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DESTINATION

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 23 1677.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

VESSEL'S NAME

CAPTAIN

Ar

For Funzens APPLY TO

TO BE DESFATCHED,

LONDON, vi SUEZ CANAL... Ulysace (str.)...

NEW YORK

Do.

Do. Do

Do,

Do

Do Do

SAN FRANCI800 in 7'

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE... COOKTOWN. SINGAPORE AND PENANG. BANGKOK MANILA

Do

YOKOHAM SHANGHAI,

Do. Do. Do.

Leucadia Anglo Saxon; Nyhe ¡Mratio Bell. Albart Ramell.

ity of Puking (str.).... Rok

10. Harrington

Garrlook. Planor.....

Bergelund

AND HANKOW.

Coretta McNeil Ocean (str.) Juan (str.)... Gadphill (str.): Danube (str.... Panay (str.)... Sorsogon (str.).. hinacea (str.). Zumbesi (str.)... ||Faroniu (etr.),

Dezcaliou (str.)..... Tartar (str.).

Stook

lanton.

Olahchy

Gogonochen Lizsiza

For Sale.

AYIB.

MIKADO SILKS.

LACE STEIPE JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN and STRIPED LUSTRES. MOHALE SICILIANS

COLOURED HAMBURG

NETS.

WHITE

MA

¡H: Sohults

Batterfield & Swit Hongkong Mayer & Col. Hongtong Meyor & do... Hongkong Wm. Pustan & Op Hongkong Vaget, Hagedorn & Oo.. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn &.Co. Hongkong D. &0, §. Coy my

PM. S. 8. Ca..... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & O... Jardine, Matheson & Co, Hongkong Vogal, Hagedorn & Co.... Hongkang Jardine, Mathieson & Co,, Horetong Yuen Fat Houg misisugan Hongkong Remedio de Conca

Togai, Hagedorn & Co.... Hongkong P. LO.S. N. Co. Hongkong P. & D. 8. N. Üo... Horgkong Wm. Pasta & Co.. Butterfield & wire. Hongkong Wm. Puatan & Co.

For Sale.

AU EWEN, FRICKEL & Go

Laro for Salo-

GUINNESS'S STOUT, Pints and Quaris, ̈*

HENRY'S BRANDY, Ozu, Two, and Throu

Stars, in Osace.

ROUTER, QUILLET & Go' BRANDY, in

Oasiea.

with great hbfity. Bokhara is famous for its in and out, and Ley are trained by bazaur whigh ure in some part of a solid means of the bholm. We do not wor stone wall, but the shops in. there bazaars der that his Excellency Kuo Ta-jên, -tho are al miniature dimensieur. Those are Chine-Envoy-Extraordinary, and the distig. Occupied by retail dunlors, who obtain guished party which attended him the other day their merchandise on.* *dredit from the to see the boate landled and fired at eos before wholeanto merobante, whcan warehouses are in starting on their voyage out to Olina, wera the 50 oravadurais said to be in Bokbara amozed at the reults produced on such m Bach nationality has its own caravansarai aizietsd lines. Our Oorrespondent was correct There Russian, merobants deposit their goods in eaping that there is nothing comparable to in the lac Serai, which can hold 3,500 casele the comma and the Delta is the English Navy, Ruselan Tartar (olarke or agents) aro housed in Not only do the gunboats carry one monster the Ungar Sarti, arranged for the accommoda. armour piercing gan, but they carry onak, be tion of 2,000 camel The Afghane bare sidoe two 12-pound breach-loading guns on separate serai, and so forth. A retail sole in their quarters, and a 10-sbamkered Gatling carried on in these sorals, and there is a daty gan, which is effective at a distance of 800 levied et per cont. from Musstimate, and 3 yards. Four bundred rounds were fired from per cent, from non-Musalmans, Tinumerable the Gating gun, bis Excellency taking bla burn taxes are exacted from the peopleThey pay in at the bundle, and dolivaring a well-sustained Khiraj one-third of the product of their lander fire, under which zo boat could have lived. I whorous, nocording to the Sheryat, or law, they the boste ranah Obins agfe, and are fought as are required to pay only one-alib. Beades this well as they have been designed, they will farm new taxes, anboard of before; have been a serious obetxoleon hostile feet attempting laid on. Bokirara is said, by Captain Kos- the entrance of the Chinese rivere, tenko, o incline towards Rossia in mat. Nothing is perfect in this world, and, of all tare of economy and trade. In the bazaars soienos stipbuilding is the creaturo al com Russian meralardiac may be stan at evory atop. promise. These Mosquito guntests, however tor In the tea-bone, Rasian samorars, teapots, meating in their offensive oxpacities, are na work trays, cups, &c., are to be foundin nae in avery defensively as the insens from which they take trag believer's bound will be observed many of their name. It will not require an 800 pounde articles of primary recessity in a bousehold to ank them, and in open water they, like which have been brought from Russia, such as many proudor craft, will fall victims to the crockery, wooden boxe, Hoke, doors bingos, torpedo and tharam. Bat it must be remembered Every Musulman of the most slender mange is that such a tale telell the Tanyard also, and is robed to " khilat made of Russin leather such a faty may befall mahy another monate The agricollarist ploughs bis land with Russian which is launched into the world with the iron, and the soldier is named with a flint gan of greatest imaginablo pretensions and the most Tala mounfacture. Captain Kostentosaya that confident vaticinations of success. The policy of ko great in Bokbarn's dependence on Knosis, dispersion, as opposed to concentration, aspires, Hotwithstanding the grout distance which repa- not to prevent disaater, but to reduce its Fates it from Moscow and Nijini Novgorod, proportions and render it less calamitous. that her people could hardly continue their exist. id loss in action of a skip like the Alta BG TO SOLICIÉ AN INSPECTION OF THEIRS & CO'S PALE ALE, Pints and Quaets, ence for a year if all their relations with the would be a pensible difuntion of caval

