2
For Sale.
CHRISTMAS STORES.
0
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
BEO
EG to call attention to the following Now Supply of STORES, which they have Received
E
"GORDON CASTLE"
And Other Recent Arrivals.
CHRISTMAS CAKES, 4-lb., 6-ib,
0-lb. cach.
and
CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDINGS,
Pure AMERICAN CANDIES.
Pure Scoron CANDIES.
DRAGEES. ALMONDS.
Fancy CHOCOLATES.
MASSON'S CHOCOLATE OREAMS. NOUGATINES.
4.
Crystalized METZ FRUITS. Now Designs in COSAQUES, **CITEWAYO'S HAT BOX."
"MARQUERETE'S JEWEL CASKET."
"GRANDMA'S BONNET BOX.”
"EDWIN and ANGELINA."
dro., Sts.
&tc.,
SYMRNA FIGS.
Musa tél BLOOM RAISINS.
JORDAN ALMONDS.
BRAZIL NUTS,
PECAN NUTS,
HICKORY NUTS
Cooking and Table PRUNES.
Padding BAISINS and CURRANTS, Candled PEEL.
MINCEMEAT in 1-lb. tlu
VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA.
CARRAWAY SEEDS.
SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA.
American CREAM CHEESE.
BAP SAGE CHEESE,
LIMBURG CHEESE.
PINE APPLE CHEESE.
Entertainment.
INAUGURAL CONCERT.
NEW TEMPERANCE HALL,
Under the Patronage of His Excellency the GOVERNOR.
Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT
will be given in the NEW TEMPERANCE HALL, Fletcher's Buildings, Queen's Road, TO-MORROW EVENING,
18TH DECEMBER, AT 8.30 F,M. The proceeds to be devoted to the Fin 'ance of the Institution.
Programmes will be issued,
Ticket Price $1-may be had from Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., who will also receive donations to the funds of the Hall.
Hongkong, December 17, 1879, de19
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL.
IS S
M
ELOIA MAY will give a PERFORMANCE
for
ONE NIGHT ONLY- On SATURDAY, 20th Dec., 1879, being her
FAREWELL TO THE EAST, assisted by
THE EMINENT TRAGEDIAN
MR B. FAIROLOUGH. For Particulars, in future Advertisement.
DUNCAN MAGALLUM,
Agent.
Bongkong, December 13, 1879.
Intimations.
ORIENTAL HOTEL
MR. SHUSTER begs to announce
that he carries on from this Date the above Establishment, as a FIRST-CLASS HOTEL The House is now being Tho ROUGHLY. RENOVATED and RE-FURNISHED. Mr SHUSTER hopes by strict attention to Business, and by supplying the BEST of Liquors, to merit a share of Public Patron- age. The house has AMPLE ACCOMMODATION for BOARDERS, who will meet with every comfort. The Table will be of the Best The strictly Moderate.
supply Pio-NIG PARTIES and to provide DINNERS for PARTIES of Six and upwards on very REASONABLE TERMS.
HAM TONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE and the Charg
WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, OXFORD, and Proprietor will se at all times ready to
TRUFFLED SAUSAGES.
GAME PIES.
Potted MEATS.
Prime Yorkshire HAMS.
Prime Wiltshire BACON in tins & Canvas.
Pickled OX-TONGUES. OX-TONGUES in JELLY.
TRUFFLES,
CALIFORNIA ROLL BUTTER. CUTTING's Canned DESSERT FRUITS.
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS. CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co.'s GINGER
CAKES.
MILK BISCUITS.
ALPHABET BISCUITS,
OYSTER BISOUITS,
WAFER BISCUITS,
SODA BISCUITS.
First-class and Medium CHAMPAGNES,
Pints and Quarts.
HOOK.
SAUTERNES.
OLARET.
Fine Old Pale PORT, 1848.
BACCONE'S Pale Dry SHERRY.
Do. Amontilado SHERRY,
LA GRANDE MARQUE CHARTREUSE,
Pinta and Quarts.
MARASCHINO DE ZARA.
