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JORYIE-COSSYAH HILLS, Maroli 5 Times,
Sir, We have had a frightful amount of 1, find I am mistaken in including Sylhet within the boundaries of the new proviice, and nonsense talked and written of Jats on the consider its opiasiun to be regrettod, inaamnob gestion of size. In disenaníngi wa nao forced that the eurplus revenge of that district, after into one of two positions either that the m contributing facts to the genom! Imperial of azing in the art of ornamenting, beantify, fanda, would go far to barry out these achecosing, improving, adoratug, tlist it is ontsulated for hcproving communications about Aasum, to please the eye and the imagination, liko without which, development of the country's church ceremonial and millinery, and to make resources is impossibla Asana proper, with sheeverything look nice; or that it is utterly and Cossyah Hills and Caobar, pays very little re-entirely dishonest in all its phness J verns in propertion to its ure, so that gente The Bishop of Manchester, ou two occasions for worth of public utility will la neccesary to on which he has been reported, and probably os Du vis TOKOHAMA, Great Republic (str.) augment whatever.soms may be forthcoming two dozen ocasions on which he has sot, hans SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &o..... Gwalior (str.).. from local sources; bebes we still have the said that "men who inado 821b, skirtings, which SINGAPORE AND PENANG, Namon (str.)... dal paper war between the Financial Member only weighed 6lb, when washed are of the sad SAIGON SINGAPORE, ... Hoogly (str.)... and the Chief Cumieciones, and may have of Pharisees whom our Lord compared to whited SAISON considerable grumbling from the tax-paying spelobres, fair, nichout, but inside full of rot 39mmunity that Assen is but a burden on the tenness" It would be mean to take advantage finances of Lo Eurpiro Now had Sylhet of 60 firat enistake the Bishop mutes in speak been mcluded, a large sun would have beening of the shirtings, instead of 83, 80p apally available from wat would then that over with this robust, that; n the altera. hire boun tual funds, the application of tion takes half u ponad, er 231 per cent of this which, for the general bonefit of the comm-supposed offence, be, may fairly in the futuro try could not have been cavilled nt. As modify bis denunciation, and say that the inatters have been arranged however, the Chief manufactagere of 8th shirtings are moderately Commissioner, to do real justice to his charge, full of rottenues...
I am prepared to maintain that sizing, or will either have to indent pretty heavily on the Government of India, or resort to loent taxation ornamenting so desirable in every way. The to cirry out improvements. But why should Bisaup, for instance, every time lid prouoles, wes law aleeren and a white surplice that Hot Assam go into the London market for a Ioan Stafi à proceeding is, I know, pre. are heavily sized, with a view to please the eye, erdented, but want of precedent should not and to impress the imagination, but if I were stand in the way, I say the London market for to apply, his theory, then I would be fareeded Loe following reason. The great staple produce galust my wish to say that the Bishop's of the province, as at crescat defined, though wusticewoman is full of rottenazas," and that conferring immense bencft,on Lugia, in orde is a "whited sepulchre," lu the same way ing employment to embers of labourers who much of ear shirts as are to meet the eye are hard in their own districts a hard, struggle for always sized, and the body and sleeves are left. existence, in promoting the reclamation of lands neizal. Then, again, accusations of rotter for rice cultivation to supply the rooliss on tea Nos ehould be launched againe, the washer. estutes, is creating
stenta river taudio, in . Indeed, size pervades dour sivilier isself alone conducing to atrage picueuring. tion. A common plaster pillar in one of our yut phys no etual revenue to the Governmut churches is heavily sized or painted, and unde of the country; and to raise this loan in to look like marble-therefore be painter je fudia would pavessitate the payment of full of rottenness; or, to go to the thantuin interest was in the country, the honey hond, the builder of the church ought to be to meet which would have to tome natuined of himself... Gan you tell me my from the geond funda" of the Empire. articlo that is not sized P. “hing as the staple, wo nitude”ta, ten, paya ja järge
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Boys and Girls' STRAW HATS, to gre moprietors and all interested in Asaac night, I think, with justice nak tuk, come pertig, if
MILLINERY HATS BONNETS. But, the whole, of the inty on Assam ten heap-washed, and that they are used mainly for do
