CHINA AND JAPAN.
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THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH,−1874,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
JUSTINATION
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CARTA IN
Melbrok
Beautiful Star... Ardont
•Falcon. ...Albuera...avittephra quieras!
NEW YORK is SUBZ CANAL Galley of Lorne (str.).
NEW YORK
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Sir Harry Parkes
inhabitants of Formoss on ahipwrecked. A threatened quarrel between China and mariners; and the Upinosa Uproenment in ilu Japan is a symptom of the vast processes of Į turn might have regarded with indifferebje a change which have empplied to the present quarrel hotwroom the Japanese and the propla generation an mpresedented variety of politiest of Formosa; nor would it have apprebended the exparionou. Both States had long been rogued-unasxation of one of its own depen lenoíes. od as stmage and almost unintelligiblainstaneca | The Fornign Residents at Jeddo and Peking will of an ancient and stagnant civilization, The (not fail to exert their utmost inanesen for the trade of Obinh was volaabig" both to the East.) prevention of wir Tf the conteak priczédéj India Company white it anjoyed a monopoly the trado in arma will doorlab in both the ball. and to the merclunts who greatnally goingeduld zereat, gogetics probably tho, Japanese 2 DOFINE 280 Tormer fiffiédons, 13 Japan, will ether l approoiation of civilized, LONDON 40 SUEZ DANAL....Ulgence (obr.). acnording to popular legoad, the Datab wovo methods by contructing a lot. It is difionit LONDON. allowed a limited interesume on condition of to rogard na aliens from the dominanity of trampling on the Cross; and it was more oor-Stotal nations which panagra ironobud men-of-| tuin that all other forolguera were absolutely war and a national debt; yet the terms of a excluded fred the kington. The extraord Japancas loan coutracted for a war with his nary aptitude of the Japanese for the adoption, would probably be onerons-Saturday Reviews, of novel practices and todea of thought could by no possibility have been anticipated, even if the remarkable literature, of whicś only Agroper named Machin, of Foplar, was suin- a few specimene bave been since translated, had moved at the Thames Police-court for in SAN FRANCISCO been known to foreigners. Chinese also have adnitented tea. An analysis proved that the Dama TOKOHAMA...Oregoniani (str.) been profoundly influenced by the results of tea ecctained less than one grain of PrussianSFORD, PENANG, & CALTA China (str.) two aneveccerful wars. Although their Govern-blue to the ounce, and it was stated by the SAIGON, SINGAPORE, Ava (str.) ment still struggles to ovade the recognition of cooler that the article was gold to the tetaller SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &o...Travancare (etz.).... the Western Powarg as equals, Chinese have in the same condition in which it was received
MANILA Semiti
...Former (stk.) ........... begun to pay the barbarians the compliment from China. The magistrata mid- tín charge of constant imitation. They employ an Eug was for salting adalterated tea, but it was SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW Tesso (tr).........
SHANGHAI..
www.kan guanemoon (str.).......... Bial-office to gellect their Custome cuties; and necessary to show that the person who sold it although local interests buvo bibhetto bean was aware at the time that it contained some strong enough to prevent the introduction of ingredient injurious to health. An unionrued milroade, the Governocht of Peking bas nada person wight possibly be doubtful whether the greas efforts to provide weapons and military fraction of a grain would be įnjurious to thoas stores of the most improved moderu. patterns, who partook of snel ter ite dismissed tho The tenacity with which their traditions of mons, and thought that it ought to bavo ompire have been preserved has not been reboen taken out for selling as adulterated an Jazu au tha military resourons of the Govern- article that was really adulterated ment have increased. After the capture of . . . . . ·
GREEN TEA.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF SEX LIVES. About nine o'clock on the morning of the lat
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Feking by the English and Freach armies, the Taeping rebellion for a time seemed to threaten tho.cxistence of the reigning dynasty. but aaalte, a boas wibbia aun clinging to bar was soon as the Imperial armies were placed ander observed between St. John's and the Land' the command of a zapable English loader. End, and a bout we at once iannehed at LADIES the insurrection was totally suppressed. The Sennen and proceeded to render assistanes. It Mahometan Turke of the Western provinces,
be ampposed that they bad fanlly the found that the boat was fell of water, and of the Chie poko now find that the exhausted state. He was takes on beard, and that the man holding on to her was in a very Impérial power is once more becoming irresis tibia.
Part of the het territory has been the boat to which a had been clinging was Already recovered; and the ruler of Tarkand towed into Sennen Cove. The rusened maa stated that his name was Peter Droland, and
Belair, of Guernsey, which while on a rogage from Norway to Dublin, with a sarge of ice, ad bean caught off the Land's Endin the heavy southerly gale that blew daring Monday night.
