webwab, the Mkiado, the Myomero, the Uaise, the Hadows, and Hokoudokwa.
Tiroc days from here we crossed three triba taria of soms river dowing set by north of the Wani, which may probably be the Fazurari.
The most extreme north which we reached on nur journey here from the coast has bean south latitude 5.deg 19 min, which I antertained by taking denblu ultitudos, This was at the village of Kitangeba
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Wo. intend to prosecute ont journey to SWATOW, AHOT & POOCKOW Yesan (str.) morrow, but before leaving the Unyanyembe road for the innd of discoveries, and the sources of the Nile, which I am eager to resol, I will drop you a short letter informing you of our murd through inhospitable Ugogo.
HrreYM, STANLEY."
A DUEL PREVENTED.
NEW AFRICAN EXPEDITION rainy so vory large draft could ascend as The subjoined lotter from Mr. Stanley, detail far the Teezaya, Mogulana; thero la rise ingin very quick and fortanute advanga into olor alxteen feat in the rieur. On oranaing the interior of Africa, was yeb ished eicoollene. the Yami we entered Manual which in martie onely by the Daily Telegraph and the New York Ungabba—a country" studdid with toll pink HeraldLENDA
WERE MADE and moontaine, the higher if which is tran DISTRICT OF MEWAFWA COUNTER OF Cnted cone, Mount Kadydwe, having an altitude,
UBADARU, Dec. 18h, 1874
of act 1,000 feet above the ren. Aa we Unsouth is the name of the district and the journeyed through Ngurdowe crossed The pluster of villages whence I date my letter may movem! Leibataries of the Wim which are tha appear in writing, it is not at all discordant to, to ear. Nay, the sweat voice of ungar Baшual can even give it a plenaaut sand, nud, Finni Ngurn wo entendi, Torbiero, Usagera, a bear so I can make out their pronmansiation, over ground, which the waits indicated was it ought to be written Mbambwa. 4,475 feat aboro sou level. Then we descended I can hardly describo my feelings as I res into lower ground about 3,400 feet above vielled this sout after an absence of two years, level, until we came to Mywapan, which, I baro Fiat I experienced a sharp throb of regret as I avartained, as an altsdes Acording to recollected that it was the scone of the death of boiling point and two brometere, of 3,575 my Scotchi naistung, Willum Farquhar, who feeARE perished bere in 1871, and as I daat my byes to wards the vest over the gore expanse and nufumpa! leafage of miles, and miles of undn lating plain, I verily belfers that my next feel. ing was one of sorrowful foreboding at the morcatary suggestion that perhaps one, if not all, of the white men on this expedition might find azilar umbonoured cars in this strange land. These feelings were not of long dara- tion, bonerer, for the cheery voices of the guides were soon board londly proclaiming that we were approaching Mpwapwa, and the rich of high-towering mountains, their clpes all eroon with wide-abadowing mimoan ard tama riod hollows durk with tus verdant globes of Bycamores in full foliage, and the broad bed of PS The white toez, Edward and Francis the Mpwapwa stream, anabed with orgatal water, Pocock and Fred Barker, are enjoying excol- dispelled evil presentiisento and all melanoliolylent bealth end spirits. Tas tres bave gone prognostications Thoughts of misfortune and through their seasoning ferera without mush dark days to come flod like a sick man's fancies trombia before the spring calouring of these noble mountains and the refreshing verdrney of their
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right to letter in this dull strain than I bave for no man, however tucky his star may be, has more reason to huppy and cheerful than your Com missioner this day. I tara had an uprede dentedly Accessful march from the Indian Oster, and surprisingly favourable lafuences have attended the expedition ever since we left Zanzibar. Noching of the blight and isisfor«pelitical gentleman, and infiuntes that he tune that I predicled in my lwat latter from that place; nothing whatever of the vexatious delays, frequent desertions, hall bearted con- duet of the armed escort, and varions annoy ances Ianraised would befeli na, bio supervened. On the contrary, wo have arrived at the halfway house to Unyamwezi in an incredibly short time, as I will presently show you. We bave affered less tronule, and altogether have and won good fortune thus any expedition which ever came into Afric.IMINE
