DESTINATION
through the tropice would not be fast enough| for postal service; and cheap, expeditique, and veqaupt postal.communication is the strongest and surest moans to bind together the colonies and the mother country. I vanture to think, therefore, that the Improvement of postal fasilities with Australia abonld be considered an LONDON its own marite alone. Tu 1861 the Anetralian HAMBURG.
lontes wave invited by us to codrider a fort-NEW YORK,
Do. nightly servlad at an incressed cost of £50,000 of
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For Sale:
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10rz, 1871. -
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
VESSEL'S NÁMU
CAPTAIN
AT FOR FREIGHT ALTUN YO'
Tà r Dierarch
„Bėrtas
Lord Macauloyaning Feig
St. Pault
Birdston...
shirley.........
Mary Belle Roberta.
fuit As the trin proscofed, however, it soon became oloar that he was vary harmlost rebel. Ho joined the Commune on the 26th of March and left it it on the 5th of April in diegristet finding that the Comita Central usurped powers which he considered to belong axelnaively to the Commate. I may romark in passing that the Communa goto-the oradit or discredit of numerous nets which it abriously had not the power to prevent Whether it bad the will is a question Ican easy par, half to be paid by the colonies. This to prove, though it would, perhaps, be no proposal was not acceptable to them. Now, as excess of abarity to give some at least of its zon'aro aware, the New Zealand. Government SAN FRANCISCO. members the beacft of the doubt, Nothing'hna have made a contract for 18 complete servinės Da come out more clearly in the trial than the in the ye between San Francisco, Auckland, MELBOURNE & SIDNEY...Onward...........
Do
Doy Jane Speii. aatanding ansreby, or rather, if I may coins Byduey, and Melbourne. If this vörð náćð va word," polyarchy" which prevailed undor alternato with the Suez line as a fortnightly DUNEDIN (NZ) & M'BOURNE Whirlwind
Do the Gotamane. There seems to have bean serrise, the, colonies first, närved by the
Ben Chill an indefinite number of councils all at Szez line would be, the last served by the Son SAIGON AND SINGAPORE Shaftesbury (str...
Grevinkàn work together, making arbitrary arrests, or Francisco line, and vice veroar As it is im MANILA......
Alexandre Lavalley.. seizures of private property, or forging men possible to establjebaeparate conveyancesto each SAIGON........ out to fight-in fact, doing whatever seemed colony, we must deside upon the routes that SHAI, TIENTSIN, & CHEFOO Bateraino (str.). hu Kiang Katr.). good in their own eyes, without the slightest et auit them as a whole. The Cape route SHANGHAI immediate regard for tho Camcamo beyond the would generally, norra first those first served OOCHDW. fast that they believed, or profesend to hellose, by the Suez route...It would be furer 6WATOW, AMOY& FOOCHOWYCH(a.). that they were deting in accordance with its therefore, to adopt the San Franoisso as general spirit. The Commanze, on the other a second route than the Caps. Theks, how band, appears in countenancing, or at lenetévez, are matters upon which it would be da condoning these codes, to have persuaded sirable to know the opition of the Australien itself that it was making concessions to an all Colonies. I doubt whether your anticipation powerful, mysterious entity known as "of a 45-daye passage to Melbourne by the Cape Feupla." Half-a-dozen blackguards or fanatics, will be realised. Still more do I doubt, whe probably (lie worss for liquor, had only, so long ther it will be realised by veasale capable of as they wore the National Guarda uniform, to carrying amigrants in safety und obmfort across make enough noise in clamouring for some the line. The avenge time taken by the Grazi violent measure, such as the destruction of Britain, in about 57 days The Queen of the the Vendôme Column, or the law against Thames took 02 days. The contract time by the hostages, and immediately they bename Suez is 48 days. I do not enter into the like the three tailors of Tooley-street, rozed question of subsidios. Under the pro- "The People." The Command, areatares of sent one, to which as far as Ceylon we are "The People," felt straightway" bound to carry bound for nine years more, we lose abou out its high tobeats. One of the Recused £34,000 a year, Tou are quite welcome to send declared that, while acting as Maire, he had been this letter to your friends in Victoria. I am ll bat arrested by ears "conseil de ligion" as anziona as they can be by increasing the beenuse he kid ventured to speak unfavourably rapid and frequent interchange of thought to of aʼrequisition andle in his own Mairie. He bind together the mother country and colonies) had only escaped because the men charged with so whose sympathy and friendly feeling she his arrest happened perannaly to kane and to attaches so much importance,-I am, de like him. Ulyase Parcat made, porbaps, na good a defence as auder the circonstances he could make that he had "entered the Commane with the best intentions" As he made the best atonement he could for his wistako by speedily quitting it, and his general churaster is irre proachable, one may venture to hope that the vart will consider it a wise as well an a merdi-
ful policy to trent his case, like that of Clement's, leniently.
W. MONSELL.
To A. Baillie Cochrane, Esq., M.P.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Owing to unceasing rain the Ulde sin a high state of dood; at varione pixods along ita
• course the waters have overflowed the banks to the depth of several feet, and some of the malls are at a standstill in consequence of the fooded state of the river. The effects open the grow. ing eropa from so mnoh molatura will; it is Feared, be most injurions......
