TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
* DINNER.
THE “CHALLENGER.”
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 17tя. 1878
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
VKOLAME
Jenny....
LONDON sio SUEZ CANAL Giyases (str.)... NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO
D Do.
SAIGON....
CAPTATE
........'kfartmann...........
Galley of Loreo (str.). Robinson. MacGregor (str.)..
Moonbita.
„Barrabe......
Įkindraðond....
Nasvy Conátante....
Moratoeba... Fabio
Aating
(Huary)
Espérande
Jiten zich (str.).
Gudlou Muurrat...........
Rigodi Whitton. Burnie
Achilloa (str.) Pei-ho (str.... Laban.......
SWATOW, AMOY & FOOUJIGW Tesso (br.).
One of the greatest pieces of extravagance an Her Majesty's surveying, ship: Challonger, Prosed in this scantra:is devoribed be a New Captain G. §. Nares, matred at St. Thomas C -York-correapon lont of the Boston Franscript 1216-1tof Mareli, just us the mail-nas losving- Is ocentred in the shape of a private dinner for Bugland. The voyages from Tenerife had. given pë Belincaiço's. A wealthy Carmen imcupied 30 days.·• The usual program ne eks porter, who his retired from business, and was to furt saile early in the morning of every alter About to lease, for Europe, decided, before sto day, put the ship andersson, obtain leaving Amerien, to invite his friante todiunding-haul of the dredge and, werin tom дег. Carnes-ware ordowed for 74 gineata, and|peratures at every 100 fathoms from the surface eto duache gras given to Delmoniga for the down to 1,503 fathers, then at duck sail was
MANILA, dinner. The lane banquet hall of that ealaín made. Occasionally, the weather was? blishment was scored the us fall where calm or the dredge had evine op empty the day Do. the innere in Dickers and Tyndall, were before, or there was reason to suppose the Do given, at the rate of $15 a ticket. For newly amature of the bottom had changed, mero fre |
| BANGKOK.. werk the amplayées of Delanico were onged goon: observations wore obtained. Thus the
YOKOHAMAI. in preparing forthindimer. A table feet wide, sounding line and dredge have been kept non- extending the whole length of the room, was constantly going. The former showed that SHANGHAI. etrnoted. In the centre of it an artificiul pond pretty levél bottań runs off from the African. was made, with a fountain, while around the coast, deepening gradually to a depth of 3,125 FOOCHOW. fountain live assoms were Bunting. Of course fathome at about one-third of the way ouro the port was engol over. The centre of the to the West Indies. If the Alps, Mont Blano, table wanbanked with dowers, from the water's and all, were auborged at thia Apor, there edes, ntenst of over 13000. Perfume foam would still be half mile of water above them. tains were constructed ir Tarions parts of the Five hundred miles further west there is a coun tible, and to add to the intoxication of the paratively shallow part, a little leas than twa, souads, Barstein's full bad of 35 pieces was miles to depth, The water ther deepens again engaged lo furnish the paste, The dinner to three miles, which continues close over
ommenced at 5lcok prend lasted a compls the West Jod ea at the degunt apota bathi of hours, after winnh dancing took place until the est ad wees side of the Atlantis, the midnight, when the dinner for supper, it dredge brought up a quality of dark red clay. war then called we reanime for an hour or which contined just auficient animal life to tan, followed by dancing mutil 4 o'clock in the prove that life existe ut all depths. Nu die morning. The bill for the dinner amounted to anity was experienced in obtaining thang đéop. just $10,000.
sen drudgiage, and it was merely a question of patience, oeeb haul occupying 1 hour. In depths over two miles little s been found, bus that little wae totally new. One of the lions of the oruise is a new apagina of lobafei perfectly transparent. The Challenger, not content with obtaining animals, with eyes so fully developed that the hody may be all to be an appendage to the eyes rather than the eyes to the body, has now dredged up a new crustaden, in which the body has cat ftasli clear of ste eyes altogether, and the animal is totally blind,
CHARGES AGAINST A JUDGE, At the Royal Cones of Jersey, Mr. Joshua Je Bailly, 61, one of the senior Fudges of that Court, and chairman of dirotors of the Mer entile Union Bank, now in liquidation, wna placed at the bar on churges of embezzling various acabrities which had been deported in the bank for auto kerping, and alao with mak ing fulme and froudulent statements to the liarehet lara na to the road position of the bank, Mor Mojesty's Attorney General Ta
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For Sale.
SAYLE & CO.
AVE just opened in ASSORTMENT of - GOODS, - comprising the following, which are all of the LATEST ZUROPEAN STYLES:-
LADIES COSTUMES.
SILK JACKETS.
MUSLIN OVERSKIRTS.
PRINTED CAMBRIO WRAPPERS. far Morning wear.
TRIMMED and UNTRIMYND HATS.
čo.
·dio.
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
Batterdald & Swire... Hungkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Ca................. ................. The China Trans-Pacific 8. Hongkong P. M. S. S. Co....................... Hongkong Remedica & Co...... Hongkong Brandão & Co...
Mówitz & 00..
aggio Hongkong Kwong Lee Yuen, or th Hongkong Frederia Degmae......y Hongkong Micasagerie Maritimes.
Butterfield & Eviro ...lcasageriem Marítimes... rongkong Carlowitz & Ch Hongkong Douglas Lapruik & Co.....
For Sale.-
FRICKEL & Oo. havo jret recvive₫ -
~Invoicos of
gant Americana El. Plas, IE FITOREKS.
