I'UNISHMENT FOR ASSAULT.
(Pall Mall, Aurélia)
PUNISHMENT FOR ACTS OF VIOLENCE.
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The object of punishment is the protection.
The Morning Post anys!--Penalties may be of the community against the repetition of the too severe and may dolaot shoir object by their note for which pavishment
inflicted. It fol. excess of soverity. On the other hand, they lows from this deflation that the same offence may defeat it by an excess of lealousy. It fe may properly bo visited with different penaltion sur immediate attention. Hardly a day pasere the latter of three difficulties which prozess ou, Bording so there is greater or less danger of without evidence of the gruelties which the its being couniitted. Where the temptation Paterfimilius of the lower etanses inflicts on NEW YORK SUEZ CANAL Nazor (ate). to crime is especbsily great, or the fusilities for
LONDON..... indulging in it especially numerous, the law who have been committed to his pretes may rightly help the possible criminal to remain on by the law of God wad man. This is the great blot on our social system, and it is nów inacount by surrounding guilt with special in high time to tonsider by what means it may be convenientes, Thara ia no 4 prisi objesties, removed. The law, as it stands, in indelgent, therefore, to panising seans more severaly and maggiatestes render it ouro eo by the when the riotime of them belong to classes who lentaucy of their sentences. It is impossible for either of the 18sons just mentioned, are that this state of things, should be allowed NEW YORK neangannajan peculiarly exposed to danger. There may be to continue. Attempts have been made particular obyvations in the case of this or that by private members of Parliament to cluse, or it may be necessary to take special magistrater with greater powers, but the first precautious against the protection thus afforded effort at refers lies with the magistrates them MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY being abosed; but, se a general rule, the fast selves. By onforming their powers to the SAN FRANCISCO thut any class of persons are exposed merethe atmost they will take & materine stop towards othere to the risk of violence is a sufficient retho suppression ofun evil which is a scandal to xon for regarding, assalt on them as the country. If it should be found that their criminal than others. This is one of the points authority is not authoient to deal with the bar to which the inquiries of the Home Secntary barlem which is so great a reproset to sar may profitably be directed.
social system, it will besons necessary for the Goreroment to arm them with more sovere penalties. This is precisely one of those quas. tious which the present Government are most likely to entertain, and there can be no doubt, that it is possible by a due severity of treab ment to diminish, it not entirely to forbid, the SWATOW, AMOX, & SH'HAI.. bratulity which is so grant a reproach to sar SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglas (str.)...... evilisation.
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT IN NAVI. GATION,
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Three cases of persas will at once sUREat thesolves a being, un diferent greus de peculiarly in danger of violence-women end, abildren, the polic, and witnesses in criminal ones. As regards the first, the inducement to assault them takes two forum-propinquity and safety. The woon salted are commonly the wives or the mistress of the acemilent the children aseansted are mostly bis own où là- ren. In other uses an olesent of chance comes in. The rough may make up his mind to "have it out" with the den or to "do for" that man; but he may not happen to meet his Mr. John F. Lacey successfully compliated The New York papers state that recently e enamy and may not have leisure to go and the feat of crossing Long Island Sound in s week him. The woman who keeps hie bouge twelve foot rowboat drawn by a bite. The kite be the admotage of Leing always at hand. When he comes home irritated at something waaten feet high by eight feet wide, and wast which has gone wrong she is within rouch of cord, about six hundred feet of which was let out theled to the forward part of the bout by s'atrong tun poker, and not very for removed from his The wind was blowing northwest at about two bout The children are probably lying abant o'clock p.m. when tre start was made from Ses in the same roox, and it will as strange if, in Side Park The start was witnessed by a large the narrow quarters within which they are all number of people, and the succean or failure of
·bored up, one of them does not so do sam the cuterpris was the subject of maab comment thing to provoke ita father's wrath. Noe, unlesed speculation. The fresh breeze carried the the offender allows bimeelf to be altogether baat staadily out into the Sund, and in a carried out of himself, is there muchinger that direction toward Port Jefferson, I. L. A ant yielding to the temptation in las case either bout accompanied the kite-propelled · adren. women or children will bring down any panish-turers, bat the strength of the kito was so great Wives are not given to appearing that the sailboat was lofs behind before the inst their binabazas in the police-court, and Long Island shore we reached. When about children cannot bring their fathers there males half way across the Sound the wind hauled to some one else takes up ihale duse.
