1881-03-09 — Page 2

For Sale.

WHERE YOU CAN BUY

Intimations.

THIS HAIR WASIE has been prepared tu for the last one yours. Le sale

is steadily increasing in India, the Straita and Japan. It possesses all the qualities of

Buperior California LAMB'S WOOL Hair Oil or Pomade without their sticki-

BLANKETS.

BARATOGA TRUNKS. TRAVELLING BAGS and SATCHELS. AGATE COOKING UTENSILS,

THE AMERICAN DROILER.

TURNBULL'S FAMILY SCALES

TOBACCO SHAVES.

AMERICAN and Omuna's LOCKS.

HOUSE GONGS.

SMOOTHING TRONS.

LEMON SQUEEZERS.

MOUSE TRAPS.

BILLIARD QUE TIPS and OĦALK.

PANUS CORIUM for BOOTS.

American AXES and HATCHETS.

LIFE BUOYS. ·

ROCKETS and BLUE LIGHTS,

DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS.

COPPER WIRE GAUZE

WAFFLE IRONS.

GLIDIRONS.

FIRE-GRATES.

American SOFT FELT. HATS.

STATIONERY

FOR LADIES AND OFFICE USE,

"tho

Best and Cheapest

IN

Hongkong.

NEW BOOK S

INSTRUCTIVE AND

A

AMUSING

Large Awortment of

FRENCH NOVELS.

TAVOHNITZ'S

POPULAR EDITION OF STANDARD

WORKS, &c.

WORKS of REFERENCE.

ALMANACKS.

DIARIES. SCHOOL BOOKS. GG'S SCHOOL SERIES.

PRESENTATION BOOKS.

Eto, Etc., Etc.

RODGER'S CUTLERY.

ELECTRO-PLATED WARE.

WEELEY AND SONS' London-made SPORT-

ING GUNS.

BUSHEY'S PATENT PNEUMATIO OUN.

SELF-SHOT-EXTRACTING REVOLVERS.

THE PATENT BOTTLE CLIP.

TABLE GLASSWARE.

EARTHENWARE.

THE FINEST STOCK OF

Insurances.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of witch is paid up £100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £ 120,000 Annual Income £250,000

nesa. It induces a healthy action of the and nourishes the Hair. Dandruff scalp nover appears whilst it is in use. It con- tains none but the best ingredients, and the greatest care is taken in the com- pounding. When the air falls off after fevor or any other sickness, this Wash will surely prove of the greatest value,HE Undersigned have been appointed

THE

LAOU-TI-KEE HAIR WASH

An unique and elegant appendage to the Toilet, combining in itaolf the properties of a Hair Grease, Wash, and Restorer.

PREPARED ONLY BY

J. LLEWELLYN & CO., Chemists, dec., BHANGHAI. ---

DIRECTIONS.

A small portion to be poured upon the Head, and to be rabbed into this routs of the Fair. No Pomade required.

From its great nourishing power on the follicles, it may in time cause Hair to return to its natural color;'it, however, does not contains a particle of any dyeing ingredient. Using it constantly will most certainly pre- vent the Hair falling. It is cleanly in use, the smallest quantity suflicing. It has no sodiment, and therefore requires no shaking.

J. LLEWELLYN & Co.,

Shanghat Hongkong Agents: LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Mr. Andrew Wind,

News AGENT, &c.

185, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receive Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and China Revist

Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, EMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

ALSO,

+7

Agents for the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co..

Hongkong, October 15, 1868. NORTH) BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Intarparated by Royal tharter and Special Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

£9,000,000.

CAPITAL,.. THE Undersigned, Aars at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FTRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandise the same, at the usual Batea, subject to a discount of 20 per dent.

GILMAN & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, July 6, 1875.

SAILOR'S HOME *:..

NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or

AFARERS will be thankfully received

at the Sailor's Home, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878.

To-day's Advertisements.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAI

The Steamship.

“Claverhouse." JAMES BROWN, Comdr., will be despatched above TOMORROW, the 10th Instant, et

Noon as y

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, March 9, 1881. mr10

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"Thakes,"

Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above Porta um SATURDAY, the 19th Fustant, at

Noon, instead of an previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

·DOUGLAS LAPRANK & Co. Hongkong, March 9, 1881. mr13

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

The A1 American Ship "R. R. Thomas," NICHOLS, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 9, 1881,

Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor

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

OLONAGO, Gorman schooner, Captain Schlüter,Siemssen & Co.

