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O'THELLO,
O'Thello was a mojer bould,
Though black he was hy nature; To Dilorony lio was wed,..
"An innocent young craytore.
Wid her lived in gintlest payco,
For she was no vyrago,
Till on a cursed night họ tet
A villin called Jago
Sez
Yer wife's a potjured jada; Och a faithlow inssie, oh She doesn't are two pins for you, But is dyin' now for Casshio!
Wid him the gallivants about All in her hours of layaura;
To him she gave her handkerchief,
To wipe his ditly rayzure!"
Wid that ho fall into a rage, And riz a wondrous riot,
An' swore he'd surther be that night,
Whin averything was quiet. But not wid dagger, nor wid dirk,
For that would raise a Foul athir ; He'd tako an' blow the candle out, An' feed her wid the bouls:her,
A STRANGE STORY.
PAT.
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For twenty years past the Sea of Azoll has been the demand of the shipping com- munity. Vemuls sent there have had not to suffer from lang dalaya, but front reafterest. markable system of rubbery. Kortch is the koy of the Azulf, for very vansel has to stp thory and recoivo free patique ut quarantine-ground
pesceeding to wards the different ports. Now, no
no vessel call gol near the Azul parts; and in the
-before-
Ck3G of Tagabreg, the largest of all, slig Just drop their anchors twenty-five males from the shore. All cargo must, therefore, by carried down in small craft; and this means a great loss to the shipper. To the best of weather mach grain is wasted by apillage, and much more lost by rabbery, But the place where the robbers succeed bost is the Channel of Yenikalu. Ia former timos the supinence of the Government Iaft. this channel andredged, and ahaust overy ship had to lighten before she could ps through. Small craft can off, tok grain aboard, and then the russel preced
ther
Men are very apt to see in their nabers most plainly the faults they themselfs hav
the most av
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Yang tan, lure is a recipes for popolari-
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ty:
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they lernt in adversit
Most people in prosperity forgit the lesson
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15 kust our bred on the matere iz a gondi
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A MAN called a young lady his "precious darling little honnydew of blooding reald," and then lod a breach of so mise suit before he world marry her.
A GENTLEMAN was telling a little boy
But while she was tanking her way through the charmel, a
In gang at to
at Yonik.l (this is the anaertion) were taking toll of hurt cargo. In 1871 Mr. Barron, who was Vice-Consul at Kertel, put snch pressure of the Russian Government that the clue was douponed to eighteen feet, and the ginn. derers fonal their acnep
crepation early gone The owners of lighters and steam-tugs had grown rich
in the good times, and they now sw their opportunities passing away. Some thing niet be done. Some enterprising purous such contrived scheme wiwroby the dredging of the channel, so far from
wing the Yenikalo gag any loss, about the lopard not being able to change
This
hia spots. Surely," the boy, "what abled them to increase their gains. is how it was done. The ovatument is tired of one spot he can change to pilots are paid aight roables for each vessel another." which they make up and down; and, as "HOON," aid Muggins, they tell there are thirty-two of them, the average ne you've taken your boy away from What's that for?" mount received by cach is about 12 66.
the graded school. a month. It is
'Cause," said Hobson, the master ain't a poor pittance, yel mon were willing to
t to tench im." "Oh," said Muggins, lavily for an order to pay get into one of theso posts. Now the con Fro heard he's very good spirators succeeded in gotting nearly the entire eut of pilot matter themb, sad a system of wholly plunder began. The pilots arranged to ran vessels aground in
Wit-
Well, replied Hobson, apologetically, "all I know is he wanted to tool ray boy to spell tatern with a 'p."
ONE morning Jerrold and Compton pro-
the channel, and a twist of the wheel wasilyceeded together to view the pictures in the put a steamer lard and fast. Then at Gallery of Illustration. On entering the eugs burriad of, enormous salvage rates
ware demanded, and the captain had to
anteroom, they found theisels opposite
to a nanber of very long looking-glasses.
