KISCELLANEOUS,
A carnos ht in Chiongo is owned by an e sociation of newsboys,
MODERN FERNCH ARM. Fanie, the singer, has fit parted with his collection of modorn French pictures, which sold for £20,000.
Delacroix tought more than £3,000.
An immenso theatre is being built at Rome piasty metres long and seventy two motres broad. The depth of the stage will be thirty- two metres
money out of 5: I don't know of any "elase' of"} capitalista that uro shy of making money. Rut then anpoverished and miserable, beinga would be helpless without snch aid. To A fine sturgeon, six feet long, has just been them it opens the door of hope and the pos.added to the, Brighton Aganism. It wan sibility of advantage. It secures them from mught at Bognor pauperiam on the foreigu ahore, and holde them up till they can go alone. Multitudos of them are beginning to go alone, and the bond, ugo iz a thing of the part. is a system the easontial features of which might, bo wisely imitated. I wish or capitaliata and large Jand-where would copy. It would be 'grant gain to them and to this country if they wonkà publish is evory language of Europe an offer to bring immigrante, te enpply outit, to furnish lands, to build lenses to provide the implements and the need of busbandry, and, holding tis tugastos ind bis domain as accurity, to anatain the labourer for one, two or thrẹo | peare, fill he could work out tho advance and become scif-sustaining and profitable tifter of tho so. I need not surprise you to know, nor need it invite anything but your com- wendation, that'suth i procedura, is at least ngitated among some wha hava the growth and piosperity of Califomin at heart.
DÓ THÊY DELIN QUE COUNTRY OF MONEY.
Do.
THE DAILY PRE38 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Örn, 1878.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION
VESSEL' NAME
CAPTAIN
AT
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
Solo.
ELBOURNE AND SYDNEY... Brilliant, HAMBURG SAN FRANQ1800
Ja. A. Wright...... Zooindar... Sleeping airs are quickly being introdnced SPORE, GALLE, & BOMBAT... Columbian (str.) throughout Germany, both for first and second. MA Villa de Rivadavin class passengers. From Ostend to Berlin, a TOKOHAMA AND HIOGO... Cassandra (str.)... from Munich to Vienna, the system is to be SHANGHAI AND TIENTEIN. Douglas. NINGPO AND SHANGHAL Acanthu (str.)..... SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUI, & Hai-Loong (str.)..
tried."
The other day & Paris actress, on being in. formed in the green room of the death of a dear... rival, remarked: Poor thing! how grieved I am, to be anre! And I can't cry, s I have but this very moment made up my incel":
which now reckons
THEATRE.-There are in Europa, at the pre. | est. ime 1,07 theatres, Italy, with a popular Lien of 26,000,000, supports 348; France, with 30,000,000 inlabitants, has 337; and Spain, with 16.000,000 bas 100. On the other hand, the erpire of Germany, $1,000,000.enjoots, me but 191 theatres; and the empire of Austria, 152, for a population of 35,000,000; Baally, Great Britain supports only 50 theatres, and Kosera 14, although its popula tan sinuntato 70,000,000. These gores chow vemarkable preponderance of the dramatio instinct in the Intin races.
for Sale.
AYLE & Co. S AVE just opened the undermenutioned
HA
GOODS
TAILORING DEPARTMENT, SCOTCH TWEEDS and ANGOLAS, Tor Suite.
FANCY CLOTHS for Light OVERCOATS.
COATINGS for Spring Wear. · FLANNELS, DRILLS, and DOORS, for
QUILTINGS For VESTS.
BEDFORD OORD and KERSEYMERE for Riding TROUSERS,
But on this question of the increase of labor, it is objected that this class of laborers eend most of their earnings out of the country: that they live
little or nothing that they are get customers or convoca of vaincu produced by other lands and that so they improsoriah rather than enrich the community. Do you kraw how many millions of money the Irian have heat out of this, country for church pur
THE OLD MAN, HIS ASS, AND HIS WIFE. pouer and how many tens of millions for the relief of their kindred in the land of theiru itinerant vendor of salt and whiting, who Who plies his vocation in and around Straurasy, was nativity The suma are immense, doubig their right to do this? The one purating his jackass no evening, boa it suddenly Pose commende itself to their conscicnec, and turned-upon him-and-attacked him. lacerat-Suite. tolber to their love of kindred. Would you ag his legs. arme, and other parts of its body. clide their lovely to their faith? Would you, a fearful manner. A man who was working if you could, restrict their pity and thoira unadjoining held me to his sasiatanes with generosity to to famished homes they have a pitchfork, and resond bim. A medical mau left beltind And if you consent to this drain baving been sent for, he ordered the application nd a largɔ a senle with the one class of bulf-dozen leeches to the wounded parte, laborers, or you consistently condema it on no man's wife, not knowing how to apply small sole with another class?
