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Post-Ofice Notifications.

A mat will die. For Swalow, Amoy, and Fanchow-Per Day to day, the 10th inat, at 7.30 A..

For Saigon-Per Blythwpócs, to-day, the 10th instant, až 2.30 p.m.-

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"

The French Mail Packet AVA will be. dispatched on THURSDAY, the 12th February, at Roo, with the Mail

being in contemplation to inaus daily Chinese Newspaper, to be printed at the burp office, the projectors deairs to secure the support of the Foreign public in their enter. Ta and through the United Kingdom ma pried Thry, therefore, isano the fallowing Marseilles; to France and other Continental: Prospectus R

BAL States (in n olmed mail to France), to Buigun,

The proposed paper will be lauad EVERY Singapore, Galle, Ouleutta. Madras, Bominiy," DAY (Sundays excepled,) and the beeription Aden, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Suez ía fixed at the moderate sum of only Five Dol | und Alexandria,

to retrench," "bat ure prevented the extrara-Nationu) Bank of Elmira, New York, man no- ganco of their corvanje. A correspondent of cidentally thwarted a short time einde, DR. paper mostly supported, we believe, by ludice Pratt, the president of the bank, having costs offers servaita some good udvide as to theit eion to enter the lank sealt during the orsöluig food telling them that in coparqubuce of con- discurved some brick dog that had fallen in ening an excessiva quantity of unfinal food from aboro, through a cinar between the iro or "Eutahera" ment,” thoy, bring their blood plates, Thinking the sirunoistance 99spicious, foto a bad sinto and injure their constitutions. Mr. Pratt went upstairs to the rooms of the This is the camo of so many servants becoming Toung Men's Christian Association, which are week in their legs, which infruity they are too in the bank building. Dr. Hart, president of the ready to attribute to hard work, and finally they volition, was there, and the two kosened the renk down altogether. Servants who have a carpet in the south-east corner of the roam renconable smount of work, with moderate fare, and discovered that a portion of the flour ure generally 'in botter health than the "pain nd been taken up and borowed, together, pered meniale" who live sumptuously and have Roaring, the board they were astounded little to do. Even the less fortunate mem to son that the old mascdry of the SWATOW, AMOY FOOOHOT bers of the working classes, who really work of the bunkranit made of -briel, “stens, hard and tasto ment perhaps not, more than and sensint, had thon almost patiraly removed, enco -week, are natally stronger and in at least two ourt loads having besin carried better health than the domaatio servant who quay. The iron plates of the yasit were, inid fan ke three neule par day, with etant or fare, and in tire bolo, thas made were found u uls ad libikuvi. to hospital there in full set of barglara" tuðis, atunciber 'ol ärün disurder called the "Sorvauto" Sickness," which is entaod by excessive indulgence in animal macke, and a enriously contrived jack screw, LEG to usnounce to their Customers and food by sarvonta who have previously lived which was in position to raise the plates of the D the Palio that they are now showing almost atarvingly in poor homes. The objea valt. Dr. Hart said that there had been tion amongst the ignorant plames to yegotable | Beyəral strange men in attendance it the rend their NEW GOODS for the AUTUMN And/ PLEGANT SELENAKON OF LADIES' AND Captain Barnie, will be despatched for the per is published, very citopalvo circulation of diet fe wide aprendi" they hare an equal dislike to farinaceous fold had to "vegetables," con manly so called; they despise n dish of which vegetables form a part; they will condescend to

wedges, eight", "anna of ponder, two rubber

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jag-rooni of the mesociation for a week or two. WINTER SEASONS, whleb bave been cara- One of there was found at the foot of the stairs when Mr. Pratt want dawn, and was it once fally selected from

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To-day, at 8 AM

Vessels on the Berth. FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW.

ULE EG to all altcation to their Vory Large Bonship

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fore pudding that. If they are ordered a cur- obulus Bodenied ny knowledge of bag andis JACKETS and MANTELETS-Fab FORKS, MO, ER, & ried dish, they regard the rice as a garnish, tempted barglary. No other unreala have been.

THE AGE OF PARLIAMENTS:

News of the World, Deo, 270) The prasant Parliamont was begun at Wont-

OPERA CLOAKS

LLAMA: TASMANIAN, SEDAN, and othee SHAWLS

and cannot be permaled to partake of it ena uzde. The broken musomy was afterwards SILE, VIIVET, and FANCY CLOTH. part of the meal; The picture thus presented found deposited in the rear of the Opera la-ng-dojbt one constustly met with among House, UNI ginstamods and beár dzinking servants' why are not overworked; and just as browars" men are notorious yad eutjects when attacked by disonáo, so s such "pampered meniala.". In that,eans the farm “Derventa Biskness,” raymiustar ou the 10th of December, 1868 ; and be almawbie, on, it is hardly to be said that is constitutes a disease. Excess in wat lag and Drinking is too onion in many discs, add the results are always such, dental ironwatantes The Parliment eittiur Medical Press and Circular.

