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RUSSIA. THE ADVANCES INTO CEN. ĮR

TRAL ASIA

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A TRIPLE SUICIDE Celignaní statoo Eliat a triple suicide has just taton plads at Vienna under sad circumstanova Three ladies, the eldest appearing to be the mother of the other two, took a bedroom at thủ Kammar Hotel. The next morning they went out for a short time, and an their return, after LONDON vie baving taken a slight repast, retired to their LONDON. olsaber. Shortly afterwards sovorel, debonn, lone were heard in that tent, and on the door being broken open the three women were found lying doud on the fluoresch with a pastel HAMBURG in Rey Land, and their stails fractured by the NEW YORK ballets. Embarquently they were ranognized a Mane, Gyorgy, the wife of a tradesmani ar Tredy, in Hungary, completely rained by the late financial oriste, and he two daughters, No tinga ocjewellery were found on them, and the only property.thoy possessed "besides their clothes was the sum of 47 kreutzers (8) centimes each) in the mother's pares.

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SAN FRANCIS

The now goharge for the administration of the Trana Caspian province of Roosin has come into fall operation, By that scheme all the and east of the Caspian has been consolidated into one military and civit diariot under the government of the Grand Duke Niceiniovitch, Governor of the Consand, Commndorikas Chief of the troups in Chuencia. The provides extend authward as far as the rival Attrek that is, up to the Poriin frontier chatword to the undefined western frontier of the Khamis of Khiva, and orthward us far as Mertron Koulouk. The firm establishment of Russian rule in those parte is expected to do consider ably more toward civilizing Central Aaiu, keng in buck Turoopan mide, and suppressing elavery and the slave trade, than the Ebiran pace treaty, because the power exercised by the vanquished Khas over his tribatury tribes to be kept in obeak is litåle mara then nominal. The islands on the store court of the Caspian, EXCITING SODNE ON SHIPBOARD of which Bryatoi, Kondola, nad-Pogony are the principal, hays been included in the newly-Greau &Co., of Blackwall, has recently arrived | MANILA forul provingo The Caspisu ning now be in the Thinmes from Catent with a completu. said to have been converted into a entirely cargo of wild animals, including a rhinoceros, Rassiko; only the southern most part, from avarul, tigers, leopards, and others of the larger the Attrek to Leakorun, remains exempt from carnivora. During the voyage home a 'sensa Rossiin cala.und dependent upon the Shub of tion we canged by the sense of one of the SHANGHAL Parsin. It la ospeated that Bakn will deria, Leopards from his cago on to the deck, which material benefit from the extensiour of Russian ho for some time had in himself, the women territory, and that the schema for continuing and skildren and other passengers being olused"] the railway now running between Pol and below under closed battles, and the ever tak Tiia to Baku may thereby have approached ita tag to the rigging. After roaming about th realisation.

deck for some time the animal got into tho tagine room but was driven from thence by the

CHINA AND BASTERN TURKESTAN

The stormship Sultan, belonging to Mesiré,

|SAIGON, BINGAPORE, &a.. | SINGAPORE, GALLE, &....... SINGAPORE ANISIAM, CALLAO..

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For Sale.

THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 4ra, 1874.

Advertised as Loading.

DAPTAIN

Butterfeld & Swire.

Whampoa A. MacG, Henton

Waarpon it. Lac 3 Haifan.

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO

TO BE DISPATCHED,

On or about 8th inst.

Quick despatch,

Quick despatch;

Whimpoa A. Mast. Huntou-- ---

„Uniok desputeh,

Behrens

Whampoa Carlowitz & Co

Colok despatch.

Taos, Bishop.

Whampos Russell & Co.

Quick despatcha

Heapsang Togöf, Hagedorn & Co.

Quick despatoh,

Hyrick dospatch.

Quick despatch,

Quick despatch/?

Saewright.

Wingpes Vagel, Hagedorn & Cortes despatch,

A. Urtubingaon, Sortmund

Hoong Augustine Heard & Ch Hongeaug Huskall A Co Hongkong ugnalas Heard & ́06). Hongkong Vogel, Hagedoru & Qơng

longkong (P/M.S; S. ON. Forgong Bital & Co Hosgroog Bosario & Co...

Highland Menshiko..

[W. K. Garfield, W. Witcomb Bannister....

Great Republic (str)

Vancouver (str.). Tuos, Show.j Maid of Judub... Meikong (str.).

Wobb.:

Fishe

„[Adria (strc)...mijeni

Providencie

Rose

Union...

Tuen-in.tca (str.)

Barvey

Emuy (tr.)rna

Artadi

Formosa (sbr.)

Morales

Paulsen

For Sale

JOlympia (str.)

NAYLE&TOOT

GENERAL DRAFHES AND OUTFITTERS,

TAILORS, &0 $0.

hose being turned upon him, when be re- turned to the deck. It being tlionght.ispos sible to effect bisrecapture witubat considerable

are now SHOWING risk, and to leave him in possession of the desk being inconvenient, it wis determined to shootANCY FLANNELS and LIGHT TWEEDS for SUITS, nude especially him. There was some delay in carrying this rasolve into execution, for there was no bullet for the Climate: to be thend-und one had to be improvet for WHITE and FANCY DUCKS DRILLS, The above Goods are iñade up to order ander two purpose. - At leritb, however, the leopard wae destroyed, and the crew was cunted to the capefal supervision of West End Cuttera..

