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THE PLUNDERING WHILS AND MINAHS.

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JESTINATION

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20mm, 1875.

Vessels Advertised as Loading,

VESSEL'S NAME

CAFT

LONDON SUEZ CANALurpedox (str.). NEW YORK

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Titanis IN Cuntranooga Dominiesey.... John Milton

!.....¡Gumio Book..... Do. vis YOKOHAMA... Ohina (etc.)..... SAIGON, SINGAPORE, So... Provendo (BIT.)

Gwalior (str.) Ronatin SINGAPORE, PENANG, &o. MANILA.

Formask (str.)...... SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, Scotland (str.)

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ĦORRIBLE TALE FROM BULGARIA.

A singular trial for murder bu just taken

Wo mentioned last week that the Meersba plaas at Missivria, in Bulgaria. Two brothers wers aconsed of the murder of their unsic, & and Bheels were "out" in the neighbourhood rich old Odness merchant. Three years ago of Mount Aboo, looking for any plander which the old man-suddenly disapposred. His no sight chance to come in their way. We now phova, with whom bo lived, and to whom he tear from Mount Aboo that on the night of the had bebaved with singolar kindness, inherited 15th instant the station was thrown lato con or rather appropriated the wealth of their aged silorable commotion by the news that a large relative. No serious inquiry was ever made to body of Mounts intended to make a night 390urtain what had become of the missing man; attack. Intelligence was brought in during the and the nepbowa, who made liberal donatione evening of the presence of the Moonahs in larga to las churibes, were left in undisturbed enjoy- zumbore near the Mannt, and it was ale report ment of their riches until a sortain day in the d that they bad told some soolies who had ear early part of the present year, when bu audi them of their intentions to attack the station. received a visit from an old woman, who told a coʊm na the newa wao receivad, preparations aatory so horrible that it is aimirably adapted for a vigorous defence were made, and every for narration over a blazing fire on Christmas available soldier and pollesiran was called out. DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, NEW A Eve. One dark and stormy night the old wom, The shopkeepers hid themselves and their trea-SAN FRANCISCO ....... nocarding to her own count, we sitting in berres, sod considerable alarm proveiled, natl buase, when the wind blew in her windowesub, auraing broke without the Meenala, who are putting out ber lamp and causing the embora of supposed, on second thoughts, to have abar. borire to Bgabout the room. Suddenly she heard doned the attempt to captura the phue. Me nahrick, Lush a woes, and other strangeres are, we understand, being taken for their sounde, which seemed to come from the house pacification, and apparently not teiere they of bar neighbour, the Odens merchant. Having were needed.-Trace of India. orozed horself and taken a little raki, she ventured to look through a crack in the wall of an outhoner, through which she could as into the house from whence the gromme proceeded. The scene that at her eye was truly distress ing. Two men were preming down a pillow upon the face of another man whom tboy Kept prostrate, and a woman was holding a light The victim was the Odessa mercbaut, the usassins vero his nephews. The old man's, throat was out, and his bead "waggled about in the most frightful owner no ha stregled with his murderers. He was very strong for he overthrew them both, when he was struck in the face by the strang wemon with a chair Still bie eyes flashed with lite, and he rose aguio, but was once more felfed by his nephews, who then swed away at his throat till they Bapersted his head from his body, The old woman who witnessed this spectacle shroutered to disclose the orime, but was bribed to uiloncs,

INSANITARY CONDITION OF MALTA. The resent increase of mortality ro Malta hus attracted some attention to the sanitary condi- on of that island, and (according to the Lanset) the commission which was appointed by the Governor to inquire into the matter hae diastored in ite reperi aondition of thige which could scarcely be rivalled even at Over Darwen, One of the most noticeable peonliari ties of the island is tho density of its population. The Malteno, it-la-said, surely erg migrate, and, as early marriages are general among the Mela, with an area of only zinety-five square. lower olasice, it is easy to understand bene

miles, "phanones a popolation which has parallel elsewhere in Europe; it numbers 1,300 persons to cvory, equará mils of eárface, colu- sire of its garrison, the fleet, and trading ressele- density very nearly three kime that of Belgium, the most thietly popu

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Kashgar (6)

Nunkiu (ate),

Do. Do.

Amazone (str.). YOKOHAMA,

„Mansilin (atr.) Do.

..Tanuin (atr.) ............. SWATOW AMOT & FOOCHOW Douglas (et)..

Kajuh (aty.)..

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For Sale.

