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$3,300 per share,

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NEW YORK

NEW YORK

THE DAILY FREEN TUESDAY, JANUARY STR, 1878

VESSELS ADVERTISED

YESSSL/BINARE

LOADING.

FOR FRAMHT: AFFET TO

BAN FRANC1800, yk YHAMA “GENOA, MARSEILLIS, 5am

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Butterfold & Swiro ....... "Jazdine, Matiresin & Co.

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Quink despatch.70

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Quick despatch.

Housing Hongkong Hongkong,

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SINGAPURE, BOMBAY &o BRISBANE, SYDNEY £0. SAIGON SINGAPORE YOKOHAMAAN

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YOKOHAMA HICGO

SHANGHALSARON SHANGHATATRALAN SHANGHATA

Tate Louis Associating-Tr. 610 per BWATOW, AMOY, & FCHOW

Chase Lastener Company-895 per share.

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ging Fin Insurance Comtny's Shares 5000 por kham Cima Fire Insuance Company, Sauros--$187

- per share,

Hengking Gis Company's Shaies-$75 per

Hegkong Hotel Company's Share 55 pot Chlzese Imperial Loan£104 46. 11 Obese Imperial Loan of 1877-102 15"

change is

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

Pros. Banh PALCONE, CÁC REE

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who had been oklon, sannot say frent pernoLJA) observation that I saw trans of this kind of thing bat Zhuva seen roww and rows of skills slanted In the pound Soutine theng hordes of savages numbered, 5000 or 8,000 ml á tims, nít although in the water we had a certainadvantage. it was most desperate work fighting our way through, cal of my people won wounded with polipears and arres Fuding that ́s it would to psolasa to continue, tais toute, an mo. thing bat incessant bloodshed could ensus, I altored my course, and bot ou fer by mamland on the lit bank, folkwing the going of faa river amog the jednola, day by Step - Every now sud tuen, we got cops of the menland, and after awhile wo strin e brils who used gins. * They were very old-fashioned weapons, am the

nativos did not scoal to spara: power DE nitiḥn · I found that they called the gras Luen Ysonga From this point the natives dil not sun to be so rage in, their behaviour, but more ameoahlë të pason, Fimm was one terrible triba; however, who came fut against us with bewoon 0 and 10 largo canes, and all the men kid gans. We had twelve leurs mob desperate.ighting, and last several of my men soul suffered a good deal. We managed, how- ever, to optura sopio of their dances, but the attack lasted for a distance of 12 ellos, which made the and battle we had Zought After this we came to a different people altogtkor-000 who were amourble to reason and indired to us "friendly, and we had not much diffinity fill wor came to the catarsely In the lower bries them are no fewer than 62 sataracte ao atacats in the ordinary adoptation of the word but a sheer fall of water noustas tinch as 25 feet, with Hugkong and Whampoa Dok CompaŻY'S the rapids golog at a furions rato It was 7

Share per pent, discou the 40th of these clanets that I hat my last mgkong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. white assistant, poor young Francis Frook Tere-$14 per share discount, a dividend was attacked grith loon in his feat, and world Singhai Steam Navigation Company--Tha, 20 not wait for the hammush-hourem.I go into

-per share acance and neged the best boys to bo more desperate than usual, the result bear that he was swordover the Mass Balls, and engulfed in the oddving waters The use of the boat tried very hard to save him, but was able to do so. This coxswain was a spismic swimmer,braro soldier, a good böstinan, sud, in fact, one of the best scrants had He had also, great influence orer the boat'a orgy, After this we pased 15 other falls, until at last wẽ camo to the place which Captain Tucker in 1816