Jointing to his own figure reflected in the glass. Look at it there's a picture for you!" "Yes," said Jerrold, regarding it intently, very fine, very tina inter!" Then, turning to his friend" Wants hanging, though
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choose between leaving his ship on the Pruning before ude of these, Comptonist FIRE at Current Bates ground and paying an extravagant rangen. remarked to ferrold, "You've come here When vessels loaded in the Azoll' came back to
to adinice works of art. Very well; first they stopped at the entrance of the tranfeast your eyes on that work of nature i
el and sighted the signals, which showed the depth of water. Then the pilot came on board, and protected to make a bargail If the captain was an honest aur, and found that his vessel drew too much waler, he would insist upon Hightoning before entering the channel; and in that case the pilot simply ran the ship ashore, and thus steam-tugs and lighters alike tained haul. If the captan could be bribed, the process was simplified, to the vessel was run aground at the entrance to the channel, But in most cases the pilot took his own way, and the vessel grounded as any point which might have been arranged with the eonfederates on shere.)
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The business flourished, sixty ships were Pun ashore in three months, and that too during calm weather. The underwriters paid
£38.000 in three months. Files of Complaints were sent to the Consulato; and the Vice-Cousul, Mr. Colledge, succeeded in gotting eighteen pilots discissed at one! stroke, but apparently without any good TREUI.
are vessel called the At t Dora Tully went aground and stove her bows in a little, Shu had on board a cuyo of wool worth £72,000; this freight, being almost entirely soaked with salt water, had! to be sold at almost any price; and the harpics insisted on the captain paying twenty-five per cent, on the value of the cargo before they would tow his vessel of He had to subunit to be plantiera in order that he might save a little of his owners'
property. This transaction brought a less tizan 180,000 roubles to Yenikalo for divi- sion among the men who arranged the dienster.
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trip to Shauliwa or Pokfulam, from the centre of the Town, ...
Return,
White EnTHE Undersigned sxe prepared to new former Oriental Record contains the places of business, if a wish to that effect Six hoore, ch
4. Whon Signalling to Man-of-War in the Harbour or in the Ofing, sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at the Most Hond of the Man-of War.
5. When a Steamer, or the smoke of a
At the
Steamer, is sighted, the Compass Bearing at the Yard Are, and Distance off Mast Head, will be hoisted. If, when the vessel is made out, he is not a Mail Steam- or, the Vessel's Distinguishing Flag will be abstituted for the Con
Sigual, and it Coir pass will be kept dying until the Ship anchos. The Distance Sigual will be kept up fitwon minutes after the Steamer is made out,
After the Dora Tally affair the insurance clubs would stand it no longer, and they appealed to the Foreign Office for help The Risasino Government pas at last pada to act, and the leaders in the conspiracy were laid by the hools. Now comes the & If the Stoner is a regular Mail mest incredible pago, in the romance. Stenter a Gua will be fired, and a Ball over When the chief organizer was searched in the English, French, or American Ensign, prison, he was found to have in his 1 with the Distance off at that time, will be ssion an acceptance signed by the British
tish shown at the Mast Head. The Compass Vice-Consul This acceptarice was for Signal and Symbol will be hauled down. 23:400 rouble on demand. Forther inve- The Ball and Enaigs will be kept up until stigation showed that the
had been the vessel anchors. The Distance Signal money advanced by this man, ou grain shipped by will be keps flying for half-an-hour, and the Consul froni Odeas. But suspicion was changed at each sucesive half hour to show aroused; the armat of the British oficial the Distance eff at those times. When the was ordered;
1; and now he is accused in sot vessel is between Green Island and the terms of having been the head of the gang North Point of Hongkong the Distance
English gentleman should be in league Stenner is not in the Harbour when it is
Risks on First Class Godowns at per cont. wet pranimin per anal,
4
NORTON & Co., Agents.
938 Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
be expressed. by the sender, otherwise all correspondanos is invariably delivered at the nearest place of busines
Por
Per trip to Aberdeen, from the cen-
tre of the Town....