AYLE

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SILK MERCERS, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS

GENERAL DRAPERS. HOSIERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS,

NEW GOODS

for the

and reduced to art as charwoman, alated area on the contingut." The people waab the bag from the Baor of the room ise saak in the moat wretelied poverty and in- which thu sender was cured. The habit housua, or rather gillars, which are damp now SHOWING their STOCK of wancy" not having bean paid, she revealed the dark, and ill-ventilated. To alleviate the con story. The nephews were arrested, have beention of this aqualid and crowded ialund, it might cried, and equited. The old woman less be expected that there would be some attempt been imprisoned, flogged, and several times ball made to provide decent sanitary arrangements. smolbered between muttresse. The cpherson the contrary, however, the commissionere however, are looked coldly upon by and society assert that no proper system of drainage exists. in Missivriu, the general impression being that the old woman has told the truth-Pall Mal!

"Foul cesspools Abound; the villague and tow Gazetta

se good as unsewered; the atmosphere of some places is so charged with sewer. OMADA- tions that all silver articles become speedily bluckered." In fact, the island is little better than another Over Darwen on a large scale. Of course typloid and other favors Teigu s preme, and bave full scope for their work in the wretchod and crowded dwellings of the poor.-Pall Mall Gazetka.

HUMAN-HAIR SUPPLIES. For some years the London Luman hair trade has derived its chief and post bigbly esteamed supplies from the open gatters of the seller Italian towns specially, and those of the rural districte graerly; and there is a scheuse at present under consideration in the Italian Chembare for raising money to defray-the coat |-- of extensiva desiringe works, to be carried to the smaller towas after the larger onics have Lera drained in woordings with our own most approved modern systems. Here then we have

MISCELLANEOUS.

AUTUMN AND WINTER SEABONS, Comprising the Latest NOVELTIES in each Department.

B

AOK SILES

of the best, makes, COLORED SILK.

BLACK AND COLORED VELVETS..

BLACK VRLY STEENS SERGES, REPPS,

and all the

Tis Duke of Northumberland kasjast erected bathe and walihouses at Alewick, at a cost of NOW MATERIAL-for DRESSES. nearly £10,500.

Tue Rer. John Boarborough, of Trinity COSTUMES AND POLONAISES.

at once an over to the inquiry where our hair | Church, Pittsburg, line on elected Bishop comes from, and the indication of an impending of the new Protestant Episcopal diocese of crisis, by which the very existence of the Ita-Southern New Jersey.

no-British buasan-huir trade is threatened; for us son os rural Italy is subjected to the control of local boards of health, those will be an and to all further eapplies from that quar

tor.

The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered a special trial of a system of filling all shipe boots with Boating Feats, engh sent capable of supporting four or fire men in the water.

MANTELETS, JACKETS,

AND

SHAWLS.

LA OG GOODS.

The President and Hellowe of Sion College RUFFLES AND RUIFLING. intend to apply poxt session for an Act-of Parliament to authorize them to sell the present

llego and buildings and to rebuild on a new

sico.

The famine in Asia Minor is likely to be aggravated by the presence of winter, which is reported to have setin severely. The starving population are said to be looking to English

The Aral Tokkėj a

To make this intelligible, we will briefly plain the initiatory steps of the process by which Italian hair chaverted into English "capillamenta." The Italian women, like their sisters in other parts of the world, hava thự practice of twisting into a coll all the hair which become detached from their heade in the operation of cotabing or trushing. These coils, in the tota: absence of hause draine, are thrown youarcsity for help. Foresman tribe nomadia: with other raluse into the open gutters, which seldom fail to supply an Italian household withing south of the Autresk, have invaded the a mar, and really weans of disposing of the Rutaun territory and killed all the inhabitants

Feasting of their habitations. This in-th for the Tuset Taroma-riliage of Baalskiz-70- first step in the proceeding. The next is elected miles east of Krastoreuzk. when the sevenger appears on the scene with bia springless cart, and like another Neptune, trident in hand, wades through the gutter, and hacks up every flating tangle of hairs. These be Tearfully consigns to a separato receptaclo, and

keeps by him for he well knows their valua—. sill the hair pelur, technically known in the trude us the Cutter," makes his next round and gathers in the season's harvest, which is forthwith conveyed to Genes and other seaport tov, where the coile are disentangled, and separated, by children who are employed in the

Lady Franklin reminds the public that the boriness, into "beada" and "tails, the former reward of £2,000 offered by her for the official being composed of short but even lengtbe, records of her late husband's extedition is still arranged according to colons and the latter of open to-be-aarsed-and-she, expresses ber.com the longer lengths of hair. It is said that of viction that the original journals of the expedi leta years many hundred-weights of liese headation were deposited near the spot where the and tile, grily characterized as "dend bair," abipa were abandoned.

SASHES

AND

SASH RIBBONS.

SILK SCARVES.

HOSIERY, GLOVES,

FLOWERS,

Eng'and

Hauter. Morphy

Bona Stoddard

Philip

Mannarino

¡N. Haselwood Treevaja Morales Jumos...........

