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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17m, 1976.

CHEFOO.

the day, as alio aid the Kelpie and Oberin, the Ney 5th.Nimrod, gemdually increasing her lead from the

A horrible and sigriffonnt Emgedy Loa just lot. . On entering the Bardu milo Rosch, Tha ben enacted a few bundrod W from this, the wind blew steadily from the asmo quartor wüz result of the want of rain in this Provinco. Alit became apparent that, baz mishaps, it was the long-bonded Chisaman forescuing the probable Nimred's rage. The Stake Boat was roundey, gousequence of the long-continued sad machthus

Nimrod

11096

Vineta no 1 14 40

Kelpie

1-31-50

DESTINATION.

It will be thus scen, tant (bo Nimrod had, LONDON:22. BUEZ CANAL. Antonor (stres already gained on ber competitore double the time allowance due to them. The mist now beam 26 think that further observations *** ~ Do. were impracticable, each boat testing her way NEW YORK

Channel Queen..

British Crown) Obarter Oak

y dar rentoring for the gas The Police SAN FRANCISCO via VILAMA Oscanio (stja). Holt was passed in the following order

M Vineta

113 Lallies 14 20

Turo waa niao a ship's boat race, for which the Monoddeya autter True Blue, and Captain Tucker'e gig Saipa enterod, the former winning cleverly by 30 seconds. The Snipe led so nearly the finish, bat fastend ut crossing the line, she way atcered for the Police Hull and thereby lost the race. It is but fair to add that abe was not in the bands of her owner, but was min mouaged by a Lordoh.--N. C. Dosly Nowra

Do-R HINGSTORE, BE

Day

Obing (8$1.) Margarito

PINANG. E...

Do.

FOOCHOW

to deplored draught, bought up all the grain in the district and stored it le bie grauaries. Slow by dogies and beautifully, tem did, the poor country people watch their reactive lig appear, until the contemplation convinced them. that an inchonte famine would speedily redubo them to all the orucities of starvation. One by one Eboy carried their smutil stock of goal to the wipers who had secure all the food in his barns, ed one by one they got aqueezed of their "savinga till "their funde wire completely ex- banated. Two by two they implored Diven to have pit do there, and two by two they implorod in vaik," "Small band bysonif band they returnat time after tima and cucountered the audie

Arratoon, appointing reception, I was a second Faris

Penguin (str) on a scials soulèv regular bread panio, Hunger drives men le extremities. The bands of suger..! The Cap that brooms the property of Vioc- SAIGON SINGAFORD, &, w... Avi (str.),

HANGKOK NAA byuyan, Kjobenbaun (str.).. eyed wretches increased in number daily pant Commodore Hill; and alltruojachtamen que SWATON, AMOY FOOCROW Namoa (ath. )***-- ing, slamonrigg,curaing. The selfish monopo admit that it could not fall into better or mora.

MacGregor (str.). life of man's life tail, not anticlied with big entworthy hands. The Vinete takes the $50 prise. per cent of ill-gotten profit, refused to listen to -the calls of perishing Humanity, but insisted, with Suylook-pertiunoity worthy of a pastor cause, on having, what he serongonaly consi. dered, hie dae, viz.: a great deal of ready money. for a very little wheat, Inspired by fury, the natuent result of injustico and hunger, the mass altailed the doors and windows of the looked op boose, what without warang, chyte word board from an upper storey, and seven sinnera bit the dust, This was nu unexpected check, and a pouso ensued, the calm before the storm, Tuo ob, now excited to redness, collected all the combustible matérian, they could lay hold. of, and piled them against the doomed buildings, In a memont, tha wood bind thatoh began to -prackle--and in sa ingredibly short time, no thing but ashte marked the spot where the hoarder resided. He. in family, and bis eer vante—47 noúla iz all--¿erlebed in. the flames. Of course a fan of the perpetrators of the dead will be punished, beheaded in all probability. still one cannot help feeling for the poor suffer ing wretokes, driven to saol an extremity by

• the cold blooded cruelty of their fellow-townaman, Above all, this incident proves that the drought has now become very serious, and much more dreadful consequences, inny yet accrue. The thermometer bee indivated 25 dog, several times. and the words of the old song ure exemplified *wo never miss the water, till the well roos "dry"-Shanghai Courier Correspondent.

TIENTSIN.

