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baby-jumper, she may be able to hand over

DESTINATION

THE DAILY FRESŜ, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1878.

Vessels Advertised as Loading:

to do for her, ya e, al and of I didn't bay her shoes an' atcokins she wouldn't get mone. Now, of I was to got married, I'd bab to buy dem tings for my wife, and dat nd LONDON vão SUIZ CANAL........... be takin de shows a stocking site out my MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY ole mudder's monf."

LONDON,

• Do

Do MELBOURNE.. NEW YORK saiminiy

Da

Do... Do

Ajax (abr.). Brilliant Star of China.

VEBSEL'S NAME

OAPTAIN

AT FOR FUEIGHT APPLY":0

TO BE DISPATCHED.

„On or about Sth inet.

Quick dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Quip dispatch,

Quick dispatch,

Quick dispatch."

Quick dispatch::

Rebecca Jaue..: Janet Stawart.. Veritas........

Most foreigners are not vory partial to Ecotob melodies, as interpreted by the bagpipea, bat the Shah bin a daided ear for muse At the dianer at Marlborough House the pipera of the Soatoh Filier Guards marched round the table playing, and the Shah-airmed that it

SAN FRANCISOD.Beinagaith.. was the finish muate he had oror bord. After. dinner me sherry of the year 1650 was pro-SPORE, PANG & CALCUTTA Hindoeina tal... duced, calestated to make a man wish himself the Shah for few short minutes.

Ito. Do. Do. SINGAPORE

MISCELLANEOUS. one of her most natural, but most unotanly A colored man was once asked why he did duties to a narsing-morbine. And when not get married, “Why, yon 200, sob." gaid' ald mudder, and I had} machines have been invented for all the he, I got different bonesbold dution of somna, it is of goare perfectly conceivable that they inay all In combined in one great domestão engine, warranted to do the work of an automaton basile, or completa mechanical mistress and mother, Or perhaps it may be that mancipa tion will have such an effeos upon woman that the glorious creature will find herself able to do whist, sine the world began, both men and women have been vainly trying to do-namely, to got two days' work out of one. There have always been people who have beliezol it might he possible to do this, just as there have always Keeu people who, in spite of arithmetic and repeated failures, have maintained that what's enough for one is enough for twa" Mr. Kings. ley, indeed, in tis Water Babiee," went on fur tus to give us a formal prescription for getting "Two days work out of one-namely, by stick ing to the good old Cambridge hotira of break. East at eight and dinner at five." Bultbie, like any other prescription which faila tu show how to double the length of the day, is a mern delusion for doubling the days work; as anyone may soon seortain who will put bimself to the extreme inconvenience of trying "the good old Om bridgs hoars." It is, however, falilo to speculate by what means women propose to rise superior to the embarrassing conditions of time and forse which at present regulato the lives of Queen, Essen: it is thy prerogative to cou wen, and to asuine the cares and duties of mon mand, let right be done. The crowns Have without dropping those which at prosent befaller later from the regal heads of several long to them. All we know ia, thing the clam plons of woman's rights

repadinte the hypothesis which used to bo so oleverly illus trated by the late Mr. Leeel, that the as. sumption by wocion of men's work, or, as it

THEOLOGICAL ACUTENESS-A clergyman was then called Moomarism,” pocestates the ouploy mout of man in woman's work. Evident-At Thornbill, Dumfriesshire, was lately exam- by the foot porfastly competant to do the one,ining the parish sohoo! In the coarse of the and yet not leave the other andono,

examination the Bible class, we brought for Whether woman's work is, or is not, to ward. After many questions had been asked aurvive the briomph of the new Bloomerism, it and answered, greatly to the satisfactios of the seeme impossible that women's leisure can do minister, bo proposed that any hoy might ask. so. And with the loss of woman's leisure goesu question, as he thon might have an idea the loss of that special pleasure of women, what particular information they wanted, A Five o'clock tea is a use curd. At last a bright-looking boy Five 'look ex rita for the daa chadrvance of which said: "Sir, I would, like to aak one." "Woll leisure is essential and of which lauren little mia," said the rainister, what is the is the most characteristic condition. The supe question you are to ask "Sir," said the boy, what was the use of Jacob's ladder when the engels had wings" The minister folt takon shack, took cat his sneff-bor, and looked at

THE COUNTESS OF DERWENTWATER SAIGON AND SINGAPORE. The pseudo Counteas of Derwentwater, who SAIGON still remains a prisoner in Newcastle Gaol, hna MANILA AND ILOILO.... issued an append to her Majesty, in which she MANILA.. anya Queen; moroy, and justice is thy Do

TOKOHAMA. mission on surth, and why allow one ineffenetre heir of Dorrentwater to be falsely incaroorated, SHANGHAI,

but for daven, mouths, languishing, and Do. deprived of even a breath of fresh air What doth it pretp man if bo gain the whole world SWATOW, AMOY &- and lose his own soul ? Are tyranny torture, and wrong the civil rights of the people thou rulest? I have kopt all thy law diligently.

and cancers, bread and butter, the new bonnete, the specimens of hace, the music, tha talk, and even the very drink fram which it is named,

Do

For Sale.

Chinaman .......

Sir Harry Parkes..... Douze Castle...

Kardos

MaKenzie.

Ohapman.

Willisos..

Millor...

Watton...

Roberte

Aldecoa Pico

...Historian (str). Cavingoithe Thalos (str.)... Bootland (str.). Popita. Gravina ...dan Lorenzo..

