1874-10-24 — Page 3

-FLOGGING IN SCHOOLS,

EARTHQUAKE IN CEYLON, A

(Ceylon Times, Oct., Kith J

The earthquake to which we Allated to sea. tanday's issue, Homs to have been generally folt all soross the Central Provence, Frans: In gutale to the vipiuity of Kurunegalle

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A pupil teacher has been nooused of hasteaing the death of a little boy by beating him numëroj fully. From a letter by Mr. Hulkolay, in the Tinca, wo gather that he has been accused asbly, and without due consideration of the evidonea. The gate, however, calls renewed') A Langella correspondent writes as ----Just attention to a subject of pressing importance, a note to say we had • compus at five this LONDON... Pupil teachers have no right whatever to mording (19th) in the shape of an earthquake chastise scholars, but it is to be feared this It seemed to travel from cast to west. Let's "privilege" la frequently conceded to them, bone it will keep away, unties it shakes our and as frequently abused, It is not only oties" blossom."... those subordinates who are sometimes guilty A Dimbula planter writes na follows :-I v. of gross cruelty head master alan oren wakened, this using by a rupid fregular sionally givò, nice to scandal by their passinking of my lod, and a tattling of the aionate moda of correcting pupils. The time things upon iny dressing table. I jumped

Sir Harry Parks hus.come to consider whether thie method of up tones and inferred from, the rapid

Dathley Bish enforcing disciplina in schools ought not to be vibrations, which seemed to increase ju intensity

myadvising, Bansa Hopewell.: completely abandoned. It is neccesary school-actil they elmipated in one qulok cobraleive

monitor North Amerioad

..Heemal... masters should bare some means of compelling shaks that made everything in the room clatter

...Morning Light. crimpliance with their directions. We har that an earthquake was going on. Then fol. SAN FRANCI800.

De. "love" alone, supposed by scina enthusiasts to lowed a hollow rambling noies which seemed to

via YOKOHAMA... Taucouver (str.).. be the sole force capable of permanently in die away to the westward. This was a fow SAMARANG, BRISBANE, ... Normanby (str.).

Malacca (str.) proving young minds, will never suflee to make putea past flee, and the succession of shookE SINGAPORE, HOMBAY, de wild boya, inll of animal spirite, altand to dry must have lasted about Ove seconds. I went out SINGAPORE AND PENANG... Armation Apoar (str.)...Sebulize Kadies or maintain the orderly behaviour co- and found that my boracleeper and about other SAIGON..... Kagalia (str.)............... sential to good work in a class room, It does not servants had alao bosta alarmed, and from the MANILA AND ILOILO Pepita............ follow that flogging should be resorted to. That emmation and nuts that came up from the TOKOHAMA,pipur, Bombay (str.)...... may at one period barn been thobjectionable, coelie Race, it was clear that they also had been SHANGHAI NAGABAKI, &o. Oregonian (str.).... In any onto it-tore in kasping with the startled. I may mention that all the dog HANGIA Delhi (str) wy

SHANGHAI TỰ ROOCHOW ..... Mongol sol ideas and manier of a punt ago than with those about the bungalow were sowed by the sucking of the present. Whether or not we have ad- and one jumped into my bad, apparently con

.....Glenfniloof (str.). vanced beyond our forefathers of a century or sidering it the satent part of the premises, and,

Yazigueze (str.) two ago in general civilisation, we are certainty jay there trembling and whining. The boraes, an

[SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Yeasu (str.)......... more bamme, and strive to obtain good objects the other band, did not seein in the least degree by less rough and ready mess Flogging pat about. I remember once experiencing a now.a-daya is degrading at once to those who shock of an cartbqcakein Bagland. It must have bave to endure and those who inflict that panoon in fifty-ainger sixty, I think; but so far ishment. And it does not really intimidate as my momory Barres me to compare the two; boys. High-spirited lade must be noted on the one of this morning lated manch langer, by other motives than those derived from the and its vibrations were quicker and more prospect of physical pain. The throat of whip. sovere ping cells up spirit of brarado and excites anger and remstance, Schoolmasters should, therefore, aeriously consider whether they would pot sozsult their own interenta, promote the dignity of their profession, and increase its usefulness, by abolishing a custom condemnod by the spirit of the time. There murat he other ways of obecking indolence, neglect, und dis. obudionoe.--In Germany wasters find no diffiwan fält up here this morning at about 5 am ezity in doing their work without the use of the fash, Waut Gerotans can do is not beyond Englishmen. Corporal punishment abould be reserved for the most degraded class of oripsi. nale; not used in the ones of boys. whose worst huulte verdly justify ouch rade treatment Globe.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE DULL SEASON.

