Pizzylvania, et Kändalf's diolation, mudo the]. dock that laid the item out. Randall has boon sufering from a sore throat for several days and cannot raise his vajon above a whisper, but he ras about the House and drummed up votes, until he wish Holman and others, had the satis fection of seeing this scheme bonton for the lfth timo that it Los come up in the House.
EMINENT QUESTS AT A OHINESY BANQUET,
OLLA PODRIDA.
The death is arounced of Mr. Hotelkis, an Amerionn guazmith soitled in France, and the inventor of the "saunen revolver" which has hbor of great servies to the French in Tonquin,
Mr. William Eliot, head of the firm of Messrs. Eliot, Joarce, and Ca., bankers, has died in his ninety and voar. The deceased was initiated Freebasti asarly seventy years ago and was the oldest known mumbor of the graft.
Death- tho Hiru System" is the last horri blodevelopmentofcaramarcialenterprise, Fancy the position of the hirer, who is, after two years. panatual payment, say, unable to keep up the instalments dus. No wonder the somato artist bas pounced on so suggestive a subject for lis poncil.
INDIANAPOLIS, 16th February. The Chinese residents of Indianapolis wound ap their New Year's foalivities, which were on mere extended seale than maal this year, with an elaborate bangust to night at the Seocnd Prolyterian Charch, for which they provided the fost largely from the products of their native spil. Ahazt two houred parsons sat down to the tables, among them being the Vico-Prosi- deat-oleot, Gor. Geay, Mayor McMasters, duda
The propos drama flourisheth still. One of number of legislators and other. prominent citi the latest additions to the pories is entitled "El zow. Tosets were responded to by several Maldi; or, the False Prophet of the Soudan," gusta, including those named, and the pro-jund it is by Mr. Wilford Stephens. It has not gramme was varied by savera) acorcises hy, the yot boon prodceed. Another is "The War in hosts in their native and adopted tongues
to Soudan," shorty to be given at Banger's. WHY THE SILVER DOLLAR WILL NOT WORK
INJUSTICE ----
A "smokelesa" powder has of inst been lopt- ad by the War Department. This has been id vocated for some years past, and many well-known "shootists," including Mr. Cholmondeley Pen nel, have written letters to the papers on the sabject. The smoke of the new "cocoa powder, nt it is called is verp-thin, and is not sufficient
In the New York Tribung Mr. T.. A. Elison, of Menlo Park, New York, predicts that per Buns now living will probably on the capital and ingenuity that have been devoted to the certain and perfosting of maobinary for the generation of electricity rendered unnecessary, as electrical energy will be derived directly from coal, which is stored op solar hest and Eght.
Now Yous, 16th February. A Sun's lindar ably answers the question: Will the silver doline, work ipinatics P" and sare that it will neither cause a financial oresh nae prodao stringency, aer injure, Inbour in teraria. The only serious question is that re-to obuure the target. gasting scntracts now existing, made upon o press or implied sasumption that they were to be fulfilled in geht.
The Nun taka side with the ailver advcrites as to the relative value of gold and silver when gold euntracts wore made ar guing that silver dollara baro tot depreciated, but that gold has advanced, and instangas the general cheapanes of raw matoriale and the no- cassaries of life compared with their coat geven
The story is well known of a country surrant years ago. Much of the decline, no doubt, is who told a caller that her mistress said she was dus to increased protaction and an improved not at home. Thoy now manage these better on process of manufacturing, but the fast remains the Continent by the aid of electricity. The that eighty-fire or eighty-three coats in gold visitor presents his oard to the concierge, who will bay more food, clothing and other articles telegraphs the name to the locataire, or aacupier of daily nee than $I in gold would have brought of the apartment, if he' is within, and receives in 1878. The man who lent gold then, and gets back a sign, orly visible to himseli, denoting whe- it back now, is really getting back more than hether he will "recise," or not be bothered. parted with Statistice which show the decrease
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL Tag 1885,
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
HAVRE AND HAMBURG. HAVEE AND LONDON......... LONDON VIA SUZE CANAL..... LONDON.. MARSAILLES VIA SAMOr &e. NEW YORK
NEW YORK. SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO VIA THAMA PORT DARWIN, A..... BOMBAY VIA STİLAITE YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO RANGKOK. SHANGHAI
SHANGHAL
AMOY AND SHANGHAI CEBU
MANILA VIA AMOY MANILA VIA AMOY
VESSEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN.
