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THE DAILY PRISS, WEDNESD.

FEBRUARY 10mm, 1875,

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

DEBRINATION

VESSEL

NEW YORK

D

Do

{atz.). Game Cock........ Lotte minis

Apoar (str.).

aspés Candidas. Bombay (str.) ¿Volga (str.)..

Hestor (otr.) Da

Saadu (str.)". AMOT, TAMSUI, AND TAKAO]Hai-Loong (str.) SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglus (etr.) [Formosa (str.) BWATOW AND AMOY.

which foreizo dányt, even the British are abzisible of two soparate sciella which affect Residongy. Qua is the house of Namay the weight. One is the sweet fragrance of bin Baid, the Prime Minister of his Highnai olarak, the other is the sduur which a crowd of the other is inhabited by the Sultan's harem,ataven beuring love biga erkalp from their Beyond those large buildings are not many perspiring badies Shortly we come sorber wi mara. Tas compact line of solid buddings be irregular aquaró blsnu in the buildings which counes broken by unsightly sheds with thatched had hemmed us in from the mulight. A fetid: scofa, This is the Helinde quarter, a pinen garbage heap, dóbris of mud houses, suzur-cane devoted to the sale of fish, frait, to, to which fearings, mange and banana peelings, make new European arrivata are banished to seek piles which, festaring and rotting in the su vidences among the fow stone houses to be are unsightly to the aye and offensive to the ONDON SUEZ CANAL.... Priam Found therp. Past Helinde is the shallow Mala, ostrile. And just by we see the semi-rainous HAMBURG gast inlet; the au-I may say the muin, Portuguese tort, a most feeble and dilapidated DUNEDIN AND SYDNEY, SWA perhaps the only eatise of the unhealthiness of structure. Several rusty and antique cannon COOKSTOWN AND SYDNEY, fle town of Zanzibaraud, beyond the Mula le strewn along the base of its front wall, and SAN FRANCISCO gash inlet extends the country, like a rich, a dozen or so of dusky and beggarly-looking prolific garden, teeming with tropical planta talcastes, armed will long straight swords

Dovla YOKO and trees, sloping gently upward as far as tho and ant que Muscat motoblocks, hfeet to be parpling ridges of Elaysu.MER

Goldiers and guardians of the gate. Fortunato PORE, PENANG, & CA Snel ia Zanzibar and its suburbs to tire newly, however, for the voice of the town and the SAISON, SINGAPORT arrival, as beattempts to note down his abier reigning Prince, the prisoners whom the SINGAPORE, BOMBAT, &c. vations from shipboard. Descending the side doldiers guard are wildmsztered and gentle MANILA laddur. hela rowed osbors, and if he has a letter enough, few of them imring committed swore YOKOHAMANI of introduction is welcomed by evine "able trimethan puticipating in a bloodings Groo specimen of a British merchant, or an Ame brawl, or being found intoxicstud in the street. SHANGHAL

(To be continued) rican marchant of thirty-five or forty years' (" standing," ora British official, or by one of those indescribables who have found their way into Zozibar, and who patiently, bide for the good time that is reported and believed to be coming: for I find that Zanzibar, instead of attracting the real mercbaut, ban, afuca my laat visit, but changed its Europoor inntiles. When I was here unforeJ met a living specimen of the tap.. py znd sanguine Moawber class. He is gone, bat nuother filla hía place. One can seerooty, dere my anything good of Zanzibar, or of any other pluse, without attracting the wring class of persons; and, as I am on this topic, J. Formasional, représentation of angels, men,, and

yan well apreity-alak elas cap. he bong besete mostly ugly methis bideous En-L fited pesuainrily by immigration: tó Zanzibarter one of our esthedrals, and what in the kind To an enterprising win of capital Zanz bir, and the entire sea-lins of the Sultan's domin ions, offer special advantages. A person will a capital of £5,000 might soon make his £20,000, ont of it, but not by bringing his money and his time and heald to compete with great rich meroastiju nozaga of many years' standing and experiance and settling at: Zanzibar, vainly ab. tempting to obtain the custom of_the_natives. who are perfectly content with their time bananred white friends, when the entire out line of the mainland invites bis attention, lie capital, his abrewdness, and hia industry. The now arrival must de precisely what the old meschamps did when they comamangad kostacea. ffo sunst go where there is no rivalry, no com- petition, if beerpectato puro a largahtaion and quick, returns fur bir güney. He must bring his river steamer of light.draught, and penetrate the interior by the Eufji, the Pangani, the MtwaDA, or the Job, and purchase the tintivo produce a

first coat, and re-mill to the largo mercantile

houses of Zanzibar, or abip home, The cops of the Binji plain, accessible, as I know by perience, to a light-draught steamer, is now carried on the shoulders of natives to Dar Salsom end. Mbuumajii, to be sold to the Ba -nians, who re-abip is le Zanzibar, and there re all to the European. merchant. The Ivory of Unyamwezi is brought down close to Mbum) Usugars, which is accessible in a light-draught steamer by the Wami, The ivory trade of Maeni, had the regiona north, je carried down through a portion of the Pangani Valley, are the Pangani for a short distance is also natiga ble, and furnishee a mens of enabling the

