MISCELLANEOUS.
THE VISIT OF THE SULTAN OF ZANZI
If you are cursed with an insatiable appetita BAR TO BIRMINGHAM GRANA buy a plaid vest, id that you can always foop a check on your stomach.
At Longford, Patrick M'Nifa, who had at tained the patriarchal age of 104years, died the uthor day. He was ill only one hour
The Uployne Gunsite is Informed from Baus that the names of the volontdients ressered in pete will be published in ★ Usnsistory next *
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AUGUST 21, 1876.
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On Saturday, the Bra at the Soyyld of Zens Busbar visited the famous aliver and electro-plate Somebody anys a wife ahouk be like roast works of Monsra. Elkington & Co. in Newball- Innb-tondor and nicely drosacd. A bachelor atrest. His Highness was accompanied by his adies" And without any sande. anite and Alderman, Bigge (ex-Mayork Dr. Stary; the soulptor, is mukinga armsation Badger, Dr. Kirk (agout und Cousu General as in Florence, Italy, by his impersonation of Zanzibár), and Mr. Clament Hill (Foreign "Shylock, who was also a elweller.
Ofice attaché). A cozuiderable number at por- ops assembled in front of the tracen's Hotel, and cheered the Sultan as be left. The time LONDON SUNZ CANAL. Ulymas (etta)... fixed for the visit to Mesars. Elkington's was half-past nine o'clock ; it was," however, a balf-pant ten o'clock before the party Errived there. A large number of pereans awaited the arrival in front of the works, and greobed the Seyyid with hourly obeer as the carriages. drew up before the portice entrance Facing MANILA up the noble cairanes, with an imposing array
Dow of brouse Egures and statuen of the Kings of
TOKOKAMAMA England on each aids, the distinguished visitors were nabered into the show roots. The sight SHANGHAI which meets the eye on entering this spoious.
Do and upon each side ero tables and hande SWATOW AMOY orees, dantaining an extensive and varied resorti. ment of most costly pinted and silver wares beautiful specimens of akified workmanship, of artistic designs. Time would only permit of a cursory glance at the most prominent things, and the chief fentores were pointed out through Dr. Badger, who interpreted to the Seyyid. Horing looked at several dessert service and
Aman recently took a bath in the dark. He managed well onangh, only be zot hold of a pice of store-blacking instead of pomp. with marked resnita, ki vegan
What is the difference between the Pawner's Bank and a German city? None: one is a Joan Coind the other Cologne, and they both obarge per scent.owled MAP apartment is most striking. Down the centre
The Duke of Westminster bus purokased for, it is unid 15,600-the celebrated racehorse Doncaster, which Mr. Merry lately sold his trainer for £10,000.
The Germinn Emperor bas conferred the order of the Itad Bagle of the second class upon Captain Charles Fellower, Q.Benperintendent of the Chatham Dockyard.
To preserva eggs M. Sace renommends that tury abould be dipped in paraf. The eggs otter presioanl articles, bis Highness's atton neet be perfectly freab, na otherwise the paration was directed to a fine solid Ailver anp, for fin décs-sat utpost decomposition.
Toe Birmiogliani School Baird have, by this gating vats of the chairman (MA Chamberlain pissed a resolution to the effect that all schools maintained by the public tande abculd be free:
There are twenty-three men in a Turkish meneetery who knygen woman singa, infancy, Juncky dogs Probably every abira they hive has all the buttons on-Milwauken Sentinel,
The Globe understands that a proposal by the military authorities to dispose of tho basion and docks of Woolwich yard,, now in possession of the War Office, bue been overruled by the Admiralty.
Of the 6th it, the steamer Fifashire left Clinton for Festru: Among her passengers ware Capinin Bartue and a party or explorers on their way to survey the soens of the recent
vulcanic eruptions.
A Subscriber to a South-western Newspaper died recently, leaving four years' subscription anpaid. The editor appeared at the grave and deposited in the cofan a palm leaf. fan, a linen coat, and a thermometer,
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For Sale. SAYLE &
Trennar (als [Malacou Tansle
Peshaw Amazona
Angleze
AVE reaðlved, or S. & Blita of "Virgèria,
prasentation by Mr. Peter Doany, of Heleasice; to the ançosesfu competitor of the 1st Ad winistrativu Battalion of Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteers, Bo was thon ghown, a basket of natural ferus, plated by a deligita prosem with gold and silver, similar to the ons presented toray) bér Royal Highness the Prinzess of Wales. He *** GOODI AS UNDER- next inspected the Brighton Auce Cup fer 18th. * The 'oop is at prosent unfinicked, but it isn fine work of art, and has been specially designed.
OTENE KATEPARKĻVALSA
WHITE KERSEXMERE and BEDFORD
FANCY BLUE and BLACK UDATINGE CHOICE TROUSERINGS...
à fay Salt Lengths of FASHIONABLE TWEEDS.
