2
For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. H
AVE JUST KECEIVED Ex
"AMERICAN MAIL."
Prime Estorn CHEESE.
Young America CHEESE. Pine Apple CHEFSE.
Californian BUTTER.
BOPS and MALT.
Lamb's TONGUES,
Soused Pig's FEET. Split PEAS.
Assorted JAMS,
CODFISH.
Assorted VEGETABLES.
Assorted MEATS.
Assorted SOUPS.
Pig's Head CHEESE.
Devilled BAM.
CAVIARE. California Golden SYRUP.
CIDER.
Whittaker's HAMS.
Breakfast HACON.
COMB HONEY in Frame and
Bottle.
Pickled OX-TONGUES. Pickled PIG PORK.
Boneless CODFISH,
Salmon BELLIES.
MACKEREL
Green TURTLE, 1b, and b. Tina. Borden's Condensed MILK (very fresh). California BISCUITS in Cask and Tios.
Ginger CAKES.
Milk BISOCITS.
Soda BISCUITS.
Wafer BISCUITS.
Alphabet 88OUITS.
Oyster BISCUITS.
Buckwbeat FLOUR.
CORNMEAL.
BYE MEAL.
HOMINY, Smail and Large,
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL
SBELLBACK NUTS.
PECAN NUTS.
WALNUTS. SOFT SHELL ALMONDS.
PEA NUTS.
Pekka L
Canned Table Fruits.
Bartlett PEARS.
PRACHES.
GREENGAGES
APRICOTS.
QUINCES.
&c.,
Aa
Tart FRUITS
Amoked BERY.
Smoked OX-TONGUES.
Compressed OX-TONGUES.
Mince MEAT.
Compressed Corned BEEF,
Amorted JELLIES in Glass Jars.
Mixed PICKLES.
Assorted PICKLES.
Corned
BEEF.
Queen's OLIVES.
Ulam CHOWDER
Sausage MEAT
Californian SARDINES.
PORK and BEANS.
Yeast POWDER,
Smoked SALMON.
PORK in 2001. Barrels.
BEEF in 20lb. Barrels.
Fruit BUTTER.
Cranberry SAUCE.
Apple SAUCE
Butter BEANS.
Brown BEANS.
We have the following FOR SALE,
Large or all Quantities in Bulk...
Fine Valentia RAISINS
Fine Patras CURUANTS.
Smyrna FIGS.
Good Breakfast TEA at 3b Couto por 12. Fine MIXTURE in 5 & 10 Catty Boxes.
CROISE & BLACKWELL A HOUSEHOLD STORES
JOHN MOIB & Sons" UBLEBRATED PRESERVES.
We beg to direct special attention to sur well selected Stock of Wines, Spirits, &c.
HSIDSIC & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Pro. & MUMM's (Jules) CHAMPAGNE, PtB. & Qts.
Insurances.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
Postion of the mpray at the close of the last financial year, the 10th Aprsi, 1980.
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED... GAPITAL PAID-UP RESERVE FONT: ......................
$ 800,000.00 426,000.00
70,275.43
BALANCE UNDIVIDED, DIVIDEND PAID TO SHARK-
HOLDERS.......... 20% pernaum, DIVIDEND PAID TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS!
OF BUSINESS, 25% on the amount of their Contributions.
THE Company grants Policies on MARINE RARs to all parts of the World, pay- able at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are PAYAHLK TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSI. NESS WHETHER THEY ARE SHARE. HULDERS UR NŪT.
B. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, August 13, 1880.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG,
GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of
China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
Kinky accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premlum current at the above mentioned Porta.
NO CHARGE POR POLICY PEKA.
JAS. B. COCONTRJE,
Secretary. Hongkong. November 3, 147),
MANCHESTER FIRE ANMERANCP
COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Capital of the Company £1,000,000Sterling
of which in paid up
£100,000 Reserva Nuad upяrasof 120,000 Annual Income
THE CHINA MAIL.
White, infant and 2 sorvants, Mr S. Ring,
To-day's Advertisements. Mr Chong Kong and servant, and 33 Chi-
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Steamship
"Namoa," Capt. WESTORY, will be lespatched for the above Puits on WRDNESDAY, the 3rd Instant, at Daylight, instead of as proviously ad- vertised.
