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MUSIUAL AND DRAMATTO NOTES Mall Tilions will make her debut in New Tork on Monday, October 4th.

THE SILTING UP IN HORSONA BAY "The Ten Correspondent at Melbourne writes as follows on May 18cheaties, men have often called attention to the silting up obarv

Dr. von Balow will make his debut at the Now Chickering Hall, Doston, on Monday, Oc-able in Hobson's Bay, and soundings have been tobur 11th and taken ht different timed to measure the exten The Italian Parliament has passed a law in of the mischief-1901 and 1886 by Captain Beours for sight-yeurs copyright in art and Cox, of the Admimify Survey, and in 1867 by literary works

New Pay Our own Government, -Bot do snow fulland

exact investigation has heretofore been sitempt

Ap opera called "Dolores," by a new Hidillon composer Balded Anteri, bas just been brought out in "Milan" with extraordinary #1000s,

LILY PRESSEJ

Vessels. Advertised as Loading

BTINATION

SUL'S NAME

ed that which tun jost Tech completed by LONDON in SUEZ CAN Captain Stanley, Captain Uox chocessor He Do

The Agenoo de Courses of the Paris Boule-sets not in detail the results of his soladings. vard des Italicos will be transformed into a mingi on the model of that of London, by next. October, ON WATCH BAAN

According to a Paris paper, Madame Adelina Patti, who is only thirty-two years of age, bas abendy sixteen peaks of diamonds and one ton af ordinary gold jewelry. A pets,

M. Hannequin, uns of the cheer authors of theProces Venuradieux, has just read to the Vaudeville ecropany a now comedy, entitled "Cea Poobea daa'antroa,”

Do

Moikong

NEW YORK SA showing the damage which line been done and SAN FRANCISCO sin the causes to which ha attributes it and his report drastyen carefalconsslaration by all: Interested in the proservation of the port To SINGAPORE BOMBAY, &c.... Mal A follow its conslis cum, it should be known that SAIGON SINGAPURE, &

MANIDA piers and jesties it: which large ships He arg

YOKOHAMA carried out from both sides of the bay o Williamstown in connection with the Govern

$20, ment line, and et Sandridge in connection with the Hobson's Bay Company's railway The SHANGHAI verras and winding river Yarra, by which ros-

DS3 sole drawing about 13 (eat can come up to Mel- bonroe, enters the bay through atons training SWATO walls, which are being gradually extended. It

The new credit of 1,600,000 francs demnated for the completion of the new Puria opera house will helpg' the total onet of the budding up to 48,500,000 France, or £1,910,000 sterling appears that the allting pun the uncliorage Barnum's Hippodroms at New York bas grund la roing on at the rate of about an inch beon tarded by Mr. Gilmore fato a summer a year, over an average. depth 20” of Abant 23- concert garden, where selections from Mére feet, and to the westward of a line drawn Augot" and Christy Minstrel, tunes are between the Bandridge and Williamstwon board

jetties the showling is at the rate of two Inobes a year. The greatest ohinge observable is at the mouth of the river, whore the artificial outlet sbogwont the early master carriel down by the curios arduage of Melbrund, and formid

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For Sale.

Pony:(str.) Modalscon (attoo,

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Chinkiang (ek)". Peaksyor (str. Amazɔne (atr.) Dlamed (str. ||Dongkis (str.),

Bemoralde (str.

For Sale.

T1876

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO Ɑoma Despatchép.

Togel; Hagedorn & Cont Yogel, Hagedorn & Co.. tongkong P. M. §. 8. Go

skoog 0, & O B. Go...

*Messagen ide Rémedios Remedios

Monsauaries Maritimes. Sigmason & Co t

Messagorice Maritimo Batiordeld & Swire: Douglas Lapreik & gkong a. Mued. Heaton

JUST RECEIVED. ENTLEMEN'S FRENCH BOOTS. AVE ressived, S. S. Bale of Virg, PERFUME, from ED. EINAUD & Co.

SILK UMBRELLAS

M. Dullota denies the truth of the report shat Mr. George Hart has lately sold his father's Stradivarive to a mater of Leeds. The instrument, bé-arere, remeins in bis possesso, having, in foot, never been out of biy bande, a bank on one side and a spit on the other. In Thefte in kid of the funder of the Royal parts of the bay unfrequented by Shipping, the Dramotió College was held at the Alexandra loveshore is perceptibly extending itself. Cap. Palace on the 3rd ult. The entertainments Lain Stanley tells us that all this is due to our

"OTHER" LATE ABRIVALE, were of the usual millageous chernoter, and herbque and river, improvements, and that

PETRONO STE UNDER most-of-the-priasipul actors und treases and We muit in breve no wore ish- Willis intova-if their services. The result is understood to bave we wish to keep our ships allsut,·· fle considers

WHITE KERSEYMERE and BEDFORD been in overy way successful, NUBE RIEN the workathore the principal cases of mischief, | Tite recent State Concert at Buckingham is they throw a barrier directly stoss the Palien, war chiofly notezable, as usual, aya cost of the drainage discharge from the river 00RDS for BREECHES and PANTA Figaro, for the total abstuce of Englie voonlists which cannot now dreap along shore by its LOONS. The sinele piece of English muste performed, natural channel until washed to sea connd the Lody Edith air Solemnly softly, in Balfe's/polet, bat is poured into the middle of the bay Talismano," was arefully disguised by an by the stone walls, to bo drives back by wind- Italian translation of the original English words aed tide. No one seems to differ from Captain

of Mr. Matthison; while the air,"Oh, Araby" Staaloy's opinion sa to the Williamstown piers," from the English opera Obaron, written by and he will probably, succeed in stopping their Pluacbó and Weber, in 1826, expressly for proposed extension, bot there la considerable "Dovegi." Ghoden, suffered the samo, fate. The differeno of upintou as to the effeur of the Court would bave been shooked to have heard alterations is the Tarra channelne oma

the national nagtage of England JEDBURGH ABBEY

The New York dmmatio eritive are nothing

FANCE BLUE and BLACK COATINGS. OHOICE TROUSERINGS.

low Suit Length of FASHIONABLE

TWEEDS.