дт
FOR FREIGHT ATPET SO
'TO BE, DESPATCHED
Willy
Malbrok.
Priam (str.)........ Alox MaNoi... Melbourne (str.) Nicholas Thayar
... Crasoent
Comuzodore City of Rio (str.)... Whampoa (str.)...... King Arthur (atz.) Galley of Lorne (str.) Glamorganshire (str), Davabo (str.)........ Moofd (str.) Fockgang (str) Jason (str.) Remus (str.)...t Emay atra Zafiro (str.)
COMM ZBOLAL INTELLIGENCE,
TUESDAY, 31st March. QFIUMI
Malwe (New)
Quotations are
8520 per pical, allos. of 24 Tto 3 cattios. ......$530 per pioni, atlee, of it to 24 outties. $500
"per chest.
597 to 600
565
Malwa (Old)
Patoa (Now), Fatus (Old) Bomares (New) Benares (Okl)
With respect to the senseless habit of baring of gold production and its increased absorption new clothes in order to mourn for a deocased ro- in manufactores, slao show that the silver pro-lative, an Australian wrilos to say that both in duation has remained stationary at about Australia and in New Zealand the cabeance-OR $100,000,000 mally since 1979.
FLAN TO INCREASE. THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON, 16th February
mont of deaths in the Press. are often followed by the words, "By the wish of the dacaosić, his relatives will abt wear mourning." I have als At a meeting of the House Committee on Ap-waya myaolf admired the sense of the Pavian, propriations, fa-night, for consideration of the nation desorbed by Flerodotus. When a naval appropriation bill, Randall's proposition to Paouian died, his friends and relativas met to- Laerease the navy was adopted, with amendments gether to feast, in order to celebrats bis having The amendment provide, that the Board of Reven boon transferred to another and a better world, to consider the designs shall consist of three ci-
and to ocnsole themselves for losing him. vilines, one line offer above the rank of captain, Anaval constructor, a naval engineer, and the Secretary of the Navy: fast the amarle for de Kigus of reels shall be limited to $10,000 and $5,000; that there shall be bas four different kinds of vossals, and that the report of the Board shall be submitted to the President before the first Monday in December, and be in turn shall transmit it to Congress. The aval appropria tion bill will be completed in the morning and
resorted to the House.
a
The following news about the Maldi which correspondent of a contemporary quotes from the Mubashir has at least a retrospective interest:
The Made Council of War consists of the Amoore of El-Rasher, El-Ais Gamor, ELObeid, and Tondelt. The first is named Ali Ma. H iss former Egyptian officer, and enjoys the Mahdi's complete pondence. Ho, it is buiored, forms all the war plans, and gives orders to the other Ameera The soldiers are paid orory Fri- day by an uncle of the Maldi, anal the provisions
ars under the care of the Ameer of El-A'ïs, Seventy-four Dervishes sot as prayer resibara, and the camp includes eight hundred women, besides many children."
i..
LONDON-
042
EXCHANGE.
Bank Billa, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.. Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at á months' sight... Documentary Billa, at-4 months?
Bight.......
Henne. Lightbody Butler,
Hongkong
Hongkong
David
Hongkong
·Darlowita & Co................Quick despatot. Arnhalt, Karberg & Co.... : Quick despatch. Buttoreid Swire.................... Carlowits & Ca.......
Miator
Crosby
Kougkong
Arnhold, Karberg & Co...
Iu'aud
Blanchard
Hongkong Kongkorg
Rasull & Co...
Pussell & Co.
