THE DAILY PERSS, MONDAY MARCH 20, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
DESTINATION
VESGEL'S, NAKE
portance of the Superintendents of Mercantin Marine offices: being Nuutidal men, and so be qualified to sstilo Nuation, quemdicine in dispatë; He conbladed by orging them to communicate with the Sailors in all the ports in the kingdom, In order to secure daited action--Mr. Samuel M'Dowall moved the following resolution ---- “That thin mesting disapproves of the madder in which forsign Sailors are allowed to be shipped in our Merchant ships, ihne dieplacin the British Sesman sed depriving bìm of his legibunato employment and of the mosus of maintaining his family." He mid that the LONDON
LONDON. complaint ubodiad in this resolution was the
SAN FRANCISCO obief reason of their being assembled together.
Da Ehips were manned by Bailone of six or seven
Don' nationalitiee, and thal entaod, great dificulties in the management of vorgefa ut ees; and be attributed many of the accidents at sea to the is YOKURAMA... City of Puting (:)... asme canse The sbalition, in 1840, of compul- COOKTOWN NEWCASTLE, &capan (str.). Bary apprenticeship did away with one of the SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c.rar (atr.)
FMANILAM greatest mainstays of able-bodied Seamon that
Do
SHANGHAL.
SUEZ CANAL... Paincolum (str.).........
LEIDSTREETLİS
„Mont Washington...T. B. Porki
W. Phillips |Healy;
{T} W.
Witching
Ellen Manro {Atlantis,
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE. The Irishman has always been the typical woldier of fortune. His sword was over rendy to be unsheathed in any case any for Roy king. if only opportunity was given him for the Aght for which bo in traditionally supposed te. be "spoiling. The wore of the papacy have most exaited his fiery anal, nad with those he has joined the misfortunes or ambitions of all good Catholic kinga end queene who were die poned or driven to put their claims to the test of war. But he has not scraped to lend bis sward to WATH of other origin, praviced only there was a fair obance of his using it in right earncat and for his own advancement. To go no further back it was an Irishman, Maraling Keith, who was the preceptor of the print Fres derick of Promin, and who won for that war seasoned warrior his first battle, the famous field of Molwitz. It was the Irishman ManMahon, go ing over the channel with James II., who found ed the taily from which aprang the. Froned President. Another Irishman, G'Niel, was in -the same oxpedition, und from him descended
the Marshal Neil, who was Lonis Napoleon's Royal Commision in connection with the p- SWATOW, AMOT & PONCHOW Kangtung (sie:). Minister of War at the outbreak of the Italian prenticeship question noggosted three courses
Do DOA TAKAO, &o. Hai-Loong (str.) compaign. Marshal Pelimier, another of the-gompulsory ipprenticeship, trainingebips, and
DAND-AMOT. .......Washi (str. Experor's most famous generals, sund me combination of botbị and the Commission mainstay in the Crimen, enme from the Irishman approved of the leat enggostion, The sugges Palliser, who also was one of the body guard of tion was that every ship above 100 tons abould James, which we afterward absorbed into the coarpeilud to carry an Apprentice or Appren Franab army, and executed the final charge tices, socording to their tonnage, or pay an which broke the torrible English column at Auron sua upon their toanage of vixpence per Fontenoy.
PAM MEMBER
ton towards the maintenance of those training
England over bad, and it did sa jary to the TOKOHAMA....................... Owners, men, and the rising generation. The
For Sale.
Balbinantspaketi
Bombay (str.). Pern (str.)
AT LE & ̈ ̄ ̄ ̄Ģ ̈0.
Mirando.
Thebatid.
Abbott.
FOR FREIGHT AFFLY TO
To es DessATINBU
Batterthed & wire........ On or about 10th prox. ngkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Qu'sk Vespatolij
kong Augustine Heard & Co. kong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Tong Augustina Heard & Co. M.SUB. 06. [Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Com
P&O. §. N. Co Hongkong Romedios & Co.
4. Maali. Heuton.. Hongkong (P. &.0, 8. N. Col......
RAMP.&O.E. M. Co......... Longkang Donglus Tupraik & Co. Longkong Longlas Tuprika. Co Hongkong Birley & Co.
For Sale.
