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Notices to Consignees,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.

To-day's Advertisements.

|ST, JOHN'S CATHEDRAL CHURCH,

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the Com-Tf the SEAT-HOLDERS of ST. pany's Steamer CHINA, are heroby Jour's CATHEDHAL CHUROR, will be Held notified that their Goods are being landed at the Vestry on THURSDAY, the 25th and stored in the Godowns of the Com- day of April fastant, at 4.30 p.m., for the pany at their risk and expense,

purpse of electing Two Trustees for the ensuing year and for passing the accounts of the Treasurer under the Provisions of Clausen 4 and 16 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847.

No fire Insurance has beez effected.

RUSSELL & Co., Agents.

Dongkong, April 17, 1878.

-8. 8. ESMERALDA, FROM MANILA.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- Danted Steamer are hereby notified that their" Goods are being landed and stored in the Godown of the Undersigned at their risk and expense,

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, April 17, 1878.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8: 8. MAUTAN," FROM MANILA,

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Steamer are hereby notified that their Cargo le being landed and stored in

Applications for Sittings may he made to the Undersigned.

EDMUND SHARP, Trustee and Treasurer to the Body of

Trustees, Hongkong, April 18, 1878.

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Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor

Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Craw of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:—

QUICKSTEP, American barque, Captain Barnaby.—Captain.

Artroon, American bazque, Capt. W. B. Soymore. Ohinese.

LADAGO, American ship, Captain C. B. Pieros,Captain.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, British barque,

the Godowns of the Undersigned at their Captain A. Molatyre.-Arnhold, Karborg

rink and expense.

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No Fire Insuranco has been effeated.

RUSSELL & Co.

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Hongkong, April 12, 1878,

8, 8." VIKING," FROM LONDON VIA ȘINGAPORE,

BIS Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk in the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence delivery may be obtained,

Consignees desiring to take delivery from Bost are at liberly to do so.

& Co.

PARSEE, British steamer, Capt. Sergent. Melchers & Co.

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

LADY PENRHYN, British barque, Cap

Owen-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. SABAH NICHOLSON, British ship, Capt. Jaa, G. Selkirk.-Butterfeld & Swire.

H. G, JOHNSON, American barque, Capt. Inaao N. Colby-Arabold, Karberg de Co.

FORWARD, British barque, Capt. Jemen W. Vandervord.-Rozario & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

Apeli 18,, Hesperia, German steamer, 1160, P. Paulsen, Chiukiang April 14, Rics. beSIEMSSEN & Co.

Na Fire Insurance has been effected. Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Shanghai, unless notice to the contrary received from Consignees before 4 p.m. To-day,

Cargo remaining in Godown after the 22nd Instant will be subject to rent

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agents.

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Hongkong, April 18, 1878. STEAMSHIP "LOUDOUN CASTLE," FROM LONDON VIA SINGAPORE.

18 Steamer having

April 18, Cassandra, German steamer, 637, H. Langer, Mantong April 15, Salt..

W. PUSTAU & Co.

April 18, Haloong, British steamer, 277, Goode, Taiwanfoo April 16, and Amoy 16, General-Douglas Lapraik & Co.

April 18, Alverton, British steamer, 1086, O, Darnell, Kangoon April 5, via Singapore

11, Rice.-MEYER & CO.

April 18, Fitzpatrick, British steamer, 507, W. Humporis, Singapore April 7, General-GEE Chong Hong.

DEPARTURES,

of Cargo by her as rived, Consignees Apr. 18, Purses, for Saigon.

that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risk in Mesars NORTON & Co.'s Goglowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

Consignees desiring to take delivery from Boat are at Hberty to do so,

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Optional Cargo will be forwarded to Shanghai, unless notice to the contrary be received from Consigneos before Noon To- day, the 16th Instant.

Cargo remaining in Godown after the Wind Instant will be subject to rent.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, April 15, 1878.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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18, Samar, for Manila.

18, Ling Feng, Chinees R. C., for a

oraise.

18 Armide, French fron-clad, for a

cruise.

18, Hesperia, for Whampoa 18, Globe, for Yokohama, 18, Taiwan, for Tamani, &o.. 18, Mactan, for Manila. 18, Volga, for Yokohama. 18, Peilo, for Marseilles, &c.

