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SEIPPING REPORTS.

most important task of Naval administration." (Continued from the Int Paza

For this reason the public will hear with the The British abip Peyana, reports left. Gw-diff greatest satisfaction that the Admiralty have on 3rd December, had frest Westerly witch to resolved on a comprehensivó nőhame of Naval the Equator, crossed 25th December, in long. Edisontion, for the purposes of which they W from 1.30 N., brd S.E. trades to 11 5, intend to utilize the splendid, bota then variable winds te 37 ; passed the meriidla pile of Greenwich Hospital. It is ding of the Cape of Good Hope on Fobrany particularly satisfactory to bear from Mr. 5th in 39 S had fight weber and ons; mode. Gosthen that ho bas found a great St. Paul's on February 27th, from thance to disposition on the part of Naval men to conour Sunda Straits moderate and light, winds; made in the plan skötelied," since we are that pro Prisland on March 25th, then Southerlymied the effective co-operation of the Service winds up to Straits of Banka on Mar. 28th; from itself in the proposed efforts for its improve- thonce light Eesterly winde till arrival. The ment. It is impossible, indeed, that eramen captain weaton-shore at St. Paul's, and brought ja the present day should not sensïhs that on intelligence of the loss of an ice ship, bound system of training modelled substantially on to Hongkong. Spoke the ahh Glencairn, from the practice of the daye of "wooden walla" is Mauritius to London, in lat. 2.18. N., long grivonsly padequate to a period when a ship 24.05 W and Cara Lian, from Cardiff to Aden, in lat. 29.32 6. long. 5.48 W., and Remington, from: Liverpool to Ragoon, in lat 39.35 8. long. 5.48 W.

OVER-EXERTION

Tác Municipal report on the health of Shangs hai contains the following romarks with re- fermes to over-exercise, which are interesting in Hongkong and the other porte in China as well in Shanghai:

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LONDON

Bo LONDON.

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DESTINATION.

THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974. Vessels Advertised as Loading.

SUEZ CANAL.. Da Do.

VESSEL'S NAME

Suzda (str.)...

SAN FRANCISCO

Do. Du.

Do.

PORTLAND (OREGON)...

No.

To

Du.

Du.

SYDNEY

Do.

ebreone ane of the most complicated MELBOURNE & SYDNEY machines in existence. Sir James Wphinstone, STORE, PANC & OALOUTTA. in the preliminary discussion of yesterday, ob- SAIGON..

erred tbat aa recently as fifteen years ago “we were only haginning to Inrigthen ships of war by novcu urteu lest the principle-of-the sorezi- as applied to non-of-war was..etill in its infancy, and the plan of plating ships with iron was not yet entertained." We supposoite an illustration of our proximity to those days that such cations

YOKOHAMA.

Do. SHANGHA Do. Do. Do.

-Do.

Antenor (sbr. Titania.

Yonguard.... Content... Alden Bease

CAPTAIN,

AT FOX FELIGHT, APPLY TO

Hanging F. & O'B. N. Co.,

Butterfold & Swire... Hongkong Togel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Togel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Vagel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Rozario & Co.... Hongkong Easel & Col www.Hongkong Russell & Co.

:Dowdie

Oberonerie

Bease Burgoyne

Vesta....

Valparais

Garibaldi,

Noges

Eddard James

Manila

Abaroo..

Corrido

Fildebrant.

Marquis of Argyle........ MeKcon..

China (etr)....

Gardaer

Daniel Jean Richard... Nicholls.

Batchoy (str.)..

Chilli (str).....

Avoca (str.)...

Poi-bo (str.).

Ottawa (str.)..

China (str.)

Canton (str.)

Sea Gull (str);

anomalies should still exist as that watch a SWATOW, AMOY& FOODKOWYesso (str.) mentioned-last night by M. Gaschen re- sresting the training of divere on board ship Litherto only gunners bare been taught diring, an that in sachs case on that of the Megara the

For Sale.

V. LOTURIA EXCHANGE

SAYLE & Co.

WAREHOUSEMEN,

Solicit inspection of their new Stack for the

Spring and Summer Senson.

large lot of Bhok GROS GRAINS and GLACES, from 65 conta par yard, - Plains, Fancy, and Broche POPLINS. SATINS, GLACES, and SARSNETS, in all the new entors.

