MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES... -A Gopenhagón- zvrrespondont writes that o Swedish singer, Madamno Willman, is creating a sedeobid there.
Sir Julius Benedict is gald to be arranging anime portions of the Lily of Killarney apachy for Mr. Santlog,
At the Keble-College, Oxford, the Organ Scholarship of £100 for ansam, has been awarded to 0. J. Parana, of St. John's,
Mr. Lewis Thomas has been engaged de prin
AFRENCHMAN ON THE BRITISH
CONSTITUTION,
M. F. Le Play, tha well-known author of an able work on Edropean workmen, brised on par most observation, the, says The Times Paris correspondent pabljated two volume esitlet La Constitution de L'Angleterre, Paria, Dento." They are the specimen and forerunner of a series of studies of the constitution of sopitly in different ages and upustries to be issued by: the Taíon of Social Peace of which he is the
cipal buas at the Fourival of the Three Choirs-founder, willthe raw of goonmulating materials "to be held this year in Hereford Cathedral,
Verdi, tho eminent composer, it is stated, has refused an offer of 200,000 ft. in geld to conduct
for Sociologists and indicating remedies for the';
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20rn, 1876,
Vessels Advertised as. Loading.
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discords and evils of the present time . Las LONDON via SUEZ GANALAgamemnon (elr. Play has been acquainted with Dugland for
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a series of concerts in July and August forty years, has reportedly visited it, and has NEW Proteiph
verthinly acquired a profound knowledge of its SAN FRA institutions. It is planning to find that, in Do
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The muste for the forthcoming stage version uf der Tennyson's Queen Mary has sapito his avowed profaronce los pastoral—- Do. aisted, been written by Mr. U... Staufordy peoples and for the patrischel rate of goggly, organdai of Trinity College,
The approaching delf at the Grand Opera, he so tottah to praise and little to ensure Paris, is announced of a new singer Maile Teoliter, danghter of the well-known acter, as
• Mathilk, in Guillaume Tel}.?”
16.
Tao Englehman is ndt olannials; tho umumyried | HONOLULU) rarely settle, be anys, in the families of their MARSEILLE brothers and sisters. The married en naver: NAIGON, SING reumans with bjurparants. The retired officer, SINGAPORE: though attached to his kindred, to whom he SHANGHAL leaves his property, in disinclined to join ther. SVATOW M hearth, the repon being though H. Le Play is tan polite, perhaps, to say so that whiti veg agree best when not in tho alsee contact and that English people are not always able or willing to tone down to each other's tempars,
Mr.Diaks publisher, of the Strand, London is now, irening av errice of standard plays For one penny a copy of the original acting edition of the most popular drama is now chiainable Tolai'n now four-ac tragedy. Milton has received the approval of the Dentastià: Jadiera Committee of the Hungarila National Theatre, and will be placed upon the stage in the course. Lo Play, however finde sempenansion for of next month.
Mr Tepiter has amaiderably improved in bealth, though not saffolently to undergo the fatigue of stage playing. He bes, therefore, docided to come out, for a time as reader, and recently gave reditation of us from Blake speare's playa.ut Philadelphine
the absenso of the virtues adapted përtriar. ebal communities in the qualities developed by the spirit of individus initiative, and English recoiling boiter than any other race the loco of innovation verywhere carried to osorna, kot the unstable furly, with that of tradities often pushed too for by the patrioredni family, To caugham Trisuil Musical Festival Among the points-he singles at for special will begin on the 29 of August-box, sad ter commendation are freedom of begnest, local minate on the les of September. The commaistes self-government; tue, activo part taken by the have piroody eagaged the valuable services of aristocracy in national and provincial affairs, My Very Regby and Signor Fullfiguren somersial probity, they diapity acra mouts and bang made with a number of other pulous ctitude in the quality and goan eminent artists ta
tity of their foreign consignments." (AM The desk is announced of 31. G. Paque, the afraid-M. Le Play will some day hear of Man violoncellist, a leading player in the Metropoli-ahentar moldew.)Likewise the love of fair-play an orahestra: M. Paghts, who died at 118; which gives the Prins its superiority over Con "Grait Portland-atrier, London, at the age of inental serala, the absence of mariner de tifts, mae a member of zer Majesty's private ratios, and the relations between lad owners band, and win also frequently engaged and tenant farmers. On the other hand, be chamber music concerts.
