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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE

THE COMMITTEE of the CONSTITU: THE P. & O. S. S. Co.'s Steamer

TIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION ope that all its Members will attend the FORLIC MEETING at the TY HALL, as

30 PM. TO HAY.

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A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932

MAVOURED with instractions

FAVOUR

The Concerned,

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from

will sell by Public Auction on, TUESDAY, Joly 29th, 1918, a 3.15 PM,

at his Sales Room,

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

AND

Co

-10 d4 French Tobacco Pipes.

3 do. Cigarette Pipes

30 cases Medloc Clares, qt, Lalande and

eTuckey's Whisky, 19 years old.

30 do Playing cards.

6 ca Remi Martin Brandly.

10 cases, Red Port.

Tas-Cash on delivery.

Hongkong, July 24th, 1919.

A. G. DA ROCHA.

AUCTIONEER,

SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER

AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 9931

NAVOURED with

FAV

instructions

The Concornech

from

will sell by Public Auction, on TUESDAY.. July 24th, as 2.30 PM.

at his Sules. Room,

A QUANTITY OF

STEEL WIRE ROPES,

of best quality and specially made 6 strand

of Wires, each coil 120 fathours:-

·Sie-3143 coils.

*

-- 14/3.5

... -23/2'7

The above Coils will be found very useful

for stainers and Dockyards

Trans-Cabo Delivery

Hongkong. July 25th, 1919.

A, G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER. SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER

$

AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2133. FAVOURED with

Will

Nell

instructions from

The Concerned,

by Public Auction.

THURSDAY, July 31st, 1910,

at 2.15 P.M..

at bis Sales Room, HOUSEHOLD FORNITURE AND

On

EFFECTS, Wardrobes, Desk", Chairs, Chest of Drawers Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chaics Curio Crockery and Classware, Brass Ornamenta, Vasas, Pictures. Ice Boxes Bedsteads Clocks, Tviewriters. Overnantes, Sideboards, Napkins, Table Cloths, Hat Stands and a long line of Sundries.

TERMS:-Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, July sath, 1819.

S.S. SUDEGAURA MARU” Arrived Hongkong on July 25th, 2919,

FROM BOMBAY.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named veel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hoogkong and Kowloon What and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloou where sch "Cossigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed

Optional Goods will be landed here unless

instruction have been piren to the contrary

6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within dags including data of arrival will be subject to rent.

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No Fire Insurance will be effected by us any case whatever.

Damaged package must be left in the Go downs for examination by the Consignore, and the Company's Surveyor, Moses GODDARD and Dovanas, at 10 AM on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda hare left the Godowns.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents, "

Hongkong, July 28th, 1919.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & O S. N. Cole Steamer

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S.S. "NAGOYA" Arrived Hongkong on July 25th, 1919. From LONDON, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, AND STRAITS. Consignes of Cargo by the above-named rosal are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR ERK is the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns st Kowloon, where each Conngument will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including

date of arrival, will be subject to rent.

in

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us

any case whatever.

Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consignes, and

the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD

2 DOUGLAS, at 10 AX. on MONDAYS, and

THURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented

within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised, No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents, Hongkong, July 26th, 1919.

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NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC.

R JAMES STEER, Chronometer and

MR JAMES lee House

Screet, begs to inform the General Public that is shup will be CLOSED till JULY 28TH, owing to his marriage.

Hongkong, July 22nd, 1919.

FINANCIAL PAPER.

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ALEVER and BELIABLE MAN who has intimate knowledge of News paper enterprise is wanted to represent ose of Scandinavia's greatest and appreciated" financial papers.

DAILY

PRESE, MONDAY JULY 28TH

1919.

INTIMATION

INTIMATIONS

OF

PROPOSED ADDRESS WELCOME TO HE SIR REGINALD STUBBS, KC, M.Q.

THE Unoticial Members of the Exeentive ant Legislative Councila invite the Public to attend a MEETING at the CTF HALL TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 28th day of JULY at 430 jej connection with the above project.

