LITERAET AND AET GOSSIP, A statue of Brunel, the engineer, is to be erected on the Frames Embankment, rear the Templo stafión, ̈·
M.Thiera isompied in writing another in portest, work, entitled," Histoire de l'Art, from notes collected during te late tour in Italy.
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"OLD MAIDS.” Mrs William Grey leolured rebently at the Chelaes Literary and forentino Institution on Ota Maids.", and, coʻamending by definitiona; remarked that so honourable member in a speech in Parliament elled old side social tolluron. A rev. gentleman who took the chair ath meeting for, promoting the bisher educa Sir W. Stirling Maxwell is about to utilise a tion of women, in speaking of the balf-million LONDON SUEZ CANAL Demolion (str.) ...........” large and varied experience of continental af women who are in excess of tha number countries and celebritace by the publication of men in this country; and can therefore not ba volums of Impressions of Foreign Countries" paired, mid women were hy that half million A new paper, called The Indias Telegraphic superfamus In ons of Miss Ansion's charming Jourant, on the same principle as Cassell's pels, Emma being tali abe will be an old puler Educator, is to be started at Labor on the maid," says, "Never mind Harrict'; I shall 1st of July next. It will be a monthly pabi. not be a poor old maid" The 'mamarried lady of good fortune je a single woman, and only definition, that of St. Paul “The numarried at the University of Zurich has conferred the woman onceth for the wings of the Lord that absBAIGON degree of Dostor in that department on Male. Stephanie Wolicka, of Warsaw, for the Entebely in body and in spit; but whe thati muried careta for the things of the world; part of her work, entitled Condition de is how she may please her husband.”. As to the Fenne en Grèse,"
Mr. George Macdonald's story about to appor diffionit question of age," His Majesty is an old in the pages of the Graphie wil, it is said, diffc people in general," was said by a cantionOLLO MANILA
attendast of Louis XIV, Othere would answer from his previous novela in being more or kas with a character in Racine's Plaideurs, had of an historical obaracter, Beginn Castle, the Or Ware, and Lord Herbert, with his steam-mate 60 as the prime of life. Mr. Buckle said a woman reached ber prime between 35 engine, figuring largely
The death is reorded, at the age of 75, of and 40 for though her bounty bad then loat
the charm of youth, it had noquired that of ex Professor Willis, the Juokoan Profesaur of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, at Compression. We might content ourselves with bridgs. He held the office for a period of 38 laying down the rala bat so soon as youthful WATOW, AMOY & FOOOR
manners and youthfulatusments broome ridi- AMOY AND TAMSUI
Guulla (str.),
The first section of the Faculty of Philoment the poor one is an old insid. There in Lnother 3TNGAPORE, BOMBAY, do..... Lombardy (str.)...
years, but from failing health his duties and calon the woman who affects then is on old latiery been performed by deputy
maid. To consider the defnitions in' their 'or-
Dr. Ginsburg has nearly completed the all-dar, in what scrise ie the old marḍ a sostul fair tions of the Hebrew MSS. of the Old Testament, are? Ehebos Tuilad of matrimony. It isunder. on which be lass been engaged for fifteen years, stood in young ladies' schools that it is a young and it is maderstood Cays the Guardians that a Indy's duty to get well married. It she apoceeds considerable part of the result of his laboura la. she takes, for three months at least, the first in print, and will shortly be published.
giace în ovary 'vocisty, if she faïd it is vas vialia.
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Vionat de Castil bo us just published, at Mrs. Oliphant describes a woman whose youth 4 Know SHOWING in each Department
Listen, a translation inte Portuguese of Statu- apan's Midanicher Night's Dream." This work was promised some time ago, when the vissant issued his trauslation of Faunt," 'a workion which aroused muck adseren criticing
Atheroum.
Mr. Samuel Robinson has aunt forti another of the elegant little volume containing the result of his Oriental studies. His latest work is "A Century of Ghazela, era Hundred Odo, selected and translated from the Diwan of Hafiz; a Persian lyrics! poet, who dourished in the feartcent boentary,”
is gone and who is still obliged to think of marrying as a provision, and who goes into sivisty is a laborious trade aud yet cannot stoop low.enough, who leaks with enry even
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COMPRISING
at the widow clothed in the diguity of a great FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, in SILK and sorrow, fo old maida of this class the stigma does apply. They have failed. Passing to the
perfons" theory, it involves the uselessness of 500,00 Susan braids, 500,000 pain of human Lande, 500,0.0 komas minda and bearta. One east lects the misure of St. Treats and 11,000 virgins at Cologne, and asks opoself whether their murderers were inboed with Atu salo of the effects of the late Mr. R. some sich theory of the inutily of single Needham, printer for the Waleyan Conference, women. The sau disregard for fe mala some sulable copyrights of Methodist wohe existence, except as it ministers, to mala sea, were disposed of. An interesting rolio of Jobmay at the root of the ancient practise of infan Wesley, namely, the writing desk on which benoide. In Soinde, aben a female obild was was in the habit of reading and porrenting born to one of the Prices it was brought to bispoofs, war sold for a for pounds to Mr. Him in Dorbar, and If ba did not approve of it, Allibar, pablister of the Christian Globe.....
