For Sale.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
No. 53, Qiteen's Road East, (OrroSITZ HE COMMISSALIAT), ARE NOW LANDING
C
FROM AMERICA. ALIFORNIA RACKER
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in &
tins, and loose,
Radu BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS.
Small HOMINY.
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL.
CORNMEAL
TOPOČAN BUTTER.
Apple BUTTER.
Eastern and Californiau CHEEST.
CODFISH, Bonotens.
Prime HAMS and RACON.
Eagle Brand Conflensed MILK.
Family BEE in 25 Jooga
Bent loal SALMON in 5 b ents Catting's Dessert FRUITS in 2) Beans
14
"
Assorted Camed VEGETABLES.
Piated SAUSAGE and Suuskye
BIBAT.
Stufed PEPPERS.
Aasorted SOUPS.
Richardson & Robbin's: Ocelebrated Potted
Lunch HAM.
MEATS.
Lambs TONGUES..
Ular CHOWDER.
Fresh ORECON SALMON. 、
Dried APPLES.
TOMATOES,
SUCOOTASH.
Maple SYRUP.
Golden SYRUP.
LOBSTERS.
OYSTERS.
HONEY.
Asocried JELLIES.
Green CORY:
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
400 lb. Capacity.
600 th.
11
900,
1,200 lb.
CORN BROOMS.
21
OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.
AXES and HATCHETS.
AGATE TRON WARE.
WAFFLE IRONS.
SMOOTHING IRONS.
PAINTS and OILS.
TALLOW and TAR. VARNISHES.
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL
BRILLIANT ́KEROSINE OIL,
150 test.
Er late Arivals fa
ENGLAND.
A LARCH ASSORTMENT OF
STORE.S,
including:
CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCEMEAT. -
ALMONDS and RAISINS
Crystallized FRUITS. TETHSONEAU'R DESSERT FRUITS. Pudding RAISINS. Lante CURKANTS.
Fine YORK HANS PICNIC TONGUES, PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES.
FLENOU PLOMS, BRAWN.
INFANTS FOOD. CORN FLOUR.
SPARTAN
COOKING STOVES..
HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMP.
PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP.
CLARETS
CHATEAU MARGAUX. CHATEAU LA FOUR, pinis & quarts. 1RES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET, »
SBERRIES & PORT-
K
SACCOSE's MANZANILLA & AMOK-
TILLADO. SACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848). HUNT'S FORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &. 1 and 3-star HRYNENNY'S BLANDY. Bisqorr Dusovcne & Co.'s BANDY. FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY, KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. Boot's OLD TUM.
E. & J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY. Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL. NOLLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CHARBIE'S GINGER BRANDY. EASTERN OLDER. CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO.
CUILAUAO.
Insurances.
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY.
FIRE Undoraigned aro prapared to accept
Itists on First Clase Godawus a: por cent. not premium per annuma,
NORTON & Co., Agants. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
938
THE Undersignod having been appointed The Company to spared to GRANT POLICIES DO MARINK ISKS to all parts of the World, at current
Tatok.
...........
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cu Hongkong, November 5, 1883. 855
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Tute Undersigned, ADEXIN of the above 1 Company, are authorized to insure against FIRE at Current Rates.
www.d
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong, January 1, 1883.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
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CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
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THIS (THURSDAY) NIGHT, the 20th March, 1884.
GRAND COMMÄND NIGHT. GRAND COMMAND NIGHT. GRAND COMMAND NIGHT.
Under the Distinguished Patronage and
in the Presence of
The ExORLLUNGING:
IR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.BEG., Govornor of Hongkong; Vann-ASURAL SIR. W. M. DOWELL,
K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of H. M. Squadron; MAJOR-GENERAL J. N. SARGENT, O.D., Commanding II. 1. Forces in China.
SPECIAL PROGRAMME." SPECIAL PROGRAMME, . SPECIAL PROGRAMME. Commencing at 9. Carriages at 11 o'clock.
ADtsaiox$2 and 31.
LA
SATURDAY NEXT,
IN
Manila March 17. :
Folta, French corrotte, from a cruise. FP. Litchfield, American barque, 1,041, Spalding, Shanghai March 12, Ballest RUSSELL & Co.
