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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.

•The Rev. Charles Toysay, in, se iz etatud, about to found a magazine.

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The whole or the late Bir William Jardine's "extensive library and collections in natural

history were to be sold in December

SOCIAL

LONDON A SUEZ CANAL, NOW FOR

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The Tince Naples, Currceponlent writer on the 30th of Octoberzwe hopp, theagh is is zab to believe, that the rain dum sensed, for 1 ias,continued to pour down over sine I wrote. Mr. Molloy, the historian, he hren residing and the country is soaked well and flooded. This at Boston Intely, but he is about to return to month has been stringòly fu contrast with the England in order to reasure his literary sovara Jatobar of 187, when ourogly a drop of rain The Queen bis accopted from Mr. Fenpois felt but November with being with probably Gourge Heath copy of his recent work, The dry weather and ample compensation for the Fern Faradies, Prea for the Culture of Form." poet. Still, it is not cold, the thermonister, -Min Kate Field, one of the livelient of Anstanding nt 09 in the house. Fortunately, no rican literary ladies, he once more returned to beasy disasters have been reported ja haring Boland, and has taken up her quarters in hupponed in this neighbourhood they seat all Sloung-street, .

ta bave been confined to the land where runway communication has been interrupted, ani v yet not completely restored between Naglas and Rome, arly in the wook the mercado A steam corvette Ala ka arrived from Villa SINGAPO

Franca with ten hon and 255 mm. On SAIGON Thursday the Frugia came in, commanded by: LANE Captain Franklin, and bearing the day or Ade Do minal Wordon. The Congress, also forming YORDHA part of the American Mediterranean squadron SHANGHAL Locks,aft a few days since for Laghoru, after a visit Do.

A concise las dotionary for magistrates and for popular, as in shortly to be published. It is being edited by Mr. H. N. Moatey and Mr. G. C. Whiteley,

Me W. Halaton, who has done so much to popularise Russian literature, kne returned to London.Bir. Kalaton's health has not bene fited by his journey north.

Mr. W. Bosselti proposes to bring ost through the pablieling, house of Ward, & Tyler, volume to bo named "Reases' Lires of British Popilaj Posta.".

The publications of the Camden Society for 187647 will probably include Bilton's "Common pice Book and the Siege or Roues and other documents raleting to the reign of Henry

Mr. Willi Sauders, the genlogist, died on the 12th November at Cliftonraged seventy-six, after a long illness. He had prepared large geningival map of Briatid and the neighbour bond.

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On or about 4th inst...

Quick despatch, Quick despatchi Muink despatch.

In 15th inet, aŁ O TYM: Quick despatol. On or about lai prox.. jég Oth inst, at pudic.

On 18th inst., at noon. Quick despatch Tomorrow at NOGA. Quick despatoh iQuick despÁLLÓKA;.

Qalek despatch. .To-morrow, at ngofí.

To morton, at daylight.

Vessels on the Berth..

FOR MANILA.

HR Steamship

HAVING retired their fint delivery of BLACK and JOLOURED SILKS, exproiallyRENCES

to our port of about a fortnight. Now that the AMOY TAMBUE TAKAO, &.. October holyday is over, the tribunals will sAWTOWA MOY resume their activity and one murder orso has terminated this weak with a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances bo vidtion. was a young girl of 33 years of age, and her lover was her assumin,, who plunged his knife into her bosom as he was taking her to her mother's house, Jealousy and a quarrel of worde wero alugad is extengation, and the fellow bad escaped with a sentence of ten years in izona: "We shot bear of many more The Contemporary Review for next months, such eases and such verdicts, and econot he heare, the clemy, to contain articles by Mr. aurprised it, to nese words of an Italian Gladstone, Cardinal Manning, Professor Max journalist, atroci deštiti cumoulano (atrocious Müller, Mr. Francia Galton; and Sir John grimes are on the isores). How far the Tutbook.

Au addition to the materials for the bratory Jounalist as correct may be judged from a column headed For Lilla Promnder. “Which I of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, has been redelitly met with this week-In the Gaella de Napoli: printed in Dublin-the "Memoira of Mr. Goff, Guitting a superfluity of words, I give the DL Haretown: House, oonity Wexford." etatement in as brief and pragine a fordi au

•Atherabum.

possible="At Traetto, within the Inst fow days, two icen fought in a vize shop with knives, and, after cutting, one another "bon bene, one fell dead. On the 17th just about the same hour, other orimes of blood were perpetrated. A Colored GROSGILAIN and FANCY SILKS Trantolu we gentlemen is a fight with aig all the Newest Shadea, prica and bis brother after exchanging way shots with revolvern the tires two fell dead, while the priest was gravely wounded. In the Texture neighbouring commute of Farute, a young peasant killed another with a degger; and overely wounded a girl, who was was present. And yet more, say the reporter

According to the Die Nazisme izole, the philosophial work now in oeurae of prepar- tion by , hiciste provisionally entitled L'Homme et la Matière. Tho first volume only is terminated.

.

Mr. Samuel Lawrence, on the 9th Oztober had the last sitting for a portrait in bil of the Prince of Wales, which will be interesting as the lust piecare made of the Prince before his departure for India.

