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THE FRENCH GENERAL COUNCIL

THE EXPEDITION TO MERY," It seems probable that during the reoose the The Times writes: There in the leve need to interest in Central Asian affaits, which after warn the Councils against straying beyond the Khivan expedition appeared by a nateral their fooni work because one of the chief needs reaction to have died away, will be revived in a ) of France is the development of political lite very animated form. What The Tinira ahouses in the provinces. She suffers at prosent from IN to call the expedition from Krasnovadak" flow of blood at the head. Thouolul tendensies bas already been onde. the subject of n korica of more than two conturine and the gigantia: of letters to that journal by three writers, spater of contralisation have given Paris nu,

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neither of whom agress with either of the two unhealthy sount of indirect as well as dirset: LONDON .44 SUEZ CANAL..... others. For the general title of this correspolition! power, Not only does the Minister spondence the author of the opening latter, of the Interior make his will felt in the styling himself, without apparent ronson, "A remotest parishes of France the swift de Student of Central Asian Politics," may potizm of telegraphic wires, and not only are porbape be ball responsible; and he admits revolutionists. able to triumph if they on in bis last letter that, when he wrote his size the centre of power, but the politics! first, be had no idea as to where the "ssion cliques of Paris wield an authority while expedision from Krasnovelak" was intended the provinces asareely claro to resist. Thus SYDNEY on ADELAIDE...

Curince ultimately to arrivo. Expeditions from Krass that of obscure man will often control elections SAN FRANCIS00 215: 1 HAMA Belgio (atti). povodsk, no from other places, may be unde is the most distant parts of the country-Tala De chha Do, [China (str.) in various dirvations; many of which might be centralized power hus, doubtless, often been SAIGON, SINGAPORE, So....., Anadyr (825) pozuned without furnishing to the most novous beneficial, beganas the izhorance of the Pro- SINGAPORE, BOMBAT, &o..... Təbəyan (etr.); of termiats the slightaat pretext for ap vidoe hasatood fa deed of guidance from me.YOKOHAMA

Orisex (1) probension. The roticonble thing about the at the sent of government but the recessity for SHANGHAI

Kungur (str.) expedition from Krasnarodek" is that its ob it is quickly dioenppouring. Whatever maybe SWATOW, AMOT & FOOCHOW Kwangtang jrativo is Mere, on the very borders of Afghani, the faults of aniversal suffrage, it has ut gast

Do. star, Takon in conjunction with his fact tanght the peasantry to think for themselves, ANDY. declaration made by Lord Darby on May 8th, end at last even to resist the dictatos of the 1874, In reference to Me asian adrance Government. Thoresident gentry are also able to towards Afghanistan, and it will be impossible exert a political influence which they could not put not to see that though there may he nothing forth ander the Empire. The provincial towns remarkable in a Russian expedition from are growing in wealib, oultare, sad power. The Kunovodska Russian expedition to Mary in new freedom of University tunobing will also an alertaking of considerable significance, wild to create centres of intelligence in many Any incrformace," the Foreign Minister, ; parts of France. But the obief educational in with the national independenco of Afghani waper muat come from the Couanila by whicli fatan would be regarded by her Majesty's Govern the local affairs of Franse até controlled. They more so a very grave mattor, requiring the most will be the political 'ashedle of the people. A careful and serious consideration, and as cile shousand times better than the lectures of which might involve serious danger to the peno partisans will they teach the art of self-govern of Judia. Itlıakıl teb sulakesfence coutement, and their practicalimining will be fatal rel, to put the matter miidly, itia bigbly proba to the headlong sophistry of Revolutionista, ble that this country would interters." It does Bat it is necessary that they abould not he not by any menu follow that becauso Bussin siraid of touching political as well na paroobiat found herself on the Afglun frontier obe would fairs, and the General Councils must lead the therefore nepetrato in Afghanistan; and it way in this carcer of innovation may, fairly be assumed that, unless she had noue ulterior purpose to serve, she would abatuin from taking to aggressive a stop. But ber

