SINGULAR EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING. respectively rayed to s sólid shafa, MENİ B
The neighbourhood of dehten under-Lyne was visited during July by n serion of violent storms. One evening about forty agglers were contending for prizes at a pend, when unity of them received unpleasant shopka af eloutcity Pross the lightning attracted by their tackle. Suddenly, some five of the anglot lost their rode, they know not how, while throw others were forcibly thrown to the ground, and one of thom, mun Damed George Hill, of Hurst, whe rendered insensible, but he owe to bitar -on being well baken by a comrade. Another sif the sufferers, Walin Marshall, a man who had been looking on, was not a forintate. He wae nuable to help himself, and had to be carried to the rendezvous of the party, the Coting Tavern, where a doctor was summoned to aid. He was pot to bed, but after about two hear he was sqficiently well to be aout bone. One of the anglera doaribes tho soenous awful,
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1871.
Vessels Advertised us loading
Vessels on the Berth-
DESTINATIÓN.
ROSEL & NAME
[CAPTAIN
AT FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TATE DIPATOBEIK
FOR MANILA. THE Sparist S-masted schynner.
. LOPEZ,
hollow, shalt tho former riang - vortically, through the latter. Honce, equah bub reverie motion je guided in the two ghate.The shafte carry propeller screws made of light metallic framework, with bindes of danyneneratohed over skeleton frames of iron. All the machinery ie caborately breed, and has the plausiblo Lk common to those undertakings. The trouble probably with this machine is that its waght exoceds the dipacity of its propellor. The in-LONDON via SUEZ CANAL. pietent is old and familiar, and is likely to con- SAN FRANOISUU.. due insuperable until, in the ranguage of the Do respectat e riuthority we hareguoted, a solution BOMBAY is tonnd of the problem in thu discovery MANILA, of materia of combined strength and light-Do
now, yet unknown to griene, and leo in the SAIGON AND BANGKOK. invention of a motor Loving a power, in pid- SHANGHAI AM portion to weight comparable to that of the Dat
pastoral muscles of birde. In the absence of FOCCHOW
these, twe donderate, Lowever we may wish &WATOW,AMOY&1000HOW A liquid fire seemed to hovor round the margin success for enterprising sud devoted inventors, of the pond for an instant, and then suddenly it is to be feared new lying machinen will share as to draw itself into a small compnes in the ostre the fate of the Golden City Avitor and of the water, which was much disturbed A Prospero's "insubstantial pageant and that, man standing in the same field was struck on the leg by the lightning, but, boyond bia atooking being scorebat, be received no injury.
having attracted surprise and admiration for
a space, they will vanish for ever from our sight, and lease note wrack behind.
AUGUST 29TH, ETENING, COMMERUFAL INTELIGENCKET
Sarpedon (str)
Junoph. Claris Nanoy.. Lazon (str.) M. Lopezi [Eaton (ata).
denttha (str.) Suvennela (str Dongle (tr. Helen Black”
For Sale. AYLE & GU
The drug market for Bengal has rept quiet SILK MERCERS, TAILORS, GENERAL and welk throughout the day, with quotations quite nominal - Patra, 8620 dasli, 3675 credit; Benares, $330 to 3095 Faton, on time. 8th sales arrive, $550 to $852): Main 5655 eh, 3600 on credit, Erst goalty wantedava
A MOORISH WEDDING, Well, in due time we arrived at the bride groom's house, where men were ecreasing and Aring guna. An old Mour reized me by the shoulders and pushed me into the doorway. I thought I might na well go in and see all that was to be geen and ventured into Ytrying to follow me he was seed by hair a dozen stalwart, foore and detained outside, and none of the men were allowed to enter the rest of the ladies care iu in tentand trembling though there really was no danger. In the hones there was a terrible tow seven or eight Wymon were beating drams of various dimen, elons, and screaming at the bighest pitch of their voices, "a ai, ai," in the abrillost of too. In another room were women wooking. on the ground, over charcoal earthenware,fire planes. They have no table or olaire, and it wat very strange to be the women with their plates on the ground, stepping about over thom with their bare feet und legs, The extratice.to.
SA, MA VAUGUST SOVE MORNING, Noobangs at present in the market. by demam na dodane 24
EXCHANGE
WAREHOUSEI VIUTORTAZENANKIN AND BXCHANGE SZECEUEN ROADS.
