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THE DALLY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20m, 1876;

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Hanze

VISSEL'S NAME

CAPTAIN

Great Republic (str.) Lathley Rich, Gryla

must G. Roed,

... Galgond (alt.),

Pei-lio (str.). Malacca (str.) Toharan (str.)...

For Sale.

FOR

THE RA O ES

YLE & 0.0.

FOR FLIGHT AFFLY TO

TO BE DESPATCHED

Hongkong Vogol, Hagedorn & Co. Hangkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

PM. 8. 6. Co. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... ngkong

koaz Vogël, Hagedorn & Co...

Vogal:Hagedorn & Co. P.&O.S. N Co. Mensageries Maritimes... PAO. 8. N. Co... kong Douglas Tapesik & Co....

For Sale.

STANDARD

STRAHLE AND CO.

BILLIARD TABLES,"

With the Celebrated DELANEY PATENT STEEL WIBS CUSHIONS,

THE MILITARY FORON OF CHINA. bolā sommistions in the gunboats and corvatte Could the Chinese mot be organised, drilled of the modern Chinga Mary. Lá flung ebang and seed by European or Amerionn ofloers Pbna introduced forsign drift and arms, und i Could they not be made as good soldierkan any doing bla beat to promote discipline and t Sopoya; nud, if so, would not China be able to strengthen the army, lie would introduci do much more than hold boy own against her other and mero sweeping innovatione hind bi civilised foes? We believe anoh an idea to be not to contend against the Jealousy, and, sue little short of a complete delusion. Officers plaion of the Central Government. Li's like Gordon rould, no doubt, drill the Chinese scheme, the centralisation of the Army, wat sufficiently noll to make them formidable when viewed unfavourably by the Mandarina, 84 ses against undried Asiation. But to render backed by the power of the Aving, ha might a

LONDON SUEZ CANAL...Sarah Nicholson. thema matob for European troops wonkonce nemend the Dragon Throne, jo kontat

The real army of the Engira is mainly com NEW YORK

·requira far more than the lessons of the drill- ground, or ther good oftions, They must be posed of natives of China. How far this army SAN FRANCISCO via VILAMA Orcanis (str.).

· Do furnished with all the appliances of a civilised may be counidered offective, and what gay be army, and such a forze enoot bo-kept in the ita numerical strongth uve questions which on faid without the appliances of a civilised not be answered with any degree of certainty Government. A military force like that of It adita the purposes of the Central Governmon:ORTLAND (OBBGON) «İR. Ghary, or even like our own, is one of the to have it broken up into a multitude of camp SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, most monishing machines in the world. When widely distributed over the Empire, such pro SAIGON, SINGAPORE, & closely scanned it avem a miracle of delionoy vince having probably from 20,000 to 100,00 YOKOHAMA well as strength. Its multitude of parts is men duringimo of war. But the standing SHANGHAI.. held together by a nios balance of moral as well Chinese cry is seldom mash larger tusu wa SAWIOW, AMOY & FOQUIOW Kwangkung (str. as of material fores. An immensely complex in required to not as a sort of constabulary} organisation is needed to feed it, to clothe it, to resident in quard stations and camps in the are it to pay it regularly, to set it in motion. various departquente of the Empire, The au If the maobine should be weak in my part, the ber of officers in active serviso can always be whole fabric may fall piepos, as that of securtained by raference to the quarterly arwy Franoc did when it struck against the more end navy ratuces published in Peking, while firmlyorganised forcon of Germany. The more the actual number of man in the services 001 complicated becomes the system the more diffis only like the popálation of Clion, bult is it to handle, and the greater are the wately estimated. In rogurd to the question of riska of dinasten. It is not enough thut the military roado I quite ngroo with your corre gotaminading officers should be competent; spondent. Good roads, such us would bô araliuhlo the subordinates must be equally well trained, for a thoroughly eqipped transport porpe, oni sad it might take at least a generation of con harily be said 10 exist in any part of1TAVE JUST RECEIVED, and are now, stunt teaching to give them even passable skill, China. The rivers and watercourses to a gras H4

mute them fairly devoted to their duty. extent supply the place of roads, "and" for us a flus organised and led, an aty is immensely network be intercommunication all over the expensive. It might coat five or six times na land. Many of the waterways could only be much as the loose, Ladly-drilled, badly paid used for the transport of troops and hugglige and half-armed body which the Chinese calf as by each appliances as the Chinesa thamore ory. Hence the most akifur of military ad.pussa-boats specially adapted for the naviga venturers would find it impossible to give mich a; tion of challow lakes, lagoons, and streams, foreo anything like the strength or the coherence What we poderatand by a proporly-equipped of Boropean regimenta. The Government could trausport service nocompanying an invading nct enpply bin with galicient money; it would force would prove nimast gelem in eneb v break down under the strain of the neemstry country as Übina, where there are extensive expense. Nor could it insure for a single month tracts of loud subjul to manual undation OPEN that completeness of otganisation, that unity whore there are low roada other than the of purpose, those babits of obedience which are foxpaths along the banks of irrigated fielde the very essence of military systems like our where, in fact, a foraigs army would requird The own. It is not unlikely, fudend, that China Sither to make ronda or intrust its stores nat would weaken rather than strengthen herself bargazo to a contingent force in the shape of by attempting to fashion on army which would | a Chinese transport coulle gorps, armed with be encrsionsly expensive without being formid nothing moro formidable thua their hamboo-| able. Such, at Ionut, wo, the experience of carrying poles. Pursia, where the experiment was tried in the oorly part of this century. Some of the best officers in our Indian army were cops to organise bur forces, bot the native tropa lost the virtues of irrogaturs without gaining the qualities of disciplined troops. A formidable regular artay, in fact, could be organised in China only by a Government like that which commends the resources of India, and therefore in the present state of things it could not be organised at all.