Norwich SILE SQUARES. COSTUMES and POLONAISES, in new mutorials of the latest designa, A

lars per annum delivered in Hongkong; to out: The Post Office will be open for the reception porte, postage-will be added,

of Ordinary Latera. Newsupere. Books, de.. anti 11AM. on the 12th February, after whish no Lottern oint be received.

It will be the first daily Chinese Napaper ded "astad, under purely malipo auspicos. The editorial department will be coudusted by gjen of great experience and learning, and who bave been specially engaged for that purpose.

Money Orders on any of the Money Order" Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted antil 5 r. on the 11th February, As most of the infantial Clineaa, in the

Letters for Registration will be required Colony are interested in the enterprise, coupled - until 10 1.k, on the 19th Felirunty, with the fast of this low price at which the pas

F. W. MITCHELL,

Paatinastor General above Parts TO-DAY, the 10tis inabant, as the proposed paper is expected, more especially General Fust Office,

so, when in addition to the above advantages,

Hongkong, 29th January, 1874, u few of the most influential Chinèsé în ainoat every outport are riflier shareholdes in, or

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES- agents for, the Company,"

PACKET The projeatore, basing their estimates upon

The United States Mail: Packet “GREAT. the wost reliable information from the variqua | PAPIIBLIO" will be dispatched on THURS- ports China and Japan, and porta in for DAY, the 12th February, 1876, at 8-P.12, with countries whero Chiness frequent, and fragte Maile

Superintendant

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the way in which support has been coming-for-j

ward consider themselves justified, in hoping |

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United

that the proposed newspaper, to be called the Statoa and the United Kingdom.

TEEN WAN Yar Po,” > “ THE "USIVERSAL

The Post Office will be open for the reception CIRCOLATING HERAET)" will eventually be of Ordinary Lecters, Books, Newspapers, &c.. come in China what the London Tidi) 2.80 F.. Bogland. from 2.30 rat. to 2.50 P., on payment of a Letters can be posted on board the Pricket The Company bege to add that it is in cou-Like Fes of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. templation to issce, before luaj, u weekly or fortnightly paper, in which the lending matters that have appeared in a daily issue of the "UNIVERSAL CIRCULATING HERALD" will be

GENTLEMEN'S JEWELLERY the

bestund chopsst SILVER PLATE, consisting of Race OUPS For Fysight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Co. take into custody. He said he was from Markete, and are of the newest and most Centro Red Dessert PIECES, Ten TRAYS, Ten

21 210 Hongkong, Bib February,, 1874|-|- ost pedding us on ext - Jaxury--but they Besten, and in bis possession were found 265 FASHIONABLE STYLLE, comprising the and Dimmer SEIS, Claret JUGS, SABVERS,

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, take one to satisfy the appetite with meat bedullars, a fine gold watch and two heavy following — — —

| Coffee mad los BPCONS, Sots of Bossert sail |Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI

Fh; and HIQGOJ THE P. & 0.8. N.Oo.'s Steamship Silvor Mounted Dressing CASES and Travel. || H ling BAGS JEWEL CALES.

NUORISSA VARDAIN A large and varied Stook of ELECTRO. will leave for the above place about 24 hours

aftörətdiù arrival of the next English Mail PLATED GOODS

A. MoIVER Gold WATCHES of all hindi, boyless, ud- juated to temperature and position, 4 and P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 7th February, 1874

STEAM. TO YOKOHAMA.

The Propiynent of the Postage to all the PANOY TRIMMED UNDERSKIETS.

Independent Centre Seconde Keyless MinuteHEP &0.9 No.'s Stoomship.

above places by this route is compulsory. TRIMMED STRAW nad MILLINERY REPEATERSE

Correspondence inteuffoiantly prepaid will be BEHAR HATS and BONNETS. (A choice Assort

OLOOK WATOIES, AU of the bigbest

Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and ment of the shove recaired Mouthly,

quality bat the Art of Howlogy is capable of will leave for die above place shortly after the reproduced for the convenience of distant forwarded by the English Prekete.

arrival of the next English MAL

The fold open to a paper of the description GREAT REPUBLIC, and that addressed to the United States must be superscribed per prodaviny

of the proposed publications-conducted by the United Kingdom.wust to cope ecribed Superintendent

bative efforte, but praprosire and anti-cal raid San Francisco." [014tive in tono-is almost mitless. It will o

the one hand command Chiucne bolted and in- tereat, while on the other it will deserve every nid that can be gives to it by foreigners. Take English journals, they will contain Editorials, with Local, Shipping, and Commeroral Newa, Advertisements, and Correspondence. 148 189

