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BAIGON

THE DAILY PR

ARRIL 22ND, 1876.

Vessels

dvertised as Loading.

NAME

VARTAIN

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FOR, FREIORT AFPLY TO.

To an DiePATORID.

"Great Republic

Anadyr (ete.). China (atr.)

WOOD MOSAIC CARPETING, V - undoubted signs of improvamani in tuo affurs of One of the latest novelties is i erpat made the country. All this can be done by Europeans from wood. Ita characteristics or leading tenorily. When we stablish a legitimato trade in cores are such as have been made familiar in Central Africa there will be a fair picspect för tossolated parements and excauatio tale mosnio the country, but before then all that I work. The entire thickness of the sheets is not have done is to endeavour to rush the slave over a quarter of an inch; and thens are firmly trade. That I believe I have accomplished and glued in sections of about four inches broad on Thare no doubt most of your would have done elout serviceable canvas Then when Red, the same were you placed under similar cir the earpet ban, so to speak, jeinte four inches stances, and had you at beart, as i believe spurt throughout its length and it ons be you have, the bonour of England (Cheern) folded up into incredibly small space with the When I left Africa rush arrangements had been nimoat onse Notwithstanding the frequency made as to render it perfectly impossible to of the joints, however, when the good mussid conduct any longer the stare grade of the White

properly leid- it can be by any horsemaid file, provided the Government rained bonest, 641GON, SINGAPORE, 20 It presents an utterly seamless surface, com- as they appeared dispass, at the time I refer SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, & prot us an oaken floor, and impervions alike to to. (Appisage) I can only, in conclusion, FANILÁSOKNone water and dust. When med alone, og it is numurs you that I nocept this honour,ith grout apable of a high polish and is easily plesaurs, and that I appreciate lé aa in domestla kept in order, it gives an air of laste we all appreciate our fret born. I will rious warmth and richness to largestways rogard and prize it as the first honour. I apartments Tahun with older carpetinga, it bavo rrécived from the hands of the City of forme an admirable setting for very brilliant London (Applause) I only trust that what designs in outer picoes. The music, is made in I have dorte abroad may lead to the pre waba 10 yards long by: from 9 to 27 inches foundation of a better state of things in Central SwNOW, AMUY & FOOUKOW Y:880 broad. The patentees are assrs. Gardner & Africa. Of ibis I am peregado, that the frat Son, 38 Jamaica-street, Londen,

Bend Ane been sown in Central Africa which, if property purtared by Britab industry and Cetermination, will ero long hair fruita which all of you, I um aure, wish for. (Applause)

On the motion of Mr. Smithers, it wan resolved that the address of Mr. Jonce and the reply of Sir Samnet Baker should be entered on the minutes of the company-Telegraph.

-SIN SAMUEL BAKER ON CENTRAL

AFRICA

Bir tamuel Baker, the celebrated African explorer, was presented with the freedom and livery of the Worshipful Company of Turners, in the prasence of an wasemblage of lading and gontianen which well filled the Connell Olam.. ber of the Guildhall Professor Tennant, the Master of the Build, prasided, and be supported by a goodly number of the members of the company.

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOKOHAMA,

SHANGHAI, TOKOHAMA,

·SILANGHAL.

DOS Do

For Sale,

Regalia (étr,).. Marmly Viceptavas Kád-ne (str.),

{Valga (str.

Dalta(étr.).

AVE just landed, ex S. S. Glenartery,

HA

French Mall, Canfor Castle, and other late arrivals, a Larre and Choice Assortment of It is anderstood that Russia has dertmel to SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS participate in the Philadelphia Exbibition, ou de Zajlova the ground that it is a private and not a Go-FANOY FLANNELS and LIGHT TWEEDS for SUITS, mado especially for the verament enterprise.

Olimate, VEKAAN

WHITE and PANOY DUCKS andDRILLS The above Goods are made up to order ander

The proceedings, commenced by the clerk

A clergyman at Hazleton, Pennslyanis, re- reading the resolution which the company bid passed unanimously. Its at Sirenity apponded a note to a welding notion in local paper, announcing that it was the 999th

Butterfeld, & Bwire, Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Rozario & Co. Hongkong Russell

||Russell & Co.

gel, Hugedorn & Ợồ. P. MSS. ON |Hongkong Mpgangeries Maritimesou

Humgkong E.&O.S. N

Remedion & Co. gkong P. 20. §; N

Mossageries Maritimos, Hongkong Wor. Phutan & Chi Hongkong.&O. 5. N. Com

On or about éth prox. Quick despatch. Quick despatch."

Juuick despatch,

vick despatch.

Quick despaton, On 12th pron, of 3 FM. Oni 286d LONG BE

On 25th inat, at noon,

On 24th inst, at APM" (Intel despatch...

uick deepitch. «Quick despatiu..

Quick dispafchange fuick despatch. Quick despatch

¡¡Mosnagėrios Maritimes

Batterfield Swire;

Un of about 25th-inst, Kong Siamssen & Oparan

Quick despatch, as Tongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co..............jo Tomorrow, at noɑh,

For Sale.

1AKERS

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Vessels on the Berth.

FOR. SAIGON: EB British Steamer agre

"REGALIA,?

BG most respectfully to inform (bo Pablia

that they are now offering the romaine Captain Charles Harrison, will he despatched of their "

VINTER STOOK;

For Freight or Passage, apply to talaga

đường thống Pháp,

DE FEBRERS ILove on FRIDAY, the 24th inatų, at 42 M.

