NADA
Haxe. KOKA.
Амебят
KAY
BAK
-BANGSHETRU,
THERLOMETER,
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
THE CONGRESS OF BERLIN.
The Foat saysThe Congres of Borlin, a Congross, Costined to become, porhaps, even muore “famous thau the Congress which met. 63 years ago at. Vienna, may now be reckoned a thing of the past Every question has been Jaly dis, |
Asad; overy Betilament has been made; every clagge has been not only drawn up but rovised; and all that is needed are the signataron of the Plenipotentiaries to add one more to the long list of the treslice by which States burs, with an affected assumption of fanlity, completely soivod oziating differences and cooludod pledges of eternal amity. 46 Vienna in 1815 the European. Barometer.
REGISTER.'
Powers met to recast the Continent and to rotor thermarter. 00.5 87.00.0320
order into the chaos whioh Najalcon left behind
him when he bade a fipaladiorty Franoc; and now
in 1878 they have assembled to accomplish a
rection of Wind...ale req
work less artenstve it may bo, but which in its re-
Weather
unit fallend
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1878.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
DESTINATION
ON, via SUES CANAL,
LONDONÇA
LONDON AND HAMBURG
LON
LONDON
LONDON..
Caty of Haltirvore(s) Ajo (nte)
Minule (strEA Hesperia (str) Strathlaven (str.)...
LONDON..
NEW YORK..
NEW YORK.,
NEW YORK..
FOR VINIGHT APELT TO
Hongkong Bisley & Comm
Butterfield & Swire we Jardine, Matheson & Co. Slemson & Co..................
·Davin & Co. Hongkong Meyer & C Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co....... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Ce.... Hongkong Vogel, Hagodorn & Co...... Hongkong Vagel, Begedorn & Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Raimoll & Co
Clephant & Comilla Vogel, Engedarn & Ca Hongkong 1 0 0 8. Co... Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. Hongkong Terel. Hagedorn & Co...
Russell & Co Hongkong Hongkong
VHÄSEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN
1. Codins Kiddie! Barela Falseni Pearson...
Bertie Biglow
Forguson
Kantonalý
Colis
Moar Cloning
Ourson
Bilas Fish
Williame
Lottie Bloorč........
Hadson
Albers Russell
Carver 5..
NEW YORK
Summer R. Max
Dixon
Hongkong
NEW YORK
Athenea..
Findly
Hongkong
HAMBURG
Dirige
Staplas
*Hongkong
1.
BAN FRANCISCO, vis T'HAMA
Belgio (str.)
SAN FRANCISCO
Bir Charles Napier
French.....
Barth Balle
Ditabric
SAN FRANCISOG.
Josaphus
Rogere
C. Penilini.....
COOKTOWN, SYDNEY. &
Macon (str.) ......
A, M. Moraby O'Neill
Hongkong
Djemaah (st)
Meomair (str.) 190
SINGAPORE, BOMBAY, CALLAO
...
Kashgar (str.)
Arabia
HONOLULUlaka anda bert ILOILO.......
Madeleineusemak
Monge Hongkong Darkes
Hongkong C. J. Baktor...... Klaenforth....! Patenu
Esmeralda (str.)........ Commonwealth (8.)
·Bort uds Cullen..
Hongkong Hongkong Kongkong Hongkong
Giontujse (str.)
Wiloor
Tibre' (et)....
Sanda (str.)
mate
Sindh (str.)
Hindostan (str.)....
sults can soargely be less important. Compara.ry Thering 80.0 20.0 91.0 84.0 tively little of the Treaty of Viopna now romains, Wet Thermometer... 893 0.0820 83 || hat it overtholes 20complished mnek, and if it did not actually produce unquestionably inspign. rated a peace which, if we may except the Russian Haue's R Anton of Troskey in 1828-9 and the revolution which gave a new antional existence to Greece. ans practiaally undisturbed for nearly 40 years. If the Treaty of Berlin dous ay magh is nutkörs may well ha proud sad Europe may well be satis. fie But it is caly the sungaing who will ven- tars to hope that the settlement of 1878. wil command respect and withstand the shook of the Over-changing rialssitades of national to in Europe as long as the mash-based Treaty of 1815. "Man proposes, but God disposes," is a trite saying which is of very frequent application to international engagements.
BADOMKYTI, Icest of tim seu in rostate, Lers, and handels TERMOKTER, in Fahrenhyd dagrons nusl'ietim, kupi în te printed sīkumtion.
DIRECTION OF Wixis la texistered every two points, X., J.N.X, XX,
Force on Wind entia. 1 to a light breese. 3 murdert... [reali 10.8 estering 820 to have '10 to Indent
. . . . .
STATE OF WHATKER-E. Clear Misky, .Chudy: D Deterly E. Fog Foggy soil. L. Lighting. M ifisty, Orarent, F. Trising aware Stoully. Bato. 5. A. T. Thunder 2 ; shrestening. P Valbdily. Storm Z. Cal. The letters, are. TER to indicate any increase over the moun average of their signification.
RAI-Thers of raus for the previous 24 havas (noun) -are-registrend from 24, and 'Uio quantity of water rusions
indicated in robes, tens mot humitada.
B
SAN FRANCISCO.
EAN FRANCISCO
Elvetina
SINGAPORE AND PENANG...Killarney (atz.).....
BAIGON, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, BRISBANE do.
