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Intimations.

HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNS STORAGE.

To-day's Advertisements.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EIGHT PER CENT. SILVER LOAN

OF

OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE at Moderate Rates, in FIRST-CLASS GUDOWNS, under European supervision; and VESSELS Discharged alongside the Authorized by Imperial Tecree dated the 14th Day of the Ninth Mook of the Fourth Waar, on favorable Terms, with quick

Year of Kwong-Siz (9th October, 1878) despatch.

THE CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.

METER & Co.,

Proprietors.

my 29

Hongkong, November 29, 1878.

SAILOR'S HOME.

A NY Cant-off CLOTHING, Books, or A PAPERA will be thankfully received

at the Sailor's Home, West Point.

Hongkong, July 25, 1878,

Notices to Consignées.

_FROM_KOBE, NAGASAKI & AMOY

BE S. S. Glenorchy having arrived from The above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 10th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & 06. Hongkong, March 8, 1879

malo

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

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NOTION TO CONSIGNEES.

Haiquan Taels 1,750,000--Shanghai Tools 1,949,800 Btock.

In Bonds of Shanghai Taels 500 each, bearing Interest from 11th April, 1879. The First Instalment of Interest being payable on 5th October, 1879, in HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI,

The Bonds are redeemable at PAR WITHIN SIX YEARS (1884) by HALF-YEARLY (ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE CALENDAR) DRAWINGS.

T

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN HONGKONG,

PRICE OF ISSUE-PAR.

HE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION hereby invites SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR SHANGHAI TALS 1,787,000 of 8 PER CENT Bonds at the Issue PRICE OF PAN, payable as follows:-

SHANGHAI TARLS 10 per cout, où application.

16 days after allotment,

90

100

The Bonds will bear interest at the rate of Shangbai Taels eight per cent, por sunam, payable half-yearly according to the Chinese Calendar, sa per annered Schedale, at the Uffices of the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation, in Longkong (at current rate of Exchange for Demand Bills on Shanghai) and Shanghai,

The first payment of interest on the full amount of each Bond will be payable on 5th October, 1879, at the above mentioned places.

The Bonds will be redeemed at par within six years (1884) by 11 half-yearly Draw ings, commencing 5th October, 1879, of Shanghai Tools 162,000 Bagh, the balance of the Loan, Shanghai Taels 162,000, being paid off on 9th August, 1884.

The Drawings will take place in Hongkong In February and August in each year, and the Bonda so drawn will be paid off at par on the respective dates specified in annexed Schedule at the Offices of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong (at current rate of Exchange for Demand Billa on Shanghai) and shanghai, after which dates interest on the Bonds to drawn will cease,

The Loan has been authorized by an Imperial Decree, dated 9th of October, 1873. The LOAD, principal and interest, is specially secured by the hypothecation of the UNSIGNEES of the following Cargo Imperial Maritime Customs' Revenue of the ports of Shanghai, Foodbow, Canton, Case requested to send in tholz Bule of Ningps and Hankow-the five Ports which have the largest Customs Revenue of the Lading to the Undersigned for counter.mpire-to the extent necessary for the due payment of interest and repayment of signature, and take immediate delivery. principal of the said Loan. The Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and expanse.

No Fize Insurance has been effected.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent.

Ex "Am,"

AME (in diamond) AM (underneath) No. 8/0, Order, 2 cases Haberdashery, from London,

JAH ta orosa) No. 107, Aldritige Salmon & Co., 1 case Hosiery, from London.

Hongkong, February 15, 1879.

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.

The Steamship

“NAMOA,"

Capt. WESTOUX, will be do. #patohed for the above Porte

head winda and aes, and from Singapore to 14 N. very fine weather and calm sea with light Easterly winds, then variable winds and unsettled weather to within 150 miles of Hongkong, and thence to port strong bead winds and heavy head sea.

Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest Lendon and Colonial Papers, .:-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

AT HONGKONG.

From,

When left.

Name.

Aug.

9. Urania, Sept.

'Penarth

28, Ollurnum,

Cardiff

Oct,

10, Jacobine,

16, Rosine,

18, Hormann,

Liverpool Cardiff Broman

Nov.