SUMMER STO0. Kom relations existing from of old, bave taken root Stamches might be borne with comparative NEW DRESS MATERIALS, in GAUZE Epiro consci for so lopt a period, Thou strength; while the loss of two or threa 50 deeply, and bloscow, has to a great an extent resignation; and thers is too great a tendency adupted berait to her distant neighbour, trut in our naval critica to forget the probability of Raarin mei ghandise futches a lower price in a first-class ironolad falling a victime to a single, Bokhara markets than tu. Moscow itself. For abot. A thoughtful and intelligunt paper on inotuned, sugar alls at Bokhara at 9 ropeos per the English Navy has just been published by -pood (86.b.); stearine candles at 11 rupees per Mr. G. Shaw.Lefevre, in which he bases hia" pood; cotton priuts nt from 4 Tapass to, compason of the Continental-fects on a rupees the piece of 40 and 50 arshfoes (23 inches). fanciful system of marks invented by ansiaatifio This is owing to the quality of the goods and Frenchman. This ingenious philosopher distri-PANY

beauture of the trade. Moreover, not only is the butes bio murke lisena English governess to ber trade of the city of Bobbar under the tutelage pupils many for this acomplishment, and co of Hylain, but to agriculture of the Khanata many for that, and so many for general deport entirely dependent on Sainsround ains the up- seal. But, if we are not wistaken, the gune per course of the Zaratahan, which irrigates of the Gamma and the Bella and their sister Bokbara's Beide and gardens, passes through geabouts would bring to a toral many of thera Butanian territory, so that the Kbanate owes fancied differences, and it would be found, after jte.bread to the will of the Czar. The wealth, that in a sea fight, with equal skill in the and pride of the Kate la ith octton, of handling, the battle would go to the greatest which, and of its silk, Captain Kostonka says: number. Some ironclads are stronger than Bokliars coton is decidedly superior to that offer rondlade, but against gan, torpedo, and of Khokond and Tashkerd. and it is even pre-

tam all ironclads are weak. They are strong ta fetrod to the Ibiva cotton, being finer and infest, but weak to sustain nu injury, and in a whiter, although its simple is not of the length naval war, as in a gameofobess, the victory will be of that of the Khiva coton. Year by year there to the Power which can lose the greatest number is more cotton grown in Rokhara to meet the of fighting abipe nad still bring up a powertai increasing demand for, it in Bassin. Silk is rearre, without waiting two yours to build another items of importance to Boklare, Aba, The analogy of former wars will serve us, though this branch of industry has not bean sobat wo most not follow it too blindly. Skill and -widely-devoloped us the cultivation of cotton, aerve in baudting ships-of-wap will be still of No may safely pred ot a brilliant prospeat the atmost value; but the direction of projectiles for the occupation of rearing silk worne. The will play more important parts in futuro, than manufotering industry of Bokhith may be heretofora. Few persons have appreciated the said to be still in its infancy, and yet it is in a gormous effect of a 12 pob shell bursting somewhat more advanced state than that of the threaghi the aruncur-plates and exploding in the neighbouring independent banates, Indus pentre of an ironclad, and still fewer know what trial posuite in Bokaarn do not progresa, corona torpedo may indio from below. The account of the want of technical knowledge, the greator the effect of a single projectile, the nequisition of waich is discouraged by the law, greater the pendance of minimizing the loss it for it is bold that all knowledge is sinful bus that can occasion, and the new gunboats designed which is to be derived from the Koran." But for the Chinese Government and baili and although Ouptain Acatentis naturally exults in engined in the Tyne may well furnish a leasen, NEW DESIGNS in LINEN, CAMBRIC, and Ruasi predominance in this principal market though of course, not an araluzive model, for of Central Asia, he is a very important witness the arobitects of the Royal Navy-Tones: to the formidable competition with which it is threatened by Bugland, as the following COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOR ennoveration in his report of the articles of English manufacture "brought' 'to', Bothars

SUNDAY, 2nd April shows 1-Muslin, which, being of a better At $5783 sales of ordinary clusts of Fains quality and oonper than Russian muslin, made, since last notios, and of select, sheats at puts the latter completely out of the market. $5814. The rete for Benares bas remained un- 9. Ten of variona aorts from the Northern Pio-chungod at $550. vinces of India, B-Calico, which, though some what dearer, ie of a quality superior to that of Rassico. 4-Stomped muslin, with a flower pattern. In this article the English bave not suited the Asiatic taste, so that the cuslin deeg not find a good sale, 5-Fustian something like Russian fustian, Brocaded cloth, nad for khilate, turbane, males, and atate dreaute, This is an article of the greatest hurury."80 borce Finur, 10-bores Sago, 31 rolls Matting,

Tienes.

THE MOSQUITO GUNBOAT, The Chize Expire is being made soquainted with the Greek alphabet under novel and striking circumstances Alpha and Beta bare already arrived in China, in the character of two Mosquito gunboats, which on small dimensions

carry very heavy orduanco; damms and Della, their sister abips, are bound for the same des tination; and two more, the Spey and tho Ta have been tried in Stokes Bay. From the time when the first tronelada wore built and the eco-. test between guns and armeer began the gun growing yearly more important in the size and destructivemom of ita projectile, and the ship becoming yearly more elaborate in ita contri- vances, firas for excluding, and then for surviving the impact of, beary shot and state the questions the proper unit of naval strength has been in course of development, If you could only build a manageable ship and clothe it in armour plating which the gun of the day would fail to penetrate, the limits of size wore euch, alore as your barbours and docka imposed. The more men sad gone your war ahip carried, the greater were her power and atility. Once persuade the nations of the world to forego torpedoes and abandon guns beyond

OPLUM

EXPORT CARGO.

