000KTOWN
atrocious falichools. The oath, read to the There has heart i good deal of low ferar witnem, and watch we hebjola, WREST hanging over the town lately and a great cisty bave been laid up with it. We believe that the lenost veral opinion of the medical gentle men now in town in that it is attributable mainly to the impura water in general use in the town, The police force has suffered severely from the fever, schraely any of the large force hers being thorongbly" alle fer duty for aeveral days, though amat almost all now recovering.
H. Bord, Esq., has received in answer to the petition for the forumtion of a funicipality here, a copy of a commantation from the Tudor Seastary. The purport of the demost la question is that the petition will receive the immediate attention of the Gorerament, so that we only require to storvisu a little patisnes, and thja much required institution will enable our citizens to virry out all the yoriaus reforms and the public works that are imperatively necessary to the well-boing and *prosperity of the community,
đéntly à very difarent Affair to awear by, than the ortandoi matel bragement On hearing the oath read, the rites.co on oneciled bio pig-tail, ond, stood in an attitude of reverent attention, and it waaguita avident to all in the contt that lie had sworn, and was prepared to tell the truth. The oath is certainly in forms that must appal a anger stitiðna miad, and, reads as followay in thẻ English language May it please Heaven and Earth, and the Gods and Evil Spirit, Ab How the day twoar by my own mout tall the truth, if I do not toll the truth, I hope the God and Evif Spirits will punish may like the fowl dies under the sword, and the body will be divided or drownsilia tan biga gose, und, my soul will be mass down into hell, mad also those of my children. The sock was decapitated at the rear of the court, the ceremoný causing a good dual of amusement to the "lockers on. If thia por of thing increases, as it is quite likely to do, the sooner the enlary of the P.M, tá in- creased the better, as it must regains a terrible expenditure of patience to listen to such a t terrible lot of bosh, Cooldown Herall.
THE DAILY FRESS, MONDAY JANUARY 3161 1876.
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
WESTINATION
VAMSBEL'S NAME
LONDON 614 SUEZ CAN NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO via
on Do
SINGAPORE, BOMBAY "SAIGON:SING/
BANGKOK YOKOHAM
SHANGHAI
Do Do
For Sale.
Priain (etr.) Craigie Legapi
Great Hepublic (asi)
Anadyr (str.)
Menzaloh (alı Bombay (strą 4. Menelane (str.) Golconds (str.) Crocus (str.).
AILE & 0.0.
GOODS for the
AUTUMN and WINTER SEASONS, solist an Inspection of the following:--
SILK, from the best Frangi makers.
Bioh Black GGACE and GROSGRAIN
For Sale.
THOMPSON AFE
FOR FREIGHT AFFLX 10
Butterfeld & Swdro ougkong Vogel; Hagedorn & Od
gkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Ong 0.2 0.8
M.B 3.05.
kong P. & O. 8. : 06...
· Mosesgerica Maritimes. gkong Yuen Fut Hong
kong Messugurtes Mar
kong Butterfold & Swir
P&O SUN, 053
ARE NOW SHOWING HIND
Thon who fancy that Australia, fe only in ita infancy as a continent should read the accounts given by the great Victoria naturalist, Professor M'Coy, of resent discoveries of fossilized bones found ni Soknipper Point were identified by him as the rameins of the extingi Australian THE NEW VICEROY OF INDIA lion, which was one third larger then ang
The appointment of Lord Lytton to the existing Ton. But still more extraordinary Governor-Generalelip of India, will lako India, was the discovery of the petrified resins of a wall as the whole British Einpare, rathar by gigantic Langaroo, at Duck Pouds, which stood nrpries, because he is by no means of feet high. Truly, there were giants in those mark as a semia erdia eran little known ' days.
ne an author, and because the appofulment of Among the pupils at the Cooktown National the Duke of Buckingham wse comidored a School, in somer hat singular contrast to their racral by every Editor in the East and in the youthfal secolellowe, may now be scen toven West. It is one of those cap de theores in
biure young men, who are in daily attendance which the Right 1m Benjamin Disraeli | HAVING received their first delivery of BLACK and COLOURED SILKS, podially Juring the radiments of the English language, delights, and it may turn out as grosta suodoss We aco informed by the head teacher-ne that of Lord Mayo to the same post by the Matthews, that they are among the very spleet present Premier The Ceylon Tiram has the and cricket of bis sobolars, and that the following motion of Lord Lytton The Lord progress has been extraordinarily rapid. The Lytton, who according to Reutar's telogram is to Orleatials seen as if they bring to bear on the saccord Lord Northbroot on Viceroy of India, in ecltivation of their minds the saare toilecure the only son of the great novelist, post, dramatist, attention and patient onwearing labour antheyorator, and etatesman, and vás toru Nov. 8th bestow on their gardens, and let us hops with 1931. was educate) at Harrow and Bosn equally secoessful results. T Mein Germany, and at an early age entered the toma kuusement and a good deal of exoite diplomatic service at Washington, under bis ment wife afforded by the search on board the unose Sir Haus Friller, Ambasador at that stenwer gapire, for the person of a supposed city, After a long and varied career in the Chinese merchant, who faft Cooktown some diplomatic, brapel of the public service, he was time ago, and had not at that time made certainppointed in December 1974 Her Ajouty's requisito arrangements with his creditora It Ambassador at the Court of Lisbon, and in the wes auspected by certain interested parties that following sy was offered, but declined, the this individunk would attempt on had attempted Governorship of Madras, vacant by the death of to leave Cocktown for the Flowery Land by the Lord Haburt, Under the samed name of mail boat, and so a pose of police and lawyers "Owen Meredith be produced a number of armed will all acrta of conflicting powers pro works in prose and Tera which were favorably earded on board, and made vigeroas search for received, and stampet him as a writer of rare the missing mad. But in you, either the man power, la 380 he married. Edith, the record was not there, or else be was so well disguised daughter of the Hon. E. Villiers, and nieza of that it was beyond the power of the author tea the late Earl of Clarendon, and in January to recognise him, and the party had to return 1873 he ancceeded his father the late Lord to the shurs disappointed. LyttonStraits Times,
**
The captain of the entier Countess reportages
the distory of a fine bed of oysters at Clarke's RUSSIAN CRITICISM AGAIN. Island, and brought a quantity with himse af It is signifiers that while the Moio Ga- specimon, Tho oysters are of very large eize, among the largest we have ever seen, and are de icious in Javour. The discovery will be itre to have public attention directed to it, and must prove of great advantage to the port, as it is so difficult to obtain systore from Sydzey perfectly freeb.