The Pret Lest and Mr. Ireing have regrets the relaxation of the tie between the employer and employed in large town, the rently brut frequent nouanltations ns to hiter disappearance of the yeoman cinas, and the tion necessary in the drains, of “Queen--Mary," in order to ulipt to the stuge. Must of encroachments made on parochial authong o regarda highway-management, and, ou dormty Granner's spescida have been, it is stated, con independenou s regardu police, priste, 0 alterably curtailed, and some of them will profadocd, M. Lo Play Bas something of Se bably butted aftugesber
William Barcourt'a borror of ske Inspector Those was have costs expressed doubt Vaatter," and is jealous of the least step in whether Mr Carl Ron's sucess with opera in the direction of deatisation. I may cite one English anerat good to English opers, will bear sentence as the keynote of the work If with satisfaction that the impresario has com spite of her wealth, power and literary ectivity" miasioned Mr. F. H. Cowan to write a work. La Play ya "In spite of beanies apceially for performanos during the antamaal thinks then things generally cornipt a people], sexson at the Tycoum Theatre. The libasco in England remains the model of great nation, alrondy in Cowen's banda-Conedia.
ilis, Arstly, becast she conservée se hor noạt The new theatre in course of copstruction at preciona beritage the tene notion of the moral Frankfort promises to be one of the inrgest inlaw, paternal authority, and private lite; and Germany, it will be exceeded in size by the nert, because in public lite she buraoniously Qourt Theatre of Maujel alone, docommoda- groups the thros peuples of Soreisigaty, tion will be provided for 30 spectators, the-
warding of the excenes of each; because, in Opera House at Parta Sasoom for not quits abort, abe is patrirche in the home, demo" 2156. The opening is expected to take place oratio ju tha parish, aristocratio in the county in-January, 1878—Chrouiste of the Continent,
Lodeterred by the failure of the Alheri Finland wonarobical in the State.
THE MAMMALIA OF THE ASSYRIAN MONUMENTS,
amma wealthy Weet-Landoners are projecting a eqneer nogi. It will not, however, be located chat unfortunate eighbourhood, South Kensington, but probably either in Mosfair or between Grosvenor and, Benover squares Sir Society of Biblient Archwology meantly, by the
Coulty Lindsay is ready with his £10,000, and
he brother-in-law, Mr. Halford, will probably give an equal amount. --.
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in most gases to speak for themselves, Of re- presentations of animals andaceoriptioutounded
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-6m 1687:24th Desember, 1875. King of Hanover. He introduced into England. Fastvenionais nakap but those tabluta way only numerops improvements in the constraction of part and parcel of Assorbanipal's grand-idea of urpis: Lot it best known as the compisar of forming a complete coni purative dictionary and muy uatheus and by tunes, and for his grammar of the destrian and Accadian lauOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland efforts for tag improvement of congregational guages. Mr. Houghton referred to the pre- paulmody. He loves a widow and several children, three of whom are daughters, and are very slenderly provided for, and some of isis friends have determined to make an appeal to the pablic on behalf of his family.
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valent anatom suong the Accadians of naming animals from the constrica from which they came; thus the borse was the animal from the East; the wolf, "thus from the bigblonde.” The third method of representing animals by The furous actress, Miss Charlotte Cussman, | scripture and description combined—the wort at Boston, died on the 18th February, from pertain of all—though frequently to be seen in
Bole Agent on the Pacific Coast for pacatoria. She was born at Boston on July the hieroglyphic vaten of the ancient Egyp 23rd, 1816. In 125 obe visited England, and, tiens, was not adopted by the Assyrians, to Winchester Repeng Arms and Ammunition; unknown and nuburalded, made bor firat ap-attempts to discover tus asme of any particnlar Du Pont's Blasting sad Sporting Powder; Lake pearance before a Loudon audience at the animal, the Assyrian word must be compared Superior and Pacific Faso Company's Safety Princess's Theatre, as Bianca, in Milman's with some similar word in Hebrew or other Flad. tragedy of “Fizio." Her reception was endognate Semitic language; identity of word thusiastic, and for gigklyfoer nights she ap- often implies identity of meaning. Sometimes peared in a variety of character, inslading Lady | the context afforded a olas. In the bilingual Macbeth, and Julin, in the “Huoshback”. In | liste the Acadian equivalent to the Assyrian 1874 akn took her final farowall of the stage, in name often throw minch light; but unfortun New York, after fulfilling an engagement in cely the tableta were often broken. The domestic which she had played a round of her most fa aramals known to, er augelayed by, the Airy-
·mous parts. —A-laurel crown was presented to rize sore özen, abeop,inca, camels (both the her on the occasion by William Collen Bryant. A rabizu and Bastrian aperies), ascer, borssa the pock
mules, and dogat oph of these-cubjects Mr. Time inye his band wore geully og some Houghton spoke at sline length. – Only two people buns on others. Tagliafico, the celebrated kinds of" dug uppear on the sulptures the bass singer, Las Jalely been making a tonlape anatif used in the base of the linn, wild through Lely. While attolling about Bone he bull (the rim of the Hebrew Bible, cut in Ate was addressed by a stranger witdi. long. white syrisů), wild assos, &c., and the greyhound, heard, and white lisir falling over his shoulders, Ou the question, ne to the domestic cat being He could not recognise him, and was surprised knows or used by the Assyrians, Mr. Houghton, when the arranger said, "Do you not remember his own mind, was satisfied a negativa «nower Be? Ip Marin, I recognised you at once," should be given. As there was intercourse For nearly 25-years Tagliafer und Mario ug between the Assyrians and Egyptinua from together in operas, but it is como ysare since early sites, be admitted there was no d piori the celebrated tenor and bags bad met each objection to the belief that the Egyptian cat, other: Mario líves at Rumo; where he in mnoh? which he considorėd tas prigin of domestic outḥ
· beloved. “He is a great copñcesseur in srt, and ¦ whorerer fonad, might have been introduced be will probably receive an appointment in the into Assyria: Mr. Houghton thought it in- Administration of the Arts at Home, where he probable that the oat was domesticate), is sure to be of servīds to bie country.
