REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE.. drops then Jeup up as if by magič.. Thuse mus The Finanzier of Jure 18th, romarks that "ai temper this otherwise gebas, kout, and refvësh&{ movement to the extent of only 4 per cent, ie (ingly coal tho đức: My farin buliffin Surty unpreoødested at the Bank of England; and it i vevd to say, that if he superistouded the Wen- was positively using to notice the incredulity ther offted ho would make all tile saik fall on with which the announcement was received in Sunday. Nature here, thangli less severb on
• many banking, and discount circles, and the the poor man's holiday, is quitous methodical, portinneity with which inquiries wero repeated over and over again in order to make sure of the fact: Yesterdry's measure shows that, slow
för it generally raisa during on African mini-
DESTINATION,
mer two or three times a wear and generally LONDON 4 SUBZ CANAL. in the cruning or night that it netier inter-LONDON
though the movements of the Bank of England force with business or pleasure. Dickens NEW YORK.......... may be habitually, the signs of tha. times are All the Year Round".
sot thrown away upon them. The present atap probably means that the Bank propones in
OVERWEIGHT OF A LADYAt the Mart
Do.
Do
SAN TRANCISCO,
Aw DoX
MELBOURNE & STI
Inture to keep more nearly abreast with the geborough-stract Police Court, & cibdirec ap- neral Money Market, and to vary their charge xo-lies for a summons for the non-payment of a cordingly. Although, therefore, this movement of a quarter per cent. is the first instance of the fare. He stated that he was oniled to a
bogue, and there found a lady of enormous size. Do kind, it may not be by any means the last,
Bearing boy weight night break down his cab beDo Probably the time is approaching when the declined to take hot, upon which the gentleman MANILA Back of England directors, instead of fixing who had called bin refused to pay in his de their rate as their court once a week, will mand of the facts were not disputed. more it about from day to day according to After some further conversation the gentleman the stute of the current dead, and overpaid the applicant bis demand, and compen. AMOY AND CHEFOO: considerations, in harmony will the common- четве system pursued by other banking sated bim for his trouble in attending
catablishments."
HINDU SUPERSTITION. The Brabo paper published in Madras farmishes na with certain information as to the doings of some educated Hindue in Chedam bram, a great abrite in the South Arent distrist. We are told that in about fortuight's time, grand ceremony is, to be performed there by a certain native who wishes people to believe that
REVOLUTIONARY MANIA.-M. Francisque Sarcos, in the Gaulois, referring to the terrible evente of the era of the Commune mayà com
ten of enot judguinat, nd whose words may be anhesitatingly accepted, have related to me! genes which they themselves bad witnessed. Young women, handsome and well dressed. rashed into the streets revolver in
odpad
fired into the mass of ecmbatante. Being soined
ТОКОНАМА.. SHANGHAI
Da.
FOOCHOW
THE DAILY PRESS; TUESDAY, AUGUST 1875 1871.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
„Vassel's NAMMI
CAPTAIN
As
FOR FREIGHT AN
Sea Gull (str.) Phia Chùa, Bookwood... Brait
Clark
Azmabe]Is Aostba (str.)...
fane WoodburKL
SWATOW, ANOT&FUQCHOW Douglas (str.),
For Sale. AYLE & CO
they exclaimed iu force tones and with banghty SILK MERGERS, TAILORS, GENERAL looke, Shoot me al bacc."." Onosach being vap-
he bolde communication with the Hindu deity.tured in a house from the windows of which and by the power conferred upon him is abloot bad bean tred on the sidiare, we be
WAREHOUSEMEN,
VICTORIA
HONGKONG.
NANKIN AND SZEQBUEN ROADS,
SHANGĦAL?
Respectfully annouges that in anticipation. of the early arrival of their SPRING STOCK, they have greatly reduced the prices of their which they solicit frous intending purobascr?. WINTER GOUDS, an early inspection of
to raise from the dead the relatives and friends ing bound prior to being sert to Versailles for EXCHANGE, of those who believe in all that he sets forth. trial, when she cried out, Bay, pray save me The Brahma paper depiccaten la strong terms the tremblo of that journey, and placing herself the iñen of people believing in such men as the against a wall, with her arma extended and her Chedumbrum prophet, and advises them to be breast hare, seemed to solicit or to provoke cautions in anok a matter as this, Bub it ap death all the women who wero uomarily pears that some of the educated and well-to-do created by the infuriated soldiers died with Hindor, who treat the africe of the organ of insult on their lips and a smile of disdain, sa the Brames with contempt, have set out on a martyrs who sacrified their lives at sablo tot pilgrimage for the South Arcot district, and of duty." one of them bad eren made a gold foot-stool which it is intended to present to the propliot of Chedninbrunn. The story, related is hardly credible; but from enquiries made, we have reason to believe that Lore are to be found in Kadras educated Hindua who believe in aneh men as the imposter at Chedumbran Modis Standard.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
JULY SIET, BYERING, There has not been tauch obange in the past. tion of the drug market for Bengal, etsepting a decline in the value of Patus of the 8th enten on three weeks' time to arrive, which had been placed at the opening of the marked at
· HORRIBLE SCENES IN PARIS.