ily hun been brising England for the Susz Canal abares, the Gulur adopte a totally different tone. In a roarkable article taut has just sp peared, it refers in the most flattering manner- to the operations which evilising England has set afoot in Bgypt. So much does it admire there "operations at ik ovunaels the An important discovery has been made by imitaodiate adoption of others very must like Captain Galvin of an outerop af coal on the them in Tarkay The Porte, it thinks, ought Bioland, specimens of which he has brought forthwith to be place under the tatago and with tim. He naturally enough objects to give directing influence of the Puwers. It apposta any deficienformation as to the whereabouts there is no reason why Great Britain should of the best, bis te steunt being that it is now object to this soleme, indeed, after what on the absors of the mainland within 30 miles of bea decurred, she would be indiferent oven if Olarko's faland, and that it two feel thank and Torkey were dismembered. In other words, can be casily traced for a considerable distance, the Golos in of opinion that as Russin ba The specimen ahowu na is an extremely Bnc allowed Bugland to do as she pleases in cost, quite equal to the best Newsstle; and if Egypt, England, ebould allow her to do as ahe the seam proves anything like what the outcrop pleassa in Turkey. Ent sóa tha Russian paper would indicat, the discovery is one of the most quite understood the trae nature of the oper volnable at ms eror beon made in the North, ations" on which it comments? We were no and would do more to assist the material pro-aware that Egypt bad been placed under "tats- grew of the district than the biggest rrah that lage" or any new "directing inflcance. So over took place on the Palmer."
far se Englishmon know all thai bas boca achieved in the purchase of the Khedivea shures, and no more; and shis has been effected solely in the protection of a particular class of English intereste. In area, therefore, bazdly logical to argue from this to any such starting pro- pola au thone now suggested to the Rumina
A very favorite trick with the Chicess for 800 time back has been the dodge of reducing the ouerunt (gold) coin of the realm below the fit and legal weight. This process is valgnily called "sweating, and has the effect of redno ing the vaino of the sovereign from 20%, to about
|
Surselected to wear well VELVETS and VELVETEENS, in all Colors, HOMESPUNS, FRENOE MERINOES,
SCAMLETSUA MANEATSI PLAIN and PANCY FLANNELS, for BANAS Morning Gowns, mala Now Colore in RIBBONS, FLOWERS, and LADIES and CHILDREN'S HATS,
Colored GROSGRAIN and FANCY SILKS, SHAWLS for Chairs, CARRTAGE RUGS, in all the Newest Shader.
BEST WHITE BATH and WHITNEY YAANZINZABLANKSTS. SAYA FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, in the New BELGIAN COUNTERTANES and TOILET
Textures,
WOOL POPLINS
MELTON CLOTH, SERGE HOMES SPIN COSTUMES, onda iu Latest Style. Plain and Figure Japanese SILKS. A Largo Variety of CHRISTMAS TOYS and
PRESENTS for Obüldren. All WOOL SEROES,
LADIES BOOTS and SHOES, Buttons, and Ustored MERINOS.
GENTLEMEN'S FELT BATS, in Lates Scoton PLAIDS
Shapes The Cantab, Buto, Ryde, Atbol, addy Argyle, and Stamford. s
WHITE SHIRTS; Collar attached, out zapecially low in the noak, SCARVES TIES, CRAVATE ROOTS, SOCKS, UNDER VESTS, and AUSPUMERELLAB S
Ladies' Ready-mide 00STUMES.
Eichly Embroidered CASHMERE TAB LIERS, MANTLES, and SLEEVELES
Tao Novant Shapes in SILK, VELVET, and CLOTH JACKETS rimmed with Far,
'Ladies' TRIMMED HATS of the latest strice, direct from Ferie.
