To-day's Advertisements.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
PASSENGERS. Per Stentor, for Shanghai, 1 European. Per Pearl, for Swatow, 90 Chixome. Per Nelson, for Sfogapore, 201 Chinese, Per Emeralda, for Amoy, 280 Chinese. Par Hailong, for Amoy, &c., 100 Chi
To DEPART
1080.
Per Thoon Kramom, for Bangkok, $ Chl. Par Conquest, for Hothow, 60 Chinese Per Alexandria, for Chefoo, 1 European,
PARCELS EXPRESS AGENCY, in connection with Per
WHEATLEY & Co., LONDON. Packages Received for transmission to Great Britain by sach P. & O. Mail; Charges can be Collected either here or in England. The following particulars of Packages are required-Contents, Value, Address of Consignee, and whether Insurance be desired.
and
SPECIAL ORDER DEPARTMENT-Orders Received Promptly Executed, for Books, Scientific Instruments, and European Goods of any Description.
Hongkong, January 14, 1878.
FOR SHANGHAI,
The Steamship
"OYPHRENES," Captain Woon, will be de- NESDAY Next, the 18th Instant, at Noon. spatched as abovo on WED. For Freight or Passago, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenta, S. S. Cyphrenes, Hongkong, January 14, 1878, 1616 FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. |
The Steamship
"TAIWAN,"
Captain M. Young, will be de- patched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant, at Day- Light
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Hongkong, January 14, 1878.
FOR HOIHOW & HAIPHONG. The Steamship
"ALBAY,"
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Capt. F. ANTON, will be de spatched for the above Porte, on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant, at Day light,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 14, 1877.
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B. 8. BSMERALDA, FROM MANILA.
(ONSIGNEES of Catgo par above Neamer are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk fu the Godowns of the Under- signed.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Goods remaining in store after the 18th Instant will be subject to rent.
J. Y. V. SHAW.
Agent, Hongkong, January 14, 1878 ja15 HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
YOMMENCING TO-DAY, the Macao Steamer will leave. Hongkong at 9 pimy and Macao at 8 a.m.
By Order,
P. A. DA COSTA, Becretary. Hongkong, January 14, 1878. ja17
NOTICE.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., General Agents.
FROM LONDON AND PORTS OF CALL.
Informed that their Goods are being landed THE S. S. Cyphrenes having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby at their risk and stored in the Godowns of the Undersigued, whence and/or from tho Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 21st Instant will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be out on to Shanghai, unless notice to the contrary is given by 4 pm. To-day.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, 8. 8. Cyphrones Hongkong, January 14, 1678
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
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Jan 18, Fangtexe, British steamer, 783, E, Schultze, Chinklang Jan, 8, and Woo sang 9, Hica and General,--BressSEN & djo,
Jan. 13, Faugh-a-Balaugh, German bar gao, 240, Riste, Man-tong Dec. 26, Salt.- CARLOWITE & Co.
Jan. 18, Esmeralda, British steamer, 355 Cullen, Manila Jan. 11, General.-J. Y. V. SHAW.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Yangiazė reports; Strong monsoon throughout the passage. Passed U. B. S Ranger off Haltan Point; and French Mail ataanier off Breaker Point The British atenter Esmeralda reports; Strong N.B. gale and heavy sea throughout the passage. Shipping heavy water,
The British steamer Ambato raporta: Left Wuhu for Chinking on 80th Deo., arriving same day, left Chinking for Woo
ung on Jan. 6th, arriving on the 9th, and left on the 10th for Whampoa. Had steady Northerly winds to Turnabout Island, from which up to Lammock Island, fresh galea from N.N.E., when weather moderated, thence to port light Northerly winds and fine. Passage 3 days 12 hours.
The British steamer Geelong reports: Experienced freah N.N.W. and N.E. winde with overcast, weather during the passage. The British steamer Cyphrenes reporta From London to Singapore fine frota thence to port strong monsoon and high
203.
The British steamer Malacca reports: Firet part of voyage hard N. W. gale, from Cape Obishahoff to port strong N.E. mon- soon and overcast westhor,
The British steamer Washi reports: passage, and very heavy sea on the 9th Strong gales from N.E. throughout the inst., when lost a man (Chinese) overboard.
