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In his address to the North Chisp Branch of the Royal Asiatic Apoioty under the above title,
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capital of Chow, and, though driven back for s time, they never afterwards entirely le's the poil of China. Century after century they pressed harder on the northern frontier, and in the tinie,
• Mr. Kingsmill gives an amount of information of the Shen-ya Mam-ton (BC): 200) bad placed 1 in the variona rentions of bia subjeof, a biob muat | the empire în îmarinent danger. To this period novo Leon difficult to cumpress Into so emilia is to be damgned the movement of the Epatas. space. He enters into an elaborate discussion | lizm and the other tribes who poured down from -- of the various glacial theories, nał passea'ou to the north on the Greek kingdom of Bactria, and a consideration of the form of Northern Aain. | who finally as Indo-Scythe established their This Mr. Kingsmill holds to be of marine origin | ¿way over north-westera india and the dôjsovat. and recent elevation, advancing in support of his conclusion many weighty argumente which demand the attention of geologists
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The southern margin of the lean of onat Anip is formed by the billy country bounding the Ting taze valley on the right so far sa Sze- ohuen, which province however the deposit does not enter. It then tures northerly along the Joy of the Ham, its southern limit vensing with the watershed of that river West of this in Kananh to seek a voluge in the valley of the BINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c.... ita southern extension has not been tenced To Oxus dan BANGKOK The cast it extende op far as the anciens osast - The bistory of the Terks. Is repeated in that line of Kiangen (about Rng 120 dag), from of the Hunt, whip originally inhabiting the YOKOHAMA, which it bas been traded uninterruptedly into skirts of the Ural mountains, bura ute Earope SHANGHAI the province of Kanenh (about Eloog. 205 in the fourth century, and under Atila com deg). Northerly is guters and extenda for some, pelled the Roman" emperor to ano for peaco distance into the Mongolina platean. The dis almost under the walle of bis capital; and, in trisks between Kansah and Kashgar have not more modern times in that of 1e Mongola SWATOW, AMOY & BOOOHOW Yease (str) been traversed by any competent geologis Safes it to say that in the plains of Siberia, but as the lobes reuppenre Banking the slopes of which mirst once bave supported a numerogi Pamir, in eastern Turkestan it la most likely population, a few wandering tribes now ecruive that it forms the bed of the great basin of inka to eke out a provariosa, oxiatanot, while the Lob and the desert of Maken., ed. With fettiomenza of more civilized min ars in a graut. the elevation of Clontral Asia and the exting measure dependent for axistence on exteraï! tion of the loss aen the supply of moisture from deoross. The modern aspect of Central and the south sea was cut off the elevation of the Westeru Asle must be something different. old coast. lite, which caused the appearance from what is presented in the days e'er yet ite abore water of the barren tandras of the march, tribes broke up fenir acttlements to overruE aided in the change, and ́s probable movement the gisźlised world. Ware every mais inhabitant of the pole along, the moridian of 90 deg. now to take aparms it could scarcely produce brought at the some time northern Siberia a foroy such as followed Astila to the plains of: within the arctic regions. The slaves at laat Italy. The Chicco historian infort as tast bocaute too hard for elephant and rhinoceros, the Shop-ya Maou-run in the regions north of and they were forced to ootamenco a rotecat Säensi bad an armed force of 300,000 mez; end. towards the south. The rising plateau of Painin j thaugh we may believe the zomber exaggerstad; was perhaps too sterile, but to the east lay the ¦ wa may still compare if with the forces which pins of north China and Nongolia recently in nearly, the same district are now enguged in emerged from the locas ass, and covered to u the war on the northwest of China So the greator extent than now with forest, and into Ephthalite, even after their expulsion by the theno cheiriota the old mammala made their Blung-nu, and before they had completed the way." Mr. Kingsmill then deals with the conquest of Baattix were able to master from emigrations of Etme and other orders, and | 100,000 to 200,000 bowmou. They at the time were residents on the banks of the Surbinb, & carions agrequent with the migrations district whose entiró pupulation now only num- of the mammoth and tichorbina chmoderos ara; bere a few thousands. Hamna induendes hav tke early tribal movements of the baman rood; } bsen to a large extent effectant in reducing the and bere it seeme to me that we are in Asia to population. Wars bare killad of millions of ver the dividing lines where geology merges, lda inhabitants; and the conquerera hora get first ju myth, and afterwards reappears in the themselves to cut down the dress suq devastale clear current of history. In fact that the true the vondiries through, which they marched.
