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EDUCATION IN INDIA.”

(Times)

Ideal with them only as with the opinions and the tantes of ahlidren. A wider knowledge

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THE DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1878. Vessels Advertised as Loading,

JOë er about 2nd inat.

Quick dispatch.

¥29956* NANK

CAPTAIN

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FOR FREIT APPLY TO

To ng Dispatched.

......Stor of Ching........

Landwüretan (Frafalgar (str.) Ouirdor Chatle (str.), Riferayau

Becker

Ogwie. Watson

Thoa. Bishop

MoDairu Dyna

Palcon.

Bingleader.

It is now just sightoos yensa sinon the octa-and experience will supply in due time all that Wishment in India of the system of education, is defective. It is a must liepeftil sign that tha which is still substantially is force. Boys who best intellects of India ara engaged in writing have been taught under it tuve grown to ha school books, and that their work is fumul vary men; and, although there has, not, it is true, lucrative. They could not do better than first been time for our present sobenie to do all or learn and then popularize the iden and know. LONDON SUEZ CANAL... Diomed (str.).....

LONDON... early all that may be ultimately hoped from edgo which have been wisely selected for their it, we should expect to find already marked instruction. The adoption of such a course will traons of its effects in marive thought and prove more fruitful in its results than any SINGAPORE AND LONDON Jitamture. Nor would the expectation prove rometare attempts at original postry of DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY erroneous. We have, been supplied. in sumo ulation. The work beforo ng is to educate a degree, with the means of putting it to the nating by a great scheme of elementary in- NEW YORK.... proof by a recont Act requiring that all booka strection, and if we enn inture a good supply and pamphlets published in India-abould-be of sheap and well-obesen elementury schnal registered; that quarterly catalagsor of them books, we shall baze nahievod's most importans should be printed in the local gazetios, and work. We feel the same want in England, and that the whole should be made the subject of a our own deficiency makes as the more saible yearly repart in each distries from the Dino. of its importanco... tor of Pablo Lastrnetion. We are thue faniabad with some curiong and importin: information which it would hava heen impcani. ble otherwise to ubtain, and wra enabled to test in some measure by its literary results the

Thoms bus oariously powerful article value of the education which has been supplied on the fate of the Panth kingdoms, to the Indian natives. It is true, indeed, that in Western Obina. The Sultan's capital, the circumstances of India are in many ways Talitoo, was a city trougly fortified, and 60 that no teat we can pply surrounded at a distance of 90 (7) iniles

should be considered anselutsly conclusies. Tint

THE TIMES" ON THE FANTHAY KINGDOM (Spectatos.)

another line of forts, the yacant space within

the facts which no before us are certainly being employed to grow provisions. The Chi encouraging. The proverbial staiguation of the mess, with their reorganisat arany, of 200,000 Last appears to have been overene, and the men, partly erined, we believe, with rifles, mugbt cange has be decidedly for the better. A yers marked improvement has been made bath the central city by famine. The Sultan, Solei an entrase into the jer ring, and reduced in the number wid in the quality of the books man, after poisoning bis wives, and, it said, whink live been lately published. Of course in shildren-but this must mean fonale chil in a country so large as India, consisting in dren only-offered to surrender himself, and was fact of my nations and hingnage, under one carried in his stately painuio o corpse to the gevend desiguafiou ujed dovernment, there will

Chauss General's, tëut,“ The latter, howevar, be, necessarily, a great difference between one quite annoyed, ordered the slaughter of the district and another. Some will have improved whole popalution, men, women, and children, more, and wore apidly; and Bengal, who, to the number of 50,000, were at one pui should expect to find, atands frat on the lab. to death. Catonal orimes of this kind usttally: The change effented has been too rent for ne bring their own retribation, sod we should not to consider it as yor fire.ly established. Fifty wonder if this did, their complete suosČNÍ yeam, or even twenty years ago, the literary life tempting the ruling Chinese to a similar mas of Bengal was bow that which we now find in oro of sil the barbarian strangers in their the Panjab. A comparison of the two districts ports. If it does, Europa will have a great took will be instructive. In the Panjab, the annual to perform, the final tawmination of this issne of books and propalets ha rias lately dynasty, followed either by the diamemberment from a little below three handrail to a little of China, or the elevation of an Emperor with above it. The great majority of thead are refr tomily different spirit. Does anybody at the priate of former publications, but there were India Otico know where the paper is in which issued in 1871 twenty-five new sanslations of the Llamas formally offer to conquer China it forsign book, and uinely-eight new original Lord Ansland will end des artillery works Religious controversy te more largely 10,000 bursemen We want nothing of China, represented than any other subject. There are if the catastrophe comes, but an island, but attacks and defences both of the Christian and that wo mnat have." the Mabomedan crceda, como of them with a pre- taasion of learning 'to which, as our Correspon- cent ramarke, it might be as well out to apply Too severe a test. There are tourleen volomeE of poetry, mostly of love songs very popular among the unlives. There are four volumes of history, two of biographs, and five modical publications, four of them of Legitimate medi. cine, one of quackery. The College at Lahore, in spite of its large endowments, is not consi- dered to huge done much for literature, it has,

MISCELLANEOUS.

Kausas lawyers are fined for prudanity and contarpt of court when the undertake to quote Latin to the judge.

