experience of mining swindles during the last two years, as some more of them, with a foroiga admixture are aguia ormoping into light. There seems to be no way so easy for a Chinaman to
NEWCHWANG,
9th January, Our winter so far has passed pleasantly
rob his countrymen as this and it will probably (udough-al we feel most grateful for the pre- be always popular on that account
senos of the U.S.8. Palos, whoso protection is 16th January.
quite sufflotant for the port. The last two daya Further accounts from Boal, official and soui-havo ronght large foros of soldiers, some official, fally contre al I have stated to you, 11,000 men, I hear, who seem to have travelled a 51%, that the recent outbreak there was the re- long way, antives say thousands of, but one Bit of a coined Japatoss and pre-Japsare not gasher where they can have come from. conspiracy, famonted nad dirooted by Mr. Taks Anyhow they are said to be played out. Some Love, and ring for and the annexation by reports are to the olfact that those troops aro to Japan, & victual annaration of the Korean King be send to Korn, whether overland or by atuamera when navigation opens is not known. dom. The conspiracy seems to have boon ex- ploded prematurely, and the conspiratcre and Thoir prasenon is not desirable, and we lepo they revolters do not seem to have taken into 200out will go by land, and soon. The Chinese Covera- the utter detestation with which the Korean meat are imposing now taxes on produce from pooplo regard. Tupan and all tags Japanese the interior, and traders object so strongly that For a time at lourt, henceforward, there will there is a talk of susponding business altogether acadention of traitorous intrignsa in Kores, if the taxes be onforced at present all is talks at the Kingdom will have for the first pidgin," but no doubt farge soms will by required time since feraigners have been amitted from all olasses, to pay for the Franco-Chineas iuto it como ebazen of being able to imprors war, or to resisting Fronch reprisals, which its intern) and external conditions. The seems a curious excuse for, the bombardments, country is in some respects' poor, as much of destruction of gan vossale, property, life, and the the ground is covered by inaccessible forests, business prospects of innocent people. I sup barron mountainsalternated with swampyvalleyspoon if a zasu owes money. It is only reprisal to but yet thara ia tortile ground abundant enough burn down his house sad all the people that may be in it, unless he paya sharp; still it should be for growing crops to feed the people and to spare. Gold there is in nearly all the streams. There proved satisfactorily first that the money is due. is fire copper, galeria or argontiferous, Tend, France has not proved it yet-Churier Cor cinnabor, cobalt, and magneto and hamaties respondent. -iron of the finne-quality Thera in ako mnoh fine timber, oak, elove, ash, bosch, magnolia, red and white pine, farah, locust, spruce, ole, even market for which can be found in disafforostad | Chiua. The southern end of the peninsula grows the mulberry tree, and Mr. von Mollen-
"CUCMGROTAL INTELLIGENCE,
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY" Ora, 1855.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
HAVEN ̈ÑO HAMBURG ...... LONDON & HAMBURGenia LONDON, da, VIA SURE CARAL LONDON VIA BUZZ CANAL. MARSEILLES VIA SAIGON &c. NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO .......... SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y'AMA
SINGAPORE, PENANG, &c.... SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, &o..
SHANGHAT HANGHAI
TO BE LET.
STORAGE.
VESSEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN.
AT
FOR SENTERET APPLY TO
TO BY DESPATCH B
Ino..... Pax....
Hydsaps (str) Cioncoo (str.) Djamurah (str.)...... H. C. Sibley.. Commodore ..... Western Moussch City of New York(str.)
Kashgar iste.) ...... Glenfinlay (str.). Gullrie etc.).......
Kwangles (str.)...
Carlowitz & Co., P.&O. 8. N. Ca.. Hongkong Jawline Matheson & Co... Mossageries Maritimer ... Hongkong Arnhold, Karberg & Co... Hongkong Bussoll & Co........
Hookelma.... GU Buffoner Dako Laguerre, Fowler Blanobari Erichsen.....
Hongkong Hongkong
Carlowitz & Ce..............
Hongkong
Hongkong
-Cesig
Jacoby. Andrew
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
Email & Co.
P. M. 8. Co.
...Bussell & Co. Bongkong P.&O. 8. N. Co... Hongkong Hongkong
Jardine, Hatheann & Co.... Russell & Co.....
