JAPANESE WOMEN.
MISCELLANEOUS
How rapidly evilication and its attendant At a publiq meeting of the inbutants of blessiga kro taking root in Japty, may boTorquay it was been decided to bail on a judged from the fact thit wame of the Indies of aquarium and winter garden, at a 100h of Lut country bave held a, meeting to discuss the 10,000 annah yoxed question of woman's rights. This meting, we are told, was attended by some twenty women, so discussed the state of the female portion of the Japanese polition, and moned over the depravity of their manners
The Swiss Federal Copsoil he just decided that the Oil-Marriage Law of the 34th of December, 1874, does not forbid mareisgo with
deconsed wife's sletar,
The Consul General of Liberia in London avoning to the Eko du Japon. This depravity, states that the Hon. James S. Payie wa
"augurated" as the President of the Republic to contiane the two of this somewhat strong of Literis un the 3rd of January. expromion, was attributed by thamosting to the absence of education for girls,gad by thoiri It is stated that the Governnsent of India bas heing taught nothing but music, The Japaneenery valuable paper in the Press on the ab- aro curtainly a remarkable nation. and Japanese ject of the Currency sad the Exchange qication, woman as they trip along the sipete in beir and that it will he published alman inmed pioturesque costumes loot vory bright and atly graces. To any one who oresses over to
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We learn from Tangaon of the death, at BONOLULU, Tokeluun from duty and anistonesting Shan-oras, from oliglera, of the Baptist Milomacy PORTLAND (OREGON) ghat, almost the first thing that arites the eyeone who bae laboured in the good esase for ou landing is the free and uxconstrained walk 40 years-the Reverend Mr. Simons, ged 74 and earringe of the Japancas women cumparadora too painful, bobble of their Ullinese sistors, Worth, the Paris mau-milliner, is wid to with their orareped and deformed feet. It is to here bees greatly, crippled by some recent be bepaid that the hates of Japan will be coptant American failures. Es is probably as repot with their own simple and becoming costume, able for the failures, however, anybody and will not, when they are all educated and will receive little empathy cher have learnt to treat the tyrant roan with fitting Decerat, sla
Bighty-seven thousand are known to have scorn; adopt the dress of their Western sisters, which is daily becoming more fearfully and died of cauleraia the Presidency of Madras in wanderfully ninder-Times of India.
the nine months ended December last Thin" hu conferred upon 1875 the unenviablo dietino- tion of being one of the onbealshieef place on record in Southern India.
A CURIOUS INCIDENT.
tel you that Shakespeare climbed Parmens tə beight never before renhed, and then pulled the ladder ap after him!
Gossip, asserts the Pioneer, hue it th Lara Carnarvon was offered the Vice-reyalty of India before. Tora Igton, and only refused it on out of the risk to which be conceiral that the bealth of his children might be exposed it -hebrought them to thje qaunity,
R. Kelly Anders, of Farmersville, has writ-laimed that no other pool had been equal to An athanasio admirer of Shakespearo, who ten the following letter to Rer. Mr. Wood, bin after exhausting lia prase, exclained, "I auther-of the digler. Life of Animals:" *When my father removed his family from Halifax, NS to St. Jobne, N.B we took paswags in a schooner trading between these porta. On a Bueuiternoon, a gentis brecer just fauning the sads of the vessel, my eldest sister being seated on teo quarter desk holding an infant elstor in her arins, a small dog of the serrier breed belowning to te was observed sad. denly to run from the cabin way toward atta, The Rer. Jalina Young one day exposed to Howling and appearing to be in re distress. An old woman be repot that he had never seen He set told of my sister's drafa and then lef in church. She smiled, patted him on the darts toward the entrance to the subin, hur shoulder in a most patron sing way, and said, riedly repeating the notion & number of times, Ob, don't you be down-hwarted! When the her attention being aroused by the extra-weather picks up a bit, I'll come up and have a ordinary condust on the past of thèngimal, and
*** exclansing, Whet does the dog mun ? she at married philosopher, whose views are
look at you." Tengia arose and followed him, bad reached the cibiu door she upper spar to ing Bareery management, fuehtona, domestic which the mainsail was attabed high above fully and minor orala hare. lotzez with an immenso forte on the pot where à
moment before the hudbaan sosted. After licking his mistress' band with every emotion of joy the autuml soon the quiet at her feet. no Buana being on board bad the lost auspici of danger, and bac it not been for the singular And thaly demonstrations on the part of the dee one or both of my sisters work have been eroabad,Toronto Glebe,
perienced a steady opposition, describes the lestive and Baalytical intellect as that tius faculty of roasan which distinguishes man from woman.ZAN
In all the chief Italjaa porta excellent ship. biscuits are now and the best at Gear, id Leghorn About 10,000 ext of these tecuits are exported uinually to Buenia and Germany. Fancy, biocuit (admitted to us oferior in ality to English) are also mantharad, obiefly for home consumption, although there Prosiaces and Egypt jea dortain amount of export, lo, the Danubiau
The Avenir de la Tende states that, in oca. sequence, of the prices of everything aving rien, mannat labour a well as the fruits of the earth, the Righip of Lacon bao decided upon rise in the price of mess. Tie mans that ha hitherto cost one frane is to be charged, one (mno and a half, and so on, in proportion The not tariff was published a week ago, and to meneed from the 1st Jane: ̈ ̈ ̈
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EXPLORATION IN NEW GUINEA, Somerset advices alate that the Elianyouaun Missionary steamer, with the Her, Mr. Mino farlane, Mr. Cheater (Poliça Magistrate), and M. D'Alberti (Natalist), returned froom, wh capedition to the Fly River, New Guins. The expedition roached a point 170 wiles from the month of the river, nearly 100 miles further than was previously explored. On riching that point, they endmatered a boatile demon-
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AVE just oped their fint delivery
NEW
NEW GOODS, as under, for the COMING SEASON, which they sit an Inspection DRESS MATERIALS, in
Lee Stripe Japanese BILKS, Plain, Figarod and Satin
POPLINS. Stripe and Plaid MOHAIRS, -Colored Fanlard· SILKS
On or about 7th prox. Quick despatch.⠀ Qalok Desrobi.