Miramar, British steamer, 891, Duggan, Nagasaki March 15, Coal-BUTTERFIELD & Swish
Benalder, British steamer, 1,330; James Ross, Nagasaki March 16, Coal-Gras, La- VINOSTON & Co..
Sharani Oshima, Kritish stenor, 875, A. E. Merrall, Cape St. James March 16, Sab.. inaring Cable-E, E. A. & C. TEL. Co.
DEPARTURES. March 19- Joshua Nicholson, for Shanghai.
March 20
Ping-on, for Hoihow. Kha, for Nagasaki, &c. Takien, for Amoy, &c.
CLEARED.
Sarpedon, fer Shanghai Ciently, for Shanghai.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Diamante, from Manila, Mr and Mra A. Gormann and child, Mosare Brown; Saheustor and Pequer, and 109 Chinese,
Per F. F. Litchfield, from Shangbai, 1 European
Per Sherard Osbornt, from Caps St. Jones, Mr and Mrs Drummond and child, and Miss Cowen.
DEFARIED
AST APPEARANCE
Per Ehiva, for Yokohama: from Hong- HONGKONG.
kong, Dr Cottell, A.M.D., and Mr F. S Jamos; from London, Mr Freser; from ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Calcutta, Ror. and Mrs E. Scott, and Rev. Dr J. Stutt; from Singapore, Mr McPhoe, HARRY LYNCH,Major and Mrs Patterson and nyak, and
Manager.
Mus Beatloy.
Hongkong, March 20, 1884.
FOR SHANGHAI.
501
COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, Taking Cargo & Pascere at through rates
BY E. H. PARKER.
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To-day's Advertisements.
|
for CHEFOO, TIEN ISIN, NEW. CHWANG, HANKOW and Forts on- the YANOTSZE.)
Por Ping-on; for Hofhow, &o., Mr Heng San Choong and servant, and 50 Chizero.
Por Fokien, for Amoy, &s, 200 Chinese,
To Derist.
Per Glendy, for Shanghai, 2 Europeans.
The Steamship
Clearly, Capt. QuanTLY, will be despatched as above at Noun TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, instead of na previously advertised. For Froight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., man man-of-wer Leipzig. Hongkong, Mareli 20, 1884.
505!
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Diamante réporta: Had fight variable winds and fine until abreast off. Prstar Shoul, thonge to port thick rainy weather with fresh N.E. wind.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
ANTED A STEWARD and a COOK FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. W
our Board Ship. Aluet 1 SreADY MRS. References required.
Apply to
TEMPERANCE HALL Hongkong, March 20, 1884,
508
DEHI RAIL STEAM
MITSU DISKI MAIL STEAMSILIP COMPANY.
STEAM TO NAGASAKI AND KOBE,
FLA INLAND SEA.
The projectors, Insing their ostilentes upon the most reliable information from: (Taking Caryn and Fastenders for YOKO.
HAMA, VLADIVOSTOCK and
Jayan
the various
Ports in
China ADL from Australia, California, Singapurt, Pe: mug, Suiged, and other places fiuented by the Chinese,positier themselves justilled in guaranteeing a large and over-incrersing eirculation. The advantages offered to ad- vertigors are forfora stenally great, and the foreign community generally will and it to their interest to avail themselves of
The fold open to a paper of this descrip- Li-conductes? by ative efforts, but progressive and antislstructive in tone- in host limitless. It on the one hand commande Chinese belief and interest, while on the othor it deserves every aid that can be given to it by foreigners. Like English journals it aprtaine Editorials, with Local, Shipping, and Commercial News and Advertisementa
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China Mail Office,
CORDA)
5.8. KUMAMOTO MARU, Capt. Dio, do here on or about the 24th instant, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 28th March, at 4 p.m.
Cargo received on board and Parcele at the Office up to 1 p.m. of day of sailing
No Bill of Lading signed under $2 Freight
All Chains be settled on board before delivery is taken, otherwise they will not to recognized.
Cando and ARRANGLE for YokobamA
will be transhipped to the Shanghai Mail Cores at Nagasaki andjor Kohe. Steamer at Kobe, and for Vladivostock and
Company's OPTICES, Praya Central, Ground For further Particulars, apply at the
Floor of Messrs RUSSELL & Co.