5th May

The days have been dragging along in bent and dast, the Fetref almost finendurable, Last crecing after very promising indiestions, a light sprinkle of THI Toll The thermometer has been ranging well up in the seventies. At Peking, it is reported as having reached af in the ghada, on April 9 Many and protranted prayers and prostratione litre bran mađa bòth there and here, by whoso in high places, but to little murpose.

Speaking of Peking. I learn that the whole energy of the Government is on turned towards the one end of crushing the Woceung Bailroad enterprise. It wants ueifber railroads nor telegrapha, And the scheme for the parehase of this road is probably its death knell, if in acesatul.

M.

The rumors concerning opíum raising, trazeportation, and colton mills, which 11 communicated some time since, also prove to be, if I am rightly informed; Governmental projecta, some of which are already being. Darried into operation concerning all of which arrangements are making for their nocomplish.

ment.

Muster-Reward is in excellent health. A good record follows bia, us be enters upon the dution of his new position. Túi experiences of tita past will doubtless came frequently to bis aid to solving the problems of the future. The preliminaries of etiquette are, I believe, satis factorily passed, so far at least as the Tang- Yamato le concerned, and the way prepared for busines

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

(IFYUM

KEILRIDAY, 1th May Sales of New Patna to day at $5984, and of Oid at $610; the rate for the latter kind is für select chests, New Beugram placed at $553)- Further settlements of New.'Malwa on thú bofore noted, torminteg

EXCHANGE. OX LONDON.NIN

Bank Bills, on demand...3/10 Dank Bills at 30 days' sight 3/10). Bank Billa, at 6 montbeeight for Credita, at 6 months' sight... 3/11 Documentary Bills,at6 months

sightinnin

Os BOMBAT.—Bunk, sigab,... (Or GALOUTTA. – Bank, bight........ 126-

On SzANGHALSA

Bank sight

Privats, 30 days sight ............. 121:

SHARKS": Hongkong and Shanghai. Bank ShareExt Union Insurance Society of Canton-5050 yar

share.

Ching Traders Insurance Company's Soares

81.070 per ebar

China and lapan Marine Insurance Tle: 34

per shero

Chinese Insurance Company.-3315 per share. (Hongbrug Fire Insurance Company's Sharos→→→

$500 per share.

China Fire Insurance Company's Shiras-$155

por obure.

S

For Sale.

A

YLE & 005

AVB Jnet opened their frat delivery of

HAVE le

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's

Shares 35 per cent. discount. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s.

Shares-19 per cent, discount. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company Tls.

69 per share,

Hongkong Gas Company's Bhares-$75 per

share,

Hongkong Hotel Company's dances-$45 per

cent discount. hinese Imperial Loan £103

SALES ON MAT 10TH, AS REPORTED DE

California Shellfish 96 bags, of $13,80, by fook Yuen Long to local trader.

Haspaokugos, at $25:70, by Kwong Shun Loong to loosi trader.

White Sugar 200 bags, at $5.10, by Kwong Stan Loong to travelling trader.

Vermicelli 50 bags, at 350, by Kwong Wo Üboung to travelling trader.

Black Pepper-100 bags; at $8,60, by Kwong Hup to local trader Gas Green Fens-150 bags, at $2.70, by Kwong Just above Hobsi-wu a large number of men to travelling trader. aro employed, and a large quantity of time is being used in repairing (he entrance to an old Bervice-way for leading off to the sea tho excess. of water in the river during tho raisy adscen. This may be well, but a deep shannel would bo better and could readily be made with the new machine-N. C. Daily News.

SZECHUEN.

We have four days later news from Szechuan, to the 24th April-hen the pillage, morder and incendiariam excited by the Chancellor's proclamation vero still natively continning. Sanie 300 Hiunang bail heen pillagedpudempatiated. or turned, 14 Christians had been massacred, of whom two were burned alive, and a large sumber had been wounded. The country. prople, themselves had bad four men killed and several boas destroyed, for showing an in- clination to help the Obrisliaus. The mandarins have not yet taken any step to check these outrages; but the influential inhabitants of Obangking are aid to be getting alarmed at the spread of the excitement, and to be con-

•sulting with a view to request the Total to do bis daly in repressing the riolers.

