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Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

MGELBRECHT VON FUSTAU has

"R, THEODOR JOHANNES EN-

been authorized to Sign our Firm per procuration.

WM. PUSTAU & Oa Hongkong, March 22, 1878.

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NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDWARD CUNNINGHAM in our Firm in Hongkong and China, Orased on the 31st December last.

RUSSELL & Co. China, March 8, 1878...

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NOTICE.

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TR. HORATIO GAY JAMES was admitted a Partner in our Finn on the lat January, 1878. -

GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 6, 1878,

NOTICE

HAVE This Day established myself at this Port as a MERCHANT and COM- MISSION AGENT, under the Style or Finn GEO. R. STEVENS & Co, who will henceforward conduct the Agency of the AUSTRALASIAN Steam NavigaTION COMPANY.

G. R. STEVENS.

Hongkong, December 29, 1877.

NOTICE

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR AMOY.

The Steamship

“ESMERALDA,”

•CULLEN, --Master, shortly due will have immediate

despatch for the above Port.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, March 27, 1878.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Underalgued has received lustruo

Ball by Public Auction, on

FRIDAY,

4

the 29th March, 1878, at 2 o'clock p.m., at his Residence, No. 2, Lower Mosque Terrace,

The whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &o, comprising: Damask Covered Drawing-room Suite, Rosewood Centre Table, Engravings, Carpet, Mirrora, Chandelier, Kerosine Lamps, and Clocks,

Teak Extension Dining Table and Chair, Marble-top Sideboard, Whatnots, Dinner and Dessert Sets, Glass and Plated-ware.

Double and Single Iron Bedsteads, Childs' Cots, Mahogany Wardrobe with Plate Glass Door, Chest of Drawers, Marble-top Toilet Tables and Wash stands, &o.

One SEWING MAOHINE, by

R. B. E. MEYERINK has been WILOOT GINE,

Madmitted a Partner in our Firm

from This Date.

MEYER & Co.

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Hongkong, January 1, 1878.

Notices to Consignees,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS,

STEAMER "MACTAN,” FROM MANILA,

ONSIGNEES 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 rink and expeDBE.

No Fire Insurance has been affected,

One BAGATELLE TABLE, with Balls, &c., complete.

One OHUEE'S PATENT IRON SAFE.

And,

One PIANO, by R. R. FIPP. Catalogues will be issued, and the whole to be on view on and after Thura- day, the 28th Instant.

TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery In Mexican Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. All lote, with all faults and errors of descrip tion, at Purchasers' risk on the fall of the hammer,

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J. M. ARMSTRONG

---Auctionsor.--- Hongkong, March 27, 1878,

Not Responsible for Dabta. Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any { Debt contracted by the Öfloors or Crea mmm | of the following Vessels, during their stay

Hongkong Harbour

RUSSELL & Co.,

Again, Hongkong, March 22, 1878, male

Volume Sixth of the "OHINA REVIEW."

Now Ready.

No, IV.–Vol. VI,

**OF THE

**CHINA REVIEW'

UONTAIN 8- Bibliography of the Chinese Imperial Col.

lections of Literature,

Imperial Confucianism.

Brief Sketches from the Life of K'ung-ming. Chinese Official Titles,

Translations of Chinese School-booka. Geographical Notes on the Provlace of

Klangal, Short Moiles of New Books and Literary

Intelligence,

Notes and Queries :---

The Manchu Terms for

and

The Mammoth in Chinese Records. Mohammedan Apostles in Chins, The Ki-Hin indentified with the Giraffe. Life Saving Association, and other Benevolent Societies at Wube. Professor Beal and bis Crities, Annamese Sovereigns.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, do Okina Mail Often,

Hongkong, March 12, 1876.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, (Calling off the usual Coast Forts, and taking through Cargo and Passengers for New Zealand.)

The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer

"BRISBANE" will be despatched for the above Porta on FRIDAY, the 29th Instant, at 2 p.m.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agente.

moze

Hongkong, March 27, 1878,

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

"YESSO,"

Capt. 8. Asarow, will be de spatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 31st Instant, at Daylights

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & 0‰. Hongkong, March 27, 1878. me31

FOR BHANGELAL The Steamship.

