AXTRACTS,
IN MEMORIAM."
Brave soul, heat thou gone forth upon the dorp, The vile, myatáziane sea, whořo mysladu eloop, And surging ways of time foriver krep
Their coaseless watch?
The silent stars of night still brightly burn In the dark vuilt above that dra adjourn Where thon, & woaży wanderer, dilak turn
Thy laging oyna, .
While watching denly thro' the long, long night For the slow coming of the morning light, Which dawned at last upon thing aching night,
Bringing the hops.
•
In that dark, mystic rentm, far from thy home, Sparkling with gema, beninth the start dome," Bano opal patacan, from wares wlior four
Hill in pure quarte
There wart thou prisoned in the silent hatis
Of the storm I-king, and "i glittering walls, Wailo ghostly farma wen wearing ermined palla
For thy last AÍ.
Yet thro' had twilight ze the quivering streame Of that my stotions light whose orituror gleano Shone blue portate of a world wloco bunes
Thobektivina.
Like Uso rich changing supert bira which dyo Tho glowing biday of a summar sky,
They seanel to thy faint heart and worry'ego
Through the long night.
Through the cold, silent dark thou book'dat afar, And saw, with eye of faith, onch fading sfar The herald of the moru, în golden car,
Roll back the night,
The glucions morning comes, the night is part, Thy prisoned coal goes forth in joy; the mast Archol gaten of Heavon unfold-Way rotat lost
Is nobly won,
And far beyond these ficating mints of gold Which round borinfter as u vu are rolled, God's angol to thino ealinest gran unfrid
Hoare' mysteries.
C. B. O,, in Buening Gazelto,
TROPICAL FRUITS.
world lu the durian, which natura seems to have composed in a kind of pervers frenzy. Over it and in it is a perpetual struggle of NORTH edoure and of favours, the nastiest and the most-orquisite. What the pagination le
which is
TIR DAILY PRESS, THURIDAY, APRIL 19TH, 199£
INSURANCES, AN
RONGKONG'ALARBETS.;
GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE REPORTED BY CHINESE ON 911 1871 Azur, Issa. Blankets, 10 s per pair COMPANY AT HAMBURG,
required to conceive in some inios, bat aSURANCES to the extant of $35,000, on frer Undersigned AGENTS for the shore Company, are prepared to GRANT IN neither swest nor acil nor jaios, but mixture of many diverso things such as class risks at current rates custard flavoured with almonds, rotten onions, aborry, and very ripe Stilton-with,
A MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
.IN HAMDURⱭ,
ali [10
THE Undersigned Agents of the above Company, aro Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rates.
PUSTA & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1891, NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
over all, a sense as though a divat in high FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877. enadition had rolled in it, leaving what Mr. Wallace calls a rich glutinous amo
Amoethnosa euch as nothing as possesses." Ho who has the coutage to have the satoll and to ent is lost, After that be is enchanted, like those who tasted of Itas. The" voices of bis follows are thin" if they call to him to give up darion. Durian ho must eat, even though of durian he smells, or long as that entrancing, contradictory, and incompro hensible fruit is in aemon. To est durist is a new Nation, steb as night kindle even an appetite blunted on Gulle prawn curries,
Of other fruits of this olime is the banana, which up one can be said to have enten in perfection who has not enton it in Malacca. There are some fifty varieties of this fruiti in the Straite, ranging from the hago plartain (which is more vegetable than fruit) to be frun from.
the tiny lady's finger," and in colour purple, through every shade of yellow,
to green. The oust esteemed variety is one unknown to the west, called Baju
(192)
THE Undersigned, Agon's of the above Com- pary, are authorized to INEURE against FIRE of Current Rates.
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, Jst January, 1682. TEE CHINA MERCHANT 8* INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE S¤ANGKAT.