IN 17038

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1818,will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 2878, on which

Warranta m

be obtained on date Dividend. application at the Company's office

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, July 15th, to MONDAY, Jaly 28th, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transier of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

During

the

weather

hot

you

will find

WATSON'S

of a million kilas in weight over the

and stratagems for evading and violaring the Postal Laws of China. The rivalry returns for 1917. Although, owing to the

of the Consular Post Offices at the Treaty disturbed state of the country, the Money Ports still has to be met Colonial rates Order service at certain places hud, as in of postage on letters to and from thin

*Li ૪ from one Trusty Port to 1917. either to be restricted me entirely anothere were losied by these agencies until 10t0, when the Paion rate of postage on suspended on several eensions, the money

Fetters to and from China was adopted. orders issued represented thirty-Ese and it is contended that now china has fully e-third million dollars, that is to say enteret the Foxtil Union it would be a kg per cent. more than in 1967 and 1913 | graceful act if at Allies were to with- per cent, tore than in 11self this total draw all their Pose ces from Chinese territory, where they are "no longer were issued to the necessary or desired. t'nless we are n nearly $1,00LL,PRO British and French authorities for the take, however, when the Postmaster, Gerorat.of Hongkong proposed to close Corps - and nouris the British offers in some of the Treaty Chinese Labour $8,000,000 to the interned German and Ports two or three years ago, the British Austrian prisoners-of-war, but, even after residents' expressed their willingness to pay extra rather than that this step dechicting this, a very substantial im should be taken, owing to their lack of Įprovement in the normal husiness Peniainscottishope in the inviolability of mait

mater" entrusted to Chinese officials. As was to be expreted, there has not been can only be a matter of time, of course, much extension of the railway lines avall.before the change is made.

able for, the transmision of mail baster 019500 47 to 20,000 M), and the same rhark applies to the stemmer and hot

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the case of enteric fever and one ease cone, death of cerebrospinal fever were

A SHELTON HOOPER,HOUSEHOLD is to se Heasy as feported in the Colony on Friday.

Secretary to

TILE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

.

AGENCY Co., LTD., General Agents for the

WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 9th, 1918.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of THREE A AND HALF DOLLARS per Share for the six months ending June 30th, 1919, will be payable on MONDAY, JULY 28T6; on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 18th, to MONDAY, July 18th, (both days inclusive), Transfer of Shares, during which period no can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary. Hongkong, July 2th, 1919.

AMMONIA

The

most refreshing

and

invigorating addition

to

your

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bath.

THE HONGKONG L'ENTRAL ESTATE,

EIMITED....

DOLLARS per Share for the six AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of FOUR months ending June 30th, 1918, will be

payable on HUNDAY, JULY 28TH, on which A. S. WATSON & CO. date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BUXUK of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 19th, to MONDAY, July 29th, (both days inclusive) daring which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Or ler of the Bound of Directors.

A: SHELTON HOOPER. Secretary to the General Manager. Hongkong, July 9th 1919

HONGKONG, CANTON A

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, MACAO

TD. STEAMBOAT CO..

NOTICE TO SHAROLDERS.

AN INTERIM FIVIDEND OF ONE

DULLAR per Share for the six months "eading 30th June, 1919. will be PAY BLE on TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, on which die Dividend WATT max be obtained on application at the Company's

Uffice.

A. G. DA ROCHA.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company AUCTIONEER. SURVEYOR AND

will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, The concerned must be able to call on all GENERAL BROKEK.

greater Beaks and money-institutes anley 30th to TUESDAY, August 5th, both days inclusive, daring which period bo track Bring to obtain toth advertisemeats Transfer of Shares can be Register L Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

and editorial articles. The paper is printed

By Order of the Pourd of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD, Director ALBINUS LARSEN, Kebmager MAVOURED with instructions from Hia Eaglish and Danish Plea apply to FAY OR CARSTENSEN, Esu, will sell by

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 22nd, 1919. wanted.

