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Notlees of Firms.

NOTICE,

"R HENRI VINAY has been Appoint-

MR VINAY be COMPTOIR

D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, at Hongkong. Mr ERNEST SCHEVEBLIN will have power to act at the same place in Mr VINAY'S absence.

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E. G. VOUILLEMONT,

Manager,

COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, SHANGHAL

Shanghal, September 6, 1878,

WITH Reference to the above, I have This Day OPENED the AGENCY of the COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS, st, the Office of Mesars RUSSELL & Co.

Entertainment.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL,

HONGKONG.

To-morrow Evening,

(WEDNESDAY), September 25th, 1878.

UNDER THE PATRONAGE AND IN TER

IMMEDIATE PRESENCE

OP

EE THE GOVERNOR, MRS. HENNESSY,

AND SUITE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements. FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

“NAMOA, Capts WEBTORY, will be de. spatched for the above Porta on THURSDAY, the 28th Instant, at Day. light, instead of ne previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS. LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, September 24, 1878, 1825

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMER.

MOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ONSIGNEES of the following Cargo s requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter signature, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

FL. DU POURY, Agent.

HE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA their risk and expense.

H. VINAY, THE

Agent.

Hongkong, September 12, 1878.

NOTICE.

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HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr ARTHUR CHART in our Firm CEASED on the 31st December last,

J. INGLIS & Co. Hongkong, June 18, 1878.

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NOTICE

THE

THE Undersigned having This Day Pox. Debla, and Goodwill of the CHINA DIS- PENSARY hitherto Carried on by Mr W. BALL, will conduct and carry on the said Business (in connection with the VICTORIA

This Date.

DISPENSARY) on bis own Account from

WM CRUICKSHANK, Hongkong, August 81, 1878.

NOTICE.

HE Undersigned, HOP YEK & Co.

THE

Godowns, No. 280,

Bhak Tong Tzoi, begs to notify that the

Baid Company is not nor will be Responsible

AND

OPERA BOUFFE COMPANY

Will Repeat

(By General Desire) CFFENBACH'S WORLD-RENOWNED COMIC OPERA "THE GRAND DUCHESS

OF

GEROLSTEIN,”

In Three Acts and One Tablean.

OAST OF CHARACTERS:

B. DRAZGAR

....Mr G. ADAMS.

GRAND DUCHESS,..... Miss ELCIA MAY. Baron Fuck Mr F. HAGAMAA Prince Pani,. Baron Grog.... General Boom..........Mr J. BOLLINGS, Nepomus (an Aide.

Mr ELSOUMBE, Mr H. VERNON,

de-Camp),.... Private Fritz,.. Wands (a Peasant

Girl),

Miss CLARA STANLEY,

Soldiers, &a

During the Evening Miss Aerus Dzazɑaz will perform

NEW VIOLIN SOLO.

for any Debts contracted by any of the MustOAL CONDUCTOR.................ME PANIZZA.

Firm's employees or Partnera. Also, no

Debt, if any, can be deducted from the

Hont Payable to the said Company. The The Operas are produced under the Sols

Company is only Responsible for thosa

Accounts, which are Confirmed and Signed

by Mr Cat WING Or bimasif, of the Kung Yin shop, Wing Lok Street,

HOP YEK & Co. Bengkong, September 18, 1876.

Intimations.

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Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW.".

Now

Ready.

Nos 1.-Vol, VII,

-OF THE

direction of

MB H. VERNON.

Tickets to be had and Seats secured at Mears K&CAR & Co.'s, where & Plan of the Theatre may be seen.

W

PRICE OF ADMISSION : Dress Circle or Orchestra

Stails.

Two Dollars. Pit.

..................................... ONE DOLLAR

Ladies unaccompanied by Gentlemen cannot be admitted.

Hongkong, September 24, 1878.

For Sale.

FOR SALE,

#838

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Ex "Tigre." HR No. 200, Messrs Ulmann } from

& Co., 1 cavo Laoss, † Marseillos. B & C (lu diamond) Order, 212 Į from

8 balon Cotton.......................... } Madras. Hongkong, Beptember 24, 1878.