Gov. GOODWIN, American ship, Captain William Lester.Messageries Maritimos

Cant BITTER, German, hargne, Captain H. Jager.Wielor & Co.

CALCUTTA, American ship, Capt. Smith -Siemsson & Co.

R. R. THOMAR, American ship, Capt. P.

B. Nichols.-Order.

AMETHYST, American barque, Captain J. Sloeam.-Captain,

|

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For BWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW:

Per Thales, at 11.30a.m., on Saturday, the 12th inst, instead of a pre viously notified

For MANILA. ———.

Per Esmeralda, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 12th Inst.

For TOKOHAMA

NAGASAKT~~-

Per Malacca, at 11:30 5., on Tuesday,

the 22nd inst.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET

The French Contract Packet Fangtis

will be despatched on MONDAY, the 14th March, with Maila to and through the United Kingdom and

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping,

તમે Noon-Claverhouse leaves for Shanghai

p-Menmue leaves for Sydney and Melbourne, PANG Goods per Arratoon paar undelivered

after this date subject to rent

Tendars Close, 3p.m. Tenden for supply of Stores, and

Provisions for French Navy,

Meeting.

8.30 pm Meating of Members of the

Hongkong Central Chamber of Com marce at the Oity Hal

THE

Europe, wid Naples to Sai Ceylon, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Settlements, Batavia, Burmali,

* India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &o.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET

The British Contract Packet Kashgar

will be despatched on MONDAY, ...the 21st March, with Maila to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Erindis to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib raltar. This is the beat opportunity for forwarding. Correspondence to Maa ritius, N.B.This Packet carries no matis for the

Australian Colonies.

HOURS OF CLOSING

1.

THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, o, by the French Contract Packet

Day before departure (or Saturday if the de

parture be on Monday

5

Day

o

10

-ÜLAVERHOUSE, British stoamor, Capt. J. Brown Geo, R. Sterous. & Co.

11

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

ENDERS, in Duplicate, marked on the COFOLS Tender for Army Contracts," will be Received by the Undersigned until 10 A.M. on FRIDAY, the 18th Instant, for the undermentioned SUPPLIES and SER- VICES, required by the War Department at Hongkong and Out-posts during tho year, from the 1st April, 1881, to the 31stGeo. B. Sterens & Cổ, March, 1888, viz.

PROTECTOR, British barque, Captain W. Anthony Eddard Schells & Co.

SUPPLIES.

1.-For Her Majesty's Troops PROVISIONS,

2-For Hospitals PROVISIONS, WINES,

FUEL, LIGHT, &c.

SPIRITS, PORTER, ALE, &c., &c. "

SERVICES. 3.-WASHING and REPAIRING BARRACK and

HOSPITAL BEDDING and CLOTHING.

4-CLEANING the ROADS, PARADES, NULLAH and WAR DEPARTMENT LANDS (888 Plan), de, at the various Canton- ments, and other SCAVENGING WORK: also SWYSPING CHIMNEY FLURS, And Stove Pizza; likewise CLEANING, LIGHTING, and PROVING OIL, C., for Exterior Lamps. 5.--For the PURCHASE of Sound EMPTY

PORTEN ÜLEKS.

There will be a separato Tender for each of tho five items.

Samples of certain of the Articles required, ÍT accordance with which Supplies must ba furnished, can be seen at this Office; whore. also Fonus of Tender (to other than those

will be recog nised), Conditions of Coriteact, Specification and Plan of Scavenging Contract, and any further Information required, can be ob tained upon application between the hours of 10. and xx. taily, “un-

CROKER LB. PENNELL, A.C.G., District Commissary-General, Commissariat Office,

Hongkong, March 9, 1881,

issued by the Department

mr12

ONGKONG AMATEUR

BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND DRAMATIO CLUB

CAVITE

FORTIN, and

PORT LOUIS.

MEYSIG

CIGARS, and

CHEROOTS,

MONDAY,

YANGTSE, Commandant CHAMPENOI,

All Specially Selectal.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN- GROCERIES.

FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL

SMYRNA FIGS.

ORYSTALIZED CHERRIES. FAHN'S FAVORITE BISCUITS, STILION CHEESE.

Clout's BEEF.

FRENCH PLUMS.

