For Sale.
Insurances.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
No. 63, Queen's Fond Fast, (OPPOSITE THE COMMISSARIAT), ARE NOW LANDING
FROM AMERICA, ALIFORNIA RACKER
C
OMPANY'S BISCUITS in 6 D
tins, and 'locsc.
Soda BISCUITS. Amorted BISCUITS.
Small HOMINY.
Cracked WHEAT.
OATMEAL
CORNMEAL
TOPOCAN BUTTER,
Apple BUTTER.
Eastern and Californian CHEESE.
CODFISH, Boneless,
Crime BAMS and BACON.
Eagle Brand Condensed MILK.
Family BEEF în 25
kege,
Peau Ideal SALMON in 6 tb cans. Butting's Dessert FRUITS in 2 to ens
1
Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage
MEAT.
1 Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted 8OUPS.
Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted
Lunch HAM.
MEATS.
Lambs' TONGUES.
Clam CHOWDER,
Fresh OREGON SALMON,
Dried APPLES.
TOMATOES.
SUCCOTASH,
Mapla SYRUP
Golder. SYRUP.
LOBSTERS.
OYSTERS.
HONEY.
Assorted JELLIES.
Green CORN.
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
400 lb. Capacity.
600 lb.
900 .
1,200 lb.
CORN BROOMS.
OFFICE HIGH CHAIRS.
AXES and HATCHETS,
AGATE IRON WARE,
WAFFLE IRONS.
SMOOTHING IRONS,
PAINTS and OILS.
TALLOW and TAR. VARNISHES.
THE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
1HE" Undersigned, AGENTS of the above Company, are authorised to EnAUTO against FIRE at Current Rates,
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1889.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF His Majesty King George The First,
AD. 1.720..
THE CHINA MAIL
Notices to Consignees. To-day's Advertisements.
SHIRR LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM LONDON, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
E Steamship Breconshire, TUOMAR, Commander, having arrived from the abave Ports, Consignees of Carge are hereby 14 informed that all Goods; with the exception of Opium, are boing landed at their risk into the Godown of the Uncorsigned, at Wan-! chai, No. 3, behind the promises known as Blue Buildings,' whenes audjor from the Whnrves or Boats delivery may be obtained. Optional Cargo will be furnarded on, a- less notice to the contrary be given before
p.L. TO-DAY.
THE Underrigoud having been appointed Agents for the above Corporation are prepared to grant Insurances se follows:
Marine Department, Policies at current rates, payable either: here, in London, or at the principal Porta of India, China and Australia,
Fire Department. Policion issued for fong or short periods at! current ratus,
Life Department.
3
Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods No Claims will be admitted after she remaining after the 2nd Instant will be
subject to rent.
No fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Ending will be countersigned by
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agerts. Hongkong, May 14, 1884,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Co. Stepmap
Kwangtung Captain Young, will be dospatches for the above For's on TUESDAY, the 20th Instant, at Neon, instead of as previously advertised.
For Froight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Managers. / Hongkong, May 17, 1884.
"DEPARTURES.
⠀⠀ May 17 :--- Yamoci, for Callao, Elencoe, for Woosung. Zevi C. Wade, for Manila Arvatoon Spear, for-Bingapore, Ascalons, for Singapore, o Yang, for Shanghai. Bernicis, fur Nagaanki. Posang, for Jantuu,
·CLEARED.
Charicy, for Fooshow. Kremlin, for Haiphong. Danube, for Bangkok. 803 Fuskus, for Bralow, &c.
Frohlich, for Keelung Ting-on or Hoihow, Caroniclet, for Ban Francisco,
NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM BATAVIA, SINGAPORE,
AND SAIGON.
THE 3.5. Gouernaur Generaals Jacob
having arrived from the above Fort 808 Consignees of Cargo are hotoby requested send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to Cargo impeding the discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees rink and expanse.
Policies issued for sums not sxcoding To-day's Advertisements. take imediate delivery of thuir Gol
£5,000 atroduced rates.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 20, 1872,
NOTICE.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.
Undersigned we prepared t Risks on First Class Godown at
496
per cent. not premium por annum.
NORTON & Co., Agenta, Hongkong, May 10, 1881.
