For Sale.
WHERE YOU CAN BUY
----
Superior. California LAMB'S WOOL
BLANKETS.
SARATOGA TRUNKS. TRAVELLING BAGS and SATCHELS AGATE COOKING UTENSILS. THE AMERICAN BROILER. TEUNBULL'S FAMILY SCALES.
TOBACCO SHAVES.
AMERICAN and Civan's LOCKS.
HOUSE GONGS.
SMOOTHING IRONS.
LEMON SQUERZERS.
MOUSE TRAPS.
BILLIARD CUE TIPS and CHALK. PANUS CORIUM for BOOTS. American AXES and-HATCHETS. LIFE BUOYS.
ROCKETS and BLUE LIGHTS. DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS. COPPER WIRE GAUZE.
WAFFLE IRONS.
GRIDIRONS.
FIRE CRATES.
American SOFT FELT HATS.
STATIONERY
FOR LADIES AND OFFICE USE,
the
Best and Cheapest.
FN
Hongkong.
NEW BOOK S INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING,
Large Assortment of FRENCH NOVELS.
TAUCHNITZ'S POPULAR EDITION OF STANDARD
WORKS, &c.
WORKS of REFERENCE.
ALMANACKS.
DIARTES. SCHOOL BOOKS. GLEIO'S SCHOOL SERIES.
PRESENTATION BOOKS.
Etc., Etc., Etc.
Report's CUTLERY.
ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. ·
WRELEY AND SONS' London-nade SPORT-
ING GUNS.
BUSSEY'S PATENT PNEUMATIC GUN. SELF-SHOT-EXTRACTING REVOLVERS THE PATENT DOTTLE CLIP. TABLE GLASSWARE,
EARTHENWARE.
Mails.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS, POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA PORT_ SAID, KAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;: ALSO,
PONDICHERRY,MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.
N MONDAY, the 25th day of April, 1886, at Now, the Company's S. S LORMTER, AMAZONE, Commandant with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places,
Insurances.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED.)
-
NOTICE.
POLICIES GRANTED at current rates
on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World: In accordance with the Com- pany's Articles of Association, Two-thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the not amount of Promin contributed by cach, the romaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary.
Hongkong, April 6, 1881.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
To-day's Advertisements.
ST. ANDREW'S HALL THE BALLAD COMFANY
HE CARANDINI OPERATIC AND
SPECIAL NIGHT. SATURDAY EVENING,
April 23rd,
Under the Putronage of His Excellency the GOVERNOR and Lady HENNESSY.
BRILLIANT PROGRAMME. Tickets obtainable at Mesers LANE, ORAW- FOLD & Co.'s, and at the Door.
A
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Cargo and Specie will he registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac-HE Undersigned aro propared to grant cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noth
Cargo will be received on board until 4 pam, Specic and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 4th of April, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Content, and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
G, 12 CHAMPEAUX,
Agent.
Hongkong, April 13, 1881.
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRÁLTAR, BRINDIST, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,
AISO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Luding for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF FORTS, MARSEILLES; TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
THE PENINSULAH AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship LOMBARDY, Capt, J. B. GHATMAN, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for BOMBAY, on THURSDAY, the 28th April, at 4 p.m.
Policice against Fire to the extent of $40,000 on Buildings, or in Coola stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discout of 20% on the Promia.
NORTON & Co,
Agents.
Hongkong, January 1, 1874.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant In- auranees at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.
Intimations.
THE LONDON & CHINA EXPRESS.
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
Per Diomed, from Swatow, Mosar Wil- lismus, Scott, and Joffrey.
Por Flintshes, for Saigon, 7 Chinaso. Per Diamante, frein Amoy, 160 Chines (deck).
DEPARTED.
Por Killarney, for Bangkok, 5 Europeans, and 132 Chinese,
Par Hurwich, for Amoy and Shanghai, 12 Chinese.
Fer Bowen, for Saigon, 155 Chinese.
TO DEPART
Per Dale, for Bangkok, 188 Chineno.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Flintshire pepprès : Fine weather-no wind.
The British steamer, Diamante reports;
N.B.-Ladies unaccompanied by Gentle Hat light S. W. winds and thick foggy wea
mon not admitted:
Reserved Seats,
Unreserved Sonts, Hongkong, April 21, 1881.
$2. $1,
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL,
The Co.'s Steamship
"Diomed," Capt. M HF. JACKSON, will bo despatched at 4
For Fraight or Passage, apply to P. TO-MORROW, the 22nd Instant
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, -
Agents.
