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For Pakhoti Canton, overlands-To-day, PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, the 2nd instant, at 7.30 .31 THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VA OVELL, to-day, the Sad lustant, at 2.30 .. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
U.S. Mail Steamer CITY OF TO-3rd instart, as 11.30 a.. TRTO: will be despatched for Sun Frea
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Today, at 3 P.M?« On 18th lost at ST3 Quick desputol. Quick despatch:
Batterill & Swice
Ou or about 5th inst."
Stanfold
Robert Hondowo
Dadley Gune,
Hongkong
Rossell & Co
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Hongkong
Vogel, Hagedorn
Co.
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Roynier
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SHANGHAI
Mikado (str.)
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Hongkong
Meyer & Co.
SHANGHAI
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Pitrain
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·Seventy of the Chinese cenlles, who Intly An Old Sailor" writes: “I have lately. made complaints against a Chinese ten of atmado a voyage passenger in one of the. toapte kidnapping, and who, upon inquiry, wore regalar Australian passenger ships, and I was ensive under the protection of the poliso, have sarprised to find that kerosene oil was used for beon unt at the liberty, the result of which ie that the cabin and forecastle lamps, and indeed for all the Brain question has leat the amount paid for the lamps, used on board, with the exspitan of tho-coolies' pasago menej te Singapore, and, we the binnacle and side lamps. This, Iam informed, understand, the firm will also be presented. fis now the custom on board curly all vesselv. The public will lanen, with rogret, of the sud-It is way, therefore, to conceive how very much. don and inexported death, on the 22nd ultimo, the danger of re linoressed on board ship. nt. Dr. Rault, the Principal Ciri Medical Igted to feel very uncomfortable anʼupaing the Offcor of the Straits Settlements, Dr. Randellstoward er enddy servants take an old latte, hnd boon for same time in a failing stato of hoalth, with a blazing Kerosene lamp in it, down into but latterly seemed to be renovering, and was the store-room to get up the daily quantam of stated artly to be able to resumo his duties, battled beer, wine, opirita, ko, and consider It has been ordered otherwise, and the commu. ing the quantity of loose straw which is nity have to mourn the lots of one of the most generally kicking about. In the said store-room, important of its officials, and one who has held i was morey we were not, burys at affion since the Settlements became a Colony..es, as umny others have beos, no doubt, from 376 ore informad that the property in Cross-that oauen. I do not sou any reason why, fottled streek and South Bridge-road belonging to the beer, wines, &o, sould not be packed a sawdust late Daing Thabiny Sri Maharajah, and known instead of straw. Bottled fruits are thus poked; as Campong Paigalu Kossang, hapon sold by and the expenses would not be much greater, if Me.Angus for $70,000. This must be considered any. I remember also seeing the boatswain of a high price, and is an instance of the high the ship I am speaking of go below one night in value w
proporty in Singapore The arana furious galo of wind to get up a topsail to re- of the ground is two norus, three rods, and place the one we bed just had blown away, and fifteen polos, and the presont monthly rental of as carried below with him an old lantern with the property is enly $180, although an increase threw out of the six panes of glass in it broken. to double that amount is anticipated when the and a keresne lomp barning-brightly-enough. bishing leases fall in.
