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GRONDEATH BLOW NO CORRUPT.

DOUTRINES." .:: ((Courier) -

"derive them warrants as to Touch.

name.

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1871.

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For Sale

CLEARANCE

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VICTORIA EXCHANGE, LINEN DRAPERS, SILK MERCERS, HOSIERS, HABERDASHERS, MILLINERS, AND DRESSMAKERS, Beg to inform the Ladies of Hongkong that in order to make room for their expected arri vals of WINTER GOODS, they intend offoring From August 1st to Sist, the undermentioned... articles, the whole of which have been greatly redaged in price.

Z SAYLE & C。.

DRESSES.

Plain and Fanay SILKA, POPLINS, AND FOULARDS.

Plain and Brooks

GRENADINES AND BAREGES.

Franch Printed CAMBRIOS, AND PIQUES.

Plain and Fancy 800TCH LAWNS.

WHITE AND FANCY PIQUES.

QUILTINGS.

Plain and Figured MUSLINS AND GRENADINES.

A good deal has been said about the Firo In-ployed to odlect this tax. Their offico ia just immediately dived and sont came to handing the ocat of the milk very considerably, and, if he cared about them, drain-pipes are all Me, CRICHTON wid he anderstood thore was Burarea on the Building; and it is dertainly re-behind, the Custom House, and is prosided over the bout to deposit the fruit of their laboura and bad not natives bemted to fair decline ready made to his hand. But in fiftio things a ship now going round to Aberdoon which markable that the policy expits on the thy Weiyuen (Tautai's deputy wi faris the Waid in a stook of live fish and journoyed in tael priosa, buition cost have been stopped as well as in those of great moment the bamboo would be there aquaple of montba only a week before the occurrence. No possible tax

beds were on. The plan the Chinos have of retaining antirely, Perhaps to wand have been hatter is likewhe indispensable. The handles of writ- The Cratered him the dook would Mamy however own attuch" to the Government Priemer's dolenon was, that he was only is their fish alive in large tubs of frogle for Fareigners if the stop had happened. The ing penuilos, the stems of tobaco pipes and of not be closed if any work offered in the moja- un this point-anless it bo blame for insuring servant-retting $6 a month for doing this work water, and taking them to the poket in the mouth cloud with 10.000 balen settled against opium tnhew, the stands for pane, the odds-and-time and what we at all. It is a roongatsed principlo wish large Mr Dayla was antivus that prisoner should same, is worthy the consideration of other 4,200 bales previous year, chops buing, onde of omaments that une sclying negli Mr. Buszows said he understood the Board pallia companies, that economy liga in taking be set at liberty at once, na, he was evidently countries for inated of buying fish it is quoted 32. Gd and Bed Peacock 28. 6 per gently about on the talde of the wealthy Chi-to propose the working of the two doors, with their own risks and certainly the Britial "Go not to Flame, bot be expected that the Coolant stale, kud ganght no one knows when you out, Fiber & fats proportion of the business so far acne wa their origin to the bamboo For those uno staff. Any work that could not be done at vernment re sufficiently large opers of pro would deal with the whole establishment, as it the markets of China, pick out of the tuba had been on joint sedmint with the seller's, sad interested in the collection of grotesque ourios Kowloong, being done, at Aberdeen, the staff perty in different parts of the world, to make it was minifestly star which fell surely though the faber you want to parehuse and they are also in barter against woollona, do July saw nothing could be better than the images carved being sent over for that purpose,

gnarled and fantastically The CRAIRMAN intimated that it was so. worth their while to write Insurance off, in their indirectly on foreigners, He produced his boul handed to you alive, being pulled of Ali taha 6,700 balo seiled at very irregolar moont of the

Mr. Prxa, then moral, a vote of thanks to wn books. The fo broke out again daring to show that the gooda in question had already by organs of string lade of grass, which is owing to the large, ingat of joint recyout slopet Nota Soma 10, mort Temurk Sunday morning, at the Northern Junction of paid 5 per cent. nd lorem mpare daty, and tied to lie alorent Bn. After leaving Tong-see, transactions, and the orpart to date showed nullo for the luxuriance of Innny thay diethe: Obairman 116 was sure they were all the new Supreme Court building with the Couhere was another with which they were and travello naquoklyna wo could, and arrived increase of over 8,000 bald Notwitlistanging play, advantage being taken of every joint and indebted to the Directors for bringing this these adverse statistics, large Juine oddal knot and rugged curve. Olbere again are master before the Shareholders, and he bad no sulate, and was put out, ander the dirvotion, weled before they buil gat a hundred yards from at the suburbs of the renowned city of Hang

aliave of Mr. Beitur, by destroying portin his door. It was quite il gad. the ghow at 3.30 pm, but as nailored, it was settlements took place during the aty part of simply bideous, but this in a curio is wither a doubt they would do all that they possibly if the connecting roof. It is a matter for Chen and why the purchaser ofte menfo to enter the city in our bonth we took Angust, on a hass of 9. Od for glasufs recommendation could for the benefit and interest of all con,

one of the hye-creeks, and unghored gamta Tailee, and bad is the news of the declarat i stinge that eo Hotle le known above the ceraed. (Applause) kincare congratulation, that this hitudsome ches was not present in Cort P

-The meeting then separated.. wing,, which die e auma The. 5,000, and is Mr. Davis soul the reason was becane to mile from the minin car thy noodide our “ Jow- tion of war between Franch and Prussia been bamboo. It in 4, grass flourishing in all thone built with exturagantulidity. las been men was tormor for his fife," He had bomb dab(led batman) on shore to arrango for received, It is likely this bundes would have parts of Aia which brder on the topics. By waved Sareely charred wind son xud duars to Mr. Dari base and wanted an orditele poop bills, until on owing day be bun farther allotted to in but fork to Grow Hu on the side, nero. the Greah bos arrowly see him, bis objent being to offer his way okery sang the bills until out of eight of the nouncement naturally brought the market to a north a Teking, but is in thore an

stipdstiil, nad. it was not, antil natires were rast number of variation are enumerated by

