NAUTICAL ITEMS.
NEW CALEDONIA,
The Hones of Commous Committee appointed. Ever since the cocupation of the seland by the to report on the best sites for the college for French og omfagre of it the ospital Las bagi nya andatalna ceaided in favour of Dartmouth, dependent for its supply of woter upon a few
Intelligence has been received at New York from Kingston (Tamaioa) that the German steamer Franconia has been wrecked off Caps San Blus
The Alort, screw sloop, bad been removed to Sheerneen from Portsmouth to be fitted no a surveying reisel, in the place of the Bhearwater, which has been broken up, we de The Government has replaced on the Navy Liat Hobart Psabe, the chief acting, offoer in the Turkish Raval service, and ho is now in receipt of a omplain's pension
LONDON
TITH DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 0za, 1877.
Vessels Advertised, as Loading!
DESTINATION
TESSEL'S NAMEN
wells which were liable to run dry, and upon the Lentoul rainfall. Both these sources were tɔs precarious to be relied upon, and various plans have been proposed from time to time for obviating this unpleasant state of things. At longth the Government adopted a project „anb- mitted to it by Commandant Perron for bring ing into the town a stream of water flowing through the distant plains of Yaboué, The works were commended on the 15th of day, 1875, under the direction of, M. Reethilar, who was at that time at the bend of the Roads a Bridges department, and they wore completed on the Both Desember lust, and inaugurated on the Bad of Jannery, by the Governor ct this colony, with grent public rejoicings, SYDNEY AND gather from His Exoullenor's speect on tha
caselor that the site of the reservoir which SINGAPORE, BOMBA! roccivee the waters of the stream is about SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &... 199it, above the "lovel of the 934) and that MANILA from thence the supply in bronght for YOKOHAMA tanes of upwards of eight miles through o SHANGHAL fron pipes, cometructed to boara presare of air atmospheres, and costed at 19, into a reservoir at Nonman. In some places very
The brew of the Lady Timer and their com ander have been landed at Galle after losing their vessel by fire. She was bound from Melbourne to Colombo with a sargo.of bonca,
In a paper on the Lnko Systems of Central Africe, roud by Dr. Mann before the Society of Arta in Loudon, he stated that island outas six thouard miles in length were almost one tirely navigable by water, erupt The design of a now remel, to be classed na torpedo ram," have been prepared in the Construction Department at the Admiralty and provision will be made in the Estimates for her constrastion at Portsmouth, bard rooks had to be tunneled and in others
4 mustard oquister was picked up. xocentis in the bench at Bemarle, west. Whitehprepa dontaining a plese of blue super paper onrustedre sex och en fortuneaton ofnin which were words to the affect that the ship Lucy Bertrain was feat in a fog on her way
Sirfolds, information that his ship Golden City bad boon pioked up sbandoned at sea, and while being taken into a port near Breat parted from the tow line, drore abore, and became a wrent..do Pritzbruer hiring declared the reantvoir Tho crew are supposed to have been saved.
America,
A largo Bosnian squadron, commanded by the Grand Duke Constantine Niolaterito, who has under bis orders the well-known Ad- miral Popoff, is exparted at Copenhagin" ar sout us the ice breaks, and preparations for ↑ coaling and victualling the squadron ore already being made.
valleys had to be crossed, lavoring the erection. of 18 aqueducts and of 13 bridge or culvoite.
to high levels, and eight others for cleansing the pipes et low ones, and there are also sight Tolyca arranged so as to facilitate rapaiza, At day per bad for a population of: 6,000, while provision has been made for laying a second line of pipes whonorer occasion shall aries.
NEW YORK.
Do SAN FRANCISCO Y
Do SAY Do
Khiva (str.)
Djenosti (str) Nuera Constablo Bombay (str.)Disn Lasini bárdy" (str.) SWATOW AMOY & FOOCHOW Douglas (etr.
EXCHANG ON LONDON
Bank Bille, of demand M3/10/ Bank Bille, at 50 duya, sight, 3/10. Bank Bille, at Cutoutheaight 3/113 Credits, at 6 months sight VIIJ
3/11
to.hure been duty opened, it received the "lifor gical benediction of Father Fraysee, the Pro-Dognizentary Bille; st & Vicar Apostolfo, and tus proceedruga terminated,
Veliswas Argus...
HTMEV SAILING TRAINS.
From time to time the idea of equipping car
montba eight
OF BOMBAY, Bank, sight. 2201 OF CALGUTTA-Bauk, sight,... 226 ON SHANGHAT-
Bank, high: 721
731
FALES ON APRIL 7T, AS BEFORTED BY OHMESSA Dried Lily Flowers-20 pigus at $11,50, by Kwong Fook We to travelling trader, Ma
Muɛbrooke-10 önsen, at 312:00, by Kwong Esok Wo to traveling trader..
Fungus 10 tage, ut $29.50, by Kwouf Wo Chang to travelling trader. ****
Black Pepper-50 bage, at $2.90, by Tee Stan Tai to travelling trader.
