THE DAILY FRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11n, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION
VENDOR'S NAME
QAFTAIN
NEW YORK. HAMBURG
Patreon: Nor
Hermon...
Zanzibar enffore from atraitness of income prospect of sicknes, pain, und sorrow for the and ready money. He has tossed the eus unhappy miomarica who may be appointed to toms to Journ Sojae, a Banian, during a term live here, the view of the long and firend stretch of years, for a very, insethicient aaa. He is of black mud, which the shallow waters of the sorely troubled with the Bustive war in Unys Malagab leave behind them for hours ught wezi, which prevents the ivory from arriving at and day, will certainly do it. It would require 'the ac Hia privato atste pre more wreaks the treneury of a Government to redeem tho of what they once were, and the real pecuniary ground from its present uninhabitable state. All vondition of Prince Burghask may be summed I can say, is that I can only hope that the dis up na truly deplorable. Now, a present of two mal future suggested by the scenes near the LONDON is SUEZ DANAL Priam (atr.) condemned gunboats, or any two vessels of war, Mission buildings may never be realised, and that such as the "Admiralty bas nimost ways on the worthy missionaries may be prosperons in Land for sale cheap for qush, would be a god. the new field before them: De Stuere, lately DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, Now Aiva. send to the Sultan of Zunzibar, and a round consecrated Bishop of Central Africa, is about, sum of a few thousands of pounds given to him to arrive here, as successor of Bishop Tozer. If COOKSTOWN AND SYDNEY...Adrin (str.). na u sign of friendship and goodwill, might ob report speaks correctly, ho intends to satabilah SAN FRANCISCO Guma Copk... viata in some measure the macosity of the large mission buildinge near Lake Nyssen, in which Do Cutte expense which England incura shunally, in her casa ho will have the hearty ayupathy and sap o via TOKOHAMA China (str.) cadeavours to suppress the alavo trado, Thore part of story good wen; and, were ringtonePORE PENANG, & GALTA Arratoon Apoar
Do. Do.
Do. Thules (str.). arc Boreral ways of regarding such a proposition, yet among ja, Bishap Steore would depart with
SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, &e.Bingapore (etr but it will not appear outrageous to thoreader if his blessings and best wishes for success. The he renda the above facts dispasionately, and very name of Bishop. Steera" angpertences. SAIGON, SINGAPORE, ... Tigro (str.)... without prejudice. It is a good dags which En fa a praslical and an indefatigably indas-
Candida MANILA. advice that we abould shoes the lanety of two trious man. He is devoid of bigotry, but, while SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c. Hydaspica (str.).. evile, and everybody will adurit that if England devoted to his Church, be does not neglect the
YOKOHAMA could purchase the hearty co-operation of the great fact that conversion of the heathon menus Zanzibar Sultan with a timely and needful bra than the mere sending of the dogmas of present, in the philanthropio scheme which the Churolt of Bugland. In abort, he is a fit England bag so long attempted to enforce on leader for the new, Christian mission, ba the East African coast, it would be less expon cause of his plain praction! good serse, his sive thing supporting a large équidon at an dustry, his intellectual requirements, and eli expense of veral thousands of ponuda per gion, sud I heartily congratulate the Board of andon. And now that the elava trade in the Church Mission upon their selection of such carried on inland, it is more necumry hau a man. While we are almost certain that over that Soyyid Bughasa's goodwill should bo Bishop Stears will be able to show results secured. Without the aid that England could worthy of him, it is absolutely necessary for the give the Prince, I doubt auch whother, however ainee of religion throughout Africa that be friendly disposed he may be, be can do any should be properly supported by his friends at thing to let in suppressing the trade for the home. There must be no niggard supplies sent
• reasons already given.
to him, for the establishment of such a basis an will oueure succes requires considerable re parce, and the Church Mission should thig time wakes aupreme Affort worthy of their great.Chumb.
SHANGHAI..
Bombay (ate.)..... Volga (str.).. 4.¡āva (str.)....... Sunda (etr.)
SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Donglas (str.). AMOY TAMSUI, AND TAKAO Hai-Loong (str.)
Formosa (str.). SWATOW AND AMOY.
T
For Sale,
Phillip A.B. Muo
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
To 15 DrɛpatoHED
Butterfeld & Swire.
Hongkong Augnating Heard & Co.... (longkyag Wm. Pustan &. Obmann Hongkong Brandão & Co
Ron Ke
On or about 15th înal.
(Quick despatch,.
Quick despatch.
¡C)niok deapatas,
Quick despatch.
Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co........................
tonick despatch,
Quick despatch.
„Uniak dospatch
On 15th Inst
ESP
Hongkong Vegek Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Kaagélt & Co,
Hongkong PM. SS. On...
vish, longkong David Sassoon, Suns & Qu......
Ou 13th lust, at 3 r. On or abont 1716 inst. On 24th inst., it woon.
Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Op.. Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong Messageries AfaritimcŽ....... D. Bernolla & O, SON. Oo Obietą............. Hungkung Remedios & Co... Quies despitefu
Nomdeden Flournal...
|Abbott, Baruie,
Morates
To-day, it boon. On 17th inst., at noon,
Quick deepstok. Hongkong Mosangeries Maritius........ Qalor despatch.