AT

AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. -

BAKER & CO.

57, Praya Wash, 5d 590. Hongkong, 20th April, 1874.00

"AND NAGASAKU

Saumel Boker be presented with the freedom couple be had married at the careful supervision of a West End Cutter, COURT DRESS MAKERS & MILLINERS FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, HIOGO,

and livery of this company in consideration of his courage and skill in penetrating into the hitherto inaccessible regions of Central Africu. . and his contributions to physical geography in relation to the secondary ecurves and channels af the Nilo, but obiely for Eis having opoued to Europeane tbo opportunity of reaobing, for Leade purposes, one of the great centres of the ivory trade with which the guild a connected

Mr. J. Jones, m the mover of the address, welcomed Sir Samuel Baker, About twelve

Mille Christine, the double lady, is the enb feet of a lawsuit by "railway" osmpasy 13 France, who contend that she or they ought to travel with two tickain. diau Christina sápa that one le sufficient,SWER

During the year 1873 the four female in connection with the port of Liverpool bare teen oat upon 17 uajasions, and have saved 133 lives. The largest number of lives have been enved by the Hoylake lifeboat

MAN'S TREACHERY - Wong, whose hus- band kinks her downstairs every accoed night; says she likes to look over kia old letters, com measing with My dearest, darling little angel Mianis, heaven alone knows the depth of my love for you."

PAJAMA SUITS, FANCY FLANNEL, TWILL, and BINEN various patterns.

Gentlemen' LONG CLOTH SEIRTS, MIE tary Erpate csodaSPON

' DRESS SHIRTS, Rmbroidered Fronte lars attached.

EVAL Gentlemen's EEGATTA SHIRTS, with Col. Gentlemen's OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE TWILL SHIRTS, with Collare

FELT HATS (Christy's miske) of the latest

stylen

WHITE SPECKLED, and PANAMA STRAW HATSAN

GRENADINE SCARVES and T5E, Fancy COLLARS, in all the newest shapes., va Colore and BLACK SILK, COTTON, and MERINO HALF-HOSH, Striped and White. UNDERVESTS and PANTS, to Silk, Gamze, Sedler, and other mates. E and Colored Bordera.

HANDKERCHIEF, Fine Cambrio, Plain

KILK UMBRELLAS, with Plain and Tamy Sticks w

make, best yanlity

BOOTS SHOES of Dawson's well-known.

SOLAR FITH HATS and HELMETS direct from Calcutta AERONA

Ellwood's Patent Regulation HELMETS PORTMANTEAUS of Solid and Bazil La- ther, in diffrent sizes; also, the GLADSTONE TRAVELLING BAGS and SOILED LINEN BAGS, cocosaries on a voyage.

A coloured man died recently in New Orleans months ago the Court had presented the free-owning real estate yaland at 709,000 dollars, dom and livery of the Company of Turnéré tond owing nearly 100,000 dok back taxes, He Mr. Stanley, this last English speaking esived in the most miecrable manner, golur Benger from the great Invingatone (Much about a rage, and soarcaly eating enough to unglause) Within that period the Coart had support lite admitted to the same dignity Sir Bartis Free of India and Zazzibar celebrity. The Court bad now the bonourable duty to perform of ompleting a distinguished tramvirate by the acdition of a name which would for ever be illustrious in the history of the watershed of the Nile. (Applause) Vory much unlike someFLINTY-HEARTED Oh, Mary, my heart of the triumvirates of old, these three gente is brossing enden Aberdeen lover. Le it, meo bad devoted themselves to the abolition of indeed P So mach the better for you." was the alavery and the spread of civilisation. Aqour cure reply." Why, my idol P"Bocaues, Dir. the part of the Turners Company were save- M'Smith, when it's broken out und out, you ral gentlemen whose business relationship ex- can sell the pieces for ganßints." londed over all parts of the globe, and they A MOMENTOUH QUESTION-AQ old gentle were, therefore, personally interested in the man went one day with his gun to shoot partridge, expedition vita which the name of Sir Samuel companied by his son, Before they approach Bater would, for ever be famous. The domed the ground where they expected to Red the pany had watched with admiration the pro-game the gun was charged with a davere lead, greas of Sir Samuel'e mission of civilisation and when at last the old gentleman discovered. and the tunsary he and his no less distinguish one of the birds he took a rest and blazed away ed partner in his travela-hady Baker no espoling to see the game fall, of "couras; but applause) had displayed in successfully en- not so did it happen, for the gun kioked with countering unperalleled difficultiány

Sir Samuel Baker having gone through the couch force an to knock him over. The ald man got up, and while rubbing the apartà out formality of making the declaration of the of his eyes, inquired of his sos: Alpur, did TOILS, POMADES, and other REQUISITES

The master presented tim with the certificate point the right end of the gun at the birds for the Toilet

PLEADING FOR PENAL SERVITUDE-A novel and hung round his neck the ribbon and Idge and anggeative application has been made to of the company. In doing so, the Mastor briefly the Recorder of Dublin by a femile prisoner referred to the various travels of Sir Samuel aged 29 years, who had been 48 times convleted Baker, from 1945 up to be lost inemorable ex-of indictabloffauce. She was prosecuted for pedition, and remarked, in passing on the stealing 76. 6d. from the pockets of dranken importanda of the latter mission to the irato in man in the streets, and pleaded guilty. The waiel Turners were engaged.