RITUALISM AND ART. An "Old Artist," in the Builder, anys Ritmaliem ie a revival of medimentism, and medicorellem la, a corruption of the beautiful and tras in act as it is sa religiou. Tako, for zomplo, it architecture, analyze it; and what do we find its elements to nest of Firat, foliated and foral device, often in luzaríuvdo, faid no it were, úpou a framework of geometría abape, ennasteil and virod by means of Jinon; dots, teath, sturs, and suoli-like things, with

For Sale.

ILOMRBON &

TE

ND

Hare just Opened Chairs Assortment of

LADIES KID GLOVES, S

with 6 Buttons..

COSTUMES

set

JACKETS, HYMALATA

SHAWLS,

AUSTRIAN CHAIR BUGS,

of feeling that comes over you! It is one of gloom, of depression-s lowering of the healthy cre of the vilai aystem; and yet we are told this is a reverential feeling, proper and befitting SOALBRO and HOME SPUN MADEUP Christian worship. The fast in, this dogs not;

sour of Hoavan, but of Rome; it is sepul CLOTH ohrali its very advor is mouldiness and chil} And what can be mid of the finery in con- nection with ritual ceremonial, for it is quite unworthy the name of art? That it is fitted A only to delight children. One thing, however, about * le, 2018 signifie un-ike symbolism. Bot by that we are thrown back into the child. hood of the world, into Aasyrian and Bapytisu darkness, before, the beauty of int, bed oyst bian realized... But it becomes a mighty power in the hands of a priesthood cow, as it did then. to mystify things they do not understand. mana?

BURNING PEPPER IN A WESLEYAN

frankentha CHAPEL. S

FRENCH TRIMMED FELT

HATS

...

Plain and Beaded UHOICE FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS and FICHUS, in great variety. BERLIN SLIPPERS and CUSHION

PATTERNS.

DRAB, AND MEN FAWN FELT HATS,

in the latest and most approved shapes i THE DOVER, "STAMFORD, ARGYLE. SIRASBURG, EYDE, and BEAUFORT. t

All the now Shapes In

GENTLEMEN'S BLACK

TTES, SCARFS, ORAVATA, COLLARS, and SHIRTS

WARM UNDERCLOTHING and

DRESSING GOWNS. —

GENTLEMEN'S CALF and STOUT WALKING BOOTS

2101 Hongkong, 15th December, 1874, "THEROOTS, CIGARS

The burning of cayenne pepper. for the purs pose of making congregations entre ta pat pructice annotioned by onnonical, or, indeed, any other law. For this fazovation a young boom has becu bronght before the magistrates pass Ruthe Preston police court oharged with causing a disturbance in the Wesleyan Chapel-in-that town on the previous Sunday evening. It secas that he went into the obapel soon after service commenced, and dropped a piece of lighted cotton waste in the aisle, in which had been mixed joantity of cayenne pepper. The result was most distressing. The whole con regation wae affected by fits of onsontrollable white merobust to overreach his more settled ging, socie persoos are violently aick, white brother at Zinzibar. The Jub tirer,obera ded from the chapel, and the minister next to the Zambesi, ia the largest river himself who suffered in the manner on the East Coast of Afrion, while it ie com with, his flock, was compelled to discontinue encutively unknown. Arab caravans. penetrata tha sorvios. The offender having been pointed the regions south of it, and obtain large quan, an effort was made by the chapel-keeper tities of ivory and bidce. Why should put the to elcot in, when he added to the excitemen white merchant attempt to open legitimate be bad caused by kicking that functionary trade in the same articles by means of the averely on the legs. For this offence he was river When Julin-Hertram, of Salem, Mas, ned 10a, and costs; but as bo expressed con sachusetts, came to Zanzibar, some forty years trition for attempting to sufocate the congre age, there was not a siugio Barupean touse Retion, that charge was not pressoil, and be was ordered only to pay costs for the suisdemeanoné, Lere. Efe was an officer of a whaling vertThe affair in eo all note to be regretted, to: when be saw this large town, with its aptent there is quite enough heat at present in re epportnalties for commenting a marcantile ligions roles without the introduction pl business. On arriving home, be invested the results bis venture in startering & smalayan.pepper.

sossel with goods such as would meet a roady

sale in Zanzibar. The speculation turned out THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.