will probably find a difenity in waistsining bithatho had been in comutad of the brig independence. If the Chinose, who are natur ally indifferent to danger, once succeed in or ganizing their for after the European fashion, their enormouroumbers will render them ex tremely formidable. It was always dificult to believe, except in a vigue and careless manner, that three or four hundred millions of people acknowledged the athority of a single Govern ment Except by a great superiority of arma and discipline, no azisting Stato would find
itself a match for China,
About two delock in tha
in the vessel man on sunte rocke wear immediately, five of the araw, it is supposed, the Loogshipa Lighthouse, and went down going down with bor. The longboat was oated off the deck as the rig sank, and the captain ger that was running the boat soon filled with aúð another tonu got into her, but in the beavy water. She still dated, and Captain Dreland and the ethor man held on to her. The sitza-
night being very dark and tempestuous. Át length the man was washed away, but the cap Soanog mer. He was ther greatly exhausted, tein managed to hold on outil resoned by the
boat was almost knocked to pieces. and bis, urig were much swollon, whilst the
CHOLERA AND BINDS. German naturaliste have called attention to a new Izeldent with regard to the outbreak of epidemics. It is on record that no extraordi- unry Light of birde Las courred simultaneously with the appearance of the disease. The occa- sions baro, veen so, numerons and in to many different countries that it is inspossible to regard the coincidevee as merely accidental. Thus, ss. far back as the your 18da birda of all kinds deserted the towns of St. Petersburg and Riga, and it was in that year that cholern broke out, The epidemic proceeded in its westward course the following year, and the mume phenomenon was observed in Western Prussia in 1849, and in Hanover in 1850. In all these cases the facts, were chronicted as having ecouired at the time, but they were not supposed to kare any relation mutually, Bat when these phenomena waze moze closely observed by men of aciones more noen. este detrita were given. Thus, it waa fennd that in the little town of Pruempal, in Galien, all the jackdaws took flight from the streets into the country on the 26th September, 1972, and that cholera broke out there two days after. On the 30th November those birds returned from their spontaneous quarantine, had by that time the laat onse of the discase bad been re córic). The same resulta had been, observed in Southern Germany last year. Both Munich and. Noremberg were visited by this epidemia in the autumn, and to these towne it was 56- served not merely that the larger, birds fleð
The Japanese came within reash of Western influences inch later the beir neighbours but they bavo-since made far more rapid pre- gress. The bidreus sentiment of theistion however was a peculiarly trying one, the romances, which is represented in their institu. Lious by the singular practice of regulated washing nompletely over them, and the suicide, seems to indicate the moral and per bapa the intellectual superiority of Japant Ubina. A et more remarkable quality was exhibited in the politias! revelation" which im- incdiately followed the admission of foreigners into the kingdom. The hereditary chief of great feudal aristocracy was discovered to be u usurper, at the very moment when it becaine evi- dent that it was expedient to concentrato autho- rity it the hands of an undivided Government, Asif by instinctive pressienos of fature political, wants, the macion had held in reserve for nearly i thousand years a king by divius right, des, cended from the gods, and indisputably on titled to the allegiants of all -bic subjoste, "An ingloate. Partiumont which wai, about the same time experimentally established hina apparently not proved successful; and the people of Jupao have the genuine political power of conforming their practice to the necessities ard convaniones of the timo. It is difficult to estimate too highly the sandid recognition of forsign_wperiority which has induced the Japanese Government, to read students to Burope and the United- States to learn arts which they muy afterwards communicate to their countrymen. If the rean bae been in some cases to produce pedants and pretenders, the travelled revola tlonists will find that their weakness is fully appreciated by their countrymen. is highly probable that came of the innovations which, bave been adopted may have been promature, and that there will be occasional reaction. The meotanical skill and knowledge which have beur aegpired nfe uut limble to similar drawbnoke. ¦ nation which twenty years ago had mobably not altered its system of ship-building or its urma, Trents for centuries has already provided itaolf with ironclad vessels and with guns of the meat advanced type; and "native" engineers have from the ducirong into the open country, bat learned to manage European machinery. The that sparrows and swallows deserted the town. feudal levice of the great provincial chiofe have I was a repetition of the article in every anilor's bren superseded by a regular army, which has creed that rats desart a sixking ship. The in- acquired some rudiments of European discip lize. The paradox of an elaborate vilization which seemed to be incapable either of progress or retrogression Las made room for the most rapid advance hitherto recorded in history.
The Japanese Government will perhapa sufficiently prudent to avoid an actual rapture with China. The expedition to Formosa require no elaborate explanation, for the barbarous -inbabituats of the island bad committed numers
For Sale.
Tathley Rich...... Hopewell ...Morning Light
AYLE L 00..
· SILK MERCERS;
AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS,
GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSLERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS.
RE now SHOWING their 'STOCK of
NEW GOODS
for tho
AUTUMN AND WINTEL SEASONS. Comprising the Latest NOVELTIES" in each Department.
BLACK SILKS. of the best mukus. COLORED SILK.
BLACK AND COLORED VELVETS,
BLACK VELVETEENS.
SERGES, REPPS,
and all the
NEW MATERIAL for DRESSES COSTUMES AND POLONAIS ES. MANTELETS, JACKETS,
ARD
SHAWLS.
LACE GOODS.
RUFFLES
AND BUFFLING.
SASHDS AND
SASH RIBBONS.
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SOAR VE ST HOSIERY, GLOVES,
FLOWERS, FEATHERS.
BABY LINEN
AND
"BADIES' UNDERCLOTHING.
·LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
FELT HATS.
TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS. WOOL GOODS
SAY
of all kinds.