White Wax-5 pieces, at $55.40, by Yee Tai to travelling tindur,
White Sugar -100 bags, at 85.15, by Kwong Wing Shing to travelling trader,
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
· (Pro" Maa÷09, FALCONER K Co's Beauti) Apell th Barometer-Va Drouetiz
Privata, 30 daya” night........... Meringen with calls and utilising the wind sa a On Feb, th, & Scilly phot boarded an iren motive power has been theoretically discussid banque going up the Ubranel with her fores and on some fare cogasjere oven prostically dompartimenti full of water. She had on boar ralised. Every one remembers Gibbon and all the crow, except the cook, of a Spanis's vensol taipua description of the last attack ou Con- with whigh, she bad heen in collision a week alantinople, when the Turkish warship were proriously, The Sprymard sank, and the cook holeted upon wheels, started on a sort of railway le supposed to have gone down with her hurriedly bailt, and wattel with, a favourslle Notwithstanding the pressure from outside breeze ecris the isthana behind alate safely which has recently been put upor the Admiralty Into the Golden Horn. The tale is not alto to cause a reduction to be made in the number geiber believed by bistorians, and if it is true. of acne employed in the fest, there is reason the emmple is probably the last of the End to believe that the numbers to be provided for which has been stoessfully tried. M. Jules in the baticnates will remain the same as bil- Varne has adopted the ides in one of his tales, herto the total of sill ranks to be borne baity and represente a whole feet with oils spread 60,000.
rashing gally across the hard los. Tuls, The Coinminder-lo-Chief in the Modíterre honorer is a very different thing from mailing Buollfab-10 bage, st $11.50, by Kwong Bang ness. Admiral Sir James Drummond, big red on actual dry land, and upon a road or rail. A. Tai to travelling trader.
Black Pepper-100 bags, us $7.00 by Eval ceived through the Adwirdty the special thanks | far more complete solution of the old problem of the Imperial Government of Germany for has been arrived at in Franca, in the Depart Mow to lonal truder. the courtesy and attention shows towards the ment of the Bouches du Rhone, whaza a verti German squadron recently visiting the Matiterable sailing, train is now often to be seen in range by the officers of British ships of war motion. The sens of the wow railway in a fal employed on that station and by the authorities comutry, between Miramas and Intres, and bare, both at Gibralter and Malta,”; MANGO NATwhenever the forud and directief the wind are
The Admiralty have give orders to the author rities at Portsmouth Dockyard to repair the yacht Enchantress, in which vessel their Lord slips annually pay visits of inspection to the different yarda. Tho approved estimate for the repair of this yacht is £25,000, and as the cost Lið,000 when new, about 15 years rince, and has bad large sume expended on her repairs from time to time, much comment has been canard) at Portsmantă” by this proposed extravagant outlay. She is ordered to La rendy for their Lordships by the second week in August. ectious for damaged on the soore of unforeseen
A stries inquiry is being made at Sheerness by order of the Admiralty as to the repeated falucse of the Turysowe, 12, screw corvotle, This vessel has not been in dominission yet, and; was only Irvasted last year, but it has born found imporcible to do anything with ber engines, and ebs has proved a very expansive failure. She is eister ship to tho Qon?, Captain. F. U. 6. Robinson, which lefs England, Inst yeur with her motínery in a miserably-deleo tire state. So untrustworthy is the machinery of the Opdi thut esveral acidente have already occurred,
The weather on the Atlantic seaboard during Jasuny was intensely cold, ranging from 35 degrees to 40 degrees below zero. As Balti mara on the 26th of that meath, the tempora ture was the lowest known for many years, and
suitablo, traïde arestarted and ran either one way or both over a distance of shout ära miles. Tale is an admirable device for turning to Bocount the famous, or ruther infamous, wind of SouthFrance, and thuse who have so often endured from it may be supposed to feel a peculiar catisfaction in seeing it at last pressed into the service of man.. The disadvantages of the new train oys tem and decidedly great, the chief of them being the cacertainty of the supply of active power. Probably in this case there will not be many
delay. But there are also certain clear advent ages. The wind, when is does come la an ex- ceedingly cheap-servant requiring nestuot-fialy nor water nor the aid of elaborato machinery. Its sapply for the time being is incsbaustible, and, if. nccessary, o bnadred traina leaded with merchandise may be sent off our altar anotbar.
MODERN DANIEL
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UHINA COABT METEOROLOGICAL
BAROMETER
THERMOMETER,
The French papers at the present waging a BORECKER, War soccerning the supposed depravity of the Thacker Parisian working classes. M. Emila Zols's Just work, L'Astommuir, is responsible for this new ebullition of party feeling, and undoubtedly r such a work, written by so alle an anthor, carnot be laid aside unnoticed. The pictures
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REGISTER.
April 7th.
HONGAME.
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painted therein are borrible in the extrame, but Wet Thermometer 680 64.0 65.00 620 4
the ice, which extended over 60 miles down evidently trusttal, so far as tisy go Though Weatherba bane, no on on Chesapeake Bay, effectually blocked the har-professedly & friend of the working classes, M.
good inssinota they may have possessed are lost
Qasality fall
· Kampalarsa, levɔled the sea in inetics, tene, and Amioda
FRAGE, fe ducalic dogrusund tens, kept in the ones air ju a shaded siteltiin.
[TAY
FOR FERIGET APPLY TO
To SI DEEPA
gkong Meyer & Coll
Vogel, Hagedorn & Qa.. ong Vojel, Hagedorn &.00....
P.M.E. 8. Ca..
[[0. k·0, 8. Co..... Kong Yogol, Hagedorn & Courie
Jardine, Matheson & Co... P.&O.E. NOD Meanagories Maritime... Hongkong Baxedion & Clos Hongkong P. 0,8. Ni Đôn P. & S. NI Co.... Hongkong Douglas Lapraik & Co
For Sale,
ATLE & 0·0.
