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MISCELLANEOUS,

New York Cone "acans: The fast ie," said the lawyer, “one of the defendanti has akipped." The Judge looked up in surprise, The lemmel goutle can on the other side roprated, "Stipped? What does he mean "Oh!" replied the plain- tit's lawyer, in, confusion, "ho cuu't be found,"

Go on, said the Judge:

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„THE "MERCHANT FLEET, OF

GERMANY.

The Gluchany gives the following information regarding the morohaal feet of Gonnaxy During the last quinquennial period the svange number of sailing roses's in all the ports of the North Sea coast was 2,336 verzola;. having 5. tonunga of 410,000 tons, and carrying 18,478. Mrs. Shoty (to New York shopkeeper) men., At the end of that period the number of Slow 106, a therinomato one of your "very vessila hat risen 121, adding 20,000 tous to thvir Inst." Shopkeeper: “This, malam, ia ou of the tonnage and 133 man to their crows.. During the very finestYcuation glass, and the best quick, same quinquennia: period, the development of silver. Men Shoddy: "Silver? That would steam easy was eron more considerable. In 1879 be very nice for the kitchen, but I want one for the steamboats employed in the merchant feat of my boodoor. Haven't poune with quịnk gold?” | the same listrict of the North Sea mors only 82 A very bad rider who posseades enormously at the end of 1876 thin gure had risen to 192 large feat was lately soon, to the astonishment witha tonnage of 250,000 tons, and carrying 7,100 of every one, riding a hores which, though quiet rion. In the district of the Eastorn 5049, the in Borkass, wha ditiouit to manage in connection average number of sailing rosals included 1,993. with a saddle The soimal's neck behaviour and this number is gradually diminished yuar by was eventually explained by a lookery, who year, while the tommage of 440,000 tons remained remarked, "He evidently thinks he is balvern the same. The number of man aarving on board ihe shafts "

has had constantly diminished (there wuro at the end of 1876 706 raen fewer than 1872 T results from this that the small sailing vascola have been replaced by larger ongs in that mari- time district. In this same district of the Eastern to the development of steam seale bas progressed in Invoras proportion, to that of sailing visie. In 1872 there were 69; sincs in Grassed to 137 with a tonnage of 33,186 tons and i fores of 1.700 mon. The total number of merchant vessels in the two sons last year was 4,745, having a fannago of 1083,882 tons and carrying 49,362 men, watch gives in relation to the pour 1872 an inorease of 216 rosola with. 96,192 tons and 2,156 men: 319, steam-rossels are included in these tutalso **

A great number of Russian ladies in St. Potersburg lave pledge themselves intzally neither to wear sifk or satin or costly ornaminis, nor to give bulle, nor to indulge in other luxuries ning the prosent war, but to devoto the moung which they would otherwise hare spent upon such objects to the nursing of the sick and wounded of their country.

The Oblo State: Foururi tells of a village olergyman who, visiting a parishioner, suffering from lingoring disease, expressed to his wife Hope that 310 sometimes spoke to him of the faturo. "I do indeed, sir, was the reply, "Often and often I wakes him in the night, and says, "John, John, yon little think of the torkuro as is propared for you.'"...

Horace Harnas, of Paint Morris, Ma, con tacted in 1850 to pasor the $3,000,000 of t sore of the frigała Husmir, which sank nizerya six years ago, near Hell Gate -utafter,ive years" labour and an expense of more than $40,000, he gave it up. He has now. however, secured the Barrices of Sidney Cook, of Presque Isle, Md., a notad Älivery and will resumed work at ouse.

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·COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

OFIUM

Tuesday, 24th July, Sales of New Patna sze given at 3565%, and of select chests of same at $557 Of New Be mares at $500.

Bishop Potter of New York, in orensiag him. solf from making a speech at the luncheon after | ON FINK DOK a.church deixation at Boston the other day. -told-the-story of; the man who was alwöya - bragging of any spooch he made, and accordingly once told ‹ friend that he had just been down Beston phone he made a spacohol-aid- you?" said the friend. "I am glad to hour. It.. I always did hate those Bostonians."

A young Amoritun damaal, of thoroughly un- enbarrassed manners, recently wont to call on! "Gustave Dory and found him at work upon a ploture, whoreupon she was good enough not only to tell him what to do next, but sotually testo "the brush, vit of mis band and add the

nessury touches herself. The gentleman who necompanied her was over-whelmed with confu son, but the god natured artist only langten.

It is pretty generally stated (says "the London Correspondent of the Dundee Advertiser) in eireles in which the menibor for Stafford is fre- quently to be found, that he has is preparation e

commderible work, on the experiances or minars

during the last decade. Some people, however, To that what he has a contemplation is an uccount of his travels io-Amerien, aud not from the minera, but from the literary artist's point, of flow

A Parkina mannfaster bisected an order from Turkey for a large number of white shirts, upon which extracts from the Korat sro to be printed in sky blue letters. Upon mum- ber of white woollen undershicha, ist bestopou the signature of Mobaused. The articles are intended for distribution to Turkish Rd when upon especially dangeroin, duty, to stimu, Jate their coumge under the impression that they are talismans,

EXCHANGE.

Denk Bills, on démand:9/17 Bank Dilla, at 30 days" sight:...4/1. Bank Bills, at 5 months' sight. 170% Credits, at 6 months' sight4/04 Porcimentary Bills at 6 months”

sight

ON BOMBAT.Bank, sight: ON CALCETTA-Bank, sight. ÔN SHAFURAL———————

Bank, sightingpe Private, 30 days' sight....