The expedition left Bagamoyo on the 17th of November, and arrived bora yesterday, the 12th day of December, which nusken so intervening | mischief makers sut mijilians—Figaro, period of only twenty-five dayal This fact sisted thus briefly might not surprise thoug uninitiated as regards the usual time required For this arch. But if I remark that na my own expeditiot in search of Livingstone the Lue se haaroh took me fifty-seven daya, and that it cecopiad Lieut. Cameron's party four incaths, even the most superficial reader will Bidel, the lion traét. Crowds flock nightly not fail to perceive that I have every, reuson in this respect to be devoutly grateful and ex- tremely cheerful. And, wide considering this speedy rate of marching, it must be remembered that nine la a very large expedition, bearing ench cumbersome things ne the pontoon Livingstone and the count boat Tady Alice and that since leaving the coast we have been travelling slung an entirely new route, much Hurth of any previously adoptedi
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Though I may look now with pleased retrievery time a performance takes place, has been UNTRIMMED SPRAW and CHIP HATS. ROPER FESSES & Co., Epernay, Cazz17 PATKUULUS "
to es this young lady, who lins had no previous training, go into the cage wherein several lions, beas, byens, and other animals are copfnað, sit on the back of the lioness, and make her perform Fartous tricks, Halle, Chinassi has been doing this for about a fortnight, and the Parisiand are full of admiration of bar daring. her intelligence, and bor good looks. Mean- time, a poor sheep who appears in the cage expoerd to goal perit far the Inst two years. spect on the distanco traversed so swiftly, at In fact, he distances a new competitor alto auguring well for the further prasution of gather by fairly placing his bend within the the march to the unknown lande north, and favs of the lion; yet his name, never appears thence to the Nile.nourees, the day we left Zat in the billa, Hin presenz begnis, however, to zibar, with ite wild disorder, did not promise algant amne attention; bot, we fear, in conse much success. Nearly every member of the quicce of a desire on the part of the public to cxpeditionary force was either drunk, tipsy, or atone for paat neglect, ut became the impa- TUNICS as some people would say, "a little the eternity be enjoys in a anticipat proof that Malle. for the liquor. Many were absent from Ghinasai is not so much or it. Bilel so merce cer, and a few bad doserted with their advance, 'I consoled myself by thinking, as I noticed the perfusion and insolence of some of the most izobriated, " All right, my sable gentlemens fc-day in your day; to-morrow the reign of die- cipline and order begins.
mary an to risk a Luinas fe in order to izorcase the attractions of the meiagerie by uzposing it to the carey of wholly untamed carnivora. Fall Mall Gazette.
MILLINERY GAIS and BONNETS.
The Newent Deaigns in French TRIMMED Black Lace and White Shetland SHAWLS Black Lass SLEEVELESS JACKETS, Book MUSLIN REGISTERED PANIER SKIRTS, POLONAISES, JACKETS, and
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nd Swiss MUSLIN EMBROIDERED Readymado MORNING WEATPERS in French CAMBRIOS, BRILLIANTES, and French LAWNS.
A large Stock of FANCY LINEN SETS, COLLARETTES, Real LAOM RUFFLE COLLARS und BRADED FIOHUS. Filled TE COLLARS und CUFFS,
LACE COLLARS TULLE LAON RUFFLING... Hammed and Nem-Stitched and Lace. Edge HANDRÉÉDAIBPS.
Pay Barkalay, Sept. 1.-Gentlemen, I feel it After dinombacking at Bagamoys matters day I owe to you to expres gratitude for the great belt, I hars derived by taking Narlor's Camomilo were not ponded hound couée conills applied to your open, Mr. Rady tomach, from pended all theje ndrance, and the consequenos the above
Pills, te vind is the stomach, frim way that they ostook themselves into the vile wach I suffered souriating pain for a longth of timas, liquor shope of the Gonne at the part, and bating tried nearly every finely prescribed, unt without after brutalising themselves with the fire water donning ay on obt at altor taking two hotties of retailed there they took to swaggering through valuable Pills, I was gali restored to my usual state
HOSIERY and Lists Thread GAUNTLET the streete, proclaiming that they were white of bolih. Please give thablety the benefit of as who may thus be office, fur, yours truly, men's scldiers, maltreating women, breaking Hay AT 156 Proprineos NAREDNA GLOTES. AN into shape and smashing wrockery, some even ComOMTLE PILLA.