Fer American bark Alden Bease, for Port land:-

14.700 bags Riga, 50lbs, 118 bags Eeans, bags dry cargo, 2,000lbs., 69 bags Sugar, 1001be 225 boxes Oil, 22 bozes Brown Sugar, 2 bores Wine, 20 boxes Bear Stick, 5 bores Tabacss,

22 bundles Ten, 13 pkge. Urackers, 98 pkga, wet cargo, 40. pirga, dry cargo, 24 pkgs. Paper, and 1,110 pkga. Merchandise.

COLOURED GRENADINES, and

GAUZES

The BEST MAKE S BLACK GRENADINE, Gouranteed to wear well.

NEW GOODS,

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most suitable for WASHING COSTUMES and MORNING WRAPÓRKS, PLAIN COLOURED ONGANDI MUSLINE. FANUX STRIPED FRENCH PRINTED

MUSLINS,

KANDA BEd YOSEMITE STRIFED

CAMBRICS." WHITE 14-COLOURED NIAGARA CAMBRIOS.

WHITE BRILLIANTES and PIQUES:

DAMASSE CAMBRICS. FRENCH PÅRØALES ma TRITONNE CAMBRIUS.

COLOURED DRESS LAWNS. GALATEA STRIPES and LINEN MATS

for Children's Wear. WHITE and COLOURED BATISTE.

! PIQUE COSTUMES, EMBROIDERED HOLLANDRINTED CAMBRIO, WHITE BRILLIANTE, and MUSLIN MORNING WRAPPERS, RICHLY EMBROIDERED SKIRTS LADIES TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED

BATS and BONNETS, just arrived from Paris, BOYS' and GIRLS STRAW HATS. CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING HATS.

i

LADIES' and CHILDREN'S UNDER

CLOTHING and BABY LINEN. INFANTS ROBES, OLOAKS, HOODS,

HATS, and BONNETS. FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES. 3UNSKADES and UMBRELLAS WHITE and STRIPED SILK THREAD,

and COTTON HOSE. CHILDREN'S THREAD and COTTON BOOKS

Per British bark Forward, for Portland - 11,118 bags Rice, 50lbe, 550 rolle Matting, 150 bozes Oil, 30 boxes Flour, 15 bozea Salt Beans, 10 boxca Nat Oil, 19 boxes Ten, 15 caso Medisine, 26 bundles Tea, 55 bago Beane, 50lbs., 10 Eage White Sugar, and 292 pige. Mor. INDIA and HORROOKS LONG CLOTHS.

etandise. ····

ON LONDON.-

EXCHANGE.

Bank Bills, on demand........... 8/11 Bank Bille, at 30 days' wight. VJLIF Bunk Bilts, at 6 months aight 4/04 ... Credits, at 6 month sight 4/01

--Documentary Bills, at

months night4/03

UN BOMBAY, Bank, sight...in mi? ON CALOUTTA--Bank, sight..... 223 ON SHANGHAI

Bant, sight

Private, 30 days sight...

SHAREB,

Bongkong und. Shanghat Bank Shares-25

per cent, praminm....i Union Insurance Society of Osaton-3670 per

abare.

DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY,

by FIRER-CLASs -Hands.

SAYLE AND C Qis: VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, HONGKONG,

AND AT SHANGWAJ,

"SWAIN BOORD'S OLD TOM KINATIAN EL WHISKT. ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY. HUNT'S PORT WINE-- SACCONE SHERRY.

POUMEKY & GREKO'S DAY CHAMPAGNE. HEYDSIECE'S MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNS.

AMERICAN BUEDKE GOODS

WHITE RUBBER SHEETING. LADIES' ZEPHYR - WATERPROOFS,

weighing 14 Oundos. GENTLEMEN'S WATERPROOF COATS.

and LEGGINGS. GENTLEMEN'S HIP BOOTS, CHAIR CUSHIONS, INFLATING, ' HOSPITAL CUSHIONS, INPLATING SARATOGA TRUNKS, in GREAT VARIETY TRAVELLING BAGS.

CANE BACK OAK CHAIRS. OAK DINING CHATOS. AMERICAN SAZIN GLOSS STAROW. Bhowr and Poison's CORN FLOUR. SCOTCH OATMEAL.

„On or about 3rd prox.

Quick despatob

Quick Respatch

Quick despatch..

Quick despatch,

Quick despatch.

On 1st priz., at 3 r.st. On 15th prox..., ni à P.M.

Qajck doipatab,

Quiak Jaspatok.

Quick despatch.

Quick Jespatch..

Tomorrow, at 3.P.M.

On 26th inst daylight.–

On or about 25th inst.

Quick despatch..

¿To.dez, of 4 E.M

Vessels on the Berth.

OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY,

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES

AN AND EUROPE,

·IN, CONNECTION WITH THE

Post Office Notifications.

A mail will closa For Yakobama-Per flacoa, today, tha 23rd instant, at 3.30 P..

For Shanghai-Per Zambari, to-day, the 2rd instant, ap.. Inte letters received

from 5.10 to 5.30 r..

