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THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, THursday, May 1, 1879.

GENERAL GRANT IN HONGKONG, Yesterday evening General Grant walked with the Governor in the Botanical Gardens, going through both of them, and expressed himself admirably pleased with their beauti- ful appearance. This morning Gen. Grant and one or two of his party started for a long ramble through Hongkong, but its many elimbs proved too much for them, and they resorted to hired chairs to IB- turn to Government House to breakfast. In the forenoon General Grant and Mr Russell Young proceeded to the U. B. Consulate, where the Consul, Col. Museby, introduced Mr Lee Tack Cheong, head of the Wo Hang, Lee Song, member of the same, and others. Mr Ng Choy, barrister, was also present. These Chinese Gentlemen came, on behalf of the community by whom they and three others have in public meeting, been named a committee, to invite the General to a Chinese dinner, Hie arrangements not being then quite definite be forbore binding himself, and leading them to make arrangements which might be useless, but thanked them for their kind invitation, expressed the pleasure suck an entertainment would give him and promised to write them definitely in due course. He thought he saw his way to accepting their invitation on Saturday week, if an hour would

be suitable for them after the garden party which he was to attend that day. After #pending nearly an hour there, the General proceeded along Queen's Road, as far as Hose & Co., where he met another of the party, and afterwards visited some Chinese stores, and a photographer's, returning to Government House for tiflin, and spending the afternoon there. Mrs Grant and Mrs Hennessy drove out during the day, and indulges in that amusement su duar to all ladies' hearts, shopping.

To-night the General's party dins, with several other guests at Government House, # part of about twenty. For to-morrow nothing great in the way of sightencing oF

otherwise has been arranged. ▲ dinner will take place at Government House, when about twenty guests will be present. On Saturday night a State Dinner will be given at Government House; when about forty will be at table; all guests appearing in full uniform. The Band will be in attendance, and a reception will be held from 10 till 12; when Government Houso Gardena will be brilliantly illumin- ated. On Monday morning the General and party will leave for Canton by the U. S. 8. Ashuelot, and will remuin there till Friday. It is possible, that on Friday evening there may be a Garden Party in the Botanical Gardens, which, auch party taking place, will be illuminated; and the band will be in attendance, but this is not definitely fixed. On leaving Hongkong the General proceeds by way of Swatow and Amoy, to Shanghai, thence to Paking via Chefoo and Tientsin. From Peking, where he will spend a fortnight, he proceeds to Japan, and thence to San Fran- eiseo and home.

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