1 coreapon-dent eigning biaselt" D." writes to The Tanga no fullues: The Chinese-ary storer Conjunt loft do the 22nd instXFORD

SHANGHAL

SHOWING- DRAB SHELL HI ATS. with GARSO VILLE

CHRISTY'S

HEAD and DRAD FELT

HATS

Newest Shape

PARIS SILK HATS. LONG SOARVES, Goldura of the Stables,"

WINDSOR 80ARVES.

Latest Designs Fuer-in-Bund Olub, Czar, and other Naw

Styles in made-up SCARVES.

OLUB HOUSE ORAVATS, and.

SILK and WOOL, MUFFLERS. NEW COLLARS,

The Mills, the dras steamer of the season for including the Tandeta, Carival, Clyde, Lothair, se North, left on the fed instant for Chefoc and Tintain.

The election of mombers to the French Mai sipul Conseil, on the 21st instant, resulted ne follows:-Cousailles Français, M.M. E. Millot, 34 votes; 4. Voisin, 99-Conseillora Etrangers, Rice, 99; aud F. D. Hitch, 100, Mesure. W..Lang, 100 ratos; B. Dade, 33: E. W

being a subject about which vary little is knows for Woong to lighten the stoner Stad ile only natural that there should be among Amsterdam of some 500 tons of ourgo. The mus people a disposition sither to overrato its Stud Amsterilen will the proceed to Yokohama. power or to undervalue ita huportance. And, We are informed that she has on board a first of all it is necessary to remember what quantity of plant for the new railway between happened in 186). When the allied forces Kobò and Yokohama, reached the inlf of Pechili it was found, by a

Among the signs of a resumption of Northern

careful survey of the const, that, owing to the trade ia fotof juake mured off Tongka-doo extreme ebaliowacas of the water and the deptu heavily freighted with Imperial rice destined of mud on the shore, there were only two points for Tientsin. It constitutes that portion of the at which it was practicable to land troopa in the Imperial tributo which the Provincial authori Gulli, Taku and Pohtang. On approach tas ato unwilling to commit to the oare of the ing the latter place the commandera found to C. M. S. N. Company. their surprise that the forts were deserted,

The steam-tng Folde, Captain Kirby,

wheroupon they disenturkced their men withoatrolarned to port, baving in tow a large Tontain mcoting with any opposition and having junk, which bad beca blown away to the. exocated a flank war they attacked the Takusouthward. Sho, was bound from. Tientsin to Burts is rear, which side the Chinese, in their Shanghai, and had sought anelter in the port of snpreme ignorance of warfare, bad left almost Wauebu, but was enbsequently found at anchor unprotestel

This state of ouguardeduces onder Keen Island, in company with another made it necessary to take only one fort, which fank that had juttioned all her vargo.At was accepliated with a loss of twenty-two Soumeng, the Fu-le aaw another jonk, bailing mea killed and twenty-one officers and 158 went from Shanghai, which bad boon robbed of the wonuded. The soly subagnest engagement whole of ber cargo by pirates catéide, and during the campaign was before Cbing-aben-which desired to be reported, O. Daily Nonus. wao, where she Chinese troops were easily beatan

unt of the field. Bat the war of 1960 taught the Chinese many lessons. It gave them än insight

A negro was scalded in death from a boiler

inte European tretics, and it taught then the explosion, and on his tambetons they objeciled superiority of our military organisation and deeply "Saored to the memory of our 'stesmed weapons. The result bas been that the forta friend."

·COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENUS.

OPIUM.

MONDAY, 28th February. nothing done, nomlually quoted at $580.

Sales of Patna at 26137 toiduy, but in Beurres

3N LONDON.

EXCHANGE.

Becioby, Commnght, and De Jarnão,

WHITE LONGULOTH SHIRTS, The ARGOSY WRISTBAND.

Military Fronts.*.* DRESS SHIRTS Bobroklored Fronts.

TWILL and BEGATTA

SHIRTS,

Neat Patterns. DAWSON's best quality" BOOTS and S RO ES. Single and Double Soles, "Kid, Calf, and Cloth Tops. WALKING STICKS And

SILK UMBRELLAS,

Quiok despatol. Quick Coupaten. To-aktrow, at 5 PM Ori Uith provi, at 8. Þa, [Quick despistob.. Muick despatch. Quick despatch. Or Rod pros, at noon, Do 9th prox., at noon. To-morrow, al daylight

Donoruw, at Boon. On 2nd prost, daylight.

Vessels on the Berth.

SPEAK TO YOKOHAMA, Taking Gurgoat through rates to NAGASAKI

And HÏOGO THE P.&O.S. N. Ces Stoanship

ESMEN

The best and only reliable Tables Manufacture--*-MALAGOA ”

FOUR NEW STYLĖS. NOSPAREILA | GRECIAN CURTE, INLAID BEVELE, CALIFORNts Bovers,

will leave for the above pison TO-MORROW, the lab prox, at daylight.

McIVER":"

Suporlatendont

Bengkong, Sith Eabinary, 1976.