FOR SALE
AVE received, az S. S. State of Virginia, AM FÁGNE—
And
The illustrious O'Donnels, of Spain, are dee-ships for bringing up young Sennen. Boys of la cended from an Irish than who formed one of years of age would beaccepted on boardɩbetrain this same Brigade. John Brongba tulis the ing ships, and bound to the Masters of the chips etary very accurately in his play of O'Dounel's for five years, and after being educated Mission, wherein ba himaelf permonated the nantically for one or two years, would be then- O'Donnel with inimitable art not meny years transferred to any Shipowner requiring their age at Wallack's Theatre. In Austris, too, services, provided they intently agreed. As à there are several noble families of military Sailor, be thought they caght to be thankful renown, urder whose Germanized name way for that suggestion, as it was better than the be detected their. Oeltie origin. We all know plan now being followed Mr. Charles Liddell the Irishmen of our Revolation, though there seconded the resolution. He said, they did not
UTILIK LATE AMRITALS, were none, strangely enough who rose to great want to do away with the employment of foreign
GOODS AS UNDE B ewilence. The most famous Irishman of the Benmen. The dla Aot slipslated that there. times not long ancceeding the establishment of should be two-thirds English and one-third Federal union was the loxarions Col. Elenaez foreign Seamen on board ships, and they wanted t WHITE KERSEYNERE and BEDFORD hasset, who owned the Island on the Ohio river, that regulation re-enacted. Mr. William ColCORDS for BREECHES and PANTA- and platted with Aaron Prize for the great lingwood moved, and Mr. David Maroor sccond. central empire. During the Rebellion, the ed, the following resolation:That this meat.LOONS. Irish, who now appeared not as soldiers of fot- ing claims for the Sailers a right to be repre tanc, but as oitizens contending under the far sented on the Local Marine Bourde, because of their formal adoption, or ander which they they contributs largely to the Mercantile Ma- had been born, well maintain their reputations rine Fond, the suicnot collected in 1973 being as fighters. The famous Irish Brigade, with 242,647 £8. Taxation and representation ought¦ Etouran and Mengber, Encont, the young to-go hand in hand”—Mr. Edward Badger Emmets, and others, in the early days of the moved, and Mr. James, MArdle seconded, the war, achieved just fama, Mahons in Virginis, following resolation That the system of! Had Qlehirde in the south western Confederate appointing men to be Superintendenta of Mor army, amply an stained the reputation of their cantile Marine offices, who, not being brought Face au fighting men and not to mention up to the sea, are ignorant of all Neation! mont- others, on our side was. Sheridan whoai Baros tere, is injustice to the Sailor, as the Saporin- Hubner saya ke ghould have takes for an Aus-tendent is frequently called upon to decide points triau Geceral.
FANCY BLUE and BLACK COATINGS. CHOICE TROUSERINGS,
A. Low Suit Laag the of FASHIONABLE TWEEDS.
LIGHT OVERCOATINGS for DUST DOATS.
The TAILORING DEPARTMENT being ouder
in dispute between a Manter and his men which the Supervision of Two ExPESIENOND OUT- pone bat atrained manean elucidate."-Mr. Wi.
meeting, and that it te echt to Lord Eelington, MP for South Northumberland, for prosenta- tion.The meeting then soreluded.
DRAB SHELL and PARIS SILK HATS; CHRISTY'S PULLOVER HATS, the Latest Novelty
TH. ROEDBERE GLADIATEUR, KRUG, Red Seal,
Piute. do.
DE ST. MARCEAUTY. CARTE BLANCHE, O
BURGUNDY WINES.
CHAMBERTIN.
COLTON.
NUITE
VOLNAY
BAUNE.
HOOK-
LIEBFRAUMIDOH. RUDESABIMER. JOHANESBERG. HOOKHEIMER.
CLARETS CHATEAU LAFITTE; Queris,"
Piala INOVILLE, Quarts. MARGAUX, arts.
ST. JULIAN HA000. ST. EMILION. HESS CLARET.
CLARET in Caska, Superior Quality.
BRANDIES AND OTHER 1-
COURVOISIER CUBLIER FRERES. JAG. EENNESSEY. **
Do
JULES ROBIN, ・ OUTLER AND PALMER GIN.
Do.
WHISKY. ATH GIN, in Squara Bottles.
Apply to
É. CHASTEL, No 17, Wyndhar Sitrost.
BLACK, BROWN, and DRAB FELT 1825 Hongkong, 3rd November, 1874.
FOR SALE. HATS, in all the
HAMPAGNE.
CHA NEWEST SHAPES.
Also,
America has not furnished many soldiers of Fortune but they bavo all bera marked men, and liam Towns moved the next resolnsion:- That TERS, SAYLE & Ûpare prepared to make wp the number is increasing. The America may Saturs have suffered great loss when the above in the Latest Styles and at most officers in Egypt, of whom there is now so largasailing in a mortgaged ship when she has been a representation, are certainly in a unes so lost at ees; and on the return of the Crow to Reasonable Bates, a perfect fit being alwaye diers of fortune, and they are making sach England they find the Owner insolvent, and the eness and winning anot renown that they will Mortgagee possession of the insurance. This guisantacă. atimulate other adventurous sent to follow in meating considers it to be the daty of the their path. But they are not the only or the Legislature to protect the Bailor from this in- firet of our countrymen who have drawn sword justice."-Mr. M'Erea aesonded the rasplatin, for a foreign danse. Dering the Crimean war, and said that if the Mortgagee got the insurance Gol, Burr Porter of New Jersey, a thorough on a ship which was lost, he ought to pay the American, though of long residence in Europe, wages of the Crew-All the solutions were entered the Tarkiau service and gallantly com agreed to unanimously; and on the motion, of manded a régiment of Bashi-Bazooka. Cal. Mr. MDowell, seconded by Mr., Badger, it was Porter was a natural soldier of fortune, who resolved That a patition to Parliament, rusted and wesriod andor the restraints of embodying the foregoing reaclations, be drawn quiet life-a mün of predigions parase up and sigued by the chairman on behalf of this al strength, with the muscle and physical training of a prize fighter, and yet a man of refined and cultured taste and polished booring The field of ordinary business was abant as well adapted to him, or be to it, as a
Liszt bus jast sont to Hans Richter, director plow-boy to be a damelag master. Our national epirit of enterprise took with him a new dires of Musio at Pestb, for performance, one of his tion, and it was the direction of ventless advow-ney compositioas, a cautata for buritone solo, ture. Of course, during our war he came back sorus and vrchestra, entitled "Les Cloches do to have a hand in it, and served as Colonel of a 1 Outhédrale de Strasbourg. The words are Massachusetts regiment. The opening of the those of Logglellow. Frango German war dragged him from the There is no greater work on earth than that domcatio life into which be bad finally settled of developing everything in man-of bringing and he was in France before even bis friends it into burmay, of bolding it back from knew he was gone from New York, and on the wrong doing, and pushing it forward to post- battlefeld be perfahed with the ory of vise in tire excellence. He builds a great thing who attacted. Francs un his lips, for he gave biawolf by cor builds a pyramid; but he builds a greater thing pleto sympathy to the side of the Frenchsen, who bailds a character. Rasking forward at the bead of his men in'a charge, he had just oried, "I will abow you how Auricuus fight," when the fatal shot struck bim.