Most of those who availed themselves of this this portion secapod the fate of the min block, reasonable su to stop this das altogether; na ulivos passing to and from the city. Lere on Sandur, auoties are still egged eshe said if they found at his many, they would The 13th of April was a splaadid clear day, willing to take a suncation of 2s. Oil, to 3a, Od. Quincau writers, but it is almost need loss to way singuishing the last ombers which by their victimize him with squeez 8 till he was raised and as we left mar hat ni 5 am, the sun was per Ik that business was roumed in September, that-thin minute division has no ecleatifs basis. beratifal afternoon to promenade the Bettlu take betrayed the lingering presence of fi e.

or might even take him inside the city, which just visible, making his appearance down, the whon about 1,000, balea granettled at-300d. for The two varieties ost common are the Bamont, must beve observed a singular archway. menat any mat of cruelty. It aus cond ralley, and tipping the high hills with y crest best Thirds Tsatleg and 28, 4d. for Had Poa, buss Arandinnen and Bambus Spinosa, the spanning Kiukiang Hind, from the northern IMPORTANT FATS REGARDING THE tour of this, that for days the underlings of of gold. tur destination was a lake at the west cock-paid by a natives the Silk for resale on former being in more general use. Nature bassoway of the Chaplaincy to the entrance of a ம். Committed behind the Custom-house of Hangchow, called Shop (west inko), and get this market) It is probible business would been crised into raricus freaks on behalf of the well-known Chinese toa hing on the other side had been using every effort to indide Davisting tato the obair rided we enfienced súr have now again beente more graczal, had not bamboo, Thus to each large garden trifling of the street. The sleader, bambus of which it Q's sorsula to give up the shop-keeper's trip, and after an hours time arrived at its bur- Banks refused to pegociato bilk draft until variations are derofally encouraged audie tande show that it is for tomporary par- dera. The suowery found at this lake has been taller particulars of the calamitous war advices perpetusted by election the bark in pose, while the barbaric splendour of the deans- The peculiar, social conditions of our small Primer tried every ingeniowa duge to renowned throughout Gufan for several den- bad bean rece.ved. Buy in October a drag made to very in colour from the common tions abowo considerable wealth on the part of Moreign cummmitive in hina have rendered it induce the Beach to believe that he was not turies. The water oireitanfarende is about ging business was transacted, hatowing to the yellow through brows and cheant to those who arpilling to spend so much eren indian to discas publicly the merits (2) of the perman who deanded tha g3 levy-on toote and through part of the lakes bank or agerness of a native spectator to secure all blunk. The black babe is bizbly esteemed for such a purposWhat that purpose the work recently publialied under the above the matches. But se adiitted bis connection promenade, has bem constructed, whiab joins a good to best all on offer, prinosndranced about as an orenment in gardens. Without way is, we learned on enquiry to bo na sloven z title And got we are great mistaken if the with the Committee, and their business was beau ifally wooded island to the mainland 18. Od. per il when Fordgn bayers autering accurate knowledge of botany the Chinese make On the 24th, of Izat, mouth died Fron appearance of that book in Europe and such as in hinted at above. Ho was millimately where a peduliarly distinct esh is féunio the market gave prices further upward con- the most of experience, and coordingly their Nyden. Tiang for many years the prin MUSLINS, Americ does not more than ovo the Tien ordured to be taken to the ice of the Com There is als another pretty wooded inland, dency, and about 2,600 bales werd settled; com works on griculture are full of miante dire cipal compradors of Hesar Dont, & Oo., tain Massacre itself to dispel the falan vices miles, where if he was found to bare lad whoogtengus gables of this temples, picturprising chiefly recceled silk and fedium; to tions in regard to buboo suffiration The and latterly a tes merchant on his own ac Ohing which hare been only to sn-ceanfully their authority to ask the hey, he would be caquely peeping out from umidet: the graceful common Teatles and Tayans, other alassa acil to be provided, the aspect to be selected, count. He was 67 years old, and has left a lit eulsivated by intarestert political calm dismissed, it must, he would le pasished. The baubo, were faithfully delineated on the trans being neglented, especially Haining. The the mode of propagation, the seasons proper the non-to inberit his wealth, which is said to be and lay, ulas by noble minded and honest DVD.

Gounel to deal with the general question areat aurface of the clear and bright sheet of export figures, De potapared with pree planting out like suckers, are all laid down considerably Ninco his death his body has boon escried away by attRobinent toplanaihlenbatrost

"water" The pity walls of Haseebow from the vious year, now begata to name an equali- with the utmont exactnoos, Europeans would lying in state, and the satire hương, which is run principles Whufover therefore asist

The above paper notices another chas of Bistro boundary of the Si-bas, and on all other ty, say 22,728 mica Against 23,324 bales perhaps gain little or nothing pecuniarily from ther extensive, is hung with cotton cloth, obiefly throwing light as the history and chamaternaezing brought before the Mixed Court, which sides it in surrounded by hills, clad from base to abuson 60.70. The business transigted during an investigation of the varieties of the bamboo, white, but variated with red and blue o of the volume ought to be deeply interesting presu tea even the Chinese authorities, when suminit with profuse vegetation of ill colors. the first part of Nay, was trivial, barely 300 but the enquiry ought to be most interesting to cording to the taste of the later of and were happy to be able to lay before our compelled to give a categorical answer, would Water lilies of several have form a very pretty bales being settled, at rather weaker rates, botanistsWhatorer goes so far towards Ceremonies. The conrts and passages are rendare a few fists on the sabeut, for the admit to be illegal. Two persons were brought bordering to a lake, the water of which in basu especially for interior grades. During the bitter providing for the daily wants of so many also hung with large number of lumps, thenticity of which the mure from which we ard-chiged with malicing a forced loan from sifully dearsal camellias, wisteria, part of the montbawing to receipt of advices millions bar olma on the attention of scientia which, when lighted up, must present a very

imposing appearance. The arch WELS the keeper (a woman) of a disreputable bonas, rhododendrond, rose, lilies, violeta, and reporting probable ponen in Europe, buyers men that oaanut be denied,

pested to las completed this evening, in The insol, tramletion of which has been of two bunk orders amunting to 2000. It masy others, the name of which I know generally regained confidence, and native

time to honour the arrival of the native officialë, recently publish or thetille" Beth Blaw Appon that they belong to fraternity who hat, ware bore to be found in endless quantities market resulted, fully 2,000 bales finding par

who come to pay their respects to the deceased to therapt Dinotrinca, sa written alat 1862 live by levying buck it, on all who are simple the oak, cypress, firs, laurela, ärbor vitio, tallow shasers at rather hither, mates: 3047d. beini

Fillionaire. Urowds of others of 'n lower rank by Tang-Tee-Shing, then treasurer (Puntai) of the province of Hupela. How native for compromised enough to lehmit to their extress, camphor, mil erry, willow, cheannt, &c., paid for chop. S. Tastlee, 25a. Sul. for good No.