85914 6924, closing at $53k with innre At the Faubourg da Templo: near Belleville, sellers than buyers, and that of the 7th gnies I saw the most appalling sight of all. Merobing at 36311 to $632), with faw it any edlere on in the centre of the road, thongli, muny people i canh terms, but nothing has been donej (hó were exhorting hfư, to keep on the right hand dealers are holding back for the arrival of the side, near the boyses, poor old Delesoluze, with steamers Hindostan and Glenarlaey, due his arms singing in a dejected manner by bis here on or about the Zad prosimo. A telegram. `side, come slowly along.' I followed as quickly, dated Caicosia (he 80th instant, quotes Patta azpossible with one of thy English friends, for : at plank-Rupees-1,382 par okean. The English we were yet together, and arrived at the corner; mail steamer following the nachous, hat for of the street in time to ¿ë him mount the bar. this market about 625 chesta, And the total
· ricade, and, without arms in kje banda, hie bend shipmest for all the ports, after the 7th and ungovered, and his weat optoy receive about fire tion, amount to about 1800 ebests. No ohange" bullets in bia breast, nook, sút heid. By Fin Bengrés and Malws. friend fainted. As soon as he had recovered wa hastened by the side of the Baskills into the Rye de Rivoli, aud regained chambre, the Grand Boulevarde. The shops were shut, bat already plonty of pašple were promenading in
**
Avarat lez, MonĦTNO.
Market quiat, with at any change in price.
BIGHANGS
Hôuk Bla, at 30 aaye sight... 433
SILKS, Plain, Fangy, and Shot, NORWICH REPS, all wool WINCEYS,
PLAIDS and GAMLETS.............
JACKETS,
Cloth, Volvo, Silk and Boolikiu. The various CLANS on all WoolSHAWLS.
Líben VOLLARS and CUFFS, Embroidered Lace COLLARS and CUFFS,
the most approved styles
In the Juvenils and Ladies' HOSIERY and UNDEROLOTHING will be found some epocial lines.
Gentă, Wool HOSIERY, SOCKS, UNDER VESTS, PANTS ORIMBANS
CARDIGAN JACKETS and VESIS,
SHEEPING SUITS, DRESSING GOWNS.
Tailoring, under the Superintendence of ax. pericaned CUTTERS. Lounge COATS Office
dow
Bank Bills, of 3 months' right, 4/44 to 4/4 Walking do Credits, at 6 monthe sight.... 441
Documentarg Bills, acmontha
45
Bank Bills on deminud..
and might.
UN NEW YORK
Frirate, & months' sight..
Or BoĦBAT.–Dauk, 3 days' night,277) ON CALOUTTA. ~~Bank, 3 days sight-r ON SHANGHAI, '
Bank, 3 days sight... ∙Bank, 15 days' sight..
Private, 30 days sight,"
the streetay, and thosa, who had vociferated | Or Lornost
Vive la Commuve" lönder, than all others were now engaged in courting the offsern, al, the-line, and raving out if Vive la Troupe" at the top of their voices. We træsed ouse more to the ne de' Rivoll, and there, while the Hotet de Ville, was, still burning, we saw another tragedy the deaths of Lingast and Valles. Valles had been taken as a barriande, with his friend Longues, and was shot first. Not cor test with shooting him-before the Lace of the ulaer they stabbed him with their bayogeta til) scarcely a brace of humanity remained. Then, turning to Languet the commander asked him if he would give auch dafɑrmation an aboila lead to the apprehension of his colleagues; Longuet naswared by touring open his ost and crying to the troops" "Fire!" "Tet ons nore horror. A soldier of The Commune bat been wounded dangeronely,, and was dying hê, hind a barricade in the Rue Dunkerque. When the Verialissoldiery bad baked the barriosde, an officer, I think a lieutenant, Enisbed of the poor wretch by beating cat hie brains with the hecis of his bouts Two days after, Paris bad resumed nearly ita ordidury aspect, and no rivitor could have imagined, if the dreadful traces of the Bre bad not existed, that such horrors had been witnessed Daily News
ATTEMPT TO LEAF FROM LONDON: BRIDGE.
(Nesir of the World).
Hongkong Bank, Shares, Old-30 per cunts
prejoma
Hongkong Back Shares, New-47 por cent,
premium.
Unioa Insurance Society of Centou, now shares
$1,300 per share premiuni, China Traders Insurance Company's Blares-
$2,200 par share premium. China and Japan Marine Insurance-Tia; 75
per altra premium.
Obinesa Jarance Company.-$60 per abare
premium.
Visiting do
Dream/BUITS,
From the best English manufhe. turers.
Light Texture OVERCOATS. Making to order. TWEED BUITS at very low prices.
The FURNISHING we have confidence in raanmanding that good value will be obtained Bruusale & Tapenly VARPETS. Velvet Pile ĢARPETS.
A few made up Squires and Sofa CARPETS. OIL CLOTH Kr Halls, Passages, Stairs, 4o.
A Coir MAITING and MATS.”
All Wool REPS and DAMASKS,
for Curtains.RA TABLE CLOTHS, a large assortmexit, The Bider Down QUILT, Carriage and Travelling RUGS,
BAYLE & Co.
ES. S. "Priam” and Gentlemen's Kid GLOVES,
Billiard CLOTH. Gentlemon's Tall! SKIRTS, (new styles.) WRISTBANDS.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's ShareADIES'
$300 per share premium. Chini Fire Insurance Company's Shares—§55
por abare praminm.