Braso

Ulampervis Bernard Royaier Burrie.. Mens

AT

*FOR FREIGHT APPLY TÓ

„TO BE DESPATCHED,

Banterfold & Swire Hongkong Yogel, Hagedorn & Co..... What you, Olypbant & Co.pekkan [Hongkong | Augustine Heard & Co.........................

Whampon Russell & Co... Hongkong Brandão & Hongkong Vagel, Hagedora & Co...... Hongkong PM. S. S.

...

Messageries Maritimes.. P. & O. 8. N. Oc... Hongkong Remedios & Co...... ...........Vigel, Hazcileru & Co. Hongkong Turner & De........ Hongkong P. & O. S. N. Col Hongkong Siemsson & Co... ................................. Mounageries Maritir Hongtong P. & O... N. Co. Hongkong Messagorios Maritimes., Hongsong Douglas Lapruik & Co... Hongkong Hop-king.....

For Sale.

HOMPSON &

Have just Opened a Choico Asscalment of 'LADIES' KID GLOVES,

with 6 Buttons. SOARERO and HOME SPUN MADE-UP COSTUMES. CLOTH JACKETS, HYMALAYA SHAWLS.

AUSTRIAN CHAIR RUGS.

[LADIES'

FRENCH TRIMMED FELT

HATS

Plain and Bonded, CHOICE FEATHERS, FLOWERS, HIBBONS and FICHUS,

In grast variety,»

·‧ༀ PATTERNS. GENTLEMEN'S BLACK, BEAR,

FAWN PELT HATS,

BERLIN SLIPPERS and CUSHION

AND

in the latest and most approved shapes: THE DOVER, STAMFÖRD, AEGTLE, STRASBURG, HYDE, and BEAUFORT

All the new Shapoa, in

Jön ar abant 3rd Feb.

Quick despatch

Quick despatob,

Quick deapatalı.

Quick daspatob.

Quick despatch,

{thnick äcapatch.

...........2m 15th Fut. at Jr.. ¡On 18th inst., at noon,

Ou stl February at noon Quick deapatob. Quick dospatch, **On or about 24th inst. Quick despatcb.

Prick despatch.

Quick despatch,.

Quick despatch.

Quick despatch.

Quick despatch.

‚To-day, at 10 mm.

Vessels on the Berth.

"PACIFTU MAIL STEANSHIP COMPANY,

NOTICE.

'HE STEAMSHIP Oregonian, will be dee

patched henos for Yokohama, to vunavot with Stenship Fasco da Gama for San Fran=" cissa, on MONDAY, February 1st, proximo, at Bodock P.M.

G. B. EMORY,

Acting Agent, 71 145 Hongkong. 24th January, 1875. FOR SHANGHAJ, YOKOHAMA, AND HIOGO. THE Steamer Captain Games, will be despatched for the alove Porta on or about the 24th inst. For Freight or Payways, myply to.

TURNER & Co.,

Agenta, 119 Hongkong, 6th January, 1875

FOR MANILA.

"200TLAND,”

TIES, SOARES OKAVATS COLLARS, THE Spanish Steamship

and SHIRTS.

WARM UNDERCLOTHING, and DRESSING GOWNS, GENTLEMEN'S CALF and STOUT WALKING BOUTS. _2101,Hongkong, 15th December, 1874,

ZITABLISHED IN 1829.

J

*** FORMOSA,” Optain Morales, will bare immediate despatch for the above Port.

Por Freight or Passago, opply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Os. ̈ ̈tf ̄95–Hongkong, 15th-January,-1875--

FOR SHANGHAL

C. LAZARUS AND CO. THE Steamship

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

BY APPOINTMENT TO

HIS EXUELLENCY THE VICEROY,

1

AND

KR.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 59, 50, 61, Bentinck Street, OALOUTTA.

FEATHERS. C.

BABY LINEN

IND

LADIES' UNDERULOTHING.

LADIES' AND, CHILDREN'S -

FELT HATS.

BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables' ure

the only ones appreciated in India,

ao & lung und steady experience extending over 50 years has proved them to be the best and most suitable for the olivace,

!" NANKIN,” Brace, Master. will have immediato despatch for the above Port.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Ob. 149 Hongkong, 25th January, 1875. FOR SWATOW, AMOX, AND FOOCHOW, THE Steamship

"DOUGLAS,” Captain Burnie, will bare immediate despatob for the above Ports.

For Freight or Pussage, apply to

DOUGLAS LARRAIK & Co. 149 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1975.

STEAM TO SHANGHAL. Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and HIOGOJ ́THE F. & C. 3. N. Co.'s Steamship

···KASHGAR”

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTICE...

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES- MARITIMES, PAQUEROTA POSTE FRANÇAIS

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND

MARBEILLES;..

ALSO,

BOMBAY, ST, DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will close" For Swaton For Young, tổ day, the 26th instant, at 7.30 2.3.