H. J. I TRIPP,
Agent. Hongkong. March 20, 1884.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
The Co.'s Steamship
Kouytang,
Captain Yousa, will be despatched for the above
Ports on SUNDAY, the 23rd Tuntant, al
...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. General Managers.
Hongkong March 20, 1884.
+ TO LET
503
The 'REST' FURNISHED, Macao. HOUSE, No. 2, FURNISHED, Kowloon..
Apply to
RELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, March 20, 1884.
Per Spanish corvette Velasco reports: On the 17th inst. at noon, spoko the Ger
The British steamer Sherard Osborn re- ports: Light to moderate N.E. winds northward of Cape Padaran with fine wan- ther, smooth sea northward of 19 N. lat., strong N.E. vinds and high sea, dull over- cast to arrival
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
MAILS will close:~
For SHANGILAI-i
Por Glendly, at 11.30a.m., on Friday, the 21st inst., instead of as previously
notified,
For AMOY AND MANILA.—
Fer formate, at 4.30 p.m., on Friday,
the Zist inst
For BANGKOK. ~
Per Dumde, at 7.30 am, Du Saturday,
the 22nd inat.
For MANELA
506
Per Rems, at 8.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 2nd inst., instead of us pre- viously notified.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDIST, TRIESTE, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON;
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTRALIA.
NB-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, FRARSTI, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
503THE FENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship MAR. 20, 1881.
CLYDE, Captain E. M. EbaOND, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched | Last_dh-Closing jato- | from this for LONDON, via BOMBAY -vidend, jíations, Cash. and SUEZ CANAL, on TUESDAY, the lat April, at 4 pm.
Tahun 4: Vaine. ¡Shares.
Accurrit
W.
[.06
....60,000 $ 128$ 19054,003,2018 57,64323ians.
£20 124%280
Stucks
DANK& HK and Sli!
Bank.
ENSURANCES, Nth..China Ins. 5. 000
200 £50
TL 1800 p. sl. Yangse Ins.... 8,000 £
25€ 50,000|-
18% T.141 10 Union Ins. Soc. 2,000 1,250 12 500,000 $570,301,906 18.20||2550 China Tradera
Insurance.....21,000 3 83.339 259 000,000 $ 107,111.65 22% 1974 Cionine. Ulice 10, 0008 250$ !
$306,127.77 10% $100 Chineso Ins. Co. 1,500 1,000 200 HK. Fire Ina... 8,000 2009 00 China Fire Luas. 20, 000S
STEAM CPANTER, HK. C. and M
Steambent... 8,000, Indo-China Sj
Nav. C120000' China & Manila!
S. S. Coy, Lt 3,500
MAGELLANEOUS.)
ANGOSTURA, BOKER's and 0FANGE HE, & Wh'po!
ARU
Ju
BITTEES.
ረ. .
BASS'S ALE, bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, pints and quarte
HK, and Cline
GUINNESS'S STOUT, boiled by E, &'kong Icu C1,250,
J. Buxa, piata and quarta.
DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon
ALE and PORTER, in lapghcada.
SPECIALLY SELECTED CIGAR S.
2018 │.
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Debit balance 100,378 $3907.18
3% $190 860,000 $ 235,231.00§ 820 8340 516,9783 106,306, 45 $3,6tkand $64
buntis
psporti-
onato
10 768 215.000$ 58,691,80 6% $135
12 7258 18,000 $ 4,31.08.4%8177
104 1057,758.14.8£ 1,144.18.9 1008 1008 30,000,$
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Debit. ciation Fail
ló % día.
$100
do,
par.
19 pra
Dook
10,000
Gas Co.5,000 £ Hong Hotel...,000
Cuina Sogar C 9,900 $
100$ 100 100 100
'kong Bakery
00012
24,950 $
€,000'3
$81 p. share 2,000,06 $3 |8150 8,020.704% 13102 54383310% for $145
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100$ 100
1883. 00.32 $10p ah. 6107" $ 4,090.05)
ing & Smelting
Company 3,000 $ Selangore Tin
60 all
First year
Mining Co. of
Shangles. 2,000's
100 all
LOANE.