CURACAO,
Fine Old BOURBON WHISKY,
Boorou and IRISH WHISKIES. BASS'S ALE Bottled by CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, Pints and Quarta, GUINNESS'S STOUT Bottled by E. & J.
BURKE, Plats and Quarts.
Specially Selected CIGARS.
Princesa CHEROOTS.
Cavite CHEROOTS.
Princessa CIGARS.
Cavite CIGARS.
Ároceros CIGARS.
Vegueros CIGARS. Choice No. 1 Fortin UIGARS in Boxes
of 100,
Cholos No. 3 Melalg CHEROOTS,
Cholos No. 8. Fortin CIGARS.
PRESENTATION BOOKS,
SCIENTIFIC WORKS.
WORKS of REFERENCE.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
UHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS.
CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS.
NOVELS.
ATLASES.
HISTORIES,
DICTIONARIES.
ÜLLENDORFF': METHOD for Learning
„Fannon and SPANISH. Da. Ann's METHOD for Learning Gér
HAN and FRENCE.
A&HER's" MODEL BOOKS of FOREIGN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE, GERMAN, FRENCH and SPANISH. NORTH CHINA HERALD DATE
BLOCK for 1880.
THE BOWLING ALLEYS ARE TO BE RE-LAID.
English and American BILLIARD TABLES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-day's Advertisements,
SHIPPING REPORTS, The Chinese steamer Yungching reporta: Fine weather and fresh N.E. monsoon. On the 15th passed French Mall bound North, and on the 16th passed 8. S. Douglas.
The British barque, Gartmora reporta : Fine N.E. wind throughout.
TIENDERS will be RECEIVED at this OFFICE 'up to Noon on the 24th
The British steamor Namos reports: Instant, for Building QUARTERS for Experienced moderato N. E. and Northerly STOREMAN at the Kowloon Naval Yard, in winds throughout. Passed S. 8. Douglas accordance with Plan, Specification and off White Dogs on the 14th inst. Passed Conditions to be seen on Application to the s. 8. Kwangtung steering North at 11 p.m. Undersigned.
last night. In Foochow: S. 8. America. The lowest or any Tender will not necesIn Amoy : S. S. Patroclue, Bengloe, Cheang sartly be accepted.
WILLIAM AVNES,
For Naval Storekeeper.
Naval Store Office,
Royal Naval Yard, Hongkong, 17th Dec, 1879.
Hock Kian, H.M.S. Frolio, and U. s. 8. Richmond. In Swotow: H. I. M. revenue
[No. 6131 DECEMBER 17, 1879.
MEROS. FOR TO-MORROW.
day but loaf about the bar and grumble Shipping.
in ohorns with your fellow unfortunates, with the satisfaction of knowing that Daylight.-Albay leaves for Amoy, &c. 9 8.m.---Hainan leaves for Hulhow, do.
your detention there for a week or ben,, 4p.mi-Patroclus leaves for London. days means a very substantial loss-o Goods per Anadyr undelivered after these whose interest is your first thought
Noon, subject to rent and lending no clothes, no anything. If you have charges.
never suffered this experience at Suez Auction.
than even the pen of thereadiest writer can p.m.-Auction of Toys, &o, at Mr G. to your mind convey no idea of ite die R. Lammert's Sales Rooms.comfort and the worry it brings about. The Pokin did succeed on the Saturday
́Amusement. -
8.30 p.m.--Inaugural Concert at Now in getting past the Kaiser, which had left
Temperance Hall.
the true ship channel of the canal clear and finally stuck in the division of the Lake on the south side known to be
TAF
cruiser Fei-hoo, S. S. Chefoo, NONGKONG DISPENSARY, and marked on all the charts and dos
and Atholl.
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HONGKONG PUBLIO SCHOOL
THE above SonooL will be Opened in THE DOG FOOL WHO MONDAY,
JANUARY 5th.
Hours (for the present) 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Foo, $3 per month, payable in advance, Applications for Admission should be made AT ONCE to the Right Rev. Bishop BUEDON.
