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ON S. A.LE.

THE

HE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

For 1878

≥ (With which is incorporated "Tax CHINA

DIRECTORY").

This Comprehensive Work, not in the SIXTEENTH YEAR of its existence, has been compiled from the BEST Grid MOST RELIABLE SOURCES, and no pains have been spared to

renilor it CompLÈTE IN EVERY RESPECT,

The larger Directory contains the diferent Treaties and Courantjoas made by China and Japan with foreign countries, together, with various Acts, Ordinator, and Regulations re lating to Commurợ and Shipping.

publication of its kind for Chius sud Japan,

Morosutils, and General Difoss.

It is published in two forms-omplete at $5; or, with the Triste of Residents, Port Diron- turies, Maps, &., at $3.

of opina-eating and spirit drinking on the m

admission that opium-smoking has in itself

ir

MY JULY 12TH 1978,

and should such revenues be, fusufficient to noct the obligations. money for the due payment of the same shall be forthwith provided by the said

SALES ON JULY 112, AS REPORTED BY NA NING AND CHINESS. •

White Seesaman-20 bars, at $5.50, by Shing Chong to travelling leader

Gura Olibanum-50 esans. At $340, by Kwong. Wing Shur to travel Ung trailer

Cardamons (inferior), 50 bags, at 318.50, by Kwong Wing Shing to travelling trader.

White Sugar-100 bags, at $7.75, by Kwal Mow to local trader, m

the statement of the decoadout. The junk wae of about 700 pigula opacity and carried a crew of eleven men and five, boys.

The defendant simitted having the stink-pots Imperial Government from her sources. It on board, but said he was attacked by piratas is providoil that should the Caslona Bon la be some times ago and he had the stink-pots to le not paid at maturity they shall be accepted fend the junk in case of its being again attacked. in payment of duties. The Imperial Govern He did not conceal anything from the police.ment is to issue a depres ratifying Heo's son

half millions, His Warship cautioned the defendant and tmet for the loan of three and

- aulavch deores is to expremely recognise that ordered the stine puts to be forfeito.

one million and a half thereof us besutusted with the Bonk and other forsiguers an officia! transcript of the degres being given to this Bank. The Imperial Government further engages not .......... to lasue, within air months from the date of the The following Settlements are taken from agresmont, any futter loom on the security of Mors. HEINAMAN & Co Traight Circular the reveanos charged. Both parties are romired. British bark ANNIR LORWAY, 752 tous, to Lon-

don..privata terma, P to doposit serenty-five thousand tools no security for the performance of the agreement, and there Amerions thro-mistad schooner C.L. PEARSON,

s clauses as to arbitration, &e., the Eagliab, 864 tons, to Now Tork, private termia.

Almonds-9 packages, ut $250 by Kwong Fook Wo to travelling trader.ed

CHARTERS EFTECTED:

Manila or Bodó to New York of Boston,

Focobow to Port Elizabeth mid Cape Town, £1,200 in fall, 30 ly days. British bark NORMAN COUET, 831 time, to Purk

DT, 437 tons, to San Francisco, $9,000 American three-masted schooner WILLIAM H.

Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1,500 in full.

Zall, 80 lay days.

lalu, private terme.

Colony are better fed and paid than the been raade the offidera tra entitled to the rumors, 8) teklapetin 0 gain, broken people of Clin generally. Just so thon respect due to their rank and will no doubt winded suvs, Streus the loan collection) band (parli-soloured); 50; drum major k: dram the effects of opium on them are admitted to receive it. Nothing will more on langer the major's atoke big drummers (very of. be lear sover. Is not the rev, gentleman, existence of thecorps than jealousy and heart-fective) bi theinsipient stage My statistips however, mixing two things together the burnings on this subject, but most of the war, perhaps be open to slight revision. The

present corps may last at least six months. Yet effects of opin smoking and semi-starvation members, we think, will see the propriety of fail to disporos that, all these fartans to the dis. with its concomitant evils. De Arms, when disregarding their private feelings and will integrative nature of Tchateer Corps borno in he penned his opinion on the former, speci- do their best to make the corps an efficient is not worth while writing down that the appointment of officers has not been entirely sily separated thatwo subjects. The effects one.

satisfactory d this osmon That the fis- banding of the forasantula bo hastoned by

PEKING AN

21st Jan The Chinese Revon ne craiser Shien Chi, Cap. these appointments I do not think improbable. better clase ate indisputable, but Mr. Maste6E8tain Wade, arrived at 3lecno on Wednesday from The Governor kas daño a volient, and, so far, a Mr Hat, whose death occurred, on the 30th spisily mentione that amongst the up-Pekho and the West Coast Ports, Sholaft tolerably successful port to establish a volunteer alt., kad trop thirty-nine years a Missionary of

sorpa, but the mistako he has just made of the American Board. He lived in Madras twenty for classes, and a mandarin'e yamên with again yesterday morning for Canton,

only more substantial (Lan innginary but is, is vera, and ton vos in Peking During His Toporial China blajesty a corrotte likowls, rathy serious. To say that the vitality this teng he was twine Absent for a short visit to not the place to study the effects of the drug en Captain Lu Shoy returned from Aberdeen of the oorps will depend upon the maintenance is native land? In Madras, as in Peking, he version to be taken as the true text in case of British whip HARAMNICHOLSON, 934 tona, his squeezing underlings is, like Hongkong,

yesterday afternoon whither the seeded on or the cancelling of the two appointments loro was Superintendent of the Proan, and also bo The Chronicle Lad Directory is the only on the pooplo." This, we imagine, is an Wedersday, to have sono guns placed on board. Exforced to would be simpls bourd, for wo" live charge-at-the-leaton Trosaury. His habits of Chinagrement total amount of the pricato terms.