Victoria Fim Insurance Company's Share --845
per share premium. Hongkong and Whampoo Dook Company's
Shares-30 per cent.discount. Hongkong, Danton and Blacao Steimat Muin
Oo. Sharea-31 per cent, prem Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tis,
per share preminen
A large parcel of Black SILKB, taught vary cheap. trimmed and Lace COLLARS and
CUFFS. Gold CORD. UMBRELLAS
A somewhat extraordinary scene has co- cirred on London-bridge. A number of hand- hills had been izened as followe→ Loap From Londoa-bridge-Pabfio Notice. Natator, the Man Frog, late of the Cirone Napoleon, Paris, Cremorne-gardenu, 20%, will leap from London- bridge, mentre arch, precisely at four pim, on Wednesday, June 14th, 1871. Natator will or- rive at the exact moment, and treat the public will in no way cause an obstruction to the con- atitted authorities. Boate will be available from every pier, and should any one haw-the. pany-20 per cent. discount. misfortune to fall into the water. Natator will he happy to rescue bim.---N.B. Boste, will please keep clear of the cantra arab during the Hongkong Hotel Company's Shores-58 per 8 HP Horizontal Steam ENGINE,
China Sen; Saigon, and Etraite Starship
Company 5 per cent, discount. Obing and Straita Steem Navigation Com.
Hongkong. Gan Company's Sharos-360 por
ebaga
cent discount.
premium, nomiaal.
disconat.
SALES ON JULY 18, 1971. de reported by Chinose. Bombay Colton, 60 alex, at $14.25, by Farsee merchant to Chaechow merchant.
Bombay Colton, 43 bulan, at $15,60, by Pareos merchant to Man.bing.
Saiger. Ece, 4,000 piouls, at $1.91. by Kwong mow-tai to Hongkong merobant
Saigon Rine, 1800 picuis, at 31.88, by Fook looug hung to Hongkong merchant,
SAYLE & Co.
Hongkong, 31st January, 1871),
FOR SALE.
with Boiler and Mountings, complets,
Two Albion PRINTING PRESSES.
One Columbian -
do.
One Inrgo Flotting MACHINE:
A Badi Drilling: MACHINE.
One Crab WINCE.
Equin
La Puente.Ali
Canton Gibh, Livingston & Co. Honghong Norton, Lyall & Co, Hongkong Vogel; Hugedon & Oo Hongkong Vngel, Hngelors, & Cal Hongkong Russell & Hongkong Olyphant & Do.. Hongkong Russell & Co.. Hongkong Russell & Co.
Tq BE DISPATCHED.
Quick dispatch.
Quick dispalob....
Quick dispatch.
Luiał dispatch.”
orbefozothe 21st Aug.
Quick dispatch.
tjujak dispatch,
Quick dispatch.
Hongkong Rage & Co...
Quick dispatol.
Quick dispatch.
Quick dispatch.
Hongkong Rassell & Co.. Hongkong Razurjo & Co... Hongkong Remodium & Co.. Hongkong The Borsed Do, Lin Hongkong Olypliant & Co...
ongkong Agustine Hoard & Co.
gkong Biegresen & Co... Hongkong Thẻ Boraso Col, Limitedious. Bunglong Douglas Laprak & Coll
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
Ba* Belted Will," "Cornuvia," "Ambassador,"
Bou do.'
PASS & CO39 OCTOBER BREW, ín hogs | B
B heads and bitderkins
Barclay & Co. PORTER, in bogabonde, BEST JAMAICA RUM, indo. BURKE'? DUBLIN STOUT, inquncle and
pints,
Quick dispatch. JÚn the End August.
alTo-day; at á F.M.
Quick dispatch. Quick dispateli.. On the 2nd August. Quick dispatch.
For Sale
FOR SALE, EX "NEW ARRIVALS.”
AN INVOICE of Brat quality Hoth's
RUSSIAN ROPE, consisting of
4 stranded ROPE, from 71-inches downwards.
BOLT ROPE RATTLINE-STUFF, HOUSE-LINE, MAR. LINE, HAMEROLINE, 2 and 3 YARN STUNYARN
BASS'S ALE, by Camaron and Saunders, Best English made White LINES, viz. Raad
in quarts and pintan
Lead LINES, Signa) HALYARDS, LOG, LINES, Fishing LINES
Dalf Gordon's SHERBIES, differenb ula Superior Old Vintage PORT.
Kennessy's BRANDY, I star and 3 stain. ⠀ AVH GIN, in rod ones.
PUMP and Rigging LEATHER,
Im & 00, CHAMPAGNE, in quarta and Copper TACKS, Copper Boat NAILS and
plute.
OROSSE & BLACKWELLS OILMAN'S
STORES
HAMS, CHBESE, BACON, in tine.
BURKS.
India Rabber PACKING.
Truffed PATES, FOIE GRAS Preserved | Canvas HOSE.
PROVISIONS of avery desorption, Amo....
Peaceok's Patent COMPOSITION.
rican, English, Dalch, Frncob and Ger Brown Tarred SHEATHING FELT. man VDO STABLES, in lapressor tuion), FINEST FRENCH BUTTER, in bottles. PRIME DANISH BUTTER, in 7 lba. Tins. Sil's and Holstein BUTTER, in kegs, BUSSIAN CAVIAR
VANILLA BEANS,
SOFT 80AP, for Eaging purposen.
Wire Tabe BRUSHES, assorted sites.
do
TEYSSONEAUX JAMB, JELLIBS, and Paint BRUSHES,
TRDITS, in Juice and Bundy az MENIER'S CHOCOLATE, gelinu, brman, White Brothers' liest Portland CEMENT.
ALARES in wood
LAMMERT, ATKINSON & 09. tt 906 Hongkong, 25th May, 1871.
FOR SALE.
ROAPILLION And BANDÓL, in wood, Breakfast and Dinner CLARETS, firmes
$350 upwardar, Chateau LATITEE Habe BRION. FE
Rheniab, WINE, large assortment. Bparkling ROCK and MOSELLE
· Hans BARSAO Rod SAUTERNE: French LIQUEURS, CHARTREUSE, &c.,
ABEYNTH.
