A NEW PHASE OF THE BIUDATIONAL DIFFICULTY,
DERZINAATCON
THE DAILY PLESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH STE, 1876..
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
VESSEL'S NAME
UAPTAIN
An educational difficulty senud to have docur red lately at the village sancól if Heaton, near Bradford. The story as told before the judge. of the Bradford Conaty Court sibort time neo- when, the schoolmaster caned tår vicar for 410 damagan for an alleged, saswali is not withane. internet. There had bead some Title unpleasant- LONDON a SUEZ CANALStentor (str.) near between the plaintiff and difendnot, which)| reached its culminating polat a tho afternoon. NEW YORK:
Sarah, Mokotivi....
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„Isthley Riebumen, Bey T. Lawis.
Gryla
The Roberte Sydenham...men Früt Bristov. Samuel G. Bond
White Brisbane (str
Balbur Lexiatre
- IMPROVEMENT IN INK. The writing of the present day, brilliant as it often is, will probably becoras doubly so before long. Two Frich obemists have, amording to the English Mahante, token out a patent for -making ink for letterpres printing, lithos grapliy, and amgraphy, from the reines of the gasworks, fromther, Lar, Bud the hosty oils of petroleum, read wood, &o. These substantes is je naserted, fix readily with lampblack and other dry cobain In powder, and the ink mode, from them baste great advantage of neikber of December 22nd, when, acording to the SAN FRANCISCO. penetrating the paper mor spreading, and, it plaintiff a evidence, the defendunt appeared in VEDONYOKOHAMA, may be usixed many desired proportions with the schoolroom, where the plain it was engaged Do, *- the fatty oils for certain parpenes. For black intuition, boompanied by his saned two police Dó, ink for typogiphion! prating the investors officers. As the defendi Wated down the Da nae what they all araperated tar, or liquid sologiroom be, ould to the children," hoveĐà pital, with laraplinek and Frussian baro, in the come to turn your mister away. He then PORTLAND (OTLEGONI following propitious :—Tar: 100 parte; lamp walked a little further op the miool, ned shid, COOKTOWN black, 30 paria Prusian blue, 10 parts; gly-Now, children, you can have a fortnight' SAIGON, SINGAPORE, cerias, 10 part. For coloured inks they use boliday; get up and go home," Sonie of them à Da the heavy oilerified as für en possible from the terry, matter which give a brown lint, with the colouring setter in ponder, Thera cán, ba Boubt that there is room for improvement, if nos in the composition of air booke, at least in the faked in writing them. Modora writing ink is not nearly so durable mancions int, some of which, according tá an interesting sha viour “dived down” with his bone, izto pper on the sublot read by Mr. Underwood before tho Socity of Arts in 1857, was merely nesthon pignat, while other kinds were veritable dyes ofron and acids (tres chemical Doponnds, wh the addition of a good deal of carbon:
got ap and were about to cat when the plainte, SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, & said, "Ghildran, sit down.” The defendant BANGKOK, chọn, turning to the plaintiff, said, “You go | YOKOHAMA, out." The plaintiff said he would not go out NINGPO AND SHANGHAI, till he was put out. The defendant thor took SHANGHAL... off his overcoat and hat and pathom down on
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A YOUTHFUL AND UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM.
a chair. Her commenced frightful struggle; Vo
the schoolmaster's stomach, kid, scizing his legs, exclaimed," Now, Tom," His son, tons. inoited to nation, seized the sokulmastor kehind and the two carried him to the loer; and then attempt to throw aim down tba iceps, but, tho soleolipastër, edroitly placing, bù arms around hia pastor's neck, defeated the ingre Anately got into and trouble on adspant of his Rincon boy, an inhabitant of Limree, bas endeavour was then made to pitch the school chetinany. This troubicaomo ebild, according master over a wall, but this failed wine to an Indian paper, the Sumsher Bahadoce, Las interferonso-of the polios. In defence, the assault was admitted, but it was urged that absolutely refused to undertake the duties and mote violence was fed than was nessary to responsibilition of married life until his sobotne eject the scholaster from the school after be tid atadier shall have been completed. Three had been discharged for allegal insubordinis or four times has the boy run away from home tion, improper language and decanunt. The to cape the importunities of his parents und judge found a verdict in favour of the plaint tracting a matrimoni alliance in Linres in
friende, who insist upon his immediately con for £10 aud anets and bore the matter Tate order to relieve them, notboy allege; from much for the present.Fall Mail Gaste
obluquy and hatrad. On the last pesasjon of this youthfutmisegamist taking, to: hist
THE RELIGIONS ZEAL OF THE
SCOTUB, Pe
ATSA
Fon TBRIGHT AFFÈx 10
TO DE DESPATCHED.
