'S COTTON DUCK,

1 to 10.

BAVENS DUCK, and

DRILLS.

Mails.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENAÑO, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, BUEZ, MALTA,

BRINDEL, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON; 1080,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

THE PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL STEAM THE PENINSULA COMPANY's Stoam-ship

MIRZAPORE, Captain PARísu, will leave this on MONDAY, the 26th lust, at 5 pm.

For further Particulars, apply to

THE CHINA. MAIL.

Notices to Consignees.

STEAMSHIP "MENŽALED."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above

named Steamer, from London, ars bereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Com- pany's Godowns, whenes delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con- signees, before 8 p.m. To-DAY, regnanting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lad

f Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed after Tugs DAY, the 27th Inatant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insuranco has besu effected.

Q. DE CRAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, July 20, 1880.

A, MolVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, July 15, 1880.

jy 26

NOTICK.

COMPAGNIE DE MESSAGERIES MARITIMËS.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 1SMAILIA, PORT BAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES;

ALEO.

BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.

N MONDAY, the 2ad day of August, () MON DYR, the Company's 5. Nea. DJEMNAI, Coandant ERNANDEZ, with MAIA, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above pisaca

COTTON TWINE

Ex "RAPHAEL" A Large Assortment of CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE

DINNER SERVICES,

DESSERT SERVICES,

Cargo and Specle will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted motil Nonu,

Cargo w bo received on board unti 4 p.m., Specia and Parcels until 8 pm on Lie lat of August, 1880. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be loft si the Agency's Office.}

Contents and value of Packagor are re- quired.

WASHING BOOKS. (In English and Chinese.)

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:— For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Pos Lorne, at 8.30 am. Tomorrow, the 25:h inst, instead of as previously

notified.

For HOIROW AND HAIPHONG.-

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping

[] The Prefect gives a “banquet”

to the candidates who have attained the

9 am-Kwangtung leaves for. Ooset standard of the sixth bout in the HR

Ports,

RELIGIOUS SERVICES :—-

Por Kang chi, at 0a.m. To-morrow, the ing. A, Colonial Chaplain. Morning

20th inst.

For SHANGHAI--

Par Chis-tung, at 9 am, To-morrow, the

25th inst.

For

For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.—

Per Sunda, at 11.30 8.2, on Monday, the 20th inst, instead of a pre viously notified SAIGON.- Por Zamboanga, at 4.30 p.m., on Mon day, the 26th lust, Instead of ar previously notified. For MANILA

Per Butuan, at 3.30 p.m., on Tuesday,

the 27th inst.

For BANGKOK. --

[No. 6816.-JULY 24, 1880.

'REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL"]

In a recent Peking Gazelle mention is | (Per E. E. 4. 6 0. Telegraph Cols Line.) made of a Lama who stole the large topaz or (?) quartz, [], beads [

ST. Joux'S CATHEDRAL-Rev. W. Jen

Service L, Evening 5. Holy Communion every Sunday, ozorat the 2nd and 4th in from a rosary hanging on Buddha's Deck [1]. In Canton this quarts

the month.

Military Service. —Rev. C. Gilbert Boothy B.A.,

., Military Chaplain. Parade Service is called pikagasi,), and in at 8 L.M. Holy Communion on the second and fourth Sundays at the conclusion of vulgar Pekingese piyast,

HOBART REFUSES TO FIGHT THE ORKES.

LONDON, July 21. Hobart Paska has refused to fight the Grooks.

or as OOKPENSATION TO TENT FENANTS"

the Parade Service. [A Voluntary Service The name sounds like one of held in the Garrison Theatro at 75 foreign origin, and this is the more likely P.M.]

URION UHURCH-Morning Service, as the characters are doubtful. The 11 A.K., Afternoon, & P.M.Divine Service smaller beads which dangle on the rosary in Chinesa, 2-3 2.m. every Sunday, with are called communion on first Sunday of every month, VA -Rev. Dr. Chalmer

BT. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURE.-Bar.

every third

Every year,

are

C. Gilbert Booth, B,A., Seamen's Chaplain. year, the licentintes Sorica at 6 P., Morning Prayer and

For fale, at 5 pao., on Tuesday, the Holy Communion on the Brat Sunday in to "matriculate"

the month at II 1,M, 'All nests free. The examiner

27th inst.

jp27 For SAIGON,-

of Ladies and Gentlemen, are now

the tor

ready at this Offee.-Price, $1 each.

OBITNA MAIL Offics.

the Stat inst.

