1880-11-09 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.. AVE or RECEIVED Ex H

"AMERICAN MAIL."

Prime Eastera CHEESE.

Young America CHEESE.

Pine Apple C8EESE. ** Californian BUTTER

HUPS and MALT.

Lamb's TONGUES.

Soured Pig's FEET.

Assorted JAMS.

Split PEAS.

CODFISH.

Assorted VEGETABLES.

Assorted MEATS.

Assorted SOUPA.

Pig's Head CHEESE.

Dorilled HAM.

CAVIARE. California Golden SYRUP.

CIDER.

Whittaker's AMS.

Breakfast BACON.

COMB HONEY in Frame and

Bottle

Pickled OX-TONGUES.

Pickled PIG PORK.

Boneless CDFISH,

Salmon BKLLĻAS,

MACKEREL

Green TURTLE, llb. and 215. Tine. Borden's Condensed MILK (very foul), California BISCUIFS in Cank and Tlas.

Ginger CAKES.

Milk BIS0UITS.

Soda BisCBITS.

Water BISCUITS.

Alphabet B:SUITS.

Ogster BISCUITS,

Backwheat FLOUR,

CORNMEAL

RYE MEAL.

HOMINY, Small and Large.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

SHELLBACK NUTS,

PECAN NUTS.

WALNUTS,

SOFT SHELL ALMONDS.

PEA NUTS

Canned Table Fruits.

Bartlett PEARS.

PEACHES.

GREENGAGES.

Tart FRUITS.

Smoked BREF

APRICUTS.

QUINCES.

&co, &c.

Smoked OX-TONGUES,

Compressed OX TONGUES,

Mince MEAT.

Compressed Corned BEEF,

Assorted JELLIES in Glass Jar

Mixed PICKLES-

Assorted PICKLES,

Corned BERF.

Queen's OLIVES- Clam CROWDER Sansage MEAT. Californian 851

SARDINES. PORK od BEANS, Yeast POWDER

Smoked SALMON. PORK in 2001b. Barrals.

BEEF in 23lb. Barrels.

Fruit BUTTEU

Cranberry SAUCE.

Apple SAUDE.

Butter BEANS.

Brown BEANS,

We have the following FOR SALE, in

Large or Small Quantities in Balk:-

Fine Valentia-RAISINS, Fine Patras CURKANTS.

Smyrna FIGS.

Good Breakfast TEA at 25 Cents par ih. Fine MIXTURE in 5 & 10-Catty Boxon.

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S HOUSEHOLD STORES.

Jous Mola & SONE' CELEBRATED PRESERVES.

We beg to direct special ultention to our well selected Stock of Wines, Spirits, &c.

Aminic & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Pis, & Qis, Mum's (Jim) CHAMPAGNY, Pia, & Ot CHARLES REIDS120K'S WHITE SEAL,

Pints and Quarta,

CHATEAU LAROSE (CORCIER &-Auzz'»),

Pints and QuaeLS.

CHATEAU LATĪTE, Pints and Quarts, IRES GRAVES, Pints and Quarte. BREAKFAST CLARET, Pints & Quaris. OLD INVALID ULARET, « ST: JULIEN, &¤, da.

F

Burgandy, Hork, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfraumílsk, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, Koni- nin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne, Marsala, Sas- cone's Fals Dry White Soul Sherry, Yellow Seat Amontilado Sherry, Catler Palmer and Company's Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunks Port,

Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c.

Mails.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIKS MARITIMES,

PAQUELOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 15MAILIA, PORT BAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES ;

ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

N WEDNESDAY, the 10th November, 1880, at Noon, the Company's 8. v. YANGTSE, - Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave thls Fort for the above places,

Mails.

THE CHINA MAIL.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;

AL.90,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Carga can be taken on through Bills Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN MARSEILLES, GULF PORTS TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

Cargo and Spode will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so-TIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL Steam- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Hurope.

