A NOVEL TLAN.
MISCELLANEO 78.
An ingenious Yankes has proponed a plan dy A TUTURE MEETING, “ We will meat in which he offers to warm Beaton Bifely and Heaven, Uniband dem,” la the afectionate in, sheaply. He will érect gauruous farmacos inscription which an Arkanens woman has bad some remote locality, and convey host by cansarved on the tombstone of
every one of her of pipes toall houses whose owners will pay bim ve departou buslander:
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 5m 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
VESSEL NAME.
CAPTAIN
AT
For Faxton Arrus To
TO DE DIзTATOHEN,
SUEZ CANAL.
Diomel (.......
• Sonny
Har
bis terms. Thus heat, no weil ce water and gas, DEATHOPA PENINSULAR VETEBAT.-Major will be laid on” in well.eegalutad. Boston Benjamin Hutchins Edwards died at Freshford houses, and the private store and the donsestia on the 23rd Feb, at the advanced age of 7. LONDON furnace will be as obsolete or the old-fashioned after 62 years' service, during 45 of which he NEW YORK L pamp and the candles and laps of antiga ty. was on fall pay. He served in the Fenilor SAN FRANCISCO, Why should be limit himself to supplying but War from 1811 to the end of the wat in 1814, air only, does not appear, Way should be not including the siege and stormips of Badajoz, offer to supply artiletally iced at la summer, with the 9th Purtuguese Regiment, on which **time? What is there to binder him from pension bo, volunteered as one of the forlorn
Do
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De
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catablishing Avast tobacco pipe, wherein the hope (wounded; and with the 43rd Light In- BANGKOK. best of Virginia tobacco shall for ever burn, and fantry, at the battles of Bilanon, Vers, MANILA šte plsueing fames be conducted by supple-Nivelle (wounded), Nive, Turbos, and, Toulouse,
De entary lead-pipe into every bachelor's private Ho bad received two medals and six claspe
YOKOHAMA.. AGE AND INTELLECT. That rreme longer SHANGHAI AND HANKOW apartments There is really no limit to the good things which might thna be "laid on inity does not, says the London Medical Beer, SHANGHAI, Bostonian hunsee, and the du er ret vis skridge intellectual activity is well evidereud. Do when the Boston citizen aba!! bave hot and cold by the following table of the flates of birth and
Da the bigbest talent in the air, beer, cofe, and tobacco-smoke applied to respectiva agen every 100m in his Bouso, by means of pipes and French Academy :— fauests.
THE DUTCH REFORM BILL. (Examiner,)
In Holland, as laowhere, there is a great aham Libend, party, which was heen called upon to pinus an Elegtoral Reform Bill. Muob to their displeasure, the Government took 'the' initiative in this measure, and the Parliament was compered to nominato a gourmities to inquire into the mutter As might be expect ed, the report drawn up by this body in far from encounging. They maintain that tho | people display too great as indifference to
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Thior.
Benineat.
178785 per
179775
1797-25
Saint Maro Girardin, 1801-71 Victor Hugo... 1802-70 Dapantcap....
Juegonré
1802-70 1807-05
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For Sale,
Sen Mew Sumatra
Ferdinand Brumm,
phrencs. (str.),+). Canton (str)....... Danubofstr.).. jOonolite, Salvadora Volza (str). Tehihatchoff (atr.) Shaftesbury (str.). Ulysses (xtr.)..
Traounddy (str.).
HOMPSON & HIND
EU to call attention to their extensive AS
SRTMENT of "NEW GOODS," just received ex French Mail, cocsisting of
A well selected Stork of White and Colored Ground Printed
CAMBRIOS and PICQUES, suitable for Indies Morning Customes and
WHITE CAMBRICS, JACONETS, MUS. LINETS; and BRILLIANTRE.
LAWNS, GRASS CLOTHS, and HOL LANDS.
ALSO,
A Choice Lot of YAAK, OLUNY, MAL- TESH, VALENCIENNES, and other LACES.
