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DEATH OF THE "FLYING MẬN” ⠀ Wai but one feeling, und that was in favour of It was annomined recently think, ac7.50 p.m., the proposal to runer, ar squimat, the Pro- M. de Groot, the “ Flying Man.“ would repeat testurate or any other of the many proposala at the Oromotio Gardens. **Ils natounding per- iwbsob bad bean put forward for tårs purpost of formance of flying through the aíz a distance of prunedying the existing sista of things. "Mr. › 3,000 feet.” True to this announcement, the Dixon, M.P., vaid Lust Le had opɔpeed, the Flying Man did endeavour to repeat the exploit metipa made to the Honus of Commonë in which he had monoplisbet in safely ton cinge favour of somazalion, but had now changed hie before, and perished she attempy, M. de optajon. He had done this located ho had Groot was a Bolgino, who had expended you found a porfood nuanimity of opinion in the in constracting for himself un apparatus with island proposed to be annered, and because the which he believed it possible to imitate the exportent of loal salf-government had at fight of @bird. -The geter) } ontlize of thin turly fated - dr. Wilson was able to rock na apparatus was in imitacion of a bat's wings, to the nanimous feeling in favour of anucung the framework being made of eane, and the ing biji which existed in the Australian coloni lorrentug mom brace of stout waterproof silk. He was strongly loppoved to those who op- The wings were in all 37 feet long, with nu roded the annexation policy and mad Average breadth of 4 feet, while the tail wna to wish i simply "that". England should 18 fout by S. These wings were inserted into become meraly the coni-bole and the black imo" binged frames that were attached to swith's shop for the rest of, the world. – Bir. a worden stand upon which leadronaut took Brodribb expressed his conviction that if the bis place Here ho had thres levers which tribal rights of the Fijians were recognized by worked by hand to give his machine propul- little ocat in the shape of millary or police force sion or guidance he might be required his would be rernired. Sir Charles Clifford av theory being that having started from a given elmilar testimony on behalf of Now Zealand, height be conld manage bis descent eo as to adding that the increase of comoro Which reach the earth by a sort of ioclined swooping would follow annexation would sply repay all motion, without risk of condmeion. About a year necessary goat. The Rev. Dr. Oaboru expr MANILA ago M. de Groof made au uttempt, of which our of the satisfaction with which the Wesleyan Da correspondent at the time telegraphed the par. | Mlesioanry Sosjety would rezara. Eho'aTOPLAZ
Do tieulare, to descend from a great height on the ton of Fiji. The Earl of Carnarvon anid be
YOKOHAMA Grande Flue of Brasses. The effort was a waŭ very glad to have had an opportunity of SHANGHAI... failure, but l'Homme Volant, as be was then roseivitg so largo, so important, and what he SWATOW, AMOY A FOOCHOW Kwang-tung (str.) -called, estapod naanes, though his network might sull so representativo a deputation au wasolterweals tora in places by the that which bad-done bim-tha honour of waiting crowd. On Monday, the 29ti ultimo, how. opan him, Whatever conclusion Her Majesty's Iver, M. de Groof repeated bis experiment Government came to upon the question which ut Cromorne 'Gardera, with sodes. Mr. so much interested them, no one could dorbs) Baum; the proprietor of the gardens) und, it j-that it led takon great interest in the matter; { -apema, after making an engagement-wils" him. He admitted that the tontter svim of great im- foll tome maagineni na to fio result, and at firet portance in itself, and important ulag jo a reizged to allow the trial to bạ made. The ***Flying Mad" protested the absoluto fonaibility of bre soleme, and itranted uu the confuser -being Curried out; and time was done. The wings and stand "vero-atrnebéd to-à- büfloor guided by Mr. Sinunoni, stim after drifting over London towards Brandon, in Essex, re lesand be dompanion at a Cuusiderable height. three or four baddred feet, it is boid--and the flying apparatus was immediately sat in motion "For a time," it is stated, it was a rucs be- tween the nöronsut, and the flyer, Do Grost -winning by two fluide langthe, und attaining
