ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO THE
IRON
THE SEA IN THE SAHARA,
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY bra, 1876.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharoe
fuper cost, piromium, Union Inanranodsonisty of Canton, new shares
1650 per share, se
line and Japan Marine Insurance-Tie. 107 China Truders Insurance Company's Shares--
20 81,700 por ahore,
per share
h
Chinong, Ingoramed Company-209 per share,
cx interest,
Hoarking Fire Insuranoc Jompany's Shares
$510 per share Union Fire Insurance Company's Shure B140
per abaro, afinturent." Viatoris Fire Insurance Company's SharOK-
69 per share, ex capital, Share34 per cent, discount.
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
NATION
VESSEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN
RAT
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DISPATCHED.
LONDON 1 SUBZ DANAL.
Do
Denonton (etr.) Glenroy (atr.)
apren
Do Do NEW YORK NAN BAZA
Do,
ALARMULATOR Armenia
siin siin: ArdentinDy SAN FRANCISCO ofa Y'HAMA Chign (str.).
Misönä,!! Da
MANILA.
SINGAPORE, BOMBAT, & Share per cont, discount Shanghai Beau Navigation Company Tia SAIGON, SINGAPORE,
5 por chato.
Do Hongkong Gas Company's Bharos-375 per TOKOHAMA...
hard. S
SHANGHAI.. Hongkong Hotel Company'a Shares-$50 per
Do
Chinese Imperial Loan £102 108,
SALES ON JANUARY 4TH, AS HEPORTED BY
But Mama ÜHINESE, White Wax piores at $67.50, by Wing. Tue-wo to travelling trader.
Tarmicelli 30 ga, at $7.30, by Kin-foong to travelling trader.
Fungus-10 bags, at $22.00, by Kin-fsong to trevalling trader.
Gambɔge-8 cabou, at $48.00, by Kwai-Mow to travelling trader.
Gymsum→→20 penis, at 31.05, by Shou-sbing to-travelling trader ==
For Sale.
FO AUTUMN AND WINTER
00. SAYLEA
BG to call attention to their Stock of
THE GERMAN NAVY, DUKE NARROW ESCAPE.
The Mornbig Advertiser asyThe Garians An affair which annsod the grantoms alarm posters, naong atliers, five of the most powerful and four for the safety of Kar Minjasty's ship sea-going ironslede affont, whose d'ève-aro Iron Duke happened on the 25th November, little, if at all, inferior to our own, and the Sound, and procended into the Channel for a Suavessols would therefore be a math to any se ship stoased out of the Hamza into the mo may safely be said of their armament triai of or machinery. When two or three foreign fest sent against then, and is Gero:any miles outside the breaf water and the alsip bad--no-colonies, there is lile nel for those Sunt started to run over the measured mile, the powerful dofuadera to atje fat from home. De speed being four or five knote, a large volume cousiga have no turret vessels of the game class of water rashed into the sicko-bols through the the Dewasiation and Thunderer, as ideft, quin aluipe rave witch, for some reason fot but it is very possible that in a heavy son, and yot satisfactorily expand, had become apen. far from land, soob low-lying naval batteries At the time the ease of the fresh was au may not be so dangerqué after all, The Germans. known. Information was at once sent to there not, it Boemia, forgetting the subject of ofBeer of the wateb, and Onptain Rowley, Dom- torpedoes, for we fitd in their naval satikten winter P. Tandy, and Captain Oldfield, of the provisions made for anval torpado alongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's Stena Reservo, in whicas charge the ship was whiob is to curry out experimenta with at by time, were speedily on the lower deck, this new branch of warfare, and Tongkeng, Cantor and iosafeboat Do.'s The prew, who wore at dinner at the time, went instruct junior users in the way of construct. once ordered to rig shops and close watertight ing submarine wines and infernul machina dura, andalthough them loft their weases with Thete la a torpedo station hosh at Kial and at slacuity, sau alight confusion occurred in con- Friedrichshaven, but it is at the latter plaas ergence of any of the crow having jnat joined where the torpedo stores ary kept Formorly and the stadius out being thurungbly known. the torpedo urrangemen were in the hands of In top minutes at a quarter of an hour, how the Engineers, as has been the case with us for ebar DNA PALEON ever, all the band-pumpe bad best rigged on the sorun years; but now the naval offers are to main deck, the lower deck, and the ougine.roomhave supreme charge of anoh matter The fata. The water-tight doors were speedily ships building for the German navy just now closed; they worked easily, having been over-tre for the most part corvettes stú gun-vusselä, hauled in common with the watertight doors together with a fow swift stem launsboa, to ho of all other ships in harbour and dock ince the end, probably, as torpado Vosts. The North sinking of the Vanguard, Directly after the German nuvy, therefore, will soon be one of the - roah of water wha noticed the donkey ongino cicat effective in the world; for while it orm- was worked, but the water gained on it ex-prises awe of the powerful and newly.com. ceedingly. Tho working of the hand pumpstructed craft flout, it is not expandiered with seemed to have little effect, and by this time nomber of old and uselesa nne rousels, which the-water is over the atelie-hole plates and the often tera out a source of wenkossa rather than lover, purls of the engine. So alarming was ¦ of strangth, the_condition of things- as the time that the Iron Duke made the signs Sinking "-to-the Black Brides, the lagship of Aduiirul Lord |