DISCOVERY. AL BAN ability to bring prchanre to bear on England

Recent excavations for a new tidal basin fat through Alghanistan, and by means of Afghan the Surrey Commercial Donke having given rise Jalak through India, would obviously be in to rumours of interesting geological discoveries, created by her apprendbitg to the very limit of the place has just been visited by some of tbn. Textures. Afghan territory, and to within 150 miles of fellowes of the Geological Society of London, Herat It ng airendy boca proposed that when under the guidance of the Bov. E. Jocelyn The Russians enter Marv England alalisatie Bleek, reator of Rotherhithe Tho ces to them that they must not remain there vations are found to just within the Botification which, whatever reply might be principal entrance to the donks, a fav unde in words, would in practice be certainly minutes walk from Cherry-garden Pier tlieregarded. Another suggestion, machin on the Thamos, and are several acres in extezit. Farour with ladian officers, in that English Ca penetrating some six feet below the sofave tro pa should at once advance from the Indus to Quottab, in the Khanate of Kelat; which, by Treaty with its ruler, we bave the right of garrisoning, and which store ratbal more than Galf-way from the fudas ou the road to Canda har. Then, if the Russians occupied Herat which there is a reason to suppose they have any present intention of doing-re should be within something like four hundred miles the pont are found large bones of the great fossil and CLOTH JACERTS trimmed with Fur them in a south easterly direction. There are or, boa primigonius. Fresh-water shells are lo plenty of Anglo-indian politic.ans whom the found, those of the river byelas being tolerably occupation of Gnettab, in response to the of abundant These and other oironuistances ut cupation of Mery and in noticiasion of the ones bled the visitors to end the history of cupation of Horut, would in no wise content, and the formation, No doubt is entertained that wka projects incanuch as he is no per the bid thus exposed is a gent aunting of oko bability whaterer of their being adopted, used old buried land surface, of wide extent, not, now be discussed, Hut, with the ex- which has on several redunt occasions cen depon-of-the Student of Central Asian brought to the daylight on both sides of tho Politics and the mysteria sbkou Thamas, notably at Walthamstow in the your and PALLIUMS. tian, who have just written on the sab-1869, in excavating for the East London jeet to The Ames, there is probably no one Waterworks; at Flemished, in 1862-3, in who will not admit that the Russians in sizing making the southeru out full sewer; and a few. Merr will be taking a step which they them weeks sincs at Westministor, cn tie uite of the selves cannot but look upon as one of the new Aquarium and Winter Garden. In each highest importance. If hier is not a Russian stance the forest bed in found buried beneath garrison," writes the author of the very teme the marah olay, showing that the Innd has surt perate article on Eaglead and Rosin in the below tidal level since the forest flourished. " in the April ember of the Quarterly The earliest account of to is gires by Captain Bevler, "if her outposts are not cutrenched on Parry, the famous engineer, who repaired th3 Astres, it is simply because Russia believes Dagenham Broadb, and dug into it some 150 such occupation would bring matters to years since. It is well known to geologiste thin undesirable criats with End, and not from this as submerged forest trust erops cut any atrategical difficulty in the uccessary movendar the banks of the Thames in several pheons Inents on the part of Bacia Both positions tween-Woolwich-and-Brich, and there are ca easily be cocopied wvenover the Czar wills Themea Watermen etill living who knew too it, and the Bio outpcats will then be non-trees by the use of Mourlog" (Captain serminons with the Afghan and Persian Perry's name for them, and used them for froutiers. Rusai will then be in the position moozing their barges. for, the discovery of which, ten years ago, it was said. by so many animal remaine at the Ratuerbitbe excavations well-informed persons she could never possibly has been limited in comparison with those attain during ho presant generation".

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maroely had the uamber of the Quarterly the physical features of the two places, and the Review beea published in which the article general ovidonea, are held to show that too appear, when the Russians under Gaserul Forest belongs to the period of the elt and OLOLES, Lomakin, etarted from Krasnovodal on thereindour in the south of England, and possibly very expedition whion the writer of the article to the bronze age of prouistoria prabaology. thought they might still hovitate to undertake: The sections at Rotherhithe ato at present in CLOTHING. The Student of Central Asian Politics,dmirable condition for allowing the secession.

