It is well known that the latter Powerd have for a'long time been desirous of engaging in this great work, and stand ready to take it in hand whenever invita.
DESIKUOTIVE PIE,
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1st.. About 12.20 this morning a fire broke out in Brano's Mill extending on Hamilton street from Twenty-third to Tranty-fourth streete, muar Fairmount. The mill was five stories high, baile thirty years ago and increased from time
the fire was kept out of the mines. The Gould & Curry is eato; also the O. & C. shaft. Tho Anden had a cluso call, bat escaped, At Uris. moment it is impossible to estimate the loss.. Over 10,000 people are hantelem. The wind is piercing, and God only knows what they will do for ebelter to night. The fee is fully under control at this time, and ite limits are firmly defined. Nearly every decent building in the sity has been destroyed.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1876,
Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION
VEBEL'S NIME
LONDON ua SUBZ CANAL
Do.
Do.. AND HAMBURG
Anbillos Glaucas
Do
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The barted district is extensivo, and inchidas to time. The proient proprietors are Garath & the best portion of the city. Viginia City is o Co. B. M. Lord, of New York, being the mom-built on the easterly slope of Mount Davidson. pany. The whole Fire Department was called, Streets, called A, B, C, sto ras mong ita base. but their efforts were unavailing, for the whole north and south, stroot being the leading building was destroyed. If Garats says the street from Gold Hill to the Geiger, Grade. lons will amount to $1,000,000 The building Taylar and other lateral streete run down the aud mnolinety word incred for $425,000. The monnisin side easterly. The Bre bruse ont on atook was valued at $250,000, and was insured A street, between Taylor and Union; and that SAN FRANCISCO vi Y'HAMA City of
DoBuigio (etc). for $100,000. Five tasement houses were par portion of the city from Stewart Street to H, Do tially destroyed, and a row of bouses ou un and from auth of the Bank of California CALLAD... Frey Benton atreet, tacle of the milks, and a lauber yard, Agency altost to the divide beyond the Opair, SINGAPURA BRISBANE Singapore (atr.)
·BOMBAY, &sooloonda (str.); were also damaged to the extent of $90,000. le a mass of ruins, and t
Within the devastated distriot were many of SAIGON, SINGAPORE, do... Doogly (str.) This property was owned by Mr. MoGill; Fletcher's worsted mill was slao destroyed; the finest business boneda and residences. TOKOHAMA Joss, $20,000. The esnee of the fire cannot be Among the buildings destroyed we mention, definitely acertained. These pills were known besides the mining works, the Cathold, as the Carleton Mille, and have been destroyed Presbyterian, and Episcopal obarabes, the wo by fire five tubes before, Mr. Garats say that printing offices, the railroad depot, the Bank off while the entire low may be one million of California, the International Hotel, William's SWATOW AND AMOY daliara, le aannot be now araqtly untiuutett
Block, the Post Office, Pioneer Hall, Piper's Opera House, Washoe Club, Marye'e building the Taboo Hoose, storen, kivory stable, offices, resideugos, akanties, etc. A number of the buat residenoca in the city escaped, and thers is considerable section of the city left-deepits the calamity.
AEUROPE
FAILURE OF A SPANISH PLOT.
MAN LONDON, October 17th. The plot to place ex qnean Isabella on the Spanish thrones giving-for-the kingdom add four of the northern provisota, has failed Don
The only serious mishap to the Bank of Cal-' Carlos refusing to agree to these conditions.fornia in the destruction of their building,
“TRSKINZAND CARIG HOST:
valued at about $20,000. All the books, paters. LONdor, Derober 19th. auð öðlýs in the bank were gaved in the vaults, Advices have been received here, announcing Bank-ofboara say that the meditation will suffer that the Norwegian lark, Kalda, Captain Guano loss from the burning of the building, as it dersen, had been lost off Dragheda, Iraland. was fally incred. If all the raports were tras The grow were saved, but tas cargo was a total that were circulated of the lones-sustained-by loss. The Hulda 500 tons burden, and local insurance companies, à unaber would to sailed from Few York September 21st for day he bankrupt. The reports are grantly Dundalk. The cargo consisted of about 2,400 exaggerated, and the totul losses, instead of being $3,000,000, will in all probability not amonts to $5,000,000, on which there is total insurance of about $500,000, None of the in J'aurance companies, have a yet received full statouenta from their agents of tho lasses en
bushels of com
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Vessels on the Berth,
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Post Office Notifications.
A mail will close
For Eaigon, Singapore, &-Per Hoogly, to- day, the 2nd inst., at 11zM.
1. For Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown, Clure Wham-land Bay, Bowen, Rockhampton, Keppel Bay,
pon, and will have immediate despatch for the Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmanis, and Melbourne, — above Port.