Floorder was presseding to peatones bor to 12 Sir Samuel Baker, on rising to sp was monthe' imprisonment, when she earnestly im Erected with applates from all part of the plored him to make the sentence one of fire ball Hoods La returning thanks for the years' penal nervitude, alleging ne s recuou fur great honour you bave done me, I have fire of desiring the change that she night then haven. all to say that I have been exceedingly struck shanes of earning sa hozeas fivelihood, whereas,

compnay, BER

Pa

DRESS TRUNKS, for Ladies SETS of STUDS, SOLITAIRES AUG LINKS, in Gold and Ivory.

PERFUMERY, TOOTH POWDERS.

NET

FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. CURTAINS, ANTIMADASSARS.

Large Assortment of LACE and MUSLIN WHITE and COLORED MOSQUITO

LORETONNE and othes OHINTZ.

PLAIN and FANCY OURTAIN REPS, DAMASES, do da

V PRINTED and EMBROIDERED TABLE COVERS.

BRASS WINDOW CORNICES, OUR TAIN POLES and FITTINGS. QUILTS

24, QUEEN'S÷BOAD..

tf 281 Hongkong 23rd February, 1874

HAMPAGNE (Genuine Mark.)

THEOPHILE ROEDERER

Gladiateur, Pinta, 2 doz. ench onue. Carte Blanche, do, do, Carte Noire, do. 2 do.

D. ST. MARCEAUX —

Carto Blanche, Dry, Quarta, 1 dos exoh case,

Dado Pints, do

De Dry, Half-pints, & do Carte Noire, Vory-Dey, Ronita, 1 doz. Case

da Pints, 2 do.

DUO DE MONTEBELLO, —

Curto Blanche, Quarta, 1 doz. each case. Do. Pints, 2 doido. Do Half-pints, 4 do.

Apply to

dos

G. DUBUST & Co..

9 185 HongKong, Sed February, 1874.

FOR SALE -

TEE

EE Ravian Steamer

Witt, Master, will have immediate, despatch as Liberyes:

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WH PUSTAU & Co.

if 696 Hongkong, 20th April, 1874

Ayente,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MOHON MARITIMES, EART

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANQAIS.

THE Company's Steamiably

VOLGA Captain Flambeau, will be despatched for

AYOKOHAMAAN sherlly after the arrival of the nost French

C. BERTRAND. US Prtheipal pent Hongkong, 20th April, 1874

BENOTIUE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES-

AAA MARITIMER PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

597

THE PROPERTY OF M GENERAL T Company's Steamship

Captain

WHITFEILD...

English Built: WAGGONETTE, with

TIGRE,” will te dempataded for ASHANGHAIBA

A Shifting byer by Luuris & Warner, shortly after her arrival from Baropa.

U. BERTRAND, London,

Principal Agent

A Light English Built T CART; by Khoge & Do., Longacra. ZA BRA

69 Hongkong 20th April, 1874.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, THE POS. N.Co.'s Steamship

One Sst London-made Brown Bingle HAR NESS, Silver Plated

Ono Set Double HARNESS, Silver Plated!

One Pair of HORSES, quiet to ride or drive. Both ncanatomed to carry a Lady

Also, SADDLES, BRIDLES, CLOTHING,

MADRAS” “ M will leave for the above plase shortly after the

arrival of the next English Mail, en vand

AMCIVEE

·Superinondonis

[579

Apply to the KIDEDE DIY, Hankyuurder Hoser to Mr. T H. HAWKINS.

tf 405 Hongkong, 10th March, 1874.

LA FOR BALES M

P.&O.S. N. Code Office,

Hongkong, 17th April, 1874,

STEAM TO SHANGHAI

CAR and HIGGO)

Intimations.

FOOCHOW DOCK.

"PAGODA ANCHORAGE..

HE above Granite-floored DOCK han lately ben LENGTHENED to 400 fast over all, and is now oupable of receiving vessels up to 380 feet on the keel. The breath of the Dook ar the bottom in 40 feôt, at the top 80 feet, and the width at the entrance is 56 foel Depth of water on the gill 13 feet at average neap," Låd 17 feat at average spring tiles......

* The Dook has s. Oxision Gate, and is pumped oat by tears. B

A new FOUNDRY for large iron nad brass oastinga la reoently been added.

The Machine Shop contains a 13-inoh Sorew Cutting Gap lathe, Small Bathes, Drilling and Sorening Machines, Steam Saw Mill, Larga | Smitby, 4o., & LA

Dry Godomus are on the premisce, available fur stowage of cargo, &c.

A large etcok of Timber, stal, and other Dock yard Material alwaye on hand.

Vesela doaked for examination, remetaled, respurred, repairs also done in barbour; and fron ships and sterwere cleaned and painted, ot moderata charges. Particulars can be obte el at the book, or on application to the nuder- signed. A de P

The Steam Tug Woosingle in thorough working order, and is available at all times to tow vessel to or from ién, at reasonable rates,

NOEN FORSTER & Up, it 2099 Fooébow, 18th June 1873 BRAL MILLAR & 0.0%. HOUSE, SHIP AND STEAMBOAT

PEUMBERS ARE A M COPPERSMITHS & BRASSFOUNDERS. No. 1, Queen's Road East and Nullah Lane, Opposite FM. Naval Dock Yard,

Hongrong, 1st Marolt, 1871,

HE UNDERSIGNED begs, to leform the Paws Public of HONGKONG HO NAM, AND CANTON tant bo has abope catablished at those places in toe naine of Kông Kan. * * KEY In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, No. 12, be bus constantly on hand BEDF, MUTTON, POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail coill class..