Double ROWLING PIEODS,PA REVOLVERA AMESE

Do SANT MABOBAUX & CIE CITA.MA. "PAGNE, Calle Noire und Varta Blintbe, &as,

&

THEY ENTY

44, Queen's Road, and 11, Stanley Street, Intely the Premises of NAXOT Musara, U. DuRost & Có, 1183 Hongkoåg, Ist Angust, 1875.

De per Dozens

ELIJIOUS GINGER BRANDY,

SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamp, $3 per Doron Apply to the E

LIGHT OVERCOATINGE for DUST HONGKONG DISTILLERY 05,

1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 187522

FOR SALE. TERY GOOD TABLE CLARET, at 82.50 Ver 1020. AND

•GD, QUASTEL,SYS Zybe 37Wyndham Street 103 1981 Hongkong, 201b Angust, 1875.

The TAILORING DEPARTMENT being under

the Supervision of Two Experienced "CUT-

if not indulgent to the fair-seat. This is The pions task undertaken by the Marquis of 5 how a lady is gently slated" in the Turf, Fold, Lothian of cherubing the venerable remains of and Faris. The writer is criticising the per- Jedburgh Abbey is now, we believe, in a fit formance of lower tragedy of Jane Sbor way to be carried out in good earnest, Hither Hear him Concerning Miss Terion's Alicia, it is impossible for de to speak our wind fally, Our natural galinney to her sex forbids it, but: if she were d man we should say that there is a point where pationco ceases to be a virtue, and abe vory soarly brings us to that point in the fifth ar ben Alicia has the great scene with Jane, It with chastened spirits that the andlerce saw the curtain fall upon that act, and Berny strong men nyong and went out and vowed that rather than be doomed (don't make a mistake in the spelling of that, word, -Be-Printer)-to-see-that play again they would repusco nil their evil ways and resign themselves to tạo dally reading of the some editorials in tho Tribuns

to the occupation of a portion of the nate for TENS, SAYLE & Co. are prepared to make up the purposes of public worship has rando, ed in the above in the Lateal Siylna and at mout impossible to enter on any sobenie pt preserva tion which should deal with the bufiling as a

Reasonable Reter, & perteor de beliz strays AND R TENNENT'S ALÈ aná

DRAB SHELL and PARIS SILK HATS; CHISTY'S PULLOVER HATS, tag Latest Nordty

whole. "Now, however, by the erection of a new ranish churob this diftoalty his been guaranteed. removed, and within a short time the com- plotion of a du mange will entitia bis Lordship to clear away the house which at present agenples the Abbey doit Uader there circimétanges, operations are to be forti- with commenced with the view of putting the rains in a satisfactory condition The Marquis of Lothian visited the Abbey the other der in company with Mr. R. Anderson, architect, sho has erved as kis adviser in the matter, and an understanding was then come to as to the

4. M. Havez, who to the "chaf da serviso an theatro.dce Varités, has been writing a portion of the work to be first, taken in hand. sible letter to the Gaulois on the subject of the Of the nine bays forming the navs, fivp have extortion practised by the middla-men, who rob been partitioned off to form the parish church.. Calike the public and the managera by their the apron thus appropriated baing covered with

BLACK, BROWN, and DRAB FELT

HA15, in mi the

- NEWEST SHAPUS

Also

A Large and Entirely Fresh Lot of FANCY

PUETER

DAVID CORSAR & SONS Meribent Navy Navy Boiled

POANVAS. A Long Flax

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & C tf 1130 Hongkong, lit May, 1867,

BSLABIMHED IN 1830.

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LAZARUS AND GO Incorporated with Shearwood and th BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,

BT APPOINTMENT TO

On of about 27th inst., Quick despatur (Qujos dospatabiele kos

On 8th proz. at 3 P.M. On 15th pros., ALSP.M. On let prox. 63 PR Ou 28th fusty at uopa," On 4th prox., at noon, Quick despatch zulet Quick despatah Quick desparen 2omorrow, at 11AM. Boday, at 4 DIMË Quick desputob On 261 jubent 10 AM. On or about 28th left. • On 29th-inat, at 10 Today, at nožn

Vessels on the Berth.

TOR SWATOW AND AMOY THE Steamship

"

Yessels on the Berth.

FİTHAM WOR

Post-Office Notifications.

djanail will elore,

For Swatow and Amor. Per Esmeralda, to [day, the Sith fast., at 11.80 AZIJA

For Shanghai-Per Chinktany, to-day, the 94th that, at 3.80

AWIES

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

GALLDADEN, SUEZ MALTAARA BRINDIBIANOONA, VENICE, MEDL TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON ALSO, BOMBAT, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND MACAUSTRALIA. by a THE PENANGULLE AND ORIENTAL STEAM

For Melbourne und Sydney. Fer bark Co Jumba, to-day, the 24th fret, at byr.

