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THE EGYPTIAN TROOPS AND THE KUSBIANS.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

ON LONDON-

ON

EICHÁNGZ

Bank Bills on demand.S101 Bank Bills, as 30 days sight, 9/201 -Bank Bills at 6 months' sight. 9/11

Oratios, at 6 months sight.. 118 Docúmulary Bills, at 6 monthe

sight

BOMBAY-Bank, sight. ON CALCUTTA-Bank, sight...........

LANGHAL

... Bank sightin

Private, 30 days? sight..

SHARES.

A Nate received by the fanstan Soorytary of State Krqm thú bond-quarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas, na to the sinking of vessels in the Salina and the employment of Egyptian," troope

· iu tho, narvice of Tpricer, anys that as soon the war is ended, the Russian authorities will remove the impediments in question and clear the bed of the river. With regard to the other noint, the Note states To saim the anxiety ON of the British Cabinet, his Imperial Majesty instructal is Ambassador in London to declare to Ford Torby that, wo burboured no pro

Blight just of aggressions, mywinst Egypt. we not have expected, therefore, that, in strict fairness, the British Government world the ita influence with the hediva to prevent him from engaging in direct hostilities against as In our last nights on the Balcans ar apkliers found themselves opposed to Egyptian troops and it will, perhaps, suffer to point out this fact to justify hope that if the British Government cosiros that its interests shell not ha compromised by aggression on our part against Egypt, it will also use its influence there to prevent us from bojug forood by the open hostilities of the Vion regal Govaramont to take steps to prevent A renewal of them"

COURTS MARTIAL.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Saras-45 per

cont. premium.

Union Intumace Sockety of Cantou-2900 per

shara. A

China Triders Insurance Company's Shares

$2,900 per share

Yangtze Insurance Association-la. 775 per

shared by

Chinese Insurance Company-55 per abara. Iongkong Fire Insurance Company's Bliarse

$650 per share.

China Fire Insumos Company's Shares-$166

per share.

Hongkong and Whipon Dock Company's

Bhares 18 per cent, discount Hongkong, Caatan, and Macao Steamboat Co. a Shares-12 per cent. discount, nominal Shanghal Steam Navigation Company-Tis. 30

per share, nominal Hongkong Gas Company's Stres-$75 per

haro, nominal Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares $80 por

share, tominal Chinese Imperial Loan-£103. Ex. 4a. 14d.

SALES ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, AS REPORTED BY

CHINESE. Cardamons(inferior), 20 bags, at $19.00, by Ewong wing shing to local trader.

Kwong-wing-shing to travelling ruder.

White disamans-80 bags, at $5.00, by Dried Long Ngan Pulp-50 bags, at $100. Kwong-wing-shing to travelling trader,

Hartall-15 packages, at $11.50, by Kwang

White Sharksins 6 packages, at $12.00, by Kwong-hang tai to travelling trolor.

Varaisoli-100 bags, at $9.30, by Kwong- low to textailing trader.

ESPINATION

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH,

VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.

VASHELD NAME

CAPTA!!

LONDON, VI SUEZ CANAL... anterior (str.)

LONDON

"HAMBURG:

NEWYORK.

NEW YORK. NEW YORKA NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO, via YTANIA SAN-FILANCISCO, via-YA MA SAN FRANCISCO:: MELBOURNE IND SYDNEY SINGAPORE, PENANG &o. SINGAPORE, PENANG, &.. SAIGON

SAIGON SINGAPORE, & SHANGILAT MY FOOCHOWS

FOR" DREIGHT SPYLY; TO

TO EN DESNYÁTCHED.

Butterfickt & Swe

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co...... Hongacryogel, Hagedorn & Co...

Oor about 20th inst.

Gea Groshaw........

Lord Macaulay

Geo Irring: Monk moriri.

Quick despatch.

Quick despertoli,

Hastings

Hongkong

Aberlady Johanne

J. Noall.

Hongkong

Banje.

Hongkong

J. Freeman

Hongkong

Vogel, gedorn & Co... Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Vogel, Hagedorn & Co,......... Russell & Co..y

Quick despinteli

Quick despatch..

Quick despatch.

Quick doepstoli.

Metcalfe

Hongkong

10. &:08. Co.

Today, at 3.F.M.

On 20th list, at 8 PM.. Quick despotok Back despatch.

Gold Hunter Belgie (nt.)

City of Foliolatr.)..... Jubilee Wialor

Hindoston (att.)..... Yenice (str.). |Amboto (852,]A

Tigre (str)..

tisdagascar (xtr

Olympia (str.).

SWATOW, AMOY, & F'CHOW Namon (bër.)).

FOR SALE

FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE, HSIDUECK & MONOPOLE

1874.

C

DEETJEN & Co.

om1034

Hongkong, od July, 1877

FOR SAT.

Maotovish... Rhode

P.M. 8. 8..Co

Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co..... Hongkong Rosaria & Co... Hongkong Divid Sassoon, Sons & Co. Jurdine, Mathosan & Co.... Hongkong

Boey Shing Hougkong

Hongkong

Mosangeries Maritimes..... Simson & Co. Sionesen & Co. Hongkong Hongkong Douglas Laprak to...

