ان
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CARGO.
Per S. S. Teheran, sailed let July, 1879: -To London: from Canton and Macao, 18,806 boxes, containing 185,127 lbs. Oon- gou, 188,805 lbs. So. Caper, and 88,390 lbs. So. Or. Pekos; from Canton, 162 bales Raw Silk, and 40 cases Silk Pieces Goods from Shanghai, 1,204 boxes, 10,479 half cheats and 119 pkgs. Tea (particulars unknown), Ma. A. JANORONHA is authorised to 278. bales. Raw Silk, and 21 bales Waste on. Sign our Firm in Hongkong por Prooura-Silk; from Japan, 84 hali-ahests Tea (par-
́O BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUOROM the 1ST JULY, 1879, our Business in Hongkong will be CONDUCTED under the Firm or Style of NORONHA & Co., and at Shanghai under that of NO- RONHA & SONS.
TTON, shortly, on a day to be hereafter named, unless previously dis. posed of by private contract,--
THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Situato at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complote Working Order, and Cap- able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 Gallons daily. The Property is of a most valuable nature, comprising THREE PIECES OF GROUND close to the water, viz:-Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and 782, with the Substantially Built DWELLING House and BUSINESS PRE- MISES, erected specially for the purpose only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, VATS, STOCK, and TRADE FURNITURE and FIT-
TINGS,
For further Particulara, apply to
Messrs SHARP, TOLLER, and JOHNSON,
NORONHA & SONS.
Hongkong, July 4, 1879.
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WANTED for the SAILORS HOME, A STEWARD. Apply to the Under- signed.
H. G. THOMSETT,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, July 4, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts.
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Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debi contracted by the Öficers or Üreto of the following Vessels, during their stay Solicitors, Supreme Court House, in Hongkong Harbour:-
Hongkong..
Hongkong, March 5, 1879.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
·ULES MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,
in Quarts and Pints.
Ju
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Hongkong, May 26, 1879.
A
FOR SALE,
(To close a Consignment.)
Few Cases RUINART'S well-known
OBAMPAGNE, at $10 per Case of.........1 dozen Quarts. $11 per Case of..........2 Pinta.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, June 17, 1870,
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SELLING OFF.
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necessary to Effect a COM.
APLETE CLEARANCE by the end
of the present month,The whole of
LAMMERT ATKINSON & Co.'s
REMAINING
VARIED STOCK,—–
comprising:
FAMILY STORES.
BOOKS.
WINES.
SPIRITS,
ALES.
STATIONERY.
- ELECTRO-PLATED WARE,
GLASSWARE,
CROOKERY.
SHIPCHANDLERY.
de, 49., &c,
Will be sold at FURTHER GREATLY RE. DUCED PRICES.
Bongkong, June 1; 1879.
Notices to Consigaces
FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE,
JOHN R. STANHOPE, Arnerican barque, Capt. H. G. Pillsbury-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
VIGILANT, American ship, Capt. John C. Roas.-P. & O, S;. N. Co.
G. C. TILFANT, British ship, Captain G. Thomas.-Messageries Maritimes,
MONTE ROZA, American ship, Capt. C. 0. Carter.-Borneo Co., Ld.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,“
July 4, Tanais, French steamer, 1000, de in Marcolle, Yokohama June 28, Malls and General.MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
July 4, Yangtsze, British steamer, from Canton.
July 4, Huat Yuen, Chinese steamer, from Canton.
July 4, Diamante, British steamer, 514, E. Thebaud, Amoy July 2, and Swatow 3, General. RUSSELL & Co.
July 4, Tartar, German barque, from Whampoa,
920, Croad, Shanghai June 20, 5 a.m., and July 4, 1.30 p.m., Fuyew, Chinens sir.,
Swatow 8, 4 p.m., General.-C. M. §. N. Co.
July 4, Fenice, British steamer, 1271, Rhode, Caloutta June 19, Penang 26, and Singapore 27, General-JARDINE, MATHE BON & Oo;
DEPARTURES.
July 4, Fottung, for Swatow.
4, J. R. Stanhope, for San Franotano. 4, Jan Peter, for Nicolajefsk.