ANEURIUMSudden deaths have occurrel among foreigners with alarming frequensoy tur: ing the latter half of the past year. As three of these were sacortained to bare besu namu who would be beut to examine the ship's sioned by the rupture of Aneurisma of the large bottom would not possess the teabniaal know. reasel leading from the heart, while at least ledge necessary either to understand the nature iwo were suspected to have been determined by of the accident or to repair it. For a similari the same or a similar cause, and as morester reason, probably, the present, training of officer such events in a small community like that of appeara primarily adapted to familiarize them SILK MERCERS, TAILORS, & GENERAL Shanghai necessarily attract inch public stea, from their cartest years with life on board ship, tion, I think it will scarcely be deemed out of there to give them that scientific knowledge on place if I buy a few words bere as to these affec. which the duality of their futuro service in tivas, generally, from a Health Officer's point of mainly depend. Mr. Coschien proposes to mak dify the system from its foundations. Instead Tho predisposing canses of Austriani are of boys being admitted at 13, they will in future confessedly baoure, hat speaking generally are the ordinary education of English youths they are such digases or condition of body as til the age of 15, and we are happy to see that load to degeneration of the costs of the blood Mr. Goochon designs by so modification of veencls. Aneurism is thus commonly described competition to "tap." gabe erpresscsit, the Pub as a disease of advanced life, but it is also lic Schools. No greater improvement could be found among those whose constitutions have introduced into the competitive system than cano Keffered from the effects of intemperance, de, tiob, without doing justice tothecins of the When occurring in youth or middle age it,uteide public, would render our great Bebola, however, not infrequently appears to depend instead of arming establishments, the caginat simply upon a anddou strain put on the vesaete, roads into the Public Service. For the par which they are at some point not strong enough pozos of the unientific training of Chdets it is to resist. It Shanghai, "1. think the young we now proposed to unite at Greenwich "all tho are not all sufficiently careful to preserve the various branchon of Naval etady which are at vigour of body, in the possession of which alone, (prosent taught in the Royal Naval College at antive athletic exercise cia be undertaken with Portsmouth, and in the Naval School of Archi- safety, and they do not mEciently bear in mind testüre at South Kensington." Opportunities. that close application to the des's daring the en- will also be afforded at Greenwich for a bigber tire day, and late hours spent al table, écriously standard of professional study, while the neigh- mofit man for the wavers oxertions of the bourhood of London wül reader it possible to Racket Court, or the Howing Club. The many provide all classes of ebipe officers, including advantages to be derived from exercise, ren coginoore, with all the instruction which oun from those force which thoroughly test bodily ever be needed. The recent reforme at Greco- vigour, are sufficiently obvious: but for the man wich Hospita! will thus have been affected in unfitted by previous fruining, or oufeebled from time to furnisl us, just when it was most need. over work or over indulgence, the more violented, with the means of scientific Boncation in, forum are certainly unsuitable, and, if under the Navy, and the most magnificent of our puh. taken, will not unfrequently by the foundation liaholdings will be timed to a purpose worthy for future disease, or may even at the time in-of its Josign.

fict serious injury upon the organs at oironla-

With respect to the men, Mr. Goschen was

Frenor and English Frated MUSLING White and Colored GRENADINES. New TINTS in ALPACCAS and Japan

CLOTHS..

Scotch and Manchester MUSLINS.

MERINOS and PARAMATTAŠ.

T

Black and Colored FRINGE and Dress TRIMMINGS.

HABERDASHERY.

Real LAOES of all descriptions.

tion. These general traths bate a special ap-able to give a most sistisfactory want of our Litation Maltese, Clany, and Talenciennes

plication in Shanghai where beyond a doubt existing force and of our prospects of a perina tho. European atitation sofern by a loss of neht supply. The spirit of the service is so what is termed both popularly and medically

*tore."

LACES.

Colorad Maltes LACES:

Plain and Figured TULLRS. Linen and Lave SETS and SLEEVES. GARIBALDIS."

colore. "

GLOVES and HOSIERY.

Silk JACKETS, tatest fliion,

CLOTHING.

Drummond

Hongkong Russell & Co. Flongkong Rozario & Co

Patzoreen...... Hongkong Rozario & Co...

Hongkong Russell & Co.... Hongkong Rozario & Co... Hougkour Rozarin & Co... Hongkong David Sussoon, Sonis & Hongkong Frederie Degender, Hongkong Paul Ellers & Co... Hengtrong Russell & Co....... Hongkong P. & C. S. N, Chi

Hongkong Menageries Maritimea Hongkong P. & C. 8. N. Ca.. PIL. lempinga. Hongkong SientsED & Co...

Hongkong Siemen & Co..

Gilman & Co Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co

hizlizan...

Ashton

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

DEN & BUG. PERRIER'S CHAM D PAGNE.

ROYAL SILLERY. CARTE BLANCHES-

LANDSTEIN & Co.,

To mn DieraTOHED.

On or about the 15th inst.

Quick dispatch.

#Quick dispatch.

nick diepatoh

Quick dispatah.

Quick disputeİN,

Quick dispetra.

uick dispara........

Quick dispatch.

(Quick dispatch

Intel dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Quiok diapason. Co...On the 18th inst, at 2 r.m.

Quick dispatch. To-morrow, thellth inat. Quick dispatch. Kjuick dispatch.