Mr. W. F. Talance, landscape painter, has buen aleated-an-Associate of the Royal Bentiah Academy, in the room of Mr. Sam Bongaj bo was recently prathated to the rank of Acudo eins. There wore twenty-two sandidater.

Mr. W. J. Webb his just completed two Oriental subjects; one of them fiore which might sta for Rath the other," Home at Night," an Eastern saspiera hurrying with his Hook towarde lights of an Eastern vilinge

AUTUMN and WINTER SEASUNS solist an Inspection of the following

Big Black GLACE and GROSGRAIN SILK, from the bast French makere.

is

elected to wear well

HOMESPUNS, TRENCH MERINOES, VERS NO DAMLETIS,

ESMERALDA Kaptain-Theband, will be despatched as above VELVETS and VELVETEENS, in all Colors TOMORROW; the 5th fast at Noon.

For Freight or Parraço, apply to

AAN AMMANG. HEATON, 7. Hongkong, 2nd Jincary, 18761 A FOR LONDON, 4 SUEZ CANAL HR Steamah p

FANCY DRESS MATERIALS, in (ho New BELGIAN COUNTERPANES and TOILET

WOOL POPLINS

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"GLENROY,"

For Eight or Passage, opply to FAJARDINE, MATHESON & Oo, -1914 Hongkong, 90th December, 1875. - OUHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON SUEZ CANAL. BB Company's Steanship

DEUGALION" will be despatobed on or shout the Litu prox.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 168 7975 Horgkong, 30th December, 1875. STEAM TO TOKOHAMAD THEP. & D.S. N. Ces Stenabip

PLAIN and FANOY FLANNELS, for Morning down.

A LADIES and UHILDREN'S HATS, New Colors is RIBBONS, FLOWERS, nad SHAWLS for Chairs, CARRIAGE EUGE

FEATHERSOME BEST WHITE BATH and WHITNEY Captain Hogg, expected from Shanghai on ci

current rates. BLANKETS boat the 15th proximy, will load as above at

PASANG TERRA COVERS, FRANCE V MELTON CLOTH, SERGE, and HOME- SPUN COSTUMES, made in Latest Style Plain art, Figured Jugurune SFLES. A Large Variety of OHEISTMAS TOTS

*ANE, PRESENTS for Children, All WOOL SURGE

LADLES BOOTS and SHOES, Battore, and Uolored MERINOS.

GENTLEMEN'S FELT HATS, in Latest Scolò PLAIDS.

Shape-The Cantab, Buto, Ryde, Athol, jh |Argyle, and Stanford. WHITE SHIRTS, Collare attached, aut specially low in the neck. SOARTES, THEN ORAVATS, BOOTS," COOKS, UNDER VESTS and

UMBRELLAS,KOJ

EVEN TRUNKE

3, QUEEN'S ROAD, 866-Hongkong, 13th November, 1875,

FOR SALEE

GENERAL PERFUMERY. from EDOUARD FINAUD Double FOWLING-PIECES, Lelanobent, and÷REVOLVERS":

Ladies Readymade COSTUMES - Richly Embroidered CASHMERE TAB.

The Newest Shapes in SILK, VELVET, A For OVERLAND, and BAILWAY and CLOTH JACKETS rimmed with Far

BAY

Ladice TRIMUND HATS of the latest

in S. Andrea Tallefredda dind by the anger a futher and son, and were gravely wounded another son and a woman. The sathura of this acene of blood were the brother of one of the victims. On the 15th in Montesinfo, a goatherd was laid in watt for from motives of vengeance by two men who, after distri him, beat him on the head and the body with n Mr. Drury Burton has lant to the collection hatchet, and then, throwing him into a ditch, LIERS, MANTLES, and SLEEVELESS fn the South Kunstidyton Mnachts of the wax covered him with stock. Takomaring willed JACKETS modeler by Michael Angelo a medallion portrait, scclly back to their home, and on their eiom in was, of this grass unster, in the age of eighty-who was not dend, being brought in shonly eight, taken from life by Lee Leane in 1868, after in a sack, walked up and inquired after There marriage of Mr. William Holon Hunt, bis stateThe wán, however, bul strength the well known painter, to Marian Edith, youp-enough to point them out as the guilty rest daughter of the Into Mr Charge Kuurb, pereage, and they had to ir from amb who is konounced to have been solemnized on the would have killed them, but who will be the 6th November at the Temple-neuf-Ventouatel. Erat to weep it they are judicially condemned A Woolner, the soulptar, now has is band to die. On the same day three persons are aajat of Mf: Held, who firat prejected the reported as having been received in the Hospita new Law Coats. The status will be the first of the Pellegriniin Naples for wounds from TO planed in the Courts. As at present strangel volver shots. In this and my last letter I have our new Palies of Justice is, to be finiebed by masë Italiang judges in their own creo, qui from 1831,

Italian anthorities I havó adduced proofs of the The Castle Audounces that the Queen has correctness of their opinions. But if the social been gruviously pleased to give ordoia for the condition of the South is as they represent it to appointment of Mr. Charles Thomas Newton, he the question force itself upon te, is not jus Keeper of the Department of Greek and Romantico as it is at present administered inadequate Audiquities at the British Museum, to be to the napessities of the time? It is a contra Companion of the Bath.

diction in terms to say that people who are

A sam of £3,000, for the bading and etrcvec ready with the knife or the revolver-abo largement of the pianopal Charab at Forfat, are never backwards in exposing their lives for has been riven by a member of the congregation; some ridiculous quarrel in and,and whovia the and a still larger som, for the rebuilding and impulse of the moment would execute Lynch law enlargement of the Episcopal Chavel at Orieff, on a criminal, revolt at the iden of judicial exeen- by a member of that congregation.

