SINGULAR CASE UNDER THE PUBLIC
--HEALTH ACT.
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THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20rg, 1874.
Vessels Advertised as Loading
GAPLAIN
Fon Frror APPLY TO
TO BE DISPATCHRD.
Ardent
Mathilda Atheling CANAL Galley of Lorne (str.)
A Sootah pooper lanato, who believed lilmselt The Berkebire anchorities bavo just þad to to be a millionaire, used, to describe with much deal with a very singulor oaie, --Two or three gusto the coelly vanda daily prepared for him, . years ago # labourer, named John Lawrence, und served on gold plate,, adding that he could built bíwself a but of straw, that, and hurdles, not understand why they all tasted of ostmisl in u sculuded part of Crookham-common, about A similar objection might he made lo thu đơn, * quarter of a mile south-west of the rifle fectionery of the present day, owing to the are vinutéər batiz ́The place was without win- isnt to which it in parvaded by a favour' of --down, chimney, or Rop andilury arrangement-suilla fas propeneity i gire the public. whatever, and Leurmoo, with his wifo, two { rather too much of this good thing will: ba în. ingrown-dengitese and neveral-pong children Laconged by a discovery which, sccording to the alopt on straw. The only articles at all worlby | Scotsman,, uns been made în Dr. Hokmamm & the name of furniturs were an old table and ↑ laboratory at Berlin, and is published by that part of a chain. The portion lived in thin way journal ne especially intorasting to the pomes- awong much sormin and filth, when a gammary cora of fir-trees, of which there are mung in estation took place, Lawrence having, with great Scotland. There is, is appear, in the juice of N obstinacy, refused to leave the but voluntarily, flestreon, between the wood and the bark, a ory- although Dr. Woodford, the medical officer of stalline subalance called coniferin, a glucoside, the county, bad certified it an being wholly as chemiste call it, which, when asted upon by mait as a place of residence, and seriously oxydising agonales, la ossily converted to vanil- dangerous to bealth. The rural police and the lin, the chemical principle of vanills. Ava tex.
SAN FRANCISCO Banitary ofmginis presented themselves at the grains of abia vanillin will flavor at least a but armod with crowbare, &e, and after Mrs, dozen ios puddings, and the juice of an ordinary SINGAPORE, BOMBAY,
Do Lawrence and tho abikiren, who were "at bout," sized fir tree soutains enough ocuiferin to make bad reluctantly carried out the few "goods and five guineas worth of vanillin, it is evident that SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &
YOKOHAMA.. ebattela" they were posseried of the crowbard Sootland can supply all our pastrycooks with
Do were applied to the uprights supporting the this article without greatly diminishing, the roof, and also to the wall, the result being that forosis of dr now about to clothe hor Lille with SHANGHAL...
Do., the bat was quickly razed to the ground. The the most delicate of vernal green-Pall Mall | parties are so fitby, und bear anch a: oturacter, Ganstle... ... .... for destructiveness, -that no ons will, wooept them as tenants, and under these ciran matapos they were supplied with tickets for the Newbery Union workhouse. It very doubtful whether auch a wretched hovel has even been met with by our troops in the torns and. villages on the Gold Coast.
THE CHINESE MAIDENS. Tac case of the fronty-two Chinese woman who perived bore Tecsatly, on the steamer Japan from Hengkeng, bas attracted bonsiderable attention, and the decision of Judge Morrison in the matter is.of great interest. Tie Honor annonnoed on Friday afternoon, after the aloco of the argument, that he would deliver be decision et ball-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning. The Court room was arowded with
LADY VISITORS TO WORK HOUSES. Women, as " ministering angels," are viewed with great suspicion by Poor Law Guardians, who are thrown into a state of painful anxiety
any suggestion that lady visitors" should be admitted within the walls of the workhouses. At a meeting of the Board of Guardians of the City of London Union the other day the Bow! Workhouse Committes brought up a report on i slutter from the Bieltoy of tendon which bad been faferred to them, asking if the guardinus would allow some ladies to visit the sick wards of the workhouses of the union for the purpose of reading to the inmates. The committen re nonmended that the hishing be informed that
tourdines de sow, and we alrige pro- sided for the adoinistration of consolation to thoao under their cars who are in trouble
that if
Do. Tho
via YOKOHAMA
Tartar (str.). Baum
Sir Hairy Parkes......
Lathley Higban Hopewell..
North American. Boemal
Morning Lightmar ...Malanes (str.).....
Vancouver (str.)...
Ave (tr.) Menzoleb (str.).. Bombay (ukr.). ......Hoogly (str.).
.....Delhi (str.).
....Chinking (str.)... SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHO W Douglas (str.)
Do
For Sale:
AYLE A·00.
*** SILK MUROERS, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS,
GENERAL DRAPERS HOSTERS, HABERUASHERS. DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS,
BOW SHOWING their STOOK of
NEW GOODS.
Ffor the
- AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS;
Department.
BLACK ŞALKS"
of the best maken. COLORED SILK.