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BOUTS and BHOES of DAweox's Beat

Now, in regard to his argument, is that ʼn matter of any importance; since whatever the Russians may do in Central Asia, dhey have, from his of Senthera Indiave, Kentucky, and Tuossces make

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-point of view, a right to do. "Their esploratíoni no chiudy of a scientify kind, and the fact that twenty years ago they explored tas borders of Afghanistan, and have not yet attempt to invade that country, shows, according to leg that the number of Iildings (dwelling- the "Student of Central Asian Politica, house, we believe) has greatly increased, and, that there is no sost of courection between bow dansely crowded ju the Holy City science and strategy in Central Asin. If this at the present moment, Sir Moses thinks vica be correct, we must see that the would be very desirable to erect suitable Roslan wen of science who areompany troops dwellings outside the city. All he has sera in in Central Asia veoapy themselven with studies Jerastien confirms his opinious of the merits, (azob, for instance, as batany) which have really of its Jewish inhabitants, sad all that has come no bearing on the military art, sad that they under his view strengthose bio in bie belief: pay no attention to roada sad the possibility of that the Palestinian Israelites are eager and making roads, to the course of rivers and the actions to give their attention to any kind of possibility in certain cases of turning the Bamo, ic the existens of wood for barning water formerativo employment.

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MONDAY, 28th Septembar, 1875. partionlar expedition "from Kreano7odak, the Though sales of New Patus continue on a

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For Tokoletan, San Francisco, the United

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA. HD PENINSULAE AND ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION CONTANT's Steamship The Post Office will be open for the reception, PEHERAN Captain JONSON, with fer of Cidinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, .. Majesty's Mail Passengers, Spècie, und until 2.30 F.11.

Cargo, will leave this for the above places online culicho posted on board the Facket THURSDAY, the 14th October, så Noon,

from 2.30 P.. to 2.50 P.., on payment of a Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Late Fee of12centa in addition to the Postage. Spools and Parcolo at the office until 2.P.M. on

Tha Prepayment of the Tostage to all the 3be 13th pure places try this route in compulsory- For Particulars regarding Freight and Pre- Correspondance incufficiently prepaid will ha mage, apply at the P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Office, forwarded by the English Paskela Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PÄCKAGES ABE BEQUIRED ------

Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Bante is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or wita Farcels and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incor restnées ou such declaration:

Elippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to take note, that the Steamers, leaving Hong- kong ia correspondence with the Australian Steamere from Galle to Bombay, may call at Colónsbo, e de L

The Company reserve the option of forward-

G. Walles, kloster, will load hers and at Waming all goods shipped, by their Steamers for poa, art wil baya quick despatob

For Freight, applý, to ki

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 1890 Hongkong, 13th September, 1875...

- - - FOR LONDON, [1HE 4-1 17. years British Barpse

ADA, Captain Asale, will load here and at Whampoa and will have quick despatch as above,

"For Froight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co 1201 Hongkong, 6th August, 1876 KAMENA FOR LONDON, E 4-115 years Beitiel Ship

MELBREK Oupt T. Peirce, will load here and at Whampok,; |and will biva quick despatch as above,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. 1400 Hongkong, 1416 September 1875. BURADAL FOR LONDON.

THE 41 British Balque

ENGLAND'S GLOET" Kuight, Master, will loud here, nt Whampoa and as Macin, and will bare quies darpatch

For Freights apply to

Abive.

A. MacG, HEATON,

DRAGON & Co,,

→

1849 Hongkong, 3rd September, 1875,

Barope throng Egypt, dither by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels. employed for the purpose here f

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Blask Bille of Lading..ANI

A MolVER, Superintendent. Penineular and Orientai Steam Navigation Co.'s Otide. Hongkong, 27th September, 1873.

UR MAIL LINE

PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP

HIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA ARD SAN FRANCISCO.

ANHE S.S." CHINA'": will leave Hongkong

Correspondencs addressed to Yokebama and the finited States must do superscribed per CHINA," and that addressed to the United Kingdom manat bo superscribed “víá San Franciao."

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General General Fost Office,

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875.

The following reduced Rates of Pentago will Hools & take effect from this day--

Letters Newspapers, Pallerna. PORTUGUAL,- Cents. Denta, Cents.

Ti Southemplo, peroz. 6 6 per 2 oz. AZORES ISLAND

Tià Brindisi,...L

Vià Marseilles,40 per 14.8 14 per 2oz. Via Southampton, 34 proper Ras CANARY & MADEIRA

ISLANDS

Via Marseilles...

Via Brindisi Siper oz. 8.12p2oz

HOROLL AND

Til Southampton, 28 por oz. 6 6 pir2oz.

HAWAK

Via Brindisi, 36 per fox. 10. 14 per 9 oz. Via Maraeules..

Via Southampton, 30 perus 8 per 2 oz.

