Notices to Consignees.
FROM YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. THE s. S. Stad Amsterdam, Captain Boox, having arrived, domaines of Cargo are hereby requested to take imme. diate delivery of the same, otherwise it will be landed and stored at their risk and expense by the Undersigned.
+
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Agents S. 8. Stud Amsterdam. Hongkong, April 3, 1978. FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
MRE B. B. Glenartney having arrived,
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk by the Undersigned into their Godowna, whence and from the Wharf or Boats delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be sont on to Shaughat unless notice to the contrary is given before Noon To-morrow, the 4th Inst. Cargo remaining undelivored after the 10th Instant will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance has been effooted. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents S. S. Glenartney, Hongkong, April 3, 1876,
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FROM CALOUTTĄ, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE,
THE 8, 8. Argyll having arrived from TH
the above Ports, Cousignees of Cargo by her are hereby requested to send their Bills of Lading for countersignature to the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their Goodsn.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
JARDINE, MATHESON & 06. Hongkong, April 4, 1876.
8. S. OLYMPIA, FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
YONSIGNEES of Goods by the above
CNN are hereby notified, that
their Cargo is being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence delivery may be obtained.
Goods remaining in store after the 10th Instant will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, tinless applied for by the Consignees before #p.m. on Monday, the 3rd last,
by
Bill of Lading will be countersigned
BITSLESEN & đang Agents.
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Hongkong, April 8, 1676. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE British S. B. Hindostan having
THE Bed from the above ports, Con
signees are hereby informed that the Ge neral Cargo will be landed by, and into the Godowns of the undersigned at Wanchi, whence delivery can be obtained on and
after the 6th instant.
Goods remaining in store after the 12th Instant will be subject to rent.
Consignees of Opinin are requested to take delivery from the boats alongside the Toe House Street Wharf, otherwise. the Drug will be stored by the Undersigned at Consignees' risk, unprotected by Fire In-
Burance.
Bills of Lading will be countersigued by DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 4, 1876. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
B. 8. IRAUUADDY.
NOTICE.
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To-day's Advertisements,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL,
The Company's Steamship...».
NESTOR"
will be despatched on or about the 20th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenter Hongkong, April 7, 1876..
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8. 8. ORCHIS, FROM LONDON VIA SINGAPORE.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. PL. MAILS WILL OLOSE:--
For SAN FRANCISCO-
Per LORD OF THE ISLES, at F. p.m...)
on Saturday, the 8th Instan For YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO.- For QUANGSE, at 1.30 p.m. on Wednes
day, the 12th April."
MALLS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. ~~~~ The English Contract Packet QEELONG, will be despatched with the Maila for Europe, da, on THURSDAY, the 19th April
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
9.m.-Folga leaves for Yokohama, 2 p.m.-Sindh leaves for Shangbai.
TO ADVERTISERS. It is requested that all advertisements be sent, then practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow of the early issue of the paper.
[No. 3987-APRIL 7, 1876.
Judging from the scanty information the North Pacific Ocean was found to received of the travellers en route, it be considerably higher than any we have In would seem that they were entirely un-yet registered in the open ocean. molested in the course of the journey, the Altantic Ocean our highest surface. which appears on the whole to have been temperature was 79.5, and in the South a much more agreeable.pne, in several Pacific 80, whereas in the North the surface temperature ways, than was anticipated. The latest Pacifio.. intelligence received of them, previous varied from 80" to 84°, and the isotherm to the telegram, represented them as of 80 was found to be at an average. relieving the travelling of a little of its depth of 75 fathoms from the surface tediousness by shooting. Every, precau- between the parallels of 2.38' 8. and tion seems to have been taken by the 5.30 N.; below that depth the tem- Chinese Government for their safety, perature degreased rapidly, in one in- especially on approaching Yunnan, for stance as much as 21° in 20-fathoms." escort was joined by another, sent to rate tables of soundings obtained off the meet them from Chaotung, and the coast of Japan, and between Yokohama cortege was thus swelled to nearly 1,200 and Honolulu. men, of whom, however, about 400 were coolies. No doubt Li-Hung Chang was fully impressed with the fact that an attack on the Mission by the natives would in all probability mean an imme diate war with England.
