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At ball a gentleman arrayed in the most The Birsesnoitung publishes an article on the irroproachable evening costume sometimes rune Tarkish army apropos of the rising in the the risk of being tataken for a waitors and it Herzegovina. Up. to-the-beginning of the now appears that at morning entertainmonte it present oentury, it says, the military admin tra in diffoult to appear correctly dressed without tion of the Ottoman Empire was totally different ooking more or less like a pollosmat. The from that of other European States, Fer prapor thing to war on those occasions in bine centuries the nucleus of the Turkish troops waS Hannel, so it least we are informed by an formed by the janisation; and it was not until LONDON vin SUEZ CANAL.Naskin (tr.) American journalist, who spenta on this on they were annihilated by Soltan Mahmoud in jout in a ton of authority. At country fêtes," 1820 that the tray was firal organized on the ho ange, the Prince of Wales weara a bine French model. The organization was completed Bannel anit, though many dislike this attire by Abdul Modjid in 1813, since when the troops De "da weerant of te reucin blance to the uniforms have been tramed by Trench and Harmane of policemen." If, however, the man of officers. The establishment of the regular army NEW YORK fashion does not mind this, he is advisad (nizam) was fixed by Abdal Medjid at 150,00000OKTOWN AND to woar, bis blue suns at donble-breasted, on, and that of the reserves (redit) at 120 SYDNEY via ADEL which will enable him to leare off bis battalione. Under the last military law, which SAN FRANCISCO 541. wa:etsont without appearing to have done so, in to be completely carried out by the year SAIGON, SINGAPORE Fie is further joined to have his double-1878, the strength of the Turkish army in to breasted gust of blas flannel adorned with a consist of 150.000 regolars, 76,000 men of the SINGAPORE, BOMBAT, do doubts row of four or fire buttons of white first reserve, 120,000 of the first lesy, 190,000 SAIGON ony, with a bar af black er lapis blue through the socand lovy, and 320,000 landsturm (dijnde); ILOILO.

YOKOHAMA the centre. Ia any doso, whether the prescribed making a force of 780,600 men in all, such an bian flampel with onyx, battous bu accepted or army, however, could paly be raised it the f not, it inuski reusabored that the con-rinces of the country were in a satisfactory. ventional fall dress suit is not often worn at stale runder present circumstances it will bardly Gatimer receptions." Perhaps, in spite of the be possible to collect more than 400,000 efficient orities hint, black will still be put on. In that troops. The aur is divided into seven cran the stager must to particular about his d'armer, of which the seventh is not quite acoke “Binok silt Hocks are esproially recomplete. The herd-quarters of these corps or commended for fall dress; they are embroidered at Constantinople, Setonula, Monustir, Erze with rosebuda and cost saven dollars a pair." roam, Damasus, and Suala (province of It might be an error in fushionable tante to war these beautiful and expensive tasks with a Euit of blue Jannel.. Bus there would be zo chance of a man in bine flatusel being mistaken for a polcemin if he could somehow contriro to show that he was outing "black silk.socha embroidered with rosehne, and he might possibly pass for the Prince of Wales.

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For Sale.

Nomi Corinno. 43Belgie-(str.);

Ohina (str.) Amazone (str.)24, Peeluwar (stv.),.. Rajapatkanubar Oneunoka Malacon (str.) Mensaleh fate.).. Tehoren (ate}}); Glenlyon (str.)... Paironing (str.). Djemaah (atr.),

Naicon (atry),

YLE & 007

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and

BARSLOTGER LATE-ARRIVALS --- GOODS AS UNDER

WHITE KERSTMERK and BEDFORD

Hongkong Siembaen & Co..

Batterfield & Swire. Jardíne, Matheson & Co Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Huuzkong A MoG, Henton.

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PM, S. S. Co.,

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fong Jung Ma. Basa

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ghong Douglas Lapraik & Co...

Quick despatche

On or about 20th inst. Tulok.dengatebir

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PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS. -

STEAM FÖR 2. SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT" DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES:

ALSO, Y MANE TA PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND CAL QUTTA.

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On 15th prox., ni 5 r. noon, the Company & Steurship NBATURDAY, the 18: September, 1875,

Today, st soon."