LIGHT OVERCOATINGS for DUST
The TAILOBING DEPARTMENT being ander
Reasonable Rates, n perfect fiù being always
IONES Zuraeid,
16 is made of solid silver, and is of the value of CORDS for BREECHES and PANTA 400 quizens, Armand the basement resahelis LOONS. are represented, and above them four figures of boys palling in male. In batalief around the body of the cap are represented the old games, Il Creciatore, has proved a fiasco at the of lilting and tournament, and the horse Teas, Milun Satin Ruderonda, bar "Un matrimonia labore these on each side being a profile of soite in Republica," which is on dit somewhat George the Fourth, Tho handles are formed Wagneresque, has been anodessfully produced with tournament lances, which support an at the Dal Verme
Coachtohen bearing the Brighton armes and the According to the Rivaint newspapers, the top of the cuple surmounted by a graceful fire which occurred in Morshank destroyed all female figure seated in abell. The design in | COATS, the houses in the place save 30. The consequent simple but appropriate, and the work mungkin Josses exceed 85,000,000 of reubles, more than eronllent. His Highness was also much £5,000,000 aterling.
siruok with the nor bracket diabes with revolving covers, the ingenuits and beauty of the Supervision of Two ExrgeIENORD-COT. which are no less remarkable than the moderate prices at which they are produced. There were TERS, SATEE & Centó prepared to make also a larga nawber of beautiful and earn the above in the Latest Styles and at most artielee in conree of ninnufacture for the use of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales during bis tour in India Glancing at cast filled with silver and gold capa, dessort services, and ot bar ornamental articles of electro-ware, including w splendid service after the style of the oro made for the King of Siam, the Sultan pamed by covered way to the various workshops of the manufactory Among other thingé, the Seyyiù appeared mash interested by the electro-depo A siting process. In the room where this process is conducted are large fat nad one of the largest electro-magnelio machines in Bagland. HATS, in all the The Thorou strength of the, machine, was shown by the burning of tblok-iron and copper wire, at which the Sayyid was highly amused, for he laughed hearty when bu saw the effect produced by Le counention of the wire with the battery. It was said that is Righress has an electric battery at home, with which he WINDSOR, SAILOR KNOT, NEAPOLI- amdees himisif by making experiments. Ob TAN, and oktor SUARVES, reaching the department where pisting and gilding are gondnoted, the Sultan was show they provere and is lighness gilded several ocins of the roalm, in the same vat in which a vase was gilt by the Princess of Wales. He | COLLABS, quite new took the boice away with him, and was so much. delighted with this process tint be remained
1 bate nupibing that coompies more space than it is worth," "anya William Hazlit "I bate to are a load of bandbores co along the Beet, and I unto to ued a parcel of big words with out anything in them.
When playful lad is sliding down a sand bank, with a beart full of careless joy, and a HOT of" "SIMIODY PAYER CUTER, nothing more quickly turns the current of his thought thau & slide on a brier.—Rome Bentinal;
The Rev. J. W. Thomas, a Methodist New Connexionemster at Tanstil, bna beer or peller by the Cauference for misconduct. The principal charge alleged agsins him in promio- âng marriage to four young ladica.r
Women have their rights in Charlestown At the Schützenfeat recently held thers s rife Tange for women was well patronised. The prizes offered were bird-dages, dress patterns, zed other things of nao or ornament.
The Rav. A. Bradley, formerly ourate of St. Martin's-in-the-Field, Liverpool, who seeded from the Anglican Church sans tíma ag 28 on the 24th June ordained a priest of the Homan Catholic Charol by Bishop O'Reilly af Liverpoo
DRAB SHELL aid PARIS SILK HATS; CHRISTY'S PULLOVEZ HATS, the Latest Novelty
BLACK, BROWN, and DRAB FELT
NEWEST SHAPE6-
A Large and Entirely Fresh Lot of FANCY
The "BRIGHTON" and "DONNAUGHT
OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA
sque time watching the gilding operations, and SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS on leaving the department he exclaimed to Dr. Badger that Birmingham was like "Bir-Min-attached,
a bom in Arabia, which Dr. Badger explained meant a well of them, or theirs ; a well being
The Ocpenhagen, correspondent of the Fall Mall Gasfle writes: regret to any tunt all the leading Norwegian papers extras gest fears of a coming commercial erash in Norway,
WHITE LONGOLOTH SHIRTS in dif
a course, so that the Seyyid meant to expresa ferent geolities, that Birmingham was a source of wealth. The party then returned to the show room where, 14.
on nccount of the bad freights and the stagusia addition to the coins which he had gilt n
copy of leasra. Elkington's Fine Art cutelogue was presented to the Seyyid. He then wrote his name, Barghaab-bin-tisïð,”hin Arabic sharecters, in the visitors' book, and Dr. Bad-
tion in the timber trado qMA
Shooting in the international rifle matob he tween six Americans and six Irlimen has taken Place of Dollymount, near Dublin, Tho ranges ware at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, and the Amo-ger, Dr. Kirk, Mr. Hill, and Alderman: Bigg ricans scored total of 967, and the Irish 920, also entered their names. The Sultan, before the former thus winning by 38 poiuta. “.. departing, expressed himaolf highly gratided
Are the young ladies of the present they fit with his visit. for wives Panked a Boston. loeturor of his mudicace. "hey are fit for buahands,” rea -pooded a female voice, but the trouble is that yan men are not A for wives!" The applaase was great, and so was the discomfiture of the lecturer.
Map
A state barge and steam plinace, are to be prepared and supplied to her Majesty's "abip Seragis for the rise of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on his visit to India. Order lave ales been given for a delug-room table, expable of seating sixty persone, to be fitted on board the Serapis
SILK UMBRELLAS. MACINTOSH OVERCOATS, BOOTS and SHOES,
BAYLE AND UC., VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Why is the Sultan of Zanzibar like the lasti Oxford-crew-Because he's a potestată (polent – QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET. oight). Fun.
