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To-day's Advertisements.

CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS,

FOR HANKOW (DIRECT.)

The Steunior

"GAWDOR CASTLE" ". will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 19th.

Intant, at Noon.

For Froight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Oo.,

Agents. -Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

NOTICE.

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*COMPAGNIE DAS MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES:

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,

The Company's Steamship

* POLO A"

will be despatched for MAR SEILLES via SINGAPORE, con SUNDAY, the 14th May, 1876, atii a.m.

For Freight, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

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CASTLE LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR FOOCHOW (DIRECT.)

The Steamer

"BRAEMAR CASTLE" will be despatched for the above Port on or about the

17th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

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BOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOоCHOW,

The Steamship

Ports,

"NAMOA,"

Capt. G. T. WESTOBY, will have immediate dispatch for the above

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co. Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

FOR SHANGBAL The Steamship

"GÅLATEA,”

R. BOERNE, Master, will have immediate dispatch as above, For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co1

Agenti,

Hongkong, May 11, 1878."

FOR LONDON, The A1 British Clipper Barque "HOPE"

To-day's Advertisements.

"FOR LONDON,

The I British Olipper Barque "BRITISH CROWN? W, ANDREWS, Mastor, having the greater part of her Cargo engaged, will have quick dispatats as above.

The Ship is now ready to receive Cargo. For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, May 11, 1876.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

May 11, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, Rayner, Shanghai May 6, General,SIEMS BEN & Co.

May 11, Galatea, Gorman steamer, 1289, R. Boshme, Hamburg March 25, via porta of call, and Singapore May-5, General -—-- SIEMASEN & Co.

May 11, Cyclop, German gunboat, 360, 6 Guns, 80 Horse-power, Von Reiche, from a cruise.

May 11, Tohihatchoff, Russian steamer, 1556, Safonoff, London March 17, via Porta of call, and Singapore May 5, General. WM. PUSzau & Co.

May 11, Lord Mac Duff, British barque, 527, Alex. MacDonald, Saigon April 29, Rice and Sundries.—CHINES.

May 11, Thermopyle, British ship, 948, Matheson, Sydney Maroh 28, Coal.- ADAMSON, BELL & Co.

May 11, Papa, German barque, 750, Pacaoh, Liverpool Jan. 6, Coal-SIEMSSEN & Co.

May 11, Minna, German barque, 456, Thoren, Keelong May 7, Coal-WM. PUSTAU & Co.

May 11, Norna, British steamer, 606, Walker, Swatow May 10, Goneral-Kwox AоHEONG.

DEPARTURES,

May 11, Thingvalla, for Saigon.

11, Douglas, for Coast Ports.

11 Asia (Frenob), for Singapore. 11, Altona, for Saigon.

-11, Ger. g.-b, Cyclop, for a cruise. 11, B.M.8. Egeria, for Hainan, 11, Kajanattiamuhár, for Bangkok

CLEARED.

Asia (Danish), for Saigon, Fenica, for Hankow.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.-Per Nengpo, from Shanghal, Mr and Mrs Jordan and 2 children, "Mrx i Pofgnand and 2 children, 27 Chinese, and 20 shipwrecked native seamen.

Per Galatea, for Swatow, Mrs Pieradoff; for Shanghai, Mr S. Ritter von Fries (Austrian Lieut. the Auxil, forces), and

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL CLUBB:---

For SINGAPORE & PENANG.----

Per NORDEN, at 2.30 p.m. on Friday, the 12th fast, insteait of as pre- viously notified....

For HANKOW.-

Per OAWDOROASFLE, at 11.30 am.

on Saturday, the 13th Inst. For NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND YOKO-

HAMA.--

Per OXFORDSHIRE, at 11.30 am, on

Saturday, be 13th Inst.

For BANGKOK-··

Fer QUARTA, at 2.20 p.m. ou Saturday,

the 13th. Inst

For HAINAN

CANTON, Overland.-- Per JEEJEEBHOY, at 5 p.m. on Satur

y day, the 13th lust. SINGAPORE, CEYLON, ADEN, SUEZ, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM-

For

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Por VOLGA, at 9 am, on Sunday, the

14th Inst.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKIT.— The French Contract Packet MEIKONG,

will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 13th May, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, a Marseilles; to Salgon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Australia, Now Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Seychelles Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. Letters may also be forwarded to India

by this Packet, but can be paid only as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Sach letters should be marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Galle as unpaid. following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, &e. ¡— *, Friday, 12th May-

The

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office oloses except the NIGHT Box, which remaine open all night.

