Alusion to an offence and apology in his Bagon Lotter, has elicited the following reply by Mr Wilton, and is addressed, as Mr.Basler's was to the Commitio
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SHIFFING BEPORTA,
(Continued from the 1st Page.
Tho American ship Litorest reports, left Mamita on 20th July, and bud equally weather throughout
The Spanish steamar oor reports: lotu Manila ou Sth August, Exporisnoutro SW. winds and squally weather
THE DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12rn, 1874,
essels Advertised as Loading
ONDON SUEZ CANAL... LONDON
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The German atepanghip Cina räpaste left Shanghai on 7th Angast Hnd cloudy and FAMBURG squally weather throughout, with S.S.Wwlads.NEW YORK Of Obelang Point, possel the steamship Chia. biang, and Zeng, Pins, pased an anę known elénuer, board North. In the Ly- co-moon Pass, pascod tho etoamahip Mattoong, SAN FRANCISCO bound to Swatow.
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FOR FAMIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DISPATCHED
Lloyd
Tuos. Bihop:
Etidem
Sun Jaua.
A. Ultabiaga
Everburd
Horstmann
Juan F. Pearson
Le Boon
{Avurmare........
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YOKOHAMA... Colitan (et) Do SYDNEY FOO HOW Maid of Judah... MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY., Orange Grove.... SINGAPORE, BUMBAY & Telteran (str.) SPORE, PENANG, & OALTA China (str).. SINGAPORE AND PENANG... Natoa (str.)... SAIGON MANILA.
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Union.
„No. 174, Livingston Stront, Brooklyn,
July 19th, 1874, To the Investigkling Committe-Gustler men, When, on Friday last, I met you at your invitation, the appointinent of your committeo had nos then bga kooon to the public. You sat in a private capacity, moreover -ops of your Jegal advisers, and previously given the Lope that if oo my appearance before you I would preserva judicious retícones concerningtas worst napeals of the one, I might thereby facilitate through you each a zacderate public presenta, tion of Mr. Baccher's offungo, and apology sh, would close, rather than prolong the existing scandal I rejoiced in this hope, and promptly reciprocated ió kiady feeling which was The American steamship Colima, reports late! reported to mo na stared by you towards toyself San Franciaco on July 14th, at 12,15 p.m.; On and fapily. Accordingly, when I met you in the 15th, ut 8.15 exchanged signale with conference, my belef statement was anbatanou an English ship, bound for San Francisco. O the two following pointa: First, that my letter the 17th, at 6p.m.; exchanged signals with to Da. Bacon was written, as as an not of American ship, bound East. On the ad of aggression, but of oclf-defence afising no there August, at 5.30 u arrived at Yokohamu, in not forth from great and griorous provocation amking the size from San Francisco, 17 day by your pastor, your ebursh,- khó Brooklyn and 14 hours. Left Yokohama on August 3rd, SouLcíl, and the ex-Moderator's criticama on tay at 1 p.,, the Co.'s steamer Japas leaving for supposed conduct, at uniting to define me be San Francisco at the same sime. On the 4th, fore the world, and to inflict upota me au wujust after passing through Van Diemen's Straits, punishment for acts done by onethor. Second-we ing for seven om uth of our course Tins having by tont letter defended myself so to escape u gale blowing from the S.E, NE far as I thought opasion required me to reply, and N... Barometer, falling frous 30.16 to. -I felt uzwilling to proveed further against Mr. 29.3. Arrived, on 11th Angust, ut 7.30 am. Beccker without further pallio provetation, or Had strong head winde with thick rainy won uther necessity, sub necessity to now laid upon ther from Yokoba. me by Mr. Beecher himself, in the publication of direct request by him to you to asqaige
Molly-into-bis character, affected by his walker, bas concluded, a Stagitaton, near Bris
Min Richards, who is called the champion ellerie and upclogy. to which I referred. He tol, the extraordinary fent of walking one tina offers to a direct challenge, not caly thousand miles in one thousand consecutive before your Committee, but before the public, bours. She is young girl, und finished quite which i Bergby accept. I therefore, give you fresh. As endeavour was made when abe beysu notice that shall prepave a fall and detailed Ler task on May the 18th to obtain magisteri statunreuth secardaten with the terms of your interforeren tur this spaceful, en tha Communique's fack" to unly to turnaround that glo was a free agent, although she. facts as rowithin my knowledge, touching tandertook the task in order that her fathered for SUMMER WEAR, consisting of the tastiere se quepromace the charantor of Rev. Henry Ward Beeoler 1 shall be ready to lay this before you within a weak or tub days, or as soon therefor a 7 shall find any elf able to get unmerous facts and evidence i euch a strict suray, that I. caa cover thốm, each
might win a wager of £50.
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ONE OF THE SAFEO-Two murchants were recently prescating the alaina of their respec- tive articles One was n Yanker, the other wasn't.
Ho that wasn't told his story A and all, with youth, te thoir exact truth, and then it was orgosod three days to the most gabe-cook bind bees shat up in one of kis safes, even to belum a agistrate await to tense heat, When the door, was opened, the appointment by you of a day mutually con cook stalked out as if nothing bad happened. vraient for my presentation of this states. It way now the Touko's Tor, A cook had before you raittoe, Manwhile I shall beca ebut ap in one of his mates, with a pound wak public as present mate to you, beoesof feel butter, and the safe, we cubmatted to
Baghorster, to which this preficiary. the trial of a tremendona beat for more than repaone, hau pablished by him. With week. The legs of the safe wars melted of, and
rent repent. Lam, truly Foure, Signed,
deer itself so far fused as to require a cild chisel to get it open... When it was opened the cock was found frozen dend, and the batter so with framer, had his eye put out with a solid that a man, who knocked off i' pisos of it butter aplister.