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OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,

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FOR SINGAPORE AND LONDON.

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H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

AND

H.E. THE GOVERNOR,

Post-Office Notifications.`

Amit will clann.

For Singer and London-Per Trafalgar, today, the East, et 3:30 PM: --------

For Singapore.-Per Mecca, to-day, the 17th inat, at 3,30 PM.

For Singapore, Panang, and Calentta-Por Indian Mail Packet Chine, on Thursday, the 20rd instunt, a6 2.30 r. M.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH BACKÈT.” The French Mail Packet "DONNAT” will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 23rd inst, at noon, with the Mails...

To and through the United Kingdom e Merectiles; to France, and other Continental. States (in, a close mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Cloutros fadrau, Bombay Aton, Seychelles, ternion and Mauritius, Sucz and Alexandria,

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &o.,

BBC to unstrunce that they live just re-util 11 A.. on the 23rd instant, after which

coived a Choice Assortment of PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES,

particularly adupted for the hot seuson.

976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1879.

NOW READY,

HAVE just received a choice ASSORT. He of Mestre FORNER? &.CQ-under-rers

HAVING puolased the ENTIRE STOOK THE Stenskip MENT of CLOTHS, suitable for the adventsgions terms, beg to announce that the Captain Watson, will leave for the above ports HOUSEHOLD'COMPANION

AUTUMN and WINTER SEASONS, on-premises lately sccupied by the above weru sisting of—

RE-OPENED for business on

FANOY TWEEDS and ANGOLAS, for

Saite

5.

TROUSERINGS of the latest Styles BLACK and BLUE BROAD CLOTHS.

for Riding BREECHES.

BEDFORD CORD and KERSETMERE

Leght MELTONS for OVERODATS, BILLIARD CLOTH.

---------L$0, OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE SHIRTS

LONGCLOTH, FLANNELS, REGATTA,

COLLARS and SCARVES of the latest fashiona.

BOOTS, SHOES, and SLIPPERS of all kind

The Newest Shapes in PBLT, DRAB SHELL, and SILK DRESS HATS.

SOLITAIRES,

GOLD STUDS, SLEEVE LINKS, and

HAIR BRUSHES, SOAPS, and TER- FULLERY.

TOWELS BATH

TURKISH BLANKETS.

DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS and NAP. KINS in all Sizes.

UMBRELLAS and WALKING STICKS. A clergyon said, the other day, that modern

"VELVET PILE, TAPESTRY, and Young ladies were not daughters of Shem and

am, but daughters of Hemp and Sham, comBRUSSELS CARPETS, with HEARTH-

BUGS to Matol. pounds of plain sewing and inske-believe,

A Payaoian, an presenting his bill to the

MONDAY, the 15th instant Where we are showing a well eclected Slook of COLORED SILKS, SATINS, DOSYETIMES FOR THE COMING SEASON, IN THE

.: Newel Style and Materials. RIBBONS, LACES, PERFUMERY,

FANOT GOODS, ".

...AND

**

STATIONERY,

in great variety.. Also,

TABLE LINENS and LINEN SHEETINGS, A Targe Stock of

FLANNELS, BLANKETS,

ko, ko, ko, Most of the abore Goods to be soki ut- GREATLY REDUCED PAJOEN

to make room for NEW GOODS

for the Autumn and Winter Sensuas. Also,

A large Stock of ENGLISH-MADE SADDLERY, which must be sold without regard to cosi..

BAKER & 00.,

PA, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, STAIR CARPETS with: Brass Rods and COURT MILLINERS, DRESA AND FELT

bonover, translated a treatise on Hindoo la exeentor of an estate of a deceased patient, FittjagnPÈT in Squares, and by the

Toomas French, the well-known jokey, died somewhat suddenly at Newmarket, in lis twenty-ninth year, French rode the Derby winner two years in saccession, and among his other winning wouals were the Goodwood Cap. as hester Cup, the Grand Prize of Paris, and the French Derby. This season he had been the ridor of thirty-four winners.

It is stated, suye the Dundee Advertiser, that | the wensbarof Dr. Cumminga' congregation win punted titel with a splendi. Bible is the Duchess of Sutherland, and that it was also her Grace who prevailed upon bis Majesty to promise that he would depart from his practice of making it a expital offence for a

Mr. Scotia 13. There was a very large attend- Four birds in 1. the Claimant killing 16, and cambering zous 15,000 people, who all paid for admission. A short address was de- livered by the Claimaæt,

yard.

VELVET PILE CENTRE and SOFA CARPETS.

LINEN CRUMB CLOTHS and STAIR COVERINGS.

MANTLE MAKERS, GENERAL DRAPERS, LADIES & CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS, by & ko. 1475 Hongkong, 8th Septomlier, 1878.

KOSS & Co., COIR MATTINGS in all,the canal widthe,

TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, PLAIN and BORDERED MATS,

Beceived, en latest arrivals, SHEEPSKIN CARRIAGE MATS.

KEIR NEW STOCK of ready-made 1. CLOTHING, of every description and FLOOR CLOTHS, in all widths up tonize, all of the latest fashions and beet ma- Tarde.

torialaga eplendid fit guaranteed.

