THE MINERAL WEALTH OF
ENGLAND.
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DESTINAZON
SHAKSPEARE'S PLATS IN RUSSIA An article by M. Lobede in the Fusski Vjest- From the report about to be lested by M. Rik, of St. Petersburg, gives an account if cha introduction of Bhakspeare i playu on the Run Hant, Keeper of Mining Teooria, it appear in stage. In the year 16, under reign of that the total value of minerals and petales Empress Elizabeth, & decree was issued for conls, R., obtisined in the United Kingdon ofthe establishmit of a public Husan theatre 1374, was: Of-metale £19,539,070, of al, at St. Petersburg, and Sumaroloff, the R £45,818,194;' and of minerals, partby, Resin Racine was the first dramatic writer LONDON viz SUEZ CANAL, £2,446,69) pocking a total of £6759631 whore works were performed in the new theatre. NEW TOMK This shows a decrease in the value of the metals His Tre were mostly taken from Uselric, and minerals, produced from the mines of the United Kingdom in 1874, ne compared with values given in the retorno of 187 4,5t £2,893,679. This falling off is in the cost pad iron, the not performed in 1850, In this adaptation," tailing off in the value of 2001 being £1,782,986: 478 - Lobede, Sumarokoff remained faiths. ful to the laws if the peenderalassical ingedy ditto of pig iron, 1881.307: do on other of his mastor, Voltaire. HoHamlet is in metals, £288,981 Catal deprease in the value of spired only by one absorbing passion we for cool and metals, 0,602,434; while share baepkelis; the tragic motive of the play consists been an ingresse on the ruins of the earthy tha. struggle between Iamlet's love for miperala of about £764,500..
Ophelia and his desire to trenge the death of vis father, the Tas saractors are not VICTORIA, Vauguvor's Island. Eving beings, bat personibet idens. Famlet :epresenta virtno battling with vion, so porană.
Coranile, and Voltaire, but he also adapted SANFRANOI900 via Y'HA "Hamlet" faribe Russian stage, though it was
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MARRIAGE OF TWO CONVLOTS. 4. Paris correspondent writessypics say led by Glandins and the Queen of his dealice COOKTOWN ARE SYDNEY... that mineringe is a kind of solitary confinement. Au erest bas just taken place at Caen which ish bimself there is no taco. The first of SAIGON, SINGAPORE, & teade lo sie either but the sail oyules are andar his ostsin n Russian theatre pray The
Bhakspeare's plays which was brought out SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &
BRISBANE, & wrong, or that the aid solitary confinement Merry Wives of Windsor. It was prodased in possesses charms of which they are ignorant. 1788, under the title,What happens when you A man named Napoleon Mesure, aged,ave a Busketful of Linien for the Waal," and y condemned to eight your hand labour, hans written by tro Empress Catherine II been married to another prisoner, a seamstress this piece alas was an adaptation in which very named Marie Joaunie Leger, sentenced to bottle is left of the original. The goème is trans years imprisonment The civil part of the ferred to Rusi, the characters are given nuptials was celebrated at the fair, and then tien names, and the iddients are adapted the "happy couple" were drives, under the as much as posible to Russian customs, The goard of the gendarmes, to aburch where they ext Shakspearian play produced in Russia was plighted their faith before the altar. After ible, they were condused back again to theit prison cells. The bridegroom bas since been
nymous translation of "Biobard III. 1787 it was followed by "Jalins Casar, translated by the well-known historias Ka- transported to the convist saltement of main, in the following year, Karamain, who Cayenne, and the bride has promised to joint that time was only twenty years old, was the him there as won na ake han explied ber tormaret Russian writer who is un, sathulistic of punishment.
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WASSIAMBIL DEURRUNDASS,
JASHMERE and INDIA MEDIANI, Suns for Sale, Cashmere Shawls, Morning
Ladiairer of Shakspeare. In 1785 ho had wet at Moscow, the Garcian poet Banhold Lenz, whe *THE CLERGY.