A Few OVERLAND and RAILWAY
AYTRUNKS,ANA
83, QUERY'S EQADI 666. Hongkong, 10th November, 1875, --
FOR SALE
On or ubut 8th pros. Qalak despatobus Qatók, despatol. 106 3rd proz, at 5 PM. On 18th prox, ASP,M
[On 10th pros, at:1000, Un 4th prox., ut & ra To-day, at 10 s.. Quick despatch. Lo-day, at room Quick despatob Quick daspatob.
Vessels on the Berthi.
NOTICE. SU
COMPAGNID DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES:. PAQUEBOT POSTO FRANCIS,⠀
THE Company Steamship.
*MENZALEH,”
TODAY, the 31st instant, at 10a.m. Captain Pasqualini, will be despatched for
YOKOHAMAN BERAN
U. BERTRAND,
Principal Agenti
1878 118 Hongkong, Slat January,
UCKAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI,
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORIS in JAPAN.
Company's Steamship
"MENELAUS
Vessels on the Berth.
..
WWW STIAM POMENA SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLENADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN FORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; SURVIVAXSOPAN" ATT BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA, THE PININGULAR AND OBISNTAL STEAN NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steamship " CEYLON," Qapisin ORKAN, with Her Majesty's Maila Lagsengers, Space, and Cargo, will leave this for the above place on TRUBRDAY, the Jid Falsuary, at Noun
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Eponie and Parcols at the office until the ad idem,AMAN WE
ou
For Particulars regarding Traight and Pas Fasgo, apply at the H. & 0. 6, N, Đou Off50, Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUR OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents sad Value of the Packages for the Overland: Rontois required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hoki themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happon (rez the incor rectness on such declaration. *TOMA
Shippers of enrgo for Bominy are requested to take note, that the Steamers learing Hong kong in correspondense witli: theTM Australian Stenmore from Gallo to Boubay, may onll st Colombo, capa de ba
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading
TURN ARROPA, MoiVER, Superintendent,
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigatio Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1876
OQUIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY, TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PAVIPIO AND CONNECTING BALBOAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTO STEAMERS.
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A mat will clos For Saizon-For Ly-se-mom, to-day, the 31st Last at 9:30 AM
For Yokohama.Por Mealth, to day, tha Slet iust, at 9.30 1.3
For Buanghal.-Per Manelas, to-day, the Slatinstant, at 11.30 a¡M....-
A
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, The English Contract · Parket: CEFLON, will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, de, ou THURSDAY; the 3rd February.
the following will be the hours of closing the Muiža, 20.
Wedday, 2nd February.
5.Money Order Olle doses.
5 r., Post Offenalassa except the Nranr Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 3rd February,
Com 7am. Pass Office opens for male of
Stamps, Registry of Lettere, and Post ing of all corespondence.
19 M., Post Offico closes széeps far Latė
Letters. Registry of Lettera cONRER, 10.15 A.3L, LUTs may be posted on payment.
nutá LATE FEE of 18 eents extra
Postage, intil
AM, when the Post Olga CLOSES
eutirely,TEL 11.30 A., Letters (bat Letters only) addressi
od to the United Kingdom tif Britidisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet or payment of a Liste Feo of 4 cents extra postage. 1150 Posting on Board vinses,"
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General, General Post-Dee,
-Hongkong, 20th January, 1878.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States' Mail Packet GAELIC will be desputube on THORSDAY, the 3rd February, at 3 r., with the Maile-
For Yokohama, Siz Frizelene, the United States, and the Uzited Kingdom.
The Post Oftoe will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspopora, &c., until 2,90 P.M.
Letter be posted on board the Picket
from 230 p.m. to 2.50 P.15., on payment of a Late Fen of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by tits route la-compulsory, Correspondenas insufficiently prepaid will be
TIME S.S. GABLIC will be despatehod for Forwarded 67 the English Packeta, will be despatched TO-DAY, the 31st instant, Sate Fiaudisso, vid Yokohama, сп at 12 o'clock Noom
THUBSDAY, the 3rd February, 1876, ni SP.M.the United States must be superscribed per taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States and Barope
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE, Agents 99 Hongkong, 39th January, 1876.
·STEAM, TO YUZOHAMA,
THEF. & 0.3. N. Gu's Steamship
· “BOMBAY" will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the S.S. Golconda with the next Lish Mail
A McIVER
FILT HATS
The New Shayes iu Ladise and Children's) (IOLOGNE, WATER and
and Co
Double FOWLING-PIECES, Lefauchens, and REVOLVERS
GENERAL PERFUMERY, from ODONALD PINAUD P, &O. S. N. Co's Office,
A large assortment of WOOL SHAWLS and PALLIUMS.
BALL DRESSES and OPERA CLOAKE Black SILK VELVET of the best makes Black and Colored VELVSTEEN, The New Shades in RIBBONS. TUI. QUOISES to matol.
SASHES and SASH RIDDONS.: SILK SOARTES.
LACE, MUSLIN, 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 Infante ROBES, PELISSES, and
a. The trick is not a new one, and we hope public. When we take a single step in the our friends will keep their ages open, and defait direction of suneration, or altempt to interfero the intentions of the keavish Gelaatinle This in the internal affaics of Egypt, it will be time "raduation of the coinage" has been frequently to oite our example in support of violent CLOAKS resorted to, and it is not strauge that the Chinese measures in connection with the Porte Uni coolie should resort to it when Boyahy in thên, Rustin wikand: no justification our BABY LINEN and Ladies' UNDER, Eagland as often bad recourse to the same policy for any meamare zob bened on a proper CLOTHING. disgracefed method of replenishing an exhausted ease of international obligations Globe. Exobequch
Ladies FANGY FLANNEL DRESSING GOWNS.