Return,
215
China, may deliver them to the Post If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will Office unstruped, the postage being then be an addition of half the above scale to Fick-tsui, charged to the sealer account. Each pay. Nothing in this scale prevents private batch must consist of at least ten.
agreements.
notice of the Chin Review
ublication, judging by the present publication, number. now beloro us, is intended to
3 Borholters who desire to send Circu. occupy a position, as regards. China and the neighbouring cometries, some what similar laro. Dividend Warranta, Tnvitations Cards, to that which has been Biled in India by the e, all of the same weight, to addresses in Calcutta Keview? The great degree of at- Hongkong, Bangkok, of the Ports of tention that has been bestowed of late years upon the investigation of Chinese literature, antiquites, and mecial developments, to say of linguistic studies, has led to the
inform AGENT for the whore Company are ation, rendering some such channel of pub HE Undoraigned having been appointed accumulation of important stores of prepared to GRANT POLICIES OF MARINE Leity as is now provided extremely desir RISKS to all parts of the World, at current able; and contributions of mach interest rates,
may fairly
irly be looked or from the : members of the foreign opusular services, the Chinese Customs corps, and the missionary body, among whom a high degree of Chiness scholarship is
AUNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 5, 1883. 833
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE)
CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
to the same places in the same way. En- 4. Boxholdere may also scad Patterns
valopor containing Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contents be first
exhibited or stated to the Portinaster General, as he rany consider necessary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may
and who asiluously cultivated, be inserted in such Pättern Packets.
represented in the first
Licensed Barers (ouch). Hour, Half day, DAY,
10 cents. 85 conta ...50 centa,
.
ROAT AND COOLLE
BOATE
leb Clans Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 picula, per Day, weten well
Some translations from Chiaoka aom there is no such thing as Parcol Post 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
and
gicals, per Load,...
number of the Review by papers highly Panczia.-The public la reminded that creditable to their spective authors
to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap- playa are marked by both accuracy and fresh pointment are caused by persistent attempts 2nd Class Cargo Baat of C00 ness of style; and an account of the career of to send small valuable trifles through the the Chines
picais, per Day, But it is all but absolutely inconceivablo at Signal will be hauled down. If the Mail UE Cadoreigned aro propared to grant contury, post-statesman of the eleventh Post Fans, Curios, Articles of bras, 2nd Clans Cargo Post of 600
Sa Tung to, by Mr. B. C. Bowra, Work, and similar prosents aro picula, per Load,...: Pouches against the Risk of FIRE on is not only hitable, but is also timally being refused, the senders / with such croatures, that he should be falas tuo dark to distinguish Lage, a red light win | Buildings or on Goods stored therein, or fatingaished by literary grace. Beside often spent more in Postage thars would 3rd Class Origo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
to bo
of
having
f the contents was discovered,
Local and Indian Purcel Fest
300 piculs, per Day,
Ba-wan Heung-kong Tasi (Aberdeen),
Tok-teul Wan Hok-ün. Hok in Kok. Hung-boung Lo Hung-hom Kai-lung Wan Kam Wan. Kau-lung Kau-pcí Shok.
$3.00 Kung Chang
2.50 Lin Mum
*1.75
Sax Trun, Shai-wan. Shri tasi Po Sham shut Po. Shat-ki Wan. Sliek-o.
Shek Tong Shek-tong Tsui.
Sheung Wan Shui-tsing Wan. Soskon Pa.
Tai-kok Tsui.
Tat-long FIL
Tai-lung Kung Tai-pang Mi Tai ping Bhan Thinkek Koku Tai ta Thi tam Tuk Tai war Tai-wong King. Tang-lung Chan.
Teat Taz zmi Taim-sha Tant
2.00
Kung Koz Lap-ap Wan,
Matau Chung.
·Ma-tau Kok
Tok
Wan,
(Hospital).