The Dolanoy Patent Coations are endorsed P.&O. 8. N. Co's Office,

by the following Scientific Judges, whow de-

STEAM TO SHANGHAE

ja curtainly workay the consideration of Auteurs A. Garofer, Ulursy, Vignanr, Thə Dions, A. P. Rudolph, Maurice Daly, A INRE P &0.8. N. Co.'s Steamship- Kraker, ka, ko,, so the only FuRFEOR HILL, LIARD CUSHION OF THE DAZ...

350,00

TEHERAN...”

(239

The largest and finest stook of Billiard Tables will leave for the chove place, TO-MORROW, ever displayed in this cily, and with increased the lat prox, at Noon.

A MOLVER, foodities for manufacturing, we are prepared to gellat a GREAT REDUCTION on Former Price P. &0.9. N. Co.'s Office,

Superintendent. First Unre Now Inlaid Bevel Tablo... $825,00 First Cinas Now California Berel Table

Hongkong, 29th Febronry, 1876, DUHET FOR LONDON, Complate with all appurtenance. Sooond-band Billiard Tablee, Straightor Boveled:HE A1 Bridal Bhip

SARAH NICHOLSON," -but little waed, at from $195.00 to $25),0),935 Tors Register, Captain Selkirk, will load

• Also.

hore for the shove Port, and will have quick NEW, ATTRACTIVE, AND BEAUTIFUL despatal, For Freight, apply to

POOL TABLES.

VOGEL, HAUEDORN & Co. 174 Hongkong, 7th February, 1976, $175.00

FOR SAN FRANCISCO, 200.00 HE Al British Clipper Ship

90.00

GRIPB, 100,00 Toos, Roberta, Master, will lond for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.

For Freight, apply to

SAME Slate Bed. AMERICAN POOL TABLE, Siz Pooketa

complete, Wooden Bed

PIGEON-HOLE TABLES-New, Plain.. SAME-New Style, fniahed in Laurel

BALLS, CLOTHS, OUES, AND ERITING AFFERTAINING TO BUZZARDS. The well known reputation of our (1a Esta bilabad House is enre guarantee to the Pursbaeer against mia-representation. Betre parobusing elsewhere, wularite the traderand the peolio to examine our Ebock and compare

JACOB STRAHLE and CO.,

533, MATEST STREET, SAN FRANCIS00,

Dad," "GanzvoRNIA.

FOR SALE,

RRIVED, uomo very Old Superior PORT WINE, Uassa of Que or Two

with the New Patont Spring Fastener. JUST

WATERPROOF COATS,

*Bluek and Drab Zephyr and Treed Aleckintosh.".

THIN MELTONA, for Dust Coats.

WHITE KERSEYMAKE for Racing Brecolica,

COLORED SILES and SATINS, for Raong.

JACKETS and CAPE.

A For Saje Lengths of FANCY TWEEDS, Choios Patterns,

A well selected Stook of

BERLIN COATINGS. BLACK and BLUE BROADOLOTES,

for Drem Suite, IRISH FRIEZES, for Ulstar Over-Quata. Thces Goods made up to ensure on the premiera under the Supervision of Experienced European Cuttora,

&o.

Dozena.

Apply to

J. J. DOS REMEDIOS & Öɔ. Im 225 Hongkong, 15th February, 1876.

LTHEVENIN,

WINE AND SPIRIT MARCHANT, AGENT for DE ST. Manceaux BT OIE'S CHAMPAGNES,

Dépôt for Vichy Waters,

ED. PINAGE ER CIR'S PERFUMERY,

N. ANTOINE ET L'INKS, &. &., |11, STANLEY-ST., & 44, QUEEN'S ROAD. CLOUS, QINGER BRANDY,

$4 per Doze

DELICIOUS

SPIRITS of WINE,

Lumpe,

$3 per Dozeri,S

HONGKONG DISTILLERY Va: 1209 Hongkong, 6th Angust, 1875, DAEDALUASTEL,

FINE AND SPIRIT HERCHANT

WIN 17, WYNDHAM STREET,

Neat to the "Daily Press" Ofioc.

N.B.--Price Liate and Samples on application,

995 Hoogkong, 16th June, 1875-

J AND TENNENT'S ALE and

*

PORTER.

at Toka and Pahtang have been largely The Cobumine Journal, describing an Obic strengthened and added to The old native barrister, says: He in un honest run hyTROWSERINGS and FLACK and BLUE! Apply to the

nocth-hore game with which they were armed, profession, and he earns his bread by the strength nopplemented us they were by old chip vannons, of his jaw. have been exchanged for. 115 and £50-pounder Krapp guns; the wrecked gingalls with which their defenders were gapplied have been replaced by breoolonders, of different kinda it is me, but still breachloaders; 30,000 men have acquired come knowledge of European drill and some of the newest kind of turpududa bave been added to the aresmala at the fris, and tba meu bave been taught by foreign ulicers how to use them. Now it must be remembered that in any future expeditiou uguinst Paking it will be Bedsteary to fores a pigs either by the Taka or Pantong Forts, which are now mrob stronger and more numerous than they weto in 1880.. And if oben the Tako Forta were armed by old smooth bore guns, and were garrisoned by totally andrilled troops, whose only weapons were gingalle, they were able to offer such a resistance to un atacking fordo as they did in 1859, is it not reasonable to expect that, with Ko mounted on the forte, kad with soldiers accustomed to come extent to

Bank Bills, ou dand38 Bank Bills, at 30 days' aight 3/32 Bank Bills at 6 months' sigh13/93 Credits, at 6 months' sight... 101 Documentary Bills,atmontbe

sigat............