Vermuth NOUILLY PRAT, Wynand FOKINKS, double Orange CURA
AL LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. If 907 Hongkong, 25th May, 1871.
FOR SALE.
Fine Champagne CLARET, Breakfast.
Dinner. Sparking HOOK.
MOSELLE Still HOOK
BRANDY, Fins, Boid
F. PELL tr 810 Hongkong, 15th February, 1871.
NOW READY.""
201
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
WAND STUDENTS, FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. DETAN, with toany Aditions, Correc tions, and Dr. WILLIANS' Orthography.
Paice In Paper Wrappers,... Neatly Buund...
Apply at the Daily Preja Oßoe.
FOR SALE,
...$1,50
$2.00
·Ez Sir." Bernard,” just arrived.
TUSS CIGARETTES; In Farme."
Das Selfinating SAW BENCH, complete, Real Havanna CIGARS, in ?fis 'fiy boxes.
with one Saw, SKY,
One Vertical DRILL.
One Donkey PUMP,
For particular, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & Öe. tf 89 Hongkong, 24th May, 1871:
FOR SALE. DEAL Havana CIGARS.
descent of thediver." Several hundreds of people Assembled on the bridge, and large numbers | Hongkong Distillery Company-10 per cent. waited, on the wharves in hop) on seeing the promised feat. The police, however, had taken Indo-Chiness Sugar Company-$15 per share. steps to prevent the exhibition... At four o'clock the rain descanded heavily, and, there being no appearance of the divor, the spectators began to think they had been hoaxed; but about twenty minutes afterwards a young man alight- ed from's vehicle, sad was quickly divesting himalf of an overcoat when he was seized by the polio. This was Natator, who wore ander the overcoat a tightly-fitting swimming suit.. Some difficulty was experienced in removing bim from the bridge, se the orond demanded that Ce should be ist alone, and the pressure "became so great that the police had to put him into the booking-office at Fish-street-hill, and guard the door until further assistance bad béoй obtained, when he was removed to Seething-lane station: On arrival there he was charged with being on Landan Bridge with intent to throw himself into the water and oomoraît anicide, and oles with distorting the public peace by causing a large crowd to assemble. In the core of the proning be was admitted: to byüklemile was brought before Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P., et the Mansign Howes, and in answer to the merchant to Tai-hững charge, said be bad “ done 115 fect before;" be Black Pepper, 100 plants, at $1420, by Kine | $24, could wit, drink, and smoke ander water-in ( tai-loong to travelling merchant
Saigon Riot, 4,000 pionie, at $101, by Fook Joong hong to Hongkong merchant.
Bhinoceron Horni. 10 dattios, at $1,170.80, by Sze-hop-chuan to Japan meroliant.
Drills, 40-yards, 1,800 pieces, at 85.70, by fo raiga merchant to Hongkong merchant
Quilver, 300 fuais, at $34.00, by foreign. merchant to Höngkung merchant.
Calcutta Cotten, 108 bales, at $18,50, by Parace
merchant to Txi-ling,
·Culella Colton, 30 hales, at $14,00, by Parsce
fact, he lived poder ster." He repudiated she Black Seamus, 500 picule, of Tis. 2.40,, by notion of intending to commit nicide-Mr. Kin-tai-long to traveling merchant. Alder Lask, after telling bim he had better not do it again, ordered defendant to enter into bis regisauces in E2 to keep the peace for
six month
NOTICE.
THE Auction Room of the Undersigned to REMOVED to the one lately occupied by Menara ASE, OBAWFORD & Co., in Queen's Road, THE WEATHER IN SOUTH AFRICA.
H. JURGENS & Co. The climate of the south of Africa is not wo
1 1141 Hongkong, 1st July, 1871: bot na tha poets, make it. It is neither lignid fire, nor quite glam-bones best. On the con THE Undersigned have been appointed Sole. trary, if in steady, bright, and sunuy, and not - 1--- Agente for the Sale of their Grode in at all too warm for Anglo-Indiane, whose blood flongkong and China by Meers, J. & Ten
Arbrostb.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 419 Hongkong, Juxuary, 1967.
has one bees up at the top of the burmometer. cent, Glasgow, and Messrs. David Corear & Sons Feople at Natal like nothing under seventy-five degrees. In emmer we'ränge bolween seventy degress and eighty degrees, very rarely rising to finety; and the mornings, and evenlogs are agrably fresh and cool, that we never feel the prostrating lassitude that one experienore in bot, slose weather in My English town
The atmosphere in always deliciously pere, sod the sky deeply and intensely loo. Hassen aeema fether off bers than in England, and its outer euurt more beautiful and fact. Christmas
weather is generally extremely bot. Bitting with fruit before us, we fenonreires, and think of our dear friends in merry old England, wepped up to the nose, and busy at their rast Isol and terrible national pudding –Patriotism upart, and coazed immediately offer a heavy ow- tiotal dinner, I think many a John Ball would be glad to exchange bis English best and fog for African sunabine and baganas. The African win ter is delightful, not unlike fiue war Eng lish May, no. rain to pour or drizzle, no gaste of bronchitis, no grey leader clouds, bat a lordless, laughing sky, and the most loraly motolight nights. Moreover, the maen i twice as large as the moon in England, and three times as bright. The Afrion winter day is about two hours whorter than the summer day, that is, the squ sata in winter at five pra, and in saminer at søynn o'nlosk.. A cheerful. Izlazing wood fire, on an African winter oven. ing, is oosey, and not to bể dạspised, especially when one can sit over it and read long letters just arrived from England, Some of the Natal
*** Japan Mail'"* and * Japan Wiekly Mail,” “
appointed agents for the two above- ANE, OBAWFORD & Co having been named newspapers, are prepared to roosive Ade vertisements and Subscriptions for the same,
Terme of Bubscription, payable in advance: Japan Mail, $15 per annon; Japan Weekly Mai, 22) per annum,
if 122 Hongkong. 19th January, 1971.