Referring to a paragrah reprinted, in March Just, from the Griental, about a remarkable fatal epidemic, mentioned by Peter Lið. Gulobór an -provailing-in-Titunen, & corzespandent-writes to from Szeshten I see from a paragraph. in your iesus, of the Rh March, that you ara ignorant of the ratare of the malady which M, La Guilober peaks of as ravaging the neigbe borbood of Tali-in. I have engaired into it, and aur nasund that it is the true plagaet

Dried Shrimps-20 bags, at $12.20, by Kwan Tue Tee to travelling trader.

American Flour 100 bags, 50lbs., at $1.53, Kean Yue Yea to travelling tradar

Milled Bise 5,000 plants at $1.70, by Kin Tai Loong to ivóal trader.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. (Team · Kreux. PALCONER AND Co's Reosatze.)

Brosterand 32...

· Thermometer A‡,

199030

FLINK

70

Tharter Miniman (origḥs!}.,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

BAROMETER

THEAXON STER

REGISTER

MAY 30ML

Boxo

BRAND

commencing with the subcutaneous, glands, Chald... 10.0 76.0

kay and tout, aftor & short time anachof W

those attacked die. If the rate communicate

the stoknews, it is because kasy gunw the bodice Fortin

of the dead, are then attacked themselves by Dry Thermometer,

the sickness, and so poison the houses.” —N. C. Daily News.

YUNNAN.

به

Wet smidler. 75.0 75, 73074.0 650 G

A

| Hindre Hain,...6

chape was expected to leave for Peking carly Qualy — 137-

+

W

Baschetta, level of thesis in inches, lens, kail hatsdreht THEOMETER, in fahrendal Legros and tem, kept in tlin open

DIWCHEON IN WIND, (a zegistered pstry twin points W. NX.E.

in May, to give an unconut of bin mission before

teking up his post in Szechnen. The mother

of the Futurof Yunnan one just died, which will

oblige him to retire from olise for 27 month.

rose or Wish kam, 1 to 3 lighthea 3 to 5

A shouted killation

So that his mere removel so a penishment furto

COMING SEASON,

of which they solicit an Inspection — NEW DRESS MATERIALS, E BA

Lage Burrps Japanese SILKS, Plain, Figured, and Satin

POPLINS

Stripe and Faid. MOHATES, Colored Foulard SILES,

Stripe

Fancy Colored GRENADINES and GAUZER 08ilk 0acks and Btrives.

The best make of Black GRENADINES

guaranteed to wearigona des

NEW GOODS, most euitable for WASHING COSTUMES and MORNING WRAPPELS, CUM prising

White BRILLIANTES.

White and Colored-BATISTEL- Kanda and Yosemite Stripe CAM-

BRIOS,

Niagara Iaco Strips UAMBRICS. French FERCALES, is all the Newcat

Patterne, Fast Colote, GALATEA CLOTH for Boys' Suits, in Stripes

end Chooks,

The LATEST Destans in

Ladies and Childress COLORED LINEN CAMBRIC, and BATISTE Rendy Indo NMBROIDERED COSTUMES, «vary" desirably for west in this vlizate,

Embroidered LINEN MORNING WEAP

PERSOANE

Weiloby

tised as Loading

FOR FONIGHT APPLY TO

To mR DESPATCHED.

Butterfeld & Swire,tan hony Mayer & Cali

On or about £6th inet, Quick despatch,

sick despleg

humpon Togel, Hagedorn & Co................ Uatek despatch. 3- ongkong 0. 0.6. Co.,

Longkong Yerel Hagedorn & Ca. Heaven (Gibb, Livingston A: Ontde Hongkong David Season, Sona & Co. Hongkong Jardine, Matbezon & Com

in Mesageries Maritimer Hongkong Taon at Hong Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co Hon Boog Gaan &

For Sale,

OHASTEL,

S WINE MERCHANT, Has just landed an assortment of Supació VINESE AAN

DOWN BARNACLARETS:

at $3.00 per 1doz 34.00 per 1 do.

Table Claret, Medoc

at

St. Emilken (quarts)

S Emilion (pinta)

51.50 per 2 dos 36.00 per 1 duz at 83.00 por 1 doz at B10.00 per 1-doz at $10.00 por I doz.

St. Estèpbe (quarte) -kinni Chatosu Leoville (quartu) Chateau Lafite (quarta) Chateau Margant (naarts) PAGANSWEITS WINES Haut Santoroe (quata) Chablie (curra) Chablie (pinca) Hoohheimer (quarts) Burgindy (gonrte) Bargundy (pinta)

61 37.50 per 1 dos. at $7.50 per 1 dz. $3.50 per 2 doz.

