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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP:

The long-looked for Daily Independent hia at last made ita appearance in London.

The foundation stone of the German Catholic Church of St. Boniface, Whitechapel, has been Laid by Cardinali Manning

THE DAILY

DR. SAMUEL WELLS WILLIAMS ENCOURAGMENT TO WEAVING AT One of the most eminent her one na jabs PONDICHEBBY DE returned after a long abseres to vizit nie, native

“QOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOS

RESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1875,

LONDON SUEZ CANAL.

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BAN FRANC

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The Government of Pondicherry, are making city, Ution; Samsel Well Willis was born a very laudatile effort to revive and protect the in Ulice, in September, 1812, and for more than weaving fadasiry of the towns, which was of a generation now has ranked among tho fore-Lite on be decline. Certain liberal concessiona The Germon Oficial Journal annonses the mast of Chinese scholars, patil it fa ho ex- | are made to thous who undertake the manage- appointment of Protenso con Sybel to the office aggeration to rank hint the fond mem. maut of them, filatures and the Goverdinert of director of the Arabires and of the Priry le attended the Ronnie Institute introy, Lave appointed a controller webcam duty I Archives of the Prussian State and add but much of hie trasaing was in the printar be to koop them informed what progress is We read that Mr. Edwin Arnold, Editor of office with his father, William William, in this being made. When the flatures were cloud a the Daily Telegraph, and formerly Principal of city, from which graduated out of the bright grant henny people were thrown out of employs NEW YORK the Pan College, bus in the press & metrical est and most useful men that this Community Choir re-establishment will be a bean to many hasever known. He was early imbued with the who, los aude live past, have fil the pressure transition of the Gita Govinds of Jayadeva.

Avage of £ne-old-Chelsen, twenty-one iccbas taissionary spirit, and went to Danton sa init-of whot and poverty Hadron Standart high, with open work neck and over, and sionary printerunder appointment of the Ameri painted with Chinese cabjcoto, was sold, at the on Hoarit, landing in the foreign land bo'wna Hooton Hall sale, for the extraordinary sum of so much to serve of the day before he became £1,41 108an evideone that the "Chinese twenty-one years of age. Kanwiedge of the craze is still in tall force, a Obineen language wea essantld to lim, and be Hert, Hermann Bartel, head of the world devoted himself enthusiastically to its study renowned Lipsig publishing firm of Breitkopf Ha naisted Mr. Brigrons in editing the and Härtel, died on August 4th. Be we a man Chinese Eeperitory, a monthly publication, and of great intelligence and knowledge and was Chinese Chrestomath of which he wrote naiversally esteemed. Hermann Hartel, what about one-third, Ro published “asy can had directed the business of the great publish in Chinees," an English and Chinese Foesbulary, ing house for the last forty years, will bound a Chinese Commercial Guide. All this be succeeded by his brother and partner, Raymond accomplished within about ten years, besides Härtel, all the Breitkopta baving left the firm making excursions into the study of Japanese, many years since he had und trazalating into that language the book of

ADEDYR 107 Amaya yere sent in to com- Genesis and Bt. Mattbow's Coope pete for the prize of £50, offered recently by Mr. James Heywood; for the best casay on a

Address by the House of Cominona in the Queva for tac Digaso of the Damnstory Olaussa of the a thanasian Creed in the Services of the Obrush of England. The prizo has been Awarded to Mr. Charles Pelody, of Bristal, and a second prize of £25 has been awarded to Mr. Courtney Stanhope Kenny, Fallow of Dowo- ing College, Carubridge.

DNE

THURSDAY, 31st October, 1675 The native dealore holding a good grantity of SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &c. ding from their late purchases, there has been BANGKOK.. hardly any enquiry for New Pains to-day uldo YOKOHAMA... the rate for it, however, Tetubing the shogiren Do yesterday, 3005 to $607 For Noa Bearce BHANGHAL. the quotation is $582 to $585. The wurret for Malwa has been dali; the quotation for it se 5600

ETPORT CARGOES.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

"GMCAPTAIN

VESSEL'S NAME.

Nestor. (sbr.)

Teystiravanin

Tokio

Gephyras

risbane (etr.) [Geelong (itv.))

Madugasépe

Volga (str).

Bombay (str.)

Do

Do

NINGPO AND SHAN SWATOW, AMOY.

Antosor (str.) China Catr.) Douglas (str.)

Par M. Matesehip Djennah, for Continens and London O

For Content 1,860 bales Silk, 105 bales Cocoons, 90 balea: Waste, Sky 36, CA Silk Piece Goods, 258 baxes Ted, 21 half-obcats Ten, and 539 uses Sundries For Loudon 846 bales ilk. 24 cases Bik, 8,809 boscs Tea, 199-half- obesta Tea, 70 cheste Tea, 817 as Bindrise, and 3 care, $46,600.

EXCHANGE,

ON LONDON, ENG

Bank Bills, on demand,

Bant Bill, at 30 daya sight,201. Bank Bilc,at 6 months' sight,#fli- Crediti, at 6 montľia'aight...... 4/1 Documentary Bills,ats mouths,

4/13 Alght..... ON HOMBAT, Bank, on demand 2414 ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, on demand 9204 ON SHANGHAL.

Bank, sight

721 to 725 Private. Sy days' night. 73

SHAKES

Share14

Hongkong and Shanghai-Ban per cont. discount........ Union Insurance Society of Canton, new shares.

