The scene is
PARJEE BURIAL PLACES IN BOMBAY, †'grini inkabitants of the euclosure do not confine
(Doily Telegraph.)
thegeetres to its limits, as they consaiopally feed Bombxiy bas beon greatly exorsised in its on the earcases of dend blocs thrown on the mind during the last tErin er four months by aaalty Flats. But they baiki Ebair neste and gal dispute in connection with the Purba being up their young ones muid this hideona places of burial—if ench 'a tarm ann bo weed plenty. Nevertheless, oncs, get over the un-j with regard to ho very poculiar farul custome lovely soiations of the thing, and there. of that people: Ints to merits and tomatite is really natalog to object to in the arrso of this ouse wo have no present intention of ntents of the Silout Tower." plunging; onongh that it lus 'been ablating brilliant, the air is untainted, the lower question in the capital of Western India, sot bloom all, the year round, and what is ting all accts and classes by the ears, and filing done by how grim miniature of deoxy the cabums of English and native newspapers done out of sight, and done moet effectually. with farious polemics. Yet tub practica which By and by the women of the family mey come underlica the tremendous disputo is so very to the farming garden to sit, dnd worn, and Curiang And the asces, aliah.may be called the pay and so is the force of habit thai hoy. Exit of war, is so piaturesque, that it may be do not regard with any it friendly feelings word while to make theat at Inst familiar to the huge souvengor birds sitting in the hot sun, the public as bomy. Bourhay, theich, be who have devoured their dear ones, and will it romarked, is as boxatiful city as on well Rome day ako nmol on Chem. What mottora be soon for natural surroundings be on one IP. The soul is gone safely to Gardemana-to kido a leng ridge of high reok, enled Malater the waters of the Zoroastrian Paradise; and it Hill. On the north-st of this treetsifted emis is better, they think, that the body should es nenon stand the Towers of Silence from cape decay by the strong locals of bong brown which the present legul contest Inke its name: ned yellow zadertakers; than loss its fair or Theac Palmas, ne they are-termed, form the honoured forin by the slow endees of natural lyst reating places of the Parsee dead—if again | notion "rest"man hau word it all suited to that whiel' there takes place. Two approaches lead to this
THE RELIGION WE WANT. myqicious platean of death; one la by, a wind-
We want a religion, remarks the Boston ing rond cut out of the dark trap rook, which Christian, that hears heavily, not only an the mounts the steep ridge by gentle grudicata,exceeding sinfulness of am." but, on the ex aid overaging date and Eg trece, and fulkige creding rascality of ixing and stealing-aveli | of a thousand crespons and foraging huskea Rion that banishes wall wieasures from the -
TAR DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY OCTOBER 28r 1873
Vessels Advertised as Londing.
LONDON SUEZ CANAL..... Agamemnon (str.), LONDON...... DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY Tillema NEW YORK
Do Do. Di
Doc Do:
SYDNEY NSW. SAN FRANCISCO
Don Do.
Fatcast
Ringleader... „Jobunn Baicht.
Kinfits Catle Cavnarvonulire....
CAPTAIN
AT
FOR ERRIGUY APPLY TO
To A DisearONED,
hpv, Biahuy. Dudu Thatcher... Hagenaar Dodd
Butterflold & Swire. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.....
Hongkong Ruell & Co...... Houg cong Olyphonic 15
Hongkong Russell & Co..
Hongkong Rusal & Co......
On or about 5th Nov.
Quiole diopath."
Hongkong Rozario &Vu.......
Quick dispatch,
Hongkong Olyphunt & Co.... Hongkong Russell & Co.,
Quick dispatola
Hongkong Yogel, Hagedorn & Commu
Hongkong Ilusael] & Co
nick dispatch. Quick dispatch.. Quick dispatch. Quick dispatch.. tjniük dispatob.
MacGregor (str.).. Lady Blessington w Melroziy
¿Quick dispatch.
„Kinion dispatch.
Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Oo......
Quior dispatch.
Mary Belle Ncberts....
Hongkong Rusack &.Co.
Quick dispatch.
Novo Constant-éi.
Uriarte),
Avaga (str)..
Hongkong Remedios & Co.. .Hongkong Pen & NG
Quick dispatch.
Quick dispatch,
Hongkong P. & O, S, N: Cu.
Cinick dispatch,
Westoby:
sp-tek (str.)...
Hongkong Douglas Taprak & Co..
JEI Sage...
Eo-day, at It AM.
Quick dispatch..
For Sale.
For Sale.
MANILA, YÜKONAM &.. SHANGHAI SWATOW, AMOY. AMOY...
Orisen (air)
Nama atr.).
SAYLE & Co.
For Sale.
BAKER & 00.
AVING purchased the ENTIRE STOOK
KOBS & Co., TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS,
BEGo to six Castrolors and of Messrs. BONE & Un, under vety THEIR NEW TOOK of Pendid growing in to arevices of the stone; the senɔn 3 cantor, sinali, basketă frota the sal, põbbles the Public thus they are now showiogvantageous terma, beg to announce sunt tue J. OLOTHING, of every description and
|
...
Ludies' JACKETS and MANTELETS in SILK VELVET, and FANCE CLOTH.
FRERA CLOAKS.
TAMA, TAŚMANIAN, SEDAN, 'and other SHAWLS,
Norwich SILK SQUARES, COSTUMES and POLONAISES-in-new
materials of the latest designs.
.
MONDAY, the 153 instant,
Where we are showing a well soleated. Stock of
COLORED SILKS, BATINS, COSTUMES FOR THE COMING SEASON,
13 TKO
Nenest Styla and Materials. RIBBONS, LACES, PARFUMIERY, FANOY GOODS.
