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For Sale.

CLEARANCE SALE.

AYLE & Co. will offer, on

the 18th Instant, the re- mainder of their Winter Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices, consisting of:- Winter Costumes and Polonaises. Ladies' Jackets and Mantillas.. Fancy Dress materialsofall kinds. Wool Plaids and Flannels. Silks and Poplins.

Wool Shawls and Cloaks. Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats

and Bonnets.

Fancy Wool Goods. Lace and Linen Sets. Scarves and Sashes. Boys' Suits.

Children's Dresses.

&c.,

&c.,

-&c.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Queen's Road & Stanley Street.

FOR SALE,

To-day's Advertisements

NOTICE...

TO CONSIGNEES OF OPTIONAL CARGO, EX O, S, B, CO.% 8. S. PATROULUS, FROM LIVERPOOL.

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the Undersigned not later than the 20th March, for shipment per 8. 8. Nestor BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, March 14, 1876, FROM CALOUTTA AND SINGAPORE.

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HE S. §. Flamingo having arrived. THE

Consignees of Urdinary Singapore Cargo are hereby informed that their Goode are being landed at their risk and stored by the Undersigned at their Godowns, whence and from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the Zlat lästant will be subject to rent.

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No Fire Insurance has been effected. Opium and Calcutta Cargo will be dell- vered from on board, and Consiguees are requested to send their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense without farther notice.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, March 14, 1876.

GENERAL WEEKLY SALE,

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ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. will sell by Public Auction, at their Salo Room, Praya, on

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FRIDAY,

the 17th March, 1876, at Noon,-- Electro-Plated Table, Dessert and Tea Spoons, Table and Dessert Forks, Mar malade Pots, Sardine Boxes, Butter THE UNDERMENTIONED LAND Dishes, Trays, Cash Boxes, Watch

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AND BUILDINGS..

AT HONGKONG :-

INLAND LOT 82.--The well-known House and Offices lately occupied by Messrs A. Heard & Co., adjoining the Cathedral Com- - pound,

The Ground below the masonry retaining wall of the above, abutting on the Queen's Road..

Annual Crown rent, $300.48.

MARINE LOT 111, WASCHAL-First-class and extensive Godowns.

Annual Crown rent, $324.

INLAND LOT 691--Situated on the Bon ham Road and one of the finest sites for Villa residences in the Colony,

Annual Crown rent, $70.78. FARM LOT 17, PORFOOLUM, adjoining Messrs Butterfield & Swire's premises

Annual Crown rout, $25.

AT KOWLOONG :

MARINE LOT 4.--With a frontage of 100 feet on the Praya, and with an area of B0,000 feet,

Reduced Annual Crown rent, $10,

AT YOKOHAMA Lots No. 6 AND No. 27 in the Foreign Settlement

No. 6 is situated on the Bund, and com- prises an eight-roomed Dwelling House, de tached, with Garden all round, Offices, Go-" downs, Servants' Quarters and Outhouses. Area 1,064 Tanthos of 36 square fent.

Annual Ground ront, $263.79.

Chuius, Spectacles, Brass Candlesticks, Framed Engravings, dc., ds.

· Λίεο, 100 lbs. Turkey Sponge, .5 pasks Claret.

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Portland Cement, Iron Chests,

2 Marble Mantel Pieces, Old Tom;

40.

$o., &c., TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery. in Mexican Dollars, weighed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.

Hongkong, March 14, 1876.

SHIPPING......

ARRIVALS.

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Mar. 13, Arratoon-dpcar, Belt, stoamor, 959, Robert Cass, Saigon Mar. 9, Rice. SIEMSSEN & Co.

Mar. 13, Sunda, British steamer, 1683, E. M. Edmond, Yokohama Mar. 7, 6 a m., Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

Mur. 14, Lombardy, Brit. stoamer, 1726 Gillson, Shanghai Mar. 10, Mails and Goneral.-P. & O, 8, N, Co,

Mar. 14, Maharajah, British steamer, 994, Stephenson, Saigon Mar. 7, Rios.- SiEssex & Co.

Mar. 14, Flamingo, Brit. steamer, 1209, P. P. Conche, Calcutta Feb. 27, Sing- apero Mar 7, General.-JARDINE, MATER SON & Co.

do. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water. Street and comprises largo Tea Firing and other Godowns, Floss Silk Pross, Compra dore's Quarters, Stabling and Fire Engine Honcé. Area, 554 Taubos.

