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For Sale.

FOR SALE.

FAIRBANKS' SCALES.

EVOE'S NONPAREIL KEROSINE

DEVOUS OIL

PAINTS and OILS, TALLOW and TAR, PITOH and ROSIN.

AN INVOJUS OF

PARLOUR AND COOKING

STOVES.

For Sale.

FOR SALE:

BORROUGHES & WATTS*

SOZI MADOGANY BILLIARD TABLE, Complete with Curs, Pool, PriamID, &00,, BALIS, MARKING BOARD, RESTS, EXTRA. Ciori, &o, svi

Just arrived per Glenfallach,

1805

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, November 4, 1834.

FOR SALE.

ULES M UM M

UHAMPAGNE, Quarts..........20 por Chap of 1 don Fints..............81

<K. Col's

2

Dubos Frères & da Gornon & Co.'s

BORDEAUX CLARETS AND

WHITE WINES.

EX LATE ARRIVALS; Bazter's Culebrated 'Buriny Bres'

CHATEAU MARGAUX.

I

'

I

CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts. 18E8. GRAVES, BREAKFAST OLARET, ||

SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON.

TILLADO.

SACCONE'S OLD İNVALID PORT

(1848).

HUNT'S PORT.

1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. COURVOILA'S BRANDY.

FINEST OLD BOURDON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY.

ROYAL GLENDZE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.

E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH,

JAMESON'S WHISKY,

MARSALA.

EASTERN CIDER.

CHARTREUSE..

MARASCHINO,

OURACAO.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and

SAUNDERS, piats and quarte.

GUINNESS'S STOUT, battled by E &

J. Bones, pints and quarts.

Entertainment.

TILE CHINA MAIL.

THE GAIETY COMPANY.

Sole Proprietor,

GRO. NORVILLE.

FROM THE THEATLE ROYAL, Calcutta ; and The GAIETY Tusatue, Bombay."

Patrons:

TR. H. The DUER AND Drouess, of Connaught. His Excellency The Marquis of Ripon, His Excellency Sir JA FETSSON,

Me.

&&

*C.,

WILL IF POSSIBLE GIVE

TWO PERFORMANCES, en-reale, for Shanghai.

THE FIRST PERFORMANCE, will he GILBERT'S CLABRIOAL COMEDY, entilled

Insurances.

THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM-

PANY, LIMITED."

THE Undersigned having been appointed This for the chose Company are. prepared to GRANT POLICIES ou MARINE RISKS to all paris of the Workil, at current

ratca.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Bongkong, Norambor 5, 1883

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY.

866

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept Riske on First Class Godowns at i per cent net premiņm per annum.

NURTON & Co., Agents. Hengkong, May 19, 1881.

938

To-day's Advertisements. MEMOS, FOR TO-MOKROW.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS

The Co.'s Steamship

Folga,

Captain LAFONT, will be dopatched for YOKO- HAMA on THURSDAY, the 29th Inst, at Daylight.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Hongkong, January 27, 1885.

SHIPPING.

100

ARRIVALS, January 27, 1886 ;— Hampshire, British atcamer, 1,700, A.

BON, BELL & Co.

[No. 6710-Jantart 27, 1898;

Shipping, Daylight.-Thales leaves' for Coast Parts, Notios of Optional Cargo por Oxue to

be sent in before I am.. Noon-Zercside leaves for Triosto, &c. 4 p.m.-Chin-tung leaves for Shanghai,

Meeting. In 4:30 p.a-Mooting of H.K, Joskey Club

at St. Andrew's Hall.

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, January 29

2 p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture, &c., at the residence of Jantes Bulgi, Bay, No. 4, Wost Terrace, Gaine Road. FRIDAY, January 30

p.m.-Auction of Surplus. Stock, &c, at the late Mr J. Noble's. Claims against the Claymore must be sent in to Messrs Russell & Co., on or before this date, 9pm.--Coreart at the City Hall,

WHISKY,--873 per Cass of 1 doz. PYGMALION & GALATEA To-day's Advertisements. Child, Nagasaki January 23, Coal. ADAM BATURDAY, January 31

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Üo.

1187

Hongkong, July 18, 1884.

PUBLICATIONS » J. DYER BALL.