Shipping Orders will be granted until

Noon

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m.. Specio and Parcels until 3 p.m. ea the 9th November, 1880, ant to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.).

aired.

(l'arcels

ars

Contouts and value of Packages are re For further particulars, apply at the Company's Utics.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, ágent. Hongkong, October 28, 1880.

Occidental & Oriental

Ship Company.

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ZAMBESI, Captaid A, Symons, with Her Majesty's Mails, will bo, duspatched from this for BOMBAY, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Instant, at 4pm.

Cargo will be received on board until Noon.

Parcela and Specie (Hold) at the Office until 10 .. on day of departure.

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Point de Galle; but Tea and General Cergo at Bmbay, arriving one week later than by the direct route via Galie.

For further Particulars regarding" FREIGHT and PSSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIDA TION COMPANY's Offic, Loukong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are

Steam-quired to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippers as particularly requated to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CENTRAL

EXPA

UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

THE S. S. BELGIC will be despatch. Tot for San Francisco vin. Yokohama, on SATURDAY, 13th November; 1880, at 3 p.m., taking Carge and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.

Councction is made at Yokohama, with Stoamers from Shanghai,

Freight will be received on Board until 1 of the 12th November, PARCEL Į

pm. PACKAGES will be received at the Office until 6 p.m. same day: al Parcel. Packages should be marked to address in full; value of aame is required."

A REDTUTION is made on RETURN PAS- BAGE TICK STE.

Consular invoices to accompany Over- land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be went to the Company's

Offices addressed to the Collector of Cue- tome, Sau Franciaco.

For further information as to Freight or l'assage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.

A. MolVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, November 4, 1880.

Insurances.

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LONDON & STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

HITHERTO CALLED THE

Insurances.

ANG TSZE INSURANCE

Y ASSOCIATION.

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up)......... Tla 420,000 | PERMANENT RESERVE..... Tia. 230,000 SPECIAL RESERVE FUND. ....Tls 263,268

TOTAL CAPITAL and Acc

CUMULATIONS, 8th...T 913,268 April, 1880.....

Directors.

F. B. FORBES, Esq., Chairman. W. M. BOYD, Esq. WM. METERISK, Esq. J. H. PINCEVOBS, F. D. BITON, Esq.

Esq.

HEAD OFFICE-SBANGHÀI, Meters RUSSELL & Co, Secretaries,

LONDON BRANCH : Mears BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankere. KICHARD BLACKWELL E Agent, 68 and 63, Cornbill

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Pozieres granted on Marine Rinks to all parts of the World.

Subject to a charge of 12 % for Interest on Sharaniders' Capital, all the Prorits of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an- nually distributed among all Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premia paid by them.

RUSSELL & Co.

Адогля

Flongkong, October 1, 1880,

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

10c81

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies lost Fire to the extent to $45,000 on Balldings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Promia

NORTON & Doy Agenti, Hongkong, January 1, 1874,

LANCASHIRE. INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE)

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STIRLING,

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR HOTNOW, PAKHOI AND

HAIPHONG.

The Steamabip

"Ping-on,"

Capt. McCABL15, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 12th inst, at 6p..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, November 9, 1880,

FOR MANILA.

no12

The Steamship

"Diamante," Captain CCLLEN, will be despatched for the above

Port on SATURDAY, the 13th Inst., at 4 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL Hoogkong, November 9, 1880,

DENTIST.

&Co.

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R. WM C. EASTLACKE has returned to HONGKONG, and will RECEIVE PATIENTS at his Koous, No. 50, Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, November 9, 1880.

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Not Responsible for Debts. Tether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cren of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

STILLMAN B ALLEN, American barque, Capt. W. S. Eldredge.--Tong Song Woo,

CHARLES STEWART, American barque, Capt. H. R. Towers-Naral Yard.

SPIRIT OF THE Aox, Brit, barque, Capt. E. Williams-Vogel & Co.

CHARLSH TOWNSEND Floor, Britlah str., Capt. . H. Bradley-Landstein & Co.

