represent certain sounds, and then the language rapidly increased and multiplied.”
The literatura of China begins with the Bok of Chaxges, the earliest published work: the most ancient and most revered Mr. Douglas enggeats, heoxusu, in addition to ite antiquity, fit ie the least understood of the nine hasies. This work was scmposed within a prison's walls, and proceeded from the pen panou of Wan Wang in the year 1150 m. He was imprisoned for upolitical offopao, and like Sir Walter Raleigh so many centuries later, sought to whila iway the tedious hours of his confine mant by trading ont a system of general ph Icsophy. Then we have passed in revier the works of Confucius-the Bhoo King, er Bock of History" which takes us back to about the time of Noah; the "Book of Oden" { the "Spring and Auton Annals, tourether with the Book of Riten" and the "Four Books by the diwiples of the sage and of Mentina, his boritemporary. These were all condemned to the flames by the Rriparor Che Hwang-ti, of the Thin dynasty, 221 jealous of their influence on the people, and the re- verence they inculcated for u paet order of things which he wished to subvert.
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ANOTHER MARITIME CANALANG
It appears from a Router's telegram that a serince step has bem taken toward the "cou- rustion of a now Marine Canal fac acceding in its length that of M. Ferdinand do Lumepa. The St. Petersburg Gasello statos that to Benata of Finland has voted a respectable sun for the opening of a water communication between the White Sex and the Baltic, By the latter terma
THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1870.
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
DESTINATION.
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JASTAIN
is proimbly to be understood. the norikern or LONDON via EUEZ OANAL........ Dioned (atr.). larger division of the Rustera Batic So, NEW YORK
A TOUCH-AND GO MEMBER.
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CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
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For Sale.
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To Be DespatOURDU
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ngkong Vogel, Hagedone & Co.......
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Vogel, Hagedoru & Co. cong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. kong Vogol, Hagedorn & Co. Kong Gibb, Livingston & Co.
langories Maritimes. 8ogy Shing......... MAP & O. 8. N. Coponimin
Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Remedion & Co. Remedios & Col) P.&QB. N. Co.. Butterfald & Swire,
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Vessels on the Berth,
FOR MANERA.
The Standard says - project is now, or shortly will be, before the Home Committee of Commerce at Washington for the arrival of a Hooiprocity Traily
agtergity between Canada and the HAVE JUST RECEIVED, and are now to
this country. In the new engagement is done. het appear to be contemplated that the sovereign righte of Great Britain are to be considered at
SHOWING DRABSABLL HATS.
HE Spanish Steamer
THE
... “LBUNUR"
will be despatched for the above Part TO. DAY; the 20th inst, ut 3 P.,, lastend of the
all, and indeed it is obviously impossible that CHRISTY'S BLACK and DRAB FELT is previously advertised.
WHATS, WA
Nowest Shapes.
PARIS SILK HATS.
qually known as the Gulf of Bothmu. The SAN FRANCISCO via Y 'HAMA Belgia (air). cistance between this waser, or, more strictly speaking, ice, and the nearest port of the White
Do. Sen. Is not less than 300 miles. This is at the
(OREGON) extreme north-eaten end of the Bothman Galf PORTLAND and the farthermost angle of the Galf of Kao. SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, datakaba, in which the White Ben terminated SAIGON, SINGAPORE, AL, towards the north-west. Should the canal be made in this distriot, as is probably intended, SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, 20.. a distance of more than 100 miles or of the MANILA ANG MG 300 epuld be traded along the none of the River Kemi. At the eastern end of this space, ILOILO 812 MANILA................. where the river torna abreptly to the north a YOKOHAMA convenient Jake oonnected with ita atrotohee SHANGHAI...... away in the right direction, and would afford a anitable resting place for vessels posing either way along the narrower canal Clons to the ∙nle a large AN IMPORTANT CONCESSION.shores of the White Heathere The grand antjest of dispute between Eng. Inland lake called Topozaro, connected by a land and Bermaa bie recently beon the right arrow stream with the ocean, and a multitude of Britieb troops to march through Burmese of smaller sheets of water more or lesson posted territary to the Chiness frontier. The King with one another, or separated by grond mare obatinitaly refused to conceale this right, and or lega sramble to the efforts of the engineer. for sume time it was considered almost certala Tofortunately, almost in the direct line of the that he difficulty would lead to WAT, Now, shortest cut from co sea to the other standa bowerer, according to a telegram From the the tall mountain of Vitiniinoivi; and the soil. Dalonia correspondent of The Times, the oor is not in a great baby parte all that contd be ocenica has been addenly made. "Thren borib, especially considering that for any dred troops," it is enid go to the one months in the year it is frozen Le hard as fronteer to meet Mr Greycaur and Air. Dave granite. The Senate of Finland her, however, port, sti cscort them through Burmub to distinguished itself by a mark of vigoar which British territory. It is true the concession the world, brobably, hardly expected of it.
they can be protected if the Treaty is to be of relates only to engle instance; bat a pri
the mature described. A customs Union between cedent sa thua ́establiebed, and the Lord of
Canada and the United States cauziot be carried the Golden Fout can no longer, object on.
