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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.

Mr. W. H. Gladstons. 1.E., is engaged on ʼn tranylation of Thibent'e work,, “On Purity in Musical Act,” and handled a momoir of the writa"

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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH, 1877.

Vessels. Advertised as Loading:

DESTINATION:

VESSEL'S NAME

CAPTAIN

NEW YORK

A NEW USE FOR MUMMIES. The familiar example of the olay of alexander the Grent reduced to the mean pflict of stopping; a bunghole, is, if we rany believe the Washing- tos Garette, nocually verified in the, esse of the Mr. Knowles's pannection with theo Content: nacient inhabitants of Egypt. The "base use” porary Review has densed, and be to about to i to, which the noble Egyptians have comic-in me the control of a periodioal to be styled ; that of being ground up ruto painta for the ass the Nineteenth Century..

of cliste: Both in Axeron and Europe it ap Professor Campbeli and Mr. Eralyn Abbott pors that mammies are bied for this purpose LONDON, 12 SUEZ CANAL. Nester (str.) bavugent their edition of the "Elestra" in the the asphaltom with which they are impregnated.

Shrol Obina jees, and-bops tasend the Trashinig" before being of a quality superior to that which cun

Anglo Sazon. long. The two plays will be published together, alsowhero be obtained, and producing a peet

our MoNear, The plan for revailing of the Ecole de Medi Her brownish tint when made into paint,

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„Koréöri cine is now ready to be presented to the fuci- which is prized by distinguished artists both of

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Mystia Bell ̧· cipal foane of Paris. When all the works are this and other countries. The ancient ECFP MELSUURVE AND SYDNEY Spirit of the Ag completed the total arfuse covered will be 8,009 tion whee they put eway their dead, wrapped SAN FRANCISUL ve Y HAMA Aleks (etc.) square yard, it does not now exóeed 3,000, † in alothes aturated with seriaitu ever

Bulgic (str.) The expense will be. 4,900.000 K

could have realised the fact that ages after the SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, &... Triraneoro (str)... Mr. Bilis Davis, author of “Promethin," a had been laid in the tombe and pyramids along

Dỏ, AZPENANG, &o...... Armatoon A. pour (str.) serial ao Appoaring in St. James's Magazine the Nile their dust would be teed in painting

Dia. .....Poognio (RLY.); ins threatened the publisher of the Figard with pisturas in a world thes andiscovered, and SAIGON SINGAPORE. Anadyr (str.). an action for libel on negant of some comments artiste whose languages were to the unknown,

ILOILOum orba story which word lately published in the It is possible that in this wity/Payouts

MANILA literary chit-chat of that journal,

dongbler ins been metaaly used in the painting YOKOHAMA of a picture of the finding of see, and that a

SHANGHAJ good many other Bgyptiens otherwise doomed to obscurity bave thus segnized « better immer. Do tality than they could ever have cesured by the TAKAO. simple process of sinbatining.

BL Renau is now ucrrecting the proofs of the fifth pula me of his "Origines in Christianisme," hich will appear in April next. This volume, which was originally to be the last of the series, only ones down to Trajan, und will befollovad by a sixth, which will come down to Maren Aurelius, M. Reikh vill probably undertake, alter its publication, a history of the Jowish people,

TEA-SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTIONA The following appears.h a work entitled The Commercial Producle of the Pegetable sadom. An illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's by Mr. P. Simmonds, editor of The Journal novels ha just heen published in Berlin by the of Applied Science What-ie the prosent sp firm of Grote. The woodcuts are by P. Tha ply China stands at the bend of the list. The wina, Eigen Klinsel, and a third artist. Cherports from that country (for we are not co Urlaub, whose name is not so well known saarned here with what is consumed within the thees of the other two, and whose work in our ely so good. Thaman, who is a pupil of Ladwig Richter, enter fully into the spirit of the great cover whom be illustrates."

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SWATOW, AMOY &

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OFINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

BAROMATER THERMOME

Homery raalf may be put dopa roughly as considerably over two hundred and fifty millions of pounde, India comes next; the internal consumption is a mera bagatelle, and the export. Among the structures Intely exbumed at may, ug stated as twenty-liya millious.· Perbaye Pompeii in a cabaret; on removing the oba similar amount, viz. twenty-five millions (on strbatione at the entrance, the table used by this point we are open to gorrsation), will cover drinkers whe found in a kind of back shop, the exports from the other two places named. necompanied by pota of earthenware; on the Aaung then, Ohine, it the outside, to export walls are pictures of tavern scenes, where the 11 co handred millions, wg havá a grand tot people are represented, drinking and langbing, la produce for mu-drinking, but non-ten-pró.. seated on wooden benches, and placod ĉu varioas į ducing countries of three hundred and flity characteristic attitudes; insor ptione traced on arillions of pounds. Of the above, Grist Beat the wall supply explanations of the antjects. Britain alone takes, in round namere, A writer in the Saws Daily Nexos bus been nearly two hundred millions-that fe over told that Me. Russell, the inte editor of the Scotoman, died a wealthy man. Until 1868 he bad little to call his own besides his salary, bat in that your the proprietors gave him an interest in the paper which had been made by his energy He used the proceeds of his shars to buy more, d in this way had in eight years so large u proportion of that journal in bin anode that bis, Interest was sold the other day for no fees thau £30,000. That fa a tolerable furtune for A jaurasiat to malo,

Mary 13t

·HAND KONG.