LONDON MISSION CHAPEL, Queen's Road

required or 考] arranges them

Por Penedo, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, West-Hongkong Christian Association into three classes, and the first four or Service for Seamen, Sunday and Thursday, fiva (according to the number allotted to 7.90 P.M.

each province) obtain paid licentiatoships ST. STEPHEN'S MIssION CHURCH-Rev. 3. Graudy, and Bev, Lo Sam Ynen. ]: the rest of the first class obtain (All Services in Chineso.)

Morning ships. The salaried licentiate Prayer-Litany, Ante-Communion, and draws a salary of Tis. 6 a year, and Sermon, at 11 AM. Bible Class, at 3

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACENT.---

The British Contract Packet Mirsapore will be despatched on MONDAY, the 25ted into and through the United Kingdom and Eurofs vid Brindisi; to the Straita Settlements, Batavin, Burmalı, Qaylon,

·AND THE * TREH RELIES” MILIJ READ A TÉIRD TIME,

Loxbow, July 21. The House of Commons has passed through Committee the EII for Compensa- tion to Irish Tenants, and be read a third

time the Bull for Irish Relief.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

NUMBER of extra copies, ware printed of the China Mail of last night; containing our account of the Earthquakes at Mauila ; those desiring to post coples by the English

mail should send orders early on Monday, only a very lusited number of copies of

e.. Freaching, at 6.30 P.M. Holy Com- obtains foos for introducing freshmen the Overland China Mail are now obtada- munion, Tat Sanday in Chinose month, 【童生], on their first oxamination be-able.

BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE.-Service in fore the District Magistrate, The Clerk of the Weather has again bean

every

Sunday, at half-past ten M., in

Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor his Fackel carries no mails for the the Chapel of the Borlin Foundling House,

Owners will be Responsible for way Debt contracted by the Officers er Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:——

CILORKOM, British ship, Capt. Beadle.--

Wieler & Co.

CLIFTON, British barque, Capt. Davies- Rozario & Co.

GENERAL Faiheutta, émerican bargus, Capt. David Kelly.-Melchors & Co.

Aossos, American abip, Captain Taylor. P. & D. S. N. Co.

VALLEY FORCE, American ship, Captain Uriel Doane-Captain.

CARRIONS, British barque, Capt. T. D. Jones—Gibb, Livingston & Co.

HELEN MARION, British barque, Captain

Roberts.-P. & Ø. & N. Co.

ConquzaOR, American ship, Capt. Nath Gould.-Borneo Company, Limited.

Anun, Dritish barqne, Usptain William Wrightson.-Chinose.

¦

raitar.

Indie, Adea, Egypt, Malta, and Gib the German language, by Pastor F. Klitzke, Vacancies in paid licentiateships occur in a spitefal mood today, and the commu- as the paid licentiateships are promoted nity is to be baalked of the musical treat every third year to be. The promised by the Inniskillings for this platform [K] of a suikung is called evening.

Australian Claimses.

A

MAILS BY Tax Frexon PAĢENT.— Fba French Contract Packet Djemah will be despatched on MONDAY, the 2nd August, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Strafta Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India (vid Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Adon, Suez, and Alexandria.

The uanal hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, do,

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PAQEEF.- The Australian Contract Packet Brisbane,

will be despatched from Hongkong, on SATURDAY, tho 7th August, with Mails for Singapore Thursday faland, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Koppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas maulo, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mol- bourne.

ROSIE WELT. American ship, Capt. 0.0. Correspondence cannot be Registered after Welt. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

216

For further particulars, apply at the To-day's Advertisements.

TOILET SERVICES,

BREAKFAST SERVICES,

dia. c.,

do. Company's Office.

Hongkong, July 20, 1880.

Ex "ANCHISES,"

and

LATE

ARRIVALS.

P

RUTHERFORD'S Extra All Long FLAX

CANVAS.

RUTHERFORD's Royal Navy CANVAS.

Do. HUTORRFORD's Best Boiled Engine COLZA OIL

English COTTON WASTE.

Took's Patent PACKING, Flax PACKING.

Horn's Best Russian CORDAGE. Best English Charcoal WIRE ROPE. Galvanized IRON CHAIN, 3/16th, 1/4th

and 3/8th.

Hurauca's PAINTS and OILS. TURPENTINE. Copal VARNISH. French POLISH. SOFT SOAP, Oʻzzy's Wellington KNIFE POWDER. Plate POWDER. Flate BRUSHES. Bullard CHALK. CUE TIPS, Metallls TAPE LINES.