------- TRAFALGAE."--

TO-DAY, the 17th inst., nt 4 P.M.

Rate for Tea, £3 108, per 40 cubic-fect Raw Silk,per uile. For Freight or Penge, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 2d 1700 Hourkong, 15th October, 1873, ... FOR SİNGAFORE fülrech), VHLE „Sternship

"MECCA," Cupizin Laws, will leave for the above port on MONDAY, the 20th instant, ut 4 г.x. For Freight or Passage, apply to

KWONG BING,

No. 57, Praya: 7d 1604 Hongkong, 14th October, 1873,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

-

FOR LONDON in SUEZ CANAL. THE Cenpuy's Steamship

"DIOMED " will be despatched on of about the 22nd instant. Insurang riska ocaspted on behalf of the Com puny na unders

On Ten 27. /, all risks, 18/. * F.P.A.......

Silk 18.*. do. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE,

Afonte

74. 1703 Hongkong, 18th October, 1873,

"FOR LONDON."," Steamship

H

AND

STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. DEVAN, with many Additions, Correo- trom, and Dr. Wiliams' Orthography.

Faroe In Paper Wrappor, Nearly Sonnd....

$1.50. ... $2.00

Apply at the Bally Frere Office.

ONG” HOTOGRÀFIC R

·BY APPOINTMENT TO R. E. SIR ARTHUR KENNEDY, ・・・

Governor of Hongkong :

AND 10

H. 1. HL THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF RUSSIA.

Invites inapestion of his turge Collection of VIEWS-of FooCHOW, SWAROW, HONGKONG, CANTON, WEST RIVER; SIECHEW, and MACAO.

WYNDHAM STREET,

Em) (Formerly occupied by Athiolia Cirò,) | 165-1

NOW READY.

DOUND VOLUMES of thÒ TRADE RS.

BFORT for the rear 1872. Prive 3.10.

Apply of the Daily Press Office, Bongkong, 1st February, 1872

`POOCHOW DOUK

PAGODA ANCHORAGE

| THE above Granite-foomed DOOK bus intely Teen LENGTHENED to 400 fest ures all. " QAWTOR CASTLE"

and is now capable of receiving vessels up to bure is mediate despatch as above. Captain-Gowis, expected on the 30th-inst, will 380 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock at the bottom is 40 feat, at the top 80 feet, and For Freight, apply to

the width at the entrance is 56 fest. Depth of JOHN BURD & Co,“

water on the sill 13 feet, at average neap, and Agents, 17 feet at average spring tides. 1661 Hongkans, 15th October, 1873...

·FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE 41 Anierican Ship

THE

**MELROSE," Captain-Neill, baving the greater portion her Cargo engaged, will bave Immediate patch us above.

For Freight, apply to

The Dook has a Caisson Gate, and is pumped out by steam.

A new FOUNDRY for large-iron and brass castinga has recently besa added.

The Machine Shon montains a 12-inch Forow of Cutting Gap-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling and des-Screwing Machines, Stemu Saw Mill, Large

Smitby,

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Oội tf 1668 Hongkong Stu October 1878.

FOR DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, THE d1 Olipper Ship THE

RIFLEMAN,"

Dry Godowns are on the premises, available for stowage of eargo, &c.

A large stock of Timber, Metai; and other

ro Letters can be readived.

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Cilicer in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.M. on the 22nd instan

Itters for Registration" will be receivel until 10 A., on the 23rd instnut.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Geral. General Post Office,

Hongkong, th October, 1878.

It is hereby notified that henceforward the Postage on letters addressed to Norway, when forwarded via Southampton, will be $4 cente pordialainen prepayment optional Unpaid | lett va will be subject to an additional obarge

on delivery.

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General- General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1873.

It is hereby notified that the postage ebarge- uble upon Paid Lettere addressed to France will hotceforward to 12 ounts perquarter ounce When forwarded by Franch Mail Packet, and 18 genis per qnurtur ounce when forwarded by British Mail Packet.

F. W. MITOWELL,

Postmaster Generál, Gonerni Post-Office,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.

It is bereby notified that benceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, who forwarded ein Santanmpton, will be 28 centa per half-ounce, prepayment optional, Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery. ..

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Ganerai. General Post-Office, **-*-

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1973.

It is hereby notified for general information that, the Postigs (which must be paid in áð vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, riz.-

-1

When forwarded við

-

Brindisi... 4 cents caob ball-ounce.. When forwarded vid

Marseilles.......... 36.

sents each half-orce. When forwerdeävi Southampton....

General Post-Ofies.

28 cento cash half-unnee, W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genera

Hongkong, 28th July, 1870.

| Dockyard bintenisl always on hand.....

Vessela docked for eximination, remetulled, that on and after the 1st Augat next, the It is bereby noted for general internation resparred, repairs also done in harbour; and Commission chargeable on Money Orders

PLAIN and FANCY REPS, and WOR- They bag also to call attention to their other STED DAMASKS, in all che landing Makers vrticles, viz.: Folt HATS, Silk HATS, Tianas to hintais

TRIMMINGS and CURTAIN HOLDERS BOOTS, WHITE SHIRTS, COLLABS,

SCARFS, UNDERSHIRTS, SOCKS, &

The Finest French NOUVEAUTES, TROU. PRINTED, EMBROIDERED, and TEL- VET PILE TABLE COVERS.