Campbells Plantation Brand CIGARS. Campbells Dindigul Brand CHEROOTS. Campbells Trichinopoly Brand CHEROUIS, TREMS-Cash.

"Apply to

720]

MESES. CAMPBELL & Co.,

Plastation Works,"

Dindigul, Madras Prondency.

—ESTABLERED IN 1629,-

CLA ZABUS AND CO. Incorporated with Shamcond and Co., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL PUENISHINGTM CONTRACTORS,

BY APPOINTMENT TO

HIS EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY,

HR.IL THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 89, 60, 61, Brattack Bireet,

CALUUTTA.

BILLIARD TÅBLES. LAZARUS & Co.a. Biliard Tables, are now the only ones appreciated in India, as a long and steady experistics extending over 50 years has proved them to be the best and most suitable for the climate.

to be a fine one he repeated it, and then The papers cosiocrning the foreign relation established an agency at Zanzibar, while he of the United States, which were transmitted to bimself raided at Enlem to conduct the Onngress with the President's Message, make business at home, to receive the cargoes from volume of over twelve hundred pagos. Amung Zanzibar, and ship aloth and other goods to bis the correspondence is a letter from Caleb Casb agonoy cat kera, The business which the younging, American Minister at Madrid, to Secretary wisaler started continued to thrive. Agent Fiah, in which he says According to the Ancceeded arent as ench wuz went home, after latest official estimates herd, the number of is few years' stay in 'Zonzibar, to enjoy this fruit troops sent from the Peninsula to Uabs from of his labours. Boye seat out to lent the the year 1869 down to the prisent day is 82,500, business became responsible olerks, then baid of which number 36,412 have succumbed to the agents, and subsequently opulent merchants, field or from disease, having only a homias and so on from year to year, until John Bortman force of, say, 40,000, many of whom mist he can point with just pride to his own millions invalids, for the present service of the Hover and the long list of men shour betunghi, en mont, in addition to which it deserves to be 6. L. & Co. have received a large number of couraged, sustained by his advice, and enriched noted that a large upmber of muskets purchased very flattering testimonials from all parts of The total of all this is, that what John Ber by the last Captain-Gomeral for was in Cuba India, Chius, Barmah. Ceylon, Manila, Jayo, tran, of Salem, did ut Zanzibar can be done by bavo been withdraw and ordered bome for a Strite, and Persia, testifying to the superior ang lungo hinded, enterprising Angliabmen or intha Perineala. It is hot sarprising that on American on the mainland of Africa. Nay, ne der these circumstides great discouragement make and quality of the Billiard Tables, and there is a larger field on the mainland, and is aliould prevail in offioist circles hore, to say no white thanking their Friends and Patrone in he can profit by the example of Bertram, be thing of the uncertainty more or less respect Chins for the liberal support so long extended ing the purposes and actions of political parties Men experienced in the ways of Oriental life throughout the country, with the great question to their firm, would, in soliciting further pa- need not to be told in detail how people live in rising above all others, whether or not at dine tropage, beg Lu nention the following farts Zaazilar, or bow the town appears within, or unexpected moment the troopa thay not pro whics bave conduced to the sucouss their efforts what the Arabe und balf-castes and Wangasas nounce, for it is no exaggeration, to any that have hitherto met with." know of sanitary laws. Zanzibar is not the heat, the polition fortunes of Spain-at, alt times tur the cleanlicet, or the prettiest town I have over ing the present generation, and nover more so sten; ner, on the other hand, is it the worst, the thau at the preacat time, are mainly dependent Sithicst, or the ugliest town. While there is on the will of the army. The consecription will but little to praise or glorify in it, there is a yield at least 75,000 unen for the army; it will good deal to condomu, and, while you ensure also yield, to the trokamy 390,000,000 of reels it, you are very likely to feel that the dense for ($15,000,000) on monata paid for exemption condemnation is irremediable and hopeless, Secretary Fish, writing to Minister Onabing, But the European irrebants End march that is Artgust 161; naya acknowledge she receipt

can dò ìpore, Di

Every table is made of solid wood, well sea- od wad not veneered,

The Castions are constructed on an entirely new principle, introduced by O. Land Co and unlike that adopted by English watera, and are much more durable and lively than English-made onatione,

of your interesting despatch of the 30th it, o table leaves C. I. and Co.'s premises antil No, 66, in relation to the possibility of your it has been standing ready Baisted for ur 12 Earopian intervention in the affairs of Spain, It donfirms the accounts which have reached cats, in order to ensure perfectly seasoned this country of atrocities in warfare, which ser material. incredible in the 19th century, which are with out exques or palliation, and a continuance of

endurable at Zanzibar. It is not nearly the in- tolerable place that the smelted rocks of Aden have unde Steamer Point, por has it the purboit ing atmosphere of Bushira or Busrab, nor is it. cored by the mercilees heat of Tomailia er Port Said. Iyon expose yourself to the direct raya of the sun of Zanzibar for a considerable time, it would be as fatal for you as though you did which would be degrading to house nature, sush an nnwise thing on the Aden jeżbmna. Times A Within doors, however, life is tolerablong it

