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For Sale.

Insurances.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & CO. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

No. 53, Queen's Road East, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT,

ARE

RACKER

NOW

LANDING

FROM AMERICA, ALIFORNIA

OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 5 b

Soda BISCUITS,

Assorted BISCUITS.

ting, and luces.

Small HOMINY.

Cracked WHEAT,

OATMEAL

CORNMEAL.

TOPOVAN BUTTER.

Apple BUTTER,

Eastern and Californian CREESE.

CODFISH, Boneless.

Primo HAMIS and BACON. Eagle Brand Condensed MILK

Family BEEF in 23 lb leg. Bosu Ideal SALMON in 5 Cutting's Dessert FRUTES in 23

11

cana.

cana. Assoried Cauned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage

MEAT

Stuffed PEPPERS.

Assorted SOUPS.

INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Underigned, AGENTS of the above!

Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Raton.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1889.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements. N., and Mrs M. Stoplent. From Shang

1.

14

Torsigned to TILE Undersigned are prepared to accept por cent. net premium por aznⱭNI

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

i

NOTICE.

RULES OF THE HONGKONG

SAVINGS BANK.

The business of the above Bank will bs conducted by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, on their premises in Hongkong Basiticaa hours in week-days, 10 to 9: Enturdays, 10

to 1.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERTES MARITIMEES.

PAQUEDOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.

The Co.'s Steamship

Djemnali Cornmandt. De BOBOIL BARON, will be despatch-

2-The Axapts of the Hongkong and of for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival

Shangha Banking Corporation will from Europe,

form a direct security for the ropay- | mont of sums deposited in the abovo Bunk.

2-Sans less than $1. or more than $250 at no time will not be received. No depositor may deposit more than $1,50 in any one year. 9384-Deposits may be on behalf of relations, of trusts, &c., in addition to the deposi tor's own account.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. 1. 1720.

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THE Undersigned frwing been appointed

Agents fur the above Corporation are:

Marion Department.

5.-Persons dedies of saving us less

than a dollar may do so by aflixing clean tan-cont stuups to a form to be chained at the Bins or at the Fost Olice. When the form is presented with teu clean stampa the depositor wil be credited one dollar,

prepared to grant Insurances as follows-Depositers in the Savings Bank having $100 or more at their credit may at their option transfer the same is the Hongking and Shanghai Banking Cor paration on fixed deposit for 12 months at b

per cent. per annum interest.

Policies at current rates, payable ofther here, in London. er at the principal Ports

of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department.

Policies issued for long or short periods at 7-Deposits may be forvarded from the

Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted current rates.

Lunch HAM.

,

MEATS.

Lambs' TONGUES.

Chain CHOWDER.

Frosh OREGON SALMON,

Dried APPLES.

TOMATOES.

SUCCOTASH

Maple SYRUP.

Golden SYRUP

LOBSTERS. OYSTERS.

HONEY.

Assorted JELLIES,

Green CORN

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

400 IL Capacity.

G00 tu.

900 1.

1,200 1

CORN BROOMS.

11

OFFICE HIGH OBAIRS.

AXES and HATCHETS.

AGATE IRON WARE.

WAFFLE IRONS.

SMOOTHING IRONS.

PAINTS ad OILS.

TALLOW and TAR. VARNISHES.

DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,

150° test.

Ex late Arrivals front

ENGLAND..

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

2 TEES,

itreding:

CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS.

MINCEMEAT.

ALMONDS and RAISINS.

Crystallized FRETTS.

TEVESONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.

Pudding RAISINS.

Lanto OURRANTS.

Fine YORK HAMS,

PICNIC TONGUES.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES.

FRENCH PLUMS. BRAWN. INFANTS' FOOD. CORN FLOUR.

SPARTAN

COOKING STOVES.

HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMP.

PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP.

CLARETS

CHATEAU MARGAUX. CHATEAU LA TOUR, pinís & quarts. 18. GRAVES,

BREAKFAST CLARET, .. 14

SHERRIES & PORT-

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-

TILLADO.

.SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PURT

(1818). HUNT'S POET.

BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c. 1 and 3-star HENESSY'S BRANDY. BEQUIT DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY. FISEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENLEE WHISKY. BOOED'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BLEKA's IRISH WHISKY. Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL, NOILLY PRAY & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CRABB'S GINGER BRANDY. EASTERN CIDER. CHARTREUSE.

MARASORINO.

CURACAO.

ANGIOBTURA, BOLBR's and ORANGE

BITTERS

&a

K

BASS'S ALE, bottied by CAMERON and

SAUNDERS, pints and quarts, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &

J. BURKE, pints and quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the

Gallon ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

SPECIALLY SELECTED OIGAR 8.

Fins New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in

5 catty Boxes. 'BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 25 cents p. Ib.

Life Department, Policies Isauci for suma not exoceding

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

406

£5,000 t reduced raton,

Hongkong, July 25, 1872.

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

company urd THE Undersigned having been appointed

prepared to GRANT POLICIES MARINE KISKS to all parts of the World, at current.

10.

Latuk.

THE

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & C... Hongkong, November F, 1883.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.j CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant

POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or in Goods stored therein, on Goods on buard Vessels atud on Hulls of Vewels in Harbour, at the usual Terms i and Conditions.

Proposal for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

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

For Rates of Prunainios, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agats, tongkang & Canton. Nongkrog, Imaury 4, 1807.

WASHING BOOKS.

100

(In English and Chinese.) TASHERMAN'S DOOKS, for the use

WAS

Purta by means of clean Hongkong Postage Stamps of any values. Interest at the rate of 37 per cent. per annum will be allowed ledepositors on their daily balances.

Bush Depositor will be supplied gratis with Pan-Book which must be pre- sented with each payment or with- drawal. Dupositora inbat not multe any entries themselves in their Pase Books but should send them to be written up at least twice a year, about the begining of January and begin- ning of July.

Covers containing Piss-Books, Ru- gistered Letters containing Blumps or other Remittances, and generally, cor respondence as to the business of the Bank will, marked On Hongkong Harings Boat Busines, be faded free of Postage or Registration Fee by the various British Post Officer in Hongkong and Chiu 11.Withdrawala may be made on demandt, but the personal attendance of the depositor or his duly appointed areal, and the production of his Pass-Book

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re necessary.

I. MARTIN,

Acting d gent

71

Hongkong, April 24, 1884.

NOTIUE..

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARIMES.

PAQUEBOT-POSTE FRANÇAIS.

The Co.'s Steamship

Voles, Commandal Tears, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA slutly after the arrival of the next French Mail from Europe,

T. MARTIN,

Aeting Agint.

Hongkong, April 25, 1884,

SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.

Tha Sternship

Flintshire,

bai: for Singapore, Moers J. E. Reddio, and A. Thurbarn and servant ; for Bombay, Mr A. R. Postonjos-From Yokohama: For Brindisi, Mr D. Tow; for Marsailles, Meara Boucher, B. G. Oxlay, and J. Mc- Kechnic.

nese.

For Jeddah, for Ainny, 262 Chinese. Por Greyhound, for Hoilow, &c., 26 Chi- Per Krumamoto Maru, for Nagasaki, de.., 1 Europetus, 7 Chiness, and 5 Japanese,

TO DEPART Per Kashar, for Yokohama ;

from Hong-

kong, De Lyall, Dr and Mrs Anderson, Hon. A. Lambart, R.A., Mrs Lambart, Mr and Mra Hutternt and native servant, Lt. B. R. Mitford (The Buffs); from Ootembo, Mr and Mri, Gale; from Singapore. Dr Buntly and servno. Tor Hlogo from London, Wiss Herbert.

Per Rassin, for Singapore, 792 Chinese. Por Esmeralda, for Amoy and Manila, 2 Europeans, and 50 Ohjuese.

