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For Sale.

CHRISTMAS STORES.

20%-

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., BEG

EQ to call attention to the following Now Supply of STORES, which they have Received

Ex "GORDON CASTLE?

And Other Recent Arrivals. ··

Intimations.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of the Undersigned in the Chinese Mail, # # # (Wa Taze Yat Po), DEABED from the let Angust, 1877.

CHUN AYIN. Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

NOTICE.

FIN

CHRISTMAS CAKES, 4-lb., 5-lb. and newspaper, which under. Ite new régime

6.lb. each.

CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

Puro AMERICAN CANDIES.

Pure SCOTCH CANDIES.

DRAGEES. ALMONDS..

Fancy CHOCOLATES.

MASSON'S CHOCOLATE CREAMS. NOUGATINES.

Orystalized METZ FRUITS, New Designs in COSAQUES, "CETEWAYO'S BAT BOX."

"MARQUEBETE'S JEWEL CASKET." "GRANDMA'S BONNET BOX.”

"EDWIN and ANGELINA."

&C.,

¡SMYRNA FIGS.

&c.,

Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS. JORDAN ALMONDS.

BRAZIL NUTS.

PECAN NUTS.

HICKORY NUTS.

Cooking and Table PRUNES. Padding RAISINS and CURRANTS. Candied PEEL.

MINCEMEAT in 1-lb. tlus.

VAN HOUTEN's COCOA.

CARRAWAY SEEDS.

SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA.

American CREAM CHEESE, BAP SAGE CHEESE. LIMBURG CHEESE. PINE APPLE CHEESE.

HAMTONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE. WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and

TRUFFLED SAUSAGĖS.

GAME PIES.

Potted MEATS.

Prime Yorkshire HAMS.

Prime Wiltshire BACON in tins & Canvas.

Plokled OX-TONGUES. OX-TONGUES in JELLY, TRUFFLES.

CALIFORNIA ROLL BUTTER. CUTTING'S Canned DESSERT FRUITS.

HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS. CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER-

CAKES.

MILK BISCUITS.

ALPHABET BISCUITS. OYSTER BISCUITS.

WAFER BISCUITS.

SODA BISCUITS.

TN Reference to the above, the Under- aigued has LEASED the Chinese Mail from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG YOOK.CRON, as Translator and General Manager of the will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- cellent medium for advertising, especially as the Manager la able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of the Newspaper.

KONG CHIH Lessea of the Hongkong Chinese Mail,

Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

THE CHINESE MAIL.

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TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN THE Chinese Mail,

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

p. J Forbes, Portland Oct, 27, Spars and Dea, 24, Garibaldi, American bargne, 670, Timber.-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Deo. 24, Hainan, American ateamer, 300, J. W. Conner, Pakhoi Dec. 21, Huibow 23, and Macao 24, General-RUSBELL & Co.

Dec. 25, Danube, Britlet steamer, 561, Olanchy, Bangkok Dec. 14, Rico. YUEN FAT HONG.

Johnson, Bangkok Dec. 14, Rico.—TACE Dec. 25, Charlton, British steamer, 786, Mea SING.

Dec. 25, Peiho, French steamor, 2125, A. Pasqualint, Marseilles Nov. 16, Naples 18, Port Said 22, Suez 24, Aden 29, Co- lombo Dec. 7, Galle 8, Singapore 14, and Salgon 20, Malls and General-MESSA GERIES MARITIM KA.

Des 25, Conquest, British steamer, 318,

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close →→

For SAIGON.--

Per Bombay, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, the 27th ipat., instead of as pro- viously notified.

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.—, Per Kuangtung, at 5-p.m., on Saturday,

the 27th inst.

For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL→→

Per Hainan, at 5 p.m. Te-morrow, the

27th lost.

For HOIHOW, PAKHOI, AND HAI-

PHONG-

Per Conquest, at 9 am., on Sunday, the

28th inst STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.—

For

Per Zumboanga, at 1.80 p.m., on Mon-

day, the 20th Inst.

For SAIGON...

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

29th lost.

F. Elphick, Halphong Dec. 18, Pakhot 20, For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c,- -· Per Crusader, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturday, the Brd January, 12 cents rates.

and Hoihow 23, General.-JARDINE, MA THEBON & Co.