[On 1st pror, at 3 r.M."
Or l5th pron, ut 9 man,
On 1stb prz., at 2 P.M. Quick despatch.
Quick despolchi
| Kick despoli,
Quiole despatch
Luick despotoh.
Quick despatch:
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Quick despatch,
Quick despatol.. aniok despatch,
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On Sed prox
On 3rd praf, at noon, Today, at 5P.5.
Vessels on the Berth.
FOR NAW YORK. THE AL Anioricas Ship
“CHARTEL QAKA
of Smith, Master, will lead Lore and at Whampoa
and will buve.quiol despatch as neve
For Freight apply to
Stripe
Fancy Colored GRENADINES ant
ganauteod to wear,
NEW GOODS, unit suitable for WASHING Costumes and MORNING WEAPPERS, COM→ prising kan
aration from a laro pauber of natives in capo, fully armed with spears and bosce, decorated with war cipe, their actions clearly indicating mischief, and causing considerable disquietude to the expedition. A number of spot and arrows were discharged at the party, which, sompelled the adoption of defensive esteral charges of dynamite on board, for the mesare. Fortunately, "M. D'Albert „bad purpose of killing fish. Then wom thrown into the river under the leading canoe, and,
GAUZES in Salle Chocks and Stripes. exploding, used such i detoutation on to utterly confound the natives, who beat hosty The beet maka of Black GRENADINES ratreat. After thin dirmishing, further pro- gress ip the river was abandoned. In tyhmg, the venel ban the mufortune to run aground, the propeller taking the sand, the shaft broke, Decating a return under vansus. Before leaving, the party landed and visited a dezted village, and secured quantity of ourlowitice, inoladag a farge number of skalle, retics of canibalism; as an inflation-of-good will, they left there considerable stores and trade Toe newly explored coauty is generally fat ad WAMEJ mangroves mostly lining the bauks, of tbarivar, in many piece over a mile wide. At the extreme point wached, there wain depth of four fathoms of inter found. Domequent on the low level and the state of the county the Rev. Mr. Macfarlaus dospairs of a suitable site for a mission station. The actives are considered quite as low in order as the average aboriginal, and devoid of much; covinge.-** Sydney Morning Herald.
BLOOMMON RĪGAS DÍVISIÓN. WILLIAMS V. THE NORTH CHINA INIURANCE
COMPANY:
White BRILLIANTES. Whire and Colored BATISTE. Kanda and Yosemito Strips CAM
BRIOS
Niagara Lace Stripe CAMBRICS. French FERUALSS, to d the Newest}.
Fatterns, Fast Colors.
VOGE, HAGEDOEN. & Co.. 391 Hongtong, 27th March, 1878,
FOR SAN FRANCISØD;
THE Al-Aberisan Bark.
JONATHAN CHASE" Carbs, Mister, will lond for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
Fee Freight apply to MAVOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co,
59 Hongkong, 27th March, 1970. .
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
THE AL British Ship
MARGARITE,"""
Vessels on the Berth,
Post-Office Notifications.
and A mask will close" For Saigon, Pir Norden, today, the 20th inst; at 11,80 ALM
For Shanghai-Ter Iranaddy, to-day, the 29th inst, at 2:30 PM,
For Manila Farahip Hermana, to-morkor, the the lost, al 11,30 Ä‚m.
For: Bangkok-Per Bajungtianuhar, on Friday, the 31st inst., at 9.30 PM..
STEAM TOE ANN SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, -- ARDI.
VAATERRANEAN PORTS”,
SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,
ALODY (MIMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steimably For Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, and STEYERAN” Captain A. E. Jonsson, with Sydney Per Christ, on Friday, the 31st Irak, Her Majesty's Maile, Passengers, Specs, and at 330.M. Maili vill Alan be made up for all Cargo, will leave this for the abore pluson on parts of Eastern Australia and Tasmania, et THURSDAY; the 90th int, at Noon, privato ship tatre.
Ouzgo will be received on board unbil Noon, Specie and Parools at the office until 2xw.oz the 29th ide..
For Particular regarding Freight and Fun ango, apply at the P: & OS. N. Co.'s Office, Hongkong, CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
** A Written Déclaration of the Contents And Value of the Package for the Overlund Boutain required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company's Agenta, with the Bill of Lading or with Parela, and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from. the incor
atness on each declaration.
Shippara of cargo for Hoabay are requested to take note, that the Steamers leaving Bong- keng in comespondence with the Australian Steamore from Galle to Bombay, may call at Colombo,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the torins and conditions of the Cloupany's Black Bills of Lading,
A. MOLVER, Superintendent.. Peninsuine and Oriental Sten Navigation
o's Office. Hongkong. 16th March, 1876. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND HUROPE,
·IN· CONNECTION WITH THE UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANES
AND ATLANTIO STEAMERA.
