MR
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE
FR. THEODOR JOHANNES EN. GELBRECHT VON PUSTAV has boen authorized to Sign our Firm per procuration.
WM. PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, March 22, 1878. ap29
NOTICE.
R. HORATIO GAY JAMES was MR
admitted a Partner la our Firm on the 1st January, 1878.
GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, January 5, 1878,
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NOTICE.
HAVE This Day established myself at this Port as a MERCHANT and COM- MISSION AGENT, under the Style or Firm of GEO. R. STEVENS & Co, who will henceforward conduct the Agency of the AUSTRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY.
G. R. STEVENS. Hongkong, December 29, 1877.
NOTICE.
Notices to Consignees.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
NOTION TO CONSIGNEES. YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo e requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undoraigned for counter. algnature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
IL av POEHY .Agent.
from Marrelles.
Ex "Pei.Ho." Mr C. Grossmann, G (in dla-)
mond), No. 7307, 1 case) Maroery,
Ex "Anadyr.":
---..from PO Mesars Adamson, Bell &
Co,, 27 cases Colour,....................! Shanghai.
Ex "Djemnah.”
**
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A. Order 210 bags Sharp Stones, B
53 17 BP
60 myl WMS W. Mach. Smith, 1"case
Belts, ...... Hongkong, April 10, 1878.
THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDWARD CUNNINGHAM in our Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED OF the 81st December last.
Oblas, March 8, 1878.
RUSSELL & Co.
NOTICE.
85
Theron a Reap Chinese fail, THE Interost and Responsibility of the ## (Wah Tsex Yat Po), CRASED from the lat August, 1877, but Debts prior to that Date will be received and paid by him.
CHUN AYIN.
Hongkong, April 6, 1878.
NOTICE
from Madran.
from London
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S. 8. MAOTAN," FROM MANILA.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. their Cargo is being landed and stored in named Steamer are hereby notified that the Godowns of the Undersigned at their
risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 12, 1878.
Not Responsible for Debts.
aple
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Grew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-
TN Reference to the above, the Under-Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor IN I signed has LEASED the Chinese Mail from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG YOOR CHUR, as Translator and General Manager of the newspaper, which under Its now regimd will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- Dallent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.
KONG OHIM,
Leaves of the Hongkong Chinese Mall. Hongkong, April 6, 1878.
NOTICE.
TR CHARLES vox BOSE has been
M Authorized to Sign our Firm per
procuration at Canton.
CARLOWITZ & Co. Canton, April 2, 1878.
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To Let
TO LET.
THREE STORIED DWELLING. HOUSE, No. 115, Queen's Road East (Spring Gardens). Rent Moderate.
** Apply to
D. NOWROJEE,
Boxazone HOTEL.
myś
Hongkong, April 4, 1872.
TO LET.
THE DWELLING BOUSE,"Green- mount," at present in the occupation of J. FAMBATAN, Esq.
Possession after 15th April.
Apply to
GILMAN & Co.
ap18 Hongkong, March 18, 1878.
TO LET. THE Dwelling House No. 6, Mosque Terrace, possession from 15th April Three Offices, in Club Chambers.
Apply to
next.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, March 4, 1878.
TO LET.
FOUSE No. 9, Queen's Road Central,
Hwith Godowns sttached.
House No. 2, Seymour Terrace.
DAVID SASSOON, SONB & Co. Hongkong, January 4, 1878.
Intimations.
ESTATE OF DODD & C..
A T ́the MEETING held on the 12th Instant at Messrs DODD & Co.'s OFFICES, the following RESOLUTIONS were carried :----
1. That the affairs of the said DoDD Oo, shall be Ldquidated by arrangement,
, and riot in Bankruptcy.
2. That FRANCIS ÜROMLEY be, and he
is hereby appointed Trustee,
8. That EL ABENDEOTH and EDMUND Prs be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee of Inspection,
All PAYMENTS on socount of the Estate, is a requested, will be Faid to the order of the Vadersigned,
F. CHOMLEY, Trustes for the Estate of DODD E do,
Amoy, January 14, 1878. NOTICE OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, IN LIQUIDATION, FOURTH RETURN of CAPITAL At the Rate of TEREE TAELS
DR SELARE will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 1st April, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on "MONDAY, | the 8th April.
Warrants will then be delivered by the Undersigned to Shareholders, of their lamtal representatives, on presentation of Share Certificates for Endorsement.
The Transfer _BOOKS of the Company will be ULOSED from the 1st to the 8th. April inclusive,
By Order,
RUSSELL & Co.
