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of the case, for there are many more wanderers,

still unprovided for, and their numbers will bu~

DAILY ER

For

Pin Decembe

PEKING...........

TOYA). TOIS

"Ол Влалом в Готв

UAETATE 1877.

ARRITER,

Vessels on the Berth.

FOE AMOT

HE Spanist Clesmer

Vessels on the Berth.

ANTHAM FOR P

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GAZ GALLB, ADEN, JUEZ, MAMA,

MARSEILLES AND SOUTHAMPTON; TO-O ALBO,

"SALVADORA P will be despatched for the above. Port THE BEST ASSORTMENT EVER SHOWN M'OBRO W the 5th instant, at LEK

Far Freight or Passage, apply to BERTEKIN THE FASTES

BRANDAO & Co.

· 31 - Hongkong, Ård January, 1877 MOUEAN, STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

OTE

In

WINTER SHA SON; STOCK IS BY DEPARTMENT 18 WELL

DRESS DEPARTMENT it be forud STUBBY NEW MATERIąt, kuitable for

Winter Wear, at from 25 Centh to $1.50 per Yard.

MATERIALS =

The LATIST LONDON AND PARIS STYLER;

DRESSING GOWNS,

MORNING WRAPPERS

b

RICH BLACK and COLOURED BILKS, A WONDERFULLY COOD BLACE SILK, at 65 Cento por Xard

FOR LONDON, 1 SUEZ CANAL. BYAHE Qompany a Steamship

will be despatsbad on, or short the 5th instant, Or For Freight oë Pinange; apply to vie KUR BUTTERFIELD & SWİRE, Avonte: -

OOHAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

: FOR SHANGHAI,

Taking Cargo and Passengers at tùrough rAlex for Harrow, Ningro, and Foare zi

WAPANNEN!

HB Company's Stenmanip

MENELAUS

LA BO PERFIELD & AWÍREVATentas

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA

PENINSULAR

| Post-Oüce Notikcations...“

A mail will aloss Tor Hollow-To-day, the 4th instant, at 3:00 PM--

For A moy-Per Salvador, tomorrow, the 5th fistunt, nt 150 Eu

TRAINED AND ORIENTAL STAN-MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,

KASHGAR," Captain BAKER, will leave thĩa on THURSDAYX, the 4th Janary at Noon,

-For intcher Particulars, apply on 25 FEMENINARNA: MÕLVER, Superintendent,

Hongkong, 27th December,-1876: 3

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERJES MARITIMES --PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANDAIS,”

AN SEBAN FOR? SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN SUEZ, TENALIA, SON POET SAID. NAPLES, AND ·

ANNE MARSEILLES, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS AND..

KOALGUTTA.

at Neon, the Company's Steamship will be despatched on or about the 10th instant.N THURSDAY, the 11th Janu7, 1877,

For Fright or Plasage, apply to

SINDH, Cominandant RAPATEL, Withi

SPECIE, MAILS, PASSENGERS,

and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above pincés

92 Hongkong, 3rd January, 18772200

FOR MANILA,

NELE Hpadith Steamer

"LETTE

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon dons as well as for Marseilles, and scepted in manait throngh Marseilles for the principal

of censore, as the mandarins and gentry by florbing into the country diettista around the whom they wore souraged in the first south side of the native city of Sbangusi nesy in a more favourablish than it door as pro- instance..

which many are looting themselves. Toyshem senti ania of Lle, s25.000 for the toy The gasbapta Alpha and Oma were handed quiet and penerally deposcd Whole families to Wensing does appear to u

work will benđ 20 over to the Provinsis] Authorities on the 19th come molding children and bâbles (the latter and quch su unil you such ulsimo. The Englab crown were, at the sadient times carried in baskolt filed with simw, and strengthen the opposition of the mandarlı time paid off, and shipped per steamship maat 01liers on the banks of their mother accome the lutruduction of railways in this country. to Hongkong, It is reported that the Chinese pany the erodea; bat the majority of the tan officintre Tutor prond of these vessels and doroca are men, and appear to be suffering. they may well be no Bata.lible bird whispers greatly from waz and exposure. It is coras that the twenty-six thus gnos are ust in bighpated that more than five hundred of these poor. The last few days have been very pold, and favour with the Imperial artorgman, people have already found their way her, thesiver in Fall of floating fue Unter a öbange though their meabazism is greatly admired. eighty-six having been met on one day, alone: danes in the wants the river must olvas very It is probable that in Cortain quarters the guns ist wiek, while on other days: gangs of twenty on The Millena Sin Nancing leave Taka are rally regarded as an saquisition to the or thirty are seen. The antive offojale oro, It to-morrow morning, they are thought to be our infan: vy, though is the hands of their new id, bestarting themselves to meet the omer Inst. fer Lovers of the exercise and art owners, and andet present conditions (hey are gay in the best manner they can, by distribe of skating are making site nomme not likely to benficice The hd honon of food, but the polartonates are compelled ponds on the plain, which now present a fus arrived, and the Cinega of this new-born to resort a begging; and efter dark numbers of tuộthes for the sbling sted. GEH „fxtravaganen la'ntrendy in our mind's eye. them come into the Settlement to solidit alme. It is reported that instructions here bron The thil eating enis has reached the upper It is thought that, after a few days' relt, many hent to the Mapigirates of all the cities in prefectures of this provider, and the people are will counts their wanderings ofor the oventry. Obiblisprovince, to supply the destitute in their MADE-UP COSTUMER in VARIETY of 2050 Hongkong with December, 1976. in a state fetal agitation over it. It is striking southwarla. Intokily, the prevailing jurisdiction with food. The British Legation nfirmed at Yen-ping and the neighbouring mildasse of the weather has provented mor and other friends in Loking baye placed about. pinos, that misery persone bave bad their talis tality but when the cold comes, an it probably $200 for this pursose, at the dispose of the out off by some invisible agency. A missionary will in a little time, it is not difficult to forests with bere of one of the Missionary Societies bere of the Amerian Methodist Episcopal Mission, what terrible result will be to many of the And wo ure informed that H. the ionroy on, bla may up the river recently noticed thinsel ittle ones, at least. The Chension bas. feeding over 1,000 destitate pereans daily. the boatmen who were going down the Yan suseda mut-shed to be eroated in the folder who havo takon their quarter at the back at