LAUDATORY NOTICE

The kindrens tendered to a Passenger THE Undersigned begs to acknowledge YAU AB OHAU by Mr GUARD, the Captain of 8. 8. Ulysses," as well as by the Doctor, and First-mate of the same Ship The said YAU AH CHAU was native of Fuklon, who happened to Dis by sickness on 30th Ultimo, when on the voyage, next day from Singapore to Hong- kong. A Coffin was provided by the said the honor to present an embroidered flag Gentlemen, for whose kind favour we have

së a mark of our gratitude.

WONG KEE TING, LEONG KWAI, AND NG YUNG. Hongkong, September 24, 1878,

SHIPPING.

مخسبد

ARRIVALS.

and fine from thero to port. On the 19th, passed H.M.S. Growler in the Min, and

8. Yesso and Chintung off Dodd's Triand, At Pagoda Anchorage: Str. Spike Hall, Perim Has Ting, H. M. 8. Moorhen, and U. S. 8. dlers In Foochow: H. M. B. Swinger. In Amoy : NIL In Swatow: Stra Kuangtung, Cassandra, Kjobenham, and H. M. S Hart.

The British stemmar Yangtze reports: Left Bhanghai on the 19th inst. at 3.30 | My anchored 5 millen inside Lightship blowing a heavy gale from N.E. by N. wearing round to W.N.W, Barometer down to 20.30, weighed again on Saturday, the 21st inst. at 1.30 a.m. for Hongkong, and bad light B.E. and Easterly winds to Lammocks, and from thenes to part light Net, spoke aus. Fuyew and Ningo, 23rd, N.E. and E.N.E. winds to arrival, On the Bagian mall, and Tangching, all from Hongkong bound to Shanghai. Beschied here at 7.30 am. (24th.)

The British bargas Fusilier reporta: Made very good progress at the beginning of the passage, when 24 days out, was al- most of the Pelow Islands thence had Hght airs and calms to Cape Engano.. Off the Baahoe Islands had strong Westerly winds with a very high confused ses, and every | appearance of a typhoon, then light airs and calms in the China Son, yesterday got a strong N.E. wind, and arrived hare this morning at 11a.m. All well.

The Siamese barque Chamron Kamreye reports: Fresh 8. W. monsoon to Maccles field Bank, then N.W. winds for few days, after which strong N.E. wind to port.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Shipping

Amusement.

Opera Bouffe at the City Hall.

No. 4750.-SEPTEMBER 24, 1878.

lessons will occupy the whole forenoon of every day (except Saturday); the Chi- Southern Ora leaves for Maxils on one lessons will be in the afternoon.

about this date.

Those whose parents, or guardians declare, on first entering the school or, at the beginning of a new school year, that they do not wish them to attend Chiness. lessons at the Central School throughout the year, will be allowed to go home, every day, sự soon as the English lessona (five hours) are over. Those whose parents or guardians declare, on first entering the school or at the beginning of a school your, that they wish them to attend both English and Chinese lessona, will be required, throughout that term, to attend every day the full number of 7 hours."

General Memoranda. THURSDAY, September 20 pi

Daylight-Namon leaves for Coast Ports, 2 p.m.—Sale of Silverplated Ware, da, at Mouarn L, Atkinson & Co's sale Rooms

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Famay, September 27→→

3 p.m.-Sale of Chinese and Japanese Ware, do, ab Mr Armstrong's Bals Boom.

SATURDAY, September 28

Noon, French Mall leaves for Forks of

Call and Europe.

3 p.m.-Lome leaves for Singapore, &c. Glenartney leaves for Yokohama, do, on

or about this data.

MONDAY, September 30-NE

3pm. Meeting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, at its Head Office, Hongkong. TUESDAY, October 1:

8 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. 8. Oo's Steamer leaves for Yokohama and Sas Franciaco,

THURSDAY, October 3:

The Government Gazette of Saturday Just contains the result of the voting of before them, namely, whether or not they the parents on the question thus placed desired their children to be taught Chi nome in addition to English. These re sulta are that 137 votes were given in favour of studying English only, and 282 in favour of studying both English and Chinese. Of the 68 foreign votes 47 were in favour of Chinese as wells ar English, 11 in favour of English only; of the 361 Chinese votes, 235 were in favour of Chinese as well as English, and 126 in favour of English only.

