1881-10-10 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,

Ex French Mail Steamer.

Finet ISZONY BUTTER.

NotLLY PRATT'S VERMOUTH.

Bz 8. S. Glencoc:" WADLEY & BON'S

BREECH-LOADING

CENTRAL FIRE

Ec S. S. Tysses."

GUNS

Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

5 and 10 catty Boxes.... BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 25 cents p.

Be" Highlander,"

AT WHOLESALE PRICES.

Ib..

200 kegs Fino American FURNISHING

25

(+

NAILS, Nos. 3 to 12.

American SPIKES, 4 inches to

7 inches.

50 barrels Prime Anterican Mess PORK.

Philadelphia Extra BEEF. Finest Strained ROSIN.

City

PITCH.

B0

200

300

150 cases SPIRITS of TURPENTINE. 100 barrals Dried APPLES.

500 cases FLORIDA WATER.

50 barrels American TAR

16

LAMP BLACK.

60 cases American CLOCKS.

COTTON DUCK, Canned BEEF, MUT TON, OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, CORN, TOMATOES, Corned BEEF, Condensed MILK, Tornato CATSUP, HANDSPIKES, OAKUM, ASH OARS; MAPLE, ASH, and White Pine PLANKS.

ExAbbie Cerner." Florence COOKING STOVES,

CORN BROOMS.

STEAMERS and BRAILERS. India Rubber KNEE BOOTS. AGATE WARE, in every variety of Kit

chen Utensils.

Charter Oak COOKING STOVES. Spartan COOKING STOVES, BOURBON WHISKY.

Ez Stourner vid Huez Canal, DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS, *** Messrs GAKUNER & Co.'s PERFORATED

VENEER

HIGH REVOLVING OFFICE CHAIRS. HIGH-BACK OFFICE CHAIRS. ROCKING FOLDING CHAIRS.

DINING-BOOM CHAIRS.

LADIES' ROCKING CHAIRS. -

Mails. SHINAILSTEAM

MITSUBISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE

AND INLAND SEA.

THE S. S. NIIGATA MARU, Capt. WYNN, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 14th October, st.4 p..

Cargo recurved on board and Parcels at the Office up to 2 pm. of 13th October.

No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight.

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

RATES OF PAKSAGE.

Cabin Steeruge.

$15 20

40 30

TO KOBE........$60 YOKOHAMA & NAGASAK 76 SHANGHAI VIR YOKOHAMA,... 120 » Konz 05 A REDUCTION is made on RETURN CABIN РАЯНАССЕЯ.

CARGO and PASSENGER for. Nagasaki will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail, Stemmer at Kobe.

For further Particulars, upply at the Company's OFFICES, PRAYA CENTRAL, West Corner Pottinger Street.

H. J. II. TRIPP;

Agent.

Hongkong, October 4, 1881.

U. S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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THROUGH ve NEW YORK, via OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUČBINO AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCIHON THE U. S. Mail Steamabip CITY TPEKING will be despatched for Sun Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 15th October, 1881, at 3p.m., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, tho United States, and Europe.

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorpointed by Royal Charter and Spleinl Acts of Parliament. ESTABLISHED 1880.

£2,000,000.

THE CHINA MAIL

CAPITAL,

The above Company, are prepared THE Undersigned, AUNTS at Hongkong to grant Policios against HIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on nay Building, or 2 Merchandise in the same, at Current Reduced to % nett premium per annum from this dafo.

GILMAN & Co., Ligents.

Hongkong, May 10, 1881.

Y

ANG TSZE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION. CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Tls. 420,000.00 PERMANENT RESERVE.......Tls. 230,000.00 SPECIAL RENEEVE FUNDT. 288,936.17 TOTAL CAPITAL and Ac-}

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Oct 9, Kuangtung, British steamar, 674, M Young, Foochow Oct. 8, Amoy 0, and Swatov 8, General.-DODGLAS LAPAIR & Co.

1. Oct. 9, Dai King, Chinese gunboat, 800,

Klio Kek-Jeong, Focchow Oct. 0

Oct. 9, Chup-sai, Chinase gumbost, from

Oct. 9, Fryers Chinose steunaer, from Canton.

Oct: Welle, German steamer, from Cauten.

Oct., Pakhoi, British steamer, 891, R.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIDE.