SILKS SILKETİC ping were unpally impudent, not only is bemouth gate of the city, 100 feet long by 30 feet hie yaman, in to oporary buts, male generally

This DEPARTMENT, is, deserving STSOLAH calling out to him, with opprobrione epithets wide, in which there are now arowded 200 men, of réod muts. Soldiers are kept on night duty but in exclaiming You ought to be filled." women, and children while in boate, ston: snow, parading the streets, lo guard against Nora Although Pricecaro adrared abs if you go to the apper prefentures gun will mills from the city, opwards of 100 more ste burglary and Incrediarism. The number sei-140 per cent, in the Hems Market, wo continas get your head cut cit. When he came fute located. The men sad women reotive 30 cash, to the employed is about 1000, in the city to Bell as old Prices the neighbourhood of Temping he was met by and the children 20 cab each per day, to purngd snbarbs of Temtgin. Of late we have a messenger who informed him that the magis obhes food. But exon this provision of food heard of no disturbanos Daily Neur Cer. trate wished.im to delay his entrance a little and abelter does not meet the full requiremente respondent while, so that he might first ipform the people, and quiet their minds. I entered the city ou the 1r ult, towards night, and stayed over almost daily Increased by the arrival of there, the 17th, bolding the nonalservice in the latly. In and around Souchow alone, it is reported, by Aaam of 1300 Eas recently been contributed RICH BLACK and COLOURED SATINS. il ve immediate despatch for the above whole of Baropok TestoredshapePro services wore aut inter-ope of those whip-bare arrived beer, that there by the foreign residents in Peking, to save somë. rapted any, way, but the whole city us are many thousands of these anhappy people of the starring peor in Shantung. The tub. greatly stirred by the widespread rameurs of and that the country fb-reabouts, in around scriptiin paper is still going round. The appeal f mysteri as.bair cutting. Two girls, members Shagua - overrun with them. The probe for help has been made by the Rev. W N., of a family residing in the same ones with one bility, therefore, is that the numbers at present of the Methodieb New Conuerion Minion, Dien

the Christians, bave had their hair ent off, reviving relief kere will soon be much intsin. The namerone Bone that is one BLACK and OOLOURED SILK VELVETS

Old Prices). and affire solely that they have no know. creased is tunes wandering in this direction.at Laouling, in Shantung pre among the suf. ledge of when, where, or how it was done. A cusurint from the Manoha Generál at fors. Many of the people are eating Imvek, zoote, Tatiligent peregne believe is to be the work of Jeh-be, in the Gazetta be the Iith Norimber, and the bark of tha.eltu. These have long been BLAOK and COLOURED VELVETEENS. pore who weh to fomenta rebellion

refers to the advince of Okinese emigration | known in North China to possess nutritioce q ra... Certainly the City of Foochow may this year ioto Tartery, which Sas been so often testised litros, ned to form a resource ses of for WOOL SHAWLS” – may be called the City of Desolation. The to by travellers. The Imperial bunting." An opportunity ours to the banesolent at Jovastating Bods orly in Jaze woold of gronda bave been approached upon Shanghai to oontribute towards the saving of. themselves here stopped this year Be a post quattore, whole vilingen batine aprang up in fe in the early part of what promises, in unfardite on and when added to the whole- placa. It is wisely, recognised that thự tiệ- North-Ching, to be a vary cold winter, made sale destruction of life and property, not only obuf is uns past repairing, for to eject people doubly miserable by the wemplate failure of in the citynd sabarbe but for many miles who have been on the land for some ten years tho, barrett over a large part of Shantong, round, it really seeina, ne the natives remark, would be an act not empatible with the Ta Help will be extended alike to Christians And that the Fung Shui touches ugly." persal benescience. In foot, an the dynely is heathenN. C. Daily Noun The Buode were followed last month by ane of past ite hunting days, there is no object in to most devastating fires than ever occare excluding settlers from the lud. The quintus a deoree appointing by now members to in the suburbs. Aided by strong wind at the tere, however, have done for worse, that auttle the Tamen of Foreign Alane, in the pero mi of -time all-efforts to extinguish word fruitless,wathe land. The memormlist found hille which 14 Lang-taan, President of the Bourd of Works, as the thirection of the mes shifted from time were once covered with trece, now, stripped and Kify-lisu, the chief of the Censorate, these to time. On the 18th limo anobler Eve of vibes, and he will be wise if he makes two high fubotianuries being at the same time Mamellett bank of this river,stringent rules for ropinating and for the pre-meurbers of the Grand, Josnail of State, and which, tough outlier in extent than the servation of what rem line, a rigorous feature the only two members of that body who hars provious one, yet from its intense ferocnees in the regulations which be proposse. There not hitherto been, asociated with the depart and glare, and happening as it did at night is no doubt than the system paraned by the Brced at one time likely to rival ita prede. Chinese cuigrants is contributing grently to ccasore, Parinvately, its ravages; were suIL- the daigontion and rain of the country. Tuy haos to the boat building yards, containing yours ago, Hgo testified to the process and to large abocks of sinsber, and some hundreds of its resuits in the following words. The amall wooden housesandaliedo. The originofthia Ohinese began to penetrate into this country fire je id to bave krisen from the infatuaten about the middle of the seventeenth century; practies of barrios. Joze paper," not only out and at this time the country was still mazni. of Beacon, but out of place. Aust building yard ficent-the mountains were crowned with fiue lambared with ohips and abatinga, with a strong forests, and Mungul tests were scattered over Kb, wind blowing, in berdly o bufa place taallow, the valleys among the richest pastmies. For a lighted paper to Brabant in. It maaf be, however, very trifling" ayment the Chinese obtained that our native friends partake more of the fat leave to onltiuse the soil; and by degrees the

