For Sale.
Mails.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. | Occidental & Oriental Steam-
No. 53, Queerd's Road East, *(OPPOSITE PAR CommisBALIAT), ARE
NOW
LANDING
FROM AMERICA. CALIFORNIA
C
RACKER
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO' AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROFE, VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
AND -
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 6 ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
tina, and looseO,
Soda BISCUITS. Assorted BISCUITS.
Small HOMINY.
Crachel WHEAT.
OATMEAL.
TOPOGAN BUTTER Apple BUTTER
STEAMERS.
FINE S. 8. OCEANIC will be despatch- Ted for San Francisco, vin Yökulma,
FRIDAY, the 18th Instanž, as 3 p.10. Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamer from Shanghai and Jupan Forls.
All Pareel Packages should be marked to CORNMEAL dross in full: wd sama will be received
at the Company's Omtes, until Dp the day previou to sailing.
Eastern and Californian CHEESE CODFISH, Bundless.
Prime HAMS and BACON. · Eagle Brand Condensed MILK Family BEEF in 25 the legs,
Beat Deal SALMON in 5th enna. Cutting's Dumort. FRUITS in 25 Ik cans.
Assorted Oppo VEGETABLES. Pool SAUSAGE and Sunisage
MEAT.
11
:!
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted HOUPS.
Insurances.
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY.
THE CHINA MAIL
THE Undoraigned are prepared to accept Risks on First Class Godowns et à por cont, net premium per annum,
NOLTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, May 19, 1881.
IANCASHIRE INSURANOU
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE,)
CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
939
THE Undersigned are prepared to geant
Forged to Fisk of FLRIE Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on God on board Veasels and on lulls of Vessels in Harbour, at the taual Terms and Conditiona
RETIC PASSAGES-Passengers, who love paid fall fare, re-obarking at Sau
Proposals for Life Assurancea will be re- Fancies for China or Japan for vice verum)ceivet; and transmitted to the Directors within months, will be nilowed at disent for their decision. of 20-2 front Return Faro: if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will firat cinas Lives up to £1000 on a Singla If required, protection will be granted ou berinde from Rutura Faro, Pro-Paid BuLife. turk Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Disement of 2% from Ketten Fare. The times do not apply to rough fares from China and Japan to: Europe.
Cufonlar Livoices to accompany Over-
land, Mexican, Ontral and South Amurican
Hichardson & Robbin's Celebrater Pulled Cargo, should be wont to the Company's
Lunch BAM
MEATS,
Lambs TONGUES,
Chan CHOWDER.
Freak OREGON SALMON.
Dried APPLES.
TOMATOES.
SUCCOTASH.
Maple SYRUP.
Golden SYKEP.
- LOBSTERS, ·
OYSTERS.
HONEY.
Astoried JELLIES,
Groon CORN.
FAIRBANKS'
SCALES,
400 ib. Capacity.
400 tb.
100 I.
1,200.
CORN BROOMS.
OFFICE HIGH CHAMES
ANKS and HATCHETS.
AGATE TRON WARE.
WAFFLE IONS.
SMOOTHING IRONS.
PAINTS and OILS.
TALLOW mm TAR
VARNISHES.
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,
150° test.
My late Arrivals from ENGLAND.
A LARTE ASSORTAIENT OF
STOREN,
inately t
CHRISTMAS CAKES. PLUM PUDDINGS. MENCEMENT.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
Crystalized PRUITS.
TEYSSONEAU'S DESSERT FRUITS.
Pudding RAISINS.
Lantu CURRANTS
Fine YORK UAMS.
PIONIC TONGUES.
PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES.
FRENCH PLUMS.
BRAWN.
INFANTS' FOOD.
CORN FLOUR.
SPARTAN
COOKING STOVES.
- HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMI
PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP.
CLARETS-
CHATEAU MARGAUX
Clious addressed to the Collector of Cus toms, San Francisco,
For further information as to Freight or Pasungo, apply to the Agency of the Central F. E. FOSTER,
yout.
