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JUBILEE OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.”:

.1857-1907.

The Daily Press to-day atlains, ite Jalilce, and by way of marking the interesting occasion We take plussste la presenting to each subsoci. ber a fac-simile copy of the first number of the paper, dated October 1st 1857. The Daily Press was the first daily newspaper published in

::China, and we believe we are entitled to claim

For the Chung Ngoi San Po (Chinos Daily Press) the distinction of being the pioneer Chinese nowepaper. It commenced publication on November 1st, 1887, and will thereforo attain its jubilee a month bones. The Chinese paper wenn first published only three times a week, but -the-support-given to the venture was so encouraging that in due course of time it was issued daily.

Tet another Daily Press publication in entitled to mention in this connection-the

mail edition of the Daily Press, In the form in which it was first published it was a bi-monthly summary of intelligence whether political commercial, shipping, or general, comprising: all market information and pricca current from all the ports of China and Japan and also from Manila," It was known as the China Overland

Trade Report, a title which at ones suggests its nge, the word " Overland" carrying our réfléo- tions back to the days prior to the opening of the Suez Canal. Before 1869 the mails to Europo had either to be taken by sea all the way round the Cape of Good Hope, or by son to Buez thence overland to Alexandria, where there was steamship connection with the prin- cipal ports of Europe. The latter was of course the quickest ronte, and the object of incorporat ing the word "Overland" in the title was doubtless to emphs.iee the fact that the *Summary"

was pablished for dispatch by the quickest route, When submarino earth into rapid communication with each other, and when the faat steamship began to supersede the sailing ship and regular commasi

"PE "ONGKONG DAILY PRIÈS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st 1907.

THE. DIETH OF THE “DAILY PRESS,"

* vast number of men must have bean employed In China copying books, and even the invention of printing by mass of wooden blocks'. did not apparently greatly diminish the By 1857 the Colony and its trade were number. Down to within afty years ago developing at anch's rate that the necessity the Feking Garette was known to the or at least the usefulness of a daily nowe anjority of its readers only as a daily manuscript. paper began to be apparent; and October Though the "Gazetta" is spoken of as the lat of that year saw the starting of the oldest newspaper in the world, it lan newspaper Daily Prese, which, so we have already mention Daly in a very limited sense. It is simply the ed, enjoys the distinction of being the first, and official medium of communicating the degrees therefore the oldest, daily newspaper published of the Coart at Poking, and until Chiness in the East. Poste dwelt in the land in these moveable matal type game into me about sixty da, and it is interesting to recall now the years ago, the "Gazette" was knows to the following modest Hills apostrophe which majority of ita readers only as a daily manu. appeared in the frat isane of the paper: script. Very few impressions were taken in Gà Daily Press from this our solitude: Poking from the old wooden or waxen blocke and those copies were distribalad by imperial couriers to the head officials in the provincial spitals. From the few sepios that roobed Canton or any other provincial capital many more were transcribed and the news circulated in various forms according to the wishes of

those who sought it. In their best style the Gazette" to the provinces formed a daily manuscript in small octavo of about forty pages, but in an inferior style they appeared only ones in two days, and then did not contain more than fifteen or twenty pages.

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It is remarkable that while almauaos, calen- dars and Provincial Court circulars, as well as the Peking Gazette, had been in asivers! among the Chinese for centuries, there is no recorded evidenss of any attempt to publish newspaper for the expression of public sentiment or opinion, or to furnish information enlarging the sphere of knowledge, until within the last half-osatary when, as we have already mentioned, a begining was made by the pubifestion of the Chinese Daily Press THE KARLIESE BÜZOPSÁN NEWSPAPERS The earliest European newspapers issued in this part of the world were founded by Por

used a weekly newspaper called 4 Abelha da Ching, and in 1814 another, the G zette de Macao, made its appsarane How many now- published we have not the means of ascertaining, papers Magso may have fad before than were but it is not imp olable, considering what an

IN CHINA.

THE OLD HONGB.

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB..