Ground rent, $154.97 per annum

Mar. 14, Queensland, Brit. steamer, 1437, R. Craig, Singapore Mar. 8, 6.30 p.m., General GB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Mar. 14, Peng chao-hai, Chinese ganboat,

Applications for purchase, or further in 623, C. H. Palmer, froin a cruise. formation, to be made to

3. WHITTALL,

T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees A. Heard & Co.fa Fatute,

23, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

Hongkong, February 1, 1876.

FOR SALE.

200 Apply to

Casks CLARET from Bokozatän

LANDSTEIN &'Co. Hongkong, March 10, 1876.

fo-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL, The Company's Steamship

*DIOMED"

will be despatched on or about the 22nd Instant.

For Freight or Passago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, March 14, 1876,

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAL

Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO & PORTS IN

4 p.m.

JAPAN.

The Company's Stesmabip

"NĚSTOR"

will be despatched on or about the 22nd Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Aposits :

Hongkong, March 14, 1876.

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FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,

- (Calling of SOMERSET, COOKTOWN, CLAVE. LAND BAY, BOWEN and KEPPEL BAY, to land Malls and Passengers.)

The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co. Steamer

"QUEENSLAND Captain CRAIG, will be de spatched an aboye ou SATURDAY, the

28th Instant, at Noon,"

For Freight or Peesugo, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON

Agerie,

Hongkong, March 14, 1876,

TO LET--In Albany Road.

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Mar. 14, Ariadne, Germ. corvette, 1400, Kühne, Amoy Mar. 12.

Mar. 14 Hailoong, British steamer, 277, |J. C. Abbott, Amoy Mar. 12, Swatow 13,

General.-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

DEPARTURES.

Mar. 14, Brisbane, for Cooktown, &to. 14, Vsadnick, for a cruise, 14,-,-for-Whampoa

14, Carricks, for Manila. 14, Pardo, for Saigon.

14, Ferdinand, for Bangkok, 14, Gunga, for Amoy.

OLEARED.

Prema, for Haiphong. Quangse, for Shanghai. Kuungtung, for Swatow, do Boreal, for Manila.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED. Per Sunda, from Yokohama, Messrs Wheeler, Hogg, Flower, Ferguson, Boresquet and servant, H. Oicho, Bacconi, O. M. Bennett, Fiske, and Sinncake, and 4 Chinese,

Far Lombardy, from Shanghai for Hong- kong, Messrs Greig and Thorne, and 20 Chinese. For Venice, Mr Cordova.

Per Flamingo, Mr Dumoulin, and 17 Chinese.

Per Queensland, 160 Chinese. Per Arratoon Apsar, 4 Chineas. Per Hailoong, Capt. Jacobsen, 1 Euro. pean deck and 163 Chinese,

DEPARTED-Per Brisbane, Mr and Mrs

McClelland and 2 children, Mr Black wall, and 361 Chinese.

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SHIPPING REPORTS.

Tho British at2. Afratoon Apcar raportal left Cape St. James on the 9th, fine weather and light variable winds to lat. 21 North thence to port dense foga; anchored at 9 am. on the 13th 3 miles E. of Lams, very thick fog. Weighed again at 8 p.it, niiff very thick fog. Arrived in port at 6 p.z. on the 18th.

THE CHINA MALL.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, ‹ MAILS WILL OZONE:—-

For YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO.— Per UROUS, st 1:30 p.m. on Wednes

day, the 15th lnstant, instead of as previously notified.

For 88ANGHAL.-

The British steander Shinda repotisi ex- perienced fine weather to the Lammocks, thenco to Pedro Blanco dense fog, after

On 7th paased 8.8. which fine weather.

cenic off Frois Island bound to Yoko hama; on 12th at 2 p.m. passed a British gunboat of Pyramid Point steering N.E. at 30p.m. passed French mall steamer Borgly, and at 8p.m. passed Mensaleh off Chapel Island steering N,H.

Par QUANGSE, at 1.30 p.m. To-morrow, the 15th Instant, instead of as pre- viously notified.