For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Per Indian Mail Packet Thales, to-day, the 22nd inet, at 3.30 PM.

The Maila for Swatow, Amoy, and Fonchow, por esen, will close at 11:30 AM. to-morrow, the 23rd inst., inatead of at the dime presionaly notified..

MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PÄOKET” The French Mail Packet "ANADYR" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 23rd Instant, at noon, with the Maile-

To and through the United Kingdom vía Marseilles to France and other Continentai States (in a closed mail to France), to Balgon, Singapore, Gaile, Australia and New Zealand, Aden, Beyolraites, Heanion and Marine, dez and Alexandria.

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Books, &c until 11 Ant. on the 23rd instant, after which no Lettore can be received.

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5, on the 22nd instant.

Lektera for Registration will be received until 10 am on the Bird instea

FW. MITCHELL,

Pushsasior General, Gascal Post Ofled

Hongkong, 10th April, 1974. MAILS BY THE “ ENGLISH PACKET"

The English Contract-Packet "OHTINA" will be dispatched with the neunl Maile for Europe, Sr., on SATURDAY, the 5th instant,

at uoon.

Money Ordern on any of the Money Order. Offem in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.. on the 4th instant.

The Post-Office will be open until 6 Po the 24th instant.

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

Lettors for tagistration will be received until 10A.M. on the 25th instruk

Letters may be posted until 10 am, on the 25th Justant, without late fee."

Letters posted aftor 10 A.M. on the 25th TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, &o of instant, will not be forwarded anlors the Late Fee of 18 gents each as well us the postage is the best quality.SHA MA

In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the prepaid.mk

The latest time for posting Letters at this foregoing "articles, with the addition of PI-Office is 11 A., and for Newspapers, Books, or RITS, SODA WATER, &, and GAME when Patterns 10 on the 25th matant.

in seasfor

Gentlemen and Families, desirous of patron-

Late letters (but Latters only) addressed to

izing hin, are requested to apply at his shops the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Bin ba above, where a list of prices of actioles will gapore, may be posted on board the Pasket. from 11.30 AM to the time of sailing, on pay. be famished, which will be supplied at the same ment of a Late Fee of 48 cents each in addition rate all the year round

HING KEE.

15-45 Hongkong, 13th May, 1879.

PELA NOTICE;"

N Order to meet the wishes of the Native Community, the Chinese Isme of this Papex has been, from the commencement of the China New Year, weed DAILT stead of alternate daya ne before.

to the postage,

F. W. MITOWELL,

·F'ostmaster General

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 15th April, 1874.

It is hereby noted that henceforward the pastage on letters addressed to Denmark, wher forwarded via Sonthampton, will be 28-conta letters will be subject to an additional obarge per half-oones, prepayment optional. Unpaid

on delivery.

FV MITCHELL,

Postmaster General General Post-Office,

Hengsong, 22nd February, 1973.

The Paper has been Established for nearly Twenty. Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage ment, under the Direction of a Well Educated Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial and general information, and ban the game It is hereby notified that the rates of postage position with the Native Community sa to Ad-chargeable benceforth on Letters klessed to vertisements und Nows as the English Daily the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the. Prose with the Foreign Community. The Chargo for Advertisements will be ns hurato fore.

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874.

NOTJOB.

COMPAGNIE DES HESSAGEEJES

MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR W

United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on Letters Forwarded by British Tacket vin Brin. diai.

F. W. MITCHELL "

Postmaster General. General Post Ofoe,

Hongkong, 29th April, 1872

with the prickical remarks which your Mantar i slie only got 12 montho' imprisonmens, the WHITE and FANCY COLORED BED ALL that VALUABLE ESTATE alaking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT the undersigned considers it necessary to make

TOILET COVERS to match, vrták FINE SUMMER BLANKETS, in all sizes.

bas vada spon a point which I do not resould do nothing but return to the streets. The member that I hara arer. beard mooted in Recorder, believing her to be ofboere in ber public bofore: That point is the ivory trade desire tu kvail au bouest life, complivd erith her Now those of us who trivel have a certain wish duty to perform-a daty which, it may be enid, belongs peculiarly to England. The duty of the English traveller is not only COMMERCIAL INFELLIGENCE OR CLOTHS, in all widths up to

ATRIZ MET, EVENINGS

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8

A HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY, known as P. & 0,S. N. Co.'s Ston mbip

FLETCHER'S und OLYPHANTS BUILD.}}

INGS, altuated on Queen's Road Easty be DEUTA

tween the Commissariat Ofices and the Mili-will leave for the bore placa about 24 hours tary Hospital, on Marine Lots Nos-20 and 21. aftos the arrival of the next English Mail. and for copied in part by Mr. A. F. MAYES.

ALSO,

The Post Office of Victoria (Austria) having giren notice to the General Post Office in Lon don, that articles of Jewellery roosived in that Colony are chargeable with Customs Duties, thie Regulation known to the Pablo, and to state that Boy, latters or packets containing such articles act through the Post are Hable, with their contente, to be forfeited.

