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sort, consisting, as they did, of a few aläbe of cork fastened together and to the person by one of two pieces of tape, and wore thing worse than usolcan to u good swimmer; for it is stated that capo racovered the bodies delars that very many The Earl of Rosebery hus nocepted tho Pre-instances they were found wits the head under sidertsbip of the Lundou and Goottish Literaty water and the brala ti the air showing that the Institute, which is to combine the advantages belts had really drowned instead of support of existing literary institutions with those of the pafortunatca who had frosted to them, by Louder einb
Semanas dropping down towards thadır hips. "To Ibis way. The Earl of Albemarle has placed in the bands acres of dent bodies word pinked up in the YOKOHAMA of Mears, Momillan & Co, for publication, a water wearing balta which, it properly cua.
Do diary which will throw much new light on the structed, would have saved the life of the
SHANGHAL. social and political history of the early part of weares the present sentury?
"Lord Shadesbury has consented to hand to Mr and Mrs. B. & Hall the handsome fosti mouial for whinir funde bare been subscribed sineo their golden wedding, on Saturday, June
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Mr. W. Watkiss Lloyd bar been engaged for some time past on a detailed bistory of the acts. and politics of Greece during the age of Peri-
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We regret to nunounce the death of Mr. Wal kar, A.HA which took place recently. Mr. Walker was one of the youngest of the A-as-formed daring the civil war, consisted of 486 | cinter of the Boyal Academy, and bud riven promise of high art intia distinction.
A now novel by Bret Harte is nearly ready It is wetory of Gafifornien ute. Mr Jonquin Miller basso just completed a novel treating
bour of Kiel, drawals comparison between the navies of Germany and the United States. Ton yours ago," it gays, "so American feet clips, including 138 mlade and monitors; it was thus at lower equal in strength to the British, and the German flest was at that time still in Ita infancy. Now.mutters are very different. It is only a few months since that The Navy, oon of
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† observed, that England, with the exception of Sorel momento have been discovered the ships of the Dunstation disse, which pre Intely in Kariyamura, Japan. Five of them are destined chielly fur ogast service, does not inscribed with pians of Kusnooki, famous possess a single ironsled which can he compared Warrior of five hundred years ago. Four other with the new Geriau Ingates Kator and FANCY monuments are in honour of his retaipers.. | Disfléchland," armed na tuag my "with: 10-inch Gisaew, the painter of the pichare Specen- plites, and 26.acntime.ro guns; and that the ters," has been named to a professorship in the strongest of the Englishiiranolade, the Herculis, Royal Bertar Academy, and Senefels, is considerably inferior, in nearly all responts, piinter of the Yengent has received the even to the Kong Willdos. The condition of Groes of the Order of Leopold on acount of his the Taited face. Best, however, in manch ww.b.
thing is beer done to provide it with sitter more unfavourable. Sineo 1865 senteoly sny- new plates of now gas, and, though it is still numerous, it bus beca ao neglected that Adminl Porter, in, bis official report of last year," reforrad to the rapid progress of the Gurrata by the Admiralty at Washingica, and asserted navy as furnishing an example to be followed that nech a ship as the Kemy Wilheira coold sink in a single engagemens every ship-of-waring that Americe could put on the no."
The Dusly Now und tands that Mr. Leonard H. Courtogy has signed the Pro- fessorship of Political Eensary in University College, London, to which he was elected three years ago on the retirement of Professor Dairnes.
