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Notices to Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMER "MAOTAN," FROM MANILA.

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed and stored in the Godowns of the Undersigned at their risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agrits,

Bongkong, March 22, 1878.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

8. 8. PEI HO.

NOTICE,

JONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 5.

Copernic, from London, in connec tion with the above Stoasaer, are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk at the Company's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained Immediately after landing,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless Intimation is received from the Con

alguess, before To-DAY, the 20th Instant, at 1 p.m., requesting it to be landed hare,

Bills of Lading will be counteraigned by the Undersigned.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR NEW YORK,

The A1 German Ship

"WEGA,"

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Kashgar reports To Singapore had very light weather, and thence to arrival strong N, Ei winds,

The Spanish steamer Zamboanga reporta! JACHENS, Master,' will load Birit part of passage had thick foggy wea hore as above.

ther, latter part moderata monsoon and fine.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co, Hongkong, March 25, 1878,

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON).

The A1 Amarion Ship

"FREEMAN OLARK,” DWIGHT, Master, will load for the above Port, and will have

quick despatch.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN &. Co. Hongkong, March 25, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

Oumers will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

QUICKSTEP, American barque, Captain Barnaby.-Captain.

LOUISA, German 3-m. ashooner, Captain Schlerloh--Eduard Schellhass & Co.

NORTH STAR, American ship, Captain |J. U. Thomson,—Order,...

Goods remaining unclaimed after WED- NESDAY, the 27th Instant, at Noon, will be | J. A. Amsburg.-P. & 0. Co, subject to rent and landing charges.

P. J. CARLETON, American-barque, Capt.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

H. DU POVEY, Agent.

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Hongkong, March 20, 1878.

Intimations.

W. BALL,

CHINA DISPENSARY,

[MPORTER OF DRUGS, CHEMICALS,

DRUGGISTS' SUNDŘIES, TOILET

REQUISITES, PATENT MEDI. CINES AND PERFUMES,

Prescriptions Dispensed with Carefulness, and Prompt Attention.

PRAYA WEST, HONGKONG, gar Near the Canton Steamer's Wharfe

Hongkong, July 18, 1876.

Volume Sixth of the CHINA `REVIEW."

Now Ready.

No. IV-Vol. VI

-OF THE-

«aCHINA REVIEW"

CONTAINS- Bibliography of the Chinese Imperial Col-

Jeótions of Literature, Imperial Confucianism, Brief Sketches from the Life of Kung-ming.

Chinese Official Titles.

Translations of Chinese School-books. Geographical Notes on the Province of

Kiangel

Short Notloos of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:--

and

The Manchu Terms for The Mammoth In Chinese Records. Mohammedan Apostles in China. The Kiln indentified with the Giraffe. Life Saving Association, and other Benevolent Sooloties at Wuhu. Professor Beal and his Criteo. Annamese Sovereigns. Books Wanted, Exchanges, &a. China Mail Office,

Hongkong. March 19, 1878.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SHANGHAL The Steamship

"KJOBENHAVN," JEAIGHAU, Master, will be despatched for the above Port: TO-MORROW, the 26th Just, at 11 am.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & On. Hongkong, March 25, 1878.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI AND

TAIWANFOO.

The Steamship

"ALBAY,"

Capt. F. Asarox, will be de- Aspatched for the shove Porta on WEDNESDAY, the 27th Instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, March 25, 1878. mo27

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RAJANATTIANUHAR, British_etr., Capt. Geo, T. Hopkins-Ynen Fat Rong,

QGOLDENT, British barque, Capt. Reuter, ...Chimone.

CALDERA, British str., Captain Williams, -Jardine, Matheson & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

March 24, China, German steamer, from Canton.

March 24, Kashgar, British steamer, 1515, E. J. Baker, Bombay March 5, Gaile 10, Penang 15, and Singapore 18, Maile and General.-P. ± 0. 8. F. 0%,

March 24, Zamboanga, Spanish ateamor, 651, Aranguren, Haiphong March 21, Rice.

—Landstein & Co.

March 24, Cassandra, German steamer, 987, W. Langer, Esigon March 10, Rice WM. Fuseau & Co.