The following will be the hours of closing The publication of this šesus commenced on reaching this part of the country their Appended to this report, are two elabo
the Malls, do.
Wednesday, 12th April.
5 P.M., Money Order Office olones.
Steamer are hereby notified, that their Cargo is being landed and stored at their risk in the Godowns of the Under-7 signed, where delivery may be obtained.
Consignees wishing to take their Goodis from the boats alongsido the Wharf are at liberty to do so.
Goods remaining in store after the 15th Instant will be subject to rent.
Billa of Lading will be countersigned by
WM. PUSTAU & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, April 7, 1876.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 7, Orchis, British steamer, 1137, Butlin, London Feb. 11, via ports of call, and Singapore Mar. 31, General-W. PUSTAU & Co.
at 7.85 p.m.
6 P.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT CHINA MAIL.
Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 18th April,
for sale AM, Post Office opens
of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence, 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Lato
Letters. Registry of Letters desaan. (10.16 A. st., Letters may be posted on payment of a LATE Fzz of 18 gents
to
General Post Office,
a
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1876.
A REUTER'S telegram has been received from London to-day stating "Great ex- citement in California against the influx
The following, in brief, are the sub- jects of the five very interesting plates which are given in this number of the Hydrographic Proceedings of the Chal langer (1) Western Pacific, between 5°N, and 2 S.; Bootion from the Mean- What will be the exact part taken by gis Islands to the Admiralty Islands, the Mission in the enquiry has not yet showing soundings and isothermal lines; been clearly made known. That its (ii) Seation of the North Pacific Ocean of Chinese, which is increasing; Congress members will act in the capacity of between Japan and Admiralty Island, has requested President Grant to negoti-judges at all is not probable, and so far showing soundings and isothermal lines; extra Postage until 11 M., when the Post Office CLOSEsate with China to modify the treaty, as we can see their duties will mainly (ii) Meridional section in the west part
entirely.
making it a treaty of commerce only," consist in attending the enquiry and of the North Pacific between 3 S. and ap15 11.30 AM., Letters (but Letters only) This is an important confirmation of seeing that justice is done. We should, 18° N., showing isothermal lines from. addressed to the United Kingdom Via the telegrams received by the Committee however, presume that they will be the surface to a depth of 200 fathoms; Brindisi or to Singapore may be posted of the Tung Wah Hospital. In com granted the privilege of putting questions (iv) Section of the North Pacific Ocean on board the Packet of payment of menting upon these telegrams yesterday to witnesses to clear up points, and to from Nosima Head, Japan, to the 180th Late Fee of 48 cants extra postage.
we remarked that if some improvement address remarks to the Coart. Beyond meridian, showing soundings and isc 11.50 A., Porting on Board ceRSEN.
did not take place in regard to the posi-this they will probably not be permitted thermal lines; (7.) Section of the North -ALFRED LISTER, tion of the Chinese in California it was to go. It must be more guest-work to Pacific Ocean from 180th meridian to Postmaster General advisable that the Senate of the United say how long the enquiry will last, and the meridian of 156.25' W., on the 38th ap13 States should take the matter up, and it when Mr Grosvenor and his companions parallel of North Latitude, showing Hongkong, March 30, 1876.
is satisfactory to note in the telegram will be able to set out on their return soundings and isothermal lines: An ex- probability journey, but fortunately the proceedings seedingly good idea will be gained from to-day that there is a MAILS BY THE FRENOR PACKET.