If the the west, but the kite continued to draw quite family depende apon the husband and futher for support, it is a serious reflection that to get i punished will entail the loss of bis caruiag's during the time of his imprisonment. Affection and calculation combine, therefore, to cnsure. immunity to the milkat in a very
ront-namber of one. It is only when the the poitit sailed for, and it was do cactly, violence necessites a journey to the hospital, and tons on the voyage aver about four points or comes be tomander us le seriously Fighton to the winded were made. As the snoocos the neighbours, that prosecution, follows,
ent:
well as before, and Port Jefferson-harikur was made in tires boura and a quarter after leaving Saa Side Park. The distance is twoaty two miles,, and the boat drawn by the kite rewahed the shore at least a site ahead of this sailboat which accompanied it. Old Field light
of the experiment had bean pronounced impos-
doraonstrated that she theories of would-be kite was covered with Bus bite octton cloth philosophere were all wide from the mark. The and had e tail of "listing" 100 feet in length.
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TO BE DISPATCHED.
Batterfield & Swird........ Robert Clasper...Hongkong Vogel, Hagedora & Co., Chjellboon. Hongkongjà. MacG. Heaton. W. H. Tuomine. Whsinpaa Vogel, Hugedorn & Co...... Wharest Hongkong A. Mus. Henton.guiment James Dodda...... Hongkong A. MaoG, Heaton...... C. Jensan W. Pustan & Co.... Crane upon Hongkong Melchore & Co.... Thow Glephen Hà Toà 01 phut 2 Con
. W. Tuokse..... Hongtong Rizal & Co Baokretome
Ou or abort. 23rd inst.
Quiok deepatot.
Únisk despatob.
[Quiak dempatab.
Qulok despatch
nick déépato". ......................Qulok despitol. Jjnick despatch, Onick despatchi Quick dospatch. ................/Vaiak despatch Jalck despatch, Quick despatch.
Hongkong Augustina Heard & Oa... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedora & Co. flongkong Rassell & Co.
ilangkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Coğutak despatch.
Hongkong luxell & Co.
Hongkong 'P M. S. S. Ob Hongkong P. O. 9. N. Ca Varingot... Hongkong Messagories Maritimag Vidaurenzaga ....... Hongkong Carlowitz & Ue.
La Moult
Kindred...
Ubastun ai, Boarac
G.
Bombay (str.).................... Volgu (etc.).........n prime
„Agamemnon (str.)..
Bangalore (str.). Amoy (str.)... Tuan-izo-tas (str.)..
Noadeden Fonchs
Tesso (str.)...
For Sale.
AYLE &
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SILK MERCERS, LADIES AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS. GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSIBRS, -HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS,
RE now, SHOWING their STOCK of
NE W GOODS: for the AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS, Comprising the Latest NOVELTIES in endli Department.
BACK SILE S of the best muskes.
COLORED SILK BLACK AND DOLORED VELVETS. BLACK VELVYLTEONS.
SERGES, REPPS. and all the
first sight these yenu will seeply saible, the achievement was very gratifying, and cient to jaatify a reaurt to increased penalties in the case of acnulto commisted on women.
There is a counterbalancing consideration howeyer, which may suggest a dile whether theadditional protection which other No other motive power than the kite was usedCOSTUMES AND POLONAISED.
donhtedly need will be best ufforded in this way to draw the boat through the water, and theru If we lay down broadly that all violence done was not the least tendency to fail during the to women shall be muce severely panished than antira trip over. Mr. Laesy is confident that similar violence done to when, we ball be in bonn guide about nearly as closely as if ran danger of leaving out of sight the fact tab-s, and he is ready to mudariako still for Very g at providation is often given by wither excursions to demonstrate the feasibility of torn. Of courad this is no extenuation of the this method of navigation geoer forms of violence, of kicking, bone breaking, beating with pokere, and the like;
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GREATNESS-If wo are asked who is the
indeed, it would probably be afe to say that, greatest man, we sawar the best; and it wa where the degree of violence is inflicted pro-are required to say who is the best, we reply, vocation bas been far acre rarely given than in danos where the sealt has been less aggravate that has deserved most of his fellow.aren ed. But we are construined by irth to say by the entitivation of letters, by obsaare ont ig tores. Whether wo deserve better of maukind chat there are instances in which a wife gets a
glorious; attainmenta, by intellectual parauits: severe beating without the hostand being really calculated rather to use than jaforis, thum much so blame. It is a bratul form of correc- by strenuous exertions in speaking and anting, tions, no doubt, but the conduct which bas pro- let those consider who bury themselves in ata. vosód it has, in its own way, been not fese dice caproductive of any beast to their country brutal. Take, for example, the pot uncommun cuse of a woman who day after day wastes her husband'e earnings in strong drink. The boa band cages home, perhape, and finds his wits
...COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE... dead drunk upon the flaer for the fiftieth time,
NOVEMBER 18ra, EVENING and his children lying maked nad starving The drug market kus kept quiet during the round her. The money that ought to havoday, and the following may be taken as the raling fed then has gone to the public-house, | prices -Patua, 3605 to 50073, small sales; Bo the clothes that ought to have kept the area, $564 to $055, little doing: Malwn, $565 warm and decent have gone to the pawuskop, en credit for new, and $585 for old, quiet,
or fellow citizens,"
This is a state of things which in many pear homes gora on for years. Seppose that the busbspů je at last so esasperated by the sight,| Os.