Wall, he had to get his sail out of the botwoOK We zugrot to aunounce this attivider of a decks, which also contained all the ship's hay, mont brutal nature was committed on the 18th and if Jack bad but his ses lags and gene to inst on board the Amorican birgas Mohican leoward in one of the heavy lurches with the lying in the barbour. The murdered man and said lantern, I know pretty well what must the alleged muniorer are both Americars, and, see happened before morning. The caroloss it appears, the former, who was the second mate use of lucifer matches nisa by the milors. of the vessel, and whose name was Robert on board abip is, I feel sare, another fruitful Walsh, had been on shore and returned on board sourse of misfortunes of this kinil Jaok is sant rather the usa for liquor, when ho, with the below for a block or a piece of rope, and to save Houusad, George Honey Smith, who is the stoward the trouble of talling a lantern with him he takes and who tl also been drinking adjourned to his box of lauifers and stiles a matek or two the galley, where, after some conversation which oftar dropping one in his harry. The paint Sea Blabber picule, at 35.20, by Chun Tai rasulted in high words, fight began batwon ou of a ship should also be attended to.. Litotrare ng frador. shem, and Smith raised a chopper and struck reed oil and oak will create spontaneous com Shellfisk-30 packages, at $1400, by Chun Walsh a violent blow on the head with it, which
Chong to travelling trader. stunned him. This was followed up with several other blows until the skull of the murdered man was bouton almost inte a 'mummy. Smith then want to the finer offer and seafeosed the deed, when he was immedistely put in irons, and the policy being afterwards communested with, Sub- Inspector Scott, with some men, want on board and arrestod him. The prisoner was taken to the Central Police Stalion. The coseness jury returned a vordios of culpable homicide amount ing to minciòr against Smith, who has been com mitted to take his trial at the next Asstrescach side of considerable thickness, and the lamp Singapore Pimen
bration, and they are often found in close, proximity in the paint looker, for Jack is fond of wipingshis hands and brushes in a little oskum, and throwing the latter into the first corner of the locker. The paint store room could ally bored with sheet iron and placed on the upper dook, and no linseed l or parafin or oakum should ever be stowed together below decks, When drawing off spirits front the lagarette or elegangan pelgla6 Biswahili dukun moon the caak. The store-room could be easily lighted by a frank let down from the desk, having gloss in
placed in this trunk would light up the whole of the store.rou. This is. I believe, the plan adopted for powder magazines. I am afraid I have trepased too much on your space, or I should like to say a word or two about shipa boats; the very feBeimet, state of those boatsa, and the absurd way in which they are generally carried, making the lowering of them androst itapossible Seat at night or in a gale of wind.---- times,
Ho that loses anything and gets wisdomu by it, is a gainer By the loss.
--- SUBMARINE VOLCANOES
Mr. W. Coppin fermierly Surveyor to the Board of Trade, writas as follows to The Times: -On the 15th of February last, the iron socaw steamer Knight Templar, 1.550 tons gross regis ter, commanded by Captain W. Henderson, left Cardiff with hpwards of 2,000 tome of coal for Bombay, oid the Snes Canal. The steamer's voyage was quite of an ordinary character up to the Zird of February. On that day. at 2.30 am. the island of Gaito, off the Gulf of Trans, bear- ing R. by S. half S. abotit 11 miles distant and the stammer abreast of the Scvalle rocks, but at a distance of about 10 miles and in upwards of 1,000 fathoms of water, as shown on the latest Admiralty charts of the north coast of Barbary, she suddenly sustained a totally unexpected shok. A doep rambling noise was heard bouest the ses somewhat resembling the sound oven stoned by blowing off water below the surface from a steamer's boller, This is lasted up. wards of a minute, and a scompanied by a8IPPING INTELLIGENCE. seathbigms of white foam which rose all round the steamer.
"Does sucking offend you?" asked a landlord of a newly arrived boarder. —** Not at all, sir.”— chimney is given to the practice." "I'm very gal to hear it, as you will find your.
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Talk about omnibig, what do you think of a London farrior who calls publicly upon the Jadian to bring their own skins and have them de fato muffs, thereby saving inch upon the parts of the ready-made article.":
[CONTINUED FROM FIRIT, RAGE] REPORTS.
The British bark Grasmere reports left Casdi
Despite the shock sustained the night Templar was net stopped on her sourse, as doubtless abe would have-boom had she struck agou a rook; but, on sounding the pumps, the on 18th Feb., and had to lie in Milford Haven stomer was found to be filling roadly, while her for one month windbound. Bad fine weather since speed was senalbly decreasing. Optain Hender- throughout the entire pasSZER.
san at once steurel for the island of Galita, and, with praiseworthy judgment al skill, in the trying oronmstances in which he was placed, songht out the most suitablo spot for running his vessel on share inte shallow water, which he mucoaseially accomplished about four hours after she had received the inexplicable sapek, tho water having then riser to the engine firos, even with all panips at work,
The British bark Crosion. Was reports loft Newcastle, M.S.W., on the 16th May, Experi- once a succession of calms to the Equster, sinos then modorato winds to arrival.