4, Glengyle, for Shanghai.
4, Glamis Castle, for Shanghat.
OLEARED.
Pallas, for Guam. Abbie N. Franklin, for Canton, Charite, for Whampoa. San Francisco, for Foockow. Three Brothers, for Quinhou. Pi Dee Ma Lee, for Bangkok,
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Tausis, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Messrs Lasare, Ito Djo Iteht, Roskai a friend, a Hing, and M, Medley's
THE S. S. Glengyle having arrived from The above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods boy; for Saigon, Mesars Garnault, and de with the exception of Upium-are being Feron; for Mars illos, Mesars Takaki, landed at their risk into the Godowus Taib Usmae, Mr and Mrs Medley, and Mr of the Undersigned, whence and/or from Sinclair. the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded-unless notice to the contrary be given before 1 o'clock To-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivored after the 9th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, July 2, 1879.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
YÖNSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivery Tals Cargo has been landed and stored a their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been efooted, Ez Yangtse.
AME (in diamond) | Nos. 16/17, Or., 2cases 2. Jim... Flannel, from L’don.
Ex Djennah.
L (in-diamond) } 415/21, 7 oases Mer'dise, H............. Order, from London, TJL 87 pkgs. Nuts, from Singapore,
G, DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent,
Hongkong, July 3, 1879.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR NEW YORK.
The A1 American Bark
"CHA804,"
Captain WASHTON, will have quick despatch for the above Port. For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, July 4, 1870.
FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
Fer Fiyew, from Shanghai, Mr Lao, and 61 Chinese.
Per Diamante, from Amoy, 125 Chinese. Per Venice, from Straits, 200 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Glengyle, for Shanghai, Rev. Mr Pearson.
Per Yottung, for Swatow, 28 Chinese,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Diamante reporta: Left Amoy on the 2nd inst., light variable winds and fine weather until arrival in. Swatow, Left Swatow on the 3rd, had variable winds with much rain.
The Chinese steamer Fuyew reporte: through uaitan Straits on the 1st of July, Left Shanghal on the 29th of June, passed arrived in Swatow at 2 p.m. on the 2nd, left Swatow at 4 p.m. on the Brd, and ar rived in Hongkong at 1.30 p.m, on the 4th. First part moderate Southerly winds and fine weather to Swatow, thence to Hong.. kong squally with heavy rain.
CARGOES.
Per American ship Hess, sailed 22nd June, 1879-For New York, 1,790 rolls Matting, 2,000 balea, Hemp, 2,800 boxes bales Dides, 178 boxes Essential Oil, 160 Camphor, 870 boxes Palm Leaf Fans, 69
pkgs Canes, 100 boxes Joss Sticks, 85 boxes China Ware, and 100 pkga. Sundries. For American ship Prima Donna, cleared 23th June, 1879-For London, 6,027 bags Bugar, 10,000 boxes Cassia 5,000 picals, 1,038 cases and 726 casks Preserves, 764 piga. Canes, 47 cases Essential Oil, 80 bales Hides, 20 bales Feathers, and 325 pkgs. Sundries.
Per British barque Golden Flerce, sailed
tlonlara unknown), 48 balos Raw Silk, and 47 bales Waste Silk.-To Continent: from Canton, 287 bales Raw 8k, 1 care Silk Pleos Goods, and 148 bales Cocoons; from Shanghai, 661 boxes Tea (particulars un. known), and 167 bales Raw Silk,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL--
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping
3 p.m.-Hindostan leaves for Singapore,
.&c.
4 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila,
Auction. Noon-Sale of Household Furniture, Messrs Lammort, Atkinson & Co.'s.
[No. 4989-July 4, 1879.
represent and advocate, rightly or wrong. | pleces' selected were both farnes, neither of ly, the views of an extreme party, them to be characterised an
**Boreaming" there is nothing unreasonable in a Government making stipulations a 50 Terrible Tinker"--the following was the but bath very laughable. In the first—A the disposal of its own property, what.
