ULY 22ND, 1876.
THE F&O, COMFANY
Hongkong und Wanapoa Doak. Company's
Shares-271 per cent, discount Hongkong, Canton,and Macao Steamboat Co.
Barca-12 por echt, diesónnt, buyer, Perso Shanghai Stean Navigation Company--Tha
60 por abara Hongtong Gas Company's Sharis $75. por Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$521 por
abare, Chinese Imperial Legan--PICG,
The all-yearly general meeting of the Penin Bular and Orfeo Steam Navigation Company was held on the 2nd alt, as tus offices, Lenden- 1 ball-street, London, Mr. P. D. Hadow, the aliram, prosiding The report recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, por annum for the balt-year ending the boy share, B1st of Mary.The chairman, in moving the doption of the report, said he was happy to state that they were enabled to give a dividend, though a vory, small one, on the present occasion. and it had uus beau proposed to be paid without the fullest consideration-of sil the unfavourable circumstances prevailing at the present time Since their lant, meating they 'bad'sold two of their oldest stonmors, the Maitr and the Ellora. They bad been replaced by the Areas and the
ON
**EIDHANGt. LONDON — Bank Billa, on demand;; Bank Bills at 30 days' Bant Billet & moutha Credile, abé menths? Duotinentary Bills, at
Bank, sight
Private, 30 days gigbb
LONDO
Brookelman, YN J
Leary:
of Peking (E), Philip Fitzpatrick...
NEW YORK
381
SAN FRANCI
290
218
BAIGON, SINGAPORE,
724 794
| SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, ká AND PENANG
"Betepona (etr.)... Poslawdr (str))
MANILA
SHANG)
SALES ON JULY 1er, A REFOSTED BY CHINESE
· New Brass Buila-10 piculs, at $1750, by wong Obor to travelling trader, Seaweed 300 hurdlee, at 23.15, y Rio Tal Loong to travelling trader.
Large Dried Bussels—50baga, $10.00, hg Kin Thi Loong to traveling trader.
Liquorice-10 Dundios, at 87.90. Ly Biog. Tai to travelling traders, ba
White Wax picsce, at 867.00, by Wo Tai to travelling trader.
"Cotton-100 hugo, ut $18,66, by Yoo Shun Tai to local trader, my
Unt chalk bag of Sea00 bị Tinh Chay. Tas to travelling under.
White Was pibeca, at $80. 10, by Kwong Fook Wein travelling trader
Do
Djemaah (str.);
(bbotsford (str.) Famerdida (str.)... Tibre (str.)
China (etr.)... Achilles (str.), Traonaddy (str.):
SWATOW, AMOY & FODOHOW Namon (str.)...
For Sale.
POL TERIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHES
koor: Win."Fastau & Co...
Biley & Co
• Babterfeld 2 Swic Moyer & Coc
agkong Moyon & Coat Vhampon Vogel, Hagèdarn & Cum/ WhipoaВneself & Co
Hodgkning 2, 20. 8.00, line
a. Phelan,....... Hongkong Vogel, Hagodern & Con webuy. Longkong | Wieler & Communi
Show Longkong Movengerion Maritimësi,
Hongkong Sody Shing..
Hog
Theoand: De Girard. P. H. Honninga
Gauriin
Tong kong Jawline, Mathias AZAROA, Mue, Heaton Hongkong Messageries Maritimos,
boug Siamsson & C
Butterfeld & Swire..... Www Masnogorica Muritimes...A Douglas Lapraik & Ud.
Business Announcements.
NNUAL CLEARANCE SALE EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. -
SURPLUS STOCK
LÄSTKUNIVERSAL REMEDY TOM stands' the first in publie farong, mail ouridanon: For. COUGIES, ASTHMA, and all affections of the Throat, they are the most agreeable and efficacious comedy." They
Bapanwood 450 piculs, at $2.36, by Took VICTORIA EXCHANGE, HONGKONG may, therefore, be taken with perfect safety by the most Mee Hap Keo to Joal trader
Siam, which bud borb fully resee the capontba sight tations:rmationed in the List report. Tury were bought under very favourable circumstances, ON BOMBAY, Back, right... and were doing their work very well, and the ON CALCUTTA,Bunk, night same remarks applied to the latest addition to ON SHANGHAL their foot, the Nipaul, aromel of 3,536 tons Red 600 hores power cominki, which sailed on the provious day (buraday) for Calcutta, with t very good bargo at this time of the year. The Simla hnd ale diappeared from their dret. The Swide, which, as was walioned in the last report, ines with an accident on the const of Chian, had ornoz trzan repaired in Hongkong and was now is native service. The Sugat had unfortunately met with an aöcident this spring, having-broken her screw shaft. As to the Hindostane, when repaired and nitere, aho would be a very useful vesse, and she ww the| last of the vessels of the old type they would rest. Since the last meeting they had obtained | sacir mupplementary charter, und it contained" the powers they had mentioned and recom. mendedmumoly, of suabling sthám to jasne. *£500,000:- debanturo stock on, the sole and expresa condition of substituting it for debenture bonds, and not. enablingthem tomise.opo.penny: morocospital than they had power of mising now. The stuck was to take the place of bonds, and any amount of stock they issued must be in redemption of banda. It was the wish and the intention, if possiblo, for the Board to diminish the debts of the company, and they thought. they saw their way to do so in some respects. When they began to issue and convert the debenture bonda it was not their intention, even if possible; to lasur ne much debenture stock as; there were debentures out. They had already? paid off a considerable portion of the debontato bonde-£108,000 and he believed at the ond of the year they woaid bere £200,000 more falling das, and they expected to pay hell of this with oat ruising a corresponding amount of stock. They could not however, of course, pledge thrumselves to this, · With regard to the operac tioue the ball-gear, be supposed some pro- prictors had not expected any dividend at all, und be supposed, on the other hand, that there were some who expected a larger dividend.than the Board had recommended. In spité: of. circumutanges being so unfavourable and tho times so very unprosperons; he did think there was any ground for despondency with regard to the company. There never was a time when their affairs were better regulated than at pres sent, or when their flect was mors efficient in every point of viewwhother as regarded the arips themselves or those who commanded them. They bad mook-grand-for-congratulation-in- having so an effoians staff of offlaers to coin- mand their very efficient vessels, They were prepared to stand out during the bad times, and they wero in auch a condition that they were maily to fake advaulage of prosperous timen when they case again. Court Torre Diuz having
Milled Rice-1,000 pisula, ut 31,64 by Tai Liao to local trader.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE (FROM MESSES FALCONER AND CAN Bugtrax.)