FOR SALE

On 19th irst, ut 3 FM. Ca 13th inst., at 4 P... -To-marrow; 616 P.M.

On 15th-inst., ut noon. Quick despatola; y

“lo-day, at noon.

On 12th inst, at noon..

VESSELS ON THE BERTH.

FOR FOOCHOW

PIANOS THE Stanship

FOR SALE.. OTTAGE Annir to

SIEMSSON & Co.

1854 Hongkong, 31st May, 1877-

1878

CUTLER PALMER & CHE RUDDY OLD BLOCK

Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPIRITS Apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co,

[49 Hongkong, st June, 1876.

AND RTENNENTS ALE and

PORTER DAVID CORSAR & BONE'

It would appear from a parliamentary - return whish has just be issued that no sensible dizzi nation of erime has taken place in the English army dug the last three years. In 1874 the total number of court-martial proceedings was 11.00 in 1875, 13,701, and in 1876, 13,655. This shows-hat a sight decrease, nor is thor zach room for satisfaction when regard is paid to the gravity of the offorces. for which The men war triad.. It is trua, that there were ouly 79. general courts.amrial fast year. compared with 105 in 1874 This reduction was, however, scompanied by a slight increase in district and garrison courts-martial, the tribunale which take cognisance of orines nost in import. anca to those that name before general courts. martial In looking through the list of regi-hang-tai to travelling trader.p ments and dipots included in this rotment, ang onet but he struck by tas much great preval, eues of crime in some than in others. Daring the three years the 12th Lanears. had no less than 263 court-martial of eie sort or another, while the total of the 10th Hussars, including the depot, is given at 46 only. Among infantry regi. moute wo find the let battalion of the 18th or

·dited with 320 courts, or at the rite of more than 100 a year; while the ath hai no more than 113 altogether, or about 69. per annum. Even greater differences are seen between the bri gado depota, the 3rd having had 189 sourts daring the three years, as against. 26 for the 25th. After making every allowanoa for excep tional circumstances, it seuns strange that the sune system of decipline should produce such widely divergent results in different corps. When he regiment is seen with perhaps four or five times as many court-martial cases as the next on the list, it la dificult to prevent a suspicion arising that there iust have been vither andhre severity in the one oase or imprädant lohioney in the other. Here in the 99th, for instance, which 924 courts, and the 91st with 228. followed im- mediately by the 92nd with 63. Yet we are not aware that the latter regiment is one whit Jess efficient than either of the former. And tha suspicion of something being wrong grow sli the stronger when the same marked difference in the amount of crime is nħsarvihla în auch year of the three-lobe.

Tobacco Last 20 kores, at $15.00, by Kwong.. foot-wo to travelling trader

Seaweed-300 bundles. at $3.00, by Kwong fook-wo to travelling trader.

THE TURKISH GENERAL IN

BULGARIA

Mehemet Ali Pasha, the new Serdar Ekrem,

Sholls 30 asus, at $39.50, by Kwong.took we to travelling truðar.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

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30 YEA 30.0

23-

AME

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER

September th..

Ilose- KOVO.

ALKOT.

SHARO NAGAR

TARI

BAROMETER „TİEAMOMETER..

or Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman foreos.aracter.

•sion His father, Betroy, was staff-trumpater in Thermometer attard $3

it Bulgaria, is not a-Turk by birth, but a Frus.

the Nicholas Regiment of Cuirassiers of Brandon barg. The boy was named Jalius, and when old brough was placed in a house of business at

Diction of Winds

·Purco

sawesocimi

.8

Magdeburg, But he was a lad of an imaginative Dry Thenover 83.00 $5.583.0 disposition, and the methodical realius of busi

Wet Thermometer..... 766, 77.6 80.01 780) mass life did not please bim. He had & oraring for adventure, his mind was running poses Weather

by th stories and tales of travel and the splendid for at Na tunes to be made in försiga lande. At length he ran away and got to Rostock, where he found Ryzlie Mecklenburg brig getting ready for so. "The esptain took him ou board as a ship boy. They sailed for the Levant, and afters long and tedious voyage suchored in the Bosphorus.

Banez, level of the sea in biches, tem, and hundrerki. Treover, in Fahrenhol egress and trus, kept in the "epen als in a shaded nickbu

Dipicios or WIND is regelend every two popis. Ny N.NE,, ...

...

PORE ON WAD-0.cine.. A light zeeze, 35: Tutto 7 Creals to strong to 30 heavy 10 to

12 violent:

TATE OF WEATHER Cler blue sky londy Drizzly Bog: Foggy

Z Loghluing. M Him. Opereist. R l'asing showers. Squally. A Rainy. Gnow.' T. Thunder. Bail, threatening. Viskollity, Sturm. 2. Cal. The letters are repeated to indicate way in over the main avenge of tide zig

Rals.-The Bower of main for the previous 5 hours (Mon)... are regalmed fram 1 to 2 d the quantity of water fillen -

FOR SALE HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE,

AS.

$19

#4

$18

WEISBLACK."

per base of 2 dozen pints.. per ease of 1 dozen quarts. LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1869.