Dec. 25, Hindoo, German barque, 541, Matthiessen, Chefoo Doc. 16, Genoral.- WIELER & Co.

Dec. 25, Fung-shun, Chinese steamer, from Canton.

Dec. 26, Hesperus, German barque, 767, L. Specht, Cardiff Aug. 14, Coal.-SIEMS- SEN & Co.

Peters, Port Darwin Deo. 14, Coal- Dec. 26, Thales, British ateamer, 820, GEO. R. STEVENS & Co,

Wo conta a character for the first 100 1 characters, and one cent a character beyond the first 100, for first insertion, and half price for, repetitions during the first week. Subsequent weeks insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the first week's charge. Advertisements fF. Couazran, Touron Doc. 9, General.

Dec. 26, Hermine, Swedish barque, 289, half a year and longer will be allowed a EDUARD SCHELLHASS & Co. deduction of 25 percent on the total amount and contracts for more favourable terms,

can be made.

Efforts have been made to establish Agents for afroulating the Chinese Maillo all- the ports and in the interior of China, all the ports in Japan, in Saigon, Singapor, Penang, Calcutta, Batavia, Manila, the Phillippinas, Australia, San Francisco, Peru and other places which Chinese frequent, When the list of Agencies is completed, It will be published. Agents have been already established In most of the above places, and in important porta more than one agent has been appointed at each.

Hongkong, February 23, 1874.

To-day's Advertisements,

Whampoa

Dec, 26, Malvina, German barque, from

DEPARTURES.

Deo, 24, Oxus, for Marseilles, &

25, Antenor, for London, &c. 25, Fuyew, for Shanghal. 25, Douglas, for Conet Ports. 26, Chinkiang, for Shanghat 26, Faugh Balaugh, for Labuan. 26, Peiho, for Shanghai. 26, Tanais, for Yokohama.

CLEARED.

Romulus, for Manila.

PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.

FOR HOIHOW AND PAKHOI Per Peiho, for Hongkong: from Mar-

The Steamship

seilles, Mr and Mrs Forrest, Measrs Bur- "HAINAN,"

chard, Hippialey, Cullen, Springli, Fer- Captain CONNER, will be dementino, and Cassela; from Singapore, Mr spatched for the above Ports Beak bame, Mrs Maria Wallentin, 1 Corporal TO-MORROW, the 27th Inst., at 6 p.m.

Royal Engineers, and 1 Chivess; from Sai- For Freight or Passage, apply to

goo, Mr Lantieve, Rev. R. P. Colson, Ly Bang, Huynt Thi Tai, Gantoni Koon, and 188 Chinese,For Shanghai: from Mar- devy soilles, Messce Allen, Heimnetz, Mr and

RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1879.

FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

The Spanish Steamer

ZAMBOANGA,” Capt. ARANGUREN, will Icad there for the above Ports, and will leave thla on MONDAY, the 29th Inst... at 2 p.m.

For Frolght or Passage, apply to

HOP KEE Hongkong, December 26, 1879. de29

FOR SINGAPORE.

The American Barque

“AMY TURNER," Capt. NEWELL, will load here for the above Port, and will leave this on FRIDAY, the 2nd January,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BOP KEE Hongkong, December 26, 1879.. jaž

First-class and Medium CHAMPAGNES, 1880.

Pints and Quarte.

HOOK.

SAUTERNES.

CLARET,

Flue Old Pale PORT, 1848.

SACCONE'S Pale Dry SBERRY.

Do. Amontilado SHERRY.

LA GRANDE MARQUE CHARTREUSE,

Pints and Quarts.

MARASCHINO DE ZARA,

CURACAO

Fine Old BOURBON WHISKY.

SCOTCH and IRISH WHISKIES, BASS'S ALE Bottled by CAMERON and

BAUNDERS, Pints and Quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT Bottled by E. & Ji

BURKE, Plats and Quarts.

Specially Selected CIGARS.

Princesss CHEROOTS.

Cavite CHEROOTS,

Princesss CIGARS.

Cavite CIGARS.

Aroceros CIGARS.

Vegueros CIGARS, Choice No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Bozes

of 100.