CLEARED

Onward, for Tientsin. Norna, for Swatow. Diomed, for Shanghai Pacific, for Top.

State of Alabama, for Saigon,

PASSENGERS,

ABBTVED, Per Hailoong, from Amoy, dzs., 20 Oыl-

Per Fitzpatrick, from Singapore, 3 Cabin, and 100 Chinese.

BRITISH BARK ELIZABETH OSTLE, ness.

FROM ANTWERP.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are requested to send In their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take imme diate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Con- dgmeer risk and expense.

MEYER & Co., Agent. Hongkong, April 15, 1878,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

*5... 8.

MARITIMES.

TRAQUADDY.

NOTICE.

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CONSIGNEES of Cargo per B. 8. from London, in connec. tion with the above Steamer, ate hereby Informed that thele Goods are being landed and stead at their rink at the Company's Godowns, hense delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on, unless intimation is received from the Con dignees, before TO-DAY, the 17th Instant, at Noon, requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Underalgusd.

Goods remaining unclaimed after Tuzs BAT, the 3rd Instant, at Noon, will be wobject to rent and landing sharges.

· No Fira Insurance has been affected.

E. » POUNT, Agent.

Hanghang, April 17, 1878.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNDES,

DEPARTED.

Per Peiho, from Hongkong: for Saigon, Messrs Guyot, Giraud and Lemoy, and é Chinese; for Marsellies, Mr and Mrs Wat: soo, Mr Brereton and daughters, Mrs Pardo and 3 children, Messrs Genato, Krause, Deveour, R. J. Lent, Stuhlmann, Dent, Ullmann and son, Mas y Osets, wife

and 4 one, Mr Strtous, one Chinese Glant, wife and 1 European.-From Shang- hai: for Saigon, Mesars A. Deniax and Ẽ. Mangot; for Singapore, Mm A. P. Nicholls; for Naples, Mr Frazer's servant; for Mar seilles, Mr Frazer, 2 children and amsh, Mr and Mrs de Butzow, S ohildren, nurse and servant, Mr Russell and child, and Mr Bolmida-From Yokohama: for Saigon, Mr Denis Alexandre; for Marseilles, Messrs Shepel, Yoshikawa Akimosa, Yamasaki Na- hotame, Mra Sikemeler and 2 children, Mrs Gerlach and 3 oblidren, Mr Berrick, and Mr and Mrs Lustemberg.

Per Folga, for Yokohama: from Hong- kong, Right Rev. Bishop and Mrs Burdon, Rovi Fathers Patriat and Cunte; from farseilles, Messrs Robinson and Mouat, Mrs Katter, 2 children and servant, Meurs Preusser, Gran, Haas, Parl, Lange, and Wagrien; from Batavia, Mr Harles from Saigon, Mrs Williams, children and servant, and Mr Taylor.

Per Taiwan, for Amoy, Miss Rost, and ir A. Algar.

Per Mclan, for Manila, Mrs Mackenzie and European servant, and Mr J. B. McCullock,

wife and 2 children.

Per Esmeralds, for Amoy, Mr Pereira,

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TO DEPART Per Iravuaddy, for Shanghai: from Hongkong, Mr and Mrs W. Forbes, Methra A. Spencer, Garfit, Maroalchi, W. B. spźć | Shaw, and A. Jaffe ) from Marseilles, Mesara Price, Deacon, Goodfellow, Ballance, Mrs Aldridge, Overbeek, Wood, Lucas, Rode- wald, Tatllo, Van Ostade, Bermyn, and Stimemen; from Singapore, Mr Somer ville; from Saigon, Messrs P. M. G. Grant, Anderson, H. Anderson, and J. Green.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

of the following_Carg

Ca esquested to send in instr Bill of Light Vietman steamer Odsuitdra reports i Ending to the Undersigned for counter ther throughout

#sattire, and take immediate delivery, The British steamer Hailoong reports: This Cargo has been landed and stored as | Light winds and foggy weather throughouts thele rial sud, expense.

No Fits Enzuratico has been affested.