MANILA
TOKOHAMA AND HIOGO
YOKOHAMA
YOKOHAMA -AND-HIOGO
YOKOHAMA
·SHANGHAI:
.
SHANGHAI.
A
B.
THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA. Writing from Gubaluwayo, Matabililand, Gon), lignant correspondeut says:—The Amstabili aation, founded by the late Umeelekasi, a rene. gade Zala chief, have chosen, out of their wide. spread conquests, a splendid country for their homes thickly wooded, well watered by me- rous rivers, and testing with as great a variety
LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S of game as can be found in any other part of the world. Much of the soil is tremely rich, and RIDING WHIPS. the climato forearable to the growth of almost CARBOLIC ACID, the Best Disinfectan any kind of tropical and semi-tropical fruta and serosis; those of temperate climates grow PORCELAIN İCE PITCHERS. readily, but of a larger size, and with a more KEILLER'S DUNDEE MARMALADE. abundant yield Gold has been fund both Fosun's BOTTLED ALE and STOUT. allarial and it quartz, in many places, al naggots of par lead are not waitrequently VEYRON'A CAFETIEDER. picked up in the road near the Gukwo river, The sands of many of the streezas glitter with Bass's Al and GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled
metallic particlesnica uúd iron pyrites in great abundance. But whatever may be the hidden wealth of the mineral resources of this country,
CURVIER and ADET'S CLARETS.
by FOSTER.
FRENCH JAMS.
it can never equal the valas of its fertile soil and
SCOTCH OATMEAL.
of plenty, and very little trouble is taken in col. FOSTER'S BOTTLED ALE and STOUT,
GRASS SEED.
TEA TASTERS' CUPS, POTS, SÚALES
and, TIME GLASSES FOSTER'S BOTTLED ALE and STOUT. FRENCH SUMMER SHOES. CHRISTY'S HATS.
Bass's ALE and GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled
by FOSTER
PRAES'S POLLET SOAP.
ENGLISH HAMS.
FOSTER'S BOTTLED SLE and STOUT. SPARKLING BURGUNDY,
Cordonan
SWATOW. AMOY, &F CHOW Yesse (str.).....
FOR SALE.
ICTORIA DISPENSA EY.
ESTABLARED 1865.
WMC BUICKSHAN K. DISPENSING CHEMIST & DRUGGIST, IMPORTER of Druggists' SINDRISK,
PATENT MYDLOINES, and TOILET REQUIEFTES, MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS or AERATED WATERS
PATICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY PREFABED
De Girard ... | BoogSong
Brunet
Sablon
Hongkong
D. Musso & Co.
Geo. E, Stavons & Co Hop Kea
Anasteries Maritimo Gibb, Livingston & Co... P.&O. S. N. Co.......... Vogel, Hagedorn & Co...... Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.... Remedies & Co... Russell & Co.... Mayor & Co
Jardins Matheson & Co... Mongorias Maritimes..... P&U.S. N, Co. Musangeries Maritime. P.&O. B. N. Co. Douglas Laprotk & Co......
SHIPPING ADVERTISEMENTS.
'TO DE DESPATCHED On of about 29th- inst. On or about 8th prox. : Quick dapatah. On or about 15th pres On or about 15th proz Quick despatch. Quink despatch. Quick despatol
Quick-despatch.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
THE Fresh Bark
FOR ILOILO.
CORDOVAN,
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Callos. For giling ship, to-lay, the. let, instant, at 8 AM....
For Manda Por Esmeralda, today, the Slet
Bertand, Master, will have immediate despatch instant at 0.30 PM. "as aboro,
(1458
For Freight or Passage, apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, 27th August, 1878. FOR CALLAO. HE A1 British Ship
ARABIA,"
Klanforth, Master, will load hero for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.
Tor Fright or Passage, spply to
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
THE
Quis duspatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch
On Tith prox., at 3 P.M.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch,
Quick despitek.
Ôn éth prox., at noen.
Quick dospatch.. To-day, at noon.
On 6th prox. at noo On-7th prox., at noon; Quick despatch. Quick Asspatch. Quick, despatou. Te day, at noon. Quick despatch. Quick despatol. -Qalodeopatoli..~
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch
Quick despatch.
On 2af prox, af woon.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
TOT KESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, FOR SINGAPORE BRISBANE, SYDNEY.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTE, nor the OWNERS, will be BESPONSIBLE for my DEBT contracted by the Offloors cr the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Barbour-
ALBYN'S ISLE, British back; Burgose--Rosario
& Co.
ALBERT RUSSELL, American bark, Carver-
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.. ALDERARAN, British back, Colo. Chinose. Arva, Portugnons ship, Bouza-Vogel, Hage-
dorn & Co.
ARABIA. British ship. Kisinforth-Vogel, Hs
getora & Co.
Pia strict accordance with the Formula of the ATHENE, British bark, & Findlay Olyphant
& Co. British Pharriscopwin.
BALCAERT, British bark, Kinmond.--Siemsser,
& Co.
supplied and refitted.
BENEFACTOR, American bark, Hayden-Rus BELGIO, British steamer, Meyer.-O. & D. Co..
soll & Co.
BERTIS BIGLOW, British ship. Ferguson-
Meyer & Uo.
PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIER NB-All business communications should be CATTERINA, German dark, Schultz-Eduard addressed VICTORIA DISPENSARY. 195'
CENTENNIAL, American ship, Bearco-Batter
bell & Swire.