„TUA TIQVROBNE TRIAL

therefore Tuesday week completed its fifth year. Most of the Parliaments of the present reign came to a preixutora end through acdi-

whon Her Mujasty came to the Throne wa conrar disgotved on a conveniently might be, for new generat election under the new 142nd Day-lérŐ DzasMBED, A reisu, The Parliament, then elected in 1897, One of Dr, Kenealy dent point is that to wax dissolved in 184 in consequence of a voto assnuse bia client, to be na impostor in to na- of want of confidence in the Government boing eunie the exfatence of a frand "ano complicated ourried in the House of Commons. The Parlia and so gigantio as to bu prinú facis incrediblement elected in 1847 was dissolved in 1852;

quantor and winute repeusare.

A large adfection of New and Second-band p. &0. S. N. Co.'s Udico, and 8 day GHRONOMETERS,SEXTANTS,

Ladies and Childrene. UNTRIMMED HATS, in Fut, Velvet, and Steam

BLACK und COLORED SILKS. FANCY DRESS MATERIALS" of all QUADRANTS, **

kjude,

WORS BLACK SILK VELVET.

A

Hitchin'e Tatent LIQUID COMPASSES, BINNACLES, Must-head COMPASSES, BLACK and COLORED VELVETEEN.Patent LOGS, ODOMETERS, Jorning MA, Chints and Printed FLANNELS, for Dress CHINES. Ditto for Deep Bes

Board of Trade, Rail, and Aneroid BAROMETERS. Pitant Boil-registering BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, Self-registering THERMO. LACE and MUSLIN GOODS of all de METERS HYDROMETERS, HYGROMB- scriptione..

TERS, SALMOMETERS, Astronomiaa) TE- LESCOPES,

REAL VALENCIENNES, MALINES,

ant impossible. With this topio hs yesterday Land Derby, on coming into power is that year commenced. Roger Tichborne, be reminded the stating that he light the country should jury, had been described as a young gentleman luavo an opportunity of pronounging judgment uf refinement, thin, sallow, and pile; while on the entire general policy of Lord 3. Arthur Orton was atent, florid, powerful, al- Russell'e Government, and that the elec must compared with the other poor tiun must decide the great question: of our dying erguture, and posseaning cose of bio commercial policy. The Parliamenttien elooteding Gowns. peculiaritius. And yet the jury were naked to in 1852 was dissolved in 1957, in consequence beliove that Arthur Orton, having picked up a of Lort Palmerctone Ministry being in a win MALTASE, ULUNY, HONITON and DU. little knowlege from tas Home Newba, from the ority in the House of Commons in à divisio

Peerage and Baronetago" and the lustrated on the war in Olina. The Parliareme elected CHESSE LACES, London News, had anddenly taken it into in 657 was dissolved in 1859, in dopaquence bis head to palnu himself off as Roger Tich of the Derby Ministry being defeated in the korue. The theory was the wildest that Home of Consinane, The Parliment elected ja had ever entered the human brain. Nothing 1865 was dienu.lved in 1868, Reforms dots having so absurd was to be fiind in all the realms of been passed, and it being judged proper that fiction. How did the prosecution account for the reformed constituency should elect a new the fact that the claimant imposed apoa Bogle, Furtiment. It will be observed that two Pari tho aki and trRety retainer of Sir. Edward laments of the present reign are tot mentioned Doughty Was. Bogle a willing dope, or had in the abovo enumeration- namely, the Purlin- he tu bis old age become a villain and traitor? most elected in 1841 unit the Parliament elected And how, again was is that this Artbur Ortou.in 1850 Those two Puliments were tuie tow, vulgar, horrid blackguard from the brought to a premature bid by noddedts and woods, had been upon his return immediately each of the two, besides a short tunnel recognised as.bor don by Judy such as Lady session at the beginnmg of their career, sat Tigsborne-a lady of high relinement, keen through six regalar session, or one more than dianrimination, and great caution. Ha invited the present Parliament has yet seen... thejury to believe implicitly in Lady Tichborne's maternal ibinots. As a rule, ull impostures were phortlived, as had been that of Perkin War Look, The present frand, if fraud it were, had harted Wager than any known fraud in the his. tory of the world. And yet, if it were a fraud,

A MONSTER FISH, The appearances of the Sea Serpent haya been so often talked about that we cordially wolcome, as a relief, the apparition of an, im meuse outtle fish. It seems that the prescuta

Hongkong, 7th February, 1874.

= P. M: B, S: 00.:

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, via FOKOHAMA, MINUTE OS

THE Company's S. SALASKA

despatched us above on FRIDAY, the 271R INSTANT, at 3 o'clock Fm, making the osal TERQUGH CONNECTIONS.

