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He loved work, and never shirked it when it ! na to be done. The late Br Hoary. Holland) tells na that even while the venerable Premier was enffering from very severa attack of the cont; he would keep writing at his desk, in deflause of Sir Henry's prohibition, notable instauos of the triutaph of mind over matter. What Borke said of the eminent statesman, Mr. Gronville, may be wall applied to Lord Palmer. ston: Ha took public business not ne s daty LONDON ■ SUEZ QANAL .......... Nestor (str.)vi... he was to fulfil, kut ng a pleasure bia was to enjoy"
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A stranger standing, for the first time, in the lobby of the lauas of Commons, some ten years ngo, nt about, half-past four o'clock, poi, to watch the roubers going in to an erquing aitting might have observed an elderly gentle. me, with somewhat of a jaunty swing in his galt, and acknowledging corteously tuo quinta, tions of some of the Bystanders, as he crossed the lobby and dimpponted fats the House. When composing his despatches, he wrote Could the stranger have bulled the vigilant jani. standing at a high desk at one end of a room, tors, and followed him behind the portal, be with the ink-stand the opposite end; so that would have seen the swaggor nubeide into a mere when he had occasion to replenish his pon, he t quiet pace as the old tembor walked up the was obliged to walk to the ink. By this HAMBURG foor of the House to the front Treasury Beach, arrangement be not only got exercise, but hit BREMEN, on which he would sink duva, apparently bol.ulao time to cogitate more folly on the subject lapsed. If the stranger in question were anrions upon which be happened to be engaged. ́eniough to ask a frequentar of the Houes who. the elderly gentleman wife, he would be informed, perhapa with a stare of sarpriae, that it was Lord Palmerston.
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Although a ready and baconsfül dabatar, he na nerer and anything that can be gaoted to political axiom. During a political career of over balf a century, no grent truth or taran apothegra can be found in any of his speeches
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of bis party, voaniting from a long expericuco and onioful study of the temper of the Home of Commons. In a word, by knew how to povera men. Thus he preserved the adherence not only of the moderate and extreme men of his own party, but disarmed the hostility of the Conservatives, who, despite his intermedling in Continental affairs, recognised in him, a strong disposition to retain and support what existed at home.
and punctilious in the discharge of bis own daties, he uns, severtheless, very indulgent to the shortcomings of his subordinates, when bo saw they were unintentional,
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When Premier, his lordship eat in his place opposite the yellow box on the table, generally with big gras folded, bis lage crossed, kis hat palled down on his forehead, and his shin Busk on his chest, as if asleep, eren daring an lopor tant and animated debate. But any one who would suppose he was stamboring would be mis- tates; on the contrary, he is wideawake; for the motnent un Opposition member, who has made La telling and stinging speech, site down, off gous the Premier's Dat, bo rizes erect vita a kind of jerk, ne if moved by a spring, advances to the table, plase is left hand on the box, squares his shoulders – you then untico his line ghest-and addresses the Honas. The reporter in the gallery, who previously touched their notes ocasionally and rather oarelessly, are now all attention, and their pensils busily at work. He speaks rather slowly and with a Contains ensphasis on his words which reader them distiretly načible in every part of the House. He asleep, indeed! Be auswers overy uktack on himself or his Government It is also much to his credit that, although with reudinces and spirit, and with an very few alatesmen have enjoyed such a longh vensional dash of humour which divita ming- ened tenure of office, his naturs was unchung led laughter and cheers. You undeatau owed by the corrupting influence of power, and fo) why he is called plnoky Pam." Having was always the very rarerse of that meat ci fuisbed his speech, he aiuks back into his seatsgeeable being-an official prig. Strictly exact apúdat applause, mud resumes his former ass titude. Yet you could not any there was muy thing in bis speech evincing remarkabis ability. or worth remembering; nevertheless, you felt thus it was a success, owing to its plaîn coṛAMON sepse, and the play of hnmonr with which it Hie didivery was easy and we audsonet. plossing when making a speech which he had time to prepara; "but is extemporaneone reply he was apt to be too demonstrativein gestare
Lord Palmerston was oneof the dandies about towu ia George the Fourth's reign, and even long before it. He was the contemporary, and rival of Brummell, Nath, Villiers; D'Orsay, und | anah leaders of fashion in 40 era so close to us, yet which has only because dim and sadowy to Lho fast generation of the present day. have been told by one who know him that he was fond of telling ineodolea about that onco select temple of fashion, Alfbuck's, of which Lady Palmerston, then Viscountess Comper. had brea one of the patrunasses. His a patient wearing a prothetic apparatus invents lordship prided himself on baring beened by him, which he balls a total obimator, n
ne of the best dressed men at these reunions. tended to conceal an enormous destruation.of To the Just be was very cineful of appearance the ambstance of the face. The patient was an and dressed witery, of course, in keeping artilleryman 24 years old, who had been quand- with eyeurs. While waiting is the lobby ed in 1870 by a shell which carried away hi one night, I saw him proguing it in evening cos nove and both his eyes, made a comminuted fume, serouspanied by a loading member of the fracture of the two upper maxillary bones, and Opposition, whe, observing that is lordship's lacerated the lower jaw. After having remained wbits eboker" was awry, mid—” Allow me to more than a year in the hospitals of Arras and adjust your knot. "Net bang me, I Kopa," Val-de@ruce, eiqatriantion had made bat little. was the quick rejoinder.
