NOW IN THE PRESS.
in this fournal of the 10th February, 1877, upon the subject, our contemporary ro
ITEM CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY marking Attistine almost every carpenter
Fon 1871,
in Wellingten er d'Aguilar Stavet may be This Work, the ONLY ons of the kind in Chim, scon with à bonfire either putside or inside
mercial Mattors,
Ontors for Coplas may be forwarded to tie Daily Prom Offlat, where it is published, or to
*thy followine Aconta—-—-—-
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FORMCSA
FODKOW
NINGPO...
Alone A A A Molle & Co. Mesars, Caiaphəli & Col Moers, Wilson, Nicholis & Co. Bloss. Wilson, Nicholis & Co. Mesars, Hadge & Co.:
fire
CORRESPONDENCE
lves risponsible for tbeoginions wineuanel by out Correagon loats),
FIRE ALARMS
Francisco, and which Sir Richard
PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28TH
we saw tho Bat silky the ground, but coming No ks for being drupu together and suited the glosely after que acolher it cameshat distracted bohil bi brot girly love, forgiving all tur ozemlee, our attention of what the hit really was, eo we sud, but for things are had batter confess bambar The pné to the danger tags went out, orautines the what we all-feel. Nad it in sho
10 THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG A
DAILY PRES BIL-Regarding your reporter's statement of
EELKE INTELLIGENCE.
ON LONDON
EEÇHANGA,ita
Tank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sigh Lonk Bills, at 6 months, Crediin nonths' sig Doolamentary Fills, at
Bight
ON BOMBAY Bank, sigbb.............. PMTON CALOUTTA. Bank, sight.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONGKONG SUNDAY AFTen (uzzdtatás, odpy DECEMBE,
Morning Pmyer, Litany and Bormon, at 1175.
YOKOHAMA
0
SHANGILLI
Bouk, sight, a mag Private 50 days' aight.. BELARUS.
cans, premta D.
561
Hongkong and Whodipon Thack Gumgang a
FOR SALE
MIRST QUALITY ASTI WINES.
"BAYOTO, BARRERA, NEBOLO, MUSCATE.
VEEROUTK DI Tortie, "
A $6 and 56.30 per Desen.
DMUSSO:& Co. Hongkong, 11th December, 1878.
FOR SALE.
T3in 2014
N EXPRESS RIFLE, quite now, by HOLLAND, of New Bond Street, made expressly for Wild Fowl Shooting, accurate ng lo 300 yarda: Cost Fouriem Golovar, will be Solt, with a supply of Cartrigos, at Half Price, $10.
DAARVAN Also,
A FLAT-BOTTOMED DUCK PENT, built f winter, never hain uset, with gool xiepping wit
Two Holtmon - Owner having no due for it, vil omdat give djwsy for say: $15. Dimensions-e 25 fent long by 5 fest Ban and 34 fent deby draws one inch water, his Sall, & Cats; Padillee md everything coupleto; tows racy light. Ad dress B. care of Daily Press Office Hongkong, th December, 1878.
WIONOKIA DISPENSARY,
ESTABLISHED 1865
Lengkong, Cotton, and Mane Beamboat Co.'s DISPENSING CHEMIST & DRUGGIST,
Share Par
CATBPBr. Straughst Stora Tavigation Company-T29_17 Chim Coast Bles Navigation Company.
102 per share.
Longkong Gas Company's Shares-865 por
WM, GRUTOK SHANK‚“
InFormat of Dzucarers,” SUNDRIES,
REQUISITER. MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF
AELATED WATERS
farget, and found that it and un centro. We only consolation. then went back into the bust, pignalled a pantes Christmen somon but onaca seat [sposially as, un. TO THE RITUR, OF THE DAILY PRZES in the left bait for the first shot put down thefort (oly ako
When it comes it brings good olimer pan or Japan,-in-now in the
bis shop. The practice has apparently in rast nam not to sanguino in ean re dag, and then signaled miss in the When the
beping that the and experience of Christmas, same butt for the alpond, or last shot, in the SEVENTEENTH YEAR diminished of late owing to the radunod of 1978, which had row bon regated for the earth asual way, by showing the danger or rod fing of its aristones, and will be published, as soon as the Pelice, but the fires are now concealed in time willle the last twenty years, will be the over the bath me lowering it towards the tring
means héberly of awakening the publie and the point to show that the elot or short practicable after the close of the entrout rear. plays of being made openly in the streets. Gavernment to the necessity of making farther. Then the goose Bring gowned and we were
Is tus bean compiled from the Most Aureus Suroly some means might be adapted to put provision against fro, but that no something asked by Sergeant Smith, What was the fast 2-1878.** ELO SOURCES, and no paine have been spared to an end to those most langerous argue. In will be really Hons at last
shot P Andis angger to that wo put the fing render it Tuotany RAELE both as a February of ifs pesant your, in which The adage that an after, in the resping so the ground whore, the shot struck. It is owing to Closing again Preacher, the Ben is trao a thousand times in this ecoction to a sinke my thi ho last, she was a Victoria First Leach, anh Vecond Leg
156 Directory' amp a Works of References Con-month the ahuur meetings of the Fire fibi net te pprend in an insalo laborato ccalist Year 2 stale this ground quite porte, or by and less Tops Tooley Hongkong and Shanghai Boul Shards-60 per
like animal and vegetable porosillo, forma, mast plainly, And the only cuss for our putting up in D. Roundistra Ko, 7]2, Monki, insurance dempauies were again held, at hipped in the bush In view of the frightfal no longer fag was to avopelata was sust of price. God in Tie holiness, Nord, Hyon, God Union Insarines Society of Canton $1,000 per The contents of the Appulis have been caretention was afrosh called to the subject, and minities of fire from which this colony hus sealt the first shot of fun two was. Brown on figh hathead Noah fully revised and classified. Numuruniiditions an inquiry was put as to what had been done friquently suffound it high time that the Hoping you will pardon t for trespassing no Evening Prayer and Scricon at 4-Exidor, the Cains Tenders Taurate Company's Sharis-commation for Two Entropians, or One -
Colonial Chiaplay Presher the Colonial Chaplain 31,500 per share, hars also been rundo, toaning to render the Work during the previous twelve months to carry danger be fairly hand, and ovary provision male far on your valuable spacer Voronin, st. First Lobapa, Lanish Kryt Sichte, Bore: Norba Chins Losureole 1,275 per sharó,
whereby prevention of their rearrange may be
J. LODGE,