A ROMANTIC LIFE-The death of a Greek sameindarelania has been announced. Hewas formerly the sourier and cook of the well-known opera singer, Angelina Borio: Madilo. Hosio, when young, had married in Denmark a Spaniayd, whom the found a few inonths later on to have been a married man. Her chagrin deserve an extension of the franchion But and despair were excessive. In her, afflictior the fact is that the qualification for voters Xindavelonis was truly sympathetid. His en varios socording to the locality, and that thusiasm gave bin even the courage to declare it i only where a greater outlay is his love for the heart broken pantatrioe. As necessary that the voters are so soarce. first buds. Basko repelled him, but later on Wrappers. For instance, at Amsterdam, where the rule is ebo consouted to their marriage, on condition") inost rigorous, Mr. Jolies Lik elected that they should alwaya" livo ag brother und by 750 voter out of the +400 citizens who sicter. The urriage took place, but pe might have donstituted themselves clestors, red an happy one, and Bosio died of On this question of refera, Mr. Thorbecke ouse a broken heart. Xindarelonia, however, always remarked that "the electoral law of 1850 created luted bis wife truly, and, after her death, erected the Bostrimaires, and its revision will preduce a magnificent mismolents to bat memory. The Democrata. This sentence explains the fraca share of her fortune which fall to bim amounted of the Liberals and of the Diteb. bourgeoisie, to C03,000, and he made Paris his home. There A general re-election is, however, near at hand; bie benafinence to his poor countrymen was so. and as the outside prossure is keowly felt, so princely thus the King of Gresce knighted him. open opposition to electoral reform bas yat Ha onlinary faster and talents not having barn vintured upon by those who profesa o deverbed bin, the Greek Ambassador and other derive their dates from the popular voice, notabilities did ant disdain to bonoar bir e There it, therefore, some chanos that some pro-tertainments by their presence. Suea was bis gress in the matter of electoral refer may be interest in France that ter disasters and bieved, notwithstanding the bal beartodoss humiliation in the German war seat him toad of self-styled Liberal. In the meanwhile no. in London in 1970, and he was consigned to a other after has been brought forward which private lunatio asylum. A cure having been also promises improvement in the general cffened tie was af at liberty, but feand that condition of Holland. Mr. Houton lately 100,000f, had been sbstructed from him durlar, presented a Bill for regulating the work of the period of his derangement. This Joss and children in factories. He proposed that no olter troubles led to a second loss of his rokann, caud under twelve years should be allowed to and, this time all his property, it is suid, dis- work at all, valcas special action has been appoured, an that the Greek knight and pace obtained from the communal authorities. Such fortunate criar fened among as little more permission will only be granted en the cond.tban a panper's grave, -Olobe. tion that the child does not work wore thnu six konry, and that in the day time. It is fur- ther stipulated that on no account shall child's einention be Interfered with; and there. fore, no child shall be allowed to work unleas it is proved that be or slic attends school for at least three houra a day.
THE DEBTS OF THE WORLD. (Pall Mall fascite)
It may be necful at the present moment, whea our attention is being prominenty directed to our own expenditure, to reflect on the burdens") under which other natione ung onhappily groan. ing. It is not a very easy matter to discover the setul indebtedness of either Europe or the world; but it is possible to give an approximate cationic of the tool liabilities of Continental nations. There are seven European nations which owe upward of £100,000,000 each. They
afe:--
Great Britain..
Frauce.
Italy....
Russia.
Austria.
Spain Turkey
COMMERCIAL: INTELLIGENCE.
MAY 4TH, EVENING. Closing rates-Now Patna, 45981 to $6024, cash and credit; Old Patas, 3615 to 2050, cash Ard erodit; New Beaures, $550 to $555, caab and orodis: Old Benares, $5.50 to $555, cosb and onedit; Malwa, $500 to $600, cash and cru- i div
EXPORT CARGOES.
Per steamship Quang So, for Yokohama and San Francisco
TO YOKOHAMA 810 pkgs. Merchandise. TO NAGASAKI -10 pkgs. Merchandize. To Hogo-106 pkge. Merchandise.
TO SAN FEARCIACG-7,695 bags Rise, 50. boxco Opium, 191 pkgs. Tea, 200 Boxes Oil, 2 boxes Sewing Sith, 100 bags Black Pepper, 1,625 pkgs. Sundries. $750,000,000 TO CALLAO-1 box Patna Opium 7 pkgs, -7:15,000,000* -| Merchandise,
To Unesco.1 pkg. Sundries.
86-1,000,000
335,000,000
300,000,000
261,000,000
184,000,000
$2,944,000,000
The debt of the German Empire amounts to a little over £35,000,000. The different Statee composing it, however, oue in the aggregate about £173,000,000. The liabilities of the pire way, therefore by probably placed at about £208,000,000. The debts of the eight most heavily incumbered European countricu may in this way be raised to about £3,153,000,000!
TO NEW YORK-97 pkgs. Silk, 80 pkgs. Essential Oil, & pkgs. Merchandise.
-SIFAHER. -
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares.-60
per cent, propio. Union Insurance Society of Canton. new shares
-9000 per share premium. Che Traders Insurance Company's Sharea—
3050 per share premium,
Olena and Japan Marine Insuranc-Th. 112
per share,
Chicae Insurance Company.-$20 per sbare
premion.
LACE, MUSLIN, and FENO CURTAINS, MOSQUITO NETS, ANTIMADASSARS, SHORT BLINDS, and TOILET MUSLINS.
FANCY GRENADINES, MUSLINS, and LUSTRES, for Morning and Evening Wear.
TERIALS in the newist tinta.
ALPACAS, MOHAIRS, and other MA-
CHILDREN'S UNDERULOTHING, MÜS- LIN and LAUB SETS, TIES, BOWS, COL- LARETTES, LAGE HANDKERCHIEFS, SUNSHADES, and PARASOLS.
**g▲ Selection of ELEGANT SPANISH OOMBS and MIL- LINERY, in the Latest Noveltios,
LADIES' and CHILDREN'S BOOTS and SHOES.
SO, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. 440 Hongkong, 18th March, 1878.
FOR SALE
FINE Dessert CLARET
Superior Pale Dry SHERRY. Fine OLD PORT.
Apply to
SANDER & Co.
if 983 Hourkony, 29th May, 1872. THE TOURIST'S GUIDE
REDUCED PRICE SE Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objecta of Natural Hatory, Furniture, &o, &o.. with the Panti, and Mandarix Pronun- oiation.
diso a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Party,
The Daily Press Office.