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How the accident opened last night enopet boclearly ascertained. "The apparatus, previous to the ascent, ducted in satiainstory order, and De Groof-though, according to custom, ha took an affections farewell of his wife ape peated fully confidenb of making: succesful terent, About a quarter to sight o'clock the balloon was cut loore, and rose slowly in the air, hearing with it the Flying Man and his gear. There was hardly a breath of air, soironinstance which might bave been supposed to be favour able to the performance of an armutical fest of the kind. Be this as it may, however, when the balloon bad attained a height of tarve er four. Bundred feet the unfortunato porformer seémëd other to mistrust his own powers GY
SCENE IN A KIRK. the capability of his apparatus, for he was Tho pr.sent "revival movement in Scot -beard by the spectatore below shouting to the,
man in the balloon to bring him arent and bas, it nasuna, given opportunity for much earth. This requeat was complied with, and sooling among some of the young members, of the tulloon demanded slowly towards Ro the commaity. One of the benighted youthe, burt-stress, which lies a quarter of wilkowever, ract his match the other evening in a. or to the worth of Cremorne Gardens, minister, who was determined to stand as ton-Sticks, De approaching St. Luke's Church, Mr. Sim-hee, Frota the account gives of the fair by correspondent of the Dunes Advertisery it ap- mous, the balloonist, was heard to say Yon paume that the young man in question at the minst a loop now you'll come on the close of i revival gathering stayed behind to church root." The answer was. Tea; let me attend the antions inquisers menting, nop drop into the inrebrand, und these were from day worthy motive, but cuply to find no doubt, the last words De Groof uttered material for bimself and bis associates. With Tie cut the rope when about eighty feet from the this ignoble end in view, he npziously inquired pronad, hat, to the borrar of the mectators, who of one of the minister whether he could work must have numbered wony thousands, the spa miracle or not? He bad nut to wait long paratus, instead of inflating with the pressure of the air, collapsed, and, turning round and round for a satisfactory reply, for the reverend gentle- in ita descent, foll with great violence in Robertwin, seizing him firmly by thoeboulders replied, “We cannot work miracles, but we can cut out street, a yard or two from the kerbatono. As devil and agiting the notion to the word sistance to the unfortunate wan' was instantly" forthcoming. Although still breathing, he was pets young friend buddy outside the inscpsible; but the dispatch with which he was charch dour, which was immediately closed in This fide The anxious inquirer disappeared extricatal rum the wreck of lus apparatus and rapidly the darkness, leaving the washer Conveyed to Chelsea Infirmary.proved in vain. Ho hover recovered consistenson, and ou atively taster of the gitnation, and his not bis arrival of the hospital the surgeons pro-ivy-ayain to joke with the Revivalisto, nounced him dead. Andama de Grouf, who
witnessed her buburd's fall fainted at the BEILY BUT FERVID.The Grange-descrip sight, and a still more painful, econe took placetion of holl is that of Huisriah Heine Hall" A short time later at the hospital, when she he says, "appeared to me like a great town learned the whole and truth. The apparato wa kitchenz wib, in endless lens sturen carried ou inated by the crowd tiefors the no-which are placed three rows of line pats, livecouldsedure it. From the hospital the body was and is these at the dummod had ware removed to the dead house, where it now awaits cooked. In the third row at the beather, the coroner's inquest. It caly running to add who, like the Jews, could take no part that the balloon, on being freed from the weight is salvation, and must burn for over 1-he of The Groof and his dying machines, soared as of the intter, as a square-built, burly devil away over the metropolis in a north easterly put fresh coals noder his kettle, ory out from direction, and at dark was sceu at a grout height his pat, Spare me I was. gnos Socrates, the ahora Victoria Park, where it was ratobed with wirest of mortals. I taught trath und jestice, mach interest by large numbers of people, who and sacrificed my life for virtue But the were, of course gastant of the abooking alumy, supid devil went on with his work and redy in which it had played a part-Daily grumbled, Oh, shut up, there! All besthon Telegraph.