of brie own mud bis children's misery that, driven beside himself," he takes up a stiol and gives his wife a severo boating. Hura is a came cer- tainly of violent waault; but it involves a wholly different kind of geilt from that of the husband who comes home dronk, baring spent
EXCHANGE.
LUKDUN.- 2 Bank Bills, on demand,
Bank Billa, at 80'days' sight, 4/2 Bank Bills at 6 months sight,: -Ovendita, at Ừ months' sight...s
Documentary Bills, até mouths'
his own or his wife's euraiage at the tavern, Ox Tournay,—Dunk; on demand and then beate bie' wifü because she bas neither On GALODYTA, -Bank, on demand
food nor money to give him. Tet a carelessly ON SIANOHAL:
drawn act prescribing az ipcreased penalty for
assaults committed on women might apply to
both enses, and the magistrates would have hó
poor to discriminate between thes
Bauk, sight Privato, 30 days sight
cont. premion.
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SHARES.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, new abaren.
-330 per share, premizm. Ohing Traders' Insurance Company a shares- Uhma and Japan Marine Insurance-Tis. 52
Uhinese Insurance Vomapany.-5190 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's charoang
$527+ per share.
As regards the polico, the inducements to Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares- por seaudit pre obviona: They are revenge for pro- vious urrents, and the desire to make the police slothful in making fature arrests. If the polisa wero always the aurt of men they naght to be, there would be no diffonity in treating violence $1,600 por abare offered to them as especially criminal, The officers is the law ought to be invested with per share, peuplier sanctity. It should be a feet perfectly well known to the orixinal classes that to as sault them le a more dangerong, Liukiness than to evault other men, and that on the appear. ance of a policeman to take them into eustudy. per bare they bad better give themselves up quietly leat A wore thing happen to them. In the absunde of this feeling the law and the Ineakers of the law are too nearly intohel, If the policemuu bas the magistrate at his luck, the rough bas bin companions, who think the delight of maiza. Shares-7 per cent. prominu. ing a conglable cheaply a sheat by a few weaks seclusion.The.unly difiyatly in atten 60 per share
Chiun Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8136
Victoris Fire. Insurance Company's Sharus-
3128 per share.
Hongkong and Wamupon Duck Company's
Sharar 17 per cent, discount. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steambout Co's
Shanghai Stein Navigation Campany--Tla,
ing a beavier penalty to ofences agains, the Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-275 per
police is the anoo fartable sospicion that the police do somatimer tray ap pases of
ahard.
suit-Hongkong Hotel Jampany's Shuren 50 por
and that the punishment were greater, the cout. disonant,
temptation to do this, in the hope of extorting Lado-Chinese, Sugar Company---$94 per cont.
hnah money, or preventing counter-chargea made against them from being believed, would be greater alad. It the poliae are ta sujoy the increased protection which they undoubtedly ought to enjoy, the public have a right to enjoy increased protection against the police. Ofteness gomitted by constables in the execution
discount.
SALES ON NOVEMBzu 19TH, 1874.
Arreported by Cháúcie. Cardamons: 100 piouls, at $3.00, by Hop bring to kos, trader, m
White Waz, 2 pieces, at $76,90, by Wing
of their duty, and most chiefly, the offence of shing-shue to travelling trader. false withus even in the form of exaggeratina, White Bugar, 100 bager $635, by Ta should be punished more severely than the same foong shus to travailing trader. offences when committed by others. By this maps, and by a podle of puyiasat suficient to attimot ned rotain mon of goud ebatuator, the public would ease to regard the police with any alarm, and there wild then ba na objeo- tion to rather there would be every reason for -giving them the additional protection which
the dangerour character of some of their work
demarde.