FOR SALE.
Sokelihess & Ca
UETION, Amerissa bark, Kelly,-Olyphant & Co
T
AND MELBOURNE, (Calling off the retal CoaET PORTE, and taking Chrough Cargo and Passengers for New ZEALAND), Eastern and Australian Mail Storm Company'e Steamer
"MENMUIR" Captain Darke, will be despatahed us above ou FRIDAY, the 6th September, at Noon.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente,
(1453 Hongkong, 25th August, 1878
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. HE Steamship
THE
HESPERIA:"
Paclean, Master, will be despatched on or about the 15th September Ac.
For Freight, or Passage, apply to
BLESSEN & Oò. Agenta,
[1467 Hongkong, 30th August, 1878.
FOR LONDON.
Steamship
"STRATHLEVEN,"
VOGEL, HAUEDORN & Cn. Hongkong, 29th August, 1878. (1466
ITE
FOR NEW YORK.
Al Amarloan Duck
"LOTTIE MOORE,"
For Straite Settlements.-Te-lay, the lat inst, at 9.80 220
For Bwatow, moy, and Foochow -Per Yease, Monday, the 2nd proximo, at 11.30 .
For Saigon-On Monday, the 2nd proximo, at 3.30 P.M.
For Straits Settlersals-On Monday, the 2nd proximo, at 2.30 PM.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Trench Contract Packost "DJEMNAH" will be despatched from Hongkong on SATUR- DAT, the 1st instant, with Mails to ad through the United Kingdom and Propes..
tis Marvellios: to Saigon, Singapore. Batario Galle. Astralia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Allen, Geychelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Buez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity
Hudson, Master, will load here for the above for forwarding Correspondance to Tast Africa,
-Port, and wit-have quick despatah,
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 19th August, 1878.
FOR NEW TORK.
THE AI American Bark
ALBERT RUSSELL,"
[1406
Carver, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Ca
[1407 Hongkong, 19th August, 1876.
FOR SAN FRANUISCO. HEAL British Bark
"SARAH BELLE,"
Dibobbach, Master, will load for the above Port, and will have quick despatish.
For Freight apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Uc. Hongkong, 10th August, 1878.
FOR HONOLULU,
THE Al-Finoh Bark
THE
"MADELEINE,"
[1863
St-Helous, and Ascension.
Letiens may also by forwarded to Ludio by thie Proket.
The following will be the hours of CLOSING the Mails, &o.-
FRIDAY, 30th Instant.
3 F.M... Money Order Offive closer. Post Oco
losos except the NIGHT Box, which remains open all night,
SATURDAY, 31st instant
7 A.M. Fast Olle opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Latters, and Posting of all erro spondenor.
10 K., Registry of Lotters conSES.
11 A., Post Office closes except for Lints Let-
tors.
11.10 A.M., Letters (bot Letters in my bo posted on payciont of a Late Tes of 18 cente extri pestage, until
11.80 M., when the Post Office CLOSES 90-
tirely.
MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET.
The Australian Contract Packet"'" MEN- MOIR" will be despatched from Hongkong an FRIDAY, the 6th September, with Bail for
Patosu, Mastor, will load here for the above Singapore, Sonmrect, Cooktown, Claveland Bay,
Port, and will love quick despateb.
For Freight, apply to
TOGEL, MAGEDORN & Co. Hoogkung, 6th August, 1678
FOR LONDON
THE 41 British Bab
THE
MOSS GLEN,"
[1339
Bowen Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmanis, New Zealand, and Molbarino.
Correspondence carmot be registered after 11.15 A.M.
-
The Mails will be alosad at 11.30.M. Sup- plementary Mail on board with 18 cents late fee until time of departure.
Correspondence for Southern and Western
Cerean, Master, will load here for the above Australia can be sent by this route if desired, but Port, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to:
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co
[1317 Hongkong, ed Angust, 1878.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE AI American Bark
THE
BILAS FISH,
Captain Pearson, will be despatched as shore on Williams, Master, will load here for the above
Part, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to or about the 15th September.
The "STRAHLEVEN," has superior accom-|
BEST QUALITY ASTI WINES CHARLOTO Anaws, British, bark, Placeolation for First-class Passeng
BAEBERA, BAROLO, NEBIOLO, LACHELMO CHRISTI, and CAPRI at $7 per Case of 1 Dozen Quarts and $8 per Case of 2 Dozen Pints,
food producing capabilities. It is truly a laud firation, even with the rude impleuerte in vogue VEGETABLE. FLOTER, and LAWN. SHIP AND FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS -rise, millet, maize, sugar cane, avast potatoes. melons, gourds being the stapleftioles of food, There is such a great vurists af luscious wild fruits that the natives have more than onough,end never think of cultivating them in their gardens actully the sarcola fruit resembling a wal- nut, bat with the flavoar of champagne-the julos of which is quits as exhilarating and intoxicating. Tho mighty brabid is not uncommon, for which tro the Boer hunters have a singular name, Cream of Tartar,' from the resemblance in flavour of the fruit to that drug. The fabled deadly euphorbia also rears its huge shafts amongst the Books. The country is interpersed with lafty rocky mountains of a prevailing white colour, relieved by patches of red and yaliowe, nfringed by tall trees the mahogany, amongst a variety of others, yieding bard, heary timber. Many of those mountains are most striking in their resemblance to vaat castles or forts. The Zulus, from whota the Amatabele spang, are noted for honesty and fidelity, and arch was my own experience of their oharacter during two years' residence among them. The Amatabela, on the contrary, nation- ally, beg, steal; and plunder and aro-noterers lars; and in their unanäl winter slave and cattle. lifting expeditions to Mashonaland, invariably aaooved in killing the fighting men pitted against thom, and murdering all the old men and women, mother and their infants. The boys and girls are stabbed through the lobas of each ear with a broad pointed assogaie, and thus marked as Arentabele.shos. Those cruel, barbarous qua- |
CHOICE PORT for INVALIDS. FOSTER'S BOTTLED ALE and STOUT, CURACAO, MARASCHINO," and CHAR..
