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CONTINENTAL CEMETERIES,

·Taa " God's asten" in Germany are raganied with all the reverence which the nine inplian, Jet for the most part they are quite as much endambered as burial-grounds elaswhore; and you may see the sigue of it if you get a glimpse into the little deal-home in some obscure corner

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The utterances of persons tortured to extort confstaan need to be carpfally taken down,

their import weighed at floure by the offers of justice. A similar proocas is onrried

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KISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL

WAR

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 19mm, 1875.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

DESTINATION

VESSEL'S NAME

CAPTAIN

-LONDON...

Chalcamoon. Commibenyú

Folin Milton

Doy DUNEDIN AND ST

Morning Light.... Do. via YOKOHAKA........... Vancouver. (str.}., AN FRANCIS00 PORE, PENANG, & CALTA Chios (etr.)...... SINGAPORE, BUMBAY, ..... Golennda (str.) ......... SAIGON SINGAPORE, ... Proveroe (air)...... MANILA....

...Reaalia

Fornuias (str.). [Maluco (str.).... Menadol (str.):

Da YOKOHAMA.

Do SHANGHAI..

Do Do.

Tigre (ular:)...

|

Hýðndpós (str.);

Priam (str.)..

by examining beords, in the record oaining in their hands of the montal torture. Even where latterly they have attended their as the archivas of the judicial torturers west.

applied to their victima te, no doubt, ne amusing límite, as the oŝtien to which they belong have barst out of the old fortifortione, thers too thave been appailing, if we may judge from the sharp live is drawn between the rich and the specimens which occasionally come to light. A poor, or even the moderately well-to-de. For didate at a recent examination in Paris lately NEW TORK exumple, there is the fumone barying-ground Rave an answer to the first question addressed at Noromberg, devoted to ita purpose, we fancy, to him, whial deserves to rank with that of the youth who, being requested by the examiners in by that famore Free City of the Empire divinity at Oxford to enumerate the major and almost from time immemorial. Al our ent you ace flowers and trees and broad walks tainer prophets, doslined to make invidions Come, ir," said the Frebob in front of the chapela where the dead distinctions. are fold out kutil the sund of death shalaniner in au encouraging tone to the unpro have become unmistakable. At the other mising looking anbject," who came forward Gorman organization carried out to the know of Lanin XV." Sir," seplied the young ja bis tura, obliga mu telling me all you uttaust bombalance marshalled by line and man, with a modest yet dignified air, never rule in derried files, and regularly nabered up make nay individual the subject of idle gossip." to thomande. In Switzerland, as might be ex- pected, you some opɔn some of the most pictarangne sites in the world for eluraken and burial places. One remembers particularly tho aquare churchyard at 'Fhun, rich with creepers and flowere, and commanding from the scnto the Historioal-contion of the German "General" under the atunasuunner houses at its anglestaff bid undertaken to prepare a history of the most, magnificently panoramic views over the American Divil War, and to remove the slie bine lake and the snowy mountains. Yet reproach oust on its members for altogether at Thus, besatičal na ik is, there is less lying neglecting the study of that struggio." This room thea in most other places. The ground work has appeared in a single octavo, volume, sinka precipitously ali arunad, and whorever by Major Scheibler, who binell was presentdor- there is not an almost perpendicular precipiés, ing part of the operatione be describes. From the graves comeclombering up to the enclosures, its appearance just at this moment.it would In some Soutbera countcies, where...be seem that the publication bas been haatened lifalens clay in surrounded with ceremonies by the issue of the Comte de Paris's volumes. hefora interment, the people are often Bat the German weiler avuide the mistake singularly heedless of what becomes of it when mado by the French Prines of bringing ont

thriving old oathedral towns where children and copious a scale ns to enuse reviens to fear that young girls are always being theatrically exhi.it will never be brought to an end. He takes bitod in shapelies ardentes, or paraded in the somewhat unusual and very opposite course procousion along the streets in wreaths and of commencing " with summary of tho gloves and ghastly draperies. Fogo funeral whole of the chief campaigns, strategically after funeral go by, when atter a time it strikes viewed, and passes on in other chapters to du you of a sudden that moushow you have never luto on the peculiarities of tactics and organiza. slom blud on the baril-ground. If you go in tion which were devoloped by the nature of the Borch of is, you find it is some, remote, nouk, quantry or by Amerisiu idiosyncrasy. There and are puzzled to conceive how it can possibly is a well-written chapter descriptive of the suffice for the population. Pas mystery may in marina svents, and there are many interesting. a measure ho solved "if you hava changer to | biographical details ne to Les acuí obiter uoted- attend, the afternoon interdenta at the old generals added to the history, from the Campo Santo at Naples There you will thor's own personal "nowledge while with the find three hundred and sixty-five pite; a Confederates. pit is opened on. ruch, day of the year;. the priest on duty performs the rites-- THE TIMES AND THE TESTOTALLERS. ve-all the deceased" of the day before; thei Mr. Dawson Burba writes to as “Your contents of the surrounding biers are abcs ou: Leader of Tbunday on Ministerial Conferenos down the orifice, there is a sprinkling of bulya Manchester hints at a compromise between LONG CLOTH, OXFORD TWILL, water and shower of quickline; the circular Abstainers and Prohibitionists, on the one side, elab in replaced, and ult is over. The Muscul man const-eries in the East are no gloomy as may be. Every one must remember those great forests of cypress, casting their, black shadows on the rough-bewa stones belos, with the sculptured torkans and other emblems of the Faithful; but with these cometerion the infidels It is so for the palpable restori that it would

It has been known for some time past that SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Yesso-(str)

committed to the soil. There are tolerably part of the work only at a time, and that on so

and those who have hitherto stood aloof from them on the other side. As illusory hopes ought not to be encouraged, and oun never yield lasting satisfaction, perunt me to explain. by sach an issue as the one referred to cannot be entertainedia, indeed, murally op

For Sale.