Bombay (str.)... Patroclas (atr.) Sylvia (alt.)nis Mecca (str.) n Kwang-Tang (str.)

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, princes in Europe, and the greatest monarch QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET, that over bald the English soeptre looked hack and moralised, and her Majesty exclaimed,

Millions of money for moments of time!

loan.

are all accidents of five o'clock tea. Nothing the boy "I think, my little man, that is just that is caten, nothing that is drunk, nothing the very quation I should have asked of the that is said or done at five o'clock to, is soles, and I will give aixpence to any boy in pharacteristic of the institution, considered as the olses who will answor idder a some aupt, as this as fact, that it is a mode of what long raune, one little fellow, third from passing spare time. The art of taking fire bottom bald aut his hand. "Welt," said 'clock tea is, in fact, a branch of the great art the minister, can you answer that question p cf using loture-an act which, if the tank and

"Yes, sir." Well, what na the use of tho file of middle-cines Englishmen ever possessed it, they have now completely lost, English men of the professional and commercial classes Lave no experience of leisure. They knowing an interest in that boy

HONGKONG.

SAYLE & Co.

now offering the REMAINDER of their SPRING and SUMMER STOCK

GREATLY REDUCED ERICES,

comprising BLACK and COLORED SILKS.

FIGURED and STRIPED JAPANESE POPLINS,

FANCY MOHAIRS and ALPAČAS.

STRIPED CAMBRICS and MUSLIMS, . for Ladies Morning Wrappers.

-PRINTED MUSLING and BATISTE.

A great variety of

ladder when the angole had wings?" "Oh, air, the angds were poukin (poulting) at the BOOK MUSLIN OVERSKIRTS, TUNICS. time, and couldna se." The minister is tak-

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGONOR.

3RD SEPTEMBER, Evening.

New Parra, $575 to 95774, ash and credit;

OF LONDO

EXOMANGE,

and POLONAISĖS,

LADIES' MORNING WRAPPERS,

IN

A large Assortment of >

MOHAIR and GRENADINE COSTUMES

LADIES' STRAW HATS.

LACE and LINEN SETS.--

FLOWERS and FEATHERS.

LONGCLOTH SKIRTS,

what it is only from hearsay: or, at the beat, from recollections of their boybood. The prea zure of competition and the force of habit have turned all of them who are past thirly into mere working machinees and, though they are New Benants, 3555 to 5557, cash and credit; Printed CAMBBIU and MUSLÍNEITE, always longing for leisure, not one of them in Old Benaro, $625 to 5597, oseb and credit, fifty world know how to dse it if he got it. Itola Patan, $545 to $5471, cash and credit; is not the least of the graces which charm na Malwa, work, more sellers than buyere, Malwa, ia woman that she is not drilled down into the S500, on credit, free of allowance, and $605 on stoso file with ourecives, that she is still allowed foredit with allowance in weight of 1 catty a to have leisure, and that she still retain the chest. Sale of first quality amount to about art of using it. I a busy professional man 200, chests. gets a half-boliday, he has only two notions as to bow he shall spend it. One is to work of arrara of private business, the other is to tire bimself oni with physical erartion, and besi quite right. Be bas lost the art of doing no thing, and he could notds it, however mich be tried. Give him the, prettiest corner of the drawing-room, a couple of his best friends, seneily from chanal dobers, and all the other most favenrable conditions of an artistic five o'clock tea, and yon will still find him quité -incompetent tq ko it like a woman, The enso, the grire, the quict, the repose, the ab- sence of hurry, the charming aimlessness, the indescribable air of ination, with which a wo- min takes her divo c'elyok tea, aro all entirely. beyond powers. Lact any one who doubts this, and who buas really charming woman for his wife, contrive an opportunity of watch ing ber, himself unseeb, while the takes ber afternoon ten He will then louen hor great and bow beautiful is the art of Mienesa

THE KOW-TOW..'....

The performance of shakoo-too or low-tow, a degrading ceremonial on being formally- presented to the Emperor of China, has been a fertile source of discord, few ambassadors from any Europeau court being willing to submit to so very adione an act of basement Lord Macartney, in 1793, condescended to go through the ceremony in a perinnctory way; which was accepted va sufficient Lord Amherst, however, in 1816, declined to do even so much; and it is doubtful if any. English ambassador, will over again be expected to perform the koa-too in the proper style. Any Ons wishing to know what the ceremony really is, muy satisfy his curiosity by perusing

the account given of the reception of naambag

sador from the Czar Peter of Russia, in 1719, the writer being John Bell, of Autromoney, a Scottish gentleman attached to the Russian court. "On the day, my this auiquing obronioler," appointed for the publick audience of the superar, borses were brought to our lodgings for the ambassador and his ratione; the emperor being then at a country house, called Tansuyang, about six miles westward from Pakin. We mounted at eight in the wOYAS ing, and about tee arrived at court; where we alighted at the gate, which was guarded by a atrong party of soldiers. The commanding officers conducted us into a large room, where we drank ton, and stayed about half an hour til the capeter was ready to receive us Wa then entered a spraious cont, inclosed with high brick walls, and regularly planted with several rows at forest trees, about eight indbos diameter, which I took to be Fines. The walks are apread with amail gravel; and the great walk is terminated by the hail of audience, behind which are the, emperor's pri vate apartments. On each side of the great walk are flower-pote and sanala, da wa nd- vanced, we found all the ministers of state, and officers belonging to the court, seated upon fur- cashions, cross-legged, before that ball, in the open air; among these, places were appointed

|

Bank Ble, on demand, 1/24 Bank Bile, at 3 monthe sight,4/27 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight, 139 Credits, at 6 months' atybt... Doconitary Billa,at months

sight.......geimá 434 Or NEW YOK-

Private, 5 months" sight....... BOMBAI-Bunk, 3 days' aight 2252 ON CALCOTIA -Bank,3 days' aight 2254" Or SHANQUAL-

.:739

Bank, 8 days' aight........ Frivale,30 days sight.......747

SHAMED.