Fo-morrow, at dayliglit Quick dispatch.

To-day, at 3 r..

Kuick dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Vessels on the Berth

NOTICE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

" PEI-HO," Capt. Molizan, will be dispatched for

SHANGHAL

Bole Agents in Hosigkong.THE Company's Steamship 3m 434 Hongkong, 4th March, 1872.

AND R. TENNNNT'S ALE and

PORTER TANYADAVID CORSAR & SONS' Marchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown

CANVAS.

ARNHULD, KARBERG & Co. + 1180 Honalone, 11th May. 1967.

FOR SALE,

Be Steamer Fizen," CASUS Goisenbeiner ROTHENBERG

1865, $14 cASE.

10 cases Hochheimer DOMDECHANEY,

1965, $18 a caso, jot 10 cases LIEBFRAUENMILOR

1857.

10 cases Steinberger CABINET, 1865,

$20 ease.

6 class Rüderbeiner BERG, 1865, $17

а саве

The Wines being of a superior quality. 20 cases Quarte, de St, Marceaux & Co. Cham- Mida ma page, CARTE BLANCHE

40 Pints, do, do.. do

HESSE. & C6- 581 Hongkong, 27th March, 1972.

FOR SALE.

M

ANILA

HARDWOOD

F-PEIL

f 418 Hongkong, 1st March, 1872. 4* FOR SALE.

HAM FA

TO MORROW, the 13th instant, at daylight.

A. CONIL,

Principal Agent. S07 Hongkong, 10th May, 1872.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI. THE P. & Q.-S. N. Co.'s SteamraLip

“OTTAWA

(855

after this arrival of the nort English Mail. will leave for Lae above phics about 24 hours A. McIFER, Superintendent P&O.S. N. Go'a Office,

Hongkong 8th May, 1872.

FOR LONDON via SUEZ UANAL. THE O. S. S. Co.'s Shenne hip

" ANTSKOR,"

will be dispatched on or about 15th inst

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agentu

845 Hongkong, 7th May, 1872. SEWA STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. 7[HD P÷& 0; 5. N. Co.'s steamship

PROMÄVOCA,”-

l leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the next English Mail,

A. MOLVER, Superintendent,

(1f 841

P. & 0. 3. N. 06,'s Office,

Hongkong. 7th May, 1872. NADA FOR YOKOHAMA,

Calling of NAQASAKI and HIOGD.

C VEUVE CLICQUOT FONSARDIN,

REIMS,

422 Cuscs of 3 doz. Quarts, 1 doz, Quarts, and, 2 doz. Piula. SANDER & Co.,

Bols Agents for China, Japan and Manila. 2181 Hongkong, 15th December, 187L,

FOR SALE.

ILA MPAGNE

G. H. Mumm'a lat quality......$15.00 Fiat 10.00 Do. "Extra let quality," 16.00

HB Steamer

CHINLI Drummond, Master, will have early despatch au buvo. N

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.

If 831 Hongkong, 4th May, 1872

FOR LONDON via SUEZ OAKAL Ticamabip

HE Peninsular & Oriental Company's

"SUNDA,

Vessels on the Berth

THE.

TUR SAN FRANCISCO.

✅ I American Clispor barque"

ALDEN BES80," Captain Bosco, will have immediate despatel for the above ports "

„For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Co.

if 686 Hongkong. 23rd April, 1979.

MAN FOR SIDNEY Idirecte.

THE Epper-bargag

"CORRIDO,"

|

Post-Office-Notifications.

A mail will cant. For Shanghai-For China, a 230 mm. to- day, the 101% inst.

For Takao (Formosa).-Per Audax, at 5 v.m. to-day, the. 10th instant.

For Shanghai-Por French Mail Packet Peiho, at 6 P.M.to-day, the Loth instant.

For Singapor-Por Str. Bengal, at å rist. to-morrow, the 11th instant.

For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Por Indiau Mail Packets China and Historiza, at 2,30 PM on Thursday, the 78th instant.

Captain Hildebrant, will have immediate des. MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET" patch for the above port.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Co. tf 686 Hougkung, th April, 1873,

· FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, TIRE British Barque

"MARY MILDRED,” Captain Pine;

For particulars, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. ***ff 707"" "Hongkong, 169h April, 182,

FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER HE'Britisḥ Darque

THE

"E. M. YOUNG,"

of 9000 picnla darcying capacity. For partien lars apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. tf 852 Hongkong, 4th May, 1872.