COTTON GOODS. Cotina Tam, No. 18 to 24, perd00: ta: $53.50 to 03.00 $9.95 50 2.14 Americach Drills, 30 yards, por plock American Deille, Tuba par ploco 18.30 to 3.98
Cotton Tarn, No, to 2 per 4001 ba... $99.00 to 105,00 Cotton Yam, No. 68 to 4 per 400 lbs. $112.00 a 110.3 | Ootten Yam, Bombay $78.00 to 79.50
Chiata, per piecs
Dyst Brattad Shírtinga, por pinea... Bred Brocades All-tings, por plava.u Drei Damask Skirliage, par piano..... English Delis, 20-sards, per place. English Dia, Tre par piece Boglish Drillo, 25 lbs., pas picos 99 994 199 Grey Shirtings, 7 Iba, por piduo Gray Shilinga, 8 lbe, per piecu ...
uy Shirtings, 87 lbs, par piedo:
A QUODS. Diviste, Kim, der past, Barkota, 3 lbs,, par paff.........
Blankets, 19 iba, per pair Jamleta, 986, par place.. Camlats, 39, per pleas
Camlets, LLL, par piedo. Camlata, 8, perpless... - Cute, BBB, par les.. Camiela, AAA, por picos..
29,45 to 2,85 | Camphor, paokeil, pýtoica........ $3.75 to 8.83 Camphor, Bacon, glowe, pea 105 to 4,45 Camphor, Rotare, noryfaal $5,70 to 5.73 Oardamone, Supaftor... 310,50 to 14.00 | Pardations, Intaziar, por plaul.. $13,50 to 14(Olovou, parolant. $14.50 to 15,00 Goals, Alloat, par toa $10.50 to 17.00 Goals, Buglia staan, HOT BAR.................
■310, 39 to 17,00 † Goals, Sydney, per too..... $18.50 to 24,00 | Gallos, per plant
Lonz Ells, MM Scarlat, por piece $0.45 to 0.70 oppor, Sheathing, Japan, per plant, Lang Ella, M Amorted nor ploes..... $8.05 to 07 Capper, Rod, Japan, për pført. Lant Elle, HI Scarlet, per pisce.........á Long Ellis, HE Assorted, par pleca 50.45 to 6.70 Cotton Bombay, per plan...
21.63 to 7.70 Copper, Nalia, par plaul....
$3.60 57% Loaf Kile, A Seriet, per niens......
$0.65 to 0.70
Cotton, Caldatts, por pioul... 1,65 to 3.701. Long l, Anaceto, por.plan.70 to 6.75 Galtar, Ningpo, perplaul..
$2.50 to 18-8 dan, Thanghai, verpfaul ..... 10.72 to 3
Uitton, Shantung.perpisala. Otter Tienbeto, per nyem).
$5.50 50 5.66 Lastings, 0, por niosek $3.33 to us Spaniol, Steigns, por yard. $115 to 3.30)
METAIS. $1.85 to 2.90 Iron, Neil Road, per giant. 1.55 to 1. Iren, oop, por pisal.....
Icon, Bar, por pical. $1.35 to 8.22 on Wire, por pisal.
$1.77 to 1.8
39.65 te. 3.70 Cuttsa, Jungskor, per ploxl...
Dalton Bed, Saljon... $8 to 10 Cotton Sevis, Siste $5.88 to 3.33
0.25 to 8.35 Catticfish, Japan, 11.50 to 4.56 Cattleh, Japan, without bongs, p. $4.43 to 4.41 Cattleflab, Chanohar, por pical
Datre, Black, per post
Pour Jet, 20: SEK:30 to 1870-Pass, White, per plc 14.
$330 to 3, dyon, .
to 12, Blick, per man 1125 to Pana, Zollar, perplot.. 2010 So, the Rain, nar plodi. $35.00 +9-36,50
Ponzi Bisley, par pizal, Potaton lode, por picals $14,25 to 10.00 | Falaback, por pisal
$33.3 to 2.5 indoors Hova, servisu.org
200
32. Lo 319 32.15 20-225 20,10 b 7.30 Tlm1/196) 1ð
313 to 1179
51,421 5 8,000
$720.50 to 21.00 | Rhincéproe Hora, Mathar, per pioal.....13,0
18.20 to 24.00 Bloe, Sista, No. 1, perplot $23.55 to 23.99.1 Rise, Sima, No. 2, var pisal
à 24 118! $1.70. 173 81:64 to 1:05
Has, Stera, mitted No. 1 per plon1
$15.80 to 18.30
$17.60 1762
se, Him, mille No. 2, par pieal Rice, Barou, No. 1, par picul...