For Mauila Por Esmeralda, on Monday, the 3rà proz. at 11,30 AM.
For Yokohina and San Francisco-Per Quang Se, on Wedinsdag, the 18th proximo, at 1,307.1.
The closing of the mail for Honolain, per barz Colombo, ie postponed till farther notice.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The Eaglish Cratenos Facket TEHERAN, will be despetabed with tho. Moita for Europe, so..on THURSDAY, the 30th natant.
The following will be the hours of losing the Mais, &s. *---
Wednesday, 29th bestant,
5. Money Order Ofco alones.
8 F.N., Post Office closes except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 30th vistant, ?
7A., Pra Uffee opens for sale of Stamps, Raziatry of Letters, and Pret. ing of all correspondeixe.
10 A., Poot Cffice oloves azospt for Late
Lettere. Registry of Letters censer. 1415 A., Letters may be posted on payment
of a LATE FEE of 18. cents extra Postage, natit
11. when the Post Ofios CLOSES
ontirely.
11,30 A.M., Letter (bni Letters only) addres
ed to the United Kingdom v Brindin or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of Late Fee of 48 conta extra postage. 11.30 AM, Fosting on Board ceases.
ALFRED LISTER,
Gemral Poet-Offee,
Postmalor-Genwil.
Hongkong, 16th March, 186.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES'
PACKET...
The United States Mail Packet BELGIC
Jame Owen, Maser, will load for she above THE 8.S. BELGIC will be despatched forl be desuntohal on SATURDAY, the kt Port and will have gaiak despatch..
For Freight, apply to KATOULL, HAGEDORN & Cor
San Francisco, vi Yokohama SATURDAY, the 1st April, at e.., aking Apll, with Mails for Japan, San Francis
Carge and Passenger for Japan, the United and the United States, which will be CLOSED States, and Europe,
Connection le mode al Yokohama Steamers from Shangbai.
with
396 Hongkong, 27th Marsh, 1876. FOR SAN FRANCIS00. THE A-1 British Clipper Ship
SYDENHAM,” Frank Bristow, Maste, wilt load for the above of the 31st inatnot. Parool Puckages will be
Part au will have quiet despatch. Für Freight or Pasago, apply to
VOGEL, HACEDO&N & (6. 303 Hongkong, da March, 1878.,
-FOR-SAN FRANCISCO. THE Al American Ship GALATEA CLOTH for Buys Suite, in Stripes Ray A, Lewis Master, will loud for the above
LATILEY RICH,":
Port, and will have quick despatch
For Freight, apply to
and Cacoke,
The LATIST DESIGN in
Indies and Children's COLORED LINEN,JAMBRIC, and BATISTE Roady do, EMBROIDERED COSTUMES, very desirable for menmin this climate.
Embroidered LINEN MORNING WRAP-
PERSEN
PRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE BRIL- LIANT and MUSLIN MORNING, WRAP- PERS
QUININE IN INTERMITTENT PAVER.
Sulphate of quinas, in the euro of intermit Lu obliging gentleman, who think that tent, ferer, is commonly given during the inter-personal favours do not cost much, while they mission, and this for the reason, that it is more makes friends, iras applied to by angger chay to prevent a fire by keeping a combustible for certificate of obarater by which by tight entstance damp, than it is to extinguish one get a situation. The teati poutat proving to be fully kindled. This drug has the power to more complimentary than Scipio himdt bad runder the dark (or chewigal) raya to the right expected, that worthy on recovering from his of the polar apestaca luminous, and because it astonishment, exclaimed, Say, M won't has so, it is able, when present in a soluble you glb me something to do yerself on dat form among the jakcen of the tissmes in sufficient recommendatiou?! quenting, to prevent the return of the febrile parozynu. As his already been said, the spreads of foree, whether unting physically or physiologically.draw their properties and capa. cities from the length of their waes and from the disposition of those in planes, flat or cirou
The plaintiffs in this action were the owners lar, in their adtuneo, Ray, whom waves are
of a ship called the Quen of the Colonia, and a little aborter than the aves of the light rays
the action was broogis upon a policy of ineur. or a little longer, ste in their impressions dark
ance for freight for £5,341, effected in Batavia to the ye und bram; waves of eqund rays, a When our Bomb y contemporaries fight by a firm of Los name of Lorain nua 00. The Tittle shorter or longer, as the case may be, are and this is not sold they do not slick at ship left Batavia en bor homoward voyage withe deaf to the gur, waves of heat, whose greater rites, or stop to choose their words. There a cargo of sugar, and was totally leat off Brest, length only unables them to warm platinum, does been a pleasing, interchange of cinlities The loss was not disputed by the defendants, Front TOILET JACKETS. when they are shortened and multipliad Fuse it, lately has ween the Bombay Gozells and the Times but they resisted the plaintiff's claim opon the and so the correspondents of the chemical rays of India. Every one knowe, enys the former grounds-1, that succedent insureros had Bichly Rebrodered CAMBRIC SKIETS. within the body tease 5 act pathologianly paper, "that the Coloust the chiaf proprietor on effected in London, suficient to sores all Ladies Trimmed and Extrimmed MILLINERY when their waves are lengthened by the notion of the Times of Fadia) is a great goose" And the fright, or that the plaintiff intended to in HATS and BONNETS of the Newest Styles, of quinine. The expretion ben of uren and the Colonela Rdicor. landly replies that the sure, 2 that the instirinde-on bich the soon