it was put under the cushion up which he ing The Oestry Advertiser says: The annual sat, and extinguished by the ganik pressure of Terting of.tho Cambrino Arbological Amo his paternal weight. But were unmarried ciation will be held this year (probably in the women saperfluous ?. In ear own sentry alone, monly of Angust) at Carothes, under the they gara os in literature, Miss Austen, Miss readency of the Blebop of St. David's Bis Edgeworth, Josans Baillie, Harris Martinent, lordship was at one time one of the general Frances Power Cobbe, Was Elizabeth Barrett seutaries of the Association, and we believe superfoods till she became Mrs. Browning? In be edited one roleme of its journal, the Archea science, was Mies Herschell superfous, whose
·Jogja Cambrensis,”
laboure were invaluable to her father and brother? Was the devoted sister of the port
and," those poems and ballade which date from college Feare, and due or two piseta bitberto unprinted.
WOOL POPLIN,
Light Fancy MURAIRS.
Figured and Plain Japausso POP-
LINS.
...
ALPACAS.
Figured TUESORE CLOTHS. Black Fancy GRENADINES. White Do
Colored GAUZES.
Printed MUSLINS.
Dai
Striped and Choked ORGANDIS. WASHING MATERIALS for Ladies' Morn-
Weappars,So, in Printed LINENS.
Franch PERGALES.
Sirpad and Emboidered GALADEA
CLOTHS.
Zatin Striped and Check CAMBRICS,
BATISTE
Figarod BRILLIANTES. TUSSORE CLOTHS. LINEN LAWNS,
Niagara Laos Stripe CAMBRICS. Salin Cheok PIQUES. Striped LAWNS.
EMBROIDERED COSTUMES in all the new WASHING MATERIALS, guarunlead fast Colore, which will be found most suitable for this Uimate,
Br. Swinburne progressing with his book on the progress of Shakespeare's style, and the wordsworth supertonna? In ghilanthropy, Iret, matament we to appear in theliny aunbercome they count as to tany Florence Nigh of the Fortnightly Berious. He will shortly tingale, Lady Bardot Coutts, Mury Car bring out a volume of his early pooms, which will consist of the "Queen Mother,peater, Oatavia Bill, and the great is Also Ready-made, a largo Assortmont off
terhood of nurses of every denomina tion, auder every garbP Conta wa spare Mis Davies and Miss Bosa in education? to the third view, that expressed or Miss Aus, tea's baroine, no wonder if women who, when their home was broken up by death, first learnt the worth of money became soured by our and disappointment, and were not all like Mige Bates, acribed by the aspre griter, who, theagh.tiresome, clattering, irrelevant, inco- berent, with little use and no beauty, single and poor, was very much to the tute of every body" Yes, abe von the world by loving Book HUSLIN REGISTERED PANIER heartedms, bonté. It is more than moral SKIRTS, POLONAISES, JACKETS, and goodness, it is the gooduess which diffuses TUNICS.
The Latest Styles in Ladioa” and Children’a UNTRIMMED STRAW and CHIF HATS.
The Newest Desigue is Freuol TRIMMED MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS.
Black Lace and White Shetland SHAWLS. Black Lab SLEEVELESS JACKETS,
Beady-made MORNING WRAPPERS is Frenob CAMBRIOS, BRILLIANTES, and French LAWNS.
Mesare. Bye & Spottiswoode, printera to the Queen, are about to publish the "Accented Bible," an edition of the authorized version of the Scriptores, with ali proper names accenic, as a guide to the correct pronunciation of auch wordo, in the fild and New Testaments. To work in edited by the Rev. Alexander Taylor, XA, Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford and chaplain to the Bonourable Society of Gry's Lab-desdemy.
Ao interesting relio of the younger Scaliger ie preserved in the Biblical collection in Limon
itself outwardly and sociallyunty. La Bock and Brise MUSLIN EMBROIDERED College, Oxford.. B is a Norwegian Bible, bonté et la coqueterie das vicilles femmes COSTUMES. prulished at Holum in 1584,Toliu. At the but and perhaps it is the want of it that makes nid tom of the engraved title-page in written pro bachelors lesa miable and less useful, with- bably in the hand of the giter, "Viro illatriatal more oramental than old maids incooperabili Jocs puo Scagligero Jul. Cs. Fil. No doubt, marrings was the big heat form of life
large Stock of FANCY LINEN SETS, Gerhardus Elmenhorst, D." Eluseaborat. Both for men and women, but there are old though much inferior to bis friend in power or maide from shaice, who, with a genius for OLLARETTES, Real LACE BUFFLE depth of knowledge, was a laburious scholar friendali, bave never experienced lave, and of COLLARS and BEADED FICHUR
Vir diligentissime et diffusionine leationis." these she repeated the words of the Apostle, He formed one of the noble band of studinia Though a sacrament, marriage same to be who gathered round Scaliger at the then sewly loved on in its lower aspect, as concession to Founded University of Leyden-Atkonci,
The Shefield Independent avances that frailty, instead of as the highest form of The type of womanhood was companionship. steps are being laken in the town to obinių atakon, sol From the gomed the Tllowed their site for the creation of a building in connation Muster to the foot of the Croar, hat Erom Eve with the Cambridge University extention tempted by the serpent, and in her tara tempt Babeme, which building it is the intention of ing the man to forbidden fruit and in mediawal the Mayor of Sheffield to wet and present to pictures the serpant is represented with the face the town, £15,000 is spoke of as the probable of a beautiful womin. Protestendam bad re cost of the building, and the gift will be soon-
habilitated marriage but not woman in the Bag panied by oertsia tipolaticus as to endowments degree, and she wannowe looked upon as inferior Ebo provided by the inhabitants. This is the and ministering to man, and not ne an equal third great gift of Mr. Mick Firth. He bus bug, with equal rights of free developineat. ulready breated and endowed a set of alms-The conquest of a higher position in publie bouses, and a park which be is presenting to estimation must ba macro by our single women, the sown is now being laid oct. The Frince of Wales will open this next Angust,
"The subscriptions for the Tombs' Afemorial Food," writes ao Buxlish correspondent to contemporary," do not fall in with that rapidi-
who, aut being bonad like married women, to ease for the things which please their bushands, may claim the right to devote themselves to the things of the Lord, the cultivation of what ever fagulty Ho busgiven them towards pertes.
