MOTIVE POWER OF LIGHT
Mr. William Crookš; F.R.Si, kas delivered a
DEBRIZATION
THE WRECK OF THE "STRATHMORE" SUFFERINGS. OF THE SURVIVORA | The following in the narrative of Mr. George lecture on The chastest Action of Light" Urombio, from Brookwoll, London, one of at the Royal Institution. He said, that all the the survivors of the Strathmorë plan
physical forces render their, schiou po-copbibla "Wessiled on 17th April, 1875, from London, by the production of 'mation, but that ligbs had for New Zadge, All wortel up to lat Jaly ever been directly socrested Inte mesvanschl The 80th Jane was foggy, and the captain bad motion bill the expennants had been devised, LONDON SUEZ CANAL anid we were wear the Croset lennda and would which he bad to bring tcfore them that PERING NEW YORK ps to the southward of them. Ho poad Once in attempting to weigh boder in 08. reaching New Zealand at the end of July. At approximately perfcet adnom, be allessed SAN FRANCISCO vid n quarter to 1a.m. Ret Jaty I felt the ship atrike. Anomalies for which he could not soon but She bad bumped on a rock en bus side and upon which information had been thrown by sailed in betweenswa uch, and there got wedged his more recent diadoraries. He fouad, es and hung by her forepartber stern leading published omo time go, thit the leat of a buck and submerging io doop water. I made candle would attract one of pith omponded for the port quatter: bost with my cabin com in an imperfoot vacuum, but repel a similar arm panion, Beatley, but could not got it off beeslepended in the very perfect vou obtainable HONOLULU, S.I. davits, as a ma broke over us and washed is only by the aid of the Serenzel pomp. Of this PULIGAND (OREGON) back to the handrail of the poop; all from Pamp he exhibited i es perfect and improved the poop formaris, was rapidly getting under pegimen, so porfact that it would pridtoe s water to midships. It was foggy, and dark is Toons through which the electric spark would I hurried on deck, and I beard the exptain call not pass. In all his experiments he had been ant to the panugera in the salon, Good lige indebted to a very urea, extent, kà che industry and marvellons powers of glass.blowlig pos.
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Vessels Advertised as Loading.
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Fon FREIGHT APPLY TO
To Be DusparŐISE!
FOR YOKOHAMA, THE BR Steamabip
ONURIS,"
tterfeld & Quine. ögől, Hagedorn & Con (dren Togel Hagedorn &
M: 8, 8, O.
zan Jardine, Malboson & Do.. Fongkong Nogel, Hagedora & CUTTE Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Ca Hongkong Vogel, Engedorn & O Hongkong, Vagel. Hagedorn & On Noyes, ... tiongtong Bosuris & Gogazione
Houstong Vowel Hagedorn & Conte: Henglong Roguelo & Oa.reas
Lathley Bydentam.
Margariten Aldea Beat Jampal
Low Bristo
Owen,
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Hongkong Rozarić & Dos, Hongkong Bozario & Co...... Hongkong Gibbi Livingulis
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BRISBANE, &
Boner Gaglong (str.);
Freer
Hongkong Messageries-Maritime
P. & 08. N.Qa MMBG66, Livingston Hongkong Brandab & Co..
VICTORIA, Tanover's Island. COOKTOWN AND SAIGON SINGAPOR
quarter of a grain, found that he could make the instromantt to ourey little magnets, and he exhibited one in which ten SWLOW ANO
of piu were regated to surry rosid one at Outside the bulb of this instrument cognatio arm, which was attracted every time one pale of the magnet inside the ball. came near it, and the manent towings
the magnet outside were made to convey electricnl Impalees to a Mora telegraphic. strament, whereby a ries of doto was made pau a slip of paper, and the more rapid the
For Sale.
to you all. I qull over. Save yourselves by od by his assistant, dir. C. Gillinghia Ho SINGAPORE, BOMBAY the boats at once I was dressed in cost then proceeded to describe the construeling of D trousers, and boots. To aayo myself I got from his radiometer in sich pith died, at the MANILA the rail of the poop to the mizen-rigging ends of gina arind banded on a pivot, were YOKOHAMA ing no further affert at the host. realmake to spin round rapidly ander the finance in the riguing astil daybreak. By that time of light. Next he explained that this propelling Da 24 hours, the Brahmore had se under water fores of light was not weak as he be vuce SHANGHAI... all except the korecastle head. On daylight supposed. Instead of radiometorn in which all Boming I got along the misən top-gallant-athy to the main wait, sed from there down the the moving parts weighed sometimes arittle ne main rigging to the roof of the deckbone Sordral others soon sorambled to the game plecs and others made for the rigging. The secoud mate and several of us got the vig and the dingy boats of the desk house. We heard nothing inore of the captain and firet mate. They had been washed overboard and a one gare shy orders. I believe that about 25 that I anw were all of the survivors of 8 souls. We launch the gig and ning of ue (myeoll not one) gas of in it towards the rooks, which we could or see towering in front of ne One eagar-lo rook about 70 feat, high looked to be only 50 foot from the vessel. The dingy boat wil the third mate, the carpenter, another of the grew, and a passenger then gul of. The rash to this bout, as the other, kopt me out, Eleven of us remained on the forecastle, and, one, visible to as, in the rigging. We scumbled now from the deck-bonsuto the forecastle. The second mate is the gig and promised to return on fading a landing pluca. Wacoon lost eight of both bouts. The gig roturaed lato. in afternoon, and instead of taking as of the forecastle took off five passengers from the aizen top, who wound not go to this ser With the four rowers this made up the ges complement, and we again wets left to await
rotation inside the halḥ the closer togelber wers
the dots. Tans his radometers had been made. self registering and saiable for meteorological 1
parposes. He also pointed out chat so good photometer had ever ben made, and he ex Bibited apparatus infinitely more exant for merenring the illuminating power of gia, or
kind of light, than those founded open the posed avarying illeminating power of the very.antentworthy standard candie." After the screen by the aid of the electric up, he many experiments: magidəd and projected on exhibited one of his latest, in which he directly eared the mechanical force of the impact of light, not its weight, for the experiments did
remore light from the class of impunider abina. By means of the force of toralon of s
HA
lympia Langtake
Sindh
AVE just opened their firat delivery of
NEW GOODS, an under, for the
COMING SEASON
of which they solicit an Inepotion NEW DRESS MATERIALS, in
Laos Stripe Japanese SILES. Pinio, Figured, and Sitio
POPLINE, CARI Stripe and Plaid MOĦATIS. Colored Fodlar SILKS
Stripe
*
Fancy Colored GRENADINES and GAUZ ES, in Silk Check and Stripya
Hongkong Rozaris & flo..........
