ANTHE MAN AND DOG FIGHT.NU. The following letter from the Beoretary of the Royal Society for the provention of cruelty ro animale bas, beon, published in the London papers A
gentleman ought to be given (bour; hear), He] bad every reason to believe that the story, se published in the Tolayrah, had not a word of truth in it (obber)
The Mayor said that it the authorities of Hanley wished it, he bad not the slightest eb. jootion to give the name of the gentleman re ferred to
" The matter then dropped,
MISCELLANEOUS D Egotisla dannot converse, they talk to them.
galvos not dressing
Baware of the man with half shat eyes. He
but by the severance.
Great works are performed, at by strengt
pole the taste for ovarything.
Pleasure is like trenole Too much of it
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The extraordinary public interest which the above matter bas excited will, perhape, induse you to insert the following fow lines in your next lasue. The author of the article which i appaired in the Daily Telegraph containing the particulars of the dingoating spectacle at Hanley (Mr. Greenwood), has been in com« maniantion with this society during the past week, The manager at your jouronl having losened fraze, me that wa.had failed to obtain information of this event, and that all our mesus, without assistance from the wishese,
varbard would prove ineffectual, desired Mr. Greenwood to all at this office. Aftern long conversation,
Juan- Oder. the latter gentleman, became convinced that |
Lithoy Rich it would be necessary for biz (the only witnesstians and wideawake dinners.,
Morning Light who had desired himself), to point out the
bio YOKOHAMA... Colorado-Labe. SINGAPORE, SAMARANG, ite. Soman (str.) locality moro definitely then be had al
he therefore acceptel
SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c. Mierapore (str.) ready done; and my vitation to visit Hauler, with my
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, & Tigre (str.) SPORE, PENANG, & JALTA Hindostan (str.)... Aeff, and identify the streat, if not the house where the fight was held on the 24th altimo,
SAIGON, B'PORE, & BANKOK Asia (str.}emokrati WHAT DO YOU THINK?b what do you SAIGON
Begalia (str.)............ making only one caddition that we should do think, Mr. Lillybrow funthe other day I was NANILA Go Hoagnito On Friday fast, accordingly, we taken for twenty five, and Faun only eightson! found ourselves in Piccadilly, Hanley, when Har! Wander what you'll be taken for Mr...Groenwand identified the King's Head public house as the place where he saw the dog, when you're twenty five For better for YOKOHAMA wird obtained permission to go with its conduc. Worse, I hope!!
SHANGHAL.
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Men now-a-days are divided into slow Obris
A modern philosopher thinks it a mistake to Prose women have atrouger attachments than but ho gaks," Who ever heard of a woman men. A man is often attached to an old hat: being attached to an old bonnet P
BROGA'S DAUGHTER." Well, Dennis, how.
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Teresa
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tors to a place prepared for a content with are you getting on? How do you like your new
Brainy," the dwarf. Pruna Piccadilly he led us down Sun street into St. Mark streetmaster Dennis Faith, Miss, I dunno." SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOWY caso (atra. and Clyde street, when he seemed puzzled for Rastor's. Daughter: "He's a very excellent
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An shara, Miss, I don't mane to!" man ; you can't do too much for him.”