inspired hion with a strong taste for GermanTAVE just opened their first delivery The clergy are still nach exercised (saya the and English lërature, the latter especially Spestator) in their minds na to the proper de Karamain baring "thenceforward in bis critioni meanour for them, now that they are sold that writings always held up Shakspeare a tho they barono legal title to the epithet"Reverend." father of the German dramallate and poeta. In A correspondent of the Guardian suggests that he preface to his translation of Julius Catar" the clergy shonid, take the name of their he says, reforring to the negiant by Shakspeare parishes, but the diffenity, is not about the of the "naite," then a woman ground of name, but about the handle lo the name. Weibjection among the critios of the clasion! do not suppose that the restore, and vicare, and bool; "He thought only of nature, and did ocrates wish to pat off all their personal indivi: } sot esto for vylé... Siakepoare's genius, duality, and to merge themselves in their officin? | kike that of nature, embraced the sun as well-sa relation to the parish as'a bishop merges him- the dust. He described kinga and jesterr self in his official relation to a divisa Therǝal Bratae and a cobbler, with an art equally question is whether the Rev. T. Jones will now admirable. His plays, like the immenutráble call hituself Reverted" or not; and the real
clergy, the title "Esquire" if he insists on sannot be improved." After Keramsin, Shuk-The disowning the present titular property which he speare fell one more into the hands af a writer must shire with a Disenter. Of course, if he of the classical school: Greditch published a is prepared to be addressed simply as the japtation of "King Lear" 1909, which was Rector of A, the Vier of B, the Gate of Gas unlike the original as Sumaroko's "Ham. the dificulty disappers; but the names are let," The weltinge of Katumain, however, bardly anfficient for patal purposes, and if the gradually made Shakspeare a favourite with the indiviscal maine comes in at all, it will be Lussian pablis; namēróns translations of ble: awkward to strip it suddenly bare of both pre-imagedies and comédies were produced on the fix and suffix. Would it not be better to gouge, and in 1885 a complete collection of bie buck quietly to the old system, and to remember works was published in the Russian language, that God made of one blood not wly all the nations of the earth, but oven Churchmen and Dissenters P
THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON PRO.
MOTION AND RETIREMENT.
theatre of matere, are full of dissimilarities ¦ ¦
DESTRUCTION OF WILD BEASTS:
IN ALGERIA
Fancy Colored GRENADINES and GAUZE in Silk Checks and Stripó, lest make of Black "GRENADINES garanteed to wear. -
NEW GOODS, ma suitable for WARRING Cerume 403 NOENING WRAPPERS, COU- prising
White BRILLIANTES
White and Colored BATISTE. Kanda and Yodomite Stripe CAM.
BRICS.
Niagara Lago Strips CAMBRIOS, French PERCALES, in all the Newt
Pattexba, Fast Colors," GALATEA OLOTI for Boys' Sults, in Stripes
and Checks 2
Ladica and Children's COLORED LINEN CAMBRIC, and BATISTS Ready-made EMBROIDERED COSTUMES, very desirable for woar in this climate.
The number of wild beasts destroyed is Al- geria between 1867 and 1873 6,195, or about 1,000 auzasly, The number appears large; but it is much kas when from the number is The army will, it may be presumed (the Army tedneted 5,579 jackals and 281-byss: the and Navy Gazette anys), bo enlightened very hatter is a cowardly animal, and little to be The Latest Design id—• early in the noasion na to what the future of its feared; while the former is only a sort of in- officers will be, for the Hoyal Commission on offensive dog-fox. The really dangerous tesats. Promotion and Retirement has now all bat. of prey were 87 lions and 28 panthers, The, completed its labours, and if its port is zot
former wore almost all found in the provines of already banded in to the Secretary of State foc Constantina, the share of which of parthen was War in its entirety, it very soon will be. Ons iso 191, of byenas, 190, and of juckuls 2,819 thing facertain, no complaint will se able to be in fins, of the 5,195 animals destroyed, 3,275 made in the future that the consideration of the were in that division of the Freuah teritory, important question the Commission bas been 1628 in the prorinco of Algiers, and 269 only called upon to dissos has been soxmped." that of Oran*, The most minute details have been gone into, and the report, we have reason to know, would have hun concluded long ago had it not been for the days which the preperation of intricate
We noticed yetime ago the fact that the Betuarial statistien han necessarily norasione.itle of Sets bad been conferred by the Malacajs We are sorry to barato believe that when the fudhpur on the well-town Caloutta tankers substance of the report is made known the Sultan and Kuchba and Kabel (hard cfsitas of the parole officere so often pressed Knobba. The history and present position of hy us-will be found to have been only partially these millionaries not only afford a striking admitted; and although the sobans drawn as lostration of the extensive ramification and ought to be viewed a fair enough by the non-admirable. organisation of banking business
NATIVE BANKERS IN INDIA,
Embiidered LINES MORNING WRAP
FERS
PRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE, BRIL LIẬNT and MUSLIN MORNING WRAP- PERS
Frens TOILET JAJKETS.
Ricky Embroidered CAMBRIO SKIRTS. Ladie Trimmed and Untrimmed MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS of the Newest Styl from Paria.
Boys and Girls' STRAW HATS,
Children's White Pique WASHING HATL Welts Pique PELISSES.
Boys' HOLLAND SUITS and PINAFOXES
purchase officer of the future, it will be found press heavily upon those of our present offers who have expended capital in the parchess of runk, and why have all along been serving on feeling that the army was a profession from Native States of Rajputata, which, in stis, Tofate" SILK HATS ́and BONNETS." which, so long as they conducted themselves as gentlemen, they could not be removed.