For Fatght or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
109 Hongkong, November 1, 1830.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
FROM HATAVIA, SAMARANG, SOU- RABAYA, MACASSAR, GORONTALO
AND MANILA.
i
H & 9.S. Kliam Mackennon having arri.
ved from the above Ports, Consignore i of Cargo are hereby regated to sand in their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Gooda
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once loded and stored at Consignoes' risk and expense.
JARDINE. MATHERON & Co.
Agrote
Ilongkong, November 1, 1880
AUCTION.
PUBLIC
HE FRENCH BARQUE
THE
HERE.
Per Conquest, from Haiphong, &c, Capt. and Mr Bouchet, Mr Philart, and 10 cos men of French barque Taffarette lust an Hainan, and 55 Chinese.
Per Wm. Mackinnon, from Manila, Mr Martin, ul 1 Chinese.
Per Malacca, from Yokobama, Mosara Webb, Proster and servant, and Brameon, Moara Co, H. A. Richie, Capt. Barron Barton, Rohinchero, Carn, Hakri, Marquitz, ti Chinese and 6 ebildren.
Per Elcano, from Amny, 1 European Ca bin, and 146 Chinese
Per China, from Shanghai, 24 Chinese,
DEF&krev.
Per Teheran, for Shanghai: from Hong kong, Mesars A. D. Kleinwort, J. Neronis, Chun Tai Su, Kun Tai Inon, and Dr Von Staicon; from Melbourne, Mr. P. Cottam; from Southampton, Mr and Mrs Good-
fellow.
For Meifuo, for Shanghai, 95 Chicone. Per Kang chi, Buhos, &c., 60 Chi-
Teac,
Per Ocean, for Shanghal, European. Par Stander, for singapore, do, 1 Karo. pean, and 495 Chinese
TO DEFANT.
Per Bombay, for Haiphong, 15 Chiness. Por Florence Nightingale, for Haiphong. 5 Chinese.
Por Ping-on, for Hofhow, 6 Chinese. Per Dale, for Bangkok, 202 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS
The American ship Falparaiso, from Car- diff, roports: Have been 32 days from Anzar Calma and light winds the entire
The German brig Tastar reports:- Left Nenabwang on the 10th inst; had fresh
moLBOOD and fue weather through-
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Fleneagles loaves for London. 2 p.m.- Ricamo levon for Manila
Noon.
(No. 5401-NOVEMBER 1, 1880.
nad the usual spring small-pox epiderato passed over very lightly.
remarks, as connected with this greater iramunity from serious illness among them, that increased vigilance has been Di T. G. Brereton reports the winter exercised by the Lady Superior in de- at Chefoe on the whole comparatively tecting the first approaches of disease, mild, and the health of the foreign com- and at once relieving from full duty any munity exceptionally good. There was sister who shows symptoms of failing almost a complete absence of serious health or strength. It is also an in- affections. Fine, clear, bracing weather direct proof of the fair health of the and consequent free daily exercise ure Noon-Tenders for Repairs to Lightorative population during the year, as credited with the general good health
when, in past, serious sickness abounded of the community by the doctor. Slip, received by Naral 8terekeeper,
General Memoranda. Wednesday, November 3:-
Daylight.-Namos loaves for Coast Ports,
4 pm-Kuglish Mail leaves for Ports of amongst the Chinese, their faithful friends the sisters have invariably suf- Call and Europe.
fered too.
9 p.m.-Messing of Zetland Lodge.
THURSDAY, November 4:-
From Tientsin, Dr Irvine reports that during the twelve months ending 31st: 3 p.m.-Suct loaves for Singapore, &c.