An Extraordinary General Mooting of Stre-contrade to crowd the premises. Testimonials of the respect of his friends s70. everywhere to Han the mise prince of Teng-kwfan). Ty Boom to be a party of pettifog. &c., wore well represented; their beautifully had 262, 6d. for Bed Frucock; again the

and cotton cloth, praising the virtues of deceas He had been a leader of bravés, presumably in Bars and sharpers. In the present instance variegated foliage burmýnising with the maguf- -bulk of the settlements' consisted of medium holders in this Company was held on the Ith be sny in the forer of inscriptions on paper the army risal by Thong-kwi-fan, mad with ne of the prisoners: appeared to be a man of ficunt tints of the bloasdom and forming one common. Tastlees and Taysanms or re-reatto Office of tho Company, for the par which be druin the "Tuipiors from Fieron training, who may have been af Nature's most charming pengmoïas wben: cà lusse. December ramenced with a good of taking into consideration the advisability of ed in very high flown language. After theas seduced from the pathe of honorable trade by dressed in bef spring garland à deep fertile business, folly 1,500 bales, having been closing one of the Company a catablishments,

hocoure have been shown to tlie dead for about Therenter. The held some office in Basolu sigions, proclivities, intensified by excessive valleys running between the varions bills were settled during the first week at gradually Presents-Hon. J Whittall, chairmen; Manara and ultimately me to the high position above indulgence in opinm, the effens of which were į richly adorned with flowers and trees of all | advancing rates; the prices paid being 31 Od. Helland, Heaton, Sassoon, Pyke, Joost, Bellfour weeks, the body will be removed to Canton MUSLIN SHIRTS AND GARIBALDIES.

ed. But he was destined to feel the painfully visible ou bim, and rendered him sizes, shapes, and bugs, amongst which butter for chop No. 3.Tatles, 276 03. for good No. 4 Overbury, Landator, W. M. Morgan, Laprak, Ackleness of fortune. Being found guilty of unfit to enter the Court witbont assistance. Aise of rainbow tinte- www.bany calling tbo and 26. 63. for Red Puncock. At these quota. Ilart, Burrows, Crichton, Fontor, Spratt. Dea peenlation he wadingraced unt oudounei tu The other was ostensibly what in old Euglish sweets from the repensas of the blossoms. Now tions the market closed very firm, and an ad- oon, Noise, Barey, Crawford, Fentonjee, Ey Heath, and thongh reprieved sink under his res we nulled a scrivener, lawyer, drawer up of a Papilo Stacks on cand in sight, with black vse looked very probable, where telegrameri Sherwood, Tala, Arthur, Maliab,, Gozón, verges and dini, at what precise date we have petitions, mentorials, letter writer, ke, Ther and yellow wings, soon followed by Fark. WAN nut jet been able to find out

modus operandi perme to be to impose on silly whose green,, metallic eyes, winga of dease with pointing to threatened raptare Hitchcock, Reyer, Middleton, and Park,

apon the Black Sea qavation. This, The CHATEMAN, after reading the notice The peculation of winch Tang had been guilty ple by fare, bounce pod hravado, and in black, dashed in the sun like previous stones, again anturally made buyers more cantions, convening the Meeting, said it was with great must errtainly lure been of very glaring, and other ance to get so, wormed into the affairs of Others of the same family were there, busily and chased the most sangaina to halt, and regret that the Dirnators were obliged to take asgravated kind: thermiso it might well havę

persons and classes whout the law egards fitting about in the bright morning can wait farther particulars, before continuing the step proposet niter the sanguine astioipa beeu colanterbiance) by what frusta. O sinese

with little favour, that they are obliged to von grapta and the yellow colius passed in purchase as aneh dangerously high cost astions which had been formed. Those anticipa point of view must have been regarded as he pilition value of his literary effort. Fur bia, perput the fraternity from getting them into rapid view before you; prosty blue polvomati. Sts. Od. for olup against a home quotation of tions had, however, bean disappointed, and ne Erouble with the authorities by complying with and rich brazen chrysophanus with many 29. Od. per lb During the past fortnight very there was not much hope of improvement they book from the date of its pulloution was cir- their extortionats deinauds. But on the gre other brilliantly-ouloured lepidoptera added to little has been done, say barely 500 bales. At thought it their duty to tell the Shareholders

No change at present in the drug males; culated very freely for overal years in the sent nocasion anr two worślica reckoned with the scene; libellula with their gaure like rather lower rates, and the market clous weak the natual slate of the ma, had to ask their provineus of Ron and Hupeh; being, sent to

at their boat for bostess) for when share wings of varions hoea, durted with speed of with.no buyers.The Export from 1st June to adrice. He said to ask their advice. be lures holdera, are, however, Srm, at $57ĝi to the District Magial rates for distribution gratis frised to to them the two baaz orders, and lightning uiter poor nafortunate insecte esker Blat December is 97,193 balas agalost preceding cause the recommendation they made did not $580 for old Patun, and 5471 ald Benaras Prices are likely to advance with a native demand. At the latt rond of 1855 D. Dabry, then French they forcibly appropriated that, she at oses than themelves Birds, from the large cagla, rear 32,563 bules: This shows a dovrence of 5.450 bear certainly on the face of it, and was in Cat Lukow, had his-ttention drawn to

gass them into custody. They were remanded scaring over the summit of you high hill, down hulos; while the London stacks, en la Nu reality more an experiment than anything else. Malwa $62, on credit. the book, and owing to bis remonstrance prù.