among the natives of this country," but slowe low erroneous is the notion that the snart end wenlay natito' banter is poouliarly a product of British rule, 1 is, in feet, in the great in many otherzspects, still represent the inten sigime, that most of these great bunking firms have their endations; and if the British Government, by its laws and the peace it scoures to the country, is indirectly a powerful stron of trace, in the honour in which it holds in- dividual traders it is probably surpassed by the LACE EDGE COVENTRY FRILLING. proud Rajput obiefs. Tas family, for instance,. of which we are speaking, not only hold avada, Ladin' UNDERCLOTHING. conferring extensive privileges or útals Ladler and Children's BOOTS and SHOES,
Shiny
JOURNALISM IN COOKTOWN, Cooktown has been the scene of a most die graceful and unparalleled semult. Mr. W. H. L. Buiky, proprietor and editor of the Cooktown Herald, had written soms election articles which had given off-ace to Mr. Milford, coliciter, and owner of the Cooktoum Courier, and Mr. Morgan, kondars, from sumber of Native Chiels, 1 also a solicitor and quadidate for the Cooktown whose territories they play the part of the great Electorate. A well-known oamp called Adams Jewish bankers of Europe, but in iveral was employed, and Mr. by means of sinstamees have been with
CASHMERE HOJDS and CLVAKS. French FLOWERS and FEATHERS. Baboidered LININ SETS. NEW RIBBONS.
QIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
G 426 Hongkong. Let April, J876,, ',"
FOR SHANGHAL
EL
Steamap
WOLYMPIA,"
Gowns, Rimpore and Delhi Shawls, Burnous, and Sindi Gold Lace Work Goods, Do., ko.. No. 30, QUEEN'S ROAD, Next to Mosare., SAYLE & Co., Hongkong. -6m 1887 24th December, 1825.
BLICIOUS GINGER BRANDY, 31 446 Hongkong, 4th April, 1876,
$4 per Blasen. SPIRITS of WINE, for-Lamps, $3 per Dozcs. Apply to the
EONGKONG DISTILLERY CO. 1209 Hongkong, 6th August, 1875,
ANDR TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy Navy Boiled Long Plax Oro wo
J.
·OANVAS,
ARNFOLD, KARBERO & Co. tf 1180 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
COAL DEPOT. OALS full description supplied to teamers
by the Undersigned.
Ordere may be luft as the Godowns, Wanchait with Mr... MOLSHORE, OF LEONG A TON," Praya2
LANDSTEIN & Co.
Sim 1620 Hongkong, 1st November, 1875,
VARUS
Undersigned bare been appointed zole Agents for the Sale of their Goode in Hongkong and China by Mesara, J. & R. TEN- NENT, Glasgow, and Mears, Dāvin Consap & SONS, Arbroath.
F.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. tf 419 Hongkong, January, 1867.
'KRIPËS' UAST STEEL WORKS,
ESSEN. (GERMANY) SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA, T. PEIL, Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (liermany.) " OHN KINKER SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
Кана
Sate Apont on the Pacific Coast,lor Winchester Repeating Arins and Amannition; Du Ponta Blating und Sporting Powder; Lake Superior and Pacific Fuse Company & Safety Tly 1020 Jnly 7 7 THE TOURIST'S QUIDE
REDUCED PRICE $1, Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objasts of Natural History, Furniture, A., &c., with the Punti, and Mandarin Pronun ciation.
Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR of the Chinese Language, in two Porte.
The Dan Press Omers
煤龍
VING-KEE COAL SHOR:
to
forged letter, was discoved on to the wharf. if then of a spacially describe tharozer, white A Freeb Supply of the Little Wanzer THE Proprietor of thet are Shoppe heen
whore Adama was in waiting. As Mr. Bailey in one particular instance-st Gwalior their was walking along Adams ooddenly stepped in epresontative is preceded by a silver stick, front of him and threw over his Face and person married by a darbor Ohobar, und in Jodhpur, the contents of a bucket containing night soil. Tdaypar, and elsewhere they are allowed seata. Adsins unde off, but was pursued and captured, in darbar. The bistory of Native banking, past and has lately been tried for the offence. And present, wosk formerions and srpges verdict of gailty of aggravated assalt was re- tive study to students both of history and torned, and Adams via sentenced to eighteen political economy, and would throw a flood of months' hard labour, Ig the course of the re- kyat on the condition of India under its ancient marks he made in passing sentansa the Judgetovereigns. The estimate in #bioh it would said "It is a very bard thing, that, although bow the banker to have been held in India this very day Cooktowa becomes a municipality, from remote timea, would, suspect, present a citizen onnot walk the main Goroughfare ramarable contrast to their position in thời without being assolit by a ruffiae like you."middle ages in most. European countries. The new municipality cast he..pleasant place Indian Paper,
to live in especially tarjournalists whose writing appears to be biebly appreciated. It is stated
that Adama's employers are to be proceeded
ngeinek, and if so Cocktowa will be favoured
with another interesting trial. This is not the
*COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
-DFIDEL
WEDENDAY, 5th April.
first time Mr. Bailey bus got into silentias on Sales of New Patna, made, to-day at 30273, account of his vigorous writing. It was stated and of Old Bones at $599. In Old Paten an in evidence that be had on previous occasions New Benares nothing reported, as ago in bren honéwhipped, strook over the bead with a Malwa,
stick, and otherwise puulted.
THE
EGYPTIAN EXFEDITION TO
ASTSINTA.