By Order of the Committee,
A. LISTER,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, December 17, 1879; 4691
THE SOCIETY
HONGKONG CHORAL
will perform SORCERER"
"THE
AT THE
OITY HALL THEATRE, On THURSDAY, the 8th January, at 9 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased and planes secured at Meaart LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s, on and after SATURDAY, the 3rd Proximo.
W. WHEELER,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, Desember 17, 1879,
FOR MANILA, The Steamship
"DIAMANTE,"
jað
Capt. THEBAUD, will be de- spatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the 22nd Inst., at 2 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, December 17, 1879.
FOR NEW YORK. The Steamship
"BENGLOE,"
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dne here immediately, will have room for a limited amount of Cargo,
For Freight, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenti. Hongkong, December 17, 1879.
t
#f
TIFFIN AT ONE; DINNER AT SEVEN.
WINES AND SPIRITS
- OP THE BEST QUALITY.
ORIENTAL HOTEL,
J. F. SHUSTER, Proprietor. Hongkong, November 5, 1879. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY,
ESTABLISHED 1797.
FOR FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY,
Head Office, Surrey Street, Norwich London Office, 50, Fleet Street. CAPITAL,.....
......£1,100,000,
THE undersigned, having been appointed Agents of the above Company at this Port, are prepared to issue Policies of In- surance against Fire on the usual terms.
BIRLEY & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th November, 1879. de19
LOST.
SMALL Black and Tan TERRIER, answers to the name of "PUNOR. Small white spot on breast.
$5 Reward will be given. Address: No. 12, Prays East Hongkong, November 18, 1879.
LOST.
PARUEL of MANILA LOTTERY Ä TICKETS or Esmeralda from MANILA, November 11th, containing the following Numbers, for the December drawing :-
28 Tickets,......No. 1,940 1,962
6,108 6,219
23
2,623
27
2,645
28
17
3,768
39
3,790
23
*
"
4,397 4,410
23
"
23
5,843 5,870
24
24
$1
24
$1
24
24 1
31
27
7,790 m 7,813
8,479, 8,502 9,081
24
9,104
10,471, 10,494 24
11,496, 11,519 The Mauila Government have been notl-
fed of the Loss, and any Prizes which may be drawn on the above Tickets will not be pald.
The Finder will be suitably Rewarded, if necessary, by Returning the package to the Undersigned..
+
RUSSELL & Co Hongkong, November 29, 1879.
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crese of the following_Vosesls, during their stay | in Hongkong Harbour:......
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS,
The Company's Steamship
***TANAIS,”.
Command, DE LA MABORLLE, will be despatched for YOKOHAMA shortly after the arrival of the next French Mall from Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, December 17, 1879,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANÇAIS,
The Company's Steamship
"Perno," Commandant PASQUALINI, will be despatched for SHANGHAI shortly after her arrival from Europe.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, December 17, 1879.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Dea. 17, Fungching, Chinese steamer, 661, Wallace, Shanghaf Dec. 18, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
Dec. 17, Gartmorn, British barque, 327, Ellwood, Amoy Dec. 15, Sugar-gandy and Stone.-RUBELL & Co.
Dec. 17, Namoa, British steamer, 862, Westoby, Foochow Deo. 14, Amoy 15, and Swatow 16, General.-Douglas LapraIK & Co.
Dec. 17, Patroclus, British steamer, 1050, White, Shanghai Dec. 6, Foochow 14, and Amoy 16, GeneralBUTTERFIELD SWIRE,
DEPARTURES. Dec. 17, Oberon, for New York.
17, Soindia, for Singapore, &o, 17, Yungching, for Canton. 17, Diamants, for Amay. 17, Feronia, for Fooshow.
CLEARED.
PALMA, German barque, Capt. Binge.Albay, for Amoy. Melchers & Co.
HONGKONG, German 8-masted schooner, Captain Carl Oom.Wieler & Co.
Patio, German barque, Capt. Seekamp. -Siemssen & Co.
