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MISSING.808, 1878-74.

THE ADVANCE-NOTE, SYSTEM AND

FREEDOM OF CONTRACT. HE The present system is not freedom of con- tract, and therefore in break it down would not ba to interfero with freedom of contrast. It

only throwing anet in the eyes of the priblio to assert that to broak it down would be to interfere with freedom of contrast. We are not, referring to present law, but present "gyslom." The present system" is this: the ecman LONDON stipulatos for, and the owner promises to give

Do un advance of wagce, of a certain ainoant; it the neaman tours anything by an advance on socrunt of weges, by means raine for

Da

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DESTINATIS)

The most unitjefnatory leusare in the pres Bout wreck return is tho great calor of missing vessels. Notwithstanding the reasons we have given for the exasptional sharonno in the recoigt of reports of this alues of losses in the year, the numbers are truly alarming. Let nethink wist the numbers are! Missing vella Tossels. that no one knows anything about. Besides all the Icon and described wrecks, with their 2,160 lives lost, 150 British chips disappeared, clean guio, wiped out like a grea aput, never hoard of after leaving port and this in one year's renori With tho 150 missing ships there are ales 3.381 missing wer-good many struck off the amount appearing in the articles of NEW YORK the master roll in your feous one class of agrocwent na wal; the sum that is deducted from the seaman's wauco, 'as if it' word 'oneli' cabanuity only. Being missing" cost the Country Domathing. No one in tell the danas paid to him; but under the advance-note of lose bus from evidence sa to the loss of egetom tho sention does not get the cash other chips it is only reasonable to put them named and stated to bavo, becu advanced to down citiefly to Caworthy Bonen, Bome to him, or anything like its gete by the 78 ingritable accident, and como to defects. tema Bomething instead of the cash-viz., Would surveys of the ships have prevented the pice of paper, an advance note, whiun in the lose? We find on reforeson to the Registers of majority of asses, io of very insel rodnood vnius SHANGHAI, Lloyd's, the Liverpool Book, and the Bares to him. How a "ayatom" that gives the sea, Veritas, that nearly 60 per cent of the Guest of man-ni-frosdom to coparnot-for-push advance, these alissing vessels were classed in one on more of these registries, E0 per cent, we know to bare beru slused, and preably many of the culouinl vessels were classed in local regiatera.

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16tя, 1876.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

VREBEL'S NAMEJE

"AJADEAER,

·Air'

FOR THRIGHT AFELY 19

TO BE DESPATCHED.

SUEZ CANAL.

" Ꭰ .

Nückin (str.) Diowed (str). Adu

Rugland's Glory Melbrek,..... ¿Midnig

COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY. Normanby (ur.). SYDNEY via ADELAIDE Cringe

· Dɑ? hunt ManDay 1.Obins (str.), SAN FRANCISCO a Y'HAMA Belgio (er)... HAIGON SINGAPORE, de... Amazon (str.) SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, de..... Pashawier (est.) HAIPHONG TONKIN YOKOHAMA

Do

¡Puraambicos.

Malioga (str.).. Toberan (str.))))

Oleulzen (1)

Pubrooke (etc.)

hat compels him to take a reduced suma by Way SWATOW AMOY &FOOOHGW Nomos (air.)..

of a note instead of cask, and then to have the frit amount as onsb dednoted from bie wages; how this "bystem can be stood up for on the

It would therefoe be idle to suppose that al-ground that it to freedom of contract, is to dis versul classifiqution would be a sufficient remedy unintelligible-Nortical Magasins,

for these dissfär, when more than half of the milasing vessels in this, the worst year we have: ever had, are known to have been surveyed and chessed in ons or other of the three, of the very best apoiations in the world. We observe, also, that considerably more than half theão missing vessels miled hom foreign and colonial porte-antical Magasins.

MECCA.

RUSSIA IN QENTRAL ASIA. Under the above beading The ones lately garo a curious example of the confusion that 20 often falls on telegrame from abroad. In the firs: place, we were told by a Prossian cor reeposdent ital Lentenaut-Colonet Sosnovski, with no other officers and four Cossiols, at the command of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were to set out from Hankow,

Western Cbius Dur Bankow is to the centre,

For Sale..

AT LE&

10 02

HAVE rendived, pr. S. 8. State of Pirginia,

OTHER LATE ARRIVALE,

GOODS AS UNDER-

Hongkong Sidmasen & Co.......

Butterfield & Bviro... Hongkong Vugel, Hagedora.& Co Hongkong A. MasG. Heaton....... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co,. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Oc Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong 8. Daries.ujundin

FM, 8.8. Co Hongkong Mossa pories Maritimea...

P. & O. §. N. U..... flougkong Landstein & Co.

{P: &0. S. N, Co. {P}£0.85 N. Ca..

bilanish & Un

Butterfield & viro, Douglas Laprak & Co..

For Sale. KOMPSON ARD H' TROMESON

IND

INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR NEW GOOD'S LADIES WHITE and COLOURED KID

GLOVES A

One, Two, Four, and Six Battons.

'Quick despatch.

On or about 20th inst. Quick deepsto Quick dispatch. Quick despat Qefok deepatobi ¡Quial domprikolaj On Sitis inati

in 1st pror, at 3 P.M. On 15th prox, mà 3 PAK. Ou 18th inst, at adon." Da,25tu inata at noon, T-day.

