MISCELLANEOUS, APPRECIATIVE Wire Husband," said the wife of a young clergyman, real me one of our sormons. I feel dreadfully wakell to right, and I wish to sleep
SPLENDID WEST INDIA HARBOR.! Where is Mark Twain P ́ His favorito spot for a brickyard in the Kaland of St. Thomas most be in condition not much better than was that of St. Thomas, as he described it. At any rate, Jamaion cannot be in any better An ingeniom baker sought to justify the high. condition, acanding to the reports per tele-price of his loves by saying that he had it so graph, concerning the harrianae that recently the authority of an eminent naturalist, that the swept. across the island. Like some of the Coe belongs to the deer tribe.
THE DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION
VESBEL'S NAME
САРТАЇН
AT
FOR FREIGHT À EFLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHtr
LONDON río SUEZ CANAL.... Ájuk (Bhki)............. LONDON... NW YORK
Do. Do
Chuttauongs
Comiksay.
islands of the Pacific, the East India Islands, PEACE Peace a better than joy. Joy is so-wed, the West Indies have their periodio always on tiptoe to depart. It tires and weara farms of high and violent windo. If they have ve out, and yet keeps us ever tenring that the not their monsoons, they have the hurricanes, not moment it will be gore. Penos and their destructiveness is about equal to the it comes more quietly, it stays more contentedly typboona that comsionally allliot the coasta of awl it never eximusta ar strength, nor gives China and Japan, and other lands thereabouts. Coone anzians, forecasting thought. Therefore The bareioane in Jamaica appears to have been let us pray for peaco one of great vintence. It blow down the cans, injured the coffee; there were enormous land. slides, which blocked up ronds and rivers with bage trees, as well as earth iron bridges were best, and the river rose six feet higher than ever before known, and cattle and bores were swept to sea. So ways the belogram, in which is condensed a whole volume of disasters. Now, it may be that acme of one people are still to
SYMFATTY. In s world like the presunt, one NINGPO, AND SHANGHAI..... Yangtze (str.). favor of acquiring some of those West Indini Ilands, for the benefit of our shipping and of the grandest occnpations is that of givingWTOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglas (att.) cotumeros. But for our part, to use the ver condolence. We aaght all of us to study this acular,We do not see it," Aby man, with holy solence of Imparting comfort to the There are any who could look but a slight acquaintance with son life, and troubled.
Joha Kikken DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, New Alva.......... Tom baught a gallon of gin to take home, AN FLANCISCO
Morning Light, Do. and, by way of a label, wrote his name apon a
DO YOKOHAMA... Vancouver (str.),, card, which happened to be the seven of clube, STORE, PENANG, & CAL TA China (atr.).... und tied it to the bandia. A friend cousing SINGAPORE BOMBAY,
long and observing the jug, quietly remarked,
BEANITA That's sa vini nireless way by leave that YOKOHAMA liquer Why aid for.Because KO SHANGHAI, body might come along with the eight of claba and take it."
As a recent festive gathering of oivic digni-
somewhat posted se to mution! 'kudwledge, round upon some of their very best friends, world much rather trust himself at een during who wish, then well, and are very intelligent, a hurricme than to be at anchice in a harbor and yet ballo trathfully to say to them in like one in Jausies, or in Whampoa or flong days of trouble," Miseruble comforters are ye kong during such a typhoon as they recantly all." experienced there. It can senveely he reconciled: with good souse and statescanship to desien a tavios the health of the Mayor of a provincial spot or harbor in that section of the world borough was given, as welt cs-the-Mayoress, where we could expend millions upon dorks and An efftaive onellor proposed, "The health railways, and when they were done, to have an of the Mayor's family, especially, the baby." earthquake abake them to pieces, a tidal wave an aiderman, remarkable for his rather erratic sweep the docked ship up into the bills, and a logasace and retosenow, puked Who the barricane sweep everything by the tour Mayor's baby was like " The spor" It is like you, Mr. Alderman." The Alterman? Daily Aliu, California.
TITLES IN DENMARK.
Do.
S
For Sale
Α
YLE &
England.
.....Butorfield & Swire. Wbaapoo Togel, Hagedorn & Do..... ihanipia Olgabit & Co.
Hunte Morphy
Golenada (str.). Rosalin alahova (str.)..... Hydaspce (str.).. Priam (atr.).....
Gari S.D. Shall Trencejn
A. Corner
GENERAL DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS..
·TAILORS, &2., ḍu
Like me! In what way?" The Mayor: BG.