lation xix. from yorgo 11. Pelias, No. 12 gastore Tazacanie. Alsgoiation--fla., 725 për aċill more valuable for roforones, Descriptions out the isolations, when it appared that thoroughly scored. The sixumstances of
WA BARTON, AS Wonkh Monidest, No. 7, Marks; Neat Diurtis, Nur Privates, 4th-Highlanders, Markers. 0, Menk First Hymne pro the pico, dad, sharo of each Port are givan, olging much valuable the report of the Commission upon the Christmas night afford freak proof of our com
No. 212 Second Brainy to Thee, my God, this Do Tai Inaran Company Limited-Tis.
110 to 120 nighty No. 23. *gg information hitherto unpublished Engineering Department of the Fire Brigada,parative powerlomuuss to contend against a fire Wellington Bazeneke, 24th December, 1878.-
an openrrently with a strong brooke, it is
Chea Insorasco Company-$30 per share. The Diroubory will, as usual, bo published in which occupied suventeen lines in the fro thoroughly get going. It is blicstore of the Inst
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharas Two Forms-Complete Sip or with the. Listavernment Gardle, was the only avant in this importanes that every atuais should be provided
13975 por Bharu, nominal
China Fire Insurance Company's Sharos-200 of Residents. Purt Directories, Maps of Honrconnection which had occurred during the whish the that start of a fire should be in-
stantaneously checked. M
the way things were carried through on SaturThe valuable Bluff projecties halonging to bong, and Code of Signals, et 53
year. The Daily Prices on the 19th Febru The system of extended tolographic streat day, 1th frate the Cup Maton I'ventus to Mr V Diekin, offred at Luation by Mr. Far share, nominal uty last aguia urged the importance of the ecununication of Bro alacana, which exstained a few option in auster, full vesturs to Care, on Feder hat ausware subject. Mr. SHAR very truly defies the McDonnell sequested me to lay before him with lade hier bis the mot shot, when, they re-learn- dass the propter has since been sold pri 1st-The markers were not asked about the Fought in for the owner at $5,750 We now 1 purvilege, the liability, and the duty of Fireview tita, adation here, has bob, so to speak,phol by putting the rot far on the spot where vitaly at or about this figure: 1 pe
Insane Extrpanies to be to receipt of holora the Colony for ten years past. Te it not it strek the ground, in abia lata mina and no tanto offertandos in Tokie that Mr.
Lime now that the narrow policy by which the cut-risocket.
Sa Matankatu, thò six miidater filialguse, sud late promix, the payment of losses, and the pre-loy of a for thoseand dollars upon this matter EndThe markers made no distake ju signal Japanran coramissioner of the Paris Batibition, vention of fire. This date, however, is sim-has boon onnstantly postponed should be abangacentro, as the boat was on their target and will on bis refair to Joon be trade 200 ply one as between a company and its indeed, sud dust the initial step should be taken their duty was to signal it. What beme of tor to the department of the inferior, While Mr.
towards the prevention of dangerous fires by the this contre ?
Yoshida, at present envoy for Japan at Washing Moss Kolly Waleh, E'ghssurers, and done not necessarily embrace. She establishment of meats by shiol Intelligence of 3rd-Register-keepers should atte d to their tun, will be appointed to fill the place vacated Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$65 par
extruction offres possibly at a distanco from their most incipiant existance may brinetan duty caly, or else have some one to wssist in Me. Matsubats
por share,BAN risks in which it may be concerned. This teccaly conveyed to the fire excertive. During doing it, as if bay boon tha onse at stacy watch We understand that the thy mosdanised China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-145 amantha sejour in San Francisco I responded fired by the volunteers st Kowicon Luis son road in Japan is now being contrasted in the 3ty, therefore, is roremment or with al promptitude to no Issa dan ten alarm that she kespor of register had had to be told by island of Ten, batwesh Suppore and a port Chinese Inuorial Loan £199. cipal one, as every person in the Colooy, even af Brs. In several onses I met the engines com the men firing what they have obtained for the on the vast post. For mire than hall the liese Imperial Lean of 1877-108 10s ___ the porost, to interested in the prescrvation ng tao and in to case had the fre the slightest at three shots, e do I bood say no mors on distanco, it is to be but along the fas of preL ON DECENZER SZTE AS KEPORTED BY
elates of making head water bag poured upon this subject than that your reporter seems to be cipitone slits facing the open ocean, and is of a home, and the cost of a thoroughly efficient buildings, from several steam engines, within ten much easier satisful with the keeping of the rowork of very considerable engineering import- Brigade should come out of the public ratón." minutes of its 1st discovery gister than the marking plant mange It is going insd4 on the rn or of a val Doubtless this perfected system has grown This is another thing, infic matches the which was natrusted se years ago by foreign Thủ thango which is taking place in the out of the exceptional pisarbunes with, which sigualling of marke is Saal; therefore when engineers. This time the work has been entrustat |an batitution of mopo lofty holdings for those San Francisco was visited and those who any such fiske arose as it rise the markers loly to Japansin engineers, who hope, wish the hitherto in usd is a very important matter. Lave witnessed the four times roosted de were the men to settle it and no one else. If all former failure before their ayon for their lu sulation which Hongkong has suffered during concerned had done their duty as well as the struction, and a liberal supply of money to make The simple addition of a third storey is badly the last twenty years from the anime calamity markers them would have been no difficulty in a permanent connexion between the capital of a fair description of the change, which would probably consider similar appropriation settling who won the aap and whe did not--I.Yaz and the outside world. amounts, in most cases, to a doubling of the of palle money more than justifedYours, &c.