MKBOUR, German barque, Captain A.. Borgwardt,-Eduard Schelhaes & Co.

VALPARAIBO, Amerloan ship, Capt. S. P. Fellows.-Order.

· IMPORTER, American ship, Captain B. F. Shurbare.Master.

WELLE, German steamer, Capt. Mans. manu.-Meyer & Co.

COMMODORE DUPONT, Amor. bque., Capt. THE Undersigned are prepared to grani, P. Oreckett.- Eduard Scholiass & Co.

Poles against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and on Bolls of Vessels

KOKONOVE MABU, Jap. str., Capt, Paul A. Dithlefsen-Mitna Biebi M. B. §. Oo,

STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSUR

ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED...

CAPITAL, TWO NILLIONS STERLING,

Undersigned are prepneed to issued barbour, at the usual Terms Polteres covering FIRE RISKS at

Proposals for Life Assurances will bá re-

ACLE, British barkontine, Capt. Knight Current Rates.

caired, and transmitted to the Directors-Jardine, Matheson & Co. for their decision.

ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Bougkong, August 26, 1880,

If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single no26 Life.

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000Sterling

of which is paid up£100,000 Roserve Fund upwards of£ 120,000 £250,000 Annual Income

M

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+2

THE Undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foodbow, Shanghal, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant 2013 Insurances at current rates.

CHAS. H. HASWELL, JA,

Agent. Hongkong, October 25, 1880,

SHIHAIL STEAM

MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA FIA KOBE

THES, S. KORONOYE MARU, Capt. DITHLESSEN, due here on or about the 8th Instant, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 13th November, at Daylight.

-HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1800.

J

CAPITAL £2,000,000.

Undersigned, Asses at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grunt Policies against FIRE, to the any. Building, or extent of £10,000 on

on Merchandise in the same, at the usual Rator, subject to a discount of 20

Úsrge received on board and Parcels at the Office up to 6 p.m. of 12th November.per cent.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.

All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is iskon, otherwise they will not be recognized.

RATES OF PASSAGE.

#

Cabin. Sleerage,

$15 To Kose......

YOKOHAMA & N-0A8AXI....” 75 20 SHANGHAI viâ YOKOHAMA... 120

Kuu

95

40 30

ኮ A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CABIN” PANNAGES.

CARGO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki Steamer at Kobe. will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail

For further Particulara, apply at the Company's OFFICES, No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAG.

2018

Hongkang, November 2, 1880

Insurances.

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG. Portion of the Company at the close of the last financial year, the 30th April, 1880. CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED.........$7,000,000.00

1, 2 and 3-star Hauperry's Brandy, LaCAPITAL PAID-EF...$ 800,000.00

Grands Marque Brands, Catler Palmer

& Co.'s Brandy, Ronyer Gaillet d

Co's Brandy, 1 to 4 stare; a Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, bighly recom mended, Kinahan'a Li Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendes Whisky AVH Gin, Swaine Bord & Co.'s Old To Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Cazaquo, Pis. &. Qia ; "Ango- stora, Baker's and Orange

Bivir, to, đây được

BASS' ALE, bottled by Casesor & BADK-|

DEER Pints and Quarte

RESERVA FUNDS 425,000.00 BALANOS UNDIVIDED........... 70,278.43 DIVIDEND PAID TO SHARE=

HOLDERS........ 20 % par Annum. DIVIDEND PAID TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS, 25% on the amount of their Contributions

88.Compsky grants Policies on MARINE Rexs to all parts of the World, pay- able at any of its agencies.

Contributory Dividends are PAYABLE TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF BUBI NESS WHETHER THEY ARE SEARE HOLDERS OR NOT,

B. GOLDSMITH,

Acting Secretary,

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GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by

J.

Hongkong, August 13, 1880.

PILSENER BREK, in Quarta,

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Gallon.

BURKE, Pints and Quarts.

