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THE DAILY TAJ68, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25rn 1878.
Fessels Advertised as Loading.
VESSEL NAR
CAPTAIN
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For FaRIGHT APPIA TO
TO SE DISPAROHEN,
Hongkong (str.) Glanous (str.).
Glenisla Olympia (str.)
Mikado (atx.)..
Ridamon
Johann Smidt „Kinfauns Üsstie...
Carnarvonshire...
TROEBB
Mary Bello Roberto.A. ........dureol... ----- STORE, FANG & CALCUTTA Legislator (str.
.....George Green:
Deli ONOLULU.........
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For Sale.
Ocean Queer (utr.)
•Andxan Ankie)....... Tartar (str.).. Dots (str.)..
Hui Lương (str.
SAYLE & CO.
Siemesen & Co....
Butterfield & Swire.... Biemsson & Co...
Quick dispatch.
On or about 28th,inet.
koslaicdispatch.
Quick Zlapátch.
On 5th.prox,, eÈ È F.M,
Quick dispatch,
Kulok dispatch,
sick dispatch.
Quick dispatch. Quick dispatel.
Coock dispatch.
Hongkong Vogel, Engedarn & Clo... Hongkong Russell & Co.. Honkong Rozario & Uó..... Hongkong Vogel; Hagedorn 4.00..... Hongkong Rowell & ..... Hongkong Resoll & Qa. Hongkong Olyphant & Co.. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Hongkong Russell & Qu... Hongkong Basell & c....... Hongkong Jardme, Mathearn & Co.. Hongkong Augustine Heard &; Co., Hongkong Remedios & Co...
Landstein & Co... Hongoruz P. & O. 8. N. Coi Hongkong Angesting Heard & Co... longkong ||, D. B 1 Doan Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co..
For Sale.
THOMPSON & HIND TMEONPEO
TTAVING received a large and wdl ́aelested
Stuck for the AUTOMŃ AND WINTER SEASONS,
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GAMELING. caid on the sorder between four numbers, ra (To the Editor of the Spectator.)" ceiving eight timad my stake If any efitle four Girl have always balten a strong payohoto numbers tuyasd up. I wre conscious of an hoek ginal interest in the subject of gambling, but glow of self-applause, I could see-th.p betonging na I do to one of those at once prij.£jaketing impressions around me. One man, -deut-and-virtuous ciroles, jy which even large who was a great winner, evidently thought ex- risks ut Christmas games an alerely disap.codingly well of his own sagacity of bend, and proved, mud acrer having bad the inclination cthers ales, for they were very apt to follow his to form the acquintaues of gambling man for lead an to stakes, and lacked upon him with a LONDON via SUEZ CANAL the cake Fthe fow experiments I was in lined sort of temporary and provisional, though to make, 1 determined that before the public purely intellectual, respoot. But what grito LONDON AND HAMBURG, gaming tabliants of Enrage entirely dis. unvinced me of the real strength up this LONDON........ appeared. I would lose a few pounds at one of carioca fallacy of the mind, was that when I DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, then, in order to gratify any curiosity as to the leard that the youngest of my companions had MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY... nature and incidents tu on. I have netually come off slight winner, having at the NEW YORK never regarded ordinary gues of carts, how at mon retrieved is provique losses by ever bighly waighted by the elemnt of chance, putting his sole romeining two-frane-piece out Sa gand mujrots of the experiment. Husn of the bandred-and-twenty-five franca ha was mature, so far as I an acquainted with it, is willing to risk, ou the timber which reproacct unriously and perversely inbned with the babited his age, and gained in ecnsequence thirty- pi,taking fall credit for any success in which it two Lince Lis.stake, my respect for his shred discera or imagine a voluntory wees distinctly rose, and I became sensible of ie possibxo ecment, and of letting the element of pure obecne self-represales for not having mada ghance fall in the sakground of lie, taiad, una fika arbitrary reasons for the selection of MANILA........
Do. f is true that a loser will, in speaking to the various inbora on which I und staked my oilers of bis lusecs, always dwell o his money during the period of my own play. It YOKOHAMA illuck, just as one citubes, at almost any was true that there was ab adaber high SHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA
SHANGHAI.. exenna for a blandne, miles then refer it one's enough, and to gay, for that which would bare ow blandering bibit of ind. But I have represented my own age, eg that I could not SWATOW, AMOX, P'OHOW, adways obscrved, that in criary games of have staked on tant,-but then, why not have mixed chance and skill one thinks better of selected timbera wherson to stake list bad paceclf for winning and worse for losing, it one some real relation to my own life, the day of examinee one's real state of mind without the month which gave me birth, or the number reference to athore. I was therefore anxious to of the abode in which I work in town?: see the condition of intl which would scoom- Evidently in spite of the clearest understanding of the chances of the game, the moral fallacy pany games of unwixed obanco.