For about 7th init. tulik despatcita Juuck despatch. On 15th inet, at 3P.M. On let praz, at 3.7.1. Tai china tinh ta: Quick despatched Qaisk dospatal Jaisk,dospateb Quick dospatah. Quik' despatch, Quick despatch.
won fenik, despatob
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Fo·norrow at 2001,
To uorrow; at noor
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melisa Apsonquries Maritimes... Quick Jeepstab. Wi Fuatan & Companion. Quisk despatob. P&0.8N, COMAROKI
Quick despatebi. Ga
Siemsson & Como La norrow, at 3′FPS 15
Messageries Maritin
Botterilad & Swire
Quick despatch,
¡Quick despatch.
Onith (nst, eLJA PAMU)
Donging Lepraik & Co.
On of about 9th, ini. To-morrow, at day ghty
For Sale.
MILLAR AND 00..
** HOUSK, SHIP, AND STEAMBOAT
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR SWATÓW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW
Steamakip
PLUMBERS,
“NAMOA": COFFERSMITIES, and Brasstounderė, - Captain Westaby, will be despatched for the
1 QUEEN'S LOAD EAST AND NULLAH above Parts TO-MORROW, the 6th initanty
LANE
[Feb; 8
17ASSIAMULLY DHURRUMDASS.
CASHMERE and INDIA MERCHANT, Has for Sale Cashmere Shawl, Morning Gowns, Ramper, and Delhi Shawls, Burgoas, nna Sindh Gold Eage Work Goode, &os, don CANIQUEEN'S ROAD,
Next to Messin. Sarth & Co., Hongkong, On 1887 24th December, 1875,
ita return. Wa bed to, wait abs whole night, flament of glass, brought into play against anke bitke of Black GRENADINES ELICIOUS GENGDE BRANDY
night of cold, wel misery, and terror to-ne, an we hourly feared the ship going down, as did some bours afterwards. Some ozs of na got a bag with a few biscuits out of the fort castle, and that was all that we had to eat Some time after daybreak on the 2nd July the gig me back. The dingy did not return, The gis now tous the eleven of its eff, muali over-cramming herself to do so, súd several of ne laying down in the bottom of the boat, The cat per acre, 57 loss to the square alle,
iron weight of one hundredth of a grain, all in evacuo, be could as adjust mirror 10 zero point that it would move when parta ef the light; thus, last night he proved that the punk apparatus are summiked to the notion of of a candle six inches off, amounted to 000162- gram. By calenlation be estimated that the pressure of sunlight on the earth was not less
and 3,000 millions of tons open the whole earth) all this powe acting in apposition to the fored of gravitation. In conclusion he said that all the results ba had exhibited had been obtained in consequence of his commination of anomaly contrary to all ordinary experience. Analies ere of the utmost valu to nies of acienos) they were gatewaya leading to now researobce,
eea had got aalmer, and we found a landing-place about a mile and a half to the auth of whare our stip bad struck-lae dingy had found it too and landed her passengers safely. On getting into the gig we took ame things with us out on the foroase-ome tankete and sailors' clothing. That night, the fad of July, the ship diaz peared altogether casted over and foll, back-and to the stablishment of reputations ward into deep water suppose. We landed a gap in the rocke und found otréelves in a most desulate looking place, rocka upon roase overywhere--a ses bird's bume, very few level placca, and grass and soms weede growing abock There were plenty of young albatross about which we could at Krat easily knock down with a Brick They had then un fear of as, nor had Any other of the sea birds. To var forthr aurprise we found that the lifeboat bad arrived at the jaland before the gig had, ou it last trip, handed its passangere. 10 me of os had got safe there by that ena. To that 19 car dingy and our gig bad added, the latter in two trips, what made up 49 als in all The life-boat's zumbe included one lady, Mr. Wordsworth, Edinburgb lady, bo had been living some time at Liverpool -- widow going out to New Zealand with her son las happily saved with her.
