Intimations..
NOTICE.
17E, the Undersigned, beg to inform the WPublic of Hongkong and Kowloon
that the Charter of our Steam-launch UUM
SING (plying between Peddar's Wharf and Taina-sa-choi), by Mr Buxoo, will expire on the 30th Instant, after which date the said Launch will ply on the same route on our own Rocount; baring no connection what- ever with the late Charterer,
The Fare will be as usual until further notics.
WING KEE & Co.,
Praya Central Hongkong, April 30, 1877.
Not Responsible for Debts.
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Chapel Island moderate N., winds, after- warda calms and light baffling winds till. arrival.
Fine weather and light S.E. winds through
The Chlosse steamer Hwat Yuen reports: out the passage,
The British barque Presto reports: Salted from Newchwang April 29th, crossed bar same day, Had moderate N.E. winda to Ockou on the 8th May, from thence calms and light airs until off the Lamooks on the 15th, thence, moderate breeze from Eastward till arrival.
The British steamer Thingvalla reports? Light winds and fine weather throughout the passage.
The British steamer Brisbane "reports: Fine weather and variable winds from Singapore. On the 14th May, spoke the | barque Agate from Shanghai to New York,
all well.
Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor The German barque Anna reports: Owners will be Responsible for any Fine weather and light 8.E. and Southerly Debt contructed by the Officers or Crew | winds all the way up, of the following_Vessela, during their stay | ----- in Hongkong Harbour :----
CARGO.
Por 8.8. City of Peking, Balled 15th May,
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close:-
the United States Mail Packet OCEANIO MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
will be despatched on MONDAY, the 28th instant, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:-
2.30 P.M. Post-Office aloses.
2F.. Registry of Letters ceaseN,
2.90 F.M. Correspondence for Japan or the United States only may be ported
board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 centa 2,50 P.M. when the Mall la finally closed.
extra Postage until Correspondence must be specially directed for this route, and If not fully prepaid Hongkong, May 16, 1877.
will be sent by British Packet.
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Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING.
The following is corrected from the latest
ROSINA, American 3-m, schooner, Cap 1877-For Yokohama, 3,255 bags Sugar, London Papers San
O. W. Hansen.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
ROSETTA MONELL, American barque, Captain Brown.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
NYASSA, British ship, Captain W. S. Garricak. Douglas Lapraik & Co, ***
TULLOCHGORUM, British 3 m. rohooner, Captain Mason.--Wiolor & Co,
HANNAH LAW, British ship, Captain R.
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VESTA, German barque, Captain R. Dicks, Melchors & Co.
HANNAN & MARY, British barque, Capt. A. Smith-Order.
TRWESBURY L. SWEAT, American barque, Captain Wm. Griffin.—Meyer & Co.
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pigs, Merchandise, 55 pkgs. Tin, 72 pkgs. 21 pkga. Cordage, 22 pkgs. Leather, 260 O 201 boxes Soap, 200 colis Iron Wire, and 30 logs Wood. For Nagasaki, 22 pigs. Merchandise. For San Francisco, 21,474 bags Bloo, 2,451 bags Sugar, 204 bage Beans, 80 baga Popper, 41 baga Coffee, 2,285 pkgs. Merchandise, 254 pkgs, Tea, o'pkgs. Silk Goods, 200 bales Gunnies, 86 bales Gambler, 600 boxes Oil, and 47 boxes Prepared Oplum.
For Victoria, B.C., 200 bags Sugar. For La Libertad, 1 Suk Goods, and 2 boxes Tea For Fanoma, case Floss Slik. For San Jose, 17 care
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POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close -
For AMOY.---
the 18th inst.
For KIUNGOHOW.
DEPARTURES.
Nov. 28, Western Chief, from London to Dec. 4, Benclatha, from Cardif to Hong-
Hongkong
kong.
Dea 17, A. E. Vidal, from Hamburg to
Hongkong.
Dev. 20, Chinuman, from London to Hong- Dec. 22, Sophie, from New York to Hong-
kong.
kong,
Dec. 28, luo, from Greenock to Swatow, Dec. 23, John Nicholson, from New York
to Shanghal. Dec. 29, Canaan, from Cardiff to Hong. Dec. 27, Undine, from London to Shanghat
kong
Jan. 4, C. R. Bishop, from London to Jau. 11, Windhover, from London to
Hongkong. Shanghai,
Jan. 12, Woodhall, from Hamburg to Roug
kong
Jan. 12, Hope, from London to Hongkong. Jan. 10, Gryle, from Cardiff to Hongkong. Jan. 18, Batavia, from Hamburg to Hong.
kong.