***GLENBAGLES,” »shortly ezpected, will be des spatched for the abova Port on or about MONDAY, the let Proximo.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, March 27, 1878. COMPAGNIE DEB MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signainzo, and take immediate delivery, Tils Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and axysse,

Be Fire Insurance has been affected.

H. SO FOURY,

Er "Pel Ho Šir 0. Grossmann, & (in dia- mand), No. 7807, 1 oste

gkong, dekrod 27, 1978,

from Marneillon

QUESTRY, American barque, Captain Barniby.-Captain.

NORTH STAR, American ship, Captain J. U. Thomson.--Order.

P. J. CARLETON, American barque, Capt. J. A. Amaburg.-P. & Q. Co.

RAJANATTIANUHAR, British_str., Capt. Goo, T. Hopkins-Yuen Fat Hong.

Coudeer, British barque, Capt. Renter, -Chinese.

CALDERA, British str., Captain Willisma. Jardine. Matheson & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

March 26, Brisbane, British steamer, 891, J. A, Reddell, Sydney Feb, 23, More ton Bay 28, Keppel Bay March 1, Bowen 8, Townsville same day, Cooktown 5, Thurs. day Island 9, and Singapore 20, Malls and General-GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

March 27, Deucalion, British steamor, 1639, R. J. Brown, Liverpool Jan. 28, vis ports of call, and Blogapore March 20, Genel -- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL

March 27, Glenfalloch, British steamer, 1880, A. H. Taylor, Salgon March 23, Rios.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

March 27, Malabar, British steamer, 1270, W. H. Goald, Saigon March 22, Rloe-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Mar. 27, Yottung, British steamer, 286, Goggia, Haiphong Mar. 28, Rios.-Kwor A03IONS.

March 27, Norna, British steamer, 606, Walker, Swatow March 26, General, KWOK ACHEONG.

March 27, Phillip Fitzpatrich, American barque, 582, Phelan, Singapore Jan. 27, Timber.-CHINESE.

March 7, Pacific, German steamer, 69: Peterle, Yo (one of the Caroline Group) March 18, Ballast.ORDER

DEPARTUREN

Mar. 27, Humboldt, for Manila.

37, Cairnsmuir, for Nagasaki, 27, Albay, for Bwatow," do

CLEARED

W. & Gladstone, for Bangkok, State of Alabama, for Saigon, Zamboanga, for Haiphong, Angwtura, for Touron.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

Per Brisbane, from Australia, Madame von Halle, Meners W. Greig and H. Lubber, and 151 Uhinese.

Per Dowalion, from Liverpool, Mr John- sion, and 2 children for Bhangbai, Mr Fender for Hongkong from Singapore,

Me and Misa Ellis and 164 Chinese for

Hongkong.

The Glenfuttech, from Saigon, & Chinese. Pir falabar, from Saigon, 1 Chinese. For Norna, from Swatow, 1 European deck, and 850 Chinese,

DEPARTED.

Per Albay, for Amty, &c., 150 Chiness.

TO DEPART.

Fer Khive, from Shanghel: for Venice, Mr E. Horts for London, Garel Quota wital-From Yokohama i for Southamp

THE CHINA MATE.

with light winds; cleared Hainan Strulta on the evening of the 25th, and anchored at 8 p.m. on 26th abreast of the Ladrones. At 5.30 am. 27th proceeded and nirived in- Hongkong at 10.30 am. `-

The British steamer Norma reporti Fresh N.E. winds and thick atmosphere throughout.

The American barque Phillip Fitzpatrich reports: Light N.E and bading” winds throughout the passage.

The British steamer Brisbane reports": Left Sydney at 2 p.m. 23rd February, arrived in Moreton Bay Brisbane at noch on the 25th, embarked mails and passengers. för Europe, and took her departure at 2 Marah, Bowen 3rd, Townsville same day, Cooktown 5th, Thursday Island Torres Straits on the morning of the 9th, and arrived in Singapore at 8 a.m. on the 20th, transhipped mats and passengers and ieft again same day at 6 pm, arriving as above. Experienced strong Southerly and B.E. winds as far as Thursday land, from thence to arrival in Bingapore light variable thence to Cape Jack! strong N. W. winds, winds, from Singapore to Pulo Sapaka strong. N.E. monsoon, from thence to arrival light

variable winds and fine weather.

