managed traustain the fearful pressure af water | brought against it, only a portion of the parapet having been wushed away. The bridgo which, so your readers zyé, aware, le about One quarter of a mile-long by fourteen fost wido, and rests upon forty solid stone buttress, is said to have been built in Bang Dynasty, about the year 1000 A.D. at a coat of Ave millions of dofinzé, and the superstitions aharaster whjob Chinens are fond of sacribing to its origin and greetion will gain fresh atrength. from thisdat.cat proof of its solidity, whilst a fresh title to the fanciful name it beare has now been acquited.
For adreds of families, Saturday night must have been a fearful one. Many boate with their living inmates are supposed to have been driven from their mooringa, and in the Bolghi of the food carried beyond the hops of rescue by the force the imyent until they were dashed against the bridge or some other obštuolė, and a perished. How many of the immenso beat-population, and of the people in charge of cargo-busts, have lost their lives in this way will propably never be known.-,
Onshore the misery has been still greater, as
it has been more wide spread, the country ou Sunday morning looked like one vast inke, and Bot only are all the young rice props in the for-
SALES OR June Zöra, as REPORTED BY-
Saigon Rice-290 plouts, at $135, by Chuu Cheong Wing to mong trader.
Outspor 460 plata, at glo40, by Yusu On Tyo to foreign trader
پیچه بادب
"Greau Poua-1,000" picule, at $2.45, by Ning Eye Oban to local traders
THE IMILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1874,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
CIMATION:
Vesoul's Name
CAPTAIN.
AT
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED.
Vermicelli- prokages, at $2.00, by Kwon LONDON SUEZ CANAL..... Dencalion (str.)... Six Tre to travelling tandor
Genau-5 packages, nt $44.00, by Kwong Book Wo to travelling trador?
Stockfish-bundles, at $6.00, by Kwon Fook Wo to travelling irader.
Mushroome-onses, at $55.00, by Kwon Fook Wo to travelling tradar.
HONGKONG TØMPERATURE.<
O FALCONER and Co's Requin.)
JUNE 28.
Tarometer-
Then meters aan doa yake y "Tharricopter-Lexma
To try— P. Harrie
The AAL (WEI Mall9h..... Therzometer at (Wet-talk),
tile valleya which surround Topshow destroyed,Thermometer
bet ttu Lone in those localities have ofthør fallen in, or been awept bodily away, or -more-than-kalf submergod, and the fate of tho inhabitauts in many cases ix, alas!” tos certain, as is proved by the many dend bodies, enmetimes in groups of families, that have been seen float-, ing down from the upper part of the river.. ---Some wonderful exixposurentrendyobronietet, A large wardrobe, was observed floating down with the dioris of a household, and from the open door a tuman band was soon waving for Assistance. Fortunately the piece of furnituro mga- not in the very: cratre-Uf the current, so that a sampan was emailed to go wîthesus mach risk to the to sque, and a poor woman half-dead with fear and immersion was taken from the wardiola and brought safely to the shore; had the wardrobe, been garied as far as the bridge vertalu death would of course hava overtaken' ber. At another part of the river stab was
(Wet bay)....
encontrarlayıra Thort-liziram (arer night) in
Do
Do.
NEW YORK
Do. Do..
SAN FRANCISCO viz-TRE
· Do,
Do
Da
Flamingo (str.),-
Sophie Montazo (Belgio (str.). Okina (str.)
Philip Fitzpat
MELBOURNE ANT SYDNEY...Vinder... SINGAPORE AND LONDON... Benledi (@kt))
Do BOMBAY, da.......Thibet (atra) BOMBAY, vid SINGAPORE 104]Orisau (str.) BAIGON AN
Pardo (st
BINGAPORE, & Pei-bo (str.).
Tereso
Tapaio (str.).
lake, Untterfold & Swiro...
Jardine, Mathezon & Co.
On or about 30th inst
¡Quisk desputab,
Quick despatch,
Hongtong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co......
sheng Hoyer & Optek, depratzb Whanpon Vogel, Hagedora & QuQuick déupatalı.
Hongkong Olyphant & Co.. Hongkong Russell & Co.. Hongkong 0, & 0, 8.0....
Quick despatch
Quick dosatol
On 1st pros, að 3 r.. On 15th prox., at 3 P. Qoisk desgatoh, Quick despatob, „To-morrow, et moon.
On lab proz, nt noon. Quick deepatch. To-morrow, at noon, „Od 8th prox.), në moon:
P. M. S. 8.00... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co., Hongkong Russell & Co... Hongkong Wardino, Mashoon & Oo...
P. & 0.8. N. Co. Hongkong P. & 0.8. N. Cou Hongkong Soey Shing! Lecointreessageries Blaritimes. ¡José LE Cebada... Hongkong Siemesen & Oo, zi-u
Baynier... Hongkong Messageries Maritimes.
.....P. & 08.-N. Co...
Messagories Maritimes .P. & O. 8. N. Co..
Butterfield & Swire. Bongkong Dongles Lapreik & Co.. kong Benedice & O...