Por Actio for Haiphong, 30 Chiness. Por Welle, for Hollow, 30 Uhingra. Per Naples, for Port Darwin, &c., 6 Eu- ropeans, and 18 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Enerolda roporta: Fine weather until last night at 19, when a thick fog set in,

The British steame: Hailong raports: Left Tamoni on the 21st inst, uzperienced strong S. W. winds, accompanied by squalls and high sea; left Amoy ou 23rd, and Swa- tow on 24th, had light variable winds and

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

4 p.m.--Foukang leares for Bhaugiau. p.m.-Esmeralda kavas for Manils.

Auctions.

[No. 6476.—APRIL 23, 1884.

what a man's life should be and all tho exhortations of all the lotters of his Apratles: and you will find in them the sum and sub- stanco of the Christian's Heaven.

So far then as we are connerned, Hesten inu State of mind and heart, a Character began here through faith in Ohrist and earried on when our present bodies are cast

2 p.m.--Auction of Chinese Carios At Mrof. Any place will make Heaven if the

J. M. Armstrong's.

General Memoranda. Monday, April 28 :-)

Goods por Ara undelivered after Noon subject to rent and landing charges. Goods per Glenogle undelivered after

this date subject to rent. Goods per Cupack undelivered after this

daty subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, April 30-

soul, that is the man, be in the right sleto, Dante picured Heaven as separated from Purgatory by a river, and rising upwards through rino spheres to the abode of the Supreme Being The planets formed seven of the spheres, the Moon being fohabited by angels, Mer- cury by archangels, the Sun by the powers, and so on, the Supreme Being having his abode in a sphere called, tho

4 p.m.-Mesting of Legislative Council. Empyrean. Milton: followed the same divisions. Wordsworth described Hea- ven 'thus :-*

THE

The appearance, instantaneously disclosed,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Was of a mighty city-bildly say

Established A.. 1841

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., ⠀⠀ FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGO19%,

IMPORTERS.

OF

A wilderness of building, anking for, And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far aisking into aplondour without ont. ? Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes and silver spires, And blazing terisce upon terrace, high 17plifted hero, serene paritions bright In avenues disposed: there, towore begirt With battlements; that on their restless fronta Boru alan-illumination of all gems

T4 thick foggy weather to port. In Amoy DAUGOUTS SUNDRIES NURSERY REQUI- regards pictures of this kind as having

HAINE, Commander, ex- posted here on or about the 1st Proximo, will have immediate despatch for the above Porta

For Freight or l'assage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Dongkong, April 25, 1884.

Not Responsible for Debts.

716

either the Captain, the Agenta, nor Choners will be Responsible for any Debt contacted by the Officers or Crea of the following Fessels, during their slay in Hongkong Harbour

ALICE MUIR, British barque, Captain E Henry-Captain.

ASSA, German ship, Captain F. Schildt.

12,-All Jocuments connected with the-Order.

business of the Savings Bank are exempt from stamp duty.

For tine HoxUKOR & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Bongkang, April 25, 1881.

$15

11 Reformes to the above, BUSI

1st May, 1884.

WNESS will be Commenced on ke

of Ladies and Gentlemen, ein cow---

be had at this Office.-Price, 1 cach.

CUINA MATI. Ollies

THE REPORT OF

TUX TRIAL-or

LOGAN OF CARTON that appeared in

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORTORATION,

T. JACKSON,

Chy Manager.

Hongkong, April 25, 1884.

the Chian Mail has been printed in T'AM-luv PALET FORM, and is now on Balu Price, 30 Celts

Hongking, October 3, 1880

Destination

716

POR SAN FRANCISCO.

The 3,3 5.1.1. American Ship

Chamundelet, STETSON, Master, will load hero for the abors-Post, and will quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 3h, 1884.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Verds.

London, v. Suez Canal Pelemzehus (5)....... Marsilios, v. Saigon.. Yuugtse (6). Trieste, &c.

Sourabaya, No

Portland (Oregon)

Sau

San

New York............

Medusa (s)... Camorta (6) Navaink

Portwest..