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"Hongkong, April 21, 1881.
.SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.
The Steamship
"Breconshire,"
WILLIAMS, Commander, expected here on or about
ther throughout. On 20th inst. as 3,40 p.m., passed S. S. Albay of Reef Islands at 6pm., passed H. M. despatch-vessel Vigilant off Pedro Blanco; at 6.15 pm, also passed S. S. Viceroy of Pedro Blanco.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close
For SWATOW AND AMOY.
Per Marlborough, at 9.30a.m. To-morrow, the 22nd inst., instead of sa previous ly notified
For SHANGHAI.--
Por Ning, at 11.30 am. To-morrow,
the 22nd inst.
For SINGAPORE AND LONDON.-
Per Diomed, at 3.30 p.m., Tomorrow,
the 224d inst.
For MANILA.----
Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 22nd inst.
For HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND HAI
PHONG
For Conquest, at 6 pm. To-morrow, the
22nd inst.
ARRANGEMENTS have been rande for the 26th Instant, will have immediate de- For AMOY AND MANILA.--
delivery of the above PAPER in fuapatch for the above Ports. ture fifteen minutes after the arrival of the Mails at the Post Office.
An increased supply has been received from London, and new Subscribers can be supplied at once.
KELLY & WALSH, Agents.
Hongkong, April 2, 1881.
NEWS FOR HOME
The Overland China Mail.
[The pilent Overland Paper in China.) PUBLISHED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE
IN TIME FOR THE ENOLISH MAIL.
-For Freight or Passage, apply-to-
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 21, 1881-
-PUBLIC AUCTION.
SALE OF ENGLISH AND COLONIAL-MADE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
TH
THE Undersignod has received instruc-
tions to Sell by Public Auction, on
THURSDAY,
the 28th April, at 9 o'clock p.m., at the Residence of G. Colas, Esq., Bhus Build- ings," Praya East,-
The whole of his
Cargo will be received on board antil Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely-HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 10a.m. on the day of departure.
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office
until 10 a.m. on the day of departure.
printed matter.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will beгHIS Mail Summary is compiled from iranshipped at Point du Gallo; but Ten and the Daily Chinx Mad, is published General Cargo at Bombay, arriving one twice a month on the morning of the week inter tian, by the direct inte vit English Mail's departure, and is a re- Galle.
of each fortnight's current history cord of Particulars regarding of events i
in China and Japan, con- reports and collated from the journals ports in those Countries.
It contains Shipping nows from Shanghai, Hongkong Canton, to, and a complete Commercial Summary.
comprising:-
ENGLISH-MADE DRAWING-ROOM SUITE, MABILE-TOP TABLES, CHUT MIRROR FORNER WHATNOTS, I'ICTURES, DINING and DROOM FORNITORY, CROCKERY and GLA WARE, IRON BEDSTEADS, WARDROBES, ETC. TE
Also,
A FINE COTTAGE PIANO, by KIRKMAN, expressly made for this climate,
FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the tributed in original hed at the various nearly now.
For further
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIJA TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong,
The Contents and Value of Packages are required to be dectured prior to shipment. --
Shippers are particularly requested to noto the terms and conditions of the Com pang's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, April 19, 1881.
SHIMAIL
a728
MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid 62 cents.) $12 per amuza (postage pid $12,50.)
Orders should be sent to GED. MURRAY Bain, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Street, not later than noon of the day the English Mail Steamer-leaves.
Terms of Advertising, samo as in Daily China Mail.
Ninth Volums of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Read y. W
No. 4.-Vol. LX.
NO
THE FINEST STOCK or
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE.
CAVITE,
FORTIN, and
MEYSIG
CIGARS, and
CHEROOTS.
All Specially Selected.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
GROCERIES.
FRESH SUITLIES RECEIVED BY EVERY
MAIL.
SMYRNA FIGS.
CRYSTALIZED CHERRIES. FAHN'S FAVORITE BISCUITS, STILTON CHEESE.
FRENCH PLUMS.
Calcutta BEEF.
HUMPS.
ROUNDS,
BRISKETS, and
TONGUES.
California ROLL BUTTER.
APPLE BUTTER.
CLAM CHOWDER.
FISH CHOWDER,
Soured PIG'S FEET.
Soused SHEEP'S TONGUES...
Plokled LAMB'S TONGUES,
Gruyere CHEESE.
New York CREAM CHEESE.