THEODOKE TILTON
ANOTHLL RESERVOIE DISASTER.
SPLINGFIELD, Mass,, July 13th.–
Tu boom, balding så immense drive of logs r the Connections Brest, Thomas Hat's gave way this morning. The Northfield bridge is thought to las in dunger.. - A special to the. Springd Union, Eross Chester,, kives the Following additional partionlara of the reservoir
COMMERÇALANTELLIGENCE,
AUGUST 11TH, EYRNING.
$555 casb. No change in Malwa
·EXPORT. CARGOES.
Per strawship Priam, for London -- Congou. 261,425 be. Sented Cupor, 7,143 1b, Secuted Orange Pekor, 16,803 lbs. Totul,
285,366 lbs,
KOKOA MA..
Do.. Doi SHANGHAL
Dil Do FOOONGW
For Sale.
ATLE&00
Butterfiold & Sire Whimpos A. MadG. Heutan Whampoa A. MacG, Heatonn
Tampon Vogel, Hagedon & Co. Whampoa Carlowite & Co.. Whampon Rassell & Co... Hongkong Yogol, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Augustine Hourd & Co.
-On or abort £Ütli imit:
Quick despatch,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR NEW YORK:
THE 4.1 Peruvian Ghig
"SAN JUAN,"
fiate American Ship James H. Koeler;")" A. Urtubinga, Master, will bad here and at Wiempos for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, al low rates, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & QU Af 1192 Hongkong, 30th July, 1874.
FOR MANILA
THE 41 Spanish Schoóner
Quick despatch. unior despatch.
Quick Arapatoli....
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch............
quick despatch.
Bangkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Oaiek despatch.
Quick dospatob.
"UNION,"
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
paich for the above Part.
(On 2ékk ízat, ut. 3 p..
Quick dospatob
For Freight or Passage; apply to
REMEDIOS & Co.
nick despatch.
W. K. Borfald... Hongkong Busi? & Üniv J. W. Wilcomb... Hongkong Agustine Heard & Co... Bannisterongkong Vogel, Hegerlorn & 00....! ................. Flongkong P. M. 8. §. C.......................... Hildebrandt. Hougkong Roxavio & Co.............. Webb. A. E. Jolinaga T. 8. Gars Wastob
Catillo
Buy (str.).
Formosa (atr.).
Bombay (atr.)..
Mannafeh (etr.)
Nevada (str.)...
Anadyr (str.).....
Mirzapoje (str.). Heptor (str.). Masalli (utr.)
A EE TVSHOWING in every Departurent. an entire Stock of NEW GOODS adapt-
́A’large nind carefully scissted Assortment of
LADIES COSTUMES, POLONAISES and OVER SKIBTS, in Batiste Holland, Pique, Swies ned Scotch Book Malin, an ather new Light Mater. LIN HORNING WRAPPERS.
PRINTED CAMBRIC and STRIPE MUS
JACKETS and
SILK and QASHMERE EMBROIDERED Parisian designs.
| XANTILLAS of the lates
All the Newest Shapes in Ladies' WHITS, MED STRAW HATS
"BROWN, · DRAB, and BLTOK UNTRIM-
Alsa, che Italien OHIP MATS. Boys and Girle STRAW
in graat variety.
MILLINERY HATS Rad BONNETS
A Supply recaided Rouilly.) Ladies' DRESS MATERIALS in French Chest TAFFETA. Plain, Figured, and Check- adnanese SILKS.
All the New Shades in French FOULARD,
-STRIPE MOHAIRS.
The New TUSSURE CLOTH in Spots and Stripes.
STRIPED and FIGURED GRENADINES ALPAQA 'LUSTRE, in varions shades, New COLOURED SILKS in Plain sud Fansy.
leoda: Abons twelve, paars ago a second Patna, $500 cash, and $365 for cholca nam- reservoir was built about three iniles, farther bors, $5671 to $5683 ou credit. Benares has a material most suitable for Costumes and Sum-
p the stream, by the Church-brothers. This changed hands to a small extens at $550 tower Wear, sas smaller than the lower one, and covered from Gfty to eighty sores. The upper reser vair broke away first about half past threa, and swept over the lower rezervoir with an immense vulume of water, making a break of about four rode in the bright way dam of the lowerreservoir. The upper reayoir was built of earth; and the Ahole dau enddenly gave way. Henry Mec
FROM SWATOW-Onagor, 6,086 tbs.; Ostong, chum no at the reservoir at the time, and male 132,662 lbs.Total, 38,768 lb. haste to warn the people. His warning pro FROM AMOY-Oulong, 18,497 Ibu-
FOR NEW YORK-Congou, 29,500 lbs; O vented loss of life, and also very much lessened the dutage done. He rode bareback to Blacklog 228.; Songhong, 150lbs-Tobal, Hollow, and then a carpenter named Brown 34,254 lbs, went to the railony at kiddlefiold, warning the eople at Chestar Village, un well us all utong the railroad.
Py Chius Trans-Pacific Steinship Com
BLACK and COLOURED HOIRES. A Large Stock of the best makes in GROS. GRAIN and GLAORSILKS.
French CAMBRIOS and BATISTE, in Plain Colours
PRINTED CAMERICA, Sootch
Cuske,
Rigsdit
Hongkoup Rosario & Co...... dal. Praj0. §. K. Ú..In.15th ingt, at noon. or...........Hongkong David Sassoon, Song & 00. On 18th inst, at 3 PN ---
Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co................., Tomorrow, at 2 P.M.