Ono by oas the luxurim of life are beyoming so plentiful and cheap to be within the roach of the poorest. A large lake has been” din- covered about forty mile west of Laranie, In the bottom of which is thick layer of Epsom salts in almost para state
The abier mate and three saloon passengers were amongst those drowned; These thre „podsergera sera a Mrs. Walker, I believo, tron Birmingham, whose husband and son of two years old wore rod, Miss Hendereo Laughter of Mr. Bendereon, engineer of Wei lington, New Zealand, to whom she was going with her brother (who was saved), and Mr. Peroy Joalon, of Maidstone, in Kent, who war going out with tie brother. The latter is one
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OPIM
TUESDAY, 4th April. The only business reported to-day in Bengal drug, previous to the arrival of the direct steamers in the aftermopa, was the sale of solitary phast of Banton at $599. Bales of New Alai wast $585, will allowance of two to two and a quarter cartian
A BICHANGE.. On LONDON.
Bank Billa, on demand.../ Bank Bille, at 80 mye sight Aja Bank Billa, at 6 monthr¬uight 3/16| Credits, at month' sight..3/10 Doouulety Bills,alt munthe
Os Ho347. Bank, sight......
of the survivors All the second class pas-ON CALOUTTA, Bank, sight sengers, sic in sauber, were lost. Their names ON SHANGHAL
921
* Private, 60 days' sight .................... 724 to 724
SHARES
Hongkong and Shunga Heat Share Fer. Union Insurance Society of Cantone-$150 per
share.
China Traders Insurance Company's Sakres
81,700 per share.
Y
I believe are. Mr. and Mrs. Reddell, of Ner Bank, sight Zealand, whither they were retaining. Mr. and Mr. Mobell (so pronounced), also returning to New Zealand, West Coast fr Seubook (as I auderstood it) of London; and Mr. Blair, old gentleman bailing from somewhere unknown to nie. Then made altogether with 20 of the 3rd class and 8 of the crew a total of 39 los Of the 3rd class tiure mere a family of 10 named Goodridge, a Mr. Lewie, Mr. Silk and his sister, Chino and Japan Marino Insurance-la. 59 Mr. Daguan uod Mr. Ridge. Other names
per share,RNA not remember. Thess lost once were, I an- Chiese Insurance Company $205 per share. poso, washed off the deck with the captais Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sitrea- sad te. I think also the starboard quarter 8502) per share. boat had been filed with some passengers and afterwards upset, as we saw it benging in that condition on our getting away, and it werk Victoria Fi Inanrance Company's Shares
down with the ship. Noro escaped in it. Thế
Ohma Fire Insurance Company's Share $153
per share.
$70 per share, ¦
dnzanteed to wear,
NEW GOODS, mel enitable for WASHING Costumes and Morning WraȚPERF, Come pricing,
White BRILLIANTES. White and (blored BATETE. Kands and Yosemite Suipe OAM
BRICS
Nugará Lota Stripe CAMBRICS, French PERCAL, ES, In all the Newest
Patterns, Faet Dolors.
Druge por Dozen.NAME:
SPIRITS of WINE, for Taxips, $8 per Dozen, Apply to the NO
HONGKONG DISTILLERY U6," 1209 Hongkong, 6th August. 1875)
AND R. TENNENT'8 AL5 and
JORTELENNENT
DAVID CORSAR & SONS Merebant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flas Crown
SOANTAS.
SAMA SARNHOLD, KALBERG & Co.
tí-1190 Hongkong, 11th May, 1967).
GALATEA OLOT for Boya Sato, in Stryper COAL DEPOT
and Obecks.
The LATEST DESIGNS 10~
Ladies and Children's COLORED LINEN, CAMBRIC, 1:] BATISTE Ready-made · EMBROIDERED QUSTUNES, very dearable for wear in this climate.
Elbroidered LINEN MORNING WRAP.
AOALS of all description supplied to Steamera
by the Undersigned; NAGLANI Orders may be left at the Gocogne, Wanohai, with Mr. J. MAILEHOSE, or LEONG AH YON, Praya.
LANDSTEIN & COM
Ben 1520 Hongkong, 1st November. 1876.
at daylight,
For Freight or Preange, ipply to SEDOUGLAS LAPRAIK 2.do.
437 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1876.
·FOR COCKTOWN AND SYDNEY, Taking through Dargo for MELNOURKE, 100 Eastern and Antalian Mail Steam
Company s Steaider
NORMANBYZAN Captain Beddall, will be ospatched at sbows TOMORROW, the 6th April, at. Noon. !!
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co. 61 425 Høgkong, let ápril, 1876.71
NOTICE ARE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT FOSTE FRANÇAIS
TEE Company's Steamship
VOLGA Captain Noadedus, wil be despatched for
YOKOHAMA WA shortly after the arrival of the next French
G. DE UKAMPEAUX, Alting Agent.
443 Hongkong, 4th April, 1876.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIR DES KESSAGERIM
SANYAMARITIMES.YANA PAQUEBOT PUSTI FRANCAIS
Company's Steamalip
SINDE"
Captain Rapstol, will be dupatched for
DAVAO SHANGHAID shortly after her arrival from Europe.
4 G, D ÜHAMPEAUX,
Aiting Agent. Hónakome, 4th April, 1876, VOLAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY;
444
s Underagued have been appointed isole Agenta for the Sale of their Goods, in Hongkong and Chins by Mesare, J. & R. T MENT, Glasgow, and Mesere. DAVID CORSAR & *Song, Arbroath PRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE BRIL KUNG ARNIOLD, KARBERG & Co.#66%
LIANT 200 MUSLIN MORNING WRAP Uf 419. Hongkong, January, 1867. PERS. French TOILET JACKETS. Ricbly Embroidered CAMBRIO SKIRTS. Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS of the Newest Styles, from Paris.