Gr Commodious and voll out OPP'S HOTEL ON RULANGSKU,
THURSDAY, St February.
OPIUM.
OODS RECEIVED on STORAGE in DOWNS on his New Premises in DUDDELL STREET, Next to the OEIENTAL BANK
G-R. LAMMERT. Hongkòng, 28th December, 1884.
157
Quotations are
11 to 24
dorff is probably not too sanguine in looking Malwn (New)...8540 par,ploul, allas, forward to the day when Koran will be able to ux- port 20,000 to 23,000 bales of white silk in a year, Malwa (Old) 3650 per pioul, alles, besides, much of the strong yellow thread spas
507
....... 610 lu 612)
EXCHANGE.
by the Bombyx allanthus. So that, given place Patas (Nor) 3815 to 620 aud-oestion of the shamatu! intrigues which Patas (Old)......... have been like a centiunal and irritating blister, Benares (Nor) there is hope for the Kingdom. The people, however, are rather idle, und sa food and living. easts but little, they have been so far indisposed To make any orortion. But at the meri are strong, not wanting in ingontity, and docile to a degras, they may, by fores of circumstances, become industrious.
ON LONDON-
Ication
of 1 to 24 Latties
par about.
“ME E. “KOPP.
AMOT. WITH OR WITHOUT INVENTORY. For Particulars, apply to the FROPBIETERS, Amoy, 5th January, 1885. -
FOR SALE.
(125
& WATTSSOLIDMANSGANY
TO LET. With Foussion From Art Fobruszy next. TE BUNGALOW with LAW TEABILGIARD TABLE, Complate with OURD and GARDEN, st Book Bay. Cues, Fool, Fyzamid, &s., Balls, Marking Board,
Reste, Extra Cloth, &o, &o...
Kowloon
Apply to
Just arrived Por "GLENKALLOOM"
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 5th-November, 188449
LP. MADAR
Victoria Hotel
Hongkong, 9th January, 1885.
[130
Hank Bills, on demand............ 3/61 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....30 Bank Billa, nt& months' sight 16% Credits, at 4 months" sight.. Dogamentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight...........
TO BE LET.
C
..37
ro
430
1.8/7
PAKIS
Baat Bills, on demand
4.47
ON
Credits, at 4 months' sight BOMLY.Bank, 3 days' night...220) ON CALOUTTA-Bank, 8 days' sight.201 ON SHANGHAL
4.53
734
Every secunt recoired peores clearly that. the Chinese soldiers ware welcomed by the suffering people to deliverers sad the people of O Soal made bonfires ont of their ruined banken 10"
em the Chinese trengs. The statement that! the Chinese braves and bequae, by bad conduct, fialerable to the people is a false and calumniana alement, as overy necount given, without an caption or qualification, most clearly proves the contrary.
Here and in Peking matters go on without
-19th Jonary.
Bank, ight............ Private, 30 days”, sight.............
1 ALBANY, GROOMS GARDEN. S No. 2, BraIN TERRACE, SROOMS,-&.--- GODOWNS, nt FLATCHER'S" BUILDINGS, Water Frontage.
GODOWNË ul WANCHAI, Water Frontage. $ ACRES GARDEN & BUNGALOW, at CAROLINE HILL, East Point.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.. Hongkong, 5th February, 1995.
TO BE LEI.........
FOR SALE. AMP A
G
N
E
"MONOPOLE "
AND
"MONOPOLE SEC" (DBT)
CARLOWITZ
Sole Agents; HEATRE & Co., . Hongkong. 1st July, 1381
FOR SALE
Quick despatch.
Quick despatek.
On 17th Inst., al ♣ V.M On or about 7th ingk
On 10th inst. at Noon Qutak despatok.
Quick despatch, Quick lespatch...
On 10th inst, at 3 r.. To-morrow, at 4 P.M. On 10th inat, at 3 .. Today, at 2 P.M. Tomorrow, at 5 PM.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES. -- PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS. STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE. BATAVIA, CO- LOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT-BAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND DLACK BBA POETS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL,
AND LA PLATA; $350,
LONDON AND ANTWERP, BORDEAUX LE HAVRE, AND DUNKIRK.
