NAUTICAL ITEMS,
A New York telegram atace that the steamer George Washington, bound from, Halifax, NS to Newfoundland, has been aresked off Cape Race All on board, sumbering 24 pervoza, perished.
On the 5th January, quadrý timbera and s lifebuoy marked, "Aurore, Amsterdam," were washed up at Zitalkame. Tha Aurora is a Dateh ship, 1,318 tone, Captain Visser, and left Batavia October 26th, for Enlland.
THE BISHOP OF AUTUNN In an interesting work i tot published, M. Heari Pigno bas made an attempt-nct altogether successful to rehabilitate the memory of Gabriel de Rognette, Bishop of Autun in the reign of Louis XIV, The right rev. prolate was almost universally believed by his con- temporaries to havo been the original of Mohore's Tartufo. The prinsipal writers of the time, including Talienant, Saint Simon, L Broyere, and Mme. do Sérigns Huld
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL SRD, 1877.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
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this opinion, and more than a century later LONDON, vid BUEZ CANAL., Agamemnon (atr.)....
it was negriy embodied by Joseph Chénier in NEW YORK well-known epigram, "De Roquette in his age,
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News from Gibraltar of the let instant states that the British schooner Basie a turned at son on the 24th January and that the manter and crew were picked up by the British atoa mer Talleyrand in aura, were both bishops of Autan, SAN FRANCISCO via T'HAMA Belgie Imbras, and labled at Gibraltar on Jan. 29th, Tartuff is the portrait of the one Abl if
I Do! Last November four Galway men were fabing Molière bad only known the other, Equally off the desat, when they were driven to a bracelebrated in the epigram on Roquette errone YDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Ocean (str.)
[François I. (str.) gale. One man was washed overboard, the ousely attributed to Bollosa. They say that SAIGON, SINGAPORE, a... Felho (str.). athers were picked up by a barque, and taken to the Abbé Roquette preachse other people' SINGAPORE, BOMBAT,&K biva (atr.), Amerion, from plience they have just returned, astmone, I, who know that he buys thon, main BANGKOK
MANILA... At the inst meeting of the committee of the tain they are hia." Pmr B. bes no link," Shipwrecked Marinere Soutty, it appeared that observed a great lady of one of her friends Do
TOKOHAMA, the late gales bad drawn very heavily upon the he was nearly obliged the other day to dine society's funde, no less than 1,120 widowa, 1,668 with the Bishop of Antur." Mr Heart Pignol orphans, and eight paroots having been relieved seeks to lift down Roquette from his bad SHANGHAI,
eminence by showing that he administered his since January 1, amounting in all to £4,668.
Beven of the crew of the Ogmora, lying st diocese in each an emplary Zashion that Weymouth who were sentenced to six weeks Molière could not hire taken him a type of imprisonment for refusing to go to sea, hare bypocrisy. But the fact is that Molière was cop. been released from guol. Apetition was sent posed to tave ridiculedo Abbé ne be showou to the Home Secretary, and a further arrey aimselt before be attained to the opisaópata. D proved the ship to be aħfit for her voyage. As
was not denied that he might have been a better The United Sarvin Gasstia trasta thut the man in bis Inter yaara; and yet ill-natured Arosto ingetry will clear up the doubtful post persons who were contemporary with the Bishop. whether during the whole of the winter's doable asserted that even at Autun ba was less ener sation of ram was served out to the crew of the getic than lossy, and that his zeal was ratter Alert If this wete tras there need be little that of a coortior anxion to please the King wonder that the men soon began to auffer from than the seal of a Christiso divine. scurvy.
Seventeen fishing sunoks are missing from Taruth. The Valèrous was sant în searab,f and after leaving Yarmouth, meda. the Tozel, and commenced her search along the coast, Ent to no purpose, and she was about proozeding to the coast of Intland. The Seaview has also gone in seurubl
KISCHENEFF.
What Constantinople was a work or two ago in public interest, Kleobeneff is now. Till lately. few people had beard of Kobenef. And yet a telegram sent any might into the towns might. have the effect of moylug: 270,000, men, with 20,000 suvalry and-150 batteries with 800 gras
Do Do. W
SWATOW, AMOY & F
For Sale.
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FIRST. ABHIVAL OF SPRING GOODS, EXCTATE OF Louisiana.”
The Court Circular of February 12th anys Kischanelf in, in fact, the head-quarter of the Her Majesty roccived, this morning, with deep principal Bastian army, commanded by the typhoid Faves of Captulo of the death from Grand Dake Nicholas. We need not say it is A
fever Captain Hugh Campbell, who situate in-Dossarabia, the frontier province of had only been appointed on the 1st of January the Empire, neacot to the much-aarsted as sugcemor to Prince Leiningen, in the comDnanbe and to Constantinople. The special mand of ber Majesty's yacht the Victoria and oorrespondent of one of our putemporacies Albert NAN
furnisbee us with interesting particulara re speating the inde. It is a town with a popu lation of 100.000 anale. The streets, as in d Rasian town are nearly 100 tont wide, and as the houses are mostly one-storey struotties, with large gardens attached, Kinoline spreade over any number of square miles. Of the six army oorps mobilised loot Norenber, two are at Odessa and Sebastopol, leaving the other four in and around Kiecheneff. Everything is ready for the army to take the field at s moment's notion." Horses, have been bought for the train ammanition of every kind has been accumulated; banta, barges, steam » . launches, and corpedo-boats have been pro vided; trains of railway waggons are standing
Captain Adams, of the Dandee wheter Arctic, has been presented with 300 dollara. by the American Government, for saving the members of the Polaris expedition. The tretie hne lolt, for the Newfoundland seel Sebing Olaik, the Esquimaax obief, goes home with it. He has been presented with a bible printed in the Esquiman language.