Every article, of furniture, also, that leaves . LAZARUS and Co.'s. Establishment i gua ranteed of Solid and Seasoned. Wood,

0. ÎL & Oo, have always ready a large atpok

Kladderadatanh (the Berlin Punch) represents of new Cusbions on their peonlier principle, and

Je iuxuriously confortable. We 1 mes Beer Bitrasioutane members of tbs which can be supplied for any table, the ne ropeans have number of servants to wailor 15 German Parliamontin jackets, saying that they to do our smallest bidding. It wo need a light have record, to give the lie to Prides Bie, for our cigars, or our walking-cavé, or our hate when we go out, we neger think of getting these mark, who stated that Kullmann held fist by thinge for ourselves, or of doing anything which their coat-tails,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

another muld do for us. We have only thu trouble of telling our servants want to do, and even of this trouble we would gladly be relieval, MJ 8TH FEBRUARY 1875- One great comfort to as out here is that there There has been more business doing in now. is no society to compel us to imprison our coke Palma'opian: at the opening of the taarket the within lined collars, or half strangle ourselves drug was placed at 257) bath, losing at $077 with a silken tie, or to be anxions, about sny with an upward toudency. Sales, of Beauris part of our dress. The most indolent asver have bron effcoted of only a few chests, at $54) think of shifting their night james until near to $515 daab, closing at $540aellera, No habys ly mid-day. Indred, we could find it in car bears in other kins

( 9TH FEBRUARY, 1875,

to live in them altogether, orcept that we fear. a little obuff from our neighbours. Another New Patna 1530 cash, opening rute, cloning Josary, we enjoy out here, mely nata. at $585 steady : New Benares 8540 cash, open- ways be obtained in Europe without expense ingrate, quang at UB, nd $55 What think you of a salt-water bath morate, credit: Old Patus 35.0 opening rate, losing noon, and evening, just before dinner. Our ut $585 steady; Old Bevares $500 to $5621, servants fill our tubs for me, for our residences little doing | luiwa £650 to $565, cash and stand close to the son, and it is neither trouble redit nor expense, if we cure it all for the Jaxnry, 50": undress in the sol room, and take a few minutes' cooling in the tob, Though we are but a very soull colony of whitre, we resemble, microscopically, society at home. We have var good men, und true, and sociabila men ; we have large brorted bospitable man, our peggiring friends, oor huil-lellows-wolk mat, und pornm bulating gossips. Darbouses are farge, roomy, me

ON LONDON

BICHANGE

AND

curate longth and breadth of the slate bed only being required.

C. L. and Co. have always so had a large stoof of Billiard, Pooi and Pyramid Balls, Ouos, Tips, Chalke, Cloth, and every requinto for the Billiard Table

Old. Cushions renewed on O. LALABUS & Co's peculiar principle, thereby making an old table na good as new.

BILLIARD LAMPS,

FOE FSBGT ÁFELY TO.

TO HE DESPATCHED.

Batterfold & Seire

Footong Augnatios Heard & Co.. Hongkong Wos, Puetan & Co., Hongkong Brandão & Co...

14. Hop Kon

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. ..... Hùngkong Vogël. Hingedom & Co................. Hongkong Russell & Co......

On dr about Mikli inst.:

Qztiok deupatol

Jegnick despatol.

Kaick despatoi,

Quick despatch,.

Qulok despatol. Quick despatch, Link despatchi

On 15th just, of 3 P.M. On 13th instynt S FM. To-morrow, at nosu, Get On 27.kipstjat noon.

Quick despatch.

*...........tutok despatelt.

kong P. M'S. S. Co. Hongkang David Bartoon, Sons & Co;,... Hongkong Messagoriçe Maritious, Domen & Q. §. N. Jo.. Hongkong Remedios & Co. Heiang P. . 6. Ni dai Hongkong Mesangeriva Maritimes.

Mosesgorica Marítimes cong Butterfield & Ekoor F. D. 8.2. Đo Hougkung Douglas Impraik &

Douglas Lapraik & Co. Vogel, Hayaderu & Co...

For Sale.

TOB SALE.

CRAMP

TH. ROEDEBER GLADIATEUR, Krud, Had Roud, -

Pigle do.

DE ST. MARCEAUA CARTE BAFIE, do

BURGUNDY WINES

HHAMBERTIN,

ORION

UITS

FOLNAY..