HUMPS,

ROUNDS.

BRISKETS, and

TONGUES.

California ROLL BUTTER.

APPLE BUTTER.

OLAM CHOWDER.

FISH CHOWDER.

Soused PIGS FEET.

Soused SHEEP'S TONGUES.

• Pickled LAMB'S TONGUES.

Gruyers CHEESE.

New York CREAM CHEESE,

CAVIARE,

Curied OYSTERS.

California ORACKER Co.'s BISCUITS..

Cracked WHEAT.

HOMINY.

the 14th day of March, 131, at Noon, the Company'a S. S.

with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,

above places.

WILL GIVE

PERFORMANCE

A

On

FRIDAY,

-the 18th March,

and CARGO, will leave this Port for the FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOME OF THE LOCAL

CHARITIES Hongkong, March 9, 1881.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac- cepted

in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted until Nopn.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels until 3 pin, an the 13th of March, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office)

Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office. -

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

mr14

Hongkong, March 1, 1881.

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO. AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

BE 8. 8. OCEANIC will be despatch-

NOTICE

mple

ENTLEMEN wishing to Compote at the forthcoming CIVIL AMATEUR ATHLETIC SPORTS, will be good enough to insert their Names on the rares Luer at the HONGKONG CLUB or the "VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

B. M. BLENNERHASSETT,

Honorary Secretary. Hongkong, March 9, 1881.

SUEZ, British steamer, Captain John D. Eaton. Jardins, Matheson & Co.

RACHEL, British barque, Capt. Raffloch.

OCTAVA, German steamer, Captain H. Hnnzen, Eduard Schellar đ Đồn

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

March 9, Thales, British steamer, 820, Pocock, Foochow March 4, Amoy B, and Swatow 8, General-Douglas Laprain & Cp,-~

3

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

of departure

AM-Post Office opens. AM-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns OORBĖS. -AM-Maila closed, except for Late

Letters.

11.10 A.Letters may be posted with

Late Fes of 10 cents until 11.30 AM-When the Post Office closes

entirely. My 11.40A.M.-Late Letters may be posted. on board the packet with Inte Feo of 10 conta until time of departure.

Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &0, —

March 9, Marie Alfred, French barque, Left 308, J. Brégeon, Singapore Jan. 31, Gon-June. eral LANDSTEIN & CO.

March 9, Hibai Fe, Chinese steamer, Sept. from Canton.

9, Atalanta, for Saigon.

DEPARTURES,

Mch.

9, Ping-on, for Hothow, etc.

9, Fokien, for Swator, etc.

9, Hungarian, for Bydney, etc.

9, Prospecter, for Kelung

9, Olosega, for South Sea Islands.

9, Chinklang, for Shanghai.

CLEARED. Claverhouse, for Shanghai. E. M. Young, for Tientsin. Vortigern, for Singapore. Albyn's Tele, for Whampoa Conquest, for Hothow, etc.

olus, for Manila

PASSENGERS,

* ARRIVED.

Per Thales, from Coast Forts, 510 Chi-

DEPARTED.

Per Hungarian, for Sydney, etc., Capt. And Mrs Godail and 7 children, Mir G. Chape; 1 Faustpean (steerage), and 450 Chi-

Mane, vonal de ads a

Per Fokin, for Amoy, Mesars Valks and Mackenzie; for Foechow, Mr Ramsay,

Per Chinking, for Shanghai, Mesars T. Willmott, Calbertson (2), and Blarutan de Torger.

Per Atalanta, for Saigon, 200 Chinese. Per Ping-on for Hoihow, 3 Chinese for Pakhai, 22 Chinese.

TO DEPART.

Per Fortigern, for Singapore, 1 European, and 646 Chinese,

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG. Name..

London Antwerp

5, Vale of Doony

3 Wylo,

From

Antwerp

London

15, Lizzie Bell,

Antwerp

Och

15, Xenia,

London

Not,

2, Hercules,

Penarth

J. W. Marr,

-Cardiff

8, Corea,

15, Willis Reed,.

19, Star of China,

London

19, Christine,

Cardiff

20, Westerguard,

Hamburg

Dec.

-2, Therese,

3. Lauréna,

Doner Hamburg

& Laura,

Hataburg

Ja

1, Lucy A. Nickels,

Penarth

6, Bockhurst,

Penarth New York Now York

14,

16,

Bellerophon (s.) 15. Bilda

Maria

London

London

Swansea

Tamanui (s.)