BLACK AND COLORED VELVETS. BLACK VELVETEENS.
aneotutors, many of whom were leading members either in mind or body, by the appointment AB of the Bar, who took great interest is the of shapla na duly licensed by the bighap proceedings. At the hour named Judge of the diocess for zeb of these thres Morrison took bis aut do the Bend workhouses, who devote the whole of their delivered a lengthy decision, in which be stated time to their datics, and therefore the that the court had arrived at the conclusion guardiane respectfully decline bis lordship's that the women were lowd women and that they kind offer." One of the guardians inquired how Comprising the Latest NOVELTIES in each came to the State for the purpose of prostitu- the chaplaine managed to administer consis tion. Believing that they were here for that tian to the body! This, it was explained, was purpose and that they came within this certain done by speaking to the doctor class designated by the law. His Hot ladies were allowed to visit the sick opportunity remanded them to the custody of the Oaptain would be given to the inmates of the workhonso of the Jepin, to bo retornod from whence they cause forthwith. After the decision bad bou rendered the women were conveyed to the Pacific Mail Company's wharf and put aboard the steamer Jepun, which was to sail at 12. o'clock, noon, amidst great confusion and noise made by the women and their friends on the wharf. Shortly before the kour arrived for the Bailing of the steamer, Coroner Rios, arcom panied by the counsel for the women, arrived and served a writ upon the Captain, issued by Chief Justion Wallace, of the Supremo Court, directing the Sheriff to take the women from the oustody of whoever had them in obarge The Captain was only too glad to get rid of bia unwelcome passagers, and they were rushed, ashore as quick as possible. The women were then conveyed to the County Jail, where tharya charpness-Pall Mall Gasolta will await the action of the Supreme Court Alle
to tell untras tales respecting their treatment for the purpose of gaining sympathy." One or two members of the board could not see why the poor sick paupers should be deprived of the plasacre and advantage of the visita of ladies," and expressed an opinion that it was impos- sible for a male to sympathies with the sick in. the same way a female monid." The gues tlon was put to the vole, and it was decided to answer the bishop as suggested, so the sick paupers must put up with guardian sugele" instead of ministering angcle." Of the two they would probably inbaitely prefer the latter; and thera can be little doubt that the eye of the lady visitors would not only bring consolation
it gentleness, but also bring useful reforms
BERGES, REPPS,
- and all the
NEW, MATERIAL för. DRESSES. COSTUMES AND POLONAISES. MANTELETS, JACKETS,
-AND
SHAWLS.
LACE GOODS.
Too LATE FOR THE PAIR.-An old bachelor. RUFFLES Des oulture is bizoming a prominent indus. try in California,
Dice woro invented and extensively and in gumbling 1,500 years before Christ
A man has been hentenged to three montby" Imprisonment by Mr. Jbation Quain for tearing
WOOD'S LEAK STOPPER. Mach loss of property, and perhaps of life, arises annually, owing to the absence on board iron ships of efficient means for quickly repair. ing from the inside damage below the water up a county court judgment summone."" loo Delage also arise from the absence of | The Emperor of Russia by aukee has grant- mears on toard for temporarily stopping smatted to the English anbjos, John Paul Alexander holce in boilers from the outside, without the Sapisha, the authority to enjoy the title of delay occasioned by drawing fires, opening man-prisce, whigli belonged to his ancestors, wilboat hölés, de Kuything now and practical Tikety to requiring the proof nauslly called for by the
law.
Aupply these raauns must commend itself strong banded nud eighteen wild beasts wers ly to the Shipping Interest and the hea-going public. It was, we think, be admitted chat destroyed in Barmah alone during 1979-74; owners, cron when sally insured, often suffor £275 was paid for the destruction of these maob loss, owing to detention when their ve animals, which consisted of 4 Ligera, 34 sube, sels are on a time obarter, because they are 33 leopards, and 4 onhs, 13 bears and 8 cabs, unable to repair a comparatively trifling dan and Bo alligature, which cost the Government age while on the voyage The certificate about 88x. a head, exclusive of the alligators. awarded by the jurors at the Liverpool Erbili. sion of Marine Appliances, June, 1873, that a certain leuk stopper is "simple and effective" goëu tharafora, straight to the murk; and from various testincuiala received, after 14 moothe severe trial in different ways, it would certainly appear that the efficiency of the intention has beca catablished. Unlike other inventions, har ing the same object in view (hotably 'Cool's system, pp. 99-100, Nautient Magazine, February, 1872) the contrivance, to a great extent, adjnece itself, giving an immediate purchase from within or witheat, as the case may be. This.is exactly what is wanted in a sou-way, whore, the application of any complicated apparatos re- quiring recovery or adjustment world, in most cases, fail. The invention and the mode of using it may be briefly described u follow The invention consista simply of a self-adjusting balones bar, alit through half its length, and a obost higher. Beurres continuză neglect. jointed in the middle to a screwed spindle, upco
Viesor Hugo bue bad a zerrow ascape from death. He was strolling along Passy and masing, ne ia bia wont, when he was struck on the forebead by a long beam which was torning, the corner in a builder's cart. The poet was picked up partly insensible, but after the atten tions of a neighbouring chemist he was able to return home The insident will not be load on the dramatic mind of the author before the bump has disappeared a bapter for a hero will
a written,
OOMMBROTAL INTELLIGENCE.
VOTOIZE 19TH Evanixo.
A good native, domand bas existed during the day for Put. At the opening of the market the drog changed hance at $572, closing at $575 steady, and choice numbere commanding
AND RUFFLING. BASHES
AWD
SASH RIBBONS.
