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To-day's Advertisements. HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED,

EXCURSION TO CANTON.

THE Steamer "KIU-KIANG” will

make a Trip to CANTON and Back TO-MORROW, Sunday, Starting at 7am. from HONGKONG, and 5.30 p.m. from CANTON, Fare $3 for the round Trip.

By Order,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary. Hongkong, April 13, 1878.

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TO BE LET.

From 1st May.

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QHOP and DWELLING ROOMS, at present occupied by Messrs THOMPSON

& HIND.

Apply to

J. D. HUMPHRKYS. Hongkong, April 13, 1878,

Not Responsible for Debts.

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fine. When leaving Foochow passed B, 8.1

THE

THE CHINA MAIL.

Established &.D. 1841;

Swatow, Foechow, Pearl, Tintin, Argin- tino, Zanzibar, Anchises, and Sea Gull.

香港大藥

"fecler" to the effect that if England As will be abserved by an advertisement in Douglas bound in. In Amoy:B. 8. Care HONGKONG DISPENSARY, were to make propomis, they might another ocluzan, the S. S. Kiukang will be the basis of a peaceful agreement." leave this to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock, brooke, Pearl and Chefoo, all eft on the 11th Inst. In Swatow.. Caldera,

The telegram of the 6th contains the plucky rejoinder of the Roumanians, returning the same evening, in order to that their army might be crushed, but give the Hongkong-ites an opportunity to never disarmed" and informs us of the see the scone of the disaster of Thursday reinforcement of our Pacific and Mediter last at Canton. This opportunity will no On the 7th there doubt be largely availed of by those whose ranean Squadrons comes a message which, if our theory of

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,

MAILS will alose :--- For BAIGON...

Per Parse, at 8 pm, on Tuesday, the

16th Inst.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.—

A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE ANd Betail DzuGGIBIS,

IMPORTERS

OF

The French Contract Packet Peile will DavaGICES SUNDRIES, NUBBLY REQUI-

be despatched from Hongkong on

SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, THURSDAY, the 18th instant, with

AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT Mails to and through the United

MEDICINES. Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar seilles to Balgon, Singapore, Bata

MANUFACTURERS vis, Galle, Australia, New Zea- land, Tasmania, Fiji, Adon, Sey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Buss, and Alexandria. This is the beat Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, opportunity for forwarding Corre-

Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla spondence to E. Africa, the Cape,

Water, and other Aerated Waters. St. Helena, and Ascension. Letters may also be forwarded to INDIA

by this Packet.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Maile, dro. *-**

Neither the Captain the Agents, nor Wednesday, 17th inst

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt omtracted by the Officera or Creto of the following Vessels, during their stay: in Hongkong Harbour:

QUICKSTEP, American barque, Captain Barnaby-Captain.

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

ARGYLL, British steamer, Captain D. Scott.Jardine, Matheson & Co.

ANTICOR, American barque, Capt. W. B. Seymore. Chiness.

LADAGO, American ship, Captain O. B. Pleros.-Captain.

DAGO, British steamer, Capt. Haddock. Meyer & Co.

FLOREKCE NIGHTINGALE, British barque,

Captain A. Molntyre.--Arnhold, Karberg

PARARE, British steamer, Capt. Sergent, ---Melchers & Co.

DEVANA, British barque, Capt. William May.--Melobers & Co.

LADY PENRETY, British barque, Capt El Owen-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 18, Priam, British steamer, 1573, Butler, Liverpool Feb. 15, vis ports of call, and Singapore April 5, General.- BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE.

April 18, Altona, German steamer, 1179, A. Müller, Balgon April 8, Rios.—Wat, PUSTAU & Co.

April 18, Tatuan, British steamer, 408, M. Young, Foochow April 18, Amoy 11, and Swatow 12, General-DOUGLAS LA FRAIK & Co.

April 13, Cressell, British barque, 464, White, Bangkok March 16, Salt and Wood. ***ÜHIKESE,

April 13, Faugh Balaugh, German barque, 240. Rute, Quinhon April 3, Salt- CARLOWIZE & Co.

April 13, Taunton, British ship, 687, Armstrong, Balgon, Balt.-Sex & Co.

DEPARTURES,

Apr. 13, Sunda, for Shanghai.

18, Kalaja, for Batavia,

18, Karo, for Shanghai,

18, Norsia, for Swatow.

13, Garlic, for Yokohama and San

Francisco,

18, Moray, for Singapore, Penang and

Calcutta.