-SHARES,

4/07 10 4/1 .280 1

nom.

751

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-38 por

cent premium ₫ Drion Insurance Society of Canton $75 por

share..

Chian Trators' Insurance Company's Shares

$2,700 bar ahozo.

Chinese Insurance Company-$2371 per share..

Botickong Fire Insurance Company's Shared

$580 per share.

China Fice Insurance Company'e Shures-3150

per share.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dank Company's

Share 25 per vent, discount, Bergkong, Canton, and Macao Sicambrat Bor's

Blazes-7 por sont, discount. Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-The. 30

per share.

Bisary.

Hongkong fax Company's Shark-$75 per Houkong Hotel Company's Shares $60 por

shars.

Chinese Imperial Loan £103. Ex. 1.

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SALES ON JULY Biru, AB REPÓRTEN BY CHINESE. Yu-sang-chong to travelling trader.

California Potatoes 170 cases, at $2.30, by Shellfish-90 Vags, at $11.00, by Young choy Lo tavelling trader.

It is raually thought that wheat is the moat nutritivas of all our cereal and this opittiga ís current in atmest all works relating to fad Regunt investigations by Professor Whatle and Mr. Cooper appear to show-the-contury- They give the best place te ryo. Bye contains more gluten, It is one-third richer than whoat. Rye, muresver, is capable of thriving almost ini aby soil. This fast ought to have an important offect now that wheat is rising to war prices.

Trond Erskine once, whoc dining at the Duke of York's, declare that a wife was only a thing to travelling trader. canister tred fron's takich product that following epigra DI —

Fangus-15 bag, at 3200, by Hing-tai-chan to travolling trador. :

Lord Erskine at women proming to rail, Say wives are biz. caniators tied to one'a tall; While fair Lady Aans, ne the subject he carries on, Feals hurt at his lardality'e deunding comparison. Not hotefort dograding Considered wrighti - A canister's positi, and polshed and brighti

And should flirt its original parity hide, That's the fans of the puppy to whom it is tied i Govett-Gardan Market is about to undergo an important architectural improvement, the Duke of Bedford having decided on the rebuilding of a argo, number of the houses surronding the market and a special feature in the intended now buildings'is that, in carrying them out, the piazzas are to be intzeduced in Eront of the structures on the whole of the four sides. A commencement has been made by the taking down of the houses in King-street betweca Evans's Hotel and James-street.

"Fa" inquired a New York, youngster, kok- ing up from his catechism last Funday after. noun, "I say, Pe, what's Catechumen mean?” The father thought for a moment and scratched his hood, Cat aocmea, my son," he quietly replied, "is that wondrces instinct which prompta a Themis cat to disappear instantly at sight of

a hoot-jack or any other dangerous missile." The youngster said, “Oh," and ventu bling "An inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven," 'is before..

en te travelling trader.

Vermiceli-130 bage; at $10,000, by Bing-tai-

White Pepper 30 bags, at $14.80, by Hop-

Black Sessarians 50 bags, at 31.75 by "Kwong-wing-eling to travelling trador.

Bried Elly Flowers-13 bage, at $14.00, by Kwong-ring-shing to travelling trader.

Malou Saly-60 baga, at $1.80. by Chun-chong to travelling trader.

Killed Rice-5,200 piouls, at 52.24, by Tad loo to local trader,

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(Now MysŃS. FALCONER & CAA KEGIATERJ- July 24th.

Brest. Baremder-1.. Bom....

Termumiter--) 1.36%,

Vermometer P.M.

*Thermomrier-X. [Wet bæ)

• 1 Theme- .K. (We! balu).. Tlorimeter.m. (Wes bulb).

Lernmeter-Katicwars

Thermoder-Minimam reright).

20120

23.850

153

正常 班

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICA E.

REGISTER

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRANS

AROXETER

THERMOMETER,

2.

D. C. Johnson, of Shasts county, has obtained & patent for a steamboat paddle wheal; and ba came from Reckling to Shotamento in a boat pro. pelled by this wheel with hand power. From Sacramento the bont was brought to Ban Fron- used on a bargo, and here he will put in a steam engine and ranke a public trial of the invention on the bay. Mr. Motheimer, the civil enginear. lius examined the wheel and attaches much value to the invention. The boat and wheel may be soon the landing of the Oakland freight boot. The --Alla California, ..

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH, 1877.

VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING-

DESTINATION

VESSEL B NAMER

CAPTAIN

AT

FOR FREIGHT AFFER TÓ

TO BE BEJPATCHED

LONDON, vis SUEZ CAVAL LONDON LONDON. LONDON.. HAMBURG. NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK

BAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, vin Y‘HAMA SAN FRANCISCO, vía Y HAMA' SAN FRANCISCOS SINGAPORE BOMBAY, &o

'SAIGON, SINGAPORE,. & YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA SHANGHAI.......... SHANGHAI SHANGHAI

SWATOW, AMOY, & F'CHOW

FOR SALE

NOTICE.

Patroctus (atr Stanfield

Dudley

Robert Hondu Polyne

Land Mainlay.

Haunah Low

Highlander

Matchlora

Vietoria

City of Peking (tr.)-

Pakit (str.)

Sahwung Monkmann "Robert-Gráig.

Hetchinson J.C. Datos. W. D. Trin le

Oseania (etz.); Brylo

T. Roberts.

Woolsoft.

Benledi (sta.): Pai-ho (str.) King Richard (str.)-

Clearoy (str.)

Loveintra Nelson...

Dondon

Stintor (str.).