AND STATIONERY,
in great vanaty.
Also,
approach is in the form of a long and steep from the cotton.bags, olay from the paper, staira sa out of the hill, which gres pad from engar, chicory from coffee, afum their NEW GOODS for the AUTUMN and!
promises lately, occupied by the above were directly, alan under she abadow of all-paliafon bread, and water from the milk-cana, trees and think verlore his latter being the The religios that is to save the world will not put WINTER SEASONS, which have been care LEOPENED for business on pathway for the dead. Arrived at the table all the big strawberries of the top, and all litla fally selected from the heat and cheapest- land on the top of the hill, the prospect is the ones at the bottom. It will not take one-ball-Markets, and are of the nowest and most first thing to arrest attention, for all the shin. pair of shoes of good leather and the other hilf FASHIONABLE STYLES, comprising the ing splendour of the Indinu Quein lies under or leather, so that the first shall redound Lonth, with boly Elephant and the fetand to the maker's credit, and the round, to bis Following evatwari, scen. Dvor the red-tilai roofs of the cual. It will not put Jearin's stamp on Jan
kine's kid gloves, buy inake Paris bonneta in white sity gleaming through dark-greim trees The vision would next notice space of land the back room of a Buston willmer's shop: surrounding an extensive wall, and beyond the or let a piece of velvet that professes to wall sit circular etune towers about forty fact weasure twelve yards come to an untimely ith eonciraling space is that neutral end in ths teath, or a spool of sewing-silk that ground about which the Parsera nad other aches for twenty yards be nippod in the have beco.so fiercely equabbliur, for it has deliace and allinen handkerchiefs bo amalga bud at fourteen and a half; for all-wool Long ever held as a border-land to kuep the inquisitive away from the gate, the wat with clandestine gotton; zor doute wade of old ruge pressed together be sold to the un- wall, and the towere. The “Toworn of Silenco case luas arisen in the foreible suspecting public for Fogal broadcloth. It does Artion of right on the part of the Parsero pot briske ut five dollars per thousand int> County to hold this beder-laad, and toninega it contracts to build of acven-dollar protect the sanctity of what lies beyond it. We materia); so smuggle white piue into floors will auppano the visitor armed with permission that tave paid for bard pine; nor leave gown to eroas it, going ander toddy-trove, and cracks in closets where boards ought to theroy reading the gateway, which bears anjou; nor duub the ceilings that yught to be inscription warning of all but the faithful Fire-smoothly plastered; nor make window-blinda Worshippers. He uters he gateway, and with flats that cannot stund the wint, and -flods a wall courtyard like the propylenm of a paint that cannot stand the sun, and fastenings Greek temple, on one side of wirich is the hat uns be looked at, bas are on me youal Sogri, dy chapel. Beyond the court-7ard and to be touched. The religion that is going ba the little house of prayer opens well. Banatify the world payn its debts. It does not kept garden, full of all kinds of beautiful consider that 40 cents returned for 100 cants flowers, with arbone of the glorious purple given in according to the Gospel, though it Bougainvilliers" and thickets of roses and it may be uncording to law. It looks on men smine. The neat walks are well supplied to us failed in trade, and, wlio seatinous to with garden seats of English construction, and live in luxury, as a thief.
To learn the value of money.-Try to borrow
An auctioneer, in a reentit handbitt, adver.
a flat-iron to sec if it was bot. She found ont, and has boen sa quiet since that her husband' Bays be was never so happy in bin life before.
SOUND AV ett seter college being nokod, "If a broken-winded horse were brought to you to mure, what would you advise promptly replied, "To sell him ac soon as possible."
nothing hyre ħt least heapeaks the serious and upanny character of the spot. But beyond the charming garden-is-asen-ng-ioner snclosure it. of grassy grond, interoparned with dark rocks, and upon this mida pejve of tall palms- ties for sale a large quantity of ol palotinga Yastic group of strange, weird, wales look."by eve of the sucient usturs of the day." ing Towera of Silence." They are six in non- WAS IT HOTP-A woman put her tongue on ber, built solidlý of musary, and whitewashed'. nor is there any exauce, except a little doar one-third of their height-frem. the ground, ap. pushed by sloping ongeway. One faring! are of the scene needs to be dientioned before plaining why the Fire Worshippers of Bom, buy are so careful to goud the precincts of se konely turreta. On the edges of them, and upon the trees around, will be sece sitting
By advice of their counsel, a istah of hete abondo of volturen me yellow, or dirty white, ting on, who had been captured by the police some brown-but all gorged, heavy, sleepy, and and brought before Alderma Figgins at dreadfully se. Teese obscend and disual Guildhall, pleaded guilty, and threw themselves. hards have no fear of man, they live by him. on theuerey of the court, They, were fined in Their food is the dead, Fire-Worshippers-all penalties maging downward from föl to who die of the Pareo audity, fur girls, good lady, who, on the death of her Bral bright boys, young and old, rich and poor. The hideous vultures get tiem all in turn; and if they stir when the visitor approaches it is only to scream & oute o disappoustment, and settle their ugly beada brok bot whan their foul wings when they perceive that there is no corpse för
Pam.