them, had three boiled and threo fried, and the But the tumed by the Chinese, man at once swallowed the lot! T laborers are under estimated. The extent to donkey, we believe, bas heu destroyed by order which they furnish a market for many products of the police-Edinburgh Dally Review, of our home induiry is not appresinted. Look at the monthly bills of contractora for this kind of labor for food, greenrise, olothing, tools and all the neccesarice of life, and I think some of you will be anrpriced it the aggregates. Take the item of reafs in this city alue. Ask some of our bardware merchants, and the manufac turers and sellers of clothing material, who are their bonviest purchasere, and you will báro light in regard to the effect of these laborers upon the home markets, and the proportion of their lugs that passes into Ameritas bande
FATAL ACCIDENT TO HALIL Pagna.-The Levant Ties snounces the death of Ralil. Fusha, Gracal Master of Artillery, through abocking secilent which occurred to hit at his to residensa situated on one of the eminences of Para.. is Excellency has for several years. past been rebuilting his komak, and he took an the work. As the Pasha was going over part aptive personal part in the superintendence of the building in course of construction, some! pieces of material became dialodged, and falling pot him, he stumbled, when, before he und tove to recover himself, be was knocked down Meanwhile, whatever disposition is made full of large stones which descended on of their borsings, their labor and its resaltene bead, and killed him on the spot, smashing whide. The moments of their toil are boithers face so terribly that the features were scarcely recognizable. He was quite dead when
THE RESULTS OF THEIR WORK REMAIN.
20
COMMERCIAL. INTELLIGENCE,
few nor small. There are public works, and picked up: Jalil Puaks was over 60 years of valuable improvements that could not have been profitably wronght without their employment., odasted at Woolwich, and, speaking our The compiction of the overland railway-the language fluently, he was well known among Forging of the iron link that binds the two our countrymen, both residents and visitors to Constantinople, and he had a strong predilec- norans together would bays been yet
tion for English workmen, of whom he had in- nebierement of the Fature, à hope and not a fact, but for the tragera." Some of you know perial establishments under his direction.
produced a considerable zambor into the Im- that the copstruction of the whole line was conditional panthe successful building of the western partion. Just here with us was whore the problem labored, and the problem was Baired by the canony of this new industry.
Ara Auevez, Evesiva,
POPULAR PREJUDIOS V. IMPROVEMENT.
For Patna, $588) to $5395, oath and credit; And now the very element that furnished the New Benares, 3563) to $5682, cash and credit i solution the element of cheap and abundant | Old Patna, 875 to 8580, pash and eredit; Old labor-ie complains of as a wrong and a dam Bename, $8 to $55, usis and credit; Malwa, age to all other laboring classes. As to the $5:5 to $590, cual and credit. Market for new abundance, I rewied you that, so far, the At-Bengal Bro, native demand fair for all kinds. Jantic, supplies are to the Oriental more than Imports per str. Chins, from Caloutta, 108 ten to one, and there is no complaint of that chesta Palas.and 156 obeats Benares. And on to the evil and wrong of cheap labor, that is no new grierence. Is is an old sore, and an old story. Thore have never been any aprovements, introduced in the methode of industry, or any inveltions of art to economize production, that have not been met by a protest and an ontory from the old system. Every picca of muoliinery put into the tactories and fieldy of human toiling to do swiftly and doftly | ON LONDON.- what human hands bad done slowly and inac. curately, has brought upon itself the reproach, "You are taking the bread from our menthe and turning 38 get to starve in illness." The history of such introduction bas been in every country a history of mobs and riots and popular tumulte. It has caused temporary anffering, till the old and the new could be 'barmoniously adjusted, but it bas added vasily to national wealth and in the end has furnished more en- ployment than it diverted. Gang-ploughs," mowers" and "reapers," "cotton gina" and *spinning jeunes,” the servien of water and of steam, have been fiapaaehed sud xasuited as op. pressore and robbers of the poor. But the issue
EXPORT CABOOES.
Per steamship Deucalion, for London --- Taa.Cougon 201,195 lbs., Scented Orango Pekoe 71,595 iba.. Scented Caper 44,800 lbs, Qolong 7,424 ba., Total, 825,014 lbs,
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on domani....4/34 Bank Bilb, at 3 months' sight. 474 · Bank Bilk, at 6 months' sight, 4/43 Oredita, at 6 muntlis' sight..... 44 Documentary Bille, at 6 months”
Eight........
4/44
ON NEW YORK---
Private, 5 months' sight... Or Bonsar.-Bank, 3 days' sight 2991 ON CALCUTTA, -Bunk,3 days' sight 2291 ON SHANGHAL
Bunk, 3 days' sight Private, 3days' aight
BILANCE.'
OUTFITTING.
Hongkong Rosario & Co...........
C. W. Rebus..............Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co...
Hongkong Russpi) & Co. Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Dn.....
Hongkong P. & O. S. N. O Hongkong Brandão & Co...... Hongkong Wm. Pastar & Com
Douglas Lapraik & Oo... ........... Olyplant & Co.: Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co...
For Sale. THOMPSON & HIND AVE just received, or FRENCH MAIL, Large and Woll Beloted Stock of HUMAN HAIR,
́Iɑ BABAGAS, COILS, CHIGNONS,
PLAITS, and PIECES. PADS, ROLLS, and POMPADOURS. SOLAR PITH HATS, direct from Colantta, for Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children,
Choice Paris FLOWERS, MILLINERY, RIBBONS, and SASERS.
PARASOLS and SUNSHADES. LADIES HOSIERY, Black and Colored TAFFETA and THREAD GLOVES.