The German steamer Cassandra reports: thence to port very atormy weather and Strong monsoon to Cape Varela, from rauch zalu with a very high aca
The British steamor Albay reports: From Haiphong to Hoihow experienced strong N.E. winde and cloudy weather, and from Hoihow to Hongkong encountered a strong gale, varying from N, to N.E. with A very heavy sea and cold rainy weather. Steamer in Haiphong, W. Cores de Fries- to leave the same day as ourselves.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close-
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND
CALOUTTA
Per Venice and Hindostan, at 280 p.m.,
on Tuesday, the 10th Inst.
For BHANGHAL—
Por Cyphrenes, at 11.80 m., on Wednes-
day, the 18th just.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.. Shipping. 3p.-Fenice and Hindostan leaves for
Singapore, &c. Goods per Esmeralda undelivered after
.this date subject to rent
Miscellaneous. > Claims against the Estate of James Smith Ferries, deceased, must be proved on
or before this date,
General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, January 16--
[No. 4585.-JANUARY 14, 1878.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MA] (By Southern Route.)
several strong objections. In the first recent emphatic utterances of England place we very much question whether in regard to a Russian occupation of the skill, influence, and integrity, of the Constantinoplo, we have a strong im- lower class of Chinese, such as enter the pression that the Czar will be by no police force, would justify their being means anxious to lay his hands upon the invested with the important and reapon Turkish capital Although the Russian sible duties of an Inspector. Then again, and Turkish commanders do not appear if a Chinese Inspectorship were created, to have been able to arrange an armistice individual chances of becoming the in compliance with the instructions of occupant would be so very remoto and their sovereigns, as alleged, yet all things vague as in reality to have little or considered we are strongly inclined to no influence over the Chinese-either the opinion that the Russians will not upon those who had joined the force, or advance in the present war beyond Adri- those who could, perhaps, obtain an anople. Nous verrons. appointment as constable, if they wanted one. Presuming an interpreter could be found sufficiently acquainted with the general and special duties of a policeman and Inspector, to undertake the same, there would be the probability that, having been elected to the Inspectorship, he would continue to discharge the duties of his othies until old age or a pension influenced his retirement, and the Chi- nose who would be appreciably influenced in favour of the Force by the hope of some day distancing his three or four hundred kik. Noon-American Mafl leaves for Yoko latest incumbent of the Chinese Inspec-ed. Hamdi Pasha has been appointed native, comrades in blue, outliving the A new Turkish Ministry has been farm- torship, and finally stepping into his Grand Vizler, and Server Pasha Minister of shoes, would be a sanguine man indeed. Goods per Cyphrenss undelivered after For the class of men who join the native Forolgn Affairs.
this date subject to rent
Police Force we should say the grade of & Bergeant was a very enviable posi tion, nor can we imagine any such constable, who really stood a reasonable chance of becoming a Sergeant, leaving the Force because there was no Inspec torship for him to occupy! No doubt THE S. 8. White Cloud remmed running the number of Chinese Sergeants might to-day. be advantageously increased, there being
Noon.-Cyphrenes leaven for Shanghai. Goods per Sindh undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges THURSDAY, January 17 :-)
Daylight.--Taiwan leaves for Coast Porta, Daylight.-Albay leaves for Holhow, do, Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe. Goods por Galatea undelivered after this
date subject to reut.
SATURDAY, January 19:—
hama and San Francisco. MONDAY, January 21-
FRIDAY, January 25 :--
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the B., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited, at No. 50 A, Queen's Road p.m.Meeting of Shareholders of the H. K., Hotel Co., Limited, at Hong- kong Hotel.
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FRIDAY, February 1;—
p.m.---Occidental & Oriental §. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Franciaco.
Volume Sixth of the "CHINA REVIEW."
Now- Ready.
No. III.-Vol. VI.
