THE COCKROACH UTILISED.
In Bain the common cockroach (Mata Carientalis) is a favorite popular remedy for dropsy Dr. P. Bogunolow, of St. Fetaraborg, has lately examined its accompanied efforts in nine cases of Bright's disse, heart disease, andotheraffections with severo dropsy, and in all the result was the Pamo. There was an ineroase in the accretion of tao uri sud purspiration, with rapid diappont. ance of alem, sal also almost ogploto sap pearance from the urine of albanwa 'and anal darivatives. The dose was five to ten grains of the powdered workronals in the twenty four hoiri, bat they were also administered as a ting ture and as a Infusion: These inssots to not, like saatharides, anys the Boston Journal of Thomistry, produes any irritant action on the kidneys Dr. Bogomolow has suceeded in ox- tecting from them a crystalline body which ho calls antihydropin, and which is their native principle,
THE ROUMANIAN PEASANTRY.
ON LONDON
KXCHANGEVO
DA
Dunk Bills, on demand.
Bank Bills at 30 chys' sighE. 18/10/ Bank Bills, at 6 mouths elght:3/11 Credits, at 6 months sight./11to3/11 Documentary Bills, ut & mostbe
sight
3/11 to 1/0
ON BOMBAT.Bank, tights. ON CALOUTTS Benk, nights UN SHANGHAI
Bank, sight work
Privats, 30 days sight..
TH
SALES ON AUGUST 8TH, AS REPORTED BY
White Seasonnia-40 Baga, o 65.55, by Chan- tai to travelling trader
Gum Olibanum-30 cases, st 3-120, by Chan tai to travelling trader.
Dried Lily Flowers bags, ut 813.80, by Kwongwo-aheung to rolling trader24
Vermatcoll-50 bags, at 89.70, by Kong wo olenng to travelling tider. W
Filma-3ses, at $55,00, by Wo-hing to travelling truder.
Lungngau Tulp-20 base, at $13.50, by Shing? chong to travelling trader,
Dried Idly Flowers-20 Inge, at $18,60, by. Kwong wing-shum te travelling trader,
Black Sossamans 100 bags, at $4.70, by Tuck- mice to travelling trailor.
INSURANCES.
PUCNIX FIRE INSURANCE, COMPANY. FROM this fate, until further noties, dis- connt of Twenty por coat (209 upon the Current Local Rates of Promia will be allowed
Insurances effected with the Company.
DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 27th Jans, 1872
11921 LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOED
-A
INSURANCE COMPANY..
TAROM this date, until fasther natiey' a dis. count of Twenty per tent. (20/3 pon the current local rate of Premis will to "Allowed app Insurances effected with this Company.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agants
A corrospulent of the Doodman writes from Banbarest Practically the peasantry are safe, and though by a law promulgated ten years ago education was made on paper compulsory, not two por thousand of the population can real or write. Besides being ignant, the Ronmanin peasants are extremely fanatical, and when onge their passions uro votised they are capable of cowadsting' great aels of orisity, is has been frequently noted in the case of the massacres of the Jews. They are in an extremely miserable condition, and their houses are, as rulo, little Better than shelters from the extremes of heat and cold to which the whole Danubian Fritol jalition are exposed. Even under Turkisa ralar there wore in Moldavia and Wallachi o'olass of nominally fros peasants or vicman, but they had prustically ceased toba free, boing bound hand and foot to the boyards. In 1866, Conza, who hyahoor force of gliaracter dilawah for Koumanis, and who was the first Prince-ler of the Princi- ralities, passed what is known as the rural law, by which the indarest of the Roumanian peasant in the spil was recognized. By this law the N WER trade the basis of the distribution of land, and also of the taxation which each man was to bear. "Whare a passant had two oxen he received six pagasis of landmiku pogon-being equal to ano and a quartor acres, Where he bad four oren aius pagons of land were assigned to him In return for this concesion each peasant, besides Untersignal huving been appointed the ordinary and special taxes, was to work on Agents to the love Company. at this the road four days in the year to the Govern- Port, are prepared to grant Policies, against ment free, and to grant the use of his vxer and Fire to the extent of $10,000, en Buildings or
self for the transport service of the army on Gonds stored therein. whenever required. In the case of the present
· DOUGLAS LAPRAIH & Co. war, the ionuts have done all the transport för Hongkong, 9 November, 1908, the Roumanian army gratis, but the Russians, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. who have practically requisitioned thom also, have paid them at the rats of a freno por pest of sen or twelve miles. Taxes amount to about 100 f. your for each pair of ozon very heavy suti considering the pavarty of the people. This includes a poll-tax of 25 £, levied on every inta- hitant in the country. Previous to 1866 all pos sants were bound to work at the call of the boyurts treaty or thirty days of the year, and to bring their ason with them. In return fur this the masters gave them so mule gronad to m coltivate for themselves, but then the land bo enue practicaily moloss, for the boyarys do
.
JESTINATION.
LONDON, Ms BUSZ CANAL, LONDON
LONDON
LONDON
LONDON'
HAMBURG...
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK:
NEW YORK;
NEW YORK
PORTLAND ZLA
SAN FRANCISCO. vis.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1877.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING..