CRUBB'S Patent PADLOCKS,

THI LOOKS,

FIRE GRATES,

Cupboard LOOKS,

Box LOUES,

Suspension and Bracket Patent Extinguish

ing KEROSINE LAMPS, BODGES & SONS' CUTLERY. Electro-plated WARE, BUNTING and Bunting THREAD, BUSHEY'S PATENT PNEUMATIC GUN.

Royal Bristol GINGER ALE, in Pint

Bottles.

JEFF's India PALE ALE, in Plat

Bottles.

OLARET-Chateau THIBOEUF.

IRES GRAVES, Plots and Qourts. Chateau LAROSE. Breakfast CLARET.

HAUT SAUTERNE SAOCONE'S White Seal SHERRY.

Do. Amontilado SHERRY. Do. Very Fine "OLD"PORT, Draught ACE and PORTER, sold by the

Gallon.

STATIONERY,

BOOKS.

TOBACCOS, and

Тони

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

U. 8. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

302

THROUGH o NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, and Bax FrANÇLIOR,

HE Q. S. Mall Steamship CITY OF TOK10 will be despatoned for San Francisco, vla Yokohama, on SATUR-

DAY, the 7th August, at 1 p.m., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Bills of Lading lasued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to

to San Francisco, to Atlaulle and Inland Cities of the United States via Ovor- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to porte in Mexico, Central and South America by the Company's and connecting Steamora,

Through Passage Tickets granbod to England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

Freight I be received on board until 2 | p.m., the 6th August. Parcel Paukagas will be received at the office until 6 p.m. same day; all Parool Packages should be marked to address in fall; value of same is required.

Consular Involves to accompang Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Collector of Customs at dan Francisco. Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the

For further information as to Pantage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Ommpany, No. 9, Prays Central,

RUSSELL. & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, July 23, 1880.

Notices to Consignees.

t

au

STEAMSHIP “AMAZONE”

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE,

CONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship

tion with the above Steamer, are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and stared at their risk at the Com pany's Godowne, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con-

|

FOR MANILA.

Too Eteamship

"Butuan," Captain Arousa, will ba #derpatobed for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 27th Yostant, at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Parage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 24, 1880.

iF27

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

July 23, South America, American abip, 1763, Knowles, Cardiff April 10, Coal RUSSELL & OS.

Gould, Cardif April 8, Coal and Coke.- July 24, Conqueror, American ship, 1621,

BORNEO CO., LIMITED.

July 24, Olympia, German steamer, from Cautoo.

July 24, Argo, British barque, $31, Wm. Wrightson, Baugkok July 11, Rico and Flanks-CHINES.

July 24, Chin-tung, Chinese ateamor, from Cautou.

July 24, Rosie Welt, American aug. 1978 0.0 Walt, Antwerp April 9, General. ---Arnhold, Karreko & Co.

DEPARTURES.

July 24, Niigata Maru, for Kobe, do

24, Williant titsore, for Montevideo.

24, China, for 3hanghai,

24, Crusader, for Saigon.

2, Hashin, for Shanghai.

24, Lydia, for Manila.

24, Esmeralda, for Amoy,

24, Oceanic, for Yokohama and San

Franol:00.

CLEARED.

Olgnipis, for Newelwang. Kang-chi, for Holhow, die, Kwangtung, for Coast Ports. Lorne, for Swatow and Amoy. Hanza, for Tonzon.

Glengyle, for Shanghai. Chin-tung, for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS. DEPARTED,

Per Niigata Maru, for Kobe, Ray. T. G. Belby, Major Palmer, RE, 2 Europeans, and Chinese Stoerage.

Per Hue-slun, for Shanghai, 1 Missionary

Lady, dies

Per Oceanis, for Yokohama, Mesara G. B. Emory, A. J. Lewis, Rev. J. M. M'Carley and wife, Meaare A. Bachrach, 8. Von Fries, Dy. Com Gen. Vanleitart, 0.8.D.; for San Francisco, Mr and Mrs Stebbins, Mr and Mrs. T. D. Boyd and chlid, 3 Europeans

E. Burmeister,

The Mails will be closed at 3.30 p.to. Sup- mail on board with 10 centa plementary

late fee till time of departure. Correspondi nce for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this route f desired, bat as a general rule it is better to sand it via Galle. Hongkong, July 16, 1880.

HOURS OF CLOSING

aut

THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing

Packet:

Day of Departure,

1

9

4

Wert Point.