1:50 Maina Trin
1.06 Matau Wai
Ma-ti 50 Mong-kak
Ngan Ping Ngong-shin Chay,
to his trust, and falso to the great comics be exhibited at the West Yard Arm, or a Gouda on board Vessels and on Hulle of notices of new bus rolaring to China and have paid the fright by steamer, Nord Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of ail community whose interests, lia was paid green light at the Best Yurd Arm until she Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parcels of the to protect
Mr. Colledge has taken the anchors.
and Conditions.
300 pictis, par Lead, the Revic, if carried Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- and detail with punctuality/value of Stamps obliterated before thosed Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat of open to him for clearing 7. Hirer Steamers will not be signalled.
to notice that natura wu are glad reputation. He has reported himself at the The approach of other Steamers frem. Macko ceived,
"Quence" are destined to
309 picals, Elalf Day, Foreign Ofice, and challenges public investi-or Canton will be made known by giaoming for their decisited to the Directors "Notes" and "
* find a pisco in its pages also. - It is pation. Whatever the result, the public the National, or House Flag and
Symbol
Sampansi If required, protection will be granted on hoped that this opoging for contributions vill shortly het nou of the raget etartling at Yard Arm
first cluse Lives up to £1000 on a Single on Chinare subjesta razy evoke a similar 1. Small Parois may be sent by Poster Pullaway Basis, por Day........ $1.00 revelations ever wando.-Pali Mall Oasite.
8. If a Flag showing that an Officer of Life.
degree of literary real to that which was at Bock Rates between Hongkong and say
One Hour MA high rank is on board an incoming remsl, a For Rates of Premiums, forms of
Half-an-Houry... similar Flag will be shown above the Ball, posals or any other information, apply to sprayed during the lifetime of its grade of the British Pust Offcas in Uning, as well
ssor in the field, and that the ina Review to Japan, Memo Pakhol, the Straits After 8 F.M.......10 cents extra.. ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., may receive the support mocmetry to paure Settlements, Caylon and India. They must Nothing in this Scale prevents private
its continuance Agente, Hongkong & Cunton.
not exceed the following dimensions, 2 fest
agreements. long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more Hongkong, January 4, 1867.
than bite, nor be smaller thau à u. by 2
Bach parcels may be wholly closed
or the Flag slane will be hoisted at the
"It is not good for, man to be alono," was one of the mottoes with which a Mast Head. mittes of ladies decorated the Methodist
9. The approach of Men-of-Warand Sil-- church at Gardinor, Me. The preacher ising Vessels will be notified by their proper a bachelor.
Symbols and National Colours, or House Supper elevation makes a weak head Flags, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the giddy; the plain, good-natured, cheerful Yard Arm..
nau, is lost in the solemn, proud poor, who Note The Distances of vessels will be is harder of seccss than his aovercign, and estimated from the Peak, and will be made seems to value himself on having all the by means of the Numerals which are attach hours he has spart in cringing to the great,ad to the letters in the table of Flags. repaid tenfold in attendance upon him,- Johnstone.
H. G. TROMSETT, R. K.,
Barbour Master,
Mr. Andrew Wind,
-NEWS AGENT, de..
100
NOW READY. TILE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT. ING CHINESE with special refer- ence to Passer REATION AND BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN HONGKONG. F 133, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK;
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In
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STREET COGLIES,
If they bear this special endorsement, Scale of Hire for Street Coolies.. Pandex, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any One Day,..... parcel may be opened by direction of the Half Day soun Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels Three Hours, for India & declaration of contents and One Hour, value is required, a printed form for which Half Hour
20 Pak-shui Wan 10 Pok-fa Lam Swan Lai Sai Ying pan.
is supplied gratis. The Registration of Nothing in the above Scale to affect Parcels for India and Ceylon le compulsory, private agreementa.
Wong Ink Tatin Wong
N.B-Documents should not be taled Teur of Xuong, which is the style H. M. the Emperor of Clans, and is of coutes inapplicable in a British Colony.
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MÜRRİY
Bats, at the China Mad Ofice, Nez y
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