YESSKL'S NAME
CAFMAINT
Stentor (str.) Bebort Henderson Ga
Bon A coord Tory! Mainlay. Henna Low....
FOR PREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED
Hongkong
Polynesis AN "Geo. Croshaw
Belivauern Goo. Irving
Hongkong
Butterfield & Siro Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Muyer & Co
On or about 16th nut. Quick despatch. Quick despatob.
Hongkong.
Vogel, Hagedorn & Cel
Quick despatch. :
W. Scott
Hongkong
Gibb, Livingston & Com
Qulek daipatah.
Monkmend......
Hongkong
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Cuck despatch
Robes GrogHongkong
Yogel, Hugedorn & Co...
Quick despatüh¦
JO Davos
Hongkong
Vigel Hagedorn & Co
Quick dospetoli.
Poter Brady
Hongkong
Olyphant & Co..........
Quick despatch:
Hongkong
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
Önick despatch.
Fowle
Hongkong
Russell Co...
Quick doagatah
P. M... 8. Colaj mapin
On 20th inct, BERM
JW. Ford, W. D. Trimble
Hongkong
O&0.8 Co........ Russell & Co
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong Hongkong
Watchloes.... William Cobb...
Johanne
-Pilgrim
THAKA Chile (8)
SAN FRANCISCO, via Y'Háza | Ocosnie (sbr.)... SAN FRANCISCO.MAMASSA SAN FRANCISCO.......WAW. SYDNEY, AND MELBOUÉNE MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, Se! SINGAPORE PENANG. & SINGAPORE PENANG, SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK... YOKOHAMA.
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI:
FOR SALE.
AYLE & CO.
SAILE
A.S. Davis Vistoria Unwan (er) Caldewen Mirzapora (str.): Japan (str.)... Argyll (sor) that Tamale Danube (str.) Bombay (str.). Imonaddy (str.)......
China (str.)..
·34shawar (ste:).)
Cassandra (str.)...
BEG TO SOLICIT AN INSPROTION OF THEIR
SUMMER STOCK-- NEW DRESS MATERIALS, in GAUZE
MIKADO SILKS. ----- LANE STRIPE JAPANESE 'SILKA
PLAIN and STRIPED LUSTRES. ... MOHAIR SICILIANS. WHITE and COLOURED HAMBURG
ANETS.
TC1233 | FANCY COLOURED GRENADINES and
Hongkong 27th Jang 1878. PHENIX TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
[8717
HE Undersignod, Agons for the abov
Company, are prepared to GRANT 10-| SURANCES at Current Ratar.
MELCHERS & Co, Agents, Reys! Insurance Company. Hongkong, 27th March, 1879
1780 CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED,
NOTICE
manded the service just at the very time theOLICIES granted at curent rates on Ma..
rine fisks to all jaudas of the World. Ini poossats alcall Love boon cultivating their own ascendance with the Company's Articles of As- innd. When Couss's rural law was passed the gociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri Logarts received. State bonds in return for the buted annually to Contributors, whether, Share- land bonded over to the poasantry. This measure hollers or unt, in proportion to the net amount of emancipation has Ead comparatively little of Premia contributed by onch, the remaining pauctioal of act in the way of haproving the centhird being curried to Reuorve Extul
dition of the rural population, for they are
tied to the bogard, if not by serfdoms, by delt, s
In this country if a debtor esnnot pay in money
TH251
OLYPHANT & Co.
Geral Ageuta. Hongkong, 17th April, 1873
PANY
Le may be compelled to work off the dept. When TMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM the posants were freet and made antal pro prietors, they had actually no capital to start with,
FIRST-CLASS RISK,
and house they bad to appeal to the borards to HE Undersigned, Agents for the above give them maize and corn to now, stone to feadCompany, are proured to grant Policies their oxen, and food for themselves. The bogurde against Fire to the extent of $50,000 on any did this, but have charged such exonsive interest one that practically no one has ever been able to lear helf. Nominally free and possessors of their boldings, the peasants are absolutely the slaves and minions of the boyards, who so every mons to retain the peasants in their debt, and so mu tain compalary Hurvica.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
ORIUM
WEDNESDAY. 6th August, Sales yesterday of New Patut Sh0 to $924, of New Bencres of $5773 to $580. Malwa plavoil at 8590, with allowance of eight tels. Today no business has been reported in any kind.
EXPORT CAR
at Cncrent Rates
A RETURN OF TWENTY PRE CENT, "RO"D" will be made on the prior charged on a Insurances, such RETUL boing payable on the issue of the Policy.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,
A goul Con parry Imperial Fils InsuraNe Hongkong, 1st March, 1874. THE SECOND- COLONIAL SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA,
Tudorsigned, having bsou uppointed Agents in Hongkong for the above Com pany call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS to the low rates of Premiers
Par stammship Patrocius, for London, forged for all steamer risks, besides which a Cougou, 7,700 Ms: Scented Caper, 67,473 lbs., Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE. Scented Orange Pekoe, 26,340 15s,: 8 packages THIRD PER CENT, 333% will be allowed Silk Placo Goods, 518 pkgs. Preserves, and 2.159 page. Sandrios.