Eurok deepath... Quick Rospatahi

On or about 181 imat,

Un or nuent 92nd tusker On 19th' inst., at 10 AM.

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR HAIPHONG, TONKIN. HB Steamship

"PERNAMBUCO !?! will leave an above-TO-DAY, the 16th instant.

For Freight or Pussage, apply to

LANDSTEIN & Co. 1887 Hongkang. 13th September, 1875, FOR COOKTOWN AND SIDNEY,

Company's Steamer

NORMANBY Copal Reddell, will layo immediate despateb ut above.

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTICE.

معية

COMPAGNIR DES MESSAGENJES MARITIMES

'PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGUN,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT,]

DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 1SMALTA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSHILLES; ALSO,

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will close

For Heifung and Saigon. Por Pernambuco, today, the 16th inst, at 9:30 AM.

For Gallus. Per bark Liviugaton, to-day, tho 16th fast.; at 11:00 AM.

For Singapore. Por Chancellor, to-morrow, | the 17th inst, ut 11.30 æði.

be

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Mail Packet AMAZONE" will

despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th Sopt.,. with Maila tu and through the United Kingdoma Galle, Madras, Calcutta, Boulay, Aden, Bey- chelloa, Reunion, Mauritias, Suez, and Alaran- dría,

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND CALM Marcilas; to Europe, Exigon, Singapore,

The following will be the hours of dosing the

CUTTA

YN-SATURDAY, the 18th September, 1875; O

Last noon, the Douganya Stenmaliip * AMAZONE” Commandant CHAMPENOIS, Mails, & with HAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave thie Port for the above places.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lion- Con as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in tesaní: through Mareuilles for the principal places of Eszóps.

Shipping Ordera will be granted till noon. Cargo will be received on board until e ra Specie and Parcels until 3. F., on the 17th Seplombur, 1875, (Paroels are not to be sent on board, they must be left at the Agenoy'a Offee.) Conterte und value of Packages Arp required.

For further particulara, apply at the Cum pany's Office

O. BERTRAND,

Principa! Agent -Hongkong. 10th Septaniber, 1875. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- "SHIP COMPANY.

| TAKING THROUGH VARGO AND PAS.

Beptember 17th,

AP.M., Money Order Office closca. Post Office plesus estept the Naar Box. which-romains open all night.

September 18th,

7 Post Office opens-Eur-sale_of_ Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Pout- ing of all correspondence.

10 AM, Begistry of Letters ecsenOJ. 11 AM, Post Office closes except fpr':Laito"

Lettera.

13.10

5 Letters but Latters only) address. ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa- pore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postago, until 11.30 A., when the Post Office CLOSES

Antirely.

ALFRED LISTER

Postmaster General. General Post Office,

Hongkong, 4th September, 1875.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,' The English Contract Packet..." PESHA

WHITE KERSEYMERE and BEDFORD WOOL SLIPPER ad CUSHION PAT- T Bustorn and Australian Mail Steam SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES FUR" will be despatched with the Mails for

FANCY BLUE and BLACK COATINGS. CHOICE TROUSERINGS.

A few Suit Lengths of FASHIONABLE

LIGHT OVERCOATINGS for DUST COAS.

The Borgenstung pablishes serie information from wentkby merchant" boat in Southern China, with order to make their... Mecca. The graad sheriff, he says is richery through Yunnan and Sibuan tu South- chun ble ruaster the Sultan-spenke Freach, and bas French dishes at his tngle, and data on

of China. The object of the expedition was to CURDS for BIELUHES AND PANTA The Ravet obin, but never neesa kaifu, fork, or attain the real scato of things in the mo- LOONS. spoon. The furniture of his bone is made in tinons provinces of the Celestial Empire, and the European style, and comes from Constas as to find a direct caravan road from South-

Western China to the Russian territory.. tinople. Life Meets during the pilgrim Where Eiluan may be it la difficult to gneas, season, when there are about 100,000 pilgrims no place of that name being known in China. in the town, is mech more expensive than ut other times: beef is 81 a pound, and bread Innuas, no doubt, is a province of South. 18. a pound. The streets are lighted has been stripped out rigorously. But how

Western China, in which a great ineneration TWEEDS. with petroleum, and the expense of lighting is bone, not by the nisipality (which, this expedition, antess it be blessed with winga or provided with a magic carpet, is eror to reach. kowover provider the lanterns)-but-by onsh householder. The streets are sil pard, Russian territory by travelling in this direction, and any of the bouers ne seven stories with the whole breadth of Thibet and its great

The TAILORING DEPARTMENT being under bigb. There is a post office in the town, which mountain system across the lira of march and sende letters quce a day to the barbour of the desert of Gabi lord is auxin, is a puzzle the Supervision of Two ExrunIENCED CUS Djeddah. Luthers are brought to the houses to For this purpure Colonel Sosuoraki was to cross which they are added, rad it ie sustery the entire province of Hanou (P), and, "thread-TEES, BAYLE & Co. ro prepared to make up to give the postman, a plastre (8) for is ing his way through the Gobi wilderness, make trouble. There is also a photographer in the for-Kami, Baikul, de Haneo, like Sihnen, is the above in the Latest Styles and at mos

unknown to geography. But if, as we are told. Reasonable Rates, a perfect fit, being always town; but no Christiau kooka pre to found in the booksellers' shape, as their sale is not

the gallant Colonel in its South China, Lalf the permitted. House-rent is high; the rent of a breadth of Aein lies between him and Kami, on guaranteed. ten-roomed bottee for the twenty days of the the borders of Rusia, hie track lying across the pilgrimage amounts lo, £60, The whools in most impassabla regions of mountain and so Mecca so very much neglected, bat, the and decort oloas barred on the Chire and