Had Mr. Muokousio simply gone round with John Hay, second in command of the Channel the bat for the sole purpose of adding to cor Flael; whics was lying in the Sound. The Blackstore of geographical exploration, the only oz Prince repeated the signs to Mount Wise, which calu bapa been raised against bis project whence it was communicated to the dockyard would have been whether, while more interest officiala. Measures were speedily taken to send ing parts of Afrios. still remained unexplored, out relief than was at lixud, but before the tuge the money might not be more profitably lad started the Fren Dake tovoked the signal played; but when be adds an incentive of cou discovered, and engine-room artificer, who on liat, we feel bound to allege our reasons for out of soundout had by this time been certial remuneration to stimulate bis vabic was up to his waist in water, managed to sha beliaring his hopes of a trade returu upon the the valve. This was after, the band pumps bad atlay to be utterly delusive. Ele shows that, been working about a quarter of na bour, and Timbeotoo, with a population of 20,000, silmated. if this had been delayed but a very few minutes on the meat northerly bend of the Nigor, is the longer tha alve could only have been closed metropolia of that district of Africa; also, that by some one diving down to it, and this would the trade of eruchem Barry the population hardly are beer attempted With the dia of which he setialates st. 3,000,000 with Eaz- covery of the cause of the flooding of the ship and has to pass over the Atlas Mountains and. nil arm ceased, but the doukey-engine bad that if net communication with this deart were RERINGS not deared the ship of water by the time the opened up, the great cost of mountain carriage Iron Dee had been brought into the Sound. would be obrinted, and the trade itself 000 About the time the signal "Sinking" was made darably increased. The trade from those two orders word 'given to fire distress guas, and then roes would, he believes, repay the uutisy of it was discovered that there was no powder on Booding the desert Pho Sabra is princi baued to do so. Before a ship goes into the pally below the level of the sea; several por barbone ali powder and shell are taken out of tioris of it, notably 5 Jüf," Last her; and when a ship a learing the port she depression close to the western shore of the does not take in her powder nutil she is in the Atlantis, are estimated to be as moh as 200 Souad, and,te the Iron Die went dicnctly into feet below sea level. El Jat has plainly on05 the unel, the taxing in of her powder we boon a bed of salt water, for its bottom is crusted not fixed till after ter return icto the Sound with suit, and is strew with marine shelin. In later in the day. In naval circles it is believed the neighbourhood of El Jat, between Capes that this securrence will lead to a rule being Jaly and Mogador, lies a range of sandhills, jessed for a ship always baring on hoard cheking the mouth of the river Belta, opposite suficient powder to tre dimross guns. If the the Canary Islands. It is through these saad- Black Prince and Resistance and robeon in the hills that be propanca to cut his obanuel to let Sound, the Iron Duke would have found it ex-ocean water to the desert, and the ohunnel, onca tremely diffon, if not impossible, to bars made ont, is to be kept free of sand by construction of her danger known to the skyard, anthorities, breakwaters. The whole est he modestly As it was, the Iron Duke hnd its "Sinking trust the witting tut, inasmuch as be By aquirter of an hour before it was soon has not yet surveyed the coast, or Inawa, the by the Black Privise. It will be remembered width of the enud bila, aor their level, the that the crew of the foundered Tangaard vis terned over to the Iron Duke, and when the the estimate of the expense of constructing the
number of cubir fest of and to be ang away," abirm was mised, some of the men, who ennal dan only be based on the terast goes. had only been served out with new tanios work. He believes that the river Belts, ut no that morning, sad lercing experience from very d'atsas period, poured a he volume of the previous disaster, put on their now water to the ocean. In this we ngree with him, clothes a pinced baga handy. When Mervator's wipe, in A.D, 1530, show, unidor the accident first happened the engines were ableries debouching at this point. Mercator speedily stopped, and when the order was given makes the river one and the same with that tu move the ship in towards the water it which flows from the east into Take Tebad hood that the port engine could not be called by him Lake Bora6), and calls the river started Texs very dousiderable time. On the the "Niger" (the then mythioni ame for any way into the Sated the area were ordered former in Northers Afrise distant from the Nile, fire quarture, and were inde aequiated with Veroater most doubtless Lave been map. #heir stations. When the water was at its beirbt it was noticed this the Zron Duke began to heel precisely us the Vanguard did when she began to fill.
An official communication from the Admiralty in reference to the recent accident to the Trum Duke states that the condere, after having! been some time it work, become unduly warm, that the action of the sluice valvsa was not satisfactory owing to duoive marking, and that the springs on the bot-woll valves proved weak under the additional pressure of the water which had been admitted to cool the condensere and the water passed into the bilge. The inse of this not being at first kaown, the gazine was stopped and alt sea comuniontions wore closed
ping from mero conjecture when be con- nected Lake." Borno" with the river de bouobing opposite the Canary Isles, but the fast of a river, so debouching at all could bardly be conjectural, in the vicinity of islands so well known even in these days.--Field.
15th of Cotohet, showed that 2, apartments A censor of the town of Mets, taken on the were recant. The civil population, which before the war exceeded 50,000 sonia, te o redund to about 12,000 former inbabitante.
Gold is valued at 146 quis, per cubic inch at this rate w obie foot of the preciptie metal, about 252,388 dola. The catire quantity of gold which contains 1,728 otitis inchus, will be worth
to certain it, but the abip was in no danger,now known to be in existence is valued at about though a bug was signalled for.