•turand aviy from and then wo lungs that the Congo was known from ite source to its mouth. On August 9th this your we arrived at Boma whoro re met white people's mit also, à steamer belonging to the Liverpool Line, and they treated us most generously, giving my people a masage right down to Kahanda, We stopped there for a week and a man-of-war tools as down to St Paul da Loanda, when we waited for information from Dogland. At this place it was a series of fêtes day after day, and we were shown every possible attout by the Portu guèsa Garimo. After this her Majesty's ship Industry was plond at my disponil to takzes. myself and party to the Cape new that if my people travelled back oveland, they would not be able to stand it, and as I could not bandon them, I resdired to amil myglf of this offer We were treated n board with every “kinduase and attention will everything possible was done to fall in with our wishes. On my ar rival hore the Commodore noted in the suc spirit, expressing himself as anxietas to do all in his power to further my views, I has not yet secided as to how Thill take my party, on to Zanzibar, as it depends a good tosl upon the atearers ailing from the Caps On the Cosig -my faithful young companion Falu was

lrowned, and some of my mom wore mudo alavas, | Bacter,- but I negoifated for their releases Many of the Ther tribos we cadonators had never seen a stranger before, and they seemed the tip of aching alap

Dictio but war. Up to the last Thai plonty of good For the purpose of batter, and was enabled to give some to the Portugitao Geographical Ex- pedition, which I met on the Congo, The Per tuguese Garornment, I must say, trestal na most wesher. handsomely. They paid all our expenses while staying at Bi. Paul de Loanda, and gave 1002 | Hoch Bala cash as a prosent to my people. I would be guilty fullon maeh better if the English Government would tako possusion of the Congo, or, if not, let the Portuguese de só, as it is an immense imporium of commerce. You would have to carry goods 20 de 9hdays map til you got beyond the catarnota, nil then the heart of Africs is before yon, navigable by trans of this magnificent river and its effluents. The task which genom tion after generation of travellers has failed to do, we should also have filled to accomplish, if we had lowal ouruely to be mayed by the thought that geographical discovery was not worth anybody whilNothing was forthor from my wishes or cites than to make any attack on fisse extiva tribes on the contrary, I wanted to appease Lined Bocare thur friend. ship, but with many of them this was shopeless tiek, trid we had, by anser force of necessity, to Right our way through I had three great diffenities to contend with. First of all those bordes of avages were constantly coming for ward with their mosas nanoes, hunching their spears and arrows at us at every oppor- tunity; soundly, famine and, thirdly,siukness and, besides all these, there was the stupendous task of getting past the catanets. for the conutry Ital, it is most rich in every kind of production the river having an unforrupted conteo of over 1,400 miles, and draining an aras of some 850,000 square milos” tie

MISCELLANEOUS

A despatch recove111 New York on the eth alt- from Victoría (Vaboquvers-Isinud) reports. the discovery of a rich and live goll yearb Tedge in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, It is offically annotused et Lloyd's that the Kin Sham, steamer, of Hult, Captain Kitaa, loft Cardiff for Tangier and Bombay, with coal, on Outobot 13th last, and his not alice been heard

A Frons gentleman was once carering a diz

When an English friend remarked that he seemed

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"Thermomstur-Salem vi “That to mokmen Mijincim, (øres right)..

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CHINA COAST METEOLOGICAL

REGISTER.

-TERTE DAY'S TELEGRAMS Jury 8th.

DONETKL

THERMOMETER,

Dry Terinda Wet Thro

Howoj

TAXO;

Do dale at

HẠT

Підста

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FOR SALE.

Indus (str)

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are now showing their AUTUMN AND WINTER STOCK

NEW G00 D-S

- comprising CMRISTY'S BLACK, BROWx, sid

SEMENA DRABBAD

FELT AXT 8

with în mîl the latest shapes,

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OTTA GE

& 0. §. af Romó Brothers Curlowitz & CONTAMINAT B0 EN. Co.

Gibb, Livingston & Co... Meesagories Mavitiraes... PO. 8. N. Co. Holliday, Wise & Co. Messories Maritimos. P. & O.S. N. Co

Buttacfeld & Swire

On 5th ENG On 7th proxy at non Today, at 10 a Quick Contoh Tv-cig, at noon.

To-day, str..

On or about 27th inst

VESSELS ON THE BERTH POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS,

FOR URISBAND, STONEY, AND

(Calling of the UN AUSTRALIAN DUST

HE Eastern and Australian Mail Scam

BOWENS.

