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A GOOD SNAKE STORY: Among swat solitudes, rough, rooky, and'un, sabdued slowly sinking oreats of dead, and dying mountain chainga atill fonas, from time to time, dark witnesses of arealion's fate- a mystery, loathsome reptiles beating death in their fangs, malice in their bearse, and rattles AMOY........ on their tails!ater planet
While the workmen were building this mil Salon Falls, on the Westfield River, ono of theas crawling outcasts of areation, descendente. to doubt of that pesky surpiat renowed in Springfield's anbient ballad, crept unawares within reach of his hereditary foe An his great ducators, were, merciless, so very chis
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RNING SILK and CASHMERE EMBROIDERED JACKETS and MANTILLAS of the latort Parisian designs,
All this Newest Shapes in Ladies' WHITE, BROWN, DRAB, und BLACK UNTRIM MED STRAW HATE.
THE QUEEN V MOUNT, AND MORE!9, This was a petition presented by Mesra. Freebßelds and Williams on the part of the man make himself in his passion for everything | LONDON SUBZ OANA... Governor of the Colony of Viatori, draw.np foreign And signed by Mr. J. W. Stephen, the Attorney. I am at present engured preparing an ad. LONDON. General, for special leave to appent. The dress to to préserted to the Mikado on be saidtment against two persone named Monatsion of the grand opening. We are going and Morris was for murder on the bigh seas, stong pretty satisfactorily with our work, and and on a verdict for manslaughter: they wore Bud the stadente very intelligent and eager to sentenced to psual servitude for 15 years, but learn, They are utterly different in every way ware now at large. The facts of the gase have to homo students. They would ne soon think of jumping over the moonge of making any been described by ne mora than ouco already
Mr. J. Fitzjames Stepben, Q0, in applying disturbance or annoying the lecturer in the for Tears to appeal, said the case involved mate highteat. In short their behaviour is all that tera of considerable eccstitutional importance would be decret. It is astonishing how quiski in the administration of orimiral justice, They they pick up want is told the All the Do. via TOKOHAMA...Olina (is) point he had to. hring under the consideration Testures are delivered sa English, and they can of their Lordships related to the place and follow wonderfully well. manner of confinement and the custody of, or minale ecntenced by the Court of the Colony to penal servitude for offences' committed on -the high seas beyond the limits of the jarlo tion of the Courte of criminal justice where quek ariminals were tried and convicted. The learned counsel narrated the flots of the once Mount and Morris had, with there on board the British ship Carl, committed atrocities amo islanders of one of the Polynesian groupe whom they bud kidnapped. The parties were engaged in a species of slave trade, and the ivlundure were masanored and thrown overboard. Mount and Morrie wore charged at Melborne with murders two man turned Queen's eri- dopce, and they were considered more entabla than the other, and the jury bad returned & captors, He was tonter with clubs and mauled
RB now SHOWING in very Department vordiet of wenslangator only, and the prisoners with atones till be lay limp and feless, bur were sentenced to if yere penal servitude, on horried still. Brought Ling near the buildings Stock of NEW GOCUS dest which a writ of Habets Corpus had boon: ob.he was laid prone on a piece of timber, an obed for SPRING SUMMER WEAR, 001 tained, and the mea discharged. There had jeot of curiosity and merited disgust. At sisting of spok beon a failure of justice, and if the law was of length, moved by that caution which dreads o large and chreally selected Assortment uf the character describe, which should on fallon foe, or by a strange, though not un LADIES COSTUMES, POLONAISES, and appeal be able to show was bob, then it was mon apite, one of the men chopped off the head OVER SKIRTS, a Batiste Holland, Pique, necesary time it bould be immediately altered,the fat evil skall, bard, filmy eyes, the jaws Swiss and Scotch Book Myelin, and other new or the administration of justice would be closed grimly on the crocl fange within Lighs Hateriale. brought into contempt. After the prisoners chopped it off and britched it away. Later, the wers Risobarged, they sors arrested us being engineer coming out thought to give the biper at large whilo nentsused to penal servitade hair of rattles, a ghastly memento. But these butio magistrate acdcred them to be released. I had just been severed from the Eeless trank, which was contrary to the decision of the which ati ! lay bra sad and bloeding where it Judicial Committee in the case "Kwok-bad, been thrown. Sing which. Mr. Stephen hat argued before their Lordrbips. After referring to the proceedings before the Courts in Victoria, it appeared that Mont and Monis were convicted in December, 1873, bofore the Chief Justice of ton Suprema Codit at Molbourne of mans laeghter, soms legal points being reserved which were decided in April, 1879. The Judges were of opinion that the prisoners could not be sentenced to transportation, na it was abolished, but might be sentened to poual sarvitade for life, or for any term that less than seven years. It was added, "the execution of that sentence would seem to be watter of imperial duty, as the place where the prisoners were, to be confined depended upon the directions of one of Her Majesty's Principal Becroturies