Saturday, 13th May.-

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, "May 18:-

Noon. Cameralda leaves for Manila.

Noon.-French Mali leaves fez Ports of

Call and Europe.

Noon.-Oxfordshire leaves for Nagasaki,

Kobe and Yokobama.

-Noon-Gawdor Castle leave for Hankow

(direct)

3 p.m.-Quarta leaves for Bangkok. SUNDAY, May 14

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Volga leaves for Marseilles via

Singapore, &o.

MONDAY, May 15-

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ad over to the Chinese officials for | doubtless put their hands on a large num- punishment, as has been done in more ber of offenders belonging to the above cases than one,"

So it appears that the class, but few of them probably care to vo spies are well paid for good, and punish-lunteer information or to hunt up cases of ed for false information by the Übineso officials. In our previous article on the the sort. They should, however, be en subject we remarked that these spies do couraged to keep a strict watch on suspi. not confine their attention to opium cious characters, and check them in their smuggling, ss was proved by the evidnefarious attempt to export young girls from ence generally, and particularly by the the Colony. witness's amsertion that the prisoner gave,

evidence not only in regard to this kind

of trade but "about other sorts of cargo." TRE HONGKONG NATIVA PRESS. › 3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko We added that had these spies been THE Chinese Mail refers to the Alabama specially employed to prevent snuggling claim and the surplus money from the there would not have been so much cause

hama and San Francisco,

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge.

TUESDAY, May 16:--

Goods per inthiser- undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

for complaint, although any system of indemnity.

The Chung Ngoi San Po suggests to the foreign espionage in the Harbour, is ob jectionable under Buy circumstances, and Canton authorities to adopt some means to would not be tolerated for such a purpose dispose of the beggars. Braemar Castle leaves for Foochow (direct) in European waters; but when we find

The Universal Circulating Herald com. spies set to work to ferret out informa ments favourably on the active stops the on or about this date.

tion respecting all kinds of cargo leaving

WEDNESDAY, May 17:-

TA.M., Post Office opens for sale of

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and 】 - Posting of all correspondence,

10 A. M., Registry of Letters cess88. 11 M., Port Offtae clores except for Late.

Letters,

to

(11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressd to the United Kingdom, Saigon, or Singapore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.80 A. M., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong, April 20, 1876.

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THURSDAY, May 18:-

Goods por Galatea undelivered after this the Colony to facilitate the hampering Chinese anthorities have taken to suppress

date subject to rent,

of its trade by the levying of dues and secret societies. "squeezus" of various descriptions on FRIDAY, May 19:

this date.

THURSDAY, June 1:-

Good's per Tchihatchoff undelivered after the same, the case becomes a very differ

this date subject to rent.

ent one. The writer has not taken any notice of this assertion in the evidence, THURSDAY, May 25:-

Antenor leaves for London on or about and he leaves the statement to the effect that these spies do not confine their at tention to smuggled goods quite unchal lenged. On the whole the main fast re- mains, and is admitted by the writer, that we have a system of espionage go. ing on in this Harbour for the benefit of the Heppo of Canton and to the detriment of the trade of the Colony. This is what is mainly objected to by the residents in

$ p.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s Steamer Doeanic leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Penang.

.Shipping.

LOVAL AND GENERAL,

Ws are informed by the Agents that the S. S. Sumatra left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, the 10th inst.