Axar.

Sang- NADAS

ANI

091101780.390 400 416.5490,90

erster attached.... 6065

one hundred and seruty miliona friko Dropion of Wed, China and Tister deer twenty-five millions pers frous Laden We have then only nhout oce hundred millions left for all the other nun-Dry Ther producing bat leidricking countries. It Was Themmanga in true that some of these cannot fairly be ineluded as consumers of this said bakuce. We mombly Reais nud a portiva of many parts of Hous" hain Asin, to which tea, ia iniparted direct overland Crous China. lacluding "the tea that goes to theso countries (tho Chinons produce bye-tho- bye, te probably far in some of the three buy drid million pounda me bene assured, bit

Quantits fallenion

57.050,046.6132

1060 02.09.09.09.04.0956 0.001.654.07.04.042639,56 te bejeo but

Earozza, level of the wem in inches, tena, and hundreds. fox, in Talentait degrees and ten, kopt la the open sir în mulated situation.

Bisection of Wins, is registered every Lira points, N., NE. nor do they bere concern as the fact remains, that to supply all the world, with theexceptiose

FORCE OF Win calm. 1 to 5 light treat to modera above, to which Great Britain is added, only 7 tresh 7 to strung, to 10 heavy. 10 to 19. Field. about two hundred millions of poenda aru SPATH OF WEATHE.Clear blue sky Goudy. 17. xl

(Blakus

Hartington W. Taylor

Tehases:

B. Mctavis 0. Cowell,

FOR FERIT APPLY TO

TO BE DEEPATOBED

Buttorfekt & Swire... Hongkong Mayor år Jo.. Hon

ong Meyer & Co..

„On,or about 30th insti

Quick deapatah.

Uniek dospatch.

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.,

Quick despatch.

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co...

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tick despatob

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FIRST ARRIVAL OF SERING GOODS;

EXSTATS OF LOUISIANA,

NEW GOODS in every Department of LADIES' OUIFITTING. SPRING SILKS!

A Nios. Assortment of CHEONS and Sruceze, specially adopted to Spring Wear. BLACK SILKSI PLAIN COLOURED. SILKS I

SPRING DRESS GOODS.

The EMPRESS STRIPED MOHAIRS, STRIPED LUSTRES, PLAIN COLOURED LUSTRES, WASHING LAWNS.

NEW MATERIALS in BLACK DRESS GOODS, for Morning er Ordinary Wear.

The EMPRESS STRIPED MUSLINS. NIAGARA STRIPES.

NEW SATINETTE MUSLINS FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS. A Large Agaortmant of WASHING MATERIALS.

NEW PAINTS!

Vessels on the Berth.

STEAM. FOR S

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, A

Post Office Notifications.

A naziti vill einas

For Shanghai-Per Guelmy, to-day, tim 14th instant, at 11 A. Lato letters reacived.

BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI-froma 11,10 to 11,90 ..

TERRANEAN PORTS,

· SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON,

ALBO,

BOMBAY, MAURAS, CALCUTIA, AND AUSTRALIA.

For Baigus.-To-day, the 14th instant, st

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For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochaw-Per Douglas, to-day, the 14th instant, at 6 r...

For Singapore, Fenang, and Calotto-Per Arraten Appar and Penguin on Tuesday, the

HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM THE pred

TRAVANCORE Captain. BALLATT, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 15th March, at Noon,

20th inet,, at 3P.M. Dn 2nd pros., at S F.M. To-morrow, at noon. Ou 20th insta, át 8.г.m. On 20th lusti, at-3.2.1, In Mind inst., at noon Qmek despatol. 10-drew, at noon. Quick despatalj „To-day, at pood.

On or about 18th inst. Quick despatch.. On 16th inst Th-morrow, at daylight On 18th iust., daylight.

Vessels on the Berth.

"STEAM TO SHANGHAI,

THE P.&. O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

For further Partigolars, apply fa

A. HcIVER, Superintendant, Houzkong, 2nd March, 1977,

U.S. MAIL LINE. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

TUROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT AUTOKOHAKA ASD BAN FRANCISCO,

THE U.S. Mail Steamer ALASKA will be despatched for San Francisco, Pià Tuke- base, on TUESDAY, the 20th March, 1877, at 3 P., taking Pasengers and Fraight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tiskets and Billa of Lading are famed for transportation to Toka- hama and other Japan Ports, to Sun TransisUD, to parts in Mexico, Central nod Bouth America, and to New York and Baropa, vil Overland Railwaye Team

A Steamer of the fitoa Binhi E3. Company will lovo Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Parts, about same date, and make close connection at TO. Takolmm I.

* GEELONG will tenre for the above plase as Novu |DAY, the 34th instant

A. McIVER,NA

Superintendent.

854 Bonkong, 18th March, 1877. FUR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW

HE Steamship

“DOUGLAS”

Capisto Pitniso, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, at Daglighte

For Freight or Pass, apply to

DOUGLAS LÄPRATE & 06, 385 Hongkong, 10th March, 1877.

"FOR MANILA.

THE Steamship

"ESMERALDA"

will teave for the above Fort TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, at Nuon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

.

A. MANG. HEATON. $91 Hongkong, 19th Merab, 1877. 21 FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAMSUL AND

TAIWANFOO..

THE Steamship

HẢI 2010

Captain Abbott, will be despatebed for the abore Ports on SUNDAY, the 18th instants.