Bank shares coatione frm, and in demand for Chea's retera. As they left the Court it to that disimativa wyn which passed across ember showed only light increase, say During the Inst mix months, estimating the clamations were inted by the authorities at.

was atated that the opiva smuker mad bave your path with dainty mursel in-fts beak for stocks on the 1st November, 1870, 16,564 bxles, present month, the resepte had bron: $215,000, of old some sales have been made at 27 to 274 Walang prohibiting its circulation, but we the

certain allowance of the drug while in prievus thiledged progeny concealed in a prettily and 1st November, 1869, 15,143 bales, I would against $201.000 during the previons six months, per cent, prema New alese in demand at then secretary of one of the District Magistrates otherwise he might die at any momentan constricted bones of mon, &e, lo that yellow seem imperible to foretell the future of silk while there had been snett gain of only $25,000 213 por coat premium Fire bare are all OELLDEEN'S FROCK AND PINAFORES.

s buively remarket; We received the

The abore paper observes

nzales busb, were well and plentifully repce with certainty, at everything at present points against $59,900. Still they should not take it quiet at quotations. Steamboats have advanced, proglamlióna and did uot post them.

We have road of the ruber barons of thesented. Lisards and Bakes of various metai- to lower prices in Europe for Chinus. The for granted that the businem of the last six, and considerable sales have been made at 30 to During this rear the book his again been rery Rhine who, issuing from fortresses at the tire lio lustres went rustling, through the leaves at rindas, effects of the war between France and months was a esfe indication of the business 37 per cent premitin. Hongkong and Wham- generally civoninted in Kiangse and Hon, all but preamble, levied contributions on our approach, and startled the hare which Prusi will, it is to be feared, so imporerish they were to look forward to. Une exceptional pcs Dock Company have generally declined, and, as we learn from by Ten-how-Missing travel ere, noting at define the ban of the bounded across the road but amianto go the country, and reader. Luxation as heary, as cause of the decreted was doubtless to be found and are now offering at 30 per cent damount acies, throughout the northern provinces this Empire. And have beard of Highland Added to these were Plaanianus torquatus, bam to greatly check ak mangfacturing in France. in the effects of the war, the North German Exchange has alightly advanced, and losos especially marked just before the deste elusuren who trusting to the natural fast boo, partridge, quails, and, last, but not least, Thur very heavy stol of Eampean Sills, weasela being quecoployed. Foers were other very firm, sredite being placed ot 4/4 whilst til the Konin Catholic chapels at Wuching neesra at alt inaccessibly gleus, carried their wild pig, which stampered over the hill-top as (both last arouna a crop and this year's racotte) reasons for not accepting the indication of the Hank paper by a fair extent has been done, at and Fouchow-fpo la Kongều

levira I blick mail fut into the eigh eut soon au thay board our footstepa, proving that which are being uff red at such a great redne last six monthis, but on the other hand the -4/44 at 30 days sight. Do India & snill amount Various elit as of the bar in circulatury, whes law was firmly stallissa, prer the country was as well supplied as it was en- tion in prices, to say nothing of the increased Directors were bliged to admit that the combas brca ruled at 207 mpera tion.some of them punctuated, so as to reudarnit the open contry. But the above system riched by the beauties of bountiful Nuture storks of Japan sud Canton silks, magat na petition had been greater than they had expect

SHARER them comprehensible even to the coolie-whe of robbery, under moral presturs, in the very Namarue stress of pare spring water ran tarally have a tendency to force down the ed, though he hope), at prices which could

down the hills, ending their toy career in the pride of Chinas; and although, up to present hardly be profitable. They had also to take into Hongkong Bank Shires, untive Christians have difficulty in procuring,

reven in seeing, the book; as thise to whom peculiarly Ohines.

bridge most picturesquely arranged, adding to eline in the London tantket, it yet remains drawing sailing vessels from the trade. It was-Now, 20 to 213 the beauty of this sylvan scenery. There is a be seen what will be the rent, so drafts ma- tree that steamers, which would take their place. Union Insurance Society of radley adjoining this "Filen" which bas foragos tare in January and February

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

MEETING.

of which he is a native, per ta

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE...

JANUAET, 10TH, EVENING, A stendy demand has kept up throughout the day for Bangal drag. Patan at 5778 to $530, on credit terma gaitis, 3536 to 8547) caah, and $577, on time: Bears at 35471 to 48 on credit: New Patna, 35871 to 3570; Bonare $597), sollore, and little doing Now Patio, 8635, on time of the 1st 16, and 8525 second sales.

deu Јактавт 11ти Молятко,

known his lettere. In all cases. foreigners and midst of a large city, strike na as soietas bosom of the silent Si-hoog apanned, by pretty time importers have been able to ranist a fic account the effect of the Snes Canal in with Vol 27 to 27 per cent.prem

it is given are: Intructed to prevent its being

eeco by bristian Latterly the distribution

of the book has been ourriel on with aneh zeul

valgus:

their astronomical bequirements. His writings led to a fieron persecution throughout the em

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been used as a cemetery, remzidding the tourist that in the widat of life we are in death." The

- 1870,

THE BAMBOO.. Comet (Cycle))

EXCHANGE.

- par

Bank, 3 days sight, “Bank, 15 days' might...

Private, 30 dayn" night...wa

SALES ON.January 10th, 1871.

* As reported by Chines

PRINTED AND' PLAIN 'ALPAOCAS.

Ladies' Print and Kuslin MORNING WRAPPERS.

A lot of CORSE"

Grenadine.and Imos Sha WLS.

Grenadine and Laco JACKETS.

Muslin and Lace UOLLARS AND SETS.

KILLINERY HATS AND BONNETS.

BOYS & GIRLS' STRAW HATË,

BRANCH. HOUSE CORNER OF NANKIN AND SZECHUEN

------ROADS, SHANGHAL

FOR SALE AND NOW LANDING.

the San Francisco," from-Husnburg,

Into arrivule.

BEST SWEDISH TAR, ie Burrels and

Half-Barrels.

Bamburg Prime Mens FORK.

do. do. BEEF,

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Europe ROPE, from 1 to 4 inelen." Composition CANDLES.

SHEET LEAD.

Mintz LLOW METAL and Composition

KAILS

BULKE'S GUINNESS' STOUT, in quarta

and pinta Base's ALE, by Cameron and Saunders, in do.

in Kilderkins.