N. Deville, Chinking Oct. 6, Rico.

Oct. 0, Asia, Danish steamer, 879, Diorup, Singapore Oct. 1, General. BIEMASIN & Co.

Oct. 9, Ashington, British steamer, 809, E. Allason, Bangkok Oct. 2, General SIRMESEN & Co.....

Oct. 9, Meifco, Chinese steamer, 1284, Petersen, Foochow Oct. 7, Ten.-LINETZAD & DAVIS

Oct. 10, Migata afar, Japanese steamer, 1005, J. Wynn, Kobe Oct. 4, General.— M. E. M. S. B. Co.

Oct. 10, Kang-chi, Chinese steamer, 688,, CUMULATIONS, 2nd ...Tls. 138,936.17 R. 1. Marsden, Haiphong Oct. 6, and

Hoihow 6, General C. M. 8. N. Co April, 1881)

Directors.

FB: FootBES, Esq., Chairman.

W. M. Boy, Esq. W. MAYELIX, Esq. J. H. PICKVoss, F. D. Hu, Esq.

Esp

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI. Messa RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.

+

LONDON BRANCH: Messrs BARING BROTHERS & Co., Bankers. RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agout, 68 and GD, Cornhill. POLICIES granted on Marine, Rieku to all parts of the World..

Charge of 12% for Interest Subject to on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFITS of the UNDERWAITING BUSINESS are nually distributed among all Contributors of Business in propertion to the Promia paid by them.

RUSSELL & Co., Agenta.

Hongkong, May 20, 1881.

All-

10c82

Oct. 10, Kiungalowe, British steamer, 159, A. Love, Shanghai Oct. 5, General --Kwox. AcucoNO & SONS.

Oct. 10, Himalaya, Britisk steamer, 514, W. It. Beedle, Haiphong Oct. 6, and Hoi. how 9, General--TUNG KER

POST OFFICE NOTICES, MATUS will close:-

For BANGKOKEET

For

Per Dale, at 3,30 p.m., on Friday, the

14th inst KOBE AND YOKOHAMA Por Niigata Mari, at 3.30 p.in, on Fri-

day, the 14th inst. 1,073.7 For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND

CALCUTTA NAMAN.

Por Lennox, at 2.30 pm, on Saturday,

the 15th ipat

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PAUKET,----

MEMOS, FOR TO MORROW.

Shipping

Hungarian leaves for Australian Ports, via Tobohow.c Goods por, Nigata Maru undelivered

will be landed

Goods per Fleurs Castle undelivered after

this date subject to rent. S

it might be

Meeting.

- 4 p.m.---Meeting of Shareholders in and

Subscribers to the City Hall, in library

PNG 6691 4D07OBER 181 1881

Is itself doubtful, while the tation of a chek appesen to be ceedingly open question, there i worder that bffioulties grise, love that various classes of traders for the last thirty or forty years, tite sans measure that the recent 71 condemned; and until the question satisfactorily settled and ment is made ressonably put Chinese residents, there is hood that the casks of varied fleng will continue to be used:

Dr Williams, writing on thus eah! in 1863, nineteen years after the Or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,nance became law in Hongkong, spes

Established 4D 1841.

The British Contract Packet Bessita THE

will be despatched un MONDAY, tho th October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settleinents, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Indie, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib

raltar.iga t

N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the

Australian Colonies.

Quotations

HONGEONO, October 10. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...8620

Old 2008 cam Now Benares, cash,... 6172 Old

chali,...

وف

'17

New Malwa, credit, 710 Allowance, Taels..... 16 Old Malwa, credit,... 760 Allowance, Taals...... 33

Exchange.

Bank, Wire, ...

Demand,

3

17

30 days' sight, ***.

sight,

Oct-10, Treny Ting, Chinese steamer, 315, F. Dann, Hoihow and Macao, Gen-Credits, eral.-C. M. S. N. Co.

DEPARTURES.

Oct. 9, Lane, for Swatow and Amoy.

9, Glenorchy, for Shanghai.

9, Smyrniote, for Bangkok

9, Paladin, for Hoihow, &c.

9, Danube, for Bangkok.

Amoy and Shanghai.

9, Patroclus, for Amoy

9.

, Cleveland, for Swatow.