For Swato-Per Rajah, today, the 20th instant, ab 11,30 à..

·MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PAUFN," The Frenel Mail Packet" PROVENCE" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 28th ivat, at noon, with the Mails,

To and through the United Kingdom via Marseilles; to France and other Continental States (in a closed muil to France), to Saigon,

N THURSDAY, the 28th January, 1875, Singapore, Galle, Australia, New Zealand, PROVENCE Comandant MANNABINO, and Alexandria.

with HAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and The Fost Office will be open for the reception - CARGO, will loays this, Port for the above of Qulinary Lettere, Nesrapapore, Books, &c.,

plocs.

nati17 AN. on the 28th instant, after which Cargo and Spenie will be registered for Tonne Letters on ba resolved. tion as well as for Marseilles, and avespted in

transit through Marseilles for the primaipal ploss of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till noon; Cargo will be received on board until 4 Spocie and Parcels until 3 P.M. on the 27th January, 1875. (Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contents and valueof Packages are required.

For further particulars, apply at the Com pimy's Office.

C. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent Hongkong, 18th Jennery, 1875.

RAM FOR

́SINGAPORE, FENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA BRINDISI ANCONA, VEMOE, NEDI.

Money Ordara on any of this Money Order hoes in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5.P.M. on the 27th instant,

Lattore for Registenties will be received anti 10. on the 28th instant

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gonétat. Genera! Post Ofica,

Hongkong, 14th January, 1875. MAIS BY THE "UNITED STATES PACKET"

The Tailed States' Mail Packet "QREGO.. NLAN will be dispatobed on MONDAY, the 1st February, at 3., with the Mas

For Tokohama, int Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c. until 2.30-FM.

Letters on be posted on board the Puokat from 2.30 .. to 250 F., on payment of a Into Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. The Propay mont the Portage to all the above places by this moute is compulsory.. Correspondence inefficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Tackets.

TERRANEAN PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON ; AL90, DOMBAT. MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, RE PENINSULAE AND ORIENTAL. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship GWALIOR," Captain N. HANELWOOD, with Her Majesty's Mails, Fassengers, Specie, and Correspondence adilreased to Yokohama and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on the United States most be supernoribed par THURSDAY, the 6th February, at Noon. "OREGONIAN," and that addressed to. the Cargo will be received on board until Noon, United Kingdom must be superscribed "Did Spacie and Parcels at the office until 2.x.onEan Francisco." the 3rd idem.

For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas- sage, apply at the P. & 0. 5. N. Oo.'a Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

F. W. MITCHELL,

- Postmaster General. General Post ce,

Hongkong, 24th January, 1875.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.”

The English Contrast Packet " GWALIOR " will be dispatched with the asual Maila for Europa. &c., on THURSDAY, tho 4ch

A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages. for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or with Parcele; and the Company do not hold February, at Noot

Money Orders on any of the Money Order herselva responsible for any Detention or Offcce in the United Kingdom will be granted Prejudice which may happon from the incor-outil 5.r. on the 3rd February.

rectness in anoi declaration.

The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all gooda shipped by their Steamere for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or hy Canal in their own Steamers, or in. vessels employed for the purpose.

Shippers of airge for Bombay are requested to tate note, that the Steamers leaving Hong kong in correspondence with the Australian Steamers from Gallo to Bombay, may call at

Colonsba.

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terns and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.

A. McIVER, Superintendval Ponizsalar and Oriontal Steam Navigation Qo.'s Office, Hongkong, 2nd January, 1875.

U. S. MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL, STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND

SAN FRANCISCO.

The Pool-Office will be open until 6 F.. ou the 3rd February.

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

Lettera for registration will be received util 10A.M. on the 4th February

Letters may be posted antil 10 a., on the 4th February, without late fea..

February, will not be forwarded unless the Letters posted after 10 A.. on the 4th

Lalu Fenot 18 cents each as well as the postage is prepaid.

The latest time for posting Lotters at thin Office is 11 A.Mr., und for Newspapers, Books, or Patterns 10 A.M. on the 4th February.

Late letters (but Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom, vi Brindisi, or to Sin- gapore, may be posted on board the Packet frora 11.30-2-. to the time of aniling, on pay- tent of a Lalo Faa ot 48 cents each in addition to the postage.

F. W, MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post Office,

Bongkong, 22nd January, 1875. THE SS. "CHINA" will tsavo tangkang

for Sun Ferncisco, via Yakobama, on Arrangements having been made under MONDAY, the 15th Febraary, at 3 pm, taking which Mails for Loudon arriving at Suos from Chies by. Private Ships will be forwarded to Czited States, and Europe.

destination is Brindisi, It is hereby.notified.. Through Passover Tiokata and Bills of that the rates of postage, which must be paid in Lading ure issued for transportation to You-advance, on correspondence addressed to the bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, Iowa, viz. —

C. 1. & Co. have received a large number of very Battering testimonials "from all parts of India, China, Barmah, Ceylon, Manila, Java, will leave for the above place about 24 hours Passengers, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the Straits, and Parefa, testifying to the superior

Of one of the numeroas now partion, the Boston Herald wakes this kindly mention: The Globe has got union little party that weighs about nine pounds, but it hasn't named it yet. Doing as well as could be expected."