3/164

OR BONGAY.Bank, on demand 22 ON CALCUTTA, Dank, ou demand 222- DR SANGHAL

Bank, sight......72 Private, 30 days sight....... 724-

SHARES

Hongkong and Shunghat Bank Share

Union Insurance Society of Canton, now abares

per cent premiuro, ex dividend,

dbina Traders' Insurance Company's Soarea-

$600 per share.

hina and Japan Marine Insurance Th 52

81,500 per share,

per share,

European organisation, and armed with breech loading riflea to keep the walls, and with torpedows laid in the water way orer which our goobs and buite resat pass to the assalt, in the event of another war with Ching the way to Peking would out be as easy as it who in 1860 ? "Kwang Tung" also writes to The Times as follows:The precont &rmy of China consiste oftwegrent divisions, Undertheticstareincluded Chinese Insurance Company.-$20 per share. the Mane, Mongol, and Chinese Bauermen, Bangkang Fire Insurance Company's Shares- distributed inpermanent gerrisonspear the great $500 per share, ex dividend, cities of the Empire, while the stond is mudelting Fire Insurancpany's Shares-$148 ap of Cainoso troops. The Manobu Tarters (the present drasty), when they conquered Victoria Fire Insurance Company's shares-

per share Chine in 144 divided their army into four coeps, distinguished as being under white, blue, Hongkong und. Whampoa Dock Company red, and yellow banners. Four bordered ban- Starea 39 per cent.discount, nere of the samm cokairs were absequently added, and in coarse of time there were added to theas eight similar corps of Mongols, and eight of Chinese, who had cast in the lot with

the invader. The chief command of these

corp (waich exist to the present day, and are

£69 par share.

fongkong, Umatou and Maco Steamboat Co.'s Shangani Steam Navigation Company-Th

Shorca per cent discotadi

70 per share.

share.

SAYLAND GO VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, -HONGKONG.

DUO DE MONTABELLO GALTE

BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE- Quart$15 per caso (1 duson.)

1

5% discount on 25 Cases.

BOURBON WHISKEY, $15 per case (1 dozen.). DOM FOR SALE BY

HEARD &Co. 975 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1876,

TAKASIMA COLLIERY,

lots to suit Purchasers

JARDINE, MATHESON AND Co., Aexce HOR SALE, Fresh TAKASIMA COAL, iu Large, hand-picked, double-aureened at $3 Apply to per Ton; Stall, at 80 per Ton.

T. G. GLOVER, 1787 Hongkong, 4th Dumber, 1975.

No. 7, Queen's Road, and so East Point,

NOW ON SALE

IMPERIAL QUARTO,

Hongkong Gun Company's Shares-$75 per ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIOTIONARY,

of a nized evil and military organisation, all dongkong Hotel Company's 3hares-330 per baing liable to bear arus, but by no means all

ebaro

being pakl no celdiers) is vested in high officers Chinese Imperial Loan-£102.

of the three nationaltios, the Maasba, on the

An

W2X TH

PUNTI AND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATION,

ANGLO-CRINESH DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

DAVID CORSAR & SONS' ' Merchant Navy

Navy Boile

•·Long Flux

Crown

> CANVAS. '

*

"ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Li 1180 Hengkong, 11th May, 1867.

ABSIAMULL DHURRUNDASS,

Casinore and INDIA MOHANT,

W

Has for Sale, Cashmere Shawls, Morcing Gowaa, Rampore and Dalbi Shamis, Barnots, and Sindh Gold Lace Work Goods, &o, &,

No. 30, QUEEN'S ROAD, Next to Messrs. SAVEE & Un, Hongkong, E 1987 24th December, 1875.

F. KURSE GALANT WORKS,

ESSEN (GERMANY) ··· SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA,

FPELL: Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany.) OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA.

TOOIL KAGEDĐEN- Đại 13 Hengkong, lat. February, 1876.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. A American Ship

**LATHLET RICH,"

Vessels on the Berth.

GOUIDENZÁL AND ORIENTAL STIAM- SHIP COMPANY.

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONFECTION WITH TUE CENTRAL, AND UNION PACIFIC AND

CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES NI

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.. THE 3.8. 00BANIO will be despatched for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st March, et P.M., tubing Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Durope,

.

Canncation is made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai.

Freight will be received on board until

6

Post-Ofice Notifications.

A man will closë For Sny Francisco-Par Lotus, to-day, the 20th ine, at 11.30 AM.

For Cooktown-Fer Meccs, to-day, the 29th inst, at 1.30 ..

For Tokobares. Por Malasso, to-day, the 20th inats at 5 F.M.

For Shunghai-For Toheran, to-morrow, thu - 1.10 to 11.30... Ist prox., at 11AM.. Linto lettore received from

For Singapore and Fening-Per Olangyls, Su Tauraday the 2nd inat,, at 2,30 p.m.

Far Satdw-Fer Adria, sa Thursday, the 2ud proxjat 5 PM.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES.

PACKET. will be desiatched on WEDNESDAY, the lat The Buited Staten Mal Packet, OCEANIC

March, ater, with the Male-

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

Letters can be posted on board the Packet

The Post Office will be open for the reception of the 29th insthat. Parcul Packages will be of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspapers, &o., received at the Office until5 PM, sups day. All until,2.50 .. Parcel Packages stunla va marked to address from 2,50 PM. to 250 F.M., on payment of a in fall; value of same is required.

