1881-10-22 — Page 2

For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,

Ez French Mail Steamer.

Finest ISIGNY BUTTER

Nonax PBATT'S VERMOUTH.

Ex S. S. "Glencoe." WESLEY & SON' BREECH-LOADING GUNŞ-

CENTRAL FIRE.

Ex S. S. “Ulysses.”

Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

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

Ex "Highlander."

AT WHOLESALE PICKS.

1.

200 kegs Fine American FURNISHING

25

tl

NAILS, Nos, 3 to 12.

Mails.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ESTABLISHED 1880.

"CAPITAL,

...€2,000,000.

MAIL.

THE CHINA

To-day's Advertisements.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong for the abovo Company, are prepared MARSEILLES, PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ;

to grant Policies against FIRE to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or BOMBAY, MARE, ST. DENIS, AND on Merchandise in the same, at Current

PORT LOUIS.

Raten. RISKS on First Class Godowns! Reduced to nett premium per annua

GILMAN & Co., Agents.

ÁLSO.

ON MONDAY, the 24th day of October, from this date.

1881, at Noon, the Company's 8.8. TRAQUADDY, Commandant DIDIER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CARGO, will leave this Part for the above places.

Cargo and Specia will be registered for as well as for Marsailles, and at- Lendon cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted until

American SPIKES, 4 inches to Noon of 23rd October on board until i į

7 inchos.

50 barrels Prime American Mess PORK.

60

200-t 300

זי

Philadelphia Extra BEEF.

Finest Strained ROSIN.

City PITCH.

150 cases SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE.

100 barrels Dried APPLES.

600 cars FLORIDA WATER.

50 barrels Anerican TAR

15

LAMP BLACK.

50 cases Ainorica CLOCKS.

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

Be" Abbie Carver," 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.

Վ

Egners vid Suez Canal.

DOUGLAS OFFICE CHAIRS.

MOTS GARDNER & Co.'s PERFORATED

VENEER

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

DINING-BOOM CHAIRS,

LADIES' ROCKING CHAINS.

The above we can highly recommend for office and doruestio nse, being admirably adapted to this climate.

"Gleniffer."

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S AND-OTHER

STORE S. HOUSEHOLD

TRYSSONELU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

HAVOURY PATE.

GAME PATE.

PORK PATE.

OX PALATES.

HUNG (Hasbro') BEEF.

HUSTLEY & PALMERS' BISCUITS.

FRUITS for lees.

SHERBET.

COCOATINA.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA, Erry' COCOA.

ROBINSON'S GROATS.

GELATINE.

Russia OX-TONGUES. Fronch PLUDIS:

PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SARDINES.

ANCHOVIES.

Breakfast BACON.

ASPARAGUS

MACCARONI.

SAUSAGES.

VERMICELLI

MEATS.

SOUPS, &o, &c.--

COPYING FEESSES.

EX AMERICAN MAIL. Eastern and Californian CHEESE. Buneless CODFISH.

Prime HAMS and BACON.

Bussian CAVIARE.

Eagle Brand Condensad MILK.

PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX-TONGUES.

Family PIO-FORK in kegs and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL in 5 b cans. Beau Ideal SALMON in 6 lb cans.. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 24 tb cans.

Assorted Camed VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Saneage

MEAT. Stuffed

*1

PEPPERS. Assorted PICKLES

MINGEMEAT.

COMB HONEY in Original Framos. Richardon & Robbin's Celebrated Potted

MEATS

Richardson & Robbin's Curried OYSTERS,

Lindh TONGUE. Assorted American SYRUPS, for SUB-

mer Drinks

McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE. Clam CHOWDER.

Codfish BALLS,

Green TURTLE in 241b cams.

C

ALIFORNIA

RACKER

Cargo will bo

Hongkong, May 10, 1881. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED,)

www.co

NOTICE.

