THE DAILY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
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LONDON 1 SUEZ CANAL Patron (2.).
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NEW YORK
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COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY SINGAPOILE, BOMBAY,
SAIGON SINGAPORE,
Dog PENANG, & BANGKOK. MAMIL
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FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER,
OFTAP TELEGRAMS, ASANTA URUZ. ISLAND.-- The Tolaad of Santa Cruz, the scene of Com Ime proposed Telegraph Cosgrove at St. modore Gordenough's murder. Zu enjoyed au Petetsbare can do anything to supplement the end reputation ever since its firet discovery at-action of the late Beras Lenference in cherpens the alone of the sixteenth century. In 1594 the ing and rendering man uniform the means of the Spanish navigator, Aluare de Mendana, verbal communication, It will undoabtedly not fitted out a sgandean of four ships with a vagno hive bene convsked in vain. Nothing, indeed, intention of colonizing the Solomon Islands, can be more impolitip or freational as the spon which to het alighted in his previons high rates for telegraphic messages, especially royage. Having, however, laid down their those which are intarastigat, cstablished in position with glaring inaccuracy, he w.unable most. Ruropean countries unless indaod, it be to find them where be funcied le had left the beggarly restrictions and irregularites bom As some sort of compensation, he which the sendere of such messages are abme- camo erase the Marquems whence, miling times alicted with, France great offender in a north-westerly direction, he arrived in this respoot, and it may be nasuaned before nt a slaster of small islande, to the largest hand that why telegraphic message retter SAN FRANCISCO THAKA Ohlon of which he gave the name of Santa Cruz, which bas to puss through, go to, or come from Here he attempted to carry out his echems that country is not only certain to be expensive of colonization, and landing his marinera, but able to grant delays The Frough over founded a city which ho hoped would become ment of the present day seem to have no idea of the capital of an empire in Brat otop, was the direct and indirect indvantages to the to convert the natives; but his auocess was country of rendering.com manication expensiver limited to teaching them to make the sign of and difficult, and probably the French-postal the cross and to repeat a fow words of Spanish. and telegraphia sorride ie the worat and most Discord soc ATO between his followers expensive in the oilised world, and that and the eavage islanders, end in the course of of Switserland the best. Bugland holde o an altercation a ative chief was killed. middle place for though early lathe SWATOW AMOY&FOOOOW Donglez str.). Mentana, indeed, put to death the unthors of field, both with postal and telegraphic the critus, butat bis death, a for weeks later, arrangements, and the other of several. the colony s bicken up and the Spanish admirable inventious in connected thera returned to their own constry. The Smuts with, ako bae not kapt pade with the times. A Cruz group lying out of the ordinary shilling is too much the minimum coat of an track of miling reasols, these islands were action inland telegram, though the defective mudsge visited until quite a recent date It was in 1855ment of the department makes it appear ta that Bishop Belwyn, scappatied by Mr. Pake the cuthorities at St. Martin's-le-Grand cu too con, made the first so tour'attempt in humanise little. In Switzerland an island telegram only those ferse islanders, but failed to effect moohooele 5d., and both the telegraph and the post good. The neighbouring island of Nakupa bas. there on beased for suunaber of purposta which since acquired an infamous celebrity by the are still andreamt of in this country, to 87 wurder of Bishop Pastcoon. Close at hned, toe, nothing of Franco. Io France an inlcau is the islet of Tuhan, whence the missionary telegrum obate is dd, a figure which keeps Biotop and his coadjator bect a hasty retreat vast majority of the Fronah people strangers Tota little farther. Vanikore nites out of the to the mystery of lelegraphy despata een, the score of E Teronse's shipwreck, and of from London to Paris obat 41 uu the messuare of us least sixty Europeans, where to another part of France 58. Now, it is wort akalle were discovered in 1828 piled up in asking why, as an inland French telegram only custola, dd, the sum of 1s, Edinstond of 16. temple. Pall Mall Gozitia
44, should be charged for an inland wesango that has already boon franked as far as Fans, THE JUDICATURE-AUT.
and only Requires sending on from there like The Act bich is to resolationier the whole other massage P. The very opposite practica procedure and practice of the superior courts of is adopted in regard to letters eren in France, fasi hun been printed and is a truly formidable these going a long distaboo not paying so pro- Polinge. He correct title is "Sopreme Court Portiorately high those going but a abort of Fnarcature (1973) Act Amendment," and it is: Bat it impossible to explain ke 5's« numbered 77 of the Acts of the how close of the bureaucracy of a country whoro & sora.ct of Parliament. Taken by itself; the letter going but for score yardar from MONT Ant in not very long, consisting of only 5 Auteuil to the. Pute des Priuses will esse Reations, but the bedule of rules, which love vary i balfpeung less than a latter addressed to me textures
America.-Globe. thegreater part of the Act, increasen the size to more than 190 pages of letter press. Here indeed, is work, for the lawyers, and litigants
A YEAR'S FAILURES may quake when they cautecoplate the present The number of bankruptcies in England, and ignorance of their legal advisors on the of compositions with creditore and liquidations subject, and the amount of research which by arrangement, couldcted under the provisions will be required before oven the most of the Bankruptéy, hot, was 7,919 in the year avaidnone oun become thoroughly a master 1874, 7,450 in 1873, 6,835 in 1872, 6,220 in 1871 of the now practice. It is scarcely new only 5,002 in 1870, the first year, under the naw euseary to any that the chief of the new Act. The total liabilities were £17,356,429 in provisions which vary the Judicature Avt 1870, but thers were in that year some very of 1873 is that which relates to the constitution berry bankruptores in four of which the of the Appeal Court, Next after this is in segregate liabilities exceeded £3,300,000 in
A
GOODS (in die fellowing Departments) to call tention to their Stosk of
enitable for the present and coming Susyne
TAILORING DEPARTMENT Black and Blus Berlin COATINGS. NOVELTIES in CHEVIOT3 and HOME. SPUNS (osit lengths only.)