For Passago or Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

PA MARKIS,

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MY FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL.

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*** FOL SAN FRANCISCO.

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TOMAST SCOTLANDA

Agents,

D. Washburn, Commander, will be despatch.

its whole bistory ought to have been long ago on the American const of gigantic cuttle Jab SOAPS, PERFUMERT and TOTLET REJCHARTS and WORKS! 02. NAVIGATION /ed for the above pari; en or about the 15th

: did.

man, always sceptical on these points, has QUISITES of all kinds. refused orgdence to the atoriga. Now, however, the Bev. Mr. Harvey, of 31. John's, Newfound. lead, bus come forward as a witnesses for the DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY BY

tile fiab, and in a letter to Dr. Davison, Prinsipal of M'Gill College, Moutreal, furnished circumstantial account which it may be diffcat

sin question. Mr. Harvey says that n

EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN

ASSISTANTE,

few weeks agu two faberman lying off St. John's ORDERS EX ROUTED WITH CARE AND DESPATCH,"

AND AT VRET MODERATE CHATOES.

SAYLE & O¤; GENERAL DRAPERS,

displosed. There was, for instance, Bose, long been a matter of ashion, but lands Why bad not Rouas been put into the box? He bad originally been a friend of the defend ant. The defendant had roposed the most confidence in bin. had treated him as a brother, Lad confided to him all his secrete, had per

itted bi bo open his letter. Why had tot Roure been put into this box? If a conspiracy existed, he was, of all men, the one to an it. That he had not been called was to his

Dr. Kenenly's) mind, proof positive that no fübserved an object Apating in the water which conspiracy existed, and in itself a strong mat they took to be a portion of a week. On reach ter of comment. Ee (Dr. Kenealy) bad, been f naked, why he had not called Holmes? His due of the men struck it with the bust- stower was that Holmes had been guilty of book, whereupon the supposed piece of wrock bedano alarmingly lively “rearing a parrot- trosebery. Holmes had put down the orlike beaks big us.

a six-gallon keg ginal cotion for festment at one it would it while it sote tuo tost. Next it shot Lave been brought on while Lady Tichborne out from its head two bags Reid arme was still alive, and the Claimant would and begin to twine them about the boat. have recovered his estates. Besides, he (Dr. Happily an axe iny hody, and with it the Kensly) was not bound to call Holmes. Why Latinan, recovering from the surprise into had not the prosecution called him P. Because which this unexpected attack had throwe him simply, be bad day at the bon preferred sulf and his mate, cut off both the arms us thug chargs of compiracy that bad con preferred. 1 over the guamale, wharvapon the Aub Ross had not been called, urged Dr. Kenealy, besked of, and ejected an immense quantity of and flelmes kad not been called. Here are inky Anid that darkened the water for a great to nien, who of all other men in the world, if-distance about." The arms were brought the defendant had been guilty of a single sesliure, and upon examination were found tu of fand, could tell us what it was; and yet measure, the one ten inches in diameter and neither of them in called." Nor was this all aix feet in length, the other twenty-five test in for the present season, which have been select that the learned Doctor had to put forward. length, and but three inches in circumference, ed from the Frincipal Markets of Europe, and Why be asked, bad not M, Bowker sava ut the extremity, where it broadena like

QUEEN'S ROAD & STANLEY STREET

PHONGKONG ;

AND AT SHANGHAI

BAKER & JO,

EG most respectfully, to ningure that they

havo now on view a OHOICE SELEOTION

NEW GOODS,

bern called Mr. Rowker had bear going to an or to the extent of eiz faches. The more of the newest end must

FASHIONABLE STYLES.

DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERY,

and fro, seeing this witness and that, showing estimate that they left about ten feet of the letters here and photographs there. He basmb attached to the body of the fleby a salonla heen to the proscaution what the notorios tion which brings its length up to 35 feat. As Buron Grimma had been in the trial of Queen, for the fish itself, the fazermen roken it o Caroline. Why, then, had not Mr. Bowker been have heen aixty feet in length and Eve feet in executed with the utmost care, and in the most put into the box? His honour had been diameter; ita tail, which they banquantly directly impugned. He had been acons of observed in the sir, being ten fest across. abstracting lottars from the boses of Lady Tichborne. Why had he not come forward to

loar himself from so serious an imputation. Why Bad the proascation not called Moore, Roger's old moryant, to coutradiol, if he had

Dean

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOD..