The Egyptian Raudhatu 'l, Akchlde, in a long article on the present state of relations betwe Egypt and Abyssinia, deprecates the exag gerated reports spread abroad by interested
ON LONDON
EXCHANGI
Bank Bills, on demand..................... 5/95 Bank Bills, at 30 days sight 3]v4. Bank Bills, at 6 months sight 9j1V}
· Oredite, at 8 months"eight...3/104 Documentury Bills, at9monthe
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persons, especially by monetary speculators,: On Bombay-Bank, sight.... 221 regarding the exposition went by tto Khelive OR CALCUTTA,--Bank, sigil.... 221 into Abyssinia, who wish to make people believe ON SHANGHAL-PARA
that it would last as long and be as contly a Baak, sight
Private, 80 days siekiama 724 66 728.
WENT SHARES
that of the English in 1878, who, nevertheless, retired from that country as soon as they bad effected their object, whereas it is broadly in sinuated that the Khedive intenda annering it Hongkong and Shanghat Bank SharePar. to Exyph. The article then proceeds to point Taion Insurance Society of Canton--$50 per out that if it was incumbent up the English
Sehere.
to vindicate their tights sa against the late China Traders Izaurance Company's Juares King Theodore, it is no less the duty of the $1,700 per shiro, ay g Khedive to vindicsto bis as against Kingbina and Japan Marine Insurance-la. 68 Kasa, and also to retrieve the prestige of his per share.
BEWING MACHINES
Agents for Hongkong, m AS AT LE AND 00 VICTORIA ROHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STRERT.
NUO DEMONTEBELLO CARTS BLANCHE:CHAMPAGNE MEANI Courte$15 per case 1 dozen.) Finto,826,
f disosant un 25. Cases...
BOUR 80N WHISKEY,
822 per caso (1) dozen.)
·FOR SALE BY ANN SANE HEARD &
· Hongkong, B3.d Juno, 1815.
NOW ON NAIB. NOWON
IMPERIAL QUARTO, E
WITH THE
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,
AU ANGLO-CRIFICE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
RCA comprehensiveness ang practical service
established nincs 1855, at Endicott's Laps, and that he has always a great quantity of BEST! 09AL in store for Sale Gentlemist or Ship maater wishing to patronise bios, arerequested to apply at bia Shop. 201711467) Hengkong, Wei September, 1876.
NUFTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Undersigned, AGENTS for the shove Company, are prepared to GHANT IN SUBANDER to the extent of $65,000, on first- |olása riskest surront mates,
MELCHERS & Co. ́tí.674 - Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.7 IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOR COM
PANY.
TRE Undersigned, Agents for the above T Company, are prepared to grail Policies sgainst Fire to the extent of $90,00 on auy
FIRST-CLASS RISK...
at Current Batoa
|
Vessels on the Borth.
FOR YOKOHAMA,
THE British Stambin
“ORGHIS."
Ceptas Butlin, shartly expected from Singa pore, will have quick despatòli au above,"
For Freight or Passige, apply to
---WU. PUSTAV & Co... Agents,
415 Hongkong. 20th March, 1876.
» FOR NEW YORK.
Al American Ship
OHALTER OAK,”
Smith, Mastor, will load here and at Whampon, and we have quick despatch above.
For Freight apply t
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 394Hongkong. 27th March, 1876.
"AD FOR SAN; PRANCI800. HE A1 American Bark
THE
"JONATHAN CHASE".
| Curtis, Mustar, will lanff for the shoya: Port,
and will have quick despatch,
For Freight apply to my
"
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & ̈ØS,
995 Hongkong, 47th Marob, 1370,
FOR SAB FRANCISCO.
THE 41 British Bhip --
TE
MARGARITE,"
|
Post-Office Notifications.
A mart will olost For Cooktown and SydneyPer Normanby, to-day, the el instant, ne 11.30.M. Hola will be made up for all paita of Eastern Are tralia, Tasmania, and Melbourns Postage, 24 Fosate,
For Shanghai.-Per Olympia, to-day, the th inst., at 2.30. PM
For
Shanghal-Perinarly, to-day, the 6el Tra..at 2,30 =..
For ShanghaPer Yangtze to-morrow, dio 7th inst., at 1,30 r.:-
For Singapore ned Penang Per Killarnij, tomorrow, the 7th instant, at 120 r..
For Salsen.Per Purdu, to-morrow; the th inst a 3,30 PM,
For San Fancisco-Por Lord of the Iulee, on Baturday, the 8th inet, at 5 mm
For Yoroid and San Francisco.--Fur Quang So, on Wednesday, the 12th lostunt, ut 1.80 F.M.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Frensh Contract Packet' HOOGLY, will be despatched on. THURSDAY, the 6th. | April, with laila to and through the United Kingdom vid Marsailles; to Europe, Saigen, Singapore, Galle, Madrus, Cloutie, Bomby, Adón, Suez, and Alexandria.
The following will be the hours of closing the -
Jaxes Owen Master, will load for tho above Mai, &n Port, and will have quick desputok......