SILK SCARVES:
- HOSIERY, GLOVES,
FLOWERS, FEATHERS.
BAEZ LINEN..
US AND
LADIES' UNDERGLOTHING.
'LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
“FELT' HATS.
TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS.
WOOL GOOD'S of all kindo.
PERFUMERY
0 0
BAY LH &
SILK MERODES, LADIES AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSTERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS.
VLOTORIA EXCHANGE,
which a single padded plate is screwed by a ed at $40 to $5421, it which antes have boon QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, lever spanner. Whenerer it is required to stop idade in a small extent. No change in Mulwa.
a bole, &o, under water, visible, or capable of
Estimated stocka 750 shouta, Benny 450 obeats,
being roasted from the inside, the bar and and Malwa 750 obests-total, 1,850 obeats,
spindle, which work all ways alike, uro takon in the right-hand of the operator, who keeps the tip of his thumb on the inner end of the bar, and, standing by the side of the body of water ON flowing in, thruste the apparatus forward though the hole as far as the inner cad of the bar only, when the other end, being much heavior, at once "adjusté itself do the gutside across tho bole, leaving the sorevied spiudle horizontally inwards to work upon. The padded plate is placed upon this with the lever more behind, and is then screwed up tight.
LONDON
WXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demand,
Bank Bills at 20 days' sight;< Bank Bills, at 6 months, sight,412. Credite,at8 months night......42} Documentary Bills, té months"
agātnes BOMBAT-Bank, no demand. ON CALCUTTA,-Bank, in demand £224 Whatever may be the nature of the hole, starred, jagged, de
ON SHANGHAL-MAR otherwise, the leak will thus be stopped, the irregularities being effectively, dovered or buried in the packing on the face of the plate, A damaged boat or lannot my bo patahod or repaired in a fow soon,
n boat instantly plugged in a similar way-a matter of no small importance in ose of ship wreck. When the aperture, to be stopped is a
Bank, sight.
Private, 30 daya" sight .. 731
hong and Chungha Bank Shares-3 par ceas, premium.
Union
Insurance Society of Canton, new shares
30 per share, premiums.
crack or slit, the bar and spindle are employed Uninn Traders Insurance Uompany's Share
51,600 per share,
The former, having no.bose, is something like Cam and Japan Marino Insurance-Tls. 30 a thick knife blade, and, however slippet
through the crack, immediately falls aurom the
**per olure. MERCE
HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI.
FOR-SALE,
FOUR-HORSE Power Upright stationary A ENGINE A BOILER, Complete,
Apply to sewent
KA MILLAB & Co.,
Plumbers, Do
Quem's Road East,
1841 Hougrong, 27th August, 1874,
FOR SALE
DEST PORTLAND CEMENT ADA FIRE
BRICKS Apply to
A
STT PERUN FRÉDÉRIC DEGENAER. 1 1237 Hongkong, 19th August, 1874.
NOW ON SALE
IMPERIAL QUARTO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE
outside, giving the necessary paroh withis, Chitiche Insurance Company.--$100 per share. spon which a strip of iron plate is firmly Hongkong Fire Insuranes Company's Shares A scoured at intervals over the crack by means of $580 per share.
the lever sgrew. In the event of angle irons or other projections boing in the way, instead of
Oh Fire Insurance Company's Sharee-8138
per abare,
wear
PUNTLAND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, Argio-Cainese DICTIONABY, published
of the Daily Press (Boe, Hongkong,
OR comprehensiveness and practical service
Robert Clasper, Hongkong Toget, Hagedorn & Co....
Hongkong 4. MagG. Heston. #Akampen Vogel. Hagedorn & Clas
Hongkong A. Mael. Heston......
W. Borgoyhe Macht. Het
J. & Ferria, minima.......... Sugustice Heard & Co.. JA. Urtebjaga,a... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedora & Co,
Thoa Stophens .. Longlong Olyphant a Como Thoe. Mitchell Hongkong fürooli & Co. Paroo..
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch. JOxink dezpatala.
rick despatch
Kiriak desfetals;
On or abons 27th fast.
Qniok,despatch.
Quick dospate, .....Quick despatch,
Hongkong Angustine Hard & CoQuick despetob.
JG. W: Tackee....Hongkong Buamoli & Co......
Blackstone.Hongkong Augustine Heard & Ca
Hongkong Vogel, Hugedorn & Co...
PM. & S. C
8. D. Shutlard.... Hongkong P. & 0. 8. N. Co.
4. Hongkong Massapéries Maritimes.............
a. Maaangaries Maritimnon Mongkong P. & O. §. N. Účino
....Msesagorice Macftlioza..
Hogg
P. & 0.8. N.GO....
Hongkong Bieniasen & Co.
Quick dəristolijs
Qaiak despatch.
nick despatch.
On 35th ist, at 8 r. On 281b inet, ut naon.
On 22ut inet, at poon.
rick despatch.
Quick despatch.
jaick desputol.
Quick despatch. --
"Fo-day, at 3 P.M.
Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co......... On 22nd ise, at 8 alin.
For Sale, &
FOR SALE ECOSTA RICA." (VALIFORNIA WINES, from the “ Buena
Vista Vinicultural Séglety,” This Society's Prodiger ostined Mention Konorable at the Paris Exhibition in 1868, und “Médaille de Progrès "at the Vienna Rx- hibition.in 1973,
WHITE WINES, in cases of doz. Quarte,
Do
20. . Pints. --HOCK,
OLARET, CHAMPAGNES-
National Grape.. Baens Vista,
... do 1 Quito
do.