8, Jan Peter,

21, Fulda,

Masslois Hamburg

20, Rosaire,

Cardiff

Dec

18, Blenheim,

21, Kong See (),

Flushing London

25, Glamis Castle,

Cardiff

Jan.

11; Scotland (a.),

London

At London.—Steamer: vía Suez Canal, Gleniffor. Merionethshire.

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTB.

Carricks,

Glenfallocb. Galley of Lorne. Sailing Venck.

At Liverpool.

Sarpedon (5.) At Glasgow. Glencoe (8.) via London.

DeRoxlion (a.)

CARGOES.

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

Miscellaneous.

General emoranda. FRIDAY, March 7:—

Daylight. Namas leaves for Coast Ports. 7am.-Atalanta loaves for Hoihow, & 2.30 p.m. Atholl leaves for Sluga

pore, do.

6`p.m.--Conquest leaves for Hollow, &, SATURDAY, March 8:-

Noon-French Mali Isavor fox Ports of

Call and Europe. Noon.-Occan leaves for Port Darwin, e. 8p.m.-Meeting of United Service Lodge, Vicenta loaves for Manila. MONDAY, March 10:-

[No. 4886.MARCH 5, 1879.

by the Hoppo's cruisers-for the redress of which Mr Pope Hennessy held out

Claims against the Excelsior must be sent such high and radiant hopes, is in a

in to the Agente before 4 p.m.

worse state than ever it was. When Bir Richard MaoDonnell threatened to use force, and apply the "gan- bost" policy-which, with all res- peat for Sir Thomas Wado and H. E. Mr Hennessy, is the only true and effectual polioy for intercourse with Asiatic nations the Chinese realized that we had a grievance. It may be that the Hoppo and his superiors at Peking, taking their ous from those to whom our interests are entrusted, have now convinced themselves that there is no such thing as a blookade in Hong- kong waters now-a-days. In that respect we are in a worse position than ever we wore. To obtain a more satisfactory result than that reported by the Com. mittee as regards this and other griev Bnces, an effort is to be made to give Sir Thos. Wade a frank explanation of the Chamber's views; but it is much to be feared that, unless some expedient can be hit upon of applying to the ear of every member of the House a telephons that will not osase to ring out our griev ance until it is remedied, little but "words, words" will come out of the deputation to theolite Sir Thomas." Hongkong residents will be compelled, as we have already mentioned, to use. other means than deputations and cor-. respondence if it ever frees itself of the incubus of the so-called Blockade.

8 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of The Chinese Insurance Co., Limited, at No. 39, Queen's Road. Transfer Books of The Chinese Lasurance Co., Ld., closed from this date to 24th

March, inclusive.

Alden Besse leaves for Portland Oregon, Goods por Glenorchy undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

TUESDAY, March 11:--

11 am.-Sale of Sundries at Naval Yard, WEDNESDAY, March 12;-

9 p.m.-Meeting of St. John's Lodge. SATURDAY, March 15:- Noon-English-Mail of Call and Europe. MONDAY, March 17:---

leaves for Ports

8 p.m.-Oookdental & Oriental S. 9. Co.'s Steamer leave for Yokohama and Ban Francisco.

THE

Of the smaller matters which go to make up the doinga of the past year, the proposed amendments of the. Stamp

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Ordinance take a prominent place. The

Established A.D. 1841,

香港大藥發

A. 8. WATSON & CO., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISEN, IMPORTERS

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recommendation to reduce the outrage