For Freight apply to t
5. MÃOG: HEATON,
Hongkong
·DEACON, '& Co.,
Canton
1683 Bongkang, Bah November, 1875.
Quick despatak.
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agkong Morsogerige Maritia
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On 6th inst., at daylight.
Vessels on the Berth.
QORAN STRAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, í SUEZ DANAL, PERFUMERY, IND DIDUARD-TINAUD 7YEIE Company's Steamship.
--Double-BOWLING PIECES, Lefanobenz,
AVING received their first delivery ofOLOGNE WATER A
HA
– GOODS for the
“AUTUMN G01 WINTER SEASONS, elicit an Inspection of the following:-
Bios Black GLACE and GROSGRAIN SILK, from the best French makosa.
Colored GROSGRAIN and FANOY SILKS, in all the Newest Shades.
-PANOT PRESS MATERIALS, in the New Texturos.
2nd Co
and REVOLVERSMA
GENEEA);
DE SAINT MARJEAUZ DE CIL'S CHAṀ. PAGNE, Carlo Noire and Carta Blaine, Pints [und Quarte
Fresh SALAD OIL,at $4.50 per dozen. Old Cagrad BISOUM DUBOUCHE and other Brande.
S
Dépôt de la Compagnie Fermièra de Vichy any Springs, at 83 per dox.
A good Breakfast CLARET, at $2.50 per dogon (2 different kinds
GRAND VIN DE BILLERY, at $12 por
doren.
WOOL POPLINS
Dépôt of the well-known INKS, from Messra. Plain and Figured Japanese SILKS. ANTOINE ET FITS (of Paris). All- WOOL SERODS,
OLARET, in Cueke, o., & om at very moderate prices
L. THEVENIN... Ah, Quicon's Road, and 11 Stanley Street, 1183 Hongkong. 22nd Noveraber, 1976
FOR SALE:/
LAMANUM LONDON, October 23rd. Later and faller reports of the renint dia. aatcove foods and gales are at band this morà ing. The steamers John and Isabella havetained been totally lost near Stone Haven, on tho Sooltish Coast; Twelve perious porished. This The Opbir shaft is supposed to be on Water is mates fire vessels that have gone down with fire, with the draft downward, their crows in the distance for forty miles. being poured down, if the shaft in really which have been reported within the last twe on fire there will be but little demago to 1% days.
ths mine. Among the residences burst down are those of F. A. Tritle, J. W. Mackey, Judgo Hichard Rining, and D. Discoll, The, vault of the agency of the Bank of California has been opened. All is found safe except.some locas papers and depositor's boxes. The Gold and 1ZERS, MANTLES, and SLEEVELESS Curry works and all available buildings are orowded with people for temporary shelter. JAUKETS
SPAIN AND OTBA
A Madrid, October 25th. Reinforcemonte, to the number of 70,000 troops, the last Spanish levy, tas bran ordered to Cuba. The Spanish Government has in vested Senor. Bubi with unlimited power to purify the Havaca Administration. He will Boo proceed on his mission.
RUSSIA AND THE CHRISTIANS
ST. PETERSBURG, October 29th The Oficial Gazette says that in view of the popular distrust of Turkiet promises of refur, steps wat be taken by foreign, cabinets to 'strengthen confidanes so as to enable the Potte to fulfill its promises. The present sáð. condi- tion of the Christiane most ants an end in any
Cage,
FRENCH POLITION,
The Atlantic and Favilo telegraph office is aninjured, and the wires will be rebaila Bon morrow. The Third Ward Sebeol-house is safe, bet all marth of it is burned down. There is no damage to any of the mines below the inrface, far as can be ascertained, unlem it is Ophir, GOLD BILL, October 25th.
The fearful confiagration of to-day left -Vir- ginio City is aabes. The mining works of the Bonanza are destroyed. All the principal publis buildings are burned. The whole of the oily PARIS, October 29th.. from Taylor street north in a mass of smoul The Journal de Paris (Orlaanist) denies that dering raine. Hardly anything saved. Millions M. Buffet lavoars the Bonapartista It an of property is gone. The loss is beyond com- Apnoed that at the commencement of the pulation. 10,000 boteloss people are on thi ession of the Assembly, the Minister will deal bills, thankful that they escaped with their with Bonapartiet pretensions as they deserve,
lives. Two-thirds of the oiry a mass of ruina. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES." The principal business part of the city, con
MADRID, October 2011. taining nearly all the valuable buikduga, ie | The Epiora staten that the Spanish Cabinet totally destroyed. The ire started at about 5 resently discussed its reply to a Washington o'clock this morning, in a small one-story nota which tends to determine, the relations lodging house on the east side of A street, between Spain and America, so as to enable the between Taylor, and Union, kapt by a woman American Government to present to Congrared Tute-Shey, better haswa • Crazy. detailed account of its international relations. Kate" The Baboook Fire Extinguisher was promptly on hand, as also the hand engine of SPAIN AND ETRA.
