will make them bitterly regret their carelean,, neee. The palace, we understand, ie insared in £200,000, but this of course will not unarly) cover the damage, whilst private exhibitors will". also be immenas Josera, most of them, unfortu nately, being uninsured. The total loss, indeed, like that on the gcansion of the fra at Warwick Castle so little time ago, it incätionable in arith metical figurer..
DESTINATION
doubtedly the want of an atmosphere' equoss the mom heat to be impidly radiated away into apago. It is our atensaphow which ouuaca a steady heat to prevai3 on our earth. And at the enumite of lofty monataios, whore, the atmosphere is mure, ülthough the mid-day heat intense, yet so rapidly does the heat pass away that snow crowns for over the mountain heights. Yet although the moon's best. ont pass away-crón more rapidly, this docs but pre- vent the beating of the moon's netual surface, THE DEATH OF URBAND RATTAZZI. any more than the rarity of the air prevents
La Perseveratad-Milan, Zune 7.) the pine truvoller from feeling the etion of i
The man who bae just disappeared from the the son's direct heat even when the air in arena of Italian politisa fougat many burd shadow sicily vold. Accordingly Sir John Aghts, and lost them for the most part. His MELBOURNE. Horschel long since pointed out that the moou'a lot was very strange. He had equity doter. HAMBURG, surface must be hosted at lunar mid-day-rmined Triends and enemies; the repugnance SAIGON AND SINGAPORE, rather, be time of lunar mid-beat, cor. which bo raised in the latter was as gicat au MANILA. responding to ahout two o'clock in one after the attraction which ho cxercised over the SHANGHAI.. zoo-w degree probably surpassing the former. We were amor gat bis opponents, his beat of boiling water
agst determined oppozzente, We can aesort that we were not wrong, and yet we can stand before lus open grave with reverence, and and
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Such, in point of that, hai now been proved to be the onar, The Ea of Rosso has showe, by experiments which noud votero bere than one werd of praise for him. described, that the usoon not only reflects hent to the cartb (which of coarse must be the car), but that she gives out, bent by which she has been burselt, warmed. The distinction may not perhaps apper olear reader, but may easily be explained and illustrated. If, gabrielis summer's day, the retain of the old Governments in every take a piece of spicoth, but not too well polish. part of Europe, Rattuzzi performed a function ed, melal, and by me of it relleut the sun's of primary importance in the Piedmonteso light upon the face, neensation of hout will be Palament. He disciplined tuo ardent portion -expertenced; this is relected aun-beat but it we of the Piedimontere Libacula for more moderate Suite....
nit while no bolding the mobal pntil the plate plans; he accustomed them to confine themselve has come quite hot under the solar rays, we within the limits of the statute; and formed with sball enguioa sensation of bert from the the more disorces of them that group which nete proximity of the plate to the face, even joined the Liberal Consqyvatives and enabled - FLANNELS, DRILLS, and DUCKS, for. when the plate is so held as not to reflec sun them to take in hand the Government, with beat. Weiz in succession try-first, refooted Gavour, and to retain it even when Hatrozzi heat alone, before the med has grow hot; afterwards separated timself from them, But next, the beat which the metal gives when separated from them he had no longer outfitself when warmed by the sun's real political effiency; and when, after the ys; and, lastly, the two kinds of lead together, battle of Sulferino, he was chosen instead of whon the wetal is caused to reflect heat, Cavour, who resigned, he was found to be with- and also (being held near the face) to give ant out my basis of action in Parliament and in a sensible quantity of its own warinth. What the of untry. On the formation of the king- Lord Rose has done has been to show that dam of Italy be owiliated much in the conduct the full moon side worthwards but kiurla of which he should adopt. His long strife with Irat; abe refless sular heat joss as she relle Gazon rendered all the friends of the latter she light; and she also gives out the heat by hostile to him. Yet it was against bis own inmoat sentiments and desirva thist be renolved It may perhaps accur to the reader to inquire to separate bimself completely from them, and how much heat we actaully obtain from the toome leader of the Opposition. He was full meon. There is a simple way of viewing rather driven to the left thau went there of his fe mattor 1f the full soon were exactly new word. He would have preferred to remain hot a boiling water, we should receive from is the sentry, and to equilibristethe Chamber. ber jrut as much heat (learing the effect of our ⚫alm sphere out of accountJasire should receive from small globe na boi as bailing water, and Lancha distance as to look just as large as the moon does. Or a dise of metal would serve Equally well Now the experiment may be caully tried. A boots halfpenny in xacly on inch in diameter, and as the abon average distance is about 11t times her own diameter, halfpeny at a distance of 111 incires, or 8 yards and 3 inches, looks just us large as trenton. Now let a halfpouny be pas in boiling water for a while, so that it he comes as hat us the water, then that coin takan quickly and set 5 yards from the observer will give out, for the few moments that its heatment woold, perhaps, have contined to retains appreciably that of boiling water, so
uch beat to the observer us he receives from time to be appeared very wear reaching the full mona apposed to be no bot as baiting it.
