THE "OHALLENGER" EXPEDITION. Sea to 1,050 fathoms, the greatest depth yet
The "Tinca correspondent on board con-obtained in them, tinues.
We nee by Tho Tier of August that our fel low workers of the United States Navy have found upwards of 4,00) fathoms water to the paelward of Japan. This will be an interesting spot for na to dredge.In, and we mait trope that our lines will prove to be better adapted for working at such a great depth than their weir lives appear to base heen.
On the 4th of October wayeghted the green hills of Amboypa, another of the Dutch Spice Jelends are the ship was cooled alongside -the-Government wharf A-mail from Java, making the tour of the islanda ose a month, arrived during our stay. Had we known of her visits we might have arranged to receive lettore by hor. A, Banda is the stief seat of the It is much to to regretted that a letter from nutmeg trade, Amboyna pridee borsólf on pro- the Challenger, published in one of the London ducing the best oldren, but the plantations were daily papere, containe reflections on the hospi at too great a distance for us to visit thom on tality of the peopleof Wellington, New Zealand. foot and no cane of conveyance was obtain. The writer anat bava written very bretly or abla. From the market we obtained quantities been very excelow us to his authority Pro of pino apples, which grow wiht on the hill sides, bably, having got a wetting while going on and only require the labour of picking and oarsehero, he meant only to allude to the unkindness, riage to market; but we could obtain to other fruit, and therefore grumbled much at the aupineness of the Europeans who had lived so long at these fartilo jalunda without attempting to introduce what hers becomes really one of the mooosauries of life, Beef was both very hard und very arganaive,
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1875.›
Advertised as Loading
Vessels
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LONDON via SUEZ CANAL..... Bentor (str.) ... crim. ITAMBURG ARR
SAN FRANCISCO,
Do
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of the weather. Considering the hospitable SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c. manner in which wa bure been her BAIGON, SINGAPORE, So... ceived, it is unseemly to remark upon say ans plane in particulars but certainly nowhere has LOLO.........
MANILA the Challenger met with greater attention than at the port mentioned. Every official and pri. YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. vato ducument hearing upon subjects avanested Cor, next stopping-place was Ternate, an with and interesũng to the expedition was not seland near the north extremity of the Dutch only placed at oar disposal, but presented in posaouiana off the west coast of Gillio, and ore the most handsome manner to the ship. All of a tegnificent group of ten volcanic coses, to the libraries, &c., were thrown open to me, the eight at one times. The productive slopes of museam authoritics authorized to present us those bills are all in rich cultivation, wblob, or with duplicate aposimens, and the inost certia] sending high up the hill sides, in ever enorsaak-relations existed between the ofloors and tho ing upon the virgin forcat above. Here erary sliere comunity, both officially and privately. spica is grown, the rich volesale soil proving to The Challonger will remain st. Hongkong, bu acisable to all. The market is very well rofitting, & antil after Obristpos, when she supplied. The most gorgeous lume parrots are will continue on bor voyage towards Japan, very namerons; they are evidently far ensiór tumed than those of the West Indies; bot. conenquance of their bayuty or, perhaps, through
our not understanding their abgange, most of
those which arrived on board were killed for apaolmens: The neighboaring larger island of Tidora, being the deadquarters of thể tradu with Now Guinea, we were able to purchase "quantities of birds of paradias....
The trade is carried on endor the auspices of the Sultan, who ofsima right over all the land as for enat as 141 degress of east longitude, which fe also the eastern limit of the Datch pesacasions. His title is apparently only exer- gized through force of wight, and the trude between his people and those of Now Gaines appears to be carried on an a very lawless man ner on either side.
A THIEVES RESORT IN NEW YORK.
Namorous goteplaints bùving been mada xt-
AMOY TAMSUI, AND TAKAO SWATOW AND FUOCHOW.
For Sale.
Game Cook,. Hermon Lord Ma
Great Republiq Kasbgar (str. {Amazonie (air) Delin... Candida.
Swatow (str.). jhfíslason (str.) Menzileb (str.). Hoogly (str.)...
JÁ VODA (REL).
Dionied (str);. Hai Loong (str.).. Yuen-so-lea (str.)
food bead-quarter in New York of the lore RACES RACES RACES
of onrriage rubin all over the sity, Superinten. dent Walling first appointed Detection Walling
Investigate the mysterious thefts, and afterwarda: associated Detectives: Lúvahy and app will be in organised band of stock Olapp with him. The officers became certačni thieves operating to the particular fue in the city, bat, as it would be impossible to break it ap by arresting one of its members they let the thefts cantiand while they sought for the hand- quarters of the party. Finally they became convinced that the thieves brought their spoil ta sumo stables, They watched these stubles for some time, and saw numerons' youths enter The volendo, 5,500 feet high, was ascended them with robes and blankets, and leave, dis by two of our party in order to obtain bátanical burdened. The oflio of the place was kept specimens, but the actail en alt could not be open very late every night, semingly 10 10- resobed in consequence of the insecure footing commodate the robbára. The detectives hod on the burning sulphurous earth. We have got the matter of the thefts completely sifted been much disappointed at the Botivo voloauces, and, baving determined that the stables were a thone regions. An active volcano and one the receiving depot for the stolen goods, in eruption ars evidently distinct phenomen, they made, preparutions to mid upon the We have sighted several, but none come up to place. The three detectives above Humed and ear proconceived idone, which have probably tires ward oficora arrived at the stables at been derived from seeing pictures of Mount Vesuvina in grand eruption. The ustin state of no motivo volano le denated merely by a slight escape of vapour ascending from the alpharons ground the brow or in the interior of the crater, which it is very difficult to distinguish from a fleecy cloud passing over the mountain. We have not yet acou any actual smoke, or flame, or reflected light.