Intending migrants to Auckland, New Zealand, ara informed by an Australien paper that a tax of ten shillings a bead per annum has been imposed on all bachelors, for eduon- tional purpose
Berkeley, Sept, 1980-Gentleman, I fost daty Iowa to you to exprean my gratituds for the great boneft: 1. Inye laived by taking Norter's Camomile Pille.” I applied in your agent, Mr. Bell, Berkeley, for A precocious boy was asked which was the the above and Pills, for wind in the stomach, trop greater evil of the two, hurting another's feel harufred existing pain for a length of time, having tried nearly every ready prescribed, but without ings or his fingers. He and the former, deriving any bandhi af ska: After taking two bottles of "Right, my dear child,” said the gratifled your valuable Pills, I was quite wetired to my trust siete questioner, and why is it worse to hurt the of health Flease give the publicity for the benefit of feelings? Because yon can't tie a rag found those who may thus be afficted-1 am, bir, yours truly, quem," excluinied the dear chili. VADERA. Harry Aase-To The Proprietor of FORTO The marriage of the Princess Girgenti, eister Conex PILL [428 128k Aug 31.
of King Alfonso, with the sou of Prince Frederick Charlee talked about sa probablej.
and it is supposed in Piris that the event would.
lead to German intervention in Spanish affairs.
It is denied that King Alfonso is going to marry
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOD
FRIDAY, 20th Angnát, 1875.
HONGKONG).
AND AT SHANGĦAL
FOR SALE,
Very Superior CHATEAUE LA ROSE. Superior CHATEAUX LA GRANGE,
CTG LINSTEAD. 319 Hongkong, 24th Febenary, 1876. §. PRO VOL FOR SALE.
Tob FERMET ÁTFLY TÓ,
DESPATCHED,
Butterfeld & Swire. Butterfeld & Spire, Vogel Hingedorn & Co... Nogel Bugadora & Co.i.
Zong 0. &.0.8. Co
UP 40. 8. N, OMA
Menageries Maritivies. Hongkong Romėɖips & Co.
Douglas Lapegik & Jo..
Hongkong Masageries Maritime......
On or about 19th inst On or about 27th inst. Dalok despatch.s Quick despatol.
On 15th próx, BL3 PM. Į On 1st prox, ab3 P.RU
Op 28th inst., at noon. To-day, at nona. Tatzuk despatch. Today, at noon **Quik despotoku
Qalate depputul
JP. & 0.8, N: Commenta Mensageries Maritimer.... Hongkong Biomon & Co... esetéténetem Hongkong Dougla Impraiz & Con
For Sale. HOMPSON AND H ̄ ̄
IND
INMATE INSTRUZION OF THEIR NEW GODS, ex S. 9. GLENGYLE ::* Lafies' and Childre's BOOTS and SHORE. Ladies BLACK VELVET SHOES. - PIQUE COSTUMES, ÜORSETS
THE STETPED COTTON and THREAD
Boys and Girls SAILOR G YACHTING
New STRIPOD and OHECK GRENA DINKS for DRESSES
- PLAIN WHITE-DATISTES and WHITE STRIPED DITTO."
New STRIPED and SPOT FRENUR PERCALES
Pieces of HAIR, for Wearing in Present Style
JEA CROSSES, BRACELETS;: NEOK÷ LETS, and HAIR FINS,
Ladles and Children's UNDERCLOTHING Goatlemen's FELT HATS, SHIRTS, 00MARS, SCARES RAVATS, TIES and UNDERULOTHING. IN ORANGES The Indin GAUZE UNDERVEST, to the of like a Coal, so as not to beaten d
33, "Q US EN'S ROAD, KONGKONG. 666 Hongkong, Atth July, 1870.
Quick deepatol.
Quick deagateb.
Kó day, at 2r.M
To-marrow, at 10.A.2.
Vessels on the Bertir,
FOR MANILA,
1 departare of the Steamship.
"LEONOR, for the abore Port, is POSTPONED usti TO-DAY; the Sist jest, at Noone v
For Freight or Pasenga, apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co. 24-1279 Hongkong, 20th August, 18752 vi FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FUOCHOW,
THE Stoomship
YESSO." Captain Pauchard, will be despatched for the abore Porta TO-MORROW, the 22nd, anot 30 ANGERSERVEDNEGA DRE
For Freight or Passage, apply to asi
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 21 1280 Hongkong, 20th August 1875, CUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON SUEZ CANAL TIE Company's Steamrehip
T
ULYSSES,"
will be despateled on or about the 19th listant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents 1222 Hongrong, itu, Augcat, 1875.
OOLAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON via SHEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship.
MENDLAUS
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
WINAMARITIMES
PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANCAIS, STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT BATO, NAPLES, AND POMARSBILLES;
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND OAL- VACUTTAMISKA
Post Office Notifications.
A mail will elona
For Shanghai-Per Fu Feo, to-day, the 21st inat., at 11,80 A.M, LA
For Suntow. For Nana, to-day, the 21st |inst., at 11:30 AUME
For Manila-Per Footerday, the 21st fash, at 11:30 AM.