Buranelor
Byrometer-1 day ag Burmetz. TherionicteAJU. Thermomete~13. Thermometer Pun Thermomale kaL-(Wetirala), Thememeler—1 RM. (We roll)., Thema vac (Tet bulb)......
· Thetrameter--Minimum (er night fo
29.808.
.84
-CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
BAROMETEK
REGISTER
YESTLEDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
THEEGOROSTER,
Tosc
CHLAG.
AMOR
NANA BAKL
*UNGL.
77078.722.8.1
spoouded the adoption of the report, Mr. Stokes herter steel.... 57.0 896
1
enid he had rent in the vowpapera that therein of Wind.............. exw - enAH S company was going to be fined' 500 rupesa, for
FOCU
arrying minnitions of war. Ha stenlà liko un explanation. t. Natchie, Dr. Scbaler, and by Themider other shareholders spoke of baving received wet Theranos copies of a cironlar signo The Holder
1.82.6 80.0 3,1}
9.0 60 730 600
7
of 150 Shares," in which the affairs of the Weather... company and the bossunte were criticized, Hous" Ruok and resumending the appoiny ani olma committee of inquiry: Mr. Joas, wished to quantify fallen 19
know how us Board proposed to pay off. £100,000 debentura bondă without enbstituting debentare stook. Were the proprietors going 10 be tripped" of their dividends, or were the Board going to dispose of some of the foreig property of the company, or some of the ships? Dr. Beattie, Dr. Bars, and Mr. Mayall baying addressed the pipeting, the chairman, in reply, anid with regard to the observation of Mr. | Stokes, the gowls carried; were shipped from Balgiam for Batavh, but through some azci dent were carried on to Bombay, and they be came subject to a peculiar law in India, under which they had been fined £50. They bad, however, got it reduced to £25, and be hoped it would be altogether given up. With regard to the circular, none of the directors had received'
|
Bandmatan, level of the cas in drobes, Lean, and auntieda
On dafe si
TERRE
· Caka muuten, in Fabrente degrees and lens, Jept in the openi air a alded cation.
DIRECT OF WIN,kragisteriosary (ws paints, N., N.K.E.
Fence oF WIN, 1to3light Treeze. 5 50 5 moderate torp: 7-10 strong to liens, to violent. STATE OF WELL- blue sky O. Condy, D.Drizzly. Veg. #. Fogg Hai . Lightning. XL Misty, ✪ Overal. P. Pay sinan, Sealy a Hung. : 'S. Sonar
de Dieu, durexicating. Viitiky. 27 Sur
. Calm a ketters are reps to indicate any increas ever the merge of their signification.
RAIK.The Acare of rain for the previous 3 brons (aus), pro
sterol frame I can gantity of seal ülten indicate
inches, tems, and hundetilä”,
it, or did they went to It was not true Barkeley, Sept. 1808, Gentlemen, I feel it ́a, that they had paid dividends ont of capital, stylowe to you to express my galitade e the grO
Ho could ghess pretty well who she "Holder of 150 shares wus.. As to Mr. Jones's remarks, they expected to pay off the debenture bonds from various sources, ide could not go into the question of Roots lill the end of the year, bnt the matters now going on as regularly is clock work." With regard to the dividend, it âld not arise fram my retrenchment of ex- traragance, but solely from favourable-op. portunities of which they sand availed them. eclvcs. The decreased expenditaro of coul this year as compared with the corresponding period was the explanation of a very large portion of the dividend they were cuable to give, and there were also the common repairs, The report was animodaly adopted, and the dividend in nerstücuco thare- with declared payable, tux free, on and after the 3rd Joue. The greeting was their made special, and a roolution was passed concuting to the ac ceptance of the supplementary charter enabling the ompany to orente end issue debenture alock
net ereeding £800,000, to be appropriated
solely and specially to the conversion or redelai pē tion of existing debentures of tolike aggregate amount," No, The proprietors would have a priority to take up the stuck. A vote of thanks to the abair and directors-baving kvei passed, the meeting separated.—Times.
OUR FUTURE ARMY: The Whitehall Ravice, in su article on this ankbject, chapitas —As a matter of coured, the rcoraits are far more plentiful for the militia -thun for the line; and when the, additional
battalions are raised there will be plenty of mea. ready and willing to all the ranks. It follows than that our militia corps & greatly changed
bapast
"have doripen by taking | Norton's Camomils
BVERY CLASS of GOODS in LADIES
OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES — DRESS GOODS
MUSLINS.