It is stated that the barricans which recently TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS-ake and quality of their Biliard Tables, and passed over Jamaica did more damage than any which has visited the island for more than 20 geats. Hugo forest trees were torn up and much growing prodace destroyed. Many houses were blown down, and roads washed away.

anoully cross the Alps, or round the Rock at KEWARD TO A TOUEG WIFE.-Samuel

Centar os their way to our more sorthern Baldwin, a keutician of Hopshire S

W0:0L GOODS

of all kinds.

PERFUMERY.

So.

dc.

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SAYLE & CO.,

́SILK MERGERS,

LADIES

AND CHILDREN'S OUTFITTERS,

GENERAL DRAPERS, HOSIERS, HABERDASHERS, DRESS MAKERS AND MILLINERS.

VICTORIA BXCHANGE, QUEEN & ROAD AND STANLEY STREET HONGKONG:

AND AT SHANGHAI,"

THEROOTS, UIGAES.

Campbell's Flantation Brand OIGARS. Campbell Diedigul Brand CHEROUTS. Campbell's Trichinopoly Brand CHEROOTS- TREMS-Cush. Apply to

730]

MESSES,

21

CAMPBELL & Co., Plantation Worley

after the arrival of the next English Mail,

A. McIVER

while thanking their Friends and Patrons in P. & 0:3 N. Co. Office, Chins for the liberal appost so long extended to their firm, would; in suliolting further pa-

tronage, bez to mention the following fasts

Superintendent.

138 Hongkone, 2nd January, 1875. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA..

THE P.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamabip

“MASSILIA "

which bure condured to the agoness their efforts have bitbarto mot with.

Every table is made of solid weed well en arrival of the next English Mei.

sound and nat veneared,

now principle, introduced by U. L. and Con

and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA. For Loiters.

.24 cents per halfduace.

A Steamer of the Company will lova Shang- For Newspapers.....& bai, via the Inland Sea Porta, about the same

Patterna....

date, and make close connection at Yokohama. For Books and}

At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers

England, Franco and Germany...

will leave for the ubora place shortly after the j bave elections of various lince of Stonora to

2. MONTER,

Superintendent

The Cushions are constructed on an eatively P. & O. B..N. Oo,'s Office,

197 Hongkong, 2nd January, 1878.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, cũx SUEZ CANAL EE Company's Steamship

and unlike club adopted by: English makerss! and are much muwa durable, and lively than English made cushions,

No tablo leuca C. L. and Cola premisas auti! it has been standing ready finished for over 12 | months, in order to ensure perfectly seasoned will

material

Every article of furniture, also, that leaves O. LAARS and Co's Establishment, in un ranteed of Solid and Seasoned. Wood,

"SARPEDON"

be despatched on or about the Sed February, For Freight or Pussage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, 108 118 Hongkong, 25th January, 1875.

FOR LONDON,

THE ▲ 1 British Sbip

"TITANIA?

Freight will be received on board unti-4-P.M.- on the 14th prarino. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 pm. of the samu day, All Farvel Packages atenld be marked to address in full; vaino of eams is required.

For further information sa to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageney of the Campany, Praya West.

G. B. EMORY,

deling Agent. Hongkong, January 23rd, 1875.

FOOCHOW DOCK.

PAGODA ANCHORAGE.

eacb;

(not exceeding loanca doente.

B 12

every additional 412

FW. MITCHELL,

· Postmaster General,

General Fest Office, Hongkong-

It is hereby notified for general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor- way, when forvardel via Southampton, will henceforward he 36 cents for cob balf ounce. which may either be paid in advance, or it may be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters Unpaid Letters will be subject to au udditional charge on delivery.

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.

It is hereby notified for general information.

C. L. & Co. have always ready a large stock of new Cushions of their peculiar principle, aud ).— which can be applied for any table, the as Captain England, will load here and at Wham-980 feet on the heel. The breadth of the Dock prepaid at the following mates, viz. curate length and brandth of the gate bed only | pos, (nieo at Macao, it enticient inducement,) at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 20 feet, und boing required.

THE adore Grauite.floored DOCK has lately that, on and after the let January, 1875, the

Tban LENGTHENED to 100 foul awit all, Rosiege on Durrespondinen forwarded by Prie.