ALSO,
A Good Assortment of LAWN and BA
BRAIDED SKIRTS, in
COLLARS and SCARVES of the newest TISTE COSTUMES. styles.
REGATTA and OXFORDSJURTS.
The Latest Shapes in FELT, STRAW, PA- NAMA, and PITH HATS.
HOSIERY, UNDERSHIRTS, LL BOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS. PÖRTMANTELUS:«z> BAGE:-
LINEN DEPARTMENT. A Large Aworiment of DAMASK CLOTES,
KAPKINS to patch, DOYLIES,
8/1 DAMASK for TAHLE CLOTHS. LINEN and COTTON SHEETINGS in all
widths.
DAMASK, HUCKABACK, and TURKISH
TOWELS.
FURNISHING.
LAGE CURTAINS. ANTIMACASSARS.
NETS.
PIQUE, MUSLIN, LAWN, and BA.
TISTE..
French Printed JLCONETS.
Plain and Printed CAMBRICS, MUSLIN. ETTES, and LUSTERS.
LADIES BOOTS and SHOES
ÅL:30,
Colored EMBROIDERED CLOTH and Victoria TABLE COVERS.
GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS, COLLARS, |TIES, and SCARFS, in the latest styles,
UNDERSHIRTS and HOSIERY, in light summer materials.
33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. 1128 Hongkong, 10th July, 1875,
FUR CHOQUET LAWNS.
DATENT LAWN MOWING and BOLL-
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Im 1912 Rongkong, 29th July, 1873.
FOR SALE,
PING MACHINES,
WHITE, PINK, and GREEN MOSQUITO QUPERIOR CARDIFF COALS, in lofs to suit purchasers, delivered ex Godowns or [on board.” Apply to
PAUL EHLERS & Co. Im 1186 Hongkong, 23rd July, 1873,
FOR SALE.
DED QUILTS. PRINTED, EMBROIDERED, and VEL.
VET PILE TABLE COVERS.
IRON BEDSTEADS, CHILDREN'S COTS,
TOHN DURAND & Co. FAMOUS BOR
and SPRING MATTRESSES of various mizca.DEAUX WINES,
BRASS and MAHOGANY · CURTAIN POLES and FITTINGE.
TOILET, CHEVAL, and GILT CHIMNEY GLASSES.
BRUSSELS, VELVET, TAPESTRY, and FELT CARPETS, with RUGS to matab.
FLOOR CLOTHS, ia all widths up-to 8 yarda,
COIR MATS and MATTINGS. SALJ VARIUMS, FOOTSTOOLS.
£0.
Bit
CLARET, ST. JULIEN MEDOO, in Wood. ST. JULIEN, ST. ESTEPHE, MARGADX LAROSE, and LASITTE, in 1 doxen cases. ROEDERER'S CELEBRATED CHAM:
PAGNE..
CARTE NOIRE and CARTE BLANCHE, in cases of 2 doz. Pints.
T
Intimations.
TO BE DISFATORED. KRUPP'S CANT STEEL WORKS,
ESSEN (GERMANY.) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINÁ AND JAPAN
Kaiok dispatch.
Quick dispatch.
On the 15th instant.
Quick dispatch.
On 9th inat, at noon.
aick dispatch.
To-morrow, ni't A.M.
nick dispatch, Qnjak dispatch. To-morrow, at 11 A.M.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. 18E German Steamtor" "
"CÀSSANDRA, Langer, Master, will be despatched as above :TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at 9 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
WHL. PUSTAU & C»,,
Agen!i 441232 Rougtong. 4th August, 1873. STEAM TUR SINGAPORE, GALLE, AND BOMBAY.
THE P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Sternship
T
"COLUMBIAN "
F. PELL,
tf 1071 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany.)
MRS. BAKOR URT MILLINER AND DRESS
MAKER,
COUR
No. 5. OLD. BAILEY STREET, (NEXT)
-ALEXANDRA TERRACE
£ 700 Hongtong, 3th May, 1873.
THE UNDERSIONED begs to inform the
Public of
4.
Post-Office Notifications..
A mail will alare,
For Swatow-Per Norna, to-day, the 6th. inst, at 7.30 AM.
For Swator, Anioy. Taisal, and Takao.-* Por Hailong, to-morrow, the 7th instant, ut. 10.30 am..
For Singapore, Gille, and Bombay.-For Co- Lambias, on Saturday, the 9th August, ut 11.30 AMC
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET." ___The_French_Mall Prekot." HOOGLT" will bo dispatched on SATURDAY, the 9th instant, at noon, with the Maila→
To and through the United Kingdom vis Marseilles to France and other Continenta! HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON- | States (in a closed mail to Frince), to Baigon, that he has shope established at those places in Singapore, falle, Aunitalia and New Zealand, the name of HING KEB.