BOOTS and SEOES of Dawson's Best make,
S
'DE SAINT MARCEAUX ET Cis's CHAM- PAGNE, Carte Noire and Unite Blauobe, Pints and Quarte. AN AR MAKE PRES Tresh BALAD OIL, at $4.50 per dozen. Old Gogano BISCUIT DUBOUCHE and other Brande
Vépôt de la Compagnie Fernière de Vichy any Springs, at $3 per do.
A good Breakfast CLARET, Mt 22.50 per dozen (2 different kinds.)
GRAND TIN DE SILLERY, at $12 per
Dépôt of the well-known INKY, from Messra, ANTOINE ET Unë (of Paris), BRAN
OLARET, in Caske, ka, to do, at very moderate prices.
A EL THEVENIN,
44, Quem's Road, and 31, Stanley Street, 1189 Hongkong, 22nd November, 1875,
J. AND RENNENT'S ALE and
MENU DAVID CORBAR & SONS" Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled Long Flat Crows
CANVAS
ABNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 1190 Hougtong, 11th May, 1867. A TAKASINA COELIERY
Ladies and Gentlemena Best Fraben KID JARDINE, MATHESON AND Co., AGENTE, GLOVES.
THOR SALE, Fresh TAKAŞIMA COAL, in F
Joba tu auit Purckiusera.”“ large hand-picked, doubled-screened at $8 por Tons Emall, at $8 per Ton
Apply to
RT OF GLOVER, Queen's Road, and at Enat Foint. 1787 Boogkong, 4th December, 1875. BY QUAL DEFOR
A party recently made a collecting tour
BAPID NAIL MAKING. thrangh the town to collect funda for the
There are few jadnitzles that have, within a purpose of defraying the debt onthe Cooktown comparatively abort period, undergone a more Roman Catholic Church. Arlong ether complate revolubun then nail maring, which, portions of the Lown, they visted the Chinese however, from the account of an intention r quarter, and though the Chinco may be counted ceatly received from America, still seems to be heathens by some of on, yet thair liberality to far from baring attained ita final development. what they can only regard asthejte fotlow Only a comparatively few years ago ils sent of jon-buuso would shade cany Christians, who this mandatury was in the neighbourhood of fore their money better than their religion. In Dedloy, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, every instance, a bulière, the Chines mer where all markers" forges, wary even pore pu- chants subscribed, and liberally, showing that merous than beer shops. Many thomands of QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET people, including generally all the able-bodied
if tiny do belleve in Josa and the mysteries
of Baddbiem, they are by na means intolerant members of familien, both male and female, or bigoted. We wonder how many Curialiouwere engaged in this one branet of bordwaa would subegribe towards the erection of a Joss manufacture, and many of the attained a skill House."
and rapidity, as well as a capability, of con Zbose who still havs faith in the new much inboue labour, which might here bewa despised Bourbon case will (asys the Mackay considered almost beyond the power of man Mercury lo gratified to learn that a plot, con chinery to surpass. In one conspiado as instance. tatnicu litle more than six ueros of stud- Teorded, a nail marer la said to have forged over plants of this variety of cane, recently 34,000 pelle in twelve days, a task requiring crushed at Balmoral for Messrs. W. and that, without respite or use for 15 hours a Hoey, yicléed upon an average 7,500 gallons of day, he should have dealt 90 blows a mizole
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
HONGKONG M
GAND AT SHANGEAL.
ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY
$4 per Dožen... SPIRITS & WINE, for Lamps, $3 per Dozen. Apply to theGAWANG
HONGKONG DISTILLERY 06. 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875
OALS of all description supplied toSteamers
by the Underaged
[119
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 29 Jaurary, 1876.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, · (Taking Cargo at through rules to NAGASAKI
·asă. RIOSO). BE P&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
ارد و حتی سند زد
GOLOONDASA will love for the above placa about 21 hours after har arrival, with the next English Mail.
A MɑIVER
P, & 0.5. M. Co.'s Offico,
Superintendant.
Bongrong, 294 January, 1876, 3. [120| SENFOR SITANGHAL,
THE British Steamship
Joy, Master, shortly expastal from Singapore, CROCUS, will have quick despatch as above.
For Freight or Fussage, apply to ̈
WE FUSTAU & Co., Agents.
111 Hongkong, 24th January, 1876.
QOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON ♥☆ SUEZ CANÁT. MLB Company'afteamsbip
PRIAM
will be despatched on or about the 8th February,
For Fright or Passage, apply 10
BUTTERFIELD & SW1&B, Agents, 107 · Licogkong", 14th January, 1876.
