MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr. Gilbert's new fairy play was to be brought out at the Court Theatre before Obristman
Mr. Ubarica Mathawa han arrived in Quioutta to fulfi bie engagement at English's Thêntrẹ. :
Herr Wagaar is in Vienna, experintending the production of the "Tannbanaes” and his other operua,
"Spitz, Spitzo, Spider, Orab," is the title of the pantomime at the Gresins Theatre. Mr George Gongaeat was to be the Crabi hay
Such bas been the access of M. Lecocq's last opera, La Pompon," in Paris, but a German adaptation will be soon produced an Vienna.
*Two now operas will be produced in Naples at the Theatro Mercadante (formely the Fondo which has been opened for the winter geÁROD,
The Bristol Musical Fastival of 1876 bad been fixed for October 16th and following days. Mr. Charles Halte hos apcepted the conductorship. "Traviata" ksa been given at Moscow fór the entrée of Adolina Patti... The reception en beziatio to a degree, Mdos. Esiti being called out at the end of the opera mixteen times......... A new farce, entitled "Yo Wynwyngor the Welsh Okorister," was produsní on the 17th November at the Olympia Theatre. I ja -n poverty stricken production, destitute of qum
our
brand novelty that Mr. Chatterton, of
Drury Lane Tacatre, is in treaty with Herr Brust," manager of the Cologne Stadttenther, for a Germon opera company to take part wat season with the Italian opora
In consequence of the refusal of the Dann and Chapter of Worcesturite grant the use of the Cathedral for the triavnial musical festival; the now mayur-dəsland to attend the Gathedral vertice after bis elestien ; and, vessampanied by several members of the oorporation, went to his own parish obarch,
Niels Dade, the distinguished Danish.com power, who was born in 1817, has thìa month celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his directorship of the funizal Amociation at
Copehagen, when the society, to do honour to his professional silver-wedding, proocated him with a paras of 9,000 crowns. ------- Laferrière, the hater, iq about-to-pabiles his Memoirs. He is still playing, and 200 boen playing for the last half century, the part of a lower. He had high qualities both of head and kert, and has known all the astera of the pro
sent ago; and bis Memoirs will contain the most curlona revelations of the French stage in the 19th century.
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
OPIUM
THURSDAY, 13th January, The market for Bengal drug keypa qulot, and a small buefogas daue to-day in both désoripi tions; New Patna at $585, and New Benares at 85162 Nothing dono in Malwa,
EXPORT GARGOES.
Por M. M. steamer Mikong, for Coutinent and London m
For Continent 1,699 bolea Sily, 20 belos Wake Biik, 2 bales Cocoon 7 onnea Silks, 700 boxes Tra, 146 half-chests, Tez, 175 cases oprios, For London 575 hales Silk, 6,840 bores Tea, 300 bozen Basential Oil, 18 essas Blko, 73 ensen Sundries, 1 case Trainore, $22,900,
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Bank Bille at 37 days' night9/11I Bank Bills at 6 months' sight4jog : Orodits, at 6 montar sight,,a 4/01 - Documentary Bills,at6 months'
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SWATOW, AMOT, TAMSUÏ;
GENS SHARES: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharev-1012- { per oint, premium,
ALAVAN Union Inaarance Society of Cantoɛ, naw shar {----8650 per share.
give del
China Traders Insurance Company'sïISTESS
$1,700 per shar Obina and Japan Marine Insurances, 108
per sture.
Ohineso Invarande Jompany-$815 per share, Hongkong Fire Inearance Company's Shores--
$540 por abare.
China Fine Insurance Company's Shares $142
per share.
Vistoria Fire Inserance Company's Shares
$69 per abars. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company.
Share3 per cent, discount.. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Oo,'s
Bharos par
Shanghai Steam Navigation-Company-The
63 per share.
Hongkong Gan Company's Shares-276 per
share,
Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharas-$60 per
share, a
Chiuoso Imperial Lon£102 5.
JHINESE. Almonde bags, at $18.50, by Chan-chong
A certain digoor Joanny Gamlen, who practices the profession of an opera` conductor, ha, acording to an Italian paper, counted the nowber of notes in the score of Moparkeer's "L'africaine.* This gentleman finde there SALES OF JANUary 13ra, sa ReportEW EY are 10,146`in ilo fret not, 19.239 in the ascond, 18,844 in the bird, 5,34ia the fourth, 8.5 in the fifthy whiab, with the rondo-added by dttraveling trad boni, makes a sum total of 43,720 notes. "Thisi gentleman wat fiac time bang somewhat heavily on bis bands, untem, indeed, it be not a novel way of advertising that be in one of an engagement.
Shellfish, Bones, at $95;00 May. Ohon-chong to travolting trader.
Dried Lily Favers-20 bage, at $7.70, by Ohne-abong to traveling trador.
Fieba pookages, at $19,50, by Yass chong-tai to travelling trader.
Vermicelli-20 bage, at $7.50, by Yee chong, faï to travelling tradet.