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A deputation from the Fiji Committee and the Aborigines Protection Society waited upon the Earl of Carnarvon, at the Colonial Offico sald Railway, the driver noticed that a man Downing-street, for the purpose of presenting to him a mamorial in favour of the annexation
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of the Fiji Islands to the British dominions. eficient time us be expected to provent his The deputation, which was introduced by the passing over bim When the engine was stup Earl of Belmore, consisted of the following ped too dryer got down, and then saw BAD gentlemen-Mr. dicermin M'Arthde, MPs rauning up the line, and it was evidont cont Mr. C-Dixon, M-P., Sir R. Mucdonnell, Mr. Ar the iron gazrd of the engine had pashed him Young, M., Mr. T. Bait, M.P., Mr. E, Jenkins on one side and so have him. The man was M.F., the Ho Arthur Kinard, P., the Hou followed and taken into custody. On balg H. Corry, P., MA. M'Arthur, MP, at examined by a medical wae, he said he fully the following representatives of British colo intended to atop the engine and train. On the pics:Sir Charles Oliford and Augustus B.vice of the medical officer the man was to ten Abrabano (New-Zhed) Mr. Wiley to the workhouse, preparatory to being sent 20 Mr. W-Ratledge and Mr. K. E. Brodribl (Victoria), Mr. W, Broribb (New South Wales), M Youle BG. ITanah), Mr.
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General Post Office, -
Hongkong, 8th August, 1874.
MAILS. BY THE " ENGLISH PACKETS. The English Contract Packet PEKIN will hon disguished with the manal Maila for Enrope, ka, SATURDAY, the 29th instant,
at noon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Ofices in the United Kingdom will be granted until-5 on the 28th instant.
The Post Office will be open until 6 r. un the 28th instant.
Letters, &e, may be posted during the night
SATURDAY, the 22nd August, 1874, in the box left open- for whair reccptionis
at noon, tho. Company's Steamship SINDE Commuudent RAPATEL, with
Lettors for registration will be received until 10 am. on the th instant.
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- Letters may be posted until 10 à..., un the (GO, will Tokyo the Port for the above places. 29: Instant, without late fee.
Cargo and Specie will ba rogistered for Lou- Lettere posted after 10 AT on the 29th ton as well as for Marscillos, sad accepted in instant, will not be forwarded unless the Late transit through Marseilles for the principal Fas of 18 spate such as well as the potage, in placos of Europe.
prepaid. Shipping orders will be granted till "mouth, The latest time for posting Telfare at this cargo will be received on board until 4 F.N.Ofte is A.M., and for Newspapers, Books, or Specie and Parcels until 3 r., on the 21st Patterns 10... on the 20th instant, August, 1874. Parcels are not, to be sent Late letters (but Letters only).addressed, to on board; they must be left at the Agency's the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Sin- Office) __Contents and value of Packages am rapore, may be posted on board the Packet required.
from 11.30 AM to the time of sailing, on pay For further particulare, apply at the Comment of a Late Fee of 40 cents cach in addition pany's Office.
to the postage. U BERTRAND,
Priusipat Agent. |-· Himekoug, 11th August, 187.
E. W. MITCHELI.,
Postmaster General Genival Post-Office,
Hongkong. 17th August, 1874.
It is hereby notified that benceforward tha postage on letters addressed to Norway, when forwarded via Southamptot, will be 34 cents per half-myner, prepayment optional. Unpaid lettera will be subject to an additional chargo on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postranster Genermi.
STEAM FORMA NA SINGAPORE, PENANG POINT-DE GALGE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MED1. TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALSO BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALUUTTA, AND
“AUSTRALIA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SEZAM
NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S Steamship PERIN Captain W. Watch with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specle, and Cargo, will love this for the above plans that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- -It is hereby notified for general information BATURDAY, the 29th August, at noon, (pro.
ceeding to Southampton and London, vid Suez Usnal)
Cargo will be received on board, until noon, Specte and Parools at the office until 2′′FM, on the 28th iden
2
For Particulare regarding Frsight and Pas sage, apply at the P. O.S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
General Post Office,"
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1875.
