NAUTICAL ITEM3
--Neww han, saya o Beaton's talógram from Now York, been received of the arrival of Belcher Print of soms whaleman who was left on boned the whaling vessels, abandons in the Artis Roglase in 1876, 46
COUNT MOLTKE ON THE RUSSIAN
PROSPECTSWES
4 stiry of Conat Moltke's opinion on the Pare dan prozpsets in the present struggle ja sir. sulating in. Germany. The grant-strategist was reiently asked by a German nobleman of high The Lords of tab Admiralty late decided upon rank want coares he thought the war would taže, improving the position of the onginio-room arti- and if he did not prodiet the early and complete ficers of the lost by izorossing their pay and subjugation of Turkey "Cortainly," replied" coinfart, and giving them the msane of promotion the Field Marshal, the Ruslans will be vio to higher grade by greating a new mling, of torions, only their loader rast not lack the four What okiot engine.wiam artißrorud als we de 7% which every general rogaires
At the roosnt meeting of the Royal National fur G's?" Gold, geduld, genie, und glists,? Lifeboat Institution rewards and other paymante replied Von aloitke (moroy, patienco, gius, emounting to £2,700 were made on the 205 life- und good lunk→→Timest boat establishments of the institution. Böveraa map d rewards were also granted to the crows of shore
The barque Mary Ann, of South Shields, from boats for saving life from wreak on our cassta
The iron cvcratto Faryalum has been Hóato Pernamlinto for Roval, pot inte Holyhead on the out of dock at Chatham, and placed in the steam 17th August, the master, mate, and two teamen basin to be completed. The Bargains has made having been stabbed by an Italian, who is in preliminary trial of her machinery in the pre-oustody The mate is reported to be in a bad ense of the dockyard offers and the representa state.. tive of the contractors, Mesars. Anderson and Co. The trial was very satisfactory.
.:
At the Liverpool police-court on the 16th August, Captain Anderson, of the ship Maggio, was fined fo and posts for carrying matches; other than safety matches, on his vessel, which had on-board at fun time saventy two cases of dynamite. The defondant said he was not awar of the regulation which he had broken.
The Philadelphia correspondent of The Times states that the British steamer John Brantl ailed from Newhaven on Saturday night for Constantinople with a cargo of arms and am. mumasa for the Turkish Government valued at 1,200.000 dele. The Eussian corvette Crayser wasnt Delaware Breakwater, evidently intending to give chase.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
QTIUM..
TUESDAY, 25th September.
Now Patna has been placed to-Any at 8595 to 3597), and Now Benares at 3550 to 85924 Of Malwa sales at $620 with allowance from sight to fulty-six tels.
· EXPORT CALLGIO.
Pa Winton, for Melbourne and Sydney For Melbourne 731 casas Oil, 562 ralik Mat- ting, 4,300 pkgs. Tea, 763 pkgs. Tea (2 lbs; 34 ogs. Les (lbs.), 250 pige. Tes (4 lbs.), 006. boxes Ten 910 boxes Spirit, 125 bozes Wine, 210 bundle, and 70 boxes Fireozakers. 98. boxes Asmte of apartments for the sons of the Prince 1obnovo, 130 pligs. Soy, 15-bags-Lireen Pois of Wales and their tutors and attendants has lba), 10 bundles Kattaus, 1.149 pb Mer- been prepared at Tmport Dockyard, ata eps chandio For Sydney 180 bags Rice, 357, rolla of £2,421, exclusive of finiture, to be fitted on Matting, 473 half-chests, 60 kg, 100 oases, 70 board the Britannia, cadet abip at Dartmouth. boxes, and 50 bundles Tos, 50 cones Castor Oil, They are to be completed and furnished by Sop:50 boxes Nut Oil, 80 baxor Boy, 20 boros Spirt, tember End, and will veerpy nearly the whole of 15 beses Crackers, and 317 pks. Merchandise, the vessel's poop.
The multiplicity of Orders in Council affect. ing retiremont of navil oft.cors, one frequently ending some particular olutke in a former Ordar, has occasionally made it, diffoult for an officer to kust exotly wast his earvices entitle -him to should he apply for retirement. All this confusion Ul be shortly oldared away, as it is inluded at the Admiralty to collect and andify all Orders in Council resporting retirement, instead of having silvers to gather, the informa- tion they soek from a variats of sources.
ON LONDON
EXCHANGE
Bauk Bills, an demand/10 Bank Bille, at St days' sight. 8/101 Bank Billa, at 6 months' sight,.3/11 Crediots, at 6 months' sight....3/11 Documentary Hills, at & months
Bight
Or BOWBLY-Bank, eight. ON CALCUTTA ---Bauk, sight.. ON SHANGHA
Eauk, sight
Private, 30 days' sight...
3/11 .220/ ,220
Hongkong and Shanghai Hank Shares-45 per
cent, premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton-2900 per
China Traders Insurance Company's Bharas
$2,000 per share, an Yangters Insurance Asscoiation—Tls. 79. per
share
LONDON LONDON HAMBURG NEW YORK NEW YORK:..