:
(an Unreasonable Hus- band) ...........J. Dade MB GODFREY GADABOUT., F. Fillingham BILLY SUTTON (a Sweep).. M. Taylor Srumes (s Greengrocer
over may be its age. In so doing, how cast, rather a large one :- ever, Sir Harry Parkos has simply SAM SAWDER (an Itfuer-
aut Tinker......E. G. Reynolds at represented the views of the Hongkong
ME GYNGEE POPPINGTON Government, which as Her Majesty's Minister he was bound to do. Had the Japanese Goverment bean asked to take over the building or even the fur niture at a valuation, there would have been nothing outrageous in the request. Even this, however, has not been done; departure for Japan, the Japanese had and up to the date of Mr Hennessy's never been asked a cent for the building referred to. Indeed, we believe it is
Generai Memoranda. SUNDAY, July 6:—
10 a.m.-Douglas leaves for Coast Ports,
TUESDAY, July 8-
Noon-Tendera for laying Water Pipes, &o, received at Naval Store Kooper's. Noon. French Mail leaves for fort of
Call and Europe,
Per H.M.8. Sheldrake, st. 10.30 a.m. To- WEDNESDAY, July 9 :—
morrow, the 6th fast.
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND
CALCUTTA.--
Per Bindostan, at 2.30 p.m., on Satur- day, the 5th Inst., instead of as pre- viously notified.
For MANILA.--
scarcely probable that any such demand has been or ever will be made. All
Goods per lengyle undelivered after this this will appear strange to any one who
date subject to rent. FRIDAY, July 11 :---
2p.m.-Sale of Dousehold Furniture, &c., at Mr J. G. Smith's residence, No. 3, Blue Building, Praya Enst.
Pet Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday, Tuesday, July 15;—
the 5th last
For SHANGHAL-
Per Hwai Yuen, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow,
the 5th inst
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW... Per Douglas, at 9 am., on Sunday, the
6th Inst.
Colsys leaves for San Francisco.
Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe. '3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko
hama and San Brandsco.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥
A. 8. WATSON & Co. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
and Dealer in Coals).... W. J. Buswell MAYING (a Muffiu man).... Stringer
MATTY (an Impertinent LAURA (Mir Poppington's
Wife)... *****......Mrs W. J. Buswell
Joannan (Sawder's Sis-
Housemaid).................... A. H. Cunningham
ter, a Country Girl)........A, J. Starle The farce is seemingly built on the lines of "Turn Him Ont"; and is therefore not entitled to much description or explanation. All those engaged in the piece did well, particularly Mea Buswell, and Mr. Reyn olds, both of whom are, each time of these
appearances, the heart and soul of the entertainment. Mr Dade made a capital
may peruse the charge made against the Britiah-Minister by the foreign-advocate of a Japanese faction; but the attack will probably be regarded as quite in order when the inner history of Mr Hennessy's visit is written, and when all that our Governor's "followers" intended by the display shall have come to light. There is a sweet innocence, personification of unreasonableness; Me however, about that part of the onslaught Cunningham of impertinence and good, wherein Sir Harry is soundly rated for looks combined; Mr Searle of cunning and doing his duty, for having acted as gawkingne But if we go on awarding a medium between his own Government special mention to every one, those best and that to which he is scoredited. It
would be interesting to know what the deserving will be none the better of it; so British Minister is paid for, if not next in order, let us day, Sergeant A., for giving advice and assistance when Gamble's song demand's attention. The aaked; and when Sir Harry Parkes heat fu the hall was tropical, but the song, does so assist, there are few for which was topical, made the audience forget eignera in Japan or China who are their physical mizeries and remember their honestly and straightforwardly. This sufferings no more. Some of the local bits not convinced that he does his duty
may possibly explain the density of the were very smart, and took immensely. A Tokio Times in this matter. Certain it hearty encore was given, but declined with is, that, when the lively but inaccurate thanks. The farce of "Which Shall I writer of Tokio charges H. M. Minister Marry" followed; the characters were
taken thus
MAILS BY THE FERNOH PACKET.— The French Contract Packet dvd, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 8th July, with Malls to And through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits- Bettlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E. Africs, the Ospe, DaveGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUIwith undue intermeddling, he simply St. Helena, and Ascension. The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &o.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES Packet. The United States Mall Packet China
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 15th July, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, do which will be closed as follows—
2.15 ... Registry ceases. 2,80 p.m. Post-Offics olores, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hay), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route.- Hongkong, June 30, 1879.
july15
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRAÛN MAILA. »
The following hours are observed in closing Malls, do, by both the British and French Contract Packets:-
Day before departure,---
Money Order Office alosos; Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOL, which remains open all night.