March 24, Orias, British steamer, 1119, H. Jay, Bombay Feb. 25, via Penang and Singapore, General,-P. & O. S. N. Co.

March 24, Cheang Hook Kian, British steamer, 956, F. Wobb, Singapore March 16, General.-MAN HING CHAN.

March 24, Ulysses, British steamer, 1660, T. A. Guard, Shanghai March 20, Rice for Whampoa,BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

March 24, Perim, Beltlah steamer, 1016, J. W. Linton, Kobe March 17, Rios and General.-T. G. LINSTEAD, -

March 28, An-lan, Chinese R. C., from Canton

March 25, Khiva, British steamer, 1508, George Lee, Shanghal March 22, Malle and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

March 25, Marion, British steamer, 649, Smith, Bangkok March 11, Rice, Gres,

LIVINGSTON & Co.

March 25, Caldera, British steamer, 1803, Robert E. Williams, Kobe March 18, Rice. -JARDINE, Matheson & Co.

March 25, Java, Dutch steamer, 886, B.. S. Weber, Saigon March 18, Rice.-WM. PUSTIU & Co.

J

DEPARTURES. ·

Mar. 24, Douglas, for Coast Ports.

24, China, for Shanghai via Ningpo.

24, Yangisse, for Shanghai via Stow.

24, Amoy, for Shanghai.

94, Norna, for Swatow.

24, Hesperia, for Canton,

24, Charon Wattana, for Bangkok.

24, Peny-chou-hai, for a cruise,

25, Nuevo Constante, for Manila, 20, Kaiser, for Manila.

26 Ulysses, for Whampoa.

26, Kwa Shing, for Shanghai.

25, An-lan, Chil. R. C., for Hoihow. 25, Killarney, for Swatow.

CLEARED.

Louien, for Haiphong. Nicolaus, for Tientsin. Cheang Hook Kian, for swatow. Laughing Wave, for Bingsporo. Humboldt, for Manila. Alcestis, for Newchwang.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

bay, Mr B. Cooverjee from Southampton, Per Kashgar, for Hongkong: from Bon- Capt. J. G. Mead and 2 European servanta L., F. King Ball, Staff-surg, Laurensen, and Mr T. W. Duggleby; from Venise, Mr J. Lauts; from Penang, 6 Chinese; from- Singapore, 52 Chinese For Shanghai: from Southampton, Chief-Justice French, Mr T. Watters, and Mrs Castler 1 from: Brindisi, Bishop Zanoli, Messra É. van will leave on or about lat Kassel, T. Darvons, B. Domsels, M. -Pezimo.

FOR YOKOHAMA & HIOGO.

The Steamer

"OXFORDAHİRE'

Tor Froight or Passage, apply to

TURNER & Co., Agents.

spi

Hongkong, March 28, 1878,"

FOR SHANGHAL

The Steamship

** BRAEMAR CASTLE," expected here on or about the 29th Instant, will have immes

diate despatch for the above Port

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"ADAMSON, BELL. & Co.,

Agente. Hongkong, March 28, 1878.

NOTICE.

TEE DEPARTURE of the 8, 8. "CITY OF TOKIO" has been FOSTPONED THURSDAY, the 28th Instant, at Noon.

RUSSELL & Co, 4gmia, Menghong, March 28, 1976, m928

The British steamer Cheang Hock Kian roports: Fresh, monsoon and fine-clear- weather throughout the passage.

The British steamer Ulysses reports: First part calms and hasy weather, middle and latter part of passage moderate N.E. wind, fine and clear weather and smooth water until arrival here,

The British steamer Perim reports: Fine weather to North end of Formosa, thenos strong N.E. monsoon with rain to Chapel Island, and from thence light winds and bazy to port. Passed H.M.S. Juno on 20th lust, standing E.N.E. under ateam.

The British steamer Marion roporta: Strong monsoon from Pulo Obl, to Padaran strong current.