A fond is being raised for the widow of the Inte Mr. Heary Kingsley, the well-known nove list, who died soms six months ago. Mr.origat figures on this band age not obtainable, Kingsley left bis widow almost coprovided for bis protracted illness having exbacated bie by no means profuse resources, while nearly all his copyrights bad been sold previously. Amosg the subscribers to his fund are Mr. Teupyeon, ilable. When we come der, haulready shows F. Fax-f. Faggr. F. Hab. I. Lightning, H. May 2, Me. D. G. Rossetti, Larde Derby, Daeio, South that Great Britain alone consumes nearly one Core 2 un skozas, Q.Seully, K. Halay. & Enew, nen, Glasgow, and Aberdeen Cozion Lindon, hundred and supply for all outside her Amer. Thunder, nd, thrutering P. Visibility: IP. Firm, Meidella, and a large number of rion and Australia, bath, vast ten drinking 2. Too latters are repeated to inclinate any increases A Splendid Assortment of Fusson and Mara Daylight. Kinganye fellow.workers in literature. It ap-comulries, with rapidly increasi g populatinna. Ja mas aronage of their gigailestion. pears that Mrs. Kingsley, also, fe in somewhat. Victoria alone took for consumption in 1870, Celicate healil.

5,915,316tba, for a population of 752.445; The duty Under the title of the Portrait, a new weekly there is only 3d, per poand, Tusmonia copaumed, sbilling journal ia about to appear, which, in the in 1375, 614,529 lis, of tea for a population of gorda of the prospectus, will "illustrate the 103,000. The duty on tau ibero is Bd. par pound. time we live in by means of photographs and California constimes about 4,000,000 Iha. Taz momoire of those who adorn or disgrace it. contineut of Europe will take more and mura Writers of ability and of known modeaty" will tea yearly, for the taste is fast being acquired. bo invited to supply their own memoirs," which | The same may be saki of many puits of Asin, will not be charged for an advestisements," and if tea is ever drank by the millions ir ladin,HE Undersigned, Agents for the abovo Among the first portraits published will be those isoverdraak bycontato so fur hate.

BAIM-The hours at gain for this previous B4-hours (60) ATS

registered from 2-4 and thin panctity of water faltu indiested ta suchéestone, and hundreds.

insurances.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Compar, are prepared to GRAMF IV-

„MELOGERS & Co..

CHETER PRINTED, our own registered

Putterne, Warrantet Fist Colours.

WHITE QUILTINGS, MARCELLAR, PIQUES,

For Freight or Pases, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPHAIR & Co. 392 Hongkong, 13th March, 1877.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALCUTTA,

SPRING COSTITMES AND WRAPPERS.TELE Stonebip

SPRING HOSIERY.

PLAIN and ETRIPED SILK HOSE WHITE and STRIPED LISUE THREAD HOSE.

Agente, Royal Insurance Company, WHITE and STRIPED COTTON HOSE, 1780 Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.

of the Earl of Begoonsfield, M. W. B. Forster, It to uvident that, suppon by the Ubina mpply SULAN QES at Current Rates.. M.P. Geners) Tobernayet (with a womair by Mr. Abibald Forbos), Mr. William Black (with in wetnoir by bimaelti, X. Tourguenisf (with -* memoir by Mr. W.RS Raleton), Mr. Swinburne, and Air. Woolner, R.A. The bishere are Mesare. Provost & Co.

NEW

SPRING SUARVES and TIES.

to be a fixed figure which will nat incrcase, any extension in Indin that now appeare posible (the labour Bets a limit to it) will not only ack Foxeed the demand, but scarcely keep pass with it. Some have started the tlacory that new teaPHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,Į producing oountries will spring up sad-compete. with Edin, notabunge tracts in tropies! America, which haitable olimates, but I think the fair is groundless. Two conditions are necesary for a ter-producing country good tea cinnte, which is murs of lose rare, and good and cheap labour. Fuses Obum and India bure, the latter in perfection in many parte; bat outside these two, to which add Joya and Japan (the latter alle in cheap labour what donatry posadases iteauid two requisites?"

COLLARS and CUFFS. TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS, THE Undersigned having been appointed

from Paris. Agente to the above Company at this

UNTRIMMED HATS BONNETS. Port, are prepared to grant Policies Againet Fire to she extent of $40,000, or Buildings or NEW RIBBONS, on Goods stored therein.

DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co.

The New Shakespeare Society has so far mply fullied its promises of pabileting an werke Hiustrative of Shakesperian literature and lines. The last volume which has boon iseded to the subuuribera is a reprint of Harri- son's description of England in the time of Elizabeth, a perfect storehouse of interesting zater. The work is edited by Afr, Faraivall and is accompanied by Nordon's may of Londos in 1393. Barrison's satirical commicats on the feminine fabiona of his day, his referensdy to the good old times when Englishman were less Josh Billinga enye it bas boun observed that lazaricus and more anly, bis splendid abi- law is like a sieve; yon, on see through it, bet Ronist prejudices-these and many other yon mast bo considerably reduced before you pojaa show that the England of Elizabeth was can go through it. Nobaly ever got through a not so vory far away after all, so faranasional store without liquidating himself. chaviter la conaerbed, from the England of Vieturin

Sinyle is a waderful fellow about his din. ner," "writes a fushionable gossip, and shows nothing to interfere with it. The other night- I was dining with him, and, sa dessert was being

put apon the table, after a perfect little repast.

ha mort gebdemnaly title anttered in sa

A namistario discovery alone aparalleled in extant has (ays the nine correspondent of The Times) been made mear Verona. Two large amphire have been found containing no tan than two quintala, or about 600 English pounde ndertone, I beg purdua, Sir: 1 think you weight, of colus of the Emperor Gallienum and had better tako coffee at your alub, sic for the bia successors within the hundred years follow-upper part of your house has been on fire for tog ha reign. The number of coins is estimated three-quarters of an hour! at-balmeen 50,000 and 65,000. Of those of the Emperor Probus there are moro: thần 4,000,

The majority are of lựonźe, but there are some

of silver and others of biopzesilvered (súbaraton):

They are all in the finest étate of preservation;

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

OPICM.

