krep u corner for a tablet containing certain
Bored precepts in Obiness, before whịch a stick- of incense is burned every day,
GERMANY AND DENMARK,"
LONDON.
Do Do.
DESTINATION
THE DAILY FREDE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1873-
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
"VEBBELT NAME
CAPTAIN
AT
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO-
TO DE DISPATCHED,
Star of China.... Handwarstea, Kawdor Onstle (str.)
SINGAPOIL AND LONDON...Trafalgar (air).. DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY NEW YORK asia
-Do, Dis. Do,
SAN CUANCISCO...
Risema..... Doune-Chetle... Falcon.....
Ringlumler.
„Johann Smidt .....
Lady Blennington
The Pouf, though felly dispored to agree with the view that, under ordinary circumstanoze, Danmark less nothing to bape from Germany in the matter of the Danial districts Ut Alos wick Holstein, thinks is in noither impossible nor improbable that a meat material ailoration of German, or at least Prussian, policy might follow the occurrence of an event that is now engaging the speculations of a good many people both in Germany and Soan linavis Wow Princu Binmaros monrod Deputy Kryger the other day that it would bo with the greatest planeurs that he, the Prine, would contamplate the wateration of North Sleaniok to Denmark! if only the feelings and apprehensione of the forty millions of Germans would. porinit of the or, we havene doubt (the Past says)-but-the German Chancellor expressed his real opinions upon the subjest. In there ang season to don't that Prussia would be most happy to testore MANILA........ YOKOHAMA, Slesnick Holstein to Deumark on condition of Denaark's becoming an "independent muinber SHANGHAI... of the Prusso-Gorman partnership? Nor need SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglas (str.).
AMOY the independence" be a merely nominal inde Fuudosce. Exceptio theopseof foreign wir, when- Denmark would be obliged to follow the fortuner of the Empire, no lots of Danial sovereigntyneed. he touched, and in all ordinary crostaco the mighty guarantee of Berlin would protest the rights of Copenhagen. When wo and a joarenk like the Aftonblad-the most influential and important jourant in Sweden-expressing this satisfaction which the Scandinavian peoples
Do. SINGAPORE
Metroso...
[Megra (str.) ..........
Manolito
Cowio,
...Quick dispatak,
Hongkong Douglas Laprik & Co..... Elinagkong Vogel, Hugedorn & Co.......................
Hona John Bird & Co
Jardine, Matbesun & Co... Thon, Bishop...... Hongkung Rozaria & Cử.................. MeDairmid.... Dunn
• Bussell & Co. Faugkong Olyphant & Co..
Quick dispatah,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR NAN FRANCISCO,
THE À I American. Ship
THE
"LADY BLESSINGTON,"
Post-Office Notifications.
A mali will-La's??
For Yokohama, Hogo, Kobe, and Osaka,- Pey Madron, to-day, the 15th inst., at 3.30 PM. For Shanghai Per Lord of the Tales, Lo-day,
Williama, Master, will hava early despatch so the 15th inst, u£ 5.. ubove.
For Freight, apply to
LUSSELL & Co. It 1657 Hongkong. 7th October, 1373:
"FOR NEW YORK. HEA 1 British Barqua
Quink dispatch,.
On 17th inst., at 4 P.M.
Quick dispred,
Quick dispatch.
Quick dispitak.
THE
Hongkong Russell & Co......
.....jaiak djeputsh.
Quick disputab.
uick dispatch.
Hongkong Yogöl, Hegedorn & Co...... Hongkong Russell & Un..
Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Color dispatch.
Hongkong Kwong-bing
Hongkong Benedics & Co...
Hougkong P. & D.-S. N, Co.
Hongkong P. & O. S. N. Ca
Bure
Hongkong Doaghna Isprik & Ca..
Ocean Queen (ets.)...............
Hoogkong Indstein & Co...
Midrus (str.).. .Delta(at )...
Od 17th innb, u£ 4 r,M, Quick dispatch: To-day, n 4 P.M.
To-mórrow, at daylight. fp-morrow, at 11a.m. Quick dispatch.
Well, the person who mokes opium must, first of all, have a comfortablo plánu zo lie down in. This in a sino quia non. Next, he winst be provided with all up. Possibly three or Tour people lie and one lamp, their boada towards it and their logo outside. Tho pipe ja thing dificult to explain, it is generally of bamboo, the size of a dute, and at its further end it has a projecting pize of wetul, like a pagtop, with i hele in its middle loading into the cavity of the babu. Besides these the smoker must be provided with a thing like au iron probe or packing needle. Thun bo begins operations by Boraping up the opiem "the end probe, bolding it in the flame of the lanp, where it frizzles and rear; then he woulda the deed opium around the little bolo in the metal pegtop prejection of the pipe, and Inatly sets the opinn for un instart on fire in the kamp, and inhales some of tho smoke, After ong or two fif bo is a poor man making with party from a pipoin common) he passes it on, and it gues round until all the opiam is covered. Considering the dilution of the pism and the feizzling it undergoes in the lamp, and the quantity of anoke that escapes, 3 ani quite une able to foria muy fden of the quantity actually inhaled. Our boss and his son-in-law each took a pips before us; the effect of which was lity mfusion and glistening of the eye, but no acceleration of pulse Wo were now refresised
HAVING purchased the ENTIRE STOUK with genuine Chinese fat, and next cunducted would feel at the consummation of an offensi74 HAVE just received a choice ASSORT-Hof Meare, BONNETT & Co.; add very BEST PORTLAND CEMENT,
MENT OF CLOTHS, suitable for the advantageons terms, beg to announce that the into the public stacking reora, which was crowded, because diary of the saoters from the allow ourelves to suspect that, us his heau AUTUMN 204 WINTER SEASONS, eco-presisce lately occupied by the above were Suder Mops, tearing that's what was to be paid often veranked, "Tithing like wuezerde thesisting of by its inspector general, came to this one in success, and even things an improbable FANCY TWEEDS and ANGOLAS, for the hope of being treated by the visitore, and in us the restoration of Slowwick-Holstein to! this respect they were not disappointed. The-Denmark may be on the curds in no romote Suite. rood was full of men, lying on slightly raised sofa by us and theres round ich up, They seems simply sleepy and quiet, with heavy eyes just ho peuple of the une rank of life-entera, churn, labourers, and me chanics-in an English taprooms, but without the page, and rivt, and bad language.