On Feb. 8th morning, a Frensbman, named Maroc, belonging to the saboonor Gitana, Onps Tain Ryabiell, of Fowey, was lauded at Briton Ferry. He reported that on Wednesday night the Gitana, which was bound from Louvain tu Swumes, was in collision with the steamship John Brug, whilst between Porthcawl and the Mumbles lighthouse. The sohcomer immediately in the sidings of every station, and a bridge anck, and the crow, five in number, were drowned excepting Maroo, who got on boned the steamer. After landing the French sailor on a Swanses dredger, the Joke Byng proceeded on her voyage-
he been prepared by means of which the abolo, army could be pasd, over the Danabe in a day. It is now clear that, whatever might have influenced the plans of Russia in nostaking her
"
NEW GOODS in every Department of LADIES" OUTFITTING.
SPRING SILKS!
- specially adapted to Spring Wear Nice Assortment of URSUES and Sentras, BLACK-SILES PLAIN COLOURED SILKS I
SPRING DRESS/GOODS. The EMPREES STRIPED MOHAIRS,
STRIPED LUSTEES, V FLAIN COLOURED LUSTRES, WASHING LAWNS.
NEW MATERIALS- in BLACK DRESS GOODS, for Morning or. Ordinary
B Wear.
The EMPRESS STRIPED MUSLINS. NIAGARA STRIPES. NEW SATINETAE MUSLINS. FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS. A Large Assortment of WASHING MATERIALS.
NEW PRINTS!
BatterBeld & Swire gkong Mayer & Com
Taylor
On or about 7is look. Quick despatob. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.Quick despatel. Vogel, Hagedorn & Quick despatch. cong 0.4 0.8. Copa Fooohow P. M. 8.-9. Von
Jardine, Matheman & Co.
Hongkong Mesageries Maritikacı..
koog Bony Shingu
.P.&O. 8. N. C
Yoon Fit Hong
kong A, MacG, Heaton....
To-day, at RPM.
14th inet, at B P.. Quick despatch,
On Bts inat, at noon. To-morrow afternoon.
On 12th inat, at noon.
On 7th inat, at daylight To-duy, at noon.
Hongkong Bemedios de Cour about 7th just,
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
Momagerie Maritimes.
P. & 0, 8. N. do, neiesais
Messageries Maritimes Butterfeld & Swire
... P. & Q, §. N. (b... gkong Douglas Lapreik & Co.,
Quick depotub **Quick despatch,
Maick despateb.
On or about Bih inst. [Onick despatobi Tomorrow, at daylight,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA.
ARNEST-TRROY & Co's CELEBRATED A Steamship.
DRY CHAMPAGNE, CARTE BLANCHE L in Quarta and Pinta,
Apply to
SANDER & C Sole Agents for Hongkong and China. 1m 449 Hongkong, 21st Marob, 1877.
FOR SALE,
(Just Innded, ex-Steamship"HESPERTA
H. PIERO
CELEBRATED
COMANCHAMPAGNE,
OASTE BLANQUE, CARTE BLANCHE 380, 22 CARTE DOZEN, in Clusta ozd Pinto,
Also, the Well-know OTARD, DUPUY & Co.'s BRANDY, Metin Cases of 12 Quart Bottles.
Ard
A Small Lot of MEDOO CLARET, in Quart Bottles. Apply to
LL BUSH, tt 363 Hongtrong, 7th March, 1877.
FOR SALE
"ESMERALDA,”.
will be acapatahod as above TO-DAY, the 3rd April, at Noon, instead of as prestously no tined.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
PANNA. MAGG, HEATON, 501 Hongkong, 31st March, 1977. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW. TEE Sownship” ......... TH
TESSO.
Captain J. E. Panchard, will be despatched for the above Porka TO-MORROW, the 4th inst it Daylight.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to..
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 503 Hongkong, 2nd April, 187.
FOR SAIGON.
HE Starship
MERICAN HAMS, 46 25 Canto per 1b. ADUTON CHEESE and SOUR KEOUT,
FRANCOIS I." in Jars, Small Regs BEEF and TORK, will leave for the abera Port TOMORROW SMOKED SALMON and SALT HERRINGS. AFTERNOON, the 4th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to CODFISH and DRIED APPLES. GOLD
SOBY SHING, LEAF TOBAOGO, ·
Bonham Strand, K04 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.
-OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHAMPAGNE, Pinta, & Dozen Case, $10. SPARKLING MUSELLE, per Dozen Case, $7. CLARET, per Dozen Case, 32.50.
نسبت
J. F. SCHEFFER, 54, Praya Central, 1m 444 Hongkong, List March, 1877.
FOR SALE.