FW. MITCHELL,

Pozimaeter Gerrnal,

Hongkong, 2nd Jansary, 1873,

General Post Office. Maar toon, the Company artes main

The Buildings yonslet of Three Large Dwell MolyER, ing House, with strong Godowne, Treasuries, P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Office, G and Offices, facing the Queen'e Road, on the Hongkong, 17th April 1874, (580 ground floor and Commedione Stables and Ust-hores attached: Four Godowna in the OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Here some compounds aubdivided, and espable of containing 800 or 900 tons coal in each; and Two Godowns, known as The Beat Honse capable of containing 2,000 tons oual

TAPESTRY and BRUSSELS CARPETE VELVET SOFA and CENTAL DITTO,

yurda wide,

Are to penetrate unknown countsion, but to re

DITTO, in Large Squares, with Border all torn home with such information sa may be New Patra, $5623 opening rate, losing round, suitable for Dining Roomar E gammercially valuable to this country. How. | $5614, cean, small-entre Now Benares, 25514 COÍR MATS and MATTINGS orer great the trouble and however great the opening cale, closing $550, arab, Hittle doing; GILT, OBEVAL, and MAHOGANY TOI- pains a traveller may undergo in endeavouring | 011 Fatna, $0125, cash, small sales; Líalwa, LUT GLASSES, to explore atknown regiona, I think you may $620 on gresit, small extes with about DE FERRO Just arrived, -take it that all his explorations would be niterly allowance iu weight; $615 cash, quoted. A Large Assortment of BRASS and IRON

adeloos nuless be was able to bring forward some Mears, Jameson and Burton Latimere the BEDSTOADS, in various sizes and colours.

eful productions, which might lead to an present stocks as follow-New Patna, 925 extension of our commerce. (Hear, bear.) The pleate New Benaces 250 chesta, Old Paina, English traveller takes the first step, and oom 150 cheat; Total 1,325 chesta. Estimated ex mercial enterprice follows, That has umaily, been the beginning and the result of English exploration. E think we may very wall inky pride to ourselves thus England-bas been the first for the last few Conturissa all events, since the reign of Queen Elizabeth-in under- taking the grant task of civilising the globe, During that period we have dons a good deal towards peopling a large portion of the

porte and deliverice from let to 21st April 1874, 985 oheets Old and New Paton, 777 cheste, Old and New Benares, Total 3,162 chests. Ungold stools of Bengal Duig of zil kinds in all honda 1,925 obests, and

EXPORT, CARGOES. Per stormship Diomed, for London :—100, Congon, 185,553 The Scented Caper, 127,223

world. The greater part of the new world ban ba.; Scented Orange Pekov, 1,209 (ba.—Totul,

EXCHANGE.

Bank Bills, on demand,

Bank Bill at 30 daya sight, 4/3 to 45 Bank Bille, at 6 monilis" night, 4/4 to 1/4 Credito, at 6 monthe eight.nr 4/44 Documentary Bills, at 6 months'

Bight

ON BOXBAY Bank, û daya' sight On CaLouzza. —Bank, 3days sight 2227 ON SHANGHAI, —-

Bankgelglik

Private; 30 days, eight a 12

VICTORIA EXCHANGE QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,

HONGKONG)

CAND AT SHANGHAI,

V FOR SALE, AN TOHN DUBAND & Co ́s BORDEAUX

WINES SAMOA BLANCHY FRERES & Co.'s BRANDIES. STARTUP & KENTISH'S SHERRIES and PORT WINES.

LEMBRE-

Jos 226 Hosgkong, 10th February, 1874. --

FOR SALE SA

THEOPHILE ROEDELER & Co.'s

CHAMPAGNE, (Genuine Mark)

Gladiateur, Pinta Carte Blanche,

Carte Noire,ONE

J. LEMBRE

3m 227 Hongkong, 19th February, 1874.

The area of the Estate is 68,874 square-foot,

FOR LONDON SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Ston webip

***ULYSSES"

and a large portion of additional Land on the will be despatched of or about the 4th Mar seu-side, can be easily reclaimed for building Insurance risks accepted on behalf of the Com purposes.

Annual Crown Rental of the whale Property, The Patate can be sold in one or two late to suit prutusara,

For Further Fattienlars, Measurement, de.. apply to a drama

THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. tt 104 Hongkong, 3rd February, 1874.

FOR SALERS

BOUT 180 fatkoos of 21 in. CABLE and ANCHOR, formerly the moorings of H. Me Ship Melville

For patienlors, apply to

BOTTOMLEY & HUGHES. Liu 507 Hongkong, Zud Apríl, 1874.

FOR SALE, X.

NOW BEADY. Cox of 200 d 500.

ÄVITE CHERDOTS, 20. Cortadoa, in

DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE- D PORE for the year 1873. - Price $10, KOMA Apply at the Daily Preis Olion;

Hongkong, 21st January, 18742

Apply

REMEDIOS & 05. Im Bongkong, 30th Burch, 1874.

AND E. TENNENT SALE and

JURIER ANN

pany as under:

Dn.Tes 27, all risks, 18/, /. F.P.A

Silk 18/ For Freight or Famage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

by Agenta 14d 599 Hongkong, £lat April, 1874

→ FOR SAN FRANCISCO. DHE 41 American Barque

• WINDWARD,

DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA,

PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND ⠀ *MARSEILLES BOMBAT, ST. DENIS, AND FORT LOUIS, THURSDAY, the 23rd April, 1874, "ANADYH,” Commandant Ridon, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR GO, will leave this Furt for the sbore places

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

la hereby notified for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor- way, when forwarded via Southampton, will henceforward bo 80 cents for each ball ounce. which may either ho paid in advance, or it may bo Taft to be collected on delivery of the Letters. Tapsid Letters will be subject to an additional

Shipping orders will be granted till Doon, cargo will be received on board natil 4 P. charge on delivery.

