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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.-----

THE ARMIES OF EUROPE

At the present moment ny information ne to the armies of Narape is particularly interes

the

A fins piece of Romon terrainted-pavement, in black and white, has been disclosed in making the foundations for Musta. Volckman's newing M. Anaddale, Foure: pablished, premises, Bishopsgate-street Within, London.

Portraits of Hannah More, Georgs Stephen- son, and Jeremy Bentham have been added to the National Bortrait Gallory. They wore bought at the recent al of Mr. Piokoragill's pistares.

A memorial window, y fears Barraad, Lavers, and Westlake, has been pinced in Cot ton Churnh, Staffordshire, to the memory of the Hor. Abdie Seuten, for 30 years restar of the parish,

The anonoriptions to the proposed antional menament lo Byron are still coming in, despite the solemn threatenings of the Rock that wo shall be guilty of something like a national sia in eresting such a memorial--Figaro,

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France & complete analysis of the nilitary strength of the various nations in 1878. Ger many, it appeara, kau an army comprising 489 battalions of infantry, 455 squadrone of cavalry, 300 campaign batteries, 29 battalions of fort artillery, 18 battalione. of, plaseers, and 18 battalions of service dorps. When are added LONDON usa SUEZ CANAL.... Fiskinyo (str.). Do, vá SỤNGAPORE, &c. Quatg So (31). the Reservem, the Landstorm, the Landwehr, Do Do, Hentor (air).

Do and the Navy, a total of 1,700,000 men is ar rived at, with annual cutimates of £20,000,000. The English Army and Naey, including. Militia and Volunteers, comprise 595,000 men, and cost 24,00,000),; Austria bas 535,000 meu, costing 10,800,000. Belgium 13,000 with on expenditure of 1,659,300% Donark 54,000 wien, coating 384,0002., Spain, according to the regulations of 1870, possesses 270,000 men, with Foarly Budget of 6 400,000. The law passed by the Cortes in 1872 has, as yet, been super festly applied. Frano bag 150 regime BAIGON Songs of infantry, 30 battalions of phaser, 77 davulry regimente, 10 regiments of ortillery, four of ang core, and 20 squadrons of servic corps With the Restry and Navy, the total ectiro strength of the country is 1,700,000, ocating 26,600.000; Grease 51,000 mon, and es timate $60,000% Ily 760,000 men, expenditura 9,840,000 Holland 100,000 men, estimate 1120,000 Portugal 75,000 men, costing 180,000. Kassin bua an army in tiine of peace of 188 regiments of infantry, 82 battalions of riflemen, 48 battalions for rentier servies, 56, regimente of carulry, B10 batteries of artillery. 4 buttalions of engizcora, besidag irregulors and reserven. With the feet, the affetive strongthVING receive their frek dolifery of the country is 1,550,000 men, with a Budget of 27,200,000, Sweden 100,000 men, coating 1,120,0002: The effective strength of Switzerland

A now edition (the eighth) of Prof, Max Mus. ler'a "Leotaren on the Science of Language has just been published. A volume of essays On the Soisuse of Language, by the stue, ia in the press. **\/\/\.

The new church of St. Augustine, Lynton Toad, South Beruiendsey, will cost about £19.00 A memorialstone to the late Bishop of Winchester (Wilberforce) has been laid by P. Cazimoru, Esq.

Ajumanati's celebrated Neptune fountain, at the comer of the Municipal Pulice, Florence, bas been thoroughly cleaned from the diacolors clons and enorastuents caused by the water, and it Dow apporre as frerb and clean as on the day that it left the squiptor's ekigal.

Mr. F. B. Carpenter had fluisbed a full length portrait of Praidcot Jisoola for the State of New York, to be placed in the Albany capitel. Lincolo de bere represented standing, with the emancipation proclamation in tia left bund, and his right testing on a Bible. ·

Professor Drake of Berlin, hay completed his tossal statue of Hanbeldt, which, oust

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in bronze, is to be despatobed to Philadel-ol.5,680,000. On a war footing, therefore, the phin, The philosopher is standing in modern Armies of Rurope are 9,558,400 men, costing costume, with a large cloak diapel on his undly 156,804,0007. shouldera, bolding a book in one hand, und having the other hand on a globe,

Many readers will be sorry to learn that the chivalrous-endeavours of Mr. Risburond to bring back to view Mactiae's picture, The parting of Weljagion Aud Blucher after Waterloo, new in ste Royal Gallery at Westminster, bave been so far frustrated that the cloudy grey dime is made its appearance on the qurface of tas work.

