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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE

"AVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,

Ex Heatly arrived Mad and

other teremships.

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GROCERIES,

FRESH SUPILIA RECEIVED RY EVERY MAIL.

Eastern and Californian CHEESE

Boneless CODFISH.

Prime HAMS and BACON.

Russian CAVIARE.

Eagle Brand Cenden

MILK.

PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER.

Pickled OX-TONGUES.

Family PIG-PORK in keg and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL. in 5 b cane. Beau Ideal SALMON in 5 ms. Catting's Dessurt FRUITS in 24 caus

Assorted Canned VEGETABLES Potted SAUSAGE and Saungo

MEAT.

Stuffed PEPPERS. Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT.

COMB HONEY in Original Frames, Richardara & Robbin'a Celebrated Potte

MEATS.

Richardson & Robbin's Currici OYSTERS.

Lunch TONGUE.

Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS. STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE ADEN SUEZ ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

THURSDAY, the 11th of August, ORD, the Company DJEMNÁ, Commandant DE BONEULE BARON

with MATLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave the Port for the above places.

Largo and Spic will be rogistored for as well as for Mararilfes, and e- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the

places of Europio. Shipping Orders will be granted untit Noon of Bth August.

Insurances.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY,

THE Class Godowas at

THE Undersigned are prepared to accopt

por cent nett premium per annuin. ***

NORTON & Co, Agents." Hongkong, May 10, 1881.

Entertainment.

POSTPONEMENT.

ENTERTAINMENT.

ICTORIA

THE

QUADRILLE

ASSOCIATION beg to notify that they will give another of their pleasant

To-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAL Taking Cargo & Passengers at through raten for CHEFOO, NEWCHWANG, ITEN- TSIN, HANKOW and Ports on the YANGTSZE, )

The

Co.'s Steamship Ajax

Captain Kren, will be despatched at 6 p.. TO

MORROW, the 7th Instant.

For Freight or Page, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

FOR HOJHOW, PAKHOI AND

HAIPHONG.

The Steamship

· Ping-mu," Capt. MCCASLIN, will be despatched for the above

Italian Night" Entertainments Ports on MONDAY, the 8th Instant, at

AT TUÉER GARDENS IN KOWLOON,

Under the Management of •*

Ma. A. HAHN.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 ..,Specie and Parcela mtil 3 p.36 on the 10th August, 1881, (Parece are not Or to be sont on board; they must be left af the Agency's Office.)

Contenta and value of Packages are re- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Obico.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, July 29, 1881.

TUESDAY NIGHT;

the 9th of August.

WEATHER PERMITTING!

TICKETS for Aasaros, 91; can be hand on application to the SECRETARY of the above Club, se, at the Dior on the Evening of the occasion.

A. HAHN,

11

Hongkong, August 4, 1881.

Manayer

- An10

Occidental & Oriental Steam- Ship Company.

Assorted American SYRUPS, for Sum TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

mer Drinka

McCarty'a Sugar LEMONADE.

Clam CHOWDER.

Codfish BALLS.

Green TURTLE in 34 benus.

C

ALIFORNIA RAUKER

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in it

tins, wool loose.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

HOMINY.

Alphabetical BIS

CUITS,

Fancy Sweet Mixesl

BISCUITS.

Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Uyster BISCUITS.

CORNMEAL.

BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. RYE MEAL.

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SAVOURY PATE

·GAME- PATE.

PORK PATE,

OX PALATES.

HUNG (Hanbro") BEEF,

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FRUTTS for lees.

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-

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

ARES

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

E & S. CAELIC will be despatch-

Tato

Franciscs vis Yokohama,

TUESDAY, the 16th Instant, 1881,

at 3 p.m.

Connection being made at Yokoham, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan purts.

Freight will be roecived on board until 4 poe. of the 15th August.

All Parcel Prokages should be marked to address in full; and same will be reosived at the Company's Office, until 6 p.m. the day previons to sailing.

A REDUCTION of 23 % made on all RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS ISSUED.