Tantern and

will be deanstohad from BINGAPORE for the above Porta on the 5th prozivo. 3. Nakon t

For Freight or Tastage, apply to the Uader nigned, who so prepared to grant through Bill of Lading

*AMÁTÁ-WHEL CLOSE For Yokoluma Per Malocos, today, the 29th inelaat, at 9:30 am

For Bhanghai Per Tangles, t-day, the 29th instant at A.M. Late letters received from 01206 11.90 AM, with 18 sents late 60

Top Straits and London. Per Achilles, to day the 29th instout at 130 EMI

For Shanghai Tor fad, today, the 29th instant at 5 PM Late Letters received from 3.10 to 3:30 pm, with 18 canta late fon

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Constant 3.30 PM AGA PARA Agents. Hoogkong Pilt January, 1878.

For Manila Per Marionics, lo cảy, the 20thi For Haiphong an Hanoi-To-day, the 29th 1211 instant, a £80. An Hoibete and Haiphong falun

mails for Pakkei and Hanoi). For Taiwan, to SNER STEAM FOR

day, the 29th instant at 5 PM. T SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DÈ

For Swatow, Anoy, and Foochow Per ES GALIR ADEN SUEZ, MALTA,” BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI. Fene, to-morrow, the 90th start, at C-PM.

TERRANEAN PORTS, DA SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON, --

MAILS-BY--THE TONKES STRAITA." PANAMANI PACKETAA BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA The Steamship ACHILDES will be do CARE PARTS Sapatoled from Hongkong on TUESDAY, the

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Bloomalin: not, Cooktown, Clev hud. Bay, Howen, Keppel. “MIEZAFORĘ” Coptani PARISH, will leave Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmanis, Now Zoalool, this on THURSDAY, the 1st January, at and Molturno, Noon

Donglas Lapraik & Co. Os Slst inst, daylight, THE INGOLAR, AND ORIENTAL STEAM 20 instant, with Hails for Singapore Somer-

PIANOS.

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co

"Hongkong, S1st May, 1877.

TOK SALE, AS

TWERD HATE, PARIS, SILK HATS, CUTLER FALM EL & Cas

A and DRAR SHELLS LWBED SHOOTING and SMOKING

GAPS Tory Choice Assortmant of FANCY and BLACK WINDSOR SCARVES, also the "Duka's "Royal, Fort-in Hand," "West EatBond Street," and "Club Houso”

RICE AVRANT SI SILK and CASHMERE MUFFLERS, " AGATELJA New Stock of SOUTHGATE'S PATENT OVELLAND TRUNKS. Ladise Dress TRUNKS. BOLE LEATHER and BASEL PORTMANTEAUS, COAT, CABES, GLADSTONE SUCURIER. BERBAGIS.

The Dreadnought" PORTMANTEAU,

Pak Said Leather MERISCHAUM PIPES CIGAR wal CIGARETTE HOLDERS.

WHITE LONG CLOTH, OXFORD; TWILL, sad CHECURED Kroatta SHIRTS. LAMBSWOOL Saxony, CasumeRAS, BUĶĪ

MABIRO UNDER SHIRTS... BAN GENTLEMEN'S HALF HOBE I SILE, LANDS WOOL, CASHMERE, Marino, LislE THREAD,

COTTON, and BangGAN..

LINEN COLLARS ·

17.5 38

in the following chapes: "Arotle,” Sezuple,” Clyde."Tandem Lathair Connaught,

London Society." Shakespeare, &n. CARDIGAN JACKETS and BRACES SILK UMBLELLAN and WALKING STICKE

TURKISH TOWELS And BATH BLANKETS.

· Linen DamanK TABLE CLOTHS wal TAPKINS, in all sizes.

LINEN and COTTON SHEETING and FILLOW LINEN KUES WOOLLEN DEPARTMENT.

(A) Bouren, Jevel of the wet, in, nches, tea, med hundreds,

FIZANDMATKA, in reif degesen a lens, kepa in tun

Manesion or Wine aegseted ever ta points,

BORDE, ON WED-0 mm. 1 to 3 list breeze. 8. to 5 inglerata, 10, 7 Irish 5 to 8 song 8 10 tig 10 le 12mleat.

MTE OF WEATnet-♬ Gless blue axe C. Clondy,... D..