TREUSE:
Heare's PERFUMERY.
Bass's ALB, by Fourer, highly ramended
for Parity, and the extrems Care used in Bottling.
VERMOUTH DI TORINO, at $7 por Case of 1 Dozen Litro Bottles and at $8 per Case of 2 Dozen Hatt-litre Bottles:
D. MUSSO & Co. West Point
1307 Hongkong. 12th Angust, 1878.
FOR SALE,
HE
Ex "ELIZABETH CHILDE," GENUINE APOLLINARIS
WATER
BULLOCK LADE'S SPECIAL BLEND Ja Cases of 50 small Store Bottlos, $63 per Case.
WHISKY
LANE, CRAWFORD & C Hongkong, 17th July, 1878.
In Cusus of 50 large Stone Bottles, 89 per Case. Ex Steamship ARIA," TIVOLI BEHR: [635 Th Cenos of B dozen White Pint Bottles, 15 por
Case.
WIELER & Co. Hougkong, 6th August, 1878. FOR SALE.
EX P. & O. STEAMER GEELONG."
SPECIALLY SELECTED. -
ts' re of annual occurrence, waged against MARSALA
a clever, ingosions people, and perpetrated-by
Rozario & Co.
CHINIANG, British steamer. Ort. Siemas
.
COERTENTER, Brit. bark, Jonss.--Olyphant & Co. DARTMOUTH, Britisk bark, Robertson-Vogel,
Hagudern & Co.
DEAR British skip, A Froobedy, Gibb,
Livingston & Co.
DixiGo, American bark, Staples.Vogel, Ha
gedorn & Co.. ELVCCO, Italian bark, C. Fondiri-D. Musso
& Co. FARGE-A-BALAUGH, Gorman bark, Rutesṛ
lowitz & Co.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, British bark, Dan
tyre. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.. Posvár, British bark, Vanderroord-Rotario :
& Co..
GLAMORGAKEHIZE, British bark, McEachern,
-Borneo Co.
1934 Hans. German kark, Deneker-Wieler & Co.
HIGHLANDER, American ship Hatoluason.
Captain
as a general rule it is better to send it via Galle. MAILS BY THE UNGLISH PACKET. The British Contract Packot" KASHGAR" will be despatched with Mails for the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barazh, Ceylon, Indis. Adea. Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, Europe, and ecurtries serced through London on SATUR- DAY. the 7th September.
N.R. This Packet corries no mails for the.. Australian Colmies, E or S. Africs, nor for the Mavriting.
The following will be the hours of closing the [1272 Mans, &c.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. ? Hongkong. 29th July, 1878-
FOR HAMBURG. THE 9/3 L II Awerison Bark
"DIRIGO,"
1468
THE
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVIS & Co.,
-Agents. Hongkong, 30th Angast, 1878.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND BIOGO. HE Stormship....
THE
..... COMMONWEALTH." expected shortly from Singapore, will have quick despatch for the above Ports.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
Bages, Mastor, will load here for the abors Port, and will have quick despatche
For Freight, apply to
[1279
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong 29th July, 1878.
FOR LONDON THE A1 British Bark
METER & CHE
Agents.
Hongkong, 27th August, 1878. FOR LONDON. E-Steamship
stove.
MIKADO."
[1452
WIN BBWO Amerionu sud One English coconda. PEINIZSNEPRG, Carrann hark, A Schoss-First-clast Passsagers,
GLAMORGANSHIRE, British ship, Blokes.- Captain Rrelay, expected here on the 2nd Sep tember, and having the greator portion of hor gol, Hagedorn & Co
Cargo engaged, will have immediate despatch as The "MIKADO has good accommodation for For Freight or l'assage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Ageats.
· [3434) Hongkong, 97th August, 1878.
OLD PARTICULAR, order of a despot whose country adjoins British In Quarter-Casks (equal to about 13 Josen), 350. territory. The herds and flocks of the Amets In Octaves (equal to about 5 dozen)....... $30. tals are very minereus already and their comtry yields Lham a bountiful and varied
LONDON PARTICULAR,
Rupplied of provisions. The Matabili Govern In Quarter Casks (about 12 dozen).. meat is purels military, swayed at the will In Octaver (about 6 deren)......
of King Lobangale, a tyrant of the antique
type, but with the greatest contempt for every-
thing savouring of civilisation, I was introduced | 4687
to his Majesty, and was forcibly struck by his
facial recombleros to the scalptured lineaments
I have fouts of the Emperor Nero. Lobongula's C
general personal appoursace exospt colour in charnsloristio and some of his notiany accorð
GEO: SMITH & Co.. Agents for Chias, Hongkong, and Japan.
