1875-04-20 — Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

A large expedition attor the charge of Mr. Flower, the Engineer, with a considerable Earopean staff, has lately left Cairs for the Bendan, for the puipos of surveying and reporting ppon this posed Central African Railway,

The discussion of cepil punishment which bas of late Econ rovvej, has drage out the foot that ne mbyder will ever committed by a Quaker. From which is evident that no Qanker over hyed next or to a girl who was learning the plane. -

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Her Royal Highness.

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Khiya (sty.)

MODERN TEENUH BOCIETY, BU A domapondant of the Timal writer un fol- love from Paris-It should not be imagined. that the political crents which are happening berg exclusively engineer every ones altention there are enough people, besides, to darute themselves to what is called social, Intercoches, pleasure has not lost all its attrastions, there are borca where dancing is the chief amuse ment, others ara Zavated to converention, and w some again, whet has been tiled aprit Frax finde, motuentary refuge. The only thing which has really dimppeared in lint Blaria is a very poplar mame in Illinois, vers Formerly known in Brande Re Sonnes NEW YORK When a cut climbs a balt feme in a well popunanerthat natural distinction without Iated nelchbcarbood, and plaintively calls but for which enables a man to enter the most "Master" twenty or tiny windows are hasily legant drawing-room as though he wore at thrown op, fram which protrude twenty or once at home and yet in some one else's house thirty fammine beads wildly answering that is to 17, Himply, but with a certain SINGAPORE BOMBAY &

respeutful grace Theas habitual displays of "What NOS

DOBRISBANE &eriabans (str.)..........) rood manners whico cause a man to sest bissel Do PENANG & GAL TA Hindsatan (str... near a Indewithaat at one auming a fair SAIGON, SINGAPORE, Lo Pei-ho (str.) air or win biking the tone of a journey- TOKOHAMA maa hairdresser or of one who pronceda to the conquest of a town conquered befaralund; that habitual self-posscanion which copalate reither in showing oneself on an equal footing with mon who are your superiors or in one of SWATOW, AMOY & FOODHOW Douglas (str.). disdainful condesse anion towards thoas. whose position is lower that your own-all this has ceased to exist in France. Nevertheless, there area host of prejudices on this subject. I often Bear it asorted tunt good manners are only found hidden away in the Panhourg St, Germain,Again, a proof of the want of education in maia that they neglect old ladies, Anuther eign of the school of to-day in that mon if they are bored leave the drawing-room for the king room and the smoking-room for the Club, that they speak in loud and imperious tones, and that they no longer abo those little attentions which they used to do in Former days,DAN

Many Ingential Frach papers are at culating the intelligencebat Lieutenant Bellot, althotes hacame to London with the authorien Lion of the Franak Gornment, has not been adinitted on the staff of the English Aretie Expedition Strong remarks are inade on the supposed selfishness of the British Auntigalty,

The Bortbay Gaaside tours on good sethority that the shipments of silver by the German Government through thir francisi agents for that port bave ceased her this season. There remain, however, about four millions of silver for whiol an outlet and be found, and Bombay will probably, in the lature, receive a good Bhure thereof.

The Bootmaan reports that a medical prioti- tioner, who held diplome from the University of Philadelphia, and of the strength of these described as Professor Obadwick de Bungie, M. DLTD has big convicted before the Airdrix josies of Cally pretouding that ha was on the Medical Register, and fined the full poualty of £20. NA NO M

A son of Uyrus Sanford was herding cattle out en tus Ballona Fanok a few Jars since, when a largo eagle swooped down itpon a good aised calf and carried it up to a distance of some twenty feet from terra Arma, The bird then let its prize drop. The calf was damaged cuns derably, and the boy run off in dismay, -Los Angeles Herald.

Now, if good manners have bidden themselves away in the Faubourg St. Germain it must be because they do not wish to reappear for the Faubourg is weob farther from the Boulevarde than St. Pétersbourg Moreover, there is another curions remark to be made on thin abjecnamely, that formerly people and to way that they visited in the Faubourg St. Ger-

Abe Fau main, that they were receirul

burg, and that they belonged to the Faubourg. Today such epoethes are scarcely ever board. The Taubourg St. Germain has become a sort of antigos relic which is only used in the French laevige to deuote something out of fabbica and out of date. Nevertheless, it la gradually fal ing to pieces, and the first stroke of the pinkare which The residence of the late Marchioness of canees the Boulevard of civilization to pass Thamond 7, Grosven place, Belgravia, bae through these anciens abodes of traditional been sold by action by Mr. Rainey, of Bath.fanctivity will soatter the Faubourg St, Germain The mansion overlocks:he grounds of Bucking hum Palice. The tone has 14 years only to P. Bidding commenced at4,000 guineas, and areauetly doable that amount the house was declared to be purchased by the Ho, Meeney

At a meeting of the shareholders of the South Derya Railway at Buter, it was resolved to preaint £1,000 worth of stock to Mr. Wol combe on bis retiring from the shatratanabip of the company, which he is buld for more than a quarter of a neturg,, The changes on the Midland Railway wo discussed, and it was decided not to adopt them.