GRANVILLE SHARP
FAIRPLAY height of the buildings, many of which were
Hongkong, 27th December, 1878. originally extremely low. This, of course, P.S-The following are the particulars of the system of giving alam adopted in San Francisco. greatly increases, the difficulty of escape, and which wersfunished to me when passing through LOSS OF THE FORTUGUESE BARQUE by robbers une Mr. D. Why Jones, very seriously. is is probable that, owing to the heavy-sleep that city for yours ageby Mr. S. D. Field, brg: ing, apathetic character of the Chinese, someter of Cyrus Field, of the Atlantis Telegraph ? futuro fire may be attended with a grievous co, loss of life. The increased elevation of tlie buildings also involves the necessity of in- creased power of the fire ongines. It was truly most pitiable to observe on Wednesday and Thursday last the feeble manner in which the water was emitted from the hose pipos, seldom reaching above the first floors of the lones, whilst the second floor and roof were blating away unchecked above, far out of reach, and the who the tota) height, from the ground to enres, was but forty-five feet.
SHANGHAI ...
Mosts Hall & Holta. SHANGHAI Messys Wally & Walah HASHOW and Wessra Juf & Holtz and Koly RIVER PORTA
& Welsh, Shughai CHEFCO and More. Ind & Holtz and Kely NEWCHWANGA & Walsh, Saaghai. TIENTSIN 2 Moss Hall & Holtz and Koly PEKING
Walsh. Shanghai. NAGABAK! The €, and J. Trading Co H1030, Oraxa..The G. and J. Truling Co. YOKOHAMA...Japan Gwolle Olica; MANILA Messrs. J. de Loyzaga & Co. SAIGON Mr. J. E. Bloom
......
SINGAPOh...... Mesirs. Sayle & Co. BANGOR MOURA Malabo, Jullis & Co. LONDON.......Mr. F. Algar, Cloment's Laña LONDON ........Mr. Guo, Street, 30, Comhil LONDON ... Masses, Baker, ilsždy & Co. SANFRANCISCO Mr.L. P. Fishor, 21, Marchanta
Exhange. NEW YORK... Mears, S. M. Potting & Co.,
$7. Fark Row. Daily Presi Ofios, 13th Decmber, 1873.
A
NOTICE.
8.WATSON AND
FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS
By Appointment to. Hin Broshumey the Go. VERSOE and his Royal Highness the
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, PERYMERS, PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS." Devdents' SUNDBYMEN,"
...bad AERATED WATER MAKERS,
PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
NOTICE. To avoid blay in the execution of Oniors it is particularly requested that all business comraculoutions tossud to de Fro, à S. WATSON and Ca., or
The system comprisen one. Central Offee, sir Bell Towers, seventy Bignal Stations, sixteen Gongs, and forty tailos of lions-top Talograpli Wire. Of this wire about 25 miles belong to this a cruise, the resinclar compare the to the Central Office; alarm circuits, and it is ever, these wires that the palety of electricity producing blows upon the gangs and halls are trummitted. The 18 gongs are located in tko various engine and hose houses, all being connected with the Central Office The six surma kali towers see s placed that their
nad ose be heard throughout the City
Kowloon, December 24th, 1878.
VENUS.”
