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For Sale.

Mails

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Occidental & Oriental Steam- HAVE RECEIVED FOR SALE,

Es French Mail Steamer.

Finest ISIGNY BUTTER.

Ship Compay.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND

Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY..

THE CHINA MAIL.

(FIRE AND LIFE.) CAPITAL,---TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Undersigned are prepared to gravat Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Good on board Vasels and on Hulls of Vesela in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

NOILLY PRATT VERMOUTH. SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, Tuner against the fun of FIRE on

Et S. R. Glenco." WESLEY & SON's

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

BREECH.LOADING GUNS ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING |ived, and transmitted to the Directors

CENTRAL FLEX

Ee S. S. "Ulysse."

Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

5 and 10 catty Boxes. BREAKFAST CONGOU @2 cents p. Ib.

En "Highlander."

AT WHOLESALE PROES.

200 kega Fine American FURNISHING NAILS, Nos, 3 to 12. American SPIKES, 4 inches to

7 inches.

25..

50 barrels Prime American Mess PORK.

Philadelphia Extra BEEF.

60

200

300

10

Faent Strained ROSIN.

City PITCH

150 cases SPIRITS of TURPENTINE.

100 barrels Dried APPLES.

500 cases FLORIDA WATER.

50 barrels American TAR

15

LAMP BLACK.

50 cases America CLOCKS.

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

ExAbbie Carver," Florence COOKING STOVES,

STEAMERS BRAILERS.

CORN BROOMS.

fudia Rubber KNEE BOOTS AGATE WARE, in every variety of Kit.

✓ chen Utensils.

Charter Oak COOKING STOVES. Spartan COOKING STOVES.

BOURBON WHISKY.

Bet Beamers viá Suz Canal. DOCGLAS' OFFICE-CHAINS,

Mesars GARDNER & Co.'s PERFORATED

VENEER

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

DINING ROOM CHAIRS.

LADIES' ROCKING CHAIRS

The abow we can highly recommend, for office and domestic use, being admirably adapted to this climate.

ExCenifer

CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S AND OTHER

STORES. HOUSEHOLD

TETSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS,

SAVOURY PATE.

GAME PATE....___

PORK PATE.

OX PALATES.

HUNG (Hanbro') BEEF.

HUNTLET & PALMERS' BISCUITS.

FRUITS for Ice

SHERBET.

COCOATINA.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA. Errs's (000A,

ç

C

ROBINSON'S GROATS GELATINE.

Rusia OX-TONGUES.

French PLUMS.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SARDINES

Breakfast BACON.

ASPARAGUS.

MACCARONL

VERMICELLI.

SAUSAGES. MEATS.

ANCHOVIES,

SOUPS, &c., &c.

COPYING PRESSES.

EX AMERICAN MAIL. Eastern and Californiau CHEESE. Boneloes CODFISH.

Prime HAMS and BACON, Russia UAVIARE.

Eagle Brand Condensed MILK. PEACH, and APPLE BUTTER. Pickled OX-TONGUES.

Family PIG-PORK in kgs and pieces. Paragon MACKEREL in 5 b caDS. Beau Ideal SALMON in cans. Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 2 to cans.

Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage

MEAT.

M

Etuffed PEPPERS, Assorted PICKLES. MINCEMEAT.

COMB HONEY in Original Frames. Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted

MEATS:

Richardsan & Robbin's Carried OYSTERS.

Lanch TONGUE. Assorted American SYRUPS, for Sum-

Amer Drinks

McCarty's Sugar LEMONADE.

Clam CHOWDER.

Codfish BALLS.

Groen TURTLE in 2 cane.

ALIFORNIA

RACKER

JOMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 tins, and loose.

Alphabetical BIS

CUITS.

STEAMERS.

THE S. S. GAELIC will be despatch Ted for San Francisco via Yokchaina,

SATURDAY, the 29th October, 1881,

at 3 p...

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re-

for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first this Lives up to £1000 on Single Lato,

For Rates of Prominas, forms of pro-

or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Cautor. Hagkong, January 4, 1887.

Convection hoing mad at Yokoinnin,posal with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan ports.

All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; and ane will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p. the day previous to sailing.

Y

ANGTSZE INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION.