VIN, DES PRINCES

By this time young Deźcey wae, thoroughly disenchantet with a senfaring life. The hard work on Apard the brig, than monisl, services which capry one exacted from: the young ship boy, the rough treatment and ill-usage here incived from all, extinguished his illusions so far as the sea was consered. On the other hand, he was in the East, in the very country of wonderful "fortunes. His resolution was soon token One day there was passing by one of those beautiful calques rowed by iva or six guily dressed caramen, in which distinguished Tarka pre usually conveyed from their "yali on the Bosphorns to the Portain Stambani. Torna Detroy at once sprang from the brig inte the sea and swiła towards the onique. He was soon, and the occupant ordered the boat to be stop pod and had the lid taken in The Turk was no less a personage than Ali Pasas, after- wanly to famous, and Grand Visier for many yours, Debruy hud picked up a sounty minat- tering of French at school aut at Mag. CHATEAU deburg, and Ali was porfect mastor of tho language Detroy explained the motivas pỀ lus rash act, and besought the Pasha to laire hiza under his protection, declaring that he --own desired to become a Mäsulman, Ali pro- mised him bis protectina, bat advised him to reflect seriously before he changed his religion. During the next few weeks the lad remained at. the Pashe's palace, enjoying absolute freedom. making rapid progress in Turkish, and frequently admitted to ses his patron, who was delighted- wish the frank disponition of his protégé.” But an Detroy continued to urge his desizo to-go. over to Islam, All took an opportunity of men. tioning the affair to the Prussian Minister at the Porbe, requesting that one of the clergy- men attached to the Embassy would visit and zemonstrate with the young would be "ranegada. This was done it tas chaplain had to report that his efforts were fruitless. Detroy WIS NOW deinitively taken into the frousehold of the An Anglo Chinese Dictionary, published at tho

Pasha, and regularly instructed. A year later he was fonnally admitled into his new religion, taking the second name; Ali, out of affection for

$18

59

per cass of 1 dozen quarts.

PALMER MARGAUX.

per onerof 1 dozen quarte. CHATEAU BELAIR,

per case of dozen quarta-

LORMONT.

per case of 1 dozen quarts. ...per case of 2 dozen pints.

-SIEMSSEN & Co.

$

Hongkong, Jat May, 1879.

NOW ON - SALÈ.

-IMPERIAL QUARTO.",

•

Morahant Navy' Navy Boiled

Long Flar

CANVAS.

Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.

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NOW ON SAVE.

طعيب :

HE_CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR 1877, (With which is incorporated "THE CHINA DIRECTORY.")

This Comprehensive Work, now in the FIFTEENTH YEAR of its axistence, has been Sousplied from the Bear and MoT BELLABLE Sovices and no pains Luye been spared to render it COMPLETE in EVERY RESPECT

It contains-- THE DIRECTORY ros HONGKONG. THE DIRECTORY you CANTON. THE DIRECTORY FOR WHAMPOA. THE DIRECTORY von MACÃO. THE DIRECTORY FOR HOHOW.

THE DIRECTORY FOR SWATOW.

THIS DIRECTORY FOR AMOY: THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA

THE DIRECTORY FOR FOOCHOW.

TAK DIRECTORY FOR NINOPO.

THE DIRECTORY FOR SHANGHAL

THE DIRECTORY FOR CHINKLANG.

THE DIRECTORY FOR KIUKIANG..

THE DIRECTORY FOE HANKOW,

THE DIRECTORY For CHEFOQ.

THE DIRECTORY FOR TAKU,”.

THE DIRECTORY POR TIENTSIN.

THE DIRECTORY FOR NEWCHWANG,

THE DIRECTORY ros PEKING,

THE DIRECTORY FOR JAPAN.

THE DIRECTORY FELL PARENTS

THE DIRECTORY FOR SAIGON.

THE DIRECTORY POR HAIPHONG

THE DIRECTORY FOR HANOI

L

THE DIRECTORY FOR SINGATORE.

THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK With brief descriptions of Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China, Japan, and tho Phil pinos..

It also includes a mass of useful, information in addition to that usually found in works of the

The Jarver Dictory contains the different Treaties and Conventions made by China and Japan with foreign countries, together with various Acts, Ordinances and Regulations re

ENGLISH ANAL CHINESE Isting to Commerce and Shipping.

DICTIONARY."

SWICH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATION.

Daily Press Office, Hongkong.

For comprehensiveness and practical servicu

It is further embellished with a Chromolitho graph.of s

PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG; THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF

SHANGHAI

ron 1978,

A PERFECT ANGLO-CHINESE

CALENDAR,

"OLYMPIA Nogel, Mastor, will be despatched for the abnes Port TO-DAY, the 10th instant, at Neon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

STEMSSEN & Co. Agents.

[1973 Hongkong. 8th September, 1877.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND

CALCUTTA,

which ought to be in every OFFICE, CONSULAR,THE British Steamship

PROFESSIONAL, and MEROANTILE, in

CHINA and HONGKONG,

is now in the hands of the Printer.

To prevent disappointment and to insure the supply of every demand, ordece should be sent at Dace to Moears. MACEWEN, FRICKET & Co., or Masita LANE, CRAWFORD & Co, Queen's Road for Porta: South of Foochow...