FIRST ARRIVAL OF SPRING GOODS,
EZTATE OF LOUISIANA,"
NEW GOODS in every Department of LADIES OUTFITTING,
SPRING SILKS!
A Nice Assortment of CRECKS and STRIPSE, epecially adapted to Spring War, BLACK SILKS PLAIN COLOURED
SELKwg
SPRING DRESS GOODS
The EMPRESS STRIPED MOHAIRS, STRIPED LUSTRES, PLAIN COLOURED LUSTRES,
WASHING LAWNS.C
NEW MATERIALS in BLACK DRESS GOODS, for Morning or Ordinary
Wear:
The., EMPRESS STRIPED MUSLING. NIAGARA STRIPES.
NEW SATINETTE MUSLINS FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS: A Large Assortment of WASHING MATERIALS,
NEW PRINTS!..
Quick despatch,
Quick depatch.
Quick depatch.
On 14th icata, at St
On 1st prox.
Quick deapasab
Quiole Caspatob
Dr.
On 14th inst, at noon.
On 19timat, at quon,
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE VAGALLEMADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE
MEDI-
TERRANEAN FORTS, SOUFRAMPTON AND LONDON, BOMBAT, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND "AUSTRALIA)
HE FARINGULAR AND ORIENTAL BAY NAVIGATION: COMPANY's Steamebip KRIVA, Captain Lez, will leave this on THURSDAY: the 12th April, at Noon.
For further Partiousare, apply to:
ADAM LIND, Superintendent, Hongkong, Ind April, 1977.
U. 8. MAIL LINE,
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Quick deepatobTHROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER.
Quick despatch
Quick despatob
0 11 inets, daylight,
Vessels on the Berth.
STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, HEP, &0.9. N. Co.'s Steamship
BOMBAY will losre for the above plase shortly after the arrival of the Steamakip Lombardy with the mort English Mail.
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent, 514-Hongkong. 3rd April, 1877. -
STEAM TO SHANGHAI. TWEE & O. B. N. Co.'s Steamship-
4LOMBARDY "".
will leave for the above place about 24 houta after her actival with the next English Mail,
ADAM LIND,
Superintendent.
515 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
*
Steamship
"OCEAN? Captain Jaques, will LOAD TEA at Foccuow. for the shove Posts at the Opning of the COKING SEASON.
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Agents
507 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.
- FOB MANILA (DIRECT). -
ELE Spanish Schooner
NUEVO CONSTANTE,"
LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING, AF YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
EU.S. Mail Steamer CITY OF TOXI
Post Office Notifications,
A mar? still close Far Haiphong-Per sulline ship, on Wed- manday, the 11th instant, at 3,80 r.,
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH' PACKET. The English Coptrant Packet KHIVA will be despatched with the Mails for Europe, &., or THURSDAY, the 12th instant.
The following will be the hours of closing the Maib, &as, )—are C
WEDNESDAY, 11th instant,
5 P., Money Order Office olanes.
6 P.M. Post Offee close except the Nax
Box, whelob remains open all night." TRULSDAT, 12th instant.
AM, Post Ofoe opens for sale.
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Post- ging of all corresponderos.
10 A., Post OfEco closes except for Late
Lotters Registry of Lettore cesses. 1415 AM, Lellers way be posted on paymont
of a LATE FIE of 18 cent oxir Postage, until -70
11 A., when tao Post Office CLOSES
entirely.
11.80, Lettere (but Letters only) address-
or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Packet on payment of s Late Fee of 49 cents extra postage. 11.50 A., Posting on Board coace.
will be despatched for San Francisco, Aed to the United Kingdom pic firindiaí, Yakoboru, on SATURDAY, the 14th April 1877, at 3 r., taking Passenger and Fraight, for Japan, the United States, and Barspe
Ehrough Passenger Tiokete and Billa of Lading era isated for transportation to Toro hama and other Japan Porta, to San Francis HAILS BY THE FRENCH PAOKET, to porte in Mexico, Central and Sonib Amerions The French Contract Packot DJEMNAH and to New York and Europe, via Overland will be despatabed from Hengkong on THURS Railways, MN VE BAR DAY, the 19th April, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Enropo, vil Marseilles; to Baigon, Singanore, Bataria, Galle, Australia, Now Zealand. Taomania, Fiji, Adon, Soyshellee, Réinion, Mauritius, Suez,
A Steamer of the Mitsu Bishi SS. Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Porte, about same date, and make olose corection at Yokohama
At New York, Passengers have solention of and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Correspondence to . Afrion, the various lines of steamers to England, France, Cape. St. Helena, and Ascension. and Germany.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. Í on the 13th April Parcel Pastagen wil ha roceived at the Office until & P.. same day: all Parel Packages abould be marked to ad dresa in full value of eats le required,
Consular Invoices to accompany Oreiland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices fju Scaled Envelopes, addrested to the Collector
of Customs at San Francis
For security's sake, Shippers of Overland- Cargo are requested to anduras on the Hovelope, the Marke and Nox of Pankavas Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bille of Lading. For farther information, as to Passage and [Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,
No. 16, Praya Central,
́RUSSELL & Oba
Hongkong, March 2nd, 1877.
NOTICE.
Agenta.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES. MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,
STEAM FOR A
Uriarte, Master, will bave quick despatch as SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT
A Splendid Assortment of FLEFUI and MEAN-above.