Liquidators. Shanghai, March 99, 1878.
Barnaby.Captain.
QUICKSTER, American barque, Captain
NORTH STAR, Amerloan ship, Captain J. U. Thomson.-Order.
ABOY, British steamer, Captain D. Scott.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
ANTIOCH, American barque, Capt. W. B. Beymore, Chinese.
LADAGO, American ship, Captain C. B. Pierce.-Captain.
Dado, British steamer, Capt. Haddock. Meyer & Co.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, British barque, Captain A. Malatyre,-Arnhold, Karberg
Oo.
Paraza, British steamer, Capt. Sergent. Melchers & Co.
DEVANA, British barque, Capt. William May.-Melobers & Co.
E. Owen. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
LADY PENRHYN, British barque, Capt.
BHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 11, Zamboanga, Spanish steamer, 651, Aranguren, Haiphong April 6, Paddy. -LANDSTEIN & Oo.
April 11, Conquest, British steamer, 817, Boots, Hatphong April 7, and Hoihow 10, General.--KWONG LEE YUAN,
April 12, State of Alabama, British str., 1956, A. Richle, Saigon April 7, Malls and Rico-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
April 12, Mactan, Spanish steamer, 871, A. Erquings, Manila April 9, General
RUSSELL & Co.
April 12, Lady Penrhyn, British barque, 815, E. Owen, Sydney Feb. 15, Coal,-- VOGEL, HAGEDORY OF CO.
--
DEPARTURES,
Apr. 12, Albay, for Swatow, &c.
12, Bellona, for Saigon. 12, H.M.S. Growler, for Pakhol.
CLEARED. Maria Ravano, for Manila, Norna, for Swatow, Kalaja, for Batavia, Dago, for Niigata. Karo, for Shanghat
Marie Louise, for Quinhon. Paradies, for Bangkok.
FASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
(No. 4610-APRIL 12, 1878.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, Į for subsistence. Those of the men who, vice each day next week at 11 in the morn-Shanghai 18th, Hongkong 24th, Singapore MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, through age or infirmity become unfiting and 8 in the evening. The United States Mail Packet Gaelic for the arduous work of hunting, spand
a
apla
a late American thres-masted schooner Rosina, now named with a Chinese name and under the Danish dag, went out from Macao last night and anchored in the outer Roads. She is bound to Cochin-China for a cargo of salt. This vessel was condemned
31st Jan., arrived at Marseilles last night, and will reach London to-morrów.
The Foxhound gunboat, en route to the China Station, has been detained at Malta, and ordered to Bosika Bay. It is probable that the Falcon, which sailed for China last week, will also be detained for the present in the Mediterranean.
World has been arranged to start on June A special steamer Voyage Round the 80, after visiting the Paris Exhibition, returning in May 1879. Bix months and s half of the time is to be spent in inland exonraions.
Colonel Diokins, of the 28th (North Glou- cestershire) Regiment, assumes the command of the troops on the Straits Settlement This officer's chief service was in the Crimean war, the leading assaults in which, he was present with the 38th (First Staffordshire) Regiment. He was severely wounded, and received for his services medal with thres clasps, Turkish medal, and appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour.
A telegram from Washington announces: that the Committee on Education and Labour has reported to the House of Representatives President to open a correspondence imme- in favour of a resolution requesting the diately with the British and Chinese Govern ments, with the view of restricting the emi- gration of Chinese to the United States.
Falmouth.-Feb. 27, the Dr Petermann, Newcastle for Yokohams, has been surveyed,
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the their time in the fields, tilling the ground 18th Instant, with Malls for Japan, with the women and raising millet and San Francisco, and the United States; other food for the maintenance of the which will be closed as follows t
tribe. The women also weave cloth. r.. Registry of Letters ceaser. That portion of their country which is 2.30 r.M. Fear-Ollige alasos, but Letters under culture is said to offer some of the (except for Non-Unton Countries) may richest sights that one can conceive. be posted on board the Packet with Their houses are built either of split Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage bamboo on the model of those of the whilst here.- until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies Japanese country people, or else of slate The steamer Banca, which arrived here
(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa in a style peculiar to themselves. They Rias, Honduras, Monte Video, New believe in a Supreme Being and also, like (Singapore) this morning March 27th) from Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can the Chinese, in the occult influences of Bamarang, reports having seen the British no longer be sont by this route.
nature, but they worship no idols. Civil banque durica, aahore at First Point, Banca Hongkong, April 9, 1878.
