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DOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENUE

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Por P.M.8.S. Japan, for Yokohama and San Franciano te sla

THE DAILY PRIJS, THUNNDAY, JANUARY Járng lal4.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

LONDON: MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, GU DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY. NEW YORK ..............

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SAN FRANCISCO FRIDA

spirit abroad among them, a spirit that donated} expectation, so far as I could judge, rather than any deliberate purposa But the old apathy Thery has been in change in the position pl was gone, and with it the child.Jika aptitude' tho drug.market. The following are this tuling for being amused, as children are, without a prices, will quiet marketetns, $6094 to thoughs beyond the simple plaasurs of the 80121, cash and credit; Bonares, $6089 to moment. Tuut popalous aubarb was ommonly 88111, little doing Malwn, 3600, on oredit: onlivosed towards nightfall by the beating off sale amount to about 20 chipste, free of gongs and small drums, the squeaking of the fallowance. Estimated stocka-Puns, 1,200 read-fute, aud bourse voices of the many street chestei Benares, 240 cheste; Malwa, 970 dancem," jugglers, and itinerant charlatans, whoan open-air exbibitions are to the lower: olass of Chinese what the gallerica of the theatres are to the drama-ring poor of Paris, There are on this particular evening few of these familiar sights to be seen; and the one puppetshow, and the two companies of dancing animale, with a tumo bear for praboipal per former, tid a few manzy monkeys and end-eyed dogs in ariman paper-frills and ponaosk feathere, which bad adventured forth to appeal to public patronage, wers plting in the cold shade of negicos. The men gathered together in whispering groups; and the women, as they tottored on their proposterous feet to fill their gleaming brass pitobors and blue pipkins, with water, were here intoormus and feas terry than of old, Eran the little folks at play among the rabbish-heap, or making dirt-pies beside the shallow canals, were changel for the worse.py: Silks, 7 pkgs. Sundries. They had grown turbulent, flourishing serape of fath us though they were sworde, expouting mimic marebes stthe heels of tattered generala nine years of age, and parading to the rángh music of a couch-shell trumpet, and a draar made of an old calibashi, waile a rag on the point of a switch waxed an a banner or the heads of the Lillination g

TO YOKOHAMA 30 pkge Onitor Oil, 723 bags Bugar, 170 boxes Skap, 860 pkgs Iron, SINGAPORE....... 123 pkgs. Lend, 510 pkes, Sundries,

To Hingo-100 balce Mote, 491 pkze-Bugar, 8,01z plecos Sapanwood, 33 pkgs. Rope, 56. MANILA... pkga, Sundries,

No direct inang, aun no positive messer, die

I meat with in my vilk; but some of the men

Ecowled at me; the Females, on the other band, having rather s1pitying and sorrowful expres. sion of ematenance as the European stranger passed then by; and a few of the burdier arebis

shouted

***Kirsigu alevil, foreign devil!

There you go there? thero your gol

Fanqui, in black hat 1"

A few woon eavier, I thought, on I passed on. wone of theso youngstore would havý dared to after a disrespectful word in the bearing of any Europen in The mob of Shunghai, within à short space after the signing of the treaty gauranteeing our freedom of trading and resi ding in China, had been thoroughly ranght that outbursts of the old jealousy of the foreign- or were bighly reprehensible. The mandarin police, with blight long etiolo,.hed completely cowed any vurly sentiment of national corose nes on the part of the rabble; nod besides, the Chinese avena aqtible as any people on this earth, and cau lemnunged with case, though always on the unimplied condition, that they do not feel themselves the strongest. On that evening, I felt sure that wiachief of some kind minst be brewington

At the corner of a narrow lane, where a tall fence er sied with iron spikes defended a strip af well irrigated garden-ground on one side, whit on the other stood a row of tumble-dawn --hovels, buils de rotten bamboo and mata, and thatched with Gag-ruaban ent in the river bed, stood three men onverding. Thy were hat "parting company when I cam? within earshot, and one of them, half-mechanically, në it seam ad, atretohed out bis hand as he and some] words of farewell. Now, baud-shaking is mòt & Ghinear mode of salutation, and, something singular de this val-dictory Bob, und in the besitating manuos in which the proffured band was adeptod, oaught mysticntion at once, Tho on who bad haid out his band to bo ebakon

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*** TOKOHAMAS TO SAN FRANCISCO-864 pkgs, Tea, 50 boxes Opium, 8,673 bugs Ricc, 100 bags Bonna, SHANGHAI 3 pkga. Sills 500 balen Heap, 2,708 pkgs POOCHOW Sandria,

TO PUNYA ARENAS.-2 pkga. Sik TO SAN JOSE DE GUATEMALL- Silks, pkes: Ten he

•AMOY

pkgu

TO LA LIBERTAD.—5 pkgi. Silka. TO CALLAO.1 pkgs, Turkey Opinu,:4

TO VALPARAI80,- pkge. Silke,

To NEW YORK.-200 pige. Tea, 95 pkye. Fans, 104 pkgs. Silk, 11 pkge. Horebandige.

TO BOSTON.9 pkjo. Märehandise.

SHARES,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-401

per dant, premiunt. Union Insurauco Sooiety of Canton, now shares

-$500 par einro premium,

BBG

VEESEL VANABEL

CAPTAIN

Töktüten (str.