Whether a in Chinese courts of law and justice do some of these plates of the remarkable The French Contract Paoket IRAOU. of this being done,
ADDY, will be despatched on modification in the American Treaty not assume the gigantic proportions they shape of the bottom of the Pacific THURSDAY, the 20th inst., with with China in the shape of reducing it do at Westminster and the Old Bailey,
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING -Malls to and through the United to a mere Treaty of Commerce, is the and the members of the Mission need
PRESS. Kingdom via Marseilles; to Europe, best course to adopt, is a very doubtful not expeut to have their patience very
In issuing the notification onjoining that Saigon, Bingapore, Galle, Madras question. If there is no room in Cali- much tried on the occasion. In London Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, andfornia for the Chinese there is a splendid the enquiry would probably last six
field open for them in the Southern months in Yunnanfoo it may not last all Japanese who intended to travel- in following will be the hours of alosing State There Chinese labour would be as many days. If we understand aright foreign vessels provide themselves with
the Mails, dra. :-
welcomed. It is also well known that the the party return by way of Burmah. passes, the Press says the Japanese GoverR- existence of the Chinese guilds in San They will have the escort of 300 troops ment endeavoured to favour the Mitsu Post Francisco has a great deal to do with the sort from India to meet them, and under Bishi Company in opposition to the P. and Wednesday, 10th Instayım
antagonistic feeling of the people in that such protection, their safety will be City to the Chinese; while there can be pretty well assured, These troops would. Company, and this is a plece of weakness no question that the frequent clan fights be sufficient to deal with any local rising characteristic of a Government struggling tend to induce a strong distaste for such of the natives, and that is all there is to to take rank among ofvilized power but turbulent citizens on the part of unfriend-be feared, The Chinese Government is not yet able to maintain the position it ly Americans, and give a handle for ovidently anxious that no harm shall he would fain assume. "It appears that, on fall the Mission, end are not likely to the 25th ultimo, on which date the F harsh measures.
organise any opposition to its progres,&0. steamer Orissa loft Yokohama, while the 300 troops are quite able to
April 7, Topaze, British frigate, 1659, 28 guns, 600 b.p., Arthur T. Thrupp, Singa pore Mar. 21. ́·
April 7, Narcissus, British frigato, 3548, 26 guns, 400 b.p., Lord Chas, Scott, Singa- pore Mar. 21.
April 7, Newcastle, British frigate, 8035, 32 guns, 600 hp, R. Gordon Douglas, Singapore Mar. 21.
April 7, Immortali's, Brit. frigate, 3059,
20 guns, 809 h.p., Francis A. Hume, Stug-
apure Mar. 21.
April 7, Cheops, British steamer, 983, J. L. Dryden, Shigon Apr. 1, Rice, CHINESE
DEPARTURES,
April 7, Killarney, for S'pore and Penang.
7 Pardo, for Saigon,
7, Patroclus, for London,
Tangleze, for Shanghai. Ariadne, for a cruise.
CLEARED.
Glamis Castle, for Saigon. Lathley Rioh, for San Francisco. Rajah, tor Swatow.
PASSENGERS.
AntiVED.-Per Orchia, 60 Chinese, DEPARTED.Per Yangleze, 2 cabin, Per Killarney, 330 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Orchis reports: from
Singapore first part of passage fine weather, latterly strong N.E. and thick weather, with heavy head son.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATINOS. MAILS WILL CLOSE :----- For YOKOHAMA...
Per French Mail-Packet VULGA,-at.
8.30a.m. on Saturday, the 8th Inst. For SHANGHAL-
Per French Mail Packet SINDH, at
1 p.m. on Saturday, the 8th Inst Late Letters from 1.10 to 1.30 p.m. For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.. Per YASSO, at 5 p.m, on Saturday,
the 8th Inst,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAKET. The United States Mall Packet COLO-
ONSIGNEES of Cargo per S. 8. "Indus," from London, in connec tion with the above Steamer, are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whenco delivery may 2 P.M.- be obtained from FRIDAY, the 7th. Instant,2 30 r.. 2.80 F.M. at 10 am.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con signees, before Nooz To-morrow, the 7th Inst., requesting it to be landed here.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
Goods remaining unclaimed after Fat- DAY, the 14th Instant, at Noon, will be aubject to rent and landing charges.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, April 6, 1870."
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer Tibre from Calcutta are hereby notilled that the Carga will be discharged into Boats and landed at the Company's Godowns, In both cases it will lie at the Consignes's risk, The Cargo will be ready for delivery shortly after her arrival,
The above Steamer lett Singapore on
· Baturday, 1st April, for this port
DE CHLAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, April 5, 1876,
UO DE MONTEBELLO CARTE
DBLANCHE OHAMPAGNE.