plenty of ovidence (the Humane Society being business were careful it through. The wa

It will be noted that tha Dura Carson's Minstrel, Variety, and Comely one of the latest matte s to refer to) that any skillet workmen. The style at printing in the loan la tras millique and a half of whisk the and it will be found invaluable in all Public, very little effect on the syatent, but that Company, gave anstikor performance at the City institution, besides a bathing house and a race Tamil legnage was wash improved by his efort Bank contritatos only a million kids Imif. w British hark LEANO. 433 tons, Hangkong and

when combined with starvation it is proja Hall on Wednesday night. The house was not course, not of a business character can have He had the happiness of printing in that langu bavo bem toki, but cannot vouch for the truth ・・・ dicial, a fact Dr. Ayess does not in the least well filled, but an evening's good noment we nothing but a peasation existence in Hongkong, aga a revised version of the Scriptures and of the statement that two millions were far dispute; indeed, he says that half-starred, volunteers were the subject of law of Davo's bo, conexlerably curtailed by the appointment of athur valuable works, Bofore leaving Moss offered to land 200,000 tsel Whether the provided for those who were assent. The but I do say, that the term of its exisane asy Dr. Winslow's Tamil Dictionary, beside my Chiasse; and that an English firm at Ningpo Dislied by His Balleges Hoo and other wealthy.

diseased inmates of the Tong Wal Hospital non hits.

Fotficers who, however much they may be good he received a pleasing testimony to the sense of are not to be looked upon as showing the

By lateat advices from Haiphong we learn that follows are not the men wanted by the volun the value of his labora, folt alike by Europoses Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will put the loan Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily affects of opium-smoking on the constitation there was plenty of ice at ibst part, but then I A

gold watch, hearing this insoription To Pthat institution la to be songratulated on having was incoriain whathar they would or not. The instructor's attention being drawn to His Excel-R. Hant, Esq., from pativo Christians and friends done a protable stroke of business. The two es expresses; meny medical men in the Chinese steamara Alharton and Karsaich aleated here loney, the centre of a body of nici laadud of Missions in Sontheca India, in token of their santial points in this, sf of all loans, Arc, of course | the position of the tormwere und, the shauaplex Government service agree with hise. The ice would be obtained here they left on the 6th men of course, to glace out of the corner of of Oriental Typography, January, 1831,

for Gum, went to Haiphong but finding that no together to do or die or ruu (double forward appreciation of his abouta for the improvement to affatoney of the security. If it is still trust, French bark RAEMOS, 744 tons, to Chefeo, and A or Massri, WYBao, Nicholls & Co. reaults of spirit drinking may be observed in instant fer Saigon. Chiusmasi Haiphong were my ex at the peoplo assembled around us. The good taste and skill displayed in the work that high sube of interest means bad sosurity, it Formosal. ..Mesars. Wiban, Nicholls & Co.

I scanned with mingid fedlings facer lovaly. Footnow... Musirs. Hodge & Co.

any part of England, but happlly fidy are not willing to give fifty cents per piculto Hongkang facts gain, foces coarsey faces "acatire, but a undir. bis direction at Paking ara, well might be supposed that serious objection et Dateh bark 2x10, 263 tons, Nawolwang to Houg

known. Ha ptisted the entire Scriptures and atto.the present ban. It is hardly likely, in the NIAGO....

..Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai. often combined with those of starvation. The the res could be taken away, pwhen my eye rested on ons benign, at-pesos-with-the Book of Common Prayer in the Mandarin face of the intost Parliamentary utterances, kust kong. 25 cents per pionl, 23 hr days.

German bark GIVIALE, 879 tons, Kewchwang to The band of the 74th Eigtlandera will perform all mankind countenance that sanctified the pro- besides varions wores of loss importance.

England would natively interfere to protect people

Hongkong, 22 sants per pleul, 38 lay days. who lend their money at a rate of over thirtoon British bark NORTHERN STAL 3 tons, Now- TANKOW, and Mesare. HoD & Holtz and Kelly Ladian seamon on British vadaels, where the the following progruine at the Officers' Moss seedings by its prosûne's test meandbrad down Mis, Hunt, who was associated with him during per cent; and a loan to a foreign governcient chwang to Hongkong, 24 vente per pioul. 23

to-pight, commending at 9.15 p.UL :—

the length of my ride back at the thungslit that his entire missionary life, died one year before itish contain some aléments of risk. But in the Quadrile..... "Hand-in-find tha Zichertha Chaplain. Gonoral's amnation had not boon him. They are buried aids hy alde in the British

lay days. Overines Gama de Vaggy Donizetei eura of one goals with a solicitude that many times fly have done what they could in the ser loan is an Imperial loun: the security is probably chin-China) ta Hongkong, $1,000 in fall, 30 Overture Tam O'Shaztor Bishop handel out to a worden!, who would lonle to the Cimetery at Paling Faithful, hamble, Chris prossut esse there seems-un pois kk. The German bark MALVIMA, 479 tous, Fayen (Co Valsen Blio Torahe

Ging I think la but ideal. His Excellency should, with vice of their Lord, N. C. Daily News.

the best that could be hady and the conditions

Iny days. Comic Fantasi" An Evening shout on Baqait out loss of time, issue the Bat Lot-justive ke

havo boon mails as binding as possible. It may French bark AzTIDE, 399 tona. Quinhonor Galop

done in this matter."Yours, KENTLARGAIN A

bo 'added that this is thả third loan mined for

Cowning to Tiongkong, 81.70 in fall, 35 ONE OF THE VETERANS DISBANDED.

