A, LUCKY HAUL.
SIMPLIFICATION OF LAW..
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 16mm, 1875.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
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Ulysses (str.). JAdu:
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A whole multitude of diverse signs seem to A vast amount of treasure has at one time or another bien expended in attempting to recover portend at last a codifiention of the English tho "trenanves of the deep," but in these attemptalawa. The signs are not pertiúpa, severally. auccess in bafortunately been the exception conglusive, nor can the result be predicted with rather than the role. Alacky haul, has, bow. anything like ocufidenatIt is, of course, evor, stely been made by Captain Brown; of improbable that England will over possess & Norfolk, in the United States, who the other nithed work oh as the oder drawn up by. day recovered from the depths of the sen on the Fremdli Empire. But it quite within the irou sufe of the Cnited Statos man-of-war bounds of reasonable hope that the confused and. Cumberland, which war sunk in Hampton osatisfactory condition in which" our whole Raade by bo Confederate tam Virginia in body of stilute low was acknowledged to be LONDON. via BUBZ CANAL. 1882, Divers had been at work on the wreck some twenty years ago muy he gradually ex- for 10 years with the object of recovering this changed for a state of comperative order and NEW YORK Bafe. The fortu unta foder had only been at the intelligibility. The principal step reqaited for worek 48 hours when he found the safe baried progress towards this Bourable end so, first, BAN FRANCISCO via Y HAMACity of Tokio (str.)..... in three or four feet of mud at a depth of 28 tba capargation of chaoleto, and superanded S'PORE, PENANG, & CALTA feet of water. By the explosion of a torpedo Actas escondly, the consolidation of the tumor SAIGON, SINGAPORE. the anfo war eracked, and us it was botsted aus Aat bearing upon tlie samne subject, bat BANGKOK.. na deck a few pieces of gold sein dropped out. now soattered about in reakless disorder SACION It is said that the snfo contained between 60,000 mengat the different volumes of sietatea;
MANILA... Do and 100,000 dollare in gold. It is estimated and thirdly, the etablishment of some goaran- that more than 100,000 dollars have been lost bee thus future legialutiva monauros will be YOKOHAMA, by different persons in trying to recover this worked in harmoniously both with the creting SHANGHAL termare. While Captain Brows was searching laws and with one another. Apart from thqua the wreak he was, to say, aortes a petrified there is the further object, upon whion much o human body in a perfect state of preservation. attention bas lately been bestowed, of achier The Captain supposes the body to be that of an ing in some tolerable degres a carnces of o Oficer, and has expressed hip intention of flab prosion in drafting Acta, ao that it may 3ngidup, but whether for soientifla orexblonger require several years and a whole mans of tional purposes, la not yet known. There canindial decisions to fix them with their pruo-l bo little doubt if Captain Brown is as fortanstetica) meaning. The first of the above objects in recovering the body on he has been in le already being attained with some 904- recovering the safe, and oan en far overcome his oras by the committee, under.. whose directiong feelings na to allow it to be exhibited, hin last the Revised Statutes are being-published. hkul will be hardly Teen arktive than his first An inafands of consolidation is to be found in the digest recently made of the Merokant other two reforms thero bas Titely been Shipping Acta. And on the subject of the poblinbed an imponent volume in the shape of
A SECRET RELIGIOUS SERVICE IN
...AN ANGLICAN CHURCH.
The Liverpool Esoning lion of the latalya report by the select committee of the House publishes the following —
at Commzona.appointed to consider what means
NINGEO AND SHANGHA
AMOY AND TAMSUI. SWATOW, AMOT & POOOHO ***
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For Sale
Sanda (str.)..
Suratfetr
Quanc Eo (ete}
jhlaharijah (str.)..
Ningpo atr.)
HarLoong (str.), W Kwangtung (atr.) ........
QAILE & CO.
RĘ now SHOWING angh Departinent.
CHOICE GOODS,...
suitable for SUMMER WEAR,
COMPRIDING
Butterfeld & Swire.... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Count Whampoa Vogal, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong F. M. S. 9. Compl Hangkong D. & O; B. Cu Hongkong David Sassoon, Sons & Co..
2. CHÉNgerida Aritin t Bangkonguen Fat Hong.... Hongkong Souy Shing... Hongkong (Remedios & Con Hongkong Remettos & Co Hongkong P. & 0.8. N. 06. longkong P&O N. Oo, Flongkong Dilman & Coll Hongkong Siomasen & On M. Rayner Hongkong Niemissen & Co., Abbot
Hongkang Douglas Depruik & C
Douglas Lapraik & Co.
Kobevaria
For Sale
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INNETE INSEECTION OF THEIR NEW GOODS, er B. 8. GLENOYLE: Ladies”end Ubudreu's 301)TS and SHOES. Ladies' BLACK VELVET SHOES. FIQUE COSTUMES, CORSETS. Ladies' STRIPED JOTTON and TRREAD HOSE.
agentod is not vary bold dur, and it will con cesedly be beach by amorous difficulties. But the mero publio urowal thus made, but a step in this direction is imperatively necary FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, in 8ICK and ↑ .. and theoretically possible, mas do maab to in dace Parliament tu recognise ite duty and to
ohieve a practical result. -Globe. “
WOOL POPLIN.
Light Fancy MOÐAIRS.