CRESTER PRINTED, Dar o
registorid:
Patterns Warranted Fast Colours:
WHITE QUILTINGS,
-MARSELLAS, FIQUES,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS &:00. 531 Houtkoog, 5th April, 1877.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE Russian Bark
"RURIK,"
DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA; PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND
MARSEILLES; A190,
Letters may also be forwarded to India by this Packu
The following will be the hours of losing the Molle, &c.—
-VEIZNESDAY, 18th lautant,
P.M., Money Order Ofice closes, Post Office closos exaspt the NIGHT BOY, which romsine open all night. TRUZSDAY, 19th ̈înatarit,
7.A.M., Post Office apana for sale of
Stamps, Registry of Lotters, and Pock ing of all correspondence,
10 A, Registry of Letters conses.
11 A... Post Office closes except for Late
Jetters PORT
11.10 A., Lettere (but Letters only) except
Elioso to sud through Australia, may be posted on payment of a Late Feo E ∙18 cents extra paige, until 11:30 when the Post Officy CLOSES
entirely.
MAILS EXCHANGED WITH MASKLÁ, AND SAIGON,
The Philippine Islande being now admitted Into the Geveral Postal Voion, it fellows that, all paid correspondence received from Manila in the male wiB La delivered free by this Office, and that all paid correspondence sent to Manila In the mails should be delivered free there.
Article II, of the Postal Treaty of Borne provides that "Neither the senders nor the að-. dressees of letters and other postal paskēin aball be called upon to pay, either in the Country of BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT Origin, or in that of Destination, any tax or
LOUIS.
duby other than” the recognised ratax levied (in the case of paid correspondence) by the despatch- ing office. In ia baped that any extra charge, or apparently extra charge; will at oues be brought to the notice of the proper authorities, in either Dolory,
SPRING COSTUMES AND WRAPPERS, Bergelund, Master, will bare quick despatok as THUR, 414 Company's Steinship
SPRING HOSIERT. PLAIN and STRIPED SILK HOSE, WHITE and STRIPED LISLE THREAD. HOSE
WHITE and STRIPED COTTON HOSE. SPRING SCAEVES and TIES. COLLARS and CUFFS, NEW TRIMMED HATS BONNETS,
from Paris," """ UNTRIMMED HATS and BONNETS. NEW RIBBONS,
LACES.
FEATHERS,
FLOWERS.
A Large Btook of BABY LINEN and LADIES UNDERCLOTHING.
boar. Several beamers were mpelled to put Zola da giren no refined churcturiatia to egy Houses, back, bolug unable to force their way through, of his personagos; they are kopelemly dobased:
DRESS MAKING! -the icefields. The steamer Falcon succeeded in they speak but in the foulest langdage; the for
Our DRES MAXER has recently arrived from reaching the port, but had only landed her passengers when abe sank at her moorings, her In their surroundings of rice and uster shame-
England, bringing the latest fashions. From bull having been out through below the water
the experienes she has had in beat London like auvages, the men profer living
PLECTION OF WIND, E regined exacy zwo point. F. N..house, aho is quite perfect in fitting and style line by blood. Seventy vessels vero lucked on the women, and white the heroine is hard at the ice, about twelve miles down the bay, and work in the laundry, the basband oppade NRA DANA ME
FLOW OF WIND 1:10 8.light reage: 8 le moderate altogether now to this Colony. the craws were in great distress. It was rehor aukačanoo' in drink, Armed with these ported that foor of these ships had ask, and accounts, the conservative Press has beccine 5 to 7 fees. Bubong 6 to 10 e 10 6 1 violist,
MILLINGEY by a FIRST CLASH HAND. SPATE OF TEATH. Clear Skiaky. £. Chuey, Drizzly, that the news were loan. Af Philadelphis the eloquent on the absurdity of allowing wo de joe extended a long way down the Delaware,graded a class to participate in the governments. Foggy. Ha I. Uchining. My
SAIL DAN BỊ Đ and a large number of voete, izolading the of the country and so forth. For oss patt Overcast. P. Passing were quelly B. Stalny.
VICTORIA EXOHANGE stestors Panther and 4chilles, were caught in are at a loss to understand 3. Zola's Moties. Tader. Ead, threatening ability. - Bann,
Sow.
abere.
For Freight apply to
N THURSDAY, the 19th April, 1877, "DZMMNAH," Commandant. CAMPIROTE, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and OARGO, will love this Port for the above places
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Leon don se well as for harseilles, and accepted in transis through Marseilles for the principal
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 593 Hongkong, 6th April, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK, THE Al American Ship
MYSTIC BELL,” Plumer, Master, will load here and will have places of Europe, quick despatch as above. For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 388 Hongkong, 19th March. J877.
FOR NEW YORK.
TEAL American Ship
MCNEAR
letters sent outside the mails. These will always The above does not apply in any way to loose be charged on arrival in Hongkong, and pro- hshly the Manila Ofice will adopt the same. course.
Complaints aro cometimes received of extra Shipping Orders will be granted till noon, clarges on correspondenso exchanged-between Cargo will be received on band nutil 4 p.3.thia Colony and Saigon, bac, it is believed it Specie and Parcels until 3 r.. on the 18th would be found in all cases that the letters, April, 1877. (Parcels aru not to be sent bad been scut loose.
on board; they must be left as the Agenny's Any Foreign atazins en lunae correspondence Office) Contexts and value of Packages are art obliterated in this Office.