Fine ACE, bottled by MADE., E. & Oo,

ROYAL, INSURANCE COMPANY,

GILMAN & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

LE CERCLE-TRANSPORTS, SOCIETE ANONYME D'ASSURANOES MARITIMES, MARSEILLE,

CAFTFAL SUBSCRIBE,...15,000,000 Francs. CAPITAL FAID-UP,....... 9,750,000 do.

THE Undersigned having been appointed

AGENTE of the above Company, ar prepared to grant POLICIES OR MARINE RIŠKA to all ports of the World.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Sept. 25, 1880. 276881

~~~~TON CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

For Rates of Premiuma, forms of pro- posals or any other Information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Ayente, Bongkong-4 Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For BANGKOK.-

(No. 5408.-NOVEMBER 9, 1880.

Per Danube, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday, the 11th inst, Instead of as pro viously notified.

For SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUL, AND

TAIWANFOO.—

Par Fokien, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, the

11th inat

For YOK HAMA via KOBE→

aed no man's actions are hidden from his neighbour. Life is naturally dull The and monotonous in the extreme. ordinary amusements common elsenbere have no existence here, for there is no one, so to speak, to enjoy them. Rumours of the events passing in the great world outside reach this quiet place with a muffled, sound. We heard

and were glad to hear--that Tea bad Per Kokonoye Maru, at 6. p.m., on Fri-paid at last, business was generally reviving, and thas a fair share of com- day, the 12th inst.

mercial prosperity had marked the year, MAILS BY Tar Esenos PACKET. — and had been impartially distributed The French Contract Packet Fengtes will amongst all engaged in businesR,”

"Each one bas to find or make for be despatebad on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Novemer, with Mails to and himself," the assistant in charge goes on through the United Kingdom and to remark, such occupation as most amits Harpe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits his taste" and thereopen this postical Settlements, Batavis, Burmah, Onylon, writer of trade reports goes on to com the Australasian Colonias, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta The naval bours will be observed in closing

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and Gibraltar.

the Malls, dia,

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAILS.

pare the charms to be found in shooting wild fowl, (duck, teal, and large wild geese) and other occupations. We are told that the latter bird," (presumably the large wild geese; Mr Mackey's grammar is not so strong as his style is Howery) is rather tough and tasteless

The Jais, do, by the French Contract unless well cooked." Then the virtues.

Maile,

Packet-

Day before departure,

F.M.Money Order Offloe closes Post Office closes, except the Nutr Box, which is always open out of Uffice hours.

Day of departure, —

7

10.

.

M.

Post Offics opens. --Registry of Lestery sesaca. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceÜEN.

11 - 23. --Mails closed, except for Fate

Letters. 11.10.x-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of lu conta until

11.30 A..when the Post Office closes

entirely. 11.40 4..Late Letters may be posted an board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Coast

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Daylight-Douglas leaves for

Forto, 6.) jemnih leaves for Shanghai. 7 a.m.-Mersaleh naves for Yokohama. Noon-French Mail leave for Ports of

Vali and Europe. p.n.Emuy leaves for Manila.

No. 2.-Vol, IX. OF THE

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of a small kind of deer, smaller than the hog-deer in the Shanghai district, ure fully dilated upon. After a lament over the scarcity of pheasants, not at all re- liaved by the consideration that they are said to be plentiful in the neighbourhood of Yo-chung, "about a day's journey from this, which, of course, is beyond the range of an afternoon sportauran," Mr Mackey proceeds in this wise

The social cond tions of life, in tho absence of excitement and the wont of mental friction, engender a torpid state of feeling, serving as a balza and a protection against the mud which pro duces it as animals in cold climates put forth longer hair when. winter ap