March, 1880, the health of foreigners at Fathay, November &:--
Goods per Arration Apear undelivered that port was remarkably good. The
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The next AMERICAN MAIL ay be expected here
on or about the 17th inst., by the P. M. steamer City of Peking, which brings an Francisco deles to the 19th ult
Fox the fact that the interdict" that
after this date aubjeci to rant.
autumn months contributed most to the sick list, but with no cases of special has been provisionally passed upon Mr Ql5- WELSESDAY, Norember 10:-
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of severity. The winter was very mild and bons, Registrar of the Supreme Court, is
Cati mid Europe.
not noted in the Government Gazette of spring commenced well, with no snow- storms of any duration, and with clear, Saturday hat, we assume that the step is THURSDAY, November 11:-
Noon-Auction of Stock-in-Trade, &c., open weather, very different indeed
of Hotel do l'Univers; also Land and
from the spring and winter of 1879. not regarded by the Executive as one of The Municipality has greatly improved sufliciout importance to demand official re the roads in the Settlement and its cord. The last Gazette, by the way, far- neighbourhood, as well as the drainage nisbed a good opening for the publication system of the Concession, and a raised of many documents of interest, as it con- Noor-William Markinson leaves for road has been made through the plain talas little or nothing. But A. E. the at the back of the Settlement and thickly Governor does not appear to be in love planted with trees; this work when
Building of the same (hy Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co} 9 p.m.-Dramatio Performance at the
Outy Hall.
FRIDAY, November 12:-
Mani, Masashar, te SATURDAY, November 18-
3pm. Decidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer leares for Yokohama and Sau
Francisco.
TRE
Established A.7. 1841.
香港大藥房
finished will completely shut the Settle-with publisity whenover that publicity ment off from the foul plain which lies threatens to be inconvenient. Bad Go- between it and Tientsin city. This veraar Hennessy made use of the odds! road, constructed on the old fortifica-Gazette with more impartial motive than tions, extends for two miles and a
half along the canal, and it has ho bas shown, it might have reflected credit Thirty-three upon his administration. An editor of the foreigners wero admitted to the hospital Gazette be has not added great lustre to his during the year; all non-residents. name; and the lack of editing lately abown Whooping cough of a mild character was by the Government "weekly" has thrown very prevalent. aqug the Chinese dar much light upon past efforts in a certain ing September, October and November; six European children suffered for a direction. So long as publicity and ap. tinue through it. To eight birthe parent confidential frankees can he in- amongst the Europeans there was one dulged to with estety to his own views, the death, that from phthisis, not contrasted Governor is the champion of freedoms; but in Ching.
passage was 38 days to the Line in the HONGKONG DISPENSARY, proved a great boon. Atlantic, 66 CHATEAUBRIAN D,"
to Cape of Good Rope, and 98 387 Tons Register, built at St. Malo to Sunda. Spoke Oct. 2b, Importer from in 1869, clawed in September 1877, in Cardiff to Hongkong, 117 days out, Veritas + 3/3 1.1.1. for 6 Years, rome- talled at Hongkong in November 1879, will be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION,out as the now lies in AMOT Harbour, on the 8th of November, at 11 o'clock A., LIST OF INVENTORY and further l'arti culare may be obtained on application to the Carraix on Board, or to Messrs
Gerard Co., A moy.
Amay, the 30th October, 1880.
no9
ROYAL.
"
THEATRE
250.000 1
CITY HALL,
BONGKONG.
THE Undersigned bave been appointed
Trends for the above Company at
Hongkong, Canten, Foocbow, Shanghai,
The British steamer Conquest, from Rsi- phong and Hoikom, arrived yesterday, m por Strong meosook and fine weather throughout.
A. S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
DrugoINTH SUNDRIES, NORSERY REQUI
BITES, TOILET Kequisites, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
The American barque Belle of Oregon, arrived yesterday from ardid, reporta Left on the 5th July xperienced mush heavy weather in the Indian ocean. Passed Anjur on the 27th September; light vari ahle airs and equally; passed through Banka Straits, light south-westerly and south- Peterly windo, first with boe weather afterwards with beavy rain squalls. 0# Balabar Island bad strong westerly breezes Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, And thick wealthier with heavy rain aqulle. Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla After used Palawat bad heavy weaterly
Water, and other Aorated Waters.
The Mumifastory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
and Haukow, and are preparou to grant THE UNGEONG AMATEUR gale, and houry gate if Prasus Shunt.