1..
Pearl of California, in cases of 1 dos. Quarta, and caces of 3 duz. Pinta. FREDERIC DEGEN AER,
tf 1890 Hongkong, 80th September, 1874, CHEROOTS, CIGARS.
Campbelle Plantation Brand CIGARS. Campbell Dindigul Brand GEROUTS. Campbell's Triobinopoly Brand OH BROOTS. TEMS-Cosb. -Apply-to-
730
„ME99ES/CAMPBELL & Co.,
Plantation Works,
Dindigul, Madras Land
FOR SALE,
Fessels on the Berth.
FOR SHANGHAL" Steamship
ORIN-KIANG,"
J. Hegg, Mustar, will be despatched for the above Port TO-DAY, the 20th instans, at 3 г.M
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIMSSON & Co 28 1718 Hongkong, 19th October, 1974, FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHÓW.
THE Sternship
"DOUGLAS,"
Vessels on the Berth.
NEW YORK, LUNDON, AND CHINA NTRAMBHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOB
مجوائن
NEW YORK
við SUEZ CANAL,
THE Company's Stenmar
---
"TARLAR" Captain J. S. Torrin, now loading at Apoy, will
allat ilangkong about the 27th instant, and may have room for a small amount of Cargo,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.,
10 Agents;
if 1714 Hongkong, 18th October, 1874,
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES V
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
STEAM FOR SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,POINT ON GALLE, ADUN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, „PORT, SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES,
"AL30 PONDICHERY MADRAS. CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY,
ON
N THURSDAY, the 22nd October, 1874, at noon, the Company's Steamship" AYA," Cenuaandant FLEURIAIS, with MAILS, PAS BENGELS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leve the Port for the above phecy
Cargo and Speale will be registered for Lon don as well as for Masailles, and accepted in transit through Marsilles for the principal picos of Buropa
Shipping Ordova will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 PM, | Spacia and Parcala until 3 wir, oa-the Uni October, 1874. (Parcels are not to be sent Ohios.) Contents and value of Packages are on board; they vinst be left at the Agency's
required.
Captain Burnie, will love for the above Portypany's Office.
THURSDAY, the 22nd Instant, at 3.A...
*
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00.7 4d 1711 Hongkong, 19th October, 1871. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA
THE F.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BOMBAY " will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the nest English Mati
A. MOIVES
Superintendent, P. 4.O. S. N. Co.'s Office,
Flongkong, 19th October, 1874. [1719
STEAM TO SHANGHAI,”
"DELHI."..
(Taking Carge at through rates for NAGASAKI and BIOGOJ L. TAMPIER & CIE'S, BORDEAUX THE P-&0.3. N. Co. Stanmibip YLARET-Medoo, St. Julien, St. Estephe, will leave for the above place about 24 hours
Chateau Lagrange. Chateau Palmer, after bor arrival with the next Epglish Mail, Ubateau Lafite, Pommard; Chambertin,
A. MoIVER,
Superintendent
Honekong, 19th October, 1874. [1713
FOR NEW YORK,
(Fit: SUEZ CANAL)"
Graves, Obuteŝo La Tony Blanche, in cases of 1 doz, Quarta and 2 doz. Pints." [P. & 0. 8.N, On.'s Olice, CHAMPAGNE--Carte Noire, Ustte Blanche, Corte Verte, Carte D'Or, in Quarta and Piata.
COGNAC Fine CHAMPAGNE, Superior
CHAMPAGNE in Quarts and Picts, of
B. & E. Perrier, Chalons, Otard Dapay & Co.'s COGNAC.
THE British Steamship
“GALLEY OF LORNE,” W.HBatgoyoe, Master, shortly expected from | Shanghai, will bave early despatch for the above,
PON. Agents.
For Freight, apply to
LANDSTEIN & O
ti 984 Hongkong, 36th Jane, 1874.
AND TENNENT'S ALE and
■ PORTEFAN
"DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy
Navy Builed
Long Flax Crowa
ÞOANVAS,
1
ZARNHOLD, KARHERO & OD. (t#3130°. Konekonë, 11th May, 1887. THE CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY "
FOR 1874
NOW ON BALER SNEA
Els Work, now in the TWELFT
-yeurinf its existence, is sow on sale, It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, from the best and most authentic souruss; a paine have been spared to make the work com plote in all respects.
In addition to the anal varied, ant voluminous information, the válús of the * CHRONICLE AND DISESTORY ROZ 1874
has been further augmented býʻb».
CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH OF A
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON,
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI,
Chromo-Lithograph Plate-of-the- NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE ENAK Į also of
THE VARIÓNS HOUSE FLAGS Denguedompressly for this Work:), MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, and of the THE COAST OF CHINA;.
A. MACG. HEATON. #1489 Homekong. 17th September, 1874
FOR NEW YORK.
не
(To fellow the Hopewell
E 41 Britiel Ship
**BELMAR,"
Captain Blackstone, will load Jere sundit Whampoa as above.
For feight: apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. #1715 Hongkong, 19th October, 1874.