For Yokoliums-Per Tunair, to«inbrraw, the 25th inet, at 10,50 Am.

For Shanghal-Per Anixions, op Thursday, the 28th inet, at 9 A

NAVIGATION COMPANTS Steamship

For Yokohamad Ban Francisco-Pr MALVA, Oaplain Toxin with Her Majesty'e Maile, Pasaongers, Specie, und Ocnic, on Wednesday, the In- prox, at 0.30 Cargo, will leave this for the above places on PM» SATUZUAY, the 29th Augie, at Noon,

-Ourge will be received on board until Nann, Specig and Parcels at the office until P. the 27th Augustina

For Particulars regarding Freight and Pan sagty apply at the P 0,8. N. Uve Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED;

A Written Declaration of the Contente and Value of the Packages for the Overland Boutais required by the Egyptin Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company'sgants, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcela; and the Company dơ not hold Lhemselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may beppen from the incor rectness on" such declaration, yo

The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by tail, or by Canal in their own Stonere, or in employed for the purposen

TER DEMERALDA "

Shippora ars particularly requested to note will be despatched ad abore TO-DAY, the 25th the torins and conditions of the Compariy's

Binsk Bills of Lading. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SA MADE HEATON-

1293 Hongkong, 2lab-Angust, 1875.

THEO

NOFICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT PUSTE FRANCAIS

THE Company'a Steamship

"TANAIS Captain Reynier, will be despatched for

YOKOHAMA TOMORROW, the 25th Sot, at 11 AM O BERTRAND,

"Principal Agents 1289 Honguey, 24th August, 1876.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

1HB Company & Steamship.

Bokong

1

Bo

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MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKEN

The English Contract Packet #MAZWA" will be demelebed with the falls for Farape,

on SATURDAY, the 28th Angust, The following will be the bouts of closing the Maile, &o. V

Avenal $7th,

5 2.1. Moly Order Offca closes. GP. Fost Office opes exceptis Nos Box, which remains open all night." phot 8th,

7.A.M. Post Olion opens for sale of

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Ppal ing of all despondence.

10 A., Peat Office closes except for Late

Lotters, Reglab of Letters Coates. 30.15 à 3, Lottire many he posted on pay peut

BAL MOLYAB, Siparintendent, N

Ponizaulas and Oriental Stoum Navigation 066 Office, Hongkong, 18th August, 1875.

ORDER ALAND'ORIENTAL STEAM

SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND, PAS- BENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES

AND BUROPE,S IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO

CONNECTING BAILROAD

COMPANIES,

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

THE & S. OCEANIC will be despatobed for San Francisco, uto Tskohama, on WED. NESDAY, the 1st September, at 3.p.m. faking. Cargo and Passengera for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Connection is made at Ickobama Slewwere from Shaugumi,

with

-Freight will be received in hard until 4 PM of the 31as instant. Farcel Fuckages will be received at the Office until 5 PM, same day, all Taront Packages should be marked to address

in full j. value of mme is required.

*** Retorn Paninge Tickets available for G mouths are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent.

regalur ratce

AMAZONE" Captain Champenois, will be despatched for BEANGUALA on THURSDAY, the 26th int, at 10 A

20. BERTRANDI:

Principal Agant. 1220 Hongkong, 24th August, 1875. (2

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY? FOR LONDON và SUA DANAL THE Company & Steamabry

MENELAUS

system of dealing in the date of the different a flat roof on the level of the will of the WINDSOR SAILOR KNOT NEAPOLIRIB EXUELLENOY THE VICEROY / For Freight or Pasage, apply to H

alerestory. The partition wall and roof wil TAN, and other SCARVES, now be removed, so as to diecions the fine

ANDY

HEA. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

The BRIGHTON" and "OONNAUGHT 55, 69, 60, & 61, Bentinck Street, COLLARS, gaite now,

OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS

CALOUTTA.S

BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Co.'s Billiard Tables aro

now the only onds apprecated in Indie,

wilt ka deepatoliation or about the 27th instant,

*BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents. -1277 Hongkong, 19th Augnes, 1875.

OQEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

ه بهاره در

FOR SHANGHAI Taling Cargo and Pusingers at through rates for DANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in

SL JAPANG

as a long and steady expericnco extending over WHITE LONGOLOTH SHIRTS in die years has proved them to be the best and will

most suitable for the clituste.

theatron. But what does M. Haver max by this sentence in bis suggestions for the remedy of this undoubted evil? There is a very simple proportions of the ongual etrusters and way to prevent this kind of of robbery, and ut it will then be necessary to ulcar away, a thick the same time to insure a light impoet for the incrnatation of paint and plaster in order to benefit of the State and for public acts of show the stone-work of the piers and arches charity. This consists of doing what is done in The next thing to be done will be to take steps England and Germany; where the keepers of for preventing the decay of the assiest walls Angie @ Tox office pay, cerain sunil tax to What Mr. Anderson now proposce to do in a Government for their privilezo. These seat remove the topmost course of masonry, tó lay alters, M Havez good on to explain, my down a sheet of lesd, and then restore the attached. only cell numbered seats, and he suggests that Wallbead in euch form wa may seotu they should pay na tar of from £sto £8 for each desirable. Is this way the interior of the theatre whost seats they sell. The notion is walls will be effectually protected, except ferent qualities: tburoughly Frenob-so French that we may in so far as bisture way trieklo in through, wahang adely promise M. Harea that it will never be the will of the clerestory of the Bage Adopted here. Our arrangements in this mat-stone of the triforium, and in the core of next ter are breed simply on the law of supply and winter trois expedienta will be tried with tbą. demand, and the mais is far better than that of view of ascertaining, bow this minor danger cau Government interference. If the Paris on best be obviated, When, these were Urgent Fors honestly desired to put down the intor. mediate entrepreneurs they could do so to arrow by the aid of the press and of advertin. ing their antcation in the matter. They need not sell their eouts nambered or unnumbered wholesale, and the public would soon find ent ita beat unkot-London-Figar