AN EXTRAORDINARY DIAMOND

ROBBERY.2

(Pall Mall Gacile, 9th June) The telegram recently recciṛed' from Berlia, which announced thas, in consequence of the adoption of measures by the Chinese for the -invasion of Easter Turkista. Rosnia is now preparing navarra of defence with the Amere of Kashgar, fologner as it did on the pabit cation of a jépër by M. Vasauliof ou the relational existing between the Ameer and the Court of Peking, bas miturally drawn considerabla niten- | depond to their duties. tion to the subject. And in the present instanca more than asual importance attaches the apluiess expressed by M: Vaanillef, since the subsequent action of the Russian Government

The Now York papers just received soutain has nared to endorse them as being those beld long accounts of a robbers of diamonds in New by the St. Petersborg Foreign Ofoe. M. Tork. Captain Andersen, retired Swedish Vassthof aaye in anbelap that since the à meer offer. und daring many years foraging, of Kashgar makes a better neighbour than the add a large collection of niet diamonds. Chinese ever made, or, if they were to regain H lately retired from sea and settled in New their lust province, uro orer likely to make, and York, where he got married, and decided to one seeing that bo is be wake of the two Powers, Kurope on bia bridal war for the purpose of and that he would inesitably succumb before obtaining funda. He wished to dispose of some the boats of Chian, it is the duty of" Russia diamonds, and wont to a diamond broker'e in Eugend united noto y to net bo order Broadway, Outside the office ho mtt a well- Otion to leave Turkestan" alone, and thus dressed so said the broker wie uct ju bring aboat real peace and to prevent needless It would be shortly. Andersen called again, bloodshad."

There can be no doubt but the loss of Ea and again, met the Ame man, accompanied by an elegantly dressed ludy. The man said he torn Turkestan-by conquest, and of I, or Kuld was, the taker'a olerk, and asked Andersen to -sha. by treaty, was a source of real atingib to accompany him down Broadvoy a aburt dio- “Okita. 41 us time was her power supreme tans Andersen went, and on, the way the over either province. The omenap dittance lady offered him a small past which he accept- they were from bor frontier, and the distured, auil placed in his picoth. He immediately hances occasioned by the constant roads of felt faint, and the lady then passed a handker the unrounding tribes, served to paralyze hercitover his face. He remembered no more strength in these extremities of ber empire, until he found himselfiu a cellar, hero ofilera. and to weaken her prestige in the eyes of the form was again administered by two on. When Asiatic world: The loss of those diariote has Anderson recovered he was lying in the opou therefore been a clear gain to her, and in so far air near a new building. All the diamonds had as their present teless, the Ameer of Kashgar gone, as well as his money, watch, and jewellery. and the Emperor. Alexander, are more inclined. The diamonds are at the lowest werth 16,000 to encourage outerprise and to appreciate the Jols. advantages of commerce than were the Chinese,

UNSEAWORTHY SUIPS.

W Caske

FOR SALE,

Messageries Maritimace.. P. & O. SV. CO..

Long Remedics &0.

Braudie & Co. Bemedina.de: Ca

Hangkong Douetas Eprai

st. W. Lown

Fogel, Hagedorn

ngkong Stenisica

TO CLOSE CORRIGENENTS....

M.CHILLINGWORTH & SON'S Oran PORT and SHERRY, in 'Bottles and

W. D. Seymour's and Henry Bitalie's PORT and SHERRY, ditto.

Vorp Supovics Brookgfact CLA WE

Jules Mamm & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, Qourte

in

Courvoisier's BEANDY, 2.8, Bul 4 Stars. Thomas Berry & Son's ALB, in. Hogshzado, (to_arrive).

Quick desitgeb Xo-morrow, at 3 P.N/ „On of about 8th inst.:

Quick despatch. Jün 8th inst., at noon.

Quisir despatah. --

Ou Obb juak, at 2 p.m.

On 8th inst.

Quick.despatch.

Quick despatch::S%

(Ta morrow, ut noori,

¿Quick despateli, Linfok deepatah. Today, at 3 P.;

Vesselt on the Berth.

-FOR-MANILA..

HE Ship

"YUEN-TZEFFC,”

Captain Harray, will lourd for the above Put TO-MORROW, the 5th instant, at Nouu.

For Freight or Passage, apply to tel

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co- 1206 Hongkong, Tat August, 1874. SIMAM TO SINGATURE CYLLE,

BOMBAY, A THE P.&O.E. N. Co.'s Steebip THE

*** ADRIA "*

Vessels on the Berth.

TOR NEW YORK. A1 British Burgic

THEA

RIFLEMAN,"

Thos, Bishop, Master, will tond here, pud (nt Whatapon for the bese Port, and have quick deepatob

For Freiulit, apply to

RUSSELL &.06..

of 1663 -H3ugkong, 6th July, 1874,

FOR LONDON.“

E new A. British Clipper Schoner

JESSIE MODONALD," Wu, Minewright, Murlön, will Dad hemo andati harap, and will hava, immediate despatch for the above Fort, 197

Bate of Freight, £37, 68, per 50 feet.

For Freight, apply to

TAKVOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. if 3084 Hongkong, lat July, 1874.

U.S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY: THROUGH TO NEW YORK, via PANAMA," 14 TỔUCHING AT TOKUDAMA AND

SAN FRANCISCO.

--

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will clos

For StaighPor Olmapia, today, the 4th instant, at 4.30 r..

علیه من

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES"

PACKET! MOVIE The United States Mail Packet "GREAT REPUBLIC will bo dispatched ou” WEN- NESDAY, the 5th August, ut 3 P.M. with tho Mails-

For Yokoluma, en Frangis, the United States, and the United Kingdvja,

The Post Office will be open fortatriception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, in, until 2.40 PM

Letters can he posted on board the Pucket from 230RIT to 250 p.m., on payment of a: Tato Fee of cents in addition to the Postage.

The Prepayment of the Postage to all the aboré place by the route is gompulsory. Correspondence inahciently prepaid "will bo forwarded by the English Packete.