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Morchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flex Crowa
¿CANVAS,
ARNHULD, KARBERG & Co. 1130 Hongkong. 11th May, 1887.
a
There are six other tries to Hurope Efongs Fire Insurance Company's Shari B PORT for the year 1872. Proo10,
which owe their creditors more than £10,000,000
bol less than £160,000,00. They are
Holland
Portugs!
Belgian..
Grace....... Roumania..
Douinark....
£280,000,000
64,000,000
27,000,000 18,000,000
13,000,000 12,000,000
£214,000,000
These six countries, then, uid £114,000,000 to
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$$25 per sbare preminu
Obina Fire Insurance Company's Stars-884
por share premium.
Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-
$15 per share premium.
NOW. READY.
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE.
Apply at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong, lat Fahrmary, 1893
FOR SALE,
MP A
HA
NE
Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's CVEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN
Shares-6 per cent.diacuant.
Hougkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Share18 per cent, penir.
Shangbai Steam Navigation Company-Tle, 110
per share.
abarc.
our previous wotal, and raise the national Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-265 per liabilities of Earopy to £3,366,000,000. It must be remembered that we have excinded Hongkong Hotal Uompany's Shares-6 per from thie estegory all fractions of a million. cent, discount.
REIMS,
Suml. Step
Hopkins,
Butterfield & Sira... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. Hongkong Vogel, Engedain & Coá, Hongkong Rossell & Co........ Hongkong Vagel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Luke Russell & Co.....
Hoaglong Tack-ice & Co... Hongkong Remedios & Co... Hongkong Brandão & Co
Hongkung Mesengarius Maritinias..,
Wm. Pustan & Co.... ........Wmi Puatan & Co... Hongkong Butterfeld & Swire
Menageries Maritimes.
For Sale.
SAYLB & Co.
On of about Wt innt.
niot dispatch.
nior dispatch, Quick dispatch..
nick dispatch.
On or about 5th inat
quick dispatch.
Quick dispatch,
nick Mapatch,
.................nick patah.
Quick disputela.
Quick dispatea.
Juick dispatel.
„To-morrow, at noon.
Quick dispatch.
Vessels on the Berth,
·OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI,
Intinations.
A MIRLAB & 00.. QUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT
PLUMBERS. COPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS, No. 1. Queen's Road Fankind Nullak Lane,
"Opposite H.K. Naval Doak Yard, tf 387 Hongkong, lut Marsh, 1871.
NOTION.
Post-Office Notifications.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET"
Baglik-truct-let-ADBA- will be disputabcil with the venni flails-for Europe, &,on SATURDAY, the 190, M7,
4t noon.
Stoney Orders on any of the Money Order Ofer in the United Kingdom will be grautod until P.M. on the 9th May.
in
THE Uadersigned her to inform the Beth Tons of the Colony, that he is rely o give LESSONS in ENGLISH and FRENCH, end aoliette their kind patronage. Terma moderate. Apply to J. M. HANLON, No. 12, Aberdeen Street, Hongkong.
6m 310 Hongkeng, 5th February, 1878,
HE Undersigned have been appointed
Sole
The Post-Offee will be igen witil 6 r.kau în
May.
Letters, ko, may be posted during the night the box left open for the reception.
·Letters for registration will bo receivel nati! 10.8, on the 10th May.
Letlera may be posted until 10 a.m. on the 10th May, without hale fee.
Lestere ported after 10 a.. on the "Joihi
Agents for the Sale of their Goods in ↑ Mag, will not be forwarded, unless the late Houghtong and China by Meara, J. & R. Ten- Fw o 18 dents each ne well as the postage la sent, Glagow, and Messrs. David Corsar& Sons prepaid. Arbresti.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & O‰ if 419 Hongkong, January, 1967,
70.00 HOW DOCK,
RIVER MIN.
THE above granite floored DOCK, of the THE
following Dimensions, viz: Length, D Eset, Breadth at Buttom, 40 feet, la papable of receiving Vessels drawing 13 to 10 feet, as the
HAVE just opened to undermentioned Taking Uarge and Passengers abthrough rates for state of the Tides will allow. The Dock runs
GOODS ---
TAILORING DEPARTMENT. SCOTCH TWEEDS and ANGOLAS, for Suite,
FANCY CLOTHS for Inght OVEROOATS.
COATINGS for Spring Wear. FLANNELS, DRILLS, and DUCKS, for
Suita.
QUILTINGS for VISTS, BEDFORD CORD and KERSEYHERE for Riding TROUSERS.
OUTFITTING, OOLLARS and SCARVES of the nowest styles
REGATTA and OXFORD SHIETS.
The Latest Shapes in FELT, STRAW, PA- NAMA, and PITH HATS,
HOSIERY, UNDERSHIRTS, &c. BOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS, PORTMANTEAUS and BAGS.:
LINEN DEPARTMENT. d. Large Assortment of DAMASK CLOTHS,
NAPKINS to mateb, DOYLIES,
'84 DAMASK for TABLE CLOTHS.
LINEN and COTTON SHEETINGS in all
widthe.
DAMASK, HUUKABACK, an3/TURKISH
TOWELS.
FURNISHING.
LACE CURTAINS.
"ANTIMAŬASSARS,
HANKOW, SINGPO, and POETS in JAPAN.
