-THE ANT OF SKIPPING.
of art, and can be rightly entered only bre Balurday Raew)
toring into sympathy with thurTINE'S CHECKOU Congidging bor much more people rend, or sacepting his word nccording to hié intention. ar anposed to read, nowadaya than they aver: Tu-a parëict poem the place of, práry, Confín did before, it is not a litija strange how seldom, a perfest novel the plass, if not, ut every wird, they are aware that there is room for the exam of every episode and of every paragraple is cise of artin reading as wall as in other occupa important; and the reader who akipe thrown tions. The remark which Socrates made on ; away the pleasure he was meant to derive from statesmanship, ibat it won an excoodingly diffi. the barmony of composition, for which very Dalt and mmpliosted business which everybody panaibly the beauty of the whole may, chlidy prastised, and nobody thought himself betund ko. consist, and despises the best part of the artist's learn, applies with tenfeld forms in our own labour, He might as well go to see a good play, day, not merely to its original bicot but to at and then wilfully mise every alternate pe ininity of other austţove." And tho exercise of In saying this we are no doubt, setting up s reading, in which many of us spend, whether high standard of light reading. We art by for work or for plosange, a very appréciable implication the doctrine, which many will think proportion of our lives, sertainly falls within Revere, that a novel not worth reading contints the spirit of his consurs. We learn fu aur ously is not worth reading at all; and this infaroy to read wurds, bat we are loft to pick principle would. load to the conclusion that a up the way to read books, Advice about the vast quantity of current and accepted liberaturs abolcs of the kind of matter to be rend in indeed has no business to exist. And so we are perhaps plentiful enough, and is not unfrequently admited to a paradox wolat than the firet. overdone; but bow to read the things aboses We should not be disinclined to do battle for it intelligently and economically, now to extract if space allowed, but the whole subject of novel. the greatest profit with the least expense of reading is too large to do diapseed of in time and eyesight this, bich surely is a thing ing sentence, and one.paradje as a time is worth knowing, in left for the most part to come enough. by nature. So far. ns. are aware, there is. only one currant precept on the subject, and that is pudically wrong. As the prejudios created by it opet be clewod away bolove any reasonbile A passenger on board the Hydaspes, writing conclusions of a positivo kind can be arrived at, na Madras contemporary, says: Wo had no wo-aball-de-pur best to expose the vouorable end of Jesus as to the pood of the P-aud 0 follogyyat the risk of being held to encourage Company's vessel as compared with other first- DESIRMIO Milongose, and manybtinais gaan glans Elegal bonte Fung gian to use the office
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Almost every us who was fond of vending: boats, but they are being closely ruo, and it as child most more or less distinctly remembe P. and O. intend to keep up their prestige. hey having impressed on him at various times they will, era long, have to put on more steams that I mag to skip." This maxim in or be distanced. As we entered Aden bachpar answerable, for a quantity of time and role on Sanday morning, the 80th Augnst, at a wasted in useless reading by the children who the El Dorado, which left Matras on the 15th GENERAL DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS, listen to it after they bave came to riper You August, a steaming out of Aden. Wo left. which, if the statistics could only be collooted Ader at 6 pm. that Sunday evenings, so that and nicely made ont, aisonid be enough to raise the 2 Dorado had miss bours start of us." On end propositiva is indeed softened by explana a.m., we sighted the El Dorado about seven mour for a Royal Upmmission. The gen Tourday morning, the Sed instant abahout 090 tions and qualifications, by the time when young miles off our sturboped bow. Both vassala son- -readora ave thonght to be of suloient dieeretion invert the same position all day, and ner to follow them. But the qualiBeations are all morning the M Dorado appeared to draw up wrong to The rula courmonly taught, and at 9 she crossed our tow, Ouroliters modified by exceptivas in testing or practices amiled at the boldness of this Ditcher, and said comon to this. It is wrong to skip in reading they had allowed her to come up alose by jaat a solid book. The more sold the book, to shew her what we could do, and immediately and the more important the matter, the after an atomer shot ahead, leaving to a for greater is the offence of skipping. It is hours the El Dorado, to admire our stard. The venist to skip in reading poetry, and quite Dorado is still giving ne chase, but we shall harmless to skip in rending novels. This rule be woll in Snez to report her approaching appears to ne just no wise and sensible as if arrival. A good deal of money changed hands, parent whose son was about to travel partly on for batween the 3rd and 4t the El Dorado was Luqiness in cities, partly in the country, and freely backed by some of our passengern. partly among works of art, wore to adríso him |
in this fusione" I would have you above all things vornezaber to`koop a most observant øya
THE LANGUAGE OF FISHES,
on everything about you in the places where The New York Times poblisboa a cotamuniça, you do buduces. If you confine your attentiontion in which the writer says
Strange
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For Freight, apply to
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POR LONDON.