Stemming through the at this season calm Celebes Sex, we passed out of the Dutch into the Spaniel possessione, and austored for two ----daya-nt Zaloboangad, their farthest outlying port, on the south-west coast of Mindanao, itself the most anathora of the Philippine Islands. Here we found that the war with the piratical înăsbitaata of the Sulu Archipelago was still bong curijed on by means of a nu ber of gunboats blockading the islanda,
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Whampoa Win. Pustan & Com Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Ủo Hongkerg Ransell & Co. Mookmaz... Hongkong Buell & Co.
penois
Obieta.
Hongkong Vögel, Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Augustine Heard & ̈Øn. Hungkong P. M. S. 8. 06...
P. & O. §i N. Co. Hongkong Mesageries Maritimes. B. de Basozabel, Hongkong Remedios & Comi
Hongkong Remedios & Ope Hongkong Butterfield & Eviro Hongkong P. & O. S. N. Do.. Hongkong Menagerien Maritimes...
btesangerlus Maritimes. P.30. 8. N. Ob) Butterfold & Swire. Donglas Lapraik & Co. Hongkong Donglas Lapraik & Co..
For Sale.
HOMPSON & HI
IN D
Hare just Opened a Choios Assortment of
"LADIES' KID GLOVES,
with 6 Battous
COSTUMESAHAN
AVE just received, ox S S. Mate of SOARBRO and HOME SPUN MADE UP
Firginia,
AN INVOICE OF GOODS
suitable for tho COMING RACES,"
COMPRISING :
SILKS and SATINS for RACING JACKETS and QAPS.
WILTE KERSEYMERE and BEDFORD CORDS for BREECHES and PANTA LOONS.
CLOTH JACKETS, HIMALAYA
SHAWLS.
AUSTRIAN CHAIR RUGS. LADIES FRENCH TRIMMED
A HATS,
FELT
Plain and Bended. CHOICE FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS and FICHUS, in great variety. BERLIN SLIPPERS and CUSHION PATTERNS GENTLEMENS BLACK, DRAB, AND
· FAWN FELT HATS, in the latest and most approved shapes:
STRASBURG, RYDE, and BEAUFORT.
."
FANCY BLUE and BLACK COATINGS. THE DOVER, STAMFORD, ARGYLE, CHOICE TROUSERINGS.
All the new Shapes in
On or about 2nd prox
Quiok despatak:
[Quick despatol.
Quick despatobi
Quick despatch
Quick dospatab
Qefok depatol.
Quick despatch.:
On Tat prox, ut 8 rìth.
On 4th prác, at noon,
To-day, st noon.: On 27th init. Quick despatch
¡Today, st no Kniɑk dispatch. Quick despatch
Quick despatchi
Quick dispatchi
On or about 28tbins.
Ga 27th,inst; at noon. On 28 insi, daylight..
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR TOKOHAMA AND KIUGO. THE Eteomabip
"SWATOW".
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES: HOBBY MARTTIMES.
PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANUAISYA
CONE
STEAM FOR TES SAIGON, SINGAPURE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
ALSONS BOMBAY, ST DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
~ Post-Office Notifications.
Amal roll
For Yokahama and Hiego. Per Swatum, loc day, the 25th inst, at 11:30 am
For Manila. Por Corregidor, to-day, the £5th inet, at noon, instead of at the time pra: wionaly notified,
For Cooktown and Sydney-Per Adria, on Saturday, the 2715, ingi,; at 9.80 -M.
For Amoy, Tamsui, and Takao-Par Hai. Loong, on Barday, the 27th inak, at 11.30 A
For Swato and Foochow Per Yuen-fee-fee, on Baturday, the 27th inst, ut 52.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"
ON THURSDAY, the 15th February, 1875, The French Mall Packet AMAZONE wil
at noon, with the Mails,
AMAZONEE Commandant CHAMPENOIS,
To and through the United Kingdom With MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above farseilles; to France and other Continental States (in closed mail to France), to Saigon, places.
Cargo and Specie will relatered for Lon-Bingapore, Calle, Australia, New Zealand, don as well as for Marseillos, and accepted in Aden, Seychelles, Reunion and Manriting, Suez transit through Marseillos for the principal and Alexandria N
The Post Office will be open for the recaption places of Europe
be granted Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, of Ordinary Letiers, Newspapers, Books, &c., Cargo will be received on board until 4 T.M., until 11 AM, on the 25th instant, aftor which Specie, and Parools until 3 P.M. on the 24th no Letters can be received. February, 1875. (Parcels are not to he sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Offics.) Contents and value of Packages are required. M
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 r. on the 24th instant.