PRINTS
GRENADINES,
MUSLIN SKIRTS and COSTUMES,
at LESS than RALF PRICE.
EMBROIDERED COSTUMES
and WRAPPERS;
FIVE THOUSAND XARDS DRESS SILKS (more or less damaged), at 50. Canta. for yard.
*
A PARCEL of bar Famed JAPANESE -
SILKS, at 50 Cents per yard.
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S UNDER CLOTHING, at a GREAT REDUCTION:
LACE GOODS, 33,
COLLARS and CUFFS,
dalisaca constitution: Sold in battles only.
KEATING' BOS-BONS OR FOR TABLETS, « July VEOFTABLE AWENTAran, hith in appstre ance pud tests, furnishing a mist agcable method of ad. minuteeing the only certain remedy for INFISTINAL ONTHREAD WOLMS. Dia perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is capecially adapted for chilim. Sold im Bisected by a!! Chcinta.
THOMAS KEATING, London, Export Chetwire and (390i 1151)) Droggist.
[July 28 PERFUMERY
&E. ATKINSON'S:
White Hose and other Sachet Powder, Ja Toilet Powda Transparent Bono, Tales Vioogne. Prize Medelandor, fats them
· Cordova, Lime, Sold by all first-class dealora throughout the Web S
ON JARATKUNSON; * 24, Old Bof-atmist, olun
Tõe gena no guaranteed by TRADE MARKÁ White Mose on Gelton Lyrs," printed in cören ezicure.
401 1417-8 INNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA DIN
The best reizedy for AUIDITY of the STOMACH, TEARTBURN, HEAD.
ACRE, GOUT and INDIGESTION, and the bät ̈ ̈
mid aperient for delicate constitution, Ladies, Ollidren, and Infants, and for regular usein Warm Climeter. DINNEFORD 00:
Chemiets, London, and of Bruggists and Storckespers
throughouttha werld....... bar
„On 24th Insti, në noso, On or about 22nd inek On or about 2511 ina.
Quier despatchz Quiot despatchi
Quick dispatch.
Quick deapatob.
On 1st prox, at FX.
On 15t6 prox., at 3 p
Quick daspatolo
On or about lat-prox. jji ?To-day, at noon.
On ith inst
"On 29th inat, at noon. „On 24th inst, at 3 PM.
On 28th that, at noon... Quick dispatch Today, ut 5 PIL On or about 20th inet. Quiot darpaich, zapobi On 28th inet, at noon:
Vessels on the Berth,
FOR LONDON SINGAPORE,” PENANG, AND SUEZ. THE Danish Steamship
“TRINGVALLA.” Mourist. Master, will be despatched as above- on MONDAY, the 24th instant. at Noon, 213 stand of the time previously and fed.. For Freight or Paanige, apply to
Vessels on the Berth,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES SARRERA DOSAMARITINES SEARC
PAQUEEOTA POSTE FRANÇAIS,
SATGON BINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE-GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, ISHALIA, FORT SAID NAPLES, AND COMM MARSEILLES;
ALSO
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND MANUALOPITA.
N SATURDAY, the 22nd July 1876, ON
DJEMNA Commandant BOLLAND, with MAILS PASSENGERS SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above placca, 9X
Cargo and Specie will be registered for liga- don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe, von Art COLEMAN
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon; Cargo will bo received on board until 4. Spoors and Parcela until 3 P.. the 21st July, 1876, Parcels are not to be acut on board they must be left at the Agency's Office.) * Contents and value of Packages are required. R
For farther partieniars, apply at the Com pany's Ofioa.de
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Ang Acting Agent, Hongkong, 16th July, 1876.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG, POINT DE
GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, MATTA, :"" BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TERRANEAN PORTS SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON: BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND WM. PUSTAU & Co.,
BRAMOWE AUSTRALIA Agents Steauabip Thingalta.THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTALE STRAN 1188 Hongkong, 19th June, 1876, M5,
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steamahto FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
PESHAWUR, Captais WI, with Her Majesty's Mala, Passengera, Bpccie, au TXAE Steamship
bet
Cargo, will leave this for the above places on "ABBOTSFORD”______ Captain Paterson, will be despatched as above SATURDAY, the 9th instant, at Neon, on MONDAY, the 24th inat, at 3 2.3. *For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 74 1125 Hongkong: 18th July, 1876.
HS Steamship:
"ESTEPONA"
will he despatched for the alervo Fort on MON. DAY AFTERNOON, the 24th instant, For Freight and Passage, apply to
SORY SHING.
Bonham Strand
1142 Hongkong, 21st July, 1576.
UCBAN: STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, A SUEZ CANAL. TRE Company's Shamship »
“PRIAMEN
B-A for DIN NEWORDS MAGNESIA 621406) Agentu=1.§.Water E Õe,, Hongkong, (8-Aplanky
OAKEY'S
KNIFE POLISH will be despatched on or about the 25th instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to le
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agante, -+121--Hongkɔug, 18th July, 187A,
QUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Packets, 3d.oach; time, 30.1842%. Bil, &fe, mel, YAKRY BINDĨA BOHADE KNIFE, BOARDS,
from 18. Od. ch VAKBY'S WELLINGTON, BLACK LEAD, în Solid Bleaks, Id., 2d, and dd each, and is.
