Halls.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship
"FANGTSZE," ESCHULTZE, Master, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, Thursday, the 27th Inst., SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ,
SIEMSSEN & Co. ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES,
Hongkong, April 26, 1876.
BAIGON,
AND MARSEILLES;
ALKO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND
CALCUTTA,
OITE
HALL.
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ADAME CARLOTTA TASOA begs to announce that hor FAREWELL CONCERT will take place at the above HALL
SATURDAY, the 29th April, 1876 on, the Company's MA B. B. SINDH, Commandant RaPATEL, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
--F
Cargo and Spools will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so- septed in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping orders will be granted til noon, Cargo will be received on board until P.M., Speale and Parcels until 3 P.M. on the 28th April, 1876 (Parcela are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,)
Contents and value of Packages are re- quired.
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Offor
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, April 24, 1870.
For Sale.
FOR SALE
Ex "00EANIO."
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THIS Season's American HAMS and BACON in prime condition. Smoked BALMON.
Golden Gate Baker': EXTRA FLOUR in Barrels and Tine,
MAGEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, February 19, 1876,
BISCUIT FLOUR,
Excellent FOOD for INFANTS and CHILDREN.
.
MANUFACTURED BOLELY BY THE HONGKONG & CHINA BAKERY Co., LIMITED.
1
In Tins Containing 6 lbs.
Hongkong, April 8, 1876.
FOR SALE.
VERY Handsome PHAETON.
TO-MORROW,
THURSDAY EVENING, April 27, 1876. Under the Immediate patronago atid presence of
H. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY,
E.C. M. 0.0 VICE-ADMIRÁL RYDER,
SIR JOHN AND LADY SMALE, COL DICKINS,
And the Officers of the 28th Reghinent,
PROGRAMME:
PART I.
OVERTURE, "Der Freischütz" Weber. SOLO PIANOFORTE, Sonata
Op. 27, (known as the... Moonlight Sonata),.........Beethoven. SONG, "My Love is Waiting," Plumpton. SOLO PIANOFORTE—
A Dour Valses
a Impromptu
SELECTION, Faust,"..
SOLO PIANOFORTE--==
A Reverie, 20ṛ
Tarantelle,
Chopin ..Gounod.
Carlotta Tassa
An Interoul of Ten Minutes,
SOLO PIANOFORTE, “Polka
de la Reine,”.
SOLO HUPHONIUM,..
SOLO PIANOFORTE-
8ptunlied,.
Raff Hartman.
Pasquinade,...........Gottschalk,
Littolf.
"Ferdi.
Ana, "La Traviata,”. SOLO PIANOFORTE, "Le Chant
des Naiades,"............................................ Ascher. OVERTURE, "Les Diamande
la Couronne, "........................Auber,
By kind permission of Colonel Dickins and Officers, the Band of H. M.' 28th Regiment will play the above Orchestral my8| Pieces Conductor, Mr E. P. HIRSZ. -
1 Set Double HARNESS, nearly now,
1 Set Single HARNÉSS.
Apply to
L. MALLORY,
No. 2, St. John's Place.
Hongkong, April 19, 1876,
FOR SALE.
Reserved Sente, ..............................................82.00 Unroserved Seats,... ..$1.00
Doors, Open at 8.30, Commence at 0.
Tickets to be bad of Messrs LANE, OBAWFORD & Co., where a plan of the Hall may be seen.
Hongkong, April 26, 1878.
BHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
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April 25, Genoa, British steamer, 1216, BE UNDERMENTIONED LAND J. Corrigall, Saigon April 21, General.—
AND BUILDINGS.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
AT HONGKONG
INLAND LOT 82--The well-known House and Offices lately ocoupled by Mesars 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, $390.48. MARINE LOT 111, WANGHAL--First-class and extensive Godowns.
Annual Crown rent, $324.
AT YOKOHAMA 300 LOTA No. 6 AND No. 27 in the Foreign
ettlement ituated 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 Taubos of 36 square feet,
Annual Ground rent, $263.79.
No. 27 is separated from No. 6 by Water Street and comprises large Tea Firing and other Godowns, Flops Silk Press, Compra- dore's Quarters, Stabling and Fire Engine House. Area, 554 Trubos.