-OF TR
THE WAR::
LONDON, 12th, Jan, 1878, Klech has capitulated. Russian troops have arrived before. Yenl Sagra and Bazaryl-
The civilians Hving in Adrianople have evacuated that city.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
only two at present, against eleven Tan 8. S. Washi reports having expert. European and ten Indian Sergeants.
enced a very heavy sea on the 8th Instant,
when a man (Chinese) was washed over
A BETURN from the Inspector of Schools board and lost, of Saturday, giving the results of the In a proclamation published in the Govern. is published in the Government Gazette
first examination under the amended
Grant-in-Aid Boheme, a resume of whichment Gasette of Saturday, His Excellency we gave our readers a few days ago. In the Governor directs that as a mark of ra- forwarding the return to the Govern-spect to the memory of his late Majesty ment, Mr Stewart notes that the num- Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, a faithful ber of scholara presented amounted to
*CHINA REVIEW passes amounted to 86 per centum as toria, to-morrow the Colonial Government
CONTAINS
A Visit to the Country of Gentlemen. Imperial Confucianism.
The Rhymes of the Shi-king,
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW-Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung-ming.
Per Taiwan, at 0 p.m., on Wednesday,
the 16th inst.
Jan. 13, H, M. B. Vigilant, from Macao. Jan. 18, Tching Tsing, Chinese R. O., For from a cruise.
Jan. 19, Amboto, British steamer, £73, Brown, Wuhu Dro 80, Chinkiang Jan. 6, and Woosung 10, Rica.~MEYER & Co.
Jan 14, 2 am, Geelong, British stomer, 1126, 0. Fraser, Shanghai Jan. 11, 4 at Mails and General-P. & O, 8. N. Co.
HOIHOW AND HAIPHONG, with tails for Pakhol and Hanol. Per Albay, at 6p.m., on Wednesday, the
18th Inst.
MAILS * 78 English Packer.— The English Contract Packet GEELONG will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &c. on THURSDAY, the 17th Instant.
Jan. 14, Cyphrenes, British steamer, 1290, Wood, London Nov. 10, via porte of call, and Singapore Jan. 3, General.-GIBS, LI-The TINGSTON & Co..
Jan. 14, Montiara, British schooner, 71, Ravnkilde, Pellow Islands Jan. 3, Boche de-mer--ÒRDER,
H. E. Smith, Yokohama Jan. 8, Mails and Jan 14, Malacca, British steamer, 1104,
General.P.&O. 6. N. Co.
Jan, 14, Washi, British steamer, 265, A. Hunter, Haiphong Jan 8, Rios--LAND- STEIN & CO.
Jan. 14, Cassandra, German steamer, 937, U. Langer, Balgon Jan. 7, Rico.- WM. PURTAU & Co.
OFFICE OF THE YANGTSZE INSURAshton, Haiphong Jan. 7, and Holhow 10, Jan. 14, Albay, British steamer, 866, F. ANOR ASSOCIATION.
Rice and Tin.-DOUGLAS LAFRAIN & Co,
SHANGHAI, January 7th, 1878.
I Actor dance Fil & BERAL PRET at the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET. ING of July 5th, 1877, the Directors have declared & Dividend to Shareholders of Taels 49.50 per Share for the fiscal Year ending the 80th September, 1877, and a further Dividend of Taels 10.50 per Share, being interest on Shareholders' Capital at the Rate of 12 per cent. per Annum, for the quarter ending December, 1877.
The above Dividends (Taels 60 per Share) will be Payable on the 15th Instant, at the Ofice of the Secretaries to Shareholders of record on the 10th Instant
The Transfer BOOKS of the Association will be ULOSED from the 10th to the 36th Instant, inclusive.
Persons collecting Dividends for absent Shareholders are requested to exhibit their Powers of Attorney for registry at this Office.
By Order of the Directors,
fai
RUSSELL & Co., Secretaries,
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Jan.
following will be the hours of closing
Wednesday, 16th Instant
the Malle, do.
5 P., Money Order Office close. Thurso, 17th Instant
6 P.M., Post Office closes except the Nion Box, which remains open all night.
7 AM, Fost Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 A. M., Post Offles aloses except for Late Letters Registry of Letters ceased.
(10.15 m., Letters may be posted with LATE FSR of 18 cents extra Postage til!
to
11 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
(11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom
DEPARTURES,
13, Formosa, for Whampoa
13, Stentor, for Shanghai.