A Master Sip on view at the Offices of these frnk:---'--

Some My LETTS DIARIES. In the North the ory is Let's REDDY-OLD BLOCK,

HONGKONG AGENCIES, Messrs. MACEWEN, TRICKEL & Ca Mostra. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

PER BLOOK SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. Published at the Offices of the NORTH CHINA Esri," Shanghai, by J. BROADHURST

[1100 TOTAL

UTLER PALMER &: 00.0

CELEBRATED WINES.

HINDOSTAN," Captain Mastavish, will leave this for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 13th instraf, at

Fer Fraight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co..

Agorta

[1363 Hongkong, 7th September, 1877.

FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG, AND CALCUTTA H0 Steamship

VENICE," Captain Rhode, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 13th instant, at F.

For Freight or Pansago, apply zo

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 6th September, 1877.

[1831 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship

ANTENOR" For Eroht.or Paseage, apply to -will-boderpatched on or about the 20th instant.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agels, Hongkong, 6th September, 1877-

We have setpred some Excellent Wines and Cagnte of the well known shippers, CUTLER, PALMER & Co., and invite comparison with any and all other brands.

We have to offer:

FOR NEW YORK,

THE Al Americo Ship

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VESSELS ON THE BERTH. 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 –

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS;

A MAIL WILE:CLOSE For Foochow Per Olympia, to-day, the 10th instant, at 11:30AM.

For Saigon Por mbele, to-morrow, the 11th instant, at 51,M.

For Swatow, Amby, and Foschow-Fer Named, on Wednesday, the 12th bistant, b 11.30 1

For Singapore. Penang, and Coloutta-Poé F2 and Fenice, on Thursday, the 13th instant, at 280 ..

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States' Mail Packet BELGIC" THE Steamship. "BELGIC" wilt de will be despatched.cn MONDAY, the 10th jateho for San Francisco, vid Yokohams, instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco MONDAY the 10th September, at 9 and the United Stator, which will be CLOSED faking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, then follows United States and Europe

19 Registry of Lelters senses. Connection ia made at Tokolas with Steo-2.30 p.31. Post Office closes mere from Chunghat

Freight will be raasived on board until 4 P.M. on the 9th Sept. PARCEL PACKAGESTM will be reclved as the Office until 5 r., same day. All Panel Packages should be marked to address in full; válné of suzie is required.

2.30 P.. Couponderes for Japan the Boiled States, or Union Countries only may be posted an board the Packet with Late Fee of 12 cents extra Postage.until 2.50 .M. when the Mail is finally closul.

The following rates of Postage-at-he pre paid in Hongkong Stampy. Prepayment is com

Totan Tassage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at a reduction of 20 por cont, on ropulsory in the cases marked * gulur rates:

For Further information as to Freight ar Passage, apply to the Agoney of the Company, No. 87, Queen's Road Cential.

Agent.

G. B. EMORY,

Hongkung, 4th September, 1877,

NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGÈRIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM-FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMÄLLA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES:

ALSO,- PONDICHERY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, BERNA AND BOMBAT.

IN

ON SATURDAY, the 16th Soptoinber, 1977-

at Noon, the Company's Stentually TIGEE, Commandant LORMIRE, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, an CARGO, will leave this Port for the above. places.

Garges and Specie will be registered for Lon- dou ze well as for Marseillós, and accepted in transit through Marseille for the principal places of Europe.

Chirgo will ho meived on board until-M., Specie and Percels until 8 PM. on the 14th September, 1877. (Farosla are not to be matj on board they must be left at the Agency's Offlor. Contants and valan Packages ure

Fax

LETIZES. Nowa- & Pat-

Uulted Statos, Canada, Van-

CAROTENEA,

Ccate, Cento Cente

conver and Pr. Edward's Is New Brunswick Nova Hoo. tin, Bermuda, Brazil, Cnbs, Curagon, Prench, Spanish, and Dutch West Indies, Guinns Jamaiou. Surinam, Trinidad

Registration 8 Cente). Aspinwall, Panstaa Bahamas, Danish West Indies. Hain Kinglou Mexico monkey de Newfoundland (Registration 12

16

·Conte)ingin ja sis Peru, Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador

(Registration 12 Contaj...... 89. West Indice except as ramod above), Costa Ticu, Honduras, Now Granada. Nicaragus. Tark's Jeland, Venezuela(Re-

G 14 gistration Centa) ...... 23. Any articles found ouolosed in Newspapers ar Book Punkete (as silk scarves, jewellery. L.) will be confiscated,

614

Uupuid Taters are not received for the In- diau Mail Packets.

The Preparinent of correspondence. For the Straits, India, Ceylon, and Adar is compubiory by whatever opportunity it is forwarded.

Many boxes of letters are reserved at the Post lice not sealed, that is to sty, the box is fastened with sealing wax, nb there is no im-

required.

For further partionlars, apply at the Compression of a scat. pany's five.

H. DU POUEY

Hongkong, 1st September, 1877.

Agent,

S. MAIL, LINE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

The attention of buxkokters is called to the necessity of carefully sealing sach bogea with same rooognisable soal, and of seding & chit book or receipt with them. The omission of the 'Intter precaucion leaves a doubt as to who ther the contents of the box over reached the Post Office, the omission of the former, as to". whether part of them might not have been ob- · Letragted for the sake of the Postage Stuanis.