and defensive alliance with Germany, we may
faturity. The language of the Aftonblad, or caring simultaneously with the more then cordial reception of the German Crown Prinor, ought not to be very disagreeable to Praha, though it certainly does appear that if Bug- land as a foreign policy at all-some people sy she kaq,not the preeout is no line "to
MISCELLANEOUS.
A qui nous remark appears in the Bona partial newspaper, the Pays, in a late issite. Replying to a Legitimist paper which had made some disparaging observations on the Imperialists, the Puls says:--" We do not wish to break the past concluded on the eve of the 24th of May, but we look upon the language held by the Legitimiala sau warning. The Bonapartists will ally themselves with the Republicans if the latter will accept the idea of
plebiscita"
For Sale. SAYLE &
Co..
TROUSERINGS of the latest Styles. BLACK BLUE BROAD CLOTHS. BEDFORD CORD and KERSEYMERE for Riding BREECHES.
Laght MELTONS for OVERCOATS. BILLIARD CLOTH.
ALSO,
|| LONGOLOTH, FLANNELS, REGATTA,
OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE SUIRTS.
COLLARS and SCARVES of the laccat fashions.
BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS of all
kinds.
The Newcet Shapes in FELT, DRAB SKELL, and SILK DRESS HATS.
GOLD STUDS, SLEEVE LINES, and] SOLITAIRES.
HAIR BRUSHES, SOAPS, and PER- FUMERY,
TOWELS and BATH
TURKISH BLANKETS.
DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS and NAP- KINS in all Sizee
UMBRELLAS and WALKING STICKS. VELVET PILE, TAPESTRY. and BRUSSELS CARPETS, with HDARTH- RUGS to Mateinşi
For Sale.
BAKER &. 00.
BE OPENED for Suzuners ON"
MONDAY, the 15th instant,
Where we are showing a well selooted Stock of COLORED SILKS, SÅTING,
Apply to
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
FREDERIO DEGENAES. từ 1941 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1973:
POR SALE..
COSTUMES FOR TRE COMING SEASON, PROPERTY of a gentlema Javing
IN THE
Naucal Blyle and Materials. RIBBONS, LACES, PERFUMERY, FANCY GOODS,
- AND
STATIONERY,
in great variety.
Also, -
A inrge Stock of TABLE LINENS LINEN SHEETINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS,
Sin S&C
Most of the above Goode to be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
to make room for NEW GOODS
for the Autumn and Winter Seasons.
• disu,
A large Stock of ENGLISH-MADE SÅDDLERY, which must be sold without regard to cost,
!.
BAKER & aa....
24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
STAIR CARPETS with Brass Bads and COURT MILLINERS, DRESS AND
A German correspondent writes:--The Dally Telegraphing to the death of the yountings power of the "Wachu am Rhein," says, "T Alfred de Musset's galling versas led Herv FELT CARPET in Squires, and by the VELVET PILE CENTRE and SOFA CARPETS.
Yard.
When we had satisfied our carsity, we en-forget it. tered with our intelligent boat into the moral and political sido of the question, Surely there people, we said, uve pursuing a very dangerous Two women, named Blizabeth Wolarley and pleasure; they will go on nod town their health | Mary Ann Allen, both residing in St. Luke's, *and fuculties, and become idiots and spectrea were sentenced at Olerkenwell Police-court, to "Sir," said our lost, if people shuced to do two montby' imprisonment for "telling for without anything of an intoxicating sort, why tunes,” xot? But wu know they all do tako sourc The editor of a Fredericksburg (Virginia) thing the Baglishman, he takes his rum, and paper wae naked by a stranger "if it wue pos. beer, and tobacco; ibe Chinaávím and Mnssulsible that little town kept up four nowapapers,” man, they sanke opina. Why do they chouse and the reply was "No, it takes four news- opiens? Why a young man goes into hospital papers to keep up the town." siek with fever, nud comes unt very day and weak, not able to eat ; then a friend says, • Why do you not smoke? so The takes a pipe, and | feels better and stronger directly: Opinm does not lake away the appetite-on the contrary, it makes a anti wish to out plouty of rice, and repocivity ploptamus. A que has cold and rheumatism, and cannot do his work, and snaking cares bint; or be is vary thel, and fit | for nothing, until a few whiffs inake him feel quite strong and happy. Then he goes un and use it as a comfort, und advises all his friends to the winters and to the practies in growing one. There is a Chinese opium.atiop in the East-and of London. You may say what you please against it, and no dunha many peo
le me too atteln. But here I have smoked for thirty-five years, and boy sou in law for fifteen; and do we look like sots or intem- perates? Thike my pipo in the morning after *ireakfast, and again the opening after business, and it gives me stregth and spirits I take though, and bave no wish to take moro," Thus with opium as with cigares a prudout man will spend a bale, or core, as bean afford it and as his habit Itaḍs bim-But even if the Literary-gossip relates that the Juperial habit, be a bad one, it is better than drinking. Inceary if St. Petersburg has just Sitrined an grog, for unly reasons. First of all, women amal subscription of 300,000 francs and been never smoke opiam. Then, people who smoke curiched by several donations of great value, don't mell of it, as they do after grog. They among others, a Koran written by the band of se the difference man tubes opfum, and Ontas. This MS, is more than twelve bus remains his own water; but grug takes him, "dred years old, and the lowas of Samarcand and mentors Lim, and oikea hins tule nousebar call it the Accred pen. Some of its passages and fight uproarionsly; whilst the very essence are still stained with blood, according to of opium-stroking is quietness. The smoker tradition. Osman, it is said, was reading just for down, and can't talk, and does not the book when he was killed. The MS. want to fight-bevis fit for bls work or to go is the only one romanining of the literary tra home to his wife and family; and you can't, sures formerly seureted at arcand by always any this for the grog-drinker."
