· THE SIX LARGEST STEAMERIPS. BMALMOBIHINAL WITH A NAMEL An Ameriono paper saya the six largest ateau-Tiine Artaxerxes Sancstrie Oliri usema to ba ships in the work are the Great Eastern owned an “babitual griminal,” with a list of offenges by the International Telegraph Construction even more lengthy thso that of ble Christian“ and Maintenaned Company, 674 feet long, 77 unies. He mas, jo the first place, condemned feet broad, the City of Poking, some months ago, to, twenty, pokra' : penal servitude for- man- lauroåød an the Delaware river for the Fraife älsapbter in Oorsiga, "hit he appears to have Mali Steamship Company, 8,000 tons, 428 feat served but a small portion of this term in prison, v long, 18 tuer brand; the Liguria, of the Pacifier for Are yours afterwards he wäe montozced to Steam Navigation Company, 4,820 thn, 160 feet tho came parian of Imprisonment for the sue long, 25 feat bread; the Britanic of the White offends. No ephner hnd beerpistod, this secónő Star line, 4,700 tone, 455 feet long, 45 Best broad; offers than he was brought before the tribuna! the City of Eichmand, of the Inaan line, 4,600 tons, 13 feet long, 49 feet broad; and the Betheia, of the Cunard line, 4,500 tons, 425 toet Jong, 424 feet broad;
in
Da,
THE
APRIL 18, 1876-
Vessels
sell as Loading.
DESUNATION
VESHBU'S NAME
FOL FREIGHT ANZY TO
To ni DzszaZOHET
Da YOKOHAMA SINGAPORE, BOLIBAT, &o. COOKTOWN, NEWCASTLE,
on charge of murder, and the judge,vidently LONDON SUBZ CANAL. Patroolas (str).. thinking that he was a dangerous, on prater LONDON.AWASTHAN Witsb be at large dondeminal him to penal Barvitude SAN FRANCISCO Monat Washingto far lite, 3- Quim novēro acutonco irritated bim beyond messure, and he proceeded to exprcas
Ellen Musque. hit disgust at the restrictions placed ou bin
Alaska (str.) A MATRIMONIAL HOAXANG A cruel matrimonial hoax was perpetrated in with a dagger, which in some mysterious WAY
Pern (atr.) libarty by stabbing one of the prison wardare
Japan (atr.)........ Digbeth, Birmingham, recently, the victim he had suged to conceal about his person. being a lady who had just attained her sixty It might have been expected that this final Do, BRISBANE, 40 Brisbane (atr, ninth year, a widow in comfortable circumftans would have brought his carter to an atances. The beartiens ewain, who from his
wight have been the grandson of his would end, bat the tribunal isrely confirmed the be spouse, livad as a lodger in ber house for previous sentence, so that if the use of "Titan three weeks, and was supposed by his landlady Arteries Sonostris Olivi is to be taken as to have brooma enamored of her. The conpla/precedent, the criminal classes in France have SWATOW.AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglas (str.). became engaged. The bridesmaids were nothing to envy oven their English confrères. gapod without delay, and regardless of expense.
garments were purobased, the lady herself UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS SAN
YOKOHAMA,
SHANGHAL.....
Do
„Matsoca (etr)
Merzajet:(str) SUARA KERESNIMILA Fyeu (str.)
Ovalier:( Meitong (str.)
For Sale.
AYLE & 0.0
"AVE mosired, or §. §. Blata of Virginia, H
and
OTHER LATE ARRIVALS, GOODS AS UNDER- WHITE KERSEYMERE and BEDFORD CORDS for BREECHES ad PANTA LOONS.
baving thrown off her long-worn weeda-for
A correspondent of the Times, who, mune costly silks. The parsoo was in waiting, and himself "Prevention, aste whether the strange all the necessary preliminaries were arranged, accorderie of Mr. Gourley and Mr. Wion, the but at the moon the bridgercom abip owning tembars for Sunderland and Holl requested of his bride the loan of £5 to make a with Mr. Flimsoll in calling on the Government small purchase in order to completo a portion to determine and guarantee the constrastipa of his toilet that bad been accidentally neglected, and loading of merchant abipe, is not suspicions, The money was, of course, at once forthcoming, It is no now thing, the writer says, that ship. and was handed over to the young on without owners should four and dislike fiability and delay, who left the honse astonaibly for the inquiry, and deaire to bave the guarantee oguïust purpose of making the neosasiry Invoetmont troublesome and inquisitive anderwriters which Horrible to relats, however, the lover proved a Government mastey would undoubtedly give frutint, and did not returns and later on, when them. But if the management of the mercantile it bebapo evident that a deception had been marine of the constry is placed in the hands of practed, the heart-broken lady was seen the Government, Parliament may save itself weeping in the srma of her bridesmaidą. meet trouble in other directions. When o