ALFRED LISTER

Puatuersior General, General Post Office,

Hongkong. 5th August, 1875,

The Postmaster at San Francisco has given TINA ill Hongkonge Post bestier, acopate bed from this Dolvay FRIDAY, the 18th October, a 9 Pat, tuking whether through the Post Offor, or as con Passengers, Mails, sal Fraght, for Jupas, the signote lettere) by the United States Mail United States, and Europe. Tak Packets, will not be forwarded to my places Through Fassenger Tiotete and Bills of not within the United States unless the proper Lading are sized fur trapsvartation to Yoke Postage from America to each places be prepaid hama and other Japan Posti, in San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerio, and to New York and Europe, via OVER

American Postage Stampe, bat will be res tuned to this fies

Such letters sbonld either be prepaid in both

LAND RAILWAYS. Hongkong and American Stage as above, or

A Steamer of the Loopkay will leave Shang. bai, vin the Inland Sea Purts, about and

Band

date,

ke close connection at Yokohama.

At New York, Fassengers have selection of

Canton and Marco,

various lines of Stomers to England, and Gerinnuyer

FOR SYDNEY tử ADELAIDE." [190 A 1 Kritish Harese.

*CORINNE

E. DAVIES, 1391 Hongkong, 19th September 1875

posted to an Agent in the United States.

This notice chiefly applies to the following pluges, the American rates of Postage to which are og follows

KEYS 1TFELS. PAPess. Books, Cents. Osiats, Cunts.

4 per 1 oz.

Freight will be received on board until 4 PM, Eonolulu € per † oz.

on the 14th proxime. Parcel Pantages will bo Bz36, fez -

10 per 4 oz.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General General Foat Offices,

Hongkong, 12th July, 1975.

will efear for the above Ports on the 80th inet.eived at the Office andil & M. Amony Fern, Chili, &.2oz.

ul. Purcel Pooknges should be marked to ad. For Freight apply to NA

Cross in full value of same is required,

For further information as to. Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company Praye West.

G. B EMORY

Acting Agent. Bougkung 15 Sptember, 1875

NOW ON SALE

HE HOUSEHOLD. COMPANION

GRAN AND M

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT,

By De. DIVAN, with heny Additions, CorrecOSITITE GOVERNMENT SECURITY

- tione, Bod Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography.

PRICE: In Paper Wrapper, UZI: $1,60 Neatly Bound

SACO

apply at the Daily Prose Office.

KELLY & Co., Shanghai,

HALL HOLTors KELLY VUO.

G

HAIR& Hours and KELLY

assured. . DA SILVA & Co. Bratcer MAN, QUALCK And CAMPBELL fully illustrated and explained, forming expro..

WEIN MIOKOLLS & CO. WILSON, NICEOLIS & Co. Both the Court sad Punti pronunciations are Obing and Japan Marine Insurance-la. O given, the ascents being curetally inckon on Foochow

e per share, Jaineer Insurance Company $207 per share,graphy displays the access of an attempt to

the best principle hitherto atlamed. The typo. Nagpo

Shanghai

I-Q, R Ó.Q3 E8, DDS,” Hongkang Fire Insurance Company Shares make the Chinese and English typo sorraspond Hanki and

DENTIST * $500 per chara

in the sise of body, thereby offooling rast River Porto Shangba

No.7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD nuomy of space; achieving alenta and HALL&BOL KELLY (WH) be sheent until ustus Never Lex Jab) "previously attained, and dispensing with those

BALL HutsonKLY Worchiangy & Co Bunnybaisé (~1,ZAZ - Hougkong, 13th September, 1878.

& Co, Blinghai. greald, THE C. & JATEADING CUMA

OTH O& Arading Co. chama Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD & Co. MAMY C. D. Moas, Japan Gurette

Peking

clares to be no place at all, is a very important China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-1140 place in the eyes of the Russiana, ainge it per shared pas is the chief town of the Tekko Turcomans, Victoris Fire Insurance Company's Cusres-rest margins and vasant spaces which have Tintain, and from whose depredations, they underbtedly 5169 per shared spee

heretofore characterized Chiness publications. safer. It is unfortunate tint the Bassiums Hongkong- and Whumpos. Dook Company's

To illustrate t'iz vast scope of the work, the cannot do justies upon the Turcoman robbezz Shuros-40 porosos, discount.

falloring facts are acbmitted for consideration. without plaging semecives on the Afghan Hongkong, Canton nud Macne Steamboat Co's Chalmers Vocabularly contains shout 18,000 frontier; and, "oving to the situation of Merv,übaros-18/19 pér sent, discount.