Hongkong jad Shanghai Bank Sharea-51

per oont. premium.

Enion Insauce Bociety of Canton, now shares

-5900 per share premim.

Chins Traders Insurance Company's Sharea—

$1,050 per share premium. China and Japan Marine Insurance The 14 Chinese Insurance Company.-8217 per share

per abam pretaiam. Emgkong fire Insurance Company's Sharoe

$5421 per share.

China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$128

per share,

Victoria Fie Insurance Company's Shares

$119 per share. Hongkong and Wharapon Dock Company's

Shares-18 per cent, discount Hongkong, Junton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s

Sharan-30 per cent, preminc. hanghai Simon Navigation Company-Tis 115

for shame.

abare..

CORSETS.

RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES.

&c.

&c.,

VECTORIA EXCHANGE,

Высл

| QUEEN'S BOAD & STANLEY STREET,

HONGKONG:

¡AND. AT SHANGHAI. 1312. Hongkong, 18th August, 1873..

NOV, READY.

DOUND VOLUIES of the TRADE RE D PQWT for the year 1872. Price $10,

Apply at the Dally Press Offion, Hongkong, lat

*February, 1979-

FOR SALE

مسی

WE, bave katel received a bow stock of American, freneb, and different kinds of Gold Lout TOBACCO. Prices moderate.

0. H. HEINRICH & Co

No. 138, Quem Road. la 1989 Hongkong. 7th August, 1973.

FOR SALE.

A

Hongkong Gas Company's Sharea-55 per C VEUVE CIKQUOTE Hangkang Hotel Company's Shares--30 per

cant, pount.

Indo-Chiness Sagar Company-87 per cent.

discount.

Hongkong Pier and Godown Company-

per cent. discount.

SALES ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1873. As reported by Chinese. White Sugar, 40 bags, ut 35.45, by to travelling trader.

G'NE

CLICQUOT-PONSARDIN

REIMS,

in Casce of 1 doz. Quarts,

and, doz, Pinte. SANDER & Co

Sole Agents for China, Japas and Manila, if 3151 Hongkong, 15th December, 1871. BY THE FRENCH §. 5., HOOGLY.

UST received a Large Assortment of Gen-

JUS

Yuen-tycHale, Franch Shoe and Route.

tlemen's French Coloured Shirts, Straw

„Butterfiold & Swire Hongirang Donglas Lapralk & Col Hongkong Rosario & Co......... Hongkon Razario & Co...... Hongkong Jardine Matheann & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Hongkong Bassell & Dom Hongkong Augustine Hoard & Co.

Rassell & Co.....

... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.................

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR MANILA.

THE Spanial Brig

"SAN LORENZO,"

Ledena, Mater, will moet with quick dispatch for the above Port.

For Freight, light cargo only, apply to

REMEDIOS & Ob.

1f 1423 Hongkong, 30th Augnet, 1879,

FOR SAN FRANCEÇO.

On or about 18th inet41 Brids Bürgue

Quick dispatch. Quick dispapb.

Hongkong David Sassoon, Sons & Com.... On 8th inat, at 3 P.M. Hongkong Jardinó, Mathosum & Co., On the 15thinst., et 3.. Hongkong John Burd & Co.

Quick dispatch." Hongkong Douglas Laprak & Co. Hongkong Keong-bing

Hongkong Remedios & Co..... Hongkong Remedios & Colju. Hongkong Remedios & Co............on Hongkong P. & 0. S. N. 06.. Hongkong Butterfield & Swire..

Wa Pustan & Co.... Hongkong Olyphant & Co...

Longkung Douglas Laprak & Co

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

Qnfok diepatol.

j0n Bib instýnt 5 på:

On 8th inst. at 4P.M.

„Unisk dispatch,

Walek dispatch,

Junior dispatch.

10-day, at poin..

Quick dispatch.

Today, at II AM,

[On 7th inst, at Fà‚x.

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR SHANGHAI, THE U. 3. N. Company's Chartered Steamer

"MEOCA"

YRES& Co have received by the Franch..

Mail Steamer Amazone, the following will be despatobed for the atom post TO, WINES, from the well-known boss of DAY, the 4th instant, at II A.M., instand of the

time previously notified.

For Freight of Pusage, apply by ! POTENSAO MEDOC, 1859, (Cbateau Cal

OLYPHANT & Co., BLANCHE, FRERES & Co,

Lain;)

Agents, 1459 *Hongkong, 3rd September, 1873,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANT.

ST. YZÁN'S MEDOC, 1870," (Cru Brion ;) 9 per case of 1 doz, and $90 per hairat of 800 Litrea

FINE FRENCH BRANDIES, in cases and oteke.

GRAND ORIMANT CHAMPAGNE, is pints and quarta, $16 and $12.