SEEINGS. Black and Bins CLOTH, BOBs. Biabop, Master, having to gitater parlerate clues. Particulare ha to obla Shanghai, and Yokolning will be as follows, SKINS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, & they tion of her outgo and passagers engaged, willed as the Dock, or on application to the under- viz. PLAIN and FRINTED CLOTHS by the keep on stook, to solicit orders to be taken by have in ordiate despeseb For the above ports.

signed. Tard.

LACE and MUSLIN CURTAINS. CRETONNA, and other CHINTZS, BRASS and WOOD CORNICE POLES, with fittings complete.

and superintends the issue of a medical jourzala, "Do you wish to have my bill sworn? in the vernacular. These publicatione, and No replied the exccator, "the death of the others of the same hind, amounting in ali to necessed sufficient evidence that you attended

bim professionally." hundred and twenty-four, may be fairly ca smined to have been the fruit, in a great me sure, of our system of education in the Punjab, In Bengal, the chief centre of car influence, the results buve been more considerable. Up to the year 1990 only two hundrad and seventy booka End been published in ungal, and even Liege vere principally idnatrons legenda, Twenty years ago the atute of things was much the same ng it is now in the Fuujab, but since that date the improvement has been marked and rapid in the four year ending with 1971 tliere were published in round numbers, athon sand English and two thousand native rolanies, A great winỹ of both kinds were text-book far the Government schools; and the aile of these is so great that it has been made matter of Persian to embrace Christianity. complaint that mez capable of doing good, The Olufuzat attended a pigeon-shooting. original work prefer to engage themselves in the watob at the Trent-bridge Ground, Nottingham, maro profitable Labour of compilation. In-Ben-recently, He shot a watch with the crack shot gal, as in the Pugieb, there is among the of the district, r. Seattun, and beat biks. by volumes published a vast set of controver sial theology; there are 448 volumes of poetry; my Borel and tales; and a good proportion of sound and instructive writings on science, medicine, law, and history. We have thas

It has been observed in some localities that evalenco in Bengal Proper both of a newly. created mental activity and of a widespread the ones of horned cattle, fed on certain kinda intellectual formentation which we may act of fodder, exhibit an unsual degree of brittle- down de effects of English tauching and in-se. The subject has been lately investigated ffaence.

by Herr Neaalus, who has analysed the fodder Thest. reaults are certainly of high interest and water consumed by cattle affected in this We may point to them as a proof that we have way. Among his sonclusions we note that ho not neglected our day to the land we govern.finda in the Black Forest that this affection is But a question may fairly be raised as to the condued to granite soils, to the junction of nature of the intellectual life of which they ranite and puels, and to Buster skadetane. -are-the-product- Ara-thus, it may be asked,

A distressing accident has baypooed in Perthalira. Barly on the morning of August the satisfaction of a gennine or 40 27- tifioii want and, if the latter, they a son and Caughter of the Bishop tely to continue when the artificial af-of Bombay went to view the fulla of Moness, in melde hus been withdrawn? The conditions of literary growth in India are dificult to aster tuia. We might learn much from a comparison, if we could Bnd one that would be in point. There is a certain resemblance between the position of Europe at the time of the Ronnissanse and the position of moderu India wo gundenen saw her position and covered Both,conutrica, it is evident, have been subject her to the village. It was found that her foot Boiler, Sbafting, Propeller, Fanuel, &c., coni- e-to the influence-of-culture-fax superior-to-mas fearfully tacerated, that she had been plete, and liberal supply of extras, by Thomp their own, and the natural course of their otherwise seriongly injured. Her brothersqa, Tay Foundry, Dundee. civiliantion has heen largely modified accord. unfortunately fell into a very daep pool jast ingly. What the teaching of Greek was in the beside the fall, and was drowned. Three bours fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in Europe, after the sequrrence bis body was recovered, suck is now, in a cartsin sense, the teaching of He was about seventeen years of age.

the vicinity of Aberfeldy, and when standing above the middle fall a large piece of rock gave way beneath their feet, precipitating them into the stream below. Bliss Doughs was carried op the surrent down to sballow water, and after great exertion gained the bank of the stream,

the English language ja ladis. But Europea

was more advanced than India, nod therefore

Letter capable of assimildar new matter.

She had produced already both pucts and thinkers, whose writings have remained a living

measure,

Om 16% Roughing, 2nd October, 1873.

FOR SALE,

TRENCH, LATIN, and CHINESE DIO.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIC & to tt 1582 Hongkong, 25th September, 1873. FOR MANILA.

MANOLITO,"

FIONARY, of the poker Brad DC.EE Spanish Schoor WHITE and COLORED BLANKETS, in

leal, by PAUL PEENE, M.Å. · Price, $10. all Sizes,

APPENDIX to the FRENCH, LATIN, and Captain Cairns, will have immediats despatsk WHITE and FANCY TOILET QUILTS. CHINESE DICTIONARY of the Spoken for the above port. BIDER DOWN KADQUILTS 20¢ PIL-Mandarin Dialect, containing à notice of

For Freight or Passage, apply to the Imperial Academy at Feking a patice co

ROMEDIOS & Co. FEATHER PILLOWS in Linen Boku- Chinese Bobonig, a general description of ti 1631 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1873,****** CARRIAGE RUGS and SCOTCH MAULS. China, bo sa boy by PAUL PERNY, M.A.