$140 to 144
$2.87 to Jo
$18.30 to 13.00
Ree, Angon, Hom $1.75 to 1.3 $18,50 to 17.00) Bios, Strom. Strawatan $10E0 ka 16,50
....$3,10 to 270
$17,80 to 17.MS |
$17.50 to 18.30 | Saltpatie, perplant s
$1.71 to 5.73
.35.8) to 573
$1.95 to 2.10
$2.1% to. 200
$100 to 4.30 Sanwood, Gruen, yor pigul Ne 3410 tv 4.20 | Sesweet, Cat, nor mionl 102.30 to 22:00 | Sesamum, Whita vor pier!..... pl.$15.50 tu 16.50 denne, Black, per pion...
Tl. 9.4 25.X. 32600 to 27.50 | Sharkyfica, per pfal.
Chalat, Japan, per pfaaliy
1302.00 16 TŪM $280 to 3.95 Shallagh, California, nes podi311.50 to 1200 Datos, Boder nicalT995 to 255 Stonkish, per pilo Dried Lily Porror
$40 to 443
ess to 35.20
855.03 to 65.39
£355 to 81
zaiba Produan,
Elephant's Tacth, 4 to 5 pince
1950 to 30
$3.55 to 3.75
Elephant's Taoth, 7 to 3 pinees....
$200 to 220
Bétel Nab, per piesti..
Peppar, White, porrigal
Pepper, Rinck, por nëënt
- Raštanj Strults, por pioul,
31.17 to 430
.T$1.70 to 22.00
51330 to 18.00
Grey Startinge, 3 lbs., po pleno 13.05 to 2.75 Land. WB, por pisal Grey Shirtings, 10. the, per piece $3.37 to 8.00 Lead, 23, per pren...
Land, Hola Chop, par priest.. Grey T-Cloths, 9yda &in.l.p.pe. $1.20 to 1.5 Gwyr Cistha, Elres, &33in. 71b8. 7. po. $1.35 to 1.70 Calokuilvos, Engkol, por pissl.,, Grey T-Cloths, lydu asinsba. XOp.pa. 31.80 to 1.85 Quicksilver, Amorinas, nor nient GrayT.Cloths, agde in 8lbs. Vb.pa. $8.00 to 2.95 Stool, English, pór tubi drey T-Cloths, ardeiu8lbs.XXpape. $9.49 to 250. Stool, Swatia, por tab...
$1:15 4.35 [16 Handkerchiefe, Blas, pardozao amat 30.00 to 0,0 Speltor, por piout.....
$5.00 to $.35 Flour, CatFormin, por enck of 50 a $1.49 10:174 Handkorohtafa, Browo, per done 0.55 to 0.69 Th, Malaces, por pital........
Flour, Ameriost, por bazzal of 10018... $3.10 to 9.25 191,40 84.50 Handkerchiefs, Tol, par fazona 303 to 0.05, Platea; por do
Flour, American, por barzal of 300lbs. $0.30 to 6.35
$5,99 LA SE $1,00 105
Wangas suites Dandkerchiefs, Light Rei, por dożsa..... $0.00 to 0.74
• Silta to 90.60 ` Kattanë, Kanyar, par pieni lumina $435 469 PRODUCE.
Flixta, per piol 50.50 to 9.63 Snada) Wood, Malabar, per rigal. 3430 to 1485 Velvet Black, 32 jughes, por yard $0.18 to 0.14 Almonds, par pisal
$290 to 23.50insong, Amorim, lat quality, let 3 to 433 Apr Wool, Mendin, per pisama-145 16***
Saal Wood, South Bane, porpinal #3157 15 29.55 TALVER, GAMESAR, 29 Locks par yard 981 to 0 Alam, 1st quality, por pian
$15 to 25 ineng, American, Zac quality, p.pical. $15 to 10 Volvetesas, Blaak, por yard
$0.91 to 023
Supas Wood, Siana, por aici. 525 to 2.65 Velveteent, Gentian, por gard $0.33 to 0.90 Alam, and quality, por pion! $1.75 to 1.85 | Hams, Ordinari, des aland ................