Williacas .....................**
Ponroy ........ D. Williams ....... J. Nowton......
∙Hogg
Artligan Tremoya.. Blac Talkot
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE
Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong Hongkong
Mossageries Maritimes...
F. M. 8. 8. Ca Butterfield & Swire.......... P&O. S. N. Co
Eussell & Co
Adamson, Ball,
To-day, at2 P.. Quick despatos, On-7th inst, at Noon. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. On 7th that, at & P.M. On 15th inst., até F.x. On 3rd last at 3 r.. Today, at3 r..
GoTo-morrow, at Noon.
Yuon Fat Hong ............... Russell & Co...
Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Ü... Hongkong
Butterfield & Swire Hongkong Duna, Melbye & Co. Hongkong Remedios & Co.......... Hangkong
Rasa & Co.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
| To-day, at 3 P.M. To-day, at 4 P.M. On 4th hat, at Noon. To-morrow, at 4PM. On or about Rod inst. On 6th inst., at 4 par On sth inst, at 5 PM,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR BANGKOK, DIRECT.
ACCONE'S SHERRY-Bottled by Sir THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM-
FREDERICK PERKINS LONDON,
ISLAY BLED WHISKT.
In-1 dagen IRAR.
CHERRY BRANDI
In 1 dozen caser. MANZANILLA.
In onso of 1 dozen quartz.
LIGHT DRY.
In case of 1 dozen quarts. LAGER BUER--Pts. and Qts. ALE, BASS & Co. PALE-Qte, and Pts. STOUT, GUINNESS' EXTRA-ta. and Pta.
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
-Bank-Buildings,
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. THE Company's Steamer
“DANUBE"
TH
PM.
Captain J. Norton, will be therpatobot for the above Port TO-DAY, the lat April, at THREE
For Freight or Passage, apply to
YUEN HAY HỎNG,
Agerts. Hongkong, 91st March, 1885.
UNION LINE.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO.
Sole Agents for ChinTHE Steamship
.3/60
..3/61
ON
PARIB
Bank Bills, on dəmand,
.4.43
Hongkong, 6th March, 1885.
Cradita, at 4 months' eight
4.50
O
BOX-Bank, 4 days sight.222
ON
CALCUTTA Bank, & days' night...S ON SHANGHAL
Bank, sight...
724
..73
Privato, 8 days' sight.......
SHAKES Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk, Shares-124
por cont. premium. ex. div. Union Insuranen Society of Canton, Limited-,
$165 per share.
China Trudees' Insurance Company's Shares--
$53 per share.
North China Insurance Tla. 285 per share. Yangtaze Insurance Association Tls. 130 por
share.
share, ex div.
According to the Tilustrated Naval and Mili-Chinesa Insurance Company, Limited-$165 per targi Magasine, the following were the Numbers ou Establishment par British Army Estimates 1884-5, including those serving in India-
General and Departmental Staff
KAVAL AFFRÓPERATIONS
WASHINGTON, 17th February. The Naval Appropriation bill as reported to the House provides for an appropriation of $13,515,838 The estimates for the next femal year 330,654,011, more than one-half of which was for the increase of the navy. In lion of the estimate for an increase of the navy. Randall's proposition, providing for the appointment of Baari to schader and report to Congress plans for vessels for the navy and making an indefinite appropriation for building such vessela sa iny be recommended by the Board was adopted. This same Board is authorized to consider whether the five rnfinished monitors are suffering from their shall be completed and remed. An approprio volanteers, who naruber 232,00) sliciente, nor tion of $500,000 is recommended for the compte-the armies belonging to the Indian natire states,
· 19,200 n rg 1:|:ཀ པར བྷ ་ མལཾ ཨ ཀ ར ཏ
31,602 Artillery
97 639 Engineer............. 17.0 Infantry Army Reserve and Enrolled P 450.974 Pensioners. 30,250
Total............. 657,754
.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited--Tls. 149|
per sharo.
Canton Insurance Office, Limited-$80 por
share, ex dir.