progress in consequenon of the persistence of BUFF.LES suppuration, which the surgeon in charge of the we considered as formal indication against all attempts at prothesis. However, in conaequance of a decision of the Army Medicat Council, M. Delalain'e prothotic apparatas wa applied, and the patient was sent buck to his home. Suppuration soon ceased, and the wonad aou began to cicatrise thoroughly, The apparatas to which the wounded man owes
His character was leavened with a largo admixture of the Irish temperament,-livaly animal spirits, much self-confidenno, a keen souse of humour, and a wish to please. It was not to these qualitics alone, however, nor to the fact that he was the representative mun, par excellence, of his country, that he was indebteł for his wide-spread popularity, but to his geviri urbanity of manner, which has endeaænd sis memory to every one who has bad the good fortune to eɔme in contact with him.
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At the meeting of the Fresh Aandemy of Medicine on the 2nd ult., A. Delalain showed
One of the traits of his churaptor which made bim so popular inside as well as cntside the House, wee bis datural kindinazo.of.disposition, of which I happened to witness one instanes, One evening as he was about to enter the Boase. very subbily dressed was -advanced from the crowd in the lobby, took off bis bat, and said Could I have a word with you, my Lord?" "Certainly," was the reply;
but be brief." Leading the won out of ear-bis cure is principally composed of a mask, the shot, this lontship listoned attentively to what the other had to say: and then using in voice sufficiently load to be heard by persons pear him. "I sell üttend to it," be bastenet into the House; mbila kia patitioner (for such assume him to have been) harried off perfectly happy. I could not help thinking that the abobby man would have met with avery differoutaie in foggy weather, a respirator intended to reception bed he ventured to accost any of the obscure members.
outside of which represents the central portion of the free (eyes, nose, and routh), which was carried away by the professile, and is appliqu exactly over the adjacent portions of the wound Inside, the mask coatins two ventilators, intended to give greiter keenness to the smell a sponge to absorb the exches of bnmidity in the
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law, consolidated by a plate, which doubles the palatal vault affords sufficient resistance to allow the mustigation of the most solid food; and even the voice, which had become masel, bua regined its natural tone.-London Mairal Record,
On another sension, I was seated, nour him in the ten room, on a very cold erenfar-in the month of March. The windows, which overlook the Themce, wore open, and a very cutting wind came through them, which the hurdy Premier ecemed to enjoy.. Just then a young member entered, and Leading the brees uncomfortable, he sbor the windows, and then sat down to his toa. With bie usual politeness, Lord Palmerston Jost Respiration la again normal and regalar- waited until the favourle-eester hnd Gished the ece of smell is as kecu 4 ayer; the upper -hia cup and left the room; when he justaptly rose, walked straight to the windows, which be opened, and returning to his son, remarked, with some degree of complacency. Young fel lowa now a days can't bear a puff of fresh air.” Indeed, bealways piqned himselfon hisdisregard of the weather and iú keypisg ap the upper- ance of perennial youth. On very cold winter.
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On another evezing, wisen bis lordolip wae. Per American ship North America, for New taking tea in the ten-room, it happened that the sugar bowl was missing from the tray, Calling one of the young wosen who wait on the benbere in that room, xud who hurriedly obeyed bis emmous, he said courtounely Would you be good enough, my dear, to bring me the angar? She disappeared and returned with it at once, and as she placed the bowl before him, the pallunt Premier said,That's a soset girl," with a quiet chuckle at bis joke.