PERFUMERY, Jio.,
L. E & SILK MERGERS, LADIES, AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSIERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS;
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Peiroe. George Bitton Robert Clapper.. Shiell
FOR FEET ATPLY, TO
TO BE DISPATORED.
Butterfield & Swire... hampoa |A. MnoĠ. Heston.. Thaupos Vogel, Hugodern & Co. Hanglonu Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong A. MacG, Heilun ............. W. H. Burgoyne. Mast. Leitors... W. H. Thomas Hongkong Vogel, Higedora & Co......
A. Urtubiaga......Whatopou Vozol, Hugedoru & Co. Thos. Stephens... Hongkong Olyplinet & Co... Thos. Mitchell...Hongkong Ramell & Co.
Parson Chaston
C. Anderson Morales..
On or about this Quick despaton.
uick despatoly
Quick dospatol.
Quick despatoh.
Qukik despaŁAN
Quick despatol.
Quick despatch
Quick despatch..
Quick despatah,
Hongkong Augustine Heard & Co.uick despatob Hongkong Vogel, Angedorn & ComQuick despatch. Hong PMS, & Co.....
........... On 20th ínst., 189 PN.
T. 8. Gardner...Hongkong David Sasson, Soris & Co......On 16th inst., at 3 PM)__ Fleuriais..
Mangarina Maritimes.......On 22nd inet, at noon, P.&O.S. N. Co......... On 15th inst., at noon. Hongkong Yugel, Bagedorn & Co...... -To-day, at 3 P.M.
BatterBold & Swire
Ou er uhout 17th izant. Hongkoug Dougins Laprik & Co... Tomorrow, at noon,
For Sale.
FOR SALE
Ex COSTA RICA,
VALIFORNIA WINES, from too Penn
Vista Vinicnltural Society,"
Vessels on the Berth.
YOR SWATOW, A MOY, AND FOOCHOW
Steinship
"YESSO,"
This Society's Froduce ossainas Mention Captain Ashton, will be despatched for the Honorable" at the Paris Exhibition in 1806, above. Ports TO-DAY,,the 13th' inafant, at und ** Médaille de Frogies" at the Vicuna Bx- Noon. bibition in 1878,
WHITE WINE3, in cases of 1 dóz. Quarts.
L'ipts. do. do. 1. Quarta. do. 11
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...
HOCK, CLARET whi UHAMPAGNES :—
National Grapu. Baena Vista
Pearl of California, in casca of 1 doz. Quarts, and Caens of 2 duz Pints
FREDERIC DEGENABR.
tf 1580 Hongkong, 3014 September, 1874
HERCOTS, CIGARS.
Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS. ❤ Campbell's Dindigul Brand QBEROOTS. Campbell's Triobinopoly Brand OHEROOTS. "Timus—Cush, Apply to
780
Plantation Works,
Dindigul, Maras Previdenzy.
For Freight, or Passage, upply lo
DOUGLAS LAPRÄTE & Co. 1678 Hongkong, 10th October, 1874.
FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG, AND THE British Steamship
CALCUTTA.
"OHINA," Captain T. S. Gardner, will teave this for the above. Forte on FRIDAY, the 16th instant, at 3 P.M.
Despatches will alone, út 2.30 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID BASSOON, SONG & Co. 16d 1847. Hongkong, 7th October, 1874.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TOR LONDON, vinz SUEZ CANAL.
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI, TERRANDAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
PENINSULAN AND CENTAL 5 NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steamship "TRAVANCORE" Captain C. ANDRAHON, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pasacngara, Spesic, and Curgo, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the 15th October, at Noon.
Cargo will be roosived on board until Noon, Spesie and Parcels at the offies until 2г.x. on the 14th idem,
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A mail will olcus For Saigon and Dangkok-Per Danube, to... day, the 13th instuat, at 10.30 AM,, instead of at the tits provicusly notified,
For Swatow, Amoy, and Fooshow.-Per Yenzo, to-day, the 39th inst., ob 11.80 a.m.
For Mumia-For Formoen, to-day, the 13th Instant, at 2.30 Pat, instead of at the time pro Vionaly notified.
Far Singapora, Panang, and Calousta-Par Indiau Mail Packets Chita and Thales, on. Fri- day, the 16th instant, at 2,30 r‚m,
MAILS BY THE "ENGLISHI PACKEŃ“ cons"will be dispatched with the usual Maile The English Contract Packet “TRAVAN. For Partioulure regarding Freight and Paso Ehrope, on THURSDAY, the 15th
Uctober, at Nou. jango, apply at the P. & D. S. N. Og'e Ofoe,
Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF Ofices in the United Kingdon will be grated Money Orders ou iny of the Money Order PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
Writton Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages, for the Overland Ronteisrequired by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the. Company's Agents, with the Bills of Luding or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves rosponsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happon from the insor rectness in such declaration.
Tan Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vocis employed for the porpoos,
Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested kong is correspondence with the Australia to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong. Steamers from Galle to Bombay, may call at Colombo.
the terms and conditions of the Company's Shippers are particularly requested to note Black Bills of Lading.
A. HoÏVER, Superintendent, Peninsular und Oriental Ocean Navigator Cola Office, Hongkong, 29th September, 1874,
US. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND.