Hoving completed our arrangements in this Department for the coming Season, we invite au Early Inspection of our Lagan and Croton Stock of StTCH and ENGLISH, Goons in all the newest and most fashionable makes, con sisting of

NEW WOOL and WORSTED COATINGS,

FINE SAXONY (DATINGS, “ PURE WOOL, SCOTCH SUFTINGS, NEW FANCY TROWSERINGS, VESTINGS, FRIEZES,

*

OLARETS, 66-319, 96, 97, 98, and Si res

CASE OF 1oZETAR SHERRIES, CE $1, $9, 384, 88 raz

CASE OF 1DDZEN QUARS. DAVE CHAMPAGNE, at 913 FER CASE OF 2 DOZEN

CHAMPAGNE, at 812 rau CASE OF DOZEN QUARTS.

HOCK at $84 PER CASE OF-1 DON QUALSE", BRANDIES, *.*** and **** *863, 873, 59, and $10 PEE CASE OF 1. DOZEN QUARTE, ~LAWACHTER'S CHAMPAGNE,

AS SUPPLIED TO ELIT. THE PRINCE OF WALEG

$18 PER DOZEN QUAM Detailed Price Listron application to

SIEMSSEN, & Co.“ Hongkong, 1st November, 1877

[14

Tes and General Cargo for London will be conveyed vid Bombay without transhipgooi, arriving one wook beter than by the direct routs, Bilk and Valmables will be transferrod to the

VESSELS ON THE BERTH Calcutta steamer at Galle

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. THE Company's Steamship

YANGTSE, Commandant Bapstol, will be desputated for

NHANGHAI Z TO.DAY, 10 29th sturtat Nosa

DU BOVEY,

Borgkong, 28th January, 1878,

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA,

THE E. RO. N. C. Stoanshar

MATACCA"

For further Particular, apply to MARSHADAM LIND, Saporintendent.⠀ „Hongkong, 19th January 1878, 1 OCCIDENTAL AND CRIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY

TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS. BENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.

IN

NEOTION WITH THE CENTRAL" AND UNION PACIFIC AND: CONNECTING BAILROAD

COMPANIES"

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS

HE Steametip OCEANIC" will be dos THE

patched for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on FRIDAY, the 1st Tbruary, at 3 F.3 Tnited States, and Europe

will leave for the above plan at 10 am. To taking sign and Passengers for Japan, the DAY, the 29th instant. -

ADAM LIND,

Are Superintendent, Hongkong, 29th Jannery, 1878.

STEAM TO SHANGEAL THE P.&O.SN. Go's Steamship THE

INDUS"

Connectie is muda at Yokohama with Stan para fram Shanghat

** Freight will be received in board until 4 P.M. on the Iswantary: FIKCAL PAURAGES Will be received at the Office nel 5 F. sqm day. All Parvel Packages should be unrked to addresS in full value of samo is required

will have for the above place si 4 FM TO A REDUCTION is fends on RETURN

OHN SKINKEL 115, PINE STREET, DAY, the 29th instantan

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

Bols Agoat on the Pacific Cunt for WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COB Repeating Eifles, Carbines, and Matots, Model 1866 and 1878; Plain Mounted, or Gold, Silver, or Nickel-Pintad, and Beautifully Engraved.

METALLIC CARTRIDGES. fall size and kinda for Pistols or Rifles of their, make

[6m125 TILE TOURIST'S GUIDE REDUCED PRICE, $1. Containing the names of all the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History Farniture,} don.,&a, with the Purd and Mandirin Pronun ciation,

Also a few copies of the GRAMMAR OF THE

ADAM LIND,

Superintendent Hongkong, 28th January, 1878.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZCANAT 155 Company's Starship

TH

́ ́ACHILLES”.

will be despatched at 2 P.M. TODAY, the 20th

For Freight or Passage, apply 20′′

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1978. - (1880

OCEAN-STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI

CHINESE LANGUAGE, in two PartsTating Cargo and Passengers at through rates

The Daily Press Oleo,

for HANKOW and Porrs en the YANGUZ

THE Company's Steamship.

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFİS.