DEAR SHELL and PARIS SILK HATS: Teligious services are largely attended. About Tibetan side by the unsleeping wasibfalness of 500 mullats and dervishes assemble in thejenlona una hostile mee. The only conclusion OSRISTY'S PULLOVER HATS, the Latest. soart yard of the Kaba erory evening to give to be drawn from this quintelligible-story is Novelty

religious instruction, and ny thousands of prople come to hear them, Austris, English, and Tarkia ouey circulates freely in Mecca, but Gerini and Rowiso· coins' ars Jule known. Pall Mall Garette.

- SCANDINAVIAN POLICY,

territories, with a view to see whether a caravan that Rani is busy in caploring her neighbour's

BLACK, BROWN, and DRAB FELT

mad gun to designed cr. food by which er HATS, in all the

markers on the southern borders of Siberia may be put in communication' with the richer pro vitives of China to the guts and wort, more especially Bacobuće and Youman, bordering on

NEWEST SHAPES..

Also,

Barmub and Tibet. Yet, nesing the natural A Darge and Entirely Freal Lof of FANCY "obetroter" interposed, by Linda mais systems Of mountain and desert, all-ranging east bud west, WINDSOR, SALLOR KNOT, NEAPULI and treteting across twenty degrees of latitude

The BRIGHTON" and "CONNAUGHT": COLLARS, qnito nsw,

WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS in dif ferent gaslitics.

The Lanish correspondent of the Schlesische -Zoung syg LuKE"thern jà much táik at Copen- hagen just now of a Rus-Sundial alliance, Beradotte huid down us progromse for has successors that the poling of Eweden should be from Xunnus to Kami, nothing more impractic TAN, and other SCARVES an insular one, and this view has met with manbacle could be imagined. All ronds taust ron favour among the people, especially since the from oast to west the course of the valleya deptocracy as Arquired, greater tafincteerth and Youth, any line would carry the When a comaty bas, Jike Sweden, kept free traveller over mountain ranges far above the trum war for sixty years, the population water-erent suow! ine, Two great caravan routes ally locks with nazicis or the prospect of a ale have ever existed from the provinson OXFORD TWILL and REGATTA change sa ita foreign policy, especially when of China, westward and northward is the dires. its rusy is on so antiquated a footing. tion of the Russian border and Central Asin, SHIRTS, Quiet Patterns, with COLLARS geographical formation, too, of the Scandi exclusivo of the moraditest northern road from attached Ivian peninsula would, in the event of an Pakin to run and Klachta. One starts from attack by a great Power, make Egbesible for angshan in Ngaubui, Batang ja Sabuer, Sweden to delach any portion of the fores re- and so through Lassa in Thibet, to Yarkand in quired for her own defense in order to give besis Eastern Torkeets, and theree to Barbara and Zance to on ally. It is therefore, the correspondent Kuiva; Thoother stariefrom Chunking in Shani, things, very likely that the plans of a neo-trending through Shaust and Shonsi, and then Swedish alliance will be realized; but the Danes arthward and westward across the Gobi De catch eagerly at every plan which gives the act to Katoil, and so to Kaldis, the latest prospect of coming to a settlement with Gur acquisition of Russia, and the most seathers of many in regard to North Sleswick, It is bei stations. But from the south-western pro vquestionable that since the time of Qusen for the rest part the valley of the reAL yinoes, except by Batang and Lases, following Christina Swalen bas inatived in France ruiker Brahmaputra River, in the length of Thibet than to Germany, and eben Sandinaviani from ens tu west, there can ha no rantes from became fashionable in Denmark, a similar fcel- ing manifested itself among the Dates. Tho south to north across the groat mountain chains. prinsipal foreign lungs whieb is now taught Whatever the Russians way be seeking, of in lanish schools ie Frred, instead of Ger- baterer may be the direction given to the Man; the university and the higher colleges expedition of Colonel Joaovaki, we may be are in the bands of the National Literal party Siberia across Thibet-Pall Mall Gasetts.

ence that he doce not iaran to reach Southera and the Danish ladies, who bave great inilucace _with_that_party, sro zeelong supporters of France. What the Ministry wild do in this and Cathyr muttere je st prosent a profound suret; and no disclosures will be wade until the

OFIUM.

COMMERCIAL "INTELLIGENCE.

WEDNESDAY, 15th September, 1875, autumn when the Rigsing is to weet-Pull {| Hardly anything has been done in New Patog Mall Gazette.

to-day, but holders of the drug show no disposic hipt to relax their frees; the rate for it, Bonsequently, remains same us given yesterday. La New Besares also there has been no transao-

A ROYAL WEDDING IN INDIA. A correspondent writes to the Madras Times Vencatugherty, in the North Arest District, was lately the scene of serve grand doings, ché Decasion being the celebration of the mairiage of before noted arms. in the 13th instant the

SILK UMBRELLAS.