SAN FRANCISCO.
THES.S. OREGONIANO will leave Hong kong for San Francisco, in conarction with the S. 8. "Great Republic" from Toko- huma, on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at 3 PM, Lukinz Passengers, Mails, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Billa of Leading ore issued for transportation to Yoko MR. CAMPBELL & Co., THE Company's Steamship.
hama and other Japan Forts, to San Francisco, to porte in Mexia, Central and South America, ULYSSES" will be despatched on or about the 16th instast,nad to New York und Europe, VIA PANAMA. A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang- For Kreight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, via the Inland Sea Porta, about the care Ages. date and trakealoge coction at Yokohama 1640 Hongkong, 6th October, 1874.
At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers Have selection jf various líges of Steamerà to OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Bagland, France, and Germany.
FOR SALE.
L. TAMPIER & CIE's, BORDEAUX.
LARET-Medoc, St. Julien, St.-Estepte,
CLARE, Chatan. Pular,
Pintal
FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Pasienparanthrough safe for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in JAPAN.
Okatonu Lafite, Pommard, Chambertin, Gravce, Chateau La Tour Blinghe, in Misca of I doz, Querta and 2 dva Pinta, CHAMPAGNE-Carte Noire, Carte Blanche,
Carte Verte, Carte-DOr, in Quarts-E Company's Steamship
"AGAMEMNON" GOGNAC Fine CHAMPAGNE, Superior.ll be despatched on or about the 17th instant",
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents 1830 Hongkong, 10th October, 1874:
FOR NEW YORK,
(Vid SUEZ CANAL), HE British Steamship
CHAMPAGNE, in Quarts and Pinta, of
3. & E. Perrier, Obalons. Otard Dapay & Co.'s COGNAC.
LANDSTEIN & Co., I
Agente
ti 994. Hongkong, 28th June, 1874.
AND L. TENNENT'S ALB
PORTER.
J.
DAVID OORSAR & SONS Merchant Navy
Nary Boiled
Long Flux Crown
CANVAS
ARNHOLU, KARBERG & Co. of 1130 Hongkong. 11th May 1867.
ESTABLISHED IN 1950. TAZARUS AND CO.,
·Incorporated with Shearmount and Ou BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,
ET APPOINTMENT TO
HIS EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY,
AND
HRH. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55,59, 60, 61, Bentinck Street,
.
CALOUTTA.
BILLIARD TABLES.
LAZARUS & Cola Billiard Tables are
THE
*GALLEY OF LORNE”. W.H. Burgoyne, Mister, shortly expected from Shanghai, will have early despatch for the alors Port.
T
For Freight, apply to
A. MACG-HEATONA 132 Hongkong, 17th September, 1874
FOR LONDON:
* 4.1 British Ship
ALBUERÁ
W. H. Thorias, Master, will load-bars and at for the shove Fort. Whaugos, and will have inmediato despistol
For Freight, apply to ---
EL HAGEDORN & CA 1604 Hengkong, 2nd Databer, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCI300. 18 A 1 British Brip
MORNING LIGHT, · 2,377 Tons, Captain Chaston, will bad hers for the abeeb Fort, and will have early desputab
For Freight, apply to
if 158
THE
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 30th September, 1874.
FOR NEW YORK.
C. As the only once appresisted in Indio, EA 1 BRAW
as a long and steady experience extending over
HOPEWELL,"
one onirages on Japanese subjects, In unswor in the reighbourhood of towns ly off to the QUBEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, 30 yeżrs has proved thera te bo the beet and Captais Parson, will load here, and at ha
bitenta of Nuremberg looted with joy or there. turn of the sparrows, who seem to have arrived as soon as the danger bad disappeared. Foreign päysicista szems to think the almuaphete when the potato is in the air has a direct effect upon the birde, who. icetinotirely fiy from it. But the whole phenomenon seems capable of a much mora simple solution.' It is a well known thing that during the gutting in of the barvent spar rova and the kinds of the birds that are found--
to a remonstrenes de by the Japanese ra- fields. This may be tested, auch bearer home presentative at Peking, the Foreign Minister than Germany or Western Russn. When the „infrewed him...that his Governant was not harvest pas hoon teaped they would naturally responsible for the maintenue of peace and return to the shelter, på atropis, and houses. order in Formosa. The disavowal of responah Even swallows though they do not seek the bility may perhaps, in the language of Chinese cornfielte for grain, find tas insects which thuy diplomacy, "be equiralant to amere refusal of feed upon in the field, and these birds also re BEST redress, zor is it improbable that the Japanese-to-their-town-quarters to renarrablefor D Savoy may have understood that tho disclaimer their winter fight. The simple people of impli nu renenciation of sovereignty, English Nuremberg and Bavaria probably accopřed is, naval vormanders live frequently inflicted ponishment on local Chinese authorities to outrages uzi Boglish residents or traders, and but which, in fast, was of BEDun courrence uzd. although, according to the terms of the existing | had no real connczion with it -Globe.