"Because it can't be kept quiet.".
to inform thoir Customers nad the Public that they have received, and are
how SHOWING their
On or about 17th inst. Quick despatch
Quick despatch.
Quick despatsk.
Kuok dospiteå.
........... Qaick despute.
Hongkong (Augustine Heard & Co.; Honghong Rusgol & Con Hongkong Brandãs & Common vis Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. Hongkong P M. S. Co. Hongkong David Sasson, Sud & Co... P. & O, S. N. Com ungkong Remadion & Co..... Hongkong P: &O. S. N. Cal FO. 8. N. Co.. Butterfeld '& Swire
Hongkong Siemsson & Co.
Donglas Laprail & Co,.
For Sale
H
HOMPSON
juick despatah.
On 20th inst., at 3 r.M. On 19th inst, ab Sirm, On 2lat inetst 2000,- Quias despatch,
nisk despntab Quick deapatch.
Ou or about 21st inst. ¡¡To-day, nie3 p.m.
On 17th mat., daylight.
Vessels on the Berth.
IND FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW.
BE Stanmahip
Have just Opened & Choice Assortment of LADIES KID GLOVES,
"DOUGLAS,”
with 6 Butlera.
Captain Barnie, will be despatched, for the SCARRO and BOME SPUN MADE UP abre Ports on SUNDAY, the 17th instant, at
COSTUMES.
Raylight.
For Freight or Fassage, apply to CLOTH JACKETS. FYMALAYA
DOUGLAS LAPHATE & Co. SHAW 15.
54 74 Hongkong, 18th January, 1875, AUSTRIAN CHAIR RUGS.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
Seven young alligators from Florida, pre scuted to the Mandliester Aquarium by My Lees Meyall, of Whitehall, Mossley, are now on view in a special table case in the centre saloon. NEW AND CHOICE STOCK OF GOODS, LADIES FRENCH TRIMMED
Selested d with cure and judgment for the AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS, and boing purolased on very favourable terms, they are enabled to offer them at
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES,
HATS
FELT
Plaiu and. Beaded. CHOICE FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS and FIOHUS in great variety. BERLIN SLIPPERS and CUSHION PATTERNS. GENTLEMEN'S BLACK, DRAB AND - FAWN TELT HATS,
The Radiouls of Denmark, the only Radicale in Europe now in possession of a majority in ong legislative Chamber, scum to be very badly leal They waste their force in silly toutatives At present they are not very formidable in size, dictated by doctrinaires. They manage to being, indeed, some of the smallest imported tu frighten everybody, and to get just nothing at this country. The colours of the little orestures all. The real demands of those who eleg them wre much more attractive than when they hava are moderate agrarian ebauges, including the arrived at the adult state, bring almost a jet compulsory, salep the State of certain fuadal bank, with fcquent bands of bight orange. priviléges still retained by the landlords; Notwithstanding their tender age, they alroudy ↑ -Change in the method of appointing the clergy.ifest the fɔrocious disposition of their race
who are ców nominated by the landlords, and | by their hostile attitude when handlet. whom the electors wish either to bave elected ORUMIS OF COMPOETA gentlewun rolates by the parisken or ouminated by the King, and the following anecdote Same years size I LONG GLOTH, OXFORD TWILL, THE DOVER, STAMFORD, ARIYLE, aomu reformas tending to raise the position of bearded at an hotel, the proprietor of which was national schoolmasters--not, one would think,
a newly-married man. The maiden name of bie
AND
REGATTA SHIRTS,
With Miotary, and Pleated Fronte. COLLARS,
UNDE
In the New Shapes." VESTS AND PANTS
SOCKS,
In Idle Thoad, Merico, Lautswool, and
Balbriggan.
QREIBTY'S CREUELATED
FELT, SILK, DIIAD SHELL, AND OPERA HATS.
SIDES, 500TS,
in the latest and most approved shapen
STRASBURG, BYDE, and BEAUFORT.
All the new Slumea in TIES, SOAUFS, CRAVAT), COLLARS, and SHIRTE. WARM UNDERCLOTHING and
DRESSING GOWNS.. GENTLEMEN'S CALF and STOUT WALKING BOOTS.
2101 Hongkong, 15th December, 1874- NHIKOUTS, CIGARS.
Campbell's Plants in Brud CIGARS Campbell's Dindigul Brand GHEROOTS. Dampbell's Trichinopoly Brand CHEROUTS. Тваме-Савіт Apply to
7301
Messa. OAMPBELL & Co.!
Plantation Works,
Dindigul Madras Presidency,
FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL
THE Company's Steamship
"AJAX"
will be depatched on or about the 17th iustant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente, 54 Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA,
THE British Stazmebiy
* CHINA," Haydner, Master, will leave hero for the above Ports on TUESDAY-noxty thro-19th-instant, at 3 P..