NEW YORK. October 29th. Fire Company No.4; bat all was of no avail to Advicea Cuben political oroles of this aitytay the progress of the Bames. Before the frow Faris, state baat on the 25th iont, the steamer conid get a stream on tse fire the doom Secretary of the Spanish Nary at Madrid isoned of the city was sealed
ordere to the Coragon Navy Yards to get the Spanish ironclads and other wooden vessels not peremptorily needed and are around the Spanish
Only one was lost his life from the falling and barzing buildinge. Maby barte and injurion were stained by firemen and citizens in their
Colored MENINOS.
Scotab PLAIDS,
Ladian Hendy made COSTUMES.
Lighly Embroidered CASHMERE TAB-HAMPAGNE.
The Newest Shapes in SILK, VELVET, and ULOTH JACKETS trimmed with Fur.
HEIDSIFOK & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Uhina,
Apply to
DERTJEN & C Bole Agents for Ching and Japan, tf 144 Hongkong, 28rd January, 1875
→IKUHILLES?
will be deapnicbed on or about the 3rd Doc. For Braight or Fussago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SVIRE, Agents. →1919 Hongkong, 19th November, 1875; ----
NOTIOM
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES: FAQUEBOT POSEE FRANCAISS
RE
Company's Steamship
VOLGA
Captain Nomdedon, will be despatched for
JAGA YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next Frenga Mail,
enfrivate C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent
KE
Andies" THUMMED HATS of the latest DELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY Cxplain Pasqualini will be despatched for..
styles, direct from Paris,
|
The New Shape a Ladies' and Childron a FELT HATS.
A large assortment of WOOL-SHAWÈS and PAELIUMS.".
$per
SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps,
Dozan. per
Apply to the
* HONGKONG DISTILLERY 00. 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875.
QOAL D'EPOT.
BALL DRESSES and OPERA CLOAKS.MOALS of all description supplied to Steamers
BE SILK VELVET of the best makes.
Bluor and Colored VELVETEEN. Tho New Shades in BIBBONS, TUE- QUOISES to match.
SASHES and SASH RIBBONS. SILK BOARVES.
LADE MUSLIN, and LINEN SETS. SWANSDOWN and PUR TRIMMINGS. SWANSDOWN COLLARS, PELERINES, and MUSES."
BUGLE LACES, GIMPS, and 'FRINGES. Ohildren's CLOTH JACKETS.
Boys" CLOTH; SUITS, in all sizes, Infants' ROBES, PULISSES, nad
const, ready for service in the Weat ludies; also struggles to save bomen and property. The that the appointment of General Caballos to Gold Hill Fire Department assisted manfully auoosed Count Valmaseda is command of the to save the city and obeok the fire, The town CLOAKS. Island of Unba, ie, foregone conotusion with authorities of Gold Hill have invited the
BABY LINEN and Ladies' UNDER the Cabinet, Valmazeda rafteing to remain any destitate and homeless pooplo to share their lenger.
homes and hospitality, until relict can be CLOTHING. LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FORTH SSA. obtained. A close watch is being kept that the flores, don't take a fresh start in the southecu LONDON, November 1st, The Timis estimates that 200 cailora and others were drowned in the North Sea during -the gales of tho past türen verke.
▲ MYSTERIOTZA AFELIS.
LONDON, October 31st.
Ladies FANCY FLANNEL DRESSING
by the Undersigued.
Orders may be left at the Godowns, Wanoba, with Mr. J. MACLEĦOAR, OF LEONG AH LON, Praya.
LANDSTEIN & Co. Om 1620 Hongkong, 1st November, 1876. NOW ON SALE,
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
PARA AND...
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. DEVAx, with may Additions, Corres- tion, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography. PRICE: In Paper Wrapper
81.50 Nantly Bound
200 Apply
the Daily Fries Olive..
JANTENNENT'S ALE and
•PORTER,
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Merabant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax Ckuwa
CANVAS.
***ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tf 1180 Hongkong, lith May, 1887-
NOW ON SALE
1766 Hodgkong. Ist December, 1877.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
B Company's Steamship
MENZALEH
SHANGHAI abortly after the arrival of the SS: Sindh from Europe.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent. 1767 Hongkong, las Debenber, 1875. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW, Taking Cargo ni through rates for TAKA)) and TAMSUI HE Steausbiy
"YESSO0," Captain F. Aähton, will be despatched for the abova Faris TODAY, the 2nd instant, at day- light.