A graceful act has been performed by a number of Amerionu relooks of Tokio and Yakubuni which we have much pliusure in recording Oa the 30th August lost two Americar gentlemen it tho Shimoga farm were attacked and wounded
The prunt attention of Dr. Sato and his assist. antanal the generous brecise of their skill tó We regret to head of the loss of the Porta- which the woundad gentlemanows their recovery. goose barjo Venus, Captain de Bonza Tho have not been permitted to pass without a roark vessel left Maces on the di limo for Timor of grateful appreciation, in whick for rescue not easily understood; none bat Americans were with seventy soldiers, required by the Portugumo permitted to join. A very elegant lamond ring Greenment there on miocunt of disturbanoon was offered to De Sato and it gold watch to such with the natives. Three sisters of charity and of his two assisterte, accompanied by a letter Mr. M. Hamelion also took passage in her explanatory of the ran for the presentation telugraphic dispatch hasbou received by the forwarded through His Ergollency, Okuma Shl- Government of Macso from the Partngusa Com sult Saigon, dated the 24th instant, stating that kbo. Venus had been wreated at Callao Roy. All
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
It is with deep regret that we gira publielly to a report that the Imperial Gisement are negotiating a loto with the representatives of sómas capitalistk, and that the latter should be so The 20 signal, stations are no arranged that one of Than dan berhad, in any direction board were caved and landed at Quinhoy, were dieloys las to entertain ananega proposals of this. within two hundred yard station consista ty now are. The Beltisk steamer Fernbusy, chicaster until mortstu pauling question is amply of a cottage-shaped cast-iron box which is now at Saigon, has boon ebargued by settled a question that will form u uruvial test commented with the Central Station by two win the Consul to call at Quinton on har passage to of the validity of the agreements made, and decu- rities given by Japanese for advances. With the In comestion with the means for pretent-threaded through gas pipes, and fastened securely Hongkong and wing the wrecked people bank. legal merits of this particular case we do not
to the balling on which the station "is fixed; ing fires, which we consider of primary and A responsible tout-of this or the adjoining The Fends was owned by Mr. M. dos Remed ce, deal, but we are of all that no British, or SHIPS MEDICINE ORESTS RETTTED,most importants, we have pleasure in property is entrusted wish the key, a direction Moso.________
ather foreign capitalists should, at the present Do the boxicating whore he may be found.
moment, akauny loans without the most drawing attention to a letter in another Keys are so furnished tocitizens on application
satisfactory and positivo proof that un, securities colump from Mr. Granville SHARP upon and to the Polls and officers of the Fin Brigade,
giron will be a founblea contlition which is now open to urave domb That in he the subject of telegraphid means of comun. The Station keys are duplicated so that any so aicating intelligence of the first discovery of
will open all looks, brang d fire, as witnessed by the writer in Batibourhood of California and Drummond striata, Francisco. Next in importunen comes the policeman, or some other, apens the box anft turas rapidly the littlo oran kande which it
• NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
organizatim of the Brigade for fire extinction contains, bus, in a moment, calling attention Communications on Editorial matters should to To this particular the Colony from its earliest to number 32 on the register at the Central adrassed" The Editor," and the con hueless Todaye has been torribly deficient, and unforon duty that a fire has broken us. He thou, by Offce. This is taken as evidence by theoperator Manager, had not to individuale by name.
twrately the experience of Christmas, 1878, a simple piece of mechanism called a repeater, Alllettere for Dahliendienstoeldho water-one forms to exception to the rule. There is no estos tarde aparate impulses of electricity to site of the papeṛonly.
want of saffical material Volunteers as out over the alarm wire connected with the rank
every bell and gon: in the system, producing one blow for each impulse He panses for five seconds and then transmits two może Repre senting the blows by cats signal must appear thus, five seconds then, after's pause of thirty seconds
again.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
17
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Vorrespondents are requested to forward their rane and adese with sommation stressed to the nayal, military, and civilian-about, all Flibar, hab for publication, bet as eridines of good animated by a chivalrous intention to render
The Daily Press.
Supposing that a fire breaks out in the neigh
the most active and self-denying service This, however, is all unavailing, and often Work than useless, by the wout of one su The Frigade are furnished with packet tards contaching the numbers of thestation boxes, and patine presiding and directing head. As it their adveral lanations: Thus, ur counting the is, the military naturally recogaisa the Ge-blows upon the bell, and then consulting his curd neral or the Colonel cominanding the Royal any one would at once aspartain the exact position
of the fire. Engineers as chief, the Sailors look upon the
It freunally happens that the alarm through.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 28TH, 1678.
Taxs Colony forično exception to the rule full regged the Captain. Superintendent
"LOUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS," [PER EASTIEN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA, AND
CHINA TELEKAPH COMPANY'S LINE
ས ས ཉམས LONDON, 28th December PROMOTION OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
The Cake of Edinburgh hee voer promoted to
our Admiral.
THE NEW AMEER. Yakoob Khan has bios proclaimed Ameer of
THE MONTENEGRIN FRONTIER. The Mene Prie Press of Vienne Bunces that the Sultan has authorised the settlement of the reotification of the Frontiers of Montenegro at once
NEW TURKISH, LOAN, The Porte is discussing the feasibility of rais.
ACHINEHE Drial. Luy Flowers 15 bags, of $9.20, by Chas Chong to travelling trader,
Almonds-5 bags, at $23.00, by Chun Chang to travelling tracker
Camphor-50 tobi, at $21.70, by Tang Skan.
to travelling tradar
PITTELOIANS PRIORIPTIONS CAREFULLY · PREPARED.
in strict accordance with the Formula of the Britharmacopain.
SHIP AND FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS supplied and refitted.
PASSENGER SEITE SUPPLIED. N.B.—All business communleations should be
Aniseed (star)-50 bags, at $7.30, Tong Shan addressed VICTORIA DISPENSARY. 185 We to frasalling trattar..
MONGKONG TEMPERATURE
December 7th.
Hermoniet- Shemont Minianni Corear viszlak).
HIINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTEL.
YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Dacomber 7th.
BAROMETER,
-THERMOMETER,
was raised during the summer cause great sur | Prof prise to the foreign commanity, at we hope writ aliat foyment will to made without roconsa to be courte, nul that the securities given will be unquestioned. We think the bankers, Wet Thermender. al agents of capitaliste, should tala en example from the Chinese, and by a loyal combination in
intorests of right and justice, shoir that Fur's Balt national credit-and national, hetour mast be wholly above suspicion Japan Garte
A TRACT: SOCIETY FOR CHINA..
Jayantity, fillen..