Batterfeld & Swire. 4. On or about Sch just,! tong Vogel, Hagedorn & Others. Quick despatch, wav toug Vogel, Hagedora di China Quick despatch. kong Jerding, Matheson & Co.Un 15th inst., nt 2008- 4P M. §. 8. Co. On Jith fast, st 89,M. On 1st proz,, at 8 PM. Jongkong Vogel, Bigodora & Common Chains despinto busy Y
ugtong Vogel, Hagedorn & Cup... Qatok despatal Hongong Vogel, Hagedom & Co. Qaick despatch." Hongkong Yoool, Hagedorn de Cauli. Qonick despatal Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co. On 11th inst, at noon. Forangeries Maritimes.
P&O, S/N, OGLMA, Hongkong Twan Eat Harig
Soundong T.&O. S$ N.Ö.
kozy Siemseer & Co.;. Songkong Signissen & One
Eong HatterBeld & Swirel [;P. & O. & N. 06.
For Sale. SATUR COD.
AVE JUM RECEIVED, and ate now
SHOWING
DRAD SADULHAT CHRISTY'S BLAUK and DRAB FELT
HATS
Newest Shaped, PARIS SILK HATS LONG SCARVES
heats be was rated Abrerabad, where OPEN
he sought the protection of in onliebtened citizen onzed Seit Dulpatbhai, well known for The relatives followed the boy up, and bogged his bis reforming, inclinations. The friends and guardian to let him return to Larea and take unto himself a wife, to whom he was, in fact, already, betrothed Sett Dulpatbhai wae prevailed upon to consent to this step, on con dition of 2,000 rapass being offered as spegrity
THE BEST TYPE OF WAR VESSEL. Ever since the day when the glorious old "wooden walls were throws in the shade by the introduction of armored constructions, there has bean instant inquiry after the best Appe of Sighting ship. hut up to this moment the type to dilightly sought after an sonce. be said to has been found. Every nation possessing the line been troubled with this quastion, and so have allowed themselves to bo guilded by the decisions of our navil authorities, thinking it the wisest plan to order abips from Engleb areas according to the desigo the laut addition to the British feat. Others, again, we strook out a line of their,
A “look out" in & Free Chumb is reported owo, sbd tbus have seat Admiral Popoff from Bandshire. It appears from this account busy at the Rue, parde with circular iron given by the Bangshire Journal hat for some alads, and Geroul Scosch, of the German Admiralty, deteriving to leave the question time past there has been a diagreeableases
between the minister and the flee-bourers in alone tatil navnarobitcote shall have given up the Free Church, New Bytb. The minister has their eccentrinitis and have decided to build ships something similar in plan. China has been preaching what be called "unpalatable wet been spared wiation over this matter, and tribe," but wbut the office-bestera say wore that the boy would not be compelled to marry ridiculous things. Same weke ngo the there is now, locuit part of Europe, & party majority of the members of the congregation anat ja se one parts being agreed to of Chiness officialą, whose mission, it is to visit the principal natal yarde, to endeavour to designed an agreement pledging themselves not cover the "bast hype for coast defence, The to go to chucoh till the minister should leave. difficulties that around the question must be A few women, however, declined to sign the document, and the ministration hare been very great, for whea: that of the many peel continued forenoon and evening to increasing The number of travellers between Calais and and scientific members who belong to the Royal audiences. In fact, the minister sea getting an United Servics lesitation barely more than ball-a-dozen haricompeted for the gold medal comfortably without his old cooperation, and is was therefore determined as a last resource for 1876, the subjet chosen being this bugbear to look him out of bia church, Amordingly on the best type of war vessel for the British Auvy. It is to be pad shut from the faw who Saturday four of the office-bearen entered the Lure competed some useful information may be man in the afternoons, and with the view of gained, and as big were three olsses of ships prrenting further profanation of the poopit apecitio, we may find that where one fails demanded the key of the kirk dar, which ra another many anevad. A inrge navy should quest being refused, they at once proceeded to pores not only few of the most powerful this work being, accomplished, the minister vary force open the doar and put on a tów look, Da iropelade afloat, ships capable of combined action, cruisera & high speed, and vossole for alckly shut the door, looked it, tad was about to make off with the key, when horas seized by court defence. To maintains amber of the four office-bearera, and a fightfal scene best type of each das while thouaval service is almost in a este of testion is no cary casued. Two of the office-bearera pinioned the walter, and stick the ingenuity of naghinister from behind who the other two constructors,~GNE.