Fer DUNA, at 9.80 am, Tomorrow, Jan. 31, Forward Ho, from London to
Shangbal. Feb. 1, Robert Henderson, from Buryport
to Hongkong.
kong.
Per PENEDO, at 0.30 am. To-morrow, Feb. 2, Polynesia, from Cardiff to Hong-
the 18th inst
mconstur | For MANILA.com
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR HOIROW. The Steamship
"PENEDO,
·CAIN, Master, will be despatobed for the above Port TO-MOR ROW, the 18th Instant, at 10a.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Hongkong, May 17, 1877.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Per H. O. M. 8. S. MARQUES DEL DOURO, at 9 a.m., on Saturday, the 19th Inst.
For FOOCHOW,
Feb. 6, Carrizal, from Cardid to Hongkong. Feb. 8, Daphne, from London to Hong
kong. Feb. 12, Leading Wind, from Antwerp to
Hongkong,
Per PENGUIN, at 9.80 a.m., on Satur. Feb. 17, Therese Bohn, from Cardiff to
day, the 18th inst
Hongkong,
For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.-Feb, 18, Matchless, from Cardif to Hong.
Por KILLARNEY, at 2.80 p.mer of
Saturday, the 19th inst.
4
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 19:---
10 am. Penguin leaves for Foodiow
(direct.): 11 s.m.-Sale of Stock-in-trade of the firm
of Broadbear, Anthony & Co. Noon-Engliah Mall leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe. 3 p.m.-Killarney leaves for Coast Ports, MONDAY, May 21:-
[No. 4329 MAY 17, 1877.
Chinese. Twenty dollars a month will nistration. We prefer to retain the pay the rent of a Chinese school-house, power of ascertaining how and for what A hundred dollars a month has to be the public funda are expended. The paid for a suitable house for a like num-puzzling question is why priests should. her of European boys and their masters.be so remarkably jealous of an official In like proportion are the salaries of inspection of their work, Chinese and European teacher, and, while the former can be had he o at no expense, the latter have to be brought from Europe at a heavy cost. It is no thisxaggeration therefore to say that a pro- Tus S. B. Dung, which left this last even- perly qualified European teacher cannot ing for Amoy, has had to put back owing be provided, everything comprised, at a to the badness of her coal. lesa cost than $200 a month, while the
Noon.--Douglas leaves for Coast Ports. Goods per Scindia undelivered after
date subject to rent. TUESDAY, May 23-
Noon. Brisbane loaves for Singapore,
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Lodge. MONDAY, May 28:-
Sp.m.-Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.
WEDNESDAY, May 30:---
NoonSale of Hulk Chase, do, or
board, off Stone Cutters' Island.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.. Shipping.
10 s.m.-Penede leaves for Holbow.
LOGAL AND GENERAL
been published here:-
A
London, 6th May, p.m. Military preparations are being made in the Arsenals and Dockyards. roster for service abroad.
The Times states a large Forte is on the
Junons need scarcely be reminded that the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held to-morrow, but their work in not likely to be heavy, as there are only three cases committed for trial.. We also learn that Mr Ng Choy, the first Chinese barrister, will be enrolled to-morrow to praotles here.
teacher of a Chinese school or clase coste THz following telegram, which we clip from first and last his salary, for a good one, the Singapors Daily Times, has not yet say twenty dollars a month." It is somewhat difficult to understand what the Bishop means by pointing out these very palpable facta. Surely he would not have European children placed under the care of Chinese teachers. There are, we believe, at the present moment about twice as many Chinese as European teachers at the Central School, and considering the large number of European pupils now receiving their education in that excellent establishment, Goods per Ava undelivered after Noor, far more lined to increase the foreign we imagine the, Government would be subject to rent and landing charges."
staff there than to diminish it. Nor can Auction.