56 par akare China Traders Insurance Company's Shares

1,570 per share,

per elare,

Chinese Insurance Company-$200 per sbare.. Rongkong Five Insurance Company's Shares

3500 per share.

Oulus Fire Insurance Company's Sburos-140

per aboro,

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In 1844 he started upon visit to Amerles by way of Egypt, Syria, and Europe, and in this cooptry delivered a series of lectures for the purpose of paying for a fount of Chinese type to be set in Borlica Tussleatarve utlotei reveri atention, and became the banks of the standard work, the Middle Kingdom," which substituted accuracy and rerneity for romance and fintion in Western visus of the Celestial Bumpira, The work ached for the author the Under the title of D. Li. Moody and his title of LL.D. from Union College, and gave Work," the Rev. W. H. Daniels, X.A., of bim an enduring literary reputation. In 1848 Chiosgo, bas written an interesting sketub of he returned to Ubina, to his position a mis the celebrated Evangelist's life To that be sionary printer, and to the editorship of the bas added some particulars Mr. Moody's Chinesa Raparitory. When Commodore Perry progress in Great Britain and Ireinni. He made his famous visit to Japan, Mr. Williams ference is abs made to the early history of was the Americas beat qualified to not us inter Mr. Sankey, from which it appears that though preter, and in that oapkeity be accompanied Mr. Moody has very literally sprung from the the expedition, and won, high commendation people, bis colleague ana boast of arialcoratie for his skill and tot And Adelity. This relations. There is anob in the book with service so impressed car Government, that he which we entirely disagree; but it is, on the was at one commissioned a Secretary of whole, worth reading by those who are to Legation to China, and he still holds that pois know more of the Brangelists. Messrs. Hodtion under the nldost Commission in our diple der and Stoughton, Paternoster row, are the matia sorpa, Daring twenty years of labour publisbera-Bigara S * inadequately paul, be has been of more value The anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter to an eoantry than any of our Ministers to Scott, Augnal th, ens celebrated by the Obins, and to the three fronties with that directora and menibers of the London and country, which boar the names of Cushing, Scottish Literary Institute, nader the pre- Ward, and. Barlingame, respectively. Dr. Wil-China and Japan Marive Insurance-Tis, 91 sidency of the Earl of Rosobery, who invited liams was the intelligent adviser and agent, the rembura to Dalmeny, one of the most and without his acquaintance with the country charming spots in the neighbourhood of the and the Government and the people; probably grey metropolis of the north as the Laureate our diplomacy would have been in valo. Durlar carmed Edibargh. Sir John Murray and Mr. the absence of the perasa appointed to the Maxwell Soult also kindly invited the members place, he has nine times for longer or eborter of the Institute to visit thilliplaugh, the time porformed all the functions of Minister na

Deps Yarrow, chargé d'affaires, and it would be Dowie Bans of Yangon, and last, but zot lost changed fairer, a for our loverment to repong3187 per share,mpos Dock Company tion of any betty said to be the produc- coxuiza his sarviood by appointment as in toter

the wizard of North,”

to Chinn, where indeed our diplomacy bas tong The Atheneum bells us that an English been what be bas made it a mancscript of considerable historical interest

During his diplomatin aor vice he baa not neg. bas just been discovered in the library of the lected bis linguistic studies. In 1956 e India Office. It is a memoir by the late James pablished a Tonic Diotionary of the Chinese Forbe FB.S.the ement anthor of the Language," and be bas just completed in to

Oriental Memoirs of the Campaign of 1775 ment to the industry 14 stofurabip in on behalf of Ragunath Edo. Students of Indian" yllabio Dictionary of the Chinese Language," history will remember the important rasalls of that campaign, the insidents of which are given by Mr. Forbes with much circumstantial minuteness, and in his own graphic and foreible style. The M.S. in the India Office library is probably waique, and, doubtless, will be shortly published. Even the most ophemeral of Mr. Forbes's writings are too valuable to be lozky

We read in the Atheneum that the Secretary of State for India has addressed Lord North brook's Government on the subject of an archeological array of Southern India, to supplement the work of General Coamingham and Mr. Burgess in the north and west of the penimola. Southern India is peculiarly rich in monumental and inscriptionary records, and our knowledge of the dyausties, which at one time or another obtained a predominance in the Dravidian regions, in of the slenderest desoription. Myob information was accoma lated by the late Colonel Mackenzie and Mr. F. W. Eltis, but, onfertazately, it has proved- impossible, to ntilize the result of their in quiries-Englishman....

Signor Pistro Vairi, of Rome, Italy, who has for everal years occupied a prominent position

great quarto of 1.200 pages, embodying 13,000 characters of that complex and diffult tongue, This vant undertaking his compelled "notiorand duriration from cokolare in all londe, sEd rounds out to wonderful completeness the labours of Dr. Williams for the language of the

and of his adoption, AV

Forty-two years ago last May be left Ution, with the hopes of youth, en missioonry printer. He returns now in a ripe and accesful man bood, with the honoure of diplomsey and authorship, to the stones of his childhood. He comes in good health, for his tour of four monthe.

Europe has restored the stren 250 much worn by labour on his greas dictionary, He will remain some months in this country will be head quartera in Utica, but expasta some time in 1876 to return again to the field of abone which he has made bis own in Ching,

Ulien Herald.