MACINTOSH OVEROQATS. BOOTS aúð SHOES,

&c.

$20.

SAYLE AND 00.,

VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG:

AND AT SHANGHAL

FOR SALE..

R. PORT

P. ATKINS & Co's SHERRY and

BANS ALB in Quarta,and Pints. COURVOISIER BRANDY (1 diamond), And

Brown and Blook SHEATHING FELT.

Apply to W. H. NOTLEY tion, and it is nominally quoted at $580. Good Maiwa.continues in regdrat, with sales on, the 1 1376 Hongkong, 8th September, 1875.

TERNS,

SILVER FOX, MUSQUASH, Aud OTHER FUR TRIMMINGS. CLOTH JACKETS TRIMMED WITH FUR AND FEATHERS, OTTOMAN SETS. NEW TUCKERS. BEADED JACKETS, BEAD TRIMMINGS. Newest Styles

APPLIQUE TABELEAUS. BEADED LACE CUIRASSE. RAMPORE, ROYAL SRINUGGAR, AND CASHMERE SHAWLS HYMALAYAN, QUEENSLAND, AND

SNODOWN SHAWLS, ́* For Ladies Chair Rags New Shaper in Gentlemen's HATS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, AND

FELT

686 Hongkong, 8th, Beptember, 1876.

NOHY CHAMPAGNE VARTE

BLANCHE Q15 psc esso (I dozen.) Pinte¥16 (2)

5 discount on 25 Casce,

BOURBON WHISKEY,-

312 por cane () dozen.}.

FOR SALE BY

̈HÀNH & Co.

STORE, and DELIVER CARGOES er

..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

M GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. 1395 Hongkong, idth September; 1373. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL FILE" Company's Stormskip

TULE

"DIOHED".

AND EUROPE, pe, &c. on SATURDAY, the 20th fastant, The following will be the hours of closing the -IN CONNECTION WITH K

MA, &

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

MAMA COMPANIES

AND

ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

HS.S. RELGIC will be despatched for San Francisco, vút Yökohama, on FBI. DAY, the 1st October, at 3 r.m., taking Cargo

and Europese

Connection in mnde at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai,

will be despatebo on or about the 20th instant.and Passengers for Japun, she United States,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agonte. 1388 Hongkong. 13th September, 1875.

STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, THE P.&O.S, N. Oo.'s Steamship.

MALACCA“: will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Teheran with the most English Mail..

A. CIVER,

Superintendent.

P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Offico,

Hongkong, 146 September, 1875,

[1808

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASARĮ

and HIOGO 7

PO, & NOode Steamship-

THE P.

TEHERAN

975 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1875.

will leave for the above plase about 24 hours (1) Undersigned care prepared to LAND after ber arrival with the best English Mait.

Superintendent. Statera a

P. & 0-8. M. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 148 September, 1875. (1894

FOR SHANGHAI, Brition Steumship

35 CENYA (TMTËTY-FIVE CENTE) PER TON, Weight and Measurement.. Fall Partishes ou application.

J. 3. HOOK, SON & Co. 1300-Hongkong, 23rd August, 1875-

AND TENNENT'S ALE und

PORTER

DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy Navy Boiled. Long Flax Crown

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Uz 51130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.

ESTABLISHED IN 1820,

SUANVAS.

C. LAZARUS AND CO

Incorporated with Shearwood and Co., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL FURNISHING CONTRACTORS,

BY APPOINTMENT TO

HIS EXCELLENCY THE VICEROY,

AND

HR. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH 55, 59, 60, 61, Bentinok Street, CALOUTTA.

BILLIARD TABLES. LAZARUS & Cola Billiard Tables are may the only ones appreciated in India, so a long and steady experience extending over 50 years har prored them to be the best and most suitable for the climate, pa kad

O. L. & Co. have received a large number of very fluttering, teatimonials from its parts of India, Chiru, Burmab, Copton, Manila, Jarn

THE

"GLENLYON"

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. of the 30th ingot, Parcel Packages will be ressived at the Office until 5 PM. some day. All Parcel Packages shwald by morked to address in full; value of same is required.

Reto Passage Tickets Grailable for 6 months are isaned at a reduction of 20 per cent. ou regular rates

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

G. B. EMORY,

Acting Agent. Bogkong, September 1st, 1875.

STEAM FOR" SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE “GATNE, ADMN, SURZ, MALTA, 3RINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, HEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON:

Friday, 24th inst.,

r., Moxey Order Offles close. Gr.M., Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open at night. Saturday, 28th inst..

7A.M., Post Office opens for sale of Skaups, Rogiairy of Letters, and Post- ing of all correspondeuge,

10 AM.. Post Office closes exceps for Late

Letters. Registry of Letters cea908. 10,15 AM., Lettera diay be posted on payment

or a LATE FEE of 18 sente extra Postage, until

11, when the Post Offics CLOSES

entirely.

11.30 AM, Leblers (bat Letters only) address- ed to the United Kingdom via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fea of 48 cents extra postage, ↳ 11,50 M., Posting on Board ceases.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Pout-Ofce,

Flongkong, 13th September; 1875.

