MISCELLANEOUS,
The Danburg News suggests that a "profanity eur" should be atmoted to every railroad train as well as a winaking car.
Tire Ronan Osmanlio clergy in France are now compelled by law to pray for a gaystem: of -government they thoroughly detost.
Andy whose flight sarprised Londen wooioty, abant a year and a half ago bag sinan that time ,cun up a miltiaer's bill to the amount of 24.000.
For
HOW ONE OHIJAGO NEWSPAPER
7-ØAUGHT ANOTHER TEAM There is a castom among evening papera of stealing andh other's despatches and other news a practice which can lurdly be resonoiled with sivist morality, though perbeps based on good basinose principles. The Evening: Neon,a) aprightly and lively little paper of this city, feeling aggrieved that the Post should have taken its National Press Amsciation despatches without as mûob ne enzing, "By your lenwe,"
fallowing bogus telegram in its columna
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH, 23, 1877.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION
FESBAL'S NAMOGI
CAPTAIN
The Anti-Vivisection Boalety, instead of start-pat up a job on its neighbour, and printed the LONDON, SUEZ CANAI.... Nestor (atr.). ing o new agitation, intonda for the present so confine itiel? to watching the operation of the Act. of last westİON.
The enginners who have made a detailed ex- amination of the month of the Mississippi of cially report that the shannal is 20 feet doap and 200 for wids throughout the South Pass,
At n wale of antimties in New York the
otwer day a frayment of the tomb of Auron was knocked down for ten caule, Public faith relias of the Holy Land was undiy shattered by the Oriental Rizanr at the OCentennial,
An American paper says that the climate of, Souta Georgia in a mild an that of Italy. The only change of apparel poople in that stivn make when winter come in to pin s. pod of red pepper to the loppet of their coats, sad even this is oppermine.
7. Ruskin has gone out of the mostbeti na honestenitrado. Ofte he has been a sage, with whom we wight" sometimes pɔnasal take, and sometimes ton;" now, however, we are driten in dépend upon the counsel alone. The tea is denied to us Examiner.
A company bas heen formed in Switzerland for unearthing the villags of Plors, in Graubus: den, which was ɔverwheltned by a fall of rock 1618, acarly 1,000 persons porisbing. A rich Looty in baped for from the abapo, factories, churenci, &.-Tands', Correspondent.
The Russian Medical Guttle staten that on the let of inak January the Russian arty pows asd 2,103 enrgeoce, 250 apothecaries, 0,897 meintent purgeons, and 17% veterinary aurgeoza | This give on wrgeon for every 407 men, ous apothecary for every 3,454, men, and ocean. sistant autee for every 11 monLondon Medical Record.
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It absurd to thick, says an American paper that the adoption of professione tonally regarded ua esculine Mopolies unserer Woman only minkes them business lite,, Here, cut in Montgomery County, there is a lady lawyer, she is, or wow, micried. And the other ¤ás à client. went to her office and found the door locked, with the following notios pinned up on cutside:Gose to my husband's funeral, back "in thirty ainates,”.
Dord Sulisbury and Sir Henry Elliot, as well
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"▲ SAD STORT OF DISTRESS IN SERVIA.
Do.
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Do,
"A correspondent of The Times, writing from NEW YORK. Servis, where he has spent many weeks, anys.
that the country prosents a gloomy picture to
Anglo Saxon MoNear...
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the travolter. The land is devastated and the SAN FRANCISCO wa Y'HAMA Relgio (str.). people are starving.
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Chy of Tokto (stw).. "Everywhere be found men and women.ory.SAIGON, SINGAPORE de... Aunder (str.) ine for food. He could see in any large villaro SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &o..... Kashgar str.) ** BRISBANE, &o... Normanby str.). boudreds of young men and women in x atata
Dor
of semi-adity. It has been a hard matter for BANGKOK, the priests to keep the palace under their YOKOHAMA
Do aontrol, Children are starving by thousands
Doi throughout the country, ***
SHANGHAI.
The men young and old, go through, the streets shouting for brand, oraing the rich for not coming to their aid. A for days Mayor of the provincial town of Sorik fened a prodlamation ending with the ominous words : Er us siht la Etall we nel lam cmolt,' (the municipality cannot aid.)
Upon reading this the people, led by the women of the town, organized ̈n riot, in the conran df which a dozen bouses were piilagod and, over twenty paraens were brutally mur dered,"
The Past swallowed the bait and stole the despatch whole. After it had printed it in its first edition some one explained the matter, and it grau auddenly withdrawn. Tao joke. way be appreciated by reading bastward the apparently foreign language in the nest to the last para- graphi MeMulicua'referred to are, of course, the proprietors of the Fóst.-Chicago Tribune.
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Danube (str)...... Monzaleh (etc.)... Sande (str.). „Ruduorabire (stc) Djemaah (str) ......... Khivg (str.). sjäuferor ista',} . SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Taison (str.)...
Cham
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For Sale.
AI LEB
FIRST ARRIVAL OF SPRING GOODS,
"EX "ETATE OF Louisiana,”
NEW GOODS in every Department of LADIES' OUTFITTING. SPRING SILKSI Well, A Nice Assortment of OHECKS and STRIPES,
apecially adopted to Spring Woar. BLACK SILKS! PLAIN COLOURED.
