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THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 29th, 1874.
· Vessels, Advertised - as Loading.
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Queen of the South
Marquis of Argyle
Horatio Sprog: Marinion
Formosa (str.),
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FOR EXEIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DIMATCHED.
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6. Luma...................... Hongkong Yogel, Hagedorn & Opinion Голацинед |(longkong 4. M«G, Healone
Hongkong ypbaut & Col
Barrior
Stinking gradually but remorselessly, like «Pytes on Bills of Exchange" w nut yet ü the fatal "peau de chagrin in Balzac a weir popular work, and it in estoniabing to find how romance is the roll of the Waterloo voler much general ignovanos, prova la ya lo the die- who yat remain among us. The great bestination between a eleque to boarer, a obeque was only fought fifty-nine years ago; yet the to order, and a orogood cheque. In a case which unvivors of note who fuoght in that tremes came on recently before Mr. Krus it appeared, dous struggle are growing so few that they em according to the reports, that the Charing be well-nigh counted on the fingers of the cross Brandt of the Union Bunk had paid over LONDON vin SUBZ CANAL.............. Nóatúr (etr )..... hards. Along the members of the Bunlar the counter a crossed obeque in which the LONDON. United how many sro there who wire at the words or order" had born soratebod out.
"Dod Duchess of Richmond's ball, who held their Mr. Levis," the report runs, asked the NEW YORK own among the trampled oura at Qastro Brus, witness if he who in the habit of cushing Do who stood in agaare to resist the iron sque crossed cheques; and the witness ( dusherELBOURNE AND SYDN
kong of Milhaud and Kellermen, or wish rods of the Ent) replied that be considered the AN FRANCISCO into Paris on July 15th at the head of their cancelling of the words for order also canoelied
egiments to pitch their tente in the Champi. the greasing." We do not wonder that Mr. Do, 1.Do. Evedes and to mount gual, we the High Kuox should bave expressed his amazement landers did, in the Great Gallory of leat such a statement." It is possible, bowerox
................. Nightingalego. Cutter Louvre Waterloo ia fariter eff from for, a rule, bank officials are well zo-
David YOKOHAMA.. Chine (str)wa k tha Dilloden was to. Sir Walter when Le quairtail with the law of cheque that the SINGAPORE, HATAVIA, Legislator (str.) .. sat down to write Waverley." It seems obeque in gostion was dot really grossed; and, SINGAPORE, BOMBAY ... Nizom (atí.) is. much more than sixty years since the if so, the cancellation of Lag words "o" SAIGON, HINGAPORE, Quitor Ainazme (st:)) Britial Guarde routed the First Napoleoria order," if duly don't, would make it an open SINGAPORE AND PENANG... Yentai fetr;). legions, and the baffled Emperor rode away, deque. There are, it is almost needless to ex-0110.