29.810
561
Dow MANILA
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SWATOW, MOY& ∙AMOT.....
HOW Namba (str.)
Westoby
sanga (atr.)
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
"REGISTER
YECTARDATZ TELEGRAMS.
LAROMETER THES DOMETER
Sic.
Ravitz.. Therer attached...
brought to the shore, and in it were found two piwotos of Wind little abivering children having attached to them
Avoy,
SLANG NADA
1934.
aw
ŠTI
4
72.0 71.5 78.9 78.7
KEND
09 88.0 86.0 63010204 WeThermoocter. 81.01.01.0 795;320,696 7kara wedber
notice, surriedly writton, sitting forth the F whereabouts of their farmer uomo, and request.y Thermometer Tug Choco as might discover the us to cougar cane, mis formon ohildren back. Ön Sonday afternoon man people noticed a mates tonga cɔraining a mmber of people Boating down, and man our Bal the top-ringing his hands in agony; no.
help mall he extended to them or account andits th
of the fares of the stream, aod it was with ker
rible spesso-the-spectators awaited the imOMPTER, JA the in anckice, tens qui hundreds.
pending tingedy at the bridgs to which thu heusu was being hurried, Just, however, as the house renshed the top of Tung-abian it was burue by a sudden turn of the current towards "a treo whieli projecta 'considerably from the top of the island, and in an instant the man who was on the roof dung bimself into tho branchen of the tree, and, was anod; whilst the house with the remaining violina wao borne swiftly on the bridge when it was doabed to pisoes and nothing was oon of the unbappy inmates....
In the land called Chang. Obien (Middle Lalad) mich diatross must have occurred, From the bill sides of the foreign settlement "The Tuhabitatira at the island auld be mean On Sunday and graterdny nongregated on the roofs of their boss. the water having apparently rensltd even the oppor apartmente, and as no provision can have been made for such a sudden calamity, mad as articles of food have been largely destroyed, it is believed that the panga of burger are sided to the sufferings of the peor people, and some charitable natives have already organised mesenres for their relief.
The damage to forgiga buildings bus been comparatively small. One godown, fortunately without auch mercandise in it, and a foreign- heilt house need by Chinese bave fallen, boundary walls have been washed down, gare: dena bare been destroyed, and some ten waiting "for shipmert has been bere and there slightly damaged, but the more solid aonstruction of their bonics bas sccured foreigners from any very serious calamity. Of course the residences of the great majority of the Europeats being | "no" the kill have entirely eacjped from any injury. The godowns of Hos-Chune, and Tang Hing, two of the leading Chinesa tra-men here are said to have been destroyed together with a Very large quantity of ten that was stored in them; and when the damage to bouges and property in the city, and the loss of large boats with their cargoes on route from the tea dis Ericte, and the destruction of crops, sto takon into consideration, China,an do not hesitate to estimate the entire loss at milions of dollars.
At Pagoda Anchorage the force of the cur rent was so great that several of the ten steamers dragged theirs anchors, and got up steam in ease of accident; nad one-steamer lost an anchor and about thirty fatboma of chain, and was obliged to drop below the shipping,
Today, Tuesday, the food ja abating; sampina no longer ply for hire, as they did yesterdays between the corner of Himan and Cofs compound on the side of the hill and the' bund, the lower roads and etreéta are once more appearing, and as the sky is clear and the sun is shining, hopes are entertained that the worst is over, and that in a fow days the river will once were return to its normal state,
Thursday, 15th June. During the last two days the weather has been fine, and the floods may now be said. to ba at DE end; the appearance of
all the valleys in the noighbourhood is
For Sale.
26
NOW
AYLE 200,
URSUMMER STOCK IS
COMPLETE. We beg to call special attention to OBB SHOW-ROOM and Ladies' OoTFITTING DEPARTMENTƏ İ→. NEW DRESSES in
SATIN STRIPED POPLINS.
FIGURED POPLINS,
"PIAN-POPLINS.
10
FANOT GRENADINES, BLACK GRENADINES, FANCY GAUZES,
IEMONTER, In Firestait degrees and bent kept in the open kirine abnikeď vikmutton.
DIABETION OF WIND,jegistared every two painty, N.......
· Foice or Wprendesīm, 1. cklight tree banderate.
i freak. I to Hang 8 19 10 leury, 70 to 12 Fiolent. STATE OF WEATHEa-B. Clear ble eky.` C. Cowly, 2. Deindly ...
P. R. Foggy Lighting Misty.
wrist, P. Paralowar Say 5. T Thunder. Usa, frenching. P. Visionly_Stores Om. Tis letters worsed to indicate any creare cese
is remg of thals signálékban.. Bain-The hour of rule for the previame 24 hours (war) are
reglared from 1 to 26, il quantity of waterfallen inestet
inches, teas, in Du
Insurances.
BLACK GAUZES.
A Nice Assortment of FANCY SILK'S. The Leather make of JAPANESE SILES. STERLING BLACK SILES NIAGARA STRIPED MUSLIMS. WHITE BRILLIANTES.
