For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,
En Recently arrived Mail and other Steamships.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GROCERIES, FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED
Maze.
Eastern and Californiao CHEESE. Boneless CODFISH.
Prime HAME and BACON. Russian CAVIARE
Eagle Brand Condensed MILK. PEACH, and APPLE, BUTTER Pickled OX.TONGUES.
EVERT
Family PIG-PORK in kogs and pieces. Paragon MACKERED'in cena, Beau Ideal SALMON in 5 CANA Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 h cans.
Mails.
Occidental & Oriental Steam-
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE VIA.
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS,
ПHE S. S. GAELIO will be despatch. So San Francisco via Yokohama, on MONDAY, 30th May, 1881, ut 3 p.nu.
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan purts.
..
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. of the 29th May.
All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous sailing.
A REDUCTION of 20% made on all RETURN PASHAGE ORDERS IESUED.
-Consular
Insurances.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned are now prepared to grant Policies against FIRE on Firat Cinas Goldwns al 1 per cent, nott per
MELCHERS & Co.,"
Aponta
jer
Hongkong, May 9, 1881. THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE--HONGKONG. CAPITAL, FULLY SUBSCRIBED,....$1,000,000. Boanl & Directors, KON MUON WALL, Esq., Chairman." By Hur, Esq. LEONG ON, Esq.
CHONG PENG, Eng. QUAN HOI CHUNE, Esq.
K. YIN KAL, Esq.
Kwok YIN KAI, Esq., Manager Woo LIN YORK, Est, Assist. d Servetury.
HE Conany gants PoLTEN ON
ular Invoices to accompany Over-ERINE RISK to all parts of the land, Mexican, Central and South American Carge, should be sent to the Company's World, payable at any of its AGENCIES.
Contritory Dividends are payable to Assorted Canned VEGETABLES.Offices addressed to the Collector of Cus-
all Contributors of Business, whether they afe Shareholders or not. Ported SAUSAGE and Saugotos, San Francisco.
MEAT.
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted PICKLES. MINGEMEAT.
COMB HONEY in Original Fraraes Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Totted
MEATS.
"
"
Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS.
Laneh TONGUE. Assorted American SYRUPS, for Sum-
mer Drinka.
McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE.
Clam CHOWDER.
Codfish BALLS.
Green TURTLE in 24 lb cans.
C
ALIFORNIA RACKER
+
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No BUA, Queen's Road Central.
CHAS. H. HASWELL, J.,
yent
Jay 30 Hongkong, May 17, 1891.
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEDOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA; POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SCEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES
Also,
BOMBAY MANE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS
N THURSDAY, the 2nd day of June, m, the Company's S. 8. PASQUALINI, PELHO, Commandant with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CARO, will leave this Port for the above plates,
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 l, tius, and loose. Alphabetival BIS.
CUITS.
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL.
HOMINY.
Fancy Sweet Mixed
BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISCUITS.
CORNMEAL.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
RYE MEAL
NEW BOOKS,-
1
3,000 Numbera "FRANKLIN SQFAKE and SEASIDE" LIBRARIES, including McCarthy's "HISTORY OF OUROWN
TIMES,"
"ENDYMION," and
other recent Publications, from 15 cents to 25 couts each.
WILLIAMS'S "MIDDLE KINGDOM." GRIPFIS'S MIKADO'S EMPIRE," "PARTISAN LIFE WITH MOSBY," "WEARING THE OREY,"
·BANCROFT'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
MOTLEY'S DUTCH REPUBLIC.
JOHN OF BARNWELDT. UNITED NETHERLANDS. "THE HARP OF A THOUSAND
50
STRINGS" HARPER'S HALF HOUR SERIES.
FRENCH NOVELS.
Medical WORKS,
School BOOKS.
Presentation BOOKS.
WORKS OF REFERENCE.
ALBUMS of Music, with Words.
ALBUMS of Pianoforte Picces.
Sheet MUSIC.
Photo ALBUMS, Etc., Etc.
STATIONERY,-
For LADIES, and OFFICE use.
OFFICE REQUISITES of every description:"
SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGARS
WINES, SPIRITS, BEER AND AERATED WATERS.
CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S
and
and
Cargo and Spocie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac cepted in tissit through Marseillos for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Non
Cargo will be received on board until 4 pn., Specie and Parcels until 3 pişi, on the 1st of June, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent on board: they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages aro re- qnirod.
For further particulus, apply at the Company's Offled.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, May 20, 1881.
Intimations.
NEWS FOR HOME.
The Overland China Mail.
je2
(The oldest Overland Paper in China.), PUBLISHED AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
HEAD OFFICE,
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary
No. 2, Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, March 14, 1881.
seld
THE INTERNATIONAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
OF LIVERPOOL"
TALENTS of the above Conany, aro THE Undoraigned having been appointed prepared to grant Lics on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
27 no81 Hongkong, Nov. 27, 1880. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED.)
NOTICE.
TOLICIES GRANTED at current rates
on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Com- [any's Articles Association, Two-thirds of the Profits are distributed annually to
1)f
Contribulas, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of Promis -contributed by orch, the remaining third
being carried to Reserve Fund.
Gap82
J. BRADLEE SMITH,
Secretary, Hongkong, April 6, 1881. RUSSIAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, OF STETTIN.
Ass for the above Campany, are THE Undersigned having been appointed prepared to Graut Tusurances against FIRE at Current Rates,
MEYER & Co., Agents
Hongkong, May 10,-1831.`
To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instruc tions to Sell by Public Auction, TO-MORROW,
the 28th Instant, at Noou, at the Godowns of Mesura H. M. M. ALLY & Co.,
EIGHT CHESTS PERSIAN OPIUM, Ex Steamship Himalaya," (More or less damaged by sea water),
For account of the concerned. TERMS OF SALE.-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollar weighed at 7.1.7. All Lets with all faults and errors of description, to be at Purchaser'a tisk on the fall of the
H. N. MODY, Auctioneer.
kammer.
Hongkong, May 27, 1881.
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FOR HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND HAIPHONG.
The Steamship
"Ping-on,"
Capt. MCCASLEY, will be despatched for the above
Ports TO-MORROW, the 28th Inat., at
p.m.
For Freight or Parango, apply to
RUSSELL & Co... iny 28 Hongkong, May 27, 1881. ⠀
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG, The British Steamship **Malothian, Captain CHESTER, will load here for the above Ports, and will love on or about the 7th Proximu.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HING KEE & Co. Hongkong, May 27, 1887...
DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONGKONG AND AUSTRALIA
FOR PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Tuking through Cargo and Fasserpern ut through rates for ADELAIDE and all NEW ZEALAND PORTS.)
The Steamship
"Charitou,"
Captain A. EnskiNE, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 11th June, at 4 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. R. STEVENS & Co.
jell Hongkong, May, 27, 1881. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. JONSIGNEES of the following Cargo
are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter- signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been lauded and stored at 10my82their risk and expense.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
: -INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. v. 1720.
سمارت
ן
THE Cndersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are
Containing from 2 to 84 columns of closchi-prepared to grant Insurances as follows.
printed matter.
THIS Mail Summary in compiles, frost the Thaily, China Mail, is published twice a month on the morning of the English Mail's dejuture, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's current history of events in China and Japan, con- tributed in original reports and collated from the journals published at the various ports in those Countries.
It contains Shipping nows from Shanghai, Canton, or, and a, completo oral Stummary.
Subscription, 50 cents per Copy (postage paid
52 cents.)
$12 per annuin (postage paid $12.50.)
Orders should be sent to Geo. MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office, 2, Wyndham Strest, not later thy noon of the day the English Mail Steamer leaves.
Terma of Advertising, sane as in Daily China Muil.
NOW READY.
PRICE, $1.00.
Murine Department. •
Policies at current rates, payable either hers, in London or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.
Fire Department.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Ex Ironaddy. (in-diamond), No. 1/30-30 casca Ver- mouth, Order, from Marseillos.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent,
DM
35
Hongkong, May 27, 1881.
SHIPPING:
⚫ ARRIVALS.