33-8tar HENNESSY.:

KBUG, în quarta nod pinte. PERRIER JONET, in do: ST. MARQEAUX, in do.

CROSS BLACKWELL'S OILMAN'S

STOREB, of every description, for family, und cabin-nine.

HAMS, CHEESE and BACON, Salt and

Smoked TONGUES, Kivaban'a LL WHISKEY.

Old Inlay

do.

Boord's GINGER BRANDY & OLD TOM.

Callao,

DAWSON'S BEST QUALITY BOOTS, of

every size and description.

L'AMMERT, ATKINSON & Co.

2015 Hongkong, 29th November, 1870, JUST-LANDED AND FOR SALE. FRESH CALIFORNIA CATS.

LAMMERT, ATKINSON & Co. tf 2187 Hongkong, 19th December, 1870.

FOR SALE, OHAMPAGNE. HORDERER CARTE BLANCHE DOEDERER CARTE NOIR.

BOEDEREE CARTE BLANCHE ADOBENEGA and can g

ROEDERER GLADIATEUR.. D MAYA SANDER & Co.

Solo Agents for Hongkong and China. 1094 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1869.,

WOW BEAD?,

AN UP COUNTRY TRIP IN 1857.

kind of work, but could Cuatennew shures $1,200 pa were the best Plasing the work given Ghian Traders Insurance Company's CNC. Daily News.)

they depend on le Human and Kiangai that their discretion bun

them by sailing vesela They were more like Sha$1,800 to 1,900 m. div. Iventure to set you the following skebeb been fean gourded, and a few popies búva bern

ly to get their tupairs done, It paible, at the China & Japan Marine Insurance,

VTs, 80 to 85 p. s. p.. procured at Shway-chaw-foo, Wushing, Kit of a pleasure trip to Hangohor, thence, dark erpr and graceful weeping willow throw

ports at which they loaded. Taking all these Ling-foo and other placed. In Husau they Hochow darysa the Tai-hoo," tu Souchos, their shadows and silently droop over the tombs have been used by recruiting officers to induce and back to Shangbi, taken in April, 1957, of the mandarin and the plebisan, which are Amongst all the quamt things that people things into considemtion, be thought they Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's

Share $235 p. à exit int Boldiers to calist. It is sisu noteworthy that in wisen these three largest citing of the North of her arranged in all shapes and size from the take it into their heads to worship, that which would not be too sangame in faking the nas the editions circulates in the central provinces Chinn, now comparatively in ruins were in age masaulem of the wealthy, with its black is of ruoat use to them would seem to come results of the whole twelve months to start from China Fire $5 the writer professes to be of Tang-eling the their splendour sont the with of their prog- marble slabs in front as a ground of: which to most naturally. Te we do not know that any The nett prufts had beea barely 585,000 against Victoria Fire$34 to 35-** City of News, ie, Canton); wherene in the perity Alliough the ground has been well display the gilded letters if prio and Racentral nation worship the bamboo or palm, although capital of 81,000,000 and the Lan acourting 'hang Wpos Dock 29 to 30 por cent. die. northern edition he is represented ie belonging travelled over eince, the aletely inny not be refrence, to the sting-overed coffin of the one or the other is incomparabig more valuable to $400,000. The question, then arose, what 'kong 17' &acto Stenm Boat

Sharra.573 to 38 per cent prem poor donatryan; why merely has his name than anything else that enter into the wealth bould they do? They did not as their way to to Tum-chow, a department of Kiangsi. This withont interest.

On the 9th April, 1857, we te bi iù piled on a sis of wood of thead of the of undivilised or only partially uivilisest tropical reducing the expaniture if all the establish. S'hui Steam Narigation (Tis. 1. p. lars to be adopted so the principle that the prophet se no bonear in his own country, two travelling bata, our party mainting of ve all these, or nearly all of them, bore man. Did the Irish paplomuddenly take to idol merits were kept open. Possibly the work with Ubian Sex, Saigon, and Etruits S. S

fonte. After peravailly overlooking the work the marva of visits of friends, and relatives, in atry, the pig and the potatoe would be what we doar too expensively, but the Directors conlao. the ideal evidently being de saptanding of the boats past the fleet of junks thut the shape of slips of sile, flowers, or the paper should expect to sus elevated to the rank of land not look after these unidor details What nexy Olina and Straits Sten-Navigation par

would be interesting to know if the work were anchored in the Whang-pu, abreast the tations of mysee, which it in the custom to ing deities. In China the same sort of personal was to be done? In this dealty they Hongkong Ga$50.10.056 por share of Yang Kuang-Hsien reprinted in Tang's book native city walls, and finding we had got into a very spring and autumn and it was and attachment is felt for the bamboo that, in Iro- bad determined to submil to that met Hongkong Hotel Sbarts....80 to 35 per cent. dis. as now translated in the sums so that known as comparatively auto steering ground, we ad- to her the mournfal mail of the mother or hid is felt for the two staple commodities. ing the question of dosing opo of the Hongkong Distillery Co. 10 p. s prem Pab-tib-, mentioned in, Wylie's Note on journed to the fore part of the boat, lighted wife during the time she was presenting, her Wherever there is a gander or pleasure ground establishments, in hopes that all the busi Indo-Chiness Engar Codi p... mah. Chinese Literature. The note of the Teng-ehow the ever-acoeptable chersot, and contemplated prayer offering at the old grove of bor husband there we find the bamboo introduced for the meas now done by threa might be done by the chance of our Laying fine weather on the or builds or weak of its picturesque appearance. It is sold to, and the expenses of the other saved. But translators is interesting. It rune toda:-

that a special offer watches over the bamboo even by doing this, they would not affect a ON LOYDON Tang Kuang Hsien was a Mabondan, bars, It was a lovely night, bright and

clear, with the fall moon shining with tropical THE SHANGHAI SILK MARKET IN. frees in the imperial gardens. There is indeed aring of more than $1,000 a month, and as Bank Bills, at 30 days sight, 473. tive al He-been the district city of Hway.chow

much the sume reason why the bighest peroun-ch of the docks had given a small sbare of Bank Bills at 6 months" sight, 4/4 foo in Ngun-bwe, high in office in the astro brilliancy, a warm south brease just rippling namical Bourd in top 17th century, and the musical strains of agy familiar songs