A.ministor, in ons of his parochial visite; met sowherd, and asked bra what g'alook it was' *Abōnt twelve, sit, was the reply.. quoth the minister, "I thought it bad breu more It's never any more bere," and tho boy. "It just begins at one again.”
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OPTIM
WEDNESDAY, at Maroh. Patas, of which ordias y cheato placed at 159, The business of the day-has been confined to
and adlost chests at $5973.
❤
EXCHANGE
Bank Bille, on demand......... 3/97. Bunk Bills, at 30 days' sight. 3/10
Bank Bille, at 6 months* sight 3/10% to 3/108. Oradita, at 6 months' sight S107 Documentary Ellis, at myaths sight,
ON BONDAY.-Bank, night. Ox CALCUTTA-Bank, sight.. ON SHANGHAI
as the other representatives at the Conference, brought away with them a remarkable souvenir" of their fruitless attempt to settle the Eastern ON LONDON- Question in their own way. To each the Sultan- praseated a copy of the new Torkish Jovatita- tion, gorgeously bound. Fifty copies of the same document, also handsomely corerad, base been reserved at the Turkish Embasaý lut dia- tribution among the leading diplomatic Tures- philes. Euch oy bours the Sulton's autograph, The following is r copy of an invitation resently aldresved to a married couple as the West End presenta hor compli- menta to Optain and Mrs. —— and requests the pleasure of their company on at $oblock. The tank will be kept.bytesoli guest in rotation. Houlette. Last season, barat sud picquet were the order of the day-or rather of the night with certain fashionables. Is the return of the Queen to the leadership of society to be signalled by the intrudnation of roulette En
€13647.
·Bank, night.
Privato, 50 days' sight
SHARES,
6
10%
Hongkong and Shanghai Bunk Share-30
per cent. premium,
Union Instante Society of Chaton-$620 per
· share,"
China Traders' nenrance Company's Sharce
$2,000 per share.
BILKS!
SPRING DRESS. GOODS
The EMPRESS STRIPED MOHAIRS,
7 STRIPED LUSTRIS, PLAIN COLOURED LUSTRES, WASHING LAWNS. NEW MATERIALS in BLACK DRESE GOODS, for Morning or Ordinary. Wear.
The EMPRESS STRIPED 'MUELINS. „NIAGARA,STRIPES.
NEW SATINETTE MUSLINS. FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS. A Large Ashortment of WASHING MATERIALS.
NEW PRINTS!
A Splondid Amortment of FRENCH add-MAN- CESSIEL PRINTED, our own registered Patterns, Warranted Fast Colours,
WHITE QUILTINGS, MASSELLAS, PIQUES:
Chinese, insurance Company-$205 per share, SPRING COSTUMES AND WRAPPERS Mongong FireLaurance Company's Shares
3540 per share...
China Fire (asurance Company's Shares-$150
per share.
We must ears to Buffer shat we cannot rade. Our life, like the harmony of the world, is com poood of acutrary things, ofserezal notes, awcet and barel, oharp and Bst, sprightly and solemn Land the musician who should only affect one of
these, what would be be able to do? He must ugkong and Whampoa Dock Company's know how to make use of them all, and how to)
Sharca-10 per cost, dievount. mix them; and we likewise the goode and evils Hongkong, tanton, and Maano Steamboat Core which are cousuttaatial with life. Our boing Sharus per cent, discount. cannot en balas without this mixture, and as Shanghai Stern Navigation Company-Ma -ons is noʻlees-cecsusury-to-it-than-the-other--- 100 per share.
Montaigne
The Railway News shromfiolen the death of Mr. Thomas Page, civil engineer, Mr. Page mada a volentila menstrument of Westwinster
Abbey, and discovered during his researches the passage leading from the transept to the crypto! | lie Chapter-house. He was resistant engineer of the Thimes Tunnel, under Mr. R. Beamish, on hoge retirement le was appointed acting engineer of the work, carried out the second ball of the torral and the Middlesor shaft, and completed the tonnel, Westminster new bridge "was bis principal work.
It is not pleasant to fad, says the Army and
-
SPRING HOSIERY.
PLAIN and STRIPED SILK HOSE. WHITE and STRIPED LISLE THREAD HOSE,
WHITE and STRIPED COTTON HOSE, SPRING SCARVES and TIES- COLLARS and CUFFS.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares 67% per NEW TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS, Hongkong Hotal Company's Shares 474 per
obare.
akaro.
from Paris.
UNTRIMMED HATS and BONNETS.
LACES,
Chinese Imperial Iron 1105 10s. Ex... NEW RIBBONS,
GADES ON MARCH Ast, ás RsPORTED BY CHINESE.. White Wax-4 pieces, at $55.50, by Yee Tai to travelling trader.
$1840, by
Interier Chrdemons-30 bags, Wo Biar to travelling trader,
Siam Bapenwood-800 picule, at $2.10, by Wo Bing to travelling trader.