It cannot be denied that in Urbano Ruttazzi water, fra globe of thin metal, onc ineh in diameter, and full of water at boiling boat, we lose one who accompanied with bourt and would serve ja u more constant artificial and that Italian wovesuent bion bas brought fu respect of heat-supply. It need not be to our present Position, and that on some thought remarkable, then, if the heat given ocasions be powerfully furthered and promot. ed that movement. It is certain that he loved our by the full moon is not easily mossorót, or even recoguised, Ingin how little the old his comitry with a sterling love; and his coun. of a winter's day would be relieved by the was Italy. It is in no alight degree due to biru that law bus romained supqc, and that prezence, in s room an otherwise warmed, of a one-inch globe of boiling water, & garde sway anong o bang vicissitades revolution has And by the way, we are bors reinded of auser interposed its fury. And perhaps bis estimate by Professor Q. P. Smyth, resulting will canes, on the one hand, men who from, observations mda, on the Thon's beat ve bitherto been the representatives of the And SPRING MATTRESSES of various sizes. during his Teuer He experiments. He fed the country, and will continue to maintain that heat cut to that emitted by the hand at a quality be grouped differently than they have distance of 8 foot
lieretofore born; nad on the other hand it will Bai ter l, the most interesting results perhaps nee many pections to become more flowing from the recent rercarabes are those ardent, and the struggle between the parties may which relate to the mouth horself. We pauote fienser. Hattuzzi rcatrained the army bat apeculate on the condition of a world so always renewed, of an early victory; now the which ne led with the hope, offer deceived but strangely eirmumstanced that a cold woOOTE. bitter than that of our Arulic rights alternates will partly be thrown into disorder: it will be divided into mere trope and eith a bett exceeding that of boiling water some of them in Parliament, undetill more out It is range to think that the calm-looking muna ja exposed to such extracedinary viieof Parliament, will rush on with mere Tory situdes. Thero can seato-ly be like in any part than litherto. In the preacat state of the of the mountcss it be underground life, like Chamber and of Italy, Urbano Batiuzzi leares
When once he had made up his mind to go over to the left he eserdiscal with regard to it in the Italian Parliment the amo fauctions which he had exevised with regard to tho. left in the Piedmontene Parliament, la disci plined it and gave it the hope of coming into hor. He did unt succeed, and at the time of bindorth he was not near actes, although he etiones appeared to be eo? Probably he would never have succeeded, bad se live. The
with and opposed to him were different, the atmosphere was different, and be-himself was not the same as he had been twenty years before; nor were the questions of the day th se to which he had ucastomed his mind. G
be for him a goal whicti receded anew every
that of the Modor ladinas (we commend this post which he filled usefully, and idea epecially to the more ardent advocates sich no one plae is at present Is a position to of Brewsterian ideas respecting other worlds fill better thati r us well as he did, iban urg). And yet there must be
singularly active mechanical proseso at work The latest in the way of self-praise is an in yonder orb. The moon's substance must Lediana editur, who played a few inner on an expand and consuet marvelously as the a.old banjo under bis office window, and then teraale waves of heat and cold pass over it. thanked the serenader in bis next issue for
debghtful music.