TUESDAY, 13th Marabi

A large business been dono to-day, Putan at

and, with the exeption of thess of Gallienus, $5873 and Benares at $5474.

which are a little wom, they are so fresh from the aint as to make it ovident they were never put into aireniation, The discovery has been considered of sufficient importance, is the alimeter of Public Instruotica to despeto Bigtos Figuurimi speckily to Verons to repost apou it All the finest examples are to be placed in the Musega of Verona, and the remainder. either arabiaged in asta with other masonma or sola, ne may he decided upon.

EXPORT (FARGO,

Per steamship Patreciza, for acuda

13.260 lbs. Uanton Scented Orange Pekoa, 42310 lbs. Scoated Upper, Il packages Silk Piece Goods, 692 poolcages Matting, and 323 packagen Sundries

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDONALD

Bank Bills, on dotand......... 8/114 Bank Bills, at 90 days, aight. 3/113. Bank Bille, at 6 months' sight 4/0 Credits, at 6 months' aight 4/02 Documentary Billa, at 6:

morthe sight. 4/04

There seems at last a reasonable probability that Cleopatra's Needle, which was given by Mehelset All to the British Government, and which bas remained so long" on the share at Alexandria, will, befure many month ara-over, be set up in London. An engineer who has de voted much attention to the abject says that by OR BOMBAY, Bank, sight... carefully swathing the, mócolth in a kind of Or Calcutta.—Buck, sight,. sackis, aut mveting it with wood in- a rounded | ON SHANGWAY.

Bank,sight:

towed to the Thames. A description of the method Private, 30 days”, sight.........

einpe, it could be rolled into a burge and then

to be employed appeared in one of the illae

trated papera not‍tery Onos there,

223

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LACES,

FEATHERS,

FLOWERS, A Large Stout of BABY LINEN and LADIES' UNDEROLOTHING.

TROM thisdate, until further notice, a dis

const of Twenty per corn (2000 upon the

DRESS MAKING! current osal rates of premia will be allowed

“Our DRESSHana has recently arrived from upon insurancee effected with this Company.

DOUGLAS LAPHAIR & England, bringing the latous fashions. From

Agents.

the experience ashe has had in beet London bosses, she is quite perfect in 'hiting and style altogether now to this Calony.

tf 1192 Bouakong, 27th June, 1872.

THE UMINA, FIRE INSURANCE

*COMPANT, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

A GENOTES at all the Treaty. Porta of

Chins and Japan and at Singapore,]

Baigon and Penang.

MILLINERY by a FIRST-CLASS HAND,

SAYLE AND CO. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, grunted at the rates of Premizm current at the above-mentioned Purly.

No charge for Policy fees,

JAS, B. COCGHTRIE,

Serdary Jamekong, Isé Novátober, 1871, .:: TN 385

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE,

COMPANY.

THE Undersigned Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Board of Directore,

authorising them to fasce Policlas to the extext o1 £10,000 on any one First-class. Bisk, or to the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Riska et Cerrent Batea

A Discount of 20, allowed.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Cou

Agents, 48. Hoogkong, 8th January, 1975.

THE SECOND COLONIAL-SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

MABATAVIA.

TEE Undersigned, having been appointed

pany

HONGKONGȚ!.

AND AT SHANGHAI.

FOR SALE.

ARRATOON APOAR," Captain A. B. Mactar al, will leave this for the abore-Ports on TUESDAY NEXT, the 20th instank, at 3.P.M.

Despatobee will plosa at 2.30 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to-

DAVID SASSOON, SONS 4.00., Ageala

393 Hongkong, 18th March, 1877.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

BE Steamship

THE

OALOUTTA.

"PENGUIN,"

W. C. Cowell, Commander, will leave for the abore Porta on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at 3 px.

Despatches will close at 2.30 PM. For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. 304 Hongkong, 13th March, 1877:

FOR YOKOHAMA, Stoomalip

***DUNA,"

Captain Steele, will receive immediate depect for the above Port.".

For Freight or Pasinge, apply to

CILMAN & Co..

Agente. 370 Hobgkong, 9th Morob, 1877."

FOR TAKAU (DIRBOT), HEAT British Bark

TUE ORANGE GROVE,"

Longmuir, Master, will be despatched for the atova Port on FRIDAY NEXT, the Jôtă inst.

For Freight, azyly so

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 387 Hongkong. 12th Marab, 1977.

FOR NEW YORK.

At New York, Passengers have selection of various linaa of steamers to England, France, and Germany.

Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. on the 19th instant. Parvel Packages wil, be received at the Office nntil 5 F., Bame day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to ad-

dross in fall; ralue of nonie ta required.