Movangeries Maritimes... Quick dungutob... og P. & O.F. N. Ca.Quick deopatol
Douglas Taprnik & Co.
For Sale.
Douglas Inprnik & Co. Fogel, Hagedorn & Co....
HOMPSON & HIMAWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
Hive just Oponed a Choice Assortment of LADIES' KID GLOVES,
From the English Mission to the country is but a stop, and before closing the letter, TSOARBRO' should like to ask the reader to accompany me as far as the ridges of Blay. The path which CLOTH te obuose lies through cultivated trasté and crores of fruit treca that stretch on either side
with Bntbona.
and HOME SPUN MADE-UP
COSTUMES.
JACKETS, HYMALAYA
SHAWLS.
AUSTRIAN CHAIR RUGS.
FRENCH TRIMMED FELT
HATS,
Phin und Beaded. CHOICE FEATHERS. FLOWERS, RIBBONB und FICHUS, in great variety,
PATTERNS. SLIPPERS and CUSHION
BERLIN GENTLEMEN'S BLACK, DRAB, AND
FAWN FELT HATS,
in the intact and that approved abopas :
STRASBURG, BIDE, and BEAUPORT. All the new Shaper in TITS, SOARES, CRAVATS, COLLARS,
and SHIRTS.
WARM UNDERCLOTHING and
DRESSING GOWNS,”-
WALKING BOOTS,
GENTLEMEN'S CALF and STOUT
31 Hongkong, 15th December, 1874,
ROOTS, CIGARS
Campbell's Plantation Brauc CIGARS. Gpbell's Dindigal Brand 09EROOTS Campbell's Trictinopoly Brand OHEROOTS. TERME CARE.
Apply to
Turning again to other topics. I may as well shotch the Prince before bowing bien y adieu. He is now in the prime of life, probably about forty-two years old; of rigorous and masly frame, and about five foot aine inches in height. He is a frank, cordial, and good as tured gentlemon, with a friendly brusqueness in hia munuer to all whom he has no mason to regard with suspicion. He has an open, gencrins, and a very undiplomatin-faec, slightly touched here and there with traces of the small tit, thickening as they recede, and grow-LAGES poz. He dreasca plainly, and is not given to jeg intensely deep and ambragesca, even stentation in any way. He wears the nasal to the dopit and intensity of a ferest. linen dress of the Anubs, with his walet We note ibe and effcots of the hurricade elnetared by a rich balt of plaited gold. in the prostrato and fast-rotting trunks of the which supports the crooked dagger generally comiti palm, and the vast number of trees burne by an Arab gentleman. Over his tipen which lead from the perpendicular, and threaten druse he wears a long black cloth rent, the before long to also fall. We observe these edges of which cre.covered with a narrow gold things with a good deal of pity for the country, land.
Dis beaddress is the usunt ample the people, and the poor unfortunate. Prince; turbanf the Arab wound about his head pd we also think what a beautiful and happy and completing in his person somowhat pia place this isle of Zanzibar might be made under turosque figure. It would be difficult to choose wise and cultivatedraler. It ench clinnge THE DOVER, STAMFORD, ARGYLE, a Prine with whom diplomatic relations could pa je now visible in Maurition with all its peake be carried on so oneily, provided always that the and mountains, and miles of ragged ground, diplomat rumembered that the Prince was an an be effected, what might not be done with Avab and a Moslem gentleman. Politeness will Zanzibar, where there are no montaine, zor always effect were then rudensas with a wall rugged ground, but gentle undolations and low bred Arab. Admiral Cemming, I feel sere, ridges eternally clothed in summer green ver with bia gentle, dispassionate, bearing, could daro! At every point, at every spot you see effect as much with Seyyid Bargbash as Admiral somesting improvable, something that night Yelverton's courteous and calm demeanor did be made very much better than it now is. And so we ride on with stich reflections, which are with the monacing ruffians of Cartagena, In whatever solool of department these old British somewhat basisted, no doubt, by the ever Admirals, who, over a steely firms, wear grooked path that darts towards all points of such urbanity, are brought up, it might be re- the compassio sodden and abruptwvindinge. Bet Conded that dipkula chaned with deli. the hand and the trees are always beautiful and cate negotiations abord be sent there too, to always tropical. Fotos and orange groves are lears lessors of true politenees. There is, everywhere, with a large number of plantaine, lweversone phase in Poincs Barghash's chamanthagues, and junk fruit trees; the sugar cane, the mower which presents a difficulty is dealing Indiat corn, the casanya are side by side with with him, and that is his fanaticisor, Ever the holous sorghup, and there fa a profusion of since he andertook the journey to Mecce, he verdure and fruit and grain, wherever we turn bos shown himself an extremely fervid Moslem, our eyes. Shortly we arrive at the meat pisture- Indisposed to do anything or attempt saything us spot on the island of Zanzibar Elagan, or not recommended in the Koran. A prince of Ulays as sous enll it, every inch of which, it more liborul religious revs might have had an the ishad were in the possession of the white opportunity during the late diplomatis negotia.man, would be worth a bandred tinco more than tivas of permaneatly bettering himself and his it is now for its commanding elevation for the people, but Burgbash was restrained by the charming views of sea and land sad town its extreme religious scruples from asking any of mit grents, for ite bealthiness and its neighbourhood to towo, whence it is but Evo o "of England.