Choics No. 3 Meizig CHEROOTS.

Choice No. 3 Fortin CIGARS.

PRESENTATION BOOKS.

SCIENTIFIC WORKS.

WORKS of REFERENCE.

SCHOOL BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS.

CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS.

NOVELS.

ATLASES,

HISTORIES.

DICTIONARIES.

OLLENDORFF'S METHOD for Learning

FRENCH and SPANISH

DR. AHN'S METHOD for Learning® GER-

HAN and FRENCH.

ASHER'S MODEL BOOKS of FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE, GERMAN, FRENCH and SPANISH.

FOR NEW YORK.

The A1 American Schooner "MOSES B. TOWER," HALL, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will

have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, December 26, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

B. 8.

PEIHO.

NOTICE. YONSIGNEES of Cargo per 8. 8. CONSIGNEES

tion with the above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their ziak at the Com- pany's Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

Goods remaining unclaimed alter Tauas- DAY the 1st January, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

G. ƉE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, December 28, 1879.

Mra Van der Hoyde and child, Mr Bright, and Mr Sanders' servant.-For Yokohama: frora Naples, Mesars Yoshikavoa, and Na- kano; from Marseilles, Mesara Ügar, Ono Noriofachl, Outiyama, and Nakamaira.

Por Garibaldi, from Portland, 272 Obi-

beso.

Per Hainan, from Holhow, de., 55 Chi-

Bere.

Per Danube, from Bangkok, 60 Chinese Per Charlton, from Bangkok, 26 Chinese. Por Conquest, from Boihow, &c., 65 Chi- nese.

Per Hindoo, from Chefoo, 3 Chinese, Per Thales, from Port Darwin, 105 Chi- neze, and 1 Japanese.

DEPARTED,

Per Oxus, for Saigon, Mr Ban Hap, and 6 Chinese; for Singapore, Mr J. Cabredo; for Marseilles, Mr Covil-From Shanghai: for Marselles, Capts. Lanz and Paul, R.N., Moers E. Cousins and child, L. Bryner, N. P. Ayme, and Jag. Walter.--From Yokohama: for Suez, Mr Wolhfarth; for Naples, Messrs Moretti, Suselvint, Esposi to, Zanzarelli, and Amendola; for Mar. seilles, Mesare Wong, Alvarez, Chenest de Montaudin, de Hemptinne, and Morgan.

Per Fuyew, for Shanghai, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

The American steamer Hainan reports: Left Pakboi at 7.30 p.m. on the 21st, ar rived at Hoihow at II a.m, on 22nd, left again at 4 s.m, on the 23rd. Arrived at Macao at 1.30 pm. 24th. Having fine weather till arrival in Hongkong at 8.45 p.m. in same day.

The British steamer Danube reports: Fresh monsoon to 14 North, thence to port moderate monsoon.

The British steamer Thales reports: Light northerly winds all the passage.

The British steamer Conquest reports: Left Haiphong on 18th Dee, and had mo. derate N.E, wind and hazy weather and Louisa. Left Pakhoi on 20th Dec., and had fresh N.E. winds and hozy weather. Left Boihow on the 23rd, and bad moderate N.E. winda and hazy weather.

CARGOES.

Per S. 8. Thibet, sailed 17th Dec.:-To London from Canton, 2,880 boxes Tes (containing 27,429 lbs. Scented Caper, and 21,441 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe), 125 bales Waste Silk, 20 cases Silk Plege Goods, and 453 bales, Waste Silk; from Shanghai, 214 boxes, 603 half-cheats, and jal 46 cheste Tea (particulars unknown), 558 bales Raw Silk, and 2 cases Silk Plece Goods; from Japan, 10 balea Cocoons.-To Continent: from Shanghal, 30 bales Raw Silk; from Japan, 45 bales Raw Silk, and 11 balea Waste Silk-To New York: from Canton, 40 bales Raw Silk.

Not Responsible for Debts. Jeither the Captain, the Agents, nor Oumere will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the. Üficers or Craw of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :-- -

PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge: Melchers & Co.

HONGKONG, German 3-masted schooner, Captain Carl Oom.-Wieler & Co.