3,000 atillions of dollars, so that if it were welded into opa moss it could be contained in a obe the side of which would not measured over 29 fort
THE NEW AIR-SHIP", Professor Schroeder, of Maryland, is about to visit several places in the United States and Strope in bis "steerable-air-slip lately ez SHIPPING
hibited at Baltimore. The ship portion of the airenip, the propeller, and so on, is notatructed of wire about three-sixteentbe, of an inch in
INTELLIGENCE. Continued from first pegs.)
REPORTS.
The British steamship Arratson Apcor reporte
the 25th, and Biagipure on the 28 In the China Sea had fires puzt moderate N.E. winda;] the intior part etrong winds to arrival.
diameter, in 85 feet in length, 9 feet high and Belt Calotta on 17th December. Penang on feat wide. Its lifting capacity will be for 10 tobe, balloon portion, whiar bas. not yet been adjusted, will be 6 feet high, 85 feet in circumference, and 65 feet in diusnoter. It je constructed of 1,800 yards (three cases) of cam The German 3-masted acbooner Louisa re brte, from which 1498 ropes,will depend and porta luft. Chefan on 24h December. Tp hold the whip. The pushing and pulling pro-Slangbai had light and variable winde; from. pollers to be attached to the how and stern of thence to Tarasbuus strong N.E. winds and the ship are 10 feet long and 34 feet-in beight thick rainy weather, from thence fine weather. Those propellers will be covered with ou vas, as with strong N.E. winde. also the sides and top of the ship. The orer is to comein of eight chan, and the ebip oan, it is alleged by lise Professor, he as reudity steered through the changing currents of the air
The German bark Paradias reportan left. Cardiff on the 20th August, and bad Waterly winds and fine weather in the Ohannel; then
(2009 (in the following Departmenta) suitable for the present and coming Servos.
TAILORING DEPARTMENT Black and Blus Berlin COATINGR...
STUNS (ait lengths only.).
NOVELTIES IN CHEVIOLS ADA HOME
a good selection of new Patterns, în TROUS
A fow Vest lengths of Fanoy Berlin VEST ING.
Thin Blue SENGE, suitable for pressct wont.
|
Gelio (str.): Thilst (str.) ... Acikong (etr.).
Union
Esmeralda (str.) Ceylon (etr.)..
Kaobgar (eir).. Altoma
AMOY, TAMSUI, TAKAO, &o.. Bai-Loong (ebe... BAWTOW, AMOYSFOODROW Kwanglung (str.)
Abbott Pitoan
For Sale.
HOMPSON AND HIND
Manama RE NOW, SHOWING BLACK COLOURED SILKS aspecially selected to wear well
VELVETS and VELVETEENS, in all Colore HOMESPUNS FRENCH MERINOES, OAMLETS.
PLAIN and FANCY FLANNELS; for
***Morning Gowns. LADIES and CHILDREN'S HATS.
Now Colors in BIBBONEELDWEBS, and SHAWLS for Ohaira, CARRIAGE RUGS.
FEATHERS--
BEST WHITE BATE and WHITNEY BLANKETS BELGIAN COUNTERPANES EL TOILET
(SLOOTERS, CARN MELTON OLOTE SERGE and HOME
SPUN COSTUMES, made in Latest Style. A Large Variety of CHRISTMAS TOYS and
PRESENTS for Children. S LADIES BOOTS and 3E0ES, Buttons, and
Ellistics.: GENTLEMEN'S FELT HATS, in Latest
Shaper-The Cantab, Bute, Ryde Atuo
Argyle, and Stamford, WHITE SHIRTS, Collare attached, ent specially low in the neck.
TIES, ORAVATS, BOOTS, SOCKS, UNDREVESTS, and. UMBRELLASJ
White CRICKETING FLANNELS of va SCARVES, rious textures,
Oxford TWILL SILK and WOOL, and A Few OVERLAND and RAILWAY
WOOL FAJAMA SUITS, DRESSING GOWNS, &o. Gentlenion may rely upon their orders being secated with the utmost care and despatch.
OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. Latest Shape in Black and Drab FEET HATS, DRESS HATS, OPERA BATS, SMOKING CAPS,
New deaigas in-BCARVES, inslading the
cor," "Cinh Hause," and others.
Four-in-Hand Club," "Tennyson, Wind
เ
COLLARS of varione Shapes DRESS SHIRTS, with Embroidered Fronta LONGCLOTH SHIRTS Military Fronts
Regatta and Oxford TWILL SHIRTS, large asortment of Patteras.
MERE UNDER VESTS and PANTS,Y White and Colored MERINO and CASH.
SILK, BALBRIGGAN, White Sad Fancy COTTON, and MERINO SOCKS,...
Kaiokerbockor STOCKINGS för Shooting. HANDKERCHIETS, Plain and Hem.
stitobed.
Waite, Turkish, Honeycomb, and other TOWELS..
Bath BLANKETS.
Patent DRESS and KID'SHOES. Sinto and Brable Sule BOOTS..
with Trays.
Zoe LEATHER OVERLAND TRUNKS,
TRUNKS, with Traya.
SOUTHGATE'S PATENT OVERLAND
stone and Brief BAGS.
PORTMANTEAUS, QOAT CASES, Gled-
CANVAS BAGS for Sailed Linen for Fra velling.Y WALKING STICKS. MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR TUEES,
SAY LE AND 0.0., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S HOAD AND STANLEY STREET,"
HONGKONG
"AND AT SHANGHAI,
AND TENNENT'S ALE and -PORTER:
TEUNES.