Hongkong Fico Insurance Company's ShareŞ-
$340 per share, ex. div.
China Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-$65
per share. oz. div.
FOR SALE.
H.A 9. HEIDSIECK'S CAMPAGNE, 1880, WHEN SEAT. $19 ........ per cass of 1 dozon quarts. $20........ por esse of 2 doron pints. GRAND VIN CHATEAU LEOVILLE. $ per case of 1 fazan quarta" CHATEAU LAROSE $12............per caso of 1 dozen quarts.
PONTET CANET. ........per cass of 1 dozon qusrta. PALMER MARGAUX. $7.30 per case of 1.dazan quarts. $8.50....
per case of 2 dozen pints. LORMONT.
$9.50
$ per case of 1 dozen quarto,
.......per cher of 5 doson pints. A1.80 CUTLER PALMER & Co'a
WINES AND SPIRITS.
STEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
FOR SALE
19
TUBRE -P.M
VESSELS ON THE BEETH
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE ERANGAIS,
STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORU, BATAVIA, CO. LOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ PORT SAID. MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SRA PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND FORTS OF BRAZIL
AND LA PLATA; ALSO, LONDON AND ANTWERP, BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, AND DUNKIRK.
TUESDAY, the 7th day of April, 1865, at Woox, the Company's Steamship "MELBOURNE," Commandant Minier, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will laste this Port for the above places. ----------
MAILS EXPROTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL- The Indo-China steamer Wingsang, with thự next Indian mail, left Singapore on the 29th March, and is due here on or, about the tie- April.
THE AMERICAN MATIS. This P. M. stanmer City of Tokia, with the axt Anurinn mail left San Francisce, on the 5th March, and is dun here on or about the 7th April.
The P. Mesmer-City of New York, will the sacceding American mail, loft" Bau Fran- sisco on the 10th March, and is dua hare about the 21st April
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondence has been mis-sant or delayed (both of which are liable to happen Cargo and Spasis will be registered for Lon beasonally) all that the addresses need do is to don as well as for Maranillas, and accepted in nato ou the cover, Sent to or Deceived traunt through Marseilles for the principal or as the case rusy be and forward it, witbent any, other writing whatovor, to the phases of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted til Noov. Postmaster General. This should be acted on Cargo will be received on boned until 4 pm, the first time cause of complaint occurs it is a Spots and Parcels anti 3 PM, on the Gh mistake to let such matters pass for fear of April, 1885. (Parsela are not to be sant giving trouble, a conres which generally gives on board: they must be left at the Agency's more trouble in the end Offico.) Contents and value of Packages are Attention is invited to the following, par
required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com-tieulars on the subject of Losa! Delivery pany's Onco
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 26th March, 1885
U. 8. MAIL LINE
LOCAL DELIVERY-Nadelivery in tromptal on board Ship, at tho Paak. Kowloon. Aberdeen, ke., nor at any private, houss (even though named in the address) when there is a place of basiness zeror, at which delivery can be effected
Postal Guide, par. 159).
The abova, Regulation is not new, but has been the intarishia rule of the Post Office for PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIPCOMPANY.many parGuusiderable efforts have toon
made to secure its being generally understood.n THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- To prevent, however, if possible, any farther LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT disappointment in the matter, it will appear YOKOHAMA 15D, SAN FRANCISCO. parmantly on tho Mail Fists wued twice every
day from the Daily Press Office.
1657) Steamer "CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO," wilt be despatched for
The Postal Guide for 1885, revised to date San Francisco, ri Yokohama, on TUESDAY, will be found in the Daily Press Dievolory, the 7th April, at, TAB ex. taking
ths
C49
"GALLEY OF LORNE," Captain Pomroy; will be despatched for above Ports TO-DAY, the let April, at
For Freight or Fausage, apply ta
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, 30th March, 1885.
FOR SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo and Passingers at through
for NAGPO, CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, NEW CHWANG, HANXO and Ports on the YANGTAZE). THE Stearnship THE
P.M.
rates
Panoagony and Freight for Japan, the United P. 383 large edition, p. 657 small edition. This is the only anthorized complete Summary of Status and Europe.