Fangus-50 baga, At Th. 16,0,0,0, by Kwong, wo-ahing to travelling trader
Nearly ten rocks ago Mr. Tranyson's "Queen Mary" was played to "indifferent bonses", in *** Mia. Drew's Tbentra” in Philndalphin, The drama as played was.an adaptation. by Mr. Stepben Fiske, "of the New York Arcadiun, und formerly of the London Press." Is is reported White Was piceat, at $70,00, by Fook- that Mr. Fiske has introduced about 700 lines | þing.no to travelling trader;-- of his own into the tragedy, omitted Air. Touny- Back Pepper bags at $9.00, by: Yoo son's fourth not, and introduced a "Traukitobḍng to travelling trader,
of Venas. Simile" into the play. The sat meatidană, insertion cannot be the subject of -much-ourprinos xo-it-in esid M. Tennyson eliminated este of his cost striking metaphore after the drun was fairly in proot. In Mr. Fiske adaptation of Mr. Tennyson's drama, Cranmer is not burnt or the stage.
Insurances.
PENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
[BOM this data, until further notise, & die-
A DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Cou
TANG AV Agenta. uf 1199. Hongkong, 27th June, 1879. 1MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE ROOM,
PANI,
An extraentiory unsident courred in the court of Twenty percent, (20%) upon the Winter Vireos in Farie recently on a Sunday current local rates of premia will be allowed night. A gympast azad Mayol had inangu upon insurances affected with this Company. rated on innovation in the trapeze exercise- instead of murely swinging himself from one trapass to another, be ind himself shot out of a mortar by a small charge of powder on to the trapeze bar. On the previous Suterday be had performed the fest sucessfully, but on Sunday night he did zot manage to eluteli the bir pros perly, or the charge of powder was too strong, and he was projected lead foremost on to the balustrade in front of the boxca, and was picked up senseless. He recovered in about.twenty minutes, and said to be none the worse, but all the papers very properly make at ostory against anab exhibitions being permitted.
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above. Oompany, are prepared to grent Folicies gunst Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any
one
at Current Rate ASEAN
FIRST LASS RISK, ST
RETURN OF TESTI PER CENT. (2017) will be made on the premium charged on all Inevances, such EVEN being payable on the anda of the Paling
£33
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agent
Imprid Fira Insurance Company Hongkong, he March, 1874 GREEN
COMPANTUN
For Safe
Kashkar (str)ni
FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER
SAXLE & Co.
of
BEG to call attention to their Stock
GOODS (in the following Departments) spitable for the present and coming Seasone.
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TALLOBING DEPARTMENT.
Blunk and Blus Berlin COATINGS.
FOR FREXIT -AFELY TO
TO BE DESFATCHED.
Hongkong Butterfield & Evira
Today, at 4 P.M. **Butterfield & Swire.
On or about 27th inst. mayı kış mılardıne, Matheson & Common Quick despetos,, Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Quick despatab Whampos Vogel, Hagedora & Co. Quick despatah, Whampoa Vogel, Hagedorn & Com.................Onick despatak..
gkong Russell & Co..............
- Quick despatah, kong P. M. 8. §. Ootame On' 17th at 5P. koog Vogel, Hagidors & Comi Quick desputok
1.3.0. 8. Contohemick. On the let pros JHongkong Jardine, Matheson ✯ Úồ.. To-morrow, si 8. P.M.
Hoarkong David Sassoon, Sona & Co... To-morrow, at 3 FAL
10. On 20th inata, at noun,
For Sale
Longkong Siemesen & Co.
Remedios & Co
TAP: & O.'S, NI COLLIRA, ong Wm. Pustan & (10.10.2 Butterfield & Siro... Butterfield & Brire. JP.ZO.SFØ
Hongkong Douglas Laprait & Co.:
MAO WEN, FRICKEL & Co.
HAFE FOR SALE, EE LATE ARBITALS, COPYING PRESSES.
| ENGINEERS FITTINGA-
Tawonen's TAPS Ded DIES
TAPE MEASURES, 100 fact
|BENOH_VICES, LES A
Quick despatch.
Quick despatob,
Quick deaparon..
Quick despatol. To-morrow, at noon. On or about 28th inst. Quick despatch/mita On 18th insty daylighti
Yessels on the Berth.
QUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
"DEUCALIONS will be despatched at P. TO-DAY, the GALVANIZED TRON CHAIN, Assorted aizen 24th it. For Freight or Passage, apply to SEIZING WIRE
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE gonds 16d. 1925 Hongkong, 18th Jeountry, 1876... QUEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
IRONMONGERY.
(COFFEE MILELS, with Fly Wheele
SPONS (enic langthe only.)
NOVELTIES in CHEVIOTS and HOME-Kentucky Balbird, and Sporting RIFLES,
GLASSWARE, completa acta
DINNER SERVICES
A good selection of new Patterns in EROU-JOUMSHAW TEA, is 5oy, and 10 cy. Boxeni SERINGS,;"
DOLABUE'S PLAYING CARDS. VEST-BUCKWHEAT and BTS FLOUR,
MANILA CIGARS, Cavite and Fortn
A few Vest lengths of Fancy Berlin ING.
Thin Blue SERGE, suitable for wear,
DER ORAOKED. WHEAT and HOMINT,
present Biss' AGE, bottled by CAMERON and SAUN
Sa pesa, iu Plats und Quarto.
White ORIQKETING FLANNELS of
Oxford TWILL, SILK and WOOL, and ALL WOOL PAJAMA SUITS.