Price, $20.

FOR LONDON, CHILDRENS' CUTS and IRON BEL-

HEA1 German Barqne

LOWS

STEADS.

TOLLET, CHEVAL and GILT CHIMNEY GLASSES.

So..

KC,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

HONGKONG:

· AND AT SHANGITAT. FOR SALE.

Suitable for a large Steam-Launch, PAIR of Dirent acting, Inverted cylinder, HIGH PRESSURE ENGINES, with

LANE, CRAWFORD & O% 74 1681 Hangkong, 11th October, 1873.

FOR SALE,

TEE New Sillarlight LAMPS, cannomical, safe, and in brilliancy equal to Gà,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 11th October, 1873.

FOR SALE.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE ·

1637 OCTOBER, EVENING.

74 1689

Now Paina, $577, to $580; Now Benares, force. The culture, of Grecce took a new and ¦ $507; to $560; Old Putns, $547 to 8550; adap root, but the fruits and flowers which it Malwa, $620 cab, with allowance in weight of here were changed tutorially by its transference two patties, also miles on credit at $825 to 8630, to another avil. Can we expect that English with bae to two cattica reduction on old drug. culture will tule the same kind of root in India,

and will arrive in due course at the same growth

SHARCS.

and development Pa-her intellectual more funghong and Shanghai Bank Shares-18}| meat the stirring of a new Renuisannos, her per cent. premiam.

religious controversy the fornraonar of a bacion Traumange Baciety of Canton, new shares': Reformation? We have scarcely at presect -8700 per share premico

the proper materiale to enable us to forni a China Traders Insurance Company's Shares- indgivent. The attempt to do so needs largely both care and patience. It is very difficult to

$1,000 per share premium. Ohins and Japan Marine Insurance-Tls 101

Fir share, nominal

be tolerant with low types of thought and lite rary culture, and yet it is quite necessary if we Caius neraude Company.-8215 per share. are not to decide at random. They may be Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharenas much in promise, although they are as yet no- $555 per sbure.

per abave,

thing in performance. The love songs and Obies Fire Insumace Oompany's Suarce-8193 idolatrons legende which we have in great me sure displaced are the material out of which a native popular literature might, in due time, have been evolved. If, therefore, the products

Victoria Fire Insquanes Company's Sharo

8120 per altare.

Hongkong and Whimpos Book Company's

Sbitros 20 per cout discount. Hongkong, Vanton and Macau Steamboat Co.'s

Slure-29 per cent, prominm

par. shar

A 雎 PAG NE VEUTE ULJUQUOT-PONSARDIN

RAIMS,

in Cases of 1 oz. Quarts,

and, 2 doz. Pipts SANDER & Co. Sale Agente for China, Japan and Manita, tf 2131 Honghong, 15th December, 1871. -

NOW READY

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.

An ANGLD CHINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong,

comprehensiveness and practical service words which the Chizeno have of late years been this Work stands unrivalled. All tos new

compelled to coin to express the numerous ob

of Indian literature, bare an appearance in some degree forced nad artificial, we must remember India has not been malfered to follow her owa guise, and that the growth her literature Shanghai Stenin Navigation Company-Ts. 305ects in macchinery photography, telegraphy, and

has been set aside completely saber political development by the overwhelming influence of Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-365 jier ferment, of activity, but of quite another kind Hongkong Hotel Company's Share49 per from there which would have followed in the Dent, discount. aatural order of growth, and ohange.

a new power. We find ample signs of life, of abare.

Indo-Chine Sugar Company-87 per cent.

*Biscoun

Or London,

It is clear that the position we have usumet in India must be regarded as one of no commga responsibility. We have necessarily destroye

great deal and there has got been time for us lo tent the value of what we bare bens, erepting in its place. The cago was different long us we were content la igluence the thought of India only indirectly, by our presence and anofficially, by our voluntary teachers and missionaries. But now, we have [a

EXCHANGE.

421

Bank Bills, un demand, Hank Billa, ut 8 months' sight, 421 Hank Billa. at 6 months' sight, 434 Credits at 6 months' night... 434. Documentary Uills, at&months sight...amo

in every direction interfered with the nativa ON NEW YORK

life, and the question presents itself, not only

Frivate, 5 months' sight...............

how much we have done already, but what ON BORBAY Bank. 3 daye aight 225 further rerola wo consider likaly or desirable. ON CACUTTA, Buak,8 daya'night 2254 Is Indis to be compelled to copy the course of OS SHANGHAI, KAMA

out intellectual revolutions, and to go with us though our various home phases of philosophis caLand religiose thongbt Something of this there mat needs be, as she bus caal her lot in with our own; but we ought not to forget that all mental disturbance, however accesary, je an evil which we should attempt to minimize. What would be the gain to Tadia, or to our

Bonk, eight

Private, 30 days' sight.

in acieuse generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in entence. Each and every word is fally linetrated and explained, forming aser

cises for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Pauli prouanomations are given, the nocents being carefully marked to the boat principle hitherto attained. The typo graphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size of body, thereby affecting a vast conomy of space, nolieving a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those Fast murgine and vacant spaces which have. heretofore characterized Übinese publications,

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration, Obaliem Voorbulstip coolains about 13,000 Chinese charseters, and Medhurst's English)

CHINESE PROVERBS, collected and class- {ed by PAUL PERRY, M.A. Price, 50.50.