Insurances at ourrent rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, Betolar 15, 1868.
LE CERCLE-TRANSPORT. SOCIETE ANONYME ASSURANCES MARITIMES, MARSEILLE.
| Capital Surgentean,...15,000,000 Franca
CAPITAL PAID-UP, 3,750,000 do.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Tried To Company, STB prepared to grant POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all ports of the World.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
278081 Hongkong, Sept. 26, 1880.
I
DRAMATIC CLUB
Fras PruFORMACE OF THE SEASON, THURSDAY,
11th Nor, 1880, "New Men and Old Acres."
Admisson, $2, by Tickets ouly.
Suats way ho secured and Tickets obtained at Meaare LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, on and after Mo., DAY, the 8th November.
Performance coramences at P. M. PUNO.
Hongkong, November 1, 1880.
TUALLY.
Not Responsible for Debts.
no12
ANGT SZE INSURANCE, Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor
ASSOCIATION.
CAPITAL (Fully Pató-up). PERMANENT RESEAYE... SPECIAL RESERVE FUND...
TOTAL UARTs and Av
CUMULATIONS, th April, 1880.
Director
Tis 420,000 Tis 230,000 ...Tla: 263, 268
TAR 913,260
F. B Foases, Esq., Chairman.
W
M. BOYD, Esq. WH. MEYAKINE, E J. H. FINCKYOSH,
F. D. Hir, Esq. Esq.
HEAD ICE SANGALIAI MLA RUSSELL & Co., Secretarias.
LODDON BRANCH.
MC DARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers. KICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq, Ayeni, 68 and 69, Cornhill.
Polvis granted on Marino Kishë to all parts of the World.
Owners will be Bespensable for | any Debt contructed by the Officers or Crew of the follering Vessels, during their leg in Hongkong Harbour:--
STILLMAN B. ALLEN, American bar, Capt. W.. Eldiredge. Toug Song Woo.
CasaMERS, Aerican ship, Captain P. C. Collamore-Arnhold, Karborg & Cu.
CARG
BIRTHS.
Por S. 8. Ihomed, to London, sailed 27th October:-100,440 lbs. Congo, 104,055 lbs. Scented Cap r, and 18,594 b. Scented Drange Pekoa-218,089 lbs. Tea; 13 essen At Wa-Chang, on the 20rd October, the Silk Piete Conde, and 140 pkgs. Sundries. Wife of the Rev. THOMAS BRYSON, of a
Daughter. From Amoy, 1,818 pigs. Toa.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close- For MANILA.---
Por Flease, at 2:30 pm, on Tuesday,
the Red Nov.
For YOKOHAMA na NAGASAKI.—
Per Mutarca, at 6 pm, on Tuesday, the
2nd November.
For SWYTOW, AMOT, & MOGOHOW....
Per Namoa, st ♬ p.m. To-morrow, the Bud Inat., atead of as previously notified. 110HOW AND HAIPHONG. Por funquest, at 5 pm. To-morrow, the
2nd inst
For
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
LONDON
AND
For Glenngles, ni 11.30 a., on Wedoen.
day, the 3rd inst
Furmuss, tierman barke tine, Captain For STR ITS SETTLEMENTS, AND
P. burgwardt-Carlowitz & L's.
CALOUTTA --
At Amoy, on the 14th October, the Wife of 1. HENSINUSER, Esq., treat Northorn Talograph Company, of a Son.
At I.B.M. Consulate at Tientsin, on the 19th October, the Wite of BANKY B. BRIS Tow, of a Danghler
The publication of this issue commersed at 6,00 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOV. 1, 1880.
THE CUSTOMS MEDICAL RE- PORTS.