18, Arratoon Apear, for Singapore, Penang and Caloutta.

13, Dago, for Niigata.

13, Maria Barano, for Manila.

13, H.M.S. Curlew, for Singapore.

CLEARED.

Marie Louise, for Quinhon.

Paradies, for Bangkok.

Leonis, fo Mantung.

Oorderan, for Keelung.

Adolph, for Yap (Caroline Islando). B. F. Watson, for San Francisco, Yesso, for Coast Ports.

Argyll, for Baigon.

PASSENGERS

ASKIVED.

Per Priam, from Singapore, &c., Mr Holt, Bergeant S. Kieley, wife and child, and 850 Chinese;

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Post

5 r.K., Money Order Office oloso

Offoe closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 18th inst.---

TA.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence,

10 AM Registry of Letters cesser. 11 A.M., Fost Office closes except for Late

Letter

(11,10 ... Letters (but Letters only)

may be posted on payment of

a

to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,

until

11.30 AM, when the Post Offes OLONES Hongkong, April 4, 1878,

entirely.

MAILS BY TAX ENGLISH PACKET. —

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The English Contrast Packet Kashga will be despatched with the Malls for Burope, do, on SATURDAY, the 20th Instant.

the Malls, da, Ieme

The following will be the hours of closing Friday, 19th Instant.-

82.M., Money Order Office closes, 62.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remains open all night, Saturday, 20th Instant,-

74.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Office alores except for Late

to

Letters. Registry of Letters ceases. [10.16 A., Letters may be posted with LATE FEE of 18 cents extra Postage till 11, when the Post Ofles CLOSES

entirely, (11.30 AM., Letters (but Letters only)

to

姑

11.50 AM, when the Mail is finally

closed. Hongkong, April 11, 1878.

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OF

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

the situation be correct, is simply one of business will not permit them to leave here the moves in the game of brag at which during the wear. Russia is bound at present to play

PROGRAMME.

1.-Piano Solo. 2-Song, "Maid of Athens.” 3-Reading, "Shemus O'Brien," 4-Violin Solo, from "La Sonnambula." 6-Song (comic).

"the Russian press declare that the Tax wal fortnightly Entertainmont will dignity of Russia forbids compliance be held at the Temperance Hall, Stanley with the demands of England.". That is Str.et, on Monday evening next, commen- to say, the united demands of Englanding as meal at -past 8. and Austria, backed by Germany in a quiet, politio sort of way. The news that an Address to the Crown, thanking the Queen for calling out the Reserve, has been moved in the House of Lords by Earl Bessonsfield and in the House of Commons by Sir Stafford North cote, with a faint glimpse of what was intended to be conveyed to England and Europe on that occasion, was given to us under date of the 10th; and the 10.-Song. important announcement--that Eng

Reading, "Handy Andy'a Mistake." 7.-Song, Susan's Sunday out." 8,-Song,

"I cannot sing the old songs,"

(No. 4611-APRIL 18, 1878.

Fagar can be complimented on having done what was refused to be attempted. In Loa-- don.-Straits Chronisio,

The Straits Times, in giving publicity to the following, notes an item which we have curiously enough missed "We are glad to learn that, by Imperial decree in the Peking Gazette, the Emperor of China bas conferred upon Dr Deanys the decoration of the Dragon, in recognition of the assist ance his writings, when tu elltezial oberge of the China Matt some nine years ago, afforded towards the suppression of the As very infamous Macae coolie trade, fow foreigners have ever been mentioned in the pages of the "father of newspapers,” the recognition, though tardy, must be gratifying." The decoration here insecu rately rendered "Dragon" is Pad háng,

THE Spectator received by the mall yester day thus refers to the blunders in the ver. sions given in the London papers of Prince Bismarck's speech --

Neither the currespondents of the London

9-Trio, Plano and Violins, from journals nor Baron Reuter's agents do

"Luola."

land's policy was based upon the Treaties Ar the Supreme yesterday Mr J. R. White, of 1856 and 1871, and not upon that late proprietor of the Stag Hotel, passed ** The publication of this issue commenced secretly negotiated at San Stephano, his final examination before Acting Chist

which upset both was accompanied by:

at 7.45 p.m.

BIRTH.