oat without a uniformity of tariffs. If labour. prinople to the demand which bar bither We touch and go and sip the form of masy and industry in the Dominion and in the State been pressed on bim in vain. It is not easy lives," says Emerson, of our rapid rate of living are to be pincel upon an equal foothing, an to amount for this sudden change of front. And you the illustrious disciple of the philosoproposed, and if no higher daty shall be levied OPEN incertate with those of the Chinase Emperor Phor of Chelsea bad nó knowledge of the disused in mastofnoturo," it must follow that the 1 The Four-in Fland Club, Ozar, and other Now | and even went so far as to declaro himself vasongs are & guaboud poogle; but we doubt sama duties will have to be imposed on foreign of the butter, Pirhaps since the acceptance whether they have a Senator Ar Congrass an American ports; and seit ie not probable that Imports into Caoedian ports as those levied in Chins of the English terms of peace he who travels at the rute of Sir Oberle bilke, the United States will agree to adopt the begun to soupes that be could look for bitclreapuavigating at once more swiftly than feable support from the Baetorn noighbour; or be may have had reason to fancy that the In the swallow's fight the material universe and Canadian tariff with its losor dukes, the result the world of knowledge. The other day be was of this cocoprebendive arrangment will, boa: dinn dovernment, in case of noocseity, would at Java, otudying Mr. Forster on the colonies; uniformly protective ant, in some articles, prov take the liberty to despatch troops noroes and all at once he is at Chelsea, favoring his bibitery tariff at all the ports along the entire domitions whether he commented or not. Regnite constituenta pith a three hours speech, in which seaboard of the two countries. We used kardly including the Tandem, Chizival, Ulyde, Lothair, of great moment in a commercial as well he dogtastists on wry subject that has been state the old-otions which the people of Great
Society, Connaught, and Da. Jurnaći litary acpac are likely to spring from ste before the British public during his travela: Britain will bure to make to each a scheme,
The ARGOST WRISTBAND. Coors now adopted. It has often been angered The epoco is undoubtedly aleres includue the proposed Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was that the route through Burman was unfit for mady shrewd gocess and speculatious injurious to the Uommerse of the mother
WHITE LONGCLOTH SHIRTS, commercial purposes but if 800 troops canis ueral in tone, and nobody can say that country and damaging to her palition relations
Military Bronte, find their way across it, there can be no rungon there is any barping on one aring. Bot with Canada, it is certain that the new Onstoms
DRESS SHIRTS, why marabundian abonld not be readily trane above all, it is this, un amazingly conceited Union will be greatly more so. The object of portal. Trude with China will, therefore, pre-man, who uppours to imagine that the world is the United States in putting heavy duties on
Embroidered Frontó, bably receive a new and powerful development. Hitherto we can hardly be said to bare traded eager to know his opinions on every imaginable British manufactures is undisguisedly to en with the interior of Chiss; we have been a subject. This has always been Sir Charles rage native industry at the expense of OXFORD
Dilke's mistake. If he would only curcentrate British, The fact that they harm themselves at to penetrate only a short distance beyond the the fair share of intellectual power which, he least as much asthey larw as does not rearmails Cost. Now the interior, muak to the disguit pocs upon hall-a-dozen important goes us to the policy. If Canada, then, is to join in. of the Chinese, but greatly to their ultimate tions, he might become a most useful pablie an undertaking to levy the caule duties on advantage may be expected to be freely torom errant. But there is a presence the English British goode eu are now levied at Americans upen.-Olioba
political world to strongly resents and rapui porte, as she must do in crder to make the diates as the general dabbler. Peoplstofuse to scheme of a Cussons Union complete, it is clear. givo a man credit for Enowing everything better that she will be to uz, commercially, as much than his neigbhours. Lord Bronghan sufered vicign country as the United States is. Sust a position jo manifestly irreconcilemble with non in the estimation of bis contemporario that of a State.ouiming to be part and parcel of by pretending to be profound in every walk of
For a time be sermed anzione, to identify his)
tinguished basybody of Chelson! The Ameri
in the one than in the other on the materials
THE CAREER OF THE PATRIOT DEAK. The announcement of the death of Francis Deskat Peeth wii be received with deep zegre. Enowledge, Marmión Savage dubbed him, "A the British Empire. The nomeutons events in Western Europe man of vast and varied misinformation." [ret during the last few years have withdrawn from Sir Charles Dille (whose mental calle is not publia notice this remarkable ciso, and te mbio oase in which he was engaged; bet quite on a level with that of Broughm) tuke
warning by the fate of the illustrious Scotob he was very, recently one of the most prominent man who died at length almost annoticed; and figuris in contemporary history, and, had he confins himself to four or five questions in which lived a litle longer, he might have exercised a he is calculated to make a decent figure most important influence in the solution of the problems which are now arising in the East Loyd's Weekly Newspaper.
A COMMON UNIT OF MONEY. The following is a copy of the revolution in- troduced into the Senate by Senator Sherman, chairman of the Finance Committee, and refer- red to that committee, providing for a common unit of money for the Unitad bitates and Great Britaja "Kesolved by the Sabate (the Hou of Representative concorring), that the Presi- dens be requested to propose a Convention be tween the United States and Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, having for object to cocoure uniformity in the coins and moneys of upcount of the respective countries on the following basis-namely. The money of account in coa country shall be the dollar. which shall be reprosented by a coin formed of. standard gold, whereof the pare metal shall be pine-tenthe parts and the alloy one-tenth part, which alloy shall be of copper or of copper and
LONG BOARVER
WINDSOR SCARVES,
Latest Issigne, rea
Styles in made-up
SOARTES.:
ULUB. HOUSE ORAVATS
Tand
SILK and WOOL MUFFLERS. NEW COLLARS,
TWILL and & EGATTA
SHITA,
Neat Patterns. DAWSON's bust, quality BOOTS wid SHOES Single and Double Soles, Kid, Calf, and Cloth Tops. WALKING STICKS
S and E SILK UMBRELLAS, with the New Patent Spring Fastener. WATERPROOF COATS, *Black and Drab Zephyr and Twoed Mugintosh."