Bishop Raimondi or any other Christian Noon.-Gemeral Weakly Sale by Mesure desire to have European children educat
Lane, Orawford & Co.
ed in some cramped-up room, with the thermometer between eighty and ninety A THUNDERSTORM of some severity passed and an insufficiency of air and light over the city this forenoon; and as we had European children are, as a matter of course, more expensive to educate than chone whom Bishop Raimondi describes in his report as the "pagan Chinese," and most likely this will continue to be so for at least a few decades to come. Probably, however, the Bishop is speak thers at St. Joseph's. ing a good word for the Christian Bro
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established' A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIETE, IMPORTERS
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI. SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND Franoï PATANT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters,
The Manufactory is under direct and `continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878.
·
foured, from the vividness of the lightning flashes and the nearness of the thunder- claps, some little damage was caused. The lightning struck the China Sugar Refinery at East Point, the point of contact being the original Belfry of the late Mint, situated just behind Mr Dickie's house. Fortunately no further damage was done beyond the shattering of one of the Belfry pillars and the breaking of a few panes of glass. No
one was hurt, though the incident naturally caused considerable alarm.
The lightning also struck a native junk (the Sing Foong Li) anchored off the Har- bour Master's Office, splitting the main-mast
Bishop Raimondi appears to consider that a higher average of attendances is required by the Government than is advisable. "We must not forget," he Bays, "that if in Hongkong there do not exist certain influences and reasons which interfere with school attendance in Eng land, there are causes in operation here which have no equivalent in a colder more prevalent here, and there is a part of it right off. The junk was loaded slimate. Sickness among children is nearly to the deck, and cutting the upper
greater dread of it among parents. The with nativo pottery and a considerable por- climate is far more trying, and between tion of it has of course come to grief, extreme heat and the heavy rains it is strange to say, although there were a num not easy for the children of poor parents ber of people employed on board of her, not to come to school daily; the distances
too are great, and there is undoubtedly one was injured.
Feb. 19, Cactus O., from Cardiff to Hong-The publication of this issue commenced an absence of cheap and easy means of
kong,
kong. Per ALBAY, is postponed till further Feb. 19, F. F. Lichfield, from Cardiff to at 7.45 p.m.
Hongkong, Feb. 19, Maipu, from Cardiff to Hongkong.. Feb. 30, Penrith, from London to Hong.
kong.
For AMOY,
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notice.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. --~-
THE Undersigned has received instruc- The Engilsh Contract Packet ZAMBERI Feb. 22, Unid, from London to Hongkong.
tions to sell by Public Auction,
ON
WEDNESDAY,
the 30th day of May, 1877, at Noon,
on Board,
The Hulk "CASE" lately used sus the Gunpowder Depôt, as she now lies in this Harbour, off STONE CUTTERS ISLAND, with ONE ANCHOR and CHAIN.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the fall of the hammer; and the Vessel to be at purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Government Auctioneer. Hongkong, May 17, 1877.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
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May 16, Gustos, German brig, 227, F. C. Sörensen, Amoy May 8, General- EDUARD SCHELLRASS & Co.
May 17, Auguste, British 3-m. schooner, 210, P. Thomsen, Newohwang April 23, Beans.—MEYER & Co.
May 17, Hwai Yuen, Chinese steamer, 762, R. W. Hutchinson, Singapore May 12, General.-C. M. 8. N. Co.
May 17, Presto, British barque, 384,
Laidman, Nowchwang April 29, Beaus
MASTER
May 17, Thingvalla, Danish steamer, 1577, H. P. Molsen, Saigon May 11, Rice, -MEYER & Co..
May 17, Anna, German barque, 447, W. Lesson, Quinhon May 12, Salt.-W. PUSTAV & Co.
May 17, Brisbane, British steamer, 891, W. Bills, Brisbane April 22, Keppel Bay 43, Bowen 25, Townsville 25, Cooktown 27. Somerset 20, and Singapore May 11, Genera),GINE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
May 17, Dune, British steamer, put back.
DEPARTURES, May 17, Mecca, for Balzon.
17, Arratoon 4pour, for Slagapers, Penang, and Calontta 17, Ventos, for Bingapore, Penang,
and Calcutta
CLEARED.
Penedo, for Holhow.
PASSENGERS. ÁERIVED.
Per Brisbane, from Brisbane, Ed., Stendes Hancock, Macpherson, Davies, Captain Turner, B.N., Banook, The Leng, end 384 Chinees.