Latarn Passage Tickets available for Late Feeuf 12 aents in addition to the Postego.. months are issued at a reduction of 30 percent above places by this route is compulsory. The Prepayment of the Postage to all the on rogatur rates..

Correspondence insuficiently propaid will be For further information is to Freight or forwarded by the English Packets. Passage, apply to the agency of the Company, the United Statos must be superscribed per Praya West.

G. B. EMORY,

Acting Agent Hongkong, 3rd Febramy, 1876,

STEAM FOR: SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

· GALLE, ADEN, SUDE, HALTA, BRINDISI," "ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. TEKKANGAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDONŢ

ALBU

Correspondence addressed so Tokobama and

OCEANIC, and that addressed to the United Kingdoms must be superscribed "sid· San Francisco,"

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster-General. General Post Office, · |--Hongkong, 17th February, 1876.

DOMBAY, HADRAS, AND CALOUTTA

THE PENIRETTAR AND ORIENTAL STEAN

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S

Steamship GOLCONDA "Captain ANDERSON, with Her Majesty's Muila, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above places on. THURSDAY,the Bad Miral, at Noon.

Cargo will be received on board antil Noon, Spoons and Parosis at the office until 2 r. on the lat idem,

For Particulars regarding Fraight and Pas- page, apply at the P. & 0, 8. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland: Bouteis required by the Egyptian Government, and miest be delivorad by the Blippare to the Company's Agente, with the Bills of Lading or with Paresis and the Company do not hold themselves. responsible for any Detention or Prandine which may happen from the incor rectness on Buol declaration.

Shippers of cargo for Bombay aro requested to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong kong in corrispondoneo with the Australian Stanmor from Gallo to Bombay, may call at

Thos. Mitchel, Muster, wilt load for the above Colombo. Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

YOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 141 Hongkong, 1st Estroary, 1876,

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON).

Al Amin bip THE

**SAMUEL & RIED,” **** White, Mutter, will toad for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. For Freight: apply to

YOGEL, HAGODON & Co.

1 Hongrong la February 1976.

FOR NEW YORK.

THE A1 American

Wilkinson, Master, will Toad: here and at Whampoa, and will have quick despatch us above For Freight, apply to

139

VOREI, HAGEDORN & 00. Hongkong, lat February, 1876.

SUN FIRE OFFICE,

Shippers are partionlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Billa of Luding

A. MoIVER, Superintendent... Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation On.'s Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1876.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIEN MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES

ALSO,

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND

10N

A CALOUTTA.

N THURSDAY, the 9th Marel, 1976, at Noon, the Company's Steamship Police against Fire to the extent of 60, will leave this Port for the above places. *PRIHO Commandant Ledores with HE Undersigned is prepared to Grant WAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECID, and CAR

$45,000 on First-class Risk..

on as well as for Matseflios, and accepted in Cargo and Spécie will be registered for Jan.

A Dissonnt of Trenty jier cont. (20%) upon the Current Incal Rates of Precis will be al-transit through Marseilles for the principal towed upon Insurances effected with this Ofles places of Europe will be grated till nood,

E. G. LINSTEAD, SA

Agent, San Fira Ofice Vargo will be received on board until 4 Y.,

Shipping Orders 1535. Hongkong, 26th August, 1874

Specie and Pareola until 3 PM, on the 8th DOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Moreb, 1870. (Parcels are not to be sent

TH

...

MAILS BY TUD-ENGLISH PACKET The English Contrast Pucket COLCONDA, will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, 50, on TRUESDAY, the 2nd Marah.

The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, do

Wednesday, let March,'

6 P.AL., Money Order Office aluses.

P.M., Post Offics closes except the NIGHT

Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, Zad March,

7AM., Past Ottice opens for sale of.

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post, ing of all corrcapandouce.

10 A., Post Office ôloges urnept for Late

Letters Registry of Lettore couena, 10.15 A., Letters may be posted on payment

of LATE FEE of 18 centa extra Passage, until

11 a.x, when the Post Office CLOSES.

entirely

11:30 A., Letters (Eat Loitera only address.

ud to the United Kingdom ria Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of n Late Fee of 48 cents extra postuge. 11.50 A., Fosting on Board eens.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster-General.

General Post-Offton,

Hongkong, 18th February, 1976.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The French Contract Packet PELHO March, with Mails to and through the United will be despatched on THURSDAY, the Sch

Kingdom vid Marseilleg; to Barope, Saigon, Singapore, Gallo, Hadiris, Caloutta, Bombay, Aden, Sure, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of closing the Muila, &c.

A

Wednesday, Merda 8th,"

5 F., Money Order Office closes. Poat Office loses except the NIGHT BOY, which remains opou all night.

Thursday, March 9th..

7AM., Post Office opene for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lotters, and Post- ing of all correspondence,

10 AM, Registry of Letters coaSOT

12 A.M., Post Office closes except for Lata

Letters.

11.30.M., Letters (but Letters only)caldaca-

ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa pore may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cunts extra poatage, until

11.30 am, when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Camaral Post Office,

Postmaster General.

Hongkong, 25th February, 1876.