Public Auction, on FRIDAY, August 1st, 1913, at 1.37 PM at No. 6, Morrison Hill. EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:-

video, Coperlangen, Dentara. References

COMPANY, LIMITED.

(1038

COME

[1025

TO LET-1st of August, YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS

with or witbout board. Apply-

Box 1028, Care of " Daily. Press " Office.

[1028

LIMITED.

HONGKONG. DISPENSARY,

To 18

MARRIAGE.

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CAVALIER BILBROUGHA Northwood,

on June 6th, Lieut. ARTHUR R. CAVALIER, of Hongkong, to KATHLEEN, eldest daughter of Mr. Bilbrough, of Northwood, Middlesex.

Eurexone. Orica: 10a, Dz Vœux Boat, C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEW Symer, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 28TH, 1919.

THE CHINESE POST OFFICE

It is a remarkable fact that, despite the bindrances imposed by the Great War and by internal strife, China continues to forge ahead. A few weeks ago it was pointed out that the value of the direct foreign trade, of the Republic for 1918 was the highest on record, and now the report of the Post Office shows, gimilarly, that the results in that department of national activity have eclipsed these

well as letter mails between the North || Members of the Constitutional Reformu and the Yangtza are now forwarded by Association ar reminded of the public tueeling to be held at the City Hall this the Tain-pu Railway instead of by seeing as 5.30 o'clock. thus saving mach-time and ensuring greater regularity. Suularly. heavy muils exchanged between the North and Hupeh, Hanan and Serchwan are now transmitud by the Kin-bar Railway On September 16th the Wuchang-Changsha section of the Hankow-Pantun Railway was' formally opened to traffe, and this service is now being availet of for the

Yih Kunghe, Chinese Vice-Minister of transmission of all categories of mail Communications, and Dr. C. Wang, matter for southern and western Hunan.managing director of the Peking Hankow Railway arrived in London on June 17th, The Seepingkai Chengkiatum Railway was

trón Paris for the purpose of studying epened to traffic on January 11th and is industrial and railway matters in Great utilised fer the carriage et nuits. In the Britain. eurier lines an increase of 17,000 22 is

A correspondent prints out that a con- rewarded. bringing the total ap to half-n-

temporary states that The public are to be allowed to take pars in the pre million . This development pas taken

writ Husks: Is this Bew Governor. place principally between the Hinanaration of the address of welcome 25 the We should think it very Manchuria and 'hihli destricts. Exten-sarcastic?

probable. sion in the fast-named district is accounts ed for mainly by new rugal delivery lines, while in the last is is duft's an extension

thwing to the inclement weather, the V.B.C. aquatic sports, which were to bave teen held on Saturday night, have been postponed till next Saturday.

Thyrection MA Shelton, Hooper, as a member of the Licensing Board for a further period of three years, with fee from Junk 7th, 19, has

gazeti ni last.

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The King revived in private, on Jann Path, at Buckinghsun Palner. Mr. Reginald Edward Stubis, Governor-lhesignate of

.

of the line, West of Erga through Hongkong, whom 1.M. knighted and in vested with the insignia of a Knight Ulinskubah, Kelake and Shatz-kai. inoumandir of the Order of St. Michael Mongolia, to Chếnghwaste, on the harders and St. George. of "Sinking a distance of 3.5 4. By adding the existing line between Kaigan (and Urga (2,700:42)_and that from Cheng

hwas to Tihwafu (1.200 77) the total length of this courier line will be found (to be 10.125 2,'or, roughly, 475 miles, the longest averland.courier line.in. the world. By this line the Central Govern ment is now connected with the capital of |

Major Tom Graham, Royal Welsh Fusiliers veeran of the Boxer War- is Peturning to Tientsin. He was given a commission in the 8th Battalion of his old regiment, and with it went through the Gallipoli Expedition, never receiving aratch. though constantly in action, and later he was in the Mesopotamian Ex- pedition