of State 16 and 17 Viat,, osp. 90, Rec. 6). A writ of Halens Corpus was obtained. on the part of the prisque, sal judgment given on the 18th of September, 1878, on the return unde to the writ, The Conra bald that the re- turn was bad in to, and that the proposition of the Attorney-General that penal erritude could be carried out in any ghol without the direction of the Segretary of State would hol to supported, has the proishment of transports-, Surely a strange phenomenon, from which tion pould not be enforced unlese the place many interesting theories might be drawn. were appointed, nor naleas the Secretary of aside from the ubrious caution--don't bandle State directel which place the particular offend-rattlesnakes till their heads are taken off bat er was in be mint to. (5 George 4, tap, who shall any what could law of life's deep 8.3 and that a sentence of penal mystery is shadowed in a fast like this? A servitude, whether passed in the United often as that ghastly ourense éoiled and struck Kingdom or in a colony, required the the offending boot, so often, and at the self. te preliminary act of a Secretary of anms instants the grim, repulsive head, lying State (16 and 17 Vict. cap.99, 880. 6), disavered in the dust, opened its jaws, thỏ | and without it the santenca could not be put deadly lango protriding, and closet them with isto exccution. They, therefore, ordered the snap! Again and again this was done, 1 Prisoners to be disobanged The learned coun the broken and divided or was it the inder sel urged that the Judges and erroneously fiaitaly extended host of the reptile ut est considered the law relating to transportation departed. Springfield (Mass) Iterablic in. and its substitution of penal sorvitude when they held that the prisoners could not be de tamed in the gol to which they had beco sont. A fashionable papar Lt. St. Petersborg, the The judgment and order of discharge raised Grashdasin, expresses creat alarma at the spraad questions of grent and public importance likely of Frutostantism in Boasit. In an article en
ften to occur respecting the propar administra.titled "A new Apostle in the grand monds of tion of the criminal law, and he submitted thist St. Petersburg it describes the enthusiastic be had made out a suficient ouse for leave to attachment with which, Lord Badstock (who is * play the "nawaposta") has inspired the aziaturratic appeal.
Sir James Colvile, in expressing the opinion circten of the apital. The ladies of the nobility of the Committee, said gravo and important questione had been raised; and, without giving ang judgment on the case, they thought that hear his sermons at the American Church, and SATIN and WATERED RIBBON and SASH sufficiant causo bad been shown to grant learesing English pealine with him in bis own RIBBONS to patch to appeal. Their Lordships would ditest that language The Grashdann says that it would notice of the order be aurred on the parties it they could be found, and it not, then on the solicitors who had applied for the writ of Habets Cormis-Ees
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Also, the Italian CHIP HATE. fa Boys and Girls STRAW HATS in great var aty.
MILLINERY-HATS and BONNETS.
(4 Shupply received monthly.) Ladies' DRESS MATERIALS ja Fracch Check TAFFETA Plain, Figarad, nad Check- ad Japanese SILKS,
Among those looking ou, a boy stood near in homiespundreas, tout boots enveloping his pants, gray-haired denizen of the region, drawing nigh, bade the youngster stamp on the serpent's tail. Nothing loath, the heavy bootcame down where the rattles used to grax-came down and straightway, up it came, whilon ekly llor blanched banguter the rat and wholesome dirt. No wonder The "spirited, sly make "hat boen drinking sunshing as bu lay eststretched. aud, mangled as he was, had gathered atrength instinct prompted to resent the insult, bim Quicker thua liborated spring, kin
All tho New Shades in Franch FOULARD, beadless trunk strook the offending boot with i material mostenitable for Costumes and Sum. the same maltion violence as when the poisomer Wear, 1
its fatal bidding! fange were set ereat to Happily, the bead was quite severed from the body and lay in the dirt several feckaway,
It's not plaasnut to tread on a sprightly rattle enako, even though one wear thick boots. and the reptile bas neither hand or tail. So those nascientific investigators parsued their experiavate with a piece of board, but twig quite conalnsive. Every time the smaller and of the body was atrock, the other retaliated with a spitelul blow,
A PROPHET ABROAD.
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That New TUSSORE CLOTH in Spota and Stripen. Para
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BLACK 461
41 MOLOURED MOIRES. Aarge Stork of the beat makes in Gros- GRAIN and GLACE SILES
French CAMBRIOS and BATISTS, Plain Coloure
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ATE FOR FREIOT APPLY TO TO BE DISPATCHED.
Butterfiell & Swirsi. coop Vogel, Hagedorn it Co... Hongkong A. Mott Heaton Hongk A. McG: Henson: Bourbong Olyphant & Co. Hongkong Vogel, Engedorn & Co Hongkian Botario & C Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & O...
kong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Bangkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Russell & Co.
Gibb, Livingston & Co... P.&O.SN. Gü
angories Maritimes. Hongkong Douglas Laprak & Co, Hongkong Ah Yo
Remedios & Coli,
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Hongkong Dongina Japrask & Co Hongkong Fredoria Degonnor,
For Sale.