...tions." The truth is that, from long babit formed The Princcos Louise and the Margais funder ss unhappy past, they are impatient of Lorne, on the oocasion of their late visit to the law, and a slightly apprecface the value of life Haymarket Theatre, bonoured Mr. Buckstons that they are always willing to crout the by inspecting a picture painted by Mr. Buckmardener. The case of Gazzars, the girl whose alone, jun, and expressed themselves in very body was found in the Magazines of the Roman Topmplimentary terms upon its merit.

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Meara, Trübner & Co. the Academy states, will publish immediately a poem entitled "Jonah Fisher, which the author, who is well known in literary and social ofroles, tall the story of work muong, the poor in a large sity, with uczanioral discussions of the greatest social and religione question of the day.

Dr. Albert Drossel, who has been for many Fear the Borest corragendent of the Cologne Gaste and the Augsburg Gazette, died at Roms a aliora time ago. Owing to his motivity as writer, the Pope in 1859 ordered his explosion teom Rome, whieb, however, was not carried gut, in consequence of the intervention of the Prussian Government.

styles, direct from Paris,

The New Shapes Ladies and Children's1OLOGNE WATER 1 FELT HATS.

and Co

4a Jarge_Assorɩment of WOOL SHAWLS 301 PALLIUMS.

BALL DRESSES and OPERA OLOAES Black SILIC VELVET of the bent makes Black and Colored VELVETEEN Tho New Shados in RIBBONS, QUOISES to watch.

SASHES and SASH RIBBONS. SILK SCARVES,

DE BAINT MARULAUK TT QI£, 3 ÚHAM-

PAGNE Carte Moles and Carte Banobe, Pints and Quarte

Presh JALAD OIL, at $4.50 per dozen, Old Cognao BISCUIT DUBOUCHE and TU otter Brode, d

"LACE, MUSLIN, and 'LINEN SETS."

SWANSDOWN and FUR TRIMMINGS, SWANSDOWN COLLARS, PELERINES, and MUFFS.

BUOLD LAVES, GIMPS, and FRINGES. Children's CLOTH JACKETS. Bogi ULOTIE SUITS in all sizes. Infants ROBTE FELISSES. und

Dépôt de la Compagnie Fermière de Vichy, any Springs at 33 per dos, ta

A good Breakfast CLARET, at $250 per dozen (2 different kinds.) PARA

GRAND VIN DE SILLERY, at $12 per

Dépôt of the well-knoon INK from Moura ANTOINS ET FILS (of Pariojietutis un eksist

CLARET in Lisses, &c., ka day at very moderate prices,

AAL. THEVENIN, Quand on a Cook 1188 Bougloug, 22nd November, L875-

00 ALDEPOT 104Lofa description applied toStamers

by das Undarafeneda EKATERIN Orders may be left at the Gulowus, Wanchai, with Mr. J. MANECER OF LEONG AR YOX,

Praya d BABY LINEN and Ladies UNDER

“Ladies', FANCY FLANNEL DRESSING: GOWNS.

Station, eontinues to occupy much attention. Salvatore Daniele, whey fr prison charged with her murder, attempted this week to commit suicide, by dashing his head against the walls. A few days site his one in Naples was examined by the Jadioni authorities, a obymist,CLOAKS and an engineer, and discoveries were male of great importance, sa two- shests, the outer of anttress, some low, and Life ULOTHING. oteined with blood. - A portiqu bi zhe heart and, the intestines were fasad in the latrine, while on the fair of the kitchen there was the bloody Impression of a homin body. In short, the or ime in many respects resembles that which is presumed to have been committed by Wain wright, and the investigation of it in watched with painful interest. There is this differences moke however, in the final treatment of these came, that while in England the law so it stands is sare to be parried uns and a just homage paid. to the rate of humaniffey in Italy. citystanso atletuente way really uallity the far and show merit," um, other works on controversial the slight value which is est un life theology. He was sixty four years of age.

The death is nuanced at Genoa of the Rev. T. G. Crawford, D.D., Professor of Divinity in the Laiversity of Edinburgh and Dean of the Facuity, Dr. Oravford, who was appointed to the chair of Divinity in 1859, was the author of The Fatherhood of God," The Atone-

The Lord Mayor's remarkable woede, “Victori Vietor. Vittoria Vistari, Victoria," bare given rise to much speculation ie evid that the Lord Mayor, ass poet, intends to feand a new school, to be called the Turtle 3o3ool. This line is ite

Loyecto, which is sigpseed to express the am-

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCË,

MONDAY, 3rd January

ordinary sheets, and at 3505 palec, serta

of bing up a lump-post. It is seamed 8605 for qulect i

of New Banares 1 $580. The expected, direet:

a choriambio alderman byporapoplectic steamets left Calcuts with 1,943 chests Patná -Examiner,

The building committee of the Denbigli new and 1,465 cheats Benates, and the stock there oburch have decided to remore the sutral on the 17th altiuso consisted of 800 chezta of the compartments of the famous reredos, in courd former and 100 chests of the latter The ince with the terms of the recent award of the reinge of the first ende uf, the year was quoted

at I. 1,480 and Rs. 1,226, arbitrators, and thus remove the impedimenti in the way of consecrating and opening the cbal for public warship. The artist who "designed the reredos has received instructionE

to remove the orngifs.