Yapood) upon lettera uddressed to Prince Ed ward Ealand, wil henceforward be as follows,
When forwarded vil
Brindisi
Vi
When forwarded via
Marseilles.
"When forwarded vis
42centa each half-ounce.
36 sente each half-ounce
Southampton... 38 cents each balf-ounce.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office.
Hongkong, 29th July, 1870.
·
Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Ovocand Route in required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading ur with. Parcele; and the Company do not hold It is hereby notified for general: ipiórmation themselves responsible for any Detention or that on and after the let August nee, the Prejudice which may tappon from the inoor. Commission chargesble on Money Ordare.
isaped from the United Kingdom xt. Hongkong, rectness in sach dentaration, the terms and conditions of the Courpiny
Shippers are particularly requested to note. Shanghai, and Yokohama will be as fullowa,
Black Bills of Lading......
A. MÕIVER, Superintendent. Penslar and Oriente) Stoâm Navigation On's Q@ec, Rongkong. 17th August, 1874. ----
U. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC. MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA,
- TOUCHING ATṛYOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
On suma nos ózsecding £2.........18 conta. Above 22 and not exceeding £37 Above 25 and not exceeding £7.5 Above £7 and not orgseding £10.72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, Hongkong, 15th July, 1870,
General Post Ofoe,
.
It is horeby notified, that Estfora addremed to Frunós may be sent either paid or unpaid už the option of the sonder; but the postage on Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot be prepaid THE S. 8." ALASKA" will leave Hongkong
For each tounes for San Francisco, via Yokohama, CU The rate of postage chargeable on WEDNESDAY, the Ead Septus her, at P.Letters addressed to Franca per taking Passengers. Mails, and Freight, for French Paokat isinskeg 12 cents. Japan-tbo-United Stater, and Barupe
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills" of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko ban and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to porte in Mexico, Central and South America. and Lo New York and Europe, VIA VANAHA.
Δ
Per British-Pocket when parked th
Brindisi,
18
14
Per British Packet when marked riê
Alexandria and Marseilles...
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Steamer of the Company will leave Shangs General Post-Offics,
bai, vis the Inland Sea Ports about the same Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872. date, and make close connection at Yokobama
A Now York and Aspinwall, Passengers 11 in boreby notified for general information, have selection of various liner of Steamers to that the Postaga on Tetters addresset to Nor
way, when forwarded via Southampton, will
Know the only once appreciated in Indo, Ciptain Bunnuter, will load here for the shova England, France, and Germany-
as
Port, styl will have tensedinte despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. ⠀kt 118-Hongkong, 30th July, 1874.
FOR MANILA. 110 41 Spanish Sohooner
UNION
For Freight or Passage, apply to LE REMEDIOS & CO
long and steady exparionet extending over 50 years bus proved them to be the best and most suitable for the climate, C. &Co, have received a large number of very flattering testis monials from all parts of india, China, Bor- mah, Coylon, Manila, Java, Straite, and Persin, textifying to the superior make and quality of thair Billiard Table, and while thanking their Friends and strong in Chins for the liberal, Support, so long extended to their fray would, Cupin Echavarris, will havo mediate des
neeliciting further patronage bng to mostion patch for the above Port the following facts which have condused to the success there efforts, hava hilberto met withi Every table ja maite of solid wood, will seasoned and not veneered. The Crabione are cometi ucted. | on un cutirely now principle, fatrodreed-by-On 421 to 424 mOR comprehensiveness and
Land Co, and unlike that adopted by English matical service matere, and are much more durable and livüly tina Work stans pürivalled All tee new that Enzilial, made cuations. No table leaveS
Tears been
0. 3. szia Cove promises untilteliu been sund
wrticle of fartiture, also that leaves U. LA to emmurò, perfectly reasoned usters, Drery RUS and Co's Establishment, in guaranteed of ally illustrated and explained, forming ozer CL. & Co. have ways ready a large stuck
Solid and Seasoned Wood,
Back Bills; at 30 days night, 4/la so l Bank Billa,at 6 months' hight, 4/2240424A Uredita, at 8:months; uigh Dopusuentary Hills,atbrontos
BOMBAY Bank, days ON CALCUTTA -Bank, Idays sight 225
SHANGHAR-
Private, 30 days tight 78
writin which the Usinne compelled to com to express
f 1185 Hongkong, 24th July, 1574 ERAS FOR NEW YORKISZ FAREA 1 Fecitvian Ship
NOSAN JUAN?