GENERAL DRAPERS, SILK MERGERS,
COURT DRESS MAKERS
AND MILLINERS,
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SMALL CONSIGNMENT
OM PORT
Best Eagliah Pale SHERRY. Superior Irish WHISKY, toe years old; Finest London Cordial OLD TOM GIN. HÌNH & C
+ 701 Hongkong, Sth May, 1874
BEBOOTS, CIGARS.
Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS. Cetopbelle Dindigul Brand OHEROOTS. Campbell's Trichinopoly Brina OHEROOTS. TERMS-Chebs.
Apply to
MESSES. CAMPBELL & Co.,
Plantation Works,
Dindigu
Madras Presidency,
ANDER. TENNENT SALE and
POETER.
On 10th insta ¿Quicktespatch.
Unick, despatche Quick despatch. Quick dumpatok. Quick deepatch.. Quick despabestija Udios, despatch.
Quick despatch, thick despatch. Quick despatch. JOn 10th ingt, AG 3 P.M.. Ou or about 20th inst, "On:0th inst:, at noon... (On 12th inet,, at noon. „On fib, inst, at'll a.. Tomorrow, 3th' inat..
Today, at now Quick desputab,
Quick despatch.
On Gih inst., at 5p.m.
Jaiek dospatebr
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA.. THE Epanist Steamer
THE
HVA U FORMOSA,” Morales, Master, will be despatoled to the above [Fárt TO-DAY, the 4th instant, at noon. For Freight or Passenge, apply to
REMEDIOS & 0x 41802 Hongkong, Jay June, 1874
KOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG. PRE Stearnship h
“NAMOA”
Cipt. Westaby, will louve for the abova Ports on SATURDAY, the 6th instant, at noon, For Freight or Passage, apply to NOW DOTIGLAS LAPRAIE &, 057 44.888– Hungkong, Jed Jane, 1874, M
FOR AMOY.
And a SWATOW, if suficient inducoment ofera. TAB Swedish Steamer
THE
AUGUST LEFFLER," J. F. Björck, Master, will have gael despatch
zu above.
Agent.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
FREDELIO DEOENAER, 864 Hongkang, 20th Jane, 1874. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL,
DAVID CORSAR & SONS Company's Steamship Merobant Navy
Navy Boiled; Long Flax
Crown
FUANVAR
FROM ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 06. tf 1130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW READY,
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE
PORT for the year 1873. Price $10.
Apply at the Daily Tress Office, Hongkong, Mat January, 1874
Public of HE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform tho
"NESTOR"
Vessels on the Berthi.
FOR NEW YORK /TMEZ 1 British Burquo
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH," 276 ons register, Captain Jacoes Adsir, will load hore, and will baye immediate dopatol us
For Freight, apply to th
t818
VOOEL, HAGEDORN & 08. Tanglenne, 95th May, 1874.
FÜR NEW YORK.
IBA 1a Drkish Barqua
KATE CARNIE”.
Post-Office Notifications.
The Tranz.cors not having rangbod Singaporo with the Marine Sortor natil after the departure of the Fenetis, the mails by that Packet cannot ho sorted until their egipt at this offfee. No- ties will be. give hereafter of the hours at who the Lettera und Nowenspers respectively will be ready for delivery,
A mail vill elpas.
For Manila-Per Perniosa, today, the 4th inat., at 11.30 am
For Manila-Per Villa de Rivadavia, tomon." row, the 5th instant, at 11.30
For Singapore and Pasang-Per Namon, pa
will had at this and at Whampoa for the above Suturity, the 6th ingrat, at 11 .. Fort, and will lure quick despatch.
For Froight, apply tornad
OLYPHANT & Du.
801 Hongkong, 22nd May, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANC1800, 110 ₫ 1 American Barqué
HORATIO SPRAGUE,” Capal . K. Small, El fond hero for the abavo Port, and will have quick despatol.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & C
BIMAM FOR. SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE,
MRDI.
TERRANEAN PORTS SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. TE PENINSULAT AND ORIENTAL STEAM Steamship - NIZAM,” Captain A. E. Baslow, with Hor Majaty's Mails, Passengore, Space, and Cargo, will leave this for the shove places on SATURDAY, the 6th June, at noon, (proched ing to Southampton and London, ria Suez Dant
• Cargo will be received on board until noon, Specs and Parcele at the office until 2 P.M. on the sth. idem,
For Swatow. Ahoy, and Pocobow-Per- Karanglung, on Saturday, the 6th ipatant, at 5
·PM,
MAILS BY THE ENGLINE PACKET:
The English Contract Packet "NIZAM,” will bo dispatched with the und Mails for Europa, &c., of SATURDAY, the 6th June,
at noon,
Money Orders.on any of the Honey Crier, Ofces in the United Kingdoni will be granted' nutil 5 v.. on the 6te June,
The Post-Office will be open until e r.. on the 5th June.
Lettera, &o, way be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received unsil 30 A. on the 6th June.
Letters may be posted until 10 am. on the 6th June, without Inte leo.
better's pusled after 10 am on the th June, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 18 cents ach as well as the postage is prepaid.