Tamerlian, and forms consequently one of the most ancient and pregious moments of Maasuloan literature. Among the other M65. presented to the library is an authograph piece)all of poetry composed by the Empress Elizabet Petrowan, and twenty-eight letters of‚Å‚ dø, Humboldt to the Count Günerine.
So my Chinese philosopher Boing a mero student of bamot nature in a strange plice, I do ano vetence de add any comment, have that however much oping-smoking when oner totaliteed, bay spruid by ccumple sud mond contagion, 1-believe, from aff I hear, that the botbeds of the babit are to be found in tho swaupy, zaraly, fever-strinken districte, where a broding an by day is succeeded by chill dewa
at night, sud ugne and lassituge infest the po
Wilhelm to write that national, hymn, never did French poet sout his country dearer." And again, "When the Germans oelebrate thoir viðtories this unturam at Berlin, if they leave Oast Wiboles out of the list of their leadora, they must be thought a less intellectual people thar the world his believed-them-
mudiloquent, but the writer of the German notional hymn was, after all, not Carl Wilhelm, but Herr Sobneckenbarger.
COMMERCIAL İNTELLIGENCE.
14TH OCTOBER, EVENING,
pulation. Sy that whoever wants to put down New Patna, 30773 to $680 New Benarca,
the use of opium as a luxury ranet drain tand, $5561 to $500. No obange in other kinds.
, į
ON LONDON.
improve the diet of the people, and make gninina cheap. The siuchons plantations will give the antidote if-way cutidote there be, I was talking the other day with a most intelligebantive ser vant, who had been song time ago up the conet in a very option-emoking distarist. Tasked him if there was fever thero. O Lord, yes, master; |- there is a burning snu, id when it rains the “droparave as big as your fat; ce suntry is all
junulo and European gentlemen soon get to Or be like frog--all bead, und welled belly, and O
no limbs," Fedícul Times und Gazette:
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. "
OF
EXCHANGE.
431
Bank Bills, on demand... Bank Bille, at 3 months' sight, 4/21 Bank Bills, at 6 wonths' sight, ÁSI Orestike, a monthe sight Documentary Bills,nt mouth'
reight w
4/31- Boy-Ban, 3 days sight 225 CALCUTTA, -Bank, days' sight 225 SHANGHAL---
Bank, sightin Prīvake, 30 days' sight.....
SHARES.
....781
LINEN ORUMB CLOTHS and STAI COVERINGS.
MANTLE MAKERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, LADIES & CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS,
So. &c. &o,
1475 Hongkong, 5th Septouibor, 1879.
KOSS & Co., TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, COIR MATTINGS in all the usual widthe
Received, ex latest urrkala, PLAIN and BORDERED MATS.
PHEIR NEW STOCK of ready-made SHEEPSKIN CARRIAGE NATS.
CLOTHING, of every description and FLOOR CLOTHS, in all widths up to size, all of the latest fashions and beat Yerder
torials; a uplendid it guaranteed, g
PLAIN and FANOY REPS, and WOR- STED DAMASKE, in all the leading Colors.
TRIMMINGS and CURTAIN HOLDERS to Hatch,
|
They beg also to call attention to their other articles, vix: Folt HATS, Silk HATS, Vienno BOOTS, WHITE SHIRTS, COLLARS, SCARFS, UNDERSHIRTS, SOCKS, M.
The Feat French NOUVEAUTES, TROU- PRINTED. EMBROIDERED, and VEL-
[SERINGS, Black and Blue CLOTH, DOE- VET PILE TABLE COVERS.
SKINS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, &c., they PLAIN and PRINTED CLOTHS by the keep on stock, to solicit orders to be taken Yard.
by
3m 1625 Hongkong, 2nd-October, 1873.
LACE and MUSLIN CURTAINS. CRETONNE and other CHINTES. BRASS and WOOD CORNION POLES, with fittings complete.