T50-tsaug tang. The 1875 loan, for three million

lay days, TEN YEARS AGO”

tools, is nearly paid off, the sterling lean of 1877 Swedish bark SAGA, 445 tons, to Quiahon and is particily guiated; and we may hope that the back, $1,800 in full, 40 lay daye, Hongkong, July 10th, 1878.

present will be last for the Kashgar Campaign dormen steamor. HeSPESTA, 1,138 tons, Man

Shanghai Courier LATEST TELFORAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."

BY. SOUTHERN ROUTE]⠀

LONDON, th July

Prass O Roe, where it is published, or, to the Dr. Avews is not solitary in the opinions hennamese had not taken the ombargo off and It When I red; taking advantage of the dr and nutires, in the prosent of a very valuable on the market remains to be seen. In any case noh bark JEAN PIERRE, 60%, tons, to Hono

following Agents :— Macio

~ A de Mallo & Go SWATOW ... Morar, Campbell & Co.

SHANGHAI LA... Messrs, Hall & Holta.

SHANGWAI Messrs. Kelly & Walsh.

RIVER PORTS

Walsh, Shanghai CHEROD and Mesme. Hall & Holts And Rolly NEWJIWANG

&Walsh, Shanghai.. TIENTSIN and Mesara. Hull & Holtz and Kelly PEEING.} &Walsh, Shanghai, NAQASAKI The C. and J. 'Trading Co. HIOGO, OSAKA.The C. and J. Trading Co.

·YOKOHAMA...... Japan Gazette Ofies.

Messrs. J. de Loyzaga & Co. SAISON

Mr. J. IL Bloom. SINGAPORE...... Mossra. Liddslow and Martin, BANGKOR Misera. Mallerbe, Jallion, &'Co. LONDON Mr. Algat, Cloment's Lane

Mr: Goo. Strooi 50. Cornbill LONDON LONDON... Messrs. Batos. Hendy & Co.. SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21, Morchants

Exchange NEW YORK... Messrs. 9. M. Potlinrill & Co.

MANILA

A.

37. Park Row.

NOTICE.

3. WATSON AND

FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS, By Appointment to His Excellency the verboz and his Royal Highness the

effects of opium-eating may be seen autong

arewell cared for asregards food and lothing on the contrary, according to hit MASTERS, the effects of intching the drug are only to be seen among those deprived of the netos.

越

La via Toribionno“. Offenbach. MILJ BROHANait, Bandmasteri

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Mugenin fer the wook ending July 10th

EUROPEAN CHINESE.

35

Thursday Friday.. Saturing

sarios of life. Mr. MARTERS Anya:—“Dr Artes must know perfectly well that his opinion clashes with the reports of, I think, tery Missionary Hospital on the mainland, ¦ with the opinion of all native doctors there, and, practically speaking, with the whole population of China". This statement can hardly be reconciled with the fact that the native doctors in the Ting Wal-re seribe the epium pipe in some diseases. There is a strong belief among the Chinese practitioners in the efficacy of the drug inWe co. relieving patients suffering from theme and

phthisis. In conclusion, we would only re wark that no commercial bias can be attri Go-buted to Dr. AvERs. As Colonial Surgeon he has nothing to do with the commercial section of the community, and his, only interest in the question is that which alt members of the faculty naturally take.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH. WIFOLESALE ATD RETAIL DRUGGISTS, PEZTUMERS,

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

DRUSGISTS BUNDETMAN,

And..... AËRATED WATER MAKERS,

SITIPS MEDICINE QUESTS BETITTED,

PASSENGER SHIPS, SUPPLIED.

....

Nource-To avoid delay in the execution of Orter it is particularly requested that all basiniss commauications be dressed to the Firm, A. 3. WATRON and Co., or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Conunciations on Editorial mattere should be

stressed "The Blitz, and those on basins The

Manager," and not to individuals by pame,"

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 12TH, 1878..

Monday Taosdry Wednesday

CORRESPONDENCE.

do not bold ourselves responsible for the sxpressed by our Correspondente).

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Sunday

POLICE COURT.

11th July

BEFORE THE HON, CHARLES MAY,

DRUNKEANERS

HIOGO.

The News says the summer roin this year is very late in laving the thirsty land, there having been nothing in that way but a few paming. ahowars stuce the let of Jany. The young, rios nake very sickly, the price of grain is rising and the people are complaining loudly. Bain has. however since fallen, sad things are improving. The Kioto Exhibition of the year has bepr Lulosed. As an industrial exhibition it is stated

DISEASE AMONG LASCARS

NO FIRE INSURANCE HAS BEEN EFFECTED. TOTHY ROTOR, OF THE DAILI TRESS," SI,Agents glving notice of the arrival of z steamer and the landing of cargo generally in form consignees that no fire insurance has been effected. Is euch statement suficient to free the agents or owners of steamines from all responsibilit in cash of seçident: Consigues are not given the option of landing their own cargo, and the Tuz Hongkong volunteers may very fairly storing is always performed in auch a hurried be complimented upon the appearance they and disorderly way flist it is next to impossible to obtain delivery of the goods the first or over presented on parade on Wednesday evening, the second day after landing.