Por S. S. City of Peking, sailed February 24th, 1879:-For Yokohama, 152 pk 8. Merchandise; for San Francisco, 46,699 1,000 bales Hemp, 125 pkgs. Prepared baga Rica, 205 baga Coffee, 193 bags Beans, Upium, 85 pkgs. Tes (5,480 lbs), 1 pkge, Treasure (valtre $1,200), and 8,475 kg. Merchandise; for Victoria, 6 pkgs. Opiam, The special bypothecation of Customs Revenue to meet the charge of the present for Honolulu, 14 pkgs. Merchandise; for 10 pkgs. Sugar, and 24 pkgs. Merchandise; Loan la constituted by the deposit with the Hongkong and Shanghai anking Corporn-La Libertad, 1 pkge. Silks; for Fanta tion of Customs' Bonde, signed by the Viceroys and Governors of the respective Provinces Arense, 100 bags Rice; for Panama, 200 In which the Ports referred to are situated, which Bonds will be held by the Bank in bag Rice, & bags Pepper, 2 packages trust for the holders of this Loan. These Customs' Bonds will be received, in vase of Silke, and 79 packages Merchandise; for new in payment of Chinese Customs' Duties.

Calleo, 6 pkgs. Opium, 3 pkiga. Tea (234 obsadise; for New York, 190 rolle Matting, Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonio Water, to do this it is necessary that discussion lbs.), 32 pkgs. Silke, and 35 pkg. Mer- 142 bales Haw Silk, 10 pkgs. Tea (879 lbs.),

Ceritied Translations of the Official Docoments authorizing the Loan, may be inspected at the Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong and Shanghai.

2 pkys. Silk Piese Goods, and 82 Mer-

Default in payment of any instalment at the due date will render all previous paychandise; for Boston, 8 balen Kaw Silk. monta Hable to forfeiture.

of the amount applied for is allotted, the balanes of the deposit will be applied toward

If no allotment is made, the depoalt will be returned in full sad if only a portion the payment of the final instalment.

Bonda to Bearer will be issued against Allotment Letters and Bankers' Receipt,

Principal. Interest.

Total

1st Instalment dos 6th October, 1879......162,500.00...69,326.81...241,825 81 2cd

30th March, 1880...162,500.00...60 U21.70...226,621.70 28:d September, 1880..162,500 00...56,717,59...219,217.59 19th March, 1881...... 162,500.00...60,413,48...212,013.43 19th September, 1881.. 182,500.00...44,109.37...206,800.37 8th March, 1882....162,500.00...87,805.26.,.200,305.28 1st September, 1882,,182,500.00..1,501.16...194,001.15 25th February, 1883....162,51 0,00...25,197.04...187 897.04 21st August, 1883......182, 800.1 0...18,892.99...161,392.03 14th February, 1884....162,600.00...12, 585. 82...175,088 82

Bih August, 1884162,000.00... 6,284 71.168,284.71% Shangbai Tacle.......1,787,000.00 416,857.80 2,2,2,657.86

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4th

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5th

6.h

7th

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9th

10th 11th

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on FRIDAY, the 7th lustant, at Daylight,

Instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

.DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, March 5, 1879..

FOR MANILA,

"VIUENTA,"

The Spanish Barque

Applications (Forms of which can be obtained at the offices of the Bank) Becom panied by a deposit of Shanghai Tuela Ten per cent., will be received by the longkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation until the Eleventh day of April, 1879, on which THEMOYA, Mastor, will be de-date the allotment will be made. papatched for the above Port on

SATURDAY, the 8th Instant.

For Freight, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, March 5, 1879.

NOTICE

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For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, AGENTS ISSUING THE LOAN,

Hongkong, 6th March, 1879.

Not Responsible for Debts.

(Signed)

either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Jobs contracted by the Officers or Crews of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :—

BEETHOVEN, German barque, Capt. B. mas Haje-Melohers & Co,

A EXCELSIOR, Captain K1005, mast LL CLAIMS against the German Bark be sent in to the Undersigned before 4 pm. TO-MORROW, the 6th Instant, or they will not be recognized.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, March 5, 1879.

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WANDERING MINSTREL, British barque, Capt, sievewright.-Captain.

LAKOR, British barque, Capt. T. Brown, -Eduard Schelihaas & Co.

NEHEMIAH GIBSON, American barque, Capt. D. Bradford-Meyer & Co,

CRAIGIE LEA, British barque, Capt. L. Winther.-Butterfield & Swire.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Mr and Mrs Van Corback, Mre Siddons, Per Ava, from Shanghai: for Hongkong, Messrs Hates, Perry, Kiang, and Kui Pao, and 5 Chinese; for Marseilles, Mrs Curtin, Messrs Fraser (B. M. Chargé d'Affaires at Peking) Hopkins, Shom, Tomasi, and Sayn.