For Straits Settlementa. Per Gestil, to morrow, the 24th instext, at 9.30 ..

For Manila. Per sailing thip, to-morrow, For Bangkoks-Per Danute, on Weducatay, the 25th instant, ate..

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIO "AND | the 24th instant; at 280 F.M.

CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS THE SS. GAELIC will be despatebed for Sao Francisco, viś Yokohama, en TIES. DAT, the lat May, at 3P.M. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japen, she United States, and Europe,

Connection is do it. Yukohams with Stasera from Shanghai.

Freight will be received on board until & P.M. | of the 30th instant. Parsel Paolagen will bo To-marrow, at daylight.roseind at the Office antil 5 P.M. same day, All Parcel Packages should be inked to address in full; volue of saine is required,

Quick despatch. ...On or about 27th inst. ...On or about 28th inst.

Vessels on the Berth,

STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, HE P. & U.S. N.Oo.'s Steamship

"MALACCA??

THE POS

MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS TACKET. The Contract Packet GEELONG will be des et instant, with Mails for Singapore, So- patched from Hongking on SATURDAY, the merset Cooktova, Cleveland Bay, Bawen, Keppel Bay, Brisbare, Sydney, "Tasmania, New Zealand, and Melbourne.

Correspondence ornnot be registered after 10`A.M.

The Mails will be closed at 10 AM. Latolat tore 10.15 to 11 AM

Corrispondence for Naw Zealand must be specially directed it. Torres Straite, or it will be sent vid Galle.

Return Passage Tickets avaliable for months are issued at a redaction of 20 per cent,

Corrependence for Southern Australia con bon cagala rahe sent by this taste if desired, bat, ce e goneral

For further information as to Freight or Pasence, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37, Queen's Rond Central,

will leave for the above place at 4, P.M. TÜ- [DAY, the 28rd instant.

ADAM LIND. -

Superintendent, 539 Hongkong, 23rd April, 1877.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI THE P. &. O. S. N. Co.'s Rtosmabip

"ZAMBESI ""

... G. B. EMORY,

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1877.

.0. S. MAIL LINE,

Agent.

PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVEL, LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

THE U.S. Mail Steam CITY OF PEKING will be despatcher for San Francisco, viû Tokalama, on TUESDAY, the 15th May, 1877, at 3 .. taking Passengers and Freight-

will louve for the abari place at Daylight TO- for Japan, the United States, and Europe. MORROW, the 24th instant.

ADAM LIND.

Superintendent, 584 Bengkong, 29ol Apol, 1877.

FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG. THE Steamship

"GADSHILL,” Captain Ranton, will leave for the abova Torts TO-MORROW, the Sah instant, at 3 T.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co

Agents.

599 Hongkong, 19th April, 1377:

FOR MANILA (DIRECT), THE Spanish Stramer.

TH

* PANAY?. Goyonoches, Master, wil: leave se stave on or about. WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 5th inst.

For Freight ar Puage, apply to

"REMEDIOS & Üɔ,

Agenta. 610 Hongkong, 20th April, 1877.

FOR BANGKOK,

TB Steamship

"DANUBE.

PRIME MESS BEEF, ia Tieres and Barrele. A. Olechy, Commander, will be despatched for | PRIME MESS PORK is Barrels.

the above Port on THURSDAY, the 8th Kastant, at Daylight. 14 Hongkong, 16th April, 1877,

to For Freight or Pausage, opply

YUEN FAT HONG, ITLER PALMER & Oo's

Agents.

·CELEBRATED-WINES.

-600 Hoogkong. 19th April, 1877,

FOR SHANGHAI AND 'HANKOW THE

We have secured song Excellent Wines nad

Coyne of the well known shippora, CUPLE, PALMER & CO., and invítscomparison with any and all other brands.

We have to offer a

Par 1 doz. quarte. CITLES, PALMAK & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, $15 CUTLER, PALMER & CO. HOCHEZINER, $8.50 OUTLEE, PALMEX &. Co's OEATEAU) $12

OTTLEE, PALMER & 003 CHATEAU ĮS

LABOSE

OUTLER, PALMER & CO. ST. JULIEN... $6 OUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s OANTENAC... $5.50 CUTLER, PALMEX & CO. MEDOO CFTLER, PALMER & Ooit HATTSAU- |

TERNE.

$4.50

$9

CUTLER, PAIMER & Co's SHEBBY. $10.25

ine full flavor, black see.....

CUTLER, PALMER & Co's Sapani,

Vino Paro, blue seal

39

OUTLER, PALMED & Co's SUDARY,)

Manzanilla, red zoal

British Steamship

TARTAR.”

Through Passenger Tickets and Bille of Lading are issued for transportation to Toko- | bama and other Japan Forte, to San Frussiago; to ports in Mexico, Central and South America and to New York and Europe, via Overiand. Railways.

Steamer of the. Miten Bish: S.S.-Company will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, about same date, and make close, connection at Fokobama.

At Now York, Passengers have election of various lines of steamers to England, Frano and Germany.

Treight will be received on board until 4 F. on the 14th Moy. Parrol Peokages will be received at the Office until 5 P.11, "some day;' all Parool Packages should be marked to ad dress in fall; value of some ia required.-

Comalar Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Scuted Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,

ulei is bettor to send it vid Galle, -:་ ་

J.-MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

Tho French Contract Packet INAOUADDY will be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR DAY, the 28th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, nid Marseilles; to Raigon. Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.

