in short, soẹn the beginning, and it is possible that the end may, como avez adoner than might be expected. The saly comfort le, that these vast financial oyelopes, whether natural or artificial, do bat little warm if any, to that casentially sound and bond de fatness upon which all national prospority altimately de ponda-Daily Telegraph.g
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
VEEBEL'S NAME
OLPTAIN
LONDON 914 SUEZ CANALAAJAntenor (str.)",
Do
THE RECENT COMMERCIAL CRISIS IN SAN FRANCISCO. Even is that New World which Hoo in the far Weat it would seem, an if history hud already acquired the babit of repeating itself. The recons comingrcial oriain in California resembles with a curious closeness the panic, which some seven years ago was caused in Wall street, Now York, by the operations of the notorions Gold Ring; and the sud death--for there is really no warrant for calling it aniside—of Mr. Rakton, the President of the Bank of Californin, bus ,alint it much of that dramatic obaracter which belonged to the violont end of the notorious Colone. Fisk. In justice to Mr. Raiston's me of om principal churches to be usited in the NEW YORK raary, however, we may say that only the fret of bonde of matrimony. They were babind the ap these two parallels is essentially azur. The fall Pointed bor to begin with, but that mutter wah SAN FRANCISCO via Y’HAMA Oceanis (str.)... of the California Bank was, like the New York verlooked. A more serions diflorly, boweror, "Gold Cornes," the work of a ring or syndicate shortly afterwards presented itself. It was CALLAO of wreckers, who deliberately plotted the earth. found that the banns had been proclaimed at a SINGAPORE,
it.
a
A NOVEL INOIDENT AR BALTRINCHAM..
A wedding party, hailing from the sprightly region of Baguley, presented thecalves at one
oburg in Halmo, but 20 sertificate. from the
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HAMBURG.
Do
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Dio
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Do, unlawful, and either Eve document most, ha Da
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BOMBAT BRISBANE,
Achilles (str). Admiral Dasoul, Huntley Cunt lezi Alexandra: Monaco Pigrio
Gao, Hunte
... Mateor
City of Tokio (str.).... Frey Beatos .....
to... Kira (str.)....
Singagore (str.) ....AAH (atr,).............. Panay (str. Esmerald (tri) Orisin (viri „Anobissa (str.j.. Galates (str.).. Arosa (str.).....
prodused or the marriage could not take pince, SWATOW. AMOY & FOODROW Kungtong (str.).
In this dilemma various expedients were de vised. A telegram was written cut addressed to the clerk of the church in question, asking it the banne bad been proclaimed, and bridegroom took without delay to the Altrincham telegraph office. He walked out of the vestry into the that he didn' like it," and in feeling terma appealed to the clerk not to disappoint himi
For Sale.
S
A YLE.
0 05
GOODS for the
AUTUMN and WINTER SEASONS, solicit an upeation of the following
Rich -Block GLAOB und GROSGRAIN. SILK, from the best Frenok, makers,
Diroken
FOR FREIGHT APPLY FO
To na DESPATCHED
Butterfold & Swiro, Butterfield & Swire.
Hougkong Togel, Hagedorn & Co..
MoG Hestón:
kong Vogal, Hagedorn & Co gkong Win. Poatia & Comm Hongkong Ryanell & Di Hongkong Vigal, Kagadam & Oh, E. Hergiong 0, 0. B. doi Ram M. 8. S. Co Ramon Mota... Hongkong J. J. do Remedios & Co Parrias. JF. Penke.. Moleno
• Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co.... ..................... Sovy Bhing „Goyenecken je Hongkong Remelica & Co......
Hongkong A. MnoQ. Heaton... "Hongtong P. & O. 8. N, Co.
...Butterfield & Swire.
Hongkong Siomssen & Co..
P.&O. 8. N. Co..... Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co.
For Sale.
THOMPSON AND
H
IND
ARE NOW SHOWING
gelegten to west well-
VELVETS and VELVETEENS, in all Colors HOMESPUNS, FRENCH MERINOES, "GAMLETS.
PLAIN and FANCY FLANNELS, for Morning Gowns
quake in the hope of pillaging the fallen outroleryman of the parish to that effect could he SAIGON Ralston, on the other hand, unlike the ow prodigate who for a tiae ruled the financial produped. The clerk blandly informed William MANILA
that he could not be married without this corti world on the Hudeon, arena to have been fate. He was not satisfied with this; the YOKOHAMA... sturdy, honest, stragħtford man, with wach in his temperament that was essentially party ontored the vestry and the vicar was SHANGHAI English, and whose character in private life appealed to with a similar result it would be was above the reach of ander. His career brief es it has been-bue fut something about of an aimust Napalenia grandear. The son of Massachusetts, farmer, he commenced life as Mississippi ateamboat clerk. Flo then joined Garrison's line of San Francisco steamers, and contriving shrewitness and businesslike babita to have some little capital, eventually, in the year 1865, whoe be was some thirty-five ourob, and tersely informed the assembled few yours of age, accorded in lachching the Bank of Onlifornia. The city of San Francisco was grusing at the time ao rapidly that it was gestion engined that, the parties and HAVING voceived their first delisery of BLACK and COLOURED SILKS, especially
go off at sudo teflanchester, which they conta almost posible to measure ita daily increase reach in the prescribed time, and save the knot Finasial accommodation was imperatively needed, and the Bank mede its way, not by not as all meet with our bere's approval: Ho eafely tied-without-farbber trouble. This dià stepa merely, but by leaps and bounds, to didan like its he wanted to be married there business of alicat anparalleled extent. Ral: It was again mildly listed that without the atom, originally cashier, became maunger, and certificate it could not be done. He was las next president; and only two years, aga the bark was paying him a salary of $50,000; reminded that if expedition were not used the his own private fortune in realized pro hand rigorously to that portion of his anatomy marriage must be postponed. He applied bis
Colored GROSGRAIN and FANOY SILKS, party was estimated nz $20,000,000; and which serves most people for a head, and didn' in all the Newest Shades, his income from a sonroe we believed to like it any better than befor Suddenly be bo $1.000 a day. Unlike Fisk, he spout bia ramenherad that be bad.