Maby boxes of letters are received at the Foot Office not acaled, that is to say, the box is. fratened with sealing-was, but there is no im-. pression of a sent

Tho sudersignal would call the nilonition of boxholders to the noocmity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recogniolo go, and of sending a Chit.book or receipt with then-The- omission of the latter pronation lenveus doubt 30MBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND & to weather the enatents of the hox ever

AUSTRALIA.

ALSO, NA

reached the Puas Office; 1bo omission of the THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM former, as lu whether part of them might not NAVIGATION COMPANY'A Steamship have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage * PESHAWUR," Captain WHITE, with Her Stamps.

Mejordy's Maila, Passengers, Specie, and It is not generally possible to coitad ilio letters Captain Edward, will be drapatched is above Cargo, will leave this for the above places on gent in sealed boses (except where these arg on or about the 10th instant.

SATURDAY, the 25th September, at Noon, only three or four) and therefore the Fost For Freight or Passage, apply to

proceeding to Southampton aad Loadua, via office receipt to such an entry 18, 47 for inez Canal,

London, 15 for Calcutta, 3 for Penang, 5 for Cargo will be received on board until Noco, Singapore," innst be taken to meauna mora Specie and Purcole at the office antil 2 F. on that what is stated. via, that one bar was duly the 24th inst

reprived.

GILMAN & Co.

Agents,

f 1399 Hongkong, 14th September, 1875 FOR LONDON, sia SUEZ GANAL; Calling at BANGKOK.

TH

THE Steamship

NANKIN,"

For Particulars regarding Fraight-nnd Pas nage, apply at the P. & O.S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE-BEQUIRED.

Brace, Master, will fare immodite despatch as and Value of the Packages for the Overland above.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

1355 Hongkong. 11th September, 1875.

FOR LONDON. THE 4-1 15 years British Ship

MELEREK, Capt. 1. Peirce, will load here and at Whampoa, and will have gaick despatel as above.

For Freight, apply te

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. 1400 Hongkong, 14th September, 1875.

FOR NEW YORK," THE A 1 American Ship

"MIDNIGHT," Wallet, Master, will load here and at Whani pon, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN &.0. 139) Hongkong, 18th September, 1875. - ** FOR SYDNEY 22 ADELAIDE,

HEA British Barque

CORINNE".

the Rajak of Vapeatagdeny`s excond son, gire stuck of the drag in Bombay g 1,000 ohrata,OUS GINGER BRANDY, Straite, and Persie, testifying to the supertor 22

in adoption to the Raja of Patapore, inthe Go-and the quotation for it . 1,200 with wo up davery District. His Highness of Venoatagberry

rad been on a visit to Fistapare to arrange for a nuency. Un the sutus late Patar stood

the great, and having fated the object of bis Calcutts at Its. 1,275, and Benards at Rs.

vieit, returned to Vendungberry to carry ont the arrangements, Soon after bis retura, he depatobed a deputation to bis/lija Highnesstu

1234, with a firm market.

cases Silk,

ON LONDON

EXPORT CARGOĖS

EXOHANGE.

94 per Dozen. SPIRITS of WINE, for Lampe..

$3 per Dozen RO Apply to the

HONGKONG DISTILLERY Co. 1209 Hongkong, Bih August, 1875;

FOR SALE. USERS

HEIDSIROC & Co.'s MONOPOLE, China.

Apply to Na

DEETJEN & Co Sola Agents for China and Japan, if 144 Hongkong, 29 Juary, 1875.

NOW ON SALE

For aleauabip Stentor, or London, Congon Nizam's dominious, to invite thu Riju of 141,64in.; Sosuted Oaper, 84.241lbs., Sosated HAMPAGNE. Koluppen, a relative of kin, to the welding. In Orange Pekoo, 39,648 ibs, For New York t compliance with this invibution, the Rajah of Ko- lupore, after performing a torg journey, morived az Venentagherry with a rotinne, composed of s small body of cavalry and infantry and a pick of bounde, eridently bent on sport Prior to the celebration of the wedding, having received intiquion of the prevabacs of cholera at Chit- toor, Unddapah, Teropatty, &c. the Rajah pob- lished a notification in the Nellors District Gas zelle, etating that he would distribute lood and money to Brahmins and others from abroad a and also took precautions to keep the shoera ON

out of Venpatngberry, The ceremonie

need by the Kujub of Ventstagherry, and all his family going in prvinssion to the temples of Vartharajabswamy and Caslviswanathanxwmy, tito tutelary dieties of the Stute, to invoke, us it wers, their permission to the celebration

Bank Bille, on donnad,

4/0

Bank Bille, at 80 days' sight, 4/0) Bank Bille, at 6 months' sight, 4/1 Credits, ab 6 months aight...... Vl Documentary Bills,at6 months)

sight

4/1}- BOMBAT.Bank, on demand 220 | ON CALOUTTA-Bank, on demand 220

ON SHANGHAL

Bank, sights Privata, 30 days" sight

SHARES.

72.

of the warenge is having been done, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Share

per cenk-discount,

the Bajal not performed a rite which good many of your readers will no denbt Union Insurance Society of Canton, new sharks

--850 perahare premium, nominal,

regard with some intoalty. It is a duo Ohina Traders' Inserate Company's Shares amongst the Vuncatagberry Rajobs on occa

81,050 per share, sta sivas_of_tha bind ku eflict and relebrate the marriage of one of the descendants of one Obina and Japan Marine Inmrasso-The-90

per ebare......