now that the officers have been appointed I am inclined to think that Agents would find

themselves in a vury awkward position should Robert Salth, a seamaz on the United States and the corps fully constituted it only re- their downs barn down the day after the gunboat Banger was cliarged by F.C., 250 with mains for the members to ronder themselves arrival of one of their steamers, with the greater being drunk and creating a disturbazon and as efficient and worthy of the Inadation the part of the steamer's cargo undelivered, and no muilding the velice la cron of their are cloves-traders. Japanese cannot be said to coloured and impure

duty-Fired 1, in default, seven days in GOVERNOR bestowed upon them. So farther usersace affected.Yours, o

***HIS SUB JUDICE.prisonment corps looks bealthy enough; as yet there are Hongkong, July 11th, 1878. no symptoms, or at least very trifling ones, of a collapse such as befell the two pierious corpe years ago. One of the principal con ditions of success in moverasuts of this kind

A SEERPT WATCHMAN,

i

Shanghai, 20 conta per pisul, 30 day days.

Nowokwang and back to Hongkong, 231 cents per pioul, 3lay days. S

German bark HERMAN, 458 tous, Taiwanfoo to

tang to Hongkong, 15 cents per plant British steamer ADRIA, 781 tous, Saigos (to

Hongkong, 15 cents per pioni, 10 Iay days. German steamer Cassandra, 937 tons, Saigon te Hongkong, 153 cents per pioul, 10 Tay days.

British steamer PARSER, 1014 ton to Singa

pore and Penang. $3.500 in fall. Dutch steamer JAVA, 886 tons, to Singapore and

Penang. $3,500 in fall.

phong and back, 20 cents per pioul, 12 lay ABYS.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

Pack: KAR FÅLGONFR) & "GO Krantank)

Barometer-1 P. M

Tremelor-12.0.

The numb

Thenzoincturi mix (Web bulb)...,«

Theriacaetera. (Wet Sulbi.. Методика Магнети

AYL

AND

A Splendi? Assortment of

20,000

*29,910

A Marion hard, consisting of the Principal by an old resident who has been familine with Civil Medical Office and Dr. Simon, appointed the whole series, to have been enpories to all its by order of Government, hoe lately been sitting predecessors, the exhibits this year being nearly at Singapore to inquire into the causes which lel to the death of four lasears on board the A NEW STORY ABOUT THE OCCUPA double the number of those last year. The British bargua Nettin Merryman on her voyage Danish steamer KjöBENHAVN, 708 Lou, to Hai- opinionsTION OF CYPRUS.

average number of visitors has been about 3,000 tram Catie to Singapore. The Insoars izquation por day, the highest attendance on any one day Crpras remains as part of Turkey, and the being 7,000, the day of this Tafgu no dochin, wer halthy and strong young men, and they surplus rovozne je payable to the Soltan. Seeing that the azhibitica must have lost long were supposed to have died of either sourry or The British withdraw on the restoration of age any churn of novelty to the Kisto people, it her The latter disease appears to have is not surprising to hour that nearly all the of late committal severe parages among the Batoum, Kaas hul Ariat

visitors have been country people.

nativa draws of several vammoir sailing out of this "The Ruglish and Foreign Press approve The following items are from the Osale Nippoport to Java, Borneo, and the North of Austra- la particularly whorn: the voyages are long/ warmly, but the Daily News condemns the arDering Jane of last year Mr. Shinagawa, The Master Attendant thought it was his duty, to Consul at Shanghai, sent over the young of three bring all the facts connoted with this case to the mangan

kinds of Chinese fish, which were distributed to notice of Government, and loved for a Medical Kobe, Tokio and Nagasaki. Those which wore Inquiry to be hell to ascertain the causes which but in a pond belonging to the bureau of industry had likely brought on the above disease, with a of Hingo Ken have grown to the length of or view to the adoption of preventive measures in 3 Japaneso inches and will be placed in a poud of fatare. It appears that the Nettig Morryman larger area.—Japan wad China says the same seiled from Singapore on the 11th of February, mative paper, should remain on friendly terms sad and arrived at Colis un or about the 33rd of May assist one another to waistain e balance of powerlast, having besa about 82 days at sea. About in the world. Som Japano despise the Chinese this madle of April, the men woro put on short but hits in ancient diese diet, and the water fanning short, the crew were palationand products. Since times since obliged to catch rain water from the desk, which, Q and art have been studied there and the Chinese not being over, clean, rendoead the water dis be superior to them. It is hamah mature that a

Sickness broke out NEW SILKS | NEW SILKS!! man should think another who has the sum arrival at Cofis, and one man died whilst she was VARIOUS NEW DRESS FABRICS amongst the srew shortly before the vessel's likings to be wico and another who thinles dif Seden, a watchman at the Coenopolitan Docks. Forectly to be foolish The Japaness be there. She loft Cotie with several porsens suffer. was charged by Mr. Nelson Bratt with being trading with the Chiness in ancient times, but from what is supposed to be beri bar. On asleep while on duty that morning. Fined fine thing began to trad with neopaatia and dived in Singapore on WT NEW TREYMED EATS and BONNETS

the 21st of May, three parsons died, and in default, ten days priaznment with 36 Americans they profor the fashions of the latter, Jano,

bottle of water, supposed to be labour

which the Chinesa do untime Japanese from Cotie, but most probably from Singapore, dennes de tel who can hope to check the neartenflant symptoms of the disease on board the consoguently despiss the Chinese, but the editor desires them to be friendly they are the only priced and announced to be good. The sossel warsawelling in the legs, accompanied in * many cases with fever and giddiness: the well- ing took an upward course, rapidly, and the THE NEW CHINESE LOAN.