NEW MATERIAL for DRESSES.
MANTELETS, JACKETS,
RUFFLES
AND,
EBAWLS.
LACE GOODS.
AND RUFFLING.
BASHES
AND
SASH RIBBONS.
SILK SCARVES
HOSIERY, GLOVES.
FFA TR ERS.
BABY LINEN
FLOWERS,
AND
LADIES” UNDERCLOTHING. "Labies' and ÜHILBERNS
FELT HATS.
TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS.
WOOL GOODS of all kinda. PERFUMERY,
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SILK MERCERS,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSTERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, "QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY SIRBET,
HONGKONG
AND AT SHANGHAI,
THERQOTS, 'VIGARS.
Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS. Vampbell's Dindigul Brand GUEROUTS, Quinpbell's Triobinopoly Brand CREROOVS TEMS--Cash, Apply to
M228. CAMPBELL & C Plantation Burke,
Dindigul Madras Presidency.
NOVA ON SAL
IMPERIAL QUASTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
WITH THE SUR PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, AN
..hick despatch.
Ou 25th inst, at 3v., On 26th iset, at navn. .....Today, at noon.
On or about 23rd prox. Quick despatch, Quick despatch,
Hongkong P. & 0. §. N. O Hongkong Mossageries Maritimes..........
MARsageries Maritimes............. Quick despatok, Butterfeld & Swire... P. & O'S, N. Co... G. E. Drewoo Hongkong Siemasza & Occ
Hongkong Douglas Lepraik & Co... ngkong Douglas Lop;aik & Co.. Hongkong|Douglas Lapraik & Co..
For Sale.
HOM 2.8:0»N=&
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JOa or shout 22nd inst,
Quick despatch. To-day, at P.M. To-morrow, at noon. To-day, at 3 s.M. .....On 23rd inet,, at 8
Vessels on the Berth.
IN D FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOUCHOW..
HE Steamship
Invite Inspection of th THEIR NEW GOODS
FOR THE AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASON.
----LADIES-DRESSES,
la “HOME SPUN?and other now Materials, LADIES PARIS TRIMNED HATS
BONNETS:
CLOTH JACKETS AND MANTLES Plain and Trimined with For. BLUH. BLACK SILKS, In Grograin and Ducape. PLAID SHAWLS
AND
AUSTRIAN BLANKETS.
For Chay Bugs.
THE UNIQUE BODICE AND MARII STUART " DORSET. COTTON AND LINEN BEEETING,
AND
HOUSEHOLD DRAPERY,
33 QUE EN S. HOLD
FLONGBONG.
1787 Hongkong, 26th:Desober, 197L- FOR SA
ONE
NE 4-Wheeled American GABRE with India-rubber Spur FREE Two Chestnut Carriage HOTST One Set Double HARNESS for Dito, Bi ver-plated. Apply to
HAND, URAWFORD TO 144 1871 Hongkong, 12th Novemberka
FOR SALE. FOUR-HORSE Power Upright Stationa ENGINE and BOILER, Cumplete.
Apply to
A. MILLAR 4.00,
Planters,
Queen's Boad East 1341 Hongkong, 27th August, 1874.
AND R. TENNENE'S ALE
PORTER
DAVID CORBAR & SON, Morchant Navy
Navy Boiled
Tong Plast
Croa
CANYAD.
ARNHOS KARBERG' H-Mekong 11th May: 1867.
THE CHRONICLE &
FOR 1874.
NOW ON SALE
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QEROMO-LITHOGRAPH
PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON,
CHE
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
AAN BHANGHAI,
A Chromo-Lithograph Plate of the. NEW CODE OF STANALS IN USE AT THE PEAK: alow of
THE VARIOUS ROUSE FLANS Designed ampremly for thar Worky MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,
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THE COAST OF CHINA;
A180, THE
T
"DOUGLAS,"
Captain Bernie, will leave for the above Porta TODAY, the 1914 inst., at 8:M.
For Freight or Passage, upply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
44 1899 Hongkong, 16th Nowakubor, 1874,
NOTICE.
·JOMPÀGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSER FRANQAIS.