Letters for Registration will be received
For further particulars, spply at the Comustil 10 A., on the 25th instant. pany's Office.
C. BERTRAND,
Principal Agent. Hongkong, 11th February, 1875.
U.S. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIO MAIL STEAUSHIP COMPANY.
F. W. MITCHELL,.
Postmaster General, General Post Office,
Hongkong, 11th February, 1875.---. MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES
PACKET P
The Taited States Yail Fsoket "GREAT REPUBLIC will be diapatobed on MON-
will be despatched at moon: TODAY, tho 25th THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIL PANAMA,DAY, the 1st March, at 8 P.., with the Maile
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
41 309 Hongkong, 2nd Febenary, 1875. UOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
"TOR SHANCHAL
TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO,
[/THESS. “GREAT REPUBLIC” –ill leave
· Hongkong for Son Franciaso, vid Yoko bama, a MONDAY, the 1st March, at 8.P.M taking Funsongera, Maila and Freight, for Ju
For Yokohama, Ban Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for the roooption of Ordinary Lotters, Books, Nowapapera, de, mutil 2,30 P.M. *.
Taining Cargo and Passengers at through rates for pun, the United States, and Barop Bills of The Prepayment of the Postage to all the
HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS iw. MAR JAPAN.
TIE Company's Steamship "DIOMED."
wil be despatched on or about the 20th instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to ...
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agante; 303 Hongkong, 22nd February, 1875,
STEAM TO YOKORAMA. THE P. & U. S. N; Co’e Steamship
“MALACCA” ·
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 p.m. to 2,50 P, on payment of a Late Fea of 12 venta in addition to the Postage. Through Passenger Tickets and Lading are issued for trasportation to Toko- | abore plated by this" route is compulsory. hama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, Correspondance treuficiently prepaid will be i bo ports in Mexico, Central and South America, forwarded by the English Packets. and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA.
Correspondence addressed to Yokchum and
A Steamer of the Company will louve Shang the United States must be superscribed par lai, rid the lafand den Parts, about the eGREAT BETUBLIO," and that addressed to dato, and make oloss connection at Yokohama the United Kingdom must be experscribed.
At New York and Aspinwall, Passengerei San Francisco,” have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, Franco and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 28th instant. Farcel Packagce will be reseived at the Office until 5 PM. of the wine
A few Suit Leapthe of FASHIONABLE TIES SCARFS, ORAVATS, COLLARS will leave for the above place shortly after the day. All Parcel Proges should be marked to TWEEDS.
about a quarter to 13 o'clock and offested an entrance. In the office they found four men whom they placed under arrest. The principal in the stables was not present. The prisoners all stated that they were borsedealers, After capturing theis mon several of the officers want through the stabios. They found a num- COATS. ber of horses in the stalle, which was not astonishing: but they found things in the lotte
LIGHT OVERCOATINGS for DUST
The TAILORING DEPARTMENT being under that were surprising. The places were 5tted up the Supervision of Two EXFEEXENGED UTF- completely to be a thieves" readozione. Booke
to the anmber of 15 were built along the walls, TERS, SAYLE & Oo, are prepared to make up which were evidently the places where the tired- thieves composed their shattered nerves after the above in the Latest Styles and a met the sovers tail of a day and night. The officers - Reasonable Raton, a perfect fit being goúrsaldad, learned that if they had deferred their risit until after two o'clock they would bars found a thief in every funk. In another part of the lofts were found piles of stolen blankets and valuable robes: The value of theo is about 2,500 dollars, but this ene does not comprobead the value of all the earrings comforters atolen gives the winter bas set in, as thousands of dollars' worth have been sold to persons whe have also bought horses at the stables. New York Herald..
The Rev. J. W. Marebal, vicar of Birchfield Handsworth, and rural dean, has been nomin ated by Mr. W. Angerstein to the vacanut bone- five of St. John, Blackheath.
The Sultan nos curing much for the burning of a few prabus, or coast villages, does not uppear likely to give up his independence until more active steps, are brought to bear against bim. - Here we saw our first paddy field-a long stretch of meadow land, extending some three milen inland, with the light greon vios-orop standing some 3Et. high. The bouses, except those of the Europeans, which are of coral stone, are ne sun in the ache amboo atrastarea, -raised about 2014. From the ground, on a founda
tion of large upright logs, thatched over with paint leaves The ground- under the house Bow in dry son as denoted by the-Laked muddy road-is, more frequently then not, a
UOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. black madly magnant alongh, få which tas
24TH FEBRUARY, EVENING. pigs and poultry fight for their daily food, There has born a quieter feeling in the drug whatever it may be. There is evidently litle market or Bengal during the past few days outside trade going on, the lown being merely the following may be taken as the ruling supported as a military station. We arrived prices-Now Patra $596) to $5984, stock 625 at Manila on the 4th of November, baving chests: New Bucures $550 to $500 quiet, tudohed at lip. Ilo un the passage, and from stock 55 chests; Old Fatan 8683 to $5874 quiet, there steaed to the Northward through stock 1,120 cheats: Uld Benures $5571 to $650 the Philippine Archipelage, the fortilele quoted, stock 300 chests. No charge in Nalaa. lands of which, except in the neighbourhood.
of the towns, were sparsely sultivated. Pro bably some time bas still to elapse before the On Spaniards find out that monopolies ara autu gonistic to the development. of trade and the prosperity of the people. The sugar crađe is increasing yearly, but the foroed growth of tobacco for the Government alono, which in paid for ut uncertain periods, but always long
NDON
EXCHANGE.