POLICIES GRANTED at current rates 01 MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World. In accordare with the Cour- p.m., Spacia and Parcels antil 3 p.m. on the 23rd October, 1881. (Parcols are not any's Articles of Association, Two-thirds to be sent on board; they must bo left at of the Profits are distributed annually to Contributors, whether Shareholders or not, the agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are re-in proportion to the net amount of Premia contributed by esch, the remaining third quired.

For further particulare, apply at the being carried to Reserve Fundi. Company's Office.

6. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, October 7, 1881.

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5: b

tins, and loose. Alphabetics! BIS.

CUITS, Fancy Sweet Mixed

BISCUITS. Ginger CAKES. Soda BISCUITS. Oyater BISCUITS.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

HOMENY

CORNMEAL.

BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.

BYE MEAL

BYEOVALEZ BEMUTED OIGAR 8.

WINES, SPIRITS, BEER AND ARRATED WATERS.

BHIPCHANDLERY of every Description RIGGING SAIL MAKING promptly

Haarkong September 24, 1881.

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J. BRADLEE SMITH,

Secretary,

Hongkong, April 6, 1881.

Sap82

Occidental & Oriental Steam-THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE

Ship Company.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTUAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND BUROPE, VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

STEAMERS.

THE SUSPIC We vite Yokohamit, THE 5, S. GAELIC will be despatch- un SATURDAY, the 29th October, 1881, at 3 p.n.

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan | ports.

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 to sing.

A REDUCTION of 25% made on all RETURN PASSAGE ORDERS ISSUED.

Consular Invoices to accompany Over land, Mexican, Central and South American Cargo, should be sent to the Company's Ofices addressed to the Collector of Cus- toms, San Francisco.

INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-1, ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, LONDON,

THE Undersigned having been appointed the above Company are prepared to nocept MARINE RISKS at Current Rates, allow- ing usual Discounts.

ADAMSUN, BELL & Co.,

Aychts.

Hongkong, May 3, 1881.

NOTICE

NOTICE.

TENDERS for REPAIRS of the German Brig B. H. STEENKEN, CHRISTIAN Mayan, Master, will be Received at the OFFICE of the Undersigned up to 2 p.m., on MONDAY, the 24th Instant.

SEPARATE TENDEes are requested for

1. BAILMAKERS WORK.

2. CARPENTERS' WORK, DOOK- ING the VESSEL for Inspection, and if necessary Kenietalling. For Partieniars of the Work, apply to the Master on Board, who does not bind, himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, October 22, 1881. STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS.

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POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

Per Thales, at 6 p.., on Monday, the

24th inst.

PORT DARWIN, Fur FOOCHOW,

THURSDAY ISLAND COOK- TOWN, TOWNSVILLE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, &c.,

&

Por Catterthun, at 3.30 p.m., on Tues-

day; the 25th Inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

BOMBAY

AND

Por Avoca, at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday,

the 3rd Nov.

For KOBE AND YOKOHAMA ``

Per Takago Maru, at 3.30 p.m., on Fri

day, the 28th inst.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, October 22.

cash....

070

The P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,...$620-

Old Bteamship

New Banarea, canh,... 617) "Apocu"

Old will leave for the allove place at 3 p.m., on the 3rd Praxino. A. MOTVER,

Superintendent P. & 0. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, October 22, 1881.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

1103

Oct. 21, Dharur, British ship, 1300, Hutchins, Newcastle (N.S. W.) Sept. 3; COELGIES, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Oct. 22, Taunis, French steatner, 1500, Dragot, Yokohama Oct. 35, Maila and General-MESSAGERIES MAKITIMES..

Oct. 22, Comms, H. M. corvette, J. W. East, Kobe Oct 14.

Oct. 22, Hui-trang-hung, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.

Oct. 22. Tartar, Geriaan brig, 250, Kaamena, Newchiwang, Beans-MELCHERS & Co.

DEPARTURES.

Oct. 22, Lucy, for Whampoa

22, Esmeralda, for Manila 22, China, for Swatow and Amoy

CLEARED.

Biny 82 lors, for Havre.