FOR SALE. NEE British Stoamer

THE

ARBATOON APCAR," 933 Tune Register, carrying capacity 25,000 pioula Deed weight, exclusive of Coal, Built by HENDERSON & Co., Henfrew, in 1881. Engines Direct acting. 250 Horse Tower,

For further particulars, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. tf 754 Hongkong, 24th April, 1872,

·FOR SALE,

HE American-Steamer

"YOKOHANA MARU,” 591-Tone Register, Emir in New York, to 1003, Carrying capacity, 6000 Piculs dead weight, exclusivo.of coal

Coal Bankers, 125 Tons,

Draft of water, 13 ft., deep lond line. Engines, direct acting vertical.

Cylinders 26 by 26.

For further particulars, apply to.

RUSSELL & Co. t 576 Hongkong, 26th March, 1879.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, MARSEILLES, OTHER MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;

ALNO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS; CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAN 1 NAVIGATION... COMPANY's Steamship "TRAVANCORE,” Captain 0. H. BASTLEY, with Her Majesty's Moile, Passengers, 8posia, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on SATURDAY, the 11th May, at noom.

Cargo will be received on board untilmaan, peate and Parcels at the foe until 2 p.m. on the 10th file.

For Particulare regarding Freight and Pas sage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS. AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE BEQUIRED.

A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Userland. Boateis required by the Egyptian Governmbol, and must be delivered by the Shippera to the

Do: Carte Blanche. 17.00 will load at Whampoa and Macao for the above Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or

signed Superior SHER&T

do

10.50

6.00

10.00

you that 80 per cent. of our aeamen, after serting three years as boys and ten years as men, voluntarily engage te serve for a further -M, DE LAVELEYE ON THE "ALABAHA" period of fen years. de is well known, our

ARBITRATION, -

present practice in to manufacture our own M de Lavelere ban contributed to the Inde enitore. We take boys at 14 and train them to pendance Belge an important paper witt re- becoms samen. The process is expensive, but ference to the american elima for indirect its regatt are very satisfactory. The Admiralty, & largo parcel of RIBBONS, in all widths and damages. His point of view is the and from however, are wisely making experiments to test which a mentral State may be disposed to regard our power of augmenting our fame by admit. ding, it necessary, older mon from the reserve. the winter, and it is enough to put in a very strong light the extravaganca of the American Upon our power of doing this depends the ex- pretensiona. The Americans, he says, elaith pansive capacity of the Fleet, and it is satisfie half the expenses of their war from Engad,ory to know that the experiment, so fur, ia because of the escape of one or two rescis promising. A slight payment of 10. a head from English parts. How would the case have for the men induced to join, with a free kit Ladies and Children's made-up UNDER AMONTILLADO, bottled by the under looked it Belginn l net England were at the commencement of service, unlicte afore accused of the breach of daty England is from the shore in one month than during well enough able to pay the enormous cain, bat Belgiam would be overwhelmed by it. The penalty is thus entirely disproportionate to the offence, a small neutral Etate being exposed to the danger of a liability which it cannot one Defence; and it is thought that when. possibly weet. At the same time it is only stips of this character are permanently placed in guinat weak States tact auch claims are ever Captain localitica, men may by induced to cercl likely to be enforced. They are of such thenaelves for reserve sorsica in them. At all magnitude that a great Power would prevents, it seems clear that the service is sufi- This fer war to payment, but a tall Power contd ciastly popular to enable us to be confident of not oppose force. The Americans therefore obtaining, by a slight modification from time seek to impore sach peaslice on neatrala that the Great Powers to crade them will have a new provocation to haoins belligerents instead of neutrals, i stali nentral Powers will be the only sufferers by the enforcement of the law. So strongly is My de Lavolega inu! pressed by these considerations that he pro Josua a Congress of Powers, to consider the! whole subject of neutral duty, and lay down the from the effects of the late-accident in the For Gentlemen's Advertisement are To-gierow's

the whole of the previons your. A further most promising experiment in to be made with the view of creating local Reserves. Wo re developing what may be called our Navy for

time, all the force we can need. With highly-trained officers, and seamen who are the pick of our seafaring population, the Navy of England ulay reach a vigour and a perfection which will surpass even its old renown,

Lady Charles Innes Ker has so far recovered

⚫ penaltion which are to result from any breach banting field as to bear the fatigas of removal

of them. The Geneva Court of Arbitration, to her town residence at Rutland-gate.

though a judicial Court as to the facts, will

bave to legislate as to the law in fixing]

the measure of damages, and this would be

more properly dùng by a Congress. The sug

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

...