T
Boys' and Gurle, STRAW HATE, Children's White Pique WASHING HATS. White Pique PELISSES.. Boya ROLLAND SUITS and PINAFORES, Infanty SILK HATS and BONNETH CASHMERE HOODS and CLOAKS, French FLOWERS and FEATHERS. Embroidered LINEN SETS, — NEW RIBBONS,
| LACE EDGE COVENTRY FRILLING.
Ladies UNDERCLOTHINGLUN Ladies and Children's BOUTS and SEOES,
Alau,
A Fresh Sapply of the “Latile. Wanzer“
SEWING MACHINES,
Agents for Hongkong. SAYLAND OOS VICTORIA EXOHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET. SUO DE MONTEBELLO CAHTE
KRUPP'S CAST STEET WORKS,
FSSEN (GERMANY) ARIS SOLE AGENT FOR CENA, ENPEIL
Hongkong, Shanglin. (plogne (Germany)
OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
Sole Agent ou the Pacific Coast for. Z Winchester Replating Arms and Ammunition; Da Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Superior and Pacific Fuse Commny's Safety
Jay 10zf July 7
Foper
HE TOURIST'S GUIDE
REDUCED PRICE S Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, dondo, with the Punti, and Mandaria PronTEA Tuiation."
Also a few cops of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parte,
the Daily Pren Olon
FOR LONDON, viź SUEZ CANAL THE Company's SteamshipH
"PATROULUS” AN will be despatched on or abmt the 7th April.
For Fraight or Passage, apply toj da
BUTTERFIELDYSWIRE, Agata 803 Hougtong, 27th March, 1876,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP OOMPANY,
FOR SHANGHAI... Taking Cargo and Passengers et throngh rates for HANEOW, NIMH and PORTB in
THE Company's Stevanelip
MAGAMEMNON? ART & wil be despatched on or about the 9th want > For Freight or Passage, apply to open
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE, Agents, -442 Hougtong, 4th. Apull, 1875,
FÜR SAN FRANCISCO. AFE Steamshipmarat
CANDUANG IE..
WINGEER GOAL SHOP to T Steamy THE Proprietor of What has con Captain, Jones, will be despitched ae abuse on
WING-KEE Shop bags to
established nince 1855, at Endicotte Lane, and | WEDNESDAY, the 12th April, út 2 TES that he ass always a great quantity of BEST For Freight or Passage, apply to COAL in store for Sale Gentlemen or Ship JARDINE, MATHESON & l. muters wishing to patroniss him, are requested- 221 378 Hongkong, 224 Motoh, 1878 ---
to apply at his Shup. A FOR SINGAPORE, BRIBANE, SYDERY,
171447 Honekone, 23rd September, 1876
Captain Butlin, abortly expected from pore, will have qujok, despatch me above.
For Freight or Passage, spply la
Singa-
WM. PUŠIAU & Co., Agenta,
415 Hongkong, 90th Maroli, 1870,
KSCANA FOR NEW YORK
THE A1 Aciorioan 8bip
TAHARTER OAK
Braith, Muster, will lead here and ai Whampas, and will have quick despatch se abord
For Freight, apply to the AROMA BOR YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.-
904 Hongkong, 27th Marok, 1870,
THE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE Al American Barker and
JONATHAN CHASEME Curlig, Muster, will lead for the above Port, und will bare quick despatch, an
For Freight apply to: MARVOGEL, HAQIDOWN & C¤,
305 Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
TOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE AL British Ship
QOY NA MARGARITE.”.
Post Office Notifications.
A mast will diese
For Bangkot.-Per Vent to-day, the 5th inst, ng 2.30 PÁLAT NO
For Swaton Antly, and Foocho-Per Namoa, to-day, the 5th just, et 5 P.M.
For Cooktown and Sydney-Per Normanby, to-marrow, `ble 6th inat., at 11:30 AM. Mails will be made up for all parts of Easter Ads. tralia, Taum, and Melbourne. Postage, 24
Dents.
For Shangin For Olympia, to-morrow, the 6th inst., at 2.30 PM, IN
For Shingo-Per Yangiae, on Friday, the 7th loss. 1;30 p.m."
For Singapore and Peang-Por Killiney," Du Friday, the 7th instant, at 1.30 P.M;
For San Francisco-Per Lord of the Isles, on Saturday, the 6th insty, at 5 PM.
For Yokoba and San Francisco-Per Quang Be, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 1,30 1,2
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract, Pankron HOOGLY. wil be despatated on THURSDAY, the 6th April, with Haile to und through the United Kingdora vid Macecilles; to Humpo, rigon, Singapore, Galo, Madras, Caledon, Booby, Adan, Fuez, and Alexandríki,
The following will be the hours of closing the
James Owen Master, will lead for the above. Mails, &o,- Port, and will have quik doopatah,
For Freight, apply to
YOUEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1195 Horgisuny, 27 Marah, 1876.
NOTICE
نسية
COMPAGNIE DES MENSAGERIES MARITIMES
FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR!
SAIGON SINGAPORA, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA. PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
·MARSEILLES;
DONA ALBO, PONDICHERRY MADHAS, AND
10%
CALOUITA.