Alap,

FOR SHANGHAI, Z Thing Cargo and Passesgore at through ratsa for HANKOW, NINGPO and PORTSM JAPAN.

THE

Company's Steamship

PATROULUS."

220 Barrels of BREAKFAST OLARET. (Vinber, at 12 noon. Bouge,) at 880 per barrel...

1208. Hongkong, 26th August, 1973..

FOR SALE.

VEROSINE OIL.

TURPENTINE.::

White and Colored PRINTING PAPER.

Apply to

VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co.

| 1358 Hongkong, 11th July, 1978

FINE

FOIL HALE,

VE Desert ULÅRET. --- Suprior Pale Dry SHERRY. Fin ODD PORT

Apply No

SANDER & Co. LE 999 Hongkong, 29th May, 1872, SHEAKPIST CLARET, FOR FAMILY OR

́ ́MESS USE. BOTTLES OF VERY GOOD 125 BREAKFAST CLARET,

(Bed Seal,)"

Selected by the undersigned, may be had for $24.

GDUBUST & Ća 6m 438 Hongkong, 18th Marab, 1973. THE TOURIST'S GUIDE

REDUCED PRICE $1. ** Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History. Fature, “ko., ko..., with thọ Panti, and Manduriri Pronnus

sition.

Also a few copies of the GIAMMAR of the Onione language, in two Parts.

The Daily Press Off

PORTER.

JADE TENMENT'SALE and

DAVID CORSAR & SONS: Merchant Navys Navy Boiled

Lotflix Crown

JOANVAS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG. & Co. ti 1130 Honkong, 11th May. 1987.

FOR SALE

JOHN DURAND & Co.''FAMOUS BOR

DEAUX WINES.

CLARET, ST. JULIEN MEDO0Pin Wood. ST. JUBEN, ST. ESTEPHE, MARGAUX LAROSE, LAFTTTE, in I dozen cases, BOEDERER'S CELEBRATED CHAM PAGNE

CARTE NOIRE and CARTE BLANCHE, in anses of2 doz. Pints.

STARTUP & KENTISH'S GENUINE FORT WINES and, SHERRIES, in doz cases, bottled in the London Docke

BLANORY FRERES & Co.'s RENOWN ED BRANDIES, of Standard Strength and Parity, int dozen class.

PETEK DOMECQ & Co/s. SUPERIOR TALE DIY SHERRY, in 3 dozen casa.

Apply to

PAUL BHLERS & Co. 1167 Hongkong, 23rd July, 1873,

NOW READY.

10 US SHOLD COMPANION

AND`

STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT.

By Dr. DEAN, with many Auditions, Correc

Parcs in Popar Wrappers,

1.50

$2,00

Neatly Bound... Apply at the Daily Press Office.

Cuttlefisk, 20 bags, at $18.20, by Kwong-fook. de Cologne, in straw battles, small and

Also, Boote of Gars, the best maker in Paris;tions, and Dr. Williams' Orthography, ̈ we to travelling trader.

White Was, 2 pieces, at $55,00, by Chun-chong Paris Soap; always on band tus finest of Japan large: Fin da Dodor Pierre, Bully Vinagar, to travelling trader. to travelling trader.

Fermicelli, 50 bage, at 3.30, by Chun-chongtd China Ware, Bronzas, Laoquerca, to..

Also, Varmouth, Noilly Prat, and the best

bing to loos trader.

Saigon Rice, 2,000 pizula, a 31.66, by Hop-quality of French Liquere, assorted; Chocolate

Suchard. Apply to

Tobacco Lof, 15 packages, at $5.80, by Yue- wo-loong to travelling trader.

Desha-de-mer, & packages, at $3000, by Yue- wo-loong to travelling trade

Mussels, dried, large, 20 bags, at $42.00, by Kwong-tool wo to travelling trader.

HONG

for the anibassador and his retinue; and in this PHOTOGRAPHER

ination we remained, in a cold frosty morn-

ing, till the emperor came into the ball. - Dur-

ing this interval, there were only tac or three

APPOINTMENT TO

F. ESIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, Gotornor of Hongkong;

AND TO

A. E. MARTY, 92, QUEEN'S ROAD. 2m 1164 Hongkong, 10th July, 1873,

„NOW READY.

IMPEETAL QUARTO,

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

WITH THE PURTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,

An ANGLO-CBINERE DICTIONARY, pablished at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

servants in the ball, and not the least noise H. I. HL. TIR GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF OR comprehensivences and pastion. service

was heard from any quarter. The entry

to the hall is by seven marble steps, the whole length of the building. The duar is

RUSSIA.

Ho

A. MILLAR & CO. TOUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT

PLUMBERS. COPPERSMITHS & BRASSPOONDERS,

No. 1 Queen's Road Fast and Nullah Lane, Opposite E.M. Naval Dock Yard.

t 887 Hongkong, 1st March, 1871.▾

will be despatched-TO-DAY, the 4th Septem

For Freight or Pastage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agerit 1416 Hongkong, Srd Septembor, 1875 FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOQUHOW. THE Steamship

T

*KWANG-TUNG

"BALNAGÜITH,"

Williams, Maater, will land bers, and will bave immediato dispatok sa above..

to

For Frait or Passage.apply

VOGEL, HAGEBORN & Co.,

tr 1419 Hongkong, 30th Angust, 1879.

FOR NEW YORK.

?AHË British Ship

TH

"SIR HARRY PARKES":

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will close.