Real LACE COLLARS and CUFFS, Frilled LAUM VOLLARS,
TULLE and LADÉ RUFFLING Hesined and. Hem Stitched and. Isee Edge HANDKERCHIENS.
HOSIERY and Lisie Thread GAUNTLET GLOVES.
French FLOWERS 211 FEATHERS. BASHES and SASH RIBBONS. Ladies' UNDERULOTHING * BABY LINEN,
or about 25th inst. Camiek despatch. Quick darpatch. i.|Quísk Jóspatch.
Butterfeld & Swife............On Hongkong A: MacG. Hoxton Milism pod Orphans 2 Co Hongkong Vegol, Hagedom & Co. Hongkong Vegel, Hagedorn & Co.. Hongkong Bunnell & Co.. Hongkong PMHS. O,
[DON'S Oo.
&O, & Co..... D&0.8. Co
P.&O.E. N.O..
gkong Soy Sling. Hongkong Remedion & Ca Hongkong Vogel, Hagadora & Co. Hongkong A, MasG. Heaton, Hongkong Remedios & Comp. Hongkong Remedios & Co.. Bouging P.&O. S. N. Ca
F&0.9 N. Ca. Hugkong W. Pantan A Co. Ww, Pastagi ár: On- Hongkong Siemesen & Co
A. Mag, Henton........ Clown & Co
Douglas Laprak & Co, Bongkong Vogel, Hagodom & Co.
For Sale.
CLARET, in Quartz, from $8.75,
Do, Pints
BABSAC.
SAUTERNE. RHINE WINES. APOLLINARIS WATER
SOLAR TOPEES.
STRAW HATS
LIGHT SUMMER BOOTS.
TOE CHESTS.
FRENCH JAMS...
FRENCH PRUNES (Freak. ĶINGLE A DOUBLE HARNESS SUMMER HOSIERY, LIGHT BEER for SUMMER (BLOOD'S.) TEA TASTING GEAR QUININE SHERRY:
LANE, ORAWFORD & 5.
144 645 Hongkong, 8th May, 1875,
- FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE
HRIDIZOR à Bo's MONOPOLE, Chiva.
Apply le
DEETJEN & Co..
·Sale Agents for China and Jepan: 144 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1873..
FOR SALE.
+
2.. Quick despatch
Quick despatch.
On Jelmox, át. 3 PE
Up or about 7th prox.
On or about 4th July
On or shout lat Augë
(On 22ɑd inst., at noeg,
Quick despatoir
Vessels on the Borth.
STEAK TO SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI
and HIOGU.) "BLA THE F&O, S. N. Co.'s Staumilip
* ZAMBESIZE will leave for the nipra place shin 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mails
A. McIVER.
Experintendent,
P: & O...&M: Co.'s Office,
Hongkonur, 19: May, 1875 1724 ASTHAM 'N YOKOHAMA NLER & 0.8. M. Cats Steamship
MALACCA
.
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail wil.class For Shanghai-Fer dona, to day, the 20th instant, at 11.80 A m.
For Shanghai. Per linkiong, tohy, the 20th inst., xl 9.30 1.M,
For Bangkok-Per dolleford, today, the 20th iner, at 3.30 Pi
For Shanghai, Per Brian, to-day, the 2011 instant, at rm2.
MAILS BY THE “ENGLISH PACKEL." The English Contract Packet, "LOM DARDY" will be dispatshed with the al Maile for Baropo, &., SATURDAY, the [22nd instant, at Noon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order
will leave for the bare plase a few hours after Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted the ail of the Zambead with the next Eng until 5 on the latitant.
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Quick despatch
Quick despatch.
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To-day, at noun.
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Today, nt PM,
Qaiak despatch."
On 23rd inet,, daylight. On 23rd inst., at-10 AM, (Toșitonuw, at pɔx-t
For Sale
FOR SALE,
JUST LANDED, KESTRAMED "Biga."" JUPERIOR TABLE and AFTER DINNER OLARETS.