roaches. Natural law, ever kind, thus provides the remedy while inflicting the disease. Contentment is a virtua which finds ample scope for exercise, and the philosophic-minded consoles himself with that fine reflection of Gold- smith's which concludes the poem of

The Traveller-

How all of all that human hearts endurs That park which laws or kings can cause of

cture.'

Hi, German barque, Captain T. CHINA REVIEW Beatiful quotations from the poets.

Moyer.-Os plain.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Nov. 8, Dagmar, Danish brig, 222, Paulson, from Manila (dismanted),--AEN. HULD, KAKSERO & Co-

Nov. 8, Ping on, American steamer, 477, McUsalin, Paiboi Nov. b, Hoihow 7, and Maçao 8, General. RUSSELL & Co.

Nov. 9, 4 a.m, Amoy, British steamer, 814, Drewos, Chinking Nov. 5, 5. p.m., General-SisMBSEN & Co.

WILL BE READY IN A FEW DAYS.

THE

So all these unfavourable conditions do not prevent the Customs Officer at this part from Keeping up a happy de meanour and enlivening his report with Dealing with the exports, he remarks the expansion of trade which has taken place in this direction is most satisfactory and shows that atten tion has at length been directed to uti lising and developing the true source of

that

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, every place's wealth, viz., its local

Established A.D. 1841.

香港

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

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produce. Although Goldsmith, in de fending agriculture against trade, says. in the well-known lines,— -

Tench him, that states of untivo sirongth

possest,

Though very poor, may still be vary blest; That trado's pread empire hastes to swift decay, As ocean sweep the laboured mole away; While self-dependent power van timo defy, As rocks rosist the billows and the sky

5, 8. “KOKONOYE MARU," FROM Roinbring, Bangkok Sept. 26, Biosy DRUGOISTS SENDEIRS NORSERY Requr there is little doubt agriculture alone

KOBE ND YOKOHAMA,

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Vessel are hereby requested to send in their Billa of Lading for countersignature,

and take immediate delivery of their Goods From alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or re- ensising on board after TUESDAY, the 9th Instant, will be landed-and-stored at Consignees expense and risk,

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Non 9, Rapid, Siemens barque, 429, N.

TAY LONG.

Nov. 9, Trio, Datch barque, 263, Bakker, Newchwang Oct. 27, Beans.-EDUARD SouELLBASS & Co.

Nov. 9, Cingalet, British barque, 886,

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, EXOLMU, AMERICA, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Pringle, Nowelwang Dot, 23, 80 Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonia Water,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Nov. 9,irlie, British barkentine, 236, Koight, Newaliwang Oct. 26, Beans, JAGUIRE, MATHESON & CO.

Nov. 9, Hector, Beitish steamer, 1599, Billinge, London Sept. 16, and Singapore Nov. 1, General—BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Nov. B, W. Mckinnon, Dutch steamer, no15734, W. J. Swart, Amoy Nov. 8, General,

—JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

MITSU DISAI MAIL §. 8. Cɔ,

501, Queen's Road Central, Bongkong, November 8, 1880,

STEAMSHIP "DJEMNAR,"

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship Range, from Londoni, in connee-

DEPARTURES. Nov. 8, Diamants, far Amoy.

9, Wells, for Boihow.

9, Paladin, tar Shanghai.

9, Manila II, for Chefoo.

9, Amoy, for Canton.

CLEARED.

tion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being Pacific, for Matupe. landed and stored at their risk at the ComQuints, for Chinkiang. pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

Douglas, for Cost Ports. U. T. Book, for Saigon. Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, Mercur, for Mastia." unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before 3 p.m. To-day, requesting- it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be counteraigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining Doclaimed after MON- DAY, the 15th November, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

G, DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, November 8, 1880. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGÈRIES-

MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES,

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GENCIES at all the Treaty Porte ofONSIGNEES of the following_Cargo A China and Japan, and at Singapore,

Saigon and Penang.