FAŃCY MUSLINS in great vasioty.- TRENOR PRINTED CAMBRICS. WHITE and COLORED BATISTES, We are offering a Lot of JAPANESE SILKS, excellent quality, at 66 Conte per yard,
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE - worth $1.00.
COMPANY
Also,
For Sale.
Quick despatol.
Quick despatch.
Kaiok despatalu
Onick despatch.
Quick despatol.
On or about 30th That,
To-day, at noon.
Today, at 5 PM.
Yessels on the Berth,
AC EWEN, FRICKEL & FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOODHOW, Mars for Sale,
MILE Steamship,
-ES-LÄTE- ABRIVALS →→→
NAMOA SUPERIOR DANISH BUTTER, in Jib, and Captain Wastoby, will be despatched for the above Porta TO-DAX, the 27th inst., at Noon. CHEDDAR CHEESE.
For E-sight or Pasuade, apply to CUTTING FACKING CO.'S FRUITS, in Syrup, ¡QUEEN'S OLIVES.
HENTYLY and PALMER'S BISCUITS. SCOTCH OATMEAL, specially prepare FRESH HOMINT and CORN MEAL, MARASCHINO TA CURACAO. COURVOISIER'S BRANDY. - KRUG'S CHAMPAGNE."
CHERRY BRANDY
| BREAKFAST and DINNER CLARET,
HENNESSY's 1, 2, 3 ATAR OLD FORT
DINNER SALRET. SCOTCH IRISH WHISKIES DRAUGHT ALE, in Kilderkine. DRAUGHT. ALB, in 10 Gallon' Jars.. TURKEY FIGS.
MUSCATEL RAISINS....
TABLE CUTLERY, from Rogers and Sons. ELECTRO-PLATED WAREN DINNER SERVICES, complete, HURDUCK'S PAINTS und OILS. CRANE'S PATENT CYLINDER OIL, OULZA OIL. ENGINEER'S BRASS FITTINGS. BOILER TRON ETI TUBES."" MANILA CORDAGE, MANILA CIGARS. CUMSHAW TRAN
A Lot of LACE GOODS, at less than hall AMERICAN BAMS..
Mademy COSTUMES, suitable for warm
Undersigned Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Board of Directors, price. authorizing them to jeste Policies to the extent of £10,000 on any one First-class Risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Risks at temperature. Qurrent Rates.
A Discount of 20% allowed. 2005
HOLLIDAY, WISE &
- Agente.
MORNING WRAPPERS. EMBROIDERED SKIRTS.
PARISIAN MILLINERY. TRIMMED
43 Hongkong, 8th January, 1875, THE LONDON ASSURANCE HATS, and BONNETS, in every style and
INCORPORATED EỶ ROYAL UHARTEK OF
· MIS MAJESTY KINGOMORGETHE FIRST,
A.D. 1720
undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation;- are prepared to grant Insurances as followe
DE LA Run & Co's STATIONERY.
GOLDEN GATE BAKER'S FLOUR. FINEST GROUND-COFFEE, in lb. and j
21b. Tins., MOTORS
.:
14 Hongkang, 16th June, 1876.
FOR SALE,
HAS
DOUGLAS TAPRAIK & Co, 987 Hongkong, 24th June, 1876.
THE FOR SAIGONI
"PARDO"
will loro for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 29th instant, at Noon.
-For-Freight/or Passage, apply tɔnes "SONY SHING,
Born Strand.
Si946 Hongkong." 23st Juna, 1876.
"OGEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI
Vessels on the Berib,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
To follow the Angican Libyls:). PUG 33 LIT. Američas Bark
PHILIP FITZPATRICK," W. Phelan, Master will have immediato ́despiich as above. For Traight, apply to
VOGEL, HAUSHOJËN, &: Qo., 974 Hongkong, 24th June, 1876.
FOR NEW YORK
Al American Bark
CHARLES C. LEARY,”
Post-Office Notifications.
Amort will clos
For Swatom Amoy, and Foochow --Per Ndoa, to-day, the 27th at 11.30 9.
Fur Amoy.Per Zamboanga, to-day, the 27th inst., ot 1,30 v,x.
2
For Singapore and Lundou. Per Danieli, to-morrow, the 28th inst., at 11.30 AM.
For Saigon-Per Pardo, to-mutron, theBik 1. ing., at 5 P.M. ..
N. Stilplion, Minter, will lead here und, at Whampos, and will have quick deopatal us abago. For Freight, apply to t
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co..
if 829 Hongkong, 3rd Jane, 1876.
FOR LONDON,
THE Al British Clipper Ship
TAM "COMMISSARY,” Captain Hunter, will loud for the above. Part, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply toj
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CO. 780 Hongkong, 20th May, 1876.
STEAN YOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, MATTA BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; 'ALEO, BOMBAY, MADRAF, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL: STRAN
THE POSISION 1
COMPANY'S THIBE Captain EASTLEY, with Her Steamship
Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specia, and Dargo, will leave this for the above places on SATURDAY, the 1st July at Noon
·Cargo will be received on board until 5 P.M.