Bank Billa, on demand,
4/18
Bank Bille, at 50. days” sight, 4/14 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sigist, 4/2} Uredita, ut € montbe' sight.... 42} Doominentury Hills,ut6months"
eight 27 to 4/23
after delivery, is naturally anything but cou- QN BOMBAY, Bank, on deauad 225 ducire Rasiduous cultivation. The Chinese, OR CALCUTTA, -Bank, on demand 2241
who are the working bess wherever they spread, Du SHANGHALA
bere having no rivals in the shape of white labour, are the wɛinatay of the country; lant
instead of being encouraged to settle in the
Philippiace, they are tixed very manob beyond
727
Bank, sight Private, 30 days' right: 785
SHARED
per cent. disaciunt,
Sar-17
DRABSHELL and PARIS SILK HATS, GADZE VEILS for Ditto, in all Oolors je CHRISTY'S FULLOVER HATS, the Latest Novelty
UNDERCLOTHING and WARM
DRESSING GOWNS. GENTLEMEN'S CALF and STOUT WALKING, BOOTS. 2101 Hongkong, 15th December, 1674 THEBOOTS, CIGARS
Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS Campbell's Dindigul Brand CREBOOTS. Campbell's Trichinopoly Brand CHEROOTS TREMS-Coeb; Apply to
4307
•
MESSES, CAMPBELL & Co
Plantation WorZa
Dindigut Madras Presidency.
BLACK, BROWN, and DRAB FELT AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
POETER
DAVID CORSAR & SONS" HATS, in the Newest Shapes.
Merchant Navy RACING SCARVES (tu Colors of the Navy Boited
CANVAS. Long Fax several stables;)
Crown
ABNHULD, KARBERO & Co. 1130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1897.
ROTABLISHED IN 1830,
Also,
A Large and Entirely Fresh Lot of FANCY WINDSOR, SAILOR KNOT. NEAPOLI. TAN, and other SCARTES...
The "BRIGHTON" and "CONNAUGHT” COLLARS, quite new.
OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS at- tached.
WHITE LONGOLOTH SHIRTS in dif ferent qualities.
SILK UMBRELLAS. MACINTOSH OVERCOATS. BOOTS and SHOES,
&o.
SAYLE AND 00.,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY BTREET
HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI
FOR SALE.
any other on. At present the only adrautago Hongkong and Shuga acording to Spain from the possession of these magnificent domisions is through having a Union Insurance Society of Usutor, new sluzen number of official posts to dispose of. All the÷150 per shure premivin, nominal commerce nút monopolized and the whole of China Traders Inezitance Company's snareË-- the carrying trade, is in foreign bands, obielly $1,250 per share. English.
China and Jupaa Marine Insuninco79, 84 CHAMPAGNE.
pir share.
In the China Sea: we ut Inki felt a refreshing - brero again after oven weeks of calm weather; Chinone Inearzoo Company:—£196 per ebare. in fæet, there wun rather toy much of it, on wo Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sligree- were obliged to suspend our dredging opera-6492 por ahato ex div,
tione while passing through the heart of the China Fire Insurance Company's Stares- $139 North-Eastern monsoon; but it carried us per abere.
quickly across from the swaltering beat of the Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shower Eastern Archipeligo into the comparatively
8124 per aliare.
HEIDSZOK & Co.'s MONOPOLE, Vains,
Apply to AL-
DEETJEN & 0. Bols Agents for China and Japan
tf 141 Hongkong, Med January, 1875.
FOR SALE..
dry bracing air of tas. Hougtong winter. We Hongkong and Whwapos. Does Company's HENRY BITC
arrived here on the 16th, and have scarcely yet got over our first impressions of wonder how anob a magnificent city of palaces, with the very essence of industrious life on all sides, bas sprang up in the midst of what wpet hure formerly have been one of the most decolate looking spots in the world. The anchorage is completely land-locked The near hills of the mainland of Obina have bars, light-red, stony summite, aurelieved by any foliage, and the high rock mountainous range beyond bas scarcely a distinguishable tree or airab even in the valleys But with the busy kle
among the numeron-rousels in the forer
beres-50 por seut, discount, Hongkong, Qunzen und Macao Steamboul Co.'s
Shares par cent. pronium. Shanghai Stum Navigation Company-Ta.