has introduced a new method of punishment THE LATESTA achool teacher in Blinois into his tabool. When one of the girls misson
word, the boy who apelle it has permission to kiss her. The result is that the girls are fast
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At last be fred on St. Mark a moment or two, atrout, an that" wherein the event "cante_64;" but could not assist me farther, as the toes word very nearly alike in appearance and con- struction. Loooked at many of the doors, and entered several of the outings, and a pressed to show, if necessary, that a fight of forgetting all they ever knew about spacing the Bature described so graphically and perteile the bors are ignoring anlaris in the Daily Telegraph would Those who have become addicted to evil carried out in any of the house in that street babita must oşuquer thom ng trey canapé
BE now SHOWING in evory Department Mr. Green wood-ins doubtless, therefore, made a they must be conquered, or they will conquered for SUMMER YEAR, consisting of
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an entire Stock of NEW GOQDS adapt- mistake in his identification. The author of as, and destroy our peace and happinees. And the artiole-has-informed me that on the 24th those who have not got yielded to bad babita ulting the evening we dark, when he aast be on their guard lest they be one- stranger, was cordacted to the encounter by apeatedly nesabited and subdued. roundabout way, designedly no doubt; and that he was so much exoited by the anprecedented exhibition as hot to notice any feature of the house of rendezvous. I am bound" to say that ha spomed distressed it our want of sucEN. and ondeuroared to the utmost to discover the first fof required in a sort of justion. Our officers having during many days paraned the Fendera, and even a clue to them, in vain; the forty local policemen having exhausted all their O remarees the corporation having tempted witnesses, by offering a reward, without obtain ing a single response, Mr. Greenwood, the only Hvailable witness, having admitted the inability Lanpply further evidence, I fear the event will rombin in obearity nolose the Home Secretary. can be induced to aasiat, by supplying informaO sion from slf the inquiries be bad boon able to make when interrogated in the House of Commons, and from the partibulare of which "ho had reason to believe the account referred _to was nobatantially correct,"
Mr. Greenwood writos as follows to the London paper: Male Ne
In reference to the letter of the Secretary to the Society for the Frevention of Ornalty to Animals, whiob appeared in the Times of jesterday, permit me to say that is is mainly correct. On Friday last I accompanied. Mr. Colam to Hindy. was nastscessful. I could peicher point out the house nor with certainty the street in which it was. I muet candidly admit that this result, however unfortunate, was Boultogether unanticipated by me. It is
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E 41 British Olipper Ship
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LIVING IN Giảng
Aginta --50 1445 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874,
FOIL SAIGON. ABE Steamap
2780
FOR SALE.
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LARET Medos; St. Julien, S. Baterie, Chateau Lagrange, Chilesu Palmer, Chateau Tante Luminare, Uhambertin, Graves, Chatona In To Blinobe, in cases of 1 dez taarth and 2 doz. Piste: UHAMPAGNE Carte Noïve, Carte Blanche, Carle Verte, Ourte D'Or, if Qierre and COGNAC Fine CHAMPAGNE, Superior. CHAMPAGNE in Quarley and Picts, of
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PORFER,
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Large Stock of the best workes in GROSO,
all very well to say that a man who once visite China Fire Insurance Company's 'Shares-8191&RAIN and GLACE SILKS.
a bones should be able to point out afterwards its whereabouts. So, donbtless, could I under ordinary sirenstances, but the circumstances sttending my first visit here wore extracnli Dury, I was a stranger. It was growing Gwards dnsk, and I was completely occupied in keeping my rapidly moving guides in sight
per share.
Freno CAMBRICS and BATISTE, in
Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares Plzin Colours
$121 per abarell - 3.
PRINTED CAMBRIOS. Bootch GING Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's HAMG, WHITE, FIGURED, and STRIPED
Shane-5 per cent, discount.
BRILLIANTES, and SATIN STRIPE MUS Hongkong, Canton and Magno Stabo Co,' LENS, enitable for Ladies Morning Wrappers.
Shares-10 per cent, premiam.
The boutse at which, after innumerable twist Shanghai Steam, Navigation Company-The.BROIDERED LINEN and PLESTED:
inga and doublinge, we arrived was situated in one of a maze of streets which constitutes Tinker's Clough and its immediate neighbour- good. I was harried into the house and burried out again, at which time it was quite dark,. And my unly object was to get away from the duplessant neighbourhood with all speed. In one respect Mr. Colam's letter is not quite olcar. I did not go with the dog and its coqdnetore from the King's Head Inn.to the place of combat. I drank with the men st the house in question ode night, and wet them by appointment and without the dog the next night. As regards the bull dog fighter, I never either said or thought that he was a resident of
Ronging Gas Company's Shares-375 per LACE FRILLED SETS
00 per share,
LACH. COLORED DINEN, MUSLIN and
and SLEEVES.