There has been an unpleasant rimoir sh- ouluting the last few Life respecting the may be adopted to improve the manner and A Now 218 47 in oren Depart proceedings at St. Peter's parish churob, andangange of current lexislution." The scheme especially reference to those on a recent fealival occasion. This stated hist on the ocension of a recent festival, not authorized nor reconized by the Oburol of England, a private aud secret service antenown in the ritual of the burch was performed with locked doors; that at this servipe one of the clergy was gorgeously rubed, and that there wire other attendant circumstances directly opposed to the pledges and promises of the rooter, and ocrtainly sterly ropugnent to the wishes of the parishioners. Wo regret to find that there can be no doubt that a private unannounced service was held audere. A labourer, aged 38, was charged with pecalia: circumstances, with closed door biog drank and disorderly in Victoria Park, ihe teart of Corpus Christi.
HABITUAL BRUTALITY.
There is an instructire little narrative in tho poloe reports watch Mr. Orcus might profitably study before the Assaults Bill go into Com-
and with asarniting si pometable who tried to put The Manchester Guardian of the 2nd July him out of the park. The avenult was not a We are enabled to give what are the facts, or serious one--it is described as a bad tick Bostantiated by the priest himself--then the sun-and in itself would have been Rev. Georgs E. Burcowe This gentleman soldatiy punised by the two months impri- ing informs us that the service reforted to did take soment to which the main was senteured by -place as described, and that he alone is yapan the police wagistrate, But there were proveds against him 50 previone convictions for dranken“ sible for it. It was attended by lay friends of and violent conduct, for ssaults, and for no- te, to the number of fiften-members of the lawfully sounding, two of which were within the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, and believers in the Beul Presence. The hour at last month. The existonos of push record sa this which it was held was cine in the evening, after is reply an indictment against the law. It eng. the ordinary service, and it seanpied about half Reals a grave doubt wbsther the offender waapro- an' boar, coudacted with locked doors. It was perly deals with in the first instance, and it is a what is called the Service of the Benediction proof in itself that he has not been proper y dealt and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, the with in later instances. There is a chanos, to Gay the least, that if the yurishment inflicted
Buya and Girls SAILOR and YACHTING
Figured and Plain Japanese POP HATS.
LINS. ALPACAS
Figored TUSSORE CLOTHS. Black Fancy GRENADINES, White Do.
De.
Colored GAUZES.
Printed MUSLINS.
Striped and Checked ORGANDIS, WASHING MATERIALS for Ladies Moru
Wrappers, dc, in Printed LINENS.
French PEROALES.
Striped and Embroidered G&LATSA
ULUTHS..
Satin Striped and Check CAMBRIOS BATISTE.
Figure1 BRILLIANTES. TUSSORE CLOTHS. LIFEN LAWNS.
Niagara Lage Stripe CAMBRICS. Satin Obeak PIQUES, Striped LAWNS.
procession being accompanied with beings, for his first offence had been something sharper itany, and jacere. Mr. Burrgve, it may be the mare seclusion from society he might not Abu Roadymade, large Assortmest alm naid, is well initiated in theme services, he being. I have cared to face it a second time, Imprison- EMBROIDERED COSTUMES in all the now in the babit of spending a time at Liament had probably as terrors for him, but the waSHING MATERIALS, guaranteed fast thony Abbey with Father Tgustins, where such service are of daily opporrence; and we order prospect of a Blogging sight have excited Tory Calors, which will be found most saitable for stand that in the event of the preemat diselenre different feelings. It must be admitted that this Cliente rantting in termination of Mr. Burrows labonge in Liverpool, he will at onse join the English Becediotine Order. We may state that Mr. Burrove, who commenced work at St. Peter's abon two years ago, bas-no lisence froer the bishop, but aimply his permission to work in the diosese.
The rigar of the churah is the Rev. Alexander Stasari, and it appeara from the Liveriant Mer cury of the 2nd July that he bas, fa a letter to Mr. Burrows, expressed in very strong terus his disapproval of that gentleman's conduct,
The Latest Styles in Ladies'nod Children's. UNTRIMMED STRAW and CHIP HATS.
The Newest Designs in Frupoh TRIMMED MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS.
Ready-made MORNING. WRAPPERS in French CAMBRICS, BRILLIANTES, French LAWNS.
there are characters and this man may possibly be one of them whom no groepeat of panish- meat can deter from crime, and in that case the initial fogging might not have prevented the committal of the other 29 offence. But a man opon whom the ordinary sentences
Black Lace and White Shetland SHAWLS. of the luw have no influence ceases, as
- Black Luca SLEEVELESS JACKETS, regards the community opon which.be preys, ló be in any way dating sabable from a wild Book MUSLIN REGISTERED PANIER beast. When it has been proved by experiment SKIRTS POLONAISES, JACKETS, and shah o mas is set hept from raunting his TUNIOS.
eghbours by the knowledge thut he will pay Book and Sries MUSLIN EMBROIDERED For it in his own peraon, he ought to be kept COSTUMES. From it by its being made impossible for him to THE KINGDOM OF WADAL.
carry out his wishes. After a certain number The African traveller, Dr. Nochtigal, gave an of convictions the nest should bring with it a interesting account of his experiences in the term of penal servitude. - A clange in the law ie kingdom of Wadi at a meeting of the Berlinnealed in both directions. A sharper penalty Geographical Society countly. He paid that for a first offence might make second and third communitaiios-is-now rapt up with the convictione lens boners, and overer punish- interior of Wadai by merabants from the Nile, ment on second and third convictions would am that the whole of the country will probably make subsequent offences 18 numoreas. Un be accessible to foreign traders within the next fortunately Iris's-salto Bill kant for years, Llers Vogel, who visited Wadal and provision for the case of repeated convictions, was killed by the natives there, bas left a map and only allows flogging to be inflicted in the of the country which is not adanrate. The Caes of Bad wonviction. Simple, deterrent greater part of. Wadai lies within the thirteenth punishment is to be resorted to too late and to parallel of cast longitude and the twenty-first be peraavered in two long-Pall Mall Gazette. Aud twenty-second of north latitude; but the King's rule extenda far beyond the limits
EXPORT CARGOES,
of his own country, comprising the numerous Per Cathay, for Lvadou, doi: desert trihea up to the land of the Niam-Niama.