THE CITY OF PEKING.” The Examining Board of Engineers and Surveyors assigned to the day of determining the condition of the Pacific Mail steamer City of Peking, and the repairs, soccer, to reader

Ha painkár To New Ink, on the ler August, Arbon scamurthy, and the following report, is d

of Play at this port. After a careful sarvey. we find that the ship has hea kirained during her pussage from New York to San Francisco, caused by her being loaded too deep, and also from having her cargo and billest stored in the ends forward and abalt of the mubicery

NAN

Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares

Shares-42 per cont.discount. Hongkong, Vaaton and Macao Stoniabeat Co.

Shores-15 por agat, discount. Shanghai Steam. Nagigation Company-Tiz

83 par share,

Hongkong Gas Company's Share $75 per

share. A

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-65 per

dent, discount

Chinese Imperial Loan-£102

SALES ON OCTOBER 21ST, 1875. As reported by Chinese. Male Rise, 4,000 picule, et g1,72, by-Kin- tai-loons to local trader.

Saigon Rice, 1,000 piouls, nt. $1.57, by Hop. hing to loyal trades al

Melon Soets, 20 buge, at $5.00, by Konge hing to travelling trader..

White Sugar, 200 buga, at $6.10, by Ohno- obong wine to local trader

Culitejich, 5 phokages, at $84.00, by Two Ibong to travelling traône.

Supanood. 3,000 picula, at $153, by Tule to travelling sidor.

Fermicelli, 800 bags, at $8.15, by Chun chong to travelling irader.

Liguorics, 91 bags, at $720, by Chun-chong to imveiling trader.

Tutimations.

ARD

PATENT SLIP & DOCK COMPANY NOVELTY ILON WORKES No. 2, TRATA WEST, MACHINE, BOILER, AND BLACKSMITH SHOPS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS,

HE Undersigned is now prepared to take

on largo Vessels for PAINTING and RE COPPERING also urge REPAIRS to Halls and Machinery, o

A Largs Assortment of Spare and Lumber, de fron and Copper Plates, Iron and Brews Rod

Pitch, Oakon, and Felt. Sheathing Metal and Nails, Livets, Sow Boite and Wood Soreve always on baud.

Boato and Stoam Launobes built to order.

4. G. BAILIE

Manager. Ofoe, Novelty dron Works, Penya Wish,

Hongkong, 28th July, 1875. (6 1148 HE TOURIST ́S GUIDE

REDUCED PRICE $1.⠀⠀ Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, &c., do, with the Punti, and Mandaria Pronun- alation.

Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parts.

· The Daily Prom Olira

STORAGE.

1

For Sale.

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO

TO SE DESPATCHED

Batreeld & Swire. Whampoa MasG. Heiton... Whampoa Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. Hongkong togel, Hagedora & Co Whampoa Vogel, Hagedorn de Go Hongkong Russèk & Co. Hongkong Beard & Co. Hongkopy Olyphant & Co.: 10. &.08.09%. Hongkong P.. M. 3. B. 06... Hongkong Melohere & Qan Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co...

12. & Q. 8. N. Co Hongkong Stemsien & Co., Hongkong Mensagerios Mariti Ной

P. & 0. 8, N, Co Messagerien Marítim JP. & 08. N. 06),

Butterfield & Swire. Hongkong Biemmen & Ou Hongkong Boughs Impraik & Co.

Vessels on the Rerth.

FOR BANGKOK,

THE Steamelip L

JUST BEOLVED. ENTLEMEN'S FRENCH BOOTS.

COLOGNE WATER od GENERAL MADAGASCAR M FERFUMERY from ED. KINAUÐ & Co Faro Master, will be despatelied for the abovs

SILK UMBRELLAS

Afg|Port TOMORROW the 23rd inet, at F.M. Double FOWLING-PIECES

For Freight or Passage, apply to REVOLVERS,

SIEMSSEN & Co.

DE SAINT MARORAUX ET CIE's CHAM- PAGNE, Carte Noire and Uarte Blanoke, AKINE BADAD Off, best brad, 123480 por

dozen..

Old Gogate BISCUIT DUBOUCH (Large "Bóttles,}ghASA

Dépôt de la Compagnie Fermière de Vichy, any Springs, at 53 per day,

French PRESERVES, in Glass,

A good Breakfast CLARET, at $2.50 per dozen.

GRAND VIN DE SILLEBY, at $12 per dozen.

CLARUE in Casks, dá do at very moderate prices. L THEVENIN,

44 Gucci Prad, and 11, Stazion Street, 1199 Hongkong, 24th September, 18757;)",

DEATH TO WHITE ANTS. THE Undersigned has received a further

supply of SLAL PANS PATENT COM. POUND for Presaving Timber from the Barages of Waite Anta

One Package will prepare 200, superficial feet!! of Flooring. Price 50 Cents per Passage,

W. NOILEY, For B. Olen for Chand

No. 6, Stauley Street,, 1st Oct., 1875. [3m-1481 D

ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY Po por Duzin

SPIRITS of WINE, for Lamps,

3 per Dozané Apply to the SANNADA

HONAKONG DISTILLERY.Co. 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875.99):

UO DE MONTEBELLO CARTE DBLANCHE CHAMPAGNE

Quarts, $15 per casa (1dczen.) Tinta,.....sic (2)

discount on 26 04era,

5

On or about 30th inst

Quick despatāli,

Quick despatch.