LINEAN and MUSLIN HABIT SHETS
abara.
Hoogkong Hotel Company's Shares-$60 per
cent, discount
Indo-Chinese Stiger Company-306 per cent
discount.
SALES OF SEPTEMBER 101x, 1874, As reported by Chinon.
American Flour, 50lbs., 200 bags, at $1.80, by Sang tyeloong to travelling trader.
China Hoof, 50 pioula, ut 2275, by Tues-tai to travel ing trader
White Wan, 2 pieces, at $74.50, by Yea-shua,
tha pince. As for his bideonances, a wytart travelling trader. easily,imagined, my portrait of him would not
': Yellona Prax, 6,500 planls, an:174, by Eing
be at all Battering, but he has since been Lagos-tal to travelling trader. gerated into an actual monster, with the limbs of a gorilla and the ears of an elepliant" Per haps I may have slightly elaborated in styling hiza a dwarf His agunt build, and the fact of his big bead being set in ble shoulders, may have. made him appear shorter than be really wus, and instead of four Evet siz he may possibly. have been a fost six in height. As for tho dog called Physic," it was I who gave it that pame, and it is therefore unlikely that any inquiries made for an animal with that coga men wild lead to ita disovery En conclusion, I have only to repcat once more that the man and dog fight did take place, as the timo and place indicated, and 1 must leave the public to judge between the inability of the authorities to trace it out and my positive assertion.
The Daily Telegraph mentions that it has Yooived a telegram from the manager of the King's Heating that thers-is-no-truth in šte nasertion, that Mr. Greenwood mat the
Fungus, 10 bags, at $50.00, by Fook-hing-wo
to travelling trader. tai-Joong to local indar,
Milled Ries, 2,000 pirulz, at $1.50, by Kin-
Mustinome, 15 cases, at $50.50, by Wing you wo to travelling trader.
Ded Datre, 20 bage, at Ta. 3,60, by Him.loong to travelling trader.
dwart and dow trainer, at his house point which, it will be observed, is incidentally dealt with in the above communication,
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
--INSURANCE COMPANY —-4"
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHABYMB AND
SPEOLAL AGES OF PARLIAMENT.
Established 1809.
SACAPITAL £2,000,000,
Undersigned, Agents it Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policiosainet FITCE, to the extant of £10,000 assy Bulding, or on aerobandies in the tune, at the following rates, embjoat to a discount of
Detached and aspi-de-
sachet Dwelling Horses, removed from Town, and their Cortonte
Other Dwelling Housenj need etrictly as such, and their Contents.
Godows, Offices, Shops do, and their Con sante...
One of the local papere pablabas the follow ing from A Correspondent":"More than a 20 week ng Mr. Frank Hall, engraver, Hanley, informed the Mayor and tuo Chief Constable that he recollected that when bowse a Ind, arly fifty years so there was a fight between a dwarf-Bromy" by name and a bulldog. at Healey M. Greenwood subsequently in the Daily Telegraph ridiculed the notion that the fight he dogribed took place nearly filty: years ago. 31, Davis, M.D. FES.A., whose mergrity is aniimpeachable, has assured the Mayor that when he name to Hinlay for the at times, more than forty years cinco, a fight, the leading incidents of which agree with the contact noticed in the Telegraph, was the topic of converantion, and had then recently taken place in Hanley The tatarent that such a fight took place nearly half-a-century ego has beep father corroborated, while every step taxon by those whose daty it is to ascertain the truth, tande to make it more and more Coubtful whether anoh a contest actually took place in June 1974..
The Birmingham Gandle says! apeisl meeting of the Lougton Town Comnil, keld yesterday, the Mayor (M2 J. Y. Ostgar) refari red to the articles which bad appaired in the Elgaphone resp oving Lington, whinh ha
said had a međiviau of truth nhout it, but wenn
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SCANVAS.