SOLDIRES AND SATTORE LETTERS, Privates in H. Army or Navy Non-com- missioned Officers (but not Warrant Officer, rin Assistant Engineer, Ganner, Boatwain, THE US Mail Steamur "CHTY OF

D Carpenter), Army Schoolpastors (not TOKIO" will be despatched for at Superintending or First Class) or Schoolmis- "GOLD. HUNTER"

Francisco, rifi Yokohama, on THUESDAT thereses may send holl-outco letters, to the. J. Freeman, Master, will load here for the above 20th September, at 3 luking Passengers United Kingdomy Mursailles by French Port, and will have early despatch. Per 1 dos, quarts For Freight, apply to

KUSSELL & Cò. CUTLER, FALMER & CO'S CHAMPAGNE, $12: Por 2 de pints, $13.

Hongkong, 4th September 1877 Im1346 OUTLER, PALMER &.Co.'s HOCHHEIMER $8.50

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE CUTTER, PALMER & CO. CHATEAL A Bish Ship

}

MOUTON

CUTLER, PARMEE & Co. CHATEAU $10

PALKER

CUTLER, PAIMER & Co.'% CHATEAU

LAROSE

#

JUBILEE J. Harris, Master, will lead here for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.

For Treight apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 3rd September, 1977, FOR NEW YORK.

CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s ST. JULIEN. $6. CUTLER, PAIMER & CO'S CANTENAC.. $5.50. CUTLER, PARSER & Co.'s MRD 350B-A) British Bark

THE-A Curley, Palmer & COʻN HAFT HAU-2-89

CUTLNE, PALMEH & Co.'s SARERT, Į

fine fall faveur, black anal CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s:

Vino Pare, blue shat CUTLER, TALMER & Co.'s Sirenze,

Mansilla, red heal

₤1936

and Fraight for Japan, the United States, and Packet, or via Southampton by British Packet, Europa.

for one penny; ar vi Drindisi by British Through Passongar Tickvis and Bills of Packet for three-pore. Hongkong stamps Loding are issued for transportation to Yoko w prepay this class of correspondence erectly. hama and other Jaya Ports, to San Francisco, the same as Imperial Stamps. to parts in Mexico, Central and South America. and to New York and Europe, vi Oterland Railways.

A Steamer of the Miten Bishi 8.8. Company will have Shangbai, via the Inland Sea Ports, abort same date, and make close connection at Yokohama

At Now York Pessengers-baza Election of various lines of steamers to England, France, and Germany?

Freight will be received on board until 4P.M.

Soldiers and Sailors letters are, however, charged as enlinery filters if they do not con- form to the following regulations

1.-Not to exceed half an ounce. No donbla 1sifers are allowed.

2-If from a Soldier or Sailor, his class or description mast be stated in full on the letter, and the Commanding Officer must sign his ans, with name of Regiment, or Ship, de, in full.

8-If to a Soldier of Sailor, his clank or de-

SA GRASHERE," Hastings, Master, will lost hers for the above on the 18th September. Paroul Packets will be soription must be stated in full, with same of

received at the Office until 5 F., same day, Regiment, or Ship, &c. in full, $10.25 Port, and will have quick despa iek.

all Parcel Packages eheuld be marked to ad- | To provide niens of remitting small sums For Fraight, apply i

dreas in fall; valuo of saxxe is required.

of money to or from this Colony and between Consular Invoices to company Overland the Ports of Chins and Jupan, the Postmasters Cargo should be sent to the Company's Officer and Agents of this Ofice will in future be al- in Sooled Envelopes, addressed to the Colloster lowel (but not required) to purahiage Hongkong of Customs at San Francisco,

Postage Stamps from foreign residents.

TOGHE, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 17th August, 1877. F1268

SHAREY,

$9

$3.50

8825 T

CUTLER PADMER & Cole SHIRT,

Vino de Pasto, blue seal

FOR NEW YORK. THE Al British Bark

ABERLADY,'”

For obrity's Bake Shippers of Overland

CUTLER, PAINER & Co.'s CooRAC 1 star $6.55 J. Nicol, Master, will load bera for the above Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelope OUTZZE, PALMEZ & Co.'s COGNAC 2 star 37.50 Port, and will have quick despatch.

CUTLER, FALMER & Co.'s CoGranstar 39. CUTLER, TANIER & Co, a COONA04 star $10,50 F. BLACKHEAD & Co. " Hongkong, 18th December, 1876,

NOW ON SALE

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL. HAGEDOEN & Co.

1269 Hongkong, 17th August. 1977. FOR LONDON. THE A1 British Bark

(60 THE

BOUND VOLUMES of the Ching Overland shore.

-Trade Report for the Year 1876.

PRICE TAN DOLLARS.

Apply at the Daily Press Offic Hongkong. February, 1877.

GEO. CROSHÄW,”. doo Irving, Master, will have early despatch as

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5 HAGEDOEN & CO. Hongkong, Slat July, 1877.

(1179 FOR NEW YORK: THE AI German Ship

"JOHANNE,”

Between Hongkong and Shanghai or Hong- kong and Yokohama, however in either direction, the Marks and Nos, of Packages Shipped, Money Orders must be used.,

orrespond with these in their Bills of Lading

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central..

RUSSELL & Co¡÷ Agents.