Odiness chardotora, and Medharat's English azcu sevne really to be the case. It is too late, Shanghai teatu Navigation Company and Chinese Dictionary about 10,000, while however, to speculate na tle object" of the $1 per share..

thla work contains more than 50,000 nglish

Russion expedition from Kodak," since Jongkong Gas Company's bares $75 per words, and newards of 600,000 Chinese obara Manda the Rumians bare already proclaimed in the hashara

coinmas of the Dustian Inualid and Hazene Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharas-55 Gasolio that they are abut to stick the Tarceat, discount conmine in their head-quartere us Store, In reply

to a question put by Sir Oborica Dilke in the

Bazes or SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1875.

Meters, Again, despite all the grammars and

Bingapore

per other elementary works as you published, the student of this dimault tapguage absolutely Fo- quires examples to display the various oppli- cations and equivalents of different words which San Fransis have one general, mesning. Of theso cramples

House of Commons on the din of. August, Mr. As reported by Chinese. Bourke stated that no inforrestion on the subDried Lily Floators, 20. bags, at $9.50, by this work contains more than Gre timma ject bad reached the Government –Plenty of Kwong-fork-wo to travelling trader, in

many as any other Dictionary hitherto, pab-

Hongroug,

CIQALS roosived on Storage in First-class Godowne (lately known as those of Mosers. B.S. WALKER & Cal of about 5,000 tons Cape aty, situated on the Praya, West Wanchi.

PETG LINETEAU 1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874, 20 17HE TOURIST S GUIDE-

REDUCED PRICE $

ALUTIPE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, MAIN

UBAS, H. MORGAN,-

Lys Hongkong, 18th June, 1875. UBINA AND JAPAN MARINE INSU

RANCE COMPANY, A

NOʻTTUE

I

Mary boxes of letters and received at the Post Dilou not tealed, that is to say, the hor is Instoned with sealing wax, bat there is no im pression al «; seal

The undersigned would call the sttention of boxholders to the necessity of carefully scaling Bush boxes with some recognisable seat, and of Bonding Chit-book or receipt with thon. The omission of the latter precaution leves s'donbe as to weather the entrata of the bor BRUN renched the Post Office; bé ómission of "tha former; n to whether perk of them might nos, have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stampe.....

It is not generally possible to count the falters sent in sealed hoses (ercapt, where there are only three or four) and therefore she Pos THI(uka, brokenge of thirty-curve Cfoi receipt to ouoli au eniry, as, "47 for und one-third per bent: (331) will be. London, 15 for Calcatta, 8 for Peong, & for fullowed by this Ageney on risks to ports in Singapore, mack 20 taken to mean un mora CHINA, JAPAN, the THILIPPIWIS, and thin what is stated, vie, that one box won dialy the STRAITSEST

revedveil

Un risks to all other ports, the brokerage müj

be ten per cent. (10) only.

HWM. PUSTAU & 00

Agents.

if 131 Hongkong, zist January, 1874

Mesars. I. DE TOYAGA & Op. Straits Timor Offger 1.Mr. 3. Argar, Clement's Lane. ** OZO STERET, 30, Corzkill, Meera HATRE, HENRY &00

Containing the names of all the Articles of BALAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE „Mr, 1 P. FIBRE, 21, Mar- Trade, objects, of Natural History, Furutan, chan nhang

Exchange. I do wethule Funel sad adaris Trang. Mesara, S. M. PATÉISGILL & Çəmation

37, Firk Holec a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the 201 January, 1976, scopo dental Clinase Language, instwa, Part

The Daily Prase. Oficer

· For practics! purposes the arrangement of OBN SKINKER, BAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA to its pages enables, a person who undor-qu

information on the subject, however, bas wacked: Wood Od, 30 packages, ut $3.20, by Kwong-lished.ATE the public, not throngs the fanciful lettore fook-wo to travelling truder. addressed to The Times by "A Student of Gen- Vermicelli, 50 canen, ut 24:10, by Kwong-look- this work is no complete, that a reference trak Asian Politick” and a “ Tashkentina? hintswain framelling traderedels through the telegramja wad lusters of the Pruda, Fangza, 23 bage, et 35450, by Kwong-look- gist currespondeus of The Tizimi. Ju a letter wo to travelling truder. -priblished a few days ago, tbia-correspondent. Cuillefiah, 19 bage, at $22.50, by Tug-ohoog again spoke of General, Lomokin's intention to wo titravelling tradez.. attack Mery. That design was also annumused Black Pepper, 50 bagr, nt. £10,50, by Wo- by: The St. Petersburg. correspondent of the | thin-bing to travelling tradermal Ind pendance. Belye, writing on the 9th of White Pepper, 12 bugs, at $17.20, by Bhon, August; nodus the espedition lell Krussovodik phong to travelling trader.