Patioi, for Canton

Ningpe, for Shanghai, 10, Fuero, for Shanghai 10, Namoa, for Coast Ports.

CLEARED. Diamante, for Ammoý, Welle, for Tientsin.

Louim, for Bangkok: Hainan, for Haihow, &e.

Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokohama al other Janu Purts, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Donevars, and to ports in Mexico, Central સમh South America, by the Company's and FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

To-day's Advertisements. And, for Wladiwostock.

connecting Steamers.

The above we can highly recommend for gh Passage Tickets granted to

office and domestic use, being admirably adapted to this climate.

B** Gleniffer."

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S AND UIKER HOUSEHOLD STORES.

TRYHHONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

BAVOURY PATE.

GAME PATE,

PORK PATE.

OX PALATES.

HUNG (flambro') BEEF.

HUNTLEY & PALMERS' BISCUITS.

FRUITS for Ices.

SHERBET.

COCOATINA.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA.

Ers's COCOA. ·

ROBINSON'S CROATS,

GELATINE.

Russia OX-TONGUES.

Fronch PLUMS.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SARDINES.

Breakfast BACON.

ASPARAGUS.

EX

MACCARONI.

VERMICELLI.

SAUSAGES.

MEATS.

ANCHOVIES.

SOUPS, &c., die,

COPYING PRESSES.

AMERICAN MAIL Eastern and Californian CHEESE.

Boneless CODFISH

Prime HAMS and BACON.

Bussian CAVIARE.

Eagle Brand Condensed MILK. PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER Pickled OX-TONGUES. Family PIG-FORK in legs and pieces. Parazon MACKEREL in 5 tb cars. Bean Ideal SALMON in 5 I can. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 21 lb cans.

Autod Canned VEGETABLES, Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage

MEAT. Stuffed PEPPERS. Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT

MEATS

COMB HONEY in Origùal Frames, Richardson & Robbin's Calibrated Potted Rishardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS,

Lunch TONGUE. Assorted American SYRUPS, for Sun

mar Drinks.

FI

McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE...

Clan CHOWDER

Codfish BALLS.

Green TURTLE in 2 t cans.

|ALIFORNIA

RACKER

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5.

tins, and loose." Alphabetical BIS

QUETS

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

HOMENY

Fancy Sweat Mixed

BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Oyster BISOUTTS.

CORNMEAL.

BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. RYE MEALA:

SPERALLY SELECTED CIGARS.

WINES, SPIRITS, BEER AND CARRATED WATERS

France, and Germany by all

On prepaid RETORN PASSAGE TICKETS trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers. REDUCTION of 25 wade.

CHANDLERY of every Description. GHING and SAIL-MAKING promptly

24, 1881

Freight will be recuived on board until 4 p.m. on the 14th Instant. Pariel Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.in., ne day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required,

Consular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent in the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.

For further information as to Phasmage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50, Queon's Road Center).

F. E. FOSTER, Gen. Agent for China & Japon.

vulü Hongkong, October 1, 1881.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, TRIESTE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND

AUSTRALIA.

16

The Stunnabip

Krangtur," Captain YouNo, will be despatchod for the above Punte on THURSDAY, the 13th Inst., at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co. Hongking, October 10, 1881.. oc13

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR. SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, AND BOMBAY.

The Co.'s Steamship

"Dido"

will be despatched as Schedatzen denahove on THURSDAY, the 13th Instant, at 3 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 10, 1881.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY.

PASSENGERS. ABRIVED.

4 months' sight,

Documentary, 4 mo

India,

Wire,

demand,

Shanghai, demand,

50 days sight, private

Gold Leaf, 994 fine Sovereigns,

Shares.

$5.45

Hongkong Bank, 114 % prem Union Ins. Soc. of O'ton, $1,075 p. shara. China Traders Ins. Co., 81,000 p.sh., ex div. North China Ins. Co., Ts. 1,125 por ahare. Yangleze Ius. Assoc., Tis. 830 per share Chinese Ins. Co., 83073 per share, sales, H.K. Fire Ins. Co., 975 per share, sales,

share. China Fire Ins. Co., $285 per

H.K. & W. Dock, 41 prem., sales. H. C. M. S.-boat Co., 325 prent.