We learn that the wreak of the steamer Kungtung was sold at Mr W. K. Hagber' office to-day for $1860. She was bought, we believe, by Mr Thos. Green,

3 p.m.-Norden leaves for Singapore and this Island, and the chief fact we wished

to point out when we previously wrote THE Amazone, with outward mail, was to on the question, and now we are glad to leave Saigon yesterday (Wednesday) after- Auctions.

find our statements on that occasion noon. We further learn that she passed Noon-General Weekly Sale by Messrs backed up by no less an anthority than Cape St. Jacques at 8 am, to-day on her

Lane, Crawford & Co.

to Hongkong

TO ADVERTISERS. The attention of Advertisers is respect.

fully drawn to the fact that a copy of the China Mail has for some time past been placed on board of every Steamer and Sail ing Vessel on arrival in this Harbour. Facilities which have recently been placed within the reach of Captains and Officers of Ships have resulted in a material increase to the Subscription List of the Mail amongst the shipping in port; and as

an official in the Customs' Service at Canton who, it must be admitted, writes in a very fair and candid spirit,

Ar Inquest was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Government Civil Hospital,

IT can be safely asserted that in zo by Mr James Russell, Coroner, with Messrs country is there greater freedom of the J. O. Kruss, Rustomjee Sapoorjee Woon enlightenment of Western nations, and body of a Chinese woman who was supposed Press than in Okins. With all the walls, and Daniel da Roza, as Jury, on the the boasted freedom of the Press in Eu- rope, there is no country from the Atlan to have poisoned herself at British Kow- tic Ocean to the Caspian Sea whose loong. After the body was viewed the Government would have the honesty or inquest was adjourned till 6.80 p.m. to- moral courage to establish a newspaper day for the criticising of its own and all of ficial aota in the kingdom, and yet,

Capt. BouLrox, will load here for Hongkong, Mr Aarling and 86 Chines MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. pecial arrangements have been made to in- forsooth, this has been done for a thou

for above Port, and will have

Immediate dispatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORŃ & Co. Hongkong, May 11, 1870.

S. 8. GALATEA, FROM HAMBURG, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

NONSIGNEES of Goods by the above Steamer are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Under- tened, whence delivery may be obtained.

Hooda remaining in store after the 18th Instant will be subject to rent.

Per Tohihatchof, 3 Cabin for Shanghai, Per Norna, 100 Chinese, DEPARTED-Per Thingvalla, about 200

Chinese.

Per Douglas, for Swatow, Rev. J. La. ment for Foochow, Messrs H. R. Smith, W. L. Hunter and Geo. Olnier, Mr and Mrs Moefen, and Mr A. W. Walkinshaw for Shanghai, Major Brodigan

The United States Mail Packet OITY OF PEKING will be despatched on MON. DAY, the 16th Instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows;→→

2 P.M. Registry of Lotters ceaAER. 3.30 .. Post-Office closes.

Per Kajanattianuhar, 1-cabin and 20 Chi-2.90 P.M. Correspondence may be posted

дене

To DEPART.Per Asia, for Saigon, 20 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS. The German steamer Galatea reports: fine weather throughout the passage.

The Russian steamer Tchihatchof reports: from Singapore experienced fine weather with heavy confused sea

The British barque Lord MacDuff re- porta: loft Saigon 27th ult, and Cape St. James 28th. Experienced light N.E. wind myle and calme until the 8th inst. in Lat. 19-40

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, taless applied for by the Consignees before 4pm. To-day, the 11th lustant,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 11, 1876. RUSSIAN S. S. TORIHATCHOFF, Baronorr, Master, FROM LONDON via SINGAPORE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above CONSIGN car informed that their. Goods are being landed and stored their risk in the Godowns of the Undersigned, from whence delivery may be obtained.

Consignees wishing to take their Goods from the boats alongside the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

Goods remaining in store after the 19th Instant will be subject to rent,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded anless notice to the contrary is given before Three

dblock this afternoon.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

WM. PUSTAU & Co., Agents.

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FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. H KING & Co, beg to inform the A Fablin that tests to intre she Rootus" are now in Zetland Street, No. 2, opening into Queen's Road, bext to the COMPTOIR D'ELUSIFTE HE PARIS where they bave ail descriptions of ELEGANT and ENGLISH-MADE FURNITURE, becessary for completely Furnishing & Gen.

taman's Residence,

Also, CHINESE and JAPANESE CURIOS, FINEST EBONY CARVED aBLES and CHAIRS of every kind may be had on reasoifable Terms. Bongkong, May 11, 1876.

Not Responsible for Debts.

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Neither the Captain, the Agente, new Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

Atsa, German barque, Capt. Lehmeyer, **Melchers + Co.