A REDUCTION of 25% made on all RETURN PASSAGE ÜRDEUS ISSUED,

Consular Invoices to accompany Over-CAPITAL (Fully Paid-up).....Tls. 420,000.00 land, Mexican, Central and South American PERMANENT RESERVE Tls. 230,000.00 Cargo, should be sent to the Company's SPECIAL RESERVE FIND......Tls. 288,036.17 Oflicea addressed to the Collector of On- Couis, San Francisco.

For further information as to Treight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50, Quer's Road Central.

CHAS. H. HASWELL, JR,

Agent.

Hongkong, October 13, 1881.

STEAM FORE SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

TOTAL CAPITAL and AC-

QUMULATIONS, 2nd...Tls. 938,936.17 April, 1881...

Directors.

F. B. FORBES, Esq., Chairma

W. M. Boyd, Eng. Ws. METEUNK, Esq. 29 J. H. PrickVoss, F. D. HIT, Esq.

Boy:

GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LUNDON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lauling for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES. TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON,

Faney Sweet Mixed

BISCUITS. Ginger CARES Soda BISCUITS. Cyster BISCUITS.

Cracked WHEAT.

OATMEAL

HOMINY

CORNMEAL

BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. BYE MKAIZ

SPECIALLY SELKOTED

WINES, SPIRTIE BEER AND AZRATED WATERS

THE PENINSULAH AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-shij KHIVA, Captain M. DE HORNE, with Her Majesty' Mail, will be despatched from this for LONDON, vi BOMBAY, and SUEZ CANAL, on MONDAY, the

October, at 4 4 p.

31st

Cargo will be received or board until 10 am on the day of sailing.

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 Calle Tea and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bonhay without transhipment, arriving one week later than by the dinary direct route si Galle.

Particulars, regarding For further FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIĆA- TION COMPANY'S Office, Hongkong.

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

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL Meases RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries.

LONDON BRANCH: MOBBER BARING BROTHERS & Co., Beakers. RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, GB and C, Cornhill

POLICIES granted on Marine Kinks to all paris of the World.

AR-

Subject to a Charge of 12-% for Interest on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFITN of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS LIV nually distributed among all. Contributors of Business in proportion to the Premin paid by theru.

RUSSELL & Cory'

Agents.

1oc82

Hongkong, May 20, 1881. MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

ESTABLISHED 1824

11

Capital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of which is paid up £100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of £ 120,000 * 250,000 Annual Incerne

THE Undersigned have been appointed

Agents for the above Company at Bengkong, Canton, Foochew, Shanghai, and Hankow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at current rates.

HOLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, October 15, 1868.

PRUSSIAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, OF STETTIN

Shippers are particularly requested to noto the terms and conditions of the Com-I pany's Black Bills of Lading.

A. MeÏVER, Superintendent, Hongkong, October 19, 1881.

NOTICE,

Desi

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

world

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, FORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA; AINO,

PONDICHERRY,

MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

AN MONDAY, 7th of November, ON MONDAY, 7thof Company's

8. 8. SINDH, Commandant: LEQUEERE with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO; will leave this Port for the above places,

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Loudon as well as for Marseilles, and ac cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Ordere will be granted until Noon of Gil November

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 6th November, 1881. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they inust be left at the Agency's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are ro- quired.

For further particulars, apply at lee Company's Office.

-G, DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent Hongkong, October 25, 1881.

Intimations.

NEWS FOR HOME.

207

—

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are projured to Grant lusurances against FIRE at Current Rates,

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1881. 10my82

*Not Responsible for Debts. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners all be Responsible for ury Debt, cintheted by the Officers or Gure of the following Vennels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—

B. H. STRENKE, German brig, Captain C. Meyer.-Te On & Co.

EDMUND PHINNEY, Amer. arque, Capt. John Berry-Ges. R. Steve & Co.

ELLEN, British barque, Captain Hodge. -Ghee Bak Hong

ELVIRA DOVALL, Hawaiian ship, Captain Jose M. Pimentel-Captain.

HARVABD, American barque, Captain Samuel Pray.-Captain.

Hors, Anierican ship, Captaii H. Curtis, --Douglas Lapraik & Co.

LAURENS, Amaican ship, Capt. A. Snow, --Mekhern & Co.