Postal information published la Hongkong
Through Bille of Lading Issued for trias- portation to Tokohama and other Japan Porta,. to San Francisce. to Atlantic and In and Cities
The authorised List of Maile issued in
of the United States, vil Oveland Bailways, to connection with this paper is the one publisher Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to portsbiss each day in our Ertra, which is always in Mexico, Central and South Amatics, by the casted to a finch later four than that given Company's and connecting Stowmera.
Through Passage Tickets gran bel te England, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines
of Steamers.
RETURN PASSAGE,-Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Return Fare: if ro-embarking within one year, sa allowance of 10, will be made from Bevurn Pare. Pre-paid Return Passage Orders, avail. aboveable for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 from Rabara Fara These allowancar do not apply to through fares from Cha and Japan to Europe,
"MEEFOO," Captain Lant, will be despatched for the Part TO-DAY, the 1st April. at Four
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 28th March, 1995.
[64
FOR CEBU, DIRECT.
THE Spanish Steamer THE
"REMUS,"
-Freight will be received on board until 4 .. on the 6th April, Parcel Packaged will be received at the Offles until 5 PM. same day all Paroel Packages, should be marked to ad- drom in full; valtio of game is required.
below.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE. For Straits and London-Pez Priam, today, the 1st April, at 1.30 F.at.
For Bangkok-For Danube, to-day, the 1st April, at 2.30 p.m.
For Yokohams and Hiogo-Por Gilley of ra, to-day, the 1st April, at 2.80 Pa For Shaughai-Per Afeefoo, to-day, the lat April, at 8.30 r..
For Saigon-Per Linnan, to-morrow, the 2nd April, st 4.30 P..
For Straits and Bombay-Pee King-Arthur on Friday. the 3rd April, at 9.00 AM.
For Canton-Por Pouss, on Friday, the 3rd April at 9.00A.M.
For Amoy and Manila-Per Zafiro, on Satur day, the 4th April, at 4.30 PM.
MAILS BY THE FLENCH PACKET
The French Contract Tacket Melbourne will Consalar Invoinos to accompany Cargo be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th April, destined to Ports beyond San Francisco with Waite to the United Kingdom. Bu should be sent to the Company's Offices raps, and places berend, eid Vaples; to
present incomplete condition, and whether they Thrys Egures do not, of course, include tha Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's Stana Bortles; also POMERANZEN 7 Captain Tremova, will leave for the above place in Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the Calloctor Sairon, Striats Bettleranta, Batavia, Burmah,
tion of the New York.
CHINESE SXODEO FROM EUREKA.
consisting of upwards of 300,000 men who would also be liable to serva in the event of a
SAN FRANCISCO, 17th February. war. The remainder of the expelled Chinoso havO | In the course of an interview with Mrs. Lang- arrived from Eureka, Humboldt County, and are try, reporter of the Pall Mall Gazette asked now lodged in the festive Chinese quarter. The about the dresses for Lady Teazle. Mrs. Lang- subsidence of public excitament in Ereks over try, replied "If I say that they are made by the shooting of Conacilman Kendall proveated Worth-well. I did not intend to divulge the any violence to the Chinese who were compilat, secret-but they are made by Worth; in foot, for lack of steamers, to stay longer than tho fat have now one of his people staying here now. I of expulsion authorized. At the Chinese Con- wanted somasthing new, Doglish costumiera Eulate it was stated yesterday that no steps to
have dressed the Lady Teasles of the past. It obtain a legal inrosagation of the Ewok out-occurred to me that I might find new ideas in break have yet been taken. The festivities in Paris. What am I to wear? Well, ona cos Chinatown will not and before Saturday, and tans is pink green, and silver, with festoone of mastime the Consulate, like every other Chinese roses; another of pink and cream; a third of organization, can davola its attention traothing orange velvet, with a white petticoat. When I more serious than the celebration of the baw year, ask Mr. Worth to make a dress for me for stage Is is evident, however, that the Chinese authori: I always boliare it is, to a vary modest ar. ties are not losing sight of the matter and that Ladies come to the theatro and taken fapoy to a when the time arriva for sotion the noceŁSITY witnesses for an action for damages against certai dress I may be woaring The next day Hamboldt County will not be missing.