A new bridge over the Thaus has been no- tively commenced at Chelsen, which is to be såled the Albert Bridge. It will connect the Chalees, and the Battersea shore of the river at the Cadogan Pier. The date fixed for the com- pistion of the bridge is May, 1872, and judging from the progress recently made, that time la not likely to be greatly sinceded,
NAPOLEON'S UNAEITIES --According to the Avenir Taberal, the Emperor Napoleón was un- willing that his exile should completely depriva the poor of Paris of the gifti be was accusŁOIS- ed to make to them on the 15th of Augnet. He therefore distributed, a large amount of reflot in the poorer districts of Iba city, throngh the obarable asancíations. The same papar has an article in reply to those who affect to believe that there are to longer any Bonapart- iste in Frado. It aintains that there are a incenisu namber, and that there always will
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
SAYLE & Co., SILE MERCERS, TAILORS, & GENERAL WAREHOUSEMEN, Solicit inspection of the undermentioned Goods
A
for the Autamn and Winter Sanson..
Black-GLACES and GROS GRAINS, Self Colored and Fabry SILKS, large Stock of Fusoy and Broche POPLINS.
Black and Colored Silk VELVETS.
Black and Brown VELVETEENS. Fancy DRESSES, in Repo, Sergen, Bilk and
Wool..
MIXTURES WINDBYS; and Printed ALFACECAR: :
Wool PLAIDS, Clan Patterns. French MERLINOS and LAMAS, all Colors. Black and Colored Dress TRIMMINGS,# in'.
Cotton, Moher, Silic, and Satin. Silk and Satin BUTTONS. HABERDASHERY. Scotch and Manchester MUSLINS.
Black and White Blond LA CEE Plain and Figured TULLES,
Bent LAQES, of all descriptione.
LINEN SETS. * ̈
·
LACE SETS and SLEEVES. RIBBONS. „Ladies” and Children'Y HUSIERT. Irah LINENS, and LONG GLOTHS: PRINTS and BRILLIANES.
KID GLOVES, in Black, White and Colors:
Our vanal make. A fresh supply ušatlily
daring the Seaso
Another of the accused. Descamps, may cscape punishment, less because he does not deterga sadiekmant than bebanse he is an uti terly beneath it. Ho was by professión a plum: ber, but the pope creature'o inenpaoity is so apparent in every' word and gesture that one çiù easily understand his falling, with the best intentions, to find work, and being only too glad to accept the position of member of the, Commnine at £49 a month, He would pro; bably have taken a safer place for a third of salary, and it is only fair to him to mention that before he was driven to become a member of a revolutionary Government and lendor of the people, be bad tried to become a police man, but was not thought stroom, "enough for the place. Bobb in bir Commute and his Mairic be appears to have done no harm, and to: Eave been quite, ready twy do good if he had seen way to it. Before bag be took fright, naturally enough, at his responsibility, and wanted to leave the Commane, but Raoul Rigault, who, ruffian as he wasɛ, certainly did not lack courage, | be, and who was one of those mon whose violent! character bring-thom-to-the front in violent times, told the pour creature that he would be trested as a traitor if bo'. daged resiga, and ed
... Ucrezza, Ira BestNG; he strak trambling to his post, the fear of
There has been a abudo abfongor feeling in Rigault inside Paris proving stronger than the the drug market for Eatns, sales of which Eave feat of the Verouillais outside. Tho. gravesten da at $702) to $7074.on cosh and ore. eborge against bim, after those of armed in dit terma, choice numbers at $710, aguinat surrection, resistance to lawful authority in 702 to $705 oa time due 25th instant from citement to civil war, bo, was that he had ill-speculators bands; Benares is hell for $5071, Wool treated some Sisters of Mercy; but the witnose to $700; Malws of the first quality, new, is called to establish this, a priest, ecxild only do wanted by the native at $670, and old at 5680. pose that he had seen Descamps speak to a Sister
OCTOBER 10TH, MORNING, very brusque, off-band manner," with a twirl
There is no change de provent in the position: of his monatache" What ought the authoritiesto of the drug merkat. do with a political prisoner of the kind It seems a positive waste of so prációne a commy
The share market for the past week has been dity se jastics to panish him, even nominally, otcessively dull, Banke have gradually declined, er lock him up, unless it were in charity to and ure now offering at 6 per cant. for cash, keep him in bread. If it would be agst off and 75 per cent. for end of January for old, and cial eticoatte or propriety, to give him the 5 per cent. und 78 for now. Fire hama are policeman's place he was before refused, why doll at $3624 for Hongkongs, $67 for Chinas, should not the Party of Order subscribo a shil and 368 for Victorias. Steam are wanted at ling a day, or whatever sam can be offered to 36 per cent, for cash, Chins and Japan Ky RA OC member of the Commune without hurtine are still in demand at Tls, 117 to Ta. 120 ing his feelings, on the sole condition that he for cash, and T. 127 for end of the year. sither goes about with a placard stating 3 Sagar are weak at $17 per share discount.
was a member of the Commune," or, if tbie would make him too much of a lion, thai be pledge bimself to mention the fact on all possit We occasions? If be fulfilled this one. Condi tion-and by secus to be a simple, honest sort of fellow, free from fules pride or reticence— his keep would be well earned.
POSTAL STEAMERS TO, AUSTRALIA
BY THE CAPE;" Mr. Baillie Cpobrane presents he compli wenta to the Editor of the Daily News, and bage to forward the enclosed copy of cornea- pondence which he has had with the Postman ter-General.
19th August, 1871.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 4
My dear Monaell, AI have failed to find ing a suitable opportunity for dischasing the sences to custralia, via din Postal steamers this: Cape, I must briefly submit my views to you in the fort of Jetter. So far back sa 1819 public attention, was directed to the importance of this route to pur Australian Colonies, and at that time the population was not one-tenth of what it is out present. Then, however, Lieutenant Wagborn enried out his ides of the overland route which has been an admirably organized by the Fenin- sular and Oriental Company, but this monthly
communication is far from being suficient, even
GÖMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
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SAIGON MARKET INTELLIGENCE. From Messrs. Beurs & Co., Saigon. (By Telegraph.) SAIGON, E Ostober, 9.50 A.18. Riox.—Current quality, $222, Londing down-
ward.
