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to agadra'ns that it was"MO:HXW-DI-WANfall One of the authors of the Articles we have probabilitlen wer in favour of its being the published mdes the illo Paris Communists in P.0.0. We caught hold of the rope which bog "New Caledonia" describes his essapo in comat tiro port, and M. Baillere ran up A pany with epada others froui Penínania Dacoa minuto afterwards he came to tell as that wo Had it been possible to keep the secrets to bad not mistaken opsolves, that all slept on be mens which enabled us to effect our escape | board, and that we had only to-got on hand. LONDON da SUEZ CANA from New Caledonia, probably the samt means This we did with a sinnere satisfaction, at the LONDON might have teen cumployed by a few among same time sonding, by a sugre off, the bost our unfortunato companions. That was the about its business. Rain was still pouring in thought, above alì, which led us to présérve, on torrente. We glided without been seen by any that score, such absolita silence; brit the Press, one into the Captain's babin. We found in by its indefatigable activity, and the French him a regular English, salt-water-fur, with a Administration, by the process of investigation fresh colour and any hon, whose opunten.. which it undertook, baring succeeded in unveilance pleased na. He did not know with ing the principal fucts, there can no longer be whom he had to do, as on our naking him, with any harm in entoring into more minuts detaile.anaagerou quite natural, if he thoughthe should
vis YOKUHAMA... Colima (str.). As regards myself, I entertain a great pleasure be able to retasil at break of day, he replied that in being able publicly to express my gratitute he hoped so, but without appoaring to attach MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY., Orange Grove.. to Mesaleurs Jourds, Badlibre, and Bustien, who wrol imporisose to, ike matter. To us. SYDNEY vis FOODHOW.......Maid of Judab, came, at the peril of their lives, to drag us out all-important; our disappearson might be SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &o...... Sindh (str.).. of the most frightful exile, and it is to express made known from one moment to another. We SINGAPORE, BUMBAT, ¿............. Teheran (str.).. this sentiment that I bave i desire to relats therefors vasalred to makes alcen bruset of it SFORS, PENANG, & CALTA Obina (str.)...... what they did for t
and to tell him who wo ware and proceed to a SINGAPORE AND TENANG... Namon (atr.)... The Peninsula Ducce, where we wero de formal introduction. This axellant man at SAIGON tained, and where wo-M-Rookefort: M. Pain-once-became perfectly cordist towarila nepato and myself-lived under the samo thatobed roof, promised to do all be copla to all the earliest isa hillynek of lund, which forms one of the idea hour possible, Dae circumstances, tended to of the harbour of Mounia; attaob.d to the main-achieve bis conquest. One of us, “in looking land by a narrow isthmus, it throws itself out over an old illustrated periodical which lay on to a length of about two nifles towards the reefs the table, found a portait of M. Hanri Roche- which encirolo New Caledonia with a continuous fort engraved, omul showed it to the Captain, belt, broken only by u taw passes. At the who at once compared the copy with the origi south it is soparated from the town of Nouain und deslared it very like, and from than by an arm of the een of about oight miles. By time, quite antiafed ne to our identity, Essured and the passage is forbidden and stopped by us be was with u-be, his vessel, and his crew. fortified works, and by an encampment of It is only fair here to protest against an allogs. Marino Infantry, which occupies the whole sur-tion, minda by several newepapers. It is gald faos of the istharus. All vessels are prohibited that the Osptain, on hearing namas, bad chising within 1,000 yarĉe of the store; at night thraatened to diasnabark no, and had de- the whole harbour is closed to egs. Numer manded an amount not inconsiderable under dus hetde of gramoses, Elized with revolversi preasure of those threats, -TUZE ESKORTE JE" and chassepots, make continui runde in the fortified ccatre, se bave "orders to on all nocturnal pedestrian Santinizle attioned all way changing its conditione die enigement GENERAS CRAPERS AND OUTPUTZERO, along the heights command all landing-places, he had entered inta without ever knowing o and the means of yourding the prisoners is and he never gawed, conducting himself a completed by shy rounds which steam sloops perfect gentleman. To appreciata bin derolion, make might and day ronad the peninsalu and it taust be borne in mind that he episod hiru. in the harbour. In spite of that masterly wolf to two years" imprisonment and to a dis Deganization, we never gave up the hope of coma agraemont with his owners, whose interests in day escaping. Even the comploté failuri of two New Caledonia are considerable. But, to tell successive attempts which watried-the one be the tenth without reserve, I think that an in- fore leaving France, and the other more than a herons desire to play a trick upon the insup year ago, from tlie Potinsa's Dúas ̈ ̈ ̈bàð not portable oulonial administration, with which damped our ardour or disaonraged us. We sore the Captain, bad, bad dealings, and