Sosy Sbing,
Hongliang Binadão & Co..
............ Remedios & On... Hongkong R. W. Lowndes. Hongkong Yogal, Hagedorn & Co.... Hongkong P. & 0. 3. N. Copyin Hongkong Meamagories Maritlice.. Hongkong Momagories Maritimes........... Hongkong Meastgories Maritimes.
P.&O. S. N. C), Buteriel & Swire. P. & O. 6. N. Co.
For Sale.
FOR SALES
To Cross Conste
CHILLINGWORTH & SON'S Crown PORT and SHERRY, in Botes and
and SHERRY, ditto,
W. D. Seymour's and Houry Etobic's PORT
Vacy Superior Bmakfast, CLá KET.
Quick dispatch.
Quick despatch.
........jjuick despatch.
Today, at 3 PM: uick deapstol. Jack despatch. ..To-day, at B A.M.
To-morrow, at noon. Bday at 5 PM. Quick despatch. „On or about 1716 inst.
On 15th ist, að è r.m.
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE — and
APNIE DES MESSAGEERLES
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS. THE Company's Steamship
MENZALEH” Captain Paeqsaliui, will be despatched for
YOKOHAMA
Jules Munn & Co's OHAMPAGNE, TODAY, the 12th instant, a:8. Quarce.
Courroisier's BRANDY, 2, 3, and 4 Sture. Thomas Barry & Son's ALE, in Hogsheade, (10 avrixa)...
Flower & Son's Stratford-upon-Avon ALE, in Hegebands and Kilderkine.
SEDATHING FEET-
Apply to
I. G. LINSTEAD,"
OB TO
MESEER, B., S. WALKER & On. 11156 Hoogkong, 24th July, 1874.
FOR SALE
L. TAMPIER & CIER, BORDEAUX.
LARET-Medoc, St. Julien, St. Estephe, Obateau Loksange, Obateau Palizer, Clajana Lafite, Fowoord, Chambertin, Graves, Chateau La Tour Blanche, in cases of 1 doz. Quants and 2 doz. Pints, CHAMPAGNE-Carteire, Carte Blanche
Carta Verle, Gazte D'O,, in Quatte und Fiato COGNAC—Fine CHAMPAGNE, Superior.
CHAMPAGNE, in Quarta and Piuts, of
B. E. Portier, Obaloos Otard Dupuy & Co.'s COGNAC.
LANDSTEIN &.0...
Agosto:
£f 094 Hongkong, 26th Jane, 1874.,
BAST POINT IRON STORE.
There were some narrow scapes pany's steamer Vancouver for Yokohama and HAMS, WHITE, FIGURED, STRING OR SALE, ex P. & Ol Stones Mulwa
from death. *- A mam Middlefield was Darien Dan Francisco
coff by thus floud, but was set down-safaly
Thomas Hardy, opposite the Emery Works, supioul 160 tudles Bark, 700 bundles Nİ
in front of the dyke which was soon "after tried off, nnd he barely saved the child's
The railroad cannot be repaired in less than four or five days; four bridges will have to be rebuilt.
BRILLIANTES, and SATIN STRIPE MUS. LOWMOOR PLATE IRON, by 8 by FOR YOKOHAMA-4303 Saga Sugar, each LLINS, itable for Babies Morning Wrappers.
3 by 8 by by 8 by 3 by 7. by
3. by 7. by
3 by. 8-by
is, 183 borea Sasp, 81. bundles Street Lend,BROIDERED LINEN and PLEETED bundles Ratting, 40 hoxes Oil, 10 exa Castor Ou, 11-coils Manila Bope, 6 bandlea Copper Wire, & cased Cigars, 520 pkgs. Ban drices.
LACE, COLORED LINEN, MUSLIN and LACE FEILLED SETS.
LINEN and MUSLIN-HABIT SHIRTS and SLEEVES.
Swize MUSEIN BODICES.“ MUSLIN and TULLE RUFFLES and] RUFTLE TRIMMINGS
Brassels and Rest Mean CE, COL
·HEM-STITCHED J-LACE HANDE EL.
FOR SAN FRANCISco.-9,751 bags Rice, ench The town of Cliester will not loose bear 50 lbs 978 baya Bogarreneh 100 ba. 307 as the flood was nearly epeat before reaobing bags Beans, euch 50lbs.: 1,833 boxes Qil, esok there. Ten thousand dollara will probably re. 100lbs, 120 cases Ginger, 79 cuses Rice Flour; pair the damage to public property, but the 40senhoes, 35 jurt Wine, 3 bales Paper, private loss will be greater. The total loss is 30. boxes Natunga 39 bundles Rattans, 25
afforded at $350,000kgs Fire Crackers, 1 pkgs, China, 1.010-JARETTES.
The Foston and Albany railroads are beavy pkgs. Sundrisa, 55,792 15s, Congous, 39,725 the. auterean, le will cost a large sam to repair Colungs, 27,656 lbs. Sauthongs, 14,000 lbs. the reservoir, and require considerable tire Pprchougs. The loss on the xatiroul buitges is about $15,000: The culrod truck je washed away many places west of Chestor. The total damage to Boston and Albany railroad is about $150,000
Business will be seriously interrupted. Many parrow cocupes from drowning are reported, but no lives are believed to be lost, although three or four perne tote reported missing The village of Chester owes ito sscape from almost entire destruction to the foot of thero Loing so many stons are bridgon above the plios, by which the flood was stayed for a time, decydulating in little ponds to be les down in inatalepte on the villages below.