treaty, all complaints ought to be preferred to
the Central Government, the old practice has
generally been found more effectual abun any
diplomatic.communication. The Japanese Go
in omes an sveat which toppened to be coinci- dent with the arrival of the dreaded epidemio,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE":
OCTOBEL LTE, EVENING. Patos, 26674 10 $5724; Baueres, 6636 to vernment sent an expedition to Formos which $5 dirle doing; Malen $580 oach for old, seems to have met with little resistance, and it and 3555 cash for new. Imports per Baroda, is not at present known whether a permanent 2,063 obests Milway Exports to Shanghai conquest was contemplated. The Chinese have 1,026 chests Halwa.
now insisted on the vicuation of the island, and, if the Japanese Government comply with their demand, the matter will be amicably arranged. As the Chinese navy contains në vessels which are capable of epopenterlig the Japanese honclade, it is possible that the invaders of Formos may rely on their noval superionty; but it would be highly prudent to commence hostilities with an enemy who will anoner or later inevitably prevail by mero Cores ot numbers, The Chinese and Ju- panese are perhaps equal in military qualities, bat the resources of China are inexhaustible
EXPORT CARGO. © Per Legimatar otra for Melbourne
200 zote Tea and 400 tons General Cargè...:
EXCHANGE.
ON LORDON
Bank Bilis, on demand; m 4ft. Bank Bills, at 90 days aight,4ft Bank Bills, at Gmoutos" sight, 4/2.. Credite, at mouths' aight...... 421
sight Documentary Billa,at6 months
23
If it is not thought pradent to engage in ON BOMBAT-Bank, on demand 222 DAVAL contest, the Chinese will find little OR CALCUTTA,Bank, on demand-222- difficulty in landing troops in Forrods, wiON SHANGHAL
will be supported by the nativa population.
Bank, eight
čio jai tai is 724 Privets, 30 days' sight
SHARLE
: 732:
HONGKONG
AND AT SHANGHAI,
FOR SALE.
most suitable for the climate.
0. I. & Co. bare roncived a large number of very altering testimonials from all parts of India, China, Barmah, Ceylon, Manila, Jara, Straite, and Persia, testifying the superior PORTLAND CEMENT 8 FIEE and quality of their Billiard Tables, and BRICKS, Apply to
while thanking their Friends and Patrons in Chinu for the liberal support so long extended to their firm, would, in soliciting farther pa tronage, beg to mention the following fasts. which have souduced to the snoeuss their efforts! bave hitherto met with.
PREDERIO DEGENASE. 1997 Hongkong, 19th August, 1874
FOR SALE
FOUR-HORSE Power Upright Stationary
ENGINE and BOILER, Complete
Apply to
A. MILLAR & Co...
Plumbora, &.,
Queen's Road Brust. 1341 Hongrong, 27th Angast, 1874."
NOW ON SALE,
TAPEZIAL QUARTO::
Every table is made of solid wood, tiell sea-} sune and not vencered.
The Cushions are constructed on an entirely
pou as above,
Freight will be received to board until 4 P.M on the 19th instant Forcel Packages will be received at the Off antil 5 P.3. of the Ban day
All Purcê! Puckagej should be marked to address in fall; value of same is required.
For further information as to Fassage and Freight, apply to the Agenty of the Company, Peay& West.
G: B. MORY,
Acting Agent Hongkong. October 12th, 1874
NOTICE -JOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES. *PAQUEROTS PUSTWFRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAISON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, FOINT DE GÁLLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA,”.
PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES
ALSO,
FONDICHERY, MADRAS. CALCUTTA,
AND BOMBAY,.
*
until 5 r.. on the 14th October.
The Fat-Office will be open until 6 r.a. en the 14th October,
Lotters, &o, way be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters fo registration will be received until
A.M, on the 15th October.
1
Lotters may be posted until 10 AN, on the 15th October, without late feo.
Letters posted after 10 Aar, on the 15th October, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 18 cents each as well as the postage.. is prepaid.
The latcat tigas for posting Letters at this flee is 11 A.M., and for Newspapers, Books, or
the United Kingdom ti Brindisi, or to Sin- Futterzo 10 .. on the 15th October,
Luta lottery that Letters only) addressed to gapore, may be posted-in-bourd the Facket went of Late Fee of 48 conts each in addition from 11.30 AM. So the time of sailing, on pay.
to the postage.
...
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster General
Guneral Poel-Offco,
Eourkoog, 20ti Soptember, 1874. MALLS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET."
The United States Mail Fusket "ORE. the 2011, instant, at 3 P., with the Maile GONIAN" will be dispatched on TUESDAY,
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United Santes, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettera, Books, Newspapers, do.. until 2.30. P.M.
from 2.30 P.. to 250 r.M., on payment of a Letter can be posted on board the Packet Lato Fco of 12 cants in addition to the Postage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the Correspondence insa Leiently prepaid will be above pinçar by this route is compuleury. forwarded by the English Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States ont be superscribed per OREGONIAN" and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed "pid San Francisco."
General Post Offee,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
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Hongkong, 19th October, 1874. MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET,”
The Frenols Mail Packet "APA" will be
dispatobed on THURSDAY, the 2nd October at noon, with the Mil
To and through the United Kingdom vid Marseilles; to France and other Continsata) States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Aden, Seychelles, Ronnion and Mauritius, Suez and Alexandria.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettern. Newspapers, Books, &c., until 3rd on the 22nd instant, after which no Letter n be received.