Continuing our journey thrangh the town of six wiles distant, What cosy, lovable, pretty cot Zanzibar, beyond the Sultan's Palace, we come tagos might be built on the ridge of Emysu, to the business quarter of the nations. The and palms and never soro fulig og HIS spicy amolls, informized with those of fruit, flowers, and caro of birds, deep in shades of pirited cloth, oils, ghee, peppers, Sc., grow orange and mango trees! How white man stronger as we advance. Flies here congre- and white women would love to dream on Cate in eware, and sattle where they can verndahe, with pen eyes, of their far-away enjoy plentiful ropasts. Down into the narrowhom, wuda far pleasautor by distance and and crooked alley, flanked by the low palo memory, while palms waved and rustled roofed abeds where the bauble free and elave to gentle evening breezes, and the anh del popahoe are engaged in their noir barter, cended to the west amid clands of alt colours! ponro the merciless analight, drawing stilling Yes, Elyen is beautiful, and the reseding Papours from the filthy and undrained strees, ridge, with their precipitous ravines, fringedar dae only use appresinted in India, Not suring to take more than a basty glance at with trees and vegetation; are extremely pic anything under such circumstance, we hasten tareeqne, Day, some short bits of acenery on through the most wreteired Alicys and stresta, which we view across the white glaring bars 50 youre has proved them to be the best and by half-ruitous bouses which yet only require of salight are perfectly idyllic in their modest most suitable for the climate. to be repeved to be made presentable; by low-beauty. Bat much se I would be pleased cooled and aquure-pillared mosques, and ye to dilate on this and that view, with all the randabe or barianis, where squat dusky men varying tint and shadows, gleaming brightness and yellow wao, lean and straight-haired men, und soft twilight, of nueurpassed tropical svency Arabe and Beninca, Hindis and half.castes, and continuous groves of trace, I am constrained each of whom we recognise by either hie garb for want oispace to bait. or his appearance,* And so we proceed past heads round to return, wo view the town and Faina and bots and dunghills and garbage harbour of Zanzibar chargingly somnolent heapa, and square dingy white buildings, and the pale grey haze through which they are seen,
we lead our horses"
2001
MESSES. CAMPRELL & Co.,
Plantation Works,
Dindigul,
Madras Persbiency.
ESTABLISHED IN 1839.
LAZARUS AND CO. Incorporated with Shearwood and Co- BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,
BY APPOINTMENT TO
EXCELLENOY THE VICEROY,
AND
HR.K. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 39, 60, 01 Bendinat Street, CALCUTTA.
BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables ira
as long and steady experience extending over i
C. L. & Co. bave recoivad a large number of very flattering testimonials from all parts of India, China, Burgab, Ceylon, Manila, Java, Straits, and Persia, teatifying to the superior. mats uad quality of their Billined Tablea, and while thanking their Friends and Patrons in China for the liberal support as long extondag
we come to the Malagash inlet, over which a representing bot too fly, in that dreamy ui-to their firm, would, in soliciting farther pa bridge funds to a populous subarb, and the mosphere through which we discern then, the Gvorgreen country. If we cross the bridge, lassitude and indifference of the people of und skirt the opposite bank by a broad well Zanzibar.
trodden path, we will be travalling along the bane of a triangle of which Shangbai
Point and the British Political Residency may
for the apex. A half-hour's walk along this path leads is brough ill-kept gardens, where
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
10TH FEBRUARY, 1875.
The drug market has kept quiet during the
manioca or muujos (the cusBara). Indian corn,day for all kinda New Patna $5925 to $55,
tronage, bog to mention the following facts which have conduced to the success their efforts have hitherto met with.
Every table is made of solid wood, wall sea- sosed and not veneerod.
The Cushions are constructed on an entirely
HAVE FOR BALY,
·EX LATE. ARRIVALS, KRUG'S DRY CHAMPAGNE, Pints and
Quarta.
(JULES" MUMM CHAMPAGNE, Pinte and
Quarte. HENNESSY'S BRANDY, 1, 3 and 5 Stars. COURVOISIER'S D
1 and 4
LA GRANDE MARQUE BRANDY.
Do VICTOR BOULLAND CRABBIE'S GINGER CHERRY
Dio.
Do
ROYAL GLENDBE WHISKEY. KINAHAN'S LL BOURBON
Du
FINE OLD PORT,
DEY PALE SHERRY.
AVH GIN. -
in White Bottion: OLD TOM GIN. BOKER'S BITTERS,
Tomorrow, at daylight. On 14th inst., daylight. Quick despatol.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR AMOY, TAMSUI, AND TAKAQ. THE Steamship
"HALLOONG," Captain Abbott, will be despatchel as above TOMORROW, the 13th inst., at daylight.
For Freight or Pasenger, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRÁTE & Co. - 219 Hongkong, 9th February, 1875.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, ÄND-
THE British Steamship
CALCUTTA.
Y.
ARRATOON APCAR Captain A. B. MacTavish, will leave this the abovo Parts on SATURDAY, the icet, at 3 pm,
for
k
Despatches will close at 2.00 F.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & O
Agents,
#d. 207 Hongkong, 8th February, 1875. DINNER CLABETS Pints & Quarts. FOR SWATOW, AMOT, AND FOOCHOW,
AFTER DINNER Do.. SAUTERNE.