Specie and Parcels at the office until 2 F., on 30th instant.
For Particulare regarding Freight and Pas- sage, apply at the F&0.5. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
Written Declaration of the Contents and Valus of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Corerancat, and must be delivered by the Shippera to the Company Agesterwithloe Billecinding or with Parods and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happer from the incor- |rectness on such declaration.
Shippers are partien larly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company
Taking Ohero and Passengers at through ratos Bhok Bilta of Lading.
for HANKOW, NINGRO, and Ports in
·JAPAN.
TUE Company's Steamship
"PRIAM"
| will,ba deapatohad on ár about the 30th inslank.
For Freight or Pasango, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWILE, Agata. 988. Hongkong, 24th June, 1873.
THE Steamship
FOR LONDON. AFLAMINGO," Captain Couche, expected from Shanghai on for about the Sért matant, will receive immer
diste despatch am above.
Fos Freight or Passage, apply to:
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., " Agents.
956 Hongkong 28rd June, 1876. STEAM TO BOMBAY, 1; SINGAPORE.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"ORISSA"
|
A. McIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation On's Office., Hongkong: 2nd June, 1870. - GOOLDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM
SHIP COMPANY" TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS- SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
NTIAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND
CONNECTING RAILROAD-
COMPANIES
- AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
HE SS. BELGFO will be despotahed for THE
San Francisco, vid Yokohama, 'on' SATURDAY, the Lạt July, at 9 pm, taking Cargo, and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Connecting la made as Yokobima with
will leave for the above place with quick de Stanmere from Shanghaf
HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE.patch.
WEISSLACK
$10 per case-of-don-pinter $18,per case of 1 dozen quarts.
CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFEREL 1909,
| price.
Ladies's and Children's UNDERCLOTH- ING
$18.
NEW RIBBONS and TRIMMING SILES. FEATHERS and FLOWERS.
$6
Jór
DEESSMAKING DEPARTMENT
MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current raten, payable either hero, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, is undertha supervision of a Court Dressmaker, China, and Australia.*......
FIRE DEPARTMENT, Policies issned for long or short periods at
urrent rates.A
discount of 20 afallowed,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Polisies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000, on reasonable terms.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.. Et 1368 Hanokane 28th July, 1872. DOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
CHARLES H. MORGAN, Agent, -Zy 931 Hongkong, 19th June, 1876. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY...
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above
and in the extreme, rains are seen on every Company, are prepared to grant Policies aida, and the plain while lost work vare and agarwal Fire to the scout of 500,000 on any
in a mantle of most lovely green ars Row one ne
mass of mud and rotting.vegetation. Although
FIRST-CLASS RISK,
A RETURN OF TWENTY PEE DENT. (20, will be made on the premium charged on all Losarances, auch Barwax being payable on the weste of the Policy...____
#GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Imperial Fire fururance Compana 333 Hongkong, 1st March, 1874.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
so faible unformation has yet been received at Corrant Batea with regard to the extent of the damage done. by the inundation, and rumours which fear the stamp of exaggeration spon them abound, still it is a fact that even in our immedinta neigh.. bourhood hundreds of poor families are now destitute, and bundreds, some say thousands, of lives have been lost. Business is now partly re stored and communication with the city is onoh more establishud. It is said that the energetic Governor Tingspout three days and three night upon the city walls uiding the distressed, and reprosting plunder; seventeen looters had their heads strong off by this stern official, and the city magistrato himself was ordered out to execution for laxity in supplying the people's wants and gas only erved by the arkeat anp- plications of the other mandarins. If Ting be sincero in his cure for the poor sufferers be will. find other and more bumaão means of exhibi: ing his zea)The bolese are trying for shelter, the starving for food, and the orphans
Undomigned, Agonto for the above Company, are propared to GRANT IN SURANCES at Current Rates
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents, Royal Insurance Company. 1780 Hongkong, 27th March, 1878. "MURTH GRUMAN FIRD INSURANUS COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Undersigned; AGENTS for the shave Company, srs prepared to GRANT IN
for protection; in taas confusion and misery,SURANCES to the extent of $55,000, on first
ench as we foreigners cannot realiza,
every side, and the sorrow and suffering whleb. Laventely visited the Banyon Ofty' and "lis -
· neighbourlwood wilt probably be felt whilst the preaeul generation endures.--Shanghai Courier Correspondent
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OFIOM
A MONDAY, 28th June, Sales of the day in Bengal drug have been confined to Now Paths at $585. to $536). - In Malwa nothing further reported.
ON LONDON
EXCHANGE,
fi
Bank Bills, on demmd Bank Bills, at 30 days' eight. 3/97 Bank Bills, at 6 months'slight 3/101 Credits, at nonthe ́sight........ 314 Doonmonitary-Billey at large
montbe' oight...
-ON BOMBAY—Bank, sight,
ON CALCUTTA, Bank, sight..
ON SHANGWAL--- DAN
Bank, sight.
Private, 30 days' vìght.......... 74
SHARES. Hongkong and Sbangbai Bank Sharso por drcent. premium.