tasy ask their own drosmaker in town horo to Gorgo Augustus Sels left San Francisor yes-reproduce it. Indeed, I often bare applications terday afternoon for Australia, apan the stearo- for patterns, colours, and so on. ship of that rats. A large number of friends Mrs. Langtry, with a smile, "I cannot take you and acquaintances szabled to see hits of and into my confidene farther. These are State offered him many good wishes for a safe voyage secrets, you know.. and continued prosperity.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND FREE MARONE.
tent, rot unbenefiefal to the London dressmaker.
****
Thor," said
Sharos-17 per cent, prem, ex, dir. Logong, Canton, and Macan Steamboat Co.' Shana-432 per slurs premium, ex div. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares--
35 per cent. discount. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
--45 per cent. discount, Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-5 par Hongkong Gas Company's Shares--390 pie Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharos-8130 per
cont. dia.
ebare.
sbers.
Chinn Sager Kefining Company, Limited–897
per share, Buyers.
China Sugar Refining Company Debentures—
nominal.
Laxon Sage Boining Company, Limited-365
per thars.
Hongkong Is Company's Shares-$1424 par Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
share,>
1628
of Custovas at San Francisco,
For further information ga to Passage, and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 304, Queen's Road Central.
c
FE. FOSTER, Agat. Hongkong, 3th March, 1885.
DEAL SCHIEDAMSCH JENEVER in
en about the 2nd April. BITTERS and SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS. For Freight or Passage, apply to
DUNN, MELBYE & Co. PRIME SOUEKEOUT & RED CABBAGE, in Jars, REAL GOOD SHAG TORACAO.
Hongkong, 26th March, 1885. SPORTING GUNS and EIFLES, REVOL-
STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITS. VERS, and CARTRIDGES, SHOTS, &c, ko. HE P. 20. S. N. Co.'s Chartered Steamship
J. F. SCHEFFËR, 21 and 23, Pottinger Street.
127 will leave for the above plags on FRIDAY, the N Hongkong, 3rd April, 1884.
CILLOTT 83rd April, at THERE P.M. OSEPI
STEEL PENS. GOLD
MEDA Z Paris, 18
Sold by all Stationors and Donfers.
"LEONHARDI QUELLE."
KING ARTHUR"
[638
A. McIVER,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 7th March, 1855: CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
1943 FOR PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY
ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE,
BRISBANE, SYDNEY, MEL
BOURNE, £6. THE Steamship
NATURAL GERMAN SELTZER
WATER.
hen, in Casos of 8 Dozen Pints, 38.50 per Casa
Bottled at the Seltzer-Spring near Gross Kar-
PUSTAU & Co. Sole Agouts. Hongkong, 31st January, 1869. F1495
TH
"WHAMPOA”.
Captain Willians, will be dispatched as abora on WEDNESDAY, the 15th April, at Four
This vessel has rinusually good Cabin Aosom-
Carlan, India (vit Madras) the Australasian Colonies, Aden. Natal and the Cape. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltur.
The nenal hours will be observed in closing the Mails. &c.
The Post Oce declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters contaming Jewellery, &c.,. TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, and, where Registration has been neglectat, will make no enquiries into alleged losses of such letters.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS nor the Owners, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cross of the following Vessels during their stay in
Hongkong Harbour
MAILS DY THE UNITED STATES
FACKET
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th The United States Mail Packet City of Rip
April with Matta for Japaz San Fransisco
ALDEN REISE, Áæ. bk., J. A. O'Brien-Mel- the United States, Capada. Honolule, Péru, ko,,
okers & Co.
chera & Co.
which will he closed as follow:
ALEE MONEI, Am. sh., G. W. David-MB-15 P.M., Registry ceases
ARTE, Brit, str. Ellis-Rossell & Co. Ay, Brit steam-yacht. E. D. Morgan.