The material of that crater-covered service must be positively crumbling away under the effects of these expansions and contractions. The most plastis terrestrial subatures could
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not long endure such processes, and it seems Closing rates-New Patun, 5770 to 3576, altogether unlikely that any part of the moon's cash and credit; New Benares, $5075 to $5611, trust isnt ali plastic. Can we wonder if from cash and credit. No change in other kinds. DISTILLED PERFUMES.
time to time astronomers Lells us of apparent Exports per steamer Lombardy, to Sbun, bai, shopges in the moon, wall sinking here or a about 1,050 chests: Halwa, and 100 chesta Be- crater vanishing elsewhere? The wonder rather res opium.
is that the steep and lufty lunar monntaine have not been baken bag sinco w their very foundations
Our inoon presents, in fact, a strange pro. ble for our investigation. It is gratifying to as terrestrials to regard her as a more atellite of the earth, but in reality she deserves rather to be regarded as a companion planet.
DESTRUCTION OF THE ALEXANDRA PALACE.
The Alexandru Palace, says the Morning Past (June 10th), bas been destroyed by a fire.. Opened to the public little more than fort night, this beautiful, valuable exhibition and place of entertainment and instruction, became A complete ruin daring yesterday afternoon, It is opposed that the fire was caused by work mea repairing the done. At all events, the
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NE 19-ponider Whitworth GUN, mounted
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A
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TO LET.
THE HOUSE No. 1 in Caine Road, near the
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Italian Convout.
J. J. Dos REMEDIOS & Co. tt 1161 Hongkong, 19th July, 1979,
TO LET ♫NŮMMODIOUS GODOWN and OFFICE
Qvar's Road,
-LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
tf 1147 Hongkong. 15th July, 1873,
TO BE LET. FIRST-CLASS GODOWN, are the Can-
ton Steamer Wuari.
Apply to
A
17 1050
nam, the flompany's S. 8. PRO VENLE, CORBALGAIL BRUNET, with MALES, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port fer the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Low don as well as for Marssilles, and accepted in transis through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M... Specie and Parcels until 3 o'clock P.M. on the 25th July, 1873 (Parcels are not to be sint on board; they uns be left at the Agenny's! Ofige) Contents and value of Paskugos are roqtired.
For farther particulure, apply at the Con pany's Office.
O. BERTRAND.
Principal dyent. Hongtung, 16th July, 1873.
THROUGH U.S, MAIL LINE FRON
CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK,
PACIFIO MAIL. 3. S. COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH TUR CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANIES.
"PRESS, “GREAT REPUBLIU” will leave Hongkong for San Francisco, viu Toko- J. MCLEOD, At Messrs. Gubb, Livingston & Co. ham, or "SATURDAY, the Sith instant, at 8 o'clock P.M., taking Passengers, Maila and Hongkong, 28th June, 1878.
Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Barope
TO LET HOUSES Ncs. 35, 37, 41, 49, and 45, in Wyndham Street.
Apply to
SANDER & Co..THE
ONE Whitmore Bort, Multet if 999 Bourke 2: May, 1972
3 inches extreme Length, with
او
20 Care SHOT.
2
SHELL.
4
EXTRAS,
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
if 982 Hongkong, 20th June, 1873.
NOW READY
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
|BREAKFAST OLARET, FOR FAMILY OR
MNES USE.
BREAKFAST CLARET,
125 BOTTLES OF VERY GOOD (Red Seal,) Selected by the undersigned, may be had for $24,
G. DUBOST & Co. 6m 136 Hongkong, 15th March, 1873.
„FOR SALE.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY CHAMPAGNE
An
WITH THE.
PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION.
ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published
at the Daily Preas Office, Hongkong
ok stands unrivalled, all the new INOD comprehensiveness and practical service
words which the Chinese hure of late years been compelled to coin to srpress the numerous ob- jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advanc of foreign retations has imposed upon them, are here given in stener. Euch, and every word is Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares fully illustrated and explained, forming exer
$117 per aliare.
aises for students of a most instructive nature. Fongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's Both the Court and Paints pronunciation are
Shares-19 per cent discount. orging, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s the best principle hitherto attained. The typo- given, the cunts being carefully marked on Shures--33 per cent, premium. Shanghai Stean Navigation Company-fls. 195 mate ibe Chinese and English type correspond graphy displays the success of an attempt to per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-265 per
VEUVE CLICQUOT;PONSARDIN
REIMS,
J. J, DOB REMEDIOS & ✡o. if 1051 Binukone, 28th June, 1873.
TOʻLET. Possession on let July next, THE Two HOUSES in Queen's Road West, 11 known as the "Oruwa and Anchor" Tarcio.
For partionlara, apply to
GILMAN & Co..
Praya if 021 Hongkong, 25th June, 1873..
