Atthe Monaniant, Fresco, ledand Serliąshortly. faftor ontoring the straight challenged Fiasco,
A grad rave 16 Bella Ins culed in favour of Seyn, who went in a winner by about three. lengths; a length and a half separating second and third The CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES, a formed entry for winners optional for the winner of the Hack Stakes, or the Consolation Oup and all other ponies that lave run at this meeting; woh for inohta as per scale; Ts. 15 nadh winters two or more races at this meating, Th. 25, One Mile and a Quarter" Mr. Paul's Black Satin, 10st. 8th. Mr, Ris' Stenthclyde, lat. lb. Me 30's Egiant, 10st. 81
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THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 138, 1877.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
BAN FRANCISCO, vis YAMA SAN FRANCISCO, VIS THAMA
VRESMI'S, MAWN
CAPTAIN
Grasmero .....
S. Glymn
FOR. FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO DË PËRPATCHED
Butterfield & Berizon myck Moyor & Co
Vogel, Hagedor & Co. Vogel, Hagedorn & Cour Vogel, Hagedom & Co... Vogol, Hagedorn & Co... Bussell & Co.
P., B. S. Co
11 & 0.8. Co
Glaneus (str.)
Crialdes
Sydodhau
Iles of the South...
A. Millar Dannatt Hastings.
merita di me
Colorado
Ingraham
je maligna
Atial Abott.
J. Chase
Hongbong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong
China (ast:)
Begin (str.)
Tseger.. Eennett. Skinnareebi Souza tri
•Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hop Koo & Us.
Hongkong
Staples Bhodom mis "Mastovishi,
Hongkong
Hongkong.
Hongkong
Vagel, Hagedorn & Go Jardine, Matheson & Co... David Sassoon, Sons & Co.
Mortemmart
Hongkong
Singapore.
Hongkong
Messagaries Maritimes.
›Messageries Maritimes....... Bene Brothers
their family houses her. If me van accomplish ifs will be a great advantage to them and to us. In this colony we have always to keep before us the possibility-L. trust a distant possibility of a rapture with klas neighbouring nower of China There is always a great feeling of loyalty to the family house ausust Chinese and if they have their family houses here, you have a goar antee for onlar and the orderly conduct of. commercial transsotions. I belieys · the pre- sence of the family houses of the principle Chinese would tend not only to the promotion of commerce but would very musu tend to other inprovonente, At present on leading Chiniso in this golony pressure can be put in various ways which would be avoided they had their Forily house Blick Babin of couras staciel favourite at long wad not enter into the mutter more fully. You odds, though Egmont and Stathelyde (with ara asquainted with the requirements for strain- another than his asual mennt) also found faveur. ing every meres ta, induce China to love After-ven attemmia, Egmont went away a little thair family houses in this place I don't ap in adraneo, the favourite getting off last Round- prehend that in carrying out that, the cardinaling the Leong Fei corner, Black Satin wont object of my policy, my ontlay well be neses into fourth place, and Egmont led from tbls sary on our part. I think it is simply a question point till he arrived opposite Belle Vue Between of treating them fairly, sertaining by all the tardens and Monument. Black Satin became puts from the Chinese themselves what they want score, hut shortly afterwards yielded to Strath in orderto have their family houses hate, sat than clyde, whose jockey, calling, upon him, foropd to cousilor to what extent we onu go in mesting him into second place Entorlug the straight, thom. The tins may come when I shall be able a sharp raso thenon ensued between the three, to submit to you some propoids en that, enb. and opposite the Belle Vue Stand, Black Satin 340, W1 Though Troy, gray, hot bo.of a unuial took the land, closely attendu by thelydo, oharacter, yet, taking you luis the very fallost with Egmont third, and a splendid rice home confidence, as I always dósire to do, I shell ensued between Black Batin and Etrathclyde, take ny step without consulting you. I have.anding in favour of the favourite by a short head. nor touched on one or two pcinta" of my.} With this race dided the sport of the day, at paliey. I can only say it will be my duty to 4.30 pm, sed shortly afterwards the course wÀN look carefully into our expenditum for the ones more left to its qual solitude.--Abridged | Hales on NOVEMBNE 12TH, AS REPORTED BY coming year, and while I have the satisfaction of from N. C. Daily News,
estivaling à revenue of over:a, million "dollars).