VROS REGALIA,” Captain Harrison, shortly expected here from Sulgan, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 12th inst, at T.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
AK YON,
Hoàng Hong S
57. Fraya Wext. 101 1873 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1874. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND TOALUUTTA. A THE British Bbcamer
HINDOSTAN,” Captain J, A. Miller, will be despatahed for the abrire: Porta 10-MORROW, the 12th instant, Ht 3.2.x
Despatches will close at 2:30 PM.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SÓNS & Co.,
Auris.
Gd 1408 Hongkong, Sti: Septeraber, 1874 FOR SHANGHAI,
TEE Steamanhip
..
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GOR MANIDA
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ters may be posted until 10 .. on, the | 12th Gapigmber, without Inte fec
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AMESW. MITCHELY..
Postmaster General. Governl Post-OlH60,
Hongkong, Blat Angost, 1874.
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET.” The Franca Hail Packet TIGRE" will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 19th instant;" at woon, with the Mails
To and through the United Kingdom vie Margelder to France and other Continental- tato (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Enlle, Calcatta, Madras, Rombay Aden, Ravenelles, Ronnion and Mauritius, Snez
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Captain Echavarrit, will have immediate dea. And Alarandra, sede de patch for the abuse Fort.
For Freight or Pasance, apply to
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FOR NEW YORK..
HEA I Peruvian Ship THE A
SAN JUANZ
(later American Ship "James R. Keeler,") A. Urübingu, Muster, will load bare, and at Whampoa for the above Port, and will baya quick despatch.
For Fraight, at low rates, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 06. 1193 Hongkong, 3th July, 1874.
SZZAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA,·· BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI
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-
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Lobtors for Registration will be received until 10 A.K. on the 19th instant.
F. WA MITCHELL,''
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Hongkong, 7th September, 1874,
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable henceforth on Letters addreaued to thes United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Pucket, will be the same as those chargeable on Letters forwarded by British Packet via Brin
F. W. MITCHELL
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Hongkong, 29th April, 1872. ---
It is hereby notified for general information,
Capt. L. Cormack, will leave this for the above MIRZAPORE Captain A. PARISH, with that the Postage on Letters addressed to Ner Port TO-HORBOW, the 12th instans at 3.P.M. Her Majesty's Maila, Passengers, Specie, and way, when .forwarded via Southampton, will For Freight or Poosage, apply to Cargo, will leave this for the above places on which may either be paid in advanes, or it may Lanceforward be: 35 cents for each balf onnos). SATURDAY, the 12th September, at noon, proceeding to Southampton and London, Suez Caual.)
AH YON,
Kong Hing Shop,
67, Praya Wast 1881 Hookong. 5th September, 1874. FOR SWATOW, AMOT, AND FOOCHOW.
ABE Steamebip
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. tr 10 Hongkong, 11th May, 1967.
ESTABLISHED IN. 1920, " CLAZABUS AND 00 BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS Incorperited bûl Shearooed and Co.,
GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,
AZ BY APPOINTMENT. 10 UIS EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY, & H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGE,
55, 59, 60, 61 Beatinok Street,above Porta TOMORROW, tho 12th instant, Captain 8. Ashton, wil be despatched for the
15 P.M.
MY BILLIARD TABLES LAZARUS. & Cute Billiard Tables are now the only ondo appreciated in India.
Cash', LACE EDGED FRILLINGS, fores a long ent stoudy experience extending over
Under-Linen. trimming
Beal LACE EDGINGS and INSERTIONS, in all
Every Width and Colour in FAILLE BATIN, and WATERED RIBBON and SASH RIBBONS to match
"YESSO,"
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FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Pacangors at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and POŘTS in JAPAN
50 youra bas proved thism to be the best add. mut exitubia for the climate. GL & Do Eate received a large number of very futtering testi- monials from all parts of fadia, Chiny Bor mal: Cagion, Manila, Jera, Straite, and Fest testifying to the superior make and quality of their Biliard Tables, and while thanking their Friends and Patrons in Chins for the liberal sapport so long extended to their firm, would, will in soliciting farther patronage, beg to mention the following foots which have conduced to the pg anocess their efforts have hitherto met with.