Glamorganshire

reusa

Icopiute {bien Ledi (str). Nemoa (atr

„Villu de: Rivadavi

Orizsa (atra

Avoon (Strym ¡Ayn.(str:):)

For Sale.

AYLE

00

Strah Nicholson...

Formosa (str.):

BG to announce to their Customers and

the Pablia, that they we now showing | their NEW GOODS for the AUTUMN and WINTRE SEASONS, which have boen sare. fully selected from the beat and clieapest

China Tradera lusurance Upupany's Sharon Markete, and are of the west and most

$700 per share premisií,

FASHIONABLE STYLES, comprising the lana and Japan Marine Insurance The 10

following per abare, discount.

Chinese Instance Company. $172) per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares

$5574 per share, China Firo Insurance Company's Saares-8123 Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shareactor SHAWLS.WM

per share.

$116 por share.

Indive JAOKETS and MANTELETS in SILK, VELVET, and FANCY CLOTH

OPERA CLOAKS.

Songkong and Whampoa Dook Company's

Shares-25 por cont, discount. Songkung. Cantou and Macao Sternben) Co.'s

Shares--20 per cent, prosin Shanghai Steun Navigation CompanyBs.101

por share,

quare.

"dongkong Gas Company's Stures-$70. per Bougkoms Hotel Company's Shares-56 per

cent. discount. Indo-Obiners Sugar Company 0 per cent

disocuat.

SALES OF JANUARY 14T12, 1874

de reported by Chinese by Choong-un to Obten-shing.

Shanghai Cotton, 100 balun at $14.10, by

Wag-loong to Tut-wo-loog.

Shangtung Colton, 64 bale, nt $14.70, by

by Tsun-chaung-boog to a trader.

Old Copper, 100 packages, ut $18.70 per pical,

White Pepper, 10 Day 1 $23.50 per pioul, by Yocaliun tai to a trades.

Vermicelli, 50 bags, at $5.70 por pleul, by Tin-cheung-hong to leader.

wash tall fellow, young, to judge by bis lithe figure nod upright bearing, but sá enriqualy baddled up in loss white clothes and a wide. kong

e

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE.

CHARLES JAMES HOLLIDAY WAR admitted a partner in our Firm in Hong and China or the let instant.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. 1a 85 Hongkong, January, 1874.

NOTIQË

brinmal hit of the coarseat straw, that nobody svald ensity, love guessed bis nationality, wake na robe, but i love long juoket and baggy frousers of winny stout homequan fau io, with R. WE REINERS has this day been ad

4 yellow aftk, murd, and. C. ines slippers. By M mitted a partner in our firm.

the nature of bia nitize. The should have been a scafering muu of some sort, bt whether a tuwny Lar frota Madins, a Puatogusse from Macro, or some stray, deck-land ont of a Can. ton junk ora Malay pros, it was impossible to conjectie Shanghai "contained many mat ing sailors of every variety of completion, from acoty bluck to air Swedial skin-dirt, and of every religion Erom that of Mambo Jumbu to Mormonjem.

The Keafaring man seemed vered with him. self, judging from bis gestures, at having given bie hand tonne of his two companions. Perhaps be thought that it was as not, in scob a place, of a compromising character, or one'calousted to attract attention; but at anyrate he did not offer to renew the bundsbaking with the second

of the two men, undoubtedly Chinese, with whom he had been so earnestly conversing.

MELCHERS & Co.

Su 3 Hongkong, 1st January, 1874

NOTICE Mr. Loms MANDEL bra this day bean adinitted partner in our Erm in Hong: kong and Canton.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 1m 4 Hongkong, lat January, 1874. MTB, H. KLÆR retires from our firm this

day.

HEINEMANN. & Co.

1

Jim 21. Hongkong, Blet Destinber, 1875,

HAVE Established myself at this port as

Merchant and Commission Agent.

H. KLER

du 32 Hongkong, 1st January, 1874..

NOTICE

LLAMA, TASMANIAN, SEDAN, and

Norwich SILK SQUARES.

Fou FBIGHT APPLY TO

TO BE DISPATCHED,

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Quick dispatch. Hongkong Romario & 0...............maluzick dispatch," Hongkong Rozirit & Ca

Hongkong Vogel, Hogedorn &C.

• Rusagil & ........ Hongkong Augustine Heard & Ob.. Hongkong (Vorel, Hagedorn & O¢!! Hongkong Gibb, Livingaton & Uu

ongkong Douglas Larraik & Co... Hongkong Brandão & Co.... Hongkong P. & O..§. N. Gu.... Hongkong Mesangorica Maritimes Hongkong P. tới EM. Coi

Menageries Maritim Hongkong Olyphant & Co.....

Remedios & Co.

For Sale!

G. FALCONER & CO. DEG to oilf attention to their Very Large

Mond

B

Quick dispatoli.

Quick dispatch.. uick spateb. Quick dispatch: Quick dispatch. „Unick dispatch:

JOn 17th 1086, at 11 am.

Quick dapatok:

Quick dispatol.

Quick disputol,

Quick dispatch.

Quick dispatch.

Pniok dispatch.

Quick dispatch,

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES; FAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

TIE Company's resp

- MENZALEF," Captain Mourrut, will be despatched for

YOKOHAMA

ELEGANT SELECTION OF LADIES' AND

GENTLEMENS JEWELLERY SILVER PLATE, consisting of Racó CUPS," Catre and Dessert PIECES, Tea TRAYS, Tea and Dinner SETS, Claret JUGS, SALVERS Coffee and Ice SPOONS, Seta of Dessert and shortly after the arrival of the next French"

Mail. FA FORKS, &, &, &

G. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent -87 ---Hongkong, 14th January, 1874...