From Hongkong and Coston to London 273
The area of his territory is alent three thou-bale Sil From Shangbai to London 959, vand square wiles. On the assumption that the bales Sill. From Japan to London 2 haler country is as thickly populated as Western Site. From Haukar to Londpa 29 balen Sil's. Soudan, thapopantion would basbant3,000,000 From Hongkong and Cuaton to Coutjant l but Dr. Nachtigal-thioka it is not really more bales Silk, From Bhanghai to Continent 885 Than 2,500,000. The ground rises from west to buke Silk. From Japan te Continent 16 bales. cost, and utanĵos an elevack of from 1,000 to S. From Shanghai to London 7 bules Waste 1,500 feet, above the sen-lovet. Nemgroua small S. From Hongkong to Continent & bales streams flow from the eastern heights and follosome, From Hongkong and Cauton to into the two principaltivers of Wadai, the Bata Tondon 15 ones Silk From Hongkong to and the Pepaka. The entry is divided into Costinent 2 cases Buk. From Basaghai to seven provincee: the torth district, the south London 2,747 Loxes Tea, 6685-baif-chests Tea, distriot, the east district, the west dis 2,709 oheets Tex, 5 packages 2es From Shang triety, the mountain district, tho river dishai to Continentalf-hosts Tea. 24 Giot, and the mendon, district. The re-packages Ten. From Shanghai to New York ligion of the people is Mabommedan, and their 1073 boxes Ten. 1.250 half-sheets Cer.
From customs resemble theee of moal uncivilized Shangbai to Boston 1,624 boxer Tea. From Mahan merian countries The King is looked Shanghai to Odcess 590 half-ohoste Tas. From opan se aaort of divinity; his mother Yokohama to London 5 packages True From must be of the dominant race, he must Canton to London 270-half-elesta Tea, 262 be without any physical or mental defect, heats Tea. always est alive, and, never drink beer. | His word is mored, and he must never break is, even if the mat disastrone non-OF sequences were to ensue from his not doing so, The King's drinking vessels, and the wells from who they are filled, are covered with clothy, to protest the water sysinet the in- Quences of the evil eye, and the women and girle who take the water to the King's palace are always accompanied by a guard, The "Royal, insignia are a crown, a su nobrelli of ostrich festhere, and the family Koran. The King'e barem consists of about five hundred wonten, and when the King dies his daughters are married at the expense of his sustemor, the sons, except, the Eeir to the throne, being
blinded with hot irons. The highest dignita ries of State, when they are summoned to appear before the King, alwaye approach bin an all-four, with their eyes énet on the grond. The administration of the country is entirely in the hands of the fails, who are taken mostly from certain privileged families.
LONDON.
EXCHANGE,
Bank Billa; on demand, .....
Bank Bille, at 30 days sight, 40 Bank Bills, at 6 months sight, 4/1 to 4/lt Oreillts, at 6 montbe'sight...... 44 Dommentary Bills;atô months"
sight 4/1}; OF BOMDAT. -Bank, on dewand 9204 ON CALCUTTA-Bank, on demand 2201
BRANGHAL
"Bank, sight lacinogender 12
Private, 30 days' sight .................... 22§.
SHARES,
A Jarge Stock of FANCY LINEN SETS, COLLARETTES, Real LACE RUFFLE COLLARS and BEADED FICHUS
Real LACE COLLARS and QUFFS, Frilled LAOB COLLARS.
CULLE and LACE RUFFLING. Hemmed and Hem Stitched and Lace Edge HANDKEROHIETS,
HOSIERY and Liste Throad GAUNTLET- CLOVES.
French FLOWERS and FEATHERS. SASHES and SASH RIBBONS. › Ladies UNDERCLOTHING and BABY LINEN.
Children's White FIQUE FROCKS and FIGLISSES
WASHINGBATS.
New STRIPED and ORDOK ORENA DINES for DRESSES
PLAIN WHITE BATISTES and WHITE STRIPED DITTON
New STRIPED and SPOT FRENCH PERGALES
Ficces of HAIR, for Wearing in Prascut Style.
JET CROSSER, BRACELETS, NECK- LETS, and HAIR PINS.
Ladies' and Obiliren's UNDERCLOTHING
Gentle more--PELT HL-AT-BSHIRTS, COLLARS, SCARES, ORAVATS, TIES and UNDERCLOTHING.
The India GAUZE UNDERVEST, to take
like a Coat, so as not to terr
33 QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.
606 Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.
JUST RECEIVED.
Jon or about 1016 fout;
ajok deanatoh Quick despatch To day, at 3 PM
u let prox. 18:3 PAMA Po-morrow, at ru On 21at inst, at noon. To-day, at 4 P.M. „Po-day, nt 41.M.