Dr. R. G. White's report on Chin- when the views of others clash with bis kiang sets forth that during the year, own, then-well-he fan't a champiɔn. the health of the community was on the
whole good, especially when we remem-YESTERDAY, the 31st birthday of King Dom ber the protracted boat of the summer, Luiz of Portugal, was celebrated at Macao which proved most trying to some old with much enthusiasm and loyalty. A
The heat was residents in the port.
more distressing from its duration than salute was fired from all the forts, no woli na from its utensity at any one time. by a Battery of Artillery on the Praya op- During the year there were no deaths posito Government House. Bls Excellency among the Foreign community; there the Governor held reception at thres were three births, two boge and one girl. o'clock in the afternoon, when all the Intermittent fever was observed at the Military, Naval and Civil authorities, close of summer and during the aptumn;
among the natives it was prevalent to and the various Consule, were present. an unusual degree. Dr White remarks At night the torn was brilliantly illumina that practice among the Chinese of any ted, all the public buildings being shown special interest has been chiefly of a sur- in varied blazos of light, and many gical nature, and in many cases crdin.
ary intelligence at the early stage of the private houses being also decorated with disease would have prevented any suri-lamps, & in bonor of the King. It is ous lesion, and also that several cases of said that the present celebratlou je mora malignant disease have come for treat royal and loyal than any that bas taken ment, and the development attained is place for some years. Considerable sur- rarely seen at home, whero surgical prise was felt that no English gunboat was treatment would have interfered with
the disease. He adds medical notes of present, shu been the case for many interesting cases which would not in- gears past. On enquiry it was ascertained that Commodore Smith had expressed his terest the casual reader.
Dr Jardine, Kiukiang, reports that regret to the Governor of Macao, through the health of the community has been the English Consul, that he was unsuccRK- very good, and gives a summary of imful in his endevour to get the Išly roady, portant cases in a year's work among No communication whatever was received foreigners.
оль
Dr B. I. Scott has little to say con- this year by the Governor of our neighbour. cerning the health of Swatow, which ing Colony from the Governor of Hong. We have to hand, from the Inspector was uncommonly good, as he has hardly tong, a fast which was freely commented General of Customs, Peking, the 19th any serious cases to report among the re- A number of Hongkongites took the Series of Medical Reports issued nuder sidents or about. It was an ordinary thing opportunity of this celebration to visit the the authority of the Imperial Maritime to have a clean bill of health for the
The Club Lusitano and the Portugusna Customs. The volume contains reports whole port, with no one at all on the Holy City. from Newchwang, Tientsin, Chinkiang, sick list. Too much cannot be said of
the the healthiness of Swatow during the Donsulate were brilliantly illuminated Inet CBARLES STEWaar, American barque, Par Surz, at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday, the and Kiukiang, each referring to Capt. H. K. Powera.-Naval Yard.
year ended March 31st, of the present winter months. Under these circum-night to mark the completion of the Slat SPIRIT OF THE AGs, Brit. barque, Capt. For MACAO AND MANILA.--
year, and for Swatow, Canton, Shanghai, stances, he was hoping to have no death E. Williams. Vogel & Co.
Per William Mackinnon, at 11.30 am., Amcy, and Chefeo, each of these refer to record, but hus to record the case year of the King of Portugal Don Lais.
on Friday, the 12th Nov.
ring to the half year ended some date, which we know here as the Swatow There are also notes by Dr Patrick Man stabbing case through which a seaman Tas German barque Adolph, Capialo G. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAOKE. | son, of Amoy, on what is known in Java died, his assailant being afterwards Hore, which arrived here yesterday from The United States Mall Poket Belgie, was "Sprue" and is well known in India; tried at the Supreme Court and sentenced Hamburg, reports a typhoon, and her ob
Dr. Scott gives severni bo despatched on SATURDAY, the notes offered, he remarks, more in the leniently.
CHABLES TOWNmund Boux, British air., Capt. W. H. Bradley. Laudateln & Co.
MBROUB, Germau barque, Captain A. Borgwardt.-Eduard Schellhas de Co.
VALPARAISO, American ship, Capt. 8. P. Fellows. Order.
SHIPPING
ARRIVALS
Out. 21, dikulph, German barque, 007, G. Subject to a charge of 12 for Lutorest torn, Hamburg July 3, General-VILLER on Shareholders Capital, all the Ports & Co. of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an nually distributed among all Contributors paid by them.