Kiska scoopted, and Policies of Inmrsace grated at the rater of Premiam current at the above mentioned Porta.

NO CHARGE FOR POLJOY PRES.

JAS, B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary, Flongkang, November 1, 1871.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER

of

His Majesty King Georgs The Pirat, 4. D. 1720,

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Undersigned having been appolated Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances as follows

Marins Department."-- Folicies at current rates payable either bere, in Loudon or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia. Fire Department. Polialen issued for long or short periode at

are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for: counter- signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.

T

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Ex 404. W (in triangle), ver E & Co, No. 1,

Order, 1 oase Silk, from London: TO (in diamond), 3428, Order, o. Mer

chandise, from Marssillen, ge G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, November 2, 1880,

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Amoy, from Chinkiang, Dr and Mr Murray, children and amab, and 18 Obineso

Par Airlie, front Nowchwang, Mira Kaight,

Par Hector, from London, &c., Mus G.

and E. Velge, and 581 Chines

Per Wm. Makinson, from Amoy, Mr Por Ping-on, from Hollow, &, 10 Chi-

DEPABIND.

Laidlow.

Bene.

Per Diamante, for Amoy, 200 Chiness. Per Welle, for Hoikow, 40 Chineze.ky Per Emeralds, for Hollow, 61 Chinese for Haiphong, 3-Chiness.

Per Paladin, for Shanghai, 12 Chiness. TO DEPART.

Gingerade, Putass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct and

continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1870.

BIRTOL

On the 8th November, at Nullah-side, the Wife of Me J. M. ARMSTRONG, of

agapadi Faughter.

At the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai, on the 3 at Oct, the Wife of Josepu Tosta Paymustar, U.S. Navy, U.S.B, Monocacy,

of a 800.

At Shanghai, on the 31st October, Mrk BAMPDEN O. Du Poss, Scooter, of a Son. At Shanghai, on the 28th Oct., the Wife of J. H. Bourr, of a Son,

At Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, on the god Inat, the Wile of Gno, Burza of a Bop

At Wandsbeck, on the 11th September, Mr RUDOLER Boscanans, of a Son

DIED.

At No, 77, Yokohama, TriLaY, Dengbter of Mr L. Bush, aged 2 years and 10 months

The publication of this sanse commersed 7.50 p.m.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOV, 9, 1880.

would unly subsist mankind. To reach the higher plane of life, where art and science perform their functions of civilisa- tion, it must be supplemented by trade. And the port now appears to be enter ing on a new stage of existence, where its trade is beginning to hold its head up and its real wealth-that which is industry-is assuming its rightful pori- the natural product of its own soil and tion. The great increase in the export of local produce in part payment for Imports verifies this statement, although the balance is still a long way on the wrong side, and it was necessary to ex- port Treasure to the value of $798,635 But this will mend. to equalise it. Yearly the amount of produce will increase, while that of Freqeups will diminish."

In another part of the report Mr Mackey sets virtually the same thing down in other words,

"A general improvement has to be noted in the trade of the past year as compared with 1878 which was justly stigmatised by the word staguant. This term no longer applies

• An lila as a painted elfg *Upon a painted ocean,

would best have described that year, but now a gentle breese has arisen, the sails are drawing and the vessel is at length beginning to move slowly through the water

From the vast heights of this postio strain the Customs officer comes down