HONGKONG SHANGHAL
Respectfully announce that in anticipation
as a pathe early morival of their SPRING STOCK, ON LONDON SA MAANA
they have greatly reduced the pricus of their Bank Hilla, at 3 months a
aight, Bank Billo, at 6 months sight,4/33 to 4/81 which they solicit from intending parelmere
WINTER GOODS, an rly inspection of Credits, at 6 binneha' sight ....... 4/4 10 4/41 Doonnentory Bilia, atë monthe
Rightsterwin www 3/4 to 44 Bank Bille on demand,
Ox NEW YORK—
Private, 5 months"
the bridegroom'n room was closed by a cărtain. | Or Bombay--Bankig
I had just me to notice all this when we heart
O CALCUTTA, -Bank & day
Bank, 3 days, light. Bank, 15 days sight. Privalo, 30 days' kight
Chun Trader Thanos Copapany's Shares
$2,800 per sboru premium. Chlak and Japan Marine Insurance 113. 90
por ahora premium, Chiness Insurance Company.-70 per share
premium
Hongkong Fire Insursane Compiry's Sharee
70 per share premium Lina Fire Inkdrgnes Compa
to 568 per bara prowin Victoris Fire Inenmuse Cona
per sbars premi
Hoogkong shit Whing
Sharee
bäras $5k
Company
loud acreme of “ai, nimi, nis ai," and in one ON SHANSTAL four men carrying the box ecntaining the bride. They deposited the box in tig onrtained room, and expeditionsly retired all the women having kidden their froën when the men entered We tried in vain to sea into the room and catch a glimpse of the bride. An old slave held up her Hongkong Bank Fuures, Old-50 to 37 percent, blautot before the dour, and would not allow premium, anyone to look, Fresently nian came in. Hongkong Bank Sharee, New-54 to 55, per and carried out the crapty box, which Mr. Y BAA was immediately hoisted on to the root Union Insurance Hooiety of Canton, new ahhrce and left there. Then the men onte de com-81.300 per share premim. Ma incuced firing into taa honge and we, finding ngone but the bridegroom could and the bride thut nghi, mud, being, ball suffocated with smoke, determined upon trying to make our exit; and in la!! in the firing, rushed out no fast as we could run, for fear of being shot, for they were aiming strafelit sinto the house, and waking the walls and door. We Indios after wards went and saw the brión Sha Wan negated on a kind of bed, covered with a thick gold and ilk shant or veiland looked like a prennid In front of her on the bed more four women holding sundles, and on the ground some right. women playing Moorish musío, and singing is a dolaful ligor about the chart of the bride. When they saw me looking steadily at the pyramid, they slowly raised the soil, and I bebeld the bride. She was monet gorgeously dressed in gold and scarlet; gold chaine round her neck, bure earrings in her oss, and a cloth of gold head dras Her face was excessively pointed, two large triangular patches of scarlet with time and white and black patterns on her obecks, a blin cross on her ohin, har eyabroms and eyes blackened, and the lastar gitted but for three daya! Hor bands wero friood over with In- dianiak, in wonderful patterns; and the insides and nails dyed orange. There she sat lise a great doll while weatared at her. Some of the women were yarp ngxious to paint me but I sbook my head sad ran away. We have also seen a Jewish wedding in which the bride was much magnificently dressed. The cap of pearls nad jewels on her bad were worth more than £110 (White Wae, 3 pieces, at $92.00, by Kwong- the bridegroom told ns), besilca other splendid wing-shing to Hongkong merchant. gems. Wo ladies have also visited moverál Frigon Rios, 12,000 piculs, at $2,07, by Tee- barema, the bashaw's among others, and we fung to travelling merchant.
Shares →→à per omt, GIẾN Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat
*
SILKE, Plais, Farcy, and Shot NORWICH REPS, wool WINCEYE PLAIDS and UAMLETS
JACKETS
* Cloth, Velvet, Silk and
The various ÜLANS on all Wool SHAWLS SALipon COLLARS and QUIPS,y
Ebroidered Ince COLLARS and OUFFS,
the moss approved styles In the Juvenile and Ludies HOSIERY and UNDERCLOTHING
will be found some specjal line
Gente, Woo HOSIERY, BOOKS, NDER VESTS PANTS”
CARDIGAN JAUKETS und ZVESTA, SLEEPING BULLS, DRESSING GOWNS.
Tailoring under the Superintendance of ox- parigaced OUTTERS,
Lounge COAM Offico da do
isiting do: Dress SUITS Light Texture
From the beat English
Making to order, TWIRD SULAS at vory
Co. Suuren -871 to 38 per oout preur Shanghai Steam Navigation Company T. 1 low priced,
per share premiuno vymede
Chica Ben Salgon, and trail
tahmalip
Company per cent discosti. Qains and Straits Steam Navigation. Our
pany-20 per cent, discount Bougkong Gus Gparany Stervs-$60 per
Rharo: Hongkong Hotel Company Sharea-60 por
seat, discount. Hongkong Distillery Couphay-10 per cout
premtam, nominni. A Indo-Chinese Sugar Company $19 per share
discourt.
SALES ON AUGUST 29TH, 1871. deveported by Chinens,
Saigon Rich, 8000 picule, at $2,04, by Toc fung to Hongkong merchant.C
have had tea atomo-such tea! It is ounsidered Saigon Rice, 3,500 plonts, at $2.10, by Yee- a great luxury, and is given as a great compli-fung to travelling merchant. west. To he offered it, and to refuse is an unpardonable insult; so of course we had to drink it.ho augar, six hugola ape, wis pat into the teapot, and the chief wits mainly stir red it with a spoon for about fi omoutes, the
Lbree times over poured out a paid returned
White Wax, & pieces, at $200, by Yeefong! to travelling merchant.
While Sujar, 720 picule, at $6.23 by Yaz fang to travelling merchant,
it to the teapot, and finally gave us wash oupy Shiring, B-be, 1,000 pieces, at $2.45, ful of this wesk syrupy ten, Tor la res kunded by Yee fing to travelling merebant.
na horribly nastly Moorish sweets and cater White Wan, 1 piece at $31.00, by Kwong We had to pretend to eat, and some we man.
aged to swallow, but glad suongh we were for
wing-aban to Tang-kwn merchant.
Baigon Rice. 3,500 picuis,
the ecranong to be over-Our Chan Ficadohing to Hongkong merchant.