30;

GENERAL DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS, C

TAILORS, &o, &c.

BEG

EG to inform their Unstomers and tho Public that they have rocaived, and are

HOW SHOWING their

NEW AND CHOICE STOCK OF GOODS, Selected with care and julgamut for the AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS, and being purebased on very favourable terms, they are enabled to offer them at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES.

AND

-REGATTA SHIRTS,

With Mintary and Pleated Fronts. COLLARS.

ta sho New Stepe. VESTS AND PANTS,

Ty kulwool, Morino, sad other makos.

SOCKS:

who may din in these parts base no concern.not be a compromise, but a surrender. Until UNDE Not that

the Christians, at least at the rise of the modern Temperance movement, Castantinople, nerd regret it, for their own tos views you propose as inderate and anti- rating places are the most beautiful in the fanatical bad full possession of the publiö wind. world. There is Seutari, on the orest of or in spite of them intemperance prevailed, the beights, the pure white marble, of its it does still in all circles where they are pro-Isle graceful monumenta rising out of an Bistern fowed. To suppose that Abatainers and garden against the cloudless blue of an Eastern Frohibitiopiate our accept and set on sack sky. Evela diore attractive are some of those opinions is to suppose that they are willing to wild outlying enclosures, dating from the war relinquish their own principles, and to fall time, on wibiah you light in the neighbourhood back on certain notions concerning nicobol of Bnyakdera or Therapia. Often, indeed, they to which they can give to intelligent and The Total Abatainer are alsoer, hont to sight in the rank under conscientions consent.

cannot believe that using alcohol is better growty of tangled vegetation, till you can scarcely force your way to an examination of an not quing it, whatever the quantity the epitaphs, but then they aro sicred from-taken; and the Frohibitionist cannot believe intration or decorative fet, lovely abertast licenco wil ever succeed in doing more se, the relatives of their tonents migh: think by its restraints than it does evil, by its per the romance of those half-forgotten resting mission to carry on the liquor traffic. All this place but an indifferent compensation for their way be voted fanatical, but its fauation hopeless remoteness, and, ropembering that which rests on a thick substratum of fast, and What is there to provent

Thread, Merino, Lambswool, and

Balbriggan.

ORBITI'S USLENSATED

FOLT, SILE, DRAB SHELL, AND OPERA HATS.

BOOTS. SHODS..

AND

SLIPPERS

of Dawsor & Son's beat makes,”

A Nicely Assorted

ngland

¡Cards S. D. Skal Mannarino Treuvoja.

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO

For BE DESPATCHED.

Whampoa Yogel, Hagedorn & Whiropas Olyphant & Co. Hongkong Augnatino Hourd & C Hongkong Russell & Co.

kong Brandão & Co..

cong Vogel. Hagedorn & Ob....... Hongkong P MS. S, Com Hongkong David Sarson, Sze & Co

Messageries Maritimes...... fongkong. Remedios & Ca

Quick despatch

Quick despatch.

Quick despatch.......

Quick despatch.

hip lspntole (nick despatch.. ........On 20th inst,, at 3 am, Tomorrow, at 3P.M.

21st inst,, at noca, 10u 28th inst., at noon.

Quick despatch,.

||Vope), Hagedorn & Co. Junick despstob.. ang P. & O. 8. N. Onto despatul Hongkong Messageries Maritimes.........,„.. Li-marrow; ni 8 auf.

kong Mewngories Maritimes.......To-morrow, at noon.~*~

JP, & OS, N. Co...................... Quick despatch, Yongkoog Douglas Laprak & Co...... On 21st inst,, daylight.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

HAMPAGNE-

TH. ROODERER GLADIATEUR, Keva, Red Seal,

.......... Butterfield &19xiroman. Din or about Ylät inst.

Pinta do,

DE ST. MARCEAUX Carta BLANCin, do.

BURGUNDY WINES.

OHAMBERTIN.

CORTON.

NUITS.

VOLNAT. BAUNE.

100 K

LIEBFRAUMILCH. RUDESHEIMER, JORANESBERG, ROCKHEIMER.

CLARATS:-- CHASSAY LaFerre, Quails,

Finta- LROVILLE, Gauta. MARGAUX, Quarts,

ST. JULIEN MEDOG. ST. EMILION.

MESS CLARET.

CLARET in Coske, Superior Quality. BRANDIES AND OTHER:-

COURVOISIER QUELIEE FEBRES, -JAS. HENNESSY **

Daj

JULES ROBIN,

CUIZER AND PALMER GIN.

--Do

WHISKY. AVH GIN, in Square' Bottles.