FOR NEW YORK HEA 1 American Clipper Sup
#NORTH AMERICAN,”-
Captain &. W. Tacker, will load here and at Wharipoa, and have early despatch na above.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. # 1708 Hongkong, 17th Octobir, 1874.
FOR LONDON,
THE 1 British Parque
**MATHILDA ATHELING,” Whereat, hinatar, will load hare, as" Whampou, and at Macao, and will have quick despatch for the above Port.
For Freight, apply to
MacG, HEATON, - THOMAS & MERCER,
For further particulars, apply at the Com
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agni Hongione, 3rd October. 3874.
U. 8. MAIL'LINE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANT.
-
THROUGH NEW YORK, A FANAMA, TOUCHING AF TOKOHAMA AND,
SAN FRANCISCO.
THE Chartered S. 8, VANCOUVER" will
~Post-Office Notiäcations.
A sail will clare
For Shanghai-Per Chinktang, to-day," "the" 20th instant, ni 2.30 PM.
For Swatow, Amay, and Fooohow.--Pur Douglas, on Thursday, the 2nd inst, at 7:30
A.M.
The departure of the United States' Mail †Parket Vancouver, for Kokaljama vid San Fran
cisco, a postponed unti
in S
MAILS BY THE FRENCH POKEL
The French Mail PacketZF4" will bo dispatolod on THURSDAY, the 22nd October, at noon, with the fail
To through the United Kingdoni via Marnelion; to France and other Chitinental Sintes fina closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, alle, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Adan, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, nez and Alexandria,
The Fort Offee will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &c., until 11.A.M. on the 2nd instant, aftor which no Letters can be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be grated until 5 pr. on the 21st instant.
Letters for Registration will be received until 10A.M. on the 2nd instant,
F. W. MIWCHELL, S
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 4th October, 1874. - MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET"
The Engleh Contract Packet #MALAC- "CA”” VII G6 XHalabed with tha nomat Mus for Europe on THURSDAY, the 29th irat nt, a Neo
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 pr. on the 28th instanz.
The Post-Offon will be open unti) 6 V-N, 05 the 28th-instant.”
Lottera, de, hoay be ported during the night in the hex left open for their reception.
Toltora for registration will be received until 10A.M. on the 29th instant.
Lettere may he posted until. 10 a.. on the 9th instant, with int late fee.
Lettere posted after 10 am, on the 20th irstan, will not be forwarded unless, the Late Fea of 18 cents each as well as the postage ie prepaid..
The Istest time for posting Letters at this Oon is 11 A.M., and for Newspapers, Books, or | Patterns 10 A., on the 29th instant.
Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom sid Brindisi, or to Sin- gapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.50 A.M. Eo the tinie of wiling, on pay- ment of a Lots Fee of 48 conta eroh in addition
to the postage. F. W. MITUEELL
Fontzaster General.
Jeaya Hongkong for San Francisca, við Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th inat.,
Gandra; Post-Office, fo: Japan, the United States, and Europe.
SP.M. taking Passengers, Maila, and Freight, Hongkong, 17th Ostber, 1574. "Through Taenger Tickets and Bills of Leding are issued for trasportation to Toto the transmission of Packets and Samples As some misapprehension exists regarding bame and other Japan Porte, to San Francio, throng the Peat, it is hereby notified for to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, general information, that the privilege of scud and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA,ing such articles through the Fost at the rites A Stester of the Company will leare Shang af postage applicable to them is restricted to hai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about the same bona fide Trade Patterns or Samples of Mercat date, and make olose sonncation at Yokohama, das Goods sent for Sale, or in oxception of At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers au order (however anall the quantity ufuy be), have selection of varione lints of Steamers to any articles sent by one. private individual Englund, France, and Germany.
to another which are not netually patterns.or Freight will be received on board until 4 P.. samples, are not admissible. an te th instant. Parcel Packages will be resivod at the Ofice until S. r. of the same. day. "All Parcel Packages should be marked to adtress in full value of auga á regniced.
For further formation na to Pange and Frpight, upply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West
G. B. EMORY,
deling Agost, Hongkong, Omber 19th, 1874.
STEAM FORA SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE' GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDIST, ANGUNA, VENIOR, MEDI | -Goneril Post-Office, Hongkong..
TERRANDAN PORTS, - SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;
· AISD,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND
MAMAMMAUSTRALIA.
E F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 18th Cotober, 1872.
It ia bereby notified that the postage charge- able upon Paid Lettere uddreswd to France will henceforward be 12 pozits per quarter cance when forwarded by Fienok Mail Packet, and 18 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by: British Mail Packet.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
The Post Once of Victoria (Australia) baring given retice to the General Post Office in Lon
on that articlen Jawellery received in that Colony, are ebargeable with Customs Duits.. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM the undersigned considers it necessary to wake NAGATION OUPANY's Steamship this Regulation "kiown to the Füblis, and to **MAL4004,'*Captain S. D. SUALLARD, with atute that my letters or postes containing Her Majesty's Maile, Passerigere, Spccic, and such articles sont through the Past" are lible,
ang will teave this for the above places on with their aontents; to be forfeited. THURSDAY, the 29th molant, ut Neun." "
Carga bill be received on bourd until Noon, Spatie and Parcels at the office until 2 P.2. og the ith ident
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gerenah General Post-Office, Hongkong.