The engraving of the well-known pisturo The Gordog Heads is now fuisbed, haping buen ezcented by Mr. James Scott. It is intend ed to form a comparion picture to Tho Age of Innocence," both of which pictures are in the National Galéry,
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The German Emperor bus conferred the order parer in mérite upon Mr. George Benoroft, of „The Russian St. Pétursburg, Gatetie ca ili atten. Wasbington, late Vaited States Minister at Gon to the increasing inllaence of the Gerruso Berlin, upon the poet, Mr. Glenry W. Longtel element in the Ressiou province of Volbynia. In low, and upor Profesor Williamni Stokes, of the 1880, it says, the total amber of inhabitats in University of Dublin.. May the province was 3,576.785, of whom 1,200,000 A memorial chapel to the lule Bishop Wit were Itotheniana, 190,000. Jess, 170,000-Poles, before, erenleri at a cost of heurly, £8,000, hàn¦ 20,000 Lithuaniana, 5,000 Germane, and the been opened by the Bishop of Oxford. The rest Tercars. The first Gorman colonists wore Sobagot is built adjoining the college at Oudlee attracted to the country during the last don, which má founded by Bishop Wilberforce, for years of the Poliab sulo by cousilorable und it is intended for the pom of the students. ~– privilegas, which were fix them by the
A morning meeting in connection with the wealthy landowners who required bands EMBROIDERED COSTUMES in all the now Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arte, to till their fields. Tiesa wers MezzonitesWASHING MATERIALS, guaranteed fast wao bed, by permission of the Duke of Butbar. from Holland, who had bees, driven: frumn Colors, which will be found mast suitable for land, Stord Bonge, on the Std June, when their country by religious perscention. They tuis Charte the members had the opportunity of winging were gradually followed by other German bia Grace's magnificent onllection of pictures. emigrants from Germany and Anatais, wao The couch of the Royal Asiatic Society have were attracted by the prospect of good wages resolved to mamerialize the Government to and the furtility of the soil Up to 15G1 subation the ionsfer of the Badribistic colleo-namber of their colonista did not exceed : 1,500 tion of sculptures at Lahore to London. The families; but the abolition of surfage, and the collection is said to be a most valuable one, as improvements in agrionitura grostly inamated showing the traces of Greek infnerice on ancient ho demand for workmen wuid stewarda, and Indian urt.
the lafowars supplied tagir wants in this respect, obielly from Germans. Aboat tuo same time the Government issued now regala tions greatly facilitating the settlement of foreignore on Bussian soil. The immigrants were not obliged to become "Rossinn enbjects, were exempt from military service, and alan
The painting by Mr. Goodwyn Lewis entitled The Euptiaru of Christ in Jordan.” which was exhibited recently both at the Meteo. politan Tabernacle, and at Dr. Lándel's Chapel, Regent's-park, has been purchased för, £1,000, the picture, which contains about three bandred figures, is to be engraved.
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from taxation for ten years. The cona- Prinse Leopold recently visited the studio of quence was that between 1861 and 1871 5,500 Mr. W. Britten, who received a commission to Lerman families settled in the province, four curry out two paintings for bis Royal Higenous, timone many he had arrived drring the post The subject of one ja ii eingle figure—"A Gracksitty-fire poirs. This Gerviene now posses Girl feeding Pipoong,” the other a preus of 42000 dessintins of land in cho two, is from designade by Mr. Britten. Volbynia, where the scurcation ofthe vent of
And the Fertility of the said are specially favour lililo while book, called the "Leason of Levo"
The Prussian Government ha cred, two able to agriculino. So rapid an increase in prizen, of the value of about. £150 (3,600 marka) the number of German settling in our frontier and £500 (10,000 marks) respectively, for the districts," observes the Gansito,which is likely discovery of new method of cleansing plaster to be still greater in conegagude of the events custe, statues, &., and for the lavention of a now peeing in Germany should attract the new material pressing the dvantages of attention of our Government 06 this inflor of plaster, but which wiht it deteriorate by re Germans may lead to Germunisation is the very diatriots where the anthorities to aiming at peated washings.