Fasion:-22 cents, cominat. EXCHANGE, 37,
SHARES.
jongkong Bank Shares Old-66 per cent,
premium.
Hongkong Bank Shares, New-6 por cont
premium.
Union Iusarxace Society of Cantos, new shares
-$1,500 per share premium, China Tradera Insuranda Compary's Sharea Chino and Japan Marine Insurance-s,117.
$8,500 per share premiam.
to 120 per share_premium. Chinese Insurance Company.-895 to $100 per
share premiu
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share
hinu Fire Insurance Company's Shares--867
$362 per share premism.
per bare premium. Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Share:-$68
per, share premium. Bengkong and Whampoa Book Company's Hongkong. Junton and blaso Steamboat
Shares-percent discount.
Jo,a Sbarca-86 per cent. prem.
Clabb, Woollen and Silk GLOVES: Faucy Woollen HOSIERY, MITIS, CUFFS,
Wool BOOTS, HOODS. Alexināru “
JACKETS and (APES
Belf Colored Lame SHAWLS. Square and Long SHAWLS, Clad
Patterns.
Cloth, Silk and Velvet JACKETS.
Ladies and Children's made-up UNDER- CLOTHING, SKIRTS and SKIRTINGS,
Ladies and Children's Straw and Folt" HATS. Trimmed RATS and Millinery BONNETS.
White and Colored FLANNELS.
DRESS MAKING.
For Gentlemdata Advertisement sce-To-morroit's}
It'
ARD AT COBRER OF NANKIN AND SZECHUN ROAD, SHANGHAI.
FOR SALE. DANDY, Fins Bois BRANDY
Fine Champagne, OLARET, Breakfast:
Dinner. Sparking HOCK
MOSELLE. Sim BOOK.
PORTER
Willcomb.. Spearwate
Wm Whyte.. ja. T. Brawny
Gratam.
Bogy
Hongkong Carlowitz & Co..... Hongkong Was, Pues & Co.. Hongkong Russell & O Whampon Olyphant & Co... Wamponyphunt & Co... Honghong Vägel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkeng Basell & Coi Houghang lyphant & Co. Longkong Rosario & Co. Hongkong Russell & Co. Hongkong Besario & Co....... Hongkong Huguel) & Co...... Hongkong Landatoin & Co. Hongkong Remedios & Co... Hongkong Fraderie Doganast.... Hongkong Gibb, Livingston &1Øò.........
Hongkong Sierson & Co.
nhi
. Hongkong Biensach 2 có
Hongkong Douglas Lapraiz & Co.
For Sale.
· FOR SALE.
Et * Bellód 'Will,” « Cornutia," " Ambassador,”
B
PASS & CO.S OCTOBER BREW, in koga.-
Facts and bilderna.
Barclay & Co. PORTER, in bögahonda, BEST JAMAICA RUM, in do PURKET DUBLIN STOUT, in quarts and
pinte
BASS'S ALE, by Cameron and Sanaders
in quarts and plate, Duff Gordon's SHERRIES, diferant nesla. "Superior Old Vintage PORT.
Hennesy's BRANDY, 1 star and 3 staza.. AVA GIN, in red cases,
Krog & 00.4 CHAMPAGNE, in quaria and
pinta
CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S OILMAN'S
STORES:
HAMS, CHEESE, BACON, in ting Trifled PATES, FOIE GRAS, Preserved PROVISIONS of every description, Aud- rio, English, Dutch, French and Ger zaan VEGETABLES; in large assortment TINEST FRENCH BUTTER, in botüra. PRIME DANISH BUTTER, in 7 Jbs. Tine, Bill's and Holstein BUTTER, in Lega.”“
· RUSSIAN GÁVIAR. ' VANILLA BEANS
TEISSONEAUX JAMS, JELLIES and
⠀ FRUTTS, in Juice and Brandy,, MENION'S CHOCOLATE, yellow, brown,
and pink. At
LAMMER ATKINSON K ÖĞÜ 41 906" Hongkong, 25từ May, 1871:
FOR SALE.
CLARES, in wood.
ROAPILLION and BANDOL, in wood, Breakfast and Dinner CLARETS, from
$350 rpwards. Chateau LAFTE Haote BRION
„Quick dispatch. ..... Quick dispatok. „Qajok dispatch. ...uick dispatch: Haick dispatch. Quick dispatch. Quick dispatch. tinisk disylatob. Quick chapatob.. Cufok dispatch.. ...quick dispatih. Quick dispatok.
Quick diapatot.
Quick dispatchi
Quick dispatas,
Quior dispatah
Quick dispatch,” e
Quick dispatch.. On the 12th inat.,ká nom.
Vessels on the Berth.
**FOR SHANGHAL WING to the inclemency of the weather,
the departure of the Steamship
UHU-KIANG,”
is pontponed until Yartkor notice:
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIAMSSEN & Co. 1715 Hongkong, 0th October, 1871.
TOH SAIGON
EE Steamabig
THE
WALEXANDRE LAVALLEY," Uaptais Longin, expected here from Shanghai on or abirut tbu 12th October, will bave im- mediate dospatch for the above port.
For Freighter Passage, apply to
FREDERIC DEGENAER. Af 1604 Hongkong, 5th October, 1871.
BOR SAIGON AND SINGAPORE, HD Stenger
"SHAFTESBURY," will have gaick despatch for the abava porta.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
LANDSTEIN & CO.
ti 1667: Hongkong, 30th September, 1871. - FOR SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN; AND,
THE British Steamer
CHEFOO.