Despatahes will close at 2.30 PM. For Freight or Pasange, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & C
88 75 Hongkong. 12th January, 1875.
Vessels on the Berth.
U. §. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANT THROUGH TO NEW YORK, Via PANAMA, TOUCHING &r YOKOHAMA AND
محبه
SAN FRANCISCO.
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail will close.
For Ningss and Shanghai. Por Yangiare, today, the 15th inst., at 2.30 PM.
For Singapore and Fening-Por Carrie brooke, in-duy, the 15th instant, at 5,30 ..
For Saigon-Per Chloris, to-day, the 15th instant, at 5 p.M.
|
For SwatowPer Rojak, to-morrow, the 16th instant, ut 11.30 AM
For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Per Indian Mail Packet Cassandra, on Tuzadoy, the 19th instant, at 2.30 P.M..
THE S.S. "VANCOUVER will leave Hong- kong for San Fransisco, vid Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th fastánt, of 3 T.M., Laking Tasongore, Male and Freight, for Japsu, the United States, and Europe.
For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Per Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of Indiau Mait Packet China, on Tuesday, the 19th Lading are issued for transportation to Yoka-inst, nt 2.30 r.M. hama and other Japan Ports; to Bun Franciaco, Lo ports in Mexico, Central and South Atorien, and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA... A Stemmer of the Company will louve Shang- hai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about the same dato, and make close conncetion at Yokohama. As New York and Aspinwall, Passengers buvo selestions of various linga of Stenrders to Bogland, Franco und Germany.
Freight will be resolved on board wutil 4 par on the 19th instant. Parcel Packages, will be reatived at the Office until 5 P., of the mino day. Al Parvel Packages should be marked to Faddrous în full; value of anme, to required.
MAILS BY THE INITED STATEN PACKET." The United States' Mall Packet VANCOU FEE" will be diopatobod on WEDNESDAY. the 20th instant, ut 3 r., with the Baile-
For Yokobaran, San Francisco, the United Stubes, and the United Kingdán.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Leltein, Books, Newspapers, &o.." until 4.30 P.M.
Lotters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 . to 2.50 P.M., on payment of a Late Feeof 12 cents in addition to the Tostage.
The Prepayineut of the Pestage to all the
For further information. as to Passage and Freight, apply tủ, bàn Agency of the Company;ubore places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packets.
STEAM FOR
G..B. EMORY,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, January 18th, 1876.
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT. DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, RHINDISI, ANDONA, VENICE, MRDI. TERRANEAN PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; ALSO, BOMBAY MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANT's Steamship GOLCONDA," Captain S. D. SHALLARD, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the 21st January, at Neòn.
Carga will be received os board until Noon, Specie and Parcels at the office until 2 P., on the C0th idem.
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas auge, apply at the P. & O.S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PAOKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
:
|
."
Correspondence addressed to Tokohama and the Tuited States must be supstscribed por * VANCOUVER," and that addroaned to the United Kingdom must be supernoribed› “viá. San Francisco?".
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Offico,
Hongkong, 14th January, 1975. MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKET.” The English Contract Packet GOLCON DA" will be dispatched with the usual Male for Europe, &c., a TAURSDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon.
Officca in the United Kingdom will be granted Money Ordere on any of the Money Order until 5 P..on the 20th insinut..
The Post Office will be open until & ruși) on". the 20th instant.
Letters, &o., may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Letters for registration will be received until 10 am. on the 21st instant.
Letters may be posted until 10 A., on the 1st instant, without lato fee.
Letters posted after 10 4.3. on the lat. instant, will not be forwarded unless the Late Fee of 18 ceata exob us well as the postago
A. Whitten Declaration of the Content's and Value of the Packages for the Overlund foutais required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold is prepaid,
The latest bite for posting Letters at this themselves responsible for any Detention.or Prejudise which may happen from the incor. Uco is 13 A., and for Newspapers, Booka, or |rectness in such declaration.
Patterns 10 in. on the 21st instant.
The Company reserve the option of forward- Late letters (but Lesters only) adäreeacă to ing all goode shipped by their Steamers for the Tnited Kingdom viá Brindisi, or to Sin- Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by gapore, may be posted on board the Packet Canal in their own Stormers, or, in vessela, from 11.30 aw. to the time of sailing, on pay- employed-forthe porporc quiz
I ment of a Late. Fer of 48 cents each in addition Shippers are particularly requested to note the postage. al Taking farge and Passengers at through rates for the tering and conditions of the Company's
Blank Bill of Lading.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI,-
HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS
JAPAN.