TWO-MASTED LIGHTER, Dept of Hold, about 50 Tone Carrying Capa city, with Two SAILS, TWO CHAINS, ONE AN CHIOR, &o, &0.
anticipated action against. Tarker, it was not A Splendid Adeoetioanl of FrINCH AUDEMANA 61. feet Length, 16, feet Breadth, 6 föst
The stendship St. Oryth, which has made 3cfcots in the mobilisation of the army or sick such extmordinary voyage sings sho was built, as among the troops. The mobilisation, we has lately completed the dsable journey to Mel-ara zaured, was dompleted in eighteen days. bourne and back in four months and five days. The peace footing of a Rusine Regiment is On the 23rd September isat she left Plymouth 1,000 men; the war footing 3,000:- Every for Melbourne, where she arrived after a passage regiocat arrived at Kischenf" with its com of rather less than 45 days. On her retura plement of 3,000 mes, or was fall on the -voyago ako was 51 days out till abe arrived in twentieth day." As regards the health of the the Downs, which time included her detention army, our authority deolarce that the number at Cape de Verde for coaling, bar actual steam of nisk in"dan per cent, less than before the ing time being under 49 days. The St. Oryth is mobilisation." Russia, then, is quite ready for one of the Oulunint Line, and in commanded by war.-Depatenka Captain R. M'Nath
As a ebimulant and cuscuragement for our seamen to bald by us, and at the same time to check desertion, the by renorments that on a man completing, say five years from the age of 1B, and additional Id, a day should be paid to him in the shape of service pay, and upon a service completion of the second period of five -years-20-a-day, and co-cu for every five Tetra zo completed, provided only that the soumau remains consentively in our service, granting him a boun in the abaps of leave, on the com- pletion of each formy a wook for every year complated--in addition to the ordinary laars of absence allowed rinder the Quesn' regulations.
By the arrival of the ship Frankoy in the Mersey news is brought of the death of her duplain ender oiroumstances of great suspicion The Laverpool Courionsays: Whilst the vessel was lying in balararry barbour, Peru, Captain Hughes, her maater, went abore and was not again seen alive by the crew. His body wa nume days afterwarde weebed upon the beach a Whaucaboy, with the pookate rifled, and two fearful.stake in it;near the heart. It is con- jeatured that the captain was killed and robbed by en Italinn, who had been arrested, but whose trial bad noz jaken place when the vessel left. Captain Hughes was a native of Liverpool, and is described as having been a man of regular and zober babits.
His Majesty tho Emperor of Austris, King of Haugary, has conferred abou Mr. Nicolas Trübner, the well-known publisher of Ludgate- til, the Kuight Cross of the Urder of Francis Joseph,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
MONDAY, Bud Apro
Sales of Patna at $682), and solect choss of same placed at $585.
EXPORT Camas,
Per steamship Nestor, for London :- 44.170bs, Canton Jongen, 1,9503be, Scented Orange Pekos, 1,650 h. Sorte, 84 packages Waste Silk, 30 packages Silk Picos Goods, 50, Packages latting, and 288 packages Sundries.
OF LONDON
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bille, on demand........ 8/10 to Bank Bille, at 30 days' sight. 3) 10% to Baak Bille, as 6 monsts eight 11 to B Credita, at months sight.3/115. Dosumentary Billy, at 6
months sight 3/11
225
D BOMBAY Bank, Right
OK CALODISTA-Bint, sight... 2251 Or SHANGHAL
Bank, sight... Private, 30 duya right. 75
share.
SHARKS,
China Traders Lasheance Company's Speras
22,100 par shorR Ohinese Insurance Company-8205 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
9597) per share.
CHESTER PRINTED, Our own registered Patterns, Warranted Fast Colours.
WHITE QUILTINGS, MARBELLAU, PIQUES,
SPRING.
COSTUMES AND WRAPPERS.
SPRING HOSIERY.
PLAIN and STRIPED SILE HOSE WHITE and STRIPED LISLO TAREAD HOSE.
WHITE and STRIPED COTTON HOSE,
SPRING SCARVES and TIES. COLLARS and ̧_CUFFS, NEW TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS, from Faria, UNTRIMMED HAS and BONNETS.
NEW RIBBONY,
LACES,
FEATHERS,
FLOWERS, A Large Stook- BABY LINEN and LADIES UNDERCLOTHING.
DRESS MAKING! Our DRESSMAKES has recently arrived from England, bringing the latest fashions. Fruch the experienos she has had in bust London houses, she is quite perfect in fitting and style altogether now to this Dolony.
MILLINERY by a FIRST-CLASH-
SAYLE AND ~00," VICTORIA EXCHANGE QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG;A
AND AT SHANGHAL
PORTER
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown AS
The ironclad ship Alexandra, which is by far the moss formidable both for offensive and do. fensive purposes, at any of the broadside ironclad Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bhure-39 akipa yet construeled; was officially inspected per cent. premium. Adhesh per eh. Jath by the Lord of the Union Ensurance Society of Canton-8620 per J AND RENNENT'S ALE and Admiralty previons to her departure for the Mediterranean: The torpedo machinery as now been completed, and the Alow mira mill leave Chatham more eciently equipped with this new agency in naval warfare than any ves. nel yet despatched... It is understood to be the fatation of the Fringe and Princess of Wales I to inspect the Alexandra before she takes her
departare, and it had boon intended that the Hongkong and Waampos Dock Company's visit of their Royal Highnaises should be made Sharos 31 per cent, discount. before the vessel left Chatham. Her harried Hongkong, Onnfon, and Macao StasbestCo,'s departure will. however, permit this, and Share 13 per cent. discount,
China Fira Lusurance Company's Shares-$150
per share.
the Alexandru will therefore callat Spithead of Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ts her way down Channel to myAMMONT 30 per share, ex dividend.