seeing that in "other countring it was long
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It is atated that Signor Rossi will make his before it was introduced. The Egyptians (ENGL first appearance on the Loudon stage about the preferred to keep their aste to themselves "middle" of April, as Haadety Macbeth- and nourish thom when aliva, to embálm their Othello gill follow, probably Roman, Signor sacred bodies at Bahastia or elsewhere when Rosal and his company will play at Drury dead. The Wild Auirusle of the Assyrian An Lane three days in the week for the greater | Monumente” will form she subject of another part of the season. Signer Salvini be arrived paper by the same gentlemane--Fall, Hall Ga- in England, and it is reported will spend most sotto..
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vinces with his company. It is not yet decided "Is your bosso a warm ons, landlord, words which the Chinese have of iste years been whether or not he will give a few performances asksű a gentleman in search of a hound. “It in London before commencing bie provincial | ought to be" wee the reply," the painter gare tour." "Ndmo. Ristori will-appear in London it two.conte recently." about the iniddle of the season, and there is We tourn that Captain B. A. Campbell, of of foreign relations has imposed upon thom, are come reason to hope that before the departure the Invalid Pension Establishment, who bas bere given ez extenso. Zach and every word is 6m 1820 Hongkong, 1st November, 1876.1 of these three distinguished performers a few latterly boon successfully engagedán improving fully illustrated and explained, forming exer Shakespearian representations will be given in the manufacture of cigars at Dindigul, basoises for atadonts of a most instructive nature. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE zbtob Madame Ristarl, Signor Salvini, and disposed of his business in that looulity, and is Both the Court and Penti pronunciations are Signor Roei will appear together,
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Sixty distinguished musicians, including threement with the forerunt of India, in view to the best principle hitherto attained. The typo- who bare obtained reputation as composers, conducting operations in that quarter for the graphy displays the succus of an attempt to -hava signed a memorial-for-presentation to the better ou turn off the todos grown in it
Senats of the University of London, praylog Madras mer: than thai bày will exercíen its power of grant
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and whether they liked, it or not, dubbed
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333
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
BE AT British Ship
MARGARITE
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Loemselvas
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rootmens on sneh'dechration.
Shippers are particularly requested to note
Black Bills of Lading..
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Port, and will have quick despatob
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THE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, Al British Clipper Ship
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For Freight or Passage, applyitý.
TOGET, HAGEDOEN & O
303 Hongkong, 4th March, 1878.
FOR LONDON.
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CHANNEL QUEEN,”
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GS. MAIL LINE, PAUITIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
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BHEU. S. Mun Steamer CITY OF PEKING,
Ferit be sunstened rot Ban Trancisco, vừa
Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 15th May, 1876,
N. Len fester, Master, having the greater part 3 PM taking Panzer und Freight for
Japan, the United States, and Europe.
· INSURANCE COMPANY, 19:
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Established 1809.