usa conse vergized to ga on till answer should recompensa quenco broils, was not without its weight in the our efforts, and we did but little also in the kindacoses and attentions he bestowed on va. kisare forced on us by exile bat consoat-with- However that way be, he at once-dondusted out intermission, plana more or less practicable.no, to a place of antoty below dook, looking up A tarae Italian proverb saya, The primer and in, in order that his crow might not see us, nud the lovor most ancoeed, me they are always thereby commit an indiscretion.. Night passed.j -thinking of their air; whereas the jailor and away. At daylight the pilot arrived and she the jealous am not always on their gused. Our set sail without accident. Bofortunately, constant reflections had fully sattad no that there was no brooze, and the P. . . the only means presenting likely obances of aardig mared. Aften having, in zain; triek cess was to plan curselves in communication (từ get out by the southors passage, the with one of the English vesele rading with pilat proposed again anchoring and waiting for the colony, and to get takes on board the day a brosze to go up. It required great deci of ite quiling away; but how to arrive at it, and sion on the part of the captain before he would sbrough whom to risk those negotiations attempt the northern pussage. Slowly, almost That was the problem. We sought to solve it insensibly (we were going scarealy at ene kant) without seeing too easy a aolution, when in the did she ride out. At noon we were near the month of February lauk I received, at Dooce, a reefs, and two beurs later we had left the visit from M. Jourde. Enok so bad it that ke bebind us. was in the chum of the simple beasted, and as such authorized to reside in liberty at Noumia. I plainly put tho qucation to him, as I could with s tried friend. Judge of my our -prins and of my plasstre when he said to me, At sunset we began to lose sight of the It is on that score that T-came hero; I think summits of New Caledonia, and seven days only of escaping, but I will not leave alone. later the P. C. E put us on shore at New- Before the end of the month it will be done, castle, about 60 miles from Syriney.
"In the first days of Marofin fact, all was Luck bed been propitions with ne up to the arranged. A three-mastad English vomel, of end, for we had rau 900 miles in seven days, u 400 tons bardon, the P. C. El, was in the bar-distance which sailing reisele take a mouth to bour, and was to suit for the East. M. Jourde, perform, by means of a trasted intermediary, placed bim We have learnt ainee, by, letter sent from sdf in communication with the Captain who Nouraia after we left, that at Delook in the Commanded it, and, after some days of breita- afternoon our escape was made known, and all tion, futile journeys, and negotiatione, the lal- the vessels in the barbour were soached by: -tas undertook to ship six passengers, whore platoons of marine infantry and overseers, with
umre and character remained unknown to him,obarged-gune
The pilot left, the Capisin panie to volenes us. One can ingine with what voluptuous. oss our lungs wore dilated in ones mora breath Yog snigtiered the fresh air of the Pocile
on condition that the passengers should pay The Ellen Murris, which we saw on her arrival their passage in advance, with a bonus on tunir at Sydney, was, subjected to aneh an armed arrival in Australia. Farther than this, the visit. appears that these gentlemen store in captain was not to trouble himself as to how a state librdering on madness, which they did these mysterious passengers would-reach his not-sook-to-dissemble. They, however, dared- Yousef, and, in order to avoid any difficulty with not follow us," and contented themselves by his crew, he was to appear vered at finding sending a steam gun sloop to cruise round too them in the hold after his leaving the port. island and reefa, duht'ess with a view to see it "The P. O. E. was in barbour, at leset seven we were not larking thereabouts. To sum up, miles from where we livedgade the fortifications. they showed themselves, as regarde ourselves. To ouange anchorage could not be done without about as spl jajkore as they proved billig exciting piclone Przeption such a sggoloers in the course of the fear diraatrons was journey by swimming was hart to impossibil-Times:
Jourde undertook to remove it at all risk by
The diffinity, therefore, still remained, but M.
juomising to come during night preceding
the sailing and take us in a boat at a point of
"COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
the
AUGUST 12ra, EVENING. an intet situated two or three yarda from dur There se been a facther improvement ahore, Ile was to be uaatsted-in-that-perluas value of Bengal drug although a limited acterprise by two others, siaply banished, amoia of baginosa hus be done during tho MM. Bellière and Bastien, who also lived at day at the oposing of the market Patna Noumia, and who could also have started for change hands at $565, closing at $587, choine Australia easily and without dangor, but who numbers 25,000 and over a little higher. Be would not go alone. --
mares is held at $657% to $500. The stooks of Bengal opinn by large shipments to outports; is now estimated to be about 1,950 oboets, of which 250 cheata consists of Benarer charge in Malwa.