ALERIN FORTS, required,
Postmaster General. General Post Office,
Hongkong, 26th March, 1877.
W. Taylor, Muster, will load here god will have For further particulars, apply at the Com-
pany's Office. quick despatch as aboro, -For Freight apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 283 Hongkong, 16lb February, 1877,
FOR LONDON.
THE British Ship
*
"ANGLO SAXON,”
H. DU FOUEY,
Agent.
Hongkong, 6th April 1977.
་་་
SHIP COMPANY;
BEGISTRATION TO BANGKOK.
Ror Britsunic Majesty's Consul for Siam tas QUCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-been good enough to make arrangements by
menna of which correspondence can be Begin tered to Bangkok, at the uscat dobarge of 8
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES O. Harrington, Master, will load here and have TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS.
For Freight, apply to
immediate despatch.
MEYER & Co. tf 958 Hongkong, 10th March, 1877.
TRANSATLANTIC FIES INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
W
·AND RUROPE.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ent
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS.. Privates in B.M. Army or Navy, Non-com- missioned Officers (but not Warrant Officers,
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND Assistant Engineer, Gunnar, Boatswai,
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
or Carpenter)," Army Schoolmaters (not superintending or First Class) or Schoolmin- tresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom vid Marsailles by Franch Packet, or viß Southampton by British Packet, THE undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the above Company, are press
Paoket for three pence Hongkong stamps San Francisco, vid Yokohamu, on TUES
all prepay this gless of sorrespondence exactly ratce, abject to a bonus of 20 per cent. DAY, the lat May, at 3 F., taking Cargo the same as Imperiol Stamps.
and Passengers for Japan, the United States; and Europe.
the ise. Several of the draws vete rescued by His atretobes of life are, we fear, accurate; but 2, The Inclem are repeated to indicate say succe e QUEEN'S KOAD AND STANLEY STREET, pared to secept risk against Fire, at current THE 3.2. GAELTO will be despatahek for! for one parf; or via Brindisi by Brita
an iceboat in a half-starved condition..
The story of the torque Ogore is (says the Pall Mall Camile) worthy of attention. This votel baving been surveyed in the neual doors
by the side of all the demoral gution ko so gra philly describes there are illustrious interces of onesied virtue and herció though generally recognised devotion. Why show but one side
by the Board of Trade, was certified as of spoiety, and that the darkest? Ataaf rate, it
perfectly fit state to go to soa. However, seven
is pleasant to recail an fcident reported in the very papers that indulge in the bitterest diatribes
themes arrage of the signification.
The hours of rain for the persons Sé konra (amon) sys.
stered from 1 to 94, and the chestiity of water fallen Indiewed it
Jobs Leus, and
For Sale.
FOR SALE, ARNEST IEROY & CO's CELEBRATED M DRY CHAMPAGNE, CABTE BLANCHE, in Quarta and Pintu
of her crew R Weymouth refused, in spite of this certificate, to proceed in her. They says Bizet, working men, which is, us far as it goer as the reason for their refusal that the bargnoriawphant aanwer to this (züggerated abuse. was rottes from stem to stern. Their captaia fow angs go a nazie, dropped a baby into therefore brongst them before the magistrates, the bear pit at the Faris Zoological Garden why daly sentenced them to six weeks the two Four bease perceiving thistand encriel prisonment in Doroliester Gaul. Two hundred ing helpless at their feet, preapitated thou inhabitants of Weymouth nevertheless sym-free towards the infant; but fortunately the pathized with the sailore, and a polition signed unexpected and startling ery of horror rained by by them was sent to the Home Secretary and the crowd standing overend somewhat alarmed Mr. Plimsoll. To this appeal a reply Arrived in the east, and they paused for moment. the person of Bir. Farber, the bead surveyor of Seizing this opportunity, one of M. Zola's belied the Board of Trade, By this time be Oymore.rking men sprang forward, a rope was hastily had left the harbour, but as the wind was very fastened round his waist, and be fearlessly de- light abe was not waking meel way, and the ended into the dea. In an intant she child was in kin arme; bus.the bear, easing they were Burveyor and officials gave care iam rog about to lose their prey, eneked towards aim, bent. Fortunately, the barquet was overtaken, and Mr. Turner, finding that she was delective and be was only saved from death by the rope, in many of ber spare, ordered her to return to which enabled, the witcesses of this noble deed the rondstends. This the representativer of the to baslits hero out of burnt's way. We bould owners strongly objected to, and were only pre-add that this act of devotion was not stimulated vented from sending her to s by the threat by any hope of reward, for its author einded. of a mat-of-ver. The Ozure, therefore, was the Lagares of the crowd, and finally disap• |- detained sud the seamen were released. They perd, having refused to give his Acme, and it bad, however, undergone a fortnight's impri- is only known that he wore the traditional aun megt for baring had the misfortune to agree bloog.cz, the Paris workman-Dispatch,
with the head surveyor of the Board of Trade:
Apply to SANDER & Co.,
Sole Agents for Hongkong and China; I'm 443 Hongtong, 31st March, 1877.
FOR SALE
VERTICAL BOILER, with ENGINE attached, 5 Horse-Power, Fitted with Governor, and complete in all its perta,
Apply to
A. MILLAR & Co. 1708 Hongkong, 28th October, 1876.
FOR SALE. TALER, PALMER & Co.'s
Celebrated:
ΟΠ
- Brande Gf WINES SPIRITS. Apply to
M
SIEMSSEN & Do tf.941 Hongkong, 21st Juno, 1876..