The Mail for Shanghai, per Mores, will clos at.10.30 r.m. to-day, the 4th inak, jautoud of at the time previously notified,

For Shanghai-Fer Patricius, to-day, tho 4th inat, at 11.30 M.

For Saigon and Singapore. Por Thales, on Saturday, bo Ot instant, at 4.30 pm,

For Swntow, Amoy, and Fucohow, For Krang-lung, on Sunday, the 7th inst., at 7,36

A.

MAILS BY THE - FRENCH PACKET"

The French Mail Packet AMAZONE" wil be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 9th Sup- tembur, at noon, with the Maila

To aud through the United Kingdom vi Muraeities: to France and other Dontinental Statca fina ologed mail to France), to Saigon. Singaporo, Galle. Australia and New Zoalan, Adon, Seychelles. Razaion and Mauritius. Suez and Alexandria.

Ceptate 8. Okapinan, will mail in or about the of Ordinary Letters. Newspapers. Books, &c.

15hb September exi

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

AUGUSTINA HAÅRD & Co. “ 2td 1379 Hengtong, 22nd August, 1873. FOR MANILA,

HE Spanish Brig

THE

*GRAVINA,"

Capt. F. Pico, will have immediate despatch for thể shovo port, S.

For Freightor Passage, apply so

HEMEDICS & Co.

tf 1809 Hongkong, 1th August, 1873.

FOR NEW YORK. THE 4-1. Pasino Barque

"VERITĀS.?

THE

670 Tons, A. Humble, Master, will load bere and at Whamps, and will havequick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

FOGEL, HAGHEORN & Co, te 1278 Hongkong, 8th August, 1873.

NOTIDE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, STEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES ALIÓ, MAHE, ST. DENIS, REUNION, AND BOMBAT

+

Captain Pitman, will be despatched for theN SATURDAY, the th September, 1873, above Ports on SUNDAY; the 7th instant, at 8 AM * For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAFRAIT & Co. Ja 1447 Hongkong, Zud Suprediler, 1873. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, "AND.

CALCUTTA,

THE British Steamor

––

HWDOSTAN,"

Captain Miller will leave this for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 8th instţat 3 på..“

Despatches will close at 2 30 P

For Freight or Passage, apply lo

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

if 1434. Hongkong, 2nd September, 1873.

*** FOR SAIGON,

HE Steaiaskip

"SCOTLAND"

will be despatched for the above part on MON DAY, the Sth inst., gt 4EM.

at noon, the Company's 6. S. AMA- ZONE," Commandant CHAMFANOIA, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAE- GO, will leave this, Port for the above places.

Cargo and Spesie will be registered for Lon. don as well as for Martvilles, and aswpted in transit through Marsilles for the principal places of Europa

The Post Office vil be open for the resoption

sutil 11 A..ou the 6th September, after which no Letters can be réseived.

Money Orders on, any of the Money Order Olives in the Unitel Kingdois will be granted until b p. on the 5th September.

Latters for Registration will be received until 10 A.M. on the 6ib September

1. W..ÀTICHELL."

Postmaster General

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 25th August, 1873. »- MAILS BY THE "ENGLISE PACKET."

The English Contrast Packet “INDUS "{ will be dispatched with the vaual Mails for Europe, &c., en SATURDAY, the 13th insta st noon.

Ofices in the United Kingdom will be granted".* Money Orders on any of the Money Order antil 5 F. on the 12th instant.

The Post Office will be open until 6 plat, on the 19th instant.

Letters, &c., may be posted during the night in the box left open for tacir reception.

Letters for registration will be revived unti{"- 10 A.M. on the 13th instant.

Lottere may be fosted until 10. on the 13th instant, without late fee.

Letters posted after 10 .. on the 13th instar, will bot, be forwarded unl the Ins Fe of 18 courts each as well as the pose de prepaid.

The latest time for posting Leliers at this Dffice is 11-A, M., and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 .M. on the 13th instant.

Lato letters (bui Letters only) addressed do the United Kingdon is Brindisi, ve to. Sin. gapore, may be posted on board the Packet Ccom 11.30 AM. to the time of sailing, on pay- mext of a Late Feed 48 cents each in addition to the postage.

P. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Generat Gepers) Post-Office,

Hongkong, Iat Sépteraber, 1973.

V

P. W. MITCHELL, `.

It is hereby notint the postage sbargo- able upon Paid Letters, addressed to Uranice Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M., will benceforward to 12 cents per quarter ounce Specie and Panels until 35e. on the 5th wiren forwarded by French Mail Packet, and September, 1973, (Parcels are not to les sext-18 crate per quarter ounce when forwarded by on board; they must be left at the Agency's, British Mail Packer. Olfen)Contents and value of Packages are required.

For further partianlaré, apply at the Cor pany's Office

C. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent. Hongkong, 25th August, 1872

THROUGH U.S. MAIL LINE,

·

For Freight or Passage, and for Retura UBINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK. Freight, apply to

KWONG HING,

PACIFIC MAILS & COMPANY. - →IN COSEECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPĀNIES:

No. 52, Praya. 74 1346 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1879, FOR SHANGHAL THE German Stamer. Ter

"SYLVIA,"

& Do.,

. Posthuser General. General Post-Office-

Hongkong, 20th December; 1871.'

It is hereby notiked that: henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when forwarded via Santhanipton, will be 29 centa per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid (letters will be subject to an additional charge

on delivery.