A good selection of new Patterns in TROU SERINGS. ING
A low eat lengths of Fancy Berka: VEST-
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Gard
-FOR-FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO DE DESPATCHED
Batterfield & Swin o Whampoa A. MacG. Henton.
Siamesen & Cos Thaupon Vogel, Hagedorn &
hampoa Vogel, Hagedorn & Do
gkong Ruandil & Co
kong Heard &: Ostat Hongkong PM. GiB 06.
O.&O. SO.... Gibb, Livingston P&O 8. N. Hongkong David Sassoon, Sca
Mcarteries Muriti Tougkong Taon Fat Hong... Hongkong 4. Mott. Hantso Hongkong P. & O, SN Co...
M... Butterfield'& Swire. Glongkong P & 0.8. N. Co.,
Douglas Lopraik & Co
For Sale
JUST RECEIVED. ENTLEMEN'S FRENCH BOOTS COLOGNE WATER and GENERAL PERFUMERY, from RD. FINAUD & ̃ ̈Co. SILK UMBRELLAS.Cuba kaun Double FOWLING-PIECES. REVOLVERSTONE
DE SAINT MALORAVY-EP C ́B ́s-GĦAD- PAGNE, Carte Noire and Certe Blatube,
Fresh SALAD OIL best bind, at $450 per dozens
Old Cognac BISCUIT DUBOUCHE (large bottles.)
Dépôt de la Compagnie Fermièra de Visby, say Springs, at 83 per dag - V French PRESERVES in Glues.
A rod Bresklant OLÅRET, as $2.50 por dozen. My A
GEAND IN DE SILLERY, at $12 per
·OLARET, in Gaako, &c. &c. &og at very |raderete pricesi
Thin Blue SERGE, suitable for presen) | dozen.
White CRICKETING FLANNELS of va.
Oxford TWILL, SILE and WOOL, and ALL WOOL PAJAMA SUITS.
DRESSING GOWNS, &, bo
Gentlemen may rely upon their orders being executed with the utmost care and despateli.
OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT': Latest Shapes in Black nad Db-FELT HATS, DRESS HATS, OPĘBY HATS; BHOKING GAP).
New designs in SCARTAS, including the Four-in-Haud Club" "Tennyson," "Wind- or, "Club House" and others..
« COLLARS of various Shapes,
DRESS SHIRTS with Embroidered Fronts. LONGCLOTH: SHIRTS, Vith Muitary
Fronte
Regutta and Oxford PWILL SHIRTS, ʼn fara assortment of Patterns.
12:
White und Colored MERINO and CASE- MERE UNDER VESTS und PANTS.
SILK, BALBRIGGAN, White and Faucy COTTON, MERING SOCKS
THEVENIN 44, Quan's Road, end 11, Stanley Street, 1183 Hongrong, 24th Septembar, 1875.||
DEATH TO WHITE ANTS. THE Undersigned bas received further
enpply of MALPAS'S PATENT COM FOUND for Preserving. Timber from the Ravages of Waite Arts. M
One Package will prépare 200 superficial feet of Miering. Price 60 Venta per Package,
WIL NOTLEY,
For B. Da Sole Agent for Chinn.. Not, Stanley Street, lat Qet, 1875. [Sin 1931 ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY, D
$4 per Dozen, SPIRITS of WIND, for Laspe
Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY CO. 1200 Heughans, 6th &agna), 3816.
"AND IL TENNENTS ALE and
PORTER SETT
SAN DAVID CORSAR & SONS"
Merebant Navy
Navy Boiled
Long Flax
Crown
CANVAS
nor about 20th insk,
Aniok despatch.
Quick deepsteb.:
Chúak dasputeh.
Quick despatch,
Julek desuntola.
Liniok despatla
On 15th ist, at 3P..
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM YOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG POINTDE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA," BRINDIST, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TEREANDAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A sail will ge Swatow-Per Rajak, today, the Oil inat, at 7.30 AM
For Singapore and London-Per Cybele, to day, the 9th inst. 1 4 30 PM
For Evaton, Aany, and Fucolo-Per Douglas, tada, the 9th inst., at 6. E..
For Bangkok,Per Danube, on Monday, the 11th, inst, at 3.33, P..
For Manila, Far Eamerate, on Tuesday, ho 12th ingt, at 10.90 AM..