The following Works, by the maine author! will shortly appear im

"LATIN-OHINESE DIALOGUES,

The First Volume of "A CHINESE GRAM. MAR" Apply to

tt.144

FREDERIC DEGENAER, Hooplung, 2nd September. 1875,

MAÇÃO,

FOR SA L'E.

the Colony

THE

"LANDWORSTEN,

Capt. Becker, will load beco and at Whampo [for the above port, and will bare quick dea-

patch.

For Freight, apply to

TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. if 1632 Hongkong. Zud October, 1873

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HD-A L-Americua Ship ----·

abere.

"LADY BLESSINGTON," Williams, Muster, will have early despatch as

For Freight, apply to

BUSSELL & Co.- ft 1657 Hongkong, 7th October, 1973/

FOR NEW YORK.

THE FROPERTY of a gentleman leaving A CARRIAGE, Two PONIES, and 9AR- NESS, complete.

Apply to Royal Hotel,

Macao, 29th September, 1873. [ 1020 HE 41 British Burque

L. A. DE GRAON.

FOR SALE.

Superior Pale Dry SHERRY.

·Fizo OLD PORT.

FINE Desert CLARET

Apply to

SANDER & Co. tt 999 Hongkong, 29th May, 1879. "THE CHRONTLE AND DIRECTORY": Fos 1878.

NOW HEADY.

THIS Work, now in the ELEVENTH year of its existence, is ready for de-

· Livery.

It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Offee, as usual, from the bast and most authentic souress, and no paine have bearӎpared to make the work come plote in all respecta

In addition to the "danal, varied and voluminous information, the value of the "ÜHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1973" has been further augmented by a

CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH OF THE

SLANG HAL

FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF

In addition to a Chromo-Lithograph Plate of the NEW CONE OF SIGNALS IN 'USE AT THE PEAK; also of

TUB VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS

(Digned suprosly for this Work) MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, and of the

.......... THE COAST OF OHINA; beaides other local information and stu. Listies oorrectot to date of publication, tending to make this work in every way anitable. for Public, Meresatile, and General OljoOB.

The Directory is published in two Forma. Uomplete at $5; or with the Lista of Residents, Port Directories, Mups, &c., -at $3.

Orders for Uopios may be sent to the Dally:

and Ohinese Dictionary about 100,000, whRst | Prós Ofoe, or to the following Agents :-- this work contains more than 60,000 English Mean `worda, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charan, Swator.......... 20

72

..731

ters. Again,, despite all the gramman sad d

other elemontary workas sa-yet published, the Formon

SALES ON OCTOBER 15TH, 1875,

da reported by Chinese While Wax, 3 pieces, at 372.50, by Fook-wo- to travolling trader...

Dried Lily Flowers, 20 bags, at $13.00, by

Menare. J. P, DA SILTA & CO.

student of this difficult language absolutely re- Focelow. quires examples to display the various appl Ningpo... Keong-bations and equivalents of different words which Shanghai......

this work contains more than five times Re Bankato ano have one general saving. Of these extraples many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub- "Ziver Porte.

shed.

Delves, from following another courseP be Kworp tonkwo to travelling trader." could give us no aid, and could derive from us Cuttlefish, 50 hags, ut $23.00, by Kwong

no benefit. It will be time for us to set up as fook-w to travelling trader. toughera when we are quite satisfied with the

While Sugar 115 bage, at $6.65, by Kin- correctness of our own conclusions. There wilbing-obeung to local truder. Magn remain an abulent feld, for the sinploym(941), Brown Sugar, 870 bags, ut $3.70, by Tuck of all our efforts. It cannot be wrong that the tool trader

QUELON and CAMPÁILE. WILSON, NICHOLLS & Ju. WILSON, NTOnozzs & Co. HEDGE & Co.

"

12

KELLY & Co., Shanghai HAIL & HOLTE, ---

KELLY & O

HALL& HOLTY and KELLY

Co., Sinagbal, Nagaan Tan C. & 3. TRADING CO.

"FALCON,"

Dann, Master, having the greater portion of bet Cargo engaged, will loud at this and Winapos, and will buve quick despateb.

For Freight, apply to

OLYPHANT & COL

Var 1523. Hongkong, 13th September, 1873.

FOR NEW YORK..

THE 41 German Barque

"JOHANN SMIDT

|

iron ships and steamera aloned and painted, at

The Stom Tag Woosung is in thorough. working order, and is available at all times ta tow vassels to or from sei, at' reasonable rates.

JOHN BURSTER & Co. if 1039 Fooshow, 18th June, 1873.

UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the THE

HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON (taat he bus shops clublished at those places in

too mare of RING KEE.