1100 KIN

LIEBFRAUMILOH, 'RUDESAVIMER. „JOHANESBERG.

HOCKHEIMER

OLA BETS CHATEAU LAFITTE, Quarta.

Plata

LEOVILLE, Quarts. Mascaux, Quarte..

ST. JULIEN MEDOC.

ST. EMILION.

MESS OLARET.

OLARET iz Casks, Superior Quality,

BRANDIES AND OTHER

COURTOIMER CURLIER Faseed, Jas. HannesSKY' **

Do

JULES ROBIN.>>

COTLER AND PALMKE GIF.

Do.

WHISKY. AYH GIN, in Square Bottles.

Apply to

D. CHASTEL

No. 50 Queen's Bond Contrat. 1825 Hongkong, 3rd November, 1874, FOR SALE..

KAMPAGNE,

HEIDSIECE & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Chios

Ao Apply to

DEELENE OG, Sole Agents for Uhina and Japan, tf 14 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1675.

FOR SALE,

Qolok despatch.

Quick despatch..

To-day, st 4 F.M.

Qatok deapatot.

On 12th inst., daylight. On 14th inst., daylight, Quick dospaton.

Vessels on the Berth.

· QUBAN: SITAMSHIP COMPANY.

TON SHANGHAI,

Being Cargo Passengers at through ražas for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in JAPAN.

Company's Stormèbip

EGTOR"

Yessels on the Berth.

NOTICE.

بحبه.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

S MARITIMES,

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS

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

MARSEILLES

PONDIONARY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY,

ON THURSDAY, the 11th February, 1875,

Post-Office Notifications.

`d`mail will olose "

For Shanghai-Por Hantor, to-day, iba 10th instant, at-3.31) XML-

For Amdy, Tamil, and Takao.--Par Hai. Toong, tomorrow, the 11th inst, at 5 P.W.

For Singapore Poung, and Calcutta-Per Indian Mall Packet Arvatoon dps, on Satur day, the 13tb metant, at 2.80P.M

MAILS BY THE FRENCH FÄCKET" 1he French Mall Packet TIGRE" will be dispatuled on THURSDAY, the 11th February, at noon, with the Maila,"

To and throngh the United Kingdon via Marseilles; to France and other Continental States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, at Room, the Company's 6tdi mabip Singapore, Gallo, Colsatta, Madras, Bombay, TIGRE Commandant BRUNET, with Aden, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, Suez MAILS, PASSENGERS. SPECIE, and fand Alexandria. CARGO, Will into the Port for the above! The Post Office will be open for the reception

of Ordinary Lottore, Newspapers, Books, &o places,

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon until 11 Ait on the 11th February, after which dan Lu well as for Marseilles, and nocopted in no Letters a berceived. transit through Marseilles for the principal

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Officos in the United Kingdom, will be granted. places of Europe, CARA MUDA

Bipping Orders will be granted till noon, until 5 P.M. on the 10th February. Cargo will be macivad on board until P.Mi Letters for Registration will be received: Specie and Paroole until 3 r., on the 10th until 10 a-x, on the 11th February, February, 1875, (Paracls are not to bo sant on board; they must be left at the Agency's {Offiqa.]___Contents and value of Packages: 4 pre

required.

For further partionlars, apply at the Com pany's Offon.

0. BERTRAND,

Frincipal Agent. Hongkong, let February. 1875...

"US MAIY LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND

SAN FRANCISCO.

will be despatched at ra, TO-DAY, tu forts is 38. CHINA" will leave Hongkong instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenda 185. Hongkong, 9th February, 1875,

... FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALOUTTA..

TALE British Steamship

ARRATOON "APUAR” Captain A. B. MacTavish, will leave asid for the above Forte on SATURDAY, the 18th just.jut.3 P.M.

Despatches will close at 2.30 PM. For Freight or Passago, apply to:

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Qu

Agente,

68 207 Hongkong, 8 February, 1875.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,

THE FAUS. N. Co.'s Steamship

"BOMBAY "

for San Francisco, via Yokohama, 93 MONDAY, the 15th February; at 3 P.St, taking Fassingars, Mails and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

RW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post Onco

Hongkong, 29th January, 1975. MAILS BY THE "UNITED STATES PACKET" The United States Mail Packet" CHINA" will be dispatched on MONDAY, the 15th February, at 3 P., with the Malle

For Tokohe, Jon Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapere, &oi

until 2.90 P.M.

Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 230 p.m. to 250 P.M., on payment of s Late Feo of 12 centa in a¿dition to the Postage,

The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence ineuiliciantly prepaid will be forwarded by the Engliga Fackets.