patients succumbed vlien it rebad the upper regions of the abdomen. Those seized with the the China Gavernment was abond to raise a louz they had recourse to was extra oxoroias. Many A short time ago, me referred to the fact that disease, who escaped, stated that the only romely of Three Millions and a Half of Taols of Eriyenu medical mas of experience, when asked as to the Syres. It was known that the loan was for the days of the sickness known as bari bori, purpose of defraying the cost of Tau-trung-tangs arpreriell themselves enable to give any do. page in Kasliger. To has been compared sided opinion, nor would they prescribe any

unduly some of the celebrated mode of treatment. Impure water, poor diet, The NEW MARTE" BIB and CUFFS. au Gurals; and he certainly, in carrying out and the want of fresh vegetable food an most troublesome task, displayed soms of the rally believed to have a tendering te bring on higher qualities of soldiership. Considering the the disease. As regards poor diet, a question time the campaign issted, the labour or providing the army with war material and provisions, santrally arises as to the role of pravilna now in force in sorordance with Ant. E of 7359 being pacifying those Mahom dan rogions, the ex supplied with the rations thorsin prescribed? Is Ponnas of the war to China were comparatively it not mom likely that the Chiness owly whose small, Shon-si and Konsub, the provinces un- de Teo's immediate rule, are evus scopos to be only desire is to make money cortail the allow.

le, perhaps often accepted by the waters Intars BABY LINEN LANES UNDER the Spory Mountains (Esicoh-shen), at the administration, still last could they bear the sort who are eager to bure as much money as they of the war on their porth-west boundaries, beyond, to squander before their departure

If this disease be but little known to the medical desert of Lop. Sort of the earlier expans faculty, such investigations as the our just hold, the ampaign was defrayed by the province the repart of which with, we treat to mude of Chilli, Shantung, the two Kwang, ate, but public, are highly desirable, and the Master At

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER ----

– OPFIGURE TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

the names of four gentlemen each member might

CHATE, 'COOLIES REFUSING KIKE,

charged by Mr. J. D. Humphrays, proprioter of Licensed obair coolies Nos. 73 and 578 were the Hongkong Dispensary, with refusing to do cept hire without reasonaula cause for eo ro fusing

EMBESZLEWETT,

vance of Bassi

TO COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Exront CanGOES.

direst from Parisi

NEW UNTRIMMED STRAW HATS * BONNETS

NEW FEATHERS 234 FLOWERS,

NEW RIBBONS

NEW LACES

NEW COLLARS and CUFFS.

-NEW SILK, THREAD, and COTTON

··K· I ·D

HOSE.

GLOVES.

LACE MITTS

An Extensive Stock of

CLOTHING.

NEW CORSETS

A Lot of

PIQUE PELISSES,

at $1,35, worth 58,50.

A Large Stook of various MUSLIN DMBROIDERIES, at less than Halt Price.

NEW SILK SCARFS and SASHES.

TO NEW PATENT AUTOMATON-UM

BRELLAS.

LADIES NECESSARIES.

NEW PRINTS and MUSLINS.

NEW WASHING GINGHAMS

Sin,lit the thermometer stands at 2.0 is the popularity of the officers, fur men not which I spring water in my vase) I cannot and I am gradually returning to that state from compelled to do so can scarcely be expected retire to my mat to-night without Erst penning Cerespondents we regnested to forward their name to willingly serre under officers who are dis: the following lines, which I hope you will be

able to find space for in your paper. and address with communicationa addressed to the Eker, not for publication, but as evidence of good tasteful to them. Nevertheless, there is, we

Mythema is the ceremony of appointing officers fake

debbinckxuffleas patike sytt ugonger the the Yohinter der per dificulty in abiaining punde ghairs to go to my The compaidant, said I hate resently found All lettera far poblication should he written on one Hongkong Volunteers to prevent a sudden that, though open to acl question as to its new house, near Mount Kellett. On that

not going to criticise the Governor's speech, fox side of the paper anly.

skodus of ancorbers imply because they have facts and its deductions, was but "blarney," and staut.I called the deferidants, who are strme not been able to run their favourites for therefore operative no further than to prove the shair bearers, and told them I wanted that commissions. The appointments made by hat I am going to assent that the Volunteers morning. The prisoners appeared to under nationality whores His Excellency has aprong; carry me to my house at five o'clock the nex the GOVERNOR on Wednesday are not open have had a picon of chiling (in's portoin sono stand broken English. They asked me how to serious objection, while in the case of the put up them in regard to their officers, maoh I was going to pay them, and I said I senior captainey, the corps was unanimous sihat, most assuredly very low expected. Tw would only give them the proper fare, meaning of the appointments are positively distaste the legal fare, The prisoners said they would not to the gentleman who ought to receive the ful to the majority

the members, and it go unless they had forty cents each. I said I Ir is alwary desirable that discussions upou commission. The mode of voting for the would, to say the least, have been more gracious would only give 61 for the four, and I pointed gui any subject should be narrowed to their pro- officers was, however, open to the most earious to have allowed the men to Balont oficers to them that that amount, setording to my opi- the diffulty, greater even.then conquering, of sufficient: and if so, are the lascars in all caree for whom they had personal predilection. nion, was the correct fare. The prisoners did not por.liunits, sida isamaa heing carefully avoided objection, not because it afforded any room But this has not bean cone; and all through the come in the morning.