Mainwaring,

to the four quarters of Paris and everywhere bet seresa the Seine Bosides, when the inha bitants of the Faubourg who are in communica tien with the living world appear on this side of the water their good mannera consist in bearing era at one contemp:ons and Mr. Richmond is signing that bis obenical ropellent, in listening in solemn silence when compound will be clatnal for the complete they are spoken to in collecting together at restoration of the decayed Treecoes, by Madliee, one end of a drawing room or in some it- of "Trafalgar" and "Water" in the Honee peguable corner like sheep of the true faith uf Lords. It is alleged that the bos air be bad who place themselves in Aoircle to defend wuch to do with the present state of the frea-themselves against the wolf of the Barolation. cove and their "efflorence" Dr. Percy hos assisted Mr. Richmond's experiments, which are

gas

most antia'actory.

Two confiding old ladies ir Baltimore board ed westby gentleman in their house for twenty seven years, never presenting him with bond bill, beat relying on bis remembering them in his will, Thold gentleman died re- cently and neglected to include the names of the old fadios in bis lt of bairs, and now they have sued the estate for the subnat of their board bill. They ought to get it

SHANGHAI:

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„Tadain (str.) rinstingmi Akmal Orizsa (npr.)users)

For Sale. SAYLE & C

Sinăli (str.)......

gean (str.) „Nestor (sbr.)...,

RB LOW SHOWING in east Department

'New' and Varied Assortment of CHOTOE GOODS,

Britable for SUMMER WEAR.

AY APRIL 20TH, 1876,

Loading.

FOR FELIGHT ÁFELY TO

TO BE DESPATCHED

Hongkong Toffel, Tagedorn &00 gkong Clyplant & Co..... ngkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co ongkong Angustins Heard & Co. Tolglong folchera & O

PM. S. S. Co....

F. & O. S. N: CONTAALAS... Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hougkong David Bassoon, Bone Hongkong Mogories Maritimes....

For Sale

NÖTIGE

Móirgarien Maritimes.al. kong P. U. S. N. Comania.

agories Maritimes... kong Halliday, Wine & Cop

Batierald & Swire. Donghs Lapraîk & O

HONGKONG ION COMPANY. 1. Undoraigned beg to intimate that, in addition to the Manufacture of IUE they Lave a commenced thint of van

ASERATED WATERS, and std now propared to supply all the variona FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, & SILK and kinds of a SUPERIOR QUALITY, and trust to re- ceivea share of Public Patronage and-Support. PRICE 50 CENTS PER DOZEN Y SPROTAL AARENMENTS made with Shippera and other large Congers.

WOOL POPLIN

Light Faney MOHAIRS.

Figured and Plain Jabanon FOR.

LINE. ALPACAS

Figared TUSSORE CLOTHS. Black Fancy GRENADINES. White Do. Do. Colored GAUZES.

Printed MUSLINS.

Striped and Checked ORGANDIS. WASHING MATERIALS for Ladies Morn- ing Wrappers, &c., in Printed LINENS,

French PERCALES.

Striped and Embroidered GALATEA

OLOTAS.

Satin Striped and Check CAMBRICS, BATISTE:

Figured BRILLIÄNTES,. TUSSORE CLOTHS. LINEN LAWNS;

Niagara Lars Stripe CAMBRICS. Satin Cheok PIQUER Striped LAWNS.

los in Ladies' and Children's The Latest Stylos in UNTRIMMED STRAW. and OHIP HATS.

The Newest Designs in French TRIMMEU MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS.

Black Lave and White Shetland SHAWLS; Block Lace SLEEVELESS JACKETS, Book MUSLIN REGISTERED PANIER 8KIETS, POLONAISES, JACKETS, and TUNICS.

KYLE & BAIN, Propriders. 519 Hongkong, let April, 1875.

FOR BALE-

CHAMPAGNE-Very Superior Dry, ROPER FRERES & Co., pernay, OABAH BLANCHE, in Quarts and Pints

OLAR ET-

Very Superior OHÁTRAUT LA ROSE. Buperior CHATEAUX LA GRANGE.

TG. LINSTEAD. 819 Hongkong, 24th February, 1275. "THROOTS, CIGA ES

Campbell's Plantation Brand CIGARS. Campbell's Dindigul Brand CHEROOTS. Campbell's Trichiuopoly Brand CHRROOTS. TERM-Cask.

Apply to

Hesses. CAMPBELL & Co.,

Plantation Forks,

· Dindiyil- Madras Presidency. 7301. RES TOURIST'S GUIDE

REDUCED PRICE $1. Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Faraiture,

sintion.

Also a few oppies of the GRAMMAR' of the Chinese Language, in two Parts.

The Daily Proer Offices

THE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the

Pablic of HONGKONG, HO NAM, AND CANTON that be bes whops entablisted at thou places in

me of Hing Keres

When people sesert that good manners have taken refuge in the Fanbourg St. flermain they simply mann to any that many inhabitants of

Als Heady-made, a Jorge Assortment of the Faubourg St. Germain hare taken refuge outside that quarter to marry money whose EMBROIDERED COSTUMES in all the new origin deca not date from the line of St. Louis; WASHING MATERIALS, caranteed, fant in short, they mean to say that good maupers Colori, which will be found most suitable for, with the Panti, and Mandarin Prennu are nearly extinct, for the Fautourg St. Ger- this Olimate.