Francisco. Raphael... Francisco Chrondelet

S. Francisco..Yan City of RiodeJaneiro(s) Sydney & Melbourne.. Changchow (s)....... Sydney & Melbourne. Tannalice (5)............. Bombay, v. Straits.... Bangaluna (s).... Manila, v. Amuy... Esmeralda (a)..... Shanghai

Fookery (8)

Shuughai, v. Anoy.... Friam (8). Amoy & Tuni.. Swatow, du...

Hailoong (8) Thales (s)...

Agents.

717

Date of Lucity.

Basteroid Swire... Alfest April 30. Messageries Maritimes bƐay 1, noon. Melchers & Co... April 28, nuen. Wardine, Matheson&Co Abend April 30. Russell & Co... quick despatch. Russell & Co......... quick despatch. Quick despatch. Russoll & Co. Russell & Co.. quick despatch.

6,3 p Pacific Mail Co. May 6 Butterfeld & Swire... April 30, 4 pm. Gibb, Livingston & Co.jAbout May 10. P. & D. S. N. Co....... May 2, 3 p.m. Russell & Co.......... April 30, 5 p.m. Jardino, Matheson & Co April 26,

4p.. Butterfeld & Swire... About April 80. Douglas Lapraik & Co., April 28, 4 p.m. Douglas Lupeak & Co. April 27, 3. mn.

Bexvesus, British stentner. Captain J. Potter-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

CHI YUAN, Chinese steamer, Capt. Wal-

Ince C. M. S. N. Co.

CARONDEGET, American ship, Captain Stetson.M. 1. M. S. S. Co.

FRANK CARI, British ship, Capt. Wm. S. Chapman. Order.

MANTRA British Lerque, Captain A. McPherson--Russell & Cu.

MEDUSA, Austro-Hungarian str., Capt. G. Ruusin. Melchers & Co.

Metnost, Amoriman ship, Captain 6. P. Batos-Russell & Co.

NAVESINK, American barque, Capt. A: 13. Weeks. Russell & Co.

NIELEHOF, German schooner, Capt. C. Rubarth-Sieussen & Co.

PRINZ ALEXANona, Gorm.steamer, Jart. R. Kekert.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

SPARTAN, American barque, Capt. J. P. Crossby.Russell & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 23, 1654-

H.M.S. Swift, and two French mon-of-war," S. S. Cemortu, Emmy and Donar. In Swa tow: 8. S. Becuo, Cassandra, Rey, and Iphigenic.

CARGO.

Per S. S. Bellerophon to London, sailed 24th April-161,077 lls. Congou, 441 Seris, & cases Silks, 116 bales Wasto Sills, 450 rolls Matting, 290 cases and 50 casks Preserves, and 180 pkgs. Sundries. 'rom Manila, 344 baga Laaf Tobacco. From Miogo, 88 pkga. Curios, 21 bales Waate Silk, and 1,339 half-chusta Taa.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-

For NAGASAKI, KOEK, AND YOKO

HAMA.-- Pur Kashgar, at 11.80a.m., on Saturday,

the 26th inet.

For MANILA.-

Per Mindanao, at 10.30 a.a., on Satar i

day, the 26th jest.

For SHANGHAI-

SITES, TOBET REQUISITES, OLISI, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Waters, The Manufactory is under direct continuous Europear. Stepervision. Hongkong, June 1 1876..

and

730

The publication of this issue commenced at 7.40 pm

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1884.

Bishop Burden tells us not to believe in any such Heavons as these. He mischievous effects, so far as they give future.state. us incorrect ideas of. The Paradise of Milton and the Inferno Dante, highly wrought works 23 they are, afford an entirely wrong con- ception of Heaven. There are no ao- cusing spirits to By up to Heaven's chancery with the lapsus linguas of mortals, and no recording engels to drop

written down and blot them out for tears on the naughty words as they are

*VET. Matters concerning our future state are not done in this methodical These pretty ideas must be aban-

way.

