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NRW FOSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR

THE "EASTLANDER

We more informed some short time ago that the gisting arrangements of postal Babaidles to the East would not be continued, aftor the expiry of the current contract with the Ponin sular and Orienta! Company. We now learn she nature of the source contemplated by the preeant Government, in the event of their asining in power until 1879, with regard to carrying on posts commnnicution between Aroat Britain and her Eastern and Southern posacasions. It ommends its entirely to our approval, sed me it is oneonnd principles, that we can only hope the soleme may be adopted whichever Administration may be in power two years besoo, when the postal contract will expire by effluxion of timega

SALES OY APRIL SER, AS REPORTED, BI

Sicekeab80 bundles at $6.20, by. Chun Obong to travelling trader.

T California, Fongns 90 bags, a $1803, by Trong khun Oban to traveling trader.

Bed Dates30 bags, at $594, by Kwong Wo Cheang to travelling trader.SAN

Vermicelli-20 bage, at $7.30, by Hing Tai to travelling traderyn v

Mushrooms 10 casos, at $42.00, by Kwone Fook Wo to travelling trader..

White Waxb.pisoda, at 255 40, by Yce Tai to travailing traders

Hattans 200 pioals, at $860, by Yoo Chong to laual trador

Book Pepper-100 bage, at $5,10, by Teo Ohang to Tool træder.

Sanwreed (euttings) 80 bases, at $3.78 Kwong Fook to travelling trader.

Seltpetre-1 pankaged, st $1.40, hy Kwong Hing Chang to travelling trader.

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1877.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

STINATION

VESSEL'S WAME!

CHAPTER

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NEW YORK READI

Anglo Saxon

loNear hvatio Bel

SAN FRANCISCO #14 Y HAMA City of natio (str.).

Barik sis by Be DominGaelic (etr.)

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, „Ocean (str.) mui SINGAPORE, BOMBAT, Lo Khite (gur.) ... HATOON, HINGAPORE, & Djemaah (Br) MANILA NETIZENADHALENOSTO Clorata

buka un gated. Icaonaddy (sty, Glaucas (str.): Lombardy

SHANGHALAN

Do... Doj

-The proposed arrangements, the leading fortures of which we are sasured, have been determined upon aud are ready for announce- font, are bad azon the altered oircumstances of British India arising out of Aho developement. of railway comozionion in the Presidencies, At Berkeley, Sept. 1863, tentamen, foil YOKOHAMA Bombay (str. The imporist Government, impressed with the i daty I owe to you! express any gratitude for tas great absolute necessity for maintaining rapid combonah I have detired by taking Norton's Camomil munication with the Indian and Colonial us. I spplied to your per Bell, Borkelor, Bor tho slove named Pals, for wed in the stomach, fron Governments on political grounds, and song which I find clade pain for a louge if time, SWATOW, AMOY, TAIWAN, &c. Taiwan (e) that it is able to command the foost and fastest having tried nearly every remedy proscribed, hat without aen-going, steamers" which human skill end: deriting any benoit at all. After taking two buttios of capital gan command, have resolved on adopting your vilcinble Fills, I was quite retered to my ană fi atə whab wo foreshadowed there year ago on the of health. Pince give this publicity for the beacßt of establishment of the Messageries Imperiales ego sy thun be allicted--I am, fir, bare truly, iu Iuding waters, We predicted that the Heser. ALLPASS-To The Praprintors of NeurOY

Tab 1962 Aug. 20, COMMIT ST. result of the opening of the Sueu Cana! and the advent of the French Company amongst ne would be the ultimate erention of several grades of team lines, varying

in speed and amount of pasange money, 900

For Sale.

FOR SALE

For Sale.

Harring

Taylor

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO

To en DESPATCHED,

Hongkong Butterfeld & Bin... Flongkong Meyer & Co....

Longkong Yogal, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co...

P. M. 8. S. Osir 10. &.0, 8. Oon- Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co..... Foodbow.. Tardine, Matheson & Co.

P&O. B. Go.. Messagerica Maritime Remedios & Oggi

kong Meangeries Marit keng Butterfield & Swire.

P.&O. EN, C5 Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Business Announcements.

0. ROGERS, DENTAL SURGEON,"

G. NANO RODGE

of which would be'a strictly mail and passstiger, line excluding dargo, în arder to ensure rapi pannages. This is about to be realised. The A6 fost Length, 16, fect Breadth, 6 feet FIRST ARRIVAL OF SPRING GOODS. Begs to leform his Friends that be intenda

proposed Government plan for the pureyance of the Indian Obloa and Sastralian mails fic month of Marok, 1879, is the establishment of a weakly line of despatob stearance for maile and passengers, between Brindisi and Bombay poder goatrack to perform the Brvice at as Average speed of sixteen or seventeen miles an hour, a condition which will uecessitate to Construction of special vessels for the work as we believe that even the Mensagerie veusola have not yet uttained this speed. AAS

TWO MASTED LIGHTER,

Depth of Hold, about 50. Tone Carrying Capa- city, with Two Sams, Two CHAINS, OFE AN- CHOR, BC, &c.de

And

SA TWO-MASTED LIGHTER,

of about 60 Tone Carrying Capacity, with OFE AMOHOR and URE. CHAIK.