1973 por abarėnoj Hongkong Que Company's Shuros-$75 par
there. Ev
ENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE
T. G. LINSTEAD. 2138 Hongkong, 21st December, 1876.
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$50 per ENGLISH AND CHINESH DICTIONARY,
cent, discount.
Indo-Chinese Sugar Company-87 per share,
nominal.
BALES ON FEBRUAET 24TH, 1875, Le reported by Chinese,
ground, the many rocky promontoriva, and thei White Wez, 2 piccos, at $84,50, by Kwong, pure blueness of the water which contreats só | wing-shing to travelling trader, well with the glorious colouring of the grassy) Dried Lily Flowers, 10 bags, at $12.00, by clocked mounta ns, subdued and taped down to Kwong-wing aling to travelling trader. da perfection by the sight baziness of the atmos- phere, and ever obanging its tinte no the ann movas rouad, the combined effect in anything "bur displeasing to the eye. Of course we know that immediately beyond the burron bills, as
Fungus, 10 bags, et 554.00, by Kwong-ring shing to travelling trader,
WITH THE FUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
..
+
fully illustrated and explained, forming exor
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arrival of the next English Mail.
A. MOIVER,
P&OS. HI. Uok Office,
Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.
Superintendent
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STEAM TO SHANGHAI Takisig Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and HIOGO.J HE P. & O. S. N. Oo's Steamship.
"AVOCA "
wit leave for the above plase about 4 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail.
A. MOIVER.
Superintendent. P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 20th February, 1375. [299 QUBAN STRAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON in SUEZ CANAL," “HE Company's Stoamabip
THE
*** HECTOR " will be despatched on or about the 2nd March,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, 265 Hongkong, 15th Februarv. 1875.
FUR SAN FRANCISCO,
E 41 American Schooner
addrcos in full; vains of mms in required.
For further information as to Pasage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companys Praya West.
G. B. EMORY;
Acting Agent Hongkong, February 15th; 1875.
F. V. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Gonoral. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 16th February, 1875.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET"
The English Contract Packet" KASHGAR" will be dispatched with the mannl Mails for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the dib March, as Noon.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 p.. on the 3rd March.
The Post-Ofice will be open until 6 P. on the 3rd Muril
Lettere, do, may be posted during the night the box left opon for their reception. Letters for registration will be received until 10 A.M. on the 4 March."
Letters may be posted until 10.. on the 4th March, without late fee...
STEAM FOR ME SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI.in
TERRANDAN FORTS. SOUTHANETON, AND LONDON,
"ALSO, BOMBAY, HADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANT'E Steamship KASHGAR Captain G. J. BABOT, with Her Majesty's Muile, Passagers, Specic, and Oargo, will leave this for the above places on [THURSDAY, the 4th March, at Noon,
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Spécie and Parsolo at the ofldə until 2 F.x. OF the 3rd idem.
***
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas age, apply at the F. & O. 6. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Koate is required by the Egyptian Government, and met bo delivered by the Shippers to the Healy, Master, will lead as above and have quick Company'e Agents, with the Bill of Lading or despatch
"WAL PHILLIPS,"
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Ü6. #316 · Hongkong, 3rd February, 1875.
FOR ROILU HE Spanish Hark
ĮT
Letters posted after 10 AM. on the dih March, will not be forwarded, unless the Lafe Fee of 18 cents eath ne well as the postage is prepaid.
the latest time for posting Letters at this Office is 11 M., and for Newspapers, Books, or Fatterns 10 am, on the 4th March.
Late letters (but Lotters only) addressed to the United Kingdom mid Brindist, or to Sin- gapore, may be posted on board the Tacket from 11.30 .. to the time of sailing. on pay. meat of a Late Fse of 48 cents ench in additior to the postage.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Concral." General l'ost-Office,
Flongkong, 1916 February, 1876
It is hereby notified for general information with Parcela; and the Company do not hold that, on and after the 1st January, 1575, tho Muuselves responsible for any Detention or vetage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri Prejudice which may happen from the incor.vato Ship to the Straite Settlements at he reatness in such declaration.
prepaid at the following rates, viz. :-
For Letters, Scents por vanco For Tapers. For Book Paskots
The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goode shipped by their Steamers for Barope through Egypt, oither by rail, or by Oanal in their own Steamers, or in vessela despatch-employed for the purpose.
DELIA." Eduardo de Banogabol, Master, wit be ed on the 27th instant for the above Part For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co.
if 278 Hongkong, 18th February, 1975;
FOR HAMBURG. (To follow the (fornian Bark" Norma")" BE Geraisa Brig
PERL"
F. G. Orasta, Master, will load here and the above Port
For Fraight, apply to
W. FUSTAU & Co. 256 Hongkong, 16th February, 1875.
KEFOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE 41 Bridal Ship
and Packeta off Patteris
for cael 4ounces.
The registration fee on such correspondence.
Packet
Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to tako note, that the Steamere leaving Hongs Twelvo acata for each Letter, Paper or kong in correspondence with the Australian Steamers from Galla to Bombay, may call at Colombo.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading,
A. MOLVER, Superintendent. Perinardar and Oriental Steam Navigation
FOOCHOW DOCK,
PAGODA ANCHORAGE.