Although there is a large preponder- ance of votes in favour of both English

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS. 4 p.meeting of Subscribers to the and Chinese, as opposed to English only,

MAILS will close:-

H. E Rice Fund.

yet we contend that the fact of no less than 137 votes being given in favour of Noon-English Mall leaves for Porta English only amply demonstrates the

of Call and Europe. TUESDAY, Cobober 15:---

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.THURSDAY, October 10:

Per Namoa, at 5 pm. To-morrow, the 25th inst, instead of as previously notified.

For SWATOW.---

Per Ferim, at 11.80 s.m. To-morrow, the

25th fast,

Per Olympia, at 9.80 a. m., on Thursday,

the 28th inst,

For BANGKOK....

Per Danube, at S.80 p.m., on Friday,

the 27th Inst.

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS -

Per Lorne, at 1.30 p.m., on Saturday,

the 28th inst.

Sept. 23, India, American ahly, 1294, 0. | MAIZE BY THE FRINON PACKET.

Patton, Cardiff April 24, Coal.-ORDER,

Sept. 24, Annis Burr, Amer. 3-m sch., 650, J. W. Simpson, Nawostle July 16, Coal-Gr88, Livingston de Co.

Sopt. 26, Villa de Rivadavia, Spanish brig, 261, Osmus, Manila Sept. 12, Bapan- wood.-BRANDAO & Co.

Sept. 24, Don Quixote, American ship, 1128, Oha. F. King, Cardiff May, 18, Coni.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Sept. 24, Douglas, British steamer, 884, G. D. Pitman, Foochow Sept. 20, Amoy 21, and Swatów 28, General,-DovGLAS LAPRAIX & Co.

10%

Sept. 24, Tangiste, Britiah atasmer, 782, Schultze, Shanghai Sept. 19, Ganora SIEMSSEN & Co.

Sept. 24, Fusilier, British barque, 404, Wm. Armstrong, Newcastle (N.S.W.) July 20, Coal-0. & O. 8. B., Co.

Sept. 34, Fabius, Siamese ship, 650, Henry Reeves, Bangkok Sept. 8, 18,000 plouis Rice.-ORINESE.

Sept. 24, Chamren Kamraye, Siamese

**CHINA REVIEW TWO AMERICAN and Ono ENGLISH barque, 180, K. Hunts, Bangkok Sept. 9,

CONTAINS--

The Chinese in Borneo. Jottings from the Book of Rites. "The Character or

On the Use of the Character Fan Brief Sketubes from the Life of Kung-

ming.

The Critical Disguisitions of Wang Ch'ung. Geographical Notes on the Province of

Kiangal.

The Ballads of the Shi-king. Translations of Chinese School-booka. Perkin Warbeck in China.

Short Notices of New Books and Literary

Intelligence.

Notes and Queries:-

Dutch Doctors in Borneo.

The Giraffe and the Kilin.

Ou the Syllabic Spelling.

Loous Operandi in Flogging.

Barly Frost in Canton, in 1877-8. A Chinese Coin,

Annamese Sovereigns. Chinese Bank-noten.

Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c.

Ching Mail Offs,” Mongkong. Sept. 10, 1878.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Nether the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Creus of the following Pessais, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ----

STRATHMANN, British barque, Captain Wm. Anderson.-M. M. Co..

LOSEE, British steamer, Captain Wau

McCnlloch.-Melchera & Co.

PARALOS, French barque, Captain J. Pasco-Kong Kee

M-Dox, British ship, Captain James M. Leslie, Olyphant & Co,

Second-band BILLIARD TABLES, with BALLS, CUEE, LAMPS, to, Complete

Apply to

D. NOWROJEÈ,

Hongkong Hotel Hongkong, July 11, 1878.

NOW READY.

CHINESE DICTIONARY IN THE4

A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L

and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal 8vo., pp. 404.-By ERNEST JOHN BIFEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

Priser Five Dollars, or Two Dozlans AND A HALF por Fart.

To be had from Messrs Lars, OKAWFORD |& Co., Hongkong and Shanghai; and Mezaru

KELLY & WALSH, Shanghai.

Hongkong, March 1, 1878,

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned has received instruc Ttions to sell by Public Anction,

ON

FRIDAY,

the 27th September, 1878, at 2 p.m., at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road,

An Invoice of OHINESE and JAPANESE WARE, &o, comprising: Porcelain Vases, Bronzes, Ornaments, Porcelain Dishes and Jars, Tortoise-ebell Ware, Lacquered Cabinets and Boxes, Fans, Trays, do.

chiefs, Embroidered Caps, &o, da

Crape Shawls, Scarves and Handker

J

TERMS OF SALE--As customary,

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, September 24, 1878. #97

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Undersigned has received inatrus- tions to sall by Public Auction,

BAUREIZE_British barque, Captain W. Dom.-Geo. R. Stevens & Co.