TEA and COFFES SETS. DINNER SERV1008. do. TOILET SETS. HAMMONY, large and small.
| Cracked WHEAT, large and small,
Russian CAVIARE.
:
ča.
ANCHOTIES, in swali kegs. HERRINGS, in anal kege.
ASPARAGUS and Gerwüz. VEGETABLES,
assorted.
Weatphalien HAM, Prime Quality, Smoked Gernuin SAUSAGES, Prime Quality. RYE FLOUR.
lo 720 Rongkong. 8th May, 1873. BREAKFAST ULARET, FOR FAMILY OR MESS USE.
GOOD"
fife. A. thall conceal for Jersey It bus ue eyes, or even the true of an sya. 3 STRIPED LAWNS and SATIN CLOTES 125 BREAKFAST CLARET,
for Costumes,
FANOY STRIPED MOHAIRS
AND
it with the most beautifully developed, delicate, lady like claws, if one inay ve term, it is possible to conceive, Nearer the West Indies, in a depth of only alt quilo, spine similar cresterea were bachabt up, and here the clawe, i longer than the body, are armad throughout with a multitade of splke-like teeth, looking more like erocodile'a jaw than anything else. A few blud animals have been fund, be. fore in the dark cares of Kentucky and eise: where, but these are totally new. At a short PLAIN, FIGURED and STRIPED JA- distance froni Teneriffe, in a depth of a mile and a Lalf, a rich and extremely interesting
the latter was unfortunately dead. It is a
GRENADINES.
FRENCH PRINTED SATIN CLOTHS.
the prisoner was defended by Advocato Darell. The indictment cumprises six counts, and charges the prisoner with baving, without the annetion of his two co-trustees, or of any of the peraons interested, removed from the oustody of Glyn, M. and Car, bankers, London, Sardinian bonds value £3,000, and deposited the pmr cliteral security with the Mo tropolitan Bank, the London ngente of the Mercantile Union Hark; given the recurity of the said lank for a ton of £4,00obtained from Mr. P. J. Simon on his own private néconat, for popises connected with the Imperial Hotel; pelet number of arcurities with the Oban-haul of sponges and coral was obtained, bot nel Islande Bank as collateral aconrity fer so advance of £1,000 to the Mereutile Book white species, as large and brary as the pink FRENCH Iran lely disused of sovuritios vaine 23,000 curst of the Mediterranean. There are great belonging to Mr. J. Denn, and similarly dealt hopes of obtaining a specimen alive. Tas na with £300 Quemaliud Bonds, the property of ma of thi hottom Baght ep and the way the Mian Peugdeatre: illegally issued, during the trawl and dredge frequently catch in leng years 7872 and 1873, 15,000 one-pound notes, dragged alozi prore, sadoubtedly, that the inte-dating them January 1, 1864, this issue be bottom of the sea, even at great depths, is not ing in opposition to a decision of n meeting of so smooth and free from rocks ne has hitherto; directors in Janory, 1873; and with knowingly been sopposed. A conclusion drawn from this presenting a false report of the state of the fact is it considerable morament of the! hank to a meeting of shareholdera in February her at the bottom must be going vu. The 1972, repreating the affairs to be in a vinst Challenger will remain at New York until che Bourishing condition, riepasmending a dividend 25th of April, and as Bermuda until the mail of Beven percent, and an increase in the salaries arriving on tra-8th of May, after which she of the clerke, the bank being at that time in an | will tail for Madeira, carrying another section. insolvent condition, The prisoner pleaded line aavoss the Atlantic.
PANDSO CLOTIF,
in all the Now Shades.
PRINTED CAMBRIUS AND
BRILLIANTS.
oil fast Colore, for Ladies' Wrappers.
BLACK and COLORED SILKS.
LADIES' BILK SASHES.
VALENCIENNES, DUCHESSE, and MAL TESE REAL LACE COLLARETTES
MUSHIN SLEEVES.
LACE TIES. LINEN CUFFS and COLLARS. HABIT SHIRTS.
LADIES'
LACE HANDKERCHIEFS.
*x1 CHILDREN'S UNDER- CLOTHING and BABY LINEN,
of all kinds.
HAIR BRUSHES and COMBS,
SOAPS and PERFUMERY,
HOSIERY and ABERDASHERY.
c..
KID GLOVES
bitur
&o.
$24
BOTTLES OF VERY
{el Sal,j Selected by the undersigned, may be had for
G. DUBOFT & Co. Gta 435 Hongkong, 18th March, 1873.
FOR SALE,
PAG NE VRUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN
BELMS,
in Cases of 1 doż. Quarts,
and, 2 doz. Pints. SANDER & Co., Bols Agenta for China, Japan and Manila 2151 Hongkong, 15th December, 1571, THE TOURIST'S GUIDE - REDUCED PRICE $1. Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Formture, &c. &c. with the Punti, and Mandarin Pronun
Kution.
Alen a few copies of the (HRAMMAR of the Obiacer Larrungo, in two' Parta,
The Daily Press Offee.
AND TENNENT'S ALE
PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS', Merchant Navy Nury Boiled Long Max Crown
OANVAS..
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 1st 1190 Hongkong 11th May, 1807
NOW READY
Intimations.
NOTICE, TO BE DISPATCHED - Undersignol begs to inform the Door- IT cons of this Colony, that the 1s Tenly to
Un or about th inst ¿Quíor dispatch. Quiok dipatah. Co. On the 24th ival., at 4P.M.