from Paris carbou ucid investored to thebeaithy standard, Garette mante a" born oad.” Balans. was búght was not authorised by the plainṣiff, It has long been noticed that decaying vege Eram has bo lecturing at Chicago, and and was not ratified by fit afterwards at a time table matter is a fraitial scourge of intermittent be falls the following story. In tie museum which would bind the defendants. It appeared fever, when the gaeth of swamps sud of rich a gentleman and his daughter stood gang at that the slip bad been obartered to a firm in unraped mendowa ds over for the year, and the Siamese twins,. The showman said they Baturi, who transferred the abarter to Lorain whan the vegetation on these his began to were the most remarkable plenulacion the und C without the knowledge at the time of decay, then intermittent fever begins to afflict known world, were bom in Sum the plulatif. The osign of sugar was shipped the people at the neighbourhood. The process Brothers, I suppose, remarked the gentle by agate of Lorain and Co. at Batavia, and a of deary appears to have this effect, for the mat, interrogatively, still looking with wonder disbursement account was presented to the reason that lie chemical foroc used up in grow at the tied-ups. "Yes, sir, brothers, and optata, which he signed. The account in ing the plants, and which for the time has been notaral brothers, too," said the showman, "My citidela commission pan freight, upon seeing absorbed into, and rendered latent in their tex-dar," said the visitor, religiously, turong to which lorain and Co, entered into a correspond sures, is set free by decomposition, just ne. beatbia daughter, "think of the goodness of ence with their agenu od being satible that
dect free witen steam becomes water or Providenco in bus linking two natural butker the cornission was made by request of the TAOF EDGE COVENTRY FRILLING. when swali barned. In the came way is to be together, instead of two strangers.”
captain, they off ated the polioy in question. Jandier' UNDERCLOTHING. explained the fact that the sites of woode The invention of keys is attributed to the It appared that they sent the policy to ahotse Ladies and Children's BOOTS become productive of intermittens fever and Lacedæraoniana, They were first made of wood, of their own in Glasgow, from whom, after the dysentery when the woods are anddenly out and the earliest form was that of orook loss of the ship, it was obtained by the plaintiff down. The trees through the cover they afford introduced into hole, to painoa lutch or more at bis own request, Toe ship was lost on the from the action of the elements protect the bolt. Such audient koyy sa exist are uosity 25th of January, and the plaintiff wote to fallen leaves from rapid decay, sadno the other of bronze and various shapes; the most mark obtain the paliny early in the following Fab A Freh Supply of the Little Wanzer hnad they prevcut in the spring and summerable are those which bare the shaft terminated ruary, having at the same time effects other tbo growth of scrub whose deasy, in tropical on one side of the works, and on the other by policies upon the freight in London for 85,500,
SEWING MACHINES, ponatries as lunat, a rapid in tho fall of the arg. These inve been wipponed by some to which was afterwards paid to him by arrange- be the keys presented by Lansbands to their meat. Tho action cane on for trial belore Mr. wives, and which was resigned upon dívares or Jastics Dentaun at the last sittings, when, the reparation. Among the Anglo-Saxons arvant facts being placed on his Lordadip's botes, a we keeper of the keys, Tradesmen formerly vardiol was taken for the plaintit, to the amount ware bunches of them at their girdles s in the declaration, aniject to the opinion of the From the accents of the Trade and Naviga. Court is to whether the plaintiff or the defend
year.
spectrin rare, largely exaluded, of whan the
tion of British India for the first ten nonthe ants were entitled, and, if the plaintiff, is what
of the financial year, as compared with those of amoud
the corresponding period of last year, it appeare
The Qourt, gero julgment for the plaintif
Belative exeons in the chemical foros of our surroundings may low from various sources. This condition ray ution when, from certain meteologien state of the atmosphere, the longest and the shortest nys of the solar
shortest ware rays, which lie near to the right of the hit berto recognised obamical rape. beonnie longer by passing through some obgruoting that the total value of icaports, exduding for the difference between the amount received media. The beat of the oxy-bydrogen light trousure, was Ra. 23.60.12,534 as against on the policies in London and the waing of the is surely able to traverse, glass till it has Rs. 25,07,39,943, and the total valus of arports, policy sued opon, being unanimously of opinion filtered through lixs. This change in ita pro- excuding treasure, Be. 35,90,18,237 na sgainst that the policy in question was effected by perties atems to remit from the mya of force it. 34,09,07,33. The Tale of treasure Lorain and Co. for the plaintiff sud vis eab. emitted by it having longer waves wher they imported was Rs. 3,50,80,705, as compared with sequently ratified by him under circumitazizes ieaue from the hue than when they enter it.