NEW FLYING MACHINES, MARSH
[New York Times.):
2.12, by Hop
Caloutte Cotton, 350 balen, at $14.5, Ly Parace merchant to Tnet-wo.long..
Bombay Cullen, 35 bales at $16.25. by Parce merchant to Tai-bing,
Notices of Firms.mo
It is pretty safe to disbelieve that sny man will acer, fly in the air, until we see hira do ik Accounts of new devices Eut this purpose usu Jy bagiu with a candid recital of the gave diff oultice to be surma tntod, and a highly wienti- fie statement of the ingenious diepgreries and appliances by which those difficulties are tu be OvGTOOM. Nothing is ever more planeible ScHNEIDER are authorised to sigt our natt Mr. CHAELSS VOOEL and. Mr. TARODOBE. than the prospectus of a now tying-machine.bers and in China From the time of Taurus to that of the Ban.
W
bava establiabed a Branch of pour firm nd Shanghai
A VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
Francisco Avitor, the thing, according to sun in 1905 Hongkong, let August, 1871.44
guine expectation, bas really been on the erë
be that is this sequel, the machine der
of being accomplished at last. The only tron
fly. They may be elaborate and beautiful:
NOTICE
AML WILL FORBES, JE, ARTE R GAME WYLLYS POMEROY, JR.,
pieces of mechanism, they may be provided been admitted partnera in our firm, with the most asgacious and farsighted prod
DALAM RUSSELL & Co,
visions for rising and falling and going fast 3m 1215 China, July 1st, 1871
end going slow bat. Like the Irishman's pig, dag 2 NOTICE. V. they alwaya tukee the wrong way. They come down, that is to say, with great facility when R. WILLZAM HENRY Moors and Me.
OTTO FRIEDEICs, have this day been
FLAMMPET, ATKINSON & CA H1258 Hongkong, 30th Juno, 1870,
atarted from a high place; but their assentielsted partners in aur firði. quite another affair. Some tiny blunder, some unforeseen weakness, like that of the wax that fastened the wings of the aspiring Cretan, and
which melted in the sun, vitiates the sinst presANEOUS NOTICES VESTS
R. WILLIAM ABBOTT TURNBULL
found calculations; and forthwith the new fy M is authorised to sign our firm from this ing-machine i cast into the limbo of thing abo despised and forgotten.
There is, then, abundage procedent. for the supposition that the laws of gravity will also prave too much, in the aerist fiaid, for the umbi Livna dexterity of man. Yet, wo adopt this
BIRLEY, WORTHINGTON
cf 829 Shanghai 1st May, 1871
Co
Ve interest and responsibility of fir. J. A. Kock in our arm, censed on the 25th of
opinion without reserve, we are quickly wind July by mutual consent, and we shall carry on
ed of the ocean telegraph, of tas vast speed of our business, as hitherto, andor the mime style,
locomotives, and of other less conspicuous
acientific triumphs, which a few short years ago would have been thought as incredible as a end. cessful flying machine is now and there is
J. SMITH & Co. 1140 Chelob, Cel: August 1871,
a
The FURNISHING we have conddotoe in rebommanding that good ruins will be obtained
Brussels & Tapesty CARPET
Teres File CARPETS.
a few made up Squaren and Sofa CARPETS. OIL CLOTH for Haller Tasmages, Stairs, &o
Ay Doir MATTING and MATS
All Wool REPS and DAMASKS,
TABLE CLOTHS, Jorge assortment
The Eider Down QUITAR Carriage and Travelling RUGS.
SATLE & Co.
Ea S. S. Priam.“ ADIES' and Gentleman's Kid GLOVES.
Billiard CLOTH Gentleman's Twil: SHIRTS, (now styles.} WRISTBANDS
Muslin
A largo parcel of Black SILKS, bought very cheap.
Hongkong But erfeld & Swiren or abon the milline
Post-Office Notifications,
A mail will loss.
For Swala Amay, and Fuochow-Por Douglas, on Friday, 1st September, at 9.39.
For Manila-Por Str. Leon, on Saturday
Captafd Uriarte, will have quick despatch, to next, the And September, at 1.30.M. the above port,
137 Hongkong, 79th August, 1871. ** For Fraight or Pusoare, apply to
REMEDIOS & Go
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:
THE 11 Anericna Ship
Hongkong Augustine Heard & Co.
fjuick dispatch."
Kongtong Russell & Chi
{Quick dispatch,
Hongkong N. Rosewice & Co.............
Quick dispatch.
Hongkong Remédioù & Com Hongkong Remedios & Co
Qajor dispatch,
THE
Laick dispatah,"
Hongkong Boir un, Habener & Cou
On the 31st ir slant.
Quick dispatchi
Kinlos dispatch,
Quloic disputeh;
On the 18 Sept. at 10a.m.
Hongkong Olypoint & Hongkong Augustine Hourd Hongkong lurar & Co Hongkong Donglas Impraik &
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
Belted Bill Cornutia, “Ambassador)
Barclay & Co FORTER, in bogabenda, BEST JAMAICA ROM 16 do
Houses, Lands, Tenements, &c. TO LET
TO LET
JOSEPH OLARK
MAIES BY THE “ENGLINU PACKET
The Engleh Contract Packet DLLORA, will be dispatoked with the neual Mails for Europe, &o., on FRIDAY, the 1st September.
at noon, 27%
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted
Captait Carver will have early duopatoh ne until & on the S1st izstant.
