Malls.
CARGO.
Per Teheran, Shanghal to London: 310 Occidental & Oriental Steam-bales Silk, 4 bales Waste Silk, and 43 bxs. Teat to Continent; 183 bales Silk. Yoko hama to London: 22 bales Silk; to Conti- Bent: 6 bales Silk. Hongkong to Conti- nent: 6 bales Silk and 100 bales Coooons. Canton to London: 192 boxes Tes.
Ship Company.
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TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE IT COMNEÓTION WITH THE
CENTRAL and
UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD COMPANIES
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE 5. S. “BELGIC" will be des
for
hama, on SATURDAY, the 1st April, at 3 p.m., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai.
Freight will be received on Board until 4 p.m. of 31st Inetant. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 p.m. same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
Return Passage Tickets available for months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regular rates.
For further information as to Fraight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.
G. B. EMORY, Acting Agent Hongkong, March 1, 1876.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO. The Steamship
"CANDIA"
apl
will leave for the above Ports at Noon TO-MORROW,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, March 81, 1876.
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FOR COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY, (Taking through Cargo for MELBOURNE.)
The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer
"NORMANBY?” Captain REDDELL, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY Next, the 6th April, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Ajente.
Hongkong, March 81, 1876.
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FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling of SOMERSET, OGOKTOWN, CLEVE- LAND BAY, BOWEN and KerrEL BAY, to land Maile and Passengers.)
The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer
"BOWEN"
will be despatched as above
About the 20th April.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente.
*
Hongkong, March 31, 1876.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATINOS. MAIES WILL GLOBE :-
For YOKOHAMA & BIOGO.-
Per CANDIA, at 11.30 a.m. To-mor
"row, the 1st April.
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-
Per DOUGLAS, at 5 pm on Saturday,
the 1st April.
For MANILA
Per ESMERALDA, at 11.30 am on
Mominy, the 3rd April.
For SAN FRANCISCO.—
Por Ship LATHLEY RICH, at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, the 4th April,
For YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO.- Per QUANGSE, at 1.30 p.m. on Wednon-
day, the 12th April." HONOLULU.-The Bark COLOMBO,
Postponed till farther notice.
For
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet BELGIO,
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st April, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows
2.1.
Registry of Letters ceases.. 2.30 P.M. Post-Office closes. 2.30 P.. Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 conts extra Postage until
2.50 r. when the Mail is finally closed, Correspondence must be specially directed
for this route, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Packet. Letters, &c, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places named below, if suffelent American stamps are added to prepay them from SAD Francisco to destination. American Stamps are sold at this Office. The charge for Registry is 8 conts in Hong kong Stamps, and 10 cents in U.8. Stamps to those places only the sames of which are printed in Italics. To all the other places named correspondence Cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 oɛntɛ.)" The following are the charges on Correspon-
denco thus seat (--)
Per half ounce. Kenstong tie
Blampă Slempa ponla .conta
Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Islands Vancouver's Island, Baha mas, Nassau, New Provid
Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Rica Cuba, Ouraçao, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, New Gra- nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,................................................... Hawaii, Newfoundland......... Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,
Venesuela,
Belise, Greytown,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, April 2:
Daylight. Douglas leaves for Swatov,
Amoy and Foochow MONDAY, April 3:-
Noon. Esmeralda leaves for Manis
(direct.)
Goods per Candia undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
THURSDAY, April 6:
Noon-French Mall leaves, for Porta
Call and Europe.
of
No Normanby leaves for Cooktown
and Sydney.
Lord of the Isles leaves for San Francisó
'on or about this date.
FRIDAY, April
-
Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Mess
Lane, Crawford & Co.' Patrocius leaves for London on or about
this date.