938
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
(FIRE AND LIFE.)
Caritas,--Two Minions StentinU. -
THE Undersigned are prepared to grant Pautores against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, on Goods on board Vossels and on Hulls of Yousels in Harbour, at the usual Terma and Conditions.
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- enived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision,
If required, protection will be granted on first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.
For Ratus of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents, Hongkong di Cantori Hongkong, Jamarg. 4, 1807.
100
THE STRAITS INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
BE Untersigned having been appointed
DEVOE'S NONPARIEL TAGENS for the woote Company are
BRILLIANT KEROSINE OIL,
150° tost.
Ka lato Arrivals from
ENGLAND,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
STORES,
including;
CHRISTMAS CAKES, PLUM PUDDINGS. MINGEMEAT.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
Crystallized FRUITS,
TEYSUNKAU'S DESSERT FRUITS. Pudding RAISINS.
Lante JURRANTS,"
Fine YORK HAMS. PICNIC TONGUES. PATE DE FOIE GRAS. SAVORY PATES,
FREMUR PLUMS.
BRAWN,
INFANTS' FOOD,
CORN FLOUR
SPARTAN
COOKING STOVES.
HITCHCOCK HOUSE LAMP.
prepared to GRANT POLICLES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, ut current rates.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, November 5, 1983. 800
NO W READY.
PRICE, $1.00,
COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, By E. II. PARKER.
Can be obtained from KELLY & WaisH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LAKE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the China Mail Office.
Destination.
Rangkuk......... Bangkok, via Swatow, Bombay, via Straits...... Hoihow and Pakhoi.... London, via Suez Canal.
Danubu (g)
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
STEAM FOR
SAICON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, May £7, 1881.
Not Responsible for Debts.
826
COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, ISMAILIA, Neither the Captain, the Agents, nar Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:
CALOIDELEZ, American ship, Captain Stetaon.-M. B. M. S. S. Co.
PORT SAID, SYRIAN PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA ;
ALSO
BOMBAY.
ΟΝ
N THURSDAY, the 20th May, 1884, CATALINA, British barque, Captain Wil-
at Noon, the Company's S. SirsJardine, Matheson & Co. DJEMNAH, Commandant bɛ BOSECIL BANON, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, Jarvis T. Howard & Co,
C. T. Hook, Britial steamer, Captain W. SPECLE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the abova placco.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and so- cepted in transit thrungh Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon of 28th May, 1884,
Carge will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie sud Parcels until 3 pm, on the 28th May, 1884.. (Parcels are not
to bo sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.)
Contents and value of Packages aro re quired
For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.
J. MARTIN,
Acting Agent
820
Hongkong, May 17, 1884.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
YONSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter. signature, and to take immediato delivery, This Cargo has been innded and stored at their risk and expense,
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Ex Diomradh.
SW (in dia.), 5647, one case. BTI, 3775, one case.
I. MARTIN,
Acing Agent,
Hongkong, May 17, 1884.
897
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
Vessels.
Phra Choi Kham (3)
Zambesi (8)..
Ping-on (s)
Glacons (8)
Manila, via Amoy....
Diamante (9).
Tondon, de, via Suez Canal...Ancona (5)
Manila, vi Amey..................... Emay (6) Marseilles, &, sia Baigon......Djemalt (3).... Nagunaki and Kobe, &c.
Kumamoto Maru (s).
Now York...
Anna
Portland (Oregon).
Navesink.
San Francisco, via Yokohama. City of Tokio (s). San Francisco, via Yokohama.. San Pablo (5).
Francisco, via Yokohama.. Arabic (8)... San Francisco....
Captain.
J. Newton
H. Stratton...
-McCaslin
Jackson.
R. . Murray.. Stach.
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping
Daylight-Ping-on leaves for Hothow, Noon.Dabe leaves for Bangkok.