Consular Invoicus to accompany Over- and, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sunt to the Company's Offices addressed to the Collantor of Gus tomis, San Francisco.

For further information to Freight Lur Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Quem's Road Central.

CHAS. H. HASWELL; JK,

Agent, Hongkong, August 1, 1881.

Insurances.

ault

ANG TSZE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION.

་

CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Ts. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE T. 230,000.00

6 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

SHIPPING.

----

ARRIVALS.

Aus

Aug. 5, Welle, German steamer, 393, Massann, Kealing Aug. 2, Coal, MEYRn & Co.

Aug 5, Chilton, British steamer, 716, Humphries, Foochow Aug 3, Tea- RUSSELL & Co.

Ang. 5, 7.30 p.m., Pingon, American steamer, 175, A. A. McCaslin, Haiphong

...

a. on the 26th Jnine. Arrived at Malta Left same on the 4th July, at 2.30 p.m. day at 8.15 p.m., and arrived Port Said at 2.30 a.m. on the 8th July. Loft Suoz on the 9th July, at 0.41

Arrived Aden; at 9.16 p.m. on the 13th. Left 2.55 am. on the 14th, had moderate monsoon to Bombay, arriving thore on 19th July, at 2 p. Left Bombay on 23rd July at 10 p.m. on 31st a. Arriving Singapore at July. Leit Singapore on 1st August ut

3

MEMOS, FOR MONDAY.. Shipping

Noon–4tjch leaves for Manila, Masa

p.m.-Ping-tm leaves for Hoihow, o Goods per Jazzers undelivered after this

data subject to ront.

THE

1.20 p.m.; and had light variable winds to HONGKONG DISPENSARY, arrival here, with heavy rain during the night of the 5th inst.

CARGOES.

Pur S. S. Sarpedon, to London, smiled 3rd August-168,254 lbs. Congou, 20,496 ths. Scented Caper, 3,180 the. Scented Orange Pekoo, and 3,000 te. Sorts-total 179,030 tbs.; 40 bales Panjum, 170, bales Waste Silk, and 115 pkgs. Sundries. In Transit, 140 cases Silk Piece Goods, and 507 ploge. Ten. From Amoy to London, 2,024 pkgs. Tea.

Per S. S. Glenroy, from Canton waters to London, sailed 4th August-113,230 tba. Congou, 239,236 the. Scented Ceper, 51,624 Hus. Scontoil Orange Pekos, and 4,800 18. Sonchong-total 397,800 tis. Toa; 78 bales Waste Silk, and 159 pkgs. Sun dries.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For SHANGHAI,-

Per Ajax, at 9am. To-morrow, the 7th

instant

For MANILA, MACASSAR, SOURA BAYA, SAMARANG, & BATAVIA, via MACAO.-

+

For Atjeh, at 11.30 am., on Monday,

the 8th inat.—

For BANGKOK

Ter Dube, at 3.30 p., ou Monday,

the 8th inst.

To-day's Advertisements. July 31, Fakhri Aug. 2, Heihow 4, and For SAIGON

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Stearnship

Namun,"

ແ

Capt. WEXTOBY, will be despatched for the above Parts on WEDNESDAY, the 10th Inst. at Kuon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

au10 Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS, The P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s

Stenmiship

* Arena" will leave for the above

Macao 5, General.-ESSEL & Cu

Aug. 6, Kameris, Gemaan steamer, 612, H. Evers, Touron Aug. 2, and Hoikow, General WIELER & Co.

Aug. 6, Ajur, British steamer, 124, Alex. Kidd, Singapore July 31, General.--- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE..

Aug. 6, 5.30a.m., Gaelic, British steamer, 1712, Kidley, San Francisco July 7, Sp.m., and Yokohama 28, 0.30 p.m., Genozal- O. & O. S. S. Co.

Ang by Aroca, British steaner, 004, W. J. Webber, Bombay July 17, and Singa- por 29, General.-P. & 0. S. N, Co..