A Badalla correspondent writes:-"Athir past 5 o'look this morning we had a hug book of earthquake, putting us allout of bed. The book was followed by a rambling Doise, like the sound of thunder bescil remote. It soemad as if travelling fron osat to weat."

The following account comes to me from Matoratta Ä alight shook of an earthquake and lasted for about a misuse or so. The na tives, who bad never experienced sub a thing, called out for aid ander the impression that some mishap was going to conar to the conn try. The black produced bed an alarming effect pa the people. Sumo took it up as a proceeding on the part of a demon, whom they seem to venerate, obhorses-a-warning, and othero se a sign that a certain number of years had clapasd. On the whole, it was quite a trent to listen to the various opinions given by the zalives."

My first idea was that same extorsions landetip ust have taken place in the neighbourhood, an event very probable on account of the continued rain. However, nothing further

urred till about 9 o'clock when a travalier from Poonhooloya-called in and asked me if

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felt the earthquake, and described the shook more severe than what I had felt, Inter in the day others from Rambodde itself and Foundholeya mautioned the same thing.! tabing of the bonses, rattling of the glas- Wate, and an on. It seems to have been avere RUFFLES enough to waken poopla, and you will probably receive other accounts from different places."

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Another Kaduganawa lotter informs "There was an earthquake bere on Saturday morning at 4.50 . It lasted for about 5 econds, was distinctly fols by almost every European resident and tas mujority of tas atives. The shock caused the doors and win- one of my house to rattle"

AND RUFFLING.

SASHES

AND

SASH RIBBONS.

SILK SOAR YES. HOSIERY, GLOVES, FLOWERS, FEATHERS.

(Alall Pall Gassilo.) London Je in the state conventionally called empty, that is to any, deprived of a fraction of The morning at balf-past four, many of us

Our Baizbodde correspondeat writes me its population which cannot at any que tine be very considerable. By another conventional were rinsed out of our sleep by a smart sbook assumption, London in its conventionally empty of earthquake: Happening to be only doing atate has become a by-word and a symbol of the myself I felt the shaking most distinctly, and extrowe abomination of deletion. Navartae-eard a rumbling noise for a second or two.. less there are members of tigh migratory fraction afereid who, for some special reason, bave to take their summer holiday earlier, or to wait for it till later, er to go without it, and are thus brought back to town or kept there contrary to their nemal babit. It is whispered in free thinking gincles that these unbappy beings do not find London altogether uninuabituin. I would sem that the rising of Parliament denies them none of the common uses of life. The needful tinga of lifa have become yo dearer to buy, and things not needful are in some cases cheaper. Que van move about in the streete with more freedom, than when there was a crowd of fusionable carriages,! And one's life and property- aro, at any Tate, nu worse protected than when many policemen were told off to keep those earringos in order. As for society and entertainments, did not the people who have now gone out of town spend the inst three weeks of the season in protesting that they longed to be rid of them 2 And are we not as well rid of these things by letting the town' away from us by running away from the town! As for acting our friends, or society in its true meaning as distinct from its fabionable caning, the odds are that many days will not pug without soms one or two beng in town, either in the middle of a Hight adrces the country or for some eccentric reason like our own, who will be only too glad to see Da Ae Tor learning, tastes, and occupă- Liona, we can only satisfy ourselves se sound as of a short, sharp guet of squally well now as at any other time, by perhaps wind. The shock was continuous and lasted better, for the learned professions complain on or two seconds. I enquired later on of that sheir work in the season will be um sue or two gentlemen whether they had folt keep up their fearning or onltivate their tastes.. but they apparently had not. So convinced, The museums and librarios of London have not however, was I that it was on unwistakable ran away, and we quos find with our present erbbqasketbal I asked Captain Donnen, whet means of observation that the magnitude or I saw in the ovening, to take a note of the date. direction of the leading thoroughfares is semi-and hour of occurrines so that in case it was bly changed. In short, una feele almost exa- fett elsewhere notes might be compared. Of beidened to ask of coures, only in the most course the situation of any bona, some diatones sceres chambers of the brain-what, after all, is out on the lake, and standing alone as it does, T.ADIES the difference between London fall and London bave caused an to feel the effects more empty? What is it that we misa? Not any then we abould have otherwis done, I may material part of our daily life, it we are to Buy that it is not the Erat earthquake I Lave spank for those who are neither fashionable or tell, thungh it is the first genation of one:I