The prisoners sald that they bad carried the With this object in view a rovers to-day to for unfair play, bat simply because it was want of a little forsight, a couple of men bare the latter of the Kar. P. J. MASTERS, which practically useless, probably two-thirds of the bean feasted on us whose claims were trasted complainant twice before, and had been oranpied

with ridionie a month ago when discussed by the from two.until seven o'clock, and then were only able to pay the obarges of. their own interna) ands or offer money la hon of provisions, which uppered in yesterday's issue. Many of the votes being absolutely wasted. For each of votenaars. From bagining to end the elections paid $ points brought forward by our correspon, the members to send in the names of four barbon bangle. Instead of antertaining as if couts each; in default, one day's imprisonment, His Worship fined the prisoners twenty-five outset who were willing to accept commissions dent, though correst in themselves viewed gentlemen whom he wished to see elected as elected, and conceding the roling by publishing

Chan a fukt, a billard marker, was brought up alone, are irrelevant to the question at issue, officers, without any guide helug given him a their ages for the wild comedor of remand, charged with abozaling from Me which is, is oplum smoking injurious to the to the group of men to whom his votes should the voluntasis - were merely told to write down Cook, proprietor of the Stag Hotal, the sum of these contributions have ceased; wiflst Foh-kion fondant deserves the thanks of the public for his CHILDREN'S HOLLAND sad WHITE constitution? Mr. Marons says that in his bo confined, could giva un fair criterion of the wish to see elected. The consequeurs was on a $22.50, being the amount collected from some has still to settle for the Formosa affair, and the action in endeavouring to afford facilities towards opinion is evils-ar immeasurably greater wishes of the corps taken collectively. Any refusal to accept au appointment being forth Parsons who owed money to the complainsut.

The gentlemen whom the money had been one of the other parts of the Empire are the ongidation of what teens to be more or less than the drinking system at home. At the gentleman universally popular would of fally put together fall to pieces, and the corps collected from gave evidence of their having able the Imperial Government to follow up ite to believe that this curious disease is aadming a

coming, the little structure that had been care-

severely tered to meet the fuss want. Toona mystery to the indioal faculty. Thereis reason outet, however, we must take exception to courao receive a vate from each mom bor, but found itself at the mercy of these whom, possibly, faid the prisoner the garprin expresand by Mr. Masrees that where a contest bagan it had to be fought in a little teating may have indussosd. Why was This prisoner in defense wild he received the aitary nonesses and solidate its power is more and more threatening post every day gentleman standing high in the medial the dark, and if the poll were published it not, I alt, the corps egaits referred to when money fecus the witnesses spied on the 3rd the still unsettled Histriote, funds are needed and it, therefore, deserves, the attention of me popular man refused to be commissioned? Einstant and he paid the compiamant the same under the prevalent distress, it would hardly be walical men hare, as well those in Jars and the professiou should fer auch an opinion on would no doubt be found that the remainder the No. 1 of the mambers failed them, they most day. He know nothing of a les entry in the expected that they scald be raised otherwise than Phillippines, or, at any rate sneh of them as can andonotelly had a No. 2 to put forward, and it 2ame, book. The charge was wholly false. One a loan In borrowing money for warlike pur afford to and time, apart from their other arous opium smoking as that recorded by Dr.of the votes were wasted on a large number would only have been right to have given the night he was out of the house without leave; the Prosas, Cains; it may be noted, since the fact has tions, to study the disease, and indeed it will not raised an outery In England, is but following be very credits,ble to the profession, the duty of Arcs The Colonial Surgeon as very of unlikely men whose individual supporters volunteers the opportunity to carry ont their complainant wanted him, and he was therefore the example of other nations, and especially of which is te aleviate tuman suffering, if they rightly given to the public the beaofit numbered very for Had gentlemen been wishes. As I have almuely-sald, his mistake gry

Mr. B. F. Smith said the prisoner was formerly the softu paradad before her as the brightest fail to do so. Straits Tunes. of his experiences among the numerous nominated for election, asked whether they tion at the outset of the names of those willingin his employ for shoat twelve months, as sound examples of civilization. It might in some ways i might have been entirely obviated by the publica- opium smokers he baseen in Victoria Gal, would be willing to accept commissions, to become offers, It would be indelicate upon servant. Prisoner's cousin us witness's head have been more autotory, had such a loan hea

raised from natire sourdes only : bat it is sīgai. and if they clash with preconceived notions and then the voting confined within the my part to here mention the names of the two secrant. He recommended the prisoner to Mt. Geant and scouraging that the larger proportion

anpopular men, but the information it singh Cook. The prisoner when in witness's service and show different results from those re-limits of the noninatios Bet, the result for could be obtained from slmost any one of behaved very well and was strictly honest. He should be contributed by Chinese. This brief statement will explain the "cironmeteness. tuder

Per steamship Ocean, for Australia and New ported by Medical Missionaries be is notyould have been definite and the Go- the Volunteers one sees, rouning the strests was often trasted with larger menuts than that which the loan has been contracted and the par- Zealand responsible for the variation. As for his con VERNOR would, have been placed it pos during the day at some hour or another he was charged with horing ombezzled. The pass for which it is needed

For Sydney 1,282 pkgs Ton, 100 bags Rico, I do not suppose eitler will take the hiut and prisoner bad relatives of respectability in the

The Imperial Chinese Government Loan of 10 hores Opium. 29 casos Silk, 351 pkge. Mer olusions, he is perfectly justified in forming session of the real wishes of the corps give up his post to please the ollior members of colony who were than in the court, and was 1878-for that is the name under which it is to shandise, 3 cases Cntion, and 100 rolls Matting a theory of the result of his own observa. Where there was a close contest between two the corps, but they certainly right do many food family.