The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, &c.:-

FRIDAY, 2766 instant,

SF, 31, Mimer Order Ofon olenes. Pust

Office closes uxcept the Nieur Box, which remains open all nigðk SATURDAY, 28th instant,

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7 Post Office opens for sale ot Stanipa, Registry of letters, und-Post- ing of all correspondence. 10.M., Rezistry of Letters 'OS#909.

11 A... Post Ofte olosa oxcept For Lato

Letters,

11.10., Lettere (but Letters aly) except those to and through Australia, may be posted on payment of a Lute Feo of 18 conta extra postage, until 11,30A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES

entirely.

MAUS BY TED UNITED STATES PACKET.

The United States' Mail Prokes GAELIC will be despatobad on TUESDAY, the lat

May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, and Londeo, athch will be CLOSED as follows-

2 F.N. Registry of Lettere ceases. 239 P., Post Office alonas.

2:00 Far, Correspondense for Japan or the United States only may be posted on bord the Packet with Late Fee of I cents extra Postage, until

2,50 PM, when the Mail is finally cloaci, For security's sake, Skippers of Overland Conresponderes maat be epaially directed for Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelope this ronte, und if not fally popaid will be sent the Marke and Nos, of Fockages Shipped, to by Brittab Facto correspond with those in their Bills of Lading.

Letters, &e, can be posted for Janada, tho For farther information as bo Passage and West Indies, and other places named bolewi Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, sulliisut Aerican stampa are added to propay No. 9, Pruyn Oeztial,

the froin San Francisco to destination. Ame RUSSELL & Óðn- -···· rican Stamps are sold at this Office.

Agente.

Hongkong, April 17th, 1877.

The charge for Registry 198 centia-Bong kong Stamps and 10 cante in U.S. Stamps to those places only the paines of which are priat *******ed in Ilales. To all the other places named OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS correspondence cannct.ba: Registered through,

but only to San Francinas (8 center.

The following are the charges on correIPER- dence fling senism.

Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the Owness, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crow

Hoogkong Harbour

Johnson, Master, will be despatched as above of the following Yessss decisy their stay in Jon or about the 28th instand.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WM. PUSTAT & Ço.. Agents, 599 Hongkong, 17th April, 1877..

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Steamalip

"OCEAN," Captain Jaques, will LOAD TEA, FOOCKOW for the abose Ports at the OPENING of the

rght, op For apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Coy Agenta. 507 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1877.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Garman Steamship

*TERONIA,** Captain. Cobalta, will resize immediate $8.50 despatch on above.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

WE. PUŠTAU & Co., Aguato. 379. Hongkong, 24th April, 1977..

FOR LONDON.

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SFERAT,'

$8.25 Vino de Pasto, blue sea.azine. Orphed, Farm & Co.'s Cognacstar $0.25 GUTLER, PAENEn & Co.'s Courao 2 eier. $7.50

J. FORTER.

ANDR TENNENT'S ALE and Our PLENES & COCOACH AL British Clipper Ship

DAVID OORSAR & SONS'. Merchant Navy

Navy Boiled Long Flax Orawat

CANVAS.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. L 1130 Hongkong, 11th May, 1867- KWONG HING CHEUNG & 00,

the bize of the 68-pounder, and the Hincteur Obine Tradors Insurance Company's Shares COAL MERCHANTE,

and Northumberland might well be the type to

$2,200 por ohura.

$583) par abave.

Have alwaye on hand for Bate every desbrip-

all Ordera addressed to him at 67, Prays, or to Mr. ARTOU bas been appointed Manager, and Mr. Faz JACE at 8b, Bing Long Street, will receive immediate attention.

435 Hongkong, 19th March, 1877. NOW ON MALU.

adopt and coultiply. But let it appear to be binese Insurance Company-$10 per abaretion of COAL at Moderate Pricas. more than probable that a atracare ghicle bus Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares cost half a millioz of money and enrriva aix or seven hundred men, my sink in a naval engage China Firelusurance Company's Shares-8147 ment if hit by a single chel; or torpedo, and the question aris-Is it wise to concentrate in one vasel oo large a portion of your strength ? Should not dispersion, rather than concentra- tion, to the policy of the naval architect and copinandert Stirmishing and opou order aro the acepted tettos by land for encountering gaus of precision should not your nual tanties furnish some analogy to the land warfare? What would become of armies, even of the present portentous size, if one projectile could aaniliate a brigadal

Au never to the naval problem is supplied by Mr. George Kendel, a member of the Blowick firm Nia Grət-destiivanto-wes-the-gusbeát Staunch, which bas already been adopted by the Engleberry Bo nik, in effact I may edbordinate the ship to the guu,. I can float and ire, on 'very simil tennago, a gun which will pierce the heaviest armour about." The finest ironelnd then nticat was the Herculca, which bad nost, perhaps, £500,000. For tant money," said M. Ruaide), "I can build ten or a dozon Staunchcs, move them from polat to point, as.rganized, along the quast, and defeud several

per share, Hongkong and Whampoa: Dock Company's

Sharez-35 per cent, discount, Hengkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s

Sharee -12 per cent, discount. Shanghai teada Navigation Company

31 per share. Banglong Gas Ouinpsuy's Sharan-$75 per

share.

Hengkong Hotel Company's Sharee $55 per Chinese Imperial Loan £103. Ex. do 14...

abare.

-KONGKONG TEMPERATURE. (From Messe-FALCOSER 95% Krauser;)~~

__10.026– EL Q95.

Huomater -2.3. -Theater - A.D.

Avril But.

Thornaler. "vermimeter=0. (We bulbs. Thermometer-1, 1.2, (Wet Del/bJ. Theater-Xkat....

Thermometer-Minuman Gever night)...i

по

70%

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"DHINA, VOAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMA..