Vessels on the Berth

NOTICE/

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

SAMARITIMES PAQUEBOTE FOSTE FRANÇAIS.-

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT #DIGALLE ALEN SUESSINMÄTNIAT

PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND S

MARSEILERS!

Post-Ofice Notifications.

A mask will along

For NicolajefikFar bark Fare, today, the 17th out at 4.30 r.M.

For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow-Fa Namod day, the 17th inst,, et 5:P.,

Ter Singapore, Queensland, Sydney, Tus moniard Melbocicao-Per Brisbane, on Saturday, the 20th inst,, at noon.

For Hondale-Per: barir. Alden Besso,—an Saturday, the 20th inst., at 1,86.P.M.

Per

For Singapore, Penang, and Calot Penguin and 4rvation Apcar, on Saturday, the

- FONDICEREBY MADRAS, AND 2015 met at 2.36 r

NOALOUTTA

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH FAOKET. The Baghab Contractist HINDOS

ON Sughi the Malls for

On 1st pror, at 3 pm. Od 18th proxy at 8 pm. Onick despintal:

On 20th Test, at noon, Du 20th Suite, at O`P.M. Ou 20th inst, at M 0g 2711 net,, ut nonn.. On 24th inst. atru Tomorrow, at daylight. On er übout 20th-inst

Vessels on the Berth.

FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY INNGLAND MELBOURNEMAS DE (Calling off-SonERBUT, COOKTONK, ÜRGIS

AND BAY, BOWEN, BOKEPPEL BAY hali mito land Mails and Passengers.)

Eastern and Australian Mail Stengs Company's Steamer Captain Bolaus, will be despatoised an above

AOPATRA BRISBANE” on SATURDAY, the 20th inst., at Noon

For Front or Pascages apply to se

PALAGIBE, LIVINGSTON & 0%,

MON Agenta. S

684. Hongkong, 18th May-1878.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND CALCUTTA.

at 39.00 per 1 dozLE British Stasiaüip. at 817.00 per 1 doz.

BEVONUMARKATOON APUAR," $18.00 per 2 doz.

Captain MinoTariati, "will leave this for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 20th inet,

CHAMPAGNE.

at $15.00 par 2002. ht & EMR DAVE

Do St. Marossas & Cie's')

Carte Blanche (pinka) ja k Eugeno Cliques (quarta). SIS.00 Eugène Cliquet (pints) at $17.00

Courvoisier, Gather

Other Frères COGNAC,

No. 2 TYNDHAM STREET Corner Queen's Road; Opposita the Hongkong Club, Hongkong, 27th April, 1876. M (563) FOR SALE. BAS. BRIDSIRCK'S CHAMPAGNE

JACE WEISSLACK

$19...por vase of 2 dozen pinter $IARRA gene of 1 dozuis quatis, q CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRA, 1809

$18........ per base of 1 dozen quarts. CHATEAU BELAIR.

per came of 1 dozen quarta. LORMONT

per case of 1 dozen quarts. ******* per caso of 2 dozen piste..

SIEMSSEN & Co. 592 Hongkong, 1st May, 1876.NE

PRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE BEIL-ELICIOUS GINGER BRANDY

LIANT and MUSLIN MORNING WRAP. FERS.

French TOILET JACKETS,

Bisbly Embroidered CAMBRIC SKIRTS. Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed MILLINERY HATS and BONNETS of the Newest Styles, from Puris

Boys and Girl' STRAW HATS, MA

Children's White Pique WASHING HATS. White Pique PELISSES.

Beys' HOLLAND SUITS and PINAFORES Infants SILK HATS and BONNETS, CASHMERE HOODS and CLOAKS. French FLOWERS and FEATHERS. Embroidered LINEN SETS NEW RIBBONE

LACE EDGE COVENTRY FRILLING, Ladica' UNDERULOTHING. #hadles and Children'à BOUTð und SFOES,

Also

A. Fresh Supply of the Little Wanzer"

SEWING MACHINES,

Agonta for Hongkong,

SAYLE AND 00, VICTORIA FKUHANGE QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET

AMPS (BRACKETS, and CHANDELIERS for "Sute, inide to order, or retronzed.

A MILLAR ZO

Plumbers and Gasåttere, Bungkung.