NOTICE.

Silver Mounted Dressing CASES and Travel- ling BAGS, JEWEL CASES..

A Burge and varied Stock of ELECTRO. PLATED GOODS, S

Gold WATCHES of all kinda, keyless, i8.

marorials of the latont designu.

COSTUMES and POLONAISES, in new Justed to temperature and position, and

quarter and minute repeaters, fa

Independent Centro Secondo Keylcos, Xiunto REPEATERS.

FANOY TRIMMED UNDERSKIRTS. TRIMMED STRAW and MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS, (A choice. Amat ment of the above received Monthly)

HATS, in Felt, Velvet, and Stni,

Ladies and Childrens UNTRIMMED

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES KARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANC 418.

THE Company's Steamship

SATA,” will be despateliod for SHANGHAL

Captain

CLOCK WATCHES, all of the bighest quality that the Art of Horology is capable of abortly after her arrival from Europe.

C. BERTRAND, produeing

Principal Ajent. 88 Hongkong, 14th January, 1874.

FOR SINGAPORE: THE British Stenner pr

*BEN LEDI,"

A large selection of Now and Second-hand 2nd 8-day CARONOMETERS, SERTANTS,

BLACK and COLORED SILKS.` FANCY DRESS MATERIALS of all QUADRANTS, - kinds

BLACK SILK VELVET.

BLACK and COLORED VELVETEEN. Chints nod Printed FLANNELS; for Dress ing Guens,

REAL VALONCIENNES MÅLINES,

ORESSE LACES. MALTUSE, CLUNY, HONITON and DU.

LACE and MUSLIN GOODS of all soriptiora,

BROCHE SASHES-(haid-sewn), "

do

Embroidered BOOK MUSLIN SASHES.

Moire, Faille, and Chuné SASH RIBBONG.

Intimations.

MAN LEE & O LBOTROTYPERS, GILDES,

ELL

AND

GOLD AND SILVERSMITHS, CANAL ROAD,

West of the Clinton Printing Office,) CANTON

All kinds of Gilding and Silvaring done by the Electrotywing process, so pa to vesemble the antid ursiolcas, Bruss.sod Cropper Spoons, Fuck, Plates, &u, may be gilded or alvorad in a short timé, ut reasonable terms.

-193-8. Caátní, Lut Janmary, 1874.

"A. S.-WATSON & VOL CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS

AUTO

H.CE. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH!-

H.A. THE GOVERNOR.

BBG to auounes that they have just re

toivoda Choice Assortment of PERFUMERY and TOILET HRQUISITES,

1976 Hongkong, 19th June, 187a. TORN, SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Post-Office Notifications.

Latinasti mil alone.

For Manila Per Villa de Rivularia, to, day, the 15th inst., at 330 D.EL.

For Singapore-Per Numor, on Saturday, the 17tu instant, at 10:30 AM

MAILS BY THE - FRENCH PACKER"

The French Mail Tuckot TIGRE" will be dispitared on THURSDAY, the 15th instant.) at noon, with the Maile-

To and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to France and other Coutinental tre fin a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Caloutta, Madrus, Bombay Ade, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Suga and Alexandria.

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary-Lesters, Newspapers, Books, &c. until 11 A. on the 15th inant, after which no Letters can be received..

Money Orders on any of the Money Ordor iren in the United Kingdom will be granted. until 5 P.M. on the Idib instupk

Letters for Revistration will be received: until 10 A...or the 15th instret.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Polymater General Gonomi Post Office,

Hongkong, 2ad Janmtry, 1874.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKELER The English Contract Packet "LOM- BARDY" W le disputened with the usnul 14 bi Vaderage have been apperated bore Maits tor Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, thể

Agoats-for tav Sale of-their-Gonda inn-Jeruary, at noon. Longkong and Chiun by Messrs. 3. & R. Tun

Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for i Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition, Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder Laro Superior and Pacino Fuso Comenry's Safety Fna,

Fly*720 May 8

Alunoy der on any of the Money Order

gent, Cargow, and·Besira. David Corgar& Sons | Offres in the United Kingdom will be grunted. Arbont:

until 5 P.M. on the 21st instauf.

The Post-Office will be open until 6 P.M. 02 the 21st instant?

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

Lettera for registration will be received.autil 10 a.. on the 22nd instant.

ad iustant, withnat Jace fee. Letters may be pasted until 10 am on thị

ABNILOLD, KARBERS & 06. tf-419 Hongkozz, January, 1867.

·FOOCHOW DOOK.

PAGODA ANCHORAGE. 118E above Granto four DOCK how lately been LENGTHENED to 400 feet ovèrull,

Letters posted after 10A.M. on the 22nd and is now expable of receiving vessels up to 390 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock instant, will not be forwarded unless the Lato: at the bottom is defect, at the top 90 fost, unter of 18 oonts each us well as the postage: the width at the ratnice is 56 feet. Depth of test tione fur posting Jutters at this

prepaid. water on the sill.13 feet at average noap, and offee is 11 A.M., and for Nawapapers, Books, or 17 fait as are:age spring (iles.

The Dook is a Cstason Gate, and is pumped Patterns 10 A.M. on the 2nd feat ant

ont by steam.