On another oocaaton, a member remarked, to Lord Faimerston in my hearing that old member recollected when snow "was two feet deep in the neighbourhood of Parliament Ronsa in the munth of April, about forty years ago.. "Yes," replied Lord Pam, and be might have added that there was plenty of mad flang about inside the Roans then und.come of it stack, too," he added with a laugh.
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It is true that these traits appear trivial; but they are to soins extent, valuable, because abaracteristic It would be well for Biography if the moat trifling remarka of eminent men were recorded, as these unguarded atterances reveal character much better than studied speccbea. At all events, the remarks I have quoted toud to shọn, I think, thui Lord Pul. meraton's real nature was very kindly... Genial as he was, however, there was a general tone and air of high breeding about him that pre- Chine and Japan Marine Insurance-The. cribed limits to familiarity even on the part of rabar 116 liteade.
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BOMBAY
BOMBAY
leave for the shove plambhagily after the j♫FIED, FUNIA royal of the next English Mail,
LANDSTEIN & O
Candidate. P. & 0. 8. N. Lo's Offins. -M-994- Hongkong, 20th June, 1874,
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
• PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Merchant Navy).
Navy Boiled Long Mar Оройд
SCANVAS,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 19 Hongkong, Uth. Mar. 1867. "THE CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY"
FOR 1874,
NOW ON SALE
میناب
8 Work, now in the TWELFTH 1 year of its oxistence, is now on salę.
It has been compiled and printed at Lue Daily Preasfice, as nexal, from the best and most anthentic sources, and zo pains have been spared to make the work dom. plote in all respecta
In addition to the asual varied an! volamino-os information; the valus of the CHRONTOLM AND DIRECTORY FOR 1874 ' has been further augmented by a
- OHROMO-LITHOĠHAPR - PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI,
A Chromo-Lithograph. Plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE „AT THE PEAK: also of
THE VARIOUS BOUSE FLAGS, Designede praznly for this Work),
MAPS
OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,
pand.of the
THE COAST OF CHINA; ALSO, THE NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE— HONGKONG J.
Superintendent,
Hongkong, 15th Novembor, 1874. (1885
"STEAM TO SHANGHAI,- (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and RIOGO.) THE P.&O.S. N. Co. a Stenmahip
"BANGALORE "**
will leave for the shove place about 24 hours after the arrival with the next English Mail,
A. MOIVER.
F.&O.E. N. Ca Ofice,
Superintendent Hongkong, 13th November, 1974. [1886
FOR HAMBURG.
THO
to German Bark
"THE RESE,"
jesty's Malays will leave thĭBLA“ DAY, the 29th Nov Cargo will be, Ter Specie and Paraly the 26th sem
For Farata tegu
sage, apply EENS I
HongkongONTBRUSKANTTA PACKAGES ME TEQUIRED."-
A Writton acclitaten if the contenta
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offoes in the United Kingdom will to granted, until 5 .M. on the 2nd December.
Lettern for Registration will be received until 10 A.. on the 3rd December.
'F. W. MITCHELL,
Postminster General,
Goboral Post Office,”...:
Hongkong, 2011 November, 1874.
It is beretty, notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when Forwarded Tik Southampton, will be 22 gente bar half-ounce, repayment, optional. Unpaid
clem will be gutject to an additional charge.
W. MITCHELL,
Fostnigster. Dererak. Uffl:0, Bengkong-
or generalinformation,
paid in adiance, or it may, L'on delivery of the Tatters
will be subject to an additional
F. W. MITCHELL,
WE Postmaster General:
ickenèral Post Ollés, Hongkong.
Its borehynotified that beneforward the
and Value of the Packaged for the Overland postage in letters addreseed to Norway, when Routefs required by the keyptian Government, forvarded via South Ampton, will be 24 centa and must be delivered the thinners to the per kalficampo, prennent optional. Vspaid Company's Agents, wibli the Bill of Lading orektora will be subject to an additional charge with Parcels and the Company do not hold Fon delivery. He thomeclves rogponsible for any Detention “or
EW. MITCHELLA Prejudice which may happen from the incor-
Postinaster General. trestness in anoh declaration. “
General Post Office, Hongkong.
The Company reserve the option of forward-
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Binck Bills of Lading.