CAVIARE
Curried OYSTERS,
California CRACKER Co.'s BISCUITS. Cracked WHEAT.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
HOMINY
THE S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Capt.' WYNN, due here on or about the 25th Instant, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 30th April, at Daylight.
the
Cargo received on board and Parcels at
Office up to 6 p.in. of 29th April. No Bill of Lading signed ander 2 Freight.
All Claims must be settled on board before delivery is takon, otherwise they will not be recognized.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
11
TO KOBE,.....
YOKOHAMA & NAGASAKI, SHANGHAI VIA YOKOHAMA,... 120
Kone
Cabin Steerage. .8 60 75
$16
20
40
90
30
A REDUCTION is made on REPUR CABIN PASSAGES.
CANDO and PASSENGERS for Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Kobe.
For further Partienlars, apply, at the Company's OFFICES, PRAYA CENTRAL, West Corner Pottinger Strect..
Hongkong, April 19, 1881.
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Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company,
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND
EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA, AND
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
-OF THE-
Catalogues will be issued, pravions to the Shie
TERMS.-Cuali on delivery.
G. R. LAMMEKT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, April 21, 1881.
Lp28
Per Emuy, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday, the
Roth inst
For SAIGON.
Per Atalanta, at 4.30 p.m., on Monday,
the 25th inst.
THURSDAY
For
COOK.
ISLAND, TOWN, TOWNSVILLE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c., &-
the 25th inst
Per Glamis Castle, at 5 p.m., on Monday, For KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. —
Per Niigata Mami, at 5 p.m., on Friday,
the 29th inst
For NAGASAKİ AND YOKOHAMA.-
Per Sundo, at 1.80 p.m., on Saturday,
the 30th inst.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping
Nooningno lonaves for Shanghai. 4 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila. 4 p.-Diomed leaves for London,
Tenders Close. Noon-Tonders for supplying Flour for
H., M. Navy received by Naval Store keeper.
Meeting.
9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge,
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, April 23:-
Noon-Thaler leaves for Coast Ports. Nomi-Auction of Printing Business nt
Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co.
[No. 5544-APRIL 21, 1881,
good would result to ono and all, pro- vided that the facts were duly, noted. By this means much interesting inform mation would be accumulated valuable light thrown on many objects and sub- jects; and many strange phenomons ré- vealed to our gaze. This would aid the advancement of that time when all the elements, secrets, and forces of Nature shall be revealed and subdued, when man as Nature's King shall make them. serve him in the acquisition of all know- ledge, and the prodnetion of all possible forms of utility and benety, N
We shall endeavour to give our read- ors some idea of the book. In its pages * we find accounts of an almost Elfin land where everything seems strange and fair, We have also some instruc tive remarks about the customs of this 2 p.in.Auction of Chinese and Japanese and fascinating people, and wo
Curios at Mr J. M. Armstrong's
2.30
Meeting of Members of the Hongkong Club.
9 p.m.-Carandini's Operatic and Balind
Company at St. Andrew's Hall. MONDAY, April 25
carry away memories of breezy wood- capped bills, cool coppices decked with beautiful flowers. The festhiered deni- zens of the isles are also noticed, and we ware anddened at some of their de praved habits. Sen-gulis are not usually credited with fastidiousness about the. quality of their diet, but it appears that in some parts of Japan, these birde ex- hibit a high bred epicureaniem which ought to recommend them to high life. We are told that on one part of the Coast the supply of fish is so constant Syd-and plentiful that they literally crowd
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe. pak 2p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture,
At the London-M n Houso. 3
for Singapore p.r.-Soptima and Ponang
4 p.m.-Enty leaves for Manila. 9 p.m.-Masting of Zolland Lodge. TUESDAY, April 26
Daylight. Glamis Castle leaves for
noy and Melbourne, THORSDAY, April 28-
3.p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture, at the residence of Mr G. Coles, Blue Buildings, Pro
Praya East.
4 p.m.-English Mail leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe. SATURDAY, April 30
Daylight. Mit Bishi Mail leaves for
Yokohama, &c. Non-Auction of River Steamer Kia
shan, on board the steamer.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
-- IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGGETS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI SITES, TOLLET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES, MANUFACTURERS
OV
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKRE.---- The British Contract Packet Lombardy will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th April, with Mails to and through the United Kingdoan and Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonia Water, Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavin, Barmalı, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, atul Gib raltar. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the
Australium Colonies.