What we bed to do was very simple: it implied simply leaving our home without excit ing any amepicions, gaining the islet at the hour previously arranged by swimming, if neces- Bary; by wading through the water if the tide. The not too high. The 19th of March was the great day. By o'clock at night we had left dur but, and we had taken up our position in the brushwood that vo caight not be delayed by any timed visit. As soon as night had quite fallen we diventod curselves of our clothing and glided towards the sea We were enabled to reach it without accident dat as we were enter- ing the water around' arrived on the towing. path. We distinctly heard their idiotic con- veraation, and, by well straining the eyes, we could distinguish them. Luckily the moon had nob jet risen. The fishes, overcome with heat, were on all aides leaping out of the phosphores cent water; their noise drowned aty we might have made. We remained motionless, only kepping our heads alightly above water in order to breathe. The round passed without seeing
We at brow resumed our journey towards
the islet. It was long and difsalt; the botes
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Kinluk dospatoh,
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Jaisk despatch.
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Vessels on the Berth
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W.D. Seymour's and Heary Ritoba's PORTE Company's Chartered Stcomer
"NEVADA," Very Buperior Breakfast CLARET. · Commander C, 8. Gor, will be despatebed for Jules Mum & Ço's CHAMPAGNE, in
YOKOHAMA Quarte
TO-DAY, the 13th instant, at noon.
Courvoistor's BRANDY, 2, 3; and 4 Stare.. Thomus Berry & Son's ALE, in Hogabeads, (to prrive).—
Flower & Sons Stratford-upon-Avon ALE. in Heisleads and Kilderkine,
SHEATHING FELT. Apply to
T. G. LÍNSTEAD.
OR TO
Mésana. R. S. WALKER & Ou 11156 Hoogkong, 24th July, 1974,
FOR SALE.
www.
For Freight or Passage apply to
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Ahuit
6d 1244 Hoogkong, 8th August, 1874.
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG,
THE Steamship
*** NAMQA** Captain Westoby, will leave for the above Forts TO-DAY, the 13th instant at 2 p.m.
For Fraight or Prange, apply to
· “DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & Co. 1252 Hongkong. 10th-Augent, 1874, STEAM TO FOODHOW (Direct, J THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"MASSILIA "
L.TAMPIER & CIE'S, BORDEAUX. YLARET—Hodos, St. Julian, St. Estepbe, THE Chateau Lagrange, Ubatean Palusor,
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR NEW YORK EB 41 Peruvian Ship
SAN JUAN," "(late American Ship James R. Kester") A. Urtubiaga, Muster, will load here and at Whampoa for the above Fort, and will have quick despatob.
For Freight, at low ralci, apply to
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & C
tf 1192 Hongkong, 80th July, 1874.
FOR MANILA.
THE 41 Spaniel Seliçoner
• UNION,”
Post Office Notifications
A mail will glose,
For Away-Por Lehner, to-dag,, the 19th. instant, at 10,50 AMY P
For Tokobani-Par Magecos Méxitimes" Johartered steamer. Nezaddy to-day the 13th
inst., at 11:30 a
For Portizabolk (Algoa Bay) and Cape Town-Per Garinan bargne. Lemmons, to-mar». { row, the 14 instant, nt 3 pm.
For Singapore and Fenaug.-Per Nanico, on Saturday, the 15th irist, et 0.30 am, instead of at the time previously motifiod
For Fooshow.Par Massilia, on Saturday, tho 1ch at 5,330 PM.
For Swajow, Amoy, and Fcochow--Par
Captain Eghavarrin will have intiate des. Yoo, ou Saturday, the 15th mutant af 4.30
patch for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS -C 1185. Hanekonit. 29th July, 1874,
FOR MANILA
THE Spanish Burque
*** ROSE,""
Captain Castillo, will baro quick despatch the above Port
For Freight or Pussage, apply to
BRANDÃO & Co
1128 Hongkong, 20th July, 174.
FOR HAMBURG..