The Aroerican bark P. Fred. Litehfold reports lolt Cardiff on 28th February, and hnd variable winds and weather, the entire passage to Hong. kong. Pasand Anjar Juna Sth. On June 29th, epoka American hack J, D. Potera from Hongkong, Bound to Minis
The American bark Morro Castle reporta loft Bangkok on 18th June, and and strong SW. winds with squally weathor in the Gulf of Siam. Frota Pelo Obi to lat, 17 North had fresh South West winds; from these to port light easterly. winds and fine wonther,
News of the wreck having reached Lendon, and; the underwriters having instansted 1 mo the recovery of the vessel, Thad the steamer Sherbio, belonging to the Salvage Steamship Company (Limited), immodisto prepared for a I left Falmouth in her on the opening of the 10th of March, accompanied by a full staff of divors, engineers, and shipwrights, and provided with all Beweary machinery and appliances. After call. ing at Gibraltar to voul, the island of Galita was rashed early on the morning of the 20th of Maroh Previous to our arrival Captain Hen- dosen und bis crew, having fortunately secured enficient provisions from the wreck, had been living unda civan on the almost desolate island *of Gulita, which fe about 24-miles in length, vory ing from me to two miles in breadth, and rising at some points from 1,300ft, to 1,500ft. above tho level of the sins. One family only of Spanish The British hark Purille repacts Left London origin, wm fered to be living on the island, and on the 29th February, and Plymouth on March they inhabited a pavo which may have been a 4b, with strong Westerly winds; had moderate resort of the Barbary piraten, who formerly N.E. trades and light BE trules, and goed
The Norwegian ship Jofun reports loft Now Park on 17th February, and had very hoary weather in North Atlantis and off the Caps of Good Hope: arrived at anjer on 30th of May, left Aujer June fith and had fing weather in Clins Sos to port...
Cheng to travelling irler.
Black Datos-19 bags, al $4.00, by Chun
Choug to travelling trades.
White Wax-3 ploces, at $05.50, by Chua
Almonds-10 hage, at 24.00, by Chan Chong to travelling trador.
to travelling trader.
Melon Seeds-50 bag, at 85.00, by Hing Thi
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
M ALEGNES & Co.'s EggSPEL)"
Buttcter dokonan
Haracter-17... Thee burglar &
Thermancler-1.....
Taweeler-> (Wetb$)... Termomotor-1 (Seebut) Therameter-Varinanz
Thermometer---Minimum (over night)...
$90.
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BAROMETER, THERMOKETER
REGISTER.
Jus Mil
JO ANOT
950- NACA.
MAL. JAKE.
Bet9882 20:56 907520/71 80:00 10:12-
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Teter at 95870- Doctor of Wind....
Fre..... 9 ปี + 3 2
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Day Tim mapieler...... 84,087.0 83.683,0 70.0 20.0 80.2 78. Wat Theritanclar.. 82070.0 10.0 80.0 88.0020 70 75.5 Weather......6 ka rr..erner per celeb Bur's Nein.......
Quantily All
BAROWATKA, level of the sea in izelay, lexa, and hundred TOMER Fukrental degrees and tem, kes in the jojen sie in s skleël situation.
Therering-Wing rogistered every two points, X., N.NE, NE, 20.
PORCA ON WAN- modunkte & to 7 free 12 violent..
salm. 1 to 3 light breeze, 3 to 5 tardag to 10. 2010
STATEOF WRATELY. Chu bịp sky G Cloudy. Da izzly. Fog. Yoggy. Hall. I. Lightning. M. -Hiely, D. Overcast. 2. Pusing shower Q. &quilly. 2. iny, now. Thumile. T., Bad, threatening. Yli-Storm, 2. Cal. The letters are repented to Indiente any increas over the min average u vel signideation.