Yasadoo, who was a parlas to whom the Rajab's Chinese Insurance Company-2074 per share forefathers owed all their fortunes, In cox-Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharo formity with this long ending custom, & juriah

$497 share.

bos and a girl of the same cires worse, unerried China Fire Insurance Company's Sbaris-$357

the Palace the day before the wedding of the per share, daughter null not of the Rub, which look victoria Fire Insurance Company's bares

plus on the 4th and 7th, allíma. These aru

bat few Government officials here, all of whom 8167 per share, wore invited to the marriage. Besides the other expenses incidental to an vecssion of bis burt,

shu Babas monat have jurated lupat suas is, for hupe of presents to his officials and servante, for the ouid presente consisted of golden bangles and

dongkong and Whampoa Dook. Company's

Sharea-40 per cent, discount.

28

Chares de par coat: discount Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-The

60 par there.

IMPERIAL QUARTO, ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE'

PUNTI AND MANDARIN.

** PRONUNOLATION, PA-

AD ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONART, publahod at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong, TOE comprehensiveness and practicalservice

deur for the above Ports on the 30th icat. For Freight, apply to

B. DAVIES. 1391 Hongkong, 13th September, 1875.)

FOR LONDON,

maks and quality of their Billiard Tables, and will while thanking their Friends and Patrons in China for the liberal support so long extended. to their fire, would, in soliciting farther pe tronage, beg to mention the following facts which have conduced to the success their efforts have hitherto moet with..

Every table is made of solid wood, well soned and not vigneired

The Cushions are constructed on an entireis new principle, introduced by G. Lazd Cas Bad walike that adopted by English makers, and are much more durable and lively than English-made cushions.

No table leaves C. La and Co.'s premises until it has been standing ready Bujsked for over 15 montbe, in order to ensure perfectly zoomed paterial

Every article of furniture, also, that leaves C. LAZARUS and Co. Establishment; in quas ranteed of Solid and Seasoned Wood,

CLOo, have always ready a large stor

this Work stands uurivalled. All the now of new Cushions on their peculiar principle, and words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the namerons abc which can be supplied for egy table, they a jects machinery photography, telegraphy, and carste length and breadth of the slate bed only in science generally, which the rapid advance being required, ple

1 British Barque

ENGLAND'S GLORY," Knight, Mater, will load here, at Whampoa, and st biscus, and will have quick dospates as

For Freight, apply to

abure.

ALFRED LISTER,

Realmasier General. General Post Ofer,

Hoogkung, 6th September, 1975,

A. Written Declaration of the Contents

The following redused Ratos of Postage will Reateis required by the Egyptian Government, Lake offent from this day --

nd must be delivered by the Shippern to the

Jompany's Agants, with the Bills of Fading F

with Parcels; and the Company do not hold | Porzucual,-

hemselves responsible for any Detention or

Cants.

A Southampton, 34 per 3 oz. 6 Prejudice which may happen from the incor | AZERB ISLANDS.-- rectness on such declaration.

The Company reserve the option of forward- ing all goods shipped by their Steiners for Burope through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessela employed for the purpose

Shippers are particularly requested to not the terms and condition of the Company's Black Billa of Lading,

A. MOYER, Superintenden:: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Cox Ofoe, Hongkong; 13th September, 1876.

U. §. MAIL LINE

PACIFIC MAIL SPEA MSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, vra OVBR. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.,

A BS. CHINA" will leave Hongkong 1 for San Francisco, is

FRIDAY, the 15th Detobor, at 3 P., taking Passengers, Mails, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europë,

Through Passenger Tickets and Billa of Lading are isoned for transportation to Yoko hasss and other apun Ports, to San Francisco,

ports in Cetraland me to New York Outland South America, LAND RAILWAYS, “

Buoka & Letters. Nerepapers, Latterns.

Darels. Cents.

8 per 2 oz perio, & 14 per os. Vis Bouthampton, 34 peri az, CANARY & MADEIRA

ISLANDS

Vin Brindisi,... Via Marseilles,

Vi Erindai.... Via Marcilles,..

34 per oz.

8per2oz.

8 12 per 2 oz. Vis Fouthampton, 28 per foz. 6 6 par2oz. HONOLULU AND

HAWAIL-

Via Brindiei,

Vi Marseilles,. J 35 per

10 14 por 2 on. Vil Soathampton, 30 percz. 8. Sper2027

ALFRED LISTER,

L'ostmaster General. " General Post Office,

Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.

The Portmaster at San Francisco bas given netico that lestera despatched from this Colony whether through the Fast Cer, or as con- signees letters; by the United States Mail Packets, will not be forwarded to any plates not within the United States unless the proper Postage from America to such planes be propa in American Postage Stamps, but will, he re- themed to this Office

Such letters should either be prepaid in both Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or posted to as Agent in the Sings as abov

This notice chiefly applies to the following A. MACG, HEATON,

phces, the American rates of Postage to which A Stoner of the Company will leave Shangre se fullurs" DEACON & Co.,

NEWS. hai, via the Inland Bea Ports, about same date, Canton and Macau. and make close connection at Yokohama.

LETTERS, PARERS. BOOKS.

Cente

1349 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875.