FOR NEW YORE, THE Al Amerion Barkada BELOBUSADER,”
Fred, Gorham, Master, will lond here and at Wampon, and will bare quick deagatob, above For Freight, apply to NAI BRAVOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 101 Hongkong, 21st January, 1876,
FUR LONDON. /THE A¦ British Bark
CRAIGIE LEA
Connection is made at Yokohams Steamers from Shaughui.
with
Freight will be record en board until P.M. of the 2nd proximo.. Parcel Packages will be received at the Ofoo until 5 F.M. esame day. All Parosi Packages should be marked to address in falls value of samo ja required,
·Beiarn Pasange Tickets available for 6 months are • issued at a redpotion of 20 per cent, on regalar rates.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West,
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, January 17th, 1876.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTE POSTD FRANCAIS..
STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA POINT DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, ISMÁLIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES,"
PONDICHERRY MADRAS, AND
N
CALOUTTA
Correspondence addressed to Kokubums and GARLIC, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed “vid Szn Francisco."
ALFRED LISTER.
Pastonaster-General,
General Post Ofles,
Hongkong, 18th January, 1876..
MAILE BY THE FRENCH PACKETY
The French Contract Packet ANADYR will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 10th February, with Mails to and throngli the United Kingdom ri Marseilles; to Europe, Saigon.
deu, Suez, and Alexandria. Singapore, Galte, Madras, Caloutta, Boobay.
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, do
Wednesday, 9th February,
5 P. Money Order Olice slosen, Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOY, which remaine open all night.
Thursday, 10th February,
7 A., Post Oco opens for sale of
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondence.
10 Ault, Registry of Lesters ceuses,
11. A.M., Poat Clue closes except for Late
Tatteri
11.10 ... Letters (bat Letters only) address-
ad to the United Kingdom or to Singa· pore may be posted on payment of s Inte Fee of 18 cents extra postage, until
11:50 12, when the Post OHM CLOSES-
entirely. the 10th Ferry, 1876,
ALFRED LISTER,
: Postmaster General.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1876,
General Post Office,
at Noon, the Company's Steamship *ANADYE," Commandant DE BUTLER, with MAILE, PASSENGERS, SPECLE, and QAR- GO, will loare this: Port for the above places, Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Morelles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principa tration of Correspondence exchanged betwee Arrangements have been made for the Regis places of Europe.
Skipping Orders will be granted till noor, the United States of America and this Colony- Cargo will be received on boart until 4 P., by Pauifu Mail Packets of the Occidental and Specie and Parcele satil 3 pm, on the 9th | Oriental Steam Ship Company. Febinary, 1876, (Parcels are not to be scat The Registration Fee is 8 coats for each on board; they must be left at the Agency's letter, ozor and above the Pustage. This tue, Office)" Contents and value of Paskagen pwane well as the Portaar, must be prepaid.
· No letter can be Registered after 2 P., on required.
For further particulars, suply at the Con the day of departure of the Mail, pany's Oce.
.. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent Hongkong, 31st Janosry, 1876,
EB MAIL-LINE
Postage on Currcopondence forwarded by Private Ship to the Straits Settlements must be prepaid at the following rates, viz. :---
-For Letters.......8 cents per § vancy.
each, For Pipere,...
For Ecor Prokots
and Pokets of 6. Patteras,
#
laresch 4ounces,
The registration fea on such correspondeuse LAND BAILWAYS, AND POUCHING AT is Twelve cents for a Letter, Paper or
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANC1800Fasket.
here and at Whampon, and will have quickpHROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- 605 tens register, Captain J. Landy, will load PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
depatol as above For Freight, apply to
KOVOGEL, HAGEDORN & 06. 66 Hongkong, 11th January, 1976,
SALE, FRNIGHT OR CHARTER,
British Stip
CAROLUS MAGNUS,”
Orders may be left at the Golowns, Wanghai, with My J. MAOLBEDRE, or LEONG AH TON, Praya.
LANDSTEIN & UG. Gm 160 Hoogkong. let November, 1875
KRUPPE QAST STEEL WORKS, FOR
ESSEN (GERMANY) *SOLE AGENT FOR CHINAND
F. FEILE
THE S.S. " GREAT REPUBLIC" will leave
Hongrong for San Francisco, vil Toko As some misapprehension existe regarding ostaa, on TUESDAY; the 15th February, 1876, the transmission of Puskets and Samplee at Sr. taking Passengers and Freight for through the Post, it is heroby notified for
general information, that the Privilege of send Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of ingich articles through the post it the rates WIELER & Co. Leding are tested for transportation to Yoko. of postage applicable to them is restricted tu
nes por dare, tho-Jemnity bong bix degrees, with his hammar: From the Batoriety which DUO DE MONTEBELLO CART Hong, Shanghai, fologne (Gerpres. True Miles, Muster, of 1,475 Tons Register. Jopan, the United States, and Europe.
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE Quarto...........$15 por ouge (1 dozen.
16.
Pinte
5 discount on 25 Cases.
BOURBON WHISKEY,
$12 per con (1 dozen.).