—SHARES.***
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shores pr
dent, premium.
Union Insurance Society of Canton--$800 per
şluara.
Caine Traders Insurance Company's Shars-
$2,650 per share.
Yangtza Inerrance Association-Ts. 715 per
shara..
Chinese Insurance Company $242 por eliars, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
$500 per share.
Caina Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$150
por share.
Hongkong and Whampoa Took Company's
Share24 per cent discount.
GATZES.
EL BEST MAKE QË BLACK GRENADINE, Guaranted to wear well,
NEW.GOODS,
most suitable for WASHING COSTUMES and MORNING, WRAPPERS.. PLAIN COLOURED ORGANDI MUSLINS. FANCY STRIPED, FRENCH PRİNTED MUSLINS. KANDA and YOSEMITE STRIPED
CAMBRICS. WHITE and COLOURED NIAGARA-
*CAMBRICS, MA WRITE BRILLIANTES and PIQUES, DAMASSE CAMBRICS. EKENCH PERCALES and CRETONNE CAMBRICS.
COLOURED DRESS LAWNS.
GALATEA STRIPES and LINEN MATS for Childron's Wear WRITE and COLOURED BATISTE. NEW DESIGNS in LINEN, CAMBRIC, and PIQUE COSTUMES EMBROIDERED HOLLAND, PRINTED CAMBRICS, WHITE BRILLIANTE, sad. MUSLIN MOBNING WRAPPERS. RICHLY EMBROIDERED SKIETS. LADIES TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED HATS and BONNETS, just arrived from Paris BOYS and GIELS' STRAW HATS CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING HATS
LADIES CHILDREN'S UNDER.
CLOTHING and BABY LINEN,.
INFANTS ROBES, CLOAKS HOODS,
HATE, and BONNETS. FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES. SUNSHADES and UMBRELLAS. WHITE and STRIPED SILK THREAT, and COTTON HOSE, CHILDREN'S THENAD and COTTON .SOCKS..
INDIA and HORKOCKS' LONG CLOTHS. DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY,
by Fixar CLASS HANDS.
SAYLE Kn 0.0. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
risks to ports in China, Japan, Philip pipes, and the Straits. Os risks to all other ports the Brokerage will lo FIFTEEN FEE QUEEN'S ROAD, AND STANLEY STREET CENI. (15") only
SIEMSSEN & Ev Agents Hongkong, let July, 1874, 17 str028 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE Undersigned, having boon appointed Tonta for the above: Company, are pre Rates, subject to a Bonus of 20 per mont pared to socept Risks against Fire at Current
SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 16th Novembar, 1872.
HONGKONG:
·AND AT SHANGHAI.
AND TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER DAVID CORSAR & SONS
Merubsut Navy" Navy Boiled
CANVAS
Long Fax Crown songs ARNHOLD, KARBERG &• €6; Hongkong, 11th May, 1807.
f1130
W. Euterson... Purish.. 11. de Smid
Charopanois A. Clatchy.
Boule Ackermann AR
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: OTTA QE Apply to
Vogel. Hagedora & Co.
Hongkong Gibb, Livingaton & 06.
Hongkong
Rosario, & Com TÀO 5 N. Có
David Sanyon, Sous & Co. Hongkong | Jardine, Latheson't Củ
Alesungsties Maritimos. Yaen Fat Hong... P. 40.8 N: Co... Massiguries Maritinos Biemeson & Co... P.&O. S. N. Co. Wm. Paston & C
Hongkong Hongkong
FLANO-8.
SIEMSSEN & Co
Hongkong, Olaf May, 1377.
ftf831
FOR: BALE. HAMPAGNE,
HEIDSIROK & Co.' MONOPOLE
1874.
Hongkong, 2nd July, 1877.
DEETJEN & Co.
[6m3023
TOSA & Co.'s SHERRY; White Seal. TOSAR & Co.'s SEEZRY, Yellow Soul, Bregert DEBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY.. CLARK & ELLIS OLD IRISH WHISKY CLARE & ELLIE" OLD TON.
BURGUNDIES. Nuir, Pints (2 oz)" CHABLIS, Quarts (I dozen).... CHANSERTIN, Quarts (1 do) CHAMBERTIN, Pints (2 doa.)....
MULLER FROж* ST, JULIEN
POLLACK and METER'S
On 22nd innatar.
Quick despatch.
Quick dospatol.
On or phont 13th inst.
Quick despatch.
On 11th inst., at noon," On 16th just., at 3 pm. On 16th inst. at 3 pa On 18th inst, at coon.
Tomorrow, at daylight:
Quick despatch. - sen To-day, ut 10 ... They, ut ngóna Quick despatol..
1 Quick dospatol.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSÄGERIES
HAMAS SMARTTIERS. ): PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. THE Company's Steamship
"IRAQUADDY," Commandant Baulo, will be despatched for
AZ SHANGHAF TO-DAY; the 9th instant, at 10 AM,, instead of the time proviensly notified.
K. DU POUEY,
Hongkong, 8th August, 1877.