F. W. MITCHELL Specie and Parcala until 8 r.a. on the 22nd

Pastranaler General. April, 1874, (Parcels are not to be sent a Post Office, on board; they must be left at the Agency's

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870. Office.) Contents and value of Packages ure required.

tie hereby notified for general information For further particulars, apply at the Cobbat on and after the 1st August next, the pany's Dop

Commission chargeable on Money Orders; issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Shangbai, and Yokohama will be as follows,

O BERTRAND,

Principal agent Hoogkong; 9th April, 1974. VERONA, A STEAM FOB.

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA

Capt. Stannard, will load here for the above BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI part, and will have quick deepatob

For Freight, apply to

KYOGLE; HAGEDORN & Co. tt 591 Hongkong, 20th April, 1874.

FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. TARE A 1 Olipper Barque

BURTON STATHER,' Capt. Carphia, wall bare immediate despatch for the above porta

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SANTAY ROZARIO & 0.

tl 582 Hongkong, 17th April, 1974

FOB SAN FRANCI800

TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,.

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STE A T Samshie

On aume zot exocoding £2.........18-cents.

·Above £2 and not czeseding £5...58

·Above 25 and not exceeding £7...34 Above £7 and not exceeding £10.72

ENE. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post Office,

Hongkong, 15th July, 1870.

It is hereby notified for general information "CHINA, Captain C G. PEREINA, with that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and vanced upon letters addressed to Prince Ed argu, will leave this for the above places on ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, SATURDAY, the 25th April, at DOOD.

Qarge will be received on board until nome, Specie and Parcals at the offer until 2... on the 9th idem."GR

vizs

When forwarded viš

Brindisi,

12 cents each balf-onnet. When forwarded við:

Marvelés..... 86 sents ench half-ounce, When forwarded viå

been peopled by ne, und Australia is being po- | 314,031 Tha: palated by Englishmen, to the great spread in? those two vast countries of the Englieb longa... agė. This is a natural consequence of our com- OR LONDON roercial entorprine, and our commordial érítar. prise abroad is one of the natural reduta of the operations of bar travelsis. The great tra vellere and discoverera of paar ages used to be the Portuguese and the Dutob. The difference between the Foringaene and the Dutch and the modern English traveller is that, while the former were Batisfied with what they discovered. the latter travelled and explored with a view to the extension of cirilicction and tende. It was with those objects in view that I devoted my self to travel. After the little, I have done In Africa I bave returned anma perfectly certain that, if England takes in hand the development of the resources of Gen. tral Africa, the day will some and I do not think the day need be far distant-whéu those countries, bithorts perfectly uncivilised, will, by degrees, ba drawn within the pale of civilisation. This can only be done by mesos Chin and Japan Murine Insurazcoa, 100 of the operations of travellers and the aid of peralare the Government. Now, you, gentlemen, ore China Inance Company-3207 per elare imply ternere in ivory. You have, I presume, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's bare vary little knowledge of the cost of the take 2505 per share. with which you work. When I see elephanter Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$132 of Llood on them, which none of von probably Vistaria Fire Insurance Company Shares compe led to coin to express the numerous ob- COAT, în stora for sale. Gentleman or Bhip/Captain Santa Coloma, will have immediate Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by lowe, vis. NEVE

SHAZES.

Hongkong and Shanghof Bank Shares-38

par cent, pretium.

Union Insurance Boalety of Canton, day share ---150 per share premium.

China Traders Insurance Company's ShaztÉTM-

31,800 per sharO, X

tasks arrive in this country I can find stains per share,

TAM

NON READY.

IMPERIAL QUARTO."

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY PUNTLAND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATION, PARUM. ANGLO-FRINEER DICTIONARY, published as the Dully Prer Office, Hongkong,

10 comprehensiveness and prsation! service this work stands untilch All 240 may words which the Chinese have of late years been

jeath in machinery photography, telegraphy,and

DEA DAVID CORSAR & SONS!

Merchant NavT

Navy Boiler

Long Flax

Стома

JOANTAB.

BARNHOLD, KARJERU & Co. 1 10 Hongkong 110 hay 1807

COAL SHOP

(To follow the Americas Ship Matay.") [HEAT Clipper Ship

CHORACLE,

E

For Particulara regarding Freight and Pas sage, apply at the P. & D. 8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE:OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.S

Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Ergolagh, Master, will have early despatch to Rootsis required by the Egyptian Government,

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. - tl 575 Hongkong, 16th April, 1874.

FOR MANILA:

THE Proprietor of WING-KER Shop bags to

that he has always a great quantity of BEST established sineo 1855, mt Endicott's Laze, and

infernt the public that bis Bhop has been paneb Barque

in seisace generally, which the rapid divande masters wishing to patronisa lisa, are requested

to apply at his Shop

of foreign relations has imposed upt them, are y 148 Hongkong, 10th August, 1878. here given in astens Boob and every word in

MARIA Y VICENTA.”

despatch as above,

For Freight or Famage, apply to ........... TENTANDO E REMEDIOS & Co.