Baxes,
ALEYA SILVERSMITH SOAP NON-
CA
at HALF COST, Fox Cleaning and Foliehung Silver, Electro-plats, Plate Glass, Alartie, do, Tablets, Gd. Avoid ALBY'S EMERY AND GASS CATH
A LOT of SOILED CORSETS,
Al 50 Cents per FAIR.
STRAW HATS,
HITLINERY,
FEATHERS, and
FLOWERS
LADIES and CHILDREN'S BOOTS, a little soiled, will be sold at HALF PRICE.
LADIES'
SUNSHADES and UMBRELLAS, at $1 and $2.
FANCY FLANNELS, XCELLENT QUALITY, at 35 Conta per yard:
at HALF COST.
0
FOR BHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through ratos for HANKOW, NINGPO, and in
HE Company's Staniship
ACHILLES
CAKEYS CABINET GLASS PAPER, BLACK will be depiled on or about the 26th instant.
LEAD, &0.AVANCE AKBY'S GENUINE GRAIN AND FLOUR
LOAREY
Y
EMERY: TOHN GAKEY and BON'S EMERY: Ind
BLACK LEAD MILLS, WESTMINSTER BRDER ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND
ARROWS SHALL STRAMERS and STEAM LAUNUHES Boilt of Wood, Tran, or Steel. To met al zoneiromentā,
Bcrew Storan, with speeds ranging up to 20 miles anhone Puddls Stazmere, witi dranghts ranging down to inches of waterpose from 1200 upwards,
Contracted for,/ì Machinery constructed for Boats built abroad.
[BLO, VARROW & UIZ, Inginers and Shipbuilders Lale of Dogs, Poplar, Londonziana
Prospectusta may be obtained a the Odine of he Journal.
12, 206 Merels dilha...... EA AND PERRIN S
WORCESTERSHIRT SAUCE,
Declared by Connaisseurs to be:-.
CELEBRATED
Fils I applied to your agent: Mr. Dell Backed from A Lot of REMNANTS of VALIOUS GOODS, THE ONLY LOOD SAUCE. the above hamed fe wind in the stomach, which I waleted ozauriotiz pain for a, length of time, having tried nearly every jamedly prescribed, but withou driving any bonells at 51. After taking two bazë në of health. Pleses give the publicity for the best of your valuable Pills. I was quite restored to my usual state those wian may thus bo alicted. I am, dir, yours truly HET ALLA. To the Proprietors of Noror' CoxOMIEN FILIK" [1201 1283 Aug. 21.
For Sale.
FOR SALE. TEIDSIECK & Cols CHAMPAGNE.
MONOPOLE,Chiba Apply to
DETJEN & O Sola Acenta for China and Japan. Im 1039 - Hongkong, 12th July, 1976. By
"FOR SALE;" GNIUMS
RAND PIANO PIANINOS, HARMO-
yatom Kups Patento
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co..
Sole Agentu 927 Hongkung, 19th June, 1874,
SAT FOR SALE.S HREE THURSTON'S FULL SIZED BILLIARD TABLES, good order. with complete appurtenances to each table. Press Office, AERIAL
For Particulare, address, cars of: Daily
999 Hongkong, 80th June, 1876, Y S
TRADE MARK
ON A WREATH,
from what they used to in a few years ago, and A LION LAMPANT GARDANT
"HOLDING A CROWN FLOPER
FLLWOOD § HATS AND HELMETS.
"CAUTION.
SAYLE AND 10:0, VICTORIA EXCHANGE;
QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG
AND AT SHANGHAI,
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
I'm donsequence, nf épuripes imitations of LEA and
PERRINS, SATOR, which are calentated to decoîver,
the Public, LEL and PEURTIS have adopted A NEW LABEL bearing their SIGNATURE, SKIBA AND PERR DNS, which will be placed on every bodies WCLOBSTERERE | Bawca, aflar thie auf, and
Nevesphor. 1874, without which mond is genuine.
This does not apply to shipments Le prior to the
data given Aak for LEA & PERRINS Save, Balace Name |ton Wrapper, Label, Bottle, said Stopper.
Wholmela andfor Export by the Propriokota, 17 orpes- Lines Cross and Blackwell, London.
TE KING & CO. bag to inform the Public | Grocers and Dilvien uniremally; 6ti 3410 Sept. 18.
A that their TURNITURE SHOW ROSE & BLAOKWELLS ROOMS are now in QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALNELEBRATED CILMEN'S STORES. No. 91, opposite Menara. Sayla & Co, a, and two Five Friz Medals Paris and Vienna, doora from Mosors Lane Crawford & Co.u where they hare all descriptione af
ELEGANT and ENGLISH MADE KSFURNITURE nepestry for completely furnishing a Gentle mano Residence,
Also, Ubiusse and Japanese Curios, Finest Ebony Carest Tables and Chairn of every kind may be had on reasonable. Terma
THE FIRST FLOOR TO BE LET. la 1959 Hong kong, 7th July 1876.
NOW ON SALE,
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
ENGLISH AND OBINESE DICTIONARY, AMPUNT AND MANDARIN
DESA PRONUNCIATION,
PICKLES AND BAUCES. SJALS AND SILLIKS.
ORANGR MARMALADE TART FRUITS, DISELT FRUITS.AS.
·MUSTARD, VINEGAR: 25.