On the 12th Inst., the Wife of Captain M. YOUNG, steamship faispan, of a Daughter.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1878,

reporting work well. Considerable trouble was taken to report the gist of Prinos Bismarck's speeches on Tuesday on the Eastern Question, but much of the trouble was thrown away for want of attention to a detall. Important passages should be given textually, and when so given, should be marked to show the fact. The Anil-Austrian drift of the first speech, which we have described elsewhere, comes out, but was strengthened by a blunder as to what the Chancellor said in the second speech about Count Andrassy. He did not accuse him of having told falsehoods in past times, but acousad previous Austrian Ministers." In unanimity of feeling which exists in furniture for 3800; a plano and an iron the absence of a textual report, it is impos England denoting a condition which, safe had been sold, the latter to a Mr Lowesible to make out what the Pelnos meant

the intimation that the Address was Jurtles Snowden. In his statement he agreed to without a division in the returned creditors to the amount of Lorda, and (on the following day) was $2,731.32, and debtors $10,045.57; real carried in the Commons, by a majority estate nil; his personal estate he has sur of 319 to 64. This action establishes rendered. There was a bill of sale on the beyond question the almost perfect

when once reathed, is probably the most for $45. Two mirrors had been sent to about the Dardanelles, though he apparently formidable agency for good or evil of Messrs McEwen, Frickel & Co., he having modern times. On the 10th, we are no plase to keep them, and he had told the told that the Military Authorities declare that the Russian troops shall firm to place the amount they realised to remain at Jan Stephano while the the credit of his account with them. The British Ironolad Squadron is in the Sea two billiard tables had been placed in of Marmora while Prince Gortecha Massa Lane, Cranford & Co.'s hands, koff again suggests that England "should These things were ordered by the Court to formulate some practical proposals which he sold for the benefit of the estate. At would afford basis for agree

wanted two things,—that the waterway should be free commercially," and that Russia should not have Constantinople, total result of the speech is that Germany I have to thank an angry and ucha

votat rate of the med not to take. The ritable correspondent of our morning

remains neutral, that she does not dis contemporary, who signs himself "Fair

approve the terms of peace, and that though play," for pointing out a mistake which

she will not resist Austrian motion, she warna Austria that the Powers which drive appeared in our issue of Monday last.

Russia out must take charge of the Balkan In reproducing the Annual Report on

Peninsula, which Austria, Fringe Blemszak the Police (which was published in the

says, in not prepared to do, The Agence Gazette of Saturday last) we printed the | ment." These last statements are of Mr Watson's request the examination wan

Bune expresses Itself content, and there is daily average number of prisoners in some little importance, as the latest des adjourned until Monday, for further ena visible retrocession in Vienna, where they Gaol during the year av 895, whereas it patch says that Gortschakoff "can only quiries to be made. The bankrupt naked are now disinalined for war. ought to have been printed 395. This repeat his previous statement, leaving to the Court to allow him something out of typographical error having been repeated the Great Fowers the liberty to appre in our Overland Edition, it is but fait vinte the antion whatever that Tal the estate for the subsistence of himself to correct it as publicly, or more so, asleyrandian phrase may mean.

and family, but His Lordship said he had no power to make such an order, and re- ferred him to the creditors,

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Taken

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THs "China Mail."}

(By Southern Route,)

1t was made, in view of the fact that we together with the announcement that have opposed Mr. Hennessy's mode of Beaconsfield's speech concerning the dealing with criminals in this Colony, Treaties was regarded with disfavour at That the mistake was made by the St. Petersburg, this last diplomatie printer may be at once seen from our flourish on the part of Russia is looked remarks in the leading article which op- upon as warlike. We do not think it peared on the same evening. We then deserves that honour. wrote "There seems to have been a addressed to the United Kingdom decrease in the daily average of prisoners Fia Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet within the Gaol during the year, but, in the Late Fee of 48 cents extra portage, face of the other statistics of the report, we can only conclude that this is the result of the large number of prisoners Liberated by His Excellency." For the satisfaction of the few lovers of "fair- MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PAULEL play of the class to which the corre The Australian Contract Packet Bowen, spondent above referred to seems to will be despatched from Hongkong, on bolong, however, we shall here reveal a WEDNESDAY, the 24th Instant, with sub-editorial secret by way of corroborat- Meila for Singapore. Bomerset, ing our statement, As we keep the Cooktown, Oleveland Bay, Bowen, Government Gazette on file, Its official Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas-pages are held sored from the editorial mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne, scissors, and on that account we printed Correspondence cannot be Registered after the Police Report from the columns of our morning contemporary. It was thus the error crept in, and a reference to the morning paper will at onse prove that the mistake was copied by us from the columns of our brother journalist, whose « mendacity" is thus about equal to our отд!

11.15 am.