Undigz, German barque, Captain F. Kruse,Melchers & Co. -
MOSES B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt. C. HallJardine, Matheson & Co.
ALOE REED, American barque, Capt. J. B. Kilbean.Melchers & Co.
AMY TURNER, American barque, Captain
A. W. Newell.--Russell & Co
JOHN NICHOLSON, British ship, Capt. T. B. P. Compbell.Messagories Maritimes.
NEW SEASON'S PRESENT TEA, in 6 and LAUREL, British barque, Capt. Johnson,
10 Unity BoxoS
Hongkong, December 18, 1879.
-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
MIDDLEBEK, British barque, Captain A. Walsh,--Borneo Company,
Gartmorn, for Whampoa, Hainan, for Hoihow. Emerald Isle, for New York. Per Brahe, for Cebu.
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
Per Yungching from Shaughal, Mr Hardy, and 90 Chinese.
Per Namos, from Coast Ports, Mr W. R. Soames, 1 European and 100 Chinese deck.
Per Patrocius, from Amoy, do, Mestra Brember and Souza, and 200 Chinese,
TO DEPLET
Per Thibel, for Southampion, 96 seamen en Chiness gunboats, from Shanghal.
CARGO.
Per S. S. Thibet, for London, 603 half- chosta, 2,544 boxes, 46 chests Tea, 658 bales Silk, 811 balen Waste Silk, 19 boxes Silk Ploce Goods, 10 bales Cocoons, and 750 Pkgs. Sundries. For Continent, 75 bales Silk, 11 balon Warte Silk, and 25 påga. Bundries,
POST OFFICE NOTICES, MAILS will close:- For HOIHOW AND PAKHOL,-***
Per Hainan, at 8.30 a.m, To-morrow, tho
18th inat.
For CEBU,-
Por barque Undine, at 2 p.m. To-mOLLOW,
the 18th inst..
For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SUEZ,
AND LONDON.-
For Patroclus, at 3,80 p.m., on Thursday,
the 18th Inst.
For MANILA.—
Per Esmeralda, at 11,30 am., on Friday,
the 19th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW,--
Per Namoa, at 5 p.m., on Saturday, the
20th inst.
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥粥
A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, W ROLESALE AND, Retail Pzuegists, IMPORTERS.
OF
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY RAQUr AITEN, TOILET Requisiras, EvaLISË, DAN AMERICAN, AND FRENUT PATRZY
MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS
OF
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonto Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Watern, The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
BIRTH.
At the British Hotel, Hongkong, on the 18th Inst., the Wife of ANDREW WORKTEES,
of a Son.
DEATH.
On the 11th Inst., at the residence of J. H. dos Remedios, Esq., Mrs L D'ALMADA For HIOGO, YOKOHAMA, AND NAGA- ¦ ¤ Cairno, aged 66 years.
SAKL--
criptions of the Lake as "water not deep enough for ships." It was not till the Monday that the Kaisar got along to the section of the Canal between the Bitter Lakes and the Gulf of Bues not more than two miles from Snez Another proverb, this time relating to what often occurs between the op and the lip, was now verified. With az admirable good sense and that fair play characteristic of all their dealings, the Canal Company allowed, first, the Mala bar troopship, and then an outside steamer called the Wilton, to enter the Cana uccessively from the Suez side; and although the troopship safely reached the first siding, where it could be passed by the Kaisar, the ditcher went aground between the entrance to the Canal and the siding and it was only got afloat again after some eighteen hours delay to the mail steamer: the poor passenger meantime had had a hard time of it; had been driven down to the docks a 11 a.m. and sent home disappointed and weary, disgusted and sun-beaten in the evening. Delicate travellers, some wo men and children, ill able to bear anch treatment, had been subjected to all this
Per Takasago Maru, at 6 p.m., on Fri-The publication of this issue commenced strain, starvation and worry. Provi
day, the 28th inat,
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. --- The British Contract Packet Thibet will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindisi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B. This Packet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or 8. Africa, -nor for Mauritius.