The Dutch steamer Java reports: N.E. winds throughout the passage,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS

MAILS will close:- For SHANGHAL

Per Kashgar, at 9 a.m. To-morrow, the 26th Inst. Late letter received from 9.10 to 9.30, with 18 cents late fee, For SHANGHAL-

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping.

[No. 4594 March 25, 1878.

vernment, doubtless the production of ragamuffins are generally set on to strangers.

tes in India will receive an impotna that | Let him try it.

may lave pory disastrous effects upon.

Iram-Kjobenhoon leaves for Shanghal. the tea trade of China. If the cultiva An inquest was held at the Magistrany this

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 27 p

Daylight-Albay leaves for Swatow, &c. Noon. Osean leares for Port Darwin, & Goods per Pel Ho undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.

THURSDAY, March 28:-

Noon-English Mall leaves for Porte

of Call and Europe.. Noon-American Mall leaves for Yoko

hama and San Frandaoo.

3 p.m.-Furniture Sale, do, at No. 10,

Seymour Terrace, 9p.m.Performance of "Trial by

Jury," at the Lusitano. Brisbane leaves for Singapore, &do Cairnamuir leaves for Nagasaki on or

about this data,

FRIDAY, March 29:----

tion of opium in our Indian empire is stopped, the land must be utilized for afternoon (26th), before C. V. Creagh, Esq., some other product or the country must Coroner, with Mesars C. F. Harton, U. D. come to grief,

Halliburton, and A. F. de F. Soures, da Jury, on the body of Chan Achung, a pri--

AFROPOS of opium we observe that Connor in the Victoria Gaol undergoing a enl Alabaster, in his recently published term of imprisonment for larceny. On the report on the trade of Amoy for 1876, 22nd instant, he was admitted to the hos makes some remarks concerning the drug, pital and died on the night of the 23rd which form additional evidence of the from disease of the heart. A verdict of fact, echoed by apparently all foreign death from natural causes was returned, officials in China, that the production of native opium is largely on the inorean),

and that the Chinese Government, al-In the Supreme Court to-day an ex parte though constantly fulminating edicts application was to have been made by the against the cultivation, make no active defondant in the recently tried snit of and honest efforts for its suppression. Lum Ohu She v. Cheung Che Wan for a Considerable quantities of native opium

are, says Mr Alabaster, produced in the new trial, but owing to some misunder- neighbourhood with the cognisance, and, standing the Counsel making the motion indeed, under the anthority of the man- did not receive proper instructions, so that Noon.---Chariton leaves for Port Darwin, darins, who levy a tax upon it. Owing, after the waste of an hour, the application however to its inferior quality, he does had to be adjourned. There is a screw not think it affects the sale of the for loose somewhere, and the right mail, if it

SATURDAY, March 30:-

2 p.m.-Furniture Sale, &o, at No. 55, eign drug. "It is even possible," adds could be found, ought to be hit on the

Wyndham Street,

Tonian leaves for London,

MONDAY, April 1:--

the Consul, that we may see the curions

spectacle of China exporting to England hosd, for the sake of the dignity of the the drug she wrongfully blames as for Court.

Oxfordshire leaves for Yokohama, &s, on introducing into her country, as inquiries

or about this date.

Per Kjobenhaen, at 10.30 am. To-mor- THURSDAY, April 4:—

row, the 20th inst.

For BANGKOK.—

Por barque W. E. Gladstone, at 8 pm.

To-morrow, the 26th Inst.

For BAIGON —

For Altona, at 4.30 p.m. To-merrow, the 26th fart, instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI AND

TAIWAN...

For Albay, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

26th Inst

For HAIPHONG AND HANOL--

Per Zamboanga, at 9.50 a.m., on Wednes

day, the 27th last.