[No. 6484.—Mar 17, 1894.
has not determined the nature of the suffering, and is content to regard it ag through tribulation. In the degree for the union of the Greek and Latin churches issued at the Council of Flo- ̈ RELIGIOUS
rence the question of whether the SERVICES ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL Rev. W. Jon punishment does or does not consist of nings, M. A., Colonial Chaplain. Morning anterial fire was loft undecided. The Service 11 Evening 5. Holy Compargatory of the Roman Catholic munion every Sunday, except the 2nd and Church to described as a place in which 4th in the month
Blitary ServiceRoy, H. W. Loo, B., Sula after death either are purified Military Chaplain. Parade Service at 8.45 from venial sins, or undergo the tempo 4. Holy Communion on the fourth Sun-ral punishunens which, after the guilt of day at the conclusion of the Parade Sortice, mortal sin has been remitted, still UNION CHURCH-Service, 11 Ar-Rev. remains to be endured by the sinner. J. Colville Service in Chinese, 2 r.. The altinto happiness of the rouls is Roy, J. Chainera, M.A, LED.
supposed to be secured; but they are detained for a time in the state of pur Kation in order to be fitted to
in oppenr The locality of Hades, the situation
ST. PETER's. Chou, for SEAMEN, & Rev. H. W. Lee, B.A, Chaplin Service at GP.M. Holy Communion after Servico on the third Sunday in each month. All the Suprome Presence the Fonts are frea PASSENGERS
LONDON MISSION CHAPEL, Queen's Road of this Gehenna where pain of the ARRIVED.
West-Hongkong Christian Association eense or seness is to be inflicted either Por Diamants, from Manila Bignar.
Services for Seamon; on Sundaye, at 7.30 by material fire or in some other way, Marchatts and maid, Mrs Theband, Messce, and on Fridays, at 7.3. Pagnoni, Otzel, Manases, and 8 Chinese,
Ravia also a polat on which the churches Br. STEPHEN'S MERION CHURCH-Ray. Per Gouverneur Generaal aTecol, from. Batavia and Saigon, 2 Europeats, and 161
Chinese.
Per Duburg, from Saigon, 60 Chinese Guedes and maid; Misses Carvalho (2), Per Perang, from Shanghai, Mr and Mm Messrs Ega de Silvo, Moran, and Wodman, Master de Silva, and 93 Chinese for Hong kong, and 73 Chinese for Canton,..
...DEPARTED.
Per Arrain Apcur, for Singapore, Edwards, and 2 Europeons.
the German language, by Rov F, Eartmann, GERMAN BETHESDA CHAFEL-Service in every Sunday, at lif-past ton A.M. in the Chapel of tao Berlin Foundling Hou
West Point.
Mr. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 PM. Even
ST. JOSEPA's CCRCE, Garden Road
Survico, Benediction:
Por Levi C. Wade, for Manila, 1. Euro. pensi
Por Yangtze, for Shanghai, 1 European, and 10 Chinese.
TO DEEART. Per Kreadin, for Haiphong, de, 12 Cai- nose.
Per Daube, for Bangkok, 20 Chinese. Per Falun, for Swatow, &c., 50 Chinese, Per Pingon, for Hoihow, &e. 20 Chi- Per Carondelet, for San Francisco, 1 Iu-
noso.
ropea
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping
4. p. 1. - Ford of the Isles leaves for Yoks.
p.m.-Eudy loaves for Manila.··
harus
5 p.m.-Danante leaves for Maille.
General Memoranda, THURSDAY, May 22
J. 1. Osty and Rev. Leo Sam Yuen. Albove not given any decision. Cortin Services in Chinese.) Morning Frayon passages of the Scripture, if accepted , Litany, Ante Communion, and Bermon, et iterally, would unquestionably imply 11AM Biblo Cinan, nt Preaching, that it Was somewhere in the at .30 .. Holy Communion, 1st Sunday interior abysses of the earth, or in in Chinese month.