Neither the CATTAIN, the Aausre, nor the Ow, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cượn of the following Voila during their stay in Hongkong Harbour→

ADA WISWELT, American bark, Witwall-Or.

der

ALDEN BESSE, Amorin hack,

T

NESTOR

PASSAGE TICKETS.

For farther information as to Freight Passage, siply le the Aguay of the Company,

No. 37, Queen's Road Geziral..

G. B. EMORY.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1878.

Agent.

NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIEŚ MARITIMES

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS

STEAM FOR SAIGON BINGAPORE, EXTAVIA, POINT

·DE GALLE: ADEN, SUEZ, ST ISMALIA, BORT SAID, NAPLES,

AND MARSEILLES

PONDICHEREY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND BOMBAY

Correspolenud mot ti ngistered after 9,45 P.M.

The Mails will be closed at 1 P.u. Supple✨ moutary on board with late fee of 18 conts, till time of asparture

Correspondench for Boathorn Australia nan beaut by this xunts if desired, but as a generať. rale it is better to send it via Callo.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. This English Contract Puakat “MIRZA? FORE will bo doratched with the Mails for Europe, & on THURSDAY, the 31st instant. The following will be the hons of closing the Maile Se

WEDNESDAY, 30th instant,

P. MOROV Oiler. Officer close, r.z. Pist Office ulaz opt, the NIGHT Box, which remains on all night. THURSDAY, Slet malant,

17 PAMS Post Office opans for. mls of Stamps, Registry of Losters, and Posting of all corro- spondence

10 As Post Office clos except for Late Lat

ters Registry of Lotters cease.

10.15.M., Letters way be posted on payment of

11

Late Fee of 18 ents extra Postage, anțil

won the Best Ofire CLOSES sulipaly

11.30 AM Lotters (but Letters only) addressur . to the United Kogdom vid Brindisi, or, ta Binjmpore, may be posted on board the Paolot with Inte Fee of le cents extra fontego, until (1:50 um, when the Mat ze mnally closed." What the gramma

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET

This State Mail Face, that

United Packe‘OCEANIC”

February, with Mais for Japon San Francisco, and the United States, whion will be CLOSED

as fallows

2.P.M. Régisters of Lettera peasek... |·9:30 PM. Post Offor alotes, but Lettera (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted en bol, the Packet with Late Fos of 18 centa extra Postage, wil the time lapartan Correspondence for Non-Unicu West Indies (except the Bahams and HayCosta Rica, Honduras, Moate Video, New Unis, Pari guay, and Trigany can no longer be sent by.. this route FERRARA

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET The Franab Contract -Pacles, "SINDH" will be despatched for Hongkong on THURS. DAY, 17th February, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, nin Manailles; to Saigon, Singapore, Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Calonits, Bombay,

ON potensi be the boss of CLOSŤ NIK

N THURSDAY, the 7th February, 1878, Aden, Booz, and Aksandric.? SINDH Colant BRUNET, with the fails, & MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, AN

will be despatched on or about the 27th instant.

For Freight of Paissge apply to

BUTTERFIELD & WIEN, Agents Hongkong, 21st January, 1878

FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO. HE

British Steamer

WEDNESDAY. 6th February CARGO will leave this Port for the above 5 r., Money Order Office cless. Post Office -places----

[153) Cargo and Specie will bo registered for Lou- {don we sell an" for Marseilles, and accepteri în transit through Marseille for the principal places of Ene

Cargo will be neceived on board until 4 P... Specie and Parsels until 3 Pr, on the 6th,

clows oxcept the NIGHT Box which remains open all right. A THURSDAY, 7th February

7 & Post Office jans for side of Stamps. Registry of Lontos, and Post og of all core- spondence. 10 A.M., Registry of Lottery geason.

Duty Fog. 6. By 17 Hall, L. Taghiêng M.Great care has been bestowed in the selection of o& Co eyes-Roza. shortly expected from Singapore, will have im-Febitary, 1878, Parcels are not to be sent. 13 A.X.; Post Office clones excort for Late Lel--

-- Maly.. B. Overpark 2. Talagalavan, 2. &qually. E

for ULSTER OVERCOLTS, der de

these Goods both as regards style and beta, Squr. E. Thandara rastening Vad having hai-orr orders exoented at a time Vanity Shoe 2. Calie: The inters, pre-repeston when the Clinicest Good were in the Market

so intente asylece even we oondently solicit your Orders.