THE AI Gorz Baryae
"IRENÉ,".
P.M.
3. The Mails for Singapore, Penang, and Col. outta, pe: Indian Mil"Phoket China, will close at 2.30 P.M. un Tagudny, the 18th inet, jostend of at the time presionalý notif.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET”·· The English Contrast Packet ^ TEHERAN,” for will be dispatched with the new Mails for Europe, toon SATURDAY, the 13th instant,
Captain Babrano, will load of Whanpon and bere, and will-have immediate despatch for the above Port.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. E 1808 Hongkong, 3rd Angaat, 1874.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 41 Amerisim Burk
"MENSHIKOFF" Captain Bannister, will lond here for tho Port, and will have immediate despatch.
For Freight, apply to
have
TOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. tt 1193 Hongkong, 30th July, 1974
FOR JAONDON,
To follow the Faith.") HEA 1 Clipper Dirque.
THE
"SING TAL”
Captain Becching, will load here, at Whams pos, and at Meano, and will have finmediate dospatan for the above Fort.
For Freight, apply to
A. MacG. BEATON,
THOMAS MERCER,
Canton.
—t£ 1195-Hongkong, 30th Joly, 1874
FOR NEW YORK. THE 41 British Barque
TH
BIFLEMAN,”
Thos. Bishop, Master, will loud here and Whumpo
1
at noon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 rat. on the 14th instant.
The Pastice will be open.until F..` ON tha 14 instant, *****
Lettere, &c, may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reseption."
Lettera for registration will be received until 10 am on the 15th instant.
Lettori may be posted until 10 AM, on the 15th instant, without late fee.
Letters posted after 10 4...on the 15th instant, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 18 canta euchi as well as the postage is prepaid.
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F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster Generat *General Post-Office;
Henglong-th. August, 1874......
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES. PACKET" The United States Mail Packet “COLIMA” will be dispatched on SATURDAY, the 35th instant, at 3 Pat, with the Molla~~~
For Yakobama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom,
The Fast Obce will be open for the roosption of Ordinary Dotters, Books, Newspapers, &c... mutil 2.30, P.M.
Lotters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 p.m. to 1.50 p.m., un payment of a t. Late Feeof 12 cents in addition to the Pootage, The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid 'will be forwarded by the English Packets.
· Chuteau Laste, Pommard, Chambertin, will leave for the above place at 4 P.M. C dvapatet for the above Port, and have quick;
A. McIVER,
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COGNAC Five GĦAMPAGNE, Superior."
CHAMPAGNE. in Quarta and Piny
B. & E, Perrier, Qualons."
Ourd Dagny & Co■ COGNAC.
い
LANDSTEIN & Co.,
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if 994 - Hongkong, 26th June, 1874,
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al by 8 by
3 by 9 by a
3 by 7-by
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3 by 7 by i
3 by 6 by
L. L. BUSH,
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AND AT SHANGHAL
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per share,
of the ses over which we were passing, the one Chana, and Janez Marine Insurance-Tle, 85 buhind the other, was uncren sad rough. Now
a
we put our foot cna saa hedgehog, which Chinese Insurance Company-81.95 per share. maimed it with its prickly points, or elas ona Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares was thrown by the tide against the rooks of $17 per share.
--~per share:
coral, sharp and keea as daggers. In spite of China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8123 Wiele small oheticles, after an hour's effort,our Tumbs wounded and bleeding, bat willout serious consequences, and without having been compelled to swim, we arrived at the rendezvous named.
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H.R.H..THE DUKE OF EDINBURGÏI, 55, 59, 80, & 61, Bentinck Street, CALCUTTA
BILLIARD TABLES.
LAZARUS &Co.'s. Billiard Tables, are now the only ones appreciated in Indis,
CALCUTTA.
P. &.0.S. N. Co.'s Office,
Superintendent
Honkong. 11th August, 1874. (54 1257_ FOR SINGAPORE, PENANO, AND
H departure of the Stamabip
"OHINA," for the above Ports, is POSTPONED WHI TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at Sr.. Despatohos will close at 280 ra.
For Freight or Fussage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, BONS &– Cor 78 1281 Hongkong, 12th August, 1874,
FOR MANILA.. -- ·
Put Steamship.
"FORMOSA,” A
**
Captain Mountas, will have imediat despatch for the above Port.