HOUEN OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the French Contract Packet:-
Day before departure (or Saturday if the de.
parture be on Monday),--
5
TO BE LET.ROOMS suitable for First BELER and CamBeds in the PREMISES lately occupied by the NATIONAL Day BANK OF INDIA, &c.,-15, Queen's Roari Central,--pposite the Clock Tower.
Apply to
WM. DANBY,
18, Queen's Road. Hongkong, April 21, 1881.
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Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for
CHINA REVIEW O any Debt contracted by the Officers or
CONTAINS
Scraps from Chinese Mythology. Transit Passes in the Province of Kwang-
tung
Notes on the Corean Language.
The Tai-hai" King; or the Respiration of
the Embryo.
The Ju Shông Considered in Its Relation
the Remaining Tones," The Interminable Question. Notices of New Books and Literary
ligence.
Notes and Queries :-
Butanical Notes.
The Arabic Namorals
A Chinese Pilgrim on the Way to Messa. Chinese Mahometans at Mecca.
How Musk is Mado.
Tales from Chinese History. Chinese Proverbs.
Various Kinds of Chinese. Ink.
Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
Gov. GOODWIN, American ship, Captain Williana Lester Messagorios Maritimes.
WM. H. BESse, American barque, Capt. B, O. Baker. Allanson, Bell & Co.
HERCULES, American ahip, Captain J. Berry. Order,
WILLIE REED, American ship, Captain Yales.Melchers & Ca
MINSTE CARVILL, British barque, Captain P. T. Clark-Eduard Schellhass & Co.
CAIRNSMINE, British steamer, Capt. Geo. L. Castle-Holliday, Wise & Co.
Eues, British bargne, Captain John Nairn. Yuen Fat Hong
10
11
P..Money Order Office closes. Post Office closos, except the NIGHT Box, which is always epen out of Office hours. of departure,
A..Post Office opens. AM-Registry of Lettera cenaES, Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
A. X.-Mails closed, except for Late
Lotters.
10.3.Lotters may be posted with Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30.A.M. When the Post Office closos
entiroly.
11.40 A.M.-Late Latters may be posted ons board the pachet with Laste Fes of 10 centy until time of departure.
Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papera, &o. :—
VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG, Nume.
Intel('Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steiner, Captain H. Left Sept.
3, Wylo, 15, Lizzie Bell, Oct
35, Xonia, Not
7..J. W. Marr,
Star of China, 19, 19, Christine, 20. Westergaard, Dec.
2, Thorese,
The Curious Inscriptionat Macao.
The Arjan Origin of the Cambodians.
Bank Notes.
大紅紙
Tha
Stone Tiorus.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. Hongkong, March 18, 1881.
Mr. Andrew Wind, NEWS AGENT, &c.
133, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receive. Subscriptions, Advertisements; de, for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and China Review.
BOYNTON, British Farqua, Capt. Nagon --Vogel & Co..!
GALERY OF LORVE, British steamer, Capt. Branthwaito.---Ramell & Co,
ATALANTA, German steamer, Captain Pfaff-Sienissen & Co.
MARLBOROUGH, British steamer, Captain
B. Sanderson C. M. S. N. Co.:
LORD OF THE ISLES, Brit. steamer, Capt.
J. C. Folgata-Russell & Co,
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 20, Flintshire, British steamer, 1296, Morgan, Saigon April 16, Ride.- ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
April 21, Revenue
THE S. S. BELGIC will be despatch-To-day's Advertisements. Cruiser, from Canton,ching THE
ed for San Francisco via Yokohama, , 1881, at 3 p.m. Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ports.
Freight will be received on board until p.m. of the
FOR SHANGHAI
The Steamship
"Ninguo," Captain R. CA, will be despatched for the above
All Parcal Packages should be marked to Port TO-MORROW, the 2nd Instant, at address in full; and same will be received Noon.
RICHARDSON AND ROBBIN'S Potted MEATB. day previous to sailing.
Lamah TONGUE.
at the Company's Office, until 5 p. the
A REDUCTION OF 25%
%% made RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS ISSUED,
Consular Invoices to accompany Oror land, Mexican, Central and South American
PRESENT TRA in 5 and 10 Catty Boxes Cargo, should be sent to the Company's
WINES and SPIRITS of all Descriptions.
BAIL-MAKING executed on the Promises.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, January 28, 1881
Offices addressed to the Collector of tome, San Francisco.
Oux
For further information as to Freight
or Passage, apply to the Agency of m
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co, Hongkong, April 21, 1891.
