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"WHY ME: GLADSTONE IS BATED,” This is the title of an actiols in the Spectator, A very large andienos assembled at Steinway- upon which we propose to ventare a few obser. hall, New York, one evening shortly before | vations. And since the Pall Mall Gazette in Christmas, to great Bret Harte on his appear- || mentioned ne gae of two reviews which exprase ango as a lecturer. He selected as the subject! a prevalent "hatred of Mr. Gladstone, we must of his leaturo "The Argonauts of 48," and begin by objecting to the use of that word, and kept the entire audience in continucna roar "d-testation" and "lothing," se inapproprt of laughter. He portrayed the state of Onli ate. The employment of such lungonga is very foroiu immediately preceding the gold lerer of esmmon in the Spectator. It comes into nee by 19, the intensity of the excitement which it the process of examination to which everybody induced, to the motley crowds of all nationul. is sulcated who dove not happen to altare the ties and types of obaracter that it collected views of that jamreal. The Spectator is a tovether, An emigraat recognized the mun theological print, and cene with opposing judg. who rowed biis mahore from the vessel, and who HAMBURG mente is the true theological spitit, Every charged him $30 for his scrvices." Were 700 PORTLAND (OREGON)......
jove Do opinion which it halieves to be false in searched not schior wrangler in Oxford in 18437 he (analyzed is its own term) for a correspond. naked. I was," he answered, "but I was aloo SAIGON ing motive, or it in eoanted for by the disec stroke or at the regalia," and he was happy TOKOHAMA AND HIQGO.. very of some maturat defeet in the character at the opportunity of turning the pleasure of. TOKOHAMA....... of fitn who holda it. Believing that its own youth to advantage. A breakfast in the ra⚫ Du
SHANGHAI. opinions are glaringly true/hostility to them in staurant at the Long Wharf, Mr. Barte recog regarded by the Spectator as a siga moral nized in the waiter a gentleman whom, in his weakness rather than of mental depravity, and childhood, be regarded as the embodiment of the dissentient is" aralyzed and ticketed ac excellence and social accomplishments. Fear. ordingly. Tate it is that our contemporary ful of insurging his dispicanare, for he carried a fuda malice in those who blame more then they revolver, he sought the truth from the landlord, praise Mr. Gladstone. They are said to hate and found his surface abereet Regretting Liat; and of course where there is much hate the lowly condition of the man, he usted if it there is little justice. They "detest him; would not be possible to fill his place. "I am Deaning that what they have to say against afeerd not," and the proprietor, with a sudden tim should be taken as the language of minds suspiciou, "and. I don't think you would do." disordered by spite. Our contemporary is, in The Leafarer declined to examine the principles abort, not so fair in controversy as becomes the and habits of the invaders too closely. In dia. perfect Christian. The perfect Christian fetusit parts they bad left families, and even of lowly, and is never so much in love with his ficers of justice, perplexed and lamenting; had just recbired, ex French Mai, a VIOTORIA E XU HAN GE, own opinions as to be aare that all others are deserted their wives, and in some cases even the
mehow contaminated by the world, the flesh, of the devil.And though we have no doubt the Spectator will continue to think it must know best, we make bold to affirm that we are not conscious of bating Mr. Gladstone-who is to un indeed, as to most of his critics, puthing bat a Bam and a power; as Prince -Bismarck is, and the Mikado, and the East Wind. The Spectator will lo well to abandon the, sectarian praction of labelling other people's opiviona with the nine of bid habits and depraved bumours.