*(late Amorloan Ship " James F. Keelor ́"} A. Urtubings, Mamer, will load here and at quick despatchi
Fraight will be received on boará until 4.r.ar. konceforward bo 38 cents for each balf ounce, en the 1st proximn, Parcel Packages will be which may either be paid in advance, or it may received at the Office antil P. of the same be left to be selected on delivery of the Letters. day. All Parcul Packages should be marked to Unpaid Lettera will bo subject to an additional address is full, valno of soms is required charge on delivery.
For further informativa e to Passage and
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Senorul Post Office, Prays West
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870– G: B. EMORY,
Acting Agent. -Hongkong, August 15th, 1874-
AS WATSON & CO, CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS:
It is hereby notified that a line of British Mail Contract Prokoto has been established be- tween Aden and Zunzibar, which, with conneot Ling lines, will, affoid à regular means of còn- reyance of correspondence from Hongkong for the foreigu porte on the Bast African Coast,ne BAlena and Ancension, and that henceforward the.
well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He
HBH. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
ATHSTAND
"ILE. THE GOVERNOR,
postage, which must be paid in advance, on Jet. EG to nouuoo that they have just re-ters addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Deta Dancefred u. Choise Assortment of the
· jam machinery photography, telegraphy ang ready finished for over 12 months, in order. Whampor for the above fort, and will havS-PORIUMBE and TOILET REQUISITES gon Bay Natal; the Cape of Good Hope, and
in soiettes venerally, hoh the rapid can
of foreign rela bae imposed upon tuam, ase bero given in calenas Bank, and every word
For Freight, at low rates, apply ku
VOGEL, HAUEDÓÛN & Co.
tt 1192 Hoagkong, 30th July, 18742
SANFOR HAMBURG,
sisen for students of a most instructivo nature of new Cusblons on the pecular principle, and Bath the Court and Rust pronpictions are which can be supplied for soy table, the AoE 41 Gen Barga
*** given, this plants-being-caretel
being regnired
1970 dakong, 19th June, 1875.5
BROWN JONES & CO.
UNDERTAKERS, &c.; OFFION-No. 9, Hozzrwoon Roan..
Alemorial Blence and Monuments orosteit! 137 Hongkong. 21st January, 1873. THE UNDERSIGNED legs to informs the HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON that he had shope established at those plazes the name of HiNG KER.)
and bast principle hitherto attained. The type. Curste length and breadth of the elate bod onlyIRENE,” graphy displays the stoves of an stemplate U Li and Co. have always in hand a large Captain. Belirens, will load of Whathor and make the Chinese and English typenormand stock of Billiard, Fool Hd Fiumid Balle, Oude bere and will have mediale despatch for the Publie of is the sise of hody, thereby affecting a vast Tips, Chalks, Cloth, and every requise for the above Port coury at upard, whieving & closeness Billard Table
proriously attained, and dispensing with the Old Coshlogo vsnowed on U. Lazarus & vast margins and vacant spaces which have Co. peculiar principle, thereby making an old a heretofore obarasterized Chinese publications table as good a 20
20 il Matrate the yeat soupe of the work, the Sharifolowing facts are submitted for considenttionis and Egtt Lebt Lampe for Oil, or Kero-
BILLIARD LAMPS A Chatinder Vocabularly contains about 26,000
For Freight apply to
CARLOWITZ & CS.