For SAIGON.----

Per TAINGVALLA, at 2 p.m. To

morrow, the 15th Inft. For AMOY, TAKAO AND TAMSUL-

Per ALOONG, at 11.30 a.. on

Thursday, the 18th Inst

For

For MANILA, ~~

Por ESMERALDA, at 11.39 am, on

Friday, the 17th Inst MANILA.—- Per LEONOR, at 2:30 p.m. on Friday,

the 17th Insti For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL

The British steamer Queensland reports! fine weather Passage from Singapore to Hongkong five days and seven hours.

The British steamer Hatlong reporte

weather throughout. On the 13th about

moderate light variable winds and aloudy

A GOOD TWO-STALLED STABLE, with | 8 am, of Nob Rocke passed, a British str. Cosch-house annexed, with immediate bound to Amoy on the morning of 18th possession.

off Single inlanda passed a P. & Q. Co.'s Rests per chee. Apply at the stammer hound North. In Amoy H.M.S. China Mail Offic

Lapsing, and Russing man-of-war In Hongkong, March 14, 1570, mch Swatowi Adria, Focchor Hojah and Yorg.

OUTTA.--

Per Indian Mail Packet PENGUIN, at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 18th Inst, Per Indian Mall Packet ARRATOON APCAR, at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 18th Inst.

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping..

Daylight.-Kwangtung leaves for Swatow,

Amoy and Foochow Noon.Crocus leaves for San Francisco

(direct)

2p, m.—Quangac' leaves for Shanghai. 8 pm.--American Mail leaves for Yoke

hama and San Francisco.

Goods pha Gleneara undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

[No. 996P-Manon 14, 1876.

engine should carry a duplicate key with the Mission are expected to reach Yunnan it (as is done at home), and the absence foo on the 20th of the same month.

of this mecessary item from their outfit

is undoubtedly a re-brigate matter. THE German frigate Ariadne arrived from Really it seems as if Hongkong was

nerer destined to have properly-found Amoy last night, brigades. We have splendid men and

capital engines, but somehow or other THB Ecstrel arrived at Shanghal from Che- their best efforts are constantly rendered foo on the 7th.

nugatory by the want of some trifling

adjunct. A few coils of rope and half THE Shanghal Courier is roquested to con- a-dozen stout hooks would have saved tradict the statement which appeared in ita. Mezers Russell & Co.'s premises; a few columas a few weeks ago to the effect that The publication of this issue commenced ladders plus the hook-rope would have Mr Remington, who arrived in Shanghal diminished the danger of Sunday night. from Japan, was a partner in this well known 7.30 p.m.

But so far from taking hints which every

MARRIAGE.

resident in the Colony admits to be sen- rife firm of Remington & Co. He is no. sible, the present chiefs seem determined relation,

to ignore the most simple neceasuries,

upon the subject. While they are about

On Saturday, 4th March, 1876, first at the British Consulate, Shanghai, and after- The Insurance officers should see to these Tas E. & A. M. S. Co. appear determined wards at the Cathedral, by the Very Revmatters, and address the Government to make up for their little mishap. It seems Dean Butelor, aasiated by the Rev. W. J. Boone, Heury Stafford Goodfellow, Esq., Oaptain S. S. Tunsin, eldest son of John Goodfellow, Eaq, of Hanford, North Staf- fordshire, to Susannah Jane, eldest daughter of William Fenning, Esq., L. M. Customs, Shanghai, China.

DEATHS.

On the 5th lust., Cha-Ding, for upwards

of 20 years Head Compradore to Mosses. Hall & Holtz, by whom he was highly respected and esteemed.

it, also, a hint that a floating fire-engine that the Normanby left Brisbane with the (first suggested in 1850 or thereabouts) upward Malla at 2 p.m. on the 2nd March, would be of extreme usa, might be email that the Singapore arrived in Sydney Verbum eap, on the 3rd, seven hours in advance of her bodied in their despatch.

time. As the latter steamer left Singapore five days after her proper time, she kaa

etc.

MALLS DY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

THE letter we last night published from The United States Mail Packet GREAT

Mr Morris, was a very natural defence of the Spanish character from one who REPUBLIC, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 15th instaut, apital, Jacob H, Price, lately of Ningpo.

On the 8th instant, at the General Hos-has made. Manila his home for some

9 P.M. with the Mails-

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United

States and the United Kingdom.

The Post Office will be open for the rooop-

tion of Ordinary Letters, Books, Nowe papers, &c., until-2 30 P. M.

Letters can be posted on board the Packet

from 3.90 P., to 2.50 P.M. on payment

lish Packets.

thus made a good run.