TUESDAY, the 10th day of February. 10, the dany of
"DJEMNAH," Commandant Lequer, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, Brekku, (and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specle will be registered for Lon. don as well as for Marsailles, and gocepted in tzanail throngh Marsolios for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted til Noor. Cargo will be monnived on board until M., DEAL SCHIEDAMSCH JENEVER in Specia and Parcels antil 3. F, on the 9th Stone Bottles: also POMERANZEY February, 1865. (Parcels are not to be sent BITTERS and SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS. 2 board; they must be left at the Agency's PRIME-SOUREROUT and RED CAB-Oos. Contents and valus of Packages are HAGE, in Jora, and Salt HERRING 8, in tine.required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com. BPORTING-QUNS and RIFLES, REVOLpany's QRcs.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, VERS, and CARTRIDGES, SHOTS &o, &.
Agent. J. F. SCHEFFER 31 and 23, Polinger Stroot Hongkong, 30th January, 1995, Fogkong. 3rd April, 1884.
27
J AND R. TENNENT ALES and PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & BONS
Merchant Navy“ Navy Boiled
Long Flax
Crow
CANVAS.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. 'Mongkung, 11th May, 1867.
19
-“LEONHARDI QUELLE" TATURAL GERMAN SELTZER
120N WATER
1309 O ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAT CONGMAN,
754 Pical SANDALWOOD. 3,954-...
FIREWOOD. MANGROVE BARK.
“HE BUNGALOW on CAROLINE HILL,
86
visible change. The Councils, ono and all, de Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-12 Tast Point, with Five sores of GaRDES EI S. 8. CADHADEE" FROM SANDAKAN.
elace for war, and the peoples of the 18 provinoäs per cant premium. approve with one 20cort. Il a cow possible Union Lasurance Society of Canton, Limited-GROUND and WOODLAND attached.
$460 per share, ez div.
pon, to assume command of the military re-China Traders' insurance Company's Shares-
for the Emperor, as soon as plans are agreed
sources of the provinces, and before long this
-864 per share.
will be done, and China, now as a bundle of an-North Chian Insurance--Tls. 285 per share. bend sticks, will be tied together and bacore Tangisra Insurance Assosiatica-Tia 132 per strong and infrangible. Unforiumstoly the rulers
share.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Bongkong, 8rd February, 1885.
(204
Apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERO & Co..
Agents S. 3. Crusader.
[184 Hongkong, 16th January, 1885.
TO BE LET FURNISHED.
0:
of theirs are not able to less from China Insurance Company, Limited-8175 per No. 2, MORRISON HILL.
external sources and all reforms come from actual experiences. The change to be wrought therefore will be slow in its moremont, but the| morament has begun and will go on.--Courier Correspondout.
NANCHANG-FOO.
19th January
It is not easy to arropose ona's thoughtriu small boat. providing it be anchored in a narrow river before as auisy a city as Nanchang, the gunas city of Central Chine, especially if a rim ber raft a fourth of a milsin length happons ta be securing your bar chains while passing by the anonoring POINTE
The would roar avising from boutmon, lends
men, dogs, fre-oraukera, &e, is intelligible té vAS who has passed mar years in travelling through
#hare or dis;"
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ta. 148
- per share.
Canon Insurance Doo, Limited-per
share, ex div. AN
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share
362 par share
China Fire Insurance Company's Sharos-$89
per share,
Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company's
Bharas-5 per cent, prata. Bayers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macho Beamboat Co's
Sharos-2 per share pronium. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares
30 per cent discount.
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limital
per cent, discount.
Doug Stanship Company Limital-Par
zel
Hongkong Gas Company's Shires-$100 per
share.
sharo
tais sountry, and cease to be annoying, but ra- taos anjoyabla. Uur much esteemed Comani of Hongkong Houl Company's Shares-$130 per. Chiakiang, Mr RJ. Smithers, bad long deter- mined to se something of the province of Kiang China Sugar Hafiving Company, Limited-108 si, and pass a day or two, at its capital Nouch. per share. 'ang-foo. Embracing the art opportunity in the new year, be, in company with the writer and and her friend, sailed from Kiukhang in the besu
tiful vacht belonging to the Methodist Episco- pil Mission of Central Chins Winds and waves were against us, and bafors Hu Kao wa sigated. two of the party found a reenmbent pasiting the most comfortable one. An inexperienced lao-pau managed to break shorsoff the centreboard and lost it in fishing it up the side of the boat, and throe stupid sailors allowed the jib to be blown into ribbons, and as a carne into the toko we ran bard aghors Bar story way but encourging but when we got into the lake, s far wind sent
us flying past Show falando-To Ku-Tangt
Chinn Sagar Refining Company (Dobenturas
nominal
per share.
