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drug, thn damnatid, for which lies in a foreign perience of the British Government in the market, delves from it more precariods, liquor traffic, for instance, shows how much though bigbur revenue, than it would be the linjarious jeffecta tight have been had mersingpozition ofan ezpnen duty. It is how the distillation and supply of spirits been from” ever, only uncertain amount, and at the the firgrin the hands of the Government, insidad probability of its continuance sinuo even though of na nowa rampant avil of independent growth, to cultivation is tigressing in China or alger at which legislation can only mibble and which where to an extent wil my itinutoly render it can over control uile, appears to no LONDON BUEZ CAN it profitley brinospodiont to keep on the mothat. The Anti-Opium Smiety in endeavo
poly avstein such a subtil not be the ing toster, the monopoly stan pholished, NEW YORK work of day, but most acccarily be gradants in How-to the eventual destritation of the
will give timely warning by its elices impon the not profits of the trade Tu Gurorament of India can, however, take no wiser steps thun to make tacit ng independent un possible of 501400 of revenue which at beat is only of probable duration This will become more rusy as the other sources of Indian wealth develop, and that there fa overy reason to anticipate in development only be seen by perumal of Mr. Inday's evidence before the Dance Cauchizen of JĘZI”
opusta, trade an adventing a most ancidal otse sings the only possibly chance of doing away with the trailo is to let the Government. merawhile retain the rains of into lew it rum loose like the liquor traffic in Great Bri bar, and the diffenties-of-pakibition are to momaly pressed.
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As to our present polisy, then, wo repeat, maintain the monopoly at present; so long a the financial resources of Indin remain as the me now, anolistienostain, agd undeveloped Let us now briefly recapitulate the different until thero ara alese grounds for believing that steps by which we have come to our reason the presrat experimental devices for developing thut the monopoly system. ought to be maistrosources of the country are really and Eined watil something can be abstinutud in its truly based upon principles adapted to the YOKOHAMA,
wanth-of-the-country, und by their financia! Wu-have endeavoured to prove List govern results boguma, instead of experimental expe ent, in ying-nivances to the onltivator, dients, solid permanent sources of herenaing} ufacturing the drog, and selling it to the tranne until pablo works are romumgative, Caleatta merchants, is not necessarily implic and the land fooreasingly, produoting of indirect anted in the ciluets resulting from the trade guins sport from the mere proceeds of its use96 | TAKAO-(Formosa) in foreign lands, but is merely carrying ontment; nutil, in fact, it may be possible ou sound
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N THURSDAY the 306 April, 1876, at Noon, the Company's Steamship PIRADUADDY" Commandant GAUTAIN, with NAIES PASSENGERS, STEVIE, and CAD- GO, will leave this. Port for the shove places.
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NEW GOODS, as endo,, for the
COMING SEASON Mr. Scott-Lord of New York, who has bout which they solicita tadastrious in urging the bill trite final pas
it.