F. W. MITCHELL

- Postmaster General, Gealand Post Office,

•Hongkong, 22ud Tobinary, 1873.-

It is hereby. Setifod that a line of British Mair Contract Packets has been catsblicked be- tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with eeNWEET-

LE 8. B. COZORADO" will leave Hong.ag lines, will afford a regular size of con Joliansen, alaster. expected here from Sokong for San Francisco, via Tokohama, the foreign ports of the East Africa Const, s veymes of correspondence from fongkong for on of about the 3rdiast, will have quick den on FRIDAY the 12th September, ut 3 b'clock well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He mitch as bare.

.., taking Pansongers, Maila and Freight, for tens and Asension, and that henceforward she For Freight P

Japan, the United States, and Barope.

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of postage, which must be paid in aduanes, on let tera addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Delu Lading are isoned for transportation to Yoko-gon Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Lope, and irama and other Japan Ports, toan Frannino, Ascension, will be 20 cents for eneb half-ounos, to-principal points in tire United States, Cass newspapera cents euch. da, and Farepa, Via Ovestand Railroad and onaneeting Lines of Steamere, and to porte in Mexico and Contral and South Americs..

Agents

tf 1433′′ Hongkong, Int. September, 1973. GASTEAM TO LYOKOHAMA,, FED P. & Q.S. A: Co.'s Steamship

BOMBAY"

will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the neat English Mail.

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent,

P. & OS. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 2nd September, 1873 (1437- OCHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL. Tut Company's Steamship

"AJAX".

will be despatched on or about the 6th Sept Insurance risks adopted on behalf of tho Com- pany as under c

On Tes 27). 1 risks, 18).*,,EPA.

Bink 18, do For Silk Freight, at $3.25 per bula, or Pus age, only

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

1409 Hongkong, 20th August, 1873

FOR MELBOURNE." TEE 1 British Brig

Agents.

→JANE". STEWART," Capinic Murdock, baving the greater portion of ber Cargo engaged, will receive prompt des patch as above,

For Freight, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agenta,

7d 1452 Hongkong, 8rd September, 1973.

· FOR FINGAPORE.

A Stomer of the Company will leave Shang- hai about same date, via the Inland Ses Parts, and make close contection at Yokokamą,

The COLORADO" will be due at San Francisco October 14th, where daily Fas senger trains and daily Freight trains are run over the Central and Union Puoific Railroad Lines for New York, and for all the principal cities in the interior and upon the Atlantic Scu board.

At New York, Passengers hero selection of various lines of Steamore to England, France and Germany,

Eeturn Passage Tickets issued at a reductia of 20% on regular rates."

Freight will be received on board until 4) will be received at the office until 5 P.M. Rame PM, on the 11th proxime. Farcel Packages

day, all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required.

Agent.

For farther information as to Passage or Freight, apply at the Agency of the Company, Praya West

T. &. HARRIS,

Hongkong. August 27th, 1872.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON:

Genoral Poet-Office,

F. W.-MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1973.

It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be as fol low, via:--

When forwarded vi34 conta zob price.

84

Brindisi............. When forwarded vis?

Marseüles

} When forwarded via l'as

Southampton......

FW. MITCHELL,

Postmator General, General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1973.

that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- It is bereby polited for general information

vanced) apozi letters addressed to Prince Ed ward Island, will henceforward be as followd, viz.---

When forwarded ri

Brindisi....... 12 cents euch half-onnce. When forwarded vis

Marcilles. 86 ccate cuchibblf-euneo, When forwarded via

Bouchacaptox... 2 cents each halt-ounce"

F. W. MITOHULL,

Postmaster Genera General Post-Office.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1870,

Tire Post Office of Victoria ( Australia) having- BOMBAK; MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA. don that articles of Jewellery received in that given notice to the General Post Offee in Lon- THE PENINSULAR AND OIL San Colony are chargesble with Customs Duties, NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship the undersigned considers it necessary to make -

THE Undersigned bave been appointed Bole THEA 1 British Barque

Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and China by Mazore. J. & R. Tar

ent, Glasgow, and tears. David Corgar & Sons Captait Roberts, will have quick despatch as INDUS," Capsit N. Erwar with Her this Regulation known to the Pallio, and to

Arbroath

ARNHOLD; KARBERG & Co. t 419 Hongkong, Jannary, 1867.

UNG FAT & Co., Mat-packers, No. 101,

1 Boabim Strand, Hongkong, having been this Work stands carivalled. All taa new etablished for more than 10 years, and na- words which the Chinese have of late years been aerously patronized by the Foreign Merchanta Lovites inspection of his large Collection of sompelled to coin to express the numerous ob- with orders for Tea Bage, Tas Hattan, Gunay

jocks in machinery, photography, telegraphy and CANTON, and MACAO.

bage, Bisernd other bags, respectfully solicita

"OSWINGO,"

jabove.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JOHN BURD & Do...

Agents. 1f 1436 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1873. FOR MANILLA AND ILOILO THE Spanish Burgao

સ

"FEPITA,"

finely paved wit a best abecker-work of VIEWS of FooсHOW, SWÄTÓW, HONGson, science generally, which the rapid advance continname of the patronage hitherto heslowe Aldecoa, Master, wll have immediate dispatch-

white and black marble. The edifice is quite apan to the south; and the roof supported by s rox of bandsome wooden pillura, nctangular, fively polished before which is hung a large Em]

.......