Mr. George Swith a writing History of Bassianization. It is not to be disputed that Babylonia for the Suciety for Fromotinganda na immigration of Germune ja vary d Christian Knowledge, uniforma with the "His-vantageous to the constry from a material tury of Assyris" already published. The fourth pains of flow, but by rest" not be volume of the Cauciform Insoriptions at forgotten that tiae. Bermans, even when they Western Asix, so anxiously expected by Aany, beosune the posessors of Russian territory, 10 rian scholars, will appear, it may be hoped, not become Rumian abjecte. On the contrary, before his departure for Konysuit in the they are ontirely devoted to Germany; and, far Autumn.-deidemya
From being disposed to atongomate with the The first number of the Baranean Review, a Russian population, they as a position of weekly journal of foreign politive, commeres, antagonism towards it, and form communities Biterature, gelence, and art, was announced to of their in which they introduce appar op the 19th June. It will be uniform the same institutions na chose to which they with the Saturday Reviw, und wo are informed bave been accustomed in Germany.lo that will inolade in the list of its contributora e war, these Gerinan. colonists are extending many of the leading writers of the Continent, the limits of Germany into. Volbynin. as well as wellknown English authorities on orly effectual weaus, concludes the Gazette, of foreign subjecte,
stopping, this irruption of Germanism is first
own
The
The original munascript of Gray's Elezy to treat the Germans like the Town, fo, to written in Country Chacalvard" was sold f rid them to settle many part of the western recently by Messrs Sotheby, Wilkinson and provinces which is within fifty versts of the Hodge, it is entirely in the autograph of the frontier; ant, aecondly, to cacuurage the past, and containa alterations, erdves, and migration of people from Slavonio and other" earrections, which show the antions cure bestownuGerian conotrics. Pall Mall Gazetto: ed upon its composition. In this wandscript
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An interesting picture has been exhibited at to 25824, demanded for a certnic mark stored Mesare. Graves'e gallery, London, of King in Pediler's Hill Godown. New Benares, $65. Charled the Second going to the Parliament cash, 5 chests sold, or $500), 1 cheat sold: House from Whiteball after the Restoration." Malwa, $575 on credit, 10 chests sold with 8 The woene is tation from opposite the Whitehall thels allowands in weight. Stock --550' obeata Palace, and shows the King'e state barge, the Milwa, 1,025 cheeto New Patum, and 10 Lord Mayor's, and the principal City Com Now Benaron, panies burges, with their banners and ar morial bearings. This picture was formerly the property of Garter King-at-Arms St Robert Walter, and war painted by Stoopci
Lieutenant Maurice is hard at work proparing ca blography of his father;"the late Professor Maurice. The work was interrupted by the fact the Lion. Maurice had to go to Aabontec, and was for a time laid up with African fever.. He is now at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with bis regiment, and is making good progress with the great nes of materialu in his possession. The book will probably take two years more to Goisk, and ougat to be thoroughly interesting: seeing bow largo was Professor; Maurice's se 'ganiutano, with the most eminent men of his
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95,689 worth of American books was exported China Traders Insurance Company's shares to Ragland $25,515 to Germany: $7,515 to $800 per shore. Frame: $77,808 to Colombia; 82,222 to Bra Cana and Japan Marine Ineneance-Tia. 50 zil; 823,821 to the Argentine Republic; $23:770
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SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
BAND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES,
AND
ATLANTIC STEAMERS
HESS. GARLIC will he despatched for DAY, the 2nd August, at 3 r., taking Cargo and Passingers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
too abovo Po AR & HAJI ESTATL Steamers from Slingbai
HAJI ILT
1108 Hongkong, 15th July, 1875.
FOR NEW YORK. HEA1 13 years British Burk
FAITH,"
D. Lloyd, Master, will lond here and at Waam. pon, and will have desputon for the above
For Freight, ply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 100% Hongkong, 13th July, 187577, 49 FOR MANIDA HE'Spanish Brig
NUEVO CONSTANTE,"
Captain. Uriarte, will have immer inte despatob
For Freight, apply to
-
JAMES WILSON
For Yokohaman, Con Francisco, the United
The Post Ofice will be open for the reception. of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &o.. until 2.90 Ft
Tutters can be posted on board the Packet from 239 PM to 950 r., on payment of a Late Fea of 12 cents in addition to the Pestage.