UTLER PALMER &. Do's
UELEBRATED WINES.
"We bare secured some Excellent Wines and
instead of with his subordinate. What redraza deputation recently waited on the Peaf they pan ohtain has not yet been stated, but master General, who was represented by My Cognas of the well known shippers, OTLEY, now, it seems that a few more of the Dymore's Tiler, to auk for an alteration in the presant crawlingo "been sentenced to imprisonment
system of despatching msila to New York FAZER & UD, and invite comparison with any because they declined to repair the reaso wis pointed out that "frequently gode sent by and all other brands.
We love to offer i
Per 1 doz.quaris.
The sanaa mesting of the Great Bantern | the Fist ateamers arrived. Lefore advices sunt-by Steamship Company has just been beld. The muïl, cázsing great incoaresienos. Mr. Tilley repork sluted taub the Great Fadern was on the admitted that the prisontuyatum worked badly, gridiron in the Milford Decko, and was ander- | but said, the contracts wore thrown open by CUTLER, PALMER & CON CHAMPAGNE, 315 going repair, Towards the cost of which the order of the House of Commons. The fast lines CUTLER, PALMER & O. & HOCHFEMEL, 88.50 Telegraph Construction and Maintenanso Com- I would not fender under the Post Office regula pany had pais 28,506. Several proposals had tone, which involved calling at Queenslow CUTLUE, PALMED & Co. Ozanziul ̈been reõeived for the employmạnt of the skip, BTru matter, however, wie receiving the 100
but all the proposals necessitated a greater risk anmons considération,
OPTIE PALMEE & Co.'s CHATEAU]
CUFLEE, PALMEEL & Co.'s ST. JULLEN... 86 QUILNE, PAIMED & Co.'s UAFTENG... $5.50
upon the company than the board felt justified.
in izonrring. The accounts eliowed a balanca to
the credit of revenus antoimi of £8,447 88. 73..
ment of dividend nutil the ship was employed.
but the directors could not recommanithe pay~ |
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. - EXPORT, CARGO::
$12
HONGKONG;
IND AT SHANGHAI -
ANDE TENNENT'S ALE and
FORTEL
DAVID CORSAR & SONS" Merchant Navy
Navy Boiled
· Lovig Flar Crown
CANVAS.
ARNHOLD KзBBERO & Co, f1150 Hongkong, Líth May, 1867. JOHN SKINKEE, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, DY
Sole Agent on the Pacific Coast for Winchester Repeating Arms and Ammunition: Bu Pont's Blasting und Sporting Powdery Lake Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety
ily 1145 July 20
Fase.
NOW ON SALE
IMPREIALQUARTO.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY WITH THE PUNT AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
An ANGLO-OBINHE DICTIONARI, published; that the Daily Press Offeo, Hongkong,
Agents,
SIEMSSEN & Co., f. 89 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872 ANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM
PANY OF MANUHESTER AND
LONDON..
boldiers and Sailors' letters are, however, charged as ordinary letters if they do not con Goanaction is made at Yukobama with form to the following regulations:- Steamdra
from Shanghai
1-Not to exceed bak au oques. No double Freight will be reozived on board until 4 F.M. letters are allowell,
2-IF from a Boldier or Sailor, biz cluse, o7 of the 30tb instant. Parcel Phokages will be
THE Undersigned have been appointed received at the Ufhoe antil 5 .a. same day-description wust be stated in full on the letter, name, with name of Regioent, or Ship, &c., in Agents for the above Company at Hong. All Farcel Packages should be marked to address and the commanding Officer net siga bis Kong, Jantan, Foochov, Shanghai, and Haze in fuil; value of same is required. kow and are prepared to grant Ingersnore ak
falt
Current Rates.
to a Boldier or Sailor, bis elnas or de- Buription must be stated in fall, with name of Begiment, or Ship, &o., in tall.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Uc. tf 1958 Hongkong, 15th October, 1869. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CON.
PANE
Boara Pasangs Tickets available for months are issued at a red notion of 20 per cent on.regular rates.
For farther information as to Freight o Passes, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Central.
G. B. EMORY,
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877,
Company, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of 400,000 on any FIRST-CLASS RISK,
ane
at Current Rates
A RETURN OF TWENTI PER CRET (201) will be made on the premium charged on all Insurances, such Berden being payable on the iamme of the Polisy,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agonda Importal Fire Insurance Company Hongkong, 1st March, 1874.
IRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND
399
~ BATAVIA,-
Most monstries to which Hongkong forwards Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably about to do so, Agontitis necessary that the following rules be
strictly observed.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPTS,
NOT
1. No Lotter or Packet, whether to be regis- tored or unregistrad, ont be revived for Postage It contains gold or silver-money, jewelerpro- Neither the CAPTAIN, the ophts, not the deas articles, or anything that, as a general OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any rule, is liable to Customs duties. DEBT contracted by the Officers at the Crew Regulation probibite the gending of of the following Vasela during their stay in Hongkong Harbour i
ANGLO SAXON, British ship, Harrington,
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. BREYA, German bark, Timpe-Wieler & Co. BUA FAT, Slamese ship: Döller-Kisa tyo
loung.