Navy Guscito, that, in spite of all that Mr. Hardy-Seitpetre 20 bagi, at $1.50, by Kwong Hing bus dons to improve tos position of the soldier, Chong to travelling trader.
the desertigas from the regular army in 1976) amounted to 7,759. It is so enty to seanpo military service when the 1stter Gocomes dis- tasteful, that we coly wonder that more man do not desert. Our own fem belief in that by ibe cost effectual mes of arresting the evil would be to oxuss every officer and soldier to ba tattooed with either a crown or a V. If the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge ret the example it would soon be followed, and any idea of degradation world become absurā,
Professor Tyndall rently delivered an in teresting lecture on the subject of spontaneous generation, en ob debated wong the learned Philosophers on natural science. Ho aborad with great clearmon tha attèy fallacy of the filez, and the absurdity of believing in such an old wives Inble ne that of spontaneous generating. He proved the impossibility of any sushi procena in datore. In this instance, he has rendered good service to the case of common senso sud Batutal religión. To suppose that any nieature can come into existence by an not of its own spontaneity is one of those glaring falsehooda which haveafforded infidels an argutsent against ) the existence of the One Almighty Creator, by whoes fint alare all things consist and exist The Rock.
Brown Sugar-206 bag, at $3.35, by Bbing Chong to travelling trader.
Rot l'eas--30 bays, at $2.45, by, Hing Ta to śravelling trader.
Kwong Maw This travelling fruder.
Yellow Peas-1,500 pioals, at 270, by
Tarmicelli-30 bags, at$9.30, by Kwong Sang. Tai to travelling trafer.
Milled Rice-8,500 pictis, at $1.96, by Tack Med to local trader.
Saigon Rice-18,000 pícals, at 81.76, by Hang
Yuen to tonal trader.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. (Prom Hanzas FALZONER & CO'z Ekoisma) March 201
Uprometoria, Kimi
Barometer--r----***
30.150 30.095
rooso
20
75
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Thermater¦ AK Therusveier-1 .. Thermorster Avs (Weibully Therondelas. (Wei bolly Thermometer 2:20. (Wet Tall).... Thermometer... Tattori "Thermometer-Minions (aver, night).........
UHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
In the notics of Borland Hills Life in the last Spectator, writes a correspondout, a story is quoted which the reviener daeme spooryybal. I sospect that it is so, at least as regards ****** El Jt well be funnd in the "Angals of the the Paris, wherein an account is given of the foraible "pinning” of the hero, Mr. Mient Balwbidder, in the Kirk of Dalmailing "Mr. Given, who was then the minister of Ington, Essa jooose man, and would buvo bio joke oven as a solemnity. When the laying of the bands upon me was Adoing, be could not get near voough to pat on hữu; but he atretched out his ataft and Combed, wy head, and mid to the great diversion of the xanh, This will do well. Bameter..... enough, timber."". Given and Lugten aro, of sourer, feigned names, but in, his “Notà, ind
REGISTER..
YESTERDAY% TELEOKAMS,
BAROMETER, THERMOMETER,
Tucrcter altichal..
KONG.
RTAT,
netratione "Mr. Gait says that the story was scion of Wind, cale
as the "plaolag "of a neighbouring nineter.
Com medly told of Me. Thoús, minister of Govan
Mr. Walluge, in his book just published.or
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Kufa giro not very fatlaring zocount'ol Wet herrameter... 08.0 38.0 66.0 (0.0) 0.0
the Forgy, Te quotes a secret - report on the
subject to the Grand Duke Constantine, which
there. ...
is of a huge damaging nature. The people, it can! Rain...
715
FEATHERS,
FLOWERS. A Large Stooket BABY LINEN and LADIES' UNDEROLOTHING.
DRESS. MAKING! Our DEESMAKE has recently arrived from
England, bringing the latest fashions. Frum the experianse she has bad in beat Loudon honeca, she is quite perfect in Alting and style altogether.new to this Colony,
MILLINERY by a FIRST-CLASS HAND,
S.AYLE AND 00 VICTORIA EKOHANGE QUEEN'S BOAD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG;
AND AT SHẲNGHẢI. -
FOR SALE.
UTLER, PALM
Celebrated
FOR FERIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DISPATCHED
...Butterfield & Bwire.... Hongkong Mayer & 00.
Tongkang Vogel, Hagedorn & O... flongkong Vogel, Hagedoru & Co. Hongkong Togel, Hagedom & Co.
0. & O, S, Co. F. M. S. S. Co... Hongkong Massagerien Maritimes..
Hongkong Gibb, Livingaton & Co... ILongkong Tuea Fet Hong Hougtong Mesageries Maritimo........... Hongkong P. & 0. §, N. OɔAuña
jini masa .:Messagerie, Maritimes.......
¡P. &.0. S. N. Go..... Butterfild & Swire Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Qo..
Insurances.
SUN FIRE OFFICE
NHB Undersigned is prepared to. Grant Polioios against Fire to the extent of $30,000 on First-olcen-Riske,
A Discount of Twenty per cont. (20%) upon the Current Tool Rates of Premia will be al lowed upon Insurance effected with this Office.
T. G. LINSTEAD,
Agent, Sun Fire Office, 1335 · Hongkong, din October, 1378. FRÆNIZ FİRE INSURANOU COMPANY,
On or about 3015 inst, Quick despatob... Quick despatob Quick despatch. Quick despatch jh 3rd proza at 3?..
On 14th pros, at 8 v.M. To-day, at noon,
On 29th inst, smodn. Ta day, at noon.
On 24th inst, Caylight.
Quick despatol
Quick despator."
kajak despatch.