THE 41 British Ship
ALBUERA"
W. H. Thomas, Master, will load bare and st Waupca, "and" il bayo imunists despeto for the above Port.
- For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1003 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1874.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO. 41-British Ship
On or about 14th proc,HE
On 5th prox., at noon,
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LONG CLOTH, OXFORD TWILL, Houorable" at the Paris Exhibition in 1800,
BRAND
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4ith Mentary and Pleated Fronts. COLLARS,
In the New Shaper.
VESTS AND PANTS,
In Limbswool, Merino, and other makes.. SOOKS,
Balbriggan
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AND
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to what coberros yourselt, if you cannot tell sounds are often heard rising from the wateis me what other people were doing, if you fail to of our coasts that would be apt to astonish the note all the things in the counting-house and superstitious liataner if he were not acquainted the shop windows, I shall take you for an idle with the unoffending cause of all the dietar fellow. A to the country, no doubt you had baton. Sometimes it riges in the air like the better observe its beauties than not, but it does bang of a huge dram, and again seems to stand UNDE not much matter. As to pictures and so forth over the waves with a low, snarmoring wall; and certainly they are good in their way; but as if you were to place your ear close to the su they are duly made to be looked at, why you face, the strange sounds would appear to come many look at them just us carefully or carelessly from five or six different plassa. Sesuo ure In Lisle Tread, Merino, Lambswool, and As you please.”
often startled by the 'hoom, boom” that seama fnstead of acting by analogy to such advice to steal over the vessel, seeming to their care ne this, which we need not spend time in show-more like the drum of sour long-lost crew tha ing to be counter to the genees opinion and the valse of an insignifiant member of the bubits of mankind, we prefer to treat reading family of fishes. For each it is, and well known as a beauch of hun life, and to hold a does the bearded drum fish. But bew it produces: trine directly opposed to the papalar fallacy. the gaser musical notes is something it would be We maintain that the true belief is to skipping well for car Fish Commission' to discover this ia to this effect-generally speaking, it is not summer on the Sonod. Another faithful satel toresg to skin. Skipping in an important part of lita of Euterpe is found in the maier maigres the art of reading, sad abould be practised sye. It makes a strange ocoing mode, accompanied tematically. It is most to be practised is solid by a sharp oroak that can be heard at a depth beeka-by which we mean, for the parpoces of of 150ft. The fish attsing a length of about t., this disuniesion, books that are read merely for and weighs 40lb.. What these sounds are for juformation. Solid or Barious reading con- we know not, but on the principle that all Aists in terting to the matter of a book things are for some particular purpose, they 3TOOK independently of the form, except indeed must bare a meaning, That the imperfoos when the form itself is the primary subvoice of the fish in aged to express discontent jest of study, as for instance from the point and pain I have no doubt, we in namorine of view of a philologist or his oriun of literas fexperiments on a fish found in the Gulf of taro. The more solid the book, the more ex-Mexico; ulled the grant, I found that the voice pedient it is to skip, and the more useful it is was need and modulated as with other units. And every other ARTIQLE requisite for a to know how to skip didionaly. But when When touched with the baile the grants that it the forum is of Bansible importance to the reader gave vent Eaicly, rose to a shrink, and when dy as compared with the matter-or, in less ab ing its misans and echa were almost diangroe stract inaguugo, when a book is read partly or ably human. I shall never forget the first one wholy for entertainment and artistio pleasure, of the veritable porkera that I caught. independently of information-than the art of Thinking that way bait needed replenish- skipping-a-longer-in-its-propen-plnos,-anding I hauled in, and found wisely based would draw Particular Attention to Liðir | should be very spacingly used; if at all. It is a grunt, and no sooner had. I placed him in generally a mistake in poetry, and it is abeo. the beat than he commenced & series of grunte Intely wrong in a good novel. We do not and subs that bid fair to take me by sheet, muts copeainly for the Olimate, and which mean to forked a cursory glance at a novel or Now he would make a low nois, and gradually volume, of poems about which nothing escl the melody, and foally burl at me ens they are enabled, owing to the very advan known, honestly intended na a preliminary oblet of entreaties, all of which were produced
of Dawson & Bor's bed makes. "A Nicely Assorted
OF SCARVES AND TIES, In Fancy and Plain Colours, ERFUMERY, JEWELLERY, BRUSHES, COMES,
Gootleman's Toilet.