improvements shall have been accomplished, the insecare condition of the central tower will. claim attention. Of the four prers which sup port this structure, two, which are andarstood to have been restored in the 15th century, pre sent good solid masonry, but the other to dating 300 years further back, are found to be. The Brush thesives are ill-cousing-forward in a most basisfactory condition. Beneata to play for the sufferers by the floods in the an outer skin of sound asblur, these picreare South, although many Paris managers are constructed of rubble, and this baa latterly beca heavy of heart, being obliged to ply an exayiciding to such an extent me tri panasãon Ugly saw to the fire brigade M. Savory, a well-rects in the tower wall overhead. The remedy known critis, raires his vaise loadly against this to be here applied is so shore up the tower, and additionul impact, and brings some very telling then bave the rabble of the faulty piers picked forts to bear on the case. The theatres, he says, vnt, and replaced with honest masupry--Scot are nearly all on the road to ruin, The Ambign. Tian,

bas just closed its doore, and it is doubtful whether they will be opened again. Obitelot in qu ito last lege. The Lyrique has

The

Whenever you take offence be autre to retur

Either as a delioste compliment or sa chaff,

gumoly struggled against the slogs and arrow Alricaine was, we believe, chosen at oce of outrageous forlano. Castellano says that ho has lost 12,000 this year, having cod, time for the opera to ba played before the Sultan tributed 30,000 to she poor Offenbach of Zambar. When he went to the theatre teey has given up the Gaite in despair, and bas should, by a parity of reasoning, have engaged been ancoecded by another director, who some black miestrela for bia special delcoration, will probably ang amb tu dae, seesou." The Aigara, expenses of the Renaissance amount to 8,000 ea. Bertram and Roberts have, it is stated, f. a day, and one failure will upsat la present prosperity,The manger of the Gymbase is said to bave lost an enormous sam this year. The Minicipal Council have disposed of the Tanderille at a loss of abia £10,000 rather than keep on that theatre. The Folies Dramatiques and other minor bounce are in ù scođer position. Should this state of things continue, we shall soon bave only half a dezen houses to Paris, including the Frenod Theatre and the Odeon, which are subsidizäð by the Government, or else the Government will be obliged to relieve the theatres of the poor race they now pay, and which, amounts to do eighth of the rhceipts.Pull Hall Gaseller

A letter froni, Milan in the Neue Freie Prass gives au sccount of a durious iftarary imposture which has made some noise. in Italy. Some time ago a new comedy," The Intentional Egotist," was brought out at the Milan Theatro, nad was announced by the maunger, ignot Bellotti-Han, san posthumous work of Goldoni'a The pieca wasnt moderately successful,

undertaken to contract for the refreshwegle fur the Lontou Aquarium.The building, is in forward state, and will, it to said, be open to the publio shortly after Cesistuian There will be asily orchestral band, of which a very eminent. English musician is misationed as the probable conductor. A g

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

OPIUM

MONDAY, 23rd August, 1875 The market for New Patna bue kops ercady, at $595. Of New Benaren there is no stook Malwa $580 for bost drug, without, allowance, and with a quist narkot. Best drag is scarcer

DE LONDON.

BXCHANGE,

Bank Billa, on demand, vAP Bank Bille, at 30 days' fight,40% Bank Bille, at 6 months, night, 4/1 to 4/1 Oradīta, at 6 months' night. Ale Donamentary küla, ktûmpatuat

4/18

though is obtained a fortain notoriety ewing siglt annen many reme

to abary controversy between Bellotti-Bon FOR" BOMBAY, Bank, on demand 220 and some critics who. diepated its alleged On CALOUTTA Bank, on demand 220

hthorship. This controversy, has now come to ON SHANGHAI

Lan unexpected, close by the publication of a Bank, Bight ALFARESPON

pamphlet at Parom which leaved, no further Privata, 30 days” eight vesi, 72199

doubt na to the real author of the play, The

writer, Peruleuio Bettoli says that, SignorA BEARES Bellotti Boo Daving rejected wvoral plays #bich. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shuren. -- 327 -bs bad song him, he determined to be revenged. per coute diabount.