BABY LINEN

AND

We have only beard of suc instance in which 57 ymptoms of the earthquake were perceived in Colombo, The following letter from "T.H." Slave Island, seem concisive bat the shook of thejuske on Saturday morning, the 19th instant, just before gon fire. The bed in which I was, upėtaira, was so continuusly and violently shaken that had another sbook occurred I was prepared with my wife for frozi saat to west, and was accompanied by TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS. Fa halt outside. The wave was distinctly

in Parliament. Yet there is an answer, and in have experienced in Ceylon.*

finding it we shall come to know something of

the curiosities of our own mindea: The answer Mr and Mrs. 8. O. Hall will celebrated their ie in one word-Possibilities. We seldom golden wedding on the 2065 altimo, having refoot how much the life of a civilizēd 'man is been married on the 20th of September, 1824, mede op of the consciousness of the things het St George's, Hanover-square. A proposal in might do if he chose to bis presont circum-out to present them with a testimonin on sincs, and even of the things he might be is the day xamod. Mr. Hall has been the editor position to close to do under some atter of be-Art Journal for pearly forty years, quà imagined circumstances. There is a certain bars. Hail bas written and edited many useful gain to our feeling of individual power from a and entertaining works.

Pacific railroad or a New Zealand-telegraph cable. We may see no reasonable case for COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOL thinking we shall ever want to travol Ban

COTODES 23RD, EVENING, Francisco or telegraph to New Zealand, but dur The market for Bengal Drag kan kept steady imagibution feeds obaourely on the bare pos daring the day sales have been small, Paton sibility that the power of doing so may be $5784 8580; Benarea $6484 to $550. Bati- Rasful to us same day. Indeed, this kind of matod stocke Patne 500 cheats; Botares 275 feeling may become so satisfying as to bluntotesta; total. 775 cheate. Tao steamers Hi- our appetite ke the reality of the things dostan and Sea Gull bare between them 1,094 imagined. It is very well known that the things chests for China, and 665 for the Straits total, we most constantly omit to do are those test 1,759 in all. "No change in Mutwa. -we-can-do wirenever we like ? BOME WOULD BLY, borrowing an argument from doubtfal regiona

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B

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of mixed mathematics, because there is 20 don ressen for doing them as one time more than 95 aske Ginger, 250 enace Ginger, 50 bozes another: we should my, more simply and posi-Star Aniseed, 3,815 borea Ossain, 1,851 boxe tively, jast beans we can do them at any time. Wax. 150 biles Waste B, 245 pkg. Canes, Now the London-stop offers an almost-un-171-boxes-China. Wara 20-piga Camphor! limited field to this vague sentiment of pos- Wood Trunks, and 3 pkgs, Sundries. sibilities a sentiment,ao vaghs that it really falls abort of imagination; though we have

already used that word for lack of a better O LONDON..

one. This gathering together into a foons

of very rapid interopras and interchanga of the sorts of people who command the least material and most mined and effectual forms

4/17

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Bauk Bilis, on demand, Bank, Bille, at 30 days' night,4 Bark Bille, at 8 montos right, 4/24 Crodita at 6 months' eight 24 Documentary Hilla, 4t6 months”

night

of pawar-the powers of rank, wealth, and in- talleor this whirl of molecules in the brain of the body pelitio, which in siled the Tondon season, is it not the concentration of endless Os CALOUTTA.-Baak, on demand 222 possibilities, whence may some forth at any ON SHANGHALAY

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Jaetters oun be posted on board the Packet from 2.30... to 2,50 r., on psyciont of a Late Feo of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory, Correspondense scufficiently propnið" will be forwarded by the English Packets,

Jorrespondence addressed to Youchma and the United States must, he superioribed per- *VANCOUTER, and that wldressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed "vid San Francisco."

General Post Office,.