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c.— Per Ocean, at 11,80 am, on Wednesday,

the 27th-fast. Postago, 12 cents, BANGKOK Per Bafanattlanuhar, at 4.30 p.m., on

Thursday, the 28th inat. Fer YOKOHAMA,---

For

Per Malacca, on or about Thursday, the

28th inst,

For PORT DARWIN.—

Per Charlton, at 11.80 am., on Friday,

the 20th fast

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.— The English Contract Packet Khoa, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &o,, on THURSDAY, the 28th Instant,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, dra. :-

Wednesday, 27th instant.--

5 r.M., Money Order Offson olsas,

6 P.M., Post Office alossa except the Nisur

Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 26th instant-

7 A.M., Fost Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 104.M., Post Office aloses except for Late Letter Registry of Letters cosZOS, (10.16 A.M., Letters may be pasted with La Fan of 18 cents extra Postage til

to

11 4.1, when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely. (11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Facket with Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage,

to

till

are already being made as to the possi-Ir is gratifying to note that the young bility of using it in the manufacture of pine-tress now dotted all over the island- Noon-French Mall loaves for Ports of of the latest numbers of the Pokingare sprouting and thriving in a most satie- laudanum, morphia, &c., at home." One Kennedy Road, Peak Road, and at the Gap

Call and Europe. TUESDAY, April 9--

3 p.m.---Ocdldental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established 4.D. '1841.

香港大藥房

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

WHOLESALE AND Retail DauĞGISTS, IMPORTERS

O

DRUGGISTA' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REqui. BITES, TOILET REquishtes, English, AMERICAN, AND FRENOM PATENT MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURERS

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

The Mamifactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.

The Surveyor General's

Gazette contains a reiteration of the: Imperial edict against the cultivation of factory manner. the drug in the Empire, with special scheme for planting trees la being quietly reference to Shanel. These are Consul married on, at varions points of the Island. Alabaster's viewe in regard to the moral At Pokfolum the waste ground between the aspects of opium smoking :-)

Old Reservoir and Police Station is now neatly laid out in beds, and surrounded by a wall, the beds being sown with fir tree seed,

As regards the moral question, there are still instances of rain to be seen distinctly attributable to opium, as there are instances at home of ruin caused by drunkenness; but for tree-planting purposes of the future. Ia opium-smoking being now openly practised, this respect . E. Mr Hennessy deserves

and the demoralisation of secrecy removed,

well of the community, and he will be more

the strong feeling against it no longer axists, and though you will find total likely to be remembered by posterity by abstainers to denounce it as the most hurtful means of this soheme than by any other act have come to see that moderately indulged of his administration. and abominable of vices, the commonalty in it is certainly harmless, if not absolutely

beneficial, and cases of excess will necessarily ANOTHER friquest was held with the same reour so long as the tendency of mankind is

to overstep the narrow boude of moderation; jury on the body of Chan Ahi, a coolie, who but the vios of opium-smoking is gradually died in the Tung Wak Hospital. From the diminishing, and as the distinction between evidence it appeared that the deceased was the use and abuse of the stimulant is de-

coming better understood, opium will take one of the coolies employed to discharge a the place in China that is held by alcoholio cargo of sugar from the steamer Pourt on drinks at home-approved by some, con- the 28th February last. A bag of the sugar demned by others, and used by all.

LOOAL AND GENERAL,

The delivery of the English Mall woo began at 9.55 yesterday morning.

Tas steamers Conquest, Dalo, Thaice and

BT The publication of this irrus commensed Kottung were at Haiphong when the Zam.

boanga, left,

#7.25 p.

BIRTH.

At Perioe, Stoke, Devenport, January 25th, the Wife of GEORGE IGNATIUS PIRE, Assist. Commissary General, of a Son.

MARRIAGE,

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the steamer Gleneagles left Singapore yesterday for this

port.

Norwich, ALBERT CURTIS DULCKEN, former. We note the arrival of Chief Justice French,

On the 14th Feb., at St. Giles's Church, ly editor of the Hongkong Daily Press, to LEONORA, Daughter of the late Siday the new Judge of the Supreme Court at Hawse, of Coltishal, Norfolk.

Shanghai (in place of Sir Edmund Homby), on his way to that port.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1878.