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FOR MANILA VIA AMOY,
The Spanish Steiner - Captain BLANCO, will be despatched for the above
Company, No. Boa, Queen's Road Central Ports on MONDAY, the 25th Lust, at 4p.m.
CHAS. H. HASWELL, JE, Agent Hongkong, April 11, 1881.
For Fraight or Pastage, spply to
COREMEDIOS & Co.
p25 Hongkong, April 21, 18811
April 21, Diamante, British steamer, 514, R. F. Cullen, Amoy April 19, General RUSSELL & Co.
April 21, Diomed, British steamer, 1240, M. L. F. Jackson, Swatos April 20, Gen- oral-BUTTERFIELD & SIL
April 21, Ningpo, British steamer, from Canton.
April 21, Citadel, British 3-m. sohooner, 245," A. L. Stewart, Hangkok March 22, Flanks and Rice-Les Hz La
Laurens
8, Laurs,
Jan.
Lucy A. Nickela,
7, Clarima B. Carver,
13, Highlander,
6, Rockhurst,
15, Hilda Maria,
15, Antares (6.) 17, Creswell, 31, Huguenot, Feb.
Melusine,
P. G. Carvill, 6, Chusan 6. Fronu, 11, Berthn
14, CF. Sargent 15, Invincibla
From
London
Antwerp
London
Cardiff London Cardiff Hamburg
Doner
Hamburg
Hamburg
Fanarth Penarth New York New York Swansea Cardiff
Cardiff
Powerth London
Liverpool
Penarth Cardir Lpoolv. Chordiff
15, Blackhalls) 16, Wilna,
Cardif
Cardiff
17, Sir John Lawrence
Falmouth
21, Asturia, March.
Cardift
Cardif
8, Afghan)
Dover
B, Breconshire (*)
London
8. Hartaes,
Escambia
LOADING FOR UHINA AND JAPAN FORTS. At London-Steamers via Suez Canal: Cyclops.. Euphrates Glamour Teucer
DEPARTURES, es Apr. 21, Hardwick, for Amoy and Shanghai.
21, Iron Thiks, HM-iron clad, for Laurel
Amby, etc.
21, Bowen, for Saigun.
21, Oscar Vidal, for Amoy 31, Killarney, for Bangkok..
21, Benarty, for Nagasaki,
CLEARED. None.
Glenlyon Glenfallach;
Sailing Vessels.
John C. Manro. Clara
At Liverpool.. (Anchisos (8.)
Monelaus (8) North American. Hector (.)
At Cardif
At Glasgow.
Freeman
Gilonaton (1)
Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. - The Manufactory is under direct and
continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to cun- sult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian nowspapers, are invited to call at the "CHINA MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and weaklies, from these countries, are now filed for reference,
each other out of the water. Those un- fortunate wights thus ousted from their watery home become the legitimate. prey of the lazy sea-gulls. So dainty. have these gentry become that they pick out the titbit from the back of the neck and that only, leaving the TE- mainder to putrify or be consumed by birds with lese refined appetites. We have read of improvident Indians cutting the favourite pieces from ani- mals, sometimes extracting only the tongue and leaving the carcass to taint the fresh prairie air, but it must be somewhat disheartening to ardent domestic economists to find this form of human depravity existing in grest perfection in these Darwinian ances- bors of ours, and yet more try. ing to find that the retribution does not overtake these Gallinaceous offen-
ders. "Wilful waste" does not in this instance at least produce woeful want." We can dimly picture the well-bred horror of our over-civilized ladies at the following concerning the purchase of a bear's-cult
The little beast was brought down to the beach by an Aino woman, who, tying it to a past, squatted beside it and began to weep most profusely. Inquiring the reason for such grief, I was told she had hronght it up from a very small thing, and that she had auckled it as one of her own children until it was able to manage for itself. This mode of rearing the cub when quite young, I afterwards found, was quite a common occurrence.
In the fairy sen" the immense spider-crab, measuring considerably more than 11 feet, gigantic octopi, and other wonders of the deep were found, but one of the strangest phenomena is perhaps the nearest possible approach to an ocean rupid of which we quote tho account-
Four channels lead out of the Inland Ses, and, from their narrowness, the tides rush through at great speed. The Noratu, or whirlpool, between the island of Awadil and Sikok, is very narrow through here the ebb and flood tile literally falls through eight feet in 200 yards. In
tand as if we g in ship, you
to some thing unknown. Very few people venture with the tides,
it with perfect confidence in ordinary weather. In
In fact, after getting within the influence of ги
of the
of water, you are car
The publication of this issue commenced to take this channel, and wisely, but from
ut 8.10 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1881.