O. L. and Co. havo always' in hand-a lunge stook of Billiard, Pool und Pyramid Balls, Caes, | Tipe, foalka, Cloth, and ovary requisite for the

Billiard Table

Old Cashicos renewed on:C. LAZARUS & Dindigul

Co.'s peculiar principle, thereby making an old Madean Presidency-table-na good as new.

NOW ON SALE,

IMPERIAL QUANTO,

BILLIARD LAMPS,

Six and Eight Light Lamps for Oil, or Kero- sine, the latter with burners on the duplex

and will have early despatch for the shore Fort.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, EAGEDORN & Co. tf 2000 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1874.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO: THE AI America, Skip

and is now capable of reooiring vessels up to vate Ship to the Straits Settlements must be

For Letters......& cents per ounce. For Pupcre,..............

the width at the entrance is 56 fee. Depin of water on the eill 13 feet at average cap, ind 17 fost at average spring tides.

The Dock has a Cuisson Gate, and le pumped but by steam,

A new FOUNDRY for linge won and brake onetings has recently been added.

The Machine Shop contaire a 13-inch Serw * GAME COCK,”- Captain Stoddard, will load bore for the above Catting Gup-lathe, inall Lathes, Drilling and

Sorewing Machines, Steam SW Mill Large- Port, and will have quick despatob.

Smithy, eo, &. For Freight apply to

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centres of ofvilization, where existing syntema of will in the year 1836, ordared that bia badly. drainage prezent insuperable obstacles to the reafter bis decease, should be thrown into tho N ceation and ncilization of rafusellaol hair. It is beyond the Needles, which was accordingly obrioas, therefore, that when rural Italy is carried into affect. His motive for this singular drained, London society will find that one of disposal of his remains was to disappoiot bis ite most compieresa, and apparently moet suung wife, who had frequently declared to bina highly prized means of adorament bus become that she would dance on his grave. scarce and costly to an extent atterly incom EQUAL TO THE OCCASION—A story is told patible with the continuance of the present of the late Lord Clarendon, who entered on one Javish way of hair. The fate of the capilla-onasion a restaurant in the Palais. Hazal to minta" is evidently troubling in the balance. ding as a simple bourgeois. Having ordered a It may be said that there are other entrees of frugal moal be called for a bottle of champagne. hair-supply than Italian gutiers—and that is waiter, auticipating the customer might true-but these acorees are not certain or not da able to settle, whispered that the price profume in more than one or two directions was twenty-five frances a bottle, in the hope of Derana peasant Leads have, indeed, long yield-patting an end to his lordship'e extrasOIZANCE. ed good supplies of "yellow Baxena;" but the Ob, in that case,” said the earl, “bring as peasant women of the Empire are beginning to two bottles." itscardele bereditary costume, and to The New York Tribune, staten ébat u sejentika vis with the oases above (Be in dis-expedition, headed by Professor Marsh, of Yau playing redundant heads of hair, and College, to explore the zowly discovered fossil they no longer past un readily us of yors beds south of the Bhok tills he met with with their tawny locks. Great bapea were deterwined opposition from the In inna at the entertained that Japan would be found Red Cloud agency, who suspect that the ex- willing to include bair lu ber exports; but, ploration in for gold. À council was held, and even if she wara, dhe tressee of the daughters of the Indians fually consented to allow the party the Flowery-and- bave a wire-liko rigidity to proceed, but afterwards reconsidered their their texture which asfits them for juxtaposi zotion, and made hostile demonstrations. Ad 'tion with English heads of hair. It is much cording to the latest advices; the expedition bad the same with other sources of. beman-air postponed its departure, and attempts were Hopply when put to the test. of practical being undle to induce to Indians to withdraw ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, principle, giving a lightsquad to twelve ordinary, FOR DUNEDIN, N. Z, AND SYDNEY;" applicability they are found wanting, and their opposition.

lacipe..

N.S.W science bud not come to the aid of nature- with signal-anccess in the case of those apricot-

Eigateen light ring burner Gas Pendants,HEA 1 Portuguese Ship hted golden-cods and ruddy yellawa which

with nod to suspend ovat table. Lave long been the delight of painters und poots of the pre-Raphael order-we could scarcely predict anything short of annihila tion for the trade. These special shades of yellow-red hair are, however, aufactured "with a perfection which shows what may be done by a aktfal adaptation of ordinary acts in producing very charming results; and we ara indabled to the newspaper reports of s auSE heard before Sir R. Malins about five years ago for a clear exposition of the methods employed. It came out on thự trial referred to that the plaintiffs, who were at the bond of « Mamokcutor Trizolte and bair fix, suud a rival of twer for infringing a patent obtained by the in 1887 for couverting cores Russian wool, Known Tops," into soft, lustrous, riders hair. They declared that they bad, under the advies of eminent obcasiets, adopted a sta

stul mothod of removing

allody Mattera from

these Tops, by ute Chinese Insurance Company. $185 por share them in salphate of copper, and that,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shures

RON

EXCHANGE,

Bank Bills, on-demand,... 4/1} Bank Billa, at 30 days, sight,4/1}~ Bant Bills, at 6 months' sigat, 4/23 Credits, at 6 mouths" sight...... 4/32 Documentary Bills, at 6 months'

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Hongkong and Shanghai, Hauk Shares Union InGrance Society of Canton, new shares

-850 per share premium, nominal. China Traders' Insurance Company's Susses

$1,330 per share.