DRESSING GOWNS, &., &o. Gentlemen may rely upon their orders being exocated with the utmost care and dexpatou,
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AITKEN'E Falkirk ALG,ja Pints and Quaris. JEFFERTE Edinburgh ALE GVINNER'A-STOUL, bottled by E. zat f
BOREM in Pints and Paris,
NA
Pele Dry Dinner SHERRY. SACCONE'S SHERRY Fise OLD PORT Braakfast and Dinner CLARETS. HOCK and SAUTERNE. MOSELLE, BRYNESSI'S BRANDY, One, Two, and Three
Star OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT
VICTOR BOULLAND'S BRANDY. Latest Slapes in Black and Dreb FELT COURVOISIED any de HATS, DEESS HATS OPERA BATS, BASTELFOR
la, La Grands Marqua do SMOKING CAPS,
CoOURAGGA, MARASUHINO, and CHART- Naw desigua in SCARVES, including the REUSE. ANA "Four-in-Hand Cinh" "Tennyson Wind sor," "Club House, and other.
COLLARS of various Shapes, DRESS SHIRTS, with Embroidered Fronts. LONGCLOTH SHIKTS, with Military Fronte
Regatta and Ozford TWILL SHIRTS, . lurge wortment of Patterns,
White and Colored MERINO and CASH. MERE UNDER VESTS and PANTS,
SILK, BALBRIGGAN, White And Fancy COFTON, and MERINO SOOKS
Kuickerbocker STOCKINGS for Shooting HANDKERCHIEFS, Plain and Hem
Eltobel.
White, Turkish, Honey-comb, and other TOWELS.
Bath BLANKETS
Patent DEES6 and KID SHOES, Single and Double Sole BOOTS. Sole LEATHER OVERLAND TRUNKS,
Grades WBISKY. GINGER-WINEX,
KISAHAN'S LL WHISKY." BOUERON WHISKY pos JULES Mum's do KETO'S CHAMPAGNE, in Pints and Quarta An Amortütens of CHRISTMAS STORES,
from John More and Son, and BROSSE and BLACKWELL PE
14 Hongkong. 3rd-January, 1876.
* FOR SALE.
MOLOGNE WATER and GENERAL / PERFUMERY, from BoOWARD PINAUD and Co. AMERIC
Double FOWLING-PIECES. Lexulous, and REVOLVERS.
DE SAINT MARGAUX ET UIE'S OHAM PAGNE Carla Noire and Cárte Blanche, Pinte and Quarts,
Fresh SALAD OIL at $450 per dozen. Old Cognso BISCUIT DUBOUCED and other Brands an
Dépôt de la Compagnie Fermière de Vichy, any Springa, at 55 per dos
dosen (deti)Y
A good Breakfast QUABET, at $2.50 per
-GRAND VIN DE SILLERY, at $13 per dozen.
Dépot of the well-known INKS, from Mesare,
with Traye
NOUTHEITE'S PATENT OVERLAND TRUNKS, with Traya.
VERY ANTOINE ET FILA (of FarR}," PORTMANTEAUS, COAT DASES, Glod-OLARET, in Casks, &c., &c. &c., at very
moderate prices. Stone and Brist BAGS.
L TARVENIN Fyld, Queen's Bood, and 11, Stanley Street.
1183⠀⠀ Horgkong, 2nd November, 1875./
Tro receipts at Titions Ovucort at Boston on the 8th November amounted to over $6,000 being the largest on record. In addition to Malle. Titleas' fixed valary of £200 per uoncert, payable in gol, she receives the half of what is taken over $6,000 procent. For three songs at the concert in Boston the great prima dra received £500 ptorling, boing the highest sum | THE SCOTTISH 11PERIAL INSURANUS ever taken by any artist. Malle. Titiens was waited on at Cae and of the coppert by all tho chief people at the Rerore-hoone and presented with a testimonial in the forms of a classis vane of solid silver, and bearing the inscription. To Therese Titiens, by her Boston admirerd, as against FIRE on Bildings and on Goode to taark of deep reapest, tu's 8th day at November, the extent of £1000 at the usual rates subject. 1875. Malle. Titiena, in reply, said that aho to an immediate digont of 20% bad "no words to express her gratitude ade.. quately, and that she would never be able to avinee her Eccling towards the peoplo of Bestón for the honours which had boon offered to her in their city"
The following is relied of the alder Booth at the time he was playing Bratus at the Mad Theatre Baltimore Those who are familiar with the play are doabtices aware that. Bratas baa to pronouns gaite a lengthy oration over the body of the martyred Loretia and, as the night of the performance was extremely sold, the lady who played Lucretin prevailed upon the managor to place a super" on the bier in
tho.sbapo of a small boy, he no portion of the
E Undersigna, having been appointed CANVAS BAGS for Soiled Linen for Tra & geat in tuustong for the above named velling o Company, is prepate to GEANT POLICIES
Attention is invited to a considerable-redpo tion in premis for Ide Insurance in China,
Life Policies affeded during the year 1876 Share in the Bon to be declared on Blet Desember for the quinquennial period then ending.
A. MAOG. HEATON, 1485 Hongkong, TL September, 1870 FANG-TSZE IŅURANCE ASSUOLAS TION OFSHANGEA):
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 800,000 TABLE.