Tis. 17.7.0 to 18.0.0 ) Bark, Jamphor, por pig.17.30 to 18.50 Hams, Sanerior, por piens.205.6 to 31.00 gr, Shok.inee, White, No.1 ... 57.50 to 8.05
Hemp, Hankow, per pioul 2.15 to 4.15 Booka do Mer, per Dical.$80.00 to 55.00 mp. Jisms, par piepl$10.40 to 11.00 Sarar, Shak Inne Bean, pat soul
410.50 to 12.0034gar, Mask-lang, White, No., ... 175 to 403 $2.65 to 2, Boor Wax, Japan, White, par pingt.. $11.50 to 1250"
2.30 to 3,30 Boer War, Hankow, Yellow, par pisal..344.00 to 450 singlass, apar, por pical.........
Sugar Candy, Shok.tane, par pidal ..$33.60 to sond Sagar Candy, Foochow, now ploël.. 3.45 to 3.50 Bees Wax, Thite, por piant... 89,30 to 7.2 Birds Nesta, Labquality, por picat,. $1,650 to 9,10Xeon Seods, 1st haslity, phe plan.... 4 to 0 Vermicelli, Tientsin, par pleul
Sugar Uandy, Swatow, White, per ploul. $1.5 to 1.70 Biels' Nesta, inality, por plant. 850 to 780 Holon Seeds, and ally, per pical..... $1.50 to 4.35 15.90 to 5.22 Bicis' Nosts, Jed quality, per pieni.$75.00 to 200 Tasbrooms, per plaat
$39.00 to 4854 Whost, Tientsin, por pigal. $2.53 to 2.65 Lussole, Dey Slamt fargo. por pioz. 38:15 to 10 Wheat, Japan, ner pisal 39.43 to 50 Halal doe, Manila
$12.00 to 15.50 nasel, Dry Jism middle, per paul... $795 to 745, Worl DIT. mar.pen... 52.5 to 2.65 Hafalo Cow $154 $7.00 8401 Tuscle, Der Slam malt, por picat... $615 to 035 Window dings, for hox.
OKINAWATERS.
| CAPITAL (FrZLY SURSCRIBAD) Tls. 1,000,000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TONG MING SING, Esq., Chairmana.
ORANG SU Ho, Esq. CHINO TO CHAI, Esq. YI YU TI, Esq.
aging Bagans-which is green Car Yu CHE, Esq.
and ten others;
Wito Skirting, 2001, parpiece Sille Stittlara, Cito di wod, perpiece White Shirtings, 63 to 80 rand, per piece White Shirige, 600 reed, per piece...... White Shirt.gs, 7000 rao, por piece.. White Shirtingɛ, áâ, perpino0............................... White Shirtings, BF, per pioco................... White Shirtinge, MI, par pioos White Spotter Skiclines, par pieno...... OF Brocales, per pleno
-HO SHEN CHas, Tag, Sucretary, The Company GRANTS POLICIES MARINE RISKS at Current Rates to fill parts the World.
Uanal roturns of Premia are made to all Cantributors of Baginem whather Shareholders ar nou.
HO SHEN CHEE,
Secretary.
Head Offico, Honkow Road, Shanghai, 1st June, 1882.
(1102 THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
SHIPPING IN THE
YESBELU.
ATH ON ARKIVA)
CAPTAIN.
FLAG AND BIG
TONS.
CONSIGNESS.
OERTINA
TION.
VERSEL
JDADE DE ARHIVAȚ
CAPTAIN.
PLAG AND RIO.
TONG
JADIA
THE Undersigned having been appointed Anton
Agcuts for the above Company, are Beralder prepared to GRANT POLICES on MARINE Borgian RISKS to all parts of the Wazlil, at current | Bothell Castle rates.