The Prepayment of the Postage to all the above-places by this rule is compulsory. Correspondence inenilciently prepaid will bo forwarded by the English Panketu.
the United States must be superaerited per Correspondence addressed to Yakobawa and " CITY OF TOKIO," and that addressed to the United Kingdom most be suparéorikeď “við, San Francisco.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General,
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1875.
The Postmaster at San Franɔjeco bae given notice that lettere despatched from this Colony (whether through the Post Office, or as con- Packets, will not he forwarded to muy places within the United States unless the proper Pestage from Aenerion to such places be prepaid
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Such letters should either be propsid in both, Freight will be received on board until 4 pm. Hongkong and American Stamps ns above, or on the 1st-proxima. Parcel Packages will be posted to an Agent in the United States. ressived at the Offlag andil 5 PM, same day, ali This notice cliedly applies to the following Parcel Packages abould be marked to address plucar, the American rates of Postage to which in fell value of game is required,
are as followa
Return Passage. Tickets available for 6 mouths are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regular rates
m
Ronollo per 3 oz. For further information as to right or Brazi
16 02 Paige apply to the agency of the Company, Peru, Chill, M.-22...., † 0%. Trays West,
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, July 10th, 1875.
NEWS- LETTHES, TAPERS, KOOKS, Cinta. Centa Dents.
2 per
Pe
O. L. & Co. bags roosived a large number of GET REMEDIOS & Co. very flattering telituguls from all parts of 1988 Hongkong: 10th July, 1375. India, China, Burnab, Ceylon, Manila, Juraj
FOR FOOOHOW, Straite, and Porsa, testifying to the speñor (1)HE 41 British Barque make and quality of ther Billiard Tables, and while thanking their Friends and Patrons in.
R. W. Pridehur, Muster, will 53 desputobus Chinu for the liberal support so long extended above on or about the 23rd inst., and will take to their firm, world, in saliditing farther pCargo at Cheap Bates. tronage, bag to mention the following faste For Freight, apply toda which are conduzed to the acccan their offorts have hitherto met with
Every table is made of enlid wound, well sen soned and not venceredY
The Cushions aró constructed un an entirely
Agents,
CARLOWITZ & 06,
t1098 Hongkong, 14th July, 1875- DE FOR LONDON, HE A 1.British Barque
OSAKA,"
USMAIL LINE:
10 per & oz, ALFRED LISTER
Postmaster General,
Hongkong, 12th July, 1875, Correspondents for New Zealand vit Turro
Straits.
Acting Agent, General Past Office
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
A considerable moast of Correspondence being ressived directed to New Zealand við THROUGH TO NEW YORK, via OVEB Torres Straits it is notified thus the New Zeu- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT and Post Office has declined to roosive Mailo YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO by that route, hence there is uo alternative but
to forward anel Correspondence vit Galle.
anxious to avail themselves THE S. SCITT OF TOKIO" will leave
Hongkong for Sun Prurito, a loss of the Tor who truite some tre to conta anisate hams, on MONDAY, the 16th August, ut 5 P.M., with New Zealand should näûsess their. Istern, taking Passagers, Mails and Freight, for &o, to the gare of an Agent at Sydney. Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of. Lading are issued for transportation to Yoso- bama and other Japan Forty, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexion, Contral and South America, and to New York and Enrope, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS
A Stormer of the Company will leare Shang-
FENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR PALE
naw principle, introduced by C. L. und Co., T. G. LINSTEAD,
and unlike that adopted by English makers, Lowe, Master, will load a General Cargo. bere bui, via the Inland Sva Ports, about the some sad are much more durable and lively than and at Whampoa and will baro immediata
patch for the above English-made cushions.