The steaming Star, Howles master, arrival at Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-75 por Cardiff, bringe intelligence of the total loan of Elare.
steamer Ethel of Newcastle, on Lundy Island, Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharee-852) per and the drowning of the crow' with the exception abere.
of one wan, The Ethel left Bilbao, Spain, on Chinese Imperial Loan-£183. B± 46. Itd,
the 3rd of Febrosty, laden with a cargo of iron
ore, bound for Newport, All went well until.
she was running up the Bristol Ohannel, "when,"
SALES ON APRIL 2ND, A REPORTED BY CRINEBR
during a thick fog, the struck on the rooks lying Axinet Exilor 20 packages, at $8.82 by south of Lundy Jeland, She immediately filled, Kwong Wo Cheung to travelling trader.
and surk in deep water. Nineteen men, inglid-
ing the master, going down with the ship. The Wo to travelling trader,
wate succeeded in getting into a bout,, which
Shellfish-20hage, at $12.00, by Fock Inet Garros Wood-1 case, at 5329.00, by Kwai
soon after bilged and broke up. After struggling Mow to travelling trader.
in the water on pieces of wood for more than an
Potato Flour 80 bags, ut $2.22, by Kwai
kour, be was east on ahere in su exhausted and Mow to travelling trader.
injured condition After traversing a portion
Bioak Papper-100 bags at $7.90, by Kwai of the island be arrived at one of the dwellings How to travelling tradirək ki, qar
Cardamone-inferior), 80 bags, at $19.50, by Hing Tat to trailing trader.
there at eleven o'clock. He was too lil to fesye -by the stratag.
In the Queen's Becob Division the case of
Shantung Pongee 100 pieces, at $340, Sheppard and others y, Köttgen and others has Hing Tai to travelling trader been heards This no mired a question of con- Red Dates 10.baga, at 84.57, by Chun Chong siderable mercantile importance, as to whether to travelling trader jy Bags M
the loss of a mast under the circumstanoon disSaltpetre-I packages, nt 91.40, by Kwong closed was a general average loas or nos, The Hing Chong to travelling trader plaintiffs were the owners of the Rollo, a bark Hotel Nats--200 bage, at $3.15, by Hop Hing
of 586 tons register, and the defendants were to travelling trador.
"The "owners of pars of the carga. The parties) really interested in the result of the notion were the underwriters of tio ship on the oño band, and the underwriters of the Sargo on the other, The Hollo left London on the Sth of December, 1874, for Hongkong," with a general cargo, After she had passed. Scilly the wasther became rough, and on the 17th it blew a horricane, and part of the main chain plates on the starboard side gave way, and the strain on the back stay. being thus incremead, it also gave way... át tho timo the vessel was hove to on-the-starboard “tack. In order to sink the strain,, the ceptnin ware the ship and put her on the poit tack. “This was done with a view of saving the mast, "if possible. In the log the eca" wan described aa frightful at this time. It was impossible to
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Fox, sex, FALCONRC Radistea.)
Rarork.
Terrasselera. (Wet holb)
koreland 7.3. Wes 10
Thermonistsię Miktat vana merin
30.230
50.00€
107
71
60
SCANVAS,
ARNHOLD KARBERG & O%-- if 1180 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
OHN · SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCU,
CALIFORNIA;
Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Arina and Ammunition, Da Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Superior and Pacific Fase Company's Baloty Fuat
fly 1145 July 20 NOW ON SALE,
IMPERIAL QUARTO
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIUTIONARY.
"WITH THROAT PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION ANGLO-OSINEER DESTIONARY, published at the Daily Prese Office, Hongkong. TOK comprehensiveness and practical service
An
this Work stands anrivalled. All the new words which the Chinene have of late years heen. compelled to coin to express the namerons ob joots in machinery photography, telegraphy, wid imm saženou generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are bere given in extenso. Each and every word in tally illustrated and explained, forming exer. cises for students of a most instructive nature.
And'
A TWO-MASTED LIGHTER, of about 60 Tous Carrying Capacity, with ONE ANCHOR and UNE CHAIS.
Apply to
JM. ARMSTRONG.
369 Hongkong, 7th March, 1877."
FOR SALE
FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HARBOW, Nisero, and PORTS in JAPAN THE Company's Steamship;
***GLAUCUS."
will be despatched on or about the 6th April.
For Freight or Paesago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 439 Hongkong, 29th March, 1377.
FOR BANGKOK..
THE Stenmalig
"RAJANATTIA NUHAR,” G. T. Hopkins, Commander, will be despatched UTLER, PALMEB & Co.'s for the above Port or SATURDAY, the 7th
instant, at Daylight. TL)
For Freight or Passage, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG,
Agents. 505 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).