sin is on its last legs and Madame de Stucl. go was the grandmother of a alever was, would have her abode in the Rus Solferino dose by the Bridge, bure was to dwell that grandson The London Gusedlemnounces that the Queen candy to cross the water to officiato in the has been pleased to grant to the Rev. Robinson pecudo Republican church, built in the very Duckworth, M.A., the plate and dignity of a Paluco of the same King. The second fallacy ranom of the collegiae church of St. Peter, which I hear discussed is, that good mangers Westminste, void by the death of the Hey are disappearing, because men sew ncgicet old Charles Kingsley. Her Majesty bas also ladies. This is, indeed, moet aheard uppointed Mr. Robert Hill Pinbey, of the theory First of all, there are no old ladies: Bombay Civil Berrics to be a Judys of the last we learn of the existence of old lado High Court of Jadicalare at Bombay. Laut ladies in It way interest son of vat, renders to hear France. Up to the moment when they are bov a tiger met his death in the Bolampatty stretobed on their last bed they maintain village of the Clonelord District. A jungle man had put a pointed bamboo, faning a low part of the feco of bs field, and a large tiger jumping the fence, got inpaled thereon, and diod sloep to the spot. These stakes are often used against the incision of the wild pige,

gomus buttle against old age. They aimper, they soser their shoulders with powder, paint their veins blue and their eyebrows black, dye their bair, fill their mouths with ivory, onlo their lips carmine, and their nails and ears pink while there is tace on their vorsages, diamonds

Book and wiss MUSLIN EMBROIDERED 008TUMES.

Bendy-made MORNING WRAPPERS in French CAMBRIUS, BRILLIANTES, and French LAWNS.

A large Stook of FANCY LINEN SETS, COLLARETTES, Real LAOS BUFFLE COLLARS 800 BEADED FIOHUB.

Reat

Qasek despatočn

Tomiek despátoli

Calok dispatch,

Quick deanatoh

Quick despatch.

On 15th prox. at 8 EM On 24th ingt, too. On 24th frist., at noon, Today,nt 3 1⁄2‚x,

On. 22nd inat., ut noon. Quick despátaljais Quick desputob.. Quick Joapatalı Tomorrow, EP, M. 20

To-day, at 4 P‚M;

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND THE departure of the Steamship

CALOUTTA.

Vessels un the Berth.

NOTIUE,

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES ASWYENNMARITIMES burlarda PAQUEBOTS FOSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, BINGAPORE BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUHZ 18MAILA, CARPORT SAID, NAPLES AND

MARSEILLES, A

BOMBAY, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS

Post-Office Notifications.

Avinil will close

For Bangkok-Per British ship Gries Jacket, today, the 20tkinet, at 2,30 r.MAMM

For Singapore, Penung, and sletta-Per Indina Mail Pucks. Thulo and Hindostan, tol day, the 20th fustant, at 9,30 v,M.;instead of. the dato previously motiited..

For Shanghai-Per Ner, to-day, the 20th inet, at 9:30, 2.2,

For Shanguai-For S. Beat, to-morrow, the Elet inst, nt 11:30 AM, AN

For Burgholt.-Per 8. S. Abbiainforữ; ba-mor- row, the 21st inst, nt 1.80 RM.

For Manila.Per Spanish brig Villa de Rive

ON THURSDAY, the 22nd April, 1875, david, off Thursdag, the 2nd inst, at 2,30 E

The Maila for Singapore Suneuset, Cook at noon; the Company's Stonelip PEI-HO, Commandant MELIZA, withtown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, MAILS, PASSFINGERS, SPECIE, and CAR- Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.-Per Bru G0, will leave this Port for the above placca. bane, on Saturday, the 4th inat, at 11:30,

Cargo and Spocie will be registered for Lon- instead of at the-time previosuly autified. don as well as for Marseilles, and socepted in

MAILS BY THE "FRENCH PACKET” transit through Marasjee for the principal

The French Mail Packot." PEIRO" wil U places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, dispatchea THURSDAY, the 22 insturt, Cargo will be received on board until 4 pm, at noon, with the Mails,

The Post Office will be opon for thexeception. of Ordinary Letters, Newspapers, Booka, 0, until 11 A, on the 320d instant, after which Ko Letters can be receivedą

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom will be granted endi 5 r., on the 21st instant,

Latters for Registration will bo received until 10 A.M. on the 22nd instant,

To and through the United Kingdom via On 25th fust, 10 AM. Specie and Parcels until's .a. on the Alet

April 1875. (Parsely ave not to be sont Marsoilless to France und other Continental on board; they must be left at the agency's States (in a closed mail to France), to Saigon, Os.) Contents and value of Packages are Eingapore, Galle, Australia, New Zealand, required.

Åded, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritiua, Snoz For farther partionlars, apply at the Con- and Alexandria. pany's Offic.

O. BERTRAND,

Principal Agent. Honykoue, 12th April; 1875)

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, .. MEDI. TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON; ALBOJ BOMBAY, MADRAS, ANDUALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship KHIYA" Captain PEBBINS, with Her Ma jeaty's Maile, Passengers, Spesie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above pinoÓS Tem

for Europe, &c., on SATURDAY, the 24th SATURDAY, the 24th inet.; at Noon,

Curgo will be received on board until Noon, funtant, at Noon.

Money Orders on any of the Money Order Specie and Fercels at the office until 2PM on in the United Kingdom will be granted the 23rd inst

For Partionlars regarding Freight and Pastit 5 P.M. on the 23rd instant.