Kate Waters. without drawing re, to Gomappon. Yet, in plain, three kinds of sheques A phêque lo MANILA... the Waterloo year, Field Marshal von Wrange, bearer the banker is bound to pay on donand Do. who, wounty, celebrated in Berlin bis ninetiedecuss the coupfer, by whomsoeso presented. YOKOHAMA birthday, was quite a mature warrior, Born lua cheque to order be is bound to pay in like SHANGHAI 1784, the bruge old Prussian soldier was manner if endorsed by the person to whoso Do, brought up at the feet of the generale who had wrder it in payable. A brossed chegas he mast scrred under the Great Predoria, nay, as a baby pay, not over the counter. but only to a banker, boy, he may have been putted on the bead by: To crown n cheque, however, it is not enough to the terrible Fritz bioelf. Prince Blacber draw the two lince; the words “und Co." "minst old. **Marshal Vorwärtehe most have known also be written between. the lives, a fact of intimately. He must remember the disaster of which many poople are not aware. Nor should. Jena, the victory of Laipeia, the reverse of we be surprised to find tast the soleafled orogred Liguy, and the growning triomph of Mont St. cheque, the payment of which was dispated bo Joan; an viridis any of our midðla agui tore Mr. Kaos, was marked with a comple of heroes remember Balaclava and Inkerman. Yo lines merely; in which oase, if the words or Von Wrangel is no veteran lagging superfluous order" era duly caneciled, the cashier Ead no upon the stage. He is still alort, vigorous, and option but to cash it. At the same time. it is vivacious, hs, hoy be seen taking his daily desirable, in the interests bath of Bantera and iring on horseback in the Thiergarten, or their customers, that the existing law on the trotting forth from bis house near the Branden- subject should be amended; and the boat. burg Thor, in what soldiere call first-rate amendment of all would he that any alteration "for" and looking, in barrack-roon parlance, in the body of n cheque, whether ini as fuo fiddle." It on high days and Lialled or not, should invalidate the deans holidays be in given to parambulating the ment. There would be 15 kardship Lebden in full uniform, shaking hands with tbis inde the man who draws g cheque har everybody he meets, scattering balfpones presiesenbly got eleque-book, and so on, aindly the small bays, bucking the pretty if he has made a mistako in one, cheque, girls under the chin, and promising them New cancel it altogether und fill in another. Nor is Year's gifts, was not our own Duke Arite this all. A-book of cheques payable to “ gomewbit ceentrig? At il vents, a green mid for bearer," would then answer all purpoace; as sprightly oil age is preferabic to the toate of the insertion of a dame in the black space, even dotage which flowed from the eyes of Marl without cancellation of the words, “or bearer," orough. Emperor Williaus bimeelta sukher might be held to make it an order" chequo; of the Weierloo campaign, the Empress, the while if crossed with two lines and the requisite Crown Prince and Princess, and all the little and C," it would of course become payable vinece and Prinosses, gathered round the only through a bakar. Now that cheques are glorious old man, to congratulate him on his as much part of our national cartenoy s natal dey; and to their felicitations were added twenty pound uptes, the law with regard to them those of the Manicipality of Berlin, of which cannet too sapn be so amended as to mak oity Meisbol van Wrangel ie Honorary Fhat easily intelligible to the many. Byles Jen Burghor Daily News.
learned, work, and a sonadi But it could be wished that the law of hills of excare promissory notes, and bankers" obeques,, were sunething more than an ill-digested collection
DR. LIVINGSTONE.
For Sale.
AVE just landed, ex S. 8. Glenartney; Hrish Cadar Chustia,
late arrivals, a Lace and Choice Assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
gleng Vogel, Hagedom & Co.....
Nony Rozario & O
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P. MSS. C
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Megengaries Maritim All oth
Remedia & Co... Brundis & Co..
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P. & O'S NO. Butterfold & Swi Donglas Imprik & Co.
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
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On or about 8th prox. Quick deepalob
Quick despatch.
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On 2nd pros,, AÐ A PM.. Quick dispatch."-
On or abouí 30th'inst.
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On or about 3rd June,
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Vessels on the Berth.
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STEAM TO SHANGHAI, .
New PLATTS, ROLLS, CHIGNONJ, and HAIX of all descriptions
CORSETS DRESS IMPROVERS, UNDERCLOTHING..
VELVET SMOKING CAPS, WOOL WORK in Slipper and Cushion Patterna.