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

9. Ashton

MT4 FFA the late e B. LAICOXER

FRS. 4 B FALCONER, Widow and Ad.

(sole and only Partner of the Fum of GEORGE FALCONER & Co., Watch Manufacturor, Joval lens, Bode, Honghong), and Mc. MATTHEW FALCONET, Hrother of the Decased, bog ra spootfully to intimate that they have agreed to CONTINUE the BUSINESS long carried on be the late Mr. FALCONER: ·

In making this announceruent, thoy.have plea ram in stating that they have made such a rangements that the oftoinmoy and high reputa tion formerly enjoyed by the Firm, will be maintained in its entirety in all its branches.

The Stook, as hitherto, will commst of 107 Elkr ARTICLE of the BEST QUALITY and WORKMAN- SHIP, and they bopo to be favoured with a c tinuance of that patronage which was so literally extended to the late Mr. FALCUNNI, und, iu so

·liciting such, war efforts will be wanting to inspire that confidence on the part of their Customers which was so marked a feature in the Business as formerly conductedByte

hitharto, viz.,

The Businors will he married on in the old Frames under the same Name and Style as

GEORGE FALCONER & Co.

1025 Hongkong, 29th June, 1877. TOR SAL B, PES 1 DOZEN LES

SCO'S BREEZE, White Seat TOSAR & Co.'s SHEKET, Yellow Sta!..... BISQUET DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY...... CLARK & ELLIS OLD IRISH Wanky... CLARK & ELLIS” OLD TOM.......

FOR

BURGUNDIES. Nurr, Pints (2'dozen).......................... CHARLES, Quarts (I dozen).. URAMBENZIN, QUSTIS (1 195) CHAMBERTIN, Pints (dos)....

POSLACK

MEYEE'S

MUILOR FEFREA" ST. JULIEN ...

ITATIAN WINES D'ASTI VERMOUTH, 1 dozen Quarts.... BAROLO, 1 dezan Quirts

PASSITO, 1 dozen Quartz MOSCATO, 1 dozen Quarts...... NEULOLO MOUSssúx, 1 dozen Querla

Butterfold & Size Hongkong Russell & Co Hongkong Vogel Hagorn & Co. Hongkong Meyer & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & E Hongkong Vogel, Hagorn & Co... Hongkong Vegal Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedora & Capa Hongkong P. Mi S. 8. Co

Q. & Co Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

P.&O. 9. N. Comme de

Hongkong Sooy Shing

Mosesgeries Maritimes... Hongkong David Bassoon, Sone & Co.

P. & OS. N. Co Hongkong

Jardine, Mathuson & Co............ Butterfold & Swire;. P&O S N Co. Hongkong Douglas Lapruik & Co.

FOR SALE

SATEE & CO.

SUMMER STOCK. NEW DRESS MATERIALS, in

GAUZE

'MIKADO-SILKS. LAND STRITE JAPANESE SILKS. PLAIN and STRIPED LUSTRES. MOHAIR SICILIANS, WHITE and COLOURED HAMBURG

NETS.

FANCY COLOURED GRENADINES

GAUZES.

The BEST MAKE of BLACK GRENADINE, forinted to wearsel).

must

"NEW" "GOODS,

On or About Lat prox Quick despatch.

Quick drapatok.

Quiok despatch.

Quick dispatob.)

Quick despob

Quick dosatol

Quick despatol.

Quick despatol.

Qu 80th inst, at 3 P.H

On 7th pean, at 3.1a.ME.

utok dosputeh.

On 28th fat, at noon. Oń: 28th inst.

-On dili prox, at noch.

Tomorrow, a5 Quick despatch, To-day, at træ On or about 9Ivinst. Quick despatche To-day, at noon.

VESSELS ON THE FERTIL

FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW. THE Stoanship

"YESSO,"

VESSELS ON THE BERTH.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE. ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISK, ANCONA, VENICE, NEDI. TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON,

BOMBAY, MADRAS CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA

THE AMPA Stoanship

THE PENINSULAR AND OBIENTAL STHAM

TEGIN." Captain Woolcott, will leave this on SATURDAY, the 28th July, at Noon.

For further Particulars, apply to

ADAM LIND, Euparintendent." Hongkong, 19th July, 1877.

U. S. MAIL LINK

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

HE U.S. Mail Steamer CITY OF PEKING" will be despatched for San Franciso, via Yokolazh, on MONDAY, the 30th July, 1877, at 3 Pat, taking Passengers ant Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europo

Througi Pasronger Tickets and Bills of Lading an insuod fer transportation to Yeko. human and other Japan Ports, to San Fra1, to parts in Maxico, Central and South America, und to New York and Buupa, via Overland Railways.

A Steamer of the Mitsa Bihi 6.8. Company will leave Shanghai, viê Cho Inland Bop Porta, about "tane data, wnd undo elese connection at Yokohama

Guptain S. Ashton will be despatched for the Tabure Porta TO-DAY, the 20th us at Noon, Tarious lines of steamers to England, France, At Now York. Passagers have colection of instead of the time previously notifiod.

and Germany. For Freight cr Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & Co.** Hongkong, Zird July, 1877.

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FOR YOKOHAMA

THE British Stemmer

THE I

"KING RICHARD.” Captain Nelson, will be despatched to the shove „PALLOMARROTZ the 9th inst. at 5 Par

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co., Agents.

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Hong kong, 20th July, 1872 ---

FOR SAIGON.