Ground rent; $154.97 per annum. Applications for purchase, or further in- formation, to be made to
J. WHITTALL,
T. G. LINSTEAD, Trustees A Heard & Co.'s Estate,
23, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Hongkong, February 1, 1876.
myl
UC DE MONTEBELLO CARTE
DBLANCHE CHAMPAGNE
5 per
Quarte, $15 per case (1 dozen.) Pints, $18
11
(2
"}
cent, discount on 20 cases.
Bourbon WHISKEY,
$12 per case (1 dozon.) FOR SALE BY
HEARD & Co.
Hongkong, June 22, 1875.
To-day's Advertisements, PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE
on
#.
1HE Undersigned has received in. structions to sell by Publio Auctioni,
SATURDAY, the 28th day of April, 1876, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Hoom, No. 8, Queen's
منيه Boad
An Invoice of Steel Engravings and Chromolithographs.
An Invoice of Perambulators. Sundry German, Latin, English, Spanish and French BOOKS,
And,
A few Ningpo Uarved Bock Slides, Fisture Frames and Figuros,
Also,
1 Amoy COW with Calf at Foot.
1 Amoy HEIFER.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Mexican Dollars weighed at 71.7. All lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctionser. Hongkong, April 28, 1876,
April 25, Rajanattianuhar, Brit, steamer, 953, G. f. Hopkins, Bangkok April 18, Rico, Yuen Far Bosa.
April 26, Valga, French steamer, 1065 Nomdedeu, Yokohams April 19, Mails and General. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
April 26, Sindh, French steamer, 2103. Rapatel, Shanghai April 28, Mails and General MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
April 26, Leonor, Spanish steamer, 408, Aranguirre, Manila April 23, General- DOUGLAS, LAPBAIK & Űo.
April 26, Norna, British steamer, 606, Walker, Swatow April 25, General-Kwon AURKONG.
April 26, Alma. German barque, 985, Lehmeyer, Cardiff Nov. 23, Coal.-MEL
RERS & Co.
April 26, Otaga, British barque, 346, J. Swadden, Newcastle (V.S. W.) Feb. 24, COAL-P. M. B. 8. Co.
DEPARTURES,
April 26, Immortalité, for Northern Porta. 20, Topate, for Northern Porta. 26, Narcissus, for Northern Ports. 26, Newcastle, for Northern Porta- 26, Ocean, for Ningpo.
CLEARED. Henrietta Behn, for Novgorosky. Yanytsse, for Shanghai. Douglas, for Swatow, &c. Villa de Rivadavia, for Manila. Christian, for Haiphong..
Yarra, for Takao. Duna, for Saigon.
PASSENGERS. AERIVED. Per Bladh, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, Messrs D. Martin, C. G. F. Boothby, B. Pourias, J. Lawrence and two For nephews, Jimovjes, and Chiness.
Port Sald, Mr Grasset. For Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Verny and three children, Mesara G, J. Yeo, Lebmeyer, L. M. Gut. torres, and A. da Silviera
Per Bafanathanthar, Mr Newman, and 66 Chinese.
Per Genoa, 7 Chinese.
Per Leonor, Mr B. Bailey, 2 Europesa deck, and 19 Chinese.
Per Norna, Mr and Mrs Krüger and two sbildren, and 300 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Genda' reports; had fine weather all the way.
The British sir. ZujanalBanular reporta! Steamers light Northerly all the way, laying at Bar! MasGregor, Altona, Venice, Flamingo, Ferntaler, and ahip Taunton.
The British steamer Nornd reports: varia able winds throughout.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL CLOSE:—
For BANGKOK.
The British barque Okago reports fresh N.. breeze first week out, molerate S.E. breeze to 20 S., then light baffling winds to line, from thence to port light variable winds with the adoption of a strong NE. breeze from D to 13 N.
POST OFFICE. NOTIFICATINOS. MAILS WILL Closë j
Per DANUBE, at 2.30 p.m. on Monday,
the lat May.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKER.— The French Contract Packet SINDH,
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHÓW = Per DOUGLAS, at 9.30 am. on Thurs-
day, the 27th Inst,
For SHANGHAI,“
Por YANGISZE, at 11.80 a.m. To
morrow, the 27th Inst. SATGON...