Apply to

E. OHASTEL,

No. 50, Quicon's Road Central, tf 1825 Hongkong, 3rd November, 1874, THEBOOTS, OIGARS. :

Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS, Campbell's Dindigul Brand CHEROUTS Campbell's Triebinopoly Brand QHERODES. TEC

Apply to

-M****, CAMPBELL & Co.

Plantation Worke

Dindigul," Madras-P/cidency.

7301

KATABLISHED IN DONE

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES: PAQUEBOT POSTE. FRANCAIS.

THE Company's Steamship

THE

**MENZALEH,” Captain Pasqualini, will be despatched for..

YOKOHAMA - TO-MORROW, the 19th însf., at 8 1:M.

O. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent.

96 Hongkong, 18th January, 1875,

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS. THE Company's Steamship

* TIGRE."* Captain Brunet, will be despatched for

SHANGHAI TO-MORROW, the 19th ins., Rt 12 o'clock.

“............ C."BERTRAND,

Principal Agent

97 Hongkong, 18th January, 1875, *FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALOUTTA.

THE British Staszabip

“CHINA,

Gardner, Muster, will leave here for the above Purts TO-MORROW, the 19th inst, at 9 r.ar.

Despatcher will close at 2.30 PM, For Freight or Fasango, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. 84 75 Hongkong. 12th January, 1875.

FOR MANILA.

(ALE Spanish Stammskip

*-*-** FORMOSA,”

Captain Morales, will bars immediate despatch for the Aboro Port.

-For Freight or Passago, apply to --

VOGEL, HÄGEDOEN & Co. if 95 Hongkong, 15th January, 1875.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI,

Vessels on the Berth.

-U. 9. MAIL LINE,

PĂCIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

(THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, A. TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND .

SAN FRANCISCO,

[1HB 8.S. “ VANCOUVER" will leave Hong-

Ton for Boz Crusions, wid Yokota,

WEDNESDAY, the 20th instant, at 3. P.M., tuking Passingers, Mujse and Freight,For Japan, the United States, und Europë, “I

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are inext for transportation to Yoko bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, und to New York and Barope, VIA PANAMA, A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang•. |bai, vib the Iminad Sea Puela, aboat the, sante. date, and make close connection at Yokohama. A New York and Aspinwill, Passengers bave selections of varione lines of Steamers to England, Franes-and Germany; —

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will store For Swatow,Per Bajah, to-day, the 18th instant, at 9.30 &.., instead of at the time pre- vionsly notified.

For Saigun. Per daiz, to-day, the 18th inst., at 2.90 P.M.

For YokomnPer Frauch Mail Paoket. Mensaiah. to-morrow, the 19th inst., at 7.30.M. premore, the 18th at 11 4.3.

For Shanghai-Per Prench, Mail Paskot

For Singapore, Penang, and Unlotta-Per India Mail Pocket China, to-morrow, the 39th

inat, ut.2.30 P.M. '

For Singapore, Penang, aud Calcula.-Per Indian Mul Packet Cassandra, to-morrow, the 10th inatust, at 2.3) P.M.

For Bangkok-Per· Klobenhriva, to-morrow, the 19th intact, at 2,30 F.,

MAILS-DY THE UNITED STATES POKET" The United States' Mail Packet "VANCOU. VER" willbe dispatched on WEDNESDAY." the 20th instant, it 3 P.M., with the Mails-

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

The Post Office will be open for the woaption of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &., until 230 P..

Letters can be posted en board the Packet from 2.30 pm, to 250 P.M., on payment of a Late Feo of 12cents in addition to the Postage.

Freight will be resefved on board until 4 v.M. ou tire 19th instant. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office natil 5 rm, of the sam day. All Proel Packages should be marked to addrars in full; value of me is required.

For further information us to Pasage and Freight, apply to the agency of the Company, Praya West

G. B. EMORY, The Prepayment of the Postage to all the Acting Agent.above places by this roste is compulsory. Correspondance inanfficiently propaid will be Hongkong, January 13th, 1875.

forwarded by the English Packets. ЭТЕЛИ ГОВ

--Correspondence addressed to Yokohama and SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT-DE--

the United States must be superscribed par," GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA;

BELINDIST, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDIVANCOUVER," and that addressed to the

ZA TERRANEAN PORTS, " SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIĄ. THE PENINSULAR AND OBIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION

COMPANY'S - Steamship “GOLCONDA," Cuplaja S. D. SHALLARD, with |Her Majesty's Moile, Passengers, pccic, and Gargo, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the Elst January, at Noun,

Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Sperio and Parcels at the office until 2 r.. on

the 20th idem —————————

For Particulare regarding Freight and Paa- Rage, apply at the P& O. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PAČKAČES ARE REQUIRED.

A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Fackages for the Overland Route is required bythe Egyptian Government, and must ba delivered by the Shippers to the ' Company's Agents, with the Bills of lading or with Parcela; and the Company do not Sold themselves responsible for any Detention or Frojdine which may happen from the inoor rectnean in such declaration.

The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goods ahtoped by their Steamers for Europe through Fynt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or mocis explored for the purpose,

Shippers are particularly requested to zote the terias and conditions of the Company Black Bill of Lading.

A. HOIVEH, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Qoze Office, Hongkong, 8th January, 1875.

NOTICE.

VOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANGAIS

--

STEAM FOR

United Kingdom must be superscribed "vid San Francisco,"

General Post Office,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General,

Hongkong, dib January, 1875.

MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKET"

The English Contract Packet "GOLCON. Dd" will be dispatched with the usual Mailu tor Europe, &c, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon.

Offees in the United Kingdon will be granted Money Orders on any of the Money Order until 5, on the 20th instant.

The Post Office will be open until 6 P., on the 20th instant.

Lotters, c. may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.

Letters for registration will be received until 10A.M. ou the 21st instant.

Lettars may be posted mali 1An the 21st instant, without late fee.

Lettore posted after 10 A.. on the let inatant, will not. be forwarded unloan the Late Fee ot 18 cents each as well as the postage is prepaid

The latest time for posting Letters at this Ufico.in 11 A.M., and for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 A.M. on the 21st instant, the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Sin- gapore, may be posted on board the Packet from 11.30 4.3. to the time of sailing, on pay... ont of a Late Fie of 48 cents each'îù addition: to the postage.

Late letters (bat Letters only) addressed to

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Coneral.

| General Post Office,

ilongkong, 8th January, 1875.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKETE The French Mail Packet "PROVENCE" will

be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 28th inst., at nuon, with the fails,-

SAIGON, DINUATUORS, BATAVIA, POINT | Murales, to France and other Continental-

DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, POUT SAID, NAFLES, AND MARSEILLES,

To and through the United Kingdom via States (in a closed mail to France); to Saigor, Singapore, Galle, Australia, New Zealand, Aden, Seychelles, Beunion and Manrition, Sueg and Alexandria.

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Lettore, Newspapers, Rooks, &c.. N THURSDAY, the 28th January, 1875, unti 13 A.M. on the 28th instant, after whiob () TUBS Arming stormship to Letovou received

ALSO,

England is the country of the rich, we are expectingly like to the wisdom that is justifedsSTOCK OF SCARVES AND TIO. LAZARUS AND CO..Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.

w the whole engministe corvelves on surpas ber children. eing the world in what may be calladeguastery.thuse, who believe in modorate drinking or in gardening.———Saturday Review.

TUBULAR FLOATING DOCKS. The toportance of floating docks has long

In Fancy and Plain Colours. PERFUMERY, JEWELLERY, BLUSHES, COMBS,

frenice doing wint they think desirable to re- duga taze evile Rowing from drinking and licence onwidely received or bestowed? Tue Abatainers, il conscientione, can have no sympathy with

Thee as a reverage of an article that be And every other ARTICLE for requisite a does not esteem poedful or useful, but which be

Gesiloman's Tolet.

De been placed beyond all question, although knows to be exceedingly prejudicial by vot their adoption has been by no means so general sutiarging natural oraving, but by creating in sa it should have been considering thelpscales aciousands of cases an appetite altoge nees. This to some arent due to farther abbormal. The saunad anology between which Lure courred with them, owing to webskoora and wins' cannot be maintained auless Would draw Partionlar, Attention to their

form, sarising from either detentive the wine be the wine of the olmater. The con-

жена

design or contraction. Their defects, however, stitute and properties of natural prodate are

SATLE & CO.

NEW STOOK OF CLOTHS,

like their merits, are now pretty well known, not to be confounded with the qualities of and with more parfect systems of ovnstruction liquors flowing from the ferwonating at and made especially for the Climate, and which a more exunded as may be anticipated the still. Every test applied by chytistry and they are enabled, owing to the very adran- Ordinary floating dooks consist for the most common sense indicates a significant difference" tageous terd's on which they have baso por part of a platform composed of a number ofTimes. watertight compartments flanked by two walls | —

and ucen ut the ends. Water is either purped or lows into these compartmenta in order to lower the duck, while too phip. to be donked in

Incorporated with Shearwood and Co. BILLIARD TABLE MANUTAUTUBEKS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,

BY APPOINTMENT TO

HIS EXCELLENOY THE VICEROY, .......

AND FL.H THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 59, 60, 61, Bentinel Street,

CALOUTTA.

BANKOW, NINGFO, and POŘTS in ΠΑΡΑΝ, THE Company's Breamahip THE

PRIAM

will be despatched on or about the 21st Instant

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 84 87 Hongkong, 14th January, 1875.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,

THE P.&O.S.N. Co. Steamship

MALACCA"

A. MOIVER,

.

~ PROVENCE,“ : Commandsau” MANNARINO, Money Ordere on any of the Money Order with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted CARGO, will love this Fort for the above until & P.. en the 27th instant. places.

Lottera for Registration will be received Cargo and Specio vill be registered for Lon- (anti! 10 A.M. on the 25th instant. don as well as for Marsilles, and accoptel in transit through Marseilles for the principul planes of Europe.

Shipping Ordova will be granted till noon; Cargo will be received on board until 4.P.M., Specia and Pursale until 3.P.M. on the 27th

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, Hongkong, 1th January, 18:5

General Post Office,

It is hereby notifies for general information

will leave for the above place shortly after the January, 1875. (Parcels are not to be sent that, on and after the lat January, 1875, the arrival of the nert Englia Mail.'

on board; they must be left at the Agency's Postage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri Office.) Contents and value of Packages are vate Ship to the Straits Settlements winst be requires. [16 Spany's Uillea.