BASS' ALE,
JEFFREY'S SCOTCH ALE, GUINNESS STOUT, COMBE & 00% EXTRA 1
LONDON STOUT,
་
Pinta & Quarta.
JEFFREY'S AX STOUT. ALLSOPPS ALE. in Ind
Do Da in Kilde, Fine Old Manila OHEROOTS, Do. Do. Do. Do. Do CIGARS RUSSIAN CIGARETTES ROGER'S TABLE UUTLERY,
Do.
ELEUTEO-PLATED Do,
"WARE. GLASS-WARE.
CROCKERY-WARE. ENGINEERS' FITTINGS. BENUH Vions." HAND Do.
209 in Box. 100 ja 500 in
WHITWORTH'S TAPS and DIES. FAIRBANK'S PLATFORM SCALEY. GAS STOVES
AMERICAN KITCHEN STOVES.
SUOTION and DELIVERY HOSE. SARGENTS CABOOSES. HOBBUUK'S PAINTS and OILS.
dici,
ALWAYS ON HAND, GOLDEN GATE BAKERS EXTRA FLOUR,
141 172 Hongkong. $0th January, 1875.
FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE
Pinto,
T. ROEDEERE GLADIATEUR, Krue, Bed Seil, 1 Star este ata do. DE ST. MARCIAUX CARTE BLANQBE, do.
BURGUNDY WINGS
CHAMBEREIN. VORTON. NUITS VOLNAY.
x UNK
HOCK
LIEBFRAUMILCH: KUDESHEIMER, JOHANESBERG. HOOK TEIMER. ULARETS— CHATEAU LAPITTE, Quatis,
Pints LEOVILIS, Quurts. MARGAUX, Qerts,
BT. JUTJEN MÉDOC. Er. EMILION.' ...
new principle, introduced by C. L. and Co.,ESS CLARET,
ard holena, sceamng, and millet grow balfopaping rates, a low cheats only sold closing at and undiko tint adopted by English makers, shaded by orange and lime, pomegranate, and $550, salor amount to about 25 chests; New auf are much more durable and lively than mangopin, and junk trees; antil we halt Benures. $5421 to $555 demanded, closing at before the white and clean buildings of the $540; Old Patos 585, endall sales; Old Boeglish-made cushiose. English Obrh Mission. We have noted in mar $500, domanded. No change in Malwa,
EXPORT CARGOAS. Per British bark Join Millen, for New
́oar shurt walk, that agricultural skill zed industry is at a very low ebb, barely fit to be termed by sucli unes rather a wretched bur- rowing, Bhifteas and slevouly pluding: but York the genial soil cover a moltitude of defects,
100 pkgs. Ginger, 40 bundles Canes, 20,000
and sixe of indolence and unthriftinees. As picaca 11 pkga. Merchandise, 2,018 rolls Mat we have arrived at the English Church Mis-tiug, 2,750 pkgs, Fire Crackers, 30,000 boxe; sion buildings, what shuli ay about the Mis-25 balce Mix, 2,500 lbe. 2,707 alf-obests sion croept the bonist, fruitful foots? The Oolong, 106,902 tbs: 5,517 pga. Tau ( Right Bev Bishop Tozer, "Bishop of Central known.)
Afrion," in priestly purple and £no linen, is go mdro to be seen here, and it really appears as
Notable leaves C. L. and Co.'s promiros until it has been standing ready finished for over 12 months, in order to euro perfectly seasoned
material.
Every article of furniture, also, that lesrea LASABUS and Co.'s Establishment, is gua. ranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood.
OLARET in Caele, Superior Quality.
DLANDIES AND OTHER
COURVOISIKE OUELIER FECÉES. JAB, HENNET **
D
JULES ROBIN."
CUPLES AND PALMER GIN,
Dot A
WHISKY. AVE GIN, in Square Bottles.
Apply to
E. CHASTEL,
No, 50, Queen's Read Central,
C. L. & Co. have always ready a large stock if 185 Hongkong, 3rd November, 1874.
of new Odsbions on thoir poontier principle, and
which can be supplied for any table, the no-
Ter British ship Commissary for Nowcurate length and breadth of the slate bed only
being required.
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUAÉTO,
C. Land Co. have always in band a large ENGLISH AND ORINESE DIOTIONARY,
MAM WITH THE stock of Billiard, Poof and Pyramid Balls, Cres,
if the mission had opened a new life, and had York bogun to lift its bead among the seful accieties 9,420 rolls Matelig, 2,125 pkgs: Fire Crackers, of the world. As yet 1 bave aners to great - 12,000 bares, 500 esses Ginger, 83 eases Fans, crease of of converts, but fair promise of fature 57 canes Chinaware, 1 pky. Silka, 17,408 pigs. usefuluees is visible everywhere. As a friend Tes, consisting of 388,477 lbs. Amoy UniongsTips, Chalika, Cloth, and every requisite for tho to the Church which has sent this mission out, $8,302 It. Formoes Oolongs; 270,426 iba.