For Freight, apply
9183 Hongkong, 2161 Dooember, 1874.
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,
WITH THEM HANN W PUNTLAND MANDARIN
PRONUNULATION, VAAN
desdale, and make close connection at Yokohama, At New York, Paasaugera Aave selection of he various lince of Steamers to England, Frience
and Germany, VA A
-- No tabla leaves 0; Ln and Ca's premiese uptíl - A. Mac), HEATON
it has been standing ready Anished for over 19 it 924 Hoogkong, 14th June, 1875. months, in order to suure perfectly sensored material
Every article of furniture, also, that leaves
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
| | 18E 4 ) American Clipper Bargus
**CONQUEST"
AD ANGLO-URINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Pers. (Hice, Hongkong, TB comprehensiveness and practical servic
this Work stands unrivalled. All the now words which the Chinese have of isto years bem compelled to coin to express the numerons ob- geots in machinery photography telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid cdvanco of foreign relations has imposed upon them, ar hore given in cafes. Each and every word in stuck of Billiard, Pool and Pyramid Exlle, Cues, fully illustrated and expisined, forming exer- Tips, Chalks, Cloth, and every requisite for the oines for students of a most instructive nature. Billiard Tuble D ARE ON | Both the Court and Pant pronunciations are
Old Cushions renewed on U. Lazarus & giren, the assente being carefully marked on
U. Lazarus and Co.'s Establishment, in qua, Captain Small For Freight, apply to ragtved of Solid and Sonscued Wood.
D. TA & Co. have always ready a large stock of new Cushious on their peculiar prinsiple, and which can be supplied for any table, the ader curate length and breadth of the slute bed only being required.
O. I. und Co. have always in and a large
the heat.principle hitherto attained. The typos Co,'s poguliar principle, thereby making an old graphy duplays the sagcers of an attempt to table as good us now, sub make the Chinese and English type correspond
BILLIARD HAMPS
in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast six and Bight Light Immps for Oil, or Born economy of space, achieving a clearness not previously attained, and disponning with shoood sive, the latter with baynere on the duper cast margins and vacant spaces which have principle, giving a light equal to twelve aromaty
To illustrate the vast ecope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration,
HÚZAEIO & Uc 1071- Hougkong, 8th July, 3875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, tHE following 4 1 American Clipper Ships,
having the greater portion of their Carga, engaged, will have immediate despatch for the abave Port
Tho - MATILDA.“
The" MESSENGER,"
Captain Gilley," For Freight, apply to
ROZA RIO & 952 Hongkong, 21st June, 197,57 2
FOR LONDON, Z
To follow the Denbighshire,
H 4 1 British Barque
ET. ANDREW'S CASTLE, "— 1 Malcolia, Master, will loud here, at: Whampoa
to Cuba; $16,207 to. Mexico; $14,209 to Aug Chinese Insuranee Cocinany.$192 per share. heretofem obaracterized Chinese publications lampe SECURE Vimmer Gas: Peudents and at looo, and will have immediate 408.
tralia $8,768 to China: 35,037 the Find Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share wich Islands: 532,864 to Jupan; and $198,189 $487 per share,
ta Cattudy. Other countries, European and Obing Fire Insurance Company's Sharis--$134 Astatio, pambaned books in quantities varying from £8,000 to $100.
The choir of Rochester Cathedral; after being closed for the purpose of undergo. ing a complete restoration, was reopened. on the 11th June. The works connected with
the restoration of this exthedral, which, in one
per abare,
XM
Eighton light ring
Chalmers Vocabulary, sontains abest 15,000, with rod to suspend avoc table, a Chinese olmructers, and Medhurst'a Uniglich
Victoris Fire Insurance Company's Shares and Ohinese Dictionary, about 100,000, whist . EZADUS AND Co, have been appurated
$162 por starej
this work contains more than 50,000 English Sole Agents in India and the Bast for words, and upwards of 600,000 Chiasse oboru-
THE NEW TATENT ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKHB,
Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock Company's
* Shares-40 por copt, discount, tera, Agajo, despite all the grammurs and Hongkong, Cintou and Macao Steamboat Co.'s other elementary works ne yet published, the
a cations and equivelante of different words which
barse 17 per cent discount, student of this diffkult language absolutely reby means of which the score can be marked of the foest specimeng of Norman Mohitecture Shanghai Stem: Navigation Company-Tequires exples to display the various appli. from the cushion of the tablo. in this country, bave been carried out from the 65 por ebare Designs and plans of Sir Gilbert Scott, and bare Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-875 per bave one general meaning of these examples Price Lista Catalognee, and all information teen of a most extensive obaracter. The reatus share. K ration of other portions of the Cathedral is Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$55 per
being proceeded with, and the entire edition will
be completely restared as soon as the veccseTY funds are furtbooming. For these an appeal
büs boon warde to the publis by the denn nad
bapter.
cent, discount
SALES ON JULY 22, 1875
dateparted by Chiness. **
this work contains more than five times ne
patch for the above Port,
For Freight, apply to”.