Hongkong, 4th September, 1877:

They

The Stamps tenderel for sale most not ex ceed 925 in value, must be perfectly sinn. in dood condition, and in strips of at least two, ne go separate Stamps will he purchased. must be presented personally or acompanied by a note.

Letters containing Stamps should be regis torul, and the Stemps-shonki ve secured from observation.

Tha Postmaster or Agent niny postpone par chasing if the public funds in hand are not

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cent, on all Stamps purchased. tf891 Hongkong, 8th Juas, 1877. HAMBUNG-MAGDEBURG FIRE Neither the CAPTAIN AGENTS, nor the Bunje, Master, will load horo for the above Port, INSURANCE COMPANY OF OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any and will have quick despatch. DEET contacted by the Offers or the Crew of the following Vossels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.L INOT

ANA, British bark, Hill-Adamson, Bell & Co ATOUSTE, British 3-m sehooner, Thomsen.

Moyer & Co.

MA, German hark Tipe Wieler & Co. CHAMRON KAMRYE, Siamese bark, Müller.

Colne

CHARON BATTANA, Siamese ship, Ullrich

Chinese.

Creos, British schooner Alexander-Olyphant

Có

EDINRURGH CASTLE, British bark, M. R. So

ward-Adamson, Bell & Co.

GEORGE, Germon bark, Steffang.-Mever & Co. KILLAENAY, British steamer, O'Neill-Gibb,

Livingston & Co.

GLAMORGANSHIP, British bark, MoEachor

Chinese

Chromo-lithograph Plate of the NEW GLENIN, British hark, Lang, Wm. Pastan

CODE of SIGNALÓ. in use at the

Also of the various HOUSE FLAGS. (Designed expressly for the Wark).

And

hie benefactor. Two years later his patron sent this Work standa unrivalled. All the new hún to the Military School, where he distin- worth which the Chinesa have to lato yaara hogy guished himself by diligence and intelligence, popelled to gain to express the numerous vb- naming great praise on account of several trans. | jectâ in machinery, photography, telegraphy, Iations of military articles, &o, from French and it acianco generally, which the rapid advance and Harman

Me of foreign relations has imposed upon them are He received his commission in 1858, and made bera given in extenso. E and every word is the campaign of the Danube against the Rus- fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises siapa Ble was first under fire at the siege of for students of a most instructive nature. Both Bilistria and it was said that he did not seom the Court- and Punti pronunciations arə givoa, i very coungeons. It has boon even sileged by the seconds being carefully marked on the beat enemies that at the beginning of the bombant principle hitherto attained. The typography mant he sought shelter in a cellar. But he soon displays the ences of an attempt to make the for proofs of intrepidity and even of daring: Chinese and English type correspond in the size pakication of its kind for China and Japan Vizing thiversal commendaticy. Leonoerpent a of buly, thereby elloting a vast economy of and it will be found invaluable in all Public, wools night alone in s ceptúred earthwork, Omer spanu, believing is clearness Lot proviously Pasi noticed the condnet of the young offer attained; and disposing with those vast margins Mercantile, and General lees. and placed him on his staff, and in his capacity and vacant.spaces which have heretofore bara

GOLDHUNTER, American ship, Freman-Hoyer

& Co. GREAT ADEIRA, American ship, Thompson

Cuptnin GUSTAT, Geriatri burle, Eben- Captain. GUSTIY & MARIE, Germanship, Doose Wieler

MAPS oF HONGKONG, JAPAN, &o, & Lo,

The Chronide and Directory is the only

HARDINGER, British ship, Johnston-Jardine,

Matheson & Co.

For Freight, apply to

VOGEL, HAGEDORN & OH

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·Hongkong, 1st August, 1877.

FOR HAMBURG. HE A1 British Bark

HAMBURG. MAN

Y

TAILS EXCHANGED WITH MANILA AND BAIGON" The Philippine Islands being now admitted into the General Postal Union, it follows thay all pail correspondence, received from Manila Copans is now propered to issue Fo- the mails will be delivered free by this Office Ucles against Les or Damage by Fire at and that all paid corremerdanes sent te-Manila CURRENT RATES. Every risk taken by this in the mails should be delivered free thera

Article- EX. of the, Postal Treaty of Berne. Company is participate in by three of the largest German Fire Insurance Companies, reprovides that Neither the sender not the ad- presenting an aggregate Capital and Surplus of dresbeer' of letters and other postal packste shall OF STEFF MALIN Mans, equal to FIFTEEN be called upon to pay, either in the Country of. Captain Monkmand, will load for the above Port, MILLION Dories, thus enabling this Campany Origin, or in that of Destaction, any tax B and will have quick despatch...

For Freight, apply to

LORD-MACAULAY".

VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 21st July, 1977.

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FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY (To follow the Dorque" Caldow.") THE AI British Barque

"WINLOW."

to socapt large lines.

T

The above does not apply in any way te loss letters sent outside the mails. There will always be placed on arrival in Hongkong, and pro bably the Manila Office will adopt the same

duty other than the recognised rates ĺeriod (in SANDER & Co., the case of paid correspondones by the despatch. Agents. ing offico. It is hoped that any extra-large, 13m 1015 or apparently extra charge, will at once, be Hongkong, 27th June 1877.

bromgut to the notice of the proper authorities, TMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE 003 tn either Culony,

PANK THE Undersigned, Agezts for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies Captain Barker, will loud bere azl Lave a quick against Fire to the extent of $80,000 on any daspatch for the above Ports.