A BLANKETS. AN FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, in the New BELGIAN COUNTERPANES and TOILET money wall. He bad a magicent coantry seat
spor" (paper) where be dispensed lavish hospitality. But, Ho didn' like to go me."
Rt tomo. This wụa thỏ thing, by not felch Textures.
*Why although foud of entertaining guests a grand didn't be like to go home?" "Because Lo seigneur, be nover for a moment relaxod his old didns" it was pointed out that he could be. mauers kabits. The bank roled. Califoroi, back even then by half-past eleven, by dint of and Ralston ruled the bank. He knew his good driving. He very unwillingly asscuted to power, and be used It with a singleness of or the proposition, and was taken away. pose that made him boss feared and respected. trinalsam, however, he stopped and penned the His ong maxim ecce to bare been that thepre following laconic epistle, which was desputohud spority of California and that of the bank were to the oburdir bag lead to tail you that I ention, and he was consequently always ready will come again in the morning, se i don't la to promote or aid any Californian enterpr:80 "provided, of course, that is house obtained go home now for the sole. Of course there tbereic its duo'share of control and authority,thing for it but a postponement, Bat And so, as day sfter day rolled by the bag the blushing bride f "Did she tear ber bair and LIEBS, MANTLES, and SLEEVELESS With her, bridesmaid and groomsman ahead- indulge in bystorios? Nothing of the kind, JACKETS.
ourned to a well-known hostelry near the church, where the conduct of the bewildered bridegroom was decu send over brand Fund-water. The ax
At Al-
day came, but with it no Williasa, Tharaday and Friday, with their joys and sorrows, have Passed away, but the wedding is yet ar plished. Rumour hath it that William bas dis appeared, no one knows whither-drineu and Bewton Guardian..
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOR. “
SUNDAY, 21st November,
OPLUS
grow stronger and stronger, and Ralston richer and Acker, until bo wa asiaat virtual King of California, made Governors and Senators, dictated the whole policy of the Pacific-Jouet and ruled its commerce with a rod of iron.
Unfortunately it was only the old story the ring of Folyorates. The wealth of Call forala grew faster than the strength of the bank, and Ralston, whose idens were too in perial to break the notion of a cival, feli, like Kupoleon nguin, a riotico to excessive miqVision and allied power, the full night of which be bad muder calentated. Silver was "stract" at mine called she Cometcok Tode, and Ralston, in pursuance of his big policy, resolved that the new El Domdo ubocld, with all other good A pied business has been done in New Parna “things in Unliférau, come into the grasp of bis yesterday at the before given rutos, $322; and own bauk. The lode, however, Selonged to 36274, the latter figure being for select cheats. men who were his match, and who (anfortun In New Benares nothing of importance was Lely for him) were bent no his rain. These done, and the quotation, for it remains - wostbies, lesers: Flood and O'Brien, of Nevads,ebanged. A few choats of Halwa also have hud started a new bank of their own, and the been placed on the before unted terms. To-day macb-puffed fode was a mere part of their nothing has been done in either kind. Importa schone, Ae Izst as the aurce rose in value per Zraouaddy 330 chests Patas. Ralston honglet theta. The omstock Syndi cate, playing its own gume, kept the market "up" by purchases on its own account. The "ptica rose from 60 to 100, from 100 to 100. From 200 to 800, and still Ralston went on buying. He invested his own tertanc; Le sank the whole reserre of the bank he borrowed | money u the security of the bank's credit by accepting New York bills, and be aank that. Bo the game went on was the By alicate, having fairly carted all its stock into the Bank of California at about sixteen times its real valoe, judged it fit to cease operations and, wait the reanit. Tuo fall was not so much sudden aa Qomstocke manie dawn, with imaantucous.
a rash, but rather as an avalanghy; and the Bank of California found itself in the position of a man who has borrowed to the whole avaliable extent of his credit, and at a rainone nt of interest that he may prahase at a pre- miam of several Bundreds stock which, as soon as it bas fairly passed into his kuuds, falls as if by magic, to a discount of fifty. Nor was thie the worst of the evil. Moch as the coyotes close
ON LONDON.—
KICHANGE.
430
Bank Billa; on demand Bank Bille, ut 30 days' sigt Baik Bills at 6 montas' sigitf}|-- Crodits, at 6 months, eight.......... AJIL Doouniontary Billa,1t6 months'
sight......