Oct. 31, Belle of Uregon. Am rice barque, ↑
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
4th Nov.
closed as follows
Sp
13th ipat, with Mails for Japan, Banhope of eliciting further information interesting cases he bas bad, and, fol- ervations are of some value. We give the Francisco, the United States, Canada, from others than with any pretence of lowing the example of Dr. Jamieson of report prominence in our local columns Honolulu, Poru, &o., which will be himself supplying an exhaustive de- Shanghai, and Dr. Somerville of Foo- cather than relegate it to the anal column scription. He defines this disease as an ex- chow, adds a contribution from obste for shipping reports, because la another tremely chronic and insiduous one, pecu-tric practice among foreigners in China, place it has been rendered almost unintel 2.30 PM. Post-Offee closes, but latters liar to warm climates, the principal symp. founded on his notes of 80 consecutive tigible by misprints and blunders. For
for Caion Countries may be posted tome of which are referable to a remit- cases in his practice in South China:
A. 10 P.M. Kegistry ceasse
time of departure.
CHARLES HEIDSIECK'S WHITE SEAL of Badness in proportion to the Premia 1120, J. Merimau, Cardiff July 5, Q.sk - \ Correspondenes for Non-Union West Indies action of the bowels; and to anemia and good during the last six months, only!
Pints and Quarts.
CHATEAU LAROBE (CURIER & ADET'S), |
Pitta and Quarti.
CHATEAU LAFITE, Pints and Quarte. IRES GRAVES, Pints and Quaria. BREAKFAST OLARET, Pints & Quarta. OLD INVALID CLARET, ST. JULIEN, da, to.
Burgandy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfraumilch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Budesheimer Berg, Koni- nin Victoria Berg, Chatean Iquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne, Maraala, Sao- sone's Pais Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Company's Sherry, Tavalld Port (1848), Haut's Port.
Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c.
1, 2 and 3-star Honney's Brandy, La Grands Marque Brandy, Cutler Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recom mended. Kinshan's Li Irish Whisky,
Jamieson's Irish
Gendea Why, Royal
AVH Glo, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara,
Pt. & Qt. Ango- Curaçao,
stara, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &o, da, dit.
BASS ALE, bottled by CAMERON & SAUN-
Ess, Pints and Quarta GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. & J. ↑
BURES, Pints and Quarta, PILSENER BEER, in Quaris. DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by the
Galton Fine ALB, bottled by MAOR, F. & Co. ALE and PORTER, in Balk, (Hogshoads
and Kilderkins),
SHIP'S STORES and SAIL-MAKING.
Rongkong, Gotober 8, 1880.
10c81
RUSSELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, Uctober 3, 1880,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INQUERORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER of
1th Majesty King Gorge The First, A. D. 1720.
JADE Undersigned having boon appointed Tunde for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- Marine Department. Policies at current rates payable either here, in London or at the principal Porte of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
Policies issued for long or short perlade at current rates. A discount of 20% allowed. Life Department.
Oct. 81, Valparaiso, American skip, 1247, S. P. Fellons, Cardiff Jan. 18, Coal-
Оапен
Oct. 31, Tartar, German brig, 266, H. Kaemana, Newchwang Got 10, Beute, - Meloners & Co.
Oct. 31, Conquest, British steamer, 818, Than. Hazolin, Haiphonz Oct. 27, and Bolbow 20, General-Sacs HANG.
Oct. 31, Wm. Muckinnon, Dutch steamer, 734, Swart, Manila Oct. 26, General- JAUDINE, MArnson & Co...
1
Oct. 31, 8.30 pm, Eleane, Spanish str., 497, L. Utriola, Amoy Oct. 30, 5.30 p.m. General-KEMEDIOS & Co.
Oct. 31, Mulaces, British steamer, 1709, W. A. Seaton, R.N.R., Yokohama Oct. 29, and Nagasaki, Mails and Genersi.—?, ¿ 0. 5. N. Co.
Nov. 1, 7.10 a.m., Nizam, British str., 2200, G. W. Brady, Shanghai Oct. 20, 6.16 a., Mail and General.-P. & O. 3. N. Oo.
