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Mails.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN rks and convex on the upper, whilst me-

NEW ZEALAND.

tours on all sides shot out from the cloud Auckland, June 10.-Intelligence was re- in every direction, shedding auearthy bluish ceived hero ently this nscruing from Rotorus, lights ail round. Loud reports, accompaOccidental & Oriental Steam-

heavy shocks of by very stating that a torrible volcanic disturbarica had taken place at Mount Tarawera The followed in quick,

nual tato of

nied

residents of Rotorus passed a fearful night.tinued till i

The earth had been in a continual quaking since midnight. At 10 minute

1

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED

earthquake, accession. The earth

Ship Company., a.m. when daylight appeared, but the clouds of the TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS hung over the country rendered the past 2 morning this first heavy luck of light invisible. This trembling inhabitants STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND thought that the end of the world had come. arthquake occurred. It was accompanied by a fearful subterranean 2007, which

caused At 2.15 a.id. two extinct volcanoes, Raa-OUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, the greatest alarm to the residents, who un-hia and Tarawera, throw as immense co- and smoke into the heavens. mediately ran out of their houses. A grand lemt of

this

VIA

THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,

AND

STEAMERS.

yot terrible sight met their gaze. Mount Molton lava and hot mud ran in all direc- ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING Tarawera, which in in close proximity to Le huge rock and masses of iro пр and around overywhere. Tho Hotomnhana, suddenly becanie na active volcano, and from the summit beiches forth of Rotorgs rushed madly, about in their deepsteched for San Francisco, via of the moun- of this THE Steinship SAN PABLO will be to a great height.

conveyances for Oxford.

the sides of the ts of lava ras down night-dresses. Many loft the township in Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 13th July,

of asb

The inhabitants of Ohinemutu are all safe, but there is a terrible loss of life near Tarawera and Wair. The bodies of 14 Marins were seen at Waires. Several native settlers ac submerged under the lava. The wind is blowing front the south, and should it change so the cast; it is feared that the whole of Katarus will go. Tongariro is quiet. Heavy row is falling on the ranges,

and the cold is intense.

at 3 p.1.

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

All Parcol Packages should be marked to address in full; and anino will be received at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the day previous to Sailing.

of

THE CHINA REVIEW.

PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY,

TENTI TEAL-

Moug

[No. 7155,-July 9, 1886.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

To facilitate finding the position of any vemel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eleven Erctions, commending et Great Island. Vesiels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong here, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shiors are marked o., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections. Section.

1. From Green Island to tho Cas Worka 2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf

3. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Office. 4. From Harbour Master's so the P. and O. Co.'s Office. 5. From P: and O. Coå Offico to Peddar's Wharf, 6. From Feddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,

Section

7. From Naval Yard to Blue Buildings

8. From Blue Buildings to East Point,

9. From Kellett's Island to North Point

10. Kowloon Wharvas.

11. Jardine's Wharf

Vessel Name:

Captain.

Flag and Kig.

Tons.

Date of dirind

Consigners or Agerita

Destination,

Bemarks.

Fteamers

Afghan Airlie Amatuta

Roy

Ellia Hamlia

Wm. P. Lapaga Brit. 14 Wallace

Brit str. 1439 July 4Gibb, Livingston & Co. Brit str. 1492 July 4Rumill & Co. Bril ab · 078 (Jan. 31 Russall & Co.

str. 1304 (July. & Butterfield & Swire” Brit ertar. 1214 June 12 Ruel & Co.

Sydney, &o. Sydney, Mo.

Shanghai

Hoihow

3 Guirand

5 Lewin

........ Feh

Shanghai

Penning

(12th inst

San Francisco

24th inst

Saigon

Torder

Co. Trieste,

HIS Revien, which was intended to meet

many students

*Notes and caused by the discontinuance of Queries on China and Japer,' has reached its Thirteenth Volume. The Bestow disconeses those topics which are uppermost in the mince of students of the Far East and about which ovary intelligent person con accted with China or Japan is desirous of nequiring trustworthy information. It in- cludes many interesting Netos

Notes and original Papers on the Scianous, hähnology,

Arte, Folklore,

Literature, Geograp Mythology, Natural Corona, con, clo, Antiquities, Tibet of China, Japan,

and the Far East generally

a new do. The option

sruption appears to have extended itself to several places southward.