ON BOMBAY, Bapt, on demand 2203. ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, op demand 221 ON SHANGHAI.—
. Bank, sight
Private, 30 days' aight 72}
SHARES. Hongkong and Shangbai Bank Share
por caut. discount. Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares
--8650 per share.
China Tradera Insurance Company's Suuree-
$1,350 per share.
China and Japan Marine Insurance-Tia. 105
per share.
round the old buffalo, so as soon na Comstocka Ohinose Insurance Company.$212 per cbure. were launched on their inevitable decline, the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares conisauries of Flood and O'Brien began a steady $542) per share.
run oc Balston's back. By fair means or by China Fire Insurance Company's Shures-14 foul, they had seertained ita exact strengil, and
per share.
on the 25th and 26th of Angues, they stripped it Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
of the lust dollar. The panic which sueued when
6160 per share
the great house closed its doors isesid to have Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's been unprecedented even in San Francisco itself."
Sharea-30 per cent, discount.
Formately, it was soon ullased. The United Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s States Sab Treaany in the City of the West
anime in, like the Bank of England, to reeque Shanghai teas Navigation Company-
the seunder hoases. Within twenty-four houre
73-por aharo,
Baure
confidence was completely restored. Untap. Hongkong Gus Company's Shares-$75 per pily, be worst of the tragedy was yet to powe
The Board of the Bank of Califorzi met, and Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-50 per:
the necounts of the house were gooo into. Ite
cent. discoaut.
position wwe zen; uluvat at a glance, to be Chinese Imperial Loa--8103:
beyond hope of recovery. A stormy s2000
CHINESE.
Mashrnoms, 10 cases, at $57.00, by Oban chong to travelling trader,
Almonds, 10 bags, at $26.00, by Chun-chợng.. to travelling trader.
followed, and Ralston, tondering, in brief SALES ON NOVEMBER 20TH, AS ESFORTED BY words, bis resignation as President and Director, left the room. Within an hour 'biy-body we found floating in the harbour. Some say that lie toerely want to bothe, and was suddenly stricken with apoplexy; others, that before he swam out he had taken some sharp and rapiċ poison. All that is-really-eertalo fa thot the man is deud. Hopeat to the last, be is said. after making a moderate provision for bis widow, to buve left his own private fortune for the benefit of the creditora of the bank. If to local trader. this be indeed truc, axem bis worst, enemies will fol it hard to bring against him a word of Hop-bing to travelling trader.
reproach.
Cuttlefish, 4 baga, at $2250, by Tong-abong: yue to travelling truder.
Shettfish, 4 capes, "at $35.00, by Chantick. ebeung to travelling trader.
Brown Sugar, 100 bags, at $3,60, by Hop-bing
Dried Mussole (miḍāle), 50'baga,”at $E:80, by'
Vermiculi, 30 tage, at $8.30, by Kwony wo
Drial Lily Flowers, 60 bags, at 98.50, bý Kwong-wo-cheurg to travelling tider..
While Wax, 2 pieces,at $800, by Chun-foong to travelling trader.
Grand Plus 500 pienis, at $1.85, by Chan. chong to travelling treder.
WOOL POPLINS
On or about 20th inst. On or about 3rd prox. ¡Quick desputeh, Chrick despatch.
Kujok despatch.
Quick despaten.
Quick despatel.
3 P..
........... Qaick desputeb
On 1st prox. On 15th prox, as 3 Quick deapatel.
On 4th prax, at noon,
Quick despatuli,
Quick dospatch.
To-day, at noon.
Quick despatch.
On or about 25th inot
Quick deepatol. Quiok, despatol On 24th inst, daylight,
Vessels on the Berth,
FOR MANILA
HD Steamship
MERMERÁLNI
Captain Thebaud, will be despatched as sirove TODAY, the 22nd inst., at Noon."
For Freight or Passage, apply toda
A. MAOG. HEATON, 1717 Hongkong, 19th Novembor, 1875, -.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, úið SUEZ CANAL
LADIRS and ORILDREN'S HATS. New Colorijo RIBBONS, FLOWERS, sød FEATHERS. SHAWLS or Obars, UAERIAGE RUGS. THE Company's Steamship
BEST WHITE BATH and WHITNEY
PARATURA COVERS. MELTON CLOTH, SERGE, and HOME- SPUN COSTUMAS, made in Latest Style. Plain and Figured Japauone SILKS. A Large. Variety-of-CHRISTMAN TOYS and
PRESENTS for Children. AJ WOOL SERGES.
LADIES' BOOTS and SHOES Buttons, and
PS Elantice.. GENTLEMEN'S FELT HATS, in Laleat Shapes The Cantab, Bute, Ryda, Athol, Argyle, and Stamford, WHITE SHIRTS, Collars attached, onf
stored MERINOS. Scotch FLAIDS. · "Ladies" Kerdy,mado COSTUMES,
Itichly Embridroad CASHMERE TAR,
The Newcat Shumpes ia SILE, VELVER and OLOTR JACKETS trimmed with Fur
Ladies TRIMMED H
Ladies' TRIMMED HATS of the lateat
styles, dirent from Paris.
The New Shapes in Ladies' and Ühildren's FELT HATS.
specially low in the week.
ANTENOR”
will be despatalied on or about the 20th instant.
For Fraight úr Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, „Agents. 1665 | Hongkong, 10th "November, 1875.
“UOWAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SHANGHAI, Taling Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS & JAPAN. THE Company's Steamship
SANDMANUHISES"
SCARVES, TIES, CRAVATS, BOOTS, will be despatched on or about the 25th instant,
BOOKS, UNDERVESTS, and UMBRELLAS.
A Few OVERLAND and RAILWAT
TEINASA QUEEN'S ROAD
D
A large assortment of WOOL SHAWLS, and PALLIUMS.
BALL DRESSES and OPERA CLOAKS Black BILK VELVET of the best makes, Black and Colored VELVETEEN.
The New Shades. in RIBBONS, TUR.
QUOISES to match.
SASHES and SASH RIBBONS. SILK SCARVES
'LACE, "MUSTIN, and LINEN SETS. SWANSDOWN and FUR TRIMMINGS. SWANSDOWN COLLARS, PELERINES, and MUFFS.
BUGLE LACES, GIMPS, and FRINGES, Children's CLOTH JACKETS.
Boys' CLOTH SUITS, in all sizes, Infants' ROBES, PELISSES, ond CLOAKS,
BABY LINEN and Ladies' UNDER CLOTHING..
Ladies' FANCY FLANNEL DRESSING GOWNS.
GLOVES
666 - Hongkong, 10th Notember, 1976
ELIQIQUB EINGEE BLANDY,
94 por Dozen, SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps, $3 per Dozan, Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY C 1909 Hanzkoog, 6th August, 1875.
FOR SALE. --- EST TAKASIMA COAL, tresh from the Pit, in Lote to rait Fussbragaz, a $8 pie
|Tan, er Godsieň..
Apply to
THOS, G. GLOVER, No. 7, Queen's Boud, or East Point. 1m 1695 · Hongkong, 2nd November, 1875. NOW ON SALE, THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
1 · AND ́....
· STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. DEVAN, with many Additions. Correc tions, and Dr, WILLIAMS' Orthography. PRICE: In Paper Wrapper 81.50 Neatly Bound,,
$2.00
Apply at the Daily Press Chicè.
JAND & TENNENT'S ALE and
•
PORTERI
DAVID CORSAR & SONS". Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flex Crown
GANTAS,
VARNHOLD, KARBERG & 06, 6.1130. Hongkong, 11th May. 1867.
NOW ON BALD.
Ladies and Genilomen's Best French KID THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY.
BY FOR 1975.. BOUTS and SHOES of DAWSON'S Beat ARIS. Work in the CFR/RENTH
year of its existence, in
make,
-VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG
AND AT SHANGHAI,
UO DE MUNTABELLO CARTE
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE- Quarts815 per cass (1 dazen.) Fiato,$16 (2)
2)
-5, discount on 25 Casoa.
BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per cave (1'dozen.). FOR SALE BY
HEARD &Co. 976 Hoogkoop, 23rd June, 1875,
FOR SALE, HAMPAGNE..
''
HELDHIECE & VDS MONOPOLE, Chin
Apply to
LEETJEN & Co.
Bule dyenlafur Ching und Japan. if 144 Hongkong, 28rd January, 1875. "NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
WITH THE
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY
PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,
An AGGLO-CHINE DICTIONAK, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
The word of this strange story, in so far as obeung to travelling trader it can be said to have a moral at al), is writ in i very big tertera. Balaton was oridently no ordinary . From an nimenre cork at the alenabout booking office be bad rlan by aitaple, houcat, bat withal daring enterprise, to position of alast unprecedented powerful with. As we have already oboerved, bi income from all sources to believed to have robed the enormous total of more than half o million a year in Engleh money. That it should be possible, even in Califorza, to amassins for the above detyre prin sonce generally, which the rapid advare such a fortado by boat means le to itselfpared to GEANT INSURANCESt Outron
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Undersigned having been appointed
watter of wonder. More marvellous is it thas Rates
the mas should have fallen into the temp whiob
bis enemics laid for him. At the lust ho seems to have even his own folly, and to have become aware that hie attempt to aunez the
NOW READY FOR SALE,
It has been dompiled and printed at the Daily Preas Office, as usual, from the bout and most authentic sources, and, no pains. have been spared to make the work com plete in all respects
In addition to the usual varied and voluminous information, the value of the **ÜBROFICIE AND DIRECTORY FOs 1975). bas been further augmented by a
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH ·
·OF A
PLAN OF VICTORIA HONGKONG .
THE
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
SHANGHAL:
A Chromo-Lithograph Plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE PNAK; aloo of
THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS (Derigned expressly for the Work) MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, THE
SILK WORM DISTRICTS, -
THE ISLAND OF FORMOSA
AND GR
THE COAST OF CHINA, ALSO, THS
HONGKONG;'
bosides other local information and statis- tics corrected to date of publicusion, tending to make this Work in every way suitable For Publio, Mercantile, and General Offices, The Directory is published in two forms, Completo of 35 or with the Lists of Residents, Port Diresturies, Mape, Buga
· For Freight or Pusange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 1730 Hongkong, 19th November, 1875,-
· OOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, EM SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
will be despatched on or about the 3rd Dad For Freight.or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE, Agonie.- 1719 Hongkong, 19th November, 1875.
FOR SAIGON. Skater
HE
ASIAP Captain Molsen, will bave quick despatelï for the above Port.