Bloger Leders on nay. of the Money Order Officer in the United Kingdom will be granted
5 on the 21st instone. Letters for Registration will be received. net Town.pn the 23d instant.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Ofice,
Hongkong, 4th October, 1874,
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THURSDAY, the 22nd October, 1874, at It is hereby uctified that the rates of postage noon, the Company's Steamship "AVA" chargeabla henceforth on Letters addressed to Oomandant RevLAIS, with MAILS, FAS.tes United Kingdom, and to plases beyond the SENGERS, SPECIE, CARGO, will leave United Kingdom, when forwarded by Frenab this Port for.the above places.
Proket, will be the same as those chargeable on
Cargo und Spesis will be registered for Lon-Letters forwarded by British Packet via Brin dán an tell us for Marseilles, and accepted in dish. transit through Marsailles for the principal
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General. placbs of Europe. R
Goseral Pent Ofice, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that the postage cburgo-
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Carge will be received on bourdy until I P.M., Specie and Pureefs until 8 paj, on the 21st October, 1874 (Parcels are not to be seat able upon Fail Letters addressed to France on board; they must be left at the agency's will beaceforward be 12 cents per quarter cunca Ofic.) Contents and valpeof Packages are when forwarded by French fail Proket, and required,
18 cents per quarter canoe when forwarded by For fertber particulare, apply at the Com. British Mait Packet. pany's Ottice.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal agmi Hongkong, 3rd Octobèr, 1874, ".
FOR SALE,"
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTING BEARD & CE Sparsh Screw Steamer BF 1560 Hongkong, 29th September, 1874.
"FORMOSA," FOR NEW YORK.
458 tons Register, 7,500 picnls Carrying uity.
“Tuz Forbiculari, apply to ̈`*
E 41 Amerion Clipper Ship
"LATHLEY RICH," Thomas Mitchell, Master, will land here and at Whampoa, and have early deapaset seabove.
For Freight, apply to
Mahal k
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post-Office, Hongkong.
The Post Offeo of Victoria (Australia) having given notice to the General Post Office in Lon don that articles of Jewellery received in that Colony are oburgeable with Onstoms Duties, the undersigned considers it necessary to meka this Begulation known to the Public, and to Capach articles sent through the Port are liable, atate that any lettera or packets containing
with their contents, to be forfeited;
TW.MITORELL,
Postmaster Gorenal, Gearrul-Post Office, Hongkong..
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Ca tt 1416 Hongkong, 9th September, 1674.
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KRUPPS CAST STEEL WORKS
ESSON (GERMANY.) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,
F. PEIL, tf1671. Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany) on delivery.
NUTICE.
RUSSELL & Co., af 1441 Hongkong, 14th September, 1874 FOB NEW YORK. HEA 1 British Ship
"SIE BARRY PARKES
5.
~ new principle, introducél by. C. Land. Co, will load at this and Whampon for the above
and naliko that adopted by English makers, Port, unil have quick despatch,
For Traight, apply to und are much, more durable and lively that | Engliak-niade cushions.
ENGLISH AND CHINESS DICTIONARY, PUNTLAND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATIONË
OLYPHANT & Oo. 447 1436 'Hongkong, 12th September; 1874
FOR LONDON,
No table leaves C. L. and Co.'s premises antil it has been tinding ready finished for over 12 months, in order to austre perfectly masoned 1 British Bark waterial,
+
" ARDENT,"
AN ANGLO-URINNSE DICTIONARY, published
at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong... Every article of forniture, also, that leaves Robert Cissper, Master, will loud here and at
0 Lazarus and Co.'s Establishment, in gna- for the above Port.
Whampoa, and will have immediate despatch. Boomprehension and practical service this Work stands anrivalled. All iba new ranteed of Solid and Seamed Woodwa For Freight, apply to worde which the Obinere have of late years beòn OL, & Co. have always ready a large stock
TOGEL, HAGEDOLN & 06. compelled to coin to express the numerona ob- of new Cusbione on their peculiar principle, dud [ tt 1419 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874. jesta in muolazery photography, telegraphy, and which can be supplied for any table, the 40-
FOR LONDON. -:-:
in sotence generally, which the rapid advance curate length and breadth of the plate bed onlyHE British Barque- of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are being required.
here given in extenia – Back and orory word is
FALCON"
CITEAMERS leaving this port requiring D COAL, can obtain it from the Under signed.
W. G. HALF & Co.,
Saigon.
t! 1561 -16th, September, 1873,
TOURIST GUIDE REDUCED PRICE $1. Oortaining the names of all the Artistes or Trude, objects of Natural History, Furniture, d. Re., with the Fonti, and Mandarin Pronun viation.
Also a fow copter of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parts,
The Daily Press Office.
It is hereby notified that benceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when Forwarded via Soatbampton will be 28 centa per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to an addicional abarge
T. W. MITCHELL.
Polmarter General. General Post-Offee, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nors way, when forwarded via Southampton, wil henceforward be 88 outs for each baif ounce, which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left lo ha collec od on delivery of the Letters. Capaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on deliveryp
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Gexural Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for general information that on and after the 1st Angust next, the
FIES UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the Commission chargeable on Money Ordere
Public of
issued on the Cnited Kingdon at Hongkong, -HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON Stagħni, and Yokohama will be as follows,
the nuns of King Ke2.