Referring to a letter from this Government; reporting that the Tirumals Naiak Palace in the only building of architostaral of bistorical interest thapis in charge of the Public Worke Dapartment, and that other buildings of aj eilur character are under charge of the Revenue officials, the Govorameas of India -have requested thats list of air buildings may be furnished at an early Mudras Ives."

ESFORT QAZ2014 Par steamship Ajaz, for Loudon-Congou, 132.630 lbs

3/117

EXCHANGE ON LONDON-

Bank Billa, on demand Bank Billa, at 80 days sight 40 to 40) Bank Bille, at 6 months sight 4j0j Credits,at & mouths' aight.... 4/0 Documentary Bills at 6 months

night avamaniam qui bl

The death a announced of Mr. A. LJON BOMBAY, Bank, on demand 2 Obauerovzow, for say years secretary of the OR CALCUTTA,Bark, on demand 222 Anti-Slavery Society, and who was well known ON SKANSKAL

us journalist both at home and abroad. His

tess known work was "The Chronicles of the

At the time of his death he had made groat

Bastille," which he wrote in French and English.

Bank, night

724

Private, 30 days? aight 729

AS SKAREA?

Erogress with a bow edition of Spiers's French Hongkong and Shangha Bank Sharos

and English Dictionary. His remaine were interred in the Brompton Cenastery.

per cent, premium

Union Insurance Bociety of Canton, now shares

2050 per mare.DO

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Best French KID GLOVES.

BOUTS and SHOES of DAWSON'S Boat

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

AND AT SHANGHAI,

FOR SALE.

variaty,www LANE, CLAWFORD & Co.

1960 Hongkong, 19th October, 1875

- LANDSTEIN & O

6 1620 Hongkong lat November, 1875.

DO DE MONTEBELLO-CARTE

DBLANCHE CHAMPAGNE

COAT,31û yer quàu (1 dozen.)

Pinte,

$16":

* 5, discount on 25 Casc

BOTERON WHISKET $15 per case (1 dózer.) FOR SALE BY A, AND & D

$75 Hongkong, Brd June, 187

ELICIOUS GINGRE BRANDY

$4 por Düzen SPIRITS DE WINE, for Lamps, $3 per Dozen. Apply to the Taboo Mar CAR HONGKONG DISTILLERY Co.

1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1975,

DIBE for 1676, in every EURE CANT STEEL WORKS

ESSEN (GERMANTOJA SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA...

F. PEIL Bongbong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany. OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCIS00,

CALIFORNIA

AND R TENNENES ALE jud

PORTER

DALAM DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy Navy Foiled. Long Flax

UANYAS.

ARNOLD, KARBERG & Co. 1130 Hongtong, 11th May, 1867.

NOW ON BALE,

SAMFERIAL QUARTO.

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

PUNTE AND MANDARIN PHONENSATION.

An ANGLO CHINESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

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Solo Agont on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Aruns and Ammunition Du Ponte Bleating and Sporting Powder; Lake Superior und Pacific Fuse Company's Sutaly Гаве. By 1026 July 7 JUMB TOURIST S GUIDE

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LACEYLON " vill leave for the above placa shortly after the sirival of the SB. Kachgar with the next Eng- Wish Mail,

A. MeIVER,

Superintendent. P.&.0... Ople Office,

Hongkong, 9th December, 1875, (1007

Taking Cargo at through rates for NAGASAKI SISAM TO SHANGHAI.

Land HINGOJ TEP &0. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

OBISSA,"

will leave for the above place about 24 houra after the arrival of the S.S. Kashgar with the next Frglish Mail.

P.& 0.8. N. Core Office,

A MOIVER,

Superintendent

** Hongkong, 29th December, 1879, [1938

DEA FOR NEW YORK, THE AT British Bark

ARDENITNNY.

Vessels on the Berth.

STHAN FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA VENICE, MEDI-

VERO TERRANEAN PORTS" SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON

BOMBAY MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, HE FATANGULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANT' Stoamship THIBET Captain BARTLEY with Her Majesty Mails, Passengera, Bpecie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on THURSDAY, the Utb Juzuury, at Noor

Ourgo ill be received on board until Noon, Spécie and Peresls at the office until r. o the 6th January,

For Partionate regarding Freight and Pan sagé, apply at the P. & 0.§ƒ Ñ. Oo,'à Office Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED VOZA

A Written Desigration of the Contents aud Value of the Packages for the Overland Bouteis required by the Egyptian Government, and inest be delivered by the Shippers to thể Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or with Parcels and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention! OX Prejudice which may happen from the insor reatutes ch such declaration.

Shippers of cargo for Bombay are requested to tako noto, that the Steamers leaving Hong- kong in dorrespondence with the Australian Steamers from Calle to Bombay, may call at Colombo, est

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Post-Office Notifications.

A mail will sloon.

For Bangkok-Per Arration Apsar, to-day? For Singapore und Feuang Por Abbadeford, the 4th inat, at 9.30, M. Mag

to-day, the Zhimit, of 11.30 AM.