Union Insurance Society of Cantou-$650 per
Blure.
China Traders' Insurance Company's Spares
$1,675 per share.
Chins and Japan Marine Inagrande-Tia, 34
For sure.
Chinese Insurance Company-3216 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharee
1625 per share.”
Chins Fire Insurance Company'e Sharon-3154"
pershire, Hongkong and, Whampoa Dock Company's
- Ëheres-40 per sent, discount. Hongkong, Canton and Maine Bleamboat Co.'s
Share12 per coat, dispont Slangbal Steam Navigation Company-Tis.
'65 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Sheras-575 per
abere.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares 855- por
shure, Chingam Impérial Levan-£180,
lass ricky at ourront rates.
AS MELCHERS & DO. t 674 Hongkong, 27th March, 1876,
Hongk
SUN FIRE OFFICE.
-
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED."
Ladies's and Children's BOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS.
HABERDASHERY of every description.
V DER PRINCES."
per oxse of 1 dozen quarts.
UMATEAU BELAIR:
per case of 1 đəzən quarts, LORMONT.
per caso of I dozen quarts, per case of 2 dozen pinta.
SEMBSTN & Co. 592 Honchong, 1st May;1876.
D. CHASTEL,
E
WINE MERCHANT, Haa just landed an assortment of Sopelior WINES
OLARETS,
Table Claret, Medoc 300 por I doz. St. Emilion (gourte) at 3400-parrido. St. Emilion (piate) at 9460 por 3 dez. St. Satiphe (quarte).at 6,00 per 1 doz, Chateau Loville (quarts)...at 38.00 per 1 doz Sole Agents for the Little Wanser BEWING Chateau Lafite (quaris) at $10.00 per 1 dez.
MACHINE.
00,
SAYLE AND VÍCTORIA EXCHANGE,
QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG:
AND AT SHANGHAI,
FOR SALE,
CHILLINGWORTH & SONS Cow SHERBIES and PORTS.
"B. P, ATKINS' & Co.'s PORT.
BASS' ALE, în Quarts and Pints.
A. MÕIVER,
Superintendent
(965
P. & 0,5, N. Øë,'à Offèo,
Hongkong, B3rd Junio, 1878.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE: FRANCAIS.
THE Company's Stearsbig
TANAIS Captain Reynier, will be despatched for
YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next Frenob Mail
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Acting Agost 957 Hongkour, 3rd June, 1976,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS.
“HE Company's Stsaombip
DJEMNAH,”
TH
Chateau Margam (quarts)..t $10.00 for daz, WHITE WINES. Baut Sauterne (quarts) $7.50 per 1 doz. Chablis (quarts)
$7.50 per 1 daz, Captain Rolland, will be despatched for
SHANGHAI Chablis (pints)
38.60 per 2 doz. Hochbeimer (quarts) Burgundy (quarte) Burgundy (pinte)
at $0.00 per 1 dez, shortly after her arrival from Europe
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, at $17.00 por 1 dez.
Aoting Agent. $18.00 per 2 doz.
058 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1876, S
2 doz
CHAMPAGNE, De St. Marceaux & Cie's |
at $15.00 por
· Carte Blanche (pints)---}: Tegne (posta)................ at $17.00, Hugène Olhaot quarte) at $16,00
Courvoisier, Ourlisk Fières COGNAC,
$2
WM. YOUNGER & Vo/à Edinburga STRONG · No. 2 WYNDHAM STREET, ALE, Bogabeads,
W. H. NOTLEY.
1m 866 Hongkong. 9th Inne, 1878,
Oorier Queen's Road, Opposite the Hongkong Club. Hongkong, 27th-April, 1876. - 109
ANDR TENNENT'S ALE and
ELICIOUS GINGER BLANDY PORTER
SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps,
$3 per Dozen.EN Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY: "Oo, 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1975
NOW ON SAL
IMPERIAL QUANTO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
PRED, WITH THE
PUNTI AND MANDARIN -PRONUNGLATION.:::
SENAM TU. YOKOHAMA. HEP.&O.S. N. Cole Stenmalip
"SUNDA**
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Steamship Pethawur with the
xt English Mail
A. McIVER,
[P, & 0.8. N. Çox Office,
* Superintendent.
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1876.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL
[959
THE
DAVID CORSAR & SONS P.&. O. S. N. Co's Steueslig
Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown
CANVAS
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tf 1130 Longkong, Lite May, 1887,
KROPPS CAST STEEL WORKS,
ESSEN (GERICANY SOLE AGENT FOR CHÍNA,
F. PEIL, A Hangkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Gerzimy.):
HE TOURISTS GUIDE- REDUCED PRICE ZI. A Containing the names of all the articles, of comprehensiveness and practical service Trade, objects of Natural History Furniture, this Work stands unrivalled. All the new to., fo, with the Punti, and Mandarin Fronun. words which the Chinaan have of late year boen sistion. compailad to coin to express the numerous ebe jectsin machinery, photography telegraphy, and in siendo generally, which the regid advaDOE of foreign relatione has imposed upon them, are
An Auto-CHINESE DICTIONART, published i at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of thu Chinese Language, in two Parts,
The Daily Presa Ofici
THE Undersigned is prepara, ortot of here given in extensis Bach and brery wo
Policies against Fire to the extent of fully illustrated and explained, forming exor NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
$45,000 on First-class Itisks.
the Qafrent Local Rates of Premia will be al-
Foises for strident of a most instructive nature.