Adon, Beyolielles, Rennian_and_Mauritius, binga_ In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, and Alexandria. No. 12. ho tos canatantly on hand BEET, The Post Office will be open for the recupan MUTTON, POULTRY. BREAD, VEGE- of Ordinary Lottora., Newspapers, Books, &c., TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, &o, of unsil 11 AM. on the 96b insinut, after which the best quality
no Letters aan be received, In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the
Money Orders on any of the Money Order foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI.Ofcos in the United Kingdom will be granted RITS, SODA WATER, &c., and GAME when until 5 P.M..on the 8th instant... in season:
Lotters for Registration will be received..... until 10 A.M. on the 9th instant.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, Sud agnot, 1873. MAILS BY THE “ENGLISH PACKEY
The English Contract Peoket LM- BARDY" will be dispatched with the usunt Mails for Bumpe, So, on SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at noon
Gentlemen and Families desirous of patron- izing hun, are requested to apply at his stope ise abom, where a dat of priem of articles will be furnished, which will be supplied at the same rate all the year round,
·HING KEE, Ty 745 Hongkong, 13th May, 1973.
FUOCHOW BOCK,
PAGODA AÑOHORAGE.
will leave for the above placed at unon or above Granite-doored POUK has lately SATURDAY, the 9th August.
A. MeIVER,
Saporintendent, P. & O. 5 N. Co.'s Office;
Hongkong, 29th July, 1973.7-
[124 1200 BUR SHANGHAI AND TIENISIN, THE Steamship
TH
"DOUGLAS," will load bero and at Canton, and have Jiate despatch for the above Ports,
For Freight apply to
beem LSNGTHENED to 400 feet over and is now capable of receiving vessels up to 30 feet on the kool. The breadth of the Dook at the button is #0 feet, at the top 80 fees, and the width as the entranos is 56 feet. Depth of water on the Bill 13 feet at average cap, and |17 feet at ateraże spring tidos.
The Dook has & Caisson Gate, and is pumped
mit.by steamI,
frame-onatings bus recently been added.
ser FOUNDRY for large tion and brass
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
tf 1222 Hongkong, 30th July, 1873:
FOR MANILA.
THE Spanish Brig
"VILLA DE RIVADAVIA," -- Castillo, Meator, will leave for the above port. ou or about the 11th instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BRANDAO & Co. tf 1245 Hongkong, 4th August, 1873.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Al America Skip
THE
·~YAS. A. WRIGHT,”.
Morrison, Master, will be despatched as aboro on the 15th inetani.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUSSELL & Co.
If 1233 Hongkong, lat. Angust, 1873.
FON SAN FRANCISCO. HE 4:1 British Clipper Ship
THE
"ZEMINDAR,"
aged, will restive im udiate despatel for the having the greater portion of bei Çugo on-
above port.
For Freight, apply to.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
· 1234 Hongkong, 1st August, 1873. FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.
THE Extreine Clipper Barque
"BRILLIANT."
Capt. Newman, having the greater puition of her Cargo engaged. will have immediate dea. patch for the above ports,
For Freight or Pannage, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. if 1195 Hongkong, 25th July, 1879.
FOR HAMBURG.
STARTUP & KENTISH'S GENUINE FORT WINES and SHERRIES, in 1 doz.THE A 1 Gorman Ship
THE cases, bottled in the London Docka..
BLANORY PRERES & Co.'s RENOWN.
"BOLO,"
ED BRANDIES, of Standard Strength and D, W. Relise, Master, will lond here and at Purity, in Edozen cases.
Whampoa for the above port, and will have PETER DOMECQ & Co.'s SUPERIOR quick despatah, PALE DRY SHERRY, is 3 dozen cases.
For Freight, apply le
&c.
. . . ·
1187
Apply to
PAUL EHLERS & Co. Hongkong, 23rd July, 1873.
FOR SALE.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG: AND AT SHANGHAI,
EP. H. S. S." Quung "
has always been for the public good und for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shuren-59 For Ladice Advertisement ses Tomorrow's Jisue. A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION
amelioration of the condition of the poor them
per cent. premium.
385 Hongkong, 6th March 1873,
FOR SALE
selves. By such aids (and the remark will ap-Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares ply genera ly to what cheapeas labor), new iù. -$900 per share premium. dastries have sprung into being, more capital China Traders Insurance Company's Shares- has been the number variety of productions thoreased, and the demand, toe till Chins, and ran Marie Tsurance-T 118 Open 24 works, Noted
per premian.
ed 1.bor always extended. If the classes that per share
conenwe receive the first benefit, the classes that Chinese Insuance Company.-6218 par sbare prodase (thewretres also consumers) are; in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Compaus Shares and, no less favored.
$540 per share.
Victona Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
$120 per share,!
It is perfectly natural, and especially on this China Fire Luurance Company's Shares-$129 coust, where labor has been and is so high, that per share, the bringing in of a cheaper style of labor, docile and quick to learn, and sustaining it self at small cost, should excite the jealousy sad complaint of them who held the mo nopoly of servies and its lurgo roward. The
Hongkong and Whampoa Donk Company's
Stres-13 per cent discount, Hongkong, Chaton and Macao Mumboat Co.'s
in mediste effect is to pines and crowd Shares per cent. premiam.
the old employés. We must provide for our Shanghai Steam Navigation Compay-Ts. 125 con, it is said. (I should like to ask how they
per share,
became our own, and assume original rights Hongkong Gay Coupany's Star and claim firat esusidocation.) We must pro-
share.
per
text those who are here and have comic to stay Hoagkong Hotel Company's Shares-50 per
Dept. discount.