For Singapore, Peng, und Culutta-Per Bindvatus and. Argyil, on Saturday, the 16th instant, at 2:00 PMNE MON
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'Steamship "TEHERAN” Captain JounsOR, with Har Majonty's Mails, Pessangers, Specie, and Uurgy, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the 14th October, at Noon, part Dargo will be received on board until Noon,
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. Ou ar about 24th inst.Spedie end-Faroels at the office until 2-p,.-on-
the 13thRNA META BA
The English Oostmot Prokat "TEHERAN" For Particulare regarding Freight and Pas-will be despateled with the Mails for Europe,, ange, apply at the P&O.S. N. Do's Offee, &c., ob THURSDAY, the 14th October,
The following will be the hours of closing the Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF
| M nila, đeni s PACKAGES ARE REQUELED.
Wednesday, 13th October,
On 1st prix at 3 P.M.
On 14th ineb, 43 moon,
On 13binet, at 3P.M.
Og Vlit ingt, at goan..
On 11th is at 3pm. On 13th inst, 11AM.
dick despatch, On or about 18ch inst.: Quick despatch. To-marov, at daylight,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FODGLOW, Tukang Cargo at through, rates for TAMSUL
HE Stamship
.....
an A Writion Déclaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland, Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and mast be salivared by the. Shippers to the Company a Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Freindive which may harpen from the incor reatness on such dolaration
BOUGLAS" Coplaïa Bernie, will be despatched for the atove Ports TOMORROW, the 10th instanty at daylighti
Cargo For Tomsuf will be forwarded from Amoy, per: B.B." Hailong." A
„Eur.irsight or Pass20, apply to
BY DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & OJ, 44 1502 Bringkong. 6th October, 1875.
FÖR BANGKOK, JHB Stesmasip
DANUBE," Captain Chinchy will be despatched for the above Fort on MONDAY NEXT, the 11th instatit, et 3 pat? Ma PA
For Freight or Passage, apply to
- MUN BẮT HỒNG 54 1507 Hongkong. 7th Octuber, 1976.
FOR MANILA. nur Steamship
ESMERALDA,"" Captain Theband, will be despatched ne above
TUESDAY, the 12th inst. it TEAM.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
A. MAGO, HEATON, 04, 1511 Hongkong, 7th October, 1875.
STEAM TO SHANGKAI Kaking Carga at through rate for NAGASAKI
THE AR
GEELONG,”".
AMIZER.
Shippers of thrgo for Bombay are requested, to take bote, that die Steamers leaving Hong. kong in correspondance with the Australian Steamers from Gulls to Bombay, mey enll at Colombo,
The Company reserve the option of forward-. ing a goode shipped by their Steamers-for Europe through hayat, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose,
Shippere arg particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company Black Bills of lading. SEREN ESKORT A. MOLVER, Superintendent.
Poninoning and Oriental Steam Navigation. Co.'s Dijoo, Hongkong, 27th September, 1875.
DE MAIL LINE.
FACIFIŲ MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH 20, NEW YORK, vĩ1⁄2 OVER LAND RAILWAYS AND TOUCHING
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
2 LIBRE 8.S. "OHIN " w}] cave longtong i
will
5..., Money Orter Offics clases. Brat Post Office closes except the Niour Box, which remains open all night, Tiuraday, 14th October, dat
Poss Office opens for sale of Stamps, Raglatry of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondepot.
10 Post Office closca exoopt for Late
Lattors, Rogistry of Letters ALEES, 10.15. Letters may be posted on pay theat
of a LATE Far of 18 ccnte ertra Postage, otil
11 A when the Post Oce CLOSES
entirety.
11 80 AM, Lettera (but Letters only) address
ed to the United Kingdom vió Brindisi, posted on or to Bingapore, may board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 48 cepte extra postage. 11,50 A., Poating on Board cenics.
ALFRED LISTER,
Genel Fost-Bee,
Postmaster General. Dongkong, 27th September, 1875
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES"
*PACKET.
The Unital States Mail Packet "CHINA“: will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 15th Oc tuber, at 3 F.M., with the Maile
For Yokohama, San Francis, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Fort Ofee will be open for the rezeption
FRIDAY, the 15th October, at 8, taking until 2.30 PM. Passengers, Mail, and Freight, for Japau, the Usited States, und, irrope,
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Inding are send for transportation to Yoko bama and other Japon Forts to San Francisco. to porta in México, Ceat and South America, and to New York and Earpe, ria OVER LAND RAILWAYS, RA
dyent
A Steamer of the Company will leave Shoog« *****bui, via the Inland Stu Porta, doout same date,
and mike close coduction at Yokobums,
from 2.30 PM. to 2.50 P., on payment of a -Letters can be posted on board the Packet Late Fes of 12 cm in addition to the Postage. The Prepayment of the. Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will he forwarded Ey the English Pookēta,
and
Correspondence addressed to Tokobu the United States must be superscribed per « CHINA," and that addressed to the United Kingdoou must be emporscribed "via San Francisco"
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.
A New York, Passengers have adlection of various lines of Steamers to England, France, and Gerolabor on-board General Rot the
Fruight will be received on board until in Hea of the Columbian, will leave for the on the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be abova place shortly after the arrival of the rived at the Offca vatil 5 PM.me dayMAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET
all Parcal Packages should be worked to ad drees in fully value of same is required...