CMDY
10.
HAI,
0
銀
00860 $1,0
FOR SALE.
CHAS HUIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNA,
319
Ala
1874, WEISBLACK"
per case of 2 lézan pints..
per case of 1 dozen gaarts. CHATEAU-LEOVILLE POXXUREE, 1869.
VIN DOS PRINCES.””
per case of 1 dozon quarts, PALMER-MARGAUX-
per case of 1 dozen quarts. perise of 2 dozen pints, CHATEAU BELAIR
worse of I dozon guarts. LORMONTfangs neck por case of 1 dezen quarta. peta case of 2dozės pinta.
SIEMSSEN & 4
Hongkong1st May, 1878.
FOR SALE.
CHAMPA & N B* 18^£
Agipsizek & C678 - MONOPOLE
DEETTEN & CO.
Bengkong. 2nd July, 1977.
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ORIENTAL SUGAR REFINERY, The Undersigned, having effected-a-LRAB of the above PROPERTY, PLANT, S., have to re- 450 quash that; undil further notice, all CÓMMUNI
CATIONS with ruforence to the business of the. said Refinery MADE TO THEM, either at their 3 Oficer, Queen's Road, or at the Refinery Pre- 45.31mjes
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongtong. 22nd.M4/3879,-
909
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"FOMER," a Ehrenbent degrees and lows, kejt la kuo agen hailed situation, ge
UTRECTION or Wisp te régustérɔd avery. kwa pointɛ N, X... NE
FORCA ON Win calm 1.10.8 light breed aerate to 7trek. 7to shong. l 10 heavy, 10.to 19.net
State or Start-2. Clear ble sky. C. Ohndy. D. Dearly, F. Fog. 30. Fogay, I. Mat. I. Zigktalng, 20 3. Overset, asing, showers, Body, IZ Habir 3 Don. Thader. Hud, threatening Visillity, Stop Calm Teletors are repeated te, ndalesar.fucking over Ure unavenge be?" Pair
We have been kindly supplied with the follow ing minutes of a menting of the Board of TRA Less of the Chinese Trags Society, beld on the 2nd inet at the Tennery, Shanghai, the follow ing being present the Right Bay Bishop Russul, the Right Bay Bishop Seberachowsky the Very Rev. Den Butcher, Dr E C. Lord. Dr. J. Edkins, Dr. Suroong, Boy: Wildhead, Bare rapidated from 3. to. zá; and, The QUADUiy ni waton fallou Bet. JW Davis, Rog JM W. Farahan, Rev.dicted inches, tans and hileosada. J. W. Laghuth, Roy Woo Hoang-uick Rer.
・itical rain for the arctióne 34 tours (ason).
KEE TAYLOR,
Commodore in the same light; the Police out the circuit of the City is track within $ ing a new Lou to be guaranteed by the European Bau Teib-izu, Rov. Pou Bing-z, and Rev. Wong HOUSE, AND SHIP PAINTER,
of the "demoralising influence of long eans their head and the civilians prefer tinued perce and immunity from danger and to follow the lead of the Saparin aar. We have, like the Chinese began tendent of the Fire Brigade; whilst not to regard fire rather with favour thn with
a few consider that the sanction of HE. fear; and, whilst warming ourselves beneath the Governor is requisite before, any impor its allus, we have almost learned to regard
tant step can be taken. Any individual in
seconds froze the opening of the signal station
and fato unse has it ever exvceled pus minate; and in ziua casos ont of ten before my light been visible from the most elevated portions at luck work impelled by hes y weights, and the City. The bolls and gongs are struck by
berated by the electric current
Powerd
CHRISTMAS=
AND DECORATOR, SAAT
EMBOSSING AND QILDING.
No. 9 LYNDHURST TERRAEF HONGKONG.
NOTICE
The Est. J. M.-W. Farnlaus, Chairman of the Provisional Cumuilles, took the chair and in- vited the Right Row Bishop Rasell to offer GLASS prayer.
Copies of constitution prepared after corofal esamilution of the constitutions of the British and American Tract Sociaties were headed nnd, which the Provisional Oemmittee - mitte to the Bond of Trastess, to be by thom tion of the Chinese Tract Socisty, Ma
(2021 | C
00 E E & O o
FOR SALE
|UTLER, PALMER & Co'a
CLARETS, at $12 810, $7,36.853, and $i} PER CASE OF 3. DOZUN QUARTS. SHERRIES, at SIVA, $9,881, and $84-PER CASE OF I DOZEN QUADES, CHAMPAGNE, at 313; PER CASE OF 2 DOZEN"
PINTE CHAMPAGNE, af 512 PER CASE er 1 Dozen
plumbed "QUARTA..
HOCK, At 88 PRE ČASE OF 1 Dozes QUARTS. BRANDIES** *** and ****, at$6), $71, 90, and $101 Fan CisE OF I DOZEN QUARTS. WACHTER'S CHAMPAGNE, SUPPLIED TO HR.H. THE PRINCE OF
WALES, 818 PER DOZEN QUARTS. Detailed Price Lists on application to
SIEMSSEN & C Hongkong, let Novembar, 1877,
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC!