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wives of abbers. One night, at a faro beak, a man slipped dead under the table; the coroner sad several physicians were among the gam blera, the inquest was held on the spot, and play was resumed. A lady still exhibits a chair. broken by the discharge of a gentleman's revol var while sitting down in bashful confusion," Wooch wero se fees, proportioned to the meu, that an officer's wife, boasted of having a fall platoon to accompany her home. With the in flux of strangers the condition of society com tinually obanged, and the old Argonaut element The assertion fo, then, that "almost alone wored towards the mountain. They constract- amonget recent political leadere Mr. Gladstone, ed nothing save what was portable, lived almost appears to ozoite the monk lively and vindictive exclusively on beans, dressed in the most pic Entred, without buying nobieved for himself tareaque of costumes, and the identity of two Any interior circle of political adherenta." The gentlemen was known, in all seriousness, by the Bostility be inspires is unbroken by any gleam labelson their pantaloons, as “Genesse Milla,” of sympathy or artert friendship either in Parand Eagle Brand." The laws against dis liament, in the more active and cultivated bonesty were so atriot that dialoncaties were society of London, or in county cuteries. Thie punished with death. A horse thief we tried, statement in doubtless true; and its truth might and the jury, having retired to deliberate upon fairly be taken to prove that the Premier ao- their verdict, were slow in returning into court. tually is more remarkable for repugngat than The Judge pushed bis head through the door of for attractive qualities as a public man. Nor, their room, and found they had not agreed. indeed, is this altogether denied. What his "Take your time, gentlemen," he said, "but advocate tries to show is that no such repage remember we are waiting for this room to luy nance would be croited in a truly enlightened out the curpes in," The lecturer noticed the and genomus community; ond that the com- epigrammatic style of expression in vogue. A munity is neither generons när enlightened in gentleman replied to a query of a parishioner neserted by a statement of the reasons why Mr. of Ree, Thomas King, that as a prascher he Gladstone is ao variously and as cordially bated. won every trick. The advent of the Heathen Let us sco what these reasons are, according to Chinco imparted a now life, a new conservat- ere just and unniytical, Spectator. It seemeem to the character of the Argonaut. He en- that the grant spring of hatred to Mr. Glad stene in the most potent spring of all hatred ecossities, and astod at table like a man who, foar Dialiks dimnot have a raonable or knowing bis anperiority, could never jeopardize worthy origin, because the Spectator does not his position by condescending to speak. He share it it mast are a selfish nad ignoble worshipped the devil in your hongshold with a origin: we must look for its source in the heart frankness that shamed your own attempts in of won. And what we look for, that we fad. that direction. Oppressed by cruel statuta, he ***The_Irish . Üburet Bill enraged the ecclesias bad an innocent way of defrauding the Custome ties; tie. Irish Land B made the landlorda | by conversing with Castco officers while seated. farius; the Army Bill irritated a powerful ser- en a chair stuffed with aruggled opium. He vice and enraged wealth, which no longer com- minds its influence in that'service; the Educa- tim Bill angered the fursiem, many of whom cannot endure the prospect of the intellectual entranobisement of thele oorfs, t20 Ballot Bill irritated property generily, at whose influence i struck blow." That is to say, the Spectat wi makes a bath of welBoboces, "stopidity, and ruze, analyses the ecmpound, and finds it It is said that a lawyer should make a good productive of vindictive hatred generated by earpenter, because he can replace a tanou. panic at us examine the ingradients for impanel a jury, box a witness, bore & Court, curselves. Is it true that the Irish Church hias big flient, angor the gains, floor a wit Bilf "enraged" the ecclesiastics-troe thatness, nail a case, hammer the desk, üle his bill, the Land Bill-made the landlords "farious" P and gouge the whole community. troo that the Army Billeuraged" wealth? LIBELLING AN ASSURANCE COMPANY-1n trea that ibu Edduation Bill angered the the Sheriff's Court, London, damages were farmers, and the Ballot Bill irritated property assessed in the action of the Prudential As In what or i distinct rotation of the way starts or label rus. J ANDE TENNENT'S ALE and in which thras casuros passed, and on a belief tained in letters and postcards, impating ewind- that our contemporary can have no secret knowing to the Company on the ground shat he had ledge of the pablletemper, we deny the accuracy received no notice of the date when certain
of every one of these allegations. They arecang- gerated out of all likenenato the truta; but then nothing less could serve the purpose. Vindio. tive hatred, hatred generated by panic, bad to be accounted for, and nothing short of the rage and fary of balled scläatoes would explain it. A weak or two sizes, in order to make a similar point, the Spectator said of the gas-atakers, We speak the lural truth when we say there are rich men in London who would have shot the rather than uas candles for three nights" It was not enough to say that certain rich peo ple were extremely angry at the inconvenience of burning on lles; it must be said that they were ready to imbrie their hands in the blood of those who inflicted it upon them. The rage of the ecclesiastics, the wrath of the landlords, the fury of wealth, and the real of it, are all as true to lifera the bloodthirstiness of trees rich men ; that is so any, they are outrue; they are mureal; and therefore quacceptable as an explanation of the hatred which is said to environ Mr. Glad
stone.