DUGARON Lanoza's
2
MARGAUX, les, Chu, Quite. DUCASSON & LAROZE'S
CHATEAU ELFITE, Quaib DTCÁISON & LABOZE'S 4
CHATEAU
LEOVILE, Quarta, GRAND CRU DE BLANQUET ST. ESTEPHE
MEDOC, 1865, Quarto, GRAVES D'AMDOZES TABLE CHARET, in
Quarts and Pints,
ST. EMILION, is Quarts and Pints. OMARET, in Wood.
VERYOUTH, NOILY PRAT
FB-Price Lista and Samples of Wines, &o, on Application.
E. CHASTEL, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, No, 17, Wyndham Streal,
Next to Daily Proes Ofice. 627 Hongkong, 26th April, 3875.
FOR SALE
UPERIOR PORT WINE,
TINTO, MOSCATEL,
SHERRY (Dry), MALAGA
in Quarter Caoks, and BORDEAUX, in Croke. Apply to
RANEDIOS & C +603 Hongkong, 20th April, 1875
- FOR SALL
CHAMPAGNE-Very Superior Dry, HOFER FRERES & Co, Epernay, CASTE TAKOSIMA COAL at 38 per Ton, in Lote BLARGE, in Quarts And Pinto.
OLARE T to auit. Purdiansara.
Very Superior CHATEAUX LA ROSE, Apply to
Superior CHATEAUX LA GRANGE,
T: G. LINSTEAD. 319 Hongkong, 24th February, 1875.
NOW READY.
Bast Point,
́THOS, G. GLOVER,
687 Hongkong, 16th April, 1875
ESTABLISHED IN 1931 LAZARUS AND 00. Incorporated with Shearwood and Co BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING "CONTRACTORS, BY APPOCNIMENT TO EXCELLENOT THE VICEROY,
BIS
AND HRLL THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 59, 60, 61, Bentinos Street, CALOUTTA
10.
BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard, Tables gro sow the only ones appreciated in India,
es a long and wady experience extending over 50 year has proved them u be the best and most suitable för the climate,
C. I. & Oo lave received's large number of
Frioe
BOUND VOLUMES at the China Overland
Report for the Year 1874 Ten Dollars..
Apply at the Daily Prose Office. Hongkong 1st February, 1875.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR SHANGHAI,
HE German Steamship.
BALTONA,"
A. MOIYEK
&
Superintendent,
:[725
PE 0.8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 13b May, 1875.
· FOR MANILA,
THE Spanish Barge
"DELIATMTM
Captain Basazabal, will have inmediate patch for the above Park.
The Post-Ofice will be open until 8 r.x. on' the 1st instant.
Lotters, &c., may be posted during the night in the bar left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received until 10... on the indinotant
Letters may be posted nakil 10 a.. on the 22nd instant, without late Fea.
Lettors posted after 10 a., on the 22nd instant, will not be forwarded unless the Ita deseo of 18 cents each se well as the postage
is prepaid.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
KEM0s & Co. 703 Hongkong, 10th May, 1875.
FOR LONDON.
THE 41 Clipper Barque
DENRIGHSHIRE" Williaus Master, will lond berc, at Whamp and at Maco, and wilt bare immediate des patoh for the above Port.
For Freight, apply to
OB
A. ACG, HRATON, -THOMAS & MERCER,
Danken and Macao,
If 698 Hongkong, 8th May, 1975.
**** FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
A 1 American Bark
THEAT
“WILLIAM H. BESSE," 1,027 Tons Register, W. H. Boio, Can. mander, will load bare for the above Port, and will hate quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, RAGEDOEN & Co. tr 680 Hongkong, 29th April, 1875.
፡.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, FOINT DE GALLE, ADDEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MD
TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON; AL80,
%
BOMBAY, MADRAS, ANDALOUTTA.
ELE FRNINSULAD AND ORIENTAL STEAN NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steamship "LOMBARDY," Captain GILMOR, with Hs: Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the store places at SATURDAY, the Sod May, at Noon.
Carge will be received on board until Noon Spacio and Perosis at the office zati 2 F. the 2lat May.
For Particulare regarding Freight and Par
suge, apply at the E. & 0..B. N. Go.'s Offic, Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
The later time for pealing Letters at this Office in 11AM., and for Nowspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 AM, on the 2nd instant.
Late altera (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom vid Brindas, or to Sin- gapore, my he posted on board the Pasket from 11.30 AM. te 11.50 A.M., on payment of à Late Fey of 48-cento cook in addition to the postage.
ALFRED LISTER,
Acting Postmaster General. General Part Offion,
Hongkong, 8ts May, 1875.
MAILS BY THE "· PRENOH PACKET."
The French Mait Packet "ANADYE" will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 99th inst at avon, with the Maila
To and through the United Kingdom vi Marseilles, to France and other Continental States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore Galle. Madns, Calcatta, Bombay, Aden. Seychelles, Beanien and Maurities, Susz and Alexandria,
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &c.. patil 11 AN.on the 29th instant, after which no Letters can be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom 'will be granted until 5 a. on the 28th instant.
-Letters for Registracion will be receivod atil 10 A.. on the 29th instant.
ALFRED LISTER.
Acting Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 18th May, 1875... MAILS Í
BY THE UNITED STATES"
PACKET The United States Nail Packet "CHINA will be dispatched on TUESDAY, the la! June," at 3 P.M., with the Mails
For Tokobama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom. “
The Post-QUfice will be open for the reception
of Ordinary Letters, Boks, Newspapera, &a.,
until 2.30 F..