Correspondenco addressed to Yokobama ynd the United States toust Iro, supostoribed par GREAT REPUBLIC," and that schiressed, to the United Kingdon most he inporacribed Hvid San Francisco.

General Post Office,

T. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster funeral-

Hongkong, 25th July, 1874

FRE S. GREAT REPUBLIC" will leave Hongkong for Snu sugiono, vid Tokobuna,on WEDNESDAY, the 5th August at 3 P.. taking Passengers, Maits, unidat toon, with the Mails-

eight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

BY TO Preto, HULKONG -vill NAILS THE FRENCH PACKEN be dispatched in SATURDAY the 9 August,

To and through the United Kingdom sia Marseillee; to France, and aller Continental Statee (in 'n cheed mail to Trance), to Baigo S, Gallo Australia. Aden, Seychelles, Rennion and Mauritius; nen and Alexandria.

Through "Tumunger Tickets and Bills of Lading are fanced for transportation to Toko bama and other Japan Parts San Francisco,

The Post Office will be open for the reception port in Misico, Central and South Ambrica, and to New. Yosk tid gulpe VIX FARAMA: Vor Orary Tateve, Keempapera, Humke, decre A Stouner of the Company will leave bang until 11 AM on the 8th Anguany after which bai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about the same no Letters can be received.

and makē elose connection at Yokohama.

L'aloto,

K

Gentlemen's LONG CLOTH SHIRTS, Mif. Flower & Son's Stratford-upon-Avon A·LE will leave for the above places with quick des have selection of various lines of Steamers to until 5 r.. on the 7th Angget.

PAJAMA SUITE, in FANCY FLANNEL, TWILL, and LINKN; variona patterns.

tity Fronts.

Gentlemen'e DRESS SHIRTS, Babroidszed, Froute.

Gentlemen's REGATTA SHIRTS with Col.

bra attached,

Gentlemen's OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE TWILL SHIRTS, with Cottura,

FELT HATS (Christy's wake) of the infest styles.

in Hapetenda and Kilderkine.

SHEATHING, FELT. Apply to

T. G. LINSTEAD, OR TO MESSES. R. & WALKER & Co. Im 1180 Hongkong, 24th July, 1874 EAST POINT IRON STORE.

WHITE SPECKLED, and PANAMA OR SALE, ex P. & U. Stomer Makcg- STRAW HATS,

LOWMOOR PLATE IRON, 4 by 8 by

COLLARS, in alle newest shapes.

GRENADINE SCARVES and TIES, Fancy Colure, and BLACK SILE, COTTON, and MERINO HALF HOSE, Striped and White. UNDERVESTS PANTS, Silk, Gauze, Smedley's, and other makes

HANDKERCHIEFS, Fine Cambrio, Plain and Colored Borders.

SILK UMBRELLAS, with Plain and Famey Sticka,

BOOTS and SHOES of Dawson's well-known make, best quality, an

SOLAR PITH HATS and HELMETS, direct from Calcutta.

Ellwood's Patent Regulation HELMETS PORTMANTEAUS of Fold and Bazil Len Luer, in differehleizes; also, the GLADSTONE TRAVELLING BAGS, and SOILED LINEN BAGS, necessita on. TOFISS

DRESS TRUNKB; for Undies. Jane, at a pubilo meeting held in St. George'sINKS, in Gold and Ivory

The Earl of Shaftesbury prasided on the 23rd

SETS of, STUDS, BOTTAIRES and in, Langham-place, to support Mr. Flimsoll's motion for a temporary bill to prevent unsea-

PERFUMERY, TOOTH POWDERS, worthy or overladen ships, going to ges. Sero OILS, POMADES, and other. REQUISITES

al meuniers of Parliament were present, and for the Toilet. among the speakers were the War of Abdeep. Lord Lawrence, Mr. Thomas Clave, M.P., Mr.

. Lewis. M.P., Mr. R. W. Dull M.P. and Plimanit Lord Chaftesbury said the pre- systein of the Board of Trade WORK

it cannot be a subject of regret to Western nations. The proposal, therefore, to attempt by mediation to prevent the Chineas from ter ing to regain their tos province will meet with general approval: but, now that war scems mainent, the action of Russia in stepping down into the arena on the side of Turkesta na being the weaker Power of the two is fraught vitar o nieb danger that it behoven us to examine carefully the ground on which she go on to support a rebel against the antho rity of our common ally and one with whom ghy but a very wher, time go dechruithat ahead wat be immediately reformed. The coun-

could not enter into diplomatin relations.”

connation with the training ship Chester try insisted upon it; and his responsibilities in compelled him, if there blbeen no other reason, to sympathize with the demand. Raa- lations were passed "strongly urging on the Gareinvent the reocenity of passing a tempo- mary bill this sessions, in order to prevent the acrifice of adman lives during the ensuing water, and tsuking Mr. Putsal for arduous laboars, Mr. Plimsoll, acknowledging the resolution, referred to several recent dia- trossing dues of shipwreck and lamentable loss of life; the alt, beyond all queation, of the answart viness of the vessels themselves, which the officials of the Board of Trade.ought

rence, who auoceeded the Earl of Shaftesbury

In the first place, Vassilief claims support for the Ameer on the ground that, in a contest with China, Tuikostau, if Jafs to itselt, mint sooner or later fall" But does the necessary follow If we are to judge of the relative power of the two. Statca by the results of the conflicts in which they have been engaged Auring the best ten years, a decided negative anst be returned to this question. The year 1804 found the Mahomeda rebels who crore the Imperiulieta out of Yauran eight years -before still in possession of the captured province, and it was not until 1973 that the Chinens fores seeded in subduing thess badly armed and worse organized imeurgente,

FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.