Quick deepatol.

Quick despatch.

Quick despatoli,

Luick despatob

Qnick despatɔlıkes

PM

On 1st prox, a On 15th pror, at 3 r.,

Quick despatuh.

On Sth inst,, at noon. Crn 28th inst, kb 19ou. FO-LUXEDW, at 2 FM. To-morrow, 1-10 A31 Quick despate by To-morrow, ut 2 1.3. „Quick despatol.

On or about 27th inst Today, at 9PM, On 26th inat, daylight.

Vessels on the Berth.

DW STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE HR GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, MALTA, S

BRINDISI ANGONA, VENICE, MEL

TERRANEAN PORTS, B00THAMPTON, AND LONDON;

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND I made AUSTRALIA.

48 1559 Hongkong, 20th October, 1875. FOR SWATOW AMOY, AND FOOCHOWAYSTATION OPSTANT Stonmebir

Taking Cargo at through rules for TAHAO

AE Stenmahiy

and TAMSUI

~

PENINSULAZ AND OBIENTAL STEAM

"GEELONG" Captain-FRASER, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Spesie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on' THURSDAY, the 28th October, at Noon-

· Cargo will be received on-board until Noon, Specie and Parcels at the office until 2 PM, on the 27th.

e

For Partimulare regarding Freight and Fas forge, apply at the F&O. 8. N. Co. Office.

„DOUGLAS,” Captain Barnie, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 24th instant, daylight.

Uarge for Takeo and Tamani will be warded from Amay per S.S."Hailoong

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRĀTE & Co. -43: 1570 - Hongkong, 20th October, 1876.

OCEAN STRANSHIP COMPANY..

FOR SHANGHAI,

Tubing Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and POLTS in

JAPAN

THE Company's Steamalip

ANTENOR "

will be despatelied on or about the 37th instant.

For Freight or Pauenge, apply to

· BUTTERFIELD & SVIBE, Agents, 3673 Hongkong, 2lat Outobes, 1875

-OCEAN" "STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, 1 SUEZ CANAL.. THE Company's Staqwahip

NESTOR

Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED. S

A Writton-Dolors.ion of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Houtsia required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agenty, with the Bills of Lading or with Tarcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the inoor. Freetness on such declarations send NRA

The Company resorve the option of Forward ing all goods shipped by their Steamers for Earope through Egypt, either by rail, or by Canal in their own Steamers, or in vessels omployed for the purpose.

Soippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading. A MEREKA. MaÏVER, Superintendent.

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.-

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM.

will be despatched on or about the 30th inaten,

For Freight or Passage, pply conver BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agent.

- 1574 - Hongkong,-21st October, 1875. HARRY STEAM NO YOKOHAMA : THE P.&O.S.N.Oe. Steamship

BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per case (1 dozen.) FOR SALE BY

HEARD & Co. 975 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1875,

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY' HAVE always on hand. Stock of CLEAR, P. SOLID, BLOOK 108 made from Po FILTERED WATER, without the age of Banen, AMMONIA, or any kind of Chemiepla whatever. PRICE TWO CENTS PER POUND

AAA and HIOGUJ SPECIAL AGEEMENTS wade with Steamship THE P. & 0.9. N-Core Steamship Owners or other large Conanmers. -

"BOMBAY will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the SS. Kuise with the next English Maik

A. MOIVER

SEIP COMPANY.

-Post-Offee Notifications.

A mall will close For Suntow-Per Rajab, to-day, the 22nd inst., at 7,30 AM.

For Shanghai-Per Glenfinlas, today, the 22nd inst., at 1150 A.MA C

For Ninepo and Shanghai-Pyr China, tos, day, the 22nd inat, at 180 P

For Baigon.-Per Ocean, to-day, the 22nd ¦ insti, si 1.30 rai

For Serator-Per Norna, to-day, the 22nd inst at 5 F.3.

For Yakobams, & Per Volga, to-morrow, the 23rd just 2.30 am.

For Slingbai; &o- Per Tigra, to-morrow, the 28x8 inst., at 1 r. Late Lottera, farm 1.10 to 1.30 PM.

For Bangkok,Per Madagascar, to-morrow; the 23rd Inst. at 1.80 pat.

For Swatow, Amoy, Focelow. Takao, and- Tameni Per Douglas, to-morrow, the 23rd inet, ut & FM.

For Cooktown.Per City of Exeter, on Mon day, the 25th inat, at 360 PM.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. O The English Contract Packet “GEELONG“ will be despatched with the Mails for Europs, do., on THURSDAT, the 28th October

The following will be the bours of closing the Mailu, &c

Wednesday, 7th October,

5 PM., Money Order Offca closet. 6.M., Feat Offcs dioses except the NIGET ***** Rox, which remains open all night. Thursday, 28th October,"

7 AKP Olios opene for ale of Stamps, Rezistry of Letters, and Post- ing All aormspondence

10. M. Post Office clones except for Late

Letters Registry of Lettera poseea. 10.15 AM., Intters may be posted on payment

of a LATE FEn f 18 cents extra Postage, until

11.A., when the Post Office CLOSES

antirely,

11.30 a... Letters (tat Letters only) address"

ed to the United Kingdom vid Arinivi, dr to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Lite Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 1150 AM, Posting in Board 'ceases.