Apply

J. M. ARNSTRONG, 360 Hongkong, 7th March, 1877.

NOTICE.

BO. SMITH AND COMPANY, WINE, SPIRIT, & BRE MEHANTS,

SHANGHAL

We bare appointed Mesers. NORTON & Co... DUBBELL STERET, QUEENA BOAU, our AGENTS in HONGKONG, from whom Supplies of our Wines, do may be obtained.

Landed at Bombay the various maila will be Atringeriespatohed by express trains to Calcutta, Madras, and Upper India, wuilet those for Ceylon, Obion, and the Australian Colonjos will be Aranamsitted by railway to Tuticorin, and theuse forwarded by fast ateamers to their des tination: It is quite within the bounds of pow albility that it was a knowledge of these proposed nil arcangements which induced His Grace the Duke of Buckingham be, contemplate the cons straction of a railway bringing sür berboor and break-water in direct communication "with the - Itadrus linea of railway, so that mails and passen

gera for Uhins and Australia might be conveyed in about two days and a half from Bombay to Colombo, where the later might walk on board the mail atesmera for their respective destina. tions direct from the Indo-Daylon railway-krato via our Breakwater. Such a project wonki naturally présent el under a very diffcrest aspeal to a purely India and Ceylon line. In the meantime, bovarer, stelum Tessele will be availed of for the purpose of commeating Tati. oorin with Colorabo. Tell MG Auftein

At the speed indicated by us, mails and first class passengers could to landed at Bombay from London in about foartoon days. So

Price Lists application..

GEO. SMITH & Oo,

Agenta GAN AMOYARTHUR CORNER, ESQ. ToocHow.Massa, NEWMAN & C YOKOHAMA...ALEX. Y. GLENNI, LEON 3m 359 Shangbai, 21st February, 187715

FOR SALE-

ARNEST IRROT & Co's CELEBRATED DRY CHAMPAGNE, CARTA BLÁNINE, Quarts and PinteAYWAR apply to SANDER & Co.,

Sole Agents for Hongkong and China.

In 449 Hongkong, 21st March, 1877.

far no we are at present informed, it appo FOR SALE.ZAN that the Imperial Authoritise contemplate No. further notion than the very rapid transmission

SEX STATE OF LOUISIANA,

NEW GOODS in every Department of LADIES OUTFITTING, SPRING SILKS

A Nice Assortment of Ossors and. STRIPES, specially adapted to Spring Wear BLACK SILKS! PLAIN COLOURED

SPRING DRESS GOODS

The EMPRESS STRIPED MOHAIRS. STRIPED LUSTRÉS, PLAIN COLOURED LUSTRES, WASHING LAWNE

NEW MATERIALS in BLACK DRESS GOODS, for Morning or Ordinary

The EMPRESS STRIPED MUSLINE. NIAGARA STRIPES. NEW SATINETTE MUSLINS. FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS.

A Large Assortment of WASHING MATERIALS."

NEW PRINTS H

A Splendid Assortment of FRENCH BLÅ MAN CHESTED PAINTED, our own registered Pattern, Warranted Fast Obloom.

WHITE QUILTINGS,

* MARSELLAS, PIQUES,

being ABSENT from Hongkong for Fix or Eight Weeks, suvicg carly in April. 27-Hongkong, March 18th, 1877,

AIENTAL HOTL

WELLINGTON SPRZEZ, HONGKONG-

STOCKHAUSEN AND ROSE, PROPRIETORS.

On or about 7th Inst, Quick despatob Quick despatch, Quick dospatah,

Un 14th inst., at SP.M.

Ou lat.prox, at 3.3.2

Quick despatch."

Gaiok. despatch.

On 12th just at moon.

On 19th ist, at noon::

Quick despatch.

Quick därpåtab.

Today, at noon.

Ou or bont Gtb inst.. Quick deepatah. To-morrow, at daylight.

Vessels on the Berth.

NOTIOR

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES, MAHITIMES. -PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS; 110 Company's Steamship

IRAOTADDY,"

Vessels on the Berth.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN,SITEZ, MALTA,

Post-Office Notifications.

A trail will close For Shanghai-Per Inouaddy, today, the 7th instant, at 11 a.. Late letters received

BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI-from 11.10 to 11:30 AM..

DANAS TERRANEAN PORTS. "

SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON.

BOMBAY, MADRAS, OALOUTTA; AND TEPONAKO AUSTRALIA,

TNAVIGATION COMPANY Leamsiais ER PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL STAM

"KHIVA," Captain LEE, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 12th April, at Noor.

For further Partisalore, apply to

ADAM LIND, Saparintendent. Hongkong, 2ad April, 1877.