I was formerly reetrained from saying much Foochow Golonge; 1,585 ibe. Forchow Congiu about it, because I knew very little good of it; and Sousbonge te and had I not seen the erulite but indignified prelate arhibiting himself in such unusual
gard to the guza of the low mbbla of Zanzibar, ON LONDON
I would certainly hure passed the Ohnach Mis
sion and its mistaken waga of angsorting the heathen iz ailence. Now, however, Imay speak with candour. The great building at present known as the Britial Leeldonoy was, in 1871, sod- 1873, the Episcopal Palace and Miminen Bluse
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bille, ou demand, ......... 4/1 Bark Bille, at 30 days' sight,: Bank Bills, at 6 months' eight, Crodile, at6 months' sight...... Documentary Hills, at 6 months'
sight, mania 20
After its enle to the English Government, the On BOMBAT, Bank, on demand 2284 missionaries removed, their school to their ON CALCUTTA,-Bank, on domand *29) country honse, a half-mile or so beyond the Ox SHANGMAI. extremly of Malash inlet. With the money Bank, sight
obtained by the sale of the Mission House the Privato, 30 daya" night ................. 741 superintendent parcbaaed the old Slave Market
VHO are surrounded by noud-hute, loss
to the cattle-yarda of the Banians and the ooz
* SHARES..
Hongkong and. Sbsnghai Bank Shares-$11
and stagnant pools of the Malagarh. On the cent. discount,
Billiard Table
Old Onehícun renewed on C. Lazarus, & Cos peculiar principle, thereby making an qid table ne good no new,
HILLIARD LAMPS,
Six and Eight Light Lampe for Oil, or Korg sing, the luster with burners on the deplex principle, giving a light aqual to twelve ordinary
Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pendants, with rod to suspend over table.
6. LAZARUS AND Co, have been appointed Bola Agents in India and the East for
"The New PATENT
ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER,
Hite of Buxion extreme wretchedness and crime Union Tboaranos Society of Canton, use shares of which the score can be marked
the Church missionaries tuve gömnenéçà to
550 per share prowium, nominal,
from the cushion of the table...
eres atractares which, when completed, may China Traders Insurance Company's dares, an well be myled superb. These, buildings co -91,200 per share, nominal,
Price Lista, Cataloguss, and all information MAC may be obtained from"
siat of u fine residence, a school, and a church, China and Japan Marine Insurance, 81 which, with another."buflding, just began by. per share. Lackrider the Hanian, will surrouza Chineno Inanmase Company $192 per share. LANE, CRAWFORD AND CO irregular square, in which palms and fowors Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share and fruit trees will be planted. A view $517) por share.
who have consented to not us
O. TAZARUS A 00.3 ́AGENTS
PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, AN
::
AD ANGLO-CHINESS DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Preis Olles, Hongkong.
Focomprovare the
OR comprobarvivensanad practical eer.
THE Steamship
"DOUGLAS," Captain Barnie, will be despatched for the above Forts on SUNDAY, the 14th instant, at daglight.
For Freight or Pasasge, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co. 4d 223 Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.
FOR SWATOW AND AMOY,
THE Steamship
"FORMOSA," Captain Morales, will have immediate despatch for the above Porta
For Freight of Passage, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. tt 224 Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.
"NOTICE......
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS. HE Company's Steamship THE O
'" VOLGA," Captain Nomdoden, will be despatched for
YOKOHAMA Shortly after the arrival of the next. French Hail.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent. 228 Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES. - PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCATE
THE
E Company's Steamship
AVA" Captain Fleurenis, will be despatched for
SHANGHAI Shortly after her arrival from Europe.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal
229 Hongkong, 10th February, 1875.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA.
THE P. & U.S.N. Go's Steamship
BOMBAT"
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA.
THE AI Spanish Barqea
THE
“CANDIDA?. Obiato, Master, will have quick despatch for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, upply to
REMEDIOS & Do
t 201 Hongkong, 4th February, 1875.
FOR BAN FRANCIHOO.
THE41 British Bork
"HELMON
will land have for above Fort, und will have immediate deepatol.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co
tf 198 Huagkong, 4th February, 1975.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEROS POSTE FRANÇAIS
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, A DEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, FONT BAID, NAPLES, AND- MARSEILLES;
ACRO;
PONDICH MARY, MADRAS, "CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY.
ON THURSDAY, the 11th February, 1875,
ataboti, the Company's Steamship "TIGRE," Commandsat BRUNST, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Post for the above
Dargs and Specie will be registered fox Lon- don se well as for Marseillos, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Kuropa.
Shipping Ordere will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 PM Specie and Parcela until 3 P.M. on the 10th February, 1876. (Parcela are not to be seat on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Obatents and value of Packages are required.
For further partienlara, apply at the Con pany's Office.
O. PERTRAND,
Principal Agent Houkood, lat February, 1875. B. S. MAIL LINE,
PAUIPIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TA ROUGH. TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO,
A P
THE SS. CHINA will leave Hongkong for San Francisco, vid Tokolaza, on MONDAT, the 15th February, st3 r.m., tuking Insorgers, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Enrope,
Post-Office Notifications,
A mail will close For Tetelin.Per Imperial Japaness steamer Megt Maru, to-day, the 11th instat
For Amoy, Tansai, and Takeo-Per Hai Loong, to-day, the 11th inst., at 5 T.M.