For Freight or Pissage, apply to
SOEY SHING,
Bonham Strand:
#4 1696 Hongkong, 16th Nerembez, 1875. FOR MANILA (Direct)
THE Spanish Steamer
"PANAY,"
Vessels on the Berth.
MUSTHÁM TOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, HALTÁN- DEINDISI, ANOJNA, VENICE, MEDI.
A TERRANEAN PORTS," SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ;
ALBO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA; AND AUSTRALIA.
HE PENINSULAR ARD ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANYS Steamship * KNIVÁ,“” – Captain Page, with Her Mujesty's Mails. Passengura. Specie, and Cargo, will loays this for the above places ON THURSDAY, the 5th November, at Noon.
Oarge will be received on board until Noon, Specie and Parcels at the office until 2,P.M..on the 24th,
For Particulare regarding Freight and Fast sage, apply at the P. & 0, 8. N, Oos Occ, Bokong. CONTENTS AND VALUWOF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A. Written. Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Fackages for the Overlund Roata je required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivored by the Shippers to tho Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold. themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the intoor. rectness on, such declaration.
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Baope through Egypt, aifber by rail, or by Caral in their own Steamers, or in vessel's employed for the purpose,Ĺ **Shippers are particularly requested to aute
the terms and conditions of the Company' Black Bills of Lading/g
A MoÏVER, Superintendent. Fenimanlar and Orientul Steam Navigation (lo.'s Office, Hongkong. 13 November, 1675, ́OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL. STØLM- SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PA8- BENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
|
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A mail will store:
For Manila Por Esmeralda, to-day, the 22nd inst., ut 11.30 AM.
For Siapapore, Honoreet, Cooktown, Olere lond Bar, Bowen, Rockhampton, Keppol Bay, Brisbane, Sydney. Tamanin, and Melbourne, Fer Singupnes, or Siturday, the 4th December, ✯ 11.15 am.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKETH- The English Contrast Packet “KHIYA" will be despatebod with the Maile for Europe;" so, on THURSDAY, the 25th instant.
The following will be the hours of blosing the Maila, &o,
X
Wednesday, 34th instani," "
5 P.M, Money Order Office closes.
P., Post fine closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night... Thursday, tk instant,
7 AM Be Office opens for sale of Staupe, Begistry of Eettete, and Post-
gofoll correspondence.
10 AM, Post Office closes except for Late
Letture Registry of Lettore cecÒHER. 10.15 M., Loters may be posted in payment
of a Lase -FER of 18 cents extra Postage, until
1 A, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11 3.A., Lesters (but Letters only) address
ed to the United Kingdom vid Hrindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packét, or payment of a Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 11.50 A.M., Posting on Byard 'censes.
ALFRED-LISTEIL,
Postmaster General.
General-Post-Offee,
Hongkong, 13th November, 1875,
MALS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET The United States' Mail Packet OCEANIC" will be desputabed on WEDNESDAY, the lat, December, at Swith the Mails-
For Yokohama, San Francisco, "the United States, and the United Kingdom..
The Post Office will be open for the receptiom of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &o,-
*IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND until 2.30 E.M.
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
(AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
TOCMAI
Latters can be posted on board the Fucket from 3.80 P.M. to 250 P., on payment of a Late Feeof 12 curata in addition to the Postugs. The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this roate is compulsory
HE S. 8. OCEATTO will be despatched for Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be
NENDAY, the let December, at 3 pm, taking Catgo and Passengers for Japan, the United Stares, and Europe
Connection
14 made at Yokohama Steimers from Shangliai..
Freight-will-be-renti ved an hour until 4 p.3. of the 30th instant, Pardal Packages will be received at the Of‹cuntil 5r.x. Bono ilay, dil Paros Packages should be marked to address iz fuļi; value of an mo is required.
Correspondente addressed to Yolobama and the United States must be superscribed por "OUBANIO," and thinbaddressed to the United Kingås must be superscribed "a Sun" with Franciice."
Fetaro Fassage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 persent on regular raten,
For further information to Freight or Passago, apply to the Agency of the Company, Traya West
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, November 2nd, 1875.
ALFRED LISTER,
Pozláster-General General Post Ofice; :
Hongkong, th November, 1875..
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contraer Packet "" HOOGLY" will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 2nd December, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom vid Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon, Singapore, Gulle, Anstralia, New Zealand, dien, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria.
The following will be the hours of closing the Wednesday, Dec. 1st,
Acting AgentMails.
0.8. MAIL·LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL ŠTEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH 20 NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
.
THE S.S. "CITY OF TOKIO" will leave Hongkong for San Francisco, við Yoko- Copbin Gopensobea, will have inmediate des- | haina, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th December, patob as above,
at 3 r.3, taking. Passengers and freight for Japun, the United States, and Europe.
For Freight or Pissage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co.,
Agents.
it 1658. Hongkong, 8th November, 1876.
STEAM 1) YOKOHAMA, THE P. & U.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE
." ORISSA," in lieu of Bombay, will leave for the above place, abortly after the arrival of the 3.5, Aspen with the next English Mall.