For BangroPer Cassandra, today, tha 4thlinet, no 8.30 F

irat, at 5.3 r..MAN

Tar Saigon orn Quna to duy the th For Manila Por Esmeralda, to-morrow, the 5th inst, at 11.30 AM

Far Amoy, Tamisel, Talwanteo, and Taknog Per Hailoony, to-morrow, the 5th instant, at 11.30.M.

For Swator Amoy, sad Fooohor-For Kongtung, to-morrow, the 5th inet, at 5PM-

· MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET: The English Coutraar Packet T'HIBET will be-despatched with the Mails for Europe, fo,

THURSDAY, the 6th January,

Maile, 0

• The following will be the bourn of chains, too

Welasidag, January 5th, a

D

-ő P.M., Money Order Often ALOBOK

OF.M. Peat Office aluses except the NIGRE

Box which remains open all nig Thureday, January 6,

7 AM, Post Office opens for sale of

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Fost ing of all correspondence.

10 A., Post Office clones except for Late

Lobber Registry of Letters bases, 10.15 A., Letters may be posted on payment Data LATE FEE of 18 cents "extra am, when the Pont Quen OLOSES

Postage, util

Bien entirely,RASAAN 11.30 am,, Lættern (but Leiters only) addres-

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company'11 Black Bills of Lading, j

KATTOMIA. MOIVER, Superintendent, Peninsular and Orienth), Steam Navigation- Go.'Office, Hongkong, 27th December, 1875,

NOTICE, C

استعد

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS

STEAM FOR HAN SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE; ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, SPORT SAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES ALBO

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND

CALCUTTA,

N-THURSDAY, the 15th January, 1876, ABIEONG," Commandant FOACH, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, CAR. GO, will leave this Port for the above places. Cargo and Spedie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Mursuilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe,

-Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M., Specie and Parcels until 3 PM on the 19th Javusry, 1870, (Farcels are not to ba sent on board they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Contents and value of Packages are required.”

Forfarther particatare, apply at the Com- pany's Office:

0. BERTRAND,

Principal dyeni.. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1876.

U.S. MAIL LINE.

PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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

HESS CHINA will leave Hong- kong for San Francimo, vit Yokohama,

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ed to the United Kingdom vid, Brindisi, or to Bisagiore viny be posted ga board the Poket an payment, of a Late Fee of 48 cents extra podlage. 11.30 AM Posting on Board censes.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster General,

General Post-Office,

Hongkong, 28th December, 1875

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet MEIKONG will be despatched on THURSDAY; the 18th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom vid Mareilles; to Europe, Saigon, Singapore, Gale, Madras, Calcutta, Bozaliar, Adep, buez, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of olsaing the

Mails, 40

Wednesday, 14th Jan,

5. Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the NIGHT BOL wbiob remains open all night..

Thursday, 13th Jan

7. A.M., Post Office opens for sale of

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Poster "ing of all correspondence. 19a, Registry of Lettere doneco.

,Post Office closes except for Tas Lettera, Standa

11:10 AM, Leiters (but Letters only) addres-

ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa pore may be posted on paycount of a com Latte Fee of 18-centa extra postage náti

11,30 when, the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Palmugler-Generalın

General Post Office,

Hongkong. Sic dammy, 196

MAILS ET TOE UNITED STATES" PACKET.

The United State Mail Facket CHINA will be despatched on SATURDAY, fue 45th January, ni 3 r.., with the Maile

For Yokohama, San Francisco, the Unit States, and the United Kingdom,

on SATURDAY, the 15th January, 1878, at The Past Offos will be open for the reception 8 FX, taking Passengers and Freight for of Ordmary Letters, Books, Newspapers, 0, Japan, the United States, and Europe, until 230 PM. T

Through Passenger Ticketa Bill of Lading are ued for transportation to Toko hara and other Japan Forts, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Centraland South Amerion, and to New York and Europe, vit OVER

Letters can be posted on board the Packet. from 230 2.3 to 50 r.., on payment of Late Fee of 12 seats in addition to the Postage. The Prepayment of the Postage to all the abors pluces by this route is compulsory. forwarded by

Brown, Master, will load bere and at Whampon, LAND RAILWAYS SPENCER Codey the English Exchate, o

and will have quick deapateb as above,

For Freight, apply to

RUSSELL & Co. 1895 Hougtong, 27th December, 1875,

THE AI Spanish Schooner

FOR MANILA Direc

*

"UNION" -Asriosesberarehe Master, will reqve an, îm Diute despatch for the above Port.

For Freighz or Pasing, apply to

REMEDIO & Co 1851 Hongkong, 17th December, 1875,

FOR NEW YORK, THE AT American Bark

MARMENIA,

MARKYMCOTTspondenes. Addressed to Yokohama and

iS.S.

A. Steamer of the-Mitan. Bishi & will leave Shanghai, vid the Inland Sea Porte, the United States must be supersorbed per shoot at me date, and make close connection st CHINA, and that addrossed to the United Yokohama

Kingdom cat be supersoribed “vá Bas At New York, Passengers have Relestion of Francisco," various lines of steamers to England, France, G ALFRED LISTER, and Germany.

Postmaster-General,

Hongkong, 28th December, 1875.