S'hai Steam Nav., Tls. 9 per a nonical, Chine Coast St. Nav. Co., Tis. 160 pahare.

Plomerong Gas Co., $82 per share.

China Sugar

Do.

Co., $114 Hotel

Ref. Co $150

Debentures,

per share.

P.

share 37

prom. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal..

.Doi

of 18777,

Per Kuanghung, from Coast Ports, Mr H.K. Ice Co.'s shares, 8127 per share, Pasch, Rev. Father Chinchon, and 20 Hongkong Bakery, $50 per share.

Chineas.

Per Ashington, from Bangkok, Dr Dean,

D.D.

Temperature.

Per Niigata Mavu, from Kobe, Mr and (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Queen's Road.) Mrs Voigt and 2 children, Col. Burlton, Mr Ashton, Count Erlack, Rev. J. Grundy,

HONGKONG, October 10. and 10 Steerage.

Per Kang-chi, from Haiphong, &, 23 Chinese.

Per Himalaya, from Haiphong, &c., 5 Chinese, and 2 Europeans.

DEPARTED.

Per Lorne, for Swatow 35 Chinese; for Amoy, 7 Chinese.

Per Danube, for Bangkok, 253 Chineso. Per Patroclue, for Amoy, 200 Chinese. Pur Frye, for Shanghai, 70 Chinese. Per Nasoa, for Coast Porte, 400 Chinese.

TO DEYART.

Por Hain, for Hoihow, No., 50 Chi-

дезе.

BAROMETER

9. M....

30.072

Do. Do. THERMOMETER

1 P.M....

30.032

4 F.M...

... 29.902

9 Mi...

78

Do..

-

1P.M....

Da

4 P.M....

$1

Da. (Wet bulb) 9 A.M.

Do.

P.M.

Do.

Do. Maximum

Do, Do. 4 P. Me

81

Do. Minimumo overnight 76

Shipping Intelligence.

香港大藥房

AS-WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

D20961918 SUNDRIES; NURSARY Requ- SITES, TOLLET REQUISITES, ENGLISE, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Waters Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. par The Mamyfactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

BIRTH

On the 9th October, at No. 3. Bine Buildings, Praya Esat, the Wife of Mr C. H. E. SEIMUND, of a Daughter.

DEATH

At Bwatow, 29th September, Trazer, aged 35, the beloved Wife of Rev. G. Smith, Missionary of Presbyterian Church of England

of the endless variations in the menst to which we have already referred the main object of af preventing chent be borne stedfastly in mind, Chinese are fully informed of the

the difficulty need not be so very gre intentions of the Law on the subje hus the fullest publicity is absolute necessary in a matter such as this, whi enters oven into the smallest details domestic life. Speaking of the che chik, Dr Williams pays saakka,

Sir Pottinger and Kfying in 1842 Ax upon the chik in use in the Customs Canton sa the standard, and this has be adopted in the tariff of 1868. It makes chil 14 inches. Englisit, of Frerich; and actually dilefevery the length furnished the English at Am

their ships s 1784 to use of thighs of walkely that

ม

inches at all the ports will gradually mus it the standard throughout the empi The Prussian trusty makes the chih equ to 19 inches 7 lines, of 360 mullimet French; and the chang samal to 11 feet, inches, lines Prussian,

The chin differs according to the provin and the prefecture, the city and the war the craft and the usage & reult of wide expanse of the umpire, and the d

the laws among regard or

ignorance of people. Some of these are derived fro ancient official shib, but the majority sou rather to be the caprice of custom int region where they are found.

In each of those places there is measure which

the takes procedence

The publicatum of this issue commenced approaching the standard, but their extrem

differences

more than six inche range at 7.55 pm.

The chi mesaures are usually made bamboo, and one will be surprised their inequalities who watches their ma facture. Shopkeepers usually keep sticks on their counters, varying line, and even more; shorter for the longer for wholesale they rate

The Chim Sttail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1881.

Tas republication in the Gazette of the cinth at the same price, por

selling by the shorter, of

per

1

usage is very general and

and well under

By

the

Commordial

old Ordinance (No. 23 of 1844), entitled Buring by the longer "An Ordinance for Establishing Stand-This nrd Weights and Measures, and for Pre-atood.