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Ladico DRESS MATERIALS in French The low Aunther reason for going to London for the money is, that win this oodatiy have ad, it could toss, may, 95 per coat. in the pre-Chek TAFFETA. Plain, Figuead, and Chocks Leon so long in the habit of dealing in c. It would be like the paper collar of whleb, ed Japanese SILKS.. paratively soalaumo, that we bere come to when first introduced to the wash by sepidout. Alt the New Ebader in Frough FOULARD, couskler ankh of, rupera a large amount of the Indy who presided as the sub cried out, on
a material most suits bla for flounce and Sun. pony Ass however wihta, not lakhs of floding it dissolving, "Bless me, there will homes Wear rapees, but alone sterling, to throw her re-nothing left bat tire starob"?". "source thoroughly open. She wants a sorica of roads rudinting from the great river that forms the highway of the valley that gives the provinca, ita amer; she wants a mhad carried From where the Brahanpostia ecases to be na vigable, xa for as practicable towards the Goi- se frontier to encourage that through trafo between us, and the Celestinis, increased means of intercontiac je sure to beget, Sneb a road did in yare gone by exist, and, brisir trade went on-roads connecting the outlying agricultural districts, and, tea gardins with the vorthorn roster, what would we look kka Taking Tusk of the river that might be continued to par Lits, why are they made like buge pipe, to foot of the Boston Hills. For the arbut to make us look taller than we are, and so perience of the part for years has proved beyond dispute that the quickest way to tan tui savate tribes amand our borders is through the civilising induchice trade, and in every single case in which we have opened up com manications in a way, the result bus bien the same. The policy that obtained a few years back of prohibiting intercourse with bilinen Exploded, and the more they.see of us, and became aware of ouvial intentions in courting their equaintanco, the more do they appreciat une friendship and throw off the feeling off of octopages” To go the extreme digirnst. South of the river the air system of conds is required, which, us, times on, aight be extended to meet those traces being pushed down From Alo Cossyah Hilla to the Southern borders, of the valloy.. Not only would such rada draw to the marts in Southern
The Bishop, ir apcating as bo did of Lat- desact the valuable"products" of "the Clomayalı and Mecker jungles, that at present for the cashire manufactures, must we forgotten want of thegrare carried all across the bills to that there are grades in society, and that, just Sylhet, but the rich slopes of these low ranges, in proportion as there are grades in society, teaming now with wild boasts, would speedily there are qualities to clothing. If wago to be cleared for tea plantations that is, trane india we find the mabarajabs welling usthing formed from their prestat malarious state to but thi Soest silks on state occasion, and the healthy dous tracta, bae. qultivation of finest linen or cotton ne reguler thing. Well, which would help to sell the British revenue, coming down the grades of India yourly; the higher ranges, when asee rondored ve find all the different quatics and styles of sey of accean, wold rapidly become eettled in cushing util we arrive at the wearers of the same way as the Wyasad and cha Neigberryba hirtings, and below them (only I don': Hills in Mallras,
like to mention it) are some who have nothing Of the Cossyah Hille I intend to treat in a to wear. Well, then, ve, in Manchester, supply subsequent paper, their splendid rich valleys orly all the styles of cloth woven in India, and and hormons mineral deposite requiring sepa-compete with the beat-lapking article nt the price rate setice. The vada Asaurs requires are not offered to us. But, oven in the article of 8-THERS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, &ek lightly thrown up mad bands that speedily shirtings, we make many qualities varying st disappear in the rains, but well construct presont from 89 to 9.73, and we would se spon ed embakmunts, bridged and metalled, so melt the one na the ober. Now, if the lower. to be fit for wheel traffic. For it is not price is preferrel, the buyer who chooses it too moet to say that at present one-half the know that it cannot buve so much custom in laboring population of Agaam is permanently it as the piece which is nearly a scilling dearer. uccupied in doing the work of beasta of burden. That, when the consumer in India goca to the for the other he substitution of cuts and soño | lazune to buy be ända sill theznitable grades al of the days light tramways, forcalize Lende sloth, and buys whichever be praters, just as in as moane of conveyance would, so to speak, Manchester it a housewife goes to buy alath double the printable labour apply, by releasing for nightabits the can bad it form 5d. tu 10d.a from the carrying trails those gange often yard, and would not be Be a monatrons fool if, Que meets toiling painfally along carrow foot-finding the 6d, cloth inferior to the 10d, abo putha, Assam, with a network of reads such were 0 esert that the manufacturer of the 54.