For Freightsor Passage, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & U.. tf 1214 Hongkong, Brd August, 1874.
OQEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI, Tuking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for RANKOW, NINGPO, ¿ POŘTS iz JAPAN THE Company's Steamship
HECTOR
| Will be despataked on or about the 17th instant.
For Freight or Passage.apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 1250 Hongkong. 10th August, 1874.
OGBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Agents
FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL. THE Company'e Steamship
"PATROULUS"
will be despatebed on or about the 20th instant
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
1234 Hongkong, 10th Angues, 1874.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA.
HE P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BOMBAY."
Agents.
A. McIVER,
Superintendent.
For Freight, apply to
BUSSELL & Co. of 1088 Hongkong, 6th July, 1874)
FOR LONDON.
THAL
1 new Clipper Barquo
"FAITH," Captain Lloyd, will load bère and at Whumpou. and will have immediato despatch, for the above
Port.
For Freight, apply to
A. MARG, HEATON,
OR
THOMAS & MERCER,
1939 Hongkong, 17th June, 1874.
Casioit
Correspondenco addressed to Tokobania and the United States must be superscribed per "COLIMA," and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed vid San Fran cisco."
F. W. MITCHELL. General Post Olice,
Postmaler Geral. Hongkong, 11th Augnat, 1874.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET" The French Mail PacketSINDA" will be dispatched on SATURDAY, tha 22nd instant, at non, with the Mails
To and througli the United Kingdom via ***** Maronillec; to France and other Continental
States (14 & clored tusit to Frame7, to Saigon, Singapore, Galie, Chlentta, Madre, Bombay, Aden, Seychelles. Reunion and Mauritius, Eucz
-СТВАМ РОБ SINGAPORE, PENANG. POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, HEDLand Alexandria.
TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON ALMO
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship TEUERAN, Captain à. H. Johnson, with
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lotiora, Newspapers, Books, &e., until 1 a.r. on the 2200 instans, after which no Lettor can be received:ga Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted Money Orders ca. any of the Money Order until 5 r., on to let instant. Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Letters for Registration will be received Cargo, will leave this for the above places on until 10-M. on the 2nd instant. SATURDAY, the 15th August, he hoon, (pro- Leceding to Bontbaupton and London, via Snow
Canal
-Cargo will be-received saboärd until noon, Specie and Parvela at the office until 2 PM, on the 14th iden
General Post ficu, *
MITCHELL Postivster General..
Hongkong, 814 August, 1874.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
It is hereby notified that the postage charge. For Partonlara regarding Freight and Pusable upon Paid Letters addressed to Fruuse age, apply at the P. & 0.9. N. Co.'s Office, will henceforward be 12 cents per quartor cunee Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
18 cents per quarter censo when forwarded by A Written Declaration of the Couteats British Mail Packot. and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the General Post-Office. Company's Agents, with tho Billa of Lading uy with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incorpostage on letters addressed to Newfoundland,
When forwarded 4 cents each 4-onus.
rectness in such declaration.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871,
It is boroby notified that henceforward the
The Company reserve the option of forward which must be paid ie udvarice, will be as fol ing all goods shipped by their Steamere for lows, vi. —— Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels employed for the purpose.
Slippers are particularly requested to note
Black Bills of Luding.
as long and steady experience extending over will leave for the above pince thortly after the the terms and conditions of the Company's 50 years as proved them to be the bost and arrival of the nest. English Mail. most anitable for the plimate. O. I. &Co, have received a large number of very flattering testi- | moninis from all parts of India, Chip. But P. & O. E-M-Cole-Office, mah, Ceylon, Manila, Java, Straits, and Persia Hongkong, Sth August, 1874 testifying to the superior make and quality of their Billiard Tablet, and while thanking thor
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Friends and Fatrons in China for the liberal (Taking Cargo at througe rates for NAGASAKI
support so long extended to their firm, would,
and HIOGO,
in soliciting further patronage, beg to mention THE P.&O.S.N. Co.'s Steamship- the following faste which have conduced to the
« MIRZÁPORE”.
and their efforts, have hitherto met with.
A. McIVER
A. MaÏVER, Superintenten!. Peninsular and Oriental Stean Navigation |_ On's Ofoe, Hongkong, 4:b'Aogast, 1874.
U.S. MAIL LINE. PAUIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, via PANAMA,
** TOUCHING, AR. YOKOBAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
Superintendent.HES.S." COLINA" will leave Hongkong 1 for Sea Francisco, vi Yokohama, en SATURDAY, the 15th Angus, at 3 P., taking Passengers, Maile, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Hongkong, 5th Angues, 19741222 FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY.