gendered cleanliness, attauled to all domestic
avoided the State tai by taking the ama and assuming the facial expression of some other. brother who had paid the tax. The lecturer closed with a brilliant description of the re- onreds of California, which was greatly ap- plauded.
MISCELLANEOUS.
prominma hacama due, whereby his policy had lapsed. The jury awarded damages £10. The Under Sheriff coacionad defendunt ant to con- tinue the attacks.
Just as a passenger train on the Detroit and Milwaukie road was cleur of Detroit, and rou- ning at the rate of twelve miles an hour, an old man suddenly leaped from bis sent, rushed to the platform, and bounded off turning about forty souersuulte before he brought up against the fense. In short time he appeared ut the depot, boking all around, and then exclaimed:
What an old fool! I thought I had left my imbrella here, and jumped off the oare to get it; and now, bang "wo if I don't remember obusking it under the seat.-Detroit Fron Pre
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feur are indeed common qualities of the ani drog; Malwa, $585 to $5873, on credit, vegal hate; but the profémionul classes, and i
the more cultivated. Liberals of London society,
SHARES
are "irritated to madness" by certain part Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares.-58 icular aspects of the Premier's character." His
per cent, premium,
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batred of what is called anperstition, superi etition being understood to include not only supernatural beliefs, but all other beliefa of which the root is rather in sentiment than in Pruducible evidense, Mr. Gladstone is Libera! just where these Liberale are Onervativo, and Conservative just where they are Liberal. They look with annoyance and anger on his | democratic sympathies, and with contelupt da ---bis obsolete religious prepossessions No Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
doubt there is a certain plausibility in these Shares-6 per cent, discount.
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$30 por abare prominm.
Shares
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squees of the thavasion Ursed while he preaches Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$65 per An the flesh and blood doctrine of earthly politica || abere.
necessarily inspires thought. Democracy in a Hongkong Hotel Company's Bhares-46 por sow! is a so newhat incredible figure, and needs cert. discount..
interrogation. The spectacle of monastic gloom Hongkong Distillery Company-810 per share
discount.
lightened by the occasional dash of blazing principles is startling, and early invites com Indo-Chinese Sugar Company-570 per there ident approach. Old monkishness and new. discount. Badia is a compound to which we have Hongkong Pier and Godown Company-30
been historio naconatened. nor does par knowledge of them soparately warrant the be
lief that they form a natural," barmonious, and
per share discount.
beneficent union. Bo far, then, we agree thab Or LONDON,
obsolete religious prepossessivos does inspire,
the combination of democratic sympathies with
not mad seas, but distrant in a certain number i
of minds. Bns as for the man of English
opinion, maid to be all soured with hate, how does Mr. Gladstone's ecclesiastical viewe; bia
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unchanged religions Conservatism, affect it? ON NEW YORK.
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to a stand and interrogated? Who knows |ON CALCUTTA, -Funk,3 days'sight 227)
what substantial opinion washes, híther and tuither in a flaid mind?. If we might ven ture upon a positive nonortion in such a case, we should answer, Nobody knows, and least of all does anybody know, the limit and unt- atanes of his religions prepossessioon. We can say for our; qwu park, at any rate, s ons of the two journals which are supposed to give expression to the madness of Liberal culture on this point, that Mr. Gladstone's acolesiastical Conservatiam as an influence-ia party politica (for that, we suppose, since the phrase in aged in reference to the Eá tablishivent; never give us mach coacero And believing that. “ Liberal enitura" is gene- rally to the same position of ignorant indiffer. ence, we repudiate this explanation also of the privaledt hatred to Mr. Gladstone.