Day of departure,---
7M.Post Office opens. 10'..-Registry of Letters COBSON. Posting of all printed matter and pattaros ceases. 11 M.-Mails closed, except for Late
Lattern
11.10 Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents until 11.80..-when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.40 A-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
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Quotations.
HONGKONG, July 4, 1879. OPIUM,-New Patna, cash....$540
Old
canlı... New Benares, cash, 502) Old
cash, - Now Malwa, credit, 730 Allowance Teels, 16 Old-Malwa, credit, 735 Allowance. Taels, 16
"}
Bank,
13
Exchange.
Wire,...
18
Demand,
30 days' sight,
4 months' afght,
Credita, 4
21
SOL
3/101
3/10
8,10
3/10%
2294
230
Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/11 India, Wire,
2
demand,... Shanghai, demand,
741 80 days' sight,... Yo Sovereigns, Gold Leaf, 991 fine... 26/10 6.19
10 414
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 50% prem, Union Ins, Nociety of Canton, $1,800 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,600 North China Ins. Co., Th. 1,250 ez dlv. Yangtaze Ins. Assoc., 1, 750 Ühtuese insurance Co., $280 HL.K. Fire Ins. Co., $740 China Fire Ins. Oo, $178
20th June, 1879-For Hamburg, 780.K. & W. Dook Co., 5% prem. pks. Fire Crackers, 960 bales Galangal, H.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 dis. 608 bozes Galleuts, 270 boxes Cassia, 200 Shanghat Steam Navigation, Tis. 13 bales China Root, 500 cases Preserved Chlon Coast St Nay. Co., Tis. 95, ex dir, Ginger, 247 pkga. Canes, 80 pkge. Tes, 99
Hongkong Gas Co., $70 pkga, China Ware, 161 rolls Matting, 82 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 bales Split Rattans, 12 cases Paper, 10 China Sugar Refining Co., $140. Casos Cassia Oil, 10 casse Aniseed Oil, and
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal. 497 pkge: Bundries.
Do.
of 1877, do. Temperature.
Per American ship Edith, salled 86th June, 1870For San Fredico, 47,689 (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises bags Rice 60 lbs., 1,063 bozes Nut Oil, 388 pkgs. Boy, 488 boxes Wine, 397 bags
Queen's Road.) Bestie, 231 bags Tapious, 972 pkge, Tea, 8. 8. Venice having arrived from 128 boxes Flour, 180 pkga, Paper, 179
34....... Bonexone, July 4, 1879. the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo pigs, Fire Crackers, 158 bags Sogar 77 are hereby requested to send in their Bille pkgs. Vermicelli, 84 bags Gambier, 48 bags of Lading to the Undersigned for counter Orffee, 66 bezes Jom Sticky, 44 boxes To signature, and to take immediate delivery basco, and 4,595 pkgs. Sundries.
of their Goods.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at Emos landed and stored at Consignees' rink and expense.
SARDINK, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, July 1, 2019,
For American barque Hattie B. Tapley,
| sailed 1st July, 1879:-Fe New York, 22,500 boxes Fire Orackore, 3,005” bales Bemp, 1,360 rolls Matting, 130 cases Falm Lent Fans, 81 hales Hides, and à une Barlos
BAROMETER
29.788
Do. Do.
TanoHETER—9 AM, Sa
Do, Do.
1 P.M.... $ P.Mana
1. · F. M.....