WYNDHAM STREET, Feraerly occupied by Athletic Club FOOCHOW DOCK.

PAGODA ANCHORAGE.

of foreign relations as imposed upon them, areGoods are genuine, nad prices moderate. All

A. S. WATSON & 00,,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTI

here given in extens Buch and every word isorders from abroad will be promptly attended to. 1518 fully stated and explained, forming exer 3m 1029 Hongkong, 25th June, 1873,-

sisen for students of s most instructive nature. Both the Court and Panti promuamations are given, the accents being carefully marked on the host priporple bishorto attained. The typo raphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspo? the sine of hody, thereby affecting a vast onomy of space, sohieving clearness not

previously attained, and dispersing with those rist margine and ragant speen which have heretofore characterized Chinese publications. To illustrate the mat scope of the work, the

* following facts are mbmitted for consideration.

baluiers Vocabularly contains about 16,000.

또다

H.B.H. THE DEKE OF EDINBURGH

AND

ILE. THE GOVERNOR,

les above.

For Freight of Page, apply to u 1492

REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkor 30th Augmi, 1873,

FOR NEW YORK.

41 British-Bargne

"CHINAMAN," MoKenzie, Master, laving the greater portjon to announce that they have just re- of her Cargo engaged, will have immediate

patel from Whampoa and Hongkong,

For Freight, apply to

EG

PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES,{

particularly adaptod for the hot sensor, tr 976 Hongkong. 19th June, 1878,

cored z Choice Amortment of

BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.

Majesty's Mail, Passengers, Specie, and state that any letters or packets containing Carge, will leave this for the above places on such articles sent through the Post are liable, SATURDAY, the 13th September, at noon.

Cargo will be received on board until noon, with their contents to be forfeited,

F W. MITCHELL, Specie and Parole at the offics until 2 Mon

Portmusler, Gernal. the 12th ideta,

General Post-Office

Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873,

For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas. sage, apply at the P. &.0. S. N. Co.'s Office. Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED,

It is hereby notifed for general information, A Wiitian Declaration of the Contents that the Postage on Letters nidressed to Nur and Value of the Packages for the Overland way, when forwarded via Southampton, will Route is required by the Egyptien Gorerament, henceforward ba ceste for eackballorce, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the which may either le paid in advance, or it bay. Company's Agents, with the Bills of Ladito left to collected on delivery ofthe Letters. with Parools; and the Company do not hold Unpaid Letters will be stject io aradditional themselves responsible for any Detention or charge on delivery. Prejudice which may happen from the incor

F.W. MITCHELL, restiness in auch declaration.

+

•

Pastmaser General The Company mesrve the option of forward: Septral Post Oce

Fongkong, 23rd August, 1870. desing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Borope through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steimeri,

It is hereby notified that Letter addressed in Terelu employed for the purpose.~

to Frares may be as either paid or unpaid at Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested be option of the eender; but the poutage on to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong. Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot kong in correspondence with the Australian be prepaid

Por sich i sunce Steamers from Galle to Bombay, may call at

The rate of postage chargeable c Colombo.

Letters addressed to France pr Per British Packet when marked vifi

French Packet is... Brindis

RUSSELL & Co. tf 125 Hongkong, 1th August, 1973.

FUR MELBOURNE AND, SYDNEY, THE Extreme Clipper Barque

nine characters, and Mecburat's English THIS RXCELLENOY THE GOVERNUR T

AND

RUSSIA.

1

BRILLIANT,"

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading.

canvas, as a abelter from the beat of the sun or inclemencies of the weather. After we bad waited about a quarter of an hour, the emperor enerod the ball at the hack-floor, and assted himself upon the throne; upon which all the company stood. The master of the ceremonies HE abere Granite-floored DOCK has lately now desired the ambassador, who was it some beam LENGTHENED 400 fest over all, distance from the rest, to walk into the ball and is now capable of receiving vessels up to and conducted him by one hand, while he hold | S50 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dook bia credentials in the other. Having ascended at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 fest, and the rape, the lotter was laid on a table placed thu, width at the entrance is 56 feet. Depth of for that purpose, as bad been previonaly agreed; water on till 13 feet. at' average neap, and But the earperor bookoned to the ambassador, 17 feet at merage spring tides. and directed him to approach, which be to The Dook has a Caisson Gate, and is pumped sommer parceived, įbau took up the credencat by tea. tiels, and attended by Aloy, walked up to the A Dew FOUNDRY for large iron and brass and Chinees Dietimary about 100,000, whilst To. I. R. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF throzę, and, kneeling, laid them before the castings has recently been added.

this work contains more than 50,000 English emperor, who tonched them with bis hand, The Machine Stop.contains a 12-inch. Boraw (words, and upwards of; 600,900 Chinese cbsrao- apdimuired, after his Czarish majesty's Catting Gap-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling and ter Again, despite all the grammar and Jalth. He then told she ambassador that Screwing Machines, Steam Saw Mill, Larga other elementary worka as yet published, the

T. N. DRISCOLI, the love and friendship be entertained for Smithy, a, ..

`CIVIL, NAVAL, & MILITARY TAILOR, student of this dificult language absolutely reWOOLLEN DRAPER, HATTER, HOSIER his majesty were such that he had even dis Dry Godowns are on the premises, available gaires examples to display the various appli pensed with a catablished orator of the for stowage of cargo, &c.