PARAGRAPH in the Singapore Times of years, and is well acquainted with the March 6th says:-The 10th Regiment, it is people of whom he writes. We have said, is to have its headquarters in Pinang, never been disposed to ignore the but is to be charged with the duty of keep

THE CHINA MAIL. services which Spanish officers and men ing watch and ward in Malacca and Suug.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1876.

might render on the Sooloo sons, and

Man

having no interests at stake in that hie Ujong, while the 80th Regiment is to quarter of the world, can afford to watch keep guard in Perak with its headquarters of a Late Fee of 13 cents in addition It is impossible to altogether shut our ings. Any objection in feat which we port may not be true, but if it is, the ar the game with purely disinterested feel here in Singapore 500 miles away. The re- to the Postage, The prepayment of the Postage to all the eyes to the argument contained in the would be inolined to raise against the rangement is nu extraordinary one, and above places by this route is compul- anti-opium-agitation article which we Sooloo expedition would be based upon smacks mightily of the way how not to do

Corespondence insuficienty yesterday ropriated from the Hour. No the somewhat extravagant language held prepaid will be forwarded by the Eng doubt it is stale enough, and, if proof be by the F'hillippine papers upon the mat-it.

There was a good deal of rhodo Correspondence addressed to Yokohama, wanted, the veriest schoolboy can refer ter.

end the United States, must be super us to similar pleas from classical pages montade indulged in when the troops Cue Chinese Mail receives information that scribed per Great Republic, and that in favour of minding one's own business left, but they appear to have done their the Viceroy of Canton has denied the right addressed to the United Kingdom, first and other people's afterwards. But work well and bravely, And, though of the Portuguese to Macao and that he' must be superscribed

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San stale or not it carries a certain amount we have little sympathy with Spanish has published a proclamation in which he Francisco."

of weight which in these days of unirale, we fully admit its superiority to Bays that he will have a Custom's Station at ~ ALFRED LISTER,

versal benevolence is too much over the buccaneer proclivities of the enemy Postmaster General,

looked. "When we have set our own it has just overcome. Piracy will un mo18 house in order we can then devote our-doubtedly be put an end to in these seas, he thinks proper, and that the Portuguese selves to such remoto enquiries as the and this is consummation devoutly to have no right to object, as he will not for effect of East India opium on the Celos be wished, and would alone justify or a moment concede that Maose is otherwise The absurd non-than Obisses territory. We will to-morrow sense about "brutal and licentious eo publish the proclamation in extenso, 7 diery needed, however, no comment. The Spanish soldiers are very likely some removes from angels, and, fushed with St Harry Parkes came down to Hongkong victory, are not likely to be much better for a change of air, as we stated at the and very possibly are worse than the troops time; but notwithstanding this, the native of some other nations. But there is no journals in Japan have been bending their reason to accase them of specific brutali-

General Post Office, Hongkong, March 3, 1878.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PAOKEI,---

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, o

Wednesday, 16th Instant. 52.M., Money Order Offer closes. 6 r.., Port Office olosan arcept the NOT Box, which remains open all night.

Tharaday, 16th Instant.

7 AM, Post Office opeva for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10. M., Post Office olores except for Late

Letters. Registry of Letters, Desses, (10.16 A.M., Letters may be posted on payment of a Larr Fer of 18 cents extra Postage until 11 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

to

Wan Thai (Patera Island) or elsewhere as

The English Contract Packet LOMBARDY,tial intellect and morals," says the Hour. exouse a good deal.

will be despatched, with the Mails for Its dictúin has a certain uncomfortable Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the amount of truth in it, bosidos a spice of 18th Instant,

unfair contempt, That those who have made China the scene of their labours, and know whereof they speak, should endeavour to rouse home feeling on the subject of what they regard as a na tional ain, is reasonable enough. But we een quite understand a London ty, while their General is undoubtedly energies to discover a less uninteresting. journalist, heartsick at the orime and

a capable man, able to inspire that reason for so remarkable a step on the part destitution around him, asking by what enthusiasm for his leadership which often of H. M's Representative. The Akebono right men of princely incomes and im- seems a peculiarly Spanish gift; and as Shimbun pots it that Sir Harry was scared mense social influence, whose efforts, he has been, successful in the present at the possible effect of his press notification, rightly directed, might rescue hundreds expedition, this feeling will doubtless be or thousands of their fellow-countrymen intensified.