wboes effects, I may add, have not yet diad out, sufficient to account for the atter depopulation can only be discovered by a clore lavestigation of many distriole onos fertile. -- Major ›ood, of the geology of central and northern Agia describes the gradual lealceation of Western Foremost amongst the widely spread legende Turkestan; Sir Douglas Forsyth, in a paper which have come down to our tims are those read before the Royal Geographical Society on connected with a grist delogs, the birth place the 23rd November last zura an nocount of the of which wo.oas pretty bondently trace to the similar condition of the country dust of the table landa of Central Asia. "Babylonia, India, Pamir. The wanderer in the desert still comes and China bava all their several versions, which cross buried cities wine vory Thales ara for. differing as my this must do in details, bear yet rotten and now, and then discovera some Roslearly generic a resemblance that me caust treasure buried in the and drift, which a nad. attribute them to same common origin. Baby- | deu găle has for the nonde expuasd to the light lonm and India unite in one chorustcristia; the ¦ of heaven. The change in essentially olímation food was sent as a paniabmest for the grievous and finds ite boat explanation in the causes Bing of the human rate, and but a chosen reza-gested the drying up of the loses sem, and the maat remained to repopulate the earth, Chingan gradual encroachment of the aretio regions."-- tradition knows of no antecedens period when
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it was before " On it atrode forward the ostale, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao SteamboatCore the beasta of burden, and the man,!. In my Shards 19 per cent, discount. V *Notes on the Tukusz" (Ubins Review, Vol. IV. p. 17) I have given the tradition at length: From this land poured forth abo Aryan migravi tions, of the waitern stream of which the first Bargard gives the traditional account, At the first dawn of traditional bistory allied tribes aro found migrating across the subws of the Hima. yalar towards the Beren Rivers, and ever since India has been called their home. After ercas ing the narrow passes of the Hinduknek oz. the Himalayabbey ojuquered or drove be. fore them the aboriginal johabitapta" of the Trans-Himalaysa countrica. They took for their guides the principal rivers of northern India, and were led by them to new homes. in their fertile valleys, Mencius and the Shf-king tell me of the settlement of Kang. lin in the land of Pio: whence the emigrante | by Kwòng Him Wo to travelling trader. oxpelled by the reatless bordes of the Dike, and driven across the mountains of Liang (the Tsung-ling or Pamir), at last ander. Tan made a temporary halt at K'cobow on the Boother flanka of the Tian ahau, With the Azhi Dabāka (the Biting Snake) of the Tranians, who conquered and zlew Fins the Shining and midly oppressed his people, we may compare the iks of the Obinens version. Both have to be identified with the northern invaders who poured down on the origins! homes of the settlers in Conical Aaiu, and drove. them sist, wast and south. Bat while tradition grows more prepina in both west and east, thero ju do soution of the inrożda of the northern horden Homecares has been at work suffiolently strong to make their pretre perpetuel. Defeat after defeat is of no avail the rauguard driven back or cht -to pieces is succeeded by worden ne formidable, and apparently se prodigat of their own lives and for twenty couturies the history of Central Aalain a record of invasionsfrom the north, and migrations to be east, west and south. Frota uther sources wa Issen that these Hing- nt were the ancestors of the Ta-kleli (wboge connexion with the modern Tarks seema retou labed to a certainty. The original homes of theas people we find to have been the plaine and valleys north of the Altai mountning; a -country now sparsely inhabited, hún which in those days moet have supported a much larger population, the records of which we do in the vast tumali, which in the now deserted steppes in parte almost super the soil. It has been des aribed by the writers as the ofeina genting the workshop of nation; und auch is may well have somed to the netiled inhabitants of the lauré civilised nations in the south and west, whose lande, were overrun and homoravaged by wore. of thend restless ann ræfejavadora, impelled by a strange infatuation of var bund after another „of the njurens, Where then ran thisBITAugė. "migration, which after nýrging against China set the whole of northern and outrul déur-in- movement towards the west, und ended in sway- ing the ancient civilination of Europe, and in. troducing for a time the Larbariem of the Dary Age? To me it cogs in wonderful accordance wish the movement of the mammalia which y Ibaye aketebad out this ovaning; and these
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DOUND VOLUMES obtte China Overland Trade Boport for the Year 1676. Pripe
Apply at the Daily Freia Ofico. Hongkong, February, 1877.