The latest time for posting Letters at this- Offline ta 17. A... and Newspapers, Books, or Putters 10 am, on the 8th June,
Late letters (kut Letters only) ndressed to the United Kingdom in Brindisi, or to Sin gapore, may be posted un board the Pasket From 11.90. st. to the time of sailing, on pay- ment of a Late Fee of B-cents each in addition to the postage.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Geneinte
Hongkong, 24th May, 1874.
For Particulars regarding Freight and Fns-Ganeral Post-Office, augs, apply at the P. & O. S. N Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
A
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET & Written Declaration of the Contente and Value of the Paokagos for the Overland.
The United States' Mail Packet “UHINA" Hoteis required by the Egyptian Government, will be dispatebed on WEDNESDAY, the 10th and must be delivered by the Shippere to the June, at 3 F... with the Mails-.. Company's Agents, with the Ble of Lading or with Farcols; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happan from the ineor realness in etioh declaration.
·Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading...
4. MOIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co's Ooo, Hongkong, 24th May, 1874
U. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For Yokohuta, Sum Franciaco, the Vuited States and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be spen for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c.,
until 2.30 E..
·Tantters can be posted on board the Packel" from 2.30.P.M. to 2.50 P.M., on payment of a Late Fooof 12 conta in addition to the Postage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by. this route is compalety. Correspondence manciently propaid will be Forwerted by the English Packets
will bo despatched on WEDNESDAY.10Dist. Insurance risk accepted on behalf of the Oom-THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA FANAeisco
MA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA pany as under
On Ten 27, all riske, 13., F.PA.
Silk 18%. 4 do,"
For Freight or Pasonge, spply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE
dyante,
TH
Hongkong, 27th May, 1874.
STEAM TU YOKOHAMA.
HE P. & OS. N. Co's Steamship
"MADE AS
AND SAN FRANCISCO.
for San Francisco, vin Yolchama, on TIKE S. S. “ CHINA" will leave Hongkong WEDNESDAY, the 10th June, at 3 PM tuling Passengers, Muile, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Rilla of Laling are issnod for transportation to Yoko to ports in Mexico, Ceutral and South America, and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA. A Steam' of the Commuy will leave Shang bal, via the Tuland Ses Porto, about the same ikte and make clean connection at Yokoyama- At New York and Aspinwall, Passengere ve anlection of variona lines of Steamers to Bugland, France, and Germany.
Correspondenon addressed to Tokohama and the United States must be superscribed per CHINA, and that address to the United Kingdom must be superscribed" vid San Fran
F. W. MITCHELL,
Partmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 29th May, 1874. MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"
The French bail Packet 44VA” will, be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 13:h instant, at neon, with the Maija-
To and through the United Kingdom vis Marseilles; to Frames and other Continental Singapore, Gilfe. Australia and New Zealand, Aduh, Beyobelles, Econion and Mauritius, Suz and Alexandria.
EMBROIDERED LINEN and PLEETED HONGKONG, HO NAX AND CANTON will leave for the above pince chortly after the Dean and otser Jugan Ports, to San Francisco, States (in a ölcsed mail to France), to Saigon,
SETS/
LACE, COLORED LINEN, MUSLIN and LAUR FRILLED SETS..
tho name of Hike KERRAA
that he has shopsestablished at those places in
In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, VINEN and MUSLIN HADIT SHIRTS W, 12, he has constantly on band BEEF and SLEEVES &
MUTTON, POULTRY, BREAD VEGE MUSLIN BODICES." Swing
TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, &, of MUSLIN and TULLE RUFFLES and the best quality, KUFFLE TRIMMINGS.
Arrival of the nert English Mail. -
A, MUITER,
Superintendent, P&O.S. N. Co.'s Vlite,
Hongkong, 27th May, 1874.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Maling Curge at through its for NAGASAKI and 10GOU
In BO NAS and CANTON SHOPS,' the Brussels and Ros! Maltese LADE COLforegoing articles, with the addition of SPIHEF. & 0.8. N.C's Steamship
RITS, SODA WATER, &c., and GAME when
VENETIAP LARETTES
HEM STITCHED and LACE HANDKER OHIEFS.
Uash's. LACE EDGED FRILLINGS, for toxing Under
sage the writer, daily send bi dekens of inviin all mares. tations to religious conferences, go in croada to
not base alladed to these matter if what is done by the mothers of the fatoresupporters of the State and by pereous copying eminent. positions in Russian society were not of the bighest importance to their children and their bordizatea. The example of the higher classes, it adds, is apt to bares strong influecce on the country generally already in Southern Russia whole villages bare virtually gone, orer to the Protestant religion by forming them The country and the climate are nearly alles joto gect named the Shadiste, and a that could to desired, but the Japanese seminary has been formed at Beslin for tri- themselves—well, in their way, they are very
ing Protestant missionaries to couvert the nice little bodies." They are, au Tuu asians-Pall Mall Gazette. "perhaps bo swaroja very small raco, but they
THE JAPANESE AND THEIR CUSTOMS A letter from Dr. William Craigie, Professor of English Literature in the Imperial College of Engineering at Yole, which appeased in the Aberdeen Bree Press, BAYBIE
ure excessively sout, tho, women espacially.