PEIRO, German barque, Capt. Seekamp. --Siemssen & Co.

Mosss B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt. C. Hall-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

ALICE REED, American barque, Capt. J. H. Kilbean.Melchers & Co.

ANY TURNER, American barque, Captain **NORTH CHINA HERALD" DATE A. W. Newell-Russell & Co.

BLOCK for 1880,

LAUREL, British barque, Capt. Johnson. -Gibb, Livingston & Co.

MIDDLESEX, Britlah barque, Captain A.

NEW SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, la 6 and Walsh.-Borneo Company.

10 Catty -Bozes,

Hongkong, December 15, 1879.

GARIBALDI, American barque, Capt. I. J. Forbes,Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Par 8. S. Patrochus, Hongkong to Lon- Congoa, 19,950 lbs. Sc. Caper, 32,560 lbs. don, Balled 20th December:-94,602 lbs. Sc. Or. Pekor, 17,850 Iha. Sorte-total 164,952 lbs.; 9 bales Waste Silk 21 pkgs. SUK Place Gooda, and 146 pkgs. Sundries.

POST OFFICE NOTICES: MAILS will close:- For AMOY, TAIWAN, AND TAMSUL- Per Balloony, at 11.30 am, on Satur-

day, the 27th inst.

For SHANGHAL-

Per Fung-shun, at 11.30 am. To-morrow,

the 27th last.

For MANILA,

Per Romulus, at 0.30. p.m. Tomorrow,

the 27th Inst.

For BANGKOK.-

*

MAILS BY THE TOBRES STRAITS PACKET.— The Australian Contract Packet Somerset,

will be despatched from Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 27th Instant, with Mails for Singapore, Thursday Jaland, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, Fijl, and Mel- bourne. 24 cent rates, Correspondence cannot be Registered after

11.15 a.m.

The Mails will be closed at 11.30. Sup- plementary mall on board with 18 centa late fee till 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, Deo, 23, 1879.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.

de27

The British Contract Packet Feshowur will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 31st Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the

Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa, nor for Mauritius,

HALLE DE TAX FRENOS PACKET,— The French Contract Packet Anadyr will

be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th January, with Mails to sud' through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Safron, Stralia. Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, O-ylon, Pondieberry, Madras, Calcutta, Bom bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria. The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, &o.

HOURS FOR CLOSING

THE CONTRACT MAILS, .

The following hours are observed in closing

Maila, &c., by both the British and) French Contract Packets:

Day of Departure,~~~~

6

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10

MEMOS, FOR TO-MOUROW

Shipping.

[No. 5138.-DECEMBER 26, 1879.

Onaisras passed over very quietly in Hongkong. There were the uanal Church

Daylight.Mitsu Bishi Mall leaves for services in the English and Roman Catholle

Yokohama via Kobé,

Cathedrals; business was of course entirely Noon-Somerset leaves. for Singapore, suspended. On Christmas Eve the an

Brisbane, &o.

nual gathering at the Bethesda Found- ling Hospital was held and was a most pleasant and successful meeting. Of the vessels in the harbour a number were decorated with evergreens and bunting, as were a number of places on shore. The

Noon. Hailoong leaves for Amoy, &c. 6 p.m.-Hainan leaves for Holhow, &c.

General Memoranda. SUNDAY, December 28-

Daylight.-Kwangtung leaves for Coast Barracks were beautifully decorated. The

Ports.

MONDAY, December 29 :-

Gleniffer leaves for Shanghal, on or about

this date.

9 p.m.-Dramatio Performance at the

City Hall,

WEDNESDAY, December 31:--

Insurance Offices close.

Goods per Peiho undelivered after

FRIDAY, January 2 :---

Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.

Artillery Barracks, which we visited, were decorated with great taste, care and nest-

Beas.

The four large rooms vied with each other in the magnificence of their

holiday apparel. The leading feature of,

11 p.m.-English Mall leaves for Port each was a series of large chains of varie.

of Call and Europe.

gated colours of paper.. Sergeant Clarke's THURSDAY, (New Year's Day), 1880:-

room had at one end the arms of the Re- Local Banks clone.

gimast, the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto, and the word “Ubique" tastefully displayed, and a plentiful array of flags of all nations, all shapes and sizes, tastefully arranged. The room was rather too dark to allow of the full effect of the decorations being seen.