"ENTERPRISE,”
Business Announcements.
ORIENTA HOTEL BILLIARD ROOMS AND BOWLING ALLEYS.
Proprietor-J, BAYNES.
HE above Hotel is now open for fth re- THE
ception of Visitors to this Post, and every comfort" will be ensured to Patrons visiting this establishment. A table d'Able at tha undermentioned hours, when the viande providest will leave Patrons nothing to de-
Rife:
Breakfast, from 9 tu 11 A.M. TiBo
1.,, 3P.M. Dinner,"
7.9 P.M.
* Itefreshments osa bé obtained at all hours.
Winsi and Spirit of the bost quality puly: French, Spanish, Italian and German Spoken.
if 1200 Hongkong, 14th Kuly, 1871.
ER HANDLEY,
AND SHIP PLUMBER,
BRASS FOUNDER AND GAS FITTER. (KATE- PATERSON & HANDLET), 70-Praye West;
HOUSE COPPER SMITH,
Next to the P. & C. Coal Stores, *. 16819 HONGKONG,
[Sept. 15
FOR SALE.
THE HABEAS CORPUS CASES.
-(Uniform with the Tao Previous Judgments.) THE fall text of the TRIAL of KWOK A TE
SING «. THE HON, J. PAUNCEFOTE. -Price 25 cents.
4:00,
A tén copies of Chier,Juarter SWALE'E {JUDGMENTS in re KWOK-A-SING-ON
HABEAS CORPUS -Prico 25 sèntu.
Apply at the Daily Press Office.
歲煤記榮
WING-KEL QUAL SHOP.
THE Proprietor of WING EEE Shop bege to for the Pablie that his shop has been established since 1855, at Endicott's Lane, and that he has always a great quantity of Beat UDAL in store for Sale Gentlemen or Ship: masters wishing to patronise him, are requested 26 apply at his Shop.
ly 699 Hongkong, 24th April, 18717:
新煙宋馨元廣
THE underigtied begs to inform the Public
Post-Office Notifications.
'Amal! will elona. For San Frangoo-Per M. B. Baberle, at 5 P.. to-day, the 10th instant.
For Maale-Per Gravina, to-morrow; the. 11th instant, at 3.80 F.M.
The Mails for Swatow; Ainoy, and Poochow....... por Yeno, will alone at, 11.80 4.1. on "Thursday" the 12th instant, instead of at the time pre- rionely notified.
For Singapore, Penang, and Caloutta-Por Indian Mall Packet Glenartney, on Tuesday, the 17th instant, at 1.80 P.M.
For Singapora, Ponnng, and Celonita-Per. Indian Mall Packet Hindostan; on Tuesday, the | 17th instant, at"180 P..
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PAOHÉT."
The French Mail Tacket MEIK ING," WIL be dispatched on WEDNESDAY, the 11th. October, at noon, with the Mails-.
To and through the United Kingdom via Marseilla; to France and other Coutinental Staten (in. glosed mail to France), to Salgón, Singapore. Gallo, Adon, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Suez and Alozaudria.
The Post Office will be open for the reception. of Ordinary Letters. Nowspapera, Booka, đo.. until 11 am on the 11th October, after which no Letters can be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.M. on the 10th October.
Letters for Registration will be received until 10 a.x; on the 11th October,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Geral.
Guneral Fest Bee,
Hongkong, 29th September, 1871. MAILS BY THE "UNITED STATES' PACKET"
The United Frater Mash Panket " JAPAN,” will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 18tk instant, ab 8r.m., with the Malty-
For Yukobania, San Francisco, the United Staton and the United Kingdom,
The Post Office will be open for the roseption of Ordinary Lettern, Books, Newspapers, &o.. until 2.30 F.MG
Lettere can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 PM, to 2,50 m, on payment of a Fate Feeof 12 cats in addition to the Postaga.
The Freyment of the Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory.. Correspondence insufficiently prepaid" will be forwarded by the Engliab Packets.
Correspondence addressed to Tokohama, and .
the United States, must be superscribed per
that be be all sorts of Old CIGARS JAPAN and that addressed to, the United
HAVANA, CAVITE and MANILA, in smail Kingdom must be superscribed “vid San Fran
shortly expected from Singapore will base and large boxes, best TOBACCO, and preparem
ed TOBACCO for Ento at an agrocablo prices. quiok duspatuh love,
For particulari, apply to
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co
U 1608 Hongkong: 22nd September, 1877. ·
THE
FOR FOOCHOW;
41 Geriaan Barque
INO."
KWONG TUEN HING. Na 61, Queen's Road, Next to the entrance of the Central Market," 6m 1464 Hongkong, th August 1871
STEAN FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE
J. H. Bannu, Master, will have immexitate GALLE. ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA, BRIN. despatch as above men
For Freight, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. tf 1716 Hongkong, 9th October, 1871.
FOR MELBOURNE AND STONET. THE A-1'British Barque TUE
JANE SPEIRS,"
SINT AND SOUTHAMPTON, BOMBAY MADRAS AND CALUUTTA. AND AUSTRALIA. THE PERINSULAE AND OZIERTAL STEAN TEIN COD & funghin TRAVANCORE," Captain C. H. EASTLE with Her Majesty's Mails, Patsangère, Spēvié, and Cargo, will leave this for the abare pisces
308 Tous Register, C. T. Brown, Master, will on WEDNESDAY, the 18th instant, at noő”,
Corgo will be received on board until noon, weet with early despatch as above.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Spools and Péréels at the office until 2 PM, on RUSSELL &.00. tée 17th fdem.
tf 1634 Hongkong, 3rd October, 1971.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
|HSA) American Clipper-akip
Rhonjsh, WINES, large assortment, Sparkling BOCE and MOSELLE.