Yorkshire, for Shanghai. Store Nordiske, for Shanghai. Zolay, for Amoy. Pearl, for Ningpe. Brutus, for Hoihow, &c. Orein, for Guam.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept

Risks on First Class Godowns at per cent. nett premium per annum.

NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

PRUSSIAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, OF STETTIN.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED. Per Tanals, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Mr CA. P. Reed; for Naples, Mr Jean-Mario Marin; for Marseilles, Mr and Mrs F. Frike and servant, Mesars Van der Osten, Whetmann, Y. Foasoya, Otto Reiff, and Mrs Adolphe and Louis Maigre.

DEPARTED,

Per Esmeralda, for Manila, Mr and Mrs THE Undersigned having been appointed For further information as to Freights for the above Company, are. F. Barretto, Messrs Manuel Carrion, R or Passage, apply to the Agency of the

Chinese (dock), Company, No. 60A, Queen's Road Central, prepared to Grant Icanrances against FIRE H. Wood, and H. A. McPherson, and 25

at Current Rates.

Fer Ching, for Swatow, 68 Chinese; for CHAS. H. HASWELL, Jr.,

MEYER & Co.. Agent.

10my82 Atoy, 83 Chinese. 0029 Hongkong, May 10, 1881. Hongkong, October 13, 1881.

SHIN ALL STEAM

MITSU BISHI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA KOBE AND INLAND SEA.

THE

S.S. TAKASAGU MARU, Capt. YOUNG, due here on or about the 24th Instant, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 28th October, at 4 p.m.

Cargo received on board and Parcels at the Oilice up to 2 p.m. of 28th October..

No Bill of Lading signed under 82 Freight.

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

RATES OF PASSAGE.

Cahin Stearage. To KOBE

....8 60

815 20 ,, YOKOHAMA NAGASAKI, 76 SHANGHAI Via YOKOHAMA,... 130 KOBE BI REDUCTION is made on RETURN CAGIN

440 30

A PASSAGES.

CARGO and PASSENGE for Nagasaki will he transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Steamer at Koba.

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

H. J. H. TRIPP,

Agent. Hongkong, October 18, 1881.

ALSO,

8700

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POÏNT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANOONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Billa of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS. MARSEILLES. TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

•

THE PANIKULAL AND ORIENTAL ETKAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship KHIVA, Captain M. BE HORNE, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON, BOMBAY,

and SUEZ CANAL,

NAL, on MONDAY, the

31st October, at 4 p.m.

|

Intimations.

NOW BEADY.

PRICE, $1.00.

TO DEPART. For Brutus, for Hoihow, &c., 60 Chi-

nexes.

New Malwa, credit,.. Allowance, Taels,..... 24 Old Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taals...... 16

Exchange.

Bank, Wire,

Demand,

35

*

30 days sight,...

Credits,

4 months' night,

Documentary, 4 months' sight, India, Wiro,

domand,

Shanghai, demand

30 days' aight, private Gold Leaf, 99 fine Sovereign,

H.K.

827.80 $5.44

Shares. Hongkong Bauk, 108 % prem,, sellers. Union Ins. Soc. of C'ton, 21,675 p. share. China Traders Ins. Co., $1,600 p. sh. es div. North China Ins. Co., Tle. 1,125 per share, Yangtze Ins, Assoc., Tis. 830 per share.

Ins. Co., $307€ per share. Chinese H.K. Fire Ins. Co., 8900 por share sellers. China Fire Ins. Co., $285 per share.

&

W. Dock, 33% prom., sellers, H. C. M. S.-boat Co., $24 proin. aples.

nomical, S'hai Steam Nav., Tia. 3 por s Obins Coast St. Nav. Co., Tl 160 p. share, Hongkong Gas Co., 282 per share. Hongkong Hotel On., $105 per sh. sales.

share. $160 China Sugar Ref. Co.,

Do. Debentures, 3% prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

Do.

of 1877, H.K. Ioe Co.'s shares, $127 per share. Hongkong Bakery, 850 per share.

Temperature.

32

(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premists, Queen's Road} HONGKONG, October 22.