FOR BANGKOK.
STU Steamship
T
S“ DANUBER
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
FOR NEW YORK.
HE AJ American Barkentino
VERDE "WILLIAM COBB," + horing the greater portion of her Carger engaged, will food hero at Whampoa for the above Tort and have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to
ww
OLYPHANT & CĂ, Hongkong, 1st August, 1877.
{1m1193 FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, THE Al Batish Barinn
THE
CALDEW,"
Captain W. Peterson, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have quick despatch
aa above.
For Freight, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. Hongkong, 28th July, 1877.
1169
[POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
A MAIL WILL CLOHE
For Switow-To-day, the 9th instant, ut 18.30 A.MT, 20・.
For Shanghai-Por raonaddy, today" thợ 10th instant, at 9 AM. Inte letters received
from 9.10 to 9.50 4.31.
For Shanghai-Por Chinn, to-day, the 9th instant, at 11.30 ama
For Hoilew and Haiphong-Today, the fith instant, of 1130-AM. Also carrying/ o Mail for Paklici.
For Shanghai-To-day, the 9th instrant at 9.30 P.M.
-For Fangkok-Por Dansbe, to-day, the 9th Santant, af 5·2,8.-
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Coutrot Packet MIRZA- PORE" will be despatched with the Moils for, Europe, &, on SATURDAY, the 11th instant. The following will be the hours of cloging the Mails, &
STEAM FOR: SINGAPORE FENANG, POINT DE5
GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI.
TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;
BOMBAY, MADRAB, AND- CALCUTTA, HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRADE NAVIGATION COMPANY'Stanchip MIRZAPORE," Captain PARISIL, will Leave thus on SATURDAY, the 11th August, at Noon.
'Fm: further Particulars, apply to
ADAM LIND, Saporintendent. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1977.
NOTICH... COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES · PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
STEAM FOR
..:
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, L'ORT SAIO, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO, FONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALUUTTA, AND BOMBAY.
Agent
1190
O
$8 A. Canchy, Cuzaimander, will be despatched for the above Port TOMORROW the 10th inats
Daylight
11216
For Freight or Passage.apply to $12
YUEN FAT HONG, $12
Agasts, -815
Hongkong, 4th August, 1877 $16
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. $4Company's Steamer
THE Eastern and Austration Mail Stown
"BOWEN"
'N SATURDAY, the 18th August, 1977,
PRIDAT, 10th instaut,
PM Money Ouder Offloo closer.
P.M., Post Ofics closes except the NIGHT Box: which remains open sll night, SATURDAY, 11th instant,
7 A.M., Post Office opons for sale of Stamps. Registry of Labtors, and Posting of all carry- 10 M., Post Omes less except for Luta Lat.
pondence.
10.15 A... Letters may be justel on payment of
fers. Registry.of Letters ocasos.
a Late Fos of 18 cents extra Postage, until 11 A.M., what the Post Offles CLOSES entirely. 11.30 A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom tit Frindist, or to Singapore, may be posted on bour tius Packet. with Lute Fey of 48 courts extra postage, until 11,50 4,2, waon the Muil is finally olseul
མམར
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Pucked DJEMNAH " | Till be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR.. DAY, the 18th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdera, and Europe, via Mammiller; to Baigno. Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bomboy, Aden, Buez, and Alexandria......
The following will be the hours of CLOSING. the Mails, ko.
“FRIDAY, 17th instant,
at Noon, the Company's Steamship., Money Order Offien olores. Port Ofre DJEMNAR," Commandant”. CHAMPERÒIÊ, elossa except the NIGHT Box, which remains with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE," and open all night. CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in Cargo and Specie will be zogistored for Lon- transit thrigh Marsailles, for the principal places of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until & Specic and Parools until 8 r.. on the 17th August, 1877. (Parcels are not to be mont on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offer) Contents and raise of Packages us required
For further partionlars, apply at the Com
H. DU POVEY,
Hongkong, 7th August, 1877.
will be despatched sa above on er about the 13th pany's Qfive, 87 Lustand:
For Freight or Tessage, apply to
ITALIAN WINES D'ASTL VERMOUTH, 1 dozen Quarts.....: BAROLO, 1 dozen Quarts PASSITO, 1 deseri Quarts..... MOSCATO, 1 dozen Quitsigu NEBIOLO MOUSSEUX, I dezen Quarts,
37
VICOMTE DE LA PEYRITRE My
CHAMPAGNE. - CARTE BLANOHE, 1 dozen Quarts...............
HESSE & CO. Hongkong, 19th July, 1877:
$7
₤1097 Undersigned Shop has been ESTA
NOTICE.
BLISHED over THIRTY YEARS, its Muster has spared. no "offorts in PRESERVING FRUITS with the Boat Materials at a Fixed Price, hence the World-wide Reputation of his
GIBB," LIVINGSTON & Co Agents.
· Hongkong, 2nd August, 1877.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
**STENTOR!!!
120
will be despatched on or stout the 16th instant.