THE Company's Stormship
FRIAM"
will be despatobed on or about the 21st instant.
for Freight or Pastage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents.
a very dangerous programme, and certainly a spouse was Crumb, Immediately, after, mar, programue which, if the Radients understood | ringe, and when the hotel business commenced componatge, could be encefmutially carried | old Mrs. Grunit, her dungater Peggy, and ber out. While urging it, however, the Badical two sons, John and Ike, regularly domiciled Depaties allow a few of their number to a theinasires within the hospitable ways of the things which strike panic into the pro- inn. The landlord was. good natured, ixeyi pertied glasses, make proposals proveestive going fellow, but one day, addressing mo, he of threats of a dissolution which they admit got off the following: Ldale here, Sam. I tedly are vot prepared to megt, and intro- tell you how it is! When I got married I Race Bills which cat by to sibility have thought I was getting a Crumb, but The In Labowool-Merino, and-other-matc mný effect, except to kagfest that the party do hanged if I don't believe I get the whole louf!" not want to reorganise, but only to levél exist. The Berlin correspondent of the Times tels. ing institutions. One of these, a bill for the graphs that the dead of entgersal conscription abolition of primogeniture, may be sousible in so general uniong the Tarkam of the Bubelan enough, if it is only intended as an English BitBlack Loa Provinces that all the young men of the kind would be, to abolish the legal enne have accretly swigrated to Turkey in the last „tion nog-giren te no injustine-;-but-its-Immers, twelve month and even old men hie Tuming" as if out of sheer perversity, hava incorporated away in numbers, the Turkish skippers of the with it another for the abolition of titles, which Tevant coast giving them every facility for n is utterly useless, and exposes the party so the prout and secret package to Bulgaria, and suspicion of intending a radical change in the Asis Minor. Similar resalts being opprehend- whole social life of the country. They thos obed in the western or Peliek and kiit-Polish tain credit for designa which King, fonde, prs Provinces of the Empire, the recruits levied in perty-bolders, the army, and Dezmark'a closent theer districts are immediately placed in the| neighbore would resist, they are asking things ranks, oblie those ** conscripted " in Eussią which, if they got them, would bring them up proper will be summoned only in January. practical benefit whatever that in, they arous the maximum of registuuce for the anke of the minimum of positive advantage, nataly mis.
STOCK OF 30ARVES AND TIES. HIS EXCELLENT THE VICEROY, E.&O.S. N. Co.'s Oilee, thavnagement of the must patent kind. Not to
Per dpadyr, str, fon Susyon, ka, .--- For MARSEILLEB.-793 balos Silk, 71 halen. giration the absurdity of alólishing titles in a
In Fancy and Plain Coloure, country where it is not proposed to abolish bales Waste Silk, 92 bales Bööodus, agen bereditary monarchy, what do the Danish Silks. 216 chest Ten, 1991 chests Teo, 300 PERFUMERY, JEWELLBRY, BRUSHES,
COMBS, Radicals erpect to gain by their Inst effort? hae. ie, and 300 ese Bunurica. For LONDON. They will doubtless say that they Beek; -if nich37 beles Silk, 46 bules Waste Silk, 182 equality, at least a nearer appreciation to it, chests Top, 1,9224 chests Tea, 574 packagen And every other ARTICLE for requisite a that titles are opposed to their jdeal, and that Sundries, 1 arse Silks Piece-goods, ngd 9 sacs as they can abolish them without raising Trensuite, $180,000.
EXPORT CARGOES,
ON LONDON.--
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, o dèmand, ....
angry ory about property, they attempt the easier works first That argament seems, we dare say, sound to men who bars scat tillo and privilege so long combined that they scarcely know to distinguish between them, as it once seemed to Freuchtungu, but it is tó the last degree unpractical.. If history show anything concisively, it is that society can abolish titles, but that Parliamenté cannot, and that it is easy to abolish privileges which as Ox BOMBAY.Bank, on demand 222 substantial, bat nearly iopaible to abolish ON CATCHYTA-Bank, on demand 222 privileges which are unsubstantial is the breath ON SHANGHAI.
which uriginally conferred them. The experi ment has been tried three times in modern
Bank Bills, ut 30 days sight, 415 Bank Bills, at 6 mouths' sight, 423 Credits, at 6 months' sight...... 4,29 Documentary Hills, at 6 month
sight
...... 43
Bank, sigbo
73 Primate, 80 days' aight 739
SHARES.