- FRUITS IN BRANDY AND NOYBAL - PUTTRE "MEATS AND FIBE
2. FRESH SALMON AND KEBRINGE. DAR. HEBRINGS A DA SARDING.
SAN VICKLED SALMON,
YARMOUTH BLOATERS. · THEBLACKWALL WHITIBAIT.
FRESH AND TYDON HADDOCKE, LARGE PURE BALAD O
BOUPS, IN PINT AND QUANT TINS, PAR PRESERVED VEGETABLES:
TRESERVED. ILANG AND CHEZEA
·PRESERVED BACON AR OXFORD AND DANKRIGA BLUSAGES, BOLOGNA SAUSAGES YORKSHIRE GAME AND POTUR PATES, SARANGURS, GABEL POULARZANA KAMAKAN BUY PLUM PUDDINGENW LEA AND PERRIS WORCESTERSHITHE SAUCE,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta: 1145 Hongkong, Mat July, 1876,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. FAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCATS,
E Company's Steamship,
TISKE,
Capisin De Girard, wil be despatched for
ZA YOKOHAMAA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mail: The
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
"Acting Agent, 1147 Hongkong, 21st July, 1876..
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES, 7 TAQUEBOT POSTD FRANÇAIS.
THE Company's stokiskip
ASTRAQUADDY,” Captain Gouvain, will be deaputobed for MASHANGHAT shortly after her arrival from Kerope.
G. DE OHLAMPEAUX, Aoting Agent, 1148 Hongtong, 21st July, 1976.
FOR LONDON, tia SUEZ DANALS. HE Stamatip
CONSOLATION," Captain Barclay, shortly expected from the North, will be despatched as aburo on or about the ad instant.
For Freight, apply to t
*
Cargo qwill be received on board until 5 p.m. Specie and Parcels at the office until 2 P. on Båth instant, d
Fue Particulars regarding Freight and Pas. sage, apply antio' P. & 0. 8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PAUKAGES ARE REQUILED. **
• A Writtm" Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Ronteis required by the ligyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcela; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Datantion er Projudice which may happen from the incor Footness on such doolaration. A
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading. MAMMA. McIVER, Saporiotandent.
Pentrealur and Oriental Stew Navigamo Co OfBon, Heugkong. 17th July, 1876, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-
SEIP COMPANY"
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS. SINGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIŲ STEAMERS. THE SS. GAELIO, will be despatched for Francisco, via Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the let, Angust, at & P.M., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Connection is made Steamers from Shanghai.
Yokohama wata
Post-Office Notifications.
ɛ mail will ötöse
Fort Shanghai-Per Okina, to-day, the 22nd- inst at 4.30 AM. SA
For Singapore, Snez, and London-Per Thingvalla, on Monday, the 24th just, et 11,80
For Singapore and Penang --Per Abbotsford, on Monday, the Sith, inak, at 2.30 PM.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, A The Fronahontract Packet 'DJEMNÁH will be despatched on SATURDAY, tuy 22nd inetnut, with Mails to and bhrough the United Kingdom had, Durope vis Marseillor; to Sai- gon. Singapore, Batavia, Gallo, Fondichery, Madre, Caloutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and
The following will be the hours of closing the Malle, &c.—
FRIDAY, 21st instant,
5.P.M., Money Order Office closes. Posb ............. Office, aloses except the Nisar Bok,
watch retine opon all night." SATURDAY, 22nd instant,
V7 AM Post Offiaa opoña for mnie" of Stampa, Registry of Letters, and Post- lug of all sorrespondence.
10 am, Registry of Lettere consen 11a.m., Post Office closes except for Late
Batboyam
11.10., Letters (but Letters only) addrean-
ed to the United Kingdam or lê Singa- pore may be posted on payment of a Lato Fos-of-18 cents-extra postage,
11.30 Ax, when the Post Olle OLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmastor-General,
Goneral Post Office,
Hongkong, 8th July, 1876.
· MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contraes Packat PESHAWUR, U be despatched with the fails for Europe, &o, ou SATURDAY, the 200 iustaut.
The following will be the hours of closing the nito, ko,
Friday, 28th inat.,
ŏ PM., Money Order Oflao, otcera.
6 P.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT. BOL Liob remains open all night. Saturday, 20 instant,
A. Font Ofise opeus for sale oỀ Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post, ing of all correspondence.
19 AM, Post Office oloara exaept for Lato
Lettere. Begistry of Letters ceases, 10,15". Zellers may be posted on payment
ÀTE FEE of 18 cents extra, Postage, antil
11 AM when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11,30A.M., Letters (but Letters only) address.
ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Paakot, on paycoont of: a Late Fee of 48 seats extra postage. 1150A.M., Posting on Beard censen,
PERSALFRED LISTER,
All Postmaster-Gancial,
Hongkong, th July 1976.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKET
Gouerat Post-Ofoe,
The United States Mail. Packet GABLIC will be despatched on TUESDAY; the 1st of Angust, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, and the United Staten, which will be CLOSED as follows
2 PM Registry of Letters conses.
30 M. Pont Ofise closes.
2.30 P.M. Correspondents may be posted on board the Packet with Fate For of 12 cents extra Postage, until 2.70 m. when the Mail is finally closed. Correspondence manet be specially directed for
this route, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Fucket Seat
Weat Ini, and other places named below, it *Laitare. No, can to posted for Canada, the soffaiert America stamps are added to prepay.
them from San Francisco to destination. Ame
rican Stumps are sold at this Office,
The abarga for Registry is B cents in Hong Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. kong Stamps and 10 cents in U.8 Stamps to of the 31st instant. Parool Packages will be those places only the mamos of which are print rosived at the Offies mutil same day. Alled in Italien. To all the other incon named. Faroel Packages should be marked to address cortospondence cannot be Eegistered through, in foll; value of same le required; but only to San Francisco (8 cent)
The following us the abarres on correspons Return Passage Tickets available for 6
dence thus sent im months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. Um reguler rated.