DENT 00.'8 ESTATE, FOURTHI DIVIDEND of Two per vort, admitted by the Trustees, will be paid at their o all Claim against the above.Estate Office, No. 7, Pedder's Hill, on the First Day of August next.
12 1100 Hongkong, 27th June, 1871.
HAWKINS'S HORSE REPOSITARY, Bear of Murray Barracke, Hongtong. HORSES taken on LIVERY
Hores BROKEN to Harness. HORSES, PONIES, HARNESS and DAR RIADES, always on band for Sale,
HORSES and CARRIAGES for Hire PONIES do. do.
ão,
HORSE SHOEING on the most fimproved houses bave no fire places, but this in Inment principles, under his own superintendence. uble mistake, and sometimes, drivas chilly ten
T. HAWKINS,
auto ts the Cognac bottle. The great rains | (Lale Furrir, Major of Bengol Horse Artillery",
fall in sommer, und are welcomed specially by the
'the cutros" farmers and cófios planters, as this
Proprietar
559-kong, 18th April, 1871.
Superior Manila And Cavite CIGARS, in bores of 100 and 500. Mapiis CHBROOTS:
Apply to
Dan English and American; SNUFF and SMOKING TOBACCO.
· FINESTL Cavite and GIGANS and CHEROUTS.
Manila
MEERSCHAUM PIPES &.de.
SOUTRO: KEUSE,
KEKOSING OIL.
A LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. t 1169 Hongkong, 10th July, 1871:
ATHAM'S BRANDY in 1 dus, opac
SHERRY 3 РОВТ CLARET.
"
BIELEY & Co.
Vessels on the Berth,
FOR BEANGMAT, (Luking cargo at through rates to HANKOW),
THE
THE U. S N. Company's Chartered Steamer ACANTHA" will be despatched for the above port TRIS AFTERNOON, the lat August, at 1 o'clock.
For Freight or Farage, upply to
OLIPHANT & Co.,
Agents,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR NEW YORK, THE 1 American Chipper barge
THE AMAN PERIN,"
Captain Seymour, will land at Whampoa for the aboro, Port, and be dispatched on or before the 21st August.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.. 2e 1994 Hongkong, 81st July, 1871.
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY---
E 1 Britisk Barque
BALAOTA," GM. Jacks Muster, having the greater portion of ber Cargo engaged, will weet, with aurly depratob na above, this
For Freight or Tassago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
ti 1002 Hongkong 18th Jane, 1871.
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. HE, I British Burquo
MARY:HAMILTON,"
Mitchell, Master, having the greater portion of her curgy enraged, will meet with early des putch for the above port
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
tf 1080 Hongkong, 25th June, 1871. TEATOR SAN FRANCISCO.
T
HE A1 Amerion Stip
JOSEPH CLARK,” Captain Carver, will have early despatch above
For Freight or Paysage, apply to
„RUSSELL & Co. tf 1181 Hongkong, 12th July, 1871.
FOR MELBOURNE, AND SYDNEY, HEA French Epip
TH
CANNADIENNE,"
i
Post-Office Notifications.
Amail will close.
For Shougbni-Per death, to day, the f August, ne 3.30 г.
To Mail for Havile, per Senita dua, will close at P.. on Friday, the 4th Augurt, instead of at the time previously notified.
MAILS TO LEAVE SHANGHAL By Tolomiphy.
For Xingpo, at $30 r., to-day, For Henkow and ports, at 6 P.M. to day. For Obefoo, Taku. Tientsin, nad Pekin, at
F.. to-day.
General Post-Office, Hongkong, 1 August
MAILS BY THR ENGLISH PACKET,"
The English Contract Packet" TRAVAN. CORE" will be dispatched with the mail Ma for Europe, &o., on FRIDAY, the 4th August,
a nou.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted notil 5 PM, on the 3rd AugusË.
The Post-Office will be open until 7.x, on
the 3rd August.
Latters, Ec, may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received until 10A.M. on the 4th Augrub.
Leftors may be posted until 10AM, "on the " 4th Augnat, without lite foa.
Letters posted after 10 A. on the 4th August, will not forwarded unless the Late Foo of 18 cents each as well as the portage as is prepaid.
Cap Equio, having the greater portion of her. Cargo engaged, wil bare n quick despatch for the above porta,
For Fright or Passage, apply bo
PROZARIO & Co.. 1148 Hangkang, ath July, 1871:
FOR SALE, FREIGHT OR OLLARTER. THA Brytfali maated Soboquer
"LOUISA,"
of:E41 Tony Registor
For particulaas, apply to
SIBASSEN & O
or Captain one board.
tl 1230. Hongkong, 20th July, 1871,
BRING WORK/ STIKMYÖR
SINGAPORE, PENANG POINT DE "GANLE," ADEN SUEZ, MALTA, BRIN
DISI MARSEILLES AND OTHER
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, V SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON::
BOMBAY, MAURAR, CALCUTTA, NED PENIEGULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM. -NAVIGATION COMPANT 6thamship! *TRAVANCORE Captain C. H. HABLES, with Her Majesty's Mails, Funsengers, Speale, and Vergo, will loave this for the above places on FRIDAY, the 4th August, at noon,
Cargo will be received on board until noon, and Specle and Parcels at the office until 2 TE on the Brd Angusts
For Particulara regarding Freight and Pas ange, apply at the P&0. S. N Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF FACKAGES ARE REQUIRED
A Welten Declaration of the Contente and Vales of the Packages for the Overland Rotaisvemired by the Egyptian Coverament, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Uompany do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incur
restusskin tuch declaration.”