SAYLE & 00.
NEW STOCK OF CLOTES,
inquiry to ascertain whether it is worth reading without a struggle, that my botter maturo was tagious terms which they have been par- at all. One bag a perfect right to look into a roused, and I made baste to toss him back, chased at the Home Markets, to make up at book and osy that it appears to be worth read-and as he disappeared he uttered
squeak
ing got worth reading as the casa may be which, gather with the spisek, wounded to me considerably Bednsed Prices at the same time and the fanity of doing this with a rauzonable like a bond fide thank you,' and 1 have no
clanceof guessing right isindandalosely connect- doubt but what it was, Barcz, Humboldt men- guaranteeing perfost fit, and quick derpatah
od with the art sad mystery of skipping. Bat tione an occurrence which he witaceaed in the in the execution of all Onders, with which the we must protest against this-habit of tasting South Sea... About 7 o'clock in the evening, good novel by dips and skips--which really in the quilors were terrified by an extraordinary may be favoured,
nothing better than taking extracts at random polu in the air like the beating of tambourines. and the pretending to have read the novel followed by sounds that seemed to come from This way of treating the masterpieces of fission, the ship, and resembled the escape of air fecun
VICTORIA BZUHANGE,
HONGKONG,
though we fear it is not excommon and meets boiling liquid. Many otaor instances could be QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STRBET with but little reprehension, we take to be notolled up to prove that fisher use tasie vocal less rioions and demoralizing than the mob orguns to some purpose, but the above serve to dearied protice of skipping in bocks of solid show dist they have a well-defined voice, säil instruction is in truth wholesome and laudable. Chat it is oapable of úrodulation. The same observation upplies, though in a leas degree, to the reading of poems.
A popular reform is about to take place in
Our position may seem paradoxical, but it can the Bssian army. It is announced that the bo petablished by indiaparable stepa. Let us begin at the beginning with the extremo of Czar has rapealed the famone Ceores of Patar the Great, whichí prohibited Basbian soldiers
Berious literature. The booke which are wholly from wearing beards and flowing hair Henon made up of all instruction, or profess so to forth only the Imperial Guard will con bu, which are completely free, ao far aa buman- frailty will allow, from say, auspicion of art or assment, are Charles Lamb's damp of biblia
lo abave.
pablic bonee Islington disappeared, and his About tea days ago a potman employed at a
AND AT SHANGHAI,
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ENGINE and BOILER, Complete;
apply to grid ak
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FOR SALE:~-
abibia, books which are no books. The class body bus been found in a oisters which supple BRICKS Apply to PIN
inciales early addictioneries-not quite the house with water for domestic purpose all for M Littré, and perhaps a few oiliers, The landlord and his family bud, in the mean have a way of writing a series of disjointed while, used the water, and had andered deverely. but scinating essays disguised in the cio specially after basing estes come meat that tionary fora-moet encylopatic literature, of had been builed in it. At an inquest, a verdict -coutes will individual exceptions, and a consist of Saitide while in an asound state of mind" derable part of booke of reference and scientiae treatises generally. Now it may be safely in retarded
A
LDSDÓN. EN DIE
Bak Bile, on demand, ............, $11. Bank Billa, at 90 days' right; 437 Bask Billy, at 6 months' sight, 4/21 to 4/21 Credits, at 6 months' eight... 1/2 Documentary Bills,416 mentba
night weath
that no one ever supposed that such books were) — meant to be read continuously, that there was Part any virtua in reading them from beginning to end, or any ride in looking into them to find particular thinga as wanted. Indeed it is gon erally admitted that the worker in any special subject on which much literature erista in at n disadvantage if he does not know how to 30 books of reference proparly that is, if he is not an adept in the art of skipping, This-isON TOMBAY Bank, on demand 222 -especially true in the profession which of all N DALGUSTA, Bank, on demand 200 otbats is the most rigorous in requating accurateR SHANGHAL kuusledge and the least favourable to stevenly habita. Half the practical aptitude of a lawyers no any rate of an English lawyer, depends on his being able to uaa bis booka diavcntinuously, so as to pick out the very thing is in garb of, and not waste time on its irrelevant ar roundings. AA
Vaion Insurance Society of Cantor, new shares But if thos munch is conceded, way bald the 80 per share, premium
Bank, sight
127 Private, 30 days sight ............. föt ATLAS
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general information, that the privilege of sengi. ing each artiolea through the Post at the rathe of postage applicable to them is restricted to "bond fido Frais Patterns of Bamples of Merchan
iso. Gooda sext for Sale, or in execution of
Thomas Mitet ell, Muster, will load here and stan order (however small the quantity may bo), Whampoa, and have early despatch 'as above.”