Stokes, R.N.

the Registers we believed Hred long enong the Containe s list of over one hundred and twenty room at record its demise.

a price not much above what a ships then lying in the harbour, but not twenty lodging in Regent Street would cost in of them had a spánity exceeding 1000 tons the Loudon sonson. In other respects Hong and the largest of there was a P. & O. atsamer kong is a place where a turkey and a ham sosts held at the Happy Valley, on Saturday next, la The programme of the fifth mesting to be of 125 tons. Steamers in those days were ne £5 and whore a dollar, whose par valúa la 49. 2ð

follows:--- rarely to be seen as the barque is to-day. In that list of over one hundred and twenty ships other peculiarities which strike newcomer. Vio-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, RG3 onate 5, in English bills or gold. It has some. Lagard, E.C.M., C., D 8.0. His Excellency PatronsHi Exellenoy Sir Frederick

there are only are steamships, and of these three If you dine wis merchant here, you notice.c.7.0. M.G.; His Excelency Major-6-ners belonged to the P. & O. Company. There that your host takes leave of you at his enter R. G. Broadwood, c; Commodoro R. H.. is a largs, dansas in the Hongkong Mussus door; ho hus Malay soldier standing painted by the late Mr. Baptista, a pupil of seatinal in the hall with a loaded market, Jockey Clah, (Ex-Offcio.) The Hon. Mr. F Committee: The Stewards the Hongkong Chenery, which, 'given an Interesting view of He explains to you that the house is Bo H. Mug, MG, Major Parker, C. H. Ross, Hongkong Harbour in the days of the famous arrangel that all these long-tailed domostics H. P.. White, Es. G. K. Hall clippers,

Brutton, Esq. and D. MacDonald, who waited at dinner are er can boshut off from Captain hampson

C. H. Rose, Feg that part of the house is which the Europeans Judge. Major Parker,- Handicapper. H. F sleep. If your host should accompany you a few steps towards your own domicile he is oare Starter. T. S. Forrest, Esq.,-Tine Keeper White, Esq., Clark of the Scales. Major Parker, Carter: J. Paterson, Esq-20d fal to buckle his revolver round his waist-and R. F. C. Master, Esq-Hoo, Soo & Treasurer. ray it is iue,o'clock-he is uncomfortable, if he 1.-3.0 p.m. GYMKHAYA CLUB CHALLENGE goes ten paces without being challenged by an armed patrol,

CUP.-Distanco ona mite. For all Chius Ponies. Catch weights at 10 st. 6 16. Winners of au open race or open, Griffin race 5 lb.- extra. Non-winning Subscription Grithias allowed Bib: Jockeys who have not wou more than two offieist races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 5 lb. Tu ba won by the pony scoring most marks ie the races for the oup, cauting 4 points for a first; 2 for a aecond; and for a third. The bausfit of marke already scored to pass with the pung on a sale. Any winner of the race to carry 5 lb. extre for each win in subsequent starts for the Cup, but in the event of a pony ostrying the time he starts. Penalties sourlative up penalty not winning, 2 lb. to be deducted next to 15 lb. Entrance fee of 35 to go in the "purchase of a memento to the winner of

cach race, and $25 to second pony out of the Clab funde, At the conclusion of the season a eap will be presented by Commodore R. d. B. Sokes, R.N... to the owner of the pony obtaining the second highest number of mirks

Wa cast theo on the waters: gothy ways; And If, as we believe, thy vein be good,

The world shall find thee after many days. To-day the world finds the Daily Pran justifying the prophecy by celebrating its jubiles and doubling not that the world will still be able to fled it "when a hundred years are gone."