Governmentaurveyor has end that allo ALARM ABOUT PRINTED COTTONS. right, no jnry will find shipowner The Parte correspondent of the Times quotes guilty of negligence. Warranties of a from the Frankfort Garetis ao Marojne 62 worthiness, with their attendant liabilities, will Bouncient to be wearers of printed cottons, be worthle and weaningles The Govora It is stated on the autBority of Frofessor Gintment anrvey will be an answer to everything. that a certain number of Englab and Alentian Board of Trace inquiries into wrecks, aw the manufacturers leave lately in printing fabrics subject of 60 muce public interest and of so been substituting for albumen ohesper tontony attuoka may be 'abandoned sa neeloss. rials, such as arsenate of glycerine za nostare The departucat will be inquiring, not into tho of clny. They call fabrics containing two or misdeeds of the bipowner or his servant, but tures grammes of Arsenical acid per yard ander into the omission of their own earreyors; and the form of arsenite of play. This is especially there object and effort of the officials con- the case with printed calicoes and malina parned will, of oparse. be to whitewesh them. presenting white desigus on a violet ground or aelves. Such a system will give the shipper of callicces with yellowish brown or brownish red goods, the passenger, und the seaman, Instead 00AT patterns, shades which, the uninitiated boy with of a claim at law against the abipower a right- cut guaposting the danger inanayed in wearing to complain in the press and in Parliament them. The Araetio is not in an indissolubla ugainst the Government; it will abolish some combination, for on the Endrita baing placed of the most diffionit and complicated branalien in water for a low seconds, they gire off a cons of que law, and will not judges free from some. siderable quantity of it. Thess productions of the most embarrawong questions which now are generally and at a low pries, and bave take up their time. Whether it will tend to evidently not been washed after being printed, the safety of life and property is another and na this would bays removed a portion of the quite different question. colour." Buch cheap goods are evidently among those which are not only open to the popular objection that "they won't wash ”lbe étili mora scriona skarge of being dangeroca to the
USE OF TOBACCO,
A STOCK BROKER'S RIGHT TU "TAKE
TO” AN INSOLVENT OLIENTS.
ACCOUNT
FANOY BLUE and BLACK COATINGS,
· CHOICE-TROUSERINGS.
A. for Salt Longtha of FASHIONABLE TWEEDS.
LIGHT OVERCOATINGS for DUST
Tha TALLORING DEPARTMtor being under the Supervision of Two EXPERIENCED OUT- TESS, SAYLE & Co. are prepared to make up the above in the Latret Style and at moak Reasonable Rates, a perfect àl being sways goarauined.
DEAS SKELL and PARIS SILK HATS ; CERISTY'S PULLOVER HITS, the Latest Novelty
An interditing ouse on this question-Haigh Hirst-which arose out of some wild specula Lune în Brie elures, which a Huddersfield tradesman bad been indulging in, has just been tried by the Lord Chief Justice and a special BLAUK, BROWN, sud DRAB FELT fury, The point was whether the plaintiff, whe in a stockbroker At Huddersfield, had a right to HATS, in all the
take to a portain speculation to shares which he had open for his olent on the latter making. default, instead of making an actual sale of the shares so as to close the account. I who not disputed that intimation Bad been given to the broker of the defendant'a inability to meet hie WINDSOR, SAILOR KNOT, NEAPOLI.
NEWEST SHAPES
On tale subject we give the following from the Popular Science Monthy-Tobacco belongs to the cines of narcotic and oroiting entstances, and has no food vilac Shimulation means abstraction, not faded foros. It involves the marcotic paralysis of a portion of the fenetions, the activity of bieb is essential to healthy life. It will be said this tobacco soothes abd cheers the weary toiler and aclaces the overworked brain Sant may be ile momentary, effeoto, but the sequel cannot be ignored. All such differences, amounting so about £4,000, but the experimente are fallacions.
We certain defendant anintained that as the plaintiff did TAN, and other SCARVES,
moussef brain-work or hand work he did not then actually close the account by a ele, been performed, nature must have space but only did so afterwards when a rise of 8 to recuperate, and all devices for escaping dols, per share took place, which made a differ from this necessity will fall. It is bad policy ende af about 1,000 in favour of the defendant, to ect the house on fire to warm our bands by the latter was entitled to the benefit of the the blaze. Let it, then, be clearly understood diferanoe. In the remote the plaintiff was non- that the temporary excitement produced by suited by direction of the Lord Chief Justice, tobacco is gained by the destruction of vital force, and that it contains absolutely nothing which can be of use to the times of the body, Tobacco adds 2 potential strength to the buman frame. It may spur a weary frame or foeblo arme to undus exortion for a short time, but its work is destructive, not nonstrnative It cannot add one molecule to the plaan ont of which our bodies are daily bailt up. On the contrary, it exerts upon it a most deleterious iptiuence. It does not supply, but diminishes, vital force, and
THE ARCHDUKE JOHANN SALVA-
TOBB PAMPHLET,AC
Large and Entirely Freat Lot of FANCY
The BRIGHTON" and " CONNAUGHT” COLLARS, quîto new.
OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA
WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS in dif ferant gaufities.
on the ground that no suficient evidence bad SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS becu giren of the custom of a broker taking attached. to shares without notice to his customer or without his customer's assert. Here the plain tiff did not, in fact, blogs the eccount until the day the price had risen, and did not give notice of it until the next day. It appears, however, that the point of the Lord Chief Justice's re marks lies in the words we bare italidieod,
without notice to the customer. There a obglona renson in the Tale that if a broker makes a bargain, for a customer who after wards becomes insolvent or makes default, thebroker #bould have the option of taking to the bargain at the time, with
It bus already been stated that the Arohdake all it risks at the current price of the day, Johann Salvator, youngest brother of the expe of closing by an actual sale or purobase at Grand Dake of Tuscany and ligatenant his client's risk. In any case be has to run the colonel in the Axatrian artillery in garrison at risk of the bargain; and if he chooses to say he Temesvar, ne pabitshed a pamphlet, entitled will take it of his cliente hands he be a right Considerations on the Organization of the to do so. To compel him to make a forced sale Austrian Artillery, which has created a great might inoreaus his own lota immensely. But mensation, and that the author is for the present he cannot, sa the Lord Chief Juation remarked, under arrest in his moms. One of our German blow, hot and cold" He cannot trêas the correspondents writes:-In the-pamphlet the account us olosed for one purpose and "open" Archduto ByWhen the conviction for another, und must choose what course be Besobed, that the interests of Austria and will take, giving immediate notice to the coa Easain are not appened, and the frionily vapor faculty of yourse does not Erise prochement had settled all misunderstandings,here all the parties are members of the Stock the fortification of Przemiek (a great Austrian change, but only with outsiders.Economist. frontier fortress against Basia was suspended, engage
to the joy of a Austrian patriots May.
Fas hoga, otwo, sheep, and ballooks, poultry then, the approchement wit Rutela be strongthened to a lasting alliance, based butter, cheese, prode, grass and agricultural. on the recognition of contual advantage; for in produce gezerally, are exhibited at the great this alone can be seen the guarantes of a happy cattle show of Paris which was opened at the fature for the naroby. In a military point Palais de l'industrie, in the Champs Elysée, of view, the alliance with Russia is synonymous on the 26th January,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE..
8TH APRIL, EVENING Owing to the unpleasant state of the weather, the Drug markut us remained almost closed. The following may be taken as the ruling prices New Patna, 8590 to 3592). Naw
with the anfegaard of the rear, our strategical front is finally determined. In spite of all a enrancee of friendship, it must be perfectly clear to ne that the expansive efforts of the neigh bouring Frusso German empire endarger the integrity of the momsroby. National union and national annexation have become the prin ciple of the modem State formation, and bave Benares, 571 to $560, Q10 Patna, 8620 enmistakably given the impulso to the great to $025. Old Benares, $390 to $592). Malwa, wars of modern times. In presence of this fact, $565 oseb, ind 570 on credit.
LONDON
BYCHARGE.
Bank Eills, on demand, on 4/14 Bank Bills at 30 daya' sight, 4/14 Bank Bile, at 6 months aigist,4/2} Credits, at 6 months sight. $124 Documentary Hills, at 6 months
who could be deal to well-founded apprehensions respecting our day but unfortunate fatterland? Although everything is being done to disacive O those ties which paralyze the attraction of the Beighbouring country, and to bring about the wisbad for events in a pesosable, te not violent, manner yet the access of these efforts cannot be anticipated. For, notwithstanding all the confusion and the systematic ondermining, there still lives in the peoples of Austria the.com spionness of their unity. The idwirenly which ON CALCUTTA,Bank, on demand 224 bave coited them during centuria areata to ON SKANGHAL
ON BOMEAT-Bank, on demand 1234
mighty for Austria to dissolve spontaneously, Bank, sight,
and for the view oberished almost to be con
frmed. According to it the falling arunder of
Private, 30 days”eight
724
Austria would be only a question of time, and DAY SKABLO (en 1 war would be required for it. war howover Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bhares.-$16 is required, and syms ir mast at sar asghbours per cent discount
BILE UMBRELLAS.
MACINTOSH OVERCOATS.
BOOTS and SHOES,
VICTORIA EXOBASGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG;:
AND AT SHANGHAI.:
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE-Very Superior Dry,
C ROPER FRERE & Co., Epernay, CARTE BLANCHE, in Quarta and Pinta. VWVOLABE-T:-
Vary Buperior OELTELUE LA BOSE. Superior CHATEAUX JA GRANGE
Paleo d⠀T G. LINSTEAD.
$19 Hongkong, 24th February 1875
AND E TENNENT'S ALE and
DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy..
* PORTER.
Nary Boiled... Long Flar Crown:
CANVAS.
On or shyst 10th inst. Quick ripato);
S
Quick dospataba Quick darpatol.
Butterfield & Swire his Hoprkony Vogel. Hagedorn & Op.
rhong Rossell de Constantes, Quick dospatzo
Vogch Hagedorn & Co. Augustine Heard & Co., (P. M. 8. 8. On ...... Hongkong Vogel. Hagedorn & Digigase
[P. & OB. N
Gibb, Livjugatom iz Joaqu
P. & OSN: Co Musangeries Muri
cong Wm. Pastów &
P.&QS.N. 06.
Hongkong Messageries Meriti.
Douglas Lapraik & Co.
For Sale,
NOTICE
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY.
On 15tl lões, at 8.x;m On er sloût 10th'inst On 15 inat, ab icon. (On 26th Dist., at noon,
Quick despatch {To-day, at 5 P.M.
...... On 124 ist, daylight.
Quick Cepatch;
To»motiow, at 1000s
On 11th inst., n. 8 six.