Aug. 6, Carisbronte, British steamer, 300, Wharton, Singapore Aug. 1, General RUN HIN CHAN.

Aug. 6, Dale, British steamer, 645, J.

YUEN FAT HONG.

place on THURSDAY, the 11th Ipatant, at Thompson, Bangkok July 30, General 4 p.

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent,

P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

Aug. 6, 6.30 p.m., Ancona, Britishstr., 1974, E. G. Stund, London June 26, Malta July 4, Port Said 8, Suez 9, Aden 14, Bou- an11 bay 23, and Singapore Aug. 1, Genoral.-

P. & O. S. N. Co.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND.

CALCUTTA.

The Steamship

Lamar,"

Capt. DAVID SCOTT, will be despatched for thei above Ports on SATURDAY, the 13th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Charter, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

BU13

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

The Steunship

"Japan" Captain T. S. GARDNER, will be despatched for the

SPECIAL RESERVE FOND... Tls. 289,936.17aborn Purts on SATURDAY, the 13th

TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac)

UMULATIONS, ud...Ta, 038,930,17 April, 1881..........Į

Directors.

F. B. PoxBES, Esq., Chairman.

W. M. Boyn, Esq. WA. MEYERINK, E

J. H. PINUKvass, F. D. HITCH, Esq.

Eoy.

HEAD OFFICE SHANGILA). Messrs RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries,

LONDON BRANCH : Mossra BARING BROTHERS & Co., RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, 68 and 69, Cornhill. POLICIES Tanted on Marine Risks to all parts of the World.

Büschers

Subject to a Uharge of 12 % for Interest on Shareholders' Capital, all the PROFITS of the UNDERWRITING BUSINE an- nually distributed among all Comtributors of Business in proportion to the Premia paid by them.

RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.

Hongkong, May 20, 1881.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

10c81

CAPITAL-TWO MALLIOSS STEKLING,

THE Undersigned are preputed to great Potics against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, ca Goods on board Vereels and on Hulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived,

And transmitted to the Director for their decision.

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

For Rates of Premiums, form of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,* Agents, Hongkong of Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTZE OF His Majesty King George The Firsts: A. D. 1720.

Instant, at 3 p.nu.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S. S. COMPANY.

NOTICE.

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CONSIGNEES of Cargo pur Steamship GARLIC, from San Francisco, &e..

Rre hereby-requested to send in their Bille of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods

Cargo impoding the discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Con- signees risk and expense.

C. HL HASWELL, Jr., Ayent.

Hongkong, August 6, 1881.

DEPARTURES.

Aug. 6, Takasage Maru, for Kobe, &c. 6, Zambesi, fr Shanghai.

6, Hui-ch'asy-ching, Chineso gunboat,

for a cruise.

6, Muducu, for Nagasaki, and Yoko-

hamu.

4, Tintain, for Shanghai,

6, Chiltua, for Melbourne, &c.

CLEARED.

Conquest, for Heilow, &c. Maris, for Chefgo.

There, for London. Thates, for Coast Ports.

Ajax, for Amoy and Shanghai, Itjeh, for Macau, &o. Ting Ting, for Canton.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

Per Ajax, from Singapore, Mr J. Hume. Par selie, from Yokohama and Sau Francisco, Mr F. E. Foster (General Agent P. BL S. 5. C.), General T. B. Van Buren (U. S. Consul

General), and 170 Chinese. Per Pig-on, from Haiphong, Captain George, and 14 Chinese.

Por Welle, from Keelung, 1 European. Per Varicaerts, from Touron and Hollow, 66 Chinese.

Per devra, from Bombay, c., 22 Chi-

hese.

Pur Carisbrooke, from Singapore, 150 Chi- Per coat, from London, &e three- natives.

DEFALTED,

nese.

Per Penedo, ut 4.30 p.m., on Monday, the Stle inst., instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Per Caristuuk, at 9.30 ani., on Mon-

day, the 8th instant.

For HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND

PHONG,-

ILAT-

Per Fing-on, at 5 pan., on Monday, the

8th instant.