Indo-Chinose Roger Company-85 per cent.
discount.
Hongkong Pier and Godown Company-05
per cent. discount.
SALES OF AVGUST 5TH, 1873.
with oa. Shall we stop the Atlantic migra tion to furnish this protection? Oh, no And yet the vast swarms of European immi- grants affect the whole question of labor as seriously as anything yet experienced from the Pacific immigration. It we view the matter locally, the Asiatic laborere, it is seen, spread itemsstres more willingly and cheerfully through the country about us, and in its unset. tled districts, than any other alass. The Irish to travelling trader. oling to the ciliee. They are not simply gregarious; they are gregarious in town life, hing to travelling tråler, They are relvtant to accept places and engage
As reported by Chines
White Wam, 5 picces, at $68.50, by Yes-kee
Chamois Darts, 1 pivce, at $21000, by Yuet-
Brown Sugar, 300 bage, at $3.55, by Kwong-
eats in the country. Question the farmers of | fook-wo to travelling trädor. the interior, contractors for public works in
Vermicelli, 39 bugs, at $6.59, by Kwong-look-
Dried Lily Flowers, 5 packages, st 814.00, by Kwang-fook-wo to travelling trader.
White Was, picces, at 60.00, by Knong food-wo to travelling trader,
new regions, any gentleman who keeps a horse, wo to travelling trader. and a garden in the suburbs, any housekeeper whose kitoben ja a mile or two from: St. Mary's. The broader diTasion of the Chinese relieves, somewhat, the pressure of heal competition, They not only seek our own interior, but they are scattered through Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Moutaun, and cren the Eastern States.
(To be sondinded.)
The police have alowed up nearly every gain- bling deu to New York.
In Belgium, a woman named Litroso has given birth to four bildren, three boys and one girl, all perfectly formed, and in good -health. The intante are all alive, and, like the niother, doing well. The busband in a likur
White Wez, 30 packages, at $22.00, by Fook mes to travelling truder.
Lotions, 16 bandles, at $3.02, by Tosk-mee to travelling trader.
Saigon B, 1,000 piculs, at $161, by Hog- hing to local trader.
12-pounder Whitworth GUN, mounted
3 inches extrenie Longth, with
20 Cases SHOT.
SHELL.
+1
4
EXTRAS. Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. #982. Hongkong, 20th Jme, 1873.
BY THE FRENCH S. §. HUJOGLY,
UST received a Large Assortment of Gen- Eats, Trenchs Shoes and Boots.
tlemen's French Coloured Shirts, Siraw
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. tf 1078 Hongkong, 2nd July, 1878.
WANTED to CHARTER & VESSEL for
JAVA
B. DAVIES.
9, Pedrar's Wharf,
tf 1246 Hongkong, ith August, 1973,
30 Undersigned have been appointed Sole Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and Chins by Mesars. J. & R. Ten
The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Screw Cutting Gup-latte, Small Lathes, Drilling and Screwlog Machines, Steam Saw Mill, Large Smithy, &c.
Dry Godowns are in the premises, available for stowage of cargo, &c.
A large stock of Timbor, Matal, and other Dock-yard Haterial alanys on hand,
Monoy Orders on any of the Money Order Ofices in the United Kingdom will be gruntin!
5.x. on the 15th instant,
The Post-Ofee will be opon antil 6 pm, on the 15th instant.
sttore, &c., may be posted during the wight in the box loft open for their ramplion.
Letters for registration will be received til 10A.. on the 16th instant.
Letters may be posted until 10 A.M. on the 16th instaat, without late fee.
•Letters posted after 10 N. on the 10th inabant, will not be forwarded unless the Erie Fe of 18 cento each as well as the postage is prepaid.
The latest time, for posting Letters at his Office is 31, and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 AM, on the 16th instant.
the Coited Kingdom vis Brindisi, or to Sin- Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to
Vessels docked for examination, remetalled, gapore, may be posted on board the Parket from 11,30.4. to the time of smiling, on pay- respurred, repairs also done in harbour; and fron ships and steamers benned and printed, atent of a Lots Fee of 18 ocnis euch in additio
to the postage, moderate charges. Particulars can be obtain ed at the Dook, or on application to the under- signed.
The Steam Tag Wooeung in theragh working order, and is available at all times to I tow resaçla to or from sex, št; reasonable rates.
JOHN FURSTER & Co. f 1030 Foosban, 19th June, 1878.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSÄGERIÉS MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS FOSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA;' PORT SAID. NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; AGRO, NAKE, ST. DENIS, REUNION, AND BOMBAY,
N SATURDAY, the 9th August, 1878, at for, the dampary's S. S. HOOGLY," Commandnat VARANGOT, with MAILS, PAS- SENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in timosit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Carge will be received on board until 4 P.M., Specio and Parcels until 3 o'clock r.. on the 8th Angust, 1878. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offer.), Contents and value of Fuckingen o required.
For further partionlars, apply at the Com pany's Office.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent, Hongkong, 26th July, 1873.