or any articles sent by ons privato individual to another which are not Botaally patterna For Freight, apply to meme degrading, ale až RUSSELL & ex
samples are not admissible. if 1441 Hongkong, 14th September, 1874, FOR LONDON.
T
HE British Barque
**FALCON.”
Shiell; Master, will load here, at Whampea, and at Macao, and will hare immediate despatch for the atova Port.
For Freight, apply to
A. MACG, HEATON,
OR THOMAS & MERCER
Canton, t1423 Hongkong, 9th Saplember, 1874
FOR NEW YORK. HB-A1 British Ship
THE
"SIR BARRY PARKES” will lead at this`and Whampoa for the above Port, and have quick despatch, For Freight, apply to
GLYPHANT & O... tf 1436 Hongkong, 12th September, 1874,
NOTICE.
DOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES.
MARITIMES AND DES PAQUEBOTS.POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM: FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; AL.90, BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS,
FW. MITUHELL,
** Podmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.
It it hereby notified that suceforward, the pantage on lettera addressed to Norway, when forwarded via Southampton, will be 34 cents per half-conce, prépayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional elvärga on delivery...
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poolaaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for general information tbut, benceforward the Postaga on Letters ad dressed to Russia, when marked to be forward- ed via Southampton, will be reduced to 40 cents per balt-onnce.
F. W. MITCHELL,
~Past praster-Goneral General Post Office, Hongkong.
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having given notice to the General Post Office in Lon don that artioles of Jewellery received in that Calony are chargeablo with Onetoms Dution, tho mudoraigned sunsiders it necesary to mako this Regulation known to the Public, and to state that any letters or packets containing such articles sent through the Post are liable with their contents, to be forfeited.
FW MITCHELL,
Peatmaster Gerenal. General Post-Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that a line of British Mail Coutras Packets has been cutablished be- tween Adon and Zanzibar, which, with connect- ON THURSDAY the th November, 1874, ing lines, will afford a regular means of con veyance of correspondence from Hongkong for At noon the Company's Steamship the foreign ports on the East African Const, un "IRAQUADDY" Comusndant LзGOINT well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. De- with ALAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above
places.
and Ascention, and that henceforward the postage, which must be paid in advance, cn let- ters addressed to Zanzibar, Monarubique, Delu Cargo and Specie will be registered for Longoa Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and don as well as for Maraeilice, and socopied in Ascension, will be 2 cents for each balf-ounce,
ansit through Marseilles for the principal newspapeis 2 cents each. places of Europe....
F. W MITCHELL Shipping Orders will be granted till adon,
Petmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong. Cargo will be received on board until 4P.M., Specie and Parcels until 3 F.M." on the 4th November, 1874. (Parcels are not to be ent. It is hereby notified that the rates of postage on board they must be left at the Agency's bargeable henceforth ac Letters addressed to Office) Conlants and big of Fackages are the United Kingdong and to places beyond tho required.
United Kingdour, when forwarded by French For further particulars, apply at the Cow Packet, will be the same as these chargeable on pany's Office.
Lettore forwarded by British Parket vis Brin 6. BERTRAND,
dia. Principal Agent
F. W. MITCHELL Homekong, 26th October, 1874.
Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,
It is hereby notified for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor henceforward be 36 cents for each half ounce, way when forwarded via Southampton, will which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left to be collested on delivery of the Letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong,
U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA,
-TOUCHING 12 YOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCESCO.
