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PIGEON" ENGLISH-

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAROLL 13, 1876,

Vessels Advertised as Loading,

DESTINATION

VENHEL'S NAMN

CAPTAIN

Sarah Nigholeon. Haze

wouded. South-eat of Captain Chatfield MA LONDON BUEZ CANAL Dlosed (str,).......... discovered two rocksmot laid down on the chan NEW TONE

his falnud is korand of two hummocks, with ả

SAN FRANCISCO, deep hollow between, the south-west kummoqk being the highest. There is a wide med ap parently deep passare betwoon the newly-dig covered Island and the long, leland which already laid down on the chart.".

Do

12 YOKOHAMA

Du

Grant Republic (at) Balgia (str.)

*

A NEW ISLAND. It is quite possible that before very long the The master of the stenabip Blackbird shout Ton wan-obe one pe-aze bcat" which Captain, C. W. Obutfeld," the Arque, anys, greats the ours of overy, visitor to Hongkong bag written from Sydney to the Victoriar ne the anabor drons into the still waters which Harbour Department, reporting the de lis at the base of Vistoria Paak will be a more govery by him, while on the passage. heard. At last English merchants are bagin- from Sydney to Cooktowa, of an land ning to be hahamed of making us of a jargon in the Sir James Smith group which is not kald which would devor have existed but for their down on the Admiralty ohnTE- Eba new island "strangó unwillingoces to acquire or a smatteria tho south westernmost of the groap, and h

ing of the language spoken by the people smong whow they were destined to hire Grammars, dictionaries, and vocabularies in the local dialects are now bagising to find their way into ea into who, they have never hitherto been admitted, and some master and mistress Dave set an example which it is to be hoped will be followed-of commomating with their servants in Chinese, wan thờngh they speak it imperfectly, to the reinaion of the giberish wlioke up to this tima bea boen their solitary means of intercommunication. On the other hand, a generation of Chisame a growing up which le learned to Lagheb grammatically in the schoolkestablished at Hongkong and at the Treaty ports. There the young oficer in the Khedive's service why:SAWTOW AMOT &POOCHÓW Kangeung (str.). was killed by the Bari tribe while returning AMOY, TAKAO, AND TAMSUL.. Hailong (str.), is therefore some prospect that, what between from a mission from Cal. Gomen to King English-spearing Obinamen Evid Chinese speaking Englishso, that disused growth Mess of Uganda. The letter contains may yalept pigeon Dnglish will posa otep to particulars regarding teen's capital and it ariat A certain amount of interest must surroundings, and M. de Bellefonds wecting always attach to any form of spreah which and parting with Mr. Stanley. He gives

glowing description of the zoenary of the Vio

athley fish...... Sydenta.. FORTLAND (OREGON)L.D., Samuel G. Read: COUKTOWN. ARE SYDNEY... Brisbone (str.)... M. DE BELLEFONDS AT THE VICTORIA SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &o... Lombardy (str.)

NYANZA.MA Do. PENANG, &.............. Arratoon Apoar (at) The Daily Telegraph publicbes the closing SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &c. Tigre (str.) at his portion of the pert made to the Egyptian YOKOHAMA....

Bombay (t)ma finietta of War by M. Limot de Bellofonds SHANGHAI

Geelong (str. )....

COUNT ARNIM.

18, and after a quick advance of less than nu to his personal intereste. Furthermore Prince

HAVE

F. Ashton

Abbott

ATA

For FREIGHT APEM TO

TO BE DESPATCHED,

Batterfale & Swire, On-or about 18th lust Hongkong Yogel, Hazadorn & Com... Quick despatob, Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Quick despatch, dapa Hongkong Jaxdina, Matheson & Ob............. On 15th, ibat,, at noon,

Kong P. II: 5.8 Là

On 15th Inar, DI $2.9. Ou lit proz, at 8 pm. Quick despatch.

10. &0. & OLN

rong Vogel Higedora Con

gkong Vogel, Hagedorn & CoQuick despatak, a gkong Vazel, Hagedorn & Co.