Ou 26trinati, nt moon,. (On' 24th init,

On or about 18th inst. Qajek Besplitoh, »?? Qualek Acapitob. Jamie despatch.

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HIND FOR SWATÓW, AMOX, AND FOOCHOW.

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INVITE INSPECTION OF THEIR NEW GOODS:

"AMAZONE” Commundant - ChaMrENvre, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will Jauve this Port for the above planos

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Loz don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europ

Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be recsired on board until dra, Specio and Parcels until 3.P.M. on the 17th Soptoubor, 1975. (Parcela are not to be sent on-board they must be left at the Agenny'a Office) Contents and valueot Packages are required,

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

C. BERTRAND

Principal Agent Bonzkone, 10th September, 1973-

“NAMOA” Captain Westoby, will be despatched for the LADIES WHITE and COLOURED KID fatore Forta: TOMORROW, the 12th instant, | GCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-

GLOVES,

One, Two, Foar, and Six Boltona, WOOL SLIPPER and CUSHION PST TEENS

FANCY BLUE and BLACK COATINGS.A CHOICE TROUSERINGS.

A few Suit Longth of FASHIONABLE TWEEDS.

LIGET OVERCOATINGS for DUST, COATS,

Yemes). The commander-in-chief is the Sulton, and his deputy the Grand Vizier. All the bennobos of the military administration are con centrated in the War Office (Seraskiorata) ut Constantinople, ander Bo-alis general military ovansil. The officers of the staff hare the fullowing racks: Serdar Ekrem (geno- raliavimo), Mushir (Marchod), Ferik Fusha |(general of division) Lies Fasba (general of brigade). Miri Alai (colonel), Kaimakam SPANIARDS AND PORTUQUESE. (lieutenant-colonel), Alui Earini (tajor), and The correspondant of The Times, writing Biurashi (commandant of a battalion). Of the fa Tisbor on the 28th July, says: -Whoever even dorps of the army, three only are.available travela to aus perrose about the world cannot for European service, the rest being stationedin CORDS for BREECHES and PANTA: be long in thing out how muob easier it is for Asiatic Turkey, where a strong form is always

LOONS.. men to hate sine to love. An nasient sage has required for the suppression of internal disorders told me that concord is rare among brothers." and the protection of tas vonalry against Wint if be brothers be neighbours, besides Pattacke from abroad. The European corps. What if they know very little and underasan including the reserve, coplist of only 142,859 absolutely nothing about one another P Name men with 270 guns. The infantry are still any two European nations you please, and yoz partly armed with the old percussion maket, will not hit upon any with so little intercours though there are upwards of 200,000 Sniders in au tho Spaniards and Portuguese Necessity store, and it has recently been decided to order bring them together as little as Inclination. Tied agaat namber of Martini-Henry's from Eng- as they are back to back, like the Siaures twins, land. The cavalry soldiers have each ka They find it impossible either to look into each American revolver and a Winchester rifle. Tha other's facta or get into each other's way. In artillery have air and four pounder field guns, tonded by Nature to form one happy country, and three-pounder mountain guns, all Krupp they were snadered by circustances entirely breeabloaders. The smaller guns are carried by beyond their control in remate ages, and were camels and mules, the roads not being good never brought together, except oove by the right enough for gun-onrriages Pall Mall Gazette. of the stronger over the weaker, since which time AR the vague feeling between them has been the The Glargine Noce says the Duke of Argyll instinct of the big fah to swallow the little fieb, is about to add a wing to Inserary Castle. and the natural objection of the butter: to lie,