A. McIVER,
Superintendent, P. & 0.8. N. Oo,'a Office,
Hongkong, 19th Novembon, 1875. [1687
STEAM TO-SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI
sky ww--and. HIGOJ THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Starmatap
IT
"ATOCA"
will leave for the above place about 24 hour after her arrival with the next English Mail,
A. MCIVER,
Superintendent. P. &0.8, N. Co.'s Of
Hongkong 13th November, 1875. (1689 FOR LONDON. NHE ▲ 1 British Ship
ALEXANDRA," Thos. Bulman, Master, will load here and at Whumpor, and will base quisk despatula -us above. For Freight, apply to
*
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1721 Hongkong, 19th November, 1975,
FOR NEW YORK. 103 4 1 German Bark
THE
*"*METEOR," Dircksen, Master, 595 Tona Register, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have inmediate despatch.
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co, 1659 Hongkong, 9th November, 1976.
FOR LONDON,
HE Frenoir Bark
·" ADMIRAL DEVOULX," Captain Garrique, will have quick despatch as ubove.
For Freight, apply to
1
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CO. 1539 Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.
FOR LONDON." THE A1 British Ship
THE A
"HUNTLEY CASTLE,” Hugbau, Master, will load bere and at Whow. pon, and will have immediate despatch for the
For Freight, apply to
Á. HAOG. HEATON,
Hongkong DEATON & Co.,
Canto
· 1683" Hongkong, 12tli Nayamber, 1875,
FOR NEW YORK
comprehenateness and propical service NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE--abors Port. this Work stade harivalled. All the new words which the Chinese have of late years tecn pompelled bacon to express the numerous ob fects machinery photography.telegraphy, and of foreige relatioris han imposed upon them, are here given in den. Each and every word is MELCHERS&Do..
Eally illustrated and explained, forming exer Agents, Bugal Insurance Company. cises for students of a most instructivo nature. ti 1780 Hongkong, th October, 187
Both the Court and Punti pronuncations are INSU-given, the Recente being carefully marked on
the best principle hitherto attained. The typo
Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily raphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond Press Office, or to the following Agents in t
Mobara. di E. DA SILTA & Co.
Comstock Lode End been for him and be UHINA AND JAPAN MARIN
Fortunes what the fatal Russian sampaign proved
for the First Napoleon. There has boor," he
mai,for molbe, a persistent effort to brest
the bank, and it has won in the end." So far,
RANCE COMPANY.
NOTIOD,
in the size of body, thereby affecting a rest facno agonomy of space, achieving clearness-mot Stootas.
no doubt, be apoka the truth. The rain of the ATERteis date brokerage of Thirty-arge previously attained, and dispensing with thione mog Bank of Californis was as deliberate a son- A and one-third per cent. (334%). will be vast margins and vaut spaces which have Formosaa spiracy as ie to be found in the whole records of allowed by this Agousy on risks to porte in heretoforo characterized Chinese palliontas. Toochow American Bnance from the Athotic to the CHINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and Pacific Ocast. Yet, in order to win success,, it the STRAITS.
asund congers, and coralinatious euvh as that
the New York. Gold Ring or of Messre,
Flood and O'Brien are pracfinally unknown in
the magic region which lies east of Temple Bar. There is a story, it is true of a great fudge
FIRE INSURANOR COMPANY OF
BATAVIA.
To illustrate the vast scopo of the work; the Ningpo mi | folloying facts are submitted for coudderation, Shanghai..
12
41 American Suip
"PILGRIM," Captain Forte, will load here and it Whampoa, and will bave quick despatch sa abuve
For Fraight, apply to
Through Passongur Tiokete and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- kana and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to porte in Mexico, Ceutral and South America, and to New York and Europe, vid OVER- LAND RAILWAYS.
A Stammer of the Miten Bishi 6.3. Company. will leave Shanghai, vit the luland Sea Ports, about vamo dete; nuš make elaso aonnection zt Yokohama.
At New York, Fucaongers have pelnotion of various lines of steamers to England, France, and. Gerinuny
Paak
PAL foxcy Order Office-elosen
Office d'osca except the War Box, which remains opin all night.
Thursday, Doo. 2nd,
A
7 A.M., Post Office opans for malo of
Stafps, Registry of Letters, and Post ing of all correspondence.
10. Registry of Letters cEZARA,
11 A., Post Offies closes except for Laty
Letters
11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) address. ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa- pore may be posted, on payment of 'a -- Late Fee of 18 cence extra postage, unti
11.30 AM, when the Fos! Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Lostmaster-General. Hongkong, 19th November, 1875.
General Post Office,
Arrangements have been made for the Regis tration of Correspondence exchanged between. the United States of America and this Colony by Pacife Mail Packets of the Cocidental and
Oriental Steam Ship Company,
The Registration Fee will ba & cento for each Freight will be received on board until 4.Matter, over and above the Postage. This foo on the 14th proximo. Parcal Packages will be as well as the Postage, must be prepaid. reotived at the Office matil 5 P.M. same day a
No letters can be Registered after & P., on
all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad the day of departure of the fall. dresa in fall; value of anme is required.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageasy of the Compsay, Prays West,
G. BRMORY,
Acting Agent Hongkong, November 15tb, 1875.
SUN FIRE OFFICE.
BE Cadersigned is prepared to Grant $15,000 on First-class Risks
A Discount of Twenty per cent. (20%) upon the Current Local Rates of Prewin will be mi lowed upon Insurances effcored with this Office.
T. G. LINSTEAD,
Agent, Sun Fire Ofics. 1. Hongkong, With August, 187%. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE
CAMINSURANCE COMPANY.
