Mr. E. Starkey who has resided in the port, off and on, for a period of forty-two Years, left upon the 16th instant to take up his residence in Japan, Mr. Byworth, a Customs employee, also leaves us soon for homo leave. Mr. Hamilton, of Messrs, Jardi leaves for England after an forty years from the old count Mr Vardanm, of the Asiatic. Potroleam Ao,, and Mr. Bell, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, are also loaviog us, the former for home and the latter
Kanffmann leaves us for the to Yokohanoa, oe borders of Mengtze, to take charge of the 661 post office there, while more important changes are expected in the Customa service shortly.
T regret to report the death of Mrs. James Gibson, the wife of Mr. James Gibson ofithis port, after an illness of only afew days. She was interred in our lovely Cemetery yesterday at 5 p. amidst " large gathering, notwithsta ing the torrent of rain that was falling and bad been for the last eleven days,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.