THIN MELTONS. for Dos Coats.
WHITE KERSEYMEAF, for Racing Breceben.
COLORED SILES and SATIN 5. for Rheing.
JACKETS and JAPS
A Few Sull Lengths of FANCY TWEEDS, Choice Patterne.
A well selected Stock of
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Ooi 48 350 Hongkong 17th Moros, 1876;
FOR SAIGON.
Steamobis
FERONTA
will leaves for this stove Port on WODNEB DAY, the 22nd instant.
For Freight or Pasango, apply to
SOEY SHING,
Baba Strand.
78 355 Hongkong. 16th Mare), 1876;
OCEAN STAMISHIP COMPANY.
THE
DOMA FOR SHANGHAL......
Vessels on the Berth.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERJES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTE POSIT FRANOAIS,
Post-Office Notifications.
A muni wall close For Sstent.-Per Arratoon Apsar, today, the 20th in., 'at 9.30 AM.
For Manila-Ter Leonor, to-day, the 20th list., at 2.30 ..
For Singapore, Somerset, Cooktows, Cleve land Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Balabane, Syl wey, Tasmania, and Melbourne-Per Ques land, on Saturday, the 25th inst., 11.30 AM
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, TOMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAØKET. A MARSEILLES
ALSO,"
The Fronth Contract Prskat TIGRE, BOMBAY, ST, DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS. will be deapa obed on THURSDAY, the 23rd instrut, with Mails to and through the Und
ON THURSDAY, the Card March, 1876, Kingdom vid. Merecillest to Europe, Sign, at Noon, the Company's Steamship Singapore, Qalie, Australia, New Zealand, “TIGRE” Commandant, Bregar, with Aden, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Sus MAILS, PASSENGERS,SPEQIB, and 04R-| and Alexsodni.
GO will leare this Port for the abovo places. The following will be the hours of being the
Cargo und Specie will be registered for Lon- Mail, don sa well so for Marsilas, and accepted in transit through Marseille for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till ncon, Cargo will be received onboard until 4 P.M., Specie and Paresla -until 3-pt. on the 22ad March 1876. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agoney's Offce,). Contents and vine of Package are required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com pany's Offee.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, 15th March;1376:
"STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE OALLE. ADEN, STEZ, MALTA, S BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI
TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALUCTTA, THE PENINSULLE AND ORIENTAL STEAM
· NAVIGAZION
OORANT'S Stermahip
Wednesday 22nd instant,
5.M. Money Ordag Office oloara. Post Offen oloner except the Niour Box. which remains open all night, Thursday, Ard indlant,
?AM, Post Oftes opene for såle of Stamps, Registry of Tettors, and Puit- ing all correspondence. 10A.M., Kegistry of Lettot a conste. 11.M., Post Op closce except for Lis
Letters,
11.10A.M., Letters (but Letters only) addres ::
ed to the Tited Kingdom or to Singa pure may be posted qu payment of s Late Fe of 18 cents extra postage,
extil
11.30 AM, when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely..
ALFRED LISTEN,
Cuneral Post Ufco,
Postmaster-General-
Hongkong, 9th March, 1876.
MAILS' BY THE ENGLISH PACKET
The English Contract Packet TEHERAN,
TEHERAN Captain A. H. JOHNSON, with will be deapatabed with the Maile for Earos, Cargo, will leave this forthe abovo pluess on Mile, ko. Her Majesty's Maile, Fusagers, Spesis, and, on THURSDAY, the 30th instant,
The following, wil be the bours of closing the THURSDAY, the 39th indent, at Noon,
Cargo will be received on board until Noon, Spesie and Parcels at theoffice until 2 añ. on the 29th idem.
For Particulars regarding Freight and Pas sage, apply at the P.&. S. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
Taking Cargo and Pesungars at through rates A Writton Declaration of the Contente
for HANKOW, NINGPO, and PORTS in
ani Valne of the Packages for the variand
JAPAN.
Hentais required by the Egyptian Government, THE Company's Steamship
and mhat he delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agents, with the Bill of Lading or "NESTOR"
with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselven responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the incor. freutes on such declaration.
will be despatchel on or about the 22nd inst
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 348 Hongkong, 15th Marel, 1870,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON; A SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship THE
MM #DIOMED)***
will be despatched on or about the 221 inst
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agsite. -337 Hongkong, L5tb" Marel, 1876. FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.
(Calling off BOERSHT, CLEVELAND BY BOWEN, and Kærrel Batte kui Msil and Passenger)
TEE Eastern and Australian Nail Steam
Company's Htester
“QUEENSLAND," [: Captain Craig, will be despatobel us above on SATURDAY, the 25th ines, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agenti
114 850 Hongkong, 15th March, 1876.