arosted the key from bis group. The minister was en bsequently kicked on the laga, caled a
sarers
A VICTIM OF A PANIO Mr. Frank Bakland writes in Land and Water A-foy-mce-1 was informed by letter that ad animal was ranging the eduntry at snd out Haribourne-park ant Whitchurch, Hampshire. My correspondent arged me to got Jumrash, the animal dealer, to send down - Ligen to catch this mysterious toman, by latest accounts, rerande master of
ewure he would “gie bi u bleach in the teeth" if he dared enter the church. The key was then carried off, but the next mozzing (Saxxlay) the minister, with the aid of the village book smith, succeeded in effecting an entrance, and preached in the afternoon to a congregation that filled the overflowing. The reverend gen
wanderer. ventily, I hear, quite a panio arose in the neighborhood, sind every torkaf" atory was ciraalud of the ravages and dangers the country was onpeed to. The people began
the situation-Pall Mall Gaurile.
A LOVING BROTHER.
Fraternal affection seems Latherweak in some
the trunkt was taken bona, and by this time is
Probably carried boy with, let as hope, a fair Prospect of conubial bliss-Tal Hall Gassile,
Dover during the year 1875 was 212,563, or 10,279 more than in 1874 Thera were 130,19 tovellere batwoen Boulogne and Folkestone, 58,235 between Dieppe and Newhaves, and 24,255 between Havre and Sonthampton. I appears, therefore, that nearly twenty thousand more passangere landed at Calls and Dover than at all the other porta named pat together. —
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
PERMITESDAY, 7th March,
steamers has kept the nativo dealere out of the The hourly expected arrival of the direot market, and the business of the day has been confined to the purchase of New Patna, to arrive at $622.
ON LONDON
EXCHANGE
Bank Billa, on demand....3/8 Bank Billet 30 day-eight 3/81 Bank Bills, at 6 months aigüt3/94. Documentary Bills,at months Credits, at 6 months' sight... 30
3/9
... siglat...
Ox BOMBAZ-Bank, on demand 2-0 ON CALCUTTA-Bank, on demand 2201 ON SHANGHA
Bank; eight
Private, 30 days' sight. 73
SHARIO
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Share
per cent, premium
Union Insurance Society of Canton, new ahares China Traders Innranes. Company's Shares
$600 per shar $1,550 per share.
China and Japan Marine Inurse-Tie 58 Chiness Insurance Company.-1940 per share.
per share, 2 Hongrong Five Insurance Company's Shares
$40 per share,
to think that, toides their sheep and pigs, parks of Africa, judging from the narrative their children was in danger. Some people given by a correspondent in Cairo of the don said it was a gigantic black fur, others that it duct of the Sultan of Harrar towida bis bro was a Canadian f. Then expeditions were organized to after bins, sad the master of the ther, and of the retaliatory measures taken by hoande (Colonel Fichola) was invited to hunt whom be kept in prison for about foen years
the latter. The Soltun, had an haly brother, bim with bis ped, bat ba wisely declinadin lact, til bo hoard that the Egyptian troope mately this passions wie bonet was chased were approaching his capital. Etthen sot his for some miles by people or horseback, and brother at liberty, and offered him bis band in shot at Wonton. They then married the animal token of recunoiliation. Soon star this the to Winchester, and extibited him at 6. a bead Sultan, who seem to have taken's very mild in the market plaas testimony of the prowessies of abe injuries bo bad inflated on his of the hero who had shot it. The other morn-brother, admitted bin into kia sort counsels, ing tessived a letter from my friend, Captain told him that he had, in order deliver his Allen Tour, of Up Arstic abip Pandora. Ha capital from the Egyptian foresa, poladed at tells me that the back wolf, or the gigantio fur, alliance with the Gallas, and explained his plan is simply bis por taxos favourite Eegaimaar of operation, which was that a ditachment of dug, which he bought over in the Pandera Callas should on a cerku night make their way from the Waigat littlement, North Greenland. into the town, and, with the saidance of the He was a king dog, and leader of a sledgeSultan's own troops, order the Egyptian gar- ten, and a motinoble and basmlass animation. Upon this the late victim of the Sultan's With five others fe reed be would do tranny made known the whole plt to Doend the Greenland coogs with a loaded sledze, and instantly sized the Sultan, his nobles, sed a without à rest, would then during the rember of Galin gaieftains who were staying Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--850 por
A
China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$115 Victoris Fire Insurance Company's Shares
per share. $69 per shareGN Hongkong and Whampoa Doak Company's
Shares-50 per cent, discount. Hongkong, Danton and Macao Steamboat Con
Shares? per cent, dacount Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ts.