For Binunpare, Penang, and Onlcutta-Por Indion Mail Paukes Arratoon Apsar, on Satur day, the 13th instant, at 2.30 r.M.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Facebow-Por Douglas, on Saturday, the 13th Inst, at 5 F.,
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET The French Mail Packet "TIGRE" will be diapatoked on THURSDAY, the 11th February, at noon, with the Mails,
To and through the United Kingdon via Marseiller; to France and other Continental States (in a closed mail to Franco), to Saigon, Singapore. Galle, Calousta, Mndres, Bombay," Aden, Seychelles, Reunion and fanritlus, Suez and Alexandria, ́ ́ ̈
The Post Office will be open for the reception ct Ordinary Lotlers, Newspapers, Books, &c., antil 21 A., on the 11th February, after which no Totters can be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the Tulted Kingdom will be granted- until F. on the 10th February.
Letters for Registration will be received until 10 A.M, on the 11th February.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post. Ooo,
Hongkong, 29th Jeauyry. 1375. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES -PACKET"
The United States' Mail Packet "CHINA" will be dispatched on MONDAY, the 15th February, at 3 P.M., with the Mails | States, and the United Kingdom.
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United
The Fuel Ollice will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lectere, Books, Newspapers, &.. until 2,30 P.M.
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 PM. to 2.50 P.M., on payment of a Late Fee of 12 gene in addition to the Postage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the abore places by this route is compulsory. Corepanience insufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States must be superscribed per "CHINA," and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed, "vid Sun Francisco,"
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
1875
MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKET.
The English Coutract Packet" HYDASPES" will be dispatched with the uenal Minila for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon.
General Post Office.
Hongkong. 22nd January,
4
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offers in the Daited Kingdom will be grated until 5 r. on the 17th instant,
The Post-Office will be open until Gear.. Du
Lattera, ko, may be posted during the night in the box loft open for their reception.
Through Presenger Thukets and Billa of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- bama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco,the 17th instant. to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York nad Europe, VIA PANAMA. A Steamer of the Company will love Shang- bai, vi tho Inland Sea Ports, about the same dato, and make close connection at Yokohama. At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers have alections of various lines of Sicarsets to England, France and Germany.
Lottora for registration will be received until 10 AM. on the 18th instant.
Letters may be posted until 10 A.. on the 18th instant, without late foo..
Letters posted after 10 AM. on the 18th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Lats Fee etas cents exck as well as the postage
The latest time for posting letters at this Patterna 10A.M. on the 18th inst
Freight will be received on board until 4.M. on the 16th proximo. Parcel Packages will be is prepaid. raelved at the Offios' until 5 .. of the arme day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to Ohio is 11 A., and for Newspapers, Books, or address in falli valce of sanie is required.
For further information, as to Pussage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agout, Hongkong, January 23rd, 1875.
SPEẨM POR SINGAPORE, PHINANG, POINT DE BALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALBO,
Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdoin vid Brindisi, or to Sin.. gupore, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.30 A.M. to the time of sailing, on pay- ment of a Late For of 15 cents each in addition to the pixinge.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poalmaster General. Hongkong, 8th February, 1875.
General Post-Ofice;
It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addreamed to Denmark, wken forwarded via Southampton, will be 28 cents per halt-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid' letters will be subject to an additional charge Steamship on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postranater Genorai. General Post-Ofice, Hongkong.
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA, THE PENINSULAR AED ORIENTAL STEAM
COMPANY'S HYDASPES." Captain D. RENNOLESON, with Her Majesty' Minila, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the abová places on THURSDAY, the 18th February, st Noon,
'It is hereby notified that henceforward the
Carge will be revived on board until Noor, Spucie and Parcels at the office until 2 P., on postage ou letters addressed to Newfoundland, Ayonthe 37th idea,
which must be paid in advance, will be na fo For Partienlara regarding Freight and Par-lows, viz. --
When forwarded viá 135 cents each J-ounte aage, apply at the P. & 0.3.. N. Co.'s Chico, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
........ A Written Declaration of the Contents will leave for the above place shortly after the and Falue of the Packages for the Overland arrival of the next English Mail.
A. MaVER,
Superintendent
P. & O. 3. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, Oth February, 1875,
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STEAM TO SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and HIOGO THE "THE P. &.0. 8. N. Co Steamship
"BUNDA "
will leave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail.
A. McIVER
Superintendent.
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P. & O. S. N. Coe Otise,
Hoogkong, 9th February, 1875, 20
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON via SUEZ JANAL. THE
THE Company's Steamship
"PRIAM"
will be desputabed on or about the 15£li instant.
For Freight or Pasengo, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta, 203 Hongkong, 5th February, 1876.
3. FOR COOKSTOWN AND SYDNEY.
NEB British Steamer
T
"ADRIA,”
Captain E. W. Breese, will load bars for be abore Porta, and will have early dospateb. For Freight or Pussage, apply to
ÁOP KER.
Sw 173 Hougkong, 30th January, 1875.
words which the Chinese have of lato peure Lin compelled to coin to expose the numerong obs joots i sobicory,photography,telegraphy, and FOR DUNEDIN, NZ.. AND SYDNEY, in evienas generally, which the rapid advance
NEW..
ALVA"
For Freight or Page, apply to
PAR BRANDÃO & Co% tf 55 Hongkong. 11th Jury, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, HEAT American Ship
Bonteis required by the Egyptian Government, arid nuut be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold Chersolves responsible for any Detention er Prejudice which may happen from the incor restress in snob declaration.