A new FOUNDRY for luge iron and brass onstiegs has recently been added.

Tau Muchine Shop ocataias a 19-insh Seres Cutting Cap-lathe, Small Lather, Drilling and Screwing Mines, Steam Saw Mill, Larga Shilthy, że, &..

Dey Godowns are on the premises, available for stowage of Dargo, dz.

A lurge at ook of Timber, Metals and other batho-yard Material always on hand.

Rizelis's Patent LIQUID COMPASSES, BINNAOLDS, Meat-head COMPASSES, Captain Buchanan, scpreted hare, on the Patent LOGS, ODOMETERS, Sounding MA-inat., will have inmedinte teapatah an abora. CHINES, Ditto for Deep Sea.

Board of Trade, Hul, aud Aneroid"-

BAROMETERS

Patent Self-registering BAROMETELE, RAIN GAUGES, Self-registering THERMO. METERS, HYDROMETERS, HYGROME. TERS, SALMOMETERS, Astronomica! TE

LESCOPES,ET

BINOCULARS,

unde especially for night

XID GLOVES, single-and-double outton.THEODOLITES, Dumpy LEVELS, Sur A large Stock of LADIES and OIL. veying STAVES Measuring CHAINS, Proi DREN'S UNDER-CLOTHING and BABY portional COMPASSES, WHOLES LINEN, always on liard.

HALVES, STEAM INDICATORS, Pookut SEXTANTS, PROTRACTORS, FRISMATIC COMPASS, - ALTAZAMUTHS, CAMERA

CORSETS and DRESS IMPROVERS, The Patert Washing URINULINE.

·RIBBONS, FLOWERS au FEATHERS LUOIDAS, &c., &c., & Brmine and Swansdown COLLAR TT58 | Hall, Quarter, and Chime OLOCKS, Marble MURFE, and TRIMMINGS.

and Gilt OLOCKS, Travelling, Migouette, and JET NECKLETS, BROOCHES, and EAR- Boudoir CLOCKS. RINGS.

MUSICAL BOXES OF ALL SIZES, European and Chinese Aire,

GOLD LOCKETS: SOAPS, PERFUMERY and TOILET RE-CHARTS and WORKS on NAVIGATION. QUISITES of all kinds.

3m 1979 Hongkong, Šik December, 1973,

AKER & GO

DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY BY EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN

ASSISTANTS.

DEDRES EXECUTED WITA CABE AND DISPATCH,

They exchanged valg, a word un two more, and MPRUDENCK DAVID SASSOON AND AT VERY MODERATE CHARGES-

nothing reached my car but this one.apcech

this day been admitted a partner in

Bet ko duttar o candy, then-abar the our Firma in China.

gate, and leave it to us to do the rest ...

-

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

It was not chu adlar-looking man who bad Im. 20 Hongkong, Lat January, 187k

said is The speaker was the taller of the

two landanwn, and I noticed that he spoke very

slowly and with a careful omphasis, just as we

NOTICE.

all napeat when we wish to be understond by ON and after the date, the Shipwright Busi

nees heretofore conducted ander the name

a foreignor, who needs to have the sense of our of J. MaDONALD & Co, will be carried on by discourse aude very plain to him. He em. the andersigned in ais own name.

ployed, too, the yare literary language, without

...

1m 5 Hongkong, Jat

wasal nnpleasing ono.: .

the corruptione to which daily experience in baalness had acenatomed me, and his, accent was correct and clear, shough the voice itself

Brai

of

Imat'shen a rul paper-lantern, borne before

B. STANFORD.

2, And January, 1874- business hitherto conducted in my name will beuceforth be carried on under the

KRUSE & Co.,

some notable suburban trader who was rich and Mr. H. KULMANN is authorized to sigu enough to be eorted home by a couple of the firm.

obaequious servasta, throw ita raddy light upon

the group, and oupecially on the salter's face.

J. O. KRUSE.

In 6, Hougkung, let Jandúry, 1874.j

B. MYER & O

Good heavens! it is Julun Lake, here, of all business hitherto pondusted this port uulikely plane, In such company, une in soda si garb! In another instant, and as if alrinking

under the name of Oscan STAMMANN, from the light of the crimson lantern, Lake will from this date be carried on by Mr. was gune; but the other bwe meu, lau king EDUARD MEYER, under the style and firm of law, and anttering to one another as they pame slowly on, pussed me so closely that tho slure of tite taller of the two brushed the as be wous by, and I had faic view of them both. Qucur-loving persons they were, decurously: dressed in Elus cotton and black satin, but i dusty and travel-stained, while I noticed that they had long hair, the very wearing of which

Mr. O. Ganz la daly authorized to sign the firm per proencation.

EDUARD MEYER.

ti 23 Tientsin, 1st January, 1874

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES G. CASTELL, in our fridy cossed on Sist

in in China heinons politionl otence, and that'ultimo, by lapse of time."

both of them had a very strange indescribable

Mr. CHABLES F. THEMLETT and Mr. WM,

expression of face, which us words of nine DEEMERING are this day admitted partners in

can quite convoy, something half-oly, balfour firm.