THE Company's Steamship,
"ULYSSES"
Will be despatched TO-MORROW, the oth izet, at noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply se nj
BUTTERMOLD & SWIRE,
Agente
660 - Hongkong, 5th May. 1873.
FOR SHANGHAI AND HANKAW.
THE Russian Steamer
"TOHIRATCHOFF"
dry to tho Blocks and is pamped out by Steam- The above promises comprise a large Machino- Shop, containing a
WHITWORTH ́a 12-INCH SCREW CUTTING GAF LATHE, DRILLING AND SCREWING MACHINES,. A LARGE SMITHY, &C., &c., t." Large Godowus are on the premises for STOWAGE OF CARGO, &c, S. Block of Woods, Metal, Lo., ko,always on band. The Dock Steam Tag Foosung is omilable at all times to tow vessels to or from Sea, it car rent rates, on application to
·
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The latest time for posting Lctiei at thin Office is 11 a.m., and for Newsmpers, Booke, or Patterna 10. on the 10th May.
Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom via Brindles, or to Sin gapora, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.30 AM. to the time of axiting, on pay. ment of a Lain. Fre of 48 conta eaalín addilión to the postage.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General
Hongkong, 28th April, 1973.
General Port-Ofier,
It is hereby notifind that, a British Post Office having been established ut Swyrną, closed Malia will, in future be exchanged between the British | Post Office at Alesandria and the new Office at Smyrn. The rates of postage, which most le paid in advance, on Correspondence addressol A large to Smyrna, when forwarded by British Packet,
are as follows, viz, i better,...... .................24 conta per i cuncs, Nowapz poro,...
JOHN FORSTER & Co.,
נן
Newspaper.
41
per 4 unners for gach
*
if under 1 ounce.
T
Agenta The ties of Oharges for remstalling, or doak:
4
T
if above 1 ounce and
Book Packets and Patterns,
under 2'suners.
8
*
if above 2 ounces and
under 4 ounces.
8
Do Witt, Maater, expected bere from Singapore en or about the 3th instant, will have quicking vessels for examination, painting iron-ships,
&o, ko,, ean be obtained va application. despatch as-ahore.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
WM. PUSTÁU & Co.,
Agenta.
If 695 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1873,
NOTICE.
TO
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANJAIS. THE Company's Steamship
VOLGA," Captain Flambeau, will be dispatched for
ΤΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ,
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT Hre EXCELLENOY THE GOVERNOR,
AND
To H. 1. H. TEB GRAND DUKE ALEXIS or RUSSIA
TN. DRISCOLL, CIVIL, NAVAL, & MILITARY TAILOR, WOOLLEN DRAPER, HATTER HOSIER, AND GENERAL OUTFITTER. 45 47, Queen's Road, neat to Oriental (f.192]
Banks
[Feb. 1.
A FONG
shortly after the arrivalsof the next French PHOTOGRAPHER
Mail.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agonf 698 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1878.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE. DES MESSAGERIES
'MARITIMES,
PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIB. THE Company's Steamship THE
"IRAQUADDY" Captain Bourdon, will be despatched for
SHANGHAI,
WHITE, PINK, and GREEN MOSQUITO shortly after her arrival from Europe,
C. BERTRAND, NETS.
Principal Agent 697 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1873.
BED QUILTS.
PRINTED, EMBROIDERED, and VEL VET FILE TABLE COVERS.
IRON BEDSTEADS, CHILDREN'S COTS,
-FOR SAN FRANCISCO (direct) THE British Steamor
THE A
"ÙANTON,"
BY APPOINTMENT.
B. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY,
Governor of Bangkong
+
AND TO
H. I. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF
RUSSIA....
Geaors! Post-Office,
for every additional t
ounces,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Dustmaster General,
Hongkong, 11th March, 1973.
It is bereby notified that henceforward the postage on, letters addressed to Newindiant, lows, VIZ which must be paid in advance, will be as ful- When forwarded via 34 nents cath juice
Brinding.
When forwarded-vie) 34
Marseilles
When forwarded, viá į Southampton.......)
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster General.
General Fost-Offico.
Hongkong, 22 February, 1873.
It is bereby naftified for geneval information, Invites inspection of bis large Collection of that the Postage on Letters addressed to. Nor VIEWS of FoocHow, Swarów, Honerore,way, when forwarded ein Southampton, will CANTON, and MA¤ão.
WYNDHAM STREKT,
henceforward be 30 cents for ench Fail ounce. which may either be paid in advance, or it muy | he laft få be evilected on delivery of the Letters. Bon] (Formerly occupied by Athletic Club): [513 | Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional
charge en delivery.
NOTICE.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postinaer Bederal, General Post Office,"
.Hosigkong, 23rd August, 1870,
THE Bakery hitherto sila? KUNG-WO-ZOP
XEE, No. 21, in Endicott's Lane, was es ablished by the co-partnere KWONG SHING- Tore and KwoRG ON-nose, but na KwONG- SHING-FONO desired to retire from the business Jt. is Lereby notified that benecforward the en Sid moon, 17th day, (15th April, 1873) postage on letters addressed to Norway, when after due sutilement of all counts be trane forwarded via ontharaptou, will be 31 cente fered his interest to KWON-CR-TONG, and the per ballounce, prepayant optional. Unpaid Dame of the Bakery has been chungel from lett vs will bo subject to an additional charge
KUNG-WO-ON-RER on delivery. From and after a date of transfer the goods. stock-in-trada, and all known dubts of the shop Lecame the property of KUNG WOON LEE, and KWONG BHING-TONO has no intereat in the business. If any debt not known ana to any person, whether foreigner or native, the party contructing it only will be responsible. For fear of any dispute in future. this notice is given.