NEW YORK:
NEW YORK
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1877.
VESSELS
VERTISED AS LOADING.
BAN TRANCISCO, via YHAMA SAN FRANCISCO, vis Y'HAMA SAN FRANCIBOO
SAN FRANCISCO. SINGAPORE
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, do...
Titan
Geo Croshaw. Tori Macaulay Gramere jeres Aberlady
Joliams
Göld Nañtör.
Guella (str.)
City of Peking (str.)
Galatea
SINGAPORE BRISBANE, deBrisbane (str.)
(CAPTAIN.
BFBGITY Geo. Irving Monkmann Hastings
J. Nicol Bunjen
TM FRAIGHT. APPLY TO.
TO DE DESPATCHED
Hongkong
Meyer & Co Vogal, Hagedorn & Co. Hongdong Hongkong Vogel, Hogedra & Co. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co. Longking Yogol Hagedorn de Co. Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Hongkong O&O. 8. Clean
P.M. S. S. Co
Quick despatch. Quick despatch Quick doepsto
nick dospatel
Quick despatch. Quick despatch.
Rusall & Co.Quick dospateh...
On let prox, at 3 PM
Hongkong Vegel, Hagedorn & Co Hongkong Vogel, Hageform & Co.. Hanging
Enderfield & wire Massageries Maritimes..... Gibb, Livingston & Co P.&O. S. N. CAL Yoon Fat Hong PLOSN. Co...
W. H. Kidley
Tieger
Jubilee
J. Hof
Sindh (sf)2/
Nonidoden
SINGAPORE. BOMBAY, ...
Khiva (atz.)
L36
BANGKOK.
Rajansttiennħar (8.)
·•GT: Hvp
Hongkong
YOKOHAMA
Malacca (str.).
Hongkong
SHANGHAI..
Ningpó (str,
R..Casy..
Hongkong
SHANGHAL
Ureses (str.)
SHANGHAI
Nixos (str.).
SWATOW, AMOY, & PCHOW Namos (str.).
Puxbard.
Siomezen & Co.. Batterfield & vize P.&O. 8. N. Co... Hongkong Douglas Lapraik &
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
FOR SÅLE.
0.0
C
Y LE
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG,
Hog to unneunce the sloge of their Sale of Surplus Summer Stock, and take this oppor- tunity of informing their Customers and the Ladies of Hongkong that they have received, and will shortly
OFFER FOR SALE,
ENTIRELY NEW AND CHOICE. STOCK
Chinese Taarance Company--$240 per ahnte. Hongkang Fire Insume Company's Skures ALL
$600 per share.
The London correspondent of the Manchester
· Guardian says:Two ironclads built for the Turkish Government-ons by the Thames Iron. worke Company, and the other at Mosirs Sannida's yard--are new complete sud ready to rensivo their game, but are detained in the Thares under existing international law pending the presant war. A third ship, in the hands of the Mesars, Sauda, for the sorries of the Ottoman Porie is in a forward state of preparation; but will, of course, lave to walf the issue of events. The tronela ship Teneraire, 8, 8,412 tons, 7,000-horsepower, Captain Cube Boymour fitting at Chatham for the Mediterranean, kas - rusvived a portion of her crew, the officers and ova Saing accommodated on board the corĘW frigate Forte until the Tendraire is ready to zoper sharo osits them. Thore is still a ecnaiderable amount of work required to be exconted on board, and it is probable that the Temerara will be delayed in her departaro for the Mediterranesa until middle or lattar end of the month of September A rotura has been issued by the Board of Trole of the number of ships ordered to be destined from the date when tho Morchant Ship ping Act, 1876, came into operation, down to June 30 1977. The total number of ships ordered to bo destand on about of alleged defects in hall, equipments, or machinery was 104. Of those 101 were found on inspection to be unsafe, 2 were found safe, and in ono case the servay was pending at the date of the return. The total number of alleged, casas of overloading or improper loading was £7. and these vessels were found on inspection to be. aussie K
The death is announced bi Vice Admiral Charlos Wiso, at Highweek, near Newton Abbot. He obtained past rank in 1867, and was after wanis Ang-captain to Sir William Packer in Rooand command in the Mediterranean, Again. in 1854, he was flag-captain to Sir William Parker, who was then commander-in-chief st Davenport, Babaequently he served as com moters on the West Coast of Afrios in the Vesurfte, and at the end of that commission be Was made Captain-Superintendent of Sheerios Dockyard Ho was not employed after attaining
Chins Fire Insura200 Company's Share--$170 Hongkong and Whamps Dock Company's
Shares-20 per cout: dissert Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Do's
Share16 per cant. discount.. Shanghai Stom Navigation Company-718: 30
per share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$75 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Shara-360 per
shate,
hirase Imperial Lost-£103, Er 11⁄2 lið.
SALES ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, AS REPORTED BY CHINESE.
Fungus-10 bags, at $34.50, by Kwong-wing shing to travelling onder
White Buguc-100 bags, ab $6.85, "by Kwong- wing-saing to travelling trader."
Blookfiza-10 bundles, at 26.70, by Chun-ahong to travelling trader.