WHITE and COLORED BLANKETS, in
Sizes,
WHITE and FANCY TOILET. QUILTS. LIDER DOWN BEDQUILTS und PIL- LOWS
FEATHER PILLOWS in Linen Picks. CARRIAGE RUGS and SCOTUH MAUDS. CHILDRENS COTS and IRON BED. STEADS.
TOILET, CHEVAL and GILT CHIMNEY GLASSES.
Le.,
Stixt
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI.
FOR SALE.
INE Dessert CLARET.
Superior Pale Dry SHERRY Fine OLD PORT.
Apply to
ANDER & O.
if 999 tongkang, 29th May, 1872.
The Daily News, rafarring to the neoident at thongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares. 433 BROSINE CINE
Barnsley, serves that it is rather weary of hearing that accidents mmat be expected to ocourt ca tuin periods of the year. Why mnst they bouspected to occur? It five times ue many people use a ceftein fine in August
s in April, why cannot the arrangemento
per cent. promism.
Car Insurace Society of Chaton, new shares
-3750 per share premiuto. in Traders' Insurance Company'
Ly's Mures-
1,000 per share promis. China and Japan Marine Insurance N... 101
be made, and the precautious taken, ac per share, nominal.
cordingly But that actors must Chinese insurance Company.15 per share.
$555 per share.
Olius Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$132
per share.
Vietor Fire Insurance Company's Stare----
$120 per share.
FOR SALE.
TURPENTINE.
White and Colored PRINTING PAPEL.
Apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORY & Co.
if 1133 Hongkong, Thu Jaly, 1873
FOR SALE.
aizea
apply to
LOGS and PLANKS, of all
FREDERIC DEGENAER. 1489 Hongkong, 6th September, 1879.
NOW BRADY.
he cxycoted is, in fact, to admit that Hongkong Five Insurance Company's Shares-EAKWOOD they are not accidents. If the danger inst be looked for, why it is not provided against Some of the railway on panica are complaining through their chairman, of the introduction of the Railway and Canal Traffic Bill. They fear it will deal ratbarbitrarily with their interests, their systems, and their property. We believe (the Neon says) the dread of the public is rather the other way. The foot is leat after all the Commissioners appointed under that Act may
by talked or perauaded out of any very
Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company's
Shance-20 por cónt, discount. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shares-20 per cent.premium.
IMPERIAL QUAETO.
bangbai Staum Navigation Company--The. 103 ENGLISH AND OHINIER DICTIONARY,
por share.
ehung,
stringent intervention in the interest of rail Hougtong Gas Company's Sharoo-565 por way travellers. We certainly do not think
WITH THE- PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,
the companies would succeed in carrying much Hongkong lotof Company's Shares--53 per An ANGLO-GRINKAR DICTIONARY, pblished
of the publie sympathy along with them againaz the Commissioners by an outery that thees Inster -are likely to deal rather sharply with them. The feeling abroad undoubtedly le, rightly or wrongly, that the une interess at present-loust looked after is, that of the travelling public. Paople are ready to welcome almost any atrin- gency of legal coercion which would make bet ter systems a matter of necessity, while waiting for the time when they are to become a matter of prizaipla.
ARMED SCIENOD.
beat discount.
Indo-Chinose Sugar Company 7 per cent.
4isboatak,----tt-
As reported by Chinese,
SALES ON OCTOBER 14TH, 1873 Kwong-wing-ebing to travelling trader.
Shanghai Cotton, 100 bage, at $15,20, by
Compher, 18 tubs, at $15.00, by Kwong- wing-abing to travelling trader.
Game Olibanum, 5 cases, at $5.20, wing-aking. travelling trader.
Burt Brides, 50 bags, at $305, by Tink-mée to travelling trader.
at the Daily Proví Ofios. Hongkong. NOR
O
this Work standaanrivalled. All toe nawi words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the humerous ob-i jactain machinery, photography, telegraphy,and | in science generally which the rapid advance of foreign relations kas imposed upon them, are hero giren in extenso. Each end overy word in
measure.
H
FOR SALE.
The Colony A CAERIAGE, Two PONIES, and HAR NESS, complote.
Apply to
די
"FALCON,"
Dann, pater, having the greater portion of hor Cargo engaged, will load at this and Whampoa, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
OLYPHANT & C...
of 1529 Hongkong. 15th September, 1873 FOR NEW YORK,
THE At German Banqu
“JOBANN SMIÐT,” Captain Hagemann, with loud here and ut Winupon for the above port, and will dava quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. tl 1676 Hongkong, 10th October, 1873.
FOR LONDON,
HE' British Ship
THE
· STAR OF CHINA,”
For Shanghai, Henkow, Niugno, Nagsaki, Chafoa, Tak, Tientain, and Peait.Far Delta, to-day, the 15th inst.. at 6 P.M.
For Swatue, Amoy and Focchaw.-Por Douglas, tu-marrow, the 16th inak,, at 11,30A.M. Poe Singapore. Per Mesja on Friday, the 17th inst at 3.30 PM. "20
MAILS BY THE - ENGLISH PACKET"
The Buglist Contract Pokot CELLONG " will be dispatched with the veil Mais for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 16th Oct,
at 1100.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Ofices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 PM, os the 15th October,
The Post-Office will be open untilG P.M. OB the 15th October.
-Letters, de, may be posted during the night inde box left open for their reception.
Tetters for registration will be received antil. 10.a. on the 18th October.
Letters may be posted until 10 A.. on the 16th October, witbont late feo.