MONDAY, April 10:-
[No. 8981-MARCH 91, 1876.
noknowledgment desired, would promote ways be taken with a pinch of salt. There the contrary, as far as I can learn, the pro- the welfare of the country, and would is reason to believe that the higher officials not jeopardise our rule thero. To go have never looked upon the proposed line farther than this, however, and to end with any favour. The memorial from the trust natives, with the higher offices of administration, especially at the outset, Governor General of Fohkien recently pub would, we fear, be an unadvisable policy, lished in the Peking Gazette, in which he anks for the removal and disgrace of the
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gramme of Infantry reliefs stande precisely as I led you to expect more than three months since, that is to say, the 1st Batt lion 11th, Ind Battalion 19th, 65th, and 108th, from India and the 1st Battalion 18th and 32nd, from the Colonies,, come home, and the 2nd Battalion 11th, 1st Bat talion 20th, 2nd Battalion 17th, 27th, 46th, and: 1024d go abroad. The 1st Battalion
THE Japanese Government has just is-Prefect who was appointed to suporintond of the 10th will not be given a few months?
sued a notification for establishing cer- the construction of the line, seems to indi-stay at Gibraltar as has been contemplated, tain restrictions on native passengers by cate that the head and front of the Pro- foreign shipa. One of these restrictions
is
to the effect that any person wishing feet'e offending was in concluding an agree travel on board a foreign vessel shall ment to take over the line.The Press also ply for permission to do so at a stated urges better supervision on the part of the office on or before the day of departare, Police of street-chairs, giving in full his name and address, the name of the ship in which he wishes to
THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS. sail, her owners, and the port to which
The Chinese Mail gives a digest of the she is bound. How a Government which has become so far Europeanised as to Chinese lew on the subject of gambling, open railways, rua steamboats, construct and saya, despite the efforts of the Viceroy telegraphe, and even
to adopt the chimney-pot hat and top boots, can issue to put it down, the evil is still extant,
The Chung Ngoi San Pe, in noticing auch a notification, we fail to under- p.m.-Quangse leaves for San Francis. stand. Surely the Japanese are by this the establishment of a garrison in the Loo tims capable of travelling without oboo Inlanda, says China neglects her tri- THURSDAY, April 13:—
Noon-English-Mall leaves for Portssuch maternal care being taken of butary countries and has allowed them to
of Call and Europe.
If the
be taken from hor one by one. Japan has SATURDAY, April 18:-
1 p.m.-Sale of Bulk, Machinery, Rg
ging, &s, of Gunboat Camos at
Macao.
WEDNESDAY, April 12
them by their Government.
3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko. notification had been issued when the taken Loochoo, England deprives her of
bama and San Francisco,
THURSDAY, April 20
Bowen "leaves for Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne about this
date.
SATURDAY, April 22:---
Noon-Tenders received at Spanish Consulate for construction of Six Botters.
Claims against the Estate of Captain Lawrence Young, deceased, must be sent in our or before this date. SUNDAY, April 80;-
Burmah, while France removes Annam out of her vassaloge.
but will come home direct in the Himalaya. The 102nd will go to Gibraltar about April
next in relief of the 31st, coming to Ireland. My ideas is that the 27th and 45th will also lief, the one of a battalion to go to India go to the Mediterranean in autamu in ze and the other of a battalion (74th probably) going to the Cape to take the place of the 92nd; the 2nd Battalion 11th, 1st Batt lion 13th, and 2nd Battalion 17th, belug for India. All these arrangements, how- ever, thongh standing good for the present, are liable to be modified by the new pro jeat for relieving rogiments in India after about one-half the present period of service abroad.
Police Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Esq.) 31st March, 1876.
À GOOD SAMARITAN. Lee Chow Sin, described as a widow 28 yeure of age, was oharged with attempting The Universal Circulating Herald has no to commit suicide, A woulan named Tang editorial in this issue.
"Land of the Rising Sun" was abut up from foreigners, or just when it began to open its eyes to the advantages of Western civilisation, the proceeding might have been pardonable, but now when Japan bas thrown open its shores to us, and has adopted the practices of the West, even to their absurdities, it certainly cannot be looked upon in such a light. Probably the explanation TEB Cricket Match has been postponed of the stop is chiefly to be found in the indefinitely, owing to the weather. desire on the part of the Government to
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
Aman stated that this morning after break. fast, she went to draw water. She saw the defendant in the not of banging herself by the neck. She was, when ahe first saw her, standing on the ledge of a wall at Groen mount." She then hangad herself by the neck with a rope fastened to a tree. complainant took her down. She was wot all over, and complainant took her to her house and clothed her with dry clothes. The would-be-suicide had the Ingratitude
The
promote the trade in the native vessels, We learn that the next outward French Claims against the Estate of George Barty and also in the fact that a fee of twenty-mail steamer Sindh, which left Singapore
Falconer, deceased, must be sent in on five sen is to be charged for each permit on the morning of the 29th instant, passed to scold her for saving her life and was
granted. If this be so the Japanese Go-Cape St. James on her way to Saigon at vernment has made a mistake. It has
or before this date.