U, S. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TIL OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT TOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

THE US Mall Steamer CTTY OF TÜKIO

will be despatched for San Franciscu, við Tokohama, on SATURDAY, the 14th April 1877, at 3 P., Enking: Passengers and Fraight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Through Passenger Tokela and Billa of Lading are laued for transportation to Tokyo. hawa and olker Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mesino, Central and South America. and to New York and Europe, via Overland. Railwaya,

A Steamer of the Mitra Bishi 5.8. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Forts, about same date, and make close connection at Tokobama.

At New York, Paseopers have selection of various lines of steamers to England, France, and Germany.

For Ewilton, Ainey, Taiwan, sady Tamsui.— Per Tai, to-day, the 7th inst, nf 5 ..

For Shanghai-Per uucua, to-day, the 7th justání, at 5 PM.

For HaiphosPar sailing ships, on Wed aday, the 11th instan, nt 3,20 r.m.-

.....

-

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET, The Eaglieb-Contrat Packot KHIVA will to despatobed with the Muils for Europe, &c.,

THURSDAY; the 12th instant

The following will be the hours of losing the Haile, o

WNONREDAT, 13th instant,

& P., Money Order Office olosin.

pas, Post Office alosas except the Niant

Box. which remains open all night, TRUašñax. 12th instaul,

7AM. Fost Office opean for anle at Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Ppat. ing of all correspondenor, 10. Post Offer clases escupt for Late

Lettera. Registry of Lettara ocasòs.

16 A.M., Leliers may be posted on payment of a LATE FEE of 18 oente extra Postage until

...

li A, when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

11.30 A., Lettere fiml Letters only) addroos- ad to the United Kingdom vid Brindis, or to Singapore, may be posted o board the Packet on payment of a. Lato Fea of 48 cents extrs postage. 11,60 AM, Posting on Board cases.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet DJFMNAH will be despatobod from Hongkong on THURS. DAY the 19th April, with Mails to an Freight will be received on hoard until through the United Kingdom and Dinope, vid on the 18th April. Parcel Packages will be Marnelles; tu. Baigon, Singapore, Batavia, Commandant Cauvain, will be despatched for received at the Office until Dr., samo day; Galle, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden Seychelles, Rennion, Mauritius, Suez, Parvel Packages should be marked to Ad- and alexandria. This is the best opportunity SHANGHAI TO-DAY, the 7lb instant, af Noon.

dreas in full value of same is required, M

for. Forwarding.Correspondetion to E. Arion, tho ̈H DU PUUET,"

Consular voices to accompany Overland Cape, St. Helens, and Ascension. Cargo ahoald Sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Lovelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

· Trezas at Own, DINTER at SEVEX. Wines, Sparite, &c., of the Best Quality only. Englich, French, and Gorman Spoken, BILLIARD BOOKS BOWLING ALLOYS,195 Hongkong, 5th April, 1877,

T:

20]

ALGAE, A

HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENT) RENT COLLECTED,

BROWN JONES"&" Üɔ]," UNDERTAKERS,

MOURNING STATIONERY, &

MONUMENTS ERECTED,

9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

HK Undersignol have been appointed Solė Agenta for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and China by Mesars, J. & R. TEN- NENT, Glasgow, and Meauce. DAVID CORBAR & Some, Arbroath.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Oi 19 Hongkong, January, 1867. INNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.

The best remedy for SOLDITY of the STOMACH; HEARTBURN, HEAD. ACHE, GOUT and INDIGESTION, and the best mild orient for delicate odastitutions, Indien, Cildren, and lufauty, and for rajalar

use in Warm Olmates. DINNETORO & CO. Chemists, London, and of Druggists and torekeepers throughout the world. N.H-Ask for DINNEFORD'S MAGNESIA. C81587] Agent B. Watson & Co., Hongkong. [7 Ap CAUTION.

Agent,"

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, TAIWANPOO,

2 AND SAMSUI WE Steamship

"TAIWAN," Captain Young, will bo despatched for the above Porte TO-MORROW, the 8th instant, at Daylight

For Fraight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Uo 522 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877.

CLEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Pawangere at through ratea for HANIOW, Nisero, and PoRTE in. JAPAN.

THE Company's Steamship

"GLAUOUS "

will be despatched on or about the 6th April,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 450 Hongkong, 29th Merah, 1877.

DOKAN STEAKSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, vid SUBZ CANAL.

MERICAN HAMSE-35 CFR POUR SPRING COSTUMES AND WEAPPERS J&F MARTELL'S BRANDY. THE Company's Steamship

of the maile to Colombo, whence the mails for DUTCH CHEESE and 8OUR KROUT, Obina and Australia will have to be conveyed in Jara Sup Luge DBEF had PORK. at the cost of, and by arrangements to be SMOKED SALMON and SALT HERRINGS. patered into by, the collective Colonies in Aus0ODFISH and DRIED APPLES. GOLD

LEAP TOBACCO. tralasia and New Zealand N

The arrangements for the conveyance of CHAMPAGNE, Pinta, 2 Dozen Case 810 heavy mail in substitution of the present SPARKLING MUSELLE, per Dozen Case, Soatbampton line, are not as yet mado.rown, 57. CLARET, Dr Dozen Oase, $2.50. but we beliere na skull not be far wrong in J. F. SCHEFFER, 54, Praya Central.

