enog which the Chinone in Californis pay nas
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11en, 1876.
onally to the poeple and Government of the State LONDON, BUEZ CANAL. Nantin (str.), ad sution, let us make tho Tollowing modes computations If we reskon that ouch Ubisa
THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA, of no of the 'instionable rights with which The following is Mr. Ng Achoy's letter to The Facending to the Doclaration of Ambelona In ThesThe subject of the Chinese immigration dependence, all men, sro ondowed by thep to the United Stalon bas, it appears, recently. Creator," will ade, I feel confident, be approved eiled the attention of some peoplo in that by any und politician or esteemen. Betis it. contry, and has been the onus of much alarm true to say that the Chinese do not use or And agitation, and a letter-from your San Tran-" cousume American products, and that they disco correspondent, published in the Afail of remit altogether to Chian the proceeds of their the 24th of May lust, appu which Teddingtabount. To form an ides of the amount of Artiole tard, elrowed clearly the Spatilo feelinge of the Californians towards the Chinese immigraats and their complaints against them. Much ins hitherto been said and written against the Chinese, but little, if anything, ban been heard on their gide, and, ng, the question sevme to have stiranted some attention in this country, I trust that in fairment to my countrymer, you will kindly isser the following statement of a Few faz muid argumenta, principally gathered from a brochure just sout to me, which come to Ive been dayorally writton, from which I din authorized to make extracts, and the correctners 47-which may be safely relied upon.
Do
YOKOHAMA
SHANGHAL.
as Loading
FOR FREIGHT APELY TO
Jon DÄTCHED
Simmen & Co.
Ou or about 12th inst, Hongkong Furdins, Mathieson & Co.............. Que deapston
Vessels on the Berth,
Post Office Notifications.
MEGAN RAYA mast will close
For Shanghai. Per State of Louisiana, to- day, the 11th insi, at 11.30 4.31
Fer Shungbaifo-day the 11th instant, al
11:30 PM
STEAM FOR ST SINGAPORE, PENANG, FOINT DE GALLE ADEN, SUEZ NALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI
TERRANEAN PORTS.. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, BOMBAY MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM 4 LNAVIGATION COMPANES Steamship Jongkong Aubod Karierg & Co. Quick despatche
INDUB CAptain BALLARD with, Hor Hongkong Hoard & Co., Cajok despatob.",
Majosty Maile, Passengers, Spesie, and Hongkong P. MSS. Confion 15th last., at 3 é.hr. Corgo, will leave this for bus abere placca on
D. & O. 8:00-1st prox., at 3 r... SATURDAY, the 19th incaut, at Noun Hongkong B. Davies Quick despatch.
Carge will be received on board nail 6 1.3. Cosmorrow, at noon. Arneis and Paroole at the office until 2.2.3. on Hongkong P.&O. S. N. Oota
Ich instant Hongkong Bibb, Livingston & Co.
AMORAL STONEM Hongkong David Sassoon, Sons &0.00 17th inst, at P.M. For Farbiculars regarding Freight sond Fan Hongkong Jardias, Matheson & Co., On 17th inst. at 3.31.ange, apply at the P & 0.3. N. Ca's Olge, 10:19th inst., nb xöðli. Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF Gaarain.......Assagerien Maritimes...
PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
Lorea
Peking (str
Izíðuà (utr.). As
out
Dejabato (str.) Hindostan (et).
Hotie
D. Shop
Ironaddy (str.).... Madagascar (att.).. Malaces (str.
State of Fionixiano (str.)Jobuston Zaniben (B).
Yeap (str.), Ealone (alch tamaratoon A bis F (str.)
para yehtly to the business commuuty of the NEW TOLK State, for she articles of life he neer and the food, SAN FRANCI300 via YAM he censumos, svoh as fish meat and groouries, and for his bantayakçe in skseb pata: railroads SYDNEY ADELAIDE: and steamers, only 220 a year, by lead than 52 SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, month; apon the cliente before made of 60,000
BHI BANE PENANG Chinese sojourning a Califoram, the amount of money thus paid by them comes to 31,200,000 Ropally. The oppouenta say that the Chinese BAIGON, SINGAPORE, have acursoly nny xeni eat be property * BANGKOK,,, To make the matter clear, and at the game they must and do pag-high rents for the tima to tron the topic in as succinct a manner dwellinge, In Ban Frangiso alone, their reatul as possible, it would, schips, be better to refer in the quarter they inhabit, which compriece to the charges against the Chinese immigrants about eight blaks, supot to less than $150,000 SWATOW, MOT & FOOCHOW embodied in the resolutions adened at the per month; which, boing added to the rent).