VESSELS spoken: Dec. 29, Haydn Brown, New York to Shanghai, 10 8.33 W.

fell on his left leg, which was fractured. The Captain of the steamer ordered him to be taken to the Man Hing Hong, the agents, and from thence he was sent to the Tung Wah Hospital. The doctors there pronounc ed his injuries to bo too severe to give hopes of recovery. An outside doctor named Tong Sz Lan, at No. 61, Queen's Road West, was then called in by the deceased's friends, and he undertook to cure the man for $46, This doctor then removed the deceased to his own house in order that he might be brought more under his immediate care, It appeared, however, that he could not de anything for him, and the deceased lingered

olded symptoms of collapse, as he was so far on till the 20th inst., when he showed de-

gone that he could neither open kis mouth, nor cat. The sanguine dooter then removed him back to the Tang Wah Hospital on the 22nd inst., where he died this morning (26th) from look-jaw, as this doctor necribed it. The Jury returned a verdiet of death

An interesting letter has appeared in the(); Miza Shaw, London to Shanghai, 83 from nooident.

Penang Gazette, from a planter of Pro- days out.

vince Wellesley, in regard to the cultiva

THERE Are A few slight differences between

11.60 .., when the Mall is finally tion of tea in the Malayan Peninsula, THE Fleurs Castle (.) reached Now York the Hongkong and the Shanghai rendering

closed.

Hongkong, March 14, 1878.

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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of Tokio will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th instant, with Maile for Japan, Ban Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows-

11 A, M. Registry of Letters ceases, 11,80 A.M. Post-Office closes, but Latters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Rica, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, March 25, 1878.

The writer states he has planted since on the 11th February with a broken shaft. 1874 two hundred and fifty acres with The Lod.re, from London to this port, left tea shrubs, of which one hundred and fifty

acres now only require pruning to be ready Falmouth on the 9th Feb., after under- for picking, while the remaining hundred going repairs: she has been delayed about are recently planted. Eminent planters three months, having started from London from India have visited and reported most on the 30th October.

favourably on the cultivation, asserting

that it will compare favourably with A BATHER serious accident occurred on that of many estates in India. This fe

of

the following recent telegram :--

Shanghai.

Hongkong. London, Mar. 13. London, Mar. 17. The political situa. The situation is Bion with regard to considered to ba men- the stern questionfading; the British is menacing.

Ironclad Squadron af Russians troops Gallipoli has been are near Bulair rein-reinforced. forsed,

The Russian troops The British 3ron- near Bulair have been.

the more surprising as the results have Friday morning to one of the Quarter Mas-clad Squadron has reinforced. been attained, without any previous ters, named Anderson, of the P. M. S. s. been reinforced and knowledge or experience on the part of City of Tokio, It appears from what we has proceeded to Gal the planter in regard to the cultivation, can learn that the poor follow fell down ene

Hipoli.

In the course of his communication he of the hatchways and sustained such serious expresses his opinion that the Malay

Peninsula containe millions of acres of taternal injuries that he had to be conveyed low, thickly wooded, hills, which are to Hospital to-day. remarkably well adapted for the growth

A OUIous instance of the way in which natives of Bengal hoard money is given tu the Englishman of the 18th February, A Bhagulpore Zemindar who died not long ago left in one of his boxes Bank of Bengal notes chiefly dated 1885 to the value of Rs.

of tea. The variety to be planted misty | We have seen a fine live specimen of the 119,000. His relatives presented these last mc28 he thinks, be the indigenous Assam and Swinhoe Pheasant, which Captain F, Ashton week for payment at the Bank, and after

no other. In point of fact, he sees do

the notes had been duly examined, received

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKEE,—

other permanent cultivation suitable for has just presented to the Government their value in math. For about 45 years. The French Contract Packet Anadyr will coffee, Some of the ten made on his would more generally follow the laudable nothing for it. Had he invented it ta the lands in question but that of ten or Gardens. It captains of merchant steamers then the owner of this money resolved be despatched from Hongkong on estate had realized in the Home market example thus set, our zoological garden amounted now to about 5 lakhs of rupees. Gorerament funds the sum would have THURSDAY, the 4th April, with the price of Assam and had been declared would soon have to extend its borders or as This hoarding of paper money too is very Malls to and sliroligh the United equal to it in every reapest. The re

Hingers, P. Holter, and A. Braun (from Penang, Mr J. A. Taylor; from Singapore, Mr P. A. Milolk, For Yokohama from Bombay, Menara R. W. Leyland, and The Joyner.