(A90-1102) July 25.
Frensh
and FEATHERS. FLOWERS drawing knives on the penceable citizens and in
SASHES and BASH RIBBONS, other ways izdalging their worst passioné..
Ladies UNDERGLOTHING and BABY LINEN.
Children's White PIQUE PROCES and PELISSES...t
Of course, as tong za 1 remained at Baga- toyo this state of thinga would captizue¦¦ B for might be arrested and neverely panibed, bat it would be too grost a task to watch about 800 such wer goattered among the houses of so large a town. I was so engrossed, too, with the novel duties of suppressing torbalence and debauchery that I had not mnoh, timo left for Anything else, Ou tho fifth day, therefore, after arriving at Bagamoyo, the bugle an ncuneed the arcb, and, though we bad som treable in collecting the laggarda; by pine an, the last man had lelf the tow
At Shamba Gonera, my former first camp the men rifested a draposition to stop, in onder to bave ose more night of it at Baga- mayo; but by this time, te you mayimagine, I had had enough of auch sceucs, sed they were bodily driven on by the armed guarü, not withs out considérable violence. Arriving at the Kingani River, the sections of the Indy Alice. were sorewed together, and her powers of traue, portation and offbinay were bere well teated: (ascertained that tho atmoet eke could bearin ferrying across the river we thirty man and thirty-bula of cloth, or a weight of three tona, which was perfectly satisfactory to ind The Livingstona pontoon was not uncovołód, anthe Lady Afice proved expeditions enough m trans. porting the force sarass the river. When the ferringe was completed we resumed thejourney, and long before supost we onesm ped út Ki koka, The intense heat of the Kingani plains lying on either side told severely on thoms men who were unaccustomed to travelling in Afrion, and
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an the nativen slao: who had indulged" their | OF LONDON.SCALA
visions propensities at Zanzibar and Bagamoyo before departure. This compelled na to remain.
a day at Kikoka; I had. however, taken the
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yo, and another on she hilla between Bagamoyo
Bank Billa, on downd, ........... 4/14- Bank Bills, at 10 days" sight, 4/1} to 4/14 Bank Billet 6 monba1sigüt. Credits,at 6 monthe night...WE Doɔmentary Bills, amon the* ̈
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tae stream, for a sair porpean, we
During the afternoon of toja day, ak 1 Van în BRANDBAL preparing my last lettere, I fua rather surprised Bank, sight by a visit paid me in my cump from'n party of
the Sultan's soldiers, the chief of whom bore a
latter from the Governor of Bagamoyo, wherein O
scanptramarin 724 Private, 30 days sint ....... 731.
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bo complained that my people had induced tongkong and Shaughni Bant Share1 about fifteen women to bandon their masters, o per cent, pistogne On mustering the people and inquiring into Taios Insuranon Society of Canton, new shares their deiectio affire, it was discovered that a 350 per share promitto. large number of women had indend joined the China Traders Insurance Company's Snare "expedition during the night, Myst of them, $1,200 per akara,
however, bore free papore sooorded to them by China and Japan Marine Insurance Tle. 84 the political agent at Zoziter; but eloren per aburā, la were, by their own Confessione, TUUAway Dilruk, Unmena Insurance Company. — $182 per shyre After being hospitably received by the Sultan Bongong Fire Insurance Company'n Shareem of Zanzibar and the Aribe, it was so part of a $400 per share, stranger's duty unless authorised by some Gp. China Firs Icemante Company's Lares-8139 voldmentlikely to whide by its agent's actions— per share, vanaest
to countenance such u novel mode at liberating, Victoria Fird Insurance Company a shares. the slaves. The order wall, therefors, given that,] 3125 per share, file p these women return with the Sultan's soldiers; Hongkong and Whampoa Deek Company's
bát, số this did not agree with,alther the viewa pastares--55 per œna disioont.