Cargo-For Takto and Tameui will be for warded from Auoy per S.S. Hailong,
For Freight or Pasmge, apply to
A DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 0%. 2d 1763 Hongkong, 30th November, 1875. FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE
Fer Singapore, un Sutarlay, the 4th instant, at 11:18 AM
Swalow and Amoy.-Per Esmeralda, on Ban- day, the 5th imat., at 9:30 AM.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. : The French Contract Packet "HOOGLY" will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 2nd Desember, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom vid Marseillans to Europe, Baigon, Singapore, Galle, Auetralin, New Zealand,
and Alexandria,
Ramon Mota, Master, will meet with quick de Aden, Seychelles, Lenaion, Mauritice, Suez, piatoli am alsove.
For Freight apply to
JJ. DOS REMEDIOS & Co, 1616 Hongkong, 1st November, 1875,
·NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERİES MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR {SATGON,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALTA, MAAK. PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES, ALSO, BOMBAT, ST-DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS-
N THURSDAY, the 2nd December, 1876, Noon, the Company's Steamship #HOOGLY” Commandant GAVVAIS, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAE GO, will leave this Port for the above places. Cargo and Speule will be registered for Loa don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board' until 4 FAQ Specie and Parcels until 8 r.3. on the les December, 1875, (Paroole are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contenta, and value of Packages 8. required,
་་་་ For further particulars, apply at the Com- pary's Office.
0. BERTRAND,
- Principal Agent. | Hongkong, 28th November, 1875.
EMMA STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINE DE GALLE, ADEN, SURZ, MATTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALHO, BOMBAT MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA, HE PENINSULA AND ÜBIENTAL STHAM 1-NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "GOLCONDA,” Captain ANDERSON, with Her Majesty's Hails, Fassengers, Spesie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above plures co | THU ASDAY, the 9th December, at Nooni
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Specio and Parcels at the ofeo nntil 2 P., en the 8th.
For Partionlars regarding Freight and Fas sage, apply at the P. & 0.8. N. Gus OlEcc, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED. -
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Over/zad and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Kontsis required by the Egyptian Government, Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Datention or Prejudice which may happen from the incer rectness on aneh declaration. A
Shippers of cargo for Bombay ars requested to take note, that the Steamera leaving Hong kong in scrrespondence with the Australia (Calling of SOMERSET, COOKTOWN, CLEVE-teamers from Calle to Bombay, may call at
LAND BAY BOWEN, and KEPPEL BAY, Colombo,
to Find Mails and Pumeaças
The Company reserve the option of forward HD Eastern and Australian Mail Steaming all goods shipped by their Steamers for
Company's Steamér
SINGAPORE".
will be despatched as above on SATURDAY,
the 4th December, at Noon
Agents
ror Freight or Passage,apply to
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portion of the city. People are will with exoite GOWNS. ment, and are preasing in crowds in almost every direction. The heavens ard brightly crimsoned from the light of the burning Ophir | QLQYES. sbaft. The fire in the Consolidated. Virginia
The mail steamer Africans has arrived at Ply-shaft is believed to be extinguishe month and landed eight seaman-part of the crow of John Farsal, who vers taken on board
BOOTS and SHOES of DAWSON'S ́Beat'
Pmake,
350
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEENE-ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG
An event of some historical interest (the nt Ascension Lalind. They assert that their Economist says) bus jus: iakon plans in Ger- vessel was abandoned on account of ita taking many in connection with the opisage reforms: Are 300 miles of St. Holens, and that, the crew. This is the absorption in the Imperial Bank were picked up by the ship Victoria, which was of Germany of the Hamburg Gira.Bink, the bonne for Boston But, as the latter was chart roference to whose course of Business, as well of provisions, eight mbu were seat ashore in an Au that of the Dauk of Austern, forme so open-boat at Arosion, while the captain, interesting a chapter in Adam Smith's Wealth officers and the remainder of the crew proceeded of Nations, The Hamburg."valuation,” which in the Victoria. As their statements are conthe bank established, has already been abolished, tand and conflicting, the men have been de Hamburg having adopted, the new board)UD DE HONTEBELLO CARTE taived at Plymouth and will be officially marks as the standard for a tong time past, but eramined to-morrow. It is stated that they are now the book itself becontos a branca of the suspected of mutiny and desertion and possibly Imperial Bank of Germany. The officers of
murdering their offlære.
IN THE INTREBAT OF SCIENCE.
BELLIN, November 1st. Order will shortly be leezed by the Guvern- ment giving instruclone for establishing esien tifio stations of observation at favorable pointa
u tho Arotic and Antarotic oceans.