Vessels on the Bertii.
FOR SWATOW AMOY, AND FOOCHOW
THE Steamship
• DOUGLAS,
HR Codersigned bog to intimate that..in
addition to the Manufacture of ICE they Captain. Bunn, will be Jemstobed for the bave also compcuced that of a dog pa abore Porta on SUNDAY, 13th instant, at
RATED WATERS, 8 M sad are now prepared to supply all the various Eiuda of a SUPREIOR QUALITY, and treat to re- solve a shared Pabllo Patronage and Support
PRICE 50 CENTS PER DOZEN. SPECIAL ASBERMENTS wide with Shippers and other ings Conmmora
KYLE BAIN Proprietors. 510 Hongkong, 1st April, 1975.
FOR SALE
CHALPAGNE-
T. ROEDEREE GRAUIATEUE, KRUG, Red Beal,
For Freight or Passage, mply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. 4å 585 Hongkong, 7th Apf, 1875.
FOR SHANGHAL Dari Steamer
FTEN,"E
Vessels on the Berth.
SINGAPORE PENANG, POINT DE V
GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BEINDEL ANCONA, TENICE, FEDI.
HALTERRANEAN FORTS, "ABOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON ;-
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail will close For Yokobama-Per French Mail Packet Mennalek, to-day, the 9th inst.lt 4.80 FM.
For Shanghal-Por French Mail Paket Bleckons, to-morrow, the 10th, 11
PREMA ILE BY THE “ENGLISH PACKET”
BOMBAT, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND The Buglish Contrast. Ikket "PERA”- BANGKATETRALIA
will be dispatched with the usual Kafla
A HD PENINSULAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM
før Europe, že., on THURSDAY, the 25th
TNAVIGATION COMPANYS Steamship festant, of NonRSDAY
**PER." Captain Methven, with Her Ma Money Orders on any of the Money Order jesty's Malls, Passengers, Specie,and Cargo, i Office in the United Kingdom will be granted willstenvas this for the above places on natil 5 F.M. on the 14th instant, des THURSDAY. the 15th inst., st Novn,
The Post Office will be opes until 6 P.M." On the 14th instant,
Lotters, as may be posted during the night in the box left open for their reception.
Lattars for registration will be received until 10 alb, on the 15th, izatant, vel
Lettere may be posted until 10 AM, on the 15th instant, withint late fee. :
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Specie and Parools at the offfes until 2 2.35. on the lath idem.
AVALON ⠀⠀ For Particulars regarding Freigaz and Fas- sage, apply at the P. & O ́S:N. Go's Officë Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ABE REQUIRED. Ka▲ Written Declaration of the Contents” Letters posted after 10 am. on the 15th and Value of the Packages for the Overland instant, will not be forwarded unless the Lais Honteie required by the Egyptian Government, Fee of 18 cents each as well as the postage and must be delivered by the Shippers to the is prepaid. A DREA Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or the latest time for posting Lettere as this. with Parcelej and the Company do not hold Office is 11 A., and for Newmapers, Books, or thesiselves responsible for any Detention or Fattema 10 4.1. on the 15th isstant: Prejudice which may bappan from the insors Late letters (but Lettera only) addressed to rectness on suol declaration.
the United Kingdom vid Brinklai, or to-Siz- The Company reserve the option of forward-gapore, may be posted on board the Packet ing all goode shipped by their Steamers for from 11.30 am, to the time of sailing, on pay. Europe through Egypt, either by mail, or byment of a Late Tee of 48 cents each in addition Canal in their own teamers, or in vessela to the postage. employed for the purpose. NA PADA
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bitle of Longa A
A. MÕIVER, Superialendent, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation fla's Offion. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1875,
HAMỮ 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL TEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND
SAN FRANCISCO,.-.
A
F. W. MITCHELL,
Poimanter Gonoraz General Post Office,
Houghong, 2a3 April, 1875. MAILS BY THE "UNITED STATES
FACKEL", The United States Mail Facket ALAS K4" will be dispatched on THURSDAY, the 15th instaut, at 3 P.M., with the Mails
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for tha moeption of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, Co., matil 21,80 F.M.T
Paulsen, Mater, witi leave for the above PortES. SALASKA" will leave Hongkong from 2.80 PM, to 150 Pằm, or payment of a
MONDAY, the 12th inst., st daylight, an
For Freight or Passage, ¿pply to
WM, PIRTAÐ & Co.,
11 543gkong. 8th Apt, 1875. Pipis, POR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY,
do.
DE ST. MAHOHAUX CARTE BLANCHE, do.
BUBOUNDT WINDE
CHAMBERTIN: QOHTON.
·NULTS: VOLNAT. BAUNE.
HOK
LIEBFRAUMILCH, "BUDESHEIMER,
JORANESBERG.
HOCK SEIMER CLARET. Se -CHATEAU LAFITTE, Quarts.
Pinte
ISOVILLE, Quarto, MARGAUX, Quarte,
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COURVOISIER CURLIER FERRES," JAS, HENNESSEY **
JULES Boar
D
ÚVILKE AND PALACE GIN,
WHISKY. ATH GIN, in Square Bottles.