33. QUEEN'S HOAD. 666 Hotelog, 16t6 November, 1875.
FOR SALE.
COLOGNE WATER and GENERAL PERFUMERY, from EDUCARD FINAUD and dow
Double FOWLING-PIZJES, Lefaucheur, and REVOLVERS:
DE SAINT MARCEAUX ET Oгn't CHAM- PAGNE, Carte Noire and Carte Blanche, Pinta and Quarte
Fresh SALAD OIL, at $450 per dozen. Old Cognac BISCUIT DUBOUORE and other Brands,
Dépôt de la Compagnio Fermière de Vichy, any Springs, ne 9 per dos.
A good Breakfast OLARET. at 82.50 per dozen (2 different kinds.)
GRAND VIN DE SILLERY, at $12 per dozen
Dépôt of the wall-nown INKS, from Mecare. ANTOINE ET FILS (of Parist..
CLARET, in Qauke, i, o, Mo., at very moderats prince.
L. THEVENIN,
44, Queen's Bond, and 11, Stanley Strel 1183 Honghong, Sad November, 1975,
COAL DEPOT. NOALS of all description supplied toSteamers
by the Unders ged Orders may be left, at the Godowns, Wanchai, with Mr. J. MADLERCSE, Or Lou A TON Praya
- LANDSTEIN & Co. 1620 Hozgkong, Itt November, 1875, -- MONTEBELLO CARTE
DBLANCHE CHAMPAGNE
Quart$25 per ouse (1 dozen-) Piats, $16 (9 5 disagant on 25 Cusea. BOURBON WHISKEY, §12 per ouse. (1 dozen.) FOR SALE BY
SMAN HEARD & Ca. 975 Hongkong. 23rd June, 1875.
VELICIOUS GINGER BRAND Y DELICIOUS
SPIRITS of WINE, for Yamps
$ per Dozen. Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY O 1209 Hongkong, 6th Augnot, 1975,
......., Butterfield & Swire
Jardine, Matheson & Qo.... Whampoa Vogel, Hagedorn & Uó.. Whampoa Vogel. Engetorn & Coll Hongkong Russell & Co...
30. 8. §. Co... Hongkong Vogel, Brgedorn & Com ̧• Hangour . &0.BO Hongkong P. &O, S, N, Oa Hongkong Messagorica: Mazition Hongkong Remedios & Co Hongkong A. MaoG. Hentor.
MMM P. & 0.8. N. Co.,
P. & 0.8. N. Co. Hongkong W, Pastan & Co. Hoogkong Douglas Lapraik & Co., Hongkong Douglas Lupaik &1Ñoà
Vessels on the Borth,
STEAL TO YOKOHAMA. MAE P. & O. S. N. Co. Steamship
CEYLON,"
AdOn or about 4th both
Quick despatob.
Quick deepatob Quick despetab. Quick donpatol. ---- (On 15th inst,, ut 3 F.M.
Quick despitol, On the let prax. To-morrow, at ngon. On 18th in, at noon.
gich despatch.
l'o-morrow, at noon, Te-day, ut soon.' To-day, at 5 P.M.
„Quick déspatshi
To-day, at soon. Ta-morrow,at daylight.
Vessels on the Berth,
STEAN FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA L |BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, TEDT- will leave for the above plate at Noon TO TERRANEAN PORTS,
DAY
A McIVER
Baperintendent
·P. & O. Offe 1907 - Hongkong, 4th January, 1876.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGARAKI Lana H1060
VHF. & D. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship
KASHGAR (nof Orisa ne originally advertiacd), will leave for the abere place at ST, DAY.
A MOIVEE,
(SüperiorandzzL P. & 0. Once, 1508 Hongkong, 4th Jannery, 1876. FOR AMOY, TAMSUI, TAIWANPOO AND
TAKAO. HE Steamship.
HAILOONG," "
above Ports TO-TAT, the 5th instant, at Noon, Captain Abbott, will be despatched for the
instead of as previously ugtiñed,
For Freight or Passage, apply to Br
DOUGLAS LAPAIK & Co. 17 Hongkong, 3rd January, 1876. FOR SWATOW," "AMOT, AND FOOCHOW.
HE Steamship
“KWANGTUNG," Captain Pitman, will be despatabed for the above Parts TO-MORROW, the 6th instant, at daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPŘAIK & (.. 15: Hocgkong, 3rd January, 1976.
FOR BHANGHAI.
NHE
Gurwan Stip
WALTONA,"
SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;
ALBO
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Company's Steamship *TUTBET, Osptain FASTERY with Har Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Spooie, and Uargo, will leave this for the above places UZ THURSDAY, the 6th January, at Noon.
Cargo will be received on board antil Noon, Sponte and Parcels at the office uctil Zen, the 5th January,
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail will alone
For Sigan-Per Gunga, to-day, the 5th inst, at 780 aA-M).
For Manila, Per Exmoroida, to-day, the 5th inst, at 11.30 kn.
For Amar, Tamoul; dhimantos, and Taktuð
| Per Hailuong, to-day, the 5th fat., at11.30 i.M. For Yokobama, Ko-Pet Ceylon, to-day, tho 5th inst., at 11,80
For thosual, & Er Trainor to
do {5th inst,; at 4 ro. Esto Lestors, from 4.10
to 430P.%
For Swate, Amoy, nad Foxhow-Par Kwangiang, today, the 5th ināt, at 5 F.MI
MAILS ET THE ENGLISH PAOKE. The English Contract Packet THIBET will bo despatched with the Mails for Burope, o,
on THURSDAY, the 6th January, Z.