For further information as to Pasenge and Fraight; apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 16, Praya Central, ·

RUSSELL & Co..

Hongkong, March 9th, 1877,

NOTICE.

مجمد

Agents.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGÈRIOS:

MARITIMES FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN.JUEZ, ISMALIA. RÖRT SÄID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

ALSO, ROMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.

ON THURSDAY, the 2nd March, 1877, at Noon, the Company's Steamship ANADYR" Commandant MOREAU,

CARGO, will leave this Port for the above | MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPROTE, and

places.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don so well as for Marscilice, and accepted in transit through Marseillea for the principal places of Europa.

Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, Oargo will be respired on board until 4 P.M., Specio and Parcels anti & P., on the 21st Marob, 1877. (Pareola ars not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Ofice) Contents and value of Packages are required.

For further particulara, apply at the Com pany's Office

H. DU FOUEY,

Agent.

Hongkong, 9th March 1877. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,

TAKING THROUGE CARGO AND PAB SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES

AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH TAX

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET,' - The English Contriot Packet TRAVAN- CONE will te dosnatched with the Muile, for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 18th instant. The following will be the hours of closing the Maffe, &e. -

WHENESDAY, Hab instant,

Toner Order Office-clones.

6 r., Post Officvolones except the Nor Box, which remains open all niglik. THURA, 15th.jmatant,

FAX Post Office opens for sils "at

Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post ing of all sorrespondence. 10, Post Office àloses except for Lnto: Letars Rogistry of Fetters ceases, 10.15 AM Latters may be posted en payment

of & LATE TER of 18 cents extra Postage, until

11 AM, when the Post Olos CLOSES.

entirely..

11.30 AM, Letters (bat Tetters only) nadress

11.30 &

ed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Stargapore, may be posted on. board the Packet on payment of a Late Foo of 48 cents extra, puetage.

Posting on Board cesas.

MAILS BY TAB UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet ALASKA will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and London, wiah will be CLOSED as follows—

2 PIL.

Registry of Lettere conses. 2,30 r.. Post Office oloses. 2,30 P.21. Correspondence for Japan or the United State only may be rated on board the Paviat with Lute Fes of 12 nenta aktm Postage,,antil::... 250 p.m. when the Mail is Bually closed. Correspondense runt be specially Altocted for this route, and if not jelly prepaid will be sent by British Packet.

Lattere, &, can be posted For Canada, thu West Indice, and uther pinces Domed below, if ancient American stamps are added to propny them from San Fransison to destinatios. "Ame rican Statapi are sold at thie Office.

The charge for Registry in 8 cents in Hong. Bong Stamps and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to those places only the namos of which are print. od in Italics. To all the other ploca maraeri correspondense cannot be Registered throughy hat only to Ban Francisco (2-centə), ***

The following are the charges og oorrespon denoa thus een

LETTERS;

Per Half Oange. Hongkong U.Š. “

Straps, Stampe. Ceals. Cents.

Canada, British Columbia, Nern

Branick, Nova Sectia, Prince | Edward's Island, Vancouver's B Island, Bubnu, Nassau, New Providence.

spill, Bermuda, Cuba, Fiji, Groenken, Jamaica, Pannma Hawaii, New Foundland........ Guatemala, Margrieta Is., Mexi-

co, Salvador. Tukili! Beliss, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Bios, Camgre, Greytown, Qui ana, Honduras, Martinique, g

New Granada, Niensaquiz, San

Fa

Martin Turke Island, Venezuela, West Indie Bolivia, Chili, Buador, Peru.... Byasi...

ངས ལ

BOOKS & PAPERS..

Argentine: Confederation, Bu

enoa Ayres, Paraguay, Ura-8 guay...

Circulare, &c., for Canada, parla Newspapers for all other places

1

10

(not over 4 or) enen Paper..., 1 Boobs, de, for all other places, Je

·per 4 08. - ARYANY Auz articles frand enclosed in Newspapera

UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO AND or Book Pazketa (as silk scarves, jewellery, a.)

CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIO STEAMERS.

will be detained and gold.

To provide masne of remittier soll soms of money to or from this Colony and hatweÐU THE 8.S. BELGIC will be despatched for the Ports of China and Japan, the Postmastere San Francisco, tid Yokohama, on MON. and Agents of this Office will in fature by al- DAT, the 2nd April, at 3 P.M. taking Cargolowed (but not required to purchase Hongkong and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Postage Stampe from. foreiga residente.

Between Longkong und Shangti, or Hong- and Europe.

Connection is made at Tokohna with and Tokobams, however, in either direction,

Money-Orders must be used.. Steamera from Shangba!

ד

Froight will be received on board until 4 P.M. of the 1st proximio. Pureel Packages will be renaised at the Offee tatil 5 P.M. same day All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of enme is required."

Rotorn Pasange Ticket available for 6

on regular rates.

For further information as to Freight Page, apply to the Aany of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Central.

G. B. EMORY,

The Stampe senilered for sale must not ex-. cood 825 in value, minus he perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separata Statope will be purchased. Thep mat he presentei porsonally or accompanied by a note.

The Peebmaster or Agent may postpone par

EUTICAL BOILER, with ENGINE HEA Amerlezo Ship

#MYSTIO BELL," Attapbed, Horse-Power, Fitted WOL Planer, Master, will and here and will have months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. chasing if his public faude in hand are not

Governor, and complete in all its parts,

Apply to

STA. MILLAR & Co. 1708 Hongkong, 28th October, 1876.",

AND RTENMENT'S ALE' and

PORTER.