The "manager's entotipiastia admiration. for Union Inmrazce Society of Oxutou, sew shares" Goldoni la well known, and Betloli hit upon there 450 per share premium, ides of writing a play in imitation of Goldoni's | Ohma Tradera Insurance Company's Suares- abyle, and passing it of upon Bilhiti-Bon ass = · $1,€50 per škára, 4 paalaamona production of that dramatist, la Ubane and Japan Marine Hanrandale 91 this way be would at length get one of his own per share a bad

playa performed on the stage, though under Ohiness Inshranas. Dompany ~$200 per share. fulse colours, and at the same time make Hongkong Firelusurance Company's Sharei Bellotti-Boi ndiculous. The play was written' 81021 per shurei accordingly it bure a striking resemblanco in Caire Fire Insurance Company Share $185 plot and characters to some of Goldoni's plays, fat per share,

but the dialogue, which was its only origiani Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares part, was work and uninteresting. The manta- --- $185 per share

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AND AT SHANGHAI:

DE MONTEBELLO CARTE DBLANCAR CHAMPAGNE

Quarte, $15 per esne (I dozan.) 4.

discount on 25 Ostie

BOURBON WHISKEY $12 per case (1 dozen.)

HEARD &C. $75 Hoogkook, 20iu June, 1875, **

FOR SALERNE

-- AHAMPAGNE

BLIDSIZOK 1 Co.'s MONOPOLE, China.

Apply to

DEZIJEN & Do., Sote Agents for Ching and Japan it 144 Honkong, 23rd Judanry, "18733

FUR SALESIN

TLOWER AND 303'S Bottled ATB and

STOUT, VERDOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co.

1054 Hongkong, 6th July, 1875

NOW ON SALE,

IMPERIAL QUARTON",

HE Company's Steamship

For

«DIOMED,"

For further information an to Freight or Pissage, apply to the Agency of the Company; Praya West,

G. BEMORY,

Aaring Agent. Hongkong, August 2nd, 1873

NOTICE:

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES CAMPAMAMARFTIMES:

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANUAIS,

STEAM FORAS SE SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMÁLIA, POET SAID, NAPLES, ANDMASK

MARSEILLES; ALSO,

of a LATE FOR of 18 cents, extra Fostage antiles A

entirely 11 when the Post Office CLOSES

1130 A, Letters (but Lettera only) undress ed to the United Kingdom Brindisi or to Singapore, may be posted on hoard the Fackeb on payment of a ~Late Regol-48-conta-extra-postage. 11.60 AM, Posting an Bord censen..

ALFRED LISTER. WWE Hostmaster General. General Fos:-Office,

1875. Bougkong, 16th August, 1 MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET" The French Anil Packet MEIKONG" be despatched on SATURDAY, the sth Sept with Maike to and through the United Kingdom (via Marseilles; to Farone, Saigon, Singapore, Gallo, Australia, New Zealand, Aden, Bey. chailea, Reunion, Mauritius, Saez, and Alaran- | drian

The following will be the hours of cloning the

September 3rd

Erm, Money Order Office closes. Post Office clozes exaept the NIGHT BO, which remains-open-all-nighte

Boptomber 4th, “

17AM. Evet Offico opana for sale of Stamps. Registry of Letters, and Fost ing of ali correspondende."

10 Registry of Letters oÉRAI

11 AM, Post Office cleaçu except for Late

31.10 A.

Letters (but Letters only) address. ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa pore may be posted on payment of a Late Fes of 18 cents extra postage 11.30 AM. when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely

"ÁLFRED LISTER,

Postmaster Generat, General Post Office, a Hongkong, 21st August, 1975, MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES: PAUKET."

The United States Mail Parken COLO RADO" and " GREAT REPUBLIC” will be despatolica on WEDNESDAY, the 8th and 15th September, at 3P.1., with the Maile-

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the United States, and the Cuited Kingdom.

"The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, & until 2,90 P.M.j

Letters can be posted on board the Freket BOMBAY, ST. DENTS, AND PORT LOUIS from 2.84 rst, to 259..., on payment of a MPMAN Late Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postige. be despatched or about the 9th instant.

the Mb September, 1878, The Prepayinent of the Postage to all the BUPPERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents (NBAURDAY Company Steamship above places by this route is compulsory MEIKONG, Commandant MOTRZUT, with Correspondence insufficiently, prepaid will ba MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and forwarded by the English Pakets CARGO, will leave this Port for the abora Correspondence addressed to Tokohama and places

the United States must he superscribe! per

1296 Hongkong, 23rd-Angost, 1875.

10. 1. & Go baverreceived a large number of very dultering testimonials from all parts of

ZA STEAM TO TOKOHAMA India, Chins, Burush, Ceylon, Manila, Jars, /TYHMP, 2018 N. Co.'s Steamship.

Straits, and Pereis, tossifying to the superar (5.0.3

make and quality of their Billiard Tables and

• MALAGOASURI

abile thanking their Friends and Patrons in will leave for the ahora place a few hours after Chius for the liberal support as long extended the arrival of the Peshawar with the next Eng.

Fish dinil to their firm, would, în policiting furibër pas tronage, bog to mention the following faste

which have conduced to the adores their efforis P. & 0.8. N. C2O Superintendent,

Hongkong, 17th August, 1875 [1262 ASTMA ME TO SHANGHAI

have hitherto met withi

Every table to made of solid wood, well con oxed and not veneered.

(Zaling Carys at through rates for NAGASAKI The Cushions are doutrored on an entirely/1HE P, & 0.5. N. Co.'s Steamship now principle, introduced by G. 1. and Co, TP:0,& Coup vad naike that opted by Buglish makers,

Superintendent.

1863

and are mob more durable and lively than will leave for the above plove about 24 boura after her arrival with the next English Mullu English-made coabione

A. MOIVER No table teaves 0. L. and Co.'s premises until thus been standing ready finished for over 1P, & 0.8. N. Go's Office, montas, in order to quatre perfectly seasoned Hongkong, 17th August, 1876; material.