The Peling Gastia of 11th Dycomber con

ment of Foreign Affairs. Their appointment is presumably made in connection with the vacauvies snuged by the death at Wen-sixng, in ay last, and the recent departure af Kwob

oog-tao for Pompes

In the ama Gosalle a deorza spreare deplor ing the death of Ul'aug-shik, in fue post of Muitary Governor of Sheng kings, and his bracker, Chong show, left Peking on the fol loving day to succeed him st Moakden,

YADO

Mr. M. Kawale, Mjuister for Japan in Paris, Las been ordered to returned to Tapan

Fort

JAPANESE SILKS, The Tino and MIKADO MAKES, at from 40 Cents per Yard,

For Freehror Passage-apply to

A. MAGG HEATON,

· MANTLES, and

JACKETS

TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS

ghe Latest Pais FARMIONS. UNTRIMMED FELT and STRAW HATS

and BONNETS, AN

RIBBONS

FEATHERs.

FLOWERS,

LACES

KID GLOVES. KID GLOVES,

LADIES and CHILDRENS

GADKUNDERCLOTHING. BABY LINEN.

FLANNELS.

LONG VLOTHS,

CALIQOS

BOOTS-AND-BH0-35

MILLINERY and DILPSSMAKING.

"TOTS: TOYBTI

SALE AND CO., VICTORIA EXCHANGE

HONGKONG,

2 Hongkong, 2nd January, 1877.

BARE FOR LONDON, ABE Steamekip

GLENFINDAS,”

The English-Contract Pao'ed AASHTAR" will be despateled with the dads for Europe, &o,, on THURSDAY, the 4th Jautavy,

The following will be the hours of closing the Maila, Ge

WEDNESDAY, 3rd January,

DP, Monity Feder Üfftog'olynes." 6-3, Post Office on exepthe Night: Box, which vemním opan all night..

·THURSDAY, 4hJminary,

AM., Post Office opens for sale of Stampe, Rezistry of Letters, tad Post

·ing of all correspondence.

10 AM. Post Office clomexcept for Late.

Letters, Registry of Keitels ceases, 1.15 AM, Letters may ba portalaim payment'

of a LAT FEE of 1 cents extra Postage, until

11 Auta, whou-the Past Omeo CLOSES.

entirely

1.30 AM Letters (but Lettera only) addrese.

ed to the United Kingdom vid Brinuta, chor to Singapore, may he posted on board "the" Proket sin payinent of à Linte Fee of 48 conta erlis postage. 11,60 AM, Pasting on Hoined reases,

MAILS BY THE FRANCH PACKET. The Frenol Contract Packet BINDI

Shipping Orders will be granted till noon,esnakehad of THURSDAY, the 11th January, Cargo will be received on board until + PN, 1822 with Mails to and through the United Spenis and Parcels until 8 rix on the 16 b Kingdom and Furope, vid Muracilfer; to Bai- January, 1877. (Parvels are not to ba neat 2ch, Singapore-Batavia, Galle, Fundionery, on board they must be left at the Agency Audran, Caloutts, Bombay, Alon, Suet, and Office.) Contents and value of Packages are Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of closing the * required.

For further particulars, apply st. the Comile, &

E: DU POUET: pany's Office.

Captain Wilcox, due from Shanghai and Foo clow on or about the 6th iustnot, will have immediata depatah ka abore

For Freight or Passage, apply to

**- JABDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

2050 Hongkong, 27th December, 1875. BOY FOR LONDON, :; HEAL British ship.

ENGLAND'S GLORY." Knight, Commander, will load here and hars quick deapatok

For Freight apply to u

MEYER & Col 83 Bangkong. Jia January, 1877, THE FOR LONDON. THE AL British Bark

CHANTS COUNTY Z will lond here and have immediato despatch.

For Freight, apply to:

A HETER CO

Hongkong 2nd January, 1877. KEMER FOR LONDON, THE A1 Briush-Brig

"ROWENAMVINA Bowden, Master, will load hero sad have im- mediate despatab. Pas g

For Freight, apply to

GOPAL MEYER & CO. 2008 Hongkang, 21st December, 1876, BRANFOR LONDON,

Jiem of the worshippers of Mabcaretthan of the Tartars were driven out, and feroid to ncels venerabin Bundo. Ir Chhed, and quasibly to a chewhere a subsistence for their Broke. The retrible small-pos epidemic is now prevalent large extent in flow has created changes. The trees were out docenter in the villages of Kots and Kamo, Kawabe: QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET THE AL British Bar teuementa borgt and secul property destroyed changed. trees were cut priori. Hiogo-ken, at any time, are comparatively small, and rienburut-the new cultivation apidly ex- new agterb speedily arises on the ashes of the hausted the fertility of the evil; and it is to their old one. Strange as it may seem sertral af devastating syalom, garbapa, that we must The houses destroyed me now early rebuilt attributed the irregularity of the 8 occns clint

·Foochow Herald.

now desolates the country."-Dully Nas

AND AT SHANGHAI.

A FOR SALE Ballott VERTICAL-BOILER, with ENGINE attached, Hare-Power, Fitled with Governor, and complete in all its parts.

Apply to MILLAR & 1708 Hongkong, 38th (clober; 1878.75

PO FOR BALD.