Joners, Master, will load here and at Wham-ing all goods, shipped by their Steamers for The Fort Ofles of Victorin (Australja) having" poa, and will have quick deapatob for the above Europe through Burpt, either by rail, or by given notice to the General Post Office in Los- Port.
Canal is their own Steumert, or in veasclan that britales of Jewellery received in that For Freight, apply to
Colony are chargeable with Onetoms Duties, employed for the purpose."
the undersigned considers it necessary to make this Regulation known to the Public, and to atate that any lotere or, paokete containing such articles sent through the Post aro Hable, with their contents, to be forfeited.
FW.MITORELL,
Postmaster Gerenal. General Post-Office, Honglong."
WM. PUETAU & Đời tl 1883 Hongkong, 14th November, 1874. FOR NEW YORK HE 41 German Bark
THE
"HANS," Captain Lo Montt, will load here and at Wham P, and will have quick despatch for the above.
For Fraight, apply to
Port,
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Up tf 1834 Bungtong, 4th November, 1874. FOR CALLAO (Direct)
118 Peruvina Clipper Ship
"CALLAO,TM Captain Vidaurrazogs, will be despatched as abovo, on or about the 23rd. Desember, and would take some light Cargo at a Cheap Freight Apply to
CARLOWITZ &
tl 1833 Hongkong, 4th November, 1974
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
besides other local information and sta tistics corrected zo date of publication,1,American Clipper Ship
tending to make this work in every way suitable for Public, Mercantile, and Guneral Offices.
“AU ANGLO-UHINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong. TORcomprehensiveness and practical service this Work &tande uuriraised. All the new words which the Chinese have of late years been osmpelled to soïn to express the numerous ob- jects in machinery photography.telegraphy,and in soienne generally, which the rapin advance bere given in extenso. Tad and every word is of foreign relations has unposed upon them, are
cisse for students of a most instructive nature. Zally illustrated and explained, forming exer.
given, the accents being carefully marked on Both the Court and Pinti pronunciations are
80graphy displays the saccess of an attempt to
the best principle hitherto attained. The typo muka the Chinese and English type correspond Ordere for Copies may be sent to the DailyHE in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast Press Olive, or to the fallowing Agente i-- economy et space, adhieving a clearness no: Misene Mesura, J. P. DA SILVA & Co. previously attained, and dispensing with those Juutow
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharpe Union Insurance Soalety of Canton, new shorts
cect premiam.
China dere fuorance Company Suare
-$10 por abare, premium.
$1,600 por share.
Chinose Ipanon Company-$150 per star By means of tugular exercise and attention Hongkong Fire Insurance Company i Shure to bia dier be retained soapi health nearly to
$525 por abare
per alinie.
loteria Five Insurance Company's Shares
8128 per stinre.
Hongkong and Winapos Dook Company's
Shares-50 par seat, discount, ja Hongkong, Danton and Macao Steamboat Co's
Shutes-7 per want; premium.
vast margins and vacations, which have
The Directory in published in Two Forms, Completo at $5 or with the Lists of Residents, Port Directories, Mars, &o.,
the close of hie long life, although Coins Fire Insurance Company Store-815 zood appetite, I widerstand he rarely ate of more than one or two diehogst dinner, and when in toa e frequently countered on, it stunt coh' in the Row. A man must have a sound consti cution as well as good abilities to win and hold. a distinguished position in the use of Oum mons. In thatna the prizes of distinction. and power are fiercely contested, and in a Shanghai Steam Navigation Company is words, and upwards of 800,000 Ohineas charas Chefs and gle men deficient in any of the qualities which combine to form caful memuongkong Gas Company's Sharoa-75 por other elementary works as yet published, the Tintain and I ber are ears to be worstel.⠀ ⠀ The ung sensitive man of sound physique, stout bear
and active bruin, derives Bew, strength and
Bourage from the cost and strides oneral ingly, like Cancing, to his goal, The kibour is requires has had ita violina; but trying that labour is to a private member, bis lot is easy compared with that of's Cabinet Minister. Enlable as it may appear to an outsider, it is a hard life at best-ce of almost uninterwitting toil, day and night, while the Session lasts. Yet out Cabinet Ministers are
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Footkowy beretofore characterized Chinese publications. - Formoso...
following tacte are submitted for consideration. Ningpo, Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 18,000 Shangha and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst ankorand Chinese characters, and Modharat's English this work contains moro than 50,000 English! Biyen Burke,
ters. Again, despite all the grammar and Neuchtung.