The Lost-Office will be open until 7 pm on For Freight or Phaenge, apply to
the 17th instant. RUSSELL & Co": tf 1181 Hongkong, 12th July, 1871.
STEAM FORUM SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE
GALLE
ADEN, SUDZ, MALTA. BRIN. DISE MARSEILLES, AND OTHER MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON,
Letters, &c., may be posted during the night m the box left open for their reception
Letters for registration will be received untit 10 A.M. on the 1st September
Letters may be posted until 19 A.M. on the Jat September, wilboat kite fee.
Letters posted after 10 AM. on the let. September, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 19 cats, each ce well as the postugo la propia.
The Latest time for posting Letters at this Patterns 10 A.K. on the 1st September.. Office is 11 A., and for Newspapers, Books, or
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.. KAHE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI STEAM
NAVIGATION ELLORA Captain JOBADOT, with the United Kingdom vil Brindisi, or to Sin
COMPANY 8 Steamship
Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specia, espore, may be posted on board tho Packet and Cargo, will leave this for the above places from 11.30 a. to the time of asiling, on pay on PRIDAT, the lat September, at noon.
Cargo will be moved on board until noon, to the postage...
ment of a Late Fee of 18 ocrits each inaddition Specio mutil 47... and Parcels at the office until 2 on the 31st instant
For Farticulars regarding Freight and Pai- ange, apply at the P&0. 8. N. 066 Dice,
E. WMITCHELL, Ceneral Post-Offee,
l'osteler Genera
Hongking, 34th August, 1871..
and Value of the Packages for the Overland notified that the new color Stump will be A Written Debration of the Caments color of tro 50 cent Postage Stamp, it is herer It having heen found necesary to change the Runtersrequired by the Egyptian Government,hronght into hae on the 14th instaut, the
Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIEND
THAT large and productive piece of Ground attached to "PERSEPOLIS, Honham Road West has been in ouit,vation in a Vig DASS &00'S OCTOBER BREW in hoge Garden, with Gardener's quarters, and Band older
Water laid on Apply to
THOS BARRINGTON,
(4), Wyndham Street, Jm 1362 Hongkong, 10th August, 1871. BURKEN DUBLIN STOUT, in quarta and BAT-Spacious and Substantial Block of BUILDINGS, sitnited in the corner of BASS'S ALE, by Cameron and Faunders, Elgin at Shelley Street, the property of OLUB
in quarts and pinta
LUGITANO DE HONGKONG LIMITED, COMprising a large and elegant Ball Room, Dining, Cord Dif Gorton's SHERRIES, fotent sale wad Drawing Rooms & Billiard Rooms, 12 Bot must be delivered by the Shippers to the Stemps of the old gear already issued will, of Superior Old Vintage PORT Bathouses, do with due Theatre attached, with Parcel and the Company do not hold but no further issue of the old 3 dept Stavape Home, Zibrary Offer, Bath Rooms, Stables, Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or scire, be available for the payment of postage, Hennessy's BRANDY I ator and. 3 stars, Gas and Water laid throughout, tastefully prejudice, which may happen from the incor- instant, or fret the Pool Agencies at the themselves responsible for any Detention will be nude from this Office after the 19th furnished with all the necessary appurtenances, inhinding 9 good Billiard Tables, a Concert Peters in anal declaration.
Ports of China and Japan after the 31st ins, Puno, Plate, Gies, and Crockery Wate, ing a goode shipped by their Steamers, fur The Company reaarve the option of forward-
· F. V. MITCHELL," anitable for & Faully Residecoe, & Hotel, of Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by General Post Office,
Postmaster General. Canal in their wo Steamers, or in vessele employed for the purpose,
Hongkong, 10th August, 1871.
AVI GIN in red cases, has for
· Krug * Uo,'a CHAMPAGNE, in quaate and
CROSSE BLACKWELL'S QILMAN'S OND
STORES
HAMS, CHEESE BICON, in tine Truffled FATES, FOIE GRAS Preserved PROTISTONS of every description, Ame ridan, English, Pula MAD VEGETABLES: FINEST FRENOR BUTTER PRIME DANISH BUTTER
For further particulars, apply to PARED THOS W BARRINGTON
Im 1844 Hongkong, 7th August, 1871 ADD TO LEIA"
With norasssion on the In August next. French and Ger.HE HOUSE. No 6. on Peter's Hill, and
HOUSE, No. 9, in Seymour Termés - Apply to
bottien de DAVID MASSOON, SONS & CO.
17 1244 Hongkong. 21st July, 1871 294
St's and Holstein BUTTER, in tagad HOUSES TO LET
HUSSIAN CAVIARS VANILLA BEANS
TN various Parts of Hongkong. A list of LHOUSES with aise, locality and Ierme can TETSSONEAUX JAME, JELLIES. THOM BARRINGTON.
at No. 47 Wyndham Street meta ISK V if (42 Hongkong. IIth March, 1867
"TO LEN
FRUITS, SA 3100
MENTER'S CHOCOLATE, yellow, brown,
Cand pink, got
At GAMME UTKINSON & COT 11 906, Hongkong, 25th May, 18.1.T
FOR SALE
NEARET
With posseurlon early in pril HAT vary desirable RESIDENCE, Glan
spakin, House, now in ths.ecoupation of the Hon. JPAUNCHPUTE
For particulare, apply to POS ROB. 8. WALKER & Ca 434 Hongkong, 10th March, 1871945
CROAFILLION BANDOLATO DEL
Breakfast and Dinner CLARETS, from
Chatean LAFITTE. Hante BRIONS CAME
Renith WINER Age assortment Sparkling FOOK and MOSELLE, Haut BARSAG and SAUTERNE
Shippers are partionlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Linding.
post VAN A MOLFER, Superintendent."