WITH THE

PUNTI AND NANDARIN

1. PRONUNCIATION,

AL ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY,_published |

at the Daily-Press Office, Hongkong.

O comprehensiveness and practical sarrice

THE NEW Patent ELECTRIC BILLIARD

tf 109 Hongkong, 18th Juneary, 1875,

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is

For Book Packets)

euch.

and Packets of G for anch 4ounces. Patterns...

The registratios feo on snch correspondened Twelve mone for euch Latter, Paper. ár Prokat.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Ucneral. Generel-Fast-Cfflae, Hongkong.

The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having given police to the General Foat Office in Lon- A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other don teas articles of Jewellery received in that Dook-yard Materal clwaye on band.

Colony era chargeable with Customs Duties, Vessels docked for examination, remetalled, the undersigned tonsider it necessary to make resparted, repairs-also done in barbour; and this Regalation known to the Public, and to iron ships and steamern ole med and painted, at state that any lettos or packets containing moderate charges. Particolare can be obtain suck articles sent through the Post are liable,

with their sentents, to be forfeited.

F W. MITCHELL.

Postmaster Garenal, General Post-Office, Bongkong.

10. Lazarus and Oo, have besa appointed Captain Bouzi, having a great portion of hered at the look, or an application to the noder

Carga engaged, will meet with quick despatch signed. | Solu Agenta in India and the Bust for

for the above Parts.

The Steam Tug Foosung is in thorough For Freight or Passage, apply to

working order, and is available at all times to ́ ́BRANDAO-& Catow.vessela to or from sea, at reasonable rates.

JOHN, FORSTER & Co ̈ti 55 Hongkong, 11th January, 1875.

Lt 1939 Fauchow, 18th June, 1871. FOR NEW YORK. THE A1 British Ship

FOR SALE..

AUKER,

this Work standa unrivalled. All the new - words which the Chinese have of fate years been by imeace of which the adore can be marked compelled to coin to express the numerous ob.i. joots mackmory photography,telegraphy, and from the oushion of the table.

may his obtained from

insolence generally, which the rapid advance Price Liste, Catalogues, and all information of foreigt relationis bas imposed upon them, sro bare given in extenso. Each and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exer LAND, cises for students of a must inelcuctive mature.

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IN

Bar Both the Court and Punti prossuronations are given, the apesate being ourefully marked on graphy displays the success of an attempt to HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN, the beat prinsiple hitherto attamed. The typo-

in the wise of body, thereby affecting a vast make the Chinese and English type correspond

economy of spaco, schioring a clearned not previously attained, and dispersing with thone and forwarded to Caleatte by the BARLIEST

[1465

China and Japan Marine Insurance-Ta 76

per abare.

er interest.

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ut the cost of on time, tabacy and thought, they had louret how to gire to these Tope the riquinite solour by means of catechu, lugwood, China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$125

$5274 por abare salphate of tran, and other ingredienta-gala. per abure, ex intereal, appearance to the hair. It was made apparent]

and by whom ALL UIDERS WILL BE RECEIVED

argins and vacant spaces which have opportunity.

beretofom characterized Chinese poblations.

fellowing facts are submitted for consideration.

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the JOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,

tins being used to impart a ourted er orisped Victoria Fire-Insurance Company's Shores Chalmers Vocabularly contains about 16,000

$110 per share, ex inferent,” “

in the coures of the trini that by the plaintiffs Hongkong and Whapen Disk Company's process hair of any length could be manne tered-in-fact-eny umber of Lady Qucione

Shares0 to 48 par coat, discount. Hongtang, Danton and Masau Steamboat Co.'s

Share7 per cent, premium,

Chinese churnstars, and Medhurst's. English"

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this work contains more than 50,000-English Da Pont's Blasting and Sporting Few dort Lake and Chines Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Winchester Repeating Arras and Ammunition; words and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obarao Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety ters. Again, despite all the grammar and Fuse.

might have been provided by the Hanouvator pateatees with a profusion of hair, not to mention Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tement of this dilleul: lang daga absolutely re the wholesale manner in which they were able

-proctiate, desintended

78 per share, ex dividend, ・

share.

THEA)

JOHN MILTON,"

Murphy, Muster, Laving the greater portion of CHAMPAGNE- bor Cargo cugaged, will load hero and at Waampou for above Part, and will baro early despatch.