Vert Jonten's Chunon, Garden Road.

8 LM. Mass and Sermon. 6 P.M. Evening Service, Benediction.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.

Shipping.

; “in turn.” There is no 朝者

for the muikung enkung (oxtra suikung) Tar Her. N. Sheshadri, Free Church Mis

or fukung [ Aftor serving as slov, Bombay, will preach in Union Church

5 p.m. -English Mail leaves for Forts of Banner Instructors for to-morrow, the 26th instant, at 11 o'clock

Call and Europe.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841,

香港大藥房

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

UF

DRUGGIETA' SUNOBIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET Requisites, EnolaSH, AMERICAN, AND FERNOU PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla

Water, and other Aorated Waters.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

Malls, de, by the British Contract PASSENGERS ardiving 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 luvited to call at the "Oniri Marx" Ofice, where over sixty now papers, dallies and weeklies, from these soustries, are now Gled for reference.

P.M.-Money Order Office closes. F.M-Registry of Letters corses

Posting of all printed mattor and patterns cEASON. r..-Mails-closed, except for Late

Letters.

4.10 p. Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 conta nutil .--when the Post Cice clones entirely.

4.30 P.M.

4.40 P.M.-Lato Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Quotations. HONGKONG, July 24. OPIUM,--New Patna, oath.... 622h a 25

Old

cal

606 Now Bunaves, cash, 577) × 80 Old

casb,-

**

"

ג

n

New Malwa, credit, 740 a 770 Allowance, Taels 12,

"

Old Malwa, credit, —

Exchange.

3/91

Demand, ...

4 months' right,

Bank, Wire,... ...

"J

30 days' sight,

Credits,"

Documentary,

4 montha'aight, 8/10)

India, Wire,...

223+

demand, ...

2254

Shanghal, demand,

728

Gold'

BO days' sight, Leaf, 99 Ece...

73+

37.60

Sovereigns,

5.35

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 69% prem, sales, Union Ins. Sos. of O'ton, $1,400 pers., sales, Ohine Traders' Ins. Co., $1,500 per share, North China Ins. Co., Tin. 1,076 per share, Fangtze Ins. Anooo, Tis. 720 per share, Chinese Ins. Co., $297+ sales,

R.K. Fire Ins. Co., $840 per share, sales. China Fire Ina. Co., $230 per share, asles.

Co

H.K. G. M. 5. boat Co., $25 prem, buyers, Shanghai Storm Navigation, The 5 per China

Coast St.

St. Nav. Co., Tis, 100 per Hongkong Gas Co., $80 per share.

Hongkong Hotel Co., $60 per share. Obina Sugar Refining Co,, $159 per share. Do. Debentures, 3p.c, prem. Ohires Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

De

of 1877, do.

before I o'Clock pin. TO-DAY, nose; for London, Me And 850 Ch. Cosmopolitan Desk, par, nominal, --

signees, before requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigued by the Undersigned

Goods remaining nuclaimed after Sarun DAT, the 24th Just, at Noon, will be sub- CIGARE.ject to rent and landing charges

No Fire Insuranes has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, July 10, 1880.

MOTE SOKS', Oness & BLACKWELL'S,

and

ANEBICAN-

OILMA N STORES.

of

SRIPO HANDLERY

Every Description.

BAIL-MAKING and RIGGING, promptly executed.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. Hongkong, July 20, 1880,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÉS,

1726

§. 8. "NIIGAPA MARU,” FROM KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,

Temperature

T. Janis, A. Deariore, and E. A. Steaven. son; for Liverpool, Mr O. V. Creagh; for (Taken at Mesere Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Queen's Boad, Bremen, Mr C. Von Pustan.

HONGKONG, July 24, FAROMETER. 9.AM

Do. ·1. P. Mc Do 4PM

Per China, for Shanghai, 10 Chinese. Per Crusader, for Saigon, 69 Chinese.

TO DEPART..

Per Torne, from Hongkong for Swatow, THERMOMETER-9 ALMOST RE 15. Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS. The American ahip South deserica reports: Left Cardiff April 10th. Oxossed Equator May dib, 78 days to Java Head.. Found strong southerly current; 18 days getting through Sunila Straits, bu

The American ship Conqueror ren

reporta: Fine weather and light and moderate winds

Lag Dondo 4......

20.780

29.772

83

Dix

Do. (Wpt bulb) 9 A

81

Do, Do

70

Dio. Do.