The following will be the hours of doing the Malle, o
Wednesday, January 5th,
5 P.K., Money Order OŒco closes. 16 Par., Post Office eleses except the Ntenz
Box, whigh remains open all night, Thursday, January Biḥ,
.
7 AM Post Ditise opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post. ing of all correspondence.
10 AM.; Post Office closes except for Late
Letters. Registry of Lettârs des803. 10.15 AM., Tritery may be posted on payment LATE FEB. ct 18 conta astra Postage, until
1
when the Post Offios CLOSES
11:30 M, Telfer (but Letters only) address
ad to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, Cur to Singaporo, may be posted on hoard the Proket of payment of a Late Fee of 48 renta extra poatage. 11:60a.m., Posttur on Board-censes.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General,
Hongkong, 28th December, 1875.
General Post Office,
WAILS BY THE FRENCH PACK WI. The French Contract Packet MEIKONG. will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 18th. oniaetuat, with Maile to and through the Unived Kingdom úzá Marseillen; to Europe, Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suse; and Alexandria.
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas. sage, apply at the P&D, 5, N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Fucksgee for Ese Overland Bouteiroguired by the Egyptian Government. and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not old themselves responsible for any Detention or rectness on auch declaration. Prejudice vihich may bappen from the incor
Shippora of cargo for Bombay are requested io take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong- tong in carregandence with the Australian Steamers from Gallo to Bombay, may call at Colombo, ja
Shippers are particularly requested to noto' the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bille of Lading,
A. MOTVER, Superintendent, do's Offies; Fosgkong, 27th December, 1978.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIE: MARITIMES FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
pore, will have quick despatch ag above. Müller, Mrater, shortly expected from Singa=SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT
For Freight or Passage, apply to
WM. PUŠTAU & Ca..
Agenta,
-16 Hongkong, 3rd January, 1976, "
FOR LONDON, við SDEZ CANAL THE Stusship
THE
GLENROY"
DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISHATJA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLE9;
The following will be the hours of closing the Maila, &c.
Wednesday, 12th Jan....
5 Money Order-Olsa closes. Post Office olones eraept the Niaur Box, which remains open all night, Thursday, 13th Jan..
7 M., Post Office opena for sale of
Shumps, Registry of Estiers, and Post ing of all correspondence,
10 A... Registry of Itters occAÇA, 11 A., Post Ofice closes except for Lat
Letters-
11.10. Letters (but Letters only) addrem.
ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa. pore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 aenta extra posto until
11.50 1. when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postanaler-General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, Srd January, 1858,"
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET The United States Mail Packet CHINA will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 15th United
January, at F., with the Mails-
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the
Statee, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Ofise will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettera, Books, Newspapers, &o, until 2.30 P.M.
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND
Lotters can be posted on board the Packet- -- CALÓCTTA,
from 2:30 PM to 2:50 P.M., or payment-of-a THURSDAY, the 13th Janmary, 1876, Late Feet 13 cents in addition to the Pastors. Noon the Company's Steamabip Frye alis route is compulsory The Prepayinout of the Postage to all the Capinia Hogg, expected from Shanghai on crEIKONG," Commandant FoACHE, with Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be about the Bih proxime, will load a bore nt HAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- forwarded by the English Packets.
GO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Correspondence addressed to Tokobama and Cargo and Specie will be registered for on the United States must be supersuribed per don as well as for Marseilles, and nocepted in CHINA, and that addreed to the United Agents, trazait through Marseille for the principal Kingdom must be superscribed via San
places of Europe.
current ratez,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Do
1914 Hongkong, 50th Dharmber, 1875,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY."
FOR LONDON vid SUBZ CANAL, KTM Company's Steamship
DRUCALION"
will be despatëbed on or about the láth proZ.
For Freight or Paatage, apply to "
BUTTERFIELD & 3WIRE, Agents, 16d 1913. · Hongkong, 30th December, 1875 FOR NEW YORK,
THE A1 British Bark
ARDENTINNY." Brown, Mustee, will load bero and at Whasing and will have quick despatch as shore.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL-&-00, 1895 Hongkong, 2726 December, 1876)
FOR MANILA (Direct),
15 Al Spanish Schoner
UNION"
KRUPPS CAST STEEL WORKS Merit par for the boys Fort,
ESSEN (OERMANY).. SOLE AGENT FOR CHÍNA,
K. PEIL, Hongkong, Shungňai. Cologne (Germany).
DAVID CORSAR & BONS ON SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled
Ling Flax Отома
CANVAS,
KAENHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
tf 1130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1887.
NOW ON SALE..
IMPERIAL QUARTO..
AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
PUNTI AND MANDARIN WARM PRONUNCIATION,
CALIFORNIA.
Solo Agent on the Paciña Coast for Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Like Superior and Pavilio Tase Company's Safety Fuse,
By 1020 July
THE FOUR LE GUIDD
mediste despateb bore Fort.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STO REMEDI03 & 05 1851 Hongkong, 17th Deomber, 1875.