Qaisr deupatah. Quick deepatol. 30n or about 27th inst.. Da 25ch inst., daylight.
Vessels on the Berth.
2
FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SIDNEY, AND MELBOURNE. (Calling off-SOMERSET, COOKTOWN, CLEVE- LAND BAY, Bowen, and KEPPEL BAY, to land Maila and Ppasangers), ƒTHE Eastern and Anatrafian, Mail Sterna
Company's Steamer
"NORMANDY,"
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTION.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
ANNA MARITIMES PAQUEBOTE FOSTE FRANCA18.
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail till cloud
For Singapore, Enator Australis, No Za lawd, &c.-Per Normanby, to-day, the 22nd instant, it 1.30 PM.
For Bangkok-Par Dunn, tomorrow, tho 23rd instant, at & 1.M.
STEAM FOK BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, ISMÁLIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES, ALSO, BOMBAY, MAHE, ST, DENIS, AND PORT Maresilles:
LOUIS..
་་
THURSDAY, the 33ad March, 18%, at Noon, the Company's Steamship "ANAPTR,” Cotmandant MOREA, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above placos:
Cargo and Spesie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in teanait through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Largo will be received on board until 4, P.M.. Specie and Parcels until Ś P.M. on the lat March, 1877. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agonoy's Olice) Contents and value of Teckiges are roquirco.
For further partialam, apply at the Com pany's Office,
Agent.
H, nu POUEY,
Hongkong, 9th March 1877.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES AND SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet " ANADYE ** will be despatched fra Hongkong>TRUNS». DAY, the 22nd instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vit ta Baigon. Singanors, Bataria, Gallo, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fiji,. Aden, Baysholes, Reunion, Mauritius, Barz, and Alexandris. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Correspondence to B. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.
Letters may also be formarded to Judit by this Paakot, but oan be paid only as far as Cty
on. The postage to Ceylon muss be prepaid. Snob lettore should be marked Paid to Gallo only; they will go on from Galle as unpaid. ·
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, &c.
WEDNESDAY, 21 March..
5 PM Money Order Due cluses. Post Oor closes except the Niour Bux, which remains open all night.
THURSDAY, 2od March,
7AM., Post Oboe opens for eale of Stampa, Registry of Lettere, and Post. ing of all correspondence.
10 AM., Begietry of Letters casaca.
11. A.M., Post Office closea excopt for Late
Lettera
ینا
11.10A.M., halterà (bat Lettere suly), except those to and through Australia, may be, posted on pyment of a Loto Feo of 18 cents extra postage, until 11.30 a., when the Post Of OLOSES
antiraly.
BOMBAT. MADRAS, AND CALQUTTÀ.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
The English Coutract. Packrat KAFHOIR Captain "Reddell, will be deepstobed ́as úbove { ̈NAVIGATION. COUPLEY'S Steamship | will ho dosyatabed with the Wails for Europe, TU-DAY, the 22nd Mareb, at Noon.
"KASHGAD" Captain BAKER, will leave &o, on THURSDAY, the 29th instant, this on THURSDAY, the 29th instant," ol" For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Noon
Axenta.
420 Fongkong 18th March. 1877.
FOR BANGKOK,
KAZIDANUBE,"
FROM this date, until further notice, a dis
count of Twenty percent. (20%) upon the entsant toond rates of premia will he allowed 10 Steamship upon insurances effected with this Company. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents. #f119 Hongkong, 27th June, 1872. THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
HE Undersigned, baring been appointed; Agent in Hongkong for the above-named Company, is prepared in GRANT POLICIES Against FIRE on Buildings and oa Goods to the extent of $10,000, at the usual rates, subjoot. to an immediate discount of 20%
Attention is invited to a considerable reduc tion in prema for Life Insururce in China..
Life Folicies effeated during the year 1875 Share in the Bonus to be declared on st Decumber for the quinquennial period then, ending..
4 Mace. HSATON, 15 Hongkong, 27th Septembar, 1876. THE LONDON ASSURAN.OE.
INDORFORATED BY ROYALOHAKTER OF
DIS MAJSDFTKING OKORGE THE FIEST. A.D.1720.
RUE andersigned, having been appointed THE
Agents for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-
MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policias at current rates, payable either hero, in London, or at the principal Ports of India,!
hina, and Australia.
FIRE DEPARTMENT, Policies issued for long or short peroda_it
cront rates.
A discount of 20% allowed
LIER DEPARTMENT, Policies Beed for enms not otooeding £5,000, ›n reasonable terme
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. ti 1963 Tonekone Žith July, 1972. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE. COM- PANY
THB Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the exkmtro! $70,000 on any) ano
FIRST.CLASS RISK,
Current Rates,
A. Clancby, Commander, will be despatobed for the above l'ort on SATURDAY, tho 24th in- stunt, nt Daylight.
For Freight or Pamazo, apply to
TUEN FAT HONG, Agauta. 434 Hongkong, 17th March, 1877.
OCHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOL SHANGHAI,
Taking Cargo and Peasingers at through rates for HANKOW, Nisdro, and Ports in JAPAN.
THE Company's Steamship
PANTENOR" will be despatched on or about the 27th instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 442 Hongkong, Ziet March, 1877.