Per Khive, from Shanghai: for Venice, Mr H. Her 2 for London, Mr C. Zustouri for Hongkong, Mestre & E. Saiter, G. McDonald, H. Moss, and 40 Chinese,

Per Casandra, from Baigon, Mr Galles, and 10 Cliness.

Fer Caldera, from Kobe, Mr Braess, and 1 Chinese.

Per Zamboanga, from Haiphong, 16 Chi-

деве,

Per Orissa, from Straits, 47 Chinese, Fer Cheang Hock Klan, from Singapore, 620 Chinese,

For Jatt, from Saigon, 3 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Huber; for Amoy, Mr J. Bruce; for Foo

Per Douglas, for Swatow, Me and Mrs

show, Ber, M. Gimeno, and Ber: Yerinia Perez.

Per Norne, for Sirator, 19 Ohlavie,

Kingdom and Europe, vid Marmarks here expressed being the results least multiply its coops and cages. seille; to Salgon, Singapore, Bata-

Following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, du me Wednesday, April 3rd.

remarkable showing that the man had con- fidonos in the Bank of Baugal at any iste. via, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, of an experiment on an extensive soste

Although Burmoss have nothing like the Calcutta, Bombay, Adon, Sues, and are of unquestionable importance. The Wa learn that Mr Forrest, of H. M. Consular propensity for hoarding money shawn by Alexandria.

Malayan Peninsula may be at the present Service, goes home on leave. Mr Alabaster natives of India we have no doubt large time regarded a vast unculticated goes to Tientsin (his proper post, strange to vince. Most of our onltivators who sums of silver are buried in this prov territory, and if the land is found way); while Mr Parker comes to Canton, in have a sufficient number of cattle burg favourable to the growth of the tea

their surplus cash in the ground ca. thrub, there is no reason whatever why, Blaes of Mr Giles, who succoeds Mr Phillips ther than invest it in banks of our fun as the country is gradually brought under at Amoy. Mr T. Watters (who arrived by The enormous amount of silver which Mas the care of the planter, the Peninsula the mail steamer yesterday) proceeds to should not become a formidable compati Johang, whither Mr Hopkins will accompany of therto the Peninsuls seems to baze been

tor with China in the tea market. Hi him..

$7.M., Money Order Office closes. Past Office aloses except the Near Bot, which remains open all night. Mureday, April 4th-

been exported to the wild cotintry beyond our frontier for timber in the past thirty yeare in generally burled by the Karens and 7., Post Office opens for sale

Shana, and a certain portion of the buried Stamps, Registry "of Letters, and

money they never touch, thinking that If....... Posting of all correspondence,

chiefly notable in the commercial world BEGGAR-BOYS are still as great a nuisance they do so they will want for it in the next 10A.M., Registry of Latters senses. trade promo la mourn to as ever in Queen's Road. The dirty little stage of existendly Reus large amount of

of China Is threatened on 11, Post Office clones except for Late all sides.

silver are annually taken of Lotters.

First it is India, then Japan, rascals are generally under the orders of a and as they are soldoin found by strangers f1110, Letters (but Letters only) menaces Uhina with sharp rivalry in the former. Does the Superintendent of Police are now distributed over various portions and lastly the Malayan Peninsula that bigger boy, who directs the operations of the owing to the sacresy with which they are hidden, it is probable that lakhs of rupees may be posted on payment of a staple article of her commerce. Should ever visit Queen's Road? We do not think, of the country of use to no one and utterly to Late Fee of 18 conta extra postage, the Indian opium trade at any future

until

Min

11,80 a.M., when the Post Office Orcas time conse, ofther through the increased considering that he is seldom seen there, he lost to trade-Rangoon Garette.

entirely,

production of the drug in Obins or inter. pould fail to be an attraction to the juveniles, Mn Liddell, a gentleman largely Interested aps | ference on the part of the British Gospecially, if out of uniform-der the amail | in tra, ban succeeded in forting a new bows,

| Hebykeng, March 23, 1876)