AFRICA
STANLEY HEARD, PROM AGAIN.
LONDON, October 28th. News from Central Africa, of date August 12th, have been repcived here vid Zanzibar, Stapler, with his exploring party, had traverted Late Victoria, and were pushing on successfully, All the members of the Expedition were in good bealth,
PIRATES PANISEEŃ.
LONDON, November 1st, The nowa huo besa roodred of the British -expedition to punich the piística! natives of the Obago tiver, for murdering the English sailors. The expedition on the west coast of Africa was engaged, and boats went up the siver.. Many. villages were destroyed, and a large number of natives killed. The British lost ozie man killed and six wounded.
-A SOUTH AMERICA.
THE" MEVCUTION IN TEUGUÀY."
the old beat pass over into the nervios of the Imperial Bank. The bank, it is stated, was established in 1619, and now disappeare from the scene, to was the language of the Berlin Börsen Beitung in recording the fact, "after S57
earn of fruitful activity. May
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
OPIUM.
WEDNESDAY, Tat Decsenhor,
A large business has been done to-day in both kinds of Bengal drag:: New Patus at 3020, and New Benares ut $505. Iu Máiwa nothing. done onlling for nabien; the quotations for new and old drug remain unchanged.
ON LONDON-
EXCHANGE,
Bank Bille, on demand... 410. Bank Bills, at 80 days' sight 4joj Bank Billo, at 6 months' sight 4j0z Credits, at 6 monthm" night...... 4/14 Doormentary Bills,at6 months*
403
ON BOBBAY-Bank, ou dead 2814 ON CALCUTTA-Bank, on demand 281 ON SHANGHAI --
LOSTON, October 31st--
Bank, sight.aut Private, 30 days sight. T
SHARES
Private telegrams from Montevideo of the Hongkong and Shangha Bank Shares-3 28th instant say the restoration of peace in Uruguay is confidently expented. The revola tion bas practically terminated in favor of the Government
per cent, dienonne, Ar Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares
18850. par shøre,
endles
AND AT SHANGHAI,
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE- Quarts.............................$15 per ense (1 dozen.) Futs $18
5% discount on 25 Casa,
BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per case (1 dozen.) FOR SALE BY
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la addition to the usual varied and yolaminone Information, the value of the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1875 has boon foriber augmented by a
CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH
PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG ;
TES
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
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Ühina and Japan Marine Insuranco-The 105
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Wednesday, Den Ist
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Thursday, Loo, 2nd,
7. Pont Office opens for sale of Stampe, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondence.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ABCS,,",
11 a.. Past Uffàs closes except for Inte
Letters.
14.10 A.M, Imatters (bot Letters only) address-
ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa. -pore any be posted on payment of...a. Late Fes of 19 cents extra postage, matil
110 when the Post Office-CLOSES
-entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General
Hongkong, 19th November, 1875.
General Post Office,
HAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Packet GOLCONDA will be despatsbel with the Mails for Europe, &o,on THURSDAY, the 8th Deo.
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, ke. *---
Wednesday, 8th Dea,
5 P.M., Money Order Offiod closer.
6 P.M., Post Ofce clears except the NIGHT "Boz, which remains open all night. Thursday, 9th Ten,
AM, Post Office opens for sale of "Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondence, 10 A, Post Office slozes except för-Late
Lettera. Registry of Letters canapé. 10.35 AM, Zeitwa riay be posted on payment
Of A Late Fe of 13. ceata extra Postage, until
11.A, bes the Post Office CLOSES
antirely,
11.30 AM, Letters (bat Letters only) address
ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 18 centa oxirn postage.
11.50 AM, Posting on Board cesses.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaler General Generel Post-Off,
Hongkong, 27th November, 1875. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKBE
The United States Mail Packet CITY OF TOKIO will bë domatoked on WEDNESDAY, the 15th instant, ab 2 P.x., with the Maile-- For Yokohamia, San Frazoleco, the United States, and the United Kingdom,
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &o., until 2,30 KM.
Lotters can be posted on beard the Facket from 2.8) 1.3 to 2.50 .., on payment of a Late Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all tho ahore places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Pokete.
Correspondonos addressed to Yokohama and
the United States met her superscribed per OPPY UN FIKIO, and that addressed to the Eurons through Egypt, either by rail, or by United Kingdom must be superscribed “sid Canal in their own Staamera, or in venalan Francisco,"la employed for the purpose.
Shippers are particularly requested to neta
BALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General
Hongkong, 2nd December, 1875.
the terms and conditions of the Company's General Post Office, Black Bills of Lading,
A. MeÏVER, Superintendent, Peinanlar and Oriental Steam Navigatun
Arrangements have been made for the Regis
Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1875.tration of Ocrrespondence exchanged between the United States of America and this Colony, by Pacifio Mail Packets of the Occidental and Oriental Steam Ship Company.
7. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANT,
The Registration Fee will be conta for cach letter ore and above the Pasinge. This fee,
No letters can be Registered after 2 P., on the day of departure of the Mail:
15th Dec, proz, will have immediate despatch THEOUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER-as well as the Postage, raust be prepaid.
LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO," THE 8.8. "CITY OF TOKIO" will leave
Hongkong for San Francisco, via Yeko hema, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Decembor, at $ P., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
PRESLEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents 1781 Hongkong, 29th November, 1875.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. TEEP. &0.9. N. Core Steamship
"ORISSA,”
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the SS. Ceylon with Lae next English
·Mail,
AMOIVER,
Superintendent.
[1, 4.0. 8.-N. Co, « Offca,
Hongkong, 27th November, 1875, 1765
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo at through atas for NAGASAKI and HIOGOJ HE P. & O; S. N. Co.'s Staxuship
TELEOBYLON
will fours for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next: Bugliah MIL
A. MIYER,
Superintendent.
[1756
POS. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 7th November, 1875.
FOR NEW YORK, WE'A 1 British Bark
G. T. RAY" Fracor, Master, will load here and at, Wham- 1 pos; and will have quick dempstok us abova.
For Freight, apply to
t
LA VOGELL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1772 Hongkong, fat December, 1875...
· FUR LANDON. THE A 1 British Bhip
ALEXANDRA"
THE
Thoa. Bulares, Munier, will load bere end at "Whampoa, "and will have quick dospatch as above For Freight, apply to Y
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1721 Hongkong, 19th November, 1875
FOR NEW YORK, 41 German Baik
THE
METEOR
Dirkson, Master, 585 Tons Register, baviar the greater portion of her Oatge engaged, will
huve immediate despatok,
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CS. 1658 Hongkong, 9th November, 1875,
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Foto hams and other Japan Forta, to San Franci830, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America and to New York and Europe, vil DVDR LAND RAILWAYS
A Steamer of the Mitsu Bihi 56 Coupeny will feave than hai vl the lalaal Đen Potter abort sums date, and maka cless connction at Tokohama...
At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of steamers to England, Franso, and Germany şii
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster Gonoral. General Post Offer
Hongkong, 11th November, 1875,
The following rained Rates of Postage will tek affect from thla day :
PORTUGUAL
-Bookte & Echters Newspaperes Patterna.
Cents,Cents,
6. 6 par 2oz.
Dentar
Via Southampton, 34 per 40%, AZORES ISLANDS, TA Brindisi,... Via Marelles. 40 por 40 Til Southampton, pero CANARY & MADHIBA
ISLANDS,
Via Brindisi, ...)` Via Marseilles,-)
8 14par2oz..
6 8 par 2oz.
34 per ios
8:12 per 2 oz
Via Brindia36 person. 10 34 per 2 uz. Via Marseilles Via Southampton, 30 per ca. 8 $par2oz.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General General Feat Ofico,
Hongkong, 5th Augnat, 1875,
A Vis Southampton, 23 per oz $ Opera Freight will be received on board until 4PM. HONOLULU AND on the 14th proximo. Farcel Packages will be HAWAII received at the Oceantil 6 P.M. amo day. All Parcel Paskages should be marked to ad- dress in fall; value of anme is required.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Praya West.
G. B EMORY,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, Novéxaber 15th, 1875. JOCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND BUROPE,
The Puatmaster at San Francisco bae giren notice that lettere despatched from this Dolony (whether through the Post Office, or as bon aignees Jatters) by the United States Mall Packets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States unless the proper Postage from America to such placca be propaid in American Postage Stamps, but will be re- tumed to this Offse
. . . ..
Such letters should either be prepald in both. Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or
OENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND posted to an Agent in the United States.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES..
MANDY ATLANTIO: STEAMERS.
S.B. BELGIC will be despatched for
This notice obiely applies to the following places, the American rates of Postage to which are as follows-
SATURDAY, the lat January. ut 5 PM taking Brazil,
San Francisco, té Yokohama, on Honolulu,
NEWE. JAKTTEKU, PARERS. · BOOKS.
Derita Conte
par à cz.
Cerda 24 per 4 oz.
i am
-
oz.
10 per 4 oz.
ALFRED LISTER.
Pasturaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 12th Jofy, 1875.
Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United Pern, Chill, &0..42 States, and Europe."