As some misapprehension exists regarding

en board they must be left at the Agercy's the transmission of Packats nud nuples

HS Undersigned having been appointed Office) Contents and value of Packages are through the Post, it is bereby notified for

Agents for the above Company, are pre-required. pared to GRANT INSURANCES a Onirent

general information, that the Privilege of send. For further particulars, apply at the Cem-ug sach articles through the post at the rates Bator,

Man pauy's Office. MELOUERS & O Agents, Berat Insurance Company," +4-1780 Hongkong, 28th October, 1874. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

ROM this dute, until further notice, dis F

count of Twenty per aent. (20) upon the carront locates of premis will be allowed apom inearances effected with this Company, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oa..

Agents. if 1102 Hongkong, 27th June, 1872. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

·

LARON this date, until farther notice, a dis- sount of Twenty per cant. (20/3 ponthe current local rate of premis will be allowed upon ineununees affected with this Company. DOUGLAS LAPHAIK & Co.,

Agents

of 1103 Honekour, 27th June, 1872. YKAUHISTRE FIRE ASSURANCE COM+ PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

G. DE OHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agent Bougkig, 28th February, 1876..

U. 2. MAIL EINE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

of postage applicable to them is restricted to band fine Trade Patterns or Sanzples of Merchani dise. Goode sent for Sale, or in execution of an order (however small. the yzantity they bu), For any articles sent by one private individval to another which are not actually patterna of

plea, are not admissible.

THROUGH to NEW YORK, VIA OVER which Bails for London arriving at Sees from Arrangements having been made ander LAND RAILWAYS-AND-TOUCHING A*China by Private Ships will be forwarded to

YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,

THE SS, "GREAT REPUBIJO" wil laare Hongkong for. San Francisco, vis. Toko hama, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th Marsh, 1976, at 3 r.M.,taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko

Through Frazenger Tickete and Bills of

bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York sad Horape, vit OVER- LAND RAILWAYS.

A Steamer of the Mitsu Bishi S.8. Coupany will leave Shangbai, via the Inland Sen Porta,

destination via Brindisi, it is bereby notified that the rates of postage, which must be paid in aduance, on correspondence addressed to the United Kingdom so forwarded, will be as fol lowe, viz. :- For Letters.24 cents per half crude For Newspaper 8 euch." For Booke and

not exceeding Jounice Acents.

Patterna....

י

гр

every additional

Thero is a common belief in the existence of Parael Post by which such articles a Faze, joint Teuth, &c., can be forwarded at low rates, Dorion, Silk Drection, Searvce, Jewellery; Arti,

It cannot be too distinctly stated that aush At New York, Passengers have selection of cheapest rate iz 12 vente per bulf once by things can only be sent as Letters, and the very.

about soms date, and make close connection Yokohama..

Sole Agent on the Pacific Count for Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition; Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Undersigned have been appointed Superior and Pacific Fuor Company's Safety Agonte for the above Corapany at Hong

117 1026 July 2. keng, Danton; Foochew, Shanghai, and Hanarions lines of steamers to Rugland. France, Private Steamer, All'auch puskagen should be

Клее

THE Undersigned hare beun appointed Solo sow and are prepared to grant Insurances.

Agents for the Sale of their Goods in

Hongkong and China by Measrs. J. & E TAN NANT, Gluegow, and Mesura. DAVID ÇOKSÁR &} SONS, Arbroathy-s

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & of $19 Hongkong, January, 1867.

NOW ON SALE.

HOUSEHOLD COMPANION

CAND

CHINESE

TOR.comprehentences and practical serricsHE Yellow Peas 500 pisale at $1.85. by Hing this Work standa uprivuline. All the new Tai to travelling trader.

words which the Chintu bure of late years been ·- STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, Walante14 bugs, at $3,60, by Kwong Wo compelled to cviu to express the numerous ob By Dr. DHYAN, with many additions, Correo beang to travelling trader.

tam machinery.photography,telegraphy, and tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography, Choung to local trader.

Vermoelli-30 bags, at 58.10, by Kwong Wense generally, which the rapid advance PRICE: IuFuper Wrupper

$159 of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are Noably Bound White Sugar-30 bage, at 85.00, by Kwong are given in extenso. Bach and every word in

Ally illustrated and explained, forming exer Potato Flour-50 bags, at $2.54, by Kwongen for students of most instructive nature, Hop to travelling trades.

Fangas-10 bage, at $33,20, by Kin Tai Loong to travelling trader.

whole, predominating The Governor-General SALES ON FEBRUARY 29TH, AS ESPORTED BY and Governors have each a small foros ut their disposal, but they do not command the military or naval forces of the proviusan. Permanent Marcha garrisons under Manebu officere ura established, as I bave said, in the great cities on the conat and along. the frontier, The Chiness army is altogether distinct from this forms, and laender a separata general ether, below whom is a series of mb-Wo Cheang to local trader. ordinates of a number and denomination corre sponding to those of our own any, if we count from Ersign Major-General

draw pay nevertheless the troops assigned to the exset, to some extent only on paper. Ware the military and nava. Berries of China as roul and effective as the civil service of the country foreign Governments would have to deal with ona of the granteat Powere in the world. The civil unrapetitiva ozuminations held under Bo-Fat to loval under zqznineni mecare to the poorest sỊudents of the

Dried Lily Flower 20 bags, at $6,80 by China Chong to travelling trader,

Saigon Ride-1,000 pionie, at $1.52, by Chan 100g 10 travelling trader.