THE S. 8. "GEEAL REPUBLIC will Pave Hongkong for ann Francisco, vui Tokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th No. Tember, at 8 PM., taking Passengerè, Mails, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europa
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Captain Bousber, will be despatched as above Lading are issued for transportation to Toko on or about the 30th November,
For Freight or Fueedge, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. 1795 Hongkong, 39th October, 1874.
· FOR BREMEN (Direct) THE British Barque THE
" JOHN C. MUNRO,” Orine, Mester, will load bere and at Whrupa, ond will bave immediate dospatch for the alero Fork.
For Freight, apply to ̈ ̈
MELCHERS & Co,
OR MESTERN & HULSE,
hans and other Japan Ports, to San Franciton, | toʻporia in Mexico, Castral and South America, and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAHA. 4. Stoamor of the Company will love Shuag. bài, við the Inland Sea Poris, about the same date, and make eluas connection at Yokohama. Ab Fow. York and Aspinwall, Passengers have election of various linow of Steamers to England, France, and Germany. ****
It is hereby actified that benneforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, --- which must be paid in advance, will be as fol. love, viz. -
$ veste onch -ounce,
When forwarded til)
Brindiai When forwarded wiù?.
Maravillea $ When forwarded rig
Southampton
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General, General Post-OHçə, Hongkong.
Freight will be received on board until k rua. on the 10th proximo. Parcel Packages will be recaived at the Office until 5 P.M, of the same It is hereby notified for general information day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to that on and after the 1st August next, the zddress in full; value of mame is required. Gemmimion shargeable on Money Orders For further information is to Passage and leaned upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Canton. Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Shanghai, and Yokohams will be as follows,
Praya West.
VAL****
On mams not exceeding £218 conta. Above £2 and not exceeding £5...36 Above to and not exceeding £7,..54 Above Chand not exceeding £310,22.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong.
f 1778 Hongkong, 23th October, 1874.
· FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. -- THE 41 British Barquo
ELLEN
Kindred, Master, having the greator Partice of ber Largo engaged, will have inmediato des patch as above.
For Freight or Pasa
apply to BUSKIL & Co. 1f 1764 Hongkong, 26th October, 1874.
FOR MANILA AND ILOILO. THE A-1 Spaniel Bark
"PEPTTÀ,"! Aldecoa, Master, will bave immediate despatch for the above Perts.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co.
1f 1798 Bongkong, 22nd October, 1874,
AS FOR BREMEN OB HAMBURG.
BE British Ship.
TH
G. B. BMORY,
Hongkong, October 28th 1674
FOR SALE.
THE Spanish Screw Stermini
Acting Agent
oity.
"FORMOSA.
For Particulars, apply to
37
It is hereby notified that Lelters addressed 458 tons Register, 7,500 pils Carrying Capa- to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at the option of the sander; hat the postage on -Prices Vorrent, Newspapera and Booke-cannot-
be prepaid
For each i ounce The rate of postage ohargeablo on Letters addressed to Frinec per French Packet 18.......
TOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. t 1416 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874.
AB. WATSON & CO., CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS TO
HRI, THE DUKE OF EDINBULOK
HE THE GOVERNOR," BG to announce that they have just re- ceived a Choice Assortment of Whampoa, and will have quiak dospatch for the 976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873, above Fore
BUENAAAAWO For Freight, amly tog
"JARANJAH,”.
which are manifestly and on the face of them $1,600 per share, make the Chinese and English.type correspond Foodham.IDLY & Co. Slangbai, George Cawse, daster, will load hers and at PREFUMERY: and TOILET REQUISITES.
not roudable? Why is it right to it trumpage China and Japan Marine Insurance Tik 50 in the size of body, thereby effecting vastingpo
to page of a diationary by the help of the par share, acconomy of space, schiering a clearness not Shangha
Uhinese Insurance Company,-5190 per share, previously attained, and dispensing with tho Hongkong. Fine Insurance Company 4 Shares-rat margins and vagant spaces which have Hanko and
• 8530 per shares Olina Fire Insurance Company's Bhares--$105 To flutists the vast scope of the work, the Chefee and theretofam ofiarasterized Clifewo publiontie Biter Ports. per share, Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Share Chafers Vocabularly contains about 16,000 Teatrin and
following faota are subraited for consideration | Newakiang,
and Chfaess Dictionary ibout 360,000, whilst Negan Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English| "Pekng
HALL HOLTSASOA KELLY & Co.KUVA: HAIL & HOLTZ and Kezzy
& Cm Shanghai, HALL HOLT and KELLY & Co. Shanghai, be BALL & HOLTE sad KEELY
Y. J. TRADING Ub, ..
& Co Bhanghai.