For Hwai Yuen, from Singapore, 600 Chizione.
Per Gustas, from Amoy, 10 Chinese, For Thingpalla, from Salgon, 40 Chiness.
DEPARTED
will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &o., on SATURDAY, the 19th Instant.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malli, do
Friday, 18th Instant-
5 P.M., Money Order Office clones,
6 P.M., Post Office clones except the Near
Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 19th Instant.-----
74, Post Office opens for sale of Stampa, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10a.m., Post Office closes except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters cosas. (10,16 A.M., Zetters may be posted with
to
Postage till
Feb. 22, Osaka, from London to Hongkong, Feb. 22, Belted Will, from London to
Shanghai.
Feb. Bunter, from Cardiff to
Hongkong,
Shanghai.
Feb. 28, D. McB. Park, from Sunderland
to Singapore and Hongkong.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1877.
conveyance. The indolent habits in REPORTS from Canton seem to indicate that cidental to birth and residents in a hot the flood in the country, caused by the alimate must count for something also
THE CHINA MAIL. and a wise administrator will allow for recent excesive rains, is of a serious nature. it. If all these things are taken into 4 further breach in the bank of the Canton consideration it will be seen that there River at the point of Shek Kok Wal has are difficulties in the way of a high been made by the water, Inandating the average number attendances here as well surrounding districts; while in some parts Bisnor Raimondi has compiled his reas in England though they differ in kind of Ching Yuen and Fa Yuen, the water in Feb. 28, City of Aberdeen, from London to port on the Roman Catholio educational and degree. In 'other English Colonies said to have risen as high as the level of and training establishments in the Cole-similarly situated these difficulties have by with so much looseness and disregard for to an extent no one would ever look cattle and human life was great. The in been taken into consideration and allowed the houses, and the destruction of buildings, for statistical requirements that it is im- possible to state how many of the way 850 for here. Hongkong is not London, habitants of several villages in Ching Yuen March 1, Isles of the South, from Cardiff to Pupus and children referred to in the neither can. European boys in Hongkong appear to hare suffered most," as entire course of the report are capable of receiv. be expected to bear the climate as well villages were swept away, and the people Maroh 1, Brown Brothers, from Cardiff to ing instruction, how many actually at- and do as much work as
boys." The fact of the matter is that killed. A large wooden hut was picked up tend on the average for that purpose, Hongkong. March 1, Khedive, from Antwerp to Hong-how many are girls and how many are it is not at all difficult to come up the other day at Poon Tong, with two young
kong,
boys, or even how many are Europeans to the English standard in Hongkong children insida, having been evidently and how many are Chinese. Take, for with regard to attendance. A com drifted down the river, Some kindly. instance, the first school dealt with inparison of the tables appened to disposed men took them home to be cared the report that in connection with St. the Inspector of Schools' repare with for. Two ferry-boats plying between Cat Francis' Church. In regard to the the Home reports shows that the grant
Feb, 28, Janet Ferguson, from Glasgow to
Singapore and Hongkong,
Hongkong.
kong.
...
March 2, Paracoa, from Cardif to Hong LAH FR of 18 cente extra March 8, A. S. Davis, from Cardiff to
Hongkong.
kai.
Chinese
11 AM. when the Post Office CLOSES March 3, Caller Ou, from Cardiff to Shang number of pupils we are simply told that in-aid schools here have attendanceston and Honam were capsized on the 16th,
March 4, Nimbus, from Cardiff to Hong-"there are thirty-two on the rolla, and which are even better in regard to regu- and 6 or 7 men were drowned.
entirely.
(11.30 .M., Letters (but Letters only,
addressed to the United Kingdom Fia Brindin or to Bingapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, tili 11.50 A.M., when the Mail is finally
to
closed.
Hongkong, May 11, 1877.
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The Australian Contract Packet BRIS-
BANE, will be despatched from Bong- kong on TUESDAY, the 2nd inst., with Mails for Singapore, Somer- zet, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne. Correspondence cannot be Registered after
11.15 am.