General Thomas Jordan, who at one time beld command of the Cahan army, would, perhaps, not wish to be called an American soldier of fortune, but rather an American who fought for an oppressed people, whose cause he deposed ne a friend of justice, yet bo may fairly be ranked in our little list. He is a. West Point graduate, was on the staff of Beauregard during the war, and will probably always be a soldier by profession. The Ames
vans Ward and Burgerine, who were —prominent in the Tae-ping Rebellion, in Chia
miet-complete the number of those of whom we can now speak. Ware's wirikis adventures and military success are detailed at length by Col, Chesney in bis late Military Biography." He found his death in one of the many affaire in which he showed grøkt gel- lustry and, in Col, Obrenoy's words, skill and courage in nation caused him to be mach lamented. Bargevine, whose American citizenship, we believe, has been disputed, wis a far less meritorious person, and mada ime rather more of an impediment than a help by his oandact. New York Times
AGITATION AMONG TINE SHAM UN
s
A publio meeting of Seamen was held in the
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A. Large and Entirely Fresh Lot of FANCY WINDSOR, SAILOR KNOT, NEAPOLL. TAN, and other SCARVES,
::
Mtuniak despatch: Quick despatch.
Quick despatob;
Quick despatch.
On let prozi, st.3P.M. „On or about 1045-prox,' ¡On 1st proxy, at meno,
fequick dispatch,'
Quick despatch,
Quick despatch.
Quick doupatoḥ,
On Jet prox., et díjlight. Today, at 10 AM
On 2nd prox., ut & P.M.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA ¿Direct.)] THE Steamship;
ESMERALDA," Captain Thebind, expected to arrive from Amoy in the Slot inst., will be despatched at abors about 24 hours after arrival.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A MACG REATON.
486 Hongkong, 25th March, 1875
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA
THE P.&O.8. N. Co's Steamship
A. MOIVER,
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM PONGA Taga SINGAPORE, FENANG POINT DE
GALLE ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA. BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI
PARTERRANEAN PORTS,"
SOUTHAMPTON; AND LONDON,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, GAT.OUTTA, AND
MANAUSTRALIA. MEA
Post-Office Notifications,
å mail will clave For Swatow, Par Fortung, to-day, the 20th Kinarant, at-7.90 AM. ↑
For Switow, Anoy, and Tamui-Per Hal- amg, to-day, the 29th inet, at 9,90
For Swatow and Amor, For Pearl, to-day, the 29th inst; at 10.30 am:
--MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET!" PENINSULAN AND ORIENTAL STEAM The English Contract, Packet "7004!!. NAVIGATION - Company's - Starship will be dispatched with the vaua! Maile "47004": Ŭaptain Tornock, with Her for Europa, ko, on THURSDAY, the let Majcety's --Maile, Passengers, Specie, and April, at Noon. Cargo, will leave this for the above plassa on | THURSDAY, the laṛApril, at Noon."
Cargo will be reftsired on board until Noon, Spodio and Parcels at the office until 2 P.m: on the hat sust..
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pana ange, apply at the P. 5 0.8. N. Go's Offocit Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
Money Orders en any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdon will be granted until 5 P.M. on the Slatinitent;
The Post-Office will ba open until 6 P.M. on " tho Step instant.
Letters, &e, may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception,
Latters for registration will be received unti 10 AM, on the lat April,
**A Writton Declaration of the Contents. Lettere may be posted until 10 a.ar, on the and Value of the Packages for the Overland Int April, without late fee. Ronteinroquired by the Egyptian Government, Lettore posted after 10 AM. on the let and must be delivered by the Shippers to the April, will not be forwarded unless the Late Company's Agents with the Bill of Lading or Fie of 16 conts each as well as the postage with Parooler and the Company do not hold | is prapat, themselves responsible for any Detention - ar The latest time for posting Letture at kbis Prejudice which may happen from the incor-Offee is 11 AM., and for Newspapers, Books, or resties in such deslsintión.,
** | Patteri■ 10 4.M. on the let April.
The Company reserve the option of forward. Lats letters (but Latters only) wildressed to ing all goods shipped by their Steamera for the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Sin- Burope through Egypt, either by rail, or by gapore, may be posted on board the Protet Camel in their own Steamore, or ip ramele from 11:30 AM to the time of sailing, on pay.
mployed for the purpose.
ment of Inte Fas of 48 conta each in addition
Hhippers are particularly requested to note to the postage. the terms and conditione of the Company's: Black Bills of Ending.
F. V. MITCHEL
· Postmaster General.