Five Chinese were charged, on remand, at the Magistracy, on Saturday, with

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Sinkiang (Tihwaful by a route throughing concerned in the recent piracy at A further rethand was Mongolia, alternative to that previously Lamina Island. and still maintained rig Henan, Shensi, granted on the application of Inspector

ordun, who stated that one of the wit and Kansu distance of 6,000 71, or 2,200 - nesses for the prosecution, a

# As in the Previous year. much would not be able to leave the hospital miles.

for at least another week. difficulty was experienced in keeping certain tires functioning- in some cases „Inspectors sent to investigate the move of interruptions were arrested.by soldiers of one or other party, accused of being apies and led blindfolded jato their camps Fortunately, explanations combined with tact resulted in every case in their release after due inquiry, Couriers have not always been so fucky; many instances of seizure, robbery, and wounding by bandits carred, and in some cases couriers, lost their lives. Thus revenue far 1918 amounted to nine and a half million dollars, eleven per cent.. above that for 1917, while working expenses showed an increase of only about six per cent. surplus was left on the year's working of roughly two million dollars. Until 1915

The King has granted anthority to the following to wear decorations conferver" pon them by the King of Siam in re- cognition of valuable services rendered by them as maintenance engineers on the Siamese State railways: Fourth Clase of the Order of the Crown of Stam: M. Arthur Gibb; Fourth Class of the Order of the White Elephant: Mr. A. O.

Blackwood Furniture, Iron Bedsteats, SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING Tables, Carpets and Bugs Brass Fenders, Overmantels, Brass Ornaments. Solis Easy. Chairs, Occasional Tables, extension Dining Table Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Hat Silver Ware Cabines, Standa Dining Chairs, Teak Bookcase, Dinner Crockery, Glassware, Ornaments, Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Clocks, Marble-top Wash-stands Cooking Stove, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, Electric Reading Lamps, Cabinets, Side-boards and a long deposit their holdings not later than the 9th | NO. 102, THE PEAK, &-Roomed House of previous years. The turnover of mail annual deficits were the rule.

Jine of Sundries

Catalogues will be issued.

TEEMS-Cash on Delivery.

Hongkong, July 24th, 1919.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

PARTICULARS CO action, Bale, to be held TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 28th day of July, 1810, * 3 P... as the Does of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of H EXCELLENT THE USFICEL ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT, OR Lot of CBOWN LAND Kennedy Road in the Colony of Hoogkong, for Berid

E have been requested by the above W

to announce that new Company shares will be issued at par to shareholders on the 16th Jane, 1019, in the proportion of ONE new share for TWU old sharea,

fractions being di-regarded.

Holders of BEARER Warrants should

August, 1910, accompanied by payment of the equivalent of £1 Sterling for each new share claimed, with their Bankers who will atamp the warrants on the face theroot with the words "RIGHTS CLAIMED 1918.'

Registered shareholders should pay to their Bankers the equivalent of £1 Sterling for each new share claimed, not later than the 9th August, 1919.

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TO LET..

at the Feek.

Apply to

PERCY SMITH SETH & FLEMING'

4529.

TO LET

millions.

matter "reached the large total of 3021 That is 24 millions more than in 1917.which revealed an even greater advance than that upon the figures for the previous twelve months. It is gratifying to record that the only clans

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These results are the more striking when the youthfulness of the institution and the peculiar difficulties which it has had to combat are borne in mined. Although the idea of introducing a postal service ennceived by Sir on Western lines was

For the HexGRONG AND SHANGHAI URNISHED at the Prax, No. 4.Stewart mail matter in which there has been ROBERT HART as early as 1801, it was

BANTING CORPORATION, N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, July 21th, 1919,

AGENCY WANTED.

Terrace.

Apply--

11031

HE POLLOCK,

Supreme Court.

1837

TO LET.

addition

tu

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Robins

The Police may not allow them tax sit there, bus the law may. This is only departmental order," observed Mas Lindsell, at the Magistracy, on Saturday, when a Chinese was charged, with sitting

Inspector on the footpath in Connaught Road and thus causing an obstruction. Macdonald retaliated that he would charge similar offenders every time. De- fendant was Ened $3.