papection
was the mover of the vote which concur. NEW DRESS MATERIALS, in in the amendmesta. It has been enld that
a surplus of over 10,000,000-dollars-Tomsized, who would beret the disposal of Gongrene, either for conveying into the Frosaury or to by returned to-Gross Britain, Whileikis quito improbable that further olaima will not absorb. this sorplus, it is the opinion of the Judiiary Committed that the residue, abould there be any, large or small, will be returned to Great Britain and-not-ta nod into the Treasury. This
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the cocery detaile of spatem wiriol in its racing to discount the fature with absolute SWATOW, AMOY&FOOCHOW Yesso (át:). general operation is restrictive, so that even if it dertainty, it would be rush in bus extreme-lo vēra vorponsible for the effects of opínm upon exprimortalieo with opium. Let it once be Lao Chinese, it would belong more towards ful shown that higher advantages can be obtained Elling its duty than if weresta lot the trade by some other course of policy, with equal *zalane, the nanopoly of opium being not lexa ocrtainty and with equal benefit to the people, inot gratification (age-the Wessington roscriptive in ita effects shan may ether mo. alter it by all means. But let that alone, be the correspondent of the Now Forks Harteld) will be nopoly. Thaaster off, bowoy test: lek on wartimental groeiderations, unless
afforded a burgerenber of toxinesandegir cha. government didnot be held responstyle for the they are clearly sound in resecting, infae United States by the news that the Alabaman ▼ LA
facts which the voluntary consumption of the the Government. let it remember that maral Os ina Award Bill, as amended by the Senato, productions of its fervitucies produced upon the agensies from withput, atoming the torrent of been ennenred in by the House, and will people of a foreign and such a principle would the demand and wing cholima of that javore govecumanis in very arbitrary fator-fascinating dreig ove the importunities of facente wade the internistaflaira of other people the toptation, are the only sganges of Fitob And phage ilerleyence, would be recessary genvnukinta san makeama af in othar lands; “beensis of their alliget des to carry out their and lastly, while the monopoly in maintained, responsibilities., That, if the Government, was tor all other supplies from external souraus "de" not repontické, mch has so was the hardma | kept in check, doing this by increased supplies cultivator; white as to the merchant, so long as for ky lower prices, until the expedivasy of this Robeyed-to-law of bis-own-constry-and-accourse is lost in the failing of its profits. quilted timauif a good citizen, the "Government
HE. WODEHOUSE...
**** Could not water to prevent bir from velling things the barns of withday noran themselves. THE MACHINERY OF WAR
The Times' correspóndeutar Berlin writen an chall be prohibited was ou gronuda of humanity, follows;—"If all we hear about a new invention | or, that GA opinti bang a poison was not aje correct, ware arò likely to be reduced to even marketable article, neither of whito yat more of matter of scientifle balculation morey wa gertainly never expected to ase any. The best make of Black GRENADINES
sconde di wa dansider the prohibition feef then try seant presented servuiling tarolialilej pm) d is tigh write it is, tenerar, the séon - gruauited to wesel Hable, or lastly, on gronds of expediency which information, M. Le Boulanger, a Belgian Major to pak what chill we do with shwe really get NEW GOODS, o itable for WASHING `as allowed to be a jnaliů klo_iside vo rise, but of Artillery, hus succeeded in constructing on it.-Pall Mall Gozelle.r
not one to be discussed in an essay of this instrudient indicating the distance between two" kind. Since, then, the trade was to bo-defended armies by the mere repart of the discharge. The a principle, property sparking, it ought to be moment the enemy fires a shot the action of the left to ila astaral course, only that in faiq ende report upon the Talemstre-chia is the uame of the Government was justified in quitting its pas- the machine-marke the diatanes to a 'fruation. eive attitude and in monopolicing the drug. The instrument le entirely self-acting, coily because had it not done so, it bad reason to fear kept in order, and requires no part dolar expert. considerable lose of revenue, add to which it enge or intricate calculations to us it aright tens found bac the st way of escrooming The expericonts to which it be bear antested fiscal difficulties was also the best way el promote in the artillery grounds of this and some other ing the general welfare of the people. Having conatrice are stated to bave poem a complete brenght down our arganent to this rolat, we succés al regards ennen Whether the maO ptbezeded ta qilustra by extracts from the bebine marks with the emma meracy the report opinious of diferent people the effects of the of one or many rifle, and whether the small Hoonopoly upon the people of Indje, sad finally specimens for infantry and cavalry use nro'aa!
challenged any one to produce a better system, be the merits of which practical gromada alone inust be the jadge. -
reliable as the larger ones attached to the guns,
is not quito so certain. While the artillery trial may be regarded'un så att end. experimente in the rifle grounds ace still going on, and, it is guid, with Puit prespect of producing a
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOR -
TUESDAY 18th April,
"The turke for Bengal drug continues not re, with small eales of eld, Fatoa ut 8810, and Benares at $585 to $585, the latter for select chaste. New Patou quoted at 90211
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370 per share,
Share5 percent, discount, Hongkong, Cantou and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Slangbat Steam-avigation Company-T
Shares 7 per cent, discount.
72 per share.
abare.
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ebaro."