As for Spanish authority apon which hot discussion in the British Parliament was imminent ! Serious differ- from crime and starvation, basten to in the Philippines "hanging by a hair' enrol themselves as champions of an

we agree with our correspondent that ences were also suspected between the done within a few yards of their own of actual faut. As well might it be Really Sir Harry mast give düo notice alien race, while so much remains to be the expression shews a curious ignorance Minister and the Japanese Government. dwellings. The question assumes alleged that the authority of a Sulten in before he takes a constitutional" in future. greater importance as regards the Chi. his Zenana hangs on a similarly preca- nese than it would were almost any rious tenure. As a matter of fact,

la news so Boarce in North China that the other race in question. Anti-opium Spanish rule is there as absoluto, as any enthusiasts are doubtless gratified to find rule can be, inasmuch as no opposing local journals are compelled to exercise names of repute enrolled amongst the force exists, Other European powers their imaginative faculties to fill their Committee of the Society. But the are unknown to the aborigines, while the columns, or has some miserable Individual average Chinaman, (with other pecu- very last thing likely is a rising on their

bean hoaxing the Shanghai Courier In liarities possesses some sound common owa part of any importance. The Phil Bense, and the question above stated is lippine group might come under another its issue of the 3rd instant, that journal not unfamiliar to his own mind. We flag by ocasion or conquest, but it is states:We hear that hostilities have are not writing to throw cold water on certainly not likely to revert to aboriginal already broken out in Macao, and that the well-meaning efforts of the Anti-dominion. opium Society, whose labours (if they will condescend to stick to facts) are that, as regards many of its members, the doubtless tending to good. But we fear

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1130 A.M., Letters (bat Lettere only addressed to the United Kingdom Fia Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Lato Fee of 48 cents extra postage, 11,50 A.M., Posting on Board ceases.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General. General Post Office,

me16 Hongkong, March 3, 1875, MAILS BY THE FRENCH PLOKET,— The French Contract Packet TIGRE, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 23rd Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Bin- gapore, Galle, Australia, New Zea land, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. The following will be the hours of closing

the Mails, o:——— Wednesday, 22nd Inst. —-

5 F.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Niear Box, which remalus open all night, Thursday, 23rd Inst.-

7 L., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.

10 A.M., Registry of Letters cesses,

11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late

to

Letters,

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

some sharp skirmishing has taken place

between the revenue cruisers and the garrison." We almost felt constrained to search a subsequent issue of the paper for

sueer indulged in by the Hour is well. Tax Press fails to son the foros of the oba overwhelming description of this deserved and that a hankering after senjection advanced by Mr Lowe and Mrsharp skirmishing," and a list of the sational benevolence misdirects their Forster at the first reading of the Queen's killed and wounded. The Macanese are, charity. We can at all events back the title Bill that the title of Empress of we believe, still smoking their cigaretten in moat opium-ridden population to be India-was too despotio, The Govern peace, and the only "sharp skirmishing"

found in any oity of China against such

a crowd of the vicious and depraved as ment of India is despotio, and the there we have heard of is between the un-

are nightly to be seen in the purlieus of fact will remain, no matter by what married ladies and the bachelors. St. Giles'e-aye or of St. James's either. title its ruler is designated.

The question is,

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Arkofos of the great question now going on ẹ

at Macao-relating to the Customs cruisers,

we are informed (says the Shanghai Couries)

If all those who seek to benefit the There are many excellent reasons why the (11.10 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) Chinaman have first done their duty by title of Empress is to be preferred to that

addressed to the United Kingdom or their neighbour there is not a word to be of Queen, as far as India is concerned. In that an individual here sent to one of bis to Singapore may be posted on said against them. payment of a Lato Fee of 18 cents

"Have they?" extra postage, until 11.30 A.., when the Post Office Cross doubting it.

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General Goneral Post Office, Hongkong, Maroli 9, 1876,

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General Memoranda. THURSDAY, March 10:-

Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe. Noon. Hailoong leaves for Amoy, Takao

and Temqui.