bistory under must favourable circumstances, and bna only aucceeded once, The American Republicans, not having any titled class among Hong and Shanghai Bank Shares-par tbem, prohibited in the Constitution the Union Insurance Society of Danton, new darce establishment. If one, and the Constitution -$50 por abure protaimo, nominal. being in this respect mapported by national Chine Trader Carner Company's harse feeling, has beca strictly obeyed There are $1,350-per-ahare.
still families in the Union whose osim of Clits and Japan Marine Insurance 70 birth is admitted on all baude, and who
per share,
btain from it a very distinct, though inde Chinese Insurance Company. $185 per sbarc scribable social precedence and ascendancy, brt ex dividend there is no facily, now. quing or clanging a Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Shang
35973 per share. title of nobility, the single American family which posscases one baring except in English China Fire Insurance Company's Blizzs-312 perages, luid in aside. Lord Foilux in May- per abare, ex dividend.
AND
SLIPPERS
of DAWSON "Sex's best wakes.
A. Nicely Assorted:
Gentleman's Toilet.
SATLE
00.
World draw Portionlar Attention to their NEW STOCK OF CLOTHS,
SŠEIBLIATED IN IRNO,
C. LAZARUS AND CO., Incorporated with Sherwood and Ca., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, ANDGENERAL FURNISHING
CONTRACTORS,
BY APPOINTMENT - TO
AND
AKH, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 59, 60, 61, Bonlines StrasÏ.. CALCUTTA.
BILLIARD TABLES.
Sa B7 Hongkong, 14th January, 1875.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA.
THOP
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Steamclip "MALAUCA
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the bost English Mail,
A. MÕIVER,
Superintendant,
[46
Hongkong, Sth January, 1875.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI.
and B1000, HEP. & V. S. N, Co, 'a Steamship
**HYDASPES"
LAZARUS & Co.'s Bitliard Tablea are will leave for the above place about, 24 boura
C. as only one in ladies, ulsor
as a lung and steady experience extending over
A. MOIVER,
Parteguess Ship
" ALVA,)”
Superintendent, 50 years has proved them to be the best and F.4 0.8, N. Co31⁄2 Ofkoa, most suitable for the climate.
[47 Hongkong, 9th January, 1875. OIL & Co. have received a large zutaber of FOR DUNEDIN, N. Z AND STONET, made especially for the Climate, and which
NSW. they are enabled, owing to the very adran-very flattering testimonials from all parts of India China, Barmal, Ceylon, Manila, Java, tageous terms on which they have been pur. Biraits, and Persin, to-tifying to the superior chased at the Home Markete, comoke up at make and quality of their Billiard Tables, and taptain Souza, having a great portion of her considerably Reduced Prices, at the same time while thunking their Friends and Patruus in Cargo engaged, will meet with quick despatch
For Freight or Fussage, apply to guaranteving ↳ perfect fit, and quick despatch China for the liberal support so long extended for ne ahora Ports.
to thisir, rm, wald, in-soliciting further pa.
BANDAO & Co. in the execution of all Orders, with which they tronago, beg to mention the following fanta if 55 Hongkong 11th January, 1875.
which have conduced to the success their effort
FOR NEW YORK. may be favoured.
HEA 1 British Ship have hitherto met with
*
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG; ·
AND AT SHANGHAI FOR SALE.
Jand is only Mr. Fairfax, a citizen in good Victorin. Fire Insurance Company's ShaNRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE
esteen, Denmark, however, Dusossus titled
8116 per share, ex dividend,
also, and if her Radical leaders will read, Hongkong ind Whampoa Dost Company! French and English history, they will sos that Share 50 to 48 per cent, discoÙBE. Troy way to kill tilles is to protect them Hongkong, hunter and Macao Steamboat Co.'s from multiplication, and suffer them to die ond Shares-7 per cent, proient All Baglishmen recollect with minded elame Shanghai Stenis Navigation Company-Tle,, and amusement bow bard Parliament strove to
78 per skaro, ex dividend. suppress the asc of territorial titles by Roman Hongkong: Gas Company's Staras-373 per Catholic Bishops, and how the law failed, the
share. very members who voted for the Bill using the Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$55 per
val titles on-their-letters-A-Protestant people
cent discount
nominat.
wild with annoyance and excitement, old fade-Chinese Sugar Company $7 per share.
pat down distinctively Cacholio titles, even by
legislation. The English penalties Laay ecen!
to Danish observers too fooble for the cud which
SALES ON JANUARY 14th, 1873...
As reported by Chinem
SHERRY.