For further information sa to Freight or Famage apply to the Agenor of the Company, No. 16, Praya Centrai.
Agenk
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong. It July, 1876,
40. S. MAIL LINE
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, OVER LAND RAILWAYE, AND TOUCHING
AT SYOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
Se pa
THE U. S. Mail Steamer CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Tokobama, son TUESDAY, the 15th Augusty 1876, at 3 P.M., taking Papers and Fraight für Japan, the United States, and Europer
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are insaod for trumsportation to Yoko bama, and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to porta to Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Eirops, vis OVER
BIRLEY & CO. LAND BAILWAYS BS.S. Compa
-Agente 1098 Hongkong, 18th July, 1878.
TOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE A1 100 years British Clipper Ship
THE AL
"CILURNUM,
PER HALF OUNCE
Hongkong UB.
Stampe. Stamps. Confs Contal
Canada, British Columbia, Naib") Brunswich, Nova Sectio, Prinde | Edward's Island, Vanemuncia B Island Bahamas, Nasan, Now Providence
jo Aspinwall, ---Bermuda, Bogota,” Carthagens, Costa Rica, Ou-| ba, Curaçao, F, Greenland, Jameion; New Granada, Nion- ragua, Panama, West Indice... Hawaii, Now Foundland f |Grasemalo, Mexim, Salvador,
Venezuela
Balase, Greylowe, Gulang, Ion-
darge, Marianique, Sayfa Mar. 18 the, Tark's Island fun Brasilmadegis. Bolivig, Essador, Chili, Pert Argentine Confederation, Ba
enre Ayres, Paraguay, Uru. §3
Newspapers (gbt over 4.cz)
Books, Co., për 4 os al
6.
10
Any artiolos fogad enclosed in Newspapers
A Steamer of the Mile Bishi S.S. Company or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewallory, will leave Shangbai, vil the Inland Sea Forts, de) will be detained. B about saine date, and make close, connection as Yokohama.
ALFRED LISTER,
At New Work, Passcogera bara golaction of General Post Offct,
of lines of steamers to England, France,
various
of 1,284 Tons registor, C, Shrewsbury, Cosi, and Germany, ** moder, will leave for the above Fort, on or
For Freight or Passage, apply to CAPTAIN on board'; or, to
WIELER & Uomo
Freight will be received on board until 4P.M. about the 1st August: bus Fine Boy Aou the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be ozimodation for Cabin Passengers
receiveit at the Office until 5 P. same day -
Parosi Packages should be marked to uà dresa iri full svalue of same is regurados. For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya Central,
G. BEMORY-D
Hongkong, Jaly 15th, 1876,
*ANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM PANY OF MANCHESTER AND a
LONDON.
1136 Hongkong. 3th July, 1870
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
S/S LI.L. American Bark
Fresh inpplies of the base an humerot vier table del
may base from such &taret sopars, RNS AT ANGLO ORENSE DICTIONARY, publizbed ANNA WANA CAUTION (To follow the dimeria floyd)
at the Daily Press on Hongkong 10 prent, the fraud of reling the battles or jare to
should invertably be destroyed when empt.2., Minut trosda should always beozamned myon divory to detect Nokcomprehensiveness and maotical service
bhis Work Slayda uurivalive. All the new any attempt at substitution of artholes of inferien.
brands. ADRES words which the Chinese hare of late years been, alt genuine goods bear the sanes of Crasin & Blackad compelled to coin to express the numerous ob- on the Labels, Corks, and Capasien of the Dotties-- jects in machinery photography, alegraphy, and in silence generally, which the rapid advance
evera 3much improved from what they are in the present day, are more than likely to form our future army or at any rate the greater pare of our lature army, for bome service. The wisdom of this sofame in obvious. It will bring us ne Bear to the systero of universal service enforced in foreign countries as wo dare co-paying at tention to the great unwritten law of the land which makes anything like concription utterly impossible. At the same time it relussen from & F MARTELL'S BRANDY of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are home daly and onuses to be rondy for foreign. It having my our knowledge that sporinas bere given in along, Flach and every word is: 968] service in any field where their proočnge itations we inverted Commers should be pareful to fadly illustrated, and explained, forming exer wanted a very large portion of our regular that they brain the genuine article with our Brand Giges for students of a most instructive nature.