NEW FEARD & 05,
973 Hongkong, Lord Juze, 1875; NOW ON SALE
had the total yield of sugar apwarde of thirtees this fost attained it may be assured, that it tans, or a tle more than mo tous por here.redly was as remarkable as it must appear to Had the same sane beon crashed daring last be to all bat the song, ond unurutera of Vulcan. season there is no doubt that it would bare It was indeed about oude theanother which an afforded a yield of upwards of three tons per average workman would turn out in the time. atre. In these days of rigid economy it is a mail-making machine was set up, and the somewhat noteworthy fact that the whole of the unfortunate bailers found themselves enddenly work done at Balmoral for some months past u competition with a ziral capable of deliver hus not involved the use of a single stink of fire-ing in this same period of twelve days of fifteen. wood, nothing but megas being employed as tours from a million to ten or seven millions, fuel, and that, although the mill is but three according to the size. The arnococement from feet wide, the average quantity of juice crashed has been ren thousand five hundred gallon per diem, with only five kanska throwing up cane, one carrying off megans, two attending to of the size knows as expenny nails, and which the battery, to firing, and one white man at lave never bithetto been produced in anything tlie bailar.
WINVENOR like such numbere. The icems to be one. At one of the local branch bangs, the other rospect, however, in which no machine-made. dsy, a placid looking chipkey presented an e-mails are comparable to the hand-mado They An Deading mică parcel of gold, apparently about are not so tough and, strong, and this lot it is 17 to 20 oz. remarking ut, iho.same tims wits which will keep monalderable timber of forges a smile that was chidlike and hand," that it going in the Black Country, and will no doubt was welly good gold, no sand thara To any continue to die, whatorer icorsese may be bat a very expert but the gold looked all right made in the speed of production, Globe
Amerion referred to relates to a how muchine which in the micaplest sad eneices uniuer is said to turn out from 300 to 100 malls a mine
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OPIUMAA
SUNDAY, Seth Japasty
and bad it not been for the frequent and meny tunous repetition of his landatury formula the auspicion of the gold-bayer might not have been apposed. But as the heathen Chineas frequently repeated his assurance touching the and in the gold, a most perfect examination of A small basizes dona la Bengal drug yester the parcel ersted, and only three sunces of sand day and to-day. New Pales at 30094 and New were extracted by the bank officer. Justly in Benares at 3557 The market closed dull to digant at this treatment, John demanded his day, Porcels of Malwe placed the before gold again and the sandals, but ibistheastute rotal terms, offoer refused. He got the fair prior for bial M gold and was handed back mund which will -futura parcala to be tried on at the marliest
opportunity on come other bank.
The Singapore steamer took from Cooktop 183 Obines passengers for Hongkong, and overyone of theer passengers had more or less gold; the total amount passed at the customs for
Bank Bills, on demand... 31.
Bank Bile, at 30 days sight 3/114to811 Sink Bille, at 6 months' sightspot Orodita, a mouthesight. Sug
sight - DocumentaryBils, até months
IMFREIAL QUADNO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
AH KING begs to inform the Public that his FURNITURE BOOMS are now in ZETLAND STEBET, No. 2, opening into Queen's Boad next to the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris; where all descriptions of Articla nešus=" sary for completely Furnishing a House, muy be bad on reascanule Terms. WATER PU "62 17/1 - Hongkong, let December, 1876.
OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO, BRENGENCALIFORNIA.
Apply to
92 Hongkong, Fib Jastary, 1876.
ANOTSZE INSURANCE. ASSOCIATION
OF SHANGHAI
NOTICE.
bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to parts in Marion, Central and Son America
AND RAILWAYSW. and to New York and Europe, si OVER
filo Troco Petterna or Samples of Morokur dise Gvads went for Sale, brin excontion cf. order (however sinal) the quantity may be), The Aɔr any articles sem by one private individual to another which are not actually patterns cf samplce, are not adzaissible,
A Steamer of the Mitan Bisht E.S. Company will leare Shanghai, vil the Inland Sex Purtă, about mme date,
date, and make close connection a Yokohama
At Now York, Passengers have selection of
The Postmaster at San Francisco bas given notice that letters despatched from Lia Colony
Nand after the date the above Asspoins308 varieten lines of steamera. to Enginad, Frazee (hether through, the Post Offer, or a con
signee letters) by the United States Mail Freight will be received on hoard until 434, within the United States unless the proper Packets, will not ba forwarded to any places on the 16th instant. Parcel Packages will be Festage frein America to sach pleaca bo prepsil received at the Office until 5 F.M. samo da in American Pantage Stamps, but will be ran all Percal Packages should to marked to adorned to this Office, dress in fall; velde of me is requirad.
Hole Agent on the Pacific Coast for
will allow rozerage of THIRTY- and Germany. Winebester Repeating Arms and Ammunition Duits Blasting and Sporting Powder: Late THREE and ONE-THIRD PER CENT Fue Superior and Facido Fase Company's Rafely 34) on Local Risks only.
SARKAROUNľly 1020 July 7
RUSSELL & Co.
Agents,
NOW ON SALERS ATAANTAL
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION 1800 Hồngkong, 4th June, 1874,
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE 00M-
PANE
By Dr. DEVAR with many Additions, Correo Mode, and Dr. WILLTAKE" Urthography.
Paxon: In Papor
Neatly Buand 31.500
mads:00
Sách letters should either be prepaid in both For further information as to Pussige and Hongkong and Amerion Staps as above, or Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company; Prays Weat
posted to an Ageat in the United States,
This matise chiolly épplies to the following G. BEMORY,
S places, the A movivan rates of Fostage to which Acing Agent. are sa follows
NEWS.