TO LET.
..
With immediate possession.
.
Hongkong. 21st July, 1873.
It is hereby notified that the postige eburge- able upon Paid Lettere addressed to France will benerforward bé 12 cents per quarter umuce when forwarded by French Mail Packet, ami 18 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by British Mil Tuokes.
General Poel-Ofier,
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster Generak
Hongkong, 20th December, 1874,
His hereby notifed that the rates of postage-- chargeable henceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to phases bejend tho United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Fucket, will be the muue as those chargeable on Letters forwarded by British Packet vi Brin.
F. W. MITCHELL " Pusimneter General, General Post Office,
Hougkong, 29th April, 1579.
disi.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which minst be paid in advance, will be as fol. łowe, vis.
When forwarded via 34 cents ench Lougee.
Brindisi
Mane Formuled wa} 3
Marseilles..........
When forwarded via Southampton...
F. W. MITCHELI
Postmaster Guerril.
Hoogkong, 2nd February, 1513.
General Post-Office,
Through Pasungor Tickets and Bills of Lading aro ibned for transportation ta Toko-. kama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to principal points in the United States, Cana The Post Office of Victoria | Australia) having da, and Europe, vin Overland Railroad and given notice to the General Post Office in Lon- gounorting Liner of Steamers, and to porta indon that articles of Jewellery received in that. Mexico al Central and South Auserice. Colony are chargeable with Customs Ducion,
4 Seamer of the Company will leave Shang the undersigned considers it necessary to make hai about same date, via the Inland Sea Ports, this galation known to be Public, and to And make close connection at Yokohama.
alate that any letters of parketa- containing
FW. MITCHELL
The "GREAT REPOBLIC" will be due at Leuch artichs seat through the Pas are liable, Sau Francisco August 26th, whence daily Par with their contents, to be forfeited. seoger tmirs and daily Freight traina'oro rus over the Central and Jaion Pacific Railroad Lines for Now York, and for all the principal cities in the interior and upon the Atlantic Sca board.
At New York, Passengera have selection of
Postmaster Bernad General Post-Oión,
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873,
in Cases of i dos. Quaris,
Arangements having been a le nd, 2 doz. Pints.THE OFFICES, Compradore's PRESES various lines of teaceri to England, France which Maile for London arriving at Sacz Front SANDER & Co.,
&c., situated over the office of the underd Germany.
China by Private Shipe will be forwarded do Sole Agents for China, Japan and Manila, sigued, and at present in the occupation of
destination via Britelisi, il is hereby notified df 9151 Hongkong, lätt Disember, 16717
Return Pass Tickets issued at a reduction that the rates of postage, which must be put its of 20% on regular rates.
dance, un corresponderer addressed to the No Freight reveived after tar of the 25th United Kingdcan so forwarded, will Le zis fol- instans. Parcol Package rendised until5 P.M. | lows, viz, : same day; all Packages should be marked to For Jettera...... 24 enta per balf once. address fall; value of same is required.
For Newspapers. For further information an to Passage or
(not exceeding
Praya Woul
NOW READY.
YOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE. D PORT for the year 1879. Trire go
Apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 1st February, 1873
FOR SALE.
KCROSINE OIL
TURPENTINE. White and Colored PRINTING PAPER.
Megara, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
Apply to
THE BOENEO CO, LIMITED,
No. 39, Quam's Roud Cedral, if 950 Hongkong. 16th June, 1878.
TO LET
THE HOUSE on the Praga East, formerly Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, For Books and
in the occupation of M., Jour Jack
Apply to
Agent.
T. A. HARRIS,
Bamakone, July 12th, 1973.
TSAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA,
TERBANGAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
in the aise of body, thereby offecting a yast TOURIST'S GUIDE 1taining 7 Roons. Side entrance for Ser-BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI
The Tours (June' 10; observos that as is usually to be cbserved in such cases, the five at the Alexandra Palace yesterday arose from sheer carelessness, and owed its destructive power to the grossent neglect. There may bare been work to dy on the dome which ould not by executed without the use of fire, but nothing cat excuse the curelesaces which allowed an ember to escape, But this degree of care. lessBess is far surpassed by that of the directo. They had not providid a good sup ply of water; indeed, there sectos to have been Judo-Chinese Sugar Company--80 per centerfore characterized Chinese publications, &e, with the Penti, and Mandarin Promin
scarcely ang water at all that, was availabie
ahare.