CARE.

be for WASHING COSTUMES E. Stanship-- and MORNING WRAPPERS, PLAIN COLOURED ORGANDIMUSLINS. FANCY STRIPED FRENCH PRINTED MUSLINS,

KANDA and YOSEMITE STRIPED CAMBRICS. WHITE and COLOURED NIAGARA CAMBRICS

$3

88

$12

$

WHITE BRILLIANTES and PIQUES. DAMASSE CAMERIUS. FRENCH PERCALES CRETONNE CAMBRIOS-

S12

COLOURED TRESS LAWNS

$13 GALATEA STRIPES and LINEN MATS X15

- for Children's Wom

VICOMTE DE LA PEYRIERE CHAMPAGNE. Carte Blanche, 1 dozen Quarts ...

HESSE & Co. Hongkong, 13th July, 1877.

C

FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE

Hrneck & Co.'s MONOPOLE.

34

FBN LEDI will be despatobed for the above plucy on SATURDAY AFTERNOON, the 28th instant.

For Freight or Pissags, apply to

SORY SHING,

Bugba Strand. Hongkong, 24th July, 1877,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, A SUEZ CANAL HE Conmay's Steamship.

PATROCLUB."

[1141

will be despatched on or nhout flu. Ist proximg.

·For Freight or Passage, üpply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 24th July-1877.

GTEAM TO YOKOHAMA: HEP&O S. N. Cos Stounsip

T

SUNDA

"ADAM-LIND;"

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WHITE and UOLOURED KATISTE, NEW DESIGNS in LINEN, GAMBRIC, and

will love for the above place shortly after the PIQUE COSTUMES. EMBROIDERED HOLLAND, PRINTED arrival of the Starship Hindostan" with the

next English Mail. CAMERICS, WHITE BRILLIANTE, and" konk

MUSLIN MORNING WRAPPERS, RICHLY EMBROIDERED SKIRTS 38 LADIES TRIMMED and UNIKIMMED

just arrived from Paris.

SY

[1097

1874

DEETJEN & Ca.

[11023

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1877.

FOR SALE. UTLER, PALMER & Co

Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPILLETS. Apply to

SEEMSSEN & C Hongkong, st June, 1876.

IAS

CHAS

ItE941

FOR SALE. HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE,

WEIGSLAOK."

$10 per case of 2 dezan pints. $18......per case of I dozen quarta.

CHATEAU LEOVILER FOTTERRE, 1860

***VIN DES PRINCES"

$18 per case of dozen quarks.

PALMER MARGAUX

per onse of 1 dozen quiarte. CHATEAU BELAIR.

per caso of 1 dozen quarts.

LORMONT.

pot onze of 1 dosen quarte. per case of 2 dozen pints.

SIEMSSEN & Co... [592

·July 24th-

NAGA

Aver

KUNU,

Hongkong, 1st May, 1876.

CELEBRATED WINES.

Bunravier..

chod 8.3 86.0

HW

"I met a Highlander," said Sir Daniel Ma-indoned Windt..... cree, "who had eattled the question of Sabhatk- breaking at a very flue point. I was fishing on

Dry Theranoster.

a Scotch lock with a party. Among our pro- visions was a ban. On Sunday I asked the inn- Wel Thermag keeper to cut it in tiro, one-half for boiling, to carry with us, the other for grilling, to eat-in- oors. Janie produced a knife, but then be-

four's Raindance

thought himself that a kife would not only through the bone Haze you not got o saw f' Aye, he replied," but dinne ye ken it's the Sabbath I would no like to nue à say on the Sabbath -

Old Inele Jeff; the barker, was just rechtering from the effects of a protracted spree, when a gentleman entered his shop for a shave. After luthering his customer, Jeff takes a small hoz, B placing it by the side of the chair, mounte it and began his tonsorial duties. The gentle. smoticing this strange pinninVIN, RES Tole

...

11.

Banogen, level of tür sen in facius, teño, and hundreda. Inconometer, in Fahrenlink degrees anil žena, kepi ka "the pair in dedition.

Theories or VANU is registeandovery, den politą. Nu NZ, N., Ke.

Fazer o WIN a 1to light fiere. 3 underte i to 7 fast strony 10 hens, 10 to 1 setent."

SUTHOR WEATHER-B- Clear blue sky. C. Chudy. P Daxy. "E: Ford Fungit BAL £. Jaghining i

Jo fer-an-explanation" Well, how you real Yang wall

I don't mind layin' wit 'ama Ketle when dars nobody in de altop, but bicon is bizness, an when I's waitin' on customers. I don't want dem ́ar shakes foolin' roun' dis daikoy's feet.”.

There has been something like a mutiny among the Ameer's troops in Herat, in

Ing. 9. Snow, T, Thunder Bud, skresteslag, P. Valliti. P. Born Cal. The lottery repeated to indicato, kny larreane ordr the acar evange of the 1. migrákension.

BAIN --The Loum af rain for the prevīrila 20' hours, Māo coofs regir ers from 1 to 36 te gaandty of water fallos,

- infeated in inches, 12hs and hundreds

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,”

the Governor offering thom one month's pay quider orders from the Aucot who neversi montai were due One regiment stoned the do beral when proceeding to distribute the dola, and FRE compiled him to beat a retreat with á woanded a HE Undersigned, Agonts for the bors hand. Ultimately, however, the instalment vasCompany, are prepared to GRANT IN accepted upon the son of Arola Khan, rush man, BURANCES at Current Rates tobecoming security for the balanco, 4 rentation

"of purishmerit, war jisseed open the officers of the inutinous regimant, but of course was sub. sequently remitted. Apparently the Atager's position has grown so weak that he fears oronto

sem strong.