One can't help leading amused at the subeunt
of staffing they bold without bursting. The
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOS. B JUNE SED, EVENING. New Parma, $5024 cash, quoted: New Be
women indolgo is cometics to a frightfal nares, $5524 Orab, quoted. No change in other.
extent, and their sheeka ura as shiny and gremy kinde.
*De newly-oiled boots. It is moved
amusing to see two Japanese acquaintances.
FORT CARGOES.
moot. The amount of soraping and bowing Per Burton Blather For Melbourne and Syl.
gone through at each times is something neyi
· Resi LACE EDGINGS and INSERTIONS,
Every Width zud Colour in BAILLE
NTTA SAAT
A Choise Absorbment of FANCY SASHES and BILK SCARVES,
Baby LINEY, Ladies UNDERCLOTH ING, LONGCLOTH SKIRTS, CORSETS, &
Boys SUITE
Ladies and Children's BOOTS and SHOES of Dawson's superior make, a
SILE UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, FEA THERS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, 20.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONGN
AND AT SHANGHAL.
FOR SALE,
AVITE CHERIOTS. Apply to:
AL AGABEG, JR.
if 689 Hongkong, 5th May, 1674 THE TOURISTIS GUIDE
* EEDUOLU PRICH $1. Containing the names of all thu ártíoles of Pindo, objects of Natural History, Facisture
tramondons." When withlin skirmishing diatones. FOR MELBOURNE-2,068 bags Rice, Gibe —about twelve pads each one onderwears to each : 50 kuga Peus, 53lbs. cach 282 half, dc., with the Puli, and Mandarin Fronu put his head between his knees, blowing away chesto,on, 200 boxes Tea, 90 pkgs Tex, 4 buses indon like a porpoise all the while. This operation each 404 box and 169 jars Preserves, 340-
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the they repont us they approach ach athar, bores Oil, 490 boxer Wine, 351 pigs. Crackers Chinese Language, in two Purts, and then stand looking at one another's basketa Green Ginger, 87 boxes.
Tobadeo,
The Daily Press Office. toon for about three minutes with the und 2,813 pkgs. Sundrice. liveliest atisfaction depistad on their coun FOR SYUNST-2,269 bags Pics, 50lbs, cach; Leanor. Suddenly a brilliant idea, seems to 100 pkge Tei, 1 baxco asab 100 pkgs, Tony strike one of them, which be communicates to he bores eseh 50 boxes Tea, 10 bull.cheats TSUPBRIAT QUARTO... companion in tones of facing condescension. 125 Gozes. Freservas, 94 boxes Oil, 40 boxes The other is, of cores, so much struck with Wine, 55 boxes Crackers, 15 baskets Green ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIUTIONARY, the originality of the remark that be fa per Ginger, and 530 pkgs. Sundries.
force obliged to how to the ground in admire、___EXUHANGE. tion of his friend's genius. After an
at three minutes devoted to grinning at each O other's toes, it is now the tarn of No. 2 to húẹo: an inspiration which, as in- the first base, elag || trifies the listener. Then follows another? round of bowing, and so on, ad libitum. The French are proverbially a polite nation, bat 1
LONDON
Bank Bille, on demand,
24/37.
Bank Bills, at. 30 days' sight,474 Bank Bills, at fiuntus" sight, 444 Credits, at 6 months sight. 4/61 Documentary Bilk, at6 months
should say the Japanese beat them hollow. To, “ ma sight series li
me their politeness is oppressive, and irritatos ON BOMBAY,-Bank, & days' eight more than pleases mo. Servants always crouch UN CALCUTTA, -÷Bank, 3days'éf down on their knees when receiving orders
(MRAANGHAL.
Bank, Bight Private, 30 daya sight
from their master," and hand him every, ching on their knee. That dostom may baye arisco from the fact that chairs were toknowx in Japan nutil introduced by foreigcers: A Japanese always sits on the floor like a tailor tongkong and Shanghai Bank Share26
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SHARER,
NOW READY
GAN WE WITH THE AS
PUNTLAND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION CLI
-ід вель
HINGEE..
Gentlemen and Families daaitons of patron. will leave for the above place about 24 hours izing him, are requested to apply at big shops after her arrival with the next English Mail. A MOTERS ne above, where it fist of prites of artioles will
Superintendent. be finished, which will be suppled at the $ 0.8, N, Co.'s Ofles, rato all the year round. 3. Pa
Hongkong, 27th May 1874 [825 · FOR SINGAPORE: BATAVIA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE (CathagoSOMERSET CLEVELAND BAY, BOWEN, and KEPPEL BAY to Land Mails and Passengerz:)
17 749 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874,
NOW READY
BEE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANE,
By Dr, DEVAN, with many Additions, Corre-- tions, and Dr. Winrams Orthography.
Paton: In Paper Wrappers, SISU Neatly Bound
Apply at the Daily Press face.
NOTICE, CTEAMERS leaving this port requiring
COAL, "can obtain trom the Under sigaed:
W. G. HALE & Co.
Saigon 1561 16th September, 7873.