Notwithstanding the evidences of growlog prosperity in the colony in 1867, it will be seen from extracts printed in another column of to

were

Looking down the list of "eignaes or agents, we may note how few of the famous old hongs still survive. They may now be conted on the flagers of one hand. We notice the P. and O. Company, Messrs. Jaritine Matheson & Co, Siemssen & Co., D, Sassoon, & Co., and we may also add D. Lapraik (now Douglas, I praik & Co). Gibb, Livingston & Co., were also in existence, but the Biemansmo does not appear among theo signees in the list to which we are referring. Bosides these ther are one or two Srms, whe though no longer established in Hongkog stil flourish in other ports of China-Mesars. "Holiday, Wise & Co. for example-but the great majority have had their diy and cossed to be. Of the famous old American firm of Russell & Co., so frequently insationed in the list Messrs. Lawn Teman & Co. are successors i the old firm of Furner & Co, ceased only a few years ago, the business being taken over by Masri, Gibb, Livingston & Co.; and the arm of Pusten & Co. continued in business in Canton natil quite recently. The firm name of Dent & Co. is still to be seen in the list of Arms at Macao and Shanghai.

Daily: Preas are no less interesting than the The advertisements in the first number of the other features of the paper. The advertisements

Another writer of a little later date expresied his views of the Colony in the following forms

A fatal and most-costly mistake was made by those who managed the war and the treaty, in retaining the wrotshed, pestiferous islas of Hongkong, and giving up the beautiful ́and salubrious island of Chusan.

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Hongkong, which already sost millions of dollars and many bandreds of valuable lives, is an unproductive, mountsnious, lampish isle, only eight miles long, and, on an average, three milee broad. It is separated from the mainland of China only by a very narrow strait, in no part more than three

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cables brought the uttermost part of the agness residenta at Macao. In 182: Mass and enterprise were already making of a position of Messrs, Wm. Pastan & Co., Agents of the the sosbach. With the new Chinese houses

tion with the various parts of the world sime to be established, trada conditions began to wear another aspect. Fortnightly trade reports and

was obtainable, and in course of time when e

importout contra of international-commerce=

1-Mr. Dryandust's or, Coxcomb, 159

Mr. Godfrey Master's g.d. sical, 146 3-Mr. Godfrey Master's bid. Blue Nile, 159 - - 320 p.m. ONCE ROUND FLAT RACH. — For China Ponies which have rau and not won at Gymkhana meetings this on. Weight for inches as per sale. Sabsorption Gri 1906-07 allowed 7. lb. Jockeys who have not won more than two official caps in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsia allowed 5 lb. Entrance fee $5. let Prim 4 C.p

Mr. Brutton's g. Kingaton, 155 presented 2nd Prizsi 925 (Entrando fees to go to winner.)

day issue that men were writing bitterly about thopestiferons island of Hongkong" this "obarnel house for troops and traders," nad demanding its abandonment in favour of some more slabrions locality where the propects of commercial development considered brighter. Possibly the founder of the Daily Pret was content to think that if the community were to morajo a body to Chusan or any other more favoured spot, as they bag moved from Canton, the Daily Press could move with it, sad for that reason per

the as did not include word Hong kong in the title. The name of the Colony was included in the title some years later when people had ceased to advocate abandonment and bad began to r cognise what British energy found to be so admirably situated from the com mercial as well as the strategical point of view.

We smits to-day at the size of the little shoot published in the East, but those anaoganiated from Sues to Alexandria. Between Trieste which represents the first daily newspaper with the history of the newspaper prose will be not and Alexandris the Austrian Lloyd ran prices oerrent osed to have the same valus. M2030 was in the early part of the Nintoenth daily newspaper was of even smaller dimensions bi-monthly mails from India. The Directors when by submarine cable the price of the hour. Century, that a newspaper was published there of a single shest of the size of half a sheet of \ forward "per mbmarine to London" or sny (and was well known long before our men in 8-Mr. Robart's bik. Volcaity, 159

a little amused to know that the pioneer Londpustasmers" corresponding with the monthly and very mach smaller in fact, for it consisted of the Austrian Lloyd Co. also undertook to Weekly Mail service to Europe was established before 1822. It can certainly be ssid that sina foolscap with print on one side only, the other other part of the Continent, telegraphic authority took it as a Bettlement), is as pro--Mr. M. W. Slade's b. Zapeter, 155 the mail edition of the Daily Press and the that date many have had their day in theile being "a blank löft for the convenience of messages sont to them from China. A little ductive of gases and malaria as any bad jungla | 3. – 3.40. p.m.---LADIES' NOMINATION RACE, China Overland Trade Report were merged into Colony and ceased to be, and to-day the Colovy reading it by the pos"."