For
Per UITY OF EXETER, at 1.50 p.m.
To-morrow, the 27th Fort,
Per PARDU, at 480 p.ta. Te-indrow, the 37th inst., instead of as pre- riously notified
will be despatched on SATURDAY. the 29th Inst.. with. Mail to and through the United Kingdom and. Europe, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondi- oberry, Madras, Caloutta, Bombay, Aden, Stez, and Alexandria. The following will be the hours of alosing
the Malls, &
Friday, 28th Inst.
5 P.M., Money Order Office clases. Post Office closes except the Niour Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 28th Inst
7 AM, Post Office opons for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 & M., Registry of Letters cesser. 11 A., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters 11.10 M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cants extra postage, until 11.30 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
to
Postmaster General
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General Post Office, Hongkong, April 20, 1876. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet GAELIU,
will be despatched on MONDAY, the 1st May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows;- 2 P. M. Registry of Letters ceasen. 2.30 r.. Post-Office closes. 2.30 P.M.
Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage until 2.50 P.M. 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, da can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places named below, if sufficient American stamps are added to prepay them from San Franciscs to destination. American Stamps are sold at this Office.
The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong kong Stamps, and 10 cents in U.š. Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed in Italica. To all the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 cents.)
The following are the charges on Correspon-
dence thus sent
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
10 am--Douglas leaves for Swatow,
Amoy and Foochow.
Noon Yangtare leaves for Shanghai.
Auctions.
[No. 4002-Aran, 26, 1978,
the estimate in question by one half produced a most pleasing effect. All the Trees are one of the greatest benefits we accessories of the ball were provided to existence here, with the trade in its pre- the Committee and their Scoretary fully possess in the Colony; without them the satisfaction and comfort of all; and
sont state, would be scarcely tolerable,
and we contand that the planting of trees deserve the credit of having perfected and was a matter in which the Home Govern carried through the arrangements of one of
2 pm Sate of Household Furniture, ment had not the slightest excuse for the most enjoyable balls of the season. interfering. It is preposterous to aup Danging was kept up until the programme pose that officials residing in England
at Mr J. M. Guodes' Auction Room.
Meeting.
evening.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
can judge whether or not we have a suf- was completed, spite of the somewhat warm 4.30 p.m.-Meting of Sestholders at ficiency of trees in the Island, or of the
St. John's Cathedral Church.
boaefita they confer upon the community. Vegetation of this nature tends to in- Amusements.
prove the health of the Colony, and we 9p.m.-Madame Carlotta Tasca's Con- fail to see that it is in any way the duty of the Home Government to interefere. with our taking, at our own expense, reasonable measures for the preservation of health.
cert at City Hall,
TO ADVERTISERS. It is requested that all advertisements be sent, when practicable, by 4 p.m., to allow of the early issue of the paper.
held this afternoon. There were present A meeting of the Legislative Council was Sir John Smale, Chief Justice (in the Chair); the Hon. J. G. Austin, O.M.G., Colonial Secretary; the Hon. J. Bram 'ston, Attorney General; the Hon. C. May, Acting Colonial Treasurer; Hon, P Ryrie; Boa. H. Loworok, and Hon. W. Keswick.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and after being amended, were confirmed.
CHINESE PASSENGER BHIPS.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING
PRESS. The attention of Advertisers is respect- fully drawn to the fact that a copy of the Speaking of the annexation of Kohland by China Mail has for some time past been Russia, the Press says that the Chinese Go- placed on board of every Steamer and Sail- ing Vessel on arrival in this Harbour, vernment hops, perhaps, that the Czar will Facilities which have recently been placed be content with this new line of frontier, within the reach of Captains and Officers of and that he may not soon make the discove-the conveyance of Chinese emigrants. Ships have resulted in a material increase
to the Subscription List of the Maily that "nature" intended that the frontier amongst the shipping in port; and as should bo further extended for security by special arrangements have been made to in- the exalusion of Kashgar. This will, how oroase the usefulness of the Shipping List and to extent the circulation in the Bay, ever, it is most likely, be the ultimate result these advantages will be at once apparent to Advertisers.