Antwerp:

Cardiff

Liverpool Greenock London

7, Clarissa B. Carver,

13, Highlander,

16, Galley of Lorne (6.)

Antarea Marlborough (s.)

17, Creswell,

31, Agamemnon (4) 27, Glamis Castle (E.)

LOADING FOE CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. At London-Steamers via Suez Canal. Glenorchy.

Canton Achilles.

Per Conquest, for Hoihow, etc., 13 Chi- | M. L. Stone. mr11 nose.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

--- GALLÉ, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDIST, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,

SHIPPING REPORTS,

Clara

Viceroy, Tander Glenfrain (s.) Sailing Vessels. Laurel

At Liverpool

Stentor (K) Belted Will

Iconia Astoria

Wilses.

Patroclus (5.) The British steamer Thales reports: Left Diomed (s) Fooshow on the 4th and experienced

At Glasgow, strong NE winds with high nes.

Left C. F. Sargent, Amoy on the 5th and had moderate winds P. G. Carrill. and cloudy weather. Left Swatow on the Bertha. 8th; and had moderate winds and cloudy Melusine. weather to port. In Foochow 8. 8. Zoo an. In Amoy B. B. Sumida Maru. In Switow: Chin-tung and Laerich. Qo'a mtr. Namoz left sabit day an

MARGOA

So

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND Per Khina, sailed 7th March ----To Lou

AUSTRALIAN

don: from Canton, 3,160 boxes Tea (con- NB.--Cargo can be taken on through Bills taining 45,549 be. Scented Caper), and 22

of Luling for BATAVIA, FERSIAN Ces Silk Goods; from Foxhow, 10 pkgs. GULF PORTS MARSEILLES, Tes

unknown); frota Bhanghai, 248

Tes (parti- culare unknown), 64 bales Baw Spk.::8 ses Goods, and 72 bales Waste Bilk;

TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK balets and 925.

AND BOSTON •

Ted for Son Francis via Yokohama, TITE PROINUAR AND ORIENTAL STK from Yokohama, 62) bales Raw Bit

on WEDNESDAY, 23rd March, 1881, at 3.p.m.

Connectio

porta

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stasio-ship Continent: from Canton, 25 bales Raw Silk, Captain W. A, Bearom, willi, and 30 cases Bilk Goods; from Yokohama,

Bu fancy paddedly will be despatched 182 pkgs Lea (parkollinen tinknown), and

on MONDAY, balas Raw 8112-

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close

For HHANGHAL

Per. Claverhois, at 11:80 a.m. To-mor-

spw. the 10th inat, instead of a previously notified.

being made at Yokohama, Her

from Shanghai and Japan from for BOMBAY, MONDAY,

the 21st Instanty at Freight will be received on board antil

Cargo will be received

04 board until 4 p.m. of the 22nd March.

10 sm. on the day of departure. All Parcel Packages should be marked to Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office address in full and same will be received until 10 .. on the day PATE DE FOIE GRAS.

of departure. at the Company's Office, until 5 pm, the Bilk and Valashles for Europe will be RICHARDSON AND RODBIN's Potted MEATS, day previous to sing.

transhipped at Point de Galle; but Tos and REDUCTION

of 20 % made on all General Cargo at Bombay striving one Lunch TONGUE.

RETUES PAS

L'ASSAGE ORDERS 158UAD.

week later than and, Merionice to accompany Over-Galle, on by the direct route via For PREZENT TEA in 6 and 10 Catty Boxes Cargo, should be sent a South American For further Partionlar regarding

and PASSAGE apply to the For FORT DARWIN, THURADAY 18 Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus PANULAR & ORIENTAL STINE NAVIGA toms, San Francisco,

TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong LE, SYDNEY, MELANG

MARYLAND COOKTOWN, TOWNSVEL For further information as to Freight The Contente and Value of Packages are

MELBOURNE, 20, or Passage, Queen's Road Central

apply

to the Agmor of the reared to be declared prior to shipment, Сотрану,

- Shippers are particularly, requested to

For Mennur, at 3.30 p.m., on Thursday OHAS. H. HASWELL, JE,

note the terms and condimona of tas Cozne

the 10th in Agent Hongkong, March 7, 1881.

WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions,

BAIL.MAKING executed on the Premissa,

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. Hongkong, January 28, 1881.