The Post Office will be open until 6 P.M. on sage, apply at the F.&O. B. NE Co's, Ofée; Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF the 23rd instant.. PAUKAGES ARE REQUIRED.'... NAV

HINDOSTAN,”

for the sbage Purts, is anavoidably POST FONED TO-DAY, the 20th inst., at PM,

Daspatohea will olees of 4.80 E.M.

Agonte.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS &O...

53 532 Hongkong, 15th April, 1876.

OCEAN: STEAMSHIP COMPANY..

►

FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through tulce for HANKOWNINGPO, and PORTS in JAPAN.

THE

E Company's Stesmahip

instant.

"NESTOR

..

A Written Declaration of the Contents sad Value of the Packages for the Overland will be despatched at P.M. TO-DAY, the 20th Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Skippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading of with Parces; and the Company do not bold thesolves responsible for any Detention or Projudice which may happen from the incor rectness on such declaration.

goats,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 562 11ongkong, 19th April, 1876. FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE, Calling off BoMERSET, COCKTOWN, CLEVE LAND BAY, BOWEN, and KEPPEL BAY, to land Mañand Passengers).

Raguers sad Aastration Mail Steam Tomas Storship

·་

BETSBANE Captain Baltons, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 24th instát moon. For Freight or Paseage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.. 92a 626 Longkong, 17th April, 1875.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI

and BIO60 HEP.&.0, 8. N. Co.'s Steamship.

MORISSA".

will leave for the above place about 24 hours after the sinival of the 5. 8. Gwalior with the next English Mail,

Superintendent.

(671

A, HOIVER.

P.&O.S. N. Co. stice,

Hongong, 14th April, 1975.

FOR NEW YORK

I HONGKONG, at the Central Market, No, he has constantly on band BEEE, MASTRE UN VILKAN'S STORES, THE A1 German Barque TABLES, and

&,, of the bat quality

PYRMONT,

In HO NAM and CANTON SHOPS, the having the greater portist of her Cargo en foregoing articles, with the addition of SPI-gaged, will lead at this Port and Whampoa RITS, SODA WATER &, and GAME when and bave quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to IN BOD

Gentlenca and Families desirous of patron-

OLYPHANT & Co. izing him, are requested to apply at ble shops

tl 594 Hongkong. 17th April, 1875,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, be triebed, which will be supplied at the same

HE 41 British Ship rats all the year round.

HING REE

but we have not before heard of is tiger coming on their uéoke, tülle and flowers on their petti Frittea COLLARS and CUFFS, as shove, where a list of prices of articles will;

to diarilar grief by their instrumentality. Modriss Mail.

coats their figaros are machanwally adjusset, their feet are enclosed in vices, and their hands The wohooner Wert Jacken, Caplata Jones, in prisons of kid: they fill up their wrinkles with of Carparron, will intes for Alontrose, wagenamel, and allow a whole world offstao hair und totally lost at Taymath on the 25th Feb. At gauze to fall over their necks,-in ebart, they de coive them selven so mach with this artificial at daylight, when the London, steamer, was pra ceding to Fea, the captain observing the unretire that when they look at themselves in a glass gerons position of the schooser, tarzed back without thinking, they do not know themselves to Brongutyfery and took the lifebout to tbs and surtacy alter the ceremonious fashion of & scene of the diameter and the orew, Ave in it. It is impossible, then, to be deferential number, were resend. They were obs in old ladies in society, because they no longer bunsted, baving beer in the rigging for serenit. The only old ladies to be met are thoes- whọn one apo kuceling in the churobes of the hours.

A simple but valuable addition to the astro. Faubourg on confession nights, when they weep nomical sextant as bean devised by Capi, for the sins of others, ar coming out at night J. E. Davis of the Hydrographical Deport from the perch of St. Clethilde, where they bare ment of the Adusitaly. By the application of und beir first pap while protending to listen to micrometer-wheel to the tangent ecrow and preacher. It is, however, tree that men take

evable indicatore to the ane, a series of obeat refuge in smoking rooms and clubs, and vations on be made of a beavenly body langor juin in ladies austaty bere. According without the necessity of reading the angle ato my way of thinking, the abnusse of good the time of removing the eye from the teles- manera ta ahown more thus than in any other cope. The micronder een be thrown out of way. But this is to he attributed in part at gear at pleasure, and the sortant naed without cost to the fact that ladies bave now no longer the reserve of days gone by, and that they have ite

long endearoared to set on foot that sort of e- diety where cigars are freely ligated without the pertanton of the lady of the tee. The garas proved itself the levelling agent even comme il faut sanjety and its opposite,

of which the nation was one so proud— has vanished in smoke,

LAUF COLLARS. TULLE and LAOR RUFFLING. Hemmed and Hem Stitched and Laon Edge HANDKERCHIEFS.

HOSIARY and Liale Thread GAUNTLET GLOVES.

French FLOWERS and FEATHERS. SASHES and SASH KIRRONS. Ladies' UNDERCLOTHING and BABY LINEN

Children's White PIQUE FROCKS and PELISSES,

WASHING HATS

Boys' WASHING SULTS, in all sizes, Ladies UMBRELLAS and SUN SHADES. Ladies and Uhildren's BOOTS and SHOES.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STEELT, HONGKONG,

AND AT SHANGHAI.

* FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE.

HEIDSIECH & Co.'s MONOPOLE, China,

Apply to

DERMEN & Jo

Bolo Agents for China and Japan. if 14 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

FOR SALE.

TENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE

The actual mascip's from twolves boatbe' salas H SHERRY LINSTEAD,

The Indian Public Opinia is responsible for the following story-A story has been going the rounds at Isahom whith, if not true, cer- tainly ought to be. It is to be effect that certain State-railwayofficials here indented for wiste wool from Elend to put in the axi-and one might even asserts tlust French polite. boxes of the carriage, in order to prevent the all running oat too xpidly, und Lhus" allowing the axles to get betted. The result of this indent is said to havi been the receipt of some 100s of the finest Badin wool of the most deli. este shrides of colour, miks ma

Small bronze gas are being cast at the Bhawulpore Workshops for State purposes. All the old gaus, sous forty of them, bare been collected and brought up from the forts bound- ing the Bhawnlpori Stabs on the desert side, These old guns orgially este from the Pareian Gulf, and are very ad, some of them over 90 years; they are condemned as being nauufə, even for firing sainte The new gaus are lo 6 pounders, brech-loader, and made very light, as they are only required, for firing van lutes Indian Staleman.

of Bengal opiun and eleven mouche" anty on Malwa opium ve srozeded the catamutṣdərə ceipts by 2295,958, (If this amount, Bengal opium bus spatributed. £369,108, Bod Málvá opium £476,800.

ON LORDON

EXCHANGE

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Bank Bill, ou demand, Hank Bille, at 30 days' sight, 4/14. Bank Bills at 6 mmutus' sight, 423

- Credits, at 6 months' sight. 124 Doonmentary Bills,at6 months.

Criminal procesdigs have been instituted by the Prussian Governuntugainst the editor of OY

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SHAREW,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-$20

per cent, discount

be

Union InsuranceBooisty of Canton, new sharva

$50 per share premium.

2138 Hongkong, 21st December, 1974.

NOW ON SALE

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ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONART,

PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION"

AR ANGLO-URINDER DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Prear Office, Hongkong.-. 10comprehensivcases and practical service taped all the new

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words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to gain to express the numerous erb jectain machinery,photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advance. of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in extenso. Each and every word is. fully illustrated and explained, forming erer

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ly 742 Hongkong, 13th May, 1874

KRUPPS CAST STEEL WORKS,

HEBEN (GERMANY.). BOLE AGENT FOR CHINA AND.

·JAPAN,

F. PEIL,

1871 Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)

NOW READY.

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1876

THIS

HIS Work, in the THIRTEENTH

year of ita existence; in

NOW READY FOR SALE

It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as usual, from the best and most asthentia soarces, and no paine have boon spared to make the work vom plets in all reopaots

In addition to the tal varied and vatam hos luformation, the value of the "CHRONICLE AND DIEBOTORY FOR 1875"* has bugn further augmented by a

CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH

FLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG;

FOREIGN BETTLEMENTS OF SHANG ITAL

A Chronic-Lithogmph Plate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE POAK: aleg of

THE VARIOUS HOUSE PLAGS Designed expressly for the Works) MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, THE

TRE

SILK WORM DISTRICTS,

ISLAND OF FORMOSA,

ARD OF

THE COAST OF CHINA;

aises for students of a most instructive at NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCKPURE—

the Gerriania for laving pablished the late Kacyclical Lettor ofthe Pope to the bishops, condemning the leainstical laws, and pro- nouncing execmamication against the clergy who accept benefus by appointment of the State, on the ground that the letter of his Ho Fizzes incites disoltenes to the State laws, enture of the issan of the Germans containing At the demend of the public prosecutor the the letter in queatic bag been ordered.

While of opinion that there are many Bura siaus, who would make excellent soldiers, the China and Japan Marine Insurance-Tla, 80raphy displays the success of an attempt to Madras &fandard links that their admission de per share, burchak da make the Chinese and English type.correspond into Fampean cops would you be likely to Chinnus Inzurance Company, -$181 per ubares, in the wise of hydy, thereby affecting a vast prove successful, Chiropean soldiers unterton Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharen- | soonomg of space, schiering a clearness not

prejudice again serving with colonrod

$482 per dance. somrades. The wiker advocates tho raia ng of Chua Fire Insurance Company'z Sharee-8184 vaat amurging and vacant spates which have entire corps of this dnes sa the preferable plin. per share. By

Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are

Ofen Trailers Insurance Company's Share given, the accents being carefully, marked on

$1,000 per share.

the best principle hitherto attained. The typo-

But the mixture of the two classer in the old Vitoria Fire Ingranco Coupony a Shares— Company's regio ella, cited by our contemp/3125 per abare,ben

rury in illustration of the fitacee of the Bura- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's signs for nervice this kind,, stem to je)Sharea-56 per cent, diacount. against bus view of their incompatibility with Bongkang, Danton and Matzo Steamboat Co.'s Europorte

Shangbat team Navigation Company Tis

27 Mar BLATE, SAN

The agricultural proposte of the Don for this year appear on Bourishing. One Com pany-it, the Tabra Dun Tea Company here, I'am creditaby informed, mantluctured nearly 200,0001ba, of ten. They are pong to give a dividend of 10 per cent. this year as against 5 per en of ust. This foot shows that the concerngmyet be in a moat thriving condition. I indikoally bave no pereous in teront in tes, nuthaving the sam of one pie invested in it so I can speak" impartially as to its prospoote This year, I hugs, upwards of humid a million pounds of tea have bem tasnufactured in the Dun.-Carspondent of Englishstan.