CHED

tf 551 Hongkong, 24th April, 18707-

FOR HALE INCAUSTIC TILES. PIImtiti dia by dit be, with Barder, 1 Lot 17.00 by 9ft: Din. with Border, Apply to

SETIA. MILLAR & Cof

Plombare, te. - if 681 Hoogkong, 94th March, 1876,

NOW ON BALE.

IMPISIAUQUARTO.

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNULATION,

An 2NOLO UDINESE DICTIONARY, published ELA

at the

$4 per Dozen SPIRITS of "WINE, for Lamps,

per Dozen, Apply to the

HONGKONG DISTILLERY C 1209 Hongkong 6th August, 175

RAINDASS DAYOOMULL Ainda, Cushovere, Delkic, Bombay,✨✨

Rumpoor, Madras, and Socat MERCHANT AND GENERAL, DEALER, Has for Sale, Shawls, Sandalwood Boxes, Gold and Silver Articles, and different. Fancy Worke No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD Next to the Hongkong Hotels Hongkong -5-6m 478 111th April, 1876 - - 117ASSIAMULL DHURRUMDASE,

Has for Sale, Cashmere Shawls, Márning Gowns, Rempore and Delhi Barvis, Jurious,

· and Sinda Gold Lose Work. Goode, ús, do,

LANA SEQUEEN'S ROAD, Next to Metari, NAYLE & CO., Hougkong. 6m 1887 24th December, 1875, UO. DE MONTEBBELO UNEDE

DBLANCHA CHAMPAGNE

Quarte.$15 por caso (1 dozen.) Pinto, s16

5, discount on 25 Case:

BOURBON WHISKEY

$12 per case (1 dozen.); FOR SALE BY

AAAAAAA HEARD & Co., a 975 Hongkong, 23rd Jane, J875.7. BEAMINOW ON SALE.

DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland D- Trads Report for the Year 1875. Price Ton Dolore

ady Press Office MEAN Apply at the Daily Press.

-Hongkong, March, 1870. ga

· KRUPP"3 CAST STEEL WORKS,

ESSEN (GERMANY A SOLE AGENT TOR OLINA, ST

Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany)

AND R. TENNENT'S ATE And

PORTER TAGALONA

ESSADAVID CORSAL & SONS Merchant Navy.

Navy Boked nyom Long Flar Crovi“

JOANTAS.

ARNHOLD KARBERG & U.. 11 1989. Hongkong,silth May,2007 AMEN JOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA. ___-

tho Margery affair will be impossible. The English Commissionera eft. Yunnan on the 667 fresh-2 stig to 10 y. 140 14 violent, Mary Press Office, Hongkong. Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for

tion from the French, twelvo yesra ago, he

• ShangIrak, Iran been appointed to canmund an escort of 1,596 men to conduct them to the frantior, The egotiations remain a secret but it is said that they have had no definits result. The savages who were not forward að

the murderers are sill Tu priein.--N. D. Dully Newx.

DOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,

SLIMITEDY

For. Fraight or Pastage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co,

Agente. 060 Hongkong, 15th May, 1976

FOR SINGAPORE, PONANG, AND ZAS CALCUTTA, STATE TTIE Steamship

· ANDA PENGUINT

0. Cowell, Commander, will leave for the above Porta on SATURDAY, the 20th inat, at 8p.

Despatolice will close at 2.57 Fa

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WJARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. 690 Hongkong, 15th May, 1876

FOR BUGGHOW (DIRECT) HE British Steamekip

MACGREGOR":

| Captain Grainger, will be despatched mahoga on or about SATURDAY NEXT, the 20th instant

For Freight or Passago, apply to

GILMAN & Co. Agonte 687 Kongkong, 13th May, 1876, ----UCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY-

FOR LONDON, » SUEZ CANAL, THE Company's Stunship

Borana, on SATURDAY, the 20th just

The following will to the hours of "cloning Wo

Friday, 19th malart,

SATURDAY, the 17th May, 1876, "Comabadant FzqzIAIS, with MAILS, PASSENGERS EFBOIS, and (AR G0, will leave this Port for the above places | Mails, &c,

Outgo and Speci◊ will be registered for Lon- don no well as for Marselles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till noor, Cargo will be received on board-until. & F.MA Specie and Parcela until 1-1 M. on the 26tä May, 1878,- (Parculă ara not to be scot on board; they mast be loff at the Agonuy's Offca.) · Contents, and value of Packages are required.