Quick desputéh.-7. Quick despatoḥ, To-day, at noon. To-morrow,nt dayligati Quick dospatch. Today, at 5 PM. ⠀ To-morrow, at noon. -To-day, 'nt no
JOn 10th inst., at noon,
Yessels on the Berth.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI, HE Steamship
@HALLOONGY Captain Abbott, will be despatobed for the Above Ports TO-DAT, the 16th inst., at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, upply to
DOUGLAS LAPRÁIK & Co.
5d 1246 Hongkong, 12th August, 1875.
HE
"STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, HEP.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamship.
SENDA,"
Vessels on the Berth.
U. G: MAI LINE.....
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH TO NEW FORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUURING. AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. THE S. 8. CITY OF TOKIO" will learn Hongkong for San Francisco, id Yoko hama,on MONDAY, 16 IGIL August, as 6 r,,, taking Passengers, Male and Froight for Japan, the United States, and Europe."
Through Passenger Tickete and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to. Tolo- ha and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Guntral and South America, ard to New York and Europe, VIA OVER
LAND RAILWAYS.:
A Steamer of the Company will leave bang- hai, via the Luland Sea Turte, about the same date, and oika olose coprcolion atTM Yokulanan. At New York, Passengers bave selection of various lines of Steamere to Bigland,, Franca and Germany:
Freight will be theived on board until 4r,x. on the 15th proximo. Parcel Packages will be ressived at the Oligo until 5 P.M. of the same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in tall; velas of same is required.
Fer further information us to Packy and Freight, apply to ike Agency of the Company, Praya Weat
6. B. EMORY,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, July 15th, 1975,
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MEJSAGPRIEB MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
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| SAIGON;SINGAPORE BATAVIA, FOINT
DE GALLE. ADEN SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; AL90,
Post-Office Notifications.
A mail till closc For SungbalPer Quang Sa, to-day, the. 16:1 fast,, at 930 1,M, ......
For Yokohamnar Brexda, to-day, the 10th just, at 11:30, M.
Fur Anny nad Tamaut-Per Heilsang, to doy, the 16th int, ut 11.80 3.3€.
For Saigon and Bangkok Per Rajonettiani. har to-day, the 16th ist, at 3.30 m. 16th Inst, at 4.30 2.
For Shanghai-Por Maharajah, to-day, the
instant. Fat Fate Letters, 5.10 to 5.50 P.M. For Shangbai-Pu Surat, to-day, the 16th
For Ningpo and Shanghai-Per Ningpo, to morrow, the 17th inst, ut 11.30 ..
Hardenten, to-morrow, the 17th fuel, at 2.30 PM. For Singapore, Penang, and Caloutta-Per
Argyll, to-morrow, the 17th inst., at 2.30 PM
For Bingapore Puong, and Clafoutes-For
MAILS BY E« UNITED STATES
RAND PACKET" The Inited State Mail Packet* CITY QE= TORIO" will be dispatched an MONDAY, the 16th Angast, at 8 P., with the Malle
For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Pool Offos will be open for the recaption of Ordinary Letters. Books, Newspapers, Sa., until 2,30 pm.
Lotters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 .. to 2.50 p.m., or payment of a Late Tea of 12 cents in addition to the Postage. The Prepaymeat of the Pustage to all the Jubove places by this ronte is compalerry.
respondence-bufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Pockets.
Correspondance addressed to. Yokabuma únd the United States must be superscribed per "CITY OF TORIO,” nul that addressed to the United Kingdom cat be supercaribed "via" San Francisco
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster ensal
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 10th July, 1876.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET"
The French Mail Packet "PELHO" wili be despatched on SATURDAY, the 21st ipat,
will leave for the above plasa TO-DAY, the PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND CAL with Mails to and through United Kingdom 16th inst., at Noon...
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent
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P. & O. 3 N, Q5% Of&e,
Hongkong, 16th August, 1875,
FUR SAIGON..
HE Steamship
THE
RAJANATTIANUHAR," Captain Hopkins, will be despatabed for the above Port TO-DAY, the 15th inst., at 4 P..
For Freight or Fremge, apply to
SCEY SHING,
Bonram Strand 5d 1296 Hongkong, 11th August, 1875.
FOR BANGKOK-
THE Steamship
"RAJANATTIANUHAR”.. Captain Hopkins, will be despatched for the above Part TO-DAY; the 18th inat, at 4PM.
For Freight or Page, and First-claga Ac- commodation for Cobin Passengers, apply to YUEN FAT HONG.
T PERFUME, from ED. PINAUD & CO. TENTEHMEN'S FRENCH ROOTS 1233 Hongkope, Ilth Angust, 1875
SILK UMBRELLAS..
Double FOWLING-PIECES. REVOLVERS:
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, |(Fairing Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKT
aud BIOGO.).
"SURAT
DE SAINT MARCEAUS & CIE.'s CHAM-HE P. & Q. 8. N. Üc's Steamshin PAGNE, Carte Noire and Carte Blinsby, &c., &c. &c.
L. THEVENIN, - 44, Queen'e Ioad, and 11, Stanley Street, lately the Premises of Mocars. G. DUROST & Co. 1183 Hongkong, lat Angust, 1875.
BLIVIOUS GINGER BRANDY,
DEL $4 per Dezan.