Dưới Do & TAMEUL wati Chinese men meeting held in San paid by the Chinese waebloussanúð eigur stores. HOIROT JIGE Francisco on the 5th of Apra, 1876, which moy throngdoit the day, with gwell to $200,000 - be taken to include everything that could be monthly, or $2,400,000 yearly. Assuming that said against them. Their first ground of som. the 20,000 Chinees in cities and towns through. plaints that the Chirone will soon out-number out the Stato, outside of San Franciano, pay no our people, as they ratlate the bince lean ban $500,000 13 house rent, and that the population in California at 200,000, of whom, al istrance paid by Chinese motorenta is any they, 75,000 reale in San Francisos, thus no less than $100, we have a total of $8,000,000 forming one fourth of the 800,000-inbabitante-paidannually by the Chiucastorealestate owners in the State This estimate of the Chinese in in that State. Add now the poll-tax, which is far California soms to be grossly exaggerated, I then $120,000: alec the licence tax for mining, bave with me the statistical returns of the washing; foi, which can be no less than $50,000 they will to departarea of the Chinese, but, as take up too much space, I shall be content with giring a few totals. According to the Catom house record kept in San Fran cives, the total number of Chinese arrival, from 1802 to the first quarter' of 1876, inclusivej. 914.126; mid of departures during the same period, 20,059; thua showing an excess of Hrrivals over departures of 124,087, With reference to this point, the San Francis Post of April 30th, 1870 anms up thas (
The fitimber of Chinese In California before this record (Custom.house) begun to be kept te estimated at 10,000, so that the total of Chinese row in the country, without dedusting the destbs, would be about 134,000, Dadasi 24,000 For deaths, and we have the round number of 130 000 Mongoliane now with 18.
For Sale.
a year, and behold a grand total of the amount ANNUAL CLEARANOR-SALV
of mones dishnrsec anuually by the Chines popslation in bo euate of California, fur tho benefit of the Government, merchante, rent
SURPLUS STOCK
EVERY CLASS of GOODS in LADIES'
MUSLINS.
PRINTS.
Potere.
On 15th Jnet,, at noon,
flongkong Biemmon & Co...o-day, at ? PK. Hongkong P&O. B. N. Cook despaton. Hongkong Jardins, Matheson & Coway To-day, at noon.
Quick despatch. 20 Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co.dis Ta-worrow, at noon.
Douglas Lupruik & Colise On 14th imat.,,ot noon. On 16th inst., ut 5 PM. Siemen & Co....
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR SHANGHAI
ASHEIDSIEOK'S OHAMPAGNE ESTATE OF LOUISIANA,"
TUNA WEISELA CH **ASA
$10 per osa of 2-dozen pints, $18.per gase of dozen. quarts.
"VIN DES PRINCES."
$18
per gase of 1 dona quarts. UHATEAU BELAIR $per caso of 2 dozas quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
$9.
$5.
per one of 1 dosen quarts.
LORMONT
per use of 1 dozer quarts, ..per, &
citate owners, railroad and steamer companie, VICTORIA EXORANGE, HONGKONG. CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1869 equal to $4,320,000. Tuia sini, vast be, it iet must be borne in mind, dora not comprise the the Customs duties which the Chinsee pay for the articles they import to the United States The Rev, O. Gibson, Protestant missionary, OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT and long resident in San Francisor, who boa
AT GEDATLY REDUCED PRIDES- taken groot paine investigate the fucks soncerning Uhinese immigration, and whose DRESS GOODS. opinion is, therefore, entitled, to great weight, hau estimated the duties on Obincee imporÍS. to be no less than $2,000,000. And cr thinly when we look at the figures of Chinese Importa for 1874 and 1975, gathered from" The return obtained by the Senate Sab.Com, the Custom-house returns, which give the -mities on Obicauimmigration from the presi grand total of $9,404,379, they ought to deute of the six Chinese Companies places the want this statement. It will be apparent hamber at a little higher figure; according to therefore, this the above figures, effectively which there are 138,800 Chinese in the Unilod reinte the incorrect idea that the Clive in Stetos, of whom 6,000 raids in the State of Californin spend no money to the State, but EMBROIDERED COSTUMES Catifortin, and of these-88,300 five is an oni to China the proceeds of their labor, and Fransisco and 39,000 in the State at large. The I shall conclude this point with quoting the entire population of San Francisco nów tetőhén, tvorte of the Hey. D. Gibes who says, "It i
GRENADINES
MUSLIN SKIRTS and COSTUMES, aF LESS than HALF PRIOR.
...per care of 2 dozou piuts.
SIEMSSEN & Go 292 Hongkong, lat
at May
1878,7 FOR SALE, CHIEDAM GIN, in Stone Jais, AVE. GIN, in White Class Bottles. Wolte's Sohiedam, Behnapps Champagne, Beer, and Lager Beer. Flostettere, Homeragin, Jork- sail, and Boonekamp Bittore: Soir Kreuk in and WRAPPERS- Jara, Powdered Chocolate, in Bottles.
according the enerally accepted-estimate, about time that the fallacy was taken out of FIVE THOUSAND YARDS DRESS SILES R
eba number of 250,006, and of the whale State
· 900,000; vo Chant even taking the last-mentioned return, which makes a more liberal estimate -thanh-Cutem-hour statistios de bare this result-thas in San Francisco the Chinese population les chas aneirish of the entire population; and that in California the Chinees a amber is Iced than onethirteenth of the whole population of that State
this kind of talk. Many Obioamen wear gor- ments made out of our cloth; they wear our boots not out batal they are fond of watches, jewelry, and towing machines; they ride in our cars and steamers; they ent our Hsb sa beef. and potatoes, and exining our pork market. Take the one item of pork alone, and the Obituar men of this coral pay to our producers on thie Now at bait a willion of dollare noually. If we would itemize she various products which they consumo we should find that they do not send home over 10 per cent of their earnings."