? Gibb, Livia rsten' & Col. gkong P. 30 C B Đại Hongkong Darid Sassoon, Suma & Co.

bimcasageries Haritimes Hongkong P.&UEN, O.. Hongkong P. & 0. 5. 1. Oo... Hongrong Dougins Lapmik & Co.

Douglas Laprak & Co.

For Sale.

AVE JUST RECEIVED, and are now.

SHOWING --

DRAB SHELL RATS.

A HATS, Novost Shapes,

PARIS SILE HATS. LONG SCARVES

Cnisk despatch:

: Ta-morrow, at noon, ....... On 16th fast..., at noon. On 18th inat,, ut 8 P.M.

On 23rd înit, at noon, „To-cay, at 4'XUMOJA To-morrow, at daylight, On 15th inst., daylight, Op lôch Tat, at noon,

Vessels on the Berth.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA. Taking Cargo et chrath ratos to NAGASAKI

and HIOGO,y 19.. / VIDP, &-0.8. M. Cole Steamship

HOMBAY

will-lénva- for the above, plass TODAY, the

viously notifiedy po

f199

A NOIVER,

Superintendin F.&O. S. N. C'e-Offè,

Hongkong, 13th Matali, 1876.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, HE P. & 0.8 F-Cola Staamahap

DEBLOBO

Vessels on the Berth.

Post-Office Notifications.

Anor will close

UAB MAIL LINE

FACINIO MAIL STEAMSHIP OOMPANY, 13th instant, as 3.00 2,

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER-inet, at 8,9) P.M. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING, AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. THEES. GREAT REPUBLIC? Will tears

Hongkong for San Francese, vi Toko |kama," on "WEDNESDAY, the 15th March,“ 1876, at 8 r.z., taking Passengers and Freight for: Japan, the United States, and Barope.

Through Passenger Tiskeks and Bille of Lading aro issaed for tripaportation to Take lam and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Central and South Americs; and to New York and Barops, vit OVER LAND RAILWAYS MAN

For Sokoliame Per Bombay, to-day,' the For Big-Per Pardo, to-day, the 13th

For Amoy Por Qunga, to-day, the 13th, Inst., at 80 PK,

For Stanghal-Per Gaslong, to-day, the 13th: izst, at 5.3. Lato lettore received from 5.10 to 5.30 PM. Froviona notice revoked.

Steamer of the Min Bisht S.S. Compady will leave Bhanghai, vik the Inland Ses Ports. about mmé dato, and make close connection at Yokobama.

At Now York, Powerngers, horo salestion of varions lines of steamers to England, France, and Garmang.

Far Choktown and Sydney-Por: Brisbane, to-morrow, the 14th inst, ut 11.30 am.

For San Frangissa-Par Crocus, on-Wodnos day, the 15th inst, at 11.90

Arratoon Apcar, on Saturday, the 18th inst For Singapore, Penang, and Caloutta-Par 290 P.M,

For Singapore, Penang, and Calcutta-Per Penguin, on Saturday, the 18th inst., at 2.30 P.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States Mail Packet GRBAT RAPUBLIC will be despatched on WEDNES DAY, tde 15th instant, at 3 T.M., with the Mails-

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

The Post Office will be open for the reception of Ordinary Letters, Books, Newspaper, antil 2,39 r.

Lasters ann be posted on board the Packet from 250 P.M. to 5:50 PM, on payment of a Lute Feeuf12 centa in addition to the Postage, The Fropayment of the Postage to all the abore placas by this route in compulsory. forwarded by the English Packeta, Correspondence inaufloiently propaid will be

Correspondense addressed to. Yokohamy and the United States minst be supersoriked per GREAT REPUBLIC, and that addressed to the United Kingdom must be superscribed MEDIris San Francisco.

ALFRED LISTER, Step Postmaster-General,

Freight, will be reived an baard until B., on the lith proximo, Paréol Packages will bé received at the Oes until 5 P.M., me day all Parcel Frokages should be marked to ad dresa in full; valde af game is required.