Hongkong, April 1, 1884.
NOTICE,"
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR
4
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLUM, ADEN, SUE, ISMAILLA,
PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS,
NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND FORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ;'
ALSO
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDLAN PORTS.
0
N TUESDAY, the 22 April, 1884. Noon, the Company's 5. d. NATAL, Comusaudant
DIDIER,
with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will have this Fort for the abore places.
Cargo and Specie will be rogistered for melon as well as for Marolles, and an cupied in transit rough Alacsses for the principal pinos of Bunge.
Shipping Orders will be granted patit Noon of ist April,#1884.
Cargo will be received in board until 4 pm., Spenie und Pareo's until 3 pm, on U 214) Aprd, 1384. (Parcels are not be sent on bear; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents al value of Packages uro zo- nirel
For further pardonlara, apply at the Company's Ullico.
I. MARTIN,
Jeting Agent.
Hongkong, April 9, 1884.
Twelfth Volume of the CHINA REVIEW."
TV O W It e a d.
Xo. £.-VoL, XIL, -OF THE--
CHINA REVIEW'
CONTAINS
Provingid Keremes.
The Mother of Mencias.
A Song to Easutage Thrift.
-
¦
posuls or any other information, apply to
For Rates of Pramiams, forms of pro-
ARNDOLD, KARBERG & C., "Agruts, caughing & Contra, Hougkong, January 4, 1887.
܂
100
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
[[THE Undersigned, Acusts of the above
against FILE "át Current Rates.
*
GIEMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE,
IscourekATRO TY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
14
Agants for the above Corporation aro THE Undersigned having been appointed Prepareil to grant Insurances & foliews
Marine Department, Policies at current rates, payable either here, in Loudon, or at the principal Ports ufftudia, China and Australin
Fire Department Policies issued for long or short periods at Current rate.
Life Deuerbarnd. Policies issued for muras not exceeding £0,000 at reduccil rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,
490
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
AGENTS for the above Company re prepared to GRANT POLITES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, at current
rates.
H
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 3, 1883.
Intimations.
( NG K () N 6 HOTEL
HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
R. MARMANDE begs to inform the
Montmity of Hongkong, wat Visi
fors, that the above Metathishument is now
in full working order.
He has engaged THREE FIRST-CLASS TON- SOMIAL ARTISTS from Paris, and his stat How consists of FoUR COMPETENT WORMEN. He is prepared to execute hair-dressing in all its branches, taking wigs for cheatrical purposes, or for ordinary wear, &, dc.
Mr. MARMANDE will receive direel from Pans a large consig.ment of Perfumery and other Filet Requisites which will be open for inspection, and he is prepared to
Chiang Yi's Apkgs of the Fox and the supply the same at such low prices s
Tiger, and the Dog.
Scraps from Chinese Mythology.
Chinese Plants in Norumady
The History of Formosa under the Chinese
Government.
Chha daring the Tin
254.410.
Dynasty, A.D.
Su Taís Apologne of the Rittern and the
Minasel
Notices of New Bucks and Literary Intel
ligence
Notes and Queries--
On sume Chine Worda
The Wood of the Tea Boxes.
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &c. To Contributors,
Hongkong, Alarch 29, 1881.
i
will compare favorably with those of any other establishment.
To-day's Advertisements.
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED
FOR ILOILO, SANDAKAN & KUDAT.
TO DEPART Per Paul Revere, for Manila, 2 Europeana Por Cemoria, for Amoy, 80 Chinesó.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Phra Chem Klin co- perts:-Koh-ai-olmug to Paracels, light Easterly winds and fine weather; of Pulo The Co's Stormship Candore, passed Compary's 8. 8. Phra
Amatista,
Chata Chem Klus bound to Bangkok ; off Captain HAMLEY, will zu Capo Padaran, passed S. 8. Zord of the despatchod for the aboveTales bound South; Paracels to port, mod- Ports on TUESDAY, 22nd Inst., at 5 pm. orato N.E. winds and cloudy.