THE Chartered S. 8. "VANCOUVNIC win leave. Hongkong for San Francisco, via Tosobama, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th inst,

F. W. MITOHELL: ut&P.x. Laking Passengers, Maile, und Freight, for Japan, the United Stubes, and Europe.

Postmaster General. Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko Hongkong, 21st October, 1874. Inma and other Japan Ports, to San Fransiscs,

NAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET to ports in Mexico, Central and South Americ Lood to New York and Bumpe, VIA PANAMA. The Puglist Contrast Racket "MALAC. A Stenmer of the Company will leave Stung- Cd," will be disparobed with the usual Maile hai, via the Inland Sea Forts, about the ante fá. Enrage. ., ou THURSDAY, the 29th

This Society's Produce obtained-Mention will leave for the above place shortly after the dute, and "biako close connection at Yokohama.start-Nobn. Honorable" at the Faria Exhibition in 1866, arrival of the next English Mai). und ** Módaille de Progrès" at the Vianna Ex. hibition in 1873,

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Hongkang, 19th October, 1874, (17/2 HOOK

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, CLARET,

Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKTY. A Parcel Packages should be marked CHAMPAGNES :---

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For larger information na to Feas THE P. & 0.8. N. Oo,'s Stenship. Baena Vista,

Kreight, apply to the Ageuoy of the Company Pearl of California, in quaes of X doza)

G. B. EMORT, Quarta, sad cases of Pints, FREDERIO DEGENAJR. _sf_1580_Hougkong, 30th September, 1971.1

Kengkong, "October 104b, 18752: VARROUTS, CIGARS

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A New York and Aspinwall, Puessngors Money Orders on any of the Money Order have selection of various lines of Stentatrs to Offees in the United Kingdom will be granted England, France, and Germany.

unlif 5 r., on the 28th instant. Erit will be received on board antil A P.M.The Post-Ofice will be open tatil 6 PM..on on the 27th instant Parcel Packages fill be the 28th instans. revived at the Office until 5.4. of the game better, to, may be posted during the night

the bot lete apea for their reception. beds for registration will be received until anders may be posted until 10A.M. on the

on the 99th instant.

Campbell'e Pizatation Brand CIGARS. Campbell'e Dindigul Brand QHEROUTS. Campbell'e Trichinopoly Brand CHEROOTS, TERMS--Cash. Apply to

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THE "CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY FOR 1874.

-NOW-ON-SALE

JAHIS. Wode, now in the TWELFTH-

yeur of its existence, is now on usió, It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, from the best and mous authentic sources, and no pains

· have been spared to make the work com- plote in all respects.

In addition to the anzi, mariod an voluminous information, the value of the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY Fox 1874 bas been further sagmented by a

CHROMO-LÍTHQGRAPH

OF A

PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI,

A Chromo-Lithograph Plato, of the -NEW GODE OF SIGNALS IN USE

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----

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JAPAN,

THE COAST OF CHINA; ALSO, THE NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

HONGKONG :

besides other local information and sta- tistics corrected to date of publication, tending to make this work in every way uitable for Public Mercantile,-and- General Officis.)

The Directory is published in Two Forme Complete at $5, or with the Listo of Rasidents, Port Directories, Maps, &c., ut $3.

Orders for Uoples may be sent to the Daily Pre or to the following Agenta-m

Menara. J. P. DA SILVA & ÚG,

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Kanker and i words which the Chinese have of late years been Eiser Porla,) compelled to coin to express the numerous ab. Chefon and jeste su machinery photography, telegraphy, and Newahrung, J in science generally, which the rapid advance Tientsin and i

·Paking...

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KEYTY & Co, Shanghai... HALL & HOLTZ.- KELLY & CO.

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a great variety of possibiltics of both kinds- only things that might happen, to ns, and things we might do if we chose. For instance, conf. premium.

man may fall with the same ramber of Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares, friends on a particular day in May and a par --$80.per share, promin

isular day in September, but the number of Ching Traders Insurance Company's Shares friends be might have fallen in with is obvious

enter in M. When we ask with cor- Chinnapas Angine Inourance-Tis, 80

$1,600 par abøre, me tain 100e of congratulation of people being in"

per share, toen," wa moan that we baze within resol toe Chincas Insurance Company-$180 per share, danal number of people whom we can see and Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares speak with if we choose; many of them we shall $530 per share,

Both the Court and Panti pronunciations are given, the accents being carefully marked ou

.....Mr. O D. Mosa, Japan Gazelle

Office The best principle hitherto attained. The typo Muntia, ....MARSÝR. J. UZ TOYZAGA & Co. graphy displays the success of an attempt to Singapore Straits Times Office in the sise of body, thereby affecting a rast make the Chiume aut English type correspond boutonne. §. Azgas. Clement'e Lane,