OUBA Simbell, Mestar, having the greater portion of báṛ Carga angaged, will load Tea and General Cargo here at huwpoor

For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co. 1906 Hongkong, 20th Novembor, 1876,

'FOR NEW YORK, THE At American ShipD M

JUTWATER"

Thirty-six of the ringleaders of the agrarian rioters have been arrested in Ebaragi-ken, Baž the rioters have not disptresd and still assemble gerer in the district of Nawa, where they arealao arcing themselves with bamboo lanses It is reported that the Tao-t'ai bas paid a and guns. About midnight on the 10th ultimo | sum of £2,500,trepresenting in foil the ongago- telegram from the local office wag, reseiyod at ments of the Weissing Builway staff, op to the the Gowe and War Departments: rolating to The German barque Pallas, which arrived un

We conplude the disturbancea Mr Onionke, Gensiejo ot end of their term of Agreem, nt. the. 27 baltimo from Sydney, grounded in the that we many shortly expect to find their services the Home Department, sot three subordinates river at Woosong at S aim, on the 26th, and was

faia no longer required.j KANALENO bave received orders to probeed the unsettled nable to get off on to three subsequest-id We hear of a very successful effort baying: districte, whither they will shortly be followed AixVOICE NDIAN DEERDA QIES + Greetman, Master, will load here and will bavo

SHANGHAI

ShopLined no damage,

add it i GAR.

been made of the part of some Chineas indies by a police force.

SUN FIRE OFFICE.

H.B M's Charybdis has arrived with the Lapte ruine funds for the relief of the starring poor wing, beving nocomplished the passage from the in the North-ic-the way of a Foroy Buzer Gul of Pechils with apparently little dubon.The net receipts were $182 45 and alter all ex- The bull of the Lepwing is somewhat damag pass are cleared there will probably be $100

t is expectedfabe will gainterdook to a few

izean Nortü. Suon prastinal sympathy in ins

THE Undersigned is prepared to Grant On Christynna Day, some benevolent. Ohines deed deserving of all praise. Policice Against Fire to the prtant of forwarded to the entrai Paice Sistion, for dis received from Peking, We hear that the

Despatches of much importance have been 50:900 on First-class Risks, tribation by Mr. Penfeld, 2,000 padded cotton Gorman Consal has informed the various honge Junketa. The only restriction accoumanying the kift was that the ricksha ransers should be February neat, all drawbacks will be oned by of his nationality that, from the beginning of fis, sorved, and anhede of these were suppl the stoma on presentation, instead of benig the same afternoon The distribution of the efmply accepted in payment of duties za ker surplus was left to Mr. Penfide disoretion.

A memurial from the Governor-General of tofore; with the reservation, that the time Fulkin, in the Peking Quette of the 11th during which they will be valid la frede

November, describes the area takes to relieve the dictrees caused in that province by the Hooda, fires, and typhoon which have visited during the past year. So muen remains to be done to repair damages and meet possible claims for reliet, that it is begged the cup tributione from Bubrien to other provice -47-Kuneui)-wap-cesso-till-the-present hard

tise's been tided over.

thirty-six montha, It is also said that kin tazes on foreign goods are to be entirely abolished. This ones, wo beliero, from the Germs Legation...

A brief statement of the present position of the Margary memorial fond may be of laterest to subsoribers. Subscriptions deposit in the Hongkong and abaughni Bank ameont to abaus 1200 besides which there are about $540 in gogrse of collection, Friends in England baze

Discount of Twenty per cent. (20%) upon the Current Local Rates of Premis vill ha al ored upon Insurances effected with this Office.

TG. LINSTEAD,

Agent, Sun Fire Ofice, 1335 Hongkong; 4th October, 1876, NORTH GERMAN FIBE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG

Undersigned, Anna for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN SUBANCES to the extent of $65,000, on Arst-

las risks at outrent rates.

MELCHERS & GO.. tf 674 Hongkong, 27th March, 1978.

ESCUTTINH IMPERIAL INSURANO

COMPANY

E Undersigned, having been oppositel Company, is prepared to GRANE POLICIES Agent in Hongkong for the above-named

gainst FIRE a Huildings and on Goods to be extent of £10,000, at the usual rates, subject

to an immediate discount of 20

tion in prania for Life Insurance in China

GUARANTEED OF BEST QUALITY, M Doumprising Assorted CHUTNIES JAMS, JELLIES, PRESERVES, CURRY-FOWDER and TANTE BYRUPS, MARMALADE, SAUCES,

do. Apply to

JM. ARMSTRONG. 1021 Hongkong, 1016 October, 1875,

CHA

THAS HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNEL.

***** WRISSLADE.” $19. per eces of 2 dozen pinte 1419%

parquee of 1'dozan quartam CHATEAU LEÖVILLE POTFERRE, 1609, VIE DES PATCHU

$18

$8

made, per quse of 1 dəsen quarts, PALMER HARGAUX,

per asse of 1 dozen quarte

UHSTRAT BELAIR,

per ease of 1 dozen quarts LORMONT.

of Ed POT CENO Edozen

quarto, 30 Ter, one of 2 dason pinte

KALVISIEMSSEN & CO. 592 Hongkong, 1st May 1976) ytring

PORTER ANDAR TENNENT'S AL Band

DAVID CORSAE & SONS'. Merohant Nary

Navy Boiled Long Flax.