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the
A Discount of Twenty per cent. (20) upoa Both the Court and Panti prontmczations are lowed upon Insurances officeted with this Office, given, the scouts boing carefully marked on OWNERS, 56 RESPONSIBLE for, day 1, G. LINSTEAD, the best principle hitherto attained. The type DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Orew Agent, Sun Fire Dography displays the occes of an attempt to of the following Vessels during their stay in
make tho Chinese and English type correspond Hongkong Hurtoar
"PESHAWURT
will leave for the shove pluce about 24 haira after her arrival with the next English Mail,
AMCIVER
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, The Boglial Contrant, Pankat TIBET will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, &0.. on SATURDAY, the 1st July,
The following will be the boars of closing the
·Mails, So.
Friday, 30ih insti
5 P, Money Order Office slunce. Úr.M., Post Ofis closes except the NianT Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 1st July,
7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Past. ing of all correspondence.
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10 AM Post Ofis closes except for site. Lettora Rog stry of Leitore con.nes. 10.13 AM, Lettore may be posted on payment
LATE. Fer of 18 oents extra Poutage, nat 11-A.M., when the Post Offi.. CLOSES
entirely. 11.90 A.M., Fetter (but Latters only) address
.
ed to the United Kingdoma viê Brindin, outo..Singapore may be posted on board the Prokes on payment of a Lala Fue of 4 cents extra pootage, 110 AM, Posting on Board ceasco-
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster Goperal. General Post-Offico,
Tonglong, 22nd Juno, 1876:-- MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES"
PACKET. NA
The United States Mail. Pasiket BELGIC will be deanatehed on SATURDAY, the 1er July, with Maile for Japan, San Francio, and the United States, which will be CLOSED as followa
9.a. Registry of Letters oopлges. 2.30 .M. Post Othou cloves. 250 .. Correspondenes may be posted on board the Backat with Late Feo uf 12 cents, extra Postage," until 2.50 rim, when the Mail is funity otɔsed.) Correspondence most be specially ditsated for this route, aid it not fully prepaid will be sout by British Packet.
Leliere, dc, can by posted for Canada, the Weet Indies, and other places naoud below, if sulfioient Amerio sa stamps are added to prepay them from San Franciscs to destination. Ame- rican Stamps are sold at thia Office.
The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong. kong Stamps and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to those pinces only the games of which are print. in italice. To all the other places named correspondence pannot be Regiatored through, but only to San Francisco (8 cente),
The following are ras charges on correspon. dance thas bent.
PRE HALF OUNCE. Hongkong U.S.
Stanips. Stamps.
Centa
Canada, British Colaba, Neur
·Brunwich, Nova Scotia, Prince Ellward's Island. Funcouver's $8 Island.Babawa, Na, New Providence
Aspenza, Bermuda, Bogota,
Cartagena, Costa Rica, Cu- Į ba, Curaçao, Fiji, Greenland, 8 Jamaica, New Orizada, Nion- ragno, Payama, West Indies.. Grationis, Mexico, Salvador,
Freight will be received on board until 4 Hawaii, Noe Foundland 8 of the 30th instant. Paroal Packages will ha received at the Office until5 P., same day. All PATCC Packages should be marked to address in falls value of same is required,
Tetorn Passage Tisketa available For 6 mouths are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regalar rates.
For further information as to Froight of Passage, apply to the Agency of the Compray, Praya Central.
G. B. EMORY, Hongkong, let Jone, 1878.
NOTICE.
Agent,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANCAIS.
--
HATUA STEAM FOR
BAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND) MARSEILLES;
Venesuela SEAR Belize, Grayton, China, Hon-
Centa.
duras, Martinique, Senta Mar. 18 tha, Turk's Ishnet Branit,
18
15
Polina, Monador, Caüs, Peru... 8 Argentins Confederation, Bu-7
enos Ayres, Paraguay, Dru- 3:
21
10
gony
Newspapers (not over $ox.) 2. Books, &o, per tcz,........... 0 Any articles found anclosed in Newspapers or Book Packets (on silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) wil be detained.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmuster-Gonoral,
.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 23rd June, 1876.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET." The Franch Contract Packok-PEDILO, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the Sil July, with Mulla to und. through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Marseilles; to Bai. Pon. Singapore, Balerín, Galle, Australia, New BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS. Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Seychelles, Ré-
AL90, UN
forwarded to India by SATURDAY, the 8th July, 1876, usion, Manzitius. Srez, and Alexandria. at Noon, the Company's Stenmahipar con he paid only as far of PEIRO," Commandant LECOINTED, with Coylen. The postage to Ceylon must be pro- MAILE PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and paid.--Snah letters should be inarked Paid to CARGO, will leave this Port for the above Gallo only they will go on from Galle an places.