Nov, 1, China, German steamer, 648, 8. O. Ackermann, Shanghal Oct. 28, General. Polleios issued for sums not exceeding -SIEMSSEN & Co. £5,000 at reduced ratea,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies agatant Fire to the extent to $45,000 on Balidings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to s Discount of 20% on the Fremia.
NORTON & Co., Agents, Hongkong January 1, 1874.
ROYAL INSURANCE' COMPANY.
Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- aurandos at current rates,
MELCHERS & Co., Agenti, Boyal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27; 1876.
ARTUR IGY.
Oct. 31, Meifoe, for Shanghai.
31, Kang-chi, for Heltow, &c. 31, France, for Manils.
31, Chen to, Chi. g.b., for Canton.
་་
31, Chopthing, Chi. g.b., for a cruise.
31, Teheran, for Shanghai.
Nov.
1, Meteor, for Bangkok.
1, Ocean, for Shanghal
Stentor, for London, Lo.
Chins, for Canton.
CLEARED.
Charlion, for Hatphong.
Eunday, for Haiphong
Florence Nightingale, for Baiphong. Ping-on for Hoihow. Tartar, for Whampoa. Dale, for Bangkok."
PASSENGER. ARRIVED.
Per Nizam, from Shanghai : for Brindisi, Mr and Mrs Pye and servant, and Mr F. W. Moss; for Hoogkong, Mr and Mrs A.
route.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PAUKET,-*-
DQ3
on board the Packet with Late Feeting inflammation of the mucous mem From Canton a favourable report is instanse the vessel is made to crom the Line of 10 cents entrs Postage until the brane of the month and alimentary canal received from Dr Carmw to the effect in 26 N., and is placed in Sunds Strelte
generally; to diarrhea and irregular that the health of the port has been very on 6th September, do. ¡ ---
Left Cuxhaven on the Brd July, and had or Paraguay, cannot be seat by this general atrophy: he enters into its symp- the ordinary diseases incident to the light westerly winds in the North Sea and Hongkong, Nov. 1, 1880.
toms and causes with much care and climate of South Chinn being presented the English Channel Fassed the Lizard ability. A third division of this volume for treatment; ulcerated threat was on the 17th, and had very light N.E tande *lads in the North Atlantic. Crossed the of reports is occupied by a monograph, epidemic in the spring.
tine on the 16th Angust, in 25 W., and on Beri beri or the Kakké of Japan, Dr Jamieson, Shanghai, reports 37 then had atrung steady S.. trade winds, The British Contract Packet Nizam contributed by Dr D. B. Simmons of deaths among foreigners during the half Passed longitude of the Cape in 40° South wil be dempatched on WEDNESDAY, Yokohama, which is a most learned and year, 10accidental. Of the 27 from natural on 6th September, and ran the longitude the 3rd November, with Malia to and exhaustive essay. We shall deal now causes 4 were infants and of the 28 adalta between 42 and 439 Sunth, and mada Родод unds Straits on the 6th Ost through the United Kingdom and only with those portions of the reports on remaining 6 were non residents. The Euruge vil Bricalisi; to the Straits the health of the nine ports named above mortality among adult foreign residents/ Sauka Straits on the 11th October, and met in South part of China Sex much calm Settlements, Batavia, Burma, which are of public interest.
was thus reduced to 17 for the half year and India, Aden, Egypt, Malts, and
squally and unsettled weather. On the raltar. This is the best oppor anitz Dr. James Watson reports that the 14 males and 3 females as against and light winds; in Northern part ver for forwardin Correspondance to Mag climate of the Newchwang district 19 males and 3 females during the sume 27th October, in Lat. 187 and long. a steady revolving gale, ritius, E. Afrio, the Cape, St. Helens, during the year under review may upon period of 1878-79. During the entire 116 E.. had a
Bea commencing in the whole be considered an average one. hat season, but three deaths were re- with high confused N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Generally, the crops were good; and ported from cholera; two in August, and .N.E, searing over N. to. N.W. Like a Da the morning of the Blat at six the common people kad enough to eat, one in October. Dr Jamieson states that typhoon in this gala the bark lost salis, and were free from serious disease. The the nature of these cases he had no clock, sighted Bingle Island; ran into means of ascertaining, but, he says, a amms Channel and anchored at 5p.m. winter was decidedly mild, although one
near Stonecatter's Island.
aud Ascension.