and polite by nature, they would probably Straits.-Straits Times. be inclined to hospitably receive strangers MAILS BY THE FRUNOR Packar.— The French Contract Packet Feiho will had they not been rendered extremely THE terrible whirlwind which is elsewhere be despatched from Hongkong on aspicious of them by the harali treatment described as having visited Canton yesterday THURSDAY, the 18th instant, with received at the hands of the Chinese, afternoon was as unexpected as it was Mails to and through the United since the expulsion of the Dutok, froin sudden, and seems to have been of such a Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar- the Island in the seventeenth century nature as not only to baille all description sailles; to Saigon, Singapore, BataIf the Chinese would carry out an exten- via, Galle, Australia, New Zea sive scheme of showing these Formosan but to upset all our preconceived ideas of the land, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Suy-aborigines a little of the world beyond law of storms as developed in South China, chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Snet, and Alexandria. This is the best their own Island, and afterwards allowing One correspondent, in a private letter to opportunity for forwarding Corre- them to go free to mix again with their friend, says that during the four or five spondence to E. Afrles, the Capy, countrymen, these people could doubtless minutes of its sweep across the City, the St. Helens, and Ascension.
bo apeedily led to become as law-abiding Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA and useful inhabitants of the rich and tornado undid the work of half-a-century. and ordered to discharge.
A terrible story of shipwreck and suffering by this Packet.
magnificent territory of Formoss as could Shameen is terribly wrecked. Messrs Jar-is related by six of the grow of the Sallic The following will be the hours of closing be desired. Perhaps, indeed, if the dine's house, he says, is all to pieces; Stedman, who were landed at New York on
the Malin, to.
Chinese Government persists in making while Mr Gepp's, Messrs Arnhold Karberg's the 11th alt. The vessel ran short of provi
sions, and for eight days the crew tasted Wednesday, 17th Int
F., Money Order Office aloses. Port the island a corpus vile on which to and Messrs Pustan's premises are very nothing but tobacco and water. Finally, Office closes except the Ntour Bor, experiment with Western science and much knocked about. Huge trees were one of the crew, maddened by hunger, killed which remains open all night. inventions, the day will come when the Hongkong, April 4, 1878.
Chinaman will be comparatively the snapped like pipe-stems. The natives savage, and the Formosan aboriginal have suffered severely. the civilised being The patives of the who had witnessed the great 74 Ty western coast are said to be at the pre-phoon at Masan, said that the wind sent tims a fine-featured race and intel at that desolating time was never so strong ligent,
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. -
sp18
The English Contract Packet Kashgar will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, o, on SATURDAY, the 20th Instant,
the Mails, dio. — The following will be the bours of closing Friday, 19th instant,
5 P.M., Money Order Office closes, 8 P.K., Post Office closes except the Night Box, which remains open äll night. Saturday, 20th Instant,
7 A., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Letters. Registry of Letters ceasSS,
(10.16 M., Letters may be posted with LATU Fan of 18 ceste extra Postage till
to
11 A.M., when the Post Office Cross
entirely.
a
Ons gentleman,
as it was when it swept through Canton Ir will be seen from a paragraph among Festerday afternoon. Many of the foreigners our local news that the volunteer oorps en Shameen are temporarily houseless, and at Singapore is to be resuscitated. Our are finding quarters with their more fortu daily contemporary states that a similar nate friends. It is matter for much satis movement is on foot in this Colony faction that none of our Shamson friends under the patronage of Mr. Hennessy.have suffered personal injury. His Excellency did announce his inten-
force now in the Far East
HONGKONG.
another negro. The body was cut up
and eaten by the starving men.get The thirteen Chinese neuman who are charged with making a violent attack on a boarding-hotec keeper, named Lamar, with were again placed in the dock at the Thames intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, police-court on the 26th ult. Chief Inspector M'Donald, of the H. Division, said he had waited upon the Chinese Ambassador, and stated that the magistrate thought it would be best for the men if they were represented by a legal gentleman. The Ambassador said in reply that during the time he had been in this country he had noticed the very fair and impartial way that the magistrates and judges performed their duties, and he better than leave his countrymen in the hands of his worship. Some further evid- ence was then taken, and the Goonsed wore again remanded for the attendance of Lamar. A solicitor, Mr. May, has undertaken the defence at the request of the Court
tion in the course of his speech at St. Tas following is a statement of the military did not think therefore that he could do Joseph's College to revise the volunteer movement here, and we subsequently heard something about the Portuguese enrolling themselves in a corps, but there the matter dropped. If it is really in- tended to resuscitate the volunteer move-
(11.80 a., Letters (but Letters only)ment here, it seems to us the authorities addremod to the United Kingdom will do well to "strike while the iron is Fia Brindisi, or to Singapore, may hot."