Central and

pany's Black Bill of Lading

A MaIVKB, Superintendent.

Hongkong, March 9, 1881,

YOKOHAMA

now, the 10th ins

Per Gordon Gala, si 3,30 p.m. Tomos-

For BANGKOK

Per Danube, at 5 pm, on Friday, the

11th inst

General Memoranda.

Friday, March 11 -

3p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the China Sugar Retining Co., Ltd., at the office of General Agents, a SATURDAY, March 12 ---

Noon.Auction of Chain Cable, &c, at Mossa Douglas Lapraik & Co.'s wharf. NoonThales leaves for Count Porta 4 p.3.----Ermeralda leaves for Manila,

MONDAY, March: 1400

Noon French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe, a p

8 p.m.-Mesting of St. John Lodge.

WEDNESDAY, March 16-

Established 4.D. 1841. 香港大藥房

A. 9. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS.

·· IMPORTERS

OF

Dancers' SUNDANES NURMET REQUI-

BTW) TOILET REQUISITEN, ENGLISH, -AMERICAN, AND FRENOR PANKIT MROKINES MANUFACTURERS

Bods Water, Lemonado, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aersted Waters, v.

The Manufactory is under direct and continious Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

PASSENOZES Sriving in Hongkong, or any ather persons who may desire to come anlt the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austen- lian newspapers, are invited to call at the “CHINA MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for

reference.

The publication of this true commenced 1.50 p.

The China Mail.

No. 5508- MARCH 9, 1881.

the Duke on some of the wonde-ful stop which M. Lamartins had given currency to.: The plijef points of inquiry, are whether the last charge at Waterloo the Duke drew heabre and charged like

and at nearances which he received in repu satisfactory & the Duke del neither ke

or the other, Both viasemanta, BAT ranked among the explodedz fasless yo

COLONEL Prejévalaky, the bélög t, has just returned to 80 from his two years exploration in Central Asia. He set out in the beginning of 1879 to proceed by Orenburg, Omsk, and Semi- palatinsk to the Chinase frontier thence to Hami, Hams, and Tass capital of Tibet. From Lama he intended to reach the Himalayan by the Brahmapu tra, and then, romurning to Laser, mi to visit Khotan Kashgar and drou intervening plateaux to famian Khokand The Colonel, one of the mess o scientific explorers of modern timer. – returned within the time stated sa we recently informed our zindan missed the ultimate aim of his expedi

La, the mysterious capital of It will be remembered that the Tibətind

stapped Projevalay 160 miles from the capital Dalai Lants. The Colonel did not tempt to the force though

o be of opinion, that it offre requires a littl bullying to compel the or your Tibetan open did not reach East,

their "country to the outside

been fruiten

great geographical and scientiae limpor Auke

TO MARI, in the upper dotired of the course of that river and the nature of the discoveries sa to the true Hoanghp) lofty snow-clad

Tibat

in the east stain that guines

Doubtles heik

about his travels and we trust that his soon tell the world all

fresh story like his previous ones, will be speedily translated into English We should not be surprised if Colonel Proje- valaky soon made another attempt to resoli not likely to be so tender of the scruples of the Tibetan capital; and next time he is

the people. Pall Mall Gazette,

BOLD ARMED ATTACK AT M PER YAU-MAH TI

Last night a daring armed sttack was made at Yau-mahti, by a band of robber who succeeded in getting away with a cou siderable amount of booty, and so far se la known with whole skins. Some tranty were engaged in the raid, and it seems to have been carried out with a boldnom and a perfectorganisation worthy of a butter cause. The Police Authorities received intelligeno at a late hour last night from an informer that. s midnight raid was intended; but the in-

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1881. formation that could be obtained as to the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

precise locality chosen for the robbers" or- pedition and of their proposed tachina-was misages and legs satisfactory than could have boon wished. What one would have thought to have been the most arrangements for either preventing the rob perfoot bery or securing the men were taken : * and the most mysterious part of the story is how it could have happened that the midnight raiders alike effected their

The next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected to arrive, by the 0. &O Str. Uceanic, on or about the 19th March, Baturday

next

The next FRENCH Man may be expected to arrive here by the M. M. stesmer, on

object

or about the 18th inst., Sunday next and got off scot-frea. To begin with, anned

To-zosow (March 10) is the 18th anniver sary of the marriage of HRH the Prince of Walos.