NORTON & Co., Agexts,
FOR-SALE.
hand BILLIARD TABLES, with BALLS, CUBS, LAMPS, &c., complets.
For Particulars, apply to
ADORABJER AND HING KRE,
Hongkong Hotel Hongkong, 12th July, 1878.
FOR SALE. HAMPAGNE,
HEIDICK & Co.' MONOPOLE.
$45
$25,
C
Hongkong. 2nd July, 1877.
FOR SALE.
HAS. HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE,
1874, W185LACK."
2 pinte.
with get his unclent protocols, who store of a dozen quarta-
VIN DEB PRINCES."
$18 per core of 1 dozon quarte,
excelled him in barbarity. Labengula is remor. CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, 1860 eeleas in parsing his enslaving, murderous policy towards neighbouring tribes in Slate raasstores and oxoontions for suppused witch- craft, and eating up the famflins of those suspected of sedition,-while! towards-his-own-relations he is indifferently kind."
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OPIUM.
FESDAY, 30th August.
Ordinary chaste of Patna and Bonares placeď
at the same rates giron yesterday, 55934 and $560..
ON LONDON?'
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demand....381 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. 3/8 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight.20 Creilta, at mouths sight. 3/91 Documentary Bills, at Staonths'
sight ON BOMBAY-Bank, sight.or ON CALOUTTA.--Bank, aight ON. SHANGHAI
Bank, sight
Private, 30 days' sigu...........
SHABI Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shards S0 por
cent, premium, Union Lasurance Society of Canton-$1,500 per
share.
China Trats' Insurance Company's Shares
·$1550 per share,
North Chins Lesucation Tis, 1,245 per share.. Yangtze canes Association-Tia,710, per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-1330 per share.
196
1874.
DBETTEN & Co.
mann-Helebre & Co.
HYLTON CASTLE, British, hark. Scott Kien
Tys Loong. NORDES
JAVA, Datoh steamer, R. T. Weber-Siomsson.
& Ch
Joserros, A ship, Bogers.-Russell & Co. KATE TATHAM, British bark, Pitkethly.-Bir-
ley & Co.
KENTON, British bark, Colvin.-Vogel, Bags
Iven & Co.
KILLARNEY, British steamor, O'Neill-Gibb,
Livingston & Co..
112 Lizzy Peney, British bark, Pitman-Mayer LOTTIE MOORE, American back, Hudson.-VD-
gel Hageleri 3
MONTHLY SERVICE. FOR COOKTOWN. SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE, Calling at PORT DARWIN if culcert indues- ment offers, and taking Cargo and Passengers for all AUSTRALASIAN and NEW ZEALAND
MOKE and TAR, in Quantities to soit Par- MADELINE, French bark, PatentVogel, Haas Cat CABAP RATES.
Apply to
FOR SALE.
gedorn & Co.
MARCO POLO, German bark, Breek woldt.-
Wieler & Co
MARY FRASER, British ship, Doxtor-Captain. MAY, British 3-m.. Bohooner, Plumley-Oly-
phant & Co.
PALMER MARGAUX.
97
...per case of 1 dozen quarts.
Be
per case of 2 dozen pinte
GAS COMPANY. West Poluk Hongteng, 22nd Jana, 1978-
1081
MARITIME UNION, British ship, J. Elliot-
Captaiu
CHATEAU BELAIR.
$7
per cuse of 1 dozen quarte.
LORMONT
85
per oz of I dozen quarts. ...per case of 2 dozer pints.
SLEMSSEN & Co.
[
Hongkong, 1st May, 1876.
TO SHIPCHANDLERS, ENGINEERS, £e.
HA
ARRIS, GOODWIN & CO.
bold consignments af GUN METAL BOILER FITTINGS, - JOHNSON'S CELEBRATEO FILES, AXES, ADZES, AUGERS, CHISELS, AND OTHER TOOLS, AND CUTLERY. BUGS. CARPETS (BEUSSELS and TAPES Tay) suitable for Ships. STORER'S PAINTS AND OILS. SHIPS LAMPS.
FILTERS, TRAVELLING RUGS &o, &c.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1879
(0m767
HE Undersigned have been appointed Sol Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and Chins by Messrs. J. & R. Tre- FERT, Glasgow, and Messrs. DAVID CORSAR & Sone, Arbroath,
ARNHULD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1867,
ra
UTLER, PALMER'S
CELEBRATED WINES AND COGNAC,
Price List on application.
T. BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, lat November, 1877,
J
146
AND R TENNENT'S ALE sad
PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS
Morebant Navy? Navy Boiled Long Flax Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
NOW ON. SALE.
IMFEELAL QUARTÓ. -
MCNEAR, An ship. Taylor-Rosario & Co. MECCA, British steamer, Morney-Geo. E.
Stevens & Co.,
MENAUIE, Brit. steamer, Darke Gibb, Living
ston & Co.
MONYTA, British burk, Bissettassell & Co. Moss GLEN, British tark, Nichols-Vogl, la
giadorn & Co.
PORTS, TASMANIA, and FIL
THE Australasian Steam Navigation Com
pary's Chartered Steamship.
*** MECOA,”
Nood.
THE Company's Stashi
"KENTON," Colvin, Maetar, will load here, and will have mediata despatch for the aboys Fort.
For Freight, apply to
FRIDAY, 6th September, 2
5 PM Money Order Ofice olosas.
7
rx, Post Office oloass except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night.
SATURDAY, 7th September,
Tort Ofice apins for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all coire-****
вродепов.