WA PUSTAIR CO tf 1783 Hongkong, Blet Ostober, 1874.-
FOR NEW YORK.
Ale
To follow the “* Hopewell. THE 41 British Ship
Captain Blackstone, will lead here and at BREMAH Mr G D Moss. Japan Ganetta Whampoa as above.
this work contains more than 50,000 maglish Hippo, Osaka.THE U. & J. TRADING Cole Hongkong, Unnton and Masse Steamboat Co.'s words, and zipwards of 000,000 Chiasso chara Yokohama Mesara, LAKE, ORAWFORD & UC.
per ount. premium.
Sobre a tera. – Again, despite all the gammelry-and hangin Steam Navigation Company-Tather elementery works as yet pabiinhos; the
83 por share,
atulent of this difficult language shenIntely re Manila Hongkong Gas Company' Sharon-315 per unes exauplée to display the various appli
share.
catlone and oquivalents of different words which Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $60 per have une general meaning. Of these examples
cent, discount.
Con this work contains more than fre times a
Indo-Chinese Suger Company996 per cent.
discount!
Mesare, J. DR LOTRAGA & CO.. agapore......................Straits Timies Office, AASKAA
MË E ALGAE. Clement's Lane, ***** GO. STREET, 30, Corabil, Francisco, Mr. L. P. Fren, 21, Mer
Messi BATES, BENDY & Co,
Kohantu Exchange. York,... Moure, S. M. PETTINGILL & Go
- For Freight apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Ün (* 1716 Hongkong, 19th October, 1874,
ru
MARGUS FOR LONDON, V.
1 Brita Barque
alphabetical order, and wrong to travel from one part of a history orb book of travels to another by thọ bolp of the index (if the book happans to be tolerabie indexed), table of oua tents, or otherwisz? We can see no answer to this, so long as the chist of reading the book is knowledge and not artistic pleasure The $125 per share writer pau atspet only guess what things it Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's will be aanrenient to tell; an intelligent-reader Suresi per cont. disommt, must know bess what thing he wants to be told. It is the same with argamentative writings essays, and the like. Toupee by glance at the Stat page of ball-a-dox that the whole spase is filled with setting forth an argument will which you are quite familiar, to which you will never be converted, or to which you nod o conversion; by what manner of duty or reason can you be bound to read the other five nagas
inang as any other Dictionary titherto pube San It may be suswared, Because tan style gires a
Bahod new lustre to aid matter. But then you are no longer rending with the single view of informas
**For practical purposes the smraugament of New the work is so complete, that a reference tion, and the instance is no exception to the
27. Pürk Row its pages enables a person who under- first branch of our role, but a confirmation of
stands English to communicatexfectively the second. It shows, not that it is wrong to
with natives who understand nothing but Chi
KBUPPA CAST STEEL WORKS, skip when you read for learning, but that it is
SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND
ESSEN (GERMANT.)AMNA right not to skip when you read for pleasuro, **
indispensable to all Europeans rending in Is reading what may be called literaure of Shift, 10 anos, at $40.00; by In-wo-loong China, and to the natives themselves 13 or
JAPAN. exposition, oncisaly in really good essays, it is to travelling trader, EMEAN plaina sobjects fully with which wory few in 1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany,)
tt 1706 Hongking, ffith October, 1874, 0 often difficult to say how much of the gateral Varvatoslin, 80 bags at 80.30, by Kwong tool asd of too we perfectly amusinted.To pleasurable impression is due to the substance wo to travelling trader
parties resident in Fagland and interested in THE TOURIST'S GUIDE - HEAFBrith Bark of the author'e manning, and how ginch to tho⠀ Fungus, 30 baga, at #5100, by Kwong-fook-roChina it cannot but-be invaluable vocally, form, Thin, og he regarded in a kind of to travelling trader. A
LA REDUCED PRICE $1 It soaprisos upwards of two thanaand large Containing the names of sil tås Artioles of
GARDENI nentral ground, where skipping may in wome Cuttlefish, 10 bags, at $16,20, by Kwong Fook quarto pugees,
Trade, objects of Natural History, Furmtare, Robert Clasper, Master, will load bere and at circumstances be allowable sud éxpedient, la - wɔ to travelling trader,
kc, d, with the Funts, and Mandarm Pronun. Whampoa, and will have immediate dempatal
for the above Port Also is Lew coptor of the RAMMAR of the For Freight apply to Quinese Language, in two PortR, BELONGS
The Daily Prime Offer
SALES OF OCTOBER 25TH, 1874,
reported by Chiness. Almonds, 19 bage, at $18.50, by Yost-hing. long to travelling trader Ave
Y Follow Far, 1,500 pícale, as 61.85, by Knee. In this respect the work will be found toong to travelling trader.