Quarta, $30 per case (1 dozen. Pinte, $16 "
#
8 por cont, discount on 25 check,
Bourbon WHISKEY. -
$10 per osso (1 dozen,). FOR SALE BY
Hongkong, Jane 29, 1876.
HEARD & Ou
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR YOKOHAMA & BIOGO,
The Steamship
"NAPLES"
due shortly from Singapore, will receive prompt despatch as above. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co;
Apr 7, Hongkong)
1676,
RADO, will be despatched on SATUR- DAY, the 16th lust., with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows;- Registry of Letters ceases. Post-Office doses, Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage- antil
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. Lettere, &c. can be posted for Canada, the
West Indies, and other places named below, if sufficient American stamps are added to prepay them from San American Francisco to destination. Stampe are sold at this Office, The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong. kong Stamps, and 10 cents in C.8. Stamps to those places only the names of which are prluted in Italics. To all the other places named correspondende cannot be Registered through, but only to Ban Francisco (8 cents.) following are the charges on Correspon donca thus sent junk
The
Per half ounce,
Hongkong
U:5. Blamps Stampi
cent
Canada, British Columbia, New Hrunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island. Vancouver's Island, Baha mas, Nassau, New Provida,
Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Blos Cubs, Ouragao, Fiji, treen land, Jamaica, New Gra- nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,bagëtidi Hawaii, Newfoundland. Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador, Venezuela, matifik Balite, Greytown, Oisiana, Honduras, Martinique, San !ta Martha, Turi Leland, 8
18
Brasil...ma.
18
Bolivia, Ecuador, Chill, Perth,
Argentine Confederation, Bues
nos Ayres, Paraguay,.....
8
#
Newspapers (not ever do) 2
4
Books, do, per 4 of
10
Any aitioles found enclosed id Newspapers of Book Packets (as Harves
Jewellery, do.) will be detained.
ALFRED LISTER
Portmaster General,
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 6, 1876.
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The
1
Alexandria.
6 r.M., Money Order Office closes.
Office closes except the Nour Box, which remains open all night.
Thursday, 20th Inst
of
7M., Post Office opens for sale
Stamps, Registry of Lettors, and Posting of all correspondenes,
10 a.M., Registry of Letters ceaser.
11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters.
(1110 A., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom or to Singapore may be posted on payment of a Lato Fee of 18 conte extra postage, until
to
THE "Celestial" quietly submits to have his junk over-hauled and perhaps seized, by the Revenue Cruiser, but such a pro- ceeding will not suit the Englishman.
protect Mr Grosvenor and his compa- over one hundred and sixty natives ap- nions from any violence from the natives pited early in the morning for passes themselves,
to go by her, but the Kencho officials It can be safely asserted that the foot did not commence issuing them until
11.30 A.M., when the Post Office Chose A telegram informs us that a few days of the Mission having traversed China dolook p.m. The result was that only
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General, General Post Office, Fongkong, April 6, 1876.
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General Memoranda. SUNDAY, April 9
Daylight-Yesso leaves for Swatow,
Amoy and Fooshow. Agamemnon leaves for Shanghai on or
about this date.. MONDAY, April 10:-
Noon Tenders, for Army Contracts re- ceived by the Assistant Commissary General.
