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TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS' AT

PORTSMOUTH, ·

SALMS OF JULY 19TH, AB REPORTED EV CHINESE: Vermicelli-100 bags at 90.40, by Yue Wo Luens to travelling trader,

Potato Flour-60 bags (1012), at Tix. 140.0, We Koe to travelling trader.

GumOlibanum-SO cergant $3,40, by Wo Kee to travelling trader.

White Popper-20 bags, at $14.00, by Wo Kee to travelling trador.

California Shells-0 bags, st $11.00, by Kong Tai Chong to traveling trader,

Gurtpo Wood-I case, it $475.00, by Kwai Mow to travelling trader.

Aniseed (star)10 bags at $20.70, by Kwai Mow to travelling tailor.

Milled Rice (middling)-1,000 picule, at $3.93, by Tork Mee to local trader.

Dried Misaela (bat)-100, bags, at 38.70, by Tuon Fat to local trodot

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(Pox MRS FALCONER CÓ, REGLETER) July 18t

Barometer).3.

ThermamelaĎ AK Thermomclge-1 .tz... Thermonieter_id` ÞORL Thermetery A‚k. (het balu)". Thermometer r.. (Wet balb),,

· Thorraineteran. (Wok walk) Themomelec Mariaruan- Thermo-Minimum tover nizbij.

THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1877.

VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.

·DESTINATION

VERBEL'S NAME

CAPERTE

LONDON, VÀ BURG CANAL LONDON LONDON LONDON. NEW YORK. NEW YORK..

NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO, via YAMA SAN FRANCISCO, via T'HAMA SAN FRANCISCO

* SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &

·BANGKOK.

SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, MO...

YOKOHAMA

Askillen (ste.). A

Sinnfeld:

Robert Henderson Polynesi Hannah Law... Highlander Mamblans

City of Poking (str.)

Oceanic (stc) Gryte

Ausdyr (str.)

Dalley Guna Selwatery Robart Grbg. Hutchinson..... J.C. Dawas...

T. Boberts

Moran Bajnattianha(8) | G. T. Tipkina, Pakin(str.)..........

Woolcott...... Nelson

YOKOHAMA,

King Richard (str.)

Sands (str.)

2010/10

50.936

SHANGHAI

Hindostan (str.)..........

39.030

NINGPO AND SHANGHAI

Caina (str.):

Ackermanx

#t

HOIHOW

Holyrood (str.)

87

BA

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

BALLOMETER.

THERMOMETER

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

C

H

July 10

Has Any,

KENZ

SHANE- MAL.

KL.

AMPAGNE

HEIDSIEUX & Co.'s MONOPOLE

DEETJEN & Co.

[11023 Hongkong, 2nd July, 1877.

18.7 4.

The series of torpedo experiments nordnota under the direction of Captain” Arthur and the ators of the Vernon, at Portsmouth Harbour, on the 6th June, were witnessed by a numerous. and distinguished company, imong who were Admiral Sir George Eliot, E0B, Noval Comidander-in-Chief and Rear-Admiral Foley, Superintondout of Torlemouth Dockyatů. Tha first experiment exhibited the operation of an ulooffically steered pimace" constructed to drop countermines, the purpose of which is to destroy any torpedops of the cuerry, thus to clear way for the approach of reusita of war: The battery hurt or torpedo station, a wooden- ahod, from which most of these operations way lirootod, stands upon piles in the midst of the water. Suddenly from the side of this eraction the pretty little draft was soon to, rally forth, and as if by magio-fie there was no one aboard har-to miske her way to a distance of dvu og sit audred yards, whence, desocibing a carve, aho came swiftly back to her point of departure. It was in malting this carvo that she had steadily performed hur mission. Nothing had been shots to dotach itself from her during her passage, yet so bad siloudly dropped her phargų. Ka an instant un explosion was heard, and there arose in her wake a huge fountain, rising far aloft, and followed by a grant upheaval of water discoloured by med, suleiding in a far widening cirale of reddish foam. The countermines, which may be dropped one after the other by this means under the complete coulcol of the electrioni bat- tories, are furnished with slow fuses, which burn under water, and une gish capable, when fully charged, at exploding any torpedo of the enemy Iying within a radius of 150 yards. The next two operations wore a loss purely defensive shi- actor. The rat of the two may be regarded a the modern soientific equivalent of the ald rada -system of throwing Araballa inte the eciemy's quarters. Nothing, indeed, could be simplu. It is bit to cast ar sight-canco dist of gan-cotton attached to a gatta peroha line, by means of which, and a fuse, thus harml639-looking but forrible Hitle packet is capable of being instantly exploded This proves however, is necessarily attended with more danger to the party using it than ary mere ground torpele. Heuss Captain Arthur's offiears aud pupils, warned by 8, marrow. escape Turmeter plads B 700 730 from zu sochiyat at State Todort exportments it the same kind, were copeiderate enough to dis pense with the throwing and to show their visitors fas effect of this conficiranes by simply allowing it to drift away from this gangway of the Nottio, enclosed in cask. At little more than a hundred Wet Thermometer, yards this cask was blown into the air with * deafening report, the fragments of the hoops being phinly seen high up on the melt of a kind of water spout, which again ahaido leaving a turbid ring in the water, in evidence of the drop descent of the shock. Although no in. een ventener was felt by the bystanders beyond # apautary tingling of the ears, it was mifest that ane bost in which this mere diss of cotton Wogl had thus been exploded must have been in- ! stantly destroyed. The third experiment was even more interesting. This was the exploding of a charge of wet gan sotton ecclosed-a recos- sury condition of the explosivu-in a small pharge of dry cotton, which is preserved from damp by o coating of pitch. Any quality of sotion may be exploded with its maximum of force if it is simply- enveloped in this way, the first disobarge pira ceding, of everes, from the inner core. In this case the total charge consisted of 12x of oottoa. which was suffered to drift, er mther to he drown. sway in like mazmer, hit to a greater distance, looking as it travelled something like a small porpoise, sometimen fosting at the surface, some. times sabauerged, and at ao time very dis. tinguishable, "save by those who know where to look for it. The sudden explosion of this emali object, at a distance of ahont dU) yazıda, osudod o much larger body of water to rise into the air, assuming as i Yosen lightly dome-like shapo,