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THE
̈“ATLANTIC,"
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For Freight, apply to
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·FOIL LONDON.
E 41 British Buck
WITCH" Captain Muery, will load here and at Wham- poa for the abure-Puit, and will have early dea patchi
For Freight, apply to
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 4 7 Amoyidan Ship
MOUNT WASHINGTON.”
T. B. Perkins, Master; will bave early despatch as above."
For Freight, apply to
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE ▲ 1 American Ship
ELLEN MUNROE,
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4). L. & Our lave receited a large number of
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Hongkong, 2nd April, 1875. Prejudice which may happen from the incor- rectness on engh declaration.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET The Enited States Mail Packet." ALAS-
The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goods shipped by their Stenmare for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Stermars, or in vessels will he dispatched on THURSDAY, employed for the purpose.
Shippers are partienlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading. MMA, MGIVER Superintendent.
Peniurular and Oriental Steam Navigation On's Office, Hongkong. Ead April, 1875.
U. S. MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUGHING AT TOKOHAMA, AND
SAN FRANCISCO:"
the 15th instad, as 8 pm, with the Maile
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for the reception. of Ordinary Lecters, Books, Newspapora, do.. until 2.30 PM.
Letters can be, posted on board the Packet from 2.30 PM. to 2.50 P.M., on payment of a Lata Fesof12eente in addition to the Postage♫t The Prepayment of the Pastage to all the above places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be: forwarded by the English Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States must be superscribed per "ALASKA,” And that addressed to the United (THE 8. §. "ALASKA" will leavo Hongkong Kingdom must be superscribed "it San Fran
for Ban Francisco, Yokohama, on ciaco,” THURSDAY, the 15th inat, at 3 r.., taking Passengers, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe
Through Passonger Tickets and Bills of:
F. W. MITCHELL,
Fushmaster General.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 1st April, 1875.
Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko is hereby notifed for general information,
to porta in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Ner and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA way, when forwarded via Southampton, will Steamer of the Goiupany will leave Shanghenooforward be 36 cents for each baif ounce. isi, via the Inland Sea Ports, about the same which may either be paid in advance, or it máy date, and mate close connection at Tekcbama be left to be collected in delivery of the Letters, A New York and Aspinwall, Passangere Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional. 3 have selection of various lines of Stanmore to charge on delivery.
England, France and Germany,
G.B, EMORY,
deting Agent.
F.W: MITCHELL,
Postmaster General General Post Ofoe, Hongkong."
Freight will be received on board until 4 P., on the 14th instaut. Parcel Package will be received at the Office antil 5 r. of the same day. All Parool Packages should be marked to
It is hereby notified that Letters addressed. address in full; value of ane is required.to France may be sent either paid or aupaid at For further information na to Passage and the option of the gender; but the postage on Fraight, apply to the Agony of the Company, Frices Ourrent, Newspapers and Books osanot Praya West
be prepaid
For such ounce The rate of postage, chargeable on Lettera addresaed to France per
12 centar French Packet Per British Packet when marked' vik
18 Brindisi, q Per British Pucket when marked via
Alezandria and Marseilles 12. FW. MITCHELL, ·
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong, N
Hongkong, April 1st, 1875.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED) NOTICE
DOLICIES granted at earrent rates on his rine Risks to all parts of the World, In accordance with the Company's Articles of As- Buciation, Two-thirds of the Profits are diatri buted annually to Contributors, whether Share boldera or not, in proportion to the net amount of. Premis gastributed by sach, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund,
OLYPHANT & GO,
General Aycole. 951 Hongkong. 17th April, 1673. Miranda, Master, will have quick despatch for NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
above Fort.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. 41 388 Hongkong, 9th Murah, 1875.
FOR MANILA, Epanish, Basque
PAIR OF MARINE ENGINES, 80 Horas A Power direct acting inverted Cylinders 40 inches diameter, 2 feet 6 inches atroko, com aon Jet Condentore, in good working order. very flattering testimonials frein all parts of Sil connections complets, with 62 feet of 7 India, China, Burman, Ceylon, Manila, Jay inchos Shafting, and two Propellers 10 feet Straits, and Perain, testifying to the superior the
instres diameter; have been in use for a few make and quality of their Billiard Tables, and while thanking their Friends and Patrone in China for the liberal support so long extended to their firz, would, in apliciting further pa tronage, hag to mention the following taste whloh have cundaced to the anecess their afforis have hitherto met with,
years.