KUNG-WO.ON.KEE.
to J. Jaques, Master, expected from Shanghai on KUNG-WO HOP-KER and SPRING MATTRESSES of various size, the 5th inet, will bare iainediste despatch as
BRASS and MAHOGANY CURTAIN above. POLES and FITTINGS.
TOILET, CHEVAL, and GILT CHIMNEY GLASSES.
BRUSSELS, YELVET, TAPESTRY, and FELT CARPETS, with RUGS to match,
FLOOR CLOTHS, in all widths up to
COIR MATS and MATTINGS SALIVARIUMS, FOOTSTOOLS,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI,
in Cases of 1 doz, Quarts,
And, 2 doz. Pints. („For Ladies" Advertiament ses To-morrow'e Is SANDER & Cn.; 865 Hongkong, 6th Marob, 1879.
Bole Agents for China, Japan and Manila, t 215 Hongkong, 15th. Desember, 1871.. NOW READY
and the debts of all States sbisk ave less than Hongkong Distillery Company-25 por cent.THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION 210,000,000 Nor should it be forgotten that discount:
per cent. discount.
EXCHAHOE.
AND
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT,
FOR SALE.
(FROM PORTUGAL)
For Freight ur Cabin Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. 688 Hongkong, Jet May, 1873.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steṇahip
“DIOMED, " will be despatched on or about the 10th instant. | Insurauve risks accepted on behalf of the Covi-
pany as andere
On Ton 32/6, all risks, 23). 7, FPA.
Silk 19 do.
Cargo laken at through rates for New York and Mediterranean Poris. Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
Id 696 Hongkong, Tet May, 1873. STEAM FOR BANGKOK,
If suficient inducement offers will call ut
SAIGON) THE Steamship.
THE
SUPERIOR MALYASIA - WINE, in one the above port.
dozen cuaca.
Do. MOSCATEL DE SETUBAL,
do.
De PORT WINE, (Vintage 1840) do.
By Dr. DEVAN, with many Additions, Corro
Do
Do
Do. Do
PRICE: In Papar Wrappers Neatly Bound...
...$1.50
Apply to
32.00
Apply at the Paiều Prenn. (Vly BREAKFAST CLARET, FOR FAMILY OR MESS TISE
ja most cases the only returns which are Indo-Chinese Bugar Company-70 per cent.
vuiluble are une or two years old, and that, diant. therefore, the national debts of Europe are Hongkong Pier and Godown Company-50tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography. probably greater than the figures at which we have placed them. We shall probally bei within the wash in saying that, without in luding the liabilities of "municipalitia, The ON national debts of Europe excel at the present moment £3,400,000,000. The relative charges: which these debts involve does not correspund) with their relative amounts. Here are a few -of them :--
Fato per deat. Country: -- "DUET
Italy...£360,000,000 £30,50,000 84 France, 743,000,000. 27,700,000...3 England 790,000,000..... 265800,000 Portugal 84,000,000 1,900.000.3 Denmark 12,000,000...... 1,100,000.....:9 Belgium 37,000,000 1,000,000.....4
£2,001,000,000 £88,860,000
If the charge of the other debts is not rela tively greatory, the nation) abilities of Europe involve a barden on its popolation of £134,000,000 @ FERE. The debts of the rest of the world are happily much smaller than those of Europe, but even these are considerable. America of course heads the list. The different American Statey owe→
United States....
£433,000,000
07,000,000
Brazil
Gheads...
21,000,000
Argentine Republic.
16,000.000
Venez
14,000,000
Pero............ Mexico....
14,000,000 10,000,000
£573,000,000
Auia follows America at a considerable dis-
tance. Her chief debts are-
British Indio
Japan......
£108,000,000 27,000,000
£135,000,000
Our different Australian calonios ore in the aggregate £38,000,000. The chief African debta are those of
Egypt...
Merocoo
Cape Town...
£28,000,000
-10,000,000 1,000,000
£39,000,000
The chief debis, then, in each of the five great divisions of the world, amount in the aggregate
u the following sums:-
Europe... £3,400,000,000
America's -------
A3lilaidevenཌིotr༧༧༨ཡཾh-ཀཨངྐཱཝན
African
Australasiamin
573,000,000
135,000,000
29,000,000
· 35,000 006-
£4,185,000,000
LONDON-
f
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Billa, ut 3 months" sight, 4/42
1847): do: 1860,) do.
J. M. V. DE FIGUEIREDO,
Chancery Lane, Nu, 5. 1m 662 Hongkong, 29th April, 1873.1.
74 481 Hongkong, 1st May, 1873
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, YENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTE, AND
·SOUTHAMPTON,
A1,80, BOMBAY, HADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,
:
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmusto: General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 2nd February, 1873.