503 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1874

would notice. The fact is, thord la no lagiti $12 per share mate traffic in Central Africa. The ivory which Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company'e Arrives in this country is the result of a whole. Shares-89 per cent, discount. sale ugatemi of kidnapping women and children. Hongkong, Unnton and alasso Steamboat Co.'s These poor creatures, and hordes of cattle as Shire 15 per cent premium fully illustrated and explained, forming exer well, are athlon and marched off to where they Shanghal Steam Navigation Company-Ila viges for students of a most instructive nature: THE ÓCSTERLING SEA AND FIRE IN- are all exchanged for ivory. It used to be no 115 per share,

Can Both the Court and Phuti pronunciations are SURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA ancommon thing in Afrios to be Fast Bordes of Hongkong. Gus Company' Shares-$75 per giren, the accante being carefully marked on cattle, together with women and children huntedsbure

the best principle hitherto attained, HE typo CPECIAL ATTENTION of Suppera ia culled and driven to the plot barter. Therefore there Hongkong Hotel Company & Share380 per graph displays the stagess of an attempo to to the low rates of premium burged for D. P. Olough, Master, will have early despatch is not one clephant's task which couses from the cant, discount, ve

make the Chinese and English type correspondul sacmer reka, besides which a brokerage of as above,

Nile district which may not show stains of blood Todo Chiasso Suger Company-294 per cent. In the Rish a body, thereby clesting at (581) GIRLY THEE and ONE-THIRD

from end to end. The chief object of my leat expedidon was not so much to discover rEW? Iands as to inuibilate this infamous, and abor

mirable traffe in hamda boingu, I do not wish

to say anything about what I have been able to "do....: "Allikṣt-L denire is to uków yon that mnob,

discount,

fans oy April 21st, 1874

A reported by Cuness.

Shanghai Cotton, 100 bales, 813.70,

remains to be done. I feel bound to say that Tee-fogg, in local trader.

economy of space, achieving a cloare not PER CENT is aligned by this Company on previously attained, and dispensing with these ALL INSURANCES Tost margins and sacant spacer which have hachtofore eliqracterized Chinese publications.

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following flats are rubmitted for consideration.

all that I have done will be uttar waste of tima Melan Boede, 100 bags, at $8.50, by Weshanbalizer Vocabolarly contains about 18,000

and labour unless our Government take the bing to travelling trador

Liotur Nuis, 50 bage, at 38.10, by Weshan initiative, and press upon the Government of Egypt the steps neceserry to be taken in the bing to travelling trader

Fungus, 10 bara, at £49,00, by Kwong wing future. I can hears you that it is perfectly childish to talk of the development of the shing to local trader o resources of Central Afrio nelps our Govern Dr Lily Flowers, 40 bags, nt $13.70, by ment take the wafter is bazu. It is quite Kwong-wing-shing to lomi triderm impossible for a private individual - to- do The Sugar, 200 bags, a $6.8%, by Shew, anything that would be permanently toufelfoong to local trader

SIEMSSEN & CL PAVAgente if 210 Hongkong, 19th February, 1874, (OFFICE OF THE ÜBINA TRADERS"

AVINSURANCE COMPANY?

Obrakso, oberastère, and Medburnt's English. this work contains more than 50,900 English_NOTIUE and Chinese Dictionary, about 200,000, whitat

ters Again, despite all the grumman mi words, and Dyvent of 600,000 Chinese oborza

elementary works ne yeh published, the stures samples to engage various Fatudent, of this difficult absolutely re cations and equipelents of different words which *** hare uitle general meaning. Of these examples

N and atter the present inte, a rebate of

to the country. The neemplishment of zob Vermicelli, 50 bago, at 36.00 by Wolye to work contains more than are times as

an nudertaking is only pontihis in the hands local trader. E

cft powerful Government. A privite indiaillée Lico, 500 piruls, at $282, by Wing víðasl would require an army of his awp, and yee-obong to local trader

this would neutralise any profit that welded Dates, 30 huge at Tla. 12.00, by Kin

be gained thereby, but the Government are log to travelling trader

obliged to keep troops, and a porţinu of thể tả

might, without any great cost to the nation be

used for evoli a purpose. Besides, the recoguis 24

NOTICEN

bed

- meny na any other Dictionary hitherto pub. For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is an osmplate, that reference

tion and the authority of the Government THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, indispensable to all Baropende residing in

would be a gurotection to ber merchants, who

might be inrosted with a cerfgiù monopoly of

"HIMFIED.

trade, as in tin esad of the Hedson's Bay Oom PTER this date, the Broterigs allowed by pony. That is the only way that I know of this Company on the Pretain, on RISKS whereby oiritimation can be carried into the to borts, west of Singapore, will be Ten por vent. centre of Alica, and established there is somos (10%) only; on AFL OTIEI, INSURANCES thing like a permanency When a legitimate a Brokerage of Thirty-three and One-third per traffic je catablished in Central Africs, when a cent, (83) 4) on the Premis will be, aligned, as company exists backe1 by English-suthority heretofore...

and law, when the natives. And they have to

DLYPHANT & 6.

deal with a set of trades who buy fairly and not,

General Asepte, honourably, I am certain that we shall evon neu ef 49 Hongkong, beh January 1874

to its pages enables a person who madar. atande English – to communicate, gforsivoju with natiyes who understand nothing hot Che↑ nesa In this respect, the work will be found

China and to the natives themselves it ar plains sabíeste fully with which very low in- deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in Angland and interested in Dhina it manos but he invaluable occasionally, It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarto pages,

TRUBNER 0... 100% PATERNOSTER" "Row) WH BELL DAILY FANO" OFFIon, HomeKONG,

Thirty-three and one-third par rout.