FOR LONDON. THE A-1.17 years British Barque

ADA

Captain Asals, will toad hero and at Whapon, and will have quiok deepatch sa bora,

For Freight, apply to

TOGEL HAGEDORN & Coj 1203 Hongkong, Sit August, 1975.

"CHN: SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,¦

CALIFORNIA,

J

Bola Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Arins and Ammunition;

of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are G., and Co have always in hand a large Da Font's Blasting and Sporting Powder: Lake fully illustrated and explained, forming exoratook of Billiard, Fool and Fyramid Balls, Caes, Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety here given in extense. Each and every word ja poises for students of a most, instractive nature. Tips. Chalks Cloth, and every requisite for the Fuss.

Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are Billiard Table given, the ascente boing carefully marked on

Old Cushions renewed on C. LALABUR &

the best principle hitherto attained. "Tastypo. Co's peculiar prinsiply, increby making an old graphy the success, of an attempt make the Chinese and English type correspond table as good me now,

in the size of body, thereby efecting a vast

economy of space, schiering a cearcan not previously attained, and dispensing with thond

STORAGE,

y 1626 July 7

At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Stestera to England, France, Honolulu, & per ♣ ez Brazil,..........1502. and Germany,

Freight,will be received on board until 4 PM.Peru, Chi, &c...22 oz. on the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5. P.M. same day ;

Cents,

CORTR.

2

4 por 4 da

-

10 per 4 oz.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

Hongkong, 21 July, 1875.

all Parvel-Packages should be worked to ad- Genert! Post Office. dress in full; value of aumo is required.****

For further information as to Pascage and- Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Praga Weat.

deling gait.

G. B EMORY, Bongkong, 15th September, 1875.

NOTICE

LOWONG, of Chce Hang in the de

It is heroby notified that the rates of postage

chargeable honceforth on Letters addressed to the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the Onited Kingdom, when forwarded by French Packet, will be the same as those chargeable on Lettera forwarded by British Packet vik Brin disi.

F. W. MITCHELL

Postmaster General. General Post Office, Hongkong.

OW LEONG KENG, late of Singapore,

trist of Ku Yee beang in China, deceased.

As coms, misapprehension, erists regarding (10418 Tested on our atmo of Niccars, we last land restaurent, rave qui fequested the transmission of Fackats, and Samples.

Godowas (lutely known as his and RS WALKER & Co.) of about 5.000 tons Capa kie reaidunry Estate and Effecta unto his pre- through the Post, it is hereby notified for city, situated on the Praye, West Wanchi,

sent son, Low Quar Saw, and any other sou general information, that the Privilege of aend. Six and Eight Light Lampe for Ou, or Kord- I G. LINSTEAD.

or other sopa he might have living at bis death, ing such articles through the post at the rates of postage applicable to them ie restricted to 1909 Hongkong; 18th November, 1874. whether by his second or any "other wifs or

BILLIARD LAMPS.

raat margins and vacant places which have sine, the latter with burners on the dopier heretofore okatzotarized Chinos publications. principle, giving a light equal to twelve ordinaty following fasta ate submitted for consideration.

To illustrate the fast scope of the work, the lamps.

Mighteon light ring burner Gas Pendants, Calmar Vocabularly contains about 16,000

Benares and Madura hüüdkerchiefs and gar Hongkong Gas Cotipany's Shares-$75 per Olined characters, and Medharat's English with nod to suspend over table,

share.

Hongkong Hotel Oompany's Sharne-27 per

acat, discount.

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilet

menta ranging in value nécording to the respe tive-rank-of-the-racipients. I hear that the Enjab has resolved to distributs food and money to the Brabmine and others of the poorer cluses, after tho, 36th for a fortnight, in pur

SALES ON SEPTEMBER 157, 1875. sumes of lág notifiestion share referred to.

de repurted by Che The Rajab's son, after the marriage, was taken

California Prawns, (dried), 20 hire, at $12.70, in procession from the Palaos in great pop; by. Kwong-tai-obong to travelling trader Firet warahad his little band, which discoursed

Almonds, 4 bags, ut $20,50, by Kwong-haug sweet (English) insis; then cuma, troopsṛuf| infantry and cavaleg, in great uniforme, foi, tai to travelling trader. lowed by a large number of stat horges band hang-ta to travelling trader.

Vermicelli, 32 bage, et Tie. 1.3.2.0, by Kwong, Bonely decorated with silvur ornaments and

Hishod Milled Rice, 2,800 piouls, at $1.69, by Wing, tarnesses riskly burdered with gold lace; next came his bage elephants with very Jee-obung to local trader,

Mushrooms, 13 pages, at $51.00, by Tang- costly howdahs and embroidery of chong thi to travelling trader. zion kinde, some of which were of

pure gold, and, others of ‚eilror. Mounted on

NOW ON SALE.

is Cudersigned have been appointed boletet, and order to english law or betale pre fine. Goods sert for Bule, or its excention of

The Post Office of Victoria (Australia) having res zotice to the General Fees Ofice in Lon

Agents for the Sule of their Goods according custow in Hongkong and Obinn by Messrs. J. & R. Is not, and by the same Will catsio legoaice were 2 order (however small the quantity may he), NEST Glasgow and Mesers. DAVID CORSAR & Kiven to each of the daughters of the end de- or any arteles sent by one private individual sened, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pore another which are not actually patterns of Soss, Arbroathous

DOMAINHOLD, KARBERG & Co. enent to a deorse of the Supreme Court of the tuples, are not admissible..