For farther information as to Pacesge sad Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Prays West,
G. BEMORY;%
• Aeting Agent, Hongong, 15 Septaniber, 1876,
NOTICK. TOOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
Saverintendent.
(1463
P. LO, S. N. Go,a Diffce,
9th October 1875 Hongkong, 3
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, TEP.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
ARNOLD, KARBERG & Co. ORISSA 1180 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
"NUWTON SALE
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pertanga is that motion which repeats the sahe. 1871 the liabilities ware 214,158,850., in 1879, dale of rules appended to the Act of 1873, and £14,087,418 in 1873, £19,184812; in 1874, re exacte these rules, together wits a great Uudy £20,133,670, showing a large ingress of und of rales settled by the judges, and sings formed debug in the last two genre. In the five years the into a homogeneous code. It would be out of number of bayrepteres declined from 1,351 in place hero, épen it it were possible, to give a 1870 to 980 in 1874, butthecompositionsincreased general alan of all the ducats, importent in a from 1616 to 2,549, and the liqulcueline my ar groster är less degree, which theo rales tout rangement from 2,095 to 4,44). The assets lo upon; and when we bear in mind that they the failures of 1874 werd but £5,631,848, to supersede a very small proportion of the rules weet Labilities exceeding 29 millions, or bulf of overt alsandy to existence, it appears they million lew of agnets, bban in 1878 to meet his farm a large addition to what it is necessary abilities which showed un increase of nearly a lawyer should know. Those amateurs in law who million sterling. The use in the 930 bank- intend to take advantage of the establishment rapfoies of 1874 were estimated nå no more than of district registries, are “eferred to Order £155,445, the habilitios being £8,758039, The XXX Fund the fourteen sulas under that number of bank emploits with amall assets tells | heading. They buy also find, by onrefal upon the ratio of the ones of replication to the scarab, a tolerably clear outline of the mode amount of manète, le 1874 there were 670 of taking aneh etop in an action, but if they bankruptetes closed; in 118 no sets whatever. remersber what is said of the war who is his wore reslaud, and in 23 porn the resets own lawyer, they will carefully keep their minds aronged but about £77 in each essé, and free from such dangerous knowledge. And were absorbed in coats. In the olber 92ỡ cases although the rules are so kalty they are far from vilbads wars paid, but only two-thirds of the complete. Already, two days after the passing data realised were 1sit for dividend alter pay. of the Act, a body of additional rules, filling ment of goats and expenses. In the 652 Caes many columns of the London Gastle, have been in biab there were nests there were 116 in promulguled by Order in Council, and we are which the seasta averaged less than £14. There led to believe there long there must be more, were only 10 in which the assets.execoded The heavy task of regulating all the minor £2,000, Of the whole 820 bankruptcies, in details-qucli ne the small matter of providing whigh a dividend who paid there were only 50 seals for the court and all its divisions, and dia- for 19 per coat, in which it excrede? 78 63. trict registries and all their offees, and snobu The inferiority of the plan of caintes wound settling and providing sets of common printed up in bankruptor is attributed to the forms and books to be pead in all the offices, fashitice ofered to debtors for compositions -and-other mutrery of a lika nature--must fall with oreditor or liquidutiòne by arrange- soms few willing workers, who are no doubts under the Bankruptcy And The crificing their vacation in the interests of the liquidations by arrangement advanced in zum publio service.--Ice:
ber in 1874 to 4,440, but be gruse value of the assets won only £3,461,898,, or nearly $600,000 test than in Lbs preceding year; the prões. TRADE IN AMERICA. We bave recently come Rorone calls article aunt of the dubta was 211 1910.
of £100,000. The compositions increased to I GUB Journal of Canserce on the financial and 549, the liabilities to £5,216,116, or £1,000,000 commercind condition of Amerion. Its writer more than in the picooding year, the worste, or says There neede no oratory to set forth the cross amount of composition, tu £1,510, an decadence of mercantile and commercini tas
ingresso oft of a million. The number of comi terests among on. The idle shipping at the position in which the rate paid exceeded 78: 647 | QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY SIREET, wharves, the closed factories in the air in the pound bus fallen from 347 per cent, of the empty warhoance and to declining renta, the total number is 1870 to 16 05 per cent. in
Patent DRESS and KLD SHODS, Bingle and Double Bola BOOTS.
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FOR 1875
THIS Work, in the THIRTEENTH
your of its existence, fa
NOW READY FOR SALE
It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Olive, as manki, from the best-
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will leave for the above placa shortly after the farrvni-of-tho-S.S. Ajoneuvon will the""next |
English Müil.· ́
A. M«IVER,
Superinimcent F&.0.5. N. Oo Ofe
01482 Hongkong, 6th October, 18752
-ÖUMAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, RINGPO, and FORTS în JAPAN,
and most unthelitis monroes, and no painsHE Company's Steamship have been spared to make the work coma plate in all respects,
FOUTHGATE'S PATENT OVERLAND TRUNKS. with Tran
PORTMANTEAUS, COAT CASES, Glad⋅ ¦ ・・・ In addition to the anal veriod and alone and Briet: BAGS,
CANVAS BAGS for Soiled Libes for 174- velling...