Correspondence added to Yokohama and the United States met be superscribed por OHINA, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be anperscribed vid San Francisco.**

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster feneral,

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Take lama and other Japan Porto, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerien, and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA, A Stander of the Company will leave Shang- via the Inland Sea Ports, about the same date, and make close connastion at Tulebams. General Post Office

A New York and Aspinwall, Passengers.- have selections of various lines of Steatasra to England, France and. Germany,

Freight will be received co bord until 4 P. on the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office, until 5 P.M. of the same day. All Parcol Packages should be marked to addreas in fnit; vain of game is required.

For farther information as to Fassage and Freight apply to the Agency of the Company,

will bara for the above place shortly after the Prays Weat arrival of the next English Mail.

AA, MEGIVER,

P.&0. S. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 9th February, 1875,-

Superintendent,

[913

STWAM TO`SHANGHAI, (Taising Corgo at through sales for NAGASAKI

and IOGU [HER. &O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

DEE

“SUNDA

will leave for the above pluce about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail,

A. McIVER

Superintendent.

(814

P. & 0. S. N. Car's Office,

Hongkong, th February, 1875,

“OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL.

G. B. EMORY,

Anting Agent Hongkong, January 23rd, 1875,

STEAM JOB SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TERRANEAN POLIS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA..

Hongkong, 2nd January, 1875.

MAILS BY THE "ENGLISH PACKET!" The English Contract Packet HYDASTES" will be dispatched with the venat Maile for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon.

Money Orders on any of the Money Ordor Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted

til 5 P..on the 17th instant.

The Post Office will be open until 6 P.MOR the 17th instant..

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

Letters for rugistration will be received until 10 AM..on the 18th instant.

Letters any be posted until 10a.m. on the 18th instant, without inte fee.

Lestere posted after 10 A., on the 18th instaut, will not be forwarded unlessï thu Late Fee of 18 cents each aswell as the postage in prepaid.

The latest time for posting Lettere at this Ofles is 11., and for Newspapers, Books, ve THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Paberna 30.4...on the 18th instant

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship Luite letters but Latters only) addressed to «HYDASPES Captuis D. BENNOLDSON, with the United Kingdon via Brindisi, or to Sin Her Majesty's Muile, Passengers, Specie, andgapore, may be posted on board the Packet- Cargo, will leave this for the above places in from 11.30 a.m. to the time of sailing, on pay THURSDAY.the 18th February, at Noon. ment of a Lele Tee of 48 ocats each in addition

Cargo will be received on board until Noon, to the postage. Spenie and Parcels at the office until 2 PM, Gİ the 17th dem ge

For Purtulare regarding Freight and Pus sage, apply at the P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Office, will be dospatshed on or about the 15th instant. Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF

For Fraight or Partage, apply to

PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agente," A Written Declaration of the Contents 203 Hongkong, 5th February, 1875. *** KUR'OUUKSTOWN AND SYDNEY,

KE Britian Steamer

ENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE

SHERAT.

THE G. LINSTEAD. 2188 Hongkong, 21st, Desember, 1874, HONGKONG PHOTOGRAPH10

COMPANY,

Cernor of Wyndham and Wellington Streeta, (Nearly opposite the German Club,) Open daily, Saturdays excepted,

BEDUCTION OF PRICES.

AFTER this Tube and anal further notios,

Price will be as follows Cameo Fortruite, (if in one for I dox. $400

order

Da

do

for 2 doz. 7.00

9,00 12,00

-5.00

--8.00

25.00

Cabinet Portraits, Portraits 8 by 6. pinto.........

each 6.0 worked up and mounted.. 10,00 Enlargeccats made from any Photo. and framed complete ezin graph faded orotherwisyuntered in vil Views from Negatives in Stock 6.50 do per dez· 5,00

Saturdays by arrangement. Outdoor groups at private houses on Tiews of Private Houses and Grounds to

order, first copyranoquun

$10.00 Extra copies,

each 0.50 Patroon of the Hongkong Photographic Rooms can get their servants taken at, Brst copy Extra copter

• 0,45 NBSuiteble Colours for Dress are black, brown, and green.

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0.50

During the cold season the best light for por- traiture from: 10 till 1

it 068 Hongkong, 10th Desember, 1874.

Company's Strunebip

"PRIAM"

ADRIA, Captain E. W. Breeze, will load hers far the abova Forta, and will have early despatch. For Freight or Passage, apply, to-

HOP KEE 34 173, Hongkong, 80th January, 1875,

FOR HAMBURG. HE German BarkRA

NORMA?!. Nussbaum, Master, will load here and at Wham you, and will have quick despatch for the above. Port.

For Freight, apply to

WM, PUSTAU & Co. Ef 211 Hongkong, 8th February; 1875.

FUN MANILA..