Apply to
E. CHASTEL No. 17 Wendham Street. * 1885 Hanukau, 3rd November, 1874. NHEROOTS, CIGARE.
Campbell's Plantation Brand OfGARS. Campbell's Dindign) Brand CHEBOUTS. Campbell's Trishinopoly Brand CHEROOTS
Apply to
7301
Masno,
CAMPEELL ̃& Cos, Plantation Worla,
Dindigni,' Madras Presidency.
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C. LA ZA RUS AND CO., Incorporded with Shearwood and Ca, BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTUBERS AND GENERAL EURNISHING CONTRACTORS, AN
HIS
BY APPOINTMENT TO
EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY
ORG CHẶND. „
HE.H. THÌ DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55,59,60, & 81, Bentinah Street,
C.
G SALOUTTAJA
BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables are now the only seen appreciatul in India. as long and steady experience extending over
50 yoára has preved them to be the best and most suitable for the climato
AND MELBOURNE, UNITE
LAND Bir DöWEN, and ISPPEL BAY,
Calling of SOMERSET, ODOTOWN. OLEYE
to land. Marks and Panchgers) TELE. Eadorn and Australia Mall Steam
Company's Steamship
BRISBANE"- Captain Balfour, will be deeptabed no abore on MONDAY, the 26th fast, ut noon,
For Freight or Phanage, apply to S
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. 241 528 Hongkong. 3rd Apríl, 1875-
STEAM TO SHANGHAI,
(Taking Carpal through rates for NAGASAKI
EEP, &0. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"GWALIOR”
will leave for the above place about 24 houra after bar orial with the next Doglieb Mail.
Say Superintendent.
· [328::
P.&O. 8. N.Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1875,
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. FIHE F. &0, 8. N. Un's Stirmahip
MALACA" arrival of the next English Mil will louve for the ahore placeshortly after the
A. MOVER,
Superintendent. P.&O. 8. E. Co. Office,
Hongkong, 3rd April, 187519) [524) FOR CODETOWN, NEWOASTLE, AND (If sufisient inducement) SYDNEY. THE British Steamer
JAPAN.".
1883 Toas, Japtain De Smidt, will load bera for the above Furts, and will be despatched on or abent. 10th April, NEN
For Freight or Passuga, apply to
VOGEL, HAGIDÖRN & Co. if 407 Hongkong,, 29th Mash; 1875.
· OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
TH
MARIAM PATROCLU)”
will be deepthed on or about the 19th April.
For Freight, apply to a NAGA
BUTTERFIELD ABWIRE, Agents,
408 Hongkong, 29th March, 1875, FOR SAN FRAN@WOO. HE 41 British Ship
ATLANTIC" Captain G. 0. Melli, will lod for the store Port, and will have immediatí despatch.
For Fright, apply to.
LAMOUR AUGUSTINE INARD & Co.
f: 433 Hongkong: 17th Miron, 1875, *FOR LONDON,
patch.
41 British Bark-
**WITOH,"
For Trakht; apply to
Captain Murry, will load her and at Wham- OL & Co have received a large number of pen for the above Port, and have antly des very flattering testimonials from all parts of India, China, Barnuh. Ceylon, Manila, Java,
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Straits, end-Borgia, testifying to the superior it 415 ongkong, 13th March, 18752 240 make and qulity of their Billiard Tablee, and
·FOR SAN FRANCISCO. while thunking their Friends and Patrons in /\HE A1 American Ship
ARNHOLD KARBERG & G Ohies for the liberal support co-long extended THE
1150 Hongkong 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON SALE:
IMTERIAL QUAEIO,
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
· WITH THE APUNTLAND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION,
MOUNT WASHINGTON "
to their firm, wosk in soliciting farther PT. B, Perkis Master, will bay early despatob tronage, bug to mention the following fasts an above, which have codniced to the cuocess their afforts For Freglit, apply tax bave Lituerto met with..
Lf 371 Hongkong, 6th Mamb, 1875- Every table is made of solid wood, well ser samed, and not veneered,
TOR SAN FRANJIBQ0.
1854 Timeroan Ship
Tan nahks are constructed on an entirely now principle introduced by C. L. and Go,
ELLEN MUNLOP and unlike that adopted by Bugliah makers, 1,986 Tone Lgister, TW Koreroas, Com and are much more durable and lively than mander, will lond here for the shove Port, and | English-made dushions, 2
will have early despatah.
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong,
TORsomprehensiveness and practical service.
and printer we No table loved. O. L, and Co.'s premises un tă wards which the Chinese have of late years been it has been sunding ready finished for over 12 compelled to cois to express tas numerons ob months, in order to evara perfectly sezapined jects in moobinary photography telegraphy, and materials
in soiense generally, which tas rapid advance, Every article of forniture, ale, that leaves of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in extenso. Each and every word is a LAZARUS and Oc.'s Ratsblishment, is gua fally illustrated and explained, forming exer- taptead of Bold agd Sassoned Wood - are longing for the beautiful country on the Union Insurance Society of Canton, new ebares cites for students of a moet instructive nature. O. Eɩ & Ch, have always ready a large stock Danabe, and German'a frontiers require to be 50 per share premium.