and a balance at our bankers of over $277,000, I: UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPHS. bavo evory coulidance that, by prudently watch-
ing the expenditure and stimulating the revenue,
A subterranean telegraph wire una alenady been
I may be able to give you an account of this of in use for twelve months between Berlio aud amor satisfactory nature ner year-Ap-Halls. During the whole periou, the working of plause). I propose the first reading of an or the bus los been Lighly satisfactory. The ooh- dinance to apply a suni hos exceeding $780,000 | ductibility of the buried wire instead of decrossing to the public serries of the year 1878. The has, on the contrary, somewhat inernedd, and no, Ordinance is as follows —
fault in the insulation has made itself apparent The cable is composed of seven thin sopper wires. twisted together so as to form a single confluster Thoother similar lines which are to be laid down, for the eleutris fluid, and encased in indin-zabbor, and some of Watch Days Legi Loreanly beg nu, "zua from Berlin to Cologna, from Beriin to Frank forty from Berlin to Strasburg, from Berlin të Harburg, and Kiel, from Berlin to Haslan, and from Berlin to Konigsberg. An ingenious
of this on the expenditure roghairs for the acevico this Calary for the your 1579 Ims boon estimated at four hundred and twenty dollars and fifty-eight cute the nam of garon lisadead and coventy-mins thoscand ~što trenutek by the Governor of Bangkong with the dvice of the Legislative Connell thereof, au follows
1-A sam not excnoding seven kundred and eighty thousand dollars shall he, and the sume is hornby abarged upon the rovere of this Colony, for the eot vise of the year 1678, and the end sam se charged
hall boxponded as hereinafter specified; tant is totam macking has been constructed which
ESTABLISHMENTS.
Gorator paiglio Colonial Recortary. Y Calvial Trosantori... Ancitor General
Clark of Councils....
Goweenl
nt Clarions
༠༩”,:
2,708.00 3466.4K 3.672.00
Postmaster General A
15.479.00 190.00 87,218.00 4,523.80 81,009.00
Registrar General...
11,623.00
Harbour Mastar
27.170.00
Látkenses pen
Collector of Stamp Rovnano
4,312,00
Judicial
21,854.00
"Eectosiastical
Registrar of Compsaion.
Edventional
Medical
Police Magistrates
Police...
Gool
Bite Brigado.
102.00
·1:158.00 17.438.00 14,852.00
·600400 145,762.8)
· 19,716.00
*8,5E6.00
Total stabizmanto, 5974,638.60
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF EXTSELIGAMENTA.
Colonial TrousUTET
#Surveyor. Général.
Hostmaster Genamai"
Registrar Generad!
Jučícia!
Edanational-
Medical
Police, Magistrates
$3,500.00 1000.00 *20,791,78.
· 25,00
~200,000 5,620.00
1,200.00
$590,00
- 28,985.00
115,820,00
2075.00
Polico
Fire Brigade...
Charitable allow 35009
4.000.00
Träteport
*2,500,00
Works and Buildingawa A
110,200,00
Boads, Streets, and Bridge.
45/30.00
Lighthouse
Miscellaneous Buryicon im Military Contribution
Total
1000 ki 39,500,00
-$40-$770,420.59
His EXCELLENCY said he would have the ples enre of meeting the Council aguan that day week: The CHIEF JUSTIon asked when the reports refoured to by His Excellency would be put. liabad.
His EXCALLENOV said the parts would be pablished in the Gentle
The CHIEF JUSTION said that would gite the members of the Council only one day to look at tas reporta before the meeting,
After a low other remarks, it was understood that a special Gazette would be issued.
The Council then adjourned til Monday
"SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACES.
Third DateŠTA NOVEMBER, IN To-day the weather was again, wot, and the condition of things on the course can bo-bettor imagized than described-mud, alust, and food poupled with general depression prova Ung everywhere: The rain continued, "but with less intensity during the forenoon; and, when the boll rang for sadaling for the first race. it was still filling in a sort of drizzle, which spatiuned with more or less intensity daring the remainder of the day.
cavatoz the trench in which the wire is buried, places this lattor in its position, and gain fills up the sxcavation; the ditch which is day by the locomotive being que astro deep and half a metre _wide_ Apart from the military advantages desirable from the substitution of these nor ground wires for the ordinary overhead lines, it is believed that in the long rau the former will also prove to be more economical than the Inter The first expense of laying them down may be greater, but the enormous number of posts and insulators required for the ordinary wites aTE dispensed with, and will not bave to be replaced, As is zow frognently the case after every heavy. stora
* Tho strike of the Clyde shipwrights is at an
SAN FRANCI800, MA Galaten lap
Chocola MELBOURNE AND STUNTY. MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY-| Empre MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, ADELAIDE ADELAIDA HONOLULUM
SINGAPORE, PENANG, &... SINGAPORE, PENANG & BAIGON, SINGAPORE, 80 GENOA MARSEILLES, &o... TOKOHAMA ZA SHANGHAI SHANGHAI
Alva, PASARA Harbinger. Charter Oak Vonice (str.) "gdan Hindostan (str.)... Amasone (str.) Sumatra (str.)