Hongtung Hotel Company's Shares-350 por quires examples to display the various appli student of this difficult language absolutely re vent, discpant Indo-Chinos Sugar Joupany-894 per cont. have one general meaning. Of these examples datione and equivalents of different words walok
80 per sbare,
share.
'discount.
this work oontains more than five times he many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Lixhel
SALES ON NOVEMDEE £32, 1874. da raiaried by Okinėan. Yeline Paus, 200 piouls, at $1.79, ty Kinta 100g to travelling trader
Cardamons, (interior), 100 bags, at $2300, by stands English to communicate afectively Haphing to travelling trader.
QUELAE and CAMPANIA WILSON, NICHOLEN & CO. Wilson, Njorogea & Co. -- Raver & Co
KELLY & J., Shanghai. HALL & HOLTZABLE KELLY & Co.: HALL & HOLTZ and KELI
&Co., Shairgai
HALL & HOLE and KELLT
* FREDERICK TUDOR,” Bearse, Master, will have early despatel above.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. if 1799 Hongkong, 30th October, 1824.
FUE LONDON 21 British Ship
KINFAUNS CASTLE,” James Dodds, Mister, will load here at Wham. pon, and at Mimoun, and will bara quick despatch for the abure Porta:
For Freight, apply to pay
A. MAGO. HEATON,
·DEAUOMI En...
A. MOIVER, Superintendoni. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Oo. Ofoe, Hongkong 13th November, 1874. NOTICE.
JUMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES":
MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR, SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISNÄILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO,
BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
ON THURSDAY, the 3rd Desember, 1874,
at noon, the Company's Stewahip PET-HO." Commandant MELIZAN,' with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR-
viz
It is hereby notifed for general information that on and after the let August, muxt, the Commission chargeable on Money Orders leaned upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohamu will be ne follows, Ön samas not exceeding 22.........18 ccats. Above £2 and not exceeding £5m88 — Above £ and not exceeding 47...5$ Above £7 and not exceeding £10..72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Ofoe, Hongkong
It is hereby notifed for general information
G0, will leave this Port for the above places, that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- vandad) upon lettors addressed to Prince Ed- transit through Marseilles for the principal don as well as for Marzailles, and gocepted in ward Island, will benceforward be as follows,
Fix.cwm places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Specie and Parcels until 3 P.x. on the 2nd Cargo will be received on board until 4 rau
December, 1874 (Pernels are not to be aunt, on bourd they must be left at the Agency's Olios) Contents and value of Psokagos a required.
For further partienlors, apply at the Cam- 'pany's Office. A
G. BERTRAND,"
Principes Agent Hongkong, 19th November, 1874.
UNA W⠀⠀o' 0 -MANUFACTURER.OF. D
S Canton
tf 1889 lougkong, 16th November, 1874, FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.
ELLEN
A
ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF MATTING, WOBES—QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST POINT, (Near the Sailors' Home) OPPICE-You K, No. 30, Wing Lock Streut.. HONGKONG.
& Co, Shinghal.A ¡PHE'A 1 British Barque ALL& Hound KELLY Nadasal,THE O. & J. TRADING CO.
Peking.. Shanghai.AN
1128 Hongkong, 10th September, 1874 Kindred, Mäster, having the greater Portion of Fokohama. Hear LANE CLAWFORD & Oc. patol as above, Hoge, Cake. The O. & J. TEADING DOther Cargs engaged, will have immediate des HE Gndersigned have been appointed; Boke Agents for the tale of their Goods in ..., Mr. C. D. Moas, Joan Gansit For Freight or Poasege, apply to
Hongkong and Obins by Mesars. 1. & 3. THE. K RUSSELL & CONENT, Glasgow, and Mesare. DAVID CORSAR d Meur. J. DE Lerzana & Co if 1764 Hongkong, 28th Ostoker, 1874.-
Sors, Arbroath. A Straits Timer Dice
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. "FOR NEW YORK. GRIMIT, E. ALGas, Clement's Laus,
HE 41 British Ship GEO. BTREET, 30, Dornhill, Mosure. Batas, HENEY & CO.
chante Erahange.