BAMBURG, German barque, Captais H.THE von Kroge.-Eduard Schelfbaan & Co.-

MELROSE, American chip, Captain D. Plumer,Order...

IMPERATRICE ELISABETTA, Austrian ship, Capt. Areglich-D. Musso & Co.

Inta, American ship, Capt. O. Fatten. Order:

Dos Quitors, American ship, Captain! Chas. F. “King-Monsageries Maritimer.

FUSILIE, British bargne, Captain Wm. Armstrong. ==0, & 0, 8. 3. Os,

Not Responsible for Debts of Crow

Henas, British chip, Captain Chan, Robertson-Jardins, Matheson & Co..

SAILOR'S HOME

ANY Out of CLOTHING, Socks,

will be thankfully received atike Bollor's Born, West Point,

Hongkong duly 88, 3870.

ON

MONDAY,

the 80th of September, 1878, at Noon, on the Premises, by Order of the Mort gages, under a Power of Sale contained

in the Deed of Mortgage, all that PIECE PARCEL or GROUND, with the HOUSES bulls thereon, situate- in Jardine's Bazaar, and Registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 809.

For further particulare, apply to the Undersigned.

Rice and General-KIN TYE LONG.

Brunet, Shanghai Sept. 22, Mails and Sept. 24, Sindh, French steamer, 2170,

General --MugJAGURIES MARITIMES.

DEPARTURES. Sept. 24, Farolos, for Newchwang.

24, Centennial, for Portland (Oregon), 24, Bellona, for Saigon.

24, 8. G. Finkham, for Cape of Good

Hope,

24, Berdie Biglow, for London, 24, Marie Louise, for Whampoa. 24, Paul Marie, for Newahwang. 34, Athens, for New York.

24, Bailoong, for Amoy and Tamsul. 24, dlaucus, for London, &c. 34, Chinkiang, for Shanghai.

24, Yangte, for Canton.

24, Aristids, for Newohwang,

OLBARED.

Formoss, for Bangkok. Feri, for Newchwang,

PASSENGERS, ABRIVED,

Per Douglas, from Coast Ports, Captain. Vincent, and 201 Chinesa.

Per Sindh, from Shanghal: for Hong. kong, Mr Boniours, and 4 Chiness; for Grants for Fort Said. Mr B. Gamman; Singapore, Mr. P. Perrot; for Galle, Mra

for Marsellies, Messrs J. T, Goodfellow, B. G. Ogle, G. Maltan, E. Lazarus, Lazkan, Pell, Mr and Mrs Gordon, 2 children and steward, and Mr Mackellar.

Per Yangt, from Shanghai, 76 Chinese

DEPARTED.

Per Glausus, for Portemonth, Lieut. Wil- ford. 33 Invalids Military, 3 women, and 2 children for London, Mr Townend; for Strat, 250 Chinese from Amoy,

ро

Por Bellona, for Saigon, 381 Chinese. Per Berlis Biglow, for, London, # Barce Fer Paul Maris, for Newohwang, 2 Chi.

Per Chinklang, for Shanghal, 30 Oklaces.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The American ship India reporta : Vesala spoken-June 28th, British barque Andreo Boid, from Falmouth to Anjar, 60 days eat, in lat. 84 5., long. 20.45 W., 29th, American ship Coldstream, from New York to Anjor, 60 days out, in lat. 86 8., long, 18.27 W.; Bept. 16th, British barque Eniw in lat. 17.7 M., long, 111 38 E. pries, from Cardiff to Japan. 130 days oufi

The Braniah brig Filla de Rivadavia rec portar N.WI and W. winds thro ghost.

The American Chip Don Quixote reports

Light airs and daima from Aujor to park Vessel spoken June 8th, British barque TERMS OF SALLA--One-half of the par- Good Hope, 80 days out, in lat. 20.48 Ny Midsummer, Izom Sunderland to Cape of chase money to be paid on the fall of the long. 18 65 W 19th, barque Guiding Star, hammer, and the Balance on completion from Idverpool to South Amerios, 34 days of the Deeds of Transfer, All'expetises out, in lat. 718 N., long, 27 W of Transfer to be paid by the Purchaser. Property to be at the risk of the Pur

thefer from the fall of the hamtider.