HD Undersigned, Agents for the above Hongkong, January 17th, 1876
Company, are prepared to grant Folicies
* Apply at the Daily From Office. days against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on eny
PUNTI AND MANDARIN ANGLO-URINEN DIOTIONARY, published A PRONUNOLATION,
at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong ANN ARTEKA NORcomprehenavenex and practical servION this Work tends unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinees have of late year ben compelled to coin to exprus the maurous ob jects in machinery photography, telegraphy, and in volange generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relatione has imposed upon them, are here given in extenso.. Each and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exer dined for stndants of a most instructive mature THE Unders ged having been appointed Both the Conet and Pasti pronunciations to GENERAL AGENTS for the above Cem riven, the seems being onrefully marked to pay, are prepared to accept risk action Fire the best principleblykerto attained. The typos at current rates, Hobject to a discount of 2077, graphy displays the success of an attempt to
EDUARD OHELLHASS & Co. make the thizens and English bene gorrosione in the size of body, thereby wedling vast TRANSATLANTIC FILE INSURANCE previously attained, and dispenning with those sounemy of space; achieving a clearness Hot
PORT COMPANY OF HAMBURG
FUBEOK FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY OF LUBEOK:
reet margins and vacant spaces which have andoraigne baring teem appointed heretofore characterized Chimede yablications.
To illustrate the vort scope of the work, the
FIRST CLASS RISE,
at Current Raton fee g
A RETURN OF TWENTY PER CENT. (20) will be made on the presim charged on all instituces, such crux baing payable on the ene of the Policy
- QIUB, LIVINGSTON & Ou
9 Hongkong, fut Maron, 1874026192) PRONIX FIRE INSURANOK.COMPANY
A
ROM this date, until faráters notice, a dis-
■ Agrate for the above Company, are pre-scant of Twenty per cent. (26%) upon the 7 5/01 to 4/0 following facts are submitted for consideration Pared to accept risks against Fire at current current local rates of premia will be allowed
Jhalmers Voonhuisrly contains about 18.000 rates, qubject to a bonus of 20 per cant upon insurances etcoted with this Company.
SIBHOSEN & CU
export being $47kzs, and 2150 in apesis, or ON BOMBAT Bank, on demand 225 an aggregate value of £11,000, giving to tach ON CALOUTTA-Bant, on demand 225
man a sum of between £50 and £60-genail|0N SHANGHALTA CON
fortano in China, where munsy capital ia seseo Boak, sight.
and labour and food boil plentiful and cheap.
We are informed, on the beat attbority, that
there were many large parcels of gold that did
Privato, 30 days? eight b
SHAILES
per copt, prominm.“
Chiness obrotors; and Hedhurst's English
SAN DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co., and Chinese Dictionary about 109,000, whilst
Agents, Mengkeletal gate. this work contains more than 50,000. English
it 39 Hongkong, 16th November, 197 * 1102 Hongkong, 27th June, 1879 words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac ters. Again, despite all the grammars and
ROYAL INSURANOJ COMPANY, LORDON AND ORIENTAL SEBAM
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE, student of this difficult language solutely re- other elementary works as yet published, the||
18E Undersigned having been apporter 197, LeanENHALL STEERT, LONDON quire exaciples to display the variona apple pared to CHAANT INSURANCES a Onironisks on behalf of this Ofoe, by First
Agents for the above Company, are prep ESTABLISHED 1843, cations and equivalents of different words which Rae A
HE Undersigned ta authorised to accept bare Que general meaning. Of thong naples
MELCHERS & Co Clase Steamers and Sailing Ships, Agents Boyet nesatre CompanyNEW TERMOIVER, Agint. many any other Diotenary hitherto pab 1780 Hongkong, 18th October, 1874 Hongkongs in July, 1807.
the work is so complete, that à referenge
For practical purposes
not pass through the customs, and that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharon -6 amount actually shipped exceeds the amount indicated as exported by the government retorns Union Insuranceociety of Canton, now uhurus by at least one-fourths so that the amotat 500 per share. tually taken from the Palmer field, by these 188 Chim Tradora Ingrangu Company soare this work contains more than five times a Chinamen, must bare been thily 3,1000rs, 02 $1,075 per share.
and £15,000. This is not so bad considering
STORAGE.
LETTERS, PATRES. – BOOKS,
Cente
Centa
Conte, 4 per 402.
Honolulu.... Gper' oz. 10ALE received on 36stage in Frat-class Brasil,....lő, 102,
Gadomus (lataly known as those of Mesars. Peru, Chill, Re..22 . 3 oz. -- 10 per 4'oa..
B. 8, WALK & Co.) of about 5,000 tons Capa city, situated on the Eraya, Week Waddbi Correspondance for New Zealand vid Torres
GANDENG, LINSTEAD, 1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874,
Trade Report for the car 1876 Price Ten Dollars, NON
Apply at the Daly Prem Office, Hongkong, Jat February, 1875..
Straits.