let me compare the number of the Chinein im migration into the State with bat of the white I shall take only one year. During 12 months in 1875 there were 13,163 Chikese arrivale, and 6.128 departures-gain, 6,787. During the asma year, but only cleven months, the white arrivala were 102,100; departare, 29,900; gain, (2,800. Thus it is evidert tint Inst year there was now acccssion of white population numbering 65,030 ne against an insrecoc of Ubinese population of norly-7,000 in other words, the Chinese in thigration last year numbered boat on Dinta Let the white emigration Bat let us suppose that the annet Chinese immigration to the United States should reach 90,000, instead of about 15,000. us at present, and the excess of arrivale over departures should be 50,000 yearly, bow long would it take for the Chiness to number 6,000,000, or oue-eight of the present population of the United States? Jet 100 years. These figures speak to themselves, and need no argument. To my tand they are quite conclusive, and ought to dispel for over the erronnons notion that the Chineee imigrants to America will soon uber the other races. Arthor complaint of the opponents of Chinese Tomigration to Amerion is tint in the labour-arket the Chinese, con onderbid the white man or wema." This charge also jeit ones not horus oùt by fuels. The Fan Francisco Free Press under date of April 21 1976, dove with this question thus
(more or less damage), at 50-Conis
per yard.
A PARUEL of our Fumed JAPANESE:
A-SILKS, at 50 Conte por yard.
LADIES and CHILDREN'S INDEBOLOTE IN Q,
2 GREAT REDUCTION.
GOODS.
I is ideo usid that the Chinese who inmigrats to America chiefly belong to the criminal polntace, and that tay are filthy, immoral, and LAUE
vicious people who fill the prisons and crowd the hospitals" This can be disposed of in u few words. I find that the Report of the Board of Directors of the California Stato Priene for 18 gives e total number of prisoner 1,088, of whom only 187 uro Chinese, The County Hospital Report shows to a small portion of Chinese panikata. The city regard of mortality among them is very small, and Dr. Toland bas toalified that they are personally STRAW elón If the Chinese, immigranta wuro really dirty, immoral, and vicus, as they have beca! represented in be, they would be shunted and hated, and it would be difficult for them to obtain employment Bat the very fact of their services being eagerly sought for in domesti circles, as well as in commercial bones, afforts
complete answer on this head. Can it be that the American citizens will confide their business and hoereboldato Bithy, dishonest, and erin servanta. Either the employers are not what they seem, or it is satrue what the opponunta an in regard to the Chineso.
A
I still stop bere. The subject is by no means exhausted, and much more my bamid but I think suffuient has com been written to prove that some at least of the charges generally inid at the door of the Chinese in California and incorrect and without foundation,
"Chinese boga, 12 to 16 years of age, fresh from Chitin, stabla to speak or to paderstand our language, and perfectly amoquintet with ocr metands of labour, are paid $2 and $8 per wook and foud, Hoya from 18 to 20 years, An old powder-honce in Portsmouth NH able to speak a few words, and partially which is now andorgoing repair, has atrad experienced our debod of labour, command within its walls a quantity of powder belonging to Sapir week and fonad. A Oklusmanto no one knows whom Cartridges prepared able to cook and wash for a family readily in the war of 1812, on which are written Laie contande from $5 to $8 per week. Tu our is for the heart of General Hall, This is for Bastera cities the same kind and nunt of the heart of General Gates are tying in
COLLARS and CUFFS,
TIES, &,
at HALF COST
A LOT of SOILED CORSETS, At 50 Cents per Pat8.
HATS,
MILLINERY,
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, FXsiment Quality, at 35: Centa per yard.
54, Priya Central, AND CO. BAKERY BOMBAY STORE.
AND
Beg to inform the Public.of Hongkong that they have always on hand, of the Bask: Quality and at Modeziste Priors, all kinds of B2BAD. BISCUITS, CONFECTIONERY, HU, BOMBAY Broże
A Witton Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Bonteis required by the Egyptin Government, and cause be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detection of Prejmics which may happen from the ingor, rectades on such declaration of t
Slippers of cargo for Dombay aro requested. to take note, that the Steamora leaving Hong- kong lu cierneyondzane with the Aostelitem Steamers from Guite to Bombay,mney on at Colombo,
Shippers are partionlarly requested to rot the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
MIE Steamship
KAWA. MEIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Orientul Steam Navigation Johnston, Commander, will be despatched na pada Oflón, Hongkour, 43) Angost, 1876.: Above TO-DAY, the lith inst, ut Noon
For Freight or Pamage, 'upply to
A
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents Stenmahip State of Louisiana, 1978 tongkong, 10th August, 1876, de FOR SWATOW, AMOX, AND FOOQROW.
THE Sterinehip
"YESSO**** Captain Purchand will ba dospatubed for the ahore Poria TOMORROW, the 12th ing, at Noon,
For Freight or Passago, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 1370 Hongkong 10th Angust, 1976;
FOR LONDON, 1 SUBZ CANAL." THE Steamship.
NANKIN *. E. M. Brace, Mister will be despatched as above on or about the 12th Augra
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
á genta. 1199 Hongkong: 31st July, 1876.
-FOR-LIOTROW (HAINAN). HE Steamship
T
ARRATOON APUAE
J. Fotore, Maater, will be despistobed for the Labore Port on MONDAY, the 14th instant, at SSP.M.
Tor Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMSSON & Co.,
Agente. 1275 Hongkong, 10th August, 1876. 100 FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY,
AND MELBOURNE..
Plum Wedding Macaronis, per
Gate, per ib. 0.90 duž
1.00 Plum Cake, par Currant, peidez. 160 070 Sponge, pardoz 0.50 Sood Cake,per:16 0 45 Buir per do Almond Chase Fice, per
per 160.70 doz
40, CENTRAL MARKET AND 13, WE
ON STREET,
1198 Hongkong, 29th July, 1876.
H
2:00
FOR SALE. TEIDSIECK & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE.
**MONOPOLE," China. apply to
DELNEN & Co., - Sole Agents for Chris and Japan. Im 1069 Hongkong, 12th July, 1876,
NOW ON SALE DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland Bo
Trade Report for the Year 1875, Price Ten Dollara
Apply at the Daily Práše Affine: Hongkong, March, 1876.
-TAKASIMA COLLIERY.
(Calling off SOMERSET, COOKTOWN, CLEVE LAND BAY, BOWEN, and Kerrst-Bay, to laid Malls and Passengers). UE Eastern and Australian Mail Steara
Comparay's Steamer
BRISBANE
Captain Balfour, will be despatoled as nbore 00 TUESDAY, the 15th August, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C
Agents. 1197. Hongkong, 29th July, 1876.:
W
STEAM TU YOKOHAMA: F0.6. B. Co.'s Steamship.
"MALAQCA,”
U. 8, MAIL LINE., PAR PACIFIC HAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, v OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT TOKORAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
EEUS Mail Steamer CITY OF PEKING will be despatched for San Francisco, vil Yokohama, on CUESDAY, the 15th August, 1876, s 3r taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Koko hama and other Japan Ports, to San Franoîeso, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerton, and to New York and Europe, VA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS. ARENA!
For Bangkok. Par Madagascar, today, the
Its-ins at 1.30 how
For Haigan. Today, the 21th instant,
PM
For Swatów, Amoy, and Foockow-fer Tcao, to-morrow, the 12th inst., at Nagr
For Hainan, Canton (overland).-On Monday, the 14th ist, at 7,8) M
For Insann.Per Arratoon dpour, en Mon- Bay, the 14th inst, at 4.30.M.
For Singapore, Queuelaud, Sydney, Tas manu, and delustice Per Brisbane, on Tuca day, the 15th inet, at 1180 174,
For Bingapore, Popang, and Calonta Per Hindostan and argyll, sa Tiraday, the 17th ice, at 2:30 PM
NAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Packet, INDUS, ill be despatched with the Maile for Europe, So on EATURDAY, the 12th intent.
The following will be the hours of closing the. uile, dar
FRIDAY, TICH voothill,
5.M., Money Order Office cloRM. 6. Past One closes einent the NIGHT Baz, which remains open all night. SATURDAY, 12TH instanta falda
CM Post Olles opens for sale of Stampe, Beristry of Lottore, and Post- ing of all correspondenco.
10 Post Office closes except for Late
Letters Tegistry of Letters reagee 10.13, Leffere may be posted on payment: KÖLATE FEE of 18 cents extra
Postage, until agen
M, when the Post Office OLOSES entirely. 11.30 At Letters (bat Letters only) address-
el to the United Kingdom via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Poket on payident of a Esto Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 11.50 AM, Penting on Board denses.
MALES BY THE UNITED STATES-
A NE PACKET. The United States Mail Poukat CITY OF PERING will be despatobed on TUESDAY, Francisco, and the United States, which will be the 15th instort, with Mails for Japan, San CLOSED Follow
ATM Registry of Letters ceases. 2.30 r. Pos Office closos
-2.30 P. Correspondence may be pated ou board the Packet with Late Fes A Steamer of the Mitan Bishi S.S. Company
of 12 cents estra, Postage, until will wo Shanghai, vik the Island Son Perta,
330 PM. when the ilia inally closed. Fabout same date, ade
-make close congestion stereopondono unat be spasially directed for
|
At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of steamers to England, France, and Germany
tale route, and, if not fully prepaid will be sent : by British Packet, b
Letters, do, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places naced below, if ancient American stumps are added to propay: them from San Francisco to destination. Ame rican Stamps are sold at this Qfoe,
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 24tb prorims. Parcel Package will be recorved at the Offico until 5 Peame day all Parcel Packages should by marked to ad Tuo obarge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong Brent kiľnil; value of satuor is requiredreng Stampa and 10 conte in US. Stamps to For further information na to Passage and those planes only the names of whint are prints Freight, apply to tho Agency of the Company, ed in Italies. To all the other places noved Praya Central.
ecrrespondence cannot be Registorel throngb G. BEMORY, bat only to San Francisco (8 oants).
The following ure the charges on correspon
Hongkong, Jaly 18th, 1876.
NOTICE:
PAN AUSTINEMES:
Agent,
COMPAGN MESSAGERIES
PAQUEF
A ZOSTE FRANCAIS,
CHAM FOR
SAIGON, SCONVAPOKE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GADAS, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA,
M CORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSZELLES:
ALSO,
· PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
CALCUTTA.
SATURDAY, the 19th August, 1876,
PER HALF DUŃCE, Hongkong U.S.
Stamps Stamps.
Coats.
Canada, British Columbia, Nesi Buick, Nova Scotia, Prines Edward's 1s and, Fondouver'à fo Island, Bahamas, Nannao, New Provideron...
Aspinwal, Bermuda, Bogota Varthagena, Costa Rios, Ca
ba. Ourayan Fiji, Greenland, Jamaica, New Granada, Nica- ragua, Panama, West Indie, J Enwall, Now Foundland.
8 Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador, 18
Venezuela....
ON China, Han
will leave for the above plane shortly after the Arrival of the Steamabig Zanibes with the next English Holl.
A. McIVER,
Superintendent
Hongkong, Stl August. 1876
STEMPTU SHANGHAI. THE P. &.0. 8. N. Co.'s. Steinship
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Agentia P. & D. S. N. Co.'s Office,
OR SALE, Large Takasions Coal, at $8 por tan, os Godown, Small Takašin Oval, $8 per tau, er Godown.
Apply to
τα
T, & CLOVER,
No: 7, Queen's Roid, and a Coat Paint, 694 Hongkong, 15th May, 1876.
A Lot of REMNANTS of VARIOUS GOODS,BE SUNG & O
AHALE COST.
SAYLE IND CO., VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
COAL MERCHANTS,
Have always on band LARGE STOCKS every decoription of COAL.
Address, care of T100-ry-Loung & Do. No. 43, Praya, Hongkong.
648 Hongkong, 9th May, 1875N
f
"ZAMBEST"
1224
will leave for the above place about 6 hpars after her arrival with the nert English Mad.
A MolYER,
Superintendant, P. & O. B. N. On's Roa
Hongkong, 5th Aurost, 1976. [1257 FOR LONDON, (Calling at a Continental Port en route.) TER Stomahip
ZAK SUMATRA "
+
| IRAQUADDY" Commandant GALVAIN, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPLOIE, and: (ARGO, will leave this Port for the above plases.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseillos, and accepted in: transit throngh Marseilles for the principal plaocs of Europe. RAI
duras, Barbrique, Sunia Jur. (8 tha, Tirk's Island.. Emzil.............
Bolivia, Ecuador, Chih, Parig Argentius Confederation, En-
enos Ayron, Paraguay, Urg. guay hart mérges
CeBLY.
25
10
Navepapers (not over 402) Books, 30, par é vá, voren Any nrticles fonul envloed in-Newspapers or Book Packets (sa silk scarves, jewellary,
Shipping Orriers will be granted till noon, Cargo will be waived on board until 4, Spécis and Parcels unta 3 r.. on the 18th Angat, 1870. (Paroals are not to be sout) will be detained. on board; they must be left at the Agency's. Office.) Contents and value of Packages are required
For further particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office, S
G. DR CHAMPEAUX, ShActing Agent. Hongtone, 7th Aagost. 1878.
There is a common belief in the existence of a Parcel Poat. by which such slices as Fans, Carios, Silk Dresses, Scarves, Jawellery Arti Boial Teeth, &c., can be forwarded at low ratesi: it cannot be too distinctly stated that such things can only be sent a Letters, and the very obesprat rate is 12 cents per half ounce by Registered (8 cents). If the Farcel be heavy it dan bo sout broagh one of the Parcel Sxpresses sonducted by Mecerb. LANE, OZAWFORD. Or Mr. W. H. NOTLEK, which, for anything over 4 or 5 egness, will be found cheaper than the Post.
labor can be obtained for less money, the tha house. This missiles ascued not to have.QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,AH Undersigned have Town appointed Solo mill receive immediate despatok ng above. The OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. Private Stoner, Alfanol packages should be
average price being about £o-to 36 per week perforced their work of death, bar to have alépt for Arst-class servants, ebile in the country in the quies of the powder-house for over willy
and villages the prioca range from $1 to $3 years per week, so that, as compared with other portions of our country, in the matter of Rowestiu sorsants, we have no cheap Jobsor an yet on thi coast, not even Chiness. Wiia tovar cargas the Ubinese any bring to those ahores, cheap domestic labour is not yet one of the
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENGES
THURSDAY, 20th Auguit."
To the targe sales at Now Patna yesterday bus cceeded a perfect hull, and no business" 1:18 bon reported in the drug to day. For New Benares there has been likewise no enquiry!
EXCHANGE.
Ox LONDON M
Bank Bille, or demand.
2ħtu £704- Bank Bille, at 30 days? Bunk Bille, at Gmontlis' gbt 4/1 Crodite, ut 6 monthe sight 4/14. Documentary Bill, at 0
mente sight.
4/12
George W.Swou, one of the proprietors of the Union Box Factory, who formerly employed Chisamen, and now employs 50 boys and girls and 20 men, all white, states that Lie boys. receive from 500, to $1, and the girls from 603. to 75% por day white be paid no Chile than 750, per day. Many oblier instances osn be adduced to show that Chinese, Jakbar is higher ban the same kind of white labour ta the United States and Europe, prinsipally from the fact that the Chinese, baring left their own csualry, naturally demand higher wages stond. But even newyning that the Chinese immig rants chaapan labour, still that will be no enficiant reasons for excluding them from country; for, if they obsapon labour, it buat bó admitted that they at the time time cheupen prodase and lower the prere in the market; and since. California bile free communication with foreign countries, the lower shacus redeokong and Shunghat dont Bhares-10 per
Meloent premium.io.
okaro
UN BOMBAY,Bank sight.243 ON CALOUTTA-Bink, sight.... 2434 ON EBANGAZA
Bank, fight 103 5. Private, 30 days, night...N 285
SHAEES
the price of her geoin the wire will skeprosper. Unto Insurance doofety of Canton$650 per Cheap labour benefits a country and gives rise ||
to new industries, which necessarily furnish. Obina Traders. Insnranta Company Kamarges employment to labourere. It would be $1,500 for sbazé national to any that the white labouren would hina and Japan Marine Insurance Te, 15 be injured by Iskobrisiving machines se to com=" plantat they are under-bidden by the Chinese Chinese Insurador Company $205 per thote
per'sbate,
HONGKONG;:
AND AT SHANGHAI.