75 per abare,
bate
WINDSOE SCARVES,
Latest Designs Four-in-Hand Club, Ozar, and other Now
Sykes in made-up
SCARVES
CLUB HOUSE OHAVATS and
SILK and WOOT, MUFFLERS. NEW COLLARS
including the Tydem, Carnival, Olyde, Lothair, Soolety, Concaught, and De Jeross, The ARGOSY WRISTBAND.. WRITE LONGOLOTH SHIRTS, Military Fronts, DEESS BIRTS, Embroidered Fronts.
TWILL and LEGATTA
SHIRTS,
OXFORD
Neal Patterns DAWON's beat quality BOOTS and 8 HOES," Sings and Double Soles, Kid, (aif, and Cloth Tops" WALKING STICKS
and veg MRELLAS,
SILE
with the Nop Patent Spring Fastener WATERPROOF COATE,
Black and Drab Zephyr and Tweed
Mackintosh,"
THIN MELTONS, lor Dust Coats
WHITE KERSEYNERE fer Racing Breoobes, COLORED SILKS and SATINS, for Hacing.
JAKETS and CAPS.
A For Shit Lengths of FANCY TWEEDS, Choice Patterns
A moll evlooted Block of TROWSERINGS and BLACK 440 BLUE BERLIN COATINGS. BLACK and BLUE BROADCLOTHS.
for Drees Suita
IRISH FRIEZES,
fox Ulster Over-spach,
3
Tomorrow, at noon
On 19th inst. RAI An 16th inst.. at noon. Tomorrow, at SPM; „Quink despathula
Co-day, at 4 P., To-inorrow, at å 1.2. Quick despatähtajat
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR BANGKOK. Eatership
“DANUBE
Captain Cluboby, will be drapptobed for the abova Port-TC-MORROW, she 9th instant, at
M For Troightor Passage, apply to:
YUEN FAT HONG, Agoute. 74,295 Hongkong, Sið Marah, 1878, *** OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Tire Cargo and Passengers at through nato ATOR SHANGHAI, VA AMOY.
for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PODES in
SANG JAPAN.
THE Company's Steakoskip
"PATROCLUS” will be despatched at 4 A. TOMORROW 9th inet For Freight or Passnge, upply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents (282) Hongkong, 8th March, 1370.
QURAN STEAMSHIP JOMPANY,
FOR LONDON, viá SUEZ CANATA HR Company's Stexuip.
“STENTOR “
TH
will be despateled on or about the Stb instant,
For Freight or Puange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agmate. 281 Hongkong-1st March, 1970,
TOR SAIGON.
THE Steamship
THINGVALLA”
will leave for the above Port on SUNDAY, tae 12th instant, and%
"For Freight er: Passage, apply to
SOLF SHING,
Bonham Strand. 305 Hongkong, 6th Marot, 1876, ........ FOR COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY... Taking through Cargo for MELBOURNE. THE Esstem and Australian Mail Come
pany's Steamer
"BRISBANE." Captain Balfour, will be desputabed as above on SATURDAY NEXT, the flth inst.,.
NOOD
For Freight Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co,
Agents,
3d 811 Hoogkong, 7th March, 1876.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA Taking Cargo through rites to NAGABARI and HIOGJ THE P.4.0.8. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BOMBAY
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Seatmakip Geelong with the next English Mail,
A. McIYER,
Superintendent.