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The cultivation of Carolina vise has been tried for several years in India, and without winch angecas, The Government India, however, bas directed attention once more to the subject on the strongth of certain results obtained by Mr. Taylor, the Collector of Pari. That ouer, it appears, sowed in 1871 somG The Academyatales that the Marquis of Lorne (olins rice, which had been sent to him to has in the press a narrative poem of abuse 3,00) experiment with, both in his own garden and in lines, celled “Guido and Lits: a Tale of the different parts of the district. The later, as is Rying founded on an incident in one of the usually the one, come lo noaght, but the rice many Suraceu jauòide which troubled the cost gown in the garden bare a sesuty crop. . "L'us of Provence during the 10th century. The produce was found to consist of several varietien vole will be published in the autumn by seed, some similar to the ordinary, Carolina Messra, Macuillan and Co.

The death is recorded of the Rev. Dr. Ben. rice and others, small and short. Picking at fthe latter, Mr. Taylor Bowed them in tha Jumin Davies, of Regent'spark College. He fallowing year, and obtained a very good op wag nu eminent Hebrew scholar, and translator In 1879. a further experiment with the same de of popular Hebrew Grammars and Lexicons, acription of seed proved equally successful, an it He was a contributor to Kitto's Cyclopaedia of Biblical Literature; and, from the first, Fielded as hundred fold. The grait of this variety is aaid be a fine rice, of good colour was a member of the Old Testament Company at our when oloked, baving a small yellow of Bible Rivinery. He was sixty years of age, grain, rather brond for its length. It has but bis death was baatcued by ao aco Coutul Rall already found favour with the prejudiced Indian The new Grosvenor Club for Workmen, in masasht of those parte, and is called by him tiks Buckingham Palace road, has been built by dhan, we could paddy. It requiren little care Meesre. N. J. and O, Wilkes, from the Cosigns and comparatively little water, whilst it can be of Mr. II. A. Hunt jun, at a cost of nearly grown on high ground and does not need doep. £4,000, exclusive of decorations, The Duke of calvation. The Gotector of Pari may there Westwigster contributed £1,000 towards the exfore be congratulated or having introduced the peuse of erection; and Lord George Hamilton, cultivation of a now and asfal species of rise. P. Las promised to lecture to its members. I andcabtedly is very bolike the ordinary during the witter months, on incidents in bis Darglia ginin, but it Besus certain tunt recent journey round the wori

the difference is dao to scclimatisation.- 3fr, Captain Molloy, in bis lateet diary, says Knight has remarked that America cob Mr. Morris, Aesistant Engineer, who has been tained the rice-plant in the Beat here lately to start work in connection with the

stance from India, the difference between agamental obelisk on Dr. Stoliczka's comb, be pressit Amscan and Indiao vario- left this two days ago to complete the road in ties therefore due parity to webode, of conren of construction up to the Toba Leng cultivation and partly to climatic influences. Pace. This doge and it will probably be done In Carolina ploughing is drep, drainago is this mouth he returna hore te enperintend the carefully attended to, and oara ja taken to give erection of the obelisk, and then reeds to each plant plenty of light and air India. survey the Shyok route, and report on the none of those essentinis is dreamt of. Con- practicability of making a road up it.-Iulian gentis all efforts to introduce Carolina rice Public Opinion

without attempting to alter the Indian method Teo Tample authorities hare commenced the of cultivation must cad in failure. Either the long-talked-of series of udditions known in the grain will degenerate into a small acclimatized Act of Parliament obtained by that body in the variety not unlike the present Indian staplo, or "Haroonrt and lowdas Buildinga Extousion will not succeed at all. There is another Improvements." The baldings will be of the fatal objection to American rice; the people do late Renaissance style of architecture, and of not like it. They had it difficult to separate Fortland stone, with a Frontage to the Embank- the grain from the buss, and prefer the Bavar ment of 130 it, and will, in addition to forming of their own rice. Prejudices beat the weien-

marked feature from the river, have the effect this agricuitarist, as he mess knowledge after OLDAKS. of hiding the unsightly structure whose accum-

weary march ar to'quid qresque ferat, regio, at modation it in purposee so materally to aug. quid qungtun recusel –Pioner. ment. SWANS