Bor Freight ur Passage, aunty fo
Blog
-- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente. Hongkong, 7th August, 1877,
STEAM TO TOKOHAMA,
Prexierves. Having noticed that certain fin.HE P. & O. 8. N. Cu's Steamship Spurious Articles, ho bogs to state that he has will leave for the abuso pisco shortly after the dont Persons are imposing upon the Public with
BOMBAY " Established No BRANCH SHOP ANYWHERE, arrival of the Steamship "Pishaver" with the and that Purchasers are requested to observe next: English Mail carefully the Name QUANG CHEONG ÅTrif on the lids of the jars, and QUAND CHEONG ÁTTAI | on the lids of the boxes.
QUANG CHEONG ATTAL, Čunton Mongkong, 2nd August, 1877.
[4126)
CUTLER PALMER & Cos
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 2nd. August, 1877
T
STEAM TO SHANGHAIJ, DE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steiship
- PESHAWÚRY
£1108
will leave for the above place about 21 hours after horarrival with the next English Mail, 7,
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent. Hongkong, Sad August, 1977.
FOR PORTLAND
FOR SALE SA
Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPIRITS, A Apply to
SJEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 31st June, 1876.
(+947 FVHE Undersigned have been appointed Sole Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and China by Meser. J. & R. FER-HEA Auriona Bhip... FENT Glasgow, and Messrs. David ConBar & Nowe, Arbroath.
ARMHGLD KARBERO & C Hongkong, January 1967.
TEE SUNG & Co.
YED
A COAL MERCHANTS,
Have always on hand LARGE STOCKS ef every dazoription of COAL:
*** PILGRIM "
Agent.
US. MAID LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
www.
SATURDAY, 18th instaat,
7 A.M., Post Office opens for salu of Stamps,
Registry of Letters, and Posting of all corre spondence.
11 A.M., Past Office closes except for Late Let
10 A.M., Begistry of Letters conses.
tory,
11.19 A... Letters (but Letters only) may be
posted or payment of a Late Fe of 18 cents: extra pestaire, until
11.30 a.. won the Post Office CLOSES on-
tiraly.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES.
PACKENT.
The United States' Mail Packet “CHINA » will be despatched on MONDAY, the 90th instant, with Mails for Japan. San Francisco, and the United States, which will-be CLOSED 2 Registry of Letters ceases. 230.M. Post Office closes. 230 2.1. Carrespondence for Japan, the United
w
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND BAILWAYS, "AND TOUCHING AT --YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
TEE US. Mail Steamer "CHINA" TEE
be fogyatohet for San Francise v Yokohama, or MONDAY, the 20th August, 1877, at 3 Pa., taking Passengers sind Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille af
habia and other Japan Perle, to San Francisco United Stater, Canada You Lading are issued for transportation le Yoko
and to Now York and Europe, via Overland to ports in Mexico. Central and South America, Railways.
States, or Union Countries only may be posted on board the Faokot with Late Fes of 12 cents extra Postaga, until
250 r.3. whin the Mail is Gnally closed.
The following rates of l'ostage must be pro- puid in Hongkong Stumps. Prepayment is com palory in the esas marked * -
A Steamer of the Mitsu Bishi S.S. Company vill late Shanghai viù the Inland Sea Porte, about same date, and make olosa connection at Yokohama.
At New York, Passengers bave selaation of various lines of steamers to England; Fan, and Germany.
Freight will be received on board witil 4 pm. on the 19th of August. Parcel Packets will ba received at the Office until 5. same day; 1199sll Parcel Packages should be marked to na
dress in full; valag of some is required,
Consular Invoines to accompany Ovorad Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Colloster
will lond hore for the above Port and have quicks of Customs at San Francis. Compatib
For Fraight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1877.
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T
[719
Address, care of Hoo-ry-LooFG & Co., No. 43,. Praya, Hongkong
Hongkong, 9th May, 1877, 20
THE TOURIST'S GUIDE.
THE REDUCED PRICE, $1.
Coalsining the names of xil the Articles of Trado, objects of Natural History: Faraiture, do, &c., with the Punti and Mandarin Pronun ciation.
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR OF CHE CHINESE LANGUAGE, in two-Parts.
The Daily Press Office."
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCEGHIN SKINKER BAN FRANCISCO, N
COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Hongkong, Canton, and Moco Steamboat Co.'s
Shars-10 per cent discount. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tie 30HE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above
per share
Company, are prepared to RANT IN. Hongkong Gay Company's Shures -$75 point of route of 365,000, on Best
class risks at onrrent rates.--'
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 27th March, 1876,
NOTICE.","
siliare.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-800 per
share.
Chinese Imperial Loan £101 Er. 4s, ljd
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ONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INDUHANCED
COMPANY.
CALIFORNIA.
Winchester Ropeating Arms and Ammunition, Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Sugar and Foot Fuse Company's Safety
Fusio
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The BUSINESS of this COMPANY hus This Day boen TRANSPERREL to THE MARINE A INTRANCE. COMPANY, of 20, Old Brosi Street, Londel
By Order of the Propriders,
WILLIAM HÙNT,
Secretary,
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NOW ON. SALE.