WM. G. HALE &:0 Im 7 Saigon, lat January, 1874

NOTICE

ally, wholly oralalised, such no ane might expect to see stamped on the countenance of vicione ad feelfe-ininded fanatio. Once, and once only, had I seen such in expression of wanan fours before, and that mus when woule THE C-partnership heretofore esisting in Turping insurgente, brought into onghui. passed me on their way to execution. As I ALYDENBORGE, GEORGE HURLIUT, B. E

Hongkong und Chian between WAI,

SAYLE & On,

YGRNERAL DRAPERS, QUREN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREEL HONGKONG;

AND AT SHANGHAI,

FOR SALE,

Ex Steamer Sarpedon, just arrived from Por

tugal, at de SMALL supply of Excellent Dry Chron

-Ba B

EG most respectfully to announce that they

have now on view a

CHOLOE SELEUTION.

NEW GOODS,

for the present season, which have been select ed from the Principal Markets of Europe, and are of tho newest and incat

FASHIONABLE. STYLES.

For Freight or Passage, upply to

GIBD, LIVINGSTON & Co. naf 70 Hoogkong, 19th January, 1874,

"STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and HÍOGO.j

P.&.0.8. N. Co.'s Steamship

ORISSA"

will leave for the above place bont 24 hours after the arrival of the next English Mail,

A: MOTVER,

Superintendent,

170

P&O.S. N. Co.'s Ofice,

Itongkong, 10th January, 1873.

STRAM TO TOKOHAMA,

P. & O. S, N, Co's Steamship ADM "AVOCA "

will leave for tha abien plaer shortly after the

rvival of the next English Mi

4. McIVER,

P. & O, S. N. Co's Office, -

Superâitendesit,

· Hongkour, 19th January, 1974",

FOR FODOROW.. THE British Ship

THE

A "BARAH NICHOLSON?

bave immediate desputes above For Freight, at low rate, apply to

OLYPHANT & 06.,

Si Hongrong, 18th January, 1874,

FOR LONDON.. HE A 1 Geçinan Burk '

Agents.

Vessels docked for examination, remetalled, respurred, repairs, also done in barbour; and in atripe and steamers cleaned and painted, at moderate charges. Particulare one oe obtain ed at the look, or on application to the under vijemed

The Stena Tng Woosung is in through working order, jind is available at all times to tow veseels to or from een, at reasonable rates.

if 1039

30RN FORSTER & Co. Foochow, 18th Jano, 1873.

NOW READY,

FUR HOUSETODU.COMPANION STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT- By Dr. Davan, with many Additions, Cornce- tione, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography.

Parc In-Paper Wrappara, $1.50 Nestly Boy Fres Ofice. Apply at the

NOTICE.

22.0

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

· PAQUEBOTH POSTE FRANÇAIS,

'STRAM. FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT BAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES

ALSO,

PONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ANE BOMBAY

THURSDAY, the 15th January, 1874, ON tumani

"PARADIES," Capt. Papp, will load for the above port bere and at Wampos, and will have immediate dea patch.

For Fraight. apply to

VOGEL, EAGEDORN £.05. if 54 Hongkong, 8th January, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK.

DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERTUB German Bark

executed with the utmost care, and in the most ELEGANT STYLES,

BAKER & 00

ASP, Vintage 1857, in COURT DRESS MAKERS & MILLINERS,

caske of 195 bottles, Frico, $24 pier dusk.

F.A. DA CRUZ, *

21d 2003 --Macao, 27th December, 1873-

FOR SALE.

TEAKWOOD LOGS and PLANES, of all

T

apply to VRAA FREDERIO. DEGENÄER.. t1483 Hongkong. 6th September, 1979..

FOR SALE.

17 ERÓSINE OIL.

KTURPENTINE

Waite and Colored PRINTING PAPER.

Apply to

24, QUEEN'S ROAD.. HONGKONG.

t11 Hongkong, 2ąd Jamonry, 1874.

FOR SALE.

DEST-PORTLAND CEMENT.

Apply to

B

FREDERIC DEGENAER 1441 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1873.

¡¡FOR SALE.......

SHAW'S BRANDY, in 1 Dozen Gaçes.

GILMAN & Op.-

· VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Q. - tl: 2060 - Hongkong, 19th December, 1873. 1133 Hongkong, 11th Jely, 1879,

NOW HEADY

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

ALAM BITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN

EN

· PRONUNCIATION, H ANGLO-URINES DICTIONARY, published at the Day Press Office, Hongkang..

walked home that night, I pondered anoh on HUNTINGTON, and J. O. HEITMAN, under the comprehensiveness and practical service

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that singular rencontre with Julian Lake and name and Firm of SMITH, ARONER & Co., is bio wild friends. What could it all nieau?

this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent,

Eishor partner will sign the name of the Fira in Liquidation, v

SMITH, ARUHER & Co. Jun 24 Hongkong, lat January, 1874

NOTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS.

A FACTABOUT WOMEN-Yon sony met with treaty men in the day who stutter, but you never beard of a womso who had an impedi ment in bor speech,

this Workc stands unrivalled. All trener words which the Chinouo nyo of late years beer i mpelled to goin to express the mineroaE, DU. jete in machinery photography telegraphy, and Kalance gegeruily, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, tire bero given in extenso. Each and every word is fally illustrated and explained, forming exer pines for students of a mest instroosive nuture. JAMES HART ia suthorised to sign. Both the Court and Punti pronumerations are

FOR SALE.