Every table is made of solid wood, well seasoned will leave for the above place about 24 hours and not unnerved. The Quatione are constructed after her arrival with the next English Mail, on an entirely new principle, introduged by. 0.| sea Land Co., and unlike that adopted by English makers, and are much more durable and lively P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,
ing trudy fotbed for orm 12 months, in order than English-made cashiona. No table leaves JUL and Co.'s promises until it has bean stund.
Ito angora parfestly seasoned material: Every nitiole of faraiture, also, that loaves C. Land Solid and Seasoned Wood. zus und Co.'s Eetablishment, is guaranteed of
PUNTI AND MANDARIN ANGLO-URINESE DICTIONARY, publicbod
- PRONUNOLATION., "Our impatierer had brought ne in advance
Lt the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.. of our time. We had to wait three-quarters of an bour, which to as appeared thrug serturies. Shanghai Steum Narigation Company-Tampok sanda tunavelled. All the new NORoomprehensiveness and practical sorrion Holding on to the points of the rooks, we en- 84 per elinge deavoured to pretrate the immense darkness Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per words which the Chinese bave of late years been being required. which extended in front of us, hoping to find share.
compelled to coin to express the numerous ob
the boat; but we contemplated nothing but Hongkong Hotel Jompany's Shares 60 per darkness, and in the distance the light of the
sont discount
discount.
Bros
Isle of Nou, fixed on us a motionless eye. All Indo-Chinem Sugar Company-$1 per cent, of a Rudden we could distinguish a restling as on the surface of the water, a slight noieo care, a black spot nearing ust Was it a round?" Was it our friends boat? At all risks we threw ourselves into the water. in order to join them. It was they, We were in the boat in a moment, we silently excbanged a shake of the bands, put on the clothes which had been brought us, and were on our way to the P. Ó. E
The great harbour was crossed without in, cident, but as we approached the port we sight-
*SALES ON AUGUST 12TH, 1874
de reported by Chínced, White Pupper, 5 bags, at $20.50, by Hip-shing hing kee to travelling trades.
shing-bing keo tu avelling trader.
Pens Oll, 50. packages, ut To. 5.5.0.0, by Hip Gypsum, 400 picals, at 2.07 Kwon tang-tye to travelling trador,
Vermicelli, 90 packagen, al $4.80, by Kwong.
od all at once au our right a long boat belong.fookwo to travelling trader.
ing to around, which was advancing straight Cubilefish, 20 bags, at $18.00, by Kwong
in our direction. To try and escape by fast fook no la travelling trader.
rowing was ont of the question. After a O
ment's hesitation, we agreed to diroot ourealrea
straight towards the round, roady, if neces. BROWN JONES & CO
sary, to be the first to bail them; but, asorg
our movements, and taking us for officers but
on a pleasure party, ale passed gnietly. The
sky was cloudy, a squall was passing and vasj drenching us with rain. Wo mers weil pleased.
UNDERTAKURS, M... OFFICE-NO, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
Memorial Stones gad Monumenta vrected.
if 137 Horkoms. 1st January, 2875.
C. L. & Co. bare always ready a large stock of new Coshion on their peculiar principle, sud unte-length and bread:hs of the alrite bed only which aan be supplied for any table, the ad
کے لیے اس
HK41 Clipper Barqua
“ORANGE GROVE," Caply Hildebrandt, will have inmediato patch for the above Ports.
Brindisi
When forwarded rinsi
Marsilica
When forwarded við í
Southampton
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General. General Fost-Office-
Fotgkung, 2nd Belunary, 1873.—
that the Postage on Lettern addressed to Nor- I is hereby notified for general information,
way, when forvarded via Southampton, will hundeforward be 30 cents for each half once, which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge.on delivery.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Fost. Office,
Hongkong, 23rd August, 1870.