RAIN-The wings of min for the previous 6 hour(s) ara registered trout, and the quantity of water len indiente in inches, tumeda
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"MIKADO SILKS. LANE STRIFE JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN and STRIPED LUSTRES. MOHAIR SICILIANS. WHITE and COLOURED, HAMBURG NETS:
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VESSELS ON THE BERTH, OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI, Taking Cargo and Passenger at thruaigh rains for BANKOW and Ponre on the YANGISGE THE Company's Steamship
“ACHILLES”
wilt he dbspalled on or about than 1st July...
For Freight or Passage apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, 26th June, 1877.
------- ---- ---. FOR-MANILA- THE German Storship
T
CODZ
“ OLYMPIA," Captain Nagel, will be despatched for the above PartTO SORROW, the ord by, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A MAUG. HEATON. Hongkong, 29th June, 1877.
(1015
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL,
MENELAUS
PLAIN COLOURED ORGANDI MUBLINS THE Company's Starship FANCY STRIPED FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS. KANDA and YOSEMITE STRIPED CAMBRICS. WHITE and COLOURED NIAGARA CAMBRICS.
WHITE BRILLIANTES and PIQUES DAMASSE CAMBRICS. FRENCH PERCALES and CRETONNE CAMBRICS.
COLOURED DRESS LAWNS.
GALATEA STRIPES ad LINEN MATS for Children's Wear
will be despatched on crabout the 5th July.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SVIKE, Agonte. Hongkong, 23th June, 1877
FOR NEW YORK.
HEAT American Ship
**MATCHLESS,”-
[1014
Port, and will have quick despatol. J. C. Dawes, Moster, will load for the abo
Foz Fraight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hodgkang, 29th Juris, 1877-
[1018
FOR WLADIWOSTOCK AND NICOLA-
JEFSK.
ATALANTA-
cisco, vid Yokohama, en MONDAY, the d July, 1877, at 9P.M. taking Passengers and Fright for Jajan the United States, and
Europe
For Amby, Taiwanfoo, and Tamsul-Per Tai
For Yokohama and. San Francisco. Por Gly- of Toki, today, the 2xl instant, at 2.30 val.
For Manila-For Olympia, to-morrow, that
MAILS BY TŘD. FRENCH PACKET. will be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR
The French Cuntmot Packat “ HOOGLY”
DAY, the 7th July, with Malls to and Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Laiting are issued for transportation to Yoko Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore Batavia, Lama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, Gallo, Australia, New Zealand. Tasmania, Fij to ports in Merice, Contral and South America, Adon, Seychelles, Réunion, Maurition Snez and to New York and Europe, via Overland and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity Bailways.
A Stoamer of the Mitau Bishi 8.8. Company will leave Shanghai, vi tbs Inland Sea Porte, about sumo dato, and make close connection at Yokohamu.
At New York, Passengers have selection of Various lines of steaners: to Englund, France, and Germany:
-Freight will be received on board until 4 r.m. on the lt of Jay Pargel Packete, will be received at the Offee antil 5 P.M. same day; all Parvel Packages should be marked to dress in full; vatus of nutno is required.
Conerlar Invotes to accompany. Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Bealet Envelopas, addressed to the Collector of Customs at Sar: Francisco.
For eanurity's sake, Shippers of Overland the Marks and Nos, of Packages Shipped, to Carge are requortod to endcass on the Envelope
estrespond with those in their Bills of Lading.
For further information ae to Passago and Freight, apply to the geney of the Company, No. 9, Praza Centmi..
"RUSSELL & Co.,
Ageuts Hongkong, Jun 1961, 1877.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIR DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, RATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;
ALSO
HOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND POET LOUIS.
for forwarding Correspondence to, E. Mrica, the Cape, St. Helena, and Arootsion
Letters may also be forwarded. to* Inglia by * this Packet,
The following will be the hours of CLOBING the Mafle, kol |----
FRIDAY, Uth July
2
3 P.M., Money Order Ofies closes, Post Ofins closos cxcept the NIGHT Box, which ronning -opon-all night-
7
SATUHEAT, 7th July..