Tibre (str.) Pei-ko (str.). Burpadon
SWATOW, AMOT, & TAMSUL Hailong (kter...
Shellfish boga at $36.00, by Chun-chong to travelling trader.
Mushrooms 6 oxaes, ob 842.00, by Chun- chong to travelling trader. ***
Deed Lily Flowers-10 bags, at $9.80, by Chum chóng to traveling trudar.
Fresh Pear-134 veckages, at 89.20, Chna- chong to trevalling trader.
Shanghai Cotton-50 bags, $17:50, by Chin. thong to travelling trader?
now to travelling trader.
Potata Flour 100 bags, at $2.30, by Kwai
Fichmaw cumos, at 8148.00, by Kwai-wow to travelling tratèg
Red Peas-40 bags, at Tis, 2.6.0.0, by Kwong took-wo to travelling trader.
Caboara De Girard. Locointre
Abbott,
FOR SALE
FOR SALE:
Vogel, Hagudora & Co. Rozario & Ca... Rozaria & Co
Jardino, Mathisen & Co.........)
Messagocios Maritimus... Bultorfeld & Swire vi Hongkong Douglas Espreik-&-Co.
On or about 12th insta
Quick despatch.
Quick despatol.
aich despatch.
Qnick dospatah,
Quick despatah.
Quick despatch.
On 23rd inst.. at noen.
On Gih pros, at 8 PM.
Quick despatab
Quick despptob...
nick despatch. : Quick cospatch. On 18th inst
Quick despatob.. To-day, at 3P.M. To-day, st&P.M.
On 15th inst, at noon.
On 20th inst
Quick despatch."
Quick despatch. On or about 19th fast. -To-morrow at daylig
VESSELS ON THE BERTH. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND`
CALCUTTA.
LARGE TAKASIMA COAL, SE GODOWN. HE Steamship
Apply to
as $8 per Ton.
THON. G. GLOVER, No. 7, Queen's Road Central and East Point, Hongkong, 25th Oololur. 1877. [1m1594.
T FOR SALE
White Sugar 150 bags, at $7.20, by KwongOUBLE-BABHEL GINS, CENTRAL and PIN FIRE, with Cartridges, Cartridge Walen te local trader.
Cassa, Wadding, Blut &. Also HIFLES and. REVOLVERS.
1 E SCHEEEER, Apply to
54 Praya Central. (5.
[1419 Hongkong, 19th September, 1877.
FOR SALE... HAMPAGNE,
HEIDSIECK & Co.'a MON OPOLE.
DERTJEN & Co. *Hongkong, 2nd July, 1877.
Stockdels-50 bandles, at $5.20, Krong Fook wo to travelling trader
Animal, Tollo 10 packages, at $0.00, by Shing-chong to travelling trailer,
Fungus-10 bags, at 839.00, by Kwong-wing- shing to travelling frader.
Va-micelli 10 bags, at $9.00, by Kwongwing shing to travelling trader.
Dried Lily Flowers-10 bags, at $10.00, by Hing-ti to travelling trader
Annised-star-10 cases, el 315,50, by Ting. it to travelling trader ---
FOR SALE.
C.
A
NOTICE.
MILLAE
1874
(6m1034)
AND 0·0,
• PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS QUEEN'S ROAD EAST
HONGKONG._________[+£1409
OR SALE AT SINGAPORE JOHN SKINKER, 15, PINE STREET,
STEAM WINCHES..
BAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
Fole Agent on the Pacific Coast for
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
FOR ADELAIDE (DIREOT). THE Cipper Ship
"HARBINGER",
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
A MATL, WILL CLOSE
For Straits Battlements and Caloutta---Por Venice and Hirnstar, wo-day, the 19th instant, 42.30 ..
For Brate Amoy, and Tamsui.--For Hui- Noong, to-day, the 13th instant, at 5 F.
will be despatched for the above Fort on FRI- | DAY; the 16th instant.
For Manila-Por miling ship, today, the
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ZAN YARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 18th instant, st 5 1.3. Hongkong, 10th November, 1877.
[11670
PER NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
PAQUEROTS FOSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA POINT DE GALLE, ADEN; SUEZ, ISMALIA, FORT SAID. NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO, FONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTFA AND BOMBAT.
*
For Manila-Fer sailing ship, to-morrow, the 14th instant, af 11.30 A
For Adelalio (direct). Por ship Harbinger, on Friday,,the 18th instant, at 300...