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#BURETERELEIU Z SWIRE, Agentă. 484 Hongkou2, 18th April 1876,
FOR MANILAN
**A9 Spaniah Brig
T
PM
VILLA DE LIVADAVÍA,” Captain Canoe, will be despatched for the above. Port TO-DAY, the 19th inst., at a
Fur Freight or Pustage, apply to
BRANDAO &.06. 93 14 Hongkong, 17 l April, 1876..
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW
THE Steamship THE
"YESSO," Captain Pauchart, wi bave immediato spate for the above Portu."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS ITA PRAIK & Uo, 512 Hongkong, 17th April, 1876
FOR SHANGHAL. Ranian Sibip
«RUSSIATM”
THE
GALATEA CHOTI for Boys' Suite, In Stripes Carsrd, Master, will tavo sick despati
and Checks.csp? The LATEST Désiașe în—
"Ladies' and Children's COLORED LINEN CAMBRIC, and BATISTE Ready-made EMBROIDERED OUSTUMES, very desirable for wear in this climate. Embroidered LINEN MORNING WRAP
PERS.
PRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE BRIL
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Richly Embroiderad CAMBRIC SKIRTS. Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS of the Newest Styles, from Paris
Boys and Girls' STRAW HATS Children's White Pique WASHING HATS. White Pique PELISSES,
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LACE EDGE.COVENTRY FRILLING. Ladies'- UNDERULOTHING. Ladies' and Children's BOUTS and SHOES,
to...
&c.
above.
For Freight or Passage, apply te
WM. PUSIAU & Co., -Agenta,
476 Hongkong, lth-April, 1876,
- FOR MANILA (DIRECT). THE Steamabar
do
April, 1876. (Parcels are not to be sent on board they must be left at the Agenoy's |_ Office.) "Contents and gulve of Fackages ar
did For further particulars; apply at the Com pany's Olice.
G. DR CHAMEAUX,
Acting Agent, Hongkong, 12th April, 1876--------
DREAM FOL SINGAPORE, FENANG POINT DE
- GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN PORTE, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON;"
ALSO,
5-M, Monay Order Offen algers. Poyt Office alaser except the Nroat Box, which remains open all nigirty
Thursley, 20th dastant,
7 AM Post Once up for sale of
Stamps, Registry of Letters, nad Post- ing of correspondence.
20 AM Bexistry of Inters censen," 11 Post Office closes except for Late
11.10 A., Lettoro(bat Letters only) dress
ed to the United Kingdom of to Bingar por may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 centy extra postage, until 1180, when the Post Office CLOSES
Contiroly
ALFRED LISTER
Postmaster-Ganeruk-----
General Post Office,
Hongkong, 8 April, 1870.
BOMBAY, MADRAS, "AND CALOUTTA. ·MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET
HE PENINSULAR IED ORIENTAL STEAM The English Costinet Past PONGUELA, MONGOLIA Captain A COLEMAN, with on SATURDAY the ad instant.
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship will be despatched with the Mnis for Barope, Her stajesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, andThe following will be the hours of losing the Largo, will leave this for the aliore places on
SATURDAY, the 22nd April, at Noon.
· Gurgo will be revolved on boned intil Noon, Specto and Parcels at the office until 2 p.4. un ...thự 2ist idaw,
BOUNGA will have an ioliste despatch as ibora,
For Freight or Passage, apply c
REMEDIOS & 09. 619 Hongkong, 17th April, 1870.
UQEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, I SUBZ CAF 1148 Company's Stearnship ——
"NESTOR"
For Particulars cogarding Freight and Pas- sage, aptly at the F. & 0.8. N. Co.'s CBice, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIREÐ.
❤❤. A. Written Dooldration of thố Contents and Vine of the Pookages for the Overland noad must be delivered by the Slippers to the Hontoiarequired by the Egyptian Government,
will be despatched on or about the 90th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to -
BUTTERFIELD & SWILE, Agents,
467 Hongkong. Sth April. 1876.....
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA.
NAGASAKI)
Company's Agents, with the Bills of Lading or | with Paroels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or | Prejudice which may happen from the inser|
rectness on anch declaration.