For Freight of Pussago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong. April 15, 1891.
TO LET, FURNISHED.
664
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.
[No. 6466.—APRIL 15, 1884.
orce results. Hence it may be enfoly said that as yet there has not been lemonstrated that there exists any new means by which thoughts may be com Siannicuted from one to the cther, and
3 pr.—Halioong leaves for Amoy, dai Sp.m.-Leunca and Japan leave for - gaporo, &c
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, April 17:
5p.m.-Francisco Reyes leaves for Manila, Guoda per Glenfrei undelivered after
this data subject to rout
10 s.m. Namoa-laives for Chest Porta.
The Dutch steamer Camerta reports; Left Batavia on 1st inak, arrived at Binga- pers on tax drd, left there again on the bill,FRIDAY,
Brrived at Saigon or 8th, and loft thora ta port on the lith; fine wasthor throughout the passuge. On the 12th inst, spoke W.J.Q... in lat. 10 N., lang, 110.40 E
The Raitial stoamor Amoy reports; }
TO LET, FURNISHED, No. 10, Ser. Modunto Northerly winds with the weather TUNTEER CE
throughout. On the 13th inst. at-3 p.m., passod English Mail 30 miles South of Chapol Iland bound North.
Apply to
MANAGER,
China Mail OFFICE. Hongkong, April 15, 1884.
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM
056
NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM BATAVIA, SINGAPORE,
AND SAIGON.
THE Stoanship Charts having arrived
from the above Ports, Consignoes of Cargo aro hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the Undumgned for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods.
Cago impeding the discharge will be at ence lunded and sterod at Consigncos' rink and expense,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents,
Hongkong, April 15, 1884.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Bust- NESS of TAI YIK,' HULING CON" TRACTOR, No. 34, Lyndhurat Terrace, Hongkong lately carried on by the Under- signed, VEUNG SUI, has been Transferred to Mr. YEUNG FONG, who will himself entry
it on under the same Designation. IK alall contract my Accounts with any After this Trumference if the mit Tar Shops or l'ersons, or regotiate any Loan of May, he will be responsible, and the Undersigned, Yrese 8c1, shall be held indemnified. This Notion is specially ad- vertised for general information, in order to avoid future question arising.
657
YEUNG SUI. Hongkong, April 15, 1884.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Omers will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harlour:-
Azzer Mura, British barque, Captain: E.
Henry-Captain
ANNA, Gorman ship, Captain F. Schildt. -Onder.
CARONDELIO, American ahip, Captain Stetson-ML B, M. S. S. Co.
FARRAGET, American skip, Capt. Clas. S. Ken ball-Russell & Co.
FRANK CARVUL, British ship, Capt. W. 5. Chapman Order.
JAPAN, British steamer, Captain T. 6. Cardoor.David Sassoon, Sans & Co.
NAYESISK, American burque, Capt. A. B. Weoks.-Russell & Co.
PRINZ ALEXANDRA, Germ. steamor, Capt.
Kekert-Arnhold, Karbery & Co.
Crosby-Russell & Co.
SPARTAN, American barque, Capt. J.-P.
TETUAN, British barque, Capt. S. Hyne. --Wieler & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
April 15, 1884-
Alosa, British steamer, 1,333, Longley, The Saloon is cool and airy, being sup-Saigen April 10, Rise-HUSSELL & Co. plier with Puntata, and the Iced Shain pors' is the greatest luxury of the day.
for the reception of those who feel the
The Saloon is open from 7a.m. til 7 p.m.
necessity of a Tonsorial operation.
RAZORS MOST Canovaly R-s Hongkong, April 1C, 1894.
WA
........
WASHING BOOKS.
037
(In English and Chimes.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the are of ladies and Gentleniet, can now bu had at this Ofoc. —Price, 81 each.