The death is amanoed of Captain Road, one of the eldest offo in the nnvy. He entered

the carries on the 20th of November, 1805, and

Shares-3 per cent. premium.

previously attained, and dispensing with those

HONGRONG

besides other local information and statis tion carreased to date of publication, tending to make the Work in every way suitable for Public, Mercantile, and General Offices, The Directory inpublished in two Forme, Complete at 35 or with the Lists of Beuidente, Port Directories, TA, 40

heretofore fisracterized Chiassa publications.

To astrate the vast scope of the work, tho following tests are submitted for consideration Chaluca Vocabularly contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Melhurst's English: Orders for Copies may be sent to the Dusty and Chinese Diutionary about 100,000, whilst Pras Office, or to the following Agents this work contains more than 50,000 Engih. words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese sharno Macao

Mr. J. P. DA SILVA & OO.

tere. Again, despite all the grammare and Susto urinmay QTELCE ANG CAMPBEL

WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co.

Hongkong Gia Company's Sharo-176 per other elementary works aa yok published, the Amoy.

dakro, A KAS

atudent of Shir difficult language absolutely re-

Hongkong Hotel Company's Share -855 per quires examples to display tas various appli- Frockow

cent, discount.get

SALES ON APRIL 19TH, 1875

stelde reported by Chinese

cations and oquivalents of different words which Ningpe have one general messing. Of these examplon Shanghat this work colitains mor five times as many as any other Die hitherto unbankow and t

Biver Porta lisbed, by Ying-kas su travelling traders t

For practical purposes the arrangement of Cufon.

Netechmeang American Fieur, 10011, 300 bags, at $2.75, by the work le a complete, that a roference Kwan ding-doorg to Isaveling trader to ite pages trupiled a person who deder Tantrisa

Peking

American Tour, Sulta. 1,000 bage, at $1.24

Verusical), 50 laga, at 33,15, by Chau-shong visais English to communickte eftatively to travelling trader, added

with natives who understand nothing but Chi Nagasaki Murhrooms, 5 baner, at $40), by Ine-wo-se, In this respect the work will be found Joge, Oak long to travelling trader de

dispensable to all Europeans residing in Yokohamian

served under 81 Sydney Braits uff Usdiz. Be Caillets, B packages; at $16.50, by Ohew. China, and to the natives themselves it ws.prowout at the forging of the Dardanelles foong to travelling trader.

in February, 1807, and afterwards at the stormshila Sugar, 160 bags, at $6.55% by Hung-tai ing and taking of the Jaland of Capri Beals to peal tradere

newisted at the taking bf Copenhagen, acht was Brown Bagar, 200 bags, at 23:00, by Kwong- in antion of Tautave, Madagascar, with threshop to lock trader,

French frigates, capturing two, the nonommée Tobacco, 20 cases, at $20.00, by Kweng-fook- And Nériode, in which nation he was wounded.w to Leavelling trader.

On his return to England he received his pro motion and afterwarde s medal and clasp, and then retired on pay He was eighty-three years of age,

Japan Ficol, 50 packages, at $1.70, by Kwong fock-wa to travelling trades,

Dried Fly Flowers, 30 boge, at $10.80 by Wo tal to travelling trader.

plains subjects fully with which very low ins

deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To Manila partier resident in England and interested in Eingupora Chini it onnnot but be invaluable occasionally. Londen

It comprises upwards of two thousand large quartu pages.

TRUBNER & CHAS NASA 60, FATHENOSTER Bow

WTH BELIS- ~ Darzy, Prusa "OFFICE, KONGKONG,

"ATLANTIC,” Captain it.O. Mellin, will load for the above Fort, and will have immediate despatch.

For Freight, apply to

AUGUSTINE HEARD &

of 433 Hongkong. 17th March, 1875.

“FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE JL Amerison Ship

THE

"ELLEN MUNROE,"

1,386 Tona Register, T. W. Norcross, Come mander, will load dece for the above Part, and will have carly despetab

..

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.

tf 388 Hongkong, 9th March, 1875.

·FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

HI British Ship

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS,” Capt. H. King, will load here for the above. Port, and will have immediate despatch. For Freight, apply to meet

MELOHERS & Ùà Im 465 Hongkong, 12th April, 1875,

FOR NEW YORK,

THE 41 British Ecbconcr

NOOUNTESS OF ERROL," Captain Taylor, will load here and at Whut poa, and will have immediate despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 535 Hongkong, 12th April, 1875.

Goneral Post Office,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaaler General.

Hongkong, th April 1875. MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET

The English, Contract Packet "KHIYA" will be dispatched with the nepal Maila

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

•Letters for registration will be received until 10 s., on the 24th instaut.

Latters may be posted until 10 AM. on the 24th instans, withmt late fee.