Goods per Patroclus undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

Godda per Hongly undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing sharges. Fatbar, March 17:-

Neon General Weekly Sale by Mesars

Lane, Crawford & Co. Noon. Esmeralda leaves for Manila, 8 p.m.-Leonor leaves for Manila, 9 p.m.Meeting of Wetland Lodge, BATURDAY, March 18p-

9 p.m.Penguin leaves for Singapore,

Fenang and Caloutta p.m.--Arratoon par waves for Singas pore, Penang and Calcutta. Diomed leaves for Landen on or about

this date,

Morvat, March 20

Non-Sald of Pumps, Boler, &l.,

Cosmopoliton Docks.

8 p.m. Meeting of Victoria Lodge,

at

Chipping Orders regarding Optional "ar

friends at Hongkong $70 to be remitted to The amount reached Hongkong, and Was, handed to the headman of one of the fast-boate, which ply regularly every day between Hongkong and Macao. It appears that the said fast boat was boarded aud plundered on her way to Macao by the Custom officern. This is nice way of collecting dues, indeed,

Macao. We must confess to the first place, it is a more potential-sound- ing title, and calculated to impress the natives of that vast country more deeply, WE bave never hesitated to give the both with a sense of the power and dignity Surveyor General'e department its full of their Imperial mistress and with the moed of praise, and we consequently importance of their own country.. epeak with equal frankness when any It is, too, more in accordance with the shortcoming deserves notite.

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rangement which keeps water shut off test of things that the numerous vassals. from the mains for more than an hour, and tributaries of Her Majesty sbgold ad- when a blasing conflagration is threaten dress her by an Imperial title. ing the destruction of a portion of the towa is one of those cases, and we can. not help expressing a very strong opinion

THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS,

The Chefoo Correspondent of the Shanghai Courier writes-The death of Mr Alexander of Hongkong which took place at the hound of bis brother-in-law here about three weeks ago, throw a saducds and gloom over the foreign population. The deceased gentles man, who served the Hongkong Govery on the subject. No question of the water Tut hinese Mail comments on the rumour ment faithfully for about thirty years, and supply justifies an organization which ed indemnity to Bussis, and thinks it is not who was highly respected by his fellows prevents the police on duty from being likely to be true, and that the new Chinese towusion there, arrived here in Janua y able to obtain, within five minutes at the loan cannot be for the payment of this in-gradually assumed a fatal tendency, and in a very precarious state of health; which latest, the keys of the nearest fire-plags; dernity as surmised by the Chung Ngot Sun be died on the 10th of Feb. and what took place at the fire of Banday Po

tight raises a presumption that the set-

vice of the plugs is entrusted to some one The Chung Ngul San Po gives a tranela man living at a considerable distance tion of the telegrams from England, esp. from many parts of the city. However cially that ons referring to the title of the this may be, it is certain that in place of Queen. each plug having its key within imme diate and convenient access, the implo meet in question is, as a rule, stowed editorial in this issue. away subiewhere "by authority," so as

to render useless the best efforts of both engines and brigades until it has been found Wa day of course be wrong in

The Untersal Ciraulating Herald has no

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

attributing the blame to the Waterworks SATISFAUTORY newe has again been received Department in fact, the Fire-master of the movements of the Yunnan Mission,

Tas N. C. Daily News publishes the ful lowing extract from a private letter received from Hongkong - Your account of "Trial by Jury is very flattering to the A. D. I would not be ast nished to And that our Company try what they can do with the plose, owing to your eulogistlo remarke The model Settlement has bad the start in two things recently a fancy dress bail, and a most successful theatrical performi ande. When newa roached this that the ball came off so well, an idea prevailed for a for days that Hongkong, should not be behind hand, but try in some way or other to give a better. Nobody has done it yet,

the A.D.O.'s brilliant achievement is still see the light just yet. And as the news of

gbe Pútralis for shipment per Nestor would desin to be the proper official to A telegrain from Shanghai, of this day and I believe the infant is not destined to must be obtained from the Agents notes that plug keys were obtainable at date, states that the Hon. Mr Grosvenor Inter than this datu TUESDAY, Maruh 21:

Naan.Sale of "Overbeek Court #

short notice--but most undoubtedly

"some one has blundered," and as the and party as reported to havo been all well Good per Flamingo andelivered after this blunder is a costly one it will not, on the 10th February, a fortnight later than

dafe subicet to reak,

we hapo, occur again. Moreover every our last advices; and that the members of

so fresh in men's minds that the surprise

on the stage of forgetfulness, a keen desire has not had time to cool down and enter sxists to put the same pieve on the boardi

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