CARGO,

Por Khiva, for London, 1892 half-okosts, 34 cases and 148 boxen Tea, 28 bales Waste Silk, 404 bales Silk, 10 cases Silks, and bales Silk, and 50 pkgs, Sundriem. 1380 pkgs. Sundries For Continent, 144

FOST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close:----

For HAIPHONG AND HANOL--

Per Zamboanga, at 9.80 a,zı, on Thurs. day, the 28th fusk, instead of as previously notified,

For YOKOHAMA.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Bhipping. Noon---English Mall loaves for Porta

of Call and Europe.

Noon-American Mall leaves for Yoko

bama and Ban Francisco.

Auction.

[No. 4696-MARON 27, 1878.

advance of the Russians to the Danube, accounted for. It will perhaps be found and perhaps this in the reason why Rue that this robbery was contemplated when sia is anxious to keep the matter away the poisoning was discovered. The names from the Congrem.

of the men who have been arrested arS

Oug, daily contemporary at Singapore Ching Abol, Wong Achan, and She Ayani raises the question of the defences of the THE 8. B. Pacific, about which is may be settlements in the Straite against attack remembered there was some litigation a

3 p.m.-Furalture Sale, do, at No. 10, from the sea. It is a fact, says our on few months since, arrived here this after-

Beymour TorraG8,

Ariusement.

temporary, that both Singapore and

Penang are in a worse position, in regard noon from the Pacific Islands. She made to fortifications, than they were in 1854, a very successful run both to and from the 9 p.m.Performance of "Trial by for the forts and guns are useless-so lelands, and reports that she found every.

Jury," at the Lusitano,

useless indeed are the guas at Mount thing in a settled state among the fow Eu- Palmer that practice with them has long ropeans at the places the visited. A great been abandoned owing to their dangerous want of the necessaries of life is being felt, condition. The infantry, our contempor

General Memoranda. FRIDAY, March 29:---

ary is informed, is to be replaced by a however, by the natives in the New Ire Madras regiment should war be declared, land, New Britain, and Duke of York e.but no amount of soldiers could prevent groups, in consequence of the heavy hostile gunboats from firing into the coal drought, and great distress has been occa depots, and working havoc among the oned. The officers of the Pacific witness- shipping. Presuming our fleet to be out

Noon-Charlton leaves for Port Darwin. 3 p.m.-Brisbane leaves for Singapore, 2 p.m.-Sale of Honiehold Furniture,

at Mr McDonald's 'residence, Lower Mosque Terrace.

SATURDAY, March 30:-

Ionian leaves for London.

SUNDAY, March 31:---

Daylight-Fesss leaves for Coast Ports, MONDAY, April 1:-

Oxfordshire leaves for Yokohama, do, on

or about this data.

Gleneagles leaves for Shanghai on or about

this date.

of the way, Hongkong at the present mo-ed a phenomenon which, although well ment would perhaps be equally as helpless known to be of occasional cocurrenos, in against the sudden descent of hostile vessels nevertheless a strange sight. About four of war as Bingapore or Penang. We have weeks ago, whilst in the neighbourhood of no doubt plenty of war material here, New Britalu Island, close to the Duke of which might in the space of a few days be utilised against an enemy, but if hos tile man-of-war over do visit this port, our first notification of the event will in 9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge, all probability be their casting anchor in the harbour. There is no question that THURSDAY, April 4:—

Noon-French Mail leaves for Forts of the British feet in the China sese is

Call and Europe, THUESDAY, April 11 :---

Sp.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s Steamer leaven for Yokohama and San

WEDNESDAY, April 8:--

Francisco,

THE

Fork group, they witnessed a roloanic eruption which caused the sudden aphonval- of a large island at Blanche Bay. The island rose to the height of 70 feet, and its

complete appearance only took about three hours.

At the same time a heavy tidal wave was seen, although fortunately the Pacific was out of its reach. The whole of St. George's Channel' was filled with pu- mice stone, the Pacific having steamed for about 20 miles amonges it.

strong enough to give a very effective reception to half-a-dozen Russian agus drons of the strength of the one at pre sent cruising in Chinese and Japanese waters, but the seas are wide and the Russians might give the Admiral the slip. At the present time the British

Captain Holcomb, of Pacific fame, la n corvettes (one an ironclad) and twenty passenger in the steamer, and reports the aloops, gun-vessels, and gun-boats. The loss of his schooner Babeah. She left Yap Russian fleet consists of the corvette

Per Malacca, at 3.30 p.m. To-morrow, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, | fleet in the China neas numbers four

the 28th Inst.