Both the Court and Punti pranoiations are of new Cushions on their peonliar principle, and enlarged also towards the Base Austria Olins Traders Insurance Company's Starea giren, the uocante being carefully marked on which can be applied for any table, the a bau always defended her good right, she will $1,200 per share, these
the best principle hitherto ateaiand. The curats length and breadth of the elata bed only abraggle also at that time for her existence; China and Japan Marine Insurance Tia. 81graphy displays the success of an attempt ta this will then be the last declaive struggle. May per sbare
make the Chinese and English type corresponā boing requirod the time atit avas lable be used to create, at Igant, Chinese Insurance Company-$100 per share, in the no of body, thereby affecting a vin): 0. L. and 05. have always in band a large the preliminary conditions of a fortunato de Bouchong Fire Insurance Uompany's Shares-coonomy of space, achieving clearned stoor of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Balls, Chues, fence." The Caligne Gasetis, alter statice that $483 per bure.
previously attained, and dispensing, with those the existence of Anstein is acessary for the China Fire Insurance Company's ar134 Vaat margins and vacant pass which have Tips, Chalbs, Cloth, and every requisite for the pence of Europe, that the good understanding per share
beretofore characterized Chinese publications, Billiard Tabla
G
Molded
-To illustrate the vact scope of the works the Old Cashios renewed on C. Lawanua k following flote are submitted for consideration,
For Freight, upply to AVVOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
t 388 Hongkong, 9th Hab, 1875.
A
TILLAR & CO.,
PLUMBERS COPPERSMITHS AND BBAS-FOUNDERS, GAS-FTITORS AND BELL HANGERS, Queen's Road East, AND NULLAH LANE,
1499 Hongkong, 3rd Sappaber, 1874.
NOW ON SALE
CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY”!
For 1875
THE DALLY PASS OFFICE.
1000HOW DOOKL
THE
Apply at
Obalic Vocabolarly contains about 30,000 Co.'s peculiar pruumiple, thereby making an old- Chinese ebaracters, and Medhurst Englift lable as good as new.
and Chinees Dictionary about 100,000, whilst
this work fountains more than 52,000. English
BILLIARD LAMPS.
EE
among the thres Emperors continues, that the Victoria Fire Insurance Company Sharcer mission of Herr von Radowitz to St. Petersburg $125 per share. to replace there temporarily the sick German Bongsong and Whampoa Dook Company's
PAGODA ANCHORAGE. ambassador (Prince Bausa), is not the sign of 5 Shares-57 per cent, discount. disagreement between Germany and Russie, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
Granite-Hoored DOCK has lately sayı: For all these reasons wo oúnnot attach Suares percent. premium.
Bix and Right Light Lamps for Ull, or Koro- been LENGTHENED U 400 feet over all, great importance to the Arotdaka Jubanu Shanghai Steam Navigation Company is words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinom obaran wine, the latter with barnorem the dupler 950 feet on iba keel. The breadth of the Book and a new opable of receivlig vessala up to Dalrator's pamphlet. He is the brother of the 80 per share. man who still calls himself Grand Date of Hongkong Gun Company's Share $75 per other cementary works as yet published, the principle, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary at the bottom is 40 feet, at the top 20 foot, and Toasauy, and his views are worthy of share,
student of this diffanit: Jengnage absolutely re kampas: this near, relationship to a detironed prince, Hongzung Hotel Company's Shares-$65 phr | qures arstiples to display the various appli. - Eighteen light ring borner, Gas Pendants, water on the all 13 feet at unrage neap, and
cent, discount. Crete balionasud equivalents of different words which with rod to suigood over table. The
Whoever looks always behind, like Lot'a wife, becomes, like her, a pillar of ent.
Nord of Brussels remarks on the same epbject
tera.Again despite all the grammarai and
Letters can be posted on board the Packet Late Fes of 12 cents in addition to the Portage.
for San Francisco, Utd Tokohama THURSDAY, the 16th inst., no 3pm, taking Passengers, Maile end Freight, for Japan, the above places by this ronte is compulsory. The Prepayment of the Patage to all the United States, and Darope.AKAMA
Through Fassenger Tickets and Bille of Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- forwarded by the English Packets, hama and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, the United States inust be superscribed per Correspondence addressed to Yokobuma and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, «ALABKA" and that addressed to the United and to New York and Europe, VJA PANAMA. Kingdom must be superscribed vid Bun Fran-
A Steamer of the Coupony will kavề Shang- hui, via the Inland Sea Porte, about the same date, and make close connection at Tokohama. At New York and Aspinwall, Passengers have selection of variona hues of Steamers to England, France and Germany.
cisco.
-F, W. MITCHELL,
*Pashmaster General.
General Post Ofee,
Hongkong, 1st April, 1875,
It is hereby notified for general information,
Freight will be reosired on board until 4 p.5. on the Lith instant, Parcel Paakigen will be received at the Offies patil '5 . of the same that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor way, when forwarded via Southampton, will day. All Furog Packages should te marked to henceforward bo 50 cents for each balf once- address in full value of esme is required, a
For further information na to Passage and Freight, upply to the Agency of the Jompany Praya West
G. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, April 1st, 1875
*MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
THE Undersigned Agents ary in", receipt of instructions frous the Board of Directors, authorizing their to issue Policies to the extent of £10,000 on any one First-class Risk, or to the extent of £16,000 on Adjoining Bisks a Current Rats,
A Diaconat of, 20 °), allowed.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents.