donad

The sermon is, we take it, a result of the increased ralightenment of the age. As knowledge and thought have pro- gressed, nien Lave formed higher ideas of the future etate than those which sa- tisfied people centuries ago. The Bis- op'a conception of Heaven is infinitely A FEW weeks nge Bishop Hurdon was superior to that portrayed by Milton, Per Fuksang, at 3.30 p., on Saturday: kirid enough to send to the editors of or any other writer of his time. If his

sega that the newspapers in this Colony a copy tory be truced back, it will. uf a pamphlet containing four sermons intellectual progress has ever forced the he had preached a short time previously, expansion and refinement of religions in the Cathedral, on The four last ideas. It has raised us by degrees from things-Heaven, Hell, Judgment and the condition of the savage who finds Death. We prestane the worthy Bishop's divinity in a lump of wood, to an en- object in thus disposing of these pam-lighteaed status when we demand “a For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-phlets was to have his sermoos reviewed, nobler conception of Heaven than cease.

the 26 irat.

For SAIGON.

Per Ing, at 4.40 pint, on Saturday,

the 26th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY, AND TAIWAN

Per Thales, at 8.30 am, on Sunday, the

27th inst.

BAY

Fer Medis, as 11.30a.m., on Monday,

du 28th int

For AMOY AND TAMSUL-

Per Halong, at 5.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 28th inst.

FOL STRAITS AND BOMBAY.—

For Bunglore, at 2.30 p.,, on Friday,

the 2nd May.

MAILS BY THE FRENO PACKET.

There may be vanity in this assumption, lese psalmedy, or an infrity of celestial because Bishop Burdon may be under rapture. the impression that the Hoogkong editors need a little religious instruction. But we will consider that the pamphlet. scat to us, with Bishop Burdon's com pliments, was for review. Newspaper editors are somewhat chary of dealing

in

any way with religious topics. This ought not to be so, if religion is of The French Contract Packet Tangt has vital importance to the human race will be despatched on THURSDAY, which every Christian says it is. News the 1st Day, with Mail to the papers are expected to comment on United Kingdom, Europe, and places maiters of public concert, but they beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straite nest ignore the one which concerns Settlements, Betavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian every body to a fatal degree. The Colonion, Aden, Natal and the Cage, Irenen is a very simple one. There is Egypt, Melta, and Gibraltar.

no other subject on which there is so The usual hours will he observed in closing much divergence of opinion and belief

the Mails, &c.

is there a oa religion, and there is no other subject on which Christians are

MAILS BY THE GMITED STATES PACKET. --

Exeratuur, British steamor, 395, T. Hut The United States Mail Packet City of Rio

chison, Manila April 22, Guneral.-BUSSYLI & Co.

Clayton, British steamer, 1,058, Gal- lui, Nagasuki April 20, Coal-RUSSAL & Co.

Fuglsang, British stummer, from Canton. fas, British steamer, 1,049, J. Me- Kechnie, Swator April 24, General - Bos HIN CHAN.

Yenglese, British tearner, 782, Schutz, Shangai April 29, General-Srássy &

Co.

de Janeiro, will bodespatched on TOES DAY, the 6th May, will Mails for Japan, San Francis, the United States, Canada, Honolul, Para, &., which will be closed as follows 2.15. Registry cesses. 2.30 F. Post-Offiqu eluses, but Corres- pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fea of 10 cents catre Postage until the time of departure.

HORA OF ULOŠINO

THE FRENCH MAIL

ready to take offence and to dis- courage the expression of views con- trary to their own, Religivas, re- tremendous garced universnily, ate consets-that is to say, there is the strongest tendency on the part of every religious section throughout the world to consider that it is stone on the right path, and to rest perfectly contented with this belief, with the smallest pos-

TELEGRAMS.

EWYPTIAN, NEWS.

LONDON, 24th April, 1884.