Алово,
ago a Spanish Coast Guard Cruiser for such a purpose as the one in question, seized an English trading vessel near will develop almost, if not quite as sixty obtained passes, and more than one Gibraltar. The crew of the merchant much respect for British arms in the hundred who were waiting had to go by resul, however, turned the tables on the eyes of the natives, as did the last war. the Mitsu Binhi Company's steamer at the One Japanese gentleman, Spaniards, and, making prisoners of the This is a silent exhibition of power that last moment. "Prize grew," took them and the no Chinaman will be so dull as not to who had paid for his passage to Kobe›
The Chinese Govern- We understand, ship safely into the harbour. cannot, for the sake of peace and order ment may represent the Mission as by the Grisa, could not get a pass at all, only, advise the junkmen hereabouts to they please, but the kean "Celestial" and was compelled to cancel his ticket go and do likewise, but certainly it is mind cannot fail to see that these with the P. & O. Company and proceed Englishmen were not escorted through in one of the Japanese steamer." This, often their own fault that they don't
their country by a thousand Chinese the Press thinks, is protection in its worst. troops to avenge the murder of one of i
and most uafair form, and it is much to be their countrymen without some potent-
should have committed themselves to auch
THE proposed Channel Tannel is a sub-influence having been brought to bear regrotted that the Japanese Government ject of considerable interest to every upon those who have the chief control European whether he is living in the of the affairs of the Empire. West or even in tho far East. English, French or German residents
Fow
',
1 p.m.-Sale of Bulk, Machinery, Rig giug, &c., of Gunboat Camoëns at
in this Colony contemplate spending the THE HYDROGRAPHIC PROCEED. Goods per Olympia undelivered after this whole of the remainder of their life here,
date subject to rent.
and if the Tunnel is completed before we Goods per Glenarney undelivered after
throw off this mortal coil" we hope to this date subject to rent,
have a run through it. It appears that WEDNESDAY, April 12:---
the project, which at one time most peo 2p.-Quangse leaves for San Francisco.ple thought was almost a chimera, is Goods per Hindostan undelivered after
this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, April 18:--
Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe.
4.30 p.m.-Meeting of the Hongkong
Club at Club House, FRIDAY, April 14 :-
Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Messrs
Lane, Crawford & Co.
Goods per Iraeuaddy undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
Barunday, April 151–
steadily approaching tangibility. Company, as is well known, has been formed for carrying out the work, the capital has been subscribed, plans have been decided on, and experiments have
been made. One of the chief difficulties in the matter was to arrange inter national regulations for the Tunnel, but an International tribunal has been ap pointed for this pur, cse, and it is hoped the whole affair will now go smoothly.
on
INGS OF B.M.S. CHALLENGER, Tus fifth number of the Hydrographic Proceedings of Her Majesty's ship Chal lenger has been privately issued by the Admiralty, containing the official account, of the cruise from Japan to Honolulu. The present instalment is not so full in its details as the last, which we noticed some four or five months ago, but it con- tains some interesting plates of which. we give a brief description below.
a course. The Press also comments on the cession of the Southern part of the Island of
fact of 840 of the Japanese lying there Saghalien to Russia and points out that the, having emigrated since the exchange of territory to Tezo is an evidence that if the wishes of these islanders had been con. sulted in the matter, the transfer would not have taken placo.
THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS.
The Chinge Mail notices the Report of the Medical Missionary Eociety of Canton, and draws particular attention to the subscriptions which bave been raised among
In his despatch, dated Honolulu, 8th August 1875, Capt. Frank T. Thomson mentions the fact that the Inland Sea, to which a short visit was paid by the the Chinese in Hongkong. It says the Challenger, "produced nothing of inter- Hospital is doing much good to the Chinese est to the scientific branch," so far as and yet the expenses of maintaining it have they explored it (t.e. to Miwate), and bean chiefly subscribed by foreigners. It the investigation was given up, as time behoves the Chinese to do their part. The pressed and the weather was unfavour
8 p.m.-Ameriosu Mail leaves for Yoko WHEN the Yunnan Mission was first able. "We finally left Yokohama," he great usefulness of this establishment is
hama and San Francisco.
Goods per Orchis undelivered after this
date subject to rent. TUESDAY, April 18:-
4 p.m.--Choral Festival at Cathedral, THURSDAY, April 20;-
this date.