HUANVASK

Crowa

Life Policies offsored during the year 1975 ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Share in the Bonus to be declared uz 8162 If 119) Hongkong, 11th Máy 1987. Desember for the quinquenniai" period then

ad Undersigned Enve been appoisted, nỡ 8. ending,

Agents for the Sale of their Goods in A MACG, HEATON. 1465 Hongkong: 2716 September, 1875

Hongkong sud Obina by Mesare. J. & H. Tens NENT, Glasgow, and Mosern, DAVID CORSAR & "ORINESE INSURANCE COMPANY: Some Arbroathy Gwenedin ADA

(LIMITED),

AENHOLD, KARBERG & Co

NOTICE

tl 415 Hongkong, Janurry, 1807, SA

ENOW ON SALE,

The trial of Thomas Henry Brown, charged been communicated with, boch with reference to with the at gmpted robbery of the Hupek subaeriptions and designs for a suitable nemo trenadia Benced-qr. -20th-mitiriat at the Committee meeting on the 18il at tha-U.S. Con-laba-General, before-Minstant it was decided to war und answers Blyera, and two Associates, Ht, was resumed the following day and after the legal gentlemen ould be received before calling a meeting 13 on each sido. Esd addressed be: Court, The Committee bare been favoured with several tention is invited to a considerable reduc which the Committee could report progress Conval-General and his emaciates retired to designs some of great maria, and beg to express consider their decision. They found the printheir thinks to those gentlemen who have speur

our guilty, and he was seat: noed to one

ao-mact time in elaborating them. The plana year's imprisonment, ad ordered to pay a fine will be laid before a general meeting of sub- of ane dotar and tac posts of the proscention.

cribers in duo.corso. We mentioned, a few days-ngo, thất Mei

We learn that the entire bristians of Shan Davenport had gone, overland to Chinking, with the object of macertaining that the pro-ai bave subscribed pere:al bundred of ditirs clarations, aunouncing the settlement of the for the reliel of their famine-stricken country. Tünnant case, were poated accordance with men in Sunetung The Rer. T. Richard, o the stipulation. It in satisfactory to learn that Cheloo, has just started for Chingchow, que of they were found properly exhibited averywhere the most suffering districte, there to distribut both inside and "onisl the trin, and at the sum of money forwarded to him for this spicaour places in the large thoroughfares in purpose. We may well elim, What is the the country. Some were simply posted on the among sony Even were the amount at wall, but the greater part were on boarde, in command thousande jentend, of kundreds of which are hung up during the day and carried dollars, it would be very little of such a par sepedance with the Company's Articles of A ENGLISH AND CHINÉSE DICMONARY, pose: yet we trust that his mission of sociation, Two-thirds of the Trots are distrić Two very beatiful windows bave been placed mercy may bring felief to some fow at featuted annually to Contrlantea, whether Bhare. in the fouth niste of the Cathedral, in memory and but he himself meg escape all person ciders or not, in proportion to the net amount of the late overt Reid, Esq. M.F. They violence at the hands of people made desperate of Premia contributed by each, the remaining. represent Joseph waking himself known to his by famine. On the first day of the eleventh third being carried to Reserve Fund.

OLYPHANT & Co., Bretbres," and are exepted by Messrs, Lavern, montSaturday, 16th December-the Tootsi

Ben on General Agents, Hafund, and Westlake, of Encel Street, Lon of the commenced to disthabe-millat sy

#951 Hongkong. 17th April, 1873./ don. In richness of colour and simplicity of the scarring people who had made their way to design theso windows have no vale in the that port: It is said that five thousand tiekata ZLTH BRITISH, AND AEROUANTILE Cathedral. They have the genuine waran tint are distributed daily, which entitle their bolders

INSURANCE COMPANY of ancient glane, which modern workers so long to one bowl of millet day, the valve of which despaired of attaining, and the expressions of te estimated at about four cash. The winter the faces ara varied and admirable-The inscrip has been agbered in with front and snow and tion reads a follows: To the Glory of God, strong winds, so that the saferings of those and affectionate remembrance of Robert Reid, poor people must be very great

A good deal of diffanity still orops op from 3.P, fate of Shangha. Deceased 30th March, 1876. This window is erected by ble brother time to time with native couriers, etc., in the David."

Pony interior. Sóma munths ago e esuris cirryide

in a mi

0

POLICIES granted at current rates o Ma

ring Risks to all parts of the World, In

AD

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

WITH THES PUNTI AND MANDARIN

PHONIUMOLATION, #S ANGLO-CHINESE DICTIONARY, pubhod

at the Darky PressOfLee, Hongkong 10B opmprokensiveness and practical service thia Work stan depnrivalled. Af the dow words which the Chiness have of late years been compelled to coin to exprege the numerore ob-

For Freight, apply to AGURINN VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co.

4 Hongkong, 2nd Jinnary, 1877 kept mFOR HAMBURGARA

Captain Nothy, will load here and at Whampos, and will have quick despatah..!

For Freight, apply to

70GEL, HAGEDORN & Co.. 1930 Hongkong, 4th Decembar, 1876. BAD FOR BAN FRANCISCO.

THE AL British Barqua #k

TOKATEA,

Hongkong, 30th December, 1870

0,8 MAIL LINE.

PACIFIC MÁIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, ÖVEL- LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,

THE US Wall Sterior CITY OF TOKIO will be despatched for San Francisco, via Tokobama, on MONDAY, the 15th January, 1677, at 3 p.m. taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tickels aud Bills of Tading are jeaned for transportation to Yoko hams and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to parts in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, ria OVER LAND BAILWAYS -

A Steamer of the Mitsa Blahi E-Company will leave Shanghai, là the Inland Sea Furts about ane date, and make close connection at Yokohama

- WEDNESDAY, 10th Jnavary,/9

5. F, Money Order Qihen eluson, Prat Olios close except the Niane Bor, which reintropotally |

THURSDAY, 11th Januaryvi

7. A.M., Pink Office opens for male of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Poste ing of all mrrenpondence,

10 M., Registry of Letters crases."

I AM Tost Office closes except for ate

Tattersa

11:10 Letters (ba Letters only) address:

ed to the United Kingdom or to Singa sore-use-he-posted on paymont of a Late Feo of 18 cents extra poatage. ⚫ualit

130-A when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely

MAITS BT THE UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States' Mail Packet CITY OF

TORIO will o despatched on MONDAY, the Both instant with Mails for Japan, San Fran- is, the United States, and London, which

P.M.. Registry of Letters opancy. 9.50 .. Post Oloé clases.

will be CLOSED ns, followe:~-~~~-

4.30 p.st. Correspondence may be prated on

board the Paoket with Late Feet

AE New York, Passengers have selection of V2 of 1% conta.exter Postage; dátil.......

various lines of stesmera to England, France, and Germany

2.5 FM when the Mail is finally closed. Freight will be repaired on board notil Porrespondence mant be apoially dieceted for on the 14th prezimo Parcel Packages wik be this route, and if nos tally propaid will be scut rocoited at the Office until 5 px. some day;

by British Packet all Facial Packages should be marked to ad- Grote in fall; vales of anma is required.

