The Racing Stakes—1 Etoile clu Nord, 2 Strathavon, 8 Wild Race.
The Haikwan Cup—1 Forager, 2 Thermometer, 8 Free Lance.
The New Year made ite appearance as usual, and the occasion was observed in appropriate style, On the eve, at midnight, rockets, blue lights and crackers were fired by aoveral ships in harbour and houses on shor: morning, all the ships in port wore gaily dressed. A number of the officers of the outdoor ataif of Lil 'a Customs ente Imperial Maje of friends to sumptuous dinner and the dining room at the Customs waa handsomely decorated with flags, festoons and evergreens, roflocting grant oredit on the staff, and' prominent as you el, were inscriptions in rod letters: "A Happy New Year to ig Lio and Prosperity to Sir Robert Hart," &, The health of the Queen of England coupled with those of the Emperors of Germany and China, President of the United Star of th guests and the polka, wallz, jig a reel were danced and kept up till 3 a.m.
ver adverse opinions may have bei enjoyable one and that the occasion will long be remembered by those present.
The so. Atholl, consigned to Messrs. Llosa, Khoo Toong Poh & Ca., left on the 3rd inst. for Swatow, Hongkong and the Straits with 407 Chinese passengers. Amoy Gazette.
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