L2 HONGKONG, at the Central Market, Nà 12, he be constantly on baud BEDF, MUTTON POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE- TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, de, of the best quality.
On auros not exceeding 2....18 cents. Above £2 and not exoooding 25:36 1 Above $5 and not exceeding £7...54. Above £7 and not exceeding 210..72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post-Ofios, Hongkong.
The territory and the barboura of Pormu
fally Illnetrate and explained, forming eter 0.1 and Co. have always in band a large shiell, Master, wilt load bore, at Whampoa, and that he his shops establicked at those places in vízia · might perhaps be valuable if they could be:
cises for students of & most instructive nature, atoak of Billiard, Peoland Pyramid Bails, Cuse, at dadae, and will have immediate despatch for safely acquired, and the substitution of a more |
Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are Tipy, Chalke, Cloth, and every requisite for the the above Port. sisilized race for the piratical inhabitants would Hongkong and Sbungbai Batik Shures, parue boat principle hitherto attained. The typo- Billiard Table
giron, the abocats boing, carefully marked ou tend to general advantage, but no acquisition Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares graphy displays the ausomas of an attempt to Old Cushions ranewed on C. Lazanus & of the kind could be worth the risk of serious350 per share, premium nominal. quarrel with Clilu. If the Japaness navy in Gina Traders' Insurance Company's Shares in the mise of body, thereby elfmoting a raat table as good at now.
make the Chinese and English type correspond Co.'s peculiar piinciple, thereby making an old employed elsewhere in the repression of proy in the Eastern seae, the commeres of all coun China and Japan Marine Insurance Tle. 30 pravicugly attained, and dispensing with those 81,600 per share, nominsk MENANG Coonomy of space, Bobieving a clearness not tries will be greatly benefited.
It is not known whether thin. Göserament of Quinone Inarvanon Company $185 per share Japan has rossons of domestic policy for under longheng Fire Insurance Company's Shure inking aggressive enterprises. It is highly 1530 per share. probable that recent ranges way bars created Obins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$135 discontent which it may be thought prudent to per shere.
divert into the opel of foreign enterprise; Viatoris Fine Insurance Company's Shares and Japan in showing itself sufficiently like 8122 per share. Europe to rondor conquest and military fame donglong and Whampoa Dock Coinpany's the most certain foundations of popularity Sharea-45 per cent, discount. The rational feeling, if it has been consultedHongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s by the Government, will perhapa be satisfied -3 per cent, discount. by the attainment of the original object of the Shanghai Stenca Navigation Company-Tis expedition; and withdrawal n delerence to 90 por share.
Chinese vemonstranse may easily be explained Hongkong Gas Company's Shores-375 por away. On the other hand, it is possiblo. that whore,
the invasion of Fordons may bars beau part of Mongkong Hotel Company's Barce-$60 per Nadeliberate policy for gratifying the nationel
ambition and forming an efficient army. It is Indo-Chasse Bugar Company--$94 per cent.
cent, discount,
diseanat...
SALEE OF OCTOBEZ 12mm, 1874. Levoported by Chinese
impossible to forence the fusedinte result of awar betsreen Japan and China, though the greater Power would in the long run ulmont certainly acceed. It would be diicult for the Western Goreruanente lo remain indifferent to the injarion which would be inflicted on com- meree end to the dilatio amplications which night probably arise. A war between to traveling trader. two bates which still remain outside the pale
BILLIARD LAMPS
For Freight, apply to (25)
CA, MAOG. HEATON,
THOMAS & MERCER,
Canton
tí 1423 Hemekong, 9th September, 1874.
FOR LONDON. AREA 13tish Clipper Ship
vast margins and vacant, sprees which hove! Sir and Eight Light Lampa for Oil, or Koro- heretofore charseterized Orinero publicationino, the latter with bangs on the duplex15
To illastente the vast soone of the work, the principle, giving a liebt equal to twelve ordinary following facts uro submitted for consideration. Chalmers: Tocabolarly contains about 10,000 mps,
Chinesa obaracters, had Madhurst'e Inglish Eighteen light sing burner Gas Fendants, and Chinese Dictionary, about 100,000, whilst with cod to suspend over table. this work contains more than 50,000 English words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinong obarac
D. LAZARUS ANo Co have been appointed ters. Again, despite all the grammar and Sole Agents in India and the East for other elementary works as yes published, the student of this difficult language absolutely re THE NEW PATENT quires examples to display the various appli- ELECTRIC BILLIARD MAHKER, cations and equivalents of different words whob by means of which the word can be marked huve que venend woning of these examples from the cushion of the table. this work, containe more tbon five times as
BEAUTIFUL WTARY George Bilton, Master, will load bere and at Whamgos, and will have immediate despatel for the above Port. S For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN. & Co. if 1892 Hongkong, 18th August, 1974, *-
FOR LONDON,
To follow the SING LAŁS-
THE Clipper Ship
MELBAEK”
Ia HO NAất and CANTON SHOPË,, the foregoing artioles, with the addition of SPI. RITS, SODA WATER, &c., and GAME wher IN BORSON.