FOR YUKUHAMMA
THE Steamabip
"RADNORSHIRE” expected on ur about the 23rd instant, will hare Iquick despatcu në abore.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
11. KIMB & Co,
Agents. 438 Hongkong, 19th March, 1877.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
·MARITIMES. TAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
THE Company's Steamship
Agent.
"MEŃZALEH." Commandant Pasqualini, will be despatobad for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next Fronch Mail.
H. DU POUEY,
427 Hongkong, 19 March, 1877.
"NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCATË.
A RETKEN OF TWENTY PER UENT. (20THE Company's Steamship will be made on the premium olurged on all Insurances, such Reruar being payable on the isego of the Polity,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenti, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. 399 Hongkong, let March, 1874 QUEEN, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TYHÉ Undersigned are prepared to GRANT POLICIES AGAINST FIBE to the extent of 45,000 Dollars on Buildings or on
foods stored therein, at Current Local Rates, B&Co.'s subject so a Discount of 20% on the premia,
Brande of WINES and SPIRITS. Apply
ply to SIEMĄSEN & Co. tf. 941 Hongkong, 21et Jane. 1876- TAND R TENNENT'S ALE and
• PORTER.
DAVID OORSAR & SONS' Merchant Navy Navy Boiled
CANVAS, Long Flax Crown
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. if 1130 Hoogkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON SALE.
TAFELIALQUARTOS
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE
PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, A
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published | at the Daily Preas Offon, Hongkong...
Eot
"DJEMNAH" Commandant Champenois, will be despatched SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.
H. DU TOUEY,
428 Honakona, 19th March, 1877.
STRAR TO YOKOHAMA, HEF. & O, S. N. Co.'s Steamship...”
"SUNDA "
Agunty
will leave for the above plice shortly after the arrival of the Steaorabip Khiva with the next
NORTON & Co., English Mail.
Agents
tf 8 Hongkong, January, 1873. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE -INSURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPROJAL ACTS DE PARLIAMENT.
Betablished 1809,
DAPITAL—22,000,000.
FHB Undersigned, Agents at Flingkong for theabove Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000! on any Building, or on Merchandise in the same at the agasi vatǝn, subject to a discount of Twenty per cent. [20°f)
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent. 420 Hangkong. 17th March, 1877. STEAM TO SHANGHAI. ȚIE P. & 0. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"KHIVA"
will leave for the above placa abors 24 bour after her arrival with the next English Mail.
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent,
431 Hongkong. 17th March, 1977:
OOKAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR LONDON, vid SUEZ CANAL, THE Company's Steamebap
" NESTOR"
GILMAN & Co.,
will be despatched on or abous the 30th instant, விழகின் For Froight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agent:
14 tots Fourkong, 7th July, 1874 : 2
URINESH INSUKANOR COMPANY (LIMITED),
NOTICE.
Harg
300 Hongkong, 14th March, 1577.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE AL American Ship
"MYSTIC BELL,"
For further Particolara, apply to ....
ADAM LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, 16th Murais, 1877. OOGIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM.
SHIP COMPANT.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PÅS- NGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES,
AND BUROPE,
IN CONNECTION. WITH THE USNTRAG AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIO STEAMEES.
BE 8.8. BELGIO will be despatched for SAT Frisco, vid Yokolama, TUES DAY, the 3rd April, at 3 P.M., taking Caryo and Pisscagora.for Japan, the United Staten, and Europe.
Connection is made at Fokobala with' Steamers from Shanghai,
Froight will be received on hoard öntil 4 P.M. of the 2nd April. Parcel Pagkages will be received at the Ofled until 5 m, mue day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full, valve of same is required.
Béturn Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regular rates.
For further information as to Freight or Panace, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Central.
The following will be the hours of closing the. Maito, &,
WEDNESDAY, 28th_instant,
5.M., Honey Order Office oinkos. 6 F.M., Post Offiscalones except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. THURSDAY, 20th insemnt,
7 A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps Bugistry of Letters, and Peat- ing of all correspondence.
10 a., Post Ofice oloèes except for Tate
Letters Ragiatry of Lettera censes. 10.15. A., Letters may be posted, ou paysaeut
of a LATE FEE of 19 cents extra Postizė, matil
11, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.30 A... Letters (bat otters only)āddress. ad to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, ar to Singapore, any te pcated on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fec of 48 conta extra postage. 11.50 A, Pating on Board cases,
MAULS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET.
The Waited States Mail Packet RELCIC will be despitebod on TUESDAY, the ed April, with Maila for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and Leadon, which will be CLOSED as follows:---
2 P.M. Registry of Letters censes. 2.30 P.M. Post Ofice closes.
2.30 P.M. Correspondenes for Japan or the United States only may be posted on board the Packet with Late Foo at 12 cents extra Postage, antil 2.50 .. wh the Mail is finally closed. Correspondence not be specially directed for this route, and if not fally prepaid will be seat by British Packet__.
Letters, &, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other plates named below,it sufficient American stamps are added to prepay them from San Francisco to destination... Ame«. rican Stamps are sold at this Office.
6. 3. EMORY,
Agent. Hongkong, 191 March, 1877,
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
The abarge for Registry in & cents in Hong- THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VA OVER kong Stamps and 10 ceus in US. Stamps to LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING Atthons places only the names of which are print
܂
YOKOBAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,"
ed in Italios. To all the other places unmedTM correspondenco cannot be Registered through, The following are the oliges on currespont
LETTERS,
Per Bull Onoce. Bangkong US.