BAROMETER, TERMOMETER.

bouwtich uz enemy way threw They will be floating ganarriages, and little more; they will marry a defensive armor, but thair diminutive aize will be their defense; - if an ironclad approaches, they will take up their positions in shallower water than alie un enter, and from diferant points direct a co verging fire upon the weak parts of bee harness.” The cow Chinese gunboata are a development of the same idea. The Apke, Bela, Gama, and Delta bare adaplacement of 100 tons, engines of 910-horse power, a spod of size knote, and a draught of only sight feet; yet. the first two carry each 271 ton gun and be last two a 38-ton gun, which is the bosviras and str most powerful ordnance yet ufout, capable of penetrating eighteen notes of azur, ud, cleared therefore, in favourable circomaten, of eikection of Wind ing or disabling at one abot any ironclad

"Lore... bailt or building, except, zerhaps, the byleabis or Duilio. The Infozible will carry hearter gops, and the Thunderer bus ulrudy equal weight but the Woolwich gan of

April Met

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IMPERIAL QUARTO,

ENGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY, ~WITH THE

PUNTLAND MANDABIN

FILONUNCIATION.

AN ANGLO-CHINBBR DICTIONARY, published | at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

CUTLER, PALMER & Cols COGNAC 4 star $10,50 Aleo, WACHTER & Co.'s UELEBRATED OHAMPAGNE,

at $18 per Caso of 1 doz, Quarts.

F. BLACKHEAD & Co. 1984 Hongkong, 18 December, 1870.

FOR SALE,. HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE

* WEISSIA.COL.”

BAS

$10 per once of 2 dozen pints. $13...per case of 1 dozen quarto, CHATEAU LEOVILLE PORTERRE, 1669,

*

DES

$18..........per case of 1 dozen quartz, PALMER MARGAUX, $S.....por ease of 1 dozen quaria.. .--.

CHATEAU BELAIR.

case of 1 dozen quarta LOEMONT. ...........per case of 1 dozen quarra 6 case of 2 dozen pinte

SIEMSSEN & Co. 593 Honkong, 1st May, 1876.

FOR BALE

·VERTICAL BOILER, with ENGINE

attached, 5 Horns Poser, Fitted Governor, and complete in all its parte.

Apply 19

comprehensivanesand practical service thia Work stands unrivalled. All the new! words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to exprun the numerous obr A jcotean machinery.photography,telegraphy, and in sanoe generally, whied the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are bere given in ezlesió. Fadli and every word is

fully lustrated and explained, forming exer | eises for students of a most instructive nature,

1709 Hongkong, 28th October, 1876.

FOR SALE.

Both the Court and Bunti prennelations reUTLER PALMER & Co.'s

given, the nusents being carefully marked on

Brands of WINES and SPIRITS, Apply is

SICM8SEN & Co. 941 Hourkong. It Jude, 1876.

The bist prizeiple kitherto attained. The typor graphy displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type corresponde in the vine of body, thereby offcating a vast scotesy of space, subraving, a cleartseas not proviently attained, and dispensing with those vast margina and vacant spaces which have heretofore characterized Chinese publications.

E SUNG & CO...

COAL MERCHANTS,

Hare always on hand LARGE SToors of

For practical purposes the arrangement of every dowription of COAL the work is so complete, that a reference

ALBERT RIBELL, American bark, Carver-

Arnhold, Ks:bery & Co. ANGLO SAION, British ship, Elorrington.

Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. ARAMELLA, British bark, Peoron.Order. BUA PAU, Siamese ship, Müller-Klan-tye

---Joong,

EVENING LAL, British bark, Aabdura-Arn-

told, Karberg & Co. FOOCHOW, Siamose brig, Uncareater. Chinese GLENGALEN, British ship, Finister.-Landstein

*&Go.

HANKOW, British steamer, Symington.-Siema

sea & Co.

HAVILAH, British bark; Gurthy -Arnhold.

Karberg & Co BUMBOLDT, German bark, St.-E. Sebell

bass & Co,

JUAN, British strawer, book.Wo. Pastar

& Oo.

JYLLAND, Danish brig, Laub.-Ed. Sobelaar

& Co.

LALLARDO, British Bark, Hoeder Gas

Company.

LEUCADIA British atip, Mearns-Arr.bold;

Karberg & Co.

MACGREGOR, British plmer, Nowall.-Gilman

200..

Minquis de AKOTIE, Britlak Kark, MoKean.

Rozarió & Co.

LETTERS,

For all Ounce.

Hobgkong U.S.

Stamps. Stampe. Cears, Cente.

Canada, British Columbia. Newes Franswich, Nosa Bratia, Prince Edward's Island, Vanewriter's 12 Island Bahamas, Massou, New Providonge

Aspinall, Bermuda, Cuba, Fiji, Greenland, Jamaica, Panoma Hagi, New Foundland

Guatemals, Marquesas Zs, Mexi co, Salvador, Talili yakın Beline. Bogotie, Carthagong, Costa

12

Rica, Curugan, Greytown, Gui anc, Honduras Martinique, 10 Neo Granada, Nicaragua, San-

ta Martha, Tuck's Island, Femte, West Indies) Bolivia, Chili, Fouador, Pers....12 Brand Argentina Caufederation, Bu-

enos Ayres, Paraguas. Urus 19 guny

BOOKS & PAPERS.

Circolari, &o, for Canada, per) g

IC...

12

21

97

Newspapers for all other places !

4 (not over 4 uz.) each Paper.. $*.. Books, &c., for all other places, I g

10 per dezena ) Any arteles found enclosed in, Newspapers

will be detained and sold.