When a Fire Worshipper dies it is held that His spirit guva straight away, to. Parvadiu, the Jad who presides over the soula of men., The.
busband, married his brother, las á portjait of the former hanging in her dining-roos One day a visitor, romarking the painting, nakal, "Is that a member of your family Ob, that's my paor brother-in-law," was the ingenuous re. ply.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
37TH OCTOBER, EVENING. New Pat, $5073 to 8570; Now Bewares,
Export. C1240,
TANOY TRIMMED UNDERSKIRTS, TRIMMED STRAW and MILLINERY
HATS and BONNETS. (A cboies Assort inant of the above received Monthly.)
Ludies and Childrens'. UNTRIMMED EATS, in Felt, Velvet, hnd Straw
BLACK and COLORED SILKS FANCY DRESS MATERIALS of all kinds. !
BLACK SILK VELVET.
·BLACK and COLORED VELVETEEN, Chiolz and Printed FLANNELS, for Dress ing Gowns...
REAL VALENCIENNES, MALINES.
A large-Stock of TABLE LINENS and LIFEN SHEETINGS, FLANNELS; BLANKETS,
&o,, ., c... Muat of the abovò Gooda be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES to make room, för NEW GOODS
for tho. Antum and Winter Sona-ZÉ.
A large Stock of ENGLISH MADE SADDLERT, which wist be sold without regard to cost,
BAKER & GO,
24, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL,
ALTESE, CLUNY, HONITON and DU COURT MILLINERS, DRESS AND
CHESSE LACES,
LACE and MUSLIN, GOODS of all.''de- scriptioze.
BROCHE SASHES (hand-sewn). Embroidered BOOK MUSLIN SASHES, Noire, Faille, and Chené SASH RIBBONS.
KID OLOVES us and double buter, A large Stock of LADIES and CHIL. DREN'S UNDER-CLOTHING and BABY LINEN, always on band.
CORSETS a DRESS IMPROVYERS." The Patent Waching URINOLINE RIBBONS, FLOWERS FEATHERS, Erming and Swansdown COLLARETTES, MITES, and TRIMMINGS.
JUT NECKLETS, BROOCHES, núÃ BAR- RINGS.
COLD LOCKETS.
MANTLE MAKERS, GENERAL DRAPERS. LADIES & CHILDREN'S OUTFILTERS,
&c., ., c.. 1475 · Hongkong, 5th September, 1873,"
FOR SALE.
wi
JOHN DURAND & FAMOUS BOS.
DEAUX-WINES.
jsize, all of the latest fashions and beat mone
Lerials a splendid fit guaranteed,
They beg alen to call attention to their other articles, viz.: Felt HATS, Silk HATS, Vlenos ROOTS, WALL SAIRES COLLAR SCARFS UNDERS 11HTS, SUCKS, &.
The Finest French NOUVEAUTES, TROU. SERINGS, Black and Bing CLOTH, DOE SKINS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, &c., "they keep on stook, y elicit orders.to be taken by 3 1625 Hongkong, 2nd-October, 1879."
FOR SALE:
Encasare.
Vessels on the Berth..
FOR SYDNEY, NSW., (Calling, at 8INGAPORE, BATAVIA, and MELBOURNE. should suficienEnducement offer.) THE Steamalip
Post Office Notifications.
a mizil wilketaan. For Swafos, Ammay, Fonshow, Ningpo, and Shanghai-Por Noning, to-day, the 28th inst... at 10.30 a
MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKEL** * The English Contract Packet," GWALIOR will be dispatelet with the usmat Mails for Entope, As, on THURSDAY, the 30th inst...
"MACGREGOR," Jacobson, Master, will have îmmedinte desprich an above,
Cargo and Passengers will be taken at Ourat nong.
rent ratea.
This Stoumer has excellent accommodation for Cabin Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
tf. 1763 Hongkong, 24th Ostöber, 1879. FOR ALGOA BAT AND CAPE TOWN.
'HE Nederland Schooner
“TRIO"
will have igmediate desputah. "
For Freight, upply to
TULNER & Co.
tf 1750 - Hongkong, 24th-October, 1873.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE A 1 American Barque
j...
:* MARY BELLE ROBERTS"
Money Orders on any of the Money Oziler Offices in the United Kingdom will be grinteë- unt 5.P.M. on the 29th instant."
The Post-Offer will be open until 6 r. p | the 29th,instuk..
Letters, &o, may be posted during the night, in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received until 10 A.M. on the 90tb.instant
Totters may bo posted natil 10 am, on the 80th inetuät, without lite foo.
Letters posted after 10 a.m. on the 30th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Zito Fee of 18 coats early as well as the podloge in prepaid,
The latest time for prating Letters at this Ofee in 11 A.M., and for Newsonpers, Booke, r Patterne 10 AM, on the Sh instant.
Late lotters (but Lottera only) addressed, to
Trask, Muster, will have somedate despatol as the United Kingdom is Brindisi, or to Sin
Above.
For-Freiglity-applyze
RUSSELL & Oni
tf 1783 • Hongkong, 2011: Outober, 1973,
FOR DUNEDIN AND STONEY.
4.1 Clipper Ship
2
"EIFLEMAN,"
Thos. Bishop, Master, having the greater por tion of her cargo and passagers engaged, will bare immediate despatch for the abovo porte.
For Freight or Pasango, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. tt. 1582 Hongkong, 25th September, 1878. FOR NEW YORK.
THE * 1 Garmon Barque
"JOHANN SMIDT,"
Uaptain Hagemann, will load here and at Whampoa for the above port, and will have quick deepatob
For Fright, apply to
TRENCE LATIN, RJ CHIN BOX DEC. TIONARY, of the Spokes Mandarin Dia toot, hy PAUL PERNY, M.å. Price, $10.