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previously attained, and disposing with thond San Francisco, Mr L. P. Frames, 21, Mer rast margina and ment spaces which have

chants Exchange.

see but little, some probably, not at all, bọt, China Fire Insurance Company's Blares-10 heretofore oharsoberized. Chinese publications. Neto York...Mossrs. B. M. PETTINGILL & Co

we like to know they are there. When, again,

per share, res

we say there is nobody in town we meau Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares

that our field of choice diminished; my 8125 per sharą.

stat miss the company of this or that sounin Hongkong and Whampcs Dook Company's tance in particular perhaps we should not week Shares-45 per cent discount. it if it were near at band yet we hardly like Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s to know that it is beyond our grasp. In like peraent, promisn manner, refsation will show that all losses Shanghai Beata Navigation Company Tla winilever, so far ne they are at all important, 85 per share. When are estimated in terms of indefinite pozabilities Hongkong, Gas Company's Shares-$75 per rather than of any defuite enjoyment. A msa abare, may live among books ho never reads, or nit in one place all days, but let misluy a books and be will straightway fassy Indo-Chineas Sugar Company-894 per cent.

him

that he wanta to read it; let him long Lke uso of his legs for a time, and he is filled with restless longinge to walk to severul piacAS at once. The loss of money, again, is the loss not merely of any one of the things one might have done with it, but of the choice among all those things. And thus our meditation has led ue, if wo may use a little graonlar jargon, appreciate a subjective element in the dullness of the dull season. It has also led us unawares so near to the region of metaphysics that we may writ perceive that J. S. Mill was not so very far from common sense when he reduced the whole exterunt work to bundles of pos- dibilitica

Those who want good temper will not wast troshle

Leisura is sweet to those who have earned it, but burdensome to those who get it for nothing.

Hongkong Hotel Company'a Shares-460 per

cent. discount

discount.

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following faste aro submitted for consideration. Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 16,000 Chiness obgracters, and Medhurst's English F, and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work mains more than 50,000 Bagish words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese akarao-

97, Park Row

ESSEN (GERMANY)

KRUPPS GAFT STREL WORKS, SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN, MAF. PEIL,

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tera, Again, despite all the grammar and 1671 Hongkong,Shanghai, Catogen (Germany) other elementer works as yet publiabed, the student of this difficult language absolutely rem quirus examples to display the various appli entions and equivalents of different words which ALL have one general meaning. Of these oxamples

this work contains more than five times, as

many an any other Dictionary, hitherto pub Jished

For praptical purposes the arrangement of the work is no complete, that a reference to its pages enables a person who under- Kwong-stands English to communionte festivaly

with natives who understand nothing but Of

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0 MANUFACTURES OF DESCRIPTIONS OF MATTING. WORME QUEEN'S ROAD, WEST POINT," (Near the Sailors' Home.) OrFIOE-Yew Ken, No. 30, Wing book Strest,

1129 Hongkong, 10th September 1874,

* - NOTICE.

HONGKONG.

Order to moet die wishes of the Native Community, the Chinesa Issue of this

"DELBL" will teave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next Bugláb Mail:

A. MoIVER,

uperintendent. P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Office,"

Hongkong, 19th October, 1874 719 NEW YORK, LONDON, AND CHINA

STEAMSHIP QUMPANT, LINTTED...

FOR NEW OBR vi SUEZ CANALE THE Company's Steamer

Acting Agent,

· BOMBAY, MADRAS, VALOUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. WE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

-NAVIGATION. CONFANT'S Steamship.

TARTAR" Captain J. A. Farfa, now loading at Amoy, willABACC4" Optain S. D. SHALLAZU, with call at Hongkong, es route for New Torkargos will leave. this for the above pinces on Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specio, and about the 27th inatent, and may have room for THURSDAY, the 29th instant, at Noon. aomall amount of Cargo..

For Freight or Passage, apply to y

AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co

Agents.

* f 1714. Hongkong, 19th October, 187%. FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG, AVIA SUEZ CANAL)

HE German Steamer

*ESSEN,” Jürgensen, Mastor, shortly expected from Shanghai, will have.early despaiah us abord.

For Fesight or Passage, apply to

WM. PUŠTAU & Co.

Agents. tf 1732 Hongkong, 21st October, 1874.