13, Ferusia, for Honolulu and Peru.
to
18, Douglas, for Coast Porte.
13, Pearl, for Swatow,
18, Yangiere, for Canton,
13, Fuyew, for Shanghai,
13, Leeyuen, for Canton.
18, Emuy, for Manila.
13, Chefoo, for Shangbal.
13, Tintern Abbey, for Saigon,
19, Cresswell, for Bangkok.
13, Peter, for Talwanfoo,
14, Emma, for Amoy.
14, Amboto, for Whampoa. 14, Balisbury, for Manila. 14, Haloong, for Tamsul, &o. 14, Esmeralda, for Amos, 14, Galatea, for Shanghai,
P
CLEARED. Thoon Kramom, for Bangkok, Conquest, for Holbow.
Alexandria, for Chefoo,
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may
be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cento extra postage,
+111
11.60 A.M., when the Mall is anally
alosed.
Hongkong, January 7, 1878.
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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Peking will be despatched on SATOR DAY, the 18th instant, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows-
11 A.M. Registry of Letters ceases. 11.80. Post-Office closes, but Letters
(except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with
The Tang Hou Chi.
Geographical Notes on the Provings of Translations of Chinese School-books.
"Kiangat Short Notices of New Books and Literary
Intelligence, Notes and Queries -
On Bilk-worn Oaks.
Native Literature on Chinese Porcelain.
A Chinese Advertisement.
Studies of Words,
Distillation in Chinak
A Chinese Coin,
The Desert of Gobi.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, a
China Mail Office,.
Hongkong, January 14, 1878.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & U...
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OP
489 an against 300 in 1876, and that the ally of our Gracious Sovereign Queen Vio
against 77 per centam in the previous Flags bo town half-maat high and that year. We give below the leading figures twenty-one minute guns be fired the same of the table
day at noon.
SOUBOR
St. Stephen's School Ying-pim..
NAME OF SCHOOL.
Basel Mission Boys' School St. Stephen's School, Sai Y London Mission School, Wäntsai........ London Mission School, Tai-ping Shan.. Baxter School, Tai-ping Skin ........................ Baxter School, Stanton Street....... Baxter School, Sai Ying-pun......................
-p'ing Shan....
Diocesan Home and Orphanage Basel Mission School, Shan-ki Win Basel Mission Girls' .....................
Victoria Girls' School
Victoria Boys' School
St. Paul's College School........................
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*****
Number of
CASSANOholars
Presented
Total Pussod.
Total
Average Daly At-
Tax local Superintendent of the Grest Northern Telegraph Company inform us that the Nagasaki-Wladivostock oable is repaired, and that the Northern route to Europe is again in order. The rupture was about 550. miles North of Nagasaki in 480 fathoms of water, and the steamer E. 0. Orsted while engaged in repairing the cable encountered very bad weather, with heavy snow- storms, the glass only showing of degrees Fahrenheit.
fost.
TEREE of the men who have recovered from the injuries they received by the Yesso explosion appeared before My Russell this afternoon to acknowledge the kindnes shown to them during their sufferings. They were introduced by Meurs Leong On and Wal Kwong, who acted as spokes- He informed Mr Russell that there were altogether about twenty men who had recovered, and that he (Mr Wai Kwong) would hand My Russell' a list of the names of the convalescents, The names of the men who appeared before Mr Russell to-day are Wong Wing Shek of the Hop Hing Hong, the advance of the Blong, and Cho Asun of the Teen Yee Chan Yuen Kwong of the San Kwong Foo
$279.00
301.60
242.00
167.00
264.00
422.00
DauGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-AS indicative of
-SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH,
AMBRICAN, ANd French PaTERT MEDICINES
MANUFACTURERS
Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samsaparilis Water, and other Aerated Wafers. The Manufactory de under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
tendance
during
Botion Year.