LETISS

Eats letters (but Letters only) addressed to| the United Kingdom zia Brindiei; or to Sin gapore, may be posted on board the Packer from 11.30 a.. to the time of sailing, on pay. ment of a Late, Fee of conts excb in addition to the postage,

F. W. NITUHELE,

Peatmaster Genbiqh, Geltend Post-Oco,

Hongkong, 8th January, 1874

It is hereby notified that arrangements have. been constuded, under which correspondencë addressed to Austria, and the severil States of. the Continent, may henceforward he canemite ted trying the British Mail Packets_bo tween this Office and the Austrian Post Olliona a Triesto and Alexandria, at the following Bates of Postagej viz.:-

FoR LETTERS.

Per each oneD, Áostrin, Germany, and Turkey....24 centa. Belgirim, Denmark, Halland, Swit

zerland. Moldavia, Wallaokia, and Servia,

Norwny, Sweden, and Russia......20 FOR NEWSPAPERS AND PRICES CURRENT.

Austria, Germany, Turkeyr

Belgium, Switzerland, Mol davis, Wallabia, and Ser-

4 cents enchi Denmark, Holland, Norway,

Seder, and Russia ku FOR BOOK PACKETS AND PACKETS OP- PATTER⭑E.

Waz Anch 4 ounce. "Austein, Germany, and Turkey...10 bits. | Belgium: Switzerland, and Ans

trian Province....12 Denmark, Halland, Norway, and

Russi

Letters may be registered to the above haIÓ pluces for a fee of twelve cents each in addition to the portuge.

The postage and registration fee on Regis tared letters must to presid.

The prepayment of the postage on ordinary: lettere is optional,

The prapayment of the postage on Nowa papers, other printed papers, und packets of panterns, is compulsory.

» TIGRE,” Commandant LacOINTEE, with Correspondence intended to be forwarded by MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPROTE, and CAR- this route must be suprisoribed "viu Trieste."

F. W. MPEGHELI,

Pastmuctor General.. GO, will leave this Fort for the above places

General Port Office,

Hongkong, 7th Janinery, 1874.

Cargo and Specia will be registered for Lom- don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in [transit through Marseilles for tuo principal

planos at Europe.

It is berely notified thatthe postago obarge." Shipping orders will be granted till noon, cargo will be received on board until & ..,able agon Fail Letters addressed to France Sposie and Parcels. antil 3 r.si, on the 14th will bouceforward be 12 conta pengaurier conesTM January, 1874 (Parcels are not to be sent when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and on board; they must be left at the Agency's 18 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by Cap: Schweitzer, will load hese and a Wham-OB40;] Contents and value of Packages are British Mail Packet. poa-na-above, with quick despateb

required, For Freight, apply to

For further particulara, apply at the Com pany's Office..

**BREMA,".

AUGUSTINE DEARD & Co.

tf $3 Hougus, 516 January, 1874.

TOR NEW YORK.

"FRA 1 British Barque A

* GLAMORGANSHIRE," Morgan, Jinster, will load at Whampoa and Heugkong, and will Lave immediate déeputo

For Freight, apply to

T

RUSSELL & Co. 2101 Hongkong, 27th December, 1873,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

HB41 American Bark

"ICONIUM,”

C. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent. Hongkong, 2nd Juzuary, 1874-

STEAM POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN STEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA. TENICE. MEDI-

TERRANEAN PORTS, AND

SOUTHAMPTON;.

ALBU;

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND BEAUSTRÁLIAS -

HE PENINSULAR AND OFTENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship

Cap Malgren, will lead here for the abuvo "LOMBARDY," Captain E. M. GILSON, with por, and will love quick desputab.

For Freight, spply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN &.05. if 2004 Hongkong, 25th December, 1973. FOR MANILA..

DI ARE SHE Spanish Brig FOB 1874,

with

VILLA DE RIVADAVIA," Captain Castillo, will have immediata deopatob ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR AND TABLE OF for the above port. -

For Freight or Passage, spply to HIGH TIDES AT EHANGHAI,

BRANDAO & Co, 2026 Hongkong. 24th December, 1878.

LAND, CRAWFORD & Co.

1778 Hongkong, 28th October, 1873.

::

FOR NEW YORK.

AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and THE AI German Bark

PORTER.

DAVID OURSAR & SONS terabunt Navy)

Navy Boiled Long Flat

SCANVAS.

Orown cen

BARNHOLD, KARBERG'S ON #130 Hongkong. 11th Mar. 1867,

· NUITOR.

Mur fru, in Hongkong and Quina, from given, ins, stoents being carefully marked or CITEAMERS leaving this port requiring

A PROLIFIC SPECIES.-"Fire a gun in any direction in this country" anys the Detroit this date. Free Press, and you will hit a poet." And you will find, when you have hit him, that

something iure than nine cases una cf teu he

TURNER & Co.

17 2096 Shanghai, 15th December, 1878.

W. a. HALE & Co.,

Saigon.

the best principle hitherto attained. The typo 00AL, can obtain it from the Under graphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English typu correspond

signed. in the king of body, thoroby ollecting a vast They huwe Roto vary art bgginess men

TIROM and after Jet Jumary, 1974, the busi.onomy of space, achieving clearness not New Jersey Lecently A. Poing man was rand, find curled on sades que nace, and style cast wurging and ensint spaces which huve 14 KHUPPS CAST STEEL WORKS,

ness of the undersigned will be incorpo.eriously stained and dispensing with those

is not worth the powder and lead,

NOTICE, LANENE

struck by lighting in a feld near Trentons, and of NEWMAN & CO.

when the people began to look to the spot to. look at the victim, they found a mar standing

by the corpso trying to sell lightning rode to the crowd.