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JOLICIES granted on Marine Riske te uli parts of the Weld, at current rates; Tecumbent body could be soon except the face, Tula Association ll, until farther notice, Booth was not aware of the deception, Brutus provide out of the esninga, first for an interes: bad not proovedud far with hip sperch what a dividend of 15%, forstuareholders on Capital „ebadder agitated the dead oude which he and theroafter diatriste anong Policy holders sscribed to the cold; bat, when the body began annually, in oseb, ALL the prohte of the to wrigglo, the tragadian muttered between his Underwriting Busines pro, rate to amount of peeth."Lis til, Madames recollect you're premium contributed.
Cead! The corpso sgsiu gave x-zelent son- tortion, and Booth, excited, exclaimed, loud
1089 Hongkong, 9th July, 18
And she one to the line, Behold the LANGTEZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
RUSSELL & Co.
Agents.
enough to be heard in the pit, Madame, it
you don't quit wriggling. I'll learn the stage.
frozen corpse,2 &o, the body gave a still more
violent contortion, and then sprang from the
bier in ita winding-sheet and rushed to the footlights, vociferating, "I won't lay on that
N
OF SHINGHAI:
МОДОВ
are bonob to le drownted any longer!" It is impossible to describe the ludicrous figure thei boy presented as be stond enveloped in and after bhie de the aboys Association
WALKING STTOKS.
MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR TUBES, do, so
SAYLE AND 007, VIŬTORIA EXOHANGE. QUEEN'S LOAD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG,
AND AT SHANGHAL
ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY PROOVY $aper Dozen.
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TAKASIMA COLLIERY,
JARDINE, MATHESON AND Cɔ,, AGENTI.
FOR SALE, Fresh TAXASIMA COAL, in
Marvelluts to volt Purchaser Lerge, hand-pioked, doubled-screened at per Tun ; Strall, at $6 per Ton.
Apply to
T. G. GLOVER mads No. 7, Queen's Rosd, and at East Point. 1787 Hongkong. 4th Deccabar, 1875 THE TOURIST'S QUIDE
REDUCED FRICE $1
Containing the names if all the Articles of Trade, objeme of Natural History, Furniture, | da,, ko,, with the Punti, and Mandarin Framun.
ciation,
Amo a few copica of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Parta; -
The Daily Press Office you pay
SPIRITS OF WIND, for Lamps, $ per Tozen, Apply to the NAMAN PETERHONGKONG DISTILLERY 06.
1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875.
PERUNO OVA L DEPUT
D COALS of all description supplied toSteamers
by the Undersigned,
A Orders may be left at the Godowns, Wanchai, with Mr. T. MAULEHOSE, OF LIBONG AH YON, Praya.
LANDSTEIN & Co. 61420 Hongkong, 1st November, 1875.
NOW ON SALE.
will allow a Dukerage of THIRIYAN trailing bite sheets, hot with his face per-1BREE and ONE THIRD PER CENT festly black. The audiation were convulsed with
laughter. The droll appearance of the boy was 33) on Local Rishonly.
Cue to a trick of the frontious comedian Sa Drake, who had procured a pot of liquid lamp black from the paint-room, and, whileyiceroted in the "the" immediately over the repre- sentative of the defunct Roman mutron, had, it intervalo, poured a small streams of the sable mixing on the face of the wretched buy beneath and, when it. Jaet the entire contents of the vessel descended in a shower, they were too much to be endtired, and resulted in the aburc laughable catastrophe.
Agente,
AUSSELL & O
1800 Hongkong, th Jone, 1874
BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
VR Undersigned hving been appointed TAgents for the Are Company, aro pro- pared to grant Insurama na follows
The Lord Chamberlain his (says Agare) MARIN BISKE forbidden the delivery of lectures on the Planetary World" and on “Baddkiem,” fellowel by performance of the Creation
Policies at current més, payable either London, or at the Phopal ports of India Australia, and the Ene
IMPERIAL QUARTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIOMONARY,
PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION ANGLO-BRITEER DICTIONARY, pablahed
at the Daily Free Office, Hongkong- ORcomprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands unrivalled. All be new words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the numerous vb-
DO DE MONTEBELLO CARTE
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE- Quartojimu., $15 per caso it dozens),
འ་T
57, diacorns on 26 Cures.
BOURBON WHISKEY,
$12 per case [] dozen).
FOR SALE BY
HEARD & 06: 975 Hongkong, ford June, 1875.
AND R. TENNENTĖS
PORTER
DAVID CORSAB & BONS" Merchant Navye
Navy Boiled Long Flux Urown
CANVAS
ARNHULD, KARBERG &'07 1150 Hongkong, 11th May, 1567
SUN FIRE OFFIOR
jectam machinery photography,telegraphy, and THE Badersigned prepared to Grati of foreign relations has imposed upon tasm, are 145,000 on FirsColoss Riste, in scienne generally, which the rapid advance Policies against Fire to the extent of
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FOR BEANGHAL Taking Cargo and Passengers at through enter for HANKOW INGPO, and FORTS in
JAPAN
THE Company's Steamship
PROPRIAM”
will be despatched at Noon TO-MORROW, the 15th inst. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWILL, Agents. 28 Hongkong, 16th January, 1976.
FOR SINGAPORE, "PUNANG, AND
SEAN
FOALOUTTANY
Btoamship
ARRATOUN APUAR,” Captain MacTaviru, will leave thia. For the above Furts-TO-HORROW, the 15th instant, Fat 3 r.M.