HILLIARD TABLES.

now the only ones appreciated in India, F. &0. S. N. Co.'s Office, EN LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables are

Superintendent,

obased ut the Home Marketa, to make up at as a long and steady experience extending cvor | Hongkong, 9th January, 1875.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, considerably Reduced Prices, at the same time 50 years bas proved them to be the best and

(Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI most awitable for the climate. Patna S1871 unsh, awali malus, declining: gourauticing » perfect it, and quick despatok

gad BIOGO O. L. & Co. have received a large number of

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

17TH JANUARE, 1875.

Bouted over it, the vator being pumped out Betarea 55621 caeli, sull sales, declining the execution of all Orders, with which they very flattering testimonials from all parts of THE P.&O.S.N. Ca. Stonehip

Imports per French mail atasner, 600 alecto

Patas, and 145 cheats Beanres; total imports may be favoured.

...

to raise the structure under the Teasel and to dock her. Another form of daek is Mr. Edwin Clark's hydraulic lift-doek, which is in bae at the Victoria Docks, London, at Bombay Multa, and other places. Here poatoons are placed on the platforms of the dock, over which the ship in Banted, and on which she is raised Benard Shipmonta, frum Culanter from lat QUEEN'S ROAD AND BAANLEY STREET,

of Bengal Drug from Cheats, ist to 17th January, 1875 2,244 obesta Patus and 1,208. oliests Benares. Estimated stocks, 6 p.m. 17th January, 2,150 chests Patas, and 950 chests

by hydraatio pressee, and, with the pontoon, sale per steamers Thules and Arvatoon Aver, fouted away high and dry. The platform is left on the, 14th January, Patna 1,800 cheats, then lowered and the door in randy for aunther Benares 1400 dhears, stocks in a cutt lifting operation. The most recent form of Patza 1,100 chesta, Beoarca 200 chesta. Malwa floating dock, however, is that designed by $15 to $550 nomical, rubing doing. The Messra. Instimer Clark and John Standfleld, dealers have retired from the markets panding which pompies un intermediate position be the arrival of the wail atommer Hydaspes, with tween the Blone-genying dock and the hydraliolet 2,300 olesta, duo os. the 19thyinstaat. liftadock. The bottom or platforms of the dock Theold stook about 160 chusts. sa formed of amber of circular iron tubes 4o

dan

EXPORT CARGOER.

TEA-13,808 buzea

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

HONGKONG;

AND AT SHANGHAL

FOR SALE

ENRY KITORIES SUPERIOR PALE

SHORETAN

India, Chian, Barwab, Ceylon, Manila, Java,

*HTDASPER”. Straite, and Forsin, testifying to the superior will leave for the above place about 24 hours make and quality of their Billiard Tables, and after her arrival with the next English-Mail-

A. MSLVER, while thanking their Friends and Patroni in

For further particulars, apply at the Com

C. BERTRAND,

Principal agent. Hongione, 16th January, 1878.

FOOCHOW DOCE,

PAGODA ANCHORAGE,

above Grave-floored DOOR bos lately beon LENGTHENED to 400 fis-over all, and is now expable of receiving vessels up to test on the keel. The breadth of the Dock

Superintendent Obins fat the liberal, support so lang extended P. & 0.8. N. Co's Office, to their firm, would, in eoliciting further pa Hongkong, 9th January, 1875, 12)|[47380 tropage, beg to mention the following faste TOR DUNEDIN, N. 2, AND SYDNEY, which have conduced to the success thair efforts

NEW. have hitherto met with..

Every table is made of solid wood, well sex- soned and not veneered,

THE

41 Portuguese Ship

"ALVA,”

No table leaves C. L. and Co.'s premises antil THE A 1 British Ship it has been standing renby Quished for over 12

BHANDAO & Co.

Captain Souza, having a great portion of ter T. Q. LINSTEAD. 2138 Hongkong, 21st December, 1874, at mg

The Cushions are constructed on an entirely Cargo engaged, will meet with quick despatch a diameter nad length varging with the size of

For Freight or Passage, apply to the dock of what they form part. The sideu

and unlike that adopted by English makers, j... .of the duck cinsist of a series of iron-cylinder

PORTER. Per British ship Kinfam Castle, for Lon, AND TENNENT'S-ALF and Principle, introduced by . It and Co., or be abora Port

and bra mach more durable and lively than tf 55 Hongkong, 1th January, 1875. DAVID GORSAR & SONS wonnected vertically with each outside tube of

Merchant Navy

English-mada ouabiona.

FOR NEW YORK. the platform, These cylinders are placed teveral feet apart, so that the air circalates total, 518,712 lbs. Scented Orenga Pekos, Con Coogue, Canton, 2531bs; Macao, 519,459 lbs. ;

Navy Bolied barwen diem and quickens the drying of the ton, 68,303 lbs.

Long Flar Grovt Sconted Unper, thuntur, paint on vesele umler repair. The whole of 254,468 iba.; Macao, 59,043 lbs.; total, 323,616. the tales and cylinders are, of course, thorough Pital-amount, 910,531 1b... "ly "braced and consected, so that they present Waste Silk, 072 "hulen; Cocoons, 62 tulos'; proper resistance to both external and internal Preserves, 250 cues and Jucasks; Mattin, 124 pressure à continuous platform is formed rolls; Choaware, 173 cases; Canes, (200,000 along the top of each row of vertical tapes and pioees) 250 pkgs, Sundries, 97 pkye. constitutes a gangway for the workmen.