60 PM***
20 Do. (Wet bulb) 9_a.M. 17. Do.
Do. Do, Do 4 p. 178 Do. Maximum
29.768 29.750
79
Do, Minimum over night -10
WHOLESALS AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS
QF
RITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, "AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERE
OF
NAILEM TITR (a Country
Blacksmith)......8. G. Reynolds ALONZO SKIPJAUK (a Cook-
Day).*****
MARY Moo (s Milkmaid)..Mrs W. J. Buswell No more, we presume, need be said ; niill This little piece was admirably well done,
displays his ignorance of the facts, while he succeeds without any special effort in doing so in an offensive manner. Sir Harry Parkes has never intermeddled in postal matters in any way whatever; and valuable assistance, when requested to unless rendering the most prompt and do so for which assistance the grati- tude of the Postmaster General has been one special word of extra commendation is repeatedly expressed in his published due to the lady. Another performance reports can be ao designated, the writer will be given to-night; and if as many are before alluded to has ignored the mean to be unable to galu admission ing of certain good old English words.
were disappointed in being kept out last While giving the Japanese the fullest On the 4th July, st 28, Lyndhurst Ter-credit for enterprise and for their thirst race, Hongkong, the Wife of RoosTUMSEE DAUN JEEBHOY MEHTA, of a Son.
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aersted Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
BIRTH.
4
The publication of this issue commmend at 8.05 p.m.
THE GHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1879.
MANY of our readers may not know of the existence of a small weekly news paper published in Tokio, Japan, under the name of the Tokio Times.
night, a third and probably a fourth parej after moral and material advancement, it formanos may be neoreary. The same cannot but be regretted that their zeal rule obtains here as at home, apparantly, should have beclouded their judgment, as that the only way of inducing people to it appears to have done in the matter of the come to an entertaiment is to let them Post Office transfer. Whatever inter-
ested foreigners may say, or try to make plainly understand beforehand that there the Japanese believe, Hongkong never will be absolutely no possibility of their entertained the slightest desire to meddle getting fu.
in Japanese postal business at all. The
LOCAL AND GENERAL
so-called intermeddling was undertaken SINCE. J. Roberta, jualor, has played a few at the urgent request of the Home Gov times to London, the betting in the match ernment, and perhaps also because there between him and Joseph Bennett, is two to was no one else to do it. many years since that Japan knew very THE latest news of the Shun Les la, that
It is not so one on Roberts.
It is little and cared less for post offices; and seldom that one has occasion to refer to the Hongkong Government, when it the boilers are broken loose and burst the its utteraners, because better news is built the Yokohama Post Office ten years ever getting her aflost.
deck. There is not the slightest hope of invariably obtainable from other sources, since, may be said to have initiated, or while the task of separating the chaff from furnished the means for initiating the THE annual meeting of the District Grand the small quantity of wheat supplied by Japanese into the secrets of this neces. Lodge of Japan was to be held on the 15th. the Tokio weekly would not repay the sary accompaniment to eivilisation. An unusually large attendance was to be labour. The only reason why we have Hongkong certainly will not regret when looked for, as in addition to the usual in. departed from the usual course, and an end is put to all present connection resting business of the annual meeting quoted the Times, was to illustrate the between it and its somewhat ungrateful have the honour of a visit from the District says the Gazette, District Grand Lodge wilk tone and manner of the publication in apprentice.
Grand Master of Hongkong, who is passing question. An attack upon Sir Harry
through Yokohama. Parkes, H. M. Minister to Japan, which is reprinted elsewhere, is in the best and most natural style of the Editor, and may be fairly regarded as a repre. sentative effort. It has been said that the Times is the organ of a party of native officials, and that this fact not infrequently explains many bitter, allu« sions and serious blemishes which char. acteriso its articles. This vituperative sheet, which seeks to rectify and reform. the foreign press of Japan and China generally, has also more than once given its valuable opinion upon the foreign com munity of Hongkong; but it is to be feared the advice has not been accepted We are asked to state that Mrs March's with becoming docility, mainly on weekly reception-day at Mountain Lodge account of the source from which it came has now been changed to Thursday, (ive to and the manner in which the didactio
seven o'clock) result was arrived at.
The next IND:AN Mat may be expected here To-morrow, the 6th inst., by the Indian mail The next AMERICAN MALL may be expected
packet Japan.
here on Sanday next, the 6th July, by the P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China. The nezt FRENCH MAI may be expected here on Thursday, the 10th just., by the steamer Amazone.