MATES BY THE FRENCH PACKET. -The French Contract Packet “AMAZONE will ho donnatched from Hongkong on THURS DAY, the 15th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Európe, vie Marseille to Saigon, Sloganoro, Batorio, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calmatia, Borchay, Aden, Bucz, wil Alexia.
ON THURSDAY, the 15th November, 1775
at Noon; the Company's Stamship AMAZONE," Commandant MONTENANT. with BAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places,
Cargo and Specis will be registarul for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in trurit through Marseilles for the principal hlices of Europe.
Cargo will be received on board until 4 PM, Spesie, and Parcels antil 3 P. on the 14th November, 1877 (arvels are not to be sent ou board, they most he latt at the Agency's Offica.) Contents and value of Packages fre required
Por further particulars, apply at the Com-
H. DU POUEY.
Agent, Hongkong. 2nd November, 1877.
AVENÍCE, Captain Rhode, will leave for the above Ports Fany's Ooo. TO-DAY, the 13th instant, at 3P..
For Freight or Eassage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 6th November, 1877. [1657
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA
WE Stoauship
NAHINDOSTAN,” Captain A. B. Muulavish, will leave this for the alore Ports TODAY, the 13th innt., st 3 r..
For Freight or Parango, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co..
Agents. Bengkong, th November, 1877.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
[1668
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship-
TH
"GLAUCUS?
will be despatched on or about the 12th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply t
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, 7th November, 1877.
[1537
FOR GENOA AND MARSHILLES,
THE
VIA INTERMEDIATE PORTS. THE Rabattino Steamer
SUMATRA,"
The following will be the hours of CLOSING the Malls, &o,
WEDNESDAY, 14th fastaut,
P-M., Money Order Ofice closes. Post Office closes except the Niar Box, which roug open all night.
THURSDAY, 15th instant."
7. At Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Leiers, and Posting of all corro- spondence.
14 M., Registry of Laters KRIEVAL
11 AM Post Olio closes except for Lato Let-
tora.
11.10 AM., Lattacs. (bat Tattors cudy may be
posted on payment cfu Late Fe of 18 conts extra postage, until
11.30 a... when the Post Ofice CLOSES en-
tirely.
Unpaid Letters are not received for the, In- dián Mall Proksis..
The Tropayment of correspondenca for tha Straite, India, Ceylon, and Aden, is compulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.
Many boxes of letters are received at Lbs Post Office not sealed ther is to say, the box is fastoned with geeling wax,-but- there is no in- pression of a seal
U. 3. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER LAND RAILWAYE, IND ZOUCHING iconty of carefully wading such borre with
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
The attention of berholders is called to the
aorno recognisable seal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with bom. The anisaion of THE US, Mail Steamer "CHINA" will be the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whe
Despatchod for San Francisco, vi Yokether the contents of the box ever zoneled the homin, or FRIDAY, the 23rd November, at Post Ofce; the omission of the former, as to Now taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, whether part of them might not have been abự the United States, and Europe.
atracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.
Throngh Passenger Tickets and Bille af Laling are issued for transportation. to Yoko-
There will be communication with Australia,
hama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, vi Batavia and Port Darwin, as follows —
to parts in Mexico, Central and Booth America, LEATE NONGRONG BY FIENOK PACKET and to New York and Barope, vit Overland July 7th. Railwaye.
A Steamers of the Miten Bishi 8.8. Company July 20th will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Bos Ports, about same data, and make close contention at July 1st. Yokohama.
At New York, Passengers hate salection of August 19th. various lines of stormors to England, France,
August 25th and Germany.
September 15tb. November 29th-
LEAVE BATAVIA.
October let.
December 13th.
DUE AT PART DARWIN.
October 12th.
DOS AT STDJEY,
Obtober 2lat.
December 2443.
January 19th,
DUF AT MELBOURNE.
November 6th January 18th DUE AT ADELAIDE.
end; tho.man having ngroad with the masters to 1 PATENT SIDAN : WINDLASS, from WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS Co.'s Captain Caboara, 2,000 toma canadity, will be on the 22nd instant. Farcal Packets will bengist 31st. November 12th. Jannury Sith
Submit the matter in dispute to arbitration. Work was resumed by the men on the 24th inst. During the timo the strike has lasted from | £70,000 to £80,000 bave been lost it wagos alone. Each party is to appoint au arbitar, and the gentlemen appoint an umpire, whose dedi- sion shall bo tal
COMMERCIAT, INTELLIGENCE:
OPIUM.
MONDAY, 12th November.
No business reported to-day in sy kind; the quolutions are, nominally, $730 for Patus and $644 for Benares) du.