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·SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAZ NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stenmähip ELLORA, Captain C. FRASER. with Her Ma jesty's Mails, Piesengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the nbore places on THURSDAY, the 6t3 Marob, at noon.
Cargo will be recaivod on board until noon, Specie and Pernele at the once ancil 2 PM, on the 5th idem.
The Ellora connects at Galle with the S. S. Mirzapore. proceeding to Southampton via the Suez Canal.
For Partimlara regarding Freight and Par- sage, apply at the P. & 0. B. N. Ca's Oflce, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE KEQUIRED.
F. W. MITCHELL,.
Poalmazier Generat General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 4th February, 1878.
MAILS BY THE “ FRENCH PACKET" The French Mail Packet "SINDI" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 13th March, at noon, with the Mails-
To and through the United Kingdom riz Marvetica; to France and other Continental States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Calcutta, Bombay Madras, Aden, Seychelles, Bennion and Mauritius, Suez and Alexandria,
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Booke, So., until 13 M. on the 13th March, after which uo Tetiers en be receivet.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.M. on the 12th March,
Letters for Registration will be received nntil 10a.m. on the 13th March.
F. W. MITOHÉLL,
Pusimaster Gonerol, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 37th February, 1873.
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having given notice to the General Post Ece in fron don that articoles of Jewellery received in that Colony are chargeable with Customs Duties. the undersigned considers it necessary to make ibia Regulation knows to the Public, and to state that any letters or packets containing Buch articles sent through the Post ure liable, with their autents, to be forfeitol,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Fostmaster General. General Post-Offeej.
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland It is bereby notified for general information, Route is required by the Egyptian Government, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor and must be delivered by the Shippers to the way, when forwarded via Southampton, will Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or henceforward be 36 cents for eneh Falf ounce, with Parcels and the Company do not bold which may either be paid in advance, or it may themselves responsible for any Detention or be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. Prejudice which may happen from the insor. Unpaid Lettera will be subject to an additional rectnew in such declaration.
shurge on delivery,
F. W. MITCHELL, The Compaay reserve the option of forward-
• Postmaster General- ing all gooda ehipped by their Steamers for Earape through Egypt, either by rail, or by General Post Office,
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870, Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels smployed for the purpose,
Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested It is hereby notified for general information to take note, that the steamers leaving Hong-that henceforward the Postage on Letters ad- kong in correspondence with the Australian Arcsand to Ruesin, when marked to be forward- Steamers from Galle to Bombay, may call ated via Southampton, will be reduced to 40 conta
per half-once.
Colombo.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading."
A. MOÏVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steim Navigation Co.'s Office. Hongkong, 24th February, 1878,
THROUGH US. MAIL LINE
FRON
CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIC MAIL S. 8, COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC)
RAILROAD COMPANIES,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster-General, General Post Offee.......
Hongkong, 18th September, 1872.
It is hereby notified, that henceforward the Postage on Letters addressed to Banzia, when forwarded by French Facket, will be 18 cente for each half ounce, pre-payment compulsory.
FW: MITCHELL,
Postmaster-General.
·General Post-Off69,
Hongkong, 28th December, 1872.
It is hereby notified for general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in a vanced upon letters addressed to Prince Ed ward Island, will henceforward be as follows,
When forwarded vi
Brindisi... 42 cents each balf-ounce. When forwarded vit
Marselas 38 conta mana balf-ounce. When forwarded vi
Kogh, Master, will have early despatch as HES. S. COLORADO will leave Hong-viz,
kong for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama, above.
on WEDNESDAY, the 12th March, at 8 o'clock For Freight or Tassare, apply to
e... taking Passengers, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
BUSSELL & Co.
if 271 Hongkong, 14th February, 1973.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. new 41 German Barqna
"IPHIGENIA"
THE
Through Fussuper Tickets and Bills of Laling are leaned for transportation to Yek bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to principal points in the United States, Cada- do, and trupe, vin Overland Railroad and des-ezanecting Lines of Steamers, and to ports in Herico and Chutral and South America.