Letters posted after 10 AM. on the 16th- October, will not be forwarded anfoss the Eulo Fes o! 18 cents on as well as the postage is prepaid.
The latest titne for posting Letters of this
tentoembla 16th-Őutnicz
will load bare and at Whampoa, und will havo ¦ Office la 11 A., and for Nowspapers, Books, or -guisk-doqputab for tko ubora Porband Für Freight or Passage, apply to
LOUGLAS LAPKAÏK & Co..
Hongkong
DEACON & Co,
Canton.
tf 14% Hongkong, 2nd September, 1875.
FOR NEW YORK, (To follow the dawrican Ship » Bingleader.")
L. A. DE GRADA." Royal Hotel,
Muna, 9th-Soptember, 1873, {tí 1620
*FOR SALE.
TOHN DURAND & Co FAMOUS BOR-early despatch.
DEAUX WINES.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & C.. 1658 Hongkong, 7th Úataber, 1873.
THE 41 16 years British Clipper Ship
"DOUNE CASTLE," 837 tona Register, MoDairaid, Master, will
CLARET, ST. JULIEN MEDOO, in Wood ST. JULIEN, ST. ESTAPHE, MARGAUX LABOSE, and LAFITTE, in 1dozen canes,
ROEDERER'S CELEBRATED CHAM- PAGNE.
CARTE NOIRE and UARTE BLANCHE, în cuees'o! 2 doz. Pinta,
STARTUP & KENTINE'S GENUINE PORT WINES' und SHERRIES, in 1 doz, dason, bottled in the London Docks.
BLANCHY FRERES & Cɔ,% RENOWN- ED BRANDIES, of Standam Strength and Parity, in 1 dozen canou.
PETER DOMECO & Co's SUPERIOR PALK DRY SABRIŠY, in 3 dozen enees.
Apply to
PAUL CHLERS & Co. 1187 Hongkong, 23rd July. 1873.
FOR SALE.
fate letters (bat Letters only) addreused to the United Kingdom viê Brindisi, or to Sio- porc, may be posted or board the Packet frois, 11.30 Ar to the time of sailing, on pay- usent of a Late Fee of 48 cepta euch in addition Lu the postage.
General Post-Office,
F. W. MIFTUEELL,
Postunuler General.
Hongkong, 20th September, 1873.
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET"
The French Mail Packet "DONNAI" will
load at Whampoa and Hongkong, and wil bave be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 23rd in..
STRAN POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA,
BRINDISI, ANCONA VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.
at noon, with the Maile
To and through the United Kingdom vid Maramilles; to France and other Continental Staten (in a cloned mail to France), to Saigon. Singapore, Galle, Calcutta, Madrae, Bombay, Adon, Seychelles, Rennion and Mauritius, Sz and Alexandria.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Bucks, &,, until 11 AM. on the 23rd instant, after which to Letters can be received.
ן:
Meney Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM | until 5 PM, on the 2nd foɛtant.
NAVIGATION GEELONG. Captain G. J. BABor, with Her until 10 A.. on the 23rd inaint
COMPANY'S Steamship! Letters for Registration will be received
Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Surge, will leave this for the above placce on THURSDAY, the 16th October, at noon.
· Üllego will be received on board until noon, Specia and Parcels at the office until 2 P.M. ou the 15th ile..
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Ganend Post Office,
Hongkong, 6th October, 1875.
HAMPAGNE-For-Particulara regarding Freight and Pancharecable henceforth on Idlers addressed VEUVE CLICQUOT-FONSARDIN
REIMS,
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage sage, upply at the F. & 0. S. N. Co.'s Office, the Cadell Kingdom, and to pluces beyond the Hongrong.. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF United Kingdom, when forwarded by French PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.·
Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on * A Written Declaration of the Contents Letters forwarded by British Packet-við "Bria- and Value of the Packages for the Overland diet. Route is required by the Egyptian Governmcat, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the
in Cases of 1 dos, Quarts,
ward, 2 doz. Pinte SANDER & Co., Sole Agents for Chena, Japan and Manila. tf 2151 Hongkong, 15th Desember, 1871. THE TOURISTIS QUIBB-Umpany's Agents with the bill of Lading or
REDUCED PRICE $1.
with Parcela; and the Company do not hold Containing the nunca of all the Articles of themselves responsible for any Detention or Trade, obicete of Natural History Faritone, Prejudice which may happen from the incor- Fo; e, with the Punti, and Mandarin Pronun retwear in such declaration.
ciation,
Also a few up of the ULLAMNAT of the China, in two Parte,
The Daily Press Otics,
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, TWIE P. & 0,5, N. Co.'s Steamship
"MADRAS"
THE
Superintendent.
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F. W. MITCHELL
: Postmaster Gonoral.
Gouoval Post Office.
Hongkong, 29th April, 1872,
Its hereby notified for general information "that on and after the 1st August next, the The Company reserve the option of forward- Commission chargeable on Money Orders ing all goode shipped by their Steamers for issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong. Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Shanghai, and Yokohama will be as follows, Crust in their own Stenmore, or in vesela viz. employed for the purpose.
Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to take note, that, the Steamer leaving. "Hong- kong in correspond, aca with the Australian Steamera from Gallo to Bombay, may call at Colombe.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terias and conditions of the Company's
A. McIVEL, Superintendent. Poninsalar and Oriental. Stoum Navigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 29th September, 1873,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES · MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
will leave for the above pinoc at 4 .. TO- Black Bills of Lading. TRENCH, LATIN, and CHINESE DIC-DAY, the 15 inetunt.