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It is hereby molded that a line of British: KARLMAN Mail Contract Pankate has been established be- Gentlemen and Families destroza of patron" tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect- izing him, are requested to apply at his shops ing lines, will afford a regular means of com- as above, where a list of prices of artioles wil veyunca of correspondence from Hongkong for. be furnished, which will be supplied at the same the foreign ports on the East African Conet, As well as for Natel and the Cape Colony, St. Be rate all the year round.
lene and Ascension, and that benosforward the postage, which must be paid in advance, on let ters addressed to Zanzibar, Bosamtiqua, Dala- gos Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Order to meet the wishes of the Native | Ascension, will ho 20 cents for cash balfounes, I den tot de Ispite of this astapapers & confs cach
̈F, W. MITCHELL":
Fosinustor General, General Post Office, Hongkong...
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HING KEE. Hongkong, 13th May, 1874.
NOTICE.
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Paper hae basz, from the commencement of the Chipa Now Year, issued DAILY instead oƐion. alternate dayaan before.
The Paper has been stablished for nearly
Capt. Poirce, will load bero, at Whetopon and Twenty Years, and le, ne to Editorial Manage
way as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Pateo Lista, Ostulegace, and all information for ebore Port, and will have quick meat, ander the Direction of a Well. Educated rates of postage which must be paid in advance,
liebed.
For practical purposes the grinngement of
the work in so complete, that refurence LANE
may be obtained from. CRAWFORD AND CO., who have consented to act as LAZARUS & CO'S AGENTS
to its jugea unaties-sperson, who under atands Paglish to commanioste afectively with natives who understand nothing but Chi- Vervacolli, 50, baga, at $6.70, by Chun-foongness. In this respect the work will be found to travelling trader.
indispensable to all Europeana residing in HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN, Chiba, and to the natives themselves it ex- plaina robjecta fully with which roxy few ins
and by whom dood of them are perfectly acquainted. To ALL DEDEEN WILL DE HEUSIVE partice rosident in lingland and interested in and forwarded to Calouste by the EARLIEST China It cannot but be invaluable occasionally opportunity
It comprises upwarán of two tharaand-large quarto pageel
Bea Blubber, 15 bagay at 23.50, by Chun-foong Whats Pepper, 10 bage, at g18.00, by Trek men to travailing trader
Fungus, 10 bage, at Tis. 17.8.0.0, by Sun-tys nees which makes the quartel possible bas been to invelling trader
of European drilization would present some
strange peculiarities. The national canalone.
Breated by the novel modes of thought which Melen Seeds, 20 boga, at. $5.09, by. Yeo-kes bare in both ocunties arisen. Ero interopayee to traveling trader.
with foreigners. Before the lite nevolation the •·Black Dates, 200 bags, at Tis. 2.4.0.0, by Kin Japancae Government would probably nothing-ohsung to travelling tender.
bare sthaght. It worth wbile to resent the dimonds, 10 bags, at $18.00, by Kuong.hing. cruelties which were perpetrated by the obyng to travelling prađer,
KATRUBNER & Ca,,^
60, PATERNOSTER ROW
W. H BELLA:. DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, HONGKONG.
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NOW ON SALE,
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE- -FORT for the year 1873, Price $10. Apply at the Daily Prass Offe Hongkong, 21st January, 1374.
deepatob
For Freight, apply to
It is heroby notified that henceforward the
Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial chargeable on Packeta of printed papers or and general information, and how the enme patterns of light weight went from Hongkong A. MAG. HEATON, - position with tho Native Community is to Ad- to the United Kingdom by the United States. vertisements and Neva da the Boglish Daily Packets in San Francisco, will be as follows DEACON & Oo., Fress with the Foreign Community, The vision
Charga for Advertisements will be na bereto-
OR
Canton
tf 1289 Hongkong, 17th Augsant, 1874,
FOR NEW YORK
fore,
Hongbong
23rd February, 1876. 1
HE 41 Peruvian Ship
展煤肥榮
“SAN JUAN,”
THE
WING THE GOAL BHOP
Flipform the public that bis Shop bas beca
For a packet mot exceeding 1 cupes
in weight.
2 cente For a psoket above 1 oango not er.
ceeding ontees •
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex ceeding 4 ounces. As
(Vxia American Suly "Tames B. Keciar"HE Proprietor of Wind-ges Shop byge to and sight cunts for every additional four ounces.. Tucso rates apply to Printed Circulara, Frizo A.. Urtabiugs, Anster, will load here and of established since 1355, at Endivoté's Tane, and Lists, Market Reports, and sli printed papers. Whampoa for the abuyo Foch, and, will have that he has always a great quantity of JEST other than Newspapers, as well nu to Booka QUISk drapatobia, M
GOAL in store for Bale. Gentlemon or Ship- and Trade Patterns or Samples, do maastors wishing to patronise him, are requested 4 to apply at his Shop,
Tor Bragit, at low rates, apply to
** VOGEL HAGEDOEN 2 O, tf 1192 Hongkong, 30th July, 1874
171605 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1878,1
WMITCHELL
Se Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong.