mement je ingrossed by the want of some more details than are at present given to the public The public durat anterotand the quaation; the publis don't see whers the Mint is to be; and they've na general idea how the scheme is to by Sarried our More details would certainly, if it is a good menegre, improve ita chances of Bucccer, at the present momeah it is in altor vagueness. I say thin in the interests of the adame under the firm impression that morn infirmation, if it is possible for the Committee of the Obamber to gire it, would greatly assist
the meanore.
Mr. AMPBELL—It come to me that it would not be proper or wina for this Chamber to give infurmation at present, or prasude taj listate to the linese Government what erroney they ought to tablish, or where the Mint should be played, I don't think it would he wise to give any information of that kind, until we see whather the China Government are willing to take up the measure and deal with it I think wo shall be in a better position in reference to these details when we have an ex- ~passion of opinion from the Chinese Govern, ment as to whether they have or have not napativard the establish of the Mint. We on then give the hint information we postces, and make suggestions us to whore it ebeuld be piced, ander what anperintendence it should be krachtung pada teman se pode von be bent
to juste.
M. Hoog-Was the Committee some much nobene to lay before the Chincas Government
The CHAIRMANNot at present,
Sir. Boga-I have always found from past experience that we aver progress unless we have adve definite scherpe to work upon. I do o táink the Chinese will do anything in the watter musil yua lay something bolero them, and ann show them that it is worthy of adoption If we have not something of that kind to in before thour we shall never succeed with the achee in view..
effectively enrried on by the General Committe of the Chamber, and in handing this report to the Obainber they bog to tender their resigon- tions.Waiter Pearson, Beratery, Tressuted at a meeting of the Geuoral Committee, held on the 3rd October, 1976),
T4 CHATEMAN. quid that was all the business of the epgoial meeting, and the meeting would now resolve ilsulf into the annual one to reculve the report and accounts. Tog ind had the report before them for some days, and bo would preposs. That the Anno report of the Commitee for 1876 he passed."
'ME CAMPRELL seconded.
The CHARMAN in the resclation, and it was carried unanimously,
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dhe miceland old cadra. and Watmore. In reporting upon iko business, of the year, the first daty of the Committen is to refer to the questions which were left in their hania by the general weping of the members. Two important matters were then brought for ward, pa which the wistics of the Chamber vere expressed in the 6th and 6th Berlutions as follows: Resolution 5.-That this Obamber is of opinion that the want of a fixed stxolard of value, and of a national oflren aarroney, is a groot impediment, to the development of the foreign me weil da the native trade of the country; and that the Committee be requested M. DAMPBELLA all events we can ask to prepare a memorial to be addreased to the what attitude they assume towards the mousure, Ministers of the Trenty powers at Peking, in sod if favourable we can then proceed to gul-order that they may induse the Chinese Govern mens to establisba Mint for the coinage of The CHALKMAN-We have now certain logal tender silver coles and token merey. The amount of information we could furnish thewolemorial to be anbmitted to a speaint meeting either with the Chamber of Commerce or at the A Nice Assortment of CREzks andSTRIPES,
lest matetiul and forward it`torihem.
of foreign merchants AT
Mr. EWALD-But the Tootsi is exactly against us. I wish the Keong boo would de pusit his weight somewhere where it could be found. We should all be satisfied then. I abould like the Obamber to bring this forward, ad come to some agreement with the Obiness authoritice. The waighte might to deponitad
Unstown.
with. We could, tell them what the Calenten, of the Chamber to be cilled for the purpose, Hongkong, and Juppa Minte have cont. We before it in forwarded to Peking. Resolu The CHAIRSA asked if Mr. Ewald wished to have collected that information already, Budtion 6.-That a Committee bo appointed by put it in the form of a resulation P no dnot the cast of the proposed Mion would be Committee of the Chahar, to investigate tion if the sommiites would take the matter. Hr. BWALD bad ne viet to propose a remola, le one of the very first things the Chinese the grievances Germinent would want information app, Shanghai respecting the trade with Chinese up. It would be very desirable, if they would What we want to do at present is to ask the generally, and other matters; to draw up a full have a series of Atandards of the Shanghai, finisters whether in their opinion the Chinese report respecting the same; when completed, Canton tael, &e. The ting was to have som Government are so favourable to the scheme to persent it for adoption at a epugil meeling recognised standard of weight. na to wish Mint established, and if they of the Chamber; and, to soud said report to wrighed it we ouuld end them all details about the representatires of the foreign powera at caining. It would be unless to and ap to Peklag." Peking all the detaile now.. E they guy they are not favourably disposed to the scheme, ali sur details will be asaless. That is all, the memorial does.
Mr HOGG-Frovided there is a favourable reply, what will you then do?
The CHAIRMAN We shall send them all the information we have, and any further informa. tion we can galber from meetings of the Chat her or from the Committed. We can agros un a dollar coinage, I think that is looked upon as the most acceptable. -Some of the bankers be taken the trouble to write out their views, and they are favourable to a dollar currency We could also certainly carnes the opinion of the merchants of this place, and they would no doubt be mora ready and willing to give au opinion if we had sa official report that looked Tike a Mint being established. Hitherto, mer plants have not been very willing to give an opinion on the matter; they have thrown cold water ou it because it was so problematical whether the sabeme would be carried out or not, Tucy ure favourable to the cohere, and if we bad an official report anying the Mint was likely to be establianad, no doubt they would all come forward und wupport it As soep Be we get favourable information from Teking, I think we shall all ebow greater interest in the project.
Mr Hood-Is it to be entirely a Chiness
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tion the Committee base prepared a draft of a
In accordance with the fifth read Memorial to be addreased to the Foreign Ministers. at Peking, which is aabmitted with the report, to him with respect to the proposed establish and will be brought before a special meeting, ment of a Mint, and he was sorry he did not tata beld hefore the annual general meeting. bring it on before, but it need not occupy two Certain particulars relating to the original minutos. Suppose the Chinese agreed to cost of a Mint, and to the working expaises, establish a Mint, and by-and-bye the Bauka have been kindly furnished by the Hooglong refused to spent the currency, as in Japan. Ez Government and the Master of the Culentta Japao boy had the yen, but foreigners declined Bint; the Hot Unter also uplied a report to take it, and would only take Mexican dollars, of the Japan Mint, is all of which are inchiedeo that there were really ten currencies, which valuable Goda for future use. But the Committee a worn than it was here. decent it expedient to frame a preliminary letter to the Miniature introducing the subject ment be likely to establish Mint, under the A Splendid Assortment of Fasson and Max. and waking for information and for their support recommendation of Foreign officials, and iveus with the object of ascertaining how far the currency that foreigners would not take? proposal would meet with favour, previona to j
Mr. EWALDIf they establish a. Mint they entering into detalls of the working of the will establish a Chinese Mint and if the solamo, The Bankers in Shanghai wore re-manager be not straightforward, be muy dobe gested to state their views or the subfoot, and some of the cuine and if only one should be those who replied were of opinion that a Toilar found not straightforward, it would affect the SPRING currency would beat serve the burpses of trade whole, for it would be thought they were ran- is China. The Hongkong Chamber was also sing good and bad coins together. Foreign asked to aid this Chamber in its deliberations Bank would say they could not depend upon upon this matter, but the result of a Meating the cains, and would reject all, and keep to the WHITE and STRIPED LISLE THREAD. Harrington, Master, will load here and bave Specie and Parcels until 3 r.. on the 21st of the residente of the Obiony was act in favour Mexican dollar.
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advice would have great weight, and the Chinese would be aalikely to neglect any precantion NEW RIBBONS, sugeated to them. They were not doing this. of their own motion. Foroiguero, were asking them to do it.
Mr. EWALD-Bat do you ever see the Ohinein
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of the establishment of a Chinese Mint; à The CHAIRMAN eurgested that this was one readiation being puased ne. foliowa That of the details tout could be advantageously under present circumstances this Chamber doza conoiderod when it ence to be a question of consider that it is advisable that any making definite recommendations regarding s recommendations should igne from them re-Mint.. garding a Mint to be bliebed by or under. b. WALD suggested it beforehand as a dif- NEW The CHAIRMAN: -I presume it would be a the authority of the Chinese Government for culty to be noted. Chinese Imperial Mint under the direction of the issue of coins legally current in the Tenty. TLO CHAIRMAN said if the question was foreigners. That I think would be insisted on Ports of China." By the heaviation of the puubed forward by the foreign Ministers, their by the wovers or promoters of the undertaking, last aanaal meeting, the Comatictes was Mr. Hood-To capot say anything about requested to appoint a Special Committee to the locality?
investigate and report upon the grieranoes of The CHAIRMAN-No, I do not think details foreign merchants, and at the fire, meeting of have been broached. The establishment of a the Committes, Mesars. J. M. Candy, J. Jart, - Mint has beon put before the Government, and E. J. Hogg, M. Kalb, P.Muslean, and W. S.
they are apparently favourably disposed to it; Wotmon members of the Chamber-were do anything without being pushed by thu and the question is, is it not worth our while aminated in association with Mears, Bell, foreignacs. If they carry this out, they will taking the step I havo proposed, and thereby Fitz, Nissen, and Paterson, from the General Berry. it out y a Chinese institution. You do ako tint it isa matter of very great importance Commulites. Mr Perdon was unbsequently not find they get more and more foreigners to for us to have a Mint or are we to turn our requested to join the Epos:al Committee as manage their business for them, for they are faces saide and look with indifferensa as to whe-Chairman, Mr Kalb being appointed Vice trying more to manage their own but ther & Mint is established or not?
Chairman. The proceedings aro recorded in themselves. The idea of a Mint is very good. Mr. LAVERS-I cane bere en-day with the the report which is, appended hereto from cause we cannot depend upon what we now intention of proposing that this draft memorial, which it will be seen, that after collecting have as currenor, proposed to bu sent to the Ministers at Peking, materials, bearing upon the subject of their he altogether withdrawn, because I was under deliberation, the amittee found it ex- the impression that the time is neurocly arrived poticnt to hand over the husiness to the "Mr, EWALD replied: because it was a paper for the Chineso, to take up such a matter as thie. General Committee, as it oval, he more currency in Japan. What he had meant was Ithought she whole thing would ha discouraged, conveniently carried on by that body. Sure that Japan bad a gold coin, which byland-bre protably by the Ministers at Peking as well ne the abjent was considerat by the Hem- became silver coin, gilt, Those gilt soin passed by the Chinese, and that the memorial would er ut the Chamber, in March in the for some time in Japan, the Japanese being be placed in a bolo and never heard of again, relations between foreign trade and the Chinese, simple enough to believe they were gold.. But Mr. Purdon has told us that be has it on the Government having beeu sonewhat modified - Mr. HOLLIDA→But what we al for bere fa big best, authority that the subject is meeting by the Convention signed at Chefeo in Septema eftver coinage. with some dit do favour on the part of the Obingse, and, therefore. I think it would be unwise to silow the memorial to drop through.
The CHAINMAN-If there is nothing moro -be ouid by gentlemen present I will pat thì
resolution to the meeting,
Mr. HOLLIDAY would like to know way they would not take yen in Japan.
her, and by negotiations at Peking, and is, the 31. CADIPBELL said the Japanese bad not sing for the annual general mesting was dehaned the adver you at all.
Mr. WITON added that it-wag a better coin approaching, the Cowritted teemed is deñirable
The subject thon dropped, and the Chairm announced the result of the ballot for a New Committee, de follows:-Messre. Bell, Farben, Gubbay, Henasquio, Halliday, Hübbe, Johnson, Lavers, Wetmore, and Wood.
to afford the several uzembera an opportunity of than the Meziona-420 ugaínet 416.
a to the age of is not dabaged, giving further expression to their views. More sapouially as the Chiefoo Tesution has not yet bat the uid was debased. been ratified by the British Government, and as a revivion of the Tariff and Commercial Articles of the British Treaty may be demandei next year. It is for the meeting to decide bat future actron absl be taken. A letter, dated 3rd Feb, 1876, was revivad from, the Nasalesfivia Chamber of Com meres, pointing out the jury to the Chinese Silk sendo arising from a want of care in reeling. N. G. Daily None, This watter küs pieviquely been brònght before this Chamber, and measures have beenetakeo to séquipe the native dentore, with the feelings of the trade st bbaie. In the present instance the above-named letter was translated juto Chinese and piroplated sanget thy members of cho Chamber with the request that they should bring
The meating then broke up, with the sunl compliment to the Chairman, Abridged from
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The motion was then put to the vote and carried without a discuțient.
The memorial is addressed to the Foreigr Ministers at Peking, and states that, The object of the Chamber in bringing this question "to the notion of their Excellenties into Rolicit the combined action of the Foreign Representa sites, with the vion of inducing the government of shiecountry to establish a legal Bxcâ standaré of value and a National currency; the want of these ads to trade being deemed a great im pediment to the extension el comercial Inter. course between foreigners and natives, as also to the derelingment of the native trade.”
The CHAMMAN said the net batairena was the Report of the Special Committee on trade grierre Freresatt of the refoo Convention uko denlinga. A proposat was made during the the true for ordinary und $5873 for select and the argotiations at Peking bad modified the year, that in feu of purchasing all in booka "beats of some. The rate for Benares has kept questions that were put before the Committee it should be presented for sale and inspooled intoady at $545, very much, and the Chatoo Convention had been “banks," is being the opicion of the warmber Tapparantly very well received, He was come, aby suggested tilia obange, that it would facilí-
Wat astonished to see that the address protate the detection of false packing, aud tunteire Ox LowDON.— sented to Si: Thomas Wade was signed so eilk might thus be bought on its merita, selected numercualy, after pearing the remarks made and sorted by the buyer without regard to the suningat the community. Hoverer, it was an Chinesa shop or phonuchin The Committee Ingresabla suprise to find that it had been so took means to extertain the views of the silk generally signed, for it was proof that the oigners buyers, and found that the shove proposal dia. onsidered that affairs at Paking bad been ably not meet with favony, it not being generally and well conducted. It bud, however, cut the admitted that the purchase of silk in books" ground from under the feet of the Committee: was incompatible with proper examination. O
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fully illustrated and explained, forming exer. Undersigned have been appointed Cousia, bas collected additional subscriptions
cise for indenta of a most instructive nature. Agents for the above Company at Hong- and appropriated Tis. 100 of its funds to make
Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are kong, Canton, Foschow, Shanghai, and Han up-to-tulause-required: The net Bougkuay and chughar bank Sharegion, the assente being carefully marked on Low and are prepared to grant Insurances zi
the best principle hitherto attained. The typo-Current. Rätös,
raphy displays the seams of an attempt to make the Chinese and Eugliatype correspond
Mr. GURRAY moved." That the Heport of the Special Committee on Trade Grievances be ap-" cepted, and that the questions therein mentioned - be dealt with by the General Committee of the
Chamber as opportuvitice may drove."
Mr. CAMREELL eoczded, and it was carried taenimously...
of exception of foreign merobandas fram likio
EXCHANGE.
Bank Billa, on demand......... Alk Deuk Bills at 30 days' sight. 4/5 Bank Bill, of 6 monthe sight &/F m
FUNT
AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION. *
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published "at the Daily Press Otice, Hongkong.
Credita, at & sontha' sigh 4/1 to 4/18, co pork standa intiralled. All the wow To comprehensirenose und practical servico Documentary Bille, et
month sick..
ON BOMBAY,---Bank,sight...
CALOUTTA,Bank, aight,
Bank, sight..... Private, 30 days sight.
SHARES
per coat. premium......
sbora.
75%
dace within the Settlements, arranged between Union Insuranes Society of Canton-1620 per the Ministers of Treaty Powers and the Faking
The following isan abfidgement of the report of the spatial comunities. The questions witten Government, was followed by a proposal of the Ohana Praders Lusarauce Company's Share the Committee proposed to investigate were Tastai of Shangbai, to adopt certain rules for 81,950 per share.. -I-Questions of General Interest-Illegal the regulation of the dealings of the Custom Chinese Insurance Company $805 per ebore, Texution. Trincit Duor &o. Rosidengu in the House and likin officers with exempted, roads. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-- Interior, Opening of New Porte. Revision of | On the rules being widmitted to the Conetile, $525 por ebare. TeriFund Equalization of Duties, Guild Action. five of them ware referred to the Committee for Obtus Fire Insurance Company's Shures--$150 Repayucut of Debicks in Syres. Legal the opinion of the bubber. The Oya-
per atare. Jurisdiction. Questions of Le cal Interest-mities considering the Rules to be unneces-Jouy kong and Whampoa Dook Company's Bonded Warehouses. Woodang Ban-Amaly Foury and obatractive to trade, urged the Shares-1 por cont. discount gamation of the Saltlements. Differential Dutica Coasalar Body to witbuld consent to their Hungkong, Uantos, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s in the two Entlemanta, Revision of Land Regn, adeption and to refrain from authorizing any Share14 per cent. discount. Intions: Letters were forwarded to the Cham. Begulations exorpt those of a simple nature cal. Shanghai Steara Navigation Company--Tla, bers of Commerce of Hougborg, Away, Tinukov, sulated solely to profout foreign merchandise 953 per suare and Fruchowond to thirty firment cerious porte whiet from its clarity to native gooda night. Hongkong: Bi-Lompany's Shares-$75 per of China, making for information and suggee, give rise to diepate. The agconnte of the Chari, share, nominal, tions on the questions af general interest named ber for the year 1876 are appended, and show a Hongkong Hotel Ciopany's Shares-$7 per "above; and full riphies have been received from balanco in band of Taels 1,128.68, which is with one or two of the fire addressed. The Chum the Chartered Mocantile Baok. Subscr prize Chinese Imperial Loan-£100. Ex: ta, 130. bere of Commeros of Foodbow, Amey and from 53 members, amounting to Tuele 2,652, Hongkong bare theenliject at li noder considera- bare been collected for the year 1877. tion. The Hankow Chamber has made certain - The CHATEMAN moved "That the acudiats tggestions regarding half-duty cereificata and oftue Chamber for 1976, showing a balance in residence in tho Interior. The Committee has bund of Vis, 1128,67, be passed.” been favoured by the Municipal Council within. B. H. Is sebonded the restdation, danils of Tuxes, lavied, in the Foreign Bottles | which was carried,
words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the ammerous ob
in fall; value of eam in required.
Return Passage Tickets available for 3 mouths we issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regalar rates.
For further information as to Fraight or Parraze, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queon's Road Central.
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1877.
Agent.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
NOT
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNEES, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crew of the following Vésents during their stay in Hongkong Harbour-
AMAZI, British bark, Bill-Captain." ANGLU SAXON Brush ship. Herrington,
Yorel, Hazelora Bắc ANNIES HALL, American back, Noloon.
Dongles Lapraik & Co."
BELLE OF OREGON, American bark, Merriman.
--Bozario & Col
T
THE Undersigned, Agents at Rongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Polisicaagainst FIRE, to the extent of £10,000..OEINGTOO, Britiel S.m, sob. Baikie-Bornes on any Building, or on Morchandise in the same,
Company.
at the usual rates, sabiral to a discount of E, YON BEAULIEU, German bark, Bebalader.--
wunty per cent. (20 %)———-
GILMAN & Oo,
Agents,
Borneo.Co.
HILENE, German bark, VolgaardeeD.Wieler
A Do.. 1065 Holcony, 7th July, 1874,
JEDDAH, British steamer, Clark-Gee Cheong
Hop MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMMENEA, American abip, Taylor-Vogel, Ha
PANY OF MANCHESTER AND
LONDON.
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. 1959 Förekoa, 15th fictober, 1868. THE ORINA FIRE INSURANCE SAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. GENCIES at all tko Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, and mang.
Baka aceopted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premio current at the above-mentioned Ports.
No charge for Policy fees.
JAS. 1. COUGHTRIE,
spalomas – Ent. Movie 1871
in the sise of body, thereby effecting a vaat economy of spaco, schiering a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those vast margins and vacant igace which have heretofore characterized Chinose publications.
Tor practical purposes the arrangement of the work is so odimplete, that a rolerence to its pages enables a person who andey standa English to communicate effectively with natives who understand nothing but Chi- mese. In this respect the work will be found indispensable to all Europeans raiding Ohina, and to the natives themselves it a plains subjects fully with which-vory few in- deed of them are perfectly acqasinted, Tu parties resident in England and interested in BATAVIA SEL AND FIBE INSURANCE Osian it crinuot hus be invaluable cocasionally, To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following favta az aubaritted for consideration, 15
Vocabulary 492tains about 18,000 SALES ON MARCH 1ÚTH,
Chinese character, and Medhurst'e English narod ÜHIKESE.
an Chinese Distionary about 100,000, whilst Black Pepper-130 bege, at $8,20, by Wo this work contains more than 50,000 Baglish Ming to travelling trader.
words, and upwards at 600,000 Chiace charao- Felicice at current ratoe, payable either hero, China RootS melita, at $11.00, by Tai tare. Again, despite at the grammar and in London, or at the principal ports of India,
other elementary works as yet ablished, the Australia, and the Best.
share two g
REPORTED BY
COMPANY.
نمیشه
Joorstory.
Undersigned having been appointed
Agoats for the sboru Conípany, arte pro-
to grant Insurances as follows- MARINE RISKS.
Policies granted on First dass Buildings to
uxtans of $20,000,-.
i
Europe, to., ou THURSDAY, the 15th instant. The following will be the hours of alosing the Maila, &
WEDNESDAY, 14th instans,
5 T.. Money Order Office okuses,
6 PM. Post Ofira closus except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. THURSDAY, 15th bistaut,
7. Poat Offico opens .for sale of Stampe, Begistry of Tettere, und Phat. ing of all correspondence.
10 AM, Post Ofiou alors oroept for Late Letters. Registry of Letters consc 10.15 A., Lettore winy he posted on payment
of LATE FEE of 18 conte Oste Pestage, until
11 AM, when the Post Oflee CLOSES 11,90 A,M., Letters (but Letters only) addres
ad to the United Kingdom di Briniet, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of & Luts Fee of 48 cents extra postage, 1130A.M., Posting on Bourd seses.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United Staton Hail Piket ALASKA will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th March, with Mails for Japan. San Francisco, the United Statce, and Londor, which will be CLOSED as follows:-
2.P.M.
Registry of Letters ce80s.
330 PM. Post Offiae clues. 2.30.1. Correspondance for. Japan or the United States only may be posted on board the Packet with Into Foo of 12 cents eria Postage, antil 250 P.: when toe Mail is finally closed, Correspondanos ant be specially dirooted for
this route, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Packet.
Tettera. &c., oan be posted for Canada," the West Indies, and other places named below, it
alficient Americaâ stumps are added to prepay... them from San Francisco to destination. Aina tion Stamps are sold at the Office,
The charge for Reiatry is 8 cents-in Hong Bong Stamps and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to thoon plyses only the names of which are print- ed in Italica. To all the other places named correspondence ornnot be. Registered throngh, but only to San Francisso (8 cas).
The following are tho obarges na antrespon- dence thus Bent ---
LETTERS. Per Half Ounse. Hongkong C.S.
Stamps. Stamps. Centa Coule.
Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nona Sentia, Prince Tiana Island, Vancouver's B Island, Bahamas, Nassau, New Providence..WAPTRI Aspinwall, Rerwaada, Cuba, Fiji,
(treenland, Jamaica, Panama } Hawaii, New Foundland 8 Gutenla, Marqueens Is., Mexi- }
ca, Salvador, Tahiti.. Belize, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa
·Biog, Curses, Greytoon. Gui- ana, Honduras. Martinique, g Now Granada, Nicaragua, San-
1 Mar. Trth's Island,
Fenezuela. West Indies olivia, Chili, Ecuador, Peru..... Brasil.......
Argentina Confederation, Ba-Y
enoa Ayres, Paragony. Usu- 8 -guay....
£7
BOOKS & PAPSES,
Cironlara, &o, for Canada, pero
10%.....
Newspapera for all other places (Bot over 4 02.) each Paper.... Books, ka, for all other places, 18
1
4
10
per 4.oz..................§. Any articles fonad enclosed in Newspapers er Book Packets (si silk marves, jewellery, o.) will be detained and said.
NAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKE", The French Contract Packet "ANADYR' will be deepstabod from Hongtong on TBURS, DAY, the 2nd instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Baropę, víð Marseilles; to Saigon. Singanore,. Batavia, Galle, Australia, New Zealaza, Tasmania, Fiji, Adon, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This ie the heat opportunity
for forwarding Correspondence to B. Aftion, the dope, St. Helene, and Ascension
Letters may also be forwarded to India by this Packot, but ona be paid only as far as Cry lot. The postage to Ceylon must be pranaid, Such lettere should ho marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Oxile as unpaid.
The following will be the hours of closing the Maila, &o,-*.
I
++
WEDNESDAY, 21st March,
-5 P.M., Money Order Öffice alases, Pout.
Office closas except the NioKT BON, which remains ovea all night.
THUESDAY, 22nd March,
7.AZ, Poet Ofiou opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondènca.
10 M, Registry of Lettera cenas,
11 A., Post Office clases except for Inte
Letters.
11.10 At Letters (but Letters saly) except heee to and throngh Australia, may bo posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents exten postage, until 11.90 A., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
Arrangeraents having been made under which Mails for London arriving at Suez from China by Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is boroby notified that the rates of postage, which must be naid in advanes, on correspondence addressed to las United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol- lows, vin,
22 cents per half punce"
ecob.
For Letters........
For Newspapera.
For Books and Patterns....
4
Founce * centa
... 2 ounces Scents. every ones 12 cents,
Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Ofoe not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling was, but there is no im- pression of a satil,`
The attention of hoxholders is called to the gedora & Co,
necessity of carefully sealing sach boxes with PRASTO, Brisiab bark, Laidmen.-Arukold, some recognisable sea, and of sending a Chit-
Karbery & Co.
Melchers & Co.
book or receipt with them. The omission of SARAH NICHOLSON, British abip, Selkirk.the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to wea ther, the contents of the box aver reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, us to whether part of them might not have been ab- strooted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.
SIA HABBY PARKE, British ship, Chaprian,
Melakers & Co. SYRINGA, British 3-m, sob., Partridge-Ohun
0:1000g Wing.
WM. TURNER, British bark, Tudorsord
Rozario & Co. WODAN, German bark, Meyer. Wieler & Co.
TEE SUNG 400,
COAL MELOBANTS, Have always on band LARGE STOCKS. 01 every description of Coat
Address, oate of IoTYLDONG & Co.. No. 45, Praya, Hongkong.
The foliasing rates of postage which past be paid advance) are shargeuble on Packets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom vid the United Staton
For a packet not oroeeding loance
In weight.
2 suita For a packet above 1 ounce sot ex
and
seeding 2 quncan 4 For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
seeding ouncee............ 8 648 Hongkoor, 9th May, 1876.
eight cents for every additional four ounces, THE Undersigned Eave been appointed Jote These rates apply to Printed Circolar, Price Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Liste, kasket Reports, and all printed papers Hongkong and Obina by Messrs. J. & R. Tax other than Newspapers, as well as to Books NENT, Glasgow, sud_Mossra, DATED CORBAT & sad Trade Patterne or Samples. SONE, Arbroatt
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Òoˆ... · it 419 Hongkong, January, 1867, **
KRUFF'S CAST STEEL WORKS,
PITCH ESSEN (GERMANY
SOLE AGENT FOR UHİNA, F. PEIL, Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
BE CHUNG NGOI BAN PO
(Chinese Daily Press), PUBLIGASD DAILY,
-To provide means of remitting mall suma of money to or from thría Dolony and between
and Anents this
fatura"bo lowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stampa from foreign residents.
Between Fongkong and Shanghai, or Hong- and-Yukolme, however, in either direction, Money-Orders must be used.
Porter office will to locate to al
The Stamps tendered for sale must not ex-- Josed 825 in value, wuge-le-ponicstip slain, in
good condition, and in atrips af at least two,'an) Is the beek incdium for Advertising among the so separate Shangs will be purchased. They Natizo Community. pa | must be presented perennally or xoupabled It has been established upwards of TWENTY by a note. YEARS, and enjoys the largest bona fide siron- Lettare containing Stamps should be regis. A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT, (29"}) | lation, of any Chiness paper in the South of hered, and the Stampe bould be secured from upon the scrreat loosi rates will be allowed on Ubins. It is carefully edited by an experienced observation. aff premium obarged for insurance; such dis Chinese Scholar, and ochtaina FULL and R. sount being deducted at the time of the inANG LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. of policy.
Torus for Advertising oss be obtaiced at the BUSSELL & Co. | Ofies, Wyndham Stress, Hongkong; or, from
3. Apesta, tas difurent Apenta, *
menti, but the Committeo is without the maana CHAIRMAN Buid their art breiness was the Foong-Shun Lo bravelling trader of varying tire statements. The Chamber x steelect on of a General Committee for the pay. Vermicelli 50 bags, at $8.00, by Tai Foong, student of this difficult langage-old P A FEQXFRASE" OF THIETI THERM AND ON in postission of a sayil of these taxes in Obluese, ing year. He suggested that it be left to Lày Bbut to travelling trader.
quirca examples to display the rariGUB ALD-TRU PRE CEFT. Will be allowed on all LOOAL for a translation of which the Counter fe aleo | Souretary to count up the votes. He presumed Dried Bambor boots, 20 bags, at $9.50, by cations and equivalents of different words foh RBKS,
FIRE RISKS. incebted to the Council. The questionsthat were that course would be acceptable to the mem. Wing Shing to travelling trader
have one general meaning. Of these examples to be treated in the Memorial on trade grievances bers, (Certainly,)—That was the whole of tho
Red Datza-50 boge, at $4.63, by Wo Kee to this work contains more than five times as which the Committer was instructed by the business to be bringht before the meeting, bot travelling trader).
BODY as any other Dictionary bitbergs pub general mecting to prepare, will, it is ovident, be any other question might be brought forward
White Bagar-200 bage, at 35.70, by Kin Taí | lished. monterally modified by the Qvuyeution madu | by members.
to kiel tender.
It comprises upwards of two thousand large Betweet Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hung-chatki DAL, ESWALI -mujd bąbelieved there were su
Seaweed-20 bundles, at $3.30. by Bing Tai quarto pagos. sed, in the opinion of the Oommittee, further standard weights in Shanghai. He thought it to travelling trader, action should be avapénded until tuo precise would be desirable to buye some, and that they Foogu10 bage, at $28.00, by Hing Tal to ferns of that Cenvoution are known: The should be kept in some pubito place. When travelling truder, members of the Special Committee believe that bankere received silver from home, they bud to Eapanwood-500 picula, at 81.99, by Tack Moe. the busines, would be more piaveniently and compare their weights together, but thira mun. Hop Keo to boul iruder..
TRUBNER & "O»› 60, PATERNOSTku Roy: WH, BELL
→ Bungkong, lut January, 1874,
1 Hongkong, 104| January, 1877 -
The Postmaster or Agent may postpote par- chosing if bis public faads in band are not. sufficient, and be will retuna-kɔ pozokasa in kuj base which appears doubtful or auspicious. Es lo allowed to eburga a Cominission of- one par
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