Catterthan ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. China Hongkong, 5th November, 1883. [2004 Danube
IVERPOOL AND LONDON AND LGLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Undersigned, as Agents for the chore Company, to prepared from this data to GRANT POLICES upon FIRST OLLES to the extent of £15,000, at the Reduced Tari Bates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co Hongkong, 11th May, 1681
and rich gold within. This is as
article Anperior to the mawkish soapy àlis pensed at the English fruiteror's as a Jeuser
is to a Swedish turnip. nasel
It doubted whether there is any vegetable product a valuable to man, or one that gives so large a return for the labour of pended upon it. Another fruit which is grown in perhaps ita highwo; excollanca in the Malyan Archipelago in the pino-apple; of which, however, not speak, which holde except to damur to the that the hot-house pine is superior to all other pines. That a well-grown English better than the majority of pine It is the fashion to speak of our English pins produced in the tropics is true; but hot-house fruit us superior 30y tropical that pines may be and are grown, with product. This delusion, is kept up by common cans, in the tropics, of richer travellers, who come back with reports of Davour than any which are the product of what they have tasted in foreign landsnetificial hoot, is equally certain." Brazil ja fraits from the casual wayside harker, or tho said to be the native country of tho piae. bam boat-wound at a seaport, or snatched
shed apple,
PD the loss distinguished tropiest fruits antimely from the forest. These
forter the pre- vailing opsion that all the ambrosial fruit there are an infinite number, of which it of sepétala gold," ali the gorgous
produse would serve no aseini purpose to mention of the gardens of the aun, is for favour and any more than those which, either na wholesomeness surpassed by the British additions to our too seanty dessert-tables or strawberry, Everything worth cultivating is for their interest and beauty, deserve to be supposed to be already subject to the better known to English horticolturists, dominion of the Sentel gardener, who, if he Among the fruits of tropic. Ameries which cannot grow it, condemns it as undeserving seen still to prefer their home to any land of growth. We may count ou the farers of of adoption a the famous cherimager of one hand the exotic fruite which have been Peru (probably identical with the Indian added to our scanty island resources since custard-apple), which the crecies maintain Charles II's gardener, Rose, presonted bis to to the finest fruit in the world. Though frolick Majasty with the first pine-apple areely deserving of that elevated character, pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS produced in England. That was indeed a the custard-apple, with its near relations FIRST-CLASS GODOwse at per Coat. Nett pre-enais noble congdest for England horticulture; hut what have we had since to boast ofthe soursop and the sweet-sop, has
to recommend it to a catholic palate. More Two or three species of usa un equal disappointing is the sapodills, of which amber of Pasiflora, with a ang mango natives
talk
much in Central America or two all rind and stone, may be said to be and in the West Indies, far superior the sum of our achievements. The melon, American frait is the granadilla, the produce SAOURPURATED BY LOYAL CHARTER OF HIS
MAJESTY KING OFORGE THE FIRST. which is perhaps our greatest triumph of of Passiflora quadrangularis, which, with its
A.D. 1720. forcing, is not properly a tropical frait, but beautiful leafage and graceful formofgrowth, a native of temperato Ania; it was toown to
De beiter kuown than it i bi English
Undersigned having been appointed nt might i the Grecks and Romans, and has been artif-hot-houses, There are other species of the Agents for the above Corporation, are
cultivated from Sinemorial. OF
HARINE DEPARTMENT years the English publie hare become passion flower which field a pleseant and prepared to grant Insurances se follows
accone grateful fruit: such as P. edulis, the so-
creatolicies at carront ratos, parable either hero, Tatty the taste of fursin
asta of fursiga fruit, called passion-fruit, which to great
ECOWS ing to improved satis of communication perfection in our colony of Queensland; London, or at the principal Ports of India, With bot contries. Pine-apple are brought P. mahforesis, tho "sweet calabash and China, and Australis
late
more
familiar with
omages.
fis more or less dry
(izx
time
fruit,
NOTICE.
UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANT.
The Undersigned. Agonts for the above Com-
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New York
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double-surow rou frigato | 14 4830 | Captain R. E. Traosy
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Hongkong
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Shanghai
gunbont
t
470 Lt. Com. R. L. Groome
Shangbai
S. Prancisco
corvette
16 2540 | Captain Austrothar
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composite sleep.
£
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Capton
double-sorow ganboat
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455 | Glauk-Com. Gamble
Chukiang
sloop
faeiterers' windows.te, awear in that twick, with a thick green rind full of sui
THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
at reclment rates.
Alios Moir
Anna
April
E. Henry 11 Schafer April
Policias ipened for one not exocading £5,000 Andrea HOLLIDAY, WIBE & Co. Hongong, 26th July, 1879.
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Don Enrique Esmeralda Anell Jagor
area ut Mar. 29 Kaniladi Frank Carvill April
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agonia. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. THE MAN ON INSURANCE
PANY, LIMITED.