May 27, Rose M., British barque, 388, D. Black, Newelwang May 8, Beans.-EDUARD SCHELLRASS & Co.
May 27, 550 a.m., Carisbrooke, British Policies issued for long or short periods at steamer, 900, 1. Wharton, Singapore May
20, 5 p.m., General.-Bus Hux CHAN current rates.
May 27, Chilton, British steaner, 716, Humphries, Chinkiang May 21, Rice CHINESE
Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STELLING.
THE
Undersigned are prepared to grant Fotic against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vessels and, on Hulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- Can be obtained from KELLY & WALSHceived, and transmitted to the Directors
for their desigion.
"COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW,"
By E. H. PAKKER.
and Conditions.
at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LAKE, required, protection will be granted on CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single China Ma Ollice.
Life.
Hongkong, December 6, 1879.
JOHN MOLD & SON's W
FAMOUS HOUSEHOLD STORES.
TEYSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
SAVOURY PATE.
GAME PATE.
PORK PATE.
OX PALATES.
HUNG. (Hambro) BEEF.
TRIPE,
FRUITS for Ices. SHERBET.
COCOATINA,
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA.
Eres's COCOA.
Ronson's GEGATÉ. GELATINE
Russia OX-TONGUES.
French PLUMS.
PATE DE FOLE GRAS.
SARDINES.
Ham TONGUE and
Chicken BAUSAGE,
ASPARAGUS.
MACCABONI.
VERMICELLI,
SAUSAGES.
MEATS,
SOUPS, &c. SHIPUHANDLERY of every Description.
RIGGING and SAU-MAKING promptly executed Hongkong, May 20, 1881.
WASHING BOOKS.
(In English and Chinese.) TTYASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the ne of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be hed at this Office.-Price, 81 bach.
CHINA MAIL Othee.
Mr. Andrew Wind, NEWS AGENT, &c.
For Rates of Premiuma, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1807.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Nether 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:
199, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK, is authorized to receive Subscriptions Advertisements, &c., for the China Mau-Siemssen & Co. Overland China Mail, and China Bene,
"SAILOR'S HOME,
TAUNTON, British ship, Capt. J. Harney..
**
ST. VINCENT, British barque, Capt. Robt. Thompson-Melchers & Co.
PYRMONT, German barque, Captain Schröder.Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
GALLEY OF LORNE, British atantner, Capt. A PAPERS will be thankfully received d. Branthwaite. Russell & Co.
NY Cast-off CLOTHING, BOOKS, or
at the Sailor's Home, West Point.
Hongkong, July 25, 18′′8.
THAMES. AND MERSEY. MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
JAMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, LONDON,
THE Undersigned having been appointed Hoosong and Cassa for the above Company are prepared to accept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow ing usual Discounts.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, May 3, 1881.
May 27, Ping-on, American steamor, 575, A. A. McCaslin, Haiphong May 23 Pakhor 24, Hoihow 26, and Macao 27, G6. sráž--- RUSSELL & Co.
DEPARTURES.
May 27, Solid, for Nicolajefsk. 27, Dagmar, for Tientzia. 27, Chilton, for Canton.
27, Taniega, Portuguese gunboat, for
Macao.
27, Numea, for Const Ports.
27, Killarney, for Foochow. 27, Amoy, for Shangbai.
CLEARED.
Yoitung, for Touren. Greyhound, for Haihuw, etc.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. "MAILS will close-
For SHANGHAI ---
Per S. S. Ravenna, on Saturday, the 28th inst. Registry ceason at 10.45 a.m. Mail closes at 13 ain. Late Lettors received from 11,10 to 11.30 am. with 10 cents Late Fee. Paid Cor respondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet.
For SAIGON.--
Per Octant at b p.m., on Saturday, the 28th inst., instead of as previously notified.
.
Per Pernambuco, at 9 am, on Sunday,
the 20th inst.
For BANGKOK-
Per Rajanattianuhar, at 3,30 p.m., on
Monday, the 30th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOT, & FOOCHOW,
Per Thales, at 11.30a.m., on Wednesday,
the 1st June.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAUKET,-- The French Contract Packet Piho. will be despatched on THURSDAY. the 2nd June, with Mails to and throngli the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon,-Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonics, Aden, Egypt, Multa, and Gibraltar.