The Egyptian Govermagat has recom mended the British Authorities to send an expeditionary force to act with their own troops under orders to advance on Berber,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

March 30 Centom, April 4: Ning. PASSED CANAL-Priam and Sun Pallo,

chow wid Djenuh, April 7

The next AMERICAN MA, per the P. M, 8. 6. Co's atr. City of Dio de faasro, with San Francisco mails to the 20th valtimo, left Yokohama ou zard inst at daylight. She may therefore be ext pected to arrive here on or about Toes. day, the 20th inst

The S. S. Tandice left Sydney on the

11th instant, sem geng

The next direct steanera, with the Indian mail, oft Calcutta on the torming of the 19th April

sible amount of enquiry into the tenets The S. S. Flintshire left Singapore for this

port on his 25th instant. of the other sections. Protestants generally have the vaguest actions of

SUNDAY, APRIL 272

Hailong, British steamer, 277, F. D. The following hours ara observed in closing the ignorance is deeper on the side of Hymns 34, 486, 115, 368; Praha: 98;

Goddard, Tamedi April 21, Amoy 23, and Swatow 24, General-DovuLAS STEAMENIT Co.

DEPARTURES.

April 24

Paid-

Reserve.

APRIL 25, 1881. Working Last Dillong decount vidend, patrons. Cash.

Illis, Gemauu gunboat, for Amoy.

April 25- Ancanor, for Slungbal.

Miramar, for Kuelinotza:

remound, for Huihow,

Now, for Shanghai

[.00

Kumanote Maru, for Nagasaki, o.

SHARE LIST,-QUOTATIONS.

Value

Stocàs.

DANGH.

Nes. of Shares

HK and S'hai

Bank......

INSITUANCES.

... 60,000 $

Nth-China Ios. 5,000 C Yangtsze In... 9,000 £ Union Ins Sec. 2,000 China Traders'

Insurance.... 24,000 5 C'ton Ins. Office 10,000 S Chinese Ins. Co., 1,500,5 EK. Fire Jus... 8,000'S Chic Fire Las. 20,000,8

·STEAM (PANIGS,

HK. C. and M.

Steambout 8,900 Inde. China S

Nav. Co...120000£ China & Marita

9.S. Co., Lt. 3,600.

MIMELLANEOUS.! HK. & Wh'pos

Dock HE. and China!

Gas Co...... 5,000 £ H'kong Hotel... 2,000'3 Obina Sugar Co. 9,000 8 F'kong Ice Cc. 1,2608

125 $ 124,063,3618 57,047.23 £2u

£1.545

Peny-chau-hai, Chinese gunboat, for a cruise.

Fohilla, for Europe, So.

Jeddah, for Amoy.

CLEARED.

1.270 p.sh.

1!

19

Rosslyn, for Singapura.

Benarty, for Yokohama.

Esmeralia, for Amoy and Monik.

$100 buyers

Charlotte, for Keelung

9190 p. share

Actie, for Haiphong.

200 100

18% TL 141 25 £25

£60,000 1,2508 125$ 500,000 $576,301.008 18.2913550

25$ 500,0002 107,411.05 x 1870 83.338 30,$

506,127.77 10% Dobit balance 1,000s 2008 100,873 $3907.16

2503 308 885,000/9 285,271.008 $30 5.8145 buyers 1008 209 516,978 $ 106,366.49 $3.00 and $140

bomu proporti onato

$ 215,000$ $3,091.80 | 62 Luyera

Dopre

ciation! Dolat.

173 die. buy's Fond

par.

100$

:.

"10 10

$100 all

10,000,8

125 1258

10'£ 1008 1006 1006 100

100

1003

24,250 $

600'S

6,0003

H'kong Bakery Luzon Sugar Co. 7,000 $

alır

He, for Hofhow, &c. Naples, for Fort Darwin, dz

FASSENGERS. AERIVED

Per Esmeralda, from Manila, 3 Euro- pewis deck, and 34 Chinco

Per Rosalyn, Iron Swatow, 788 Chinese for Sails Softlancute.

Por Dados, from Tamsui, &e, Mr and Mrs Acvarus, Mrs Silva, and is Chinese.

DEPARTED,

Mails, E., by the French Contract

Packet-- Day before departure for Siturday if the de

purture be on Monday),—— ·

Day of departure,

10

11

F.N.-Money Order Office closas. Post Office closca, except the NULT Box, which is always open cut of Office hours.