(NO Heratungs in the realm should sudonnige the cultiva the profits, the stop might involve a loss in Oredita, at 6 month eight/4 to 1/3E the surface of the river, and "bringing with it

On the 1st January, 1870. our export of Silk tiun of the bamboo as that he should by exam-htead of a gain to the Company, The Wham- Duementary Bill, at 8 months

4/44 moved to write against Christianity by the favours, which the Jesuits obtained through from boat No. 2, in which our two compagnons from Shanghai, from lat Jane to Slat Depress the practice of agriculture. For no pox dock showed the worst result as to gross sight

Bánk Bitle on demand. de voyage were assuring themselves by playing ouiber, 1869, resobed 82,500 bules, against purt of the plant is without its usos during, receipts, namely $5,000, against $9,000 the flagelet and the flute and our Alacagba 40,700 during 1889; we therefore commenced growth of after falling The roots motted Aberdeen, and $16,500 at Kowlong. But it ON NEW YORK

Private, 5 months' sight. "pire, lasting from 1665 to 1671. The work quickly reverted to that little spot adlad home, the year with favorable statistics. Our prices together along the banks of the addy side showed, on the other band, a larger gain than

ub tib was replied to by Bagl, a Sicilian where we had heard these songs and airs played ruled fully to Gd. lower than those paid on 1st úterially strengthen the dies without which that at Kowloong, and a larger than the O BRAY Hank, 3 days sight 227 Jesait in about entitled Pab-tik-B-pees, by far more gentle fingers and sang by auch Jaunary, 1608, while the bone quotations for all the industry of the risealtivator would be Aberdeen one. If they should love it, too, OR CALCUTTA, Bank, 3 days alghat 227 which is still crtant. Those who wish to leura sweeter voices At daylight on the following duy the two years were about the same; the cost of vain. Thecarly albotasreexcellentaa vegetable the expanse of reclaiming it, if they should UN SHANGHALAN the details of the perscontien onsusioned by we found ourselves within sight of Sun King Sill therefore was in favor of buyers. These warn eaten fresh, and are further pryserved as wish to do so, would be very great. The Row Yang-Keang-Balous bod will find them in Du Pagoda (San Klang is a walled city about thirty two things, in connection with the existence of pickles, orgstallled with sugar is a sweetest loong deck was in a saturfactory condition, and Hadde, fol. edo ad volume, pp. 15 and 1d. It wifes from Shanghai), and at noon passed the a good dewand at fairly tomanerative prices and concocted in various ways into physic. No therefore it remained to close, the Aberdeen is worthy of remark that the persecution was mall market town oalled Fong King (afteen in London, induced a large business to be rane part of the plaint escapes the pharmaceutista dock, it the experiment was to be tried. They des from Sun Kung), arriving at Ris abus poted here in Jantry, estimated at tally 5,000 The leaves are stowed to washen, the roots had the lena hesitation in proposing this course, carried on during a Regercy similar to the so), a walled ofty about ten or twelve miles balu, chiefly consisting of medium to commen are infuasd er boiled down into mixtures.com became the dock was close at hand, and if it front. But what we wish to draw especial distant from Fung, King, on the night of the Tarties and into apsaur Toyssimo, At the fideatly recontended for use in rare diseases was to be renzied, they could easily send over Saigon Mice, 3,000 pigals at 303, by Hung attention to in the fact that in some of the 10th. On the morning of the 11th; we arrived end of the month, sellers, beaume firmer, and that Holloway crer dreamed of, it is hard to few of the Kowloong staff, and re-open it fang to Hanstong inerchants edition of the book now under notice, crout, the city of Kubshing, and found it a large established an advance of Tis. 10 to 15 por my what demand ayon the resocrurs of tire with almost no expenen. 140 fusos lopked so

Shanghai Cotton, 20 baler, at $13.75, by lat in the central provinces, the coond pit busy place. This is the caminasement of the pical, chielly upon rates for common grades bamboo groves is the most pressing, whether a cheerless that the Directors had thought it was Hung-fung to traveliluz morabant. Sa of Yang-knang-Bares a work which nypupra in

Led 50 pige, at $5.80, by 11ang-lung to the Tengahon translation is omitted, as is also country, and from this city Shanghai rahigh were in grestent demand. Early in larger number of plants is used for building their duty to come before the Shareholders th the petition from Hunan, for the expulsion of seves large quantities of Kababing Taysaim February, owing to the intervention of purposes or for the manufacture of paper, for decide what was to be donated tnvelling membant

Mr. Fye dekod whether they were not bound Rhinoceros Horns, 50 catties, at $1,950, by the non-human-species, top dogodi

the larger proportion of which finds ite way to Chinese Now Year festivities, little was clothing or for food. The younger the shoots the continent, and to England. We und zow done, · but business waervened after better suited are they to the wants of the paper to keep the Aberdeen dock open for the Co-Bung-fang to travelling weroliant...

Elaphant's Theth, 20 pieces, at $170, by Hung Withone at all calling in question the trans fairly gut into the silk producing districts, and the usual holidays and before the end of the manufacturers Henon although baihling de vernment lation given to the publio by the Tangolion

The UHAIRMAN Teplied that it could be open fang to travelling merchant. DA Lichinaries, it may be as well to point out mulberry plantations covered bath banks of the month some 2,000. Tales bad been settls at munde much more weight and bulk of bassboo

Elephant's Teath, 10 pieces, at $150, by Hung. Lhat the Chinese characters which wo provade C, and the tree was cultivated inland for gradually advancing quotations, until the Iny poles, paper, disponing of odupuratively little ad at any time, bat he thought the Government Peth Bay, and which they use translated several miles. Still moving on wearrived at Sching down coat win in resuel Zully 2. Od. per 1b. in car, really orifices at foresta in posre would probably prefer to use the Kowloone Dock. tung to travelling merebant.

White Bugar, 50 piculs, $7.15. Kio-bing- mingwang, 4 all market town built on the nn chupe and other grade. March commenced The mode of making papar deserves a The notus saving, thuy must remember, old, Death Blow to Corrupt Ductrines" are a banke of the creek; after passing this place, for with a good deal, chiefly for lower kinds of passing notice. The young plans having be barely 810,000 a year. It might happen that cheong to Hougloung pierchant tation from Mencius, and ate translated by Dr.