THE Undersigned bavo bean appelated Sols
Agente for the Sale of their Goods in 180 Tons, Capt. Quedens, having three-fourths Hongkong and China by Mears. J. & Ter of her Dargo engaged, will have immediate nent, Glasgow, and Messe David Corsar & Sons patch for the above port
For Freight, spply to Arbroath.
TOOEL, HAGEDORN & Co, tf 272 Hongkong, 14th February, 1873.
FOR LONDON.
ARNITÓLD, KARBERG & Co. if 419 Hongkong, January, 1867,
·taines do navires de Commerce Français qu'il Icur est strictement interdit d'embarquee des matelote étrangera prorännet, de Boarding Houses entres que celles afichés à la Chanoel Ierie de ce Copanlas
Le Gérant du Consolat de France, :
CH. L DE LA FOREST, 1888 Hongkong, 24th October, 1872.
OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA-
--
Successor to RODMOND GIBSONɛ & Co... Sule Agents foca
in science generally, which the rapid advance Safety Fawes
11 Brition Barque
"HARWICH,"
Thomse Dickson, Master, wilt load here, at
Whumpeu.for the abore port, and having the greater portion of her bargo engaged, will have quick despatch.
For Freight or Prosage, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.. tf 166 Hongkong, 27th January, 1873, SUPFOR HAMBURG (Direch) FAREA 1 Brition Ship:
T
ANTASSA.
load
words which the Chinese have of late years been Winahestar Repeating Arms and Ammunition, compelled to coin to express the numerous ob Du Font's Blasting and Sporting Porter, Lake Garrioch, Mactor, 780 tone Register, will
despatch. in machinery.photography, telegraphy, and Saperior and Pacille Fuse Company's Eagle here and at Whympos, and meet with quick
For Freight apply to
MELCHEBS & Co. tf 159 Hongkong, 25th January, 1879,
FOR PORTLAND (OREGON),
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, ATE here given in extenso. Each and every word ie fully illustrated and explained, forming exer- cises for students of a moet instructive nature. Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are:
IG
(ly 634 April 0
EO BEGLASSE
DISPENSING CHEMIST, THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
given, the scents being carefully marked on PEDDER'S WHARF, HONGKONG, THE
the best principle hitherto attained. The typo graphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond
www.
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS,
YOKOHAMA AND YEDO, JAPAN
in the mise of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of space, achieving a clearness not SHIPS AND FAMILY MEDICINECHESTS previously attained, and dispensing with those vast margins and yasant' spaces which have heretofore characterized Chiness, publications/me
SUPPLIED AND REFITTED.
N.B.-Captains of Ships not innding at To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the above Whart, can leave orders at the Store of following facts are submitted for consideration. Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 18,000 32. BROADBEAL & ANTHONY (opposite the Chinese characters, and Madhurst's English landing stage of the Canton and Macao And Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilat teamer), when they will receive G. Gaia this work contains more then 50,000 English mediate attention.
t 44 Homekong, 6th Junmary, 1879. words, and upwards of 600,000 Chineas obarac Tookters, Again, despite all the grammars and
NOTICE. other elementary works na yet published, the
11
Ship
CANADIENNE," Equin, Master, having the greater portion of with early deapadh as above, the Passengers and Cargo engaged, will meet
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL, & Co. tf. 131 Hongkong, 28id Jaunary, 1873,
FOR NEW YORK. HEA 1 American Bargas
ADELIA CARLETON," baring the greater portion of her cargo engaged, will load at this and Whampoa as above, and weet with quick despatch..
For Freight, apply to
A Scomer of the Company will leave Shang- bai about game date, via the Inland Sea Porte, and make close connection at Tokohama,
Southampton... 28 cante each bhuif-ounce,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
Ilongkong, 28th July, 1870, General Post Office.