. Public of

jasned moutho United Kingdomat Hongkong,

On soms not exceeding £2. I

..18 certa. Above 22 and not exceeding £5...36 Above and not exceeding £7-54- Above £7 and not exceeding £10.72

F. W. MITCHELL.

Fostmaster General, General Post Office,

Hongkong, 15th July, 1870. -

It is hereby notified that Letters aŭdressed

to France may be sent either paid or unpaið at la HONGKONG, at the Central Market, the option of the sander; but the postage on No. 12, he has constantly on hand BEUF, Prices Current, Newspapers and Books-capnet MUTION, POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE. be prepaid TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, de, of

For auch sunc the best quality

The rate of pistage chargesfile on letters addressed to. France per French Eacket is..

la HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the foregoing' articles, with the addition of SPĮ. RITS, ZODA WATER, ko, and GABE when iD-season.

Cautioman and Families desirous of patron- izing him, ara requested to apply at his shop as above, where a list of prices of articles will be fornished, which will be supplied at the same rate all the year round.

-HING KEE

ly 745 Hongkong, 13th May, 1873,

NOTICE.

„COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEDIERS. MARITIMES. FAQUEBOTS. POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES

ALSO,

PONDICHERY, MADRAS CALCUTTA,

AND BOMBAY.

19echts.

Per British Packet which marked vid

Brindisi.

........ 18 For British Packet when murkeć við

Alexandria and Marseilles....... 12 F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Ofice,

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872.

The Post Office of Victoria ('Australis) haring given notice to the Genera? Poss Office in Lon don that articles of Jewellery received in that Colony arn chargeable with Custoxs-Daries, the undersigned considers it nooosemy to maka this Regolation known to the Public, and to atate that any lettere or packets containing anch articles sent through the Post are liable: with their contents, to be forfeited.

FW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gorenal.

General Post-Office,

Hongkong 2nd January, 1878

It is hereby notified that a line of British Mail Contract Packets hus breu established be

ON Spuny Stansbig in i den made of cot

N THURSDAY, the 23d oiober, 1873, tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect

" DONNAL," Commandant DE BUTLER, voyance of correspondence from Hongkong for with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and the foreign ports on the East African Couet, e Captain Hagemann, will load hore and at CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He Whampon for the above port, and will have placed.

len and Ascension, and that hang forward the quick despatchy

Cargo and Spasic will be rogistered for Lon-postage, which must be paid in advance, on let For Freight, apply to

dun as well as for Marecillor, and accepted intern addressed to Zanzitur, Mosambique, Dela- TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. transit through Marseilles for the principal gan Bay, Nats), the Cape of Good Hope, and 1675 Hongkong, 10th October, 1873,

places of Europe.

Ascension, will be 20 cents for cash balfoünce, newspapere 2 cents each. FOR NEW YORK. BE41 American Clipper Skip

TEE

"RINGLEADER,"

Thataber, Master, having the greater portion of her cargo engaged, will load at Whumpon and Hongkong, and base early despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. tf 1583 Hongkong, 25th September, 1873,

FOR LONDON,

T

(IE British-Ship

"STAR OF CHINA,"

Shipping orders will be granted till noon, Oargo will be received on board until 4 F., Specie and Parasold until 3 r.. on the 22nd October, 1873, (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Conterte and value of Packages are required.

For further particulars, apply at the Com pany's Offco.

C. BERTRAND,

Principal dyeni. Hongkong, 4b October, 1878.

THROUGH US. MAIL LINE *FROM

will load here and at Whampoa, and will have CHINA AND JAPAN. TO NEW YORK. Quick despush for above Port,

For Freighter Passage, apply to

DOEGLAS LAPRATK & Co,

Hongkong

DEACON & Co...

Canion.

uf 1455 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1873,

FOR NEW YORK, **

(To follow the American Ship “Ringleader.").

41 16 years British Ulipper Ship

"DOUNE CASTLE,” 887 tous Register, MoDairmid, Master, will load at Whampoa and Hongkong, and will have carly despatch

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. tf 1633 Hoogkang, 7th October, 1873.

MILLAR &

PLUMBERS." COPFERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS, Nu. 1. Queen's Road Elzat d Nullah Lane, Upposite IT,M. Narai Dock Yura.

PACIFIC MAIL 8. S. COMPANY

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO

BAILROAD 0OMPANIES.

F. W. MITCHELL.

Postmaster General.

General-Post-Office,

Hongkong, 12th May, 1873.

It is hereby notified flab henceforward the posinge on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be as fo). lows, viz.

When forwarded till 84 cents each ż-ounce,

Brind

-When forwarded við) 81

Marsailles...

When forwarded 128-

Southampton.....)

Fi

"

31

F. W. MITOBELL,

Pastmuster General.

General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1578,

It is hereby notiɓed that arrangements bavo been completed under which correspondence from Hongkong may be forwarded to Kagasaki, THE S. S. "GREAT REPUBLIC" will via Shanghai, and to Riogo via Yokobania, by leave Hongkong for San Francisco, vin United States' Mail Prokets, and that Letters Tokoon, on MONDAT, the 27th October, at for longkong and placca beyond Hongkong o'clock, aking Paesengers, Mails and may be forwarded from Nagasaki and Hiogo Freighty for Japan, the United States, and by means of the United States' Eackets via Europe.