46 Hongkong, Bhi January, 1875,
CHINESH INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED)
NOTICE.
Posto portes toe World. In POLICIES granted at ourrett races on a accordance with the Company's Articles of As sociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri buted annually to Contributors, whether Share holdera or not, in proportion to the not simonas- of Premia contributed by each, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.
OLYPHANT & Co
General agents.
ut 951 Hongkong, 17th April, 1878, 15: NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
KARA INBURANCE COMPANY.
ÎNCORFORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND SPECIAL ACTS OF PARMAKETR
To ma
Established 1909.
CAPITAL-£2,000,000.
THE
19B Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on Merchandisefa the same, at the following rates, subject to a discqunt of
Dotached and eaí-de- tached Dwelling Houses removed from Town, and their Contenta...
per cent, per abnuin; Other Dwelling Houses, --- used strictly as suca, and their Contente
Godowne, Ofices; Shops, do, and their Con- tantas
SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES, Not exceeding ten days; † of the annual rate Not preceding one) |
mouth...
Abovel month,and not.]
eroreding 3 months
Above 3 months, and
not exceeding 6 months]
Above 6 months... the full sanual rate.
GILMAN & Co.,
agents
xf 1908 Hongkong, 816 May, 1874,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG "GENCIES as all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.***
Biak nocepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premiam current at the above-mentioned Forte, P
No charge for Policy feee. MARKA V JAS, B. OOUGHTRIE, --
Hongkong, lat Novelaber, 1871.
Seeratory [ 386
NOW READY.
DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland.
Truda Report for the Year 1874. Price Ton Dollars,
Apply
ply at the Daily Prass Office, Hongrong, at February, 1875, N
KRUPEES CAST STEEL WORK, FREENLOSEMANT
U BOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND
JAPAN,
E PEIL
1671 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germang.)
NOTIUS. NEW
وم
N. Order to meet the wishes of the Nativa
, then the width at iba entrance is 30 foot. Depth of 2- Community, the Chiness Isrue of this
17 feel at avenge spring tida,
Paper has been, from the comtiencement of the China New Year, issued Dartx justead of ca alternate days sa bèlore,
have ore general menningi. Of these examples Pewn 00, have been appointed out by steno,BEYOND The Paper has been Established for nearly
*** SÅLEB ON APRIL 8TH, 1875. | thie werk contains more than five times na C. LAZARUS However borourable may be the patriotic
reported by White Wos, at, by Kwong any other Dictionary hitborie pub
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub Sole Agents in Lodie and the Fast for sentiments which have inspired the Archduke -Jobanu Salvator in his essay we do not enter fookwo to travelling trader,
THE NEW For practical purposes the arrangement of
PATENT-
Pa se into the more or lean disputable subject matter Dried Lily Flowers, 10 bags, at 81150, by the work is so complete that a reference ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER, of it—there were manifest inconven enges ja Kwong-fook-wo ky travelling radar,
to a pages enables & parven who under- by mamus of which the soore can be marked expressing them publicly; Ingonreulances which fungus, 10 bege, el 205.00, by Kwong wing stands English to commumente efections from the oasion of the table. the situation of the author rendered still more abing to travelling trader be
with natives who understand nothing but Chi- grave. The Government has resolved to dimmaries Flour, 50lba 600 bags, ut #112, by arow all solidarity with the opinious and the Wing-thong-chan to lossi trader.
which may either to paid in adrance, or it may Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional be left to be collected on delivery of the Lettera.
charge on delivery.
F. W. NITHELL,
Podmaster Ganerat. General Post Offen, Hongkong.pe
It is hereby notified that Letters addressed to France may be sent either paid or unpaid af the option of the sender; at the postage on Prices Current, Newspapers and Books cannot be prepaid
For cach 1 ounce The rate of postage chargeable on Lettere addressed to France per French Packet fs.......
12 cents. Fer Britisis Packet when matted via Per British Packet when marted vik Alexandria and Marseilles...
..... 12 F. W. MEDEULL,
Postmaster Gouerat. General Post Office, Hongkong).
It hereby natifled that beaceforward the Forwarded vil Southampton, will be 28 cents postage on letters addressed to Denmark, when per half-ounce, prepayment optional. Unpaid letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.
FW MITCHELL,
Podmaster: General, Gumoral Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby notified that therates of postage chargeable benceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdum, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on Letters forwarded by Britiah Picket via Brin digi.
F. W. MITCHELL
Palmaster Gmisral," General Post Office, Hongkong.
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having given hottaa to the General Post Office in Lot Gon that articles of Jewellery received in that Colony are chargeable with Custom Baties, the undersigned considera it messsary to make this Regulation known to the Public, and to alate that any letters or prolets containing Bach articles sent through the Post are liable, with their contents, to be forfeited.
SEE. W. MITCHELL,
La Palmaster Garenal. General Post Office, Hongarg
It is hereby notified for general information. that henceforward the Postage on Letters ad- dressed to Rossin, when markid to be forward- ed vik Southampton, will be reduced to 40 centa pör half-ounce.
