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me much pleasure to convey to lis Exco Jency the Governor any proposals you may have to make, and support them to the ability. The Government have buet of Accepted me se the mastium of communica tion between itself and you, and I place myself entirely at your disposal for that purpose. My solo object is the welfare of the Colony generally with which mine is intimately bound up.
If any gontlenian has any questions to ask ar resolutions to propose I shall be glad if he will do it now.
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It звільне anid Mr Michie next discussed the manner in sible thing creept the one thing that which the foreign missions were introduced they came to advocate Isto Chine, which housid had net haen so that they were there constantly interler. clean and above-board as hatted the pure lag with the mandarins in the discharge
It is now reliably stated (says tha Manda THEATRE charecter of Christianity, referring to the of their duties, that they were in the
Times of the 10th inst.) that Aguinaldo ha concession granted to France in 1816 the interior of China whore they had no right iron wedge driven into the ganite block-to be, that they were rejoicing in the over- the concessions of 1868 and 1800 being the throw of this great political structure. He signed a manifesto to the Filipina peuple, water applied to it, causing the rock to split. was not sure that exnetly stated the can. It was a gentle operation, ulterior designs He had known mon who had been 50 and calling upon them to acknowledge the being veiled by the mild phraseology of 50 years in China, and he was sure that sovereignty of the United States, and the treaties, The Christian religion was they would repudiae, not only with feelings stating his belief in the good-will of the represented as teaching men to be virtuous, of sorrow but with true acorn, that they American government towards the unfor- were ever tainted with such motires. It
aid that they Hon. J. J. Keswick spoke by favour of its other attributes being carefully concosl.
wero constantly turate people so long dominated by
Ile the government incapable of giving them the the scheme and moved That the pro-ed. Thus the the grand bypocrisy of Chria was
Ho calls upon posals for the Wanchai Reclamation, tendom was embalmed in Treatiesdictated to interfering with mandarins. embodied in the correspondenca be. Chine by the two victorious Powers, uno speaker) had been 20 yours in China, liberty so ardently desires. tween Mr Chater and the Govern. Catholie and the other Protesisht. It was and ho bagged to disent from that ment, and published in the local papers, impossible in this care to make any dis- allegation is late. He hand know mission the people through this proclamation, to Nont, a fraud, aries who had never interforedence, al-censo fighting an unequal war, to return to be accepted in principle, and that Mr Chainction between them, tur is hereby authorised to forward this adsciute and flagitious, was perpetrated though they had been requested to do so, the paths of peace, and to place no further obstacles in the way of a completo pacifios resolution to the Colonial Secretary of by a Franch Missionary In the interests of He had only soon a mandarin twice, and the Catholic propaganda 1860, when that in a friendly way, and jelly he may
tion of the archipelago. He acknowledges clause of the most drastic significance was have given advice ten times. M. Boba then Mr A. J. Raymond seconded.
sunglon into the Chinese text only of the narrated a caso in which he was askel to the power of the United States, and the incapacity of the Filipine government to Carrie'l Mr D. f. Moses proposed the second Freich treaty, unknown even to its interfore. He did not interfero, bar, surely, lest its peuple into the Promised Land of resolution to the effect that the owners of nominal negotiator, Baron Gros As Pro: he continued, nobody could have blaned
The proclamation is not without its les lota fronting the sonathorise the Go-testants had taken full advantage of the him. The spirit that esused the curler of an ideal Republic.