SPLITS of WINE, for Lamps, 28 per Bezin, Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY CO 1200 Hongkong, 6th Augnat, 1875,
+
will leave for the above place TO-MORROW, the 17th instat daylight.
A. MCIVER,
P.&O.AN, Co.'s Office,
Hongkong, 18th August, 1975.. POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
PRICALJUTTA.
THE British Steamship
Superintendant.
İ1195
"HINDOSTAN,” Captain T. 8. Gardner, will leave this for the atove Ports TO-MORROW, the 17th instant,
AND B. TENNENT'S ALE and ut ST.M.
PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS Merchant Navy
CANVAS. Jong Flax Crown
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tl 1130 Hongrong, 11th May, 1867.
́ESTABLISHED IN 1607.
C. LAZARUS AND... 0·0%, Ingosporated with Shearwood and Co., - HILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,
Boya WASHING SUITS, in all sizes. HIS Ladica UMBRELLAS and SUN SHADES.].'. Ladies' and Children's BOOTS and SHOES.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,. QUEEN & ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG,
AND AT SHANGHAI
FOR SALE. HAIPAGNE
HEIDŽIOR & Co.'s MUNOPLE; Chion.
Apply to
DEENEN & Co., Bolo Agents for China and Japan. tt 144 Hongkong, 23rd January, 18757
FOR SALE.
HENRY RITCHIE'S SUPERIOR FALE
AT, G. LINSTEAD. 9189 Hongkong, 21st December, 1874,
NOW ON SALE
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharan-24 AD
per cent. Aiaconat
pela
Union Insurance Society of Canton, new shofen)
$50 per share promium.
China Traders Insurance Company's Suates
3975 per share.
separate China and Japan Marine Insurance T5, 89
per e bare. AEN
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
BY APPOINTMENT TO EXOELLENOY THE VICEROY,
HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 55, 50, 60, & 01, Bentinak Street,
JALOUTTAJAA
صين
BILLIARD TABLES.
LAZARUS & Col's. Billiard Tables are
Derputebes will close at 230 ..
For Freight or Prasuge, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., 1240 Hongkong, 13th August, 1875.
QUBAN STEAMSNIT COMPANY.
FOR LONDON viz SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship "ULYSSES,"
will be despatched on or about the 39th instant,
Fur Freight or Fussage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE, Agents.. 1222 Hongkong, St. August 1875)
"FOIL SHANGHAI,
AE British Steamship
QUANG SE,"
via Mursiilles; to Europe, Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Sey ohelles, Rennion, Mauritius, Shes, and Alexan
[OUTTA,"
SATURDAY, the 21st August, 1875, at noon, the Company's Steomahipdria, *PFI-HO,” Commandant LoRMIEH, with The following will be the honre of closing the MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIB, and Mafla, &c.:-
AR10; will leave this Port for the above places
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Jon. den as well as for Marcelles, and accepted in taansit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted tilt on, Garge will be received on board antil 4 Patta Speciu and Pareste antil 3 r.. on the 20th Angaat, 1875. (Parvels are not to be sent on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office.) Contents and value of Packages aro regnired.
For further particulars, apply at the Jom pany's Office.
C. HENTRAND,
Principal Agent.
Hongkong, 12th August, 1875.
| OCCIDENTAL AND CRIENTAL STEAM, SHIP COMPANY.
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| TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS. SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH. TON ONTHAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
NO COMPANIES,
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
JERES, S. OCAA NTC will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Yeltobama, on WED. NESDAY, the 1st September, at 3 P.m., taking Cargo and Tussengers for Japad, the United States, and Europe
Connection is oudeat. Yokohama with Steamers from Slangbait
Freight will be received on board nasil à P.M. of the lat instant: Parcel
Purcel Packages dill be
abonld be
in fall; raine of majo.in required.
to addreas
·61
Relura Passage Lietete diable for months are issued as a reduction of 20 per cent. on regular rates
For further information as to Treight or Pusaare, apply to the Agency of the Company Praya Wert.
G. B. EMORY,
deting agent. Hougkong, August End, 1875.
Auguel 20th,
5 Pat., Money Order Offer dieses. Post Office doses civept the Niour Box, which remains open all night.
August Def
7 A.M., Post. Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Fccl- sing of all correspondence.
10 A.M., Registry of Letters OFASES,
31.A., Past Office cinsess except for Late
Letters
11:10 A., Lotters (bal Tatters only) address=" ed to the United Kingdom or to Sanga- pore tony be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 ceata extra postage, nał
7
11.30 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General,
General Post Uhes,
Hongkong, 11th August, 1875.
The following raised Rates of Postage will take effect from this day-
PONIUGUAL-
Hooks & Letters Newspapere. Patterns ~Centa. Canta, Centa
Via Southampton, 34 per oz. AZORES ISLANDS
0 per 2 oz,
Vis Brindisi, 20 per foz. 8 14 per 20%. Via Marazilles,:{"
Southampton, 34per § oz.
CANARY & Madeira
ISLASTS,
6
8 por 2oz.
V Brindiai,
34 perox. 6 12 per 2 oz Via Marazilles... f
6 6 per 2oz. Vis Southampton, 28 per foz. HONOLULU ANDA..
HAWAN
Via Brindisi,perioz. 10 14 per 2oz. Via Muracilles,.
Yat Southampton, 30 peruz. E Spor 2oz.