Tonglong flotel Company's Shares-48
cent.isannat.
discount.
The directore, it way to suppasal, like the rest Jongkong Pier md Gudowa Company
of the sharefulders, will be sufficitatly punished por cent. discount.
by this diana er; but there is something, posi
tively culpable in such negley. They hud pro
oured a loan collection of valuable works of art,.
SALES ON JULY 24TH, 1873.
As reported by Chiness,
per
and yet had not takeh the trouble to protects, 5 bags, at $38.00, by Chun-chong them from fire. It is to be hoped that such a to travelling truder.
APPLY VOGEL, HAGEDORS & Co. of 118 Hongkong, 11th July, 1878.
HE
REDUCED PRICE $1. Containing the names of all the Articles of vast margins and vacant spaces which have Trade, objects of Natural History, Functure,
ccunomy of space, achieving a cleneness not previously attained, and dispensing with those
nese Language, in two Parts, The Daily Press Office. J. AND BET
To illustrate the Past scope of the work, the viation following facts are submitted for consideration, Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Obalwers Vocabularly contains about 10,000 Chinese characters, and Modhurst's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whitst this work contains more than 60,000 - English | words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac ters. Again, despite all the grammar and other elementary works as yet published, the!
quires examples to display the various appli- Vermicelli, 50 bags, at $620, by Chun-choug cations and equivalents of different words which have une general meaning. Of these sinples Fungus, 1 baga, at $89.20, by Kwong-wing: this work contains more than five times as The sudden rain which verwbaked the sono to travelling trader. paluce attributed, the Manchester Guardian
Dried Lily Flowers, 10 bags, at $15.70, by listed.
many us any other Dictionary Licherte pub-| (June 10) considere, to the carelessness of work. Kwoog-wing-aboo to travelling trader
For practical purposes the arrangement of T
conflagration gili he a warning both to private Almonds, 20 bags, at $19.50, by Chur-ebong student of this difficult language absolutely re pereans and to public institutions, to be pre-te travelling trader, pared for the danger of fire betimes. Fires
cah nearly always be stopped if they are read to travelling trader. lutely encountered from the first.
to its pagee enables a person who under.
AND E.TENNENT'S ALE and
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Merchant Navy Navy Boiled
CANVAS. Long Flax Crown
“ARNHOLD, "KARBERG & Co. 110 Tanekong, 1760 Mar. 1967.
NOW SEAL
AND
HOUSEHOLD COMPANION STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. Dava with many Additions. Corree PRICE: Ia Huper Wrappers, Keatly Bound.....
men who were repairing the roof-exactly the Mussels, dried, small, 300 bags at $6.35, by the work is so complote, that a reference sue cause, it will be reaexibered, to which wa Kin-tge-loong to travelling trader. - were indelted for the fire in Canterbury Cathedral. There were no means at band shang-wing to local trader. - espable of arresting the progress of the fumes, White Sugar, 100 bags, and in an incredibly short time the building foong-shan to travelling trader, was completely destroyed. Happily, we are
White Was, 1 piese, at $65.00, by Chun-standa English to communicate efocitvetyions, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography.
not called upon to report the loss of the tree to travelling trader."
with untives who understand nothing Vut Chi $7.30, by Tye news. In this respect the work will be found Fermicelli, 50 bagi, at $550, by Tuck-wee China, and to the natives themselves it or
indispensable to all Europeans residing in
plaize subjects folly with which very few in- doot of them are perfectly acquinted. Te Bussigné informe Measlesra tex Capi- parties resident in England and interested is taines de navires de Commerce Français Cains it cannot but be inralnable occasionally. plans for a new palace, and we hope that their qu'il leur est atrictement interdit d'embarques It comprises upwards of two thousand large best ventare may have botter fortune.
des matelote étrangers provenant de Boarding gants pages.
aures of art which the palace contained. Tho company are vory heary losers, bat with cha- racterisiin energy they are already lying their!
The Birmingham Morning News (June 10th) Houses autres que celles affichés à la Chancel Bays: After the experience of the fire at the lecie de co Consulul
Crystal Palace, one would have thought that!
shu, runnagera of the Alexandra would have learned windom by experience, and the igane
خر
OH, L. DE LA FORÉST.