White Sugar, 50 picule, at $7.25, by Kin Leege (ace his Olamice, Vol. 2, pp. 23 and 116 few miles.we met a fleet of cormorant busta Taatluss, and Chincum and Ti-ki Thaams; 'nen urted out as to size are bound into the work taken at Aberdeen might bars to be as Morn delection un depravity" In the with their feathered occipants. We anchored low cboparfound buyers a Sla. Od for best thirds, bandles and soaked in water. As soon refused at Kowloong, and so the reaalta might bing-cheong to Engkang merchant.

-Colertia Calop. 100 balen, a $15,50, by fo here to see these strange looking birds perform while all other classes were naglected The as they are soft they are cut up is pounded be all the other way. Perhaps they would pre editione circulated in Kisngsi, Hiangshan their work, which they did very creditably, and continued brisk demand for all-inferior descrip to a pulp in enormous mortam. After several fer to continue for a few months as at present. reign merchant to, 100 bond of $15.5 one in the paragraph answering to that in p

Calcutta Catton, biles, at $15,50, by to 41 of the Translation, in which Hongkong in put we were much pleased to see how completely tians-indused arrivals of very undesirable.ails trainings according to the fineness of the paper He ould only tell them, en individne1 Direo- as its equivalent. It is therefore likely that the the different bustinen bad their birds under that had been stored in the interior for several to be produced, the one is reduced to the contur, that the prospect of reducing expenses was reign merchant to Yuen-wa-long

Drills, 40-yards, 690 pieces, at 33.75; by fo edition from which the translation was made patrol. The basts are not worthy of the name, years, and the country was thoroughly denied elitonoy regmired, and being kept constantly not very bright was so far incorrect; as it is clear that Macao being small shallow cartoes, with pus man in of such classes: Fully 2,500 hates were settled agitated it is moulded in a way almost exactly Mr. Haur proposed that the Aberdeen dock wiga to Hongkong merabant,TUU ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

•I Cloth, 618, 2300 grecer, at $1.47, by formed WITH TOE reign merchant to Hongkong unerobaas,

PUNTI AND MANDARIN is the place referred to, it being in the distrial the bows who looks after the birds, and another this month and at the close, owing to the similar to that adopted in western paper wills. be closed temporarilyga qarada p

PRONUNCIATION, ho bus large of the paddle sitting in the scarcity of other silks, byota took: Sebuens Bambos aplinta take the place of the timber M. LAFRAIC sosouded the motion tera; each causo bad about ten or twelve and reeled Hainings and Tautines very full vates, frame and wire aldes of the Goreign mould, but cortante, six or five on each side, perched on chop Titles having advanced to 3p. Od per this in bout the only diference. When the gineer and blacksmith shop at Aberdeen the edge of the beat, and at a given sighal Great augayon was now experienced by the elects are dry they zed by dipplug them puid.

The CALATERAM said they were not profiablo, overboard they, went, quickly returning to their packing of met dangut and

alum, It is no wonder therefore tant people and that was one mason for closing the esta

Just Landed, in late derivals. was wonderful to see with whit ripidity they in April, a fair business was treated, fally who profess so uneli derotin to literary purs | Ulishment.

standa närivalled. All: the now words Me: Ontenzo naked whether the fixed ex- DRING EUROPE EOPE, from 1 in. to soope and practical service this: Work ewam under the waterbepreek was beautifolly 2,200 bales of common Tayaume, Szexhuvne uita as the Chine, should value the bumbo

which the Obiness hare of late yours heen comm clear that all the movements of the submerged and Sewhings being takon t salth advory? highly for the salto of ita finer ses pensas would got run oo, us before, if the dook 7 ch

Prime BOLT ROPE, from 23 in. to 6 ins

pelled to gain to expresa" the numerous objecta

· birds were glearly discernible), and how accuratevanov, 328d was offered for Koo long. Lecordingly the plant ie the theme of many were closed. E & WE ASS

do. HASBRO LINE,GAZ

m machinery, photography, telegraphy, and in they were in darting after the fiabes, seldom sing's chup 9, but refused-594. Od being de-odes, eamys and dissertations of all degrees of The OALENA replied that the interest o

Burled sizot.

science generally, which the rapid advance of tanking a tale Aftor watching their for some muded. Owing to the receipt of telegrame morit mad demerit. As we stroll through a money would of course run on. There wasnlso

Foreign relations has imposed upon them, are time, nd having stocked our larder, with freak reporting a very quiet market in London, busi- Chicess village it is interesting to puss here the aum dite to H. M. Government. police and

here given in extenani? Bach and every word in fish (chiefly chinburg and perch, of 15 to 215 noss during the latter half of April was much and there and enquire how far the bamboo in lighting rates, a Grown roula, which

fully illustrated, and explained, forming exer- weight), we continuou on our journey. After reatriotad, only 400 balon being settled, at its various forms has vatered into the construes amounted to $110 a month, hat, they would

cises for students of a'moet inatractive nature. going for a short distance we had to unabor, be prizes showing a declino of Tle: 10 per pical, tion of everything before our oyes. It would save about $7,000 or 210,000 a year. Tho

Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are ing overtaken by a severs tbonderstorm, which "The advices now received from the producing a far less time ecuberate the uses saving would be Bindnet to simple salaries,

Mr. Omicron asked how much of it would,

giver, the scents being carefully marked an mael resciabled those I had seen in the tropics; districts regarding the coming new crop were to high it le mot put than those to

the boat principle hitherto attained. The typo- cloude rolled up in immense boulders, which far rable, continued during May.although which it in nonat,We bave already be saved in the dock, and how much in the

graphy displays the accom of an attempt to Tica Consul, Cuinig prou-sun, whom wo no were rent every second by forked lighting of teal reports to damage to mollerry treea en it fearing to the cunfectioners shape, giucer and ukenile ope

The CHAIRMAN said there would be only's Red Do..

make the Chinese and English type correspond ticed nabaving been taken into custody lust blinding brilliancy, while the thunder resembled by inscota were current. The business transacted at the blow of the wealthy tid on the deak of

kal în the mism of body, thereby effecting a vast way for an attempt af squeezing, was brought more the disobarge of heavy artillery than thedunny this month was less thing that of the the student. But this is only to begin the ci watchmen and a fotsman at the diok Barking HOCK