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of caseila. Olear principles ran through it and BLACK SILK, COTTON, and and it ought to be easily curable of codification. Indeed, a little Bill of some sixty Rections MERINO HALF-HOSE, Striped and Wisits BROIDERY_____
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UNDERVESTS and PANTS, in Silk, Gauze,
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Sir Williams Vergasson has addressed the following letter to the Lancet as to the examita tion and verification of the body of Dr. Living
tonu. He anys--
Within the last few months. many would do all that is beadod. Why should notinedlea, and other makes. besitated to believe that Livingstone was dead. Sir Toba Lubbock undertake the task P-Daily Above all, it seemed beyond ordinary probability that is remains would have been brought from Central Africa to the heart of London. That ably was on its way from this all bus mythi Hal region could hardly be doubted after the examination at Zanzibar of the remains; but many nei sceptical as to this dead frame being taat of Livingstone,
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A careful student of the Times may note the Foocasual recurrence of a somewhat melancholy topic of discussion. Ivia well, perkape, in the midst of a practical world to sigl ashudo in some ideal aphoro, and to dispute counerning the pos. "Happily, was borne in mind by many oldsible forms of the fuiprobable. To many posre friends that he had one condition of body which Mr. Thums found a singular fascination in the wonló mark the identification of his remaine subject of "centenarians," but now when that even if pears and years had elapsed. If it most secptical of writers has discovered for should be proved, ou anatomical examination, himself a genuina caso of extreme old ago the
DRESS TRUNKE, for Ladies. the remains of an old unanited fractare in his whole theme fades into "the light of common SETS of STUDS, SOLITAIRES and left humerus (arm bone) could be recognized, day," and for the future we do not doubt the LINKS, in Gold and Ivory, dog vagy s ati doubt on the subjent would be settled at once. Nestors of the world will be allowed to asalt
POKFUMERY, TOOTH FOWDERS, If has falies to my lot to have the honour their superior longurity without mielestation. ItOILS, POMADES, and other REQUISITES of being selected to make the crucial sanmiyu would be a source of great satisfaction if we could for the Tolich tion to this end, and I have acoordingly per- get rid in like manner of the abfect of ocdif- formed that duty. From what I lazo séon Intion At the present tile there but small amicob impressed with the ingonions manner prospect either of ackle or a digest of Eriglish" in which those who bars contrived to secure law, and, perhaps, for that very reason a certain that the lady should be carried through the chias of writers take a mokrucholy pleasure ju long distance from where livingstone died the languid discussion of their relative merits. until it could souok a place where transit me From the fittal tome of animation which some. comparatively easy accomplished their task. times lights up this dreary controversy the The tower links were so severed from the trakunenlightened wight be induced to believe that the length of the bulk of package was ie. that the figur of reforms, was ut baudy Cor- anced to a little over 4ft. The soft tisance respondents vain a momentary Bush of ea scen to have baen removed to a great extent tousins in thoir advocacy of ono side or the from the bones, and these latter were so dis-other, and the particularity with which theyTAIN POLES, and FITTINGS peaud that by doubling and otherwies the opter iute the details of their own pet sütemé shortening was accomplished: The abdominal gives a tinge of reality to a purely ident viscera were abant, and su were three of tho theme. Barrister," writing to the Times, chest, including, of course, heart and lunge thinks the work of codification might begin at There had been made a large opening in front once. The would not ever wait till the varinion of-the abdomen, and through that the native of the statuten is complete, although the editor operators bad ingeniously contrived to remove of that wonderfulwork assure the world it is the contents of the obest as well as of the bear completion. We cannot affect to feel any domen. The skis over chest, sternum, and ribs keen aympathy with the writer's enthusiasm. „had been uniqucked
|| Probably aftoř a brief lapag of time scther Before these points were clearly ascertain body of correspondents will appear, advocating ed, ñeme osaréc tapes had to be loosened, which ja digest instead of a code, and so thie desaltový net free some rough linen material--a striped correspondence will run cu till perhaps some coloured bit of cotton cloth, gach us might hava day the question will be taken a Carnest. bean an attractive material for the nation Then the ideal controversialists will have to among whom Livingstone travelled-a course tind anoiler theme. Globe Totton shift; which doubtless bolonged to the travellore"beanty wardrobe, and in particular a
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MAY 26TH, EVENING.. New Batrin, $5574 to 560; New Benares, So46 to $547%; Old Patin, $615 to 4620; Malwa, $810, on credit, with 1 to a catty. allowance in weight.
What did the spider dy when be came out of large portion of the bark of a tree, which had the urk fHe took a ly and went bome formed the principal part of the package the case phersof no doubt. The skin of the trunk, from the pelvis to the crown of the head, hig been untouched. Everywhere was that Abrivell- ing which might have been expected after salting, baking in the sun, and Il months of time. The features of the face could not be recognized. The hair on the scalp gas plenti fai, ond quick longer than he wore it when iệt
EXPORT CARGOES in England. A moustach could not be re- cognized, but whiskers were in rabundance. Per Peruvian abip Oricis, for San Frun- The forehead was in shape such 03 TO RIO Gisan 2 familiar with from memory, and from the pic-
51,346 bugs. Rice, exeli 50 lbs. ; 900 boxes cures and busts now extant. The circumlar Oil C10 pks. Tea, 08 pkgs. Bago, 730 jure Suy, euee of the graciun, from the couiput to the 75 Logos Vermicelli, 320, Beans, ench brow, was 23h, which was recognized by 60 lbs., 209 bulos Puper, 240 ralls Matting, 148 some preems to be in accordance with son bags Sugar, each 100 Tas; 4 cases Chinaware, meaaaramenta whog alive.
23 bugdles. Battare, 493 bags Flour, 50 bases" Tapioca, and 4,278 pkgs Sundries,
In particular the arces attrastad attoarion. They ay if placed in ordinary fashion, moh Jown by the Bide. The skin and tissues under were on cook side brunk almost to skelón ON LONDON.ZM
bulk, and a glance to practised eyes-thete word fire, muy my mix, professional men pre- sout-the state of the Left arm was such së to.
Excurd.
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Bant Billa, on deumud, Bank Bills, at 30 days sight, 44 Bank Bills at 6 months' sight, 4/4. Ovedita, at 6 months' sight..... 4 Dourmentary Billent0 months”.
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Gourince every nis present who ted examined it during life that the Hab was Livingstone's Exactly in the region of the tsuchiment of the deltoid to the hamstün there were the indica | On Boxpari--Bank, 3 days' night 229 tions of an obligas fracture On moving the OmCALCUTTA, Bank, 3 days sight 240 are there were the indicatione of the unanited ON SHANGHAI --
Fractura. A glöser investigation and dissection
displayed the false joint which had long ago
amined the arm is former days. The Rev. Dr.
been so well recognized by those who had ex-
Bun, sight 724 Private, 30 days sight.
Z
SHADER.
Hoffat, and in particular Dr. Kirk, fate of Zan-Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Shares-39 zibay, and Dr. London, of Hamilton, in Eat per cent, premiumai lánd, at onen recognized the conditios. Having Union Insurance Society of Canton, new shpres myself been consulted regarding the state of
per share premium
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REMEDIOS & Co. ti 918. Hongkong, 26th May, 1874,
FOR LONDON, THE 21 Gorman Stenwer
SYLVIA" Captarn Jobaumsen, will loud have, at Canton, Macro, and will buvo inmeliste despatch for the ubove Port,
For Freight, apply to
A. MEG. BEATON. t[1019 Hongkong, 23rd May, 1874 VATOR NEW YORK. "HE 11 British Burgue
THE
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH," 374 tous register, Ouptain. James Adair, will loat here, and will have immediate doepstoh ne ahora.
For Freight, apply to
816
T
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. Hodgkony, 25th May, 1874-
FOR MANILA
E Spanies Briell
VILLA DE RIVADAVIARE: Captafo Camus, will be despatched for, the į above-pbrt on or about the 90th insi, e For Fraight or Fasange, upply to
·BRANDIO & CO.
id 808 "Hongkong, 23rd May, 1874,
TOR NEW YORK. HEA 1 British Barque
HOME ON KATE GARNIE”. will load at this and at Whampoa for the above Port, and will have quick despatek.
For Fright, apply to
ULYPHANT & Co, 801 Hongkong, 22nd May, 1874. FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. HEA 1 Clipper Barque
the name of Eve KANUMAN PIE
I HONGKONG, at the Central Market,
MARQUIS OF ARGYLE"
No. 1, he bas constantly on land BEEF, Copt, McKeon, will have immediate drapateh TABLES, and QILMANG STORES, &c." of MUTTON POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE for the above porta. My For Freight or Paseage, upply to
ROZARIO & Co. the best quality, on
In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the f788 Hongkong, 20th May, 1874. foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI
FOR ILOILO (Direct). RITS, SUDA WATER, 20, E GAME WEA) British Barque in senso V
· Gentlemen and Families desirous of patron
OR cotaprebens vandmand bical service izing him, are requested to apply as his shop
this Work stands naivalled All the now as above, where a list of prices of articles wil words which the Chinese have of late years been be furnished, which will be applied at the same opmpelled to opin to express the numerous ch rate all the four round jectura machinery, photography telegraphy, and
HING KED...
in science generally, which the rapid advance17742 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874. of foreign relations has imposed upon them, ra
here given, în extenso”. Fach and every word in
Vi fably illustrated, and explained, forming exer.
China and Japan Alarine Insurance 100
per share.
Obina Fire Inuurance Company" Shares-$135
per abare
Votoja Fire Insurance Company's Shares
$125 per share
tho lub when Livingstone was last in London, Obing Traders' Insurance Company's Shares- I was convinced that the remains of the great $1,800 pár share traveller lay befors ng Thonsands, of beade with like larger circumforonoe might bave been under similar acrating the skeletons of hundreds of thousands might have been so the kamery inch might have been pertok; if one or both bad, been broken during life it would bare united again in such a manner ikne a tyro could easily have detsated the peculiarity. The condition of vuuailed fracture in big locality is exceedingly rare. I say this from my personal professional experience, and that such a specimen should bare tarod as in London from the centre of Africa, excepting in the body of Dr. Livingstone, whore it was known by competent authorities to have existed, is beyoud human credibility. It mat tot. be supposed by those who seu not professionally aequainted with this kind of lesion which often cause so much interest to the practical surgeon
WWW.KATE WATERS,"
W. Bow, Master, will have itumedate death Dabove.
WING-KED COAL SHOP THE Proprietor of WING-Es Shop bags to kno
For Freight or Fusenge, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. 770 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE A1 American Ship:0; cisas for studanta of a most instructive nature.
-~* NIGHTINGALE," Both the Court and Panti prostorations are inform the public that hie Shop has been Ortter, Maste, have mediate despatch given, the acccata being carefully marked on established since 1855, ut Budivolt's Lane, and usabove,
at mga the beat principle hitherto attained. The typo that he has always great quantity of BEST For Freight or Passage, apply to
"BUSSELL & Oe." If-743 · Hongkong, 14th May, 1874,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HEA 1 American Barque
apply at bia Shop
ly 1843 Hongkong, 16th August, 1873.
Chinese Insurans Company.-8155 per soare,graphy displays the success of an attempt to COAL iu stau for ele, Gentleman or Ship- Hougang Fire Insurance Company's Shares make the Chinese and English type correspondinnetors wishing to patropist bid, are requested.
$50) per share.
in the size of budy, thereby scoting", a pust way of space, achieving a cleances not previously attainod, and dispensing with those fast margins uud vuomit spaces which, bave heretofore characterized famese publications, BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE
To illustrate the mist soups of the work, the
KVP COMPANY, ASA following facts are submitted for consideration, Chalmers Yooabularly contains about 15,000 Undersigned having been appointed Clincse obaraetore, and Medhurst's English Agents for the above Company, are pre-
to grant Insurances as follows
MARINE RISKSS
Hongkong and Whatappa Dook Company's
Bhuren-40 per cent. discount, y Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shirtos-1% per nent preminu,
Shungit Steam Navigation Company-Tend Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst pared
108 per share. Hpacking Gas Company's Shaive~370 per
share.