THROUGH US. MAIL LINK
FROM
CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIC MAIL 6. S. COMPANY
IN. CONNECTION WITH THE
gent, Glasgow, and Metary, David Corsar & Son CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIOL
• OF
AMERICAN TILTING AND OTHER E. P. ICE PITCHERS.
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & C.
1
1m 1340 Hongkong, 12th July, 1873.
FOR SALE,
Arbroath.
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E
DISTILLED PERFUMES, Laigad informe Mossiours les Capi-
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7
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In Balk, or Canos of 3 Maganras, & quarla or large; En an Doctor Pierra, Bolly Vinegar, Paris Soap: always on hand the finest of Japan
THE HONGKONG DISTILLERY Co., Lamiren,
Last Point. and Chizi Ware, Bronzes, Lacquered, ko.
Also, Vermouth, Noilly Pai, and the best! quality of French Liquere, asorted; Obocolate! Shchard. Apply to
A. R. MARTY, 92, QUEEN'a Road. 2m 1164 Hongkong, 19th July, 1873.
NOW KEADY.
IMPERIAL QUÁNTO,
1m 1181 Hongkong, 22nd July, 1873.
FOR SALE. TAINE Dessert CLARET.
Superior Pale Dry SHERRY. Fina OLD FORI. Apply to
SANDER & Co. tf 999 Hongkong, 29th May, 1872. BREAKFAST CLARET, FOR FAMILY OR MESS USE.
GOOD
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125 BREAKFAST OLARET,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH TEX PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION. ANGLO-ÜBINESE DICTIONARY, published $24. at the Daily Press Oes, Hongkong, -- Roomprehensiveness and practical service
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this Work stands anrivalled. All toe new words which the Chinens have of late years been sompelled to coin to express the numerous ob-
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Containing the names of all the Articles of Vermicelli, E0 bags, at $6.50, by Tack-weejectain machinery.photography, telegraphy and Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture me to travelling trader.
in science generally, which the rapid advance &c., do, with the Pruti, and Mandarin Pronun at foreign relations has imposed upon them, are ciation. bere given in extenso. Bach and every woyd is fully illustrated and explained, forming exer aison for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Punti promuncations are given, the accante beiser carefully marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The typo make the Chineas and English type correspond graphy displays the atoccss of an attempt to in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of pace, achieving a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those vast argine and vacant spices which bare beretofore characterized Chinese publications.
To illustrata the rast scope of the work, the TROM and after the date, the rate of Obstiners Vocabularly contains about 15,000 Following facts are submitted or consideration, FREIGHT on SILK in Bales per M, M. Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English Steamers, will be ($5) Fire Dollars per cwt, for and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst either Marseilles, London, and Brindisi.
this work contains more than 50,900 English For Lyons, the rate of freight will be the words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obrno-
Tobacco Le 20 puokages, at g8.00, by Toes wo-loong to travelling truder.
Fungus, 10 tags, at $38,60, by Kwong-wing shum to travelling trader.
Bugar Candy, 200 packages, at $9.89, by
ing man, earning 4fr. 500. per day. His family, Fook-loong to travelling trader. which before consisted of five children, das thub been suddenly increased to wine.
NOTICE.
-
THE WORK SILE GOWN."-A correspon dent of the Philadelphia Public Ledger writes to that journal that in a recost real estate transaction in Berks county, Pennsylvant, the parebaner, after must boggling as to the price to be paid for a tract of ground owned in oem- mon by three married men, was unable to secure a marketable title until he had, in addie, Bubject to charges from Karseillan to ters. Again, despite all the grammar and tion, given five dollars to each of the respective Lyons, as follows --- wives in order to uttam
release of dewor Per Grande Vitesse, $2.15 per art. extra.
Petite Vitesse, $1,00
C. BERTRAND Principal Ageat, M. M. Co. 141247 Rongkong, Sid Adeust, 1973.
NOTICE
The writer expresses some surprise at this cON - duct of the wives in ecobanging their thirda" for a paltry a sum, but it in stated that the' Castoor is prevalent in many porte of Pennsyl vania, and husbands can only obtain the sign- tures of their wives to deeds of real estate by promising them a "black wit gown," or its ́équivalent in money, which is always pait by Lue purchaser. alluded to in the Pennsylvania Reports, and in
"The custom is frequently. STEAM TO SOUTHAMPTON is CANAL one ease the reception of a sille gown by the
P. & C. 6. N. CO.
other elementary works as yet published, the student of this dificult language absolutely re- quires example to display the various appli
·cations sud equivalents of different worde which bare one general meaning, thene examples this work contains more than fire timer o many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub lished.
FOR SALE.
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REIMS,
NE
in Cases of 1 doz. Quart,
und, 2 duz Pints. SANDER & Co., Sole Agents for Chiña, Japan and Masila. tf 2151 Hongkong, 18th Deoseiber, 1871.
taines de navires de Commerce Français gailleur est strictement interdit d'embarques das mutelate stangera provenant de Bearding Houses autres que celles affiobeés à la Chancel lerio do co Consulat.
Le Gérant d'Consulat de France,
OH. L. DE LA FOREST. 1886 Hongkong, 24th October, 1872. MILLAR & CO..