1444 Hongkong, Nat Murot, 1877. promising that tenders will be called for the perforniance of the work at an average spord

FOR SALE. of eight knots, payment to be made according

SPRING HOSIERY.

PLAIN and STRIPED SILK HOSE. WHITE and STRIPED LISLE THREAD HOSE

WHITE and STRIPED COTTON HOSE. BERING SCARVES and TIES. COLLARS and CUFFS.

It having come to our knowledge that agarious tallations ato imported, Consumers should be careful, to:

"AGAMEMNON? -

so that they obtain the genuine article with our Brand, will be despatched on or about the 765 instant. which is to he had of all resportabilė Deskera gantsi

For Freight or Passage, apply to Matthew Clark & Sons, 72, Great Tower Brest, Londen,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 521 49% Mar. 81) *

MARTELL & Co.

506 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877..

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, HEP.&O.S.N. Co.'s Steamship

E LL WO 0 D. S

HATS AND BELMETS.

- J. ELLWOOD & SONS,

THEY

For sconcity's make, Shippers of Overland. Carge are requested to endors on the Envelope the Marks and Now of Piekares Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bills of Lading. For farther information as to Fassage and Freight, apply to the Agonoy of the Company, No. 16, Pays Central.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, March 2nt, 1377.

NOTICE:

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEHOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA POINT DE GALLE, ADEN. SUEZ, ISMÁLIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES,

ALSO,

Letters may also be forwarded to India by his Packet.

The following will be the hours of closing the Maita, &o,-

WEDNESDAY, 28 instant,

5 P.M.. Money Onler Offies closes, Post Ooo closes accept the Ntour Box, which remains ozün all night.

THURSDAY, 19th instant,

7A., Post Office opens for sale of

Stampa. Registry of Letters, and Post ing ofull correspondence.

10AM.. Begistry of Letter cEKRET. 11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Lass-

Ligtter

11.18.M., Lettera (but Letters only) except those to and through Australis, my lo posted on payment of a Lato Fee of 18 cents extra postage, matil 11.30 AM, when the Foat Office OLOSES

entirely.

NATIS BXCHANGED WITH MANILA AND BAIGON. The Philippine Islanda being now admitted into the General Postal. Union, it follows that full paid correspondenan ramited from Manila

BOMBAY, MARJ, ST. DENIS, AND POET in the mails will be delivered free by the Office,.

LOUIS.....

and that all paid correspondence sont to Manila in the trails should he delivered fro thero. IN THURSDAY, the 10th April 1877, Articla 1. of the Postal Treaty of Berna On the Company e. Steamship provide that Neither the nerdery nor the ad... DJEMNAH Commandant CHAMPENON, dressees of letters and other postal proketa shall with MAIUS, PASSINGERS, SPECIE, and be called upon to pay, either in the Country of CARGO, will save this Port for the above Origin, or in that of Dastigation, may tax or places.

duty other than " the recognised rates levied in Cargo and Specie will be registered for on-the case of paid sorrespondence) by the despatch- don as well as for Marssillee, and accepted in ing offles. It is hoped that any extra obarge, transit through Marseiles for the principal or apparently stira ergo, will at ones be" places of Europe,

brought to the notice of the proper authorities, Shipping Orders will be grouted till apon, in either Colony.

The abure docs not apply in suy way to looms Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.. April, 1877. (Paraels are not to be sent be charged on arrival in Hongkong, and prov on board; they must be left at the Agency's bably the Manila Ole-will-adopt the 20 Offen) Contents and value of Packages are coare required:

Complaints are sometimes reseived of extra For farther particulars, apply at the Com-charges on correspondence exchanged batwien pazy's Offico..

R. DE POUET,

to the weight of mails carried; and there will: UT LEE PALMER & NEW TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS/ELYEZ, BRAVED, and FELT HAY MANUFACTURERS will leave for the above pluse sbortly after the Specis and Parcela until 5-P.M. on the 18th letters sens outside the maila. These will always

ran in two distinos lines batween Liverpool or Plymonth as the tendors may specify, and Bombay and Caylon. In order to allow sufi. cient time for a company to make the necessary arrangementa, tenders must be invited towards

the close of the present year.--Ceylon Times.

holm.

Delebratad ESKA

Brabde of WINES and SPIRITS. "Apply to

SLAMSSEN & Co.

ti 941 Hongkong, 21st June, 1976.

UTLER PALMER 009

CELEBRATED WINDS

We bare scoured some Excellent Wines and

It is rumoured that Queen Marie of Haubver | Cornas of the well knova shippora, COTZER,

and her three children have been converted to Ротаців

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SEXORANGE.

ON LONDONYA

Bank Bills, on demand

3/10) |

Bunk Bille, at 30 days" aight: 3/10%

Bank Bilis, at 6 months' night 3/11

Credits, at 6 months' sight 3/11)

3/114

Dosamentary Bilis," "at

mantha" sight...