FOR MANILA,
THE Steamb
THE
Shippers of cargo for Baabay,aro requested to take note, that the Steanera leaving Hong koag in correspondence with the Australian Steauages from Gails to Betabay, may call Colombo ENNE
Shippera are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading
A. MOIVEL, Superintendent. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, 14th Marab, 187Ë. 000IDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-
BHIP COMPANY, MA
Wednesday, 298. instant,
5 P., Money Order Office cloers.
6 P.M., Post Office alosen except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 30th inelast,
7 A.M. Post Ohios opere for Bale of Stamps, Registry of Lotters, and Peel, ing of all correspondence.
-10 kr., Post Office closen ozcept for Inta
Lettors. Registry of Letters ceaset. -10.15 Ast. Letters may be posted on payinent.
...
of LATE FIE of 18 ceata extra Postage, until
11 A., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.30 A... Letters (but. Letters only) addres
-ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, Lur to Singapore, may be posted on
board the Packet on payment al a. 11.50 A., Forting on Board censes.
Late Fea of 48 çanta exiru postage.
ALFRED LISTER,
General Post-Office,
W
Poat musler-Genel. Hongkong, 26th March, 1876. Arrangements have been made for the Regis tration of Correspondence exulanged between the United States of America and the Colay by Pacifo Mail Packets of the Occidental sad Oriental Steem Ship Company.
The Registration Fee is 8 cents for eask
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS-atter, over and above the Postage. Tale tee,
BENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES.
AND BUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND UGENEUTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
u welke the Fortage, must be prepaid,
No letters can be Registered after 2 r. o the day of departure of the Mail.
Many boxes of letters are received atthe Piat Ofice not saled, that is to say, the box je fastened with selling wax, but there is no in- pression of a seat.
The attention of bolholders is called to the necessity of carefully seating auch taxes with THE S.S. BELGIC will be despatched for some recognisable seal, and of sanding a Chit-
San
Francisco, vid Yokohama, un boote or receipt with them. The omission of SATURDAY, the 1st agt, ut & F.. taking the letter precaution leaves a doubt as to w Cargo au Paesangers for Japan, the United ther the contents of the box ever renohed the Post Office; the omission of, the fermor, auto- MailStates, and Europe.
Connection is made st Tokobatus with whether part of them might not have been ab
stracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps. Stormers from Shanghai,
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.
GUNGA Garceau, Master, will be depicted to on or about the 5th instazak
Fer Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co.
302 Hongkor, 18th March, 1876.
· STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,
of the 1st instant. Forel Packages will b
As some misapprehension exista regarding
The result of the above enterpries sppears so silver, the ailver not to exceed unɑitenta ofthe NROWSERINGS and BLACK and BLUE Taking Cargo at through rates to Hjooo and Parcel Packagca ahenld ti marked to addrea, through the Post, it is hereby notified
BERLIN DOATINGS.
BLACK sad BLUE BROADOLOTES,THE F. & D.-N. On's Steanship
for Dress Suits.
"IRISH FRIEZES, for later Over-Coats. These Goode unde op to meistro on the premises under the Supervision of Experienced European Cutters,
SUNDA,"
required at the Office until R.. ewe day. Ale transmission of Paskota and Sarples.
in full; value of same is nquired.
Return Passage Tickets available for months are issued at n reduction of 20 per cent on regular ratea.
For further informations to Freight or Passage, apply to the Axmay of the Company, Praya West.
G. B. EMORY.
Hongkong, let Marah, 1876.
of Europe. He bad exhibited during a loty If true spirit of's Statesman and a Patrioty and eventa are probably motoring on the fron-
THE BARGROU EXPEDITION. tiers of the Austrian Empire which will put ba An occasional correspondent of The Times, a see trial all the political wisdom it po writing from Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the desco, Fratain Desk was a peunger son of in 6th Jannary, saya:-The Lady of the Luke, old Hungarian family, and was born in October, having on board the troops and offers ota 1803. He was educated at Komorn and Raab, posing the Bargroo Expedition, returned bore and cerated himself especially to the study of on the 24th ult. After couling and taking in bow and Jurisprudence; but he soon combined some provisions, the left again on the 26th for audiensial career ng an advogate with political Sharbro, and returned, bringing the Governor life Hungary. In 1982 he was returned and the remainder of the expedition on the 31st. to the Dist and egaodily became a lender of the Upposition, Hungary, like the rest far satisfactory. A meeting held at Benaboo, luy, The weight of the dollar of such standard of the Austrian Empire, was then anfius a town about 25 miles from Conkorani, which gold shall be 25 grains and 1.9ku of a gigin ing under the repressive and Tenationiry was the basis of the Liantenens-Governor's troy, and still noutain 22 grains and 6-104fræ polio of Metternich, and the effects of the operations, was attended by a great samber of of a grain tray in pure gold. Gold gning of Uppusition werextendily directed to break down stiefa. It was volemnly, agreed between them two and one-half, five, ten, and 20 dollara, pro- the abuses of the old Feudal system, and to in sad the Lieutenant-Governor to withdraw all portional in weight, may also be issued, of like treases the popnlur privileges whion had been wer parties, and to keep permanently at penandards and the Conreation shall provide won by other nations. There were the elements farther, the Obife agreed to pay a fire of 10,000 hai variations may be allowed from the exact of a thoroughly free political life enshrined in bushels of husk rice it the course of two years standard of weight and fineness for atek geld old Constitution, bat