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY.-

Per Avoca, at 3.30 pm, on Thursday,

the 11th instant.

For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA ---

Per Lennox, at 2.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 13th inst

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. ---

Estulished A.D. 1841,

香港大榮

i.

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALM AND RETAIL DAUGOISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

DRUQUETS SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI

SERS, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS'

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potans 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 con salt the files of local, Chirin, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at the "CINA MAIL" Office, where ever sixty newspapers, dailies and wooklies, from these countries, are now filed for

reforence,

No. 6636-A faust 6, 1881.

somewhat insubordinate fellow prison-. ers and now, because this Supreme Court does not possess the powers ne- vessirs to impose this desired punish- meut, an attempt is made to evade the nsual procedure in nola grave crimes by dealing with the prisoner as if he were guilty of o prison fence only. The dilemma is significant, und sug gests unfavourable comments upon the non-flogging policy that line intel, seem adopted. We have already stated that we think the Magistrate's duty was clear, and that he has performed his part with tact and ability

Speaking of flogging as applied to certain races, the following paragraph will be of some interest, as indicative of the strong feeling entertained in Jannica regarding the suppression of predial larceny, e, thefts from farm-produce and growing crops by the lazy criminal classes of that Colony, The Attorney Generi of Hongkong doubtless knows. more about the particular conditions of the situation than we can possibly pre- tend to do; but the cry for the lash there seems to be for the repression of crimes of less magnitude than any for which the same deterrent has been ad- vocated in this Colony, Wesubjoin from the Pall Mull Gazette of June 29th the following:

свіле

The public catting of thiering negross in Jamaican market-places, to which we re ferred some days ago as the new check on the alarming increase of procial larceny in that colony, seems to be growing in favour. To judge from copies of Gall's News Letter, published at Kingston, which Bestu

that the It would by the Inst mail, it calonista ne

raging for more extended of flogging to amend application what a speaker denounced at a recent public meeting as

an appalling state of things, in which scores of young people

and thriftless, are growing up idle

preferring stealing to employment. Evan public "catting," however,

rasena to be insufficient

The publication of this issue commenced to deal with predial larceny, for on the 18th of MAY resolutions were passed at a publis at 8.05 p.m.

meeting hold in the Court House asking the to adopt more stringent for the exppression of the evil,

The China Sttail.

HONGEONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST By 1881.

and one was to the effect that to the punishment of flogging in public should be added a fine of four or five times the value. of tho goods stolen. There have been more public floggings at Newport, in the regulation

"regul

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tus public of Hongkong has been Manchester Mountains. Ā assured by a high authority that the so-cat" has been applied for, and the News called abolition of Bogging in this Colony Letter trusts that not only will the

lation cat" be supplied, hat an officer who has been a great achievement in criminalkowe how to lay it on a little high-handed. procedure, and that it has exercised a most wholesonzo effect upon the criminal The French Contract Packet Djemah classes. We never did believe that the will be despatched on THURSDAY, abolition of flogging for certain offences, the 11th August, with Mails to and and the total obaudonment of public through the United Kingdom und flogging for robberies with violence, Europe, via Naples to Saigon, Straits would have any other effect than that Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, of creating an impression on the cri the Australisian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, minal mind that forsige punishments were becoming lax and feeble. That and Gibraltar,

opinion is likely to receive unpleasant confirmation as time passes on, while the boasted discipline of the Gaol is no calculated to bear out the statements sa frequently inade as, to the success of Since the the non-flogging policy.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, do

HOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAIL.

ORDER OF BEBVICE, AT TEE CATHEDRAL

SIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITE. Mating Venita, Hayes Nu. 6- Prairan, Nos. 44 & 45 Macfertan; Te Deum, Barnby in D; Benedictus, Macferran No. 128; Antliem, Mercer No. 8 Turn thy face, from my sins" Kyris,

Hym,

Evenanigany, No. 19. Monk

47; Magnificat, Croft 107; Nunc Di mittis, Hina 81 - Hymn, 215 Hymn, 261

The following hours are observed in closing abolition of public Hogging, the ponigh. Tar delivery of the American Mail wa

Mails, ., by the French Contract Packet-

Day before departare (or Saturday if the de-

parture be in Monday),—

5

P.-Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the NRT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.