O. L. & Co. have received a large number of Whampoa, and will have quick despatol for Co.'s Gas, Hongkong, 19th February, 1875. very flattering testimonials from all parts of India, China, Burmah, Ceylon, Manila, Java, Straits, and Persin, testifying to the superior wake and quality of their Billiard Tables, and while thanking their Friends and Patrone in China for the liberal support so long extended to their firm, would, in soliciting further pa trouage, beg to mention the following facts R. Monkman, Master, will bave early despatch which have conduced to the saccess their efforts above.
"For Freight, apply to bove hitherto met with.:
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents
Every table is made of solid wood, wel sau. coned and not veneered
The Quations are constructed on sa' satirely
e principle. Introduced by G. L. and Co., and nolike that adopted by English makers,
"LORD MACAULAY,”
if 246- Bongkong, 15th February, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO."" HB 4 1 German Bark
FLANSA,"
HE
and are much more durable and lively that 1682 Tone, Captain Ocut, will lead here for above English-made onshioną.
Port, and will have immodiste despazobi.
For Freight, upply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 247 Hongkong, 15th February, 1875,
No tablé louros C. L. and Co.'s premises until it has been standing rowdy niebed for over 12 months, in order to ensura perfectly seasoned material
Every artiole of, furniture, also, that leaves 10. LAZARUS, and Co,'s Rstablishment, is gun..
rauteed of Solid and Soasoned Wood,
CUL
Co. bave always ready i urge, ook of new Cushion on their pamulíar principle, and which can be supplied for any tabla, thà xo eurate length and breadth of the slats bed only being required. Ap
OL. and Co. bare always in bund a large
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
THE 4 American Ship
THE 4
"GAME COOK,”
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. Genarul Post-Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified för general information, that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor way, when forwarded via Southampton, will. henosforward be 56 cents for each balf once- which may either be paid in advance, or it may ba left to be collected on delivery of the Lettera Unpaid Lettere will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Ginorati General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that the rates of postage
THE above Granite-Bored DOCK has lately. been LENGTHENED to 400 feet over all, and is now capable of receiving resses up to 380 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock chargeable henceforth on Letters addressed to at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 foot, and the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the the width at the entrance is 56-fest. Dept of United Kingdon, when forwarded by French water on the sill 13 feat at average ngip, and Packet, will be the same as those chargeable as 17 feel at average spring tides.
Letters forwarded by British Packet vil Brin
The Dock has a Caisson Gate, nad is pumped out by steam.
si
A Bow FOUNDRY for large iron and brass castinge has recently been added.
E. W. MITCHELL.
Podmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong.
The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Screw Cutting Grip-lethe, Small Lathes, Drilling and
As some misapprehension exists regarding Borowing Machines, Steam Bae Mill, Large the transpicion of Packets and Samples Smithy,,
through the Post, it is hereby notifiad for Dry Godowns are on the premises, available general information, that the privilogá of sond" fur stowage of cargo, &o.
wing such articles through the. Post at the raLDS A large stock of Timber, Metal, and other of postage applicable to them is restriated to Dock-yard Material always on band.
bond fide Trade Patterns or Samples of Merchun- Vessela docked for examination, retocialled, dise, · Gooda meat for Sale, or in creontion of rasparred, require also done in barbour; and an order (however small the quantity may be). iren ships and steamers cloned and painted, at or any articles scat by ons private individua!
Captain Stoddard, wili kind here for the above moderate barges. Partelars can be obtain to another which are at sotually patterns p
ed at the Doak, or on application to the under-samples, are not admissiḥla. Port, and will have quick despatch.
aigned. A For Freight, apply to
E VOGËL, HAGEDOEN & LO if 109 Hongkong, 18h Khoary, 1875
* FOR HAMBURG. NEE German Başk
“NORMA,"
Old Cushiona ronowed on LAZARUS & For Freight, apply to
WM. PUSIAU & Co.
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published. at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
comprehensiveness and practical nervice this Work stands anrivalled. All the new worde which the Chinade have of late years been compelled to coin to express the numerous o joote in machinery photogrphy,tolography, and ask of Pilliani, Pool and Prremid Balls. Co. Nasebaum, Muster, vill land heronudat. Wham- Mushrooms, & unses, at $00.00, by Fouk-bing in scienoo generally, which the rapid advance Tips, Uhalka, Olath, and every vequisite for the pon, and will have quick despatch for the above to travelling brodery
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are Billiard Table American Farr, 50lbs., 500 baga, né 61,23, by lore given intim. Each and every word the river is ascended, story inch of ground in Kwong-unag-tai to travelling trader. closely cultivated, but at present it is difficult Shellfish 8 packages, at 1825.00, by Ching to realize is except through the ample supplies shong-loong to travelling trader. obtainable of all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and Vermicelli, 30 bags, at $7.00, by Kwai-mow flowers, des
During our parengo from Australia the. Credging and soundings operations were cus- tinued us frequently se possible while large botanicul kod zoologies) collections have been obtained from the little-known islando we bave visited. The reaalta ary very sslísfiotory, and wa bare arrived in pork, boring Bled up every store bottle and case in the ship. Lett
sample to travelling trader.