(Doc. 10 BRIGHT'S FEŌSPHODYNE. Whereas it having become known to the Pec- prietors of Dr. BRIART'S PROAFLODYNE, that worthless invitation, hearing a similar name, is
his Deity is the dispenser of substantial an{alia' was quite capable of distinguishing fire, upon ascertaining that it is at a distancë | rather havethe observances which accompany they disons, amouded and adopted as the constita-ARIETY STORE exported to India, Caine, &c. and endeavored
1 Superintendent, aury
The staff employed consists of
$1,800
9 Operators pt/$109 sch
3,600
1,200
1 Eepairer
Annual Salarios 4,36,600
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70 Signal Stations, as 3:10
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4,800
2,000
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DR. BEIGHT'S PHOSPHODINE
REFLECTIONS ON HIS DAY Misa Ann Thop sunda ns the following
Merry Christmas" in again came upon Noinoonvanlands is found to result fromorowd The elephants walk around and the bands begin one by this extreme publicity, very many to play, but in spite of the noise which they make personu being indifferent to this attractions of a it is questionable whether most of us wald, not mial dividends rather than as a droad demon himself on Wednesday night, and we feel and knowing its prociss locality
season Godrigued, with other superstitions and At the request of the Chairman, Dr. Savoong
fo be foiste on parobasere as equal in officacy to against whom we have to be ever on our certain that each one did his best under
shows, to atter oblivion.
Whe, even at home, really enjoys Christmas? road a quecinct count of the steps that ind i NEWS AGENTS AND TOBACCONISTS. De Bright's Phosphodyno, they feel it are to
boơu taken with a riów to the organization of No. 1 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
the public to specially caution them against this guard. We have been again swakmed the eircumstances, but how much better
The small girl likes her new doll and the small this Society, which, it is hoped, will in course of
compound and request their most careful atten- rudely from our fascination to find that fire all things would have worked if it had been
boy lus drum and trumpet, but the pleasure which time to a gerst unional institution, like the
tion to the following, distintive characteristics NOTICE these possessions afford to them and the misery Tract Societies in Great Britain and America
of Dr. Bright's (the only germine) Phosphodyna in this place is one of our most formidable fully settled beforehand who was really chilei: The cost of all-repairs, including extensions which they iuflies on their aders might, with To Chairtian read a letter from the Rat Dr.HE Undersigned have beas appointed by LetThat Dr. Baght's Phosphodyne is sold. Toes, hid that Hongkong, can never be con-
greater advantage to the Sus and less Lendvan Stevenson, Secrecy of the American fragt Mears, Pov, WA and LAURENCE only in in command. We venture to assert, without additional signal stations as the city creases tags to the other, bo distributed over the year, Society, in which the writer gave warn and Lamited, Gunpowder Manufacturers of Dart-2nd-The words "Dr. Bright's Phosphodsus? sidered safe until such means of itatant in fear of contradiction, that for dealing with a stations, halls, &o.. does not exceed 32,000 yearly, and at a fraction of the oast. The unprotno bearby, sympatlig to those who proposed to or ford and Battis, this AGENTS in HONG are elderly blown in each bottle... telligence from every part of every street to fire the Fire Brigadu ale should be remaking a total annual expenditure of $5,000.
3rd-The Registered Trade Märk und Signo- The cost of apparuids (exclusive of patent live expenditure on toys at this season is not guisas Tract Baclery for Chiak od malo se CONG,
ture of Patentee are prtufed on the labai the centre are provided us shall render it an onsible; and that for the line being and ↑ right) war as follows. From his a deduction of all in keeping with the spirit of a practi veral valuable suggestions relating ie the nature
of arany awes Impossibility for any fire to spread beyond at the four walls within which it shall be first the fire and the work of ite extinction, end of the best mosaible apparatus made in Sanhels he derives logs pleatre and for loss in That we do now preced to the formal organi
manufactured in England, these being the prices these porta gets thrown upon him at this tion
simo ama ef nsuitable playthings, from
It was then movel, and corried discovered. This is the conviction which the providing for the safety of property Francisco Fio instruments found best adapto was forced upon the hub.bitants of Su Frain its neighbourhood, the
Chief of to the purpose are made by Biestres Bros., ofruotion than he would from a quarter the quan-ation of the Chinese Tract Society, in accordance ity given at intervals throughout the year, when with the projets issued by the Provisional deep when, after the city had been three of the Brigade should be clothed with
GOUDS RECEIVED ón STORAGE B Loudon, and Edmonda and Hambles, of Boston
they wouhl wot be recompanied by the Com
MODERATE AGES, 17 Firanclas · FOWISK times destroyed and collas were found so supreme suthority. If the present cu
abendance of cake, which gives the little impe Titefollowing offers were elected :——President, anden Enroviai anpervision and VESSELS tor ticos the pain that they afford pleasure, and Rt. Ir, Dy. Rudssall; Titat Vice-Prouilent, BDISCHARGED alongside the Wharf on Fa louger of servicy for the protection of valstitution of the Brigade is not considered
arts in pecunia, ets, on a low average, & Rev Up. Soleraschewskys Second Vice-Preneral Terms with quick despatch. abies on account of the floods of water poured in recordance with such exigency, then let it
dottar for each of them, ninty-ivo cents of which seat, Br, J. W Lambuth Corresponding
MEYER. &-Cò,, he profit to the dispensary. upon the buildings, it was gravely resolved be changed, and elevated into an institution
in the Only Beliible Remedy for NERVOUS and Secretaries, Bay M., W. Farnham and Dr. And how do their eldare enjoy themselves? Saving Recording Sachetarion, Rey, J. W.