Poninsular und Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Office Hongkong, 24th August, 1871N
NOTICE, Canada
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES AV MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
AMV STEAM FORS SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE. ADEN, SUHZ, ISMAILA, PAPORT SAID, MARSEILLES; PONDICHERY, MADRAS CALUUTTA, BOMBAY MAHD, ST, DENIS, SOVRAPORT LOUIS
ON FRIDAY, the 98 September, at noon,
the Company's SEA CAMBODGE” Commandant CHEMPENOM, with MAILS, THE Commotions GODOWNS, Business Id276 th Port for the above places,
PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will PREMISES and RESIDENCE, former-Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- ly occupied by Mesirs, MELORERE & Dodon as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in atasted at the junction of Grabaza and Wol- tesnent through Marseillee for the principal: Ington Streets, ANN
places of Europe;
Gas and Water laid on Possession may be taken in March as Apply to
GLINSTEAD 182 Hongkong, 30th January, 1871.
;:་:
TO BE LETS : French LIQUEURS, CHARTREUSE, & AHE commodious Ofices and Godowe Te formerly in the occupation of Mesera HOLEIDAY, -WISE & Co., Bituinted on Marine Wynaud FOKINKS, double Orange OUR- can be had on lat April meztele
Lot 11, and fronting the Pray Passion
^ &c, ABJYNTH- Vermuth NOUILLY PRATY
COA
FAL LAMMERT, ATKINSON & C f.907 Hongkong, 25th May, 1871.
FOR SALE, "Burpedon Ajaw! "Yangtze," and
•Pacific Mathay
PLENDID WINES
OILMAN'S STOBUS, in great variety American BUTTER, in Bottle CHEESE, by the lb.
trimmed and Lace COLLARS and ROPE. CANVAS, Copper Bagulation side Tork H&M, Kilderkins BASS'S ALE,
CUFFE GO CORD. UMBRELLAS
** SAYLE & Co., Rongkong, Alat Jazudry, 1871,
FOR SALEM. NEH.P. Koriaortal Steam ENGINE, with Boller and Mountings, completa. Two Albion PRINTING FRESSES, KA One Columbian do DRA Que Large Flotting MAURINE.
A Radial Driting, MACHINE. "One Crab WINDEL
One Selfinoting, SAW-HENUH, completo,
Ons Vertical DRILLE
For particulare, apply to One Donkey PUMPINGRASS
DOUGLAS LAFBAIK & Cə f 804 Hongkong: 24th May, 1871
FOR SALE, CHAMPAGNE COEDERER CARTE NOIR:
BLANCHE BOEDERER CARTE BLANCHE BOEDERER GLADIATEUR,
SANDER & Co. Agenta for Hongkong and China. 1694 Hongkong, Brd September, 1969, -
FOR SALE AMONTILLADO, per gr. Cual $140.
Papaior SABREY, Ter do. $19
LIGHTS.
For particulars of rent, de. Apply to
BOANE TURNER & C Af 20 Hongkong, 13th January, 1871.
HREE first-class two story GODOWNB, situate on Inland lot No. 73, opposite Fletcher & Co.'s old premises, at present in ve onpation of the Military.
Fobsession can be bud curly in February.
Apply to
TURNER & Co.
tf 183 Hongkong, 30th January, 1871.
TO LET
With possession on Let Jamiary, 1871). Apply to
THAT very desirable. BUNGALOW, situate
at Polfoplin, pad kuogas BRL WARS PEARCE, GALL & Gour
• Praya
MONT" at prosent in the occupation of J. Opposite the Canton Steamers Whar4stalled Stable, de, attached. Water laid on. MENICE Borling Alley, Cusch House, tf 1402 Hongkong, 27th August, 1871. |- FOR SALE
Apply to
St. Barnard," just arrivech Hanna CIGARS, in a boxes USS, CIGARRETTES, La Ferme
English and American SNUFF and SMOKING TOBACCO. FINEST Osvito and AYYUMNESIA Manila CIGARS E OREROOTS, MEERSORAUM PIPES. 4ol, diel-
J. 07 KHUSE
A B Cupon's Bond, No. 10 Lf 1013 Hongkong. 15th Jane. 1871, BREAKFAST OLARET, FOR FAMILY OP MESS USE
125 BOTTLES OF VERY GOOD (Bed Bead Selected by the undersigned, may be had for
"BREAKFAST ULARET,
DUBOST & Do. So 25 Hongkong, Blyt May, 1871.
ATHAM'S BRANDY in 1 ROE, CANON
SHERBY, 9 PORT CLARETI
* MAN BIRLEY & Var per 1 doz, Opse $9 BAVARIA FOR SALE, ET Pale SUERRY,
do 27. 1DDAL Harea CIGARS Superior MEDO0 per 1 do 36). 1 Baperior Manila and Cavite GIGABS, Buperier ST, JULIEN per do 19 la boxes of 100 and hood Seyi Choice FOBT, por 1 doz. Case, $9, pinta $10, Hennessy BRANDY • 19, V.Ongi. Martineau's Day * 383 * $715*** 30, LASER REYNOLDS & Co.