Captain.
Са
-
CXADEL, Brit. st., E. Haso-Russall COMMODORE, Am. ship, Blanchard--Oroer. COLOMA, Am. bk, C. M. Neges-Melchers &
Co.
Porak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
118 per share.
$25 per share. gelangor Fin Mining Company-$13 par share. Park Sugar Cultivation Company-Tla 35 per Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, LOUND VOLUMES of the China Cherland modation, situated amidships, upon the apper CHRISTINE, Ger. D., J. Wildfang-Basss!!
share.
mited-$65 por ahoro.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881 per cent. die.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
from Ms. Paton & Co.'s Rie)
Hati 11. 'pută şi Budimana tje
Therer-Marek
The death is announced in London, on the 19th February, of Madame Sainton-Dolby, the eminent contralto ainger, who was born in Lou- WASHINGTON, 18th, February.
Mon, in 1821. She was educated at the Royal A printed protest of largs proportions against Academy of Musle, and on entering on her permitting the Masonic societies to particitate profession, resolved to epokew the tempting op: In the dedication of the Washington Monument portunities offered by the lyzio stage, that she Text Saturday as hean received by the Coa- might devoto hr talents arelusively to the il- gressional Commission charged with the arrange-lustration of our national music and to the in- euta. The signers olim to Lave 13,000 signs-terpretation of the oratorio works of Handol and tures. The protestants say the Masonic erderather great mastore. In this branch Miss Dolby
{\ Was soon allowed to be willout a rival: Men- Zas no mora right to such a distinction then the Hiternicus ar any other sozet Order. The delssohn, upon hearing her in his oratorio of "St. stone sent by the Pay for the Monument was, Paul, dedicated to hesa est of six songs, and they say, broken up and thrown into the Potomac posed other works expressly for her. Miss Why, they ask are Catholics snubbed and Free Dolby, in the zenith of her fame, became Masons honoured f Free Masonry, they say, is the wife of Mr. Sainian, the violinist
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of foreign birth, is entirely un-American and preservation of the English ballad, in its pathos ahrepublican, its public displays are pompous simplicity, is mainly owing to the steady and barbaria, its titles extravagant-and-larily and well-directed efforts of Madama Balaton- its constitution despotic, its oathe extra-judici, Dolby, who retired from the practice of her 2 which Webster and should be suppressed by profashion in 1870; but in the following year hw. Finally, the Protestants pray that only she opened a vocal academy for the training of such asremonies as are national in their soopa lady vocaliste, who intended to adopt a musical and American in their character.be permitted. The protest game too Inte foi sotion by the committee..
A FINAMITE DOCUMENT,'
NEW YOEK, 2014 February.. Dynamiters here have set up a printing press. which they have insugurated with threatening manifestoes eddressed to the British Gorera-te us from Massachusetts. A schooner belong- ment, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE DYNAMITE BRATION OF THE IRISH REVOLUTIONARY PARTY
Pare, 17th. February 18%.
Eale are proverbially hard to kill, but they are as nothing when compared with the shark. Soveral instances of the marvellous-vitality-of” the shark have appeared from time to time, and The best narrative of the kind, however, come the world has been proportionately estoniahod
ing to that" port was recently aruising some distance off the coast whoz the orew notioodi a shark swimming alongside. They caught the terribla Bak with a baited hook, hauled him To the British Cabined We, the represent-hard, and cut his head clean of. Then they stives of theextrema sotion of the Revolutionary pitched both head and body into the eo again. party, to council axorabled, hereby give you Unfortunately one of the crew overbalanced notice that if, during the ensuing sesion of the himself and fell overboard. The poor man was British Parliament, the Crimes Act Ireland immediately seized by the floating head, and bill, witich we consider a mast unjustifiable swallowed Luckily he came out anesthed at maure, be renowed, we have resolved to take the back of the lead, but terribly frightened. retaliatory proceedings through the medium of About half an hour later the meu maticed som the resources of civilization. By order of the Executive.