APPENDIX to the FRENCH, LATIN, and CHINESE DICTIONARY of the Spokea Mandarin Dialect, cousuining:-å, netice of cho lmperial Academy at Pokin; a notice ou Chines: Babonigi a general description of" Chiny So. Man do. by FAFL PERRY, MA. THE 1 American Ship Price, $10.
CHINESE PROVERBS, acllected and claan- ed by PAUL PERNY, MA Price $0.50,
The following Works, by the game author, |will shortly appear :--
LATIN OUINESE DIALOGUES..
'The First Volume of “ A ÚHINESE GRAM« BAR Apply to
FREDERIC DEGENAER,
if 1443 Honukoug, 2nd September, 1878. FOIL SALE.
INE Dowert CLARET.→→
Superior Pale Dry SHERRY, Fina OLD PORT
Apply to
SANDER & Ca..
of 999ngkony, 29th May, 1872.
NOW READY
THE HOUSEHOLD QUETANION
AND
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT,
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1675 Hongkong, 106h Outober, 1873.
FUR SAN FRANCISCO.
"MELROSE," Captain Neill, baving the greater portion of het Cargo engaged, will bays immediate des patch as above
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.- tf 1609 Hongkong, 8th Dotober, 1970,
FOR LONDON,
THE A 1 German Banque
“LANDWURSTEN,”. Capt. Becker, will load here and at Whampoa for the above port, and will have quick des patob."
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. f 1682 Hongkong, Bad October, 1879.
STEAX FOX
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA,
ZTERHANEAN-PORTS-ANY)===
By Dr, DEVAN, with unuy Additions, Dorrers | BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- ||100%," DNC DE VILLTANG Orthographyć
PRICE I upor Waypers Youly Homed.
OLARET, ST. JULIEN MJ000,in Wood.
·ST, JULIEN, SA, ESTOPHE, MARGAUX LAROSE, and LAFITTE, in 1 dozen cases.
ROEDERER'S CELEBRATED CHAM-/ PAGNE,
Apply at the Daily Press Office.
$1.50
32.00
THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the
Pablic of
SOUTHAMPTON;
ALGO BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
gapore, may he posted on board the Pucket TDM 11:30 A.5. 1 Bug thấpo or gading, on pay inont of a bale Feeof 49 cents euch in addition to the poateg
E. W, MITCHELL,
Postmaster General General Post Ofce. ፡
Hongkong, 17th October, 1873.
The Port Ollon of Vistoxin (dustralia) having given notice to the General Post Office in Lon don that articles of Jewellery received in that Cutong are obirgeable with Customs Dation, the undersigned' considers it nevessary to mika this Regulation known to two Public, and Lo state lint any latters or packets" enctaining such articles sent through the Poet are liable, with their contouts, to be forfeited.
W. MITCHELL. Geroral Post-Office
Postmaster renal
Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873.
...
It is bereby notifies for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Neri way, when formardad ein Southampton, will henceforward is 36 cents for each balf ounce, which may either be paid in advance, or it may be last to ha collected on delivery of the Letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery,"
E. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Fongkong, 23rd-Angaat, 1870. }
Il le berchy notified that Lettere addressed to Frince may be sent either paid or unpaid at the option of the sender; haette postage un Prices Current, Newspapers and Boplis cannot be prepaid
For each ounce
The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addressed to France per French Packet
Per British Packet when markeĉ vik,
Brindising pract
Per British Packet
12 cents.
18
t when marked vik Alexandria and Marseille... 12.
Gaher Yog-Ofise
F. W. MITCHELL,
Pastmaster firnenud..
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872:
It is hereby notified for general information: Commission chargeable on Money Orders sad upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong,
CARTE NOIRE and GARTE BLANCHE, HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTONE PENINSULAR AND ÜBIENTAL STEAM that on and after the 1st August next," the -
Lost be bas shaps established at these places in with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specle Shanghai, and Yokoluma will be as follows,
in exaca of 2 doz. Pinia
STARTUP & KENTISH'S GENUINE FORT WINES and SHERRIES, in I do. cases, botaled in the Linden. Docks,
BLANOHY FRELES&C RENOWN ED BRANDIES, of Standard Strength and Purity, in 1 den unser
PETER DOMECQ & UGN SUPERIOR SOAPS, PERFUMERY and TOILET RE FALE DRY SHERBY, in 9 Jozen cares. QUISITES of all kinds.
Apply to
PAUL EALERS & "Co, 1187 Hougang. 28r
28rdly, 1873
FOR SALE. WAPAN
tc.
&s,
DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY DY· EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN.
ABBISTANTS. Per steamship Diamed, for London..--- Socated Omage Pekoo, 4,90 lbs. Socated ORDERSEXHOUTED WITH CARE AND DESPATCH, Dapor, 52894 16. Gaupowder, 10,000 116, AND AT. THEY MORERÁTY CHARDER. **** total, 67,771 be. Silk, 74 balce.
SHARES.
body in tunec parified nud prepared for the 35583 to $556. No change in other kinds. Tower," and takin, thither, if possible, Lefore sunset. Bat if it be after the watch of Ardiba. hist, Lerd of Fire-Cont is to Buy, later thi toreo o'clock in the afternoon-the "currying forth wust be deferred till the nest dawn, The Hindo beins. his dead with equal promptitude, butfire is too sucred with the Parsnes to bu neid for this purpose, altbough the body after preparation is held a boly that eren the friends of the deceased may not so runch xa touch it, Desped with pure white, it is eventually horne away to the hill, the bearers. and all who follow being also washed, and dressed in white garments. They must not: join hands, but hold scarves of white from one to the other, and no wotna e permit-... ted to attend. The slope, of which men
Obluses Instirange Company-$10 per bare, tion as been made, are stuvly climbed, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shuros-
and, the gateway being prased, the priests rasi the prayers of the ** Baj in the ubapel, which ja open on all four sides. This done, the hier
ja takes apagain, conveyed through the garden past tos Mooming Bowere, to the foot of one of
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Share47
(par sent, premiadi. Union Insurance Society of Canton, ncs elitres.