183. Undersigned having this day entered 1, Warm Bt. Hongkong, *** [ 1890
into partnership wa Morchants and Con
no doubt that such examples continue mission Agente, will conduct sheir business
to spur men to tail patiently on, ex under the same and style of NORTON,
ALAS NO WEBADT
pending time mozey, and their highest LYALL & Co. IMPERIAL QUANTO
powers in the hope of attaining what the woride at
believes to be nattainable. No sooner does one
EDWARD NORTON. BOBIET UNAJIL
4
1 Hongkong, la, January, 1871.47
Undersigned hire to-day tablished at this place a GENERAL COMMISSION AGENCY BUSINESS, in Bonnection & Steari Bies Mill, nočer the style and
WINDSOR REDLICH & Co.
DANIEL T. WINDSOR. ALEXIS REDLICH Bangkok, Siam, 16th August, 1871, 3m
flying machine break down, or do wuythicrelse hat "gang" than we straightway bear of au- other which is to profit by all the failures of its predecessors, and, like Columbus's, breaking of the egg, or his guyage to Oat Inand, show that and to be many which was hitherto impossible. The with California Avitor ja heard of no more. Its desocut in Central Park, forty-eight hours from Monte Diabolo, is no langer looked for, Erom a plausible expectation it has faded into mythical romanos, like the discent of Siad- bad's roa in the Valley of Diamonde. Yet the Scientific American of this week, tells us of not one only, but of two, now flying machines, of hich the
reappetite invantera obarieb exalted bipas. The fires mentioned of these is illustrated by a tial of prophetic drawing, and is the invention of s Citizen of Wilmington, Del. It presente what So, we believe, a novelty, and one that will appeal to, if it does not convince, practical mechanis cips. This Boxsiste in the expedient of employ.
Thed
ENGLESE AND CHINESE DIFLION LEY.
PRONUNCIATION. PUNTI AND MANDARIN
An ANGLO-ORINE DOORART, by the Rer. W LOBSUHAIDS prblished ck top Dailr
· Freas Office, Hongkong.
Manis OREBOOTS
Apply to get has MAN ROMEDIOS & O 1189 Hongkong, 18th July 1871
The Chrogtols and Directory for 1871,
GILMAN &
of 2192 Hongkong. 17th December, 1870,
TO LET M TURST CLASS Granite GODOWNS, at
Wanchi. Apply to
DOB. 8. WALKER 00: 14 Hongkong. 9th January, 1871
FIRST-ULANS Gruite GODOWNS, ut L: Funchal, from 12 to 30,40 pionis capas citys Apply to
3. E. BUBROWS & SONS if 1700 Hongkong, 17th September, 1869.
board
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR SAIGON AND BANGKOK. American Steamer S
LUZON."
0. C. Williams, Commander, will leave for the abere porte on the alat instaut. No corres pondence will be retired by the agent or un
Learns
yo For Freight or Passage, apply co
BOURJAU, HUDENER & Co. 64.1455 Hongtong, 26th August, 1871.
FOR SHANGHAI vid NINGFO. (Taking exrgont through rate to HANKOWL THE U. S. N. Company's Chartered Steamer
FA
will have lumeliste despatch for the (porta,
For Freight or Pasange, apply
been conokuled according to which a regular It is hereby notified that arrangements base exchangs of direct Mails will take place, by. between tila Office and Brindat. moans of the BRITISH MAIL PACKETS,
The Muils from Hougtong will escaprise, nat only correspondence addressed to Italy, but niso correspondence addressed to the several States of tho Continent beyond Italy.
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To prepayment of the postage on News papar, other printed papore and packets of. patterns le compulsary.
addressed
Cargo will be received on board until r., Shipping orders will be granted till noon, an
Specie and Parcele until 5. F. on the 7th September. (Parvels are not to be sent on Contents and value of Packagon se required, board; they must be left at the Agency's Office)
For further particulars, apply at the Comm. 3 pany's Oce
BERTRAND,
- Principal Agent.
Hongkour, 30th August: 1871.
"THROUGH U.S. MAIL LINE
QUINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIO MAIL & 8 COMPANY DENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO IN CONNECTION WITH THE
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
The rates of postage me as follows, viz. — POR A LITTER. Italy... 18 cents for ene 102. Sikerland........
The German Statçı, Austria
·Belgua...
The Nothlands.... Denmark,
Heligoland...
Sedon
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50
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Switzerland... The Gerrain States, Atria Belgium...
The Netherland Deomurk,
Heligaland..... Sweden Norway
Russia.
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10
EV. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Covera?. Hongkong, 9th August, 1871. Arrangements having been made by the French Post Office for embarking and disem- barking the British Overland Mails to and from THE SS. AMERICA," Captain WARSAW payment by the French Post Qfice of a tripsit France at Brindisi, thereby necessitating the will leavo Hongkong for San Francisco via rate to the Italian Post Office, it ba besa do- Tokobon To Ar, termind to aguent the mte of postage on her next, a 3 o'clock P. Lakin Passongers, letters exclunged in the diycat Matts between Mails and Freight, for the United States, Cana Hongkong and the French Post Office.