FOOCHOW DOCK,
PAGODA ANCHORAGE THE above Gimite doofed DOCK has lately been LENGTHENED to 400 feet over all; and is now capable of resgiving vessels up to 320 feat on the keel. The prealb of the Dock at the bottom is do feet, or the top 80 fest, and the width at the entrance is 50 feat. Depth of water on the aill 18 fest at average zeup, and 17 feet at average spring fides.
THE Eastern and Australian Mail-Sicom TH
Company's Chartered Stenmalip
"LEGISLATOR"
15th
20th
The Post Offee will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &o., until 11 am on the 13tli iustung, after which no Tettera can be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Office in the United Kingdom will be granted Freight will be revived on board until 6 r..until 5 r.. on the 12th instint
of the 9th proxima Parael Packages, will be Itiers For Begistration will be received revived at the Office, until 5 r. of the same until 10 .. on the 18th instant
day. All Paraul Packages should be marked to W. MITCHELL, address in fall; value of same is required; e
Por further information na to Peasage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Playa West
G.B. EMORY,
deling Agent. Hongkong, May 27th, 1874 `
NOTICE: COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIME PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS
SV
STEAM FOR. SEGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT. DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES
AGBO,
BOMBAT, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
will be despatched as above from the following Ports
From Feockow, on or about the 12th June...
Amey Hongkang, Her Freight of Passage, apply to "AR
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CON SATURDAY, the 15th Jane, 1874, at noon, the Company's Steamship Agents.
AVA Commandant FLEURIAL,with NAILS, PASSENGERS, STEOIE, and CAR GO. will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon -as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in sit thigh Marseilles for the principal planes of Europe.
if 8-10 Hongkong, 29th May, 1874,
FUR LONDON. HEA1 German Steamer
THE
SYLVIA Captain Johannen, will land here, at Canton, and Masuc, and will bare immediate despatch for the above Part.
-For Freight; apply to
A MCG, HEATON. tf 809 Hongkong, 23rd May, 1874,
FOR LONDON.
T
HE British Barque
* DELEHOUND,"
The Dock has a Caisson. Guté, and is pumped Captain J, Shearea, baving the greater portion
out by steam USA
of bar Cargo engaged, vill havequick despatch
- A new FOUNDRY for large iron and brass toy the above Portugu
sings has recently been added,
The Machine Shop contains a 19-inch Borew
Cutting Gap-lathe, Small Latkes Drilling and Borewing Machines, Steam Saw Mill Large Smithy, do, XS
*
Dry Godowne are on the premises, available for stowage of cargo, to
AE
An A MOYO CHINESE DICTIONAL, pabllab:d Surat the Daily Press Office, Hoogkong
A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other Door-yard Material alvors on band, A SMA Vessels dooked for ozamanation, remetalled, comprehensiveness and practical service this Workstads unrivalled. All too new resparred, repairs also done in barbour, and words which the Chinese hare of iate years bus iron skips and steamers eleined and painted, al compelled to goin to express the aumerete ab moderate charges. Particulare oan be obtain joota in machinery photography, telegraphy,anded at the Dock, or ch application to the onder. In sciendo generally which the rapid advance signed.
For Freight, apply to
AMACG, HEATON,
DEACON & Co.,
847 Hongkong, 30th May, 1874.
FOR LONDON, HE 17 years 1 British Bark
NOSAKA" Captain R. Lowe, will load here and at Whaas pou, and will have cuick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PARA VOGAL, HAGEDORN & Co.
700 Hongkong, 6th May, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HE 41 American Barque
"WINDWARD
Peatmaster General
Hongkong, 2nd June, 1874.
General Post Office,
It is hereby notilled that henceforward the postage en letters addressed to Norway, when forwarded via Southampton, will be 34 cants per unifounce prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to az additional chargo on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster Generali General Post-Offee:
Hongkong, 22 February, 1873.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postagë chargeable henceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by Frensi Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on: Lettora forwarded by British Packet- við Brin-
disi
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Generali General Eost Office,
Hongkong. 29th April, 1879,
The Fort Ofee of Victoria (Australia) having don that articles of Jewellery received in that given notice to the General Foss Office in Lou Stiprug orders will be granted till noon, Colony are chargeable with Customs Duties, the undersigned considers it becesary to make sirgo will be received on board until 4 M., Specio and Parcole antil 3 PM, on the 12th this Regulation known to the Public, and to Any, 1874 (Parcele are not to be out state that any letters or packets containing On board; they must be left at the Agence's so sticles sent through the Post are liable, Office.) Contents and value of Packages are with their contente, to be forfeited. nquired. M.
For farther particulars, apply at the Com:
pany's Offico.ee
O. BERTRAND,
Principal Agen Hongkong, 30th May. 1874,
AS WATSON & 00, CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS To H.B.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
PÁNK
H..THE GOVERNOR, DEG to announce that they trave just re D ceived a Obolov Assortment of PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES,
at 976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873.
NOTICE.