May 10TH. MURNING. Patna, New, $650 to $655, oseb and credit; Patna, Old, $645 to Shi, cash and credit; New

gestion is hardly applicable to the present difficulty, because our contention is that the Americans are preferring claims which they Bearen, 30379 to 0491: Old Benares, 8620 to agreed to abandon by the Treaty; hut the Market quiet for all kinds. Malwa, opinion will strengthen the impression that 8530 to $625.

the American Governmont sannot be straight- forward in pressing daims which they must bave know no other Power would ever kave Bubunited to reference.-Economizet.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES. (The Times, 22nd March)

Mr. Goodhen yesterday explained bis Navy Estimates to the House of Commons, and his statement was received with very general op- proval. It was observed, when the Estimates were first published, that no very distinct in dications of policy were afforded by them, but Mr. Goschen sufficiently showed last night that this was not due to any remissness on the part | of himself and bis colleagues at the Admiralty in addressing themselves to the question in Na- val Administration which press for a solation. Changes in my complicated and vast a Depart ment ought, in fact, to be gradually introduced. and, where it is possible, may be usefully pre

ceded by cautious experiments. Nothing fe more easy than what has been sometime applauded as a vigorons administration "of the Adora!-

SHARES.

..

Hongkong Bank Shares, .Old-63 per cent.

· premtum,

Hongkong Bank Sharca, New-Gi per cont Union Insurance Society of Canton, new saares

premium.

--$1,400 per share premium China Traders Insurance Company's Shares-

$1,150 per share premium. Chios and Tapau Marine Insurance-Tis. 46

per share premium. Chinese Insurance Company-3115 per share.

prowium.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares

$317 per share, premium. Chine Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$55

per share, premium.

Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares--

$60 per abare, premiata. Hongkong and Whampus Dock Company's

Sharos-12 per cent. discount. Hongkong, Centqu and Macao Steamboat Co

Shares-324 per vnt. premium. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ela, 34];

ty. It is easy to discover that our Navy requires por share premium.

increase, and to lay down a number of new and Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-165 per costly vessels. But the judgment of a Minister bate

ia beat seen in a careful review of the demands Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-43 por

of our position, and in a policy which allows -

cent. discount.

Ok.LONDON.

EYOHANGE.

Ladies' and Children's Straw HAIS:- Trimmed HATS and Millinery BONNETS.

PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS.

DRESS MAKING. department under the superintendence af a

COURT DRESSMAKER, Moderate Charges."

Fashionable COSTUMES, POLONAIS FOULARDS in White and Colored Groande, suitable for." DOLLY VARDENS":

TAMILL

AND AT CORNER OF

NANKIN AND SZECHUN ROAD,

du. do.

"SHANGHAL

10.2 CIGARS, Fortin, May 1871.

Sunday, May 1871. Fortia, November 1871. Bilibid October 1871.

do. do. do. ̈do.

No. 3 OHEROOTS, Cavito, Desember 1871.

REYNOLDS & Co. 608 Hongkong, 1st April, 1872.

FOR SALE.

AND

A. MOTVER

The English Contract, Facket. "TRAVAN. CORE" will be dispatched with the dea! Maile for Europe, &c, on SATURDAY, the 11th May, at navn.

Money Orders on any of the Money Ontar Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.. ou the 10th May.

The Post-Offee will to open until 6 7.M.-03. the 10th May.

Litters, &c, may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reciption. ---

Letters for registration will be received until 10 A.. on the 11th May:"

Lattere any be posted until 10 A.M. on the 17th May, withont into feo,

•Letters posted after 10 AM, on the 11th May, will not be forwarded, unless the Late Tee of 18 conto sack as well as the postage in prepaid

The Latest time for posting Lettern at this Office in 11, and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 Ax, on the 11th May,

Late letters (bet Letters only) addreased to the United Kingdom vil Brindisi, or to Six- gapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.30 AM. to the time of sailing, on pay- tent of a Late Fes of 43 cents cach in addition to the postage...

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 30th April 1872

མས་མས་ ས་ ་་་་་གས་་་་་མམ་མ་

It is hereby notifcd that the rates of postagə chartenhle benesforth on Zettore addressed to the United Kingdom, and to plaors beyond the United Kingdon, when forwarded by French Packo, will be the same as those chargeable on Letters Forwarded by British Packet vis Brin-- disi.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postnaster General. General Post Ofoe,

Hongkong, 29th April, 1879.

It is harchy notified for general informatión that an and after the 1st Augast next, the Commission chargeable on Money Ordera issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong; Shangbai and Tokobania will be as follows..

Tix.

وو.

17

On sima not exceeding £2.........18 conte. Above £2 and not exceeding £5...36 Above £5 and not exceeding £7...54 Above £7 and not exovediny C10:73

-F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General General Post Office,

Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.

It is hereby notified that Letters addressed to Tranes way he sent either paid or unpaid at the option of the sender, but the postage on Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot be prepaid.

For cock & ounce

The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addressed, tu Franes per French Pucket is.org.