Sergt. Fillingham's room had the specialty of the English coat of arms draped with the Union Jack and the Trl-color of France on either side. The reasonable good wishes and rem!ndera with absent Friends" and many others wero plentiful and conspicuous,

Amy Turner leaves for Singapore. SATURDAY, January 3-

4 p.m.-Crusader leaves for Port Darwin,

Cooktown, &c.

MONDAY, Jaunary 5—

9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge. THURSDAY, January 8:-

2 p.m.-Auction of German brig Carl, 9 p..-"Sorcerer" at the City Hall. WEDNESDAY, January 14:-

3 p.m.-Ocotdental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'A rare and very effective material for Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San ornamentation was found in masses of long Francisco.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841,

香港大藥

A. S. WATSON & O... FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WBOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

OF

DAUGUSTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

OF

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilia Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

da

BIRTH,

On the 12th Nov., RANEE BROOKE, of a

r..-Money Order Office closes; Poat Office clones till 8 P.M., SX- cept the Nicnr Box, which is Son. always open out of Office hours. P.M.-Post Office opent. R.M.-Registry of Letters cosses. Posting of all printed matter and patterns coases.

P. M.--Mails closed, except for Late

Letters.

10.10 r.M.Letters may be posted with

1.ate Fee of 18 cents until 10.30 P.M.-when the Post Office closes

entirely."

10,40 P.M.-Late Latters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.

Shipping Intelligence. The following ta corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c.

VESSELS TO ARRIVE.

AT HONGKONG. Name,

Left. May.

5, Alexander, 31, Newcastle, June.

27, Pym,

July,

From

Penarth Antwerp

Antwerp

Antwerp

Glasgow Penarth

Aug.

9, Eliz. Rickmers,

Penarth

12, Papa,

Hambu

16, Minnie Carvill,

Cardiff

17, Coldstream,

18, Glandinorwig,

8, Glenrosa, 19, Comus, 24, Primrose,

18, Bannan, Sept.

13, Hecla,

13, Carmelita & Ida, 17, Livingstone, 20, Lucia,

28, Livingstone, Och.

9, Parnas, 9, Ganymede (s.} 16, Peru, 17, Chill, 24, West Glen, 25, Palestine, 25, James 8. Stone, 26, Bernhard Carl, (for

Swatow) 30, Marle Luise, Nov.

1, Gleniffer (s.

5, Menelaus (5.)

5, Escambia (6.)

Antwerp

Antwerp Hamburg

Penarth Cuxhaven Cuxhaven London Cuxhaven

Cardiff Liverpool

Flushing

Flashing Antwerp Londou

New York

Penarth Antwerp

London Liverpool London

Glengyle. Benartney,

LOADING FOR UHINA AND JAPAN FORTS, At London-Steansers via Suez Canal. Kenmare Castle, Flintshire, Killarney.

Sailing. Veaucis. Crowfield. William Ritson.

Flestor (*)

Per Rajanattianuhar, at 1.80 p.m. To. Hesperia (1) morrow, the 27th inst., instead of as Nautilus previously notified,"

Ningurn

Sumatra. Moran.

At Liverpool

Glaucus («.) At Hamburg.

Carl Ritter. Formos

MARRIAGE.

grass gathered by himself, Ganter An drews and Bombardier Roper from as far off as the Canton river. This made a very pretty ornamentation worked into various devices, which were most tastefully dis- played. If any anpremacy la point of taste and beauty was attained by any of the rooms it was probably due to Sergt. Fll- Hnghame's room. No. 1 room, Sergeant Reynold's, was admirably neat. In this room there were no flage and the effect was to give au alriness and lightness to the room which were admirably refreshing. A large number of birds in cages all beautifully elaborated and hung with ornamente made the room very lively and pretty. In No. 4. room, Sargt. Looke's, the decorations wore also remarkably good. The motto was put up,-"Succose attend

oor Army and Navy," and large eight-pointed star in bayonets filled one end of the room, Col Hall, Captain Hewitt and Lieut. Joker went round the Barracks about noon, and wished all

the men

and their wives and families, "A Merry Christ- mas and a Good New Year." In ad- dressing the men Col. Hall expressed a hope that all now on the strength of the Garrison would meet together at Christmas time at Home yet. He also announced that he had given orders to let off all de- faulters. The visit of the Colonel and offi.