TIONARY, of the Spoken MandarinBias:
A. McIVER, leat, by PAUL FIRNY, M.Å. Price, $10.
APPENDIX to the FRENCE, LATIN, and P. & 0, S. M. Con Office, CHINESE DICTIONARY of the Spoken. Honkong, 15th October, 1824. Mandarin Disleat, canaising:-A notice of the Imperial Academy at Pekin; a notics on
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Chinese Babonig; a governl description of P. & 0.5. N: Co.'s Steamship Ohing, &c., o, u, by PAUL PERNY, M.A Price $10.
CHINESE PROVERBS, collected and class
PAUL PERNY, M.A. Price, $0.50. The following Work, by the same author, will shortly appear:
LATIN CHINESE DIALOGUES.
The First Volume of “ & CHINESE GRAM-} MAR" Apply to
FREDERIC DEGENAER, tl 1442 Hongkong, End September, 1875.
- NOW READY.
-DELTA
will leave for the above place at daylight TO. | MORROW, the 16th iqstant,
A. McIVER,
Superintendent,
{1634 - Hongkong; 15th October, 1873, FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW
THE Steamship.
P. & O, S, N. Co's Ollee,
"DOUGLAS,"
Captain Burnie, will be despatched for the RE.jabova Poris TO-MORROW, the 186 instant,
at 11 AM
OUND VOLUMES of the TÚADE
PORT for the year 1872. Price $10.
Apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 1st February, 1871.
J. AND BENNENT'S ALE and
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Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown
CANVAS,
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*THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY” For 1873.
NOW READY.
HIS Work, now in the ELEVENTA THIS
Joar of its existenés, is ready for de livery.
It has been compiled and printed at the
·Daily Press Office, "as usual, from the beat and most authentic sources, and no pains ' have been spared to make the work com plote in all respects.
In addition by the usual varied and volumizone information, the vulpe of the "CHRONICLE AND DIEESTORT FOR 1873" has been further angmented by a
CHROMO-LÍTHOGRAPH
OF WEES.
SHANGHAL
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
of the
In addition to a Ohromo-Lithograph? Plate NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE
AT THE PEAK:-
also of
Kwong-fully illustrated and explained, forming arer. THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS
The Times remerke that erined science is Liquorice, 10 packages, at $0.80, by Took becoming meber an expensive branch of learn-mee to travelling trador.
| cises for students of a most instrnetivo KatITE.
Both the Court and Punt pronunciations aru given, the accents being carefully marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The typo- graphy displays the success of mi attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast
- Fermicelli, 50 bags, at $6.80, dy Krong-luck.oconomy of space, suhieving a clearness nut
ing It Lhis respect, at any rate, it cannot be White Waz, 2 pieces, at $72.00, by Kwong aid that the public money is withheld from fook wn to travelling tender. scientific rokes, or that inventors are left without ensouragement or patronage. Some years ago Lord Hardwicke said that a British linef-battle ship would soon ecme to be man- ned by stakera and artillerymen, but we sle
wo to travelling trader -
Dried Lily Moore, 10 bago, at $1180, by Eweng-fook-wo to travelling trader..
Vermicelli, 70 bags, at $7.15, by Yue-cheng
Mitled Rice. 2,000 pienis, at $1,47, by Kip-
fast getting to slukera and tucucooks. Asingle to travelling tender. gun weighing about sixty tous, and vociting
TOHN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA...
a cartridge for all the world like a sack of gati tye-long to travelling trador. tags, will then, be kept at the bottom of a hole till wanted, and will theo be lifted by water power to the month of its den. The shot dis
harged by this piece of ordinance will weigh about 7,2001, boing tried as much as the entire broadside of a powerful frigate. Wingbastav Repeating Arms and Amraunition, It would not be agreable, but it would be Da Pozt's Blasting and Sporting Powder. Take -oxactly...according to proosdent, after
ing score of ships at charge of prior and Puuilic Fuse Company's Safety
ly 72 May 8
£300,000 enob, we should discover that a ruse more than a matol-for any of tugma might be built for less than half the money. The only comfort is that peading that consum- mation which has yet to be accomplished-g keep our couizend of thy new. It must not, howover, be forgotten that in thead matters we Rre very defioiont in practical experience. It has been raid on good untaority, and with abrioux réuson, that the flrat naval war wight" pet all our concisions. It is darbaix enough. +(the fines adda) thức în so furus mechanicalarts can be brought to represent naval strength we sball begainers, that to this extent wo way
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ending to take this work in avery way
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The Directory is published in Two Forms, Complete at $5; or with the Liste of Residente, Port Directories, Mapa, &c.. at $3.
previously attained, and dispensing with thems rast margins and vacant space which deve heretofore obaracterized Chiñero publications.
To illustrato the west scope of the work, the Hollowing frets are submitted for consideration. Obalaers": Vocabulwly contains about 10,000 Chinese characters, and Hodhurat's English and Ohinemo Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 50,000 Baglish Macs
·words, and upwarils of 400,000′Obinosa obárne- | Bizatora tera, Again, despite all the grammar and AMOY......... other elementary works as yet published, the Formosai
Orders for Uapies may be sent to the Daily).
soe, or fo the following Agents
Mestre J. P. DA SILVA & Co.
student of this difficult language absolutely re- Trochow, quiros-examples to display the surious appli-Ningpo...... ations and equivalents of different wards which Shanghai. have one general meaning. Of these examples
"
QUALOU and CAMPBELL.