Celebrated. Branda of WINES and SPIRITS. Apply lo
SIEMSSEN & Co. tf 941 Hongkong, 2let June, 1878.
UTLER, PALMERE Spanish Brig
CELEBRATED WINES
We have secured some Excellent Wines and Coguse of the well knisen shippers, OUTLER, PALMER & Co., and invite comparison with any and all utter brands,
We have to offer:
Per 1 dos, quarte, CUTLER, PALMER & JO'S CHAMPAGNE, 815 OUTLES, PALMRE & Co.'s Hoн8, 38.50 CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHATEAU $19 CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHATEAT
MOUTON
BY
LAROSE CUTLER, PALMEE & Co.'s ST. JULIEN... · 50 CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CANTENAC... 85.50 JUTLER, PALME & Co.'s MEDO... $4,50 OUTINE, PALMER & Co.'s HATT SAU- Į 89
CUTLER, PAIMER & Co.'s BARNET, Ang full Baroz, black seal........................................ CUTLER, PALMER & 00.3 SWERET.)
Vino Pure, blue seal... CUTLER PALMEX & Co.'s SHERRY, }
Manzanillo, red zeal...
$16.25
89
38.30
88.25
"SAN LORENZO.” having the greater portion of her cargo engaged, will be despatched as above on or about SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th April. For Freight or Punge, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co., Agents, 502 Hongkong, 31st March, 1877.
OCHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, tử SUBZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
NAWAGAMEMNON?"
will be despatched on or at the 5th instant.
For Freight or Pange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, 506 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877,
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Steamship
· “OOMAN,”
Captain Jnques, will Join Tas at FooCEO for the shove Porte at the Orcaine of the COMING SEASON.
For Freight, apply to
OUTLER, PALMEE & OSHLEY, Į Vino de Paste, blue seal... OFTLER, PALMER & Co.'s Consolatar $6,25 CUTENE, PAINER & CO.'S COGNAC BHIRT $7.50 CUTLER, PALDER & Co.'s OOGNAC Star $9 QUTLER, FAIMEE & Co.'s COGNAC Asta $10.50E Company's Stan mobi
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. Agent 507 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
Also,
WACHTER & Co.'s CELEBRATED
UHAMPAGNE,
at $18 per Case of 1 dez. Quarta.
F. BLACKHEAD & Co. 1984 Hongkong, 18th December, 1876.
por case of 2 dozen pints.
CHAS
HAS.
$19. 718
FOR SALE, HEUSIFUK'S CRAMPAGNE. 2. ** VRYSZTAOK
perce of 1-dozen quarte,
VIN DES PEINORS."
$18
$8,
CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1669.
per case of I dozen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
jer ease of 1 dezou quartu. CHATEAU BELAIR
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"TIBRE," Commandant De Girard, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the nort French Mail
1. Du-POURY,
484 Hongkong, 20th March, 1977.
NOTICE.
Agent:
COMPAGNIE DES MESBAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS FOSTE FRANCAIS.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
Vessels on the Berth,
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS- SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IR CONNROTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PAUIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIO STEAMERS,
TIAN'S,S. BELOTO will be despatobed for
Ban Francisco, vid Yokohama, on TUES DAY, the 3rd April, at 3 P.M, taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
imado At Yokohama, with
Connection is Steamers from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on board until 4. of the 2nd April. Parcel Paolages will be revived ut tue Office until 5 r.it, same day All Parost Packaged abould be marked to address in fall; vaine of same is reqoicéd.
B
Beturn Passage Tickets avaliable for months are iamted at a rednotion of 20 per cent. an regular rates,
Tor further information as to Fraiulib or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Quoos' Road Central.
Agent
-G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, 1h March. 1877.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERI ES MARITIMES FAQUEBOTS TOSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM-FOR
SAIGON,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, FOINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; AGRO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
ON
CALCUTTA.
THURSDAY, the 5th April, 1877, PET-HO,” Uommandant LECOINTRE, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abero places..
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles; and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Enrope.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M., Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M. on the 4th Apri; 1877. (Parcela are not to be seul on toned, 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.
H. DU POUET, A
Agent. Hongkong, 28th March 1877.
STEAM FOE SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE,
Post-Office Notifications.
A mast will elas,
For Amoy To-day, the Sed instant, ut 1930 AM
For SwatowToday, the 3rd instant, at 10.30 A
For Saigon-To-dey, the 3rd 'instant, at 10.30 AM.
For Manila Per Eraoralda, today, the 3rd instant, at 1130 A.M.
For Cooktown, Sydney, Eastern Anetralia, New Zealand, and Tasmania--To-day, the ni instant, at 20.30 a 18 Qest rates.
For Bangkok-To-day, the Bra instant, ct) 0.30 PM.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Fooohow.-Per Yours, to-day, the Sre instant, at 5 F.M.
For Saigon.Per Francois I, to-morrow, the 4ch isabunt, at 490 2.0.