Victor Hugo's new volume will be called devoured. Both have now recovered from their art d'étro grand pore, No poet has ever writ Iberian fears and linges. The Spaniscule are ten so charming about children as he he. aware that the annexation of Portagal could The successive deaths of his soon, Charles and only further complier the bewilderment of François, made his two grandchildren, Jeande their chronic chao; the Fortugnose feal safe and Georges, especially dear to him. He bad in the strength of their resolution to fight for already made thou the subject of bia vetee in independence, and also in the inclination ofée Terrible. And in this new volume they England to stand op for existing landmarks are alluded to almostin every page; now directly The mere shadow of a pact danger on the one with reference to their childish games and. side, and the smart of disappointed gread on sayings now indirectly, as when they are made the other, however, ate suficient to keep sua pretext for his philosophiest ageaufatione picious awake and to foster antipathy. The Antre" Berkeley, Sept. 1809.—Gentlamun, I fpol is a change, however istiot, of conterial alza duty I owe to post to aprons my gratitude for the great ination argiamies the moral average. Never I have derived by taking Norter's Cazomilo hile I applied to your agent, Mr. Boll, Barboles, fr the above med Pils, for wind in tan stomach, fruzs which I suffered exercising pain for a length of time, ving tried pearly every remedy prosebou, but without foriring any bouent at al. After taking twẻ boities of your valuable Fils, I w quite restored to try a hat of health. Please give the pablicity for the hengit cf- thosə who may this be affictieled an, dir, zoum: to do Prostore COMOMILY Fnis.”

[190i 1294 Aug. 21.

were the two people more hopelessly estranged than since tast Revalation of 1868, which threatened to bring them together in the bonda of famly unity.

The Spaniards nud Portuguese would dislike each other much ler if they took the trouble to ing live into Lube musée of their mutual aversion They seem to be afraid of too great a recen- Blanco between them, though to an unconcerned stranger nothing is more striking than their dissimilarity. At the time I left-Madrid for Liabun I was told I should have no difficulty about the language, as evory Portuguese apraks Spanish. Bot. I fofind that overy man addressed hers in the best. Castilian I could master, resented it as an affront if he conceived that there could be any other means of com munication between us. Anything more diffe rent than the accent and intonation of the two dialects enanot to imagined. The Portuguese is Spanish without its bons and nerve; it bas aomething of the nasal twong of the French, blended with some impossible Germa, Bussi and even Chinese diphthonga, and laoka those hash bat oorgetic gutturala which, for aught we know, the Spaniards' interited from the Aralis, but which, as themselves think,

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SHARES,

they borrowed from the Gorman, The phy- ON CALCUTTA, Bank, on demand 200 Biognomy of the two races presents an equallyx remarkable nontrast, Tho Spaniard is im ptions, self-masorting, courteens, bat dignifed, eordial, outspoken; the Portuguese is slow and 2+liberate, uelf oxcentrated, obliging on second thoughts, but instinctively guarded uud distant. If bo spcake English, ever so little, ho in glicized, waits for an introduction, and his won. variation revuls strange mixture of shrewd sense and deeparate prejudice. Not quito satisfied with binselt, he bae no lively sym pathies with, bie fellow-beings, and, least of all. with bis on neigbbears. There is nothing stronger than the Spaniard a frank dontempt of the Portugese nothing mote ely than the steering con.piscenca withwhich the Portugues

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per cent, discount Uston Ingaranae Society of Canton, new shares

$50 por abase preminin, nominal.: Okina Traders Insurance Company's Juare

̈31,050 per share, Ohms and Japan Marine Lanrance Tle. 90

par abare

Chinese Insurans Company-207 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharm

$4971 por slzire..

LANOHE CHAMPAGNE TO DE MONTES SLLO CARE

Quarte, ........$15 por ciso (1 dozen:)

5% discount on 25 Cases.

AMBOURBON WHISKEY,

$12 per case (3 dozen.}

FOR SALE BY SA

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"THE" Undersigned "are" prepared to LAND STORE, keď DELIVER CARGOES.62

Steamers at N GEMA

THE

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will be despatched on or about the 22nd instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply tog

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, agents, 1405 Hongkong, 16th September, 1875

·FOR 000KTOWN AND SYDNEY, THE Eastern and Australian Mail Steam T

Company's Steamer

NORMANBY," Captain Beddell, will have immediate despatch

De above.

For Freight or Pasenice, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.. -1395: Hongkong, 14th September, 1875,

NUHOES COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGTRIES MARNUMEES, PAQUEROT POSTE FRANCAIS.

HE

35 CENTS (THIRTY-FIVE CSNTS) PSX TO Courpany's Steamship

- Weight and Mezmurement, Full Particulars on application..

[JB-S/HOOK, SON & Co 1300 Hongkong, 24rd August, 1975,

AND A TENNENT'S ALE ond

PORTERA

CARE DAVID CORSAR A SORS

Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled Long Flax

WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS in dif- Crown ferent qualities.