which is to bà, bind of all rodpectable Declets troops. It would be untens to ay that the Matthes Clark & Sons, Grest Tower St, Jeans Both the Court and Punti prunencrations are Battle of Dorking could now be fought with militia aloné i but it is equally curtain that with
Agente
N
CROSSE & BLACKWELL,
PUNYETOR TY THE QUEENSAVE
* SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, E1
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
PHILIP NITZPATRICK," Flelan, Master will have immediate despatch us above. For Freighn, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co.,
974 Hongkong, 2dib Jano, 1676. Mn) GRACE #FOLL NEW YORK.
THE A1 American Bark
BYOBARLES U. LEART
N. Sulphen, Maates, will load hors and at Whampoa, and will bave quier despatch abers For Freight, apply to 52 250 Feb. 10]KARTELLO you, the accents being onrcially marked un
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Neither the CarTATE, the "AGENT" not the 825 Hongkong, Sra Joxe, 1878 TIAN TOURISTS QUIDE the best principle hitherto attained. The top Owsaus, will be RESPONSIBLE for any a little exim puro in bear-training the militia REDUCED PRICE $1raphy displays the eucosa of an attempt to DE3 contracted by the Offers or to raw foreign foe bish would now land in England Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture in the sise of body, thereby elloting a vast Hongkong Harbour
giments might be made quite to post any Containing the names of all the Articles of make the Chinese and English type porrowroud of los following Vossale during their stay in THE 8/8.11 German Bark
We should not forgot that during a great part
of spade, nchieving & clearness nor
FOR LONDON -
MARTHA BROOK BLMANN,"
ko, ke, with the Puli, and Mandarin Prominimaly simbol, and dispersing with theed ANTA, Ger. Uk, Josser.-W. Pelas &
Also a low copus of the GRAMMAR of the vet margins and recant ups which have BENEFACTOR, Am. bk., Raydea. Fussell & 06 Chuge Language, a two Parte
terstefore characterized Chinesa publicativne. OLLAAS, Brit. tr., Bateson-Landstein an above. Char Duty Free Ofice
Is Unstrate the vast maps of the work 16 & 00
of the Peninsula war vait proportion of the station. Duke of Wellington's army was composed of corps made up of way recroita and that with the exception of a law old soldiers, sourat tkam they would hardly bear a favourable comparison
El
Y COAL ALERURANTS
following facts are submitted for oonsideratio. CIZURmux. Erit, abip, Shewsbury.—Wieler Chalmers' Vocabulary containa about 16,000 & U
her Cargo engaged, will have quick despatch 3. Kloth, Master having this greater part of
For Freight, spply to **
MEXER & Co 1007 Hongkong, 3016 Ture, 1876,
STOR LONDON: AFE AI British Clipper Fath
MOONWARD"..
Portmastor-General.
yg Hongkong, 19th July, 1876.
Postage on Correspondence forwinked by Private Ship to the Straits Settlements must be propaid at the following rates, viz.
For LetterBocata por taxes. For Papes,... oach,. For Book Podcats)
end. Packets of 6 Patterns
foreach ounces
The registration fee os auch vorrespvadunge is Twelve ucnts for each Letter, Paper or Agent | Pankot,
-There is a coupon hejret in the aristence of Parool Fost by which such articles as Fans, Dazioa, Silk Dretsce, Sonzvee, Jewellary, Arti- {ficial Teeth, år, can be forwarded at low ratos, It cannot be too distinctly stated that such | Undersigned have beer, appointed things can only be sent ze Letters, and the very Agents for thoabove Company at Hong. cheapest rate is 12 cents per helt annce by Long, Carton, Fonshow, Shanghai, and Han Private Steamer All such packages should be tow and are prepared to grant Insuranses ut Registered (8 gents). If the Parcel ba havý in Current Rateu.
can be sent through one of the Parcel Expressen SA HOLLIDAY, WIS2 & Co. conducted by Messrs. Lane, CrawfoRD, DE 1858 Homekon 15th October 1888. Mr. W. H. Noring, which, for any:bing over a or 5 ounces, will be found cheaper than the THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE - Fost,
AP COMPANYSA
HE Undersigned, beving been appointed Agent in Hongkong for the above named against FIEB or Baildings and on Good to Company, la prepared to GRANT POLICIES
the extent al £10,000 of the usual rates object to an immediate diaconut of 50
Arrangements having been - made under which nils for London mig at Bog from
the rate of postage, chich must be paid su China by Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notifed on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be an fol lows, vis
For Letters For Nowspaperā
For Bocksand.
Patterns
santa par ball ounce
hob." cxceeding
ounce vents,
overy additional 412
Attention is invited to a considerable redne tion in premia for Lafe Imurance in Oliius.
Life Polioian effected, during the year 1876 Share it the Ronna to be declared on 31st December for the quinquennial period then ending
RA, MACG, HEATON - 1405. Hongkong, 27th September, 1875, 76, BATAVIA SEA AND TIRE INSURANCE.
WROZ COMPANY
AREAS UHARTERS BEFECTED.
The fallowing Settlements baya-been offooted Fun Underaged having been appointed me the use of Heart, HRINEMANN & Co.'s/
Agents for he above Complay are presse Freight Oiralar
T. Stimson, Mastar, having the greater part ofEN Babor Cargo engaged, will have quick despatch
us above
For Freight, apply to ? !
SHYAMEVETER & Co, ___U_308 -- Hongkong, láth June, 1876.
322CHIOD NOW, YONK
with the militia of the present day, Puttier:... VEE JUNG 4 đơn side all national vanity and conceit, there is no
Chinese clamotars, and Medhurst's English CORINNA, Brit, bl, Gorman.—Wielör & Co. | small amount of truth in the tradition that Have always on bind LARGE STOCKS of and Chinese Dictionary, about 100,000), whilst DEUTSCHLAND, Gur, Uk, Tiemann-Arnhold, destaras the pluck and ondernog of English every description of Co
this work conlaine more-llian 64,000 Empilh Kurborg & Onl men count for something in the day of trial, Addeos, bare of 100-TY-LOONG & Co., works, and upwards of 600,000. Chinese Chase. ELLAS BIOKKERƏ; dr. bk., Weydumaut.- Eren Soulty who thought bis osa countryaion Ko, 13, Fraya, Hongkong putera, Again, despite all the gemmers and Melobers & Co. - and troupe superior to mil athare in the world, 449 Hoogkong, Jtt hay, 1970,- / ether elementary work as yet published, the Torun, Bidu be, Sæderstreum. ---Chinose, deod, to say that he never could understand Englishmen, or they nover, seemed to know
Underagued have been appointed dog quite examples to theplay the various appli Echellbes & Lo
student of this difficult language absolutely re- GUSTAV ADOLPH, Gerbk Newman when they were beston..