MMA, HGIVER, Superintendant, Ganerni Post-Office, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation | Hongkong, 22nd Maroli, 1875. Do's Office, Hongkone. 22nd March, 1876.
U. 6. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING L* YOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET" The United States Mail Packet #CITY OF
PERING will be dispatched on THURS. DAY, the lat April, at FM, with the Mails
For Yokohama, Naz Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom,
The Post Office will be open for the reption of Ordinary Letters, Books, Nowspaper, &, until F
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2. P.M. to 2.50 PM, on payment of s Late Fea of 13 cents in addition to the Postage:
BOMBAT" will leave for the above place shortly after the S:8. "CITY OF PEKING" will leave Hoogkong for San Francisco, nid Yoko arrival of the next English Mail,
hama, on THURSDAY, the lat April, at 3 PM taking Passengers, Mails and Freight, for Tupan, the United States, and Europe,
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the Through Faezenger Tickets and Bille of above places by this route is compulsory. Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko-Correspondence ineuloiently prepaid will be-- hama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, forwarded by the English Pickets.
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1875.
Superintendent,
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STEAM TO SHANGHAI. Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and HIOGO.) THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamabip
"PERA,**
wil leave for the above place about 21 hours after her arrival with the best English Mail.
A. M«VER.
to porta in Mexico, Central and South America;
and to New York and Europe, VIA PANAMA.the United States oust be superscribed per Correspondenca addressed to Tokohama and
A Steamer of the Company will leare ShangCHY OF PEKING and that addressed to hai, via the Inland Sea Forts, about the same the United Kingdom must be superscribed, date, and make close connection at Yokohamaasi San Francisco."
A New York and Aspinwall, Passengers. have selection of varione hines of Steamer to
England, France and Germany.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genera!, Hougtong, 19th March, 1875:
Freight will be retired on board until 4. General Post Office, Superintendent,
P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 22nd Mare, 1875. MS FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 41 British Ship
[462
ATLANTIC,” Captain G. O. Mellin, will load for the above Port, and will hare immediate despatol.
For Fraight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. # 193 Hongkong, 17th March, 1875
FOR LONDON.
WITCH,"
on the let instant. Parel Packages will be received at the Offizo until FM. of the raine day. All Parool Packages should be marked to address in full value of same is required,
For further information ne to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Fraya West,
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agens, Hongkong, Marob lõtb. 1875.-
NOTICE,
TO SHIPPERS OF CARGO TO AMERICA.
KEIDSIKOR & C6/6 MUNOPOLE, Chin). THE 1 British Back
Apply to
DEFTJEN & Co,”
Captain Murry, will load here and at Wham poa for the above Port, and will have early-des-to pash.
Bola Agents for China and Japan.
t 144 Hongkong, 23rd Jennury, 1875.
FOR SALE.
ENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE
T. G. LINSTEAD. 2138 Hongkong, Mai Devaber, 1974 TAEKOOTS, CIGARS.
The "BRIGHTON" and "CONNAUGHT" HNHERRY.
COLLARS, quité nem;
OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA
SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS Campbells Plantation Brand CIGARS.
Campbell's Dindigul Brand CHERQUTS. Campbell's Trichinopoly Brand CREBOOTS, Ten-Casb. Apply to
WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS in dif
The following is, says the North Wales Chro-ferent qualities. nicle, a copy of a notice put over a booking- office at a station on a Welsh railway Laitet. of booking-Ton phasengers must careful. For have them level mossy for ticket and to apply at noe for oaking tickets, when will booking window open. No lokets to have after depar tore of the train."
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MAR 28TH MARCE, EVENING. during the last two days, the following may be The drug market has kept quiet and weak taking so the ruling prices: Now Patna, 35651 to 3530 New Benares, $5643 to $56), cash; Old Patna, 505 to 526, qucted; Old Basaree, $5724 to $575, demanded; Malwa, $555 on credit; first quality wanted, but gone to be bad
SILK UMBRELLAS. MACINTOSH OVERODATŚ BOOTS and SHOES,
do.
SAY LE ATD 00.,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
7301
MESSES
CAMPBELL & Co., Plantation Works, ·
Dindigul, Madras Presidency. “EÝTANLANNED JA UUDE. 10. LAZAK US AND C.0, Incorporated with Bleoravod and Co., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,
BY AFPOINTMENT. TO
QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, AIS EXCELLENUT THE VICEROY,
HONGKONG;
AND AT SHANGHAI,
JUST LANDED.
EXPORT CARGOES, Per German big Tartar, for San Fran disce
FRESH CALIFORNIAN OATS, Oil, 230 rolls Matting, 200 boxes Tea, 165 pkgs. 8,037 bags Rice, inch 50 1bu, ; 000, boxes Nut
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Soy, 5 balen feathers, 38 bales Gunny Bage, 50 boxes Bice Flour, and 921 pkgs. Sundries.
148 442 Hongkong, 18th March, 1875.
Per Britisk ship Lord Macauley, for San Francisco -
77,229 Lage Rios, ooh 501bs. 567 bage
Jarge hall of the Fros Library, Bouth Shields, Sugar, 112 bars Popper, 619 bags Beana, 1,057
FOR SALE.
SANDARA
H.R.E. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
C.
-55, 59, 60, & 61, Bentinck Street, CALOUTTA.
BILLIARD TABLES.