"LEUCADIA, Monros, Master, will lead bore, and have quick MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, Outle.or Book Packets (as silk scarvejowellery, do.) despatch

For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Oo.

314 Hongkong, 20th April, 1877.

FOR NEW YORK. WE AL American Bork

"ALBERT RUSSELL."

Russell & Oc

NORSEMANN, Simcoe ship, Tarek-Task Meo

& Co.

BURIE, Kutaian bark, Bergoland. Order. TRINGTAĻLA, Danish steamer, Molsen. Meyer

& Co.

THOMAS LORD, American ship, Hall,--Arnhold,

Karberg & Co.

COMMUNICATION WITH BATAVIA,! Tho Netherlands India Packeta losva Słoga- pore fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival of the ourward P. & O. Mail fronda Barope.

Tie French Packets for Batavia wait ate Singapore for the Packet from China and run

Captain Carser, will load bere and will bare ZAH, British 3-m. schooner, Harnden fortnightly.

quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. $17 Haagkong, 2let April, 1877.

FOR MAMLA.

THE Spanick Steiner

SORSOGON," Captain Lizarza, wiltave early despatch.

For Frefebt or Passage, apply to

TOGGL, HAGEĎUNN & V‰— 608 Hongkong, 19th April, 1877,

FOR COOKTOWN: FEE Britiuli Steamer

**** JUAN," Captain Stock, will have immediate despatch.

Bar Freight or Passage, apply to

YOGR. HAGEPORN & O..

009 Hongkong, 19th April, 1877.

FOH SAN FRANCISCO.

HEAL American Bark

* ROSETTA M¢NEIL”.

Wielor & Co.

VENICE British sten mor, Rhode-Jardins,

Matheson & Co.

It follows that to forward Correspondence to Rateria with the least delay, the following are the best opportunities WEALTHY PENDLETON, American bark, Blan In the 3. W. Monaron,

ohard.-Vogel, Hagadorn & Co.

Tim

W H. DEITY, American Sem, sch., Endicott,

Arubold, Karberg & Co.

TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE

The English Mail. The French Mail,

بعضو

To the NF. Monsoon, A. Frivate Steamer a few days before. the

English Mail.

Teo French Mail,

dndersigned baving been appointed. Many boxes of letters are received at the Pout Agents for the above Company, are pre- Ofice unt sealed, that is to say, the box is pared to sccept rizice against. Fire at current fastened with sealing wax, but there is no im-. rales, subject to a bout of 20 per cert,

pression of recal,------

· SIBÁBSEN & Co., The attention of hoxholders, iz oglied to the Agent, necessity of eurefully sealing such boxes with tf 98. Hongkong, 18th November, 1872 Roma recognisable seal, and of sending a Chit-

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.duck or roosips with them. The omission of the latter precation leaves a doubt as to wea- Undersigned are prepared to GRANIT contents of the bux ever wanind the

are

Offices the passion of the mind-the- extent of 45,000 Dollar on Buildings or on whether part of then might not have been al Brown, Master, will load tore and will have Goode atored therein, at Current Local Rubes, stracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps, immediate despatch-w-above;

anbject to a Discount of 26 *ou the promis.

NORTON & Co. -- Most countries to which Hongkong forwards,

Agenis. Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union.ar.being probably about to do so, its that the following rules be strictly observed. **

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. 500 Hongkong, 18th April, 1817.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Russian Berk

Borgeland, Master, will have quick despatch as above,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN-&–0%. 533. Hongkong "th April, 1877

FOR NEW YORK,

Address, one of 100-TT-LOONG & CHE Al American Ship

to its pages enables a person who under No. 48, Praga, Hongkong,

with natives who understand nothing but Chi

cas. In this respect the work will be found. indispensable to all Europeans residing in

30.00 $0.09 30.02 80,4 20.300152030802 Chins, and to the natives themselves 15 ox.

May, 1976.

KRUPP'S DAUT STEEL WORKE

ESSEN (GERMANY) SOLE AGENT FOR CHÍNA,

Hongkong, Shanghai, Cologas (Germany.I DAN SINKER BAN FRANCIS00

CALIFORNIET

ARD BY 1996. plains subjecta folly with which very few-ins deed of them are perfectly acquainted To parties resident in England and interested in Chins it manok but be invaluable occasionally, je To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the Thalata Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Winchester Repenting Arms and Ammunition;

following faste te sabmitted for consideration,

Bole Agent on the Pacific Const før

-

J

Thermate 5,0 5,0 (690 67.0 09.0 71.0 'exof30.0 Theater......44

-tone throws a lighter projectile and bares a Wat... aen ko pa ba be, bez nis Chinese characters, and Medbura's English De Pont's Blestitig and Sportis & Powder: Lakefo

Gentily

DEKOLTEN,

and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Superior and Pacific Free Company's Safety

this work contains more than 50,000 zglish Fra

HE

words, and thwards of 600,000 Chinese charac. ters. Again, despite all the grammars and other elementary works as yet published, the T":

MYSTIO BELL”

£ §. Hongkong, January, 1876,

AND

THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA

FIRE INSURANUÈ COMPANY OF RATAVIA.

1..No Letter or Packet, whether to berezia- tored or unregistered, can be received for Poutage. soontainer gold or silver money, jewala, pre

10

THE Undersigued, having been appointed

Agents in Hongkong for the above Dowolone articles, or anything that, de a general pany call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF rule, is liable to Customs dutica.