For Particularsgarding Freight and Pad-It is hereby notified for general information aage, apply at the P. & 0. §. N. Co's Ofice, that benceforward the Postage on Letters ad- Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF regard to Russin, when marked to be forward- PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED..
ed via Santhampton, will be reduced to 40 sente per half-onnee.
F. W. MITCHELE,
Postnaster-Genera). General Post Offies, Hongkong
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Roptris required by the Egyptian forerament, and must be dolivored by she. Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Billent Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold It is hereby notified for general information themselves responsible for any Detention or that, the Pustage (which must be paid in aử- Prejudice which may happen from the ingor- vanced) npca totters addressed to Prince Ed- Canton, reutaton in such declaration..
ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, **The Company reserve the option of forward-viż. — ing all gosde shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Beypt, either by mail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or mi veals employed for the purpose dan pa
of 1706 Hongkong, 16th October, 1874.
FOR LONDON. HEA British Ship
ALBUERA W. H. Thomas, Master, will load here and at Weapon, and will have immediate despatch for the above Port...
For Freight, apply to
NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROJEÐURE—E
HONGKONG;:
besidee other-local-information and sta-- tística corrected to date of publication,
:
YOGEL, HASEDORN & Co. 1602 Hongkong, Bad Oetabor, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
tanding to make this work in every way A 1 British Ship
anitable for Public, Mercantile, and Genaral Offices.
The Divestory a published in Two Fe, domplete ut $5; or with the Lists of Roaldente, Port Directories, Maps, des But $5
Orders for Dapiey may be sent to the Daily Meer, J. P. DA SILVA & Co. Preasfoo, or to the following Agents
Huntow ANDYjissor Fermoad Facchi
Nig
tais Work stande unrivalled. All the new Hanks and
tbe prepared plate, a hole is punced, whore Victoria Tire Insurance Company's Shares ords which the Chinese bare of late years been River Horta, ↓
9125 per sbarely
required, in a piece of sheet iron suitable for the purpoes (with & siour washer beliind, it the ongkong and Whacapos Dook Company's hole be large), a piece of gas tabing being Share45 per cent discount. alipped over the spindle in front of the lover, Hongkong, Cantou and Macao Steamboat Co.'s and the whole in thon grewed up. It the how
per out, premia be at an acute ingle, or an situated that there Shangho cenu Navigation Company-la is no room to work the lever, a hole is panohed 85 por share.
Bongkang Gas Company's Shares-$75 per
in a piece of sheat iren, and it in the crewed
up with a common na and spanner, Should
abare.
My
the hole or crack beat the bottom of the sulp. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--$60 per
y by the Loel so that the balance bur
dent, discounts vo
compelled to coin to express the numerous ob Choo and jaoks muwolddery photography, telegraphy, and Newchang. in agence generally, which the rapid advance Fintrin and of forearm relations hule stupored upon them, Kre Poking
ere given vertonin. Each and erary word in Nagas fully flintrated and explained, forming prerogo, Opala ses for students of a meet instructire mature. Yokohama Both the Court and Punti pronunciations, urs veu, the accents being carefully marked on
the best prinsiple hitherto attained. The typos Mental...
would plumb, the force of the water immediate- | Ludo-Chinese Sugar Company-$96 per cent.graphy displays the success of an attempt to giga
ly cants it either way of the balance on ils baing passed through, and the spindle being held in the hand, any suitable description of patch may be sorewed on. In the "ozen of boilora, &, where a hole can be got it, 16-- stead of inserting a tapered saraw, or losing time by drawing fire, opening manholes, doc, and waiting tall the baller has time to cool, the and wom is blown off, and the balance bir ingerica froin the oninde, which gives an it mediate purchase within over a comparatively wide area of possibly thin plate, Aut iron plate faced with steam puking, or prepared canvis and ved fead, or red lead only, us the case may require, is then screwed on with aunt and spanser, and in the name of few minutes ali le ready for work again. Being fron to iran, even
discount
SALES ON OCTopma 1913, 1874, 2018 de roparted by Glasse. V NO Wooz 02, 50 tube, at the. 0.5.0, by Kwong food to travelling trader
Japan White Was, 48 cao, at $12.06, by Kwong-foot-wo to travelling trader.png
a burnt plate in the fre-box of a boiler rykeaong to travelling trador. speedily repaired in this way. The bars and
plates being made in ente of varions sizes, and foung to travelling trade
to an ourvatures as required, if the bar selected
be nearly the diameter of the hole in width, it LUNDUN AND PROVINCIAL MAKING bears that proportion of the pressure from
INSURANCE COMPANY
AMOR
make the Chtuese and English-type correspond in the sixe of body, thereby effecting a v economy “of space, nebjering a clesinem, not previously attained, and dispensing with those San vast margind and variant paced) which hava berations characterized Chinese publications. New
To trate the vast scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideratiu. Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 16,000
tera. Again, despite all the grammar and
QERICH and CAMPBELIC Wisby; Nicholas & Co W1780, NICHOLLS & Co. BEDGE & Co,
KELLY & 06., Shanghai- HAL & HOLTZ. KELLY & Co. HALL&Hozand KELLY
& Co., Shanghai HALL&HOLT and KELET
& Co, Singh.