FRIDAY, June 30;----
Claims against the Estate of Diederich Heimscht, Querino Antonio Gu leren, Martin Carroll, Dora Howard, and Henry Roberta, deceased, must be proved on or before this date.
MONDAY, July 31:---
Claims against the Estates of Gustav Töbler, Edward Parker, Edward Richard Handley, Kwong Tham, La Kok Cheong, Les Ah You, Lenng few Fan, Man Chan, and a Obinaman, name unknown, No. 11, deceased, must be proved on or before this date."
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW, Shipping. Noon-Candia leaves for Yokohains and
Hiogo.
8 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. B. Co.'s Steamer Belgio leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
Meeting.
always been an error to interfere with 8.25 p.m. to-day, competition of any kind, and it has ever By kind permission of Captain Bristow, been a greater blunder to interfere with Divine Servies will be held on board the traffic, especially in the way of taxing it,
No country can prosper that restricts Sydenham on Sunday morning at eleven locomotion. Supposing that railways o'clock. A launch will go-round the harbour were abolished in England, what would to collect those wishing to attend. spesdily follow there--simply national
ruin. It is quite certain that if Japan We learn that, on the representation of the wishes to prosper and rise in the scale of Coroner, the junkman of stone boat No. nations, she must not begin to impose vexatious restrictions and fines on her passenger, or any other kind of traffo, either external or internal
angry. She would not, however, give any reason for this rash act. She was equally reticent on the point when before the Magistrate and was consequently remanded, as obe appeared to be a little crazy. Mr Russell complimented the complainant for her meritorious deed in saving the life of the defendant, and promised to recommend her to the notice of the Government.
DRUNKENKESS.
8. S. Belgia, was fined 50 cents for being. James Malone, described as storekeeper, drunk at Fondars wharf. He was left there by his comrade,
▲ DANGEROUS LARK. Mathew Brien and Edward Martin, 888-
483 has been further rewarded by the Go vernor by the grant of a free llastre for life, for his meritorious condust in rescuing six Russian seamen belonging to the Rus-men on board British ship Sydenham, were sian man-of-war Bayan,
obarged with stealing $3 from one Jobu A CORRESPONDENT of the North China
Koster, a fellow seaman on board. The Daily News points out that the Eastern
complainant stated that yesterday he bad $3. Extension and the Great Northern Te
p.m. yesterday. About half-an-hour after- legraph Companies are the only ones, the Marine Court to-day, F. Siegmeth, in bis chest. They were all right at 1.80 that benefit by the enhanced tariff re-engineers' steward on board the S. 8. Cywards he lost them, and suspecting the first sulting from the St. Petersburg Conven- phrenes, charged W. Macgregor, the chief defendant; he taxed him with the theft. tion. In consideration of their great steward, with assaulting him. distance and the desirability of encour having been proved, the defendant was aging telegraphy with Australia, China fined $5 or 10 days' imprisonment. and Japan, the Anglo-Indian lines were Warrants against unclaimed Dividendo,induced to transmit through messages to
Bonus or Interests on Victoria Fire Insurance Co., to be presented before this date.
9 p.m.Meeting of Zetland Lodge,
Miscellaneous.
Guiana,
Honduras, Martinique, San ta Martha, Turk's Island, 8 Brasil......
19
8
16
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Bolivia, Ecuador, Chili, Peru, 8 Argentine Confederation, Bae. Los Ayres, Paraguay,.....
17
8
28
TO ADVERTISERS,
Newspapers (not over 4 oz) 2 Books, &c., por 402
4
It is requested that all advertisements
6
10
of
SPANISH CONSULATE, HONGKONG.
MENDERS for the CONSTRUCTION of Any articles found enclosed in Newspapers sent, when practicable, by 4pm,, to allow
BOILERS for Spanish Men-of-
War will be RECEIVED at this Consulate until the 22nd April next, at Noon.
No proposition will be admitted if it exceed the price fxed by Government and do not agree with the Form, Conditions, and Plans, which will be exposed at the Office of the Consulate every working day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A. FARAUDO,
Consul for Spain.
Hongkong, March 81, 1876.
NAVAL STATION, MACAO,
sp21
N the 10th April Next, at 1 p.m., will
be sold by Public Auction, before the
or Book Packets (as silk scarves, the carly isaus of the paper. jewellery, &c.) will be detained.
ALFRED LISTER,
General Post Office, Hongkong, March 20, 1876.
The case
J. M. Cullum, cock, and W. Leslie, boat and from those distant countries at a swain on board the S. S. Candia, were greatly reduced rate. The public, how charged, the first with drunkenness and ever, receive no benefit from the concas-belag on shore without leave, the second sion, as the Eastern Extension Company with insolence and refusal of duty. The steps in, and, availing itself of the re-
deduced charge over the Indo-European barge in both cases was fully proven, and section of the line, doubles the charge the first prisoner was ordered to forfeit
over its own line from Madras eastwards, days' pay, the second 4-days'-pay. ---- and of course the Great Northern follows
S
2
He suspected him because omplainant had seen him steal a pair of trousers from a sea- mon in Shanghal. The defendant denied the theft, and struck the complainant for having accased him, The money was af- - terwards discovered, and the 2nd defendant admitted that he took them for the sake ofa lark. The first defendant stated that he got the money from the second defendant who told him to keep it for him. Hasaw the second defendant take the money out of the box, and they intended to return it to the com plainant. There was none on board, how-
ever, who knew their intention of having a lark-only-The-second defendant admitted tak-ing the money, it was meant for alark on- ly. In contradiction of the defendants' asser- suit. The exact proportion of the two We have been requested by Captain Briston that they took the money for a lark, Postmaster General The publication of this larue commenced charges is as follows. On a message tow, of the British ship Sydenham, to make Capt. Bristow stated that when the loss was
between London and Hongkong the
a correction. Johann Korster, who was reported to him, he suspected the first Anglo-Indian section receives for trans
defendant and taxed him with the theft mission between London and Bombay or fined by the Magistrate yesterday for He deined all knowledge of the money Kurracheo as the case may be, a fraction drunkenness and disorderly conduct, falsely The Captain then ordered a search to bo over 18. per 100 miles, while the Eastern represented himself to be the Second Offi.made and the $3 were found underneath the first defendant's bed.-Mr Ritchie, the Extension, for carrying the message bo-
cer of the ship. In justice to the Second second officer, proved the discovery of the tween Madras and Hongkong, receives no less than 38. 4d. per 100 miles. The Oor Officer-whe is a very steady young man of money underneath the first defendant's bed. He persisted then in denying that he took
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET,
at 7.00 p.mi.
apl
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, PRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1876.
The French Contract Packet HOOGHLY, HOUS will be despatched on THURSDAY. the 6th April, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Bin-
dria.
the Malls, de- Wednesday, 6th April.-
gapore, Galle, Madras, Calcutta THE visit of the Prince of Wales to respondent adds that the frightful rates good character-we gladly contradict the the money either for lark or anything else, Bombay, Adon, Brez, and Alexan India is likely to have one important re-imposed by the Eastern Extension Com-statement. Capt. Bristow made an appli. and urged that it might have been placed sult which was not anticipated. The pany are their own doing entirely, and that ostion to the Police Magistrate to-day on there by some body else. The defendanta
labour respectively. Master Attendant, the Hulk, Machinery: The following will be the hours of closing London Times, in reviewing, on the 6th the pretended coercion by the Conven: the subject. Mr Russell having called for were sent to ive and two months' hard
instant, the tour of the Prince through tion is simple fudge, the Convention not the case and the Charge shest and satisfied touching the Company at all Judging
VIOLENTLY DRUKE, the Empiro, expresses an opinion that from the apparent falling-off in the re himself that Korster was described as "se.
James MacGuigan, fireman 8. 8. Candia, the time has arrived for associating the ceipts of the Eastern Extension Com-sond officer" in both documents, informed
was charged with; being drunk, He was leaders of Indian life in the practical pany, noted some time since, would it the captain that the blame lay with Kors very violent and it took five man ko fetch 7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of ance of the Times will be sure to attract not be for the interest of that company ter who gave himself out to the Police to be him to the Station,
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and an immense amount of attention, and it to meet the public half-way! Their pre what he was not, Korster is merely an sent polioy may in the future proveable seaman, ie a German, and speaks may almost be taken for granted that it disastrous in its effects.
English imperfectly, will form the key-note to almost endless
Rigging. Maste, Soils, Chains, Anchore, Boats and other articles of the Gun-boat "CAMOENS," in luts or in bulk as best suits the interest the Public Exch quer. The Bale will take place on Board the said Gun-boat, where the lots may be examined until the 5th of April. Terms of Sale:
Cash on delivery.
.Macao, on Board the Gun-boat "jo," March 31, 1878. MANOEL CEZARIO FEREIRA, Master Attendant's Secretary.
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SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
March 80, Anna Bella, Brit. barque, 331, W. Stephen, Bangkok Mar. 2, General.- BORNEO COMPANT,
March 31, Keararge, American corvette, 638, 6 guns, 500 h. p., F. V. MoNair, Naga-
ski Mar. 27.
Mar. 31 Hailoong, British steatser, 277, J. C. Abbott, Taiwanfoo Mar. 28, Amoy 29, Swaton 30, General.-D. La?BAIK & Co.
March 31, Bartha, Ger. corvette, 2200, 18 guns, 400 b.p., There, Yokobae. Moz.
10.
Marah 31, Ashuelot, American' corvette, 1100, 6 guns, 700 h.p., Comdr. E. O, Mat- Shews, Shanghai Mar. 22.
DEPARTURES,
Mar. 31, Herman, for Manila.
31, Rajunattianuhar, for Bangkok, 31, Thales, for Bangkok,
81, Cyphrens, for Talwantoor
OLEARED.
W Phillips, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS.
ARATED Pet Hallsong, Mr Thornton, and 57 Chinees.
DEPARTED.For Thales, 81 Oblness. For Rajmatilanuhar, ons cabin and 187 Chinese
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Hailoong reports ! experienced fresh. N.E. winds and overcast wester with heavy rain throughout the passage. Op 30th when off the Brothers, passed a steamer bound North. In Amoy; HMS. Lapwing U.S.8. Fantic, and atr. Foo. Inatos aira, topchow, Estepona
na Awan tung
5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night, Thursday 6th April.—
Posting of all correspondance,
10 M., Registry of Letters ceases.
to
Letters.
work of administration.".
This atter
MA
China. BHANGHAI,
11 A., Post Office closes except for Late comment, for and against the propostas residents in Hongkong will learn RBIs and barglaries in Canton lave
A very eccentric form of robbery has (11.10 M., Letters (but Letters only)tion, on the platform and in the press, with considerable matisfaction that the been on the increase to an alatining extent recently been adopted by some predatory geniuses at a place called Stugyang, in the addressed to the United Kingdom or The question thus raised is indeed e
Colonial Government has decided to to Singapore may be posted on most important one.
That the leaders of Indian life are establish a floating fire-engine. We have since the prohibition of gambling, as the province of Che-hiang. It appears that it has been the custom of the simple inhab payment of a Late Fea of 18 conta
itants for years past to place the coffins of extra postage, until
oupable of undertaking the pmatical again and again urged in these columns gamblers, finding no means of getting a 11.30 a.., when the Post Office Cross work of administration will scarsely be the advisability of providing such an livelihood, turn to other more heinous their dead in sheltered places on the hills On the night of the 19th around, waiting until the capricious abstrao entirely,
disputed. The fact of their being of In-engine, and that its value to the Colony occupations. dim birth, and, consequently, thoroughly will more than counter-balance the ex-instant, a boat plying between Cantontion known as Feng-shay was said to be favourably disposed, before interment 1 conversant with the wants, habits and pense and trouble of its provision and and Wong Ting, an outlying district, judge, then, of the horror and perplexity of inclinations of the people of the country maintenance cannot be questioned. At
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, March 28, 1876.
Citat
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.---
apé
the
The following will be the hours of dosing
the Malls, zo. 1-
Wednesday, 12th April.
is by no means a small qualification for the fire in the Queen's Road only a week was completely plundered by some river the survivors to find one day that all the On the night of the 18th, cofas which bad been placed there from the beginning of the past winter until now, public posts in the Empire. The chief or two ago, a floating fire-engine would pirates.