was the pirit that prevailed pretty well
ed up to Aguinaldo as the incarnation of surveys and plans; they could aroul the charge of being acces
gory after the fact to the mans by which China. This spirit showed itself all that was wise and good. It shows thom fit was obtained. The situation, it must be shooting down of their country in that man is not infallible and that when a freely admitted, was most embarrassing provinces, and what wonder then that wise man sees his error, the wisest thing to for them, They had either to follow they as raissionaries sometimes were carried
Among those who had great weight with the Catholjo Peopaganda into the interior, beyond what was wise in trying to help dois to retract that error. rahandon that field to their compc those that could not help themselves. But, Aguinaldo in gaining his consent to this
was in very rare cases that titura Only one mierina that he had to contended, livard of rosiered the temptation, the one missionaries interferi to anything like the top, so important in its future resulta tu directed by Bishop Scott, of Peking,extent that was assumed in the very shle the whale Filipino people, were res Pedro He asked them to consider the position of paper they had just heard. (Applause.) A. Paternu, Leon Guerrero, Hugo Ilagan and Cecilio Velardo, as well as D. Venancio MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
The Chinese Guvistament in relation to these They were not in the austre of Chinn, but Concepcion, who went yesterday to confer
Leaving aside the if guns, cannots and swords were there, with his old chieftain. dubious transaction. Lecture by Mr. A. Michie,"
question of ethics, on which Western nations there were always_wen
The manifesto will probably be publiska- Last night, Me Alexander Michie, the astmed superiority over Eastern, had not John and David Hill who would be ed this marving, and the ecmplate seces well-known author, deliverod a lecture, in the History of the introduction and aprent ready and willing to promote the cassion of the Filipino people will soon follow
of the Christian propaganda in China been of Christ among the heathen St. Andrew's Hall, on the subject of such ne to fill the Government of the country would be till the end of time. Although as a matter of course. Missionstion in China The loture, with warrantable suspicion? Had they not he was very humble member of this body, ret was very proud to be one of seen that the thing that was demanded of
hem, imbued with the purest of unstives which was ander the auspices of the Hong them had never been the thing that was kong Old Vidurines Soetery, was well atenierced; that the pretence had horne in everything-Christianity, freedom of tended by leading citizens, and Kis Jr.no risunblance to the reality that the thought and freetim of life in all men in the name of our common Saciour and our religion which inculcate virtue
chois
Father. (Apphuge.) counhy cellency Sir H. A. Blako, G.C.M.G, broaking up sided. His Excellency was accompanied rosta ulja banyan tree disheated a stone by Lady Blake, Miss Blako, Lieut. Blake, wall. And in that perfectly natural sus picion might his hearers not discover some A.D., and athers.
explanation, if not palliaton, of the tor His Excellency, in introducing the local ciuinal ways by which the Chi Entren, said they had been invited that after con tu hear a lecture from Mr Alexander Michie, who required no intro duction to any audience in the Far East, where his literary reputation was so well established, and where, at the present mo ment, his last brilliant work, An English
Mr Maitland -tuled. Carrical.
This concluded the business.
WAN
the
nese had sought to thwart the yarpesas of those who they regarded as oppressors, bent their destruction? He maintained that it was the duty of the Governments con- to make provision for a clear arder standing between the misionaries and
The Chinese Durern the mandarins.
ned, in 1871, ondavoured, by an elab ale circular from the Tau-li Yamen, to provido a medus vivendi for the missions, Governments would not
like Griffiths
Thus it
His Excellency said they had all listened to a very ation attack and the very able defence, and nothing could ever be lost by having a case put forward strangly and clearly by both sides. He thought the thanks of the meetings were dae to Mr Michie for coming there and delivering thei lecture he had delivered. There was great con) to in said on both sides of the questions, and be had no doubt that they, who had not frul the experience of coming in contact with the stale of stairs in the int rior, had found it very ditieult, dating in their chairs at home, to realise the importance of relasing to
things that might easily to righted by toneriaga little
was that there were mem, homarble men in the heart of this missionary holy who had stunt by when tempted to interfere, although they knew the trouble that would follow. The events of the past year har shown them that human nature was very much the same in China as at Home. The mob had been as uncontrollable in the mal- ter of indiscretions as the mob of Western
The Mann Times of the 12th inat, says: -Colonel Villa and Dector Breslem, whe were captured with Aguinsku and have cain, were released yesterday. Aguinaldo since licen staying with him in the Mala will be detained for a few days yet until certain questions and affairs have beer. definitely settled. After that he will ecenpy a private house and an Auerican soldier will accompany Kim for the wake of survail
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with avidity by, everybody who could be Inarrow, or by a copy. The sobject of the fecture, which was on the political obstacles to missionary work in China, wna one of ab: serbing interest to every sadout of the history of China fer the past hundred years. It was a subject with profound effects ou the prosort relations of China with foreign powers, and it could not I ignored Anyone who made profitable oxamination of the present unhappy state of affair Chins. To those who had the gut fortage to read Mr Michie's writings no guarauten was necessary that the lecture would be instructivo and interesting, and would be listened to with pleuro by those who were in attendants. (Applause)