Per Tanais, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, 19 Chinese; for Galle, Mrs Williams, 2 children and servant; for Marseilles, ME and Mrs de Geofray (French Minister), 2 children, and 2 servants, Meners H. Frank, A. Brorson, and Mrs Green and servant.

and 110 Chiness.

Per Diomed, from Liverpool, Mr Connor,

Per China, from Shanghal, Mesers Cough, A.Sedgewick, and Rennell, and 18 Chinese.

March 4, Ara, French ateamer, 2015,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. THE Across COLONIAL TREABURER here- by intimates that outstanding amounts due on account of CROWN RENTS for Half-year ending the 28th December, 1878, and on account of the POLICE, LIGHT. ING, WATER, and FIRE BRIGADE HATES, for the 1ST QUARTER of the Rapatel, Shanghai March 1, Mails and Current Year, must be Paid on or before General-MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. "The 10th March instant, after which pro- ceedings for Recovery will be taken in thee. Stewart, Bombay Jan. 28, Penang Feb. March 5, ddria, British steamer, 789, Summary Jurisdiction of the. Supreme 18, and Singapore 21, General.-P. & 0. Court.

COLONIAL TREASURY,

8. N. Co. Hongkong, March 5, 1870.

March 5, Diomed, British steamer, 1240,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

mað

no BE SOLD by PUBLIC AUC TTION, shortly, on a day, to be hereafter named, unless previously dis posed of by private dontract,

THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY, Bituate at East Point, Hongkong, now in Complete Working Order, and Cap able of Distilling upwards of 2,000 Gallons daily The Property is of a teost valuable nature, comprising THREE PIECES OF GROUND close to the water, via-Inland Lots Nos. 749, 781 and 182, with the Subatantially Built DWELLING HOUSE and BUSINESS PRE MISES, erected specially for the purpose. only a few years since, together with the MACHINERY, ENGINES, STILLS, Vats, STOCK, and TRADE FURNITURE and Fir FINIS,

For further Particulars, apply to

Mera SHARP, TOLLER, and

JOHNSON, Solicitors, Supreme Court House,

Hongkong, Hongkong, March 5, 1879,

Per Menmuir, from Sydney, &o., Mr C. Klante, 2 Europeans in Steerage, and 384

Chinese.

11858,

Per adria, from Singapore, &c., 60 Chi-

DEPARTED Per Danube, for Bangkok, 898 Chinese. To DEPART. Per Argyll, for Straits, 128 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:—

DRUGGIZA SUNDRIES, NUMERY REQUI- MITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MADIOINES. MANUFACTURERS · ·

For SWATOW, AMOT, & FOOOHOW.- | --

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Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.

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

Per Namoa, at 8 p.m. To-morrow, the The publication of this isme commencer dealing with his native "hong." This

6th inat., instead of as previously | «1 8.10 p.m. notified.

for HOIHOW & HAIPHONG, (with THE CHINA MAIL.

Mails for Pakhoi and Hanoi)

Per Atalanta, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the

6th Inst.

RONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1879.

ous 81 stamp on demand drafts was made to the Government twelve months ago; and if we are rightly informed, the Chamber itself is responsible for several months of the delay in the progress of this most necessary amendment in the law. Certainly not more than ten venta ought to be levied upon a draft of say 8100, and there is some reason in the argument that, as sight drafts of this or greater value are merely cash paymenta and not an accommodation in any sense, they should be subject to no higher rate than a simple cheque (viz., 2 cents). But the public ought to obtain the bene fit of the reduction, whatever it be, and

should make way for the bill to pass. The registration of partners in Chinesa hongs has the appearance of being a sug. gestion which is not only useful in itself, but which strikes at the very root of the commercial disadvantage at which the foreign merchant is often placed in.