On 22nd inet, at 8 F.. Cuick diapalah.
On or about 17th inst quick disputob.. Yonnick dispatch..
Quick dispatel inigk dispatch,
On or abợc 1-17th, inst, Quink dispatch. - Quick dispatch. To-morrow, a: 8, A; M.
Vessels on the Berth.
·QUBAN STEAMSRIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Pancagers at though ratce for HANKOW, NINGO, and PORTS in
- JAPAN:
THE Company's Stomalip
"ACHILLES,"
will be despatched on or about the 17th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. 51 24 Hongkong, 18th May, 1873. FOR SWATOW, AMOX, AND FOOCHOW.
THE Steam-bip TH
:
*YESSO," Captain Barcis, will be despatched for the above ports TOMORROW, the 18th inat, at 8 4.M.
For Freight and Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPŘÂȚE & Co.
54 751 Hongkong, 14th May, 1873,
-P. M. S. §. Co.
HE Steamer
THE
MACGREGOR"
will be despatched for Sin Frkucism, via Yoko- hama, on THURSDAY, the 2ad zastant, ut S o'clock P
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of Lading will be issued for transportation to Yo- kobama and other Japan Porta, to San Fran. cisco, to prino pal ports in the Cited States, Csunda and Europe, via Overland Bailroad. and congesting Lines of Steamere, and to porta in Mexico and Central and South America.
For Freight or Gibin Page, apply at the Agancy of the Company, Praya West.
T. A HARRIS,
701 Hongkong, 15th May, 1873.
give Lessons in ENGLISH and Francя, and solicita their kind patronage, Termos modovato.
Apply to J. M. HANLON, No. 12, Aberdeen, Street, Hongkong.
6m 10 Hongkong. 5th Fabrwire, 1873,
SWATOW
STEAM TOG ORPHAN.
Post-Office Notifications.
A mud anti elane: 4.30'p it. For Manila For Falvadora, to-day, the 17ljn
inst.
For Souto, Amy, and Fouchow --Per- York da, to-morrow; the 18th inst.. at 7.30 A.M.
JO
For Mini-Per Couchta, ou Monday; the
inst., at 3.30 г..
* Par Singapore, Pening, and Cafentia,-Per | Itadium Mail Prekot Histeria, on Tuesday, tho
20th inst. ut 2,30°P.M..........
MADS BY THE “ PRENGU PACKET"
The Frenul Mail Packet
will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 17th May, at noon, with the Mails-
E now and powerful Storming ORFILIN, Optain MCCASLIB, is now open to tow vessels tử or frùm een, un reunovable terms,
FREWIN & Oè,
To and through the United Kinglon,vis Agenta, Marscilles; to Frames and other Continental States (la a closed and to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Australia and New Zealand,
608 Satow, 15th April, 1978. -
MILLAR CO.. 4.
PLUMBERS.
HOUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT COPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS No. 1, Queen's Ryad Brat und Nullah Lane, Opposito H.M. Naval Dock Yard, If Berkong, 1st March, 1971.
Iné informe Messieurs on Capi-
taines de tren de doseura qu'il leur est stricteraent, interdit d'embarques dea matelets.étrangers provenant de Bourding Houses mulcre que reilea ufuhoðs à la Chancel leria de ce Consulat.
Le Gérant du Consulat de France,
OB. L. DA LA POREST. 188 Hongkowe, 24th Ostaber, 1973.
FOODBO W DOCK.
RIVER MIN.
EVICE above grouse foored DOCK, of the L following Dimensione, viz Length, 30 foel, Breadth-it-Buttom,-40-fect, is capable of receiving easels drawing 18 to 18 foot, as the state of the Tides will allow. The Dock rúna
ar to the Blocks and is pumped out by Steam, The above promises comprise a large Machine. Shop, containing a
|
Adum, Beyobulus, Fontion and Mauritius. Suez
and ́Alexandria,
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &c.
until 11 a...on the 17th instant, after which no betters can be rescired.
Money Orlomon-any-of-the MMey-Order- Offices in the United Kingdom will be gunted Until 8 .. the lich indient
Lettera for Registration will be received until 10 m. on the 17th instant,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 10th May, 1873.
MAILS. BY THE “ UNITED STATES PACKET" The Baited States' Mutil Packet ** MACGRE. COR" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the
instant, at Fr.., with the Mail- For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United States and the United Kingdom.
of Ordinary Letters, Books, Novopapere, &c.. until 2.30 P.X.
The Post Cice will be open forzierezept un
Lestern can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 P.M. to 250 2.50, on paycient of a WHITWORTH's 12-INGH SOBEW CUTTING
Late Fes of Iounts in addition to the Postage.
AP LATHE,
To Propay mons of the Postage to all tho DRILLING AND SCREWING MACHINES,
ubove places by this conte is compulsory. Correspondence inerciently prepaid will lo Á LABOR SMITHT, &c., ko., ke Large Godowns are on the premises for forwarded by the Boglish Packets. STOWAGE OF DARGO, A., Zo. A large the United States must be approribed per Stook of Woods, Metal. de.. &c., ilwaya on hand.
Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and
The Dook Steam Tag Woong is availablert MACGREGOR. and that addressed to the all times to tow vessels to or from Sea, at eur-United Kingdom must be anperscribed "pið.