100 all
1877;16,040£
100 all
Н
ca 1878 3,699 TL
Sugar Doben- türes, 1880..:
500 all
8%%
1881 8, BGHTI
500 all
8%
God's
600 all 8%
Jane & Dec.
Lazon Bugar Co. 7,000/$
Perak Tin Min-
Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in Ohi. Imp., 1374 6.270-£
& catty Boxes. BREAKFAST CONGOU @ 4ã cants p. ft.
MILNER'S. PATENT FIREPROOF
SAFES, CASH and PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Pricas. Hongkong, December 1, 1883.
1043
Rates of
do.
Interest.. Payalite.
Tano30Dce31
8% Feb. 28.Ag. $1
April & Ŏst. Jae16&Dc. 10
Ipar,
12% prem
* For 6 months to 30th Juna--+ Dividend for 1882 and Bonus of 25 per cent-‡ To 50th April
1683,1 For year 1882. For balf year ended 31st Dec. 1888,- Für 1898.
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
Cargo will be received on board until 10 am, on the day of sailing.
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Offica Erti} 10 là Đà on thi day vì sử
Sik and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; Tea and Gen- cral Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay without transhipment, arriving one weak later than by the ordinary direct Foute via Colombo.
For further Particulars, regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the PENINSULA & ORIENTAL STEAM Naviga TION COMPANY's Office, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages art required to be declared prior to shipment,
Shippers are partienlarly requested to
| note the terms and conditions of the Com-
pany's Black Bills of Lading,
N.B. This Steamer takes Cargo and Pus-")
sengers for MARSEILLÈS,
A. MeTVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, March 20, 1854.
Not Responsible for Debts.
507
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Itesponsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
FRORLIC, German brig, Captain W. N. Möller-Wieler & Co.
JOSHUA NICHOLSON, Brit' steamer, Capt. G. Harriam-Adamson, Bell & Co.
Rapha, American ship, Captatia J. W. Sherman-Douglas Lapreik & Vo.
SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS.
March 20, 1684-
Diamante, British accamer, 514, Stack, Manila March 17, General--RUSSELL & Co. Marques del Duero, Spanish man-of-war, 458, 250 b.p., Jose Calderon, Manila March
17.
For SHANGHAL-~~
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,
Shipping.
· Daylight.—Sarpedon leaves for Shanghai, Noon-Cloelg loaves for Bhanghai. 5 p.m.-Dianants leaves for Manila.
Mesting. Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of the Lazon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at No 7. Queen's Road Central,
Auctions.
[NO, 8448.—MARCH 20, 1894..
injury abo sustalzed, wo baliove, was thig loss of one blade of her propeller. Sho has gone to Kowloon Teck to be repaired.
Tær Bellringers give the second of their three performances here this evening under the patronage of Their Exeollovciós tho Gevomer, the Admiral and the Honoral. The performances of the Bellringers are most pleasing and excallent, and rasidonta
2 p.tn-Auction of Japannes Parcalain should not miss the opportunities of hoaring
Ware, at Mr G. R. Lammert's.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, March 32 :-
8 a.m.Darede leaves for Bangkok.
4 p.1.Peng loarea for Shanghai. Clain against the Forkshire must be sent
them.
Tus want of a light to mark the entrance to the port of Iloilo has now been supplied by the crection of a lighthouse on the right. side of the month of the Iloilo river. Tho
in to Mesra Roerall & Co., on or before light is visible at a distanco of nine and a this date.
hall infles in the ordinary state of the atmos Transfer Banks of The Chico Juurance phers. The description of this important
Co., Ltd, closed from this date to the 20th Instant, inclusive.
0 p.m.-Cancort at the City Hall.
SUNDAY, March 23-
8am-Pre Chom Klao leaves
Swatow and Bangkek.
for
O ara.--anglung leaves for Coast
Porte.
TUEKAY, March 25-
Noon.French Mailleoves for Ports of
Call and Europe. 5p. Amatira leaves for Iloilo, Goode
per Mently undelivered after this date subject to rent, WEDNESDAY, March 26-
4 p.m.-Mesting of Legislative Council FRIAT, March 28-
4 p.m.-Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves for
Nagasaki, &c.