EXCHANGE.

The borizontal tabea are divided into a nu ber--watertight nompetente, vonzest Jogether by pigea, and communicating with the submerging apparatus. The vertical cylinders are also stilrly divided up, but are hermeti cally sealed, so that the dock cannot possibly aink beyond a certain fixed depth, On the top-

of each gangway is n aus containing the

UN CORDUR

JOANVAS,

ARNHULD, KARBERG & Co. -tď. 1130: Hunckung, 1th May. Fi

NOW ON SALE,

IMPERIAL QUARTO ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, PUNTI AND MANDARIN

Back Billa, on demand, ......... 4/13 Bank Hills, at 80 days sight, 4/13 to 4/14AR Bank Bilis, at 6 months' sight, 1/24 to 4/24 Crelitz, at muutis sight.....$ Dovdnentary Hills,ntémóntha'

sight

* 4/22

salve gear, the engines being placed in one of ON BONBAY.-Bank, on demand 222

the vertical tubes near the centre and on either O

side of the dock, Assuming it is desired anbaerge the dock, the attendant in the valve hugse opens a series of valves placed on the underside of the main platform imbes of the dock, by which mess water ia admitted intò them. At the same time be opens another see

AUTTA-Bank, a demand 22

1

BELL NUTTAL

flick, sight

Privato, 30 days' night

Suarce

kong and Shanghai Hak Sharee

WITH TAESSAR

... PRONUNCIATION, IN ME ANGLO-CRINESE DICTIONARY, meblished

ut the Daily Pria Office, Hongkong.

mânths, in order to cuaure perfectly seasoned

toaterial,

Every artiole of furniture, alas, saut leaves C. Latasun and Co.'s Establishment, in gua ranfead of Solid and Seasoned Wood.

U. L. & Co. have always rendy a large stock of now Cushions on their peculiar principle, and which can be supplied fur way table, the curate length and breadth of the slate bed only being required.

**JOHN MILTON,”.

prepaid at the following rata, viz.

For Letters, certe per ounce.

For Papers,...

..

For Book Packets).

and Packets of 6 11

*Patterns,...).

foreach tooners..

The registration fae on such correspondence is Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper or Packet

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General.. General Post-Office, Hongkong,

It is hereby notified for general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad

at the bottom is 40 fast, at the top 80 feet, and vanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed.

The Dook has a Caisson Gate, and is pumped eat by eteam,

f

the width at the entrance is 56 fent. Depth of ward Island, wil henceforward be as follows,

viz.— water on the aill 18 feet at average neup, and

When forwarded vik 17. feet at average spring tiden.

Brindisi..... 42 cents each baif-once When forwarded via

Marseilles 36 vents cual half-ounce When forwarded vib

Southampton...... 28 cents each half-ounce.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Fustusaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.

A new FOUNDRY for urge izno sodbrane-— costings has recently been added.

The Machine Shop cacains a 12-inch Screw Untting Gap-inthe, Small Lathos, Drilling und Screwing Machines, Etoum Saw Mill, Large Sunithy, &c., &

Dry Godowna ure on the premises, available for atownge of cargo, &e..

It is hereby notified that beneeforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be an fel

When forwarded vikĮ 34 ments each j-ounce,

Briqdief...! When forwarded ̧við}

Mareciileo When forwarded via) Southampton.ins

A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other Murphy, Master, having the greater portion of Dockyard Material always or band.

Vessels dooked for: eranination, remetalled,;-|-low, víz, t her Cargo engaged, will load here and atroparred, repairs also done in barbour; and Wbampon for above Fort, and will bare early you ships and steater-cleaned and painted, at despatch.

moderate charges, Particulars can be obtain For Freight, apply to

ed at the Duck, or ou application to the ander RUSSELL & Co.

signed. if 40 Hongkong, 7th January, 19975. FOR MANIL

HB 41 Spanish Schooner

"DOSALTA /

0. L. and Us have always in hard a intre Treneoja, Master, having the greater portion of

|ber Cargo engaged, will have "immediate des

OR compratensiveness and practical service stook of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Chisa, patch for the ahova Pors

this Work stauds anrivalled. All the now Tips, Chalke, Cloth, and every requiste for thù words which the Chinese have of late years been Billiard Table..AN BES compelled to coin to express the numerous obi Cartina rosewed on jostain machinery photography telegraphy, and

LAZARUS &

is science generally, which the rapid advance Co.'s poontier prinople, thereby making an old of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are table de good aà nêm,

here given in octenny. Bool, and every word la

fully illustrated and explained, forming exer-

par

cines for students of a moat instructive nature,

of valves on the upper side of the platform, Tarot. Insaruza Society of Canton. Row abures through whicis the air coupe as it is -250 por sbare praninin, nominat," driven upward by the urush of water. Using Trader usurance Copy shares The dock baring eattlet down to ita proper

81,350 per abure.

level the vessel in forted over it, and in and Japan Marine Insurance-Tie, 76

ir is forced into the tubes under com res-

per altre.

siun. The air now dispinces the water which Juinese Insurance Company $185 por share

is forced out through the lower valves and

ex dividend

buoyancy Ling.gradually imparted to the dook, Brugkong Fire (namance Company Shares

it is slowly und uniformly raised under the

8327 per share, a

vesool. When to duck and ship ne tolly Quinn Fire Inaarance Campany Sharve: $125 raised the bottom valves are cluant, and the

dook remains alleas with the vessel upon Sis platform and without any dependens pou the air-valves for maintaining its power of folation The dock can of course be need for raising pontoons nuder vessels, le pontuon and ship

per uhare, ex dividend,

Victoria Fire Insurance Jompany's Share

$175 per share, er dividend. ongkong and Whumps Dook Cupany's

Bree-50 to 48 per ocut, discount. tongkons, Canton and co tembut Co.