CURTAINS ANTIMACASSARS,

Targe Amorimcat of LACE and MUSLIN WHITE COLORED. MOSQUITO NETS

ØRETONNE and other CHINTZ.

by 8 byt

3 by 8 by ia.

3 by 8 by

patch.

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent.

P.&O. 5. N. Co.'s Office,"

Hopekang, 31st July, 1874. - fir 1197 UCBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, mis SUEZ CANAL, THE Company's Steamship

; "PRIAM" will be despatched on or about the 6tir August,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Hongkong, 25th July, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK. HE 2 1-Gorman Barque

3 by 7 by is

3165

3 by 7 by t

by 6 by

LAL BUSH

Hunsrintendent,

1061 Hongkong, 4th July, 1874. THBROOTS, OFGARSA Du

Campbell's Plantation Braud CIGARS. Campbele Dindigul Brand CHEROUTS Campbell's Trichinopoly Braud OHEROOTS. TERMB-Caab. Apply to

MESSES, CAMPHELL & Co.,

Plantarion Worka

Dindigul, Madras Presidency: AND RTENNENT'S ALE and.

• FORTER

2301

DAVID OORSAR A BONS”"

Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled Long Flas

Ca

CANVAS.

1 1190 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867, THE UNDERSIGNED begs so inform the

PLAIN and FANOY OURTAIN REPS," DAMASKS, &.

PRINTED and EMBROIDERED TABLE COVERS.

Public

that ho bas shop established at the plates in HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON

the Raide of HING Ken.".

Agents.

"EVERHARD" Horstwa, Master, will load hers and at supea as above, and will buys quick dos- patch..

For Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD &. Co. tf 1907 Hongkong. 3rd August, 1874.

FOR HAMBURG. HAI Gorman Barque

THE

IRENE". Captain Behrens, will lend at Whampoa and here, and will have immediate deapatok for the above Port.

For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co. it 1208 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1874.

FUB NEW YORK. THE 1 Peruvian Ship

THE

"EAN JUAN (lute American Chip "James R. Kedor, A: Urthkingu, Master load here and at Whampoa for the whole fart, and will buva quick despatch.

For Fraight, at law rates, apply t

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Con tf 1192 Hongkong, 30th July, 1874.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. TAIN POLES, and FITTINGS.

BRASS WINDOW CORNICES, OUR- In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, HE A 1 Amerigan Burk WHITE and FANCY COLORED BED MUTTON POULTRY BREAD V

No. 1, he has constantly or band REEF, QUILTS.

TOILET COVERS to match the best quality,

TABLES, and. OILMAN'S STORES, Se, of Captain Bagnister; will bad hers for thủ nodvo FINE SUMMER BLANKETS, ou sixes.

* Port, and will haro immediate dispatch. In HO NAM and OANTON SHOPS, the

For Fraight, apply to a TAPESTRY and BRUSSELS CARPETS. foregoing articles, with the addition of SPIQUESE VOGËL, HAGEDORN & Co. VELVET SOFA and CENTRE DITTO. | KITS; SÕDA WATER, &o, and GAME.when 1193 Hongkong, 39th July, 1874 FLOOR CLOTHS, in all widths up to 81 in ann. M

FOR LONDON Gentlemen and Famílies desirous of

patron DITTO, in

who even thers wonfd probably bare been abl never to have allowed to go to sea. Lord Im yurde wide. Torge Squares, with. Border allizing him, are requested to apply at this alope

to hold their own hat, they not been deluded in the clair, declared that it was high time this

Into inaction by a proplicay which discouraged

"nefarious and villanous system" of sending.

them from adopting any mesures of defence rotten abipa to art for the sake of filthy luure until the year 1875. And it was only the other was put a stop to. day that the last of the cities in the pAREN

vince of Sheds zud Kapsül, which in 1843

fell into the hands of the revolted Tangauss “Ah!” yowned a bachelor, "this work in was reodvered. It cannot be said either that has gloomy prison."—“To thosi m solitary daring the last decade there has been any confinemen added a witty young lady..

other debilitating cause, to weiken" the resources of Chion. The whole energies of the empire, tigrefore, have been, or ought to have been devoted to the suppression of the revolts. And if the defeat of these insignificant

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AUGUST 3RD, EVENING.

The market for Berggal drug, has kept qujet

round, aritable for Dining Rooms

MENSHUKUFF".

(To follow the "Faith.")

***SING TAL”

as above, where a list of prices of antidea willipper Bamuc COIR MATS and MATTINGSS

be furnished, which will be supplied at the same dir LET GLASSES.NEPA &

GILT, CHEVAL, and MAHOGANY TOL-rata all the year round.

AING. KEB. Just arrived,

-A Large Assortment of BRASS and IRON BEDSTEADS, in various dizes and colorys.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET

...“, HONGKONG;: AND AT SHANGHAL. ..

FOR SALE,

L. TAMPIER & CIES, BORDEAUX,

LARET-Medoo, St. Julien, St Kelepho

Gitter Lagrange, unfeas Fulmer Chatens Lufto, Tommard, Chambertin,

enemies within the boundaries of the eighteen during the day. The following are the ruling prouinces was a work of aneb labour and pricesPatan 3551 to $5563 cash; Benares difficulty, bow au ir bo argand, that the $5381 10 35451 cagh; Malan $590 to $5924 on Emperor's forces are ever likely to recover s territory separated from the provinces within credit, for first quality drag, of which therë, ja the Great Wall by 400 miles of sandy dese-t, not much loft. Since the arrival of the steamer, peopled abfely by Alahommedane, the declared Pekin from Bombay, sules have been to the Enemies of the Buddhists, and ruled over by up extent of about 250 choats. Nuthing Lng been auto a real and so factive 211, adminstrator 2008 do cich terms. Fret quality is quoted taste Verte, Carto D'Or-in Quints and

as the Atalik Ghee P

'If we turn now to inquire what has been $6671-

EXFOET CAFIOEN.

accomplished by the "Protector and Champion

of the city" we roud a very different talo In

Oongon: 57,600 Iba, Socuted Caper, 89,972

1604 wa Yakob Beg acting as lieutenant or steamship djan, for London

to Boozoorg Khan, who on the outbreak,

of the Muliomeda regivat in Central Alaba, Counted Orange Pekoç, 1,050 lb-Total,

catered Turkestan in the hope that old 143,922 53, 5

the upheavings of the time he might be

FROM SWATOW --Con gon, 8, 48811m,; Qaföng,

able to recover the throne of his ancestors, 16,781 Total, £3,219 168.