Agouts for the Bale of their Goods is calms and an munta of different words waio Hexyl, French ble, Martel Captain. Hongkong HEA Chha by MOASTO, JEAN K, TEN=" "MENT, Glasgow, and Meders. DaviD CORBAR works contain more than five times as & Car
have une general meaning. Of these examples Joan 0. Munro, But, br., Crane, Meyer 2018, Arbroath
many es any other Dictionary hitherto pala KaTH WATRES, Drit, uk, Fowles, Oier ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co
lished 418 Hongkong, Jazuary, 1867,
LORD OF THE ISLES, Brit 3.a. soha Watt A British Bark NOW ON SADE
***For practical purposee the nemngement of Foral, Hagödern & Ool the work is a complete, that a foranca Laura Gery eat Sollerloh Edoard to its pages enables persem ho under Rebellines Cro
landre English to communkatapally Mislex, Am. 3.m. b. Hogen-Arnhold, Price with natives who understand nothing but Chi Karborg & O
OPIUM.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
FEIDA, Sist July Fales of Now Fatna only have been quade -to-day at 5495. Mendele
SHARE Hongkong and ShmozbarDzuk Sharon 13 per
cont. premium firm, Union Insurance Society of Canton--3050 per
China Traders Insurance Company's Sharp
....... 61,600 per share, Baler."/
Okina and Japan Marine Insurance Th. 15 Chinese Insurance Company-10 per share,
BOUND VOLUMES of the China Operidad, DTrade Report for the Year 1875 Ten Dollars.” KANG MAG
Apply at the Daily Press Office,
Hongkong, Mwab, 1876,
成煤託免
WING KEB COAL BHUP
peso. In this respect the work will be found MARY.L. STONE, Am, ships Puinney, P. &0 indispensable to all Europeans residing in 1 8. Ni Col
Okira, and tɔ the nativen themselves it tablixado, Brif, 14-ms ati, Moore, Giloss plains en bjoots fully with which very few in- & OSAN
parties resident in England and interested in PA Fulton deed of them are perfectly koraaited 25 ONWARD, Brit, be Stimson Mo
Spaa, kiri Yabriet Beatdiór & Co.
MONTEGO,”
si nared to granit Insurances as follows —
MARINE RISKS
Grilltba, Master, with the greater portion of
Belicies at ourrons rates, payable either here, or Cargo engaged, will load bars, sød at in Lotion, or at the principal ports of India,
Australia, and the Tas
A BROKERIGE, OF THIRTY-THREE and ONA For Freight apply to a
ZRISMERK DES — will be allowed to all FOGAD Meks
W bampon for the übero-Porte
KESURUSSELL & 03.
073 Hongkong, 24th Juno, 1876.
NOW ON SALE!
THE Proprietor of WING-EEE Shop bags to this it cannot but be invaluable pecasional QUANG 83, BIL, ALL, JS Traine, Macho TUR HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
inform the publie that als Shop has bosa
It domprises up wards of two thansand large
established se 1955, at Badinotte Tape and quarto page
that he has always a great quantity of BEST Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's ShareCOAT in store for Sale Gentlemen or Satp
$520 per share.
mators wishing to patronite bim to requested Ohma Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$155 to apply at his Bhọn chạm Monac
11447 Honkong, 2nd September, 18752
per share, sellers.
TRUBNER & Co. 60 PATEIXOSTEL-BOW
BELL
MAJANATTIANURAB-British stray
HAYID ham, bks Hnute.” BRARAND BEIDE SIGURA
STUDENTS DE DEV WHEE Lions, and Dr. Farcella Paper Neatly Epund; Apply at the Daity
$2.00%
an extent of $20,000,
E
British bark Cingain, 339 tons, hence to Mel
bourne and Sydney, £350 in full, 30/lay British brig Nerinya, 942 tous, heroe to Hai- phong and back, $1,250-in full 49 ay days. German Semasted sohooner and Hauntedeil
962 tone, Macao to Seuralaya and Batavia, 14,000 in full, 20 lay days
w Gorman bark Plion Bickmers, 807 to
Now
FIRE RISKER Policies granten ou First-pinas Buildings to chwang to Bongkong, 17 conta per picol, A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PAR CENT (207) Gorzown bark Cantem, 373 tome. Newchwane to
18 22 lay day
upon the cœrant Jyoti rates will be allowed on!--Hongkong, lẽ seats pel zieml. 25 lay taya, all premium charged for insurance; such dis." American schooner Marion, 565 tone. Whampoa bynat being dedicted at the time of the tande to Tienuulu and back to Hongkong ma
Newohwnw, pynte terus m
RUSSELL & Co,
Agente
Hongkong,lat, mruary, 1974,
British rig Fioters, 255 tons. Whampoa to
Tiantain and back to Hongkong vid New chwong, 19 cada por pical, 85 lay days.