Despatches will close at 2.30 PM, For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & O
Agente,
93 39 Hongkong, 7th January, 1976 FOR SINGAPORE, “PENANG, AND
HE Steamship
THE
PM
VENIOS," Captain J. H. Watson, will leave for the abové Parts TO-MORROW, the 15th instout at 3
Despatches wili-olone at 250 mm.-- For Freight ör Preange, apply to KAMANJARDINE, MATHESON & 0.
99. Hongkong, Stli January, 1876, 19 FOE SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUL, AND TAKAU HE Steamship
LEONOR,"
Captain Diza, will be despatched for the above Forte on SUNDAY, the 1th ina at daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & 06, 3d 68 Hougkong, 28th January, 1876.
"OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGĦAI, Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in JAPAN,
THE Company's Steamship
ULYSSES
will be despatuled on or about the 20th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 55 Hongkong. 11th January, 1876,
OOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL. THE Companyle Steamship
SARPEDON”-
will be despatched on or about the 27th fusta.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, agents.
51 Hongkonu. 11th January, 1876
· FOR MANILA (Direct,) Spanish Steamer
ALZAMBOANGA,”
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR MANILA, HE Spanish Steamship
"ALBAY," Villamilo, Master, will have immediate despatch A store,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BIENSSEN & Co.. Agente, - 44 Hongkong, 10th January, 1876.**.
FOR LONDON, 2 SUEZ CANAIA HE Steamship
GLENROY," Captain Boge, expected from Shanghai on or about the 15th proximo, will load as above ab qurrent vafon. Mev M B
For Freight or Passage, apply to WAPJARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Agents. 1914 Hongkong, 30 December, 1876,
0.8. MATE LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
ER 8.8 CHINA will lears Hong
kong for Ban Francio, vi Tokobama, on MONDAT, the 17th inet, at 3-P. taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United Butes, and Europe.
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Post Office Notifications.
med mail will elme
For Singapore, Suez, and London-Fer Deu aulion, today, the 14th inst., at 8.30 P.X. •
For Shanghai-Per Priam, to-morrow, the 15th inot,, a6 11.30
For Singapore, Ponnng, and Calostia-Per "Arration Apear, to-morrow, the 16th inst., aḥ, 2.30 F.MWEARER
For Singapore, Penang, and Caloutta-Per Fenics, tomorrow, the 15th inst., at 280 pu.
For Swatow, Amoy, Tumani, and Taksow Per Leonor, to-morrow, the 15th just, at 5 r..
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES"
...PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet CHINA will be deoputohed on MONDAY, the 37th- instant, at 3.P.M., with the Mails--.
For Takahama, San Francisco, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary siters, Booke, Newspapers, &o, nntil 280 P.M.TURM.
Letters can be posted on board the Packet from 2.30 P.M. to 3.50 PM, on payment of a Late Fee of 12 cents in addition to the Postage.
bore places by thin route is compulsory. The Fropayment of the Postage to all the Correspondence insuficiently prepaid will be forwarded by the English Packeta.
*: Correspondence addressed to Lokohama and the United States must be superioribed per CHINA, and that addragaod to the United Kingdom must be superscribed vid - San...! Franckcon
ALFRED LISTER.
Postmaster-Generali
Hongkong, 18th January, 1876.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yoto-General Post Office, bama and other Japan Ports, to Sea Fragoieco," to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, vil, OVER LAND RAILWAYB
A Stanmer of the Mi Baht 8.8. Coupany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Porta, about same-date, and cake close-concoction at Yokobama..
At New York, Passagers have selection-of Tarious lines of steamers to England, France, and Germany,
Fraight will be received on basrå mutil 4 P.M. on the 16th instans. Parcel Fanlinges will be rennived at the Offics until 5 P.Mama day; ali Pareol Packages should be marked to ad dress in full value of sauce is required.
For further information as to Passage and Treight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Prays Weat
G, B EMORY,
Acting Agent. "Hongkong, January 1th, 1978.
STRAM FO SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN,SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TERBANEAN PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON
ALEO,
BOMBAY,
MADRAS CALOUTTA, AND BDSM POM AUSTRALIA, PORTUGA
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, The English Contract Packat KASHGAR will be deapatched with the Mails for Earepe,
e, on THURSDAY, the 20th instant. „The following will be the hopes of closing tha Mails, &d.
Wednesday, 19th instant,
5F.M., Money Order Office clorée,
6 P.M., Post Office aloues èxcept the NIGHT man Box, which remains open all night, Thursday, 20th instant,
·7 AM Post Office opens for sale of
Stamps, Revistry of Letters, and Post- Sing of nil correspondence.
10. 4.K., Post Ofice slopes except for Late
Letters. Registry of Lettera"enses. 10.15 Am., Letters may be posted ourpayment LATE FER of 18 cents extra Postage, antit [LAM, phon the Poot 0150 CLOSES
eutirely 11.30, Letters (but Letters only) address. Dotted to the United Kingdom við Brindisi,
or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a "Late Fee of 45 cents cxtra postage. 1150A.M., Posting on Board cesses.
ALFRED LISTER.
General-Lost-Office,
Postmaster-General,
Hongkong, 7th January, 1876.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The Frenol Contract Packet AMAZONE
will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 27tb
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship. KASHGAR," Captain BAREE, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and | Congo, will leave this for the shore places.OM
THURSDAY, Ehe 20th instant, at Noon..