H. DU POUEY, Agent.

KE «Djemnah"

from

Madra

The British steamer Alerton reports: Fine weather throughout the passagei

CARGO, For Petko, salled 18th April, 1878 -Vor Continent, 1,222 baler Silk, 94 bales Wasta Silk, 1 bale Cocoona, 30 cases Silka, 200 boxes Tea, and 1,101 pkgs. Sundries --For Zondon, 158 bales Bilk, 1 case Sülke, 65 London.shests and 9,895 bozes. Tem, and 160 pkgy

Avadrice,

Order 50 bags Sharp Stones, WMS W. MioG, Smith, 1 case_fron

Belladonmang

Hongkong, April 10, 1878.

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS will close

For SAIGON.---. *.

Per Atalanta, at 11.30 am. To-morrow,

the 19th it.

Per State of Alabamo, at 6 p.m. To-

morrow, the 19th inat.. For SWATOW.-

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.

港大藥房

A. 8. WATSON · & Co..

Per Norea, at 7.30 a.m., on Saturday, FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

the 20th inst.

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW... For Douglas, at 9 am., on Sunday, the

.21st inst..

For SAIGON.-

Per Altona, at 5 p.m., on Monday, the

22nd inst

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, AND

SYDNEY.-

Per Thaler, at 11.30 a.m., on Tuesday,

the 23rd inst.

Parcel Post to Haifong is suspended for the present.

Persons who have received a copy of Government Notification No. 66 of the 5th instant, are requested to arose out the word Haifong to prevent errors.

MAILS BY THEX ENGLISH PLOKI- The English Contract Packet Kashgar will be despatched with the Malla for Europe, do, on SATURDAY, the 20th Instant.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Matia, &re. -

Ariday, 19th Lostant

to

5 F.M., Money Order Ofios alonas, 6 P.M., Post Office closen exoept the NIGHT Saturday, 20th Instant-

Box, which remains open all night. 7.M., Post Offies opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letter, and Posting of all correspondence, 10A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Lettera. Begistry of Lettere ceanna. (10.15 M., Letters may be posted with Linz Fax of 18 cents extra Postage till 11 m. when the Post Office Chours

entirely. 11.80 M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may to be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 48 cents extra portage, 11.50 .M., when the Mall is finally

closed. Hongkong, April 11, 1878,

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WHOLESALE INo Retail DRUGGISTS,

IMPORTERS

DRUGGISTS" SUNDRIns," Nussary Requr BITES, TOILET Requisites, EnGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

2

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Glogerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparills

Water, and other Aérated Waters.

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

The publication of this issus dominensed et 7.50 p.m.

DEATH.

have prompted so uncompromising a rejes tion of the propeial."

The proceedings arising out of the

[No. 4615.-Armut 15, 1878.

Easter Monday night, the 22nd instant, commencing at 9 p.m., when the following

BAND...

action of the Chamber in regard to the programme will be played Chefoo Convention are next reviewed, and March,...... some of the objections of the Chamber to Overture,

Wedding,.....Mendelssohn.

Zanetta,

PIPERS.

anber.

that document are recapitulated. The Fantasia, Beatland,....Godfrey. influentially signed memorial, which we ValueBrise des Nuits.......Lamothe, noticed some time ago, advocating the Selection,...Un Ballo in Maschera,... Verdi.

Gslop, adoption of the Chefoo Convention as

Night Bell.... Clarke. an act of simple justice to China is dis missed with the following pithy remarks:

Athole Highlander' March, To this memorial, which deals princi-

79th Highlanders' Farewell to Gibraltar. Moulmpak Strathspey and MoNaughton's. pally with the Opfum question, are ap

Reel. pended many names which are entitled

ME. J. BUOHANAN, to respect. But it is chiefly remarkable

Band Master. for the absence from the list of signataries of nearly all those whose position would We are glad to notice that the Band of the be supposed to carry with it a practical 74th Regiment intend to favour Hongkong knowledge of the subject of which it

residents with a "Band Promenade" on treats." The closing of the Woosung Bailway is thus referred to, the last Easter Monday night, and we hope that a paragraph being specially worthy of clear moonlight night will so sulle upon the courtesy of the Offern of the Regiment as note:--

A menaure of so retrogressive a nature to secure a pleasant evening's catdoor was regarded as calculated to retard pro-entertainment. It will be observed by gress in trading relations generally, and as brithers Soot" that the programme of the evidence of the unwillingness of the rulers of this country to develop means of com- muste is divided into two parts, viz., that munication, against which the Committee for the Band and that for the Pipes. The deemed that it was its duty to protest.