Through Passenger Tickets sad Valls of "It is hereby notified that (ching of Britisir Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko. Mail Contract Packets has been established be desbama and ather Japan Ports, to San Franciand, tween Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect to parts in Merloo, Central and South Ameries, ing lines, will afford a regular means of con and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA. reyunce of correspondence from Hongkong for A Steamer of the Cauopary will leave Shanghe foreign ports on the East African Coast, as hai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about the easies or Natal and the Cape Colony, St. He date, and make close ennnection at Yokohama and consiou, and that henceforward the At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers tera eddraded to Zanzibar, Mosautique, Dala-
postage, which must be paid in advance, on let.... have selection of various linca of Steamers togos Bag, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and England, France, and Germany
Aegoneion, will be 20 cents for euch balf-ounce,: Freight will be received on board until P..nevapapers 2 cents each.
For Freight, at low rates, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. tt 1258 Hongkong, 11th Angust, 1874.
FOR NEW YORK,
* JUAN F. PEARSON,”
science generally, which the rapid savance Tips, Chalks, Cloth, and every requisite for the Le Bout, Master, will lond here and at Wham
O. L. and Co. have always in hand a large THE A 1 British Barque Fjesta na machinery photography, telegraphy, and stock of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balle, Cuce,
here given in extenso. Each and every word is of foreign relation has imposed upon the are Billiard Table,
Old Cushions remored on G. Lazarus&o for the above Port, and will have immediate fully illustrated and explained, forming exer- Co.'s peculiar principe, thereby making an old
despatol. cines for students of a most instinctive ture, table as good a new,
For Freight, apply to Both the Ocurt and Punti pronunciations niv
SVOGEN HAGEDORN & Oɑ. f:1259 Hongkong, 17th August, 1874.
BILLIARD LAMPS:
FOR NEW YORK.
the beat principle hitherto attained. The typo sine, the latter with burners on the duplex given the socents being carefully marked an Six-and Eight Light Lamps for Oil, or Kero- make the Chiness and English,type speed principle, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary German Barque
correspond lampu. Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pou conomy of space, achieving a clearness not in the size of body; thureby electing a vast dants, with rod to suspend over taoid. provienaly utlined, and dispensing with those C. Lazarus and Ço, hara been spprinted vast margine and vacant spaooq which have Gole Agents in India and the East for. hertofore characterized Chinese publicationa,
THE NEW PATENT: ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER,
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the
following facts are submitted for consideration by means of which the spore can be marked Obaluers Vocabularly contains about 14,000, from the cushion of the table, Dhustee charioters, and Medhurst's English
and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Price Lists, Catalognes, and all information" this work contains more than 50,000 Englishmay be obtained from PATAR wonls, and opvarder of 600,000 Chilaw charac ME:BRA. LANE, ORAWFORD & '00," ters. Again, despite all the grammar and who have consented to act us U. LAZARUS and other elementary works as yet yablished, the Co.'s Agents in Hougtong, Shanghai, and quires examples to display the various appli- and forwarded to Cilentio by the earliest op nations and equivalants of different words which portanity have une rentral meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five times her may as any other Ditionary hitherto pab
at that unexpected help witish so opportunsiy KRUPP'S CAST STREL WORKS guides of this tid jagungo bolnesly re- Jagay, and by whim all orders will be received
presented itself to mask our whereaboate, but
we recollected there was another event it wohld hare, less assuring that of hiding surrounding objects and of muddling the port into one thick
ESSEN (GERMANY: SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPÁN,
F. PEIL,
„NOTUR, A
fished
For practical purposes the arrangement of
EVORHARD, Horstmann, Master, will load hero, and at
Ipatch..
Whampoa he above, and will have quiols dea
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE REARD & Co. 1907 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1374. EZISYONEL PODOBOW;
ITEA Clipper Burquo
ARAM MAID OF JUDAH," Capt. Webb, will have immediate despatob for the above Porta,
For Freight, apply to
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T
tf 1181 Hongkong, 26th July, 1874.. SPOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE American Shipka
“HIGHLANDER,”
on the 14th instant, Paroel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. of che satne. day. All Parcel Packagco should be marked to Goueral Post Office, Faddress in fall; value of numo ju required,
For further information as to Passage and Fraight apply to the Agency of the Company, Priya West
G. B. EMOBY,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, August 11th, 1874.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR. Swe BAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND WARSEILLES BA
JALSO,
PONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA,
AND BOMBAY
F. W. MITCHELL,
|-----Postmuster Genero. Hongkong, 12th May, 1873.
ge Arrangamenta having been made under. which Mails for London arriving at Suez from China by Private: Ships will be forwarded to destinition xii. Briadīgi, it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in aduanes, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom ao forwarded, will be as fol- lows Ti
33.