ESSRS, WING YUEN LOY & Co. of
Mesars OnU LAN & Co., Honolulu, SI, haze arge quantities of Cargoes, as MATTINGS, TUAS, Camphor TRUNKS, OIGARS, Maule LOPES, and MERCHANDISE; 46, 150,000 Bayar MAT-BAGS, on purpose to l up a
Mongtone, who are the Agenta of
of foreign relations has imposed upon that, are Toe Bteam. Tug Woosung is in thorough here given de tense. Each and every word is working order, and is available at wil times to fully lusted and explained, forming exer- tow venues to or from eat, renouable rates, mises for Hondents of a most instructive nature. JOHN FURSTER & Co
E-1039 Fooshow. 18th June, 1878, Both the Court and Punti pronanocations are
Oupt, Stannard, will load here for the above hre ship to be sent to car. OHU LAN &
·00, A MILLAR S given, the acceats baing carefully marked on
Co., for SALE at Honolulu. The ship will smit LOUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT port, and will have quick despateb
For Fraght, upply to
on the 1st of July, 1874. PLUMBERS M
.848Hongkong, 30th May, 1874 ROWN, JONES & JO:
UNDERTAKERS, &
and bas bis meals spread out on the floor in per cent. premium, SAMARA DAMNAT the boss principio bituerto attained." Thézypa« front of him. A serrant mild thus be obliged Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares graphy displays the scent of an attempt to H to go on his knees when serving. Ba--565 per bare premium.KAN! make the Chinese and English type correspond Topesa faraiture is Le yet only very sparingly Chion Tindera beurance Company's Share in the size of body, thereby effecting a vaat used by the Japanese, bet is becoming more 31,750 pet akare.mecodomy of see nolieving a clearness not common, for any guess bow difcall it in to China and Japan- Marine Insurance Ts. 98 previously attained and dispensing with those furnish a bouse out bera English forsitare, per share.
aviat, margine and Heant spaces which have costs four or flyn times wlint it would cone at Chinono Insurance Company.$190 por mbare. boratoforo oboristeria-Chinese publicatione. home To be sure one can got post things Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Shares made here by the natives; but they are quite 3195 per share.
-new to the trade, und, of course, inake a very China Fira Lusarance Unmpany's Bhares 8132
apaatisfactory job.
OPPERSMITHS & SHASSFOUNDERS. No.1, Queen's Road Prst and Nullah Ter
Opposite H.M. Naxal Dock Yard
Hongkong, let Macob, 1871. KRUPP'S CAST STEEL WORKS,
DESEN (GERMANY) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,
f 387
A
"To illustrate the vast soope of the work, the L PAM following facts are submitted for considenstion. Ohalmers Voorbularly contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medbarat's English
F. PEIL, and Chinees Dictionary abant, 100,000, whist +1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany) this work antima more than 20,000 Daglish words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese oberio. Underagard bave been appointed Sols
Again despite all agents for the Sale of their Goods i ochorenie pre the graming, and Hong en ond China to doors otudent of this ditonit language shaolutely rodent, Glasgow,and Messie. David Corear & Sozia quires examples to display the various applistarloath. cations and equivalents of different words wheb
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co have use general moring. Of these examples 419 Hongkong, January, 1867. blue work contains more than five timea na many un any other Dictionary hitherto pat
he Mikado had too many of gagements at the Victoris Fire Insurance Company's Sharee New Year to be abla formally to open the new 8123 per ebaren college had the pleasure, however, of stand Hongkong and Whampoa Desk Company's
close beside him the after day, on the Stares de cont. scension of the pretent stiod of colours to as longtones por o afacto Staubont Cola the new regiments. He was gorgeously got up Shares-18 per cent, premium in a uniform a la mode Francaise, resplendent Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tla, with gold luce and other fammery. He is quite 100 per share
your follow, with most repulsive, senstal Hongkong Gas Company a Shares-$75 per looking too and no wonder, for his ancestora:
share.
have been kept for cantarias stantly secluded Hongkong Hotel Company's Chures $0 por from the outer world, none bat woh being cent. discount.
discount.
ever allowed to see them. At the presentation Indo Chinese Sugar Company-804 per cent. ceremony all the Government oflora ware prosent in swallow tails, white ties, and chimney. potformach is the offeint drem on grónt days. The scene at mob times is a "madet lúdjorous. one Tronsara, hats, boots, contain fact, oll tho rig-out of Fotopern are cuite now to Jupaocse, and you say for the scarecrow be lovka in team. His boots, or rather shame, art,
* SALES OF JUNE 3RD, 1874,
Dan Ak reported by Chinees Vermicelli, 140 baze at $6.20, by-o-tys to local trader,GW
White Bugar, 200 unge, at 26.10, by Yanifat to local trader o
as a rule, a long way too big for hips. Blecking ill Rice, 1,000 picule, at $1.81, by Yust
be despises, hipnoces generally hide deficiencia fat to local trader,
in that respect. His tronsere be refors about Almonds, 20 buze, it $22,00, by Pook bing
aix inches too alfort, und supports them by wo to travelling trader. twisting a grant roll of blue or red sloth round
Shellfish, 10 ses at $31.00, by Fook hing wo
bio walet. Bio swallow tail is indesorbable to travailing trader.