FW. MITCHELL,
* Potmaster-General. General Post Office, Hongkong."
It is hereby notified that henceforward the Tostage on lettere addressed to Newfoundland, which ist be paid in advance, will be as fol- lowe, viz.
When forwarded via 94 vers each ounce."
Brindini..... Who forwarded via?
Marseilles.
When forwarded vi
Sonthampton Achim- Į
P. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General, General Post-Offee, Hongkong.
Arrangements having been made under which Mails for London arriving at Suez from China by. Privots Ships will be forwarded to satination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwardd, will be as fol- Lowe, viz. For Letters.
24 reati per half ounce For Newspapers... 8, euph. For Socks and
Pattern
not orooeding 1oupso doenta,
erory additional 4, 19 FW, MEICHELL,
Padmaster. Gestern) -- General Post Office, Hongkang.
It is hereby notified for general information that, the Footage (which must be paid in ad- vanced) pon letters addressed to Prince Ed. ward Island, will henceforward be as follows,
When forwarded vih
Briði 42 cents each half-ounce When forwarded við
Marodillas When forwarded vlå seg
Southampton
BB centsmeb halt-ounce
28 centa ach kalfionnoë,
FA WA MITCHELL
Art Postmister General, Gonoral Post-Ofice, Hongkong
The Dock Tu à Cuisson Elate, and jo pomped
A new FOUNDRY for larg iron and brans Twenty Years, and is, so to Editorial Mausge It is bereby notified that harcsforward the continga ham toently been cafad,
ont, under the Direction of a Well Educated rates of postage high manet be paid in advance je The Maskins Shop dozica mua 18-inch Screw Chinese Gentleman; gives reliabla commercial chargeable of recante al painted papers or Ootting plate, Amall Lights, Drilling and and general tutoriastion, and was the same patterns of light weight went from Mongrong Screwing Mushines, Steam iar Mil, Large position with the Native Community as to Ad- to the United Kingdom by the United Staton, Smitby, da du v
vertisements and Nowe as the English Daily Puckets via Ban Francisco, will be as follows Dry Godowns are on the gamises, available. From with, the Foreign Community. The v nese. In this respect the work will be found Price Liste, Catalogues, and all fuformation for stowage of offgo, dos
Übarge for Advertisements, will be as hæreto- For a promet not exceeding 1 ounce indiapensable to all Europeans residing in
my, be obtained from
"A larga mlook of Timber, Metal and other fore
in weight...
2 cente CRAWFORD END 00, asis dooked for wominkion, remotated,
#Dock-yard Mahrini always us land. Viima
For a packet above 1 ounce sat ux« who have consented to act de respurred, reirs also done in barbour, and O. LAZARUS &CO'S LUENTS?A
iron ships and steumers closed and painted, at moderako oligoa, Particulan can be obtain- HE Frojetor of Wingspan Shop bega to and eighteents for every additional four ounces. ed at the Dock, or on application to the under, inform the public that bis Shep has been home rates apply to Printed Circular, Price DUO, SHANGHAL, AND JARAN, nignM. S
Mostablished since 1855, xt Endicott's Lane, and Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papers and whom
The Stea To Woosung is in thorough that he has always a great quantity of BEST ather than Newspapers, as well as to Books. ALL 039ERS WIL BK RECEIVED
working orden and is availabh, Lall times to COAL in sters for Bala. Gentlemen or Ship, and Trade Patterns or Szuplas toy vessels per from set, at russonable rates, maskers wishing to patronise him, starequested
TW. MITCRET General Fest Office, Hongkong
fears of the Arekduka by traplaring a frm While Sugar, 10 bags, at 34,82, by Tack-mee China, and to the natives themselves the artillary to the unfantry If the brother of to local trader
E plains subjõets Kally with which very few in
the former Grand Doke of Tracany has not · Bicion Sugar, 200 bags, at £335, by Tok deed of them are perfectly rognaited. To béen viated with a more savere punishment jack-mes to looul trader,"
si parvice readent in England and interested in (the telegraph muntions no other), if is probably - Terraioli, 30 tags, at $7.70, by Chun-ohững | Uhina it cannot but be invaluslin occasionally, on scorant of his youth (he is only twenty-two to local trador. M "It-comprises upwards of two thousand large years of age) nod of the patriotis though hoedi White Pepper, 30 bags, al $18,50, by Hop-quarto page. lesa intentiona which drove him to this pubiles- bằng to traveling trader, an tido. At all events, this incident furnishes un interesting proof of the rapit' way which, tho idea of a friendly understanding with Rosnia) has made in Briaris”—PallDial Gaudia..
While Paz, 3 pieces, at $78,00, by Obun- chông-wing to travelling trader-
Fungus, 5 lago, at $36.47, by Kwong-bang-tai to local trader,
LANE
TRUBNE
ONGLONG
and forwarded to Calatte by the manLIMB opportunity,
~ [1466 - 1. 3099 rochow, 18th Face 1878, 10:
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874
ING.IDE COAL SHOP.
FR & Co to apply at ble shop,
1101 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874,
For paoke Abofe 2 ounce not er
Belo Premaster Genarali
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