the depths of the intermundane. the civilized world bas. interpreted and spaces, and no doubt until recent times received the passages in this sense. The Inferno of Dante is a vast funnel, earth. It is divided into eight circles, running down into the centre of the
or ledges, ench circle, after the first, being narrower than the one above, Over this founel there is a neutral land and alimbo. In the neutral land wander those not bad enough for bell nor good enough for heaven, in the limbo those who knew, no sin but were not baptized Christians. The spirits of the heather philosophers dwell in the first circle of tha funnel and those guilty of carnal and sinful fore in the second. The third circle, which is guarded by Cerberus, is the abode of the gluttons; the fourth, presided over by Plutua, is the resim : of the avaricious. Circle fire contains --| the Stygien Lake, and bore founder in deap must those who in life put no re- strain on their anger. In circle six are those who did violence to man by furce or frand in seron are the auf- cides, and in eight, blasphemers and heretics. After the eight circles there are ten pita or chagus, the last of which is the centre of the earth, where is located tho frozen river of Cocytes. Sucli was the Hades elaborated with consummate skill by Dante. It is a grand effort of the imagination, and it represents the popular notions of Hell, or at least it is not more material in ita conception that is the place of torment according to the idens of the majority of Christains. What were the notions of Hodes of the poet who wrote Through all that dungeon of unfading fire
SHIPPING REPORTS.
MARTHA, British barque, Captain A. Motherpa-Russell & Co.
MELINE, American ship, Captuis S. P.Left Mauila May 14th at 4.30 p.m., arrived The British steamer Diamante reporta:
Bates.-Russell & Co.
NAVESINK, Amoricau banque, Capt. A. B. Weeks-Russell & Co.
Nicova, Britishi barque, Captain James Foster.--Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
in
Hongkong at 8 au on the 17th. Ex. perienced variable winds and fine weather until making the Chine Coast, when foga prevailed with little or no wind.
The Dutch steamer. Gouverneur General &Jacob reports: Good weather moderate
SPARTAN, American barque, Capt. J. P. North and N.E. bracze with calm sca. Crossby.-Ruuseli & Co.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
May 17, 1884- Diamante, British steamer, 514, F.. J. Stach, Mauilu May 14, General.-RUSSELL & Co.
Fidio, Corman steamer, 1,416, H Brock, Hamburg March 15, and Manila May 14, General-WIELER & Co.
Gortverens Generaal 'faceh, Dutch str., 1,450, L. Bonsoling, Batavia und Saigon May 12, Goneral.-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Debary, German steamer, 921, Schultz, Saigon May 12, Geusral-MELCERS &
Co.
Fushin, British stenuver, from Canton. Latin, French gunkat, from a cruise, Pusang, British etoamer, 987, T. M. Irvine, Shanghai May 14, (enoral.--Jan- VINE, MATHESON & Co.
An-law, Chinese gunboat, from a cruise.
Agente
Yuen Fat Hoig.... Yuen Pat Hong
P. & O. S. N. Co. Rrissull & Co Butterfeld & Swire... P. & D. 6. N. Co... Russell &........
Rementeria...........Remedios & Co.......
de Boisseail Baron.. Messagories Maritimnos.
Mits Bish: Mail S. 8. Co... Russell & Co.
Drammend
Setilät.
Wooks.
Sha
Carondelet
Stetson
Francisco.. Sax PERFECTION STUDENT LAMP. Shanghai
Swatow, Amoy and Foschow. Sydney and Melbourne... Sydney and Melbourne...
(N).
Frank Carvill. Oxus
(B)........
•Kwangtung (4).. Lang (3)..
Chapman
Rapitel
Young.
Hunt
CLARETS--
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pints & quarts.Trieste, o.............
18. GRAVES,
BREAKFAST CLAKET, 1
SHERRIES & PORT-
"
SA00ONE'S MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO.
SASCOME'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848),
HUNT'S PORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &c.--
1 aud Star HENSESEY'S BRANDY. Bisquit Debouche & Co.'s BRANDY. FINEST OLD BOURDON WHISKY, KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. ROYAL GLENDER WHISKY, FOORD'S OLD TOM.
E&J. BULKE'S IRISH WHISKY; Rose's LIME JUICE CORDIAL NOILLY PRAT & Co.'s VERMOUTH. CRABBIE'S GINGER BRANDY. KASTERN CIDER.
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO
CURACAO.
BITTERS.
Jonon (s).. Victoria (British Columbia).....Marth. Yokohama, via Nagasaki..... Lord of the Isles (s). Yokohama...
Menzakh (s)..
Stocks.
BANKS.
Maun
G. Mahorich
McPherson... Felgate... Blanc
Rusall & Co............