'ANTONESE MADE EASY-A

Book of SKUPUS SESTRACKS In The CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL with Free and Literal Translationi; and Directions for Reudering English Grammatical Forms into Chinese and vice versá.—Price, 82. Inter- leaved Copies, $2.50.

A

AT THE

SECOND PERFORMANCE, will be presented HUSBAND IN CLOVER,

And the

ORISNTAL Burlesque BROWN & THE BRAHMINS.

Fall Particulars will be duly announced. on the arrival of the Company.

The Plan of the Theatre may be seen and

We mit cordiaily recommend it Seats secured at Mesars KELLY & Wazga's. China Review. Will be found to ply

Hongkong, December 11, 1884. 2070 want long felt by stadunits of Cantonesa.' -Daily Press, 'Mr. BALL'S Notes on Cissaifiora and Grammar will be found vory valuable.Chirea Mail.

'LASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT WITH A VOCABULARY.”— Prico, $1.

The Sentencos given appear to bo well arranged.'-China "Mail. 'Contains a wide range of subjecta'—Chinese Recorder, če. An extensive Vocabulary.Daily

Fress.

HOR SALE al Moises. KELLY & WALSE's, W. Brwex's, and LANE, CRAWFORD &Co.'s, Hongkong; and at Meaara. Talune & Co.'s, London, Hongkong, January 23, 1884.

143

WASHING BOOKS. Co Brytish art Chausse,) WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the ugo of Indies and Gentlemon, can 201

WA

DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the be bad at this lice.-Price, 31 oach.

Gallon.

ALE and PORTER, in hogsheads.

MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF

SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices.

Boic Agents for MESSI, TURNBULL, JNR., AND

SOMERVILLE'S

MALTESE CIGARETTES.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, January 8, 1894,

FOR SALE.

AD

Gresa Man Oition

Not Responsible for Debts.

either the Captain, the A genta, nar

Owners will be Rerunsible for any Debt contrasted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—

ALENANDER MONE, American ship, Capt. G. W. David. -Melchors & Co.

EDWARD L. MAYURRRY. Amer. barque, Capt. E. 31. Knight.--Itemedies & Cu.

FURNESS ABAZY, American barque, Capt. J. T. Marcy.Adamson, Bali & Co.

GooDEL, American barque, Capt. Wm. R. Hagu.Adamson, Bell & Co.

INO, German barque, Captain G. Häckel- mann-Wieler & Co.

INVINCIBLE, American ship, Capt. . B. Fears Slowes. ----Order.

ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Capt. N. B. Frass.--Order. -

Jous C. Surrn. American barquetine,

764 Picule SANDALWOOD. 3,954

86

- FIREWOOD.

MANGROVE BARK. Į Ex Steamship Grunder from SANDAKAN.

Apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents 8.8. Crusader. Hongkong, January 10, 1885.

NOW PUBLISHED.

KENNET, British steunor, Captain J. S. Sanderson.-Master.

NICOLAS THAYER, Amne, barque, Capt. Robert S. Crosbie.--Master.

Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.)

CATTAL,Two MILLIONS STERLING.

THE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES 1gainst the Risk of FREE on Buildings or on Goods stored thereby, on Goods en board Vessels and on Full of Vessela in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions,

Proposals for Life Assurancos will be re ceived, and transitiod to the Dircetors for their decision.

lí required, protection will be granted on first chuss Lives up to £1000 on a Singlo

Lifu.

For Hates Premikums, forms of pro. posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867.

100

THE LONDON ASSURANCE..

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER or His Majesty King George' The First, 4. D. 1720.

سمرا

ST. ANDREW'S HALL

GRAND CONCERT.

FRIDAY NIGHT,

30th January, 1885.

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL

given by the Violinist, P. MAUREL, Premier prix du Conservatoire de Paris).

SOLITE OF THE SOIRRER MUSICALES DE MONBRIGNEUR LE

D'AUMALE,

DUC

OF THE CASINOS DE DIEPPE, Cauterets, LUCHON, BIARRITZ, ETO.

MONSIEUR MAUREL will be nazisted by MADEMOISELLE MOUNIER, CHANTEUSE LEGREE;

And

MADEMOISELLE DORLIA, ÜSANTEUSE DE GENRE.

MADAME LEONTI, Pianist, will preside at the PIANO.

158

Hongkong, January 27, 1885.

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON.)