SILK UMBRELLAS: MACINTOSH OVERCOATS. BOOTS and SHOES,

SATLE AND Q0%; VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'N' ROZD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG

AND AT SHANGHAL ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY,

DELICIOUS$ per Dozan

SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps, $ per Dozen. Apply to the

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· 1209 Hongkong 6th August, 1876, RES FOR SALEJA

pítics tho Spaniard, bewailing ethamities for China Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-3137 P. ATKINS & Co SHERRY and

waiou the sufferer has no one to blame bat himself. Portugal looke down upon the sterme of Spain from,ita safe rook on shore, angely reflecting that the ocean has no perila for those

why do not venture out of barbour.

The impression tha: Lisbon makes upon any man fresh from Madril should not be marred by any unnecessary delay on the road. You learn the Spяash expital in the evening,

in the midst. of just stieb a die cad bustle

as London may exhibit on Derby-day, Ton. renob. Lisbon on the morning of the second day, and find such a London as you would nee, not on Sunday, but on a holyday As a Good Friday, From morning to evening,

per shore MA Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares

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Shares 28 per cent discount. Shanghai Steau Navigation Company Tle.

60 per share.

FORT.

BABB ALE, m Quarte sud Pints," COERVOIRALEE's BRANDY (1 diamond),

Born and Back SHEATHING FELT.

Apply to

W. H NOTLEY Ig 1375 | Hongkong, 8th September, 1875,

FOR SALE. -- KAMPAGNE.

HESTOR & Co's MONOPOLE, Okius.

tápply toʻma 1

BEETJEN & Cou

Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per C

share.

Hongkong Hotel Jompany's Shares-3673 per

cent, digoount."

SALES UN SEPTEMBER 1758, 1875

Dried Irly Flittera, ID bage, at $9.25, by

and, in the anmer season, still more froms reported by Chines evening to morning, the Madrid tormoll te

Mushroome, 10 cases, at $55,00, by Chun- toong to travelling trades.

Bola Agents for China and Japan, ff 144 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1875.

MOMON BALE.”

IMPERIAL QUARTO,

to travelling trader. Be

White Was, 2 pieces, at $39,50, by Kin-foong ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

WITH TUR -

to local trader.

Brown Sugar, 500 bags, al 32.55, by Tack-mee PUNTI AND MANDARIN

in luceasant. The people's home is the street: Ting yee-chong to travelling trader their balancas enjoyment. You find, a throng | in every thoroughfarey a rackot is very cabs a quest the door of every theatre; a warm at the Puerts def Bal; jostling streama of loungers up and down the aide walks of Alcal· and Geronimo streets; o endlessront of new paper-boys and hawkers of wetterly tickets; ibe) Correspondencia or the Trista, Grande dinned into your ears at overy turning by merless ralars bawling at the top of their voices. Every where the display of wealth, the pomp of bound. leas luxury strings of glittering carriages the prancing of mounted officers; the toiletés of painted Duchesses; the King in his coach and six with his squadron of Incore and Boarlet catriders, beview of Invaly women picke ing their steps daintily std the rags of squalid beggara metod are the features of evry.day life. For the sins of rechilone Madrid you would Bay that Ibon is doing penance in enakoto

wingsbing to tost trader.

White Fugir, 400 bugs, at $225, by Kwong,

fook-ching to travelling trade

Saigon Rice, 1.000 piculs, at $158, by Man-

on to travelling trade..

Book Pepper, 1,000 picule at $10.25, by Wing

wing-ahing to travelling trader:

Gum Olibanum, 10 ones, at 24.20. by Kwong California Pracne, (dried), 20 bags, at § 15:20 Kwong-sang-tai to local trader, dekla

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1818 Work, the TUIRTEENTH

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CHROMO LITHOGRAPH

PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONO

FOREIGN SUTTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI

Mail,

MENZALEH Captais Pasqualini, will be despatched for KAYOKOHAMA. Shortly after the scrival of the next Freash

O; BERTRAND,

Principal Agent 1410 Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

NUTIONAR

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

"MARITIVES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.

| UIL Company's Steamship

"DJ NANAH,” Captain Flambean, will be despatched for

SHANGHAI Shortly after her arrival from Europe.