As be coon-ahored Limeelf to be nothing more FROM AMOY.-Congou, 35,123 HR, thep a scent debutulieë, he was by mogel FOR NEW YORK.—Uüngou, 80,000 lbs."; vonsent set on ore gide, and all the power Oolong, 46,828 lbs, Total, 76,820 158.

bo possessed passed into the hands of bis lipate-AS hunt. With characteristic energy, Yokoch Bag

WARNA BICHANGE

instantly est about the task of driving ont the OB LUNDON-AM

Obinegarrison, of subduing their allies among the natives and of establishing his power throughout the province. So successfully have

these objects been accomplished that at tire pres seat arent he holds andisputed away from Kashgar to Kolan Toósfan, a distance fròng

Bank Bills, on demand,ne 4/1} Bank Bills, at 30 days sight, 4/14 Bank Bills, at 6gentheight, Credits, at 6 monthe sight. 19t Documentary Bills at 6months*-*-

lạight m

cast to west of about 1,830 miles. Speaking of On Bowacy Bank, 3 days sight 2241 the condition of the country a writer in the last ON CALCUTTA, -Bank; 3 days'eight 224)

umber of the Edinburgh Keving says BON SHANGRALE tern Tarkastan is now ruled by the Atalik Bank, siglt menanaman Chaser in an nuatge manner, which befits big titions Protector and Champion of the Faith, .It is needles to add that the aurally

Private, 30 days' sight.oy, 7,

wbick preanded his rise to power, les patirely dongkong and Shanghai Bank Share—12 disappeared; and Mr. Shaw has told us that a per cent. premium man Tho saw a bag of silver ingota lying to the Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shagra rozdziße mould immediately run over to the -$50 per obaro premjum. other side, for fear of being supposed to have Ohins Traders' Losurance Company's Shares designs upon it. The administration appeara$1,700 per share,

Graves, Chateau La Tour Planche, m oages of 'doz Quarts and 2 dos Pints CHAMPAGNE-Curte Nore, Unite Blinobe,

ly 742 Hongkong. 13th May, 1874. PAMELA ESTABLISHRD IN 1920'

OLAZARUS AND 10:0 Incorporated with Shearwent and Cò,

BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS,

GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS, -- THEY APPOINTMENT TO

HIS EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY, & B.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, The 200 55, 59, 60, & 61. Bentincă Direct,

CALOUTTA

BILLIARD TABLES, LAZARUS 2 Grb BillindTables

“uro"

now the only on appealisted in Indis.

Captain Beeching, will londi here, at Whampoa, and at Macao, and will have immediate depoh for the above Port.

For Fheight, apply to

A. MANG. HEATON,

OR

20 MERCER,

it 1105 Hongkong, 20th July, 1874

FOR CALLAQ (Direct). B Peruvian Ship

Canton

"PROVIDENDIAZ Captain Yaurieta, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will be despatched on the Eth August for the above-Port.

For Freight Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & Ov.. 11a 1181 Hongkong, 29th July, 1874,

FOR MANILA

At New York and Aspinwall, Fassengers England, France, and Germany.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.. of the 4th prozinio. Parcel Packages will be reacised at the fine until 5 of the same day. All Paroel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of sate is required, qu

For further information into Passage und Freight apply to the Agency of the Company Praya West..

GE, EMORY --

Acting Agent, Hongkong, Joly 25th, 1874.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANCAIS...

STEAM FOR

Money Orders on any of the Money Order ice is the United Kingdom will be granted' Letters for Registration will be received til 10A.M. on the 8th Angust.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Genergi. Gancial Put Office,

ongkong, 29th July, 1874.

It in hereby got fied for general stormation that benentorward the Postage on Letters, ad dreamed to Russia, whom marked to be forward- ed vik Sonthampton, will be rodioca to 40 contr por half-ounce

General Pet Offics,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Photoarter-General

Hongkong, 18th September, 1872,

It is bereby notified for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed; to Nor way, when forwarded vid Southampton, will

which may either be paid in advance or it any be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters.. Taipaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.

SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINTeoctorward be 38 cents for each balf ounce,

DE GÁLLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT CAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO; BOMBAY, ST. DENES, AND FORT LODIS.

10%

FW. MITCHELL

Postmaster General General Post Office,

Hongkong, Sard Angnet, 1870.

N SATURDAY, the 8th August, 1874

at noon, the Company's Steamship

• WEIKONG), domandant Foscuo, with

It is hereby notified that henceforward the MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and OAR GD, will leave this Fort for the shove places. postage on inttere addressed to Norway, when Cargo and Spurte will be registered for Lon forwarded vid Soathampton, will be 84 conta don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in par half-ounce, prépayment optional Unpaid wansit through Marsailles for the principal lettera will be subject to an additional charge

on delivery. places of Europe,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post-Ofics,

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1878.