For BANGKOK.-

Per Rajanattianuhar, at 4.80 p.m., on

Thursday, the 28th Inst.

For SAIGON.

Per Marcio, at 6 pm. To-morrow, the 28th inst., instead of as previously notified.

For-PORT DARWIN.—

Pea Charlton, at 11.80 a.m., on Friday,

the 29th inst.

For AMOY & SHANGKAL--ni

Per Deucalion, at 8.30 p.m., on Friday,

the 29th fast.

For

SWATOW, AMOY & FOOONHOW.- Per Yaro, at 5 p.m.; on Saturday, the

80th Inst.

MAILN BY THE ENGLISH PACKER.-- The Engilah Contract Packet Kniva,

will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 28th Instant.

The following will be the hours of alosing

the Malli, đe, je

Wednesday, 27th Instant ----

5 P.M., Money Order Offco closes.

Established A.D. 1841,

香港大藥房

A. 6. WATSON, & Co... FAMILY & DISPENSING UBEMISTS,

WHOLESALE ANd Retail DrusGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

DAUGGIETS' SUNDRIES, Nursery Requr SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, ÁMBRICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

Or

Soda Water, Lemonado, Tonią - Water, Gingerade, Potasy Water, Barsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Wafers,

The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1878.

The publication of this issue commenced

# 7.40 p.m.

62.M., Post Office olosos except the NIGRY THE CHINA MAIL.

Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 28th instant, -0.

7 L.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Foating of all correspondence. 10A.M., Port Office closes except for Late

Lettern. Registry of Letters consSS. (10.16 .M., Letters may be posted with LACH Fan of 18 canta extra Portage Hill

to

11 1.3, when the Post Office Orosas

entirely.

to

(11.88., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra portage, 11.60A.M., when the Mall is finally Hongkong, March 14, 1878

til

closed.

#

10028

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of Tokio will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 28th_instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States,

11

which will be closed as follows- .M. Registry of Letters seases.

11.90 .. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countales) may be posted on board the Pasket with Late Fee of 18 seats extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Risa, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be mont by this route. Hongkong, March 25, 1876,

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MAILS BY 28 TOSEES STRAITS PACKET The Australian Contract Packet Brisbane, will be despatched from Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 28th instant, with Malls

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878.

ONE of the paragraphs in the telegram we published last night stated: "Russia insists upon the exolusion from the pro- posed European Congress of the question of Bessarabia and the cession of Arme-

nia" By the words "cession of Arme nia" is, we presume, meant the cession

Bayan ( guns), the despatch-boat on the 18th August, having on board about Feadnick (8 guna), the despatch-boat 4 months' provisions-her outfit and cargo Hoidamask (7 guns) and the gun-boats being estimated at $15,000. Her crow and Sobol (A gune) and Morge (4 guns), passengers consisted of Mr Adam Fullar making a total of five vessels only of Glasgow (a trades), Captain C. Brown. Admiral Hillyar could almost afford with the fleet at his disposal to leave sufficient (master), Mr B. O'Hara (well known both vessels in Hongkong and the Straits for here and at Singapore), a coloured man She the defence of these places, and yet have named Davie, and 5 or 6 natives. men-of-war enough in reserve for looking should have returned to Yap about the. after the Russians or an expedition to middle of November, and her non-appear Vladivostook,

ance leads Captain Holcomb to conclude that she has been either entirely lost or has fallen into the hands of unfriendly pativas.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

(SUPPLIED TO THR "CHINA-MAIL"]

(By Bouthern Route)

THE WAR. LONDON, 24th March, 1878 In St. Petersburg it is semi-officially announced that the fact of England persis ting in her demands relative to the pesse conditions decreases the chances of the European Congress meeting at all.

It is reported that Russia has demanded that the British Ironclad Squadron leave the Sea of Marmors and the Dardanelles.

