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but there is an alternative which cannot be disregarded. The Government are pledged to We are within five days of the end of the deal with the question of Local Tarstion, and financial your, and prediclious's re fast becoming Mr. Dierusi took occasion to rewinda depa certainties. It is tolerably clear that the Rostjonn Monday that it is tarty thirty years. venue of the twelve months will not fall far eince he called utiontion to this dubject. It short of £77,000,000. The amount bas raised, possible that a large semuiny be handed over seanming, as we may, that it will be realized, a ty ratepayers in alleviation of their bardena, thres millions in excess of the estimata of last though, who we remember how complicated April, and althonge the remissions of taxation is the problems of Loon feration, and how then sanctioned by Parliament vrededed three closely it should be examined in all its bearings millions, all the Chancellor of the Exchequer before any decisive step is taken, we not but rolinguished has come back to him, The grand deprecate a policy which is curtain to be total will be somewhat in excess of the extra imperfeally considered, and may probably ordinary income which szeifed neli antonfels resale in casequence wholly unexpected by its ment in 1872-3, It is, indeed, true that £800,000 authors, a out of the receipts of the years bois been derived from repayments, and ought hot, in strictnosa, A JAT RELIGIOUS ORREMONY. MA to be included in the Revenue, but, oven A corruapondent of a blofuss paper states when this is allowed for the elastility of that there is a temple of the gedeous Elamma our requnides still remains warrellena. The about a mile distant from the town of Jut in loss of income from the Cestowe, ecranqneat the Yat Inlingir. Anunanni fair is held in upou the reduction of the Sugar Duties our of the idol at which a ten thousand SAIGON was estimated at 21,430,000, bat it sacme people assemble. It hun been told there for probable that ik will not exceed half tluû the last fourteen or fifteen years Fifteen years sum. It le not, of course, to be dancluded that 'ingan murgudonor act up the idol-nud tor the recovery of £700,000 or movie is due to an gun to cheat the people by stating that it had

·inereused copenuption of sugar. That he had uppcared there of its own aonoid. Both men a shore, but not by any means the most and woman visit the icmple and Wordug portant abare, in the increase; the Tea Dutics, the idol. The very strange fact regarding the Wine Duties, the Tobacco Duty, and above this worship is, says the writor that the all, the Spirit Daties, bare contributed to it. But worshippers, befo commencing the worship WATOW: in contemplating the sum he his received, the strip naced, applying powdered asndalwoçï "to" Chaneciler of the Exohequer a little upt to look their whole bodice, pat on the ornamente tiey to the quarter from whick it has been derived, may have, bold a small birch of the nimb tres and he probably muroiar to himself Nan olefin, eie folded hands, and leave their placen of as he adds up tlie total His incorns, will be restored to visit the idol. After visiting, the nearly £77,600,000, but, perhaps, we may cati idol; they go round the temple for a certain mate it more delinitaly at £76,850,000. This number of tiates. Ebcy toen leave the ter.. will be the basis of his onlenlatire in estimat ple to bathe in unaighbouring tank. After ing the Bevenue of the coming twelve onthe bathing, they return to the temple, worship this

BE now SHOWING la every Departures but, in addition tothat sum of £800,000, of which dot and return home, The writer wisbes that we have aliandy sporen, it will have to be re-this indecency should be put down. He hates A în sutire Stock of NEW GOODS sdept. new bored that the receipts of the pins you that whes the Hon. Mr. Obapman, the presented for SPRING 4 SUMMER WEAR, con bare been gented by the arrears of the In: Gif Secretary to Government, Was Collestoranting of MAANANTA come Tax levied at the rate of d. in the pound of Sathara, be punished some of the nared workings and carefully selected Assortment of while the arrears to be received in the coming shipper-Bonbay Gazette, year will be at the rate of 3d "Allowing for Both these cause of reduction, it may fairly be sooned that the Rerenus of the your 1874-5-

Bir Henry Thompson's proposed reform in may be taken at £76,000,000; and, if we anu. r funeral ceremoniess is apparently gaining vecertain what the Expenditure may be, we ground. At any rate, it is clear that LLIN shalt bible to for trustioriby queas nt of ariantion meets with dager support from the the amount of the surplus Sir Stafford North- Oblitering Echuol. An ingenious disciple of cote will have to dispour of Mesh parlosophy whose notio is obviously the The Expenditure of the year now reaching reatost good of the greatest number" writes. its close was estimated by Mr. Lowe Inist April Com Peizouzoutli to point out whit à large at £75,512,000, bat tam included the whole of proft might be made by the ratopayers if thu Alabama Indewmisy; or £3,200,000. If the bodies were buragă în the town guawocke, Expenditure could bave beca kept within thewhere, as lie observta, every facility exists in Estimates, the venit would be realized ear the way of furnaces, ratcrts, and all the needful plus thing alwayer to be distinguished from apparatus. This gentleman saya: Instead of variety Girls' STRAW HATS, in gran Be English Pais SHERRY