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & CO. 598 Hongkong, 27th Marab, 1876,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSÁGERİES MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRÅNGAIS.”
U STEAM FÓRMAN SAIGON, SINGAPORIC, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALTA, PORT SAID NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO,
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, AND
10%
CALCUTTA
N THURSDAY, the 6th April, 1878, At Noon, the Company's Steamship HOOGLY," Commandant MoETEMAED, with
F. Nagel, Mastor, will be despatched for the MAILE, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CAR ahore Port TODAY, the Oil ustazy, at 3 rGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
For Freight, apply to
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon SIEMSSEN&Co.,
Bon we will as ler Dursoilles, and accepted in Agents.
trasit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
FOR SHANGHAI,
THE Steamship
"TANGLEZE"
E. Schultze, Master, will be despatched for the abore Port TOMORROW, the 7th instant at 2PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. 44 447 -Hongkong, 4tb. April, 1876, 75).
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES. FAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS.
THE
Company's Sicomalip
"VOLGA,*-*
ytsin Nomdesa, will be despatched for
TOKOHAMA
sortly after the arrival of the next Fresch Mail.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Actisg Agent⠀
445 Hongkong, 4th April, 1876...
* NOTICES
·COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
EN MARITIMES PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,
THE Company's Steameri
Captain Rapate, will be despatched for
SHANGILAI abortly after her arrival from Europe.
G. DE QUAMPEAUX, Acting Agent. 484 - Hongkong, 4th Aprit; 1876..
CUBAN STEAMSHIP QOMPANY.
FOR LONDON, við SLEZ ÇANAL, THE Company's Steamship
THO
WATROCLUS?
will be despatched on or abort the 7th April,
For Fraight or Pasenge, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agmt
233 Hongkong. 27th Maruk, 1876;
· QUEAN STEAMSHİP ÇOMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI.
Shipping Orders will be granted till noos, Carge will be received on board until ý. P.M., Specie and Farceli, until 3 P.M. on the 5t April, 1870. (Parcele are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contente and valee of Packages ate required.
Acting Agent.
For further particulars, apply at the Con- pany's Office.
GDE CHAMPEAUX,
Houzkong, 30th March, 1876.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDINI, ANCONA, VENIOR, MED. TERLANGAN PORT SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON-
ALBO,
BOMBAY, MADKUS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA.
Wednesday, April 5th,
5 PM Money Order Office olores, Post Oficiones except the NIGHT Box, which commina opon all night.
Thursday, April fith,
7A-M., Post Office opens for sale of
Stampa, Registry of letters, and Fest ing of all correspondence.
10A.M., Registry of Letters ocases, 11 A., Post Office olozen except for fats
Letters.
11.10A.M., Letters (hub Lettore daly) aildress-
ed to the United Kinglom or do Sinja? more may be posted on payment of s Late Fes of 18 ceuta extra, postage, natil
11,90A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
ALFRED LISTER,
Pedmaster-Generál.
General Post Ofico,
Hongkong, 23rd Marab, 1876.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET The English Contract Packet GEELÒNG, will be desiatbed with the Maile for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY; the 18th April.
The following will be tuc hours of oloting the Moils, do
Wednesday 12th April,
5P.Money Order Ofis close.
6 F.M., Tost Office closes except the Niagr
Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 13th April,
7 AM Port Ottice ones for sale of
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Pest. ing of all respondence. 10a.m., Post Office oloses except for Late.
Letica Registry of Lattera cenaJr. 10.15. Letters viay be postad da payment
of a LATE FER of 15 cents extra Postage, until
11 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
1120A.M. Letters (bat Lettere only) nëdrea-
ed to the United Kingdom vid Brimesi, or to Singapore, may be posted on ward the Packet on payment of a Lato Fee of 48 conta eriva postage.. 1130A.M., Posting on Board ocasos.
ALFRED LİSTER.
General For-Office,
Pastmuster.Genesi.
Hongkong, 30: March, 1876.
TENPERANNO Atsamehic DE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STRAU GEELONGTM Captain C. FRABES, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Bpecie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above placca on THURSDAY, the 15th April, at Noon,"
The Post Office of Victoris (Australia) bang Cargo will be received on board until Noon, given notice to the General Test Office in Ive- Specie and Facels at the office until 2 F.M. on do that articles of Jewellery rosaived in that the 12th idem.