For Bangkok-Pa Rajanallianukat, on Fri- day, the 6th ingiunt, at 5 2.M.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet BELGIC will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 3rd 4pril, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and London, which will bo IOLOSED. as follow
2 P.35 Registry of Labtera ceases. 2,30 PM: Poat Office elusen,
2,30 r.. Correspondence for Japan or Lbe United Svities only mus be posted
on board the Packet with Late Foa of 12 gente extra Postage, antil
9.50 F.. when the init finally closed. Correspondence must be spesially directed for this route, and if not fally propaid will be sent by British Packet
Letters, &, osn be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places named below. suficient American stampa are added to preply them from San Fransimo to destination. trich rion Stampa ara sold at this Offloc.
The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong kong Stamps and 10 cents in U.S. Stampa to those places only, the names of which are priat ed in Italias. To all the other places named sorrespondence cannot be Rogissered through, but only to San Francisco (8 centa)
The following are the charges on correspen- dence thas sent :-
LETTERS,
Per Half Oudoc. Hongkong V.S.
Stamps Stamps. Ceals, Conta.
Canada, British Columbia, New
Brunero, Nova Scotia, Princo Edward's Island, Vancouver's 12. Feland, Bahamas, Nassau, New Providence
起
Aspinwa, Bermuda, Onba, Fiji, 1 12 Groenland Jamalos, Panama) Hawaii, New Foundland................ Guatemala, Marquerasta, Mexi-1:12
55, Balvador, Tahiti. Belize, Ragata, Cartagena, Custa
Bica, Carague, Greytown, Cut- anu, Honduras Martinique,
New Granada, Nicaragus, San. 12,
ta Martha, Tark's Island, Fenezuela. West Indies .... Bolivia, Chili, Bounder, Peru... 12
Argentine Confederation, Ba
emos Ayres, Paraguay, Urn. 12 guay
Books & PAPERS. Circulars, e, for Canada, per MEDI-10%zeteses mari
TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. THE PENINSULAE AND ÜBIENTAL STEAN
NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S Steamship THURSDAY, the 19th April, at Noon:
KHIVA," Captain Leg, will leave this of For further Particulare, apply to
ADAM LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.
10
Newspapera for all other places" (not over 4 oz) caes Paper.... Books, &o for all other places.) per 2. 02. mikemang Any articles found enclosed in Newspapera or Book Packets (so silk scarves, jewellery, &c.} will be detained and sold,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "PEI-HO' will be despatched from Hongkong en THURS DAY: the 6th April, with Maile to and through the United Kingdom and Gompa, vid Maracinoo to Saigon. Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calentia, Dombey, Aden, Saez, and Alexandria.
The following will be the hours of closing the
U. 8. MAIL LINS. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER-Mails, & LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
THE US, Hail Steamer CITY OF TOHTO Twill
daspatobed for San Francisco, vi Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 14th April, 1877, 43 r... taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United Sintea, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are.issued for transportation to Tako- bams nud other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to posts in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, via Overland Railways.
A Stoomer of the Mitan Bishi 8.8. Company will leave Shanghai, vis the lalaad Ssa Porte, about same date, and make close connection st. Yokohama.
At New York, Passengers have selsetion of variona lines of steamere to England; France, and Germany.
WEDNESDAY, 4th April,
5 P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office alces except the NIGET Box, whleb rowuine oper all night.
THURSDAY, bth April;
7AE, Post Office opens for sale, of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all acrrespondence.
10 A., Hegistry of Letters cases.
11 AM, Post Offior closes except for Late.
Letters,
12.10 Aetters (bnt Letters only) except thom to and through Australia, may be posted on payment of's Lass. Fee of
a centa extra postage, nutil 11.80 A., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
MATLO EXCHANGED WITH MANTEA AND BAIGOS. The Philippine Talinda being now aduitted into the General Postal Usion, it follow that all paid correspondende received from Manila
Freight will be received on board until dr.in the mails will be delivered fras by this Office, on the 13th April. Parsel Packages will he sud that all paid correspondence sent to Manila received at the Offloo until 6 PM same day; in the mails should be delivered fres there.
Article IX of the Postal Treaty of Berue all Parael Packages abould be marked to ad
provides that" Neither the sonder nor the-ad- dress in fall; value of same is required.
Cohealar Invoices to accompany Overland dresses of letters and other postal packetceball Cargo should be sent to the Compaey's Offices be called upon to pay, either in the Country of in Sealed Kuvolopes, addressed to the Collector Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or daty other than the recognised rater lerid (iu) of Quetams at Eau Francisco..
the case of paid correspondence) by the despatch- For accurity's sake, Shippers of Overlanding office. It is hoped that any extra large, Cargo are retreated to endorse on the Envelope or apparently extra oharge, will at once be the Marks and No. of Packages Shipped, to brought to the notice of the proper authorities, correspond with those in their Bille of Lading-in either Colony..
For farther information as to Porage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Prays Central
RUSSELL & Co Hongkong, Marob 29h8, 1877.
Agenta.
The above does not apply in any way to loose letters sent outside the mails. There will alway be charged on arrival in Hongkong, and pro- bably the Manila Office will adopt the game
сортве,
Complaints are sometimes ramsired of extra abarges ca correspondence exchanged between
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, the land in it are that believed it
Neither the CaFTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS, will be BESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officera or the Crew of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :--
ALICE MARY, British bark, Rogera-Order. ANGLO SAXON, British ship, Harrington-
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
ANNA, German bark, Fersen-Order.