for Ruby stheiding with a like effect: The

Barreter

Direction of Wind...

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Weather...........

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Bakonetan, level of the ach in izchits, teas, and hundrels. TARGETED, in Faturenheitteet, kept in

open air in a shadců skention.

DIRECTION OF WIxp, is magisterd every palete, N.NE., W., K.

PORCH ON WA-0 calun-1-19 3 light breeza. S w % moderate. 5 to 1 fhak. 7 to 9 strong.. 8-10 heavy; · 10 to 12 "intent.

brazzor ŴIATURE --D.: Cheneina skey, G. Blondy," D. Daly age. Pogis 17. Jn Yighting a Abky, 0. Overerak, P. Passing thowery Q squally, K. Baby & Scow. 1. Thunder.. V. Bad, listening____ Vihility Storm. 2. Cale The leites are reparted to indicats any cruse over the mess, asemge, of this significatiss

253x-The hours of rots, for the previous 24 hours (misin). are registered from 1'to 2%, and the quantity of water flies. indicated in inches, toga nad bumirals.

INSURANCES.

FOR SALE, UTLER, PALMER & Co Celebrated Brands of WINES. atid SPLKITS.

FOR SALE

AYLE &

Hongkong

FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO

TO DE DESPATCHBY

Butterfield & Swim. Risall&Co.

Hongkong Vogel Hagedorn & Co Hongkong

Merer & Co....... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Ca Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Vowel, Hagudorn & Co. Hongkong P. M. B, B. Co...... 17.0. & 0. S. C», Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Messagerlos Moritieson......

Yuen Fat Hug, mi Hongkong

P. O. & N. Co Hongkong Darid Bassoon, Sons & Co.

P. ¿OS. N Com P. & OSN Co.......? Semen & Co.

Hongkong Hongkong Russell & Co.

Quisk despatch.

On or about 1st inst

Quick despatch.

Quick despatch."

Qulok despatel.

Quiok despatch, ----------

Quick despatch.

· Cu 301h inst.jat 3 km.

On 7th prox., at 3 PM.. Quick despatch; : To-morrow, al poco, On 23rd inst. 4531.N. On 28th last at noon. On 28th Inst. at.5 ·P.M. Quick dispatch. Quick despatch. To-dar, ut 5 P.2. Quick despatah.

VESSELS ON THE BERTH

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY:-

- FOR LONDON YU SUEZ GANÁL. BEG TO BOLICET AN INSPECTION OF THEIR Company's Steamship

SUMMER STOC; K:—”;

T

*** ACHILLES,"

NEW DRESS MATERIALS, u GAUZE will be despatched on or about the 2d instant,

MIKADO-SILKS--

LANE STRIPE JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN and STRIPED LU STRES. MOLLAIR SICILIANS: WALITE and COLOURED HAMBURG

NETS:

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWILF, Agents Hongkong, 7th July, 1877.

THR Steamship

"RAJANATTIANUHAR,"

FOR BANGKOK.

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & Do. Hongkong. 21st June, 1876.

FOR SALE.

PIANOS

[1085

M1 FANCY COLOURED GRENADINES dad 9. T. Hopkins, Contander, will be despatched for the abers Porton MONDAY, the Belively

at 9 P.M.

The BEST MAKE of.

GRENADINË, Guaranted to wear woll

BLACK.

1981

OTTAGE Apply to

SIEMSSEN &.05. Hongkong, 31st May, 1877.

UTLER PALMER & Co.'s most suitable for WASHING COSTUMES

CELFERATED WINES.

..

We have secured zone Excellent Winos nod Cognac of the well known skippers, CurLLE, FALKER & CO., and invite comparision with any And all other brands..

We have to offer

Por 1 oz. quarts. CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE, $12

Por 2 dos, pints, £13. CurLER, FALMER & Ca's HOCHHEDER $8.50 | CUTLER. PALMIR. & Co.'S CHATEAU Į

$12 MOUTONighna vý CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHATEAU)

FALMERA

NEW GOODS.

and MORNING WRAPPERS. PLAIN COLOURED ORGANDI MUSLINS FANCY STRIPED FRENCH PRINTED

MUSLINS.

EANDA And YOSEMITE STRIPED CAMBRICS. WHITE and COLOURED NIAGARA CAMBRICS.

For Freight or Passage, apply to “

YUEN PAT HONG, “Agents. Hougkung, 19th July, 1877.