A BILLIARD LAMPS..

For Fraight or Passage.apply

ply so KARA REMEDIOS & Co- 2197 Hongkong, 31st December, 1874.

FOR NEW YORK

| THE A T Brition Ship”.

* COMMISSAIT

Six and Eight Light Lampe for Oil, or Xoro-Hunter, Master, will ford at this Port and Both the Court and Pasti pronunciations are bio, the latter with burnera on the duplex Whampois, and have quick deapatob as above, given, the accents being carefully marked ma principle, giving a light equal to twelvourdieury the boat principle hitherto attained. The typo lamps.

graphy displays the sanovas of an attempt to

make the Chinese and English type correspond with red to suspend over table.

Eighteen light ring. Burner Gas Pendants,

in the wise of body, thereby effecting a vast

coonomy of upsce, sohieving a clearness not previously attained, and dispelzig with those

¤ Läzirus and Co. have been appointed

at margins and vacant spaces which have Bole Agente in India and the Buet for

beretofore characterized Chinese publications,

· To illustrato the vast scope of the work, the following fasts are submitted for consideration.

THE NEW PATENTS ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER,

For Freight, apply t

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Ü.. tf $152" Hongkong, 23rd December, 1874

DATA FOR NEW YORK.

(To follow the British Burgas" Chinamon.”)

His a l'American Burgan

"CHATTANOOGA,”.

Ointmers Youshularly contains about 18,000 by us of which the score can ko marked and bare uniek despatch as above.

Chinese characters, and Medhursta English from the cususlar of the table..........

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst

this work contains more than 50,000 English Price Liste, Catalogues, and ali information words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obarac-

ters. Again, despite all the grammārs, and

baving the greater portion of her Gargo en gaged, will load at this port and Whampoa,

For Freight, apply to

OLYPHANT & JO t2118 Hongkong, 17th December, 1874, FOR LONDON.

Is this way, end with 4 number of Shanelui Steam Navigation Company Tha. other alergentary works sa yat published, the LANE, CEAWFORD AND COME & British Ship -

helag then floated away, as with the hydraulic Shiree 7 per seat. premio. hift dock. pontoons, o88 of the, tabalar dots will se

any required number of anips, thus doing the Hongkong Gus Company's Shards $75 per work of seven dry docke.

78 par abaro, er dividend.

share..

cent: discount.

nominal,

From its peculiar vonutrition the fabular. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--$15 per footing Book appears to combine the advantage

of the ordinary fating dock, the bydriolin Indo-Chinesa Sugar Coisjany-$7 per shure.

dock, and the stone graving duck without" (04-

seasing any of their disadvantages. These are

in the ordinary floating dook waakeena, and fu

the sluze structateu, wetnesa and want of Pag

SALES ON JANUARY 17TH, 1875, Anreported by Chinses.

value in Clark and Standheld's duck, affording, sun to travelling trader.

ns it dow, the maximum resistance to pressure,

the ordinary square for being liable eiblier to Tai-four-shur to travelling trader...

student of this difloult, lauicuage absolutely re-

may be obtained from

who have consented to oL EN

mires comples to display the varione appliO. LAZARUS & 00,'S AGENTS entions and squiculents of different words which

have one general moaning. Of these examples

this work contains more than five times a BONGKONG, SHANQUAL, AND JAPAN, many as any other Dictionary hitherto pubgth and by whom / liaked.

For practical purposes the arrangement of

ALL ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED

[1405

the work is so complete, that a rafurones and forwarded to Calcutta by the EARLIEST to its pages enables person who under opportunity.

collapse or to burst. Tubular docks nie being Black Pear, 200 picuta, ut £1.75, by Yee-fai tó | China, and to the natives themselves it er.

ventilation. The sylindrical form ja of special-Vermicelli, 10 bags, at $7.20 by Tai-foong-stands English to communicate effectively with natives who understand nothing but Chi- Ling Ngan Puip, 20 bugs, at Tis. 7.2.0.0, by meas, In this respost the work will be found indispensable to all Europeans residing in

plains subjects fully with which very few in- deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To parties resident in England and interested in China it cannot bat be invaluable occasionally, It comprises upwards of two, thousand largë quarto pages,

designed of varying sizes, and cat be applied to travelling trader. Titising the largest ironclud vessels afloat. Their atability and power are suggrative of another application besides tant of dooking vessels nainely, that of building them, to which purpose to travelling trador.

it is by no means laspi oba bậu that they may be

Wood Oil, 1 packago, at Tia. 6.1.0.0, by Chau. toong to travelling trailer..