12 cents. Per British Poket when marked ri

Briadia Per Britial Packet when marked vil

Alexandria and Marveilles... 13 F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. April, 1979

General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd A

with Parcals; and the Company do not hold 100 port, and will have quick deapatob

themselves responsible for any Detention or For Freight, apply to

DEACON & Co, Canton and Macao. Prejudice which may happen from the incor, It is hereby notified for general informaation,

rectness in such declaration.

that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor The Company reserve the option of forward. way. when forwarded Houthampton, will ing all goods chipped by, their Steamers for henceforward be 36 cents for each balf duner Farope through Egypt, either by rail, or by which may either be paid in advance, or it may Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels be left to be collected on delivery of the Latters. employed for the purpose.

Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional Shippers are particularly requested to note charge on delivery. the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,

Superintendent

Ttf 768

Superior MEDOG, Vintage, 180S, Superior St. JOLIEN, do. Sparkling MOSELLE, P. A. Muum... 14.30 Finis... 15.00

P. & O. S. N. Co.'n, Choise POET, Black Seal,

11.00 Green Seal...

Hougkong, 25th April, 1879, .Do

1.50 Hennessy's BRANDY, one' star,

.... 7.00 Do. Liquear do, V.F.O.P." 24.00

REYNOLDS & CHE American Stomer tt 266 Honkong. 1st April, 1872... BREAKFAST CLARET, FOR FAMILY OR MESS USE:

125 BREAKFAST CLARET,

(Bed Seal)." Selcoted by the amicreigned, may be had for

G. DUBOST & Co.

BOTTLES DE VERY GOOD

3 566 Hongkong, 25th March, 1972.

FOR SALE. IL WOOD OIL THA OIL, in tubs, white and black SUGAR in bags, of beat qua hly, at a moderate price.

Apply to

TOWLOONG.

No. 100, Praga Weat. 3 834 Hongkong, 6th May, 1872

· FOR SALE,

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going cruisera capable fi communicating On BouBAT.Bank, 3 days' sight £20]. safely and rapidly with distant stations. One O CALCUTTA, --Funk,3 days*sight. 2264 new cruising ironclad of the first class will therefore be laid down, in the course of the year. A second "Devastation is already laid down in the Farg; but before proceeding further with this vessel it is proposed to test the qualities of the Bevestation at sea. If she prove succesful, the Fury will best onca com. pleted; but if not, the money will be expended in constructing gunboats. As a further gua rastes for the safety of one course, a crucial experiment will be tried upon the turrets of the Giation. These are to be fired at by a couple of 25-ton guns, and it will thus be placed beyond dumbt whether turrets are so liable to besome disabled as some competent naval men consider. We need not. repeat the summary we give claewhere of the whole amount of ship briding the Admiralty proposes to undertake. will be seen that it will be undertakon opa plan which is likely to insure us, as far as

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Chalmere Vocabilarly contains about: 16,000): Chinese characters, and fodburat's English and Chinese Dictionary about 200,000, whilas this work containe more than 50,000. English) words, and upwards of 500,000 Chinese chirac THE Steamship ters. Again, despite all the grammary and other plementary works aa" yet published, the

\"QANTON."

Biam Rice, let quality, 500 pičula, at 82.46, by Yuen-fat to Hongtong merchant.

Saigon Rice, 2000 piouls, nt $2.32, by abeong to Hongkong merebant,

Yellow Fax, & picuis, at $50.00, by Kizitongquires examples to display the various appli na ubove. to travelling merchant

dations and equivalents of different words which Black Beans, 500 picuds, at $208, by Kin-fang have one general meaning. Of these aren pics to travelling merchant.

this work contains more than fire timer Ba Black Sexszmuss, 100 packages, at Tla 2.4.0, many as any other Dictionary hitherto pab

listed. by Kin-tong to travelling merchant

Vermicelli, 100 bags at $8.25, by Kwang-fook. wn to travelling merchant.

Yee-stndent of this dilenit language absolutely re Jaques, Master, will have immediate deapatch

For practical purposes the arrangement of

the work complete, that a reference

to its pages enables a person who under.

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FOR SHANGHAI Direck of THE British Sterner

“SEA GULL,"

FOR SAIGON.

DANIEL JEAN RICHARD.” Captain Nicholls, will have immediate despatch fer the above Fortun

For Freight or Fasange, apply to mat

FREDERIC DEGENARE tf 206 Hongkong; 16th April, 1872.

FOR MELBOURNE AND SZDNEY. THE A 1 Clipper Skip

"MARQUIS OF ARGYLE,” Capt, McKeon, baring the greater portion of but Cargo ergasted, will have inediate dos patch for the above ports.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Co. if 847 Hongkong, 8th May, 1872,7

FOL SAN FRANCISCO.

THE 16 years A 1 British (llipper-ship

"OBERON,"

will

se tame Register, Burgoyne, Master, have immediate despatch as above..

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. tf 888 Hongkong, 6th May, 1872.

