In connection with the delimitation of the boundaries of the colony of Macao there arrived here by the French mail steamer Yarra on the 1st inst. Senhor Conselliviro Jose de Azevedo Costello Branco, new Portuguese Envoy Estraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peking. His Excellency stayed one day in Hongkong and called upon the Governor, Mayor-General Sir W. Gascuigne, and Viee-'Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, leaving the Same-evening by the Portuguese gunboat Zaire for Macao where he will he the guest of the Governor for a few days, proceeding later to Peking. Senhor Branco receives in connection with this post £20,000 and £10,000 for expenses. The Mission is ex~ sted to occupy about one year, and the Portuguese Government hope tw settle the boundaries of their Colony of Macao in a ner that will secure expansion and enable the colony to better control its outlying dependencies.
Hongkong, 7th December.
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