P. 40S N. 0% Office, -
Dog Hongkong, 4th Mareb, 1876. ANNA STEAM TO SHANGHAI,
THE P. & O.S. N. Co.'s Steasskap
GEELONG
1293
will leave for the above plane about 24 hours premises odor the Supervision of Experienced
Thew Goods made up to measure on the after her arrival with the next English Mail,
A MOIVER, European CatRDIN
SAILEA.0.,
VICTORIA EXCHANGES
Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Usla Office,
Hongkong, 4th March, 1876.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HD A 1 British Clipper Ship
SYDENHAM,”
[300
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
• FAQURBOTI POSTA FRANCA15.
STEAM FOR SATOON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE CALLE ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
KUMARSEILLES
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
CALOUTTA.S
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Post-Office Notifications.
d mail will class
For Saigon.Par Java, to-day, the 8th inst.,
11:30 A
For Ningpo and Shanghai-Per China, to dar, the Brask, at 3.30.P.N.
For Shanghai-Per Ilankou, to day, this 6th ihat, at 3,30 PAL
Tor Bangkok Per Danube, to-morrow, the Och Inet., au 2.30 PM
For Shanghai-Par Patroclus, tomorrow. the Otb inat, at 3.30 r.m.
For Cooktown, Bestern Anatralia, Sydasy, Thamanin, and Melbourne-Per Brisbass, on Saterday, the 11th inst., at 11,80 M. Postage 24 vente per + oz
ON Pompeyote Store P
For Singaporeand.Penang-Pei Benledi, on
For San Frapoison-Per Cresu on Wednes day, the 15th st, at 11.30 AM.
N THURSDAY, the 9th March, 1878, "PELEO Commandant LEGOINTEE, With: MAILS PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CA G0, will leave this Port for the above placcan D Cargo and Specia will be registered for Len- don as well as for Marseilles, and accopted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,
Shipping Ordere will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 PM Specie and Parcela until 3.M. on the 8th March, 1876, (Parcels are not to be sent ou buaru; they must be left at the Agency's Ofoe.) Contente and value of Packages are required
For further partirnays, apply at the Com pany'a Cfled.
GDE ORAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent. Honitone. 1st March, 1876.
U. B. MAIL LINE.
PACIFI MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
ATHERS." GREAT REPUBLIO" will leave bams, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th Marcb. Hoogkous for San Francia, via Toko-
1876, 018 r. taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe
Through Fassenger Tickets and Bills of Lading weisgned for transportation to Yoko« bama and other Jagan Ports, to San Francino, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, v OVER- LAND RAILWAYS
A Steamer of the Mitse Bisht S.S. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about same dite, and mako close connection at Kokobams.
At Now York, Passengera have selection of Tations lines of steamera to England, France, and Germany
Fraight will be received on board until 42.1. on the 14th prosimo Parael Papkigen will be received at the Ufice until 5 pa same day ; all Parcel Paukaga ahnld be marked to ad- dress in fall; value of sume is required.
For further Information na to Presage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Proya. West,
9. BEMORY,
Acting Agont, Hongkong, February 15th, 1876.
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GAMLE ADEN SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;"
ALSO, BOMBAT, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND THE TANINSULAN AND ORIENTAL STIAN
DEN AUSTRALIA,
NAVIGATION CompANT's Steamship LOMBARDY," Captain E. M. GILSON, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the shave places on THURSDAY, the 16th instaubat Noon
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Specia and Parcels at the office nutil 3 P., on the 15th Hemi
For: Parties are regarding Freight and Pas- sage, apply at the P. & D. S, N, Oo,'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
Written Declaration of the Contents and Valus of the Paolages for the Overland Bonteisrequired by the Egyptian Govern pens, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Tading or with Parvole; and the Company do not kold themselves recponsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may huppen from the incor reatness on such declaration.
· Shippers are particularly requcated to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading...
A. McIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Office; Hongkong, 3rd March, 1876. COCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
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MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. ⠀ The French Contract Packet PEL HO will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 9th Marh, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom Murallee; to Campe, Saigon, Singapere, Galle, Madrae, Oaleatts, Bombay, Aden, Brick, and Alexandria,
The following will be the boure of closing the Mails, o
Weinmeday, March Bih,
......