The American Barque

Coloma, C. M. Noves, Master, will load hera for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

MELCHERS & Do.,

Agents.

169 Hongkong, January 27, 1885.

STEAMSHIP OXUS.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. WE Undersigned having been applicted CONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamships Agents for the ahewa Corporation an de la Segre and Fred. Morel, from Lon- prepared to grant insurances as follows-don, Elavre und Bordeaux, in connection

Marine Department, Policies at current rates, payable either here, in Lokon, or at the principal Porta

Inlin, China and Avalandia.

Mire Department. Polícias issued for long or short periods of

Jurront rates.

Life Department. Policies isuned for sumes not excooding 95,000 at rolul rates.

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

498

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANOK COMPANY.

THE

The the

Company are authorized to Insure! against FIRE at Current Rates.

PROPONTIS, British steamer, Captain Q. Hensley.Armbold, Karberg & Co.

SAXAR, American ship, Capt. Oliver 0. 89 Jones-Adamson, Bull & Co.

UDDHISM: ITS HISTORICAL,

BPREORETICAL AND POPULAR

ASPECTS,

BY

EENEST J. EITEL, Pa.D., Texa

THIRD EDITION,

REVISED, WITH ÁUDITIONS.

Price,

$1.50.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co, Hongkong, August 20, 1884.

1398

FOR SALE.

EXTRA FINE QUALITY

·FRENCH DUTTER, BRAND 'DUC DE NORMANDIE,

-TEE OLDEST BUTTER PACKING ESTABLISHMENT IN NORMANDY. TN 1b tins and Cases of 48 ting each. Sold in Quantities of not less than one dozen tins, at $8 per Dozen.

Baduation made to Purchasera of one caso and upwards,

G. R. LAMMERT, Sole Agent.

Hongkong, October 4, 1884

Part I Part IL.

1683

$2.50 ***.82.50 88.00

...$3.00

A. Reduction of tore per cent. will be allowed to purchasers of Ton or more copies.

محمد

Destination,

Bombay, via Straits......

Batavia, &c., via Saigon.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, Junukey 1, 1882.

14

Vessels Advertised as Loading,

Fessels.

Bangalore (a).. Camurta (s). London, via Ruez Canal...Nestor (.. London, via Suez Canal Beharty (a). London, &, via Suez Canal...Tasmania ).. Portland (Oregon)........................................... Culoms

San Francisen, via Tokohama.. City of New Yors (8). San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo (0)..... San Francisco.. Shanghai

Western Monarch..

Swatow, Amoy sud Foochow... Thales (s).. Sydney and Melbourne, &e. Trieste, &c.

Chiu tung s)..

Shanghai..

Feronia (a)

Guthrie Berenice

Bi ..!Volga (8)...

Radnorshire (8) Blengloe (6)..

Yokohina.

Yekohama and Hiego. Yokohama and Biogo, Yokohama, via N'sald and Biogo Teheran (s).

Stocks.

BANKS

INSURANUES.

HEBAM COMPANIES.

with the above Steamer, are hereby inform of that their Goods-with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables--are being

landed and stored at their risk at the

Company's Godowns, whence delivery may bo obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 10 2.M, To-Mounow (Wednesday), requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods rarcaining unclaimed after TUES- DAY, the 3rd February, at Noon, will be subject to rent, and landing charges at 1 cent per packago per diem.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 6th February, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent, Hongkong, January 27, 1385.

Ceptain.

Agenta,

P. & O. S. N. Co...

Oreille.

Nish------- JE. Le Boutillier

10. G. Parring

. M. Noyes

Erichsen

Win80: **** P. Paulsen Pocock

Craig

G. B. Verona Lafont.

S. Rickard....

101

Date of Leaving.

January 30, at 3 p.m. „Jardine, Matheson & Co...... About January 31,

Betterfield & Swire. January 20. Gibb, Livingston & Co. January 31, P.&O. S. N. Co. February 3,

9, at 4 p.m. Melchers & Co.

Quick despatch. February 10, at 3 p.m. Quick

patch.

Pacific Mail 9. S. C...

0&U. S. E. Co.

Russell

& Co.. Russell & Co..

Sienarsen & Co.... Douglas Laprak & Co. Russell & Co... 0. Bachrach................ Messageries Maritimes... Adamson, Bell & Co.. Gibb, Livingston & Co... P.&O. B. N. Co

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.