WALKING STICKS."" MEERSCHAUM PITAN, QIGAR TUBES,
BAYLE AND CO., VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
HONGKONG
AND AT SHANGHAL
The uselesa capital finding no outlet fo profitable 1874. In this last puar, in one-fth of the ones enterprise, the tenantless bouses in this city and the composition did not exceed Is. in the pound. the surrounding neighborhood, and the utier In the whole abere number of failured in In prasibility to obtain a caali purebnear for 18 a pre not quite qualD BLANCHER CHAMPAGNE
per cent, of this liabilities in the liquida.
naimproved real estate at any price
their own sad story in language, more forcible tion by arrangement 31 per cent., in the com than the asterance of tuman speech. It positiono abore 28 per cent., the bankrupt worau than folly to disgune the truth, Tuare cies less than 13 per cent. There were but may be times when the worl of enoouragement discharges granted to bankrapts in 1874, and la all that is useded to give a start to enterprise, stel vas 9 more than in the preceding year. and start the pulse of trede to fresh activity of the 82 discharges, 4 only, as against 10 i Bakit neada far more than that a present to rs1878) were granted on the ground that the eover the American market from itaethargy and banktopt bad or might have paid 106, in the renew among ni the Lum of busy industries. pond, the remainder, 78, having been granted. From the very turo of ita far-reaching con on special resolutions of creditors that the nections and intimate sympathy with outside bankruptcy or the failure to pay 10s. in the industries no more or less prostrate or parapound had arisen from circumstances for which lysed-New York has felt alors keenly than the bankrupt could not justly bo beld reopokeá- Any other faancial centre the general depresbits-Glasgow Herald, sion. And if some remedy is not soon applied, this suffering will become chronic, and the prostration will be permanent, Who a thera
"that re making money? Where are the steady.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE)
FRIDAY, Sta Outobus, 1875,
OTRUBÍ,
Read molations which ordinarily wait on untiring
The market for Bengal drng_keepa skuady. industry? In what reservair are garnered the profitable returns of far-reaching commerce Sales of the day of New Pass have been at Who knows of soything that premiaco, to-day from 85032 to 85971, and of New Benares at a fair return for the capital waiting idly be op. 6380 to $5823 für select cheats. A few cheste poriunity of profitable se What trader of Malwa have been placed at 2505, with a ro whether dealing in wholesale with distant ons daction of oix tacks, tomers, or at retail' with our own citivos, can take my 6000out of stock at its cash value, mark
ЕХОНАКОЕ.
Bank Bils, on demand,410 Bank Bills, at 30 days" sight, 4/ Bant Hills, at souths' sight, fkm Credito, ate monthe, sight..... 471* Documentary Bills, atmonths'
UU “DÉZMUNTEBELLU-CARTE
Quarts.$15 por case (1 dozen.) Pinte, $16
5 discount ou 25 Cxeca.
BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per case (1-dozan.) FOR SALE BY
HEARD & Co. 975 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1875,
FOR SALE HAMPAGND. HELDSJEĆE & Do's MONOPOLE, Chinn,
Apply to R
DEFTIAN & O Bole Agents for China and Japan, f144 Hongkong, 23rd January," (8757
NOW ON SALE.
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CHROMO-LETHOGRAPH
PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG; THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAL
"AGAMEMNONY
will be despatched on or about the 13th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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THE
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·HONGKONG,
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River Ports
CALOUTTA.
TIRE British Steamship
"HINDOSTAN," Captain T. 8, Gardner, will leave this for the Stove Ports on SATURDAY, the 16th instant,
Despatches will aluse et 2.50 FN For Freight or Parsego, spply.4o.
DAVID SASSOON. HONS & Gi
Agenta,
94 1513 Hongkong, 8th October, 1875.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CUNPANY.
TOR LONDON, M QUEZ CANAL, TEE Company's Eternship
“PATROOLUS:
MAEITIMESME &QUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
BU, SEEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATA VIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, IŠMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND CAL
OUTTA:
N THURSDAY, ibe Slut October, 1875, "DJEMNAH Commandant HLAMEKAU, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and JAR- GO, will leave this Port for the above places,
Cargo and Specio will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marocilles for the principal pinees of Europe
ON Company Dramabi
Shipping Orders will be granted till neon, Cargo will be recaiyed on board until 4 P.M., Specie and Parcela until 3 r.. on the 20tk. October, 1976, (Parcels are not to be sent on board, they must be loft at the Agency' Utoo) Contents and value of Packages are required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.
0. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent.
The French Contract Packet DJEMNAR” will be despatched on TRUESDAY, the 21st instant, with Malla zo and Through the United Kingden vid Marseilles, to Europe, Baigon, Singapore, Galle, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Adcu, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Ster and Alexandria.
The following will tie the hours of closing the Mails,
Hedresday, October 2011
5P.M., Money Order Office clones. Pest face closce czept the Nrong Bot, Abloh remains open all night.