"Bat the London Daily one publication under the prosant title of does not posssies even one, Hongkong Weekly Press and China Overland

The Arst English dewspaper published in

Courant made ile débat one hundred and fifty China way the Canton Register which maders before the Hongkong Daily Press. Thore Trude Report.

first dambers of the two papers by reason of published at the Daily Press Offes canotto-revail-the-fact that it owed its foundation the fast that London in the early days of the sssociated in the celebration with the trio of largely to the interest taken in the enterprise Eighteenth Century was, as regards ita com- public. tions already mentioned, it is near by Messrs. James and Alexander Matheson, munication with the world beyond, much in the of the Colony. Among the auctioneers establish enough to fifty years of age to justify mentionat that time congested with the fem of in this connection. Glancing at the bookshelves Magnis & Co. from whose sshes arose 1857. The first Landon daily announced that Crawford & Co. McEwen & Co. G: Daddell, same stato of isolation as Hongkong was ined here fifty years ago we note beides Lane, and nuting how the volume has expanded year Mesars. Jardine Matheson & Co. Mr. James would (as its title showed) be published daily Ties. Hunt & Co. and Y. J. Murrow. The less stamina, suffer much

the Phoniz-like form of the princely house of by year since 1863 from a thin book of 2.0 pages Matheson, who is represented in the biblia.being designed to give all material news as. to a portly tome of nearly 2,000 pages one tygraphy of the East by a book entitled British 300 as every post arrives and is confin'd

latter was one of the founder of the Daily form on the instant some ides of the marvellous Trade in China" is repated to have been the 10 half the compass to save the publisk at the surviving members of his family.

Press and the business remains the property of growth of foreign intercourse with Chinn and

frat editor of the paper, though a frequent con- other parts of Asia during the past half esatury.tributor to the paper in its infancy bas in

Dar concern to-day however, is with the considerable doubt on the antement and says book entitled "The Fankwei in China" cast Daily Fress, and inasmuch as the art of printing is reputed to be a Chinese invention he only know as editor Mr. Wood, aon of the and Chins, moreover, has the distinction of

great tragedian" who combined with the pomessing in the Peking Gazette a publication often alluded to na the oldest newspaper in the world, it may not be uninteresting to many readors if we preface our remarks on the birth of the Daily Press by a brief silusion to the history of printing in China, and follow it up with some reference to the publication of the earliest foreign newspapers,

wiles, and at one point scarsely one ma la in breadth. This proximity allows the pirates and other plunderers of the main to the ita by night, and

As there was no leval space elsewhere, the there eommit their doprodations and atrocities.

English have built their town of Victoria along Austrian Lloyd Seam Navigation india ate included, the town straggles to the length of the communications then existing with Europe.3 miles, broadth or depth it has none, being There was no Bus Causl, pastongers and backed by rugged precipices and mountains

breezes of the ocean. Hongkong cannot be said 2 their baggage were transported overland which entirely shat it out from the bealthy

to posses aux vegetation at all; a few posts Dr HB.L. Dowbiggin'ri.g: No Watches 145

bik. Septima, 152 with difficulty find support. The rooks, which Mr. E. A. Hankey's ob Off Chance, 148. decomposing granite, which, as is well known 7-Mr. A. Morfey's ig.outhdown, 149 constitute the whole soil, aro composed of rotten Mr. Medico's, ob, Nigal. 142

5-Mr. E. Kadoorie's w. Manchurian Chief, 162

farther cu in the first volume of the Daily Press in India. Boarosly a single man ta our service. we find otter fim names still identified with whether European, Indian, Malay, or Macao the Colony's trade and commerce. Lane, Cray-Port uguese, has passed any time on the island throughout the volume as auctioneers, in which line of business, by the way, there seems to have been plenty of competition in the infancy,

Though the annual Chronicle and Directoryits appearance in 1827; and it is interesting however, a curious resemblance between the ford & Co., for example, figure very prominently without saffering most sarerely.In health. The