ON BOMBAY Bank eight.

ON OLLOUTTA,Bank, sight, 226

·ON SHANGHAL.===

Bank, siga

Private, 30 days' aight..

SEARES, Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Slure-84

per cant. prenaitim.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$620 per

Ohing Traders Insurance Company's Snares

82,100 per share,

Chinese Insurance Company-$205 per whats, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share

86373 per share.

China Fire Insurance Company's Shars—$149

per share. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's

Shares-91 per con dioount.

FARMER & CO., and invite comparison with any and all other brands. -

We have to offer;--

Fer I doz. quarta, OUTLER, FALMER & CO.'S CHAMPAGNE, $15. CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s HocHHEIMER, $8,50 GUTLER, PALMER & CUA CHATEAU $12

OUTLED, PALKER & Co.'3. ChatBLU.

LA ROSE

CUTERE, PALMER & Co.'s ST. JULIEN S CUTLER, PALMER & CO. CANTESAC... 82,50 CUTLER, PALMER & Oo/S MEDOC 6450 CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s HAUT SAU-1

81025

CUTLER, PALMER & CO'S STEELT,

fae full flavor, blank seal...... QUILED, Palmen & 0ɔ's SuRRET, = $9

Vino Paro, blue settimanar OE PALMER & CO'S SAYREY,

Minnganillo, rod zo

CUTLER, PALMER & Co's SEBLEY, 2

from Paris,

UNTRIMMED HATS ́and BONNETS. NEW RIBBONS,

LACES,

FEATHERS,

LADIES UNDERCLOTHING. DRESSHAKING1

One DRESSMAKER has recently arrived from England, bringing the latest fashiona. Frum the experience she has had in best London houses, she is quite perfect in fling and style altogather new to thie Uolony,

MILLINERY BY FIEST-CLASS HAND.

SAILE AND CO, VICTORIA EXCHANGE- QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, BONGKONG

CAND AT SHANGHAL

J AND TENNENT'S ALE and

PORTERW

MON BRADAVID, OORSAB & SONS

Morchant Navy S

FOANVAS

Navy Boulad Lómy Flax

WAARNHOLD, KAREENGA 0%

tf £180 Hongkong, 11th May, 1887," 68.25ON SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA..

39.50

Vino de Panto, blud scale) CYCLER, PALMER & CO.RO0wnic1 star 85,25 OUTRE, PALMFT & Co.'s OGɑNA » 2 star 87,50 CETIKE, PALME & Co.'s COGNAT 3ster 89

Hongkong, Danton, á al Masao dreamboatÖ),'% | "CUTLER, PALKER & CO.'S UOONau 4 stor $10.50

Shores-10 per cent, discounts Shanghai Steam Navigation Company — Tia

50 per share, ex dividend.

Hongtong, Gas Company's Shares-$75 per

abare

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares 52; per

share.

Chinese Imperial Loan 1103, EK, 6. 1987

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

(From Kasera FALCONER & Co.'s, Deniarza.)

Apell

Bonatto.Haninu

IS

Baster

30,540 30.180; 30.150

Face

1:36.

Themometer] X. Misies

0

20%

Thoress meter

Themometer

OKINA COAST: METEOROLOGICALL

REGISTERS

VEELERDAY TILEGRAMS,

Hon

0

A 50,

WÄCHTER & Co.'s OKLEBRATED CHAMPAGNE at-838 por Case of 1 doz parts.

F BLACKHEAD & Co. 1984 Hongkong, 13th December, 1876.

FOR SALE. HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE

WEIBLACK

HAS.

$19 per case of 2 dozen pitits.. CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1609, VIN DES PRINCES - per case of 1 dozed quarts PALMER MARGAUX.

58 per onse of 1 dagen quarta CHATEAU BÉLAIR.

per case of 1 dosen quarta LORMENT.

..............par case of 1 doseu quarts, dom..per ques of 2 doza pints,

SIEMSSEN &Cp.

* 692 ... Hongkong, let ling, 1876-

NOW ON SALE OUND VOLUM in of the Chana Overland -D** Brude Report for tao Year 1976. Price Ter Dollarn

Apply at the Daily Fross Vice. Hoyrkour, February, 1500. NUMPASS DEVIATION IS IRON SHIPS,

DESCRIBED PRACTICALLY) :?

Br M. TALBOT Jest published, and favourably noticed be the lol Frede in Hongkong and Sunngual. PRICE TWO DOLLARS FOLD EY

Masro, LANE, ORAWFORD & UNG CANAL BEATS, MCEWEN, FRIOKEL & CO. 7.06.065,000 €3,000.6 0.8 15 Messe, GEORGE FALCONEL & CO

Mesra BROADBEAR ANTHONY & Us

MEET ATKINSON 1910-Hongkong, 30th November, 1876, VBE BUNG & GORA!

GOAL MERCHANTS

· Basakyky, bowl of the meali jurliga, tòng, and, kanchioda, 'Mi

as to a shade dos

Bara ulware on hand LARGE STORE every description of Colt?