Skelfish, 10 bags, at $37.50, by Chou-foong

Dries Lily Flowers; 20 lugs, at $11.50, by

applied. As a question of condary in soat ik Chus-toong, to load trader, take

is stated that loudera baro bren submitted for

Bed Dates, 30 bagis, at The. 1.9.5.0, by Chu

the construction of several of these dooks at toong to travelling: trader,

prices muok below those pail ime dooks of cor responding size for timilar purpoyiz.-Liman

Sea Blubber, 10 paskarom, at $8.40, by Chan- Toong lo travelling truder,

TRUBNER & O., 60, PATERNOSPER Row: W.H, BELLA "DAILY PERS" OFFICE, HONGKONG,

NOW ON SALE. YOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE

PORT for the your 1873 Prises $10. Apply at the Daily Preis Olling

TITANIA

Usptain England, will loud bers and at Wham

(also a Maese, if autheint inducement) Bad will bare early despatch for the above Port.

Fur Freight, apply toda

LA VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. "if 2000- Hongkong, 3rd Dicembar, 1874

* FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

THE A 1 British Ship

THE

* MORNING LIGHT.

RE-27 Tone Captain Olaston, will load here for

the above Port, and will huyo sarly despatol.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Go, et 1585 Hongking, 30th September 1874

- STORAGE,

The Steam Try Woosungs in thorough working order, and is available at all times to tow vessels to or from æi, at reasonable rates.

JOHN FOBSTER & Co. t:1039 Foocbow, 18th June, 1873.

NOW OF SALE.

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98

F. W. MITCHELL.

Porter General,

General Post Office, Hongkong

It is hurely notified that a line of British Mail Contract Packets bas been

Lei

ABE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ASST na equal fata

STUDENTS FIEST ASSISTANT,

By. Dr. Davis, with amuy Additions, Corres. tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography. Petos In Paper Wrapper me $1.50 Nently Bound

$2.00

Apply at the Daily Press Office. THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the Public af BARCO HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON that he has shops established at those places in the name of HING KEE

vayuner of correspondence from Hongkong for the foreign ports on the East African Count, an wall us for Natal and the Cape Colony, St. Ho. Jana and Ancension, and, that beicaforward the postage, which exust be paid in advance, on let tera addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Dela- Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ascension, will be 20 junt for each balf-oimce, newspupora 3 cents each.

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong.

In HONGKONG, at the Central Market. No' 12, he has constantly on band BEEF, MUTTON OULTRY, BREAD, VEGF. Arrangements having boon nude under TABLES, and OILMAN'S STORES, u, of which Maile for London arriving at Shes from the best quality, GA NAARAS China by Private Ships will be forwarded to foregoing articles, with the addition of SFT that the rates of postings, which wust he paid in- In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the destination via Brindisi, it is Loraby notified. RITS, SODA WATER, &o, and GAME e acones, on correspondence, addressed to the in seasonA

United Kingdom so forwarded, will be an fol Goutletado and Families cairous of patron-lows, viz.ima For Letterṛi ising biny are requested to apply at his shops

„24 cents per halt ounce, us above, where a list of prices of articles will For Newspapers... 8 he furnished, which will be supplied at the same

not exceeding loanço cents. For Books and rale all the year round.

Pattern..

HING KEE.

ly 742 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874, H

KRUPP'S CAST STEEL WORKS,

ESSON (BRMANY) BOLE AGENT FOR CHINA ANDAA OTING WANAAM JAPAN, S.~!

PEIL, [St|67|| Hongking Shanghai, Cologne (Germany) NOTICE

10

overy additional 419

FW. MITURELL

Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.

It is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance, skargoable on Pockets of printed papora or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong Lo the United Kingdom by the United States,

N Order to meet tho wisher of the Mutive Packets via San Francisco, will be as follows

Community, the Chinese Issue of this viz Faper has been, from the commencement of the China New Year, issued Daily justend of on altornute days so before,

The Paper has beon Established for nearly Twenty Years, and fa, u to Editorial Manage pamant, under the Direction of Well Baccalad

For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce

in weightai, L'oente For a packet above 1 dunes not ex-

ceeding 2 ounces.A For a panket above 2 ounces fiot ex

cooding doumaan.

Chinees Gentleman; gives reliable commercial and eight vents for every additional four ounces.

WING, KEB COAL SHOP TAB Proprietor of WING-KEE Shop begs to inform the public that his Shop has been

and general informatices, and lins the same Those rates apply to Printed Circulare, Price established since 1855, xt Endicott's Lane, and QALB received bo Storage in First-class position with the Natire Community as to Ad- Lista, Market Reports, and all printed-papers" that he has always a great quantity of BEST Godowns (Intely known an those of Meseca, Vertisements und Nowe as the Englieir Daily other than Newspapers, se well as to Books COAL in store for Sale Gentleman or Bhip. 1. §. WALKER & 60) of about 5,000 tone Capa-ress with the Foreign Commanity. The and Trade Patterns or Samplas. masters wishing to patronian tiui, are requested unty, situated on the Pinya, West Wanshi Charge for Advertisementa will be a hereto

FW. MITCHELL, to apply at his Stop.

6, 'LINSTEAD.

fore,

Postrester General,- 171505 Mongkong, 23rd September, 1874.

General Port Oilce, Hongkong

1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874