For Freight, apply be

at Current Rates, "ROLARIO Hongkong, 14th August, 1877.

D (1247 MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

LA

N— Undersigned have been appointed Agente for the abori Company at Hong- keng, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Hau-

Cazvat Ratės,

and are prepared to groot Inneroness at

HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongong, 15th Ostober, 1868,

HENEY S, SARFORD, Amurient ship, Blogs.--kow, RocEUNG, Chinese steamer, Petersen-C M

Order:

8. N. Co.

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one

FIRST-CLASS RISK,

CONTRA:

Complaints are sometimes received of exim harges ou correspondence orchanged between

A RETURN OF TWENTY PER CENT (20) this Colony and Saigm, but it is believed it- will be made on the premium charged on all would be found in all cases that the letters,

ranes, seob KETURN baing payable ou the, had been sent lenio. issne of the Panama

GIBD. LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents, a Imperial Fire Insurance Company, Hongkong, lat March, Wis.

(†4 SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA,

THE

Most countries to which Hongkong forward Correspondence having joined the General Postal Union or being probably abont to do so, fit a necesars that the following malas bo

strictly observed

1-No Letterar Packet, whether to be regis tered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains. gold or siyar money, jewels, pre- Bious articles, of anything that, as a geizeral THE Undersigned, having been around rule, is liable to Unstoras duties

Agents in lengkong for the abare Com- This Eagulation prohibits the sending of Maya SPECIAL ATTENTION OF Pattom of antiable articles, fintars the faulliy SHIPFEES to the low rates of Premium sent be so small as to make the cample of b charged for all stemmer risks, & idea which value JAZES SHEPHERD, British-ship, W. C. Mad. long range to the above camed THIRD PER CENT (13%) will be allowed low 100

1.The limits of weight allowed are un fol BE Bodersigned, having been appointed Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE. dos-Meyer & Co.KNA again on the Montenegrin-frontier, In 1873 he understand nothing but Chinose: In this respect Press Oilco, where it ipablished, or to the JYLLAND, Danish brig, Lanb.-Eduard Schell.sgainst FIRE on Buildings, and on Goods to pres, and the Straits. On rake to all other i

Orders for Copies may be sent to the DJAN PETER, Ger bark, work-Siomassen & Co. Company, is prepared to GRANT POLICIES on risits to ports in Chins, Japan, the Philip

It is pablished two tomas Complete at IET, German hark, Bruhn Arild Barberg THCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE

JAQUINZ, Gurman bark, Hohlmann, Sierrason

he went through thu Russian war, and later the terized Chinose publications. PARANEU campaigns in Montenegro, Arabia and Bosnia For protion purposes the scrungement of or, with the Lists of Residente, Fort Dire He here a Colonel in 1863, oad in 1965 was the work is so complete, that a roforonse to its teries, Maps, e, at $3. made Palm, orzoval. He was employed with pages onshlo a person the understands English distinction during the Insurastion in Crete, and to communicate effectiuniy with natives, whe

was given the clisi comand of the forden in The this work will be found indispensabla to 41

saly, in order to put an end to the excesses of the Europeans residing in Ching, and in the natives following Agen

hase & Co.

hardict, which had become intolers ble. Melemat themselves it explains enbjects fully with which Macao Me. L. A. ile Graça. All acquittet himnoll of this difficult task with very few indeed of them are perfectly squatted SWATOW. Messrs. Campbell & Co., Kruat ability. Partly by artifee and partly by Te parties resident in England and interested 4 Morad Wilson, Nicholls & Cove parsnasion; by muluring remorning severity in Chius It cannot but be invaluable cocasion FORMORAN where"oxamides were required, by daring ally.

Food Low

COMPANY

BOOKS AND PAPERS-To British OfBeer-Blh. PATTEDNESb., if without intrinsic valmA BOOKS AND PAPERA ~To the Continent, &

the extent of £10,000, at the must rates, subject ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER

CENT. (15") culy” KATE WATERS, British bark, Gesa-Pozarto to an immediate discount of 20*

Attention is invited to a ocsiderable reduction

SLEMSSEN & Co,

·Agenta.

The following articles cannot he sent by Mesara Wilson, Nicholls &.00. K YORG TYE, Siamese bark, Kofoed-Chi in Premis for LIFE INSURANCE in China

A. MACG, HEATON; Hongkong, let July, 1974 **

178 Post at all-Class, Lumik, Gunpowder, Hongkong, th September, 1825, (75 PATAVIA SBA AND FIRE INSURANCE Matober Candice, Soar Iniligo. Dyestuffs or Mesura Hedge & Co.

LouD MACAULAY, British bark, Menkaan

COMPANY

whatever is langerous: to the Misis solusivo altacks, and by skilful operations in combination To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the NINGBO M. Kelly & Walsh, Sghai Order

TEE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY

of injurions to rotsom dealing with there. with the rack detachments opsigned for frontier folowing facts are sübtnitted for consideration SHANGHAI

Messrs. Hall & Holts.:

MALTINA, German bark, Konsog Wieler & Ch.