FYI A1 Spanish Barqcol

CANDIDA

Gouern: Post-Office.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General

Hongkong, 8th February, 187

It is hereby notifed that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when

and Valuo of the Packaget for the Overland forwarded v Southampton, will be 36 cents Boutela required by the gyptian Government, per half-ance, prepayment optional. Unpaid and must be delivered by the Shippers to the letters will be subject to an additional charge Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or with Paroela and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejdiss which may happen from the incur

rectness in such declaration,

The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Staaziare for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by | Casal in their own Stanmors, or in vessels

employed for the purpose.NUTRAMMI

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading,

A. MolYER, Superintendent; Peninsular and Oriental. Steam Nevigatusn. On,'s Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1876.

[SELE

FOOCHOW DOCK

PAGODA ANCHORAGE.

on dolivary. F. W. NITOISEL. –

Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong-

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

When forwarded 34 cents each younes

Brindisi

When forwarded vil

Marecilles.....

When forwarded við

28 Sonthampton....................

W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong

Arrangements having been made under which Hinile for London arriving at Shaz from Obieta, Master, will bars quick despatch for shown Granite-Bored DOCK has lately China by Private Ships will be forwarded to buen LENGTHENED to 400 feet over all, destination rif Brindisi, it is hereby notified and is now capable of receiving vennale up to that the rates of postage, which must be paid in For Freight or Passage, apply to

360 feet on the teel. The breadth of the Doak advance, on correspondence addreazed to the INTERIOR JA REMEDIOS & Ø6;

at the button is 40 feet, at the top 50 feet, and United Kingdom ac forwarded, will be an fol the width at the entrance is 56 feat. Depth of lows, vi

the abure Port, m

if 201 Hongkong, 4th February, 1976.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. ik 4 1 British Bark --

HERMON"

AND TENNENT SALE and will load here for above Port, and will bavo

PORTER.

DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown

CANVAS

WARNHOLD. KABBERG & Co.

t 1190 Hongkong, 11tb May, 1867.

NOW ON SALE,

IMPERIAL QUARTO.;

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

WITH THEATERS PUNTLAND MANDARIN

... PRONUNCIATION, Arins

immediate despatch,

For Freight, apply fo

RUSSELL & Co. tf.198 Hongkong, A February, 1875.

THE

FUR NEW: IURK British Barque

HOME STAMESA

water on the all 13 feet at average nup, and For Lesters 24 coats per half ounce..

For Newspapers 17 feet at average spring tides.

not exceeding ance4cents

The Duck has a Cuisson Gate, and is pamped out by gleam.

A new FOUNDBY for large iron und brass crapinga hina recently been added.

The Machine Shop containe a 12-inch Screw Cutting Gap-talbe, Small Lathes, Drilling and Screwing Machines, Steain Saw Mik, Lurge Siultby, do, &..

Dry Godowns are on the premises, available for atomage of cargo, &c.

A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other

Chreen, Master, will load at this fort and at Dockyard Material alanya on hand, Whampoa og abuyo,

For Fright, apply to ZAUGUSTINE HEARD & 0,

163 Hongkong, 27th January, 1975. THEN FÜR SAN FRANCISUU! WE 41 German Bork

LOTTE

Yessels dooked for examination, remetalled, resparred, repairs also done in harbour; and iron abips and ateumors aleaned and printed, ot moderate obargsa. Turticulare can be obtain- ed at the lock, or on application to the ander signed.

HAN AN ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONAEX," publier Capt. Hildebrand, will lead here for the abne tow vessels so or frouy ara, at:ronzónable rates.

**0, LASARES AND Oo, lave" buen appointed Sole Agents in India and the Fast for --

the Daily Freas Office, Hongkong.

8.

each.

For Books and Patterns.....

2

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12 4

every additionalá

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E. W. MITCHELL,

Portmaster tremorul, General Post Office, Hongkong,

It is hereby aolised for general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- vinood) upon letters addresand to Prince Ed. ward leland, will henceforward be as follows, viz.-

When forwarded vi

Brindisi 42 cents each half-ounce, When forwarded vis

Marsailles... 36 cents ench hall-ounce Whon forwarded 7iA

Southampton..... 98 cents each half-ounc

FW. MITCHELL,

Fostmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.

The Steam Tag Woosung is in thorough working order, and is available utall timon to

JOHN, FØRSTER & U6.. Fort, and will have immediato despatch,

#2038 Fooshow, 18th June, 1878. For Freight, apply to

It is hereby notified that a line of British

· NOTICE. BANAYOGEL, HAGEDOBN & 05,

Mail Contract Poobota has been established be») 170 Hongkong, 8th January, 1876.