San Francisco," rent rates, on application to
JOHN FORSTER ́& Co.,
Agents The list of Obarges for remetalling, or dock. ing vanels for examination, painting iron-ships,
au beuttained na application. 1:25
Mir
NOTICE.
www
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. -PAQURBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
STEAM FOR
4
Agent SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT
DR GALLE, ADEN, SUBZ, ISMÄĪĻA, PORT SAID. NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; $530, MAKE, ST. DENIS, AND REUNION.
· FOR SAN-FRANCISCO.
THE QUINA · TRANS-PACIFIC STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. ·
THE Chartered Steamship
"GALLEY OF LOBNE,"
IE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION Robinson, Master, will be despatched as above
AND-
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT,
on SATURDAY, the 24th instant, str..
Cargo sad Pasvoogers will be taken at eur..
IN SATURDAY, the 17th May. 1873, at nom, the Jumpsay's & 5." 474, Upar mandant ROTEAD, with MAILS, PASSEN.
GEBS, EPEDIE, and CARGO, will leave this
Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Mareilles, and accepted in
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General General Post Office.
Hongkong, 15th May, 1873.
MAILS BY THE " ENGLISH FAOKEN"
The English Contract Packet “TRAVAN. CORE" will be dispatched with thevismul Maija ¡ for Europe, đe, on SATURDAY, the 24th
instant, at nom.
Money Ordera on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 por on the 23rd instant.
The Post-Ore will be open-antil 8 P. on the instant.
- Lettera, ko, may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registratior will be received until 10 A.M. on the 24th instant.
Letters may be posted until 10 a.st. on the 24th instant, without late fee.
instant, will not be forwarded culces the Leic Lettere posted after 10 A.- on the 24th tanto custa tach as well as the postage is prepaid.
The latest time for posting Lettors at this Patterns 10 a.. on the 24th instant Office is 11 A.M., and for Newspapers, Books.cr
Lute urtors but Letters only) addressed to
Thir Steamer has excellent accommodation transit through Marseillar for the principathe United Kingilom við Brindisi, or to Sir.
By Dr. Devas, with many Additions, Correc-rent rate. ts, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography,
Paxen la Paper Wrappers,
Neatly Bound.
Apply at the Dila Pecas Office
$1,50
$2.00
IHB Undersigned being about to leave the Colony permanently, Mr. STOFT, D.D.S., sacaceda him in the Practice of Dentistry in Hongkong from the iss proximo.
LH WINN, D.D.S.
Not Guilty," and the Court (consisting of the Bailif and two Judgas) ovlerat binó to be sent
PARENTAL LOVE.-BY A LADY.--No love is by triat before a jury at the Bay Assizes. Ap plication was made to admit the prisoner to true and tender as the love our parents il, he having already, undergone five weeks' us, and for nene pre we av ungrateful. detentina in gol, but the Court deferred pre-thing we deserve. Especialy may car mothers We take it a matter of courses one. nmning or the application till after having toil and deny themselves, think all nigh; and gone through the depositions-Times.
labour all day, without reeiving any thanks TUS PORYOISE AT BRIGHTON. whatever. Frons the day when she walke nil Mr. Henry Len, F.LS, writes in Land and wight with as while we ecream, to the day Water-have seen propostes darting and when she bele make our wedding dress and playing around the how of 'n ataumer going at gives us those cherished pearls which she wore the rate of 15 or 16 miles an hour, and some-le ber zirlhood, we do not half recognise her. time shooting whend of her on if she were at love for pa. Never until we are parante or- mur; nul, lying down in my boat, and peep-selves do we quite emprebend it. Yet, in ing motionless over the gunwale, I have watch there anything like it The lover may desert ed a paroise suckle her young one, gambol with forme bright beauty, the kushand it, nt fondle it at the surface of the water; but grow indifferent when we have been his a little to-fuse an unintermpled, Ursadritis view of all | while, the friend be only a scabser friend. its perements was a new, delightful, heart-stirnud. By when riches vonist, or when we are too ving sight for me, and no often louged for. We sad to amuse; but cur parents love ne best in ay understand theoretically the construction one sorrow, and hold us deurer for any evange and purposes of the 'imbs und orguus of an saior disfigurement. There isn't much of heaven inal but, see then in use, and a new light here ou carth; Lat what there is of it in chiefly Breake in on ng. The dead intline traced by giren to na in a parent's luvv. the student je vivified as onen by the glorious ADVT Berkeley, Sept. 1869-Cantlemon, touchce of a Master's hand, and placed before I feed it a duty I owe to you to express my gra us in all the beauty of life and harmony of metitude for the great benefit I have derived by tion. Few ps, probably, are aware that taking Novion's Canon le Pila I applied the parole a nosa fish, bat a warm blonded, to your geat. Mr. Bell, Burkeley, for the Jung-breathing animal which suckles its you. above-named Tille, forwid in the sto anch, Its tail is not fore and aft' as in fishes of its from which I suffered excruciating pain for a For Gentlemen's Advertisements Tourrow'. Hongkong and China by Meara, J. & R. Ten hape, but 'athwart whips; the fint blade being git of time, having tried nearly every re spread out horisontally, not perpendically. Imedy prescribed, but without deriving any had not looked at our porpoise for two accouda benefit at all. After taking two bottles of your lefor the ase and weet of this arrangement value pills 1 was quite restored to my usual lecane apa) 15. I observed that tire til state of health, Please give the publicity for is the only propelling instrument. With a the benefit of those who may thus be afflicted. hardly noticable alternating pressure upward 1 am, sir, yours truly, HEXRY ALLPAFS.- and downward against the water, it impacts &To the Proprietors of iouTON'S CAMOMILE mt gracefal nodulating movement to body, which I may compare to a hora's canter, or, still more correctly, perlamps, to the sction of a large dog at full speed, expected to see NORIM little use mare of the front fus as pad.