For farther information as to Fasage and Freight apply to the Agotey of the Company, Prage West.

G. B EMORY,

Acting Agent. Hongkour. Fobruary 15th, 1876. PRO STEAM FOR DA

...ÓGALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA; VENICA,

TERRANEAN PORTS, AND SOUTHAMPTON;

ALSO BOMBAY MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIA. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMI

I

STRATION

COMPANY'S Steamship "LOMBARDY,” Captain E. M. GrZON, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specio, and Darge, will leave this for the above, places o THURSDAY, the 15th instant, at Noon.ja

Cargo will be received on board natil Moon, Spooie and Parcels at the office until 3 x.a. on the 15th idem.

har sequired surn a temporary mperats axis-foris Fake, as viewed from an ominance 2017 tence, and this at Joust "pigaon English can Usovine" Under our feet," he says, "the

The German Oficial Imperial Gazelig, rawark- plead for itself. It is too suun yet to pronounce maquificest lake strotebea ont, sparkling lite sing on the publication here of an English a funeral oration over it, bat as opposing forces proclaim that ire dare are zambered, and a foto of silver; numerous green jalunde, softly translation of the pamphlet Pro Nihilo," very little is known in England af de rubblade and indented, ent in the bay with a observes that it sets too high a value upon which our countrymen are talking in Chian, it girdle as of emeralds; while along the abere are pallic opinion in Bagland not to give it acceas master of darker green dotted about these'l to a few documents from which Baglish readers may not be out of place to glance briefly nt its

being groves of huge timber trees, which batho may perceive what view bus prevailed for the origin and paruutertios. To call it Englia, their couts and branches in the froth and limpli last two or three years in the highest aitoles.in asen when qualified by the word “pigeon" warclots of the Victorm, Butwards a silvery Germany with regard to Count Arcim's OHERTY'S BLACK and DRAB FELT B 1st, at 4.P.M. instead of the time pro SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE (ie. "business"), is 暗 visnomer. It is

band burries to less itself in the lake; that i erelibility." These document are simply a mixture of English and Portuguese the canal wilch we have istoly aroused. The report and fetter from Prince Bismarck to warda tortured into Chinese dams, a scene is enchanting, absorbing the hoart must the Emperor dated respectively in 1872 and when it is added that only a very small per well with plotsure within the breast of any 1873 complaining of the way in which Count centage of these words are at all orrectly pro-

admirer of natural beauty who guze apon it. Arnim dischargan hlg: doties, and painterly nounced, the outcome may be imagined. Only Wa feel a keen desire to decent and approset expressing the opinion that the Count was in a few specimena of this fingo have found their nearer to this lovely soat whose charms ravish the habit of sabordinating his official labours O way into English literature. Tas parodies on Excelsior" and "My name is Normal, which Urkin, "That bighley time begin shop-ahớp,” and "My naus belonger Norval," te, with few axceptions, the only scrap we have on card. But these linge, abcurd as they are, nea in provements du "pigeon English pure and simpin. This is to be found only in the native vocabularies published for the beat of cut pradores and servants ontering the service of English masters, Wo may take one osa, specimen of this class of work. It is a little AN UNPATRIOTIC MOTHER. valurau of some wave or fifteen pages, und Not the least alarming of the many uncom is entitled" A Vocabulary of Worfe in Comfortable symptoms of the present day to the mon Uae among the Red haired People" a outer cover is adorned with a fall length portrait of one of the red haired ace dressed in the costume of the Georgian period, in breeches and stockings.

our the ripples of the quiet Nyuuza are breaking Bismarck, at neexas, los are dedovar

at our foot. Everybody stoops te drink of the Count Aram's word could not be trusted, that ofcar water, and Mr. Stanley end. I tonet our be was bubitully untrutitul Tale" was respectiva auntries in the refreshing liquid pointed out to the Emperor with detailed He bad an attesting parting with Stanley, whom proofs and nothing but a Court Oubat screened he speaks of de a ine-bearted fellow, Frank, the man for somo yours. Every trap Gormun excellent comrade" wito the hoped to see again should be ashamed of him.

and spend many a happy day with."