Either is, or good slar, delayed my which attributes luck or ill-luck to something experiment till pa, Baden-Baden, Hobur of cupucity or gift, or incapacity and deficiency nadoff the more insutious of the pubhe guarufu fiat pinyer, wat bosprofound
I am convinced that the places were cloard. Mcnaeo was mit, my Pench fingmined in b fur the Saxon-les-Bains, in the Vulis, shadow of merit and demerit s thrown by the was the only public grasing-plove within the mind over multitude of aetions which buvo possibilities of the case. And as I happened move possibility of either wisdom or folly in to be travelling with highly estimable party, them than, granted, of course, the folly of one of whom were ju the least likely to be gambling at all-the selection of obe particular When you betrayed info . permanent passion-for, gam. chance on which you win or lose. blin, resolved-strongly, I uzual admit, win at one time and lose at another, the wind mainst the count of my prudent wife, who is almost unable to realise stendily that there regarded the notion that there was any was to reason accessible to yourself why you paychological gain to be made out of gambling won and why you boet, And to you invent pure moonshine, and looked upon my what you know perfectly well to be a fiction notion only a wilful tan's exprice for the conception of some sort of inward divising. barning a bigger hole in his pocket the red which guided you, right when you used i wasnt hoc líuh,-to pay, a short visit properly, and fx:led only because you did not to Suxou-la-Bains, and risk, or rather attent adequately to its indications.
Snob is the experience which I carried away love, I way well aware I should really fuse--five pounds thare. Saxon-les-Bains in with me from punidst, the objectionable smells, as you probably know, a litre, dosalate, place the unsavoury company, the malignant gauts, in the Rhone Valley, not far from Afartaguy, the haggard revelry, and the general moral where tourists desrud from the pass of the Col squalor of Saron-leasing; and when my wife de Brime between Chamonix and the Bhone reprached me, with triumpbaut referencce to It is at the foot of a picturesquely points her warnings, for the missing fire pounds, I mountain called the Pierre-Voir (probably replied, want I really feel, though I know I HATS and BONNETS. (A choice AssortNELS, for Dressing Gowns. because no one ga to me it, at last say closer shall never convince her of it,that my ex-ment of the above received Moribly.) L than they see it from the valley, the gumbling Berience was not dearly bought. Is it the only table of jakou quito overpowering scenery in case in which the fiction that we ourselves have the winch of gamblers, and repelling all tourists arc,whether good or evil forume, forcee who are not gusabiingly inolivet. The some itself with absurd teacoity.apon ? Luther what narrow and dat valley of tho Rhone is himself could hardly bave desired a better proof. hare locked in on both sides by vast and barrer tana thie of the pranks which the imagination mountains, which seen so close to each other, playa us when dealing with thut sense of merit that the Twilight I live often misticon the and demerit so closely bound up with our side of the moutain, really half a mile or eiore bunian egotiam. We give ourselves credit, and distant, for the towering wall of a house close get credit, I suspect for rast deal more both by. Conesquently the air of the place is close. of wisdom and folly in life than we deserts," The sultry sun beats back from the barren face! Are nine-tenths of the prizea and the blanks of of the munta its till Saxon is like a bothonso. lita at all wore ascribable to any fine selective The unhes of the Rhone moreover, produce a parase o deficiency thereof in him who draws mbat boltirety goat, which at sunset begins then, thin my losses, or my friend the Cantab'e the molent tucks on all uman beings sudden retrieval of bis loss? Yet I till look who are not already inoculated with its poison, upou that able and thoughtful youth with a And unhappy are bey who cannot sleep in the deep sense of respect for bis elevernes in too often small and close rooms of the hotelsfrotrieving his loana, and on myself with a without a window open to the onber air, for in melancholy onacioneness that, like "Traddles that case it is most probable that they will not in"David Copperfield," my native awkwarduess sleep at all, but will bear the war-trumpots of of mind must have been the exure of my very these threatening and yourmous little creatores crate reverses.—I am, Sir, &c.,
EG to winounes to their Customers and the Public thu they are now sharing their NEW GOODS for the AUTUMN and WINTER SEASONS, which have been care-solicit an early inspection of the following fully selected from the best and, choupet GOODS Markets, and age" of the neweet wud most PASHIONABLE STYLES, comprising the following:-
AN INSTRUCTED GAMBLOR.
sounding the wevaillée all night long. Add to this that Saxon is distinguieled for a complexi ty of whole selts which would be ro- WELL, BAKKED WEALTH-According to the Tarkably ovea in ne ald German town, that Fresh papers Dr. Nelaton has hit over henis fuste ut still noisier bands of re7,000,0001.
An extraordinary seene has boca witacased yellara, nonsisting of the ladies'-maida of the
Ladion JACKETS and ANTELETS EK, VELVET, and FANCY OLATH.
OPERA CLOAKS.
LLAMA, TASMANIAN, SEDAN, and other SHAWLS
Norwich SILK SQUARES. COSTUMES and POLONAISES, in na materiale of the latest designs.
FANCY TRIMMED UNDERSKILTS.. TRIMMED -STRAW and MILLINERY
Ladies and Childrens, UNTRIMMED HATS, in Felt, Velvet, and Straw." BLACK and COLORED SILES. FANCY DRESS MATERIALS of all kinds.
BLACK SILK VELVET, BLACK and COLORED VELVETEON. Chiotz and Printed FLANNELS, for Drea ing Gowas.
LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S PAHIS KID GLOVES,
SILK, VELVET, FUR, and CLOTH JAC KETS and MANTELETS J
COSTUMES, SHAWLS, and OPERA OLOAKS.
VELVET and SATIN SKIRTS, in the most ohoise colors.
RICH BLACK and COLORED SILKS, FANCY and DROCHE Ditto.
SATINS, POPLINS, and all the NEWEST MATERIAL, for Costumes and Falonaises,
H
Quick diapateb. Quick dispatch.
Jón 29th that, at 5 P.M.
On or about 11th prox.
kick dispatch.
in dispatch.
uick dispatch,
To-day, ní 4 PİN Quick dispatch.
To-morrow, at 8 A.M.
For Sale.
BAÏER & G 0.
AVING purchased the ENTIRE STOCK. of Mesara, BONNETT &'Oo, under vory advantageons terms, beg to acudunce” “That the promises lately pecupied by the above, were RE-OPENED for business on
MONDAY, the 15th instant. Where we are showing a well solooted Stork of COLORED SILKS, SATINS, COSTUMES FOR THE COMING SEASON,
IN. THE
Nowout Style and· Matariola. RIBBONS, LACES, PERFUMERY, FANCY GOODE,
·AND
STATIONERY,
in great variety. Also,
A large Stook of
Vessels on the Berth,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Beamship
"GLAUCUS,"
will be deepushed on or about the 9th instant.
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A tamil will close.
For Shanghai and Yokalams-Per Porter, Lo-day, the 5th instart, at 3.80 ..
For Swatow, Amay. Foodison, Tamsai, an Takso-Eer Hailong, tomorrow, the 26th instant, at 7.30am.
For Singapore, Penury, and Caleista. Per 28th instant, at 480 P.M.
Insurapos risks accepted on behalf of the Co-Indian Mail Packet Legislator, on Friday, the, pany as under.
On Ton 271. all risks, 18. %, F.P.A.
For Freight or Passage, upply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
1805 Hongkong, 41st November, 1873.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. JUTE A 1 Amerions Ship'
T
"AUREOLA,”
Roas, Mauter, will have early despatch an above
For Freight, apply to
..
RUSSELL & Co.
i 1887 Hongkong, 7th November, 1873.
FOR NEW YORK..
HE 41 16 years Britiab Ship
***TAMESA,"
having the greater portion of her Cargo gaged, will load at this aud Wharapon for the above port, and will have galak dengatuli,
For Freight, apply tu
OLYPHANT & Co. 1776 Hongkong, 28th October 1873. FOR NEW YORK, 4 1British Bargoe
CARNARVONSHIRE
888 tous Register, Williams, Muster, will load at Whampoa and Hongkong, and will have early despatch. ******
For Freight, apply tu
RUSSELL & C 4-1777 Fonekong, 28th October, 1873. FOR NEW YORK THE A 1 Gotátan Barque
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MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKET?"
The English Contruer Paoket "TRAVAN- CORE will be dispatched with the wil Mil for Europe, &o., on THURSDAY, the 27th
inat, at noon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Onder Offices in the United Kingdom will be grante i nntil 5 r., on the 26th instant,
The Post-Office will be open until 6 r. on the 26th instant.
Letter, onay be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received until 10 A.M. ou the 27th instant.
Lettere may be posted until 10 A... on tho 27th instant, without late fee.
Letters pontel after 10 M. on the 27th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 18 scuta cach na well as the portugesia prepaid.
The latest time for posting Letters at this Ollie in 11 .M., and for Newspapera, Books, or | Pattörnis 10 A.M. on the 37th instant.
Last letters (but Letters only) addressed to U Vuited Kingdom vii Brindisi, or to Sin- upore, may ho posted on hoard the Pucket from 11.30 r, to the time of sailing, on pay- inest o. K Tau Fer of Scents Cauli én additivo- to the postage.
General Post-Office,
EV. MITCABLL,
Postnasier Genusul,
Hengkong, 13th November, 1573. MAILS BY THE "UNITED STATES”- PACKET."
The United Sintes Mail Packet "CHINA will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 27th stinstant, at 3 P., with the Mails-
JOHANN SMIDT," Captain Hageman, will load here and Whampoa for the ove port, and will have] quick despatch.
For Fright, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. it 1675 Hongkong, J0th October, 1873.
FOR SAN PRANOFCO;
BLACK and OOLCRED VELVETEENS, TABLE LINENS and LINEN SHEETINGS, THE 1 American Ship MERINOS, and PLAIDS.
PLAIN, COLORED, and FANCY FLAN.
A Choice Assortment of MILLINERY HATS 2nd DONNETS from Paris. FLOWERS and FEATHERS. LACE and MUSLIN SETS. SCARES, TIES, BOWS, and KOMALS, in SATIN Rud SATIN BROONE.
LADE and CANBRIC HANDKER CHIEFS.
RGAL LACES, in all wakes SASH RIBBONS and SASHES, in all the {neweat
weat colors and designi
REAL VALENCIENNES, MALINĖS, MALTESE, CLUNY, HONITON and DU-A fow very elegant SPANISH COMBS and
TORTOISESHELL FINS, for the Hair.
LADIES' COLORED SHOES, for evening. CHESSE LACES,
And,
LAUE and MUSLIN GOODS of all de- scriptions,
BROCHE SARRES (hand-sewn). Embroidered BOOK MUSLIN SASHES, Move, Faille, and Oberé SASH RIBBONS. KID GLOVES, single and double button. Alurge Stock of LADIES' und L DREN'S UNDER-CLOTHING 214: BARY LINEN, alwaye on basd
CORSETS and DRESS IMPROVERS.
The Fatent Washing CRINOLINE RIBBONS, FLOWERS and FEATHERS. Ermine and Swansdown COLLARETTES,
JET NECK LETS, BROOCHES, and EAR RINGS,”
tair Rumblers, and of not very refloed admireras ore of the streets of Shelfield. A new sewer of theire, make sleep impossible before midnight was being put down, and the excarciofta laid at least, even to those who can succted in ex- open a beam of goal which there, crops up al. cluding the gusta, and you have a condition of most to the surface. News of this discovery things which certainly works together with the was quickly spread among the bumbler resi-MUFFS, and TRIMMINGS. feverisa leve of play to prevent any too earlydent of the neighbourhood, and the result was departure from the green-balze tables and the that beveral hundred woman and childran pat ring of the naked-up and dista íbulesī goin, in a appearance with baskets, buckets, an A friend of wine wire was not with ne, but eks, and a kinda ef receptacles, for the col who and hnd many weeks exparionos atention of the black diamonda“ as they were Alotikon, bed communiontod a little plan for an throw up by the worker. The separation of all but nogal containty of winning, which was the coal from the earth and stones certainly founded or the most scientific principles, bat iavolvad come little trouble, bat the crowd was the only defect of which was that the 'banka, enterprising and patient, and the division of give one no conocivable means of carrying it the spoil was conducted with a fair degree of into practise a defert which, indeed; I believe | decoram.
COMMERCIAL, ÍNTELLIGENCE.
NOVEMBER 24TH, EVENING,
GOLD LOCKETS.
SOAPS, PERFUMERY TOILET KE. QUISITES of all kinās.
Jc..
DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERT BY EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN
ASSISTANTS.
New Patia, $5995 to 3595; New Benares.onDERS EXROUTED WITH CARE AND DESPATOH, $6774 to $5823; Old Patos, 2660 to 2562); po
AND AT YERY MODERATE CHARGES change in Hainn; nurbet quist for all kinds. Estimated unsold stock:-Now Patna 1,950 shews, New Reruuren 350 abestua. Old Patna 100 cheats, and Mulva 135 ahoats-Total 2,595)|
he bined had verified by leaving Monaco a loser, in spite of his scientific plan. His idea was ris. It is obvions that even where, any at rundesle, the shaaco,of the uexa “ qud” or "erm "is prosively ons in two, or one-half, the chance of a yurt of ang given eight results, in a specifierl order,—such as odd, odd, even, odd, odd; even, even, sway,—will be only one in-2 by 2 by 2 ty. 2 by 2 by 2 by 2 by 2, or one in 200. If, cher, any friand bethought himself, you clues. sould but steadily take your mery as to take it agrinat the arrival of this bigbly im probable compound treat, you would be sure to | (win. I quite agreed in this extremely saguelou principle, but the difionlty unfortunately was in the application of the theory. The bank
gives you a chaos at ill of steking your
الفني بي
SOARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shires-47
per cont. pramin. Union Tasomance Society of Canton, new shares
-$100 per share precius.
Chireso Innranee Company-35 per share,
discount.
China Firo Insurance Company's Shurm-$130.
per adime. Vicaria Fire Insuraded Company's Sharo
3118 per share. Longkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
air Traders' Insurance Company's Shures money against any, cotepler event.. It admite +900 per shave promium. only of your staking it in favour or against the Chas and Japan diarise Insurance-Tla, 5 simple dements of this compannd event. And") per share, discount. anfortunately, though it sways remine bigbly improbable that any specifled re of eight wit take place, as you can caly atake your money Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharus time by time on with single one of the eight $148 per share.. component elements of the event, and as, in each of them separately, the chance is one in two, and pot one in 256, 10 is simply tipossible by the raisa of the game so to play as, to have the chances is your favour. I did, indeed, think of requesting the bank to let ge stało Shares-23 per cent, discount. on the result of two or three successive twirls Honglong, Canton, and Masso Steamboat Co.'s of the suulette table, instead of on one at n. Suarna-30 per cent, premiumy, blue, but since my French was extremely bad, Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Fle. 11f hardly adequate to protesting against the accidentul viking up of my money when I but actually won, and since, had it been better, I had no hope that the authorities would comply with a requeas so vary theife for themselves, the drift of which, ladeed, the croupiers might bardly have caught at the first suggestion, but would certainly bare autopcoted-I reinotautly abandoned my friend's scientific receipt for winning and was confented to lose.
The gamblers of our party were but three in nauber, and all Frin of purpose not to exceed the small risk we had prescribed for ourelves of 125 fauca cach, I was the oldest and rashest of the thras, my money being sooneal gone, thongh not for two or three hours," and it
per share. Houghtong Gas Company's Shares-$65 per
abare.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--55 per
cont, discount. Indo-Chinae Sugar Company-00 per cent.
discount..
UN LONDON,
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bille, on demand,.. Bank Bills, at 3 months' sight,4/20 - Bank Bille, at 6 months' aighs,4/24 Urvilita, ut & monthe sight Documentary Bille,atmonth'
sight.......
was neverforamowanidoúhifal buttívit Ishould i Un New Yorg→
at
La a lusor in ske eut. My companions were Private, 5 months' aight......... both ebler and cannier, in their play. They On BomBay-Bank, 3 days' gight 225
did not like me, preciputatsly put down theis | On CALCUTTA, -Bauk,3 dayaʼsiglit 225
money before the croupiers had raked up the Oи BHANGHAI
stakes oat by the previous cathacrophe. They
Bankysight........................
Privace,30 days' nicht.......
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73
SALES ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 1873,
SATLE & C....... GENERAL DRAPERS, QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI.....
· FOR SALE.
VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN
REIMS,
HAM PAG. N. 3,
WAT.
A carefully selected Stock of LADIES' and CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING, oud WOOL GOODS.
1847 Hongkong, 10th-November, 1873.
MACAD
FLANNELS, BLANKETS,
Be, &o, &, Most of the above Goods to be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
to make room for NEW GOODS
for the Autumn and Winter Bansons. Alan,
A large Stock of ENGLISH-MADE SADDLERY, which must be sold without regard to cast.
BAKER & CO.
24, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, COULT MILLINERS, DRESS AND MANTLE MAKERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, LADIES & CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS, do &c. &c. 1475 Hongkong, 3th September, 1870.
晚蝶榮
THE
MELROSE," Captain Neil, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have immediate des patch an above.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. tf 1668 Hongkong. 8th October, 1873.
·FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. NHE 41 Clipper Ship
THE
"RIFLEMAN,"
Thos. Bishop, Moster, having the greater por- tion of her cargo and passengers engaged, will bave immediate despatch for the above ports,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. tf 1682 Hongkong, 25th September, 1873.
I
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON ALSO BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA,
AUSTRALIA.
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the Unitesi States' and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for the veeption Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c.. until 2.90 P.M
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 r. to 250 F., on payment of a Late Fee of 12 cents in nadition to the Postage.- The Prepayment of the Postage to all the abcwn places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insufficiently proprid will fo forwarded by the English Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Yokobama and the United States must be perscribed per CHINA, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed vid San Fran esto."..
Goncral Post Ofier.
F. W. MITCHELL
Postinoster General
Hongkong, 19th November, 1813.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"
The French Mail Packet" SINDF will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 4th December, at houn, with the Mails-
To and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to France and arber Continental Statco (in a closed ma to France), te Saigon, Singapore, Gally, Australia and New Zealand, Aden, Seychelles, Reusion and Mauritius, Sagz and Alexandria..
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettors, Newspapers, Books, & ANDantil 1 At. on the 4th December, after, which
no Letters ein be received.
WING-KER CUAL SHOP. INHE Proprietor of WING-KRE Stop begs to:
Money Orders on any of the Money Order inform the public that his Shop bee benHE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL. STRAM
Steamship Oficer in the United Kingdom will be granted FOR SALE
{established since 1855, at Endicott's Late..and NAVIGATION COMPANY'S
that he has always a great quantity of BEST TRAVANCORE Captain C. H. FASTLEY, until P.M..on the 3rd-December. JHE PROPERTY of a gentleman leaving COAL in store for Hole Gentlemen or Ship with Her Majesty's Maile, Faengers, Greier intters for Bacation will be receiveît: THE
ostora ahing to patrooïne bim, ure requested and Cargo, will leave this for the above places until-10 A.K. on the 4th Deneinbur A CARRIAGE, Two PONIES, and HAR-to apply at his Shop.
o THURSDAY, the 27th November, ut noon. NESS, oùmplete,
11843 Hongkong, 18th Avust, 1873. Cargo will be received on board until noon, Specie and Pargale at the office nalil 2 P.M. on Apply to
the 26th idom.
the Colony
I A. DE GRAUA, Royal Hotel,
Macao, 9th September, 1879. 1, 1620
FOR SALE. ETOSINE OIL
TURPENTINA.. White and Colored PRINTING PAPER.
Apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1133 Kongkong, 11 July, 1873..
NOW READY.
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE-
PORT for the yone 1872. Price $10. Apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, lat February, 1859,
FOR SALE:
Vessels on the Berth.
NEW YORK, LONDON AND UHIN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, CHIMA
FOR SHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA,
FR Company's Steamer
For Particulars regarding Froight and Fun- ango, apply at the F. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office: Hongkong.. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACEY ARE REQUIRED.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Canerat. General Post Office,
Abugkong. 21st November, 1573.
It is hereby not 'fied for general information that henceforward the Postige on Letters aỏ- ed to Russia, when marked to be forward-
A Written Belacation of the Contented via Southampton, sill be reduced to 10 centa and Value of the Fackager for the Overlusul per half-oonce. Rontais required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or Capt. J. S. Ferries, will be despatched as above with Parecia; and the Company do not hol TO-DAY, the 25th fret, at 4 P..
"TARTAR,"
For Freight or Pasage, upply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. 24 1907 Bongitong, 24th November, 1673. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
THE
CALCUTTA.
TOHN DUBAND.&C's FAMOUS BORteamship
DEAUX WINES OLARDT, &t. Julien Medoo, in Wond. ST: JULIEN, ST. ES TEPHE, MARGAUX, LAROSE, LAFFITE, iu 1 dozen gases HAUNT SAUTERNES, 1865 and 1862, 1n 1 dezen dases.
Roederer's. Celebrated CHAMPAGNE: CARTE NOIRE, CARTE BLANCHE, and GLADIATFUR, in casos of 2 dez, Pints, or L doz. Quarte, Eugène Cliquot's CHAMPAGNE, in cases of 1 doz Quarts,
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Blanchy Frères & Co.'s Renowned BRAN DIES, of Standard Strength and Purity, in 1 dogan cases.
Peier Domecg & Doa Superior Pale Dry SHERRY, in 3 dozen canes
in Cases of 1 doz Quarte,
-end, 2 dos. Pints. SANDER &Co,. Sole Agents for China, Japan and Manila. if 2151 Hongkong, 15th December, 1871.
HE TOURIST'S GUIDE THE REDUCED PRICE $1
Coathining the names of all the Articles of "THE Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, Se, A., with the Punti, and Mandaria Pronun oùstion.
Also for expies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Farts.
The Daily Pres Often.
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NOW
"IMPERIAL QUARTO,
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PRONUNOLAHON. MA
WITH THE
جیبی
AN ANGLO-URINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Preas Office, Hongkong. MOB.comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands unrivalled. All tas now words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the numerous ob jects in machinery photography,telegraphyund in science generally, which the rapid
a
Apply to PAUL, LULERS & Co. 1773 Hongkong, 23r1 July, 1873.
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
Foa 1878.
NOW READY.
THIS Work, now in the ELEVENTH year of its oxistence, is ready for de livery.
It has been ccmpiled and printed at the Daily Press, Office, as usual, from the beat and mast authentic sources, and, no paina bave been sparad, to make the work com plate in all respecte..
In addition to the canal varied and voluminosa information, the value of the *ÜKRONZOLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1873”. has been further augmented by a ̈-
CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH OF THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS
SHANGHAI,
...
LEGISLATOR.".
themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incor- reefness in such declaration.
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods ebipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels amplayed for the purpose,
A. MoIVER, Superintendeni, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigaon Cle's Office, Hongkong. 1 November, 1878.
Shippers are particularly requested to note Capt. Craig, will leave for the above Ports on the terms and conditions of the Company's
Black Bills of Lading. FRIDAY, the 29th instant, at 5 r..
Despatches will close ut 4 ..
For Freight or Fusage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 7a 1905 Hongkong. 2 November, 1973. FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
"HONGKONG.”.
Symington, Master, will-have-immediate-des- patch as above.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
STESSEN & Go. 1888 Hongkong, 20th November, 1872 FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG, via SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
THE
abuve
"OLYMPIA.”.
THROUGH US. MAIL LINE
FROM
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster-Gearrot. General Post Office, - *,
Hongkong, 19th September, 1979.
It is bereby notifel that hencɗoward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will: hér aa fol. loss, viz. ;—
When forwarded
Brindisi........ When forwarded. víl 2
Marseilles
34 cents euch funce..
$31
When forwarded vil) 28
Southampton.....
F. W.NITCEFELL."
Postmarta Gevral,
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1873.
It is hereby notified for general information CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK. that on and after the lat August next, the Commission changeable on Money Ordera Jasued upon the United Kingdom at longing, Shanghai, and Yokohama will bras follows,
~PACIFIC ̃M'ATIT:S=8.00MPANY---
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CANTRAL AND UNION PACLETO!
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
THE S. S. "CHINA" will leave Houg
kong for San Francisco, ria Yokohama, or THURSDAY, the 27th instant, st 3 o'lock T.., taking Passengers, Maile and Paulson, Master, will have quick despatch as Freight, for Japan, the United States, aud
For Freight, apply to
SIEMSSEK & On. 3889 Hongkong, 20th Novomber, 1873.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, LE P.4 0.8. N. Co's Steamship
"MADRAS"
will leave for the above place whortly after the arrival of the next English Maik.
A. MOLVER, Superintendat, [P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s, Offer,
[1874 Hongkong, 17th November, 1875.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and BIOGO.j POS, N. Co.'s Steamship
OF
FLE
:
In addition to a Ukromo-Lithograph Flate of the NEW JODE OF SIGNALS IN USE
AT THE PEAKI
[, alec of) VARIOJE HOUSE FLAGS. (Designed coprently for this Work) HAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, and of the
THE COAST OF CHINA; besides other local information and sta tistics corrected to dato of publication, tending to make tala work in every way saitable for Public, Mercantile, and General Offous.
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are. hore given in extenso. Each and evory word in fally ilmotrated and explained, forming erer TE cines for students of a most instrnative notare. did not stretéb over other players so awkward
Both the Court and Punti pronunonations aro Jy as I did,inler, the roupiers had to
givan, the accents being carefully marked on obuke me mildly, by begging me to use 4
the boat principle hitherto attained. The typo. rake; and then, when I did nau the make, I
As reported by Chissene,
an attempt to graphy display the succes managed to kyock the most desperate gambler. Vermicelli, 30 bags, nt. 25.15, by Tuck-mes make the Chinese and Englies type correspond in the roam a hänt she head with it, and draw to travelling traŭerie
in the size of body, thereby affecting a vast. forth forge remonstrance, which made me Tobacco Leaf, 30 bundles, at Tis. 8.3.0.0, by osmomy of space, achieving a clearness not recall with macpifortable vividnoes that there Tark-men to travelling truder.
previously attained, and disposing with those was a pistol-practising ground (“ Tir-an-pis- Cutilośch, 35 bago, at $92,50) by Ewong vast margins and vacent spaces" which have talet "in the gaiden of the hotel, whink would "Suok-wo to travelling trader.
heretofore obaracterized Chine publicaticna. readily tanie the instruments for a musting Dried Lily Flowers, 20 bugs, at $12.80, by To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the whereis I should hardly, have come off with a Kang-fook-wo to travelling trader.
following fiata are så braitted for consideration. mere forlleweɔn. Indeed, I ight, clear, after Shanghai Coltax, 10 bags, at $75.00, by Olatzera Vocabularly contains about 16,000 watching my evaapanions—one of them a Kong-wing-sbing to travelling trader. (Chinese characters, and Medhurst's Engliab Orders for Copies may be sent in the Daily abrewd contusel learned in the law, the other a Folatos Fier, 100 age, at fls. 1.1.2.0, by and Chinese Dictionary about 300,000, whilst Pez fins, or to the following Agents" doti, sagnoloss Quuta, who cans out high in Kwong-wing-aling to travelling tendenshis-work-contains more than 50,00 nglish Macao
White Sugar, 1,079 bagh, at $6.75, by Yoen-words, and upwards of 600,000 Chipess charaa Swat
ters, gain, despite all the grammar and dino
the Tipos the other day,—that neither of
The Directory is published in Two Forms, Complete ab. b, or with the Lists- ut Residents, Port Directories, Moga, &0. at $8.
Mera J. DA SILVA & Co.
them had the trae gutabling instinct us atrong fat to local trader.
Saigon Cotton Seed, 500 bugs, at $5.10, by other elementary worke, as yet published, the Formo877. Testyė to travelling trader.
ly as I, though so far as their experionda weak, it sensed to confirm my own. And what was that experience This chiefly, tant I was distinctly conscious of partially attri, buting to some defeat or stupidity in my own wind every ventre angan issue that-provoda failure; das I repel about within me. for something in melike un aatiolpation or warning (which of course was not to be found, of what
Yellow Bous, 1.000 plenie, at $1.66, by Tuck mee Hopikce to local trader.
Blogs Datez, 30 bags, at Th. 3.9.5,0, by Tock- mon to travelling trader,
Cardanons, (interior). 20 baga, nc $18.00, by Tusk-ings to travelling trader.
student of thin difficult language aheointely ri Fooohow. quirce examples to display the various appli-Ningpa cutions und equivalents of different words which Shanghai..... have use general meaning. Of these acumples
this work contain more than five times a Banho and t many say other Dictionary hitbceta pab- River Ports tisbed
QUELON and GASEDE63, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co.* WILKON, NICHOLLS & Co. HEDGE & Onj
Kefar & Co., Stinugbai, HALL & HOLTZ.
KELLY & ÚS.
HALL & HOLE and KELLY ..&Co, Bhanginis *.. Nagasaki,....Tro C. & 3. TRADING CO. For practical purposes the arrangement of Hign, Deaks...THE O. & J TRADING CO. the work is o completo, that a reference Yokohama......More. LANE, URAWFORD & Cor Ching Boot, 10 packages, at $19.00, by Tye-to ite pages inables a person who under
Mr. E. J. Moss, Japan Gazette
Ofee. bauda English to communicate effectively.**
Black Pepper, 200 bags, at $18.00, by Yuen-
the next event was to be, und generally hit fab to travelling truder. upon some vagno impulse in my own mind
which determined me that whenever I aucused, foong-un to local trader.
I raked up my gains with a half-impression
that I had been a elevor fellow, and had made i
judisionta etuke, just as it had really moved
a ukilini move at ebeas; and thắt when failed,
1 Hought to myself, "Ah, I knew all the time.
"I was going "wung in selecting that muubus, and yet I was fool chôngh to stick to it," which -of commas was a pure illusion, for all but I did really know we, that the chaube was even or much more than even, nguínat von. But thin Dlusion followed me throughout. I bad sense of deserving whuces when I suceeded, nad of having led through wy g wilfulness, or wrong beaded asprips of choice, when I failed. When, as not unfrequently happened, I put a
BROWN
JONES & 0.0% UNDERTAKERS, & OFFIE—No. 4, Hollywoon ROAD.
Memorial Stones and Monumenta erected; 187 Hongkong, Blat January, 1875,
A MILLAR & CO.... POUSE SUP AND STEAMBOAT
PLUMBERS. COPPERSHITIS & BRASSFOUNDERS. No. 1, Quan's Road Best and Nuliah Lans, Upposite K.M, Naval Dock Ford, [.357 * Hongkong, Lat Murch, 1871.
дене.
with natives who understand nothing but Chi-kantha.............. Massen, J. DE LOYZAGA & Co.
In this respect the work will he found Baigon
M. Biso & Go. indispensable to all Europeane residing in Singapore.......Struts Timer Office,
„MF, F. ALGAN, Clonent's Lane. China, and to the natives themselves it ex-} London......
020. STREET, 30, Cornhill. Monare. TRINNER & Co..
plains subjects fully with which very few in- deed of them are perfectly sognuinted. To partics resident in England and interested in
བས་ན་༧༦༢
BAINS, HENDY & Co.
"DELTA***
wül leave for the above place about 34 hours after the arrival of the next English Mail.
A. MoIVER, Superintendent, P. O.S. N. Co. Office;
Hongkong, 17th November, 1823. [1875- FOR HONOLULU.
THE American Ship
"GEORGE GREEN,” Captain C. Willcox, will be despatched as abors on or about the 11th proximo,
!
For Freight or Putooge, apply to ....
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. 21d 1896 Hongkong, 1st November, 1875. FOR LONDON,
HEAL British Borgus
* "GLENISLA,”
Capt. Watts, will loud bere and at Whampoa, and will have giok despatch as above.
For Freight, apply to
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
tf. 1853 Hongkong, 11th November, 1873. FOR MANILA.
TH
AE Spanish Barqna
"DELIA,"
E. Barombal, Master, will have quick despatch
as aliove.
For Freight Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. LP 1817 - Hongkong, 4th November, 1873.
FOR NEW YORK.
VILE
41 Britiob Barque
"KINFAUNS CASTLE,”
viz.
Ou suma not exceeding t.....16 seals. Above £2 and not exceeding ...56. Above £5 and not exceeding $7.34 Above $7 and not creceding £10..22
F.-W. MITCHELL..
Postmaster Gengi.
General Post Online,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1970,
Europe.
It is hereby notifect for concraisformat Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of that, the Postage (which ist be paid in ad- Lading are lasted for transportation to Yukovanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed bama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, ward Island, will beneoforward be as foljowa, to principal points in the United States, Cana--viz,- da, and Europe, via Overland Railroad und connecting Lincs of Stormers, and to porta, in Mexico and Central and South. América.
A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang bai about same date, via the Inland Sex Ports, and make close connection at Tokohama.
The "CHINA" will be due at San Fran cisan January let, whence daily Passenger trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central and Union Pacifis Railroad Lines for New York, and for all the principal cities i
When forwarded viâ
Brindisi
42 centa cach kalf-onuce.. When forwarded vid
Marseilles....86 cents each half-once. When forwarded via
Southampton....28 cents each inlf-enner,
F. W. MITCHELL,,
Postmaster Gentrul. General Fest-Office.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1870. -
in the interior and upon the Atlantic Sen- It a hereby notified that a line of British board.
Heil Contract Packets has been established box. tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect- ing lines, will afford a regular brease of con reyance of correspondence from Hongkong for
At New York, Pasocages hare selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany.
of
Return Pasango Ticketa issued at a rodeath the foreign ports on the Bust African Coast, as well as för Natal and the Cupe Colony, St. Te 50%, on regular rates. Freight will be received or beard utile and Ascension, and that henceforward the on the 28th instant. Parcel Packages postage, which must be paid in advance, con let fers cdcreased to Zanzibar, ölambique, De- will be received at the often until 5 P.M. same goa Bay, Natel, the Cape of Good Binge, she day; all Pernel Packages should be marked to Ascension, will be 20 cents for each half-ounce, nddress in full; value of same is required,
For further information as to Pasange or Freight, apply at the Agchoy of the Compruy; † - Praya West
T. 4. HARKIS,
庭
Hongkong, November 5, 1873.
DO NOTION.
Ayimt.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES KARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOE
BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE. GALLE, ADEN, SUBZ, ISMAILA, FORT BAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
ALBQ,
BOMBAY, ST. DENTS AND PORT-LOUIS,
\N THURSDAY, the 4th December, 1673,
OYDA parts
...
nowspapers 2 cents each.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General..
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873.
Arrangements having been made under which blails for London arriving at Suez Ironi Chino by Privato Skipa will be forwarded to destination vin Brindisi,: it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, un correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be un jol- lowe, vin For Letters
cents per hoff ounce. For Newspapers... 8
erch.
For Books and} Patteras......
not exceeding Touave Beents.
overy additional4
General Post Office,
F. W. MITCHELA
GI
Postmaster Genarod.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871
-1
*BINDZL". Commandant, HAPATEL, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAK- .GO, wil lenye this Port for the above places. It is hereby notified thini Letterspûdronrá Ourgo and Spocie will be registered for Lonto Fence may be sent either paid or unpaid at Hong-dou as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in the option of the souder; hat the rosage on transit through Marseiller for the principal Prices Current, Nowsupersand Books.cauriot places of Europe,
be proprid
"For a nunce Shipping orders will be granted til noon, cargo will be received on board until 4 r... The rate of postage chargeable" un Specie and Parcels until 8 r. on the 3rd Lettore addressed to France por December, 1873. (Parcela are not to be sent | French Packet is....:
12 menita. on board; they must be left at the Agency's For British Packet when marked via
Brindisi, *****
19 Office Contents and value of Packages are
Per Bricio Packet when racked vit required.
Dodd, Master, will load at Whourpon and koug, and will buvo endly despatch.
For Freight apply to
RUSSELL &.10. 1770. Hongkong, 27th October, 1878. FOR BAN:TRANCISCO.
Ohins it cannet but be invaluable occasionally. San Francisto, Mr. L. P. FIBER, 21, Mer-H41 America Barque
It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarte pe
TRUBNER & Co, 30, PATEKNOW. Bow W. H. BELI "DAILY PRESS” OFFICE; HONGRUNG,
Now York...Mour, S. M. PETTINOIL & Co, MARY BELLE ROBERTS,"
Chator :, and 1
Nesachtpang Tientsin and
Party!
chanta Exchange.
T
57. Park Row,
Trask, Master, will have kamedate despatek se For further partionlays, apply at the Com Alexandria and Marseilles 12 F. W. MYTOBELL, HALL&HOLTE and KELLY fabove.
pany's Ofoa..
C. BERTRAND, & Co., Shargbni
For Freight apply to
Frincipal Agent Hongkong, 20th November, 1878.
Postmaster Generol.
General Fest Ofice,
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872,
HALL & HOLTZ Buð KELLY ||
& Co., Ebangkai.
RUSSELL & Co.
If 1733 Hongkong, 20th Ostobor, 1873.