A second ate was the cona derable width of the valley mile above the village where the anter's spread our somewhat, us they did in the the Mill River ford an Florenge Meadows..
For NEW YORK-180,109 be. Oulange, 1500 but Raw Silk, 1 oue Must, und 2 cases Ban aries.
FOR BOSTON-13 ces Chinaware, FO MONTURAL-38,3051bs Congo,
BICHANGE.
UR LONDON.-—---
Bunk Billa, on demand... Bank Bille, de 30 days' sight, 4/11 Bank Bills, at 6 months sight Oredita, ut months' biglie..... Documentary Hills, at 6 months" ang sight osoby
4/23
ON BOMBAY, Baak, 9 dayu' night 900 Ox CALCUTTA, -Bank, 3days sight 224 OF SHANSEA
Baak, sight
Private, 30 days' sight
723
At Huntington there was but little damage done, to food having mostly spent ita force
SHARES. before it reached there. Some of this farma Hongkong and Shinghai Bank Shares-11 were flooded, and watere, broke over the bulk- per cent promitme head of that ** ighland". Manufacturing Cee. Union Insurance Soviety of Ceutin, new shares pany's kille, swept through the lower story.60 per share promujutu.
and did wane damage to finished goods storei | China Trudges, Insurance Dompany's bare- thurk.
At Westhold, the next town below Bunting ton, the island and some of the low landa were flooded, hot da prost, karm was done.
THE STUPIDITY OF BEES. The little busy bee is a fool. So says Joba Lubbock. Fide crusting blow to the bote noir of childhood will be hailed with anisor. sit joy. The only suecot bar bozzed wound the ears of lazy people and sung them into work-
ing when they didn't want to on falac presences.
$1,700 per share ---
China and Japan Marine Insurance Th, 85
per fare.
Cineae Insurance Company.-$185 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharp-
$5174 per abore,
China Fire Insurance Company's, Bharos-1129
por abare.
CHIEFS
Cash'× LAUK EDGED FRILLINGS, för
trimming Under-Lison,
Real LACE EDGINGS and INSERTIONS, in all makes..
Evory Width and Colour in FA1-LLÉ, SATIN, und WATERED RIBBON and SASH RIBBONS to match, but
A Choice Assortment of FANCY SASHES azd SILK SCARVES
Baby LINEN, Ladies' UNDEROLOTU- ING, LONGOLOTH SKIRTS, CORSETS, &c.
Boys SUITS
Tholics and Children'& BOOTS and SHOLE, of Dawson'a Emporior make.
SILK UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, FEA- THERS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, &c. -
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,⠀⠀
6. by L. L. BUS
Superintendent, tf 1081 Bougkong, 4th July, 1874. "CHEROOTS, CIGARS!
Campbell's Plantation Ejana CARS. -Campbell's Dindigul Bránd OHEROOTS". "Campbell's Trichinopoly Bruzd OHEROOTS,
TRIMS-Cush, Apply to
7807
عامة
MEBUMS CAMPBELL &-C6.-
Plantation Workey.
Dindigul, Madras Presidency.
ESTABLISHED IN 1820. O LAZARUS AND 00 Incorporated, with Shearievod and Co., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, IND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS, BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENT FRE VICEROY,
B.B.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 35, 59, 60, £ 61, Bentinck Streak, CALOUTTA.
BILLIARD TABLES.
QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, LAZARUS & Cole Billiard Tubles are
HONGKONG
AND AT-813ANGHAI "AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
• PORTER.
DAVIE OORSAN & SONS. Merchant Navy Nary Boiled Long Flax Orowni
GANTAN
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agoni. -1930---Hongkong, 11th August 1874.......
FOR MANILA. 411Spanish Stengist
*EMUY "
Artadi, Master, will be despatched for the above. Port TODAY, the 12th instant, at 3 г.M.
For Freight or Fusage, apply to
-*
R. W. LOWNDES,
~ Medical-Hall, 'Queen's Roads Sd 1243 Hongkong, 8th Angust, 1874.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES.
PAQUEROT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
E Company's Steamships
"ANADTR." Captain Higodit, will be despatched for
**SHANGHAI TO-DAY, the 12th inst., at 5 p.x
- C. BERTRAND.
Principal Agent. 1945 Hongkong, 11th August, 1874.
NOTICE.
“COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROT POSTE FRANCAIS.
113 Company's Chartered Steamer
"NEVADA," Commander C.-8. Coy, will be despatched för
YOKOHAMA TO-MORROW, the 13th instans, at noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to
O. BIGHIRAND,
Principed Agent. 64 12244 Hongkong 8th August, 1874.
*FOR SINGAPORE AND FENANG, THE Starship
جاب
"NAMOA,"
Cuntain Vinstobyt will law for the above Foter TO-MORROW, the 13th instant, at-2 v.m;"
Für Freight, or Paauge, upply to
- DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & C., 4d 1252-Hongkong, 10th August, 1874 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI,
Taking Cargo and Passengers it through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in-
JAPAN. THE Company's Steamship
"HECTOR”
will be despatched on or about the 17th instant.
For Fraight or Fassige, zpply -
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE,
Agents.