Re. 1,36,35,791, as of rare exports which made it a ratifintion, and at a time not In this way is probably to be explained the e. 1,36,35,731, as against Rs 1,19,5,412, too late to destroy, its ulfent. pbenotteua of intermittent fever in its epidemic Tae total amount of import duty collected was form. The interior furice of the globe are more| Re. 2,81,45,399, na aguinat Rs. 2,97,95,702, und active it one time thea, another, we shown by of export duty R, 39,84,396, a gainet the intermitting existence of aarcijuntes, auit | Ra. 30,81,394.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
OPIUM
ITYSDAY, 23th March.. In Beagal deng no basiese reported to-day
the intermitting activity of volcrques. When "Captain W Cooper, of the burgos Mory actire, they strobe with greater intensity and, of South Chielda, reporta,” state chự in greater volamme towards the eurface of the South Australian Regialer, that when passing but of Halwa large tiles made, New it§59ő earth, and in their curas the differently modified through Torres Straite on a recent voyaga from with allowance of twenty-eight taels, and at rayg way meet with different materials to get Rolney to Minnitima, he saw a French ansign $595 with allowance of eighteen tacle, and Old through. Here by a succession of sedimentary tylng upon Areon Jeland, and two men renting at $593, with alloware of sixteen to twenty strata, regularly dispend, they are in their out- and waving to the ship. Ouptain Cooper took zaels. ward ourou broken, dispersed, and transmoked them to be shipwrecked session, and brati whereas thore by fllowing the streams of lava bout, which, on reaching the beach; found the and the direction of rolaanis apheaval, they sea to be strongly winds natives, very back, rench the outer world with their waves only so with large, hands. They wered to the font to odified, that they possess all the properties of land, at the ow, not liking their apparanee, the chemical rays of sunlight,
palled away from the shore, when the catives.
the
.:
BIPORT CARGON,
Per steamship Domad, for Loadou Tea Uongon 10.7081, Bouchong 1,554 ha. and 30 balos Silk.
ON LONDON
•
3/9.
NYUMANGE.
Bask Bills, on demand Baat Billo, at 30 days sight j Bank Billa, at 6 mintha sight BIU Oredita, at 6 months sight, 3/104 Dovimentary Billsat&monthe
sight
здо Or DomBAY.-Bank, sight....................... 24. OR CALOUTTA.-Bank, sight... 201 ON SHANGHAL. --
72
34 of obemical force then (zocording svim after, bat upon a musket being fired over to ti theoretical bypothesis) being the ther heade swan buck. A number of tatives Rental agent in the generation of inter- were subsequently seen on the island lying in mitfoal fever, it is intelligible that this way inhab, with the evidert, intention of sizing
rise from various avurces, and not from one
boat, only; and when this admitted and com The Pioneer, in an article on Protestant prebended, the phenomenon of the same die. Missions in India, attempts to arrive at hu ouse prayling in «emadgy, country such as partial estimate of the rusalts of miesoory Lower Bengal, in the eandy plugs of Wal fort. Its foot in promoting enlightermek, oberen, or on the bure Sierras of Spain, conecae considers to have been mainly indirety in to puzzle and distract us, those rays of their dirges attack on Hinduism, he think the force which warm may be equited by barn missions have failed and be, pradicts that the ing cal, burning wood, and by other burning distinctive doctrines which the mixequaries Estannes, so the chemical raya may be drawn tune "ont to task will never bogomo tan fait b from many sources.
of Indian people. Though Hinduism seems desined to extinction, it is not likely it its Hootong and Shanghar Bank SharePar. phase will be taken by Christina What Union insurance Society of Canton-1650 per aver, life, there is in Indian thought a the present moment, is either occupied in uththa Tradors Insurance Company's Shares
fistian specalations, or in couelracting $1,700 per share, ethical systems on other than a spermtural China and Japan Marine Insurance Tia. 50 bus. Native Christian literature showa no share...Ma agus of independent thought, though it might Chines Insurance Company.8202 pm share,
150 per shareM
Bank, aight: Private, 30 days" sight.
SHAREM
the
Boys and Girls: STRAW HAT, Children's White Pique WASHING HATE White Pique PELISSES Boys HOLLAND SUITS and PINAFORIS. Infanta SILE HATS and BONNETS. CASHMERE HOODS and OLUAKS, Frem. FLOWERS and FEATHERS. Embroidered LINEN SETS. NEW RIBBONS.
Backy
Alao,
SHOES,.
&0.
1
TOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, lit Fobrasry, 1876, FUR PORTLAND (OREGON). TH
"HE AL· Amerive Ship - white, Master; will had for the abure Port, and. "SAMUEL G. REED".
will have gnick despitol, Für Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOIN. & U§. 14- Hongkong, lat February, 1876.
· FOR NEW YORK. THE A1 American Ship
HAZE Willisson, Master, will load here and at Whampoa, and will have quick despatch as above For Freight apply to DOEN
VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. 139 Hongkong, li February, 1876)
NOTICE
ME: Fadormentinued Vcanola, baving the
Trotter Partion of taxis Carpe and Pat Rangers engaged, will have immediate despatch for the following Ports
For VICTORIA, VANCOVYER'S ISLAND, The British Bugno. FORVARD,"
Captain Jobu Strachan..
The British Ship" ANNIE GRAY,” Captain Robert More
FOR PORTLAND, OREGON,
The American Barque * GARIBALDI” Captain U. M. Noyes.
Freight will be received on board until 4 pm.
revived at the Office until 52.m. same day. Ali
Parsel Packages should be marked to address
in foll: value of me is required.
as follows:
2.M Registry of Letters senses. 2,10 P.X. Post Office closes.
9.30 PM. Correspondence may be posted on bond the Punket with Late Foo of 12 cents estra Postage, until Cornspondanos matet be epcoinly directed for
2.50 r.. when the Mail is finally closed.
this route, and if not fally prepaid will be sent by British Packet.
then from San Francisco to destination. Ame rican Stamps are sold at this Office.