WILSON, NICHOLLS & CU.
WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. HEDGE & Co., -***
KELLY & OA., Shangbai, HALL & HOLTZ.- KELLY & Co. ·
HALL&HOLTZ and KELLY
&Co., Shangħal.
this work contains more than five times na Bankov und | many on any other Dictionary hitherto pul- River Porte.) lished.
2. Hagasaki, Tun U. & TRADING CO." | For practical purposes the arrangement of Hiogo, Gia THE O. & J. TRADING 00.. the work is so complete, that it reference Tokolina Mosara. LiNE, UMAW POED & OC. to its pages enables a person who vader="
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Ooo.
stands English to communicate covely
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„Straits Times Offline,
witli natives who understand nothing but Chi- | Manila,..............Mesero, J. DE LOYZAGA & Co. neo. In this respect the work, will be found Saigon....... indispensable to all Ruiopeans residing in Singapore... China, and to the natives themselves i ex- Lention....... pkins sabjeels fully with which very few in- deed of them are perfectly acquainted, To púrtion resident in England interested in
„ME. F. ALGAE, Clement's Luna.
GRO. STREET, 30, Cornhill, ' Medays; TRÜBNER & ÜS.
BATES, & CO.
lags with surfaction upon tay, Bar donvoy its Proprietor of W130-620 Sump bags to Burns it cannot but be urvalnably occupiously. San Garcisco, Mr. L. P. FISHERYL
Nor do we tea that ornaments must necesarily inform the public that bia Shop lyte boet ingreang in gost, for wo ara economizing power (usuulised vince 1855, at Endicott's Lune, and and earing in vad muy what we lows in abother that he has always a gran quantity of BEST The only question is whether the race bidwest 00AL inators for sale. Gentlemen or Ship- guns and chipe may not before long require | masters wishing to patroniso him, avo requestøð. gaf air of absurdity, and so be given up to apply at bis Shop.
altogether.
1y 1943 Hongkong, 16th August, 1973,
It comprises ujiwyrda af swo thoesand inge quite pages,
„TRUBNER & COA GU, PATELNOSren Bow;
SWAHLBELL,
* DAILY PREM " Orrior, HONGKONG,
New York..
Chatoo, and i Newohtoang. Nontein and Peking
For Freight or Pussage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRÁIK & C 4å 1684-Hongkong, 13th October; 1873.
FOR SINGAPORE (direct)
THE Stermabig
"MECCA,"
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIS, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISNÁILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; PONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND BONBAY.
ALSO.
On suinis not expoeding £2....18 cents. Alove E and not exceeding £530 Above 5 and not exceeding £7.54. Above 87 and 'aat excceiling €10.72
F. W. ITCRELL,
Postmaster Gevarul. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
It is hereby notified that Lettern addressed to France may be sent eithre paid or vupaid at the option of fun sender; hat the postage on Prices Carnt, Newapajers and Books sonno be prepaid
..
For chemica The rate of postage chargeable on Letters address to Franco per French Packet fa...
32 cent. Per British Packet when marked við
Brindis
............. 18 Per Britiel: Packet when marked við •
Alesundria and Narocilles....... 12
F...W. MITCHELL
Postmaster Geurol.
General Post-OFee,
Hongkong, Snd April, 1872.
The Post Office of Victoria (Ausamaj having OTHERSDAY,
dive ulice to the Grural Post C it noon, the Company's Steinaalp der that articles of devellery received in that DONNAL," Commandant De DUTLIL, Colony are chsizeable with Customs Dulice, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and the undersigned considers it necessary to make CARGO, will leave this Port for the above this Regulation know to the Pablit, and th placas.
stato that any loliers, or paekels oortjeg Cigo and Specia will be razzisieren for Lon-quab articles sent through the Post are liable, don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in with their contents, to be forfeited, transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
F W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Geronai.
Hragkong, Bad Jummary, 1873.
Shipping orders will be granted till 0000, Gerenti Post-O£ce, Captain Laws, will leave for the above port on Cargo will be received on board until P... Specie and Parcels natil 3 r.M. on the 22nd FRIDAY, the 17th instant, at 4 P.M. A
October, 1873,
For Freight or Pusage, upply to
KWONG HING.
Na, 57, Praya, 41 1894 Hongkong, 14th October, 1878.
FOR LONDON.
HE Steamship
"CAWDOR CASTLE,” Captain Coale, peated on the 20th. inat., will bove immediate duepatch as above.
Fur Freight, apply to
JOHN BURD & Co.,
1661 Hongkong, 15th October, 1878.
FOR AMOY. -
emer
Agents.
* OCEAN QUEEN," Captain Tæreda, will have immediate despatch for the above port,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
LANDSTEIN & Co.,
Agends tf 1679 Hongkong, 11th October. 1873. FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 41 Auscrican Ship
"MELROSE," Captain Neill, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have immediate patol as above,
For Freight, apply to
(Parcels are not to be sent
It is berchy notified that a line of British on board; they must be left at the Agency's Mail Contract Packets has been established be. Office) Contents and value of Packages are tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect- required.