It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressal to Denmark, when forwarded vit Southampton, will be 98 cents. per half-onnoc, prepayment optional, Unpaid lettera will be subject to an additional aburgo on delivery.
E.W. MITCHELL..
Postmaster Geneval. General Post-Office.:
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1975,
The Post Offer of Victoria (Australia) basing given potice to the Graerul Post Office, in Lan- Son that articles of Jewellery vegeived in that Colony, are eborgoulile with Custom Duties,, the undersignot considers it necessary to minke THE PENINSULAB, AND ORIENTAL STEAM this Regulation known to be Public, and to
NATIGATION
COMPANY'S Steamship atate. tlist any, ktera or puckets' conurining * MADRAS," : Captain BERNARD, with mch articles went through the Peet are Iulde, Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Epocie, and with their contents, to be forfeited. Cargo, vil leave this for the above places on SATURDAY, the 10th May, at noon.
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,,
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873.
for Specie and Farecis at the ofice until 29.3. on
Cargo will be received on board until 2 r.M, | General Post-ffice,
the 9th idem.
"DANUBE," Captain Hopkins, will havo quick despatah For Freightur Passage, apply to “
TACK-MDE & Co.,
Agenti 1715, Iraya West. 100 674 Hongkong, let May, 1875."
FOR SHANGHAL.
For Farticulars regarding Freight and F. sage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office Hongkong JONTENTS AND VALUE OF
PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
It is hereby notified for general inoration that on and after the 1st, August next, the Commission chargeable on Money Ordens * Written Declaration of the Contents Shanghai, and Yokohama will be as follows, issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkongs and Value of the Packages for the Overland vig Route is required by the Egyptian Government. and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Blethew, Master, expected from Shanghai on with Purcels; and the Company do not bolu Company's Agents, with the Bills of lading or or about the 2nd May, will load as above at themselves responsible for any Detention or despatoh.
THE British Steather
“SHAFTESBURY,"
....
Bank Bills, at 6 monthe sight, 3/31 to 4/5 125 BOTTES OF VERY GOOD N of the Grecian Strip Georges, box Ting Canton and at this port, and will have quick Prejudice which may happon from the incor- REFHER the Undersigned por the Ownera BREAKFAST CLARET, in this port, will be respectible for any debts Sealed by the undersigned, may be had for tracted by the Captain, Officers, or Crew of
CARLOWITZ & Co.
Credits, at 5 months' sight, 4/54 to 4/5å Doegmentary Bille,at6 months'
sight. 4/53 to 4/5
OF NIWYORK-*-
Private, & months' eight
ON BOMBAT.-Bank, 8 days' sight 27. nom. OS CALCUTTA,-Bank, & days'sight
ON SHANGHAI,-
Baal, 3 daya' sight.
.747
Bank, 15 days' tight.75
Private, 30 daya' sight......
75%-
SALES ON MAY 3RD, 1873
As reported by Chinese Celton, 40 bales, at $12.74, by Abdoolally to Bhan-hing toong.
Catton, 100 bales, at $11.75, by Parsse mer Churt to Man.bing.
Oston, 108 bales, at $11.50, by Parsee mer. obust to Chen-abing.
Cotton, 5 baler, at $14.60. by Parane nier see merebant to Kiu-hing-cheong.
Cotton, 17 bates, at $11.50, by Parece mor see merchant to Kin-bing.cheong,
Collon, 80 halas, at $13.25, by Parece zeo to Ohnen-sking.
Colton, 72 bales, at $14.25, by Parace mer chant to travelling trader.
(Red Seal.)
for the said yeas
3 Hongkong, 28th February, 1875
G. TUBOST & CO. On 45 Hongkong, 18th March, 1878.
NOW READY.
Hou
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IMPERIAL QUAEZŐ-, ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
An ANGLO-OBINESE DICTIONARY, publialed at the Daily Press Office, Doughong.
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FOR comprehensiveness and practical service
this Work stands unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese bave of late years been compelled to coin to express the numeros ob jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relatione has imposed upon them, are: mer-bere given in extenso. Bach and every word in fully illustrated and explained, forming exer- cisce for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are given, the accents being carefully marked ou the best principle hitherto attained. The typo Cotton, 150 bales, at $11.00, by Parace mer gruphy displays the success of an attempt to chaut to Chenchow merchant.
make the Chinese and English type correspond Cotton, 84 bales, at $10.00, by Pareos, mer-in the sise of body, thereby the corpo
Cotton, 6 bales, at $14.30, by Parsee mer chast to Chan-thing.
chant to travelling trader.
Calton, 67 bales, at $15.00, by. Parsen mor- chant to Kin-bing-otsong.
Colton, 18 bales, at $165), by Parsee mer chant to Tys-bing..
Colton, 198 bales, at $14.00, by Parece mer chant to Kin-bing-cheong!
Cotton, $5 bales, at $15.50, by Parece mer. chaut to Man-hing.
19. 11ANDLEY,
AND COPPER SMITH, BRASS FOUNDER AND GAS FITTER, .99 and 40, Praya West,
SHIP PLUMBER,
Next to the P. & 9. Coul- Stores,
+ 18311 HONGKONG.