EXPORT CABGÓ,
Fer Choov, for Melbourne and Sydney - ÷ 7000 rolls Mutting, 690 koxes Gif, 10 hores Spirit, 126 pkga, Soy, 61, pltgs. Joss Paper, 80 jars Olives, 30 jare Bamboo Shoote, 70 kg. Firecrackers, 46 boxes Firecrackers, 39 pkgs. Paperware, 408 baga Rics (56 lbs.), 190 boxes To4, 250 boxes Wine, 39 boxon Tobacco, 25 bales Vermicelli, 152 pkge Merchaise. For Sydney 2.AZ bags Bios (38 18s), Gay hiris Ten 500 boxes Oil 60 boxes Dry Fruits, 60 boxes Salt Oliver, 5 boxes Syrestacats, 33 boxes Lily Flowers, 1 bundle Ton, and 51 pirga. Merchandise.
ON LONDON
EZORANGE.
HARPIATA & Co, Patentees, London,
J SET STEAM STEERING GEAR all
w.Complete and in perfeót Good Ordlar.
3 BOW ANCHORS, each 3 Tora 270, FATIOMS OF CHAIN CARLE to: suit. For further Particulars, plesse spyly la
JAINTE & Co... Im16531
Singapore
·FOR BALEMA
Repeating Rifles, Carbinos, and Maskota, Model despatched from Singapore for Colombo, Suen, 1863 and 1873 Plain Mounted Gold, Silver, Port Said Naples, Groves, and Marsailles, on TUESDAY, the 50th of November, and has or Nickel Plated, and Beautifully Engrayed
room for Cargo and Splendid Accommodation METALIAC CARTRIDGES
for Pængers, – carrying Surgeon and
Stewardess. T
of all sizes and kinda for Pistols or Rines of
[3m1305 their maka,
FOR SALE. HAS. HELDSTEUE'S CHAMPAGNE, OTTAGE PIANOS CHASSWORD ORA
$19 per case of 2 dozen pints. Apply to
STEMSSEN & Col
$18 per case of 1 dozen quarta. CHATEAU LEOVILLE POFFERRE, 1889. Hongkong, 1st May, 1877.
VINES PRINCES."
FOR SALE.
CUTLER, PALMER'S
$18 per case of 1 dosen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
This Line offer cheapest opportunity to travel lers for visiting the chict ports of Italy by inter rapting the royage at Naples, whence the same may continue to Genos and Marseilles with ont, ptyment of additional Fussage Money by the Company's Stomaions running twice a week between tho different ports of Italy
CHINA CARGO for Meditazamon or. Adriatis Perts should be timely addressed to the Under signed, who are prepared to effect. the tranship ment streiturad vites
For Freight ur Passage, and a further Par Boutons, apply to
REME BROTHERS,
$7.
..per case of 1 Jozen quaits.
$8
per case of 2 dozen plate.
CHATEAU BELAIR
$7
per esas of 1 dozen quarts, LORMONT
85
..per case of I dozen quarts.
$0
per ouse of 2 dozen pinte
SIEMSSEN & Co.
15771
Hongkong, 1st May, 1876.
[52
WINES AND COGNAŬ. Price List on application.
BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, let November, 1877.
1627
FOR SALE.
UTLE E PALMEB & CC CLARETS, at 812, 810, 97, 56, 554, and $41 PEE,
J. A CASE OF 1 DOZEN QUARTS. SHERRLES, at $104, 29, 894, and $8 KE CAFE OF 1 Dozen Quarta, CHAMPAGNE. at 813 PRI ČABE OF DOZEN PISTS
& CHAMPAGNE, at $12 PER CASE OF I DOMEN
Biak Bills, on demand.3/102 Bank Bills, at 30 days Right^3/11. Hank Billa, at 6 months sight../113/11N INIT - Credicts, at 6 months' sight:410:
Documentary Billa, at 6months":
ON BOMBAY – Bak, sight. ON CALCUTTA -Bank, xight: ON SHANGHAL.
Bath, sigh
Trivato, 90 days' sight.
BHARES."
4/01 2198
Hongkong and Shunygkai Bank Share ST for
cont. promium.