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£1,200,000; but it in to be apprehended that consume the dead, the town gezworks abould | che cost of the Ashanter Expedition will more ? be utilised. Nearly every town possessing a cus than outweigh tha economics in oiber dircometery also passeas a gasworkn; therefore, all tions, and that the Expenditaes of the twelve that would be necessary would be a fow montits will be about £76,000,000. The ratta hu 28 enough to reserve the coffin." very considerable sum, but it will be, as we Anticipating the obrations which some persoas baya aid, overtopped by the Incomo might feel to dina or play whist by the light of that, although we shall have paid in the desensed friends and fellow.tisens, he pointe course of the twelve months £3,200,000 to out that arrangements might be made to the United States, and' shull bave defroyed; illamínio only the street lamps in this man. “in addition, the cost of the Ashantes War, nor Eve in that course, however, there we shall still have no contemptible amount would be awkwardness; it might demoralise to be applied in the reduction of Debt under sanitary boarda to bare gas to chaap in times the operation of the Staking Fund Acts. In of epidemic, and to pay an immeore price when the confing year we shall be relieved of the the public health was good. Yet it is obriona charge for the Alabama Indemnity, but the that it would be wibor to illummate our towns happy conclusion of the way on the West Coast withthedefunct that to pojaca living people wish. will not be ku apparent in the Estimate. This their ramaisa, na is now so largely done. But Bir sowed up what would have the great question of creation must be urged licen saved had it not beau undertaken, and a with more respect for the sentiments of hums te more but quch the same sam will be bity than this novel proposal elrowe. If a Bellowed up by other dauade in 1871-5, that public spirited individual desired to be converted we cannot reckou upon any dimiontion in the into town, we do not ecc why his wish might Batituates to be provided for The main not be indified and even applauded but when cherges-that optional Expenditure upon which cremation is adopted, it will be the bright con- ascertained, and they involve an outlay of which will banish the existing bileste and £105,000 over the Batitasics of 1979-4 The wholesome methods of faueral-Telegraph.

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GENERAL DIAPERS, AILK MERCERS,

COURT DRESS. MAKERS

LADIES COSTUMES, POLONAISES, And yo OVER SKIRTS, in Batiate Holland, Pique, Swiss and Gootoh Berk Maolin, and other new.

Light Materiala NNA

PRINTED JAMBRIO and STRIPE MUS

MORNING WRAPPERS, BILK and CASHMERE EMBROIDERED JACKETS and MANTILLAS of the lacost Parisian designat

All the Newest Shapes in Ladica' WHITE, BROWN, DEAB, and BLAUK UNTRIM- MED STRAW HATS

Alas, the Italian CHIP HATS Boys and

Supply raceised monthly,). Ladies DEESS MATERIALS in French Check TAFFETA. Plato, Figorea,

Jupanede SILKS.

MAGANDAN MILLINERS, QUEENS ROAD.

FOR SALE,A 647] HONGKONG."

MATITE CHEILOOTS: Apply to

4. AGABEG, Jr. 039. Hongkong, 5th May 1874

"FOR SALE:

SMALL CONSIGNMENT

O PORT

Superior Irish WHISKY, side yosta old.. Finest London Cordial OLD TOM GIN

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All the New Chades in French FOULARD material most saitu ble for Custumes and Sam. over Wear,

STRIPE MOHAIRS.

The New TUSSORE CLOTH is Sputa nad Stripes

RMSE STRIPED FIGURED GRENADINES ALPAUA LUSTRE, in various abades.* New COLOURED SILKS, in Plain and Funcy

BLACK and

and COLOURED MOIRDA, A Large Stook of the best makes in CROS GRAIN and GLACE SILESIAN

Frank OAMBRICS and BATISTE, is Plain Colours,

-day, at noon,

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR SAIGON HE Britab Steator

KAADOLUMBIAN” Captain Stead, will be despatched for the above port: TO-MOTOW AFTERNOON, the 20th ficant

For Freight ur Fasenge, apply to AM

WAY YON,

Krong Fing Shor

57. Prae Wool. 74 751 Hongkong, 14 May, 1874 STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taising Corgo at through rates for NAGASAKI

THE P.&.0.8. N. Coe Senmelip

ZAMBESI,“

will leave for the above place nboat, 24 bours üfter her arrival with the next English MALE

AMCIVER..

Vessels on the Berth.

DAUS „NTEAM POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA; TRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS, AND MAN SOUTHAMPTON;

Post Office Notifications.

A mai sill close,

For TokohummPer French: Mail Puchot Volga, to-day, the 18th inst, at 7.30 A. 1.

For Shanghal-Par French Mail Packet Aps," to-day, the 19th Inst., at II &

For Satow, Amoy, and Foodboy Per Yeran, to-day, the 19th ine, at 11.90.

For Melbourne and Syduoy-Per Burian Stulir, To-day, the 19th ist., 11.30.

MAILE BY THE ENGLISH PAON BIL": Tae Knglish Ocntraat Pucket RAVAN CORE," wit be dispatched with the em Maile for Europe, So, on SATURDAY, the 23rd instadt, at 2100.