8750 per share propium. hinu Tadara usucance Company's Shares-
$1,000 per share premium, Obins and Japan Marino Insurance, 705,
per abare, nominal,
$552 per share,
China Firs Insurance Company's Shapes—$13
per chure.
Victone Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
$120 per abare
SAYLE & Co., GENERAL DRAPERS, QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAL
FOR SALE..
DEST PORTLAND CEMENT,
Blyto
FREDERIC DEGENAER,
# 1441 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1973,
FOR SALE.
C VEUVE CLICQUOT PUNBARDIN
REIMS,
in Casos of 1 dor, Quels
und, 2 doz. Pinta. SANDER & c..
Sole Agents for Chada, Japan and Manila. 2151 Hongkong, 15th Dégember, 1871. THE TOURIST'S GUIDE- REDUCED PRICE $1. Coutaining the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furmuire; de, with the Pauli,and Mandarin Pronun
ciation..."
Also a far copies of the GRAMMAR Chinese Language, in two Parts.
The Daily Press Office:
MACAU,
FOR SALE..
|
e whitewashed towers. There the face of the Hongkong, and Whampoa Dook Company's AKWOOD LOGS and PLANKS; of all THE PROPEIÚTY of a gentleman leaving}'
Sharos 21 par coat, discouat. Hongkong, Maatou and Mac Staminboat Co."
Shares--30 per cent..premium. Shangha Steam Navigation Company-Ts. 108
per obire,
Hongkong Gas Company's Shores-$65 per
shara,
Hongkong Hotel Carapany's. Shares-54 por
cent, discount. Indo-Oninese Bugar Company-87 per cent.
discount...
2
EXCHANGE.
Or LORDONAL
Bank Bills, on domaud......... 4/14 · Bank Bille, at 3 months' sight,434 Bant Billo, nt 6 months' sight.431 Credita, at 6 aronthe sight. 13) Doonmentary Bills,at&montba.
aight.......
deccused is guncovered, that tse friends may gaze for one List moment on the familiar features: hat they must not come within thirty pacca of the inuilding. Then the bier aluth is taken away, and the bearera sacend and pass through the lit the door into iba faterior. It presents a floor with pathways leading among gratings, and on cach grating lice a skeleton, or such remains of it as hura zot fallon through into the vaults/un-, derneath. Selecting a vacant, or nearly raonat, sput, the ded body is dǝpaited there, and the attendance reverently withdraw. Now it in the 1arn of the winged nadertakere, who show by thoir bobuvisar that they perfectly understand the funeral rites of the Genebros. tionless yet wataliful, the great birds on the trace and walia have not stirred a leather till the little door. WAR asut, but when the bult slides and the bearern in white descend, there is a wider rush of pinioca lovardo the tower, and a cloud of slav yellow and brown vultures falls down apon the ON
pot. it when above the pale sircle of the turjet, and then simultaneously disappears BeON hind the lofty ry and strange to tell. OR that bidden but tea-easily-imagined scene of living burial, which would eeen so horrible to others is not regarded with any misgivings by a Parsee. Homer apeake with special cou roieertion of his bares being the "proy of kiter," the Indian Fire-Worshipper rejoice to think that, Spent Arati's creatores aro eaving their defunct relative from the dise grace of decomposition. It is from no
rant of respect to the end that the Par Kwong-fuck-wo to travelling truder..
Dried Laly Flowers, 20 packages, at $11.80, by Cuttlefish, 12 bags, at $22.50, by Kyong fook
NEW YORK- Private, 5 months' sight BOMBAY.-Bank, 3 dage sight 225 JALOUTTA, -Bank, 3 daya'sight 225.
--
Ban2, sight...
Private 30 days' sight.....
731
SALES OF OCTOBER 471x, 1878.
· da reported by Chines Wood Oil, & packages, at $8.85, by King faok-wo to travelling frader.
J.
Apply to
FREDELIU DEGENAER.
tl 1483 Hongkong, 6th September, 1878.
AND B. TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER
"DAVIÐ BORSAR-E SONS". Merchant Navy
Navy Bofled Long Fix
Orowit
SOANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. if 11 Hongkong, 11th buy, 1867,
NOW READY.
, IMPERIAL QUARTO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, TRAN
An ANGLO-OnINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
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Ofcomprehensiveness and practical service this Work stande cnrivalled. All too new words which the Chinese bave of late yaara been compelled to coin to express the numerous oɔ- jectain machinery,photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advance. of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in extenso. Enöl and every word is fally illestrated and explained, forming exer- Both the Court and Punti pronnerations are vises for students of a most instructive äpture.
given, the accepte being carefully markad on
the best principle hitherto attained. The typo graphy displays the success of an attempt to
the Oplony: A CARRIAGE,' Two PONIES, and ĦAR- NESS, complete.
Apply to
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Macao, 29th September, 1873. fur 1620 *THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY" FOR 1873,
NOW READY HIS Work, now in the ELEVENTH year of its existence, in ready for de
livery.
It hus been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, Prom the best and most unthentic sources, sud no pains have been spared to make the work coin- plete in all respects.