Australian Colonies.
MAILS BY THE FRENO PACKET-
be
Te French Contract Packet Yangtse wil or or two days were exceptionally cold. suredly there was no such thing as an despstobed on WEDNESDAY, It is often remarked, he says, by delicate epidemic of cholera last year; and ad-
and residents, how tuneli better they bear the beres strongly to what he argued in a THE P. 40. steamer Nigam, arrived yes the 10th Novemer, with Nails through
the United Kingdom and cold of this somewhat Arctic region than previous report, that it is mischievous Europe, eid Naples; to Saigon, Stralis that of Shunghai and the River Ports. to affix a dreaded name, always assu- terday from Shanghai, reports ----
Oct, 29th, 6.15 am, left Woosung ; light Settlements, Batavia, Burnish, O ylon, The general health of the European and ciated with epidemicity, to the sporadic st wind as far as Tingting leland. From
Perdichery, the Australasian Colonies,
cases of acute gastro-enteritis which honos to Ting Ting enclosing monsoon Chinese population during the year was Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta
good. The Chinese in the native town occasionally prove rapidly fatal here rising sa from Ting Ying to Lamook and Gibraltar.
suffered only slightly from small-pox, Dr Jamieson also notes that there was finos OR The usual hours will be observed in closing but a large trading mart, distant from no fatal case of small-pox. In this cou-
the Maila, &o.
ww
HOURS OF, CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &o, by the British Contract
Packet-
Day of Departura,m
2
3
to trong gale frum N.E., with Cos. Blat, 9.30 pm, passed Pecific Mast
the port some thirty miles up the river, nection he states that according to the was visited by a severe epidemic of that Report of the Shantung Road Hospital steamer stearing N. From Lamook to disease, which was sadly fatal. With, for 1879, the total number of vacena arrival decreasing wind and sea. Arrived however, the exception of a moderate tions performed during the year was Hongkong.7 m. amount of small-pox and a somewhat 6,120; at the Gutzlaff Hospital, 1,850 THE German steamer Oking, arrived to-day larger number than usual of cases of children was successfully vaccinated, and
£
rala
avery, high sea ruti
fabricula and typhue-like fever, their at the same time about 160 tubes ware from Shangbai, reparts Lelt Woosung near native neighbours had enjoyed ex distributed to natives for use in the on the 28th Octoberat7.30 p.m. Paid the Noon-Money Order Office clones. cellent health. During the past year country. His report, which extends Light-ship at 12 pim. Had light northerly F.M.Registry of Letters ceases. there were four births and one death over some 14 pages of the volume, conwind and high easterly well to Felishati off and sultry westler. Os the Posting of all printed matier among the foreign residents. He refers tains a large number of interesting cases vid lactossing, with and patterns 005855.
Toruskout experienced meat more gale The bealth of the foreign community from the N.E 7.-Mails closed, except for Late to the improvement of the health of a and notes.
little colony of Romon Catholic Sisters Letters. 3.10 P.Letters may be posted with (ton) who for years past have laboured at nt Amoy during the six months bas, says wing shipped sea which smashed the Late Fee of 10 cents until that port. Improved sanitary conditions Dr P. Manson, Leca unusually good. starboard boat, earried away all moreable 3.39 r. when the Post Office closes have led to there not being a single Very few cases of serious sickness have things on the after deck, smashed the sky.
entirely
serious case of illness amongst them occurred, and but one death has taken light and Elled the cabin with water; passed Ooksen land at 6 pt., Chapel Ieland at 3.40 7.Late Letters may be posted
on board the packet with Late during the year, whereas in former re-place; caised by abscess of the liver. 12 pm; Lamooks on the Sise at 8 Resor 10 cents until time of ports he had occasion to remark on their Thora has been no epidemic of import thence wind and sea decreasing. Arrived at
unsatisfactory health. The Doctor also ance either among foreigners or natives, Bangkong on the let Nor. at 4 me departure,
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