For Shanghai-Per Yangtze, to-day, the 21st inst, at'1,20 r..
For Yokobom and San Francisco-Pér Oceanic, on Wednesday, the 1st proxy at 280
P.M.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET""
The French Mail Pooks: "PELHO" will N SATURDAY, the Plat August, 1875, be despatched on BATURDAY. the 21st inst
at noon, the Company's Steamship with Mails to and through the United Kingdom PELNO" Commandant LOEMIER with via Marseilles; to Europe, Saigen, Singapore, MATUS, PASSENGERS, BPB01D, and Galle, Madres, Clouting Bombay, Alen, fay CARGO, will leave this Port for the above shellos, Itsunion, Mauritius, Suez, and alwaaS-
dria, Vodka. pinces
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, deiune August Nth
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Mersailles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Order will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4.M., Spools and Farcels until 8 PM on the 20th August, 1875, (Parcels are not to be sent on board they mitet he left at the Agency's Office.) Contents and valid of Packages are required,
For farther paclionlard, apply at the Com pany's foci
0. BERTRAND, Pagli Principal dyent. Boariong 19th August, 1875.
TEAM FOR SINGAPORD, RENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA. BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE MEDI- TERHANDAN PORTE AND PERS $50 UTHAMPTONI
5 F., Money Order Office closes. Pust Offico closea, except the NIGHT Box, which rewaina opon oli aight.
August 21st,
,Post Offos para for male of Stumpi, Registry of Letters, and Pust. ine of all corresponiteros,
10 ML, Registry of Letters cases. 11.m., Post Caite closca except for Late
Letters,
11.10 AM, Lettora (bai Tättees only) aðdrius.
el to the United Kingdom or to Singa pore may be posted com wyment of a Late Fes of 19 cents extra postage, until 11.50 1. when the Peat Offee OLOBES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster Generùi. Hongkong. 11th August, 18752
General Post Office,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND HARMAN AUSTRALIA
MAILS BY THE “ENGLISH PACKET”. THE PANINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
The English Donimos Packet is MALWA" NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stamp will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, *MAZZA," Captain Touxxx with Her SATURDAY, the 26th August
Majesty's Maile, Passengers, Specia, nad Cargo, will leave this for the shove places on SATURDAY, the 25th August, at Noon,
Qurg will be received on board until Noon, Specié and Parcels at the focantil 2 p.. on tho 27th August
For Particulara regarding Freighs und Pre- sage, apply at the P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF FACKAGES ARE REQUIRED BY STA Written Declaration of the Conterit and Value of the Packages for the Overland. Boulais required by the Egyptian Guerrent, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agonta, with the Bills of Lading or with Farcela and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incor reotness on such declaration..
The Carpany reserve the option of forward- UC DE MONTEBELLO CARTH will be despatched on or about the 27th instant.
For Freight or Passigo, apply tong all goods abipped by their Steamers for
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents Canal in their own Steamers, or invest
Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Quarte, Plota
1977 Hongkong, 19th August, 1875.
omplayed for the purpose. A
Sl5 per case (1 dozen.) $30
(24)
BOURBON WHISKEY,
$12 per raso (I dozen).
FOR SALE BY
HEARD & Co.
975 Hongkong, rd Jaue, 1875,
(PFOL SALE"
·HAMPAGNE
HIDBYXOR & Co.'s MONOPOLE, China..
Apply to
DEETJEN & Co.,
Hole Agente for China and f14 Hougkong, 23rd January, 18757.
ELICIOUS GINGER BEANDI
DE 4 per Dozens
SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps, $3 per Dosen
Apply to this
HONGKONG, DISTILLERY Co. - 1008 Horgkong, da August, 1875
ESTABLISHED IN 1820.
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LAZARUS AND 00, Incorporated with Shearwood and Co., BILLARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING
· CONTRACTORS. 4 RAFPOINTMENT TO
AIS EXCELLENOY THE VICEROY,
ELI. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 59, 60, 81, Bentinck Street, CALOUTTA.-
10,
• STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, THE P.&0.3 N. Oo's Steamship
*A** MALACCA” DE
will leave for the above place's few hours after the arrival of the Peakauur with the seat Eng-) Bah Mail
A: MOIVER
Superintendent.
| P. & 0. S/N, Co.'s Office'.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1875.1262
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Cargo at through rates for NAGABARI
Hand HIOGOJ.
(Taking
P. & G. S. N. Co'a Stanmalaip
PESHAWUE”.
will leave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English, Mail.
A MalYER;
Superintendient.
P. LUS. N. Ca's Limfice M
Hongkong, 17th August, 1875.7" (1269-
* FUR MANILA (Direct„} THE 41 Spanish Schooner
UNION"
Far Freight or Passage, apply to
RAMEDIOS & Ca.. 123 Hongkong, 9th August, 1875." -
FOR LONDON, 714147 years British Barque)
MADA,” Captain Aguls, will load here and at Whompos said will have quick despatch as shove,
"For Freight, apply to man
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's -Black Billa of Lading-
A MOIVER, Supersalonac, Peninsular and Oriental Stoun Navigatio Co.'s Ulice, Hongkong, 16th August, 1875. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-
SHIP COMPANY, G TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES "AND EUROPE,
The following will be the hours of dosing the Mails, &c.