Regulak venting the Use of such as are false and deficient," is not unworthy of note, lish yard in fized at 2 CAB 6.6 It may be remembered that certain by making the chin to be 1431 holes Chinese shopkeepers or merchants were a yard at Canton in reckoned at 2 chi

toun, and at Shanghai at 2 dith 6 lon charged before the Magistrate some differences corresponding to the values weeks ago with having offended against the chin The treaties fr the chang at 14 the provisions of this local Ordinatice, inches or 315 yards but its actual lengt and that they were punished by a no depends on the chin used as the unit

Thus, its length by the tariff is 141 minal fine of $1 each, with forfeiture by the poi tranches of Cantus it is of the measures objected to. This pro-mohen at Amoy, 121 inches at Fah cess of fixing and confiscation has hy the ang kau chi, 115 been going on pretty steadily ever Ningpo, by the kuán trai chi, 157 inches since, and the stock of weights and and at Shanghal, it varies from 139 to 12. Tientain, and else messure in the hands of the Police inches. At Poking Ten must now be very considerable The where in the north of China, the carpenter Hon. Ng Choy appeared to defend the and mercera foot misstrer of 12:35 inche aud 13.7 inches, are the two in comizion Tuse first batch of these alleged false wet. It is a pity that the progress of Foreign trad surare, and his statement is one which China should stond to introduce the deserves some consideration. The covid perplexing, inmethodical, selätega, system

ches

or chek, he said, was a measure which of British weights and measures, rathe varied according to circumstances, in than the scientific French decimal systemd. Hongkong and China alike. What was The following lists are corrected from known as the "Kau-ng-chck" was B the latest London and Colonial Papers, and very little less than the measure laid from other sources. Consignees are invited

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

here on or before Thursday The next yalisa "MAIL may bo

inst., by the P&0, str. Kamg

13th

to communicate with the Editor in the down as the standard in the Ordinance; SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Kaangtung reports: event of any inaccuracy occurring in this but it was, invariably that used, and Focohow to Amey, fresh N.E. breeze and list as compiled from the papers and other known call over the Chinese world clendy: Aniny to Swatow, fresh N.E. information at his command. The Editor amongst certain people. Indeed, sewe TELEGRAMs for Bangkok mu go forward by breeze and fine; Swatow to Hongkong, me will, at all times, be glad to receive any have now learnt, the chek of the drapers, additions to the list from those who have dorate variable winds and fine. Passed

(Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates rench mail bound North off Cupchi Point, later advices, private or otherwise, than his carpenters, and atonu-másona, 15 no mail closing at Singapore at 11 am

for CHEFOO, NEWCHWANG, TIEN. TSIN, HANKOW and Ports ou

the YANGTSZE.)

N.B-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF

MARSEILLES, PORTS. HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND the 17th Instant. BOSTON.

THE PENINSULAR AND ÜHENTAL STEAM

THE PENINSULA CAND O team ship

ROSETTA, Captain A. E. BARLOW, with Her Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this for LONDON dirent, vid SUEZ CANAL and, sal Ports of Call, un MONDAY, the 17th October, at

p.m. Cargo will be received on board until 10. on the day of departure.

The Co.'s Steamship

"Mencians,"

Captain LAPAGE, will be despatched on or about

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, October 10, 1881.

I Foechow: S. 8. Meath, and Meitoo. In Amoy: S. S. Tumenti. In Swatow: S. 8. Hardwick, Hotnow, Keelung, and Wenchore. Str. Thales left same day,

AT HONGKONG, Teft. Name The Danish steaner Asia reports: Fine June. weather all the way, with southerly and 3, Belle More. easterly wind.

The British steamer lahington reports: Squally weather first part with variable winds;

latter part of voyage strong N.E.

winde

The Chiness steamer Meijoo reports: Light N.E. wind and one weather.

The Japanese steamer Niigata Maru re- ports: Fine weather and light breeze throughout.

12. Gustsy,

18,

20, Adele,

21, Zenobia,

VESSELS TO ARRIVE

From,

Cardiff

9, Lizzie C. Troop,

Cardiff

13, M'Nour,

Cardiff

17, Misko,

London

Cardiff

22, Charter Oak,

arth New York

24, Leonora

Penarth

26, Regulua,

Castill

26, ked Cross,

Cardiff

26, Fameralda,

30, Richard Parsona,

Hamburg Cardif

July,

2, Valiant,

1, Agnes Muir,

Hamburg

Cardiff

Waltikke,

Cardif

10, Wandering Jow,..