6P.M. Money Order Office cloaca. Post Office gleses proept the Niort Bo which remains open all night.
Thursday, Mardis 9th
M
7M, Fost Ofise opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Latta, and Post- ing of all correspondence.
10 Am, Registry of Letters Cise!.
11 AM Post Office closes except for Late
Lattera
11.10... Leitore (but Letters only) address
ed to the United Kingdom or to Binga. pore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 ocats extra postage,
11.30 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Fostmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 25th February, 1876.
MAIS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET.
"
The United States Mail Packət - GEBAT. REPUBLIC will be despatched on WEDNES DAY, the 15th instant, at 3:P.R., with the Meilė States, and the United Kingdom.
"For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United
of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapera, &c. The Post Offee will be open for the reception until 2,30 P.M.
Letters, can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 3. to 50 .., on payment of late Feeof 12 cents in addition to the Postage,
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory, Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packets.
the United States must be supescribed par. GREAT REPUBLIC, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be asperscribed “vid San Francisco,
Correspondenes addressed to Yolobama and
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmeder-General. General Foat Office,
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1870,
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH FAOKET, The English Contrnet Packet LOMBARDY, will be despatched with the Muila for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 16th instant Unila, &
The following will be the hours of closing the
Wednesday, 15th žadant,
5 EM, Money Order Office clases. 6 Post Office closes except the Niarr Box, which resins open di älght. Thursday, 16th instant,
7.A, Pont Ofoe opens for sale of Stampe, Registry of Leitori, and Post. ing of all correspondence,
10 a., Post Office cloves exempt för Tate.
Letters Registry of Lattery ceRNER. 10.15 A., Letters may be posted in payment of a LATE FE3 of 18 ccate oxtra Postage, natil
2
11 AM, when the Post Ofor CLOSES
entirely.
11,80 ▲M., Lelters (bul Letters only) address. ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted 'en board the Packet on payment of a Tato Feo of 48 canta exira postage: 11.30 AM... Posting on Board cenas.
"ALFIED LISTER;
General Post-Office, i
Postmaster-General.
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1878.
As come misapprehension exists regarding the transmission of Packets and Samples térongh the Peet,, it is hereby rotifed for general information, that the Privilege of send- ing such articles through the post as the ratsa
bird fais Trude Petterss or Samples of Merahan- dise. Goods set for Bale, or in exeuntion of an order (bowever email the quantity way be), IN CONNECTION, WITH THE
arany articles sent by one private individual. UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND to another which are not actually patterns of
journey of from 0 to 60 men over ths.fco DaPasha, the Egyptian commander in Harrut, who Hongkong, Gas Company's Sharos-875 por) QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET Frank Bristow, Master, will bad for the above TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS-of postage applicable to them is restrjated to
SALES ON MARCH 7 S RarOLLED BY
night, protect bit muster from the freezing with him, and had them beheaded in the pre-gelare, blanta of the wind by surrounding him in bis aleeg, and over edy to raise the alarm of a bave been complete enough to satidy him, since
Bence of the informer, whose Tengeance et Chinese Imperial Loán-3102 56. passing bear or the coming storm. Up to the no fewer than a hundred heads was struck oft time month ago when he was either atalan on the casasion.-Tall Mall Casely, A MIAK or had whodered from the Pandora, he was the pet of the ship, ad woald always greet his hee master or any mauber of the prew with his par whenever they apached him. There can be no mistake this Optain Allen Toung's pet Esquimaux dog bumet with's and fate, us tas captain has got bad bin skin."
HONGKONG.
A FOR SALE: JUST RECRIVED; some very Old Superior
PORT WINE, in Cases of Oze or Two- Doveta
Melon Seeds-40 bags, at $480, by Hing Tai to travelling trader.NIS SER to loon traders, men f
Yellow Peas 360 bags, at 31.92, by Hing Tai Almonde 16 bag, at 20.00; by Chun Chang
D
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Animal Tallow 8 packages, at $10.00, by Kwong Wine Sting to trorelling trader.
Fangue-10, bags, at $3200, by Kwong Wo Cheung to travelling trader,
Shan Chan to travelling trader.