Letters posted after 10. on the 24t instant, will not be forwarded unless the Late Foe of 18 sents each as well as the postage is prepaid. A

The latest time for posting Lotters at this Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to luke note, that the Steamers leaving Hong-lou is 11 A.M., and for Newspapers, Bonks or kung in correspondance with the Australian Patterns 10 .. on the 24th restart.

Late letters (but Lotters only) addressed to Steamers from Galle to Bombny, may call at the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Sim- Oblomin

The Company reserve the option of forward-gapore, may be posted on board the Packet the all goods shipped by their Steamers for from 11.30... to the time of elling, “on pay“ Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by ment of a Late Fee of 48 sents each in addition Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels to the postage. simployed for the purpose.

Shippers are particularly requested to nota the terms and conditions of the Company Bleer Bills of Lading.

A. MoÏVER, Superintendent. Peaineniar and Oriental Steam Navigate Co. Office, Hongzone. 17th April, 1875.

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

SAN FRANCISCO.

FHE s. S. CITY OF TOKIO" will love Hongkong for San Francisco, via Yoke. bawa, on SATURDAY, the 15th May, st3 P. taking Panangara, Maite and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tickets and Billa Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko Lama and other Japan Ports; to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Americo, sad to New York and Europe/VIA PANAMA, A Stemmer of the Company will love Shang- hai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about the same date, and make close couxiection at Tokohama, At Now Tork and Aspinwall, Passangers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 14th proxime Parcel Packages will be received at the floo until 5 p.a. of the same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked addreas in foll; value of game is required.

For further information as to Passige and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Praya Went.

G. E. EMORY,

Bungkong, April 15th, 1875.

Do

Acting Agost

TRANSLATION, OCUMENTS Translated from ExaLISH

into CHINESE and GREMAN Or from GERMAN, CHINESE, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN OF PORTUVESH, into ENG LISH, by competent bands.

FW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, General Post-Ofice,

Hongkong, 17th April, 1875.

that the Postage on Letters addressed Lu Ro

It is horoby notified for general information, way, when forwarded via Southampton, will henceforward bo 36 cents for each Lalf case... be loft to be collected on delivery of the Letters which may either be paid in advance, or it may Unpaid Leitere will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Pestalter General, General Post Office, Hongkong. It is hereby notified for general information that, tho Postage (which must be paid in ad- road) upon lettere addressed to Prince Edw Ward Toland, will bendeforward be as follows,

When forwarded viâ

Brindisi 42 cents each half-yance When forwarded vis

نس

Marseille... $6 acute cacb Lalf-ounce When forwarded vid

Southampton...... 28 cents each half.cnner.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Cfice, Hongkong,

It is heraby notified for general information that, on and after the 1st January, 1875, the Fustage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri- a Ship to the Straite Settlements must be prepaid at the following rates, riz

For Letters-cents per ounce. For Payers,

gach.

For Busk, Packets)

and Packeta of

Pasterna

for each 4 ounces.

The registration fee on such crespondence is Twelve conte, for eacs Letter, Paper or Packet.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Garal. Ocnéral Post-Office, Hongkong.

It is hereby notified that a line of Britteb Spesial attention paid to PROTEST, E Mail Contract Packets has been established bạn. TENDED PROTESTs, and other Douuments conswcon Aden and Zanzibar, which, with connect- taining NAUTICAL, ENGINEERING, or other ing lines, will afford a regular means of con- TECANICAL Terms.

Terms for Huropean languages.

'F

Fair copy, per legal totio,... $1.00 Extra copies,

0.45 Spesial agreements made for Chinese Traus lations or lengthy documents in other language Address TRANSLATION," one of Duly Press Office A

Gm 9115 Hongkong, 15th December, 1874 NOTICE

TEAMERS leaving this port requiring COAL, can obtain it from the Under

W. HALE & Co.

Saigon

FOR SALE, FREIGHT, OR CHARTER.signed.

E341 American Ship

TEKENDEAVOUR," 960 Tous Register. Apply to

PURDON & Co. 567 Hongkong, 12th April, 1875

NOTICE.

THE Ermincse of the Undersigned has heen

Tmpararily REMOVED in No. 17; Wynd

Um Stret, next to the Daily Press Offlès,

WWWAAAÉD, CHASTEL: 180 Hongkong, 24th March, 1875,

HOT LEE, DEALER IN ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF

MAFFING, BATTAN CHAIRS, o

112. QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.

STORAGE.

10ALS receive on Storage in First-class dodorps (lately known as those of Mesars 1. 8. WALKBE & Co.) of about 5,000 tons Cape city, altanted on the Praya, West Wanchi."

Wwe T, G. LINSTEAD, 1900 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874.

00 EKS, DDS,

DENTIST,

G

No. 7 ARBUTHNOT ROAD,

of 247 Hongkong, let December, 1874.

ti 1561 16th September, 1873. 7108 Fadersigned hare ben appointed Sole Agents for the Sule of the Goods in Hongkong and China by Mears, J. & B. TAN HENE, Glasgow, and Measra, DAVID CORSAR & SONS, Arbroath A

ARNGOLD, KARBERG & Ca 11419 Hongkong, January, 1857.7"

A.