Milled Rice-6,000 pionis, at $1.57, by Ypen Almonds-10 bags, at $2L50, by: Kio Tai

land the certainty of promption by merit to the Loong to travelling trader. most Iperative poste in the Empire. Under

Carrant Rates,

· HOLLIDAY, WISE & U». 1958 Hourkong, 15th October. 1868. THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA

pany

and Germany.

Registered (8 cents). If the Parocl be beavy là Freight will bo received on board until 4 P..oen be sent through one of the Parcal Expressou on the 14th proximo. Pardel Packages will be conducted by Mesars. LANE, CRAWFORD, or roosivod at the Office until 5 r., same day; Mr. V. H. Nux, which, for anything over 4 Parcel Packages should be marked to ad-or & onaces, will be found cheaper than the dress in fall; relae of Haras is required

Post. For further information, as to Pasange and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Comptry. Praya Weal

G. DEMORY,

·Hongkong, February 15th, 1878.-

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Olles put world; that in to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no im. Acting Agent.pression of a sol

COAL DEPOT.

whether part of thems might not have been ab- stracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.

THE Undersigned, baring been appointed Agents in Hongkong for the above. Com- Call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS to the los rates of premÍDIA

The attention of boxholders is called to the

Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE. courged for all steamer risks, besides which a

ecessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable egal, and" of nonding a Chit- THIRD PER CHINT. (25)*7,) will be allowed. OALS of all description supplied to teamers book or receipt with thew. The omission of on riska to'ports in China, Japan, the Philip.

by the Undersigned.

| the latter precaution leaves u doubt as to wen. pinas, and the Straits. On rieb to all other

Orders may be left at the Godowne, Wanchai,ther the contents of the box ever reached the parla the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER with Mr. J. Madlenose, or LRONG AK TON,Post Office; the omission of the former; as to CENT. (15%) only.

| Frayag.

LANDSTEIN & CO. Bm 1620 Hongkong, Lot November, 1875 STORAGE 10ALS reveived an Storage in First-laws Godowns(lately known as those of Diensts, RB WALTER & Co, of about 5,000 tone Chpx- city, situated on the Praya, West Winoli.

GLINSTEAD 1909 ungling, 18th November, 1974.

***/NOW ON SALE,

Apply at the Daily Press Office..

NORTH GEBMAN FIRE INSURANCE.

SIEMASEN & On, COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

Agents, vi 1028 Hongkong, dot July 18.. Undersigned having been appointed IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CUM. AGENTS for the above Company, ara pre to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent

HE Undersigned, Agente for the above MELCHIERS & CO. od 10 grant Police Et 674 Hongkong, tot May, 1874

- agenet Fire to the extens of $91,000 on any TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

FIRST-CLASS RISK,

Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are given, the accente being carefully marked on e best principle hitherto attained. The typo- phy displays the success of an attempt to ake the Olind and Engliab type correspond pared in the sise of Bady, thereby effecting a vast of $65,000, on first class risks at'onirent rates. tonomy of grada, sonoying a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those restaging and vacint spaces, which baya heretofore characterized Chinese publications.

To illustrate the usb scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration.

at Current Rates.

PANY.

سية

-*-

Arrangemente Bave been made for the Regis tration of Correspondence exotanged between the United States of America and this Colony by Pacific Mail Packets of the Occidental and Oriental Steam Ship Company.

The Registration Fees & cents for cook letter, over and above the Postage. This Zoe,

well as tho Portage, must be prepaid. No lettors can be Registored after 2 m. on the day of departure of the Mail.

DOUND VOLUMES of the Chess Overland Correspondence for New Zealand vid Torres

Brown Sagar-500 bugą, at $2.49, by KwODE halizers Vocabulary, contains about 16,000HE andersigned having been appointed A RarURK OF TWENTY PER CENT. (20%) 2"

the present dynasty military examinations are Wo Chesing to local trader.

periodically held among the troops, but the

MANORESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

my

sad Ohinese Dlationary about 100,000, whilst porod to accept riske against Fire at erent his work contains more than 50,000 English Patos, abject to a bonus of 80 per cent. words, and upwards of 600,000 Chineso ohare-

SIOMSSEN & Co., Again, despite all the grammar and

ther elementary works as yet published, the

competitors are men of property, who supply. their own weapons and accoutrements, and nat the rank and file of the army. Military rank is conferred not for personal bravery and talent, but for prowess in raising hours weightsHE Undersiguel Agents are in mooist of wielding sermons émorda, and bonding bows, Instructions from the Board of Directors, adent of this difficult language absolutely re- as well as for skill in horsemanship and authorizing then to issue Polipies to the city uples to display the various appli- arebory, Although the ass for military of £10,000 on any one First-class Risk, or to alions and equivalents of different words which preferment and open to all who are eligible for the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Risks at here one general meaning. Of these examplea the Civil Service, fer engage in the contents, Current Rates

A Dismount of 20%, allowed,

BOWAY, WISE & Co.,

Agente.