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, EE PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'a Steamship TRAVANCORE" Captain O. ANDERSON with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers: Specie and Cargo, will leave this for the above planes

SATURDAY, the 23rd May, ab.nom, b. Cargo will-by received on boned outil noon Specie und Farcels at the office until 2 Pon

Money Orders on any of the Money Order the find iden

Ofices in the United Kingdom will be granted For Particulars vording Freight and Pasantil 5 r. on the 2nd instant. ange, apply at the P&0. 8. N. Co's Office. Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF the 22nd instant, PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED:

Written Declaration of the banten Mid Value of the Packages for the Overland Boato la required by the Egyptian Government, and must be devered by the Shippers to the Company's Agenta, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold heinselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incore rectness in.uch declaratioD.

The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Stoumors for Europa through Bayet, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamerk, or in vesuols employed for the purpose.je

Shippers are particularly requested to note tha tering end conditions of the Coupang Blank Bils of hading, ETA,

A. MalYER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation- Co. Offish, Hongkong, 14th May, 1674

U.S. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANT. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANA MAY TOUCHING AT TOKOHAMA

The Post Office will be open patil F..'on

Letters, &c., way be posted during the night.

Lotters for registration will he received until the box left open for their reception, 10A.M. on the 23rd instant.

Letters may be posted until 10 am, on the 23 instant, without late feo.

Letters posted after 10 A.3. on the int instant, will not he forwarded maless the Late Fee of 18 ccnte auch in well as the postage ié prepaid.

The latest time for posting Lottors at this Office is 21 A., and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 AM on the 23rd instant.

Lato letters (nt Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom m'é Brindisi, or to Sin. gapore, may be posted on board the Packet

11:30 AM to the time of sailing, co pive ment of a Lete. Fer si 48 cents each in addition to the postage,

F. W. MITCHELL.

Postmaster Genery!

longkong, 14th May, 1874.

General Post Office,

MAILS BY THE - UNITED STATES. PACKET

The United States' Hoil Proket : ALASKA”. will be dispatched on WEDNESDAY, the 17th instant, at 3 PM, with the Mails

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United. States and the United Kingdom.

The Post Office will be rpen for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c.. until 7.30 PM.

Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 PM to 2:50 PM, on payment of a Lata Fee of 18 cena in addition to the Postage.

The Prepayment of the Postage to all the."" above place by this route le compulsory.. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Fackets.

AND SAN FRANCISCO.

THE SSA ALAŠKA” will leave. Hongkong for San Francisco, via Yokolumna, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th lustant, el. §. Pas tuking Paesangurs, Mails, and Freight, for

epiu, the Dnited States, and Burpo

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- Superintendenthama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to porte in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New-York-and Europe, VIA PANAMA

Correspondence addressed to Yokohame and A Bleunier of the Company will leave Shang- hai, via the Inland Sea Porte, choot the game the United States must be superscribed por date, and take close connection at Yokohama, ALASKA, and that dressed to the United At New-York and dusinwall, Patengera Kingdom must be superscribed "sid San Fran- will feare for the above place shortly after the bave solcotion of various lines of Stearners to caco."

F. W. MITCHELL, England, France, and Germany.

Portmaster Gunarat, Arrival of the next English Mail,

General Post Oμà

Hongkong, 14th May, 1874.

P. & 0.8. No. Office,

Hongkong, löth May 1874 (763

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, THEP, & OKS, N: Jo. Steierip

Campbell's Plantation Brand ULGARS Campbell's Dindigul Brand OHERODIS. Campbell's Trichinopoly Brand OBEROOTSMARA. McIVER, TEMCal.

P. & O. 5.N. Co.'s Offico Apply to

Hongkong, 15th May, 1874.

MESSES. CAMPBELL & Co.,

Plantation Worte,

Dindigu

Madras Presidency

ENFOR SALE. THE Cadersigned has the following Articles

UBBUS TAILS. Apply to TIENESIN OLAY TOYS, and RHING.

MOW LUI CHLUNG,

bis Tung taun Street, Praya. In 679 Hongkong, 2nd May, 1874

NOTION, W

Superintendent

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LORD OF THE ISLES,”

be Captain Joseph Dowdie, will load here for the

The Steamer has apperior accum

raccummodation for First class Passeng rate DAY, the 3int instant, at 4.P.st.

For Freight or Passaga, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & C 101 798 cogkong, 12th 1874.

Le Muy UCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. of the 36th instant. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 PM of the ne day All Parool Packages should be marked to address in fully suipe of sunce is required.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"," The Fronta Mail Fucket "AZONE" will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 30th inst.. at noon, with the Bails

Singapore, Galle, Calvatia, Madras, Bombay, Aulon, Saynlelles, Reunion and Minnitina, Suez and Alexandria.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Fruya West.

"To and through the United Kingdom via G. B. EMORT,

Maresilion to Franco and other Continental doting Agent.States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon. Hongkong, May 13th, 1874. NOTICE:

COMTAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES: PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS

STEAM FOR

The Fost Office will be open for the réception of Ordinary Lettere; Newspapers, Books, &e.. until 11.A.. on the 30th instunt, after which no Letters can be received..