و خار کا

Quick

despatch. January 28, at 4 p.m. Quick despatch. Jan. 28, at daylight. February 7, at 4 p.m.

at January 28, Jan. 29, at daylight. January 30.

noon.

About February 2. Feb. 6, at daylight.

JAN. 27, 1885,

Closing Quotations, Cachi

Shares

No. of Falue.

Paid) POSITION PER LAST REPORT.

Leserve Balance 6.j'ward

*

TL. 50,000 534,000 $ 600,000 $ 105,000 §

51,443 127

540,107 TL. 280 për aharu

Tls. 125 496,320 $400 167,381 363

el

buyers

I

J

buyers

boyers

$1,212£

36,165.20

100 8 20%

885,000 516,9783

1008 758

215,000 $

10 £ 10

10% 10

34,638 8108

50% discount

30 discount

do.

6 401.06 64

$100

NOW ON SALE,

CHINESE DICTIONARY

IN THE

BY Da B J. EITEL,

CROWN OCTAVO, PP. 1018.

CANTONESE DIALECT,

Докажона, 1877-1883.

A-K;

K-M,...

M-T,

Part II. Part IV. TY, CA

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...60,000 126 1258 4,400,000 $

North,Chine Insurance Company, Limited... 6,000 £ 21X £ 50 Fangsze Insurance Company, Lamited. 8,000 £ 20€ 25 € Unicu Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000 1,350 1259 China Tradors' Insurance Company, Láruited... 24,000's 83.3% 258 Cauton Insurance Office Company, Limited... 10,00082508 508 Chiness Insurance Company, Limited... 1,500$ 1,000s 2008 28,711.50 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited ...... 8,000$ 360 $ 50's China Fire Insurance Company, Limited......(20,000 $

L. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited....... 8,000 8.

MISCELLANEOUS.

This Standard Work on the Chinese Lan-Indo-China 8. N. Co., Lt. 60,000 sh. issued 18,9372 geage, canstrasted on the huis of Kanghi's Imperial Dictionary, contains all Clijusi China and Manila 3. S. Company, Limited... 3,500 characters in practical use, and while alpha- betically arranged according to the sounds of the oldest dialect of China, the Can tonene, it gives also the Mandarin pronun- ciation of all characters explained in tho book, so that its usefulness is by no means Donnued to the Cantonese Dialect, but the Unins Sugar Company, Limited work is a practically complete Thesaurus of Hongkong Ion Company, Limited.

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10,000 HK. and China Gas Company, Limited ....

New Sharesi

Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt, 3,000 nha, issued

100 BU

469,500 $82 Credit balance

18,000 8 £8,652.17.10

1268 1258

102 10 10£ 7.10 100

1,000 £ 2,000)$ 9,000 100 100 1,000

1,250 - 100 DO Luzon Sugar Company, Limited

7,000 3

508 508 Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited.. 6,000 $

100% 100 Selangore Tin Mining C, of Shanghai 2,5008 100 all 50 all Hongkong Rope Manufactory Co., Limited, 3,0003 50 all

the whole Written Language of China, an Hongkong Bakery Company; Limited

alent and modern, as used all over the Empire, whilst its introductory chapters serve the purposes of a philological guide to the staumi

A Supplement, arranged for being bound and used by itself, and containing a Lit of the Badicals, sa Index, and List of Chinese Imperial 1874... Sumarner, will be published and anki weparately

LANE, CRAWFORD & Oo.. Hongkong, January 15, 1863

6,276€ 100 All 16,0402 100) all 3,899 TL 500) 31

5RATI,

500 000$ 500

24,2503 6,000 $

$167

280,231.005) €365 - 180,978.31 SEK

$320 6,629.70 $104 10 543.89 $145 ~658,32-$110.

4,000.65 $57

Hast year

ud cask

LOANS.

LETT. 1878.....

1881

151 Bugar Debentures, 1830

nominal oruiunl

buyers

$40

do

€20

nominat

do..

Rates of Interest. 8%

·$52. m

buyers, 64 April '85

Payable

June 30 Des. 31

Feb. 28 Ag. 31

April & October

June16&Dos.10 par

June & Decem.1% prem

Orus, French stoarner, 3,765, Ropatel, Marseillos December 21, Naples 24, Port Said 23, Suez 29, Adea January 4, Colombo 12, Singapore 19, and Saigon 24, Maila and General.MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Emry, Spanish steamer, 241, F. Blanco, Manila January 20, and Amoy 26, General, →REMEDIOS & Co.