PILSA."
(2281 1198 Jane 29
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOM.
MAY 16TH, EVENINÒ,
dex, hu over when the animal is in rapid Closing rates-New. Patan, $5×5 to 2590: motion hey bang nearly straight down from New Benares, $5574 10 2560; Old Patas, $645 the sides, and only a po into play when it to $850, Old Benors, 3545 to 8530, nominal; wishes to change is enrec or to rise to the Malya, 595 to $605; calcs to the natives ou Barthes to " In the first case, a slight credit at $605, five quality drug, free of allow alteration in the angle of presentation of the 400.
advanced edge of one or muer of the &us on SER
it to act as a radder'; and for the latter purpose both are raised towards a horizontal position,
aa bird spreads its wings; the aetion of the
EXPORT CARGOES.
Per American ship Sumatra, for San Fran-
Ciser-
tail is stopped, and with the impetus previously 10,979 bags Rice, each 50lbs.: 841 rolls gained, the porpoise sous qcatly to the surfios. Hatting, 725 boxes il, 592 jars 8y, 135 jars
-མྦྷ
UN LONDON
EXCHANGE.
Kios
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET, - HONGKONG;
AND. AT SHANGHAI, -
Isaye
369 Hongkong, 7th March, 1878.
FOR SALE. (FROM PORTUGAL) NUPERIOR MALVASIA WINE, in one
Jozen Custs.
Dɔ, „MOSCATEL DE SETUBAL, Do: PORT WINE, (Vintage 1840.) a. Do
1047) do. Do.
1860,) do.
Do. Do.
Apply to
OUSE
1, Alexandra Terrace,
2 509 Hongkong, 29th March, 1878.
E. R. HANDLEY,
AND SHIP PLUMBER, H
COPPER SMITH, BRASS FOUNDER AND GAS FITTER, 39 and 40, Fruya West, Next to the P. & 0. Coul stores,
*** 16911 HONGKONG.
Sept. 15
Fik Undersigned have been appointed so of
Agents for the Sale of their Goodsin
places of Europe.
Shipping orders will be granted till noon, and gapore, may be posted on board the Facket from 11.30 .. to the time of sailing, on pay. Cargo will be received on board untilment of a Late Fer of 40 cents cack in addition General Agents Specie and Parcels antil 3 o'clock r.m. on tacto ile postage. 10th May, 1873. (Parcele are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offee. Contents and value of Packages are required.
for Cabin Passengers, and an experienced Sar- geon is on Bourd,
· RUSSELL & Uo,
103 725 Hongkong, 9th May, 1973.
GOKAN UTDAMSHIP JUMPANY.
FOR LONDON vit SUBA GANALL THE Company's Steamship
T
"ULYSSES"
will be drapatohed on or about the 9th instant. Iaurane-riska oceptet on behalf of the Com
Fany as under-
Un Tea 82, all riske, 234, *1, E. P. A. ... Sur 18%. do. Cargo taken at through entes for New York and Afoditerranean Peris Apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
12 712 Harkoog, 7th May, 1873.
FOR MANILA.
mer, Glasgow, ama Messrs. David Corsar & Sons 13VHE 1 Spanish Sbip. Alrostl
ANNITOM. O, KATCHERG 419 Hongiring, Januare, 1837.
ÁFUNG,
4ks.
PHOTOGRAPHER
BY APPOINTMENT TO
. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY,
Governor of Hunglung;
AND TO
TH
For Inither particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.
G. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent
Hongkong, 7th May, 1873, STEAM POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT UE GALLÉ, ADEN, SUBZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- THKRANEAN PORTS, AND
· SOUTHAMPTON;
A 180, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUITÀ, THE PENINSULAR AND Okisntal Bika
F. W. MITCHELL,
Peakmuster Genciul
Hongkong, 13th May, 1973,
Gonere! Post-Gilden.
It is hereby notifieðila, a British Post ce having been established at Swyrus, closed Maila All; in futuret» exchanged between the Kistish Post Office at Alexandria and the new Oiling ut Buyrna. The rates of postugy, which must be paid in advance, on Correspondence addressed Lo Bayrne, when forwarded by Britiah-Puckest, are as follows, via.:
Letter, 20 cents per 3 ounce." Newspapers,
TRAVANCORE," Captain 0. H. BASTLEY, Book Prekots with Hor Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Patterns, "SALVADORA‚”
nd Cargo, will leave this for the above places Captain Horomechcu, will be despatshed for the on SATURDAY, the 4th May, at noon. above port on er ábout the. 17th instant.
For Freight or Paasige, apply be
BRANDAO & Co. 74-36 Hongkong, 10th May, 1873.
FOR FOOCHOW.
"LUNAN,"
H. L. H. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF THE British Brig
RUSSIA,
J. M. V. DE FIQŪZIREDO,
Invites impration of his large Collection of Chancery Lane, No. 5. VIEWS of FOOCHOW, SWATÓW, HONGKONG, 1m 662. Hongkong, 29th April, 1878. | CAFTON, and MACAO.
NOW HSADY.
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE60]
PORT for the year 1879. Price $10.
Apply at the Daily Press Office, Honakome, 1st Fäbruary, 1875
FOIL BAL:Bha INE Dessert OLARET
Fie OLD:PORT.