ALFRED LISTAR DO General Poat 05c8,
Hongkong, is August, 1992
To provide the greatest possible fuelities for posting Correspondence for Europe, A., up to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrangements have been made for redetting at the Post Office late letters for Singapore and the Euited Kingdom only from 11.10AM to 11:30. Each letter must bear
a late fee of 13 cents extra postage;
Ths above arrangement is intended to mees Loggasional emergendies, and not for the regular. BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARINE IN-posting, of extensive correspondence. Should
BURANOE COMPANY, LIMITED,
it be found, therefore, that large and unan. geable Lumbers of letters are habitually thrown. Captain Belzen, will have quick despatch for Company, are prepared to inane Policies Losvier Evie fee will be imposed,
HE Undersigned, Agenta for the above upon the Department at the last moment, a.
the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:
GILMAN & Co.
Agenta, 1227 Hongkong, 1216 August, 1875.
FUR MANILA (Direct).
MUL
C. now the only ones appresinted in Indin, i Spanish Stoner
long and steady experience extending over 50 years bas proved them to be the best and most suitable for the cliciate."[2]
C. L. & Co. have received a large number of very flattering testimonials from all parts of India, China, Barmah, Cerloo, Manila, Java, Straite, and Perxia, testifying to the superior mako and quality of their Billiard Tables, and while thanking their Friends and Patrons in China for the liberal support so long extended to their firm, would, in soliciting farther pa tronage, hog to mention the following facts which have conduced to the aucecam their offorts have hitherto met with
B. Blanco, Mester, will have inmediate despatob for the above Port
For Freight or Paseage, apply to
ARS REMEDIOS & Co.. 1912 Hongkong, 8th August, 1875.
FOR MANILA (Direct.,
THE
41 Spanish Schooner
« UNION,"
Captain Febsvaris, will have immediate des patch as above.
... For Freight or Fausage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co 1929 Hongkong, Pth Angost, 1875.
FOR LONDON.
Every table is made of solid wood, well sea-THE A-1 17 years British Barque coned and not veneered."
"ADA**
1y the O... Co.'s, P. & 0, O's, and M.. M.
A similar sappleuientary Mail will be made Co's Sumu at the following Rules, lean up for Shanghai by the English and Frack
Free of 15, disast
Contract Stearners, the late lettem being receiv. Particulared from 19 winatos after, up to half an hour Average after the time of closing. The late fee will
·1%%
be 18 dents.
All Risks. Hongkong to London; Tea, 11⁄2-
Do
Do. Bik, 11
J Other Firgiselasa Steamets at Curient Rater. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
10 1184 Hongkong, lat August, 1825. ROYAL EXORANGE ASSURANCE COR-
PORATION.
AE Undersigned, Agents of the above Cor
Tporation, he prepared to grant Policies against Fire at Current Bates, Jess 20% din
BUTTERFIELD & SWIDE,
Agents,
Im 1185 Hongkong,lat Angst, 1875.
· LONDUM AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
ALFRED LISTER.
Postmaster Genera!. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 3rd August, 1975.
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The Postmaster at San Frazoieso has given notice that letters despatched from this clony (whether through the Post Office, or an on- signees letters) by the United States Maię
Packets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States notes the proper Postage from America to sab places be prepaid America Postage Stamper but will bo-re tarned to this Office
Stoh letters should either be prepaid in both, Hongkong and America Stamps as above, or posted tó an Apent in the United States."
Thia motion chiefly applies to the following
HR Undersigned, busing been appointed places, the American rates of Postage to which
Agents of the above Company, are preto se fallens. The Cushions are constructed on an catiraly Captain Aeuls, will load here and at Whampoa,pared to grant Policea guins Fire at Carrent
Hates, lesa 30% discount. new principle, introduced by O. L. and Co., and will have quick despatch as shore,
For Freight, apply to and unlike that adopted by English makers.
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Oɔ, 1203 Hongkong, 5th August, 1875 and are much more durable and lively than English-mado onehlena.NL KA
FOR NEW YORK, THE 41 18 years British Bark
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN WE PRONUNCIATION, ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, published st the Daily Press Office, Hongkong Ocomprehensiveness and practics service this Work stands unrivalled. All the now words which the Chinese have offate yeare brom it has been standing ready finished for over 1841 18 years Bring B compelled to coin to express the zumerous ob months, in order to ensure perfectly seasonel jootaja machinery photography, toleseraphy, and material,
No table leaves O, L. and Co.'s promises until
in solenide generally, which the rapid advanes Every clioto of furniture, also, that leaves of foreign relations bar imposed upon them, kra
olana, which a generally looked down upon, though for what reason does not appear, is Chinese Insurance Company.—$200 per share, formed by the Amiths. To call a man uzmith Hongbong Fire Insurance Company's Shares sin Wadul în an inéalt which ssa anly be atobed
$400 per share, and here giyen és eztesse. Each and every word in G. LAZARDS and Co.'s Establishment, in gue-
fully illustrated and explained, forming Exerranteed of Solid and Bessoned Wood. oissa for students of a most instructive nature. O. & Co. have always ready a hrgs stook- per abare.
of the barein, and performa, the operation of
Cri
for by blood. They have a sort of king, who Obiria Fire Insurance Company's Bar-8134 has to shave the real King's head once a week. This king of the amitbe" is also the surgeon Vistoria Fira Insurance Company's Shares Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are of new Cushions on their proulier principle, and
$168 per shar
given, the misenis being carefully marked on which can be supplied for any table, the are
graphy dignisys the arddess of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond being required.