Arrangements have been made for the Regis- tration of Dorrespondence exchanged between the United States of America and this Colony by Pacific Mail Packets of the Cosidental and Oriental Steam Ship Company.

Freight Till be received on board until 4 P.M. | General Post Office, on the 13th proximo: · Parool Phokugos will be received at the Office until 5 P.N. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- dress in full ; value of game is required,

For farther information as to Pugnago and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Praya West.

BEMOET,

Agent

Salter, Master; will loud have and at Wbap Hongkong, December 20th, 1875, as well as the Poatege, must be prepaid

and will barn im modiste despatch as above,

For Freight, apply to Pub Sandort. PALVOGEL, MAGEDURN & O 1890 Hongkong, Sith Denerober, 1875

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. FINITE AL Bilio Bargie

«MIRELLA

727 tons, Ed, Pilt Master, will bond bore for the above Fort, and will bare quick desputes,

For Fright, apply to

VOGED, HAGEDORN & Co. 1840 Hongkong, 35th Disember, 1875,

>FOR NEW YORK,

THE

HE now Al American Bark SV"QAPRFEA”

Chas. S. Rendell, Master, will load bere and at Whampoa and will have quick despatch an above. For Freight, apply tax

YOGEL-RÄGEDORN & Co. 1870. Hongkong, 10th December, 1875.

OALS received on Storage in First-class Godown (litely known as these of Messrs B.S. WALKER & Co.) of about 5,000 tone Ospa Containing the thee of all tiles of arty situated on the Prugs, West Wandli Trade, objects of Natural History, Future, &o, &,, with the Punti, and Mandarin Fronun-

jciation. A TOTES

Also a fer copies of the GRAMMAR of the Onzese Language, to the Parts

The Daily Press Office.

HKING begy to inform the Fublic that OB comprehensiveness and practical service

A FURNITURE BOOMS are now in this Work standa unrivalled. All the new ZETLAND ETERET, No 2 opening into Queen's words which the Chinese have of late years bean compelled to coin to express the meros ob out next to the Comptoir d'ocupe de jects in markery photography telegraphy, and Paris; where all descriptions of Articlés neces- in denos generaly, which the rapid adraños eary for completely Furnishing a Homes, muy

of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in saloo, Each and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming ezer China Traders Lasurance Company's Jarecisas for students of a most instructive nature

$1,675 per share,

Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are

Ohma and Japan Marino Insurance Fla. 110 given, the accents being carefully marked on

per shale MMA ALAS

the best principlebitherto attained. Thetypo

be had or reasonable Terme., SAYAN

Om 1771 Hongkong, ist Desember, 1875. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT

SPASSED. CHASTEL,

17, WYNDHAM STEEET, A Next to the Daily Press Office..

in the size of body, thereby effecting a vastİNE SUN TIRE OFFICE economy of sp, schiering a Learness not

The Empo of Anatria hae best pleased to send to Mrs. Burton's magnitiorat gold lasket, with her Majesty a monogram and Imperial Orowa in diamonde, as a mark of her apprenia tion of Mrs. Burton's, work, The Inner Lo uf. Syria," thus keeping up the traditions of the Chinese Insurance Company-208 per share,graphy displays the anccess of an attempt to NB-Price Lists and Samples on application. favoar shown by the Imperial House of Hape- ex interest DVE burg to the Arundells el Windour. Botolph Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share

make the Chinese and English type correspond 995 Hongkong, 16th Janar 1875 of Hapsburg raade Mrs. Burton's ancestor, Sir $540 per share, ALON Thomas Arendell of Wardoar la 1595 a Conut China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-8188 of the Mont Sacred Roman Empire, with all the per share,ex interest privileges and boreure of an Austrian noble, Victoria Fire Luratante Company's phares on account of bia baving joined the Hungerion 69 per share, ea capital -ermy and distinguished himself in a long sam- Hongkong and Whapes Dock Company's paiga against the Tucks, in the course of schich Share34 per cent. discount be took the standard from them with his own Hongkong, Dunton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s hand at the alege of Gran

Shares-2 per cent discount, Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Th.

72 por abare. Hongkong Gue Company's Sharea-875, purtare. Again, despite all the grainmure and

hare. We

A man at Dundco bus been plandored, but the whole of the etolen property has been recovered on payment of a douceur not antra vagant but sufficiently large to compensate the burglars for their trouble in carrying it off. It seems that early on the morning of the lith November the doar of the Albert Institute was Chinese Imperial Loub£102 108.

the Provost by tba jubelitants of the town. Look wo to local trader,EN TUR

of valuable property fooleding a service of

silver plate valued at 600 gningss, presented to

Cot:lefish-20 bags, at $20.50, by

The police, a must after a robbery has been

intelligence that clapos be too highly com

A

1809

SIT, G. LINSTEAD, Hongkong, 18th November, 1874

NOW ON SALE. THE HOUSTHOLD COMPANION

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANE

by Dr. DaYAN, with many Additiona, Corrse. Long, Gud De. WILLES OILorraphy. PIOs In Fajer Wruppoch

$1.50 Neatly Bound

8/200

"Apply at the Daily Press Oca

The Registration Fee will be 8 centå for each: Letter for and abere the Postage. This Tor,

No latters can be Registered after 2.PM, on OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-the day of departure of the init

ALFRED LISTER.