Unan khatralies Sopiéty of Canton-81,100 per
share
China Traders' Insurance Company's Sharee
The weather was so had throughout the day. with no prospect of ocasnten, that the stewarda82800 per shar
share.
waly resolved to postpone the Grand National Taigtare Insuranos Aspriation Tis, 649 por Steeplechase and also the usel fourth, or “off- "day" rabas, until Saturday, next, when it is to
be hoped there will be fire wosthor
Aprended is a return of the running
The SHANGHAI CLIB'Cur, pevaunted by Mom be of the Shanghai Club, added to a Sweep
stakes of Tis. 5 for Chino Ponies that bare
navar bean raced previons to the 1st January, 1877; weight for inshay as por soate; winners of a rade of one mile and half or over, 71b: extra two or more such races, 12th, extra. One Mila and a Half M
Chinese: Insunoo Company $255 per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
13665 per shared sina po
China Fite Insurance Company's Shares- $175
per anare
HOCK, at $93 PER CASE OF 1 DOZEN QUARTS. BRANDIES, *** *** md ****, *1.361, 834, 39, and S10 PER CASE OF 1 DON QUARTS." WACHIDY'S CHAMPAGNE.
AS SUPPLIES TO HEH. THE PRINCE OF
18 Pin Dozy QUARTA. Detailed Price Lists en application to
SIEMSSEN & Ca Hongkong, 1st November, 1877,
NOW ON SALE..
[1638
QOUND-VOLUMES of the Ching Overland Traite Report for the Year 1876. PRIOS TEX Dollars, Apply at the Daily Pris Office, Hongkong, February, 1877.
GFALOONER AND CO.,
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE. and
PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS
Marobeat Navy Nhry Boźled
Long Flar Crow
CANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG E C6.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON SALE.
Agents at Singapore,
for Messrs. P. RUBATTINO & Co.,
Getion.
FOR LONDON,
If saficient Intacsments offers. Tüm 100 Al British Ship
ONEIDA,"
S. Clyms, Commandor, will have quick, despatch as above.
S'or Freight or Passage, apply to
PETER & CO.
Hongkong, 12th November, 1877.
- [1671] FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, [35
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE,
By Dr. DETANG!
With many Additions, Corrections, and Dr. WILLIAMs Orthography. - PRICE `- in Paper Wroppologi Neatly Band
Apply at the Daily Bysan Oflce.
To follow the “ CHOCOLA.
PUTE AT British Barque
**For Freight, apply ta
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.
For the present the correspondence can only received at the Office until 5 P.M. same day;
sibly be forwarded without further charge. all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- bo paid to Batavia, from which place it may poš drves in full; value of game is required.
Comanlar Invoives to accompany Overland Cargo-simald be sent to the Company's Offico
Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the "Collector of Customs at San Francis
For sesucity's sake, Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelope the Marks and Nos. of Packages Slupped, to respond with these in their Bill of Lading For further information as to Page-and Freight, apply to the Agandy of the Company. No. 9, Prays Contral.
RUSSELL & Co., Aganta Hongkong 7th-November, 1877- OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,'
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Soldiers and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do pot.com. form to the following regulations
1-Not to excel half an ounce. No double, letters are allowed.
2-If from Soldier or Sailor, his class or description must be stated in full on the letter. and the Commanding Oficer must sign his ninine, with name of Regiment, or Ship, o, in fall
3-If to a Goldice or Esflor, hir olase or de- CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND seriphon must be stated in fall, with mine of
Regiment, or Ship, &c., in full.
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS,
THE Sushi "BELGIC will be des
patched for San Francisco, vid Yokohama
To provide means of remitting small suxe of money to or from this Colony and betreeri
the Ports of China and Japan, the Postransters and Agents of this Ofles will in future be al-
on THURSDAY, the 6th December, at 3P.M.lowed (but not regnizeit) to purobas Hongkong teking Cargo and Passengers for: Japan, the Postage Stamps from foreign residents. United States, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohama with Sten mera from Shanghai..
Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hong- kong and Takahama however in either direction, Money-Orders must be useč..
The Stamps tondwet for sale must not ex- coat 825 in alus, must be perfectly clean, in nood condition, and in strips of at least two, 38. go separate Stemps will be purchased, They tant bo presanted personally or acompanied
Retare Fassage Tickets available for 6 months by a note.
Letters containing Stamps shenld be regis ars issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on refered, and the Stamps should be sooned from
"observation,
guler rates.
mga makata“EMPREZA”
Treight will be resolved on board until 4.P.M. Captain Skiber, will food here and have a quick on the 5th December. PARCEL PACKAGES will despatol as above.
bs mocired at the Office until 5 P. eams day All Parcal Packages should be marked to address ROZARIO & Co. in full; value of same is required. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1877, [2081
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. 200HEAT British Barque
CHOCOLA Captain Kepast, having most of her Cargo gagod, will have quick despatch as above.