Orders may be sent to
GEO. MURRAY SAIN, China Mail Office,
The Connoil-proceeded to consider, in Committee, the Bill for amending the jar relating to Chinese Passenger Ships, and
Clauses from 1 to 5, Inclusive, having been passed,
The Attorney General moved that the Clauses brought forward and considered at a previous meeting do stand as Clause 6. of the Bill. Part of this Clanse read as Fallows —
'
The Governor in Council may also, at his discretion, grant a special licence for any period, or for any number of voyages, to any steamer which is regularly employed in the conveyance of the public mails under an existing contract with the Government. of the State or Colony to which such
of the last step in Russia's career of son- quest..
As far as the British Go- vernment is concerned there is little danger to apprehend from the subjugation of Kohkaud, The Press fails to see in it any threat to The publication of this issus commenced British ascendancy in India, and can recog
nise no cause for alarm in the movement.steamer belongs. at 7.20 p.m.
China and Japan, both weak countries, have far more to apprehend from the insiduous progress of Russia than Indian over had. As the Times points out the nearer Russia comes to our Indian frontier the more clearly will she see the insuperable difficulties of inva- sion.!
The establishment of Russian
BIRTHS.
At Shanghai, April 20th, the Wife of J. C. CHALMERS, of a Daughter.
the
At Yokohama, on the 11th April, Wife of JoN WALTER, of a Daughter.
MARRIAGE.
"A special license shall authorise the sten- mer named therein to carry upon voyages of not more than thirty days' duration, be. tween ports to be specified in the licence. limited number of free Chinese passengers, not exceeding one passenger for every ten tons of the gross tonnage of such steamer.
A steamer provided with a special licenca. shall be relieved from the medical examina- tion of her passengers, from the regulations
On 20th April, at H. B.M. Consulate, power in Corea would not be a matter of secontained in schedule A to The Chinese Shanghai, and by the Rev. James Thomas, rious difficulty, provided other European Passengers Act, 1855, and from the regu THOMAS MACERAIL of H.I.M. Customs, Shanghai, to MARGARET, third daughter of powers were not inclined to interfere to pre-ations ooontained in schedule to The the late Jahn Valentine, Coach-builder, vent it Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
DEATH.
On the 13th April, at Yokohama, Burta, Wife of Mr Richard R. Walsh, formerly of Yonkers, N. Y., aged 40 years:
Per ball ounce. THE CHINA MAIL.
U.S.
Bongkong
Stamps Stampa
dents.
Janade, British Columbia, New Hrunswick Nova scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Vancouver's Island, Baha- mas, Nassau, New Provid 8000.... Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, New Gra nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,..................... Hawali, Newfoundland....... Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,
Venezuela, *.
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8 ALFRED LISTER
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 14, 1876.
donti
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THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS,
The Chinese Mail has no editorial in this iasue.
The Chung Ngoi San Po inserts a letter which advocates the publication of official documents, and says that the publicity of official matters will prevent a great deal HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1876. of official malpractices. The writer thinks ail communications between the provin
The Universal Circulating Herald has no editorial in this issue.
AGAIN we ask, why does not some Eu-cial authorities and the foreign consuls ropean establish a laundry in the Colony should be sent to the Tsungli-Yamon, and We have put this question several times that all official transactions with foreigners before, and we shall probably repeat it should be in writing. until something is done to amend the present state of affairs in regard to the washing of the Colony. The fact that a laundry established here under European 6 auspices on a previous occasion did not pay is no great reason why it should not do so now. There esems to us to be little | doubt that it would be a most remunera THERE is little or no news from Bangkok, tive concern. We have been taught by except that cholera had made its appearance bitter experience that the prosent sye.
Postmaster General.
mayl
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.-— The English Contract Packet GWALIOR, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, dro, on SATURDAY, the 6th May. The following will be the hours of closing
the Malls, &o. [nom] Friday, May 5,-.