The Latent tire for posting Lettore at fus Office is 11 A., and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10A.M. on the 4th Angust.
Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, vis Briadin, or to in gapore, may bo posted on board the Puotet from 11:30 AM to the time of sailing, on pay ment of a Late Fee of 45 cents ench in addition to the fontaigu,
F. W.MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 25th July, 1871.
It is hereby notified for general information that under the provisions of an additional Convention concluded. with the United States Poot Office, a farther reduction has taken place, in the postage on Letters between the United Kingdom and the United States, which ha heen extended to Letters forwarded through the United Kingdom.
The postage chargeable.on Letters posted in Hong song, or at any of the British; Postal Agenotes in China and Jeran, addressed to the United States to be forwarded by either Bri fish or French Proket, will henceforth bene follows vis
When forwarded vid Brindia, 12 conta cach half-ounces
When forwarded via Marseilles, 96 cents each half-ange.
When forwarded vit Southampton, 25 each ball onnek
Prepayment of the postage is compulsory.
FW MITCHELL.
Postmuster General,
General Post Office,
Hongkong. 14th Felwumor, 1870.
Arrangements having been made by the French Post Office for embarkhur and discm. barking thoritish Overland Mails to and Iom France at Brindisi, thereby necessitating tu
ginent by the French Post Office of a transit rato to the Italian Post Office, it has been de- termined to augment the rate of postage on to exchanged in the direct Mails hetween Hongkong and the French Post Offer.
pan letters sent to France and countrie The mtes of postage chargeable in Hongkong through Franco will, fiture, be as follows,
Piż
To France, Algeria, the French Offices in Turkey (except Constantinople), and the Chiflor The Company reserve the option of forward at Tunis und Tangiora, 22 cents per 1 ounce, for a goods shipped by their Steamers for To Jaffa, Beyrouth, Tripal (Syria), Latakia, Europe through Egypt, either by rul, or love, the Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Ineleli, Ke Alexandretta, Messina, Rhodos, Smyrna, Mity. Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose; ?
Shippare are particularly roquested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
CASAS MOIVE, Superintendcut. Office, Hongkong, 25th July, 1871. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Ed 1293 Hongkong, 31st July, 1871. FUR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOQU's THE Stenmabip
TH
DOUGLAS,"
Captain Toppin, will have immedieto despatch for the above Porta,
For Freight or Passager-apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 0. tf 1292 Hongkong, Jist July, 1871
FOR-LONDON, viɑ SUEZ CANAL. THE-British: Steamer
"SEA GULL," Captain Pike, shortly, expected from. Canton, will have immediate despatch for the above
For Freight, apply to
port.
MANY GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Go. tt 1278 Hongkong, 27th July, 1871.
FOR YOKÜHAKA, HEA 1 British Clipper-barque
THE
ANNABELLA," McDonald, Mastar wil leave for the above port TO-MOBROW, the 2nd August.
For Freight for light Goods and Cabin Pas- sage, apply to
THE BORNEO CO., LIMITED, 61 1280 Hongkong, 28th Jely, 1871.
FOR FOOCHOW.. THE 41 British Barque
JAKE WOODBURN. Stephany faster, will leave for the above port NANOS Queen's Hood, No. 10. TOMORROW, the 2nd August
tf 1018 Hongkong, 15th June, 1871 -
BRZ VOR BALE, "
OHAMPAGNE
CEDERER CARTE NOIR.
* For Freight or Fanuge, syply to mi THE BORNEO, CO., LIMITED.
Bd 1281. Hongkong, 28th July, 1871.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:
REMEDIOS & Co. R RODDERUR DARTE BLANCHE. THE 41 British Clipper barque
1189 Hongkong, 13th July, 1871. BEBAKFAST QUARET, FOR FAMILY OR
125
6) KE BOTTLES OF VERY GOOD||
* BREAKFAST CLAREN
Bed Soul), Selected by the undersigned, may be had for
G. DUBOST & Co.
3m 935 Hongkong, 81st May, 1971: The Onroulele and Dirpatory for 1871
NOW READY.
JIARIB Work, now in the NINTH year of
its cristetoo, is ready for delireY
- It how beam compiled and printed at the Daily Frei Office, sa nanal, from the best And most authentic sources, and no paine have been spared to make the work domnie) ploto in all respecta
In additiva be the usual varied und voluminous, information, the value of the "CHBOHICLE AND UJRECTORY FOE 1971" *** Iso been further angmented by the addi- tion of a Chromo-lithograph plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USK AT THE BEAK; wine of the VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS; MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, std of the
THE COAST OF CHINA besides other local information' and 'sta- tuige ogrrected to me of publication, tending to make this work the vade mecum *tarafl Publis, Mercantile and General
As already auppanced, the Directory is published in Two Forms, Complete at 25, or with the Lists of Residenta, Port Direa. Mozics
Maps, &c. at $3.
BOEDERER
HUDORES CARTE
BLANCHE
ROEDERER GLADIATEUR.
MEER SANDER & Co., Sole Agents for Hongkong and Chin
f 169 Hongkong, drd September, 14679, FOR SALE..