therefore is all the more remarkable "The reply received from the Govern ment not being calculated to encourage any hope of the suggestions of your Committee being carried out, it was deemed advisable to again bring the matter before His Excellency, urging WE belong to the clame who would not upon him the necessity of the measure, as give way a single inch from abeer much for the beneat of the Chinese as of weariness" of non-succesE. It is our other traders in Hongkong." Considering the importunate, and weary the authori-in our Courts in regard to this matter, a duty to continue to play the part of the difficulty which is daily experienced ties into giving way. Certainly it is the more favourable reception might have peculiar function of the press in any been accorded to the Chamber's sugges British Colony "never to weary in well-tion, apart from the right which regis doing," and we accept the responsibility tered partners in Earopean and Ameri with cheerfulness-adding at the same can houses bave to know with whom time that, as a commercial community, they are really doing business. Hongkong ought to make itself heard more than it has ever yet succeeded in doing. The list of failures, of blighted hopes and unrealized expectations, which this year takes the place of a report from the Committes of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, is one of the most lamentable which we have perused MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. -**-

for many years. Let any impartial man read that publio document, with its re- Tae Britsh Contract Packet Geelong, cord of negations, its artificial moderation will be despatched on SATURDAY, of tone and the isolated and fitful sparks the 16th fost, with Malls to and of hope which it gives off here and there; through the United Kingdom and let him turn from the list of "wrecks" Europe via Brindist or Southampton; recorded by the Committee, and regard THE Kate Waters case was further remanded to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa,

For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. —

Per Atholl, at 2 p.m., on Friday, the

7th inat,

For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &- Per Uccun, at 1.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 8th fast., instead of as previous- ly notified,

For MANILA.-

Per barque Vicenta, at 3 p.m., on Satur.

day, the 8th inst.

MAILS BY THE FERNOR PACERI.— The French Contract Packet vill be despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th March, with Maila to

through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Etraits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Cey'on, Poudleberry, Madras, Calcutta, Bem- bay, Adon, Suez, and Alexandria.

nor for Mauritius,

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet Belgic, will be despatched on MNDAY, the 17th Marob, with Malla for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as follows:- 2.16 F.. Registry of Letters ceascE. · 2.30 PM. Post-Office closes, but Tetters (except for Non-Union Counties) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

The

resolution, however, passed at yesterday's meeting, by which two Chinese mer- chants were temporarily excluded from membership on the ground that they had not applied as "bongs" but as indivi duals, may do more to convince the Chinese themselves of the desirability of a reform in this direction than any amount of useless correspondence with the Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

till Friday next.

the comparative calm which reigned over the meeting notwithstanding the gloomy prospect set before them; and then let him say whether the foreign WB are reqested to state that the Interna mercantile residents of this Colony are tional Tug of War will be pulled to-morrow not a long suffering and law-abiding | at 6,80 p.m. community. If it be the born right of

of an Englishman to growl at his sur

rounding conditions, it must be admitted We regret to record the death of Mr Le that ample room for its indulgence is Marquand, the respected usher of the provided in Hongkong.

Supreme Court,

To begin with the Mint, that once oherished roheme has been coldly re We have to acknowledge receipt of the osived by the Home Government, which Customs Gazette, containing the quarterly has reluctantly come to the conclusion returns of trade at the ports for Oct-Dea. that this proposal could not be adopted 1878. without entailing a loss." There is doubt-

less a tide in the affairs of Minta which.

M. H. F. Jackson, Liverpool Jan. 9, via From Bombay to Penang light winds and Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies once loat, rendera currency a perfect an Inquest was hold this afternoon on the

ports of call, and Singapore Feb. 27, Gene Tal-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Ackermann, Shanghai. March D, General

March 5, Aina, German steamer, 648, reesex & Co.

March 6, Tan, French steamer, 1735, de la Marcelle, Yokohama Feb. 27, Mails and General ZS GERIFE MARITIMER,

J. W. B. Darko, R.N.R., Sydney Jan. 28, March 6, Menmur, British steamer, 2000, Brisbane Feb. 1, Rockhampton 8, Bowen 4 Townsville same date, Cooktown 6, and General-GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Thursday Island 8, and Singapore 20, Malls

DEPARTURES,

Mar. 6, Cardottan, for Tientsin."