LAZARUS & Co. Biliard Tables are
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
E 415 Hongkong, 13th March, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
"E ▲ 1 American Ship
"MOUNT WASHINGTON,"
T. B. Ferkinė, Master, will have early despatch as above.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. if 871 Hongkong, 6th March, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
1 American Ship
ELLEN MUNROE," 1,886 Tone Register, TW. Narorost, Com imander, will load. bera for the abbra Part, and
will have Sirly desputób.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 388 Hongkong, 9th Marob, 1875.
FOR MANILAN
HE Spanish Barqe
THE Undersigned have been sathorized by The Central Pacific Rail Boad Company Grant Through Bills of Lading for Cargo shipped both by bailing Vessels and Steamere to San Francisco for transportation to Principal Foints in the United States and Canada.
For Tarticulare, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 310 Hougtong, 1st Marop, 1875.
FOOCHOW DOCK.
PAGODA ANCHORAGE.
MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET" The French Mail Packet "IRAQUADDY" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 8th April, at noon, with the Mails,
To and throngh the United Kingdom va Marseilles; France and other Continental State (in a bloed mail to France), to Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Calcutta, Madena, Bombay, Aden, Seychelles, Reunion and Manritins, Sner. and Alexandria,
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Nowspapers, Books, &o.
til 11 A. on the 8th April, after which ne Letters ear be received.
Money Orders on any of the Money Order Oess in the United Kingdom will be granted until 5 P.M. ou the 7th April.
Letters for Registration will be raseived util 10 a.m. on the 8th April.
General Post Office,
F. W. MITORELL
Portinator General,
Hongkong, 25th Morob, 1875,
As come misapprehension exista regarding the transmission of Packets and Samples shrough the Post, it is hereby notified for TRE above Granite-floored DOCK has lately gonera information, that the privilege of send; T
bean LENGTHENED to 400 fest over all, ing such articice through the Post at the rates and it now capable of renting vessela up to of postage applicable to them is restricted to, 880 feet on the keel. The breadth of the Dock bond file Trude Polleras or Eumples of Merchana at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 80 feet, und dies. Goods seat for £ule, or in oxcoation of the width at the entrance le 55 feet, Depth of an order (however small the quantity may be), wator on the sill 19 feet at average neup, and or any articles sent by and private individual. 17. Fest at average spring (ides.
to another which are not actually patterns of samples, are not admissible
The Dock has a Catgaon Gate, and is pumped out by dream.
A new FOUNDRY for large iron and brise onatinga has recently been added.
The Machine Shop contains a 12-inch Sare Cutting fapiathe, Small Lathes; Drilling mid Screvice Hisobines, Steam Sew Mill, Large Smithy ko., &
Dry Godown nieen the premises, available for stowage of cargo, do,
* BALDINA,” Miranda, Master, will have quick despatch for Dock-yard Malerisl always on hund, pag the above Port.
For Freight of Page, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co..
tl 375 -Hongkong, 8th March, 1575,
"FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
TEA LAmerican Schooner
KWM. PHILLIPS,?
now the only ones appreciated in India, Henly, Master, will load sa above and bava quick as long and steady experience extending over despatob 50 years tres proved them to be the best and moat mitable for the climate
PAIR of MARINE ENGINES, 80 Home C. L. & C. have received a large number of Power, direct acting inverted Opijndare very flattering testimonials from all parts of inches diameter, 2 feet 6 inches strogo, com- India, China, Batman, Ceylon, Manila, Jara,
For Freight, apply to
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. tf 316. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875,
NOTICE TO SHIP*: MASTERS. OPIUM AND SPIRITS FARMS
COORIN-CHINA.
A large stook, of Timber, Metal, and other
Vessels dooked for examination, remetalled, rcaparred, repaire also done in barbour; and iron ships and steamers olevned and painted, at goderite charges. Particulars can be obtain ed at the Book, or on-application to the under- signed.
The Steam Tag Woong is in thorough working order, and is available nt all times to tow vessels to or frum sea, at ressonable rates.
JOHN FORSTER & 00. 4 1099 Foochow, 1816 Juno, 1873.
TOWING.
THE Bienin-Tag LITTLE ORPHAN
available for TOWING at Reasonable Rare. Apply on Board, or to INducher
TN Ordinances emoted by
BOSTON JACK & 06. Anchorags of Peddar'a Wharf. 82 Hongkong, 1st January, 1875.
O. ROGERS,
DENTIST,
Ching for the liberal support ac long extended N Puvudance of the Oution in bereby give Gr
on Wednesday night February Lat. in com, bora Qil, 184 bores Dried Fruits, 40 boxes on Jez Condensers, in good working order 3trails, and Ferais, testifying to the superior geation with an agitation relating to the Tobsen, 269 buzce Bice Flour, 12 boxes Cigars, All aonnations complete, with 62 feat of 71 question of British Seamen's rights" There 130 baskets. Ginger, 220 pkza. Fire Crackers, inches Shafting, and two Propellers 10 feet make and quality of their Billiard Tables, and as a large attendance. Mr. O. I. Greenhow 75 pkge, Tea, 109 ptyk Jam Sticka, 230 bul6 inches diameter; have been in ues for a few while thunking their Friends and Patrons in formerly Shipping Master at North Shields, Paper, 3 bals Wool, 53 pigg, Vermicelli, 20 year.