ALFRED LISTER.-

Postmaster General, Joseral Post Office,

Hongifong, 15th October, 1875.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET The United States Had Packet "GABLIO”· will be despatched on MONDAT, the 1st of Noramber; at 3P.M.,ith the Mails-

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

of

The Post Office will be open for the reception Ordinary Lotters, Booka, Newspapers, 0... til 2.30 6.1.4

Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.80 r.mi to 2.50 r., on payment of a Late Fes of 12 cents in addition to the Postage,

The Trepayment of the Postage to all the abore places by this route is compileory. Correspondence insufficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packetä.

Correspondence addressed to Yokobama and * " GAELIU," and that addressed to the Taized. the United States must be superaribed par Kingdom must be superscribed "vid Ban" Francisco."

TAKING THROUGH CABOO AND PAS- SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATEB AND EUROPE,

IN CONKROTIÓN, WITH, THE C

+

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General General Post Ofice,

Hongkong, 10th October, 1875..

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND The following reduced Rates of Postage will

Superintendent

(1542

0. S. N. Co.'s Dice, Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, (Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI

“KHIVA “.

Superintendent,

f15

Order Books can be bad at the Depot No. 17, " Queen's Roal, HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS, Will leave for the above place about 24 hours. for at the Works at East Point Those pre-after bor arrival with the next English Mail,

ferring to use Pass Books dan do d

A. MOLVER, KYLE & BAIN,

Proprietors. P, & O. E. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong, 15th October, 1875.

FOR BAN-FRANCISCO.– THE A 1 British. Barque

ZEPHYRUS,"

510 Hongkong, 2011 May, 1875 NOW ON ŞALD

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1875.

HIS Work, in the THIRTEENTH

year of its existence, is

NOW READY FOR SALE.

It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as anal, from the best and most athautia saares, and no pakis have been spared to mate she work nom plate in all respected

Ju addition to the anal varied and voluminous information, the value of "the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1976 has been farther augmented by s

CHROMU-LITHOGRAPH

SAN FRANCIS00, Augnét 28tb.: tended a picnic at Cones Jeland, given by Con- gressman Odell of: Westchester. After everal

The President an I Bosta of Directors of the toune had been delivered be asked permission Pacifle Mail Steamship Company-Gentlemen: to speak, and quoted some beautiful lines of As requested by you, we have surveyed the City poetry in his native tongue, he then suddenly drew a small revolver from his pocket and shot himself through the right temple. The men bora of the party at first thought that his was merely simulation of antside, and began to ap- pland what they buliared to be a fine piece of tradgedy acting. They were soon borrorstriatan pace.

The consumption of goal lightened her four however, by tao discovery of the truth. The unfortunate an after lingering a few bours, feet nine inches, and this was taken out of ter during which time be did tot speak, died. Alaidebins, leaving the ends loaded; the buoy friends of Signor Yairi are convinced that his aney under the amidship section-which is 140 eatoide was the result of mental disorder. Miny feet in length, and abovegno-third of her entire of the works of the ill-fated artist have attracted deplacement, or one-half of her exrrying ospa attention in exbibitions of the Academy of city or dead weight is so heavy that in atormy Design; they were remarkable for brilaudy of weather the ship saust have been under a strain coloring and were obiefly anvoted to subjects in och sa zo one would have prepared for. We which tragic not was involved, and are surprised to fad that she has not received Mr. Matthew Amokk, in bia report on cokootero damage than cow caials or has been re- work in 1874, bas to describe the grammar ported to as

The damage to the vessel consists of loose papers of candidates for admienion at the train- ing whool ne very dianppointing. The candies, which tire scattered, showing that there dates are in general picked sobolar from our is no local weaknem, but a gazural virsiniuc of elementary schools, have been there sill 18 or 19. be vessel. At present most of these rirets re- in the after section, which excuse, în our opinion, -and-linyo tanght there na assistantaj end the gramour peper a eminently a test of mental

is duc to the broken propeller, it having st two contiguous binden giving it an eocentric Botivity and resource. The ignorance or the motion, causing a heavy jar to the after sectioni mistakes sometimes showed originality, or were of the vessel, the ship buying rag in this con-10ALS aired on. Storage in First-olues NEW CODE OF SIGNĀLS IN USH AT monstrous enough to be amusing? Adition seventy-one days. We find that the

Godowns (litely known as those of less. specimene Mr. Arnold gives the following sesiapag of slo vessel daring the satire voyage. S. WALKER & Co.) of about 5,000 tons Capa- *The candidates were asked to distinguish be- of 83 daya strawing in the condition 8 harin city, situated on the Praya, West Waucht. tween adverbe and conjunctiona, adverba sud prepositions, adverbs and adjectives. One of stated, shows in many places the effects of the them adeveri,If a word to need to connect strains she had been arpused to, and if not sentence, to revera nouns and pronouns, to attended w will lead to greater expecse in the point out any quality oroiroomdance respecting future, as it is impossible to repair an iron ship. the moon, it is clearly not an adverb, there is efficiently that bus been strained by making bowaver, a role which arya that if a word is not good base parts only that atow damage. wanted in a sentence for any of the abere ways ber equal to what she was when she left the

· It will require additional strengrit to a it shall be thrown into the comman sink, which. is adverbe Torowa into the common sink, port of New York. To nocomplish this we recuurmend as follows, viz, bos-stringer ON

which is adverbs has really a kind of merit.”

GANGENRYT. G. LINSTEAD.