DAVID CORBAR & SONS" Morchant Navy

•

Navy Boiled Long Flax Orove

CANTAS

ARNHOLD, WARBERG & Cɑ 6 1130.- Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.

NOW ON SALE

SMIERIALQUALTO.

Agents in Bongkeng the the shore. Cam. GLICH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY,

call 'SPECIAL ATTENTION. OF SHIPPERS to the low rates of premium charged for all steamer riske, besides which a brokerage of THIRTY-TURBE and ONE.

WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,

quick despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL RAGEDORN & Co. 388 Bengkong, 12th March, 1877.. -

FOR NEW YORK.

THE A1 American Ship

"MONEÁR,"

W. Taylor, Master, will load here and will have quick despatel as abure.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & 0. 283 Honkong, 16th February, 1877.

FOR NEW YORK.

HH 18 years 3/3 L:11 Danish Buck

"KORSOB," LO. Grove, Muster, will load here and will have immediato despatch sé abors.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL HAGEDOEŃ Z 05. 284 Hongkong, 16th Folianry, 1877.

FOR LONDON,

browse the still furiker and greator, diouty Hongkong und Stage bunk. Sharus-27 EBIRD PER CENT. (333 Jo will be allowed an ANGLO-URINASH DOTTORARY, published British Ship.

of erceting it has to be encountered. The per aent. premium.

erection of the obelisk in the Place de la Con- Taian Insane Scolaty of Canton-5620 per corde at Paria cost £20,000 ; and it is the enor share...

on riska to ports in Chian, Japan, the Philip pines, and the Straits. On risk to all other

CENT. (15.7.)'önly.

at the Daily Frees Office, Hongkong.

- MEES EXPEDse involved in dealing with zima shil Omen Traders Insuraned Dompsny's Sharia Forte the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN FBR The Work stands auriveled. All the new |

larger and more interesting monolith which $2,000 per share.. has hitherto deferred our Government from at- tempting the enterprise, The engineer, whone

Chinese Însorance Company-$705 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-

ply is now to be tried maintains, however, that $525 per share.

SIEMSSON & C Any Agents 41028 Hongkong, 1st July, 1874, m

the whole thing can be done and the obelisk Out Fire Insurance dengany's Shures-$149HE LONDON ASSURANCE

put up safely in the plase to be provided for itj

at the end of Northumberland Avenue at Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's

Share40 per cont disomunt.

cost of about £7,000

A correspondent at Home writes to the Fall

longkong, Canton, and MamaSteamboat Co.

Mall Gavelis -Two interesting additions here Share-11 per cent, diaouat

heen lately made to the art treasures in the Sang Shaem-Navigation Company-a Vasioana Murillo troveli in Dotaber from 90 per share.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTHE

HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D, 1720,

OR comprehensiveness and practical verrice words which the Obines have of late years heen compelled to doin to express the numerous ob jeste in machinery, photography,celegraphy, and in soicace generally, which the rapid advance

"ANGLO SAXON,"

G. Barrington, Master, will load here' and bave

liste despatch. For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Ûö. t382 Hongkong, 19th March, 1877.

FOR LONDON,

of foroiga relations has imposed upon them, are THE A1 British Ship

"STAR OF CHINA,"

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1877.

Agont

sufficient, and he will refuse to patalase io sny is allowed to charge a Commission of one per s which appears doubtful or suspicions. He cent, an sit Stamps purelised.

OFIARTERS. EFFECTED.

The following Settlements are taken from Messrs. HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Ciron-

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS lar

Landon, private terms.

Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, or the British ship Anglo Saxon, 694 tons, hence to OWNER, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crew of the following Yesaet: during their stay in Bongkong Harbour:...

AMAZI, Brisol bark, Hit-Captain. ANGLO SAXON, British ship, Harrington.

Vogel, dovedorn & Co. Argir S Betz, Amarisan berk, Nolasin. ===

Douglas Lapraik & (30.

BELLE OF OLEGOX, American bark, Merriman,

-Rozario & Co.

OHINGTOO, British Sm.sob., Balkie-Borneo

Company.

E vox BRAULIru, German bârk, Schnieder,.--

Borcea Co.

BELENT Gera bark Volgaardsen-Winter

& Liv.

MONDAE, American ship, Taylor-Vogék Há.

gedorn & Co.

SABAH NICHOLSON, British ship, Selkirk

Matobèrs & Co.

SIE HABET PARXES, British ship, Obapman.

Melchers & Co.

Cheong Wing,

here given in exterido. Bach and every word in fully rated and explained, forming exor. pises for students of a most instructive star Blaker, Master, will load here and have imme-STRINGA, British 3.m, sb., Partridge.Chun Both the Court ana Punti prouunemtions are

diate despatch,

For Freight, apply to {given, the nocents being carefully marked on

the test principle hitherto attained. Thetys04:

Spain as en uffering to the Pope, and the patat- Hongkong Gas Company's Shares $75 per HE Sondersigned having been appointed (graphy displays the anncess-of an attampi, to

ing of the loggia above the loggia of Raphaelbare nominal,

which has hitherto remained simply white. Hongkong Hotal Uompany's Shares 573 per #talied? The Murillo represents the martyrdom obare.