D. Idyd, Muster, will load tare and at Wham- pon, and will have quick despatch for the above Port. For Freight, spply to
YOGEL, HAGEDORN & U 1095 Hongkong, 15th July, 1875,
STURAGE.
Agents.
I 1186 Hongkong, Jat Augna, 1875)
SUN FIRE OFFICE. DEN
THE Undersigned is prepared to Grant
Policies and
$45,000 on First-ola Riske.
A Discount of Twenty per gest. (20%) upon
NEWS. LETTERS PAPERS, BOOKS.
Cents. Cents. Cenis Honolulu,..... 6 per 1⁄2 oza 4 yer 4 oz. Brazil........ 35` Eera, Chili, So..22 oz. 10 per or,
ALFRED LISTER,
Paulmater Geutral,
Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.
General Post Office.
It is bereby notified for general information,
she Current Local Rates of Prouiz, will be at that the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor towed upon Imuranook effected with this flioy. way, when forwarded via Southampton, will
ST. LINSTEAD.
henceforward be 3 cents for enek half ounce Agent, Sua Fire Ofice. which may either be paid in advance, or it may 1835 Hongkong, 20th August, 1874- he left to be collected on delivery of the Letters. ROYAL INSURANOL COMPANY. Unpaid Lettera wili bo'sabject to an additional
charge on delivery.
FW. MITCHELL THE Undersigned" baving been appointes
Postmaster-General. General Post Office, Hongkong. pared to GRANT INSURANUS at Corent Rates
MELOSERS & C
-blinding the Kkiz's relatives on his senasiou. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock' Ucrapady's the beat prmgiyle hitherto stained., Thờtyp curate length and breadth of the slate bed cut R. 5. WALKER & CO) of aboal 5,000 tons Cap Agente for the above Company, are p
One of the most profitable of the appointments: Shares 40 percent, discount, 2 NATA
in the civil service is that of serober The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s duty of this official jg to look for beer Shares-25 per cont. discourt. driskers.
NOALS received en Storage in Pirat-cines Godowns (tabely known we those of ideasra-
city, aituated on the Fyn, West Wandhi..
1000 Hongkong, 18th Nov LIN SHRAD
in the sine of body, thereby effecting a vast 0. L, and Co. have always in band a large D. G. LINSTEAD, Ha bas o pumber of apies pader Shanghai Steam Navigation Company Tlaconomy of space, achieving a clearness 20 stock of Billiard, Pool abŭ Tyramid Baile, Quea, bie orders, who go into each house 10 seek 62 per share, neutual.
My previously attained, and dispensing with thos
vast margins and racant spaces which hire Tips, Chalks, Uleth, and every requisite for theOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIAMA heretofore characterized Chinese publications, Billiard Table
the forbidden liquor, and every man on whose Hongkong Gas Company's Sharen-875 per promises it is found is able to have his whole saare, baga
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Old Cushions renewed on O LAZARUS £
property confiscated and his wife's head ebared. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shërës per following facts aro submitted for consideration Core pollar principle, thereby making wi olar Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for
Generally, however, thescarcher" is satisfied
by the payment of a heavy fine. The taxation
of the country is very heavy. Of every ten änd
that gry caught, eight have to be given to the
Kinz; he also gete, da tezes every three year's
cent, discount.N
SALES ON AUGUer 14z8, 1875.
-de roparted by Chinese,
about 200 out of ivory, 4,000 slaves, 000 shong to travelling trader castelo, and 10,000 caitle: All the horses boen
ia the notatry which are not required for bred-se-bop-Eee to travelling sader
ing belong to the King, hosider which he re ceives Large contributions of wine, mate, AuBey, rice, ostrich and gumen-fowl egga, water-jars, butter, and ult. The judge in all criminal cases affecting the Royal family And the higher office lathe King bid *Murderers are unnsly given up to the tamilies of their virtina, who may either accept oupeda tion (usually consisting of 100 camole and 100
Ühalem Vocabularly contains: about 16,000
Ubiness characters, and Hedhurat'a English table as good ne now. E and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whitst
BILLIARD LAMPS.
Agents, Mojal Tumurance Company, 1780 Hongkong, 28th October 1574. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG,
Winchester Repeating Armand Annition Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Forder; Lake Superior and Pics Free Company's Safety Sorpts in the shove Company, are pra THE Undersigned having been appointed Gary My 1025 July 7, 1- Black Popper, $50 bago, at $10.55, by Yao this work contains more than 60,000 English Sir and Eight Light Lampe for Oil, or Kero Pose.
pared to GRANT INSURANCES the extent words, and upwards of 800,000 Chinese charac sine, the latter with barners on the dupier
#NOTICEA
1999 af $65,000, on Erst-class risks at current rates, Wood Oil, 100 packugën, at $9.60, by Trickere. Again, despite all the grammMBER 200
MELOHERS & Co.. other olamentary works as yet publisket, the principle, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary TN Order to meet as wishes of the Native
4674 Hongkong, 1st May, 1874. Commaxity, the Chinese Issue of this ee-hop kas to travelling trader, White Sugar, 350 bags, al: 95.62, by-Tuok-student of this dimonis language absolutely re lamps,
quiram exaploy to display the various appli Eighteen light ring burner Gas Pondante, Paper lae been, from the commencement of the TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE
China New Year, famed a stead of on
COMPANY OF HAMBURG, bing to travelling trader
Fishmaw, 4 packages at 839.00, by Hop- cations and equivalents of different words which with rod to suspend over table,
have one general meaning Of these examples 1
alternate days as before."ANA
The Paper has been Established fur nesaly THE nndersigned hawing been appointed Twenty Xear, and is, as to Editorial Manage Agenta for the above Compozy, are pre- ment, under the Direction of a Woll Edvented pared to accept riske against Fira at parrent Chinois Gentemen; gives reliable commercial Falso, subjos: to a bonus of 20 per sant. sed general information, and has the esme
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
sagent vertisements and Nows is the English Daty
Hoogkoor, 16th November, 1872, Frees with the Foreign Community, Thu burgo for Advertisemente will be na bereto fore.
to travelling trader.