The Doual hours will be observed in closing
the Maile, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.→→ The United States Mail Packet Gaelic,
will be despatched on MONDAY, the 30th inst, with Mails for Japan, San
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
6 p.m.-Achilles leaves for Shanghai.
p.m.--Ping-on leaves for Hoihow, &c.
Auction.
+
Noon-Auction of Persian Opiam at 50- downs of Mesara H. M. M. Ally & Co.
Tenders Close. Tenders received by War Department.
No. 5575-Mar 27, 1881,
the Historical and Descriptive Account of China (1848), vol. II. page 168
The sovereign is revered with a depth of homage, of which there in no similar ex- ample, oven in the sorvile courts of the East. He is described as the absolute lord; not only of China, but of the world as the To- presentative and vloegerent of Deity as a potentate to whom is committed the entire role in this lower sphere, and who, accord- ingly centres in himself all earthly power The vast extent of the and greatness.
of empire, with the imperfect knowledge other countries, favours such an illusion: and, oven since this absurd notion has been in a great measure dispelled by means of 11 am-Auction of Sundries at H.M.'s Europeta intercourse, attempts are still mado to impross it upon the people. Em Ordnance Stores, Queen's Road East.
from the fost remete nations are 3 p.m. Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'sted to the court of the Emperor
General Memoranda, MONDAY, May 30-
Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
TUESDAY, MAY 31-
Noon-Tentera for constructions of Tank and Filter, and Sea-water Reservior, received by Naval Storckcepor. 5.30 p.m.-Yearly Meeting of Members
of the Victoria Recreation Club. WEDNESDAY, June J
Noon.-Thales leaves for Coat Ports.
to
The
pains are taken to represent them as only tearing tribute, and rendering homago the universal master of mankind. testimonies of personal respect to the eign are, moreover, of that degrading kind, which
катег
are practised only under barbarous despotisms like those of Central Africe, and are disused in all countries that have sende any approach to civilisation. We have re- peatedly adverted to the ceremony of the
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Valuable and De-ko-tou, in which, as is well known, every
sirable Leasehold Property. TutESDAY, June 2
individual introduced to the monarch is
nice times pros required to throw himself nine times
The adherence to ansient us
Noon. French Mail leaves for Ports of trate, striking his forehead as often against
Call and Europe.
9 p.m.-Meeling of Zetland Lodge. FRIDAY, June 3-
"Noon Tenders for laying of new Marble
Tiling received by Naval Storekeeper. SATURDAY, June 11-
4 p.m.-Charlton leaves for Port Darwin,
Thursday Island, &c.
the Bh forms as it were, the soul of I
the
age, which Chinese government, seems to have preclud ed innovation upon customs, though no longer in harmony with the degree of in- telligence which the nation has attained.
Starting upon such a raised platform, ordinaty intercourse with ordinary Go- vernments ontside the Middle Kingdom has all along been an awkward busiDERS. All kinds of artifices have been resorted tion of this Vicegerent of Heaven might aot be compromised. Until compara
Francisco, the United States, Canada, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, to in order that the superexcellent poei-
Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows:- 2.15 PM. Registry conses.
2.30 P.M. Post-Offico closes, but Letters
for Union Countries may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies or Paraguay, cannot bo sent by this route. Hongkong, May 28, 1881.
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HOURS OF CLUŠINU 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),—
THE
Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥房
Á. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DAUGSTS, IMPORTERS
OF
DEUGGISTS - SUNDRIES, NORSERY REQU SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilia Water, and other Aerated Waters.
tively recent times the Audience of His Ipertal Majesty was forbidden, and all affairs with Foreign overaments are even now carried on through those transact sach business. delegated to The Treaties, indeed, were represented se Imperial acts of grace aud favour bestowed upon the various nations who were, in n sort of cald negation, kept oat side the benign influence of the Son of Heaven. These things are, of course, dooped, and must auffer serious modifi cation or disappear altogether as Foreign intercourse leavens the immense mass of this Empire. Already the men of leading see that such stilted views are incompatible with Treaty obligations and advancing intercourse; and the various diplomatic Missions to Europe; their eyes to the inevitable in this. matter. What indeed may be regarded as the most hopeful sign is the shrewd- ness and sagacity of argument that are now being imported into Chinese diplo macy. Formerly the high tone of grace and favour was assumed, even when the concession was literally forced from the unwilling authorities: now the hard onlcalations of a quid pro quo are being carefully considered and per- sistently advocated by Chinese states-
5P.M.-Money Order Office closes. The Manufactury is under direct and and America must assist in opening
10
11
Post Olive closes, except the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Offico hours.
of departure,-
A.M.Post Office opens.
Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases, A.-Mails closed, except for Late .- Lottery... 11.10. M.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 10 cents until 11.30A.M.-When the Post Office closen
ontirely.
11.40 A.M.-Late Letters may be posted in board the packet with Lato Fee of 10 cents until time of departure..
Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &e, --
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
2. Thereas,
3, Laurens,
AT HONGKONG,”
Left.
Name.
From,
Sept.
3, Wylo,
15, Lizzie Boll,
Nov.
19,-Christine,
London Antwerp
Cardiff
Dec.
Dover
Hamburg Cardiff Hamburg
Jan.
1, Lucy A. Nickels,
1, Minerva,
Sir John Lawrence,
Cardiff Cardiff
Rockhurst,
Clarissa B. Carrer,"
13,
15,
Highlander,
Maris,
17, Creswell,
4, Anna Camp,
8. Laura,
H. H. McGilvery,
SL, Huguenot,
6, Freeman, 11. Bertha,
Penarth
Penarth New York Cardiff New York
Swanker
Liverpool
Cardiff
Feb.
1, Moluaine,
Cardio"
2, P. G. Carvill,
Chusan,
Penarth London
Liverpool
14, C. F. Sargent,
Penarth Cardiff
15, Invincible, 16, Wilna,
Cardiff Cardift
March.
3, India, 8, Hermes, 10, Kamichatka (8.) 11, Elwell.
London: Cardiff
London
Per Carisbrooke, from Singapore, 32421, Astoria,
Chinese.
Per Ping-on, from Haiphong, etc., 15 Chinese.
DEPARTED
Per Namou, for Anoy, Mesare Barclay, and H. De C. Forbes.
Per moy, for Shanghai, Mr C, Schnitz- ler, and 8 Chinese.
Per Killarney, for Foochow, 30 Chinese,
TO DEPART
Per Yullung, for Touren, 30 Chinese. Per Greyhound, for Hoihow, etc., 110 Chinese
SHIPPING REPORTS.
-jand
The British steamer Carisbrooks reporta Left Singapore on the 20th at 5p.m.; experienced fine weather with light N.E. breeze till the 25th, had very fresh E.N.E. winds and aloudy weather; 20th, breezo still continuing with heavy sea from East- ward, which caused the ship to roll about
we got inside of Clapp Rock, great deal when the seas weat down and the weather
ship. SOLIDOR, French barque, Captain L turned showery until arrival of
The American steamer Ping-on reports: Roullier-Carlowitz & Co.
XENIA, American barque, Captain N. ELeft Haiphong May 23rd; anzivod in Pak- hot-24th at 3 p.m.; left Fakhoi at 150 Reynolds. Order.
126ch at 1.15
at 1p.m. pm; left Hohow on 2 p.m. same day arrived in Hoihow on 25th arrived in Mamae on 27th at 8:30a.m., left sad arrived in Macao at 11 am. same day, Hongkong at & p.in. same day. First part of passage light 8.E. wind with clear wea ther; latter part strong easterly srinds with clonly weather to port.
11, Abbie Carver, 11, Star of China, -15, Denbighshire,
17, Nearchus, 24, Daniel Barnes, 20, Laurel, 30, India,
30, Flora, 30, Kaisow, April
1, Lucile,
John C. Munro, Flestone, Clara,
Ambassador, Don Quixote, Chili,
continious European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con- sult the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lin 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.
MARRIED.
At Union Church, on 26th Instant, by the Rev. John Colville, ALEXANDER RODDER to MARY FARLIE, only Daughter of the late William Ross, Greenock..
men.