FOR SALE
UTLER PALMER & Co.'s
Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPIRITS Apply to
* SIGMSSEN & Co. tt 941 Hongkong. 21st June, 1876.
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER
DAVID CORSAE & SONS" Merchant Navy
Navy Bollad Long Thar Crown
CANVAS.
AINHOLD, KARBERG & Co. if 1180 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
B WITH THEAT PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATIONARE
An ANGGO CHINESE DICTIONARY, pablebed
at the Daily Preis Office, Hongkong-
Agents for the Bale of their Goods in Hongkong and Cbina by Mesara, J. & R. Tax BENT, Glasgow, and Meara, DAVID CORSAR & 30m, Arbreath, a
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Đứ¬
t 419 Hougtong, January, 1867, <.00
Steamer une room for about 200 Tone of Light Car
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Arebia 1221 Hongkong. At August, 1878,
FOR LONDON.
THE TOURISTS GUIDHE A1 British Bark
REDUCED PRICE $1.7
Containing the names of all the Articles of
THE
OOHEA,
Trade, objets of Natural History, Furniture, Captain Adaiss, will lead bere as above, and ko, ko, with the Pasti, and Mandarin Progenises with quick Cesputab,
in
Through Rate of freight from Canton for Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Measurement, Goods £2 Ju. per Ton. Cherese Language, in two FB,
Tie Dudy Freza Office
煤部榮
WING KEE CUAL SHOP..
THE Proprietor of WING-KEE Shop begs to
inform the public that hie Shop has been tablished since 1855, at Endicott's Lane, and
Apply to AVEN
ABNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tt 1274 Hongkong, 10th August, 1876.
FOR SYDNEY, ADELAIDE. "THE Al British Barque
ECHO
For Freight, apply to
that he has always a great quantity of BEST will have immediate despatch as above. COAT in store for Sale, Gentlemen or Ship- masters wishing to patronite him, arraquested to apply at his hop
ly 1447 Hongkong: 3rd September, 1876.
NOT RESPONSIBLE TON - DEETS
Neither the CAFTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the Owens, will-ba-RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crew FOR compreensiveness and practionl service of the following Vessels during their stay in
this Work standa uurivalled. All the new worde which the Chinese bave of late years been
AND MARIANNE, Gerbk, Dabb jealain machinery, photography, telegraphy, and Win. Fustau & 06.
The question has been conclusively snavered Fongkong Fire Inerando Company's Shares compelled to coin to express the unmerous ob ADELarbour. GEST
by armor of Santa Clara je communication 3610 per abure.
experience and personal observation. He
in scienos generally, which the epid advance ALICE BUCK, AD, slip. Stonicum-Messe-
B. DAVIES,
2, Queen' Road. 1231 Hongkong 4th August, 1976, TAG FOR NEW YORK,
FHB AJ British” Barc
AMA“ BETHANY"
SHIP COMPANY,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS- SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, R CONNECTION WITH THE UENTIAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND
CONNECTING BAILROAD---
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS. PRESS, OCEANIC, will be despatched for San Francisco, Yokohama, on FRIDAY, the lat Soptember, at 8 K, taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United Atates, and Earopo
Connection is made at Yokohama Ktaamera from Shaughni, a
with
Freight will be received on board until 49, of the lot instant. Earcel Packages will be
ab Received at the Office until P.M. same day. All Parcel Packages abould be marked to addrees in full; valve of data is required.
His Excellency Governor Sir ARTHUR ED- WARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., is pleased to direct that the following: revised Rates of Postage (including those notified on the 1585 ustaut, be published for general information.
URNIS. SLETTERS.. Franor and Algeris vid Brindia,13 per + oz. Brasil, Rocietration F
BY FENCE PACKET Continent of Europe (Frances
cepted)....18 per 1 Forte of China and Japan (to or
from) 8. per 408. Adon, Coylar, India,
Pondicherry,
Shiyon perox Spain and Portugal, vid Brindia.18 per ‡ oz. The above are all the changes hitherto mado in the Table of Rates dated the 1st instant and mont be regarded as superseding that Table an far as they apply. =?
Tickets Arailble for 6 months are issued at a on regular rates.
Batoru Fassagnction of 20 per cent. CHARTERS EFFECTED,
The following Settlements are taken from For further information as to Freight or Measra. HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Cirqu hotain Beedah will load bere and nt Whim- Pange apply to the agency of the Company lar
No. 16, Praya Gesical poa for New Yor
For Freight, apply to
HEARD &Co. 1191 -Hongkong, 49:h July, 1876-
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
to the San Francisco Chronichs, and his words China Fire Insurance Company a Shares $150 ara-workby of consideration on this point, bes per share
at foreign relations has imposed upon them, arogeries Maritimbe.
Cotepany, are prepared to ORANT IN caten, being a farmer, he was speaking from Hanging and Whampoa Dook Compunye bom given in enterico. Isäch and every "WAYƐle "ANGTÍZ, Arik ate, Beact Jardine, Mathsaon HR Indersigned, Agente for the above!
Baaree47 par gent discou
folly Wustrated and explained, forming erer & Op, Honggong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Coscises for students of a most instructive nature. BENEFACTOR, Am. bk, Hayden-Ramell & b.SURANCEB at Current Rates, Obinrmen. This is a grand mistake. We pay Stanghal Steam Navigation Company-Ta gizon, the comts being carefully marked on higher than are paid in any alför Stats 60 per share,
suyla y
G. B. EMORY, British bark Corca, 581 tons, to London, £a 71.
Agent, 61. per ton of 20 wt., 36 lay days
British Vark Follany, 050-cams, Whump
New York, private terass
pagkong, 1st August, 1876.
PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Undersigned having been appointed Agent to the above. Company at the Pert, are prepared to grant Policion against
British ship Corona, 1,199 tena, Manila to Lon-
40s or Liverpool, pritste terine, British ship James Shepherd B49 tone, Cebu to
-Londen or Liverpool, private terms. British bark Scotun 31 tore, Manila, to New
Turk, privato terms.
It is said bat, wages are reduces by the Shares 15 per veal, discount. Both the Comet, and Purit) prononciations are CALABAR, Britt Hutchison. Landetona, MELOⱭEBS & Co., Fire to the extent of $40,000 on Buildinge or Norwegian bark Krik, 412 tõus, Manila to New
the best principle hitherto attain d. The typo CA38HROOKS, Brit otr, Evaus-Chinese. make the Unmose and English type correspond &
of the Union The fact Shut a great deal of Hongkong Gas Compaar'a Shares-375 or reply displays the success of an attempt le COREA, Brit, bark, Adam Douglas Isprak cheap labour is secured enables farmers and share.
|
go Goods stated thercing cardi
TRENG BORDOUGLAS DAPBAIK & C
717 Hongkong, th November, 1868
Tork, privato terms. O +German bark Caroline Hein, 673ns, silo to
New York-private terma
orders to discharge a port in the Unitsk IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM.Freneb bark Unumre, Swasey Lo Channel for Kingdom £2. 6d. per ton of 20 dwt, or if in a park on the Continent, £2172. 60 per tog vi-2lowLA RAAMATERI Geruma biz ha, 417 Cebu to Melbourne.
(Hemp), 23 10s. per ton of 20 et 25-lay
otters to par white met more than they could Hongkong Hotel Company's Sheras Sie pocomoray Dí epáče, nahieving a demes not CORONA, Brit abip, Strauban-Adamson Bell 1. POLIOLES AGAINST FIRE to the NAPAN YOU
do otherwise. As well as that horece do a share, de dis
great deal of work simply for their warding Ohinese Icapetiat Loun-£104
and that they live cu what a white man could
not live on, and then reduce wazen. Why not
CHINESE
“A genta, Royal Insurance Company ti 1780 - Hongkour, 97th March, 1876, UCEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: Undersigned nic prepared to GRANT in the size of body, therby effecting at COHN, Brit. bk., Gorman. Wieler & Oo, previously attained, and dispensing with thosa&Co | extent of 45,000 Dollars on Buildings or on A vist margins and sonas apaces which have DANUBE, Brit. Str, Clancy-Toen Füt Kong. Goods stored therein, at Current L Hates,
anbject to a Disesant of 207 on the premis
KNORTON & Co., SALES OF AUGUST 10TER AÐ REPORTED BYE heretofore characterized Chinese publications FORTUNE, Bium, bt, Sarren-Chinear basis the Barees from the land? The farmer
AVTo illustrate the vast scope of the work, the TB; Dániah stk. Toru. Wm. Pualan & Co. could have ble ground spaded up. This would Yollen 6,000 pisula, As $2,12, by following facts are submitted for consideration. GLOUCESTRE, British bark, Viarent Rezario prov de labour for aten who est vote. To wala Chan Cheng to travelling, trador..
Jalmar Vocabulary contaras about 10,000 & Cot B Hongkong, January, 1878,
hut what of thút. The country would prosper Wo to travelling traders cost him five dollars to rates a sack of wheat, Castlef base, at 231.00, by Kwong Fook Ubincoe characters, and Medhurst English GUTAY AND MARIE, Ger, ship, Doores-Arg-UNDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. and Chinese Diellonary about 100,000, whilst hold Barberg & Co, C
187 LEAPENHALL STREET, LONDON White won would get coployant. Now White Wa 100 bige, at $5.45 by Took this work contains more than 50,000 Inglish Bora, Bristry Gardner. David She-
WEA USTARLI HRD 1848, know this to be a fact the pine out of every Chong to local trader UFIN
Ar words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chario soon, Sous & Uo.ONTAN tem mon who carry on business in the country Shivratri 10 packages, at $21.50, Wo Keeters, Again doepite all the grammare and Fooary, Am, ship, Frost Tudor Company. look upos this anti-Chino talk and how as to travelling truders
other elementary works as yet publinked, the JAMES SHEPHERD, Brit, ship, Madden-V6 Bacalled for. They know that the property Wane Sugar-70 Bage, at $415, by Wo Kesident of thle diffealt langenge abwolutely re- gel, Higeten & Co. of the country depends very much upon the io local trader
quires examples to display the various spyll, JAMES WHEÖsy Brit bk PrideauxCluere. labour of these same bestben Chiures,White Wa- pleoce, at $80.96, by Kin. cations hard equivalents of different words to JEDDAR, Brie Bir Darkness.
tou to their re
new hard one general marating. Of these examples JORG U. Mosno But b Orane-Megas Botel Nets-500 bags, at $2.75, by Wing Oo this work contains more than five times and Co Hong to travelling treder.
meny as any other Dictionary bitberto pul KATH WATERS Brit be. Fowlee-Order
LOAD OF THE ISLES, Bell, Su job. Watton lished.