For Partianlars apply to
WE DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo,
364 Hongkong; 4th March, 1875,
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO..
Every table is made of solid wood, well sta
ENGLISIT AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, #osed and not unceres.
PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
AN ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Pros Ofice, Hongkong
The Cushions are constructed on ne entiraly new principio, Introduood by O. L. and Co., and unlike that adopted by English makage, and are much more durable and lively then English-made cushions A
TOR comprehensivozem and practical service table leaves C. Li and Co.'s premises, unif thie Work stands univalled. All the mes it has been standing ready tristed for erer 12 words which the Chinese have of late years been mentus, in order to ensure perfectly samoted compelled to coca to express the numerous ob material, j jects in machinery photography, telegraphy, and
in science generally, which the rapid adv
Every article of furniture, also, that leaves LAZARUS ad Co.'s Establishment, is gua ranteed of solv) and Seasoned Wood
"HALBINA"
REMEDIOS & Co.
tf 975 Hongkong, 8th scob, 1875.
GAME ILL A Bb C 0% A PLUMBERS, COPPERSMITHS AND BRASS-FOUNDELS, GAS FITTERS AND BELL HANGERS," QUEEN'S ROAD BAST, AND NULLAN LATE,
INSURANCE COMPANY. INCORPORATED BY BUYAL CHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT,
Established 1809.
OAPITAT—£1,000,000,
It is hereby notifiad that honeforward the postage on letters addressed to Nowfoundland, which most be paid in advance, will be as fol lowa, viz.1-
When forwarded via 4 mts each pance."
Brindisi
When forwarded vik
Marseilles.
When forwarded via
Bouthampton................... ƒ“
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poetmaster General, Gezeral Post-Office, Hongkong.
The Post Office of Victoria(Australia having given notice to the Genoral Post Office in Lon dan that articles of Jewellery received in that. Oolong ure ebargeable with Customs Duites, the undersigned considers it necessary to make THE Undersigned, Agents at Bungkung for this Regulation known to the Fublic, and to the abova Company, are prepared to grant state that any latters or packets containing
1499 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874. Policies against FIRE, to the extent of 10,000 suck articles sent through the Fost are liable,
NOW READY.
POUND VOLUMES of the China Overland Trade Report for the Year 1874 Price Ton Dollars.
Apply at the Daily Press Offive. Hongkong, 1st Februncy, 1875, "OHN BRINKBIL, SAN FRANCISOU,
CALIFORNIAN MA
سكسية
Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunitions Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Da Ponte Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake
06, pavo alwifye randy a large stock Euperior and Profie Fuse Company's Safety
Fly 925 June 15
·NOTICESVAIN
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are her given in clean, Eaoli and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming drary ouses for students of a most instructive antora, of new Onghions on their poonliar priuciple, and Fusi Both the Court and Ponti pronansutions are which can be applied for say table, the no- given, the accents being carefully marked on curate length and breadth of the slate bed only the best principle hitherto attained. Thetypo
gruphy displays the access of an attempt to being required. ANAYE
nuce the Chiness and English type correspond O.I and Co. havo always in hand a large in the size of body, thereby affecting a vast stook of Billiard, Fool and Pyramid Bulls, Cum, economy of space, achieving a slearnces no Tige, Chalky, Cloth, and every requisite for the previously attained, and dispensing with those
vast margins and recant space which have Billiard Table
heretofore characterized Chinese publication
Old Cushions renewed on U. LAZARUS &
To illustrate the vast poops of this work, the gola peculiar principle, thereby making an old following facts are anraitted for consideration, Oilers Vocabularly contains about 16,000 table as good as new.
Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English
W BILLIARD LAMPS.
TEAMERS laring this purt requiring COAL, oan obtain it from the Under
W.GITALE & Co...