August 27th,
5 r., Money Order Offles cinces. 6PM. Poat Office closca except be NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. August 2317, -
AM, Post Office opens for sale of Stumps, Registry of Letters, and Post ing of all correspondence.
10 AM, Post Oos olases except for Late Letters. Registry of Lettora ceasu 10.30 xor, Lettre sony-be-posted on payment:
of & LATE EE of 18 oenta axtra Postage until
11AM when the Poet Offico CLOSES.
entirely.
11.50 AL. Letters (bat Letters only) address. ed to be United Kingdom via Brindizi ur to Singapore may be posted on board the Fucket, on payment of s Late Fee of 48.centa extra postage. 11,50 A Posting on Board deres.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General, Gettera) Post-Ofice.
Hongkong, 16th August, 1875, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET" The United States' Mail Packets! COLO RADO” and “GREAT REPUBLIC" will be despatched on WEDNESDAY the 8th and 16th September, ut 8 F.m., with the Maile
For Tokohama, Ban Francisco, the United [States, and tho United Kingdom,
The Post Oeo will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettare, Books, Newspapers, do..
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND entil 2.30 PM.
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES,
ANDHRA
ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
TES
3AKE 9. §. OOBANTU will be despatched for
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.80 p.st. to 2.50. P.M., on payment of a Lato Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. The Prepayment of the Postage to all the. nbova places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid wilt be
Books
NESDAY, the 1st September, at 3 P.M., taking
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and Cargo and Pesungera for fupan, the United the United States must be supararibed per *** COLORADO" aud"" GREAT REPUBLIC" Staten, and Europe.
de it Yokohama
and tout addressed to the United Kingdom Captain Echovatis, will have inmediata den. Connection is made a
with must be supernoribed via San Francisco." patch ne aborË.
Steamere from Shangbai.
ALFRED LISTER, Fraight will be received on board until 4 PM.
Postmaster General, of the Slat instant Farnel Packages will be General Post Office, received at the Offing until 5 r.a. same day, all Hongkong, 20th August, 1875. Parcel Packages abould be marked to address 200 in foil; vains of sume is required. php at The following reduced Rates of Postage will
Ketatu Penge Tickets available for 6 take effect from this day- months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regalar rates
For further information $8 Ln Fright or Pasange, apply to the Agenny of the Company Praya West
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, Angust 2nd, 1875.
U. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. VOGEL, HAGEDORE & LO 1095 Hongkong, 18th July, 1875.
THROUGH TO NEW TORE, VIA OVER. BRITISH AND FOREIGN MALING INLAND BAILWATS, AND TOUCHING. AT
BURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. 1203 Hongkong. 5th August, 1875
FOR NEW YORK. THE 4113 years British Bark
FAITH,"
D. Idaya, Master, will kad bere and at Wtams
TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables are now the only ones appreciated in India. BoxEE FABRES & Co. Eperusy, OABTE 50 te bes proved them to be the best and pos, and will have quick despatob for the above. HAMPAGNB-Very Superior Dry as a long and steady experience extending over
Bangne, in Quaris aud Fiote.-
OLARETE
| must suitable for the climate, d Port For Freight, apply to
OL, & Co. have received a large number of very Ruttering Lestimonials from all parts of India, Obias, Baroak, Ceylon, Manila, Java, Straits, and Persin, testifying to the superior moke and quality of their Billiard Tables, and ĮTENBY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE while thanking their Friende and Patrons in HE Undersigned, agents for lie above reHES. S. GREAT REPUBLIC" will leave
Company, are prepared to issue, Policies Chins for the liberal-suppor: so long extended by tie 0.3.3.Co.'s, P. & O. O., and M. M. Hongkong for San Francisco, vid-Yoko to tanie firm, would, in solioiting further, pa Usa Steamers at the following Rates, lens is, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th September bronage, beg to mention the following fanta 16
Fore of at 8.P., taking Passengers, Maila and Freight, Parbenlar for Japin, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of Al Riska Average.
Lading are issued for transportation to. Toto
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hon and other Japan Eoris, to San Francisco Do Silk, 14/1}% Usher First-class Stonuders at Gorrent Rates.
to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, nd New York and Europe, VIA OVER
· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agmt LAND RAILWAYS,
SHERRYJONG SANTOLINSTEAD.
2138 Fongkong, 21st December, 1874,97
New Potos, $5924 such the market for this J AND B TENNENT'S ALE and which bave conduced to the success their efforts
the daughter of Prince Frederik Üburles, drug has kept steady during the past few days, Fringe Orloff bas informed the French and closes ao to-days The quotation of $590 Ministry, in the name of the Russian Governor New Bonures must be taken be nominál, ea queat, that a residenan in St. Peteraborg in there is on stock of it in the importers' banda forbidden to strangers who are not provided › Malwa, $5774 on crudit, without allowance, for will passports, or whose period of limit for unexceptionable drage Of the date of depar travel hun expired, Without the penessary i turo from Calcotta of the direct stepcuera, with papere foreigners may not even enter Rizaein. supplice from the eighth ssle's drag, no advies Lond Walter Campball, sos of the, Dokeyf, has as yet been received consequently, the Argyll, was on the lst nit. admitted a member quantity to coma forward by those douveyanoge of the stockbroking firm of Helbert Wage and is not known accurately
Úc: The name of the fra will now be Halbert, Wagg, and Campbell, Another of the duke's cong is a trember of a firm of dorm dealers and
a third is now studying for the bar in the Mid dle Terapie.