THE Company's Steamship
"YOLGA" Castaja Nondedatty will be despatbed for
YOKOHAMA sbo arrival of the next French
C. BERTRAND
Primal Agent. | Hongkong 17th Nove
"NOTICE -
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEHIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE, FRANCAIS,
HE
pany's Steamship;⠀
SOMEIKONG.”
Pouchie, will be dèsputabed for BHANGHAI:
Arrival Athos Europe. :
ESERTRAND:
Principal dyent
•Hongkate,#1718 November, 1874. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
··FOR SHANGHAI, Taling Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINOKO, and POÏvra da
JAPAN
-Company's Steamship
"AGAMEMNON*
l be despatched on or about the 22ad inafant.
For Freight of Passage; apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agente
1 Hongkong, 16th November, 1874. OODALIT TEAMSHIP COMPANYE
FOR LONDON;, via BUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
NESTOR
i will be despatched on or about the 23rd instant.
BUTTERFIOLD & SWIRE,
~gente.
1893 Hongkong, ifith November, 1874.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. THE P & U.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BOMBAT”
Vessels on the Berth,
FOR BREMEN (Direct) THE British Barque
**JOHN U. MUNRO," Crane, Master, will load here and at Whampas, and will have immediate despatch for the alive Port.
For Freight, apply to
"MELCHERS & Coi,"
OF
MESTERN & HOLAB,
Canton.
1778 Hongkong, 28th October, 1874
FOR NEW YORK.
(To follow the Hourwell."
REA 1 British Ship
"BEEMAH."
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail will close For Suntow, Amoy, and Fanshow--Por Douglas to.dny, the 19th inat, at 8.30 AM.
day, the 19th instant, at 8.30 1.35-
For Bangkok-Par Francie & Amanda, to.
For Shanghai-Pos Amoy, to-day, the 19th izstav, nt 3 30 r..
For Swatow, Amoy, and Shangani.---Por Turn befes, to-morrow, the 20th Tustnat, st 11.30 AM.
For Swatow, Amy, and Fonebow--Per Terso, on Monday, the 23rd instant, at 7.30 A.ME.
MAILS "BY THE." FRENCH PACKET"
The French Hail Facket "HOOOLY” #il) he dispatched on THURSDAY, the 19th inst... at noon, with the Hallo,--
To and through the United Kingdom via
Captain Blackstone, will load mere and at Marseilles; to France and other Continental
Whampoa as above.
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD &- Co.
tt 1715 Hongkong, 19th October, 1874.
FOR NEW YORK.
E 41 American Clipper Ship
"NORTH AMERICAN," Captain G. W. Treker, will load here and at Whu opon, and Lare only desputol sa above.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. of 178 Hongkong, 17th Cotsher, 1874.
* F** FOR LONDON, THE 4 British-Burus
MATHILDA. ATHEL NG": Whereal Master, will load hore, at Whampoi, mal at laneno, and will have quick despateb for theshove Port
For Freight, apply to
OF
MACG, HEATON,
THOMAS & MERCER,
Cantos
tl 1703 Hongkong, 16th fotober, 1874.
STOR NEW YORK.
JE 21 British Ship
DAUSIE HARRY PARKES "
States tina closed mail to Franca), to Saigon, Singapora, Galla, Bulontta, Madras, Bombay, Adon, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Suez and Alexandria,
The Port Offias will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettere, Newspapore, Books, &c., util 11 on the 19th instant, after which BO Letters can be received.
Money Order on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be grunted until 5 P.M. on the 18th instant.
Letters for Registration will be received until 10, on the 13th instant.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Generať, "General Post Offico.
"Hongkong, Ilth November, 1974.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES" PACKET."
The United States Mail Packet " PASCO- DE GAMA” will be dispatched on WED- NESDAY, the 25th instant, at 3 P.M., with tho Mails
States, and the United Kingdom.
For Yokohama, San Frangises, the United
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Nowapapers, &c., until 2:30 PM-
Letters can ba posted on board the Packet From 2.30 p.m. to 350 P.; no payment of u
will load at this and Whampus for the above Late Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. Port, and have juftk despatch.
For Freight, apply to
OLYPHANT & CO. f1433 Hoang, 12th September, 1874.-
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, 1VE A 1 British Ship
MORNING LIGHT, 2,577 Toms, Captain Chinaton, will load here for the abave Port, and will bows early despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN ✯00. of 1585 Hongkong, 30th September, 1874
WOW FOR LONDON..