MAILS BY 'The Frexon PAQENE,——
The French Contract Packet Opus will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 24th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom sad Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Stralte Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, Indis (via Madras), Australla, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Soy- chelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Baer, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre spondence to E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. The usual hours will be observed in ofosing
the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet City of
Peking, will be despatched on WED. NESDAY, the 24th Dec., with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c. which will be closed as follows: 2.16 P.M.-Registry coanen. 2.30 P.M.-Post-Office closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countles) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies (except the Bahamas and Bayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay cannot be sent by this route. Hongkong, November 27, 1879.
HOURS FOR CLOSING
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
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at 7.20 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 1879.
sions in Suez were failing, but there was enough water to tow the P. & O, barge up to the Kaisar and put the passenger on board. Sora protests were lodged by some with the Consul-against the action of the Canal authorities.
Now, that we have enlarged or THE P. & O. steamer Kaisar i-Hind has this tale of repeated and emphatic brought as an instructive tale which is blundering, to impress our reader well worth recounting and well worth a with the vastness of inconvenience word or two of comment, When the caused, the next question is, who i first of the series of catastrophes which responsible. Captain Methven is very have lately marked the administration plain and precise on the point, and show of this Company occurred, those who his confidence in the accuracy of his believed that proverbs are expressions of judgment by recommending the Direc the wisdom of one and the experience of tors of his Company to adopt an extreme thousands looked for more disasters to measure on the grounds his statement follow. They came with a promptness discloses. To understand these, it wil and completeness which satisfied the be necessary to go into the history of the most precise stickler for the truth that grievances of the Kaisar during the misfortunes never come single. The full week, less an hour or two breaking down of the Australia was fol during which she was detained in the lowed by the stranding and subsequent Canal. There is not the shadow of total wrecking of the Hindostan, one of doubt that the vessel was grounded i the finest of the Company's fleet, and to consequence of the channel through the crown all came the grounding of the Lake not being sufficiently marked with Kaisar-i-Hind in the Timsah Lake, in buoys, and owing to the inefficiency o the Canal. The stories of the first and the pilot in charge. The 4th article o the second misfortunes have already been the regulations for the navigation of th told; that of the third is well worthy Canal compel every vessel to take o attention now. The question involved board a company's pilot for the whol is not one concerning only the ship and length of the Canal, whose duty it wa the Company whose acts are more im to indicate all particulars concernin mediately under review, but there are at the passage through" and "place at th stake interests touching the welfare of disposal of the captain of the vessel bi all "ditcher" traffic, and therefore ger experience and practical knowledge o mane to the proper conduct and pros the Canal." And, to our own know perity of a very large proportion of the ledge, it is a notorious fact that a larg steamer trafic to and from this port. portion of the pilot staff in the Canal ar The Kaisar was the steamer which went inefficient, careless and in every way un down to take on board the passengers trustworthy. Thousands of complaint for Bombay, booked by the Australia, are in the air regarding them and thei She made a good run to Gibraltar, devious ways at every place, on ever Malts, and Port Said, which last port occasion, where commanders of vesse she reached on Tuesday, the 4th No-most do congregate. There haveeven bee vember... On the following afternoon whispers of an understanding that seein she went aground in Lake Timsah, and the Canal Company can lose nothing could not be floated till she had dis-and almost certainly will gain seven charged a large part of her cargo. The hundred pounds by s vessel being artist passengers by the corresponding mail cally run aground, officers who look fo steamer from Brindisi-the Venetia promotion do well to have a state arrived at Alexandria at noon on the 6tb, number of accidents per quarter on thei and started for Suez by train in the best paper. The regulations as to pilotage ar ? possible spirits, bets being offered