OF THE
In addition to the usual varise, and voluminous Information, the ralite of the
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR (873". hpa beon further augmented by a
CHROMO LITHOGRAPH FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
SHANGHA LAAAAAA In addition to à Chromo-Lithograph Pinto of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN Usa. AT THE PEAK;
also of..
THE VARIOUS ZOUSE FLAGS (Designed capressly for this Fork) MAPS OF HONGKONG,JAPAN, and of the
THE COAST OF CHINA, besides other local information and sta.
Dried Laly Flowers, 10 bags, at $13.00, by Chuu-cheag to travelling trader, Ama to travelling trador.
Shellfish, 5 casce, at $30.00, by Chun-ehong quke the Chinese and English type correspondtistics currected, to date of publication,
Fish-wars, 1 packages, at 81720, by Sze hop-thue to travelling inider
||Sugar Candy, 160. packages, at $10.40, by Sze-bop-oban to travelling trader.
He gives them to the vultures; he je a fond and fubful mohrver, and every year thewo to travelling trader: anniversary festival is held, durune, or com memoratury cake, being offered for those who Jave departed; while there is a pcial day- sort of Eastern "All Saints"-for ibose who have perishet at sa or in-unknown places. The litigions people who went to take the "border land" away from the Parsees to build villas thereon, and grow toddly palms and the Hike, tell ugly stories, it is true," of the net-b- bourhood of the Dakinta. They pretend that ghastly burdens are sometimes dropped-about people's pretiiesa by the vultarea returning from their fouet of death; that ones ball- picked and fragments n poor mortality make the vicinity oft thrice dreadful; and that, in brlet, the whole affair is sandstone, capiraintly
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. when land is so much more needed for, the Insuring Houses and other Buildings living fu Bombay ban for the desd
· Goods, Waren, Merchandise, Manufaster,
Block Peara, 400 picula, at $1.59, by Kwong mow-tye to travelling trader. chong to travelling trader.
Black Pepper, 100 bage, at $15.50, by Yee
ending to make this work in every way suitable for Public, Mercantile, and
General Offices
The Directory is published in Two Forma, Complete at She or with the Lists of Residents, Pört Directories, MagU, &c., at $5.
QUELOIT and CAMPBELL.
WILNON, NICHOLLS & C
in the aise of body, thereby affecting vast Vermisolé, 100 bags, at $6.20, by Chun-monomy of space, chiaring n clearness not abong to travelling trader.
vaat margins and vacant epace which have previously attained, and dispensing with those beretofore characterized Chinese publications, J To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration Obeliners Vooulularly utains about 16,900 Obineyo charactere, nad Medharet's English Orders for Gopies may be sent to the Daily and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Ofice, or to the following Agents Pr this work contains more than 50,000 English Maccobles. J. P. DA SILVA & Cozm words, and upwards of 600,000 Obiesa obara | Bicatów...................... ters. Again, despite all the grammas and Ama other elementary works ns yet published, the Formos studcat of this difficult language absolutely re- | Frackow All these pretaseve, we believe, are muliciousing and Farming Stook, Ships in Port, llar quires examples to display the vurion appli Ningponú and ill-founded. The custom which we have hours on Dock, and the Cargo of anch Ships; cations and equivalents of different words which Shanghai..... rescribed, however looking to Western idow, also, Ships Building and Repairing: Borges have one general meaning. Of these rastiples is one of very uncions observance with the Parand other Vessels.on Navigale Bivers and, this work contains more than five times as Bank and mer coguntoily, and dates link ward probably Canals, nud Goods on board suck Vessels, taaay as any other Dictionary hitherto pab River Parts to a very ancient practice of exposing, bodies to throughout Gront Britain and Iroland, and in listed, the fowl of the air gob high places. Besides. FOREIGN COUNTRIES, PROM LOSS OR DAMAGE the hubits of these bada Degutive the unplen- BY FIRE..
the work is so complete, that a reference Totalamaresh. LANE CRAWFORD & Hant charge brought against the "Towers, of The Undersigned. Agents For theubove Come to its pages enables, a person who under Silence" A voturé des not onry awy part pany, are prepared to grant Policier ugainst stands English to muscule tively of his meni, us kites and huwka will do. It FIRE to the ortent of 360,000 on any one First wita native who understand nothing but Chi. Vanila.......................Messrs. J. Du LorZAGA & Co. foeds till it cun est no longer upon the spot, Class Risk. MONEY BAKER, nous. In this respect the work will be found Saigon
and watil it gay hardly rise by reason of its voracioni indulgones. There is nothing but aw..
ful pilence about that pallid turret for the space
of an hour, und thou one by one the ghastly
birds suppear, Tixing with beary fap of wing?
- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1867. 燒煤
榮
· WING-KEE COAL SHOPY
to settle fethargically on the wally or the trees, THE Proprietor of WING-KER Shop bagy to
where they sit in the end, darb bird a tomb,
inform the public that his Shop has been
■
WILSON, NICHOLLS & GA Redać & Co.
H
KELLY & Co., Stangliai. HALL HOUTS.
KELLY & OD, 4
HALL & HOLIGADA KELLY
1 C Shanghai, Nagunak g 0, & J. TuADING CO,
Mr. E. J. Moss-Fugan Gozells
Office.