FOR MANILA AND ILOILO. 541 Spaniel Bark

PEPITA."

Aldoos, Meeter, will have immediate despatch for the above Pors

For Freigatur Passage:apply to

REMEDIOS & Co. at 1739 v longkong, 2nd October, 1874.

· · POR=BLEMEN OR HAMBURG, ME British Ship

T

* CARANJA,”-

Georgo Cawss, Master, will load here and a Whampoa, and will have quick delghtch for the Labara Paris.

For Froigb apply to

if 173

www.PUSTA. Bongtong. Alat October, 1874

FOR NEW-YORE. To follow the " Hupczul.") *

THE AI British Ship

"BEEMAH," Captain Blackstone, will land here and at Whatapon as above..

For Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE,HARD & Co.

t 1715 Hongkong, 19th October, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK,

TEA 1 American Clipper Ship

"NORTH AMERICAN” Captain G. W. Tucker, will load here and at Whempon, and have early despatch as abovo,”

For Freight, apply to

RÜSSELL & Co. 1708 Hongkong, 17th October, 1874.

FOR LONDON,

HEA 1 British Barque

THE

**MATHILDA, ATHELING,” Wherest, Master, will load here, st Whampen, and at Mseao, and will have quick despatch for the above, Port

For Freight apply to

MCG. HEATON,

OR: THOMAS & MERCER,

Castons, 1700 Hongkong, 16th October, 187

FOR LONDON. HE 1 British Ship

"ALBUERA

W. H. Thooras, Minter, will load here and at Whampoa, and will have immediate despatol Tor lie above Part

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 04, 1802 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1874.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. TMENT Bitch Srip-~~-

A MORNING LIGHT, (2,377 Tonis, Captain Chaston, will load here for

the above Port, and will bave early desputab.

For Freight, apply to

PESARO VOGŘÍ, HAGEDORN, & Co. tf 1585 Hongkong, 30th September, 1874, FOR NEW YORK. THE 1 British Barque

THEY

BOPEWELL! Captam Parepo, will lead here, and as Wham. pou as above statem

For Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Œo. tf 1500 Hongkong, 29th September, 1874 FOR LONDON. EE British Barque

FALCON."

Shiel, Master, will load bere, at Whampúa, and at Mnoso, and will have immediate despatch for the aboro Port.

→→For-Freight, apply to

TÅ. MacG. HEATON, DE THOMAS & MERUER,

Canton

If 1423 Hongkong, th September, 1874

FOR LONDON: TRE

TRE 41 British Bark,

ARDENT," Robert Clasper, Master, will load kére and at Whampon, and will have immediate dospatch for the above Port.

For Freight, apply to

VOGËL, HAGEDOBY & Co. M: 1419 Hongkong, Pik September, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK, G 1188 4 1 Peruvian Ship,

SALE ON OCTOBER 23RD, 1974. da reported by Chonour, fook wo to travelling trader.

White Wax, 4 pieces, at $71.50, by Cutlich, 18 package, at $22,00, by Kwong-nes. In this repeat the work will be found Paper has been, from the commencement of the fook-wo to travelling trader.

indispensable to all Europeans raiding in China Now Yest, seed DAILY instead of on fable-sio, to travelling trader:

Mushrooms, 10 eiser, at $66,00, by Kwong Chius, and to the natives thèmes van it explorante days as beför?.

plains subjecta folly "with which very few in The Paper has bean Established for nearly Wood Oil, 30 tuts, at 'T's. 6.3.0.0, by Kong partice resident in England azid interested in ment, ander the Direction of a Well Ekinekted leed of them are perfectly acquainted. To Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Binpage took to travelling trudef

Dried Lily Flours, 7 packages, ut 12.59, by China it cannot bas be invaluable occasionally. Chinese Gentlemans gives reliable commercial Kwong-fook me to travelling trader,

It comprises upwards of two thousand large and general information, and has the same

position with the Native Community us to Ad-A. Urtubingas, Master, will food here and at versteeguts and Neva ne the English Daily Whampoa for the abard Fort, and will have Frew with the Foreign Community. The quick deapatob Charge for Advertiseazents will be as hereto

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874.

· Hengua, 12 bags, at-25100, by Kwong-look- quarto pagon-

wo to travelling trader.

Termiccite; 50 bags, an $8.20, by Hing-tye

te bravelling binder,

Ouklefish, 20 bags, at $15,50, by Okup-foong to travellion trader.