The Malls will be alosed at 11.30 am. Supplementary mail received on board with late fee of 18 cents til time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle, Hongkong, April 8, 1878

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORRÓW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-The Eight Reverend Bishop Burdon; The Rev. E. Days, Acting Colonial Chaplain. At 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, &c.

Military Service-Bev, J. Henderson, acting Military Chaplain. At 8 a.m. Morning Prayer, &c.

THE telegrams received during the pre- sent week may be regarded as peaceful or warlike in their tendency in proper tion to the amount of belief held in Rus-

THE WAR.

LONDON, 10th April, 1878. Prince Gortsobakoff's roply to Lord Salis- bury's Circular Despatch in generally looked upon as unaggressive.

In the House of Commons the Ministatia motion for the Address to the Crown WAS agreed to by 810 to 64 votes.

LONDON, 11th April, 1878. Lord Beaconsfield's speech on the subject of the Address to the Crown is regarded With disfavour at St. Petersburg.

Russian Troops are nearing Bucharest, Regarding the proposed Congress, Prince Gortsobakoff says he can only repeat his previous statement, leaving to the Great Powers the liberty to appreciate the action.

LOGAL AND GENERAL

sia's determination to adhere to what the has gained by the Treaty of San Stephang, It is now generally admitted on all sides that the English Cabinet has taken a decided stand, and, with an over- whelming majority at its back, has THE Sikh constables who received their URION CHURCH.-Minister, Rev. James determined to take such measures at will discharge yesterday left to-day for India, For Taiwan, from Coast Ports, Messrs Lamont. Morning Service, at 11, sure that England's interests shall be by the Arration Aptar, Dirks, Craig, Lent, and 82 Chinese.

Afternoon, 6 r..Divine Service in Chi-protested and England's voice heard in Per Altona, from Saigon, 43 Chinese.

neae, 2-3 P.M. every Sunday, with com- the final settlement of the demands of DEPARTED. Per Gaelic, for Yokohama, Don Jose B.munton on first Sunday of every month, Rosa

Rev. Dr. Eitel.

Roxas, Don Isidoro Fernandez, Dr. Burke,

Capt. H. H. Ellis and daughter, Mr W. H. Morse, wife, 3 children and servante,

One effect of the non-interven. CAPTAIN Abbott, who has been many years tion on the part of the English Govern on this cost, and gained many friends, ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH-Rev, ment is clearly apparent that the left to-day for England by the 8. S. Gaelic.

Henderson. Service at 6 r.M., every popular voice of England, in view of

Miss E. Center, Mr G. W. Staaten, Sunday. All seats free. Mon Burns in the political dishonesty of Russia, is now The British steamer Flintshire, Captain for San Francisco, 658 Chinese; for New esch month at 11 a.m.

INQUEST:

THE GREAT TORNADO AT CANTON.

(From a Correspondent.)

Friday night.

We are realising now the full horror of the catastrophe that has taken place around

Am Inquest was held this afternoon ons. But so horrible are some of the nights the body of Ng Akow, a prisoner at the that may be witnessed in the town and by Gaol, before the Coroner (C. V. Creagh, the side of the Caual that many things | Esq ), and the following gentlemen as a which in themselves are shocking seem to Jury,--Mesars 3, Mercantile, LH, O. our overpowered judgment and imagination Jantteen, and B. Garrels. The deceased as unworthy of notice. Another fire broke was undergoing a sentence of three months' out at 4 a.m. this morning and raged furi- imprisonment for breach of conditional ously for an hour or more. At one time pardon. He had been several times con- Mesara Watson & Co.'s dispensary appeared victed Captain Dempster produced the in great danger. At daylight the soarch Gaol register, and said that he had spplied for the bodies in the Canal began. It is for permission to release him on the 11th, impossible to reokon how many lives were on account of his ill-health, and he having lost at this point, probably two hundred is only a few days more to serve. His char- not an over-estimate.