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·STEAM TO YOKOHAMA THE E.&O. 8 N, Co.'s Santoship

"BUNDA "

will love for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Steamship Hirdestan" with the Bert English Mail,

ADAM LIND.--

Superintendent

·Hongkong, 19th July, 1877,

STEAM TO SHANGHAI.

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WHITE BRILLIANTES and PIQUESE P.&O. §. V. Co.'s Steamship

DAMASSE CAMBRICS,

“ HINDÓSTAN? :. FRENCH PERCALES CRETONNE will leave for the above place about 21 hours

her arrival with the next English Mail. ADAN LIND;

Superintendent, Hongkong, 19th July, 1877.

FOR LONDON.

CAMBRICS.

WHITE and COLOURED BATISTEHE 100 Al German Ship

“POLYNESIA,

VESSELS ON THE BERTH,

NOTICE. COMPAGNER DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

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

ALSO

PONDICHERY, MADRAS CALCUTTA,

AND BOMBAY,

ON SATURDAY, the 21st July, 1877.

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

A WAIL WILL CLOSE

For Ningpo and Shanghai-Per Chin, bo day, the 20th instant, at 4.30 r..

For Yokohama-To-day, the 20th instant, at

4:30 rat.

For Yokohamas-To-morrow, the 21st justant at 130P.M.

For Bangkok.Por Rajanuttianskur, on Men- day, the 23rd instaut, at 2.30 V.M.

For Yokohama. Per King Richard, on Thurn- day, the 26th instant, at 1.30 P.M.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Franeh Contract Pankot "ANADYR” at Noon, the Company's Steamship will he despatbed frera Hongkong on SATUR ANADYR" Commandant MORLAV, with DAY, the 31st July, with Mails to and MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and through the United Kingdom und Eumpe, vit CARGO, will leave this Port for the above Manseilles; to Buigen, Singapore, Balasia, places.

Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta. Bomboy, Adon, Beez, and Alexaukcie.

Cargo and Specia will be registered for Loa- don as well as for Marocilles, and accepted in transit through Marseillos for the principal places of Europe.

Chign will his ronelved on board until Specic and Farcels until 8 r.. in the 20th of July, 1877. (Parcala are not to be seat on bound; they must be loft at the Agency's Off Contents and value of Packages are required.

For further particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.

H. DU POUEY,

Agront.

Hongkong, f0th July, 1877. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE MEDI TEREANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, A430,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND

AUSTRALIA

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL, STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Sleutslip FEKIN," Captais Woolcott, will leave this

on SATURDAY, the 28th July, at Noon.

For further Partionlurs, apply to -

·ADAM LIND), Superintendent. Hongkong, 10th July, 1877

The following will be the hours of CLOSING' the Mails, o.

FRIDAY, 20th July,

5, Money Orker Offies closes. Post Office oloses except the Niour Box, which, rortains open all night,

SATURDAY, 21st July,

7 AM Post Office uns for sale of Stamps,

Registry of Latters, and Pesting of all corre apondence.

10 A., Registry of Lolters enaren

I A., Past Office closes except for Late Lot-

ters.

11.10 AM.. Letters (but Letters only ray bo posted on payment of u Late Foe of 18 conts extra portage, until 11.30 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES en-

tirely.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Couteset Paeket." PEKIN"

will be despatched with the Mails for Europa,

&

on SATURDAY, the 28th lustant

The following will be the hours of closing-tho Mails, &o.

FRIDAY, 27th inelunt,

5 P., Money Order Office closes.

6.M.; Post Oilice closes except the NIGHT Box,

which remains open all night. SATURDAY, 28th instant,

7 AM... Post Ofte opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Lettera, and Posting of all corte- spondence..

10 AM., Post Offies gloses except for Late Late

tara Bogistry Letters coases. 10.15 A.M., Lottere may be posted on payment of

ITS MAIL LINE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT

Late Fee of 18 conte xtra Pastage, until YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. IAM, wher the Post Office CLOSES entirely. 11.30 AM: Lettor (but Lotters only) addresand Mail Steamar "CITY OF THE U.S.

to the United Kingdom via Brindisi, or to PERING" will be despatched for Singapore, may be posted on beard the Pickel Francisco, via Yokolima, on MONDAY, the 30th July, 1877, at 3 .., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the Eaited States, and Europe

Through Passenger Tiekots and Tills of Lading are issued for transportation to Yoko- hama and other Japan Ports, to Say France, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America and to Now York and Europe, vi, Ovorland Railways.

with Late Fee of 48 couts extra postage, until 11.50 A., when the Mail is feally closed.

Uupnil Letters are not received for the In- diun Mail Packets.

The Prepayanort of correspondenes for tho Straite, Ladis, Carks and Adan, is entpokory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.

Many boxes of letters are mesitis at the Post Offon not seated, that is to say, the box is fastened with sealing wax, but there is no int pression of a neol.

The attention of hoxholders is oalled to the

"A Steamier of the Mitsu Bishi 6. Company aftor will leave Shaughai, via the Inland Sex Ports, about sue date, and make close connection at

Yokohama...

A necessity of carefully seating such homes with At Now York, Passengers have selection of some recognisable san, and of sending & chit- tarions: linux of steamers to England, France; book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whe and Germany...