Shippers of cargo for Bombay ara requested to take note, that the Steamere leaving long- kong in correspondence with the Australian Steamers from Gallo to Byınbay, may call ut Colombo.
Slippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
A. MoÏVER, Superiutendout, Peninadar and Oriental Steam Navigation Con Offion, Honkong. 13th April, 1876 “OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM. SHIP COMPANY,
TAKING THROUGH LARGO AND PAS
·SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES.
AND BUKOPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
(Taking Cargo at through rates to B1000 and CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO AND
THE P. & O,S: N.06 Steamship THEY
DÀ SUNDA” will leave for the above place shortly after the arrical of the Steamship Hulston with the next English Mail.
A. McIVER,
Superintendent
P 0.9 N. Cn's Office,
Hangbang, 15th April, J876,
STEAM TO SILANGHAI. THE P. & 0. S. N. Code Strip
(207
CONNECTING RAILROAD-
COMPANIES
"AND ATLANTIO ŠTEAMERS.
S.S. GAELIC will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 1st May at 8 km, taking Cargo at Passengers. för Japan, the Unite States, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohame with Steamers from Shanghai...............
Maile,
.
·Friday, Plat-ient, `·.
6 P., Money Order Office einaan. 62.M., Fog (ffice closes except the Niớit%.
• Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 27 ánstant,
7. Poat Office operis for valo of Stampa, Registry of Later, and Post. ing of all correspondewww.
10 A., Post Office closes except for Jaate", Letters. Registry of Detters ceases. 10,15 .,, intters may be pasti on payment-
of & LATE- Fes of.18 conia extra Postage, until
11, when the Post Office CLOSES
outirely,
11.30 AM, Lettere (hat Letters only) address. ed to the United Kingdom; and Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of a Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage. 1150 AM, Ponting on Board ceases,
ALFRED LISTER,
Fastmaster General.
General Post-Offide
Hongkong, 13th April, 1876.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES'-.-
...PACKEL
The United States fail Packet GAELIC will be despatched on MONDAY, the Le Muy, with Mils for Japan, San Francisco, sad the United Etates, which will be. CLOSED as follow
2 .. Registry of Letter oenses. 230 E.X. Post Office clases.
2,30 PM. Correspondence may ha pasted on boart the Packet with Late Fea of 12 cents extra Postage, nutil 2.50 T.. when the bait is finally closed- Correspondence must be specially dirented for this route, and if not fully prepak will be sent by British Packet.
Letters, &o, can be posted for Canada, the West Indies, and other places qued below, if anilinient American stamps are added to prepay them from Sau Fraison to destination. A ricas Stumps are sold at this Offed.
The charge for Begistry is & mate in Boug king Stumps and 10 cents in U.S. Starapo to Ithose plieer oùly the names of which are priut. Freight will be rencived on board until 47ed in Italies. To all the other places med of the thinstone. Parcel Packages will be correspondence cannot be Registered through, will love for the above place about 24 hours received at the Offee until 5 P.. same day. All but only to San Francisco (B cents). after her arrival with the next Eaglieb MailFarcel Pretages should be marked-to-address The folbying we the charge on correspon
A MOLVER
in folly vahe of sun is required,
HINDOSTAN
A few words raure and we have done, Four siguount has been correct, that the Aloremment did pot becaus: implicated in thoatiefactory result. Should the, Etter expect: Mtects of the foreign trade by manufacturing the ntion be realised, war will be a very differo Privata, 30 days' aight draig and afterwards selling it to the Caloutta thing from what it has been seeing that in the merchants, it Catlows, as a matter of course; that Inst campaign only one shot in 10 hit; but even so long as incontested itself with a paears atti- if the invention is confined to the artillery, ita Jadeitspolicy inden secar fleet-upo China effect must be tremos dons donsidering the beyond the mere casual effects produced by the present deadly efficiency of resutna. Doe of moption of ego systera in preference to another to principal advantages, it is supposed, will be Snore-Vinttär-Alether effects wera product either to enable the gounora in a copat battery to diy qolunta thuastires, pe by the individual determites the position of i tretiu drip- mapped the drag, and it is calculation hitherto fraught with special beaide the mark to grow aloquest on the barm difficulty. The adoption of the Tulemeiro by of opin smoking, on the iniquities of song the German artillery on land and ses may be kling and all the other evils which the regarded as cortsin. Anutharénerimal history of the opian trade brings to light, novelty in the artillery. Bryian" is the S54 became they were not the rest of the polloy centimètre Kropp gun. Although weighing of the British Government; indeed, a careful only 57,500 kilogrammes, it is sofraily encueed consideration of the history of the trade leads in eantia and rings as to nooit firing a cart. te to the culio, thus the diffolus and ridge of 135 kilogrames of prismatic powder, atiota os of the opium traffic arose from the In this way the ball, weighing 520-Zilsgracines, well iufender & mischieras, methods adopted acquires an atipient velocity of 500 metres, and by a weak gorentigent 69 annihilate what it a total vitality of 6,025 metre tous. In the ld only power to regulatć.