For practical purposes the arringsment of Hiago, Omku.........Ine O; & J. TRADING ÚO,
M. Rauried & Co. ind uperable to all Europeans residing in Singapore....... Straits Timzon Offen. China, and to the natives themselves it ex- London, ...Bir. F. ALGAE, Ooment's Lane, plains subjects fully, with which very few in
GEO. SIZEṛt, 30, Corabi deal of them are perfectly acquainted. To
Messra TruBNER & Co. parties resident in England and interested in
BATES, HENDYA CO.
Wcbusts Exhauge.
Chins it cannot, but by invaluable occasionally. San Francisor, Mr. L. P. FAIL
It comprises upwards of two thougnad targe
In that brief apard of titad (liny bare stripped outatilistel eius, 1856, at bars, sorte page every partiale of perishable mutter from the that he has always a great quantity of Bher Body, and lett bebind them fatle or nothing00AL in store for sale. Gentlemen or Bhip- except the bony frame, which the suvlight and unters wishing to patronise, bim, are requested the dewoon blunch and loosen, so that it drops to apply nt bis Shop. piecquical through the iron gratings. These 17. 1949 Hongkong, 16th August, 1875.
MTRUÚVERM-06.
36, PATERNOSTER HOW
W. H. BELT,
"DAILY PRESE" OFFICE, HONGKONG
Lue mung of Hike KEE.
In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, No. 12. e bae constantly on bud BEEF, MUTION, POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE. TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, of
the best quality.
Lo HO NAs and CANTON SHOPS, the foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI- KITS, SUDA WATER, de, and GAME when
in season'
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "GWALIOR," Captain N. W. HAURLWOOD, and Cargo, will leave this for the above plasce THURSDAY, the 30tti October, at noon, Proceeding to Southampton via Suez Caual. Specie and Parcels at the office until 2.P.15. on Cargo will be received on board -until noer,
the 29th idem.
For Particulars regarding Freight and Fas sage, apply at the P&O. S. N. Co.'s Choe, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
viz.:-
On as not exceeding ..18. Alore £ and not exceeding £5...90 Above £5 und not exceeding £7...51 Above £7 and not exceeding $10.72
F. W. MITCHELL,
Pastmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.
Gentionca and Families destrone of pairos.
It is hereby notified for general auf waitin A Written Declaration of the Contents izing him, are requested to apply at his shops neules, where a list of prices of articles will and also of the Packages for the Ororland Che outage (hidi drest le paid in ad rate all the year round.. bo rushed, which will be mepplied at the same outciorequired by the Egyptian Government, ranced) upou letters added to Prince Ed and must be delivered by the Shippers to the ward land, will henceforward be as followe Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or HING KEE
with Parcela; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incor- rostnong in wish declaration.
ly 745 Hongkong, 13th May, 1873. ----
Fessels on the Berth.
FOR SWATOW, AMOT, FOOCROW, NINGPO AND SHANGHAI, TG Steamship
** NA MOA??
Guptain Westoby, will ho despatched for the above parta TO-DAY, the 38th instant, st 11 A..
For Fraight or Passage, apply to:!
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 4d 1766 Hongkong, Zätl: Detoder, 1873; "OGBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON via SUEZ'UANAL.
| THE Company's Stanwabip
"AGAMEMNON "
will be despatched on or about the 5th Norem. ber. Insurance risks accepted on behalf of the Company as under:
Tea 371, wll, risks, 18). F.P.A. Silk 18. * do.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
1767 Hongkong, 25th October, 1873.
STEAM TO TOKOHAMA.
THE PU.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"AVOCA”
will leave for the above place shortly after the
Currival of the next English Mail.
A. M¢IVER,
Superintendent.
[P, & O. §. N. Cola Office,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1873,
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. THE P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"OKISSA?".
11719
will leave for the above place about 24 hours: after the arrival of the next English Mail,
A. McIVER,
Superintendent,
[1718- ⠀⠀⠀FOR SAN FRANCISCO. -- HE ▲ 1 Amerjoan Ship
| P. & 0,5. N. Co's Office,
Hongkong 18th October, 1873,
THE
"LAUT BLESSINGTON," Williams, Master, will have early despatch as above.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. 'ft 1657 Hongkong, 7th Oatcher, 1873,
FOR MANILA.. HE Spanish Brig
NUEVO CONSTANTE,"
The Compary reserve the option of forward. ing all goods ahlpped by their Steamers for Barope through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Bleamers, or in vezeele cmployed for the purpose.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the seams and conditions of the Company's Black Billa of Lading.
*A. McIVEL, Saporintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Go's Oflea, Hongkong, 17th October, 1873,
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS..
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, AND MARSEILLEN, AL90,
ST. DENIS AND PORT LOQIS:
.913, Treme.
!
When forsaled via.
Brindisi... Becula cual half-ounce, When forwarded viá
Marsciled Streets exciri-di-ounce, When forwarded viä
.."
Southampton 28 acute each ball-ounce,
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster Gciera General Punt Office.
Hubglong, 28th July, 1870.
It is hereby notiňed that a line of British Mail Contract Packets bas been established b tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with conneet. ing lines, will afford a regalar moins of con verance of aorrespondence from Hongkong Cr the foreign ports on the East African Comat, aa well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He- lena and Ascension, and that hengeforward the postage, which mast be paid in advance, on let. ters addressed to Zanzibar, Moascolique, Dela- gos Bay, Natel, the Cups of Good Hope, aud Aecension, will be 20 cents for each kall-onnce, newspapers 2 cents each.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postnaster General.