Baigon ti 1561 16th September, 1873,
KRUPPS CAST STRUL WORKS, PROFESSEN (GERMANY
SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND
JAPAN, A
NOTICE
of the women themselves or of thour stduptore, tlong kong, Canton and Macao Steambon Co.'s and Obinca Pistionary about 100,000, whilst Sir and Right Light Lamps for Oil, or Kem tt1071 Hongong, Bhanghai, Cologne (Germany) (bo females set up a determined defiance to the Shares per osht, premam, and his work contains more than 56,000 English sins, the latter with burners on the duplex order, and the malow stized their Baider rides, Shangani Stenen Navigation Company-Tie | Bords, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chata principle, giving a light oqsol te twolre ordinksy Powing that they should not retur sch778 per share,
tem. Again, despite all the grammars cond
4 disposition and demonstration of hostility Hongkong Gas Oupany's Sharqs-875 per ober elementary works as yet published, the empl was not politic, nor onlculated to denarte my
on any Budding, or on Mershandise in the same,
at the following rates, exhjeet to a discount of with their contents, to be forfeited.
Detaobed and semi-de tached Dwelling Hounce removed from Town, and their Contente.
Other Dwelling Vanses, ased strictly as suck, and their Contente......... “Godown," Officèé, Bhops,&a, and their Con teks
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Garenal. General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is beraby notified that the postage charge.
§ por osul, per nonton eble upon Paid Letters addressed to. Franės
SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES, Not exceeding tea days, tof the anneal rate, Notarseeding
montb......
one
Abovel month, and not exceeding 3 months a Abova & months, and not exceeding 6 months)
Above 6 months. the full annual rate.
"GILMAN & Cou
it 1903 Hongkong, 8th May, 1874. THE LONDON ABBURANCE
CASINOGSFORATED ET BOTAL OMARIEK
BIG MAJESTY KING GEORGE PREFIRST,
m
Fetcdent of this dificult language absolutely re. Eighteen light ring bughot Gas Pendants, Paner has been, from the eommencement of the prepared to grant Insuransen He follows
dsteem, or to wig for we the Arabe, goodwill - Hongkong Hotel Company's Shures-354 per | quires examples to display the variena Appui, with rod ta suspend over tabis.
the manifestation was summarily suppressed
and the women returned to their mistors.
The first victim, on the expedition has beur
the noble mastiff Castor, presented to me by
cent, discount
BALES OF AFKIN £20, 1875,
fres de reported by: Chinese:
cations and equivalents of different words which hare one general meaning. Of these examples
203
"AND" Oo have been appointed this work contains more than are times a Sole Agents in Judia zed the East for meny as any other Dictionary hitherto, pab.
The Bird'e Nit, 1 one, it 1,120.00, by lishedWRDANT Yee-shun-Eui to travelling trader. M
will henceforward he 12 cents perquarter onnoè when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and
18 gente per quarter punce when forwarded by British Mail Packet.
5. W. MYTYIHELL,
Polisler General General Post Office, Hongkong..
It is hereby notified that hemoaforward, the postaga on letter addressed to Denmark, whon forwarded vik Bonthampton, will bo 28 cents per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional obargs o delivery.