· WALTER NEWMAN, JOHN GITTINS:

Af 1704 Toochow, 11th October, 1870,

INSURANCE COMPANYIA

ORATORICAL BURRS.- moal of the

United States Congress lately began a speech 61VERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE

heretofore olaracterised Chinese publications,"

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the

following fats are subinitted for consideration;

£ 156110ți September, 1878.

"PEIRO,"

Her Majesty's Malli, Passenger, Specie, und Ogrge, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY; the 22nd January, at noon.

Cargo will be received on lourd until noon, Spedic and Farcels at the office until-2 p., on the 21st idem.

F. W. MITCHELL, ̈ ̈ ̈

Polmaster General. General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1571.

The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) hazing [given rutice to the General Post Offien in Tan

on that articles of Jewellery received in that Colony are Thargeable with Customs Duties, the undersigned considers it necessary to make this Regolation known to the Public,rd to, state that any letters or packets containing euch articles sent, throngh the Poat are liable, with their cantauts, to be fortalted.

EW. MITCHELL,

Poalmaster Gerenal.

General Post-Ufice,

Hongkong, 2nd January, 18:3.

It is bereby notified the hooforward the postage on Jetters address, to Denmark, when forwarded via Suthampton, will be 28 cente par half-ounce, prepayment optional. Tupaid letters will be subject to pa mdditional charge

T. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genera, General Post Office,

Hongkong, ad February, 1973,

For Particulars regarding Fraight and Pus-on delivery. tage. apply at the F. & Q, S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

.. ►

A Written Declaration of the Contents sad Value of the Packages for the Ororland

It is hereby notified that Lenceforward this Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the postage on letters addressed to Norway, when Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or forwarded via Southampton, will be 34 cents with Panels; and the Company do not hold per half-moe, repayment optional. Unpaid themselves responsible any Detention or lottern will be subject to an additional ebürge Prejudice which may happon from the incoron delivery.

forward

F. W. MITCHELL, Capt Holdt, will land bere and at Whimpon as rectaese in such declaration.

Postmaster. General The Company reserve the option ahove, and will have quick despatch,

For Freight, apply to

ing all gooda abipped by their Shermers for General. Post-Offee, Europa through Egypt, either by mail, or by Hongkong, 22nd February, 1873,". Canal in their own Steamers, or in seasola employed for the purpose.

YUGEL, HAGEDORN & C * 2017 Hongkong, 17th December, 1873. "FOR MELBOURNE”AND. BYDNEY. THE 41 British Bargus

ICH GLOUCESTER,"

Captain Vincent, haring the grestor portion of ber Cargo engaged, will. hava' immediate des- patch for the uhove ports. It

For Freight or Puswgé, apply to PORNO DA NA BOŽARIO & Co.

Skippers are partion arly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading.

A. MEIVER, Superinten Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Cole Office, Hongkong. 8th January, 1874.

US. MAIL LINE.

tf 2012 Floogkong, 19th December, 1873, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY; THE British Ship

ESSEN (GERMANY) ON AN SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND.

JAPAN, NE PEIL

THE

TOKATSA,"

Chalours Trésbularly containa, about 14,000, Obinese characters, and Vodhurst's, Englial. tf 1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany). Oupt. MoKiunon, having the greaver portion of and Chinese Dictionary abou: 100,000, whilst THE UNDERSIGNED begu. inform the ber Cargo and Passengere engaged, will have.

inanodiste despatch for the above porte. The For Froight'or Passage, apply to

VAN ROŽARIO & Co.

this for enotais more than 50,000: Engliable Public of

as follows Mr. Speaker, the generality of mankind in general ara disposed to exercise

words, and upwards of 80,000 93 K HONGKONG, HO NAM AND CANTON tems, Again, despite all the grampjars and opprasain ou the gecerality of mankind to ROM this date, until further notice, whether elementary works as yet published, the fact he bus shops establislio at these places in gear," when be was pulled down to his soutconut of Twenty per cent. (20) upon the student of the difficult long ago abesfutely res tuc mine of Hina KEE.

you went in s

A GOOD SENIDEE The fece attaching to er 1153, 100, J, 199 Agenta thin work containg imbes toso five flapels, ont best quality-N

the offer of Sheriff-Clerk of Lanarkshire, nuw

vacant, innged from £7,000 to £10,000 sterling

per eaunin, while the salary of the highest

tl 1198 Hongkong, 27th June, 1872.

QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY,

of 2011 Hongkong, 21816 Dreemier, 1973

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA-

MA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA

ITE

It is beroby notified får general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad

used) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- ward Island, will henceforward ho na follow

Whan forwarded vif

Brindisi.............43 cents each half-ounces When forwarded vid

Marseilles 26 venta sach balf-óunce. When forwarded víà.

Southampton...... 28 cents each halfionnne.

F. W. MITCHELL.

Postmaster General.. General Post Office.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1870.

AND SAN FRANCISCO.