Fraight will be received on board until 4 pm.ther the contents of the box ever roached the on the 29th of July. Parcal Packets will be Post Office's the omission of the former, as to mceived at the Oos motil 5 P.AL. same day whether part of them might not have boon ab

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NEW DESIGNS in LENEN, CAMBRIC, sudhwaner, Haster, will lood here and have quick all Parcel Packages should be marked to ud. streted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.

COLOURED DRESS LAWNS.

810

GALATEA STRIPES and LINEN MATS

for Children's Wear. : .

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHATEATĮ

LAROST dokupie por

3 CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s ST. JULLEN... $ CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CANTENAC

$7

$5.50

$1.50

89

$10.25

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM. CUTLER, PALDES & Co's MoC......

PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

Undersigned, hura been appointed Agents for the shore Company "Hong kong, Canton, Fooshow, Shanghai, and Hay kow, and ero prepared to grant Insurances at Currant Hates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. *Hongkong, 15th October, 1868. 11058 LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, INSURANCE COMPANY,

FE

---

CUTEME, PALMRS & Co.'s HACT ŠAU-

TEENE....ISTERI

One

18.50

$8.25

full flavour, black seal. BEBET, fourth experiment, officially described, uk a "drifting countermine dropped and exploded,"

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SHERRY, was designed to show the facility with which o

Vino Paro, blus seal....... ecintestmine, supported the water between two

CUTLER, PALMEE&Go SHERRY, hollow buoys or casks lashed together, may be

Manzanilla, red seat...... made to delwch itself by a trifling explosion, ext.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO'S SHERRY,Į then to sink and exploits from below. In this

Vino de Pasto, blue case the two disks were reon to drift slowly

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s Coonau 1 star $5.25 sway, then there was a faint report, which was

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s COGNAC 2 star $7.50 followed in a few seconds by an explosion. A

FROM this infe until further notice, a die-CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s COONAC3 star 80 pointed column of water rose certainly not less

count of Twenty per cent. (9) pou the than 130 feet. înto, the air with similar resulis to those already described. In this case the surrent locul iste of fremio will be allowed CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s Coosa04 stare $10,50 charge used was 300lbs, weight of gunpowder upon Insurances affected with this Company

F. BLACKHEAD & Co. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, The ordinary charge would to 500Ïbe, "of gun'

Hongkong, 13th December, 1876- (1984 Agents. cotton. representing force enormously

•• Hongkong, 27th June, 1872.

AMMERT, ATKINSON & CO. greater, and one which is considered to he

NOTICE.

HAVE FOR BALE quite sufficient to destroy any sunken mines of the enemy within a cireŝo of 300 yards circum-

T. AND D. HENRY'S CANVAS. WOODBEERY'S American COTTON CAN ference. The fifth tried was directed to harbour THE Undersigned has been appointed. AGENT THIS PORT for THE POSI-f attack. This exhibited the simple process of TIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE VAS.

MANILA (Santa Mosa) ROPE, Assorted breaking a chain of the kind which used to be ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).

Sizes. W. H. NOTLET. found so effectual a barrier to the entry of hostils

GALVANIZED WIRE ROPE, from 1 inch -vessels into a port by simply attaching or fosting Hongkong, 6th June, 1877. 24lbs. of cotton down to a chainoable technically THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND

to 5 inches. known as ineb and the," and exploding this.

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF by the battery. As before, the cable which hung

BATAVIA in w.loop from thể bowsprit of a coltar war instantly soon to be snapped asunder. The next

t1874

Hor's RUSSIAN ROPE.

HotH's TAERED LINES, from & Thread to 44 Thread.

HAMBRO' LINES, STICK LINES. SPUNTARN; Lo FEOST's (English) SEIZING, in Hanks, A

THE Undarsignad basing heon appointed |

sorted.

Hongkong, lef July, 1874.

NOTICE.

FROST'S WHITE LINES.

· DEEP SEA LEADLINES. HAND LEADLINES.

· PATENT SIGNAL HALLIARDS.

"WIRE SEIZINO; Assorted Sizes.

SQUEEJEES. Ship's SCRAPERS. PORT LIGHTS and DECK LIGHTS. SIDE LIGHTS und MASTHEAD LAMPS. Saloon Suspension LAMPS,

GLOBE LANTERNS, Raby, Green, and

White.

... MARLINGSPIKES, SAIL and ROPING

NEEDLES.

experiment vristed the explosion of the Agents in Hongkong for the above Com **datrigger terpoloos". ecntaining charges of

1Cube of powder each; enolosed in both instances any all SPECIAL ATTENTION OF In a metal case resembling in shape the head of a SHIPPERS to the low rate of Premium hage rocket Each of these was affixed to the charged for all ateamar risku, besides which a forward extremity of a pole passing along the Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE ONE- hola, length of the gunboat, and projeating a THIRD PER CENT. (34) will be allowed few feat beyond the bora, The mode of dieshare on risks to ports in Chin Japan, the Philip-LOGLINES, FISHING LINES, &c. ing these is simply to tilt forward and submerge panes, and the Straits. En risks to all other the heads of the pelos, while the electricians whe ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER explode the rocket.beads take shelter and CENT (18) only.