THE HISTORY OF PEINTING IN CHING,

mention for the info mstion of the Isdies that Batore we leave the advertisements we may Paris fashicas were act ignored in Hongkong in 1857, The number of ladies resident in the Colony was probably very small at that time, Millinery establishments-of which

least half the impertinences of the ordinary newspapera" Those who peruse the intro ductory article in the fac-simile of the Arst aniber of the Daily Press will note a similar declaration, except that the imper: tinences of the ordinary newspapers" are i-and the propensities," says the editorial, "we shall avoid, remedial anggestions eschew, and local abases

men in order to make a living. Hence we read that Mrs. Lemon has just received a fine

was printed was lout for the purpose by Me. We shall simply soarch fasortment of Felt Hats and Paris Boots of all

editorial work the technical duties of compositor.plied rather than bluntly expressed. "Creative there were at least two-had to interest the However that may be, the fact is not dipated that the mall hand-press on which the paper

Alexander Matheson. This hand-press, by the

nowa, sift for intelligence, dig for facts efo." introduced into China. The fret was intro-real and imaginary, and to suggest remedies Ay, was the second English press to be The temptation to robel against legal abuser, dused by the Honorable East India Company in proved, however, far too strong, and before it The art of printing began to be practiced in at the same time. On this press was printed Daily Press doing all that it had sworn not 1814, and they brought out a printer to Canton had been in existence a month, we find the Chins in the tenth century, A.D., about five Morrison's dictionary of the Chinese language todo. hundred years before it was known in Europe, bis "Vocabulary of the Canton dialect" and The method first adopted was to engrave the bie "Viewe of China."

The price of the paper, it will be natioed, characters on stone, so that when the impressions which the "Canton Register was printed was worth 11d. At the present rate of

The press o

was fixed at $3 per month, but the dollar then were taken the letters wore white while the sur

was brought out from England in 1825. rounding surface of the paper was black. This writer in 1833 remarked that there were thon the Daily Press to day is just one half the factions on a perusal of the copy of the first

A exchange the charge of $9 a month unde for

method was superceded by the invention of wooden only five English presses in Chien-two-in-price in soiling at which it sold when it was blocks. The copy, written on very thin paper, Macao and three is Canton-bat as the first two first started. Many factors have of course was pasted on plain blocks of wood or wax. All presses, according to this authority arcived contributed to this result, the chief being the the blank parts were neatly ant away, and as the letters were left raised on the surface they were

in 1914 and 1825 and beti were growth in circulation and the laccessing volume an exact representation of the manuscript. Macao newspapers which were issued in neighbouring foreign settlements developed, at Canton, it is to be assumed that the of advertising basiness as the Colony and This method was an entire reversal of the old 1822 and 1824 were priated by methods allied In touching on this qasation of exchange w3 method, the letters now being printed black on to the Chiness. The Canton Register was pab- are reminded of the intimation at the bottora a white surface. There were no prosses i lished weekly for upwards of twenty years of column 2 sa the front page of the first issue, China such as came into use in Europe. The valuable contributor to the paper up to the viz, that “our quotations commencing from date Chiness printer worked with two brushes time of his lamented death was Robert Morrison, will be given in a subsequent issue," and as fastened on both ends of a stick. With one the pioneer Protestant missionary and einologue, the exchange and freight quotations of thos brub he inked the block, and after he had laid the centenary of whose arrival in being celebrat good old times" will postsas an the paper on the block he took the impressioned this year, and whose valuable labours it ie all their own to

interest by passing the other brush over the paper. hoped to commemorate by an cenotaph at Cantou make no excuse for reproducing them

readers to-day we need This system, continued down to the middle of The Register rap without a rival-the Chiness the nineteenth century when Chinese moveable Repasitory scarcely comes in that category for metel fypes were first made by a firm of English about three years, when the third prose arrived type founders. We may see the old system still in ase, for printing those scarlet visiting cards (or papers) used by the Chinese on ceremonial occasions.