Panarth

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

11, Wilheln,

Cardiff

15, Ringleader,

Cardiff

18, Valparaiso,

Hamburg

21

Golden

State,

New York

Penarth

Cardiff

Melpomene,

Cardiff

London

Aug.

10, Nestor,

2, Wakefield,

10,

Cardiff

Marie,

Cardiff Cardill

10, Rajah,

11, Steenken,-

Altas, 11B

Edwin Reed, 15

Cardiff

Australia Cardiff

Anguste,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The British steamor Kingchout reports: Pleasant weather throughout the passage. 8. S. "NIIGATA MARU," FROM

The British steamer Himalaya reports: KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,·

Typhoon Oct. Bih detained in port, strong. und 10a.m. on the day of departure.

Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office

Cargo by the above wind to Hoihow, and thence to Hongkong ¡ONSIGNEES For further Partionlars, regarding Vessel are hereby requested to send very fine. FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the in their Bills of Lading for countersigna

& ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- ture, and take immediate delivery of their PENINSULAX TION COMPANY's Qüice, Hongkong

Guods from alongside. Falue of

Packages The Contents and

are Cargo inpuding the discharge or remain- required to be declared prior to shipment. ing on board after TeraDAY, the 11th Shippers are particularly requested to Instant, will be tandud and stored at Con- note the terms and conditions of the Congees expense and risk.

No Fire Trisurance will be effected. pany's Black Bills of Lading.

A. McIVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, October 5, 1881.

NOTICE

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H. J. H. TRIPP, Avent, Mitsu Bishi Mail S. S. Co

-0017 Hongkong, October 10, 1881.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMÁILLA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; BOMBAY, MARE,

HE ST. DENIS, AND

A1,30,

PORT LOUIS.

ON

of MONDAY, the 24th day of October, TRAQUADDY, Commandant Dm, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.

Cargo

bo registered and

for Specie London as well as for Marseilles, and so

in transit through Marsilles for the cepted in tra prinol pal places of Europe, granted until

Shipping Orders will be granted

of 23rd October.

will

Not Responsible for Debts. Tether the Captain, the Agents, nor Dioners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted in the Officers of Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Honghong Harbour

EDMUND PENNEY, Amer. berque, Capt John Barry-Geo. R. Stevens & Co.

ELVIRA DOVALE, Hawaian ship, Captain Jose M. Pimentel -Captain.

HINDOO, German stuanier, Captain J. C Matthiessen. Wieler & Co.

Hors, American ship, Captain H. Curtis, Douglas Lepraik & Co.

LAUBENS, American ship, Capt. A Snow. Melchers & Co,

LENNOX, British steamer, Captain D. Boott-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Lavo, British steamer, Captain L Paddi- combe.Adamson, Bell & Co.

Loum, Germ, 8-masted schooner, Capt. Schietlef Eduaza Bahellhats & Co.

Cargo will be received on board until 4

OCEAN, British steamer, Captain Henry Specle and Parcels until 8 pm. Webber Geo B. Stevens & Co the 23rd October, 1881 (Parcels are not

must be left at

to be sent on board ; they mu the Agency's Office.) pod

Contents and value of Packages are 20-

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Offo

G. DE CLAMPEAUX

Hongkong, October 7, 16BL

PEARL, America barque, Captain R. Hower: Arnhold, Katberg & Co

MAILS will close:- For TIENTSIN.-

Per Welle, at 10:30 am. To-morrow, the

11th instead.

23. Harmonis,.

23. Tecumseh,

For SINGAPORE, CEYLON, AD LON- 29, Lothair,

DON.

Per Meifoo, at 11.30 2m. To-morrow,

the 11th inst

For SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, PORT

DARWIN, ADELAIDE, MEL BOURNE, AND SYDNEY, &e

Pür Isingarian, at 3.30 p.m., on Tues-

day, the 11th art.

For SAIGON. --T-

Per Pernambuco, at £30 p.m. To-morrow,

the 11th inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.