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5P.M.

fat

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "ANADYR" will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 2nd October, with Mads to and through the United Kingdom vid Marseilless to Europe, Saigou, Singapors, daile, Australia, New Zealand, Aden, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Dusz, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hears of elasing the Maia, dojm October. Fat,

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes, Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night.

October 2nd,

A Post Office opone for sale of Stacopo, Begistry of Fatters, and-Post- ing of all correspondence.

10 AM Registry of Letters cesser. 11 A., Fest. Uue closes execpt for Lats

Lotter

11.10

r., Letters (but Letters-only) address. ed to the United Kingdous or to Singe- pore day be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,' until 13,90 A, when the Post Office OLOSES

entirely

ALFRED LESTER,,

Postmaster General, General Postca

Hongkong, 2016 September, 1875,

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Packet "TEHERAN" will be despatched with the Mails for Europe,

on THURSDAY, too 14th October The following wili bo the hours of closing the Malls, &c.

Wednesday, 13th Delabor,

5 PM, Money Order Offico oldera. 6 PM Post Oceclases except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 14th Octobers:

7 A., Poat Office opens for sale of Straps, Registry of Lethers, and Post- ing of all correspondence..

10 A... Fost Office closes creept for Lata

Lettore Registry of Letters cARAES. 10.16, Lettere may be posted on payment

of a LATE FRE of. 18 gente extra Postage, natil

11.M., when the Post Ofo CLOSES

entirely.

11.30 AM, Letters (but Letters only) address

ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on horn the Packet on payment of a Late Ece of 48 conte.extra postage.. 110 AM, Pooting on Board ceases.

ALFRED LISTER,

General Post-Offee.

October, 1875, (Parcels are not to be ment on board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office.) Contorts and value of Packages are required.

For farther particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office:

C. BERTRAND,

Postmaster General Principal Agent. Hongkong, 27th September. 1875.

Hongkong, 27th September, 1875. STEAM FUB Hal SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA,

PACKET. BRINDISI, ANOONA, VENICE, MEDI

The United States Mail Packet “CHINA” TERRANEAN PORTS ANDwill be despatched on FRIDAY, the 15th 04-

SOUTHAMPTON;

taber, at 3PM, with the Hails Also, BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALOUTTA.

HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM: T

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship **PEHBRAN" Captain Jonson, with Hér Jajesty's Mails, Passengora, -Specie, and

Letters can be posted on board the Packet Dargo, will leave this for the above places on from 2.30 PM. to 2.50 .x, on payment of a THURSDAT, the 14th October, at Noon.

Late Feecf 12 cents in addition to the Postage. Cargo will bo received on board until Noon,

The Prepayment of the Postage to all the Specie and Parcels at the office until 2x.. on above plucca by this ronte is compulsory. the 18th.

Cerrepondence insufficiently prepaid will bo For Particulare regarding Freight and Pas-forwarded by the English Parketar

Had

...

For Tokohama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

The Post Office will be open for the reception" of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, As.. until 2,30 P.M.

ALFRED LISTER,

sage, apply at tho F. & D. S. N. Co.'s Office, Correspondence addressed to Tokohama and Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF the United States must be esperaribed per PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED:

CHINA aid that addressed to the United A Writton Declaration of the Contents Kingdom wat be superscribed "vid Ban Value of the Packages for the Overload Francisco," Routes required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to thờ Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcele; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may bappan from, the inser rectness on such declaration.

Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to take note, that the Steamers leaving long- kong in correspondance with the Australian Steamers from Galle to Bombay, mag enll at Colombo, BETALIN

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

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and coalitions of the Company' Bleak Bills of Lading."--

AMOIYER, Superintendent. Pontmanlar and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Oboe, Hongkong, 27th September, 1875.