FIN WINDSOR SCARVES, Fut-in-Hand Club, Czar, and other Now

Latest Designa

Styles in indep SCARVES.

The

CLUB HOUSE CEAVATS A and

BILK and WOOL MUFFLERS.

NEW COLLARS, including the Tandem, Carnival Clyde, Lothair, Society, Connaught, mad Do Jarnac,

The ARGOSY WRISTBAND. WHITE LONGULOTH SHIRTS, Military Frante DRESS SULETS.

Embroidered Frontą,

TWILL REGATTA

SHIRTS.

Neat Patterns. DAWBOY's best quality

30 018 sod 5 H O ES Single and Double Soles, Kid, Calf, and Cloth Tops

WALKING STICKS –

SILK UMBRELLAS, will the New Pateut Spring Fustenor, WATERPROOF COATS,

"Black and Drab Zephyr and Tweed Mackintosh."

It was recently stated that the Russian traveller, M. Pierza Fzobino, who tauole ollects India and the neighbouring territories, was arrested by the British authorities as he was about to cross qui northera frontier. This is growing disinclination of the mothers of Engnut correct. He had not, he says, any intention and to allow their son's the privilege of dying of crossing the frontier in question; he intended in defence of their country. It was poly ce to reach the Russian passion in Central Asis gently that the St. George's in the East guur by another rante-vid Fersin. Tant intention dians had what is valghtly termed "a regular he carried oat: be traversed Persia and Rowlan The author, begins with the English na hick-up" with a mother on this point. There Tarkistan, and thence continuing, bia journey meruls, and gets uver "our" and "two" very is, it eme, a boy at the workhouse school north he arrived in due tius at Moscow and atXFORD creditably, but tete" in his rentest approach who has been entered by the emperintendens as St. Petersborg. He has made his way south -to "thros "the letter r in an nemperable diffi-eligible for the army. His mother, however, once more, and he is now again in Beway, eulty to a Chinaman-"all-nze toais," and objects to be adopting the profession of having arrived bere in the Calypso. From him, "Baш"to"seven,” “Ten” de pronounços, arms, and nicended the meeting of the guardians Bombay paper, Jaros that the rumour that ns though, he had been intored in the Ewereld for the purpose of expressing her view all-pox broke out amongst the pilgrims on Isle, tini atands for eleven,“

on the matter. She', won, peitaps, the better board that veesal was bascleas. The pilgrima "tai-lip" for twelve, toon to" for qualified to do su, owing to the feat that, al were 655 in number, and many of them wore twenty," one bentoon" for a fundred," though not having been present at any actual in the inet stage of emaciation from age and *one trou-shan" for a thousand." Ta Chi-engagement, she has had sous experience of bardship demo 22 died a fact which nese thera is always inserted between the street sad domestic warince, and has, it was Pachino thinks very until under the oitent= numeral and the substantive to which it applies stated, passed annob of her time in oaptivity, stances. Ons of those who gave up the ghoss a word which it is customary to calla alussider. Unforstinctly on the occasion of her interview was ninety-five, another a venerable women of sines it points to the kind of object represented with the guardians something bad ruled ber nearly equal age. The pilgrims were for the by, the enbstantive. For example instant of temper, and she was therefore unable to discus most part Bengales manage with little saying "two knives," a Chinmaa would say the question calmly. She atatel, however, etamine, and they indulged freely in opiat.

two taste held-in-the-hand knives" or, in dooisively that she would rubber see her sou stead of a table," he would say "one length hang than in the my or aboard of a fishing- table." These various clasiflar the authors sminok,” and' further added that she bad pigeon English have melted down into one," a situation in vion" for him." Being un word, piece, The whiter therefore able to me the situation waiting to tranaistes the Chinese equivalon of curled by her offspring she was requested business ons besa dine in Bengal drug. Patnu indefinite article as one pease," and a knife by the guardians to furnish the necessary par of old import placed at 2015, and Benares of he would render by "one pe-azo-it-fo. Tha tisulers for consideration apon waich abe uae in Obinace of the vech to bare," which la quited the board-room exolaiming, "Bad luck fresh recipis at $585 For Fatna of leash to be pronounced hap," has given rise to

to you. The guardians felt hettand annoyed; import and Benares of oldstock, the quotations strange confavions. "No bap is the orthodox but probably this fond other conscientionaly as brought on about 1800 chests Mal