It is hereby notified for general information that on and after the lat August next, the Commission chargoable on Money Orders
The " COLORADO" will be due at Eau Fran-issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, ciaco about April 16th, whence daily Passenger Shanghai, and Yokohama will be as follows. trains and daily Freight traïns are rig over the Central and Union Pacific Railroad On kams not exceeding £2..........18 centa. hines for New York, and for all the principal Above and bot exceeding £5...36 Above £5 and not exceeding £7...4 Abore £7 and not exceeding £10.72
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmuster Generat.
sites in the interior and upon the Atlantio Sen-
board.
Paloos Sleeping Cars are ran through on these imina, making Drawing Room Care by day, and Sleeping Cars by night; and are of the latest and best American pattern, being nnexcelled for comfort and convenience.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
At Now York, Passengers have selection of It is hereby notified that the rates of postage varions Knee of Steamers to England, France joburgeable henceforth on Letters addressed to and Germany,
the United Kingdom, and to places herind the
dist.
Favorable ormogenente bare been made for United Kingdom, oben forwarded by French from Calentto, Penang and Singapore, and Letters forwarded by British Packet VA Brin- Through Passergers and Freight to America Packet, will be the same as those ohargeable on from Swatow, Amoy and Focohow.
F. W. MITCHELL Fatura Penge Tickets issued at a reduction
Poslancler General of 20%, on regalar rates, an
General Post Office.
Hongkong, 29th April, 1872.
No Freight received after noon of the 11th prosimo. Farcel Packages received until 5 P.
Line day; all Packages should be marked to address in full ; value of same is required.
For further information as to Pussage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, Fraya West.
T. A. HARKIS,
February 27th, 18:3
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
· MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR
Agent.
It is hereby notified that arrangements have been completed under which corresponderes from Hongkong may be forwarded to Nagasaki vík Shanghai, and to Hingo vit. Yokohama, by, United States' Mail Packets, and that Leitern for Hongkong and places beyond Hongkong. may be forwarded from Naganki and Hiogo by means of the United Sister Packeta vis Shanghai and Yokohama respectively.
The mitos of postage ebargeable oá anch cor- respondence in four cents for each balf-ounce on Letters, two centé on each. Newspaper, and two canta on each two sunees of Bookk and Packets of Samples of Merchandize, in addition to the Rates specified in the Table of Rates of
Postage at present in force. CLYPILANT & Co.
SALES ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 1873. As reported by Chines, China Boot, 20 packagen, at $13.00, by mee to travelling trader.
Brown Sugar, 109 picula, at $35, by Tuck-student of this difficult language, abeslutely re- Undersigned, KWONG-KEE-TONG, Las if 125 Hongkong, 20thi Smearg, 1873.
mee to local trader.
FOR PORTLAND (URLAHONG THE A 1 American Barque
- GARIBALDI,"
For Freight or Passage,apply to
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE. ADEN. SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES,
A120,
PONLICHERY. MADRAS, CALOUTTA,
AND BOMBAT... -
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
Hongkong. 16th January, 1871..
Federal Post (zffice,
It is bereby notified that benceforward the N THURSDAY, the 13th March, 1873, rates of postage which must be paid in advance,
ON 3. B. SINDE, biegende klokets of printed parag Commandant MELIZAN, with AAILS, PAS patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong SENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave to the United Kingdom by the United States, Packete via San Francisco, will be as follows thia Port for the above places,
· ROZÁRIO & Co. if 142 Hongkong, Bed Janeury, 1873.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, ⚫
purchased the whole Furniture and Stock- quires examples to display the various appli in trade of the KING-LUN Piece-goods Shop, Milled Bine, 1,000 picule, at $1.70, by Tuck-ratios and equivalents of different words which No.1; Jertoia Sirest, and the tranfey will take mer su losal tender.
have one general meaning. Of these example place on the 27th February instant! If debts White Bugar, 200 bags, at 36.10, by Hop-bing this work contains more than five times are due to any gentlenes, Foreign or Native, the Capt. Neyes, will have early despatch, to travelling truder.