. . . . . .
"RECORD Simpson, Master, of 187 tone Register, will have immediate despatch as above,
For Freight or Passage,' apply to pakan kek A RUSSELL & Co.
tf 1985 Hongkong, 29th July, 1871. FOR-AMUY, AND CHEFOU. HE Dutch Barque
NOTICE.
www.
COMPAGNIEL DES MESSAGERIES JAN MARINA MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE PRANCAIS. STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ ISMAILA, PORT SAD, MARSEILLES PONDICHERY. MADRAS, CALOUTTA, BOMBOMBAY MAKE ST. DENIS,
`PORT" LOUIS.
ratsun Salonica, Samsoun, Sinope, Son, Tre bizond. Tatcha, Tarns, Galate, and Ibrais, 22. canta per i sunce.
To Spain and Gibraltar, 24 conta per 1 ounce. To the Grand Duchiea of Luxemburgh »nė. Hherith Pragi, Bavaria, Wurtembarg, the Baden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Principalities of Hohenzollern, Birkenfeld, Henne-Homburg, Lippe, Schwartzberg-Rudol- stadt and Reuse, the Duchies of Nacht, Saxe- Coburg-Gotha and Saxe-Meiningen-Hildharg hansen, Ecase-Electoral, Hesse-Darmstadt, the Dnohy of Sare. Weimar Eisenach, the Free Ulties of Frankfort-on-the-Laine, Hamburg, Bremes, and Lubeck, Switzerland, and Italy, To Countries beyond Sea without distinction, 26 conta per ounce.
23 cents per vrince.
To Prussia (Rhienish Provinces, oxcopted). leaborgs Schwerin and Mecklenburgh Strelitz, Hanover, Saxony, the Grand Duchies of Meck
Droby of Brunswick, Grand Duchy u? Olles borg (the Principality of Birkenfeld excepted), the Dusby of Anbolt, the Austrian Provinces,
ON FRIDAY, the 11 lip we grade, Seria (Belgrade excepted), Montene
ounce.
the Tompany's Steamslip Comandant LoUSSEAT, with MAILS, Schleswig and Holstein, 30 conte per t PASSENGERS SPECIE. and CARGO, will
To Denmark, the Papal States and Austria. loave thie Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-cente per ounce.
To Moldavia,, Waltechia, Turkey in Europe, don's well as for Marseilles, and accepte in Sweden, Norway, Folnud, and Busala, 44 cente transit through Marseilles for the principper oance, | Places of Europë..
Pre-payment compulsory in the case f Shipping orders will be granted till noon, and Letters for Spain, Gibraltar, Countries beyond Cargo will be received on board until P. Sce, Serria (Belgrade excepted), and Mas
Specie and Parcels until 5 pat; on the 10th tenegro. Aoguit.' (Paroela are, nos to be sent ?
Letters may be registered to all the above- board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) pluccs, except Spain, Portugal and Gibroller. Contents'ud value of Packagca are required.
and the Austrian Provinces; the fee for regie- For further particulars, apply at the Comcration is the same amount as the portage on pany's Office
enok letter respectively.
Newspapers and Prices Current cannot be
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent. prepaid.
Hongkuma, 28th July, 1871.
THROUGH US, MAIL LINE
...r! FROM “
CHINA AND JAPÁN TO NEW YORK,
PACIFIC MAIL S. 3. COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANIES.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poatinaster-Gonczui. General Post Offies,"
Hongkung, 13th February, 1871,
It is hereby notified that, pending, the com pletion of negociations now being carried on with the Italian Post Office, under which it in direct Mails between Hongkong and the Cop proposed to catablish a regular exchange of tinent of Europe via Bripdiai, Letters for the Continent forwarded by British Jail Packet, HE Steamship "CHIVA" Captain Cona, when aproially addressed via Brindisi, will be will leave Iongkong for San Francisco Alexandria, paid to that place only, whene Bent in the Mails for the British Post Office at via Tokobama en SATURDAY, the12th Avgnet Malder, Master, will have unmeliale despatch next, as 3 o'clock P.M., taking Passengers, they will be forwarded in Brindisi, as directed.. "Mails spd Freight, for the United States, Canis 12 cents per donace on Letters, cue penny The postage, which must be paid in advance, da, Central and South America, kad Europs
T Messa H Juncers & Ove Auction
the gruen
A Room, a London tande Rose Wood Semi-THE
Cottage PIANO, 64, iri, cord
tf: 1214 Hongkong, 17th July, 1870. SUNOWTHREAD Y
IMPERIAL GUAETU,“
FRISO."
au stové.
For Freight, apply to
VSIEMSSEN & CO. of 1283 Hongkhoz, 28th July, 1871.
FOR LONDON, With General Curge.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY.-
NEWITH THE
PUNEI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION PAT
AR ANGLO CHINESE DICTIONARY.by the Rev. W. LOBSCHEID, pablished at the Zuily Fruse Office, Hongkong.
A Stenger of the Company will leard Shang cents for saol four enneos on Book Packets and Quench Newspaper or Price Current, and six hai, vis the Toland Sea Ports, about quos date, Fackets of Patterns, and anch correspondense and, make close conaction at Tukobimale linble to a further surge on delivery.
The "CHINA” will be düs at San Franoison September 19, whence daily Passenger trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central to be despatched in about a wet, has room for York and for all the principal cities in the and Union Pacific Railroad Lines for New
THE A1 British Barggo
T
"CRIN CHINES
a faw Tons of Cargo.
For Freight, apply to
RENORION, LYALL & Co. if 1271 Hongkong, 27th July 1871.