Stamps Stamps, Coats. Ceuta
THE U.S. Mail Beaver CITY OF TOKIO but only to San Francisco (8 centa). 1 will be despotobed for San Francisco, via Tokohama, on SATURDAY, the 14th April,dence thas sent 1877, at 3. F.m., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are fasued for transportation to Yoko hana and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, sad to Now York and Europe, vi Overland Railwaya,
A Steamer of the Milan Bishi S.S. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and make close aonnection at Yokohama,
At New York, Passengers are selection of various lines of steamere to England, Franco, and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 13th April. Parrel Packages will be received at the Office potil 5 em. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- dress in full value of same is required. Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, For further information on to Passage and
No. 16, Praga Central,
RUSSALL & O».
Agents.
Hongkong, March 22nd, 1877.
NOT
Canada, British Cebulni, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Fanicower's 12 Lalara, Bahama, asou, New Providence......
12
Aspinicall, Bermuda, Cuba, Fiji. 12 Greenland, Jamoin, Parama] Hawaii, New Foundlan............ Guatemala, Marquesas Is, Miezi 19
co; Salvador, Pahiti Belize, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Bita, Cotugno, Greytonen, Gui ano, Honduras. Martinique, 10 New Granada, Nicaragua, San ta Martha. Tark's Land, Femsula, West Indios...............] Bolivia, Chili, Equador, Peru.....12 Brazil...
12 Argentina Confederation Bu-)
ence PCB, Paraguay, Vru. 12 gray
BOOKS & PAPERS, Cironları, &o., for Canada, party
Newspapers for all other places (not over 4 oz) each Paper.... Books, &c., for all other places, 14
[OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
Waither the CAPTAIN, the bosses, por thé | OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any Any articles found enclosed in Nowpapers DEBT opatriated by the OfBeers or the Crew or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) of the following Vesele dating their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ADXLINE, Geraman bark, BickArabold, Kar.
herg & Oo,
ANAZI, British bark, Hill-Captain. ANGLO. SAXON, British ship," Harrington,
Togel, Hagedorn & Co. ASINGEURL bark, Tragen. Deden ANNIES. HALL, American bark, Nelso
Dougins Lapraïk & Co.
BELLE OP VERGON, American bark, Herriman.
-Rozario & Do.
CHINGTOO, British 3.m, eob., Baikie.-Borneo
Сомарицу.
EVON BEAULIEU, German bark, Sobnio Jer
Boraca Co.
Plumer, Master, wul lend here and will have BLLIDA, German bark, WintersCar On,”
FOR comprehensiveness and praction! service POLICIES granted st,urrent rates on Ma. 4tick des atch as above.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOIN & Co. 380 Hongkong. 19th March, 1977,
"“FOR NEW-YUƒ£K,"
MCNBAR.":
this stands All the new rine Rieke to all parts of the World, Iu words which the Chinese bave of late yours beet accordance with the Company's Artiotsa of As compelled to coin to express the ninezona ob- sociation; Two-thirds of the Profits are distri jecten machinery, photography, telegraphy, and hated annually to Contributors, betker Share in science generally which the rapid advance holders or cot, in proportion to the net aan THE A1 American Ship of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are of Premia contributed by each, the remaining | bore given in extenso. Each and every word in third being carried to Reserve Fund, fully illustrated and explained, farming exer sises for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Conei and Punti pronunovations ara. given, the assente being carefully marked on the beat principle hitherto attained. The typort SHOEXTER, in fuhrenket degree in fors kept in the opgraphy displays the abases of an attempt to teaching, but remain in the more dead forras Diasation of What, is registory two pote, E., N... make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size of body, thereby effect g a vass
mya, “do nos fepeat the clergy, bus persecute
them with derision and reproaches, and loy
thom to be a burden. And this occurs becamENO
the bergform a class party, sind never ins
Danomerna, levalet the sexin inches ́tent, and handeda.
odves into the life of the people spirituala.
of outward auremonial, at the one time de
agising these forme even to blasphemy; because
邏
Pack of locals: 1 to 3 light of Sic Boderate,
the servy itself comicuelly presunt examples 5 to 7 fresh, 7 to Beirong to 10 heary to 12 vnt.
of want of respect de religion. nad transform
STATE BY WEATHE. Carlesly, C Cloudy. A rizly the service of ad into u proftable trade" and 7. g. O. Veggy. 27. Hab. L. Lightning. Hints The reporter proceeds to give instances of an Opera Pig Squilly. 7. Kay. Snow,
spand their time in the gip-shop, write fan- the men nerage of this gification
GLORY, Siameen bark, Thomson,Qüinese, LAMA, Geraun bark, Ellerbrook-Meshers &
.Co.
LovISE, German 3-m, schooner, Schierloh
Ed, Satellbas & Úv.
will be detained and sold.
The following Provisional Memorandum of information relative to the General Pcatal Union ia circolated for the use of the public
On and after April 1st, the postage to all countries of the Union charged it British Offices in China and Japan, will be us followe
To and through the United Kingżom vin Brindisi
Lolters.....
Newspapers.
Boos and Patterns.
Registration
It certa par to. certs each.