A Scener of the Company will leave Shang da, Central and South America, and Europe." bai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and make close connection at Yokohama:
apon lettere sent to France and countries The rates of postage chargeable in Hongkong through Francs will, in fature, be as follows,
riz
The AMERICA" will be duen San Francis To Franco, Algeria, the French Offices in 60 October 17th, whence daily Pamengor tmine Turkey (except Constantinople), and the Office and daily. Frsights are ran over the Central at nais and Tangiers, 22 cents per į onnea and Union Pacific Railroad Linee for New ·To Jaffa, Beyrouth, Tripoli (Syria), Latakia, Tork and for all the principal cities in the Alexantcetta, Messina, Rhodos, Snyras, May- interior and upon the Atlantio Benaboard. The tere, the Dardanelles, falipoti, Ineholi, Ko time kotwaez San Francisco and New York by rasaun, Balowion, Basoun, Sinope, Sulina. Tro- Picat-olaas Pauzenger trains in six days and bizond, Tulicha, Varni, Galatz, and Thaila, | twenty home; and the distance 1,512 milea, 22 cents per dance.
The Silver Palace Sleeping Cara are un
To Spain and Gibralter, 24 cate por † quince. through on these trains, making Drawing Room Baden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal,
To the Grand Danhies of Linxemburgb and, Cars by day, and Sleeping Care by night, and Rhénish Prassis, Bavaria, Wurtecburg, the tre of the latest and best American pattern, Principalities of Hohenzollern. Birkenfold, being usercelled for comfort and convenience. Hesse-Homburg, Lippe, Schwartzuneg-Rudol- At New York, Passengers have selection of stedt and Penes, the Duchies of Nassau, Sere. various lines of Stomers to England, France Coburg-Gotha and. Saxe-Meiningen-Wildburg- and Germany,hausen, Hesse-Electoral, Hesso Darmstadt, the Through Takete and Bills of Lading are Dreby of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the Free issued for transportation to Yakobama and Cition of Frankfort-on-the-Muias, Hawburgh, other Jesu Parts, and San Francisco, for the Bremen, and Lubeek, Switzerland, and Italy, Lines of Steamers The Overland Railroad Overland Railmad, and to Europe by contacting conte per tumere, 2 cents per usca
To Countries boy nd Ses without distinction,
Companies Guarantee 12 days time for Silk and 18 days for Teas and General Merobandier, between San Francisco and New York.
Favorable arrangemonte bave been made for Through Passengers and Freight to America from Satow, 300g and Ponchow. from Galeuits, Penang and Singapore, and
Katura Passage Tickets issued as a reduction of 20% on ragular rates, above. Yalne and weight of Farvel Packages re qoned all Pkages should be marked to ad stresa in full
To Prassi (Ebeniah Provinces excepted), Hanover, Saxony, the Grand Dachies of Meck- lenbergh Schwerin and Mecklenburgh Strelitz, Duchy of Brunswick, Grand Dachy of (den- use the Principality of Dirkeuteld orcepted), the Duchy of Anhalt, the Austrian Provinces, Belgrade, Servi (Belgrade exepted), Montone- gro, Sohleswig and Holstein, 30 cents per
To Denmark, the Papal Stato and Austria, 32 cents per once.
Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Russie, 44 cento To Moldavia, Wallachia, Turkey in Europe,
No Freight fecaived after, poon of the 11th Agents, pro No Parcel Packages received after 5 F.Mper ounce.
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OLEPHAN
t1456 Hongkong, 28th August, 1871
FOR MANILA.
THIS W✨ now in the NINTH year ofHZ Spoink Steamer
Cicla extriADOBÍ TOLD Tor deliver cus
It biss been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Oujos, ne dans la dire best and most Anthentic sourms, and no paine bava hoon spared to make the work.coms plete in all roopacte ako, BERASANT
In addition to the nasal varied and solaminons information,, the value of the
TIDE woope and practical service this WorkCison100m and Discorder fös 1871
lot
and unrivalled." - All too new words c. has been further, angmented by the sddi- 1888elled to coin to press the numerous objecte
which the Chinese hare of late years been noĐƯ tion of a Chromolithograph plate of the
NEW CODE OF SIGNALS. IN USE in machinery, photography telegraphy; and in E. K. HANDLET, Reciepos generally, which the rapid advance of
AT THE PRAK QUSH AND SHIP PLUMBER, forsignations had speed upon them, are
COPPER SMITH, AA,
way of the here given tentegao, Bach and every word in BRASS FOUNDER AND GAS FITTER fully licetrated and explained, forming exars
VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS (LATE PATERSON & HANDYRY),
tises for students of a moss Instructors nature: MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, 70 Praya West Next to the R&D, Coal Store given, the wooente being carefully marked on Both the Court and Proti prehitizionations aso HONGKONG, Sept. 13th leat principle hitherto attained, the typos GIST'S GUIDE Kruphy dianlage the sons of an attempt to REDUCED PRIOR Smaka the Chinens and English type correspond Containing the names of all the Articles of the sins of body, thereby affecting a vas mon priciple lins been that of learing the rings Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, copy of space ashlaring clearziens net periodely tekined, and dispersing with those heretofore characterized Chinese publiesticus. The scope of the work is so great, and it atilitarian perposée so complete, think a re farenon tanta pagos auxblas person who
lug the strong anacles of the thighs to and the arma in the movement of the winga...The.com.