Shanghai being declared a cholern in- fected port by the Japanese Government, essel is permitted to enter any Japan. ese part within five days after its dejar- ture from Shanghai, The EmpresK

which arrived on

July

14th from

tri Hongkong er Shanghai was submitted this restriction, being released at 9 p.nr. on the 17th. She was permitted to take in hunker enal whilst in detention, and proceded to Kobe without entering the harbour before the period of five days lapsed.

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There was a strong breeze, accompanied by occasional showers of rain, throughout Saturday and yesterday, but no damage When it or accident has been reported, the became gusty, on Saturday, the usual prreations were taken by the shipping in port. The typhoon at 6 a.m., yesterday, was situated to the east of Hainan, inov-

Another

a decreuse is that of insured letters, which thirty-five years later that the project have fallen in number from 39,140 vo

born. Then, in Was 28.778, though their declared value has encountering the conservatism of risen "from 89.195,685 to $2,420,009. Chinese, there were three very serious Though this may indicate increasing hindrances to overcome, viz., the Govern- confidence in the Post Office, it must not ment Courier Service, which dated backing slowly W.N.W

formed to the east of Luzon. I pho

of 75 years, commencing from 2nd October. DAW SILK for LYONS. Old and URNISHED for 12 months, No, 87, Tat overlooked that paper money issued in three thousand years, and "furuished to be moving W.N.W., at 8toiz miles

1908, with the option of renewal

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sericus Firm desires to net as Agent CEUWN LENT to be fixed by the Burveyor for Firm of CARTON and SHANGRA Raw of His Majesty THE KING, for one further rarm of 75 years.

Silk Exporters Very good connections. Highest references and guarantees (BoxG- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

KON, AND SHANGHAI Banking CORPORATION and others).

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MUGGIANI & BERTHOLON,

14, Rue Désirée, Lyon.

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ENIOR EUROPEAN ASSISTANT for shipping Office Excellent prospects. Apply

P. O. Box 38.

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PIAK (No. 1 Stewart Terrace) containing

one province is seldom exchanged at par considerable opportunities for "official 3 Bedrooms and Bathrooms, Hot and Cold Water, Drying room, Dining Room, Drawing

"squeeze"; the vested interests of the Room, Sitting Room and Usual Ofices and in another province. Nevertheless, bear Servant Quarters, also Large Gardening in mind-that the political conditions old-established private letter honga"; Possession July 16th."

-involving the interruption of railway and the existence of foreign Consular Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE services, and affording greater scope for Post Offices. The Government Courier

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildingu

brigandage have been unfavourable to service, which cost about half-a-million 81.postal, development the statisties are yearly, was not discontinued until 1912. extremely encouraging. The growing Many of the letter-hongs still survive, popularity of the Parcels Post is attested but their number is diminishing through They are now registered competition. by the fact that the parcela dealt with and utilised by the Post Office where it totalled nearly two and three-quarter does not possess branches. For a long millions and, weighed more than ten and time, many of them, though not unwilling to bring their interport mails for trans- three quarter million kilos-ng increase mision, especially when the fee charged of 100,000 in number and of three-quartera was small, adopted all sorts of schemes

THE PEAK.

SALE

Foldence

FIVE-ROOMED

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For particulars apply to----

Care of "Thily Prom” Odice,

an hour, Hongkong's rainfall for the 21 hours ending at 10 am, yesterday was 2.53 inches.

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The Religias e Patria states: "The audacity of pirates in Macao exceeds all bounds. Recently while the Governor of the Colony, was on board's launch with a party of officials, the launch was actually fired at by some of these miscreants." 1. was rumoured in Hongkong, on Saturday, that a Chinese. who had been suspended from "official duty by Senhor Barbosan the ex-Governor of Macao, came to Hong- kong on July 24th, with the intention. of wreaking his vengeance upon Senhor Barbam, who is residing at the Hong-

kong Hotel, Fortunately the Police got wind of the affair, arrested the man and sent him back to Macao.