It has been intended for a man twice his size; fuhreis, 10 cuses, at $43.01, by Techong. tba slearca muke,cp for the shortness of this to Incal trader
traneore. But big batunde of Samael Mor. Black Pepper, 800, bage, or $11,60 by Yee- tip it crowns all. Your awell Japaneen always chong to local trader,
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co, 591 Hongtong, 20th Agrif, 1874.
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.” [HE 41 Clipper Burgas
MATULUIS OF ARGYLE,” Capt. MoKeon, will have immediato dospatch for the above parts.
For Freight or Passage, apply tu
ROZARIO & Co. Li 788 Hongkong, 28th May, 1874 FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE
Are Ship
***NIGHTINGALE”, Cutter, Master, will have immediate despatch ne above,
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. £f 748 Hongkong, 14th May, 1874. FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
41 Amorten Barque
MARMION"
and will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to
B
OFFICE-No. 9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
Memorial Sices and Mosumala erested. 137. Hongkong, 1st January, 1973.
NOTICE.
FW. MITCHELL,
Pushaaster Gerenal, Gaaral Post Office,
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1878.-
It is hereby notified for general information that, the Pautage which must be paid in ad- vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- ward Island, will honeeforward be as follows,
When forwarded vil
Brindisi.
• When forwarded viù
42 ante sach half-cange.
Marseilles 36 cente noh half-cunde, When forwarded ti
Southampton
General Post-Office.
28 cants each ball-ounce,
T. W. MITOHELL.:
Postmaster General.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1870.
It is hereby notified that licuceforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which mest be paid in adranes, will be as fol- lore, viz,
When forvarded vit? 34 le cash ounow.
Brindisi
When forwarded ri
Marseilles.
31
When forwarded við 28
Southampton.....
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Poal-Office
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873,
It is barely notified for general information that and after the Jab Aagust next, the Commission chargeable on Money Orders IN Order to meet the wishes of the Native aed upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong. Commauity, the Chinese Issue of the Shanghai, and Yolobama will be as followe Paper has been, from the commencement of the Uhina New Year, issued DAILY instead of co alterate days as before. N
The Paper has been Established for nearly Twenty Years, and in, ns to Editorial Manage ment, under the Direction of a Well duorted Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial ind general information, and has the same position with the Native Community as to Ad
artiesments and Naws as the English Dotty
Üharge for Advertisements will be a berete 1009.
On sms not exording £2.18 octs. Abovo £2 and not exceeding 15...36 Aboro Eb and not exceeding
:14 Above £7 and nat exceeding £10.72
F. W. MITCHELL
Postnitister Generali
General Post Office
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
Arrangements having been hade under: which fails for Ladon arriving at Sriez from deatlantion via Brindisi, it is horoby notiföd that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance on correspondence, addressed to the United Kingdom a forwarded, will be as fol lows, vis
cents per half ounce. 8each,
for practical-purpose that evere
and after this data, and until further the work is so coinslets, that a reference notice, a Dinoonny of Tranty per cout to ite pages tables person who under (207) apon currant local rates of Prendia, will stands English to communicate effecting returned on Insurances against fre, effected Captain Boyd, will load here for the above Port, Press with the Foreign Community. The China by Private Ships will be forwarded to with nativos yło understand nothing but Chi• with this Office, kde ANTON
EDWARD NORTON & Go news. In this respect the work will be found indispensable, to all Europeans reading in
Agents. 1174 25th June 1872 China, and to the natives themselves it K- plains subjects fully with whion very few in- deod, of them are perfectly squinted To TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE parties resident in England an interested in
COMPANT OF HAMBURG, UN China it cannot but be invaluable goonierally,
neil paint bot be rivaleshje sourially AUGUSTINA goste pagua
TRUBNER & Oo
PATEENOSTIE BOW;
WH BALLA DAILY PRERS Orrion, HonGKONG,
VOGEL, SAGEDORN & Co. 40 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:"
HE 3/3 E. 11 Fernvino Clipper Ship
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874. PVZ
爆 榮 WING KDE OCAL SHOP.
THE Troprietor of WENG KEm Nhop begu to inform the pubio that his Shop has been Agents for the above Company, are pry late Willians Rose) Captain Barvier, vill lead etablished since 1855, at Endicott's Lace, and pared to Aqcept riska ogninet Fire at carent here for the above Port, and will have quick lat he has always a great quantity of BEST
COAT in store for a Gentleman or Ship vides, Nubject to a bogue of 20 per cont
despatchES SLEMSSON & COL
For Freight, apply to
castera,wabing to patroniec him, are requested YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. to apply at his Shop, 1 761 Hongkong, 18th May, 1871
if 89 Hongkong, 18th Narember, 1872.-
ly 1943 Hongkong, 16th August, 1873,
For Latters For Newspapers
For Books and
Patterns...
nol exceeding loanco foents.
2
every additional4 12
General Post Offiovi
W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General,
Hongkong, 20th December 1871,