TRUBNER & Co...

60 PATERNOSTER HOW;

W. H. BELLA KHAS ***DAILY: PRESS" UFFION, HONGKONG,

S

“SAN JUAN SE flats American Ship " James R. Koeler"}

For Freight, at low rates, apply tore

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & 00: tf 1122 Hongkong, 99th Jaiy, 174

diantau, without Inte fee.

Letters posted after 10 am on the 29t instant, "swill, not be forwarded unless tho Late Fee of 18 cents each na well as the postago is prepaid."

The latest time for posting Letters at this Office is 11 A.M., and for Nowspapers, Books, or Patterns 16 s., on the 29th instant.

Late lettera (but Letters only) addressed to the Vaited Kingdom A Brindis, or to Siu gapura, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.30 A.. to the time of sailing, on pay. ment of a Late Fee of 48 cents each in addition to the postage. 1

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General General Post-Office.

Hongkong, 17th October, 187,

As some misapprehension exists, regarding Cargo will be received on board until Noon, the transmission of Packets and Samples the 25th idem. Specie and Pascala at the office net 2 P.M. on through the Post, it is hereby notified for

general information, that the privilege of send- For Particulars regarding Freight and Tasting such articles through the Post at the rates bags, apply at the P. & 0.. N. Cos Ofice of pastage applicable to them is restricted to Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF é do Trade Patterns or Samples of Morsian PAOKAGES ARE REQUIRED. *

dles. Goode sent for Bula, or in execution of

A Written Declaration of the Contents an order (however wall the quantity sy be), and Value of the Packages for the verband or any artigion anne by one private tallividual Route is required by the Egyptian Government to another which are not actually patterus or and must be delivered by the Shippers to the amples, are not admissible Company's Agents, with the Billof fading of

FW. MITCHELL, with Parata, anit the Company do goz hold themselves responsible for any Detention or General Post Office, Prejudice which may hupper from the congkong, Bṭh October, 1974. rectness in such.deolaration,

Postmaster General.

The Company reserve the.option of forward- It is hereby notified that the postage charge. ing all goods shipped by their Stoainers for able upon Paid Letters addressed to France Furope brough Brypt. either by rail, or by will hopeforward be 12 cento per quarter ounce Canal in their own Swanure, of in "ressels when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and employed for the purpose.

18 cents per quarter ounce, when forwarded by Shippers, are particularly voquested to note British Mail Paket the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading, p

A. MUIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navitation: Oo.'s Office, Bangkong, 17th October, 1874.

La

** FOR SALE. S

BE-Spanish-Screw-Stowier

CORMOSA 168 44m Degister, 7,500 pionis Chrying Capas

For Kalitionfinal; Apply-to

VOGEL RAGEDORN &.00

tf 1416 Hongkong, 9th September, 1874. FOOCHOW DOOR

PAGODAMOÑORAGE.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postnator General General Post-Ofiles, Bongkung.

It is hereby notified fox. general information that, the Footage (which must be paid in n

nued) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed- ward Island, will henceforward be as follows-

When forwarded the

Fri

12 coats och kalf.ounes. When forwarded við

Mavoillea .................36 nents each half-ounce When forwarded vil

Southampton... 28 couts each half.ounce.

F. W. MITOHELL,

Postmaster-General,

General Post Office, Hongkong

The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having given notice to the General Post Coo in Lon HE above Granite-floored DOCK has lately don that articles of Jewellery received in that been LENGTHENED to 400 feet over all, Colony ero obargeable with Customs Duties, and is now capable of receiving vessels up to the undersigned considers it necessary to make 360 feet on the keel. The bremith of the Duck this Regulation known to the Publie, and to at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 feet, and state that any letters or packets containing the width at the entrance is 56 Feat Depth of such articles sent through the Peat are liable, water on the sill 13 feet at average neap, and with their contente, to be forfeited. 17 feet at average spring tides.

The Dook has a Cuisson Gato, sud is pumped - out by aléano.

A new FOUNDRY, för lageiron and brass ba oastings bus recently been added.

FW. MITOFELL,

Postmaster Gerenai.

Genival Post-Ofice, Hongkong.

It is hereby notified for general information

The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Screw that pecfortart the Postage on Lattera ad. Catting Gap-lathe, Small Lathes, Drilling and drooped to Hoggia, when marked to be forward. Senewing Machines, Steam Saw Mill, Large dla Southampton, will be reduced to 40 venta

perib Mounos Smithy, &c. &..