FREDUANY 9TH, EVENING.",

Nu Patna, 2017 to 86182, aush and øredit; Theer able to contradict it, the evidence of Dap. Now Benares, $60 to $6073, nominal: Old tein Brown? He (Dr. Keuealy) looked in vain Patou, $10 to $612 sash and credit, little for au explanation of the candaot of the pro.doing Old Benares, 80024 to $6075, nominal eccatices in all these matters Nor was this ail Malwa, $600 to $505, cash sn1 credit; further to which he had to call the attention of the jury, alco at $605 on orpdit, with a small allowance

It was a hurdaaîp, an intolerable bardeoip,in woight.

Ahut liis olient should have been committed by

a judge, instead of being sent. in the ordinary {,70

EXCHANGE.

course before a magistrato. He had a right ON, LONDON JUS

to complain of thie he had also af

right to complain of the arbitrary assumption that the eccentrioštias of ki eltent de-. fented his claim to be considered Roger Tichborne. There had lived brave men before Agamemnon--and there had been strange sud

Bank Bills, on dezan

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Bank Bille, at 8 months aight, 4/3 Bank Billa, at 6 months' sight, 1/3). Credits, at 6 months sight 3/32 Documentary Hills, atßmontha

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wild toen, men whoir conduct was not to be. ON NEW YORK judged by any ordinary standard-long before

Private, 5 months night,

ON SHANGHAI —

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73

the Tialiborne claimant was ever heard VE ON BOMBAY, Brak, 3 daya night 921 There wua Bamfylde Moore Cares, wisma ON CALCUTTA,Bank, days' eight- away to be King of the Gipsies. There an Lord Byron. There was Lord Peterborough, who, in his private autobiography, owned that he bud be guilty of three capital offences id his mizority. There was the Regent of Orleans, wine wore it was to cook the dinner for his qwn guests. There was Dean Swift, who ased

to profer a pipe and a put of ale to tho soalety

of Bolingbroke and Smollett and all the wite

Private, 30-days' aight.792

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IMPERIAL QUARTO,

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,

AN: ANGLO-CUTNZŠŲ. DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

Su 1970 Hongkong, Deb December, 1873,

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STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT

By Dr. DEVAN, with musny Additions, Currues tano, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography

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18 WATSON & JOAN CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS

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BRY. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND

mafo the Olinese and English type correspond ILE THE GOVERNOR

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* For Freight or Passage, apply to

ROZARIO & Col #f150 Hongkong, 28th Jantary, 1874. SUNDFOR SAN FRANCISCO.

REA) American Schooner.

OL. TAYLOR,"

readera,

BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT, O HIS EXCELLENOY THE GOVERNOR, II. II. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS OF

AND A

MARUSSIA.

JETON DRISCOLL, --CIVIL, NAVAD, & MILITARY TAILOR, WOOLLEN DRAPER, HATTER, HOSIER AND GENERAL OUTFITTER. 40 and 47, Queen's Road, wext to Oriental #1927

Bank

Feb 1

NOTICE.

P&O. S. N. C OMMENCING with the mail of 8th Jan. tary, 1874, and uctil further, notice, the Company's Homeward Steamers from Chlcatta, in cunneetion with the Mail Steamers from this Port, will proceed to Southampton via the Suez Oanal.

A. MOIVER.EE

Superintendent, P. & O. 5. N. Cada Office.

Hongkong, 185. December, 1879. [2050

NOTICE.

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COMPAGNIE DES MNSBAGERIES

MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTU FOSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM TOE)

F. W. MITCHELL,

Pasfinaster Guneral.

Hongkong, Slet January, 1874.

General Post Offier,

MXTES BY THE ENGLISH PACKET" The English Contrast Packel GOLCON. Dd," will be dispatched with the usual Mails Pay thirope, &c., on THURSDAY, the 19th February, at noon.

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted antil 5 pr. on the 18th instant.

The Post Office will be open aatil & ga the 18th Inannt,

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

Letters for rezistration will be received until 10 .. ou the 13th instant.

Lettera may be posted nutil 10 am. "un the 19th instant, without late fee.

Letters posted after 10 a.. on the 19th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Lafe. Fue of 18 ccnte ench ne well as the postage in. prepaid.

The latest time for posting Letters ut this Oftec is at, and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterna 10 AM on the 10th instant,

Late letters (bot Latters only) addressed to she United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Sin- gapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 11:30 Af. to the time of sailing, on pay. ment of a Late Fee of 45 cents each in addition to tlie postage.

P. W. MITCHELI

Postmaster Geramis

Hongkong 6th February, 1874, 1

Genorul Post-Office, ̈

It is herely not fied for general information that henceforward the Postage on Letters ed dressed to Kusaia, when starked to be forward.