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 20e.. to $.60.,., on payment of A
■*. A Written Declaration of the Content Late Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.. and Value of the Packages for the Overland
The Prepaymeat of the Postage to all the Boute is required by the Egyptiss Government above phees by this route in compulsory and must be delivered by the Shippome to the Correspondence insallcently prepaid. will be Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or forwarded by the English Packets.
with Parcelay and the Company do not foll Oorrespondence addrased to Yokobane and themseiras responsible for any Detention or the United States must be supercribed per Prejudies which may happen from the inco« CHINA," and that addressed to the United rectness on such declaration
ciecos
Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested Kingdon must be emperorsbed" vid San Fran "to take note, that the Steamers learing. Bong kong is correspondence with the Australian Steamers from falla to Bombay, may call at Colombo.
The Company rerre the option of Forward ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by mily of Canal in their own Steamers, or in vasst employed for the purpose.
Shippere are particularly requested to nole the terms and conditions of the Company
K. Hore, Master will be despatched as above Black Bills of Lading. [FO.DAY; the 20th inst., at Noon.
•
For Freight or Passsgo, apply to
WM. PUSTAU & Con
Aperta.
44 757 Hongkong, 17th May, 1876.
FOR FUUCHOW (Direct) Briab Steamship,
"STATE OF VIRGINIA,"
..
Tery flattering testimonials from all parts of Captain Moodie, will be dispatched as above PELISSES.
Children's White PIQUE FROOKS And India, China, Barmah, Ceron, Manila, Jata, on SUNDAY MORNING, the 23rd instart, at
Straits, and Persin, testifying to the fuperior daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to nate and quality of their Billiard Table, and while thanking their Friends and Patrous in Chine for the liberal support so long extended
WASHING HATS.
Doya WASHING SUITS, in all sizes, Ladies' UMBRELLAS and SUN SHADES. Ladies' and Ohildren's BOOTS and SHOES
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
their firm, would, in soliciting farther pa- tronage, beg le mention the following fasts
ty rbjob was to have been expected, considering. tion. They need not be social superfluities: QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET Jahich have confaced to the auchess their efforts i
thegreat popularity of the silcera populari-and any of them aro, indeed, ispersaries, tyrhich was hating, and which did not be. though often, like other necessities of life. come extinct, as Boom as the passed from the thaklly need till their lose teaches un their body. Tombs was beloved universally. Tire value free follower as they are of Him who was no questioning his merits. As a soldier came, not to be ministered auto, bus to minister und as a friend, be was alike beyond reprob,
and 1 confess I was earprised when I notized
in the Times the other day that the amount of The Hour is enabled to state on the besi subscriptione already banded into Mesara Cox anthority that there is not the slightest founda and Co, to the cred is of the home fund ashooly tion for the report published by the Bien Publis
HONGKONG,
AND AT SHANGHAI.
FOR SALE.
ENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE
SHERRY
T. G. LINSTEAD. 2138 Hongkong, 21st December, 1874.
exode 2200; this is no suit should be that the Emperor of Brazil contemplates J. ANTE TENNENTS ALB and
Delhi Gomotio
Edward
The following inseriptian, from the pen of the preacat peer, bas been recently placed un the stone which marks the grave in Weatnine. ter Abbey of the late Lord Lytton George Earl Lytton Bulwer Lytton, born 25tk May, 1803; died 18th January, 1873. 1831-41, Member, of Parliament for St. Irea and for Llucoln; 1838, Baronet of the United Kingdom; 1852.86, Knight of the Shire for the County of
addication.
ON LONDON
SZOHANJE..
Bank Bills, on demand,
4/17
Bank Bille, at 30 days sight, 4/11 to £10 Bank Bills; at months' sight, 4/28 Gredita, at G máthaʼsight...... Documentary Bills, at mone
4/24
Hertford; 1858, ons of her Majesty's penipal Ox BoxBar,Bank on demand 23 Beretarica of Bruto; Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. Georga: 1866, Tharon ON GALAUTTA, -Baak, on demand 2031
Lytton of Knebworth. Taburious and distin- ON SHARURAL-
golshed in all fields of intellectual activity,
indefatigable and ardent in the cultivation and
love of lettera, his genins as an author was dia
aurpected sudinsolubly, with every department
Bank sight akong
Privite, 30 days' sight.
BEARES.
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played in the most varied form, which have Hongkong and Shinghui Bank Sboree
Berpent focante
FORTER.
LOANVAS
DAVID CORSÅR & SONS" Merbant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flas Crona
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. if 1130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1887.
NOW ON. SALE,
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY; WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION. ⠀
bave hitherto set with.
MAN & Co..
Agents. F 768 Hongkong. 19th May, 1873. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHO W.
THE Steamship
.4
***LOUGLAS," Captain Burnie, will be deapstoked for the Every table is made of solid wood, well sea-, above. Portu on SUNDAY, the 23rd instant,
Fat 10A.M. wned and mot sønezred.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS TAPRAIK & Do. 78 758 Hongkong, 17th May, 1875.