- 1f 1208 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1874
FOR NEW YORK 1HB 1 1 German Barque RA
colonies; and that, in the judgment of Audio kung and Shaugh Bank Stures10 tralian statesmen, naval commandere British per conta premium,
maka consular representatives, and resident mission. Usign Inquace Society of Osaton, new shares arice, the establislut. of English rule was $60 per share premiura absolutely necessary to insure the abolition of Ohuin Tradera Tuunration: Company's Shaper elivery and the slave trade in the Posio Lord $1700 per share. Belmore addressed a short speech to the Earl Chisa and Japan Marine Insurance is 95 of Carnarvon in support of the prayer of the por haare, mentorial, remarking that he had for some Ukizzes Insamca Company 196 per-shure youro past paid particular attention to the Hongkong The Insurance Company Shares general autoct, and more especially to what $17 per share was called the labong to His Lordabip to China Fire Insurance Company's baran8129 ferred to the cusd of the Young dualeatzan, that pershare Daphne, the Challenge, and the Curt, four shipsy cucas Fire Insurance Company's which had been engaged in the labour affio $119 per ebare and the captains of which had undoubtedly nous | Hoogkong and Whimpes Dock Company's Obincie obarato, kad Medbursta English e, the latter with burger on die duplex mittel cross orusity, but owing to the de Shires-33 per cent dissguns
and Chinese Diellonity, about 100,000, waiki primiple, giving slight equist to walvo ordinary Horations, Master, will lead here and no fective state of the law it had been impossible Hongkong. Uantis 220 Manas Stezubont do this work contain: cors Lian 60,000 English Lampa. Digatean light ring burner Que Feu Whaippon as above, and will have quick des- to inflict adequate poufshment. Several me Share 10 per ount, premium
words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charao-, data, with and to suspend over table. thods had been suggested with a view to Shungit Steam Navigation Companya put an end to this state of things, sind flera per share, careful examination of them wil ho and cong Hongkong Gas Company's Shortag75 par Budent of the difends lengunge absolutay 1 Sole Agents in India and the Fast for the conclusion that annexation was the course share most likely to answer the purpose. Three years Hongkong Hotel Company's Share60 end equivalents of different words in by means of whiny she soon tan be market
requiros, szamplar to display the various apply THE NEW PATENT
ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER agua deputation waited upon bli in his openi, discount,
unya'une gazeTTLİ PANTIES: Of these examples city of Governor of New South Wales, in refer Indo-Chinese Bagar Company 184 per cent, the work contains more than five times to from the unalion of the table, •
him that not only was slavery order the
cnoo to this question, and it was pointed out f
of the labour trafis eztirely practised in
Fiji, but that the islands, being beyond British
jurisdiction, formed a tort of Aleatin for ab
ters. Again, despite all the gramm 2000 Lazinua ard Os buvo been appointed Save other elementary works as yet published the
spont
(ON AUGUST 1794, 1874
de reported by Chitose,
sconding debtors and other helem person - Green Pear, 40 tags, at 33.20, by Kwol-mow, About this timo & sotem of lobal self-govern to travelling tradere ment was tried in the intando. The present an
many BR any other: Dictionary bitherto pub- ished
the work e
patob
For Freight, apply
Ascension, will be 20 vents for each half-ounce, rowspapers 2 conta cich.
Postmaster General,
P. W. MITCHELL
General PostOfBoe
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873.
* Arrangements having been made under Chim by Private Ebia will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is horeby notified which Nails for London arriving at Susz from
that the rasea of postage, which must be paid in. dance, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom go forwarded, will be as fol
In HONGKUNG at the Unpiral Market, lows, No. 1 be has constantly on band REFF For Letters 24 cents per half ounce. MUTION, POULTRY BREAD, VEGE For Nowspapers... TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, de, of
the best quality
For Bookeand
In HO NABL and DANTON SHOPS, the Patterns. forogoing articles with the addition of SPI---- BRITE SODA WATEE, &, and GAME when
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Qo. 11 1207 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1874.