EXCHANGE AND BELLION MARKET.

sight, a. lid.

Blank and first class Paper on London at six months Private Hilia at air months right, 5/

appearance. It died a premature death, but the in Canton and the Canton Courier made its On India, Blank Bills at three days sight, and Com- spirit of opposition survived and in 1835 appeared the Caxton Press. We ought not,

Sovereigns, $4.25 Gold, por me 21.25.

pany's accepted, ou Caloutta 324, on Bombay 278.

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·Bxl'arat, 821.25.- Californian, 19 and $19.50.

Gold Leaf 100 touch, 23,65 and $24.80.

TONNAGE KASKET,

NEW YORK-$12 to 316 per ton of 40 foot.

The interesting feet should be mentioned that however, to pass over the Chinese Repository long before the invention of printing the without a little further reference. It was a TO ENGLAND-214. for ea; £3 5. for Silk. Chinese had a vast number of books." Chi-monthly publicstisa and a very valuable une la hoang ti, s title signifying First Emperor, who its day. For twenty years it constituted a rich raigned about two hundred years before the storehouse of information with regard to the

AUSTRALIA-22 10a, por ton of 50 feet or 20 cut.

Enigmats $35 and $37 gross.

SAN FRANCISCO and 810 per ton of 40 feet or 12

plenle, Emigrante 88 to $35 gross.

sizes; now open for inspection at her millinery splendid assortment of French Flowers, Stool rooms," but Mrs. Marsh had just received a Spring Fetticoats, Ribbons of all descriptions, brics, Blick and Colored Velvets, Plasher, French Merinos, de Laines, Colored Cam

Napos &o," while Mr. Marah had received unsignment of gentlemen's ready-made olothing".

The exigencies of spice oblige us to stop, and leave the reader to make his own farther re- number issued as a supplement to-day.

HONGKONG FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Mr. Wingrove Cooke, who came out as the Times correspondent to report the British Military operations which took place in China in 1857 sud 1858, wrote:

Chinese have always regarded the place as fast

has born as ono in three and a half. The to human life, and they will not live thore beyond a certain senoon. The mortality of our troops

and pulmonio complaints. The Sepoys, having diseases are endemic fevers, diarrhoe, dysentry,

more than the Buglish soldiers. Our officers have been a obnoxious to disease as the common mer. Rob. beries were, and we believe still are, of nightly Gutzlaff, that depraved, idle, wicked characters cocarreuse. *ff is very natural“,

Kaye Dr. from the adjacent main, should flock to the Colony. The islanders themselves, nearly alls! Beherman, are pirates when the opportunity Hosting on the wide face of the ocean with their presents. They are a raring set of beings,

families, and committing depredations when cutters have been working here for many yeıra ever it can be done with impunity. The stone-

before our arrival: the majority of these men are unprincipled, they cannot be considered as going and coming according to the state of their domesticated among te, and are in the habit of

arrival, have fixed themselves on the island, are trade. The most numerous clase who, since our

from Whampoa; many of them are of the very worst character, and are ready to commit any strocity."

Under the very abadow of the British flag these fellows hold their nocturnal clubs and secret societies. The members of these societies bind themselves to stand by one an other, and afford mutual protection. Thu the other Chiness are afraid of denouncing their crimes or informing against them. Thes proclamations of the governor seem to have had no effect in dissolving or even obooking there anti-social combinations."

European friends who advise us to "go to enght not to be considered the empr. It is true that Hongkong is conveniently My earliest impression is that our facetious Amoy, Ningpo, and the other ports, Canton near to Cantos; but sinos the opening of

kong in the present state of affairs, although tona, the silks, and sil the commodities we ware Hengkong." have not an accurate kus sledge of rium. It is not a plans the spot. A gon leman who should go to long it is not so much as a shipping-place; the of production

he may have his pocket full of dollars, is not. Recustomed to purchase at Canton (because we unlikely to have to sleep upon the pavement of were not then allowed to purchase elsewhere). Queen's street, and will be indebted to there all brenght at a very henry-sponse of protection of the Malay-guard if his throat-bo in any way the best avenue through which to carriage, from great distances. Nor is Canton not out before the morning. It is a toan

atroduce Christian conversion or European of capital houses, but its powers of no civiliation; for the population is perverse, commodation are not empable of inde- most indenile and the worst people in Chins

presumptuous, turbulent, and altogether the finite expansion The flight from Canton and other causes have filled it. General Garrett and his staff who might reasonably have anti-

and were glad to shelter themselves where they vipated some preparations for their reception, found It convenient to sleep on board the steamer might, The General on the day after his