experiments made at Dalsen, the Inflexite The Chance: ivernant was perfedly jasno, carrying 2 inches of solid iran, was tified in prohibiting the importation of opium pierced right through, from a distance, of 1,300 it bad the power, but it mistakes lay in not metres. The Inflexible being the most powerful appreciating soon enough the impossibility of vennot affont, it in-casy to colaulate the distance tes, and tha consegnenso was that it at which the ordinary 14-inch ironclads many cenne involved in a way, which it 'ie' dillioulthara an impression made on them." This result ha agus how the dangdish Government could have is considered the more gratifying de the barel avoided. I was not to free pitim upon the which worke these marvels weighs atbird ter Chinese that the English went to was, but, to sad is believed to be petuor efetive than the put a stop to the perpetual infringenient of largest English qua "ever smulactured. The Bedrqutional laws of which a weak, vidimb, ait, German barrel weighs only 57,500 kilogrammes, arrogant government was guilty. So inurioste, the English being given at 83,000 kilogramines, indred, were the mosties in which the inters while the incipient vocity of the Jnglish national, relations of the English and the Chi-gun is 470 metres, the weight of the balle 571; nose became involved, that it is not surprising kilogrammes, and the weight of the axrtridge tab Captain Elliot should have lost his foot-15 kilograrides. The barrel of the German ing and wide what we consider the false stepgns aan be elevated to 18 deg.. and inclined of identifying the Goretaunt with the trade to 7 deg. It lies high enough in its frame to by telingaishing his impassive ettiin.de, med fire over a 2 feet breastwork, nud is moved by dansing the merchants to deliver up their simple unchiuery, requiring only a for men to Cheong Yu to travelling trader. opious on she promise of subsequent judemni. I'work it. Ingwensc ze tho gay is, and terrifís að Plank Camphor Wood 310 piculs, at 88 QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET. its, bullet will prove when directek with the sent by Kwong Wing Shing to travelling The final settlemaut at the opina question bistance of the nacrting Telemetre, yeb it is brader, * by its legalization in the Treaty of Tientsin was sure to be surpisedd bolore-long. Not only ta
Green Pos-120 bags,ut $2.80, by Kwong HopDIOUS GINGER BRAND.? stardy inclinowledgmont by the Chiness Caperne the propegre of the gas in the buriel below the to focal trader. mout of the offer of its previous policy, and adiniaible degree, but the barrel in the product was due partly to the painful experiene of the of a steam bummer raised caly. 3. metres, and fifty, and indeed, of the positive mischief of weighing no more than 1,000 out, Ad the high-kaußel measurea, which it was totally Freneb have just been putting up at Le Creazot Mow to travelling trader. incompetent to carry-out, and party to the etesa baminer weighing 12,000-cwt-coming incessant and convincing appeals mado la it, down from a height of 5 motren, there seems to from time to time by Sir John Davis and Lord thing to prevent the welding togelber of Elgin. The procale progresa of the trade even more powerful barrels. A third inspoutans sure that time has shown how much of the innovation is the adoption of iron bridges to he evila of its past history-ware oping to the ter carried by the auginoors in base a railway chants of to the Chinese
bridge je destroyed by the eremy. The bridge, Thematicallypeaking, then, we bare comer which can be rapidly put together, is ensy of to the conclusion that the East India Company tresport, and capable of bearing any burden -miga bave amwufactured the drug and gold it likely to passover it. The eno sodren ready