Mr. RICHTO said that if hebanrers wors “NONPAREIL from & Gogger & Co. ecopy of space, achieving a clearview, not ordinary electric rull beard in England. But previous one-the warkot being almost bare of tagu. The latter and umbrell manker, the

previously attained, and dispensing with thone Mr Alozandar Daris stated that, on the day after setorm coses suushion," and when we silk-nad the neuent clyred on the 31st with agricultural instrumentanker, the fan maker set from Kawung it would decrease the effGrouxanh when be gave the prisoner into anstudy he had experienced an unceasing downpour of rain un'export of 42,000 bales against 46.765 bates and tie onrpenter all cat chemolves up in tuoiency of the Kowloong dock for the time being.rior FORT WINE, (bottled in the vast margine sad vacant spoon which have

London Pooka, beretoforo characterized Chinese publications. sott Chries ahopkeeper tu cas of styles for ahjut an hour, the clouds were dispersed, previous your. This decrease in the export, einces with stock of bubo In conatry The GuaspMAN admitted this, but; wid bố

Very Superior BLURRY by Startup and The soups of the work in bo urout, sed ita at T 38 par save. The purebuser was taking and Sol again made his appouros with decoupled with on expected alecrease in coming Instalets one may commonly fail to be a single did not see what to do. He thought a saving

OLERET, " Old Medea, Kantial, rdon." utilitarian purpose so completu, that a re- them to ship in Franca town when ut blue power on sings to bold toties supplies onused the New Budson teapon, incluir or table ur box thing is not batubai would be made by pulling both inte our, but

PAUL EHLERS & Yaug-king-pag bridge, alute to Mesara, Knoop within the friendly abriter of our bout. AM Jagunt unprecedeptodly high rates, 3, 84. The muts used for roofing in buts and cover be oupl not point it out, AK SA

Mr. "OBICHTO a propóned né un Amendment. & Co., prisuder uoodsted him, produced certain evening came.cn we again apokurod, having par 1b, having been rofused for the first few ing exposed 'culos, nude fees arounding paper and defunded a lacul $3.on the two arrived at the wall village of Ba-maun, but had bales of best chup 3 Tantives he first arrivale, farin yards are made of thin splints, while the that na toastutivu menure, the engineer and casts The passbaser refused to pay ari bud mot own here lung when Chinese gamboni although not of such-fub wizo us previous drop, largo tranke ara isod is poele in bouse-build- blakemithe shops only slemid be shut up for the hatebos sarried back to Davis & Co..anchor. alongside. As we did not consider yet surpassed in color and quality tuo silk of ing, un sapports to scolding, muste for six months, and the permanent staff kept on... Tub Chairman and ateamer would not gu Mr. Davis wout back with him to the bridge, the occupants desirable, nolebbours for the season 12301,70. There was a very brisk com rossole and for every purpous to wiels longth; and luued prisoner thera. Els produced a card night, we up sasher and changed our mainringe petition for the first thousand buler that straightoess and strength are bocesty. The to Abericou if their work was to be due ut which had on it, In English Defenos Come to a few miles foraheralong the creek, where we dame to hand, at prices on a blata of 291. 9d. emailer, poles come in for bout hooks, speur : Komloong, ale take

Mes. CRICHTON-But the Aberdeen docke witter besides some Chinese; and also two remained all night. On the morning of the for "Rod Peacook in feor the natives bad handles and for farnitur. Bopes are construct documente is Chinese only, whleb were aftor 19th arrived at the small village Toag-200, only to name a prica and it was at once obed from the twigs and other parts, but they are made a proft by docking,

RAJEN The HAIMAN-Then comes the ghostin, wards found to be recalpte prepared to give to where in had the pleasure of seeing the tained, so caper ware Inyers to bave silk in the too brittle to be of great one. We might show the people who paid. He bad slao stamp working it the Bebing oormorante, and noticed first stemmer. Many buyers now found them how in almost every particular the simple would they get that docking if their work was with which to put the "Comuniti:ss" abop on in this mac that the boats only bud, one man molves in a Broapecially those who had wants of the Chinese persunt ure niet by dene glúosuere ?:-

goods tint paid the squeeze. Those, with fu eant, who, provided with a long bamboo, bought, wilk for delivery the following ipuit, for the bamboo. Bucket and Raid iners are

used it in propelling his canoe along, and unen fold one cantia rousien Bankers constructed for him by Nature herself und be menti

The original zaslution was poi, and carried Pulice

striking the water and shouting londly stapy jumped the rate of Exchange from 6e lide to hsa only to select a trep according to the copos, of the birds that were lazily inclined, when the 4a, did, for credite, in two or throu days, enuity ut the vessel. Die rinto, je water-pipes by 19-against 3..

of Hinng-sbian beruse in 1664, Hongkong was, simply and inhabited by fishermen and "pinitia, and not "a place for receiving and forwarding,!"whicḥ Macno theor wośc

We hope ere long to be able to add further swaếm with their one or two,fiuey captives. It oferior skeins inside the Eooks of into u^mixture of suluttons el sa-glos and

particulara..

SQUEEZING IN SHANGHAI.. Courier

The following sin interesting chießy na illustrating the means adaplod by the Chtues to prevent information being given concerning illegal aqueres. An idea uy be formed from it as to the method in which allegol tazos, auch

the salt junk tax can be imposed in Hong

At the Mixed Court on the Elat bistant, be-

fore Chen and A. Ducenport, Esq. HUM.'s

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the prisoner, Mr. Davis banded over to the

Penfold sald be knew 10 such men em

Mr. OZICHTON enquired whether the en-

For Sale

·FOR SALE,

do. RATLINE STUFF,

da FLAGLINES

do. LUGLINES

do. Deep nou LEAD LINES, &o.

ALFRICKEL & Co. Im 35 Hongkong. 7th January. 1871.

FOR SALE, enHAMPAGNE,

Duc de Montebello, Carte Blanche

Carte Blese."

M CRICHTON then withdrew his amond-

2141 Hongkong, Sth Desember, 1870, AND TENAENT'S ALE and

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