A...

29.988 1P.M.

20.040

BARONETER—

Do. Do. TATRMOMETER

4 2.3...

I A......

Do. Do,

.1 P, M....

4 P.M....

Do. Wet bulb) 9 .. Do.. Do. 1 Р.К. 71

Do, Do.

4 P.M. Do. Maximum. Do. Minimiwa overnight

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES:n

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.

香港大樂员

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRVOGISTS, "IMPORTERS

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY Rxqui SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMRHIGAN, AND FRENCH PATENT

MÉDIVINES.

MANUFACTURERS,

GF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Petass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watera.

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

No. 6702-OCTOBER 3, 1881.

grope, and would keep ten years: Wang-mu is said, to bave entertained the Emperor Han Wu Ti with some s chis liquid. This fairy lady seems to have been a sort of Frester John, for Mr Mayora (Manual, No. 572) enys

The mure suber research of molar writers lends to the suggestion this Wang-fu was the name eithe of region or of a sovereign in the ancient West." Here is Mr Kingstnill's 6p- portunity

THE FOUNDER OF THE MODERS SYSTEM OF EXAMINATIONS. The Fas Hiol says that the modern system of examinations began with of the 宋 Dynasty)(詔大下立學定三 場科舉新法)

KIANG-SUB TRIBUTE. For the year 1878 Kiang Su sent 703,805 preule of tribute rice to Peking.

THE KIANG SI PROVINCIAL LIST Kiang Si has four totaishine, thirteen prefects, of which one and five re- spectively are chosen by the Board, and PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any may be filled up locally (?). The other persons who may desire to con- others are all in the Emperor's gif There are twenty sub-prefects, assistant suit the files of local, China, Japan,

sub-prefects, and independent depart: American, English, Indian or Austrament Magistrates (together), soventy- lina newspapers, are invited to call at one District Magistrates, and 241 petty the "CHINA MALL Ollico, where over officials."

sixty newspapera, dailles and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for reference.

PATRONISING THE FINE ARTE

It appears that the cauuch who s fer years ago fiung about such a wint of money at Tientsin in parchasing Fread

-The publication of this issue commenced photographs and other objects of virtue at 6.55 p.m.

The Chin Ittail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1881

CHINESE NOTES.

for the Imperial harem was not the first of bis kind. The Ming Emperor

I ordered "an ecquiry into the ses route to Europe (E) which had been followed by the oncha when he brought back those beautiful toys. The archives of the.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

DIFFICULTIES ABOUT THE SALT Re-reign of i were ransacked, but VENUE in a recent Peking Gazette without any satisfactory result About the Viceroy of Nanking goes into the the time that the Emperor was longing for European toys, beilstones ne large as Sa Ch'uan and Yang Chow salt question, a cow fell in Lung Chiou, (Shou Sĩ), There are still five prefectures and one department in Hin Pel, besides Lá Chov in Hu Nan, which are allowed to import Sz. Ch'uan egit. In order to give Youg- clion salt a elence of recovering this ground, it was some time ago propused The to confine the Sz Ch'uso export to 700 ur 800 warrants a month,-say 50,000 tons a year. But the Yang Chow warrant (1) is 600 catties, and the Nanking Viceroy has been naively enquiring ot the Sa Chuan Viceroy whether bis warrants are the same size, as things don't seem to improve. He now finds that a Sz Chanu water-warrant is 11,800 catties, which indeed, would make 800 warrants a year-neerer 100,000 tons than 50,000.

CHE KING'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Rev. W. Jen PEKING CONTINGENT.Another of nings, M.A., Colonial Chaplain. Morning Che King's contributions to the Peking Service 11, Evening 5.00 (a short service).

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Holy Communich every Sunday, except Contingent for 1881 is Tls. 200,000 of 【 the 兩浙鹽課金: The totuì Tao British ship Dharwar reports: the 2nd and 4th in the month.