T. G. LINSTEAD. 2138 Hongkong, 21st December, 1874.
DR. TENNENT SALE and PORTER
DAVID CORSAR & SONS Merchant Navy.
Navy Boiled Long Flix Crown
SOANTAB.
"ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. f113) Hongkong, 11ta May, 1867,
NOW ON SALE.
IKTDEIAL QUANTO.
Every table is made of solid wood, well soa- soned and nol vincered.
The Qualions are construated on an entirely new principle, introduced by O. L. and Co., and unlike that adopted by English makos, and are much more durable and lively than English-made qushions.
No table loaves O. Li and Cole promises antil it has been standing ready Anished for over 12
months, in order to supure perfectly seasoned
material.
Every artiole of furniture, also, that leavon
"JOHN MILTON,” Hurphy, Maater, baving the greater portion of ber Cargo engaged, will land here and at Whampoa for above Port, and will have early despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. tf 40 Hongkong, 7th January, 1875.
FOR MANILA.
HE
41 Spanish Setionor
"ROSALIA"
Treneoja, Master, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have immediate des
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Q. LAZARDS and Co's Establishment, is gna-patch for the above Port. ranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood.
C. L. & Co. bara always ready a large stock of new Cushions on their pavaliar principle, and which can be supplied for many table, the as- carate length and breadth of the elate bed only bying required...
G. L. and Go, have always in band a large stook of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Cues,
Shanghai Cotton, 80 bugs, ut $18.99, by ENGLISH AND OHINESE DICTIONARY, Tip, Chalks, Cloth, and every requisite for the
uangbing ching to Yast waloong..
American Flour, 50lbs., 500 baga, at $1.15, by, skysts to travelling" trader, Dried Pruyns, 10 bage, 115.00, by Kit-les. 7uen to travelling truder.
An
Baparwood, 8,000 picule, at $1.44, by Yes bang to travelling truder
WITH THE.... PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
Auto-ORINESE DICTIONARY, published
at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
I comprehensiveness and passionl service
Buliard Table
for the
Old Chiliona regowed on C. LAZARDS & Co.'s peculiar principle, thereby making an old table as good as new.
BILLIARD LAMPS,
Six and Fight Light Lamps for Oil, or Kero
REMÉDIOS & Co. tf 2197 Hongkong, Slat December, 1874 FOR NEW YORK THE 41 British Ship
*COMMISSAY," Hunter, Mantar, will food at this Port and Whampos, and have quick despatch us above.
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. tf 2150 Hongkong, 23rd December, 1874:
FOR NEW YORK.
To follow the British Barque" Chinaman.")- "HEA) American Barque
THE
CHATTANOOGA,"
it was sought to secure, but they will hardly bo able to go farther than the French Terroriste dd and the Terrorists faded as completely an the English House of Commons. They swo -away privileges, many of them involving rights i of contract, without a struggle; they altered the laws regulating the devolucion of property withoot a serious contest: they abolished the noble in such fashion that no aristocratie Churabər has been able to scoure real power in France; but this effect to do away with titles, though made in frantio, earnest, altogether falled. During two years, to buer u-title-oruming-wo to trivelling trader,
Saigon Rico. 2,500 picals, at $1.53, by Hop: la science gozerally, which the rapid advanced Eighteen light-ring burner Gas Pendant 2118 Hongkong 17th Dacomber, 1874.- Dried Inly Flowers, 10 bags, at $11.60,
a litle as a mode of address, was to invite u
Fishmans, 5 cases, at $85.00, by Yes-ehung to av-ling trader.
White Was 3 pieces, at $86.00, by Took
santonge of death at the hands either of the bing to local trader.
years the practise was legally prebibited; bustle Kwang footwo to local trader.
acecutioner or of the mob, and during diosy
tifies reained neverthelem, and if historical,
are us much used and as much valued in Frande
is over. They are protected by no law, and to
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which one stand unrivalled. All the new aime, the lastor with barnors on the duplex busing the greater portion of her Cargo on- Laged, if load this port and Whampoa words which the Chinese have of lato years bean. compelled to coin to express the pusterous obtiple, giving a fight oqual to twelve ordinary and are quick despatch as above.
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of foreign relations hus imposed upon them, ars with rod to suspend over table. hord given in ostenes. Each and every word ja
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Wo hear with deep regret (anys the Jewish Chronicle) that a new out of intoleranco las boen shown by the Russian Government. It appears that orders have been sent to managers of the varions railway companies “Throughout
Im 9 Jongkong. lat. Jabuary, 1875,
NOTICE.
with natives who understand nothing but Chiề
:
KRE. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
· AND
H. THE GOVERNOR,
ceived a Choice Avsortment of
indispensable to all Europeans residing in WEDDING and CHRISTENING CAKES China, and to the lives themselves PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITES. made and decorated."
