With a number of passengers and a heavy consignment of Christmas mail, the Messageries Mazitimes liner Athos LI arrived from Kobe-yesterday afternoon, tying up at the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.'s Pootung Wharf. She will remain in port until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. when she is to sail south for Hongkong and, via the usual ports and Suez, on to Marseilles.
Passengers will board the tender Scot L at the M. M. jetty on the Quai de France at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning for the ship; no visitors will be allowed.
The P. & O. Soudan, with cargo only, is expected to arrive in port io-day from Japan ports, and will be berthed at Customs lower buoys 36 and 37. There she will load cargo for Marseilles, Casablanca, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
The Soudan sails for Home ports or Tuesday, and on her way through Will call at Hongkong, Bombay and the usual ports via Suez,
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