DEPARTURES. January 27:-

Miako, for New York. Hoihow, for Amoy. Kewshing, for Swatow. Glackeburg, for Swatow Amoy, for Shanghai. Diamante, for Aшoy. Anadyr, for Europe.

CLEARED,

Channel Queen, for Cumeng Sarah Highnatt, for Пloilo. Importer, for Elephant Island. Thales, for Swaton. Glary, for Shanghai, Salter, for Amoy. James L. Stone, for Cabu. Anton, for Boihow.

PASSENGERS,

ARRIVED.

For Oxa, for Hongkong: from Marseilles, Mr Kretschmer; from Batavia, Mr Carl Welor; from Singapore, Major Luz from Saigon,

Messrs Michelot, Dong Mach, and

nd servant, and 81 Chinese. For ng: from Saigon, Capt. Herro Wen. Mr Vergé,

For 7 Fronch und

Artillerymen. Shanghai from Marseilles, Mrs Roberts and daughters, Mrs Deek's amsh, and Mie Rolland. For Yokohama: from Mar seilles, Mrs Meier and servant, Belgiam Caused Burchard. Mr Ogura from Colom- bo, Mr Mutauda's Japanese servant; from Singapore, Mr and Mrs Hoyt, deöghter and Bervant; from Saigon, Mr Boaumor.

Fer Emmy, from Manila, &c, 1 Europeaa coin, and 76 Chinese.

DETARTED,

Goods par Gewarn undelivered after this

data subject to rent. Goods per ferente undelivered after thin

dato subject to rent. TussDay, February 3-

Goods per Steamer Ozus unclaimed after Noon subject to reat and landing charges at 1 sont par package per diem. WEDNESDAY, Fahrusty 4-

3p.m.-Dieeting of Shareholders of the

HK, O. & M Steamboat Co., Ltd.,. at No. 52, Queen's Road.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established 4.D. 1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIETE, IMPORTERS

03

DRUGGISTS' SUNDELE, NURSERY RHOUX SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISE, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OP

Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potus Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Acrated Watera,

The Manufistory is uniler direct and comfintiones European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

The Captain Buperintendent of Police ro cently issued instructions to the Inapoctors ! in charge of the out nations to reduce the number of stray dogs which had become, in several of the villages in the Island and at Kowloon, a perfont naisance. We hear thai in three days, last wook, no less that) 56 of these pariahs were destroyed, in the Kowloon district, 44 boing kagged by m ardent sportsman in one day,

THE following gentlemen wero olcoted i officers of the Lusitano Club Library for the year 1885, at the meeting" held for the purpoas on Saturday Inst

President,...F. J. V. Jorgó, Enoj, ⠀ *e Sesretary........J. M. V. de Figueiredo, Esq..

Treasurer, L. Frida Carvalho, Esq.

M. de Carvalko, Esq. Librarian,

Jollo de Luz, Esq.

A SPECIAL Sessions of the Justices of the Fanco will be bold at the Justives' Room at

the Magistracy, on Tuesday, the 3rd Feb. ruary, at 11 am, to take into considorn tigu the following applications for spirit licenses:--

1. From Dimitrio Millides for a license to retail liquorg as houss numbered 94 in Queen's Road Central (Ordinance No. 11 of 1844)

2. From Fitzpatrick O'Tools for a licens to retail liquóm at-house numbered. 223 in Queen's Road Contral (Ordinance No. 11 of 1844)

Ar tu encampment of the Victoria Proce tory held in Freemasons' Hall last night, the following officers were installed for the graning your

E. Grona.

E. Preceptor E. Sir Knt. W.M.B. AurHUR Prelate Bir Ent. P. E. 0. ATEES, Constablo... Marshal....... Registrar...

Sub-Marshal

JAS. CHRISTIE.

Arathoon Sava.

J

**

>1

Treasurer...

G. C. ANDRESON.

►

C. L. GORHANG'

F).

Upt, oftheficard.",

Ü, W. DUGGAN.

1st Herald... 2nd

F. A. HAZELAND,

23.

A: O'D GovRDIN.

Guard..........