BILJARD LAMPS,
CANDIDA,
is for students of a most instructive nature Co.'s peonliar principle, thereby making an old it 211 Hongkong, 8th Febranty, 1875, Both the Court and Panti pronunciations are table as good be rusw.
FOR-MANILA given, the acounte being carefully marked on the best principla hitherto attained. The typo- White Sugar, 80 bugs, at $6.20, by Kwong-hopgraphy displays the success of an attempt to
Six and Eight Light Lamps for Ol, or Karo-E 41 Spanish Barge to local trader.
make the Chinese and English type correspondine, the latter with burnera on the duplex Brown Sugar 200 bags, at $3.50, by Took in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast prinsiple, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary Ubista, Mestor, will have quick despatch
the above Port, mee to local trader.
economy of space, adhiering & clearness not ; lämpa, ram ANS PRES Bacle Pepper 100 baga, at $11.50, by Yee previously attained, and disposing with those Bighteen light, ring burner Gas Pendanta, donna LEMEDIOS & Co.
17. For Freighter Pumage, apply to sbun-tai to travolling trader -
vast reargine and vacant spaces which have with rod to suspend over table,
201 Hongkong, 4th February, 1875, horetofore characterized Chinese publications.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
By obtaining the texperature of the iteratoriame
all depth from the surface to the bottom, China, desires & Re-engagement ne Clerk
bare confirmed the few obsertations of Captain Chimmo, relating to the dicure of these Eastern one. They are, in fact, a chain of sunken lates or busina, cacli surrounded and
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the following knots are submitted for consideration.
or
ADVERTISER, who has had Taree Ofice Work in
O, LAZARUS AND Co, have been appointed 7jAHB 4 | British Bark Ohaleners Vocabularly contains about 16,000 Sole Agente în India and the Bast for Chinese character, and Medkuret's Bughan THE NEW PATENT and Chinese Distionary about 100,000, whilst
Janioz. Book-keeper.
Aditress B. A Day Press Office
tf 85-Hongkong, 14th January, 18737.
NOTION
on from the neighbouring water bris abailower ein or border. The water, down to NEITHER the Captain, Owners, or Agente
this work contains more than 50,000 English ELECTRIU BILLIARD MARKER, words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charate by means of which the score can be marked ter Again, despite all the grammar and from the cushion of the tables
other elementary works se yet pablished, the
student of this difficult language absolutely re-
tabed.
may be obtained from CRAWFORD a*ð 00,, who Lave consented to not us
HEEMON
For Freight, apply w
The Steata Tug Woosung is in thorough
| working order, und is available at all times to
tow vessels to or from sea, at reasonable rates,
JOHN FORSTER & Co.
if 1039 Fouchow, 18th June, 1873,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Podmaster Venora.. General Post-Office, Hongkong. -
Arrangements having been made unde which Maile for London arriving at Snoz-from
SIRE NOURIB P8 / China by Private Sbips will be forwarded to
REDUCED PRICE $1.
destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified Containing the names of all the Articles of that the rates of postage, which must be paid in Trade, objuute of Natural History Furniture; advance, on correspondence addreased to the Bo do with the Punti, and Mandarin Pronun United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol
jowa, Yie. — ∙piation.
For Letters...... For Newspapers...
For Books and
Fatterns.
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parts. -
The Daily Press Office
THE Undersigned have been appointed Sole
Agents for the Sale of their Goods i for Hongkong and Obina by Moser, J. & R. TEN- NENT, Gloago, and Moore, DAVID CORSAR & Sons, Arbroath.
BERNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tf 419 Hongkong, January 1867, 19 PASTURAGE,
24 cents per half eunge,
8.
each..
not exceeding 1 ounce conte
Cevery additional
2
FW. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified for gonoral information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ed. Fareed) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed OALS recelyed on Storage in First-class ward Inland, will henceforward be safellows,
When forwarded vík
Brindisi
42 cents each half-annee When forwarded vid a petite
Marscilich 36 cents each halfounce When forwarded vi
Southampton
Comme letely known as those of som visat
will lond here for above Port, and will have 8 WALTER & Co.) of about 2,000 tons Capa- Immediate despatob.
city, situated on the Prays, West Wanchi. S ALAMAT G. LINSTEAD. 1200 Hongkong, 19th Novembar, 1874.
AMULLAE & CON
RUSSELL 00. 138 Hongkong, 4th February, 1875,
· KRUPPE CÄFT STEEL WORKS, TERESSEN (GERMANY)E SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND VEJAPAN, SAR
FPRIL, 0. LAZARUS & CÓ,'S AGENTS : |*|4_67) Hasghong Shanghas, Cologne (Germanus
NOTIOE
CTEAMERS leaving this yort requiring
COAL, can obtain it from the Under digued.
W. G. HALE & Co.
Balgon, -14 1661, 16th September, 1878. NOW ON SALE.