Money Orders on any of the Money Order until 5, p...on the 29th instant.

-alone-rednution is possible have been a)sealy suming cleanliness of Flame, and not economy, LINS, suitable for Ladies' Morning Wrapper. Undersigned. Shop has been established Faking Cando and Passengers at through rates for SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted

BEEF IT TO YOURSELF. You have trouble your feelings are injured, your babunda

LACH COLORED LINEN, MUSLIN and LACE FRILLED SETS.

POR SHANGHAI,"

HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in

PRINTED CAMBRICS, Seth GING- HAMS, WHITE FIGURED, and STRIPED BITLLIANTES, QU SATIN STRIPE MUS-THE Pullio are hereby informed that the EMBROIDERED LINEN and PLESTED for any geare, solely dealing in FINE TEA SETSAS

which a carefully fred, and selected by ex penced men in our employ, from the various mountains. It contains no mixture. As some CHE Company's Steamabiɔ) Foghers were sapplied with a spurious mix- tate, we therefore applied our trade marke tol every box of Tos y sold last year. Our Cus- will soniere aro régaseted, to observe our TRADE! VIRK, with it which sóng will be gouuing. «

YEE CHONG LOONG,

és Horiam," "Canton Im G24 Hengkong, 23rd April 1874.

NOW BEADY,

LINEN and MUSLIN HABIT SERTS and SLEEVES,

"kifirest of "Debt opgüt me exhibit sonterelight. reduction, if only as a conséquence of the re, demption of capital during the past year by the applicabii of previous amplasesonkind, your wife frete, your friends do not the oncelling of stocks; but the amenat of this reduction will not be considerable, treat you fairly, and things in gear asins MUSLIN BODIOLS. and it will be is some messare counter plonestly. Well, what of it? Keep it to balanced by the interest of loans raised Jurself A sumouldering fire can be found

to meet expentiteep on fortifications and bar desinguished; but, when the soils are sent. racks. I will besafe to assume that the outlay tored, who can pick them up? Bary your

to be provided for will be about £72,500,000, r. The place for sud and disgusting thing under the ground. Troubles are

MUSLIN and TULLE RUFFLES and BU FLE TRIMMINGS.

Brussels and Beal Valte LACE COL LARETTES.

and, if we are right is estimating the incontinent, and, when a surrow is bealed and CHIEFS ht £76,000,000, there will remunt halance of £3,500,000 to be disposed of by the Chancellorist, what a comfort it is to say, No one ever

HEM-STITCHED and LACR HANDKER Cash's LACE EDGED FRILLINCS, Eor

INSERTIONS

of the Trobeqdery are knew it until it was pretimning Under-Lion,

What is to be done with this surplus, supposing

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.-

MAY 18TH, EVENING Closing prices. -New Patas, 3565 to 3566) sollars) New Benares, $5 to $555, sellers; No change in other kinda. Batimated stock af

it to mount to three millions and a half? The abolition of the Sugar Duties wonkt surrender à revenge of £1,900,000, and there has been Targe conteneur of opinion in favone of the removal of sugar from the tarifi deputation waited apou Sir Stafford Northcote un Tuesday to urge this osbrae upon bin, which he met falan, 175 cuees. with something more than his osul auction.

He pointed out that the ratio of the duties on.

FIFORT CARGOIS

angar to the prices in bond is now very low: Per British steamer Vancouver, for San but it does not seem to have been observed, in re. Francisco via Yokohama NACE ply, that the cost of collection of this branch of 5,157 bare Rice, each 50 lbs., 50 bags Sugar, fevenue has, in consequence, become dispro-cach, 100 lbs 10 ptg Aen, 18pkgs Sindrien portionately high. It may be laid down as an boxes Clothing, 1 casa Camphor, and 49 cases

Raw Silk, weighing 4,818 lb.

asium that, the duties are to be maintained they must be imposed, ne at prosent, according

FOR YOKOBAKA boxes Nai Dil, 4 Foxes.

to a scale varying in proportion to the quantity Vermillion, 50 bundles Kattan, cach 1pical;

of sugar in the waharine matter imported 1caer Obiupware, and 6 pkgs. Sundries.

under that one, and we are is some measure baaud to obecere this pals under the Interna

ExOMANGE.

tional Convention upon the subject. We tre,ON CONDONAT however, free to abolish the duties altogether,

·and thus simplify the administration or the Custome Department, and it is not too much, to believe that the infportation of sugar free of duty would lend to its consumption in dires: -tidinə, "now" searadiyaontemplated. We onl

have no doubt that of all duties on commodi- ties the duties or anger are those which may be ubuliabed with the grualeat, ndyantage; and

if the Ministry should decide on their aboli

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Baak Bilts, on demand, Bank Bills, at 20 days night, 4/33 Bank: Bills, at 6 months' sight, 4/4) Credits, at 6 months sight... Doumentary Hills, atb months

eight hand

Or BOMBAY, Bant, 3 days sight ON CALGUTTA Bank, 3days sight 227 UN BEANHAT

7- Blaky sight in

tion, there will remain a sea of £1,600,000 || Private, 30 days, night

ari at their command. This is a sum which

might be absorbed by the redaktion of the Income Tax by another pency

SHARES.