For MANILA

*

16, Mary Whitridge, 20,

22, Brazos, 25, Andromeda,

24, Mornington,

35, Frimus,

Adolph,

Per Diamante, at 3p.m., on Wednes. 28,

day, the 12th inst

29, Yorkshire (e),

For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW-29, Fritz,

Per Kuungsing, at p.m., on Wednes-30, Catherine II; (8.),

day, the 12lb inst.“

For SINGAPORE PENANG, COLOM 18, Gordon Castle (4.),

BO, AND BOMBAY,

*Catterthum

Per Dida, at 2.30 pm on Thursday, the LEFE, BUT DATE-OF-T

J415th instr

For SAN FRANCISCO →

Per Cascapedia, st 2.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 14th inst

de Lemops,

TOR OMINA

At London, Steamers

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET The United States Mail Packet City of

Faking, will be despatched en SATUR Chalaloch DAY

the 15th instant, with Maile saathmore. for Japong San Francison, the United Lord of the Tales. Bates, Ustada. Honolulu, Faru, ale, which will be closed as

follow 2.15 PAS Raguruye 2.30 PM. Fort Calve clos

Szak or Inta, British bergne, Capt. H Ward das Proxer you Eate

Roe Adamson, Bell & Co

Browi.

ship, Captain G. Wa

WEED, Brish whip Captain JAMA

Endymion

Cardiff

New York

London

Greenock

Penarth

Hamburg

Penarth

Cardiff

London

Penarth

Antwerp

Londou Amirulis

Menalaus (=)

more than 14 inches English; while the at 6 p.m., to-morrow, the 11th mata mensure usually accepted by other

We hear that H E the Governor, is ex- craftsmen and the people generally is even fuller than the 14-inch chek net pected to arrive here from the North on or down as the standard for this Colony by about the 23rd inst

the local ordinance. This circumstance

was, of course, brought forward by the We are informed by the P. & O. Company learned counsel not only to show the that the P. &0. steamer Kashgar with difficulty of getting a reliable standard, the next English mail, left Singaporer for but to demonstrate that a messure which was well known could not be looked upon as a false and deficient measure→→→ the use of which it was the intention of We have received the following informa

the Legislature to prevent. It may here

Hongkong on Friday, the 7th inst., 8am

be admitted that the variations in the tion from the Agents (Mors Butterfield measure referred to are ruspiciously in & Swire)The 0. S. 8. Op steamer favour of the seller and against the Menelaus, from Liverpool, laft Bingapore buyer but this must, we presume, be on the forenoon of the 8th thetant, for this also put down as the custom prevalent port; and the Co.'s str. Hector, from Lon amongst the Chinese Be this as it

don, le reported by Reuter as having passed

may, the shop-people were punished; and as they were advised that an appeal Bues on the 7th instant,

was well-nigh useless, the favourite form

of petition to the Governor was adopted. We would remind our readers that the The republication of the old law without annual meeting of shareholdera comment implies, it may be fairly pra-scribers to the City Hall will be held to- sumed, that the result of the petition morrow afternoon, as advertised, at was not favourable. In this matter, c'clock. The meeting takes place therefore, the law is to be carried out to Library, on the ground floss - and the letter and in the main, we do not

nder

Bee what else could be done under the present conditions, it would encourage the circumstances. At the same time, much Committen to see good attendanc may be said both as to the law itself and

as to the publicity given to it so far as Las might a perforicarica aras give the Chinese are concerned, A reference Edyoa family (re to the Commercial Guide compiled by While a boy wan Dr Williams shows clearly enough that vaulting, a wire whic tha chek is a measure which not only way In the fall, the varies with different tradesmen and

traders, but has endless changes the therope by the foot knock different ports of China. Sy male is leop) and the burning

ated some alir this the case that balfa doses variations are noted in Canton and a similar num- ates, however, the dares were exto ber in Macao; while dozen are given used.

to meet the requirements of Foochow and Frking respectively. If therefore,

It is not the Chiness measure be permitted at know, all, it seems not littl inreasonable to compel agary, nisar tradesmen sad mesohente to use one

standar The various stand

„weights and measures.

English dealings are there

bus establialied but

would never thinki

mass of the dealers to use one

lar standard out of the mai

true that all English

sares are based upon s

more defined that that

had the Ordinance now pho taken the English, mesatre-as then pa dinmity could honest traders Legu the messure-given in the UnitanCD INNOCE who ought to LopBox