British Burgo
FATIGON,"
The Propayment of the Postage to all the above places by the route is compulsory. Correspondence meuficisutly prepaid "will be. forwarded by the English Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States must be superscribed per VASCO DE GAMA,” and that addressed to the United Kingdom tout be superscribed *mia San Franciscs.”
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster General.
General Post Office-
Hongkong, 12th November, 1974.
MAILS BY THE " ENGLISH PACKET"
The English Contract Packet “DELHI " will be dispatched, with the usuot Mails for Europo, de. on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, baixping, made spNoću. ut Macao, Anckwill have immediato despuerto thờ cho Turn
For-Freight, apply to
Shiell, Muster, will load here,
A MACG FEATON,
RCB
idoney Orders on any of the Money Order New Offices in the United Kingdoin will be granted
bubfil à P.M. on the 25th instant,
The Port-Office will be open antil 6 P.M.-05.
28th instant....
Lettera, dc., may be posted during the night tonon si the box lafs open for their reception:
Letfoes for registration will be received until i IAM on the 28th instant FOR LONDON. betters many be posted until 10A on the THE 41 British Barkáth Tretakt, without labe fee.
·ARDENTAS Robert Cineper, Master will lead here Waampos, and will have iramediate for the ahova Port
For Freight, apply toda
Lettera posted after 19 A..on the 23LL tibetant, will not be forwarded, unless the and atLale Fes of 18 cents euch as well as the postage
patch is prepaid.
VOGEL, HASEDORN & Co.. 19 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874.
*NOTIČE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERLES
MARITIMES. LAQUEBOTE TUSTE FRANÇAIS.
TSTEAM FOK
| BAIGAN, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA
The latest time for posting Letters at this Ullon le 13 AM and fur Newspapers, Booke, or Patterns 10 A., on the 26th instant.
Late laftore (bat Lettors only) addressed to Ee United Kingdon via Brindisi, or to Sin- gapore, niny be posted on board the Packet from 11.30. ic the time of sailing, on pay. ment of a Žala Fez of 18 cents each in sudition toshe puthur
General Post Office,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
rougkonz, 15th Noveniber. 1874
It is hereby notified that bonecforward the We ea ngata ma of, lettura addressed to Denmark, when Made osoan zaak kornerdad, via Southampton, will be 28 centa PONDICHERY, MADMASCACCIA pea half.cunce; prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject, to an additions1 charge. on delivery
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postpautes General
10
AND BOMBA
N THURSDAY, the 19th November 11824,1
at noon, the Company's Steamibiji "HOOGLY." Comwdant Varandon, witir
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and GAB
Gaperal Post-Clicc; Hongkong
00, will leave this Fort for itu above plnovs a The Post Office of Fiskevia (Australia) bazing. Cargo and Specie will be registered før und given notice to the General Post Office in Lon-
will leave for the above place shortly after the don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in din that hrticles of Jewellery regivad in that į arrival of Elle next English Mail.
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent, P. & 0. 8. N. Co.'s Ofoe,
Hongkong, 13th November, 1874, [1885
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Zding Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI
and HIOGOJ HE P.&O.S. N. Co.'sSteamship
THE P. &
“BANGALORE”
will leave for the above place about 24 hour after the arrival with the next English Mail.
A. MOIVER;
Superintendent. P.4 0.8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 13th prember, 1874. 1986
FOR HAMBURG.
UAB Gorman Bark
"THERESE,"
NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, Jensen, Master, will load here and at Wham.
FONG CONG
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YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Od.,
waves and dont 1043” – Hongkong, 1 Hopteriker, 3874;
QUDEN. INSURANCE COMPANY.
transit through Marseilles for the principal. Colony are ebargeable with Gstenie Duties, places of Earage.
the undersigned considers it necessary to muke Bhipping Orders will be granted till noon, this Begulation known to the Fublic, and, to Cargo will be received on board until 4 PAL, state that any letters or packets containing Spesie and Parsels until 3 PM, on the 18th such articles sent through the Post are liable, | November, 1874. (Purcels are not to be sent with their contents, to be forfeited.
on board they must be left at the Ageng
Postmaster Gerenal. FW. MITCHELL, Offco.) Contents aud value of Packages DORY coquired.
General Post-Dice, Hongkong.
For farther particulars, apply at the Com pany's Obea.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent, Yongtour, 7th November, 1874.