For Particular, apply to accapied the chair, The Chairman aid that pky Crockery, 20 page. Fongus, 69 pige. it was always considered to be the duty of the Ironware, 243 pkgs, Presdrved Vegetables, 520 Seamou to fight for their country and their Soy, 416 fare Samoboo, 21 coils Rope, 190 Scamon, in reture, had a right to be protected basket Teams, 20 bundles Battsos, 1090 roils by the nation. On the contrary, had not the Matting, and V, 248 piye, Sundries. greatest interente of the Sexmen been neglect-
ed. Did they not see the foreigner uurping
the place the British Suitor should oopy, and On LoNDON-
EXCHANGE,
Bank Bille, on demand, soon. 4{}} Bank Billa, at 30 days', sight, 4/1 Bank Bille, at Bmonths; sight, 4/21 Crodita, et 8 mrather sight... 4/24 Documentary Billa, at6 montbs
coneoming the bread which he and his family should have? Did not aliens in blood und feeling fatten upon that which should belong to the British Seamen? That should not be the case, and they must come forward, and ask for fair play in a respectful and determined manner. For the last 19 years they had been exposed to the open competition of the Ox CALCUTTA, Bank, on demand 2234 whole world. The introduction of foreigners UN SUANGHALCH
Into the British Merchant Service had brought the name of the British. Sailor fato discredit.
He saw that a deputation waited upor the Pre-
ON BOMBAT.Bank, on demand 225
721
Bank, sight „Private, 30 dayız night ? B
SHARER
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 864 Hongkong, 4th March, 1875,
NOW ON SALE
IMFERIAL QUARTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
Stark, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
An ANGLO-CRINESE DICTIONARY, published
to their firm, would, in soliciting farther pa that Ship Alasters have in muke known at the bronage, beg to mention; the following faste Harbour-master's or Farmers' Offices, on thvir which bare conduced to the arcose their efforts arrival in Saigon any quantity of Opiamo or hova bitherto met with.
F.
Spiritu.of any kind which may advo beon ship- ped-on bourd of their Tossels, failing which Every table is made of solid wood, well they are liable to the Penalties specified therein.
(Ord. 5, Oct., 1871, Art. V11, XVI, XVII.)↓
13, Sept., 1878, Los Ferniers de l'Opiata et des àlculs,
DAMIZBANHAT: & 01. va le Président du Conseil d'Admon
ANAL SPOONER, 6106 Saigon, January, 1875.
Road and not venstrek.
The Cushions are constructed on an entirely new principle, introduced, by C. L. and Co., and unlike that adopted by English makere, and are much more durable and lively than
at the Daily Free Ofice, Hongkong. English-made cushions,
• No table leaves U. L. und Co.'s premises until
comprehensiveness and practical service words which the Chinees have of late years been montbe, in order to cusaro, perfectly seasoned compelled to oom to press the nomerons ob material,
Te this Work stands unrivaled. All the new in has been standing ready finished for over 12 AM
jecta in machinery-photography telegraphy, and Every article of forniture, aleb, that leaves in science generally, which the rapid zdrapse ( LAZARUS and Co.'s Establishment, in gram. of foreign relations has imposed upon thom, KTO bare glean in delen. Each and every word is ranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood
fully illustrated and explained, forming ther OL & Co, bave always ready a large stook cises for students of a most instructive nature of new Cushions on their peculiar principle, and. at the Court and Panti pronunciations art which can be supplied for any table, the so- given, the accents being carefully marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The typo urate length and breadth of the slate bed only graphy displays the success of an attempt to bang required. make the Chinese and English type ourrespond
Q. L. and Co. buvu always in lund a large
MILLARCON
PLUMBERS,
CUPPERSMITHS ANDERAS3-FOUNDERS, GAS-FITTERS AND BELL-HANGERS, QUEEN'S ROAD FAST, and Nullai Lank,
1499 Hong Kong, Lord September, 1874,
NOW ON SALE.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
ANDA.
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, By Dr. Deva, with many Additions, Correo tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS" Orthography, PRICE: La Paper Wrapper corner 1:50 - Neatly Boundvicsendes
$2.00 - Apply at the Daily Press Over Sig
DDS..
No 7, ARBUTANOT ROAD, tf 247 Hongkong, 1st Dasscaber, 1874
KHUL GANA SABEL WORKS,
ESSEN. (GERMANY) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,
T. PEIL, 1671-Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)
+
THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the THE
Public of HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON. that he has shops established at those places in the name of Erve KEE...
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genera General Post-Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that Letters addressed to France may be sent either paid or unpaid at ibe option of the sender; but the postage of Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot. be prepaid
For vuci d'ouLED. The rate of postage chargeable - on. Letters addressed to France per French Packet .......... 12 gente, Par British Packet when marked vil
Brindisi............18
........ 12.
Fer British Panket when worked, við
Alexandris and Narseilles,
WE W, MITCHELL,
Postmaster Ganeret. Genarul Post-Offee, Yongkeng..
It is hereby notified that henceforward the postage on letters addressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be as föl- lowe, vizi
When forwarded via) 84 costs each t-ounce,
Brindis
When forwarded vid
Mareoles..
34
When forwarded via 28
Southampton.....
E. W. MITCHELL.
Postmaster Gevieral; General Post-Office, Hongkongi
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) haymg given notice to the General Post Office in Lion Fon that articles of Jewellery received in that Colony are chargeable with Custom Datics, the undersigned considers it necesary to mate this Regulation known to the Pablo, and to: state that any latters or pack ats containing such articles sent through the Post are able, with their contents, to be forfeited.