IMPELJAL QOĄETO. NGLISH AND CHINESE
DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIY
PRONUNCIATION ALON Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the
Daily Press Oce, Hongkong
For comprehenajeraass and practical servien this Work stands unrivalled. All the now words which the Chinese have to late pears heen compelled to coin to express the numerous ob jeots in machinery, photography, tolography and in seiouce generally, which the rapid advance
of fursign relations as imposed in the,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HEA American Ship
"A; S; DAVIS," J. W. Ford, Mastor, will load here for the abova Port, and will have early deepatol
For Freight, apply 10-***
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1877. FOR LONDON, THE Al British Barqua
T
11m1201
"BON ACCORD.” W. Scott, Master, will have quick despatch as above,
For Freight, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the
Hongkong, 2nd August, 1977, OWNERE," will be RESPONSIBLE for any.
FOR LONDON, of the following Vessels during their stay in DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crew 1000 A 1 Garman Ship Hongkong Harbour
ALINE, British bark, Guilbert, Jardino, M.
theson & Co
ANAZI, British bark, Hill-damson, Rǝll & Ca A. 6. DAVIS, American ship, Ford-Dunglas
Lapraik & Co. AUGUSTE, French bark, Fernard-Carlowitä.
Clo.
EENEFACTOR. American bark, Hayden-Bus.
soil & Co
BRISBANE, British bark, Hudleston-Russell BON ACCORD, British bark, Brott-Clause...
... &.00.
BUA PAC, Siamese ship, Möller-Koon Tay CANTON, German bark, Crantz-Blemsson & Co. Cum, British bark Wis. Veal-Gibb, Laving
ston & Co.
COMMIERARY, British ship, Hunter Melonera
& Co.
C.-W. COCHRANE. America bark, Given.-P. here given in extent Bach and every word & 0. 5. N. Co. fully illustrated and explained, forming exorelses DINDULOH CASTLE, British bark, M; II. So. for studente of a most instrnative natura Bathward Adamson, Bell & Co
the Court and Panti prozanoiations are given, EMMA, Gor, bark, GranWm. Pasta & Co. the accents being carefully marked on the beet FP LITURFELD, American bark, Spalling principle hitherto sluiced. The typography Order. displays the succes of an attempt to make the GarATEL, Ger, skip, Lacger-Holahers & Co.
"POLYNESIA.".
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BOKK -Lasten Nesa Par- 10. PATIS, TERNY,
20p. Conta. Cents. Centa
converaud P. Edward's In.*, New Brunswick, Nova Seo- tia, Bermuda, Brazil, Caba, Curacca, French, Spanish,al -Dutch West-Endiós, Guluna,' Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad, (Registration 8 Cents)........ Aspinwall, Panam.... Bahamans, Danish West Indies.
Hayti
Hawaiian Kingslum Mexico.
Nowfoundland Registration 12
Centa
.* 16. Peru, Bolivia, Chili Benador
(Registration 12 Cunts)......* 30 West Indies (except ns named abovo), Cesta Bica, Honduras, New Granada, Nicaragua, "Tark's Island Venignolo Re
· gristenfion 12. Conls) .......................* 2fi,
6
-For security g zake, Shippers of Overlu Cargo ata requested to endorse on the Envelope the Marks and Nos. of Packages Shipped, ter Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.)--
correspond with those in their Bills of Lading.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageroy of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central.
BUSSELL &......
Agents.
Any articles found ordered in Newspapers
will be critifscated.
A
ENCHA NORD WITH MANILA AND SAIGON, The Philippine Islands being now admitted into the General Postal Unica, it follows that all paid correspondence received from Manila
· Hongkong, th August, 1977,
izi the mails will be delivoved free by this Office, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM the mails should be delivered free there.
and that all paid correspondance sent to Manila
SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING BAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
Artiole IX. of the. Postal Treaty of KenA provides that Nettur tie sanders nor the ad... dressees of latters and other postal parkets shill be called upon to pay, either is the Country of. Origin, or to that of Destination, any tax or dnity other than" the recognised rates levied (in the use of raid correspondence) by the despatch. ing office. It is hoped that any extra obargy. or apparently extra charge, will at once be brought to the notice of the proper authoritice, in either Colony
The above does not apply in any way to loose WE Stenship OCEANIC" will be des letters sout outside the mails. These will always Toobed for San Francisco, vid Yokohuur by charged on arrival in Hongkong, a20 pro WEDNESDAY, the 2nd August, at 3 P...bably the Manila Othee will adopt the same
Schwer, Master, will lont here and have quick taking Cargo and Passengore for Japan, this dospatob
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 11th July, 1877,
MEYER & Ca
[1087
FOR NEW YORK, THE AI German Ship
TREA
JOHANNE,
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & CO. Hongkong, lat Angust, 1877.
[1192 FOR LONDON, THE AU British Bark
United States, and Europe is stoo this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it
Connection is made at Tokobanın mers from Sharghoi.......