Retorn Pirago Tickets available for months are inand at a retustion of 30 percent.
Lettore, co., can be posted for Canada, the on regular raton.
West Indies, and other places mamed below, if For further information is to Freight oranfient Ameries stamps are added to propey Passage, apply to the Ageny of the Qoupany, Praya West.
G. B. EMORY.
Aeling Agent, Hongkong, let Marsh, 1976.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERİES MARITĪNES · PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS. -
STEAM-FOR.
. ។
|SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA', PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILIES; ALSO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
CALCUTTA.
ON THURSDAY, the 5th April, 1876.
at Nosa, the Company's "Stemmebip "200GLY" OsmanndangHORTSWABS, with
Walls, PASSENGERS, PECIE, MIEH (0, will leave this Fort for the above place, Cargo and Specie will bregistered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in
places of Europe.
transit throgh Marseilles for the principal
Shipping Orders will be granted: till noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4-P.,
Tie obarge for Begistry is & cents in Hong tong Stamps and 10 cents. in U.S. Stanipa to. thos places only the names of which are print- adh Italive, as all the other places namel corespondence cannot be Registered through. but only to San Francisco (B cents).
The following are the charges en correspon dence thing Rent
TER HALD OUNGE, Hongkong U.S.
Stamps. Stamps. Canta. Centa
Canado, British Cdumdia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince
warda Leland, Vancouver's B faland, Bahamas, Nasaan, Now! Providence
Aspinwall, Beranzia, Bogota,"
Carthagena, Costa Rion, On- ha, Curaçao, F, Greenland B Jamaica, New Granada, Nica. Tagas, Panama, West Indive. Hawaii, New Falland 8. Guatemala, Mexico, Balrador,
Fenezuel
8
Belts, Greytown driens, Hous
ders, Murthy, Sautz Mar-8 tha, Turks's Ieland». Braat
aco Ayres, Paraguay, Uru
Speate and Pareels until 3 P., on the 5th Balina, Ecuader, Chiis, Peru... B April, 1876. (Parcels are not to be sent Argentina Confederation, Bu unbeard they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Contents and value of Packagra tre Toquired.
The American Barque EDWARD JAMES,"pany's Office.
Captain Thos. J. Forbe
For HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, AND BAN FRANCIS30
The American Barque ALDEN BESSE," Captain Allen Noyes. For Freight or Paige, apply to
ROZARIO & Co. 330 ↑ Hongkong, 20th March, 18.
FOR BANGKOK,
Agents for Hongkong, SAYLE AND CO.,
QuN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREETS
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY
I
34jar Dozen, SPIRITS of WINE, for lampa, $3 per Dozen, Amly to the NAVORSIN
"HONGKONG, DISTILLERY Ou, 12 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875,
BD OKASTEL,
WYNDHAM STREET, Next to the "Daily Press" Office. N.B.-Price Liste and Samples on application.
985 Hongkong, 16th June, 1875.
NOW ON SALE,
TRÊPERIAL QUÄEIL
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DIVTIONARY,
FUNTI AND HANDARIN
“PRONUNOJATIONS.
An ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, piiblithed at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
omprehensiveness and practical Barvice
this Work standu unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese Lave of late years boa
THE Steamship?
"RAJANATTIANUĦAL,".
Captain Hopkins, will be despatched for the aboro Port on FRIDAY, the Sie instant, at 4 P.,, instead of the time previously notified.
For Freight or Pasage, apply to
TIỂU TẠI HONG
38 Hoogkong, 27th Marab, 1816,
FOR COOKTOWN AND SYDNEY
For further particulars, apply at the Com
GDE CHAMPEAUX
Acting Agent, Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER, LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISDO.
E next I. S. Mail Steamer will he des- patobed for San Francisso, via Tokiuwa, SATURDAY, the Lüth April, 1876, at P... taking Panangere nnd Freight for Japan, the Vaited Staton, and Europe.
on
Through Passenger Tiokete and Bills of: Lading are inned for transportation to Toko- } bacau und orber Japan Port, to San Francisco, ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerion,
THE Eastern and Australian Mail Stews NAY TO and Europe, við OVDE.
Company & Stem
NOBMANEX”
LAND RAILWAYS
Steamer of the. Miten Bishi S.S. Company
will be despatched at above on or about the Int will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Forts, prosimo,
about came date, and makoulose conncation at Tokobama... For Freight or Pasaxger apply to
At New York. Passengers baso eclection of GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.various lines of steamera to England, France, 088 -Hongkoni. 25th March, 1876. - and Gormany. HQUEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TOR LONDON, við SUEZ CANALS [113] Company's Steamship
*** PATROCLUS” will be despitebed of or about the 7th April,
For Freight or Farage, apply se ....BUTTERFELD & SWIRE, Agente.
Hongkong, 27th March, 187.