In 1862 King Charley's conser. Cettering, was first exhibited to the nga publio the Cockpit, Thontre, in Drusy Tams, when Shirley

Cardinal was represented. Evelyn reprovingly speake of the public theatres being based to an athsistical liberty," Nall Gwynne ta in front of the curtain pittling with the fopa, lounging ross and leaning over them, and conducting

UTLER, PALMER & Gos

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

AMAIE WILL CLOSE-

For Swatow, Amor, and Foochow --I'or Yerso, to-day, the 25th instant, at 21.50 ... For Shanghai. Per Glenroy, to-day, the 25th instant, at 9.30 .M.

For Huilone and Haiphong-Today, the 25th instant, at 4.30 P.M.

For Yokohama-Per King Bichard, to-mer- row, the 24th instant, at 30 PER

MAILS DY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Paekot "PEKIN" will be despatolod with the Mails for Europe.

o., on SATURDAY, the 28th inslarit,

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

FRIDAY 7th instant,

5 P.M., Money Drilor Oes clos

6 P... Post De close except the NIGHT Box.

which remain open all night." SATURDAY, 28th inglunt,"

7. A.M.. Po Otce opens for sila of Stampa, Registry of Letter, unb Fosting of all corre spondence. Ma

10 E., Post Oier losos axeapt for Lato Lot-

ters. Registry of Letters cosas, 10.15 x Lettore may be posted on payment of

Late Fos of 16 conta extra Postaga, until. 11AM., when the Post Of CLOSES entirely. 11.30 A Lottes (but Lettera only) addrosect to the United Kingdora-ríd Brindisi, ur to Bin rapero, niay be pestad-on board the Packet with Late Feoof 48 cents extra postage, until 11.50 when the Mail is finally clorex.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES ·

PACKET.

The United States' Minil Packet "CITY OF PEKING" will be dispatched on MONDAY. the 30th instant with Nails for Japan, fon Francisco, and the United States, which will be CLOSED us follows:-

P.M. Registry of Letters consen

2.30 P.M. Post Office closes.

States, or Union Counigies only may be postar on board the Packet with Late Fee of 1ocate axt Fostage, until

Freight will be recoired on board until 1 P.2.30 PM. Correspondence for Japan, the Cuilt cn the 29th of July. Parcel Packets will be ́recaival at the Ufee uctil 5 P.M. same day : all Parect Packages should be marked to od dress in fall; vaine of same is required.

The following rates of Postage, must be pre- Cormular Invoices to accompany Overland paid in Hongkong Stumps, Prepayerutis tour Carge should be sent to the Company's Offices polary in the cases marked *:- în Sauled Tvelopes, addressed to the Collator |

uk Customs at Jah FruzálaðD.

9.50 P.M. when the Mail is finally clowed.

LEITER NEO- & Per-

Couls, Caste Conta

For Becurity's sake Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to ondores on the Envelope United States, Canada, Van- the Mark and Now of Packages Shipped to correspond with those in their Bills of Lading

For further information as to Possage and Freight, apply të thë Agenoy of the Company, No.9, Pruya Cantral

RUSSELL & Co., Aguats.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1877.

NOTICE, COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FAQUEROTS POSTE FRANCAIS

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGA FORR, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SÜBZ, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES; ALSO.

BOMBAY, MAHB, ST. DENTS, AND

-- FORT. LOUIS.

uver and Prometa fet New Brunswick.Novi Sad. tia Bermuda, Bruzil, Cuba, Ca, French, Spanish, and Datoh West Didier, Guiana, Jamaica, Surinam Trinidad

Registration R Conta Aspinwall, Panam Bahamas, Danish West Indies,

Hayla

Hawaiian Kingdom Mexico........

.* 18

唔

* 14

16.

*

2.0%..

Newfoundland (Registration 12

Cents)16 Feru, Bolivia, Chili, Eunador

Registration 12 Cents). Vo West Indies (except es pamed. above) Costa Rica, Honduras, New Granda, "Nicinging Turk's Teland, Venesuelo (Ra.

Lf gistration 12 Cents)

26 Any articles found onelesod in Newspapers

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

(N SATURDAY. Us sich Argus site or Book Packets (as milk scarves, jordlary, def

at Woon, the Company's Steamship will be confisertaisen “PEL-HO." Commandat LBCOINTRE, with MAILS, PASSENGELS, SPECIE 51 CARGO, will leave this Port for the above plancs

Cargo and Spacie will be registered för Con- dog as well as for Marseiling, and accepted in transit through Manilless for the principal [1118 places of Europe,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 19th July, 1877

STEAM TO SHANGILAL, THE POS, N. Co's Steamship

HATS and BONNETS T-

Cargo will be received on board until 4 ... Sposia and Purple matil 3-on-tho- 3rd August, 1877 (Parsota are not to he sent on board, they must be left at the Agency's after Offles) Contents and value of Packages are

required.

*** KINDOSTAN " will leave for the above place about 2 hours her arrival with the next English Mail. ADAM LIND

Supaintandant Hongkong, 9th July, 1877.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

L

·BOYS' and 'OIRLS' STRAW HATS. CHILDREN'S WHITE PIQUE WASHING

N HATS: LADIES mit CHILDREN'S UNDER CLOTHING and BABY LINEN INFANTS ROBER, CLOAKS, HOODS,THE ALBritish Dark MAA, HATS and BONNETS.