Apply to
SHARP, JOHNSON & STOKES, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1935.
H
TO LET.
TOUSE No. 2. MALINE VILLA,”
KOWLOOK. Apply to
BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong 2nd February, 1885.
laid
TO LET.
NOW ON SALE DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland |
Trade Report for the Year 1884.
PEIE TEN DOLLA Apply at the Daily Pram Ofice. Hongkong, January, 1885.
HA 9.
FOR SALE.
HEID TECK'S
CCAMPAGNE 10, WHEEL, SEAL
$19 per osse of I dozen quarts. 880 per case of 2 dozen pints. GRAND VIN CHATEAU LEOVILLE.
$24...par cass of 1 dogon quarta. CHATEAU LAROSE.
「257
$12
$0.50
$7.50 $8.50
$5.. $6.
188
Possession From lat Faraary next. THE HOUSE NO REMEDIOS'S TERRACE, Tobot Baat Prgient occnpiad by WALTER POATE, B with Gas and Water
Apply to
REMEDIOS & Co Hongkong, 3rd January, 1835.-
TO LET
Luson Sagar Refining Company, Limited-$50 NO. 4, WEST TERRACE Hongkong Les Company's Shar-3145 per
share, Buyers
vagkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-8118 por share. Park The Mining and Belting Company
--$30 per share,
Selangor Tia Mining Company-113 per share. Perak Bayaz Cuilivation Compnay-Tie: 55 per
shar
Entry From 1st February. Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON, 4. Praya Central. Hongkong, 6th January, 1985.
¡242
TO LET.
THOUR COMMODIOUS" "GODOWNE
per case of 1 dozen quarta. PONTET CANET.
por ease of 1 dozen quartz PALMER MARGAUX.
por case of 1 dozen quarts. ......per case of 2 dozen pints.
LORMONT.
per case of 1 dozen' quarts. per case of 2 dozen pints.
ALSO CUTLER PALMER & Co.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & U.. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
FOR SALE
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
T. 8. MAIL LINE. PACIFICMAIL STRAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING'AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAYE.
The Indo-China steamship. Wingang, with the Indian mall, left Singapore on the morning of the 30th January, and may be expected to ariro hero-to-day.
CAH AMERICAN MATL.
The P. M. stemor City of Peking, with the at American mail, left Yokohama on the 5th and in das here on or about the 11th inst.
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The Messageries Maritimes atemor Saphalien. with the next French mail, TekSingapore on ths 4th and may be expected to arrive here on ar about the 11th lostant.
STEAMER EXPECTED. The O. 8. B. Co.'s steamer Agamemnon loft Singapore on the afternoon, of the 30th ult, wal in due here to-day.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
Attention is invited to the following par bars on the subject of Local Delivery:
LOCAL DELIVERY.No delivery in attempted beard Ship, at the Peak, Kowloon, Aberdeen, to, or at any private house (oven though
on
named in the address) when there is a place of hasusss mearer, at which delivery on baefected. (Postal Guide, par. 159.
The above Regalation is at now, but has bopu the invariable rule of the Post Oos for many years. Considerable efforts brea baz made to seepte its being generally understood. To prerant however, if possible, any further disappointment in the matter, it will appear parmantly on the Wail Lists ierod twice ovary. [day from the Daily Press Ollo.
The Postal Guide for 1885, revised to date, will be found in the Daily Press Directory,
393 large edition, 057 small edition. This THE U.S. Mail Steamer "CITY OF NEW is the only authorized complete Summary of YORK" will be despatched for Sau Festal information published in Hongkong. Franciso, i Tekehamn, en TUESDAY,
A MAIL WILL CLOSE.
the 10th February, af THE FM, taking to The authorised List of Maila issued in Fazengers and Freight for Japan, the United connection with this paper is the me published twice each day in our Exan, which-is- always States and Baropen
Through Bill of Lading jasued for transcorrected is a mach Infor hour than that gire Bottled at the Seltzer-Spring near Gross Kar-portation to Yokohamas and other Japan Ports, balew.
to San Francisos, to Atinatie and Inland Cities ben, in Cases of 8 Dozen Pinta, $8.50 per Cass.
of the United States, vil Overland Railways, ta PUSTAU & Co.--Sole Agenta.
Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to parts Hongkong, 31st January, 1898.
in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers,...
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Frano; and Germany by all trane Atlantio iniustat. 4.30 P.M. of Steamers.
NOW ON SALE.
11425
THE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION
AND
STUDENT'S FIRST ABSISTANCE,
By Dr. DEVAN,
With many Additions, Corrections, But Dr. WILLIAMS' Orthography, Purcs,-
In Paper Wrapper.....
Neatly Bound
Apply at the Daily Press Office.
$1.50 $.200
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE AND
ADELAIDE. (Calling at PoRT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND Posts, and taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIA, TASHA- NIA, and FUT). TEE Steamship
TEE
"GUTHRIE."
Captain Craig, will be despatched for the abova ports TO-MORROW, the 7th February, at YOUR P.M.
For Freight or Paisage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
Agoats.
[298 Hongkong, 24th January, 1885.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. (18THE Steamship
CACCONE'S SHERRY-Bottled by Bir
FREDERICK PEREINS LONDON.
MANZANILLA.
Hongkong Lepo Memefeoftring Compsay, Li No 64, 65-934 Borcingand
mited-168 per share,
Wanshui
where we spent the night. The lake in January Chiases Imperial Joan of 1831-) per osat, die*-*- Apply to~
is merely a river, half a mile wide with a strong current, and for twenty or thirty miles ap maddier than the Yangture. The lata snow-
apur.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Yann Massen, Fatcow Co's Kamaru.)
Februa:75th
&
thurometer-a m. (15 et buds...
VAL TERJAT,
ES
fait was hang pan the lska, and the Sü moon- tains were snow white from peak to lowest Our second morning was beautiful and minne wial poles were the crder of the day, and by incassant poling, we made against the ift carrant the aplaadid ron of 10 miles. We had a good view of the Inte Footai's gleaner, which stands well propped open & sand bank twenty feet above the surface of the lake. I hear his Excellency had six hundred coolien brought from Kinking to pull her off, but the task was found so diffent, that it was concluded to allow the spring rains to do the work. I hear the Captain and engineer bare committed suicide. Ang number of gallsthievo from the fishermen's nets, and an apossional Hock of ducks and gosso skim seross the lake. Our second night brènght na to Nan-kung-fon, the city of the volebrated Chu, who lived a quiet life out of office in the mountains back of the city, meditating upon the alassia lore of his loved country. The last art bas noble sailors performed was to pola is so hard upon a mad bank that it took them three hours to polo os off, and then two. of our party hai te push until var shoulders were lame and hands blistered. The pleasures of boating upon the Paying in the winter, are considerably our- biled by the tremous windings of the narrow current. A plaasent sil of one day from Nag-10 Iau brought us in eight of the capital. There is aething striking about Nanchang at a distance. The pagoda at the extrems south of the city tha towera alors the walls and a few prominent buildings ahow their ridge. A kw-limertone kilns are situated sicry the river bank in front of the city upon the north, and a straggling anbarb winds along the wall en the north and west. We come to anchor in the Hitle river near the Ten-wan-ko, a lefty structurs past the Chaskia gate. The anchorage is about three miles long and pooked with all kinds of bats
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
fra 12 February, 1865.
* WAT.
LOW WATTE
Tiongkon
Height
Beight:
Aan Timo.
10
A
* 1
4271
$I ៨
✡
*. A
„bibrore --a-*
The height of a sen-tarot has been determined at 2.5 15 tids-great the Victoria Ya Yan
and 10 Lewater Ordinary Spring-Tides, to which datam glits in Shime Tables are sulare, ők that have
No
4
The begate in the Tables marked with a minus ( — ) sign 2) in blow Ear Water Ordinary Sewing Tide, and bheull is
kazacted from the mostenta given abore
which frequent the upper watara of the Pogang CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
STATION.