their development bad (which, by the way, the Governor sold at 2. coins. Sabaidiary coins of silver, copper, or been repressed. The noblea posseseed exclusive por bushel on the spot, giving £1,000), to cover a alloys of base moral may be issued within each privileges. They were free from taxce, and the portion of the operace of the expedition, is not country of aucty standard and weigül aa may be generi administration of the country was or so muck-an-object, an long as these oftets have provided by their respective laws, and repre ganized on a strictly fendal basis, The Laboral beon shown that wa cao got at them wien noesenting cents or hundroth, parte of a dollar, Ougosition, of which Deak ned ninth were ary. It has further been agreed to deds the right and other convenient decimal web.dirisions prominent merubere, maintained for years to the Lieutenant Governor of establishing thereof. S. Al uocante representing tripano. | QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, vigorous tragile ja the Dist to abolish the Custom-bonger, from the Ribber,ur Karations to be settled to coin shall be kept obate lawe, and they achieved, oven before mankah River, in the North, to the Yaltacka, dullera and penis, or fractional parle of a cent. 1848, considerable success. Bat the Cabinstofor Messem, River, to the South, comprising the Sterling money shall be converted into dollar Visuus, which maintained its reactionary spirit whole territory between that portion of British money by computing the pound sterling as in spite of the rising tide of Liberalia in Sherbro and Sierra Leone not ended by the equivalent to S5, the ahilling to 5c, the sixpence rope could not but resist the progress of such treaty of Nosember, 1881. Official Butice bas to 12jc, the peasy to Sa, and the farthing to be refente, and Kozanth was for sometime ben miren for the information of merobants. All sneh gold coins conformed to standard,. soned. The arouts of 1847 and 1848 were has and others that the Custome duesinor in force within the allowed limits of variation, shall be. the tataral culmination of a long struggle, The within the colony will be levied ca all good a legal tender within each country for debts Baysay Ministry of the latter year included exported to these rivers in the same way as if and obligations payable in gold soia, except Kossuth Minister of Finance and Doak of thog formed at integral part of the colony such as any have been incurred within the dy, and endeavoured to carry out a series présame stations will be established in all these United States payable in gold coin of a former DE MONTEBELLO CART Mezissecherari, Master, will bave quick dea-Lading are tested for trasportation to Yoker
of extensive reforme. But the old temper was rivers, otherwise the prohibition will be of no statised. The coins aubediary to the dollar still strong at Vicum, and the relations between effect, as people can import, to these places shall not be a legal touder or circulate as money. the Austrian Government and the Hungarian dutable goods direct from plases narta of beyond the limits of the country within whiou Ministry became exceedingly critical, In these Sierra Leone, where everything goes in and they are issued."Tunas. circumstances Kossuth soon adoptel a poly comes out free.
up
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
Or LONDON,—
OFIUM
SUNDAY, 19th March,
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on domandugu, 3/10 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight3/30 Bank Bille, at 6 months' sight 3;11 Credits, at 6 months sight... 3/11) Documentary Bills,at6 months
sigla 8/1 On Boxbat,--Bank, on demand 220. ON CALOUTTA -Bank, on demand 2203 On SHANGHAL →
Bant, eight
KARTA Private, 30 days' sight. 79
$50.
&0.
20.
SAY LE AND CO., VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
DEL
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Steamship Mongolia with, the next English Mail,
A. MolVGE,
Superintendent. P.&O. 8. N. Co'a Office,
Hongkong, 17th Marab, 1976. (357
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. THE P. & O. & N. Co.'s Steamship
"MONGOLIA,”” will leave for the abore place about 24 hours after ber arrival with the next Ruglish Mul
A MOIVER,
Superintendent. P. & O, S, N, Un's Office,
Hongkong, 17th March, 1876,
FOR ILOILO T MANILA. THE Spanish Bahooner
UNION"
HONGKONG. ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDYKE
Siper Dozao.. SPIRITS OF WINE, for Lampo, 3 per Dozen, Apply to the
HONGKONG DISTILLERY OJ. 1209 Bangkong, Bih August, 1875:
BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE : Quart$15 per suse (I dozan.} Picts, R 5% discount on 23 Chocs.
BOURBON WHISKEY, $12 per case (1 dozen) FOR SALE BY
GAMES BEARD & Cỵ,
975 Hongkong, Bid Jaze, 1875.
NOW ON SALE,
· IMPERIALQUARIO.
patol for the above Porte,
[358
Acting Agent
U.S. MAIL LINR.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH 6 NEW TORK, YLA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING "As
TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO..
THE next S, Mail Steamer will be dee putobed for San Francisco, vid Yokohams, on SATURDAY, the 15th April, 1876, at 8 pm, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Through Fassenger Tekets and Bills of hans and other Japan Perts, to San Francisco, ports in Mexico, Cental and South America, end to New York and Barope, vis OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, DEAT
For Freighter Panange #pply to
REMEDIOS & C.
to
383 Hongkong, 18th Murah, 1876.
· FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
TE A 1 Buitis Clipper Slip
A Steumer of the Mila Blatí S.S. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and mite algae connection at
SYDENHAM" Frauk Bristow, Haster, will load for the abora Yokohama. Fort, and will here quick despach.
For Freighter Pasings, apply to :
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 803. Hongkong, 4th March, 1676
VOD SAN FRANCISCO,
SALATHLET BICH,”
KINGLASH AND CHINESE DIOHIONARY,HE A1 Austin Ship
NAKAN AUTOWITH THE
PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION. -
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONART, published
- at the Daily Prom Oßes, Hongkong.