Rupaid. Cargo and Specie will be registered for Log The following will be the hours of closing the don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in Maile, & transit through Marseilles for the principal: places of Europe..
Shipping Orders will be granted till moon, Cargo with bo reocived on beard until Specie and Parcels watir,. on the 7th Jaly, 1876, (Parcels are not to be sont board; they must be left at the Agency a Office.) Contents and value of Packages ufo {Toyuired:
For further particulare, apply at the Com- pany's Office...
G. DE QUAMPEAUX,
Hongkong, 26th Jane. 1870-
Aoting Agent.
U. 3. MAIL LINE. · PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP OOMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VA OVER- [952ND BAILWAYS-AND-TOUCHING AT
Superintendent. P. &. O. B. N. Co.'s Of
Hougkouz, 23rd Jane, 1810,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, viỂ SUEZ CANÁL THE Company's Steamship. DEUDALION
will be despatched on or about the 30th instant
"For Freight or Passago, apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents 196 Hongkong, 20th June, 1876,
FOR AN
A Spanish Bark:
**TERESA,"
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
ABE U. S. Mail Steamer CHINA will be
Friday, 7th July,
57., Money Order Office closes. Past.
Oce planes apt the NIGHT Box, which Tamatus Sprawl-night-
Saturday, 8th July,
7, Post Die opons for sale of Stops, Registry of Letters, and Post: ing of all correspondence.
10 am, Registry of Letters ceases.
11 M., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters.
11.10A.M.. Letters (but Letters only) address- ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa- pore may be posted on payment of a Late Feo of 18 senta extra podlago, until 11.90 A.M., when the Post O LOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postaator:General:
General Post Office,
Borgkong, 23rd June, 1876.
His Excellency Governor-SIR ARTHUR ED.
hams on SATURDAY, the 18th July, 1676,WARD KENNEDY KOM.G., O.B., is pleased at. A taking Passengers and Freight for to reer that the reduced Rates of Postage Japas, the United States, and Europe.
indicated below takeallest from the 19th instant. No reduction is made by the French Puskots. Lading are issue for transportation to Yoso tiona, will shortly be issued.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille nf
A complete Table, bydying these altera bama and other Japan Porti, te. San Francisco, to ports in Mexino, Central and South America, and to New York and Rurope, vil OVER LAND RAILWAYS.
A Steamer of the Mitau Bisht S.S. Company Joad M. Cebads, Master, will have quick do will leave Shanghai, in the inland Sea Porte, spates as above..
about same date, and make close connection at For Freight and Passage, apply to “
SIEMISEN & Oơi,
(Agents. H930 Hongkong. 24th June 1876.
FOR NEW YORK. Al British Bark
MAYO MONTEGO"
Grifitbe, Master, with the greater portion of her Cargo engage, will load hore and at Whampoa for the abovo Port.
For Fraight, apply to
1985 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874.
in the ease of body, thereby effecting a vast BONITO, Ger. b, Wesenberg-Siemosen & Co. LA VERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE economy of space, achieving a clearness not UMARLER PAIKEE, Brit, bk., Mackintosh
INSURANCE COMEANT. previously attained, and dispensing with those
Chiuese, vast margins and meant spaces which have Coxy, Brit. ab Hunter. Vogel, Enge.
Born & Co. FROM this date, until further noch din hardlowa phartered citeze part, the
-vount of Twouly percent, (20) upon the To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the CoMINNE, Brit bk., Gorman Wielor & Co. current local rate of premie will be allowed following facts are submitted for consideration, Crocs, Britt, Joylardias, Molbein upon inearances effected with this Company. Chalmers' Vocabulary: confairs about 16,000 i *10.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 06, Chine characters, and Medhurst's English Formosa, Ger, 3-u kon, Schwar Makaber.
Agents, and Chinese Dictionary about 103,000, whilst & Co it 1159 Hongkong, 27th June, 1872, this work contains more than 20,000 English HAMMONIAJ Gor. DE, Woller Sigmase & Co. HD A1 British Oligper Barit
words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac- KONPONDSEN, Dan. bk., Hanser-Ed. TAKASIMA COLLIERY:
ters. Again, despite all the grammare and Behellbus &Co.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., Agents,
FOR SKLM, Large Takealan Coal, at $8 Coal, sh per ton, ex Gadown.
per tos, ex dodges. Emall Takavima
Apply To
RUSSNIlide Ga
973 Hongkong, 24th June, 1875, -` `
TÜR LÖNDON.
ONWARD,"
At New York, Passenger havo selection of verions lines of atcamera to England, France, and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 e.. on the 14te proximo. Paros Packages will bo roved at the Dice until 5 F.. enme day, all Parcel Packages" ahosild: be marked to ad- dress in foll; value of same fe required,
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Penya Contral
Agent.:
G. BEMORY
Hongkong, June 15t1, 1876,
Via Brindisi. United Kingdom United States, British N. America, Oonary,
Kensi
Registry puper Tools Su Letens Elas cic, atenas,
per
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I was fistler. exsending
Crul Cruta, Couls Cata.