N THURSDAY, the 6th April, 1976, HOOGLY Commandant MORZINAED, with at on the Company's Steamship MAILS, PASSENGEES, SPECIE, and CAR- 90, will leave this Part for the above plages.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-
Wednesday, April 5th,
5 P.M., Money Order Ofios close. Post Olive alone except the NIGHT Box, which remaina open all night.
Thursday, April 6,
7 Post Office opena for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lettere, and Post. ing ofall correspondence.
10 Registry of Liottara ceases. 114., Post Offee close except for Late 11.10 AM Tentera (but Letters only) adiresi. ed to the United Kingdon or to Singa pore may be posted on payment of Late Fee of 18 seats extra ponge, antil 11.30 AM, the Poet Office OLOSES
entirely
AAA ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-Geral
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1876.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,
The English Contract Packet GEDLONG,
don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, tranet thrungla Marecillea for the principal, on THURSDAY, the TL April.
The following will be the bours of closing the places of Europe, b
Maite, &
Shipping Osters will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board- natil 4 P«M«, Specie and Parcels until 3 PM on the 5th April 1870. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office) Contenta
hints and value of Prokngen ere required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com. pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPIAUX,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, 30th March, 1876.
UM STEAK FOR SINGATORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADÉN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENIOR
TERRANEAN PORTES AG SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON
MEDI.
BOMBAY, MADHAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTRALIA SA NÁS THE PININSULAR and ORIENTAL STRAM TNATION COMPANY Steamship
Wednesday, 12th April,
5 P.M., Honey Order Office closes. UP.M., Puss Office oloses exceps the Naur Box, chịch remains open all night. Thursday, 13 April,
7.M., Yost Offen opens for Bale of Stamps, Boziatry of Letters, and Post. ing of all ecrrespondenco
10A.M., Poat Office clam except for Late Letter Registry of Letters acum 19.15 AM. Iitters may be posted on payment
of a LATE FR of 18 conta extra Postage, until
11, whom the Fost Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.30, Ixtiera (but Letters only) addream-
ed to the United Kinglom uit Brindisi,
of
or to Singapore, why he posted on board, the Packet on payш Late Fee ut 48 coats extra postage. 11,50 Puting on Board ocases.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmuster-General,
Hongkong 30th March, 1876.
"GEELONG, Captain C. FRATE, with General Post-Office, Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the 18th April, at Non-
The Post Office of Victoria(acetralia) having - Oarga will be received on board until Noon given cotice tothe General Post Office in Lon
Specie and Parcels at the office ani 2 FM on don that articles of Jewellery received in that the 12th idén,
For Partionlara regarding Freight and Paolony are obargeable with Customs Duties, the undersigned considera it cecessary tonske sage, apply at the P. & O. S. No.'s Office, this Regulation known ter the Public, and to Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF at at any lattera or paskata containing PAONAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Content Run's Articles ant through the Post are bible, and Value of the Packages for, the Overland with their contents, to be forfeited. Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippera to the AR BOMO misapprehension exists regarding Company's Agents, with the Hillsof lading or the transmission of Paska and Samples with Parcela; and the Company do not hold through the Fost, it is hereby notified for themselves responsible for any Detention or general information, that the Trivilege of wed- Prejudice which may Lappen from the incor- ing such articles through the post at The rates rectness on such declaration
of postage applicable to them is restricted to Shippera are partion arly requested to note bond fide Trade Patterne or Samples of Merchan the terms and conditions of the Company * 226, Goods ant for Sale, er in execution of | Black Bills of Lading.
fan order (however email the quantity ny be). A. MoIVER, Superintendent,
for any arcioles art by one privato inulindvaj Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation to another which are not actually patteras of Co/a Offes, Hongkong, 30th March, 1876.
tamples, are not admissible.
AU, S. MAIL LINE
·Many bozen if letters are received at the Post PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Os not acolod, that is to say, the box is.
fastened with ealing war, bal there is no iz THEQUGH TO NEW YORK, TIA OVER-pression of a KONTA
LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT Recessity of refully sealfagetol boxes with
* TOKOHIMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,
The attention of boxholders is called to the
some recognisable seal, sad of sending a Chit- THE D. 9. Mail Stoner COLORADO in book or receipt, with them. The omission of be despatotied for Ban Francisco, vid Yelle futter precontion leaves a doubt as to weR- ther the contents of the box ever reached the kokama, or SATURDAY, the 15th Aprii, 1876, Post Office; the omission of the former, as to. it 3 taking Passengers and right for whether part of theas might not have beca ab- Japan, the United States, and Europe atracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are famed for transportation to Toko lapa sud oben Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and Souk America, and Go New York and Europo, v OVER
THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company's Steamer ...
A Steamer of the Mitru Bishi 65. Company Company, are prepared to GRANT INTE
will leave Shanghai, rik the luland Sea Forte, SURANCES to the extent of $65,600, un first will be despatched se abre about the 20th about same date, and make close connection at claga risks at corrent rates
~ KELCHERS & Co.