now

Duns masseL

masses of aslios care pouring down

parture has boon taken, and the Reviews gives papers en Trade, Commerce, and Anchison. in the neighbourhood of the settlement at

Descriptive notes of Travel by well-known Antonio Rotorna at 4 a.m, accompanied by a suo

Arratoon ápear cating sinell, which roso from the lower

writers. It was thought that by extending Anton...... the scope of the Reviete in this direction, the Magazine would be mademore generally of the worth, an immensa black regions of the

Camports...... useful cloud

like a pall over the

RETURN PASSAGES-Passongora, who nahens,

The Review department receives special City of Sydney extending in a litu

lave paid full fare, re-embarking at San attention, and endeavours are made to Cleroden country for miles from

Taboka to

to Wairon

Francisco for Olsun or Japan (or vice versa) Rimbling sounds still continuout Maketa, within six months, will R

a careful and concise record of Dalila present The Tarawera Mountain was one continual

Decima aallowed a discount Literature on Chins etc., and to give ass of electricity throughout the whine Duas is falling, and the whole country is 20% from Return if Deuteros........ night, and still continued in a state of covered from one to six inches.. Cottle and

10% will

Devonshire, Anthors and horse have como in from all around for within one year, an allowance of 10 activity. Roaring sounds,

on such topics. resembling thun- dor, are heard every now and then fun food, and they will okurve unless rain wastos/ tande from Return Fare. Pro-Paid Ro-Publishers are requested to forward works uker

tim Passage Orders, available for one your,

to Editors,

China Beviews, care of China Foxien three or four orators on the summit of the way the dust and and. Shocks of earth will be issued at a Discour of 25% from

Galley of Lorno.. avo still being felt, mountain, and the quaking "of the earth

quake round the sides of the end the ham from Rotorun at 11.30 o'clock states

is chest

A telegram received by Mrs Robert Graeturn Fare. These allowances do not apply

The Notes and Queries are still continuod Gilsland..... is through fares from China and Japin to and form an important means of obtaining Hampshire.. incessant. Several families fled from their that the Lake House is all right. The coun- homea in their night dross, taking winter is in desolate state. The terraces are destined to ports: heyond San Francisco,.

Consular Invoices to secongarty Cargo from and diffusing among stodents know........

obscure pointa ever they could evize in their hurry. They ry

The

Correspondento' column les afforde Kwong addressed to the Collector of Customs, San

change of views and discussion of varions re topics.

Original contributions in Chinoso,

Latin, the Modern Languages are re cuived. The papers are contributed by the members of the various Consular, the Im perial Customs, and Hongkong Services, and also by the Missionary-bodios amongst t whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship San Pablo is assiduously cultivated,

Amongst the Signal Dra. Chalmers, Snez Sikh regular contributors Eitel, Bretschneider, Hirth, and Hance, Pro-S

Taiwan fessor Logge, and Messrs Balfour, Watters, MacIntyre, Groot, Jamie- Stort

Phillipe

Volox son, Faber, Kopsch, Parker, Playfair, Venice Giles, and Piton, all walls indicative of sound scholarship and thorough massery of their subject.

recent works

Mai

ledge on

Lennux.

procestled on foot in the direction of Tant ; all gone. Te Arike is reported to bo ali lost should be sent to the Company's Office; farther and granter facilities for the inter- Infarieuro

ranga.

Odors, with were ning ducky. Twenty bodies have been recovered at abinised hors and gallopet away fu tx. Wairoadway Mail, Εντά

Judging by the quantity of ash and dist which have alien be it is found that *stions, disaster his bodies the people of Wairo and all the natives rond Tansvers

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Mali,

The aspect of allies at Rotorna wa juk 19 bad na d gm, ne it had brown at any time during the night, they appears to be dimination in the activity of the sed

The telegraphic operator stationed theroe at the metabors in any away to Oxford for safety by a spusid cavey-

Hendrota of buiting spctg have brukon on ali pozuri dite urinalain, and some of the eruption.have occured in

middle of the renin

Ubu

the

later despatch from Rotorua was receiv-

A later

od at 11 o'clock this morning, etating that the telegraph operator, who had remained

in the town after his fa- |

amily to Oxford for

boen compell.

ed to flue for his life, and had left his in- Atrument. The line inspector met him on the read, and the two, thinking that the vulcanic showers had somewhat fulled, have turned back, and are determined to stick to

their long as possible.

poste as

At Tauranga also, loud subterranean rumblings

were heard at 2.15 am. They were succeeded by heavy shocks of earth. quake, which continued until 5 an. In tonse excitement prevails, and many people are leaving for other parts of the country. The ozodus contineos, and messages have boon sent to the Mayor of Auckland for special steamers to take away the refugees who have fled from the panicatrickon settlement. Several

lives aro reported to have boun lost at

tat Wairoa, one of the principal secnos of the eruptions.