For practical purposes the arrangement of Singapore the work is so complete, that a reference to its pagos enables a person who under
with natives who understand nothing but ki
SIR HARRY PARKEA"
When forwarded viê
Brindisi 42 cents each half-ounce When forwarded vid
Marseilles. 36 cents each half-ounce When forwarded viê
Southampton...... 28 cents ench half-ounce,
P. W. MITCHELLA
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong
As some misapprehension eriala 'regarding the transmission of Packets and Samples brough the Post, it is haroby notified for general information that the privilege of send- ng each articles through the Post ut the rates of postage applicable to them is restricted to. bons do Trada Patterns or Samples of Merchan. de Goods seat for Sale, or in ageretion of | au order (however small the quantity, may be), for any articles sent by one privata individual to another which are not actually patterne oi
plev, ure not admissible.
F. W. MITCHELL.: te van der Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the. mates of postage which must be paid in advance, chargeable on Packets of printed papera or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong. NOTICE.
to the United Khigdon by the United States Order to meet the wishes of the Native Pockets via San Francisco, will be as follows,
£F 419 Hongkong, January, 1887.
Corimunity, the Chinese lasts of this visi
healthy and long-lived, û the abject of this Callan: Scale, 100. buga, at $4.85, by Hop nose. In this respcot the work will be fun Frowisco, Mr. L. P. FISHER, 21, Mer will load no this nud Whampoa for the above paper has been, from the commencement of the For a packet, not exceeding 1 ounce
alight sketch was one of the most healthy, hard-bing to travelling turdyrt m working, and lung-lived of them
Another winning trait in the character of
· Lord Falmerston w bia perturbabid good tempor. No matter how ersiting the debates or low bitter the party spirit infused into it, be was alwaysalin and self-possessed. Ou a few such ocessons I have each him aompletely
Potaton Flour, 50 bags, at Tle.1.0.80, b7 To Chini, and to the natives themselves it ox:
indispensable tax all Europene Yesiding in New York Mesars. 8. M. FITTIES & Co Pork, and have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to abon-hing to travelling trader,
plaine subjects fully with which very few in-
87, Pork How
K
BTS OLYPHANT & US. - tf 1486 Hongkong, 18th Septembar; 1874. FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE AL British Ship
MORNING AND
Lotus Nute, 20 bags, at $50, by Wo-chun- dood of them are perfectly soquainted. T ling to travelling trader.
parties resident in England and interested in,
WING.KBE COAL SHOP. China it cannot bat be invaluable coensionally, Proprietor of Wind en Shop begs to quarto pages
It comprises opwards of two theneand large inform the public that he set T
vetablished since 1855, at Endicott's Lane, and
Cuillyfish, 3 bags, at $21.00, by Chun-foong to travelling trador."
Shelton, 16 cases, at $36.50, by Obun-frong
slay the aerimory of opposition consora by his to travelling trader. good humour, forbearues, and tuot in reply.
Black Datea, 20 baga, at Thu, 24.00, by Clon
It was well said of him that ho had no augutoong to travelling trader.
larition. Lia:charistur was in perteos keóping. with bin moto-Flieli, nan frangi.
Dried Lily Flowers, 20 at $12.40, by Chun- Boong to travelling truder,
TRUBNER & Co., , PATERNOSTER ROW ;,
W. H. BEL.
OFFIOR, HONGKONG,
DAILY PREH
**MORNING LIGHT, DA
but be bus always a great quantity of BNBT 2,377 Tope, Captain Chuston, will föld here for COAL in store for Bola Gentlemon or Ship the above Port, and will have early despatih. masters vinblog to patronise him, are requested
to apply at bin Shop. A
151509 Hongzang, 23rd Seßtombor, 1874.
For Freight, apply to mes de
in weight on centa. For a packet above 1 ounce not ex-
ceeding 2 ounces
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
ceeding 4 vances...
China, New Four, issued. DAILY funtant of on ulterante daye as before,
The Taper has bren Datablirbed for nearly Twenty Yearn, nad it, as to Editorial Manage ment, under the Direction of a Well Edsasted Chinese Gortleman; givės reliable commercial and eight cents for every additional four ounces. and general Information, and has the same These rates apply to Printed Cironate, Price position with the Native Community as to A Lists, Market Reports, and ali printed papers vertisements and Nows as the English Daty other than Newspapers, as well as to Books Free with the Foreign Community. The and Trade Patterns or Samples. Ubangs for Allvertisements yili be nu hereto OSTER W, MITCHELL, fore, one se
Portmártor Genorað, General Post Office, Hongkong,
*
·VOGEL, HAGEDORN & C52
1585 Hongkong, 80th September, 1874.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1874,