Dry Godowns are on the premises, available

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster-Generai, for stowage of cargo, de

General Post Office, Hongkong-

A large look of Timber, Hetal, and other Duck-yard Malerist always on hand.

Teanela docked for examination, remetalled,

It is licreby notified that henceforward the reeparred, repair also dose-in-harbour and postage of letters addressed to Deamerk, when iron ships and steamers cleaned and painted, at forwarded vit Southampton, will be 28 centa moderata charges. Particulars can be obtain. per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid o at the book, or on application to the ander letters will be subject to an additional charge.

on delivery. sirged.

F. W, MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post-Office, Hongkorg.

The Steam Tag Wooneng is in thorough working order, and is available at all times tu tow vessels to or from aes, at rensonable rutes.

JOHN FOESTER & ̧ÚÐ," 1039 - Foochow, 18th Jane, 1873.

NOW ON SALE.

HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION ΤΗ

AND

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, By DC DEVAN, with many Additions, Correo tions, and Dr. Wintrama' Orthography. PRICE. In Paper Wrapper

$100 $100

Neatly Bound,................................... Apply at the Daily Press Office.

HE: UNDEESIGNED boge to inform the

Publio of HONGKONG, HO NAM AND CANTON that he has ahops established at those places in the name of Hina Kart

Ia HONGKONG, at the Central Market, No. 1, he bus constantly on band: BEEF, MUTTON, POULTRY, BREAD, VEGE, TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES; dv., of the beat quality,

It is hereby notified that the rates of postage" obargeable henceforth on Letters addressed tu the United Kingdom, and to places beyond thạ~- United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as those aburgeable on Letters forwarded by British Packet via Brin- dia,

KAW. MITCHELL

Postmaster General,

- General-Post-Office, Hongkong,

It is boroby notifiod for general information that on and after the 1st August next, the Cóminiesion chargeable on Money Orders issued upon the United Kingdom at Hongkong, Bhangbai, and Tokohama will be as follows,

via.

On mums not exceeding $2.18 gents. Above £2 and not exceeding £5...36 Above £5 and not exceeding £7...54 Above 27 and not exceeding, £10..72:

TV MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,

In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, th Horegoing artiolent with the addition of EFI

KITS, SUDA WATER, ko, and GAME when i in sesion. A

It is hereby notified that Lettere addressed Gentlemen and Funilics desirous, of patron-Ito France may be sent other paid or supaid at izing blu, ara reytested to apply at bis shopathe option of the senderr hat the postage on as above, where a fist of pridea of articles will | Prinea Current, Newspapers and Booke enomot be farnished, which will be supplied at the cams be prepaid

raw all the year round, ***, AND ADVERT

Found, HING KES. A

ly 742 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874.

ASWATION & 00. CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS`

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGE AND

HE. THE GOVERNOR, AM DEG to announce that they have just ro Bo Choice Assortment of FERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES

tr 976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873

By diverg: NUTIDE.

THAMURS leaving this port requiring 00AL, can obtain it. from the Under signed.

W. G. HALD & Co. WELCOME Saigon

t 1561 16th September, 1873,

For each bounce

The rate of postage chargeable on Letters addressed to Franes per French Packet

12 cents. Per British Packet when marked við

Brindisi...

18 Per British Packet whes marked på a

Alexandria and Marsailles 12.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Feat Office, Hongkong.

is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in adrance, chargeable on Fackets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sens from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States, Packets via San Francisco, will be as followe

For a packot not exceeding 1 ounce

in weight For a paket above 1 ounce not ex-

oneding 2 order

ཆོས

For a packel above 3 ounces Bot ex-

ceeding $ vunoos2

AAA

conta

WING-EN COAL SHOPA

8 Proprater of WING-KEE Shop bag to and tightsonts for every additional four ounces. inform the pabits that his Shop has been - Thego, rates apply to Printed Circulars, Priso established since 1855, at Endicotta Lane, and Lists, Market Repors, and all printed papers that bo bas always a great quantity of BEST other than Newspapers, as well as to Books COAL in store for Sale Gentlemen or Blips and Trade Patterns or Samples, an mastora wishing to patronise kini, are requested

F. V. MITCHELL, VAGY to apply at bis Shop, ou se

Postmaster General 10sHongkong, 23rd September, 1874, General Post Ofoe, Hongkong.