F. W. MITCHELL, 419 Hongkong, January, 1867, ****

Strita Settlements (Divislou of Singapore)

Fustanitor General. made in the detre of Low QUEI SEW, an intens,

General Post-Office, Hongkong. NUTIUM.

Plaintiff, verstis Low SOON WAN NIO, Exeog IN Order to meet the wishes of the Native riz of the last Will and catamont of the aid LOW LEONG KING; deceased; Dofendant; the 1 Community, the Chinese Jesus of Persons: Claiming to be sobe or dangbters of Eaper has been, from the commercement of the the said LOW LEONS KENG living at the time don that articles of Jewellery retired in that Ohing New Tour, issued DAILY Latend of on of his death, on the 18th day of February, 1878, Colony are oliargeable willi Cuatema Dnice, sherrate days ne before. -k

or to be the legal personal representatives of the undersigned considers it necessary to make The Paper sa bean Established for nearly such of the said song and daughtere, as, having this Regulation known to the Publio, and to Treaty Tours, and is, as to Editorial Manage survived the aid deboned, and attained ibo age state that any lettere or pockets containing CO.,,nder the Direction of a Well Educated of 21 years, are now dead, on or before the in such articles sent through the Post aru liable,

Chineo Gontleman; gives reliable commérniat and general information, and bak the same their Claims before the Registrar of the

day of November, 1875, to come in and prove with their epatents, to be forfeited.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gerenal. position with the Native Community as to Ad Supreme Court of the Straite Settlements (Divi vertasments and News as the English Daily son of Singapore), or, in defacit thereof, they

General Post Oños, Hongkong...... Free with the Forgigal Community will be peremptosity saludeč from the benefit Charge for Advertisemente will be as heretof the said decree,

this work, containg more than 50,000 English Sole Agents in India and the Bem for

OLAZAZOS-AND-Co, have been sputed words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinesá étaro ters, Again, despite all the grammar and Tus NEW PATENT

ELDOTRIC BILLIARD MARKEE, other elementary works as yet published, the abident of this di depang the various appli-op masna of which she socre can be marked student diffenlo langunge akaolutely

have cre general meaning. Of these example Price Lists, Catalogues, sus all information outions and equivalenta of different words which from the cushion of the table. this work contains more than five times as meny nó any bther Dictionary hitherto pab

may be obtained from A LANE, CRAWFORD AND For practical purposes the arrangement of

who have consented to act he to its pages enables a person who under- tho work le so complate, that a reference |

Q. LAZARUS & 006 AGENTS standa English, te comununicate effectivelyť

Oblus, and to the natives themselves it ex*; and forwarded to Valdarts by thE; BABLI KET plaine subjects fully with which very few deed of thom ore perfectly, söquainted, "Ho parties rezident in England and interested in China it cannot but be invainable desalomily- It comprises upwards of two ihonenud large quarto pages

Honcvong, Brd February, 1874

煤荣

WING-KIB QOAL SHOP.

Brewa Suger, 190 bara, at 22.79, by Kwong with motives who undantand nothing but Chi- HONGKONG, SHANGHAL, AND JAPAN one of these, sat the happy bridegroom in a wing-slung to traveling tradereno In this respect the work will to found 3 bed and by whom

fura, Opeum, 50 pigale, at 98 seats, by Skan Bilisomiable to all Europears residing in ALL ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED Lenit full oramuscaled bordeb, usually called thing to travelling trader. the Eungari Hamborry," with an attendant un either eide fanning him in front of hith were the pogoda dag (danging girls) going through the Tariona festa claracteristic of their performances. Perple from all quartors thronged round she procession and swelled the crowd, to an immenes proportion. In con oasion, I may mention that the weekly meet inge of the Gyanuh Samaj, a society, organized by Mia Higiens tis Rajah for the nee of his learned friends, and over which he kindly presides, buvo been adjourned for live wecke,

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Dated this 12th day of August, 1875, BOE. VELGE, ––

A Nogistras. AITKEN, DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW 19201 Altorneys of the above-named Plaintif Froprietor of Wiso-xrn Shop bėgo to inform the public that his Shop has buon NUW GN SALE, Artablished since 1855, at Endicott's Land, and that he has always great quantity of BEST LCOAL, in stora for Bale. Gentlemen or Ship- Also a few orpies of the GRAMMAR of the masters wishing to patronise him, are requested

to apply at his shop. Chinese. Language, in two Parts,

1508 Hongkong, 3rd Baptenber, 2574

The Daily Prass Oflódi

DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland Trado Bopert for the Year 1874, Erios Ten Dollára.

Apply at the Daily Freer Olios, Hongkong. 1st February, 1876.

--

It is hereby notified for general information that, the Eostage (which must be paid in ad rated) upon letters addressed to Reizno Ed ward Island, will henceforward bo pa followB, TIE

When forwarded vik

Handia

When forwarded við

12 coats each half-cance

Marseilles 36 conta cash half-punce Whon forwardød við

Southampton.... 28 conte cach half-ounce,

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General, Guneral Post-Offos, Hongkong.