Fourteen copies were mailed to Gladstone, one for himself and the rest for members of the Cabinet One copy was sent to Earl Sponsor at Dublin Castle.
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thing, shining and glistening in the water. Upon looking closely at it they dianovaced that it was the headless body of the shark swimming afongido se vigorously as ever. Thay ware perfeptly astounded and tried to stop the fish with boat hooks and poles, but all to no parpose. At last soncone tried the happy expedient of
Vanil pafting the schooner round to starboard. Thong basig.. the fish kept on swimming straight ahead and cagion... was lost to sight,
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AN EMBECILE'E FIRNDISH WORK.
PHILADELFALL, 20th February. At the Coroner's inquest this afternoon in re gard to the death of the fronty victims of the recent Bre at the Blockley Alms Hoane, a quiz-
Wer, wherever it may be, never fails to play Sagaeki. sation has developed by the confession of Joseph terrible havoc with somebody's trade. Thore Nadine, a young negro, that he had set fire to the are of course parts of the world where the tiger building and was instigated to do the act by and the alepbant, the hippopotamus and the Peter J. Schroeder, one of the principal atten. leopari, and other fearful wild beasts are still to dauta. Nadine is about twenty-three years of he had; hit there seems to be so demand for age and was committed to this institution an ne them. The Soudan has long been the great Imbooilo, but it is said by the physicians of source of supply for the mere important of wild the institution that he is morally responsible beate. Many of them indeed nomto from Abya Mwa and that be was frequently permitted to go homeinie, bat they are brought through the Soudanaiptor.
རི ཨnrerL unattended. As the result of Nadine's confes and have usually boen shipped for this auntry .. sin, Schroeder was arrested. Nadine said at Massowah. The capturing of wild boast and Shanghal.... Behroeder had given him a match on the night their transport noross the desert is the regular With of the calamity and told him to set the place on avostion of some of the Houdanese. Of course fire. Nadine then went to the drying-room, and the animals are taken young. Lions, for in- Hghting a match applied it to some rubbish on stance, are captured as more eats. A couple of the floor. He then called Shrooder, and the them will bo put in bass and slung row the two, with the assistance of a attendant named back of a camel. A young hippopotamos wil Mallon, andes roured to get the patisats out, but be careyed in a tank of water borne bote in the fire gained ruck hoadway that they were cauel, while young giraffes may be com-
Of ootame an old lion or lisnosa | pelled to: troop. forced to leave the building.
is much too lively a brate to answer the par pozem of the dosart tride, and the name in the case | with most other animals. There is no difficulty
The Patris says that "the neot of Freemasons "is athoistin and revolutionary. It admits that this statement is made in face of the letter rui cently written, by order of the Prince of Walas
in managing young lione. Kingship, if it is, to |
be awarded according to money valde, seems to
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The Barometer has fallen in the South and siseg slightly in the North, Gradiona hary fancefore haeresiąd for Nab, winds, but contione moderate. The temperatare bas Fallon. Thà say is everonat ainng the mout.
W. DOBEROK. Hongkong Observatory, 31st March, 1885,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTOL.
bo das not to the lion, but to the hippopotamusste......
and Grand Master, to the Grand Oment of which ondis arrival in England may be worth Tendumtare France, pointing out that faith in the wristence from £106. From Marsh the Abyssinian Enmidity.... of God is a fundamental principle of Froems animals that reach our shores come in reseals Direction of wind sonry. It is obvious, frra the mature of things, with strong wages fitted up on them. The roof win.... that the mailurity of the writer in the Futris Boudanem are now for busy, in other wara to bo for traversing this official declaration consists minding their ordinary trade, and if they were in his absolate ignorance of the Craft, at any met, the Bandangust now is not a pleasant place - rate, as it exista in England."
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