China Root, 30 pioula, at $2.0, by Kwal-mow
White Was, 35 packages, at $10.50, by Kwong fook to travelling trader.
this work pentsins more than five timen ne U, LAZARUS AND Un have been appointed
any as any other Dictionary hitherto pali. Solo Agents in India and the finst for liabed.
THE NEW PATENT For practical purposes the urrangement of). --
ELECTRIC BILLIARD MARKER, the work is so complete, that A roferensc
"borees) or take the murderor's life." Theft he Camphor. 25 tuba, at B1450, by Kwongelook to it pages enables & person who under by means of which the core paz e-marked position with the Native Community as to Áð. I
wa to travelling trader,
TRY HOM
Shellfish, 00 bayu, at £22.00, by Kwong-fook stands English to communicate efectivary from the cushion of the table.
wo to travelling trader, ¿
with natives who understand nothing but Chi- {, Sig
nese. In this rompoot the work will be found Price Lists, Catalogue, and all information indisponenble to all Europeans reading in
may be obtained trum China, and to the natives themselves it ad
punished the first and second times with a fine, And the third time with death. The sentence in auch uses is ezobuted by the King'a musicians. The penalty of death by shooting is inflicted
JUST PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE. on the higher officials only other maletaalora are either strongled-or impaled. The army ·ROYAL SVO, Clora Gra; PRIDE$10, plaine subjects fully with which way tow in LANE, CRAWFORD AND 00., consists of 40,000 infantry and 6,000 to 6,000 DIEUR-GOODS, YARN, and WOOLLEN deed of them are perfently sequintui, TaNG who have consented to get a
valry third of the latter wear armscor and, #TABLES, «bewing the Net Returns in parties resident in England and interpated in Although there are 4,000 nisaketa in store, only Sterling for Shipments via the Brez Canal to Ubins it cannot but be invainsole cccamonatly. 1,000 of the troops know how to use them. Io China, Calculated with special reference to the
It comprises upwarde of two tunaand large
time of: war the army, in divided into three | Hongkong and Shanghai. Markete: ond". Ex- quarto pages, A GUA detachments, with the King in the mildats, shanges. By W. KERTOOT HUGEEL, Hong The batilo je lought by the two wings, and Youg..
when it cn de unsuccessfully the King sits down
un n berpet and calmly awaits his fato.--Pall
Mall Gazette
LANE, CLAWTOND & Co.--
Elongong, Shanghai, and Vapas,
8m 786 Hongkong, 22nd May, 1875,
TRUBNER & Ou
30, PATSBROSras Row
* DAILY PERSE" OFFICE, HONGKONG,
O. LAZARUS & U0.8 AGENTS"
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1674.
AWING-KÉB COAL SHOP, HD Proprietor of WING-KER Shup begs to inform the public that his Bhop has boun
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, AND JA Mans 19akt ändignare, and that he has always a greaza unity of-DEST GOAL in store for Eale. Gentlemen or Bhip meters wishing to patronise bin, are requested to apply at his Shop, shun
ALL ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED and forwarded to Caloutte by the EARLIEST apportunity,
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It is hereby notified for general information) that, on and after the 1st January, 1875, the Postage on Correspondence forwarded by Pri wale Ship to the Straits Settlements must be prepaid at the following rates, viz. :-
For Fetters cute erouace. For Papers.......
:.2 " essa. For Book Packets]
"
and Frickets of 6 for acb Lounces. Patterns,‡
The registration fee on such correspondence is Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper' er Packet.
F. W. MITCHELL
Postmaster General - Gierul Post-Office, Hongkong,
It is hereby notified that henceforward the rates of postage which must be paid in advance, obargoable ou Packets of printsil papere cr patterne of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by the United States. Packets via San Fransisco, will be as follows, vis
For a pocket not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight. For a pocket above bounce not ex READ OFFICE-HONGKONGA
timceeding 2 onticelliməməl GENOTES all the Treaty Ports of For packet above £-ouncés net ex- A China and Japan, and Bingapore, ceeding & punced Brigua and Penstige
VTUS CHINA FIRD INSURANOR
NMCOMPANY, LIMITED.
lake nooogted, and Policios GP Intrapos granted at the rain of Premium entrent at the abord mentioned Parts. ou
No charge for Polity free,
JAB. 1. COUGHTRIE,
Hongkong, let Norenber, 1871,
4
and eight cents for every additional fore ounces. Theep rates, apply to Printed Cireninga, Price Tista, Market Reports, and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books and Trade Patterns or Eampicoving fam
FW. MITCHELL,
Pozimziter General, Gefioral Pos: Offles, Hongkong,
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