MARMION
Shippers are particularly requested to not the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading.
BANA. MOVER, Superinlendiat.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Oce, Hongkong, 24th May, 1874.
U. S. MATE LIND.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THOUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA MA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA
AND SAN FRANCISCO.
ESS SCRUMAH av Hong
for San Francisco, viu Yokobama, WEDNESDAY. the 10% Jone, at 3 P.ML, taking Passengers Maila, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Palmaster-General.
Hongkong, 18th September, 1874.
It is borohy notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, whog forwarded sia Southampton, will be 28 corta per hull-ounce, prepayment opcional. poid letters will be subject to an additional charge. on delivery.
T. W. MITCHELL,
... Postmaster Gatera. General Post-Ofice,
Hongkong, ad Tobruary, 1873.
This hereby notified tapt bencefarward tho postage on letters addressed to Norway, when forwarded via Fouthampton, will be 34 cents per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid fetture will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster GeneTest. General Post-Olice.
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1878.- The Post Office of Victoria (Avstralia) having given notice to the General Past Office in De
that artistes at Jewellery calvoit the ther Colony are chargeable with Custom Dalics, the undersigned considers it becssary to make this Regulation known to the Public, z-te state that any letters or packets containing such articles sent through the Past are liable, with their contents, to be forfeited,
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Garinal. General Post-Office,.
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1872.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of hams and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco. Lading are issuol for transportation to Toko,
It is hereby notified för generatinformation, to porta in Mexion, Central and South America, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor and to New York and Furope, VIA PANAMA. way, when forwarded via Southampton, will
A Steamer of the Company will leave Shung henceforward be 36 cents for each Valf once, bai, vis the Lulund Sea Porta, about the same which may either be paid in advance, or it may date, and make cluse connection at Tokobama be left to ho collected on delivery of the Letterk At New York and Aspinwall, Pessengers Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional have selection of various lines of Steamers to charge on delivery. Rogland, France, and Germany.
#
Freight will be received on board until 4 pm. of the 9th prafuo. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office vati 5 F.3. of the ne day. A Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fullsalus of some is required.
- For further inforumdisa na to Pagorge and Freight, apply to the agency of the Company,
West. Prayü
G. B. EMORY,
Aching Agent. Hongkong, May 2715, 1874
THE Franch Barque "BOREAL” Tlearing Salgon about 18th June next, for Montevideo ur Baenos Ayres, "has roosa for about 100 tons Light Freight.
Apply to
LANDSTEIN & Co. 641 Hongkong, 27th April, 1874.
OROGERS
D.DS,
G. (Successor to Dr. V. D. COLLINH)
DENTIST,
No. 7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD, 247 Hongkong, 10th February, 1874. THE TOURIST'S GLIDE- KEDUCED PEIOR $1
Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, c. So, with the Panti, and Afandarin Front viation.
Also a few copus of the GRAUMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parts.
The Daily Press Office.
FOOOHOW DOCK.
PAGODA ANCHORAGE.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Jeneral Post Office,
Hongkong, 3rd August, 1870.
Itie hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be as ful lows, viz.
When forwarded vid) 34 cents each sundo.
Brindiai....
When forwarded via
Marsefles.34 Vyben-forwarded' viâ Lag
Southampton
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmarter General. General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873.*:
It is hereby notified for general information tliat on and after the 1st Aught next, the Commission épurgeable on Money Orders iseued upon the United Kingdon at Hongkong, Shangbai, and Tokobama will be us follows, viz.
Ou sums not exceeding £2.18 ents. -Above 22 and nut exopoding £5,,,36 Above £5 and not exceeding £7:54 Above El and hot exoceding £10..72
F. W. MITOADLI,
Postmaster Generol.. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
Arrangements having licen unde under. which Maile for London arriving at Su trom Cains by Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified that the rater of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondence addressed to the Echove Granite-lored DOCK has lately United Kingdom so forwarded, will be in fol.