FUR SAN FRANCISCO. 41 American Ship

MALAY

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAN RUSSELL & C tl 194 Hongkong Ist April, 1874

FOR HAMBURG.–M 1 German Bark

SALBATROS?“ Captain Harmen, will load here and at Wampon for the above port, and will hare quick despatos.

For Freight, apply to

TUGRI HAGEDORN & Do 4P Hongkong, 28th March, 1674 16

1/2 will be allowed on all curenços graut BATAVIA EDA AND FIRE INSURANOR

ed by this Compan

* By order of tho Coneniting Commiti00,25

CAR AUGUSTINE HEARD &. Jo

eto e Gestral Agents.

tl 185 Hongkong, Ink November, 1973.

DAS COMPANY,

An Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the 2ozvě, Company, are pre- pare cogent Insurances as follows

MARINH BISKS.

Southampton...... cents each balf-onnor.

T. W. METOHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Ollite,

Hongkong, 28th July, 1870, sudust be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or Arrangemente having been made under with Parcels and the Company do not hold which Mails for London arriving at Sacz from themselves responsible for any Detention or China by Private Ships will be forwarded to t Prejudice which may happen from the inoor destination via Brindisi, it in hereby notified rectness in sach declaration that the rates of portage, which must be paid-in *": The Compatry reserve the option of forward- adnance, on dorrespondence addressed to the, ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for United Kingdom as forwarded, will be as fol- Canal in their own Steamere, or in vessela For Letters24 cents per half ounce. employed for the purpose.

Blog | For Newspapers 8 mm. each, Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested

nob exceedinglourios doente. to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong- For Books and kong in correspondence with the Australian

· 12 Steamers from Gaile to Bombay, may tall st

every additional Colombo..

FW.. MITCHELL

Postmaster General General Toes Office,

Hongkong, 20th December, 1871.

Sippers are particularly requested to note the terme and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

SENA MOVER, Superintendent.

Peninsular and Oriental Stoom Navigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong. 18th April 1874NE

US MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MATU STEAMSHIP COMPANY

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA

Ha, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA❤

AND SAN FRANCISCO.

E58.8GREAT REPUBLIC will leave

Hongkong for San Francisco, Tin Toko hame, on TUESDAY, the 12th May, at SPC) aking Passengers, Mail, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Pattams,

It is hereby notified that Letters addressed. to Trunce may be sunt either paid or unpaid st the option of the sender; hnf the postage on Prices Current, Nowogspersand Books cannot be propaid

For-sach à cunca The rate of postage chargeable en Tetters Addreaved jo France par French Packet anak 12 cents. Per British Packet when marked TIA

Brindisi, Per British Fook when marked, við

Alexandria and Marseilles....RAVA 12 FW MITCHELL,

Poolmaster. Generol General Post Ofice.

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1972.

It is hereby notified that henceforward the

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading ay isaned for transportation to Yoko hanca and other Japan Farts, to San Francisc rates of poutage which must be paid in advance, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, chargeable on Pickets of printed papers or Buty New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA patterns of light weight rent from Hongkong A Stoumer of the Company will tears bang the United Kingdom by the United Binter bai, is the Inland Sea Porte, about the rame Fuckets via Ban Francimo, will be as followe date, and make close commeation at Yokohama VIDHANA

At New York and Aspinwall Passengers in weight

Jemts For a packet mot creeding 1ource buvo selection of various Lincs of Steamers Co

For a panket abɔra 1 ounce not ex England, France, and Germany.

peeding Comoosen

LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE 187 LEADEERALL STREET, LÖNDUS Policies of purrent raton, payable oilbar bere,

ESTABLBHED 1848

in London, or at the principal ports of India, Undersigned in anthorised to cept Australia, and the East. raka on behalf of this Oleo, by Firat A BROKELAUD OF THIRTY-TREE ONE

THILD PSH CEXwill be slowed on all LOCAL Olage Stowment und Sailing Shipa ziada

RISKS SRS, AZMOIYEB, Apert té- Hongkong, Lat July, 1867. g

FIRE RISKS

· Freight will be received on board until 4.2.1. - For a packet above 9 canoes not ex- QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Polisien granted on First-plus Buildings to of the 11th May Pardel Packages will be oneding & ounces. km an extent ut 320,000,000

repsired at the Oilce until 5 P of the same and eight oemts for every additional fouronnons TUZOM and after this data, and sadil further. A Discount of TWENTY FED CEST. (20) day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to

Those raten apply to Printed Circulare, Price Lists, Market Heports, and all priated papers Totice, & Discount of Twenty per dent upon the current local rates will be allowed on address in full value of mache is required... (20%) opon purrent ton rates of Preis, will all premium charged for insuranger auch die Tor further information as to Passage and other than Newspapers, as well as to Book be returned on Lauran con against pro, effected count being deducted at the time of the inaus Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, and Trade Patterns or Samplea with 4ain Office of alloy

Praya Weat

EDWARD NORTON & O... Abente

20h drenin

#1174

28th June, 1872

ly Hongkong, lat January, 1874

8:

FW.MITCHELL.

Portmaster Genaral. Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.

G. B. MORT Hongkong, April 16th, 1874

dehny Ayond, General Post Office