5 F.M., Money Order Office closes.
6 P.M., Pest Office clases except the Niour Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, May 8,—
7 A., Post Offer opens for sale
of Stampa, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
payment of a Lara Fes of 18 cents
10 ... Post Office closes except for Late Lotters. Registry of Letters ceased (10.15 ▲ M., Letters may be posted on
extra Postage until 11 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
to
LOOAL AND GENERAL.
Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordin- ance, 1874, but every special licence shall be granted upon the following conditions,"
Mr Ryrie seconded the motion.
Mr Keswick said that as many private steamers trading on the Coast between this Colony and Singapore had super rior accommodation to mail steamera for Obinere passengers, be thought they should be placed on an equal footing with thong vessels. He moved that at the end of the first paragraph the words be added or any other first class steamer which is approved by the Governor."
Mr Lowoook seconded the amendment, which was carried,
The Attorney General then moved that the Clause, as amended, do stand part of
the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary said he thought the Clause should go to the Secretary of State separately, otherwise, if it were not approved of at home, it might cause delay in getting the Bill finally sanction. ud. The Saaretary of State might approve of the Bill and not of the Clause, and if the one wore embodied in the other, this would cause both the Bill and the Clause to be delayed, whereas he might sanction the Bill separated from the Clause. withdraw his motion for the present.
The Attorney General said he would
The other Clauses in the Bill having been approved, and the same passed, minus the Clanes referred to,
tem of washing is decidedly unsatisfao- there. The Siam Advertiser says:- On the tory, and there appears to be a general 10th inst, the Bangkok Dock Company
Mr Keswick moved that the Governor be cry for improvement in the matter. Limited launched from their yard a hand- Our clothes are mercilessly beaten to
some schooner-built Lorcha of the follow-requested to forward to the Secretary of pieces on granite boulders, and we are ing dimensions-Length 101 feet-Breadth Clause just disounased, and to ask that it be State with the Bill just passed the special continually finding at inconvenient mo- ments that we are "a button short "; 28 feet 4 inches-Depth 10 feet. On leav-taken into consideration with the view to shirts and other articles are sent home ing the ways, she was named Princess its becoming part of the Ordinances of the
Colony. linced a light brown; the washermen Civilie by H. H. Prince Chow Sys. She is are perfectly independent, stupid, and sailed after the King's eldest daughter. not the least amenable to reason; they
do with us as they like, and lose our in the Supreme Court, the Attorney General property with impunity; and last, but
by no means least, it appeara, we must asked the Chief Justice, in the course of the labour under the distressing possibility hearing of the Special Jury case, whether
Mr Lowcook seconded the motion, which was carried.
There being no other business, the Coun cil adjourned sino die.
Swatow.
April 28th,
The weather here during the last few,
that some dirty coolie has been disport he had any objection to the punkahs being ing himself in what is not his but oars ased. The Chief Justice said he had nous, Under these circumstances it is not too but he was not allowed to use the punkahe days has been very warm, and looks as if the much to assume that if a proper laundry were established by some respectable until the 1st of May. There was a certain summer has set in, when you see white clothes European person, that he would be most sum allowed for incidental expenses in the being worn. The British steamers Maharajaḥ extensively supported, and drivs a roar Supreme Court, and this allowance had been and Arratoon Apour left on the 19th, the Brindisi or to Singapore may be posteding trade to his own benefit and to the exceeded during last quarter. The Attorney former with 700 and the latter with 800
satisfaction of the Colony generally,
11.30 .M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Fia
on board the Paskot on payment of a Late Fee of 43 cents extra postage. 11.50 m, Posting on Board ceases, ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, April 24, 1876.
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General Memoranda. FRIDAY, April 28
Noon, General Weekly Sale by Masers
*Lane, Crawford & Co.