HALL&HOLTI and KELLY
& Co Shanghal THE O, & J TRADING Co Trs C. & Jihading Co. Masaya, BARN, ULAYPORD & GE. Mr O. 3. Mosa; Japan Ganoita
Mears. J. DE Lorzada & Co **Strala Flyvez Office.
MORNING LIGHT,
2,877 Tons, Unglain Okustun, will load here for the above Port, and will are early despatch.
For Freight, apply to
DEVOGEL, HAGEDOHN &Q
tf 1585 Hongkong, 30th September, 1874
FOE NEW YORK.
THE 4.1. British Burque
HOPEWELL," Captain Parson, will load here, and at Wham- pos above,
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & CO.
· 6f 1560 · Hongkong, 29th September, 1874. FOR NEW YORK.
41 American Clipper Saiy
__"LATOLBY RICH," Themins Mitchell, Muster, will load here and at -Whampos, and have early despatch as aboro,
**For Freight, apply to 25 d
RUSSELL & Co. of 1441 Hongkong, 14th September, 1874
~~FOR NEW YORK tek HE 41 British Ship
BIR HAREY PARKES
Shippers are particularly requested to notu. the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Billa of Lading.
A. MoIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Stoma Narigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong. 17th October, 1874.
FOR BALE,
THE Spanish Screw Steazion
T
"FORMOSA,"
458 tons Register, 7,500 plcols Carrying Ozpa- vity.
For Particulare, apply te
VOGEL, BAGEBURN & Co. if 1416 Hongkong, th September, 1974.
FOOCHOW DOOK,
PAGODA ANCHORAGE..
ALE above frenize-feared DOOK bos Jacely A: buen LENGTHENED to 100 feet over all, and is now capable of receiving tecnols up to | 389 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dook at the bottom is Mì fedt, at the top 80 fast, and the width at the entrance 56 feet. Depth of water on the sill 13 feet at average neap, and 17 fest at average spring tides."
The Bock has a Cuisson Gate, and is pumped
ont by steam.
When forwarded vil
-
Brindisi........... 42 cents euch half-ounce When forwarded við
Marseilles. 36 cents each half-orce When forwarded vi
28 cents cachi kelf-ounce. Southampton...
F. V. MITCHELL..
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong..
It is bereby notified that hepceforward the postage on lettere addressed to Denmark, when. forwarded via Southampton,, wil be 19 cents per half-ounce, prepayment opticual Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional obarge or delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genaral. General Post-Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable henceforth on Zelters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet will be the same as those chargeable ou Lettera forwarded by British Packet vis Brin- dis:.
FW. MITCHELS
Postmaster Géneral. General Post Office, Hongkong.
A new FOUNDRI for large fron, and brass. custings bus Feocutly begu added.
The Machine Shop contains a 12-inok Screw Catting Cup-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling and Seloving Maobines, Steam Saw Mill Large Smithy, S., RE
Dry Godowns are on the premises, aguilable
It is hereby notified for general information that on and after the 1st August next, the Commission chargeable on Money Orders aned upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama will be an follows, On sums not exceeding £....... 18 cents. Above £2 and not erbeeding 15,36 Aboyo £5 and not exceeding £7...54 Above 27 and not exceeding £10.772
FW. MITCHELL
Postmaster Generati. 'General Post Office, Hongkong, A large stook of Timber, Motel, and other! Dosk-yard Material niware on land. 7/
Arrangemente having been made under Vessels docked for examination, remetalled, which Malle for London arving at Suez from respurred, repairs also done in barbbar, and China by Private Ships will be forwarded to irou ships and steamers cleaned and painted, at destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified moderate charges Particulars can be obtame that the rates of postage, which must be paid in ed at the look, or on application to the andere advance, on correspondence addressed to the signoc
United Kingdom ud forwarded, will be as fol Boters Clasper Master, will load er ud at The Steam Tag Whosung is in thorough lowe, via- working order, and is available at all times to For Letters Whenipos, and will have immediate despatch low reassle to us for an, at reasonable rates. For Newspapery for the abaré Port, tidak
b) For Freight, apply to
For Books and ———- VOGËL, HAGEDOEN & Co. tt 1418 Huugsung, ich zeptember, 1871,
For Fraight, apply fa
A
OLYPHANT & CO. # 1136 Hongkong, 12th September, 1874
FOR LONDON: 740 THE 41 British Burke
4:Mr. F. A1412. Olement's Lane, will load at this and Wusirgos for the above for stowage of targo, de mag
**** GEO, STREET, 30, Cornhill. | Fort, and have quick despatch. Anginalespre. Bates, Hendy & 00; Francisco, Mr. J. P. Frower 21, Mer
wegobants' Exchange. York...desare. 6. M. PEITINGULA Oa
-17, Park Bow
KRUFPS CAST STEEL WORKS,
SOLE AGENT FOR CHINÁ ANDY WAPANN
E. PEIL
7HB British Barquo
FOR LONDON.
TALOON
JORN FORSTER & 06" 1089 Foosbow, 15th June, 1875. OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISOU,
QALIFORNIA'.
Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repasting Arms and Ammunition;
Patter
24 cents per ball ounce, "not exceeding 1oonce 4 cent
every additional 412 "FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the
obsrgeable on Packets of printed papers or
Shell, Master, will load here at Whampoa and Superior and Pacific Fuse Comptny's Safety rates of postage which must be paid in advance, Da Pont's Blaasjer and Sporting Powder; Laks at Mamo; nod will have immediate despate for FORK FOR ly 885 Jane 15 the above Portiles PARK For Freight, apply to.
