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The Steamship

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March 7, Fatung, British steamer, 236, D. McDougall, Swatow March 0, General. -KWOK AUHKONG,

March 7, Jeddah, British #tonmor, 999, BUN HIS CRA J. I. Clark, algon Marol 2, General-

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

The Steamship

"Namba,"

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March 7, Chin-tung, Chinese steams, from Canton.

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Mar.

7. A. Holcombe, for Iloilo.

Empire, for Manila.

7. Nonpareil, for Manila.

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For Freight or Fussage, apply to

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Agents. Hongkong, March 8, 190.

FOR MANILA.

The Steamyhip

"Penedo," Captain CAIN, will have immediate despatch for the above Port,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL & Co, Hongkong, March 8, 1880.

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FROM THE AMERICAN MAIL The following STORES, in Exou lent Condition :-

Fresh Roll BUTTER.

Finest Camb HONEY, in Frame.

Do. Do., Dried Siloed APPLES,

Boneless CODFISH,

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Consignees of Opiam are requested to take immediate delivery from on board. Opium not srly taken delivery of will be lauded into the Godowns of the Dader- signed at East Point.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 14th Instant will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, March 8, 1880.

Hae-shis, for Shanghai.

Forchow, for Swatow & Shanghal. Breenmkire, fe

Saigon.

Douglas, for Coast Ports..

Bellonu, for Salgen.

7, Sunda, for Yokohama.

7, Kastari Hind, for Shanghal.

7, Hwai Yuen, für Canton,

8, Hailong, for Amog, o..

8, Consolation, for Bangkok.

CLEARED.

Bombay, for Hoihow. Faugh Balaugh, for Cheloo. Chin-tung, for Shanghai, Diamante, for Amay.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. TIENDERS, in Duplicate, marked ou the Covers: Tender for Arms Contracts, will be Raceived by the Undersigned until -10 a.m. on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, for the undermentioned SUPPLIES and SER VICES, required by the War Department at Hongkong and Out posts, during the year, from the 1st April 1860, to the let March, 1881, viz.

SUPPLIES: L-For Her Majesty's Troops-PROVI

SIDES, FUEL, Lours, de 2.-For Hospitals-PROVISIONS, WINES,

FORTIE, ALE, SPIRITS, &, &o..

SERVICES. S.-WASHING and RETAINING PARRAUK and

HOSPITAL BEDDING and CLOTHING.

4. CLEANSING the ROADS, PARADES, and

NOLA A to D (see plan), &c. the various Cantosments and other SCAVENGER'S WORK; also SWEEPING CHIMNEY FLUES and SrevE PIPES likewbe, CLEANING, LIGUTING, and PROVIDING CI, &c., for Exterior

amps.

6.—For the PURCHASE of Emery Poaren

CASKA

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¿

PASSENGERS. AGRIVED.

Koch, aud 210 Deck.

Per enfes, from Calentia, &c, Nx

Per Carisbravie, from Saigon, Signor F. Carozzi.

koug, Mr and Mrs A. Andre and 2 servants, Per Thibet, from Shanghai: for Hong. Mr E. A. Watton, and & Chincae; from. Singapore, Me Laung Sin Ying.

Per Diamante, from Manila, Mr and Mrs Mecerini and Evant, Mr G. 4. K. Honey sad servant, and 10 Chinees.

Per Kiungchow, from Hoihow, 18 Cht-

1966.

Por Conquest, from Haiphong, 800, 1 European deck, and $4 Chiness,

Fer Fottua, from Swatow, 145 Chinese, Per Jeddah, from Saigon, B50 Chinese. DEPARTED. Per Esmeralda, for Manila," Mr and Mrs A. A. Lind, Mesers W. B. Young, E. Solomon, and A. Wasinowiskl.

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Per Hae-shin, for Shanghai, 160 Chiness. Per Conso atin, for Bangkok, 428 Ch.

nele,

Per Breconshire, for Salgon, 2 Europonus

and 20 Chinesu,

a

SHIPPING REPORTS

POST OFFICE FOTICES. MAILS will close-

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET.——— The Australian Contract Packet Bowen,

will be despa'oled from Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 16th Inatant, with Mails for Singapore, Thursday island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tas- mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- bourne. 12 cont rates Correspondence canuct be Registordd after

1.16 p.m.

Mails will be closed at 1.30. Sup- plementary mail on board with 30 scrita) late fee till time of departure. Correspondence for. Southern and Western Australia can be aint by this route if desired, but as a general rule it is better to nond it viù Gallo. Hongkong, March 5, 1880.

The

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°MAILS »T TH: Parron PloxET.—

The Frensh Contract Packst Ava will

ba doavatshed co

WEDNESDAY. the 17th Instant, with Mails to sud through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

The usual hours will be observed in closing

the Mails, dra.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packot City of

Peking, will be despatched on MON-

DAY, the 22nd Instant, with Malls

for Jajan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o. which will be closed as follows:-

6.15 P.M.-Registry scars.

0.30 P.AL-Pust-Olice closes, but Leitors

(except for Non-Union Conatilos).may

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,

Shipping.

p.-Diamante leaves for Amoy. Goods por Glamis Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rout.

Auction.

[No. 5198. Mauch 8, 1580.

Tue Themis, Captain the Baron Alguier, when orders were given to it away the bearing the flag of Bear-Admiral Duperre topmist and the topgallant backstays; a of the French Navy, arrived this afternoon this did not ease the ship much, further or and exchanged salutes with the Garrison, dora wore given to oat away the lower rigging, the Iron Lake. and the U.S.S. Richmond, and shortly afterwards the fore and mais Admiral Duperré afterwards paid a visit to inasta went over the side, all standing, Noon-Auollon of Sundries at Naval Vice-Admiral Coqto, C.B., on board, the This tighted the ship and she then rode Iron Deke, and received the customary easier. The wind began to moderate about, salute or leaving that vessel. The Thania'g 1 p.m., and at 8 o'clock was down to a dates are Singapore, 3rd February, Balgon, inoderate and fresh breeze, the baromoter 28th February, and Heibow, 6th March. rising as rapidly as it had fallen during the She reperts strong N.N.E. wind, with a high aes froma Capo Varella.

Ford

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, March 10-

Daylight.-Namas leaves for Cost Ports. 11 pm-Kuglist Mail leaves for Ports

of Call and Europe. THURSDAY, March 11:-

Operatio Concert, FRIDAY, March 12-

Goodú per jemaah undelivered after No, subject to rent and landing charges.

SATURDAY, March 13:—

earlier part of the day; and at sunset il was nearly a calm. During the storm the wind banted from N.N.W, to N.N.E. and N. H.M.S. Vigilant, 2, Lieut. Commander W. E, and moderated at E. At 10 pm, the same M. Ancaley, R.N., will Vice Admiral R. day tho ship floated with a high spring tide Coote, B., B.N., on board, roturuel to and drifted off into deep water, where she harbour at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening anchored until the 1st February, whoo from a visit to the Southern ports of tho she was taken in tow by the 95. Chu-rua 3 pa. Suez leaves for Singapore, &o.

China command. Since leaving Hongkong to Muila. On the 3rd Instant the Twilight- SUNDAY, Maroli 14

on the 16th January last, the Vigilant has was taken in tow by the S.S. Diamante and Goods per Venice nadelivered after this visited the following places on the conat, brought on to this port arriving this mor.

date subject to ront.

niog. Several times during the passage TUESDAY, March 16;-

the haters gave way, and some difficulty 2 p ni-Bowen leaves for Singapore, &o.

was experienced in resuming the nonper tion, on one ecossion the expedient had to be resorted to of plug a hits over the Twilight by which means a communication was re-established between the vessels.

Turou, Saigon, and Bangkok, and arrived at Singapore on the evening of the 31st January, where she remained until the 6th ultimo. Malaces and Penang were next visited, the Admiral inspecting H.M's ships at these stations, and again returning to I p.u-American Mail leaves for Yoko Singapore on the morning of the 14th. She

hama and San Francisco,

WEDNE DAY, March 17-

Noop French Mail leaves for Ports of

Odland Europe.

MONDAY, March 22→→

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841.

香港大藥毌

left Singapore on the 17th, and arrived at Manila on the 28th, haring in the mean- Noakan Bay. The Vigilant left Manila on time pall flying visits to Sourabaya and

the evoring of the 3rd instant and arrived here on Saturday last, having experienced dull and foggy weather with strong mon- soons and a high sea.

Tux Shanghai Mercury ga the Martha Brockmann is lost in the Stalls,

THE proposed Telephone Exchange Com. pany at Shanghat does not promiss to be a

csa

Tas Opium Shopkeepers of Shanghai it

be posted on board the Packet with FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, ON the night of Tuesday last a Chinese will be notteod pray the Muninpal Council

Late Fue of 10 ants extra Postage until the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Unión West Indies (except the Balamas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay

cannot be gout by this route. Hongkong, March £1880.

The

·HOURS OF ULOSING

THE ENGLISU-NAILS,

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following hours are observed in closing Malle, &er, by the British Contract L'aoket:- Day of Departure,

6.30

3

9

·10

P.-Money Order Office closes.

Post Oflice loses till 8 r.M., except the Nianr Bux, which is always open out of Ufice hours. P.Post Offos opens. F.K-Bugistry of Letters CER

Posting of all printed matter and patterns ces@95. P-Mails closed, except for late

'Lotters.

10,10 Letters may be posted with

Iste Fee of 10 cents until

10.30 when the Post Cffies closes

entirely.

19.40 M.-Late Lotters may be posted

on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure,

BOURS OF CLOSING

THE FRENCH MAILS.

A S. WATSON & Co.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS

of

DaveGISTS! SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGUSI, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDWINES. MANUFACTURERS OF

Soda Water, Lemonado, Tonic Water, Glagerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Watert.

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

PARBENGENS arriving in Hongkong, or any

other persons who may desire to con- ault the files of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra Man newspaport, are invited to call at the CHINA MAIL" Office, where over sixty Howspapers, dailies and weeklies, from these countries, are from to-day filed for referencs.

BIRTH.

At Shanghai, on the 26th Feb., the Wife of ERNEST W. TISDALL, Esq., of a Son,

DEATH.

The following hours are observed in clodug The publication of this issue commersed

Mails, &c, by the French Contract Proket:-

Day before Departure,-

க்

7

10

The British Bleaner Kiungchow reporte: Lolt Boihow at 9 s.m. on the 4th, with a atrong breeze E. by N. About 4 p.m., whilst pasing a jokeaw some signals hung out Bid & gua fired. Bore down upon her Day and found she had lost her rudder, took at Nowchow. her fu tow at 4.45, and at p.m. anchored

The Junk Wa

was from Pakboj for Macau with a cargo of ground nus ait and cake. Left Nowchow at daylight on the 5th; thence to strong mon. doon with fine weather. In port: Chinose gunboats An-las ond sing-po, Развед Chien-to off Ty-kam.

The British steamer Fenice reports: Bad very strong monsoon and a heavy sm throughout from Singapore.

The British steamar Conquert roporte: Left Haiphong on 3rd inst., thence to Hof- Samples of certain of the Articles required how moderate..E. wind and hazy A- in accordance with which supplies must bather. Hofhow to

Bothow to Hougkong first part fresh Westerly wi furnished, can be seen at this Utke; where, at finde with bazy weather; latter BISO, Forms of Tender (no other than those

wind and fine weather. At issued by the Department will be recog. S. Hall, German Tekli and Louisa.

Halphong: American 3m. schootior Annie nised), Cundilions of Contract, Specification and Plan of Scavenging Contract, and any

The British steamer Cleveland reporta: further Information required, can be outing N.E. breza with high orgus ses tained upon application between the hours

of 10A.M. and 4 r.x. daily.

C. R. SHERVINTON, Lut-Col

District Commissary Qeneral.

Commissariat Office,

Hongkong, 8th March, 1680.

DYNAMITE, FUSES, DETONATORS,

ست

FR ROM NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES 00.,

LIMITED, GLASnow, can be had in any Quantity on application to

THE BORNEO Co., Ltd., Agents. Hongkong, March 8, 1880. Smrai

Not Responsible for Debts.

Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE Nether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew BEEF, in 25 lbs. kegs. of the following Vessels, during their stay Oregon Pickled OX TONGUES, very fine in Hongkong Harbour:— Family

in 25 lbs, kego, PORK American HAMS

CRATEAGBUIAND, French barque, Captain Leroy.Carlowitz & Co.

Do

BLOON.

COFRAT,-

HOMINE, ORACKED

BYE FLOUR, BUCK

BAT FLOUR ODRN BROOMS, CORN WISPS. Tabla FRUITS, Bartlet PEARS, APRI

COTS, PEACHES

Sinted PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS APPLE SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE OYSTERS, LOBSTERS SALMON,

CLAMS.

PEA

OBECAN NUTS, BRAZIL |

Merrite

of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Eastern CIDÉR

WILLOW's Celebrated GREEN CORN, LIMA DEANS, SUCOATASH, SUGAB

PEAN.

CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co GINGER

OAKER.

MILK BISCUITS.

ALPHABET BISCUITS. OYNTER BISCUITS,

WAFER BISCUITS,

SODA BISCUITS, AMERICAN SOFT FELT HATS. Hongkong, February 23, 1880.

R. ROBINSON, American abip, Captain Smith-Vogel & Co.

Part

throughout.

The British steamer Yotlung reports: Fine weather throughout.

The British steamer Jeddah reports; From Saigon strang monsoon and high res with strong S. W. current all the passage On 2nd March, spoko the Chinktang bound to Saigon.

The British steamer Carisbrooke reports Strong N.E. monsoon and very bigh sea.

The Britlab steaner Bearly reports:

Northerly winds and fino weather through out

The British steamer Diamante reports: Experienced heary N.E. gale and tremen dous Bea and swell till the morning of the 5th; after which, to arrivatia port moderate E.NE. winds and fine weather. Towed from Manila, the dismasted Amerion oldy Twilight.

The American ship Tulight reports: Ship towed from Manila by the str. Di mante. The ship dismanted in the typhoon at Cebu, Dec. 12h.

POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close: For ROIHOW.-

Per Bombay, at 7.30 am. To-morTON,

the 9th inst.

11

FM-Money Order Oflas closer. Post Office cloace, excopt the FIGHT Box, which is always' open out of Úlfice hours,

of Departure, —

A.K-Fost Cice opour, AM-Registry of Lettors censea.

Pesting of all printed matter

and patterns erakoa,

5.--Mails closal, except for Late

Letters.

11.10 A-Letters may be posted with

Late Fee of 10 conts until

-11.30 A.-when the Post Office closes

entirely.

11,40 --Late Latters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

Quotations.

Boraxona, March 3. OPIUM.-Now Patna, cash,...$620

Old

casl New Benares, cash, 500 hil

cash, New Malwa, credit, 726 Old Malwe, credit, 785

21

"!

21

"

Exchange.

13

Back, Wire....

Demand,

3/0

3/0

+

30 days' sight,

8/99

4 mouthe' sight,

器

Credits,

4

3/10

Documentary, 4 months sight, 8/104 India, Wire..

***

223+

731

demand, Shanghai, demand, Gold Leaf, 993 fine

80 days' sight,... 74

27.55. Sovereign,

Shares.

5.36,

Hongkong Bank, 54% prem. sellers. Union Ins. Society of Cion, $1,450, China Traders' Ina. Co., $1,450, salon. North China Ins. Co., Tls. 1,150, Yang taze Jas. Assos., Tis, 725 Chinese Insurancs Co.,

$BOD H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $780, asles. China Fire Ins. Co., $205, ex divd. H.K. & W. Dock Co.,6% pram. H.K. U. M. 5.-boat Co., $22 pm. boy.exd.

Steam Navigation, Tie 10 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tia. 110 Elongkong Gas Co., $75

at 9.45 pm.

The China Mail.

Revents cutter was sunk in Ling Ting not to increase the tax on Opium shops. pass nuder circumstances of which, from They say they are doing badly, Chinese sources, we hare two different Versions. The commander of the Trip On steam launch had received information that a smuggling júnk was in the vicinity and he gave orders to proceed in pursuit or earch

havoc with the cutter which immediately of her. On coming up with hor a cannon was fired from the junk which croated sad

sank. There were on board 13 men, of whom

We note that a Special General Meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerve was to be held at the Exchange Room on Thursday, the 20th February, to consider

Ax Lords Commissioners of der Majesty's the proposal to lesno in the colony a Go- vernment one dallar note.

Treasury have fixed the rate of exchange at which the Troops and Naval Forcas in this Command will be paid during the financial

four only were saved. The only fart in this statemont with which the version of another correspondent does not sgrea is tho cause of the catastrophe. The second account year commencing on lat April next at 33. has it that the cutter ran into a wonden 8d. per dollar. This rate la determined pale which is used to hang nets on for annually by taking the average rate of ex- fishing.

change during the twelve months.

We note the departure on kave of the Hon. James Russell, Colonial Treasurer, who left for England, via Nagasaki, Yako- hama and San Francisco, by the P. & D. steamer Sunda yesterday morning, Mr Russell has acted for a considerable time as Attorney General, not only with credit to himself but to the satisfaction of the cour

The Shanghai Shun-pro of the dih_inat. kong tant a petition to the Supreme Court, Bays,

"that most of the merchantia

Hong- respooling the adoption dollara

of Japanesa Singapore and Obina will no bat they are in doubt as to whether the doubt adopt the same before long; Japanee Government will be able to supply the requisite amount in demand, because there is no silver mine in Japan."

At Shanghai, on the 1st March, atmunity as well as the Gogernment. The H, B. M. Consulate, ELZEN JEBE, the hon. gentleman has also filled the posts of paper thus sums up the blatory of the third THE Cabal correspondent of the Allahabad. unch-beloved Wife of Arthur Daveport,

Privato. Secretary, Polica Magistrate and campaign in Afghanistan Wa reached Puisoo Judge with rare ability and credit. Cabul on the 8th October: it's now the 12th of January; and beyond waiting upon As one of the Hongkong "boys," he is a fate which has already served us one aredit to the family. He was accompanied scurry tricks, and brought 60,000 men about on board by a number of his friends, and car can we bave not advanced a step in

the direction of settling the country." that he may have a pleasant trip and a safe return is the wish of his many well-wisheza here. The Hon. Mr O'Malley has me needed & Russell, and made his first ap- pearance in Court to-day, when a few word Our morning contemporary took some of kindly welcome and good wishes for his people by surprise this afternoon by the health and prosperity in the Colony were publication, in his shipping extra, of the addressed to him by the Chief Justice, following paragraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAR. -8, 1890,

A WAR RUMOUR-RUSSIA AND CHINA.

WAR DELARED AGAINST

HINA MY HUOSTA,»)

hear, by the Government autounding that during the fortnight preceding the de- "A telegram was received last night, we AKONG the military promotions gasstted Russia has declared war against Chine.