M. Post. Ofas pene for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all corto- spondance.
10 AM, Duginry of Jettore consus,
11 AL., Post Office loses except for Lale Lot-
11.10 M., Lollers (but Letters only) except
flose to and through Australia. may be posted on payment of a Late Fee of 13 some ext postage, until
11:30 AM., whom the Post Office CLOSES en-
tiraly...
There will be coinmaiention with Australia,. vid Batavia and Port Darwin, as follows:
· LEAVE HONGKONG IT FRENCH FAČKET ·
September 15th, November 2941. LEAVE BATAVIA,
July 7th.
July 20th
July Blet:
August 19th
October-lat:
Decembor-13th-
DVE AT FORT DAKWİN,
October 12th. December 4th-
DUE AT SYDNEY.
October 31st,
January 12th.
DUE AT MELBOURNE.
| August 25th. November 6th. Jammry 18th,
NUE AT ADELALDE
www
August 31st. November 12th January 24th.
For the present the correspondency cun only. be paid to Batavia, from which place it may pes- sibly be forwarded without further charge
Most countries to which Hongkong forwards
ON SATURDAY, the 7th July 1877, Cerrespondence having joined the General at Noos, the Company's Steamship Patal Union or being probably about to do so. HOOGLY" Commondant Reyghw, with it is agcomence that the following rules ba MAILS, PASSENGERS, STEUIE, and strictly observed. CARGO, will leave this Port for the above
1No Letter or Parket, whether to be regis places.
tered or unregistered, can by revived for Portága Cargo and Specia will be registered for if it.oztains gold or siver menus, jewels, pre- don as well as for Marseilles, and acceptado oious articles, or anything that, as a general transit through Marsellen for the principal rale, is liable to Customs datics. pisces of Europe.
Cargo will be received on beart until 4 P.M. Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the quantity This Regulation prohibits the sending of Specie and Pareds until 3 PM on the 6th sent bo so small us to make the sample of no uf July, 1877. (Famele are not to be sent valne, on beam, they must be left at the Agency's Office) Contents and value of Packages are required.
For further particulars; apply at the Com pany's Ofléa
H. DU FOUEY,
-Agsut, --
31ke Hmits of weight allowed aro' os fol--
low
ROOKS AND PAPERS-To British Offices, 5lb. PATTERNS.-5th, if without intrinsic value. BOOKS AND PAPERS--To the Continent; d., 20:
-PATTERNS---802.
pare, will have immediate despatch as above." Peteran, Master, shartly expected from Sings. Henglong, 35th June, 1877.
4.-The following articles cannot be sent by OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- Fost at all-Glass, Liquids, Grupowder, Fox Freight or Passage, apply to
Matches. Candits, Soes. Indigo. Dye-stuffe, or SIEMSSEN & Co.,
whatever is dangerous to the Mails or offensive... Agents.
PAS-or-injurious to persons dealing with thein,
WHITE and COLOURED BAFISTS, THE German Steamship NEW Dzaions in LINEN, CAMBRIC, and
---PIQUE COSTUMES." EMBROIDERED HOLLAND, PRINTED CAMBRICS, WHITE BRILLIANTE, and MUSLIN MORNING WRAPPERS" RICHLY EMBROIDERED SKIRTS LADIES' TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED HATS and BONNET8, just arrived from Faris. BOYS' and GIRLS' STRAW HATS. CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING
...
HATS.
LADIES and CHILDREN'S UNDER CLOTHING" and BABY LINEN. INFANTS ROBES, CLOAKS, HOODS,. ATS, and BONNETS. FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES. SUN SHADES and UMBRELLAS. WHITE and STRIPED SILK, THREAD, and COFTON HOSE. CHILDREN'S THREAD and COTTON:
BOOKS.G
INDIA and HORBOOKS' LONG CLOTHS. DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY,
by FIRST-CLASS HANDS.
SAYLE AND CO., VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD, AND STANLEY STREET
HONGKONG
AMMEBT, ATKINSON & CO.
HAYK FOR BALS T. AND. D. HENRYS.CANVAS. WODDEREMY's American COTTON CAN-- mapa Mala
AND AT SHANGHAI..
pread on marmed morehantmen trading in Westerly winde after passing the Cape of Good MANLLA (Santa Mesa) ROPE, Assorna JOHN SKINKER, SAN FRANCISCO,
the Mediterusan.