It is stated that the steamable mas, surnamed Or, was visited by a contents No earthly benefit could accrue The English Contract Peckot GEELONG, point for consideration is as to the polisy, have been a valuable aid in saving pro a family house, ocupied by a respect had been, 396 stolen, but rifled of the
will be despatched with the Mails for politically speaking of adopting the perty, Europa, den, on THURSDAY, the proposition. The Times says that the launch Blanche is to be adapted for the buather of zubbers who were all armed and loyalty and generosity which have been purpose, and will be fitted with power who broke into the house by smashing the 13th April
ful pumpa. The Government is said diaplayed by the Indian Chiefs are proof of the acceptance of Englkh rule, to be at last contemplating engaging per doors. They ransacked the house, but not and it is necessary to take advantage of manently a competent Engineer, whose catisfied with what booty they had got, this feeling in order to identify ourselves duty it will be to keep the floating and they carried away a young lady from the with the natives, and the natives with shore engines in working order, At house with the object of getting a ransom. ourselves." The force of these marks this pate, firas will soon have the worst About the same date another burglary, The Indian people and underwriters the best of it in Hong equally dating, was committed on a house will be admitted. have rubmitted themselves with content-kong, ment to the English rule; they appear to be satisfied with the existing state of things, and they have given the Prince a
6., Money Order Offico closed,
P., Fost Office closes except the tour Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 13th April.
4., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all sorrespondence.
10 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late
Lettora. Registry of Letters sense. [10,18 ▲ M., Letters may be posted on payment of s Life Pax of 10 cents etty's Postage tatil----
entirely.
to
11 A., when the Post Office Otoses
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
loyal and apparently enthusiastis recep The Press, in commenting on the state tion. All this deserves some general
in Patalan. The burglare also carried off two young ladies, and information has since been sent to the head of the family offering to return the captives for $400.
Boknowledgment at the hands of the ment in the Foochow Herald that there is a There are other robberies reported, but the British people, and in making such an great probability of the Foodhot-Amoy abote are sufficient to show the present 11.80 A Letters (but Letters only) acknowledgment we cannot do better telegraph lins being constructed Within brisliness of this branch of questionable
addressed to the United Kingdom is then to endeavour, as the Times espres twelve months, says that it is questionable industry, Brindis or to Singapore may be posted BBs it, to identify ourselves with the how far this "probability" is really satis
Late Fee of 43 cputs extra postage.
11.80 a... Porting on Board dessen
ALFRED LISTER,
and the people are wondering who the from obtaining possession of these bones: robbers can be, and what possible object formant thinks it highly improbable that they can have in seising corpses. Our in they were actuated by a love of anato mical science, but agrees with us that it would have been better had the coffins been interred at once, and the survivors risked exposing their departed relatives to the alignitly of Feng-shay rather than to the desecrations of less shadowy influentes, s Shanghai Courter.
HANKOW,
Mostra Gordon Bros, write, on the 18th March-There is no itsprovement to report ton or Woollen Goods. The past fortnight in the position of our market for either Cot has been an entire blank, eo far as transac tions in Piece Goods are concerned, and we can only repeat last mail's quotations.
pical, and LB is quoted to-day at The 6.15 Prises of Lend have declined mate. Bez 6.20. Quicksilver also shews, a farther
A report has been put about from time decline, the present quotation is Tis. 85.00 a
In to see the Packet on payment of a natives and the natives with onhelves" factory. The terms of the agreement be. A. Mitrant corsenpondent in London
The question is how far is it proposed twon the Great Northern Telegraph Cam writes to an Indian paper :- to go in the matter. So far as we can natives some of the less important details have not yet been made public, and the was but to proceed to the Cape, but I good request at a further advance on last spls of the administration would afford the verbal promises of Chineno officiale masat al-cannot trade li to an authentic source. On rates. Stock is estimated at 60,000 plonių, -
Postmaster General, 850 at present, a soheme for entrusting to Pany and the Chinesa tildials on the matter to time that the 2nd Battalion of the Buffs | 66.00 per pical-Raw Cotton has been in
General Post Off Hongkong, March 30, 1876.
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