FOR MANILA. HE Spanish Steamer
The Casbions are constructed on an entirely a principle, introduced by O. L. and Co., and unlike that adopted by English unkers, and are much more durable and lively than English-made cushions...
No table loares O. T. and Co.'s premiana until it has been studing ready foisted for over 12 months, in order to easury perfectly semmoned material,
Every artiols of faraiture, also, that leaves, 6. LAZARUS and Co.'s Establishment, is gua- ranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood.
I&Co. have always sendy s large stook! of new Qnabiois on their peculiar principle, and which can be supplied for any table, the so onate length and breadth of the slate bod only being required.
CL, and Co. have always in band a large stook of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Cros Tips, Chalke, Cloth, and every requisite for the
An ANGLO-CHIESE DICTIONARY, published
at the Daily Frens Office, Hongkong, Billiard Table
Ola Cushions renewed on C. Iarzarus, &
tae abovo Purt.
"EMUT."
Blanes, Master, will have quick despatch For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS.&0. tf.762 Hongkong, 18th May, 1875.
QUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR LONDON vin SUEZ CANAL. 188 Company's Steamship
will
"DEUCALION**
for
a
be despatched on pr about the 25th instant For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ¿gend, 750 Hongkong, 17th May, 1875,
FOR FOODHOW.
THE
NHE 4 1 Clipper Ship -
"NTASSA.
A. MOIVER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 3th May, 1876.
U. 8-MAIL LIND. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TA PANAM, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND
'SAN FRANCISCO.
S. SOHIÑA" will lira Honging Tfor San Francisco, vid Yokohama, of TUESDAY, the Id Inne, at 3 pm, daking P sengers, Maile and Freight, for Japan, the Enited States, and Europe..
ALFRED LISTER,
Ating Postmaster General General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th May, 1875.
It is benby notified that henceforward the postage on letters added to Newtondland, which must be paid in advance, will be as fol lows, viz.
When forwarded vid 34 cents auch 4-ounce.
Brindisi
When forwarded vil)
Marcilles........
34
Whea forwarded via) 28 Southampton......if
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Ceneial Post-Office, Hongkong. *.
It is hereby notified for general information. that here forward the Postage on Letters nd- dressed to Russia, when markod to be forward- ed via Southampton, will be redgoed to 4 cents por kaif-prince.
F. W. MITCHELL.:
Postmaster-General, '; General Post Office, Hongkong. Arrangements having been inde nader Through Passeiger: Ticken und Bills of which Baile for Lander arriving at Suez from Lading are asued for transportation to Yolor. China by Private Ships will be forwarded to hama and other Japan Ports, to Ban Francisco, destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified to ports in Mexico, Contral and South Awer that the rates of postage, which must be paid in and to New York ind Europe, SJA PANAMA. advance, on correspondones addressed to the A Steamer of the Company will have Skang. United Kingdom ao forwarded, wil be an fcl bai, the Inland Sea Ports; about the same lows, vis:-
24 cents per balf ounce, jate, and make ale connection at Yokohama For Letsers
For Nevepapera......... 8. caohi A New York und Aspinwall, Passengers
(not exceeding lounce 4 cents. bave colection of variona fine if Steamers to For Ends and England, France and Gering,
Patterns.....
every
additional
€
18
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong.
Freight will be received on board until 4 PM. on the Sist instant. Parcel Fackages will be received at the Offee until 5.rar. of the man day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fully value of same is required.
It is hereby notified that a line of British For further information as to Paisage id Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Mail Gatract Packets bas been establiebed be
tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect- Prays West.
G. B. EMORY, ' ing lines, will afford a regular mesna of con
Acting Agent,reyance of correspondence from Hongkong för the forego ports on the East Afries Couet, Ja Hoogkong, May 15th, 1873.
well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAU-lena and Ascension, and that bonceforward the
:SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
tha literatavs of bis time the name of Taioa aurance Bedioty of Canion, new sharaNORcomprehensive and practical servicos peculiar principle, thereby making an old Garreek, Master, will have immediate dos CENTRAL PACIFIC AND JONNECTING
ward Bulwer Intion--Atkeutuin.
Captain Merder has just finishod a picture of be prenant Osbinet, for whigh, eongthing lega than a year ago, be received a commission from a private committee of monkere of both Houses
of Parliament. The pieters includes portraits
$50 par shaw premium, nominal ObingTraders Lustento Company's Suures
2-$900 per share.
China and Japan. Marine Insurance Me 19
per share, Obines Insurance Company-8190 per share.
of all the Catinet Ministern, each of whom Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share with the exeption of the Premier, has giren $450 per share. several aittings to the artis. Mr. Darnell was. Obtus Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$1 however, none the leas casernfully **aken
whilst receiving a deputation. The scene is laid Victorin Fire Insurance Company's Share
in the Connoilamber at Downing-street, which isketched with a fidelity that has not emitted tợ
per abare. $156 per abare
Bhares-377 per cent. discount.
take note of a rent in one of the yelin silicongtong and Whampoa Book Company's window-blinds Tha Premier la represented in
Bares persont. premiam.
a standing stiinde addressing the Cabinet, the Hongkong, Janton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s members of which are grouped in the tort Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ta natural manner All the likenesses uro good, but amongst those which will probably be 70 per share, a day neognised an the happiest sre Lord Cuiras, the Ronglong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per
|
the Work stands unrivalled. All the new
words which the Chines have of late years bees table as good be now. sompellal to coin to express the mugierons ob
teachinery photography, Gelegraphy, and
in soienos generally, which the rapid advanaj |
BILLIARD LAMPS.