CITEAMERS leaving this port requiring teu Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect FOR DUNEDIN, NZ, AND SYDNEY COAL Gutuin it frots, the Underlines, will afford a regular means of con-- veyanos of correspondence from Hongkong for. signed.: NSW.

the foreign ports on the East African Const, a HE4 Portuguese Ship

well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, St-Ho- Iana and Ascension, and that henceforward the postage, which must be paid in advance, on lot tere addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Dela- gon Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Agoonmon, will ba 20 cents for woh half-ounce, HLR. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGUewspapers cents each, with

·F W. MITCHELL HE. THE GOVERNOR,

POWERA Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, ived a Choice Assortment of one be PERFUMERY and TOILET REQUISITEN,

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OR comprehensivences and practical service thie Work stanga unrivalled. All the new würde which the Chinese have of late yours began Sis and Light Light Lamps for Oil, or Koro-compelled to soin to express tho numerous obs sine, the latter with burners on the duplexjecten machinery, photography, telegraphy, and principle, gizing a light oqtal to twolve ordinary in science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations her imposed upon there here giyen insanlessy, Esch and every word Je Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pendants,ly illustrate and explained, forming exer. Captain Souza, having a great portion of her with rod to auspond over table.

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who have consented to set us

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, wh5lat this work contains more than 50,000 English.

words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obarac Lere Again despits all the grammars and

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Bank Bille, at 6 mont in eigul, 4/21 to 4/24 by means of which the score can be worked

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and cool we have plenty of servants; we hire | ON BOMBAT-Bank, on demand 20 good finit on the island; we enjoy health while ON CALCUTTA, -Bauke on demand 223

we have it) and with our tastes, cănuntion, and IN SKANGIAL --

natural love of refinement, we lines contrived to surround ourselves with such luxuries an serves to prolong good: huvitu, pesca of mind, and life, and Inshallah! abalt continue to do so while we stay in Zanzibar. The above is bar the frank utapuikon description of himself, shint might be given by a dignified and wartby Zanzibar merchant of long standing, and of Juropean extraction. And your Commarioner vill declare that it is as near truth as chongh the Zanzibur merchant of long standing and experience had written it himsel

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HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN, other elementary works as yet published, the

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Na, ARBUTHNOT ROAD M 61 247 Hongkong, let December, 1874.

„KRUPPE"' QAST STEEL WORKS,

ESSEN (GBEMANYAGA BOLE AGENT FOR CHINÄ AND

SPOT JAPAN,

SPEIL

Bet to sugenace that they have just N

STORAGE.

OALS retired on Storage First-class Godowns (intely known as those of Messrs. RS. WALKEn & Co.) of about 5,000 tona Copa city, nitasini on the Fraya, West Warchi

STO. LINSTEAD,

· 1909 Hongkong 18th November, 1874 TOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO, JCALIFORNIA,

Bole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Bepeating Armsund Ammunitions Do Pont & Bustlog and Sporting Powder; Lao Superior and Facião Fuse Company's Safety

It is hereby notified for general information Postage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri bote Bhip to the Straits Settlements rauat ba prepaid at the following rates, viz. y

For Letter-8 cents per onace.

each... For Papers, durin For Book Prokete

"

and Packet of 6 for each Lounees.

•Patterns

The registration les on such dorrespondcnod ia Twalvo cents for each Letter, Papor or Facket.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Fastmaster Geral General Post Ofs, Hongkong.

Now we have had the Europcome of Zanzibar, Chinese Insurance Company-$199 per bam TOURIST'S GUIDE Haued. GERMi 1871 Hongkong, Bhanghai, Cologna (Germany) Fuss, 15 Jane states of postage which must be paid in advaNOP,

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Dongkong Fire Insurance Uompany's Shares

let us get into the streets and endeavour to pee 17 per bandy

MILDAR & U 0.

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Everydage quiròs examples to display the various appli- 25% cations and equivalents of different words which and forwarded to Caloutta by the BaEtmez hate one general meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five times as opportunity.

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chargeable on Packets of printed papers o For practical purposes, the arrangement of} Containing the names of all the Articles of the work is a complete, that a reference

patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States. Trudes objects of Natural History, Furniture, its pages enables person who under

free with natives who understand nothing but Cin-

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LE PLUMBERS

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Victorin Fire Insarazoe Company's Share

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Coupestry a

Share50 per cent, discount. Hongkong, Canton dad a Steamboat Co. e

ciation,

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garbling of copil and orobila wood, and we.

Shares-8 per oct. premium. W TWING-KEE COAL SHOP,

Chion, and to the galiyes themselves ite Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874, 47 alternate days na before. "BARA

NOW ON SALE. SHARA

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AS AN AND STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT

Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-The THE Proprietor of WG-ER Shop begs to China it cannot bat be invaluable occasionally. THE

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cant, discount..

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fore

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874