Military Service. Rev. C. Gilbert Booth, amount of the contingent is Tls. 7,000,000 Crossed the Equator on the 20th Sept., in

Military Chaplain Parade Service long. 165 E. Passed the Ladrones felands B.A., on the 7th inst. Ballingtang Islands on at 3. Holy Communion on the second year. Across the China Sou strong N.N.E. and fourth Sundays at the conclusion of

Received pilat on the 10th. winds and sea. Anchored at 5 p.m. inside Tatoo Islan.

The French steamer Tanais reports: Fresh monsoon throughout.

"COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW" 17th,

BY DH. PARKER.

Can be obtained from KY & WALSH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Onico.

Hongkong, December 6, 1879.

SATLOR'S HOME.

NY Cast- CLOTHING, BOOKS, er

A FAURIS will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

H. M. corvette Cima reports: Very

next FRENOR Mar may be expose to arrive here on or before Monday morning, the 24th inst., by the M. M steamer Yangtze, which brings London -dates up to Sept. 16th.⠀⠀⠀

The next ENGLISH MATL may be expected

to arrive here on or about Wodnesday next, by the P. & O. steamier Guditor which brings London dates to 23rd Aug.

ORDER OF SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL — SUNDAY, HE 22ND Matina-Venite, No. 4 Purcell, Psamma,

125 Fussell, 126 Monk To D Oakeley M. S. Books No. 6 Bane dictos, 4 appendix, Monk, P. 6 Anthem, I will lift up mine yea

225,9 Hymn, Evensong-Pilnus, 127 Hayes, 129 Mão farran; Magnifost, No. 161 Bathahill; Nune Diraittis, No. 143 Dyce; Hymn, 191; Eymu, 38.

The S. S. Gaelic went to Aberdeen Dock to-day.

THE URATSAND THE MING EMPEROR Voluntary Bervice the Parade Services Theatre at 7.45 CK UNO-TING-T Mongol Urats An inquiry into the loss of the Gerudine

is

held in the Garrison.

UNION CHURCH-Soldiers' Service, 6.45 (

even went so far as to capture Paget, which was wrecked on the Pratas,

Oct. 21st, spoke Sunda, of Chapel Island P.M. every Sunday, with communion on first says that their chief, Ye-sien, was a Monday at 10.80 a."

dressed as Noyen, which means A and that cha means "yes" in their language.

A.M. Morning Service, 11.M.-Rev. John the Ming Emperor Chang-tung. History will be opened in the Marine Court on beavy weather in Formosa Channel. On Colvilla-Divine Service in Chinese, 23 Edge. (Amoy).

Sunday of every month, Rev. C. J.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, for SEAMEN, & Rev. C. Gilbert Booth, B.A., Chaplain. Service at 5. Holy Communion after Service on the third Sunday in each month. All the Seats are free.

CARGO.

LONDON MISSION GRAFEL, Queen's Road Christian Association West-Hongkong Service for Scanush, Sunday and Thursday, 7.30 PM..

COURT ETIQUETTE. An Empress- dowager Grandmother is called

H. M. S. corvette Comas, Commander East, arrived today from Kobe In the after noon Admiral Ting paid a virs to the Comics, when this customary malutes were fired.

We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Butterfeld & Swae) that the O. . 8. Co.'s steamer Anchises, from Laverpool, left

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

Onners will be Responsible Shchesta Tea (particulars-unknown); from Látany, Ante Communion, and Sermon, at nese military system consisted of 12.on Singapore this furenoons for Hongkong and

any Debt contracted by the Officers or Cres of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

B. H. STRENKEN, GerHan brig, Captain C. Meyer.Te Un & Co.

EDMUND PHINNEY, Amer. barque, Capt. John Berry:-Geu. R. Stoveus & Co.

ELLEN, British barque, Captain Hodge. -Ghes Eak Hong.

ELVIRA DOVALE, Hawaiian ship, Captain Jose M. Pimentel. Captain.

Hore, Ameriam ship, Captain H. Curtis. -Douglas Lapraîk & Co..

LAURENE, American ship, Capt. A. Show. -Melchera & Co.