J. R.GRIMAAL. '.

WE learn that the 350 bags of rice piruti» cally stolen from the Su Te trading junk on the 24th December last, have now beau ro- turned to the owner of the cargo, Hoi Ho Shang, The pirate junk is still in the pos session of the Water Police at Kowloon. Another junk, confiscated from pirates, lios beached at Kowloon and is gradually being destroyed by wind and water. We PASSENGERS Living in Hongkong, or any stead of being allowed to rot sway by a would suggest that, such prizes ahould, in-

other persona wao may desire to con-

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sult the files of local China, Japan, groes, be sold for the benefit of an impo- American, English, Indian or Austra verished treasury. The junk recently se iian newspapera, are invited to call at

the CHINA MAIL Office, where overed by the police is at prosent in good con- sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies,dition and well found in spars and sails and from these countries, are now filed for should sell for a fair price. reference.

- MARRIAGE.

Per Glucksburg, for Swatow, 250 Chinese. Per Amay, for Shanghai, 5 Chinese. Per Diamante, for Amoy, 280 Chinese. Per Anadyr, frous Hongkong: for Sai- you, Bor. Ch. July, Messrs G. Ozonet and On the 6th December, at St. Mary's A. Bon,

and 10 Chinese; for Singapore, Parish Church, Woodford, by the Rev. A. M. riod, and 1 Chinese; for Colombo, Mr Hongkong, eldest son of the late George Verochagnine

for Marseilles, Messrs Hulme Matchitt, Manchester, to FANNY, Siebe, Walter Macfarlate and H. acoond daughter of the late Henry Sackett, Schlund, Mr and Mrs A. de Barros and 2 of Orsett, Essex. children, Mr and Mrs A. Krusse Gomes, Dr J. G. da Silva, Capt. S. Ashton, Arthur Armitage, and Mr J. L Anglate. From Yokchania: for Saigon, Capt. Onfrey de la Bosiere; for Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Zicavo, Mrs Jourdon and child, Mr Vin- centelli; for London, Meri W. Thomann, William Johnstone, Alexander and John C. Kinghorn,

TO DEPART,

Per Thules, for Swatos, 185 Chinese. Per Anton, for Hoihow, 17 Chinest.

and

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Hampshire reports Fine weather till 24th inst., thence to port strong monsoon, high ses and cloudy wea. ther. Off the port rainy and thick weather.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For STRAITS, COLOMBO, AND BOM-

BAY.-

Per Berenice, at 11.30a.m., on Wednes-

day, the 28th inst.

For SHANGHAI —.......

The publication of this in commenced at 8.00 p.ra.

The China Sttail.

À CORRESPONVEKT says that hy was an eye-

witness the other day of, a scone which, 1000 2008 made action. In a certain while extremely ridiculous in one sense, is Chinese washing-skop (a dhobie house) he saw a sort of dervish dance, of a unique kind. Dhobie had evidently got a large washing, and many of the articlas were of a kind somewhat beyond the range of a bachelor's ménage Six or seven dirty, greasy coolies were bedecked in various pieces of lady's linen, muslin, atas, und al sort of miniature kottlodrum was being kept up by the coolies in the foreign clothes, to the intense amusement and delight of all concerned. Our correspon- dent is not, we believe, intermeated in the LONDON, Jan. 28. Steam Laundry Company; but whether ho Dynamite explosione took place in the is so or not, he has certainly conferred a Crypt of Westminster Hall, in the Strangers' benefit on the community by giving direct Gallery of the House of Commons and in testimony upon a point which carries much the Tower of London; the damage done to weight in the present deliberations as to the buildings was slight and alx people whether a wholesome mode of laundry work have been injured. A man was arrested should be supported, or not, we ar on suspicion.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1885.

TELEGRAMS.

DYNAMITE #XPLOSIONS,

THE WAR IN TER SOUDAN.

Great aneasiness is felt in consequence of Fer Chintung, at 3.50 p.m., on Wednes. no later, intelligence having been received

day, the 28th fast.

from Colonel Sir H. Stewart.

For SWATOW AND AMOY.-

Per Fokian, at 6 pm, on Thursday, tho

29th inst.

For STRAITS AND BOMBAY,

Por Bangalore, at 2.90 p.m., on Friday,

the 30th inst

For NAGASAKI, HIOGU AND YOKO.

HAMA...

For Teheran, at & p.m., on Thursday,

the 6th February.