- A Choloo Aespriment of FANOY SASHES and SILK SCARVES,
Baby LINEN, Ladies - UNDERCLOTH. ING, LONGOLOTS SKIRTS, CORSETS, do,
Boys' SUITE oc Ladies and Children's BOOTS and SHOES, of Dawson's superior make.
SILK UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, THERS, HOSLERY, GLOVES, &
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SOHONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI.
--- MOB FALER:
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FOR SALE,
TIRESH CALIFORNIA DATS
Apply to
TG. GLOVER
No. 7, Queen's Road 1250 Hongkong, 10th August, 1874.
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ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, PUNT AND MANDARIN
SPRONUNOTATION
Au ANGLO-CHINZEB DICTIONLEY, pablished at the Daily Press Olice, Hongkong,
than English-made cushiona. No table loaves
O.Land Co.'s premises until it has been staad
HE Company's Steamship
ANTENOR"
be despatobed on or about the 13th inetant. For Freight or Passage, apply to kn
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Aganiz
|
1404 Hongkong, 7th September, 1874,
GOBAN SIDAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, vừa SUBZ: CANAL, THE Company's Steamship
ready fulled for over. 12 months, in order will to dunare perfectly sossoned soverial. Every article of farniture, alas, that leaves O. LAZA Be and Co's Eatebhabent, ia guaranteed of Solid and Senaoned Wood,
of new Cushions on their peonliur principle, and
L&Co. have always ready n. te stook) which can be supplied for any sable, te no darste length and breadth of the slate bed only toing väquired,
Com
be despatched on or about the 18th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
“Agents, Hongkong, 7th Septamber, 1874
P.U.S. N. Co. a Steamship STEAM TO YOKOHAMA
BOMDAY "
1405
Cargo will be received on board until noon, Spooie and Parcels at the office until 2 P.. the 11th idem.
For Particulara regarding Freight and Pas cage, apply at the P. & 0. 8. N. Go's Offee, PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED. Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF
be left to ha collected on delivery of the letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870.
General Post Office,
It is boroby notified for general information
■ & Written Declaration of the Contents that on and after the 1st Angust next. the and Vale of the Packages for the Overisad Commission chargeable on Mousy Orders Routais required by the Egyptian Government, issued upon the United Kingdom at Fongkong, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Shanghai, and Yokohama will he us follows, Company's Agents, with the Bilis of Tading or visi with Parcels; and the Company
not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejsee which may happen from the inoDE- rectness in such declaration.
The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goods shipped by thair Steamers Eat Europe through Egypt, sither by rail, or by Canal in their own Steazaars, or in vençola employed for the purpose.
Shippers are partionlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
A. MGIVER, Superintendeni. Peninsular and Oriental Staum Navigation flo.'s Office, Hongkong, 31st August, 1874.
**US. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA
PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND
SAN FRANCISCO,"
FIRE Š. B. “ DOLUBADO" will leave Hong
5.5" 9 Francisco, ris Zokoliana, on MUNDAY, the 14th September, at SF.M. taking Passengers, Mate, and Freight, for
O. Land Go have always in bond a large will leave for the above place shortly after the Jugao, the United States, and Europe. stock of Billiard, Pool da Pyramid Bella, Ces, arrival of the next English Mail, Tipe, Chalke, Cloth, and every requisite for the Billiard Table,A
SANTA MOIVER,
Uld Cushione renowed on C. LAZARUS & P.&QB. N. Co.'s Office,
CO peculiar prinsiple, thereby making uz old table as good as new
BATAAAABILLIARD LAMPS ARE
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 1st September, 1874. [1860
STEAM TO SHANGĦAL
Vand HIOGO) THE P. & 0.6. N. Co.'s Steamship
Six and Eight Light Lampu for Oil, of Kero.Taking Cargo it through raise for NAGASAKI sine, the latter with barners on the duplex principle, giving a light equal to twolve ordinary lampa. Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pen- dante; with rod to suspend ever table.
" TRAVANCORE !