Apply
'SANDER & Ca tf-999 Hongk(ez, 29th May, 1972
NOW READY
...
just so far as to bring the wonderfully mada. Sugar. 305 biles Paper 350 pkgs Tay, 181rior Pale Dry SHERRY. blowale wensenturity into contact with the pka. Crokers, 140 boxes preserved Ginger, externl is the valve opens, the breath escapes 131 hoxes Wine, 100 slabs Tin, 50 boxes
You are intertec izb, tada, OTTER THE Crokerk, 32 boxes Tobacco, a galet punay without the slightest pause, -1,550 piegar Sondrios. the animal descende acum ; id baving de scribed oca ing easy carve, continuce its course. The row porpoise is 4ft 6in. long. The tank in which is a placed is 10 in length, and in its widrat parts 99. from back ten front, not far below the size of a hores dealer's *ride' was all scale. The whole of the first day the splendid beast cantered incessantly from end to end of this, as if shewing ita paces. with the stick and let og behind it. never went to the bottoms, but generally kept at ad-pth of abou: 31t, from the surface, to which O
evended to blow, at intervals of from 15 to
20 seconds. It was evidently very tiodd, and
ON
ON
Dank Billy, on deinand. 4/41 194/4 Bank ita, ut 3 moothe sight,
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight, 4/5) to 4/54 | ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
Uredite, at 6 months' sight.... 454 to 4/5 Documentary Billa, atë months'.
sight..........
'New Yo
Private, & months' sight.
BOUAY-Bank, $ daya" sight 229 to 2293 CALCUTTA, -Bank,3 days sight 929 to 9
SHANGHAI.--
74% to 742
Bank, 3 days' sight......... Bank. 15 days' sight... -Trivate, 30 Jaya' kigh..........................
SHARES.
...75 to 754
fongkong and Shanghai Baat Shares.--574
per cent, premiem.
›
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
An ANGLO-ORINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
twwtww
OR comprehensiveness and practionl service this Work stands unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese have of late years been sompelled to coin to express the numerous ab-1 jotain maabinery photography, telegraphy and in science generally, which the rapid advance
us above.
-Cargo will be received on board until 2 rx,, Specie and Parcels at the office until 3 P.M. on the 28nd dom
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas sage, apply at the P. 40. 8. N. Co. Office. Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
per ounces for encl
Nogpaper.
if under 1 over.
if above 1 ounce and-
andyounes.
unees and
under 4 putera,
2
4
8
if above
*
GENCES.
W W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Geveral.
General Post-Offee,
For every additional
Hongkong, 11th March, 1873:
It is hereby notified that Henceforward the
A Written Declaration of the Contents on letters aldressed to Newfoundland, Captain Whitton, will have fomediate despatched Valne of the Packages for the Overlaid which must be paid in advance, will be at fol
lows, viz. :— Route is required by the Egyption Government, | For Freight, apply to
and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcela; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the inour-. restness in such declaration.
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents, 7d 747 Hongkong, 13th May, 1973,
FOR MANILA,
WYNDHAM STREET, Armerly cooupi 2 by Athletic Club) 1510 LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARIAHE'Spanish Brig
INSURANCE COMPANY.
"NUEVO CONSTANTE*
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, ar "ny
Ti Cntersiguel Laving been appointed A. Fabio, Master, will have quick dispatch for Canal in their own-Store or in vede
Agents in Hongkour for the above Com the aboye Port pay, are prepared to grant Marine risko atFo Freight, apply to
urrent raten.
SSENTING REAND EU #471 Hongkong, 6th March, 1869. POSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, -----
LIMITED.
CAPITAL £500,000.
employed for the purpose.
Shippers of cargo for Kombay, are requested CARLOWITZ & Co....
-to take wote, the theatre levier I Agents.
kong iu correspondence with the Anal Steamers from Gallo to Bombay, may call Colombo.
Td 743 Hongkong, 13th May, 1873,
- FOR SAIGON," HE-FrenchTM Barque
**ACTIVE,”
Captain Henry, will be dispatched for the above
For Freight or Passage, apply to..
HE Undersigned Having been appointed port on the 11th or 12th instant.
Agent for the bore Company, is prepared
to nocept propoanda for Life Assamoces,
For Rates of Premiam, Forms of Proposals, or any other information, apply to
CHAS. IT. MORGAN,
549 Hongkong. 8th April; 1873, ---------------------
COMPANY.
Agent.
KWONG LEGÁ TUEN,
48, Bonham Strand,
03, AH YON,
Kwong Hing, 57, Praya. 719 Hongkong, 8th May, 1878
FOR NEW YORK." 41 German Enque
ยอ
JENNY,"
H. Undersigned haring beou appointed
Agentsof the above Company at this Fort, Hartmann, Master, will load here and at Whats of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to pas for the above port, und will bave immediate bere gizon in extenso. Each and every word is the extent of 880,000 on Buildings,or on tools despatch. oises for students of a most instructive nature. fully illustrated and explained, forming exer stored thereon,
Both the Court and Punti pronauc.alibus aro given, the accents being carefully marked on 110raphy displays the success of an attempt to the best principle hitherto attained. The typo.