(LIMITED)

THE Undersigned, having been appointed g duty, he was alilo, in's short time, to ra Chalmers Vocabulary cantalous," about 16,000 SHANGHAI

The public roast in Chon and Messrs. Felly & Walch.

MIKADO, GIF, bark, Hinech-Melchers & Coral establish order in Thessaly. Towards the Chinese characters, and Madbext Epith ANRow and 7 Messra. Hall & Bolts and Kelly NIMBOD, British back, Clark-adi

CAPITAL TABLS 400,000; EQUAL TO Uroš,556,55

pared to grant Insurance follows

Japan, there is no much thing as Parel Fast. oloze of 1875 he was uitrusted with this and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst RIVER PORTS

&Walsh, Shanghof QUICKSTEP, Am bark Baarby. Real Co.

MARINE RISKS,

Much trouble and disappointment is eased hy chief command at Novi-Bazary s post of this work contains more than 60000 English Carroo and Messra. Hall & Holtz and Kelly ROTTERDAM, Dateb bark, Dik Wieler & Co.

DIRECTORS.

Policies ut Current Rates, payalle hur hers. paratsient atterngle forsend small valuable trilles great atmtegio importance sa will be seen at awards, and upwards of 600,000 Chu Or NEWCHWANG & Walsh, Shanghai SHAKEN'S BRIDE, Stamece bark, Audreasen-LER SING, of the Lai Hing Firm.

in London, or út the rincipal ports of India, through the Post. Funs, Curios, Artides of Chinone glaucs at the map, Ike ima sinue bại sugaged tern. Again, duepite all the grammars and incasand) Mowers, Hall & Holtz and Kelly

Dress, Fanor Work, and similar presents are various military date in conexion with the other elementary work at yet published, the Peatro ASASA Walsh Shanghai, SUMATRA, American ship, Clough-Order

Australia, and the Bast

A BROKERAGE of THIRTY-THREE and OE continually being refused, the senders having operations against the fasmgents in Barxia itadusted this dingalibangange, algolziely.zo. NAGASAKI (... The C and J. Truning Co- STAR QUERY, British back, Mackintosh.CLA- „Honga

THIRD PRE-CENE, will be flowed on all LOCAL often spent more in l'ostre than would have RISKS, INVEN

paid the front by steamer No refund can lo made on such parcels of the value of Stamps obliterated before the nature of the contents Biliscoparet

that the sun of court foven kan not sheas very quies amples to display the various apply. Hoc CSAIC, The C. Will J. Trading Corner man rese, brightly upon him ; koncu, while his raputationisations and equivalents of different words whisa YoOHAMA, for onpacity in universal, be had not ham as... have one general meaning. Of those examples: MANILA signed any promikert position untisjust now, this work contains more tunu-five times as SAIGON

military command in the Empire. In estimating sed

SINGAPORE

CHAN SHING L of the Isi Yuen Fin WONG YIK PUN, of the Chan Choong Wing

BESAR, LIDO THE, of the der Un Fan:

FONG SOET FUNG, of the Tang Bang Wo Hong. WONG PAR CREONG, of the Fan Tye Lee Hong Pur Ford, of the Wy Sing Firm

when he finds his golf placed in the fret many as any other Diotionary: hitherto P BANGHOH Mosare. Malherbe, Jullign & Co. Tuos, FLETCHER, American bark, Peralatan, MANAGER-HO AMEL

his probable sobievements; it will be well to bene It comprises upwards of two thousand large LopON

mind that he has had the advantage of quarto pages. European training like Omer Pasim and so zanz

Juran Gazette Offics

SYDENHAM, British ship, Miller Mesageri Mesurs. 3. du Loyzaga 1. Co. víd Maritimes Mr. J. H. Bloom

THEEKS EH, German bark Statens Messrs. Liddelow and Martin Bremen & Con Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lena: W, Fustra & Co. LONDONMr. Goo, Street, 30, Combili TITAN, Anucion ship BarryMessagaries LONDON Mesra, Batos, Hently & Co. Maritimes #LONDON; Runner & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW SANFRANCISCO Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21. Merchants Wa. Cogn, American-me, Brady-layer New York Messrs. B. M. Fettingill & Co, WooDVILLE, Bridal bark, Niet-W Pas

2.87% Fark Bow,

"of his vien subordinates, Hin capacity alone in

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PÄTTERNS:

Sin difioulty is experienced in obtaining a

A DISCOUNT of TWENTI PER CENT (2) "%) apon the Current Local Hates will be allowed on MARINE BISER un Goeds, do, takon at all premium charged for insurance; ach dia general understanding of it in d Paffer. It CURRENT RATE to Austalia, California, count being deducted at the time of the issue is a hona ble sample of goods which the sander A has for: sule, or of goods which he wishes to RUSSELL & Co

order. It is to consisted the smallest posside Manila, Singaporo, Saigon, Pasig, and to all of Paljoy.

Agente quantity compatible with showing what the

109. gooda mo, and must have no intrinsic valto.

the Treaty Ports GE Ching and Japan Head Office, 49, Banima Etrand,

Hongkong, 1st June, 1317,

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