AUTUMN AND WINTER
GOOD 9, comprising
THE NOVELTIES
OF THE SEASON:
AYLE AND CO.,
baving completed the ALTERATIONS.
in their
TAILORING DEPARTMENT,
and engaged the Services of n
EXPERIENCED CUTTER.
Very
beg to draw the attention of the Gentlemen of
Honglong to a
NEW LOT OF CLOTHS
Kwong-fucky to travelling trader.
Dried Lily Flowers-20 bags, at $10.00, b just received, which they are prepared to wake
Vermicelli--50 bags, at $10.00, by Yuo wa.. loong to travelling trader."
Shauteng Ponges--50 pfont, ut $4.35, by Kwong-aang-tal to travelling traile
Brown Bagar 700 bays at $4.00, by Tais
g-shan to traveling trader.
Black Pepper 100 bags, at $8.00, by Ins
tag raak in April, 1865. By his death at Granahan-tal to focal trader. vish Hospital Pension of £150/year has be
up on the
SHORTEST NOTICE
MOST REASONABLE TERMS,
Yellow Paas-00 pimels, at $2.02, by Kin-the-charges having been revised to moot the
Game Wiesnt. Admiral Wise was a magistrate toong to local trader. for Devonshire.
A terrible calamity is reported by toleginis From Now York. Intelligenas has reached that aity from Panama that the Pacific Stern Navi gation Company's steamer Tien was lost or the 5th of July eventy tiles north of Valparaiso, It is estimated that 160 persons were on board, forby shree of whom had reseted the shero apto Jaly 18th. Twenty thore took refuge on roof, and the British war ship Amethyst wont to their assistance, but the bad weather prevented; the raidas from being accraplished. The sur vivere on the rot, after experiencing tortible Buffering from exposure and want of food, throw themselves into the sea to end their mary Only three of them were suvel, and it is believed than altogether upwards of 100 perished.
Admiral James Dualis, cousin of the late Bir John Hall, and a First Lord of the Dutch Ad- aalealty, kon died, at his residence at the Hague. The doomed "was born at Dorf, in 1796, of Eng lish parents. At a very early age ho ohtered she British Navy but owing to promotion being very slow, he took service in Holland as midship man on the 10th January, 1816. On the 25th March, 1817, he was appointed lentenant 2nd- eless); and am the 1st January, 1832, he was
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
LE METALCONER & `CM, Kanicama:) September Sith.
-Bammeter-M
Cserou niedzi—ə kadr
When more like
requirements of the Thes.
BATLE AND CO.,
VICTORIA EXCHANGE, QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET,
HONGKONG;
SULADA (2)
29.
Thermometer-li post.
#17
Thermometer-ġ km. (Wet bally.
31
Thermorister PE. (Wet
Thermale.x. Wet alb
忙
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СВАВ
$19
$18
"Therinarorter-Macam manj kisimmat
Thermomet Minimum (over night)......
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
YESTERDAY'A TEELGRAMS. Soytesalat oth
AND AT SHANGHAI,
·FOR SALE.
(HAS, HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE,
WHISSLACK":
per case of 2 dozen pints:
per isso of I dozen quarts:
CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1969.
VIN DGE PAINORS."
$18 per ease of 1 docen quarts
PALMER MARGAUX.
per case of 1 dozen gusts. CHATEAU-BELAIE.
-per-case of 1 dozen quarte,
LOEMONT
per case of 1 dans quarts.
pinte, prouse of 2 dosen
STEMASEN & Co.
NOW ON SALE.
38
floso- -домо
Any
Fa JAGA
BAKI-
BAROKNTER,
raiser to the rank of first he leant. In 1809 veVALKONFIER, he beguine lieutenant-captain, and in 1844 he was made captain. On the 1st January, 1851, he was raised to the rank of rear admiral; and on the 29th July, 1854, to that of vios-amiral: The deceased was respectat, not alone by the whole nary, but also by all who knew him. La-1846-16
Hongkong, lif May, 1870.
Bunter $0.87 30.18 30.003703-00 R
IMPERIAL QUARTO, M
ENG
took part in the axpedition against Ball (East Tharomotar úttached 850 78.0-
Indies), and distinguished himself to such acts of W dogro that he was mato Knight of the Willem.
sonde
The Local Marine Board of London have y Thermoeler started a robieme, volitary, which, if it meots
with the success it deserves, as we hope it will Wet Themoosier
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will do very much, not only to improve the social water
to
be the
condition of seaman, but to contribute townæðis
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·BARL METKU, Joci of this wen in Juction, teme, and bancala TELOMETER, US Fahrenbelt degrees stal seni, kept in the pea kirin aladed situation.