BAIGON, SINGATORE, BATAVIA, POINT via Southampton, will be reduced to 10 centa

DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

1L90,

PONDICHERT, MADBAS, JALOUTTA, AND DOMBAY,

per balt-ounce,

İV W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster-General. General Post Office,

Hongkong, 18th September, 1872.

ohargeable benefited that the rate of postage

ON THURSDAY, the 18th February, 1874, HAVARKOMmmandant FLEURIAIS," with the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR. |00, will leave this Port for the above lace.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and nocepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe

Uited Kingdom, alien forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as those chargable on Lotters forwarded by Britieb Packet in Brin.

FW. MITCHELL

Postgator General.

diei,

Shipping orders will be granted til noon, General Post Office; cargo will be received on board until P., Hongkong, 29th April, 1872. Specie and Parcels until 12. on the 11th February, 1874 (Parcels are not to be sent.

It is hereby notified for general information

on board they must be left at the Agency's that on and after the lat August next, the Office.) Contents and value of Packages are, Commission chargeable on Money Ordera issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, required.

Com-Shanghai, and Tokuburan will be ne follows,

Capt. Seare, will have immediate despatch for For farther particulars, apply at the the abovo port

pany's Office,

Q BERTRAND, ** For Freight, apply to

Card Principal dyonk TUGHL HAGGIORN & C tf 145 Hongkong, 26th Jezuary, 1874.

Horakone, 29th January, 1874. FOR LONDONA

FONTENAYE,"

Captain Taylor, will lead bere and at Whampoa for the above port, and will have early despatch,

For Freight, apply to HUMAN VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. 163, Hoogkung; 30th January, 1874, 6

FOR LONDON. DE "HEA 1 British Clipper Ship

LENNOX CASTLE" Captain Stewart, will lead here and at Whart pos for the above pork, and will have quick des

For Freight, apply to

TERAZ TOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. 132 Bongkong, 22nd January, 1874. -

- FOR NEW YORK, Goemon Bark

HE

BREMA, Capt. Seiweitser, will food hare and at

A

U. 3. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA- MA TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA

AND SAN FRANCISCO.

THESS "GREAT REPURIJO will leave Hongkong for San Francisco via Yoko bama, on THURSDAY, the 12th February, at SP.M. laking Passougers, Maile, and Freight, for Japan, the United Suites, and Europe,

Val

On same not exceeding £218 eta Above £2 and not exceeding £5...96" Abovo £5 and not exceeding £7.5 Above £7 and not exceeding £10..72"

F. W. MÝTOHELL,

"Postmaster Generol, General Post Office,

Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.-

It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when forwarded via Southampton, will be 28 cents. per lnlf-annee, prepayment option. Unpaid fetters will be subject to aù additional charge on delivery,

FW. MUTOBELL.

Postmaster Genera. General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1973.

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Inding are issued for tipsportation to Yoko bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, It is hereby notified that the postage charge. to porte in Mexico, Central and South America, able apon Paid Letters addressed to France: and to New York and Enrore, VIA PANAMA, will bouceforeerd be 12 cents per quarter ounce A Steamer of the Company will leave Sung. when forwarded by Frangh Mail Packet, and bat, vis the Inland Sea Porte, about the same 18 cents per quarter ounce when forwarded by date, and make close connection at Yokuhaun British Mail Packet.

F. W. MITCHELL, At Now York and Aspinwall, Passengean Wham-five nicetion of various lives of Steamers

England, France, and Germany

as above, with quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co "ef 99 Hongkong, Sth January, 1874

**FOODEDW-DOOK, C

Return Passage Tickets issued at a reduction

Goutal Font-fees

Postmaster General.

"Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.

It is hereby notified that Lotters sďðressed.

of 20 per cent on regular rates. Y. SHUN

Froight will be crocived ou boud until 4 P.M. to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at of the lith proxims Fuel Packages will be the option of the sender; hut the postage on reenived at the Office until 5 p., of the ease Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot day. All Parool Packages should be murted to be prepati addreas 2 full value of same is required.

-For each 1 ounce

For further information is to Passage und Frelglit, apply to the Aguucy of the Company, Prayn West

Agent

VT, A. HARRIS, Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874,

1874 Ne

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE AALLE, ADEN, SUEZ; KALTA,

BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, HEDI.

ANTERRANEAN FORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON, SO

The rate of postage chargeable on Lettere addressed to France per French Puoket is

12 cents. Par British Packet when, marked vid

Brindisi

18 Por British Parket when marked við

Alexandria and Meracillos... 12.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Podmaster General,

General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1972,

PAGODA ANCHORAGE. Eubové Granite-toored DOCK has lately bern LENGTHENED to 400 feet over sil, and is now algable of receiving vessels up to B80 Test on ka keel, The breadth of the Docke at the bottom is 40 fees, at the top 90 foot, and the width at the entrance is 6 feet. Depth water on the sill 13 fest at average, neap, end- There was the Earl of Winton (mentioned in

in the sise of body, thereby affecting a vaat DEG to use that they have just re-17 fect at average spring tides, Pembel Soot' Tules of o Gründfather"), who passed Chiness Insuranco Domproy-$175 per share conomy of space, sobreving clearness pot

➜ Seivad o Choice Assortment of t

The Dook has & Culasom Gete, and in pusped the early years of his life in a blacksmith's Hongkong Fire Insuranos Company's Shares praviculatained, and dispensing with those PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES, out by steam forge. There was the famine Duke of Bucking $560 per aliare.j

Perast margins and vacant spaces which have 1976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873.