1909 Hongkong, 18th November, 1874. -NOW-ONSALE.

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MELCHERS & Cò.,

1545 Hongkong, 13th October, 187595

MANAFOR LONDON, THE French Bark

Agenis.

CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

THE S; S. GAELIC will be despatoned for Braucisco, vid Yokohsms, on MON-

Cargo and Pasengers for Japan, the United AT, the 1st November, at 8PM, taking States, and Europe,

Connection is made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai,

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.; of the 1st instant. Pares! Packages will be roosived at the Office until 5 F.M. same day. AlĮ Parcel Packager should be marked to address io fall; value of same is required...

tako effent from this day r

Books & Lellers. Neuspapers, Patterns, PORTUGAL, Ocale, Vanta Centa,

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D. 8. MAIL LINE. MAIL STEAKEHIP COMPANY

PACIFIC

ADMIRAL DEVOULS," Captain Carrique, will have golek despatch sa THROUGH o NEW YORK, VA OVER

LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT above.

TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

Tor Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN. & Co. 1599 Hongkong, 15th October, 1875,

FOR NEW YORK. - 1 American Barque

MORRO CANILE,

Optim Jawatt, having the greater portion har Carga engaged, will land here and Whampoa, and receive gaick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

OLYPHANT, & Do 1581 Hongkong, 12th October, 1875,

FOIL NEW YORK.

10 British Bark

of

THE S.S." CITY OF TOKIO will laave

Hongkong for San Francisco, vis Toko hamu, un MONDAY, the th November, as 3 PM taking Passengers, Maile, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, und Europe.

Postmaster Genéval.

General Poet Oics,

Hongkong, 5th August, 1878.

The Postmaster at San Fransisso Eas given notice that letters despatched from this Quluny whether through the Post Office, or an con- einees letters) by the United States Mail Puckets, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States antece the proper Postage from Ameries to such places be prepaid in American Postage Stamps, but will be re- turned to this Office.

Saoh lettere should either be prepaid in both Hongkong and American Steps, as above, or posted to an Agent in the United States.

Thin notice chiefly applies to the following places, the American rates of Postage to which Kre as follows

NEWS: LETTERS, PAPERS: BOOKS.

Cute.

Cents. Denta.

Torough Passenger Tickets and Bills of Honolulu,... 6 per o 2 4 por 4 oz, at Lading are issued for transportation to Toko Brazil,........ 15.02.

**- | bama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco Pert, Ohii, &a...22, 4 hz. — 10 per 4 03-

to porta in Mexico, Central and South America,

and to Now York and Europe, via OVER. LAND RAILWAYS AN

A Steamer of the Company will leave Shang. hai, via the Inland Sea Ports, abot samo date,

nd wurke idove connection at Tokobama, "HARWICH,

At Now York, Passengers hava selection of Captain Dudfield, will load here and at Wan various lines of Steamers to England, France, pon se above.

and Germany.

For Freight, apply to

HEAED & Co, 1472 Rongkong, 30th September, 1875.5

FOR NEW YORK. 2

THE 41, British Clipper Ship

1HYATIRA Captain Mackay, will loud here and at Whan poa, and will have quick despatol ne above.

For Freight, apply to

A BUSSELL & Co.

4 Hongkong, 21st September 1875.

· FOR NEW YORK.,

HEA Amorinan Ship

AAAAAAEUMIDNIGHT,"

G. Wallet, Mnel will foid bere and at Wham- poa, and will have quick despatch...

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Da 1390 Rongkong, 13:6 September, 1676,

· KOR LONDON: HE 4-115 years British Ship

MELBRSK Cage T. Petroe, will bad bars and at Whatepes, and will have quick despate as above.

For Freight, upply to

each bilge, to extend for a length of 360 feet Those of war readers, says the Madras Mall Amidships, box-stringor on each side of the of the 7th it, who visited the Local Fine Art urlop dock, to extend for a length of 140 feet in Exhibition of the present, and of last year, will machinery space. A bux-stringer on each side comprehensiveness and practical service NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE— learn with much regret that almost the whole of of atcerage dook, extending for length of "3801 thin work stands unrivalled. All the new the paintings by Mr. Chisholm, then exhibited, feet coidalips.: The sicmage deak to be of words which the Chinese have of late cura beon hava been lost in the steamabip John Tennant iron, 7-16th of an inch thick, for a length of compelled to coin to express the numerous ob wkiok vessel was recently lost off the coast of 214 feet amidships. The upar deck to be of jets in machinery, photography,telegraphy,and France, on the homewor] juurusy. Is she jrm 7-16th of an inch thick, for a length of 266 | in scianos generally, which the rapid advancİE Exhibition of last March there were nearly a Feet amidahipa. The bulkheads forward and of foreign relations has imposed upon them,uris dozen paintings by this artist, including even aft of machinery space to be extended to sides here given is ecfenas, Bach and every Word is 298 pieces. We observed at the time that "it of vessel between steerage and main teck for tally illustrated and explained, forming or

anas he denied that Mr. Chisholm seizes the general artnagement ma refer to the draw case for students of a most rustructive nature, happily and represert very cleverly breakinger, which abow tocation. „Kirote“, should be Both the Court and Punti pronunciations ure waves gently illawined by pale vanshine their carefully sounded, and when found defective, given, the accents being carefully marked on flowing hum, and everobanging forms; bheit be reglaged. We request that the sounding be

Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily graceful diversity of action and variegated done with care, so as not to cause unnecessary colour: bere glistening in the sun, there cvet Jounge.

make the Chinese and English type correspond Prese Olloh, or so the following Agenta- fooked with shadow ever sed amon curving.