F W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Garenil, General Post-Office, Hongkong,
In HONGKONG, at the Central Market,
It is bereby notified for general information No. 12 he bus constantly on hand BEEF that, on and after the lat Jaunary, 1875, the MUTTON, POULTRY, BREAD, VIGE Pastags on Correspundeme forwarded by Pri TABLES, and GILMAN'S STORES. tate Ship to the Straits Settlements at 20 the best quality.
prepaid at the following rates, viz.
For Letters centa per ounce. For Panera,
each. Tor. Book Packets) tha
In HO NAM CANTON SHOPS, the foregoing articles, with the addition of SPL RITS, SÜDA WATER, to, and GAME when jn season.
and Packet of 6 for cack 4 ounces, Fatterns
Twelve denta for each Letters Paper The registration fee on such correspondens Packet. JANG BERAGAMAK
E. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong,
Gentlemen and Families desirous of patrons ing him, ure requested to apply at his shops as above, where a list of prices of articles will be furnished, which will be topped at the arms ruto all the year rond, OK MAAAR
ly 743 Hongkong, 18th May, 1874,
OHN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO, NAMAMATA
CALIFORNIA.
in the sine of body, thereby effecting a stock of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Oues cosaɔmy of space, achieving clearness noi previously attained, and dispensing with thoses, Caulks, Cloth, and every requisite for the rast margina and vacant spaces which hard Billiard Table heretofore obaracterized Chinese publications, Old Cusbions renewed on O. LAZARUS Appa "TRANSLATION,ASS
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the do.'s peculiar principle, thereby making an old OCUMENTS Translated from Enotex Sole Agent on the P following facts are suburitted for consideration theme Voorbalarly contains about 16,000 table as good as new.
BILLIARD LAMPS
Pacific Coast for
It is hereby notified for general informatio that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad- Tanced) upon letters addressed to Frince Ed- ward Island, will henceforward be as follows,
viz.
sident of the Board of Trade on Tuesday, and, & promise was given that an amendes Merchant Bugtong and Shangbai Bank Shr-$15 Shipping Bill would be intrustaced into Purlia. per cout, discount, ment and Sailors must say, "We won't be Union Insurance Society of Canton, new shares sati ed unos you oproep away the whole of 850 per share premium. its ariginal Act The original Aot wir hina Traders Iwanramies Company's Shares pessed in Ignorance and contemps of all the $1,200 per share. A model fat Tights due to Sailors as free British subjects. China and Japan Marino Insurance-Fle. 84 In almost all the clausen in that Actreferring per abura TIGAN to the relationship between Chipowners and Chinese Insurance Company $195 per share Former, the Seamen were treated in though Hongkong Fire Insurance Company a Sharee they were Criminals and a, though they 3400 per share" dust wat alt ware always going wrong, and would orly. Okins Fire Insurance Company's Shores-8133 be kept in order by constant coercion and pou- per share, ishment. People gave Seamen a bad character: Victoria Firs Iuanrance Company's Shares bat it was the foreigners and half-breed-men 124 per share,
into CETVENE and GROMAN, gend of a counter and the sweeping of Hongkong and Whumpos Dock Jumpany's
Or from GERKAN, CHINESE, YARNCH, Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition; oountries who had misconducted themselves)} Shares- per cent discount.
SPANISH, ITALIAN OF PORTUGUESE, isto- ENG Du Pout'a Blasting and Sporting Powder, Lake and brought the character of the Sasiven to Hasznog, Uanton and Macro Steuboué Code
Bix and Fight Light Lamps for Oil, or Kero- LIBH, by competent hands,
Superior and Pasife Fias Company's Safety. what it was. Under the old "Act here wиBA Sharon par sent, premium.
this work contains more than 50,000 English sine, the latter with burners on the duplex Special attention paid to Paozzere, Ex-Pad (3y 825 June 15
NOTICE. restriction, put on the carrying of foreignom: Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-The words, and upwards of 600,000 Chiness obarao principle, giving a light oqual to teve ordinary TENDRE PEOTESTS, and other Documents non- and he strove hard in 1849 to get that revennoted: 78 per share.
MALANG NG MAN ters. Again, despite all the grammera ang
taining NAUTICAL, ENGINEERING, or other but it was not allowed, He next complained of Hongkong Goa Company's Sharon-$75 per other elementary works as yet published, the lampe,
TEORFICAL Terma,
A. hardahlps connected with compelling all Seamen share
student of this difficult language absciately re Eighteen light ring burner Gun Pondante, Termas for European languages, to go to Shipping-offices to sign agreement, Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharee—$50 per quires examples to display the various appli, with rod to suspend over table.
Fais copy, por legal fatio,............ $3.00 and of entries being kept in the official log. Caut, dissent !!
cations and equivalents of different words which CTAM
Extra copies, w books of anything wrong a Seaman might He urged all Bailors in the land to demand that
Special agreements made for Chinese Transaltemate days na before. lations de lengthy documenta la otlier languages.
--The Paper has been. Established for nearly justice should be done them in the proposed nam
A141986 TRANSLATION care of Daily Twenty Years, and is as to Editorini Mauage. It is bereby notified that henceforward the dot, or else they would repudiato their Big,
Press Office:
pada ment, under the Dimotión of a Well Educated rates of postage which must be paid inndrapen, No Government dured treat them withouthingt.