UMPASS DEVIATION IN IRON CHIPS
DESCRIBED FRACTICALLY,
- By D M TALBOT
B. DO POVEY,
485 Hongkong, 29th March, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK.- PHD Al American Sajp THE
ALYATTO BELL"
Agent,
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE:
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMĖS PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, POET SAID, NATUES, AND
MARSFILLES
“PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
PARA CALCUTTA,MA
THURSDAY, the 5th April, 1877,
Post-Office Notifications.
Por
Mga mast will store: For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow Tense, to-day, the 4th instant, at 11.30.M
For Haiphong-Per sailing ship, to-day, tho 4th instant, at 1.30-1.M.
For Salgon-Fer Francois I, today, the 4th instant at 430 m.
For Iloilo Per sailing ship, to-day, the 4th. instant, at 5 P..
For Bangkok. Fer Rajanatliamlar, on Fri- day, the 6th instant, at 5 PM,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAORET. "The French Contract Packet PEZHO will be despatabel from Hongkong on THURS DAY, the 5th April, with hails to and
One Noon, by Company's Steamship Dash the United Kingdom and Europe, vid
TEIRO" Garamondant COINTRE, with Maraeillos; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, -MAILS, PASSENGERS. SPECIE, and Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay,
QABGO, will leave this Port for the above „Adən, Bnez, and Alexandriaknakanda places, VEN
The following will be the hours of closing the
Cargo and Spooie will be registered for Lon-Maits, de, com a re don me well as for Marseilles, and sccepted in transit through Marseilles for the principel
| places of Europe,
Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, | Cargo will be recoived on board until P.M.. Spesie and Parools until 8 PM, on the 4th April, 1877. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agenoy's [Offis) Contents and value of Packages are
required.
Bor further particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Ooo.
H. DU POUBY,
Hongkong, 28th March 1877.
Agent.
STEAM FORMOVIE SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUBZ, MÄKPA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI HEHHANDAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA," AND AUSTRALIA, DA Magda HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship “ Km 74,” Onptain Inn, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 12th April, st Noon.
For fiber Particulars, apply to
ATTAM LIND, Experintendent Hongkong, 2nd April, 1977.
(, S, MAIL-LANE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE U.S. Mail Steamer CITY OF TOKIO
will be despatoned for San Franciosa, vi Tokohama, ca SATURDAY, the 14th April, 1977, at 9 Pa, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Throngh Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New Yock and Europe, via Overland Railways.
A Steamer of the Miten Bishi 8.5. Company will leave Shanghai, vil the Inland Son Porte, abook same date, and make close connection at Yokohama,
At New York, Passenger have selection of various lines of steamera to England, France, and Germany.
WEDNESDAY, 4th April;,
5 E., Money Order Office clones. Fost Office alone except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night, THUESDAY, 5th April,
A., Post Office opons, for sale at. Stampe, Registry of Lettera, and Post- ing of all correspondence.
104, Registry of Imitters camber. 11, Post Office clases except for Late
Latera.
11.10 am. Lettern (Eat Lotters only) except thone to and through Austrália, may be postal on payment of a Late Fee of 18 centa extra postage, until 11.30 ... when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely
KÀILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The Eaglia Contract Packet KHITA will be despatoked with the Mails for Europo, že, on THURSDAY, tog12th instant.
The following will be the hours of closing the Maile, de senk
WEDNESDAY, 11th Instant,
5 P.M., Money Order Office elas. 6. Post Office eloses except the NIGHT Box which remains open all night. THƯRSDAY, 126 föstant,
7AM, Post Ofüce opens for mala of
Stamps, Registry of Latters, and Poat
vy, ing of all correspondence.