FOR NEW YORK, HE Al American Bark
THE
ARMENIA"
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, | Cargo will be received on board until 4.P.M, Specie and Parcels until 3 F.. on the 13th January, 1876 Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Contents, and value of Packages are required,
Francisco,"
ALFORD LISTER, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 28th December, 1575
Pastmaster.Genmal
Arrangements have been made for the Regis
For further purticalare, apply at the Comtration of Correspondenca exchanged between pany's Office.
0. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent, Hongkoaz, 3rd January, 1876.
in
U. 8. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH 20 NEW YORK, YIL OVER- LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
CEINA" will Hong-
the United States of America and this Colony by Pacific Mail Packets of the Occidental and Oriental Star Ship Company,
The Registration Fee will be B cents for each letter, over and above the Peakage. This foe, as well as the Postage, must be prepaid.
the day of departure of the ball
Na lettera can be "Registered listër 2 PM, on
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, lith November, 1875,"
The following reluced Rates of Pestago will
Tong for Sam Mooi, letra Home, take vifect from this day dat
O SATURDAY, the 15th January, 1878, sta
im- 3. p.at, taking Poeagera and Freight for
Jupan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and · Billa of Incing are issued for transportation to Teko- bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to parts in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, vil ̈OVEK. LAND RAILWAYS;
Salter, Macter, will load here and at Whampus, and will have immedinte despatel as above,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Cò, 1890 Hongkong, 24th December, 1875. CAR FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE AL British Hargas
"MIRELLA
REDUCED PRICE $1.AA. Contaming the names of all the Article of 797 sons, Ed. Pitt, Hoster, will lead here for &, &c, with the lundi, KU MENJATIN FTORIN• Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, thu aluze Part and ill boquiok despatc
ciation,
Also a low copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinenu Language, in two Parts,
The Daily PresS Ofica
For Freight, apply to Pl
TE VOGEL, HAGEDORN &·00, 13-20-Fyngkong, 15th December 1875, /
FOR NEW YORK, \HE new 41 Atarienn Bark-
vourul on the sea. The fret toyage the afsahip N.E. winde and fine weather to the Equator, is to take will be from Baltimore to New York, which was ordssed on the 7th September, in a distance. of 200 miles, after which the Profes-tong, 2432 W. Tried tus 5.1. tradea to lat For Intenda o oross the Atlantio and rinit 21 S. Had fine weather to the meridian of thei Englan It is not atuted what are to be the Cape of Good Hope, which paased on the 25ta wance of the eight men coinposing the crew of Gatober, in lat 40.218.; a down the Easting the air-ship, but there ona be little doubt that in lat. 40 9. Experienced very heavy gales ENGL they will be fairly if not liberally paid. On from the Westward with very high sea,COMES WITH THE “Every recent incised it advisable that they whion washed away some of te balwarts. should be made as confortable sa possible, for Through the Eastern Passage had fins weather; a utay on board an airship would became through Gillolo Passage on 19th Deo AB ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published
rightful affair.
where saw an Americanship, meme unknown; at the Daily Praze fice, Hongkong brand North, Up the China Sea bed lighted winde and fine weather, winds generally from Roomprehenseeand practical service his FURNITURE ROOMS are now in
H KING bege to inform the Public that hae. S Rendel, Matez, will load here and at this Work standa unrivalled. All the new ZETLAND STERET, No, opening lote Qecan's Whampos, and will have quick despatobus worde which be Chinese have of late years been Road, dext to the Comptoir d'Escampte de sor For Froglit, apply to COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
compelled to coin to exprese the numerous ob- Paris where all descriptions of Articles recen
VOGEL, HAGEDORN &.00 jeate in machinery photography telegraphy and eary for completely Furnishing a House, may
1810 Hongkong, 10th December, 1875. in science generally, which the rapid advance bo had on reasonable Terms.. TUESDAY, 4th January. of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are Propipus to the arrival of the drration Apear here given in tenso. Each and every word in today, small sales of New Patna and New fully illustrated and explained, forming exAT- ths of the few Couroust Trencies to Bears were made, the former at 3500 and the cises for stadense of a most instructire natan WIND AND SPIRIT KEE CHANT DWELLING HOUSES No. 1 and No. 2.
THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
the West.
EXTORT CARGOES.
61771 Banghong, 1st December, 1878.
ED. OĦASTEL,
17. WYNDHAM STREIT, Next to the Daily Press Office
NB-Price Lists and Samples on application.
935 Hongkong, 16th June, 1675. SUN FIRE OFFICE.
Apply to
FOR SALE;
Place,
S. E BURROWS & SONS, 658 Hongkong, let May, 1875.27 PATENT SLIP & DOOK COMPANY
previously attained, and dispensing with those H Undersigned to prepared to Grant
NOVELTY IBON WORKS vast margins and vacant spares which have Policled against tre to the extent of MACHINE, BOILER, A BLACKSMITH
No.2, PRATA WEST, lastetefore characterized Chinese publications. 845,000 on Firat-oluss Rake
To illustrate the rast scope of the work, tite
SHOPS; NE following fastaste submitted for carmideration. the Current Locat Rates of Premia will be al- A Discount of Twenty sier cent. (20) upon) Jhalmers Vocabularly contains about 16,000 towed upon Imanriness affected with this Ofilee.
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS Okines characters, and Medhurst's English
T. G. LINSTEAD,
Agent, Bus Five Of 1335 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874 YANG TAZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA="
TION OF SHANGHAI.