Bra, nominally, $620 and $585. The elong expression for "not at home,” and a death is believes that any obid of her own will belter announced by #hap tu" (has died). In the his country by dying on the gallows than on the same way" fashionable toomes "tip fa-sza"battle-field. Pall Mall Garetie (fashion); to be busy," "bap, pigaon," and to be at leisure," hap tim?" Expressiota

Benk Bills, or demand., relating to Builors are, so would naturally

Bank Bills, at 30 days' night 3/04- bo expected, of frequent ceeurrance in the The light difference between Austrin and

Bank Bille, at 6 months' sight3/101 vocabulary. A young ofBeer in a "mit Russia baring bern at langt arranged, the Grodita, at months sight... 3/104 obiman (ruidshipman), "a second mate" is a aik-kan mit," anilor" is ale zon;

three empires are agreed upon their plan of Documentary Bills,atmonth'

sight... action with regard to Turkey, England) sad "ready money is "aip te ka-slo" (liberty Trance, and Italy are courteously informed ofON BOWRAY-Bank, on demand 20 danh). About military make lens is known the intentions of the military Powers, and have O CALOUTTI-Bank, on demand 221

So che man" (soldier man) is the only liberty to dianes them na mas they please. Or SHANGHAI equivalent of a military officer, and is held to Meanwhile Blamarck, Gortschakoff, and Bank, sight

rele 72 include alt ranke from the general downwards, Audrassy will tarry out their ideas without the only other distizotion recognised in this waiting for British or French opinions on the service being the "kan-a-, or "artillery subject. Russia has decided to increses the

.** It is descriptive of the state of strength of her arms and dayy oozingent this Hongkong and Shanghai Hank Shares-premise under the Supervision of Experienced foreign society in his to find that year by 36,000 mer. This weans an ultimate

por sent. premium. wealthy man is trapelated into a "machiningresso of her military and navel resources by Union Insurance Society of Canton, new shares (merchant). The relations of lite bere fifth. There on be no doubt that if the -2-3660 për share... by

ENGLAND AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE,

be

OPICN

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE:

SUNDAY, 12th March. Yesterday and to-day a small amount of

ON LONDON

EXCHANGE.

39

8/104

Private, 30 days sight 78"

$450 per ature.......

per churc

SÄÄREB

Age and unusual goise in pigeon three Emperors contindo united shey an Obing Traders Insurance Company's Shaies— English" A wito speaks of ber spac60 A berastieve what ever coda they baro in view. They $1,700-per alire, *ha-se man," and he of her as is "vai-fo. A atrasdy comtsnd six milions of armed mes: Oline and Japan Marine Insurangels. 59 friend is a "flinbers the re again in a few daysay, in a faw hard they could per share, puzzle; and he wol is a "goung-ke.ent off Englund from communication with the Chinese Ingrance Company-$220 per share. enable bu to converse with his future Riglish Continent, seize all Englise shipping in Hongkong Five Lasurancetompany's Share master the would be servant should make European porte, and find the themselves with a Litbeelf acquainted with each comme parsees" dest of steam transports all ready to convey and China Fire Insurance Company's. Shares-8145 nating-ke" (thank you), "bow mut stek naho"

army to the coast of Kent or Essex. Of courée: (how much cash), yo non sai" to go cnt), they would require a good many ironclada to Viotorin Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-

o kit be" (to gà in the city), or "ko hem

989 per share, protect their transpack, birb the navies of the (to return boue); and he is given understand three empires are fitively well high as Hongkong and Whampoa Book Company's that won his master aaya to it, I teste strong as one ora Mayer, they bould casily Sagres-30 cent, discount, bayara lip." that he to going to alsops or that if bo seize and equip the Tarkiet fleet gajust, Hongkong, Osor and Macao Steamboat Co.'s received the order, No sze-pi-ko," he is not stat as we seized the Danish feet SD7 Tha Shares per cent, discount, sollera. for a Forcadese element in the three Eniperors cannot lore Esgland, which to Shanghai Steam Navigatou Company-Tle. jargon is noticeable in words such mob-te she bust keegi the central propaganda of 74 por abare

THIN MELTONS, for Dust Coats.