Six and Eight Light Lampe for Oil, or Karo-
of toroiga relations has imposed upon them, are ine, the lattor with burners on the duplex fully illustrated and explained, forming ezer spe home giren en conso. Poh and avery word is principle, gittig a light equal to twelve ordinary
for xudents of a mort instructive nature
Both the Court and Panti promineratione are.
Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pendants,
given, the scents being carefully marked and to suspend over table.
the best principle hitherto attained. Thetypo
graphy displays the mess of an attempt to
Ú. LAZARUS AND Co, have been appointed make the Clarose and English type correspond Sole-Agents to India and the East for
the site of body, thereby offecing a vast THE NEW PATUNT
economy of space, achieving a chances not
ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER,
Fionay attained, and dispensing with the by-mane of which the more can be marked vast margins and vacant spaces which bara
- To illustrate the visf scope of the work, the heretofore characterised Chinese publications, from the cushion of the table.
pato for the above Port,
For Freight, apply to
A MAG. HEATON, 749 Hongkong, 17th May. 1375.
FOR NEW YORK"
THE
4 1 German Barqa
"PYRMONT having the greater portion of her Cargo es- gaget, will loud at this Pors and Wiempos, and have quick despreob
- For Freight, apply to
OLYPHANT & Oc 094 Hongkong, 17th April, 1675,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. BEd American Ship
#McNEAR,"
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
RAILROAD COMPANIES,
ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
ANDTM
The fut powered. Tion Propelles, THE Steamers of this Company consisting OCELNIC, REIGÍC, and GAELIO, DI_5,000" Lone Capacity end will commence the Trans- Pasito Service between Hongkong and Sun Fraposen, wie Tokohama, taling Cargo and Passengers as Above.
The S. 8. DUBANIC, due of this Port about 27ch instant, will be desputahed for San Fran cisco sia Tokobama, on my about June 7th proximo.
The Steamships BELUIO and GABLIC follow, and be deepatound on or about July 4th and August fat respectively, pa
For Freight or Passage, or any further
postage, which must be paid in advanes, an let ters addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambigan, Dola. goa Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension, will be 20 cents for each balf-onnec newspapers 2 cents each.
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaner General, General Post-Office, Hoogkong.
It is hereby notifled for general information |that, on and after the 1st January, 1876, the Postagi on Correspondence forwarded by Pri vate Ship to the Straite Settlements must be prepaid it the following rates, viz. imm
For Letters.Scents per jönnen. For Papers,
b For Book Packets go que
Sad Packeta of 6 for engh & ounces.. Paltarus The registration fes on smali correspondenca in Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper of Packet,
F. W. MITCHELL, My Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong
Doke of Richmond, My, Gathorne. Hurdy, Lord Hongking Hotel Company's Stores-2571 following faote are submitted for consideration. Price Liste. Catalogues, and all information will land here for the above Port, and wil haveformition, apply to the Undersigned, Praying auch setialen through the Post it the rates
Derby, and Mr. Cross. The picture is intended
for presentation to one the Conservative
Daily Now.
abare. M
cent. discount
Ulabs. It is being angraved by Mr. H. Lu, SALER ON MAY 19TH, 1875,
As reported by: Chines
-- may be obtained from indiv
CRAWFORD AND CO., who have consented to as
Uhalcasa" Vocabularly contäitis about 16,000} Chinese characters, and Medhar's English LANE, and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 50,000 English
The anniversary in cosuxion with the re-Dried Muscle, (large), 10 bags at $38.00, by woxde, and upwards of 800,000 Chiamo ebarso
toration of the hara of the Brigul Catbed Hop-hing to Telling tredere de
A celebrated recently. A public luncheo
we beld, presided over by the Mayor of Bristol,
Mr. O. J. Thouns, who i & Unitarian From the report presented by the bon secretary, Mr W. E. Wait, M.P., it appeared that during the oight years over which the work extended Bum of £41,20) had beer atributed, and the belief that if £9,000 ookuwaitken vapressed: Tore at once placed at their disposal £38 pavo might be nonurdled with the mainder of the Cathedral and made available fie, Diving service before the next andire Mary. The report of Mr. Strest, the amitoot, detailed the progress made during the year, and slated that the works to be completed defärg the nave could be used were the western window and gable, the interior of the western towers, the Bours, doute, and the fitlinge, carvings, and Kulpture. Baberiptions amounting up- wards of 22,000, were spounced at the Jon cheap by Mr, Wait, who remarked that the
of £10,000 in eight year-refooted credit on
ters. Again, despite all the grammare and other elementary works as you published, the
C. LAZARUS & 00'8 AGENTS
1,808 Tena Ragister, D. A. Carter, Commander,
carly despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MAN VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & UG.