Colony are obargeable with Customs Duties, For Partienlare regarding Freight and as the ondersigned considere it necessary to mike sage, apply at the P&O, S. N. Co.'s Othis Regulation known to the Public, and to Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE GÉ
state that any letters or paskets containing PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED;
Written Declaration of the Contenis such articles sent through the Port are liable, and Value of the Packages for the Overland with their contents, to be forfeited. Route in required by the Egyptian Government and must be delivered by the Shippers to tie As some misspprobension exists regarding. Company's Agents, with the Billsof Tading or the transmission of Packets and Samples with Farsels; and the Company d not hold through the Post, it is hereby notified, for themselves responsible for any Detention or gaveral informativa, Lust tlie Privilege of and Prejudoe which may happen from the ipooring each articles through. the past at the ratas rastuces on such declaratión,
of postage apaticable to them is restricted Shippare are particularly roquested to note bona fide Trade Patterne or Samples of Merchan the terms and conditions of the Company's dise." Goods sent for Sale, or in excention of Black Bills of Lading,
a order (however small the quality may bt), A. MolVBR, Saporntendent for any articles saut by one paipale indkondual Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation to another which are not actually patterns of Cove Choe, Hongkong, 30th March, 1878.
Saples, are not admissible.
6. 3. MÁIL LINE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, YL OVER
Taking Cargo end Passengers at through rates LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT
for HANKOW, Nisoro, and PORTS in
DAARAAN JAPAN
TEE Company's Steamship
"AGAMEMNON"
will as despatched on or about the 9th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to jug
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents.. 443 Hongkong, 4th April, 1876.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, Steamship
THE QUANG SE, Captain Jones, will be despatched an abor on WEDNESDAY, the 12th April, at 2 r.
*For Freight or Passage, apply to* ****
A JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
24 872 Hongkong, 22nd March, 1876 FE SINGAPORE, BEISHANE, SYDNEY,
AND MELBOURNE, SA SEMN (Calling off SouBREET, UDOKTOWN, CLEVE. LAND BLY, BOWEN, and KEPPEL Bar, to sui Maile and Passengers.)
Eastern Australian Mail Steam Company BOWEN
Steamer
wil be despatched an abors about the April.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A RETTEN OF TWENTY PER CENT. (207 will be made on tue presiam sharged on all Insoruncoy such Raruus being payable on the
sue of the Paljoy, 1
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Mr Agents, "
Imperial Aire Insurancs Company.
$3 Hoggbong, Lut March, 1874
THE UHINA FICE INSURANOK
* COMPANY, LIMITED.
GIDD, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, let April, 1878.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,
Many boxss of letters are received at the Fost Office not sealed, that in to ey, the box is fastened with sealing was, but there is no in- pression of a weal
Tho attention of boxholders'is called to the neccosity of mrefully sealing ench boxes with YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
somo recoguieable seal, and of sending a Obit THE U. S. Mail Steamer COLORADO will the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to e
book or receipt with them. The omission of to, despatched for San Francisco, ria Yober the contents of the box ever reached the kabams on SATURDAY, the 15th April, 1876 Post Office; the omission of the former, i to of 3 ... taking Passengers and freight for whether part of them might not have been ab. Japan, the United States, and Europe.
strooted for the sake of the Podaga Stampe.
T
Through Passenger Tickets and Bill of Lading are iaened for transportation to Tolso hame and other Japan Porte, to San Francisco, to pone in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, vià OVER.
AND RAILWAYE.
There is a common belief in the existence of Parcel Post by which such articles as Fons, Carlos, Silk Dresses, Scarves, Jewellery, Arti- ficial Teeth, de, can by forwarded at low rates.
A Stomer of the Miten Fishi ES. Company It cannot be too distinctly stated that each will leave Shanghai ria the Inland Sea Porte, things can only be sent na tiers, and the very about me date, and wake close comicction at beapest rite ia 12 cents per bulf ounce by Yokotama.
Private Steamer. All snob package should be
At New York, Passengers have selection of Registered (8 vents). If the Pared be heavy it can be sentirongs one of the Paroel Express various lives of steamers to England, France, condnoted by Mesers, LANE, CRAWFORD, OF
• Mr. W. H. Norway, which, for anything over 4 and German
Freight will be received on board until 42.4 or 5 ounces, will be found okasper than the on the 14th.proximo, Parcel Packages will be Post. received at the Office estil & P. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked tó að "dress in full; value of same is required.
thFor further information as to Presage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company; Fraya West
G. BEMORY,
Acting Ageit Hongkong, March 15th, 1876.
The following rates of postage (which must be paid in advance) are chargeable on Packets of printed papers or patterns of light weight sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom vid the United Statea:-
For a packet not exceeding 1 ounce
in weight,
........2 enta For a packet above Ioance nos ex-
ceeding 2 ounces
(Taking Cargo it through males to Brodo, and OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEA E For a packet above 3 ounces not ex-
THE E. 20,3. N. Co.'s Hissmsbip THE P
MALA CÇA" will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Steamship Galior with the dat English Mail.
A. MOVER, seks Kuperintendent
Hongkong, 31st March, 1876.
READ OFFICE--HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Furt of F.&O. 8. N. Co.'s Offee,
Chiss and Japan, and at Bingapore,
above-mentioned Ports
No charge for Policy feon.