Pacific Mail 8. 8. Oo..
D. &O. S. S. Co....
10. & O. s. S. Co Russell & Co.. Russel & Co.. Messagerie Marimes. Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Butterfield & Swire. Gibb, Livingaton & Co.. Melchera & Co.
.Russell & Co.... Russell & Co..
Date of Learing.
May 18, at noon. May 20, at noon. May 24, at 3 p.m. May 18, at daylight. About May 21. May 22, at 4 p.m. 10, at 5 p.m. May May 19, at 5p.m.. May 29, at noon. May 23, at 4 piu.
quick donate..
quick despatel.
Lay 21, at 3 p.m. May 30, at 3 p.. Juno D.
quick despatch. Jquick despateli. nick despatch. May 20, at noon.. May 21, at 4 p.. About June 11.
May 28, at noon.
quick despatch May 1, at 4 p.,
Menageries Maritimes......quick dempotek.
MAY 17, 1884.
Closing Quotation
Cash.
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Nos, of Falue.
Shares
Paid- POSITION PER LAST REPORT.
up. Liste
Wkan account.
Dividend.
57,045.23 1.0 ..
$20. s.
126 settem
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...60,000 $
INSURANCE.
North China Insurance Company, Limited... 5,000 Yangtare Insurance Company, Limited... 8,000 £ Enion Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000 $ China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited... 24,000 $ Cauto Insurance Office Company, Limited... 10,000 $ Chinese Insurance Company, Limited 1,500,8 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited
8,000 $ Cluna Fire Insurance Company, Limited.....20,000 $
STEAK COMPANIES.
ANDOSTURA, BOKER's and ORANGE HK. C. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited...... 8,000 $
&c.,
Indo-China. N. Co., LL 60,000 sh. isstted
(18,387€ 31,212 China and Manila S. 5. Company, Limited... 3,500@
BASS'S ALE, bottled y CAMERON and
SAUNDERS, pints and quarts. QUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, pints and DRAUGHT ALE and FORTER, by the
Galion
quarte.
ALE and PORTER, in hogaheads,
SPECIALLY SELECTED OIG AB S
Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA, in
5 catty Boxes
i
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 2,000 $ HK. and Chica Gas Company, Limited ....)
New Share...... Hongkong Hotel Co., Lt., 3,000 she issued
China Sugar Company, Limited
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited
Burgkong Bakery Company, Limited
Luzon Sugar Company, Limited..........
125,8 13584,063,302:60$
80,000 500,000s #576,301. 600,000 $ 107,411.65
200 €
ôfirst year 9312 25£ 1,28081239 83.338 255 · 250 $50 $ 1,000s 200$ 260 $ 30$
55,000
28,711,50 Credit balance
18% SUB. 29}
ci
TIs.. 280 per share. Tls. 141 It 3550 $75 bugars $100 buyers
2192 per share:
+22
10%
100 $208
}
100$ B $
35,105.20 885,000 $
285,281,608 515,978 181,078.34
315,000$ 53,031.80
4% $20
$318) sulcs.
$1
800 sellers.
10 E 10
10£ 8.10
2001
6% {13yers end
Inonth. 17% dis, buyers.
par.
18,000$
4,251.58
4% 12%
50 prem, buyers $34 per share
$38145
125$ 100'8 500 £ 10 10 1,000 €
10£7.108,552-17.10 100
100 $100 100 $ 1008 24,250,8
60$ 509
2,000 $ 1,000,8
9,000 B
1,2508.
$009
7,0008
6,000's $
100% -100
Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited... 3,000/8 Selangoro Tin Mining Co., Lt. of Shanghai... 2,500 3
50 all 100 all
Rates of Interest,
6,2762 [[6,040 €
100 all 100
|. 3, 829{TI.. -- 500
8,565 T1,
600$
500 all
500
BREAKFAST CONGOV & 25 conts p. ik. Chinese Imperial 1874........
MILNER'S PATENT FIREPROOF
1877. 1878 1881
SAFES, CASH and FAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Prices gkong, December 1, 188h 1043
SugarDebentures, 1880
890 р. валь
$200
2225 cales.