Russians, the telegrams we publish in Tong Hong. Mr Buerall congratulated another column are of very consider them on their recovery, and said they able importance. Yeni Bagra, before
which the Ruslans are reported to have owed their escaped in a great measure to south east of Sohipka, and there is little Messrs Wal Akwong, Fang Cheong, and arrived, is a town about 40 miles to the the kindness and unremitting attention of
doubt that the Russian troops who have Leong On. The Government had given entered an appearance at that place orders that no expense should be spared to formed part of the force which has add to the comfort of those who were just succeeded in effecting the cap injured. It was, of course, the duty of ture of the Turkish army in the Sahipka
Pass. The movement perhaps derives every Government to do all in its power to The publication of this issus commenced Yeni Sagra is a station on a railway by any great catastrophe of a public nature, ita chief importance from the fact that alleviate the sufferings of persons injured
Late Fee of 18 cents extra Poatage at 7.85 p.m. until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Unton West Indies
BIRTH.
(except the Babamas and Hayti), Costa Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New
At Shangbai, on the 6th January, the Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can wife of MONTAGUE HAWTREY, of a Daugh- no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, January 12, 1878.
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Oumers will be Responsible for any kong, Messra W. M. Osborne, J. M. Da Per Geelong, from Shanghai: for Hong. Debt contracted by the Officers or Orevies, J. & Taylor, G. B. Young, Mirs
the following Vessels, during their stay Glover, Mrs G. Goetz, Miss S. Price, and MAILD 37 THE FRARON PACKER.... Hongkong Harbour Imm
Mr J. K. Scott, and 86 Chinese for Sonths The French Contrast Pesket TIGRE will Formosa, German 8-m, schooner, Capt. ampton, Capt. Paynter for London, 1
Distressed British Sesman..
be despatobed from Hongkong on alweer.--Melchers & Co.
THURSDAY, the 24th Test, with ANNIE S. HALL, American barque, Capt.
Mails to and through the United has. H. Nelson.--Captain.
Kingdom and Europe, eid Mar BIBEER, British ship, Captain W. Rey. zelds.-Order.
OLENTADEN, British barque, Capt. Lang.
Chinae.
Vesta, German barque, Capt. E. Dirks, amfalchers & Co.
BU. BIOKNESS, Gertian ahip, Captain B. O. Stolt, Wm. Pustau & Co
PEATON, British batque, Captain E. D.
W. Bakul-Wieler & Co.
and Singapore for Hongkong, Capt. Graham Par Cyphranes, from London, port of call and Mr Hageman. For Shanghal, Mr and and Mrs Taylor, and Mr Faizaar,
Per Malacca, from Yokohama, Mra Hartley, Mrs Emelle, Mr Roper and tre distressed British subjects, and 80 Chinese. Fer Emeralda, from Manila, a Europeana and 230 Chiness.
Per Camandra, from Saigon, 41 Chinese, Per dibay, frutz Haiphong and Hollow, 83 Uhineses
DEPARTED
Per Dollylat, for Amoy, Mr and Mrs Wardiaw, Mesara Plehl, Clayson, Saunders,
EMMA German barijus, Captain H. J.A. K. and D. O. Travers, Coker, Hughes,
Gran
MARRIAGE.
ter
At the H. I, German Consulate Ningpo, on the 7th January, before H. B. Meyer, GOTTLES KNAPEL, of Hamburg, to Jess. Esq., Vice-Consul, MATTHIAS FRIEDRICH PINE MAGDALENA GUTE, of Flochberg, Oberamt Neresheim, Württemberg.