J. M. ARMSTRONG, Aucklancer. Hongkong, September 24, 1878

The British states: Douglas reports i Left Ergods Anchorage on Thursday, the 19th September, and anchored at Sharp Peak owing to low state of Barodieter.

Left there at 4 km, of 20th, Amoy 21st, And Swatow sord, Had light winds and

The

French Contract Packet Andh will be despatched from Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 28th Int, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Mar sells to Saigon, Singapore, Bater via, Galie, Australia, New Zea land, Tasmania, Fil, Aden, Bey- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Buen, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre» spondence to E, Afrion, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ascensión. Letters may also be forwarded to India

by this Packet.

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, die, ș

Friday, 27th Inst.—

5 r.., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Kreur Box, which remains open all night.

Saturday, 28th Inst.-

7 M., Post Office open for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence,

10. AM, Registry of Lettors ceaseS, 11 A., Post Office closes except for Late

to

Letters.

- Noon–American Mall leaves for Yoko * most unjustifiable hardship to compel

hata and San Frandseo.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

-Eriablished AD. 1841,

港大藥房

A. 8. WATSON & 0..... FAMÍLY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLEBAT ANd Betail. DauGGIETS,

IMPORTERS

DaveGuts' Sundries, FursaNT Requr. sires, Tomas Requisites, EwolisM,

AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PAZINY MEDICINES.

MANUFACTURRES.

wisdom of the study of Chinese being rendered optional. It would, indeed, be those 137 boys to study Chinese-against the expressed objection of their parents. But further: looking at the conditions un der which parents are called upon to vote on the question of Chinese or no Chinese, the only wonder is that as many as 187 of them were found on the negative side. The position appears to us to be simply this, that a parent must vote to have his child instructed in Chinese, or that child can only receive five hours, instruction day and must spend his afternoons in idleness, Again, socording to another note in this circular, the school fees are to be exactly the same for a pupil attending the English lessons only ss for one attending bath Chinewn and English lessons If these matters are as we have represented them and our remarks have been based on the clear wording of the circular itself-thay urgantly call, we think, for some amend ment. There may be foreign children attending the Central School-chil- dren who are not likely to pass the remainder of their lives in China, os who have no capacity for learn ing Chinese-to whom Chinese studies would be a positive waste of time, and it seeme to us ridiculous to assume that these paplls should waste their after noons in idleness because their parents consider that Chinese would be, to them, a profitless study, Home lessons can nevar, with any amount of success, take the place of school instruction under auch circumstances as theseÅre school established and supported by an English Government on English soil, the authorities here are unquestionably jus tified in insisting that the bulk of in- strmotion given in the Central, School shall consist of the different branches of English study, but to say that an English or Portuguese youth shall waste a great portion of his time in the ***The publication of this isrus commansid study of Chinese, or idle away his after-

7.45 p.

noon at horas, while his parents are called upon to pay for instruction he is not receiving, seems to us not only non-

Boda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Glogerade, Potses Water, Sarsaparilis Water, and other Acrated. Waters.

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

BIRTH.

At 88, Broadway, Hongkew, on the 17th Sept, the Wife of air JAMES FREIRE, of

BODI

DEATHS.

At Shanghal, on the 14th September, 1878, ADELINE COY, Wife of H. S. Davids, U.S.N.

a

(11.10 ... Letters (but Letters only) At Shanghai, on the 16th September, except those to and through Ausb aha, GERTRUDE SOPALA, Daughter of William may be posted, on payment of a | and Elizabeth Birt, aged 15 months, Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, At Shanghai, on the 17th Sept, after unt

a brief Ulness, C. R. THATCHER, 11.30.x, when the Post Office CoSES

entirely. Hongkong, September 14, 1878.