FEATHERS, FLOWERS, DACES SUNSHADES and UMBRELLA 8. WHITE and STEIFED SILK, THREAD,

and COTTON HOSE... CHILDREN'S THREAD and COTTON BOCKS

INDIA and HORBOCKS' LONG CLOTHS. DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY,

by FIRST-CLAUS KANDE

BATLE AND CO.,

CTORIA EXCHANGE,

QUEEN'S EOAP, AND STANLEY STREET

HONGKONG:

AND AT SHANGHAI.

BENTOTORIA,2 -- WD. Trimble, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have immediate dospatch.

For Freight, apply to

YOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, 24th July, 1977.

FOR HAMBURG.

HE Al British Bark

THE ALP

"İORD MACAULAY,"

[1143

Captain Menkmand, will load for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, ajaply do

TOGEL HAGEDORN & Co.

[1129 Hongkong, 21st July, 1977.

FOR NEW YORK.

T

THE A1 American Skip

"MATCHLESS,"

J AND R TENNENT'S ALE and C. Dawes, Muster, will load for the above

POSTER

DAVID CORSAR & SONS

Merchant Navyý“

Nary Belled

CANVAS

*Long Flax

Grown

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.

[641130 'OHN SKINKER SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIAWAN

Hongkong, 11th May, 1807

Scle Agent on the Puciño Coast for Winchester Iepeating Arms and Ammunition

Port': Blasting and Sporting Powder; Lake

Fort, and will have quick despatch.

For Treight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & ----Hongkong, Wth June, 1977,

FOR LONDON.

•F1016

HE A1 British Bark

ROBERT HENDERSON," Gunn, Master, will load for the above Port, and will have quirk deepatch. For Freight, apply to m

VOGEL, TAGRDORN & Co. Hongkong, 12th June, 1877-

[900

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

Agent.

Hongkong, 24th July, 1877. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY

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

IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND

·CONNECTING RAILROAD -

A

COMPANIES

AND APLANTIC STEAMERS.

HE Starship OCEANIC WI, dus

patched for Ban Francisco, vid Yokohama, on TÜDSDAY, the 7th August of 3 PM taking Cargo and Fasengers for Japan, the United Biates, and Europe.

Convention is prete af. Yokohama with Ster

Fright will be received on board natil 4 PM

from Shanghai of the 6th prozimo PARCEL PACKAGES will be recived at the Ofks until 5-PM. same day. A Parcel Packages should be marked to address Fin fully value of sunris zayaired."

Return Pavengu Tickols available for 6 tuonths. are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent, on 19 gular rates.

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

Agent

G. 3. EMORY, Hongkong, 18th July, 1877.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Roberts, Mustes, Till lost here for the afmes N° THE AB

THE A British Clipper Ship

"GRYFE"

We have secured some Excellent Wines and Da Prior and Fanfic FR30 Campuay's Safety.

Coguse of the wall known shippers, CUTLER, PALMER & Co., and invite comparison with any and all other brands

Fake.

NOW

ON SALE.

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

We have to offer:

Par 1 dos gurls.NGLISH AND CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s Campagne, Siz Per 2 doz, pints, S13.

11145

CHINESE DICTIONARY, WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.

Daily Press Offee, Hongkong.

CUTLER, PALMER & Co. HOCHFEINER $8.50 An Anglo Chinese Dictionary, published at-the CUTLER, PALMEE & Co.'s CHATEAU) $19

MOUTON CUTLER, FALMER & Co's CHATEAU

$10

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s CHATEAU-7

CUTLER, PALMEE & Co.'s ST. JULIEN 56 CUTLER, PALMER & Ču's CAXTENAC... 85.50 CUTLER, PALMER & Co's MEDOC CUTLER, TALTER & Co.'s HAVE SAE-

$4.50

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.' SHERY,

fine full faveur, black east... CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SHERRY,

Vino Pure, blas senl CUTIE, PALIE & Co.'s SHSER

Manzana &

For comprehensiveness and practical service this Workstands unrivallod All the new words which the Chinese have to life years beon compeled to coin to express, the vuoroas oh- jects in machinery, photogrphy, telegraphy ni în science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are bere given in extense. Each and every word Is fully unstrated and explaire), fording exurcives

Fort and will have quick despotel:--

For Freight, apply to

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS,

Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWLERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT-ontractel by the Officers or the Crew [847 of the following Vowels during their stay, in

Hongkong Harbour

MAN VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1877.

FOR NEW YORK. THE AI British Shin.

TH

HANNAH LAW,”

AS DAVIS, Aibarinn, ship, Ford-Douglas

Tarraik & Co.

Robert Greig, Mastor, will load here and will AUGUSTE, Fr. tark, Bernard.-Carlowida &C. have quick despatch.

Fer Freight, apply to

BIANCA FERTICA, Italia bark, Tancredi

Landstein & Co."

BON ACCORD, British bark, Scott. Chinese. (945 | Cactus ; Italian back, E: Olivarí—Order.

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, th June, 1877.

---

FOR NEW YORK. DE A American Ship

HIGHLANDER" Hutchinson, Mastor, will loud are and lavo quial despatch.

For Froight apply to

will

VOGEL, HAGTDORN & Co. Hongkong, th May, 287.

go for students of a most instantive nature) Butts FOR LONDON.

$10,25

32.

FUME 100 A3 Gərman Slip: „ THE 100

the Curt and Punti pronunciations are gavezi, tho acuinto being onrofally marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The typography displays the success of an attempt to make the Chineas and English typadoraspon in the sixe despatch::

of body, thereby effecting a vast economy o 88.50 Space, achieving a clearness not previously attinol, and dispensing with those vast argius and vacant spes which live heretofors charac farized Chinese publications.