Undersigned to how prepared to take
A Steamer of the Milan Bishi S.S. Company will leave Shanghai, vik the loland Sea Forte, about saum date, and make close connection at
At New York, Passengers hava selection of various lines of steamers to Englard, France, and Germany
PORTUGTAL-
Boola & Letters. Nevapaperi, Patterns. Conte. Couts. Char Vis Southampton, 34 per 3 oz. 5 6 porioz. AZORES IBLANDS
Vib Brindie,... 40 perioz. 8 14per 2 oz. Via Marestes,. F.
Via Southampton, 3 per foz. CANART & MADEIRA
ISLANDS
Via Brindisi,
Via Marcilles..
per 2 oz.
34 perto. 8 apr 2 oz Via Southampton, 28 pertaz. 66 per 2 oz. HONOLULU AND
· HAWAII,—
Via Brindisi,
on the 14th proxime, Parcel Packages will be Freight will be received on board until 4PM.
resolved at the Office until 5 pm. same day – al Farest Packages should be marked to ad- drees in full value of same is required.
For further information asto Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, The Postmaster at San. Francisco ba given Fraya Was
notice tbob-letters-despatched from this Colony G. B EMORY,
(whether through the Post Office, or as co- Ading Agentaigness letters) by the United States Mail Hongkong, December 201b, 1875.
Packets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States utiles the proper QUCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- Postage from America to such placa be prepaid
SHIP COMPANY,
in American Postage Stamps, hat will be re- turned to this Offct.. ĮTAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PĀS." SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
Via Marseilles, 38 perjo. 10 14 par 2 gg. Via Southampton, 30 peruz. & Sper 9 oz.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster Goaoral--- Geners Post Office,
Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.
IN CONNECTION WITH THS.
Such letters stanid either be prepaid in both Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or posted to su Agent in the United States.
This notice chiefly applies to the following pluces, the American rates of Postage to which
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND are a followe
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES.
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
NEWS- LETTERA PAPars, Books, Cents Conta Cents. Honolulu...... 6 per oz. 24 por 4.az. Brazil,150,- 0x ---
10 per 4 oz. ALFRED LISTEE,
Postmaster. General.j Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.
San Francisco, v Tokuba on THE SS GARLIC will be despatched for Fern, Chilj, &a. 22 TUESDAY, the 1st February, 1876, at 3 r...
taking Cargo and Passagers for Japan, the General Post Ofice,
"United States, and Europe..
Corection is made at Yokohama with on lurge Vessels for PAINTING and PE- Steamers from Shangbai. COPPERING also large REPAIRS to Halle
•
It is hereby notified that Henceforward the rotes of postage which tatet be paid in advance," and Machinery, NA AY
Fraight will be received an ford matil 4 PM. chargeable on Packels of printail papers or Large Assortment of pure and Tambor, of the Bist instant, Parcel Package will be patterns of fight weight seat from Hongkong Iron and Copper Plates, Iron and Braat Rods, Parool Packages should be hurked to address Packets via San Francisco, will be allows, received at the Offics until 5 prar, exze day, All to the United Kingdom by the United States. Pitob, Oakum, and Felt. Sheating Metal and
Viz
One advantage of having Lord Derby at the Foreign Office is no doubt bis acquaintance') with economii sad sommercial subjects, and the natural bent of bis mind, that way. The depa tatiyos'abiola waited on hem on Tassday let, from the Yorkybira Casabere of Commerce, on be made with Austria and Italy, must have been latter as 8580. The drilson Aprar has brought Both the Court and Punti prontinentious are atisfied that Lord Derby, was at least qualified on the drag of the Penguin also, importing in given, the accents, being carefully marked on to represent Englab trade in the matter by his all 2686 oheato of both descriptives. Under the best principle hitherto attained. The typo- thorough knowledge of their case. As regards date Lb 3.0t ultimo, the aliment trous graphy displays the angoses of an attempt to the principal point urged, to do everything Caloutta by the French Packet ie given at 40 make the Chinese and English type camerond possible to fix the new specifio ducis for course obosta Patna and 100 cheats Benares, leaving in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast and cheug fubrios, in which English trudo is in stock 350 cheata of Patna On the sau daca sonomy of apace, achieving a clearness not most interested in the proper proportion to the Putus stood at Rs. 1,301, and Benares at Its specific duties on the more valuable articles in 1,025/ which we are less iqterested, and to have all duties made as low as pursi blo, Dord Derby bas, of course, promised to do all ty con, these being Per Alexandra, for Luton150 aka anbjects upon which there is practically no Ginger, 200 onaka Bam, 293 uses Earthes difference of opinion bere. The dificulty, of ware, 550 packages Canes, 3.200 cases Casik, Cure is, that we have nothing to give way, 225 case Casein Buda, 15 ounce Star Aviscay and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst ab Loid Derby reminded the deparation; thair 250 bales Wasto Bilk, 161 pokages Ratten his work contains more than 60,000 Exglish retorence to the modification of the wine Ware. 65 rolla Matting, and 90 paskagos words, and upwards of 600,000 Chiness obaran- duties as to admit wines of higher alcoholo Sundries. strength linn at present, et the shilling duty,
tere. Again, despite all the grammars shad being met by the old argument of the cour
other alementary worke na yot published, the Por O. B. 8. Do's steamship Balgic, for Tako student of this difficult language skepintely ro quant danger to our entire ravon From: 1,991 bags Bugar, 596 pkge. Ieva, quiros examples to display the ratio app slcoholic liquors Lord Derby also added, that 1.374 pkgs Merchandise. For Nagauti pkgs cation and equivalents of different words which such a modification would not benefit much the Reim. For San France 34 bugs Cotse, 12 have cuo general taconing. Of these examples POLICIES granted on Marine is to all countries to be negotiated with; but apart from bags Pepper, 18,707 Laga Rice, 200 bags Sugar, this work contains more than five times or that, we certainly think that after all this bales Silk, 46 boxes Prepared Oplom, 248 ay as any other Dictionary hitherto pub
parts of the World, ut.currONÉ TALES, country be done in the way of encouraging pkgu. Tea, 190 Bupy Quicksilver Casks, £lished.