Day of departure

10

11

A..Post Office opens. A.M...

Registry of Letters ceases. Posting "of all printed matter

and patterns ceases.

A.M.Mails closed, except for Late

Letters. 11.10.x.-Tettors may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 cents antil

11.30 &.M.When the Post Office closes

entirely.

11.10 A.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the pucket with Late Fes of 10 cents until time of departure.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Daylight. Thales leaves for Coast -5pm-juz leaves for Shanghai.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES :-

wents of whipping on the breech hegim at 7.30 this morning. have been administered within the walls

at the Gunt. That every inmate of that Tax Steamer Ping-on is lying at the Saula' institution must have been coguisant of Slip in preparation to be docked.

this fact, and have been fully impressed

with the conviction that their turn would We note amongst the arrivala by the O inevitably arrive if they were foolish

enough to qualify themselves for the SS Coy.'s steamer Gaelic the U, B. lash, there cannot be the slightest doubt. Consul-General at Yokohama, General T. The whippings for offences outside the B. Van Buren

prison thus became a kind of deterrent

to offences inside the Gaol; and the We are informed by the Agents Olcars wholesome influence which served to Adamson, Bell & Co.), that the 8. S. Car check violent crime outside did a sort of renshire, from Londen, will leave Sings, double daty towards repressing disorder

within the prison walls. All this, how pore for Hongkong to-morrow,

ever, now appears to have been changed.

A prisoner of the hardened criminal A XWIMMING contest took place this after- class may now be guilty of two dozen noon between a number of gentlemen- offences against prison discipline, and namely Messrs Grimble, Goodwyn, Angier,.. never be fogged once; while the enden-

vours of a faise sentimentality to replace Cook, Sampson, and Dunman, the course the pungent efficacy of the lash with being from Kowloon Point to the Bath House. longer sentences have removed the The race from the beginning lay between Ports.warning reminder that the cat had not Messrs Grimble and Goodwyn, and after a been wholly disused. The natural resplendid Dnish the latter won by about a sult of this line of action is that things couple of length. Time—23 minster 18 in the Gool are not in the pleasant state

seconds.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Rev. W. Jon in which the public have lately been Per Takasugo Maru, for Kobo, dej Mosars Ruyter and Keymeulen, and 2 Chi-nings, M. A., Colonial Chaplain. Morning led to think that they are. We have

Service 11, Evening 5.00 (a short service). reason to believe that something like ANOTHEE of those piricies which at shorter, Per Malace, for Yokohama from Hong-Holy Communion overy Sunday, except 8000 offences against prison discipling longer intervals occur in the China sean kong, Heaars G. E. March, A.0.G.O., and the 2nd and 4th in the month, au13 Mackler; from Sonthampton, Mr Melhuish. Per Zumbed, for Shanghai: from Boni- bay, Mr and Mrs Hillet.

C. F. SANGENE, American ship, Captain

D. H. Atherton.-Captain.

A.

CITADEL, Brit. 3-masted schooner, Capt.

L. Stewart. Reinelios & Co. CLARA, British skip, Captain A. S. Cutler. Vogel & Co. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Br. byuc., Capt. A. BIcIntyre, Arnhold, Karberg & Co. FRIDERICH, German barque, Captain Thuren-Siemsson & Co.

Per Chilton, for Melbourne, 1 European.

TO DEPART.

Per Atjeh, for Mas, &c., Europeans.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The German steamer Welle reports: Light S. W. monsoon with heavy rain squalls all the time.