ACCORDING to the telegrams in the Austra- lism papers the German annexations of islands in the Pacific are more extensive than they were supposed to be here in the first instance. Reuter informed us that only New Britain, New Ireland and the Northern Coast of New Guines had been annexed. The special telegrams in the Australian Parred CANAL Glenfinlas, January 1st. papera assert that, in addition to the terri-

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The next Exotism Mart, by the P. & O. tories just named, Germany has taken pos- Co.'s steamer Bokhara, left Singapore session of Now Hanovor, Duke of York on Saturday, the 24th inst; at 8 a...

The

and may be expected here on or about Islands, Admiralty Islands; the Marshall Saturday, the 31st January.

Group on the other side of the Equator,

For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY wort Auzuar Maz, per the P. M. and Anderson Island. A tolestum, dakal

ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS

S. 9. Co.'s steamer City of New York, as Inte as the 9th instant states that Eng- VILLE, BRISBANE,

left Yokohama on Monday, the 20th SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE, &c.— Per Guthrie, at 3.30 pm, on Tuesday,

the 7th February.

For YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO.

Per San Pablo, is indefinitely postponed. MAIN BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

The British Contmet Packot Tasmania will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 3rd February, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and entries be yond, via Brindisi; to the Straitá Bettio- menta, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in sforing

the Mails, &

MAILY BY THE FRINCIZ PACKET -

inst; at daylight, and may be expected land has hotly protested against Bismarck's here on or about Sunday, the Ist prox. breach of faith in aonoring the northern portion of New Guinea, and that the

The S. 8. Radnorshire left Singapore for Colonial-Agents for the Australian Colonies

this port on the 22nd inst.

in London are confident that Germany will The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Standor, from abandon her claim to that territory

B

Liverpool, left Singapore for this port for the German Ang was hoisted on the on the ad inst,

The two direct ateater, with the first sale's shores of New Guines that island had al

opin and Indian monila, loft Calcutta ou the 21st staat, for this port.

Tab

The

5. S. Bengloe left Singapore for this port on the 24th inat

steamer Ocpack left Bingapore for this port on the 28th inst.

randy two European powers in possesion,

and the German Government would per

haps have acted more wisely had it sought

territory for colonizing purposes elsewhere.

Tx Shea Pan of the 13th January publishes the following Imperial Decres,

We are requested to state that the mom The French Contract Packet Djemnah bers of the Hongkong Sketching Club will uued on the 10th, which it has received

will be despatched on TUESDAY,

the 10th February, with Mails to the be glad to see their friends of the Exhibi- by telegram from Tientsin –– Hot, Chia- United Kingdom, Europe, and places tion of pictures which will be held in 8a, haing, sub-chancellor of the Grand Se beyond, vid Naples; to Haigon, Straits Andrew's Ball-to-morrow, 28th Jan, at a rotariat, memorializes Us, requesting that Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon,

India (vid Madras), the Australasian p Colonies, Adon, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, sand Gibraltar.

railways be not opened and that the re- pairs to the river works be vigorously

Tax start for the Dougia Challange: Cap prosecuted. The Court, in opening wide The usual hours will be observed in closing asht race will take place to-morrow morn the door te representations from its ver-

the Mails, de..

ing from Essile Peck Bay. The thres vanta, was actuated by the hope that the MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKRIchts entered loft this afternoon for the Government would be partented by, the The United States Mail Packet City of Newe

Fork will be despatched on TUEStarting place. The course, as we have all DAY, the 10th February, with Halls ready stated, will be the same na last year, for Japan, San Francisco, the United The entries are

Pera, Stater, Canada, Honolulu, &e, which will be closed as follows:

2.15 P.. Registry deases, 2.30 PM. Post-Office closes, but Corres

pondence may be posted on board the Packet with Data Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure."

Mr. W. B. Forbes' Noont

Mr W. H. Bay's Kathleen, Mr R. W. Breeks' Arük Naomi allowi Kathleen 16m. 52secs.

drid

$1m, Sisson Kathleen

Idun Creos,

Aria

rectification of neglect and the supply of defects, by carnest devotion to the pearch for right. It therefore behoves our axloer, executive and deliberative alike, to homents ly lay before Us their vient, supported by: Excts as to the actual state of the administra tion. The custon of mahly and frowardly setting forth private prejudison and giving