Fox
NORTH GREMAN FIRE INSURANCE
KISKUNMPANY AT HAMBURG, MA
AND MELBOURNE (Calling off SOMBRANT, COOKTOWN, CIETE. LAND BAT, BOWEN, and KEPPEL RAY
to fant Mailand Passengers.)
other of the tac lifeboats bad döfted to sbore | Hongkong, and Whain on Dook Company LANCHE CHAMPAGNE MEN WAYKMAN THE Eastern and, Australian Mail Foam LAND RAILWAYS
empty. We saw it on the rooks. That accomte For all the stip's boata. The nearest island was called fog lead, six mile off, but as al our bouts got washed away and lost next day, we never visited it or any of the other until we were rescued. The islands are uninhabited. The island we möts on was one of twelve rooki elled the twelve Apostlen part of the 2 delande. called the Orusets in t, 18-15-3, long. 5.0 E. We barns that moon afterwards from the captain who rescued as. Before the loss of aur bouts we saved from the wreak Bost ing about two barrela gunpowder, 1 ongk port wine. 2 caso rum, asas of hyandy, 2 a
Sharea 45 per cent discount Hongkong, Canton and Hasao Steamboat Co.'s
Bhares-7 per cent, decount. shangbai Steam Navigation Compan
72 per share, gal Hongkong Gas Compsty's Sistes-875 per
share
Hongkong Batel Company's Bkarte-Bil por
share,
Uhinesa Imperial Loan £106.
SALES ON ÁTEü. 471, 48 RucoWFEN BY
Vermicelli-30 bags, at 62:30, by Chan Obuo
gio, 1 case preserva, 1 oso bosta, 8 tína of Foong to travelling trader, sweeta Thezo tiza afterwards iade our pets
White Wir-2 pieces, at $69.00, by Kwong
and lamps. We also saved passenger's boring Chong to travelling trader which supplied us with blankets, knives, and Fungus-10 bugs, al $29.50, by Kyong spoons. Severas deck planks and other places of Hing Uhong to travelling treder. Kung timber were müzied. Matches several of Driad Shrimpe-20 bag, at 311,80, by Lun bad, and the wood made fires Bait all burnt up Hing Loong to travelling trader And then we barat the skins of birds which ðið
· Mushrooms-6. cazca, at-555.00. by Tang very wall. The two first nights we had no Chong Wo to travelling inador. shelter, but by the third night bad rigged ap Red Peas-100 picula, at 22.00, by Wo Hing
lean to against a rock, with stones and tur, to travelling trader that held the bola 48 for that night, as o24,
White Lotus Note tubs, ht $17.30, by a Mr. George Miler, had died of exhaustion Stan Chong to travelling trader sad shock to the system the fires day, We White Wax pisces at 369.40, by Shan afterwards rigged up other shelter and divided Chong to travelling trader Ourselves into six esses, each doing its own Saigon Bics-10,000 pisda at £1.73, ty Kong dooking sea birds and their egge and baile Yuen to local trader, grase was our sole food. We found a spring
FIRE INSTEANCU COMPANY OF
A BATAVIA
QUBTIEL.§15 per caso (1 dozen,) Pinte$16
****, discount on kö Osais.
BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per case (1) dozen.) FOR SALE BY
HARD & Co. 975 Hongkong. rd June, 1875
NOW ON SALE,
IMPERIAL QUARTO,
tt 674 Hongtong. 27th barch, 1876 TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
to
There is a common belief in the existenss of Paroet Poet by whiph auch artioles as Tane, Carios, Silk Bases Bearves, Jewellery, Arti-. Rejal Teeth, &noan be forwṇried at lowmtes-
cannot be to dietinely stated that szöb things can only be sent as Letters, and thevery cheapest rate a 12 cenia por half ones by Private Stenm. All aneh packages, ahold be. At New York, Passengers have election of can be sent thrigh one of the Parel Expresss. Registered (8 canta). If the Parcal, be heavy, it AN GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Oo various lines of ateamers to England, France, conducted by Keasts. LANE, CRAWFORD, OF 427 Hongkong, lan April, 1876.
and Germany
Ar. W. H. Nomar, which, for anything over ĐA STEAM DO YOKOHAMA
Treight will be received on board until 4P.M. or 5 ounces, will be found expaper then the |(Tuking Carys at through atas tu Brows and on the 14th prunge. Porcel Packages will be Post,
received at the Office patil 5 r. same day afya HEP.&0.8. N. Co.'s Steamship,
all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- drema in full; valde of she is required rates, subject to i bonas of 40 per cent will leave for the above plase shortly after the Freight, apply to the Agendy of the Company. For further information as to Pasage and
4199). Han karlathe Nowhergents, arrival of the Bbcaràship Grutier with the next Prays West English Mail
Hunderaced having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre- pared to socept riska against Virs at current
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
ANGLiSH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION BLAZE AzGLO-URIN281 DICTIONARY, published IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANY atthe Daily Pras Office, Hongkong,
Az
TORcomprehensiveness and practical servzoo Undersigned Agents for the above this Work standa narivalled. All the new, 1. Company, tre prepared to grant Policies words which the Ouinise bave of lato years been agamat Fire to the extent of 69000 oz any compelled to coin to erpress the noterms of jetsmachinery photography, toleraphy, and FXRST-CLASS RISK, in meride generally, which the rap vann at Current Buten
333
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*
"MALACCA"
sey Superlatendeat, P.40. HN:Co/a Office, f
Hobiking, dier Dlamh, 1876. ..... TABS
“STEAM 20 SHANGHAI, THE P. & 08. N. Co.'s Steamship
GWALIOR
plit leva for the above placa about 24 hours after her arcival with the net English Mail,
VA, MONER,
Superintendas. pzG'S NU 9 Office
wy Hongkong, $1st Burdy 1876.
FOR MANILA.
THE Spansk Brig
[$20
G. BEMORY Paola Acting Agent. Hongkong, March 15th, 1876.5
0001 DENTAL, AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,
MAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND EUROPE. .../
N CONNECTION WITH THE UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STRAMERS.