Prablich
Mar. 1 W. Mallor Hercules Feb. 5 Liuopia Deri C. Wada April 9 Bagley [12 Moraretho Fab. 17 C. Poppe
M. Dischman April 9. Spiurling COMM. P. Taskor Mat. 29 Smith Navesiok Mar. 20 Walka Paal Kiviera Jan, 20 Muftene Panabagat Jan. 30 G. Baton
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
CAPITAL (SVESCRIBED), $1,000,000.
Feb. 20. Floking
from the West Indies which vis in size and P. taarifolia, the water-lemon," of the Pointes issued for long or short periods at grantity with the produce of war hot-houses. West Indies. Of the great orange family enrout rates. Bananas, imported from Madeira and Tene- there are several tropical variaties-not to riffe, are becoming almost as common, as speak of the tropleil orange itself, which is pears, shaddocks, forbid apples, vocado wholly distinct from its tettorato cangger, li-tchis being twice or thrice as large and wore are Buil, hot-nerid easance. This is not to be confounded curiosities, which serve only, when with the forbidden fruit" o tactid, to confirm the popniar superstition fruit of the West Indies, or with the
The Undersigned, having been appointed which holds that there is no fruit
Br&/
Indian" pummelow" or shaddock either Agents for the arore Company, are prepared to Litchfieker. 20. Spalding what grown in English gardens and hot-of which is worthy of esteem it properly ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Caerent houses.
grown on a suitablo soil. Among the fruita Rates. Those who have lived in tropical countries of southern China are the li-tehi,
the longan, know how unfounded is this idea. It is true, and the wampee: the last a species of no doubt, that a very large proportion of miniature orange; the first, among the most tropical fruità are bad, but to say this is beautiful of ornaments for a dessert, with only to say that those who live in countries la brilliant crimson clusters of Broby where, the earth and the sun do mach, choose dingnagian grapes. There is no reason why to do nothing
Fruits in the tropics are all these should not be grown-if not for produced in such profusion that the native the table, at least as curious and decorative to cultivate them is absent. They are not a novelties in English bot-houses. And the luxury bat a a necessity in hot climates, and resson, waapprebend, why English gardez era the restin
is not so much of quality. They have no better success with
tropical! fruite ia grow, and arendt grown, in foreste rather than because they
ingist
thom All them ABAN HUP, Esq. orchards. Except where Europears bare alike, as though the tropics" wore ane CAN LI CHOY, Esq. Q. HOI CHUNK, Esq. acclimatized themselves, scarcely any trouble country with one sot t of climatic conditions. is taken in
in the matter of selection, and evon Why should not the artificial treatment be The Company GRANTS POLICIES on the commonest processes of scientide horti-based on some kind of analogy to the natural MARINE RIŠKE to all parts of the World, culture, by which the boss kinds are perpe-life of the punt? The mango, for instance, payable at any of its Aganiz tuated in the best form and to
to the Bost will bear a
Contributory Dividende ao payable to all temperature, even below profitable are unknown or neglected. 50 deg. during its period of repass, and Shareholders or not.
Contributors of Busiusės, whether they are The vast majority of i tropical fruit-trees are ou
loves dry rather than a damp heat when
WOO LIN YUEN, left to train themselves, and van, indeed, fruiting. To treat it like
a pineapple, which
Secretary. only be described as forest-trees which have demands a continuous high
high and humid
HRAD OFFICE, survived because of their accidental property temperature, in absurd. In most cases 300
No. 1. Queen's Road West, of fruit-bearing. Under those conditions exotics are killed
Hongkong, 14th March, 1851. by over-kindness, Wa to jud ny bad give them too much host, and make ton expect to
FIRE UN fruits in the tropics-fruits which are ofther little account of their natural of S insipid to our taste or positively nuusoous variation and adaptation. In any case, of The Undersigned are prepared from this date from 100 strong a flavour. We must re- course, the sun must heat the store and the to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE nt the member tuns to those who chiefs use them hot-water pipe; but there is no reason why, Reduced Tariff Rates to the extent of $50,000 they are not only dessert, but dinner.
with intelligent cultivation based upon on First-class Risks. But that there are
are good fruits in tropics-exact knowledge, we should not greatly
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, fruits equal if not superior in favour to the extend the cultivation of tropical fruits in
Agents, Sun Fire Olloo, best of those artificially gooms in Euglish English hot-housus.--St. James's Gazette. bot-houses-up ext ca
can deny. First of
wa shauk naturally
these je the mango; of which it inay be mið
that according to the variety, it is either the
10
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NAMEL.