Lizzin, British barque, Captain John Inokay,Broadbear, Anthony & Co.

TARTAR, Gesbian brig, Capt. Haemena. Malchers & Co.

OTAGO, British barque, Capt. Stodden.

PRIGENIA, German barges, deptam Matzen.-Win. Pustau & Co.

MARGARITA, British ship, Caps, Owena, Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

Hots, British barque Captain Boulton. Gibb, Livingston & Co.

COMET, American ship, Captain Willia Bray, WILLIAM MANSON, British barque, Capt. G. King, Adamson, Bell & Co.

Lotis, German S-m. Sohooner, Captalu B. hierloh-Eduard Schellats & O

BELTED WELL, British ship, Captain d. Branthwaite,

Woban, German barque, Capt. Meyer- Yo, Pres & Co

N. and Long. 112. E., when encountered very strong gale, commencing at N.N.E. veering round by N. to N. W. with a heavy British barque E. M. Young left Cape St. James in company with as bound for this port.

cros3 sea.

The British steamer Norna reports: strong N.E. and E. N.E. winds and cloudy weather throughout.

The British ship Thermopyla reports: Had fine weather until the 8th inst.," when

experienced strong SE winde and misty westbar with a falling glass. At about 8 a.m. on the 9th wind freshened rapidly, but blew steadily from the SE, until noon; when it began to your to the southward, and about I p.m. was blowing well from the westward. Between 3 and 5 p.m. the gale. was at its height, when we lost our fore-- topsail At 7 pm. the wind moderated, and at midnight had moderately strong breeze with heavy cross seas.

on board the Packet with Late

crease the usefulness of the Shipping List and to extend the circulation in the Bay, these advantages will be at once apparent

to Advertisers.

Orders may be sent to

GEO, MURRAY BAIN, China Mail Office.

A.

THE LATE GADE.

By the Ningpo, Capt. Rayner, we learn

sand years in the Celestial Empire Chins is indeed a country of strange in that the weather has been very severe up congruities. Although its officials have North. On the night of Monday, there founded, maintained, and taken most was every appearance of a typhoon, and at exceptional means for circulating am, the glass fell to 29.29, and the wind journal for publicly oriticising and re veered from N.E. to W.N, W. and blew a cording their behaviour, at the same

time there is no country in the world in perfect hurricane. At noon on Tuesday, which there is more official dishonesty between the Lamocks and Breaker Point, and corruption. Then, again, here is a they sighted a dismasted fishing junk earliest known, in which the first journer sent a boat to their assistance and took nal was printed, and in which literature

Fee of 12 cents extra Postage The publication of this issus commenced country in which the art of printing was showing signals of distress, and Capt. Ray-

uzatil

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, dro. can be posted for Canada, the Wast Indies, and other places named balow, if afficient American Stamps are added to prepay them from San Francisco to destination. `American Stamps are sold at this Office.

The

at 7.20 p.m.

BIRTH.

At Shanghai, on the 5th inst, the Wife of Mr EDMUND R. HOLMES, Schuen Road, of a Son.

DEATH.

On the 11th May, at Shamten, Canton,

has had an undoubted and influential the crew, 7 in number, off the junk which way for many centuries, not having, un- was a complete wreck. At 3.30 p.m., off tal within the last year or two, a single Breaker Point the Ningpo sighted another newspaper, or scarcely more than a pre-junk distasted and rudderless, which prov tence to civilisation. This is all the ed to be a trader loaded with bean-cakes more remarkable when it is considered and a fer bales of Hemp. They found 12 that the Chinese are essentially a read-

charge for Registry is 6-cents in Hong the infant Daughter of ALEXANDER Cing people au is clearly evidenced by kong Stamps, and 10 cents in U. Š. Į Levysoun, Esq. Stamps to those places only the names

of which are printed in Italics. To all the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 centa.) The following are the charges on Correspon dence thus sent

Per half ounce,

Hongkong . B.

Stamps Stamps

Canada, British Columbia, New Brunibick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Van couver's Tiland, Bahamas, Nassus, New Providence,....

Aspinwalt, Bermuda, Bogota,

CEALE.