An extemporised actor was good whilst in gaol-Peter cofin store seems to have been set up in Murphy, the Hospital Warder, produced a large boat for the bodies as they were the Hospital book, which showed that brought to the surface. Many of these were deceased was admitted to the Hospital on shockingly disfigured by the blows that the 8th instant. He was in a dying state caused their death. One of the saddest two days ago; he died this morning about sights we saw was that of a mother sitting 20 minutes past --Dr Ayres sald he was on the Shameen band and looking down in- in charge of the Gael Hospital; the deceased to her boat where five children lay covered complained of pains in the chest and diffi- with straw. In the town the loss of life has culty of breathing. He was suffering from been very great. Speaking of the oatastro disease of the valves of the heart, and the generally we cannot find that any there was a considerable amount of effusion veral tens of thousands" represents its fatal Chinaman allows that anything ander “go- into the perloadium. As witness know effects. A report reaches as to-night which there was no chance of his surviving many points out something of its course and ex- tent. It is said to have begun in Bin-hoey, days, he recommended his release on the 60 miles West of Macan, and we hear of the 11tk instant.--Doctor Wharry proved seeing devastation of a village ten miles North of the body of deceased. The Jury returned Canton. This indicates, as far as our in- formation a line one hundred miles in

goes, length, and due south and north. I notice a verdict of death from naturel causes,

that Chamber's Encyclopedia says of THE Straits Times, in. Its home summary, Whirlwinds" or "Torrados" that they thus refers to the new English Company in are seldom felt more than a minute in one place and the breadth of ares affected varies from a few yards to half a mile. This so- "The recent cession of territory in the cords very well with the facts connected north-east of Borneo by the Sultans of with this calamity. It is probable that a Company, appears to have attracted the sufficed to devastate Shameen, and the full Brunel and Sulu to a powerful British minute and a half was the full time which attention of Ceylon Planters, as forming a area injured is only 800 yards in breadth, new and promising field for agricultural and the worst part may be included in a enterprise. Moreover, it has as might space of one hundred and fifty yards. The notice of the Java and Mania press. But not only at the time of the blow, but after neither Holland nor Spain, possess the wards. The baoy to which she was attach slightest right to interfere in the matter, ed became loose fast night and she drifted sad, under the protection of the English down to th Honam side until she got a..

Borneo

Chinese, 1 Japanese, and 2 Manila men; and Communion on the First Sunday in strongly anti-Russian. All theold feage Thomas, arrived at Singapore on the 3rd have been expected, attracted the hostile steamer "Chinklang" had a narrow escape,

York, Miss L. R. Jerman, Mies Allee Bald. St. StzyHEN'S MISSION CHURCH,Rev.

of distrust and suspicion have returned

win, Miss &gues Baldwin, and Teong HeA, S. Hatchingon, and Rev. Lo Sam with redoubled strength; and an Insting instant, from Swatow, with 780 coolles on Lies for Liverpool, Mr E. McKean, and Yuen, (All Services in Chinese.) Morn- tive conviction that the advances of board. Capt. J. O. Abbott."

Ing Prayer-Litany, Ante Communion, Russia must be checked sooner or later

Per Moray for Bingapore, e, Mrs and Sermon, at 11 AM. Bible Class, at a has taken the place of the former dedre to We learn from the Principal Agent of the fer the enterprise, it conducted with ground, No fears, however, were ontar Holmes, and 500 Chinese,

Per Arration Apear, for Singapore, &o,munion, Ist Sunday in Chinese month,

T.M. Preaching, at 6.80 9.3. Holy Come keep out of the actual struggle, How Messagerien Maritimes Company that the ordinary prudence and oare, should prove tained of her being able to get off at high

long Russia will maintain the bold atti- BC. E. Thomson, A. E. Salter, M.

A. Sumsodin, 18 deck, and 800 Chinese. Per Norma, for Swatow, OU Chinesa,

To Durast

Per Argyll, for Saigon, Mrs Scott, and

40 Chinese.

For Adolph, for Yap, 1 Europeans.

Per B. F. Watson, for San Francisco,

Europeans, and 20 Chinese,

Par Yesso for Couth Ports, 8 ExropsanO)

and 280 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPONTI

West Point

tide, and consequently no excitement wa felt about her position, Tas following telegram, received by the (From Another Correondent.) Straits Times from Reuter, does not appear

April 13th, evening. Appalling in its cudderness and disastrous in its first obvious affects as was the

to have been forwarded to the subscribers

in every way successful, and be a blessing BERLIN FOURDLING Bouss.-Service in tude she has assumed, and how far En. 8.8. Irapuaddy with the next French Mail to the country Italf the German language, by Rev. W. Louis, gland will have to go are Russia moder-lafs Balgon this morning, and passed Caps every Sunday, at half-past ten 4.88., ates her demands so as to meet the views St. James at noon. the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, of the English people, ere the questions which now puzzle the wisest of diplomato Shipping. Daylight-Fewo leaves for Const Ports. 7am-Kit-Klang leaves for Canton,

General Memoranda.