83.25

CUTTZE, PALMEE & Co.'s SHERRY, Vino de Pasto blue_scal ............. CUTLER, FALMER & Co.'s Couriç 1 star 36:25 CUTLER, PALMER &Cos Coɑre 2 star 37.50 OUTINE, PALMER & Co, Coenie 3 star 89 COTLER, PALMER & Co.'s Cognac star $10.50

VAMOLCHERS & Co.,

Agunta, Royal Insurance Company, Hongkong, 27th March, 1876, t£1750 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMBURG.

: ་

ally.

POLYNESIA."

1791

The French Contract Packał " PET:HO "" will be despatched from Hougkong on SATUR DAT, the 4th August, with Mails to and throngir the United Kingdom and Europe, ris- Marseilles to Saigon. Singapore, Bataria, Galle, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Piji. Aden, Seychelles Réunion, Mauritius, Snez, nd Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Cormspondence la E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.

Letters may also be forwarded to India hy this Packet:

The following will be the urs of CLOSING the Mails, &o.:--

Fair Sud Amps

'P.A., Money Order Office closes.

Post Offee

oloses except the Niour Box, which remains

open all night..

SATURDAY. 4th Anjust,

74.M., Post Office opens for ente, of Stamps. Registry of Lottors, and Posting of all serre- spondence:

10 m, Registry of Latters" evasos."

11 A.M.. Past Offca clases except for Late Let-

ters.

11.10 AM, Løsters (but Leitors paly) wag bo posted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 conte extre postage, until

11.30 A.M., when the Post Office CLOSES op.

tirely

The tention of owners, agents, and sharterers of steamers is drawn to the provisions of The Post Offer Ordinance, 1856, which comes into furce at the 23rd instant...

Under the old, Ordinance no notion was rai quired of the departure of a vessel áť, not aßver. tispi, ner of departures for Genten or Notice is now required of any departure, though with regard to sailing ships, the old rate will prootically remain in force, that nosica nood nớt. be sent unless asked for

Section XIV, requires that the first notice, be sent to the Post Offices ma

Ir the case of steamers plying regalurly or 'on' fizei Anys, notice of any clange in the day or hour will be ficient.

Stamped correspondento inny still be eest on board any vessel after tho Mail is closed at che Post Office.

The Postmaster General takes this opportunity of calling the attenticu of firms to the Cael that pay auch words an Despatches will close at 11 A.M., added to the advertisement of a vessal are illegal Consignees letters are exempted by law from passing through the. Fost Office, but no pers is allowed to make collection of such fot- tors for transmission under a penalty of £100 per week during which the practico continued.': Japail Letters are not received for the In dian Mail Packets.

The Propayment of correspondenas for the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Adon, is compulsory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.

· REGISTRATION TO BANGKOK.

Hos Britannic Majesty's Consul for Sini has been gend snough to make arrangements by CARL Gorran brig, Thomsen.-Arnhold, Kar-mesas of which correspondence can be. Regis. tered to Bangkok, at the usual charge of 8

borg & Co. COMMISSARY, British ship Hanter Melchera conta. EDENDUNGH CASTLE, British bark, d. 1. Se

& Co.

Awarike-Adamson, Bell & Co. v.

Enron Rose, Butch bark, Siefken-Lanistein

& Co.

"SOLDIERE" AND MALLOKS, LETIRKS.

Privates in 1.M. Amp de Navy, Non.com. missioned Offers (but not Wariant Choors, vin, Ashietant. Engineer, Quaner. Boatswain,

Superintending or First Class) or Schoolmis GLAMORGANSIIRE, British bark, Molaöher-tressds may send half-cupce letter to tho:

Chinese...

Unikal Kingdom Vite; Marseilles by Franch Packet, or via Soubhaanoton by British Packet, for one reuey or via Brindisi by British Basket_for_three pense Hourlong stamps, will prepay this class of anerespondance exactly the same as Imperial Slamus.

F. P. LITCHFIELD, American bark, Spalding for Carpenter), Artur Schoolmasters (not

Order

SOLO HOSTER, An, ship, Freman-Meyer & Co. Solvaner, Master, will load here and have quick Gars, British ship, Roberts-Doggins Lap

For Froight, apply to

MEYER & Co.:

(1087

Hongkong, 13th July, 1877.

FOR LONDON. [JHE AI Britek Bud

"STANFIELD."

BUSEDLL & CO.

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Taik & Conte ngadene

HANNAH LAW Beidh skip. Greig Vogel

Hagedorn & Co.

HIGHLANDEK, Átterirate ship, Kutchinson.---

Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

Boldiers and Sailors" lotters mo, however, charged as onlinary lettura if they do not con

ISLES OF THE SOUTH, British, ship, Donform to the following regulations

Vårnhøld, Karborg & Co.

of

JALD. Russian ship, Moterg.—Order.- : KALAJA, Hussin bark, Roos--Capiai. Los-Maenaar, Fritish bark, Monkman

[17018

MERSE, British Lock, RobertsonGibb, Living

atom & Col

Nous, American skin, Lenyl-Order,

PICCIOLA, Gamma birk, Grefe-Siemisen & Co. STANFIELD, Dib, birk, Dudoyer Co. STARLIGET, Samese brig, Wachtelbrensen SYDENHAM, British ship, Millar-Mesageries

NORMAN, Sim, ship, rek-Tuck Me & Co

Chinese, -**

Maritimes"

1-Nst to arooed half an ounea: -No donklo lters are allowed...

-If from a Soldier or Soiler, his class or

• stated in full in the letter, description must and the Commanding Officer-must-eign his noms, with name of Regiment, or Shin, e, in full.