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the Itoman Catholic creed, and perhaps OLDER OF SERVICE AT USION CHCECH.- those who regard the Pope as the mundane head of religion. Religious belief is mainly dependent on the air-

Tuness page 16, 211, 54, 165, 124,

cumstances of birth, and in religion that MESSES Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us spirit of broad enquiry, which is con- that the steamer Flintshire, from London, sidered so necessary and anmendable was to leave Singapore to-day for Hong- in all the concerus of this life, does not Long.

appear to be encouraged.

Bishop Burdur's four sermons have Among the passengers for Europe by the excited an exceptional amount of utten-

in here. The fact is the views ad- English Mail statuer which left to day was vanced in them travel seraewhat beyond Mr. J. G. S. Barnell; special correspondent the crudox motions on the splyjects for the Daily News of London in Torquin with which they deal. There is a more intellectual treatment of these subjects THE Macao Indipendente learns that Sr. in the pamphlet then that to which we Francisco Badvell Xavier, Secretary at the have been accustomed treatment

more in consonance with the advanced Portuguese Consulate at Siam, has been thought of the day. The Bishop is dismissed from his post for having riscon cards the idea that Heaven is a place ducted himself in the exercise of his duties. for duzzling crowes, seraphie songs, Et. Daniel Coulart is appointed to fill his and a delirium of felicity, or that Heli

place.

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The Rev. Mr Andre Chinchon will be con- Eternal tomments, baths of boiling aulphur,parated Bishop of Amoy on Sunday, the Vicissitude of fires, and then of froster

The first of the four seninous is on 27th April, in the Dominican Church at Heaves, and we shall have to confine Mail. The Archbishop of Manila will our reniurks to it in this article. A perform the ceremony, asiated by the training and disciplining of the spirit, Eishops of Tonquin and Jarn. Mr Chux- making it tender, loving, noble, triechen is the first Bishop consecrated for sympathizing, unselfish; deep-ning and

ripening the character for the bigbest Amey.

and liest purposes of love and service

is, says the Bishop, the Christion's COMMODEER Cuning, F. N., and Mrs. W. Heaven, begun bere, perfected here Wright, R. N., the Commodore's Secretary, afer.heaven seems, in short, to be left this afternoon for London by the P. & progressive goodness, commenced in

this world and carried on in the next Tuail steamship Fichilia Tha Missel until perfection is Attained. A few Bowen, Mr Justive Russell, Bir T. Jackson extracts from the Bishop's sermon will and many other residents went on beard the take his meaning clearer

steamer to bid farewell to the homeward The notions about the occupations or bounders,

foolish and therefore mischievons.

E. S. Whealer, C. U. Stuart, E. G. Sugen suc, and Commer; from London, Mr R. Wil son; from Brindisi, Messrs G. Pearse, Son- tance, J. H. Evans, Dawbarn, G. Clarke, Taker, at Mears Fulciones de Cal's Premises, non-occupations of Heaved are equally 3. H. Allen, J. Hawyes, W. King; Gammen, Potter, Hague, W. P. Eva, W. White, McDonald, anti Lisa S. Ramsay; from Colombo, Mr Walker; from Penang, Mr and Mrs Kole Sang Tat, and Miss K. Seang Tut and 2 scrvants.

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Heaven is a State: state, that is, of YESTERDAY morning at about L o'clock kind and beart, a moral and spiritual state the S. S. Claymore passed the M M This is limited to no place. It is possible emer Ara, which is stepped and heading to conceive of a place where the people aro

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all of that state, or, in the language of Scrip- Sorth. She bad three globes hoisted where the people are all righteous," signifying that she was not under cons and this may be the case with Heaven trol, but she did not require assistance. It ultimately. But place is in the meantime s

very subordinate ides and a very immaterial was calculated by the Captain of the ona Character, a chamoter for good, is the Claymore that she had been stopped about fundamental idea of Heaven, wherever it ten hours, judging from the time she had

may be.....

Bring together the teaching of Christ on left here.