10A.M., Pest Office close except for Late Lot
tata. Rogiatry census.
10.15 A., Letters may be posted with Late Fea
of 18 conta extra Postare. till
11 A., when the Post Office closer entirely. im-11.30 AM, Letters (but Tatters only) addressed to the United Kingdom vid Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on baril the Pocket with Late Fee of 48 cunts stan postage, tïl 11.50 AM.. when the Mail is Gually closed.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
1078 Hongkong, 21st June, 1878.
DE
"TOR SAN FRANCISCO. A Ship
SIR CHARLES NAPIER," Fesnek, Master, will load haze for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.
For Freight or Passage, apply
VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & O...
Agents
[1044 Hongkong, 17th June, 1878..
NOTICM-~- COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
·STEAM FOR
DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ. SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT ISMALJA. PORT SA NAPLES,
AND MARSEILLES;
BOMBAY, MAHE, ST. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
POSTAL NOTIFICATION. Arrangements having been concluded for bhy establishment of a Money Order system betwe this Colony and the Straits Settlecaents, His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy ... is pleased to order (under Scation XII. of the Post Olles Ordinance, 1876) that the issue of Money Orders on the Straits Settlement sha· commence in this Colony from the 22nd instante. and that the rates of commission and exchange. shall be those mentioned in les following posteer
By Comond,"
J. M. PRich, Aeting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Serrefüry's Offfos,.
Henglong, 16th July, 1878.
With regard to the above, the following Is. general information formation to Money Orders is published for
1-Money Onlere on the United Kingdom and tho Struita Settiamonta uro issued at Hong- kang, Shanghai, and Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokoboms aled issuð en Hongkong und ver
VLFBL
2.-Small bums may to remitted between the
Money, Commander, will be despatchada above on THURSDAY, the 5th proximo, at For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEU. R. STEVENS & Co,
ON SATURDAY. the let Augmat, 1878, other Porte by means of Postage Stamps
S-Many Money Orders are supplied to re- Agent A. 8. N. Co.
At Noon, the Company's Smehip [1487 DJEMNAR" Commandant Moxan, with sidonts at the smaller Perts in bhia way. A Uongkong, 4th August, 1878.
NOTICE.
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECTE, and CAR application for an order? is filled up, and is en- GO. will leave this Port for the above places. closed with a stamped, directel, and unseated on
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-valope to the Pastmaster at the nearest issuing COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
don as well as for Marseillon, and accepted in Office. The applicative minst be accompanied trait through Marsailles for the principal with the full amount (including commission) in PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.-
Cheque, Postage Starins, or other equivalent of places of Europe.
cash, ami a little marrin should be left for varia. Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M.. tions of exchange. The Postmaster issues tha Specie and Parcole until 3 P.M. on the 30th order, sends it un in the envelope, and returns August, 1878. (Parcels ars not to ba the change, if any, by first opportunity, with
be registered, n board; they must be left at the Agency's receipt for the letter, if it were Olse.) Contents and value of Packages are as it always should be. Care shuntd bo taknuto send these applications in time. sa the Money required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com- Order Offices close somo hours before the de
partures of the Mails. jany's Office
H. DE POUEY:
Agunt, Hongkong, 19th August; 1979. 1878: AAR STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI- TERRANEAN-PORTS, SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON DIRECT; ALSO,
"TIERE." Commandant de Girard, will be despatched for
YOKOHAMA
PRNEDO, Brit, steamer, Cain Malchers & Co. shortly after the arrival of the next Franch PERNAMBUCO, British steamer, Hyde-Mel- Mail from Europe.
chers & Co,
CANVAS.
PRINUE AMADEO, British ship, Linskell.-Cap.
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Pi Di Ma Dz, Stamens bark, Jarok-Kip Typ
Loung
tain.
QUARTA, German steamer, Haye. Brey Shing, ROSIE WELT, American slip, Welt--P. and
Q. Co.
BAGA, Swedish back. Bitiverspazze-Captain.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE SABAH BELL, British bark, Ditebbarn. Vogel, THE C
WITH THE FONTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.
Hagedorn & Co. ***
II. DE POUEY,
Agent.
Hongkong, th August, 1878
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. THE Company's Steamship
"SINDI," Commandant Brunot, will be despatobed for
SHANGHAI SA shortly after her arrival from Europe.
DU PÕUEY, H Hongkong, 26th Angust, 1878. SUMATRA, Am. ship, Clough-Russell & Co.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI, SUMMER B. Mean, Amerim ship, Dixon-HD P. & O. 8, N. Co.'s Steamship
T Enaselt & Co.
SILAS FISH, American bark, Wiliams--Vogel,
Bagetorn & Co.
Vogol, Hagedorn & Co. An Anglo Chinese Dictionar pablished at the SR CHARLES NARIER, British able, French-
Dally Press Office, Hongkong.
SOPHIE, Gorman brig, Binge-Wieler & Co. STANFIELD, British steamer, Dudley-Borneo
Company.
For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands uurivalled All the new words which the Chinese have to Inle years ben compelled to coin to express the numerous ob
Tapraik & Co.
"HINDOSTAN
Agent.
sen
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
THE PENINSULAR AND ÜBIENTAL STRAN Stenship "KASHGAR," Captain C. J. BAKER, will leave tha SATURDAY, the 7th September, at Noon.