Connection is made at Yokohama mih Steamera frota
Shaerbei. Froight will be received on board until 4 BM
given, the accente being carefully marked on A TERRIBLE FIRE. IN VIRGINIA CITY.
the best primaple hitherto attained. The typo San Francisco was (any the dia) thrown into
Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily graphy displays taa, suocess of an attempt to a ferment of excitement on the 26th October by Chinese Insurance Company – $212 per share. make the Chinese and English type correspond. Fress Office, or to the following Agents !——
WE FOR LONDON. the receipt of telegrama anazourcing: that & Hongkong firs Insurance Company's Sharpom the sine of body, thereby footing a vast dacao Mesura, J. P. DA SILVA & CO. THE French Barkod MA erent fire bad broken out and was raging in $542) per share,
S
"ADMIRAL DEVOULX": economy of space, ashiering a clearmana: not S
QUELCH and CMPBELL, Virginia City. The now spread through the China Fire Insurance Company'd Shurch-49 previously attained, and dispensing with those day masalming
WILSON, NraxOLIS & Co. Captain Carrique, will have quick despatch us of the alat instant, Parel Packages will be ie la hereby notified that the postage charge- city with the utmost rapidity, and the most per sharétt
required at the Office qutilă P.at, same day. All ables upon Paid Lettere addressed, to France rast margins and vacant spaces which have ormoniou WILSON, NICHOLIA & above interse ansiety to obtain the details of the Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Sharas—herstore characterised Chinese publications, Forshaw .............. HIDOR & Uo.
For Freight, apply to
Parcel Packages should be marked to address will henceforward be 12 cents per quarter ounce dieester was manifested on all sides throughout 3169 per share, agai
To illustrate the vast coope of the work, the ingpo
VOGEL, HAGEDORN Co. in fell; value of game is required.
when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and the day,
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's following facts are submitted for sonsideration Shanghat
139 Hongkong, 15th October, 1875,39 Return Passage Tickets available. for G18 gente per quarter ounce when forwarded by Shares-30 per vent: discount.
Jhalraeza" Vocabularly contains about 18,000. - gravemask,
FOR LONDON,
mintha ure issted as a reduction of 20 per c contBritish Mail Pastet. The greatest fire that law over visited this Tougkong, Danton and Macao Steamboat Co's Chinese characters, and Mechurat'i English Hankow and
To follow the Huntley Castle," city has just left the northom portion of the Bharca-Par.
and Obiness Pictionary about 100,000; whilet Bior Porta
HE-A Í Byltish-Ship
VIRGINIA, October 26th, 1.30 p.m
JS
- KELLY & Og, Skoogbai,
H&Hours
KELLY & Co.
HALL& Holes and KELLY
& Co Bhanghai. town, from Taylor street almost to the Geiger, Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tla | this work contains more than 60,000 English Chefoo and HALL& ROZTZ and KELLY Grade, hashes. The fire began at daylights 75 per share,
(words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charner- Newchuang Sea Co, Shanghai. 1 this morning is a private dwelling on A street, Hongkong Que Company'a Sharas-$75 per | ters. Again, despite all the grammers and Tiental and HALL& Hours and KELLY and în a very short time extended to street, share, and
other elementary works as yet rablished, the Pekingsár) & Co., Shanghai, an destroying the Cowaty building the Luter: Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-50 per sendent of this difficult language absolutely red Ziagaankin...THE 0, & J. TRADING Co. **** national Hotel and overal other prozainsat
oont discount,
quires amples to display the various appli Mogo. Osaka,,,Ium 0, & J, TRADING Coi atruozures in its course. Soon the whole husi-, Chinese Imperiai Loan--2103.
cations and equivalente of different words whiob Tokahama Ategera, LaNE,ÚBAWFORD & GO have one general meaning.. Of these exemples
Mr. G. DAMO, Japan Garate
Metro J. DE LOTEAGA & Co. „Strašto Time: Offleck Ki
„Mr. F. Azaar, Olement's Imus, ***** ', GEO, STREET, 39; Cornbill,
„Masera. Bates, Haváy & Colvi
ness portion of O street, from the Odd Fellows RTOS
building northward, wae a mane of flames, with Bayze of December Isr, as RẾPORTED BY this work contains more than five times no
no adequate weans at band for obesking the wind CILINDAR."
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Manila
fire. The office of the Territorial Buimprim, us Bzigen Rico, 6,000 pionis, at $1.48, by Hop-hed. Brewing Chronicle, and the Poeflight, were sutally hing to joval trader.
destroyed. From U street the fire swept errors Black Pepper, 200 bage, at $10.40, by Yee to Piper's Opera House and the adjoining thong to travelling trades. buildings on Distress when it became apparent White Pepper, 20 bags, at $17.20, by Shon thel the railroad depos "and the Consoldi- chong to travelling traders dsted Virginia Holsting Works were in great Finger, 10 bage, at 63500, by Kinsfoong to danger. Blowing up the termediate locase travelling trader.