WHITE KERSEYMERE, for Racing Breeches,

COLORED SILKS and SATINS, for Bacing

JACKETS and CAPS.

A Few Buit Lengths of FANCY TWEEDS,

Choice Patterna •

A well selected Stock of

wih leave for the above place TO-MORROW, the 14th inst., at daylight, instead of as pre- vicusly actified.

A. M¤IVER,

P. & O, S, N. Ch's Office..

Superintendent,

Hongkong, 13th March, 1870.. · [300- FOR DUOLTOWN AND SYDNEY, Taking throng) Cargo for. MELBOURNE,

B Eastern and Aeralian Mail Com- pany's Stenner

BRISBANE,” Optin Balfour, will be despatched us above TUHORKOW, the 14th insti, at Nong.

For Freight of Passage, apply o

GBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents,

bd 827. Hongkong. 10th March, 1870. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

HUMOALQUTTA,

Ta atel

"ARRATOON APQAE," |Captain MaoTürish, will leave for the above Puts on SATURDAY NEXT, the 18th inst,

Despatches will class at 230 Pa For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, BONS &· Ú

Agente, 328 Bougkang, 10th March, 1876, FORSAN FRANCISCO, THE AI British Clipper Ship “SYDENHAM,??? Frink. Bristow, Master, will load for the above Pori, and will have quick daspatak. For Freight or Passage, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Jo.

209 Hongkong, 4ib Murch, 1876.

· FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT, DE Stcomely

For Particulara regarding Freight and Puss sage, apply at the P. & 0.8. N. Od's Oce, Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

"A Written Declaration of this Contents Roateis required by the Egyptian Government, and Value of the Packages for the Overland

and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Hill of Lading or with Paraois, and the Company do not held thumcalves responsible for hay Detention or | Prejudice which may huppon from the ixiaor='|

reckvers on Wuch declaration.

Shippers are partionlarly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bille of Lading:

VA. MÕIVES, Superintendent. Peninsalur and Oriental Steam Navigation (in's Office. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1876.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES-

MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS..

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA,

"PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND

MARSEILLES; ALSO, BOMBAY ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.

A

THURSDAY, the 23rd March, 1876, At Noon, the Company's Steamship "PIGBE". Oquoads BRUNET, with Captain Joy, will be despatched as above on GO, will leave this Fort for the abore placus. MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAD- WEDNESDAY, the 15th insky at Noog.

ORQUUS,"

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 15d 299 Hongkong, Jet Marek, 1876.

FOR LONDON,

" SARAHI"NICHOLSON,"

THE Al British Ship

A

TROWSERINGS and BLACK and BLU for the above Port, and will have quick 939 Tors Regiser, Captain Selkirk, will load

BERLIN COATINGS. BLACK and BLUE BROANOLOTES,.

for Dress, Suite

IRISH FRIEZES,

for Ulater, Over=Ovals, These Goods made up to more on the European Cattere,

Go

BAYLE AND O Oge VICTORIA EXOHANGE, QUEIN'S ROAD 11E STANLEY STREET,

HONGKONGA

Mana

despatch. For Freight, apply to

DE VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.

-174 - Hongkong, 7th February, 1876.

«FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

††HE AI Amiricum Ship

LATHLET RICH,"

*

Ray T. Lewis, Master, will load for the above Fart, and will love quick despatob,

For Freight, apply to

PRE VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co..

141 Hongkong, 1st February, 1876.

FOR PORTLAND (OREGON); THE AL American Яhip

· BRAUN SAMUEL G. REED," Whito, Mauber, vill load for the above Port, and will bare quick despatch..