SIELISSEN & Co... riflo-proof metal sorven covering the whole of the

Agonte. bows. This experiment derived additional interest

[1028 from the fact that it is supposed to have been by charges like these that the Turkish monitor was destroyed at Matchin the other day. Certainly nothing could look more terrible than the posi tion of the engineers alourd this fruil craft at. the moment of each explosion when her dimias- tiva howa rosa high in the air andar, the great upheaval, and-floods of water were seen to pour over her deck. But in a mement more the little vessel was seen riding gallantly upon the boiling pool which spread around far and wido The seventh experiment showed hows series of minos could be exploded by a gunload simply running. foul of baby, technically known to the alon trich an "init laser while by the righth and last experiment o ¡ins of twelvj counter- minse, at distances of 400 yards apart from ecl other, were exploded almost: simultaneously. causing a great Commation be the water, and if the charges were ficient, necessarily destroying all mines within their range.

A band of 20 Greek brigands having landed at Maren in Bazmolla (Sandjak dalipoti), seized wealthy inhabitant of that town and deviandel araneom of £2,000. Turkishsoldier was killed by the ribborn,

-COMMERCISE INTELLIGENCE.

ONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM [M:TRANSIT INSURANCE

COMPANY,

منسية

The Business Đề this Company has This

Day boon TRANSFERRED to THE MABINE INSURANCE COMPANY, of 20, Old Broad Street, Londer.

By Order of the Proprietors,

WILLIAM HUNT, Leadenhall Street, Loader,

Secretary,

1st January, 1977,

THEMARINEINSURANCE COMPANY.

ESTABLISHED 1696:

CAPITAL

£1,000,000 Sterling. RESERVE FUND £310,000 Sterling.

With reference to the foregoing advertise mest, THE MARINE INSURANOR COMPANY hos This Day take over the Business of the Low: DON AND ORIENTAL STNÁM Transit Costs. PANY, and has appointed MA, M¿IVER as its AGENT at HONGKONG..

OPIUM.

THURSDAY, 19th July Of New Patus alea given at $565, and of 20), select clients of sume at 567 Of Old Malwa settlemata at $550. with allowance of one and whalf cutties.

EN

ON LONDON

EXCHANGE.

Bank Bills, on demand

40-

Bank Hills, at 30 days' night. 4/04 Bank Bills, at 6 months sight:404 Credits, at 6 months' sight.41 Documentary Bills,st 5 months

sight

ON BOMBAY Bank, sight,

ON CALCUTTA,Bank, night.

ON SHANGHAL----

Bank, lightin --Private, 30 days* Biyut........

SHARES.

*76*

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bhares-39, por

cont, promium.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$775 par

share.

China Traders Insurance Company's Bluros

$2,700 per share.

Chinese Inuiranos Compabr-3210 per state. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Blares

Sabu per share, Chins Fire Insurance Company's Share $150

per shore,

Hongkong and Whanyon Dock Company's

Shares 5 pur out. discount Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s.

Sharos7 per cert, discount Shanghal Stair Ravigation Company-TI, 30

per shnya,

Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-874 per

share

Hongkong Hotel Comey's Shacus 380 per Chinese Imperial Lose 105 de ltd.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

ROBERT J. LODGE,

Manager

10 Broad Street, London.

lat January, 1877.

TRIKE and ISSUE POLICIE on behalf of HE Undersigned is propared to ACCEPT

the MARINE INSULLANOE COMPANY by any First-class Bterwovr

PRASMĊIVER Agoot of the Marine Insurance Company

of Londona Hongkong-16th February 1877.

COTTON WASTE.

WHITE FLAX PACKING. TUCK'S PATENT PACKING: INDIA-RUBBER SHEETS, all sizes.. WIRE and HAIR TUBE BRUSHES CASTOR OIL

TALLOW.

PRACOCK'S COMPOSITION PAINT. PAINT BRUSHES, all sizes. THOMAS BUBBUCK AND SON'S

FAINTS-and- QILS:

HUBBUCK'S TURPENTINE, MA Hurdock's Pal BOILED LINSEED OIL. HUDRUCK'S RAW LINSEED OIL, HUBBOCK'S PALE BRIGHT VARNISH. Humucm's BLACK PARNISH; HUBBUCH'S COPAL VARNISIL, in Quart Cane.

Quart Cans

QUADUCE'S WHITE ZINC VARNISH, in Honnock's FRENCH POLISH, in Quart Cane.

HUBBUCK'S WHITE ZINC PAINT HLUCH'S WHITE LEAD.. Hursock's RED LEAD

HUBBUCK'S BLACK PAINT. HURRUCK'S. GREEN PAINT. HUDHUCK'S YELLOW PAINT: Hubsuck's RED PAINT. Housyen's BLUE PAINT. -Hunnuça's BROWN OXIDE PAINT. - : Hunпca's FINE-PAINTS, in 1b. Tis.

• Husauoz'a. Patent & White Zmo DRIEBS,

AMERICAN BEEF and PORK; in Barrola (2001lba..ench).

Can93 HEATS, SOUP and BOUILLJ SOUPS,

PIQUE COSTUMES EMBROIDERED HOLLAND, PRINTED CAMBRICS, WHITE BRILLANTE, and MUSLIN MORNING WRAPPERS. RICHLY EMBROIDERED SKINTS. LADIES TRIMMED and INTRIMMED HATS and BONNETS,.

just arrived from Paris BOYS' and GIRLS' STRAW HATS. CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING HATS. LADIES* and CHILDREN'S UNDER- CLOTHING and BABY LINEN,

4. despatch.

For Freight, apply to

MEYER & Co

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dress in full; value of emme is required.