Lazare C. TROOP, British ship, Captain D. W. Corning. Optain,

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

OCEAN, British steamer, Captain Henry Webber Geo, B. Stevens & Uo.

PALADIN, Brith steainer, Captain Geo. Parker-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

SOUVENIL, British barque, Captain Fred,

Williams --Captain.

-STAR OF INDIA, British bazq, Capt. H. D. Roe.-Adanion, Bell & Co.

SYREN, American ship, Captain G. W. Brown, Douglas Laprak & Ca

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR HOHOW AND PAKHOI

The Steamship

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILE will close For AMOY

Per Cheag Hock Ksen, at 9.30 am.” To- Ping-an,morrow, the 29th ípst. Capt. McCLIN, will be despatched for the above For AMOY AND SHANGHAI

Per Miramar, at 10.30 am. To-sorrow, Ports ou SUNDAY, the 30th Instant, ät

the 29th inat. Daylight, li cyathilana

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, October 28, 1881.

FOR SWAROW, CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANGAN

POSTPONED Inst., at 10 am.

The Departure of the

Steamship

"Himalaya"

for the above Ports is H MONDAY, the Sut HING KEE & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, October 28, 1881.

FOR LONDON VIA HAVRE.

The 3/3 L.3.1. French Bark

Marie Alfred

oci

J. BREGEON, Master, will load here for the above Ports, and

will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, October 28, 1881.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

Oct. 27, Vorgärts, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 1816, G. Marussig, Trieste, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and Singapore Oct. 20, General.-MEL CHERS & Co.

Oct. 27, Kang-chi, Chinees steamer, 688, R. C. Marsien, Haiphong Oct 25, and Hoihow 26, General.-C. M. S. N. Co,

Oct. 27, Hainan, British steamer, 278, J. Speechly, Haiphong Oct. 25, Hoihow 20, and Macao 27, General-AFONG,

Oct. 27, Miramar, British steamor, 680, J. M. Clarke, Singapore Oct. 19, General.

-BUTTERPIELD'& SWIRE.

Oct. 27, Barnard, American barqon, 1093, Samuel Pray, Newcastle (N.S. W.) Sept. 5, Cool-CAPTAIN,

Oct. 28, Nelson, British steamer, 897, Thorn, Newcastle (N.S. W.)Sept. 27, Cock- town, and Port Darwin, Onal, &c.—Geo. R. STEVENS & Co.

Oct. 28, Pag-on, British steamer, 574, A. A. McCœlin, Pakhoi Oct. 22, Hollow 25, aud Macao 27, General-RUSSELL É

Co.

►

Oct, 28, Chop-chung, Chiness gunboat, from a cruies.

Oct. 28, H.M.S. Kestrel, 462, W. M. Lang, cruising amongst Paracels Dot. 21.

Oct. 28, Greyhound, British steamer, 226, D. Scott, Fakhoi Oct 23, Hoiliow 24, and Macao 28, leneral. ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

DEPARTURES.

Oct. 28, Beaglee, for Yokohama.

28, Patroclus, for Singapore, &a 28, Vergaerts, for Hohow, &c. 28, Hollow, for Shanghai. 28, Ckm-to, Chinese gunboat,"

cruise.

28, Jopane, for Manila.

for

28, Chinking, for Shinghai. 28, Talxsayo Muru, fur Kobe, &e,

CLEARED.

Star of India, for London. Mary L. Bene, for New York. The Treeed, for London. Wrecker, for Yap Atotonta, for Shanghai, Miramar,

for Shanghui.

Plainraelle for Swatow Kim Soon Heat, for Bangkok. Kuangtung, for Coast Ports Bajanatiianhor, for Bangkok.

་་་

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Chinese.

Per Voncerts, from Triesto, &s., 147

Per Kang-chi, from Haiphong, do 12 Chinese,

Per Haman, from Haiphong, ke, 20 Chinese,

Per Mimmar, from Singapore, 68 Chi-

nese.

Per Neon, from Newmaatle (N.8.W.), o, 2 Europeans, and 43 Chinese.

Per Pingon, from Puklici, &c., Mr W, Ropoh, Commissioner of Customs, Pakhoi. Par Greyhound, from Pakloi, & 16

Chinese.