LENGTHENED to 400 foot over all, lows, viz.:- und is now capable of receiving vessels up For Letters
24 cents per half once. 350 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock For Newapzpats.............................8 at the buttons je 40. fest, at the top 80 fees, and
the width at the entrance is 56 Teoh Depth of For Book and water on the 13 feet at average neap, and Falteru
17 fest at average spring tiden.
The Dock has a Caisson Gate, sud ie pomped
out by stent
coch.
fuo exosedling Tounce 4ecuta,
2.
E
every additional
·F, W. MITCHELE
Podmaster Feneral. Hougtong. 201 December, 1871
A now FOUNDRY for large iron and, brise General Post Office, castings be recently bor ulded.
The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Se Catting Gap Inthe, Small Lathes, Drilling and Serewing Machine, Steam Saw Mill, Lange Emitby, &o, &
It is hereby notified that Letters addressed.
to France may be sent eithor paid or unpaid at
the option of the aender; but the posting on
Dry Godowns are on the premises, available Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot
For each ounce The rate of postage chargeable on
Letters addressed to Franse pórss French Packet is
12 erats Per Britieb Packet when marked vid
13 Briodist Per British Packet when marked vid
Alexandria and Marseilleg. 12 F. W. MITCHELL,
Fastmuster General
for stowage of cargo, &c. The prepaid...
A large stock of. Tipher, Metal, and other Captain Boyd, will load bare for the above Port Dockyard Material always on hand. od will have quick despatch..
Teesele docked for examination, remenalled, Far Freight, apply to
repaired, repairs also done in barbour and PRVOGEL, HAGEDORN & U
iron esipe and steamers cleod and painted, at 740 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874.
molerate charges; Partioaints on be obtain- FOR LONDON,"
ed at the Dock, or on application to the under signed,
The Steam Tng Woosung 30 in thorough working order, and is available at all times to
MATH JOHN FURSTEN & CO.
this work contains, more than 50,000 English. words, and upsurdu of 600,000 Chinese pharao- Folicies at crest rates, payable either hero,HE 17 youre di British Bark ters. Again, despite all the grammar and in London, or at the principal ports of India, Hongkong Hotel Company's shares-400 per other elementary works as yet published, the Australis, and the Enst a cent. discount.
atudent of thie dioult language absolutely re A BROKERAGE of THIRTY THRED
ONE-
MOSAKA"
that a fracture spd new point of the kind sowi Indo-Chinese Sugar: Company 9 per cent.quires examples to display the various appliTHIRD PER CENT, will be allowed on BE LOO17! Vaptain R. Low will lead here and at Whau- tow vestela to or from sea, at 'rozsouble rates. General Post-Offee,
discoun
•
SALES ON MAT, 2011, 1971.
referred to could have beer of recent data or ude for a purpose. There were in reality all the indications which the exported patio Ingist recognizce de infallible, such as thrub- tenuated condition of the two great fragmentu (common under such circumstances), and the travelling trader semblation of a now "jälät, but setually there ;
As reported by Oliness.
nationand equivalents of different words which RISKS, RESALA
bave one general meaning Of these examples TIRE RISKS., this work contains more than, üve timice ne many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Policies grantal on First-olase Buildings to
Lan extent of 820,000,-|-
A Discount of TWENTY PER CENT. (20%)
Hartall, 10. bige, at $17.50, by Ying-obong tolished
For practical purposes the arrangement of Mushrooms, bags, at $49.00, by Ying-clong the work ja so complete, that are upon the current local ruted win he allowed on was a email fragment detached from the others to travelling trader.
to its pages enables a person who under. all premium charged for Josurapos; Buch dia. which bore out Livingstone's own view that the Segur, (outling.) 360 bags, ut $3.95, by stands English to communicate effectively gaat bain denoted at the tins of the jete honen had been crunshed into splaters, Hav,Ling-sheng to travelling trader.
with natives who understand nothing, bat Chief of policy.