Complaints are sometimes resived of extra charges on correspondance exchanged between Freight will be received on board until re had been sent loose.
would be found in all cases that tho. Tutters.
of the 1st August. PARCEL Paaraons will be recaival at the Oge until 5 P.M. Bame day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address
SOLDENS" AND SAYLORE' LETTERS. Privates in HM. Army or Navy, Non-sin- und will have quick despatch. Banje, Master, will load here for the above Port,in falt value of sane is required.
missional Officers. (bat.bok Warrant Officers. · Retura Paanga Tickets available for 6 months viz., Assistant Engineer, Gruner, Boatswain, For Brought apply to
Bry issued at a reluation of 20 per cent. on or Carpenter, Army Schoolmasters (not gular rates
Superintending or First Class) or Schoolmia. For further information is to Fight or frases my send half-onnge letters to th Passar apply to the Agency of the Company, United Kingdom vid Marseilles by Fenpole No. 37, Queen's Road, Central,
Packet, vi vil Sathucapion by British Packet, G. B. EMORY, for one penny; or via Brindisi by British Packet for three-penes. Hongkong stamps Hongkong, 8th August, 1877.
will prepay this class of correspondenso exactly the same as Imperial Stamps. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM-sharged as ordinary letters if they do not con- Soldiers and Sailors' letters are. Juswever, PANT OF MANCHESTER AND form to the following regulations
LONDON,
L-Not to exeted half an qunco. No double letters are allowed.
GEO. CROSĦAW," above. Goo Irving, Master, will have early despotoli as
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co Hongkong, fist July, 1877.
[1176
FOR HAMBURG.
THE A British Burk
TH
Agent,
2-If, from s Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in toll on the letter,
CAPITAL £1,000,000 Starlig RESERVE FUND £340,660 Sterling With reference to the foregoing advertise ment, THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY has This Day taken over three Dusitose of the Low Chizeze and English type correpond-in-the wiss GraxOEGANERIFE, Britch bark, HoEcohor Captain Monkmund, will land for the above Perkow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at it, the Commanbag Offcer mua. sign, his DON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT Cam PANY, and has appointed Mr. A. McIVER
its AGENTA HONGKONG,
By Order of the Board of Diextors,
ROBERT I LODGE Ha Manryer.
20, OM Broad Street, Lombo
lat January, 1877.
CLUTE. Undersigned in prepared to ACOCPT BISKS and Issur POLTOZ o besit of 1. MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY by any First-luss Steamer
À ́McIVER
Agent of thus Meries Insurance Company.
by of Londonu Hoogkoug 16th February, 1877
-
THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).
of body, thereby affecting a vast economy o
Schiving a course not previously nifaino and-dispensing with those vast margida and recent spaces which have heretofore clarae teriacu Chinese publications
Chinese...”
GOLD KENTEL, American ship, Frenin-Moyer GEORGE, German bark, Stefens-Mever & Co. HARDENER, British ship, Johnston, Jardins
Matheson & Co.
For patioal purposes the arrangent of the work is so complete, that a reference to its ILES OF THE BOTTH, British ship, Dennett pagos enables a person who understands English Arahold, Karberg & Do. to communicate fectively with natives The Jau Russian ship, Maborg-Order
erant thing bait Chinese. In this speet KRONPRINDRESSEN. Danish berk, Hanger the work will be found indispensable to all Bird Sebollhass & Ca European sking in China, and to the natives Kaune THEP, Siamese bark. Dukrem themselves it expicius sithjects fully with which
Bet & Co.
Sims
very few indeed of them are perfectly sequeinted LORD MACAULAY, Britlah bark Monkman--| To parties resident in England and interested
I::
LORD MACAULAY,”-
For Freight, apply to and will have quick despatch,
VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, 21st July, 1977.
T
FOR SAN FRANCISCO Al British Bark
-"VICTORIA
[1:99
W. D. Tamble, Master, will load here for the abere Port, and will have immediate upspatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN &. Oo, Hongkong, 24th July, 1877.
[1149 „FORTNEW YORKI
AME
TR Undersigned, have been appointed Agents for the above Company at Hong koar Caution, Fooshow Shanghai, and Han- Current Ratos.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 15th October, 1868.
[tr1958 THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Dames with naras of Regiment or Slap, &c., in
full
SIftos Solies or Sailor. his cluas or de- Koription must be stated in full, with name of
Roginacat, or Ship, & in full
„RŠĜISTRATION TO BANGKOK. HE Undersigned, having been appointed Her Britannio Majesty's Coumul for Siam bas Agent in Hongkong for the above-med been good enough a make arrangements-by- against FIRE on Buildings and on Goods to tend to Bangkok, at the usual charge of $ Cutepay is proped to CTANT FORCES Any of which orespondeuse can le-Regis the extent of £10,000, at the dual rates, subject cents.
to an immediate dissymat of 10:
Attention is invited to a considerable rodantiu
in Promia for LITE INSURANCE a Chin
BAN A MAGG. HEATON, Hongkong, th September, 1875 [ BATAVIA BEA. AND FIRE INSURANCE
DE COMPANY.
The attention of owners, agents, and churterers of steumera is drawn to the provisions of Theni Post Ofles Ordinanes, 1876-which-comes-into- force on the 3rd-ipstent
Chizat, tamnos, but Ja zuvahiebe: conson-TownawATER, Brit, bork, Roberta-Borneo Co To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Katsorg & Co.