THE PRISOR AND AFTER
For further Particolars, apply to
ADAM LIND, Superintendent. Hongkong, 30th August, 1979.
4-Xo Order must oxnoad £ie, or includo any fraction of a penny. Orders will be druyn at the current rate of the day and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived. The Commission is as follows:
-OPPERS ON THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Up to £2
Up to £5
Up to £1
Up to £10
18 Cants.
36 Canta.
54 Cents. 72 Cents. LOCAL MONEY ORDERS (including Strate Settlements).
15 Cents. Up to $25
30 Cente Up to 850 5-Laste of Money Order Ofoes in the United Kingdom may be consulend at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's SharesHE TOURIST'S GUIDE. jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, TAUNTON, British ship. Armstrong-Sigmassen
PT! REDCOND PRICE, SIA . and in adianto generally, which the rapid advance & Co
· $950 par skar,
Contaicing the names of all the Articles of of foreign relations has imposed 1500 om, 50, British steamer, Tocock-Dougies will leato for the shove place about 24 hours OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-red). It can then be paid cule through China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-3245 Truda, objents nf Katural History, Furniture, hare given in edsaso. Each and every word is
por share
So, do, with the Panti and Mandarin Pronan- Wongbang and Whampos Dosk Company's "ciation.
Sbares per cant. premium,
Also's few copies of the GRAMMAR OF THE Hongkong, Canton, and Mucno Steamboat Co.'s CHINESE LANGUAGE, in two Parts.
Shares--$12 jastak,
The Daily Press Offion,
Shanghal Stoum Navigation Company Tls. 20
Her sha
Caias Coast Steno Navigation Company, Tis.
109 per bars.
share.
Hongkong Gua Company's Shares 97 P Husgkong Hotel Company's Shares-$65 per
share. China Sugar Reflaing Company, Limited-$160
per shero.
Chinese Imperial Loan→→£104. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1877–£108,
SALES ON AUGUST SOTH, AB REPOSTED BY CHINESE. Vermicelli-50 bags, of $8.40, by Tas wo Loong to travelling trader.
China Rest 10 packages, of 38.00. by Wing Lee Ching to trúrelling, trader.
Poil Date 10 bays at 83.75 by Hling Tai
to travelling trader.
Trio July Flowers-5 bags, at $16.40,` by
Hing Taj te travelling trader,
Fingus-8 bags, at $98.00, by Kwong Yus
Chong to travelling trader.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
MOST FALCUNES & CA' KERI974).)
ASO
(keramzes; cred, a. 1......
zik
Habana
1. Weldi
... Wat Gala)..........
·Therausenter !
Therintend
30.000
89.920
8
FOR SALE.
UTLER PALMEE & Co CLARETS, at B12, $10,37,46 356, and 94 PEF
واره در سواد
CASE OF I DOZEN QUARTS.. SHERRIES, at $101, 39, 583, and 887 PIE Cash or 1. DOZEN QUARTS. CHAMPAGNE, at $13 PER CASE OF 9 Dozx
PINTE. CHAMPAGNE, at$1a PER CASE OF 1 DOZEN QUANTS. HOOH, at 58) PER CASE OF I DOZEN Q. BRANDIES,** *** and ****, at $61. $78. 39. and 3105 Fex Casz or 1 DOZEN QUADIS. WACHTER'S CHAMPAGNE, SUPPLIED TO HRH. THE PRINCE or
$18 PER DOLBY QUILTS. Detailed Price Lists on application to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st November, 1877.
AB
WALES,
(HỀ CHÚNG NGOI SAN
THE
(Chiness Daily Prens), PUBLISHED DAILY
fully illustrated and explained, forming exorcises Tex Twenb, British ship, Ice-diab, Living. for students of a most instructiva batare. Both ston & Co
TEBURNIA, Brit. bark, Golder. Olyphant & Co. VARUMA, Germsa bark, Sachau-Wieler & Co.
the Court and Fanti pronunciations are given, Ton SLIDGE, Britisk ship, Stapleden Vogel the sovents being carefully marked on the bust Hagedorn & Co. prinsiple hitherto attained. The typography displays the success of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in this size of body, thereby offering Tust Goonomy 'af sposo, ochioring a clearness not previously and vacant spaces which have heretofore charst- attained, and dispensing with these vast margins
torised Chinese publientiana:
FOR BALE,
THE British Steamship
"AMERICA,"
BIRLEY & Co.)
For practical purposes the arrangement of of 503 tons Register and about 16,500 picals the work is so complete, that a reference to its Capselty. pages enables a person who understand English For further Particulare, apply to to communicate effectively with natives who anderstand nothing but Chinese. In this respect Hongkong, 10th July, 1673. the work will be found, indispensable to air Europas residing in China, and to the natives themselves it explaina subjects fully with which vers low hsdeed of them are perfectly acquainted THE British Simmer To parties resident in England and interorted
after her arrival with the next English Mail.
ADAM LIND.
Superintendent. Hongkong, 30th August, 1878.
THE Steamship
FOR LONDON.
"CITY OF BALTIMORE."..
1. Collins, Commander, will be despatched as above-on-or abont the 9th instant:
The
CITY OF BALTIMORE" has good ar commodation for First-class Passengers. Mrzliya
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BIRLES & Co. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1878.
FOR LONDON,
1432
(To follow the "SIB HARRY PARKES.")