FOR MORE FOR MANILA (Directo Bfery article of furniture, also, that leave!HE 1Spanish Selecter D. LAZABUS and Co.'s Establishment, 15 gue- rantoed of Solid and Seasoned Wood,

0.1^& Co. bave always renty a large stook of new Cushions on their peculiar principle, and which can be supplied for uny table, the parate length and breadth of the slate bed only being required as

UNION,"

Captain Echevarjo, will have jo mediate dans patch as above,

For Freight of Passage, apply to

UN REMEDIOS & Co.

129 Hongkong, 9th August, 18753 SWORLD FOR LONDON,N CME 4-117 years British Batque

ADA

C. Land Co have always in handa farge stock of Billiard, Pral and Pyroodid, Balls, Ouse, Okptain Amle, will load here sudut Whumpua, Tips, Chalks, Olot, and every requisite for the and will have quick despatch as above,

For Freibt, apply to Billiard Table --

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & OU 1902. Hongkong, Bir August, 1875

FOR NEW YORK

Old Cushlons renewed on C. LuZARTE A Co's peculiar prinople, thereby making an old table as good as GAND

BILLIARD LAMES.

THE ▲ 1 18 Jeuts Britisk Bark A

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lun-"COLORADO" and "GREAT REPUBLIC," ton ne well as for Maresillon, and accepted in and that addressed to the United Kingdom. placse of Europe trans through Marseilles for the principal mist ba soperaerihed in San Francisco.

Shipping Ordens will be granted till noon, Specié and Parcels antil. 8 r. on the 3rd Cargo will be received our beard until 4 Pa Beptember, 1875, (Parcela are not to be sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Ole). Contents and value of Packages are required.

For further particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.

0. BERTRAND,

* Principal dgant. Hongkong, Brd Atienes. 1875, 30.-S. MAIG-LINE.

NAMAN NG PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIÄ OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND LOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCIS00.

an

will:leave

HE Extr 8. S 4 COLORADO

Hongkong for San-Francisco, via Toko- on WEDNESDAY, tba 8th September. at 8 P.M., taking Passengers and Freight, for | Jipan, the United States, and Europe.

Throngh Passenger Tickets and Billa of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko bai and other Japan Forka, to Ean Francicco to poste în deriso, Central and South America td to New York and Large VIA OVER

- LAND RAILWAYS

A Steamer of the Company wit leave Shang bai, via the Inbund Sex Porta, about same date. and crate close-connection at Tokobsmi

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General..

Hongkong, 2016 August, 1875. General Post Dmce,

The following redused Bates of Postage will take effect from this day

Broke & Xaltora. Newspapers, Patterna.

Contents. Ceate. VA Southampton, 34 perloz 8-6 per oz. AZORES ISLANDS

FORTGEWAL

Vi Brandis, 40 par to. 8 14. per.204. Via Marecilles,..

TA Southampton, 34 per oz. 6 8 per 2 oz. CANARY & MADEIRANTE

INILANDS, *.

VIA Brindisi, 34 per ca. 8 12 per 2 Via MarseiBos

Via Southampton, 23 par 1oz. 66 per 2 oz. HONOLULU ATD.

VIA Brindis, 36 por joz. 10 14per 2 oz. Via Marseilles,

Vid upthampton, 30 per uz 8 per 3 oz.

ALFED LISTER,

Postmaster General, General Pout Office,

Bongfeng, 5th August, 1676.

To provide the greatest possible facilities for posting Correspondence for Europa, &c., 5D to the latest moment before the departure of the French Packets, arrangements have been made for receiving at the Past Offer Inte letrara for Singapore and the United Kingdom caly from 11:10 to 1130 AM. Each letter must bear *** At Now York, Passengers bave molesting of a late fee of 18 sente extre pratagem para

varians lines of Stëmmere to England; FrenOD,

The above arrangement intended to meet and Germany,

Densional emergencies, end not for the regular Freight will be received on board cutil P.M. posting, ut extensive correspondence. Should on the 7th proximo. Parcel Prokrges will be, it be found, therefore, that lurge and deman received at the Offee until 5-P.M. same day; ageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown sil Tarvel Pavrages should be worked to ad- upon the Department at the inst. morient, a. drose in fall; valoa of same is regaired heavier late fee will be impused.

A similar supplementary Mail will be made For further information as to Pussage and Freight apply to the Agecoy of the Company, up for Shingual by the Boglish and French Contract Steamers, the late lettera being receiv U. LAZARUS AND CO. have men appointed

Prays West PROFIUM AND SPIRITS FARMS IN G. B EMORY, ed from 10 minutes after, up to bult an hour: 103 comprehensiveness and practicalaurrio Sole Agents in India and the East for

Acting Agens, after the time of closing. The late fee will also this Work standa unrivalled. All the new

Ee 18 cents.