The boun of the for this promion 94 hours (no gas registereil Primas) to 24, und The quantly of water falled" pivolitated in ineligt, ten and bandrejs.

INTIMATIONS

NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

Undusigasd, AGENTS for the xbove BURANCES to the extent of $8,000, on first: Company, are epared to GRANT IN-

la risks at ourut rates, SAATEN BAY NELCHERS & C Tangkong, 27th March. 1876, M OUR SUN FIEL OFFICE~~:

HE Undersigned in prepped to Grant Polloles against Fire to the extent of $50,000 on First-class fisks,

Divont of Trenty per cot (20%) upu the Current Losi Bater of Premio will be al- lowed upon Insuranas affected with this Offer.

T. GLINSTEAD, S

Agent, Sua Firs Office, Hongkong, Ah Ontober, 1876: 20

.metrom.mal

TAILORING DEPARTMENT.. This. Dapartment having undergone extensive alterations now upon the Ground Floor of the Exchange, which will conduce mach to the convenience of our Customers. It is placed ander New and Effective Management, and all orders entrusted to us will receive prompt utton. tion and be ezsented in a first-class-style

SAYLE AND CO, À

QUEEN'S ROAD AND STANLEY STREET, VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

HONGKONG, AND AT SHANGHAI TORBALET

C

ALICEM MINOTY, Aeriene ship. Whitngre.

Buttles & Co

ALPEINGTON, British bark Cuningham

Wieler & Co Asoy, British str., Dawoɛ.-Siemson & Co. ANA, German back, Joszyn-Eduard Bohell-

bass & Coji ANTIPODER British bark, Wyoth-Arnhold,

Kathary & Co ATALANTA, German steamer, Petersen. Siems

& Co

B F WATSON, American bark, Haskins-

CapacASA

Berras, British stoper, Langley, Butterfield

and Swira,

"CAIRNSMUTE":

madise despatch as above."

on bos; they want be fs at the Agency For Freight, apply, to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Office) Contents and value of Pankage are

Agents. Hongkong, 22 January, 1878,-

FOR LONDON:

AUG Steamship

[SOF

"GLENGYLE," shortly exported from Shanghai and Amoy, will be despatched as above on or about the Sist

"For Freight or Passage, apply to

[200

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co-

Agenta Stoamskip Glengyla Hisgkong, 22nd January, 187:

FOR GENOL AND MARSEILLES,

VA INTERMEDIATE PERTS. Al Kubating Steamer

INDIA

HE

Dòquired;

For further particulars, apply at the Com patry's Offies

H be. POUEY,

Hongkong. 25th January, 18782

Agent

NOTICE.

AND" MILLAR

PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS, QUEEN'S DOAD EASE HONGKONG.

AI YUNE,

COMPRADORE AND GENERAL STORAKEEFER,

tere

11.10&M Letters (hat Letters only) may be Liasted on payment of a Late Fee of 18 couls extra postage, until

11.30 Ax, when the Post Office CLOSES on-

..tirely.

There will be nommunication with Australia, vit Balavia und Pors Darwin, as follows.

LEAVE HONGKONG BY TREMO PACENT July 7th. Septariber 15th. Kevember 29th/" LEAVE TATAVIA,

€ 0

July Di

*A

July Jikt.

Ootdor Isf.

December 13th.

DUE AT FORT DARWIN

Detober 12th Desember 24th. DUE AT SYDNEY, |11:39 August 10th. October 31st

BROOMALL, British ship, Bate Lussell & Co. BRISBANE, British lark, Hudistan-Riseofl

So Ou CARL BITTER, Görin kork, tawa-Slams

Bent & Co. CHARGE, Andrical ship, Haller-F. & Captan Dodoro, 1.700 tons cappity, will be 2 CENTRALMARKET

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very fond of it." Yu-is, I lars de dogs, do Undersigned, Agonts for the above cats, do oues, and de ares-and in aorty-I-do – Company, sú prepared to rent Policies › Hongkong 18th September, 192. love oraying that is beally