Sole Agent of the Pacifo Coast for Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition, Du Pont's Blaeting and Sporting Powder Lake Superior and. Pecito Fuse Company's Safety

Ty 145 July 201

NOW ON SALE.

IMPERIALÓKAZZO,

BROLIŞI AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTLAND MANDARIN

* PRONUNULATION. An ANGLO-UBINES DICTIONARY, pabihbad at the Daily Prai Omss, Hongkong.

T10 esmprehensivenesnand prsetiaal sarvios E this Work stande unrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese have of Iste years been compelled to coin to express the numerous ob

octa in mnohinery photography.telegraphy, and fin #zenoo generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them,aro hora given in wetenso. Each and every word is

fully illustrated and explained forming exer alues for students of a most înstenutivo nature. Both the Court and Panti proannctions are given, the accente ning osrafelly marked o luo bent principle uitberto uttainedly. "The typor igraphy displays the sanchant an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the bian of body, thereby elisting a veat "economy" of "apace, achieving a sloarness: not previously attained, and dispensing with trás: vaat margine and ricant spaces...which have hwétofore characterised Chinese publications. For pruutical purposes, the arrangement, of the work is no complete, that a malerence

ponphet to communicate effing farmanes enabled person Hotmiles

with natives who understand nothing bag Chi- In this respot the work will be found indispensable to all Europeans reiðjur, in Chma and to the nabiros themselves it ex- plaine subjects fully with which very few in deed of them are..perfcotly, noquainted, Ta parties resident in England and interested, in Obina it cannet bir be invaluable coousformally. To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Whatmen Vocabulary-bontain - About, 16,000, following facts are submitted for consideration,

varocters, and brongi

and Chimese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst tile work oontains more than 60,000 English words, and upwards of 690,000 Chiasse charse- tenz Again," "despite all the grammurg and

Sole Inventors, Patentees, and Manufacturers of the AIR CHAMBER HATS and HELMETS Universally acknowledged as so great a boon by

Residents in Hot Climate 24, GREAT CHARLOTTE STREET, 1.ONDON, S.E.

[Mar. 81. In consequence of EEVIOUS IMITATIONS DE BA AND PER RINS'

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which pre" isulated to dracht 5'ten ha

Penina hare, adopted NEW LABEL, bearing their Signaturė, .

LEA ART

PERRINE which is placed on every hottie of WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, and without which none is genuine. Ask for Lea and PERRINS Sauce, and ses Name on Wrapper, Label, Bottle, and Stopper.

Wholesale and for Exparty the Progristers, Worces ter; Crosse and Blackwell, London, A. and hy Grcoors and Oilmen throughou; the World. 169 1708 PERUMERY

E.

Bse, White Rose-Wood Violet-and & E. ATKINSON'S

Stephanotis. Hau de Cologne-Lavender Water. Erizo Models-London, Parit, Visuna, Cordova, Liron biladelphia, 1876. Bald by all first-cas dealass tharungbout the World.

·J, & Y, ATKINSON, 24, Old Bond Street, London. The sequime guaranteed by TRADE MAZK Whits Bow on a Golika Lyre,” pelatoil to seven.

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Export Aguaits

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[Fan AKEY sad SON'S, EMERY, and BLACK.

LEAD KILLS, WESTMINSTER BRIAN BOAD, LoveON, ENGLAND.

AKEYS: WILLINGTON : - KNIFE, POLISH, Parker, asilities, bl 1:20 BỊ CÁO ĐIN YAKEYS INDIA BUBBER KNIFE BOARDS,

from in, Gd, ench, AHRYS. BILVERSMITHS BOAT (NOK.

MERCURIAL), For Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Electro-piste, Plate Glass Marble, &c. Tubisis, Gi. cach, ZAKEZŐ GENUINELINERY BELIN AND

FLOTE....

LINOFON BLOCK BLACK LEAD, &o,

" BOMBAY* arrival of the Steamship Lombardy with the next English Mail,

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent. 514 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1977.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI, THE

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

will-Leave for the above place about 24 hours aftor ber arrival with the next English. Mail.

ADAM LIND, - Superintendent. 515 Hongkong, Sid April, 1877,

FOR SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE. - - HE Steamship

**OCEAN,"

Captain Jaques, will LOAD TEA at FOOCHOW for the above Ports at the OPENING of the GOLING SEASON, “

For Froight, apply to

Agent

Haneboar, Sth April 1977. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SEIF COMPANY.

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

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMES.

this Colony and Saigan, bat it is believed it: would be found in all gases that the letters, So, had been sent logae.

Any Foreign starapa pu losse correspondenco are obliterated in this Office.

ALFRED LISTER,

Postaraster-General.