A MacG. HEATON
DEAGON & Co.,
Sale! Cantori ana Macao, 1862 Hongkong, 4th Jona, 1875. FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 41 Dusob Bark
HOLLANDER,
Blaster, will load here for the above Port, and will have immediatë deapatıb. Se for Freight apply to po
ROLVOGEL, HAGEDOEN & C $94 Hongkong, Bth June, 1875.-
a
lished,
may be obtained from many as any other Dictionary sitberic pub- LA NE OBAWFORD AND CO,
Van der
For pratical purposes the arrangement of
the work is so complete, that a referenas
to the pages enables a person who under-i
¤. LAZARUS & CO,S AGENTS
Son Blubber, 20 bags, ut $3.20, by Yes, kas to stands English to communist offical HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN.
D. Van Nostrand, publisher, of Now Tork, travelling trader, KALA writes that he has fast received from London Cardamons, (luférior). 30 bags, at $31.00, by name "In this respect the work will be found
with natives understand nothing but. Ühi|||
indispensable to all - Europeans, residing in
To
and by whom. Na
ALL URDERS WILL BE RECEIVED. China, and to the untives themselves it ox- and forwarded to Calenita by the FARLIEST plains subiecte fully with which very few in opportunity, BEL
PRAZO (1405
· Broera Bugar, 200 baze, at $3.09, by Hop- Zood of them are parfectly acquainted. bing to local fradør,
TOURIST'S GUIDES resident Bogland and interstal f Black Dater, 20 bagt, at Tie. 2.8.00, by Chun-China it cannot but be invaluable occasionally. BEDCORD, PRICES thong-wing to travelling trader.
Containing the names of all the Artisted of It comprises upwards of two lead large rude, objects of Natural History Farmstore, quarto pogee.
&c., Sc., with the Punti, and Mandarin Pronon elation
what purports to be e trazilation of Platiner's | Hop-hing to travelling trader, starti
Blowpipe Analysfa" which, upon examina Black Pepper, 200 bugs, at $0.10, by Hop- tion, proves to be an exact reprint, ward for hing to travelling trader word, of Professor: Comvallu translation published by him. It is translated and edited, or parports to be, by T. Hugo. Dookesley, and gives no credit to Profesor Coramat, but merely my a translation has been publiebed in New York, which be has followed to some extent, Mr. Van Nostrand think anch Peontemptible proceeding abatid be exposed and has 148edsoe to the trade, drawing, their attention to this piracy.
Whale Super 100 bage, at $6.30, by Chúun chong-wing to travelling trader.
Vermicelli, 50 bags, at $6,6), by Chunscheng wing to travelling trader
Wood Ou, 100 passages, at Tis 67.50; by Kwong-fook wo to bravelling traders
TRUBNER & Co, 360, PATERNOSTUE ROW;
W. H. BELL, -- DAILY PERSS: OFFICE, Hosaxóng,
"
Also a low copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two arts,
The Daily Press Olios,
KRUPP ALL JAB
WORKS
ESSEN (GERMANY) SULD AGENT FOR CHINA,
PRIL Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Garmang. ). 15
NOW ON SALES
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION AND
STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT-
By De DEVAN, with many Additions, Ceres- "tiane, and Dr, Wanzzame Orthography. PRIOR: Iy Paper Wrapper.....$1.50 Neatly Bound
Apply at the Daily Press Office,"
Freight will be received on board until 4-P.M. in the 18th proxime Fareel Packages will be received at the Office until 6 PM, of the STDE day All Parcel Fackages should be marked to address m full; vaine of same in required,
For further information us to Passage and Fright, apply in the Agency at the Company, Prupa West Y
G. B. EMORY.
Acting Agent
Hongkong, July 18th, 1875,
NOTION TO SHIP MASTERS - OFTUM AND SPIRITS FARMS IN
COCHIN CHINA:
ALFRED LISTER,
Acting Postmacher, General, General Post Office, Hongkong.