For farther particulare, apply at the Com pany's Office. A

G. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Acting Agoat Hongkong, 15th May, 1876. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL

5.P.M., Money Order Ofoe clusum -- 6pm, Fost Office oke excupt the NIGR

Bo whlah remsine open alt alght. Saturday, 20th intani, -

AM Post Office opens for allo_of“ Atampi, Begistry of Lotters and Post, ing of all correspondesce

10 AM Pest Office oloses except for Late

Liettors Registry of Lettere ceasen. 10:15 AM Les may be posted on payment

of a LATE FEB of 18 cents agtra Postage, until 72.

I AM when the Post Ofice CLOSES

Sentirely.

11.30 AM. Lettere (bat Lettera only) address STEAMod to the United Kingdom via Brinitisi,

SHIP COMPANY -

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

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

BAUERMAN DOKNEJTION WASH TUB

COMPANIES

ar to Singapore, may be posted ou hoard the Puaket on payment of a "Late Ferof 48 wails extra postagem je 11.50. Poating on Board deases.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postmaster-General.

Gremeral PonteOlos,

Hongkong, 8th May, 1876

MAILS BY THE FRENCE PACKET The French Contract Prokob VA; will be despatored on SATURDAY, the 27th AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS

Mfast with Maifa to and through the United HESS, OCEANIC will be despatched for Kingdom and Earape, vid Marsilles; to Sai, i San Franciavo, Yokohams, on gon. Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry. THURSDAY; the fat Juno, at 3 FM taking Madras, Calcutts, Bombay, Aden, 94677, nud Oargo and Tassengera for Japan, the United Alexandria. States, and Europe A

Connection is made at Yokchama with Steamers from Shanghai,

Finight will be reared on board uQUI PRIK of the after hustant, Parcul Puukagos will be rodefred at the Offos until e.M. ue day, All - Taros! Packages should be marked to address in full, value of same is required,

- Retsen, Pasesgo. Tickets available-for-6- months are faced at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regalar ratee,

For further information as to Froight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, Traja West.

G. E. EMORY,

Hongkong, Ist May, 1873.

Agent

G. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK VIA OFEL LAND BAHAYATA AND JOTORING AN

YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, “

THE U. 8. Mail Steamer CHINA, will be

despatched for San Francisco, di Toko bama; 60 THURSDAY, the 15th Jane, 1670, at 3 FM taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Fassenger Tickets and Bills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yok} bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, and to Now, Toric and Europe, við OVER- instantLAND RAILWAYS.

SEEK ANTENOR" whibe despatched on or about the 25th

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agonte 652 Hongkong, 9th May, 1876,

BRAMS FOR LONDON. Al Britib Clipper Bark

BRITISH OROWN,"

W. Andrews, Master, having the grester part of her Cargo engaged, will have quick despatob

For Frelabt, apply to

ar bove,

A Steamer of the Miten Bishi S.5. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about me date, andjanke elões conpsction at Токовища.

The following will be the hours of losing the Mits

Friday, 26th inst.,.

-

..

5 P.M., Money Order Office oluses. Poat

iben cloics except the Nrent, BôE;- whigh cenatas open ülnight..

Saturday, 27th moby, p

7 Ast, Post Office opans for sale of

Study, Registry of Lettore, and Post- ing ofall.correspondence.

10. Registry of Lottara comece.

11 AM Post Office closed arcept for Jato

Laiter..

11.10 Lattere (Bus Letters ouly) address. ad to the United Kingdom or to Dinga. pore any be posted on payment of a Lato Feo of 18 cents extra pustago, until

11,90, when the Post Office OLOSES

ontirely.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postuistar Central. General Post Office,

Hongkong, 13th April, 1876,

MAILS BY THE UNTIRD STATES

· ́PACKET"""

The United States' Mail Packet OCEANIC. will be despatsbed on THURSDAY, the Iss Jugo, with "Meils for Japan: San Francisco. and the United States, which will be CLOSED

me follows

2 P.M. Registry of Intera ceasca, 230. Post Office olosos.

230 P. Correspondence may be posted on board the Paskot with Lato Hea of 12 ocuta cxtra Postigo, until 250 P., when the Mail in Bually closed. Correspondence must be specially directed for this rante, and if not fully prepaid will he mont by British Packet.

The charge for Registry is 8 cents in Hong- kong Stamps and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to: those placas only the mines of which are print

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