White War 3 pieces, ut $6550, by Taong
Apply to
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To For Letters
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DANGERS OF RINKING There are two sides to every (uestion, and that of "rinking." which is now so popular basement, is no exception to the vile Angurë. ing to doctors the practice of akating on wheels is out that is not only conductie to health, but has a special sanitary valce asceting the EXT'KAUBDINARY DETECTION OF A great requirement of the day, copation,
- women." It tokea woman out of herself for GRIME. DAAR
tao time being, and, noting lika a tub to a whale, The following workable story of a crime distracts her mind from those pitty worries and ita detection appeara in zignoni-A very which not only prey on ber health, but olie extmordinary incident omnrred at the Court of on the health of these around her. On the Assizes of the She recently. A woman of ather hand, if the surgeons are to be believed about forty, named Laporte, was being tried on and it must be admitted the opinion they give an accusation of elling a quantity of jewellery, on the master is creditably claimstedthe worth 250,000, from Mrs. terene,RD American dangers of "rinking almost overbalance its lady, who had been last year teciporarily resid- beneficial effects on the constitutio. To may ing in furnished apartmenta in London. In oothing of severe shaken and bruis, uno of the May lust the prissur, who had resided a con medical papers gives the following record of siderable time in Englaul, and upeaks the casualties reported from a single rink," A bagage, autored to acrvice of the prosecutrix lady skating with her handa ita moff faTO as lady's maid, asoon obtamet the con- forward in a moment on her face kreaking the dears of her mistrs, who entrusted her with bones of her nose and foo, and warring her ber keys Ontbéh of June, Mrs. Stevens features withend bope of recover Another, and her daughter wire going at to dinner and sagaged to be married, injured bar spine, told the prisoner that she need not sit up became paralyzed, and is ondemaid for life to for them. In foot, they returned home late an invalid's couch. This unfortunile lady kan and weat at one to bed. The next morn not only lost ber frost talk, bat bir jams are ing the mistress informed, that Laporte fractured. Other cases of a woriam nature are bud gone out sc after herself, and bad mentioriadore a compound tradere ending pot returned. Shi bastened to her farel-box in death, and snother a tall on the bank of the and found that he principal part of her head which has led to insanity-Poll all diamonds were gue, Bae at once give in- Gazette.": formation to the ptice and a reward of 5,0001.
was offered for formation, but none w obtained until, to July, the Freneb police arrusted her in Paris, but guld act find any tree of the pissing viables, and the prisoner
MR. GLADSTONE ON NEW
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In the sise of Roty, thereby effecting a vasts above For Fraight, apply to attention of the mafcace M. Fournier, advo, mercantile pursuits, to lay this bore you, I POUND VOLUMES of the Ohana Overland | Boonomy of spax, Believing a' clearness Zot
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To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Forness of my children, was sent the morning pertaining the clergy. In your recent cɔn-
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she called on Dressmaker aumed Heinen, work with a medium of intelligere, is sensibly Has for Sale Dashmere Shawls, Morning aut, in the coursed conversation, spoke of the dearer then it was? Now, puzdu me saying Gowne, hampore and Delhi Chawls, Burgons, present trial and nuntioned the name of the that a case bes sotne under my netka s herë the prisoner. The other exclaimed, Laporte l why, render, in the hurry of the monist, entirely I know her; the Is a box with me, soms time mistook the meaning of this and the preceding ugo, and I have no feen her sincer, suppose it context, just owing to the tae d the word should contain thojiweiz. After a little con "olerical" Might it not be desinble to find sultation they felld on at ones taking a cub another word when speaking of the laboursiti and driving off to form me of the circam. may be the Tagaries of the pens if our ready stance. This they did, and I now introduce writers ? From your well-known, stores of
the box to be opent, and ono er the nabere of anvil, sore I am, Sir, that you ad cone so
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Pba
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Hight Hon. W. Gladstone bus remained othario fusorable. The court JATHuary 16th, 1876. complimented the two women on the intelli. | Sir-The usage which you point out bas the gence and proude which they had, die support of common practice, but I di not defend played, and old ein that they would not go it; and, were I sending the paper to prees, I quite unrewarded, they were entitled between would certainly adopt some alternatre form of: them to ile 5,000 offered for the discovery expression. Unfortunately, with respect to The cuse then praaded, and the jury found the Prieiner guilty aldon extating oirnnin- stangre. She was sentenced to ten years im prisonment, and awards for a similar period to the surveillages the police
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