Shipping, orders will be granted till non, enrgo will be received on board until 4PM Spenin, and Parcels, until 3... on the 74b August, 1874, (Faroels are not to be sent on hund, they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contente and value of Phokages are

It is hereby notified that benceforward tho→ postage on letter addressed to Denmark, when

For farther particulars, apply at the Comforvardad vil. Southampton, will be 28 conta pay half-ounce, prepayment optional Unpaid pany's Office. ̈ ̈

Lettera will be subject to an atditional obarge.

delivery,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General,

G. CERTRAND,

Principal Agent. Hongkong, 5th July, 1874 THE CHINA TRANS-PACIFIC STEAM SHIP COMPANY; (LIMITED)

TIFTE Company'stermer

VANCOUVER,"

General Peat-Office.

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1873.

-

The PSst Office of Victoria (Australia) vi given antice to the General Post Office in Lon- don that ursoles of Jewellery resized in bat 3,800 tons Register, Captain Tros, SHAW, Will Colony are charguable with Custom Duties, leave on or about the 8th August, at 4 PM, the undersigned consider it necessary to make for SAN FRANCI800, TOKOHAMA, tais Begulation known to the Public, and to taking Passengers, Haile, and Freight for state that any latters or packets containing Japan, the United States, and Europe.

such articles-sent brongh the Foes so liable, Through Passage Tickets and Bills of Lading with their contents, to be forfeited, Ere isened for transportation to San Francisco, and Principal Points in the Ushed States, Canuda, and Europe, via Overland Bailroad and atlantic lines of Stegners,

Pussage Tickete are now lasted at the fol lowing reduced rates:

From HONGKONG 10 TOKOHAMA,AMMA

Cabin, A

From HONGKONG TO YOKOHAMA QURAN

retard, Cabin From HONGKONG TO, SAN-PRANCISCŮ, Cabiu,..........

5250.00

W. MITCHELL,

Peetmaster Gerenal. General Phat-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd January, 1873,

It is bereby notified that Lotiors addressed to branco way be seat either paid or unpaid at $75.00 the option of the sender; hat the postage 00 Prices Current, Nowajapers and Books cannot $120.00 be prepaid.

For each & onuse The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addresses to France par French Protet is.

-12 centa Per British Focket when marked via

19 Brindisi... Per British Puoket when

Alexandria and Marseilles.... 12.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postransler Gasteral,

From HONGKong to SAN FRANCISCO

and rotara, Cabin....” 2400,00 From HosoKONG to SAN FRANCISCO -*

Steerage): 2106.00 From HONGKONG to PORTLAND (Me.;)

BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADEL PHIA, and BALTIMODO, hit Close, $365,001 From HONGKONG to LIVERPOOL, tat

Olamədda

$140.00 From FONGKONG to PARE, 1st Class, $4500

General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 2nd Apr, 1872.

a long and steady experience extending over 50 years has proved them to be the best and post anitable for a climate. C. L. &C. have Piate

reagived large number of very flattering test-HE 21 Spanish Super COGNAC Fire CHAMPAGNE, Superior.monials, from all parts of Inde, China, Bur

UNION," mab, Geylon, Manila, Tara, Straits, and Persis, CHAMPAGNE, ir Qants and Pints, of testifying to the superior turker and quality ut Captain Bohavarria, will have summediate dess for firet-chas Passengers, and ourries an ex-iowa, viz.

their Bilhard Tables, and while thanking their patel for the above Part

For Freight or Passage, apply to Friends and Futrono in China for the liberal

REMEDIOS & Oor support so long extended to their firus, would,

or 1185 Hongkong, 20th July, 1874. in soliciting further patronegs, beg to mention the following facts which have souduced to the FOR STUNEY så FOOCHOW, success their efforts have hitherto met with

A Clipper Barque Every table is made of solid wood, well seasoned and nol versored, The Quabrons are consti usted on an extirely new principle, introduced by U. Capt.

B. E. Perrier, Gunlong Otard Dupuy & COGNAC,"

LANDSTEIN, & GOVERNMENT Ardgenia, tf 691 Hongkong, 26th Juno, 1874, „NOW BEADY S

INFREIAL QUARTO, SU

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WIFE THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATION A-ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONATE, published at the Daily Press Omee, Hongkong,

T

MAID OF JUDAH”

Webb, will have immediste despatch for 1. and Co, and unlike that adopted by English the above Porter a makers, and are much more durable and lively. For Freight, apply to

ROZARIO & Ou than Engbab-made onentong hd table leatus 0. L. and Co.'s promisca until it bna boen alanda 1161 Hongkong, 2816 July, 1874. ing ready finished for over 13 months, 10 order to avoare perfectly reasoned material. Every

“FOL SAN FRANCISCU, article of furniture, aleo, that by O. LATA

HE American Ship zus and Co.'s Establishment, is guaranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood, PA NORMAN

HIGHLANDER,"

At New York, Passengers have a selection of various lines of Steamers to Europe,

This Steamer bas excellent accommodation

P4,"". perienced Surgeon and Stewardese,

For further particulare, as to Passage or Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co.,

1235 Hongkong, In Angunt, 1874.

FOODROW BOCK,

Agents.

PAGODA ANCHORAGE.F

E above: Granite floored DOCK has July

It in bereby notified that henceforward the postage on lettere addressed to Newtundland, which must be paid in advanes, will be as fol-

When forwarded vidĮ; Brindisi, jo{. When forwarded við))

Marsoillce.... When forwarded ving Southampton.......

· 34 cents crvá 4-ounce.

31

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General.