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Carthagena, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaquo, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaia, New Gra nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies, Hawaii, Newfoundland 8 Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,

Venezuela,... Belize, Greytown, Guiana, Hot

duras, Martinique, Martha, Tuke Island,

The German barque Papa reports: bad moderately fine weather to Mendora Straits when experienced strong S.E. winds. On Monday the 8th the breaza freshened and at night had to shorten sail, sad the fres day morning it was blowing a gale and the

lace we still falling, ran before it under Brasil, rested forenall. The wind veered from .. round by South to W.N. W., the game having meantime fallen to 29.20. At 2 p.m. weather moderated and wind fell away

before night to almost a calm with heavy When the gale commenced confined ses

were in lat. 18.80 N., and long. 117 B., and when it fell calm our lat was Al N.,

116 50 E.

The German Barque Minna reports 1 had fine weather until the night of the 9th, when a little to the northward of Breaker

Point experienced a strong gale which com mengod from the E.N.E and went round

to

F.W. round by North. Shipped large bodies of water which stove in our star board bulwarks, washed away one of gir boats and several daske, small spars do. Ship labouring heavily. Hove to under close-reefed malu topisail. Some two of three large spars on deck got adrift, and the Captain and one of the crew wurs in- jured, but not seriously, by their coming against their legs.

CARGO,

Per B. 8 Agamemnon, from Hongkong ter London, sailed 8th May, 1878- 809,866 lbs. Congou, 1,944 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe, 4,200 1bo. Soented Capet, 20 phge. Sill Piece Goods, 60 pkge, Waste Bilk, 30 paga Capes, 50 page, Star aniseed, 80 pkgs. Essential Oils, 126 pkga. Matting, 88 pkga. Chinaware, 801 piga. Pretertunj and 60 pkgs, Sundries.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILS WILL LOA; For BWATOW.

Per JEDDAB, at 10.90 a.m. TosmofiòW, the 12th Inst, instead of sa pře. viously botified. *

For MANILA,

For SORSOGON, at 11.30 am, Te-mot- raw, the 18th Inat, instead of ** previously motided,

Santa

Bolivia, Ecuador, Chili, Peru, Argentine Confederation, Bue

nos Ayres, Paraguay, Uru.

Newspapers (not over 4 oz) 2 Books, &o, per 4 08 jun 0

cents,

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the success that hus attended the esta blishment of native newspapers in this

on board of her in a most helpless and exhausted condition, the junk being stove in in many places and at the mercy of the waves. These men reported that 7 of A propos of the Peking Gasette a tran- their number had besu washed overboard slation of a most characteristic memorial the night previous, when the maet carried and decree which appeared in that vener-

THE CHINA MAIL. Colony, and at Shanghai.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1876.

able publication on the 2nd instant ap-ray. The Ningpo managed to save about pears in the North China Daily News 30 bales of hemp and some of the crew's THE communication we published yester of the 5th May. The memorial is from clothing. These men reported that they day from an Official of the Customs the Censor Yuan Cheng-yeh, and he re- bad seen 3 other junks capsize during the Service at Canton, commenting upon a presents that the prevailing drought height of the gale, and the Ningpo passed leader that appeared in this journal with may be accounted for by the lexity and

a great quantity of wreckage along the reference to the spy system established, unprincipled conduct which has flourish-

or at all events, promoted by the Hopped of late in official life, for which coast. About 4.50, a man was observed in this Colony, should not be passed over reason he entreats that all the depart- olinging to a mast in the water, and the without a few remarks. It appears to ments of Government may be called chief officer of the Ningpo was sent to big us that the commurication materially upon to reform their ways, and also that rescue: the man appeared much exhausted strengthens the remarks we made on an edict be promulgated calling for ad and could not have held out much longer this most objectionable system--for it is vice and exhortation. In reply to this he proved to be one of the missing seven a system upon the writer's own showing memorial a decree is published ad- and stated that the other six had perished. In the frat place it is admitted by this monisbing the official body throughout

Official that informers are in the habit the Empire to put forth the most loyal The men appeared very grateful for the of visiting the Customs' cruisers, for he and devoted efforts, to abandon intrigue kind treatment they had received from 15 Bays, "Of course he (Wong Apang) had and selfish manouvres and to adhere to Captain Rayner and all on board the often to speak for Captain Palmer with a rule of strict justice in all transactions Nipo; they were handed over to the