Le Gérant da Consulat de France,
1880 Hongkong, 24th Octuber, 1972.
Apply at the Daily Press Oce
疑煤記
...$1.50
KWONG.KEE COAL SHOP.
$2,00
Proprietor of KWONG-EEE Shop begs
WILLIAM BECKETT,
Bast Point, Godorata. t 928 Hongkong. 11th Jane, 1873:
TO BE LET. CHE HOUSE No. 13, Staunton Street, son-
rauta, Pousvasion can be bal on 1st proximo.
Apply to
J. H. COX,
41. Queen's Road. If 918 Hongkong, 10th June, 1873,
TO LET Possession from-Lat July neat. 10.5, West Terrace,
Apply, to
J. P. DA COSTA. el 880 Horgkong, 3rd June, 1873.
FOX RENT.
BOMBAY, MADRAS, DALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
Patterns.....
2
Puch. Lounge 4 centú,
G
every additi
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmuster Gencer),
General Post fre
Hongkong, 9th December, 1871.
It is hereby notifial for geterd information that henceforward the Posinge on Letters ad- dressed to Ruesin, then market to be forward. * ed via Southampton, will be reduced to 40 conta per ball-ounce
P. W. MITCHELL,
Postmutster-Cheneva?
Hongkong, 18th September, 1672.
THE FESORULAR AND ONS. Stasinskiy General Poul Ostie Sept
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship MIRZAFORE" Captain A. PARISH, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and
It is hereby notifief for genéùl informatione that the Praiage on Letters addressed to Nor-- way, when forwarded via Southampton, will
| Cargo, will leave this for the above plages on SATURDAY, the 2nd exust, at uoca, pro- ceeding to Southampton via Suez Canal.
Cargo will be received on board until noon; enceforward be 36 cents for each bull conee, FIRST CLASS GRANITE GODOWN, Specie and Parcels at the office until noon on which may either be paid in advance, or it
at Wenebi
the lat idem.
be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters, Apply to
For Particulars regarding Feright and Pas- Cnpaid Letters will be subject to an additional S. E BURROWS & SONS. Hoorknoy, 20th May, 1873.
Bage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office obarge on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF
Fustmaster General, PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED. TO LET
Hongkong. 23rd August. 1870,
tf 781
With prompt posuasion. TO, 10, UPPER MUSQUE TERRACE,
CORNER HOUSE, with good view Four Rooms, Bath and breasing Rooms, Cut houses, &o. Water laid on.. Rent, Fifty Dol. Burs per month. Apply to
T. G. LINSTEAD. if 1109 Hongkong, 8th July, 1873.
NOTICE..
TO LET.
to inform the Public that bis Shop bis THE HOUSE No. 62, situated in Wellington
been established since 1867, at 39, Endentt's
Struet well adapted for a business resi.
Apply to
| Lase, and tust he has always a great quantity donce. Bent moderate.
or Ship-coasters wishing to patronies him, are
TRUNNER & Co.,
PATERNOSTRE BOW;
· of BEST COAL in store for 8sle. Gentlemen
W. H. BELLA "Daily Pases" OPPIOB, HUNGRONG...
requested to apply at his Shop.
-ly 1985: Hongbong, 80th July, 1872,
JAIRAZBHOY PEERBHOY,
Wellington Street. 768 Hungkong, 17th May, 1878.
J
i
4 Written Declaration of the Contents General Poof Office, and Value of the Packages for the Overland Roaseis required by the Egyptian Government, and muat Ee delivered by the Shippers to the It is hereby notifioi trat Letters addressed Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at with Partels; and the Company do not hold the option of the sender; hul the postage on themselves responsible for any Detention or Prices Current, Newspaperaend Books cannot Prejudice which may Happin from the incor- be prepaid rootmesin auch declaration.
For each tounes
ing
The Company reserve the option of forward. gooda dipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terme and conditions of the Compaay's Black Bill of Lading.
A. MOIVER, Sayerintendent, Poninsaler and Oriental Stoum Navigation Co's Üfios, Hongkong, Ast July, 1878,
The rate of postage chargeable on bellera addressed to Prace per French Packet is... 12 exuta. Per British Packet when marked vin
Brindiai...kar data an Per British Parket worn murked via
Alexandria and Meille 10 F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gentra
General Pau-Diker,
Hongrong, 2nd April, 1872