For practical purposes the arrangement of
the work in so complete, that a reference
to its pages enables a person who under
"LAJU:" M3Whirter, Mastes, will loað hers and at Whampos, sust will have immediate despatob for the above Part.
Fur Treight, apply to
A MACG, HEATON;"
on regalur rates.
For further information as to Freight or Pasasige, apply to the agency of the Company, Praya Weat
6. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, December 2nd, 1875.
•
ESSEN (GERMANY)·· SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA,
F. PEIL,. Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany:3
DEACON & Co, Canton KHUPP'S CAST STEEL WORKS, 1753 Hongkong, 28th November, 1875.
FOR BAMBURG (Dirwby
Britial Barque
"MONSOON,”.
standa Engizes to commantivite effectively Bars Fruity. Mr. L. P. FIBEEE, 21, Mer- Cec, Hunter, Master, will load her; and at with matires who understand nothing but Chrysobanta Exchange: nest. In this respect the work will be found New York Mesars, 5. A. PETTINGILL, & Op., Whampoa, and will have quiet despatch as
abore indispensable to all Europeans reading in
Before 37: Fark Row
For Freight, apply to
CARMINT A PUSTAD & Co. 1657 Hongkong, 9th November, 1875,
was then resorted to, but it was too late. White Wan, 2 pieces, at $78.00, by Chun-chong. China, and to the natives themselves it ex flangkong. Zad January, 1875.- The depot museumbed, and in tara the to travelling trader.
plains subjects fully with whinh vay few in-
bolating works of the Consolidated Virginia, | › Vermicelli, 20 bage, at 30.00 by Ulan-foong lead of them are perfectly acquaintel – To together with the Jarge 60-stump mill and to travelling traders tel the stamp department of the ħew California
Mine, were destroyed. It was hoped to save the to travelling traderm pë
By parties resident in England and interested in
WING-EDE GOAL SEOF;
FOR NEW YORK: HEA 1 Amerionn Sig
Red Bates, 100 bags; at $3,00, by Chun-foong hind it oannot but he invaluable coma conly. NEE Propriotos of WING-KEY Shop bags to PILGRIM "
It comprises upwards of two thousand large
red
Opine, and to that end gisda powder was freely Tizione Pone, 300 picule, at $1.73, by Tony-quien page used, but as in the case of the Consolidated chung to local trader,
Virginia, of no avail. The works just completed, Cans Rost, 60 piouls, st $2.50, by Kwong-hop and the finest on the Comelock, wore totally to traveling traders da
destroyed. Both the Ophir and the Consali- || Dried Trly Flowers,: 10. bags, at 18,50, by dated Virginia shafts were bulk-beaded, ed that Kwong-wo-olieang to waveiling iradən
TRUBNER & U.,
60; PATERNOSTER BOW
W. HA BELL,"
"Daily Peris!” OFFICE, HONGKONG,
- inform the public that die Shop has been satablished since 1855, At Endicott's Lane, and
that he has always a grent, quantity of BEST Captain Fowle, will load here and at Whampoa COAT in store for Bule. Gentlemen or Bulp-and will have quick despatch me above,
| mustard wishing to patronias him, are roquested For Freight, spply to
to apply at his Shop, de pega
RUSSELL & Co.:
ly 1647 - Hongkong, 23rd September, 1875,
1649 Hongkong, dib November, 1878.
F. W. MITCHELL
Pushmuster General General Post-Offee, Hongkong.
It ta hemby notified that henceforward the postage on lettere addressed to Newfoundland which must be paid in advangs, will be as ful. lows, viz, s
When forwarded via conta cauonnos.
-Brindis
When forwarded vis
Marseilles
When forwarded viš Southampton...
23-
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster General. General Post-Ofkco, Hongkong. -
When forwarded via
Order to moc tau wishce of the Native Commanity, the Chinese Lesus of this Paper has been, from the commencement of the It is hereby notified for generalinformation China New Year, feshed DAILY sustead of on that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- alternate daya ni before. PLEAS vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- foe Fager has been Established for newly ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage wiz ment, under the Direction of a Wall Educated Ükmess Qeatleman; gives reliable commercial and general inferenation, an nhà the ms KHU position with the Native Community na to Ad- vortisements and News as the English Daily Press with the Foreign Coumenty, The Charge for Advertisements will be as hareto- fore.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1874)
Brindisi, 42 sent arch half-ounce When forwarded via t
Marseilles... 30 cents quck half-ounce When forwarded vib
Bouthampton... 28eonta ouch half-ounce,
F. W. NITURELL,
Postmaster General General Post-Office, Hongkong,