Tf to Sellier or Sailor, his class or de.

sorption must be stated in full, with name of Rugant, or Ship, &o, in fall.

To provide means of remitting small smes of ouer le cr. from this Colony and between- the Ports of Okita and Japan, the Postaustere

For praction purposes the arrangement of to work is so complota, that a reference to its pages enables a person who understands English to communicate fectively with arises who Dudley, Master, being the greater portion undersingel nothing hat Chinese. In this respect her Carpe engaged, and will haso quick dospate F. BLACKHEAD & Co. the work will be found indispensable to all 5'er Freight apply to Order Hongkong, 18th Devomber, 1876. 1991 Europeans resting in China, and to heatives

·Hongkong 90th Jana, 1877. themselves it explains subjects fully with which THE Undersigned have been appointed Solo very fow indeed of them are perfectly acquainted.

Agoats for the Sale of their Goods in To partius riders in England and faterested LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE HE Undersigned, having bean appointed Hongkong and Chlua by Masses J. & R. TEN in Chiss it camot hut be invaluablo ocasion

Agents for the above Company, are prENZ, Glasgow, and MTS, DAVID CORSAx & rod to accept, Eiske gains: Fire at Current Sons, Arbroath,

To illustrate the vast sure of the work, this TAROM this dato, until fariber potive, a dis- atos, subject to a Bonne of 20 per cent. PROPAARNOLD, KARBERG & Co. following factente sabauitted for consideration — count of Twenty per cont. (20%) upon the

Hongkong, January, 1967:

419 Chalmers Focablurs containa about. 13,000 eneront local rate of Premis will he alkimet

Chinese characters, and Molhurst's English upon lacurances exfected with this Company

TAL THING, British ship, Johnston - Older. BE SUNG & Co.

und Chinees Dictionsby about 100,000, whilat!=

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. COAL MERCHANTS.

this work contains were bin 50,000 Eglish Agents. Tazék, German back. Bruh, Slussen & Co Havo always on hand LARGE BOOKS of words, and upwards of 500,000 Chinese karse Hongkong, 27th Jano, 1672 1198 THINAVALLA. Danish steamer, Molson Land

stoin & Co. overy deseription of COALAN

tera. Again, despite all the grammars and HAMBURG MAGDRBURG FIRE TO KRAMOM, Siancee bark, Verrath address, oare of Hoo TryLoong & Co., No. 48, other elementary works as yet published, the

INSURANCE COMPANY OF

Siomssen & Comm

The Stupa tecfered for sale must not ex.. Priya, Hongkongan d

student of this diffent language shsolutely res

WASH, Britifle str. Hunter-Lunistein & Co.ened $25 in value, minst be perfectly aleur, in Hongkong, 9th May, 1877.

10 ryuivos univuples to digelarafka-curious appli

cations and equivalents of different words whick THIS Company is now provared to issas To YOUNG BIAS ship, Jonuictson in geod condition, and in strips of at least two, as

** Tye Loong

no separate Sam Will be purchased. They have one genom mabuning. Of these examples licies against Lose or Demago by Fire at

must be presented persually or accompanied this work contains more then vesimos as QUERENT RATED Every risk talcón, by thig

by a nota. many he noy other Dictionary hilberio pirb Company is participated in by them with realT TOURIST'S GUIDE Letters contaming Stamps should be regis-

Hargest German Fire Insurance Companies ro

REDUCED PRICE, $1,

send, and the Stamps should in moured from It ocmprises upwards of two thousand large presenting an aggregate Capital sool Siteplus, of Containing the names of all the Articles of observation.

SLTY MITRION MARKnqmal to Firizer Trade, objects of Netural History, Furniture, The Postmaster oz Agent may postpone par- MILLION DOLLARs, thay snabling this Company &o, &s., with the Fusti and Mandarin Front: chaung if the pablis Funds in hand gje, not to accept lange kinus,

sufficient, and he will refuse to puroliase in uny

(159

bersely sancity and imprudently enough. Moll NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

Davies is in a box, and my Lady Coatiemsine, with the king, in another. Moll makes eyag-at the king, and he at her. Ify Lady Certlemaine detects the interchange of glasnos, and “when she say Mell Davivs she looked like fire, which troubled me," said Me. Pepse, who, to do him justice, was offen reedicely troubled about mate tors with which, in truth, ho had very litlo consern. There were brawls in the thestra, and

tipuuves and wich hounuo generally. In 1882

SIEMSSEN & Co, Agente, Hongkong, 16th Noromber, 1872.

SAMINSURANCE COMPANY,

INDOKTORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND OPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT.

ESTABLISHED 1809.

CAPITAL $2,000,000.

E Undersignat Agents at Hongkong for tagabore Company, are prijared to grant

two gentlenes, lisagreeing in the pit drew their Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 swords and dimbed to the stage. There they on any Building, or on Merchandise in the mame, fought furiously until a sudden sword-thrust at the pedal rates, subject to a dismount of waretoked one of the embatants upon the boards. | Tyenty per cent. (20*;.),

The wound we not mortal; however, and tanö. dualiais, after a brief centiument, dy ondor of thauuthorities weto duly set at liberty.

NOW ON SALE.:

NER HOUSEHOLD COMPANION

DONT'S I STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE.

By Dr. DEVAN, with many Additions, Corrections, and D. WILIAMA' Orthography.

PRICE

GILMAN & Co.,

In Paper Wrapper..

“Agrexta.

Neatly Bounde

Hongkong, 7th July, 1874.

[1069

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

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