Proprietors
LIVER COMPLAINTS and al FUNCTIONAL D ̧- that they would have no more grest fires at which shall be capsbls of sustaining the
Every observant forson who has lived in London. Davis and Rev. Ban Taili-des, and TreamEAR,
Hongkong 30th November, 1878.
f6m1953
RANGEMENTE, all. They layo acted upon this resolution grave and serious responsibilities which be
must be soquainted with the stall which ema the Bor. W. R. Labath, 3. D
FOR STORAGE OR SALES Dr. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODING is patronised by with immense success and we must do the long to it. If the best, inost active, and in
tates from the lower portions of the houses in It was rosolyod, that the Publishing Committee
the aristocrady, unde lite, extensively used in aneh diatriets as Islington and Camberwell about shall consist of four foreigners and four natives, TUGHT FLIST CLASS GRANTIE GO the army and my sad strongly commended fpontial man in the Colony who can be in. In all probability a very guat rutustion upon noon on Sundays when the past reef and repromoting the Elbowing couitrimoins DOWNS Nos. 60, 90, 61, 61, 62, 62 by the leading Medical Practitionera On the 16th February, 1872a-resolutioned to rupt the pose is act to all things the tags at that time in Hongkong was not to which your genuino sockney of a certain class of Amerloos Episcopalana (3) Baptists; from 1,500 tons to over 2,000 tons. Fries Mots sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine
these prizes sould now be genred, especialy as that vile componnd palei Torkabica pudding, Presbyterians and Congregations ists Eng $30-684, Fax Best The Capacity iD BRIGHT PHOSPHODYNE was unanimously carried at the annual meet considered fully qualified, then fel a suitable above hall of that prevailing at San Francisco is so partial, is intergom a prase facetiously and (4) Metĺkodista,
dirale. ing of the China Fire Insurance Company tramed man be procured from home whip het Moreover, the very limited area of this pleen tailed cooking. Well, Christmas to these people The following were elected in the order mamedi, would likely reduce the cost to one fourth of the is the ab thing yuefly exaggerated, with, Rev. J. Ecke, DD the Rt Ros. Up that the directors be requested to confer und experience in dealing with fresin London amount. course, much more than the usual wete and Schwachersky, Duw. Lord, D.D. with the Board of the florgkong Fire Insur- or elsewhere. We earnestly hope and trust. The signal boxes are li byl foot by & inches that, stoept the idleness; in about the only differ Bor. B. L. Boivin D.D. Kay, Pen Sings, Ray. ance Company in the locil Governing that the last word has been heard in the way deep The striking opporate requires a room,ence between it and my other dog the weakly Yen Yung-king, Rey. Kau Jin-kras, aud Rev.
directly domneath the bell, not smallse thao 10 gottony outdone, C. K. Marshall with a view to the provision of further of joining a parsimonious economy in the fact stars room EU out agree is suitableWe it the Lur East may not be quite so bad Dr. VP Savoong and Rev. Wong Jung yo mogus of preventing und extinguishing fires. organization or mausgement of the Hong for a Cuetral office. The Chairman (the Hon. H. Lowoo) said kong Fire Brigado
sidout, Tresauror, and Secretaries, as the Direon. I quite agree with the moter of the resolu tion that the mouns for extinguishing fires are quite adequate. That is my own press sion, and I know it is that of others who have boon prosent at firos. The Government have beon urged constantly, to improve the Fire Brigade, but, so far, I think we may say little has been done. The matter has been dis russed lately, but with little effent. We are promised that the engines, which have been
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Resent improvemente diminishing post by 1,700
Total.com 21,008
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The high estimation in which Flosphoras in in this form Therefore ask for Dr. BRIGHT's held in unique inably due to its administration PHOSPHODYNE, and do not be peroraded to take
15996) wa allt profeed to be mus superior, but ra truth were elected to Bel in connection with the Pre: The Undersigned intimate that the alterations any useless al potuibly dangerous imitations,
CAUTION TO MEDICINE VENDORS."
The Trade Mark, bed, of Dr. BRIGHT'S. PHOSPHODEN Cnly entered at Efationers? Kall, London, and are also registered in the ohiof oities of the world,
Chemists and Droggista aro kareby warned thst legal proceedings wil immodiately in- atituted by the Authorised Agents, against any person or persons selling Fendulant Imitatione of Dr. BRIGHT'S (the only pennine] Prosexo,
The afables for the horses are generally once-iso-tonths of the English residents here belong. ---diately adjoining the enginn house. The haraes to this same grad) of sicisty, which tries to digs tive Committee the spot a hand and arrangements upon their promises being wor
are kept with their mess on; and many of mity shelf with the name of the wildla obce
The opustivation arealybaltted to the almost completed, they will be prepared to farnish them; at the sand of the gang, turn round and the lower middle lase it may moly he called Board is inferral to the mesonides Committee, the Trids and large Consumers, with apples Rector, Captain Billings, from Liverpool, left gine siggon pole. The attendant has only to to intorcourse with people of other nationalities mesting was adjourned to the following Monday,
The Dean Steamship Company's steamer take their phons on other side of the en Many of us are perforos sightly improved owing to repost upon it the text muling; and the of the following Toilette Soaps in a few days
ABEO LIO 80 Singapore for this port yesterday morning light the fire siready lace, hitch the horses, and, and a certain amount of freedom from the eclosing with proyer by the law. W Mirhoad
ISOAP A LA KUSETS). start for the station indicated by the bests upon atmints chekilani, bet most of the phi habits, The Boart met, is arranged at the Danery on the ging As the water is always kept hot by superstitio blini prejudices reznota. Whore Monday, Doo. ad, and after a fail lisenssin of
UO ALTAR SQAP With this day's issue of the Daily Fren is n gan jet and the fre drang bt gaickoned by the the lden tint Christina is a day of enjoyment is the propised cepetitution, it was amended a
(Soir à LA SUrDUL), published a gratis supplement containing fall motion through the air, thors is usually à gant one of them the Gulasion can only be kept up by sosial
The above-Soaps will be prepared in Tablets partly of the great time of Wednesday and heat of steam before the fro terabad, and the the excess gooseberry shamp
and played in Parkets, each of y Labras,"" Thursday last
engine is atong attached to the standing by- forms a portion of the inordinate feastian Dil drant and pumps WWBY.