$
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. .⠀
A QUANG SE
compiled to coin to express the numerous ob. 4. UWE Steamship jeotaimaohinery photography,telegraphy, and
in soictive generally, which the rapid advance Captain Jones, will be despatched as above on of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are WEDNESDAY, 12th proxime, at 2 PM here given in eaconce. Each and every win For Freight or Passage, apply to fully flustrated sod explained, formung exer- Coises for students of a meat instructáve nature. Both the Court and Punti pronunciationis are given, the accenta baking carefully marked on the best principle litherto attained. The typos
graphy displaye bbc success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond
The theory of eyes of fores beating on, entering into, and moving our tiesain to health and disento, is one which is not quaily think- able, and yet in measure it may be unde viable in its application to any one who will follow these directione Cut a holof any shape or size in a shutter on the sunny side of the house, through which the bright sonlight, but not the direct says of the sun, may antennert, Lave been expected that the novelty of Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Shares this work contains more than 50,000 English place one of your eyes in the direct path doctrines would have aroused speculation and of the light, say, at 6, 8, or 10 yards debate among are, at least, of the overts, distance from the shutter (according to the size and the fact this in hot beat the case shows of the hole), cleeing the other eye with the father olight a hold they hire obtained on the of the band. During looked atadily at the Charob
JARDINE, MATHESON & Oo. 221-872 Hongkong, 22 Mar 1876
SUN FIRE OFFIUM
TE Undersigns is prepared to Grant Poliates against Fire to the extent of
Freight will be received on bourd until 4PM, on the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be ireneived at the Office until P.M. same day; all Percel Paukagas abould be marked to ad- dress in full; value of aume is requirod.
For further information seto Passage and Freight apply to the Agony of the Company, Fraya Weat
G. BEMORY,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, March 15th, 1876.
COAL DEPOT, NOALS of alt description supplied to Steamers
by the Undoraigned Ordera may be left at the todowns, Wanghai, | with: Mr. J. MALEROES, LIGNG AR YON,
Trys
LANDSTEIN & Co.
6m 1620 Hongkong, let November, 1875,
KRUPP'S CAST SQEEL " WORKS,
EISEN (GERMANY F SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA,
].
Hongkong, Shanghai, Colone (termo) OBN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AM
Sole agent on the Paco Coast for Winchester Repeating Armand Ammunition; Du Pont's Blasting and Sponing Powdery Lake Superior and Patio Fuse Company's Safety Yuso.
ly 1025 July 7"
in the size of body, thereby efeating a vast 8-45,000 on First-class Biake previnly attained and dispensing with those the Garrent Local Lates of Frexia will be al noomny of space, schloring a dearness not Discount of: Twenty par cant (20°),) upon vaat margins mid ran spades which have towed upon Insurance ofcoted with this Office. horetofore characterised Chinese publications an
Toillustrate the mat moope of the work, the
TG, LINSTEAD, W
Agent, 8 Fire Office following facts are asbmitted for consideration, Jhaltera Yoonially outains about 16,000
1946 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874 DUSITIVE GOVERNMENT ECURITY Chinese characters and. Medhurst's English. and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilat
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMFTED MYNE words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obarao Chair Fire Insurance Company's Sher-158 ters. Again, despite all the grammar and
CHAS, H, MORGAN, per share
kh other slementary works as yet pëblished, the Viotone Fire Insurance Company's shares stardant of this dialt language Absolutely re
ly 944 Hongkong, 1816 June, 1875. 10 por shafe Honglong and Whainpos Donk Company's cations and equivalents of different words which
quares examples to display the various appli- BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCEnform the public that his Shop hay hoon Stares-40 per cent, diacount
have toc general maning. Of these examples
Longtong, Cantou and Macao Steambous Co.'s this work contains more than fre times as
Starea 7 per cent, discount.:
VWnje KDE QUAL SHOP MA
EE Proprietor of "WINGERE Shop begs to
Newayapces (not over 1oz.) “Bookė, že,, per 4 oz........
13
10
Asy articles found enclosed in Newspaper or Book Pankets (as milk sosures, jewelley, &c.) will be detained.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-Generál.
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 10th March, 1876, MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The French Contract Packet HOOGLY, be despatched on THURSDAY, the th April, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom vid Marsilles; to Europe, Saigon, Singapore, Galle, Madrus, Calcutta Bombay, Adeo, Suez and Alexandria.
The following will be the hours of closing the Mate, ch
Wednesday, April 5th,
5 PM Money Order. Office closes. Pust Office closes except the NIGT Box, which remains open all night.
Thursday, April 6th,
7 Post Office open for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ing of all sorresponders.
10 AM Registry of Lettere coenoS.
11 N Post Office closca copt for Late
Lettera.
11,10A.M., Liters (bot Letters only) addres ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa pors may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 cents extra postags, until
1180 AM, when the Post Office: CLOSES
antirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster-General.
General Post Hot
Hongkong, 23 Maroh, 1876.
Hany boxes of iterare received at the Post Office not inled, that is to esy, the box is fastmed with sealing wax, but there is no in- pression of sex!.
The attention of boxbolders is called to the necessity of corctully sealing such boxes with some recognisable mol, and of unding a Chit hoot or receipt with them, The omission of the letter, predaction leaves a debt as to wax- ther the content of the box ever reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, zato whether part of them might not have been abs.. streeted for the sale of the Postage Stamps.
The Post Offs of Viótoria (Australis) having given ziotice to the General FoxOffice in Lo don that articles of Jewellery waived in that Colony are chargeable with Customs Duties. the undersigned considers it necessary to make this Regulation known to the Public, and to state that aby letters or packets containing nobarticles semb through the Post are liable, with their contents to be forfeited.