discuss it and tho
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it, Mr Michie confessing to a share therein. By rofusing to consider it the Western Pumors placed themselves print facie in the wrong, and thus incurred pretty nearly the whole responsibility for the outbreak which had marked the past thirty years. A cruel injury had been done to the Chinese people in forcibly opening their country to foreign missionaries without
regulations for their control, or clear nations had been. any delinition of their atuty. The injury was lately the description given af the ter aggravated by the refusal tolisten to any sugrille trials Mr and Mrs Green gestion for supplying the want, after the sad their party, and he was struck with need for it but heet demonstrated. The the extraordinary fortitude of the party Christian nations thus owed an immense in their sufferings during those terrible moral doht to China, & debt which was three weeks, in which they were in the quite beyond their power to pay. As hands of the Chinese, and he was also Mr Michie prefaced his romarks by say a partial romety, he suggested that struck by the fact that men (natives) bed ing that, with the exception of a few Taissionaries should not be permitted in on forward, as the risk of their lives, and extremisis, who gloried in the contemthe interior of China, untask they coufiood assisted there to rscape. Those men showed, piah of martyrdom, and who regarded themselves to religious teaching. It was in the highest sense, any of the qualities the offusion of blood as no drawbacks what not wholly beyond the hounds of possibility that had, at times, been regarded as the over to the propagation of their faith, mon that some of the more important missionary exclusive property of Christian nations. Where such feelings had been shown, of all classss must deplore the violence bodies themselves might be disposed to which attended missionary operations in meet their Governments half way in devis where people had evinced the pommession Chins. Griovane as were the woon of nie ingeana of freeing their missions from of such qualities of epupathy, of
und
sacrifice, of self
thers sionaries, the sufferings of foreigners could the political trint, though jealousy of compity
must always be hope for the future of bear little comparison with the music petitors woold no doubt sland seriously in entalled upon the native disciples who tied their way. It was not for him or his bearora Ching. (Applause). to the soil, were as hetplons as sheep before their shearers. The connuvaseuse of mankind maat recognise this state of things as an evil. Go where one would, the mis- stomary question was in every mouth, and the operations of the missions in Chica filled too large a place in the world's affairs to be relegated to the consideration of ton
Lecture.
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Mr Michie, in returning tlapka, avid ho was indebted for the opinions of the gentle- men who had spoken, and so bar as he had been ablo to hear their remarks, they had said nothing inconsistent with the views
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His Excellency invited discussion on the remarks which and fallon from Mr Michio.
Rev. W. Banister anid that speaking ∙inter relations and even to liceaten from the point of view of a missionary, it the world's peace. Wera it merely the had been his privilege to live in Chinn for which very nearly 21 years, and be should like te progress of Christianity as a religion was being whatzucted by the opening of the point unt for the considerating of seura of 1's all-constituted the ladies and gentlence present, some of food-gates of saregory, i guardiana might, like other corporatione, the assumptions in the lecture with which resent the intcusion of wutside opinion. But he thought they (the missionaries) might the gravity of the suitors at lestie was zuch justly and fault, without disparagement to antoves ride more profesional setuples, the wits roading and experience of the to visit Negros on the ith inst. and Beile since it was not religion alone, important gentlemen who had just spoken. He
that was, which was affected by the thought they might very justly differ from as the th inst, to establish local govern course of crents, but the well-being hoth 8000 of the assumptions Mr Michie had ments. of the people of Chinn sud of the Western just made. (Applause). Ele was not sure states. They wore justified in astumashether he had heard correctly some of the from the history of missions as well as from remarks that had been made, but one of the the contonipurary experience that the Chris tian religion
Kich had never provoked the Chinese Government or people to acts of violonce, and that their real objection to the protagunda had been and was primarily political and only incidentally zeli gious, What the Chiness objected to in for cigo mianons and would resist to the dexth I pretensions, applying the wastheispolitiea] adjective in its widest sense aofas ro in clude the severing of social relations for the most important polities in Chica were family and village polition and it might safely be mid that if insjunarice could hve on good terms with the local communes and keep clear of tribal feuds, the bighar Chinese authorities would be only to ghid to leave them annielested. On the other hand, the attitude of brusque, hutility to things that they had to take cognisanes of Is dyeing the hair as dangorous as the and these might be urged more against the doctors would unke out Certauly, only wards rural observanes of open wisdom this against the gencial practice of last year an uncle of mino dyed his hair. sion of time-honoured supersation Protestant in'ssionaries.