Tha Dhio State Fournal tells of a villags dergyman who, visiting a parishioner, auffering from a lingering diseass, expread to his wife
PLECHANGÉ,
Or LonDONUKAANANT
Bank Bille, on demand,
4/0
Bank Billa, at 80 "days" sight, 4/03 Bank Bills, at 6 months' night, 4/1 Oredite,nt & monthe eightZVJE Documentary Bills,at@months
a hope that she sometimes, apake to him at the [{{wylightshausen an
falare, do, indeed, sir, was the reply. ON BOMBAY, --Bank, on demand 2201 Often and often I wakes him in the right and ON CALCUTTA, -Bank, on demand 201 maya: John. Jobo, yon little think of the ON SHANGHAI.— tormenta ad is prepared for you
Bank; sight
Mr. Charles Mansfield on the 7th Joly axi Private, 50 days" sight...... bited, off the Brighton Pier, bin life arving opparatus, consisting frst of mi air bad, which" S
SHAIES.
can be made available in case of danger by Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bbarse-34
trapping together the bead and foot of the bed cont discount.
850 per share premism.
•FORTER
discount
DAVID CORSAR & SONS bavi hitherto met with, An Art Hongkong to London, Teu, Y
-Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled?da ∙Long Plat
· Crowa
LOANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & C... tf 1190 Hongkong, 11th May, 1887. g
NOW ON SALE. MEN
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
WITH THE.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIORAET, published
at the Daily Preet Office, Hongkong...... NORcomprehensiveness and practical service
Every table is made of solid wood, well con Bond soned and not vensered,
The Quebians are constructed on an entirely new principle, introduced by C. L. and Co., and ulike that adopted by English matera, and are muncă more durabis and lively thần Engleb-made cushione,
No table leares O. L. and Co.'s premises nútil it has been standing ready finjabed for over 12) monte, in order to musure perfectly seasoned
Every article of furnitate, also, that loured O. ZAZARDS and Co.'s Establfahment, is qui ranteed of Solid and Semeoned Wood
C. In & Co. have always reddy a large stock this Work stande unrivalled. All the new of new Cushiogs on their peculiar principle, words which the Chinese have of late yours beam which can be supplied for any teblo, zlo no- compelled to coiu to express the numerous obe ourte length and breadth of the alate bed only ects in machinery photography telegraphy and being requiredám d
i science generally, which the rapid advaOD
of foreign relations has imposed upon thein, are
Ali and Co. have always in hund a large
Do
A Brouwer of the Company will late Shang:
Letters. Netcapapers. Patterns, PORTUGUAL, Couts. Vexts. Conta,——— Azores JLANDE,
Via Southampton, 34 per oz. "U" "Spor3az,"
VABradial, 40 portez. 8 14 per 2oz. Via MarsBilics,
Via Sonthampton, 34 per 1 ox. 6B per 2 os. CANARY & MADHIRA
ISLANDS,
Via Brindisi,...9 per 1oz. 8 12 per 2 or VIA Marseillon
Via Southampton, 23 per you.
HONOLULU AND
· HAWALL
Oper 20%.
Via Brindisi, 38 pori oz.-10 14 per 2 os. Via Marseilles, i
Via Scutcampton, 88 per duz, 8 8 per 2 oz.
ALFRED LISTER.
Pa-aster General. Hongkong, St Augut, 1875.
General Post Office,
To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Tarope, de, up to the latest moment before the depaciare of the Fronoh Packets, arrangements have been made for receiving at the Post Ofios Inte letters for Singapore and the Dried Kingdom only from 11.10 .. t11,30 AM Each letter must bear
Im 1184 Hongkong, lat August, 1975, 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OOR, the Inland Sea Porte, abcnt the same a late fee of 18 cents ex postage.
BARU PORATION,
count.net
THE Undersigned, Ageure of the alive Cor
poration, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire at Current Estoc, less 20% die
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRD,
Agents 16 1185 Hongkong, 1st August, 1875, LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
late, and make close connection at Tokohama
The above arrangement is intended to mest At Now Tork, Pamongeta bave, aclestion of osossional emergencies, and not for the regular various lines of Steamers to England, France poating of extensive carraspondence. Should and Germany.
it be found, therefore, that large and sman Freight will be reagired on board until 4 P.Mageable numbers of letters are bubitnally thrown on the 14tli protimo. Parcel Phokages will be upon the Department at the last moment, a. receivel at the Office until 5 PM. of the Bama beavier te fee will be imposed. day. All Paroel Packages abould be marked to A similar sopplerotary Mail will be made address in full, value of same is required, up for Shanghai by the English and Fronch Contract Steamers, the late latters being revoir. For further information ne to Passage and ed from 10 minutes after, up to half an hour- Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company after the time of closing. The late fee will also Praya Weat.
G. B. EMORY,
Hunghong, August 18th, 1875.
NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS.
OPIUM AND SPIRITS FARMS IN QUEEN, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY COCHIN CHINA.