(Sept. 15.
couseigné informe Messeurs -20% "Capi
rectness in such declaration, "For Freight or Passage, apply to
The Company reserve the option of forward WM RUSTAU & Coing all goode shipped by their Starmers for Agents Korope through Egypt, sither by rail, or by fall Hangkong, th April, 187 Canal in their owa Steamers, or in vessels.
employed for the purpose.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, HEA 1 100 British Steamer
THE
"CYPHRENES,” Saml. Stephen, Commander, will be despatched for the above port on or about the 5th prox.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
adgenta, S. 8. “ Cyphrener,”
Hongkong, 24th April, 1873. ̧ ̧ {t 632 FOR NEW YORK.
qu'il leur cat strictement interdit d'erabarques Lise de astres de Commueros Français Past Point, des matelota étrangers provenant de Boarding,
laris de ce Conning is aches à la Chuo-HE 41 German Barque
Le Gérant du Consulat de France,
·OF, L. DK÷LA PORÉST. 1886. Hongkong, 24th-Coluber, 1872,
BOW.N
*" JENNY," Hartmana, Master, will load bere and as Wham pos for the above port, and will have inmediato
For Freight, apply to
JONES & 00..depatobi UNDERTAKERS, &c., OFFICE No. 3, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.
Memorial Stoneos and Muments erected. t.327 Hongkong, 21st January, 1878.
12 12 A KWONG-EEE COAL SHOP,
E Proprietor of KWONG-IEE Sunp begs
to inform the Publio that hie Shop has coonomy of space, achieving a clearusse not been established since 1867, at 39, Endicott's previously attained, and dispensing with those Lane, and that he bus always a great quantity vaat margins and vacant spaces which have of BEST COAL in store for Sale Gentlemen heretofore characterized Chinese poblications. or Ship-usters wishing to ralromise bit, are
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the requested to apply at bis Aber following acts are submitted for consideration. 17 18385 Hongkong, 30th July, 1972. Obaloners' Vocabularly contains about 16,000:
872
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 30th April, 1878,
FOR MANILA, THE A1 Spanish Barque
*CONCHITA,"
.
Captain Larrabe. will have immediate despatch
to the above port.
For Freight or Paauge, apply to
SE REMEDIOS & CA tf 609 Hongkong, 25th April, 105.
FOR SAN FRANCISOU. HE American Ship
THE
Mollin, Master, will bave immediate despatch
* SUMATRA,"
For Freight, apply to
as above.
RUSSELL & Co. if 507 Honekone, Ist April, 1873. *FÜR DAN FRANOISUU.
Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst |
INSURANCE COMPANY.. Calton, 23 bales, at $13.25, by Abdoolally to this work contains more that 59,000 English Chuu-shing
Pulchuck, 3 Les, nt $17.00, by Paraca merters. Again, despite all the grammars and
words, and upwards of 500,000 Chinese charac-HK Undersigned baving been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above Uom- chant to travelling trader.
other elementary works as yet published, they are prepared to grant Marine risks at --- Celkon, 117 bales, at $14.75, by Parsee mer-student of this dificult language abeniately re-urrent rates. see merchant to Tye-bing.
quires examples to display the various appli
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.THE 41 British Barque Cotton, 200 baler, at $15.00, by formiga mar- cations and equivalents of different words which
471 Hongkong, 6th March, 1888. chant to Chuen-abing...
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE-
COMPANY, LIMITED.
bave une general messing. Of these examples
White Sugar, 300 bags, at $450, by Yee-shun this work contains more than five times as to travelling trader..
maay as any other Dictionary hitherto pub..
White Sugar, 100 bags at 1.25, by Kwong-lished,
Il we add only £15,000,000 to this total for man-wo to travelling trader. minor omissions, we are compelled to concluile
White Sugar, 270 lugo, at $3.75, by Kio-bing that the nations of the world owe their editors cheng to travelling trader. £1,200,000,000-s sum which at only 45 perfoong ta travelling trades.
Siam Bics, 2010 picule, at $1.45, by Tee cent. must involve a charge of £150,000,000 a yone! The gurea are so stupendous that it is Sidas Bics, 1,000 picule, at 1.48, by Taen hardly possible to comment on them. Bakit is foong to travelling tender.
White War, 1 piece, at 880, by Kong suggestive eirematinee that with pochope force exceptious the United States, Germany, wing-shing to travelling trader. and ourselves—all these cotiátrica are steadily Firmicelli, 30 haga, at $7.00, by Yuet-hing increasing their debts. The greater portion of to travelling trader, them have been created within the memory of
Elephants Feel, 42 piesne, at $295.00, by
the present generation; the majority of them Tack-wee to travelling trader
are rising still with a rapidity which is udding
anually bundreds of millions to the national
liabilities of the world;
✶ it rants of the Hesnet, dent
So the sutkarsins place it at £50,000,000.
For practical purposes the swangement of
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---NOTICE.
SEA MEW."
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MÕIVER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Offer, Hongkong, 26th April, 1873.'
THROUGH U.S. MAIL LINE
FROM ORINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH THEÈ...-- CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC|
· RAILROAD COMPANIES:
On sums mob exceeding £2.78 cents. Above £2 and not exceeding £5.36 Above £5 and not exceeding £7...54 Above 27 and not czuceding £10.79
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
It in hereby notified that Letters addres to France may be sent either pail or unpaid as the option of the seniler; but the postage ou Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot be propuid.