other a grave mistake. When we come to Cyprum, 600 picals; at 81,00, by Dan-foong fiotion the case in mich planer, A good work to wavelling trader. VANDAAG of fiction, whether in prose or in were are | Dried Xily Flowers, 15 bagi, ae, $12.80, by hore speaking only of good workein work bun-dbag to travelling brader.
TEUBNER OG 60, PATERORTER HOW WAII BELLES DAILY PAZAs" Orion, HONGKONG..
MATHILDA. ATHELANG Wherest. Masker, will-load here, at Whangon, und at Macao, and will bare quick despatch the sbars Pärt””,
For Freight, apply to
MA MACG, HEATON,
THOMAS & HEROER
VOGEL, HAGEPORN & Qoi
- tt 1419 Hongzing, 2th September, 1874, No
FOR MANUFACTURER OF.. ALL DESOKIPTIONS OF MATTING,
WORKS QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST Porɣr,
(Near the Saitors" Home.). * M OFFION-You Kee, No. 30, Wing Look Street HONGKONG. 1429 Hongkong, 10th September,1974,
NOTIOR:
[T
Per British Packat when marked via
Brindia.
12 ccato.
12
Per British Packet when marked via Alexandria and Marseilles...
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmattor General.. General Post-OfBee, Hongkong.
A Tangements having been made under thiob Mails for London arriving at Suez from Obina by Private Ships will be forwarded to that the rates of postage, which must be paid in dastization via Brindisi, it is hereby notified
advance, on correspondence atzeraed to the United Kögðum, so forwarded, will be an fol», Jomu, víz, sumaG KONG IN For Letter... ..24 cents por half ounce.
cach.
|
For Nowagapor
For Booksand} Fatters.....
(not exceeding 1 ounce 4 cents.
0
every additionat 412 F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.
"N" Order to maeï thở piskes of tho Native Comunuity, the Chinese Issue of thin Paper has been, from the ammmencement of tas China New Year, issued DAILY holead of on alternate days as before, the N
The Paper has been Established for atly {Twenty Years, and is, na to Editorial Marage.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the ment, under the Direction of a Well Banoated rates of postage which must be paid in advance, Obines Gentlems; gives reliable ocenmercial chargeablo on Packets of printed papers, s and general information, and has the some patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong position with the Native Community as to Ad to the United Kingdom by the United Stater. Tertinements and News as the English Day Packets in San Fransison, will be as follows Fraz, with the Fordign: Community. The Charge for, Advertissminuta. will be as hereto,
Hongkong, Eird February, 1874.
ILA
SAN WINGEDE COAL SHOP,
↑
For 6 packet not excceding 1 ounce
in weight immustasına dalin 2 centa For a packet above 1 ounce not ex-
ecoding 2 omnden...
For a packet above 2 canoes not ex-
ceeding 4 ounce,
THE Proprietor of WING-KEE Shop begs to and eight canta forevery additional four oumea, inform the public that his Shop has been Those rates apply to Printed Circulare, Ivice established since 1855; at Endicott's Ione, and Iaute, Market Reports, and all printed papers that ha bar alwaya's great goantity of BEST other than Newspapers, as well as to Books OCIAL in store for Bale. Gentleman or Ship and Trade Patterns or Samples. maiters wishing to patroniee vim, ars requested
7. W. MITCHELL
to apply at hữu Shop. 5) ES
171803 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874,
···Postmaster Garment, Gommal Post Ofiss, Hongkong)