to
be posted on board the Packet with
Late Fes of 48 cents extra postage, THE go-ahead natives of the "Land of
till
11.50 4.M., when the Mall is Bnally
alosed. Hongkong, April 11, 1878.
ap20
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET. The Australian Contract Packet Bower,
will be despatched from Rongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, with Mails for Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne. Correspondence cannot be Registered after
11.15 am..
the Rising Sun" never allowed fung sheey, or any other superstitious mon strosity, to stand in the way of the adoption in their country of the electria telegraph. While the vast empire of China only posscenes at the present mo ment one or two insignificant lines of telegraph, Japan san boast of 5000 miles of wires in operation; 1000 more in course of construction, and no less than 175 telegraph stations Only a week or two ago also an extensive central tele-
The Malls will be glared at 11.30 a graph building, fitted up with an impos- Supplementary mail revolved on boarding array of the most modern and with late fee of 18 cents til time of approved telegraphic apparatus, was departure.
opened at Tokie, and congratulatory Correspondence for Southern and Western messages flashed along the imperial lines Australia can be sent by this route if from almost one end of the empire to desired, but as a general rule it is
the other. better to send it via Galle.
Hongkong, April 8, 1878, *
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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping. Sp.m.Arratoon Apear and Moray leave
for Singapore, &a p.nz.-Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Ban
Francisco.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Established. A.D, 1841.
香港大藥房
A. B. WATSON & U...
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRU@Gists, IMPORTERS
or
K
Royal Artillery Royal Engineers... Infantry
Gun Lancare
***
Royal Artillery, so Infantry Army Hospital Corps.
Men. 100
Men.
110
8
902
176
Army Hospital Corpaj...
Total ...
18
...1,209
STRAITS SEITLEMENTS.
..... 895
18
Total:
ÜEILON
.3,022
Men.
102
219
898
14
3
... 1,284
Lancats... Royal Artillery Infantry
Army Hospital Corps Royal Engineers .....*
Total
The Army and Navy Gazette says Dr. Mowlly late Surgeon of the Vigilant, and who will some to England in the Tamar, brings with him a token of esteem for his assistance to the Chinese passengers who were on board the steamer Ferro when her boilers exploded. The Vigilant was pear at the time, and immediately rendered every possible assistance, the skill of the doctor amongst the numerous scalded and wounded being particularly valuable. The native population of Hong Kong have in conse quence presented Dr. Mowll with a watch and letter of thanks,"
Mr. E. I. Reed, M.P. who has designed and equipped three men-of-war for the Jus panese Government, lately noticed by us, will, we hear, shortly visit Japan and China. The insinuation contained in last week's Truth, that there is, in England, an unpaid Japanese ironoladin plain English, of course, that the Japanese do not intend to pay for their order, we are assured, apparently wholly incorrect. Indeed,
THE following passengers have been booked
wrong is this, that the Imperial Government for the Far East;-
of Japan are highly pleased with their pur-- Per P. &0. str. Nepaul, from Sonthampchases, and have no intention of selling ton, March 7.--To Hongkong: Major B. B. them, even at a profit on their original cost. Palmer, Mr D. Parke. From Brindial to We may add that the English Government The Chief Commissioner of Imperial Hongkong: Mr A. R. Hewlett, Mr G. Oliver. sounded the Japanese Embassy as to any Per P. & 0. str. Malwa, from Southamp likelihood of their property being sold-not Telegraphs in Japan has just presented ton, March 21.To Hongkong : Mr J. N. so much from the desire of being purchases his first report to the public, extending Postlethwaite. To Yokohama: Mr & Mrs. themselves, but to be in a position to offer over a period commencing with the pro-Wright and child. From Brindisi to Hong for them should an overture have been made jection of the pioneer telegraph line in kong: Mr Galton
by Russia. Russia is extremely friendly Per Messageries Maritimes steamer with Japan, and is in a position to ask fa the country and ending in 1875. It is interesting to learn from this document Iraouaddy, from Marseilles, March 10-yours, and to take them, in the neighbour that it is only about eight and a half To Yokohama: Mira Kuster and two chilhood of Y9880.