10 am, Post Office closes except for Late
Lettere. Registry of Telters ceaseN, 10.15- betere may be posted on payment
of a LATE FEB of 18 conta, extra" Postage, until:
11a.m., when the Post Office CLOSES
ontirely,
11,30 M., Letters (but Lettere only) address. red to the United Kingdom við Brindis, corto "Singapore, may be. posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fon of 48 cents extra postage, 11,80 m., Posting on Board ocasÇE.
MAILA BYCHANGED WITH MANILA AND SAIGON.
The Philippine Telands being now admitted into the General Postal Union, it follow that. all paid correspondence received from Manila in the mails will be delivered free by this Ofisa, and that all paid correspondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free thore,
Artiole 1 of the Postal Treaty of Berno providea that "Neither the senders nor the ad dresscon of letters and other poeta! paskata eball" ba called upon te pay, either in the Country of Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or Buty other than" the recognised rates levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by thadeipatok-
Freight will be received on board until PM on the 13th April. Parcel Packages will being office. It is hoped that any extra charge, received at the Office until 5 F.M. same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to il· dresa in full väike same is required.
Consular Invoices to asccraplay. Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices
or apparently ectra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authoričios, in either Colony.
The above does not apply in any way to loose letters sent outside the mails. These will always
in Sealed Envelopea, addressed to the Collootorbe charged on arrival in Hongkong, and pre-
of Customs at San Francisco.
hably the Manila Ofee will adopt the sam
For recarity's sake, Shippers of Overland course.
Cargo are requested to endores on the Envelope Complaints are sometimes received of extra the Marks and Nos. of Packages Shipped, to charges on correspondence crehanged between correspond with those in their Bills of Ledingthis Colony and Baigon, but it is believed. it For farther iufonnation as to Passage and would be found in sil cases that the letters, Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, o, had been seat loose.
Auy Foreign stamps on longe correspondence No. 16, Praya Uential,
sra obliterated in this Offic. RUSSELL &
ALFRED LISTSE, Agents,
Postmaster-Gezóra) Hongkong, March 2nd, 1877.
General Post Ofco, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. Hongkong, 26th March, 1877.
SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION, WITH THE
UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD.
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
AD S.S. GAELIC will be despatched for TBon Fraucieno, vid Zakurame, în TUES- DAY, the let May, at 3 P., taking Cargo and Passengers, for Japan, the United States, and Barope.
Connection is made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai
Unpaid Letters are not received for the In. dan Mail Packets.
The Pre-payment of correspondence" for the Straits, India, Coylon, and Aden, is compulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
- ..
To provido means of reraitting small aust of money to or from this Colony sud between the Ports of China aud Japan, the Postmasters Bed Agents of this Offics will. in future be al lowed (but not required) to purchuss Hongkong. Postage Stamps from foreign residents.
Between Hongkong and Shangbai, or Hong- and Tokobama, however, in either direction,
y Orders must be used.
The Stamps bandered for sale mangt not ex- valne, must be perfectly, olen, in od 825 good condition, and 'in atrips of at least two, as no separate Stamps will be purchased, They must be presented personally or accompanied
Letters containing Stamps should be regio- tered, and the Etamps should be secured from oborration.
Freight will be received on board until fr..byote. of the 80th instant, Paroc) Paokages will be rcoaived at the Office until & P.M. same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fail; value of same in required,
The Postmater or Agent may postpona pur- chasing if his public funds in band are not auftoient, and be will refnue to parched it any case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He is allowed to charge a Commission of que per
Hoturn Passage Tiokete available for monthe are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent on regular rates
For further information as to Freight (or | sent, on all Stappa paratased. Pesenge, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
G. B.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877.
MORT.."
Agent,
REGISTRATION TO BANGKOK.
Her Britannis Majesty's Consul Lot Siom kas been good enough to make arrangements by means of which correspondence can be Regis- tered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.cente NO
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor tho OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Urow of the following. Vesela during their stay Hongkong Harbour ALION MARZ, British bark, Hogera-Order. ANGLO SAXON, British ahip, Harrington.
Vogel, Hagedora & Olò.
ANNA, German bark, Jessen.Order. for BEEMA, German berk, Tiupa Wieler & Co.