6, Cresscall, for Takao. B, Penedo, for Saigon." B. Danube, for Bangkok,

6. Davina, for Takao.

3, Esmeralda, for Amoy. 8, Phiston, for Saigon.

6, Arabella, for Saigon,

CLEARED,

Afgy for Saigon. Irine, for Touren, Alfredo, for Manila. Hanie, for Hambling. Pacino Slogs, for Takao, Echo, for Chelon,

The British steamer Adria reports: Bue weather with rain in the Malacos Straite, and daring stay at Singapore. Left perienced light winds and flue weather to Singapore vis Palawan passage and ex.

heavy N.N.E. well and strong monsoon Scarboro Shoal, from thence to port verg with very heavy sea from Pratee

(except the Babamas and Bayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Urugua can no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, February 26, 1878. mr17

HOURS OF CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS,

The British steamer Diomed. reporta cela, from thence to port strong N,E, mon. Light winds and calms from port to Paras The following hours are observed in closing soon with high sea.

Left Shanghai on the 2nd at 8 sm., and The orm steamer China, reports: arrived at Hongkong on the 5th at 2 p.m. Had freeb .E. wind and rainy weather sa far as Chelang, from thence cloudy weather and strong N, wind,

Malis, be, by both he British

French Contract Packets:--- Day before departure,--

6.2.Money Order Office closes Office closes except the Niour wbich remains open all night,

~~| Day of departurs, -

The British steamer Menmuir reports i Left the Company's wharf, Sydney, at 2.80 pm, on 28th Jan Brisbane Feb. 1st at 2 p.m., Bookhampton 3rd at 485 B., Bowen 4th at 8 sm., Townsville 4th st 8.17 pm Cooktown 8th st 8.86 p., Thursday Island 8th at 2pm, passed Cape Jaoki 18th at 10a.m., passed through Carimmata Straits at 10 am. on the 20th. Arrived at Blagapore anchorage at 6.30 am. on 22nd. Left Bingapore at 0.30 am. on 26th, and arrived at Hongkong at 4 pm. March 6th Experienced variable winds and westher from Sydney to Thom day island, thenge to Biognpore sioER

,Post Office opens

and

Post

Box,

Gen.488.

iG Begistry of Letters

Poming of all printed matter and *patterns ceases.

11 -Mails closed, except for Late

Latters.

11.1) Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 18 centy until 11.80 A. M.when the Post Ofles Cross

entirely.

11.40 4.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 eants quiil time of departure,

quagmire and it appears to on that the body of one Tsang Yow, who died whilst Home Government bave successfully undergoing a term of 7 days' hard labour missed the famous chance which it had for unlawful possession. The jury, com within its reach, to the detriment of its prising Messrs Ed, Chastel, J. J. de Bouza, lieges here and in the Straits. The officials at the Colonial Office may con

and A. Millar, returned a verdict of death gratulate themselves that troublesome from natural causes. questions do take themselves off"

gracefully, if they can only be permitted Ir is notified in the Gate of 8th March to lie fallow for & season. So far sa that Parsons who send Musters of Ten aubaidiary coins are concerned, the Co

long is now in a peculiar condition the through the Port in tius are requested to smaller coinage has, as we pointed out have them made flat or aquate fostend f some months ago, passed from our con- round, as it la impossible to pack round trol and the authorities here, though tias securely in the mall bags. It in they see the market flooded with shining believed that the tea will travel more safely delusions which are at 12 and 10 per in fat tins, which are not so liable as round tent discount, continue to "bottle ap'

"their own good money and leave the ones to be bulged in. 4 by 3 by 18 Inches

course undisturbed and undisputed to is suggested as a good sirs, The dua should. the interlopers. In one respect only not have sharp corners, have the officials here taken action they refused to take the depreciated money One Enal effort has bests and for the Mint and the Chamber pauses for a reply.

The great grievance of grievances the Blockade of the port of Hongkong

We are informed that the whole of the Oriental Bank Premises have been purs chased for the sum of 918,000 by Meurs F. D. Sasana and O. P. Chater, i fatly; wan pot long ago that the latter genilai