For cack 1 ounce The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addressed to France per French Packes is..................... 12 cents. Per British Pucket, when markeð við
Brit.disi.
Is Per British Panket, woen marked við
Alexandria and Marseilles........... 12 F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genera
General Post-Oßec,
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872.
.
It is hereby notified for gencral information that, the Poutage (which must be puid în ad- vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed·
When forwarded vià
THE S. 5. ALASKA" I leave Hong-ward Island, will beuctforward be me followay T
Long for San Francisco, via Yokohama, viz. MONDAY, the 12 instant, at 3 o'clock r... taking Passengers, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of Lading ure issued for transportation to Yoke
hama and other Japan Forta, to San Franciscu, to principal points in the United States, Cera da, and Europe, vin Overland Railroad and cospecting Lines of Stoumers, and to porte in Mexico and Central and South America.
Brindisi.............42 centeraeb haif-evner. When forwarded via
Marecillca....... When forwarded við:
35 cepts each balf-evince:
Sonthampton... centReach half cmnog
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmanter General, General Post-Ofice,
Rongkong, 28th July, 1870.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable beneforth on Zellers addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond tha
A Seamor of the Company will leave Shang hai about same date, in the Inland Sea Ports, and make close connection at Yokohama,
"The “ ALASKA” will be due at San Fran- cisco Jone Bb, whence daily Passenger United Kingdom, when forwarded by French trains and daily Freight traine" are Prekot, will be the same us thone aburgsable an over the Central and Union Pacific Railroad Lettere forwarded by British Facket via Brin. Lines for Now York, and for all the principal-diei. cities in the interior and upon the Atlantic Sen board..
Palace Sleeping Cars are fun through on these trains, making Drawing Room Cars by 465 Tous Register, will load bere for the above day, and Sleeping Cars by night; and are of port, and will have quick do patob
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. tí 430 Hongkong láth March, 1873.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HEA 1 German Barque
THE
"FERDINAND BRUMM,”
For Freight, apply to port, and will bare quick despatch.
VOOEL, HAGEDORN. & Co. ti 522 Hongkong, 3rd sprit, 1873.. :)
the latest and best American patters, being unexcelled for comfort and convenience.
F. W. MITCH MLL
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 29th April. 1872.
It is hereby notiBod that benceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in avance. At New York, Passengers bare selection of chargeable on Packets of printed payers or Farious lines of Stomers to England, France patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong and Germany.
to the United Kingdom by the United States. Favorable arrangements have becz made for Packets via San Francisco, will be as follows Through Passengers and Freight to America Vi
Calonite, Penang und Singapore, wind,
For a packet not exoceding. Uwance
in weight.
From
the work is so complete, that a referense conformity with the Spool Resolutions to its pages enables a person who under-1 adopted and confirmed at the Extruer- stands English to communicate effectively Baary Meetings of thareholders held on the with natives who understand nothing but Chi-Lab and 15th instanta, altering Clauses No 130, nese. In this respect the work will be found 181, 13%, and 139 of the Articles of Association,754 Fous Bagister, will load here for the above from Swatow, Amoy and Foochow fadispensable to all European reading in (anch changes to take effoot from lat Novem China, and to the mutires themselves it ex bar, 1871), the Net Profits of the Company will, plains subjects fully with which very few in from that date, be distributed as follows, vi dred of them are perfectly acquainted. o Two-thirds (3rda) to all contribuitors, abe- partios residerit in England and interested in ther shareholders or not, in proportion to Chins it cannot but be valuable occasionally. the not amount of premis contributed by
It comprises upwards of two thousand large each.
|HE Oudersigned being, about to leave the Ope-third (1/3rd) to Shareholders generally, Colony peruzamently, Mr. STOUT, D.D.8., Recording to the power of shares veld by sorseeds bin in the Practice of Dentistry in each.
Bongkong from the las proximo,
WINN, D.D.S.
Em 509 Hongkong, 29th Murub, 1873.
Tack-men to travelling trader.
Elephants Teeth, 5 pieces, at $225.00, by quarte pagen..
Black Sessamums, 100 bags, at $8.00, by
Fook-loong to travelling trader.
Gypsum, 100 bales, at $1.10, by Fook-loong to travelling trader,
TRUBNEK & Co.." GO, PITERNOSTKE ROW; W. H. BELL "DAILY TRX8OFACE, HONGKONG.
AUGUSTINE HEARD &-Co..
General Agents. 1. Alexandra Terrooj tl 314 Hongkong, 16th February, 18:2,
Return Passage Tickets issued at a reduction of 20%, on regalar rates,
No Freight received after noon of the 11th instant. Paroel Packages received nutil 5 F. same day, all Packages should be marked to address in fall; value of enme is required.
For further information to Passage Freight, apply at the Agency of the Cowyear, Prays Wezt
T. A. HARRIS.
Hongkong, May 1, 1873.
#gent;
For a packet above 1 ounce not ex
ceeding 3 ounces,
For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
coding 4 ounces
and eight ecuta for every additional fouronncer. These rules apply to Printed Cireulas, Price Tisto, Market Reports, and all printed papers, rather than Newspapers, as well as to Books
and Trade Fatteras or Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, Gezal Post Office,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870,
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