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

bama and Kobe, left Moji on 28th alt., and The Apoar str. Gregors Apear from Yoko: may be expected here to-morrow at noon.

The Apcar str. Catherine Apear from Cal- oatia loft Singapore on 30th uif, afternoon, and The N.G.I. str. Lecanze left Singapore for and his suite were happy to avail themselves of this port on 29th alt, and may be exported the hospitality of the Hongkong Club-an here on or about the 4th inst.. establishment to which we cannot be too grateful; The st. Sikh sailed from Shanghai on 29th and if there is any gratitude in Fail Mall the ult. for Hongkong, via Keelung,

The I.G.M. str. Goeben left Kobe vis Naga- on Sunday the 28th alt. p.m.,

Christina ora and whose name is imp erishably history, gaography, government and social life--RATANA-From Satow or Macao, 465 and $70 for arrival with great difflealty got a room at an luway-be-expooted here on or about 4th inst.

Asiatic countries generally;

limb of unsuccessful enterprises, and thereafter The Canton Pr fallowed the Courier to the

came The Frisad of Uhina. Ita publishing

each coolie landed.

SIA AND BACK TO HONGKONG OB MAGAD--75

dents per pioul for Bice, or 4 to Great Britain. SHANGHAI-cente por piant for Sugar, Bloo and Copper Cash: $5 and 80 per ton of 40 feet for

measuremont goods:

OFIUM.

military pinbe should be open to every member kit here on or about Tuesday

-Gentlemen to start dismounted at a given point, On the word "go" mount and ride over a papir "water" jamp to their Nomina- trixes who willin the meantime have been given hats to trim. Gentlemen will dismoaut shortly- before reashing their nomination When hats are trimmed ladies will assist gentlemen to put them on. Gentlemen will then meant and ride home over a course which will be indicated and which will include paper hardle sad through a screen. Ha's and trimming will be provided by the Clab. Time. limit for hat trimming minutos. Points for pics and hat trimming, Hats must be worn when passing winning post and if dropped or knocked off en route must be picked up. Any competitor backing or sidling bis pony over or through any obstacle will be dis- qualided. Entrance fee 83. First and second prizes presented by the Club. No whips or spura allowed, Ledies are requested to provide their own needles, and cotton. Post Entries. 4-410 p.m.--FISE FURLONGS FLAT RAJS.

HANDICAP-For all Chius Poules. Jockeys who have not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientala allowed 5 lbs. Entrance fee 85. 1st Prize Cup presented by The Hon Mr. Keswick. 2ad Prizas $85. (Entrance fees to go to winnor), 1-Mr. Bratton's g.. Kingston, 152 2-Mr. C. Paul Chater's b. Rast, 154 3-Mr. W. G. Clarke's b, Lucifer, 146 4-Mr. Dryasdust's ex. Coxcomb, 168. 5-

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b. Groy Tick, 152 6-Mr. E. A, Hankey's ob. Off Chauce, 149 7-Mr. Kadoorie's w. Manchurian Chief, 152 8-Mr. Godfrey Master's g.d. Astral, 168

-Mr. G. E. Merell's ob, Homicide (late.