Postanater Generat. General Post Office,

Hongkong, 17th September, 1875. The following redused Kates of Postage will Books & take offret from this day.

Lellere Newpapers. Patterna.

Conta Cents. Cents. Via Southampton, 34 per 0,68 per 2oz. AZORES ISLANDS,

-

PORTIQUAL

Via Brindisi,40 per oz. 8 14per 2 oz. Via Mareniles,

Via Southampton, 34 per c. 88 per 267 CANAST & MADRIJA

ISLANDS,

Via Brindisi,... 34perioz. 6 12 per 2 oz Fià Marseilles,...

Sontismpton, 28 per oz. 6. 6per 3oz." HONOLULU AND

HAWAII

Vit Bendish 96 por foz. 10. 14 per 2 oz. Vil Marseilles, I

Vil Southampton, 30 per juz. 8 Sper & az,

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General. General Post Office,

Dongkong, 5th August, 1875.

-0. 8. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO."

The Postmuster San Francisco has given THE 8.S. CHINA wil leave Hongkong potice that letters desputabed from this Culony Superintendent.For San Francisco, Fix Yokoban, on (whether through the Post Ofice, or as con

FRIDAY, the 15th October, at 3 P.M., taking signees letters) by the United Statea Muil P. & 0,3 N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 28th September, 1875. [1463

Passengers, Maila, and fieight, for Japan, the Packets, vill not be forwarded to any places. not within the United States aaless the proper United States, and Europe. STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Gorgo at through rates for NAGASAKI Through Passenger Tlokets and Bills of Postage from America to such places be prepaid

and £1000)

Lading are issued for transportation to Toko American Postage Stamps, bat will be re- bama and other Japan Porto, to San Frantarned to this Chine NIE R. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship.

to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, via OVER. Hongkong and American Stumps as above, or

posted to an Agent in the United Siston. LAND RAILWAYS.

TUE

KASEGAR” will-kaye for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail,

A. MOIVER,

Superintendent,

P. & O, S, N. OO,

Hongkong, 29th September, 1873 (74 FOR LONDON, vid SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship

FLAMINGO," Captain Conche, expected shortly from Shang bai, will receive immediate despatch as abovÐ,

For Freight at current ralds, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co 1420 Hongkong, 18th September. 1875,

NOW ON SALE,

Such letters should either be prepaid in botts

This notice obiefly applies to the following A Steamer of the Company will have Shang places, the American rates of Postage to which bai, via the Inland Sea Porta, about same date, are as follows —— - and make close connection at Yokohama,

At Now York, Passengera hava selmotion of France, variona lines of Steppers to England, 1

and Germany.

NEWE

LETTERU, PAPERS, BOOKS. Contor Cente. Conte.. Honolela, pero per 4 oz.. Freight will be received on board until FM. Brazil 15 on the 14th proxima. Parcel Packages will be. Pera, Chili, No. 22 $ received at the Office sutil 5 F. mate day all Parcul Fackages should bo wárkud te nd. dress in full; valdo of aáme sa required.

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

G. B-EMORY,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, 15th September, 1875.

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PORTIVE GOVERNMOUTH POT

JOSITYE GOVERNMENT. SECURITY

LIMITED SP

OHAS: H, MORGAN,,

-Agurit.

THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION

STUDENTS PIKET ASSISTANT,” By Dr. DEVAS, with inacy Additions, Curre

tione, sud Dr Wrams Orthograpby. Price In Paper Wrapper 61.50 Neatly Bound 800 Apply at the Day Pross Office,

G.

DENTIST, BOLA BAONGDES, DDS,

No. 7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD,

HALL & HOLTE and KELLY (Will be absent until about November let.)

& Co. Blanghiala ra TRE 0, & J, TRADING CO.

O. & J. TRADING O Mesare. LANE, OBLWFORD & Co. Mr. OD: Moss, Japan Gamlie

Nowchebany rest argins and vacant spaces which have enten and (betek store characterized Chinese publicstions.