·Hagi-BARSAC suð SAUTERNE, French LIQUEURS, CHARTREUSE, &c, above,
te., ABSINTIL
Vermuth NOUILLY PRAT.
Wynand FOKINKS, doable Orange CUBA
COA
A LAMMEET, ATKINSON & CO. ›ff 907 - - Hongkong, 25th May, 1871.
MONTILLADO,
PALE SHERRY, Superior MEDOG,....... Superior ST. JULIEN,... Sparkling MOSELLE
י
~
pės 1 doz. Case 313
G. H. Mum's CHAMPAGNE.
EX
50
$10
$14 $13
BRANDY, 36 to $12, REYNOLDS & Co.
11679 Hongkong, 2nd October. 1871.-
FOR SALE.
BASHIRLEY "-
For Freight or Paaauge, apply w
For Particulare regling Freight and Pas- sago, apply at the P. & C. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND. VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Ofoe,
Hongkong, End Ostabor, 1871. MAIS BY THE - ENGLISH PACKET" The English Contract Packet "TRAVAN CORN" will be dispatched with the usual Mail.
Europe, &o, DE WEDNESDAY, the 19th inatant. boon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Officer (n the United Kingdom will be granted
The Post-Offee will be open until 7 P.31. en the 17th instant..
Litter, So, may be posted during the night the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be racaivad until 10 4ar. off the 18th instant.
Lettore may be posted until 10 AM. on the 18th iratant, without late fee.
Letters posted after 10 A.M. on the 18th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Lata Fod of 18 cents each so well as the postage
prepaid.
is
The Latest time for porting Letters at this Office in 11. £.M., and for Newspapers, Booke, or Fatterns 10. on the 18th instant.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Willosmb, instar, will have curly despatch a Toute is required by the Egypish Government, nud must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold thezeelves responsible for any Detention o to the postsgo. POR DUNEDIN, (NEW ZEALAND,) AND Preiddice which may happen from the incor
Teotness in such
"RUSSELL & Oo.
F 1852 Hongkong, 26th September, 1871.
MELBOURNE.
THE 41 British Clipper-barque
"SEA GULL,"
Marshall, Mostur, having the greater pension of her Unrgó engagel, will meet with early deepaso an above. -
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"BUSSELL & Co. tr 1632 Hongkong, 26th Septembar, 1871.
FOR HAMBURG (direct). THE Gerasa S-masted Betconer
**BERTELA."
500 CASKS best PORTLAND CEMENT. Rose, faster, will load as above at Whampo
Apply to
"FREDERIO DEGENAER.
2m 1541 Hongkong, 8th September, 1971.
TATHAM'S BRANDY in 1 duz, cases,
SHERRY 3
PORT...
CLARET
BIRLEY &..
FOR SALE, CHAMPAGNS-
F. PELL. ROEDERER, CARTE NOIR.
tr 310 Hongkong, 15th February, 1871.
AND TENNENT'S ALE 201
DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Finz Grown
LOANTAS.
· ROEDERES: QABTE-BLANCHE. HOEDERER CARTE BLANCHE
DORR
NOEDERER GLADIATEUR
SANDER &LIS, Sole Agents for Hongkong and China. 1694 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1860.
FOR SALE
ARNHULD, KARBERG & G. ONE SILF. Horisontal Steam ENGINE,
tf L130 Hongkong. 11th May, 1867.
CIGAKS.
for the postal service, for the letters have in Shanghai Steam Navigation Company,ANILA and Carita CIGARS and CHE-
to Tls. 97 per share premium,
NOOTS of all kinda for Sale, by
K. J. SAGE:
China Bea, Saigon and Straits Steamship Im 1626 Hongkong, 25th September, 1871.
Company-5 per cent, discount.
creased, even within the last; six years, 58 per cenk Without in any way undervaluing the overland route, there are manifest advantages by the Cape; the distance to Melbourne is vítbio a low miles the same, the Great Britain How performs the voyage in 65 days, and in Hongkong Gas Company's Sharea 40 per *baitable eteachers, it may be socomplished in 45 days Venezia of 4000 tons will
afford scomodation at low rates for the younger sons of men of family, and for that of it, is of so much importanda to ranch, third-las igrata The fares would ko-third-clape, £18; second-olas, £40; and Grat-alas, £60, and the painful sense of die tance would be diminished. This route would not be affected by troubles in the East, and the dangerous voyage of the Rad Son would be avoided. A subsidy of £80,000 will do all that can be required,' and this in not much boʻnak after the great economy that Las been made by the withdrawal of the troupe. Assuredly wo zhould do all in our power to bind our colonier to the mother country, and I am ente the Exè- entive device to da ani Tha calinists aling in all things great and wall to the mother country.
A colonist told me the other đuỷ that ío tho
China and Straits Steam Navigation Com.
pany-25 per cent. discount.
share.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharee-60 per
cent. disconat
Hongkong Distillery Company-10 12 per
discount.
cent, premium. Indo-Chinese Sagar Company-17 pot share Hongkong Pier and Godown Company. Limited
per centrdineount,
oa
LONDO
EXCHANGE.
Bask Bille, at 20 days"eight,... 4/3 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight, 4/3% to 4/4 Oralite, at 6 months' sight..... 4/44 Documentary Bills, atmonth'
sight.