CHINA MAIL Office.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS-
Aruit 15, 1881,
Last Dt-Closing Chiu, Bidewl. tatums, Chah.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pinta & quarts.
Mucha.
Nos. of Fabic.
TRES. GRAVES.
Shar
Faid-
up.
Reserv
Worku Arvount.
IF
BREAKFAST CLARET, --
TH
BANKS
SHERRIES & PORT-
HR and Shi
Bank,
1.66
126 125,54,063,301 8
$7,645.23:
ggana 126
SACCONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO,
200 +50'
T1.270 p.
8.
SACCOND'S OLD
25 £25 £50,000
(1248),
HUNT'S PORT.
00, 0005
JASURANCES. INVALID PORT Nth. China Ins. 5,000 £
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &C.--
1 od 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY. BAQUI DUBOUCHE & Co.'s BRANDY, FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY, KISAHAN'S LL WHISKY.
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY.
Boone's OLD TOM.
E. & J. BURKE'S TRISH WHISKY.
Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL.
fungisto Ing., 8,000 £ Chion Tax. Sal 2,000 China Traders'
18 % 7.141 1,2508 12519 500,000$ ¥576,391.00 $ 18.20+j8õ50
Phru Cham Kao, British steator, 1,11, Henry Stratton, Bangkok April 8, Rice and General.-Yars Far Host
Corta, Dutch stuantur, 1,291,J. Oreille, Bataria April 1, Singapore 5, and Saigon 11, General.--JARDINË, MATHESON & Co.
Any, Brilish steamer, 814, W. Polis, Nowchwang April 8, sie Chefoo 10, Gon- eral-SIMSEN & Co.
DEPARTURES.
April 15- Morat Lebanon, for Honolulu. dwine, for Canton,
Taichian, for Swatow and Bangkok. Apraemon, for Amuy and. Shanghai. Themes, for Europe, &c.
CLEARED. Kremlin, for Quanghai. Billy Simpson, for Bangkok, Baul Rever, for Manila, Camorte, for Amoy.
PASSENGERS.
ARVED;
Per Phra Chom Klas, from Bangkok,
"
12
Massa Bonnevillo and Midlecamp, and 126 Chinoso.
Insurance.....$4,000.8 88.53)S 958 600,0003 107.411.65 99% 1870 Oton I Die 10, OCUS 2009 50
$ 600,127.77 10% $100 buyers Chinese Ins. Co. 1,500 1,000 200$ 100,275 $3907.18
Dabit balance!
5% $100 p. share
HK. Five ... 8,000 $ 2005 Dos 885,000 285,231.005 $20 2018 China Fire Ins,120,000 $ 1008 903 510,078.$ 106,366.99 §3.60und 865
KTEAM C'PANIES
NOILLY PRAT & CO. VERMOUTH.BK, C. and M.
CRAPME'S GINGER BRANDY.
EASTERN CIDER.
CURACAO,
CHARTREUSE,
MARASCHINO.
BITTERS.
$e.
&G,
Steambrat. 8,000 6 fado-China 8.1
Nav. Ca... 120000 € China & Manila
ANGOSTURA, BOKER's and ONE MISCELLANEOUS.
وز استادان
BASS'S ALE, buttled by CAMERON and
BAUNOLIES, pits and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BRKE, pints and quarts.
UK & Wh'poa
Dack
--------. 10,000,$
, and Chinz
our Hotel... 2,000 3 Gas Co... 5,000 E
China Sugar Co., 9,000 $ Hizong Too Co., 1,250
1258 125.5 18,000 $ 4,1.58
10.9 - 10 £7,758.14,8£ 1,144.18.9 1008 100'8 30,000% 100$ 100 1008 1008
For Cumorta, from Batavia, &c., 139 Clú-
Deso.
DEPARTED.
|
CARGOES. Per S. 8. Achilles, to London, mailed lat April, 1884-117 bales Waste Sills, 30 enges Silks, and 203 pkgs Sundries.