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tf. 976 Hongkong, 19th June, 1873, deed of them are perfectly dégrainted, To parties resident in England and interested in THE TOURIST'S GUIDE — Ubina it cannot but be invaluable occasionally, REDUCED PRICE $1.
It comprises apwards of two thousand hurgo Containing the names of all the Articles of quarto pagon.
trade, objects of Natural History, Fuemnture, fo, c., with the Fanti, and Mandarin Prunus ciation,
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parte,
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Rusais to diesbarge all their employés belongs CITEAMBBS leaving this port requiring ing to the Jewish commuúty from any capacity. COAT, nau obtain it from the Under- whatever, and to abatalų frons receiving Jowain siguóð. their employ. This intelligence appeared 'is's Berlin puper, and must perhaps be taken osas. grand salle.
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Sutgon
f 1601 1011 Buptember, 1879.
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- MORNING LIGHT.
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"STORAGE
10ALS recoived on Storage" in First-olase Gedowns (lutely known us those of Meeste: R. 8. WALKER & Co.) of about 5,000 tone Cupa- city, situated on the Praga, West Wandbi
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OHN SKINKEB, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA).
Solo Agent on the Pacific Coast for Superior Duil Pasiño Fuse Company's Safety Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition; Da Port's Binating and Sporting Powders Lake
Fuge.
A. HofVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Qa's Office, Hongkong, 8th January, 1875.
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY. HA
TAVE always da band a STOCK of
CLEAR SOLID BLOCK ICE made from FURE FILTERED WATER, without the use of Ether, Ammonis, or any kind of Chemicals whatever ;
PRICE TWO CENTS PER POUND, SPECIAL AGREEMENTS and with Steamship Owders or Agents.
F. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster Gouvral. General Post-Oflies,
Hongkong, Bth January, 1875.
It is hereby notified for general information that, on and after the Ist January, 1875, the Fasinge en Correspondence forwarded by Pri- tade Skip to the Straita Bettlements that he prepaid at the following rates, viz.
For Letters,...Scents per ounce.
eack. For Papers,
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FOOCHOW DOCK.
PAGODA ANCHORAGE,
HE above Granite-doored DOOK bas intely 1 Been LENGTHENED ∞ 400 fost over all, and is now capable of receiving võescla ap to 380 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top.80 fest, and the width at the entranon is 55 feet. Depth of water on the sill 13 feet at average peap, and 17-fest at average-spring tides.
For Book Packete)
for each 4 ounces, Mad Packets of, 6, 19 Tattoria,}
Tho registration fee on such correspondence. Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper or
Packet.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post-0oe, Hongkong.
It is hereby natided for general information thut, the Postage (which most be paid in ad- vance upon letters addressed to Prince Ed ward Island, will henceforward be as follows, YIZ.
Whon forwarded via
Brindis... 42 ocule each, half-ouz.co When forwarded viå
Marseilles.......... 6 cents each half-onnee Whon forwarded via
Southampton...... 28 cents each half-oupee.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poolmaster General." General Post-Ofice. Hongkong.
As some siapprehension exists regarding be transmission of Packets and Samples through the Pest, it is bereby notified for general information, that the privilege of send
The Dook has a Caisson Gate, and is pumped out by steam.
A new FOUNDRY for large icoo and brassing such articles through the Post ut the ritos. of postage applicable to them is restricted to austinga.bus recently been added.
The aabice Shop contains a 12-izoh Soreword fide Trade Patterns or Samples of Merchan for Sale, or in execution of Cutting Cap-lathe, Small Lather, Drilling and diss. Goods Screwing Maobines, Steam Saw, Mil, Large an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles ant by me private individual Smithy, o, .
to another which are not actually pattoras o samples, are not admissible.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hoogkong-
Dry Godowns are on the premises, available for stowage of cargo, &o.
A large stook of Timbor, Metal, and other Dock-yard Material always on hand.
It is hereby notified for general information,
Venae docked for examination, remetalled, respurred, repairs also done in harbour; and iron ships and steamiera cleaned and painted, nt | moderate obarges. Particolare sau be obtain that the Postage on Felters addressed to Nor ed at the Dock, or on appitestion to the undor, way, when forwarded via Southampton, will signed.
henceforward to 36 cents for each balf onnde- which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left te he collected on delivery of the Letters Unpaid Lorters will be ambjent to an additional sharge on delivery.