THE Thales case (larceny from on board ship) comes on before the Criminal Sessions

partios were posted in various directiona“ and at points which it was believed would lead ather to the robbers being intercepted, while they were approaching the village of their being got hold of an they were effecting their escape, Inspector Oradock, with a large party of Sikh Constables, was sent to the Black Book before midnight, al the informer had ascertained that the plan of the raiders included the killing in the first

of the two European Constables part of whose

to-morrow, when the jurors have to be in placuty it is to meet 69876 MEAT

attendance.

midnight at the Black Rook; by thr

BLB James La Chalmats, of the IM. Our communication between the two

Mama mtended, Prabordew Prevent

the Public Gardens here with a fine speci- vented.

slaughter was thus pr

Diatheson, with a strong men of the crane (Grus cinerea) The force in boats was stationed off the villag

with instructions to land or fire crane stands about three feet in height occasion required. Another party ander and is somewhat vicious under its present

Heritessy was stationed restraint

toms Service at Pakhoi, has fust presented and Trim Tia Trnă”,

Turther cross-examination of the de- fendant in the case in winch Capt. Mooney.

wont. There were some fifteen to twent men engaged in the rald.” They to have landed in the afte steam launch which at They, so far as ÇELİK,

sues a ship's compradore for the balance of in various directions the price of a gold watch, charged, as it themselves to

mdnight

for in more than was found trampled bean

alleged for the plantiff, wrongfully in his agent's account, (the watch being s alou) was heard to-day, before Mr Jus

Justice Enowden, who reserved his decision, saying number of slugs, empty mat

bullets, an empty pow

They

that he would probably give it on Friday. moked cigars and so on were „les fouzl

are said to have came from The whole case rested on a point of law, Hongkong, but on this there does he said, which he would prefer to look to be great omrtainty

refully inta before giving judgment operations and obtained an entran

goofy

after removing Mr Holmes appeared for the defendant.

The following vessels were chartered in Amoy during the past fortnight ending March 4th

to

Satorima, 8,800 peculs, Newchwang Amoy 22 lay days, 33 cents per pecul

Caroline, 6,000 peculs, Taiwanfoo, Che

foo and Amoy 25 lay days, 69,100.

Helena, 6,000 pecula, Taiwanfon to Tien tain, Nowelwang and back to Amoy, 30 lay days, 84,400,00

of a fortune teller, an old woman who TA

Powerless to

had less show

induce her to part wit possessions in the shape what other prices, were transportable. Some

stated to have been taken awg fearing no doubt tha bour, being disturbed by

would come next, fnd

or other of the thiores first intimation the polic Benedicta, 6,000 paculs, (as Yokohama) stack of which they had

was actually taking Newchwang to Amoy, 18 lay days, $2,600,"|| mbani

Balthasar, 6,600 pevala, (st Tokohsins)); Cheloo to Amoy, 15 lay dayı, $2,200.

Hanan & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, Pagoda Anchorage, 19th February

Arrivals During the Week -Ib. 16, Thalps, from Hongkong: 17 Taka, from

Departures During the Week,—Feb. 16, Hae An, for Shanghai 18, Thalen, for Hongkong.

Shipping in Port.—Taku. —--

their.

was effected in the most which would lead to thiored or some of quinted with the

the won were such as to worth orranting an found by the

the first to land

Landing

Tas Koko Simpo of 21st Feb., in the courts There mus of a long article commenting upon the

#pm-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge, withdrawal of Mr Shishide from Faking,

FDAT, March 18

Tenders received by War Department, Amateur Dramatic Performance.

SUNDAY, March 20 y...

Daylight--Kenmore Castle lestes for.

fydney and Melbourne. MONDAY, March 21 ————

has the following somewhat startling item of intelligenceIt is stated at the two ganimals, Kuroda and Yamagata will abortly leays for Cores with two zegituante," for an naknown object.

pasion when the Crocker and the Da p.x.-Insg'ish-Mail leaves for Ports of at dindar at a frien Call and Europe.

fliesen kit the Dui points of political war KINESDAY. March 29 y

Duke submitted to corr ing of caricidgory.

cadental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.'s mer Leaves for Yokohams and Ban

be fratructed on t

BAYUSDAY, April 30

Foon.Anction of River Steamer Küte wal

share on board the steamer.

be com