be nited,bas pican rise to a deal of discussion. For Milbouras 2.565 pkgs Tee, 14 boros Opium, SPRING FLANNELS, LONG CLOTHS, His Worship gentenged the prisoner tó tions, and it remains for those who take the candidates the Fotos wasted under the eva- other things that would bring less general anth's popramont and to be and she, 15minstatement, and misapprehension. It has bases Bilk 286 pkgs. Merchandise, 22 maes

igratification, other view of the question to show that his ten which was adopted might possibly have One of the most annoying of matters connected default of pagrant to be farther Imp-soned volved air of soosy, and the public, if Curios, and 100 rolle Mutting For Cooktown would sewn, have been purposely kept in the dark 70 pkgs. Ton, 3,020 bags Rias 11 borus Optum, about it. How for such seuresy is desirable— ¦ 1 casa Bik, 453 pkgs. Membandise, 20 börek Oil, what benefit it can be to the borrowers or the and 350 bags Sugar For Brisbane 2 cases Silk, leadere we utterly fail to see. A public Com- b pkgs. Herohoolies, & Cases Corios, and 187 pany may transset business into which it would rolls Matting For Adelaide 422 pky, Ten, 1 be presumptions for outsiders to engnize and paso Silk and 32 packages Merchandise. For Our DRESSMAKINO and MILLINERY DEF. which its shareholders even had best leurs te its Denson. 18 pkgs. Tes, 4 boxes Opium, and 124 Directory and Manager. Bat a publio instilation packages Mershuise For Auckland ? ossen whoɛo shares at in the open market, fuotasting | Cars, From Foodhow for Bydney nad Mal- the drug and the spirit are speadily swallowed. There are in the corps, however, other goutle and before it was dooined whether the uniforta James Anderson, iteraad of the Brille steamer businene, coall torrgely expect, even if it wished, re

boon promised before the corps way dvon formed,

with every auoped Ively or alucky straks of beurae 1320 tons Ton and done with, though, the opium eater has men with equally strong claims, and had the should be that which is after the pattern of the Madras, was charged by Captain Willing to restrain enquiry into a most important to wait for the effects, of the narsotia voting been conducted in a reasonable man. English Army or that which is worn by the Richardson, master of the said vessel, with being operation affecting present and prospective pro- ON LONDON

Bank Bills, ou demand3/0 The pium smoker, on the other hand, re per it might possibly have been found that A frissa troops onomacred by the explorer drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting the rotors. Such an cperstion can only be regarded

| Stanley upon several occasions, I had beltar, complainant on board, in the 1041 instant, fara as a public matter, and there monde no apology Bauk Bills, at 30 days sight.901. quires time to prepare bis pipe and site also the corps ass whole thought their chims stop this strain, however; lest I have surous as The comp sinut sund-Du Wednesday after, in a neispaper for danssing public matters -Bault 30% de Cmonths' sight,J/102 to enjoy its effect, but the drug is not done In fact, stronger. We do not way that it me ribald buffoon.

noon the proper was drank on board. I told The minstatemenfe zonde reaneating this ou Credita, al & months' sight. with. The nah left contains a large amount would have been so, but the pull taken under his short tenure of offne bere that publicity is not do for jobs at ones. I told him if he did should be publishcl We have before as the full sight

His Excellency the Governor las proved during him to get the tea ready, when he said he could make it all, tha mara desirable that the real sot. Documentary Bille, a66 montha' of the principle of the opium which can be the system adopted, is certainly no proof to one of this chief characteristice let me ask then, not hostir himself. I should turn him out of the text of the Artisks of Agrement They are Or BONBAY.— Baat, right.. Tre-praptred for emoking gain and again, so the contrary. In another column we publish that he pablish in the Government Gazette the sphin Ho then used viry alive language and mads between His Excelkucy Hov, Expectant ON CALCUTTA -Bank; sight 225/

that in the time an onim smoker requires a letter from an old volunteer, who unfal man. I do not think this is more than wo that. I went into the pastry and told him to go of Chios and Fantal by brevet, af present resid

number of votos polled for each of the muccose- said it would take a better man than me to de| Taodai of the Province of Kiangsu in the Umpire ON SILATORAL--

Bank, sight.A?2) to get the full benell of a few grains the doubtedly has a right to give his opinion can reasonably ask for, and if the request forward, aut at the same time put my hand on his ing at Shangkal in the sald Empire, soting ha Private, 90 days' siputi:78 opium eater has consumed a much larger upon the subject, but with the sentiments begantell, those wi, like myself, think shoulder turned round and struck me on the this matter ae Agent of the Imperial Govern- that the two appoiascents here referred to shoulder. He went forward after th, but some ment of China, of the one pari, nud Joan Walker, quality with very little eat an bis brain he expresses we cannot agree. As to the warefnited" into, vill either have one rus back about ten minute after. I again sent him on. Acting Maungor of the Hongkong and Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-73 por but much moreon his system generally. The poll, it would be unfair to expect its publica- pinions confirmed, or be forced into the convic, forward. He then went into the galley and in Shanghai Banking Corporation at Bhangbai spirit drinker, again, has had time to commotion. The appointment of officers is directly on that, however much against our wishes, wo terfered with the cook. I ordered him out, Hat aforesaid of the other part The Bank under- Calon Inszaade Society of Canton.§1,800 por

have been beaten in a fair tight by those who have he resisted me. I then put him in ons nisl takes to advance to the Imperial Government share. a large quantity of alcohol, get trunk, and rested in the GovEsmon, and although he as me right to hold an apinton zed erpress it such time as the police hors same

one million and a half of tools, of Kaiquez svona China Traders Engurenes Company's Slipros... set every organ of his body in a state asked the carpa to noquaint hire with their as we inve

Post By prísunet i did sob strike you in the on the 19th day of July, 1978; and repayment is $1,450 per shar of irritation. The opium eater, to who wishes in the matter he did not bind himself about this ephemeral Volunteer Corps: still.