General Post-Office,
Hongkong, 12th May, 1873,
11 is hereby notified that the rates of postage chargeable bouceforth on Lellers addressed to the Enited Kingdom, and to places beyond the
N THURSDAY, the 6th November, 1878, nt noon, the Company's Steamabip *PEI-HO,” Commandant Kinodis, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- United Kingdom, when forwarded by, French
| GO, will leave this Port for the above places. Packet, will be the mome as those chargeable 'on Cargo and Spacio will be registered for Lon Letters forwarded by British Packat via Bria- don as well as for Marwilles, and accepted in dist.
| transit through Marseilles for the principal
places of Europe, will be granted till noon, General Post Office,
Shipping ordera
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster Genorula
Buugkong, 20th April, 1873.
Cargo will be received on board until P.M.) Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M: on the 5th November, 1813. (Parcels are not to be sent Arrangements having been marle under on board; they must be left at the Agency's which Mails for London arriving at Bucz from Office) Contents and raise of Packages are Obins by Private Ships will be forwarded to required
destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified For further particulars, apply at the Com. that the rates of postage, which must paid-in-
advance, on correspondence addressed to the pany's Office
C. BERTRAND, United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol-
Principal agent, lows, víž, t Hongkong, 27th October, 1873.*
THROUGH U.S. MAIL LINE
FROM
CHINA AND JAPAN TO NEW YORK.
PACIFIO MAIL §. 8. COMPANY
'IN MINNEUTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO RAILROAD COMPANIES.
For letters.......24 cents per bull sunce,
-8 For Newspapers........
ench.
For Books and
Patterns....·
(not exceeding lounce4cents.
13.
Cevory additional412
F. W. MITCHELI,
Postmaster Genil.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 20th December, 1873,
It is bereby nolised that arrangements hayo bean completed under which correspondence from Hongkong may be forwarded to Nagasaki TRE 5. 5. ALASKA is leave Hang via Shanghai, and to Hiego vis Yakobust, or kong for San Francisco, Tia Tokohama,Daited States Mail Packet, and that Lettere on WEDNESDAY, the 12th November, at 8
o'clock at taking Passengers, Mails and for Jongkong and places beyond Hongkong. Uriarte Master, will have quick despatch for Freight, for Japan, the United States, and may be forwarded. from Nagasaki and Hiego by means of the United States Packets via the abave pert.
Shanghai and Yokohama respectively. For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. if 1769 Hongkong, 27th October, 1878,
FOR NEW YORK. PHE 41 British Barque
KINFAUNE CASTLE,
For Freight, apply to
Buroro,
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille
The rates of postage chargeable on such cor
Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- respondence is four cents for each half-ounco hiama and other Japan Porte, to Bun Francisco,
Letters, two cents on each Newspaper, and to principal points in the United States, Oomas two cents on each two ounce of Books and and Europe, via Overland Barond, and Fooks of Samples of Merchandize, in addition connecting Licer of Steamers, end: purle ju to the Rates specified in the Tuble of Rates of Mexico and Central and Boath America.
Dodd, Master, will load at What pou and Hong. A Breamur of the Company will leave Shang- koug, no will have early despa bak, “T
kai about sauw date, via the Inland Sea Ports, and make close connection at Yokohama,
The “ALASKA” wûl be dos at San Fran Disco Desember 17th, whence daily Passenger- trains and daily Freight trains are run over
RUSSELL & C tf 1770 Hongkong, 27th October, 1873,
FOR NEW YORK..
THE 41 American Ulipper Ship
Postage at prevent in force.
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General. General Post Oflies, (**
Hongkong, 161b January, 1871. is
It is hereby notified that heuforward, the
the Central and Union Pacific Railroad Lines rates of postage which must be paid in advance, for New Yock and for all the pricipal cities chargeable on Packets of printed papers in the intoner and npon the Atlantic Sea-pattorne of light weight sent from lingkong to the United Kingdom, by the United States,
Hutcher, Master, having the greater portion board.
RINGLEADER,"
At New York, Passagers have selection of Fackets vin San Francisco, will be as followe of her cargo engaged, will lead at Whampoa and Hongkong, and have early despatch neverious Lines of Steamers to England, France Y
For a packet not exceeding Loones and Germany. above.
in weight.. For Eright, apply to
Heturn Passage Tickets imoed at a rednotit n
· of 20), on regular rates.
RUSSELL &Co. if 1589 Hongkong, 25th Septowler, 1873. FOR NEW YORK,
THE 41 British Burquo
"FALCON,"
:: 3
Fora packet above 1 ounce not eà,
Freight will be received on board mutil 4 PM, on the 11th proximo, Pareal Packages,
For
ceeding 2 ounces............
a packet above 2 Uunoes not ex-. ceeding 4 ounces...
vents
will be received at the office until 6 P.. same and eight cents for every additional four ounces.
day: ́911 Parool Packages should be marked to address in full; value of me is required.
These rates apply to Printed Ciroulurs, Price Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papers.
New York......Mears: 5. M. PETTING & Co. Drin, Master, having the greater portion of For further information au to Pusange or other than Newspapers, as well as to Books
*****87. Park tow
bor Qugo “engagod, wil loud at this and HALL HOLTZ and KELLA Wimpar, und will have quick desputeli,
Chefco and
Forschwang. Tientsin and
Peking
&Co., Shanghai Jog
MÁïìá 1019g und KELLY
& Co.. Shangha
For Fraight, upply to
OLYPHANT & Co. 1.1538 Hongkong, 18th September, 1873,
Freight, spply at the Agency of the Company, and Trade Patterns or Samples, Praya West.
T. A. HARRIS,
Hongkong, October 23rd, 1879,
agen.
A.W. MÝTONELL,
Postmaster, Wenera”. Gemoral Post Office,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870,
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