DO IN HUNTABELLO VARTE For Freight apply to

BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE-

Quarte$15 per case (1 dozen dotba

PCB, $16),

(2.

5.*, discount on 25 Gases.

BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per me (1 dozen.): FOR SALE BY:"

HEARD &Co.

~973 Hongkong, Zird June, 1875,

10ALS of all description supplied to Steamers

by the Intersigned,

lin. (mandarin)," pate-le (for padre, priest), Radiosi idone. If Englian newspapers are Hongrong Gas Company's Shares-375 per CỦAL DEPOT and "sa-pe" (ater, to kuder). The above allowed to circulate on the Continent, not a whare. speoimans are sufficient to show the single torose will be worth ten years purchase, Hongkong Butul Company'n Sbarca-550 por grotesque absurdity of pigeon English" Suppose one of these days the Emperora try But its abecedrty w not its worst feature. and put a abrupt end to English Liberal Chinese Imperial Loan₤102 58.

swapapers? The average Brison will shrug

his shoulders at the phantom of another Holy Alliance; yet it must be remembered that thu

share, Pat

SALES ON MARON 11TH, IS REFORTED BT

Its general use among foreignors at the porte bas tended to areate na impresahle golf between then and their Chinese eighboure. It has ens tirely prevented the one from gaining any Holy Allianes with railsays and telegrapbe at American Flour—501 ba, 1.300 bags, xt $1 40, telligent information about the other. Beite diepoeni might have ripped Republicanion Evon Wab Then to travailing trader. long act-lo emton," or "Belong jos pigeon," in the bad. For it is evidout that, given

Yellow Peas 9,600 plovila, at 8176, by is the sum total of the explanation which the sciculific appliances which may celerate the Kwong Mow Tai to travelling trader. Chinese in foreign employ are able to give of operations of war, a dospot.c governtertop any ancient Oriental rite or any strange loss) tore them to speedier advantage then a popular custom: and the case words are all that their e-Vanity Fair musters have at their command to convey tonn inquiring employé the meaning of any of our English usages. Thus it has been the mexus of sterautyping blanders and of perpetuating wisunderstandings and it does not my mob.

THE POPE AND THE FREEMASONS. date January 24It you and space j "A Master Mason" writes to The Times under I bould like to say a few words about Rose

for the enterprising intelligence of Britial Lord Ripon, and Fere Masonry Masonry merchants in Obina that they sborld bavo been not, as Monisgnor Nardi emppuses, a society in content to accept this wretched jurgen as their. vernacular for more then a quarter of Aces England for eating, drinking, and merry thry, without making an effort either to le

waking, Masons to doubt de upon occasions Chipere or to tesou Cheir arrvants English Pall Mall Ganctie."

Red Peas-200 pioals, at $1.85, by Wo Shun Hing to travelling trader. -White Wax- picson, at $88.50; by Kvong Wo Cheung to travelling trader,

Bécbe-de-mer-3 packages, at $5,50, by Yes og Tai to travelling trader.

China Rool-30 prokagen, at $2.75, by Krni Mow to traveling trader.

Faggus-20 bags, $31,50, by Obut Clous traveling trader Mushroom24 cases, at $59,00, by Kwong Took Wo to travelling trader,

Fook Wo to travailing trader.

Caders may be lait as the Godowns, Wanchai with H. J. MACLEROSE, OF LEONG An Xux, Proys

LANDSTEIN &

61620 Hongkong, 1st November, 1875. NOW ON SALE.

IMPERIALQUARTO,

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VOGEL, HAGEDORN 3 Co. 140 Hongkong, 1st February, 1876.

FOR NEW YORK.

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

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Wednesday, 15th instant,

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Postmaler General, Gausral Post-Office,– -----

Flongkong, Brd Marab, 1870.