O, LAZARUS AND Ue, have been sypainted after her arrival with the next Firglish Mail. Sole Ageste in India and the Enel for
at THE NEW FATENTA
ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER,
by means of which, the score can be marked
from the cushion of the table,
I will leave for the above place about 24 hours
A. MOITER,
*** Superintendent. P.&O. 5. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, lat Beptember 1874, 1961 BRA FOR BAN FRANCISUUT FEE1 British Ship
ZWMORNING LIGHT AN
On sams not exceeding £2..........18 cent A have £2 and not excñeding £5...36 Above £5 and not excosting £7...54 Above C7 and not exocoding £10,.72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Generul Post Office,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1570,
Arrangements baring been made, under whob Mails for London arriving at Suez from China by Private Ships will be forwarded to destimation via Brindisi it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on corpondence addressed to the United Kingdoms forwarded, will be as fol- lowe, iz
For Letters For Newspapers
For Booke and] Patterns.....
Bente per half ounce.
each. 8
(not exceeding lounce 4ccata.
Cevery additionalą
General Post Office,
12
F. W. MITOHETL,
Postraeter General.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.
14 is bereby notified that henceforward the postage on lettere addreeand to Newfoundland,
Jowa, viz,
When forwarded vis 34 cents each fourco.
Brindisi
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of which must be paid in advance, will be as fol Lading Are lasped traxsportation to Yoko- | baton and other Japan Parts, to San Francisco, to porte in Mexico, Central and South Ainerica, and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA. A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang bai, via the Inland Sou Ports, about the same
date, and make close connection at Yokohamaa. At Now York and Aspinwall, Passengers have selection of varion lines of Stowers to England, France, and Germany.
When forwarded via 34
Marseille....... When forwarded, viù ) 28
Stampton
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873...
tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect ing lines, will afford a regular means of con`·
Freight will be received on board until 4 P,M, on the 18th instant Parcal Packages will be It is hereby notified that a line of British recarved at the Office until 5 F.3. of the game. Mail Contrast Packets has been established be day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fall: value of sinse is required.
For further information an to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Traya Weat.
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent.
prehensive tout practical service this Work stande unrivalled. All the now the full amacal rate words which the Chinese have of late years been
GILMAN & Co.
Price Lists, Catalogues, and all information compelled to com to express the numerous ob may be obtained from 2,377 Tone, Captain Obaaton, will load here for Hongkong, September kb. 1874, dyentseobrin machinery photography, telegraphy, and TANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
in solerina gedorally, whion the rapid advance who have consented to no 0. LazAEco and the above Port, and will be positively despatch. of foreign relations bas imposed upon them, are Cove Agents in Haberon, Shanghai, anded on or before 20th September w here given in antero, Fach and every word is Japan, and by whom all orders will be received} fully illustrated and explained, forming erer and forwarded to Culcutta by the earliest op cises for students of a most instructive nature portacityAHOMA Both the Court and Punt pronaca una re
tt 1903 Hongkong, Sib May, 1874,
· NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Undersigned having been appointed Thouse for the above Choc mainly fotion and extravagance, and the otherpared to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent ss to a fight which it was alleged took place of $65,000, on first-class risks at entrent rates between a dwarf and a bulldog at Hanley, about
TAALA MO MELCHERS & Uo. which there was a great contrariety of opinion, With respect to the latter subiect, the Mayor startled the connoil by giving a now panse to the mob-disputed and generally doubled highe He said that public opinion bed flagtuated much about the matter, at firat ha placed implisit confidence in the story an told, by the commis soner of the Daily Telegraph, but afterwards, when the discrepancice were pointed out, and the improbabilities set forth be wavered. He bad, however, just received information which used bim to incline to the belief that there wow some. Lomadation for the extraordinary story. The day previous he got a moet re- epsstable rentiation, a principal in