For Freight, appy to ——
ROZARIO & Co. - Hongking, 17th October, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK. THALAmerican Barkantine TURA
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. N
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT centruoted by the Officer.or the Crow of the following Vessels during their stay in
ÁBIEL ABROT, American 8.m solooner, Chane,
Bussoll & C6
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's WATCH AND CHRONOMETER Hongkong Harbene
Bharos-15 per cent discont Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Sharse--20 per cent, discount. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tle. 26
por share, QANLA
Mr. Bill's Egmont, 11st 63b1 Hongkong Gas Company's Sharas Mr. Micswber's The Doctor, 10rk. Sh....... 2
Bhateng
Mr. Godolphin's Tom Brown, 10st. 91b, 8 Hongkong Hotel Company's Share660 pår
Chinese Imperial Tan-£108. Ex 144
"On satering the straight, the positions.wers, share. Egmont first. The Doctor second, Tom Brown third. In this order they friškėl, Egmont winning easily by about a length; Tom Brown
good third.
The FLYAWAY PLATE, valko Ts.10, for China
Forias waight for taches as per scale; en- tener, a Firo Furlongwa.
Mr. Mat, Dawson's Seud, 10st alb..
Mr. Henry's Esitarello, 10st. 11.
Mr. Bisha Lolinvar, 1020 81b...
For this little go, aine penies faced the starter, the call being upon Saud, with Leobin- var, Temptation, Siltstello, and Wallenstein for chaier-Batering the straight, Sond came sway) followed by Saltarello, and opposite Mortias'é - bungalow they were first and second, LoubenyaY:
geing: third on Boltarello's quarters. A grond race home entel in the order named, Sond win. ang by about a longta, a length; and a half saacsting second and thirt
The STORE STAKES, Vang Fix: 100, added to D
· Sweepstakes of Thi, 5 quoby weight for mones.
as per santo; winners at this inoeting of a race over 11 mile, 716. ozim; two such races, 101b.
extra. Two Milest
Mr. Risk's Strathclyde, 11sh, 5lb..
Mr. Micawber's Jocking, 105, 61b
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
BOM AT RUNS, VALCONER & Co.'s B1)
· Norganiser 15th.
·Baroniglot = p...
Thermosfer
·Thermistor p
- Türzminster
Baker *3.[Wet hall)
Tomanek) P.M. (Wel bulb),'.
„libreakesterine'mat, 【Wol:Bild).
Flugmomsie-Maximan M
20.30
90240
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JGA
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Mr. Wight's Infatuation, 10st. 81b9
They got away of the lust attempt, Strattolyde, THE loading, followed by Etoile du Nord and Lemind Coming to the straight for the final staggle) Strathclyde. still led and Jorkins went into second place, with Infatuation tued. Birath- alyde won casily by two lengths; a length and ter bat between second and third.As A KAMAR -THA OWAULSHANORITY OUI, value, Ts. 500:
Foite
REGISTER.
YESTERDAY'S. TELEGRAMĄ.
presented by thm Empinyàs of the O. MS. N. emtion of Cơ, of Shanghai, for all Chins Poules tha lava never ran at any Mooting in "China or Hongkong previons to datɔ of entry of each Dry Thermomota... meeting: to be was at two consequfivet ings by Ponies thn Loni fuin property of the
firmeler,
SALG OSOBE OT-owners tweight for inches as Water
per scale; entrance, T. 10. to be paid the Tour's Rakit par Winner until blm oap in finally won, the second Basket vony will receive the entrance fee. On Mile, unity inten
M. Mat. Davron Kingfisher, 19stb. 1
Mr. Henry's Saltarello, 10st: 11k
November);
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NGLISH AND CHINESE
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BONITA, German 3-m, schooner, Stehr--Ednard
Bobellhaus & Co. BROOM, British ship, Bate-Base & Co. CANDIDATE, British schooner, Davidson Or
dar.
CART, German brig. Thomsen.Arnhold Kar
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Daily Press Offee, Hong Kong.”
Cotone, British berk, Scharleen Chivesa,
Bokeiluase & Co.
For further information as to Freight or Pussago, apply to the Agency of the Company - No. 57. Queen's Romil Central.
Agent
...G. B. EMORY, Hongkong, 10th November, 1877.
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Soxa, Arbroath
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Jaztary, 1867.***
EA
& Ce.. SUNG
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Far Freight, upply to
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FOR MULBOURNE ANU SYDNEY.