A new FOUNDRY for large iron and brass ham, whose dreze" it had been to everything China Piro lasurance Company's Shares 9130 heretofore glaracterized Chinese publications.AN MILLART (DHERES The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Serdw

nating bra redently been added by taraa and nothing long." There was puor, per share.

To illustrate the vast scope of the "work, ill-fated Dick Barage. There was, last of all, Victoria Fire Insuluna Company's Share-following fos are submitted for consider tighOUSE SHIP AND STEAMBOAT Cutting Capitate, Sull Lakbes. Drilling and the eccentric Lord Mornington, whose ambition

MAN PLUMBERS. PAS $119 pérolaren

Claimera Yoonbalarly contains about 16,000 OPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS Suitby, o., AL TER

Serewing Machines, bte Bar Mill, Large it had been to being ap lais own children that Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's Chinesa gharactern, und Medhurst'a Eng lah *they should gotosha Devil us they pleased with Sharda-25 per cent, discount,

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whliate Opposite ILM. Naval Dook Yard,

No. 1; Queer” i Bead Fast and Nullah Lana, sottheinterferencasfeither Godar Devil between Hongkong, Janton and Manis Steambust Co.'s this work contains more than 50,000 Unglish of 997 Monakotie, Lee March, 1871. For angefimber, Metal, and other Dry todowns are on the promises, available then and their father With instances of eo. Sharea-20 por cant, preminen,

words, and upwards of 800,000 Chinuse obarac

Lafarge-stock.. f. centricity before then such as tee, the jury Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ts,107 tore Agais, despite all the grammar and

[OHN SEINKED,: BAN FRANCISCO, | Dock,vind Material ulway's on hand. ⠀ would have to .Lesitate before they decided that per share,

CALIFORNIA. ZAMAN other elementary works en yet published, tue't.

Yessda gooked for examination, rewards, the defendant'oonduct had been snob ante de. Hongkong: Ous Company's Bhures-$20 per stadent of this difficult language ahsolutely re

respurred, repaire also done in harbour; and Test Dis alaim to his estates. I put it to you,

Hongkong Hotel Company's Share-$55 perirea pxamples to dishy the various appli. Sole Axent on the Pacific Coast for iron abips and eteamers cleaned and painted, st

catithes and equivalents of different words which Wichester Repeating Arus and A'minunition, moderate charges Fulticolare can be obtain have und contral Riconing. Of thicas examples De Pont's Blisting and Sporting Fowden Take ad at the Dost, or on application to the under this work containe more than five times ne Superior and Fanião Free Company a Safety signed de many any other Dictionary hitherto pob Faso,

STATE By 721, May 8, The Steam Tng Woosung is in thorough lished. GMA

THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inforul the working order, and fe available at all times to Fur practical fanposes the arrangement of Public of low vessels to or from den, at reasonable rates. the work is so complete, that a referento HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON JOHN FORSTER & DO. to its pages enables is person who unghie taiat his bus stope sabablished at those places in 1939 Foochów, 18th Jane, 1878) - stands English to communicate effectirely tag bure of Hina Kus

RUWN, JONES & 0:0 "Brown Sugar," 200 bage, at 84.13, by Frisk, with antiven who understand nothing but Chie HONGKUNG, the Janted Market, B

UNDERTAKERS & a wide vista of "boundless enjoyment. In this chukue to travelling trailer

nest. In tlus reagent the work will be found No. 12, he has constantly on band BEEF, wildlife year after year had slipped uwoy, and

OFFICA—No. 9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, at last, when the news had reached him of bis Task-mas to travelling trader.

drima? Tallow, 10 paoliiges, at Tis. 6,200, by indispensable to all. Buropeaną zeaiding in MUTTON, POULTRY BREAD, VEGE.

China, and to the natives themselves it or PABLES, OILMAN'S STORES &e of Memorial Flones and Mylamente erected, „brother'n deneb, it had found binuso strangely

nitered that it was for a limo matter of doubt eingeshing to travelling tendon

Black Pates 20 bugs, at The 3,3,0,0,hy Kwong-plains' subjects tally with which very few in the best gaili ye

deal of thers are perfectly nognainted, Tó whether he would return, bi Bigland, at all.