Food Driverion.ne/Winn. Is registered erary two points, B
FOREXON: WIND-u tokea. 3 t $ ligh, breeze: 8 to moderata Streal... to strong. 10, 10 to 1ripláne S
the safety of life at sea What makes us more sanguine of the saccess of this scheme than we Quality fallen. otherwise should have been, is that it emanates from amongst tho soamon themenfvos Trosonge in the forvoastle of incompetent pers¿ps is always a source of weakness and danger, and on 714 tina devs the pressure weigh mos heavily than on the real AD If there is one thing more than another tliat digasts on AB, it is to find himself being placed in the forecastle on quality with some silbird, or some diseaset and incorpstant and often älthy creature, who - has signed articles as a seuraam: Not only does the AB. have to pus up with the intolerable creature if the forecastlo, tut he has also to to the share the work that he cannot do and aver meant to do. A.B.'s have for ling felt this as a grievance, and they fave cust boat for a remedy and their remedy is a voluntary tost. their competency and a voluntary certificate. This, so an expenstal measure, the London Local Marine Board (hove, at Jack's, raquest, andertaken to attempt for kis benefit-Nauheal Majorine, MW
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Virbily:W. Storin, A. Calo. The Jetlein san repeated · tones any cease over the E Tags of Dir ugarication IMM
Ear The hours of min for the prasions 24 hours (noon)
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HAMPAGNE 1874
HEIDSIECK & Co.'s MONOPOLE.
Hongkong, 2nd July, 1877.
DEETJEN & Co.
(6m1004
FOR SALE.. UTLER, PALMER & Co.'s
Celebrated Brands of WINES and SPIRITS. Apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 21st Joas, 1876.
AND R TENNENT'S ALE and
POFFER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS
J.
CANVAS.
Merahant Navy" Navy Botted Long Flax Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON SALE.
THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY For 1877, With which is incorporated THE CHINE
DERICTORY.”}..
This Comprehensive Work, now in the FIFTEENTH YEAR of its existence, has been complied from the BEST-and-Most RELIABLE SOURCES, and no pains have been spared to render it COMPLETE EVERY RESPECT
It contains
THE DIRECTORY-FOR HONGKONG. THE DIRECTORY FOR CANTON. THE DIRECTORY FOR WHAMPOA. Tau DIRECTORY FOR MACAO. THE DIRECTORY
FCE HOMOW. THE DIRECTORY ron SWATOW. THE DIRECTORY FOR AMOY...
THE DIRECTORY FOR FORMOSA.
THE DIRECTORY FOR FOOCHOW
THE DIRECTORY FOR NINGPO THE DIRECTORY FOR SHANGHAI, THE DIRECTORY FOR CHINKIANG
Tur DIRECTOKY FOR KIUKIANG..
THE DIRECTORY FOR HANKOW.
THE DIRECTORY 203 CHEFOO.
THE DIRECTORY, Fon TAKU.
TAS DIRECTORY FOR TIENTSIN,
THE DIRECTORY FOR NEWCHWANG,
THE DIRECTORY POE PEKING.
THE DIRECTORY FOR JAPAN. THE DIRECTORY FOR PHILIPPINES. THE DIRECTORY TOR SATGON:
THE DIRECTORY FOR HAIPHONG. THE DIRECTORY FOR HANOI
TAE DIRECTORY For SINGAPORE.
THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK
Quick Respatch.
Quick despatch. Quick despatch..
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
STEAM FORMAT SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA. PORT SAID NAPLES, AND
BAN MARSEILLES; BOMBAY, MARE, ST. DENIS, ANT PORT LOUIS.
Noon, the Company's Steamship N SATURDAY, the 29th September, 1877;
SINDH," Commandant NOMDEDTU, with MAILS. PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Fort for the above
Cargo and Spacio will be registered for Lon don as well as for Marseilles and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places, of Europe.
On 20th it, at noonaco On or about 5tů prox.......... On 13th pro, ás noun.. Or 2nd pror, at 5 PM. Quick despatol To-day, at P.M Or of about 90th inst. Quick despatch. To-morrów, at 10 AM,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
FOR SINGAPORE DIRECT) THE Steamabip
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Shanghai-Per Nippo, today, the 28th instant, at 3.30 rate
For tow, Amor, and Foochow Por Namoa, to-morrow, the 27th music, at 9,3) a M ~ "For Cocktowx-Tomorrow, the 27th bustant, at $80 v.. Correspondence for Queensland, Maar South Wales Victoria, Tasmanis, and New Zealand will be forwarded by this opporanity, if directed "Per Charlion."
For Sagon-On Friday tile potú fustant, at 0,30-F.M.
For Hangkok, Per Rajanattianular, ven Tuesday, the 2nd proximo, at 4.90 P.M.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "SINDE" will be despatched from Fengkong ca SATUR DAY. the 29th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Ghulle. Aatralia, New Zealand, Tasmanis, Fill; Aden, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Buz, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity Cargo will be received on board until 4 PM, for forwarding Correspondance to
East Africa, Bposic and Parcels until 3 PM on the 28th St. Helena, and Ascension: September, 1877 (Parools are not to be seat
Letters may also lo forwarded to Talia by
Caylor must b onbonly they must be loft at the Agonoy's thie Packet. The postage Omlou. Contents and value of Packages are propaid. Such letters should be marked *Poid required.
to Galle only" they will go on from Galle as For further particulars, apply at the Com-unpaid. pany's Odou
I. POVEY,." Agont Hongkong, 18th September, 1877. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS. will be despatched us alove TO-MORROW the SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES 27th instant.