HE Portuguese Ship
T
ALYA," Captain Bouza, will load here for the above Porte, Praya, Hongkong. and will have quick despatch
"For Freight or Pasange, apply to:
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FOR HONOLULU,
For coniprehangireness and practical zore.000 men bark, Boundson Ednerd HE 41 American Ship this Work stands unrivalled. All the new CUBA, Britian bark, Stabell-Meyer & Ca words which the Chinose have to lato years been
compelled to goin to express the numerous ob- ELIKADETE NICHOLSON, British ship, Grierson,
Russell & Co. joote in machinery, photography, talography,
and in solence generally, which the rapid advanca EMPRESA, British bark, Sorner.~~~Birky & (5. --of-fomágn volations and imposed up theure EVENING STAR, British bark, Ashbury.-Bor-
hero given in extenso. Each and every word is neo & Co. polynom
fully illustrated and exphined, forming exercisen FABIUS, Bizmese ship, Stolza-Kin Tye Lanng: for students of a most instructive nature. Both FAUCE BALLAVOH, Gorman Tark, Ruta-
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AT THE
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PRINTING, STery description of which is
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For Fright or Passage, apply to
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A1 American Elip
COLORADO."
SUCH PŘICES
as will bur
with
The above does not apply in nay. way to lose lettars sent outside the mails. These will always be charged on arrive in Hongkong, and pro bably the Manila effice will adopt the safe-
course
Complaints are sometimes received of extra charges ou correspondence exchanged between this, Colony and Saigon, but it is believed It would be found in all cases that the letters,. & had been sent loose. **
Most conatries to which Hongkong forwards Corpondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so,
ztrictly obserrod
the accents being carefully marked on the. hest FHDREWYS, Garman bark, Norsets:-Cangraham, Master, will load bere for the atos FAVOURABLE COMPARISON it is iucessary fast the following rales be
principle hitherto attained. The typography
displays the success of an attempt to make the GREAT ADMIRAL, American ship, Thompson Chinese sad English tyro correspond in the size | Captain.
of body, thereby offooting a vast eronemy of GUSTAY & MABIO, German ship, Bahrsch epco shieving a clearness not previously Wieler & Co. attained, and dispersing with those vast margins
and vacant spaces which have heretofure chara
terized. Chinese publications,
For practical parposos the arrangement of
the work is so complete that a reference to its
HARBIren, British ship, Johnston-Jardine,
Matheson & Co
HELICON, Amarioon, hip, Homes-Melchers
& Co A
HN CAELEZON American bark, Harkness
pages enables a person who understands English Captainkk
to ecmmaninata fectively with natives who Honza British skip, Wadley.P.&O. Co
017501 50 45 understand nothing but Chimera. In this respect Karn CAEN, Belab bark, Wilson-Matchors
the work will be found indispensable to all & Co
208 FL 33403 Earopoans residing in China, and to the natives KaOHENRATN, Danish steamm, Jerichan-Vo.
themselves it explains eubjects fully with which spel, Hagedorn & Üc
very fog indeed of them are perfectly acquiintel Lucky, Blamere bark, Sadlershor
9. To parties resident in England and intereated MANGERTON, British bark, Thompson. 1082093417 China i vannot but be invaluable coenaivnou & 05.
sa 60 419
Mhydolphin Two Erows 10st, 913 Falohali zigrows and tom, kept the
ker al get away nearly together, Kingfisher
if anything slightly jadrace They galoppol
along the far side in a cluster, bet on
ng
the straight Kingfisher drow out, followed by Sultarello and Maryain Puse Approaching the Stand to finish, the Marquis had to give way to Tom Brown wito was, however, unable to oren. baal Sulfarallo Won by a length and a half; STE): CONSOLATION. Cup, túlue Tla 100% for beston Poxing at this outing weight for luckayne-per-sundo; entrante, 115 6. Once Round.
Mr. A. Hickling's Soyds, 10st: BAT
Dr. Jaeger a tolls du Nord, 10. Dib..
3
BANUMITELE, IMT of the dra lúas, team, and bandivalo.
KRETA Dacron or WANO -tegatond-uy two poins, yace on WIND 1 is light cro. 5-10 Moderutn, ū to 7th stag. Bu il boy. 10° to'
quen elk kabuled atualfinale
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Meo
Adam?
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this work contains more than 50,00 English Maritimes. “ words, al apwards of 600,000 Chinosa charas PEESTO, British bork, Laidman-Merer & On.
tors. Again, despite all the grammar and other elementay, works as yeb pablished, the student of Bir dillent language sugantaly re- Equines examples to display the various applica
vations and equivalents of different words which i have one general meaning. Of these examples
this work contains more than five tee
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub- ished
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Win Purlow & Qu
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For Freight, apply to pat
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Purt, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
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A FÖR SAN FRANCISCO.
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For Freight, sunly to
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Uzzzam, Britisk schooner, Harnden.
"Orders Ove
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ubove Port, sud vill have quick despatch
To-Froishi, apply to
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