2. This Regulationsprohibits the sending of SHIPPERS to the low rates of premium Pattares of dotiablo articles. uides the quantity courged for all ateamer risks, Teaidos which a Brokerage of THIRTY THREE and ONE. sent be a small as to make the sample of no

valce.

8. The limits of weight allowed pra sa fol- Plower, Master, will load here and will have THIRD PER CENT, (33) will be allowed on risk-to ports in China, Japan, the Philip quirk des ateb as abóra.

pinos, and the Straits. On risk to all other

BOOKS AND PAPEER-To British Offices, 5lb. For Freight, apply to

porte the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER

PATTEENS-56;"'if without intrinsię value. VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Op. ENT-115 ) only.

̈ ̈Вóòàé Año TAFETs.—To the Cɔathioner &o, 388 Hongkong, 12th March, 1877,--

FOR LONDON.· · THE AI Clipper Ship

**NYASSA,” Garriock, Mester, will have quick despatob as ubavert

For Trileht, apply to

W PUNTAU & Co, Agenta 503. Hongkong, 11th April, 1877.

FOR LONDON.

"ANGLO SAXON." 10 Harrington, Master, will load tema an

remediate despatch, "For Freight, apply.""

a smaller powder charge than the Elewisk gun with which the Gamma and the Dells are

ly 1145 July 20 equipped). The pose are worked by nyárazlie power Thynte sed irremorably alone tire

CHUNG NGOI SAN POBE British Bhip petrolio of the boat, and rest upon trunnion.

(Chinese Daily Protaj, Fabels degrees and tana, kept ha be open student of this diffealt language absolutely re- blocks which work upon a couple of bean oiler in a kisded aftenfiona, „te kapa

PUBLISHED DAILY quires anamples to display the various applic without any other onreinge thing the hemb SECTION OF WED, Fegistered 3 3 2

cations and equivalents of different words which Is the best mediam for Advertising among the The projectiles are brought from the magazines below to the loading position by a simple and

have ʊna gamoral-moaning. Of these examples

Native Community. PODE OF WIND 1 tolights 3 to mederste this work contains more than five times as It has been established upwards of TWENTY ingenious device, and are thon thrust bome by † to F fresh. This strong, “0 to is howy:: 10 to 19 violent. -

medbanisal zammer-working beneath the STATE OF WEATHER--Clear deky, Cloudy, hisly, may be any other Dictionary hitherto pub YRA, and enjoys the largest bona fide eiren- glacis, platse at the bow. A gunner in the Fox Four. Bagtig. MistyÖI

lotion of any Ubinose paper in the South of It comprises upwards of two thousand inrge Clins. It is carefully edited by an experienced pilothouse works the hydraulic · power which temat, P. Posing stowers, Chudy. 2. Haly. Alsow. elerate, depresses, add runs the gune T. Tanter Bat, then entg. 7. Tam, quarto pages.

Chine Seloler, and contuina FULL. and HE«.

TABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENÖM. Ak panema sugamannanana 2 Mile The Jetlery-mo-mpcută telladḥate any imicesna.

*1 will be reinumbered that the London and Chúa theras wrongs of their sigallon.

Terms for Advertising cho be obtained at the Express asserts that then two gooboats are intended for

Office, Wyadbau Street, Hongkong; or, from Bà tenthe hoses of m't, fue che previous SA hétige (ason) vas The British Guysmoment, will probally send be uttered from 1 to 96, and the auantity later Cullen hadistein,

the different agents. to join the Best in China.

Bathea kent, and leunigtas.

–Hongkong, 16th January, 1877.

Gabod.

LONDON TRUBNER & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER Row: HONGKONG, "DAILY TREES OFFICE, WYNDHAM ST.

MEYER, & Co.

tf 382 Hongkong, 10th Minro, 1877.

NOW ON SALE :

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents

ti 1028 Hongkong, 1st July, 1876... BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

rared

2lb

PATTERNS 0%

4 The folbaing articles cannot be rent by Post at. all-Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, Matches, Candies, Soop. Indigo, Dye-skalis, or whatever is dangerous to the Maila or offensive Undersigned having been appointed or injurious to persons dealing with them. Agents for the above Ongpany, are pro- rublic in reminded that, in Chins and

to granh Insurances as follows

MARINE RISKA.

PARCELS.

Japan, there is no such thing as Parcel Paak, s - Küph trouble and disappointment is caused by Policles a darrent rate, payable either here, persistent attempts to and smell valuable trifles in London, or attae principal ports of India, Ebrough the Post. Fine, Chrios, Articles of Australia, and the East,

A BROZNEAGE DE THIRTY-THESE and Oxy. Drees, Handy Work, and similar presents are THIRD PER CENT, Will be allowed on all LOCATtually being refused, the renders having "alten upeat more fu fostagi they would have TISKS.

paid the freight by steamer. No refoud can be FIRE RISKS

made on such porocle of the value of Etamps' Policies granted on First-class Buildings to obliterated before the nature of the contents an extent of $50,000.

www.discovered.

A DISCOUNT TWENTY PER CENT (20%) upen the oueront looal rates will be allowed on all premiam charged for insurance; auch die

PATTERNS,

Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of that is a Pattern: 1

DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland count being decreted at the time of the issus is a boné file sample of goods which iba soader:

rode Report for the Year 1976-Price-of-policy, Dollará

Apply at the Daily Prone Omos. Hongkang, February, 1677.,

Ten

bas-for-salo, or of goods which he wieber to -RUSSELL & Oo, order. It is to consist of the smallest possible- Agents quantity compatible with showing bag the

gooda ang, and must have no intricate falte

1 Hongkong, let January, 1874,