REVIEW. *
being intunately acquay, I often took.
racks,
and
locality
formed one to the rocky
Tied through in
in safety nolens tolens. When dear-shooting once, on the Sikok side, and point which the boundary of
of the pass on that side, we were not a little surprised to see "To the memory of my father, who, one of our men-of-war approaching from
the Inland
but after watching land Sea, from my earliest childhood, inspired in me through in safety, we thought nothing more that love of natural history and true sport of the circumstance or of her boid Captain which has enabled mas to spend so my until, meeting him a month afterwards, I hours of thorough enjoyment in wild coun-
Why
her
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Because it was recommended on the
tries far from home, I dedicate this Bouk found he had hardly recovered from the
effects of passing the Naruta Such is the dedication of this book,
did you take that charmel " dedication which bears that impress of asked him, true affection and manliness which at once ebarim the reader to a more inti- chart; but you will never catch me there mate acquaintance with its pages. In again. As neared it, I could see nothing this age, when we are deluged with but rocks, breakers, and foam;. wished ing.
gulf out of fit and put the helm hard down literature of all descriptions, from the but although the ship
going twelve pretentious didactio books of over- knute through the water, she would not confident travellers to the truer and answer the helin a bit, In another mo-
and being
whirled more compendious records of Bojourners ment I was through, in foreign lands and the philosophical about in the sudies in a most horrible works of professional discoverera and ner. In fact, the ship was out of all explorers, it is a treat to light on a *** Well-" I said, “I rather expect you book so unpretentious and interesting never went fart in a ship before, This book is not, ns might be surmised Never," he replied. Why, I must from the title, an account of daring have been going at least twenty five knots adventures or hair-breadth discapes on over the ground.
command.
pinmand."
men.
the "Wild Coast of Nipon, nor is it At page 126 there is the following no- a description of the perils of the coast count of the ingenious method of whal-
or on the dangers of navigation, but ing by the natives of the Ku const
is e record, of sport and of interest
The plan of capturing this big creature
10
ing rambles in Japan. The writer
is so neusual, I will give a short description" was for some years engaged making a of tho motus operandi, Large boats are survey of Japan, and during the leisure kept ready for launching, and, when whales of the winter months had ample times and are reported, put off, manned by twenty or opportunities for indulging his healthy more men. The boats work in couples,
One Thane love of sport in deer-stalking, and his each couple having a strong grass-made net, ro to thres inbred love of Nature by collecting from 200 to 300 foot in length.
in
squares--the touch two some of the objects of her exquisite bandi-et-oach square being about thirty feet in works, and he seems to have availed size, and attached lightly to the nazt, until himself of these fortunate circumstances the entire length of net is made to good purpose. Soms secount of his whale is seen, the nat is dropped across His serrounded by shooting excursion, his "finds," record his course, or the animal is
several nets on his of personal observation in the domain | per that making off, and a of Nature, together with his experiences got with is broken away from the real,
When
which ho comes in
wat his head and shoulders. round loser I stick to
goes the
of Japanese character and dispos contact with in tion before the contaminating 10 The fluences of a spurious civilization had him. The while appears mon to get ennervatet and corrupted them, form frightened and furried, as he seldom re the bulk of these rough sketches," mains long under water, but return to the
surface, where he founders and The latter portion of the book has to do
Theme manoeuvre is then re with the suppression of Chinese pirsoy solely. Our writer has shewn how much pested by his partners, and a sound nek successfully got round him, his capture may be achieved for the cause of know is certain, Wearying himself by frantio ledge and the consequent advancement endeavours to get clear of the net, ha scon of Science by a lover of Nature and her lies exhausted at the surface, and I than mysteries, even when scientific training past out of his misery by tough spears and and modes of thought are abeant, if the other wespons"
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Lobservant faculties are rightly employed. Not the least interesting as the If the power or more strictly art of or writer's remarks upon the deterioration servation were used more extensively of the Japanese since then contact with and cultivated assiduously very much Western nations and their consequent infatuation for Western manners and civilization. He credits this
The Wild Coasts of Nipon, Captain H. C. St. John, EN. L. Vol. Small 870 David Douglas, Edinburgh,
first European settlers, in the pat of traders, stopkeepers, and their para
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