It-anam a small matter to hare heartburnings pantay, I merely shoved you

to be made by six instalments as follows Yangtan murano Aravaiation--The 6 per John Billy, weil officer of the British steamer the drog is a stimuliet, must go on with to commission the four gentlemen who had squall ranttors taken in the aggragata haven: Medros, corroborated the stilence of the cap. Lat. Invnluenti dae

Beth January, 1879. 250,000 100 380 85 9080 tho-habit or suffer from very severe de-the highest-number of votes indeed it is not zout Best mur general influence in this world tain

2nd Innehmerino than the large stairs lamped together, as vill .... The prisoner in defença denied having struck pression, the spirit drinker the same; but difficult to onesie that very valid reasons be obvious to all, and I do not see why what I the osptain but admitted being drank the opium smoker, who uses the drug only might exist for rejecting & name which hap- counider to be a griovaque should not revive a His Worship Bued tas prisoner 86. as sedative, red not continue it baleas pesod to stand in the fret group the moto empecially as there are others who

The little Fontilation though it þó insignificant ALLEGED BREACH OF ORDINANCE

Chan Ying Kow maata of the Chan Iul 21 June, 1800 250,000 50,478.97 360,473,97 Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's for pleasure. Most certainly the effect GOVERNOR is responsible for the appsiat take my lew of the question. The Vistoria juuk, was charged with having four stink-pots to Instalment o

***Sharos -15 per veut prontium. Slat Desember, 1880 250,000 23400.27283,440 Hongkong. Canton, and Macro Steamboat Cos of opinn smoking bears no comparison with ments and must therefore be allowed to ago Volunteer Corps was conceival, was born, and — on band the and junk on the lúth inafart, v 6th Ipstalment dão CASES SHASA spirit drinking or opium eating. The two his own discretion in making them. In vaing thing of it. It was before my time. Perhaps tioned it. Yew mah too On Wednesday, at

well, perished, I suppose, for I Bátor Báy bay Folies Bergeant Forging sail he was sta 18th June, 1681 £30,000 10,780,14 296,730,14 Bueras-81 per share pretium.

Shanghai Ste Navigation Companys. 21 last produce at once effects on the whole that discretion bedwired tabe guided to a cor- Alam and his arsonisted brand acted the vita noon, the defendant went to the station for an Haiquan, Tuels.. 1,500,000, 361,716:54 1,851,710.94 per sharostire se

In quarter Casize (equal to about 12 dosen), 350. system; the first acts only on the brain, but tain extent by the wishes of the corps, and he lity of that herole band. Next came the Hing anchorage paas, and slating the quantity of arms- Before the loan is advanced the Imperial Go. Hoaglong Gos Company's Sharon-300 por în Cataven (equal to about 6 dosen) .......

LONDON EARTICULAR, in time through that organ may affect the accordingly took measures to ascertain what og Voluntoord that Colonel Brine formed and aromaatios, he said he had four stink, pats varmant undertake to give to the Bank obltrato

noble corpi compsent of effectives on-offectives. Wituse then sent the defendant on board with tione to taurar covering payment at dun dsteuf the Hongkong Betal Company's Share 358 For In Questor Chaks (about 12 doson). ****___$$_ system generally, though not for years, nor those wishes were by asking the members to and brandios and cođu. The last, belonged to the constrain of the harbour boat and they instalmentë.. Interest is to be paid at the rate of share even then to the extent that either of the vote on the matter. It is to be regretted the former of the two olanas previously nem rght back the stink-pots. On examining the thirteen and eight-tenths for souts security Chian Suger Redning Company, Limited 40 per 1 staros (alut 8 dosen) 825,

tioned. It quickened, became moribund, and junk witness found, ten Korchean-maskut, one for the loan, the Imperial Government assigns to oant prowiun v other habits, do in a short period. Mr. that the mode of voting adopted was not fualy oblawed when it got down to marthing ginga, le spears, four words, and nearly fifty the Bank the revenue of the customs at the ports Chinees Imperial T.ban—-£109.10% Masters remarks that the Chinese in this better, but now that the apppointments bare out in the following strength Offers, & pounds of powder. That was in accordance with of Canton, Ningpo, Bloughed at Hankow; Chiasso Imperial Load of „1877–£107,

deductions are unsound.

turged the scale and the more popular man would have been elected instead of the no whose supporters were the best organised We have no fault to Bad with the appoint meats that have been made; each of the

with this business is time font that we cannot say Kisses go by favour," however trus the allogation of it, as is said of the Manila lottery, that may be The impartiality that has claracterized these appointments enruot be questioned. We may not say (for truth forbids) that an offcial may possibly have prompted this appointment,

Are Dr. Arses's deductions unsound or not ? that is question. We fail to see in any thing advanced by our correspondent proof that they are so. Between opium eating and spirit drinking there is one great similarity, gentlemen commissioned had strong claims or fiat mother was made house it find already

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