Brindis
When forwarded vi
Marseilles... 3 When forwarded, vil)
Southampton.......}.
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F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster feneral. General Post Office, Hongkong,
Arrangements having been made under which Mails for London arriving at Suez frog The Company reserve the option of forward. China by Privata Ships will be forwarded to ing all gooda shipped by their Steamers for destination ris Brindisi, it is hereby notifed Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by that the rates of postage, which must be paid in Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels advance, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as icl employed for the purpose.
lows, viz. For Letter
conts per half sauce. For Nowspaper... 8 Groh.
(not exceeding 1 ounce +cents. For Booke ana)
Slippers are particularly requested to not the teras and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MOVER, Superintenden!.. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Ob's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1875.
FOOCHOW DOOK..
PAGODA ANCHORAGE.
HK abore Granite-floored DOOK has lately
TH
Patterns.....
11.
*
10
+
12
every additicual 19
F. W. MITCHELL,
Pastmaster Generól,
General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for general information,
bean LENGTHENED to 400 fest overal, that the Peatuge on Letters addressed to Nor and is now capable of receiving vessels up to way, when forwarded via Southampton, will 380 feet on the kool. The breadth of the Dock benceforward he 36 cents for each ball once at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 feet, and which may either be paid in advance, or it may the width at the entrance is 50 feet, Depths of be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters water on the sill 13 feet at average nos and Capaid Lettore will be subject to an additional
oharge on delivery. 17 foot as average spring tides. :
F. W. MITCHELL, The Dook bus a Caisson Gate, nut is pumped.
Postmaster Generali out by steam.
General Post Office, Hongkong..
new FOUNDRY for large fron and bruse oastings has recently been added.
It is beruby notified that a line of British
The Machine Shop contains 'n 12-inch Suruw Cutting Gap-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling and Mail Contruci Pankets has been established te- Screwing Machines, Sten Saw Mill, Largo Aween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect Binithy, &o, &...
Dry Godowns are un, the premises, available for atowage of curgo,
ng lines, will afford a regular means of con- vegans of correspondence from Hongkong for tho foreign parts on the East African Const, a3: 4 large stock of Timber, Metal, and other well as for Netal and the Cape Colony, St. He
lona and Ascension, and that henceforward the Docu-yard Material always on hand veg she
Vessels dooked for ozawination, remetslied, posture, which must be paid in advance, on ist. lurusparred, repairs also done in harbour; and ters addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Deka iron alips and steamers ele med and painted, at gou Boy, Naini, the Cape of Good Hope, and moderate sharge. Partapularn can be obtain Ascension, will be 20 cents for each balf-ounce, ed at the book, or on application to the under newspapers 2 cents each. signed.
Luo Steam Top Wousung is in thorough working order,and is availablu at all times to tow vessels to or from non, ut' reasonable ratos.
JOHN FORSTER & O 1088 Tooghow, 18th Juno, 1873.
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are A1 Portuguese Ship here gired in enteneo Bach and every word is (fally illustrated and explained, forming ezor
cises for students of a mest instructivo muture Captain Sonan, having a grant portion of Both the Court and Panti pronunciatione are Cargo ngagod, will ucet with quick despatel given the nocente being carefully marked on for the above Porte the boot principle hitherto attained. The typo graphy displays the emocess of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the vine of body, thereby effecting a vast cognomy of space achieving a clearness net previously attained, and dispensing with thos
sat margins and vacat apaces which have beretofore obaracterized Chinese publications.
To illustrate the pat scope of the work, the following tests are submitted for consideration. Chaliaera Vocabularly sontaine about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Modhurata Buglish and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 80,000 "Buglich words, and upwarda ef 660,000 Chinese charade German Bark ters. Again, despite all the grammart and
From one of the windows of the nonished China Fire Insurance Company's Bhare--$128 residence, give us a cleurer idea of the par share. AMAT Juality the missionaries are closet, and aug Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Sharm BONGKONG, SHANGHAL, AND JAPAN, other elementary works as yet published, the
3119 per share,
and by when
geste grave doubts of the wisdom of ita palve. tion. Looking at it from a sentimental poins
of view, the locality is, no doubt, very appro
Hongkong Aut Whampoa Dock Company's
"ALL ORDERS WILL BE BECEIVED
"GAME COOK." Captain Stoddard, will loud here for the above Fort, and will have quick despateb.
Fer Fraight, apply to PINGVOGRU, HAUNDORK & U tt. 109 Hongkong, 1666 January, 1875.
FOR HAMBURG.
NORMA
NOTICE. TRAMERS leaving this port requiring COAL, can obtain it from the Under- eigned,
WG, HALE & Co.,
Baigoni 1581 16th September, 1873. TOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
student of this difficult language absolutely re Nasabaum, Master, will load here and at Wham-O quires examples to display the various appli
priate, and a 'cortsin fitness is also neon in iz Eongkong, Chatou au Mão, Steamboat Co.'s (and forwarded to Calcutta by the BARLIEST cations and equivalente of different words when poa, and will bave quick despatch for the above
opportunity,
Port
have uns gossal moaning. Of these examples
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General, General Post-Ofoe, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for general information that, on and after the 1st January, 1875, the. Postage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri salo Bhip to the Straits Settlements inuat b prepaid, at the following rates, viz. :-
For Letters, cents per ounce For Papers...
coat. For Book Packet)
and Paokots of 8 for each tonnces. Fattorna
30
The registration fee on aush correspondence in Tealvo conta for each Letter, Paper or Packet
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong,
Sole Agent on the Pacife Cost for Wiaohester Repeating Anas and Ammunition; p-För Freight, apply to xvA
Du Ponts Blasting sad Sporting Powder; Lake A bel W. FUSTAU & Co.