The Steam Trg Woosung in thorough working order, and is available at all times to tow vessels to or from sex, at reasonable rates,
JOHN FURSTER & Co.
if 1059 Foochów, 18th Jane, 1378. THE NOW ON SALE.
THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong,,
The Post Office of Victoria(Australis) having given notice to the General Fort Office in Lo Bon that articles of Jewellery received in that
By Dr. DEVAK, with many Additions CorrecClony are chargeable with Customs Duties,
the undersigned 'convidere it necessary to make thie Regulation known to the Pablje, and tà state that any lattera or packets containing such articles sent through the Port are liblē, with their contouts, to be forfeited.
tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS Orthography, FRICK: La Paper Wrapper 150 Nently Bend 8.00 Apply at the Daily Press Offon,
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ESSEN (GERMANZI.. SULE AGENT FOR CHINA AND
-----JAPAN,
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of 1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
Pablie of UNDERSIG SD begs to inform the HONGKONG, HỒ NAM,, AND CANTON that he has slope established at those places in the name of HING KEE.
FW.MITORELL.
Postmaster Geronal... Gerorat-Post-Office, Bengkong-----
It is hereby notified that a line of British,
tween ARan and Zanzibar, which, with conacet- Hail Contract Packeta has been established be- fng liman, will afford a regalar means of con- vegance of correspondence from Bonghong for the foreign partea the East African Coast, as In HONGKONG, at the Central Market, well as for Natal and the Capo Colony, St. He No. 12 be bas constantly on taud BEEF, a onil Ascension, and that benceforward-the- MUTTON, POULTRY, BROAD, VIGE postage, which must be paid in advance, as let- TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORMS, &. oftere addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Dola the best quality.
goa Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good itope, and In BO NA and CANTON SHOPS, the Ascension, will be 20 cents for each balf-onnue, foroguing articles, with the addition of SPI. newspapers 2 cents esph RETS, SODA WATER, &o, and GAME when in scuse 5.
Gentlemez and Faraílies desirana of petron. izing him, are requested to apply at bis shope de above, where a list of prices of articles will be furnished, which will be supplied at the same rado all the year round,
HING KEE. 17 742 Hongkong, 12th May, 1874.
Undersigned have been appointed Sold Agents, for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and China by Mooers. J. & THE KENT, Glasgow, and Messrs. DAVID CORSAR & SUNB, Arbroath,
---
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & 1415 Hongkong, January, 1887...
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NA HONGKONG,
1428 fonekoug, 10th Septeraber, 1874
PAR NOTICE:
F. W. MITCHELL
Footmasice. Geporal. Generul Post-Office, Hongkong.
Arrangemente having been made. under which Maile for London arriving at Suez From Chins hy Private Ships will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it je bereby notified that the rates of photogo, which must be paid in advance on correspondence. addressed to the United Kingdom se forwarded, will be as fol
·lows, viz. tuma For Letters.............. cents per bulf once.
8... For Newspapers
each. (not exceeding Jounce 4cente. For Books and Patterns....
2
2
.. 12 12
every additional 4
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong-...
It is hereby notified that henceforward, the rates of postage which must be paid in advance, chargeable on Fuskots of printed papers or patterns of light weight scut from longkong to the United Kingdom by the United States, TN. Order to meet the wishes of the Native Phokota vin San Francisco, will be as follows
China New Year, ied DAILY instead of on
Community, the Chinese Issue of this T- Paper bas baen, from the commencement of the
alternate days as before.
· [Ay · 925 Juni 15
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce - in weight in simisen 2 cents For a packet above 1 ounce not ex ceeding 2 ounc03 ng g
4 Far o packet above 2 ounces not ex
eceding & ounces
The Paper has been Established for nearly Twenty Yesre, and logo to Editorini Masage- WING-KEE COAL SHOP... ment, under the Direction of a Well Edusated HProprietor of WING-REE Shop begs to Chinato Gentleman: giren reliable commercial and eight cents for every additional four ouneca. "intored the public that his Shop has been oud general information, and has the samo These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price establisted sinne 1855, a Endicott Lane, and position with the Native Community as te Ad- Lusta, Market Reports, and all printed papers that he has always a great quantity of BEST vortisements and News as the English Daily other than Newspapers, as well na to Books COAL in store for Sale. Gentlemen or Ship Fress with the Foreign. Community. The and Trade Patterns or Samples.
F. W. MITCHELL. masters wishing to patronise him, are requested Ulurgo for Advertisements will be a hereto- I'to applyat bie Shop.
Postmaster General. General Post Ofoe, Hongkong,
ture.
ly 1808 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1974.
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874/
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