On the 6th Nov., at Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhead, by the Right Rev. Bishop Alford, assisted by the Rev. Canon cors was most enthusiastically received, Robson, Vicar, and the Rev. J. G. Alford, The Taniskillings Barracks were also decor- Minor Canon of Bristol Cathedral, ROBERT GERVASE ALFORD, Assoc. M.I.C.E., of ated to some extent, and in all the military Hongkong, to MARION, eldest Daughter of quarters a joyous day was to all appearance James Achbarner, of Fernleigh, Oxton...

spent. On board Her Majesty's ships and DEATHL

other ships of war in the Harbour, Obrist mas was also observed with no stinted

On the 2nd Nov., at Waverley Villa, Forest-bill, Jane, relict of the late Jour measure in happiness or liberality, TOWNSEND, Commander in the P. & O. 8. N. Company's service, and last surviving daughter of the late Willam McAdam, of Ballochmorrte, county Ayr, aged sixty-three years.

THEY are speculating in Singapore already, of course, as to who their new Governor will be, although no official news has yet been received in regard to Sir William Ro- The publication of this issue commenced binson's appointment to the Governorship at 7.30 p.m.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1879.

LOCAL AND GENERAL The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected to arrive here on or about the 29th inst., by the P. & O. steamer Bokhara, which left Singapore for this port at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 23rd.

Tax delivery of the French Mail was begun at 9.80 a.m. yesterday (Christmas day).

We learn from the Agents (Mecara Jardine, Matheson & Co.,) that the S. S. Glenfintas leaves Singapore for this port to-dey,

"

of Natal, and Sir William and Lady Robin- son are hooked fe return to the Straits at an sarly date. The salary is $28,532. Many suppose, says the Straits Times, that Sir Henry Balwer who was at one time Gover. nor of Labuan and has recently adminis tered, in the capacity of Lieut.-Governor (salary £3,500), the Colony to which Bir William Robinson has been appointed Governor, and which will now be raised doubtless to the rank of a first class Colony, will be offered the post.

We should not fancy that this fitoical-game of changing posts would find much favoar either at the Colonial Office or in the Service. Our son- temporary does not either seem to favour this guess, for he adds,-"Sir Henry, it must be remembered, has a mind of his own, and has sometimes given the Colonial office We have to acknowledge receipt of a new trouble." Other rumours hint that, "pro book by Rev. Ernst Faber, entitled "Intro-bably, General Auson will get the appoint- duction to the Science of Chineso Religion." ment.".

"A wild few mention. Mr Pops Mr Faber is already well known for his deep Hennessy as our future Governor." Nei philosophical research into matters Chinese, ther of those guesses, we fancy, is at all and the present little work, dealing as it near the mark. Others("a unit or two,” does with the first principles of the science only, says the Times,) biat that the of religion as laid down by Max Müller and Honourable J. Douglas, Colonial Secretary others, will bear out the author's reputation of Ceylon (salary Rs. 24,000), will be for keen insight and critical power. It is raised to the gubernatorial chair. We to be hoped that Mr Faber will follow up have the fact from very good authority the line he has here sketched out.

that the Hon. John Donglas, who bears also the Commission of Lieut-Governor of OVER $100,000 worth of prepared opium Ceylon, is certainly booked for an early ad- has to-day been brought over from Macao vancement to that dignity. He has many by the Canton steamer, consigned by the friends at Home, high and mighty, in office Macao farmer to different native merchants and out of office, is connected with Roy. here. All this has the permit of the Hong-alty itself by marriage, has had a capital kong Opium Farmer. There is no doubt traluing for such a post as this (he has been some arrangement has been come to in the Service since 1859, in Mauritius, between the opposing factions or partner Ceylon and the Straits) and is moreover BI ships which may do something to place all able, painstaking, strictly honest and cone matters connected with our Farm on a scientious publle servant with no “lad."- uster and more satisfactory basis,

He is, moreover, a medal Book