VARL, German brig, Trompon, krpitold, Bart
berg & Count team -
CHÓW Śrg, Siamese ship, Stegmeger-Sieg-
sen & Do
Patterns of datiable articles, unless the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no valne,
3. The limits of weight allowed are as fol- lowe
Books AND PAYERS-To British Offers, 5lb. PATTERNS-51. if withont intriusio vala. BOOKS AND PAPEES-To the Continent, ko., |2%
PATTERNS.-3 czy M
4. The following articlat cannot be sent by Post at all:-Gaco, Liquide, Gopowder, AE Undosigned, having ocen appointed Focow, Sinmase krik, Hochreuterine Matahes, Candles, Soap, Indiro. Dye-stafts, or Aganta in Hongkong for the above Com-HAVILAR, British bark, Garthy. Arnhold, whatever is dangerous to the Maile or offensivo
**Karberg & Co.
OR comprebesirane ad practicalservice words which the Okmese have of lets yours been
the Work stands nanyalled. All the new THE
compelled to adin to express the numerous abys jootain machinery photography, telegraphy, and In science generally, which the rapid edance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are | here given 4 extered. Kech and every word ispany Ball SPECIAL ATTENTION OF fully illustrated and explained, forming exer- SHIPPERS to the low rates of pronks Both the Court and Punti pronunciations are Brokerage of THIRTY THREE and ONE cises for students of a most instructive nature. caurged for all steamer risks, besides which a giren, the accenta being tarafully marked on THIRD PER OMNT. (334) will be allowed the best principle hitherto attained. The type on risks to ports in China, Japan, the Phip kraphy displays the success of an attempt to pires, and the Straits. Un HAY GORA OLIN maks the Chinese and English type correspond ports the Brokerage with ba FIFTEEN PER in those of body, thereby affecting a rast UENT. (15) only.
SIEMSSEN & Con economy of space, wabieving a clear rot
Agente. previously attained, and dispensing with those
1028-Hongkong, let July, 1874 heretofore characterized Chineno publications." For practical purposes the arrangeriyat of
Per D. and D. atenabiss Belgio, for TokuroLER, PALMENE & CO. MEDOC 34.56/ That margins, and ' vuoant apaces which÷käveį
Sir Doniel Gooch, Bart, 3.P.(the chairina), batus and Dea Francised
CUTLES, PALER & CO'S SHARLY,
the work so complete, that a reference
SUN FIRE OFFICE.
PARCELA,
JEDDAH, British skener, Clark-Gos Cheong or injurious to persons dealing with them. KRUNG TOEP, Siumcae Lark, Dubrasen.Japan, there is no aneh thing as Parest Poet.
Hong.
The public is reminded that, in China and
Siamesen & Co
MARQUIS OF ARGYLE British bark, Makan. Mecb trouble and diapatment is caused by persistent sitemple to send small valuable trifles Rezario & Co.
through the Post Fans, Carios, Articlos ef NORSUMANY, Simao ship, Tarek-Task Mee Dress, Fandy Work, and similar presents are
& Co.
continually being refused, the sandere having Ognia, British ateames, Jaques Jardines often spent more in Postage than would have
Matheson & Co.
paid the freight by steamer,No refugi ona he Fmade on such paraely of the value of Stampa obliterated before the nature of the contents
ULAH British S-m, schommer, Haradan
Winter & Co.
YOUNG SAM; Siamese ship, Benedictsen
grid but the ship was having two iron maste For Zokoliema 3.000 bige Bugar, focilo Wire CUTE, PALMER & Co.'s HAYTSAU-| w placed in her soutead of wooden once. The ball Rope, J10 pieces Iron, 60 boxes Tin Plate, 33 TERNE of the suip was an good as when first launched, elab. Tiz, 624 pkg. Merchandis, 13 boxes CUTLER, PAMER & CO'S SHARE its pages enables person who under. Undersigned is prepared to Grant Kin Tya Loong, The offers for the employment of the vessel were Treasure valued at $50,000 For Sau Frus fine full flavor, black sonicines principally for bringing cattle from Arias, elsen 5,985 bege Sugar, 256 bage Rics, 101 All the offere involved consideratio is on bags Golfer, za bage Pepper 338 pkgs. Esa 50 the part of the Board as to the liabilities for Feathers, 89 boxes Frepared Opium, 100 the eposes of the work There was to doubt and 9,947ge, Merchandise. For New York roli Matting, 1,020 empty Opick filter Flasks, that the Great Davern was very suitable for all Hay Bits, 3 Dues Merchandise carrying battle; and the quantity buses China mare, bring, according to the animates submitted
to him, showed a very fair reqdit in the way of
profit Bat in any arrangements of that kind vo
SHARES
the board should have a cartait memor sentity Hongkong and Shangha Back Shurs-34
lant the ship would be añaded beck without-
per cout, premium p
lability, which was not forthcoming in the offers Union Insurance Society of Canton-620 per which had been made, in a dine fasion upon the shurë, j
report, Mr. Poohin urged that the directors China Traders Insherasa Usmpany #Sharegam ́should raise £30,000 to fit the ship' with modern | $2,100,per share, të AKUTAN
engines and boilers, and then the ship world be Chinese Tapirsnee Uompany-1205 per share, able to úurry goodų noruss the Atlantia at a lowe: Hongkong Firelusurance Company'sškarca prion than any other vessel afloat. The obbi 6667 por share,
NN
Vino Pure, blue seal..oocitizen
Policies against Fire to the extent u slands: English - za: communicate effachvely $50,000 on First-class Riske,
Discount of Twenty e cont, (20") upor | mesei. In this respect the work will be found the Current Local Batas of Treats will be ab
zith natives who understand nothing but Chi- indispensable to all Europeans residing in lowed upon insurances effected with this Office. $8.50 China, and to the natives themselven it ex
GALINSTEAD,
Apent, Sun Fire Ofice 1335 Hongkong, 4th October, 1876
$8,25
35.25
Manzanillo, rødt goal.