1768-
Rate of Freight, $8 per Ton. Apply to KERATOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
1850 Hongkong, 29th August, 18744
METAFOR NEW YORK THE 1 Brida Barque
OMEGA,
given, the accents being exrefully marked on
NOTICEA the best principle hitherto attained. The typo N Order to meet the wishes of the Native graphy displays the succosa of an attempt to Uommunity, the Chalena Issue of this tf 674 Hongkong, 1st May, 1874 make the Chinese and English typu correspond Paper his baan, from the commonermont of the Captain Bruce, will load here and at Whampoa DOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY in the sise of body, thereby effecting a vast China New Year, insted DAILY instead of ou as above,
economy of gase, mobicring a cleare not alternate days as before. LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY previously attained, and dispensing with those
Per Freight, apply to The Paper has beau Eatablished for nearly rast, margine and vacant, pacon, which have Twenty Tears, and is, to Editorial Kanage
AUGUSTINE HEARD & f 1818 Hongkong, 24th August, 1874, heretofore obaracterized Chinese publicatione, ment, ander the Direction of a Well Educated OLAS, R, MOUGANT Hustenta he want, woope of the work, the trainen Centiernan, gires reitable consagroml FOR DAIGON, SINGAPORE, -AND--
following facte navo submitted for consideration and general information, and has the same ly 943 Hougknug, 18th Jone 1874. PHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Chinese characters, and Medhurst'e English vortiscmants and Nowe us the English Day Chaliaers Vocabularly contains about 19,000 position with the Native Community us to ad. PAGE and Chineas Dictionary abant: 100.000, whlist Fress with the Foreign Community. The THE Undersigned having been appointed this work contains more than 50,000 English Charge for Advertisemente will be as hare
Agenta to the above Company at this words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chacao- fate. Fort, are prepared to grant Policies against ters. Again, despite all the grammar and Hoogkong, Sri February, 1874, largo Fire to the extent of $46,000, on Buildings, or other elementary work as yet published, tha
on Goods stored therein
FOR LONDON
Agent.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 0. 719 Hongkong, 8th November, 1888. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
MANY OF HAMBURG.
student of this ficult language absolutely re- quires eratuples to display the various appli. FEAT cations and equivalents of different words which
THE British Basque Lave one general morning." "Of theso exampica, want v
firm of dealers when he know well, and whose character was unimpeachable. That gentle togu told him that be, thought he could clear the muster op The fight was said to have occurred on the 24th of June. The following day, the gendeman said he was in a tráio from Staka to Derby, and in the carriage were two men. One of them gave a detailed account of the man and dog fight on the pro- Agents for the above Company, ore pro. For practical purged the Arment of Tor Fenight, apply to viona night, and that was before any ocoont Pared to accept vials against pure at current the work is omplete, that a reference Lad appeared in the newspapers, He described roles, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent. to its pega enables a person who under
the man who fought the dog sa being “a little) (LE, fellow, still and awkward, and as ugly an sin.” The gentlemon said to the man who described the fight "And wore yon the The man replied, “I was, and a more horrible and dis- guating sight I never sam, and I will take cire I nover sse. anything of the sort"again" |--|
this work contains more than five times e Shell, Muster, will lood Gore at Whampoa, wak many-s by ether Petionary hitherto pub at Macao, and will have media to despatch for
tha above Pertand
undersided having been appointed liab
BLEMSSEN & Cands Englie to sommunicate efedrala Aponte, with natives who understand nothing but thi
A, MACG, HEATON,
THOMAS & MERCER,
1425 Hongkong, th September, 1874.
FOR LONDON,
89 Hongkong, 16th November, 1876 La the respect the work will be found indispensable to all Europeana residing in QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. Oke, and to the natives themselves it inx-
plains dabjects fully with which vory for in- FAHE A】 British Burk dead of them are perfectly sognaintat. TENN parties reident in England and interistot Ubira it cannot but be mafiable occasionally,
SPANIA
TADENERA COM
FAROM and after this date, and until further motion, a Disconte of 7 werly per cent. The Mayor added that the council could take (20) upon oprrent local rates of fremia, vill that of what it was worth (laughter.