Military Service.

rice.-Rev. C. Gilbert Booth, have been recorded against prisoners

B.A., Military Chaplain. Parade Service during the last seven monthe, instead of has occurred near Hainan, Frun new we at 8 A.M. Holy Communion on the second the usual average of from seventy to a have received from Hoihow, dated, the 3rd hundred a-month. It is now un opennst, we learn that on the Saturday preped- and fourth Sundays at the conclusion

the Parade Service. A Voluntary Service secret-why it ever should be a secret

is hold in the Garrison Theatre at 7.45 it is dificult to divine, for affairs in the

P.M.

All the Seats are free,

u azıd a boy (also Chinese).

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

that dates Chinese passenger, boat left

Owners will be Responsible for nese...

Per Conquest, for Hoihow, &c., 20 Chi-

UNION CHURCH-Solliers' Service, 6.45 prison were wont to be quite open to sinan, with 283 passengers and crew any Debt contracted by the Officers or

Per Thales, for Coast Porta, 300 Ch.31. Morning Sarvice, 11 Rev. John the press in the days of Sir Richard Amongst those had been 12 Chinese pirates, Crem of the following Vessels, during nose.

Colville-Divine Service in Chinese, 23 MacDonnell and Sir Arthur Kennedy, who after the vessel had been at sea for their stay in Hongkong Harbour:- Per Ajax, for Amoy, 1 European.

P.M. every Sunday, with communion on first when so many illegal things are and to four or five hours combined, and murdered Sunday of every month,--Rev. C. J. Edge. I have been done there, it is now, we all the others on board with the exception

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, for SEINEN, &c. say, an open secret that the number of of one ChinanUNU Rev. C. Gilbert Booth, B.A., Chaplain. prisoners in the Gaol amount to about The news of this atrocious offence reached Bervice at Gr.. Holy Communion after 700. The average of offences may Service on the third Sunday in each month therefore have to be largely increased in Hoihow by nieans of the Chinaman who LONDON MISSION. CHAPEL, Queens Road order to make the present comparison & oscaped the fate of the others on board. West-Hongkong Christian Aranciation fair one. If, then, we allow 150 of This man, who had bean five hours in the Service for Seamen, Sunday and Thursday, fences per month for seven months, water, was picked up by a junk. The boy, that would give a total of 1050, to who had fallen overboard during the affray, at 8 am. Arrived in Macao on 5th at 6 7.30 P.M.

ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH. -Rev. be placed against the round figure of aru, and left again at 3 pm. Arrived in Hongkong at 7.30 p.ni. same day. From J. Grundy, and Rev. Lo Sam Yuen. (All Haiphong to Paklo N. E. winds and Services in Chinese) Morning Prayer 3000 which we are informed repre- was rescued by another junk after baving squall; thence light S.E. wind and clear Litany, Auto-Communion, and Sermon, at seats the number of complaints made been twelve hours in the water. The pirates

at 6.30 P. Boly weather to Macao; froin Macao Hong 11 AM. Bible Class, st.3 P.M. Preaching, during the last sever months. It is to are said to have got off safely with chair speil

1st Sunday be hoped that these figures are exag-which consisted of two kong squally weather.

in Chinese month

gerated, although the evidence of Mr Dale reports: steamer The British Strong monsoon to Paracels; thence to port

GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service in unochy, the Gael Suparintendent, to few cases of plece good light variable winds and cloudy weather, the German language, by Rev. W. Louis, the effect that the prisoner who lately to between 811 000 wid

every Sunday, at half-paat ten A., in the attacked him had been reported twenty-chow, a place half way attended with squalls and rain.

Нове, The British steamer Gadid reports: Left Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, five times during fourteen months and Hoihow. The Chinese gunb San Francisco at 3 pm on the 7th July: West Point had strong N.W. winds for two days, and

F. Skewes,-Borneo Company, Limited.

INVINCIBLE, American ship, Captain Jas. IRIS, British -missted schooner, Captain Thoa E Shaw. Sienissen & Co.

Jous C. MURRO, British hacque, Capt. W. Summers,rahold, Karberg & Co.