So much for this question
risks on behalf of this Office, by First Undersigned is authorised to accept Clase Steamers and Selling Ships. VERAL HOSkate Jan Inly, 1867.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANUM UOMPANTAT HAMBURQ.
R Company are prepared to GEANT IN SUBANCES to the extent of 369,000, on Brit-
ant risks at ourrent rates
Fonga 20 hnga, a $3,05, by Lop For genetical purposes the arrangement of Vogel, hagedorn & Đông HE Ladersigned, AGENTS, for the above
Let me it to another round of complaint usually preferred against the Obeso,1mm granta to Amazigo, and that is " that they do Dovce their money in that sonatry, do 204 boy, but importfegni China most of tid clashes they wour and the food top consens, sands fai da telling under send to China ibe propseda of "their inhour." Aaving thie charge to be true, whiab it inget,
it by no means constitutes a vaild reason for getting rid of the Chinese in California, as is bas been demonstrated, and indeed it is generally mumitted, that they are very tenfely in that! they have hided and are still aiding te develope the datural resourica" of "the country; multiply industries, to widen the frið of labout, and to increase it wexit. It la reasonable, and politie that, before permitting A Murungar Lo set ble feet if your country, you should stipulatə with chim that, winsterer 100243 be way caTE, ha is to spend it in the game plan where it is fstry and boncstin ernedP. Scob an attempted Tostriction on natural li Vorty and infringoutsuk
travelling traders
Shellfish 20 bars, at $18.20, by Kong Sany the work is no complete, that a relerince MADAGASCAS, Ger schmer, Timin-Sier
to its pages enables a person who under20deva per 2560 Hands Luglish tá odnímunicate effectedly MRODA, Brit, str., Johnson,--Hop Kee & Co. with nativen who understand nothing but Uke MTRADO, Beit. 4 metr., Boom-Bilman & Co nese. In this respect the work wil be found NORDEN, Dsurat, Journe Jardin Mathes indisponsible to all Europearey residing in ton & Co. L
HONGKUNG TEMPERATURE.
11 674 Hongkong, 27th March, 1876, MANUHESTER FIRE ASSURANUK
Chins, and to the natures themselves it er. OGRÁN, DEL TU, VAQUER--Jardino, Maib WY.COMPANY.DE
plamis subjects fully with which vary Arwin & Co, v
deod" of them; ara, partec acquaintext a PTO URURIN, Brik etz, Betting Tarties realdert in Englund no interested in Paio, Spán, atri Iladriózá
China it cannot but be valuable cocasionally, EEWAMB000,- British at Bute-Moléhers
If som prives n'pwards of two thunband large kwarto paros
ZRUBNET E Ba
UDARCE
Pinto Briti
BUBICON, BIG-
1. Company, are prepared to grant Policies
Underigned. Agents for the sure- against Tire to the extent of £60,000 on Bay
FIRST.OLARS BISK,
at Current Raise British bark Esko, 369 tona, hence to Adelaide
med Sandy, £900 in fn), 40 by daya, pe A RETURN OF TWENTY PER CENT (20) will be made on the premium charged on all frences, ench Razvan teing payable on the aue of the Policy
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
ariat Fire Insurance Company, 333 Hony lut Werob; 1674 DOMITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIER ASSURANON COMPANY, LIMITED.
OHARLES A MORGAN, Agent. Ay 1 Hongkong. 19th June, 1878.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANT,
a bark Deutschland, 200 fuse, Whampos Tientsin and back to Hongkong sid Newah wang, prisata terma
German bark Madagascar, 90 tons Whampoz to Tientsia and back to Hongkong vid Newphanag, 344 cents per picul, 53 löy daya
British 3-masted schooner, Irn of the Isles, 917 tona, banipos to Tiestain, private toms, Germish bark Bontto, 524 tons, Newch wang and Chefoo to Whampoa, 17 cents per pipul, 38 lay'days Cerwin back Jouchira Christian, 497 tone, Now oh wang to Hongkong, 16 coats per picul 20 lay days.
German bara Gristor Adolph, 273 toas, bence to Baiphong and back, $1,000 in fall) German hark Pallas, 421 1one, Keslung to SongLai, 511 per ton of 20 out, 18 lay
遊
NOTIUER
ADOLIDINS granted at current rates on Man daya E-Undersigned Avents are in tersiperine Blake to all parts of the World. In German barf Jolden Smidt, 434 tore, Whampoa – instructions from the Board of Directors, sodordance with the Company & Articles of 4 a 179% 10: Tiệntain and back to Hongkong bui rathorising them to lenne Palicion so the ortant soolation, Two-thirds of the Proile credule Newelwang, $8,300 in fall, 38 lay days.
£10,000 on one First-lam Hink or to "bated unnally to Donylbutor.hether Roure German lark Laugh Bulauch, 238 tons, the extent of 16,000 on Aljetning Risks st holders or not, in proportion to thenes amounts to Chofes and Naweliwing, to Hong Current Bater
of Fremin couteautod by bach the remanine king, 1 senta per pictl, 30 lay daye. baina balus carried to Beserve Fund, Britial stoner Pernambuco, 643 tone, hence to HOLIDAY, WIAN
OGIPHANT & CO – – Sligon and back, privata terme.—
General dente, British steamer Penso, 652 tona, benod to Sat $187*%
Att fil-Bonekong, 17th Ap
gon and back, piriyută serius,
TAUNTON, Brit ship
temmen d
lê Forconi