Petard), 140

11-Mr. Rolason's b. Minnoch, 144 10 Mr. Robert's blk. Velocity, 149 54.30 p.m.-TEST PEGOLFO CHALLENGE Cur. Presented by His Excellency Major. General Broadwood, C.B. For Chiza antes To be run for five times and to be won by the rider scoring most marks at the end of the Beason, Best of three raus at each meeting. Points for pace and style. Open to members of both services as well se to merabers of the Gymkhana Club. Winners of this event at the first two Gymkhanas this season to. count marks scored by them at this meeting towards aggregate only. Mementoes pre. sented at this meeting to be taken by riders. scoring highest number exclusive of winners at the first two Gymkaana meetings.this season. Entrapes fee 83. A memento pre sented to the 1st and 2nd, Post Estring.

5.00 p.m. ONE MIL AND QUARTER FIAT RACE HANDICAP-For all Chins Ponies, Jockeys who have not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shangbai or Tientsin allowed 5 lb. Entenace fe $5. tat Prize: A Cup presented by H. N. Mody. Esq, 2nd Prize (Eutranes fees to-go-to winter) 1Mr. Brutton's, bik. Septima, 148

Mr. C. Paul Chater's b. Rust, 145 3-Mr. Dryasinst's or. Coxcomb, 157 4Do. b. Grey Tick, 140

Mr. Godfrey Master'sg d. Astral, 151 6-Do. b.d. Blav Nile, 15 7.5.20 p.m.-ULTA-POUTA FLAT RACE- 7-Mr. Medios's oh. Nigel, 140

About 350 yards. For Chine Ponie. Poales will be drawn for and will be ridden by riders drawing the corresponding dämbers to those of the poniss on the programme Drawing will take place on the course in front of the Judges' Box Iminediately before the race, The owner of the first pony home to gire the rider 35. Bider of last pony to give the owner $5. Entrance fee 15, Prize presented by J. Paterson Bag (Entrance fees to go- to winner). A memento will be presented to the rider of the last.pony. The Presented Prize will go to the Rider, the Entrance foes to the Owner of the first pony. No competitor may ride bis own pony-it by chauve he draws his own pony he mast 1-Mr. W. J. Daniel's Mons

exchange with some other competitor.

4-Mr. G. C. C. Master's Drayss 3-Mr. G. Marshall's The Paddler 2-Mr. W. 8. Dupree's Pathsa

6-Mr. Reinbek'e Eme ald King 7-Mr. M. W. Blado's Zapater,

associated with the building of the Great Wall and customs not only of Chius bat of the of Peking, achieved infamy by ordering that all books and writings of every description should be collected sad burned by the magistrates in each distriot throughout the Empire. So strictly was this deorse carried out, that many literary office was on the 3rd site osat of the Factory men were put to death for being detected in an at Creek at Canton, but upon the cession of

when he visits London, in requital of good offices and may tempt to save valuable records. The kyrant, whose

rendered in utmost need. mischiavona ambition had tempted him to com- followed the bulk of ita readers to the new

General the 8th inst Hongkong to the British the Friend of China

Ashburnham will have to laks up his quarters here on Wednesday the 25th ult. arrived at The LG.M. sir. Frins Heinrich which left mit this not of maduew, did not entirely succeed Colony and continued Its weekly publication

in a half-built storehouse and Lord Elgin will Singapors on Sunday the 29th alt. at 3 p.m. in his object however, for several naples of the hore. In 1847 the weekly China Meil entered strikingly illustrated by a comparison of the my thanks to Mr. Walker the agent of the certainly be obliged to sleep in the harbour, work of Confucius and other eminent authors

The progress made in the last fifty years is For myself I think I ought to publidy rotura bams on the 27th ult.

The Bostoa r. Kumeris sailed from Yoko were successfully hidden and preserved until the into rivalry with it as well as with the Canton list of Shipping in Hongkong Harbour on Peninsular and Oriental, for it was by Maki at 9:30 am on Monday the 30th at The CP.B. etc.. Empress of Okina arrived times had changed. These were, of course Mann. Register and the Hongkong Register. The October 1st, 1867 with the Shipping in port no

and left again at noon Tuesday for Yokohams Mr. A. Morfey's Southdown expenditure of time and where she is due to arrive at40a.m. on Friday

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soript Books. Before the invention of printing Friend has long race departed and neither of to-day. The first number of the Daily Brees interest that he obtained for me single the 4th inst