that most vicious, and although one can see Commodoro, Methven would make the tinge of jesuític reasoning for their havin fastest passage on record, and land the been passed, their radical unfairness to a mails at Bombay within contract time, vessels has been so often and so glaringi Everybody who has travelled the route proved and declared, that it is high tim a few times knows the Hotel at Suez. an imperative demand were made fo Well, that cheap and palatial place of their modification. The Captain's wor entertainment for man and beast, inis set at naught by an incompeten which as a rule there have been when pilot, and a gentleman of educatio we were there, only half a dozen ill and ability, with half a century's a natured people "lying back," was on perience, has to stand bye and suffe this occasion already crowded to the some incompetent, unconcerned littl door, the Brindisi passengers by the pre- Frenchman to run his vessel aground vious mail for China and Australia, who The channel in the first place is innov bad to wait till the Pekin came on in rately marked; the pilots cannot possibl place of the Australia, being all put-up know more and often know less than th there. This steamer, to make bad worse, commander as to the depth at differen was reported as behind the Kaisar in the points. The local and late knowledg Canal, and it was feared could not pass one would expect from them in awanting her."The horrors of that dreadful the shifting sand, the lessening night, no man can ever tell." Beds were increasing of the depths are not note out of the question, ladies slept on or made available in any way. In thi drawing room couches, in hammocks, on mast, when she touched first, instea shake downs, billiard-room seats and even of backing into safety, the pilot, appa in less commodious quartera: the genently under the impression that th Transfer Books of the H. K. & O. Gastlemen occupied the passages, the stairs, ground she had touched upon was only
Co., Limited, closed from this date to the verandahs, courtyard and so on. The small patch instead of a long bank, pu 3rd Proximo, inclusive.
genial Adams and his wife proved on full steam and ran the ship agroun themselves of exemplary self denial; but for nearly her whole length. Then cam they could do no more then the material the miserable week's work to which w te their hands allowed of Captain have referred; the unloading of 70 Roberts, the company's agent, made up tous and all the concomitant evils an beds in every room of his house, and disappointments. The Pekin was no gave up the use of his own bedroom; allowed to make an attempt to tow he Mr Andrews, the sub-agent, did likewise, off; the Canal Company's own tug wɛ The Post-master, the British India Com-ridiculously unequal to the task; ther pany's agent, and other residents, put up were few barges to be had, and (says th friends they found among the passengers, account from which we qupte) but fo and slight introduction was required. In the unceasing exertions of the officer short the whole of the discomfort had to and the crew the ship might never hav be gone through which is inseparable been floated. When she was go from such an occasion as this. If one off at last and had gone to a sidin has passed through the ordeal himself, he further on, more trouble was caused b knows the whole nature of the proceed the inefficiency of the meena provide Daylight-Mitsu Bishi Mall Jeaven forings, so intensely irritating at the time by the Company to recover the anchor
Yokohama via Kobe Noon-Somerset loaves for Singapore, an intolerable suspense, no place whereon and chain eable attached, which, in th
Brisbazie, dia,
| to lay your head, nothing to do during the absence of suffolent barges to do au
Day of Departure, Day
P.M.-Money Order Office closes; Post Office closes till 8 P.M., ex- cept the NIGHT Box, which is always open out of Office hours.
8
9
P.M.-Post Office opens. P.M.Registry of "Letter ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns coases. 10P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late
Letters,
10.10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with 10.30..-when the Post Office closes
entirely... 10.40 P.M.Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late Fee of 18 cents until time of departure.
Late Fee of 18 cents until
General Memoranda. FRIDAY, December 19-
Goods per Gordon Castle undelivered
after this date subject to rent. BATURDAY, December 20:-
Trauster Books of The Obinese Insurance Co., Ld., closed from this date to 31st Instant, Inclusive.
Noon.-Esmeralda leaves for Manila.
3
9 p.m.-Elola May la City Hall. 9 p.m.Meeting of St. John Lodge, No,
618 8.0.
SUNDAY, Desember 21:—
Daylight Namoa leaves for Coast Ports, MONDAY, December 22 :—
2 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila, WEDNESDAY, December 24-
Noon-Tenders for Building Quarters
received at Naral Store Office. 3 p.ui.-American Mail leaves for Yoko
hama and San Francisco. Crusader leaves for Fort Darwin, Cook
town, dro., on or about this date, 11 p.m.-French Mall leaves tor Ports
at Call and Europe. SATURDAY, December 27