LE C. Toor, British ship, Captain D. W. Coming-Captain.

MCNEEL, American ship, Captain W. Taylor.-Captain.

OAKLANDS, British steamer, Captain J. Payne.Butterfield & Swire.

OCEAN, British steamer, Captain Henry Wobber.Geo. R. Stevens & Co,

PALADIN, British steamer, Captain Geo.. Parker,--Arnhold, Karbery & Co.

PHOENIX, German barque, Captain F. Greiff-Arnhold, Harburg & Co.

SOUVENIR, British barque, Captain Fred. H. Williams-Captain,

STAR OF INDIA, British barque, Capk H. D. Roa.Adamson, Bell & Co.

SYREN, American slip, Captain G. W Brow Douglas Laprak & Co.

THE TWEED, British ship, Captain J. M. Whyte-Bussell & Co.

THE ANCIENT CHINESE MILITARY Srere.The 1 of the ancient Chi- men; the Biff of 2000; and the fife of 500.

Per S. S. Rosetta, mailed 17th October: To London: from Canton and Mucao, 35,864 boxes and 58 pkgs. Tea (containing 252,324 its. Cougou, 401,933 He-Scented Caper, 98,936 Hs. Scented Orange Pekoe, and 7.700 hs. Sorts-total 760,043 Ibs. from

ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH-Rev. Canton, 285 bales Raw Silk, 420 balca Waste Silk, 44 bales Panjum Silk, and 18 J. Grundy, and Rev. Lo Sam Yuen. (All bases Silk Piece Goods; from Amoy, 375 Services in Chinese) Morning Prayer:

435 boxes, 8,895 half-chests and 11 AM.

Bibla

at 3 F.. Preaching, 2,093 pkgs. Tea (particulars unknown), at 6,30 P.M. Holy

Communion, 1st Sunday

A COERESFORDENT, who witnessed the hel bales Raw Silk, 171 bales Waste Bilk, and in Chinese mouth.

GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL Sorties in 33 cases Silk Piece Goods; from Japan, 450

A CHINESE HANNIBALThe Chiliance of thzoelectric light used in Deep Bay half-chests Tea (particulars unknown), and the German Language, by Rev. W. Louis,

nese have had their Raonival in the by the repairing steamer of the Great Nop 116 bales Raw Silk-To Continent: from every Sunday, at half-past ten a.x, in the Canton, 270 bales Raw Silk, ani 14 hales Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, shape of King Holit, (), of Wuthern Telegraph Company the other night, is curious to mow why this improvement Cocoons; from Shanghai, 10 bales Raw West Point..

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Garden Boad.). He was simple in his eating has not been adopted by the Dock Com Silk, and 62 bales Cocoons; from Japan, 30- bales Raw Silk.

*POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:→→

For BANGKOK

91

Per Consolation, at 2.30 p.m., on Mon- day, the 24th inst., instead of as proviously notified

For SAIGON

Per Nona, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday, the 24th ins instead of as previously notified.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. — The French Contract Packet Trawaddy will be despatched on MONDAY, the 24th October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bernal, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar...

The usual hours will be observed in closing.

the Mails, &o.

HOURS OF CLOSING THE FRENCH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails Are, by the French Contract Packet-

Cargo will be received on board until To-day's Advertisements. Day before departure for Baturday if the de

the day of cailing. 10 B...on

Parcels and

Specie (Gold)

at the Office until 10 am on the day of sailing.

Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Point de Galle; Tes and

OCEAM STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY

parture be on Monday),

5.Money Order Office oloser. Post Offico closes, except the Naur Box, which is always open out of Office hou

General Cargo for London will be conveyed (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates Day of departure eid Bombay without transhipment, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct for CHIEVOO, NEWCHWANG, HIEN-

route vid Galle.

For further Particulars, regarding FREIGHT, and PASSAGE, apply to the n PENINSULJE & Oriental STRAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.