The following rates of postige (which pust paid in advanos) are chargeable on Packets sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom. of printed papers or patterns of light weight
vid the United States -
For a packes not oxaeeding 1 owice many in weight....................................tand 2 cents.
For a paskubabova Founce not ex-
Gooding founce8ammaren 4an For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-:
seding scarcea...
8
ind eight benta for every additional four ounces, These rates apply to Printed Circolare, Price Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papere. other than Newspapers, as well as to Baske and Trude Fations or Samples.
Postage on Correspondente forwarded by Private Ship to the Straite Settlemente must be prepaid at the following rates, viz. :—
For Letters.......8 centsper For Papors,
For Book Packers
vanonood Yokohama, on BS GARLIC will be despatched for arid Prokati 'of">6.
Patters
ounce.
Bach.
for eacb 4 ourGES.
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are A ILETURN OF TWENTY THE CANT, (20 been given in antima. Each and every words will be made on the premium charged on all fully illustrated and explained, forming etor. Jusogangea, auch BETURN wong payable on the cines for students of a most instrucare nature asus 01 the Polley, of good water, and that was our great good THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND Both the Court and Pasti pronunuations are
GIBB, LIVINGSTON fortaue in all our trouble. Our number of 43 was reduced to 47 on 19th July by the
given, the accents being carefully marked on
Trial Fire Ineurance Company. death of a Mr. Sunbury, a young bay
the heat principle hitherto attamed The typo graphy display the muccess of an attempt to Hongkong, 1st March, 19744 from Dover, who fight of look-jno need by injury to ble foot, On 3rd September Undersigned, haring won appulated make the Chinese sad English type corrospond
CHINA TILE INSURANOLAS We also lost fr Henderson, whu died of aryall SPECIAL ATTENTION OF ORO of epace, cablering & clearness not Agsaw in Hongkong for the above Com-in the sise of body, thereby affcoing a vari
COMPANY, LIMITED dysentery after a long illness. On 23rd Novem
we lost end of the quartermasters Remed HIPPERS to the low rates of premium previously attained, and dispensing with thos
«HEAD OFFICE-SONGKONG?” Husband, whose hand bad got fojured and bil darged for all stentor deke, baaides which a vast mergins and act spaces which ave.
GENCIES h all the Treaty Ports of Brokerage of THIRTYTHREE And ONE heretofore characterised Chinese publication A China and Jayan and at Singapore, mortified. Oer lust loss was on Uhristmas day THIRD PER CENT (351) will be allowed villastiate the vast scope of the work, the Saigon and Peninga when Mr. Walkers obid died. Dar number on risks to porta in Ching, Mapan, the Patlip Thalisera Vocabularly contaj aout 20,000 rented at the rates of Promium carent at the Frank Bristow Master, wilfload for the ove received at the Office untilö FIM, USID Qay. All datination via Brindisi, it is hereby motifed. was thus reduced to 44, at which it remained pins, and the Struita. On risk to other Chinos characters and Medhara's English
following faota are submitted for comederation. Take socepted and Policies of Inanrano. HE ALBtish Olapper Sap until the arrival of the Young Phon to ou
ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER resons on ist Jindary. We had no dootor CENT: (15%) only A ANA A and Chinese Dictionary about: 3100,000, whilst sove-mentioned Ports
41 108 – Hongbong, 1st July, 1874.
OHINESE INSURANOB COMPANY, (LIMITED).
Noobsrge for Tohoy fees.
F
VILLA DE RIVADAVIA Captain Camus, will bare infck despatch for ile glove Port
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BEANDAO &
tf 428 Hongkong, Jat Apr 1878 FOR SAN FRANCI800,
SYDENHAM,
| Port, and will have quioE depaton, balan
For Freighter Passage, myply to se JAS BOUGHTRIE, VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
Becretary
69 Hongkong, 4th March, 1873, CARAVA Hongkong, Jet Navelober, 1871. [1 888
SVE NOTICE? G FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HE Underpontioned Vesele, having the NERAL A marloun Ship
greater portion of that Cargo and Fan angers engaged, will bare lumediste despatch
pok
amongst us the ship had none During our weary stay we sighted four vessels, but could get no recognition of our signalome blankets" fying all day on the want of theffa-bost, One vessel cuma within two miles of the islands and must have seen na butebeared off from us. Wi bad a pocket amanet amoszet us. The Young Phtente, of New Bedford, was ornitiof round the island for whales, she hoisted the United Btats apsiga and sent w boate, and we thus lait, and very gladly s the birda had grown very aby of usordance with the Company's Articles of Am Our Indy prasanger survived, and with her 233 odiation, thirds of the Profite are distri: the work in an complete, that referendo 141 Kongiang 1st February, 1876. was first to leays the intend The Young buted annually Dontrillators, whether Baar to its pages enables pozon who underFOR FORTLAND (OREGON), Phonis ould so take us all 4 op, and the bolders or not, in proportion to the stamcent stande Buglish to cite toy HEAT American Eb captain meeting the Sierra Morena on 30t of Premia contributed by cach, the restuipe with natives ho andresand nothing but Ch SAMUEL & REED, January transkippid 28 ad un, myself amongst third being carried to Reserve Fund,
nese, in this respent the work will be found White, Maatar will load for the above Port, and the number, to that vermel. She was bound to
indispensable to all Buropeans hiding will have sulok despatebito Kurschoo on the Bass Indian dadt, and has.