Thursday, October 21st,
7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry-of Letters, and Post. ingefall correspondenori
10 AM Registry of Letters oenner. 11, Post Office closes except for Late
Letters,
11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) address:
ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa para may be posted on payment of a Late Fre of 19 cents extra postage, Util
11.30N, when the Post Office: CLOSES
entirely
ALFRED LISTER,
Portmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, Zod October, 1815: The following reduced Rates of Pestage will take effect from this day
"Fools & Letters. Newspapers. Patterns. Cente Vents. Cents. PORTCEBAR
Via Bouthampton, 34 per joz. 6 6per204. AZORES IELANDS,
Vil Brindisi, per oz. 8 14per 20x Via Marocilice,.
Via Southampton; 34 per 1 oz. 6.6 per 20, CANAZY & MADEIRA
ISLANDA,
VIA Briadi S4 poros. 8 12 per 2 oz. Via Matsoilles..{
Hongkong, 4th Outobor, 1875. COOIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM The Sea hampton, 24 per à oz. 6 6 per Zoz
HONOLULU AND.
HAWAII
SHIP COMPANY.
will be despatched on or about the 20th instant.TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS-
Ear Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, 1608 Hongkong, 7ta Ostober, 1875. ⠀ FOR COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY
Taking Cargo also for MELBOURNE
HR Fastern and Australiun Mail Steum
Companies
expected bera abose the leth inst, will be das patched as above about the 24th inst
For Freight or Passage, Epply to
* GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. 1518 Hongkong, 8th October, 187555
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. FRE Geridan Stormship
BONATE "OLYMPIA” Pauleen Master, expected from Foochaw on or about the 8th dust., will have immediate de anatch as above. ?-
Far Freight, apply tỏ -
WordBIEMSSEN & Co.
3614 Hongkong, 8th October, 1875,
·FOR NEW YORK.
QCELCH D-CAMPREDIK WILSON, NICHOLLA & Co, WILSON NICHOLLS & CO THE British Barz HUDGE & Combana panj KELLY & De Abangha HALL HOLA
the A in cienco generally, which the rapid advanceMonker und HL Hot and Kalay of foreign relations uns imposed upon them, are
J&Co, Shanghai, S. bere given a caterso. Bach and every word in Chefoo and HALL HOFIZ and KXL Neuchtensiyny & Co., Shang baik fully illustrated und explained, forming exer-
off all debts that give him any uneasiness, and ON LONDON! point to the balance of steady gains P. Some show a larger surplus on paper, but who can. then all his estate into paal, money, pay off his honest dues, and count in hand as much us be was really worth ten years ago. Tüsre is 2 way out of this quagmire, but the people tast be thoroughly aroused before they taka it, and so, wany ere klready entsinged" that they are alruid to stinggle lost they aint the deeper and fail, hopelessly, of final extri | cation. The paper money system is the loaded weight that fotters industry, If the Chamber of Commerce and the several produce and coni:
emist exchanges would, by united or separate Hongkong and Sanghat Bank Shares-17graphy displays the success of an attempt to Tokclamare: LAKE CRAWFORD & Co.
per cont, dianut
ON BOMBAT,Bank, on demand 2204 Oz,QALOUTTA. —Kank, on demand 2302.
Y SEANGBAL
Bank, night vun Private, 30 days' Hight
SHARER.
d 727.
cises for students of a most instructive nature. Nonists and HALL HOLTZ and RALLY Both the Court and Punti, pronunciations are Feking ...........&Co, Shanghai, givan, the accente being carefully marked on Lugasaki Tas TRADING Co. the best prinsiple hitherto atrained The typo Micgo, Osaka,... The O; & J. Trading Co.
ZAMŢU, D. Mosa, Japan Gaviolle.
Messra J, DE LOYZABA & Co. Stratte me Office,
wake the Chinese and English type dorrespond PV»
action, resolve to apply truthful names to exteling realition, the movement waldon Usion Insurance Society of Canton, new shares in the nise of hody, thereby chlooting a vast insagunited.. If ovory man who knowa what p 8600 per share.
economy of space, sobieving a cleness not Manila
le the present money standard is would give China Traders Insurance Company's Shares previously attained, and dispensing with those Bizure his voice in favor of firing a gold price and $1,260 per share,
a gold standard from s gives dute. (5.7 China and Japan Marine Insurance Tla 99 Beptember 1st next) (to bis transactions, the a por alared gaickening influence of the charge would be Chinese Insurance Company-$200 per share. fell at once. If those who ure interested in this Hongkong five Lustrense Company & Shares-- vital question would begin to call a dollar by $500 per abits.
ite true name: to enter every tride at its rení Ohina Fish Inerrance Company's Shares-$199 prise in ddilars to quote a paper promine 6510 per share,
cente to the boudied as an actual depreciated Tictoria Fire Insurance Companye dhares→ aurrency circulating at this discount'; to keep 6167 per share, Sh all the recorda în real money, und | Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock Company's adjust their dualiuga to it on thig basis, Smart-40 percent.discount. the first and very effectual step towards Hongkong, Canton and. Macao Steamboat Co.'s
a new prosperity will baru been taken, har 17 per cent disonant.