The Contente and Value of Packages are required to be declared prior to shipment

Shippers are particular requested to note the terms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading?RMA AMOIVER, Chiperintendent, Hongkong, Cetober 19, 1881

TSIN, HANKOW and Ports on

the YANGTRZE)

The Co. a Steamship Math Anchina,

Capt. C. Jamison, will be despatched on or

About the lat November,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE,

Hongkong, October 29, 1881

10

Port Office opens,

of all printed matter

DEBBAB patterns A-Mails closed, excego for Lata

∙11

11,10 -

Letters may be ported with Lata Fes of 10 centa until - 11.30 AM

be the Post Office closes

11.40, A.Into Letters may be posted on bouret the pachet with Lete Jas of 10 bente and time of departare

Class

9A.M. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 2. Even- ing Service, Benediction.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Shipping,

Notice of Optional Cargo per Yorkshire

to be sent in before Noon. Noon-French Mail leaves for Parts of

Shanghai,

without

(食無二味); • avoided luxury when

pany here, seeing that the coat where ma at repose, (GI); and shared chinery is always available would be insig any delicacies be night obtain with his nificant. We can only soldiers, (RT History pretending to assume any better knowledge. repeats itself in many other ways. The of their business than that posed by ival King of Yeb, (), once made those directing the Dock Company, that the friendly offers to the King of Wu, and idea has more than once been suggested gave presents to all bie oficers as well. It is believed that the (TR). But Tsz-powerful light would so facilitate the excar- su said: Timeo Danave et dona ferentes, tion of work at night that pedo Lighter, received by Naval Store-EARER); "they . keeper.

Tenders for Repairs of the Gera. are simply fattening us for slaughter." 2

brig B. H. Stecken will be received at

Gail and Europe...

Tenders Close. Noon-Tenders for building & Torpedo Mooring Steamer and a Wooden To

the office of Messrs Melchers & Co, je

Auctions.

2p.m.--Auction of Sundry Household Furniture, at Mr U. M. Armstrong's

Meeting, p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge..

рованию

(of Bucha

when

a necessity arises, well repay the cost of the improvement. Probably in few caser does the saying that time

matter; THE GIRAFFE(?) The Kiln (or prove more correof than in dockis giraffe ?) is thus described in the and if our correspondent happens to be It has the body of a deer, the feet of a shareholder in the Dock Company, we ad horse, the tall of a cow; la yellow, hs vise him strongly to recommend the intro- has round hoofs, and horns; the pointe daotion of the new light to the Secretary of the horns are flashy (ke. muffled with and the Directors

skin and hair as we know they are

It stands 13 feet, ( 16 feet English),

General Memoranda.

in height. It is gentle and friendly, Ms J. Dyer Ball, the efficient interpreter TUESDAY, October 25

Daylight-Thales leaves for Coast Ports. walks regularly, and cries with the of Chinese in the Supreme Court here, has 4p--Coerthus leaves for Port Dar note chung-lu, (corresponds with other published a neat little Handbook entitled

abstract ethical notions) It is careful Sentences in the Hakka win, Thursday Jeland, &e

of Members of the where it goes, and will not tread on Club

growing grass or living things. It never

4

with

FRIDAY, October 28

goes in herda, and never moves alone, the Handbook of the Swatow 3pm-Meeting of Shareholders of the It will not tumble into pitfalls, nor can by Me A Giles) ne a basis, and

Insurance Office at the General Canton Agents office, 20, 7, Queen's Road you catch it with a net (It may be Mr Ball Insely knowledo

Mitan Blahi Mail leaves for sutioned that fossil giraffes lisya beda he recaived from that I BAI

found in the Beewalik Hilla) Tokohama, &o. SATURDAY, October 29 —

8 p.Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.

THE ZEBRA The T High de Soumer leaves for Tokohama and Ban | seribes what must be the Zobr

Fransisto Mowday, October 31 —

4 pm-English Mail leaves for Ports of

Call and Europe.

Goods per Torkare undelivered after

this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, November 3

3pm-dua leaves for Boobay BATURDAY, November

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(as "a gentle beast like

tiger with black stripes, which will not. eat living things

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like most books of