Do-Maximum

89

82

General Memoranda,

Do. Minimum over night

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above is the wolve days off Java Head with TogaDAT, July 27

hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and také immediate delivery of their Goods, from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge or re- maining on board after TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, will be landed and stored at Consignees expense and risk.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

MITSUBISHI HAIL S. 8. Co

50a, Queen's Road Condral. Bongkong, July 19, 1880,

bailling sirs.

8,W. and W.B. W. wind throughout.

The British barque Argo reports; Hod

POST OFFICE NOTIORS. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOOHOW.— Per Kuangtung, at 8.30a.m., on Sunday,

the 25th fust.

For NEWCHWANG.

Per Olympia, at 9 am, To-morrow, the 1920 1.5 28th last.

Goods par forsaleh undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges:

3.mutton of Household Furniture,

at Mr J. Armstrong's 4pm-Butuan leaves for Manila. WEDNESDAY, July 8

BIRTH.

five years they obtain office as FI.

There was an interesting eclipse of the moon visible at Canton on the 22nd altimo. We have already noticed the question of eclipses in them. Notes: From the proclamations now issued `it appears that the "first contact with the shadow" is called ; the "begin ning of the total phase" ; the "middle of the eclipse"

"end of the total phase

the last contact with the shadow"

the and

Mr Sheshadri, who was one of the Erst Brahmin converts to Christianity, has already represented his Church on great occasions in England and Scotland, and is now on his way to take part in the Pan- Presbyterian Congress in America.

MC. V. Creagh, Acting Senior Magistrate, took his departate this afternoon in the

and O. steamer Omanis, on leave of absence to Europe, travelling by way of San Francisco-Major H. S. Palmer, R.E., left at daylight this morning by the Mitau Baht steamer Niigata Mars for Yokohams,

It also appears that the eclipse on two months leave of absence-Deputy would be one of ten minutes and 37 Amistant Commissary Goueral 0, E. Van seconda (or 10 digits and 47 fractions 1) alttari, Ordnance Store Department, pro- +#ft but we have not seeded to Tokohama this afternoon, by the yet discovered a Chinese who can ex-0, sud O. steamer Oceanic, on two months' plain this. The time given for each of sick leave on the recommendation of a the above periods in order was 7.55, Board of Medical Officer. 9.25, 9.31, 9.61, and 11.22; but, a cording to a calculation kindly furnished to na by a master marinar, the Canton time should have been 7.47.48; 9.4.42; 9.23,6; 9.41.30; and 10.58.24. From this proclamation it also appears that the first half of the hour.

Euriza more news has been received from Manila since our lease of yesterday, but the tile there has come to hand, is of rather rosseuring nature and would lead ne is called to hope that the worst has passed. The Manila Agents of the Chartered Bank telegraphed this morning to the effect that

so that IMMAL would be 22 minutes past eleven.

Above the rank of tzotai, all officials the bank property is safe and the members add the words

of the staff have escape unhurt, although

On the 23rd Inst., Mrs J. B. COUGHTRIE, to their names When an officer of the building itself has been destroyed. The lower rank is first appointed, as a matter Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai

of a Daughter.

DEATH.

At No. 3, Blue Buildings, Praya East, at of form he gives himself and Bank has been notified that their branch du 4.30 p.m. on the 24th Inst, REEVES Ferrz; but, as soon as ever he Manila has escaped damage, and that STEPHEN, the Beloved Son of Alice and gets real approvals from his superior, next tesmer expected hers from Manila is business was to be resumed to day. The Carl BeMUND; aged 18 months.

at 7.40 p.m.

The China Mail.

ho uses the proper number. So that a

The publication of this issue commenced-BES=X would be better the cans, which in due course would leave this evenfog, and, doing so, might than the last mentioned. Four

be looked for here on Monday. But it h are equal to one, and both are rather unlikely, with business entirely sus purchasable, . If an officer is depended almost since her arrival, that nho graded one or more grades, [], hell be up to time. We can receive no may set off those he has in store, [] further details of the great shock of the Amongst military men 30 (or 20th until her arrival. It is to he hoped that the following steamer may bring nawa With reference to a previous note count as one . The subject of a more settled state of affairs, although about ancestral tablets being taken away is one wrapped in cor aiderable obscurity, it must be a very long time before the by fugitive prince, we have found the bat the function of Chiness Notes is to

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1880.