Dargo will be received on board until Noop, Speate and Parvals at the offen until 2 P.M. the 19th-idem, ale pak je vele ven
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pasnd asgt, apply at the P.2 0. 5. Jon Office, Hengkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PAUKAGES ARE REQUIRED,
A Written Declaration of the Consente and Value of the Packages for the Overland Ronteis required by the Igyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Billsof Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which rasy Wappen from the incor rectness on such declaration.
Shippers are partionlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bille of Lading, “-
MAAMOIVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1976.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEA M. SHIP COMPANY,
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION. WITH THE UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIO STEAMERS..
FILMENG "With "Mana to and through tha waited” Singapore, Galle, Australia and New Zealand, Kingdom via Marsillee; to Europe, Saigon, Aden, Seychels, Reunion, Hanriting, Suez,
Alexandru
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, d
Wedgenday, 28th ina.........
*r.m., Money Order Office closes. Post Office olona except the Niour" "Box,
·which remains open all night. Thursday, 27% ink,``
7 A-Foot Offes opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lettera, and Post- izg of all correspondence,
10 AM, Registry of Letters
AÉT,
- 11 A.m., Post Cffice closes except for Jat
Letters,
11,10 à Letters (bat Letters ouly) addreta-
ed to the United Kingdom or to Binge- pore may be posted on Thymeat of a Late Fee of 18 centa extra postage, unti
11.80 M., when the Post Office ÚLOSES-
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General, [General Post OЯca,
Hongkong, 13th January, 1873.
His Excellency Governor Sir AETHUR ED- WARD KENNEDY, KO.MG.. C.B., is pleased to dirent that the Rates of Portage chargeable on letters forwarded by French Packet shall be lowered as followe, viz, zim
To or from Ports of North-
ern China and Japonito 8 cents per oz.
·To India, Cerlon, Saigon,
Fondicherry, and Aden to 12 cents per or
HE 6.8. GADLIO will be despatched for.
San Brangiano, til Yokohama—on -Arrangements have been made for the Rogis- TUESDAY, the lat February, 1876, SP, tration of Correspondenco exchanged between aking Cargo and Passagers for Japas, the the United States of America and his Colony United States, and Boroge Made by Pacific Mail Packets of the Ocidental and
Connection is made at Yokohama wa Oriental Steam Ship Company. Steamers from
The Registration Fee is B cents for each Shanghal Freight will be zeorived on board until dat well as the Postage, must be prepaid.
letter, over and abore the Postage. This fro,
No letters can be Registered after 2 P.M., ou the day of departure of the Mail.
of the flat instant. Parcel Packages will be remired at the Office nutil 5 F.M. dame day. All
Captain. Arechivala, will bara lumadiate des Parcel Packages should be marked to address patch se above. A
in full, value of name is required. senti
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HELLOTOS & Jo. 50 Hongkong, 10th January, 18786. STEAM TO TUKUHAMA. THE P.&S, N.Cb's Steamship
THE
MAIMOCA
will leave for the above place ahortly after the arrival of the B.8. Gualtor with the next Rug Tab Mail
A. MOITER,
Superintendent
35
P. & O. & N. Co Pffice,
Hongkong, Rih January, 1876,
STEAM TO SHANGHAI.. aking Cargo at through rate to NAGASAKI
and HlOGOD ELE 1. & S. N. Co. Steamship
L
GWALIOR will leave for the sbore places about 21 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail.
A MoIVER, canon de Superintendent P. & O, S, N, Oo's Office, 1.
Hongkong, 4th Faunary, 1876, TABELA FOR-SHANGHAI:
ID German Steamphip
**ALTONA,”
Müller, Master, will have quick despaton,
here given i ostenso. Bach and every word is A Discount of Twenty por dent, (20) porkbore: " fully illustrated and explained, forming ezor-the Current Local Rates of Premia will be al For Freight or Passage, apply to sincs for students of a most instructive nature, towed upon Insurances effented with shie Office. sous for Court and Pusiti plonnuentione aro
WM, PUXTAU & Ja,
Agenle
16 Hongkong, 8rd Jaunary, 1878.
PERFOR-LUNDUN, THE A1 British Burk ANGRAIGIE LEA,
The Post Offion of Victoria (Australis) having Hetura Panange Tickets available for given notice to the General Post Office in Lon- mantas are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. don that articles of Jewellery received in that on regular rutes an
Colony are chargeable with "Oustoms Duties, the undersigned considers it nenassary to make this Regulation known to the Fublic, and to stata that any letters or pachete containing
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Prays West.
G.
Bongtong, January 1st, 1876.
FOR SALE, FREIGHT, OR
THE British Ship
coment through the are-limble, Acting Agent, with their content, to be forfeited.
The Postmaster at San Frassinos has given CHARTER,otics that lettere denpatobed from this Colvay (whether through the Post Offer, or as con- signees, letters) by the United States Muil Packets, will not be forwarded to any places": not within the United States outcas the proper Postage from Ameries to ench placca be prepaid in American Postage Stamps, but will be res "turned to this Office,
"CAROLUS MAGNUS,” Thos. Miles, Mastor, of 1,478 Tone Begister
Apply to
WIELER & Co.
92 Hongkong, 7th January, 1876,
PATENT SLIP & DOCK COMPANY
"AND
Bach letters should either be propaid in bolli Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or posted to an Agent in the United States.