Paking Tillnetrate the vast scope of the work, the Nagasaks following facts are submitted for consideration Hongkong and Whamper Door Company'e 'salmers Youhularly contain about 18,000 logo. Onaka..THE

Yokohama, Share40 per cent, discount

Jhmead characters, and Medhursta English Hongkong, Cunton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst

Sisres 18/18 per cent, discount this work contains more than 50,000 Beglich Manila Bhanghai Steam. Navigation Company-Tin words, and upwards of 500,000 Chinese charac

61 por abare,

ters. Again, despito all the grammara and Hongkong Gas Company's Sbares-$75 per other elementary works as yet published, the

stara.

Majadagi futudent of this dimonit language absolately ro

Singapore

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares 55 per quires atemples to display the various appli San Francisco.

cent discount wohl ge

SALES ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1575

by the town Antwerp for 1:200.000f, to which reported by Chiness," "Maharas

the Government contributes 200,0001, to be maintained as museum. It containe tnes timable art éreasures and enriosities; among thum paintings of the Dutch and Flemish schoole, engravings, secripts, and books It

estions and equivalents of different words which have one gural meaning. Of these examples New York this work contains more than ve times, na

Office Mesaro, J. DB Lorzada & Co. Sirails Times Office

MY FALQAR, Clement's Lane, (GEO,"STREET, 80, Cortbill:

LARAT BA BB, HENRY & Co.

plants Exginge

tl 217 Hongkong, 18th September, 187

NOW ON SALE

ROUND VOLUMES of the Chine Guerland

Jy 944 Hongkong, 18th June. 1875. QHINA AND JAPAN MARINE

RANCE COMPANY,

NOTICE

10 per 4 oz, ALFRED LISTER,

-Pistoraster General. General Post Office.

Hongkong, 12th July, 1875.

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office act sealed, that je to say, the box is fastened with sealing wax, bat there is no im

presion of a seal.

The undersigned would call the attention of boxhoklers to the noceasity of carefully sealing. such boxes with somo recognisable sant, and of aouding a Chit-book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to weather the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not bare been abstracted for the sake of the Postage INSU-Slampe

It is not generally possible to count the letters. went in sealed, bozes (creept where there are only three or four) and therefore the Post Office receipt to such an entry as, "47 for ETER thisdato, a brokerage of Thirty tarve London, 15 for Calentta, 3 for Penang, for And one-third per cent. (331' will be Singaporo," must be taken to mean no mOEG allowed by this Agency on rinks to ports in than what is sistelovi, that one box was duly

ALFRED LISTER,

Poolraster General. CHINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and received.

General Post Office,

Hongkong, 6th September, 1875.

WPUSTAU &.00,

Ayönte

if 131 Hongkong, 1st January, 1874 BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

It is hereby notified that the rates of postage the United Kingdom, and to places beyond the chargeable honeeforth on Letters ndãreased to United Kingdom, when forwarded by French

dist

the STRATES;" Trade Report for the Year 1874. Price

On risks to all other ports, the brakerage will- Ton Dollars

be ten per cent (10,-/-) only. Apply at thee Daily Press Offico. Hongkap, let February 1875,

WSTORAGE."-

Mr. L. P. FIER, 21, Mer-Godomus (Intely known as those of Mowers. YOALS received on Storage in First-class Mom SMPATIBILI & Co., R. S. WALKSH & Co.lof about 500 tons Capa-

THE Undersigoed beving bara uppolated Fucket, will be the same as those chargeable on 4 37; Park How

cały, situated on the Praya, West Warchi

Agente for the above Company, are pro- Letters forwarded by British Fasket: via Brin many as any other Dictionary bitato pub longkong, 2nd January, 1876

More Morell T. LINSTEApared to grant Insurances us follows --

FW.MITCHELL 1900 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874

Pustinastor, Generalı: Dried fly Flowers, 10 Bags, at 89.39, by lubed,

1 OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCU

MARINE RISKS, For practical purposes the arrangement of Kwp-look-u to travelling trader,

CALIFORNIA.