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pab. Undersigned will not be responsible for them, Baigon Cotton Seeds, 300 bags, st $5.00, by|lished.
but will have to be settled by the former ports Hop-hing to travelling trader."
For practical purposes the arrangement of ners of the shop. The basics will in future be Rattans, 1,500 boodles, at $2.82, by Hang- the work in so complete, that a reference carried on by the Undersigned, under the atyja foung to travelling trader.
to its pages enables a person who under or KING-LUN KWONG-KES, and the late part-} <- White Sugar, 200 bags, at $6.85, by Haug standa English, and rand among but more of KING-LUN She will have no interest THE
with nazires who understand nothing Chi Permicelli, 200 bage, as 30,85, by Hang-foongnese. In this respect the work will be forud indispensable to all Europeans residing in Fermicili, 50 bags, at $7.70; by Wing-yes China, and to the natives themselves it er- plains abjects fully with which very few ine Presward Chains, 10 packages, at Tlz. 19,8,0,0, | deed of them are perfectly nogmainted. To parties resident in England and interested in
Haring thus rejected the Spectator's ressons why. Mr. Gjulstons in hated, is in only right thit, we shofit offer our own explanation of shy | Loone in Ingat trader.". be in distrusted and disliked. For this we bave
left ourselves no suficient space to day; we to local trader,
must finish the tust on a future occasion. Bə
foreband, wa poncode the próbability that most ) ebong to trivelling trader.
of our alfactions will be founded on certain tendencies of ecclesiastlejad÷ita drosmy bens- by Wing vee-chang to travelling trader. volence, ite fpatient despotle temper, its too ingenious subtleties, Its womanish obstinacy. |
fte intellectual adscrupuloneness, the facility
KWONG-KEE-TONG.
14d 238 Hongkong, 18th February, 1873
嵗煤記
榮
WING-KEB COAL SÍTOP.
THE Proprietor of WING- Shop baga to
"Dried Lily Flowers, 10 baga, at $13.00, by Chins it cannot but be invaluable necasionally form the Publio that his Shop has been {
Task-mee to travelling trader, p
White Wax, 8 pieces, at $66,00, by Krong
with which skimpöses vatrush for truth on thej took-wo to travelling trader:
mind of bio sho la given over to its inftance, Green Peas, 500 picule, at $1,95, by Kin-foong und the mischief which the domination of such to travelling trader,
a spirit naturally brings into the daily work and Saigon Rice, 1,500 ploule, at $1,13, by Tuen-
vio practical life of a motion--Pol M44 Gomale,' Int to Jooni trader,
It comprises upwards of two thousand large gusate pages
TRUBNER &.0. 60, Parwanoster Bow; W. H. REL "Dazzi Pans " Pastos, PonasONG,
HE 41 Britas Ship
** ALHAMBRA," Oaptain Nelson, will have early despatch above.
For Freight or Passagerapply to
RUSSELL & Do #f160 Hongkong, 25th January, 1879.
as
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-via- dons well as for Marseilles, and asoepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
fa weight-pai
Z certin For a packet above I oans not ex-
ceeding 2 annees
Shipping orders will be granted till noon; avò Darga will be received on board until 4 P.., Specie und Parcele until 8 o'clock P.M. on the 12th Mareb, 1878. (Parcels are not to be sent and on board; they must be left at the Agency's
that ba has always a great quantity of Bert KROPPS CAST STEEL WORK, Offee.) Contents and value of Packages Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papers
established since 1955, ok Fadisoft's Lane, and
COAL in store for Sale. Gezamen or Ship- masters washing to patronise him, are requested; to apply at his Shop.
ly 159 Hongkong 24th April, 1872,
ESSEN (GERMANY)
SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,
PEIL, 1671 Hongkong Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
required.
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
seeding ources 8 eight cents for every additional four ounces. These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price
other than_Newspapers, as well as to Booke For further particulare, apply at the Comund Trade Patterns er Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL, pany's Office.
0, BERTRAND,
Principal Apont General Fost Office, Bongkong Sith February, 1879
Portmaster General Hongkong, 12th April, 1879,
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