AND STEAMBOAT
A
HOUSE, SHIP,
PLUMBERS. COPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS, No. 1, Queen's Road East and Nullah Lane, Opposite H.M. Naval Dock Yard, tf 387 Hongkong, 1st March, 1871.
SWATOW.
STEAM-TUG ORPHAN.
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
pae s. S. MACGREGOR" will leave Hongkong for San Francisco, vía Yokoz hams, on TUESDAY, the 13th: August, at ↑ a'clock r., taking Passengers, Mails and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europa.
F. W. MITCHELL.
· Postmaster Geniral. General Post-One.
Hongkong, fih August, 1873.
It is hereby notified that ile postage charge. able upon fait Letters addressed to France will benceforward be 12 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by French Matt-Packet, mad 18 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by British Mail Packet.
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster General, General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.
· It is hereby notified that the rates of postage charzeable benceforth on Zellers addressed-to the United Kingdom, and to plascs beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by Freneb Picket, will be the same as those chargeable on Letters forwarded by Britisk Packet. via Brin- dist.
F. W. MITCHELL ·
Postmaster General... Hongkong, 29th April, 1872.
Gouesni Fuat Office,
To is hereby notified that hensoforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which most be paid in advance, will be us fol- lows, vi
When forwarded with 34 sents with 3-0000.
Brindisi
When forwmded via st
Maraeilea
$
ጉ
When forwarded váž Southampton...}
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gourri.
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873.
It is hereby notified for general information' that, the Postage (which monet be paid in ad- vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, viz.
When forwarded via
Brindisi 12 conte och balforvare, When forwarded vịà
Marseilles..
When forwarded vik.
36 cents each ball-ounce,
Southampton..... 28 cents each half-ounce
EW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genera General Por-Offee.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1870.
Arrangements having been made nečer. which Mails for Londen amiving at Suez, from China by Private Strips will be forwarded to Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Jestfoation via Brindisi, it is hereby retifica Lading are jeated for Iransportation to Tako at the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondence addressed to the hara and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, United Kingdom so forwarded, will be an fəl- to principal points in the United States, Canu lows, viz.
da, and Europe, via Overland Railroad and For Letters...24 cents per half ture. coabeeting Lines of Steamers, and to porte in For Newspapers..........! Mexico and Central and South America.
A Steamer of the Company will learo Shung For Books and bai about same date, via the Inland Sea Parts, and make clase connection at, Yokohams.
The "MACGREGOR” will be due at San Franaiseo September 19th, whence daily. Pas songer trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central and Union Pacific Railroäð Lines for New York, and for all the principal
bourd.
THE new and powerful Steam-tag ORPHAN,oitice in the interior and upon the Atlantic Sea.
Captain McCaslan, is now open to tow vessels to or fra sen, un reasonable terms.
FREWIN & Co.,
if 603 Swatow, 15th April, 1973.
A. 5. WATSON & CO., CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS
At New York. Passangers have selection of various lines of Steamera to England, France Agents. and Gemuny
T
H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGE AND
H.E. THE GOVERNOR,
Return Pasage Tickets ioned at a reduction of 20%, en regular cate
No Freight received after 4 P.M. of the 11th proximo. Partel Packages received until 5 F., same day; all Packages abould be marked to addreas in full; value of same is required.
For further information as to Passage or
Fraya Woal.
BBG to amunnce that they have jast Praight, apply at the Agency of the Company, PERFUMERY Bad TOILET REQUISITES, ceived a Choies 'Assortment of,
particularly adapted for the bot season.
tf 976 Hongkong, létá June, 1873.
BY SPECIAL AFPOINTMENT PO B18 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,
AND
To E. I. H, THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA
·T. N. DRISCOLE, CIVIL, NAVAL, & MILITARY TAILOR, WOOLLEN DRAPER, RATTER, HOSIER,
AND GENERAL OUTFITTER, $5 and 47, Queen's Road, next to Oriental Bank. tf 192]
[Feb, 1. UNG FAT & Ca, Mat-packers, No. 101, Tunbam Strand, Hongkong; baring been
Agent.
T. A. HARRIS,
Hongkong, July 26th, 1873,
BAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA. BRINDISI, ANDONA, VENICE,
TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
ولار وافي
MEDI-
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship LOMBARDY Captain B. M. GILERON, with Her Majesty'e Malls, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the bore places on SATURDAY, the 16th August, at noon, pro-
ding to Scutbaupten ria Snez Canal.
Patterns.....
+
extel,
Bot exceeding lounce scents.
2
6 15
$
12'..
every ačditional£ 12
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poelsmester General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 20th December, 1971.
It is berrby notified, that beneforward the Postage on Lettere addressed to Batavia, when forwarded by French Packet, will be 18 cents for each bulf ounce, pre-payment compulsary.
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster-feneraž.
General Host-Office,
Hongkong, 28th Dermber, 1872.
It is hereby notified that heroforward, the pestage on letters addressed to No way, when forwarded vik Sunthampton, will be 31 cunta per halfounce, prepayment optional. Inpaist lettre will be subject to x additional charge
on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL.