UBERTRAND,

Principal Agent. 1411 Hongkong, 17th, September, 1875.

STEAM TO TOKORAMA.. THE E& 0.5 N. Cole Steamshpë

"MALACCATM”!

will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Taberd with the next English Mail

MOIVER,

Superintendent,

[2393

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

Hongkong, 14th September, 1875. STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI and BIOGO.J THE E. 20. 3. N. O«.'s Steamship

TEHERAN

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1089 Hongkong, 9th July, 18/ ROYAL INSURANUR COMPANY.

182 Undersigned baving been appointes Tents for the above Company, are prg-

ticket unless you want a scat. A bnikring exists, but the performance is doll, and, happily, blendless, and has no attraction fapt for the disreputable. The promenade is svenert, for a log in takou at the entrance, and people neem to grudge the few ele on by evening pared to GRANT INSURANCES at Current quires examples to display the various appli Singapore except Sonday. The bave no Prado, no Bates, WHAKARAMANZA sations and equivalente of klifferent words which MELCHERS & Co. barg mo general incating. Of these assoplus Agents, Royal Insurance Company, this work contams more than five times as $11780 Hongkong, 28th October, 1874,

zony as any other Dictionary hitherto, pab. San Francisco, "lished.

Foote Dustalla, no Retiro Gardess. The smooth waters of the Tagua vainly tempt them

to pleasure-beating; neither the safety of their

abreste, no she heat of the weather, or the PHENIX FIRE INSURANOD COMPANY moon or gaslight has power to entice them out

London:

Moser J. DE Lorzada & Co. -

Btraits

Mr. F. ALGAR, Olamont's Loza G90. STAMET, 80, Cerahill DESTO BAZES, HENKY & OG. My LT. FICHE, 21, Mer Mchants: Exchango

For practical pa poses the arrangement of New York Meers. S.M. PETTINOILL & Co.,

** $7 Park How

KRUPPE CAST SIDEL WORKS,

ESSEN (GERMANY

of doors after 9 a 10 o'clock at night. The real Undersigned having been appointed the work is no balete, that a reforan Hongkong, and January, 1876, blessings of a Liberal Government of perfest Agents to the bore Company at this lite pages cables = panon who under gocial order and religious penco: the prospecte Pert, are prepared to grint Policies agamist stards English to communicate effectively of a well-balanced Budget, of a plentiful vin- Fire to the extent of $40,000, on Buildings or with natives who inderstand nothing but Chit tage, of a thrizing trade, are not odappreciated, Goode stored therein." ---

12- i meso." In this respect the work will be found bat there is no clation, no self-gratulation, BOUW DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. indispensabin to all Europeans residing in nothing joyous or over-aanguino among them ef 717 Hongkour, 9th November, 1868. China and to the natives themselves it ex- people. Their anbined tonas, their bated breath,

their quiet demmour appear nualterable; if a LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE roide a raised, if velicment geatures or aut mated fouturas give evidence of stirring passions,

INSURANCE COMPANY.

TABOM this date, until farther notice, a dis.

plande zubjects fully with which way for 12- deed of them are perfectly norminted. T partier resident in England and interested m Uhina it cannos but be invaluable occasionally.

It comprises upwards of two thousand large)

if anything approaching load mirth or unseemly F the datatyper cent. (fur bro del

passers-by merely shake their heads and ob- creat local rata of premis will be allowed serve, "They are, Spaniards;” all ideas of upon insurances affected with this Company, disorder and deurbance being in Portuguese

mində annoiated with thoir obaozione neigh

bars.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CHARA

ti 1193 Hoogteng, 27th Jane, 1879,

TRUBNEE & Co.,

BD PAYHEMORPH HOW? W. H. BELLA "Daisy Fress” Oppion, KonggonG

SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA MARS

FACE PEIL,

MAT

Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany) 碳爆樂

WING KER COAL SHOP

HE Proprietor of Winseng Shop begs tý inform the publip that his Bhop has been estabilshod since 1865, et Endlotte Lane, ali

“SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND) PAE, SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE” CENTRAL AND UNION · PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES --

ABD

ATLANTIC STEAMERS

THE S. S. TELGIC will be despatched for Ban Francisco, nid Yokohama, on TRI- DAT, the 1st October, at 3 P., taking Cargo and Fussongers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Councotion,ja mada ut Tokohamn with Steamers from Shanghai...