TOR comprehensiveness and practical service
Foto Work stands aurivalled. All the mer
At New York, Passangers have selection of various lines of atenteers to England, Frano and Germany
general information, that the Privilege of send- g enth artlates through the post at the rates of postage applicable to them is restricted to bond fils Trode Patterns or Samples of Merchan. so. Goode.sent for Sale, or in exrontion of an order (however small the quantity may be). or any ertides sent by one private individual to another which are not actually patterqa di samples, are not admissible.
Arrangementahaytag been made under which Mails for London arriving at Sacz from China by Private Stips will be forwarded to destination vik Brindisi, it is hereby noted that the rates of postage, which must be pail in dance, on correspondence addressed to tho United Kingdom so forwarded, will be asfol- lows, viz. —
-
Fox Lettera4 cents per half once For Newspaper 8 fach:
not exceeding 1 ounce 4 cents. For Books and Patterns,
2
B
11
4
12
19
every additional 19
Fontage on Correspondence forwarded by Private Ship to the Straita Settlements ainst be prepaid at the following rates, viz. -
For Letters 8 cents per ounce. For Papera, each. For Book Packets)
Bad Puckets of 6» "forenet #ources.' Patter
The registration fee on ench correspoäcce ia Twelve cents for each Letter, Paper or Packet.
Correspondence for New Zealand vid Trea.
Strate
Freight will be received on board muid 4.
A considerablo amount of Corrispondeco on the 14th proximo. Parcel Package will be being received directed to New Zealand súd received at the Office until P.M.mo day Torres Strait it is notified that the 'New
Ray T. Lewis, Master, will tad for the above dreas in fall; valge of same is required. Port, and will have quick deapuch
For Freight, apply to:
VOGEL HAGEDORN & 161 · Hongkong, lat February, 1876.
· FOR PORTLAND (OBBOON). THE AT Amcicsa Ship
***SAMUEL G. REED,"
words which the Chinese have of late years bebito, Munter, will load for the above Part, and compelled to coin to press the numerous obwill have quick despateb.
jeotam machinery,photography,telegraphy, and
in science generally, which the rapid advance
of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are
For Freight, apply to
all Parcel Packages hold be marked to ad-
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the aginey of the Company, Prage West E
G.B EMORY,
Acting
Hongkong, March 15th, 1876.
Innad Post Office un doclined to receive Maile by that route, hence there is no alternativo bat. to forward such Corespondone wiï Gulic.
Persons who are unxions to avail themsdrea of the Torres Straita Steamera to communicate with New Zealand should address their lettera, Asante, to the era of an Agent at Sydney.
KAUPPE CASTANYL WORK,
ESSEN (GERMANY). SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA,
Hongkong, Bhanghat, Cologne (Germany) JOHN SKINKEE SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
of violent resistance; bnt Deak from the Art As for the fuo, 1 very much doubt whether cabmelled. A conciliatory coures, and believed the whole of it ever will be paid, or excuany in the possibility of effecting a satisfactory portion; I should think it a wino plan to vemit Compromis. Kossuth prevailed, and Hungary, the whole and show ourselves mugime to was precipitated into a national content with theso suvages. It should be done w little later the Governiasut of Vienas. It is undergry on, or us soon as they make an attempt to pay. The market for Bengui drug has kept dull to rent the failure of this gallant atraggle. This would abos on their pars Lur goodwill yesterday und to-day, and the quotations are orempowered not by the intrinsic power of towards ns, and, I believe, establish guarantee $620 for Patos and $200 for Bazarca, A emell Aueria, bat by the combination of Acolation that, at any rate for the present, they will con- busmesa doua in New Mates on the before against it. A new period of repression succeedid, sent to remain quiat, in vhich a deliberate attempt was made to There is no doubt thig axpedition hasbeen rary
bollah the old Hungarian Liberties no less than successful, and all connected, with it deserve | the reforms which had been gused by the The great praise and something more for their user. of 18. In 1860 the Austrian Government, trop and energy. This especially applies to the under Von Sommerling, attempted to carry ent Lieutenant-Gotornor, who, it is admitted on all a systematic plan of centralization; and it yos sides, had done wonders by his exertion and en- 45. this point that the great opportunity of ergy, and by ispiting every one forming the Dear's life arose, Hr counselled with firmness, expedition with the zeal and confidence that he
There is a comman belief in the exisiones of and supported with admirable skill and do- | himself felt. End be shownocy heitation, the
Parcel Post by which such articles sa Feat. qeace, a policy of slendy resistance to this ardene of the whole force would hera relazed,
Garios, Silk Dress, Scarves, Jewellery, arti- centralizing policy,combined with a willingness and the Expedition wight have returoid wilkout
frial Teeth, Ko, can be forwarded at low rates. tu make such concessione, in respect to the effecting anything. However, we have only relations between Hungary and the Austrian now main the first more. This wascoerafol
It cannot be too distinctly stated that mob things can only be ent ns Lettere, nad täs very Government, as were recessary to the manian. on our next step a good deal will depand, ance of an mited Empire, be result of the As soon as lifand property are protected com.
obeapest rate is 13 cents per half onsed by Private Steamer." All Bosh prokagès should be position be took ap was that, at the end of meras will develop itself onurmopsiy There.