VAS.
Hope, light variable winds to Hongkong in the
Sizes.
GALVANIZED WIRE ROPE, from 1 inch ta's inches.
HOTH'S RUSSIAN ROPE. HOT'S TARRED LINES, from 6 Thread to 23 Thrand.
KERAN HAMBRO LINES, STICK LINES. SPUNYARN, &:
*FRUST'S (English) SEIZING, in Hanks, As-
The first step to be taken.on my reaching the China Bea wrook, was to ascertain, by means of diving, the nature and extent of the injury emoonrterad by The British steamship Macgregor reports left the Knight Templar through the sudden shook Saigon on the 37th Jane. First and middle parts which the vansel and sustained. The diver, after fine with moderate B.W. monsoon latter part a fall examination, reported that at About 15ft squally weather with ram and moderate NET......... the stein of the von from Dft. to 10ft. of het winds. Import, ateamships Peiho, Lotus, Plint keel had been torn out in a way that, to my shire, Feralozer, and Guns Custla, Posted mind, conclusively proves that the blow roodvor steamshipu Ocean, Jare, and Pearl in the river, was from a rook crossing the stenmar's treeli, st bound up. On the 28th passed a steamer, szp right angles.
there was no appearance of posed to be the Mecca, also à three-marred damage to the more forward portion of the keel, suborner of Cape Varola, both bound South. On which there would have becit had the ran on to the 1st July 1 pissed a steamer bound rooks. At the same time she was also struck South, supposed P. and 6. Company's.
haft, the blow, given from the like direction,
twisting aloud left. of the after part of the keel Liverpool on 15th May, Blues on 1st June, Pa- The Britial steamship Achilles reports lat breaking the inner sterupost under the boss, and tearing the lower garboard strake away from ung on the Sith, and Singapors on the 25th. the kool, bo to the artout of about 16ft. Fram Singapore to Palo Aspata moderate SE E. The necessary repairs of a teraparary charnator winds and smooth water, of Pn's Sapata strong being completed, and the wrecked steamer pampet Waud W wide with hard-squalle from olour of water, the Sherbro left the island to those to port light variable winds and smooth Galita with the Knight Templur in low on April sa and hot sultry weather. On the 28th, in 8th The evening of that day I got the latter's lat. 14. N. and long, 119.48 E., spoke the Der- engines started, and kept moving them slowly, maa hark Mikado, and also passed a vasgel, show- bat on the morning of the 9th we encountered ang N.H.L.P., bound to Hongkong.
→ Eekje novora: gale, which ɖɔmpelled us to take- chalter under the island of Fautellaris. We ar..
rived in the harbour of Malta on the morning of
the 11th, and after discharging cargo the re
covered steamer, was dooked at the Claronos Pontoon Hydrante Deok, in order to malos
s careful, survey of her injuries. I then took
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
COPIUM.~
SUNDAY, 1st Taly. Salas are given of New Patan at 8560 to $661,
the opportunity to dirost élia attention of the and of New Beparve of 35433, since lust notion :
Admiralty Tockyard authorities at Malta to
the unampled nature of the accident, and the Ox LUFDON →→→
recaliar character of the damage sustained
by the Ahiglie Templar. The fully con.
firmed the opinion. I had formed, used
on the diver's rupore that the osuse of the
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bilis on demausi 3/113 Bank Bille, at 10 days' sight/0 Bank Bille, at 6 months' night..403-- Credits, at 6 months' sight. L Doonmentary Rille, at months'
night
disaster was 'Bubmarine volcanic explosion the ship, while in 1,000 fathoms water, as above stated being strups by, tristead of striking on, a Or BoMBAT Bank, sight. rook. My visy is further strongthund by the Or Caxovrza.--Bank, sight. known volcanic nature of the loosity In con OF SHANGHAT
clusion I would repootfully anggest to our Admiralty authorities the expediencey of ro' -nveying the nolgiaurhood of the sccident I
Bank, sight
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POR LONDON, |HE A1 British Burk
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FOR NEW YORK,
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FOR LONDON.