He Mr Bis, and in three raaks he was nearried to The P. &0. 8. 3. Co.'s $.s. Ceufen left and ruch like, nécessarily generated re santrucat, and resentment want to sister) considered that the missionaries as widow with four children. gather strength aud - budór, stinnist representatives of the Christian nations of ing conditions might unsile develop into the West must present to the heathen feracity, especially when an cutdudes Finition of the Far East the Christian
A London telegramn date 2nd April must entirely the sentierents of the lecture.states that the pay of the Commander-in- its regard to this injustice was done to Chief of the army (Lord Roberts) Ims the extremely difficult position taken up
customs, with political rights of the efficials, Lord Roberts gets 'A Risa and with the local rights of the non- Christian population, and that covered al-
by the native Christiane. He did not think been raised to £3,000 per annus [Icom
that if they catcobised the missionaries in £4,500). Clune they would and leas than 99 out
ut every 100 to disagree with that. They MANY people are like egg-to full of would say that, if they did interfero, they themselves to hold anything else.
did not interfere to such a large extens
as represented, but there were certain
He
In Charlottenburg, Germy, so
mony inhabitants have taken degroes au doctors was the object of it. The clams of the point. They waist link at things of medicine that the average income of Roman Catholio propaganda wers from a Christian print of view, injurious that it would be soperanous to thought, for the credit of men like himself, afty is only 225 a year, and another fifty Tetap tulate them. To put the matter on for the credit of his mission, for the ereditare in receipt of charitable relief, cisely, they woult convert the population
of men like... Bishop Meulo, Bisboy
of Chma int French citizens, thus sebati-cut and men liko Grifitha Jubn and
fatmean vulps in imperice subversion William Muirhead, that an injustice STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL.
the authority of the bative Go-as done to assume that the principles
Factions
(Applause). He feared that the
(SUPPWED, THROUGH RESTER.)
Dugfred, Sheikh, Teresa, 8: Obi, Arnold, Lakes, Irene, 13; Haanider, Hillylen, 15; Promethen, Kantegaure Maru, 19;| Andalusia, Segor, Beneinliche Gera
vernment. The - lecturer, proceeded to alleged nere at the foundation of their Cymbeline, Ferndene, Grohent, March 5; quote from the writings of Protestant words of the lecture were no marcet or just Bionaries to show how far they inbetiereiste of men like these, who, in say between the Cumber manusing, and the peuple, and between the people in cases of manoes, had not only given their lives tú Litigation intencing cases where place the cause of Christianity, but had given their had gone beer. Sa bury to aceitai fost one but well; in order to carry out the
of the Protesten talde order to obtain, the appport of
to their legd potensions Qunting from a letter of the Canton Mis
onary Conference published. uries there ciộined, in expl right to interfero
how
rock they had in their hears (Applause) He had to thank Mr Michie for the very careful review he had given of the whejo question. He apprecated very much the hilosophy of the paper, and desired in ar- kaowledge the
of its language,
Bor, C. Bode alco complained of his in- Ability to hour all that the lecturer had said. aster Tek ter stoming carefully, he thought The and heel cable to detect the principalo
srigt ned undrilsing all that the missionarice in
The 1. M. S. 8. City of Peking, with nila e.. from San Francisco to the 23rd March via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokes, and loft for this port m the morning of Lath April, via Inland Sea, Kuba Nagaki and Shanghai.
Slowmers Haspectel
Tho N. V. K. 2.s. Hirushima Murn left Bombay via Stogapore for this port un
Les test de pected to niv
here on 21st April.*7
The Austrian Lloyd's as fritas left Singa
pore for this port on the 12tle Apell. The Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of 13th April. Singapore for this port on the 13th April, at & Pill
The O. S. Co.'s ss. Ciddhas left Singa. on 4th April, and is due in Hong- poro kong on 10th Apell.
Sugore for this port on 14th April, The P. & O. S. F. Co.'s 8.8. Sectia left
at U 1.1.
The Cal. & O. S. S. Ca. 9,8. Curtiste Oy left San Diego ou 25th March, for Japan and Hongkong.
For VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C., (VIA INLAND SEA, KOBE and YOKOHAMA).
Making close emection at Vancouver with the Cousdian Pacific Railway for all points in Eastern Canada, the United States and Europe.
For Freight or Pusssago, apply to
D. E. BROWN, General Agent, Hongkong. Hongkong, April 6, 1901,
530
To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Tuisang reports : DOUBLE BRASS and TRAS BEDSTEADA, Experienced light variable winds and bazy FINELY CARVED MARINDURE WARDROBES Weather to Nanki; thence to Tong Yung, with GLAS Doons, SEVERAL MARSLC-Tor light airs and thick fog: Tung Tung to BORRAUK and WASHINGSTANDS, TOILET port, morierable and N.Ely winds, with
accatonal fags. CROCKERY, BED LANES, Etc., Etc.
DATN-Room and Pastry ReqUISITA."
And
4 COTTAGE PIANOS in excellent
COLLARD condition (by
and COLLARD, RACHAS, and Rome),
1 MINER'S SAFE
1 SILVER MOUNTED DRESSING CARE (Marets and WEED),
On View from TCESDAY, the 23rd Inst.
Catalogues will be issued, Terms-Grshaw delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, -
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, April 17. 1901.
853
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
HE Company's Stenoship
THE
PEKLA,
Captain R. W. ALMOND, will be despatched ss above on THURSDAY, the 18th Inst., at & p.in.
The British steamer Coulig reports z Foggy and rainy weather expericnoed.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will closa:—
For CANTON.............
Per Hankow, at 7.30a.m., on Thursday,
the 18th April.
For Powai, st à pan., on Thursday, the
16th April.
For SINGAPORE.--
Per Candir, at 9 u.ta., on Thursday, tho.
18th April.
For SAIGON.-
Per Proxto, at 9 a.m., on Thursday, the
18th April.
For HAIPHONG —
Per Huilar, at 9 a.m., on Thursday,
the 18th April.
For SWATOW & SHANGHAL---
Far Canton, at 2 pm, on Thursday, the
18th April.
For AMOY & MANILA --
Per Perla, at 4 p.m., on Thursday, the
18th April."
The attention of Passengers in directed For KUMCHUK & SAMSHUL
to the excellent Accommodation provided
by this Steamer. She is ficted throughout |
Per Trangkong, at 4 pm, on Thursday,
the 18th April.
with the Electric Light and is supplied with For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CO- & Refrigerating Chamber.
A Douter is carried.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
SHEWAN. TOMES & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, April 17, 1901.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. April 16.
848
Tuisang, Kritish sleamor, 1.544, Spencer Wille, Shanghai April 13, General, -JAB DINE, MATHESON & Co.
Candia, British stennier, 6,482, A. W.
LOMBO.-
Por Sanki Marn, at 5 p.m., on Thurs.
day, the 18th April."
For SINGAPORE, PENANG & CAL-
CUTTA.
Per Chatyde, at 11 am, on Friday,
the 10th April,
For MANILA,—
Per Agamemnon, at 11a.tn., on Friday.
the 18th April.
For NAGASAKI, KOBE& YOKOHAMA, Per Kasuga Maru, at 11a.m., on Friday,
the 19th April.
For
PORT ARTHUR, CHEFOO & VLADIVOSTOCK.-
Per Peiyang, at 2 pm. on Friday, tlie
19th April.
TOTICE is hereby given that Sarction Symes, Shanghai April 13, General.-P. & For SHANGHAT, MOIL, KOBE, TOKO.
Y
has been obtained from it. E the GOVERNOR for the use of the WONNEL CONG RECREATION GROUND, OR FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 19th and 20th April, 1001, for the purpose of holding a GARRI. SUN ATHLETIC MEETING. Hongkong, April 17, 19 1.
850
S. N.
Apell 17. Fetching, British str., from Canten. Cunton, British str., from Canton. Sanuki Maru, Jnjausese str., S.787. W. Townsend, Yokohama April 6, General.- NIFFON YUSen Kanna.
Prins Heinrich, German stentier, 3,902, R. Heintze, Braten March 6, aul Singa pore April 13, Maile and Gonczal. Mecures & Co.
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.