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Any articles found enclosed in Newspapers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, do.) will be detained.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong, May 1, 1876,

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MALLS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Packet #INDON. TAN, willbe despatched with the Mails for Europe, &e, on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst. The following will be the hours of losing

the Malls, do Friday, May i-

5.K., Money Order Offics closes,

slightest importance whether or not Wong Apang had direct instructions to look out for informers in the sense of searching for them informers in a general way do not require much of a look out to be kept for their coming under such circumstances as these, and it is quite sufficient to know that pert of Wong A Pang's duties was to act as interpreter between them and the Cap- tain. The writer's chief point seems to be that the Customs Service have no

half the behests in the Peking Gasetts were complied with China would indeed be a happy country.

THE SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

are of the Police, and were taken: before the Registrar General this morning.

To judge by the reports of the verteld which have arrived in the harbour to-day Hongkong has just escaped another serious disaster. The ships from the Southward report that the wind came in from the S.E. The Press says that the crusade of the and veered round by South to the N.W., new Viceroy of Canton against the vice of whilst at Hongkong and to the Northward gambling was perhaps prosecuted with the wind veered from N.E. round by North more sal than discretion, and the result of to North-West Thons versed in the paid spies in the Colony. We did not the efforts made by His Excellensy are not law of storms will no doubt be able to say they had paid spies, la, the sense of altogether satisfactory. Openly the vite find the vortex or centre of the gale. men receiving a regular salary and as the writer very candidly points out the is not indulged in to the same extent, and The casualties reported as yet, however, paying of special men as informets would a large proportion of the gambling eats are not very serious. The Thermopyla had tend to defeat the objects in view. An bll bments have been shut up at the her fors-topsail blown away, and the Ger informer would speedily get known for gamblers still carry on their operations in man barque Minna lost a boat and several

6 F.M., Post Office closes except the Nitry / what he was, and particular care would teoret, it in reported, to a large extent, loose spars do, which were on deck, and enon be taken by the parties most in Added to this fast great numbers of the stove in her starboard bulwarks. We are terested that he had little information

Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, May 20,

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to give,, The Officials of the Canton have taken to thieving and burglary.

of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Customs Service are far too quick-witted It is feared by some that these reformsy to hear that her Captain, and one of Posting of all correspondence.

to commit such a blunder a establishing were instituted by the Vlaaroy rather with the ore received some injuries from the

10... Post Office elones except for Lave a salaried staff of spies in this Colony the hope of gaining a reputation for viga. / Phifting of some large apare on desk.

Letters, Registry of Letters coNSES, 10.10 am, Lettere may be posted on they know there will be no lack of in- rous and upright administration than from

extra Postage until

"piece work" system, and that infortus-

REWCHWING,

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to payment of a LATE FEE of 18 cents forthers if they pay them well on the s ́sincere desire to purge the City from A correspondent writes to us from Now. 11, when the Post Ofise Crustation can be obtained much more readily evil doers and keep in check the criminal thwang, under date of May 1st No

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in this way. There seems to be no classes and knowing bot apbedily Chinese thing new bure. We are most anxiotialy 11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) doubt that the informers are paid for officials weary in Well-doing the Press is on the look-out for rain having, as yet, Addressed to the United Kingdom Fia the work they do, for the writer adds, somewhat disposed to credit the report not had a drop. A second dry season Brindis of to Singapore mist be posted They know that if their information The Fre also says it is hard to disso would ssuse no end of misery to the cour Gu board the Packet on payment of s Late Fea il 48 dante extra postage.

is good and leads to the detention of 11.00 .m., Posting on Board desser ALFRED LISTER,

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General Poel Office. | Houphong, My 8, 1976,

Postmaster General

smugglers, that they get a percentagever what further measures dac be resorted try folks, who, last year, suffered greatly on the proceeds of the confiscation or to to check the traffic in young girls in this from this cause. A party of Coreans came fine, and they also know that if they part of the world. If the Chin se con in some days back. The gate opened for give false information they will be hand | stables in the Police foxes okone, they squid the Spring Fair on the lat dprli, andy