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Hongkong, 13th May, 1881.
CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED 1805,
13 Ernet.
Hermana Wagrion
April 3 Hüdobeandt Ger. bl Ger, ok April. 7. Traulsen Mar. 991 A. Ditbern Ger, sok
IN PORT ON 10TH APRIL, 1884
365 Panodag & Co
Adomin
Alert
444 K. A. Patoran & Co
THE Undersigned having bsen appointed
Agents for the
Company are pre-
It is found in
und in highest perfection in India, of the very runs to the position of Marshal of and in India in the districts immediately France. He was shart, somewhat fat, long south of Hombay. Many other provinces in the body, short and beley about the legs, pared to issue Policies of Insurance against Fire houst of their maures; but the mango per and with a pully, rather pasty fast. But there on the anal ferue.
sollence is that of Mangong. The variety were physical features that were to be marked
4 ་
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NOTICE
tanie
itself
[95$ Friedrich
Mizna
Jan. 25 Hova MAT. 19 Richter
ever, infinite; and they ro of all sizes, favourably. He had a gcod, straight, is, however, from the largest Jerser pear to the emallest eye, bis mouth bad a habit of setting. pippio, and of all coloure. The Magens drtaly; his voire, rather, hoarse in its lowerHE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM mengo should be long, green, slightly reno
PANY, LIMITED, band in clear-sounding ring when raised Is prepared to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS form, with a pe skin, a small stone, stringiness or serpentine. The tast of bid men follow him in the charge. The SUBANCES at Current Rates. good mango is that it may be gater with a English Illustrated Magasine, spoon; though it is not with spoons that
детек
ROLES, and.no us it muny a line and oft had been raised to RISKS at nett per Annum, and other IN-
it
It is a fruit for the closet, Bot isranten.
for
A “WATERT DOCTRINE” wise to eat it the dinner-table; it is nere with propriety. Old Indians sest
Among the rest was Samol Bradburn, seet the repose! of their bath-roosas boa engagedonianoce who, you know," said be, rose from the of which not the laser valuable quality is cobbler's bench to be President of the that you cannot eat too many of them. As Conference. I sat in that pet one Sunday for describing the flavour, it is impossible. morning and listened to his. The Haptic The best proof of its surpassing lusciousness had been making a stir just then, disturbing is that nothing can be eaten after it. The the minds of ear people about dipping. A most exquisite peach, the most saronry pine that time there was no organ in this recsas apple, would be as insipid after mango as bebi
bebind the pulpit, but there
were tros
a boulet à la Marengo after a Madras curry pioturns of apostles; Peter, I think, was be This precious fruit is borse on a tree which coural figure. Outside the wall of but
179 H. A. Petersen & Co
Russian gunboat French ganboat Amariona corvette. Orlato, Colombo Italian corvette D'Estaing
French oruiser Daguay Pecain French corvette
Enterprise
Break Essex
Goranstai
Ittia
POOCHOW.
Is Portion 29rn Maron, 18A. Ger, sh 295 | J. P.Cowles, Jr. Brit, k 437 | Master
Takno
ioatsia
Captain Moret de Pagnas Amoy
Commander A. §. Barker | Shaoghai
Oraising Vladivostock
Vladivostock
FLAG.
| GUNS. ` 8.2.
CAPTAIN,
WHERE AL
Captain Sohana
Kobe
250
Colamander Chillard
Baigsa
800
Commander J. C. Barolay Shanghai
Captain Avoinni
Chefse
15
Captain Coulombaarst
Eiongkong
Azgeriban corvazio
6800
Russian transport
80
Captain Kultolian
Amerlesh corvette
900
Coin. A. IL MaCorniok
Russian gruboat-
7
20
Cormandor Stark
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34)
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Shanghai
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900
Com. P. F. Harrington
Korer
Fraub frigate
14
·Captais Fleurisis
Shanghal
Lentis
Frozch gushant
.100
Captain Dabar
Canter
Marq. del Duora Spanish grubost
T
Capt. Juni Calder on
Hongkong
American guulbont
6
759
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Russian gunboat ̈
* 80
Nagasaki
Bussian corretto
19
Gorman ganbost
780 13
230
500
Juniata
La Galiasoniera
+
250
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IN PORT ON 10TH APEIL. 1884
Monousoy
Morge
Naesaik Nautilus
Norg
Opritehnik
Palos
· Restwynik
Bköbeleff
Bobal Stosch Tamega
Kassisa gruboat Eussian orsigor Amerionn gunboat Russian araisor Russian.corretto
Bassian gumboat
German corretta
Portagueas about
Russian ganboat French irovolad
8 950
7.