Herrands unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese bave oflate years been compelled to coin to express the numerous obe jostain machinery photography, wligraphy and in sdence generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are here given in science. Each and every word le fully illustrated and explained, forming acr aloes for studenta el a most instructive natur. A Both the Court and Punti prosunoutione ire Saigon ard PouangNDIMEN given, the accents being carefully marked on Brake cocopted, and Policies of Insurance the last principle hitherto attained. The typo granted the rates of Premium current at the graphy dieplays the success of an attempt to make the Ohinese and English type correspond in the aise of body, theroby testing a sh economy of space, achieving a clearness not previously attained, and dispensing with those vast diurgins and racant, spaces which hare beretofore characterized Chinese publications.
To illustrate the rast scope of the work, the folloring facts are submitted for consideration. Jalora Vocabularly contains about 16,0 Obles ontractors, and Meulburat Raghab and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 60,000 Bugih words, and upwards of 600,004), Cameos abamo. ter Again, despite all the mara and Best other elementary work an yet published, the
army, eceing that in this instance the Abys binge Insurance Company-205 per share. sinne vere nadoubtedly the aggressors. The Jongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares journalist, who seems to write with some show 5027 per share of authority, insists that the sole object of the Ukiua Fire Inerrance Compity's Shares-$159 Khedive is to effcet this, and to assure the per share.
Trontier in future from wanton satrage, and Victoria Fire Insurance Uompany's Shares that no idea is entertained of andexing any 370 per akarestat part of the Abyssinian territory, to Egypt. Hongkong and Whapon Dock Company's From trustworthy information which the writer Sharen 11 per cent, discount.. profesus to have resired he is emfident that Hongkong, Canton and Alamo Steamboat Cove these objects will be tally attained in a short!
space of lime, say from Ave to twelve months, Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-The Regarding the probable goal of the expedition,
Sharon per cent, discount,
.72 por whiare.
staro,
quis examples to display the varione appli-
JAS, B. COUGHTRIE,
Secrctory, Hongkong, 1st November, 1871. It 885
FOR MANILA -
THE Spanish Brig
“YILLA DE RIVADA VIA”
Captain Goals, will bove quick despatch for tabore Park,
For Freight or Panmge, apply to
BRANDAO & Co. if 498 Hongkong, 1st April, 1876.
HE Usdarmentioned. Versole, bring the harqsde general uraning. Of these examples pengera engaged, will bara immediat despatch this work contain more than five times an for the folowing Porte
be estimates the Egyptian forts at 12,000 Hongkong Gas Company's Bbarde8 per abadong of this diloult language absolutely re tighting mea, nad pointe our that they will not regaire the costly armaments and equipments Hongkong Hole Company's Shares 160 per caps and equivalent of different words which greater portion of their Cargo and P. which were deemed indispensable on the opshare, ension of the English expolition Taking, Chinese Imperial Loan£108. therefore, into consideration the geot facilities: possessed by Egypt de regarde distance, the amalier pay of the soldiers, and also the form. paratively restricted oljest watch the Khedive has to view, together with the present die. organized stake of the Abyssiniane as compared Mushrooms-10 casos. at $55,00, by Tung with their ananimity under Theodore, he eati. Chong Ina totravelling trader. mates the entire cost of the expedition at about
BALES ON APRIL STE, A KuTORTED BY CHINES Cattle-fleb, without boues-50 bags, at $12.50, Tang Chong Ite to travelig trader.
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub-For VICTORIA, VANCOUVER'S JĒLAND, lished.
The British Burçus “ FORWARD,D/
- Captain John Strachan, unders
For practical purposes the arrangement of tho work in se complete, that, a referowa to its pages enables a person who unders stands English te comunicato effectively with mutives who understand nothing but Chi-
Semamon-100 pisala, 33 85,06, by wong new. In this respect the work, will be found
500,000)." Even if theforez abould be eventasily Hop to travelling trader. increased to 20,000 men, ke náklonities that hať | White Wax S plecos, al 269.70, by Kwong a róillion studding will cover all expenses. Hu Hing Chong to travelling under. calculation is made on the follomiog sole Vermicell-20 bags, at 1900, by Kwong Hing" 20,000 men on a wat boting. For jis manike, at Chong to travelling tender, 220 per head per ansam, will cost £200,000, to Fungus-10 bags, at $19,80, by Kwong which way be added £300,000 for the officers, Fling Ubong u travelling tider, KAMARA staff, sof, and other contingencler The writer Dried. Lily Flowera-15 bags, at 37.10 by frankly admits that this nam might be more Kwon Hing Chong to travelling traders is advantageously spent on far different objecte; Almonda+3) bags at 12910, by Kwang Hing but be maintains that the absolute necessity of Choog to travelling tradera VRANS
the outlays for the bonour of Bajpe and the American Flur-50lbs,, 800 bage, at $1.48, menurity of her frontier is beyond all question. (by Fook Tusk Wo to local traders
The British Ship ANNIR GRAY," Captain Robert More.
For PORTLAND, OREGOS, The American Barqw ~ GARIBALDL"
·Captain GM. Noyens,
indupensable to all Europears residing in Chins, and to the natives thaumiven plain subjects folly... with which very few ing deed of them are perfectly aquainted to The American Barqué "EDWARD JAMES,” patica rezident in England and interested Ubide it opunet but be invalunţde occasionally, to Itcomprises dpwards of two thousand large quanto page.