U, S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUQUING AT TOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
poa, sad will have quick despatob for the absoT Port
For Freight, apply to
WY. PUSTAU & Co.
* 1868 Hongkong, 14th November, 1876, FOR NEW YORK
THE
41 German Bark
"HANS,"
Chartered S. S. - VASCO DU GAMA will leave Houghing for Enn Francisco vid Yokohama, in WEDNESDAY, the 25th November, at 3.P.M., taxing Passengers, Mails, -and-Freight, for Fapan, the Vited States, aÚ“
Europe.
Throngs Passenger. Tickets and Bills of Lading ara fennod for transportation to Yoko bama and other Japan Porti, to San Francisco, Captam Le Moult, will load bere and at Wham.to porta in Mexico, Centrul und South Amerien, pon, and will have quick despatch for the above Port and
-For-Freight, apply to
TOGEL HAGEDORN & U if 3834 Hongkong, 4th Noveisber, 1874. FOR CALLÀO (Direct). Peravian Ozipper Stip
"CALLAO!!
Captain Vidzarteaga, will be despatched us above, ou or about the 23rd December, and would take some light Cargo at a Úbony Freight. Apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co, ; 1883 Hongrong, 4th November, 1874
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE A 1 American Chipper Ship
"FREDERICK TUDOR," Bearse, Alastor will have early despatch as Labove, tad
For Fraight, apply to
KARA PELSSELL & CO. o 1799. Hongkong, 30th October, 1874.
EN FOR LONDON,
HBA British Ship
KINTAUNS CASTLE,”
Ikia kereby notified for general information, that the Tosage on Letters addressed to Nor way, when forwarded via Southampton, will henceforward be 96 conte for each balf ource, which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters, Unpaid Lettera will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
W. HITCHELL, digheden. Postmaster General Jenoral Fost Offee, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage unirgenble henceforth unelters addressed lu United Kingdom, when forwarded by French the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on- „Letters forwarded by Britial Facket- via Bring.
disi.
F. W. MITURELL
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.
and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA It is hereby notified that henceforward the
A Stormer of the Company will leave ShangPostage on letters-addressed-to-Newfoundland, This victus Inland Sea Purts, about the same whieh must be paid in advance, will be us fol
date, and make close connection at Yokobuma low, viz. cm
At- New York and Aspinwall, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamors to England, France, and Germany,
Freight will bo reacted on board antil 4 P. on the 246h instant. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 z.. of the game day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to eldrees in full value of somie is required.
For farther information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West
... 、,│
deting Agent
G. B. BHORT
Hongkong, Notember 11th, 1874
STEAN FORE SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT D2, GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, KALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE,
DEVATERRANEAN PORTS --SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON
ALBO,
MEDE
When forwarded via 34 çenta eneb
Brindisi
When forwarded' viag
Marecillas
When forwarded vláĮ 28
Southampton..
4-ounce.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong,
It is hereby notified for general information that Henceforward the Postage on Letters ad- | Creased to Russia, when marked to be forward. ed via Southampton, will be reduced to 40 cents per-half-ounce
F. W, MITCHELL,
Postranster-General General Post Office, Hongkong.,
As some miaapprehension exists regarding "the transmission of Fuckets and Samples BUMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND through the Post, it is hereby notified for AUSTRALIA.“, Bankai, ganaval information, that the privilege of send- TURE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAM |ing anch articion through the Pont at the rates NAVIGATION, < COMPANY':: Steamship of postage applicable to them is restricted to "DELI," Captain G. LES, with Hor Ma-bona fide Trade Patterns or Samples of Morchan- Jamm Dodd Master, will load here, at Whaujasty's Mail Passengers, Specia, d-Cargo, lies. Goods seat for Sale or in extention of you, and at beneurs, bad will have quick dospawh will leave this for the ubere places on THUBS. an order (however small the quantity may be, for the above Portu
Fur Freight,apply to
DAY, the 26th November, at Noon, mà đưa og sny nytides sent by ona priente individual
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, to another which are not sofasily patterns of Spoole and Parcels at the offies until 2 P.M. în :samples, are not admissible. Sa two 25th idem.