The AUSTRALIAN MALLA (viź, Torres Straita), may be expected here about the 11th or 12th instant, by the E. and A, steamer Somerret.
Passing from the ridiculous to the we are Informed by the E. . A. and O. sublime, it may be said that Sir Harry
Parkes requires no defence. His ser-Telegraph Company that that the Salgon vices, past and present, are well known Singapore cable was out for repairs at to the public and to the Foreign Office, p.m. to-day. It is expected that communi. But as we have ascertained from the cation will be restɔted to-morrow moralog. best authority that this article in the Tokio Times is fully up to the usual
standard of that organ, in that it is an Vernon Opera Company are apparently even more than usually untrue, it may giving great satisfaction at Yokobama serve_a_good-purpose to Intimate that They have performed "Martha, and fast to those interested In regard to promise to give some English operas. the question of the Foreign Post Offices Misses May and Howe are highly praised. in Japan, we are perfectly justified in stating that all the obstacles to the
SOME
a
surrender of the Foreign Post Offices TEZ Amay Gazette states that Mr Marshall, selves. This is especially the case in senger by the Douglas yesterday, is on have arisen from the Japanese them- of H. 31. Office of Works, who was a pas reference to the British Post Office; but tour of Inspection of the Consular Building the same remark. also applies to the French Post Office, so much so that the at the Southern porta A performance of French Minister has been compelled to "Miss Clare Stanley's English Opera and refer the dispute to Paris a second time, Opera Bouffe Company was to take place preliminary proposal was made by the It may not be generally known that at the Amoy Club Theatre on Tuesday laat Hongkong Government, to surrender the The dramatic performance at the Garrison Hlogo and Nagasaki offices at once; so hestre last night was a great success in as to meet the views of the Japanese Government and that this most reason every sense of the word, save in the fact that able proposition was rejected. The the hall was uncomfortably crowded, and des- diahonest gratuity for old properties," pits puokahs and hand fans thehost wasulgh etc., so gracefully set out by this sub-intolerable. It would have been much wiser, xidized representative of a "debased we fancy, had the first entertainment, or the press," refers merely to the buildings as
THE Singapore Times of 27th June contains following telegram:-
London, June 26.-The Chancellor of the the misgovernment of the Khedive was the Exchequer, in reply to a question, said that chief cause of his deposition, and that ments had also contributed thereto. The non-compliance with his Anancial engage- Chancellor of the Exchequer promised town produce the papers at an early date.
THE same paper says :→
The British steamers Bramar Castle, 1,425 tons, and Hankow, 2,832 tons, ar rived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf yester day (26th) the former from Foochow with dates to the 19th, and the latter from Hankow with dates to 16th June, Both vessels left for London direct this morning of costs The S. S. Malabar, 1,288 tons, (27th), have taken in a sufficient quantity arrived here on Sunday last (32nd), and left early the next morning for London after coaling..
WE regard to improving trade with China Mr Hennessy would have performed some service by showing how it is to be done. the entire destruction-of the Kogieshow- The first steps appear to be the abolition- kafs and the revocation of monopoly of the backs these stumbling blocks to trade are coast servies. When these two fatal draw. removed then, and only then will the trade, which in four years has, according to the out of Japan in the shape of the balance of Chingas Bukka Shinpo, taken 8,000,000 yar
tended and improved. The comments of the valge against her, be capable of being ex
Hennessy, but we, who have minds more native press are highly flattering to Mr practically constituted, know that the ima provement of Japanese commerce can safely be left to the merchant class of the popula tion, whose ability to develop the resources of this country is more than sufficient. The obstacles are to be found in governmental the Imperial Government issue a decres of interference and intermeddling; and until the utmost stringenoy putting an end to vain and doomed to disappointment. If the official trading all hope of improvement is Nichi Nichi Shinbun is in a position to deny the alleged evil effect of official interferes à with reapest, though it is exceedingly likely with trade we shall receive its arguments we should shatter them into fragments, bus while it devotes its pages to generalities and common pistes, and studiously ignoren, skp
Yokohama which were erected ten youre first two, been given in the City Hall, where ago by the Hongkong Government; and mare pleasant evening as well as a more real asuses of a depressed concern to any one but