6 bents per 2 oz.
carly.
To and through the United Kingdom by any ather rouby, or any other Union Country by any route.
Letters...
Newspapers
12 cents per oz.
2 cents each.
Books and Patterns „el. 4. centa por 2 qz. Registration
& certs, COUNTRIES OF THE UNION.-Tho Union
MCNEAR, American stip, Taylor-Vogel, Ha.moy be taken to comprise Earge, the United
gedorn & Co.
Matheon & Co, PALDIFE, British busk, Somsatt-Melchers
AC
W. Taylor, Master, will load here and will have COBAN, British steamer, Jaque-Jardine, OLYPHANT & Oa,
quick despatch as above. General Agents, | For Freight, apply to _te_951-familiano. 17th Anvil 1973.
AND HE SECOND COLONIAL SEA.
FIRE INSTRANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA.
VOJËL, HACEDOEN-& Co. 283 Fongkong, 30th February, 1877.
FOE NEW YORK. [THE 12'years 8/3 L. 11 Danias Bark.
"KORSOR”-
BABAX NICHOLSON, British ship, Selkirk ----- Malobera & Co
SIE HARRY PARE38, Britial ship. Uhaps
--Melotiers & Co.
Sr. JOSEPH, French bark, Dumont, Carlowitz
& Co.
WODAN, Gerina's bark, Meyer Wiver & Co.
PUN-LUN
PHOTOGRAPHER, QUEEN'S ROAD, No. 50, UPSTAIRS Opposite the Orional Back, Hongkong.
SCALE OF PRICES: Carte de Visite Single Person, I dos... 61.50
conomy of space, achieving a oltarness not. Urlorsigned, hoying ocen appointed 1. C. Grove, Mastor, will loud here and will have
Agents in Hongkong for tho above Com-immediate despatch as above. previously attained, and dispensing with thoes vast margins and vacant space which bare HIPPEES to the low rates of, premium pany call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
For Freight, apply to retofore characterized Chinese plinstons, oarged for all steamer risks, besides which
VOURL, HAGEDORN & Co. 984 Hongkong, 16th February, 1877- For practical purposes the arrangement of dalous clerical website and to sek how under slowing F. Fishelity Suza, the work is so complete, that reference Brokenge of THIRTY-THREE and ON U
FOR LONDON. the people cold pbaai bly reapest pricato 2,al. The letters are peated to Indiente any ineens over to its pages unables a person who under THIRD PER CENT. (23 will be allowes
Sunde Buglish to communicate efectively on risks to porta in China, Japan, the Philp. Dritish-Ship dult petitio, fight with the cross is their Kahe ho am for the price our cool with natives, who understand nothing but Chipos, and the Straits. On risk to all other blads, and abuse cuct, other in bad lang ange at registered from 1 to 2-4, ab ali umutity of water falles, iudicated in nest. In this respect the work will be found ports the Brokenge will be FIFTEEN PERC. Harrington, Master, will load here and bayo Cabinet Potatos dos. 54.00
indispensable to all Europeans residing in OPINT (15 %) only.
SIEMSSEN & Co., is mediate deapatob
Agents 1028 Hongkong, let July, 1974. ([= deed of them are perfentry acquainted. To parties resident in England and interested in | BATAVIA SUA AND FIRE INSURANOR China il eut but be invaluable ocenionally.
COMPANY →To illustrator thur vast soupeof the work, the
the altar."
Considerable cominotion bar lately besa cunsod at the Brighton Aquarium by a ajnzu-
far cuiupade by a young alligator, which had
jackor ticam, and bucuļteds.
been placed with three or four older specimens HAS HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE
in a pond in the now tropical room. A day or
two since the little pachyderm, which is about. ---
FOR SALE.
WEISSLACK.” per cold dozon pints.
twa goars old and about 18th. in length, a CLATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRA ISN
VIN DES PRINCES,'
China, and to the natives theunelves it or plains enhjeste fully with which very few ine
ollowing for grabout 100001 1. Agua for the abore Company, ste pre facts are submitted for consideration) XIID Undersigned baring bear appointed Chinese, characters, and Modhura's Englich predto grant Ipanrnatoes as follows and Chinese Dictionery about 100,000, whilst
MARINE RISKS. bhis work scutains more than 50,000 Dingliel
Pohaies at current rates, payable either here,
**ANGLO SAXON,"
For Fraget, apply to
MEYOR & Co. t82 Hongkong, 10th March, 1877.
THE Undersigned hays been appointed Sole: A gears-for-Beaur Goods in. war, Glasgow, and Bevera. DAVID CORSAR & Hongkong and China bp Memore, J. & R., LEY-
Soms, Arbroath.
AINHOLD, KARBERG & có 419 Flomekong, Jannury, 1887.
Sm 28 Hongkong, 2nd January, 1977,
Undersigned bore to inform Friende and the Publia sunt he has always on
Ized all kinds of JANS AND IVORYWARE
„OBUN QUAN KEB, ⠀⠀ DANAL ROAD, CANTON.
Sof
TẾ SỐNG
ĐƠN
COAL MERCHANTS,
[100
per crew of i donen quartswords, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charge in London, or at the principal ports of India HE CHUNG NG01 6AN PO Hare always on hard Luxor Stock of
miesige fritauita feopuritanachezekbe selez “tion of the curator, Mr. Lawler, was directed to the matter, and noticing something unusual about the jkw of vas of the lamper alligatore.
gisper
*Crige of dozen quirts..