Trake & CD's SHERRY, Oy, PAIMRE & CO.'S SEWERY,
plains subjects fully with whlok very few in- hood of them are perfectly acquainted. To Vino de Faste, bine sanl
parties resident in England and inberontod in! CUTLER, PAINEN & Co.'s Coarao I star China it cannot but be thraliable escamionally. THE LONDON ASSURANCE
To illustrato the vast soope of this work, the OUTRE, PALMER & UO.'F COGNAU 3 star 37.50 following tacle are fabritted for sensideration. CUTLER, PALMER & CO. 4 CIUNAC 3 Star $5 hausar Vocabulary works about 16,000 CUTLES, FAIMER & CO, 8000NÃO 4 glar $10,50 Also,
va
www #greed with the rien ne le tueravantage. Candienonnensatiompany's Sharan - $119.
· of modern engince.and boilere, but feared that time per share, the p
"the shareholders would not come forward and Wonglong nod Whampoa Dock Company's
And snob a sam. To fit the skip to and Shares-124 per cent, discount.
odeco Tequirement would coat-about Hongkong, Canton, and lacno Stoumboat Co. £50,000. The report was adopted. The followShare10 par cent, discount, ing rosolution was then pasted "That the Shanghai Steam Navigation Company T. directors bs requested to obtain rough estitusten... 31 per share, os dividend. with a view to providing the Great Tastern with Honggong Gas Company's Shares-25 per boniers and angines of the most approved cop
share
struction, and report to a Tatare meting of Hongkong Hotel Company: Baarer$55 por shareholders to be beld at an early date, with a abato, scheme for raising the necessary funds;"
Chinese Imperial Loan£103. Exis, 148.
WACHEER & Co.'s CELEBRATED CHAMPAGNE
at $18 par Case of 1 dom. Quarte
Y BLACKHEAD AC2 108 Hongkong, 18th Decembar, 1£78,
NOW ON SALE.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
SEUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANT,
By Dr. Davan with mang Aditions, Corre tions, and Dr. Waznika Orthography,
INCORPORATED TEOTAL UHARTER
Chiness obaraster, and Modburata English HIS MAJEKTYKINGGEDEGETES FIEST,
A.D. 1720.
Bed ChinesDictionary about 102,000, whilet this work contine more than 50,090 English" words, and upwards of 300,000 Chinese charao-THE undersigned having been appointed tor Again, despite all the grammary and Agents for the above Corporation, are other elementary works as yes published, the prepared to grant Insurances as follows: etadent of this difficult language absolutely zero MARINE, DEPARTMENT. quite, aradiplos to display the various appli-
antsons exil og ivzients of diferent, order also Pollatenat entrent pales, payahl, either kete. Londonzior at the principal Porta of KIZIA, hava ore general meaning of these sample Uhins, and Australis.
this work cortaite ware thad five time a TIES DEPARTMENT.
Ewas discovered butte
D BATTELUS
Some difficnity is experienced in obtaining a WONG HING UNBUNG & CO., eneral understanding of shop is a Fuller 10-
is a bond de cauiple of goods which the gender Have always on hand for Sale every detrip-nus for sale, or of goods which he wishes to tion of COAL at Moderate. Prieco order. Te is to consist of the smallest possibia Mr. AxTON Las been appointed anger, and quantity compatible with showing what the all Ordere addressed to him at 67, Fenya, or to goode are, and must, beva no intrinsic value. ME PAJACK, at 30, Bing Long Birger, will enjoy 4,50 receive immediate attention.
Is
435 Hongkong, 19th March, 1877,
KEUPPS GAB
STBEL WORKS, ESSEN GERMAN SOLE AGENT FOR CHINA, F. PEIL, Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologne (Germany). HE CHUNG NGOI SAN
(Obines Day Press), PUBLISHED DAILY,
E
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The Stamps tendered for: pale must not ax Good $25 in value, must be perfectly clean,-in good condition, and in atripa of at leset two, ER aglamaz be presented personally or accompanied It has been established upwards of TWENTY by a note. YRARN, and enjoys the largent bond side oireis
the best-medium for Advorilang mens separate Stop will be purchased. They
Nazire Community,
many as any other Dictionary bitherto, pub Polices taqued for long or short period at lallon of any Chinese paper in the South offered, and the Stamps should be reared from
bed.
It comprise upwards of two thousand Virge current rates quarto pures,
LONDONS
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Apply at the Dally Press Ollas.
A discount of 20 allowed
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vi roksonable terms,
TEDILÄN ST.
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. 1809 Hongkong 24th July, 1872
Lettore containing Stampa should be regis
Okinn. 16 la carefully edited by an experienced observation. p Chinese Scholar, and contains Fuzz and RE The Fortsaster or Agent may postpone pur LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGINOR. BA chasing if his pablic funds in hand are Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase in Office Wyndham Street, Hongkong; or, frou base which appears doubtful or auspicious (the différent 2gente,
te milowed to oburgo a Commission of o Icons, on all Stampa purchased.j
Hongkong, 16th January, 1877,
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