28
12
and Madeira lainnão 32 166–18:
W. Africa, Falkland
and. Cape Verd Is
land, Hermuda..... 8 W. Iudies, Mexico, Con
tral America & South America (E. Doty 50 Bolivia, Chili, Bound
British West Indies, Curaça, Honduras, Per 02 None. 6. 20
and Brazil only, 18 cents.
VEL Southampto Portugal and the Azurchia) Ketua
Local
FOR SALE, the British Steamer Botween Hongkong,
"PARDO”
other elementary works as yet published, the Land or THE ISLES, Brit. Smeh, Wait.-T. Stinson, Master, having the greater part of of about 763 tona register. student of this diffealt language absolutely re- Vogel, Hagedora & Co.
bur Cargy augaged. will have quick despatob quiron oxamples to display the various appli: MARIA, Brit, oh, Hoyle-Ferner & Co.
above..
entions and equivalents of different words which MTCADO, Brit, 4m. mar. Alcore-Gilman the work contains more than fir time as M168 KILMAnheng, Brit, brig, Finlayson many, many other Dictionary hitherto pab Jardine, Matheways & Doll KELMA lished
UNWALD, Bril. k., Stimson-Meyer & Co. Panamyce, Brit, str. Hyde Landet
& Co
liave one general masning. Of these examples & Co.
T. G. GLOVER,
For practical purposes the avringemont of No. 7, Queen's Road, and at East Point. 694 Hongkong, 15th May, 1976.
the work is so complete, that a reference to its pages simbios a person who under- BEBECCA, Ger, bk, Brodgaard.-W. Pastan (OHN SKINKER," SAN FRANCISCU, stande English to communicate effects & Co
CALIFORNIA.
with natiree who mnderstand nothing but Chi Hos Bot, Brit by Brown-Bell & Co. nese. In this respect the work will be found SAN LORENZO, Epen, bg., Pick-Roшedios indispensable to all Europeans residing in de Op
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Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Arise and Ammuäition, Ubine, and to the natives themselves it ex- SOCELAND, Am.sch, Holoomb-Frazer & Co. Du Fout'e Blasting and Sporting Powders Lake plains subjects fully with which vory for in- SOPHIE, Erit, bk., Jones, Norton & Co Supertor and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety deed of them ara perfectly saquainted. To SYLINGA, Brit. *m. sch., Kurtridge, Siemasen Fune.
fly 1026 Taie 7 parties resident in England and interested in⠀⠀ & Co.
"BE BUNG 4 60,00
COAL MERCHANTS, Have always on hand Lason Brocks of Perry description of COALA SANA
Addrese, oare of HOO-TE-LOONG & OD, No. 43, Priya, Hongbong.
643. Hongkong, 9th May, 1975,
For Freight, apply to
MEYER 5 KE, Hongkong, lúth June, 1876,
TIRE
FOR NEW YORK.
Al British Burque
* SOPHIE,"
Captain Jones, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will load here and at Whampoa, and have quick despatch.-- For Freight, apply to pr
SADLYPHANT & O Im.887 Hongkong, 18th June, 181.REA FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY,
Apply to
MELÜHERS & Co..
·Agente." -71 943- Hongkong, 21st June, 1876.
AND
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瞧
WING-KLE COAL SHOP,
Canton, and Mucno; fu either direction... Batwoen any other two of the following place (through a Britial Ofesi viz.1--Boogi kong, Macao, Porta of Chim and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and Pallippines by Fri vate Ships.......
08 16
For 2
Exept Harsch.
Arrangententa haying, bêộn thade under which bails for Luuden arriving-n) Baez froor China by Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondence addsared to the.
24 cents per half ounce
Al British Barqua China it ornnot but be invaluable coussionally, Trisorilla, Dhu, str. Monier W. Pusica
THE Proprietor of Wind-ze Shop here to United Kingdom so forwarded, will be ak fol- It comprises upwards of two thousand large, Ger. bk. Dicks-Melot & Co. Captain Parkhorse, with a large portion of barbshed since 1865 nt Endicate's Tang, and For Letters
VINDEX,"
I inform the public that his Shop.has been flowe, VİK, 1- [quarto pagos
VILLA De Rivadavia, Spans by. Crque.-- Curga engaged, will have quick despatch as that he has always a great quantity of BEST For Newspapers...
Braudeo & Co
COAL in store for ele. Gentlemen or Ship- ZAMBOANGA. Spen, atr., Azechuvela --Rome- |-· For Freight, upply to
counters wishing to patronise ti are requested For Boots and dlan & Dis
toupply at his Bhap.
Pattern... Zozora, Erika lik, Bourlett, Gilman & Co.
Aly A7 Hongkong, 33rd September 1875.
TRUBNER & O 60, PATERNOSTER BOT-
EBELL
RUSSELL & Co.
Im 824 Hongkong, Sri Jone, 1876. -
8, Zach.
(not exceeding tonner cents.