It is hereby totifed that benceforward the postage on lettera sddressed to Newfoundland, which must be paid in advance, will be a fol- lo, viz
When forwarded via gi conta cach 3-ounce,
Briedi
When forwarded vi34
Marsillee
When forwarded ziáį
Sonillumpton
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F. W. MITONELL
Podmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong,
It is hereby notified that Letters addreesed to France way be sent either paid or unpaid at the option of the sender; but too postage on Pricco Current, Newspapers and Booke cauziot be prepaid
For each gunce The rate of postage obargeable on Letters addressed to France per French Packet is
12 cents. Per British Packet when marked vi
18 Per British Packet when marked vid
Alexandria and Marseilles
12. F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General. General Post-Office, Hongkong.
TN Puranazce of the Orlimanece enacted by cas ver tant Ship Masters bare to make known-ut the Harbourmaatera. or Foriners' Offices, on their.
The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having urrisal in Seigan, úny" quotity of Oplup, or,
giren notice to the General Poer Office in Lon Spirits of any kind which may have been skip don that artisica of Jewellery received in that ped, on board of their Vesacts, failing which Colony are chargeable with Customs Daties,
They arelinide to the Penaltion specified shove in.
1. (Ord; 5, Oot, 1871, Arb. VII., XVI, XVI)
18, Sept. 1678, XII) Le Fernier de POpium et des Alcool BABANHAP & Ore, Tile Psident du Conseil d'Adown. ASPOONER,
from 105 Faigon, Jounary, 1575.
NOTICES.
W
the undersigned considers it necessary to make this Regulation known to the Fable, and to stato that any letters or packets containing sol articles sent through the Port are liable, with their contente, to be forfeited,
F. W. MITCHELL
Postiastor Gerunat General Post-Ofice, Hongkong,
It is hereby notifed for general information, IN Order to meet the wishes of the Natave that the Pootage on Lettere, addressed to Nor. Community, the Chinese fusne of this way, when forwarded via Southampton, will Fapte hus baan, from the commencement of the henceforward be 30 cents for each balf ounce China New Year, issued 'party' instead of on which may either be paid in advance, or it may alternate days as before. M be left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. The Paper has been Established for nearly Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional Twenty Years, and is, as to Editorial Manage charge on delivery. EN MOLES wept, under the Dircution of a Well Edugated, Chinese GenElouan; gives ralible conreal and general information, and has the same position with the Native Community as to A4- Trees with the Foreign Community. The vortisements and Neve a the English Daily
Charge for Advertisemente will be as bereto. turo,
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1874.
魚頭爆
榮
WING KEN QUAL SHOP.
FW MITCHELL,
Postmaster General General Post Office, Hongkong,
that on and after the 1st forwarded by Pri
It is hereby notified for general information
Postage on Correspondence
vats chip to the Straits Settlementa, must be prepaid at the following rates, viz.
For Letters.8 cents per ounes. For Papers,.. ..2... each. For Book Proketi Į
THE Proprietor of WING-KER Shop bags to and Packets of 6
Patterns?
inform the publia that his Slop be8 beca established since 1855, at Endicott's Lane, and that be has always a great gauntity of BEST QUAL W stors for Sale Gentlemen or Ship-Packet. mnstore viedióy to patronise him, are requested to apply at his Shop,*:
171503 Hongkong, 23rd September, 1874.
for each d'ouncee.
The registration fee on such correspondence Tacire cats for oncð Letter, Paper or
F. W. MITCHELL,
Portvinster General, General Poets Office, Hongkong,
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