The explosions were heard at Wangnoni. The dwelling-house occupied by Me Hazard, tho-Rehnoimmater at Wairoa, i ported

Po Lat.

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Good TENNIS GROUND attached.

Apply to

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TO LET.

200MS in 'CollĘCY CHAMBERS, '

192

R8 9. SEYMOUR TERRACE.

No. 10, HOLLYwoon Roan

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DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, July 8, 1886.

632

TO LET

THE HOUSE in CASTLE ROAD NO. 1.

THE

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Hongkong, February 6, 1886.

TO LET.

N2, DOUGLAS VILLAS

from the 1st July next. Apply to

Francisco.

For further information an to Fraight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Queen's Road Central.

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Ágent. Hongkong, Jius 22, 1886. 1210

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN. SUEZ. PORT SAID. MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICE PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON:

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255.

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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Rongkong, May 31, 1886.

Insurances.

1064

|

PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Stone-ship ROHILLS, Captain W. BARRATT, with Hor Blajenty's

Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct, vid SUEZ CANAL

VAL and usual Ports of Cali, on THURSDAY, 15th July, at 4pm.

Cargo will be received on board until 20 a.m. on the day of

of sailing Parcels and Specio (Gold) at the Office

10 am on the day of miling, For further Particulara regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINNULAE & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.

The Contents and Value of Packages are

to shipment. required to be declared prior

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and condition of the Com THE Undersigned having been appointed pany's Black Bills of Lading.

Agents for the above Corporation are

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag- prepared to grant Insurances as follows-gage can do to on application at the Com- parties are being organised for tho

jany's Office. Marine Department. proceeding to the ussiance of purpose the terror-stricken people at Rotorum The

Fulicios at current rates, payable either N..This Steader takes Passengers and

Cargo for MARSEILLES, relief steamors are to start for Tannoga ater, in London, or at the principal Ports

E. L. WOODIN, of India, Uhina and Australia

Fire Department.

Acting Superintendent. Policiou jezuvų for long or short periods at

Hongkong. July 5, 18-6. surroul mates.

to have been blown up during one of the Folcanic eruptions and the numbers the family, including the schochmaster himself, have perislied.

of

The town of Tournago is in a stäls of to- tal darkness, and the air is filled with a denso cloud of sulphurous unter and

once.

Friday Morning foarful pass pra vailed at Tauranga and Tarawon. The mountain is stili in active eruption, and there is bound to be farther leas of life, Midnight darkness provuils. At Tampe very severe shocks of earthquake occurred at 3 o'clock. The whole of the North- eastern sky was illuminated for bonts with Barnes and lightning, No serious damnge was done at Returita, but terrible mess has boon received from Wairoa. Telegraphic communication

with Rotor was inter- rupted at noon. For ou six indes eLi of To Awainula tho whole of the raad und the surrounding country is covered wich blac mud thres foot

et deep;

at Weina tu

the grennd is 10 foot deep in und and Atomus. Boasts are marted up to the caves.

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str. 1069 July 8 Slomsen & Co.

Brit. str 1620 July 8 Adamson, Bell & Co.:

Conlan Dook 17th Inst

To-morrow

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To-morrow

137th inst,

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8 Ban His Chan str. 1873 July 5 Messageries Maritimes 161 June 2A, K. & W.. Dock Co.

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str. 1380 May.