A considerable smaunt of Correspondence being received firected to New Zealand vid
by that rɔak, hence there u boernative but to forward snch Correspondenso vá Galle
Porons who are anxious to avail themselves: of the Tutree Straits Steamers to communicate "THE Undersigned bare been appointed Sole with New Zealand alcold address their lettern:
Agents for the Sale of their Gooda in, to the care of an Agent at Sydney. Hongkong and Chins by Years J. & R. TRK- KENT, Gisegów, and Hénera, DavrD COBBAR & Boss, Arbroathe to p
ÁRNHOLD, KARBERG & C ef 419 Hongkong, January, 1867
TN Order to meet the wishes of the Native
Chias Now Year, jeaned DALLY instead of on
it dishes of Paper has been, from the commencement of the alteraste daya as belorum aga
The Faper has been Established for neatly Twenty Years, and in, su to Editorial Manage-
The rates of postage which wont be paid in advance, obargeable on Peakpta of printed rapora or patterns of light weight sent froma. Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States Packets via San Francisco, are
follows, vin
eling 2 ounce For a pokot not exceeding 1 ounce
in might incante. For a puolet abörn 1 ounce nőt érv
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
ceeling ounces.
3
a total value of export equal to between £12,500 China and Japan: Maritio Insuranco-Fla. 100 listed the arrangercent of NORTE BRITISH AND MERCANTILTEPAGNEX TIRE:L/SURANCE COMPANY Bent, under the Direction of Wall Ednated and oight cents for overy additional four ounos
A per abure. !
that many of these fortimate diggers bare Cuiness Insurance Company-$217 per share, readed among the barbarians for only Hongkong Fire Insurance Uosapany's Shareem short space. We believe that their countryast $546 per share
may be expicted here soon in large numbers, Ching Fire Insurance Company's Saaroid
The novel spectacle of rooster" decapitativi per shared the ic-court has been performed for the first time Victoria Fire Insurance Company e Share at the Fulice Court, In a case of assault, aris 389 per sherawat
ing out of a disputo over property, Ah How Hongkong and Whampoa Door Company's
·was placed in the box as a vitizens. The Shares-88 par cent discount trivial cath of blowing out a match was nut Hongkong, Canton and Mass Steamboat Co.'s resorted to in thie etasse, as the Magistrate Shures 6 per cent. discount, ex dividend.
bring souvinead of the loase manner in which Bhanghai Stamm Navigation Company is the Chinese regard any oath ave that-72 per share
recognised by their own laws; was determined to Hongkong Gas Company Shares-175 per have some told on the elastio consciences of the share. Hominal
D
Chinese, who have no comperetion whatever in Hongkong Love Uompany's Shares 50 per blowing out matal or smeling Bibla while they the same time wwant the most
share,
Chinese Imperial LonE-102 $5.
Obiness Contienda; girea reliable commercial Liste, Market Reports, and alt printed papers Theas maten apply to Printed Girentara, Price INSURANCE COMPANY SO
(1198 Undersigned having been appointed, and general information, and use the same INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHARTER AND
Agents to be abore Company at this position with the Native Community as to Adolher than Newspapers, as well as to Books SPCOLA ALTS-OF-PARLIAMENT. Port, are prepared to grant Policies against vore agments are News as the Hagieb Dasy and Trade Patterns or Samples
Wire to the extent of $10,000 on Bulfing or Frith the Foreign Comainity The on Goode stored therein,
tharge for Advertisements will be so thereto. for
Hongkong, "9ed Fabroary, 1876
to its pages enables person who under stands English to communiste sjedinely will natives who madgraland nothing but Chi R. In this respect the work will be found dispeceable to all Europeans residing in Ubina, and to the natives themselves it ex plame subjects fully with which very low in? flood of them are perfectly acgranted."-To- partite resident in England, and interested in China is cannot bet bi invaluable Occasionally,
comprises upwards of two thousand large
TRUBNER & Co, FSK160, PATPENOSTRE Row:
#PLIFT Pan Option, Hondson,
Established 1809;
VAPITAL-£2,000,000)
Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for the sbora Opmpany, ars pripared in grant
Grayangamants having bean made moder which Maila for London arriving at Suez from Osima by Private Ships will be forwarded to jydestination vi Brindisi, it is hereby notïllød that the rates of postage, which meet be vaid én ATING DE COAT SHOP.
established in 1935, at adfers Fans, and For Letter 24 cents per half ounce adeanos, en corrispondence addressed to the HE Proprietor of Wrong Bhop begy to United Kingdom ad forwarded, will be as fol-
inform the public that his Shop oas been lows, vy
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO |_ if 717- Hongkong, 9th November, 1868
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANYIKA Polities arison Merdare time) of Trepy per cent (2015 apo ha TARON the date, until farther fotine, e die onery Building, or an Mereliendise in asme, At the ural gaten, subject to a discount of current local rate fremin will be allowed that he has always a great quantity of BEST For Newspapers... 8, Twenty per cent. (20)
upon insuranota efected with this Company.
DOUGLAS APRAIK & Co 1199 Hongkong, 27th uns, 1879,
GILMAN & CO
1003 Hoogkong, 7th July, 1873
17 1447. Hongkong, And September, 1875,
GOAL in store for Sale Gentlemez or Ship- manters wishing to patronisain, are aguentad JurBoukaend gests," to apply at mic Shopa.../
Petterp
not exceeding
erory additions
Bach.