In recent despatches this becomes specially prominent; and as we said the other day; the instructions given to Chin La Pin, the Ambassador to the United States and. Spain, developed this tendency in the clearest manner. This leads us to make a remark or twe upon the new rendering now given of the "most favoured nation" clause in the various Treaties. Here the quid pro quo
The publication of this issue commenced is specifically insisted upon; and it is
at 8,25 p.m.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1881.
Ir is now believed by many who ought to know that the leading political men in China are beginning to recognise the presence of the inevitable in the relations
advisable that the greatest attention should be given to the plausible way in which it is now advanced. One great desire now observable on the part of the Chinese high authorities is, not to grate too roughly against the amour propre of the anti-foreign element. In seeking to avoid ruffling the feelings of the ignorant but rond literati of the Empire, every available means is employed to convey the impression that they get good valua
nation. A
equal
will
of the Empire with Foreign Powere, for every concession that is made. This In a measure, this inevitable element was apparent in the Russian dificulty, has been all that most of the great was observable (as we have ssidy in the satesmen of the Chinese Government lately-published Chefoo Correspondente, have ever admitted as to their foreign and again in the negotiations with intercourse; but it is contended that, Berlin. The clause of the Tientain while they have hitherto sought to stem Treaty, under which treatment like the the tide of progress, they now bid fair most favoured nation is provided, runs to go with the stren, and make the as follows:-
ART. LIV, The British Government and best of it. It will give unqualified pleasure to all lovers of progress to be its subjects are hereby confirmed in, all advantages con- privileges, inmunities, and assured of this new devolopment; but ferred on them by previous Treaties; and it for the present it may be found necesis hereby expressly stipulated, that the enbjects be sary to moderate one's expectations re- British Government and i garding the speedy and full fruition of allowed free and
participation these much-desired hopes. The flame privileges, immunities, and advantages that of the torch of freedom and enlighten- may have been, or may be hereafter, granted ment across the hills and valleys of the by His Majesty the Emperor of China to Middle Kingdom has so frequently been the Government or subjects of any other There could be nothing more clear or pool v. Cardin predicted during the lust twenty years, that we may be excused if we prefer to Touk for a little more definiteness than less ambiguous than these words; and bus yet made its appearance in the out- the attempt to import any now con- look. There is, it is true, a party of ditions as to reciprocal concession is too progress to the members of which a glaring to be successful. "Privileges, "new departure" would not be unwel- immunities, and advantages" are what come. But there is such a party even British subjects are expressly allowed, in Cores, the Forbidden Land," and and nothing can change the written sti- its adherents may have to fight and palation, except a fresh Treaty amending struggle a long time ere their ideas be the present one. To our mind, this carried out in their integrity. So it is the greatest safeguard we possess may be even yet in China. In this con- against the desultory attempts of any nection it may be worth drawing atten individual Government to secure for tion to the theory of the Emperor's posi its own abjects advantages other tion vis à vis other sovereigns and peo- than those already possessed, and it ples; and to mark the indirect effect which will be well if the course of events be such exaggerated notions have upon the carefully watched by our Representatives, intercourse with Foreign Governments, in order that the astuteness of the Chi Much has been done of late years to nese diplomets, now thoroughly aroused make us more familiar with the habits to petion by the march of progress, and thoughts of the official cleased in may be fairly and conclusively met China, and our tendency to overlook the fact that the Emperor is the ruler of all G'gowe. L'aon natione, in the eyes of the bulk of his officials, is calculated to bring about misunderstandings-indeed, is bound to
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The Arabs attacked in great foros and
solution of that difficulty, the ridiculous the French troops were repulsed,
assumption continues as large as erar;
The Sultan has deposed the Bey of Tunis
and there can be no doubt that recent but the French Government uphold him
diplomatic movements and indications
reveal an uneasy desire as to the main
tenance of this Imperial farce in all its MARY BULA ÎN IERLA NDUTIESINA İ
LONDON, May 20 integrity. To illustrate what we mean
Six flying columns are assisting to unfores writs in Truland.
we can
as to the basis of this sentiment, not do better than quote what is said in
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