DEPABYER

Per Patrochus, for London, Captain Wil- kinsor

Captain Williams, Messis E. Schaar, and J. MoCrea

Per Joke, for Manila, Mr and Mrs Laia Scriventi and servant,

Per Benglor, for Yokohama, 1 European. Par Vorwerts, for Hoihow. 30 Chinese. Par Hohoro, for Shanghai, 12 Chinese. Per Chunkiang, for Shanghai, 1 European, and 50 Chinese.

TO DEFIET

For YOKOHAMA --

Per 8. 8. Caelies on Saturday, the 29th instant Regiatry, conman at 2.16 p.m. Mail doses at 22.30 p.m. Paid Cor- respondence" may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet.

For NAGASAKI AND SAN FRANCIS

CO.-

Per Anjer Head, at 230 pm, on Satur-

day, the 29th inst,

For MANILA.

Per Emug, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the

29th inst

For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL. ---

Per Ping-m, at ò p.m. To-morrow, the

20th inst.

For HOIHOW, PAKHỞI, AND HAI-

PHONG→→→

Fer Haut, at ò p.m. To-morrow, the

29th inst

For SWATOW, CHEFOO, AND NEW-

CHWANG

For Himalaya, at 9:30a.m., on Monday,

the 31st inst, instead of as previon ly notified.

For AMOY.-'

Per Diamante, at 11.30 a.m., on Monday,

the alat inst

For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA.---

MEMOS FOR TO MORROW, Shipping

1.Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.

No. 67070CTOBER 29, 1897

happen when the bigger publie deget tinder way bebonier some Arxious question. It

Bare the destructive white an Eng to bear a

Steamer leaves for Yokohama and, Sanistikk of the blame, and, the presence Francion,

General Memoranda.

SUNDAY, October 30-

This post „is doubtless a circumst which makes an inspection such recommended by the Jary wil

necessary Had the fact that

cuity of the building was not

Daylight Kangtung leaves for Const, porten bat is supposed to have

Porti

Daylight. --Ping-on leaves,

and Patho

MONDAY, October 31

10 m Himalaya leaves for Swatow,

Choloo and Newchung. - Noon:Diamante leaves for Amoy... Goods per Yongte undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing 4nglish Mail leaves for Ports of 4p.z.

Call and Europe. Goods per Glenlyon undelivered after

this date subject to rent. Goods per Yorkshire undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

pepén THURSDAY, November 3

8 p.au-Avoca leaves for Bombay. 4 p.m.-Ocan leaves for Port Darwin

Cooktown, do

SATURDAY, November 5

2

porärts leaves for Straite, &c Goods per Vorwürk undelivered after

this date abject to rent. MONDAY, November 7

an edit soms descriptio pairs, secure to us to inTEOSE: responsibility of the inspecting hunters. In connection with thic ter of the insecurity of public

especially those buil over hundred human being any time be congregstel- hoped that the recon warning conveyed in the

Jury will exercise a good addition to such warning, however, think the Jury would have done well have inquired why such shuuld not be wonstructed Frames instead of wooden beamE such means the danger incurred white ants and negligent inspec miglit at one and the Barne time to

utely guarded against.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of H. 3. B. Conur went into the Cosmopo

Call and Europe:

**THE

litan Dock, to-day Tomorrow tho ces out of and the Helicon goes in to the Kowloon Dock.

For Makica, at 11.30 am, on Wednes- HONGKONG DISPENSARY, His Lordship, the Acting Fuime Judge,

day, the 2nd Nov,

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

`BOMBAY, ----

Established AD. 1841.

AND

香港大藥房

Per Awa, at 2.30 p.a., on Thursday,

the 3rd Nov.

For

PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD NEY, MELBOURNE, & For Ocean, at 3.30 pm, on Thursday,

the 3rd Nov.

MAILS DY THE-UNITED STATES, PACKET, The United States Mail Packet Gadic, will

be despatched on SATURDAY, the 29th init, with Mails for Japan, Sar Francico, the United States, Canada, Honolulu Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows:

2.15 p.m. Registry cesses.

2.30 r.x. Post-Office oluses, but Letters

for Union Countries may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra l'ostage until the time of departure..

Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies

cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, October 24, 1881.