Paitulaster General General Post-Ollina,
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873,
It is hereby notified for general information that on and after the 1st August next, the Commission chargeable na Money Orders Hissued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokobeou will be me follows, viz.:-
On suma not exceeding $2 18 cents. Above 12 and not weedling £5.86 Above 25 and not exceeding £7,54 Above £7 and not ozŋoading €10.72
F. W. MITCHELL General Post Office,
Postmaster General,
Hongkong, 18lb July, 1876.
It is hereby notified for general information
For Particulareregarding Freight and Pas. that benocforward the Fortage on Letters ad-
RE.catablished for more than 10 years, and no-
Cargo will be received on board until noon, merously patronized by the Foreign Merchants. Specie and Parcels at the office until noon on with orders for Tea Bags, Tea Rattan, Ganey the 15th idem. bage, Rice and other bags, respectfully solicit a continuance of the patronage hitherto bestowal. Goods are genuine, and prices moderate Allage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF erdera from abroad, will be promptly attended to. PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
3m 1029 Hongkong, 25th June, 1878.
NOW READY, QOUND VOLUMES of the THA DE
PORT far the rear 1872. Price $10.
Apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 1st February, 1879.
FOL. MALE. EROSINE OIL.
TURPENTINE. White and Colored PRINTING PAPER.
Apply to
For practical purposes the arrangement of J.
the work ia ao complete, at a reference. to its pagen enables a peren who under stands English to communicate afectivaly wife was used as corraborative evidence of the THE LOMBARDY, conveying the maile from with natives who understand nothing but Chi Hongkong of 16th August, will proceed to nose. In this respect the work will be found indispensable to all Europesas residing in A. McfVER,
Ohina, and to the natives themselves it er- Superintendent, plains subjects fully with which very few in- 1124 Hongkong, 10th July, 1673.
deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in England and interested in
fact that she had aigned the release of dower of Southampton is the Caval
her own free will sud accord, without the com.
pulsion of her husband. Occasionally an own
er, abeu disatisfied with the price to be paid,
has been known to pat his wife tip to refusing
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & 1133. Hongkong, 11th July, 1873,
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE ind.
FORTER
DATIU CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax Orown
CANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 06. tf 1130 Hongkong. 11th May. 1267.
NOW READY
:...
AFUNG.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
APPOINTMENT TO
H. E. SIG ARTHUR KENNEDY, Governor of Hongkong ;
AND TO
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Roatois required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading of with Parcela; and the Company do not hola themselves responsible for any Detention or
dzeseed to Russia, when marked to be forward- ed via Southampton, will be reduced to 40 centa per half-ounce,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Fostmaster-General General Post Office,
Hongkong, 18th September, 1872.
It is hereby notified that arrangements brve been completed pader which correspondence
H. I. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF Prejudice which may happen from the incor from Hongkong may be forwarded to Nazuerki
RUSSIA.
Inrites inspection of bis large Collection of VIEWS of FooCHOW, SWATOW, HONGKONG, CANTON, and Macao.
rectaess in such declaration.
vin Shangbai, and to Hiogo viê. Yokohama, by The Company reserve the option of forward. United States' Mail Packets, and that Letters ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for for Hongkong and places beyond Hongkong, Earope through Egypt, either by rail, or by may be forwarded from Nagasaki and Fliogo Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels by means of the United States Packers tik employed for the purpose.
Shanghai and Yokohama respectively. Ehippers of cargo for Bombay are requested; The rates of postage chargeable on such cor- to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong-repondence is four conts for each balf-ounce kong in correspondense with the 'Australian on Letters, two cents or each Newspaper, and Sumors from Galle to Bombay, may mail at two cents on such two ounces of Books and Colombo,
Packets of Samples of Merchandise, in addition Shippers are particularly requested to note to the Kates apaised in the Tabla of Kates of Bole Agent on the Pacific Coast for the terms and conditions of the Company's Poetage at present in force, Windhenter Repeating Arms and Ammunition, Black Bills of Lading.
F. W. MITCHELL, Da Font's Blasting and Sporting Powder. Late
A. MÕIVER, Superintendent,
Postmaster General, Superior and Punific Fues Company's Safety Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation General Post Office, Fuse.
ty 74 May 806, Ofles, Hongkong, 4h August, 1873.
Hongkong. 16th January, 1871,
WYNDHAM STREET, * [Gm] „Formerly occupied by Athletic Club [513
UALIFORNIA.
obtain at ingress of the proline rey BALLA SCOMPARE INSURANCE China Iesunot but be invaluable occasionally. THE HOUSEHOLD OOMPANION JOHN SKINKKI SAN FRANCISOU,
money.
Some of the closetatel bargainera, baring 100-TALE Undersigned having been appointed ceeded in this mercure, retain the silk Agents in Hongkong for thesbore-zamod zowa" movey, and thus cheat their wives ont Company, are prepared to grant Policies gainst of their rights; but in a well-regulated rural Sea Riske storrentrates, society anak men are held in scorn and con-
RUSSELL & Co. tempt, and are considered as miserable minera, 1022 Hagkong, 1st April, 1865,
It comprises upwarde of two thousand gatc pages.
TRUBNEB & Co... 30, PATERNOSTTE ROW; W. H. BEL "DAILY PERSS" OPPICK, HONGKONG,
AND
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