Testmuster Umerak

Hongkong, J1th November, 1875.

BHIP COMPANY

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS- General - Post Ofoe,

SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES

AND BUROPE

IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFICLAND CONNECTING BAILROAD

COMPANIES

GR

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS. HE SS. GARLIC will be despatched for

Sam Francisco, vid Yokohama, TUESDAY, the 1st. February, 1876, at 5 PM, laking Cargo nad Posavagets for Japan, the Caited

alca, and Europe.un peut me Chennotion Í

Yokohama with Steamers from

Freight will be received on board until 4 FM. of the 31st instant, Parcel Packages will be received at the Offee until 2.. same day. All Fargel Paokages thorld be marked to address in fall rule of came in required...........

Return Passage Tinkota available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent.

regular ratée,

For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the agency of the Company, Prays West

G. B. EMORY. -

A Acting Agent

Hongkong, January 1st, 1976,

PATENT SLIP & DOCK COMPANY G 0

NOVELTY IRON WORKS,

No. 52. Praza WRST, MACHINE, BOILER, AND BLACKSMITH

MESHOPS, AN IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS

Undersigned is now prepared to take un large Vessels for PAINTING and RE- COFFEEING also latge REPAIRS to Hals sbd Machinery det

A Large Assortment of Bpärs and Imabar;

R OÙ E 36, DENTIST,

The following reduced Rates of Postage will take effect from this day s GRENADA

Books Letters Newspapers. Palle Conte Vento, Cons Via Southampton, 34 per oz. 46 6pero, AZORES ISLANDS,

Portugual,

TIA Brindia

Vid Marseilles, j

percz. 8 14 20 Via Sonthampton, 84 per oz. Gero. CANARY & MADEIRA Y

IKLANDS,

•

· Vià Marseilles,.-

Vil Brindisi-34 per tux 8 12 per 2 oz

Vil Southampton, 28 per Łoz. 6 per 2 oz. HONOLULU AND

BAWAIL

Vik Brindisi,-95 per o Via Marseilles

Vil Sustbemplum, 30 per box 8 5 post

ALERED LISTED

Postmaster Comprad General Post Ofis,

Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.

The Postmaster at San Francisco has given notice that lettere despatoled from this Colony (whether through the Post Office, or as Con eigrees letters) by the United States Mail; Parkete, will not be forwarded to any places not within the United States unless the proper | Postage from Awerity to such places be prepaid DDS,...,ù daaricon Postage Stumps, bat will be ro-

turned to this..Oo4%

No. 7, ARBUTHNOT ROAD,

tí 247 Bongkong, 23rd November, 1875. DOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY.

LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED

Po

CHAS, H. MORGAN,

Agent

ly 144 Hongkong, 18th Jugo, 1875,

TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

Suck Jettare should either be prepaid in both Hongkeng and American Stamps an above, or pooled to an Agent in the United States,

This notice chidy applice to the following places, the American rates of Postage to which are as follows, Vila

News. LETTERS, PAPEZE. HORS-

Cents, Cents.

Conte Hondlain...6 per os 4 per 4 02: Brazo Pern, Übili, &c. 42 - 3 oz - 10 por 452.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postinaster Genevar."

previously attained, and dispensing with those E Undersigned is prepared to Grant Iron and Copper Plates, Iron and Brass Bods, Toat margins and vacant apaces which have Policies against Fire to the extent of Patob, Oaks, and Felt Sheathing Metal and heretofors abaracterized Chinese publications. $45,000 on First-clagg Rieke

Nails, Rivets, Screw Bolts and Wood Screws andersigned having been appointed General Post Office following faste are submitted for consideration, the Current Local Rates of Premia will be al

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the A Discount of Treaty per cent. (20%) upon always on hand. Chinese characters, and Medhurst'a English

halmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 lowed upon Insurances effected with this Coe

Bouts and Steam Lannahce built to order

Agents for the above Company, are prese Hongkong, 19th July, 1875. STRAITO. BAILIE pared to accept tiske against Fire at arest this work contains more then 50,000 English and Obince Dictionary about 100,000, hilat T. G. LINSTEAD

Agent, Bus Fire Office Office, Novelty Iron Worse, Praya West,

Afanayer, ratsa, subject to a bouna of 20 per cent, * It is boroby notified that heoforward the SIEMSSEN & Co., rates of postage which must be paid in advance, words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obarno

1135 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874

- Hongkong, 26th July; 1876% || {6m 1148

BOVEN WAAgents, chargeable on Frokata of printed papers or YANG TSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIAS.

patterns of fight weight sent from Hongkong TIUN OF SHANGHAI RES

to the United Kingdom by the United Statem Packets via San Francisco, will be na fe ow,

For a packet not breeding

In weight? Für a packet above 1 ounce not ex. ecoding founta ༣༥༦ ས་R་*་་་་་་ For a packet above 2 ounces not er

seedmg 4 can

other elementary works as yet published, this

SNOTIOPPING &

*el 39. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872 ZUMANCHESTER FINE ASURANOF