"Uf San Pedro, Arbues, Grand Inquisitor, who Chinese Imperial Lono- £192 191 Ex. te. Hid,

was murdered in 1495 by one Vidal Dusan, on;

nosqunt of his grant neverity, sud wie sancied

by Alexander VII. in 1684; it is a fino exemple

1 METHO ́s early you ring of loggia las teen intrusted to Signor Mantovani.

who, after three years' inbour, has now finished

Vermicelli, 3) haga, es$0.00 by Evong Supr Tai to traveling trader.

Red Dates-100 baye at $5.35, by Kin Foong

der de

the roof, whiob is divided into eight compart to travelling trader,

mesta, the vaults of which are painted with Black Pepper-120 bige, at $8.00, by Fook uch delicate and grotongue braamentation Mow Long to travelling trader:

Agents for the above Corporation, prepared to grant Insurances as follows

MARINE DEPARTMENT

are make the Chiness and English type correspond

Polloles at current rates, payable either hero, London, ar at the principal Ports of India, Shine, and Australíu, z vab

A discount of 20%, allowed

LIFE DEPARTMENT.

Palloles issued for some not exceeding £5,000, In this respect the work will be found un reasonable terme

WALMA HOLLIDAY, WISE & 05.

METER & Cɔ. ghaug 6th Febraxcy, 1877

FOR ILOILO.

"UNION,"

WODAN, German bark, Moyer.Winter & Co..

a

For Freight or Pasange apply to

"REMEDIOS & Oɑ. Hongkong, dich February, 1877 FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, THE British Barque

*20]

HOUSE AND ESTATE, AUTOINT

RENT COLLECTED. BROWN JONES & Co UNDERTAKERS,

MOURNING STATIONERY, &o., MONUMENTA DRECTED,

t

9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,

RA:Undersigned, bera to Inform bis Friende

And the Paulie that he has always où.

hand all kinds of FANS AND IVORY WARE

FOR SALE AT CHHAP PRICES. *

OHUN QUAN KEES Sm] CANAL SAB, CANTON. $100 ROZARIO & COIN

OHN SKINKER, SAN FRANUISUO,

-UALIFORNIA.

in the sine of body, thereby effecting a vastHE AI Spanish Sobooner

sonomy of spaco, nebioving a clearness not proviously attained, and dispensing with those rast margins and pount spaces which have Merionebevarria, Mester, will have quick de- heretoford Mharacterized Chinese publications.spatali as above.* SALE ON MARCH 1976, AS REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

For practical purposes the arrangement of ORANG UMA PÜHINESE.

f'oligtes jasued for long or short per oda at the work is so complete, that a reference

rreht rates."

is he pages onsoleg a person who under |standi English to communicate efectivily agajních natives who understand nothing but Ühi-

indispensable to all Baropesua residing in China, and to the natives themselves it Captain Johnson, will base a quick deaputob

SPIRIT OF THE AGE.” plaine subjects fully with which very few in- head of them are perfectly againted. I for the ulovo Ports parties resident in England and interestal in

For Freight or Pingo, apply to Ulimit quonot buy be invulnable occasionally. To illustrate the vast coope of the work tha

203 Hongkong, 2n1 February, 1877. following faste are submitted for consideration:

KRUPPS OAAT STEEL WORKE, precincts characters, and Medburst's English

BEISEN (GERMANY) ant Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whil

SOLE AGENT FOL CHÍNA, (278 WOTE "ODIStarterre than 60,004 English

F FELL~. Policles at oorrent rates, payable either here, words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinoso obarse Hongkong, Shangkas, Cologne (Germany.) in London, or at the principal ports of India, teas. Again, despite all the grammers and Australia, and the East,

UNLUN, TO other elementary works as yet, published, the

PHOTOGRAPHER

of birds and for Red contain, besides combinebrooms 15 cases, at 859.00. by Event 1863 Monekong 28th July, 1972.

Fook Wete zavelling waderi

Fook Wo to travelling trader.

of them small metallines, with figurea in relinf delicately tinted and cut the first Beared-150 bandics, at 18.10, Ly Zvong compartmers goRIBING TWO of these, repte seating the Virgin reading and the A nunciation; and the second two representire

our Lord usleep sa the thip, and blessing little

hildren.

Another compartment his gel holding the tables of the Law and acother KUCENICU reprezentations O. TASAFE BTC chief beauty of the loggie cousivia in the softe nes of colossing, and the extreme accuracy and delicacy of the drawng, which is all by Siftior Muarovaul's own hand. The lunettes: baliw andh roof are filled with pictures representing podic acts of the present-cope, maoy oliben improvoments in Rome; duelz as the rond landing up to the Quirinal, and that to San Pietro ir Montorio, the piazza of Ban Angela, and the --inauguration of the Agus Marolin, the building of Suu Paolo, dom. One represents the Fútinua Oursi Thess plotures are far inferior to the work in the roof. The mangia of the aide wall -ure will bare, and will be filled ither with “views of the interior of the Vatican or a coo

tinuation of the maps which ran round the other -side-valle of the quaireugle.

White Alum-409 pisali, an 81.22 by TaiLien to travelling trader.

is Bapswood-2600 viens, at 51,35, by Yeo,Obong to travelling trader

Saigon Rive-12000 piouls, at $1.81, by

ng Wan Ching to trockender Bonwood-150 bundles, at 38.10," by Kwong: Fook Wo to trafelling trader.