Is HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the

The Company reserve the option of forward lowe, viz. — aly rook of safety canetuded To Kenenly,

partics resident in fog dod and interested di foregoing articles, with the addition of: SPI-

ing all gonda shipped by their Steamers for For Letters.. China it outpot bot be valuable occasionally. RfIS, SODA WATER, &o, and GAMB when is this, that you ingat umupé him to be Ró-

• WING KRE GOAL SHOP

Europe Through Egypt, either by mi, or by For Newspapers. ger Tichborne until be guilt is finally proved:

It comprises upwards of two thousand large in eaBOO

THE Proprietor of WING-KEE Shup begs to Canal in their own teamers, or in vessels Gentloinen sûd Familien desirous of patrous

For Books and and that, if you once assome him to be Roger

inforur the public that his Shop has been employed for the purpose Tronborns, the whole wild story of bis life.

taing him, are requested to apply at bio shops citablmhed minde 1855, at Endinott's Jane, and Shippers are particularly requested to note becomes at a clear and intelligibile."

502, where a list of prices of articles will that he be always great quantity of BEST the terms and conditions of the Company be furzielied, which will be applied at the same CDAL in store for sale. Gentlampa, or Ship-| Buek Bills of Lading: da rats all the year round,

masters wishing to yatroaise bins, are requested & MOVER, Superintendent. HING KEE to apply at his Shup

Peninsular and Oriental Storm Navigation General Post Ofoe Go's OBob, Hongkong, 6th February, 1874.

said the learned Dogter in a more than usually eloquino peroration, that the defendant's lite 10 England one of drunken misery, that he fed to it as Obristian bað.fled out of Vanity Fair (the learned counsel bore ob viomaly meant the City of Destruction), thut his object and been to uscape from Eugland-at any ret; and that, in the wilds of Amorian and Astralis head found a new life lite that snited - life this had opened to bien

cent, discount Indo-Chinese Sagar Company—880 per cout,

discounti

SALES ON FEBRUARY 9ra, 1874.

As reported by Uhiticos, fi pun Vermicelli, 30 baza at 36.49 by Tye kao to teavallig trador,

ingbing to travelling trader.

Wholo Wuz, B ́pieces, ut 509,60, by Kwong,

Ling to local trader

Blank Pepper, 200 bngs, at $18.00, by Hop

Batzon Colts Beeds, 300 bags, 46 35.10 by Hoping to travelling traders

dtierican Tour, 501bs., 200 baza, at 21:30, by| Lengyee to travelling traders:

Compare what you bave done with what you Dried Lily Flowers, 10 bags, ut $1820, by

might have don

Ting-chong to travelling trader,

te beze

TRUDNER & Co.,

100, PATERNOSTER HOW

WE A BELI DAT PRESS" Orion, HoKORGİ

131) Hai vang 101 đây 8

tf 187 Hongkong, Zlet Faduary, 1878.

榮

ly 1944 Honkong, 10th August, 1873)

It is hereby notified that a line of British BOMBAT, MS DRAS CALCUTTA, AND Mail Contract Packets has been established be.

AUSTRALIA.

tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect.

Dale, Parongers Spocit, and well as for Naint and the Cape Colony, St. Ile- PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STHAN lug lines, will afford & ragular means of gen- NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stenmahip veyance of gorespondence from Hongkong for GOLCONDA Usplais C. FraSEE, With Her the foreign ports on the East African Const, an Cargo, will loave this for the above plecos DN lens aud Ascension, and that henceforward tho. THURSDAY, the 19th February, at noon," postage, which must be paid in advance, on lot- Cargo will be received on board call noun, terp addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Dela Specie und Parcels at the office until 2 P.M. on goa Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and the 18th Idemitsu

Ascension, will be 20 cents for enol kall-onoce, For Particulart regarding Freight and Fastowspapers ¿'dento cash sage, apply at the P.&O. S. N. Co. Office,

FW.MITUHELL, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF

Posturastor General, PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED

General Post-Cifice, A Written Declaration of the Contents Hongkong, 12th May, 1873. and Valde of the Packages for the Overland Bouteis required by the Egyptian Government, Arrangeinenta baving been made under and must be delivered by the Shippers to the which balls for Toudon arriving at Suez from Company's Agente, with the Bill of Lading or China by Private Shine will be forwarded to with Purcels and the Company do not bold destination vid Brindisi, it is hereby notified themselves reponsible for any Dolentien or that the rates of postage, which must be piați ani Prejudice which may happen from the incor. advance, on correspondence adversed to the Zelda United Kingdom se forwürded, will be na fol- rectness in such declaration.

Patterza,

„„24 cents per half ounce,

Bench Hot proceding once d'centa.::

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Covery additional

#TAW.MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. Hongkong, 20th December, 1871