Thia Aerodiation will, until further notice, trade with foreign countries, thine countries bezce Patna Opicini, 1 kos Matwa Opium, 1,840
provido gut of the enraings, Arst for an interest Office, Novelty Iron Works, Far West, which ory cat for a reduction of our wine duty pkgs. Merchandias. For Philadelphia 10 halt the work is so complete. that a refrenos and thereofter distribute among Policy bolders For practical purposes the arrangement of dividend of 15% for shareholders on Capital asa ondition, of lowering their dosies pa obesta Ter. For New York 110.Olen Wilk, 50 to ito pagen enables a person who under. annually, in onab, ALL the profits of the English factures, buse the poorest pas bozen Essential, 169 half-chests Ten, and 67 stands Englian to communicate effecisely Underwriting Businees gro rafu te amount of sible asse. There is not even a question here of { pkge: Marelisudies,
with sistives who understand nothing but Chi- premium contributed. neas. In this respect the work will be found. indispensable to all Europeana residing in China, and to the natives themselves is ex plains subjects fally with which very few in- dead of them see perfectly acquainted To parties resident in England and interested in Chit it out but be invaluable corsionally." It domprises upwards ofwg themaand large quatio pages.
our protecting a home unfastuce; at the worst the higher duty on sting wines only discriminates between one country and another, ON LONDON,
er
and there can be no doubt of the bona fides with which our anno departments maintain distinction between weak and strong wine, ju order to protect the spirit, revenue. If other countries will ralee such a point, when anked to lower their duties on. English nauufactares, there is nothing more to be eald, except that O
EXCHANOM W
3013 Bark Bills, on demand an Bank Bills, at 80 daya" sight 4/0 Bask Billest mate' eiga: 40 to 404 Crodite,at Bantha' sight,, 4103. Decucicntury Billető months"
BOMBAT.-Rank, on demand 2 sight,
protort is sought for to justify a course known ON CALCUTTA-Bank, on-demand 2224
to be against Free-trade, and we must wait
patiously till free-trade principles are more firmly established.-Boonstel.
SHANGHAL
"Bank, eight
TRUSNER & Ú,
60, PATERNOSTER HOW;
pat
724
W. H. BELL.. DAILY PERS" OPTION, HONGKESQ.
Private, 30 days' sight
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 800,000 TAELS,
Nails, Rivets, Forew Bolts and Wood Screws in full vale of sarie is required. always on bueð, may
Beturu Passage Tickels available for months are issueð út a reduction of 20 per coat. on regular rates.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1876.
NOTICE,
Epate and Stoam Launales, kailk to 'ordan
H.. O. BAILIE
Manager.
For further information as to Fraight or Psage, apply to the Agency of the Company, [6m 1138 Fraya Weat. WALA NR
G. B. EMORY
Acting Agest. Hongkong, January 1st, 1376,
FOR SALE DIARIES for 1876, "m every
variety. A LANE; CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 19th October, 1875,
NOW ON SALE
Order to meet the wishes of the Native Community, the Chinese lasug of this { RUSSELL & Co., Paper has been, from the commencement of the Agente. China, New Year, isened Darby instead of on
alternato days ne before.
tf 089 Hongkong,96 July, 1879
發煤榮
WING-KEE COAL SHOP
Joe Paper has been Established for moorly 'Twenty Years, and is, às to Editorial Manage- mant, nor the Direction of a Well Educated
TTS
* 1560
Fors packet not exceeding
in weight.
For & perket above 1 ounce not ex-
ceeding & ounce 4 For a packet above 2 ounces not ex
eceding & oane'. „ and eight cents for every additional four ounces, These rates apply to Printed Circalars, Price Liste, Market Reporte, and all printed papera other thar Newspapers, as well as to Books- and Trado Patterns or Campics.
F. W. MITOHELL...
Postmaster General, General Post Ofice. Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable henceforth, on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the use as those chargeable on
H Proprietor of WING-EE Shop begs to Chinese Gentleman gives reliable commercial
forms the public that his Shop has been and general information, and has the same! established pisca 1855, at Endicott's The, and position with the Natiro Community as to ide thatshe has always a great quantity of BEST vertisements and Nows us the English Daily POUND VOLUMES of the China Overland Letters forwarded by British Picket vit Brin..
SOAL, in store for Sale Oen Jeuton of Ship Frees, wild the Farelu on TB Trade Report for tus Year 1971 recite
masters wishing to patrosino bim,aro requested Charge for Advertisements will be a bereto Ton Dollars. to apply at his Shop,
fore.
171447 Hongkong, 2ård September, 1875,
Hongkong, 23rd February, 187.
Apply at the Daily Froze Ofice. Hongkong, 1st February, 1975.
. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster Generali
General Post Office, Hongkong,