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GILMAN
words, and apwards of 600,000. Chinose ebarno- tera. Again, despito ali, the grammare and other elementary works o yot published, the tf 1063 Hongkong, 7th July, 1874.*.
dyante.
of her Cargo ongaged, will have quick despatch
above For Freight, apply to
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NOTICE
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For HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, AND SAN FRANCISCO, The Amerionn Barque ALDEN BESSE," Captain Allen Noyes For Freight or Fusenge, spply to
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YOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SEQURITY PTY ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED:
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Agent.
ly 044 Hongkong, 18th June, 1875. ·
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ABtomer of the Mitu Bishi S. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sex Porta about me date, and wake closes, connastica at Yokohama... 25
At New Tork, Passengers have selection of various lines of steamers to Euglaud, Frames, and Germany.
Postmaster-General.
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Friday, 6th May,
SM, Money Order Office dose.
6 F., Post Offico oieces exempt the NIGHT Box, which remaina open all eight, Saturday, 6là. Mary,
7 AM, PUB Office opens førskÏð 'ol Stamps, Rezistry of Letters, and Post. ing of all correspondence.
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uta LATE ERE of 18 cents extra Postage, until
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entirely.
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ed to the United Kingdom via Brindis or to Singaporo, may be posted on. board the 'aoket on payment of a Lata Fee of 49 cents extra postage." 11.50 ▲, Posting on Board caspa.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General.
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 24 April, 1876.
A some misapprehension exists regarding the transmission of Fackets and Samples throngh the Puat, it is hereby notified. for Freight will be received on board until 4PA general information, that the Privilege of gend on the 14th proxima. Parcel Package will be ing such articles through the post at the lates received at the Office until 5 FM. spune day; of postage applicable to them is restricted to All Parco Packages should be marked to ad bond jids Trade Patterns or Samples of Merdean- "dreau in full; value of same is required.
dise Goods sent for Sale, or in execution of
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NOW ON SALEY THE
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
AND
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, ... By Dr. DeYAN, with many Additions, Carres tions, and Dr. Williadis' Orthography. PRIO In Paper Whipper
$1.50 Neatly Boundaries Apply at the Daily Press Office.
rize Risks to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Company's Anioles of 40-* sociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri- holders or not, in proportion to the net monat buted annually so Contributors, whether Sharo-
third being sarried to Reserve Fund.
OLYPHANT: 2:05%
(Jeneral agents. *4.95)». Honekong. 17th April, 1979. THE LONDON ASSUBANGE,
INCORPORATED IT EGTAL OHARTER
of Premia contributed by each, the remaining A MILLAR
ELS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D, 1720.
ER underagued having bem appointed prepared to grant Insurances as follows:
Agents for the above Corporation, are
"MARINE' DEPARTMENT, Policies at current rates, payable either herd,
Ühjes, and Australia
"doctor." Haydn did not, we believe, osoape Par steamship Nador, "For London, &o. this humiliation, though-it re by no means Congón, 84,202 lbs.; Pekos, 9,740 lbs. † 6 student of this difficult language abaqlutely re- old muster on day to speak of the pigs fall Piece Goode, 458 pega Waste Silk, quires staples to display the esrious YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION London, or at the principal Ports of India,
old waster as Dr. Haydn, Mendelssohn, 50 page, Unnor, 183 pkgs. Star Aniseed, 90 aptions and equivalents of different words which not only made a dostor, pkgs. Essential Oils, 216, plya. Matlog, 12 havə one general, maçaning. Of these examples
however,
4930
but is often mulled cre. In English elitiana_pkes. Un naware,-1,130 pkgs. Preserves, and this work contains more than five times as
of theglijab, the composer is called 138 pkga Sundries
on the title-page Dr. Felix Mendelssohn Bar
tholdy.
There is no mora warm perhaps in
SHARES
offering to a distinguished musician the degree Hongkong and Shingha Bay Shores Par,
of dose of rausia saka there was to tasking Held Insurance Society of Dunton 1050 per ige Tipperor Niobalne a doctor of evil law, abure KARADA Offered to Rossini the.compliment would have China Traders' Insurance Company's Spaces been not without irony; and it would doubtless $1,075 per share, and have boon accepted by the witty composer of so Obina and Japan Marine Insurance-Tis, 34 many beautiful operas which the mutirally. per abaro'. „learned have always, despised sa na terilent Chinen fügtrunco Bompany -- 3910 per shiro joka. It may be of advantage to it teaser of origkong Fire Insurance Company's Share musig to bear the title of duster, though, as a $510 por share, bayera. matter of fact, it would be ficult to panellas Fire Insurance arapany's Phare -2159. many belebrated tenekem boss - numos have been so adorned, It will be remembered that neither Sir Sterndalo Bennett nor Mr. Masfarten called themselves doctor putil. long after their Tume hud bien vetablished, and then only with s view to or in connection with a university "Hông tông, Uanian and Mackosteamboat Co.'s profeacarabip
per abars.
Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
$70 per obṛre, i gegkong, and Whampoa Dook Company's
Sharov-15 percent, discount,
Baarse-8 per cent, discourt.
many as my other Dictionary hitherto pab lished.
For practical the arrangement of
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NOTIOE.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Polines insued for long or short periods
drrent rates,
A discount of 20°/ allowed.
LIFE DEPARTMENT
AND 00 HOUSE, SHIP, AND STEAMBOAT
PLUMBERS COPTERSMITUS, and BRASSFOUNDERS;? 1, QUEEN'S ROAD FAST AND NULLAH
if 152]
LANES
[Feb, 3 STORAGE.
NOALB ressived on Storage in Frat-olmas Godowns of about 5,000 tons Capasty situated on the Praya West, Wanchi.
T. G. LINSTEAD.; 1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874.
慢蝶、榮
WING-KEE COAL BROP.
Arrangements having been made under which Maile for London arriving at Buez from Chinn by Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is bereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on corresponderos. addressed to the United Kingdom as forwarded, will be an fol lows, viz.:- For Letters
conta per ball ounce
bách. For Nowapapers &
(not exoceding Tounce 4centa,
6 ForBooks and Tatterio...
4., 12 every additional 4 ,, 12
J
The following-retes of postage (which must_ be paid in advance) aro obargeable on Packets of priuta paper or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom
id the United States
For a packet not crocoding 1 ounce
2 conta in waightawmagāk megmen For a packet abore I ounce not er For a packet above 9 ounces not ex-
booding 2 ounces...
kter and eight conte for every additional four ounces. These rates apply to Printed Circulara, Frice Liata, Market-Reports, and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Bouke
sceding & once,
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Proprietor of WING-REE Shop begs to and Trade Patterns or Samples.
2
established since 1855, at Endicott's Impe, and The Post Offion of Vistoria (Australia) harmg that he has always a great quantity of Bon or to the General Pour Office in Lons. at QUAL in stora for 9818. Gentlemen or Ship don that articles of Jawellery received what mesters wishing to patronise him, are requested Colony ero ohargeable with Customs Duties, to apply abs Shop.
the work is so complete, that referecend after this date thoubove Ansoonton Policiesissued for anma pot erossding £6,060,
to its pages enables a person who under FREE and ONE-THIRD PER CENT. stande English to communicate efectivoly
will allow a Brokerage of THIRTY- on reasonable terma
RUSSELL & Oo..
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ty 1447 Homykany, 23rd September, 1975,
•NOTICE,
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N Order to moot the "wishes of the Native Community, the Chinese leeue of this Paper les boon, from the comateneement of the Thero is common belief in the existaina of: China New Year, issned DAIT instead of ona. Parcel Post by which such stioles as Fans, alternate dors as bofors
Carios. Silk Dresses, Saarion, Jewellery, Arti- Jao Paper has been Establisited for nearly foial Teeth, &c. can be forwarded at low ratea: Fenty Team, and is, se to Editorial Manage. It caznyt be too distinctly stated that such **** ment, under the Direction of a Well Edicated things can only boat as Letters, and the very Chinese Gentleman gites reliable commerol obeapest rate is 12 cents per half cunte býr. THE Undersigned having been appointed Riske accepted, and Policies of Insurance and general information, and be the same Private Steamer. All such packages should bar Agents to the sbave Company at this granted at the rates of Promium current at the position with the Native Community as to Ad. Reg stored (3 cents). If the Parosi be heavy in Tort, are prepared to grant Policles against Above-mentioned Porte
| plaias subjects fully with "which very low in f 1800 - Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1874,"
dood of them are perfectly acquainted. To partien resident in England and interested in PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Uhins it cannot bat be invulnable occasionally. It comprises upwards of two bonsand large quarto pagan, jan
TREBNER & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER HOW;
"DAISY PRÈSH” OFFICE, HONGKONG,
Fire to the extent of 344,000, on Buildings nr.
on Goods stored therein;
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
if 717 Hongkong, 9th November, 1868;
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES as all the, Treaty Parts of A Chins and Japan, and at Singapore, Seigon and Pouang,
vertisements and News.ns the English Daily can be sent through one of the Parcct Expresso9 ———| Frons—with the Foreigu Community he conducted by Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD OF
Charge for Advertisments will be shorelo | Mr. Wa H, NOTLEY, which, for anything over Secretary, fore.
or ounces will be found cheaper than the Hongkong, Zird February, 1874-
No charge for Polloy feas..
JAS. B. GOUGHTRIE, Hongkong, Ist November, 1871,
Luf 386
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