HE Undersigned, bating been appointed Agents of the above Company, am pra- parod to great Pallifee gainat Fire as Current Rates, leaa 207, discount
BUTTERFIELD & DWIRE..
bere given in exfesso. Each and every word is stock of Elliard, Pool and Pyramid Bulla, Ques, 1m 1186 Hongkong, 1st August, 1875. Cally illustrated and explained, forming exer-Tips, Chalks, Cloth, and every requisite for the
ises for students of a most matrashyo nature. Billised Targ
Acting Agyn
be 18 cente."
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General General Post Office,
Hongkong, 3d August, 1875.-
The Postmaster at San Francisco has given. notice that letters.despatched from this Colony (whether through the Post Office, or en es 18E Undersigned as prepared to GRANT IN Pursion of the Ordinances enacted by signos lettera by the United States Mail extent of 40,000. Dollars on Buildings or other Chip Masters bare to make known at the bot within the United States unless the proper. foods stored therout, ut Current Ledel Rates, Harbour master's or Farmers' Offers, on their Postage from America to such pieces be prepaid By subject to a Discount of 20 4 on the promis. arrival in Saigon, any quantity of Opiam or in American Postage Stampe, but will be ra
Office sasa GLEDWARD NORTON & C6,,
TON & Go... Spirite of any kind which any bare heen ship: turned to this shout either be prepaid in both
Both the Couri and Punti promenonations are Uld Cushions renewed on O.. LAZARUS & sornea the shouldere; secondly, a waterproof Union Insurance Society of Canton, now abares (giver, the socents, being carefully marked on cont, with air bags at the seats, which can be
the best principle hitherto attained. The Co. peculiar prinsiple, thereby making an ela POLICIES AGAINST WIRE 2, the I Governor, Intimation is hereby nivou Paokets, will not be forwarded to any places inflated by a tabe beneath the collut, and a China Tradere Timurance Company's Shareography displays the success of an attempt to tabla as good ne nOWN CEN earest for ladies, which can be leflated to fifteen $1,000 per shares D
make the Übinsss and English typo corresponds BILLIARD LAMPS, Obian-and-Japan-Marine Insurance-Tla. 90 | in the size of body, thereby elfesting a vast
par aburo
Su and Eight Light bamps for Oil, er. Bezo, commomy of space, acluieving a oeurness not. prorionaly tagined, and dispensing with those star the latter with burners on the dupter at margine and vacant pages which have printple, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary beretolare phatectorized Chinese publications, lamps, tele
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the
Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pendanta Following facts are submitted for consideration Dhalmers Vosbularly boutains about 16,000 withrod to suspend over table. Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English
A porrespondent souds to the Nonconformin the following brief review of Afr. Gladstones Chinese Issarance Company-$200 per share. article in the Contemporary Berse The Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Share conclusion of the right hon. gentleman is that 490 por shares
TOS
per share, saNENE
the Church is worth prezesting, but it, ongool. Obins Fire Insursuvo Company'■ Shareo~~3135 bo preserved if and if sul if ad infinitam. There is auch weight in an if, Therefore my Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares conclusion is that Mr. Gladstone's cunclusion') 8107 par abaro,
D.
C. LALABUS AND Ɑo. have been appointed
if ♬ Hongkong, January, 1875
SON FIRE OFFICE.
TEM Undersigned in prepared to Grant Pollioles ozuinet Fire to the extent of $45,000 on First-class Hicks
T
they are liable to the Fearities specified therein. Hongkong and American Statips as above, or
(Ord. 5, Oct. 1871, Ait. VII., XVI,, XVII
XHIL (13, Bept., 1873,
Les Fermiors de l'Opium at des Alois,
·BANHAP & ̈ ́OÏE,
Vn le Président du Conne d'Admon..
Ga 106 Batzon, January, 1876,
NOTICE
A Discount of Twenly per cent, (20°/) upon) A SPOONER, tue Current Local Bases of Frets will be al- towed upod Insurances allested witli kia Office.
COAT, GLINSTEAD, EN
Agent, Sun Tira Ofice. 1885, Hongkong, 26th August, 1871 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANOW COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
posted to an Agent in the United States.
Thie nation chiefly applies to the following places, the American rates of Postage to which are as follows me i
Honolulu,, Brazil
LETTERS, PAREES, BOOKS,
Contai Conte
Cente. 6per to 4 per 4 oz. 15 | Foz,
10 per foz, ALFRED LISTER,
Fortmaster General.
Community, the Chinese Jasua, of this N Order to meet the wishes of the Native Feru, Ohili, & Faper has bges, from the commencement of the General Post Olae.
is that the Churib is worth preserving, but that | Hongking, and Whampoo Dock Company's and Chinese Dictionary: about 100,000, whilst it cannot be preserved. The Obarok te to Shares-40 per cent discount this work contains more than 50,000 English Sol Agents la Inda sad the East for heavily weighted with ys.” kojeg kan Hongkong, Clanton and Macso Atŝarnboat Co.'s words, and upwarden of 600,000 Chinese churno THE NEW PATENT ~/
A lady student, Mudsmá Brès, her fingi ehate per cent, discountinters. Again, despite all the grimmÄIN AN ELECTRIC BILLIÁRD MARKER, oqived the dipleme of “decliresee” from the Bhmuguai Steam Navigation Company-The other elementary works as you published," the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. She passed a 61 por share.