Poage on Correspondence. forwarded by Privite Ship to the Straits Settlements rust bo prepaid at the following rates, vis
For Letters
cepta peronnco. For Papers...2. enth. For Book Packels)
ad Packeta of 6 for such ounces. Patterna,
The registration fee on such correspondence-
COMPANY
established acce 1855, 6 Endicott's Lans and that be has sways &. Zrezl joantity of BESTia Twolve centu for each Letters Paper or having been COAL in store for Bala. Gentlemen of Bhip Eack. many as any othe Dictionary atherto pabendraigned wing bon appointed mastera wishes to palzonis aim, are requested Bungai Steam Navigation Company Tia lished N
Tarod!
apply at hs Shop. to grant Insumoves as follows per share,
For practical purposes the strangement of MARINE RISKS.
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NOTICJA." SA
bole for about 20 or 30 seconds, close the other In describing bin journey from California, eye as well with the flat of the other palm and Artemas Ward says "The driver with whom having done so turn the whole of the attention as ourside, we lovly rolled down the on the buok of the filmminated eye. In the fearful mouutide road, which looks down on beatiful disolving views, which will then pro- ether side into sa uppalling ravine, inprid bably be seen, or rather noticed for the drst time me that he had met socidents id his time mbich
Ile Excellency Gevarnor Sir ARTHUR EB- by the observer, he will actually see the physical post the Calxomin Stage Company a great deal Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per tho work is no complete, that a reference
WARD KENNEDY, KOMG., C.B., is pleased to direct that the following revked "Rates of motion of tho on becoming physiological of money; because, said be, jarica bagin«bare
to: ia pagos egables a person who under- Falloles at currentiates, payablesithor here,
Postage (including those notified on the 15th motion in stre sissues of the ever end in the ucun principle, and every man who sueris suro Honggong Hotal Company's Shares--847kper stands English to communicate afectively in London, or at the principal parts of Indin, TN Order to incet the wishes of the Native instant,) be published for general information rhythmical changes in the tints he may also aso | teresaver. But it will never be so again, not
abare
with satirus who understand nothing but Chi Australia, and the East
1. Community, the Chinese Issue of this LETTIRA.
CENTA.. confrmation of Thetas Young's theory that with me, you bet? How is that quid. Chinese Imperial Lon-£104 difference in colour, ad seen by a, is based on It was frightfully dark. It was snowing sithali burdagi
ncas, In this respect the work will be found · A BROKERAGH of THIRTY-THEEG and ONR= | Zoper Lisa" bam, from the commencement of the France and Algeria víð Brindisi,...12 per å oz.. indispensable to all European residing in THIRD PERCENT. will be allowed ona!! LOCAL. (bins Neve Your, insted nilly justead of on Brazi, Registresap Fee,..................... differences in the arcctoral constitution of the add, notwithst,nding the breaks were kept bard
Salis on March 9th, as Reports) br. China and to the natives thenislyng it OK RISES,
alternate day? xa before, durante BY THENOR PACKET, terminal extremities of the lument of the optic down, the outh slowed wildly, often fairly
plaimanbjects folly with which very few into yo FIRE RISKS.“
Toe Paper has been Established for nearly Contrent of Europe France in- tooching the brink of the black precipice. If the above dated thecry of the cause and
White Wax-9 piepus, at $89.20, by Kwong deed of them are perfectly sopainted. To Fatsjes granted at First-clasp Buildings to Twenty Yours, and is, as to Editorial. Maingo- How is that?' I said. Why, you we, he sang Tai to travelling trader
copted) 18 per 2 os. euro of intermittent Eever be the true onthou replied, that corpses neser sus for quis Gambodge case at $47.00, by Kwong Chirait not but be invaluable agensionally.
partin resident in England andinterested in an extent of 320,000
pent, under the Direction of a Well Edvanced Ports of China and Japan (to or it is not improbable that after a while each but matured people do. And the neck the Wing thing to traveling trader.
A DISCOUNT of TWENIX-FBB szer. (20%) Okincse Gontosan, giyee reliable consumercial Ít omprises upwuds of two thousand large upon the current locil ratas will be plowed on and general information, gaố hưa thể wine. Aden. Goylon, India, Pondichery, pathological nation of the body, no well ou ite - bare an overtor I abail go around and torfully Ond y Flower bags at 3006, by quarto pages egeddere, may coins to be expressed the examine the presengera. Them, an in dead Kwong Wing Shing to travelling truder.
... all premium charged for insuranoj mboh disposition with the Native Community na pɔ Ad- - Saljon me
per § es. cosal being deducted at the time of the image i veruinamenta kud Nows, as the magiinh Paữy Brats sad Furtugal, Vid British 18 per à u matically, and visibly reprennted in angles, | shak let alone but them sao je mantiksked, "I Blak Pepper200 bags, at $8.40, by Tes lifes, and Garres, expressive of inction szinting | shell: fuigh, with the king-bolt I Dont folke Shan Tai to travelling trader.
of policy,
| Preas with the Foraiga Community, The The above are all the changes bitberto mado (large for Advertisements will be na karetas ĝin the Table of Rstas dated the lit instant, und in space and time-Robert Bird, K.D., in the des'tans. They airs on it. Thus withi
Bar Locate, ore. Bialeman.
Anodote, did the drivor cheer me up.
must be regarded as superseding that Table si
Berve.
White Sugar-180 bege, at #5.66, by Tai Foong Bhun to local iradar,
TRUJNER & Ơo 6) PATEKOSTEE, BOY;
WA: BELLA #DAILY Fanks" OFFIOR, HONGKONG,
RUBBELL & Co.
1 Hongkong, JubJanuary, 187Ł
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1876
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