auggested can wait for railway From closh was full of rottenness."Ban Syddin to Garbutti; for setting aside the ex- Is it worth while to parse the subject fu?- perise of such line, andthe difficulty of obtain ther? The best proof we can have that cheap ing mungy foris construction, weavem in India ani sightly 84-16.-shirtalgs are the slothing to regard railways differently to what they are suitable for the demouracy of Indin is, that regarded in other conatries. Wawait mutil the conțiunal and repeated order ooing for thes country bas sufficient commerce to make a line and that these orders are always incressing. pay. In other lande people project a railwayra we, then, to refuse to make them? If e to create traffic for itself. We look upon it as the poly resale will be that the poorer sai a consequence of, and to follow pioneering will driven to the other alternative of ya they regard it as a pioneering agent and there lapsing into the conservation of nakedness, je, I think, a single instones in which a m Are the Bishop and the Pall Mall Ganette way pinjected through uninhabited or spaidos-prepared to fans out this question of sire, and peopled tracts has failed in making a paying to go in for its abilition? If so, tez be have 1: traffic for itself. id that the famine out They must begin by abolishing the rank. tending to berd men's minds in the country that bat a guinea ship, and follow that p towards the appreciation of railways, but I by taking out of our lives all that is picturesque, site on the understanding that the present and beautiful. For my part I think that life idea in Iria is that "uulose a railway will pay without size would be anendurable.I am, at one on completion, i dunnot sale. If youra träly,
however the veil should be lifted from people's, eyes, let the Assam Valley Railway" be con micuord forthwith, The coada I have sorgected,
conbined with a better and lighter clauf,
please the age?" And here it would be gor- venient to refor to qualities can buy a bit in Oldbaw-street at 4. 9, or I may bayo o gain one in Market-street. The ta, 91, hat in Banvily sized and will not wear long, but nevertheless the poorör elusses buy them in eaIMONS GRUP- tities, just as they buy very largely of our cheng shirtings Now, what would be thought of anyone who, because a hut at fad won't wear
long as one at 21. declares in dogmatic language that the maker of the cheaper at
ogth at once, if sirs of ormwat.up the mak- in sightly an article not particularly co to be declared immoral, then we must wear nor gigts and our other clothing in the natuud colour of wool or linen, for a dyes and gez-ups are simply tributes to appearance.
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281.56 Neatly Boond ha Apply at the Daily Press Olice.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
́INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND
SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
Katahanked BS.
* CAPITAL—22,000,000.
THE Undoraigned, Agents at Hongkong for 'the above Company, are prepared to grant
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £20,000
WITH THE
FUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
Ad ANGLO-ORINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Puig Prens Office, Hongkong.
POR comprehensiveness al practicni service Laute Wörk,stands unrivalled. All tue now words which the Olingee have of Inte yours Leen compelled to coin to express the numeroas ob- jectain machinery photography telegraphy, and fonghong and Shanghai Bank Shares,312, soience generally, which the rapid advance
percent, promiqu
SHARES.