Prines to the Trade and large Consumers only, from this data, 1st October, 1876. (1726 ile day afford any none of innocent pleasure to The British Museum authorlios burg at last,
HINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, We nachytand that the Right Boy the Biabup
counterbalanco the absurdity or sin of glute thanks to the efforts of bie Boemiz Raas,can be obtained on addressing the Undersigned. Soans will rot be retailed at the Wacks, but THE RCENT RIFLE SHOOTING. a long time out of order, shall be put into of Victora, who will preach in St. John'
tony, we should not be so anxiens ferita aboli- supported by Sir, A. H. Layard, ottaised a f- will ba prootvable from loanl agents to be here.
COMMERCIAL JURNAL for CHINA, JAPAN, order, but the question of the improvement Cathedral-to-morrow morning will make the
MATCH
on, but as far as fond learn the earlier and an in, or degree suitable for the thorngifur appointed; anil-will be made giowa in eslamiting fisa of Wednesday, Thursday the erbS THE ELUTOR OF THE DADY FEESB hjor potion of the day is a period of spool exploration of Mesopotamia. The endless rou faizare advertisementara do of the Brigade hus not beco entered upon.net of his discourse. The Her. R. Hayward SI-Hiving on in your edition of the 20th misoxy to meat of us bro ay be one or two blos entailed by himated drains and Fizinis fotFot. But Shape, Donostia and Marine, Carballo Pablished at the Ofics of the Hosgkong Dusty
Prons on the Morning of the Departure I hope this resolution will be the means of Kidd, Colonial Chaplan, Wit is
instant letter from Au Orkcoke at the riffe men, who here the pack to Brunerventionally to base at last test she Porsign Dior to Soap in Band, and Soft Soap, ses fetare paticns.
of the English Mail, the same topic on the following Sunday, 6th match whion took place at Kowloon on the 144h and gate their offices to prepare the baldnes | procure à generat drunn, which will permit Mr.
AT 3 FORBES & Co..
onlains the -inducing the Government to take, some Janney
instant, mark some very kogersmarks as to how sheat, which your moly to be as highly is to mud the markers performed their duty on that odos. Envonals as for the past tro on thise. The extensive larneter. The tw #maz, will go, 1975] 1968 Circular Road, Calyuta. Da Christmas day most of the vessels in Harsion by your reporter, we, bang the two markers others on only rood over the waste of time. If as in former cases, confined to the sites of HYONWI bourdreated ship with evergreens and buuting we were in the butt ca that day fool it is the day shell happen to be favourable they may Korubilk, Niuzord and Balluxat bat villes A SHIPS COMPRADORE AND consplenousamongst them being the river sterbent on us Ee state for your and-tab public's in... make a brank in it by telling what is amusingly tend over the whole of the pushalike of Monil, carried at the annual mesting of the Tong Zhang, which was literally covered with aver formatir (if you will be kind enough to insert oiled walk” in the Hoogkong style, that Bagdad; and embrace the as yet untouched re-
No. 57, PHAYA WEST"" Op anch of the peddle-boxes was this in your impartisi jours) what were the le od mene shoulders, or they may sleep gions of Southern Babylonis Orientalists may kong Fire Insurance Company held a few greens,
*A Merry Christmes, round the forepars of the re facts of the oase, and those were so simple it out but they cannot do much clan, for event now hapa të mos juntive done to the sitar of the Suprind Serraten wern LughanDS days later, the Ohairman (Hon W. KESKK) bridge Harpins and Prosperity and bewoon last we cannot understand how any one in wry the other uning billiards is denied to great libraria of Sippara, utha sud Agans and COAL, WATER BALLAST. FRESH
PROVISIONS, 21 OILMAN'S remarking It must be obvious to every one the twd, weals was a figure dressed us Father way soquainted with the practice and rals of them. Serve aisarable finders - Lay go to other ancimit olies The trastos have also, we
CATORES, C that the means of extinguishing fires are Christmm, whilst the walking beam was dreased rifle shooting could make a mistake heat chem. church but now that the power of priest craft believe, obtained permission to excavate on kae with evergreens and the agents' finga and anothor Two shots were feat at the left target ons is so rapidly vu the wine, must be remembered important. Yolcus Carubamish This site. anything but adequate Leading.articles Father Christmas with a champagne bottle in sabout decod after the other We heard the that there are large numbers who object to this being on the rass banke of the Euphrates and Or the Dest Luality and as he hurtest Notion
* | therefore fu Syria, zuqnired's distinct permiti
nus appeared in the Chin Mall of the 16th and hand sitting archs the beam.
| first of the two distinctly strike the target and on religious grouncie,
steps in the matter The same resolution
in purport, proposed by Mr. BELCLIOS and seconded by Mr. Hopping, was unanimously
Hongkong, June 14, 1878.
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