Registered 8 cents). If the Parcel be heary it 1964 the Patant of Centralization was 18- is no dentry riches, in raw materials for Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharap-3
aan be sent through one of the Pawd Expreses ponded, and the Emperor Francis Jomph: maxetanturing purposes. It is only prevented per cent, premium,
Sole Agent on tho Paortic Coast ist given, the ascente being carefully marked on Wilkinson, Mialer, will load, bore and at
Bondnoted by Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD OF polished & Rescript, in which he corvoked from basoming one of the first countries through Union Insurans Society of Canton-6660 per the best principle hitherts attained. The typo Whaimpos, sad will haro qrisk despatch as Winchester Reporting Arms and Ammunition; Mr. W. II. NOTLEY, which, for anything over 4 the Diet for thy expressed paigose of asaimilet- the eternal brawle and diatarbanees Logong the slitre.
Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Luste or 5 ounce, will be found cheaper than tha Kraphy displays the success of an attempt to above. For Fright, spoly to ing Constitutional rights of the Kingdom of different tribes. Cotton, coffee, oils, threa, Okinn Traders Insurance Company's Share... make the Olcese and English type porrespond
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 06.
Dupeflor and Pacific Fuse Coupony's yout Hungary with the uxiateace and unavoidable vegetable dyestuff, woods, indlurubber, and 81,700 per share.
fly 1026 July 7- in the eise of body, thereby efecting a vast 139 Hongkong, let February, 1876. exigencies of the Fampire. It nooded thu gama of variona kinda all' grow, wild. Great China and Japan latine Isauranne-Tia. 59 sconsiny of-spson, achieving a clearness not
THE TOURIST'S GUIDE greitost prudence to guide the policy of the Britain should not shirk the duty oldeveloping
per share
previously attained, and dispensing with those
NORTH GERMAN KIRD. INSURANUM
REDUCED PRICE $15 Ruagurian National Party at aneb a crisis, such vant resources and insuring to the natives Chinese Ingories Company $210 per share: vast margins and rant aprons which have COMPANY AT HAMBURG, SA
Containing the names of all the Articles of The service which Deak rendered his couxry the benefits of civilization. Apropos of this, 1 Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares heretofore characterized Chinese publications,
Trade, objects of Natural History, Fornitue, at this time consisted in maintaining, by may meation the a for monthe age a petition, 840 par share.
To illustrate the rut soone of the work; the THE Undersguad haring beez appointed £. o., with the Pan, and Mandari Pronua the farms of his personal sccendanor lu obu, girued by adno, df the most falluntial men. Ohton Suse Imarauna Company's Shayer-$147. following taste was submitted forowiduation. AGENTS in thrabove Company, are pres Dic, * once a fifty assertion of the Condita bere, was presented to the Earl of Carnarvon per share,AR
Jhaizaprs Vocabulary contains about 16,000 pared to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent tional rights of Hungary, including the lowe on the subject of mincing the plaesi now cotad Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares Chinees characters, and Medhurst's English of $65,000, on first-class riska at current rates. of 1848, and a disposition to modify them, mi to the Lieutenant-Governor, £s well as those $69 perature, fran
and Chinese Dictionary Bhaut 100,000, whilst ) „stemliy. Constitutional mauzer, in accordance situated north of Bierra Lmonė, p
this work contains more than 50,000 English words, and upwards of 600,000 Chingne obúrno- tam. Again, despite all the grammars and otter elementary works as yet published, the
·SHARES,
| here given in catenso. Bach and every word i
VUGEL, HAGEDORN & CO. 140 Hongkichg, let Febranty, 1878.
FOR NEW YORK.
fully illustrated and explained, forming exert t
ouses for stadente of a most instructive antaro,HE AJ Americau Ship
Both the Court and Puoti pronunciations are Hjemfovali? BAZE,“
MNA MELURIES & Co. £7 874 Hopakona, 1st May, 1874.
CHINESE INSURANCE DOMPANY, (LIMITED). -
NOTICE
LA
The rates of postage which must be pad in advance, chargeable on Packets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom by th United States. Packets via San Francisco, are
follows, vias For a pasket not exceeding 1 ounce
· in weight. -
as
Also a few copice of the GRAMMAR of the
· The Dačku Praer Ofipi:
For
Chinese Language, in tro Parts.
煤記
WING-K DE COAL SHOP, MA W
NOTIONAL
a packet above 1 ounce not ex- „Disading 2 068, at de For a packet above 2 ounoes not ox-
canta
ceeding donucescomanda
Hongkong - and Whampoa Dook Company's win the present circumstances of the Empire. A Lew prisonere have been brotiget Kore by Bhares 19 per cent, discount. The The struggle was still protracted, and it was the Lieutenant-Governor, among them two. Hongkong, Canton and Manso Steamboat Co.'s until Austria was forced back upon the support obiela (John Banker and Kunahge); to bakar Bharee -7 per cent, dissount.
HE Proprietor of WING-EE Shop begs so and oight omis for every additional four outER, of the Hungarian population by the disasters cried for murder. These peo" de muh ercel Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tle student of this difficult language absolutely re-
inform the public bat bis Shop has been These rates apply to Printed Circulars, Price of 806 that the Dmperer und bía advisere vere mvages, and have committed desh frightful 78 per skære..