Ist of this dificult language, absolutely re by means of which the soure pan be marked dificult examination in an unusually brilliant Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-175 per quiros samples to display the Fazzoda appli- fran the cushion of the fable, maguey, and was specially complimented by the share.
pations and equivalents of different words whiab kaybe yes of the Faculty, M. Würtz Madame Brès Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$57) per have one ganen megning. Of these examples Prie Liste, Catalogues, and all information.
cent, discuri
ting work casing more than the timen xe tady be obtained from many ar sny other Dictionary bitherto pub LANE, CRAWFORD AND 00, I Agents to the above Company are presents the Direction of Well Edupaced rate of postage which must be paid in advance,
bae refused alucrative position as special Crin-
joulting Physician for Disemes of Women, at
it is said, to Constantinople, with the title of
SALES ON À UQUET 20TH, 1875,
frends reported by Chiness,
For praatioal purposes the arrangement of
one of the best of the Paris bepitals, and goes, Physician in Ordinisty to the Hearem of the 1 « Melm Sasta, 150 hage; at 35.20, by Keong-wo- the work is so complate, that a reference Saltan-Tigoro
A chenug to travelling trader. Wayn
to its page enables a person who under
indispensable to all European reading
who have contented to not as
O. LAZARUS & 00.'S AGENTS
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN
and by whom h ALL ORDERS WILL DE LEOSIVED
All sorts of extravagant tastes are to bafüund Black Fras, 1000 picule, pt $157, by Kwong-stando English communicare fachtely in nature. The other day, 'a young and well—wo dueang to travelling trader, “
with natives who understand nothing but Chi dressed man bhailed a voltaro in the Pixos Breda Shelfalt, Bases, at $25.00, by Hop-bing to nedo, Intra respect the work will be found w (the naughty quarter of Taris), catered the traveling trader. vehicle and forthwith sunbed two panes of Versawella, 40 bugs, at $7.90, by Hop-bing to glem. Cacher descended to wrath, but the travelling trader, gentleman gravely bowel, bedded him a Nago While Segar 200 boga, at $6.10, by Kwong leon and stepped, out, Be soterat, another wing shing to trualling traden e vebidle and dif the same thing, and then a third Brown Sugay, 800 bage, at $270 by Kwong- with a similar rosult, „At the junciple he was wing-siring to local trader obga marcated by the police, when it was found be⠀⠀ White Pepper, 30 baga at $16,50, by Shua- was not in bịs right sunxes. He bed, "from thông to travelling trades, en vr domaitis troubles,” gone out of his mind, auð. Hohmaro, 3 packages, at $1900, by Kwais on hẹing nakað the reason of bis extraordinary | mow to travelling trader. conduct explained that be foaied he saw the Mushroom, 13 cases, et: $50,00, by Wortei features of his wife in the glass-jaro. 10 travelling finder.
China, and to the natives themselves-it-or- and forwarded to Celentia by the MAZZIEST pinine subjects fully wish waich very few in
C 1 1 1 1465 deed of them are perfectly acquainteds To opportunity parties perdent in Dugland and interneted in
TOURISTAS GUIDE. Chins it cannot but be invaluable cocasionally. **REDUCED PRICE BINS
It comprises upwards of two thousand larre Containing the names of all the Articles of quarts pages,
Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, So with the Fanta, and Mandarin Ramung olation de
Also a low copies of the GRAMMAR of the Ohpere. Language, in two Parta
The Daily Press Office:
ATLUBNEH & Co., ANY GO,Patarnoster HOW
“DAILY FAMES" OFFICE, HONGKONG,
AY
China New Year, issued DAILY mstead of on shersate daye au before, THERA NA
The Paper has been: Retablished for nearly
Hongkong, 12th July, 1875,
*HE undersigned having been appointed Twenty Years, and is, sa to Editorial Manage. It is hereby notified that benceeward the
pared to copept riake against hire at current Chinees Goatlanon, gives reliable commercial chargeable on Packets of printed papers or rafas, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent
VASLEMSSEN & UP.
it 39 Bougtong, 16th November, 187 THE CHINA FIRE INSURANO
agoule,
A COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. AGENCIES all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singaporo, Saigon and Penang
Brake nocepted, and Polioles of Insuranda granted at the rates of Premium current at the above-mentioned Porte
No charge for Policy fees
JAS BOOUGHTRIE.
Hongkong, lat November, 1871, [of 396
and general information, and has the same patterns of light weight rent from fongkong. position with the Native Community as to Ad to the Baited Kingdom by the United States, vertisements and Nowa as the English Daily Packets in San Franciso, will be na follona,
use with the Foreign Community. The viscogs Uharge for Advertisements will be a hereto fore,
Hongkong Bird February 1874.
WING KÜB COAL SEUP.
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight
*** 2 conta For a packet above 1 onusa Rok ex..........
ceeding sunoein
For a pocket above. 1 ounces not ex-
gooding & annetes.........
8
ARB Proprietor of WING-LEE Shop begs to and eight cents for every additional four ounces inform tko publie that kiz Shop bas béen These rates apply to Printed Circulare, Price established since 1955, et Indigote Lüne, and Lists, Market Heports, and all printed papera that he has always u great quantity of BEST other than Newspaper, na well as to Books OOAD in store for Sale Gentlemen or Ship- and Trade Patterns or Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL. indatora wishing to patronize him, ara requested 197 to apply at bis Shop
ARRAN
Poilmalar Generale General Post Office, Hongkong 11603 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874.