A. MAG HEATON,
DEACON & C
Light Canton,
if 1839 Hongkong, 14th Novembar, 1874 FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. THE. British Burgos
"ELLEN."
even now do como forward, are peste 100 ab.. viquely excellent to need further argnize. Even to threaten a witness ought to be mido an offence punishable by something more than ainere obligation, not to do it again), while to usanult a witness ought to bring down on the ROM and after this date, and until further the work in so Lomplete, that a reference and general information, and has the same For practical purposes the arrangement at Chinese Gentleman, gives reliable commercial offender whatever degree of severity is found notice, a Discount of Twenty per cont to its pages enables A person wie ander pisition with the Native Community as to Ad- require to put an dud to sad offences for the (20) apon current local rates of Promia, will stands Buglish to communicate effectively versements and New as the Engllah Daily Kindrod Meter, baring the greater Portion of
Prayers on Boulauraobsegatst za, fented with lives who understand nothing ont Chewer the Foreign-Deuuunity her Cargo engaged, will have immediate des NOVEL BACE AT CORE-An exciting Face
EDWARD NORTON & Co.;
nese. In this respect the work will be found Urarge for Advertisements will be an buretos patch as above.
For Freight or Pamage, apply to p indispensable to all Europeans residing in fore took place the other day at the Cork Barrocks,
China, and to the natives themselves it ex- Hongkong.23rd February, 1874, 9
MAKRUSSELL & OS between Mr. Aengst, of Wundlanda, and MK Tr 117493, 26th June, 1672.
Blatna nabjects fally with which very few in-
1264% Hongkong, 26th October, 1874 Playfair, of the Royal Home Arily. A LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE Lord of Lism are perfectly acquainted. To
AL water wag laid that Mr. Pluyfair would run 100
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FOR LONDON. partien resident in England and interested in Tarde do foot uguaoul kli. A rout v um- horseback,
PHE 41 British Bulp---! Cline annot bus be suvaluable ocasionally. It comprises upwards of two thumad largo
with this Office..
Agente
the jockey to elund at his horse's head, and not to this date, antil farther notice, a fi
to mount until the word go" was garon by the saunt of Twurity per bent (201) upon the quarto pages czy starter, Dolouel Stokes. Un the signal being Feuerent local rate of promis will be allowed. given, Mr. Playfair started, Mr. Armeti mounted upon insances affected with this Company,
the horse with great dexterity, and after an ex-
citing race won by two yards," "The ruca wieg
ran in 11 scoonda
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
If 1109 · Hongkong, 27th June, 1872.
TRENER & 06,
60, PATERNOSTEL ROT
W, H. BELTAS"
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, HONGKONG.
ALBURBA WH Thou, Muster, will load here and at Whampon, and will have inmediste despite for the whore Pört.
WING KEE GOAL SHOR THE Proprietor of WING-EEE Shop bogs to E inform the public that bis Shop bas buon ge established since 1855, at Endoctia Lane, and that he has always a great quantity of BEST COAL in store for Bale Gentleman or Ship meters wishing to patrenise him, ato reqneated to apply at bis Shop,
151503 Hongkong, körd September, 1874.
For Fraight, apply to STOGEL, HAGEDORF & Co.
1602 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1874
For Particulare regarding Freight and Pus-` Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF engo, apply at the P 09 N. Co. Office
PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED
FW, MITCHELL,
plus Protmonter General, General Post Office, Hongkong.
benta
It boreby notified that henceforward the A Written Declaration of the Contents ratus of postage which raust be paid in advance, and Value of the. Packages for the Overland chargeable ou Paoketa of printed papere or Bentols required by the Egyptian Government, patterns of light weight sent from Rongkong and must be delivored by the Shippers to the to the United Kingdom, by the United Staten Company'a agents, with ibe Külaaf Lading or Packcla-vin San-Francisco, will be as follows with Parcels; and the Campany do not hold | vizī themselves responsible for any Detention or
Fors paokot not exceeding 1 ounce" - Prejudice which may happen from the incors in weight rectners in such declaration. A
For a packet above 1 ounce 20 ex- The Company reserve the option of forward- ecoding & ou ing stil goods shipped by their Steamers for Barope through Brypt, either by rail, or by Curl in their own Steamers, or un vesele employed for the purpose Akad
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading osh ROSENDAA KOVER, Superintendent
Poningular and Oriental Steam Navigation Us's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1874:
For packet above 3 ounece not ex--
caching opuce
&
und eight cunts for every additional four ounces. These rates apply to Frinted Circulars, Price Lista, Market Reports, and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books. and Trade Patterns or Saniples, "qa
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.