1253 Rongkong, 10th August, 1874
QUBAN. STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL,
THE Company's Steamship
"PATROCLUS”
Aponte
J. now the only ones appreciated in India, 19 a long and steady experience extending over 50-yours has proved them to be the-beat and will be despatched on or about the 20th instant mogbauitable for the ulimatë. ::. C.Li, & Co, have
For Freight or Passage, apply to received a large number of very flattering testi
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Am monials from all parts of India, China, Bur mab, Ceylon, Manila, Jara, Straits, and Persis, 1254 Hongkong, 10th August, 1874, teulifying to the superior make and quality of
*** STEAM TO TOKOHAMA: their Billiard Tables, and while thinking their Freude nud Patrons in China for the liberal
THEP, 40.9, N. Co.'s Steamship Cort so long extended to their firu, would, in soliciting further patronage, beg to mention the following faste which have condused to the | enceeze their efforts have hitherto met with, Every table is made of solid wood, well senzoned and uni tencered. The Cushions am gongterated on an entirely new principle, introduced by 0. Land Co., and unlike that adopted by English | svakere, and are much more durable and lively than English made cushions. No table leaves 10. L. and (by's premises until it has been sized- j
ARNHULD, KARBERG & 1180 Hongkong 11th May, 1861."
---NOW... READY. SYDN AROUND FOLUMES of thệ TRADE RE- Victoria Five Insurance Company's Shares-FORT for the For 1975 Price $10.
"Apply s6 the Daily Press Office.
VAHEAD Y
2119 yer share
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Shures-38 per cent. discount.
To be surp, the creatore tabors, but it intelli-longong Dantou and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
gence, ito Ligh moral tono #all the virtass
Shares-8 per cent, premium.
IMPERIAL QUIETO,
Commonly with hated to its save industry-ars Shingual Steam Navigation Company-TENGLISH AND CHINESE DIOTIONARY, ing ready fished for orer 18 months in order nonexistent. It is bat e stupid brute, despitsat per shure.
its hexagon cells, papite its boated ingenuity, Hongkong Gas Cowpany's Shares-$75 per Respite Linning and Dr. Watts put together.
abure.
Sir John Lubbock has tested the boe-intellect. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shars-60 por
dent, discount
RAN
Lite-Cinese Sagar Company-$94 per cent,
discount.
SALES ON AUGUST 11TH, 1874. A viported by Chincuo.
Brewa Bugar, 350 buge, al 83.83, by Chew. forma to local trade
me Pulator Flour, 40 hinge, at Ts. 1.1.0.0, by Kwong-hop to travelling tradors.
An
APUNTI AND MANDARIN BRA PRONUNCIATIÓN SAN
at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
ANGLO-CSINESS DICTIONARY, published
OR comprehensiveness and practical service
this work stands and
to ensure perfectly seasoned waterial, Every
BOMBAY
Post Ofee Notifications.
dmail will alone.
For Yozalang. For French Mail Packet Mentalch, today, the 12th inst., at 7.30 4.x.
For Chang-Per Trench Mail Packet Anady, today, the 14hat; EN PAI
For Yokohama For Managers Maritimes' chartered steamer Nomorrow, the 13th finer, at.11.30
For Singapore and Perang.Per Nainas, to Fmorrow, thin-13th inat at 1.90 im. M.
For Foorlie-Por Mazzilia, on Saturday, tho 15tle Sostant, at 3.50 PM.
MAILS BY THE “ENGLISH TAOHET,”
The English Coatrasi Tacket" TEHERAN,"
Captain Echavarria, will have immediato des- will be dispatched with the deal-Malla for
1185. Hongkong, 20th July, 1874.
*** FOR MANILA.
THE Spanish Barque
ROSE,"
Eurupe, &e, on SATURDAY, the 15th instant,
at nou.
Money Orders on any of the Muasy Order Office in the United Kingdom will be granted until 3 var. on the lith instant,
The Post-Ofibe will be open until 6 p.m. on the 14th instant.
Letters, en, may be posted during the night-
Caplain Castillo, will have quick despatch for the box left open for their reception.
the above Pork,
For Fraight or Passage, apply tu
BRANDÃO & Oo. 1128 Hougkong. 20th July, 1974.
FOR HAMBURG. THE 41 Gorman Barque
*IREND." Captain Behrens, will load at Whampoa and here, and will have immediate déspstob for the above Port
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. tr 1208 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE 11 American Burl
*MENSHIKOFF,””
| Captain Bannister, will land here for the shows
Part, and will have immediate despatch.
For Freight, apply to
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. tf 1195 Hongkong, 30th July, 1874.
T
Į
FOR LONDON,
To follow the "Faith.")
HE A 1 Olipper Barnae.
**SING TAL,"
| Captato Beeshing, will load here, e crimpon, and at Masac, and will have immediate despatch for the abuye Bork.
For Freight, apply to
A. MacG. HEATON,
OR
Letters for rezistration will be recolted nati 10A.M. on the lath instant.
Lettera may be posted until 10 AM. on the 15th instant, without late fee.
Letter postal after 10 .. on the 15th inatant will not be forwarded unless the Late. Fee of 18 cents each us well as the postage is prepaid.
The latest time for posting Letters at this Offer is 11 AN.. and for Newspapera, Books, or Patterns 10 a.st, on the 15th instant.
Late letters but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom vid. Brindisi, or to Bin- gapore, may be posted, on board the Packet from 11.30 am to the time of sailing, on pay- ment of Exle Fearof 43 cents ench in neklition to the puntate
FW MITHELL
* Fostmaster General
Gencral-Post-Offee,.“
Hongkong 4th August, 1874.
میه از
MAILS BY THE "UNITED STATES'
PAOKET
The United States Mail Haskot “COLIM 4” will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 15th imutant, at 3 r., with the Mails-
For Yokohama, San Francisso, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
of
The Pool Office will be open for the reception Ordinary Lettere, Books, Newspapers, Ro.. until 2.30 PM.