the pound Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shutes-35

if such a outree should recommend itself bo`per cent. premium.

the Government: bus we duanot believe Union Insurance Society of Chaton, new shiva they will adopt it. Nobody would be grateful for 865 per share precjamok

and it would he, in truth, madaling away China Linders' Insurance Company's cliures-- the earplus to no purpose. The brewers are $1,500 per share. mi je very clamorgue for the removal of the Licence Ohma and Japan Marino Insurance-la. 13 Ducies they now pay, a deputation of town per share. brewers having followed a deputation of octistry Chinees Thauranos Company $200 per share. brewers to lapress the prayer upon the Hongkong Firemeurante Company's Shares attention of the Government; but they havo 8505 per share. altogether failed to make out their case, and the China Fira Insurance Company'e Shares-8184 apokea map of the trade at tina lust deputation par slave,WAS gave up the whole of cheargament. Mr. Pigor, when asked what would be the effech of the repeal of the duty, said it would malt in the manufacture of on suprotad article at the mate price; so that it is, in fact, as we have always enstended, upon the conapsing publie, and nos apon the brawers, tut the duty falls There ever was a more simple and more conclusive, confession. When the truts ther comes, out, we ask whather thura in day reason why our most system should he altered in the interent of bear driokens, and the conscience of the nation-beer-drinkers included will answer, “No” Let us refer to one foot, The Brose Duties so lately as fireakt 1868-9, five years ago, brought is £20,463,000. In the two inilowing years their predios in creased by something more than a million a year, but in the last three years is has increased by about a million indu half a year; 66: tutte while the total last year reached £25,785,000, it is now ourtain that the total if the year sading

Victoris Fire Insurance Company's Shares

8124 per share, an Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's

Sharon 40 per cent, discount Hongkong, Canton and Maury Steamboat Co.

hates-12 per cent, promium. Shangha Steam Navigation Company Fla

110 per share. Hongbong Gas Company's Shane $75 per

share, AT Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-360 per

cent discoan de wasmas Indo-Chinese Seray Company--$81 per cent

discount.

SALES OF MAX 103, 1874,

da repórted by: Criminas.

Black Sestantum 200 bag as Tle. 2,450 by Kwong hingahong to travelling trader,

Amonde, 10 bag, st $22.00, by Kwong big cong to travelling trader

Bungus, 10 baga, at $48.00, by Chhing-loging

vegetat

next Tuesday, will reach $27,200,000. Nook, to traveling truder,

then, may say that trade is suffering from the Mushrooms, 20 cases, at $12.00, by Ohe bing Ercias Dotice, and, indeed, wlis sa be moraloong to travelling taler

eluquent than the representations of brewe Vermicelli 60-bage, at $6.89, by You-kee to themselves, who copain thus the Piceno travelling trader.

Real LACE EDGINGS in all makes.

Every Wisth and Colour in BAILLE, SATIN, WATERED RIBBON 3d 84SH RIBBONS to mateb

A Choice Assortment of FANCY-SABLES and.BILE SCARVES. Y

Baby LINEN, Ladies' UNDERCLOTH ING, LONGCLOTH SKIRTS, CORSETS,

Boy SUITS

Ladies and Children's BOOTS and SHOES, of Dawson'&enperior make.

SILK UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, PEA THERS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, &C

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,

HONGKONG

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be despatched on the 22nd instant For Freight or Passage, sprly

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents

74 745 - Hongsong, 18th May, 1874.

FIR SHANGHAI (Dired.). 14 British Steamer

MILIA «JAPAN,”

DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID. NAPLES, AND

ARS BILLS; PONDICHERY CALCUTTA,

AND BONDAY.

MADRAS

SATURDAY, the 30th May, 1874 STR Company & Stamenty

*

Letters for Registration will be received. until 16 a., on the 30th fustant.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post Oce,

Hongkong, 18th May, 1874.

It is bereby notifed for general information AMAZONE, Commandant OPAMPESOIE that henceforward tho Postrige on Letters ad with NAILS PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and dressed to Russia, when marked to be forward- CARGO, will leave this Post for the abovaed yia Sonthampton, will be vedosed to 40 cents.

per bull-ounce: places.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in trait throng. Marseilles for the principal dences of Europe.

TIRE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, ... Sy. Dr. Devan, with many Aditions, Corres-For Fight or Fessage, apply fu tous, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography,

PRICE In Paper Wrappera, Neatly Bound

Captain H. de Smidt, expected from Singapore on By 201b instant, will have, immediate pateb to the above part.

Press Office.

Apply at the Daily Press

20$1.50 $2.00

A. S. WATSON‹Z"COL- OHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS.

HR.H, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND

HE, THE GOVERNOR, DEG to announe that they have just re Dired & Choice Aceirament of PERFUMERY, and TOILET REQUISITESA

976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873. THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND OANTON thi he bar shop established at those places in

JANDRIENNENTS ALE NG MOVE the

DAVID CORSAR & SONG" Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled CANVAS Long Flar Orowa

ARNHULD, KARBERG & 06, £f 1380 Horskning. 11th May. 1807,

-NOW- READY.