For Fraight or Passage, opily to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Hongkong, lat September, 1977. [1488
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ZAMBOANGA"
FOR SHANGHAI Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for HANZOW and PORTS on the YANGTZE THE Compy's Steamship
AND EFHOPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH TYR
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STDAMERS.
HD Steamship GAELIC" will he' ces- Tatched for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on MUNDAY, the 1st Outobar, at 3PM., taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohams with Stea (1437ers from Blangai.
ULYSSES "AVA will be despatched on or about the 28th instant
For Froight or Passage apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 21st September, 1877,
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, HE P. & C. 3. N. Co, 'a Stenship
APMALACCA”
THE
will feavo for the alive place shortly after the arrival of the Stencship Nism" with the text English Mail
ADAM
LIND
· Superintendent, Hongkong, 25th September, 1877.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI THE P.&O. B. N. Co's Steamship.
"NIZAM"
T
will lasts for the above place about 24 hours- after her arrival with the next English Mail.
ADAM LIND,
Baperintendent. Hongkong, th September, 1877. FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.
Calling off the usual Coast Porte to land Mails and Passengers.
Company Stauder
The following will to the hones of CLOSING the Maile &c.-
FRIDAY, 28th instant,
5 P., Money Orice Ooo closes. Post Office. eloses groopt the Nieur.Box, which remains opan all night.
SATURDAY, 29th instunt,**
7-AM Post Office opena for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters and Posting of all come. spondence.Ne
10 Registry of Lettora ceasa.. 11.8.20, Post Ofor closes except for Late Lot-
ters.
11.30 AM, Letters (nt Lelbera only) may be
conta posted on payment of a Lato Fee of 18 extra postage, until 11.80 AX, when the Post Office CLOSES -
tirely
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES: PACKET
The United States' Mail Packet" GAELIC "- will be despatched on. MONDAY, the Ist Getaher, with Muile for Japan, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be CLOSED 'ns follars:
P.M. Registry of Lattara ecosca. 2.30 PM. Fost Office closes.
Fright will be meatyed on beard until 4.2 on the 30th instant. PARCEL PACKAasa will be received at the Office until P.M. same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of samme is required.
Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months afzanod at a reduction of 20 per cent, or gular rates.
Fex further information as to Fight or Pasenge, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 37,Queen's Road Central.
..B. EMORY,
Hongkong, 10th September, 1877.
Agent.
SIKAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ MALTA BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, -
PIA BOMBAY ; ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA THE PENTABULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAK THE Enetom, and Australian Mail Stean NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steau ship THE
“KHIYA,” Captain La. will leave this on THURSDAY, the 11th October, at Noon.
Tes and Genoval Cargo for London will be coureyed vid Bombay without transhipment, at- riving one week lattor than by the direct route. Silk and Valushe will be transferred to the
"BRISBANT**
will be despatobed abovo on or about the 5tk October next.
For Freight or Passage, Apply to
GEBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Argenta.
[1445 Hongkong, 22nd September, 1877.
FOR LONDON.
THE 3/3 L. LI. American Ship
"OTTEAN,”
B. F. Barry, Master, having the greater portion of her Cargo engaged, will have quick despatch as above.
For Fright, apply to a
MEYER & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 19th Baptcrabox, 1977.
FOR NEW YORK HEAT American Ship THE
"GOLD HUNTER"
(1894
Calcutta steamer at falle.
For further Particulars, apply to
ADAM LIND, Superintendent Hongkong, 5th September, 1877..
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY THROUGH 20 NEW YORK, 711 OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
9:30 PM. Correspondence for Jejun, the United States, or Union Countries only may be posted on board the Packet with Lats Foo of 12 cents extra Postage, until
50 P: when the Mail is finally closed.
The following rates of Postage must be pre- paid in Hongkong Stamps. Prepayment is com- pulsory in the cases marked-
Lurraza Vra- & Pat- PLIERS. THOSE Centr. Centa. Deals
United States, Canada* Van. couver and Pr. Edward's Is.. New Brunswick, Nova Sco tia, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Curncoa, French, Spanish, and Dutch West Indies, Gniaus. Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad (Registration 9 Cents).... Aspinwall, PETRAY........ Bahamas, Danish West Indies,
Hayd
Kingilem awal ingen Nowfoundland (Registration 12
Goat)TET
16
Porn, Bolivia, Chil, Ecuador
$ 14 (Registration 12 Cants).... 30 West Indies (except as named
26
above), Coste Bick, Honduras, Now Grida. Nicaragua. Turk's Island, Venezuela(Re gistration 12 Cente) Any articles found enclosed in Yewspapora or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) will te ocnfiscated.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET The English Contract Paskat. KHIVA” will be despatsbod th the Mails for Europe, &c., on THURSDAY, the 11th October.
The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, &c.
FULDAY, 10th October,
THE US Mat Steumer" CITY OF
Francisco, via Yokohama, on
, at 12 Noor, taking Passengers
I PEKING" will be apatahod top Barr.. Moter Order Office closes.