Glaucus leaves for Shanghai on or about
this date. SATURDAY, April 39
Boot-French Mail leaves for Ports of
Call and Europe. p..--Sale of Sundries at Mr J. M. Armstrong's Sales Roon. SUNDAY, April 80:-
Goods per Glenlyon undelivered after this
data subject to rent. Claims against the Estate of George Barty Falconer, deceased, must be sent in on
or before this date. MONDAY, May 1
Sp.m.-Oddidentel & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer Gadid leaves for Yokohama ́and San FrancÍNGO. 8p. Meeting of Betland Lodge. FRIDAY, MAY B:-
Agamemnim leaves for Londes on or
about this date. SATURDAY, May dinn
General said, let outside coolies be sent for passengers for Singapore. The German by all means; he would be responsible for steamer Olympia arrived here on the same the expense. Perhaps the Court coolies day and brought the news of the wreck of who were not doing anything might be the Kwangtung. On the 20th, the British utilised. The Chief Justice said each pun barque Mystery and German barque Norma
A DAY of two ago, the Press drew atten tion to the fact that the work of planting trete on the hills had not been engaged in to any extent this year, and that at kah would require a coolie. One of the arrived from Saigon, and the French premout all that had been done in this jurors remarked that their chairman would | schooner Parana from Shanghajj the latter direction was, as usual, to fill up the pay a dollar to defray the expenses. Shortly proceeds to Keelung and takes coal to Shang, gaps, caused by failures to grow, or by after this dialogue, the punkahs over the hai. The Norwegian hark Cronos left on the the last typhoon, along the road-sides in Attorney General and the jury box were set 22nd for Loudon or rather Falmouth for motion, while that over the Bench re-orders; the German barques Wilhelm for mained stationary,
Takao and Rebecca for Saigon left the same day. The steamer Carisbrooke from your
the town and its environs. Our con temporary concluded the article on the subject by expressing a hope that the Government would see its way clear to undertake an extension of the work of The Flying Squadron steamed out of the port arrived on Saturday and left on Sun planting the Island and thus redeem it from its present barren appearance. It Harbour this afternoon, in continuation of day for Amoy, The British barque Bildd is evident that the Press has overlooked their Northern druise. As a very Atting and brig Janet arrived from Newchwang a circumstance that occurred here towards and most successful termination to the fes-on the 22nd. The German barque Gasinë. the end of last year, The Government tivities which the visit of the Squadron has Brons for Chafuo, British barque Clyde for no doubt would be perfectly willing to occasioned, a ball was given in the City Takao and the steamer Swatow for Bhang vigorously carry on the work of planting, Hail last night, by the Committes of the bai left on Sunday. The British barque but unfortunately the higher authorities
at home have tied their hands in the Hongkong Club and subscribers, to the Hastings arrived the same day from Now. matter. In the estimates for the pre- Offloors of the Fisst. There was a very chwaog. The steamer Rajah from the sent year a sum of two thousand dollars good attendance of ladies and amongst wreck of the Japan arrived late Sunday was proposed by the Government for the those present ware Sir John and Lady evening and left again last örening; the work of planting trees in the Island, Smale, Admiral Ryder, Sir Brooke Robert divers have been down onse sud havd but this sum was reduced by just one
half at home, and under these circum-on, Colonel Disking, and a large number made fast to the fore part of the wreek. stances the Government here has had of officers, naval and military, and residents. The German barque Andreas left thi
The German steamer very much to confine its operations in The decorations of the staircase; landing, morning seeking. Noon-Füglish Mail leaves for Port planting. Of course the Home ball-rooth and stippet-room were most taste.Atalanta and the British steamer Cyphranes
of Call and Europe.
Government knows the wants of the ful and appropriate, and the naval trophy arrived from Shanghat this morning, the in it, and if they had a few years re- mitations All the devices were natitical, Chinese gunboat close to the wreak of the Colony better than the officials residing on the grand staircase elicited general ad- former reports having seen an English and sidence in Hongkong, instead of being
The British barque Bugled
MONDAY, May B
Noon Sale of Stock-in trade and Hotise hold Furniture, of Mr B B Stanford Shipwright, at Spritig Gardbus,
MONDAY, May 18:---
I.
8p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko:
hama and San Francissa,
ten thousand miles away, perhaps they and the actiatid manner in which guns, Kwangtung, would be able to fully appreciate the blocks, anchors, colls of rope, do, were leaves to-morrow for Facebow to fend for wisdom of the stop they took in reducing interwoven with fozalonyen and dywers Shanghai,
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