1386 Undersigned Leve. been appointed Bolapatterns of light weight sent from Hongkong
Vermicelli, 50 baga, at 60 by Ws-hing to Chinese chamoters, and Medharta Baglish ESSEN (GERMANY) travelling trader, WASTE AN
White Bugar, 158 bags, at $5.86, by Chaw, and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 30,000 English foong to looul, trader, Ve
fungus, 40 baga, at $27.00, by Wing-you-words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese påsnin- chong to travelling trader, an
Shellfish, & cases, at $37.00, by Paok hing.wo other elementary works as yet pubished the 1671 Hongbing, Shanghai, Colognerttermung student of this difficult language absolutely re travelling trader A Cuttlefish, St. baus, a $20.00, by Yoo-woquires amples in display the various appli-
cations and equivalents of different wprela which ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF MATTING,
WORKS-QUSET BOAD, WEET POINT, Ben Blabber, 20 packages, at $3.30 by Chan-veze general meanings. Of these example
this work contains more than five times as
(Near the Sailors' HomeA) tanny us any other Dictionary bitherto pub- OXFIOZ-Yo Ko No. 30, Wing Loch Aires, lished
For practical purposes the arrangement of 1423. Hongkong, 10th September, 1874-
HONGKONG. the work is so complete, that a reference
• NOTICE Ondowsigand having been appointed stands English to communicate efectedly TN Order to meet the wishes of the Native
to its pages enables paraon who underlyin
A. MacG. HEATON, Agente in Hongkong for theaboys Com with natives to understand nothing but Chi-Community the Chinese Teme of this are prepated to grant Marine risko at nese. In this respect the work will be found Paper has been, from the commencement of the
THOMAS & MERUER, rent ratesANIA
indisposable to all Europeaus residing in Chins New Year issued natly instead of on 1429 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874. Oion, and to the natives themselves to ex alternate days as before
lams subjecta fully with which very few tay The Fapor has been Establissed for nearly
FOB-NEW TORE dead of them are perfectly acquainted To Twenty Years, and ja, se to Editorial Manage-BE Pria Ship parties restdent in Enginud and interoated in ment, ouder the Ditnotion of a Well Educated B BOURBONA China indonot but be invaluable oasionally. Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial
It comprises upwards of two thousand large and general Information, and has the same flats Americas Ship “ Joiset R. Kesler").
position with the Native Community to Ads As Urising, Master, will load here and at established since 1956, at Endicott's Lave, and Lists, Market Reports and all printed pepers verusenente and Newd ar the English Daily Whimyon for the bus Portund will have that he has always a great quantity of BEST other than Newspapers, as well as to Books fren with the Foreign Ootamanity. The quick despatoli.
400AE in store for Sale Gentlemen or Bilp and Trade Patterns or Samples.
masters wishing to patrones bim, are requested
EW, HITOBBIL to apply at him Shop
„Portinater: Honora), #171699 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1974.2
General Post Office Hongkong,
within, and the plate bearing tas outside, the boiler is made attually stronger at the patel thing the remainder oliwhere, In zases of ex treme emergency the bar and plate may be ad.pany, justed with tongs, in face of a rush of steam the bar extoring almost like a knife-blade be fore it fails moross the aperture, and gives the purekaso within for completion. The sume rumarka spply to discharge, feed-pipes, Sa The mode of action with regard to buoy's in similer to that in ragurd to boiler, The waterloggal boy is daly raised and onuited to let the water out; a straight or antved balanse pare
AUGUSTINE HEARD &., 47) Hongkong, le; March, 1874. TRANSANGANTIC FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
RE andersigned haring been appointed
Agvata for the shore Company, aço pre-quarto pagos.
to soapt riske against -Eyre at current
bar and patol with us and spaner is then rates, subject to a bougr of 20 per cunt.
applied, the surplus spindle being, ost of with
a hack saw, to leave all smooth-Naaficol
Magmine
BLEMSSEN & O
139 Hongkong, 16ta Norondher, 1972,
TRUBNER & BO
00, PATIENOSTER ROWAVE
W. H. BELLE *DAILY PRE” OFFIOR, HONGKONG,,»
QE!
PSAN JOAN?
Canton.
Charge for Advertisements will be as lepoto. -- For Freight, at low rates, apply to and fore
YOGEL HAGEDOEN & C - Bingkong, 2313 February, 1874
^^tr 1192 Hongkong, 80th July, 1874,277
Agents for the Sule of their Goods into the United Kingdom by the United States.. Hongkong and Chian by Meaara. J. & R. TEN Packets via San Francisco, will be as follows NENT, Glasgow, and Moara. DAVID COCEAN & | vizsga k SONB, Arbroath.PARE
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
ti 419! Hongkong, Junday, 1867, PLA
WING KER COAL SHOP.DEN
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight..........................conte Für e packet above lounge not ez-
eceding 2 ounces
15. For « packet above 9 sunces pot ex-
ceeding &
18 Proprietor of WING FEE Shop begs to and eight cents for every additional four ounces,
bform the publio tirat his Shop has been
These rates apply to Frinted Circulars, Fries