RUSSELL & Od ing had ample opportabity of orumining the Dried Lilly Flowers, 3 Enge, at $15.50, by mase. In this respect the work will be found
Aginta Kwong-foot-wo to travelling tradocktiteata indispensable to all Europenis raiding in Drisa Musacto, (large), 20 bags, st $38,00, by Chim, and to the natives themselys it ex-
17:1 Hongkong, let January, 1374. **** Kwong look wo to, travelling uador,
plains subjects fully with which very few in- T918 QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY Monte ontes, ub 11400, by Kwong-drud of them are perfectly acquainted, fo parties resident in England and interested in
ne daringLife, and conversing with Liring stone on the subject, and being one of thong who entertained bopae that the last-reports of Livingstone's death might, like others, gove
fulee, I approached the examination with an fook-ve to travelling trader
It comprises upwards of two thousand large
anxious lecting regarding this grant maid wont Culligfal, 10 baga, nt: 128 by Kwong-foot-China it cannot hut he ravaluable causally- peculiar rail cost. The first glance at the wo to travelling trudar, M feftare set my mind at rest, and flat, with tho Lite Bugar, 100 bagnat 3050, by Hop-king quarte pugen further examination, made me na positive as to to local trader.
the identity of these recians as that therebas"; Japan White Wam, 50 casts at $15.50, by Hop
boen among us in modera timre one of the Livingstone."
greatest men of the human David
bing to travelling trader
TRUBNER & Com
JO, PATERNOSTER HOW-
WAH, BELLY
Polaire Flour: 60: bagi, it Th. 1400, by Kwong,ving-abin to travelling trailer,
"DAILY PRESs” Ourios, Honokong,
po, and will have cuick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. f700 Hongkong, of May, 1874. FOR SAN FRANCISCO. 9/3L 11 Foruvian Clipper Ship AN AUGUSTINA
(lute Wiliam Roe) Captain Barrier, will load here for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch ESRING
For Freight apply to
tt 1089,Foochow; 18th June, 1873.
NOTICE
Konglong, 2nd April, 1872.
It is bereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance chargouble on Packets of printed papers or IN Order to meet the wishes of the Native patterns of light weight gent from Hongkong
couta.
I dopunity, the Chiress Issue of this potentif kingsut by the United part Payer bas bna, from the commencement of the Packets in San Francisco, will be as follows
Tiz China New Year, issued DAILY instead of on
For a packet not oxoceding founce alternate days na before.
The Paper has been Established for nearly
For a packet above I ounce not ex-
Bowlug Zncess Tovonty Tears, and is, ao to Editorni Manage
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex- mmt, under the Direction of a Well Educated
cceding 4 ounces Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial and eight outs for every additional four onnoce and general information, and BRR the Bume Tuono rates apply to Printed Circulara, Brise position with the Native Community us to Ad Lists, Market Heports, and all printed papers Undoraigned ring been appointed
vertisemente und News as the English any other than Newspapers, ug walls to Books Agent for the above Company at this port are prepared to grant Policicusgainet Fire, Capt. Stannard, will load here for the above ring with the Foreign Community, The End Trade Patterns 4 to the extend of £10,000, on Balldings or on port, and will bare quick despatub, “
CAPITAL TWO MILLION:STERLING...
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co 4741 Bongbong, 18th May, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, AID A 1 Amorjona „Bargne"
G
ERWINDWARD"
Postmaster General
Samples
F. W. MITCHELL
For Freight, upply to
EDWARD NORTON & C Hongkong, 2nd January, 1970,
VOGEL, HAGEDORY & Co.
foro.
If 591 Hongkong, 20th April, 1874
Ubarge for Advertisements will be un beret
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874,
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.
Good stored therein, W
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