Union Inserador Society of Canton, new shares
-$800 per abare premium. Chins Traders, Luaurance Company's Shares
$900 per ebare preniunt.
so keen of night that any uvost movement of the spectators in front of the glass cause it tu shy and swerve. I regret to say it is necca-- sory to place an attendist on guard before the tank to prevent well-dressed and well-educated ladica and gratlemen ansing themselves by frightening boot thing by baring parasola and sticks at it as it passed them. When the building was closed at night it was thought de sirable to allow the porpoise a night light in its obamber. A gas jet was kept burning over ove end of the tank, and. Anding that the creatore Chiria and Japan Sarine Insurance-Ta, was attracted to it, and that it remained in that · per sbaje. curner, fearing to go to the dark parts, we lit Chiae Insurance Company.---$25 per share. three other burnere to cumble it to find flongk-mg Fire Insurance Company's Hams its way aboi. Some of us visited it as 2 $395 per share premium.- e'alck in the morning, and found it wa Chinu Fire Insurance Company's Shares Hing alwly laokward and forward. The per-siare premium. next day it had become a time that it would Victons Fire fasamance, Company's Shar tuke food from the ham, dart off with it, and Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
221 per share preniiam. come back for
more, I ute. 60 tire poutings and smelts the first day, but as it will Shares-10 per cont. discount. Shares--39 per sent. premium.
make the Chinese and English type correspond
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
of Handong, déal. August, 1864.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM this, date until farther notice a
For Freight, upply to
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & 06. tf 672 Hongkong. 30th April, 1973.
FOR MANILA. THE A1 Spanial Bargne
THE
" CONCHITA."
sonomy of space, achieving a clearness not made, on the Premium charged on all Insur to the above poit.. in the size of body, thereby effecting a-Yast Return of Twenty por cent (20%) will be Captain Larrabe, will have immediate despatch previously attained, and dispensing with those ences cffented with tbie Office; dash Retora 34rast margins and roant spaces which have being payable on the faade of the Policy.
beretofore characterized Chinese publication.
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO. Agente, Imperial Fire Insurance Company, tf 1159 Hongrong. 24th June, 1872.
now take dead Esh, there will be less difficulty Hongkong, Uantou and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
in providing food for it. Of this it has given
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration,
Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 1000 PHENIX FIRE (NSI) RANCE COMPANY I
Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English
and Obineac. Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 30,000 English
For Freight or Pussage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. 689: Hongkong, 25th April, 1973.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HEA I British Barque
WSBA MEW,"
of
Skippers are particularly requested to not the terms and conditions of the Company' Black Bills of Lading.
A. McIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Driental Steam Navigation, fo.'s Office, Hangkong, 13th May, 1879.
THROUGH U.S. MAIL LINE
FROM OHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK,
PACIVIO MAIL S. 8. COMPANY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC BAILROAD COMPANIES.
When forwarded vin
34 cents coet 3-cance Brindisi When forwarded viû ) 3 Mararilles S When forwarded vil) 08 Southamptonur
M
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gondol General-Post-Office,
Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873.
It is hereby notified for generni information, that the Lessen Letters adamate diam henceforward be 36 cents for each half cince, way, when forwarded die southampton, will which may either be pak in advance, or it may be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. Enpaid Letters will be subject to an additional ekargo ou delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL. General Fost Office,
Postmuster General.
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable henceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the | United Kingdom, when forwarded by Frenet Packet, will be the same as those chargesbie on Letters forwarded.hy British Parket via Bric- disi.
F. W. MITONELL
· Postmaster General,
General Post. Ofoe,
Hongkong, 29th April, 1872.
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having gires notice to the General Post Office in Lon
"THE S S. "CHINA" will leave Hongkong for San Francisco, via Tokohama, on TUESDAY, the 27th instant, at 8 o'clock P... taking Passengers, Mailu und Freight, for
don that arlisles of Jewellery received in that. Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bill of the undersigned considers it necesary to make Colony are chargeable with Customs Durico, Luding as issued for transportation to Toko-thie Rgulation known to the Public, and to aswa and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco state that any letters cr packets containing to principal points in the United States, Canich articles ant throngh the Post are liable, la, and Europe, via Overland Railroad and with their comments, to be forfeited. counesting Lives of Steamers, and to ports in
| Mexico and Central and South America.
A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang-
I hai about esme date, via the Inland Sea Ports,
and make olone connection at Yokohama,
to it 4ib. n day, at four meals, as a firat experi-Shanghai Stenui Navigatión Company-77, 114 | words, sud upwards of 600,000 Chinees obara E Undersigned baving been appointed 465.Tous gister, will load bere for the above trains and daily Freight trains are
Agents to the above Company at this
ment of its necessities. If this is insuficient,
For Freight, apply to ters. Again, despite all the grammars and Port, are prepared to grant Policies agamat port and will beve quick despatch. it can help itself from a sboal of amelts and Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-65 per other elementary works as yet published, the Fire to the extent of 240,000, on Buildings, or
other soul Seh which bare boen pak in the
per share.
share.
tank with it. When it catches a fish it seizes it Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-45 per by the middle of the body, so that the head and cent. discount.
tail project on each aids of its mouth, holds it Hongkong Distillery. Company-30 per seat there for send as if pressing its teeth into:
discount.
it to partially divide it into pieces and make it fado-Chinese Surse Company-70 per sent. flexible, and then swallows it at a galp, appa-. dischar
retly without any effet to porn it lengthwise, Hongkong Pier and Godown Company-50
and bolt it bead foremost. The pretty creature --hue a nies, rod-cutared face, in which I faney
I can often read an expression of pleasure and animation, and is is full of top and frolic' sa u Newfoundland pop, galloping along something
per cent, discount.