This notice chiefly applies to the following places, the American nites of Postage to which are as follows
NOVELTY TRON WORKS, No. 32, PRATA WEIT, ACHINE, BOILER, AND BLACKSMITH Papa SHOPS, Cape Wat
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDEES.
Hengils HE Undersigned, is now prepared to take Brasil, Ton argo Vessels for PAINTING and RB. Bera, bill, c. 12
GOFPERING; so large REPAIRS to Hulle
so and Maobfnery, &
News LETTERS. FATBrs. Booke. "Centr Cents, Conte.
9 4 par 4oz.
10 per 4 cz.
6. paro
102
A Large Assortment of Sirs and Tawbar, which Mails for London arriving at Suez from Arrangements having been "müde nuder Jron and Copper Plates, Tron and Brasa Rods China by Private Shipa will be forwarded to Pitoh, Oakum, and Felt, Sheathing Metal and destination via Brindisi, it is hereby notified Haile, Riwats, Screw Bolts and Wood Borewe that the rates of postage, which must be paid in Always on hand, MNA YA
edvence, on correspondence addressed to the Boats and Steam Lasuushes built to order. United Kingdom so forwarded, will bo un fol.
HO. BAILIE,
| lowe Tit.~~
given, the agents being caretly marked on T. G. LINSTEAD
Agent, Sun Fire Ofice, the best principle hitherto attained. The typo 1935 Hongkong, 26th August, 1974 beregraphy displays the snouts of an attempt to ROYAL INSTRANUR COMPANT.
make the Chinese and English type correspond toonomy of space, achieving clearness nat in the dies of body, thereby efecting a vast prorionaly attuned, and dispensing, rub those rast margins 'Sidk, vagnixE SPACES Which are gates.NARAN PERANANELVOGEL, RAGEDOEN, & Co.KING bege to inform the Pablo that For Books and
and Rossini's Stabat Mater" bu Sanday BROKERAGE of ERTE-THREE and ORY gering. At the Princess's Theatre, and the FILED FEX CRET, will allowed on all LOOAL services are to be held instead at the Sunth RISKS, Place Instituta. The Court of Common Ple has already, waway add, decided that each
BIRISKS.
heretofore chamotorized Chinese publishon services are lawful, but thuit moob shound Policies granted on Unt-glass Buildings to To illustrate the vast scope of the work the individual, the Lord Chamberlain, Robless an extent of $20,000
and following facts are submitted for consideration. bis reasons for the curs be has taken.
4 Discount of TwArt for det. (207) *|| Jatizers Vocabularly dostaína about 16,000 Whether the people do mars harm in talkin
Manager. THE Undersigned having been appointed 605 tona register, Opten, J. Landy, will load Office, Novalty Iron Works, Praya Weny
Agents for the above Urmpany, are pre here and at Whampoa, and will have quiel Hongkong, 28th July, 1875. [Bm 1143 pared to GRANT INSURANCES at Current despatan sa above. For Freight, apply to "
MELORES & Oo. 60. Hongkong. 11th January, 1876... Agents Boyal Insurance Company.
FOR NEW YORK. 1780 Rangkong, Path October 1874.
|1RB Al British Bark upon the current locals will be allowed on Caines characters, and Medhurst's English QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
ABDENTINNY, orat a public house is a question upon which no out being deducted 2 tim of the line ( this work contains more than 50,000 English
AB B Undersigned are opinion need now be offered. But with regard
of polios.
CANA words, and upwards of 600,000 Chincao chatar-
POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the and will have quick desuch as shors, a RUSSELL & Cog ter Again, dampira' all the grammar and extent of 46,000 Dollars on Buildings or on for Freight, apply to mana
gents other elementary works as yet published, the Goods stored therein, at Gurront son B 1695 Hongkong, 27th Downber, 1875.
RUSSELL & Co. student of this difficnit language absolutely zabject to à Discount of 29 */ on the promis. - Batina and equivalente of different woïde which
qnirou zaople to display the various appli. |
NORTON & U bave one general meaning. Of these examples this work convins more than five times as many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub lished.
abcat India and the planets at-a-public-theatre full preismo charged orange; such die and Chinese Dictionar about 100,000, whilst T ATLAS prepared to GRANT Brown, Muster, will land bery and at Whampoa
to the musical aspects of the question, we may
perbape, bo permited to point out one fach, Hongkong, Iat Jabary “Enos ̈ ̈morth Boskitou Stabat Mater”.
is performed with full band and chorus TIE LONDOMSBURANO
at the evening services at the Italian Charob, Hatton Garden, To hear this pers formance, visitors are required to pay as the doora ls. 6d. for Iront seats, la. for back ats, and sixpence for the gallery, besides contribute to collections, Now, it such performances, for which money/o apenly taken at the doors, are
INDOSTOEATED BYDYALUHARTEK:
H1B MAJESTY ZING (RSGB TUX FIRST;
I undersigned Ling been appointed Agents for the ab Corporation, are
A
Agents
tf 9 Honkong, January, 1876, TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE "Y COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
Handoraigned having an appointed
Agents for the above Company, are pre to its pages enables a person, who under strands English to communicate effectively Pared to cospt risks against Fire at current
VIGMSSEN & Oo,
For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is so nomplete, that is rebarvne
to be permitted at a Boman Catholic charoh, we cannot prooisely see apo bal grounds prepared to grant Insurans as follows with natives who understand nothing but Chitos, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent.
