Most of the British war vessels have left for the North, but we still have the United States squadron, German vessels, and the The cruisers Eager and Rainbow left here Marco Polo to give life to the anchorage. on the 29th ult., ondon the Slst ult. they were followed by the flagship Centurion, the cruiser Archer, the dispatch-vessel_Alacrity, and the torpedo-boat destroyers Rime and Whiting. The great battleship Victorious, which steamed into port on the same day, had her bottom examined at once by divers, and it being found that she had sustained no damage necessitating a docking, she at once commenced taking in coal and stores, and will follow the rest of the fleet this afternoon. Capt. Schomberg very courteously threw open his magnificent vessel to the inspection of British subjects to-day, and many availed themselves of the opportunity to inspect her. In appearance she is an enlarged Barflewr, and, like that vessel, is still painted black. The German squadron is being painted to resemble the British ships in these waters, namely, white with yellow funnels. The Tnuortalité will remain for the present in port, which would not be very efficiently protected by the bulk Zimar even with the fast and powerful ironclad Wivern and her satellites!
NEWS FOR PHILATELISTS, Tro new stamps have just been issued by the Hongkong Post Office. The supply of ten-cent stamps has run out, and the thi cent green has been surcharged "10 cents." 'A new dollar stamp, being the old plate of the 96-cent stamp, printed in black with the surcharge of 1 dollar in black, has also been issued.
At Macao the stamps to celebrate the fourth centenary of the discovery of the
Navigator Vasco de Gama huve been issued. passage to India bythe rear Portuguese They are eight in number and of varied colours and designs illustrative of the event.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.