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

PUNTI AND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATION, GA

AD ANGLO-CHINESE DITIONAL, mablished ut the Daily Press Office, Hongkong,

words which the Cainese have of late years been"

– Sir und Fight Light Lamps for Oil, or Ka D. Lloyd, Master, will load bere and at Wham- sine, the lutter with burners on the duplex poa, and will bave gorei despatch for the above principle, giving a light equal to twelve ordinary Fort. For Freight, apply to

Eightcon Light nog burner Gas Peadus, with rod to suspend over tubic. tübica

A NEW PATTERN ELECTRIC BULJJAED MARKER.

compelled to coin to express the numerous tsb« || jostain machinery photography, telegraphy, and by means of which the more nu be marked in science generally which the rapid advance from the onsbion of the tables of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are

here girau si extenso. Book and every word is Price Lists. Catalogues, and all isformation:

may be obtained from CRAWFORD

IDCO

VOGEL, HAGEDORN AU 1035 Hongkong, 13b July, 1876.

who have commented LAZARUS & 40.5 AGENTS 17

- NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS

COCHIN CHINA, AGE

128 Hongkong, 23rd Angust, 1975.

9. MAIL LINE, V

bama,

ALFRED LISTER.

Postmaster General D General Post Office,

Hongkong. Sed August, 1875.

TN Pursuance of the Orhunces onasted by

the Governor, Intimation is hereby giva that Sun Meters have to miska known at the fes Harbour-mester & or Farmers Offees, ou their PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. arrival in Saigon,rány quantity of Opin ord Spiritu of any kind which may have been ship- TAROJGH 50 NEW YORK, VIA OVER- The Postmaster at San Francisco har given fully illustrated and explained, forming exer- nisan for sindents of a most instructive natura

ped on board of their Vassels, failing which LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT notice that letters despatched from this Oulong Both the Court and Funti promuciatados a ICA NE

they are liable to the Penalties epscified shoreiz.

YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO (whether through the Post Offer, or as cons given, the accents, being carefully marked en

aiguees lettera) by the United States Mail 10rd: 15.Oct., 1871, I VD, VI-XVH the boat principle hitherto stiained." The type-

21:15; Dept., 1875,, XIII)-

ABES 8. "GREAT REBULLIC willlence Parkets will not be forwarded to any places groply displays the success of attempt to

Les Ferniere de l'Oplum et des Alcools, Hongkong for San Francisco, vid Yoko pe zithin the United States unless the proper makq tạo Chinese and English type dorræpond

SANHAL & Cis,

WEDNESDAY, the 15th September, Postage from Amorisa te auch places be propsid" in the size of body, thereby eheating at HONGKONG, SHANGEAT AND JAPAN Vale Préade da Conseil d'Admon

at 87 37 taking Passengers, Mailo and Freight, In American Postage Stampa, but will be re- esonomy of space, achieving a clasrness not

A SPOONER, ANG and by whom

for Japan, the United States, and Baropained to this Office,

Suob letters should either be prepaid in both prisivusly attained, and dispensing with thướas

20m 108 - Baipong Jugabry, 1875,

Through Passenger Tickste and Bills of ALL OEDERS WILL BE DECEIVED vaat margine and vacant spaces which hate t

Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or heretofore charactorized Chinese publications and forwarded to Calcutta by the VASTIENT.

bama and Giber Japan Fort, to San Francisco, posted to an Agent in the United States.

This notice chiefly upplies to the following: To illustrate the what sopa of the work the opportuni

to porte in Mexico, Central aid Sánth America, following facts are submitted for consideration.

THE TOURISTS GUIDE

ando New York and Europe, VIA OVER pince, the American rates of Postage to which

Sara Ga fellows Thilmer Vocabularly contains about 10,000 REDUCED PRIOR $1

LAND RAILWAYS, Chinese characters, and Modhurat' English

A Steamer of the Company will toure Shang. Containing the maines of all the-Articles of

univia the Inland Set Ports about the same this work contaice, or than 60,000, English rade, objects of Natural History, Furniture,

date, and bake olom cozzootior at-Tokohama Honolulu

New York, Passangete

of Again, despite all grammar

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst

NEUNKNOW ON SALE,

#HUD HOUSEHOLD COMPANION STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT. By Dr. Davan, wild way Additions, Corred- stions, and Dr WILIAMS Orthography,” PRICE: In Paper Wrapper $1.50 Nestly Bound

cript was copied on some old paper found in a Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's lawyer's office, and enbjected to chemies) Sheras 40 por sont discount treatment to do to give to the appearance of Hongkong, Unston and Manso testuboat Co., nerds, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charan,, &, with the Punti, und Mandarin Fronu- ad. Bettoli, writing under the pseudonym Shares 28 per cant, diaogunt. of P. Bart, then sent the phy from Parme Shanghal Steam Navigation Company belés tota por as the grabaho, and Aleon, ter pogues of the GRAMMAR of the Apply at the Delly Prus Omed varloan lince of Bamous to Bugland, Frunes Brazil, oz 10 per 4 02.

dent of this difionis language shoointel re Chinese Language, in two Parto,

The Duby Fras Dhie. –

to the librarian of the Muzeu at Venios, 61 per share, requesting his opinion as to whether it was Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-675 per quires arsupies to display the various spp)-- really written by Goldoni. The librarian replied 17 takarang that if a not-by: Goldoni, but probably the Hongkong Bots) Compuny* Shares--857 per have ono general meaning.. 'D' theme oxamples Agents for the Fals of their Goods in work of one of his contemporarie The next cent. dianoantu~

- this work contains more than five times as Hongkong and Obie by Mears, J. & R. TUN- ... – many de puy other Dictionary, hitherto 'pubs Marz, Glasgow, and Mesars. David GogɣKE &

Lishad

MANAGE Sost, Arbroath or

e ostions and equiv Lant, of different words which ra HE Undersigned have been appointed Bolo