PODHONGKONG TEMPERATURE,

Beeľ

Taurumodeles Thementer

March 13th

20956 *30,250

20170

061

HATAVIA SZA AND FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, ⠀

E Undersigned having been appointed Vocabulary contator about 18,000 Agents for the above Company, are Lared to grant Insurances as follows

Sam sem MARINE BISESSUA

A BROKERAGE of TRI-THSE and student of this divalt language absolutely ref

THIEN FER DEME. will be allowed on all LOCALquires exaples to display the various appliQUEEN'S ROAD, No. 56 UPSTAIRS,

TIRE RISKA,"

Undiose my equivalentsof difeicut words which | have eno general meaning. Of these examples Folicies granted on First-class Buildings to this work contains more than five times as un extent of $20,000,000

many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PHE DENT (20%)lished, "

upon the current-local-rates will be allowed on It comprises upwards of two thousand larga | all promiņm charged for insurance; much dia- quarto pages, two d

wount being deducted at the time of the isove.

TRUBKER & Car

· 60 · PATERNOFTHE ROW:

of polier.

Thartord 2, B6+ (

--Faermometer-Misines-(over-eight)...

RUSSELL & Co.

·872

VHBELIA -

Hongkong, 1st January, 1874).

"Daily Prazo:" Oryxon. HOWAKONG

Tipposite the Curiental Bask. Dongkong.

"SCALE OF PRICES VONA Carta de Visite, Single Person, 1 dos., $1.50 Cabinet Proturee

I dəz., 84.00, → Rm-23. nongkong, 2nd January, 1877.

Winahester Repeating Arms and Amrition Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Da Font's Blasting and Sporting Powders Late Superior and Pacifio Fuse Compony's Safoty Firmě melly 1145-July-20-

OKINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE

American ship Mystic Bull, 750 bone, hence to

New York, private terms. British bars Orange treve, 395 tons, Takas to Sydney, E., per ton of 20 own; if to

·Melbourne 62 10. par tou of 20 oyt, 25 lap days.

British bark Wandering Minare, 261 tone, Takeo Tokohama, 43 cours poripient, 30 luy day.

British a-wasted schoonor Syringa, 249 tons, Takao to Yokohama, 4 cents per pioul, 3) lay days.

British sobooper Onward, £10 tons, Whampoa to Tientsin and luck to Hongkong við New- ** chwang, 73 cents per pient, I lay daya, American hark Lowe S Hall 355 cane. Whom.

pon to Tientsin end back to Bongbong vid Nuwchwang, 374 cents per pical, 10 lay duye, German back E Fon Benulion, 885 tons, heuco to Cheloo and Bock, 35 centi per picnl, 20 lay day; it via Newebwang, 47) bents par pical, 20 lay daga..

to Haiptong and back, $1,950 in foll, 20 Iny dupa,

British Rohooner Tutorgorum, 75 tone, bruce

British bark Glamorganshire, 156 tons, Bangkok to Hongkong, inside the Bar 414 cents per - pieul, outside the Bar 364 couts por pièul,"

- my laye

Gorema baik Rosa Bolicher, 305 tous, Bangkok.

to Hongkong, inaide the Bar 40 cents per pios, outside the Bar 35 cents per pičul, 30 lay days:

British steamer Penedo, 652 tona, Bangkok të Hongkong, iazide the Bar 25 uosta per pier, oateido the Bur 60 conta per pidul, 10 Jay Cure.

British bark Pilliam durum. I

Turner, 1 tous, Saigon to Swatów, 36 cents per pioul, 28 lay daya, British ateamor Namea, 269 tons. Saigon to

Hongkong, 45'cuate per picul, 7 hy days. 7. British steamer Mecca,. 860 tons, Saigon to Bongking, 401 cauta par pioul, 7 lay days. British sten mer Flintshire, 1,943 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 40 cents per piool, 10 lay days.

Britual steamer Ningpu, 865 toma, Saigon to

Hongkong, 4 cents per piest, 7lay days... British steam Xangiama, 783 tour, Saigon to

Hoopken, Se ocats per picut, 7 iny days, British steamer Zyrgia, 777 tone Brigoù to

Hongkong, 39 cents par picul. 7 Low daya. British steamer Cypresen, 1,260 tons, Daigon

to Hongkong, & ernte pèr pioul, 12 lay. daya, und next trip with cargo down, 424 centa per pigul. 12 Iny days. British steamer State of Louisiana, 1,210 tone

Svatom to Singapore (Pissingers), $34 per bead, and Saigon to Hongkong, 30 cents per piori, 12 day days Spanish ateamor Zamboanga, 651 tone, hence to to Saigon and back, 33,600 in full, 11 lay days,

British steamer Mecod, 687 tons, monthly obar.

|OLIDIKS greated at current rates on hing Javorine Hiska.to all parts of the World. In nocordance with the Company's Articles of As avointion, Two thirds of the Profite‘ure distri- bated annually so Contributors, whather Share- holdes or not, in proportion to the set amount DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland, of Premia contributed by janab, the romaatuurter, 5 xanthe, $6,000 per month.

Defends lieport for the Year 1876. Frios thand being carried to Reserve Fund. Ten Dollars.

Apply at the Daily Press Offion. „Hongkang February, 1877.

British steamer Flintshire, 1,242 tona, monthly- OLIPHANT & Co

charter, 4 to 6 months, privato terms. General agente. Danish steamer Thingvalla, 1,577 tons, monthly at 951- Hongkong, 17th April, 1879 5 1997 Balehártar; 6 to 12 monika, private torme