J. Freeman, Müster, will load here for the above and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Port, and will bave early daspatob.
For Freight, apply to
Europe.
Through Passenger Tickets and Bub sti 11m1346 Ending are issued for transportation to Yoko
RUSSELL & Ovi Hongkong, 4th September, 1877.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 33L LI. German Sip:
“GALATEA,”
hams and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America and to Now York and Europe, vi Overland Railways.
Tueger, Mester, will load here for the above Port, Amer of the Mitsu Bashi S.S. Company w leave Stanghai, via the Inland Sea Ports, and will have quick despatch
abous same-date, and make close canneation st For Freight, apply to
Takolama
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co."
[1987: Hongkong, 11th September, 1877.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO. THE AI British Ship,
THE
JUBILLE
J. Harris, Mostar, will load here for the above Port, and will have immediate dospatch:
For Freight, apply to.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
11586 Hoogkang, 3rd September, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK. THE A1 British Bark
With brist descriptions of Hongkong end the Peaty. Parts of China, Japan, and the Philipp pines.
It also includes mass of useful information in addition to that usually found in werks of the kind:
The larger Directory contains the different Treaties and Conventions made by Chins and Japan, with foreign countries, together with various Acts, Ordinances, and Regulations re-
NGLISH AND CHINESE lating to Commerce and Shipping.
DICTIONARY,
WITH THE FUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong:
It is further embellished with a Chromolith
graph of a
PLAN DE VICTORIA, HONGKONG;
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI Chemo-lithograph Plate of the NEW
CODE of SIGNALS. in vse at the PEAK;
Also of the various HOUSE FLAGS Designed expressly for the Wark);
For comprehensiveness, and practical service this Work stands unrivalled. All the hai words which the Chinese have to lato years heen compelled to can to express the numerous ob jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, and in spierce generally, which the repid advance of foreign relatinni kina imposed upon them, atə hero given in alexes Fool and wory werd la "Fully-illustrated and explained, forming tervisor for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Panti prononciations are given; the accents being varofally marked on the best principle hitherto attained. The topography displays the succus of an attempt to make the The Chronicle and Directory is the only of body, thereby affecting a sunt economy of and it will be found inralushie in all Public, Chinese and English type correspond in the size publication of its kind for China and Japan space, achieving a clearness not previously
MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,
attained, and dispmusing with thoes vest margins Mercantile, and General Offices.
and vacant spaces which have heretofore oharRN
It is published in two fores-Complete at
are required from 192 24, wid the gtamlity of winter sales taried Chinese mbilisations, grows 95, or, with the Life of Residents, Part Uiree.
indicted Inchies, toe en butaire
OUBLE-BARRED GUNS CENTRE Hud
DP.Find, with Cartridges Carlely
Apply to F. SCHEFFER
1877
For praction purposes the arrangement of
the work is a domplete, that a reference to its tories, Maps, &o., at 23. pages embles a percen-who understands English to communicato effectively with natives who understanu nothing but Chinese. In this perpaut those be found, Indispensable to all
On the 11th August the Prince of Wales water, Wedding Shot, SA LED d Enrepens residing in Chins and to tire motiva ga boards the Varruderer, chick was fring TCEVERS Cowen roads; (whin, somo: torpedo practica' was gon throngh, of conise with blank charges. Fach torpedo was charged with shout 10016, of gwder and when the discharge took place a mountain of water was projected high into the air, proceded by a rumbling notae like distant thunder and no, severe was the explosion that Hardly a vessel lying in my art of the rood- stend but felt a shaking or lifting a sa if from the effect of inf earthquake, showing the terrible effects of bis newly-invaated and deadly insta-
Orders for Copies may be sent to the Daily Press Office, where it is published, or to the following Agents themaurer it explains subjectefully with which, ZACADr. L. 1. de Duga Fery few indeed of them are perfectly acquainted. SWATOWMusers. Campbell & Co. 54 Pryn Catrol.
To partibu rosidout in England and interested amor Messrs. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. Hongkong. 18th September,
(1419 in Chins it cannot bot be invaluable occasion. FORMOSA Messrs. Wilson, Nicholle & Co.
FOOCBOW Mosers Hodge & Ca ally POR SALE DE
To antrate the vast scope of the work, the NINGPO Mosera Kelly & Walsh, S'giat. OTTAGE PIANOS.
, de following facte are submitted for consideration SHANGHAI Mesra Hall & Holta Apply to
Chaimors Vocabulary contains about 16,000 SHANGHAI-Mess. Kelly & Walsh SIEMSSEN & O Chinese characters, and Modhurst's English HANKO and Messrs. Hall & Holtz and Kelly Hongkong, 31st May, 1877,
t864 and Chinese Dintimacy short 100,000, whilst River Ponte Walsh, Shanghai
this work oustsins more than 50,000 English Canroc and Mosers, Hail & Holts and Kolly words, Blupwards of 600,000 Chinese:ular NEWORANG & Walsh Shanghai. ters. Again, despite all the grammary and IHEISIN and Messrs. Hall & Holls and Kelly
uinontwolwurfaru The Prints expressed his+ ▼EH SUNG & Co.
sathisotion at the skill with which the ope rations had been conducted, which were quite a ̈
COAL MERCHANTS,
*
student of this diffoult language absolutely re- NAGASAKI
The C. and J Trading Co.