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. of the 30th fustant, Parvel Packages will be. received at the Office until 5 PM. samo day. AU Faroel Pankages should be marked to address in full; value of game is required.

Return Pasange: Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per ocút,. on regular rates.

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

6. B. DMORY.

Acting Agent. Gongkong, September 1st, 1875.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE' GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTS, AND

A SOUTHAMPTON,

| BOMBAY, MADRAY, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA,

|

|

Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will shoes .. For Swatow-Por Norma, today, the 18th instrat, ut 9,90 AM. V

For Shanghai-Per Glenlgen, to-day, the 18th net at 11:30 A

For Singapore--For Chancellor, to-day, the 16th inst, at 11,80 A..

For Boilo, Paz brig Oceano, to-day, the 18th instant, at 5 m.,

For Swatow, Amoy, and Fuosbow-Per Namea, to-gorrow, the 1911 inek, 11 0 A.M.

For Cooktown and SydneyPar Normanby,, on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, at 11.30 A At private ship rater of Poataga, viz. 8 cents, perource for Lcttors; Newspipare, 2 cente Books and Patterns, 5 ecota por 4 ounces,

For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per Bolgio, on Friday, the let prox., at 2.30 PM,

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The French Mail Prokat AAAZONE” wil be despatched on SATURDAY, the 18th Sept.,' with Malls to and through the United Kingdom vid Atorseilles, to Europe, Saigon, Singapore," Galle, Madras, Caloutts, Bumbay, Aden, Soy- ohelles, Kernion, Mauritius, Sues, and Alexan- dria,

The following will be tha hours of closing the Maito, 40-

September 17th,

P., Money Order Office oluses. Post Office closes except the Niort Box, which

September 1911 opon all night."

7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ........ing-of-all-correspondence. ———.... 10 AM, Registry of Liebters coarco. 11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Láte

11.10., Letters (but Letters outy) address-

ed to the United Kingdons or la Singa pore may be posted on payment of a Late Peg of 18 centu extra postage, until 11.80, when the Post Ofice CLOSES

antirely

"ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster Gonoral

General Post Offles,

Hongkong, 4th September, 1875, MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The Baglish Contract Packob PESHA- WUR" will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, Le, an SATURDAY, the 25th instant. The following will be the hanre of closing the Muila.

F

Friday, 24th inakusti

5 PM, Money Order Offico closes, 6P.M. Post Office oloace cxcept the NIGHT Bux, which remains open all night." Saturday, 25th înali,

7 A., Tost Beo opens for anls of.

Staespe, Registry of Letters, and Post- *ing of all correspondence.

10 A., Peat Office closda except for Late

Lettera. Bogistry of Totcars benses. 10.15 M., Letters may be posted on payment

of a LATE FEE of 18 ccata extra Foalage, until

11 AM bon the Post Olas CLOSES

entirely.

11 30 A... Letters (but Lettera only) address- ed to the United Kingloo vis Briadisí,

or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Focket on payment of a Late Fea of 48 cents extra postage. 150 Posting on Board,censes.

ALFRED LISTER."

General Post-OBce,

Postmaster General,

Hongkong, 13 September, 1875.

MAIDS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SIBANY

■ NAVIGATION COMPANY' Steamship "PESHAWUR," Captain WHITE, with Her Majesty's Mail, Passengers, Speoie, and will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 15th De- The United States" Mail Proket “QHINA "". Cargo, will loaye this for the above places on proceeding to Southampton and Loadou, vd SATURDAY, the 25th September, at Noon, Socz Casal.

Cargo will be rencived on board netil Nocns Specie and Parcels at the office until 2P.Xon

the 24th inst

For Partialars regarding Freight and Pas aage, apply at the P. &.0, 8. N. Co.'s. Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED..

States, and the United Kingdom. tobor, at .M., with the Mails

For Yokolucas, San Francisco, the United

The Post Office will be opsit for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c., until 230 P.M.

Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 E.M. to 20 r., on payment of a Late Fes of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.

Tho Prepayment of the Postage to all the have places by this route is compulsory. Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packets.