TRUINER & KO 60, PARANCSTEE ROW
WH. BELT "DAILY PERSS" OFFICE, HONGKONG,
Captain Thor 3. Forbes
Toz HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, AND
SAN FRANCISCO DE EST The American Barque" ALDEN JESSE," Captain Allen Noyes. For Freight or Fanaage, apply to ་་
·EOZA RIO & O»«ˆ 989 Hongkong, 24th Marok, 1879;
STEAL TO SHANGHAI. THE P.&O. & N. Co.'s Stamp
F410
will leave for the above place about 24 hour after her arrival with the mari English Mail,
A. MOIVER,
Superintendert.. P. 40. 8, N. Ut's Office,
Hongkong, Sist March, 1876. AND DESFOR SAN FRANCISOU.
STDENIA
SHIP COMPANI
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAY SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES
DR AND BUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION. PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIESZ
ceeding 4 ounces
de
8
and eight conte for every additional four ounces." These rates apply to Printal Cirentúra, Price Lists, Market Reports, and all printed papers other than Newspapers, as well as to Books. and Trudo Patterns or Sample.
Postage on Correspondenos forwarded by Private Ship to the Straits Sebilements must be prepaid at the following rates, vis,
For Letter-cents per ounce. For Faperoni
bob. For Book Paskote
*
22
and Packeta of -6 for csob 4oumen. Patterns... Į
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
TIED S.S. GABLIO will be dupatehod for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, en MONDAY, the le: May, at 3 Pz. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United is Twolve cents for each Lottor, Paper or States and Europe, ing Pricket
made at Tokohama með
Popsection Steamers from Shangbai, A
The registration fee on such correspondence
Arrangements having been made under
Freight will be received on board until 4 r, which Mails for Leadon arriving at Suez frcra THE A
of the 30th instatt Paroel Packages will be China by Private Ships will be forwarded to received at the Office notil 5 P.M. dame day. All destination tik Brindia), it is hereby notified BMW Frank Bristow, Master, will bad for the above Farcel Packages abould be marked to address that the ratescf pistage, which must be paid in adnance, on sorrespondence addressed to the in fully qator of same le required. A Port, and will have quick despatch.
United Kingdom ao forwarded, will be unfol Retarnaketa available for 6 lowa, viz. — -For Freight or Passage, apply to.
VAR VOGEL, HAGEDORN & ∞, months are 1 at reduction of 20 per cent For Lettors24onia per ball ourse
103 Hongkong4th Mesob 1979,
on regalar rates,
For Newspapers, 8. ench. For further information me to Wright 5%
not exceeding Tounce cepts Fasance apply to the Agency of the Company, For Books and Praya West.
Patterna
4 19 TO G. B. EMORY,
Asting Agent. Hougkong, Let April, 1978,
FOR PORTLAND (GREGON). THE A1 American Ship
AUEL & REED
Whip, Master, will load for the shove Port, and vill daro qujok dospatch For Fraight, apply to
VITAVOGEL, HAGEDORN & CI
140. Hongkong, 1st-Bebanity, 1876.
FOR NEW YORK.
-- "HAZE,"
THE THE AT American Ship
NOTICE:
6
evoryadditional4
Hi Excellency Governor Sir ARTHUR ES- WARD KENNEDY, KUMG., CB, is pleased to diroot that the following raised Rates of Portage (including those notified on the 15th - | Order to meet the wishes of the Native ineant,) be published for general information.
Community, the Chinese Isus of this da
LETTERS
CENTS. Paper bee been, from the commencement of the France and Algeria vid Bringiti,...12 per oz. Wilkinson, Master, will loud here and at China New Tear, issued DAILY fusted of on Brazil, Registration Fee16. Weapon, and will buve quick despatch as alteraste days as bufera
BY FRINOR PACERT, '\. ** shore For Freight, apply to
The Paper has been Established for noarly Continent of Europe France ex Twenty Tears, and is, as to Editorial Managi, cepted) can companion gintas 18 per † on ment, tudor the Dirsėtion of a Well Educated Ports of Chins and Japan (to or Chinens Gentleman; gires reliable commercial from) RS, B
8 per oz.. and gœperal information, and has the same Aden, Ceylos, India, Pondicherry, position with the Native Community as to Ad. Saigon. 12 per for
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & 06 139 Hongkong, 1st February, 1876.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:
THE AN 'American Ship
LATHLEY RICH,"
Ray T. Lavit, Master, will Inad for the stora vertisements and Niva as the Figlish Dady Spain and Portugal, viê Briedis.18 per § az, Pot, and will have quick despatch.
Press with the Foreign Community. The The above as all the change hitherto wonde Chege for Advertispotte will be as hereto in the Table of Baton dated thelst instant, and fork.
must be regarded as superaeding that Table po
For Freight, apply to att
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & C
- 143 · Hongkong, 1st February, 1876,
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1874,
"far as they apply.
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