York, the MAX QUEEK; British bark, Prier-Arnhold. American Bhip following frets are sulmitted fox.consideration Muse, Brilish bark, Kohlertsen –Glibh, Living | J. C. Dawes, Juter, will load for the above -
Under tho old Ordinance no. zotion' was MATCHLESS
Loniráð of the aleparting of a vessel if- ct adver Chalmors Vosshilary contains about 16,000 ton & Cu
|titon, nor of departurea for Canton or Macao.. CAPITAL TAELS 100,000; EQUAL 10 3555,555.55, and Chinese Dletiuency about 100000,hilst NOREEHAN, Siam. ship, Tark Tack Moe & Co.
Chinese charge er and Meurst's Bnglish Nation, British bark Clack Coplum
Fort, and will bave quick despatoli.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed Notice is now required of any departure, though For Freight, apply tổn
Agents for the above Company, are pre with regard to sailing ships, the old rule will this work bontains noze than 50,000 English PRESTO, British bark, Laldann Moyar & Co.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co Pared to grant Insurances as follows-actieslly ruin in force, that notice need not · DIRECTORR
words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac Pr, British bark, Stableton Mayer & Co.
Hengkong, 9th June, 1877
1016
MARINE RINKS. Z
be sent unless asked for. ters. Again, despite all the framantare End QUICKSTEP, Amorican bark, Darnaby Russell.
Polivive at Current Rates, payable either here, fothie olymynior YOX.SK YETS PERÍA ROOM Kira.
DREA British Barp
Soption XXV. requires that the first antice be tin London, or at the principal parts of Tadiszont to the Pust Ofer
Avɛtraus, and the Hist,
LEE BING, of the Li Hing Firm. CHAN SHUND TiAl, of tlia Intten Firm Wore Vix Ivx, of the Chi Choong Wing student of this difficult Language absolutely ra.STON, British ship, Miller-Messageries Robert Greig, Mester, will lead hore and will THIRD PAR CEFF will be allowed on all LOCAL hour will be suficient
quires examplça to display the various appli Loo Yue of the Yoo On Firm
Maritimes'
Hong,
metate: 6 to 7 Fraal 7-48 otro. FONG BORY FURG, of the Tang Seng Wo Heng. have one general meaning. Of those amplos TOOK KRAMOM SA bark, Vorrath.,
cations and equivalents of different words which TAL-TINO, British ship, Johnston. Ordor. Hong. this work contains more than yemes 18 Sieussen & Co.
STATE OF WHALENB. Clear tue 3. C. Chudy. 2. Drizely. Pogo Lahtig. A italy 0 Overcart: Paiding showtie. Q. Squally. "A Relay 3. T. Thango. . Da thing. Yulidity. Stor): Cales. The Janters the prater to indiente any creed of the
EVENING
BAIM, —The Love of main, far tile, prèviame 16 hours inmat are registapod tum y 24, sad the quality of water full miliated in lacker, tens und kindrede.
WONG PAK Cubone, of the Sa's Tye PUN PONG, of the Wy Bing Firm
POR NEW YORK.
* HANNAH LAW,?
live quick despathh.Pep
For Freight, sily to
LY VOUED, HAGEDOEN & Op Hongkong, 4th June, 1877
[88 SOTA FOR LONDON
ROBERT HENDERSON".
In the case of steamers plying regularly or un A BROKERAGE THIETT-TIBEE and ONE fred days. ustics of any change in the day or
RISKS A Staznped correspondence may still be sent on
FIRE RISKS.
board any voase after the Mail is closed at the Policies grantel on Fiat-tlass Buildings to Post Of An
BIL extant of 320,000.-
This Postmaster General takon this opportunity A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT. (20%) of galling the station of firms to the fact that upou the Current Local Rates will be allowed on any such words as Despatches will close at 12 all premium charged for insurance ball die. A added to the advertisement of a vessel are.
many uy her Diationary hitherte pub-WALS CASTER, Dritish back, Brown Wo Tat. lished MANAGER-HO AMETN
It comprised upwards of two thousand large W. PILLIS, American Sm schooner Hely.THE A1 Britis Back MARINE RISKS on finds, to takon ut quarto pagon CURRENT RATES to Australia, California,
daard Sebillass & Co YANGTHA, Bett str. Echultz Riemann & Co. Gunn, Master, will load for the above. Fort, and court being dedupton at the time of the lasus legal Consignes letters are exempted by law. YOUNG Bra, Siamese ship, Benedicteonion will have muck durpatah
Tye Loong ZAMORA, British ship, Elden-libb, Living Maxton & Co...
Maxi
Singapore, Salgos,, Permag, and to all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan Hood Office, 48, Bonham Strand.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1877,
1852
LONDON TEUBNER & Uo. 60, TarERNOSTER Bow HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE WYNDHAM ST.
et Polloy
For Freight; apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
CARME TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
Hongkong, 12th Juno, 1877.
Agents.
[000 Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.
from passing through the Post Offee, but no person is allowed to jokes collection of madh lot. tera for transmission under a penalty of £100 per week during which the practice contin Teil,