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str. 109 June 30 Butterfield & Swire

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This number contains several articles Glenoral Brinkmont of interest and value.North China Herald. Gen R. Skolfield

The China Review for September-October Glooming fully maintains the high standard of Ghaymas excellenes which characterises that publi. Halloween

ation, and altogether forms

S. Sanford... Henry Me: Hermann interesting and readable number, teorologists will sind an interacting and Importer........ valuable contribution by Dr. Fritsche,

India on the Amount of Precipitation (Rain and Snow) of Peking," showing the results of observations mads at the Imperial Rus- sine Observatory at Peking, from 1841 to Leonor 1880, Notes on the Dutch Occupation Lavisaa of Formosa," by Mr. Cleo. Phillips, containe Vasis some interesting information, although Paul much of it is second-hand. The Notices of

R. Thomas New Books include a most generous And Santa Filomena.... appreciative roviow of "The Divine Clamic Stephan of Nan-Bus, and the Notes and Queries Valls do Bivadavia- are as usual very interesting-North-China Wagrien............. Daily News

Wandering Minstrel... A substantial and roliable Renier which Wm. Le Lacheur...... all students of China and the Chinese would Zouave do well to patronise. — Chryezathenum.

The November-December number of the China Review contains lea variety than usual, but the few articles are vary interes- ting. The opening paper by Mr Herbert THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIA

A. Giles on The New Testament in Chi- OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TUUCKING

nese" treats of a question that must necas Albatrosa At Yokohama, AND SAN FRANCISCO. sarily be of importance in the oyes Audacions*

Mr E. H

Champion in Szechuan Parker's " Short Journeys THE U. S. Mail Steamship CITY OF

Cleopatra SYDNEY will be despatched for San are continued, and a goodly instalment of Cuckshafer Francisco; via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, these travels in the interior of China is Constance

F. E. Balfour contributes

Daring The Bm-Esk E are propared to GRANT POLICIES 24th July, at 3p.., taking Passengers given.

extitled Bome length against FIRE bn usual terms and Freight for Japan, the United States, paper of som

and Europe,

peror Chong, founder of the Uhinese Em- Espoir ***** Current Rates.

pire," which will be read with genuine Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- Ali Contributors of business, whether Share purtation to Yokolmia and other Japan interest by students of Chinese history. Flying Fial: News was revoired at non-dis report holders or act, are entitled to Shure in the portals in Francisco, to Atlantia and A few short notices of New Books and ing that Mr M Rae, the proprietor of the

Horoine af which Leander Rotumahaus Hotel, has en led. The

Inland Cities of the United States, vil Over- number of Notes and Queries, ons hotel, as well as a store at Wairoa, were

On Chinese Oaths in Western Bornce Linnet land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and blown up. Mes Snodgrass, living in the

Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Contral and Java" might appropriately have been

Marlin same distriot, is reported to dati been

and South America, by the Company's and placed under a separate heading, complete Midge killed.

the number,H.K. Dovy Kress.

Peguens Trubner's Oriental Record contains the Rambler Latest:

ruceived at one o'desk to-day

Tickets granted to from Rotorus was wore reassuring. Tha

England, Franes, and Germany by all following notice of the Chine Review Sapphire darkness is now clearing away, and it is

trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.

publication, judging by The present

Satellite hoped that the auras is over. The tele

RETURN PASSAGES-Pasengers, who number now before us, is intended to Solent graphic master at Taupo reported that there

have paid full fare, re-embarking at San occupy a position, as regards China and the Swift Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) at which has beer filed in India by the Victor Emanuel

neighbouring was no sign of an eruption at Tongarira.

countries, some what similar Tweed The school-house at

Wairaa

to was set on ficu THE Undersigned are prepared to grant within six months, will be allowed a discount

degree great વવદ Poutoras against the Rink of FIRE on of 20 % from Return Fare; if re-embarking Calcutta Review. The

Vigilant Buildings or en Gods stored therein, or within one year, an allowance of 10% will taution that has been bestowed of late years Wanderor Goods on brord Vessels and on Hulls of be made from Return Fare. Pro-Paid Be-apon the investigation of Chinese literature, Wivern Vessals in Harbour, at the usual Torms turn Passage Orders, available for one year, antiquities, and social developmenta, to say Zephyr and Conditions.

be issued at a Discount of 25 % from nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the Proposals for Life Assurances will be re Return Fare. These allowances do not apply accumulation of important stores of informa ceived, and transmitted to the Directors to through fares from China and Japan to ation, rendering some such channel of pub

Kurope.

Heity Freight will be received on board notil 4able is now provided extreraely desir This reported that the whole of Rotema- first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single p.be received at the office until of the foreign consular services, the Obinar

the day previous to sailing. Parvel may fairly be looked or from the members Packages For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro. 5 p.m., same day; all Parcel Packages Customs corps, and the missionary body, should be marked to address in full; value among whom a high degree of Chinese

scholarship.

cultivated, Aspic same is required.

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