49 Hongkong, 8th Jafinary, 1875, *

diswork contains more than five times as

Agents, f 39 Hongkong: 16th November, 1872. LONDON, AND ORIENTAL STEAMA

-TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE, 187, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON

~EMFARLISHED 1843, E Undersigned is authorised to necept sy as any other Dictionary hitherto pub-riske on behalf of this Office, by First For practical purposes the arrangement of Clase Steamers and Sailing Ships.

itu pages enables person who under the work is so complete, that a reference Handa English to communicate cfeofrey with natives who understand nothing but Cla

listed.

as the posts obtainable are in every respect inferior to those of the Administrative depart monte of GoTerent... Few men of gengine talent, therefore, are to be found among the officere of the Chinese uray, and probably THE SOOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE none who hare docued it worth their while to COMPANY we des Motire a knowledge of military aides 15TH Undersigned, having been appointed ese. In this respect the work will be fo

Tagent in fongkong, for the above, named indispensable to all Europeace residing o

fortifications, and all that constitudes the Boicnes of modern warface. It inst; however,

be said, in justice to the Cliness Government, Company, is prepared to GRANT POLICIES in, and to the natives themselves it ex-

REAL MOIVER, Agant, If Hopekong: 16 July. 1867.

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED).

NOTICE.

Trade Report for the Year 1874, Erioc

Apply at the Daily Press Office," Hongkong, 1st February, 1875.

taburances, suoli StarOAN twing payable on the Ten Dollars. ssue of the Policy E

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agonio,

Imperial Fire Inounce Cumpasy. 335 Hongkong, 1st March, 1874, THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATED BY KOTAL OBARTEK

BIJ MAJERZY KING GEORGE THE FIRST A.D. 1720;

forward suck Corresponcouce via Gulle

Straits. Aoopoiderable amount of Correspondence being received difcoted to New Zealand við Torres Straits it is notified that the Now Sea-. land Post Office has dualitied to receive Mails by that route, bence there is no alternative but WING-KEE COAL SHOP.. THE Proprietor of Wind-xaz Shop bogs to Persoue who are anxious to avail themselves inform the public that bis Shop has been of the Torres Straits Steamers to communicate catablishod ainas 185, at Endicott's Lane, and with Now Zealand should addrees their letters that he has always a great quantity of BEST R., to the care of an Agent at Sydney, COAT in storn for Bale, Gentlemen or Ship A mantora wishing to patrozisabim, are requested to apply at his Shop.

11447 Hongkong, 23rd Såptember, 1875. MOTION.

-

that they are, mot altogether ignorant of the sgainst FIRE an Buildings and on Gädda toplins subjectafully with which very low in- !: XOLICIES granted current rates on Ma-Chine, and Ancipal Ports of India alternate days as beforetak semmi RS

defects in their syaton. Within thu laat ten the extent of 210,000 at the usual rates subject yeare grost efforts have been made to introduoc a to an jammediate discount of 20+ certain nature of reform. Formarly, officers of Attention is invited to a considerable reduc the Navy were obosen from the land forces, not tion in precis for Life Jusurence in China. that they knew the boy from the sternpost of Life Policius effented during the year 1875 war vessel, but bocanes they were big and blite Share in the Bonus to Bu declarad on Clst tering men, whose appearance would strike December for the gainquennial period them

error into by bearts of an suomy, Sobcats ending, have been established for the training of naval,

A MAOG. HEATON,

oadets under the Earwyewo, some of whom nove 1463 Hongkong. 27th September 1975

Endorsigned having been appointed Agents for the above. Corporation, are propared to grant Insurances as follows:--

ARMARINH DEPARTMENT, Polloics of current rates, payable either here,

Londen, or end of them are perfectly aegerinted. To L rine Biaks to all parts of the World. I FIRE DEPARTMENT arties realent in England and interested in cordance with the Company's Articles of As

the China it cannot but be tarainable occasionally. istion, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri. Police issued for long or short periodo at

it comprises dprrards of two thousand large buted annually to Contributors, woother Store, urrent rates; carto pages.

holders or not, in proportion to the net amount--A discount of 20%, allowed." of Premis contributed by euch, the romaining LIFE DEPARTMENT, third being carried to Benerve Funda

Polisiestested for nume notercseling 66,000, SOLYPHANT & Co., on reasonable terms.

General 1gent

TETBNER & Co.,

CO, PATERNOSTER ROW MAT: WATI, DELL,

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, HONGKONG

M 951 HongKong, 17th April, 1872.

· HOLLIDAY, WIBEK-OL.

il 1963. Hongkong 26th July, 1872,

His Excellency Governor Sir ARTHUR ED- WARD KENNEDY, K.O.M.G., O.B, in plemed to. direct that the following revised Rates of Portage (including those notified on the 15th

SLETTERS.

CENTS.

instant,) Se published for groseral information.

Order to eat the wiskee of the Native I cord hit the make of the Mothe Paper has unen, from the comencement of the France and Algeria 4 Brindisi, 19 por I or China New Your, leeued DAILY instead of on Brazil, Registration Feb, 16.

ET FRENCH PACSEES The Paper has been Established for narly Continent of Europe (France Twenty Years, and je, as to Editorial Manage. cepted). SADAKA PARA PASAREA Obisiese Gentleman girea reliable commercial mont, under the Direction of a Well Educated Ports of China and Japan (to or

.18 per 1 oz.

frorn) and general information, and has the same Aden, Oplop, 3ndia, Pondicherry,

LES MERTAMLm 8 par i oz. position with the Native Community sa to Ad-

Brigon

12 per & oz. Tercisements and Nows us the English Day Spain and Euritgil, vid Brindisi...18 per foz. with the Foreign Community The The ubavo aro all the changes hitherto wade Uharge for Advertisements will be as bercto in the Table of Rates dated the lat instant, and

most be regarded it.alpatseding that Table a kou, Estd February, 1874,

far as they apply.

fere,