Back Bills on demand, 4/2 New Your
Privata, 5 months' sight.......
wildest parts of the book settlemata copies of Ox BoraAY.--Bank, 3 days' sight 2204"
the Times and Illustrated may be found. BON CALCUTTA,-Bank, 3 days' night 2204 these new steamere 700 will create a deets SHANGHAL-
worthy of your colonial empire, and Great Britain will more and more Mosslý bind herself with what the bonourable member, for:Chalaca | 7: kraly called Greates Britain, I remain, &,
A. BAILLIE COCHRANE.
To the Right Hoa: William Mónséli, M.P.
:
Back, S.deye sight.
Bank, 15 days sight... Private, 30'daya' night...
SALES ON OFTE 9TH, 1871, As reported by Chinese- Saigon Aloe, 2,000 picain, at $2.45, by Hóp. tag to Hongkong merchant.
My dear Baillie Cochrane, a sorry that you were not able to find a day to bring forward Your question, think if our policy is to be judged by its results that we ought to shm. pozDate New Zealand, the only one of the Australasian blanies where the Imperial military expenditure was large, rather for having kept Imperial troops there so long than for "haring; removed theip. As the cost of sending each smigrant to Australia is less than fung to Hongkong merchant.
travelling merchant
Hattons, 200 picula at $1.00, by Hop king by.
White Wur, 6 pieces, at $95.00, by Kin- cheong to Hongkong wershost.
£1, and as each inhabitant contributes, on a average, from £3 5a.. to £3 10x. Lo the exchequer at the colony in which he resides, fonde spent by those colonies in bringing out emigrante. would yield from 15 to 20 per cent. But if emigratips were a lear paying. concern. I doubt whether it would be expedient to mix it apinjany way with postal arrangements. It wo were to consider the convenience of pas sengers we should seriously interfere with the rapid transmission of lettera at home, and if we were in any way to socommodate to emigra tion our postal colonial service it would pro hably suffer both in cheaprens and expedition: The great stendere plying between Janne aud San Francisco, baili so as to afford good pas senger accommodation, and it, I understand, Im
Saigon Hier, 500 pipola, at $2.50, by Kin-fung to Hongkong merchant.
Saigon Rise, 1,500 piouls, as $2.45, by Kin-
fane to travelling merebant.
Black Pepper, 30 pirula, at $13.20, by Kin
travelling merchant..
Fungus, 30 picule, at $28.80, by Kin-lung to
Vermicelli, 50 ploule, at $7.90; by Kifung to travelling merebant.
Bombay Totton, 56 balas, at $16.10, by Parnte enchant to Tai-bing
Catastic Cotton, 150 hel4s, at $15,00, by Farcas merchant to Chuen-zhing.
Calcutta Colton, 83 bales, at $11.80, by Fur- see merchant to Tai-hing.
Mushrooms, 10 piculs, at $30.00, by Krung took wo to travelling merchant.
NOW HEADY.
possible to maintains higher spend thau Shots BPORT for the yene 1870. Price $10.
(a rate which would be altogether asastisfactory
for postal purposes). Gertainly steamērs ||
▶OUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE.
Apply at the Daily Prees Office.
fitted to carry large numbers, of emigrants Hougtong, 1st February, 1871,
FOR SALE Superior High Pressure Horizontal complote, of 10 Horas Power.
STAMONARY STHAM ENGINE,
Ore highly fiached Extra strong and Pow tal Direct-oting Single Cylinder PORTABLE
Power, manufactured by users. CHARLES D. YOUNG & CO., PERTH. Apply to t
MELORERS & CO
STEAM ENGINE, complete, of 12 Horec
3 1420 Hongkong, 23d August, 1871:
The Chronlole jand Directory for 1871- NOW READY.
118IS Work, now in the NINTH year of
The written
only for delivers
It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, from the best- and most authentic sources; and no pains- bare baon spared to make the work dos plete a all moiecte
In addition to the usual reried and volaminou's information; the value of the "ÜHRONICLE AND DIRECTORÉ FOB 1871" has been further, angmented by the addic tion of "R"Chromo-lihograph plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE
AT THE PEAK; also.of the
VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS; MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, and of tho
THE COAST OF OHINA: besines other local information and sta tistics - currected to date of' pròlization;. teading to make this work the vodo meouta for all Fablic, Mercantile and Geziere)
Office.
with Boiler and Moonúngs, completo.
Two Albion PRINTING PRESSES.
One Columbian
do,
One large Flotting MACHINE.
A Radin Dilling MACHINE.
Ong Crab WINCH,
and Macao, and have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
WM. PUSTAU & Co. if 1011 Hongkong, 22nd September, 187. FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE A1 American Hark
THE
"MARY BELLE ROBERTE? Spearwater, Master, will bare quick dimpatob for the above put
For Freight, apply to
14
OLYPHANT & Ŭa.
## 1607) Hongkong, 22nd September, 1871,
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Cau in their own Steamers, or in' vekseli employed for the purpose,
Shippare are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MOTVER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Offen, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1871,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEĒJES
MARITIMES. PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SERZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES:
ALNO,
MARE, ST. DENIS, POET LOUIS.
N WEDNESDAY, the 11th October, ON
at
the United Kingdom el Brindisi, ar to Sin- Late lotters (but Lettere only) addressed, to spore, diay be posted on board the Packet from 11.80 A.. to the time of sailing, on pay- ment of a Late Fee of 48 cants each in addition
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 2nd October, 1871.