•Lettere can be posted on beard the Packet from 2.30 p.m. to 250 P.K., on payment of a Lato Fec of 12 cents in addition to the Portages The Prepayment of the Postage to all tho TROMAS-&-MERCER,above places by this route in compulsory. Caston. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be
forwarded by the English Pickets
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States mur be superscribed per "COLINA,” pad that -ed to the United Kingdom must be am
1195 mekong, 30th July, 18747
FOR NEW YORK. 188 A 1 British Barque
THE
- RIFLEMAN,"
The. Bishop, Minster, will load. bere and it [eisac.” Whampoa for the above Port, and have quick despatcti..
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. it 1063 Hongkong, Gil July, 1874.
FOR LONDON.. HE 1 new Clipper Barque
"FAITH," Captain Lord, will load here and at Whaupon, and will have hnmediato despatch for the above Port...
For Freight, apply to
OR
A. MACH. HEATON, THOMAS & MERCER,
Canton.
t£ 930 Hongkong, 17th June, 1974. §
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUBZ, MALTA |BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; AINO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALUUTTA THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMC
NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S Steamship
F.
vid San Fran
ALICHELL,
Postmaster General.
General Post Olje,
Hongkong, 11th August, 1874: NAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"- The Kech Mail Packet SINDII“ will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 22ad instant, at noon, with the Mails
To and through the United Kingdom via Marcillers to France and other Continental States (in a cluant mail to France), to Saigen, Singapore, Gallo, Calcutta, Medras, Bombay, Adan, Seychelles, Rennion and Mauritius, Suez and Alexandria.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Listlega. Newspapers, Books, &o., nntil 11 &.it. on the 22nd instant, after which no Letters can be received.
Aloney Orders on any of the Money Urder Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted antil P., on the 21st instant.
Letters for Registration will be received until 10 A.. on the 22nd instant.
E. W. MITCHELL:
Postinestar General,
Hongkong, 8th August, 1874.
Governl Post Office,
It is hereby notified for general information "TEHERAN" Captain A, H. JOHNSON, with that benceforward the Postage on Letters ad- Her Majesty'a fally, Passengers, Specie, and dressed to Hussin, when marked to be forward-
·Cargo, will leave this for the abore places on fed via Southampton, will be rujuced to 40 conte SADUCES VA Atharge; inson, (pide per-balf-orce. ceeding to Southampton and London, via Suez
P.-W. MITCHELL,
Voelmaster-General. |- Cargo will ho received on board until doon, i General Post OfBear $
Spevio and Parcels at the office anti 2p.a. on Hongkong, 38th September, 1872. " the 14th idem
For Particulare regarding Freight and Pus-hereby notified that the postage obarge. sage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, able upon Paid Letters addressed to Trance Hougtong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF will benecforward be 12 cents per quarter ounce PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.-
when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poolmaster General, Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.
4. Written Declaration of the Contents 18 eente per quarter ounce when forwarded by and Value of the Packages for the Overland British Muil Proket, Route is required by the Egyptian Governa.out and mug he delivered by the Shippare to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcals; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happer from the incor- reomiess în such declaration.
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Cuain in their own Steamers, or in resele employed for the purpose,
Shippors are particularly requested to note to terme and conditions of the Company' Thuck Bills of Lading.
AMGIVER, Superintendmar Rainsalar and Oriental Steam Navigation. Opi's (Iffice, Hongkong, 44 Angust, 1374
U.S. MAID LINE.
PAŬIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANT
will leave for the above place shortly after the THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA,
rival of the next Euglish Mail,
TOUCHING ar YOKOHAMA AND
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent.
$1231.
Hongkong, 5th August, 1874
STEAM TO SHANGHAL, (Zuking Curge at through rusajor NAGASAKI
End BIOGOJ HER&O.S. N. Co, Stormship
HER
." MIRZA POLE:"
SAN FRANCISCO,
THE S. 8. " COLIMA" will leave Hongkong.
for San Francisco, via Tokobama, on
General Post-Olhos,
It is bereby notified that beneforward the postage on letters addressed to. Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be ng fol- lows, viz,-
When forwarded 'višĮ
* 2 34 sente each L-ounce, Brindisi...am Whom forwarded: vil)
3+ Marseilles.....
When forwarded viš 23- Southampton)
K, W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gencial. General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 22nd February. 1879.
It is hereby notified for general înformation, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor way,, when forwarded via Southampton, will honoeforward be $6 cents for each balf uunce, which muy sithér be paid in advance, or it may be left to he collected on delivery of the Letters, Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional daargo on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
·Postmaster Generali ·
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870,
| SATURDAY, the 15th August, at 91.M., General Post Office,
taking Passengers, Mails, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe. -
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of It is hereby notified that a line of British Trading ore leaned for innsportation to Yoko, Majl Contract Frokate has been established-be-
| artiole of furniture, also, that lourei 0. LaZĂ-
Bus and Co.'s Fetablishment in gauranteed of will taiere for the above place about 24 haurebama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with cupricot. Solid and Seasoned Wond
after her arrival with the next English Mail. to posts in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, ing lince, will-afford a regular means of con-
C. L. & Co, have always ready a largo stock. ¡ of new Cushions on their peculier principle, and
A. McIVER,
Superintendant
11222
which can be eupplied for any table, the ac- P. & 0.5. N. Co.'s Office, curats length and breadth of the slate bedenly Hongkong, th August, 1974. | being required. words which the Chinese hayo of lato years hien
G. L. and Co have alwaye in hand large
FOR NEW YORK compelled to coin to express the numerons of stock of Billiard, jol and Pyramid Belle, Case,HE A L German Barque jetoninschinery photography, telegraphy, nud
in sorenas gonemlly, which the rapid advance Tips, Chalks, Cloud, and every requisite for tho
Biliard Table..