Consuler Tevofona » ассоmраnу Стога Caryo should be sent to the Company's Chives iu Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collestor of Customs at Saù Francisco.

For security's sales. Shippers of Overload Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelope the Marks and Nosef Packages Shipped, to

Hongkong, 11th July, 1877

FOR LONDON." THE 41 British Berk

STANFIELD."" Dudley Muster, having the greater portion of har Cargo engaged, and will have quick despatch.orrespond with those in their Bills of Lading.

For further information as to Feedage und For Freight, apply to

Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company

· RUSSELL & Co

flun 1019 No. 9, Praya Central Hongkong, 30th June, 1877.

RUSSELL & Co.. FOR NEW YORK,

Aywils. HE Al American Ship

Hongkong, 2011. July, 1877. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY: TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND

SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD

INFANTS ROBES, CLOAKS, HOODS, T

· HATS, and BONNETS FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES. SUNSHADES mà UMBRELLAS. WHITE and STRIPED SILK, THREAD, and COTTON HOSE. CHILDREN'S THREAD and COTTON SOCKS.

INDIA and HORROCKS LONG CLOTHS. DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY,

by FIRST CLASS HANDS.

"SAYLE AND2 6,0, VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

"MATCHLESS," J... Khway Water, will load for the above" Port, and will have quick despateli,

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL HAGEDORN &C. Hongkong, 29th June, 1877,

FOR LONDON. Al British Bark

THE ROBERT HENDERSON,"

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Guzn, Master, will lost for the stove Port, and will have quick despatch. For Freight, apply to

TGGEL HAGEDORN & Co Hongkong, 12th June, 1877-

1000

FOR SAN FRANCISCO:

QUEEN'S ROAD, AND STANLEY STREETE-A1-British Clipper Ship

HONGKONG-

AND AT SHANGHAI.

AND R. TENNENT'S ALE

PORTER

DAVID CORSAR & SONS'

"Mesclat Navy"

GRYFE,"

T. Roberts, Master, will had hero for the above

| Port, and will have quick bepatol.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

DOMPANTES

of

COMMUNICATION WITỪ BATAVIA,

The Netherlands India Packots, leave Binga. pre fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival

the outward P. & O: Mail from Europe. Singapore for the Packet from China, and run fortnightly.

e French Packets for Butaria wait at

It follows that, to forwurt Correspondence to Bataria with the least delay, the following are the boat égportunities

In the S. W. Monsoon, ***

The English Mail... The French Mail,

In the NB. Mension;

A Private Steamer & few days before the

English Mail.

The French Mail.

PAS.MAIL.RXCHANGED WITH MANILA AND RAIDON. The Philippine. Islands being now, sdwittel into the General Rostal Union, il follows Lu all paid correspondence received from Maril in the moils will be delivered fras by this Office, and that all paid correspondence sent to Manila in the mails should be delivered free there.

Article IX. of the Postal Trenty of Borne provides that Neither the senders nor the wil dreenies of letters and other postul packets shall be called upon to pay, either in the Country of Origin. or in that of Destination, any tax or daty otler than" the rognized atas levied (in the cree of pail corrasyondanes) by the despatch.

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS. THE Steamship "CCEANIC" will ta dua patched for San Francisco, rút Tokohama, on TUESDAY, the 7th August, at 3 r. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, thing office. It is hoped that any extra charge, Uailed Slates, and Enrops.

or apparently extra charge, will at once he Connection is nila at Yokohamn- with Stés-brought to the notice of the proper authoritie mers from Shanghai.

Freight will be roveived on board until 4 PM. VOGEL, VAGEDOEN & CO.

of the 6th proxime PARCEL PACKAGES will be (817

received at the Office until 5 P.M. sano day. All Parcel Packages shond be marked to address in full value of sama is required.

"HANNAH LAW,”-

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, 4th June, 1877.

FOR NEW YORK

Navy Boiled

KE

HE A1 British Ship

Long Flax

{CANVAS.

¿Crown

have quick dispadol.

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, 4th June, 1877.

T

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cu

Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.

OHN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA.

Sale Agent on the Pacife Coast For Winchester Roponting Arms and Ammunition; Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake Superior and Parife Fuse Company's Safety Fo

151145

NOW ON SALE.

IMERRJAL QUARTO.

NGLISH AND CHINESE

-DIOMÓNARY,——-

WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIAZIOr.

An Anglo-Chinono Dictionary, published at the Daily Press Office Hongkong! For comprehensiveness and practical service. this Work stands unrivalled. All the new worda, which the Clonese have to late years been

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & C

Return Passage.Tickets available for 6 month Robert Greig, Master, will load hore and wilt aw issued at a reduction of 20 per cent on to

gelar rates.

For fmthor information sa to. Froight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company No, 37, Queen's Road Central

G. B. EMORY.

Hongkong, 18th July, 1877.,

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FOR NEW YORK. WE AT American Ship

HIGHLANDER” Hatchinson, Master, will lead her and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL HAGEDORN“& Co Hongkong, 24th May, 1877.

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ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE

E Undersigned, Ages for the stove Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- SURANGES at Current Rates,

MELCHERS & CO. Agenta, Royal Insuranes Company. Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.

1780 CHINESE INSURANCE, COMPANY (LIMITED

NOTICE..

NOT

Agent.

in either Colony.

The above does not apply in any way to loose Intters gant outside the mails. These will always be olarged en arrival in Hongkong, and pro bably the Maxib Offer will adopt the same

course.