SATURDAY, March 20:---
Noon Meeting of Shareholders of The Chinese Insurance Company, Limited, At Hand Offico,
TUESDAY, April 1-
8
p.m.-P. M. S. Uc.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco,
4 p.m.-English Mail leaken for Porta
of Call and Europe,
THE
atracture in one of the greatest commercial ports of the Philippines is published in the Fareta de Manila.
A CHIRAMAN who was thought to be so unutterly bad by former authorities that he was banished from the Colony, was this morning consigned to Victoria Gaol for three months for creating a disturbance. Soven previous convictions were recorded against him. He has boon four times con- visted of largany, ones of being & rogus and vagabond, and twice of returning from banishment. He first made the noquain, tance of the authorities in 1866, and since that year he has served ten years and three months in gol.
Deras of the loss of the steamer Panay have reached Maails. When the disaster pecurred the Paney was about twenty miles off the east coast of Paragin. Owing to a dense fog no observation to fix the veel's position could be made, and the current is
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, supposed to have drawn her against a rend
Batablished 4, D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE ANd Retail DruggISTA, IMPORTERS
OF
Dergeista Sumonize, Nunshay Requr- SMES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOM PATENT MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonio Water, Gingurado, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
situsted off the island of Damaran, between lat 10 and 11. N., and bug. 119 and 120 E. of Ban Fernando. The bow of the vessel struck the reef and remained on it. All lives on board were saved and also the mails, but only with great difficulty. It is said the Panay has not suffered much injury. in her hall, and that sha may be flosted agam
Tr is impossible to estimate the value of the capture of Baoninh, until fuller details of that affair tre to hand, and the intentions of both the Frucha and Chinese Govern- ments are better known. If the Chinese Goverment is determined to take the ator, and other Aerated Waters.
defence of Toaquin in hand, and the The Manufactory is under direct and Frouch are contanted to confine their continuous European Supervision. Elongkong, June 1, 1870.
736
operations to that country, without striking at a more vital part of the Chinese Empira, PARSENGERS Arriving in Hongkong, or any then the struggle among the mountainɔus other persons who may desire to co-regions north of Santai and Bacninh will ault the filos of lasal, China, Japan, probably be a most prolonged and sangui American, English, Indian or Austra-nary one. China could, if she dosired, lian rievapapers, are invited to call at cover every mountain and ill every zavino tho "CHINA MAIL! Offies, whore over in Touquin with troops armed with sixty nowapapora, dailios and weeklies, modern weapons of precision. From these countries, are how filed for troops would no doubt be most im referetize
perfectly disciplined and drilled, but they would be carrying on a mountain warfare
There
For Fosung, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday,The publication of this issue commenced in which the value of discipline is reduced
the 22nd inst.
For SAIGON.—
Per Massalia, al 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 22nd inak, justood of as pre- viously notified.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.--|
Fer Kungtung, at 6 pm., on Saturday
tho 22 inst.
.
For SWATOW AND BANGKOK,--
Per Pare Chom Klas, at 5 p.m., on Satur
day, the 22nd inst.
For SINGAPORE, PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOK! TOWN, TOWNSVILLE, BANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &o, &., &c.--.
ut 7.20 p.m.
The Chinn Mail.
HONOKONG, THURSDAY, MAHUH 20, 1884.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED CANALi-Gordon Castle Feb. 10:
· Bellerophon Feb. 26; Gleneagles and Telemachus Mar. 3; Ogfordshire and Cardiganshire March 7, Yangist March 10.
to a minimum, and we are bound to con- clude that, if the Uhinese Government decides to defend Tonquin with all her energy and all hor available forces, the Eghting in Tonquin has only practically he- Will China now throw up the gun. sponge, and, if she does not, will the French Government forbear launching its Jorves against a more vulnerable part of the Empire 7
-In compiling the little work which he has just published, General Mesny secum lo BRIS- The next American Mail, per the P. M. he had no manner of doubt that the 8. Co.'s steamer City of Pecing, Chinese Government was actively assisting with San Francisco mails to the 21st the Blank Flaga General Morný is de Bebruary, left Yokohama on the 16th
Per Taie, at 3.30 p.m., en Monday,
the 24th inst.