COMPANY,

Hongkong Hotal Company Shares--850 per | stadont of this dificult language absolutely re-

share. TRANS

VE. and after the Blas metast the Stra

found open. The tufiding had been entered by

cabiona arid equivalente of different words which

from the Stratha Linen Olive in Singapore, and haya one general deuing. Of those zamples POLICIE granted on Atarine Bits to all present, Babeer bors through the agency of Chic bhieves, who had taken away & largo queatity SALES ON JANUARY BED, AS REPORTED BY this work contains more than firé times se parts of the World, at current rates, Offer who any jau to centices their subscrip. mony as any other Dictionary hitherto pab. This mooistion will, until farsher novice, tions are receated to make arrangements wonglished

provide out of the earrings, livet for an interest through their Siagapors Ageuta adoɔrdingly. For practical purposes the arrangement of dividend of 18 for abareholders on Capital, the work is so complete, that a reference and thereafter distribute among Poling holders

Daily Press Office, Dédeulièr 6th, 1975, - to ita paga enables a person who under annually, in cash, ALL the unâia of the stands Daglish to communiante effectively Underwriting Business pro rata to amount of TN Order to meet the wishes of the Nature with natives who understand nothing but Chi (premium contributed. nesd. In this respost the work will be found indispensable to all Europeere residing in Chian, and to the natives themselves it ex plans aubjects fully with which very few ing Reed of them are perfectly acquainted. To partica ronident in England and interested in Chingit cannot but be invaluable cosmonally, 12 Bomprises aywards of two thousand large quarto pages,

par stadent of op die lang ang salat APITAL AND SURPLUS 800,000 TABLS. () Times Extra will only be busied direct Undersigned agents are in receipt of

Brown Sugar 200 bags, at 32.05, by Kwong, effected. dieptared wi anaunt of activity and fook-wo to local trader

Black Pepper 60 hage, at $8.30, by Kwong- wended Two or three arreste were made, all fookwo to travelling aders among those appreketded won a most good. Dried Lily Flowers-10 bags, at £780, by matured young mun usual Graham, who, it is Ewung-fuck-vo to traveling trader. stated, offered on reading 2100 and un Japan China Root-20 aukages, at 89.59 by aurence that he would not be proeeded against Kwang-fook wo to travelli z trader. to produce the etulan articles. These terms White Wax-74 oase, at $10,50, by Kong. being greed ta, a cheque for £100 was handed Kwang-fpok-wo to travelling trader. to Graham, who stone at liberty. The detectives the same evening, acting on inlor mation supplied by Grabau, found the whole

Red Dates50 bags, at $4.10, by Kin-foon to travelling trader

Vortorelli 30 bague $7,70, by Kis-foong of the property abstracted from the massam to Brevelling trader,

SOY secreted in a tunnel near the town. If this Fangm-10 bags, at $32.00, by Fin-fương to version of the naik in dorrsot, some revision of travelling trader.

the term compounding folony" appears to yuston-20 picula, st 21.00 by Kwonga be required,

*bang tai ta travelling" trader,

THUBNER & Co.,

PATIENOBIE ROW:

W. BELL DALY PREIS" DAVIOR, HOPECTO,

* RÜSSELL & Co.,

Community, the Chinese Issue of this Paper has been, from the commencement of the

A Agents China New Year, eeued JAILY justead of on

1089 Hongkong. Stb July, 1872

炭燦榮

WING KEB QUAL BEUP

Daniterute days'na bafore,

116 Papur hag bean Kitablished for nearly Twenty Years, and is, as tɔ Editoria, Maunge

THE

instructions from the Board of Directors, authorizing them to issue Policies to the extent of £10,000 en ny one First-class Risk, or to the extent of, £15,000 op Adjoining Riska at Current Plates

a. Dhcount of 20%, allowed. - SK

HOLLIDAY WISH & Co. TOMANS Agents 49 Hongkont, 6th January, 1875,

„THE CHINA FIRE INSURANGKAN

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE - HONGKONG, GENCIES. At all the Treaty Ports of

ment, under the Direct is of a Wall diested A China and Japan and at Singapore,

HU Proprietor of WING-REE Shop bege to Chrono Gentleman; ves voliable commercial Saigon and Penang,

and

Sente

eight cents for every additional four ones. These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price Lista, Market Reports, and all printed papers: other than Newspapers, as well as to Buoka and Tmdo Patterns or Samples,

F. W. MICHELL.

Postmaster General, General Post Office, Hongkong

shargeable henceforth on Zeffare addressed h

It is hereby notified that the rates of postage

United Kingdont, when forwarded by Fishi the United Kingdom, and të placca beyond the

Letters forwarded by British Packet via Brin-

inform the public that his Shop ng boon and general information, and has the stake accepted, and Fokujen of Insurance established since 1855, at Endicott's Lane, and position with the Native Community as to Ad- granted at the rates of Premium current at the Facket, will be the samo na those chargesbie on that he has alwage a great quantity BEST" vortiadtuents and Nowa as the English Daby above-mentioned Borts, COMT2 in store for Sais. Centimen or Ehip-Free will the Foreign Commasity, The No charge for roboy fees mastom, wishing to patronise him, are requested. Ubargo for Adverthementi will be 'an kerato

to apply at his Shopp

17167 Honour 231 September, 1876,

fleurkeung, Burd February, 1974 -

JAS, COUGHTRIE.

"Hongkong 1) Noreüber, 1871,

die.

FW. MITCHELA

Perimaator: General, Cheapral Post Office, Hongkong,