Ja

1825

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACERS,

The United States Mail Packet Gaelic THE CHINA MAIL sensical but unjast. Five hours instruc

will be despatched on TUESDAY, the let October, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows som

2 r.M. Registry of Letters senses.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, BEFT, 24, 1878,

Ir will be remembered that in February 230 P. Post-Office closes, but Letters last a Conference of officials and others, fexcept for Non-Union Countries) may appointed by His Excellency the Governor, be posted on board the Packet with was held in the Cound! Chamber for the Late Fee of 18 conta extra Fostage until the time of departure.

tion per day is not sufficient for the fifty-eight foreign youths in the Central School, and we repudiate the ides of Chinese being thruss down their throats if they don't want it, and could spend their time more profitably in European studies.

purpose of considering the question of * LOCAL AND GENERAL. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies the teaching of English in the Central

(except the Bahamas and Hayti), Costa and other Government schools of the THE M. M. steamer Sindh has made the Kios, Honduras, Monte Video, New Colony. Among the resolutions arrived ran down from Shanghai in 60 hour Granada, Paragusy, and Uruguay can at on the occasion was one atang THE M. M. steamer Fangise, with the outs

That five hours be given every

day

no longer be sent by this route, Hongkong, September 17, 1878. -

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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET- The British Contract Packet Hindostan will be despatched with Maus for tas Straits Settlements, Bataris, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, Kurope, and countries served through London, on TRUESDAY

the 10th Oct.

N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonize, E. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritius,

The following will be the hours of closing

the Malls, do 1- Wednesday, 9th Oct. --- ̈*.

§ P.M., Money Order Ofles closes, 6 F. E., Font Offles closes except the Nisar Box, which remains open all night, Thursday, 10th Cat.--

7 AM, Post Office opson for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Polting of all dorrespondence.

4

10 L., Post Office dioses except for Late

Tatiers, Registry conson

10-18 Letters may be posted with

MALATH THE OF 18 sent

to

Postage till

(except Saturday) to English, and two word mal's left Singapore for this port and a half hours to Chinese studies, but via Baigon this (Tuesday) morning, with the understanding that all English

lessons will be obligatory, and all Chinese | Ws learn from Mesure Gibb, Livingston # lessons optional, according to declaration Co., that the cteswar Bowen leaves Binge. on the part of the parents," The first pore to-day for this port with the Torres part of this resolution was agreed to Straite mail. unanimously, but the latter part, making the study of Chiness optional on the declaration of the parents, gave rise to e

Tas performance of ** The Grand Duchess" division, dva members voting in favour to-morrow evening at the City Hall la wa of allowing the parents to decide whether observe, to be under the immediate patron. or not their children should be taught age of His Excellency the Governor, Mrs Chinees in addition to English, and three Hennessy and quiteín sa pass in favour of the study of the untive language being made compulsory,

"Sugar" writes complafting of our con We have before us a copy of a circular temporary's criticisms in regard to the part issed at the close of last month to the of Sanetta” in Saturday night's opera, parents of the boys studying at the in "Susan's" opinion the part of 'Za Central School requiring them to declare

in a form attached, whether they would netta' was creditably well filled." The prefer their sons to attend both English letter Helf in coarsely suited for publiés.. and Chinese lessons at the Central School, Hon.

or English lessons only. It is szpisined

in the Arst part of this circular that the Ter ranks of the European branch at the voce of the parents is then taken to Polion force are balog rapidly thinned, by anable His Excellency to ascertain, ba-

for carrying into affect the resolution dismissals, time-sxpired mon leaving, and of the Conference we have just quoted, death and we believe that is le pontam what they would prefer in the matter plated obtaining reinforcements from Hame. of making attendance at Chinese lessons Loudon is, we believe, to supply the naza (11.80 1m, Zetlèm (but Letters only) optional. The resolution of the Combatez.

i. addressed to the United Kingdom ferende, it should be noted here, expremly

| 11 AM, when the Post Offer Otoing

De entirely,

Via Brindisi, or to Bingapore, may states "an tinderstanding" that all Chi. Sons buildings are being constructed in be posted on board the Packet with howe lebrons are to be optional aording the Hollywood Road, nearly opposite the Late Fee of 43 cents extra postage, to declaration on the part of the paretst

Ful

to

11.80s when the Mall is finally or the information of the parents in Mamol Temple on a praciptions pisos of giving their votes the following note around, and the foundations which ard at Appears in the etrculer #The English prosent being formed de unt appear to enf

closed

100 | 859 60 Atby, and modomie Easterly winds Hongkong, Baph. 28, 1978

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