ip kay and ban not recently bren, béard of, it

les possibly by this time reacted its destination, y

“If so, wa atall have to deal withể cho now for

NOW ON BALE.

in Central Asian politicis that The Rassions TDUND VOLUM B3 of the China Oberland will be actually eatablished at a point ou the → Trads Report for the Tear. 1574. Price Afghan Zrontier whore shoir tòu partial friends Ten Dollura, AMALTAS have repeatedly wared as they were uover Jikely to arrivo,Pall Mall Gazette,

Apply at the Day Prase Office. Hongkong, let February 1875,

W

AUTO NOTICE.

ELCOMPANY,

ALFRED LISTER,

Posturader Ganorak General Post Ofice,

Hongkong, 6th September, 1875.

is hereby notified that the postage starge able upon Paic Letters addressed to France will bevorforward be 12 cente per qtarter ounce

British Mail Packet, Ram when forwarded by Frich Mail Packet, and 18 oeus per quentes da lice, when forwarde Ly

LF, W/ MITCHILL,

Postmaster General. General Post-Ofoe, Hongkong.

Agents for the rborg Company, uro pre HD Undersigned having been spoiled need to grant Insuratioon as follows me

MARINE RISKS. Policies at current valės, payable either here, standa. English to communicato ejecting Race Sole Agent on the Pacino Coast for

Order to meet the wrthce of the Natire (la Loscos, era: the pistaci pale portgof Dalia, 1390 with natives who understand nothing but Obi-Winchester Bepeating Armaand Ammunition;|

Community, the Chinese fesge of this Australia, and the Web da noma wlaapprehension eriala, regarding nese. In this respool the work will be found Do Fout's Blasting and Sporting Powder, Lake Paper has been, from the commencement of the A BEQERAGE OF THIRTY THREE And Othe transmission 0 Packeta and Simples indispensable to all Europengs residing in Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety China New Year, uod DAILY hustead of on TAKE PARE, will be allowed ouall LOCAL through the Poet, it is hereby unt fed fut China, and to the natives themachven it and Fusu

Alternate. Lays as before RISKS

general information, that the Privilege of send- NEMA 11y 1026 July 2

Lou Paper has been Eatablished for nearly FIRE RISK

g stich urtipice, threep the post at the rates plains anbjects fully with, which, very few ins Fores deed of them are perfectly acquainted. To

Lecute Lowe, and ia anto Editorial Manage Podies granted on First-case Buildinge to of postage applicable to them is restricted to parties resident in England and interested in

bond fide Trade Patterna or Samples of Afershuse ment, under the Direction of a Wall Eluonted an extent of 10,000 WING-KEE COAL SHOP Uins it cannot but be invalualde occasionally.EE Proprietor WING Shop bag to Obiasse Gentleman (gives reliable commercial A DiscoURT OF TWENTY FER CENT, (20%) dim. Goods sent for Sale, or in excution of It comprises upmards of two thousand large form the public skat bis Shop ass beed and general information and has the mame upon the current lopal cutes will be allowed on an order (however mull the quantity may be), quarto paros,

established sloob 1855, at Endicott's Lupe, and position with the Native Commanity as to Ad- sil premium eberged for insurance; stich dis or any urtices sont by one pricate indiandstal tust he has always a great quantity of MEST vertisements and News no the English Daily const being ded noted at the time of the issue to another which are not actually patterns or [00A% in store for Sale Grotlemen or Slip Press with the Foreign Cossmunity. The of palings

tansters wishing to patronise him, are requested Uburga for Advertisements will be na herston to apply at his Bhopa

TRUBNER & 05.. (220), Parpanostuu. Row

DAILY Punes" OPPION, HONGKONG

fore

172447 Elong kong, Tord Beptember, 1875,

Hongkong, 43rd February, 1874

samples, are pot admissible,

BUSHELL & Co..

Agents.

Hoogkong, let, January, 1874.

FW. MITCHELL

Fasimaster Generat. General Post-Office, Hongkong.

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