Superior and Pacifio Fase Company's Safety it 211 Hongkong, 8th February, 1675.
MMM! [15.925 June 15 FOR NEW YORK
MILLAR & COM
PLUMBERS
Shires-60 per cent, discount.
The British Government denounced the slave Bharee-8 per cunt, preiníum.
this wark containé more Edan five times KA trade, and made a grind effort to crash it and Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the many, as any ethes Dictionary hitherto pale the market for tid tale of slaves in old times 80 per share, was purchased by the Mission, on which the Hongkong Gas Company's Stures-$75 per HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON, For practical purposes the arrangement ofertes missionaries erect a church wheran peace and abora
that he has chops established at these places in the work is so complete, that a reference HE41 British Barque the main of Hise Kerk Lite pages enables a person who under ing plane of Himno Kes and Concos Mano) site pages cuabled & pornon, who cander,
TAMERA? Central
Public of
Kaked,
Fase
A.
It ia beraby notifled that henceforward the raton of postage which must be paid in un ranges chargeable on Fackets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States
the most miserable quarterg-of: Zanziber; but Indo-Oltinese Super Company-37 per share, No. 12 bans cunatantly on band BEEP with natives who understand nothing but Chi Green, Mastor, will joud at this Port un COPPERSMITHS AND BRASS-FOUNDERS, Pooksta via Ban Francisco, will be as follows.
goodwill and brotherly love will be pretched Hongkong Hosal Company's Sharon-350 pcr and taught. The neighbourhood also is one of
cent. discount,
the missionaries convey with them the power
uominul
to improve, rellae, and elevate, despite its ear
-
treme poverty and misery. It is all verg-woll,
SALES ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 1875.
we think but if we look from the windowe and examine the character of the ground into
MUTTON, POULTRY, BREAD, YEGE- neso. In this respect the work will be found Whampoa suabove, -TABLES, and UILMAN'S STORES, &o, of indispensable to a Baropeans residing in
the best quality Z MARAMIN
China, and to the satires thenols it ex- In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the plains subjects fully with which very few ing foregoing artialer, with the addition of SPL deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To R119, SODA WATER, &o, and GAME when partios resident in England and interested in in seaROD,
Opinn it cannot hat be avalabla quensionally. It comprises upwarda of two thumsand large
da reported by Chinese Fungus, 25 bags, at $63.50, by Kwong-look- wbloh the walls of the building byre been wa to travelling trader. sank, wo must see tant it is a quagmire *Mushroom, 15. onsoo, at $59.00, by Kwong- of putria beuns, of refuse, und Toircular fook wo to travelling trader, little pool of sink water, which permeate Drict Inly Flowers, 20 bags, $12.00, by through the orrupting Boil, and have up again Kyong look wo to travelling trader, in globules and bubbles, exhaling the vilest
Gentlemen and Families desirous of patron- zług kim, ure requested to apply ut his shopa qüurto pagea is aburo, where a list of prices of artioles will Optiche, 10 bage, at $21.50, by Kwug-Dokte Jarzished, which will be supplied at the same
rates the year round.
odour that ever offended the sivilised Europann's; to frazalling trador.":
sense, And if what we bars seen below is not Termicelli, 4 bogs, at $6.80, by Kwong-sing onoagh, to conjure up in the mind a dismal tye to travelling trader.
HING
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17 742 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874,
TRUBNER & C
60, PATERNOSTER BOW
WAL BELL
DAILY PRESS 4. OFFIOR, HONGKONG,
For Freight, apply to CHE AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.
163 Hongkong, 3th January, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 49 Gorman Bark
LOTTE
Cuph. Hildebrand, will load here for the above Port, and will have immediate despotah
or Freiglit apply tod
VOGEL, HAGEDOIN & Us. 170 Hongkong, 29th Janisry, 1875,
GAS-FITTERS AND BELL-HANGERS, QUEEN'S ROAD FAST, AND NULLAH LANE,
1499 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874.
Tiz
For a packet not exceeding 1 onnee min weight.
For a packet above 1 oause not er.
seeding 2 OUNCE
Oniou For a packet above 2 ounces not ex
endang 4 ounce
conta
FL WING-KDB COAL BROP THE Eroprietor of WING-KER Shop begs to and eight cunts for overy additional four ouro
inform the public that bis Shop bus been hose rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price catablished since 1855, sh. Endicotta Ime, and Kirts, Market Reports, and all printed papere that he has always a great quantity of BEST other than Newspapers, as well au to Books COAL in stora for Sale Gentlemen or Ship and Trade Patterns or Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL, insators wlebing to patroniss him, are requested
Postmaster General to apply at his hope
General Post Office, Hongkong/
171508 Hongtag, ord September, 1874,