FROM this duto until further notice, a dia. pant of Twenty per cent; (207) apon the corrent local rate of premia will be allowed open usrances effected with this Company. DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents. t 1198 Hongkong, 27th Jano, 1872. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTE D SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
Established 1899.
CAPITAL--£2,000,000%
General Post Office,
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General
Hongkong, 11tb Norambar, 1875.
The following roleed Rates of "FcatagoTM will take effect from the day ::
Books & Letters. Neuispapers. Patterns. PORTIGUAL-- Centa. Cents. Cente.
6. per 2 oz. Vid Sodthampton, 34 pár }oz: ; 6
hampton,
40 per 8 14 per 9 oz. Via Southampton, 34 per oz. 6 8 percz.. CANARY & MADEIRA
Via Brindisi,... Via Marseilles, .!
ISLANDS-
Vit Brindisi, ..... Į
Vie Muracilles... 84 parox. $ 12 par 2 Vit Bouthampton, 23 por}O2 6 6 perso
KONGITLT AND
HAWAII,
Via Brindisi,
Vi Marsciller. 36 parz 10 14 pa: 2oz. Vis Southampton, 30 per tu 8.3 per 2 ox.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 5th Angust, 1973.
The Postmaster at San Francisco hoa given notice that lettore despatched from this Colony (whether through the Post Office, or as com Bignoer letters) by the United States Mail Prokota, -will not be forwarded to any places: not within the United States unlcas the proper Postage from America to auch places be prepaid. in American Pootage Stamps, but will be ra formed to this Office.
Such lotters should either be prepaid in both THE Undersigned, Agate at Bungong for Hongkong and American Stamps an above, or
theabove Company, are prepared to grunt posted to an Agent in the United States. Polleiad against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 This notice chiefly applies to the following: on toy Huilding, or on Merchandise in the anane, places, the American rates of Pestage to which at the usual ratos, subject to a discount of are as follows Twenty per guð, (26)
NEWS LETTROB, PAPEKS, BOOKS. Cerits. Curits Сельвка
4 par 4 oz.
GILMAN & U
Honolulu,
Pera, Chili, &.92,
1063 Hongkong, 7th July, 1874, BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE Brazil,
COMPANY.
Undersigned
G per oz. 16 1.02.--
93, - 10 per 4 cz, ALFRED LISTER.
Postmaster General,
Tidered having been appointed General Post Qlice.
RUSSELL & Gourd to grant Insures se follow 1649 Hongkong, 6th November, 1875.
QUELON and CAMPBELL. WIZBON, NICHOLLS & CO. WILSON, NICHOLLS & OB HEDGE & Co.
»
KELLY & Co., Shanghai,
HALU & HOLTZ
KELLY & Co." A
H
Hsia& Hours and KELLY
&Co, Shanghai,
HALLS HOTZ B XBLLY
3& Co, Shanghai.
BALL& BOLTZ BACKELLY
& Co, Shangksí......
nooded a "spoiled child of fortune" is a alf On risks to all other porte, the brokerage wilJbaliser Vocabularly contains about 16000 deluding vistin We, in England are, for the ba ten per cent. (10 %) only;
Chinese charicters, and Medbursta English | Hankors and} present at any rate, fortunately secure from saob
WM, PUSIAU & Co.,
and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whitet Hiver Forts catastrophes Our wealth is so vast and our
Agents this work contains more than 60,000 lnglish Chefoo andį trade, upon the whole, so sound, that no specu
te 181 Houckoog, 21st January, 1874.
words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinose cbarnes | Nowchioang} lators, bave the power to destray nu cesentially THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND tors. Again, despite all the grammar and Tontin and!
other elementary works as yet published, the
Felting student of this difficult language absolutely re Nagasaki THB O. & J. Trading Co. quires exsuples to display the various appli- | Hiogo, Onika....... THE 0. & J. TRADING Co.. THE
Undersigned using van sppointed cations and equivalent of different words which Yokohama. Meners, LAYE, URAWFORD & Co. Agents in Hongkong for the above Con have one general meaning. Of these examples
Mr. C. D. Moss, Japan Catafle whiob, wishing, for a private rudge of its own, pony all SPECIAL ATTENTION OF this work contains more than five times as
•Office. to break a dull bant, deposited with it SHIPPERS to the low rates of premium many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Manila. ..Messa. J. DE LOYZAGA & Co. varioné feigned matoes a quarter of a million of arged for all steamer risks, beside which a
lished
Brand || Singapuro...Birrita Times Dou money upon call. The partnere, however Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and UNE
For praotion purposes the arrangoutent of London........ „Mr. F. ALGAE, Okinect'e Inne the trick, and when, one fine mening THIRD PER CENT. (334) will be allowed the work is so complete, that a reference
GEO. ETERET, 30, Corneill.. sharp int sodden un cubao span them on risks to parts in Obian, Japan, the Philip to ite nagen waables a person who onder
Mezura BATES, HENRYUo." uprepared. Without seen it or pines, sad the Straita : On-mal to all other alanda: English to communicate efectently San Francisco. Mr. J. F. Fusters, the Mer.
chanta Exchange. even having to erose ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER with natives who maerstand nothing but Chi- The two narrow strips of pavement which sepa OENT. (15%) only.