SALES ON MAY 16TH, 1873..
As reported by Clinisa
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 06.
student of this difficult language abacintely nou Goods stored therein. quires examples to display the various appli. cations, and equivalents of different worde which
bave ne general teaning. Of these examples
this work contains more than five times ne
many as any other Dictionary bitherto pab.
lished).
For practical purposes the armingement of
of 727 Hongkong, 9th November, 1869. ́ ́UHINESE INSURANCE COMPANT; (LIMITED).
NOTICE
the work is so complete, that a reference N conformity with the Special Resointions,
English
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & O
10 Hongkong, 15th Marab, 1873.
ROWN JONES
Y
& 00 UNDERTAKERS, A., B OFFICE-No. 9 HOLLYWOOD ROAD..
Memorial Monos and Monuments erceled,
tỈ L87 Hooking, Riot Incury FA
ESSEN (GERMANY.) BOLE AGENT FOR CHINA "AND JAPAN,
F. PEIL.
stande gliss to nonicato chopted and confirmed at the TF.KS STEEL WORKS,
communicate effectively dinary Meetings of Shareholders kald or the with natives who understand nothing but Chi 23:4 March and 13th April, altering Clauses Fericelli, 200 has, at $6.30, by Chun-chongness. In this respot the work will be found Noa, 103, 101, 105, 107, and 261 of the Articles like a dog ufre stick thrown by ita master, to travelling trader.
indispensable to all Europeans residing in of Association, (such changes, to take effect and tossing up its tail with a romping tiot, as Yellow Peas. 5,000 pienis, at $157, by Chun China, and to the natives themselves it ex- from 1st January, 1872), the Net Profits of the tf1071 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
skittish cult throws up its beets in play. It is chong to travelling trader,
plaine subjects fully with which very few in- Catapany will, frous that date, be distributed lirea, as I hope, it will probably become no tame Fungus, 30 bg, ab$32.50, by Kwong-fook-lead of them are perfectly acquainted. To as follows, vix, and duce as a seal; for the porpoise in a very wo to travelling trader.
parties resident in England and interested in intelligent animal. It has a large brain and Dried Lily Flowers, 20 bige, at $11.70, by China it cannot but be tuvaluable occasionally. ngate sensibility."
Tyelsa to travelling tračer,
It comprises upwards of two thousand large
pages.
Brown Sugar, 500 buget 83,54, by Hing-qua: SEVERE.-There is a man who says his an cheng to local trader." ceators inve been in the habit of living a bar-i White Sager, 200 bags, at $5.25, by Tai-forig dred years. Iiis opponent responds by sayingsbun to loal trader.
that "that was before the introduction of ospic Saigon Rice, 5000 picule, at $1.6, by re-ti. tal punishment."
bra từ logul iri
TRUBNER & Co., -d0, Partásosrsu Row;
W. H. HELL
"DAILY PRERE" Orr:cs, Horezora:
Two-thirds (23rda) to all contributors, whe
ther shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by jeach.
關
...
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post-('fice,
Hongkong, 2nd Janisary, 1873.
The "CHINA” will be dne at San Fran- It is bereby notifed for general internation ciano June 27th, whence daily Passenger that on and after the lat August next, the van Commission oburgeable on Money Ordere over the Central and Uaion Pacific Railroad issued upor, the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Lines for New York, and for all the pristipal Shanghai, and Tokobama will be as follows, foitics in the interior and upon the Atlantic Bon- | riz, ---
Board.
Palace Sleeping Cars are ran through on |these trains, minking Drawing Room Cara by įday, and Sleeping Cars, hy night; and are of the latest aud best American pattern, being unexcelled for comfort and convenience.
At New York, Passengers hare selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France; and Germany.
Favorable arrangements have been made for Through Passengers sud Freight to America from Jalaatta, Penang and Singapore, and
from Swatow, Amoy and Fonchow,
of 20%, un regalar rates.
· Reṭūra Passage Tickets fanned at a reduction
No Praight received after noon of the 28th KWONG-KEE COAL SHOP. ·· instant. Farnel Psokagas received until 5 P.M.
HE Proprietor of Kwong-Eng Shop begate day all Packages should be marked to
to inform the Fuble that his Shop bas address in fall; value of same is required. been established sixco 1867, at 39, Endicott'e For further information as to Passage or One-third (1/3rd) to beqarried to the Reserve Lane, and, that be has always a great quantity Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company,
Fand
of BEST COAL in store for Sale. Gentlemen Praya. Weol, OLYPHANT & Co., or Ship-masters wishing to patronise him, are
T. A. HARRIS, General deontsegurated to apply at his Shop,
Hongkong, Bob July, 1872
+1 716 Hongkong, 1713 April, 1972.
Hongkong May 19th, 1978,
Agest,
On auchs not exceeding £18 centa. Above 29 and not exceeding £5.36 Above 25 and not extreding £7.54 Above £7 and not exceeding £10.72 ·
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
General Post Office,
Bokong, 16th inly, 1870,
It is hereby poliflet that Letters addreard to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at the option of the sender; but the postage on Prices Current, Newspapersand Books cannot he prepaid.
For each toutca The rate of postage chargeable on
Lettera addressed to France per i French Packet is
12 cents. Pér British Packet when marked vil
Brindisi.
...... 18 Fer Britiel Packet when marked vis
Alexandria and Marseilles........ 12 F. V. MITCHELL,
Portmaster Genere
General Post Of, By: Hongkong, Bhd April, 1872.
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