dran, Mr R. D. Robison, Mr John Mount, We hear that Her Majesty is about to years ago since the first telegraph was To Shanghai: Mr & Mrs Paremareff, Mrs confer the Grand Cross of the Order of St established in Japan, by the construction Peblam Aldridge, Mr.J, F. Goodfellow, Mr Michael and St. George upon the King of of a short, line, about 840 yards in length, Alexander Price, Mr J. Wood, Mr Over. Siam, This announcement will meet with between two of the Government depart back, Mr.T. F. Ballance, Mr H. Tottie, Mr general approval in the Far East, and we ments at Yokohama. After the setting F. 8. Deacon, Mr O. Lucas, Mr Findlay. hope will lead to a consideration of the zer- up of this, the first line, in the month of To Hongkong: Lieut. C. C. Cornwall, Mr vices rendered by the Rajah of Kedah, who and Mrs. W. Fry, Mr & Mrs T. H. now that his Sazerain has been decorated September 1869, others were speedily Damer, Mr D. Jackson, Mr G. H. Town with the high Order, may with justice re- established. In January 1870 a tele-send,
ceive some token of the respect due to him graph was erected between Tokio and Per Messageries Maritimes str. Tigre, as an intelligent ruler and a firm friend of Yokohama, and later in the same year a from Marseilles, March 24-To Shanghai the British. It will be remembered that to line was completed and opened for public Mr & Mrs Rodewald, Mr Edwin Gamman. his exertions the capture of Sultan Ismail traffic between Kobe and Osaka. During To Hongkong: Mrs. Rowe, Mr C. A. Lord. and his following was due, terg Per State of Alabama, from Saigon,
Per Messageries Maritimes str. Yangtest, We understand that Mr. A. S. Harvey, Messrs Taro Ando (Japanese Consul), John DAUGGISTA SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI-1673 the line from Tokio to Nagasaki, a from Marseilles, April 21To Shanghai: of the China Consular Service, whose health distance of 870 miles, was completed not- Mr and Mrs N, J. Ede, Miza Rauden. is now re-established, is keeping the re withstanding the difficult nature of the
mainder of the terms necessary for his call country to be traversed. The native po We are glad to learn that a movement has to the Bar. He will probably leave for palation are said to have been at the out-been set afoot to re-organise the Volunteer Chius in July.
In the House of Commons on the 27th set slightly hostile to the wires, through Dorps and put it on a more efficient footing their not comprehending their nature, but, H. E. the Governor is taxing a warm in the second reading of the Colonial Marriages than it has been for some years past. February, Mr. Kaatobull-Hugessen moved unlike what has occurred in China, a very terest in the matter, and, at his request, Bill, the object of which is to legitimables short experience of them proved to the Major Gray has consented assume the hero the issue of marriages with a deceased Japanese their utility and harmlesmem, command. As an old soldier, the services wife's sister, made in the colonies, where and now, it is asserted, there is no more of Major Gray will be invaluable, and we such marriages are legal. Mr. Gregory hostility against the lines, or ignorante sincerely trust the movement will be suo moved the rejection of the Bill on various 685The publication of this issue commensed regarding telegraphy, on the part of that geaaful.
Bir Harry Ord endes- grounds of expediency; bat oliedly because singular people than world be found in youred to enforce this duty by his proposed he believed the measure to be part of a 7.30 p.m.
Millti Bull, but compulsory service has much larger question-to wit, the legalisa the rural districts of England. Japan ever been distasteful to Englishmen, being tion of marriage with deceased wife' star holding the position of the Great Britian considered somewhat incompatible with the | in England. The debate was carried on in of the East some day appears to be far freedom of English stitusions, and de- very thin House by Mr. Heygate, Mr. from chimerical yet. Has the not, in fence, not defiance of aggression, being new Baxter, Bir H. Holland, Mr. Osborne Mor fact, atlained to that position at the pre- the cardinal principle of English policy, a gan, Earl Feroy, Sir T Chambers, Mr.
Volunteer Force is more consonant with Beresford Hope, and Mr. Forsyth sent moment
that pria ciple, and in these days of arms of The Solicitor-General described the mes precision may be made quite es efficient for sure as an attempt under the guise of doing the purposes wanted sa regular trained pro- something for the Colonies to subordinats fessional soldiers. We trust then to learn the law of England to that of its depend 100n that every capable resident hat sent enoies.-The Chancellor of the Exobegner. in his name to Maje? Gray, so that, with also opposed the Bill, on the ground that it its ranks filled up, the Singapore Voluntess did not deal with a practical hardship, and Corps may become once again worthy of its if there was the sentiment of the few to be motto, Primus in Indis, on other grounds considered there was also the sentiment of
in India. A similar movement has the pa
Pitman, G. Stanton, M. D. Ezekiel and J. Shaw, and 20 Chinese,
Par Zamboanga, from Halpkong, 8 Euro. peans, and 14 Chinese.
Per Conquest, from Haiphong & Hollow, 88 Chinose.
Per Mactas, from Manila, & Cabin and 1 deak.
DEPARTED.
Fer Albay, for Talwanfoo, Mr J. G. T. Hassell; Mr H. A. Giles, for Amoy,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Conquest reports: Left Haiphong on 7th inst, and at Hoihow on 8th. Loft Holhow on the 10th. Light N.E. winds and foggy weather.
The Spanish steamer Macian reports: Foggy and rainy weather with N.E. winds throughout the passago,
The British barque Lady Penrhyn ro- ports: Had great deal of calms and baffling winds to the Southward of the Equator. In the North Pacific light Fasterly winds to part, were detained two days off the port on account of the fog.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close p For SWATOW.-
Per Norms, at 7.30 am. Tomorrow, the 18th fork, instead of as previously notified. YOKOHAMA —
For
Per Gally, at 2:30 p.m. Tomorrow, the
13th fart.
SITES, TOILET Requisies, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH Patent MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
Bods Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Asrated Watórn,
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Bupervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
MARRIAGE.
On the 20th Feb., at St. Peter's Church, Brighton, by the Ven. Archdeacon Hanna Vicar of Brighton, HENRY EDGAR, Imperial Maritime Customs, Chins, second son of the late Richard Edgar, of Edgarstown, to MART (MINNIE) JANE, alder Daughter of the late William Bawtree Matson, and of Mrs Mintson, Walpole Lodge, Brighton,
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, FRÍDAY, APRIL 12, 1878.
LOUAL AND GENERAL,
Tux delivery of the English Mail was began at twenty minutes to twelve this morning.
..
| «mbtrasta Times,
Ms. Knatchbull-Hugsten having replied AFBoros of this Colony being favoured SIXTEEN Sikh Constables obtained their than herause it was the first corps formed the many that was not to be outraged with the presence of four Formosan discharge yesterday with a pension, haring tronage of Mr Pope Hennessy in Hongkong, the House divided, and the second reading
wes agreed to by 182 votes against 181) "Savages," we may observe that the completed their service of ten years.
Hamburg February 20th-Of arrivale natives of that Island generally are not
(London & China Etgres, Mat. 1.) from the Far East I have to report the nearly so savage as they are commonly Tax Obinese Revenue Cruiser Ling Feng supposed to be. The more barbarous of arrived at Hoihow on the 6th April, having San Francisco) Jan. 12, Shanghai Jani 11, partures none are recorded another
Latest Mail Advises í - Tokohama (via Bertha, Binge, from Hong Kong. Of des them inhabit the mountains of the in-left: Hongkong for that pert on the 20th of Fooshow Jan 9, Hongkong Jan. 17. Tas no movement in at edsterly direction had terior and the eastern side of Formosa, the previous month. She had, we believe, F. and O. mail, with the advices dated as taken plates The berth for East Ludls and the majority of those living on the western coast being now half civilised and to anchor once or twice on account of fogs, above, from China and the Straits Settle China at present is occupied by the followe ments, reached London, a Brindisi, on the ing tessela: Livingstone, Masak for Pening Per Zero, at 8 pm, on Saturday, the reading quietly with the Chinese settlers, are requested to state that Bishop Bar 23rd uit, two days early, and the Japan and Singapore Manila Hi, Guenner E
Their chief occupation is hunting, but,
advises were received per Occidental and Printzenberg, Sokoënemann, and Hamburg unlike the American Indians, they do not don will preacks in St. Feter's Beamen's Oriental Company's steamer, Gaulle is Ban on Kross all three for Hong Kong) Frase The next itke, Buck, for Higgo and Yokohama ; and live a wandering life and are far from Church on Sunday evening next at 6 Francisco on the 18th me
CALCUTTA,émi
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND Per Arratoon Spear and Moray, as 2.80
p.m, on Saturday, the 13th inst.,
For SWATOW, AMOY & POOCHOW.--
18th Inst.
For SAIGON
Per Parets, at p.m., on Tuesday, the \"kopanding upon the proceeds of the chase l'c'olosk; and that there will be Divine Bey, inward French mail from Tokohama 1913, / Porenta, any Bokulta, for her usULĮ TOURY,"
16th Int
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