Complaints fre sometimes received of extra charges on correspondeuse aschanged between this Colony and Saigon, but it is believed it weald be found in all cases that the letters, &e, had been sent loose.

Any Foreign stampa on loose errespondenca are obliterated in his Office.

To provide moans of rometting coull suns of money to or from this Colony and betw TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS the Pors of Chins and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Olea will in future he'ále Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the lowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBL for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crew of the following Veals during their stay in Hongkong Harbou

Heaton

A, British streamer, Brown-s. Maolt.

A-S. DAVIS, American-shin, Ford. Douglas

Impraik & Co Avousre, Fr. bark, Barnard →→→Carlawile & Co. BIANCA Pantica, Italian bark, Tancredi,

Landstein & Co.

CACTUS O., Italian bark, E. Olivari.—Order. CARL, German brig, Thomsen,Arnhold, Ker

berg & Co.

Postage Stamps from foreign residente."

Between Hongkong and Shanghai, or Hong- kong and Yokohama, however in either direction Money-Orders must be used.

The Stamps tendered for sale must not ex- cood" $25 in valo, mast he perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two, as no separate Stampa will be purchased. "They” rast he presented personally or recompanied. by a note.

Lotters containing Stamps should be regis- tered, and the Stamps should be secureil from observation

The Fontzinator ör Agent way postpone pur- CERES, Gorau bark, Specht--Wislar & Co. chasing if the pablis fonds in hand are not compelled to come to express the

POLICIES granted it onrent rates on M. COMMISSARY, British chip, Hunter-Melekurs sulloient, and he will refute to purchase is ans jacle in, machinery, photography, talegraphy, rine Risks to all parts of the World. In & Co.

vass which appears doabifut or suspicions. He and in science generally, which the rapid advance sonntance with the Company's Artiolos of As DAPHNE British ship, Arendrup.-Moyer & Co. is allowed to charge a Commission of one per- of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are sociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri EDINBURGH CASTLE, British bark, M. H. Scout, on all Stamps parolased. bare giron in ostanie. Bach and every word is buted unirally to Contributore, whether Share fully illustrated and explained, farming exercises hellera or not, in proportion to the net amount for students of a most instructive nitus Both of Premre contributed by oh, the rowsining the Court ad Panti proannciations are given third being carried to Rezerve Fund,

OLYPHANT & Co.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1876.

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tho accents boing carefully marked on the boat prinsiple hitherto attained. The typography dispays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type corrasped ( the six NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE of body, thereby affecting a vast economy o space, achieving a clearness not previously aitamed, and dispensing with thoas vast wargius and vacant spaces which have heretofore charNA- 1orised Chinese publications.

Most countries fo which. Hongkong forwards Correeporstence --having-joined the¬- General Fostal Union or being probably about to do so, it is nonassary that the following mies by strictly observed

ward-Adamson, Bel & Co. Earth Roir, Datoh bark, Biefken-Landstein

& Co Escor, American Lark Waterhousen.

Pustan & Co FORTUNE. Siamese bark, Petterson-Chines F. P. LITCHFIELD, American bark, Spalding- 1.No Letter or Packet, winther, to be regis- j

Order. PROTIVE, British back. Balfour --Russil & Co. if it contains gold. or giver money, jewels, pre-

tered or unregistered, can be received for Postage 1 1/

GLAMIS CASTLE, British stoninery Groig,cious articles, or anything that, az -p "general

Adamson, Bell; & Co.

rule, in liable to Customs daties.

GOLD HUTSER, An.shio, Ereman-Mayor & Co 2-This Regulation prohibits, the sending of OZYFC, British ship, Roberts-pugins Lap-Patterns of dutishio articles, unless the quantity

rak & Co.

sent be so small as to make the sample of“ uoll GUSTAV-&-Mamız, German ship. Douse, W value.

-INSURANCE COMPANY:

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTER AND SPECIAL AOTS OF PARLIAMENT. For practical purposes the arrangement of

ESTABLISHER 1800. the work is so complete, that is reference to ite pages enables a person who understands English

CAPITAL -62.000,300;12: to communicato offusively with motives wha MACKEREL, SARMON BULLIES, and understond nothing but Chinese in the respout above Company, are propared to grinti, America ship, Hutchisses.—

THE Untersignal Agents at Hongkong for the' work; will be found indispensable to all Europeans residing in China, and to the natives Poboies sgainst FIRE. to the extent of £10,000 [978 themselves it explains subjets fully with which on any Building or on Merchandise in the same,

OILMAN'S STORES of all kinds.

THE SCOTTISH IMPEDIAL INSURANCE COMPANY

TONGUES and SOUNDS, in Kits.

Hongkong, 24th May, 1877.

ILANNAH LAW British ship Groig Vogel,

Hagedorn & Co.

Vogel, Hagedorn & Co..

Jons

די

The limits of weight allowed are as fol.

Boots AND PAYERS-To British Offices, 51b. Pattress.—5lb., if without intrinsic value. BOOKS AND PAPERS.-To the Continent, &e,

· PATTERNS.÷b oz.

THE

THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE Undersigned have been appointed Sole very few indeed of them are perfectly acquainted, at the anal rates, sibject to a discount of Sue OF THE SOUTH, Brishtiy, Bennett 21h.