Genéral Post Office,

Hongkong, 26th March; 1877.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTELS. Privatos in H.M. Army or Navy, Non-com- missioned. Officers (but not Warrant Offers,

viz., Aesistant Eagitioer, Gannae, Bontawai, or Carpenter), Army Schoolmasters (aot superintending or First Class) or Soboolinto- tresses may Bend half-ones lectaja to tho United Kingdom Marseilles by Trenck Packet, or via Southampton by British Pookot, a S.S. GAELIC will be despatched for far one penny or sil Brindisi by Brilia

San Francisco, Ma Yokohama, ou TUES-Packet for three-penes. Hongkong stampa DAY, the lat May, at 3 7.M. taking Cargo will prepay this chase of correspondence exactly and Passengere for Japan, the United State and Europe....

Connection is made at Yokohama with Uriarte, Master, will have quick despatch as Stamers from Shanghai. above.

SARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Agenia, 507 Hongkong, Sad April 1877.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT), HE Spanish Schooner

NUEVO CONSTANTE,”

For Freight or Passage, apply to

REMEDIOS & On 531 Hongkong, 5th April, 1877.

Traight will be received on bosed until 4. of the 30th instant. Parcel Packagon will be renaived at the Oos anti 5 PM. same day All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fall: ratus of enme is regaired, ...

Retura Passage Tiskets available for Bergeland, Master, will bato juick despatuh as months are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent.

on regular rates,

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE Rassida Barf.

above.

**BURIK,"

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & U.. 533 Hongkong, 6th April, 1877.

FOR NEW YÜRK,

PRE AI American Ship

"MYSTIC BELL,”

Piumor, Master, will load here and will have quick despatch as above.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 39B Hongkong, 12tb March, 1877

FOR NEW YORK.

HR Al American Ship

McNEAR,"

For further formation as to Freight or Passare, apply to the Agency o&the Company, No. 7, Queen's, Baad Central.

G. B. EMORY,

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877.

the mame is Imperial Stamva

oldiers and Sailors letters are, however, charged ea ordinary letters if they do. not. oan- form to the following regalstions

L-Not to osed ball an ounce. No doablo' latters are allowed...

2lf from à Soldier or Sailor, his dass or description must be stated in full on the letter, and the commanding Officer must sign bis zame, with name of Regiment, or Ship & in. full

It to A Soldier or Sailor, his class or de- scription must be stated in fall, with name of Regiment, or Ship, &, in fall.

in

Most countries to which Hongkong Forwarde Correspondence having joined the General Agank. Poetal Union or heig probably about to 80, It is necessary that the following rulia be strictly obsarred:

DEBTS.

1. No Letter or Panket, whether to be régia- TOT, RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT

tered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver money, jewels, pre- Neither the CarTAIN, the AGENTS, Rot the oogs articles, or anything that, as a general OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for ADY rule is liable to Custous duties, DEBT contrasted by the Uficers or the Crew. This Begulation prohibite the sending of of the following Vescia doring their stay in Patterns of durable articles, unless the quantity. Hongkong Harbour-

sent be so email as to make the sample of no

Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. ANWA, German bark, Jensen-Order.

W. Taylor, Master, will-load here and will liave. Axelo SAXON, British ship, Harrington.volne quick despates as above.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & (k.. 3 Hartong, 16th February, 1877.

FOR LONDON, HE British Ship

ANGLO SAXON,"

BEEXA, German bark, Timpe-Wielor & Co. CARL, Germon briz, Thomsen, Arhbold, Kar-

beng & Os

CHOW STI, Siamme ship, Stebmeyer-Siems

sen & Co.

FODOROW,Biswese brig, Hookreator Chinoc

lowi

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The limits of weight allowed are as fol-

BOOKS AND PAPARS.—To British Offices, 516. PATTERNS.—5b, it without intrinsio value. BOOKS AND Haress, Talha Continent, kom

FATTERNE áz.

4. The following articles onnoot be sent by

C. Harrington, Master, will lond here and have GOLDEN LOR, British-steamer, AltomWm. Fost at all0lses, Liquids, Gunpowder,

immediate despatch.

For Freight, apply to

......

HEYER & Co. If 382 Hongkong, 10th Mareb, 1877,

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM-

2" FANY OF MANCHESTERAND"

RWANDA ESTIONDON;

Palad & On Sta

Matches, Candice, Soap, Indigo, Dye-stuffs, or HATILAH British bark, Garthy-Arnhold, whatever ie dangerous to the Mails or offensive

Karberg & Co.

nor injurious to persona deoling with them. MARQUIS OF AEGYLE, British bark, Macon,

ZA FAMUELA.

Bourio & Qui

The public is reminded that, in Obina and NOE SEMARN, Sininenc ship, Turek, Tusk Mee Japan, there is no such thing as Parcol Post. Mnal trouble and disappointment is onused by RAJANAFITANTHAR, British steamer, Hopkinsperantent attempt kanard særli vglabila trifles.

Yo To HOER""

Rugs, Rassise bark, Bergelund-Ordere UZSIAM Buah D-m. schooner, Baradon.

Wieler & Op.

Yougo Stax, Siamese ship, Benedioteen

Kin Tye Long.

WONG HING CHEUNG ICO,

through the Poet. Fans, Cadion, "Articles_of Dress, Fancy: Work, and similar presents are coaliquaily being refused, the senders-baving often spent more in Postage than would have paid the freight by steamer. No refund can be made on meh parcels of the value of Stampa ablitemted before the mutare of the contents Var discovered.