This is an age of missions, and undergradantegnet Fire to the extent of 50,000 on sny

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to," for Faber Igustine, 0.S.B., Monk of the Current Rates Church of England, hiq just inengupted “an- eight days mission for undergraduate

A Comberland armor, hearing during a great drought the prayer for ram read vs Sanday in ehuroh, erilained Hout tout! What's the gude o parin for moderate rain and shooers P

What we want is a gutte quen-doon pains

Euclid has been frámaisted info Chinse

ing it, was already Greek to sing tenths of lose wo fried their hands at it, this new effort

La not only sapererogatory, but likely to increase

the diffoals true geometrica proportion."

At Miles Madame Patti has met with a most Brilliant and enthralastic reception. The mani

RETURN OF TWENTY PEL CENT, (20)

will be made on the premium charged on all Inireudes, euch RETURY being puyable on the

of the Policy

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Agents, Imperial Fire Insuance Company Hongkong, 1st March, 1374,7

NOW

ON SALE,

IMPERIAL QUARTO

40

E. P. BOUTERIE, Erith bark. Enos-Ocler

FALCON, British Fart, Bargy-Amhold Karhu Lilus offers cusispest opportunity to

borg & Co.

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Carlowitz & Co. FORTUSE, Siamese back. Petterson-Fuck-moe, FREDERICA, Gampe 8 12 schoon, Horor

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travellers for visiting the chief pore of Italy by interrupting the voyage of Naples, whence the same may be contined to Genes and Marseilles. without payment of additional Page Money, by the Capany's Shamers running false & work betres the different porta of Italy

The Undersigned, laying been appointed

FREEMAN CLARK, American ship, Dwight

Battles & Co.

ud. GATHERER, Arion ship, Thong-Orang Bill of Lading

ENEDICTIONARY Grandarum Fritish bark, to Eachern.

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PRONUNCIATION.

An Anglo Chinese Diativalry, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong. For comprehensiveness and practicAT VANGTIZE INSURANCE this Wort stands, unrivaled All The DW

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Bill of Lading Prepared to get through For Freight or Paysage, and all farther Par. tieniss, apply to

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Agents in Chilas for Mosers. R RUHATTING & Co., Genoa. Hongkong. 14th Jangary, 1873

GOLDEN SPUB, Brijst skip, Farrell—Captain. GRAT ADMIRAL America Strip, Thompson. HozzOD, British siamer, Petora--Stemson T

Russelli

words which the Chinese have to late years been compelled to goin to express the numerons ob JALO, Russian ship, Moberg-Order jošte in machinery, photography, telegraphy CAPITAL Full Padd-ap) Tl. 420,000 and in reisuse generally, which the rapid advance JESLE JAMIESON, Blush bark, West Dou PERMANENT RESERYE The 230,000 of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are glus Laprails & Co. *** sipal band serenaded bar, and to enhance the" | SPECIAL RESERVE FUND. The 75,000 here given in sales. Each and every wordia Joan Forra, Bettiah berk, Mc'hanon — Dou complimaat played a plecs of her own composi

glas Espraik & ¢¢ KALAA Russiar bark, RoosChie

tim

fully illustrated and explained, forming exeroles

Tip place in front of the hotel was illu TTAL CAPITAL and

Acoumulations tile date 18-725.005 for students of a meet înstrictive nature. Both Waters, British bark Gise Razerior. minated by electroly

Adaspath from 3 Petersburg kafes that the Russiar ironclad frigate General Admiral, one of the largest ironolads in the Russian navy.. has run fed of a yearol laden with slopes in the harbour of Croustadt, std has boom sonctionaly damaged that it in doubtful if she on be kept Gfloat

Agauta was talking about o popular judgo to a vell-known wrjeant-a-lav He is

very good fellow, for he notar ass a word. against sex buchselyed the gentleman It would be surprising if he dit,” replied the ser joant, "for he never speaks of any out but him- self!

Tommy sme boo from school, and, handed

to his fathe the master's report on ble programa

F FORBES, Esq., Chairman. 1W BOYD, Brg C. Kwas: E67, HP EVANS E31 | C. Luas, Eay.

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