SIZES ON AUSUST BE¤, 1875, "sdi reported by Chinape,"

'slep' wan-to-gat the loanascript noticed in, the fat qUSMANNS prese. A friend of Bettoli's wrote a paragraph upon it in the Corriere di Reggio d'Hiilia, which was reproduced in the Bpoeg, and the nema of the discovery of a hitherto unknown comedy of Goldoni's naturally produced great éxsite cont literary airolen, Bellotti Boa hastened to write to "Bignor, Burti," begging him to forward the manuscript to focal trader

- For practical purposes the arrangement of AUNÜDED, SARBERG (05- White Proper, 205 bags at $16:70, by Shun, the work is no complate, that a referense All Hongkong, January, 18871724 chong to trevalling tracer f

to its payea puibles, a person, pho - indy- Elmonds, 4 bega, at $22.50, by Hangeta to stands English to communicate

SEN (GERMANY) KRUPPS. CASTS STEEL WORKS) travelling trader

with natives who understand nothing but Chi-

·Brown Sugar, 400 bags, et §8.15, by Ying-lee nese. In this respect, the work will be found

SOLE AGENT FOR CHINATA

F. PEIL, bejdet indispandable to ill. Ruropeans rentsting – in

Hongkong, Shanghas, Cologne (Germany.) plaine subjecta fully, with which very few in

for his perusak A long correspondence Whits Suger, 200 bage, at 15,65, by Tai-foong China, and to the naviren themselves it o# fallowed, the rouult of which way that ** Burti" | gbus to waveling graders so

sold the manentips to Bellation for 3,000 Dried Lily Flowers, B. baga, at $10.00 by doid of them ens parlently anquainted, “Te live. After the performanos; when doubte of Kwong-fook-wo to travelling trader. A horny parties resident in England and interested in tur kenninoness of the play, were expressed, Red Daß 1, 20 bagi at 300 br. Kwong, China CHANot bat ba Jeraldable obcasionallyg Bellotti-Bon went to Partia to look for the fook-wo to travelling traders

TERREIN WU (rçomprises onwards of two"tirasınd, large a Vermicelli, 19 bags, at 86.10, by Kwong-took quarto porém spojen found. The palies were act on bis track, but we to travelling trader, G baffled all their efforts to discover bio, oud Wood Git, 10 packages at $8.00, by Broag the mystery would probably have rained fook-wo to travelling trader

pretended Berti, who, of course, was not to be

Broxplained to this day if he had not bimpelt While Was, 1'pidno, at: $91,00 by Kwong, edme forgrard to disclose it,

| bing chong to Leaveling tender.

TRUBNER & Co.

-60, PAFERKORTs Bow,

*** DAILY PREA Orfion, Hongkong,

$4,00

COM.Feight will be received on board until 4 P.M.

HARTLEYS;&UOK HIP-BBOKERS SHIPPING AND SORA MISSION AGENTS

CODETOWN, QUEENSLAND, Reference to KWONG YAN ON HONG, 76, WING100K STRBET HONGKONG,

2nd Aug 1876 [2m 187 Freight Spply to the Aurney of the Company,

Commerity, the Chinese Issue of this TM.Order, to meet tig wishes at the Native

Paper kan been, from the commandemen 5 of the Obina New Lung, insted DAILY instead of on falternate days ne vafore. Kalos Payer has been stablished for nearly Kent Ewenty: Laura, and is, on to Irditamál Managu. WING ELE COATSHOP.

ment, under the Direction of Well Eduasted HP Propratinof Wrugh Fan Shop bory to Chinese Gentleman; wire reliable commercial inforin the public that bis Shop bow been und general information, and has the same Endicott Lane and position with the Native Community as to Ad. vertisement and News as the Baglish Doug atlemen or trou wish the Forsiguem zubity. The Charge for Advertisements will be an bereto.

(COAL in store for Sale.

conatur weBINE to apply ar 371803

kong, 2erd September 18742

NEWS LETTERS, PAPERS. EGOKS! Centr

Conta

pero

par da

35

ALFRED LISTER,

* Postmaster General,

Hongkong 12th July, 1576

on the lith proximo. Parcel Packagon will be General Post Office, received at the Office antil 5 PM, of the mme, day, all Pärtat Packages mould be marked to address in fülli taice of name is required. It is hereby notified for general information, For furtuar information to Passare and that the Postage on Lettere addressed to Ear way, when forwarded via Southampton, will benoelotward he 50 cents for each baltonnée. whoh ny either be paid in advanen, or it may be left to he collected on delivery of the Letters. Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional charge on delivery.

PARMESANGS B. EMORY,"

The Reling Apont Hongkong august 10th, 1875

G.

£UGER SIND.D.S., DENTIST,

No 7, AKBUTHNOF ROAD, = "

FW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gotteral General Post Office, Hongkong.

It le horoby notified that the postage charge-- at 47 Hongkong. December, 1874,

nble upon ait Letters addressed to Fraude. will henceforward by 12 cents per ggarterumpuÐ: MANOW IN SALES

when forwarded by French Mail Packet, and ROUND VOLUMES of the China Omland 18 cente per quarter sence when forwarded by

Trade Report for the Tear 1874 Price British Mail Prokot.

FW. MITCHELL, Ten Dollars

Apply at the Daily Prass Office.

Postmaster General, General Post Oflce, Hongkong. Hongkong, ne February, 1875,