G,629.70
$110. 543.8810% for 1863, $140 per share 656.32 $10 per share! 8100 buyers 4,000.65) First year do
Payable. June 30 Doc. 31
Feb. 28 Ag. 31
April & October June16&Doc,10 Puno & Decem
ર
prepi
#
*For 8 mustas to 80th June 1883. Dividend for 1862 and Bonus of 35 per out-¶ For your 1882-11 For all year ended 31st Den, 1888, For 1883. To Dec. 3ist 1882.
The British steamer Perang raporis: Light variable winds and fine weather to Breaker Point, from there to port foggy; anchored of Ninepins 3 hours in a dorse fog. On the 15th, spoke S. S. Fouksang from Hongkong bound to Shanghai, North of Pikishian.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.- MAILS will close:-
For SWATOW, AMOY & SHANGHAL
Por Fahun, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the
18021 inst.
For BANGKOK.--
Per Durbe, at 1.30 p.m., on Monday, the 10th inat. instead of as pre- vicusly notified.
For NAGASAKI AND YOKOHAMA,
Per Lord of the Isics, at 3.30 p.m., in
Monday, the 19ti inst
For SAIGON---
Per Massalia, at 3.20 p.m., on Monday,
the 19th inst
For AMOY AND MANILA.
Per Diamante, at 4.30 p.m., os Monday,
the 19th inst.
For SWATÓW, AMOY & FOOCHOW- Per Kangtung, at 11.30 on Tues-
day, the 20th inst., instead of as pre viously notilled.
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE (carrying Mails for Vladivostock and Corea). Per Kumamoto Maru, at 3:30 p.m., on:
Friday, the 23rd inst
For NAGASAKI, KOBE,
AND YOKO. BAMA.. Por Teheran, at 11.0 a.m., on Saturday,
the 24th inet.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PAUKET
The United States Mut Packet City of
Tokio, will be despatched on WEDNES- DAY, the 21st inst, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Caunds, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follow- 2.15 r. Registry ceases.
2.30 e. n. Post-Office closes, but Corres- pozdeuce may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cute extra Postage until the time of departure."
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET The British Contract Packet Amour will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 22nd May, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, rid Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Butmak, Ceyton, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. N.B-This Packet carries no mails for the
Aratralasian Colonies.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Maila, ke
MAILN BY THE FRENCH PACKET-
4 p.m.--Meeting of Legislative Council. Goods per Breconshire undelivored after
this date subject to rent
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大藥房
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTE, IMPORTEKS
DF
DRCOGISTS' SUNDRIES, NCRIEDY Bequi
EXTES, TOLLIT REQUISITER, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT. MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS
OF
SA Water, Laconade, Tonic Water,I saw fost miserable beinga walk i
Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and Continuous Europeas Sheercision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
736
PASSENGER arriving in Hongkong, or say
other persons who may desire to con ault the files of local, Uhins, Japan, American, English, Indian or Austra lian newspapers, are invited to call at
the "CHINA MAIL" Offico, where oror sixty newspapers, dailies and weeklies. from those countries, are now find for
reference.
SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR
HONGKONG..
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Burning continually, yet unconsumed For ever wasting, yet enduring still Dying perpotually, yet never dead?
Let us now turn from these dreadful pictures of material hells, to the Gehenna of Bishop Burdon. The Bishop pro vides torture of the most exquisite nature, bat not on the ledges of an im mense funnel in the earth, nor in a lake of burning brimstone. Hell, like Heaven' says the Bishop, is a state of mind and heartWe must dismiss froin our minds all idea of a physica! Hell in the world to come; any sort of physical suffering we may endure must be experienced while we have a body capable of enduring it' →→→
Hell is a state of mind and heart which wo take with us from this world There nay ultimately be a place where all of that state of mind in all its varying degrees may be brought together, for it is difficult, if notimpossible, for as to dissociata from our minds the idea of some
we, embodied or disemy in which
with animal bodies or spiritual bodies, are to bo; but
for immortal spirits, place, whether for Heaven er Hell, is a subordinate and com- guratively unimportant matter..