General Post-Officè, *:-

Hongkong, 32nd February, 1873

It is berchy notified that a line of British

b LENGTHENED to 400 feet uyer all, Mail Contract Packets bus been established by and is now capable of receiving vessel up to tween Aden and Zauzibar, which, with concol. 30 ft on the keel. The breadth of the Dock lug linca, will afford a regular means of con st the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 feet, and veganos of correspondence frora Hongkong for: the width at the catrace is 66 Ject Depth of the foreign porte on the East African Coast, B

HOL'comprehensiveness and practical service! C. In & Co. have always ready a large stock J. W. Wilcomb, Master, will lead for the bave water on the sit 18 fest at averige zen, and well, as for Natal end the Cape Colony, St. Ee.

this Work stands unrivalled. All tas now of new Cushions on their peculiar principle, and Putt, and agzick despatch. words which the Chinese have of late yoare been which can be applied for any table, the au-

Fur Freight ur Passage, apply to compelled to coin-to express the unscrque ob- aurate length and breadth of the alate bed only 1179 Hongkong, 27th July, 1974.---

AUGUSTINE BEARDTM& 'Go, jecte in machinery, photography, telegraphy, and being required, in colensu generally, which the rápid advance

G. Land Co. have always in and a lurge. FÜR SAN FRANCISCO, CON of foreign selations bus imposed-upon them, gre stock of Biliard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Cues, THE AI British Ship *** bere given in uztento. Bach and every word in ipe, Obake, Cloth, and every requis to for the fully Blastrited and explained, forming extr Billiard Table, G apses for students of a most instructive adure,

AVONMORE,"

Old Cashions renewed, on 0. TAZARUS & WB Confield, Master, Waving the greater por Both the Court and Puati pronunciations are Co, a peculiar principle, thereby making an old tion of ber Osrgo engage?, will meet with carly. given, the acconte bourg carefully marked of table as good aa zaw

despatol as above, the beat prinople hitherto attained. The typo

HILLIARD LAMBS

For Freight, apply to make the Chinese und English typecorespond

Eir and

17 festat average spring tideslerin and Ascension, and that henceforward the The Ducks his & Cuisson Gate, and is pamped pistage, which post be paid in advance, ou let ters addressed to Zausjuur, Mosambique, Dela out by test, m

A new FOUNDRY for large iron and brass goa Bay, Netal, ibe Cape of Good Hope, and castinga bas recently been added, Agognaton, will be 20 éants for euob traif-ounce,

The Mnobine Blop contains a 12ino Screwzewspapers 2 centa esob..

F. W. MITCHELL Cutting Gap-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling sod Screwing Machines, taun Saw Mill Darya

| General Post Office, mithy, &c., & HAZEN

Dry Gadows are on the premises, available Hongkong, 19th May, 1879, for stowage of cargo, do Fans 2

A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other Mats for London arriving at Sues from Arrangements having been made minder

to Ins as jumpure: ally just ne iz'ia Draconic, and China and Japani Marine Insurance Tis:32 graph-displaya the access of an attempt to Tight Light Lamps for Qil, or Kari BARREL CARRUSSELL & Co Dook-yard. Matovis always on Land. the people do not suffers from what they wOBIG Chinese Insurance Company-$195 per share, in the size of body, thereby effecting vistine, the latter with burners, on the deplem 1101 Hongkong 18th July, 1874

per share,

regard as oppression may

It is against auch a van that the Chinese are Hongkong Firs Insurance Company a Share conomy G-space; achieving a clearness not principle, giring a ticht equalle twelve ordery FOR LUNDON, anut to be marshalling their foreca. It in $515 per sbare,

previously attained, and dispensing with thous apa Bghteen light ring borner Saa Pen-To follms the Deerhound."1

R1Clipper Ship earnestly to be boped that a contest may be China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-1128 vast margin and vaan pases wbish bare date, with rod to suspend over table.-- avoided, but peró a collision to take place it per share,

heretofere obaracterized Osiness publications.

MKOA W would at once be a signal for the declaration of Victoria Fire Insurance Company Shares To Hiustrate the vast scope of the work, dhe Sole Agents in India and the Fast far Capt Fetrell, will load Eete, at Whampoa, and

IMFARON AND have bean appointed GOLDEN SPULL- anoskor Holy War. 231, -7amdief. considers it: -3110 per sbore,

following fasts are submitted for consideration likely that in the first encounter the Chinese Hongkeng and Whampoa Hosk Company's Dhalidera - Veoubalarly contains about 16,000

The The New PATINT CE as Alecia, and will baro immodiste, despatch ELECTRIC BILLIARD NARXER, ..., for the abova Port. would be routed; and were the Atalik Quazoo | Shares-38 per cent, discount.

Ühinese charsoters, and Hedioral's English to press the frontier ipto Kansah the two of Flongkong, lanton and Micso Steamboat Co,

Not Freight, apply to Maboramedan insurcotton which is still Share 5 per cent, premim.

mouldering in the northern and western Shusghai, Steam Navigation Company-71 provinces of the empire, would'agan break out,02 per share His army would incross as it adviced, and it longkong Gas Company's Shares-75 per

shtre ia impossible to forenes to wint lengthe his success might train. One cling to castain, ougkong Hotel Company's Shares $60 por that even if it were possible to doubt liia success cent, discount.

Indo-Chinces. Buger Company $95 por cont

discounts

against the Chinese, alore and crassisted, ste

SALES OF AUFtsT JED, 1874. de reported by Divinses.