Oc29

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Khira

will be despatched on MONDAY, the 31st October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Euros vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burinh, Ceylon, Indie, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gib- raltar. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Correspondence to Mau- ritius.

N.B. This Packet curries no mails for the

'Australian Colonies.

HOURS OF CLOYING

THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in elesing Mail, by the British Contract Packet

Day of Departure,—

2

NOON.Money Order Office close.

P.Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and

patterns ceases.

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

09

DaUOGISTS' SUNDRIES NURSERY BEQUI SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDIONES. MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potasa Water, Sarmaparilla Waters and other Aerated Watera.

The Mamyfactory is under direct and continuous Europents Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

to-day, sent a Chiness servant girl to prison

for four days for perjury. The offence Was committed during the hearing of a Chimeso care this week weet

Tax following domestic notice, which peas in the latest Cooktown paper to hand, in significant of progress ?——***

At her residence, Charlotte-street, Cooke town, on the 26th Sept., the Wife of Chin Chang, Es, of Bon.

HM. S. Kestrel Coramander WM Lang, returned to day from a cruise amongst the Paracel Islands, where she had been sent some time ago to search for the steamor Quista, when teari wire aroused as to the fury of that vessel. The Kestrel, wo ure informed, has diperienced very dirty. ther and has lost some of her bosta viny

Tay American barque Harvard reports -----

Bad weather throughout; struck ning on September 8th, squally weather PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any to the Bashee Channel, then took 3 other persons who may desire to congale until close to Pratas Reef, when mult the files of local, China, Japan, hauled North, blomg hurricane; was American, English, Indian or Austra Lo, leeward of Hongkong, and hav lian newspapers, are invited to call at seven doya beating bbok with NW. the CHINA MAIL" Olice, where over wide sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are now filed for roference

DIED.

We learn by the arrival of the Nelson that, on the date when she left. Brisbane had been stranded on

Raf for three days, but hopes were tertained that the grounded steam

At Masac, on the 28th October, at the residence of his uncle, Camillo La de Bouza, be got off after 600 tons of her cars Esq., EVARESTO FRANcisco Do Boza, Inter-- been discharged. Telegraphic advices ! preter Knologus; nged 27. Deeply roof course, spoiled this hope, and the gretted."

NW. monsoon appears to have spee "destroyed the Tostel-and prevented zoro The publication of this true commenced than 400 tons from being got out of hor at 7.25 m.

3

F.-Mail closed, except for Late

Letters.

The China Mail.

3.10 r..-Letters may be posted with

8.30

Late Fee of 18 centa until

સંગમ Sooron rezidents will be glad to learn that subscription lists for St. Andrew's Ball are now swasting signature at the Ho Club, Victoria Dispensary, and

G. Falconer Crawford & Com

-When the Post Office closes HONGIONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1881. entirely

THE Coroner's Jury has returned a kel & Co., and

1.40 .-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Foe of 10 centa until time of departure.

Quotations, BoxGxONO, October 28. OPIUM-New Patua, cash,...$620

cash,...

New Bezaron, cash,.-617) Old

New Maiwa, creditj;;; '670 Allowance, Taols.

5. 32 Old Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taeis...... 32

Bank, Wire,

Exchange.

Demand,

12

30 days' eight,

8/8

4 months' sight, Credits, Per Mamar, for Shanghai, 64 Chinese. Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/97 Per Plameller, for Swatow, 230 Chi- | Indin, Wire, wi

24634 démiand; Shanghai, demand,

73

·nesc.'""'·

For Kix-Soon Hoat, for Bangkok, 12

THE Twean, British ship, Captain J. BL.. Whyte.-Bussel & Co.

VDRWAERTS, German steamer, Capt. H. Evers.--Wieler & Co.

The Overland China Mail To-day's Advertisements.

(The oldest Overland Paper ív. China.) (katuta

PUBLISHED AT THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE IN TIME FOR THE EXOLISH MAIL

Containing from 13 to 84 columns of closety- priated matter.

tributed T

THIS Mail- Summary is compiled from the Daily Chain Mail, is published twice a month or the morning of the Fanghiah Mell's departure, and is a zo

sach fortnight's current history cord of of of events in China and Japan.com

reports and sollated from the journal

at the various porta in those

It - contains Shipping news from Shanghai,

Canton Hongkong,

de, and a complets Commercial Summery, t

Bubscription,

BO cente paid 53 cents

Orders

annuos (postage

per Copy (postage

Bu China Mak Ofßge,

Stanutsenot later than noon

China Mait

HA

NOTICE

Per Krungtung, for Coast Ports, I Euro- pean, and 160 Chinese.