THE 8: 8. ALASK" will leave Hongkong that the Pertage on Letters addressed to Nor It is hereby notified for general information, for San Frucao, vis Yokohaus, on way, when forwarded tia cuthampton, will THURSDAY, the 12th February, at 3ceforward bs 38 cents for each balf ounces taking Passengers, Mails, and Freight for Ja which may either be paid in advance, or it mer

pan, the Baited States, and Europe..

be left to be collected on delivery of the Lettere, Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of

sharge on delivery,

UNDERTAKERS,

JONES 2002 Lading are inned for transportation to Tuko apsid Letters will be abject to an additional

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ROWN,

OFFICE NO. 9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

Memorial Stinics and Montseite erected. tf 187. Hongkong, Blet January, 1873,

MILLAR &.00... TOUSE SHIP AND STEAM8017 H

bama and other Japan Porta, tu Bun Facieco,

F. W. MITCHELL, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America,

Postmaster Generali and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA. General Post Office,

A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang- Hongkong, Sed August, 1870, Lui, via the Inland Son Ports, about the same

By a friend with the remark, You'd better current local rate of premis will be allowed quiren esamples to display the curious appli No 12, he has constantly on hand EEEF, la HONGKONG; at the Central Market, BLOP YOU BID Coming out of the same hole upon insuranoes effected with this Company. dations and equivalents of differezit worde-waiot M, POULTRY BREAD VRGE B

DOUGLAS LAPRAJK & Co. have one general, dining, Of these examples TABLES, and ODMAN'S STORES, de of

many as any other Dictionary bittertu: pub In HO NAM and UANTON SHOPS,- Babed.

foregoing wrigley with the addition of BPI-) For practical purposes the unangapient of RITY, SODA WATER, 2o., and GAME when Jadiciul functionary in Soodland, the Lord. FROM and after this dute, and until further the work to complete, that, a reference in do President of the Coprt of Session, is abon notice, a Discount of Twenty per cent stands English to communicate afectively zag bim, dire regasstol Topply at:lijs abopa COPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS Englund, Frazce, and Germany hay destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified?

to its pages soubles a perron, whe" under,

Gertlemen and Families desirons of patron-

·PRA

A UURIOUS-CODE OF HONOUR.-It is a

Agenta

with natives wit understand nothing but Ohi

HING KEE

£3,600. Tie ofllos, too, is practically's sinecure (20) upon ontrent local rates of Fremin, will the duties being exolusively discharged by be returnud on Incurandoa agaízet aro, effected nove In this respect the work will be found bo furnished, which will be supplied at the same depulics, and was actally purobased by the

as above, where a list of prices viuatioles will deceased bolder for £5,000 sterlingbordent this flde MNAK TA

DDWARD NORTON & Co, pablo, to all Feropeene residing in rats all the year round

Obina, and to the natives themselves it et plaine engleate fully with which very few in 11742561 June, 1872

ly 75 Honkong, 13th May, 1870. Ured of them are perfently acyüniated. To IMPERIAL FIRD INSURANCE. parties resident-zu-Sagland and nitreated infrEE TOURIST'S GUIDE

Uhina it onunot bat be invelable occasionally

RGDTOED TRIOUS MATO comprises upwards of the thousand large Containing the name of all the Articles or goazic pages

Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, de,, dic., with the Pini, and Mandaria Pronva. ciation NDA

curious code of honour bat, the fact remain,

that in Ireland's was who weħld soorn to real

your property, and wat id return your purae if 0OMPANY, A be found it, stuld not have a quaim of con. II k. Undersigned having been appointed soiente, in the event of a trifug difference Agentsof theuboyCompany at this Port, about hand, in waiting behind hedge and are prepared to grant Polisies against Fire to shooting you dead us you, panged; und if to the extent of $80,000 on Buildings, or on Gooda

respectable" men were passing at the time, stored thereon, stanj

not one of them workt have been the shot firudik GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 00,- er heard the noise-Belgravia,

tongkong, 24th August, 26344

TRUBNER & HAGU, PATERNOUTUR RÓW

W. H. BE

*** DAILY PRESS OFFION, HONGKONG.

PLUMBERS.

No. 1, Quees: « Load Fast and Nallah Dase,

Opposite HM, Nuvat Doek-Ered.

Aras

Hongkong. Jet March, 18717-

炒飯

WING-KLE COAL SHOP:

date, and inka,close connection at Yokubata: Arrangements, having been mode under At New York and Aspinwall, Frasengereich Mails for London arriving at Suez hain have selection of various lines of Steamers to China by Private Ships will be forwarded to

Return Passage Tickets issued at a reduction that the rates of postage, tokich must be paul is advanas, en correspondence addremed to tho of 20 per cent, on regular nitos.

Vaited Kingdom, do forwarded, will be na fot Freight will be received on board until 4 PM lows, vix.

of the 11th proximo. Patel Piokages will be For Letters 24 osats per house.

antil por of the ane For Newspapers

received at

5

THE Proprietor of WING-Han Shup bags today. All Parcel Packages should be marked to inform the public that bis Shop has been address in fallj-vulas of sume fe required. established sjuce 1855, at Badisott'a Lane, and For further information as to Passage and that he has always a great quantity of BEST Freight, upply to the Agency of the Company, |00AL id store for sale. Gentlemen or Ship | Przyn West, Alsoir fav copins of the GRAMMAR of chic monsters wishing to patroniss him, aro requested

TA, HARRIS, ·-|

Agent,

| Chinese Language, in two Parte,

The Daily Preen Ofico.

to nyply of bis Shep,

1 148 Hongkong 172 August 1873.

Hongkong January 12, 1874-

not exceeding lounen 4 cents.

For Books and

+

6.

Pattarna...

Covery additional

F. W. HITCHELL

Postmaster General

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.