Have always on hard LAEGE STOCKs of other lamentary works as yet published, the PEKING, & Walsh Shanghai, novally to those persons who bad witnessed every description of COAL them. Later on the day tog Qosen-viuited the ship, The Thunderer got up steam and pro- coded up the Solent to Ceburns Bay. Her Majesty was zowel to the Thunderer, where sho "Tas seonirel by Cart Wilson Commander!
Lord Charles Bere he former
Addrey carof Hoone & Co., No. 13 antree examples to display the various spp. Hroo0, O Praye, Hongkong
Dengking, Pth May, 1877
749
cations and equivalents of different. Words Vinoha hare eno general meaning. Of there examples MANILA thier work, emtains more than five times en SAIGON G many any other Dictionary hitherto pub. SINGAPORE
BANGRIK
It comprise upwards of two theossuil large LONDON
HE TOURER'S QUID
REDUCED PEIOS, INSERT Tished. Containing the names of all the Articles of of sio ship Her Majesty was joined by the Iriage of Wales, and was conducted over the Trade, objects of Natural History Fotihire, quarto parts whole of this vast ship, which she minutely, with the Punti and Mandarin Pronun eramload and expressed, bur great satisfaction niation. Y zida öll faə árgangements after spending about Alsó a few coples of the GRAMMAR OF THE na hour on besjd Hor Majasty returned to Di CHINESE LANGUAGE, in two Parts,
The Chilly Tran Office:
LONDON
TRUBNER & Co., 60, PATRENOSTER HOW HONGKONG. "Dacia Farna" Orvice, WYNDHAM ST
The C and J Trading Co. Jonen Gavette Office Mesars de Troymaya & Co. Mesure. Liddelow and Martin.
Mostrs, Malherbe, Jullien & Co. Mr. F. Alpar, Clement's Linne, LONDOR Mr. Geo. Street, 80, Corail LONDON Meters, Bales. Ready to BANFRANCISCO Mr DP Fisher, 21 Merohants Na YoAK Morte 5 M Patung & Co 37 Park RASED
GRASMERE."
At New York, Passengers have selection of various times of steamers to England, France, and, Germany. A
Freight will be received on board antil 4 P.M.
on the
6.M., Post Office sloses except the NiGHT Dox,
which remains open all night, SATURDAY, 11th October,
7 AM Post Office opens for anlo of Slamps. Registry of Latters, and Posting of all corre spondence.
10 AM, Post Office closes except for Late List-
tarz Registry of Letters veases, 10.16 AM, Letters may be posted on payment of
Late Fe of 18 venta extra Postage, nati,
11 AM when the Post Office CLOSES entirely. 11.30 M, Letters (bat Letters only) addressed to the United Kingdom vit: Briulizi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Paskat with Late Fee of 48 cents extra prstage; until 11.50 .. wh the nil is finally closed.
REGISTRATION. TO BANGTUK.
Her Britannic Majesty's. Consul for Siam has
M PATCal Packets will be been good pugh to make rangements by received at the Office until 3... same day, mens of which correspondence can be Regis all Parvel Packages should be marked to ad tered to Bangkok, at the penal charge of 8 dress in full; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Ororland The attention of owners, agents, and charterers Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices of stammers is drn to the provisions of The in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector Post Office Ortinsuse, 1876, which sons into
force on the 23rd instant. of Customs at San Francisco! M
For security's sake. Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to enlares on the Envelope
Under the old Ordinance, no notiea was re- quired of the departure of a verse if not wiver
Healings, Muster, will-loud here for the above the Marks and Nas. of Paekages Shipped, to tised, nor of reactures for Caton or Macao. Fort, and will have quick despatoh
For Freight, apply to
1268
YOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, 17th August, 1877.
FOR NEW YORK. EA? British Bark ***
*AKURLADY.".
Noell, Mastor, will load here for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch, *****,
For Freight, apply to
correspond with those in their Rills of Lading. Notice is now required of any departure, though For for her information as to Passage and with regard to walling ships, the old rule will Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,prastically remain in force, that notice need not
be sent nalos asked for. No. 9, Prays Central:
RUSSELL & Co., Ecation XXV. Esquires that the first notice be
Apunta.
Bent to the Post Offles:
In the case of steamers plying regularly fixed days, notice of any change in the day or her will bo efloint
Hongkong, 25th September, 1877.
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
or on
Stamped correspondence may still be sent ca hoard by vessel after the Mall is closed at the
Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS, will bo BESPONSIBLE for any Post Office. 1280 DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cray of calling the attention of firms to the Taot that
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, 17th August, 1877.
FOR LONDON.
HE A1 British Butl
GEO. CROSHAW." God. Irving, Master, will have early despatch
above...