Dorrespondence addressed to Yokohama and the United States must be superscribed per

A Written Declaration of the Contents and Valde of the Packages for the Ororland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippore to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold CHINA," and that addressed to the United themselves responsible for any Detention or Kingdom maat ba supersorited "rid San Prejudice which may happen from the incor. Francisco, reowness on such declaration

The Company reserve the option of forward. ing all goode shipped by their Steamers for Europe through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in her own Steamers, or in veeals employed for the purpose.

Shippers are partionlarly requested to not the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading:

GERMAN RAU MOIVEL, Superintendent,

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation

·Co.'s Olles, Eongkong, 13th September, 1875.

US MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

Supornimdet. (TIRE S.8. "ÕHINA” will leave Hongkong for Bib Francisco, ria Yokohamu, Jon Hongkong, 14th Bemember, 1875 11984 - FRIDAY, the 15th October, at 3FM, taking Pasacayers, Manis, end Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Europe

KASAFOR: SHANGHA)"

THE British Steamship

GLENLYON,"

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are leaned for transportation to Tote Captain Edward, will be dispatched an above ban nad other Japan Ports, to San Francřeno,

on or about the 18th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GILYAN & QU

Agents it 1799 Hongkong, 14th September, 1975 FUR LONDON, sis SUEZ-CANAL,

NIE Steamship.

T

Calling at BANGKOK,

NANKIN

to porte in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, yiu OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, DE

A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang bai, vix the Inland Sea For bo sam da and make close connection at Tolobamaj

At New York, Passenger bare election of various lines of Steamere to England, France, and Germany, a da

Fraight will be received on board until 4 P.. Brace, Musler, will have immediate despatok sa on the 14th prosimo, Parcel Packages will be

above

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co if 1385 Hongkong. 11th September, 1875, BOR LONDON: 1-1 15 years British Bhip

MELBREK, Capt. T. Potrce, will loud bere and at Whimpos, (and will have quick despatoh ne above, t

For Bright, apply to as me FOR VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co,

1400 Hongkong, 1ftr September. 1875, *-- PAGE FOR NEW YORK.

DHE A American Ship

MIDNIGHT.

||*

poa, and will have quick despatob G, Wallet, Haster, will load here and at Whám-

For Freight, apply to

FOGBG BLGEDOEN & Co. 139) · Hongkong, 18th September: 1876. :

FOB SYDNEY & ADELAIDERA *HE 41 British Barqua"

villalear for the above Ferts on the 35th inst.

For Freight, apply to

ANAMAE, DAVIES, 1891 Hongkong 13 September, 1875. PAS DE SE FOR LONDON.

[MD2 1 British-Bargne *

ENGLANDS GLOHY and at Mario, and will batu quick asspatcts, as Knight, Master, will load here, at Whampoa,

ov

For Freight, apply to

MEUNGA MACC HEATON;

DEACON & Cor Sears Canton and Kasdo | 1349 ~Hồngkong, 3rd September, 1875, -

FOR LONDON THE 2-1 17 years British Bargue?

ADA

Captain Lesis, will load here and at Whempos, und will have quick despatch se above, y

For Freight, apply to zao

w ProGE HAGEDORN & Co.

1200 Hongkong. 6th Anguet, 1875 7200

NOW ON BALE

that he has always a great quantity of BEST] POUND VOLUMES of the Okina Overland 004Tiin stora fon Bale Gentlemen or bin D. Tygda Honort for the Year 1874 Price masters wabing to patronise inay, prereqdiated. Ten Dollars... to apply at 16, Siopad

ly 1503 Hougtong, Sird September, 1824

***

Apply at the Dalty Press Office, Hongkong, 1st February, 1876

received at the Office untű 5. P.M. same day al Parcel Packages: should be marked to d dresa in fell; value et same ra requiral,

For further inforination sa to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageces of the Company,

·Praya West,

G. BEMORY, "Hongkong, 15th September, 1875.

OROGEES, DUS, G DENTIST,

Acting Agent

No. 7, ARBUTENUT ROAD." Will boabeat until abop November 1st.) Ott 217) Hongkong. 78th September, 1975, ....

JOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO, JAANDAZOALIFORNIA,&

Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast Jor Winchester. Repeating Arms and Ammunition;

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster Genereli General Post Office,

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875. The following redused Ratos of Pestage will take effect from this day

Books &

•Letters. Nanapapers. Patterns

Cento Conts. PORTUGUAL Conte.

Via Southampton, 34 per oz. 6 6 per 2 oz. AZORES ISLANDS,

Via Brindisi, 40 par 1 02.

a 14 perton. Via Marseilles,.! Vis Southampton, 34 perà oz. CANARY & MADEIRA

IBANDE

Via Brindisi,... L

34 poraz. Vid Marcilles,.f Via Southampton, 23 per oz. HONOLULU, AND

HAWAIL,—

6 8 par 2pz.

12 per 2 x

6.par2o.

Via Brindisi,...} Via Marecillos, 36 per oz. 10 14 por 2 os. Vik Southampton, 30 per juz. 68 per 2 oz. KRON ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General.

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 5th August, 1875

The Postmaster at San Francisco has given notice that letters despatched from this Colony (whether through the Past Offer, or a con afgee letters) by the United States Mail Packets, will not be forwarded to any places

within the United States unbe too proper Postage from America to sich pixons ba propuid in American Postage Stamps, but will be re- turned to thia Office.

Bach letters should either be prepaid in both Hongkong and American Stamps as abore, or posted 10 an Agent in the United State.

This notice chially applies to the following places, the American ratus of Postage to which are as follows:-

NEWS-

Ad

LETTERS, PAFEES.. BOOKS.

·Ocuta. Certa. Corio. Honolulu, per à oz. 12 4 per 4 an Brazil. 15 79, § 026 Peru, Chill, &022 702 10-per-4-vz.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General. General Post Office,

Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.

As some misapprehension exista regarding the transmission of Prokate and Sumples through the Post, it is hereby notified for general information, that the Privilege of send- ing such articles through the post at the ratea · of postage applicable to them in restricted to:

Da Pout's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Les bond fide Trade Patterna or Bumpies of Herchan Superior and Pacific Faso Company's Safetysse, Goods sent, for Sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity, may be),' Tusome my 1926 Jalý 7

For any artistes sent by one private individual, HB Undersigned have been appointed Cole to another which are not actually paltarss cr

Agents for the Sule of their Goods in onmplos, are not admisaitde. Hongkong and China by Menara. J. & R. TEMA PO

B. W. MITCHELL, KERT, Glasgow, und Mosers. David Gorban d

Poetmaster General. Sors Arbroath.

General Post-Office, Hongkong. SANE ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

== £7 410 Hongkong, Janudry, 1867–

SEX STORAGE.

OALS quived on Storage in First-alsa

B. S. WALKER & Co.) of about 5,000 tong Capa- piky, minated on the Prays, Weat. Wanch

T GLINSTEAD, *1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874

The Post Ofo of Victoria (Australia) harmg given notice to the Geneml Post Office in Lon don that arifolcs of Jewellery received in that Colony are chargeable with Otome Duties,

nossary to

this Regulation known to the Public, and to state that any loiters or packets contaming suob articles sent through the Post are liable, with their contents, to be forfeited.

F. W. MITCHELL,

Postmaster Gerenal, General-Port Boo, Hongkong.

Post-Ollon,

When forwarded vi

NOrder to meet the wishes of the Native: Fazer háð bæér, from the commercement of the It is hereby notified for general information China New Year, issued påLux sistead of on that, the Postage (which must be paid in að- alternate dayens before, Avanced) upon letters addressed to Prince Ed. Toe Paper has her Established for nearly ward Island, will sanseforward be as follows, Twenty ears, and in, as to Editorial Manage viz mert, under the Direction of a Well Educated Chinese Gentlesonm) gives ruikblò commensal and, général information, and has the same position with the Naive Community na to Ade verneements and Newe in the English - Dady Front With too Foreign Community. Thu- Ubarge för Advertisemente will be as heroton

Hongkong, 23r bruary 1874

Brindisi, 42 couts each half-supço When forwarded via

Marsailles....................... $3 cents each balf-conce When forwarded við"

Southampton 28 conta each half-ounce,

FW.MITCHELL

Postvector General;

General Post Office, Hongkong,

Take Me Na Na yang berpanjan