HE SPLIT British Ship
[1183
THE
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
"KILLARNEY,"
in China it cannot but be invaluable occasion-Captain O'Neill, will load here for the above
To illustrato the art scope of the work, the following facts are submitted for consideration! Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English 14 and Chinco Dictionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 50,000 English
PO words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese chara
Deră. Again, despite all the groomers and
I
"DERTIE BIGLOW."
SHIP COMPANY: TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES: AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
6.Namee must be given in full (exost wash there is more than one Christiau aine) but the name of the Payse need not be given if the order Hank and may afterwords bespacially grossed to any Rank.
7-No Order can be paid till tha Payan base. PAS-signed it in the proper blaen. An Opler can be transferred to another. Oftos on payment of an additional commission. In case of loss of su arte nerasity for stopping parment, or the Moner Order Office for instructions.
8-If the Omer be not presented within six months.anadditional commission will be charged i if not within twelve months, the mor wil bé forfeited. When the order is once, paid no für- des.ther claim can be entertained.
CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND like, application should be muts to the newest
CONNECTING RAILROAD
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS
BE Stamship "BELGIC" will be Tantshed for San Francisco, vid Tokohama,
9.-No Order can be paid until the advien,
on WEDNESDAY, 11th September, at 3 P., relative to it has been received. taking Cargo and Passengers for Japan, tha Caited diales, and Europe.
SOLDIERS AND BAILORS' LETTFRA.
Private in H.M. Army or Navy, Nen-cam. Connection is made at Tokohama with Stomisioned Officers (bat. not Warrant Offenre, mers from Shanghai..
viz., Assistant Engineer: Gunner, Boatswain, Freight will be received on board until P.M.or Carpenter, Army Schoolmasters (not Ferguson, Mastor, will load here and have quick on the 10th September. PAROEL PACKAGES Will Soprintending or First Class) or Schoolmuim despatol.
For Freight, apply to
MEYFE & Co.'
1896
Hongkong, 16th August, 1878.
FOR NEW YORK. 11495 THE A1 British Baraza
Ports, and will have quiok despatch. For Freight or Passage; apply to
HANNARS HOP KER. Hongkong; 23rd August, 1873;;**
FOR NEW YORK.
E Al Amerims Shipánc
SUMNER E MEAD,”
THAT
ATHENE." ~
bo roosived at the Office until 5 PM. re day, tres may send half-ounce letters to the
All Parool Packages should be marked to address United Kingdom vil Southampton by British in fall: velue of same is required.
Packet for one penny; o vi& Brindisi by British
will prepay this class of correspondenco sxsatly.
A REDUCTION is made on RETURN Packet for three-penco. Hongkong stamps PASSAGE TICKETƐ;
For further Information as to Freight or the same da Imperial Stars
Boldiers and Bailors' letters Bre, however, Prange, apply to the Agency of the Company charged as ordinary Istters if they do not con-
Findly Mastar, having the grestor portion of No. 37, Queen's Road Central waveform to the following regulations
her Cargo engaged, will load at this for the
ather elementary works as yet pablished, the Dizon, Master, w load here for the above Port, above Port, and havo quick despatch. student of this difficult language absolutely re- and will have quick despatuh.
Is the best medium for Advertising among the quires examples to display the various appli
calictis and equivalents of different words which
Nativa Community,
It has been otoklished upwards of TWENTY here one sul meaning. Of the emplos YEARS, and enjoys the largest bona fide siren this work contains more than five times as lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern many as any other Dictionary hitherto pub. Chins. It is carefully edited by an experienced shod Chinose Scholar, and contains FoZL, and B LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Torms for Advertising can, ha obtahied at the Ofice, Wyndham Street, Hongkong or from the different Agents.
Hongkong, 18th Jaraary, 1872.
It comprises upwards of two thousand large! quarto pagon
MAN LONDON,
TUNER & Lo., 60, FATERNOSTER ROW,
HONGKONGAN
DAILI PRESS" OFFICE, WTSDRAM ST,
For Freight, apply to
-OLYPHANT & OK Hongkong, 13th August, 1878, im1977
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL &·Col Hongkong, 21st August, 1878.
[1421
ILD
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, A1 American Ship
T
JOSEPHUS
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE A1 Italian Boquo
MELVETICO,”
C. Fendini Master, will load here for the above
Rogers, Mestor; will load here for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.
For Freight or Fesenge, apply to Port, and will have quick dispatch.
DEMUSEO & C For Fright, apply kom
Agents. RUSSELL & Cos Hongkong, Byd July, 1878. [0w1240 Hongkong, 13th August, 1873
Agent.
GB. EMORY, Hongkong, 15th August, 1878.
NOW ON SALE.
RE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION TRE
STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE, By Dr. DiR,
With many Additions, Corrections, "And De: Wrams Orthography.
Pators
In Paper Wrapper... Neatly Bound
Apply at the Dally From les
81.86
$2,00
1-Not to Bresed half an ounce. No double letters are allowed.
If from Soldier or Sailor, his class, or description must be stated in fall on the ister; and the Commanding. Oficer must sign his name, with name of Regiment, or Blip, &o., in foll
If to a Solher or Sailor, his class er de seription mast héritated in fall, with name of Regiment, or Ship, do in full
Mods out on a printed form which is supplied ' gratis.
Mxcept at Shanghai, when a fired dollar rabs. for drawing on the United Kingdom is in formal Ordem cr. Shanghat are drawn at-4 per cent.paramİRN
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