For further particulars, apply at the Coming lines, will afford a regant maria of con
veyance of correspondence from Hongkong for puny's Office.
the foreign ports on the East Africau Coast, as mell us for Nutal and the C « Colony, St. He lean and Arsion, and that benceforward the postage, which must be paid in advice, on let term addreased to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Deby- gun Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension, will be 20 cents for ench half-ounce, ORINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK. newspapers 2 conta each.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent, *Hongkong, 4th October, 1878.
THROUGH 17.8. MAIL LINE
FROM
PACIFIC MAIL S. 8. COMPANY
1F CONNECTION WITH TRE OENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANIES..
..
"THE S. S. “GREAT. REPUBLIČ” will
These Hongkong for San Francicae, via
Yokohania, on MONDAY, the 37th October, at 8 o'clock e.m., taking Passengers, Maila and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
F: W. MITCHELL,
Postrausler General.
Gezerul Post-Office.
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873,
It is hereby notified that, henceforward the postuge an letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid iri advance, will be as fol. loma, viz. :—
When forwarded vil†
|}34 cents each 3-ounce. Brindiai When forwarded við
34 Marseilles.
When forwardeil við} 28. "
Southampton.£
Through Passenger: Tokets and Billa of Lading are famed for transportation to Yoko- ma and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, desto principal points in the United States, Cana-General Pust-Office,
da, and Europe, via Overland Railroad and connecting Lines of Steamers, and to ports in Mexico and Central and South America.
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. tf 1663 Dongkong 8th October, 1873.
· FOR NEW YORK.
THE 41 Amoricun-Clipper Ship
**RINGLEADER"."
Thatcher, Hunter, having the greater portion of bet cargo gaged, will lead at Whatupia mud Hongkong, and have early despatch as
For Freight, apply to
abore.
RUSSELL & Oc Lf 1583 Hongkong, 25th September, 1873,
·FOR DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY.
T
A Clipper Ship
RIELEMAN,"
For Freight or Puasago, «pply to
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Hengkong, 22nd Framry, 1873.
It is hereby notified that arrangements have A Steamer of the Company willlerve Shang. ben dompleted under which correspondenço hai about same date, via the Inland Sea Ports, from Hougtong may be forwarded to Nagasaki and make close connection at Tokobama A vil Shangbai, and to Hiogo via Yokohama, by United States Majl Packets, and that Letters The “GREAT REPUBLIC" will be due at for Hongkong and plures beyond Hongkong San Francisco December lat, whence daily Fas- may be forwarded from Nagasaki and logo ger trains and daily Freight trains are run by rucnos of the United States' Phokate via over the Central and Union Pacific Railroad Shanghai and Yokobums reapestively Lies for New York, and for all the principal
board.
The rates of postage chargeable on such cur- sities in the interior and upon the Atlantic Soarespondence is four cents for euch half-ounce on Letters, two cents on each Newspaper, and. At New York, Passangers have selection of two cents on see two ounces of Books and. various Haos of Stoomers to England, France Packota of Saus plow of Morebandizo in uddition and dormany.
to the Rates specified in the Table of Rates of Retura Pasanga Tickets issued at a redasti Postage at present in force of 90%, in ragalat rates,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Hongkong, 16th January, 1871.
Thos. Bishop, Master, having the greater pura. on the 28th instant. Parol Packages Goueral Puet Uficu
Froight will be received on boned until 4 tion of bar cargo and pussengera-engagod, will lave in urdisto despatch for the above ports.ill be received at the office until 5.. A day all Parcel Paskagen should be marked to addrose in fall; value of saine is required.
For further information us to Passage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya West.
T. A. HARRIS..
"ROZARIO & Co.
if 1582 Hongkong, 25th Septoniber; 1873.
· FOR MANILA.
HE Sparisa Schooner
"MANOLITO. Captain Chusus, will have immediate despatch For the abore port.
For Fioight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. B
if 1631 Mongkong, Zavi Ostőbár, 1873,
T
FOR LONDON. RE41 German Barque
LANDWURSTEN,”.
Mosers. 5.M. PETTINGILL & Co. Capt. Becker, will load here and at Whampoa
Agovt.
Himgkong, October 11th, 1838.
ROWN, JONES & Ɑ 0..
UNDERTAKERS, &c. OFFICE-No. 5, Hollywood Road,
Memorial Stone and Monimonta.created. if 137: Hongkong, 21st January, 1879.-
A MILLAR &
It is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance, chargeable on Packets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the Paited States. Packets vin San Francisco, wiff by as follows Piz
For a packet not exceeding I'vujico *
in weight.... For a packet above 1 vance not ex-
oceding auce
centa,
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
sceding 4 ounce. & und eight ocuts for overy additional four onvoGH
These rates apply to Printed Cirentara, Price Lists, Market Reportă, and all printed pupern and Trade Pattern W. MITCHELL.
or Samples:
for un boro port, and will bure quick, do HCUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT other than Newspapers, as well as to Booke
ebants Exebenge.
37. Park Row
HALE & HOLT and KenLx | patch,
& O., Shanghai
HALL & HOUTZaadKELLY
& Co., Shanghai
"For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN &. Oo tf 1892 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1879,
PLUMBERS, COPTERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS, No. 1, Queen's Read East and Nullah Jeans, Opposite H.M. Naval Book Yard,
1 687 Hongkong, 1st March, 1871
General Post Of Loe,
Postmaster Genera
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.