madonna be returned on Inearances against fire, uffented Mr. Counciller Hawley and that in justice to with this Onça, the authorities of Harley, who had muralling-
EDWARD NORTON & Co, ly tried to discover the truthfulness of the account, in the Telegraph, the pams of that
26th June-1872
Str. 1374
60, PATERNOSTER LOW
DAILY PEES" OFFion, Hose CONG,
ARDENT Robert Clasper Master, will load here and st Whaarpos, and will have mediate deepatol for the above Port
Fos Freight, apply to
HAWEDORN & Uo, 1419 Hongkong, 9th September, 1875
ANBANGKOK. Steamship______
MASTA
NOTION
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEBIES BERNAMAMARITIMESTAM
PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FORTY SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, 18MAILA,- PORT GAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; PONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA,
SUZAND BOMBAY,
oyano of correspondence from Hongkong for well as for Natel and the Cape Colony, St. He the foreign ports on the East African Coast, ag
lana and Ascension, and that henceforward, (be postage, which must be paid in adurice, an lex- ters addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Dela- gon Bar, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension, will be 20 oente for exol half-ounce, newspapers 3 cents ench:
*
FW. MITCHELL ***
Postmaler General.
General Tost.Office.
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873,
It is berchy notified that Lotters addressed to Trucce may be sent aither, paid or unpaid at the option of the senders that the upstage' on Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot do prepaid M
For each one The rate of postage shargeable on Letters addressed to France por French Pucket
... 12 cents, Per Dritish Paokat when marked vià
Brindisi. 18 For British Facket when marked við
Alexandria and Marseilles.
General Post-Offee,
12
F. W. MITCHELL,
Pastosaster General,
- Hongkong, 2nd April, 1874,
ON SATURDAY, the 19th September, 1974 at noon, the Company's Steamship "TIGRE Commandant BEURET, with MAILS, PASSENGERS,SPECIE, and CAR- Captain Molsen, will have early despatch for GD, will leave this Part for the above places. the above Ports
Garge and Specie will be registered for Lon ____For Freight or Paseige, apply to “
don as well as for Marscillos, and accepted in ALLTON
transit through Marseilles for the principal Kwang Hing Shop,
places of Buropë, s
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, 57, Traya West. 1303 Hongkong, 4th September, 187
farga will be received un board until 4.2.ALY bandana Spears and Parcala uth S-2,1 on the 1846- “It is hereby notified that henceforward the "FOR NEW YORKESTAR
| rates of postage which must be paid in advance, September, 187 (Paresls are pet to be sent chargeable on Packets of printed papera tr REA British Burgus on board they must be left at the Agency's patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong
Office.) Contants and valan of Packages are required. A
For further particulars, apply at the Com. Pickets ria San Francisco, will be as follows pany's Office.
PAKET JUAN F. PEARSON”-
Le Boent Mester, will load here and at, Wham. pos for the above fort, and will have immediate despatche
"For Freight, apply to imagi
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & L 1259 Hongkong 11th August, 1874. VORY FOR NEW YORK,
THE 11 Brislab Barne
"BIFLEMAN
Thos Bishop, Master, will had here and at Wbampos for the bore Port, and have quick
For Fraight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. (1-1033 Hongkong, 6th July, 1874
0. BERTRAND,
Hongkong, 7th September, 1874.
CER FOR SALE.
Principal Agent.
* 1HD Spaniel Screw Stommer,
·FORMOSA **
the United Kingdom by the United States.
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weights. 2'conta For a packet above 1 ounce not ex-
ceeding 2 ounces
For packet above 2 ounces not era.
coding 4 ounces.
and night cents for every additional four ounces, These rates apply to Printed Circulain, Price Liate, Market Heports, and all printed papers other tan Newspapers, as well as to Books
158 tons Begister, 7,500 picats Carrying Caps and Trade Patterns or Samples. dity.
For Partionlara, apply to
BUTE VOGEL HAGEDOEN & C 1416 Hongkong, 9th September, 1814
F..W. MITCHELL, A
Postmaster Herera! Feneral Fort Offoe,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870,