For further information as to Presage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company; “Penya Uentrati

A bine, B. ENORY,... ghgent, Hongkong, December 16th, 1878.. OGOLDENT AG AND ORIENTAL STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY,

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAN SENGERS FOR THE-UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE "CENTRAL AND UNION TAÇIFIO AND

A CONNECTING RAILROAD

16

-COMPANIES,

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

Letters, & can be posted for Canada, the Weat Loilies, nad-other plices named below, if easient Aerican stampa are added to prepay them from San Francisco to destination. Am. rieun-Stumps are sold at the Office.

The charge for Registry is 8 cette in Hong- rong Stumps and 10 pouts IU.S. Stampt to". those places only the names of which are princ. ed in Italics. To all the other pluges in meḍ correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to Sia Franciso cents).

-The following are the charges on gorrespPOD- Ence thuis sent →→

PER HALY UNER,

Hongkong U.S.

Stampa. Srampa Cents. Canta

Canada, British Columbia, Nod") Hunnipla, Nova Scotia, Price. Edwarda Island Tancouver's }·3= Lekang, Bahamas, Namíny, New Provillence.

Aspinwall, Recunda, Bogota, Carthagen, Costa Ricu, C b, Cura, Fiji, Granlund, $8 Janicu. Now Grande, Nica

agua, Panama, West ladies. Haai, New Foundland

88 04LC will be desputobed for "San Francisco, vid Tokobami, on THURS. DAY, the 12 February, at 3PM taking Cargo And Passengera for Japan, tha aited States and Europe

Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador, Contection is made at Yokohama ise, Gration. Quinna, Hen-

Venezuela......

G. Harrison, Master, will have quick despatch Steamers, from Shanghaf

For Freight, apply to de

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1888 longhou, 27th November, 1876 PASTOR NEW YORK.

THE A1 British Bark

MADAME DEMOREST"

Freight will be received on board until 4. of the Slat inatenta Paroel Packages-will-be ressired of the fifica until 5 P.M. same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address to fall; value of same is required. IM

Belaru Passage

sage-Tickota available for 6 months are issued of a reduction of 10 per cent.

mill kel here and at Whampoa, and will have on regalar raten. adick despatab

For Freight apply to"

NASA MARKVOTEL HAGEDORN & Co 1825 Hongkong, lőth November, 1876.

→FOR TAKAO,

THE German Babooner vs

BENEDICTA,” ⠀⠀

For further information as to Freight of Pamaze, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Fraya Central.

G. B. EMORY.

Agent. Hongkong, 2nd January 1877.

Janson, Master, will be despatched as above it NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS about the end of this month.“

Bạy For Freight of Passage, apply to

ATM. PUŠTAU & Co.

2036: Horgkong, 23rd December, 1879,

FÖR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. - THE Barque

duras, Martinique, Santa Mar the Tuerk's Island Brazil

Bolivia, Nouador, Chili, Pert..... Argentin Canfederation, Bn."

oboa Ayres, Paraguay, Umm-M

quey

Newspapers (not over 4 oz) Booka, de pay-462-

Any artiola fonad enclosed in Newspapers or Book Puckets (as silk scarves, jewellery, 80.) will be detained.

To provide means of remitting small some of money to or-from-tăia Colony and between the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmeters and Agents of this Offies will in fature he al- lowed (but not required) to parchuss Honkong Neither the CAPTAIN, the ADENIE, nor the Postage Stamps from føruga-residents, Owrnas, will be RESPONSIBLE for any › Hetween. Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hong- DEBT contracted by the Otoere or the Crew and Yokohama, however, în either direction, of the following Vela during their stay in Money Order must he nodd." Hongtong Hachour :---

ANTIOCH, Ameriona bark, Merrill.-Order AUGUSTE, British 3-. schadner, Thomsen

KATE WATERS

AU90:1, Gez, bark, Back Stemsse & Co. Captain Grase, will here a quick deapsion for AUGUSTE, German brig, Bu-Huell & Co the shove TIE,

CALABAR, Brit. tr., Hatchison-Landatoin För Freight or Passage, apply to.

ROZARIO & Co. 1788 Hongkong. 19th November, 1976.

AHE Barque

MAC GLOUCESTER,

The Supe tendered for sale must not ex- ceed $25 in valur, must be perfectly viriz, h good condition, and in strips of af lewat tao, su no separate Stampa will be purchased. They met be presented personally or accompanied by a note

The Postmonter or Agent may posipano par chasing if bis public fonda in hood are not sufficient, and be will refuse to puroiuse in nay. COLOMBO, Britias, brig, Beaor, Order. CUTWATER, American ship, Creelman.Russell case which appears doubtful or suspicious. He Lis allowed to charge a. Commission of one per DOROTHEA, German hark, Miller-Carlows Dept, on all Stamps parahaedd.

Lettera confaiping Steps should be rezia- ELLEN RICEMERS, German bars, ordemann, fered, and the Stahps should te secarad from.

objorvation..

Captain Vindent, having the greater portion of Melchers & D

ENGLAND'S GLORY, British slip, Koight- har. Cargo engaged, will have a quick deptoribuld, Karberg & Co. for the store. Porky

For Freight or Pamage, apply to

ROZARIOŁ Ua 1787 Hongkong, 10th November, 1820)

FONTENAYE, British ship, Taylor Arabold;

Kerberg & 06/

CHARTERS EFFECTED. The following Settlements are taken from FORTUNE.Siamese bark, Soderatron - Chiuose. Mesars. Heinemang & Co.'s Freight Circu- GUSTAY ÁDOTFE, - Germun bark, Neumonu,→→ RF

Bonard Schallhane & Co. --

- privatë tërme,----

British bark Calambo, 354 tong house to Lon.

private

da, gland's Glory, 751 tons, bence to London, private terms

British bark Zapnell, 578 tons, lience to Chan- nel for orders to dischargeli a part in the United Kürda.rivate ergs."

INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHARTRE AD jestem machinery photography, telegraphy, and THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND HAMA, Britter bark, Doncken. Wieler & Co, German steamer Altona, 1,170 tons, hence to in scionge generally, which the rapid parance. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF JA, Germen 3-mishooner, Waltor Sims British brig Recana, 103 tons, hance to London,

London, private terms. SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMEN

of foreign relatione ding imposed upon them, are

BATAYIA NA Kere given in nolenso Bach and every word sa

JH, Lors, Danish bark, Hansen-Arnhold, Tally ↑ illustrated, and explained, forming exer- (1)HE. Undersigned, having been appointed Karberg & Co. diy for abodents of a man turuosve nature. Agents in Hongkong for the abere Come Marours of ARGSLE, Britlab bark, MoKeon, QAPITAT£1,000 CEO -

Both the Court sud Posti proximciécimus are, penyeral SPECIAL" ATTENTION, OF Kozano & Co. A gentleman who has lately passed down the packages from our fee to Sean and Kwai HS Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for given, the sorents being carefully marked on HIPPERS to the low rates of promine MOUNT WASHINGTON, A mariona ship, Perkins. Grand Canal writes that the refugees from the bow wis waylaif, beuter, and robbid, bacause thoabore Company, are prepared to grant the best principlehitherto attained. Thetypo-charged for all steamer risks, besides bioha, Pasta & Co. D North of the River seem to be sumfortably it was know that be was in possession of foreign Policies against FIRE, to the extent of 210,001 giapby displays the succes of an attempt to Brokerage THIRTY THREE ONE-NINOTO Eritish str., Dass-Siomesen & Co... housed it, prather quieido af, Ulangohow and Papers; and now we ficar that between Haukowany Buildingtor on Merchandise in the satuo, make the Chinese and English type correspond: THIRD-PER DEND (391) will be alowar Pajaza, German bark, Binge Seed & Co. British bark Bridgetown, 358 tons, hence từ: Souchow. They do not mom to have leou very and Changking are there are perpernal intere at the usual rates, subject to a dissonet of in the size of body, thereby effecting a vast on raske lo parte in China, Japan, the Philip Pazo, Britis, bazkiden Arahold,

economy of pace, aqlloying a cicarnoes not binds, and the Straits. On riel to all other hardly preased by starvation, as they had their raptions. These are believed to pour peint Twenty per cent, (20)

Karberg & Go → GILMAN & Co.. || previously attained, sat dispensing with thosa porta the Bikaraga will be FIFTEEN PER SAN FRANCISCO, German schooner, Ismeken. winter olutten on their backs and their women pally at Keei Fishery, we are informed, a very and children with them; and in bad times the anti-foreign individual, noted for bis obatend

Thank all agents, rast margins and rhenti paccer which have UENT: (13.74) only) Stephen & Coach

heretofore characterized Chinove publications.,

• £f 1085, Hongkong, 7th July, 1874

STEMSSEIN 400, Sænings, British 2 m, schooner, Partridge. Chinese pawn the rat and are apt to sell the tiveness, has been placed in obarge of the Trici

FuENIX FIFE INSURANCE COMPARE following taste are submitted for consideration. To inatrate, the vast scope of the work, the

Agonta Has Cheong Übing, ga 1038, Hongkong; lsh July. RTAS

TOKATA, British bark, Harriet, Vogel, E Undersigned having boon appointed Chinese charactere, nel Medharat's inglis Jhaimare Vocabulary contains about 16,000

Hagedorn 2 Colb LANGVISZU INJUKANUK ASSOCIA. Agents to the above Company at this and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst

TION OF SHANGHAL. Russell & Op. Fort, are prepared to grant Policies against this work contains more than 50,000 English Ce Loods shared theres."

DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & Co.,

ti 217: Hongkong, 9th Nóvember, 1888.

BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANO) COMPANY,

THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre- parod to grant insurancep në sallone, pa do

MARINE RISITS

DOLICIES genated on Marine Biska to all

TULLOCdoBux, British schooner, Masson

bear Anthony & Cogsån

W. Faire, American schoons; Henly

Bd. Sobelllinga & Co - UNAVIMA, Bribali Bark, Oxin--Mèrer & Co.. VAVADIS, Rrian ship Woklund Moses

Chaane for: ondera tu dicbarge in a port do the Wulted Kingdom, private lerins, German bark Auguste, 294 tone, hence to Osan

-rel for orders tu discharge in à port in the “United Kingdom, or Continent, privato

tering.

Amerions shit Urtwater, 937 tons, henes to

New York; private teema.

British bark Fontenaye, 634 tons, Iloilo to New York, or Bustos, $16 per ton of 20 wt., 30 Jay days.