The news, we believe, came down from Fe-parture of lest mail, are two or three of king overland to Shanghai."

local importance. The name of Lieut. Col.

Apart from the improbability of the Lowis Frederick Hall (oommanding R. A. first intimation of a declaration of war on this station) appears among the offers made at St. Petersburg reaching Hong-promoted to Brevet rank of Colonel in kong ein "Peking overland to Shang-the army. Colonel Hall safered the army hai, there appears to be a mistake as 2nd Lieutenant on Dec. 19, 1810, be- somewhere. We are informed that the

Government have received no such tele-game 1st Lieutenant on 25th Sept. 1851 grem as that above referred to; and the Captain on 23rd Feb, 1856, and Lieut. statement which surprised the few would Colonel on 16th January 1875. Of nestly scem to have been made at random or a score of young officers who joined this úpoa very insufficient authority: So

GENERAL Travers, who succeeds Bir Neville Chamberlain in the Madras command, is one of the most distinguished ofl.ors of the Indian army. He entered the army in Juns 1838. His last service was, we believe, in command of the Allahabad Division. At the manceuvres 'in ́front of Delhi, General Travers showed great skill in the handling of his men. He has served with distinction on various fields, and early in

his conspicuous bravery. He wears madala his osrer had the rare fortune to be thanked on the field on two different occasions for

for Cadaher, Ghuzai, Cabul, Sobraon, The Mutiny, and is besides a holder of the Victoria Croa

MESSRI HEDGE & Co.'s Foochow Weekly Shipping Report, dated 28th February, gives :-

Arrivals During the Week-Feb. 20th, Lapaing, from a czuine; 22nd, Albay, from Hongkong: 24th, Moorhen, from Shanghai; 36th, from Douglas, from Hongkong :: Europe

An. from Hongkong i

Feb. 21st, Redrig, for 21st, Morge,

rge, for Anoy 24th, 25th, Appin,

foz

far as we can ascertain, it is pretty cer- Corps over thirty years ago, with Colonel Albay, for Hongkong for Shanghai

tain that the rumour of a declaration of Hall, very few now remain, war by Russin against China had been Deputy-Surgeon-General Edward Gil stated in London on Saturday night, borne has been promoted to the rank of but not in any authoritative manner, Surgeon General, although it was wired to one or two

The Rev. W. K. Bosch, M. A., chaplin of the second clara, has been promoted to

Shanghal; 251b,

27th, Douglas, for Hongkong

Shipping t Port: Gorman barque An- ton Gunther; B. M. gunboat Moorhon British steamer Europe, for Bhangbai; Chinees steamer Has An¡ for Shanghai.

Branding the earthquake at Yokohama,

leading mercantile men here. The same rumour and reached Shanghai yesterday, presumably from London, and had found to be chaplain of the first class. its way by that route also to this Colony Lient-Colonel Newbolt, Rt. A., has retir correspondent writes as follows to the

That the declarationed on a passion. by telegraph. may follow upon recent ovents in Peking

is by no means improbable, while the Tas Amaican ship Twilight, 1308, War present condition of things in Russia

Shanghal Mercury ==

I

At 7 minutes to 1 on the 2nd alt, I

803,

LOVAL AND GENERAL, The next AMERICAN Mat may be expected by tho P. M. steaner City of Peking, on or about the 10th ind. She brings dates up falling rapidly. Every preparation was to the 7th alt. from San Francis, and made for bad weather, the yards were Yokohama dates of March 5th.

braced round to the wind, more scope paid H.M.S. Kestrel 4, will proceed to Hung out on the starboard chain and the stream ference of opinion as to the duration, some Ham Docks on Friday next to be recuppered prior to being re-commissioned at an early

fancy must have been aroused, by the was awoke, and every one else in the region may possibly make it an awkward land, master, arrived to-day from Masila severentabook of an EariEquakal ever felt, event for the Czar; but, so far as our in tow of the 8. S. Diamante, dismasted. There may have been doubts repeating the information yet goes, nothing definite She reports having experienced a typhoon could be none about this. For not erly comparative strength of former oues. Thero can be stated on the subject.