FOR PORTLAND (OREGÒN).. HEA 1 Spanish Barquic

THE

abovė.→

** MANILA,” Abaroa, Master, will have early despatch

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. tf 30 Hongkong, lat May, 1872.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE A 1 Datoh Barque

TH

VESTA,"

A. MOIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s OF, Hongkong, Suth April, 1872.

THROUGH US. MAIL LINE

FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.

PACIFIC MAIL & B. COMPANY

IN CONNECTION-WITH THE

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC HALLROAD COMPANIES.

VR Steamship "GREAT REPUBLIC" Captain Cone, will este Hongkong for San Francisco via Yokohama on SATURDAY, the 11th May next, at 9 o'clock P.M., taking Passengers, Mails and Freight, for the United

gates Canada, Central and South America..

and Europe.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Poes Office,

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1870.

It is bereby notified that henceforward the following Bates of Postage will be charged apor Correspondence forwarded from Hong- kong, or any of the British Post Office.Agencies in China and Japan, by BRITISH MA -PACKETO, vió Brindisi, to the tndermentioned

Countries, viz.

雙

3

Steamer of the Company, will tearo Shang- hai, vin the Inland Sex Porin, about as data, and make close connection at Yokohamis, ... “

The “* GREAT BEPUBLIC” will be due at San Francisco June 12th, whence daily Pre- seager trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central and Union Pacific, Rail- road Lines for New York and for all the as principal elties in the interior and upon the Atlantic Honboard. The time between Sara Francisco and New York by First-class Pas-d senger trains 18 six days and twenty hours; and the distance 3,812 miles.

The Silver Palace Sleeping Cars are rim through on these trains, making Drawing Room -Cars by day, and Sleeping Care by night; suð are of the latest and best American pattern;

of 123 tons Register, Schrender, Master, wilt being unerrelied for comfort and convenience

hova arly despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

ALTA RUSSELL & Co.

tf 803 Hongkong, 1st May, 1872.

EUR SAN FRANCISCO,

THE A 1 Clipper Ship THE

“VALPARAISO,”

At New York, Passengers bare selection of variona lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany,

Italy.

FOR A LETTER

Switzerland...

Le German Statca,

Austria....

Belgiu

The Netherlands.....

Denmark..

Heligoland...

Sweden.........

Norway. Ruania..

fItaly

Switzerland...

16 centa for each on.

For a Nerayaper For each four

The Gerivat Slates,

A netria..

Belgianal

The Netherlands.... Denmark. Heligoland.... Sweden. Norway

or Price

Current

2 cts.

con Book

Packets and

Parkerso/ Fattern

19

ets.

The prepayment of the postage on ordinary : Letters is optional.

The postage on registered Letters most be prepaid; the charge for registration being the same sum as the postage on each Letter.

The prepayment of the pentage on New papers, other printed ispers and Packets of Patterne is compulsory

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post Office,

Hongkong, 2nd December, 1571,

Through Tickets and Bill of Lading are issued for transportation, to. Yokohama and other Japan Porta, and Sau Francisco, for the Overland Railroad, and to Europe by connecting Lines of Steamera. The Overland Railroad It is hereby notified for general information 1800 tons. Register, shortly expected from Ban Companies Guarantee 12 days time for Silk and that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- Francisor, will have dospatch as above. 18 days for Teas and General Merchandise, vanced) opon letters addressed Princə Ed-

between San Francisco and Now Yurk.

ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, vis.

| For Freight or Passage, apply to w

RUSSELL & Co...

tf 904 Hongkong, let May, 1872.

FOR. SAN FRANCISCO. -

/FHB 4 1 British Barque

"CONTEST,”

**Favorable arrangements have been made for Through Pamengers and Freight to America from Čabatta, Penang and Singapore, and from Swatow, Apoy and Foochow

Return Fasage Tickets issued at a reduction of 20%, on regular rates. -

486 Toma, Capt. Jameson, will have immediate Value and weight of Parcel Packages re-

despatch an above.

For Freight ar Passage, apply to

VOGEL RAGEDOEN & Co. tf 825 Hongkong, 4th May, 1872

FOR LONDON.

THE A 1 Buglish Barque

VANGUARD,"

Capt. Lackow, will load at this, Whampon, and Hacan, and have quick despatch as abova.

For Freight, apply to Pitt, N ANG VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co.

if 701 Hongkong, 29th April, 1872

FOR LONDON.

THE 16 years 4 1 English Clipper Ship

*** TITANIA,”. Dowdie, Master, will: load at this, Whampoa and Masao, and have quick despatch as above,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. if 795 Hongkong, 22nd April, 1872..

PJETLAND, OREGON.

THE A 1 American Barque

EDWARD JAMES,”

sil Psokages should be marked to ad- dress in full

No Freight received after noon of the 10th prox. No Parcel Packages received after 5 F.X. same day O

For further information as to Passage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, Fraya West

TA HARRIS,

Agent

· Hongkong,“Aprî 12th, 1872.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESHAGERIES Maha KAMARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

* STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA. POINT DE GALLE, ADEH, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NARSEILLES, .ATOO, MAHE ST. DENIS, PORT LOUIS.