Per Thames, for London, 772 pkgs, and 5,450 boxes Tea, 208 balos Raw Silk, 224 bales Waste Silk, 51 casos Silk Goods, and 7,862 plige. Buadrică. For Continent, 593 Billes Raw Silk, 36 bales Waste Silk, 10 cases Silk Goods, and 58 pkgs. Sundries,
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:
For AMOY AND TAMSUL-
Par Madoong, at 2 pon, on Wednesday,
tho 16th inst.
For STRAITS AND CALCUTTA.-
{
pental & Oriental S. S. Co.'s 3pm-Decidental
Steamer Oceanis loaves for Yökoloon and San Francisou.
4pm.-Casterthun leaves for Australian
Forte.
SATURDAY, April 19 :--
2.50 p.m. Meating of Members of the Hongkong Goneml Chataber of Com- merce at the City Ha MONDAY, April 1
3 p.m.-Rhin leaves for Bombay. Traspar, April 22
Noon-French Mail Isayes for Ports
Call and Europe.
of
5 pn4matistut leaves for Doilo, o. 2pm Acction of Rouatiold Furniture at the residence of M. J. D. Stephone, Esq., Rocklandi, Robinson Road FRIDAY, April 201
the unspoken wishes revealed. In all the public performances given by Mr Comberland, medicul gentlemen have ranked largely among his subjects, and. we are almost inclined to think that in might be prudent to consider whether, in the present state of muuttora, i ja nd visable that this should continue to be given the support of the profession to se, for in this way there is indirectly
"one who seems claim publicly the power of accomplishing by mental. power what is clearly done by the phy- sical agener of the muscles These remarks in the British Medical Journal drew forth a reply from Dr. Orichton Browne, well known as a lecturer on mental diseases. He wrote:-
Sir, In a paragraph in the British Me dical Journal of February 23rd, roforring to Mr Sipart Cumberland's thought-reading demonstration in Glasgow, you express a dont whether it is advisable that the medical profession: should give its support to any one who scos to claim pabiloly the power of accomplishing by mental powers what is clearly done by the agony of tho
4 p.n.-Naples leaves for Australian muncios. If Mr Stuart Cumberland ad-
Ports.
vamoss Ry such (claim as that which you attribute to bira, he is certainly unworthy
WEDNESDAY, April 30 :---
of the countenance of the medical profes
4 p.m.--Changchow leaves for Australiansion, or of any honest man who can see
Ports via Singapure,
THE
through the hollowness of
of his
protexions
but the argestion that he makes any claim
of the kind cause me nucli surprise, for I have good reasons to believe that he has
Por Japan, at 2.30 p.m., on Wednesday, HONGKONG DISPENSARY, hitherto, distinctly and constantly, repu
the 16 inst.
Par Zewer, at 2.30p.m., on Wednesday,
the 16th inst.
For SWATOW, AMOŤ, & FOOCHOW.
Par Nemos, ut 9.30 am., on Thursday,
the 17th inst.
For MANTLA. ----
Por Francisco Reyes, at 4.30 p.m., on
Thursday, the 17th inst. For YOKOHAMA,—
Por S.
For
thecanie, on Friday, the 18th instant. Registry conses at. 3.15 p.m. Mail closes at 2.30 pan. Paid Correspondence may then be posted in the moveable box on board the Packet,
PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY R- LAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS- VILLE, URISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND ADELAIDE, Por Cutterthus, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday,
the 18th st. -
For SAIGON.—
Por Ocean, at 4.80 p.m., on Saturday,
the 19 inst.
For STRAITS AND BOMBAY ---
Per Kli, at 2.50 p.m., on Monday,
the 21st inst
For ILOILO, SANDAKAN & KUDAT.-
Per Arnaliste, at-4.30 p.m., on Tuesday,
the 22nd inst,
For PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNS. VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &o. te, &c.- Por Nuples, at 3.30 p.m., on Friday, the
25th inst
MAJES BY THE UNITED STATCH PACKET-
The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 18th April with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Ca- nada, Honclalu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows:- 2.1 P. Registry cetusen. 2.30 r..
Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥遊
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETALL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
Datoerers' SUNDRIES, NORSERY REQUI- SITES, TOILET Requisites, Exoli, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES MANUFAŬTURERS
OP
Soda Water, Lemonade. Tonio Water, Gingerada, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continums European Supervisión. Hongkong, Jane 1, 1870.
736
PASSENGERS arriving in Hongkong, or any other parsons who may desire to con- sult the files of local, China, Japan, ! American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapore, are invited to call at the China MAIL" Office, where over sixty newspapers, dailies and wooklies, from those countries, are now filed for referenco.
dated."the files doctrine, heresy and schiem" with which yon now charge him. The patronage of the medical profession has, as far as I know, been hortowed on him because he has taken his stand on a physic- legica instead of on a pecudo-physiological basis, and has profossed to show how thought-transforence" and "willing," and such like padrile performances, arg carried on, when some fide, not by any short cut from brain to brain, but by the ordinary circuitous chamele of human communica- tion, by perves and muscles, and sous- organs and Barves
In April 1889, I was invited by Mir Stuart Cumberland to take the chair at a meeting which he proposed to hold in the Marlborough Rooma Before consenting to do so, I required of him an explicit con- fession of faith on the subject to be brought foward
veived from him, a letter (still in vay at the meeting and I then re-.
posacssion), in which he expresses his eb- horrence of the theory, and practice of spiritualism, rasseriem, and clairvoyance, and his devotion to scientific truth, and admits, is the most unreserved way, that his own domous:rations in "thought reading
ding are accomplished, not by virtua of any special giit or occult forco, but by the power of a naturally quick and wet. trained perception to interpret the indica tions given, consciously unconsciously, by subjects with somewhat leaky nerve- centres, distended to the utmost by expectant attention and emotional excite nient. It was hecause of the thoroughly antisfactory character of the explanations. given by Mr Stuart. Cumberland, coupled with his assurances that it was his great aim to expose inreature: and dispel mysti cian, that I agreed to preside at the Marl- borough Rooms meeting, where the same
par-The pultication of this isnic commenced explanation of the phenomena exhibited at 7.16 p.
The China Stail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRN 15, 1881.
Post-Office closes, but Cor- respondence may be posted on board. the Packet with Liste Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of depart the powers of thought reading were
turo.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. ——
the Mails,
KOUES OF OLISING
THE FRENCH MAIL.
what some persons would have us be lieve, they would revolutionize society.
was publicly offered from the platform in the most unequivocal terms. It was. I kuuw, only after obtaining guarantees simi- lar to those which I secured, that Dr. Horatio Duakia, Profcasor Pay Lankester, Professor Versier, and many others gavo Me Start Cumberland their support
If Mr Stuart Cumberland still maintain same position, and, standing well for ward in
the light of
day," warna common back the infatuated multitudo from tha black and quaking bag of superstition over which broods the night of ignorance, illus-
the
RAD
The French Contract Packet Natal Thought readers would ag bare the
will be despatched on TUESDAY, minds of those around them; nay, to trating, by means of a dark lantern, how the 92nd April, with Mails for the fellow the asserted powers of Professor it will-o-the-wisp fascinations cre pro
dused, and affording glimpses of those who United Kingdom, Europe, and places Baldwin, the minds of the connanity lie in wait to pillugs those who may fairly beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits here would be open pages to hit, and founter into it, he is doing a good and Settlements, Batavin,
Burmah, Ceylon, we should have to bow down to him 10 useful work. But if he havo recoded from tho Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, preserve our accrets like object sub that position into the twight of mysticism, Madras, Calcutta, Aders, Mauritius, jects before their strap.