AGEKIES at all the Treaty Forts of China Anna Dorolhas Mar. 27 Jonand and Japan, and at Singapore, Buigon, Penang, Chingtah
Aug 16 Taylor and the Philippines.
Floddan
Ang. 20 North. Empiro Mar. 24 Q'een of Indian Mar. 29 Maher [131 Reporter
Mar. 1 Spalding.
Ger. bk 343 Okt. bk Beit, ok "Brit, bk
Clipperich & Burchardi
472
C. M. 9. N. Co
-
J. A. Mitchell
Russell & Co '
Brit. bk 389 Amr,
1950 | Molsters & Co ̈
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,
Scerotary. Hongkong, 27th March, 1882,
OFFICE. HENIX FIRE
The Undersigned are now · propared to GRANTPOLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at the following Katas
P
On First-class Europe
Tenements at Net per Annum. On First-class flows, Merchandise stored herein at Nat per Annum. .....at1. Not par annum,
Net per Annum.
J
is one of the hardiest and most prolific ofnil recess there were two large tanks, witie! On Coals trapical treed--not · less bosutiful for its supplied water to the preachers' houses. On Petroleum in li
consed Godawris shape and colour, especially in the time of Bradburr lived in one of these. He had blossom, than valuable for its produce. It finished the sermon, and then, qu if recalling On First-class Chinese has been introduced into the New World bomething he had forgotten, be-
be-said, in his
his Tenomouts
Not per Annura. and
All most grows abundantly
Lane I bear that OuFecond-class Chinese
Tenets at 21, Net per Annum. over the West Indies, and Central and nor some of you have bem distarbed on the
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & ̧ Co., theru, South Americs
but except in question of dipping. You want to be dipped,
Agents for Phoenix Fire Ofice. Murtinique and in Jamain, where some do you? All you who want to be dipped, Hongkong, 5th August, 1851. les atension has been paid to the selection of
of come to me to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
GAZETT R,” "JAPAN
commanding
of inferior You know what Fregat eat there, pointing
varieties, it is compare MA in the direction of the tanks come to me
y in the
by sotue epicures, steem.I say, to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock,
and
YOKOHAMA.
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Shanghai
Hongkong
Vladivostook
Niugpo
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Toagons
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-
Capt. D. E. Batron.
Villars
French corvette
15
600
Captain Viviella,
Hongkong Shanghai
NAGASAKI
Frough orniset MT
Captain Bozcaler
Cruising-
Woll
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300
Lieut. Con von Baven.
Hengkong
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NAME
FLAG AND HI, UNS TONS R.P.
COMMANDER
STATION.
Viceroy's gmbast
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Hongkong
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80
Hongkang
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250
75
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Vloeroy's guabast
180
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Viceroy's gunbost
Canton
Kongkong
Lerug Via Ting
Annapolis Fab. 4. Woodworth B. F. Watson Mar. 28 Hawkins Black Diamond Ost. 2 Boyd
Dot, [16 Dana
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Nov. 6 Brak Macy C: Bohm Nov. 23 Basle
Mar. 84 Dumo ed equal to the ungu, is a fruit of a muef I will give you a dipping that shall settle HAVING been appointed AGENT in HONG- Minerva more limited sphere; its true home being your poor minds, and save us from being Gazette, Japan Gazette Samunury and Oriont
KONG and SOUTH CHINA for the Japan Nexo the Malayan Praineulo. It has a favour troubled any more with this watery
"Hong List," Orders for Subscriptions and Oleage perimps more delicate and refined then that doctrine From Anecdotes and Advertisements will bo roosiyed at this Offi Pouclopa of its rival, buzáséertainly not so lucions collections of the Early Methedists," in 779 Another famqpe fruit of bla part of the "Sunday Magarino
maugos.com.
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Mar. 9 Rodor
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