Jacob Diederichsen, German str, 623, A. Hvad having our own Travellers and TAVING been in Business for 23 yeara, Show Rootus, we would be pleased to cut as Rioko, Haiphong April 13, and how 15, Anzas for any MERCHANs or MANUFAC Rico and General. Jensen & Co. TULERS in CRIA
Those favouring us with their Agenciese, French steamer, 701, C. Godinas,
16, Gevoril.-A. R. MARTY. The P. & 0. S. N. Co.'s 3.6. Tientsin left can get fall information from our Bankora Haiphong, via Pukhoi and Hoihow April
Bombay for this port un the 10th in London or Now Zealand.
April.
The N. P. Co.'s 6.5. Brenar sailed from
Tacoma on the 10th April, for Vladi vestirk nieur, Shanghai, 22: Kistemi. Mas- The N. F. Co.'s 8.8. Glenshie! sailed from 851-
-Yukolsas for Hengkung, da the 14th 20:
cenovia,
Shinung
Maru
In-
Addrees,
E. ARNOLD & SONS, 90, Willin Street, Wellington,
New Zealand.
April.
Tacoma, for Japan and Hongkong on the 13th April.
Latest Advices....
dun 29 Ambria, Claverdon. Use, The NP. Co.'s an. Fictoria sailed from THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LTD. Sutherland, April 2; Orel, Mulaces,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY& TAIWANFOO. THE Company's Steamship
AKASHI MARU,
Dardanus, ; Out Brunch, Glenartner, Wittenberg, Japan, Carnley, Glenturret, Coningsing, Pressen. Benza Gloucester Oily, 3; Bayern, Hitchi Mari, Le Eidsvold, Felming, 12: Mochaon, Achilles, Too N. Y. R... Firoshima, Merulaft Captain K, Rouzuki, will be despatched fur Singapore for this port on the 14th the shore ports on WEDNESDAY, the April, and is expected to arrive here 1st May, at Daylight.
Patrocks, fidit, Adriatico. Deze lion, Easingwold, Ville d'Ale, 16.
ABRIVALA AT HOME.
April 18, Plantieren, Kasechs Mari,
uro Chine word afriya tuady and ning end Hamburg, Benjamin, F. Packard, Inton China dhakjog, to advocate almost every pesand Z. Liver
ou the Blat April.
The CP. L. Co,... Impress of Japan
left Vancouver on Monday, 15th
Apri for Hongkong, via the usual Japanese pi
eports of a
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MITSUI UUSSAN KÄISHA,
Agento Hongkong, April 17, 1001.
DEPARTURES.
April 17.
Künig Albert, for Europe, & Heiloong, for Haiphong Andalusia, German transport, for Taku. Idomeneus, for Singapore and London.
Zawene, for Amey. Pooting, for Shanghai.. Taiyo Mars, for Ubatoo.
Selbery, for Newchwang. Ilocos, for Cebu.
is furContin
Arials Mars, for Kutchiarizu
Shuld, for Bangkok,
Taito Mare, for Takan:
Trieste, for Singapore and Boulay, Jaguar German ganoost, for Canton, Calabria, Italiņu cruiser, for Ringspora,
HAMA, VICTORIA, & SEATTLE, U.S.A.-
Per Idzumi Mart, at 3 p.io., on Friday,
the 19th April.
For MANILA. --
Per Loongsang, at 5 p.m., on Friday, the
19th April.
For FOOCHOW
Per Hunan, at p.m., on Friday, the
19th April.
For YOKOHAMA & KOBE-
Por Guela, at 3 pm, on Saturday, the
20th April.
For
KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN DIEGO
& SAN FRANCISCO-
Per Stmthgule, at pu., on Saturday,"
the 30th April.
MAILS BY THE Imy, JAPANESE PACKET. The lup.Japanese Packet America Mara will be deapatched on TUESDAY, the 23rd April, with Mails, for Shanghai, Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honelalu, Pazu,.. žu, which will be oldsed at follows :— Registration at 10 am.
Registration, with late fee of 10 centa, up to 10.25 at..
Letters, 11 s..
(Supplementary Mail on board up to the time fixed for the departure of the Mail. Extra Postage 10 cent)
BEDSTEATION Correspondepen cùi be registered, for all Fritate ship. maila up to -quarter-of-an-hour before the time of
cloning
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