100 We fed that the ship's plating in bolds below the sise of body, thereby affecting a vast Man Meers, J. P. DA SILVA 2.00. their fouring oresta diver, desply-umted shade, atceraze deck and cross floora requires olearing economy of spage, achieving a clearnem not. Sicetur, Quezon and Cam UNLI

FOR LONDON. and again frradiated by lovely warm, light tran and painting. Also, repairs are required to the previously attained, and dispensing with those 4, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co armitted through the thin meek of the breaker" qmenting in the bottom of the ship. Altor vuet murgins and vacant spnoes, which have Forvosma

WILSON, NICHOLLS & OMNED A 1 Brittal Barque. And the sea whose varied woods he has fored having made vor auttuy of the vessul, we are heretofore characterized Chinese publicstione. Fuochow

HEDAR & Ca tudepics has now crnelly robbed him of the surprised at the report made by the toout To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Nirypo labuar of many a day. We have not yet learnt inspectors at, Hongkong, wherein thay, próbi- following facts are submitted for onun deration. Shanghat whether the pictures were insured. The artist lited the ship from entrying passengers, and we alraers Vocabularly contains" about 10,000 nees good valne tham, and hoped, with sink they inter very unjustly toward the Oinness obaracters, and Modanrits English Hanbow and reason, to have secured it in England. Company. In suppert of this abatement no and Chinese Dictionary about:100,000, whilst River Foria The ereation of the now. Law Courts in Log":- better evidence can be offered thus bus fact of this work contains more than 50,000 Baglish, Chefse, and Newchwang don is now proceeding with some spirit. Up the vessel never having damaged any cargo, words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese bran wards of 1,000 man see on the ground, 300 or WAWASAN W. REANY so in the masons, quarter, eaming, moulding, Chief Surveyor of Tron Vesels Uplied States, carving, and polishing the stone for the beads

of windows, caps of columns, and other and w D. I. HITCHINGS, work. No less than forty steam sve sro in Chiet Berror of Pacifis Coust of United States fol swing, and others are being put sys three for Veritas^---- machines for moulding the stone have been introduced within the pear, and three more Inspecting Engineer New York Underwriters will abortly be added. "There are now three and American.Shipsters' Association.

travellers" in use, each worked by its own

- Kéter & Co., Shangbai.

HALL & HOLTA

KELLY & Co.

HALL HOLTZ and KELLY

& Joy Shanghai „HA& Houzz and Kelly

& Co, Shanghai...

and HOLTZ and KELLY

& Co, Shanghai,

VOGEL HAGEDORN & 06.

ENGLAND'S GLORY" Knight, Master, will lond bor, ut Whoopt, and at Masao, and will have quick despatou an above,

For Freight, apply to

A. M100, HEATON,

OUR DEACON & · D

Canton and Macdo; 1349 Hourkong, 3rd September, 1878

£

ters. Again, despite all the grammars and Lenin 1 ather olsunitary works as yet published, the Pelting.....n student of this difficult language absolutely re-vagara, Inn C. & J. TRADING CO. quiros examples to display the various appli Miogo, Oraka. Ten 0. & J TRADING Co. cations and equivalents of different werde which Yokohama Merns, LANE CRAWFORD &CO. have one general menging. Of these example

SINCLAIR STUART, this work contains more than live times n

many us any other Dictionary hitherto pub Manila

Singapore Flisbod, E

For practical parpuses the arrangemerit of London... the work is so complete, that u reference

RHM WATSON, M.B

engine, and enda capable of lifting forty tons of American Shipainters Association for Pacific atode: employment in found far treks tone, rubberar,stası oranei for, bolsting are planted

överbend

to its page sabiex a. pemon who under

Freight will be received on bourd nétil, 4x.M. on the 14th praxímo, Parcel Packagea will be reneived us the Office until 5. P same day all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- dress in full value of ante, is required;

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Ustopany, Prage West.

ALFRED LISTER,

General Poet Office.

Postmaster General.

Hongkong, 19th July, 1875.

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealad, that is to say, the bog is fastened with sealing wax, but there is no im pression of a scal

The undersigned would call the attention of boxholders to the necessity of anrefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable mail, and of sending a Chit-book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to wankher the contents of the box ever reseled the Foat Olee; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not G. BEMORY, have boci abstracted for the sake of the Peatage's

Acting Agent Stamps. Burgkung, 16th October, 1875;

Itle not generally possible to coat the lettere sent in sealed boxes (except where there are CHINA AND JAPAN MABINE INSU Office receipt to such an entry as, "47. for. only three or four) and therefore the. Post London, 15 for Caletta, 3 for Penang, & for Singapore, must be taken to mean no more than what is alated, viz, that one bez was duly received.

"ALFRED LISTER,

Postsrouter General. Hongkong. 6th September, 1575.

··RANOE COMPANT.

NOTICE.

FTEE this date, a brokerage of Thirty-spree A and one.third per cant. (3847) will be allowed by this Agency on risks to poris in General Post Office, CHINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and the STRAITS.

On risks to all other porte, the brokerage.wil bo ton per cent. (10%) only.

Agenti..