■ depth equal to that on the border, is able to 1 of the French Burqua Rances (Captain circulate freely, and gradually decle as we GBREEK) will tm responsible for any devia, quires examples to display the various appli- Price Lists, Catalogues, sust all information descend vbut the whole viam below, having nu contracted by the Offoera or Crew of the said cations and equivalents of different words which meape of communicating with theunter water, į vessel,
hare one general meaning. Of these examples LANE, remains at the game temperature as that of the tf 114 Hongkong, 19th January,
Hary, 1875, this work contains more than five Umse ne water flowing over the floor of the tim; or a THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inforia the many as any other Dictionary hitherto pat- other words, the icy-cold water travelling worth i
Public of along the floor of the ocean frèm the Antaratia
·HONGKONG, HO NAM AND CANTON For practical purposes the arrangement of Sean, which is found in all the deep open oben that he has shops outablished at those places in the work is so complete, that a reference HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN, nela, cannot obtain admission through Grover the the name of Hing Ka
to Ita pages enables a person who ander surrounding rim: Thas we can now afirm within HONGKONG, At the Central Market, stands English to communicate ochiuly certainty that theseà immediately rest of Torose | No. 12, he lee constant ou band Bphe, with natives who understand nothing but Chị-
ALL ORDERS WILL BE BRÜKIVED Straits,although bavings depth of 3,450 fathom MUTTON POULTRY BREAD VEGE nese. In this respect the work will to found and forwarded to Calonita by the RAZLIKET “Is surrounded by an elevated rim, baving ** TABLUS, and DILMANS STORES, du, of indispensable to all Huropeana realling in
opportunity. despar wuter over any part of it than 1,300 tus beat qal lily Skate de China, and so the natives themselves it.az- fathome, all the water below that depth being
In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the plain subjects fally with which very few in- ab a steady temperature of 35 deg.. The Basda foregoing articles, with the addition of SF1. deed of them are porfostly acquainted. To Soa, which is 3,800 fathome deep, is cut off at RITS, SODA WATER, &c., and Ghid B when partías resident in England and faterested in depth of 500 fathome; the Colebes Sea which in season
on China it damnat bat be invainable occasionally, It comprises upwards of two thouard-large Gentlemen and Families desirous of patron,
quarto page
1s 2,600 fotbome deep, is cut off at a depth dƐ
700 fathoms; the Sulu Bes, which is 2,50zing him, are requested to apply at his above fathoms doep, is out off at a depth of only 400 as above, where a list of prices of articles will fathoms, all the water below that depth being be furnished, which will be supplied at the saNLO at a temperature of 50 deg. On the other hand, rats all the year round. TRAININ we find that the kulubos passage is open to, ab Joast, the depth of 1,200 fathome and the Chinë
ly 762 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874
TRUBNEK & Co.
60, PÁTERNOStay Bow
DUET PRO" Orion, BONGKONG...
and by wha
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PLUMBERS COPPERSMITHS AND BRASS FOUNDERS, GAE-FILTERS AND BELL HANGERS, QUEEN'S BOLD EAST, AND NULLAH JANE,
1499 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874
cents och balf-ounce
F. W. MITOFIELL,
· Platvisater General.” General Post-Offee, Hongkong,
It is hereby notified that benceforward the rates of postage which must be yaid in advancH chargeable on Pockets of printed papers or pastorns of light weight sent from Hongkong: to the United Kingdom by the United States. Order to meet the wishes of the Native Parketa via Ban Francisco, will be as follaps Community, the Chinese Issue of this vik T- Faper has been, from the commencement of the China New Year, imued DAILY Instead of on alternate days un beforestat
For a packet not caseeding Founce
in waghts, 2 penta k For a packet above 3 ounce-not er- dieding 2 ounces suminkikipag 1999 For a packet above 2 ounces not ex-
oneding & outoun 5
** Tas. Exper has been Established for pearly Twenty Years and la, as to Editorial Manage sment, under the Direction of a Wali Edupated
Chinese Gentleman; gires reliable commercial and eight ceata for every additional four QUECER, These rates apply to Printed Circular, Price and general information, and, has the same position with the Native Community as to Ad Idute, Market Reports, and all printed papers Tertiagments and News - the English Daily other than Newspapers, na wolf as to Books. Frog with the Foreign Community. The and Trade Patterns or Estupen Change for Advertisments will be no heretge ONLYMITCHEL).
2. Postmaster General. Goperai Post Office, Hongkong.
煤 WING BMB COAL SHOP,N HE Proprietor of WING-** Shop begs to THE HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE Proprietor of a soup begs to HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE valablished since 1855, at Endicott's Land, and STUDENTS FIRST ABSISTANT, that he has always a great ensotity of BEST By DIA DAYAN, with many Addition: Correg | COAL in dore for. Bale, Gentlemen or Bhip,- tione, and Dr, Wxumama. Orthography. – masters wishing to patronise au pro roquested Tarde La Paper WrapperDONNE 1:50 Fto apply at his Bhopa
Neatly Blund00 Apply at the Baily Press Office,
Ly1803 Hongkong, ord September, 1874
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874
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