CALL, Germona brig, Thomson-Arnhold, Kar-
berg & Co.
Oxow STE, Biamena ship, Siebmeyer-Slama-
•sen, & Ob, va
GOLDEN HORY, British steamer, Alion.-W.
Posten & Co
LOUISE, German 6-m. aohooner, Sabiertob
E. Sebellbase & Co.
Rozario & Oni
Plumer, Masters will lond bore and will have MARQUIS OF ALGILE, British bark, Econ. quick despatch na above.. For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. -388-Hongkong, 12th Marob, 1977,
PUR NEW YORK. E A1 American Ship
MONFAR
NORSEMANN, Siamese ship, Tarek-Tact Me
Qa
RAJANATTIANURAE, British azerier, Hopkins
*Yzon Brt Hong,
COMMUNICATION WITH BATAVIA, The Netherlands India Paskota lesvO SÍDNA- pore fortnightly, and are fitted to the strival of the outward & U Mail from Borope:
The French Fuckats for Batavia, wait at Singapore for the Packet from China sod rue fortnightly.
It follows that, to forward Correspondezico to Batavia with the lost delay, the following Are the best opportunities
In the 3.W. Monsoon
The English Mail. Mhe Fronos Maile
In the N.E. Moneron,
A Private Steamer a few days, before the
English Mail
The French Mail
Most avantries to which Hongkong forwards..
Correspondence harira joined the rosterul Postal Union or being probably about to do so it is necessary that the following raloa he strictly observed.
1. No Letter or Facket, whether to ba przie. tered or unregistered can be received for Tostage RURIE, Russion bark, Bergoland-Order.
If It contains gold or silver money, jewols, pra- UZZIAU, Brita Sem, schooner, Barader.cious articles, or anything that, as a general
· Wieler & Co.
W. Taylor, Master, will load bere and will have Wadni, British steamer, Hanter.—Landetalu quick despatob-wu above,
For Freight, apply tonigh
an
VOGEL RAGEDORN & Co, 283 Hongkong, 16th February, 1877.
FOR LONDON.
M British Ship.
ANGLO SAXON”
O. Harrington, Master, will load-here-and have immediate deapatob
For Freight, apply to
HERE METER & Co. 1382 Hongkong, 10th March, 1877. *
& Co.
rule, is lisble to Castoria detties.
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of datiablearticles, unless the quantity TOURO BIAM, Siamese chip, Benedictsensent be so small as to make the sample of no
Kià Tye Loongi
value.
8. The site of weight allowed are as fol. low
BOOKE AND PAPH.To British Offices, 51b, -Paynanamilk-it.nitiont initinsia vainai
BOOKS AND PAPERS →→To the Continent, &al,
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“have one general meaning. Of. theas sxamples
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4. The following articles asumat-be sent by Fost at the tines, Liqnida, Gunpowder, Matoles. Candles, Soap, Indigo, Dyestuffs, or whatever is dangerous to the five lens ve or injurious to persoon dealing with them.
“The public is reminded that-in-Ching and-- Japão, there is no such thing as Parcel Post. Mich trouble and disappointment is caused by pornistent attempte to venić azzale valandis grifkor through the Peat. Fans, Curios, Articles Of Dress, Fanoy Work, and similar presente are continually being reinsed, the senders having often spent more in Postage than would have 298 - Flangkanu, áth. Quisher, $1876, 2
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(HE undoraigned baving been appointed Chine, It is carefully odked by an experienced Soma difficulty is experienced in obtaining a 1 & qunty for the sbore Company, aro pio- | Uhingen Sobolar, and contains Fola nzd KE• | general understanding of what is a Puller. It pared to mazept rise againel Bere at current LLLSLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
In a long file sample of goods which the sender value, enhjost to a bonus of 20 por peste t Torma for Advertising oan be phesized at the i bas for tale, or of goods whiteh he wisliga to SIEMSSEN & On Officer Wyndhang Surcot, Hongkong, ory from order. It is to consist of the smallest possible
agents, the different Agenta,
quantity compatible with showing what the 118 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. <-
• gooda kre, and many have no intriamo vaine,
Hongkong, 16th January, 1877.