Policies at current rates, payable either bere General Fort Offee, Hongkong. Analumoms, 8ensee, at 851,50, by Obnp-the work is complete, that, a roturence e

pato its pages et les a person who undur etong to travelling trader,

As some misapprehension existe regarding Commanity, the Chinese Lasue of this Australla, and the Eastern Shell 15 bags, at 337.59, by Chan-obong standa English to communiente efectively Sola Agent on the Pruifi Coast for TN Order to meet the wishes of the Native in London, or at the principal parts of Indi

A BROKERAGE OF THIRTY-THRES and Ox- the transmission of Peckets and Samples will take years, to classify the nasoripts, to travelling trader Fawng

with zintiyer who vaderland nothing hat Chi Wingbestor Repeating Anne and Ammunition which are expected to be of great historiani Chim Qillanum, 20 bage, at $4.M. by Kyong-nose; In this roupset the work wil be found Da Font's Blasting and Sporting Powder, Lake Paper Las been, from the godinez comt of the

indiaperable, to all Huropeans sexing in Superior and Pasião Fuse Company's Safety China New Year, issued DAILY instead of on TatED FER CENT, Will bellowed on all LOCAL through the Post, it is hereby notified for general information, that the Privilege of schás value. To give a light indioption of the In-wing-phing to travelling truder.

alternate days as before,IN

wwing such articles through the post at the rates terest attaching to the bone and its contente it Brown Sugar, 120 baze, at 2.87, by Kwong Uhins, and to the natives themselves it az Euro, là ph magic/{ly 1026 July 7. *

Ino Fuper has been Established for nearly, FIRE RISKS. plains aubjects fully with which very few in- sullises to mention that the Plantine wore prin wing-shing to local trader.

Twenty Year, and is, na to Editorial, Managu Poltaice granted on Fires-olnes Buildings to of postage applicable to them is restricted to Varicelli, 40 grape, st $8.30, by Quadlong-deed of thera are perfectly augminted. To

went, under the Dirention of a Well Educated an extent of $20,000. A bond fida Trade Patterns or Samples of Merchan ters to Philip II, and published for him the

parties rendent in England and interested in WING-KEE COAL SILOPAS

A. DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT (201) di Bouds sent for Sale, or an execution of Jamons poliglot Bible (for which, as the wing to truvelling trades.

Proprietor of WING-REE Shop begs to Ulinese Fontleman; gives reliable commercial Tintorer the public that his shop has béon and general information, and he the same upon the porrent local rates will be allowed on an order (however enzall the quantity, maybe); established since 1855, at Endicott Lane, and position with the Nativa Community as to Ad. All premium charged for insurance; such die- or any actioles seut by one private individuat that he has always a great quantity of, BEST vertisements and News us the English Daily conat being dodusted of the time of the issue to another which are not actually patterns o

What is samples, are not admissible. RUSSELL & Co, COAL in store for Sale Gentlemen or Ship Free with the Foreign Community. The of policy. masters wishing to patronise him, are requested Charge for Advertisemente will be ne bereto.

Agente, to apply as bis Shợp.

Plantia of that time gate, bs was never prud by

It comprise upwards of two thousand large

White Super, 200 bug, at 85,75, by Tuck-ed-Ohing i want but be thyaluable oncent and the Prince); that Rubens was thepainter of the hopes to local traden Plantin family, and that Justne Lipsius worked mate & puokugce, at $25.00, by Tee-quarto pages NEO in the printing office sa proof-curructor. The chong to travelling trader.

low purohaas price of 1,200,000 is explained

by the desire of the present wealthy proprietors

of the house to have it maintained se a monu ment and mERONX,

Camutor, B00 niicula, us $14.00, by Yaen-ou

tai to local tradere

TRUENEE & Co.. 60 PAZIBKOSTER NOW WE BEL

Flack Page 400 haza, at $10:00, by Kwong, uan-obenng to local trader,"

#DAIZY Pagus", OFFICE, HONG KONG,

fore

17 140 Hobykrug, Bird September, 1875.

Hongkong, 2d February, 1876,

Hongkong, 1st January, 2874,

E. W. MITCHELL,

- Beveral Post-Offco, Hongkong,.

- Postmaster Omorali