The Bishop, thinks that Hell may be commenced before death. Secret dig- bonesty, for instance, rots out the very cure of analiness from a man, and, if The delivery of the Chine Mail is com-long persisted in, makes the heart a menood from the Offee as soon after very hell. So also with lying. The 7pm. as is practicable, and it should, liar loses character with inen sad ulti- be completed in the upper terracas at mately with himself — about 8.30 p.m. Subscribers frequently receiving their paper after this time tinuance of our life and character here.
Hell, like Haven, is simply a con- should send in complaints to the Sin, gruss or ap rival, connected with the Manager In some cases which have flush or the spirit, works self out in haim come to our knowledge the boues ser
sort.
vants leave the papera lying about in and loss and soirow and suffering of some their
quarters for a time after they are Daath does not stop the operation. We This is going on with now. delivered Subscribers living at the have no reason to suppose that death has Posk or at Kowloon can obtain their r papers
at this Office at 6 am Orthur can we think for a moment that it has any converting or cleanying power. No from their compraders, to whom, on
annulating power. It seems more request, they will be acnt over night..
likely that it is the crisis in the history of The publication of this true comenced Indeed unicas wo have reason to believe our spirita which immortalizes character? at 7.20 p.m.
that the next life is another period of prob-
cion, death must have this affect
The China Mail.
This is a far more fearful thing than the popular view of Hell. Talino that it is God who torments and I can hope for His relenting. But tell me that Hell is the natural outcome of my own life, which I must go through and endure to the "bitber end-if there is an end--and the case looks hopelos indeed. It is not God, I aen, who is keeping me back from happiness, it is my ing, a web woren gradually but surely by own character, a result of my own prodne
BONGKONG SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1884.
Dispor Burton's fujir sermons, the first The French Contract Packet Demnth of which we recently reviewed, are ac. will be despatched on THURSDAY, tually of course mere religious theories, the 29th May, with Mails to the The Bishop has no special or postive United Kingdom, Europe, and places knowledge regarding The four Last my own evil hands beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Tiga in preaching on them he deals Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon,
As to there bring one of another
India (via Madras), the Australasian with inexplicable mysteries, but it seems Celonies, Adon, Natal and the Cape, to us that in there for serious he opportunity after death of the lost re Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, theorises from a more intelligent and etrieving their position, the Bishop sars The usual hours will be observed in closing more common-sense standpoint themet silence is the only proper answer to
the Mails, &c.
HOURS OF CLOSING
that occupied by older theologians, and given to such a question. There even by many theologians of the present ay or there may not be such an up- Jay, in dealing with these matters. In portunity. The following lines seem to set the Bishop appears to be anxions Rey in some mensure the Bishop's THE ENGLISH MAIL.
to meet the advanced thought of the conception of Hell --- The following hours are observed in closing age, and to place before thinkers of the I'll tell then what is hellthy memory
Mails, by the British Contract nineteenth century a divinity which is not still mountained up with records of the past, Packet
repugnant to their increased intelligence Heap over heap, all accents and all forma, Day of Departure,
and to their greater knowledge. The Telling the tale of joy and innocence, NOON.Money Order Office doses. second of the four sermons is on Hell. And hope, and peace, and love) recording Registry of Letters ceases. In early every religion of the two be with stun fideilty, the thousand Posting of all printed matter and mispheres the doctrine of punishment Worked upon weakness and defencelessness patterns cesses, 3.-Mail closed, except for Iste although, apparently there is little or no All that hath been that ought not to have -
after death holds a prominent position, The blest occasions trifled o'er or spurned 1 Tatters 310. M.-Letters may be posted with agreement among the great religious That might have been so
Abean Esto Fee of 10 coals outil sections as to the nature of this panish Cannot but bo irrevocably past the
to diferent, that now! 3,30 PM When the Post Office closes ment. Both the Eastern and Western
Sentirely
churches have decided that the punish Stripped of its self-worn mask, and spread
Thy gangnamed herts
F.
3.40 E.Mate Letters may
may ba posted
on beard the packet with Latent of Hell includes the pain of sense, at last
Fee of 10 cents until time of but, while the Latin has commonly held Hare, in its Horrible anatomy, departure,
that the suffering is ' by fre,' the Greek I Fefore thine own curuciated guzel
wrongs