Agent in Hongkong for the above usmer Apents for the Bala of their Goods in Ta partios rorident in England and interested Twenty pre gent: (20 *3.). Company is propered to GRANT POLICIES Hongkong and China by Meski J. & R. TEN-in China il sanct bat be invaluable ucɑasion. sgained FIRE Buildings and onGoods toyeur Glasgow, and Maasrs: DAVID CORSAR the extent of £10,000, at the usual rates, subject Bone, Arbroat.like DAN faan immediate discount of 20***

Attention is invited to a considerable reduction

in Tremis for LIFE INSURANCE in China

Late Policies affected during the year 1875 Sitara in the Bonne to be declared on Slat December for the quinquennial period then ending

Sve do MAOG. HEATON, "Hongkong, 27th September, 1875. ⠀ ⠀ [1465|

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Untersigned Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Tosed of Directors authorizing them to imae Policlos to the extent of £1000 on any one Fleet class Risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Rinks at Current Rates,

A Discount of 20 "f, alloired.

HOLLIDAY WISE & Co.

Agents Hongkong, 8th January, 1975,

ABNHOLD, KARBERG & Üz Hongkong, January, 1867.

BE-SUNG

*& Co.**

To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the

foilosing factsure submitted for consideration

CILMAN & Ca,

Agente.

finoas

Hongkong, 7th July, 1874. 419 Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 THE ON TAR INSURANCE COMPANY

(LIMITED). Chinese charactors, and Modhurst's English

and Chiness Dictionary about (00)0009, whilst, Unpirar TIELS 400,000; EQUAL TO $555,55555 this work contains more than 50,000 Englishi

BIRECTORS..

Arabol, Kurberg & Co. Jara, Bassinti.ahip, Mabarg – Ordas Lord MACAULA, British bark; Honkaun.~

Order MAIP, British bark, Andrews-Landstein & Co. MERSE. Brilist bark, Robartsouibb, Living

ston & Co. as MONTOON AGYU me, British steamer Starrock.

H: Kiar & Co

Nius, Ainerican aliri Leonned Order, NORSEMAY, Biam skip, Tarek-Tack Mos & Co,

ŠTASEIzzo, Brit berk Dilley-Bornɛn. Cü.

mikaelisa fallaxing sxfields cannot baisend hy Post at all;- Glosa, -Liquids, Gunpowder, Astahes, Candles, Soap, Indigo," Dyo-staffs, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails or offensivo or injertops to partons dealing with them.

PARCELS.

The pohlia in reminded that, in China and Japan, there is no zich thing as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disappointment is caused by persistent alterapia la band wall valnable brillia through the Fest Fans, Chris Articles of Dress, Fanog. Work, and simalar pronte are

often spent mers in Postage than would have

COAL MERCHANTS, Have always on hand Diags Brocas of words, and upwards of: 600,000 Clunese charac every description of Coun

Parang juga kearegain doepite all the grammar and LEE SING of the Tsi Hing Firn. Address, care of Hoo-tx-core & Co. No. 49. cthor elementary witle as yet into the CHAN SHUNG LAI, of the Lai Yuen Firma, German Lark Grafe BioCo, Praya, Hongkong in

student of this dealt language absolutely re- WONE TIK TON, of Lay Cham Citorg Wing STARLIGHT, Binture wig, Wachtalbrennen continually being refused, the senders having Hongkong, 9th May, 1877.

(719 quires exemples to display the rusions appli. Leng

cations and equivalents of different words which Loo YEE, of the Yoo. On Firmi have one general meaning. Of these exuples FONE BOEY FUNG, of the Tung Sang Wo Hong HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION this work contains more than five times as Were PAK CHEONG, of the San Tya Leo Hog

many as any other Distionarhitharto pub-PIN Poku, of the Wy Bing: Firm. lehed.

NÓW ON SALE.

STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE,

By Dr. DEVAN, With many Additions, Corrections

PRIOR

In Paper Wrapper Nantly Bound

Apply at the Daily Press Offe

It comprises upwards ei two thousand large quarto pagesa d

581.00 80.00

LONDON TRUANER & O., 60, PATERNOSTER HOW.

HONGKONG A

DAILY PRESS OPEKE, WYNDHAM ST..

MANAGER-HO AMEL

* Maritimes,

SYDENHAM, British ship, Millar.-Messageries TAL-TSING, British ship Johnston-Ondez.c TALEE, German bark, Bruhn-Siemreon & Co. TUINIVALLA, Danish stasmor, Mölsen.--Lands

RIGHT & Conjugat

KLAINE BISka on Chooila, ko, tok at ThOOR KRANOM, Sjumesu tark, -Vorrathi CURRENT BATES to Australia, California. ↑ biomeen & Co- Mundhay Biayapore, Sdigon, Fonung, and to all TANGTEZE, British steamer, Soliultze-Sier the Trasty Ports of China and Japan.

son & Co Hand Offles, 48, Benhard Strand,

YOUNG STAM. Siamese ship, Bendisteen-Ear £852 Tre Long.

Hongkong, 1st June 1877,

paid the freight by steamer. No refund can ha rando on.Enchi parvels of the value of Stamps obliteratol. before the nature of the contouté are discovered.

Fm STATE PATPERNO.

Som difflocity is experienced in obtaining a genera; unferatanding of what is a Pattern. It - in a boxu fida antaple of goods which thamamden has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to ordon. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the groods ere; and must have no intrinsic value::