en the 12h Dec, last while riding at anchor did but the Roise of the chiumsy and the

the house rook, almost likan

Akip at at Cobu, as follows:-At o'clock in the tiles, and the stones from the side of the morning the weather began to assume a house falling, windows breaking, and chattles threatening appearance, the barometer rattling, told the tale but too covincingly:

I did not rise from my bed; but other persons in the long

of the hotel dien

pages. greatly alarmed-boys and guests running bither and thither, all sufficiently alarming. There is n

15 a great dif. anchor we got over with mooring chein saying it was a minuts and a half; some ready to let go, the wind blowing in rapidmore, rime loss. My own opinion is that it the duration will unless any one timed gusts and incresalog in violence, with very never be known. Fortu ately If wres heavy rain. The third assher was let go, over, we had no more shooks for every H.M.S. Fy, 4, Commander A. F. St. Clair, and soon after the kedge with 60 fathom it, that a very little more would have

thing seemed abakan and demoralised

emoralised by March 6, Kiangchaw, British Biester, 150,

For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW. (Taken at Muore Falconer & Co.'s Premus, for a tour of service at the ports in that carried away the port hawer pipe, which damage r will proceed to the North on Thursday next of a 6-lah bawer, Shortly afterwards doubled and Per Names, at p.. Tomorrow, the

3th inst

Queen's Road,}

not more in proportion 166 the chala cut into the baw very badly houses There Hoxakona, March 8,

CARMELITA & IDA, German barque, Capt.

E. J.Ketels, Melobera & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

March 6, H.M.B. Fijilant, Lieut.-Come. Annerley, Manila March 3.

A. N. Love, Hollow Maroh 4; General, KWOS. AUN COND.

For AMOY

Pér Diamante, at 3.30 p.m. Tomorrow,

the 9th ips

For SWATOW.----

Per Yottung at pm. Tomorrow, the Hongkong Hotel Co

9th inst,

For SWATOW AND AMOY

Por Jeddah, 5 p.m. Tomorrow, the

9th inst

можн

Marah Fenice, British steamer, 1072,AILS BY THE BITI PACKER.--- Rhode, Calcults Feb. 18, Ponsvg 24, and The British Contract Packet Thiket Singapore 28, GeneralARDINE, MATHE will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, BON & Co.

the 10th Marob, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Bateria, Barmal, Cegion, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta, and Gib raltar.

March 7, Conquest, British steamer, 317, Hamlin, Halphong March 3, and Holbor 6, General-JARDINE, MATHEBOX & CO.

March 7, Cleveland, British stemmer, 769, Harvey, Saigon Feb. 28, Rice.-JARDINE, MATHESON &00.

N.B-This Pack carries no mails for the

Australian Oslonies.

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on the Blaff by the laboaring of the ship. About 12 | place, and more particeleasi tome air We leata from Mr J. Rold, who conducted o'clock the vessel broke adrift and drove that came through it

bor while the Κουπο

in the the dynamite experiments on Stonecutter's before the wind, lying over nearly en beraballés (Mr Hannon's did i

the occupation of Island on

Saturday, that after careful beam ends the wind blowing a perfect te

tho Legation and other ho calculations, he found that the wolght of harricane, the barometer still falling

belonging to it, and all the sround it were severely de stone blown to pieces by the first two rapidly unit is reached 29.05. About half chimney standing, or charges fred amounted in each case to over an hour after breaking away from her unshaken, and demanding r 100 tons, and that there were some 600 moorings the ship etruck on a coral reef along the Bluff from the American Eospital house on one to greatly damaged and all tons of earth displaced,

and immediately went over on her site, to the No Blaff, and all the houses how,

houses

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