No one would decline to try the greenbacks Shangani Steam Navigation Company-Fla, or the bunk notes. These would pasa bur 61 per share.
rent for us much or more) ne at prosent, but Hongkong Gaa Company's Shorësh per their real value would be stated operly matead
cent discount
* SALES or Uczorer 828, 1975,
Pads reported by Chinom,
rast margins and vnosnt spaces which have London heretofore ebstectorized Chinese publications,
Mr. F. Azdan, Olement's Lana GEX STREær;30, Cornbill Matars. BAPES, HINRY & Co. Mr. LF FURER, 21 Mer przy charta' Bishange. ~ -
Mossra, SM. PATINGILL & Co. VER37 Park Row: WW
To illustrate the vast scope of the work; the following Taots are submitted for consideration. San Franciso. Chaltsers Vooshwarly confine, about 10,000||||| Chinese characters, and Medhurst's Bugish New York and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst
OHN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
this wurk contains wore than 50,000 Inglish Hongkong, and January, 1875, words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obnize- tera. Again, deepita all the grummary and other slimentary worka ke yet publishe?," the student of this difficolt language absolutely te quires examples to display the various appli estions and equivalente of different words which bare one general meaning. Of these example this work contains more tata five times as mony as any other Dictionary hitherto pub
Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Reposting arose and Ammonitipoj Da Post's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Superior and Patio Fuse Company's Safety FORE
PRE MATA Fly 1026 Job 7. Gerd BenHSTUURIST & UDINES
REDUCED PRICE 1
für practical, purposes the arrangement of
Bus work is so completa, that reference Containing the names of all the Articles of
HARWICH,"
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH TUB
章
Tia Brindisi S6 per oz. 10 14per 2oz, Via Marelles.)
Via Southampton, 30 per juz. 8 8 per 2 oz
ALFRED LISTEN,
Postmaster General
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND General Post Office,
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES":
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
HB S. S. PARLIC will be despatched for San Frince, ma Yokohama, on MON. DAY, the 382 November, at 3 P., taking Cargo and Passenger for Japan, the United States, and Europe
Honghong, 5th August, 1875.
The Postmaster at Ban Frazoisco has give notion that leiters despatched from this Colony! (whether through the Post Office, or as co- signees letters) by the United States Mail Puckets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States unless the proper Postage from America lo sul places be prepaid in descrican Pestage Stamps, bat will bo re-
Connection is made at Tokohama is turned to this Office.
ÍTILL
Sach Jesters should either be prepaid in both Steamers from Shanghai.
Hongkong and American Stanpa as above, or Freight will be received on board until 4 P. posted on Arent in the sited Statoe of the 31st instant. Farout Packages will be received at the Office until 5 r., some day. Afl Paroel Pankages should be marked to address in full: value, of sario in required:
This notion chiefly applies to the following. places, the American rates of Poutage to which are sa follows-m
Return Passage, Tickets varishle for 6 mcribe are inaned at a reduction of 20 percent Honolulu on regalar rates
·Brazil...
NxWS. LETTERS. PAPERS BOOKS... Cents. Candle. Vents. 6 per fox.
4 par 408. 150
10 per 4 0. ALFRED LISTER, Captam Daßfold, will load here and at Whor Pusduge, apply ic the Agency of the Company,
Postmaster Gencraf. pon as above.
6. B. EMORY. General Post Office,
Acting Agent,**** Hongkong, 12th July, 1975, Bongkcog, Detoter 1st, 1875 k
EUHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY
#LIMITED).
For further information as to Freight, or Pura, Chili, &c.-22. „. 3 os.
For Freight, apply to
HEARD & Co. 1477. Hongkong, 30th Septembar, 1875.
FOR NEW-YORK, [VRE A ́), Bežiek Chipper. Ship
HYATIR Captain Mackay, will load here and at Warn go, and will live quick desgatou as above, y
For Freight, apply to a
LLUSSELL & Co 1438 Hongkong, 21st September: 3875.
FOR NEW YORK.
41 American Ship.
Praya West.
NOTICE..
Maay boxes of letters are received at the Post. Office not avalad, that is to any, the box ie lastered with dealing wax, but there is no iz pression of a segi,
The undersigned would call the attention of bozbaldera to the posessity of carefully sealing TOLICIES granged at ourront sites on Ma- such beres with some recognisable seal, and of rme Risks to all girls of the World. Ineonding a Chit-book or receipt with them. The accordatos with the Company Articles of A omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt ociation. Two-thirds of the Profity are distries to weather the contents of the box ever buted annually to Contributors, whether Share reached the Post Office; the omission of the bolders or no, in propertion to the net amount former, us to whether part of them might not of Premia contributed by oach, the remaining have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage
Stamps, G. Walet, Master, will loud bere and at Whatu-: shird being surrfeð to Reserve Fund.
OLYPHANT & Co.
General agents, 951 Hauskong, 17th April, 1878,
FOTICE
"MIDRIGAT"
you, and wilk bare quick despalde
For Freight, opply to ma
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Ca 1800 Hongkong, 13(U) September, 1875, "
"ZOR LONDONTE THE 4-1 15 Toni British bip
AMELƐREK, Cupe TPeirce, will loud bersaud ut. Whatapon, and will have quick despatak as above.