Ubiteso Gentleman; gives reliable commercial chargeabla on Packets of printed papere, or Sallors complained of the injustice done to them
and general information, and has the same patterns of lightweight seat from Bergkong THE TOURISTS GUIDE-Ponts Nate Bag 4de the United Kingdon by the United States, REDUCED PRICE $1. Metr vertisements and Nowe as the English Daily Packen via San Francisco, will be sa followi Containing the name of all the articles of Fress with the Foreign Community, The viz
SALES ON Manor 27TH, 1876- de reported by Chiness.
Chinese obaracters, sud Madhnret's Englist and Chinese Dictionary, about 200,000, whilst
i have one general meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than fre times
** | many sa sny other Dictionary hitherto pub
Fungus, 50 bugt, at 300,00, by Kwong-wing-lished.. shing to travelling träder.
in commențion with mortgaged ships which were, wing shing to travelling trador, a lust, at sca." A ship might be lost at son, and
For practical purposes the arrangement of
fullyfish, 14 baga, at 319,90, by Hang tai to standa English to communicate effectively
was insolvent, that the ship had bṣen, hop to local trader.
Sale Agents in India and the East for
C. LAZARUS AND Oo have been appointed
THE NEW PARENTAN ELECTRIO BILLIARD MARKER,
الجيجا
6m 3115 Bongkong, 15th December, 1874,
TN-Order to mock mo wishes of the Native Community, the Chinese Issue of this Paper his been, from the commencement of the China Now Year, issued Daily instead of on
Whenforwarded vil
Brindia....... 42 cents each half-ounce When forwardod vil
Murssillee... 36 sentoonch half-onnoa'è Whan forwarded vi
Southampton...... 28 centa each half-ounce.
E. Y. MITCHELL,
Postmaster Genorah: General Post-Office, Hongkong
White Was 10 pieces, at 386.30, by Kwong, the work is so complete that a feferense by means of which the score can be marked
to its pages enables person who under from the anthion of the table,
the Ballora on returning to port found on trawling trader.
page) with natives who understand nothing but China Son dipiming the wagas das to them that the Owner While Sugar, 100 bags, at $5,85, by Kwong, neas. In this respect the work will be found Price Last, Catalogues, and all information Trade, objects of Natural History Warniture, barge for Advertisements will be as hereto. For s packet nol arcending 1 ounce
Bapaxwood, 3,000 pitale, at $1.72, by Yees Chin; and to the natives themselv LANE, OBAWFORD AND CO., indispensable to all furopeans residing ring may be obtained from >=
chong to travelling trader.
mat plains subjects fully with which very few in Vermicelli, 100 bags, at $0.50, by Tai-foong. deed of them are perfectly anquainted. To shan to tenvalling traders
parties resident in England and interested in White Sugar, 300 bugs, at $0.90, by Tal- Uhins it cannot but be invaluable occasionally, foong shite w local traders
It comprises upwards of two thousand large quarto pages,
mortgage, and that the Mortgagee hd anised all the insurance, and the real was that the Sailors could not recover thair wages, They should insist that is the new Act there should be a clouen to the effect that when a mortgaged ship was lost or abandoned at so no that there was no Bairage cat el. which to pay the wages of the Crew, thờ Insurer should not pay the insurance money to the Mortgagee until a certificate; was provided showing that the Sailors wagen had been paid
Dried. Indy Flowers, & bags, at $10.80; by Bing-tys to lexi trade, des d
Black Sementins, 30 inge, at Tis. 1,8,9,0, 'by Kwang-hop to travailing trader.
Shellfah. 6 baga, at 851,00, by Obún obeng
19 full(chogri,) He also spoke of the fog to travelling tradge"
TRUUNEREA COLTEL
HONGKONG,
fom.copies of the GRAMMAR of the 10,, to, will the Panti, and Kandarin Fronun-
fores
Hongtong, 23rd February, 1874,
碳煤
WING-ELE COAL SHOPS
in weight
For a packet above 1 ounce not
ceeding 2 ounces
For a poket above 2 ounces nőt er-
coding 4 onnors. -----------
conta
clatka
who have consented to set ag Chinese Language, in two Parts, O, LAZARUS à 00'S AGENT" The Daily Pres. Ofion, og
T E Proprietor of Wing-ama Skop begs to and eigas cents for every additional four ouboes. TAB Undersigned liare been appointed Soleinform the public that bis fhop bas heen There catæ apply to Pristed Givealars, Price TONUBHAN, HAI, AND JAPAN Agonta for the Sale of their Goods in established sinos 1665, at Endivutt's Imas, and Lists, Market Reports, and all printed paper
sad by whom
*- Bonglong and China by kumatu, J. & R. Fine | that be bas always a great quantity of BEST", other than Newhpapers, as well as to Bookm ALL ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED
NENT, Glasgow, and Mesurer David CORBAR & COAL in store for Sale. Gantlemen or Ship- und Trade Patterns or bangles. Soks, Arbroath.
TERRORISMAS
masters wiàbing to patronise him, are requzeted.
P. V. MITCHELL, and-forwarded be Galonita by the ADLIEST ARNHOLD, KARBERG & U to spply at his Shop,
Postmaster General, 11703 Hongkong, Part Beptember, 1874, * 419 Hongkong, January, 196
Hepers Fost Offos, Hongkong,
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