CHOW STE, Siamese bip, Stekmeyer-Siems
would be alt the lettura, &o,, bad been seat loose
Any Foreign stamps on loose correspondence are obliterated in this Office.
ALFRED LISTER,
Puntumaster-General, General Port-OfGear-
Hongkong, 26: "March, 1977. -.
Unpaid Letters are not received for the lu dian Mail Pockets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence for tho Straite, India, Caylon, and Ader, a compulsory by whatever opportunity it in forwarded. *SOLDIERS AND SAILORS LETTERS. ELLINA, German bark, Wiaters.-Gas Co.
Privates in H.M. Army or Navy, Noa-com- GOLDEN HORN, British steamer, Alton-Wissional Officers (but not Warrant Offers,
" IBAOUADDY”. Commandant Ganrain, will be despatched for BREMA, German bark, Timpe-Wieler & Co.
CARL, Gernian brig, Banga-Ambold, Kar SHANGHAI
barg & Co. per case of 1 dezes quarts shortly after bor arrival from Europa
-H DEPOUEL. LORMONT $5...........per case of 1 dozen quarte.
485 Hongkong, 79th March, 1877. $6ả...............aser case of 2 dozen pints..
FOR NEW YORK, SIEMSSEN & CORE AL Ar
"MYSTIC BELL,”
492 Hongkong, let May, 1876.
NOW ON SALE. BOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
Trade Report for the Year 1676. Price-
Apply at the Daily Prote.Office. Hongkong, February, 1877.
OMPASE DEVIATION IN IHON SHIPS,
DESCRIBED PRACTICALLY,
Both the Court and Panti pronunciations are given, the accents being carefully marked on the best prinsiple hitherto attained. The type graphy displaye the suocess of an attempt to Ten Dollars. make the Chinese and English type correspond In the sise of body, thereby affecting a vast economy, of space, achieving a clearness-Ot proviously attained, and dispensing with those vast margins and vaesut spaces which Inve heretofore oharacterized. Chingas publications.
For practical purposes the arrangement of Just the work is so onmplate, that a referepor to its gas enables a person who unders standa English to communicate effectively
with natives who understand nothing but Chi-
By RM. TALBOT, publisted, and favourably noticed by the Local Press in Houghong and Shanghai PRIOR TWO DOLLARS. Heers, LANE, CRAWFURD & O
mese. In this respect the work will be found. EVEN FRICKEL & Go
indispensable to all Europeans residing in Chibia, and to the natives themselves it ex pisina subjecta Lully with which very few in deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in England and interested in JANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE CO-China it cannot but be invaluable ocazionally. To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the LONDON
following fastare submitted for consideration Obines characters and Medharita-Eeghal PRE-Dadarsigned, have been Appointed per Vocaixlary contains about 16,000
secure the starboard rigging. The main-mant at PANY OF MANCHESTER AND this time was lurching violently, and the osp tain foaring that it would tear up the decki, out the pur rigging, and the main meat fall? over the starboard sido of the vessel, faring with
the mizan tart. Tos, vessel wat uitAY-
warda overhauled by a steamer from Liverpool and towed to come
plaintiffs was that outting away the mast" wael
Jurrent Ratba.
f 1968 Hongkong, 15th October, 1888,
1 Agouts for the shore Company at Hong and Chinese Dictionary, shout: 100,000, whilst Long, Canton, Foodbow, Shanghai, and Han this work contains more than 50,000 English and exe prepared to grant Insuranosa ate, and unstards of 600.000 Chitless charac tera Again despite all the grammers and HOLLIDAY, WISE & UL.
other elementary works as you published, the atudent of the dionit language sbmittaly re estions and equivalent of different wards which have one general meaning Of these extuploa this work contains more than -five, finea many no any other Dictionary hitherto pub
and, being auch, was a propox adbeck for ANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANOD quite examples to display the various applie
A maorifice for the benefit of the general venture,
general average contribution. The contention
on behalf of the defendants was, thint at the time when the UANG WAS DIV 3 was n lost sanetr
and therefore that outting it away was no
"COMPANY.
NH Undersigned Agents are in recupt
instructions from the Board of Directors,
sacrifoe, and the loss of the mast was not watter for general Average contribution. The anthorizing them to issue Policies to the extant lished it a Judge (Justice Manisty) left it to the jury of £10,000 on any one Firat-olum Bisk, or to It comprises upwards of two thousand large to any whether the mast was virtually a wreak Las, calent of £16,000 on Adjoining Riska stquarto pages
and gone at the time when it was cut away. Current Rates
The jury Zound that she mist when it was cut
avey was a wreck nad bopolsely lost Upon
this Gading his Lordship directed judgmant co
fe entered for the defendants,
A Dicount of 20" allowed.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
43 Hongkong, 8th January, 1876.
TRUBNER & O
69, PATREKORTER BOT; W. H. BELIA
DAILY FREE” OFFKE, HonGKONG,
Agent.
* gen & Co.
Pautan & Do.
LOTINE, German 3-mobocner, Schierlobi, Assistant Engineer, Guquer, Boatswain, or Carpenter), Army Schoolmasters. (aot Ed, Schelibass & Co Plumer, Master, will load here and will hare MARQUIS OF ARGYLS, British hark; McKeon, superintending or First Class) or Schoolmis. quick despatch, as above.