the last teicants without implicating 90 feat foot, and cost only 9,000 which seems WASSIAMULL DHURRUMDASS, themselves in the trade, so lang or they kept marvellously little. The sony is rudebted for Jelcarly in view and acted upon the distinction it to the fugequity of age Refr Storu, a Baden- * CABEMERE, and INDIA MERCHANT,
which existed between their imperial duties and engineer, who will probably soon be entrusted Has for Ente, Cashiers Shawls, Morning BNGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, Smith, Master, will load hore and at Whavupo, to parts in Mexico, Coutral and South America, their commercial interests. If, then, the wel with the making of some more specimens. Gowns, Ramgoro and Delhi Showie, Bamous, fare of their guljate and the difficulties in Allegeder the wailway-top coation and destrus. ̈and Sindh Gold Lace Work Goods, & 50, the way of raising a legitimate refecue from tion department is considered of much vital
No, 30, QUEEN'S ROÁN, spium necessitated the decisive step lley took importance to the army that the force detailed in taking the manufacture of the drug into, for this novel uspeh of the service has been their own bande, any consequence but fol- lately doubled. It now numbers 52 officers and lowed from the action of the Chinese Gejéro- 1,100 món, all prófcesidual insekanics, rainforced ment or from the capacity of the merchant in time of vint by men from the ranke. Auch must be attributed not to the Company but to more might be said upon other engineering and the Chinese and the meretrante,
artillerit details, were I-competent to enter
-fiantion of their loneca.
Lainglass-20 packages, at $33.00, by Hop Hing so travelling tradez.
White Sugar--100 bags, at $5,3),ly Wo Hing to locul trader.
White Wax- pieces, as $6880, by Foong
Lotus Seeds-90 baga, st $6,40, by Kwong
to traveling buler Nus Vomics 50- bapa, at $2.25, by Krai
FOR SALE.
"TANCAUSTIC TILES.
1 Lot lift. Bu, by lift, dic., with Border. I Lot 17tt, Oin, by in. with Border. Apply to
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381 Hongkong, 24th Marob, 1876..
Next to Mesra, SATLE & Co., Hon tong. 6m 1887 24th December, 1875.
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BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE Quarts,.............................$18 per case (1 dozen.)
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12 Eon SALE BY :
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We are bound to say, however, that as a sponadiveussion of ballistics applied to scientifle mties of fact, it is our opinion, fonaded on a homicide. The notivity provpiling in the Military review of the whole history of the trade, that Natural Philosophy branch seems to be note the Best India Company did not always tally formidable chua crer. A now fear kilogramate recognise ili niştiution, and fint niten iri carlúdzo, instead of the 3; kilogrmoc oES, the course of their pengecdinga appear sign for the 21 continetre mortars a new steel mortar at a sterel mingiving that they were doing instead of the old broaze model wwow igoting 975 Hongkong, 23rd June, 1975,
given, the nocante being carefully markee en oud will have quiet despatch. wrong, which was eujulled as soon as ftreams į appuintus for add and fortress metillery, re-
Ehe best principle hitherto attained. The type- into existener, Üver and over again, we for placing the mulch by the look, and sundry
graphy displays the success of an attempt to * them advanciúr mrguments in defence of their olber staborations to the came obeerful tune DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland | mako the Úlpinese and English type correspond pation which are utterly irrilevant to the only are among the war material of the, immediate Trade Report for the Year 1875. Price in the sire of body, thereby offesting a vagt real dorenoo, that as a Government they were fatura, Asso accomplisbol feet of considerable Ten Dollara passive, and his only tend to show that their womens is mautioned the routroduction-for.