The Malls will be closed at 11.30 am. Correspondence for New Zealand must be
kong.
doa, with which the Bishop apparently Tas adjourned inquest on the body of Leo larity than those of the schools in Lon- thinks it a hardship that the Hongkong Asam, a stone-cutter, at Pokfoolum by the schools should be compared. The reason
the attendance is good." March 4, Jala, from Cardiff to Hongkong. respect to L'ile de la Sainte Enfance, Again, with March 6, Lord Macaulay, from Cardiff to no information is given as to the sex of March 7, Alcestis, from Cardiff to Chefoo.
Hongkong.
the foundlings, their age, or even whe March 10, Sir Lancelot, from London to ther or not they are receiving instruction is not difficult to discover. There are falling upon hint of a stone, was resumed
Shanghai.
of any kind. Reports are almost valueless no factories, harvests or mines here to this afternoon. The deceased was employed March 13, Golden Spur, from Cardiff to without such statistics as these, and so either be at school or doing nothing. No of blasting rooke was being carried on. All keep the children away, and they must at a quarry at Pokfoolum, where the process Hongkong,
far as this particular institution is oon-
kong.
Shanghai.
March 16, Bessie Morris, from Swansea to
Amoy.
March 19, Victoria, from Swansea to Hong-
kong.
March 10, 0, W. Cochrane, from Liverpool
to Bengkong. March 20, Springfield, from Cardiff to March 20, Warrior, from Cardiff to Hong.
Hongkong,
The second adjourned inquest was also resumed. The deceased, Tam Chow Kwaij as the concubine of Boo Achow, one of the gambling house detectives. She died of
MAILS BY THE TORNER STEAITH PACEET.-March 15, Antwerp, from London to Hongcerned, the public have perhaps some schoolmaster here will, we believe, plead the usual precautions appeared to have been March 18, Coldstream, from New York to right to know a little respecting the that he has any great difficulty in keeping taken, but one stone happened to fly much
training afforded its inmates from the up attendances.
out of the usual range and struck the de- fact that it takes $60 monthly of the There is one other matter in the report ceased at a distance of 40 cheung. The public funds.
to be dealt with, and then we shall have There is one blunder in the report to finished. "The secular schools supported Jary returned a verdict of accidental death, which it is important we should direct by the Government," says the Bishop, caused by a stone falling on him while attention. "We were rather astonished," have at their disposal means of attract engaged in blasting rooks. says the Bishop, "to note the other daying and rewarding which our denomina- in the Government Report on Education tional schools have not. Government that each boy brought up at the Central defrayed the first cost of them, maintains School costs the Government on the them and keeps them. We have had March 20, George, from Cardid to Hong-average eighteen dollars and thirty cents out of our poverty to build our own
kong.
& month, whereas the same boys at one schools, provide them with books and opium, evidently self-administered, but no March 28 Birling (str.), from Cardiff to of the Chinese schools only costs the appliances, get out teachers from Europe, oause was assigned for this rash act, and
Hongkong.....
Government three dollars and twenty- and pay them. If any help is to be had the heathen Chinee," as usual, attributes March 24, Wigton, from London to Shang four cents each." Most people would be from the Government it is only in aid of the deed to the dictates of the demon, n myag March 25, Teviot (str.), from London to inclined to echo the Bishop's astonishment current expenses aud does not pay inter kind of being of which the house the de
at the cost to the Government of the eat on capital." As is well known March 26, May Queen, from Cardiff to education at the Central School; but on the Roman Catholic schools are the only ceased lived in, is said to give refuge to
Hongkong.
turning to the report we find that the ones, either secular or denominational, "Legions." March 27, Scindia, from London to Hong average expense of each scholar per in the Colony, that are not receiving
kong.
specially directed vid Torres Straits, or It will be sent via Galle.
kong.
bai,
China and Japan,
Correspondence for Southern Australia oan be sent by this route if desired, but so a general rule it is better to send it via Galle, Hongkong, May 14, 1877. MAILS BY zaz Faunom PACKET.-- The French Contrast Packet MEIKONG, will be despatched from Hongkong
year at the Bchool is only a little Government aid. What is the reason 81 Arthur Kennedy landed at Brisbane OR SATURDAY, the 26th instant, March 27, Fortuna, from Antwerp to China.more than the Bishop atates it to be Simply that the priests prefer to do with on the 10th April, and met with a moss with Malls to and through the March 28, Tale of Erin, from Greenock, to Valfed Kingdoms and Europe, vid
Shanghai
The Inspector places the oat the grant rather than submit to enthusiastic reception from the people per month Merosilitas to Bolgen, Bingapore, March 20, Commissary, from London to cost for the year 1876 of every boy official inspection. The Government of Brisbane. Some delay was occasioned Batavia, Galla, Pondicherry, Bia
educated at the school in question at here cannot pay away money to any at the outset, through Sir Arthur Kepnedy 818.50, and adds that this eum should be educational establishments without being objecting to the ladies of his party being Hongkong. Sues, and Alexandria.