national character of the itegiment also fully shows itself in the selection of the fantasia of Scotoh sirs, by Godfrey, in which the following galaxy of national songs and danos are to be introduced-Scots whe bae, Auld Robin Gray, Hisland Laddle, The Campbells are cousin', The White Cockade, John Anderson my jo, Logle of 4 Buchan, The Braes of Auchterarder, Annie The final result is known to the members, Laurie, Within a Mile o' Edinboro' Toom, and it remains only to be recorded that the Bonnet Blue, The Blue Bells of Scotland, first practical effort to introdues improved means of land communication into a country Tallochgorum, and Auld Lang Syne; with where millions are at this moment starving solos for the principal performers. A finer fot want of food with cannot be converts musical bouquet could not be gathered to them, has been unhesitatingly rejected by from the music of any other nation's growth, the Governmen

A Memorial was therefore addressed to On the 13th of April, Mr W. C. ScorT; the Foreign Ministers asking their good of aged 42 years.

fices with the Goverment to protect the undertaking after it had passed into the hands of the Chinese.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Chamber's action was afterwarde sup- ported by a native memorial, forwarded- through the Chamber to the Consuls for transmission to the authorities, which show ed that the residents of the distriot through should be continued in working order. which the line passed were anxious that it

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1878. IT may be that the presence of the three Russian men-of-war at Yokohama has an exciting effect upon our contemporaries there, but certainly some extraordinary rumours have found circulation in their columns of late in regard to the move ments of the Muscovites The Gazetis appears to have taken the initiative with the statement that the Japanese Ambaa Bador at St. Petersburg bad telegraphed

Considerable space is devoted in the and its excellence and beauty may justify to bis Government that Russia was about to declare war against England, report to the subject of Bonded Ware its selection, if its national character be This was followed by a "rumour" in the

This subject has lately been for a moment regarded as too conspicuous. Herald that the Russian Legation was re-opened, and, in reply to a letter in receipt of a telogram from its Govern Customs by the Committee in October THE adjourned inquest on the body of a addressed to the Inspector General of ment atating that the very words even of

houses.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FACKET. The United States Mail Packet China will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 28rd Instant, with Mafla for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, some mysterious references to "two un./stated in bis opening remarks that the

which will be closed sa follows :— 2. M. Registry of Letters conses, 2.30 P.. Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countales) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa Rios, Honduras, Monte Video, New Granada, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, April 18, 1878.

until the time of departure,

Mallo for

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MAILS BY THE TORBES STRAITS PACKET. The Australian Contract Packet Bowen, will be despatched from Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, with Singapore, Somerest, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne. Correspondence cannot be Registered after

11.15 am.. The Maila will be closed at 11.30 a.m.

departure.

Supplementary mail received on board with late fee of 18 sente til time of Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sent by this route if destred, but as a general rule it is better to send it við Galle, Hongkong, April 8, 1878.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH Ploker,—.

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reached them since their interview with

"Cooki

the telegram were quoted--"men of war last, Mr Hart appointed his Chief Secre-female child, aged six days, was held to will be sent from Russia to the seas of tary, Mr Bretion, then passing through day at the Magistracy before the Coroner China and Japan in all. haste;" while Shanghai, to meet the members and (C. V. Creagh, Eeg.), and the following the Gazette, evidently determined on a consult upon details. This was done, Jury: Messrs, A. Cheyne, B. J. Crutch, and keen competition with its contemporary sideration at Peking. The Chairman and certain details drawn up for con- in regard to "war items," hastened to make

Mr Sharp (the Crown Solicitar) appeared

behalf of the Crown Committee had reason to believe that to watch the case on

Dr Wharry, who was recalled, said he the Customs authorities at the Capital were giving the matter serious considera- had made a post mortem examination on the tion, although no official information had body of deceased on Tuesday last. He Mr Bredon in October, and it was hardly found no marks of violends internally; the likely that any action would be taken liver was diseased, and there was no doubt until the return of Mr Hart from that death resulted from this cause. He Europe.