FOR JAN DHANGINGOS
HIGHLANDER,”
Price Liste, Oatslogies, and all interaction d. W. Wilcomb, Master, will lead for the above may be obtained frons
Port, and have quick despotoby tüe arrangement of
MESSER LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. For Freight or Passage, apply to complete, fiat i reference –
JUAREZ AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.
|
to ita pagas enables a person who underbare oppsented to yet as 0. Lazarus and standa Bogliah, tooqmalunicate Certively 02 Agents in Hongkong, Shanghai, and with natives who understand nothing but Chaped, and by whom all orders will be received. Sopanwood, 600 picats, et 82.34, by Kin-tre- nerd. In this reapret the work will be fennu (*ud forwarded to Celentia, by the earliest of satisfactory.state of affairs could not be allowed long to travelling trader, AN
[7665 indispensable to all Europeans residing portaaltyd to go on any longer, and he strongly urged the Vormicelli, 20 bum, at $880, by Kin-bing China, and to the nxtiros themselves it ex- Advisability of annezing the islands. Thrcost of pheing to travelling trader julle get/plains:spbjects fully with which vary few in doing this had been ratlier over-estimated; but he White Waid & pieces, At #7400, by Kir-hinged of them are perfectly monated. To thought the advantages to bo gained would come; chenug to travelling trader.py
partinë resident in England and interested in pereate any reasonable amount of espouse tehtanrooms 10 cases, at $81.00 by Khong Chiut it bannot but be invaluable vocasionally might be found necvanry,” Mr.Alderimin M'Az- foot-wo to travelling trader?
thor, P.M., vaid perfect gnariwity on the wulgeat Potatra Fleur, 50, bags, at Tia 1060, by
of annexation existed aliko omong the native Yuên tye to travelling trader. shiela and the white population of Fij
OP, PLIERFORTur Kowa
Eugin Candy, 20 bags, at The 6.450, by
W. HL BULL Daily Tense Oprios: Hongkong,
Throughout the Australian colonies also, thurs Tudustyo by retaili
NOW BEADEZI
HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
STUDENTS FIRST ASS
By Dr. Davá; will many. Additiồng,
4ions, and Dr.JE ILLIAMS' Dill PRIO In Paper Wrapperiori.
Apply at the Daily Preer Offe
it 1179 Hongkong, 27th July 1874 voted
SENK FOR LONDON
1 BB 4 1904 Clipper Barque
FAITH Captain Lloyd, will load here and at Whampoa, will biye immédiate deegatab for the above
• For Freight, apply to”
eżol.
(not exceeding louncefcents.
overy additional4
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postoiastor General Gentlemen and Families destrona of patron- General Post Office, but izing him, are requested to apply of bie shope es above, where a list of prices of articles will,
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.
be furnished, which will be supplied in the same
It is hereby natified that kamoeformed the DING KEBites of postage which most be paid in advance,
y 742 Hongkong 19th May, 1874eable on Packets of printed papers or
patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United ingdom by the United States. Pockets via. San Francisco, will be as followa
TN Under to meet the wishes of the Native wit
Cotamunity, the Chinese Jesue of this. For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce Puper has been, from the cammencement of tha min weight & conta China New Year, issued 24717 instead of on For a phoker above 1 ounou 20% CX- alternate days as byfoam TRS
The Paper has been Batablished for nearly For a packet above 2oUNDED Zót ez-1 Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Marage.ceeding • öfncés, juny Loveson Bay ment; under the Direction of Well Expeated fund eight cents for every additional four ounces. Chinese Gentleman) gives roliable comterom). These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price and general information, and, as the amate, Market Boporis, and all printed paper position with the Nakye Oya na niby sa to dd other than Newapapers, to roll as to Books vertisements and News on the Bogtsch Datlynd Trade Patterns or Samples anglatis Freas with the Foreign Community Charge for Advertisements, will be no reto
Poster General Cantor forear
A. MAUG, HEATON,
THOMAS & MEHUER
$2.00
t 039
Hongkong, 17th June, 1874
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187
Gomal Test Ofice,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870,