82 less because part of the salary of the able to sure itself that it is properly Head Master of the Central School, who earned. Even the Government at Home subjected to as examination by the medical charged against the village schools is also Inspector of Schools, should be cannot or would not venture to take any officer, before the yellow Big waa such step. In affording aid to denom hauled down on board the Kate. The
dras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden,
The following will be the hours of eloning
Friday, May 20th.--
“Br.z., Money Order Office closca. Feat Office closen except the NIGHT BOX, which remains opem all night.
-7 AM Port Ofos opens for sale of Stamps, Reglsity of Lestors, and Posting of all correspondente.
Per Arraicon Aptar, for Singapore, dro., | Saturday, May 20th.- Mr and Mrs Emin, Major Tottenham, Mr Kelly, Dr. Dennys and family, Melarz Ezekiel J. Reuben, A. M. Appar, Framjee Hormujee, M. M. Mehta, R. 8. Woon- walls and Son, P. Dorabjee and Nephew, Mr and Mrs L. Greif, 20 Indian, and 300 Chinese.
Per Mecca, for Saigon, 28 Ohinese. Per Fenice, for Straita, 816 Chloess.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British 3-masted schooner duguna reports: Light variable wind from the
till the Saddles; from there
10 .., Hogletry of Letters coazon. 11 A.m., Post Office oloves szoupt for Late
Letters.
11,10 A., Letters (but Letters only) may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 sents extra post- age, until 11.30.X, when the Post Offos Clones
to
antiraly. Hongkong, May 13, 1877.
i
March 20, Cygnus, from Cardiff to Can
ton,
March 30, Elgin (str.), from London to
China and Japan. Sarah 80, Volga (str.), from London to
Chins and Japan.
The fact that European schools cost national schools, no interference what medical officer wanted to examine the April 8, Bots, from Cardiff to Hongkong. April 4, Sydenham, from Cardiff to Hong-considerably more than those for Chinese ever is attempted by the Government shests of the Indies, and on their making appears to have specially attracted the in regard to the religious instruation
kong April 8, Priam (str.), from Liverpool to
Shanghai.
April, Caron, from London to Hongkong
Amboto,
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN
At London.---Olzamers sia Sues Canal Glenoroby.
Nantin. Altona Gordon Castla Salling. Vessels, Duke of Abercorn, Abbey Cowper, Kalsow.
Melbrek.
Glengyle
James Shepherd,
Kate Carnie.
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attention of the Bishop, and he animad- imparted the unhappy puplis may some slight demur, His Excelloney flatly varts upon it to the extent of a page get Roman Catholicism, Protestani objected to the proceeding, whereupon the towards the close of the report. It is tiam, or any of the thousand and medical offer refused to grant pratique. a great mistake," he says, on the part one other "isms that trouble the Meanwhile the crowd was waiting to receive of those who have to deal with such world's peace, crammed down their
questions to omit from their calculations throats, and while the Government will the party. The ministry and three doctors all consideration of the much greater not pay for the religion, it will pay for name off to the vessel, and the latter having expenditure, both by way of capital the educational results that accompany given their decided opinion that there monies sunk in buildings and fittings and it. What Bishop Raimondi apparently was not the slightest fear of infection, a for ourrent expenses, entailed on those wants is a grant of two or three thousand cabinet meeting was hold on the spot. The Ferdinand Brumm, who undertake the education of the dollars a year, and doors closed to ladies consented to slightly bare their wrlate
European youth of the Colony, as com the offcial Inspector. That we are
- At Liverpool,.
Titan,
Diamad (str.) Henry S. Sanford,
pared with the expenditure requisite for very pleased to believe he will as for inspection, and the yellow fag was then! Įbetting up and maintaining a school for | ver reach under an English admi. bauled down, the obnoxions médical oficial
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