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genorail:: General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby obtified for general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad vanced) npon letters addressed to Prince Ed ward Island, will hengeforward be as followB
When forwarded við
Brindis
42 cents each half-ounce - When forwarded við s
Marseillan 36 cents each half-ounce When forwarded via
Southampton 28 centa each half-cance
-F. W. NITORELL; Men Postmaster General: General Post Office, Hongkong,
HB undersigned having been appointed IN Order to meet the wishes of the Native Agents for the above Colporation, are
Community the Chinese issue of this China New Year, nesund DAILY instead of on MAHINE DEPARTMENT.AZ alternate days as before. 2 WO
Policies at current rates, payable either hero, The Paper has been Extablished for nasely in London, or at the principal Ports of India, Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage. Obina, and Australia. munt, under the, Direction of a Well; Educated FIRE DEPARTMENT Uhines Gentleman: gives reliable commercial Policies issued for long or short periods at chargeable on Packets of printed papera or and generel-information, and has the same surront rates. position gith the Native Community as to ad-
Adiscpant of 50°/- allowed. vertisements and Newa ua che English Daily Spe LIFE DEPARTMENT; Prets with the Foreign, Community,
It is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance, patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong
the Baroncos Bardott Coutts, which died ba- tween the Kingani and Kikók, from heas
For practical purposes the arrangement of ELECTRO BILLIARD MARKER apoplexy. The second whs the mastiff dog dep Black Pepper, 160 bagri at 89,70, by tee the work is so complete, that a reference by means of which the score can be marked tain, a very fine though fervoicum enjoel, and shun-tal to travelling trader
to ita: nagel arables person who under bo died a few days after I have all three Tobas, Larf, 50 came, at $8.00, by Kwongandenglish to optiunicato e Lira the cashion of the table. dōga-the retriever Nero, tbe undaanted bull. bing abong to travelling Bradul. dog Bull, and a well-bred bull-terries Jackwall Res Dales, 20 bags, at 7];. 2.1.5,0, by Kwongnese, In this respect, the work will be found Price: Lisle, Catalognog, and all information Oharge for: Advertisments will be as kereto/Policies issued for sums, zot evèeading £5,000, i víd
with natives who understand nothing bht Chi Indispensable to all Europenas residing in
which so far bare borne the fatigues of the sing-dong ty traveling trader
Tay be obtained from maroh very well, though the latter is con Liquorice, 10 baalles, at $650, by Kwong China, and to the natives themselves it ex- aiderably exercised in ble mind by the numbers hing chong to travelling trade Splains subjects fully with which very few in LAND, CEAWFORD and CO, of grasshoppera le meste in the country while Japan Xelloso Was, 20 ensie, at 84250, br deed of kien are perfectly acquainted Toy en route, ACY AMANDA AKwong,hing abỏng tu travelling tider.N
Car donroe since leaving Kikoks has been
Melon Beeda, 20 bxgs, at 680 by Kwong mainly west-northwest, until in approaching you on to travelling traden Mpwapwa, when we travelled dne weat. For While Wax, & pros, at $82,00, by Kwong,
overal daya wa journeyed along the anttbara; yan-on to travelling trader, bank of the Wami River, snaking the dino very
Milled Rice, 2,000 ploule, st 3100, by Tack
that the Wami can never be mavigable ducing me to local trader.
the dry season, as its channel for many quiles Vermicelli, 20 bogt, at $7.70, by Chun chon
Ju thod with granite boulders. During the to travailing trader,
- who hare, consented to sou 'Ba
C. LAZARUS & 00.5 AGENTS
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875
WING-KOBIE COAL SHUT,
The
on reasonable terme
THE Proprietor of WING-Ker Shop bon to
HOLLIDAY WISH & Co. 1883 Honkong, 28th July, 1872,30 TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
parties residuot in England and interested in. Chins it cannot bat be invaluable oposisionally,
Tlaform the public that his shop have been puE undersigned having been appointed. It comprises opwards of two thousand large KONING, HIAN HAJ, AND JAPAN, stabljaled since 1865, at madloot's Latio, and Agouts for the bore Company, are pre quarto pageer
HÚSOKONG,
and by who
ALL DEDERS WILG ED BECKITED
and forwarded to Calcutta, by the KAREJESZ, opportunity,
that be has always a grout, quaduty of BESTpared to nocept rinke: againet. Fire at our DOAL in store for Sale Gentleman or Shiprafce; authoot be a bones of 20 per cent
VE TIEMBSEF; & Vo., mastora wishing to patronise bim, are requested to Apply at bls Shop,
1-1503 Hongkong, 2nd Bertember, 1974.
* 89 Hongkong, 18th Novemos, 1972
to the United Kingdom by the United States, Packets via San Francisco, will be as follows
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce min weight
in 2 vonts For a packet above 1 cume motreks Scooding 2 ounces Appar
For a pocket above 2 curces not ex Tebedugyd ounces, variomonitasari & and eight costs for every additional four ounces. Those rator apply to Printed Circulars, Prios
Liste Market Reports, and al printed papers other than Newspapers, as well na to Books
rade Patterns or Samples.
FW. MITOBELL.
Posteazer, Generaž, General Fost Ofoe, Hongkong