For Freight apply to
of the following Vessels ancing Gwir stay in Hongkong Harbour
ANNIE S. HALL, American 3.m. schooner,
son.--Douglas Lapráik & Co.
The Postmaster, General takes this opportunity
uny such words as-Despatches will close st. 11
Net..., added to the advertisement of a vessel are illegal Consignens' letters are exempted by law from passing through the Post Office, but no person is allowed to make election of euch lei ters for transmission under a penalty of £100
weak during which the practics continued,
as Avotsry, British - schooner, Thomsen
Mayer & Co. K BERTHA, Gunman back, Ringa-Wieler & Ca CASSANDRA German steamer, Tanger-Wm.
Prstan & Col CHAMEON KANTTE, Siomene bark, Müller.
Chinese.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Cis.
[1179 Hongkong, 31st July, 1877
· FOR NEW YORK,
THE AL Gorman Ship
JOHANNE
E. M. YOUNG, Brit, bark, MoMiehen-Chinese GLAMORGANSHISH, British bark, McEucher
Chinese
Most countries to which Hongkong forwards Correspondence hazing joʻzed the General Postal Union or being probably shoot to do so. it is necessary that the following rules be strictly observed.
-No Letter or Packet, whether to be regis
Bunje, Maater will load here for the above Port, GOLD HUNTER, American ship, Freraan-Mover cared or unregistered, can be received for Postage stud will hare quick despatch.
For Freight apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co Hongkong, 1st August, 1877.
·FOR HAMBURG.
THE Al British Dark
"LORD MACAULAY,”
[119
If it contains gold or ever money, jewels, pro- GREAT ADMIRAL. American ship, Thompsoniens articles, or anything that, as a genera!
A Ca
Captain,
HARDINGER, British ship, Johnston Jardinerale, is liable to Cistoms duties,
Matheson & Co.
JAN PETER, Gor: bark, Ewart-Blemesen & Co. LADGs German bark Brown.-Eduard Bebell.
has's & Co. As
Captain Monkmand, will lead for the above Purti LouD MACAULAY, British bark fonkman and will have quick desinteh
For Freight, apply tomto m
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 1st July, 1977;
30
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Order:
MANGEETON, British bark, Thompson-Adam
son, Bell & Copri
Mars, German bark, Burmeister Wis Puz
PESEDO, British steamer. Cala Stensson & Col NIMROD, British hark, Chilt, “säpard PERNAMBUCO, British steamer, Hyde-Wa. Pain E. British, bark, Nicolson-Chi
ALE Undersignat are prepared to GRANT & Co.-
y
I POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the extent of 45,000 Dollace on Heildings or on foods stored therein, at Current Local Rates, a foot to Discount of 20% on the premis
NOFTON & Co, My Agents. Hogg January, 1876. CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED);" NOTICE.
BOTTERDAM, Datoh bark, Dik-isler & Co. STARLIGHT, Siamese rig, Wachtelbrenner
Kien-the-loong na
SUMATEA, Americk ship, Clough Order, (SYDENHAM, British ship, Miller-Messageries
Maritimes
DOLICIES granted at surrent rates ba Ma-. rine Kisks to all parts of the World In Beoordansa with the Campany's Articles of As- soolation, Two thirds of the. Prots are delay. buted annually to Contributors, whether Sharo. hollers or met, in propertion to the net axbun of Prymis contributed by each the remaining third being carried to Basarve Fund
OLYPHANT & Co., PAROMA Coneral Agents.
Hongkong, 17th Aped, 1979, des
2.-This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, lose the quantity t be so small se to make the ample of no
valno... gr.
The limits of weight allowed are as fol
BOOKS AND PAPERS.To British Offices, 5.b. PATTERES.-lb., if without infringis value. HODES AND PAPERS. To the Continent, &e
„PATTERNA <-B NT.
The fationing articles conGA
Post at all-Glass, Teutas, Gunpowder, Matobes, Candice Soup, Indigo. Doule or Wlistever is dangorus to the Maila or offension
or injurious to persons dealing with them.
PARCELA
The poble fa rezainded that, in Chin and Japan, there is no inuch thing 24 Parel Post. Much trouble and disappointment is consed he perdulent attempts to send small valuable trifles through the Port Fans: Curios. Articles of THEBES BEAN, Gernur bark, Steffens DTERM, Fancy Work, and similar prests are continually Kelig fefused, the Kendes having Siemseen Co TITAN, American ship, Berry-Messagarias
Maritimo
often spent more in Postage than would have paid the fight be steamer No refund an ha
obliterated before the nature of the contents WOODYLLE, British back, Niolen-Win Pasado o sek parcels of the value of Stamps
tan & Qo
aw discovered.
PATTERNI. Some difiloulty is exprotoneel-in obtaining a general understanding of wket in a Potter. It in a bona ide sample of woods which the sender las for ale or of goods which he wishes to onter. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with showing what the goods are, and must baro na jatriusio maine.
KANO WA UN BALE D'OUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
Trade sport for the Year 1876,
PEJOB TEN DOLLARS. Apply at the Daily Prese Odloe Hongkong, Febresy, 1877,
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