For Freight, apply to
A JEREMY VOGEL HAGEDORN & 0. 1400 Hongkong, 14th September, 1876,
SURGERY FOR LONDON. THE-2_1 British Barque
ENGLAND'S GLORY"
TN Order to meet the wisbee of the Native Community, the Chinese Fase of this Farer has boom, from the commencement of the Obins New Your Jined PALLY instead of on alternate days as before. T
is not generally possible to count the letters sent in sealed boras (except where there are only three or four) and berefore the Poit Offcu receipt to euob an entry us, 47. for Londet, 15 for Caloocta, 8 for Penang, 5 for Bingapore, must be taken to mean no mord than what is alatel viz., that ene bo was duly received.
ALFRED LISTER,
A Póstmizeler General. General Post Office;
Hoogkong, 6th September, 1875..
The Paper hus bien Esblished for nearly Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage
I fo hereby Botified for general information mont; ander the Direction of a Well Educated Chinees Gentleman; gives reliable comincrotal that henceforward the Postage on Letters ad and reneral information, and has the same dressed to Buesia, who marked to be forward- vertisements and News on the English Dady per half-cunoo, position with the Native Community us to Add vid Soothiampton, will be reduced to 40 ponto
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postraster-General,
as freer with the Foreign Commanity. The
o its pages saubles a person who under Trades objets of Natural History, Furniture, Knight, Master, will load her at Whampoa, stands anglish to communicate fectively do, with the Panti, and Mandarin Fronus and at Macao, and will have quick despatch with natives who understanu nothing but Oh-giatlón, MA DE Back Pepper, 200 bags at $11.50, by Hop-hip-nese. In this respect the work will be found Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the ta travelling trader,
indispensable to all Europeine residing in Chinese Language, in two Purta, Saigon Rice, 5,000 picule, at $1.47, by Wotal China, and to the natives themselves it/pr The Daily Press Office. B
plains subjastefully with which very few in* Brown Sugar, 120 bags, at 92.75, by Kwong-deed of them are perfectly neguainted, To wing-shing to local traders will parties rosident in England and interested in
Mushrooms, 10 as $1 Sau,G), by Kropas China i samme but be infamous
It comprises speards of two théusnud large fook-wo to travelling truder.
Dried Lilj Flowera, 12- lage, at $£40, by quarto pagès, matin Kwong-fock-wo to travelling trader
to local tractor.
of reckoning covertly na now and the trup. Hongkong Hotel Jompany's Shores-55 per olgeot to be attained would be before the public, no more to be concealed or evaded until it wan resebed flatead of selling a ragking-chuir for $8 and saking sight ene-doilur greenliapka for it, let the price be 86,7%, and par eight greenbaska for it, eash reckoned at 4 conte, If gold could once be restored to its roal plior in the daily replienings of the market the relief would to so great that people would wonder now they eror consented to the surpa tion of fois nightmans, which has affected as for so many years. We shall never bogin to loosen thinkyoke until we set the task fairly before an in some such way so we have en gested. We commend this to the foughtful consideration of all who are not satisfied to -mínky váthout a étraggle, tato hopeinas isol.
vency-British Trade Journal,
White, War, 4 píron, at $84.00, by Ewong
took mo to travelling trufler.
Slutif, 10 cases, at $42,09, by Tang-ohiong que to travelling trader.
* TRUBNER & Co...
60, PATERNOSTER Row, WAH BELLAN
DAILY FROBUSTICE, HONGKONG.
| Charge for Advante will be a biotetor
Hongkong, 23rd Februry, 3874
Gencial Post Office, Hongkong,
The Post Office of Viptoris (Apstralia) haring: ARROWS SMALL STEAMBUS and given potice to the General Foer Office in Lon-
STEAM LAUNCHES, Bailt of Wood
Love.
For Freight, apply toda
WING-KEE COAL SHOP, 1349 Hoogkong 3rd September, 1876 BE Proprietor of Yuro-Rom Shop begy to HE
NOW ON SALE,“ inform the publis that his Shop has been established are 1855, at Budicoti's Lane, und
BOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
*** A. MAOC), HEATON,
DEACON & Do,
Cartun ard Alacan
fores
donthab artioles of Jewellery receivul in that.
fron, or test. To seek special requironants.
Screw Bizans with pools canging up to 20 fierulony are chargeable with Customs Duties. an hour. Peddle Mamura, with drogate ranging down the undersigned considers it necessary to make this Regulation known to the Publis, and to Controled for, Pring from 1200 upwards elate that any letters or packets containing Kachinery tested for Eosts built abroad.
artchi Artiolea aent through the Poet are liable,
to B inches në malëse d
*
that ba ha always great quantity of BEST avais Report for the Year 1874 Price into YARROW & HADIST) Earnecen and Khipbuilders with their contenta, to be forfeited.
OPAL in store for Bale, Gentlemen or Ships mantore vieding patronics him, are requcated to apply as bis Sbap.
171447 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1675,-
Ton Dollare
lo of Dog Poplar, Londen, ** Apply at the Dolly Fresa Dilimo. ↑ "Prospectuses may be obtained if the Office of thi Journal. Houtkone, I February 1876,
28 1111 July 17
F. W. MITCHELL,
General Fest-Offico, Hongkong.
Postmaster Garenal,