The Eussian Press is greatly irritated with England.

uito,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of a portion of Armenis, as none of the THz Jerfalcon (schooner), from Fonchow peace conditions we have yet seen provide with tea, reached Brisbane on the 17th for the cession of more than the eastern end of the province. According to the latest advices, oven Erzeroum is to be surrendered to the Turks. In regard to TEE. & A. Co.'s 9. 8. Bowen arrived off the "question of Bessarabia" some little Cooktown on the 20th ultimo, fross this explanation may be acceptable. If a port, and proceeded same day, reaching map of Turkey be consulted it will be seen Sydney on the 27th.

that a small strip of Roumanian territory separates the southern portion of Rus-

sian Besarabia from the northern month THE steamer Hankois (of former tea-races) of the Danube. It is this strip of land, nived at London, from Sydney, on Feb. which is a sort of guarantes for the free- 18, and left Cardiff on March 7 for this dom of the mouths of the Danube, that port, with 3000 tour cos), Russia has demanded from Roumania,

INQUEST.

An duquest'was held at Governrnent Civil Hospital this afternoon on the bodies of Loung Awah, Wong Asam, Chan Angan, and Wong Amui, before the Coroner (0, V. Creagh, Esg.) and the following gentle men as a Jury, Messrs. A. J. Gordon, N. J. Gomes, and T. L. W. Ginger. The da ceased were found by the cook (Bit Apoey) on board the B. B. Deucalion, on the 21st Instant, and were supposed to have bean poisoned. Capt. R. J. Brown said he was master of the steamer Deucalion. On the evening of the 21st instant, whilst on the high seas on a voyage from Liverpool to this port, several of the Brd class Chinese passenger had taken their evening meat: some of them commenced to vomit. The doster of the ship was in immediate atten- danes. The Cook told witness that ba

thought some person in the ship had pat poison in their soup. On the next morning the head Chiness cook told him that he had found out the man who had put the poison Into the soup. For the safety of the ship witness immediately placed that man in irons, and gave orders to the second officer

to search his box, and he found the two white papers produced. The man was - 5 Chinese deck passenger, Witness did' and that. Prince Charles evinces so little T British ship Sarah Nicholson, which not know the prisoner's name.

They disposition to code England and Austria

have both requested that all the condi- left Sydney for Newcastle on the 10th had 800 Chinese passengers from Penang tions of peace may be submitted to the February to load for this post, got aground and Singapore, about 14 of whom wers proposed Congress; the Czar is now on the 20th Feb, whilst being towed to sea third class, all the others being deck. Al apparently willing to arsent to these from the latter place in charge of the pilot, this stage the enquiry was adjourned until demands, provided the conditions relating She grounded on a reef of rocks inside the past 2 o'clock to-morrow, to the cession of this strip of territory,

and the eastern portion of Armenia are black buoy, and nearly the whole of her excepted. The Bessarabian question orgo (1400 tons of coal) had to be dis- Tas following items are from the Straits simply affects Austrian and continental charged before she could be floated at high interests, but in the cession of Armenian tide. The accident will be the subject territory doubtless British interests are of an official enquiry, although, beyond by the resident of Balangors, arrived from infringed. As a Power which sacrificed

a vast number of lives and a hundred the detention and expenses incurred, no milions of money in compelling Russia serious damage resulted from the accident. in 1885 to respect among other matters

the freedom of the mouths of the Danube, We would remind those interested that the England has an undoubted right to be remedietta, The Family Shakspeare" for Singapore, Port Darving Somerest, heard respecting any new arrangements and the operetta "Trial by Jary" will be Cooktown, Oleveland Bay Bowen, Russia may propose in regard to Rou Heppel Bay, Brisbane Sydney, Tan

mania New Zealand, and fielbourne, mantan Besarabia. The reason put performed by the Members of the Choral Correspondenes cannot be Registered after forward by the Cear for the cession of the Boalety in the Lusitano Theatre to-morrow

1.15 p.m. The Maila will be closed at 1.30 p.m. in keeping with Russia's slaughter of ment will be a most successful one, although territory is a sentimental one, perfectly evening. It is expected that the entertain Supplementary mail on board with late the Turks for the sake of the "oppressed of a kind entirely new to Hongkong uma Jorrespondence for Bouthern and Western Bulgariana" It is that the Russians

fee of 18 cents till time of departure.