For Freight, apply to
NOLSEMARY, Siamese ship, Tarek-Tock Mes Panket, or via Southampton by British Packet,
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Cɔ. 198 Hongkong, 12th March, 1877,
→AR NEW YORK. THE AT American Ship
MNEAR,"
W. Taylor, Master, will loud bare and will have quick-despatch an above...
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 293 Hongkong, 16th February, 1877.
FOR, LONDON..
THE British Ship ------
"INGLO-SAXON,”-
Rozario & ̈Ø«,
& Co.
HAJANANTIANUMAR, British steamer, Hopkins
Yox Fat Hong,
RULIE, Ramaiah bark, Berglund-Order. UZSIAI, British 3-m. eoliosner, Harnden
Wieler & Co.
rcance may send half-bance letters to the United Kingdom vil Marseilles by French
for eze penny; or vid Brindle by Britia Paaket for three ponce. Hongkong tam po will-prepay this class of correspondence exactly.. the same ea Imperial Storps.
Soldiern and Sullors Jetters are, howevci,
YOUNG STAM, Siamese chip, Remediotaerobarged an ordinary lettere if they do not con
Kin Tye Loong.
K
WONG HING ORBUNG & CO,
COAL MEZCHANTĖ,
Have always es band for Sale very desorp tion of COAL at Milerate Prices
Mr. Aaron has been supointed Manager and
Mears. GEURGE TALOONER & Uo. Meers BROADBEAR, ANTHONY & Co. Harrington, Mester, will load here and bare all Ordery addressed to im at 57, Peays, or to
Mesara, LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. 1910 Hoogkong, 50th November, 1876.-
KRUPE SARVE WORKS,
ESSEN (GERMANY)* SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA,
POIL
Immediate despaťabrın
For Freight, apply to
METER & Co. 1982 Hongkonu, 10th March, 1877.
SUN FIRE OFFICE..
Mr. Baz Jacz st. 30, Hing Lung Street, will ressivo immediate attention t 435 Hongkong, 1h Marab, 1877. THE Undersigned have been appointed Bola Agents for the Sale of their Goode in Hongkong and Chion by Messre, J. & R. Pas Sons, Arbroath.
form to the following regalations
1-Not to exceed ball an anos. No double lotters are allowed.
If from a Boldier or Sailer. bis clans or description must be stated in full du the letter, and the commanding Officer most sign his rume, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &e in- fall
3-If to a Soldier or Sailor, his clasa or de maription must be stated in full, with name of Regiment, or Ship, de, in full,
Honglyny, Thanghai, Cologne fliermany Undersigned-if-prepared to BENT, Gasgow, and Messrs. DAVID ODDBAR &d Agouts of this Offion, will in future bo alm.
3 Undersigned hags to inform us Friends: and the. Public that he has always on
bund all kinds of taskusse FANS ARD-17ORIWARE FOR SALE AT OHHAP PRICES
CHUN QUAN KEERI CANAL HOAD, CASTON ₤109 **
TOW ON SALE.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT. By Dr. DEYAN, with many Additions, Correo tions, and Dr. Wizzzants' Orthography. PRICE:In Paper Wrapper 150 Neatly Bound
2,00 Apply at the Daily Press Office.
Palicles agnath Fire to the extent of 950,000 on First-class Risks
y
To provide mears of remitting small soms of money to or from this Colony and between the Porta of Chics and Japan, the Postmastera lowed (but not required) to purobava Hongkong Postage Stumps from foreign residante.
Between Hongkong and Changben, ör Hörgü and Totobama; however, in either direction,-
****Thể Stain pa tardared for wide must not ex- coed 325 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased. They must be presented personally or -mccompanied ky a notami
ARNHOLDT KARBERS & 410-Boogkong, January, 1867 ADiscount of Twenty por cont. (20%) upon Bon Current Boost Rates of Premis will be in HR CHUNG NGOI BAN PO Monoy-Orders must be need.
(Chinese Dazy Prem), lowed upon Insurances efected with this Diso
T. G. LINSTEAD,
PULISHED: DAILY, Agost, Sun Fire Ofices the best meding for Advertising among the
Native Community
· 1995 · Hongkong, 4kb Odtibor, 1874, UWANSATLANTIC FIRM INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
THE undersigned having book appointed Agenta for the above Company, are pres pared to accept risks against hire at purrent rater, aubject to a loans of 20 per cent
CIEMSSEN & Co.,
TESAAN PÄgents, tf 89 Hongkong, 16th November, 18724
In has buck calablished mwanda, s day syrri TEARS, and enjoys the largest bond phử ciren- lation of any Ohluess paper in the fonth of China. It is carefully edited by an experience Chinese Scholar, and ountains Fery, and liz- Liauka COMMERCIAL INTELLIGDAGA.
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the One Wyndham Street, longkong; or, from the different Agents."
Hongkong, 16th January, 1877.
Letters containing Stamps should be rogin. tared, sed the Stamps should be escoral from observation
The Postmater or Agent may postpone pars chasing if his peblio fundo in hand are not rufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in any case which appeare doubttal or auspicious. Ha la allowed to chargs & Commissiva of ens per oeát, on all Stampa purchased.