The only other matter calling for rented by any rough usage. There were no mark was the unanimous passing of a resolution with respect to the weighing received from firmis interested in the tea child's health was quite sufficient to cause By the Crown Solicitor:-The stats of the

trade advocating the practice of allowing death. I do not think that fright would in a draft of 1 lb. in weighing Tes in any way have accelerated death. Shanghai and the River ports, and en The Doctor's evidence was explained to

losing the report of a meeting of tea buyers at which resolutions were passed the mother of the child; and the Jury re- with the object of establishing this as a turned a verdict of death from natural custom of trade. The Hankow Cham-causER. ber of Commerce had also communicated

known Russian men-of-war cruising about at a short distance from Yokohama Our readers will no doubt be relieved to learn that nothing has since transpired either respecting the reinforcements for the Russian squadron, or the declaration of war. Russia, if we mistake not, will find quite enough to do to secure the safety of her men-of-war at present in these waters, without sending more to receive the careful attentions of Admiral Hillyar. We notice, by the way, that the three Russian corvettes now lying at cared for by the British fleet. Yokohama are being pretty attentively Modesta of 14 guns, the June of 8, and the Egeria and Kestrel of 4, respectively, are all lying probably within gunshot of the Russian vessels at that port, while the Audacious has also probably entered an appearance there by this time. Russian gun-boat Sobel is at present at Shanghai, but where the remaining gun boat of the Russians-the Morge-is we are unaware. The only other man-of-war in Yokohama at the date of the last mail was the German corvette Augusta.

THE MEETING OF THE SHANGHAI CHAMBER

COMMERCE.

The

The

of tea. It seems that a letter had been

did not think that death was at all accoler-

external or internal marks of rough naage.

to the Chamber a resolution passed at a From the steamer Albay, Captain F. Ask- meeting of the members in favour of the allowance of the draft. The resolution ton, we learn of the occurrence of a pheno passed by the Chamber on the subject menon which suggests a close connection was as follow! :—

with the terribly dirastrous events which have made such sad havoc in Canton. It

appears that the Albay, which left Hong

That on and after the 1st of May, 1978, the proposals contained in the letter ad dressed to this Chamber, by the Tea Buyers OF of this port, dated 18th March, 1878, be car-kong for the Coast Porte at daylight on the

ried into effect, vis: that an allowance of 12th, got into a very heavy thunderstorm=" The French Contract Packet Djemnah wil We cannot afford space for the repro-one pound draft on each package of Tea just outside the Lycomoon, which lasted

weighing 28-lbs, gross, and over, be claimed be despatched from Blongkong on duction of the lengthy report of the pro- by the buyer from the seller that this for several hours. During the worst part THURSDAY, the 27th instant, with ceedings at the last meeting of the Chamber communicate this resolution to the of this storm a very afrange phenomenon Malls to and through the United Shanghai Chamber of Commerce appear Shanghai Tes Guild, and forward to it a seilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Bate the gist of the business transacted may taiting its assent; and farther that this Kingdom and Europe, vid Maring in our northern contemporaries, but copy of the sald letter, with a view of ab was seen in the form of an actual shower rla, Gaile, Pondicherry, Madras, be very briefly indicated. The report, Chamber co-operate with the Tea buyers at Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and which was adopted without discussion, is the River Ports in order to establish e Alexandria,

uniform system. following will be the hours of closing an important document touching upon

the Mila, o. Y

several matters of general interest. The Best subject dealt with, that of a Mint, Friday, 26th Inst.--

is engaging so much attention in Chian at the present moment, that we repro- duce fully the portion of the report referring to it

The

5 P... Money Order Office closes Port Office closes except the NIGHT Bor, which remains open all night. Saturday, 27th Inst

7 M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondents, 10 LM., Registry of Lotfors coasEN. 11 A.M., Post Office efones except for Late

Lettera

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHING MAIL.")

(By Southern Baude.)

THE WAR.