Such and if he now teach that, while the bog it-
sulf is Egret, Malta, and Gibraltar. The usual hours will be observed in closing thought-reading would be something robbers, its outalarts are curious
is fun), treacherous, and infested by more than a royal road to fortune attractive, he has forfeited his title to Imagine a thought-render among out scientific patronsgo, and has ranged himself. brokers Laze! He would lay these with the charlatania, tricksters, and silly speculative gentlemen' by the heels in peychical researchers" af the day
I am, siz, yours at ediently, no time; their seereis would be his, and
J. CRICHTON BROWNE... in due course their money as well. If
London. Fulgury 23rd, 1884. only bur police were endowed with the power of thought-rending this world Many of our readers hare doubtless would at once become wonderfully and participated in what may be described as commendably good. If the power were ametear thought rending in the family universal there could hardly be a rogue circle. A blindfolded person, for in-
We should harbour no stance, finds a nmongst us.
pin which WES malice; our gets would be in accordance hilton in some part of the room while with our thoughts, and, shortly, we the finder was outside the door. The should do to others na we would be whereabouts of the pin, however, is done by. It would, indeed. be the known to the person who conducts the short cut to the millennium-the thou-finder, and he is requestest to think in- tently of the place where the pin is cop sand years of perfect concord.
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It has not been our intention to write cealed. In conducting the finder he dows thought-reading as an utter skam, | either holde his hand, or, what is more We believe that the thoughts of other effective, two persons, who are thinking persons can be ascertained, but not by where the pin is, each placen haud on the 11.40 AM. - Lato Letters may be posted the simple process fronding their shoulder of the duder. In the majority on board the packet with Lateinds. Professur Bildwin endearenced of cases the Binder, whose mind should Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
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to create a belief, by his various public. be kept as suaut as possible, does get experiments had announcements, that to the place of concealment, and, know- be, or his wife, could read the thoughtsing there is a pin to be found, fumbles of persons sitting in front of him. Some about until he gets hot of it. He is. persons did, we believe, begin to feel a simply guided by the viccnscious mus certain amount of faith in his profes cular pressure exercised by the person siens. It was against there pretensions or persons conducting him. It has been to the power of reading the thoughts of prived by a contrivance of Faraday's others that we directed our criticisms. that there always is pvssure, though Shortly after Bishop, the mind-reader, without the will or consciousness of the disappeared from England, another in-performera, and the subject is led by it, ividual, oge Mr Stuart Cumberland, it is the side with table-turning. A commenced giving what were termed, number of persons sit round a table with for want of a better wame, thought their hands resting upon is, all of them reading performances. Mirumberland thinking of the direction in which tha did not, however, clain that he was table should move. They unconsciously able to read the brain of another. He exert a pressure in that direction, and, said he could. Gnd ost the bent of the¦ behold, the table does begin to cut mini of a person, with whom he was in capers actual contact, through muscular ogen-
Nor do we dispute the existence of ty, The British Fictical Journal, re- what is known as mosterism. Scientis ferring to his performances, said that fie men have given an explanation of it. nothing was done, at any of the meet- | A mosotonous and sustained concentra- ings at which he gave performances to tion of the eye of the subject is requizend, afford the slightest grounds for think the brain being kept as free from thought
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tal power which bee hitborto escaped and vacancy of wind, analogous to re- the observation of scientific men. All verie and sleep, and the mind is left- the experiments undertaken, says our open to any suggestion, or at the co medic contemporary, showed that it mand of any klen that may be made to is only under the conditions of actual occupy it. But that the person is gov contact between the operator and his erned by his own ideas and tot by the subject, combined with a determined will of the mesmeriser is clear. This wish on the part of the latter that the mesmeriser bas to convey is idens into former must do something involving the mind of the subject. They occupy muscular movement, that success can the vacant wind, and are acted upon be obtained, for on the absence or re- An authority systad wish of re moval of these conditices, failure etmesiceriser was ever known to affect the