PALMER MARGAUX, N
he had the reptile's mouta gently prized opebs apon which the missing little one was found to. be inside. The "baby" was at once withdrawD tal foremost, and aɔposted to, ho rione the . worse for its udventure, saving a somerbat nevero abrasion just above its feft hind leg. The two alligators both one from South Amerios, and have shared the pond in peace for about siz weeka, and from the,enarally paciñodispgestion
$8
BICIKLUKSALT HELAIR.
fere Agako, despite all the grammar and
$7
per cuso of 1 dessa quarts ALORMONT.
ather elementary works, as yet, published, the Anatralis, and the East.
$5 $6
per case of L-dozen quarts,
per caso of 2 dozen prota.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
192 Hongkong, 1st May, 1876.
A Brorenaos of Triste tukak anil fine- student of this dinquit magasze ukeofitaly re quires excmples to display the various appli-CDFEE OUT, will be allowed on all LOCAL
RIBES. entions and eqinvalents of different vorca which
FIRE RISKS. have one general meaning. Ofthese examples pi this work contains more than“, five times ag Policies granted on. First-class Buildings to
an extent of 820,000,000
(Chineza „Ikrily Prera), FVOLISHED DAILY,
In the beat medinu for Advertising among the
Native Community!":
It has been established upwede of TWENTY YEARS, and enjoys the largest bond file airou-
LOOra b. So,
every desoription of Deal
Address and of HOO No, 43, Praya, Hongkong,
048 Hongkong, 9th May, 1876,
NOW ON SALE,
of the larger teptile (which measures or five COLLINGS'S PATENT TYPHOON AND many as any other Dictionary liberto DISCOUNT-OF-TWENTY TAB CBT, (207) Intion of any Chinese paper in the Bouth of HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
feet) it is cogetured that the little one bad of BURGLAR PROTECTOR.
Fishod
ja AWD BODOTÓ Quemspectingly crawled into its 173 THE Undemigned yra sme prepared to apply quarto pages:
apen, jane, Tho'aaibentive, considering the ovandonce to be-ruther misplaced, have gra. voniéd a repetition of the feat by giving the
Serkenant infantzaeparate accommodation A0 89. other part of the building.
the bow to Wiedowa and Venetians Apply ta.
C. E. COLLINGS, Nɔ, 20, Praya Omtrs),
Meire, WILSON & VALWAY, Aruliitosta..
· 1 G= ALFORD, Esp, Sürvəyər.
AND
· It comprīvos upwards of two thousand large upon the current local rates will be allowed on China. It is carefully edited by an experienced
all premium charged for insurance; uoh dia Chineng Bobolar, and contains FULL and RE STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, cones being dodacted at the time of the issuejaJARLE Commercial INTELLIGENCE.
By Dr. DEYAZ, with many Additions, Correc. of potioy
Terlas for Advertising can be obtained at the Rola, and D. WILLIAMS" Orthography. RUSSELL & Co., Office, Wyndham Street, Hongkong; or, from Paics....In Papor Wippermine. 31,50
Agrate the different Agonts
Nestly Haundi
82,00 Apply at the faily Prees Ofic...
760, PATERNOSTER ROW:
TRUBNER & Co.,
W. H. BELL PRESS" OFFicz, "loreroNG.
States, Tudis (including Ceylon, the Straits, j and Aden), Egypt, Jabean, Mauriting, ey sheltes, Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiano, and Berards, with all French and Spanish Colonies. To all those onantries, the present rates are bolted from April-let, and the abore retor must be paid.
contries not in tire Union are the Australa
COUNTEINS NOT IN THE UNION,The oničí
(except French Colonies), South and Central ala Gronp, Bribie North America, Africa Amerion, and the Wea: Indiós fexcept, Jamaica, Trinidad, and British Guinn). To all them the existing rates wust be paid until fartber notice.
LOUD AND PRIVATE SI RATES.-The Tool rates as pablished by this affica remain unaltered, that is to say, the rates changed to'. British offices in China and Japan, or to: Cacbin-China, Siam, or the Philippines, But private ship sales to other Union countries will booome those given in paragraph 1.' The Con- ruet Packet rates between Shanghai, Toko hama, and Hongkong, will still be 3 cents, &c.. but an attempt will be made to induce the in- perial Government to reduce them to 4 cents.
POSTAGE STAMPSA, temporary_supalpot. | 10 cent stumps is in preparation, and they will
be sent to the porte de soon as pacible
TABLE OF RATES,Tables of Rates, a Polar Guide, and all other detailed information will: be published with the least possible delay.
The following rates of postage which must. Be paid in advance) are chargeable on Pookute afpianted papera or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom wf the United Statee
For a packet not exocoding 1 ounce.
in weight. 2 onts For a packet above 1 ounce not cr
eeeding ourc094 For a packet above 2 omsoes not ex-
coeding 4 onneea.................... 8: and eight cents for every additional fear ounces. Taree rates apply to Printed Circulars, Prion Liste, Market Reports, and all printed papers. other than Newspapers, as well as to Broka -uso Trade Fatterzs or fampiara yan