Bolmes, Messrs Curtin, Emith, Yaji 110 ERIE LAAJAA SZKLANE ARM Buddenly to plain facts and tells us that the expansion of trade is evidenced in So rare in this world is the ability to various directions, but not in all (for endow figures or facts and statistics with some branches show improvement while regard to commerce with any life or others show the reverse); but the gene- attraction to the general reader, that ral balance is in favour of the port. We Polical Economy, which concerns itself are told that the net value of trade ex- mainly with the same, has come to be bibits. increase of over Tls. 00,000, universally known and described as "the the collection of duty was about 180 per diswal Science" But in the Wenchowcent, larger, or more than double either. Trade report for the year 1879, indited of the preceding years, And then the by Mr Jas. Mackey, assietant in charge, prosaic matters interest alike the writer and addressed to the Inspector General | and the reader-of_tressure, opiam, of Customs, 31st January lait, this cotton and woollen piece goods, null- Wen- rod iron, matches, kerosine oil, wine power is seen to its fullest. chow, as we all know, is what would be dow glass, black pepper, red dates, familiarly termed, by most people "a dead dried lily Bowers, medicines, white and aliye” place ; but these plain words sugar, varnish, nunkaent, bamboo The British steamer Amoy reports are not sufficient for the Custom-house shoots, charcoal, oranges, gum resin, Left Chinking at & p.m. 5tb, and pro-assistant-in-charge. With a poetry and kittysols, medicines, liber (planks and cended down liver; 19 p.m. anchored till depth of feeling which we should never poles), tobacco leaf, alum daylight; at noon on the 6th passed Woo have expected to find in a Custom-house, tes, &c., &o, in connection with none sung, from there to Turnabout light breenthe thus describes the condition of affairs of which has Mr Huckey, anythi and fine clear weather; thenos to port strong at the place

For Louglas, for Coast Paris, 11 Euro peans, and 200 Chinese,

Per T. C. Hoch, for Saigon, 350 Chinese

SHIPPING REPORTS.

N.. monsoon and clear weather.

unfired

particularly poetical to ser himself, and

The British barque Cingales reporta: "The Foreign community remains nothing whsterer to quote from the To-day's Advertisements. Moderate winds and ine, wasther through very small; it has in fact shrunk to 12, admired Goldwaith or other of his

TENDERS for the BEPAIRS to the Danish Brig DAGMAR, O, PAULSBS, Master, will be Received at the Offer of the Undersigned, up to 12 Noon of the 11th

Jortant,

Separata TENDEES are requested for 1. Pooning for EXAMINATION, CARFEN- TER'S WORF, BLACKSMITH'S WORK, Remetalling & Caulking if required

2. SALMAKING and Rigon's Work, For Particulare, apply to Masran on

who do not bind themasigan to moonpt the lowest or any Tender.

ALE and PORTER, in Balk, (Hogakeaða/HE Undersigned, Agents for the sbare antient saten. A discount of 20 % allowed Board or at the Oɛtics of the Undersigned, |

and Kilderkins).

BRIP'S STORES and. SIL-MAKING.

Hongkong, Cotober 8, 1880.

Company, are prepared to grant In-

gurances at current estes....

J.

MELOHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, October 97, 1874,

Life Department. Policies issued for sumus not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Hongkong, July 26, 1872.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agente Hongkong, November 9, 1880,

The Dotch steamer Wm Mckinnon o parts Fine weather and steady monsoon. Faesed one 3-m. schooner, and one barque beading 8. W

two of whom are females, Outside the favourite posts. We have only time and The Briklah: barkentins dirlie reports : Fine weather and variable wind through Customs staff there remain only the space to day to hotloe this one feature or British Copelato and three mis this report. The pizin Isets it contains sionaries. Two pilots, the last of their may be summarised more appropriate race, left in the miner, all hops of is when we come to deal with the statis employment being long gone, as the sole ties which the reports from the various steamer trading here never took one, other office provide us en to the trade and the Chinese gunboats always pilot at the treaty Ports Beantime we cany themselves. In rucs diminutive circle not but thank Ms Mackey for introduce te privacy conferred by crowds and the ing a liveliness, not to my s strain of concealment attainable in thickly peo-galety into these reports, which have pled towns is unknown. We may all often en found very dry bones in be said to be living in the glare of publi- deed for the patient editors who have to

FOST OFFICE NOTICEE, MAILS will close

For SAIGON

Fer G. T. Book, at 11.80 a.m. To-mos row, he 10th inst, instead of as pryloudly notified.

For AMOY AND MANILA,

Tor Kamy at: 30 Jm, và Wednesday,

the 19th Enab

oity

In that firce light which beats upon

ww throne, ball

• And bluckens every bist,

wade through them in the interests of their constituents. Instead of a mass of chaotio facts and figures, which it was highly impossible to present in readable