American 3-minted schooner William Phillips, *****: 592 tome, Singapore to Livstein (Timber),

$8,500 m tall, 55 loy, daye. German bert Huronymus, 45 tons, Bangkok to ong port on the North Coast of Juza, Inside the Bar 35 cents per pical, outside the Bar 30 csata par ploul. 30 lay days,

tera. Again, despite all the grammara and ether elementary work Fet publied the student of this diffleult language sbeoiately re- parts of the World, at cruzent rates ---- quirme rample to display the various appli- ist Association will antal further notice estions and equivalente of diferent words whier provide out of the dersings, Arat for an intarem have uns general meaning. Of theso examples dividend of 15" for skareholders on Capital, this rock soaking more than five times as and thereafter distribute among Policy holders any as any other Dictionary hitherto pab-annually, in osh All the profits of the LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE French bark Charles Maureus, 305 tous, hence

Underwriting Business pro rala tu amount o

gérias Maritimen

KAMINSURANCE COMPANY.CO

My to Quinbon (Cochin bio) 000 in full,

There CFC be no doubt, of course, that office. There seams to be all great disatie they were driven to migrate in auch zambers, oing themselves much mortified at the result of the soureity mit huve been very severe before taotion in Yagun, all the officials there express but they appear to tuve taken time by the fore the Cheloo Courentios, partionary the lock, and ast oat before they were driven to clamace which opcode the right of ablishing extremity. At Soechow and Oburgcbon the commercia), jatercourse with that provinco vai fire to the extent of $40,000, on Buildings, or words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charao- CARIATREND SURPLUS 800,000 ZA BILJEKAR. Eritish sohooner, Harados-Broad-| jakoigrants are firing so clean-losing at arm. The air bad bean lelf so long in beda, neatly pat up arranged, and ticketed, and abeyance that they thought themetrio safe from Bear well contenteil Altogether, the strange molestation, Eaving come to the conclusion ments appeared creditable to the provincial that we were evidently unable to enforce administration.

our rights. The only regret to our mind is that The Consul General for the United States these righta" should have been mentioned notices that, ou sad after the 13th February is any Treaty balaver. They are self-cristont nguo-Lokines aball be lavied upon and pre-existent, and far shore all Treaty foreign importe within the mars of the tomuga stipulations; or, rather, they constitute part of Settlements. This firms the stipulation in the quly basis upon whist Prenten can be one Clause of the Trade Section of the Cheloo cluded and international relations arried, an Carcation with the difference, however, tha: This irone of the first elements of the diplo it is understond, Lo Miniature now at Peking daj music goepel, and, weshall never tire of grass not accept the oonterus principis admitted by tag it.-Courier. REABASE Bir Thomas Wade that Lekin may be levied We keze (s the Qipao) that there is elsa berd. We caly hope they see their way still some dificulty arding the WoR to de cuting e tey that is where tus difficulty railway Our readers may recolect that the evines in flie limitation of the period within ottlemont as to the value to be paid for the N which drawback inay be claimed sa three yeure, live, que to be left to arbitration bois, but it in agasipulated Claque V of the Convention, a reported that the hotel, under pressure, wOD also agreed to, with the concórnion, howevór,➡ind noed to agree to sellet is puròùlue price at an extent of 320,080, **.. understood, tobava, boen gained by Mr. Von 10. As$,000 without arbitration. The Taniel A DisDONT OF WRITY FEB GENT.(20) China it saatiot het be unable boomslangil Brod that book dertificates ball be has since trad the whole work, rolling stock, an, up the current local user will be allowed on „11, domprisen bywirde of two thousand larg payable is one if the bolder, wishes, and not veled by a properly yndilled nivil engineer, who wil premium charger insuraneey sabh "dis quarto pages only be available for payment of datite as höret la sui luges e existe va us at The 140,000, aunt being deducte the time of the foame tofore

Consequently, the Täoturis paturally disturbed (of poles, Large numbers of destitate persone, from the at the position be bus ben pampollen to take famize-stricken districts of Barnung und op, aŭd under these okropmstances has refused Chibli, bave for more than a week past been to pay the first instalmons doe a few days singes

Policies at current rates, payable either kere, 12 London, or at the principal ports of Lidt Australia, and the East.

Be with native wup underland nothing bat Chie,

Waste Tellason & con 1 count of Twenty per sent; (20%) upon the Prenoti bagi Muzig Louise; 435 tons, benenle

INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

For practical purpose the rangement of premium sootz bated. they work is so compete, that reference toeges enables person who under stands onglish communicate facerely tf 1099 Hongkong, Ab July, 1874 36

THE CHINA- Á BROKERAGE OF "diery-susat and Gutter nens i la this respook the work will be found THIRD PERCENT will be slowed bual LOCAL ponable to all Buropeans rodding, in

[China and to the area flemseires iO SPIRE RISKS,

plaine ényecta fully- will which very few m Palcles granted on First-less Buildings to lead of them are perfectly doquainted.

Boken parties resident to Bugand and interested

RUSSELL

CO.

HONGKONG

HEAD OFFION HONGKONG. GENOTES r' all, the Treaty Ports

• Chins and Japan, and at Bingapore, Javon and Peqing,

bak dccepted, and Polelor of Insurance mimbed at the rates of Premium enrrozt at the above mentioned Forbira A Nocharge for Poboz lebe.co

ASTAS, 3: 4OUGHTRIM): Hongkong) at November, 1871;

12

18 luy daze; and Tabun to. Hongkong, PROM this date, until turiber

*$1,000 in Full, 30 Jay thys, wh.

currect local rate of premia will be alloworld Acheen, 51.000 in full 18 Iny days.. tpon fusursnces elicated with this Company German burk Zelen, 812 tons, dec to Saigon,

DOUGLAS LAPRAR & UD, ↑ 8600 in Julr; and back to Hongkong, 92,400 ·

In Full British bark Uzeiah, 218 tong, heure to Hijsd pig and back, $1,500 feil, 30 lay days. British steamer Penedo, 652 tone, bence to Singapore and back to Hongkong wit Bangkok, $6,500 in Tall: 10 luy day German Keimer Atalanta, 798 tons, row to Stouffure Paengeri per bench, 12

41 1198 Jongkong, 27th June, 1812.

HANSATLANTIC FIRE INSULANUL

COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

FUL, nuderaigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, aro pre. pared to neo.pl risks against Fire of current rator, subject to a bonus 20 per cent

BIENSSEN & Co.

bagenda.

385 1 89 Hongkong, 10th November; 1871

Printed and Published by Wizziali. Egia, Wynalda

Stavel, Hongkong..