Per Erjonattianuhar, for Bangkok, 67 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The Chinese steuer Longicht reports: Haiphong to Hollow, trong Nai

wind and heaty a Hoihow to Hongkong

50 days' sight, private 74 Gold Let, 904 fine.

$227.83 Sovereigns,

66.44

Hongkong Baak, 113

seems most"

Ferdict of Accidental Death in the case of the Chinaman who was killed by nig

Joht NM

the fall of the Soo-kam-pop Market, and be here on the 2th Nove as we remarked in the case of the Murray been annoemoed to leave. Barrack Chimney, such a decision must on the 12th, their pri

per force be accepted as firal. It seems cae, form a grust attraction to the Boot

to us, however, that the responsibility athering of the 30th.

for the safety of life involved in the

proper maintsanure of public buildings

is becoming less felt then it ought to be. We desire to say word in favour of the

and that the escape of all concerned in mall birds that litter

the two cases referred to does not tend out the Island. Thes to improve matters. In the inquestnut so very numerpus, concluded this afternoon, there does not - the

stronger reason

Sir Richard

seem to have been any attempt made to explain the assertion that the Sarrayor General's attention had been called to learn, hawks and shrik the insecure state of the Market The offender against the sume helplessness was apparent as to tribes zo behalf inspection as came to light In the med Barrack business; but the excuse of the Surveyor General was shartiandedness and overwork, Indeed, the, given by Mr Bowdler, Acting Burveyor General, seemed to be a curious con- fessiou to come from a departinent which spends so much money is suppos to epatain such a marked potent of talent and power of work,

prent, saleu Union Ita. Bos, of Ctop, 81.676p, share. North China Ins. Co., Ils 2,125 per share, consequence on China Traders Ins, Co., 31,600 at a dire really no public work

Chinese Ins. Co., B1 per share. Yangtze Ins Assode 830 per share.

constructions of the

bad to do with the inspection or pat ing-up of a beam or two

FOR FREIGHT, CHARTER OF SALE trong NN. W. wind and head wes to St HK Fire Ins. Co.bda por vase de Market we are not in a position-

The 4.1 British Barque

Apply to

BEO, B. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, October 28, 1881,

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S: STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, FROM TRIESTE, BOMBAY COLOMBO, PENANG A SINGAPORE.

John's;

thence to port moderate variable winds and fine weather ar

The fritish steamer Miramar reports:

Chinn Fire Ins. Co. 3280 per share, H.K&W. Dock, 80%

H. C: H. §.-bost Co., 424 prom, seller, Had freak winds and very confused Sha Steam Nov., Tie. 3 per non ital throughoutstan

stanie Nelson rmartë z

China Croat Et. Nav. Co. 11. 160 p. are Hongking Gas Co., 882

Hotel Co. #104 and was drowned, on the 13th, four to Chitis Bugar Rel. Co., 8180 after sing Port Darvin One Chinese C

Do. Debentares Experienced

Imperial Loan passenger

died on the 17th: heavy gres and terri Sbetween"HÁTÍ

Do. and Hongkong comm on the

The British, ston

LUG BAIRROrradoce, jumped overboard Borgopria

THE Stadi Forrie having arrived Left Faina Del 22nd 1 from the loors Porta Coningness of in Holie” nå 23r Cargo are hereby informed this their Goods, how with the exception of Oplum, are being on

aded at the rink into the Godown

Undersigned, hence delivery may be

withing to receive ther hart stå at liberty

thare-salos

Rednning.

per mbare.

50 per share

Temperature,

bat it appears to be that led the Soo-Kum- properly looked after

have been averted, and the would not have taken plac son why this duty was not is said to be that Ar Bow men to do it, on account of the smal noss

of bisstiff and the

work they have to presumed, carries to some one b

acao at 10 (2 siken of Mgers Falconer of Co. From the treg Hongkong on

20.0282 $29.914

thinning sed

through

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