WM, PUSTAU & Co.,

1 181 Hongkong, 21st Januury, 1874,

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INGOEPORATED BY ZOYAL CHARTER

- HIR MAJESTY'KİNGÓBORGESHE VIRUT, SAU. 1720.

THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows MAUAMARINE DEPARTMENT.

lictes at surrent rates, payable either hero

شهر

It is hereby notified for general information that, the Postage (which must be paid in ad vanoed) opon letters addressed to Prince Ed ward Island, will henceforward base follows. viz.

When forwarded vi

Brindia42 cents each half-ounce When forwarded vi

Marseilles 96 cents each half-ounce When forwarded ri

Southampton.... 29 cents each half.cunce.

F. W. MITSHELL,

Postmaster General General Post-Office, Hongkong.

Arrangemente having been made under China by Private Shire will be forwarded to which Maile for London arriving at Snoz from

in London, or at the principal Ports of India desination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified

Obina, and Australia

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

that the rates of postage, which must be paid in advance, on correspondengo addressed to the

...Mr. C. D. Muss, Japan Garett KRUPP'S CAST STEEL WORKS, Polio inued for long us abort-periods United Kingdom-eo-forwarded, will be us fol-

ESSEN (GERMANY))

SOLD AGENT TOE CHINA,

destra. J. DE LOYZAGA & OG.

TATA Clement's Lane,

LAGANGRO, EFEKET, 30, Cornhill

Straits. Tower fueHongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)

ERTO, BATE HENRY & 00,

HOWARD FALOYstand English to communicate effectively San Francisco.Mr. L. F, FISHER, A, Mer-N Under to reset the wishes of the Natire

will antives who andared nothing but Ch

chante Exchange.

STEVEN 37, Park Row.

in various parts of the works, and of the tast block alone are no less than sixty

Play nece. In this respect the work will bo found Nelo York Messrs. M. PETHINGILL & Co., travellers, worked by band power: Neymar The Queen has appainted Sir James Alderson, indispensable to all Europeans residing in. obinery fur circular stone sawe is dies bélar put Knight, M.D., and Arthur Farre, M.D., te U Uling, and, to the natives themselves in ex. Hongkong. Zod, January, 1975, op. The saws and robbers are all worked by two of ber Majesty's Fhysicians Extraordinary, plains tubjects fully with which vary fow in two engines of sixty-horse power cuob, driven Germany as suffered a loss through the deed of theus ure perfectly acquainted. To

Comunity, the Chinese Issue of this Taper has been, from the summencement of the China New Year, jesued rily instead of en alternate daye sa before.

Current raten.

A discount of 20 allowed..." AAUGALIFE DEPARTMENT, Policies rested for ems not stoeeding £5,000): on reasonable terms,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. TI 136, Honokong, 26th July 1872-

THE OHINA FIKE INSURANCE: COMPANY, LIMITED.

8.

low, viz. B For Letters. conte per ball once,

engl. For Newspapers.

(not exceeding 1 ounce cents. For Books and

Patterne

6

12

every additional412 EW. MITCHELL,

Postmaster General

General Post Offlor, Hongkong.

Job Puper had been Established for nearly

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. Filiereby notified for general information, Twenty Years, und ía, na to Editorial Marage GENOIDS at all the Treaty Forts ofthat the Postage on Letters addressed to Nor WING KẾE GOAL SHOP, ment, under the Direction of a Well Houated Chini and Japan, and at Bingapore way when forwarded via Southampten, will hondoforward to 36 enota for eack bali ounce. Saigonococa inform the public that bie Shop has been and general information, and has the saus Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance which may either be paid in advance, or it may establimbed since 1855, nt Ondisolte Lazio, and position with the Native Community as to Al- granted at the tea of Promium current at the be left to be elected on delivery of the Lettera, Unpaid Letters will be subject to an additional that he has always a great quantity of BEST vertidaments und Nowe as the English Daly above-mentioned Ports. COAL in store for Sale Gentlymen or Salp Press with the Foreign Community The No charge for Policy fees.

oharge on doliveryJanit

F. W. MITOHEUL, masters wishing to patronse him, are requested Chargy for Advertisements will be a herato

Postmaster General. to apply at his Shopi

General Post Office, Hongkong. 171447 Hongkong, Sad September, 1875.

by a pair of Cornish boilers thicky fent long and sudden death of Major General von Fahmidt, parties resident in England and interested in eight leet in diameter, bail of Two, late; he was a brilliant cliser, and the reformer of China, it osatot but be invaluable baglanallyHE Proprietor of WING KEB Stop begs to Chinese Geotlebani sitas elable coram real there are also portable engines in asa for other convally tactics., Andersen It comprises opwarde of two thousand large boisting works, for the mortar mill, and for the Americas papers announce the deathsf quarto pages the fans in the emithi' abops. Besides the 500 the Bar. O.. Finney, for many years President Bloremasone there are about 800 builders, of of Oberlin College and well known as one time whom we two-thirds are employed solely on both in America and in this country sea- the east bona, and bulwoon 300, and 400 men | Beviralist prosoker, Mr. Fimmoy yua în bie for the machinery and other incidental work,

eighty-third year.

TRUBNER & O, O 60, PAPEHŇOSrum: Kow;

W: HELL, /* "DAILY PRESS OFFLOR, HONGKONG.

fore

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1874

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 1st Novelaber, 1871 tr 383