Umon Insurance Society of Canton, abg shoter, -350 per sbare premium, figned
Jon any Building, or on Merelizndise in the song, nt the following rates, subject to a discount of
20
Dotashed and semi-dez. facbod Dwelling House removed ioni Town, and their Contents
per cent, por unuum. Other Dwelling Houses, used strictly as Buob, and thoir Contented Shops, &o, and their Con
"Godówna, Ofices,
of foreign relations as raposed upon them, are teats here givinin ekfence. Bach and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exer
Obina Truders Tavarice Company's Share discs for students of a most instructing nature.
21,800 per share.
SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES, Not exceeding teu "Gofa, † of the annual rate, Not expeeding
continuous stream of emigrance will be need ed for their, cultivation, while the low-lying grabs stand available for rice, shut" will se re- quired to what tho wants of this increase in the population, will demand almost un equal un- bor of labourers. The surplus grain which these rich alluvial areas: will yield for ernort will constitute a large remunerative item of truffe both over the talled roada and the river: Chinese Insurance Company -- $207 pôr shty,graphy displays the success of an attempt to while she mineral deposits abounding along the Hongkong Fire Lusurance Company's Shares make the Chinese and English type correspond exceeding & months bano of the billa that enelons the valley, would 3505 penalnie.
China and Japan Marine Insurance-Tis. 100
per share.
-Both'tlic Court and Punti pronanoations are given, the deconta boing carefully marked on
the best principle hitherto attained. The pos
in the sine of body, thereby offecting a rost
t
Above Imonth, and not f
Above 8 months, and
all tend to render Bach ronda well deserving Oht Fire Ipanrance Company's Shares Sconomy of space, achieving a clearness zot not excoding months sho Bume of reproductive public works' Bur-pur shures
dozed as the finaues of Indis must be for some Vistaria Fire Insurance Company's Sharea Lime to come by disbursements on Locant $121 per abaret
A
of the preacus calumity, and for benstra Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's tion of those mčane ofs communication whose Suarez-40 par et discount.. dafectiveness is being so painfully fomed upon. Hongkong, Canion and flequo Steamboat Co.'s us, it will be impossible to spare Int'l tithe of
Pharos--13 per cent premiam what is wanted for the requirements of Am. Bugbai Steam Narigation Company-Tie A loan, therefore, and a large one, is needed. 114 par share,
I do not pretend to say at what rate of in. terest such a loup could be obtained, but sup....... pogine that if the out-urn of tos from the two districts of Assam proper and Cacbar catered "For home oupshuptioni amount to but 18 million "Ibe. and only half the duty on it is placed, af the disposal of the Secretary of State, there would be a sum of £225,000 to meet the into.
rast. Surely the Home Government
le
afford to set aside this sum to throw open province that wantenolling but mesof coni munication,
•ahure.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shared$75 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-860 per
cent, discount. Indo-Chinese Bugar Company-804 por cont.
discount.
SALER ON APRIL 2973,"1874 ©
previously attained, and dispensing with those
Above 6 month......the full unnual rite.
GILMAN & Co,
gonte.
va unirgins and rout space which have beretofore characterized Chialese piblications."
To illustrate the va90 soope of the work, the
tf 1903 Hongkong, Sist Nóvember, 1873, following facts are submitted for consideration. LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE Chalmers Vocalmborly contains about 16,000
INSURANCE COMPANY, Chinese characters, and Nethuret's English
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and Ohinese Dictionary, dont 100.000, whilst 1838 Undersigned having been appointed this work wontains more than 50,000 English Agents in Hongkong for the above Com.. words, and upwards of 600,000. Offpeec obarac puny, are prepared to grant Marine risks at tore.Again, despite all the grammar and barrent rates. other elementury wracks as yet published, the student of this difficult kungauge abaclately ro- quires examples to display the various, appli- Eatons and eqoindents of different words which- have one general meaning. Of these exemplos this work contains more than five times as many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub
HATA MAUGUSTINE HEARD & UD.
** 471 · Hongkong, 1st March, 1674 74
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANYAŞAR
"MARIA Y VICENTA"
T
Captain Santa Coloma, will have immediate despatch as above,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co,
tf 509 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1874,
1841 French Barque "BOREAL," Leaving Saigon about 15th June nesh, for Montevideo or Bocaus Ayres, has room for about 100 ton Light Freight..
Apply to
LANDSTEIN & Co. 611 Hongkong, 27th April, 1874.
FOR CHARTER: Danish Steamship
"ASTA,"
810 tous, Captain Moleen, expected here from. Galoutta in about a fortnight. For Charter, upply to
KWONG HING,
5f, Praya
74 37 Hongkong, 27th. April, 1874
BATAVIA SEA AND FILE INSURANCE COMPANY
HE Undersigned having been appoiated Agents for tlie above Company, are fire, pared to grant Insurances as follows:-
MABINE RISKS.
Palipies at current rates, payable either bere, in London, or at the principal ports of India,
Australia, and the Baet.
A BROKERAGn of THISTY-THREE and ONE. THIRD PER CENT. will be allowed on all LOCAL RISKS.
་་ཥ་
FIRE RISKS.
NOTICE
MPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES"
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS;
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILA; PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES, ALSO,
FONDICULOR
ON
CALUUTTA
MADRA AND DOMBAT.
SATURDAY, the 2nd May, 1974, at noon, the Company's Stonmahip “ N0QGŁY," Commandant VARANGET, with MAITA, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CAR- GO, will lure this Pout for the above places.
Cargo and Specia will be registered for Log- don as well as for Marcailles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the princital places of Eucupe.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 18th September, 1872.
Is is hereby notified that the postage charge- able upon aid Lettern addressed to France will, henceforward be 13 cents per quarter uonee when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and 13 cents per quartercence when forwarded by British Mail Facket
P. W. MITCHELL:
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hoogkeng, 2018 December, 1871.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage ohargeable henceforth on Letters.addressed to. the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, wisza forwarden by Frenoh Packet, will be the sore as those olinrgsable on, Letters forwarded by British Packet vis Brin- diet,
P. W. MITCHELL
Poalmaster General. General Post Office, .*:
Hongkong, 24th April, 1872..
It is hercher untified that henceforward the pustuge on lettera addressed to Norway, when forwarded v Southampton, will be 34 cents per ball-ovcice, prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
:
F: W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post-Office,
Hongkon od february, 1873.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the postuge on letters addreased to. Denmark, when Shipping orders will be granted till noon, forwarded vik Sathauptun, will be 28 certa cargu will be received og board nabil 4 r. per half-fuco, prepayment optional. Unpaid- Specie and Parcels until 3 r.. on the let letters will be subject to un additional abarge May, 1874 (Parcels are not to be sent on delivery.
†, W. MITCHELL, on board; they must be left at the Agenny's Ofee). Contents and value of Packages are p
Postmaster Gonerai requal,
Ganeral Post-Office,
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1973.
For further particulare, apply at the Com pany's Office.
O. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent, Hongkong, 23 April. 1874.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE
GÅLLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDIST, ANCONA, TENIDE, MEDI. TERBATEAN POETS, AND
·SOUTHAMPTON ··
ALSO,
BOMBAT, MADRAH, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. ANTRENA Polisios granted on First-class Buildings to THE FENINSULAX AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAPLARIOS COMPANY'S Steamship an extent of $20,000.00
|
It is hereby notifod for general information,, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor- way, when forwarded via Southampton, will henceforward be 30 cents for encl elf duace, which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to in additional charge on del serF.
F. W. MITORELLA,
Postmaster Generat..! Jeneral Post Office
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1876
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The Ofos of Victoria (Australia) having
Post to Facial Euer Offer in Lan on that exticles of Jewellery restived in that Colony, ure chargeable with Customs Daties,
A Discudat of TWENTY TER GEHT. (20)@WALION" Captain N: W. HAEWOO upon the curtout local rates will be allowed on with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, all premium sturged for instance such des and Cargo, will leave this for the aire places the undersigned considers it necessary to make count boing dodusted at the time of the issue of policy.
SATURDAY, the 9th May, at noon.
Cargo will be received on board, until noon, thin Regulation known to the Public, end to ~RUSSELL & Co. Specie and Parools at the offer until 2 Pa on state that many letters or packers coutaining such articles sent through the Post ale lible, Agente. the 8th idem.
I Hongkong, 1st January, 1874. OFFICE OF THE URINA. TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY,
· (LIMITED.) '\
NOTICE.
Nand alter the present date, a rebate of
(33%) will be allowed on all insures grant ed by this Company.
By order of the Consulting Committee,
HEARD & Új AUGUSTS Genmai Agente #1 1805 Hongkong, lat. Nesember, 1875. SOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CHAS. H. MORGAN,
Agost 1 966 Hongkong, 18th June, 1973, "LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM,
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. 137. LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON ESTADEISKOD 1813. THE Undersigned is authorised to sosept wists on behalf of this Office, by Firat Case Steinars and Sailing Ships..
A MoIVER, Ag Hongkong, Jat July, 1867).
NOTICE
17
For Particulars tegarding Freight and P-with their ccntants, to be forfeital, suge, apply at the P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents" and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government,
FW.MITCHELL.
Postmaster Garenal
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873.
General Post-Office,
It is hereby notifel for general information
and must be delivered by the Shippers to the that on and after the let August next, the Company à with ladingut Comtuission
with Parcels; and the Company do not hold isaned upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Lhemselves responsible for any Detention or Shanghai, and Yokchama will be as follower & Prejudice which many happen from the incor-viz, rectness in auch declaration.
il gode shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, ofther by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the parpose
The Company rezerve the option of forward.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the torma and conditions of the Company'e Black Bill of Lading.
HoIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular und Oriental Steam Navigation Oo,'s Office, Hongkong, 27ta-April, 1874.
.8 MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA- MA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA
AND SAN FRANCISCOLA ROM and after thindate the following rates ESS.. GREAT BEPUBLIC " will leave will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Tonghour for Tax Francisco, la Foro Immunes, viz s
On aums not exceeding £18 conte Above £ and not exceeding 25...30 Above £5 and not exceeding £7...54 Above £7 and not exceeding 20..72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Podmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870."
Arrangemente having beer made under which Maila for Landon arriving at Sacz from. China hy Privato Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified" that the rates of poetage, which must be paid in advanca, en correspondenes addressed to the United Kingdom so.forwarded, will be as fol. lowe, viz. For Lettere 4 ccuts por half once. For Newspaper
eash,
For Booksand
Pattern...
not execeding lounce-4cente.
"ज.
2
very additional4
W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gmoral,
bams, on TUESDAY, the 12th May, at 3.m., the annual rates taking Passengers, Mails, and Freight, for General Past Office
..
do.
ઇ.
Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are sued for transportation to Yoko
Hongkong, 4th December, 1871.
Not axceeding Ten day's t Nat oreocding 1 month Abovo 3 month, and not and after this date, and mtikfarther exoceding three months. (20) upon surrent local rates of Framla, will reading six months....
notice, a Discount of Twenty por cont. Aboved monthe, and not 1
do. dor Tor practical purposes the arrangement of be returned on. Losgrances against fro, effented bore six south the full annual fata.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Cö.,. with this Ofice:
EDWARD NORTON & Co., Agents Alliance Fire Aurance Company, vl, the Inland Sea Ports, about the earns Fackets via San Francisco, will be as follows
tf 678 Hongkong, 28th August 1869 5th Jane 1872.
NOTICE..
Breton Seeds, 50 bags, at $4.80, by Wo-shun liebe
As reported by Cuinces.......
bing to travelling trader.
Wabon-hing to travelling traier.
to its pages enables a person who andor Black Pepper, 100 bags, at $1120, by Hig stands English to domusicate fectively bing to local trader, *-
Saigon Cotton Serda, 100 bags, at $5,00, by Hop bing to travelling trader.
Black Seamans, 100 bags, at: Tle. 4.3.0, the work is complete, that a referendo SNA-MANA M
We are glad to hear that Mr. Dizrael has advised her Majesty to grant i pension to the widow of Mr. Shirley, Brooke-Figarāmat
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AN „PARIG—An International Exbitation of Arts and Maqufactures will be held in Paris in 1875. For this purpose the Palais de l'Industrie Fungice, 6 bnge, at $24.00, by Kwong-forsk will be considembly calurgod by rust nanexed two to travelling trailer til buildings to be created in the Chino pa. Elpides, Folatae Flour, 10 baga, nt Tls. 1,300, by
An autopsy of the body of Professor Agassiz | Kevong-fook-wo to travelling trader.
White Was 2 pieces, ut $8209, by Kwong, fook wo to travelling tinder
with natives who understand nothing but Chi- nese. In this respect the work will be found indispensable tool Europeana residing in China, and to the natives themselves it ex- plains anbjects fully with which very few you deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties endent in England and interested in China le carnet bas baanvaluable ocasionally, It comprises upwards of two thousand large
has been made at Cauljridge, United States. Cedilefish, 30 taza, at $14.20, by Kwong-fook-quavic pages.
The brain was found to weigh 53 Joz: avoirdu.wa to travelling trader, or
pois, equivalent to 1495 grammes. The case Dried Inty Flowers 20 big, at $18.00, by of death ecome to have been the lurination of a | Kwong-wing-akus to travelling trudery elet, the size of a pench stone, in the left ven- "Fotions, 4,000 buudise, at 32.72, by Ting! triola.
phong to local trader.
TRUENEB & Co.
TATESNOSTER ROW,
WH. BELL
"DAILY PEB "Orrión, HONGKONG
tf 1174
THE CING FINE INDUR NỘI BOOMPANY, LIMITED,
Agente.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG;" GENCIES at all the Treaty Purts of China and Japan and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang, A
Blake Loopted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Promism current at the above-mentioned Forte
No charge for Policy fees.
JAS. B. COUGHTRE,
Hongkong, 1st Novolabery 1871.
Hicretary
THE QUEEN INSURANCE (X)MPANY.
INUE Tollowing rates will boobarged by futurs
for SHORT PERIOD Insurances, viz. Nat oroopiling 10 days, of the annual rate. Not coooding 1 month 4 do. ..do. Above 1 month and not exceeding 8 months Above 3 months and not
ezoeading 4 months, t
du do,
do,
EDWARD NORTON & FL,
* Agents the Qusen Insurance Company, ti 212 Hongkong, 32nd January, 1870.
It is hereby notified that hepceforward the brain and other Japan Forte, to San Fancisco, rates of postage which must be paid in advance, Le porte in Mexico, Central and South Ausorica, obargeabic on Piolets of printed papers or and to New York und Europe, VIA PANAMA: patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong A Steamer of the Company will leave Slang to the United Kingdom by the United Statea, date, and make close connection at Takobamu. Víz 2——
At New York and Aspinwall, Plazengers have selection of various lines of Steamers Lo England France, and Germany.
For a packet not exceeding 1 cuce
in weight
2 cents For a packet ubora, 1 ounce not ex-
peeding ques
For a packet above 9 onnors yet ex-
oceding 4 ounces.
8
Freight will be recaived or board until 4.M. of the 11th May. Fardel. Packages will be received at the Office nutil 5 of the same and eight centa faretory additional four ounces, day. All Parool Packages should be marked to
These rates apply to Printed Circulare, Price address in full; valas of same is required, Lista, Murky, Heports, and all printed papere For further information as to Passage and other than Newspapers, no wall an to Backu Freight, upply to the Artnoy of the Company, and Trade Patterns or Sumples Praya West."
Fostmaster Uénerož
Hongkong, April 18th, 1874.
W. MITCHELL, 8. B. EMORY,
Seting Agent. Genaral Post Olie,"
Hongkong, 12th April, 1970,