REGISTER.
Mavila Haiphong..
31,36 67,5
30.0
17.0
Skick
A
W
Chủ February 1964, Li 30 tu
หล
#TATION.
10
There are immense rafts of poles and planks in proces of breaking up and reconstructing far down river upon the west of the city. Runders from both haión barded us and profford their Barvices. Cards were wont to the Magistratos and the Footai's yamên, Wa learned upon angry that the new Governer had not reached the capita, bnt Mr. Tan, Semer Tastai of Shanghai, the Treasurer of the province, was acting Governor. A visit to His Excellency was
suged and ande at one o'clock on Monday. Im 0-1364 The Consul made the vixit in his own 'chair os- corted by several guarda. detaüed by the official WTA) The year of the Treasurer (Fantal) is situated tack. near the city gate facing the anchorage. It is elaborate and in good condition, being quite a journey from the eator court to the reception hali. The courts are well shaded with large obil-troon, such ́ng are not found-in any cities where the rebels held possession. Mr. Liu met Blind.... us at the last court and gave de a hearty Hang welcome. "Elis audience hall is fine and well furnished, chair seats covered with valuable fura, shpal and the floor carpetel Cigars and champigue Kagak.... were brought out with excellent tea. Mr. Lin is intelligent, and interested in public matters. We went through the principal strests and were well received everywhera Nanchang is no ordinary city for China. Its streets are onroeroza | and the trades contre in their own partfonlar localities. The walls are near 10 miles ju oxient, and the whole enclosure compactly filled with bocaes. Some of the stroots are very fine and the building fronts finely carved, and the show of merchandise elaborata and tastefully arranged. The Kingai guild, the mother of porcelain structures throughout the Empiro, is very grand; the roofs of all tko buildinga covered, uns with yellow, blue and green porcelain tiles of a Temperature fine quality. The front beaatitally carved, and Humidity the Interiors richly adorned vast crowd Dinotion of wind gathered and swayed to and fro as we went Foros of wind from point to peint, but not the least insolonce offered. The Consul was well pleased with the eity and pronounood it the finest ho hai sopn in Ubins-Courier Correspondent
Windle...
12.00
128
The Barometer de till fading, Gradienta indicato gut wieds. The templars and mility here ris Once weather prevails with zain, lu places:
W. DOBEBCK. Hongkong Obinerstory, 5th February, 1885,
MOTEROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Barometer
day
Previous On dute
Qu date
{ at 20·6m; } už 4 p.m.
p.m.
EUTUZ..
80.12
$1.9
37.9.
890
$6
95
E.S.I.
3
Q.4.
0.02
W, DOBERGK
Mongkung Quwerratery, Bil Folruary: 1885,
Weather
D. NOWROJEL, Hongkong, 80th December, 1854
TO BE LET.
FR9
THE BASEMENT FLOOR, GODOWN, and OFFICE ROOM of No. 8, 2000's Toad Central, either Whole or Separately.
源 Apply to
CHUN YUEN, No. 153, Wing Lok Street Hongkong, 27th January, 1885.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
TO BE LET.
HOPS IN THE
F257
BUILDING
APPLY AT THE Oreccs. Hongkong, 24th January, 1895.
TO LET.
NUS. 1 ARD 3 CAINE ROAD.
[231
Apply to
N. N. J. EZRA 33, Wellington Street. Hongkong, 24th December, 1884
H
In case of 1 dozen quarts. LIGHT DRY.
T
"GLENCOE,"
Captain Dake, will be despatched as shove on ar about, the 7th February.
This Steamer has Superior Acwndation for Pasangars, and carries | Stewardess.
a
For Shanghai-Per Glennlas, today, the 6th inst., at 1.30 г..
For Saigon. Per Harbor, to-day, the 6th Just., at 4.30 F.M.
For Kalung-Per Zhurine, to-day, the 6th
For Kelang Por Doris to-day, the Gtb
RETURN PABLO ES-Parangers, who have inst, at 4.30 P.M. paid full fare, ro-ambarking at San Francisco
Far Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook-
& Adelaide.-Per Guthrie, to-morrow, the 7th inst., at $.80 P.M.
For Saigon Per Propontis, on Tuesday, the 10th inst., at 4.30 P.x.
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