ace. In this respect the work will be found New York Mesa, S. M. PETTINOILL & O., indispensable to all Europeans raiding-in
37, Park Row, gorts China, and to the natives themselves it ex. Hongkong, Tad Jamanry, 1875,
plains subjects fully with which very few in- teed of them are perfectly acquainte To purties ressent in England and interested in Chine it cannot bus, be invaluable occasionally, It comprises apwards of two tionand 'large quarto pages.
rate Lubard stree: from, te bank parlor, they Kloefully shovelled out the goldt from across their counter, and, aniled as the balled wreckere departed. At the apme time, it would be hard
SIEMSSUN & Co.,
-ti 1028 Hongkong, let July, 1874,
to say that wo shall always enjoy immunity PHENIX TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, from piracy of this kind. Within the last few
yenre there have bear bad and ominous signí, PROM this dude, until further notitoj a die- Competition has been started at rainons, rates, count of Twenty per cent. (207) upon the with the solo object of forcing the more stable current local rates of premis will be allowed dertakings to buy the competitors out, and upon insurances effected with this Company. attacks have been made upon really solid pro
DOUGLAS LAPRAJK & Co.. perty in the hope of unduly reducing its value
nd then securing it at a bargain, "We have
Agents,
it 1182 - Hongkong, 27th Juge, 1872.
*
TRUBNEE & Co.. GO, PATIENOSTER BOW; W. H. BELL, "Daily Phaos" Orfrue, HovaEONG;
2 a WING KEE COAL SHOP.
FOR HAMBURG (Direct): 41 British Barque-
"MONSOON,"
Qeo. Hunter, Master, will lead here and Whampon, and will have quick dospate
bare
For Feigl apply to 1857 Hongkong, 0th November, 1875,
WM FUSTAU & Co.
FOR VALLAU.
189 41 Peruvian Ship
FRAY BENTOS" Kamen Mots, Master, will meat with quick das. patob we above.
For Freight, apply to
JAJ. DOS REMEDIO3 & 06. 1616 Hongkong, lat. November, 1976,
NOTICE
Oommunity, the Obinese Jesue of this
MARINE RISKS,
Hongkong, 19th July, 18757- Arrangemente having been made unders Folioles at current rates, payable either here, which Mails for Tendon arriving at Suez from London, or at the principal ports of India, Ohina by Private Ships will be forwarded to Anetralia, and the East.
destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified alpanas, on correspondence addressed to the that the rates of postage, which must be paid in United Kingdom-o-forwarded, will be as fol lowe, viz.:*
TIED PESCENT will be allowed on all LOCAL A BROKERAGE of THISTY-TEBAL and ONE- LIEKS,
ROMANA, "FIRE RISKS.
Paliotas granted on First-class Buildings to For Letters24 cents per half ounce, in extent of $20,000, 100, 100
For Newspapers......... 8
A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT: (20%)|22
*
Pattorna....
bach. (not exceeding loeucocenta..
2
6
32
*12
every additional 4
F. W. MITOHELL,
Pastoraler General. General Post Office, Hongkong,
upon the current local rates will be allowed on For Books and] all premium charged for insuranoc, gach din const boing dednoted at the time" of the auto of policy.
RUSSELL & Co,
Agoista 1. Hongkong, Lut January, 187). MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM. PANTOF MANCHESTER AND "M,
LONDON
Agents for the above Company at Hong-
Order to meet the wither of the Native THE Undersigned have been appointed Paper has been, from the commenceuiort of the Fong, danton, Foookow, Shanghai, and Hau China New Year, inshed DAILY istoad of on how and are prepared to grant Insurance at
Current Raton, alternató days na before. *.
Tha Piper bag been. Fstablished for nearly
Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage weat, under the Direction of a Well Educated HE Proprietor of Wase-EBE Shop begs to Chineso Ocutiomus; givou, reliable commercial Inform the public that kia Shop has been and general information, und has the same established since 1835, at Endicott's Line, and position with the Native Community as to Ad- that lie has always a great quantity of BEST vertisemonta and Nown as the English Daviz COAT, in more for Bales - Desitleman or Ships Press, with the Foreign Community, The masters wishing to patronise him, are requested Charge for Advertisements will be as berete to apply at his Shop
171447 Hongkong, 29r3 Beptomber, 1875,
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. ti 1968. Honekone, 15th Oatabor, 1868. „LONDON, AND ORIENTAL STRAN
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE, 137, LBADENHALL STREET, LONDON
.......-ESTABLISHED 1945.
1HE Undersigned is authorised to copt rieks on behalf or this Olae, by Frat la Steamers and Sailing Ships
A. HoÏVER, Agent. if Hongkong, let July, 1867,
It is hereby notified for general information, that the Posinge on Lettere addressed to Nor way, when forwarded wis Southampton, will henceforward be 36 cents for east half once-
be left to he collected on delivery of the
charge on delivery.
which was either be paid in advance, or it may Japaid Letters will be subject to an additional
-FW. MITOHELL,
Toatraaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,
T
bereby notifed that the postage charge. able upon Paid Lettere addressed to Frange will beso forward be 12 cents per quarter sunro when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and 19 centa per quarter ounce when forwarded by British Mail Packet,'
F. W. MITCHELYP
Postmaster General Goodral Post-for, Hongkong,