A

And Chinese Dictionery about 100000, whilst by means of wish the score, can be marked this work contates more than 5000 Taglish from the onebion of the table

support of Russia would render his riotory assured. Nor-iz'it difkanît to forecast, what would be the result of bis advance into China, followed by a KmsAR FOR A White W, 3 pieces, nt 37380, by Teo-shua to the work in 60 complete that a reference already said, the lopping off of her distant,” selenios was a direct boneft to China; bat suy-travelling truder

For pauctioil yürporun the arrangement:óf,

766

AMANG HEATON, DEADON & Com 9:6 Hongkong, 18th June, 1874-

FOR LONDON

THE

43 new: Clipper Barque

words, and upwarde of 600,000 Chinese charac Price List Catalogues, and all information ters, Aguia, dospito nii the-granuları and athor dementary works as ret rubliabed, they be obtained from

ALL mudent of this diffonit langtage Absolutely re MEBBE LAN, CRAWFORD & CO, ruirea examples to display the various spp. who have consented to not in C. Lizens and cations and eruftalents of diferent words wineb Co Agente in Hongkong, Shanghai, and have one general meaning of acre campi Japan, and by whom all orders will be received this work contains more than Ave Emce and forwarded to Calentin by the earliest op may na any other Dictionary uitberto, pab. Portunity.

NOW BEADWOMEN SOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE. HIG to its juges enables person who under. PORT for the yous 1878, Priča $10.

with natives who understand nothing tret Uni-

Apply at the Daily Press Office. peas. In this respet the work will be found Hongkong, Dlet Fanguy, 187k (DNS indispensable to 31 Europeum's maiding in

ŠKP UP 999 Hongkong 17th June, 1674, China, and to the natives themselves it

FOR MANILA, ploum sabjects fully, with which vory, low my MONE WING KEE COAT SHOP SEA dred of them are perfectly deguntad. To THE Proprietor of WING-XED Shop begs to HE Sprula's Basque portion resident in England and imerested in le inform the public that his Buốn Bas been Uhink it cannot bat be invaluable occasionally

interference with the boundaries of the eighteen. - Drivd Lily Flowers, 5. baga, st $15.50, by | stands English to communicate egeritzory provinces would be the beginning of a long Chun-foong to travelling trader

period of anarchy and confusion fatal alike to White Sugar, 100 bugs, at $0.30, by Chow The welfare of Oaina and tri the interests of the org to local trader. Treaty Bowery,

Permicali, 20 bags, at 36,70, by Chew long Celtỏ tinrelling traders,MA Moving for a new, frial-Quarting 4 second | Miller färd, 400 picule, at £193 by Yuen

saj socketat to loonl trader.

S EPITAPH FOR A CANNIBALODS Who diced, 40 plouls, at $1.40, by Chun chung

wing to trelling trader joskus Curiqin may lead a man into many errors, | Becho-de me, 00 picula, at 2:18.20, by Hop-|-TRUBNER & U but it justifies pond, CA

bing to travelling træder.

love his fellow-on,

Complaint agoisal fortune is often's manaked apology for judolance,

- Fungus, 3 bags, at 265,of, by Kin-ung cheang

to travelling trader.

100, PATRENOS796 Baiti,

WIL BELLO DAILY Press "OFFIER, HONGKONG,

lablimbed since 1855, Except Lens that he has always a great quantity of BEST 00AL in store for sale, Gentlemen or Ship masters wishing to patroning him, are requested to apply at his Bhop.vat

1y 1943 Hangkong, 16th August, 1874,

Canton

Captain Lloyd, will load bere and at Whampoa And will Tavadmmediata desuntoh for the above Port:

Fer Freight apply to:

A. M100. HEATON, * MORPG THOMAS & MERCER

Tanion

Postmaster Genera

Vessels docked for examination, renetalled, China by Pirate Ships will be forwarded to respaired, repairs also done in harbour; and destination via Brindia, it la bereby notified. iron ships.and.steners cleaned and painted, at that the rates of postage, which must be paid in moderate charges, Partionats can be obtani- advance, on dorrespondence addronsert to the ed at the Look, or on application to the under United Kingdom An forwarded, wit be na fok”

Lowe, viz working order, and is available at all times to For Newspapers...

The Steam Tug Woneng lain thorough For Letters cents per half ounce.

not exceeding 1 ounce conta, low vessels to or froid gea, at, resumable rates,

For Books and

2 ANDY JOHN FUBSTER & Co.,

Patterns; 1099 Fooohow, 18th Jane, 1873, THE TOURISTS GUIDE- REDUCED PRICE $1. Contaming the name of all the Ariales of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture. tc., So, with the Punti; and Mandarin Pronun- sations

Also a for copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parts,

The Daily Press Omar

NOTICES

Covery addition] #

F. W. MITCHELL,

Pastmaster General, Gonceal Post Office, M

Hongkong, 20th December, 1971,

It is hereby notified that henceforward the... rates of postage which mat he paid in advance, chargeable on Packets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Bongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States Puskets vic San Frangiano, will be as follows

IN Order to meet the wishes of the Native | viz s

Community, the Chinese leaps of tins Paner has been, from the commencement of them China New Year, issued DALEY (usbbad of ou alternate days sa before,

For à paoket mut ezrceding 4 ounce.

in weight munäamesantija – cente· For a packet soure 1 oudes not ck-

ceeding oncesto 4p for a poket shave 2 années not ex.

eceding & eTAGES

-. ☎.

The Paper Las been futablished for nearly Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage ment, under the Direction of a Well Batel und eight cents for every additional four Bundes. Obine Gentlenica: yes reliable commercial These rates apply to Printed Circulate, Price -rad general information, and one the some Listé. Market Reports, and all printed papers Captain Castillo, will hará quick despatch for verticemonts and New as the English Dasly, and Trace Pattern of Samples.

position with the Distive Community na to Ad. other than Newspapers, as well as to Booke

the bore Port.

Press with the Foreign Community. The Überga för Advertisements will be as lycratu--- fore

For French or Taume, apply.ta.

BRANDÃO & Co.

··it 1128 Hongkong, 2018 July, 187%,

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Hongkong, Zard February, 1974,

Forfinaster Gingeral

General Pustice,

Hongkong, 12th April, 1874,