Arrangements having been made by the French Post Office for embarking and dinem barking the British Overland Mails to and from France at Brindisi, thereby umessitating the payment by the French Post Office of a transit rate to the Italian Post Office, it has been del termined to asgment the rate of postage on letřena archanged in the direct- Baifa betweeIX Hongkong and the French Post Office,
The rates of postage obargeablein Hongkong apon lettere sent to France and countrie through France will, in future, be an follows;
Vindem
To France, Algeria, the French Offoon in Turkey (except Constantinople), and the Office
at Tanis and Tangiers; 22 cents per † ounce.
To Jada. Beyrouth, Tripoli (Syria), Latakia, Alorandretta, Messina, Rhodes, Smyrna, Mity lena, the Dardanellen. Gallipoli, Itebolí Ka rassum, Salonica, Samsoun, Sinope, Sulina. Tre. bizond, Tultebe, Tarna, Gulate, and Fyraila, 22 cents per ounes,
To Spain and Gibraltar. 24 cents per d'gunos; KONG Commandant Bougeon, with MAILS,
To the Grand Dashies of Luxemburgh and PASSENGEES, SPECIE, and CARGO, will Beden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, leave this Port for the above placca.
| Rhezích. Frumia, Beraria. Wurtemburg, the Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- Principalities of Hobouzollern, Birkenfeld, don as well as for Mareellles, and accepted in Hosa Homburg, Lippe, Bohwartzburg-Rudol transit through Marsoilles for the principal atadt and Rear, the Duckles of Nassen, Saxe- places of Europe,
Coburg-Gotha and Saxe-Meiningao Hildburg- Shipping orders will be granted till noon, and bausm, Hesac-Electoral, Heess. Darmstadt, the Care, Master, will load at Whaups, and has Cargo will be received on board natil 4 PM Dusty of Saxe-Weimar-Fisannch, the Fres immediate despatch as above.
For Freight or Passage, apply ta
THE 1 British Ship
KIR NEW YORK.
"LORD MACAULEY.”
RUSSELL & Co. t1013 Hongkong, 22nd September, 1871. FOR NEW YORK. 41 North German Barque
ST. PAULL,"
Tas
One Self-acting SAW BENCH, complete, and will have quick despatch.
with one Saw,
One Vertical DRILL.
One Donkey, PUMP.
For particulars, apply to
+994
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 04. ongkong. 24th May, 1971; NOW BEADY.
IMPERIAL QUARTO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY
• WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION;"
AN ANGLO-OSIEZSE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily rosé Office, Hongkong.
TOB
will load at this and Whampoa for New York,
For Freight, apply to
OLYPHANT & Co. #:1530 · „Höngkong, 7th September, 1871.
FOR NEW YORK,
THE A1 Danish Bark
· “ FEIGA."'
To Countries beyond Sea without distinction, 28 ants per annes.
Spooie and Parcels until 3 o'clock P.M. on the Cities of Frankfort-on-the-Maine, Hamburgh. 10th October. (Parcets are not to be sent on Bremen, and Labok, Switzerland, and Italy, board, they must be left at the Agenor's Office) 26 sents per cunos Contents and valus of Paokages are required.
For further particulars, apply at the Dom pany's Office.
O. BERTRAND,
Principal agent. Hongkong, 28th September. 1872.
THROUGH US. MAIL LINE
PROM
CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIO MAIL 8, S. COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE-
will load at this and Whampas for New York, CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
OLYPHANT
tf 1495 Hongkong, RANT & CO.
FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.", as well-known 4 1 Clipper Ship
HONWARD"
BOZAKI & Đời
-HALLROAD COMPANIES.
To Prússia (Ehenish Provinces excepted), Hanover, Saxony, the Grand Duchies of Meck- Lonburgh Sohwerin and Mecklenburgh Strelitz, Duoby of Brunswick, Grand Duchy of Olden barg (the Frincipality of Birkenfeld ercepted), the Duchy of Anhalt, the Austrian Provinces, Belgrade, Severa (Belgrade excepted), Montons! gra Sobleswig and Holarain, 30 cents per
anco.
To Denmark, the Papal Staton and Austria, 82 pertà per 4 önnes,
To Moldevis, Wallaohiu, Torkey in Europe. Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Russin, 44 conts per à ounce.
Pre-payment a compulsory in the case of Lotters for Spain, Gibraltar, Countries beyond Bon; Ferris (Balgrade exerted), and Mon-
THE S. 8. “JAPAN Captrin FREEMAN
will leave Hongkong for San Francisco tenegro Yokohama on THURSDAY, the 12th of Outo- her next, at 3 o'clock r... taking Passengera, Mails and Freight, for the United States, Can da, Central and South Amarica, and Europe,
A Steamer of the Company, will leave Shang
and make oldes connection at Yokobama.
10E soopa and practical service this Work Wm. Whyte, Meater, having the greater por-hai, via the Inland Ses Porte, about enme date,
stands unrivalled, All the new words tion of her Cargo engaged, will bare immediate which the Chinese have of late peare been com- despatch for the above porta. pelled to coin to express the numerous objecto For Freight or Passage, apply ka - in machinery, photography, tolography, and in erienca generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, an kers giron in extenso. Each and every word e fully illustrated and explained, forming exer cises for students of a meet instructive nature,THE Both the Court and Puntí pronunnations are given, the acccats being carefully marked on
of 1549 Hongkia, 11th Septembar, 1871, FOR BONDON; With Simediate dispatch, THE A 1 British Barque
"ELFIN,"
the beat principle hitherto attained. The typo Capt. Beer, has room for a Brited amount of graphy displays the success of an attempt to Cargo.
make the Chiness ami English type correspond
a the use of body, thereby affecting a vast
Apply to m
CARLOWITZ & Co
conomy of space, achieving a clearness not tf 1857 Hongkong, 28th September, 1871. previously attained, and dispensing with those
HE
Clipper Ship
"WHIRLWIND,"
vast margins and vacant spaces which have FOR DUNEDIN (N.Z.) AND MELBOURNE- heretofore charactorized Chinese publications ...The scope of the work so great, and ite utilitarian purposes e complete, ilisi a rõi ference to its pages enables a person who Capt. Graham, having the greater portion of understands English to communiente Jedinely ber Cargo and Frisengers engaged, wilį bars with nativen who paderstand nothing but Chitumcalato despatch for the above porta. sere in this respect the work will be found For Freight or Pasango, apply to indispensible to all Europeana residing in China, and to the natives themselves it ex plains subjects fully, with which very few in- deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in England and Interested in Oes, and of the following Agente-
Dories may be cbtained at the Daily Prass Chips it cannot but be invaluable occasionally.