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE,
instant, et daylight, and may be excidedly a pro-Chinese writer, and surveys pected to arrive here one about Sathings to a very great extent through Per Kumamoto Mare, at 3.30 p.m., on The next Fixsou Ma, per the B. 1.if ho did not exhibit they failings, consider-
turday, the 32nd inst.
Chinese spectacles. I would be surprising
Friday, the 28th inst.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH FACKST. --
The French Contract Packet Iraonaddy |
Buta, left Singapore for Hongkong on
the 16th instant, at daylight, and maying he has spent the greater, part of his be expected to arrive here on or about hood up to the present time among tho Sunday, the 23rd inst.
Chinese. But the General only recently
will be despatched en TUESDAY, The S. S. Naples left Sydney for Hong-performed a journey along the Tonquin the 26th March, with Mails for the
kong, vis usual ports, on the 29th alt,
Singapore for this port at noon on the 18th instant.
United Kingdom, Europe, and places The S. 8. Iphigen, from Hanburg, left beyond, nid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmak, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Accu, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual houre will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
The S. S. Berenice left Singapore for this port on the morning of the 16th instant
The O. S. S. Co.'s 8. §. Stentor left Singa- pure for this port on the afternoon of
-20th instart.
The Y&A. S. S. Gutterthal, left Port Darwin on 18th inst, for this part.
MAILS IT THE UNITED STATES PANEL The United States Mail Packet Jity of
Peting, will be despatched on TUES- DAY, the 1st April, with Mails for INFORMATION was received in Manila on the Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, the 10th instant of the death of the Sultan United States, Canada, Peru, so... which will be closed as follows: 2.15 r. Registry ceases. 2.30 .. Post-Olion cloca
FOURS OF CLOSING
THE FRENCH MAIL
The following hours are observed in closing Malle, de, by the French Contract
Packet
Day before departure (or Saturday if the di
parture be on Monday),
6
of Bootoo.
borders from Yunnan, and, as he tells us
his little bout, he had among his mili tary pupils two or three Chinese who were, at the commencement of the present troubles in Tonquin, guests at the bead- quarters of the Black Flags, to which place they had been cont on nti Imperial mission. Consequently it may be sure that the
the Black Flags and the Chinese Govern. General writes about the relations between
Beat with exceptionally good knowledgo, so far as Europeans are concerne Now, cording to the General, the relations be
tween the Chinese Government and the
Messas Butterfield & Sie inform us that Black Flags up to within the last few the O. S. S. Co.'s str. Stentor left Bingampaths were as follows. At the very be pore this afternoon for this part.
E E E A&C Telegraph Company cable-laying steamer Sherard Usborn arrived here from Saigon this afternoon.
ginning of the troubles, he says, the Elack Fings" leader was given official rank in the Chinese army; and the Assamese Govern
out, who acted under directions from. Paking, accorded a subsidy and raliona to his forces. The fighting, he says, ia in
reality being carried on by China. Liu
P.-Money Order Ufice closes. The Spanish bon-of-war Marques del True
Post Office closes, except the and Velasco arrived here to-day from Mag Fu, the leader of the Black, Fiega, Nieur Box, which is always in, which port they left on the 17th in general in the Chinese army. He and his has been granted the brevet rank of major. open out of Office hour.
Day of departure,
7
10
A.M.-Post Office opens
mea are well supplied by the Chinese with
AM-Registry of Letters cossos. A CRICKET match between an eleven of the modern artillery and good rifles, end, in Posting of all printed matter Hoogkong Cricket Club, and eleven officers addition to this, he recoires from the Jim- and patterns CEASER.
of the Garrison, will be played to-morrow, peral treasury a subsidy of twenty thousaĽMI a.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters.
commencing at 11 am. 11.10.-Letters may be postal with brand of
Inte Fes of 10 cents until
| silver taula monthly. He was invited to a Conference with Imperial oficials in Yun- Tre German steamer Chine, which has pan during an early stage of the tmubles, 11.30 AM-When the Post Office closes only recently commersed to run between and on arriving there be was received with
entirely, 11.40.1-Lato Letters may be posted here and Carton as a night beat, has had heomura, parconed as a rebel, and received on board the packet with Late the misfortune to ren aground on, one the rank in the Chinese army referral to Fee of 10 cents until time of
of the barriers in the Canton river. The only At this conference the details of his departure.