Nestor leaves for London on or about Bowen leaven for Singapore, Brisbane, sydney and Melbourne about this lato
SATURDAY, April 221-
Noon. Tondere received at Spanish construction of Six
Coneulate for Boilers.
proposed, there is not the least doubt adds, "on the 16th June, taking the due to the exertions of Dr. Kerr, and no that the project of sending two or three first sounding of this the new section on doubt a great many Chinese will regret his Englishmen upon such a journey as the the following day in 1,875 fathoms, departure.
one contemplated was viewed with very The deepest water found on the longitu- The Chang Ngoi San Po review the second considerable apprehension, and not with-dinal seotion was 3,980 fathome, whilat
out good reason. The route of the tra that from the turning point at 156 W. edition of Dr. Kerr's work on Materia vellers lay right through the heart of long, down to Honolula was 3,025 Medica It recommende the book to the China, and into a country whose inhabit-fathoms. The bottom of this section of perumal of all those who wish to keep them- ants had just exhibited their intense the North Pacific Ocean has on nearly selves in health. The same issue comments dislike of the foreigner by murdering every occasion shown red clay, with on the advisability or otherwise of carrying poor Margary, and attacking his compa manganese and pumice stone in great on the war in Kashgar, nions. They were also going among quantities, the latter very much in these people upon a mission of vengeance, creasing on our nearer approach to the
and when
The Universal Circulating Herald notices
theso considerations is add- Sandwich Islands. The soundings give the proposed establishment of a Oburch in Olaims against the Estate of Captain ad the fact that much doubt existed as a very gradual rise as we closed the Kien-ning for Foklon. It says the Chinese are throughout very army should be trained after foreign prin. Lawrence Young, deceased, must be to the extent of the power exercised by shore, and being
the Chinese Government in Yunnan and uniform for such great depths." sent in on or before this date.
SUNDAY, April 20;-
Claims against the Estate of George Barty Falconer, dedeseed, must be sent in on
or before this date.
MONDAY, May 1
3 pm.-Ossidental & Oriental 8. §. Oo.' Steamer, Gaelib leates for Yokohama
and San Francisco,
FRIDAY, June 80
Olaims against the Estate of Diederich Helmont, Quasino Antonio Gutierres, Marlin Carroll, Dors Howard, and Henry Roberts deceased, must be proved on or before this date MONDAY, Jul 31:-
Claites against the Estates of Gustav Töbler, Edward Parker, Edward Richard Fandley, Kwang Tham, Lam Kok Cheong, Les Ah You, Leung Sew
Fan Man Chay, and a Chinaan, name anktown, No. 11, deceased, inust be proved on or before this datci
the adjoining provinces, it will be ad- Staff Commander T. H. Tizard contri-siples. It also says that the Amoy-Foo. mitted that there were excellent grounds butes a preliminary report on the tem- show telegraph line has been bought by the for distrust as to the safety of the mem-peratures of the North Pacific Ocean, of Chinese Government, but it is to be worked bors of the party. This apprehension which two or three paragraphs give some by foreigners belonging to the Great did not abate after the Mission left noteworthy information. We found Northera Tolograph Company, who are to for its destination, and news has been he says, "that, when the depth exceeded instruct come Chinese lads in the att eagerly received of its progress from that 1,800 fathome, the thermometers which The line will be removed to Formosa, so auto time up to the present. Under theas registered the bottom temperature gave
circumstances the telegram, which we the anthe result, viz., 35.2 (uncorrected), effent communication from one side of the publish in another bolumn, announcing as they did at 1,400 fathoms; the cor- island to the other. The aboriginea have the arrival of MP Grosvenor and bis rection for this depth is 0.8 the corne superstition connected with Fungshusy, companione in Yunnanfoo, will be read rected temperature is herefore 314. so that there will be no difficulty on that with very great entisfaction. They have The same peculiarity was noticed in the not yet accomplished half their work, temperatures obtained between the Fiji
LOCAL AND GENERAL nor are they yet free from danger, but it Islands and Australia, the bottom tem
Although the We are luformed by the agents (Meanra has been demonstrated by their safe perature there being the same as at arrival at Yunnanfoo that their peril is 1,800 fathome.
:4
Boure.
not so great as was feared it might be, temperatures were obtained in the win Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the steading and they have now, or will shortly be ter months of February and March, the Viking left Singapore for this port on the joined by, an escort of British troops temperature of the surface water in the
their protection,
southern part of the western portion of oth instant,
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