KILLARNEY, Britiskateswer, Captain O'Neill-Gibb, Livingston & Goa

LENNOX, British steamer, Captain D. Scott. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

LEONIDAS, British ship, Capt. W. Prebu.

-Captain

MELUSIVE, Gorman barque, Captain Ta. Plieger.-Melchers & Co."

MINERVA, Gorman brig, Captain P. Dubrae. Melchers & Cough

NAUTILUS, German barque, Captain W. Stolp-Siemssen & Co

KKA

The American steamer Ping-on reports Left Haiphong July 31st at 4 p.in., Fakhoi Aug. 2nd at 6.10 p.m., and Holbow on 4th

Communion,

General Memoranda.

loon Gardens,

Man, nty

ST. JOSEER'S CHURCH, Garden Road had not been once flogged, seems to bear

formation, lying lack somewhere which calls for imme- calms the remainder of the passage. Ar-84.M. Mass and Sermon, 6P.M. Evening ant the conviction that there is a sad rived at Yokohama on the 26th at 9 p.m.; Service, Benediction.

done nothing the on the 28th

diate attention. 0.30 left Yokohama at

Although the question of forging apture of these desy had hoe weather to Gozimas; passed thers at noon on the 29th, and on the 30th

30th ship

has only been rai ed incidentally by Mr their spion have bee Tennoeby during the preliminary in view of finding to Eastward of Van Dieman's Straits TUESDAY, August 9 :-- barometer falling and confused sen; gale Italian Night Entertainment at Kowvestigations relating to the prisoners have bean ange

wind-at 5.5.E.; wind camardencing with

Eastward backing to the

I ship to be WEDNESDAY, August 10: in the port quadrant of a twohoon travelling

Noan-Namoa leaves for Coast Porta, N.E. to the

Hove ship to on the port tuck

her hove too for 24 hours, when barometer Paul Joses, American ship, Capt. E. A rising and weather clearing, kept ship on Gerrish - Russell & Con

her

course, On making the land found that PENEDO, British steamer, Captain T. the ship had been act seventy two miles to Policien issued for long or short periods at Kenderline,leo, R. Stevens & Co. the Northward and Eastward. Passed Cape PINCH ARTHUR, British barque, Captain Chickakoff at 8 am. on the 1st August had

THE Undersigned having been appointed Tents for the above Corporating are prepared to grant Insurances as follows

Marina Department. Policies at current rates, payable either hero, in London or at the principal Ports. of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department.

current rates.”:

Life Department. Policies issued for sums not exceeding RIGGING and BALL-MAKING promptly £5,000 reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY WIBE & Co.. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,

arocuted

Hongkong, June 20, 1881

NORTH AMERICAN, America ship, Capt. to dirty to run to the S.W) Kept THURSDAY, August 11-

B. C. Creelaian-Russell & Co.

J. Smith-Captain.

S JOHN LAWRENCE, British ship, Capt J. A. Best Messageries Maritimes.

TAETAR, Garten briz Captain H. Kae- mena Melchers & Co

moderate S. W monsoon down the sea; at riving at Hongkong on the 6th at 5,30 amn. Atm on 4th August, pamed B. 8. Killarney banga North.

The British steamer Aricing reports: Loft Royal Albert Dock, London, at 11.25

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe. 4p.m.- leaves for Bombay, FRIDAY, August 12:

8,30 meeting of St. John Lodge. gay, August 19

recent attack upon that officer, it serves impro to show the weakness of the law as it stantis in dealing with daring crimes yet be able such as the murderous assault referred to sound To all present appearances, there exista

a more absolute necessity to give greater few months ago. power to the Supreme Court Banch to Hog criminals guilty of such aggravated

assault than there ever existed to WarTING about the

the Figuer 3 p.m.-Lex and Japan leave for Shwensen the powers which the Judge

previously possessed. It is universally * gapore, de

admitted that the mun who assaulted Preme Intellige Dividend of 6% on Shares of China Sage the Good Superintendent ough

severely flogged as an exsciple to Refining Co., Ltd., payable.

portog

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