LONDON, 16th April, 1578. Elght Regiments of the Indian Army, and two batteries of Artillery have been ordered to Malta.

of ice-not hailstones, but clear, tran- parent ice, such as might be shipped from a block of the Hongkong brand. The average size of the pieces was any that of a ball used in the game of solitaire, but a great number of the ice stones ware as large as a small-sized walnut. Each ory atal was so clear that one could have read small print through It. Our Informant adds that there were "three or four different showers of these things,” and that the shower appeared to fall imme. diately after a flash of lightning and a heavy peal of thunder close to the ship,

• mention is made of heavy weather, Fortunately for Hongkong the showers of these things," as our correspondent naives ly describes them, remained outalde, and did not enable us to test or corroborate the

"At the meeting of 17th March, 1878, the Committee was instructed by resolution to address a Memorial to the Foreign Ministers at Peking, advocating the establishment of a Goverment Mint in China, and in accords 11.10 4..,, Letters (but Letters only)ance with this resolution a draft was sub

may be posted on payment of a mitted to a special meeting held on the same to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, day as the last annual meeting, Being

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adopted by the Members, it was "forwarded through the Senior Consal to the Doyen of the Ministers on the 18th Marob, 1877.

This Memorial was acknowledged by M apay

de Butzow, from whose reply it appeared that the Ministers were favourable to the To Monzow being Good Friday, there will statement from the Albay. But there proposal, and willing to recommend it to the be no issue of the China Mail. Early can be little doubt that the continuous Chinese Government.

11.30 AM, when the Post Office Ozones

entirely. Hongkong, April 18, 1878.

MEMOS, FOR SATURDAY, Shipping.

IOCAL AND GENERAL,

We are requested to state that the Stamp Office will be open as usual to-morrow.

Noon-English Mail leaves for For Ministers with further details, but the one wish to obtain copies of the Overland Edl the tremendous whirlwind at Canton and The Chamber was asked to supply the application should be made by those who thunder-storms to Hongkong on the lith, quities of the Committee proved that cons

of Call and Europe.

General Memoranda. SUNDAT, April 21:--

10a.m.-Douglas leaves for Coast Porta. MONDAY, April 22

Goods per Viking undelivered after this

date subject to rent,

Goods por Loudoun Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, April 28 :---

Noon Thuler leaves for Port Darwin, ds. Goode per Iraniaddy undelivered after Noot, subject to rent and landing charger 5mAmeriosu Mall leaves for Yoko

bama and San Frandio. WEDNESDAY, April 24 —

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siderable differences of opinion exist, partion, to prevent disappointment Orders neighbourhood on the same afternoon, and ticularly in reference to the description of may be rent in to-morrow,"

these strange los-bhowers on the morning of Coin to be recommended. It was therefore

the 12th must have some natural connection

deemed advisable to refer the whole question BEFORE proseeding with the business of the which is open to a colentide explanation, to a general meeting of the Chamber.

The Committee has, however, since bean Criminal Bensions the Attorney General Who will undertake to give an exhaustive informed that the Chinese Government has said that there was a case to be heard in meteor logical monograph on these strange refused to entertain any proposal for the establishment of a Mint and regulation of which one Chun Aoking, late forman boiler," and stirring events f

the currency, and the Chamber must there maker at the Kowloong Dock, was charged fore await a more favourable opportunity of with fraud. He said he did dot think the RETURN of Vialtors to the City Hall advocating its views.

The translation of a despatch from the criminal charge could be made out against Library and Museum for the week ending Trung Yamen to the Foreign Ministers the prisoner. He had alrendered to his April 17th, 1878 i-- announcing the decision of the Government,

European: Chinanda

was obligingly communicated to the Chama bail, did he would propose that he be now Thursday, April 11th, ber by H.E the Minister for Russia, Boron discharged. This was ordered by Hi Friday,

Saturday,

883

12b, 52

$78

of the Diplomatic Body, and is printed with Lordsb'p to be interpreted to the prisoner, Sunday, this Report.

18tb 42

929

14th,

78

Sandey

Trial by

The tenour of this document leaves little who was then formally discharged by pre Monday, hope that the rulers of the country will for glamation.

18th

334

Tuesday,

10th,

60

455

the present change their opinions on this subject, and the Izsonalsnite mode of arguë

Wednesday,

17th,.

448

Totals, Grand total 2,516

109

Noon-Bowen leaves for Singapore, do. 9p.m. Performance of Jury," at the Lusitana Thursday, April 261– da

4.30 pm. Masting of Seat-holders of ment employed seems to indicate that me. Tar Band and Pipers of the 74th High

St. Wahn's Cathedral.

tires which de not appens on the surface | lansera will play in the Publie Qardand an