sations and equivaleate of different words which

'AND GENERAL OUTFITTER, empire in receiving bis letter. During this'

45 and 47, Queen's Road, next to Oriental Alargo tock of Timber, Metal, and other have one general meaning. Of these examples part of the oeversshy, which was zor bag, the Dock-yard Material always on hand.

t-392)

Bank

·[Pub. L stte work contains more the five times as Tetinge continued standing without the bullVessels docked for examination, remetalled, many ne any other Dictionary hitherto pubi | THE UNDERSIGNED bega to inform the and we imagined, the letter being delivered, al resparred, repairs also, done in Earbour, and liebed,

Fublic of was over, Bat tig master of the cerimonie frou shire and stenties cleaned and painted, at. For practical purposes the arrangement of HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON will load bere and at Whampoa, and vii-bay - 197 Honsbots, alet Jaspery, 1873. brought back the ambassador, and then order moderate charges. Particulars can be obtain the work is uplate, that a reference that he has abope catablished at those places in quick despatch for the above Port ed all the company to Facet and make obeisance ed at the Lock, or on application to the under its pages enables a person who under the name of HING KEE

For Freight or Passage, apply to nine times to the emperor. At every third signed.

standa English communicate efectively In HONGKUNG, at the Central Market,

DOUGLAS LAPKAIK & Co... time we slead up and kneeled again." Great The Steam Tug Wessing is in thorough with natives who understand nothing tot Chi- No. 12, ké bas constantly on hand BEFF pujns were taken to us old this piece of homage, working order, and is available at all times to nese. In this respost the work, will be found MULTON, POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE

DEAÇON & Co.

• bus, without success. The master of the tow vessels to or from sea, st reasonable rates.intispensable to all Europeans rosiding in TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, &c, of seremonios stood by and delivered his ordera in

JOHN FURSTER & Co. China, mad to the natives themselves it ex- the best quality the Tatar language, by pronouncing the words - U 1099 Frochow, 18th Jane, 1879.

orgh" and bass the first meaning to

g, and the other to stand; two words which PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

sunot soon forget."--Chambers's Journuit.”

, and for more than forty years was well

known in the Eternal City.

TROM this date, until further notice, a dis. The sculptor, Lotsch, of Haden, has died at countof Twenty percent. (20) upon the Ruae. He wasthe oldest resident thero of all current Iosa rites of premis will be allowed

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co

A govt. 1192 Hongkong, 27th June, 1973)

bis countrymen. He was the intimats friend upon inaariases effected with this Company.

of Thorvaldsen, Wagner, Vrerbeck, Cornelids,

Capt. Newman, having the greater portion of hor Cargo engaged, will have immediats des patob for the above porti.

For Freight or Passage, apply te

ROZA RIO & Co. 115 Hongkong, 25th July, 1873.

'FOR LONDON. HE British Ship

"STAR OF CHINA,”

Canton.

Hongkong

if 1485, Hongkong, 2nd Septembar, IŠTA.

FOR NEW YORK, follow the Briksh Barqué "Chinaman.") 1 18 year British Clipper Ship

"DOUSE GASTLE,”

plains enbjeste fully with which very for in-In HO NAM and CANTON STOPS, the dred of them sra perfectly soquainted. To foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI-

rties rendent in England and interested in 18, SODA WATER, do, and GAMEbenH China it cannot but be invaluable occasionally, in eeaaon.

It comprisen upwards of two thousand large quarte pages.

TRUIKER & Co., GU, PATERNOSTHE BOW; W. BELL **DAILY PRESA Orrick, HONGKONGS

Gentlemen and Familles desirous of patron-

izing him, we requested to apply, at his shops 557 tone Register, MoDaírmið.“ Master, will sa ɑbove, abere a list of prices of articles will load at Whampoa and Hongkong, and will bare be furnished, which will be supplied at the same early despatch, vate all the fear round. -

HING KRE.

ly 745 Hongkong, 13th May, 1973; </

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Coi 1357 Hongkong, 25th August, 1873,

12 cents.

A MOIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Per British Packet when marked

Alexandria and Narecilles..... Cole Office, Hongkong, lat Septembar, 1878.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genera ROWN JONES & OO,General Post-Offee.

UNDERTAKERS,

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872. OFFIÖR-NO. 9, HOLLY WOOD Boar

— Memorial. Blokes and Honummta erented,” a

B

F

KRUPPE, CAST STEEL WORKS,

ESSEN (GERMANY) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN

FPELL tf 1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Gersang.

煤榮

WING-KEE COAL SHOP.

It is hereby notified that arrangepența bave" been completed under which correspondence from Hongkong may be forwarded to Nagasaki via Shanghai, and to Biogo via. Yokohama, by United States' Mail Packets, and that Fetters for Hongkong and places beyond Hongkong may be forwarded from Naguská" und "Biogu by means of the United States' Tackets vil Shanghai and Feldama respectively.

The rates of postage chargeable on such com respondence in four centa for cash balf-ounce on Letters, two cents on each Newsaper, and

NHS Proprietar el- Wie-x11 Shop begs to two seats on, each two quades of Books and

established sinc: 1655, at Endlost's Lane, and to the Rates specified in the Table, Bales of that he has always great quantity of BEST Postage at present in force, |00AL is store for sale. Gendeten or Ship- ranntere wishing to patronise him, are requested to apply at his Shop,

17 1340 Hongkong, 10th August, 1873.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post Office

Hongkong, 16th January, 1871,