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For Letter......couts per sauce. For Papers, 2 caohi

•For Book Packets)

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Gymsum-400; pisala, 85 90 couts, by Kwon in secouse generally, which the rapid advance THE Under gned, having been appointed Trade Report for the Year 1874 Priced Torres Straits it is notiued that the New Zea

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est, drink, and make merry tocather, but su di Monsignort and so de Gardinals, and so might Popes, only thoro isn't well be more than on ut w time; and some of his predecessors are, MALAYAN FOLKLORS,

perbups, the last persons the present indur bent When the troups come back from the Malayan might care to bayo a visiting aoqquintende Ppraecls, there will be some strage stories with. It seems to me that Brother Ripon, hại told, no doubt, concerning the muners and bean playing off one of his Masonra jozes upon customs of the people there... "Oa tribo gives in the oimplicity of Roman forelesiastic, but SUEDE ACORDE, which might wel be invosti- | if Monsignor Nardi really wants to know what gated, of our origin: the ground thereon wa Masonry is I will tell "bim-there is no secret stand is a sort of skin it burst in olden times, about it. It is a system of morašty allegorically and very thing on theoutside was the destroyed hidden from the valgar, but; symbolically tanlagan boat God best made prahu (the illustrated to the initiated. If Dontinental boat), and abut up a man and woman Masonry does not appear to Monsignor Nardi inside. When they and slowly guars their way to answer to this description the mistake in out, they gave birth to children, from whosi bia, not mice. The principles of Masonry ampak Bay Dezen, spreng all the rises of mankind. Lecording in quite is imiform and an catholic (perkumpa more another tradition,a boge ship sailed round and no) than those of the Roman Church, while. It about the world till in struck on one Malayan olios an antiquiry much groster. It is possible mountain, and the people who disembarked that in countries where oppressióa her driver settled in the land." There is also swen to segråt means of resitanos they may havi renkable marriage distom td be found formed societies (which outsideta, may mistake amas one tribe, reiluding ons of many for Masonry) for political poposta, but those * old tale. After an arrangement between spoteties 816 not Masonry, for is Masonry the anitor and the friends of his beloved, ¦ answerable for their existance. Can the Church the girl put into a cancer boy it of Bone as as much for it. Let the allowed a fair start, and then the would-be has- | galled fade wines, our withers are unarung, baud gives chase, and it is aid that the Masonic morality, if limited, it haster than no che e generally a short one. Is Tickery morality. Thus, if Masury objected to trast Bandab, whom Mr. Cameron destbed come a particular ouse of heresy by combustion, on tub years ago, still niya?. He wat's native of the groand that the beretia was a Mason, it Ceylon who faifilled the poste of auriot, shop neuld be so far caperiar to some forms of JARDINE, MATHESON AND Co., AGENTS, keeper, toribs, and legel, advisor. When the religion that bave employed combustion to

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look after the Buddha's tootla there, they whichi refused to born a leretic because he was wanted to have it rabbed against mure cotton, mau might və sopëríor is monality to Masonry, which would thereby become sacred. Their with A Rome condemns all who become or remata per To's Small, at $6 per Too. was refused, but the astute Tokery Bandah Masons, it does not seen wonderful that tho jesponsed their cause, and for u heary, bribo did lodges are not ülled with devoted Papista. How all they wanted. The Governor happened to be should they F.. But whether it be the Muscar present when the Kendy priesse andibs Fines who are wifriendly to the Church, or kha were disputing about the matter, so Tinkery Charoh to Masone, two things see olear-frat HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION Bandah was qummanded to explain and inter- that St. Paul, who dalle himself in plain words: JOAKI AANDEREN pret. This he did so gelokty, explaining Lis a 'Wiso Master Lisson" was one of the craft: STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT, words by action, that before the Kandy príeats the other that St. Peter's writings are full of By Dr. Davin, with many Additions, Corrno. could interfere, the virtue of that relia was Masonis allusion. :: I am far from saying that: 105mmunicated, the Bismas prienta were monde, the lans two witumia may not be bolile to happy, and Tickery Bapash bad earned bis 10. ↑ Rome, but I should have thought-Monsignor werd Pionner,

Nardi would be the last man to admit it.

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