PLUMBERS. COPPERSMITHS AND BEASS-FOUNDERS, GAS FITTEES AND HELLHANGERS QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, AND NULLAM LANE,

1499 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874

TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE SARAN COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

HE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre- pared to accept risks against Fire of event rates, subjent to a bonus of 20 per cent

SIEMSSEN & Co

dgets,

tt 89 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE

BAKIACOMPANY, BA

veyance of correspondence from Hengkang for the foreign ports on the East African Cose, B well as for Natal and the Cape Colony, 6. Ho- lena and Ascension, and thai benecforward the postage, which must be paid in advanes, on let- ters addressed to Zanzibar, Mosambique, Del goo, Bay, Natal, the Cape of Good Hope, and Assension, will be 20 cents for cack half once, newspapers 2 cents each.

F. W, MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post-Oce, Hongkong.. It is hereby notified that the rates of postage. chargeable henceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the United Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as thase chargeable on Letters forwarded by British Panket via Brin-. disi,

E. W. MITCHELL

Pastmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong,

As some misapprehension exista regarding the transmission of Packets and amplas through the Toat, it hereby notifed for geral information, that the privilege of sexd ing such articles through the Poat at the rates of postage applicable to them is restricted to bond file Trade Patterns or Sampler of fenthan dus. Goodg sent for Sale, cr in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be),j For any articles sent by one private individval to another which are not actually patteras or samples, are not admisible;

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gasara.. General Post Office, Honglong

Arrangements having been made under. which Mails for London arriring a Bucz frum Quina by Private Bhips will be forwarded to destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advases, on correspradence addressed to tho THE Undersigned Agents are in receipt United Kingdom so forwarded, will bean fol.

lowe, i inatractions from Que Board of Directors,

2 cents per half ounce, authorising thom to issue Polleion to the extent For Newspapers of £10,000 on any one Fiat-alam Bisk, or to.

not exceeding

evoryadditional 44

IWMITOKELLY

Fastmaster Genèrnt.

the artent of £16,000 on adjoining Baks at For Books and Carrout Rates,

A Disounat of 20 f, allowed. Community, the Chinese Issue of thisOR HOLIDAY, WISE & CA, WILSON, NICHOLLS & ON Order to meet the wishes of the Native Paper luas been, from the commencement of the China New Year, festted daily instead of en 48 Hongkong, 8th Januwy, 1875. alternate days as before. RAVAN

HEDGE & Co.

KELLY & Co. Shanghai, HALL & HOL KELLY & Cos

The Paper has been Established for nearly QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. HAIR&HOLTZ and KELLY Twenty Leus, and is, he to Editorial Maringo NOB

Patterna...

cách

General Post Office, Hongkong)

ounce cente

ment, under the Direction of Well Educated Undersigned are prepared to GRANT It is bekaby notified that henceforward be POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to themes of postage which must be paid in advance, chargeable on Packeta of tristed papers of HALL HOLTS and KELLY Chinese Gentlemans gives reliablu sommerelat « & Vo, Bhanghai, and weneral Information, and has the Bars extent of 45,000 Dollars on Buldings or pattarur of light weight sent from Hongkeng HALL HOLTZ KRIZA position with the Native Community as to Ad. Goods stared therein, at Current Losal Retes, to the United Kingdom by the United States. & Co. Shuaphat. vortiadients and News is the English Daily subject to a Discount of 10 on the promis Packets via Sau Frincisco, will be as follows

EDWARD NORTON & E., Freas with the Forsiga Ogmmunity. Tak

ågen Tor a packôt not coeding cance The U. & 1. TRADING Co..

Ubargu for Advertisements will be as herető,

18 Hongkong, January, 1875,

in weight

I penta THE 0. J. TRADING CO.

COMMELUIAL UNION ASSURANCE Tor a packet above 1 ounce not ex- Momers. LANS, CRAWFORD & Co, foreand MrZU, D, Moza, Japan Ganetta

MARCOMPANIE

MUSITH. J. DE LOYEGA & Co. Bérale Timer Office

Mr. PALOAR, Clevent's Lade. MONAGHO, STREET, 30, Carnbili.

Meurs BATES, HENET & Co.

Boy Francisco, L. F. Fisha, 11, More

chant Exchange, Fa York 24 Mesure. 8. M. PETTISOILL & Co.,

So Fork Bow, Fongkook, End January, 1875,

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874.

煤

COAL SHOP.

CVING-5

ve

THE Undersigned, Agenle at Hongkong for

For packet above 9 ounces not ox.ENIE Gooding &omos... 8,

the abort Company Fire Department, and eight cents for every addi,jonal four ounces.

These rates apply to Printed Circolare Price,

THE Propriater of Wing Lar Shop begi to

Linfom the public that his Shop has been are prepared to @BANT POLICIES inst stihliebed aloo 185, at Endicotte Lane, and FIRE to the extent of £10,000 on Building, or Fiets, Market Reports, and all printed papers that ke has always great ghantity of BEST un Goods stored therein, at current ratos, pub-other than Newspapers, ex well as to Books, COAT firstore for Bale. Gentamed or Bhip.isut to an immediate discount of Treaty per and Trade Patterns or Samplen. masters wishing to patronise him, sro requastað, cent to apply at bis Shop, b

THE BORNEO COMPANY, DIMITEIN

1105 Hongkong, 2d Boptetober, 1874,

35 TF2 Hongkong, 20th May, 1875

PAWAMITCHELL.

Add Pormester General, Censtal Post Office, Hongkong,-