EVERHARD.”
and has found it wanting. He entirely, rejects, the idea that they communicate quite comptes Liccaa to'énéh other. He combate the belief that. they are shrewd. Ha baa euticed bees into bia parlor, and has there, by bfa experiments, de alrayed their reputation as thoroughly as the spider did the y. First be put some baney in the room near an open window Eight, baas were brought to it, one after another. Dach logûçi itaelf and flow away. Not one had sense enough to come back. Sir John afterwards placed bire of bees hi the room, between the open window and the honey. The main ca
BILLIARD LAMPERS trance was toward the window, but he eat a
Bix and Eight Light Lampa for Oil, or Karo smalleroue at the inch of the hive, by the
American Flour, 200 bugs, 501b, at $1.32, by given, the nectuta hoing carefully marked on sine, the latter with burners on the duglez housy Very few base come out if this back Lee-along-ching to firelling trader
the best principle hitherto attained. The principle, gizing a bulit equal to twelve ordinary door, nud nearly all of those which did so files whs do mar, 20 packages, at $18.50, by Shin-graphy display the soudung of an attempt to lampe Tighteen lighting burner Gas FoHE to the window, 100 finding the aweein at all chờng to travellin trader,
make the Chinese and English type cofrespond The Cow which did find the boney worked Black Pepper, 850 bags, at $1450, by Blunto the size of body terry clocking a wast data, with rod to suspend over table, the steadily to get it into the bice, but did not cori. | chúng ta traveling trader.
coneby apdoo, Hobloving cleatross rotate
C. Lazarus and Co. have been appointed. municate their discovery to the others. Either
groviously attained, and dispensing with Sole Agents in Indian and the East for
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, iro Old Cushions renamed on U. LazarUS Horetumand, Master, will load here and at bere given it eaters. Bank us, overy word is Co.'s peculiar principle, thereby making an cla Whampoa sa above, and will hava quick des fully illustrated and explained, forming exer cises for students of a most instructive nature, tablo as good 26.new
White Bayur, 100 bage, at $6.69, by Kwong-
to travailing trader
fungus, 10 Engs at $58.00, by Kin-hing- oheung to travelling trailer.
they could not, or else they were ordinarySSEN (GERMANY) elish. In either event their efficiency is mogul
mentore is sadly impaired. Perhaps the most
striking pool the agai-discy of the averago
bee. is the conduct of one of the tribe in 'n belle
KHUPFS CAST-STHBL WORKS,
SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND
JAPAN de DAAR TEIL,
glass. The glass was eighteen her long, 101 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
肥
WING KEE COAL SLOP
Both the Court and Punti pronunciations o
vast margine ¿md vacant spaces which have
rofure olmasterized Chinengahlications.
THE NEW PATENTATOS
·ELEOTAKO BILLIARD MARTER
ין.
o ilustrate the vast scope of the work, the by means of which the score can be marked following facts are apomitted for cormiderations from the cushion of the table. Ubaltoets Vocabularly contains about 16,000
Patab.
For Freight, apply to
... AUGUSTINE STARD & Gu Lf 1907 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1874) FUR SYDNEY via FOOCHOW.
41 Chipper Barque
MAID OF JUDAH,” Capt. Webb, will have immediate despatch for the above Ports
For Freight, apply to
ROZARIO 3 Co. 1181 Hongkong, 28th July, 1874 :
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE American Ship
MARSELESAMEIGHLANDERS words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chische LANE CRAWFORD & GO, J. W. Wiloob, Masters will lead for the above,
Port, and have quick despatch-
and Chipess Cetinary about 100,000, whilst may be obtained from Chinese characters, and Hedhurat's English Price Lists, Catalogues, and all information |-| this work ovzlains more', thau 50,000. English
B Proprietor of WING-EZ Shop begs to fore. Again, despite all the grammar and reciented to at aa O. LAZARUS and inform the public that bia Shop bus bien student of this difoult language isolately Japan, and by whom all orders will be received other elementary works as yet published, the Co's Agents In Hongkong, Shangbai, nod afiliahed nines 1955, at Endicot's Lune, and quires ezaniples to play the various appll and forwarded to Calutes by the exeliast on that he has always great quantity of BEST cations and equivalents of different words which COAL in store fut enie. Gentlemon or Stip, bare ute gineral meaning Of these examples masters wishing to patrouise bi, are requested this work contains more than five times ŊAN to apply at his Shop
many any other Dictionary hitherto,pub-
Ty 1949 Hongkong, 16th August, 1873,
* NOTICE
wikke in usoutha usiz and a half inches in di meter. The closed end was turned towards ban window. The bea.inside buzzed about for a hour in the attempt to get out, but kept always at the end by the light, quice unable to find the eues erress at the other. It was finally released an despair and disgust. ir Juun suggests, in view of this display of stupidity, that the bock which sometimes buzz ao distractingly abbat our rooms are not doing it for fun, but because they have lost their way and are roaming in helpless watch for it. If these journeys are really a distastefal to them, a to us, their
Ede pruptical purposin the umïngement of TH. Order to meet the wishes of the Nativo the work is no complete that a referenton exasperating conduct loses its lost exonse, On Community, the Chinese Issue of this to its pages enables a person who under shuse and other experiments the investigator Esper bas baan, from the ominoucement of the tanda nglish to commoulcate atively grounds his theory. He wind fow to 84% China New Year, inded Arty instead of on with natives who nuderstand nothing but hi nay. It is joy to know that the busy boe alternate daya as before. prae, In this respect the work will be found ingreally a zenye
The Paper has been Establiskjed for nearly indispensable to all Europeane realing King seamen asve beati obarged at the Swan. Trenty Years, and is, is to Editorial Manago. China, and to the natives themselves it exile nga police-court with refusing to prooted to nonisent, under the Direction of a Wall-Educated, plain subjects folly with which very few in- is a steamer aslled the Clifton, bound for Nore Chinese Gentlemen'given, reliable, commercial dead of them are perfectly acquainted. --Te- way: Duding the bearing the muse she and general Information, and has the same parties resident in England and interestat in adjourned for a snvey, the result of which position with the Nativa Community as to Ad. | China it cannot but be invaluable ogsasionally, proved that the vessel, qua in u very good cɔn: vertisements nud Nowa as the Taglish Daily dition, and fit for sen. The men, therenpad | Frase with the Foreign Community, The expressed themselves willing to return to their Charge for Advertismenta will be as hareto pusta, and they were allowed to do so on paying fore.