For Letters po 24 sente per half once, For Newspaper 8 gob,
notarseeding "I bonice 4 centa For Rocksand): - Fattorna...
General Post Of
J.
4 14
evory additionui4
F. W. MITCHELL
6
Postmaster Generaz
Hongkong, 20th December, 1871..
It is nereby untiĝed that henceforward the
ON SATURDAY, the 2nd August, 1574, rates of postage which must be paid in advance
atoon, the Company's Elezashy chargeable on Puckets of printed papers or SINDH, Commandant Barir, with patterns of light weight went from rongkong MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR to the United Kingdom by the United states.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Long! viza don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in- transit through Marseilles for the pricipal places of Europe,
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight.
2 cente For a packet above 1 ounce not cr
receding 3 ounce
ya 4
mist. It was in possible to recognize exactly if 1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
WING-KE GOAL 890F. the position of the PC. B. We certainly w
Proprietor of WING-EZE Shop begs to a black mass, which ought to be the English TN Order to moet the wishga of the Native the work is so complete that a referenco inform the public shat his Bhop has been J. W. Wilcomb, Master, will load for the above GO, will leave this Port for the above places. Fackets viu. San Francisco, will be as follows three-maater, but abe wight she turn out to Community, the Chinees Issus of this to its pages enables are hender stablished since 1855, at. Endicott's Lane, and Port, and have quick despatch.-- be one of the two vessels belonging to the Faper has been, from the commonooment of the atunda English to communicate, fed feely that be has always e great quantity of BEST For Fright or Fresage, apply to Government, and between which she was at China New Year, insted DAILY instead, of on with natives who understan nothing but Ch 0OAD in store for sale. Gentleman or Ship-
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. anchor. All was loss if we hailed ore of those alternate days as before
nese. In this respect the work will be found mastore wishing to patruniso bim, ens requested
·Teséli, or it wa want caught sight of by their The Euper has been Batublished for nearly indispensable to all Boropeans weiding into syply et bis Bhop watch. It was akoles thinking of remaining Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage China, and to the natives themselves it ex stationary in fall harbour, where fresh rounils mont, inder the Direction of a Well Educated plains suljects fally with which very low i would pass every minute. We decided to ran Chinese Gentleman; gives reliable commercial deed of them are perfectly acquainted.To the risk of mistake and to near the black and genetal, formation, and has the same parties resident in Bagland and interested in position with the Native Community na to Ad- Uking it cannot but be valuable occasionally,
mega,
"Bho gave no me of life; we rowed round vartidehents and Nows us the Buglish Daily berjiwe ponand ander. It was impossible to Press with the Foreign Community The know with certainly that it was the P. CE. Ubarga for Advertisements will be as hereto The night war ao think that we old neither toro distinguish the figurehend fore nor the name Hongkong, n February, 1874,
THUBNEE & Co.,
PATERNOSTER ROW;
W. H. BELL
* DAILY F2868” OFFICE, HOUSKOUD,
17 1543. Hongkong, 16th August, 1879,
TH
FOR SAIGON.
NEE Steamér. V prí
"PARRUTH /
wi laive for the above Fort next week.
For Freight or Passage, Spply to
BODY SHING Fa 1949 Hongkong, 7th August, 1974
tf 1170 Hongkong, 27th July, 1874
FOR LONDON." CEE new d 1 British Clippor Sobooner.
JESSIE MODUNALD,"
THE
Wm, Sinewright, Master, will load love and at Whampoa and will have immediate despatch for the above Port.
Fate of Freight, £9 ĩa, 6d. per 50 feet.
For Freight, apply to MORE VOGEL HAGEDOEN E 001
1034 Hongkong, 1st July, 1874)
Fora packet above 2,ounoes not c
ceedings o
Shipping orders will be granted till noon, dargo will be received on board until 4.P.M., Specie and Parvels andil 31.2, on the 21st Angust, 1874 (Parools are not to be sent und eight cants forevery additional fons ennQAS, on board, they must be left at the Agency's These rates apply to Printed Cruulure, Price Ose.) Contents and value of Packages are Tasts, Market Reports, and all printed papera required, or other than Newspapers, as well as to Booke
For further particulars, apply at the Com-and Trade Patterns or Sample paoy's Ofice. No
0. BERTRAND F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Generni, Principal Agent General Post Office.I Hongkong, 11th August, 1974,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1870.
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