Shangbai and Yokohnosa respectively, + Through Passenger Tickets and Billa-of- The rates of postage chargeable on sucb cor. Lading are issued for transportation to Toko-respoudeuse is four centa for each half-ounce bems and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, ou Letters, two cents on cool Newspaper, and to principal points in the United States, Cana- | two cents on each two ounces of Books and da, and Europe, vía Overland. Hailroad and Packets of Samples of Merchandizg, in addition connecting Lines of Steamers, and to ports in to the Rates specified in the Table of Rules of, | Mexico, and Ospiral wil South América.- Postage at present in force.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, . General Post Office,

Hongkong, 18th Jazpery, 1871 y

HOUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOATA Seam of the Company will fours Shang- | hui about'same date, via the Inland Sea Porta,

and make olan connection at Tokoba

'The “GREAT REPUBLIO” will be due at San Frazzisco December 1st, whence daily Far songer trains and daily Freight trains are rum oror the Central and Union Pacific Railroad rates of postage which must be paid in advance)

Mf 157. Hongkong, lat Marab, 1871.

It is hereby notified that bonecforward the

For prastical purposes the arrangement of Hugo, Gadka...Tha O. & J. Trading Co. MHE TOURIST'S GUIDE-Lines for New York, and for all the principal shargeable on Packets of, printed papers

the work is so complete, that u reference Yokohama Mere. LANE, CRAWFORD & Úc. to its pages enables n perem who, under-

Mr. B. Moss, Japan Ganette standa. English to communicate effectively

Office

with natives who understand nothing tût. Uhi- Manila............................ Mero, J. pH LOYZAGA & Co. now. In this respect the work will be fond Saigon .................

M. RIBEIRO & Co. indispensable to all Buropeans residing in Singapore Straits Times Offics. China, and to the natives themselves it ex London. plains subjecta fully, with which vory for in-

cast science should be taught, in India,"or Vermicelli, 20 bugs, at $0.40, by Hung-him- flab the natives should be made acquaint- tye to travelling trader. ed with the faws and government under Alwhrooms, 10 prekages, at $51.00, by Mow which they are living, and with their owo wa obeong to travelling trader. history and the history of their foreign, Med Rice, 4,000-pionls, nt $1,47, by Kin-dead of them are perfectly acquainted. To masters. There will be esme necessary collision tye-luong to local trader. hetween Science and the botire mythologies,

parties resident in England and interested in

board.

REDUCED PRICE $1. Doncalzing the names of all the Artistes of the interior and upon the Atlantic Ber-patforms of light weight sent from longkong Sto the United Kingdom by the United States. Trade, objects of Natural History, Fruiturs, Sede, with the Ponti, and Mamtarin Pronan-various lines of Steamers, to England, France or

At New York, Passengers have selection of Packets via San Francisco, will be followe Bisation.

For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce abd Germany.

in weight

2 cents' Return Passage Tickets issued at a roductie

For a packet above 1 qunoe uot ez- of 20%, on regular inton,

oceding 2 ounce. ‡ For a packet above 2 ounces zot ex-

scéding 4 onaCAI 8 end eight conta for every additional foar ounces. These rates apply to Printed Circulacu, Price Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papere

Mr. F. ALGA. Olemant's Lane. GEO, STREET, 30, Cornhill. Messrs TRUBNES £0.

BATES, RENDY & Co.

Also a tow copies of the DRARNAIL of the Chinese Language, in two Parts,

The Daily Press Office.

磯

榮

okanta Excharge..

WING-KEE COAL SHOP.

Froight will be rescived on board until é PM. on the 26th instant. Pared Packages will be received at the office until 6, same

farm the publie that his Shop bow been address in fall; value of asme is required.

Arenda, 10 bega, at $24.50, by Kwrong-fugh it out but be invaluable occasionally. San Francisco, M. L. P. PIRES, 21, Mer-THE Peptictor of WING-KER Shop bogs today; all For Puskages should be marked to

It comprises upwards of two thousand large

bet mythology is very elastic, and may buhun to travelling iradər. gradually, modified; or may disappear. The Fungue, 10 bags, at $45,50, by Kwong-wing native poetry, too, way be a subject of farther shan to travelling trader. dieulty, We sannos encourage it, and yet we

New York......Mossa, SM. PerTINGILL & Scatuldib since 1856, at Endicott's Lane, and For further information as to Passage or other than Newspapers, as well as to Books

37. Park Row.

that he has always a great quantity of BEST Freight, apply HALLHOLT und KELLA COAL is stove for unle Gentlemon or Ship: Fraga West

quarte pages.

White War, 3 pieces, at $71.00, by Yes-kee cannot desire that it should became extinct. Watu travelling trader.

TRUBNER & U. GÚ, PATERNOSTER. ROW; W. I BELI "DAILY Press" OrrION, HONGKONG,

Chefoo and

Nowsherang.

& Co., Shanghai

Tientsin and

mastore wishing to pítrouise hip, are requested HALL & HOT pad KELLY to apply ŝt his Shop,

& Co., Shanghai.

1y 1943 Hongkong, 18th August, 1879,

*

minus be content to leave these matters to theni. American Flour, 501ba, 200 baga, 46 $1.4 by solyos,to work their own ours, or we wat Lang tya-loong to travelling trader.

Peking.

the Agency of the Company, and Trade Patterns or Samples.

T. A. HARRIS,

Hongkong, October 11th, 1878,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genera

igent.

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.