For Freight, apply t

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FOR NEW YORK

THE A 1 British Ship

" COMMISSAY Hunter, Master, will load at this Port and Whampoa, and have quick despatch as above,

For Freight, apply to

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FOR NEW YORK. To fallows the British BarqueTM Chinaman,") PB-641 American Burgos

-F1945-June-15E-

GHATTANOOGA,”

other elementary works as yet published, the THE TOURIST'S GUIDE ...--

REDUCED PRICE 81. quires samples to display the various appli- Containing the names of all the Articles of having the greater portion of her Cargo-es. proches, turunant disucveiled taurinted Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per ostions and equivalents of different words which Trado, objects of Natural History, Fundirt, ged, will load at tila port sna. Whampon. as forties de bain for Indies at watering-places. Hongkong Hote! Company's Ghares per have une general meaning. Of these examp.ee do..da, withe Punti, and Mandarin Frenuo and have gaiok despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

OLYPHANT & voi plen of the plaint:ffs for a monopoly in the Indo-Chinese Sugar Company-87 per obers meny as any other Dictionary hitherto pab-|

[2118 Hongkong, 17th Deogw ber. 1874.

FOR MANÍLA.

The Vice-Chancellor remained obduraty to the

"Rassisa Tope," and dismisard the bill with sla, stigmatizing the plaintifs.condact us "anjustifiable, srdce, if their putent was suS- | tained, it would be impossible for any one to ume wool without their consent for the various

purposes for which it bad boys used long before

our grandfathers were kora.”—Bzuminer.

cent, discount

nominal.

Galignant states that the new Protestuail aburch the Avenue de la Grande Arínés, travelling trader, which has been more than tùtve fluro-ić osures

this work contains more than five times aa ciation.

Bahad

For practical "parpones the arrangement of

the work is so complete, that a reference.

Also a few sopics of the GRAMBIAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parta,;

The Daily Prese Ofica.

NOTICE

to its pages azables a person who under stande English to communicato estively Tan-with natives who understand nothing but Obi Order to most tho wishes at the Native

China, and to the natives themselves it ex-

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FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, HEA 1 Olipper Ship

SALES OF JANWARY 25TH, 1875. dü reported by Chinoso. toong to travelling trader.

Seni Blubber, 21 packages, at 4.10, by

Community the Chinese Issue of this Treffeoje, Maater, heving the greater portion of nese. In this respect the work will be found Paper has been, from the commencement of the pher Cargo engaged, will have immediate dus. Dried Lily Flowers, 5 bugs, at $11.60, by an indispensable to all Europeans residing in ons New Year, suv PALLY histend of on patch for the abure Port fuong to travelling tradet.

Shellfish, 5 exscu, nt $38.00, by Teun-foong to plains subjects fally with which vory fown-alternate days ae before,

The Poper has been Established for nearly end of them are perfectly acquainted. Fo Fungia, 10 bage, at $43.00, by Kwong-tankparties resident in England and interested in Tweaty Yours, and is, as to Editorial Merage. It comprises upwards of two thousand large and funeral information, and bas the so Chinese Goutousan; zives reliable commercial the building is simple and well-suited to the Mushroowar, 20 oisos, at 359.90, by Kwong China it sannot but be invaluable ocenionally, ment, under the Direction of a Well Educated purpose for which it is intended, On the facade fook-wo to travelling trador.

pnaition with the Native Community up to Ad. Cattlefish, 20 bags, at $19.10, by Kwong-fook-arbo peges,

{vartisɔments und Nowe Le tue English Daily

Freas with the Foreign Gowanuity... The Captain Hant. Apply to Churge for Advertisments will be hereto

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874,

of construction, has been opened. The style of wo to travelling trader.

is out in letters of gold the insoription, "Qalte: Evangélique de Ptaile." The edifioe, which wo to travelling trader.

is close to the Aro de Triomphe, is das to the

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that the Bofortred Churels bad not sufficient Bed Dates, 100 båga, at $2.20, by King-tyo. nodommedation la Paris.

| to travelling trader.

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It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on lettere addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be as fol lowe, vizi

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When Forwarded viðĮ.

Brindisi When forwarded viù 294

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When forwarded” við į

328 Southampton... 1

F. W. METCHELL,

Postmaster General.

General Post-Office, Hongkong.

It is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must he gait in advance, obarges him on Parkets of pricted papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States Packets via Sun Francisco, will be as follows

Vis tim

For a packet not exceeding 1 onace

in weight

For a packet above 1 ounce not ex-

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NOW ON SALE,

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2-centa

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voeding 4 ounces.................... 8

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Agents.

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and Trade Patterns or Simplos.

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Postmaster General.

General Post Ofine, Hongkong,