OBINESE NOTES.

reference in the Book of Kites, which is resone subjects from obscurity, and thousands who have been subjected to this #££#£#*#6¿±V Lammer away at them till they come fearful ordeal will recover their tranquility

The Commentary explains right.

that the idea was that the prince should not abandon his ancestors

先祖也

We have just received the following additional particulars regarding the

from a candidate who has himself been examined. Two or three districts

The Chinese or "Almanach de Gotha" is published once a quarter: a copy is 'submitted to the Emperor by the Board of Ceremonica

or publie or commercial confidence can he restored.

Cochin-Ohine Française: Excursions et Ro connaissances. Nos, 1-4 (Imprimerie du Gouvernment, Saigon. Challamel, 5 Ene

It appears from a recent Peking Jacob, Paris.) This appears to be a very Gazette that peculation is not only a carefully prepared and valuable repertory. recognized, but a sanctioned custom in The first part contains a goographical de- some parts of the Chinese Empire, The

are examined at a time in the Governor of Ho Nan reports that he option of the airconstrution or Augen of At the first bout there are from two to is doing away with the presente which Ca-mas, with particulars as to its adminis three thousand students: the second some of the higher officials of the Pro-tration, population and capabilities; an ad- bout takes place after an interval of 8 or vinte have hitherto been receiving Ho count of a barren trast, part of which lies in .. 10 days, and most of the students keep points out that in Kiang 1 the custom the same arrondissement, Rach-gia; and a up to standard. There is an interval has been to "defray official expenses study upon the questions of the deepening of 6 days between each of the other by "retaining a portion of the extra of the Pinh-te Canal, and the improvement bouts respectively, and the standard island tax and grain-taz.” In An Hwei

raised in each case until from 3000 the sitch "expenses have been entirely of the port of Hatun. The second part candidates who keep up to the mark have defrayed from the grain-tax. In Fa examines the anchorages of the island of been reduced from 1000, 800, 250, down | Kien on account of the small land and Phu-quoc, and the feasibility of making a to 100. After an interval of two days grain-tax, they have been defrayed from railway between Saigon and Phrom-pent, the seventh and final round takes place, the customs and Likan collections. In with tables of distances and maps. The The first candidate is the and is future the Governor proposes to increase third part is an account of a visit to Hainan, the Judge's salary by giving him a fixed ship annual portion of the two mace retained and the Lei-chow peninsula, and of a pro- when examined by the Literary Chan in the Province for evory load of com-old scheme for a canal between the Forca cellor. The names of all the candidates muted grain.

and the Gea-Tion; an examination into thes

almost certain to obtain a

of the other six bouts are again publish-

ed. Fow if any are plucked, and the The Hakka women have a saying extent of landed and household property of

only honont consista in being on one of when they meege which runs as follows Cookin China, and into the store and bronze

the last lists. The fify which

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formal and useless business. Most of the translated into less barbarous Chineas,

eras of Indo-China The fourth contains the

count of some local exhibition; of the

candidates are assisted by who at would be ARXIXDM axes of Cochin Chinx died their mode of

this examination can easily get access and into English: "Ah! I wonder

to the candidates. As before the Liter-

collections of curtat temples and scale;

of slavery, prostitution, &., to all of which ary Chancellor's examination taken place who is talking of me at home?" we hope to do fuller justice on another the handwriting is compared with that is my husband, oceanion.

of essays delivered at the previous Fil nesse again, ZOR

it is quite easy to substitute an ay "If it is my mother-in-law, Tan following is the arder of Sperlos as 5 written in one's own handwriting for that already lodged in the Magistrate's may the old mastiff fix her. The word John's Cathedral, to-morrow, ninth Sunday archives. At the the dock, in characterless, and means after Trially f

- Mallon, -- Ventós, No. ↑ Monk : Painiz, not even find it necessary to take the tostick" "catch" or "get hooked on 18 and 135 Mon Te Deum, Monk in trouble to get their essays copled out by to." In Cantonese the word 'ck, or A1 Benedictus, No. 88 Kook: Intham, 3p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the the real candidate, as an say can and in Pekingese the word to *70 shall dwell in the Land ;”. Hym

shall dwell 156 and 137 : B., U. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, always be substituted for a fee of $2 have the game algnification, "to catch or at No. 50s, Queen's Road,

paid to the Magistrate's clerk. Not stick like a nail to a garment. The Magnificat, Portelan Tones; Nune Dimb more than one per cent. of the candidates allusion horo is Indecent, but the saying us, Parisian Toner Hymn, No. 235; Goods per Glangyfe undelivered alter at the and fail to pass" is none the loss interesting,

this date subject to rent.

THURSDAY, July 29

*Evansung S-Pasima,

Bymo, No: 98,