MBI
to be worked by the force of arma only; and you do, with the Punt, and Mandarin Pranan
the greatest power the human body man cert.
bringing in that of the thighs is to utilise fariation. A rast margins and vacsot paso Thioh howe
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the
The Dot-Peas Office
Whether this lever innovation will suffice to hinge Language, in two Parte, conquer all the mechanical obstructiona. to she end in view remains to be seen; but the result,
we fear, is not fur from a foregone conclationis hereby notified that the outerest, sud understand English to communicate fechfitaly For, if the picture in the Bello Americaxion of Memon. Le WING CHOON Sciros who understand nothing but Obi is drawn to scale, as we may reasonably me, and In Yu-Tow with the andareigned Arta nese. In this raped the work will be found the relative proportions of the engine and the consed from the 1st of May. 1871, and that the indispensable to f Europeans residing in linman bydy are such sa to render the former derained will not huid himself RSPO Chins, and to the natives themselves in ex supporting the latter in the air, quite apart from 5IBD for any debia, wontarer sontracted by plama jaots fally, with which very few in propalafon, exceedingly improbable.
the and Lo Wine Choos and Lo To Tow of dead of them are perfectly acquainted. To The second machine is said to be at the pic. the Tre Sesg Home Sub
parties resident in England and Interested in Novelty Works in this city. It is contrasted
VERSLO KEB SENG;
Chius it cannot but be invaluable cessionally
to be driven by steam, A Tertical boiler of two 1999 Singapore, 1st August, 1871.
· hores power is held in a frame at the bottom.
of the structare. At one side of the top is one
of Book's rotatory engines. On the shaft is a
NOW READY,SATELLITE,
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE-
•" mitro gear" biob meshes into two others,PORT for the year 1870. Prise £10,
ons at the top and another at the bottom of tho gear up the engine shaft. The prodriFAN ESATE
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it 1912 Hongkong, and Angest, 1971,7 FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL, Celling at SINGAPORE, and Laking. Caryo, lo by Franshipped at PORT SAID, for the pruelpal PORTS in the MEDITERRA NEAN at through rates THE 0.8. 8. Co.'s Steamship
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For Freight, apply to rea MANA KESSOWTEE & Co,
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***FOR FOOCHOW, HS Bargon
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TOR BAN FRANCISCO. 41 Auerens Ship
SUMATRA
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For Freight or Pausage, apply l VAUGUSTINE. HHARD & Co. 1418 Hongkong. Slit Angust, 1871.
For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company
* T. 4. HARRIS,
Hongkong, Angout 12th, 1873,
Agent
OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
JOHN CALIFORNIA,
Successor to BODMUND GIBSONÉ & Co., Bold & genta for i Winchester Repeating Arge and Ammunition, De Punts Blasting and Sporting Powder, Laka Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Eagle Safety Fuse TMBD)7 599 April 6: AZANOW READY
JEE HOUSEHOLD COMPANIOR
tons, and Dr. WILLIAM Orthography
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. DUVAN, with many Additions, Corruce
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Pre-payment a compulsory in the case of Letters for Spain, Gibraltar, Uoantries beyond Sea Servis (Belgrado, excepted), and Mon
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Newspapers and Prices Current cannot be prepaid
F. W. MITORELL General Post Office
Postmaster-General,
Hongkong, 13th February, 1873.
It is hereby bolined that correspondence fr the United Kingdom or for the Continent, seat in the Mails by Freneb Packet, will be carried to Marillos, and that therefore all Lettere, Books Prices, Carrent, Newspapers, Packets of Patterns, &c., which may be spesially addressed Ti Alexandem, và Trieste, or via Brindisi, with not be forwarded by the French Packets, se only Lettere, de intended to be transmitted by the Marsailles rate can be sent in the Maiz by the French line."
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
General Post Office."
Hongkong, 30th June, 1871,
It is hereby antifed that, pending the com-
and large boxes, best TOBACCO, and preparepletion of vegetations now being carried ou
ed TOBACCO for Xajs at an agreeable prices
For partieulars, apply to
KWONG YUEN HING, No. 61, Queen's Road, Nost to the entrance of the Central Market.
5m 1484, Hongkong, 2th Angal, 1871,
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with the Italian Post Office, ander which it la proposed to establish a regular exchange of direct Maile between Hongkong and the Gon. Cestiucut forwarded by British Mail Packel, tinent of Europe via Brindisi, Lettore for the when specially addressed via Brindisi, will be sent in the Mails for the British Post Olice a Alexandria, paid to that place only, whene they will be forwarded via Brindisi, as directed: THE Proprietor of WiNG-KEE Shop hogs to The postage, which must be paid in advance, inform the Pollio that his Shop has been fis 12 cents per 1-ounce on Letters, one peasy established since 1855, at Endicott's Lasa, and os ench Newspaper or Price Current, and six that he base always a great quantity of Heat cents for each four oues on Book Packets and COAL in store for Sale. Dentlemen or Ship Packets of Patterns, and ench correspondence masters wabing to patronise him, are requested in liable to a further charge on delivery, to Apply st hia Bbop, notebook
W. ETTOBELL,
WING-KEE COAL YHOP.
17 600 Hongkong, 24th April, 1971,
Postmaster Generol,