they are forbidden at a concert dall'or a theatre,
As a matter of fact we know of a scheine which Policies at corrent rates rable either dero, chins, and to the natives themselves in er
MARINE DEPRTMENT.N Dene. In this respect the work will be found
indispensable to all Europeane riding
is already ripe, and for which every artist, from in London, or at the prisgal Ports of India, the conductor to the geatlerin whm wishes to preside at the big drum, is chosen, for giving Ches, and Australian
Loudon the highest clemical and stored untaiu,
FIER DEPARTMENT
plain sabioets fully with which very few in deed of them are perfently acquainted To
parcius Touident in England and interested in
performal by a pioved orebeare of upwards of Police mood for longa aliort periods at Uhina i dannot bat be invaluable occasionally. 100 perforage, 55 Bunday afterncops. The neront rates. Hierm echenis bas proved abortive, for not a single - A discount of 20”, alléu,
manager in Loulou dares to risk the possible LIFE DUPAEMENT. displeasure of the Lord Chamberlain or of the Potilastamed for sin coreding 85,000, Middlesex Magistrates. Yet, in Paris, no less on ressonable terms
than six soveɛrti taics plane on every Sunday afternoon during the winter, th
BOLLIDA WIBA & Co.
1366 Hongkong, baly, 1872.
It comprises apwards of two thousand large
- TRUBNER & 06.,
80, PATTENOBrun Bor VAWHBELL,
“DAILY PRE” Ortics, RoMEONG."
Agents
tf 39 Hongkong, 10th November 187 MAKOHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE TOM- PANY OF MANCHESTER AND
SAVLONDON,
BRANFOR NEW YORK,
HW-3d-American Bark
MARMENIA,
Sulter, Master, will load bere and at hempaa, and will have îmi méiliate despatch as above.
For Froglit, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN 2. C... 1890 Hongkong, 24th December, 1875.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, THE AI British Bargoe
Abia FURNITURE ROOMS are now in ZEILAND STEBET, No. 2, opening into Queen's Bond, next to the Comptoir & Easompra de Faris where all descriptions of Articles Accce
For Letters24 cents per half cunoas For Newspapers... 8- each,
(not exceeding 1 ounce scents
Patterns...MA
every additionald
Mary boxes of lofters nge received at the Post
sary for completely Furnishing House, may Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is be had on reasonable Terma (NEW | fastened with sealing wax, but there is no im
61771 Hongkong, 1st Dosenber, 1875.pression of n'ecal
NOTICE
The attention of besholders la cotled to the mecessity of carefully sealing stub bozes with TN Order to meet the wishes of the Native- some recogniembla seul, and of sending a "Chit- Community, the Chinens Issue of thu book or repeipt with them. The emission of Paper has been, from the commencement of the the xtter precaution leaves a doubt as to wes- Chion New Tour, tanned DAILY instead of on there dresontent of the hot even renohed-the-- alternate daya na before. Shay
Post Office; the omission of the former, as tor Toe Paper has been. Established for nearly whether part of them might not have been ab- Twenty care, maad je, ne to Editorial Manage atracted for the sake of the Postage Stampe, ment, under the Direction of a Well Ednostec It is not generally possible to count the letters Chinese Gestleman„gires reliable commercial tent in waled boxes (escept where there are and general information, and has the same only throw be four) and therefore the Fons preition with the Native Commnuity as to Ad- Office receipt to such an entry be, "47-for Fertisements and News us the English Daily London, 15 for Onloutta, & for Peusog, 5 for Fess with the Foreign. Community. The Singapore,”- must be taken to woɛn DO MOTS Charge for Advertisements will be on hereto. than what is stated, vg, that ons hoe was duly
Honizkonz, 23rd February, 1879.
727 tona Ed. Pitt, Master, will lol here for ford the above tort, and will bave quick despatob ***** For Freight, apply to KONVOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co.
184) Borgkong, 15th December, 1678. vr
OWING HUB DOLL SHOP. FOR NEW YORK. WATER Proprietor of Wide Shop begs to THE Undersigned have been appointed Al American Bork
Lezinform the public that his Shop has been Agents for the above Company at Hong-AROACH-CAPRELA
established since 1850, at Endicott'e Tiane, amal kong. Canton, Fooohow, Shanghai, and Han- Chas. 8. Randell, Master will load here and at that ho has always a great cantity of BEST kow and are prepared to grant Insuranões at Whampoa and will have quick despatch an ODAL in stór for Sale. Gentlemen or Ship Cürrent Rates N
Sahara For Freight, apply to HOLLIDAY WISH & Uo
if 1958 Hongkong, 15th October, 1668, k
BABY TOGEL, HAGEDORN & C 1810 Hongkong, 10th December, 1872.
Postage on Corremondence forwarded by Private Ship to the Straite Settlements must ha prepaid at the following rates, vi
For Lettore8cents per sauce.
For Papers, 2
For Book Packsta
and Packets of 6
Patter
K
éach.
for each ontoes.
The registration fee on such correspondance
is Twelve oints for each Lotter, Paper or
masters wimbing to patronse hao, are requested to apply as bie Shop **T724447, Hongkong, 23rd September 1875 Packṛt.
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