The British steamer Priam reports | | TUESDAY, April 18 — Fine weather and light monsoon through. out the palsagð, 2-

The German steamer Altona reports i Frosh N.E. monsoon froth Cape St. James. to Cape Varela, from thents light 8/B, winds| And fine weather, the night before arrival heavy squalls wish thunder and lightning. *On the Sch instant passed a steamer flying

W. L.B.E.

The British barque Cressiell reports! Light 8.35, winds and Ang weather to port. The British steamer Tulwan reports: From Foochow to Amoy, first part bad moderate N.. winda and Bas weather f latter part foggy. From Amoy to Swatow moderate N.E. winds, with occasional showers of rain senompanied with thunder, A lightning, Swatow to Hongkong Arni

· pass variable rinde and aqually, latter par

11 male of Sundries at Naval Yard, 9pm-Morting of Perseverance Lodge.

Viking leaves for Shanghal on or about

this tinte.

THURSDAY, April 18:-

Nocz French Mall leaves for Ports of 20 Chill and Rurope.

Noon Bale of Steak of Goods, Fixtures, ds, 40 Messrs Thompson & Blud's Store, Queen's Road.

Meeting of Victoria Lodgy.

SATURDAY, April 20

Noon English Mall loaves for Ports

of Call and Europe, 8pm Amerless Mill leaves for Yoko

bama and San Francios.

and the shrewdest of our politicians. We are informed by the Agent of the We believe that Russia will compromise, Osoldental and Oriental Steam. Ship Co. And that war will be averted and the that the departure of the Oceanic from telegram of to-day is consequently less Yokohama has best postponed until Tuss warlike, in our opinion, than in that of day afternoon next. many who believe that actual hostilities are near at hand.

To glance hurriedly over the scraps of 4. PRIVATE telegram to Bingapore states intelligence which the telegraph supplies, that the Ohartered Bank propose to declare we find that on the Brd, the English a dividend of 6 per cent for the last ball and most of the Continental newspapers peas of 1877, besides carrying a sum of appland Lord Ballsbury's Circular refus £40,000 to the aredit of the Reserve Fund. ing the partial examination of the peace conditione; thas Austria had replied to

in

Hongkong

St. Petersbourg, March 30-The Journal phenomenon of yesterday, we failed to pra de St Petersbourg of this date says, the pare you by our note of last night for the balance of power in the Mediterranean is full measure of the calamity by which only threatened by the presence of the Canton has been atrinken.

Already, the lowest satimate by the most British Ironclad Squadron in the sea of Marmors, and that the calling out of her reliable persons among both foreigners and Reserve Forces by England is a fresh pro natives of the loss of life, reaches a thousand vocation to Russia. The article adds that persons and although the tornado dia not course that it took across Shamsen, yet the the fruits of the war, Russia is, however, ready to forcibly defend expand its breadth or swerve much from the destruction of buildings in the Westare suburbs of the alty in counted by hundreds-

The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company last and the partially damaged by thousands, week osrried out a work which reflects and we already hear of a detached village, credit on the meobanical skill of the staff beyond, being half destroyed.

Added to the fury of the tempests the the Circular in very demided terms) and "Tait az JuBY," which was so very sus magnificens four-masted steamer Gleneagles, wirid lightning and awftil thunderbolts, the

and applianoss of that establishment. The that the Russian press (semi-official) Indicessfully performed a short time nga by of 2300 bons register, was brought alongside bursting Waterspont that scattered large cated that Ruzida beritated as to what the Choral Society, will be repeated, on Wharf, and the second mast of the vessel, water; the fall of buildings; and the orien

the powerful steam are at the Company's hall stones with its blinding deluge from Germany, an the 4th, that sho policy to stoph. We have a declaration Wednesday, the 24th. The comedietis 133 feet long, with a diameter of E9 inches of the wounded and dying share prisently.

would not enter the proposed Congress entitled "A Cup of Tea" will be the open without England; and on the Biby fol. Ing attraction on this occasion ; and a suo lowing immediately upon her breach evaful entertainmoms may be comfdently NookLowen Issven leg Mogspore, ds, with "Roumania, comes a semiofidia) repeated:

Wadgerman, April 24 imy

was taken out moontally. To do this arose the still more appalling ory of fr haer of oh, font, the this of a weight of to shave mladi there was superadded the necessitated its being lifted a height altoge, to heighten the general consternation. and upwards of 1 font, the operation was chalet bad road half Imagines hcompleted in half-an-hoje, ker langjong fabled Dying Dragon tişt doending