HONGKONG, at the Central Barber, No. 12, bo ban constantly on hand BEEF, MUTTON, POULTRY BREAD, VEGE TARLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, ko., of the best quality

JurHO NAA and CANTON SHOPS the foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI- BITS, SÕDA WATER, &c, and GAME wben

Goutienes and Families desirous of patron- [ising bith, bru refuested to apply a bie shops BEbore, where & hat of prices of urticles will be furnished, which will be supplied at the same Treto all the year round, NEVARNA

VAMAGHING KEE

JOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE

PORT for the year 1873. Price $10

Apply at the Daily Fress Ufine, Hongkour, flat, Jannay, 1914,

NOW HEADY-

IMPIKIAL QUARTOS V

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

NANITE TE PUNTI AND MANDARIN-

PRONUNCIATION,

AN ANGLO CHINESE DICTIONARY, puldished at the Daily Preas Ofice, Hongkong

y 72 Hongkong, luth May, 1374

湫

WING KEE COAL SHOP, GE HE Propriater of WINGEEE Chop begs to antoro the public that his Shop has been blished since 1855, at Endicott Lee, and that he has always a great quantity of BEST 00AL in store for a Gentlemen or Ship mistera nishing to patronize drs regnestad

to apply at his Stop,

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTICE COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGRRIES MARITIMES. TAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS:

RE Company's Steamship

OR comprehensives and practical servicely 185 Hongkong, 16th August, 1879---

this Work.atanda murivalled. All the bew words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to cou to express the uumemam Ub Jotain machinery photography, telegraphy, and in evince generally, which the rapid adranoi of foreign relations has intel oron tion, and bere given in asteran Bach and every ward, tá fully illustrated and explained formning exer omes for apudenta ól a most instractive nature. Both the Court und Panti pronunciations aro gwen, the nodents being carefully market on the best principio hitherto attained. hetypë-

YOLGA."* graphy display the success of a stampt to P make the Chinese and English type correspond Captain Flambrun, will be dispatched for

TOKOHA in the sins of body, thereby, effecting ù vaak

work Jennohayot psee whieving a clearness not TO-DAY, the 19th, intent, ut 8

C. BERTRAND; previously attained, and dispensing with thoan vast margine, and vändet” spaces which have. herotofore aburasterized Uibers publistions 753 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874

to illustrate the Rat scope of the work the following fists are unbuitted for consideration, Obalizer Volularly contains abous 10,000 Obsuese pharacters, and Modborste English and Clincas Dictionary about 100,000, whil this work contains more than 50,000 English worde, and upwinsła of 660,000 Chinese oborac-

other elementary works as yet published, the

Principal Agent,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

JUNEMARITIMES. PAQUEBUT: POSTE FRANCAIS

e Company & Steamship:

Dution they pay increase became the aucunt White Pepper, 10 bags, at $16.70, by Toote Again, deepte all the grammar: ant they brew and sell is sondelly Ladreasing ?ebun tye to travelling trader,

The remission of the Brewers, Liccnce Dukes Black Pepper, 150 Luga, al 312,30, by Wing ould be injurious to the churcter of the ad- yee-ebong to travelling trader iulatration. Who 'not hour already r Calligish, 10. hage, at $24,0)," by Kwong, Gindetme oud ore dubouncing such a foot-wo to truvolling traders MONTAN concession should it 60 proposed, and wka dora White Wax, 2 picoot, at $03.10, by Kwang not understand what aruustion there argumente locke wo to travelling trader. would droite We revert to the question wbit human by is to be done with the balance left in the hands of

student of this dificult language absolutely re- Usptain Flurism, will be despatubed for quirve crampler to display the parlote appli-ROVPN SHANGHAI AK cations and equivalents of differant words which T3.DAY, the 19th izstant, at sogn. buvo une general meaning. Of thosexuaphs OTR U, BERTRAND- tuwork contains more than are times as

the Ghunsellor of the Exobegner. Tua Mmistry:

MAY 19TH, 1874

Brown Sugar, 250 baga, of 23.05, by Tuck

will scavely buve had the time to enter upou mee to lool traders a day

a craful examination of any large scheme for White War, 2 pieces, at $68.50, by Kwong

be commutation of taxes, with an most be newing abun to travelling trader condary before they doald rosed t Imerican par, 50lbs., 900 bags, at $140, by to Parliament. We are already erypeated Sang tye loung to tarelling triler that it would lie wise to apply this balungo te Black Popper, 100 daga at $1120, by Yan the reduction of Deb, under the underlandingsbun-tye to travelling trader. AZINDA that next year when u largo enrplas may bu China Hoot, 30 piculs, at $50.00, by Yuen anticipated, the Government should submit to to to trivelling trugere Parliament a coinplats plea for the appropria. Potato Flour 100g at Els. 11.4.0, by tion of the whole, and woes that bir doké | Fuen-ryu to travelling trader, Peng Lubbock hus given polica of Motion for the Felisaw, 2 casu, ut $122.00, by Wing.chong Tuesday before the Budget in favour of this to travelling trader geared.We are not without hopes that "fundergonis, 12 quse, $45.00 by Wing proposal which would, among other resalta chong to travelling trädde. 2 km.