Apply at the Daily Press Office. pain object was mency it. the expanse of their good of the Shrupach, ofan novel type; of course, Hongkong, March, 1876. -majost octivoliona Nothing proves this more The igniting tube of the precious implement
clearly than their persistence in manufacturing may be adapted to any probable distance within *AND R TENNENTS ALE and theding after having obtained a legal opinion, 4,800 metres, sonording to the requirements of
PORTER. for which they fuimscfree sought, to the effect the occasion; and as the effect of Las cartridge
DAVID CORSAR & SONS that the manufacture was contrary to the spirit in very murderous, both the field and Núval Merchant Navy thogh not to the latter of the Trouty of 1842 artillery will be provided with it. At a recent Navy Beilod If they were not prepared 30 set upon an ad- trial enak disobar put 30 bullets to a target Long Flax verse opinion, they, should not big invin less than 3 feet sqaure, pherd on the other side
Crown it and though for our own part we of a river nearly de wide an the Thames at are not propured to cudore the opinion London-bridge."
then gives it, sus. None the leak binding upon the Company, whose subseŋnent disregarit of it thrown discredit upon their shots,
inge
be Jazerpool Mercury Baysthut the continued
3 proceed depression in the Amerissa trade seriously offence the stenmehip companies, it the meat-
CANYAS..
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through the Past, it is hereby, notls for general information, that the Privilege of sid
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SYDENHAM
heretofore characterized Chinese publications. Part,
To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Tollowing facts are submitted for onsidemtim Jhalmers Vocabularly contains about 10,000 Chinese characters, and Zedhurst's English and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 60,000 English A British Oper Ship words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese barao Frank Bristow, Master, will last for the above. ters. Again, despite all the grammars and Port, and will have chie's despojob. other elementary works ne yet published, the
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quires examples to display the various applis cations and equivalents of different words which bare ung general mènning. Of these examples
many as any other Dictionary hitherto pish this work contains more than five times de
bed..
· Guptam Jón Strucbag,
The British Ship “ ANNIE GRAY” Captain Roburt More.
Fostatheller and Sports Ford Like
greater portion of their targo and Pas Winshertone acting Arams and Ammunition;
E. Vadorentious Vessels, baving the Bagers engaged, will havá luímodate despatch perior and Facific Fuse Company's Cafety
Fly 1026 July 7 Puber
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It socoprise upwards of two thousand largu. EOR HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, Anu quarto pages.
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pectation of the dies was prind facis, an abip Company it is slated that the receipts getto of the Cling to permit, the ring of the shareholders of the National Stent. objection to the manufacture of the drag by from the passenger traffic alone and Fallen from Governhout, nedite weight ought to have C195,000 to £74,000 in the past year. The bebu put into the topics and Im apce ngrinatgaison (Mr. Lowe) ssid that such aitis pa The other atquiuchta in favour of such a venres, milleled coutinuance of depression bad not been We believe that had this been done, the decision.bness to the experfouse of any meraun would still have boot the anne, but, as far na during the past forty years. we can sev, the Company never took any, but s Dr. Adam Smith, lip a paper read before the qugrulý sedlich view of the mattch, sed acted in London Society of Arta, recommenda the use of Sons, Arbroath. apite of their self accggestions. Ao far ne their toù in the following ouses: after a Yuli meal, motiega vero ecumed, then, they appear to when the ayatini su ofre for the corpetent tt 410- Hongkong, Jansary, 1867- have brou actuated by wrong opes, and becams and the oldy for her offontes, and especially for thas more or long lanplícited in the wvile which those who, liwny, there, eat freely, or drink our has praded their action, however, is milk or alebo in case of suspended animaHE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION notion that necount to be engdemned; and higher | tion; for solders who, in time of praco, take too tholi909 at ami pruunbly would have fugu food. 14 relation to the wasto proděoding. STUDENTS FIRST ASSISTANT, resulted in the suné polley, and it was not for lip the dody ; for didiora and othern marobilog By Dr. Diyaw, with many Additions, Cofres- the British Gaverament on taking over Imom in hot olfinsten, for thén by promoting evapora= tions, and Dr. WILLIAMS Orthographs- from the Outipany" to alɔlist "u"systems which | tion and cooling the buddy, it prevents, in a Patent In Paper Wrapper
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