Mont pas quires canaples to display the various appli«
established since 1855, al Endicott's Lane, ard Liste, Market Reports, and all printed papers. fally induced to yield. But when they are even to listen to. It is to be bored there will Hongkong Gue Company's Sheros-575 por cations and equivalents of difizient words which
that he has always a grat quantity of BEST other than Newspapers, as well as to Boske. way they gave way loyally; and in the Corona be no obatsotos, nader the plen of"Nojurisdio | share.
have one general messing. Of these ramples POLICIES granted at current rates on Ma- COAL in store for Sale Gentlemen or Ship and Trade Patterns or Samples, tim of Francie Joseph, and his tall acceptance tion, in the way of their being tried. There Hongkong Hotel Company's Share-343 per this work contains more than five times në rine Rials to all parts of the World In of the Hungarian Constitution, the triumph of is very little doubt, from all ibst Iain best, of abare
my n any other Dictionary witherto pub acordance with the Company's Aticles of Astens wishing to patronise him, are fequented
to apply at his Shop. Desk'a long comme of political patience was their being convicted, if only the Supreme Chinese Imperial Lican-£100,
liakoch a gouation, Tücsthirds of the Profite are diatzi. |- |- / Hongkong, Erd September, 1875, completed. There are inany difficult problima Court bere bes sufficient power to try them.
For practical purpees the arrangement of buted annually to Contributore, whether Share- repsining for Austrian Blutesure The Lieutenant-Governor tins also released s BALES ON March 1818, að Búf9atud Sy the work in so complete, that a reference) bolders or not, in proparison to the net amount dificult, perhaps, than in any other country of good many natives of this plaận cho bad at aÜHLİSƏKK
to its pages enables a person who under, of Premis contibuted by snob, the remaining Europe. But if they are to bo asdemounted various time been captured and made pri- Driod. Lily Flowers-10 haga, në 28,60, by stands English to contennienta effectively third being carried to Reserro Fond, VA sucessfully, it can only be by the method soners by the Tarions chiefa of the Sherbro Ting Keo to travelling trader
w with natives who understand nothing but Chi-
OLYPHANT & CON adopted by Deak. He exhibited the true spirit district. He las no doubt saved thate people White Sugar -200 bags, at $6.00, by Kwong neee. In this respect the work will be found
General diesta, of that statesmanship to which the Hangerians from being sold into salvery. My Wing Shing to travelling tradere indispensable to all Europeans, reading tjän 951 Hongkong, 17th April, 1873 sare always paid a genovous tribute in Eng The rivero above British barbro ura vores White Wax-1 pisco at $69,50, by Shun China, and to the natives thomasives if k listen the spirit which combines mor- then ever. It is reported ber that the | Chong to travelling trader.
pleing subjects fully with which very few in MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE CO2 gaobation and development with an adhérence Lientenant-Governor întenda. forming systber Black Pepper-100 bags, at $8,60, by Shundeed of them are perfectly acquainted To PANT OF MANCHESTER AND
LONDONAL parties resident in England and interested in
Underagnod bave been appointed Agents for the above Company at Long kong, Uantua, Fooohow, Shanghai, and Han, kow, and are pepared to grant Insurances at
WHOLLIDAY WISE & Jo. A&t-1958: Hosgkong, 15th October, 1868,
It comprises upwards of two thousand large
to the main endines of ezlacing inakitutérus, expedition to go to there places-mmey, Big Olong to travelling trader, sad which relies on semprowise and adaptation Brom, Small Boom, and Jong Kitöre, It bapa Mushroom-10 ounsa, at $60,00, by Fook: Übino it cannot bat be invaluable occasionally. reiber tuan reconstruction. It is a policy i will only do there what be, did in the Bargroo Mow Loong to terelling trader, a which, in difficult ofronmutansea, demands o dietrist, he will benefit the whole of that Vermicelli-67 baga, at 37.90, by Hing Tai quarto pages, desig Patè combination of moderate and far-saying, country to as enormona extent, ind, at the to travelling truder, wisdom, and for his exisibition of these qualities; same time fill the Colonizi Chew, witch la now.
Tobspoo-11 dares,
$31.00, by Kwong Wo
Fungoni baga, at $31.50, by Kaộng Wo 1 Cheung to travelling trader::
in one of the most difficult orines of modern raiber wore that empty, an money is dying, Obsung to travelling trader. pullical history Doak's Hame" will always be for which, provision will have to le made for
payment immediately.
TAGON..
TEUENDE & Đơn
60, PATHANOSTER Row Si
WWE HELLS Daty Fžems" Orrion, HoSGEORG
His Excellency Governor Bir ARTHUR ED WARD KENNEDY, KOMⱭ,, CB, is plonast to direct that the following revised Rate of Postage (including those notified op the lith N Order to meet the wishes of the Nature instant,) be published for general information.
OENTS. Community, the Chinese lesne of this LETTERS, Paper has been, from the commercoment of the France and Algeria vid Brindisi,..2 per 5. China New Year, larued Darly instead of on Brazil, Registration Fee16, alternate days as befure, BY FRENO PADET.be
Toe Papar has been Established for nearly Content of Europe (France 61- Twenty Years, and is, a to Iditorial Manage cepted) MIAMI
Jepun (to or maat, under the Direction of a Well Educated Poets of China per fø Chinese Gentleman: gives reliable commercial from) adminis mediaspeed 8 per † on and general information and has the same Adon, Ceylon, India, Pondicherry position with the Native Community to Ad- Saigon 12 per joz.. vortiesmente and. Nawes the Englia Daly Spain and Portugal, vid Briodini 18 per oz.. . Ths above are all the obangus hitherto miño Fress with the Foreign Community. The Charge for Advortinementa will be a bereto
Kore
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874
**
in the Table of Rates dated the Ist instant, and must be regarded as superseding thịt Tableno far as they apply.
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