"Dried Lily Flowers, 10. Lage, në 81440, by give the Ministry anoli an advintage beforehand for next year may be approved. Chebing-luong to travelling trader,

Abipping orders will be granted till noor, cargo will be received on board until P.M.,

3. MITCHELL,

Postnaster-General. General Post Office,

Hongkone. 13th September, 1872.

The Post Office of Viotorin (Australia) boving

TODAYID SASSOON, SUNS & C3 and Parcela urti.3 2.M on the 29th given autice to the General Post Office in Lon

t769 Hagkong, 13th May, 1874

FOR ILOILO (Direct).)

41 British Bargue

WATE WATERS"

W. Dow, Master, will have immediato despatch as above.

Fur Freight or Pasanga, apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. 770 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874..

FOR SAN FRANCISOU at American hy

NIGHTINGALE," Custer, Master, will have immediate despatch as abov

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

PMRUSSELL & 06 if 748 Hongkong.141 May; 1874)

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. H21 American Barqu

MARMION" Captain Boyd, will loux here for the above port, and wil inve quick despatob

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. of 740 Husbong, 13th May, 1824 FOR SAN FRANCISCO: E3 L. 11 Pecarion Cipper Ship

AVGUSTINA

(lake Willian Ross) Captain Herrier, win-load here for the above Fort, and will have quick

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. t741 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK New 4 1 British BurkinLine

FIERT CROSS,"") Captain Souters, will lead hers and at pes, and will have quich despatch. C

For Freight apply to a

Mar 1974 (Parcels are not to be sent don that artisles of Jewellery tubeived in that on Dourd they must be left at the Agency's Colony are largeable with Customs Duties, Ofbe.) Contents and value of Packages are tho nodersigned considers it necessary to make required.

this Regulation known to the Public, und to For further particulars, apply at the Com state that any tollera or puchos containing sisch articles sent through the Post are liable, O.. BERTRAND, pany's Office.

with their contents, to be forfeited. Prinsipal Agent ***

F. TORELL

Postmaster Gerenal. Hongkong, 18th May, 1874

General Fast-Oice,

Hongkong, Sed January, 1873. THE 4′′ 1 French Bargita "BOREAL" Saving Saiyon about 15th Juge beat, For Montevideo or Buenos Ayics, bas room for about 100 tons Light Freight

Apply to

LANDSTEIN & Co. 641 Hongkong, 27th April, 1974.

F.

KRUPPS CAST. STEEL WORKS,

· ESSEN (GERMANY). SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,

et 1671 Hondkowy, Shoupach, Cologne (Germany)

B

ROW JON R9 & 00

UNDERTAKERS, &c., OFFICE No. 9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD. Memorial Stones aid. Monumentà erecteds Lf 187 Hongkong, 1st Tannery, 1879, THE TOURISTS GUIDE

REDUCED PRIOD $1. Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, &o, &c., with ten Panti and Mandarin Pronta

Alefów coptes of the GRAMMAR Chinese Language, in two Parts,

The Daily Press Offico.

FOOGHOW DOOK.

PAGODA ANCHORAGE.

Wham-HEkbove Granite-boored DOCK has lately

OU VOODI HAGEDORN, & 0.

tl 699 Hongkong, 6th May, 1874; PAEA FOR LONDON... THE 17 years A1 British Bark

E

It is hereby notified for general gulormation that on and after the 1st August next, the Coinmission olargenbla on ney Orders. issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, SBanghai, and Yokohama vill be' na follows,. Desume 1ot exceeding £3........ 18 eente. Above and not exceeding £5...36 Abovu fb and not exceeding £7...54 Abure. £7 and not exceeding £10..72

E. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Oenorol. Generel Post Osteo

Hongkong, 15th July, 1620.

It is hereby notified that the rates of postaro chargeable berceforth on Lettere addressed to the United Kingdein, and to places beyond the United Kingdon, when forwarded by French. Packet, will be the same as tause chargeable on Letters forwarded by British Packet vid Brin-

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post Mos,

Hongkong, th April, 1872.

diss."

Arrangements having been made under which Hails for London arriving at Suez from China by Private Ebius will be forwarded to. destination via Brindisi, it is Lereby notified that the rates of postage, which seest be pil in advance, on correspondencs addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol-

beon LENGTHENED 1400 feet over all, town, vi

and is now capable ut, resciving vessels up to For Lotters24 cents per balf ounce. 580 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dook For Nowagapes 8

at the bottom is 40 foot, at the top 80 fhet, 'uhe

Patterns.....

the width at the entrance is 56 foot, Depth of For Books and} water on the sill 13 feet at ayuragé netp, tud 17 feet at average spring tiles.

The Dick has a Cuisson Gate, and is pumped

ench..