PATTERNS.

LEEKS EMERY AND GLASS GLOTH - TAKEYS CABINET GLASS PAPER, WEL THE Undersigned have been appointed Agentsfor the above Company at Hong- AXATE COOPS Son RYBYWIRE by Kong, Canton, Foochow Shanghai, and Han

Traninonger Grover, Olmen, Bürkmakers, Low and are prepared to grant Insurances at Droggate, da

[691 289 Uarrent Rains.

HOLLIDAY, WIBKE& Co. EUROSSE & BLACKWELL'S ADLOBLATED OHL MEN'S STORES f 1858 Hongkong, 15th October, 1868.

Tye Price Venive Patie end Vienga IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM- Hare always ou land for Sale every descrip- Some distrulty in porfenced in obtaini

“pezzzul andersbanding-of whatÃs-a-Pallern; - Te ition of COAL ut Moderate Price:

Mr. Aaron has been appointed Manager, and is a band fide sample of goods which the eenler HQ. Undersigned, Agents for the above all Orders addressed to him at 57, Press, or to has fog sále, or of goods which be wishes to Company, are prepared to grant Folicica. FAR JACK, Bt 50, Bing Ling Strest, witlorden. † It is to contist of the smalicet possible quantity compatible with-showing what-iba gainet Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any rassive immediate attention.

135 Hongkong, 19th March, 1877. gooda áre, and minet-have no intrinsic value. THE Undersigned bege to inform his

- PICKLES-AND ÉAUGER, —JANS AND JEZLIK8.— STATE ORANGE MARMALADES

TART TRUES DESERT TRIITE PAA, MUSTARD, VINEGA "PETENTNBRANDT AND. SOYBATZ

FOTTED MBATS AND YIJK. PREBU SALMON, AND URKRINGS. FIBULINGS A LA BANDING. PXLED SALMO IN,

-TAHMOUTH BLUNTEER. BLAUEWATE WEIFERAIT. FREXU·ASI VENDON, HAU DUCKS,

PERUSALANGIC

TORKNEY STONE

of other elementary works as yet pablished the 227 roshnas

Igaman, In Talutakit Jogrecs anû jenu, kept in the addronaeare of 1T0O+BY+LBÓNG student of this difficult language absolutely re

KAMER OF WINGATE eslin. 1 ja 2 Night kreece. 1 to 5 rodente,

No. 10 Pruyn, Hongkong-

048-Hongkong, Veb say, 1870

(5 to 7 frośbu 7 lo d'ukrong. Spa 10 kevry, 10 to 13 vložcht k

*

STATE OF WEATHER-B, Cher booky, C. Coady. 17. Drusly.

NOW UN SALE.

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Over P, Passing shower, Qapally PADY. A HAGW

TV Thandar. 7. Bu, thechoing 7. Visibility, wazuri

STUDENTS FIEST ASSISTANT,

Cum In letters are repeated to indicate any intrase over By Dr. Deyan, with many Additions, Corice Thomas Range of their emiration

Baix the hours of cada fat the prayjous de koun (nove) a megawod frisi 1 es tq, and khé mimuty of water fallen indicated kan

tions and Dr WILLIAMS Orthography.

Patoni In Paper Wrappor...

Nustly Boun

Apply at the Dully Preta Ofice.

$1,50

„quires eta eples to suplay the YANONG ROD. |cations and equivalenfe of differmab words whiob kavé una general meaning. Of these examples

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this work contains more than five times ca To prevent the fraud of refiling the bottles or jhen they, many si any other Dictionary hitherto, pubi lubed,

It comprises onwards of two thousand large quarto pogée ̈ ̈*

LONDON, TRUBNER & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW;

HONGKONG,

¿Bhould invariably de désiroyed whom empt „Goodrahould always toexamined upon delivery in Astset

systemptnt substitution of gracies of inferior

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IUB, LIVINGSTON & U Petrol, Agenta,

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE.

COMPANY LIMITED

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and the Publio that he has always on

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Poatago Stampa from Foreign residente.

"Between Hongtong naë Shangbal, or Hoeg- T109

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The Blauips tondured for male must not ex- Coed 205 in valdo, must be perfectly clean, Puðlisar o DAIRE

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must be presented personally or acompamoð CIENCIES at all the Treaty Forta di It has been databinked onwards of TwaNTY by a note, DANESA

Chim and Japan and at Singapore, Yeans, and enjoys the largest bond file birou Kotlers containing Stampe, should bo regiz- ~~~ Jattap-ul-any Obincas paper în the South of fered, and the Stampa should be secured from Baron and Penang... - Rials Bocapted, and Folicits of Insuranco | Ubins. It is carefully edited by su experienced | obeortation,“ granted as the rates of Fremium current at the Chiceno Sobolar, and contains FULL and KE--The Postmaster er Agent way postpone par- above mentioned Porta, more RAVI LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOL. chasing it his public funds in and are not * No charge for Policy Teen

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