Australia cat be sent by this route it bad erected at Ismail a memorial of a tours. We are requested to state that no de fred, but as a general rule it in battle fought somewhere about 1780, tickets will be sold, nor money taken for Hongkong, March 97, 1978

and that the Emperor's heart could admission, at the dous of the theatre to mp39 not agree to this being left to other | morrow evenlog.

better to send it vis Galla,

than Russian bands. The Roumant

son, Anaist, Paymt. Colller, A., Ma J: | MAILS BY THE FREYON PACKET,— ans have rendered the Russians vory A VERY Harious case of poisoning courred. Nowell-From Bongkong 1 for Venice, Mr and Mrs Moyer, infant and nat, fem, sort. The Branch Contthet Packet Anadyr will considerable service in the present on board the 8.5. Drusation during her

be despatched from Hongkong en struggle, and the Czar's demand is a

and Me John W. Masury for Brindial, Rev. J. J. Beift for Bouthampton, Mrs Clarke, Mra Ramsey, Mesars Pointay, Man A. H. Alting and J. J. Thomas, and four Besmen for Bombay, Capt. Jay, 18 Lanes, and natives; for Gibraltar, Mr Juan de Sobraj for Aden; Aming.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The steam tender Abdul Samat, purchased

Hongkong this morning, (March 18th) after 10 days run under canvas. This little vessel's dimensions are only 72 feet in length by 11.6 beam. The passage, therefore, may be considered a very satisfactory one. It is stated she steams 10 knots with a consump ton of one ton of oral a day.

The French ironclad steam corvette

Armade, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Duborquois, arrived at the Borneo Come pany's what this morning (March 18th) route to the China and Japan stations, She is a vessel of 2,500 tons, narries -800-

men, is armed with 16 guns and has engines of 400 horse power, Rear Admiral Dubor Véron as Naval Commander-in-chief

quota is the successor of Hose Admiral

THE Cooktown Herald--the proprietor of which journal we observe has been horas whipped, as is the custom there-writes cin 8th Feb. The celestial celebration of the Chinese new year, which has been so relim giously kept for the last week, oncluded yesterday amidat a tremendous firing of orückers and burning of joas papers. During the bolidays the Chinese merchants and storekeepers have kept their establishments quite closed, and sinos last Saturday not a Business transaestion has been recordeds". Täs European vifited any Chinese store during the holidays he was invariably regaled with

THURSDAY, the 4th April, with direct violation of clause 2 of the Russo Forage from Singapore to this port. Four Mails to and through the United Roamanian convention of April laat, persons were killed, and their bodies Kingdom and Europe, vid Hon which states "In order that no inson brought on here, were the subject of an milies to Salgon, Singapore Batavenience or danger may result to Rou- inquest which opened today and adjourned via Galle Fondicherry, Madras, manis from the passage of the Russian until past 1 o'cloak to murrow." Thres marchants have kept open house, and if an Uklotite, Bombay, Aden, Bues, and troops over her territory, the Government Alatandilar

the beat that money could buy The largis honse of Mesare, Sun Xum. Yang and Goi wound up their celebration of the new YIKL

of His Majesty the Emperor of All the men were arrested on suspicion, one of The following will be the best of losing Russias engages to maintain and enforce what has also to answer another charge of

the Malla, da me

the political rights of the Roumanist stealing £172 from ons of the Chinese Wednesday, April Brd.am

State as they result from internal laws passenger. The money was in a boz nasr 57.x. Money Order Office dlesen. Post and existing Treaties, as well as to main, which he was seen to have been loitering. by entertaining large circle of the leading Olion closes exmpi ire None Box, tain and defend the present Integrity of The police on searching him found #127, through their agents Moses Bartley and European residents at a grand dinner, Tie Bridah steamer Yoldung reports i

which remains open all night. Roumania. Neither Austria nor Gen. Expirienced loggy weather Emi wo days | Hongkong, March 18, 1878.

The British steamer Gln-fällosh reports i ] Fine weather throughout the passage,

The British steamer Malabar reports: Biltong winds to Ospa Padaran, and thenos Are meather.

api pany are likely to be favourable to this and there are therefore did sill to be Co. The table was laid in the large slogans.