(not exceeding 1 ounce4cente

every additional4

Captain R. Lowe, will load hore nød se Wham-fout by steaktion and brass General Post Office..

pon, and will have quick despatch."

For Freight, apply to

*

MATOGUL, HAGEDORN & C 700 Hongkong, to Mar, 1874.

JHE 21 America Barque

TOR SAN FRANCISDO.

AX

HORATIO SPRAGUE

Färga

Des FOUNDET for sucking ng recently been added. AT

The Haoline Shop contains a Linch Surew Cutting Cap-lathe, Email Lathes, Drilling and Sarewing Maurines, Steam Saw Mill, Large Smithy, &o, &

FW. MITCHELL,

Poelmaster General, Hongkong, 2015 December, 1371.

-It is hereby tifed that Lettera norvasc to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at the cption of the sander; hut the postage on

Dry Godowns are on the premises, available Prices Currant, Newspapers and Books enmuot

for stowage of cargo, do

A targa stock of Timber, Metal, and other Captain A. K. Small, will land here for the Dock yard Material always on band. · above Port and will bave quick dispatchi,

Vesels docked for examination, metallod respitied, repairs also done in barbour and tron ships and steumers aloaned and painted, at moderate charges. Parhauls aan bò obtažu. ed at the lock, or on application to the uncer

For Freight, sppy to WVUGEL, HAGEPURN & Co.

te 663 Hongkong, 1st May, 1874,

FOR SAN FRANCIS00.

F:41 American Banne

~ WINDWARD"

The Steam Tug Woteutig is in thorough working order, and is available at a times to Capt. Staard, will loud here for the above tow vessels to or from eat, nt reasonable rates.

JOEN FORTEL & Co. port, and will have quick despatch

it 1039 Fonchow. 18th June, 1879. For Freight apply to TOKYOGUL BAGEDOEN & Co KG NÓTIỜN, B Principal dynt.1.501 Hoogkung, 20th April, 1874.

FOR BAN FRANCISCO. To follow the ineruan Ship Matay." HEA 10lipper Ship

any as any other Dictionary hitaorto pub-56 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874, hang For practical purposes the arreagement of FOR SWATOW AMOE, AND FOOD. the work is so complete, ut a frence Steamship

to ita nges enables a parson who under MA ZA

stands English to communionta dictively

ORACLE,

For Freight, apply to

BUSSEAU & Co. tf 575 Hongkong, 16th April, 1874

BOR MELBOURNE AND STONEY [51/3 41 Clipper. Boique,

TN Order to meet the wishes of the Native County, the Chinese Issue of his

be prepaid-

French Protet 16: 22 centri

In Brindinė

16

For each à crince The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addressed to Frazee per vit Per British Paoket whyn Per British Packet when marked via

Alexandria and Marseilles

P F. W. MITORELL

Pustnator General. General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1872,

It is buroby notified that benceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance,, chargeable ou Packets of pristad papers or alteras of light weight sent from Bugkong to the United Kugom by the Cnited States.

Paper has bber, from the commencement of the Packots vin San Franbiloo, will be us followa China New Year, fested wAILY instead of on viz

with natives who nuderstand nothing but Chi Captain Ashton, will leave forze above Ports Erquinge, Huster, Willabave early despatch se alternate days as before, nem. In this rospact the work will be found TU-DAY, the 18th instant, at noun, indispensable to all Thiopeans reading in For Frnight or Facego.apply to China, and to the natives themselys it ex. DOUGLAS KAPRAIK & Co.. plains subjects fally with which very low in 20 707 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874. deed of them are perfectly equated a partics resident in England and interte FOR SWATOW AMOY, AND FOOUHOW. Chinis at sunnot, but be invaluable necunongly WE Steamship.

It comprises upwards of two thousand large quartc jugea.

TREENER & Opin

WH KELIA

« Day Eədi" OPPICE, HONGKONA,

DOUGLAS Captain Burnie, will, live immediate despatch fer the ahore Purts.

For Freight of Passage, apply te ANNA DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co. t768 Hongkong, 8th May, 1874

BURTON STATHER," Capt. Qafpbis, wil hayo imeaudiato despatch

For Fraight of Presige, uppy to

for the aborë portu

For a packet not exceeding 1 cuneo.

in weight? odata The Emper han buen Terablished, for nearly For a packet aboyu 1 ounce not.ex. Twoity Targ, and 16, A to Editorial Munnge.coding ounces ment, under the Direction of a Wall Educated For a packet stove 2 ounces zet ox

And eiglit cents for every additional four ounces. Chinese Goozleman; gives raliuble commargineeching 4 ounces...orah, 8 and gentul information, and has the 20

These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price position with the Native Comminuity is to Ad- Liste, aleket Reports, and all printed papera

7. W. MITCHELL, Frest with the Formiga Comusaity. The and Trade Patterns of Samolyan

artisement and News as the English Delly other than Newspapers, es yell us to Books Uharge for Advertisements will be ae berate

Date Postmaster Gener Genaral Post Office,

Hongkong, 12th April, 1870..

TROZARIO & Co, Tore. if 692 Hobgkong, 17th April, 1974

Hoppkong, Ford February, 1874