Chins, and to the aptives themselves it pr
For Freight, apply to Plana subjects fully "with which very few m dead of them Bre perfectly noqunited. To
this work containe more than 50,000 Engliav MESSEN & CO.
words, and upwards of 600,000 Obitsie charno- Agether Again, doepite all the granners, and other elementary wools as yet published, the student of this diffoustang hage sbalutely re- quires staples to display the various appli. | malauna and equivalents of diferent vonds which NOTION SCH
have one general meaning. Of theid examples ANY LATHLEY RICE this work contains more than fin times na Ray T. Levis, Luster, will lead for the above for the following Parta i POLICIES granted atcurrent rates on Kameny 48 any other Dictionary hitherto pab Pon, and will hare quick dearaton.
rine Blaka to all parts of the World, Inished Ad For Freight, apply tod
For practical purposes the arrangement of « VORGE, HAGEDOBU & UD. -
now put into Galls" feuring shortause of water
and provisione. We are the 20 of us waiting
ULTPHANT & Co.
General B
+1 951 Hongkong, 17h April, 1873,
140
ma
at Csile, and are fortunate, in getting to the PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. parues rosident in England and interested in British Island, as we are quite dobitate, We deare our thanki most heartily to Captais r 09 Undornigutid having been appointed i - It osmpriads upwards of two thousúd large Giffard of the Young, Phanie and Captais Agents to the above Company at this quarto pages, Kennedy of the Sierra dorea for their savior Port, are prepared to gant Policies aguunst auce and kindness, which under Providence Fire to the extent of $4000K), on Buildings of
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 05, 140 Hopetons, lat February, 1976. Chìas it cannot but be invaluable cocusionally, DARRAY FOR NEW TORK,
(1106 Al Aueriau Ship --
bes restored us to civilisation after all the on Goods stored therein und f
world must have bay thought di dead-e
of India.
AVE DOUGLAS LAPRAIK 1 00: *-717 Hongieng, 9th November, 1888.
TRUBNER & Co
60. PATKWÖSTzs Bowj WH BELLA
"DAILY PRESS” Ozazon, Horazona,
Yakinson," Musler,, will load here and at Whampon, and will bare quick despatobus Above. For Freight, apply to m
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CO2 180 Hongkong 1st February, 1576.
{* FOR VICTORIA, VANCOVER'S ISLAND,
The Brita Barque:""JUBWARD,* Chin Jean Bischun
The British Ship & ANNIE GRAT? Captain Robert Mare.
• For FORTLAND, ORIGOMG The American Burque "GARIBALDI"
Oiptain U. MNoyed
The American Barque EDWARD JAMES,”
Captain Tuôs: J. Forbes, y
FOR HUNOLULU; TGEISLANDS, AND
The America. Barque “ALDEN BESSIA
Captain Eor Freight : Pasang
AZARIO & ON 380 Hongkong, 24th: Math, 1870
MONDAY, the 1st May, at 3. takingThe registration fee on acch correspondet.co Cargo and Pastorgers for Japan, the Exited is Twelve cent for each Letter, Papir or Braten LaropePacket.
Cond
- Connection 19. mando at. Xokohama: wita
Steamara from Chenghala k
Arrangerema baring heen made under
Freight bu received un board sutil 4 P.M. Thiob Mails for London arriving at Suce from. of the 20th instant Parcel Faukuges, will be China by Private Ships will be forwarde to Parcel Pacher should be marked to address that the rates of postage, which must be paid in in fall; value of same is required.
United Kingdon, no forwarded, will be safol- advanos, "on correspondence addressed to the Retura Pago Torete arailable for 6 months are imaod at a reduction of 20 per cent for Letters on zúgular IALA, V
Tor Newspaper. For further information as to Freight or Pasange, apply to the Agency of the Company, for Books and Prays Weat!
Patterne
GB, EMORY,
“Hongkong, lah April, 1876.
NOTICE.
Autics Agent
4 cents por half antce Bench,
fant exceeding 1 panca 4 cents
413 {wory additional 4. u 12 ja
"His ExcelFodor Governor Sr ARTHUR ED- WARD KENNEDY, KOM.G., UB., is pleased to direct that the following revised. "Rates of Postage (including those motifed on the 18th IN Order to meet the wishes at the Native instant,) be pulleded for general information.
Commecity, the Chinese leave of thisYY LITERS.
QENTS. Paper bas ben, from the commencement of the Frange und Algeris vid Brindis, 12 per oz. China New Year, issued Patty instead of on Brazu, Registration Fee, .................... Alternate days 'as tiforen
Hy FencH PACKET. untincat of Europe (Frand ex
cepted).
18 per 1 Torts of China and Japan (to or ·
from) svago, algunas rumah, 8 pero den, Caylon, lidi, Pondiobary ENGL
12 per 1 12.
The Peper ben boen Established for nearly Twenty Team, and is, de to Editorial Mutage ment, under the Direction of a Wall Educated Chinese Creataman;vived reliable commercial and general Jaformation, and has the same position with the Native Commannity to to Ad. Balgon rurtisments and News us the English. Dody: Spain and Fortust, vid Brindit. ::18 per 1 02. 3. Press with the: Fareign & Community, TheThe above are all the changes hitherto made Charge For Advertiammsata will be is hereto. I is the Tablo of Eater dated tas ist instant, and fore
must be regarded as superseding that Table so for as they apply
Hongkong Bed February, 1974.