running to Adrianople, the line having and in this came the Government had been its terminus at Yamboli, a place about
vernment Houts,
85 miles to the east of Yeni Bagra. The specially attentive. He (Mr Russell) was Russians are thus now in possession of glad to see them come up here to nuknow- a portion of a railway communicating ledge the kladness shown them by the directly with Adrisuople, and thence Government and others, and he should ver with Constantinople. season of the year a railway would be of done so. The gentleman who introdnood At the present tainly inform the Governor that they had, the greatest possible advantage to the them said that they were going to Go. Russians for an advance through Bou- melia, but at the same time it must not be forgotten that the Turks can render it practically useless to the Russians for We understand that, in answer to sa a very long period by the simple expe- Chinese Government has very bluntly stated enquiry from the Foreign Ministers, the dients of removing all the rolling stock ite determination to have nothing to do and destroying the bridges or raile at with a Mint or a civilised form of currency, convenient points By Bazardohik is The Viceroy at Nanking and all the pro doubtless meant Bazarjik, or Tartar Ba vincial Governments are said-as is only zarlik, as it is most commonly called, a natural-to have pronounced strongly place nearly midway between Ichliman against any such pestilential ideas and cently reported to have fallen back, and shished tu certain quarters, are conne on which the Turks at Sophia were re the silver if not golden-anticipations as far as Ceylon. The postage to be filled by Chinese. Chinese constables Philippapelia Here the Ruglans are dent of the M. 0. D. New
"quently disappointed Peking Correspon® Ceylon must be prepaid. Bech lets have, he says, given him as their reason in possession of another line of railway ters should be marked Paid to Galle for leaving the force that there was no communicating directly with Adrianople
seilles; to Balgon, Bingapore, Bata
via, Galle, Australia, New Zea land, Tasmania, Fill, Aden, Sep theiles, Reunion, Mauritian, Snes, and Alexandria, This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E. Afries, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ascension,
Letters may also be forwarded to INDI
by this Packet but can be paid only
THE CHINA MAIL,
KONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN. 14, 1878,"
A CORRESPONDENT writes stating that he understands there is an Inspectorship ing that a post of that kind shouldin future vacant in the Polios Force, and suggest
Ian, Wm. Pasta & Co. Corman: berge, Williamson, Riokard, Rashleigh, Grey, and The folloping, will be the hours of closing Sergeant, and, if at least one Chinese army lately in dat zeighbourhood are and that the rank of interposter la abolished only they will go on from Galle as chamos of promotion beyond the grade of and Constantinople, while if the Turkish We hear that considerable changes are
that about to be made in the Consular Service,
Captain C. N. Dahl-Wm. Pustau & Co.
WARRIOR, British barque, Capt. Willam Baumann Wieler & Co.
Quios, American barque, Captain Barnaby.-Captain.
TARTAR, German brig, Captain Kaenoni. -Melchers & Co,
MARCIA, British steamer, Capt. J. H.
Brker Blomssen & Co.
VELOCITY, British barque, Captain R
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w
and Moffregor.
Fer Persia, for Honolulu and Parti, Mesars H. Seymour Geary and D. Apple- tom
14 Chinese..
Per Fuy w, for Shanghai, 1 Ösbin, sħid Per Emuy, for Manila, 184 Chinese, Por Chefoe, for Shanghai, 2 Europeshe deck, and Sundry Chinese,
Per Cresswell, for Fangkok, 40 Chiness. For Emma, for Amoy, 4 Uhinese. Per Tintern Abbey, for Saigon, 30 Chi-
DHE
the Mails, dza, zon Wednesday, 2nd Inst
thinks, indace superior men to join theforce former town they will run some risk of appointment antalls no increase of salary, &P.M., Money Order Offos dioses. Post or at all events to remain in it. Our car being out off by the Muscovite force His successor, Mr Mongon, will have a
Office closes except the NiGbably no Chinese Bergeant at present in certainly wear a most desperate aspect take, seeing the importance of the port a respondent, however, admits that pro assembling at Yeat Bagra Affairs now considerably reduced salary great mis. which remains open all night, Thursday, 24th Test
ing the duties of an Inspector, for whom lity that within a few weeks at the most Davenport is appointed to Chelco, Mr the Forca would be capable of undertak for the Turks There is every probabl. the advocate for the Hongkong Govern
ment with the Provincial authorities Me a good knowledge of English should be Adrianople will be completely invested, King to Iohang, Bir Forrest to Waachow, a sine qua non, but he thinks that per- and then will come the interesting ques Mr Gardner to Pakhol, Mr Herbert J. hape a suitable man might be found. tion whether a peace will be concluded, Allen to Chinking, Mr Bowlett to Talwan among the interpreters. The proposition or a Russian advance will take places Consuls; Mr Clement Allen to Shang 1586, of our correspondent in, we fear, open to upon Constantinople In view of the hats Vien Connel,-A, C. D. Beg
7 A., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Reglatry of Letters casam, 11 A.M., Post Office dieser azept for Late
Leffers.
Hongkong, January 10, 1NTR,