J. AND R TENNENT'S ALE and A British DarkERS
PORTER, DAVID CORSAR & SONS
CANVAS.
Merchant Navy" Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown: ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cai: Hongkong. 11th May, 1837.
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NGLISH AND
···IN·ESE...
DICTIONARY, WITH THE PONT AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, Tablished at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
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of the following Vousots during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
S.
A. S. DAVIS, American ahip, Fond.-P. &
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~& Ca... BESTBONEN, German burk, Anja-Melchers
& Co.
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Vogel, Hagotorn & Co.
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Port, and Frillato quick despatsa.
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(847)
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HANNAH LAW.".
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~Karbery & Ca
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Order.
FRIRUKICH PELTBES, Gern bark, Walter-
Slemsson & Co
GOLDEN SVE. British ship, Farrell, Moyer.
& Cu
GATEL, British shin Roberts. Douglas Lap
raik & Oo
For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work atands rivalled. All the new words which the Chinese are to late years been compelled to coin to express the numerous sh- PEAVOCES COMPOSITION PAINT, jects in machinery, photography, telography, PAINT BRUSHES, all sizeN. THOMAS HUBBUCK AND SON'S of foreign relations has insposed upon them, are and in science generally, which the rapid advanco SALAM PAINTS and OILS
hore given in extenso. Each and every word is „KUBBUCK'Ə' TURPENITNE.
fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises HUBBOCK's Pals BOILED LINSEED OIL. for students of a most patruotive nature. Both Huser's RAW LINSEED OIL.
the Court and Pru pronunciations are given, LUBBUCK'S PALE BRIGHT VARNISH
the upconte helug carefully marked on the beat HÜDDTOK 6 BLACK VARNISH:
principle hitherto utlained The typography HUBBOCK'S COPAL VARNISH, in Quart displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size HUBBOCK'S WHITE ZINC VARNISH, if body, thereby affecting a vast concray of Hutchinson, Masior; will load here and will LORD MACAULAY. British bark, Muzikman,
232
Cate
Quart Caut.
havo described. The locality is in the ordinary Hongkong and Shangani Bank Shares-37 por
maritime track, and, sooner or later, ausy be
dent, premium
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with the girasant war in the East. I have only
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sharo..
Cins Tradars Insurance Company's Shares
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Chinese Insumate Company - $240 per share
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able arphamoon Wright, late senior chaplain in Hongkong and Whampoo Dook Company's the army, as a momento of his long and valuable Chares-39 per cent discount. services, and ospecially for his untiring exertions Hongkong, Canton, and Macua Stamboat Co.'s. for the restoration of the Royal Carison Church
Share7-percent discant.
at Portaith. The Archdesoon, who is about Bhanga Bear Mrigation Cainta
to leave England for Vancouver's Lafand, In
per share.
Recepting the testimonial, said he had always had Hongkong Gas Company's Shiros 875 pèr the welfare of the soldier at heart, and had striven to serve him
share.
sha19: Hongkong Hotal Company's Shoes-854 per
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Hankow Vermicelli 10 age at £3.10, -by
Stockish-150 bundles, ut 30.20, by Kwong:
relatives of the decussed juryman are about to Fool Wo to local trader,
HUBBUCK'S FRENCH POLISH, in Quit
HUBBUCK'S WHITE ZINC PAINT. HVBUCK'S WHITE LEAD, '- HUBRUCK'S RED LEAD.
Hunor's GREEN PAINT. Huck's BLACK PAEXT.
Hunnuck's YELLOW PAINT HUDBUCK'S RED PAINT,
Eunnock's BLUE PAINT.
HERBUCK'S BROWN OXIDE-PAINT
Canned MEATS SOUP and BOUILL SOUPS, &c.
For Freight apply la
VOGEL, HAGEDORNZ CE Hongkong, 10th May, 18977
[269
FOR NEW YORK.
HIGHLANDER,"
THE AL American Slip
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EL
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Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
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uhary & Co.
Order.
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nate.
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EE BUNG 8 00
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OUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
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