NSAICEDAY, the 18th Hay, ak zoon, O CAMBODGE Commandant CHAMPENOIS, with MAILS, leave this Fort for the above places.

Out Pattersen, having the greater portion of immediate despatch for the above port, cn ber

When forwarded vis

Brindisi....... 42 cents each ball-cones, When forwarded vid

Marseillé.......... 36 centa each balf•ouren. " When forwardeð við ·

Southampton...... cents each half.ounes.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Office

Hongkong, SchJuly, 3870,

It is hereby notified that arrangemente havo been completed under which correspondence from Hongkong may be forwarded to Naganati1 vis Shangbai, and to Bingo via Tetouawa, by United States" Mail Packets, and that Letters for Hongkong and plaase beyond Hongkong, may be forwarded from Nagasaki and Hiogo by means of the United States' Packets via | Shanghai and Tokobama respectively.

The rates of postage chargeable on such car. respondence is four cents for each half-ounce on Lettere, two cents on each Newspaper, and two cents on each two ounces of Books and Poketa of Samples of Merchandize, in addition to the Rates specified in the Table of Rates of Postage at present in force.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genera", General Post Office,"

Hongkong, 16th January, 1871.

Arrangements having been made under

Green Peas, 20 pienis, né $2.00, by KROPS", stands English. to equamancate effectively left Singapore on 7th inst.) expected -in-her Cargo and Passengers, engaged, will have PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will which Mails for London arriving at Saez from

possible, against an unprofitable expenditure of fook-wo to travelling merchants MANCF.

Mushrooms, 50 cases, at 30550, by Kwong Greatly, however, un the country must always book.wo to travelling merchant. I taterested in the material element of thei

White Wan, 3 pieces, at $350 by Kong Nay, it is not bère, perhaps, that our chiar took me to travelling merobaut.

Exiety need generally be bestowed. In spite

Iginglass, 50 bare, at 233.00. by Fook-hinge Japan Hics, 14,000 piers, at $2.35, by to ahead of the rest of tegn merchant to Hongkong merchant.

of occasional errors, we may be fairly surad

the the mechanical genius of Eugland and wo to travelling merchant.

the incomparable experience of our aliip-

builders will keep

the world in this respect. But the life of the Navy couvista in the officers and the men who animate par great mechanical creatione, and the task of maintaining a Service equal to

the varying developments of the science and accial necessities of the day is, probably, the

AENUMD COLLINS,

DENTIST,

7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD, HONGKONG,

tf 231. Eongkong, 2nd February, 1872.

Fur Freight or Pisango, apply tɔ

GILMAN & Cou--

tf 802 Hongkong, 9th May, 1872.

the

arrival from Saigon,

with natives who understand nothing but Chimediately, will have quick despatch for

In this respect the work will be found above port. Indispensable to all Buropeans residing in Chins, and to the natives themselves it ex plains anbjects fully, with which very few in dred of them are perfectly quainted, "Tofa parties resident in England and interested in FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW. Ubina it cannot but be invaluable occasionally. HE Steamebip

It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarto pages.

TRUENER & Oõ... 60. PATERNOSTER Row; W. H. BELL,

* DATLY PRESS OFFICE, HONGKONG.

“YESSO," "

Captain Ashton, will have immediaté despatch: for the above porta.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co,

ti 869 Hongkong, 9th May, 1872.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Co. if $82 Hongkong, 4th May, 1872.

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON). THE American Burgue

- “ GANTBALDI" Capt. Noyes, having a great portion of her Cargo engaged, will have immediate despatch for the above porta

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Co. if 619 Hongkong, Srð April, 1872.

4 cents per half once..

China by Privatā Shipa will be forwarded to. Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-destination via Brindiai, it is hereby notified don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in that the rates of postage, which must be paid in transit through Marseilles for the principal drance, on correspondence addressed, to the United Kingdom to forwarded, will be as fol- places of Europe.

Shipping orders will be granted till noon, and lows, TIL Cargo will be received on bpart until 4 P.M., | For Lettere........................... Specie and Parcele until 3 o'clock M. on the For Newspapers. N erob. 17th May. (Parcels are not to be sent on

(not exceeding 1 ounce Scents, board, they must be left at the Agency's Offico.) For Books and)

Patterns... Contents and value of Packages are required.

For farther particulars, apply at the Com pany's Offco,

•

4

every additional 4-

I-W. MITCHEL

Postmaster General,

Hongrong, 20th December, 1871.

12

a. Principal agent, General Post Ofoe,

A. CONIL

Hongkong, 9th May, 1672