It comprises upwards of two thousand large Hors Down & Co. Bwatow..
querbo pages:
As already abxcused, the. Directory in published in Two Forms, Complate at $5, or with the Lists of Residente, Port Direc sories, Mage, &c, at $3.
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نوز
WILSON, NICHOLts & Co., Amoj, Hupes & Uou Fooohow. KELLY & C., Shanghai.
Mr. J. RJ BLACE, Japan Gazette Office, Yoko
Häuse Meters, Tegaser & Co, Paternoster Bow,
London,
Mr. G. BERERE, Corahill, London. Mrr F, Asgan, ClementW-Lant, London,
TRUBNER & Cou 60, PATERNOSTER BOW;
W. H. BELI
** DAILY FREE* Optics, HONGKONG.. ́
A. MILLAS & DO.
HOUSE, ZHIP AND STEAMBOAT
PLUMBERS.
Mosers; BATE, HExpy & Co, Old Jewry, COPPERAMIFES & BRASSFOTINDERS.
London.
Mr. L. P. FIGREE, Merchante" Exobange
San Francisco,
No. 1; Queen's Road East and Nullah Laze, Opposita HLM. Naval Dock Yard.
tf 387 ↑ Hoogkong, 1st March, 1871.
BOLARIO. & Qu tf 1627 Hongkong, 25th September, 1871...
FOR NEW YORK.
EA I British Stip
"BIRDSTON,” will load at this and Whampoa for the above port, and have quick despatók, For Freight, apply to
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1804 Hongkong: 21st Septembar, 1871.
FOR MANILA.
AHE Spoaiah Brig
THES
"GRAVINA”
Cardo, will inve immediate despatch
to above port
For Freighs or Passage.apply to
DE REMEDIOS & Co. tt 1579 Hongkong, 15th September, 1871.
Lettere may be rezistered to all the above Places, except Spain, Portugal end Gibraltar, and the nitrian Province; the fee for regis- each letter respectively, oration in the ssive amount as the postage on Newspapers and Prices Current cannot be prepaid,
F. W. MITCHELL,
*Postmasters General. Hongkong, 13th February, 1871.
It is hereby notified for general information
The "JAPAN" will be daè at San Francisa November 16th, whence daily Passenger trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central General Post Office.. and Union Pacifis Railroad Lines for“ Now York and for all the principal cities in the interior and upon the Aflanéis Seaboard. The time between Sau Franoleso and New York by First-class Passenger trains, is air deyn and twenty hours; and the distance 3,312 miten:
The Silver Palace Sleeping Cars are run through on these traine, making Drawing Boom Care by day, and Sleeping Cars by night; and ard of the latest and beat American pattern, being uncivelled for comfort and convenience,
At New York, Passengem bave selection of variona lings of Etanmere to England, France and Germany
that, the Postage (which must be paid in st vanced) upon letter addremied to Prince Ed ward Island, will hónosforward be as follows, viz
When forwarded við Brindiet When forwarded vi
4omia choh half ounce.
Marseilles....... $5 cents each half-ouzica: When forwarded via
Southampton...... 28 contooch half-ounce
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Ganwal, General Post-Office.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1870,"
Through Tickets, and Bills. of Lading are Issued for transportation to Tokabama and other Japan Ports, and San Francisco, for the | Overland Bailroad, and to Europe by connecting
Lines of Stearners The Overiand Railroad) It is hereby notified for general information; Companies Guarantos 12 days time for Silk, and that henceforward the rates of Pustake, which 19 days for Teas and General Merchandise, must be paid in ndränse; chargeable upot Book between San Francisco and New York.
and Pattern Puorets posted at Hongkong; or Favorable arrangemente have been made for at any of the British Postal Agencies in China Through Passengers and Freight to America and Japan, to be forwarded by the British. from Galoutta, Penang and Singapore, and Contract Mail Packets to the Australian Co- fonies and New Zealand, will be as follows, from Swataw, Amoy and Foochow.
viz.
Return Pavenge Ticket's issued at a reduction of
os regular rutes, Yale and weight of Parcel Packages re- quired; all Packages should be marked to ad- dress in fuli.
Na Freight received after boon of the 11th prox. No Parcel Packages received after 5 r.m same day.
Prays West.
For a Packet not exceeding 1 odrce"
in saght................. 2 cents For a Packet aburo 1 oumice and wat saeeding 2 ounces... For a Faoket above 2 sunoda and not
exceeding ounce. 8 Pors Tao some s tau co nhỏ nói
exceeding & cancer. 16
For further information as to Passage or and so on, adding O sezta for every additional s Freight, apply at the Agey of the Company, ounces or finetion thereoli
T. A HABRIS Hongkong, September 12th, 1871,
1. W. MITCHELL.
Fostiaster General, Agent | General Post Office; -
Hongkong, 16th June, 1870.
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