640 Hongkong, 29th April, 1876.
FOR 310IL!}'+4-MANILA-
bod to trafalling rates. 87950, by Tongamiant of this difficult language steblutely re HONGKONG, SHANGRAL, AND JAPAN, THE Spools Brig aboo to travelling tracer,
quires simples to display the various appli, i
and by whom Drid Lily Flousts, 20 bag, at 19,90, sations and equivalents of different words winal ALE ORDERS WILL BA BUCHETED Kwasgibook-wo to local trader, m
Brown Sugar, 300 bags, at $8.80, by: Yuen-fato un general meaning. Of these examples and forwarded to Calcutta by the MASLINET
this work contains more than re times as opportunity. to local traders th to rarelling trade.
Black Fear, 800 plenis, at $1.75, by Kin foolgay as any other Dictionary hithertos-put-
Lisbed.
THE TOURIST'S GUIDE – For practical purposes the arrangement of 1 REDUCED PRIOR $1, the work is Bo. Complete; that a reference Containing the names of all the Articles of to ite pagas suables person who der Trade, objects of Natural History Furniture, stands English to communicate effectively ko, &c. with the Punts, and Mandarin Pronun with natives who andestand zatkng but Chicistion, ERIC MAC
Woad Oil, 30 pickages, nt 12.30, by Chu- foung to traveling trader
Braca Auger 100 bag, at $8.60, by Ye abun al to local itüder. 215-
G
0
RUGERSD.Dj. DENTIST!
No. 7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD,
ti 217 Hongkong, 1st December, 1874,
STORAGE,
10ALB received on Storage in First-cles
large sara contributed to that work-upwarde Godawas (letely known sathase of Mesane the liberality of the citizens of Bristol, and he B. WALKER&Co. of about 5,000 tons Capu doubted whether any cher city an equal in city, situated on the Fraya, West Waschi, treat had been shown in thedral obertes. Timer.
DAIWA ST. GLINSTEAD. S 1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874
ners. In this respect the work will be found Also a fer sopies of the GRAMMAR of the indiapoamble to all Europeans reading in Chinese Language, in two Parte. China, and to the natives themaalyes it ex- The Daily Prean Ogión. De plains subjects fully with whida, very few in. dood of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties rendent in England and interested in China it cannot but be invaluable escasionally, It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarto pigva.net.
TRUENER &... 60, PÄTERNOSzín Boni WAW HABELD. "DAILY PRESS " ÜFFION, HONGKONG.
"GRAVINA,"
Plco, Master, will bare quick despatch for the abors Porte,
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
SEEMEDIOS & Co. t('44 Hongkong, 14th May, 1875. BARFÖR MANILA.
THE
puis Banque
"BALBINA
the above Port
For Freight or Passage, apply to SAVER VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co.
1 714 Hongkong, 11t) Hoy, 1875.27 ONE FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
THE 41 Brithal Ship
Wext
Acting Ages.
G. B. EMORY,
702 Dongkang. Muy 8th, 1875,
OHN SKINKER, BAN FRANC1800,
CALIFORNIA
Sole Agent on the Pacifi Coast for Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunitio: Di Pont's Blueting and Sporting Fowler Lake Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Sally Fuse
NOTICNEN
An eine malezyprotension exists regarding the transmission of Packets sul Samples. through the Pout, it is hereby notified "fer genorul information, that the privilege of send of postage applicable them is restricted to bond fida Trade Patterns or Bamples of Merchan dies. Goods seat for Sulo, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), orang articles seat ly one private individual to another which are not satually patterns of samples, are not adiwible.
FW, MITCHELL,
Postmaker Genero.. Gederst Post-Office, Hongkong..
conta
is hereby notified that henceforward the raten of postage which must be pridin advanos, chargeable on Packels of printed papers of patters of light weight sent from Hongkong, to the Taited Kingdom by the United States, TN Order to get the wishes of the Native Packete ria San Francisco, will be as follows,
For a packet not wreeding 1 cu00 viz
in weight For a pasket above 1 cause not ex seisding 2 ounamamahayagang For a packet above 2 onniesa not at
eeding' on 6 eight cants forevery additional four ounces These rates apply to Printed Circulare, Price siste, Market Reports, and all printed paper other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trader Patterns or Samples,
TY. MITOHELL
Pastmaster General Gentral Post Ofoe, Hongkong.
Paper has boon, from the oonigansment of the Optain Miranda, will have quick despatch for Community the Chino lesue of this Ohus New Year, idened DAILY instead of on altorsate daya as before. PMMA
The Paper has been Established for nestly Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage msn under the Direction of a Well Edenied Chiness Gentlemens given reliebte come and general, information, and has the s PUHAMPION OF THE SEAS position with the Native Community as to Ad- Wilson, Master, will load here for the verterents and Nowe as the English Daly Port, and will bare early despatch. Fren with the Foreign Commuity. The
Uharge for Advertisements vil, be as hereto for Freight, apply to let g
Hongkong, 28r1 Fabruary, 1874,
WING KUA OCAD SHOP. THE Propistor of WING-KER Shop begs to
inform the public that his Shop bar been "L": established since 1853, at Endicott's Lane, and that be bas always a great quantity of BEST A OOAL, in store for Bale Brentlemen or Bhipbore masters wishing to patronisa kita, are requested |to apply at his Shop,
171603 Bongkong, 23rd September, 1874.
BUSSELL &Co..
1688 Hongkong, 8th May, 1978,
and