the costs of the ante.
Hongkong, 2ård February, 1874,
TRUBNER & Co,
CA
60. PATERNOSTER HOW M BAMA, WH BELL,
DAILY PRESLOWFIÓK, HongKÒNG":
portarity,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA.
760
TILS Stepmasın.
Captain Morales, will have inmediat despatch
FORMOSA Bars Nea for the above Fort
-For Freight or Passage, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDONNA CO 4 1914 Hongkong. Brd "August, 1874
DAD FOR BAIGOMA
PAERUTH:
will feave for the above, Port next verk..
** For Freight or Pasinge, apply to
SYBÓRI SHING)
78 1242 Hoogkung, 7th Aug191, 1872.
~~ For Freight or Passare, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. L117) Hoogkong, 27th July, 1874----
FOB SAN FRANCISCO, “M HEA 1 British Ship
AVONMORE
W. R. Corfeld, Master, having the greater pow. tion of her Cargo engaged, will meet with early drepatob ne above,
For Fraight, apply to
* RUSSELL & Ca Im 1101. Hongkong, 13th July, 1874, .........⠀⠀
FOR LONDON HE new d 1 British Oligper Schooner THE
JESSIE MCDONALD, "-
We Sinewright, Master, will load her and at Wampos, and will have misdiate, despatch for the above Pork!
Rate of Freight, 43 74. 6d. per 50 festë luksi
For Freight, apply to
BAI VOGEL HAGRDORN & OC if 1084 Hongkong, let «nly, 1974-
and to New York and Earepe, VIA PANAMA. reyancis of correspondenea from Hongkong for 4 Steamer of the Company will leave Sbang. the foreign parts on the East African Coast, ne ta, via the Inland Sea Portt, ahout the esino well us for Natal and the Cage Colony, St He date, and make alone connection at. Yokohama,lena and Ascension, and that henceforward the At Now York and Aspinwall, Panetgers postage, which must be paid in advance, on let- have selection of various lines of Stenuers to tera addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Defa..
*****roa Bay, Natal, the England, France, and Germany.
14P.M.
Freight will be received so hard petit par Angcnsion, wil be 20 cents for Good Hope, and on the 14th inulint Parcel Packager will be papers a cents each.
F. W. MITCHELL received at the Office until 5 Fit of the seme
Postmaster Gewera. day All Parcel Packaged should be marked to General Post-Olive, N addrew in tull; value of iné le required.
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company.
Arrangementa baving boon made under Praye What
BB-EMORY,
which Mails for London arriving at Suos from. | Chúa - by: Private Shipa, will be forwarded to Anting Apent destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified Hongkong, August 11th 1874
NOTICI
COMPAGNIE DEE MESSAGERIES
MARFLEMES: V FIQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STHAN FOR MEN (SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT - DE GÅLLE ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILAN
PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLEST
PONDICHERT, MADRAS, CALOUTTA,
AND BOMBAY
that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol- low, viz,
For Tatters.
1.24 cents per half ounce,
ench. For Newspaper 8
not exveding launce 4centa.
For Books and Patterns...
every additional 4
FW. MITCHELL,
General Fost Office,
Postmaster Gemerită.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871,
ILianeby notified that henceforward the
ON SATURDAY, the 22nd August, 1874, Tales of postage which must be paid in advance.
at Boop, the Combing's Steamship chargeable on Packete of printed papers OF SINDE ComWAT RAPATEL, with patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- to the United Kingdom by the United States. 00, will leave this Port for the above piness. Fackete via San Francisco, will be as follows..
Onggo and Spacie will be registered for Lani don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in mers through Marseilles for the principal placee of Europe.
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight 2 cents For a peokeb above l'ounčo not ex-
ceeding 2 ounces.SVATTA & ceedmoonce..... For a pschot nbove 3 ounces not ex- und-eight cents for every additional four cas
These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price
Shipping orders will be granted til hoco, carge will be received on board-until Specie and Parcele until 8 P.M. on the 21st August, 1874, Parosin are not to be sent Lon board they must be left at the Agener's
Office.) Contente and value of Packages are Lacs, Market Reporte, and all printed papers. required if
other than Newapopem, as well as to Booke For further particulars, apply at the Com- und Trade Patterns or Sample
STAY. MITCHELL, O BERTRAND,
Hongkong, 13th August, 1874.
Princigal Agent. General Post Office Formaster General,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870,