FOREMANILA.
THE Spanish Bargus
Tot scope and practical service this Work stande unnvalled. All too new, words which the Chinese have of late years been comp pelled to coin by express the numerous objects in moohinery, photogupby, telegraphy, and in science genernil, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are
"MARIA Y VICENTA," bereren in cales. Each and every word jaf Captain La Puente, will bare quick despatch fully illustrated and explained, forming axer, to the above purt. * re cises for students of a most instemotivo nature, Both the Court and Panti pronaciations. given, the socents being carefully marked on the best prinsiple hitherto attained. The typo graphy displays this success of en sitempt le make the Chixous and English type dorriepoal n the aise of body, thereby affecting a vast
For Freight or Page, apply to
REMEDIOS &,00, 1220 Hongkong, 18th July, 1871.
FOR NEW YORK- THE A1 British Barque
T
VMROOK WOOD?
Jonour of pace, obiering a clearness not will lead at this and Whampoa for the store previously attained, and dispensing with those port,
and have quick deepstole For Freight, upply in
KEVOGËL, HAGEDOEN & Co. The scope of the work integ great, and let 1065, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1871.
raat margins, and vacant spaces which have heretofors obaracterised Chinese publication
utilitarian purposes so complein, that s re |ference, to site e uables a person who
· FOR NEW YORK,
Copies may he chaised at the Daily Free naidaxolanda English to soapmunicate efections THE 41 British Barpe eric, d of the following Agents
Mesaro Dnows & Co, Skutow.
ཟ
►
WILSON, NICHOzza & Co., Amoy, HUGE & Co. Foochow
Kitty & Qu, Bhanghai. MJ. E. BLADE, Japan Gazette Offee, Toko,
bara,
Mosacs, Eavasana & Co., Paternoster Row,
Mr. G. STEERT. Córakill, Londons : Mr. F. ALGAE, Clousent á Lane, London, Morgen. Baths, Hexor & Co. Old Jewry,
London.
Mr. L. P. FIORES, Merobante Escbange
San Franoledocri
with natives who understand nothing but Chi
and
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Ofice,
Hongkong, 12th July, 1871.
LETTERS, &c., ADDRESSED “LONDON" "ONLY,
interior and supon the Atlantic Seaboard. The Une between dau Francizo and New York by First-lees Passenger trains 'is six daya and wanty hours; and the distance 3,912 miles Letters, do, for wellknown Firma and Indi Many persons are in the babit of addressing The Silver Palace Sleeping Cars are run vidnals, to London only; but this practice through of these frains, making Drawing Room not acfrequentlyoccasions delay in sock Lotter Cars by day, and Steeping Urs by night; and reacting their rightful owners. In all are of the latest and best Amerian pattern, ansor, however well the Firm or Individua being excelled for comfort and convenienos, for a bom a letter is intended may be know it At New York, Passangers have selection of is moat essential, to ensure its correct and 'vations Blues' of Steamers to
s'of Steamers to Fagland, France prompt delivery, that the streets in which they Gerinany
reside, and, the number of the house, should Through Tickets and Bill of Lading are forui a part pl.the address. seeped for transportation to Yokohama and uthor Japan Ports, and San Francisco, for the Orexland Railroad, and to Europe by connecting General Post Office," Lines of tesmers. The Overland Bailroad Comeasles Guarantee 13 days time for Silk and JS days for Teus and General Merchandise, It is hereby notified that bepceforward the between San Francisco and Now Turk.
rates of postage which must be paid in advance. Favorable arrangemante-have boss made for chargeable on Fackels of printed papers o Thugh Pasiengara and Freight to America patterns of light weight seat from Hongkong from "Calcotty, Penang and Singapore, and to the United Kingdom by the United States from Swytow, Amoy and Fachow..
Paokete vin San Francisco, will be us follows, Return Passage Tickets issued for Yokobema and other Japan perts at one and a half re-
Value and weight of Parcel Packages re quired;'all Packages should be marked to ad- drous in
in full
nese. In this respect the work will be found will land at this and Whampoa for the atoregular raten,
" BRUNETTE," indiepensable to all Europeana residing in China, and to the natives themselves it ar- port, and have quick despatol.
For Freight, apply to " plačne sabjogja.fully, with which" very faw in- deed of farm are perfectly soquainted. To pastien resident in England and interested in Chins it anot bar be myaluable ocoLsionaly
It comprise upwards of two thousand laser Dutch to gnazio pages, OR
TRUBNDE & Cou 60, PATxanoras Eow; W. H. BELL
* DAILY FARES" Office, HosakonÓN
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. tt 1163 Hongkong, 7th July, 1871.
FOE SAN FRANCISCO, TABE.Dutch Bargne.... garde
--- * AEROLIET” “ will huve quick despatch for the alunes port
For Freight apply te
HAVES OLEPHANT &. 00.
tf 1249 Hongkong, 22nd July, 1872.
No Praight Isceived after noon of the 11th No No Parcel Packages received after M same day
For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praja West,
TA. HARRIS,
Hongkong, July 13th, 1871.
Viz
r. W. MITCHELL,
Pratmaster Generat
Hongkong, 31st January, 1870
For a puckot, not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight.... 2 cents. For a packet above 1 orice not·éz-
ceeding 2 ounces
"
For a packet above 2 quces not exa and eigate for every additional four optices.
eceding cance These rates apply to Printed Ciroulnes, Price Lista Market Heports, and all printed papers - other thuri Newspapers, na well up to Books and Trade Patterns or Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Pozmaster General General Post Office,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.