son why the onlooms of Fapayowa koramic work- ahips should not soon be worthy to rank with the wares which attracted so much attention and admiration when they were first introduced to Western connaisseurs. Only the grand trauslas sant blue of former days remains procurable. It is replaced by a arada, garish colour, better Atied for the surface of kitehen utensila ihan for the decoration of objects of verte
At the farther end of the record annex at
Ureno stand ones of interesting agimens Thay raprèsent the first successful attempt of Japanese pottere teapply the tothods of glasing and decoration used in Europe. Without entor ing ialo sobnioalities, we may my that the difference is proatically one of temperature, and that what the European method lases in depth and brilliancy, it gains in malformity and cortainty of rounlt. The Japaneeshavo buen in- structed in this foreign mode. by Dr. Wagenar, to whom they owe to much of the immense progross developed, of late years, by their workers in cloisonné. Whether the innovation! -is altogether an advantago muat bi, to some ex- tent, a matter of opinion. It iminates the chief distinguishing characteristio of Japanese koraming, and for this reason it will domblesë meet with hostilo criticism. But, on the other, hand, it is a development, and the epooimene now on view are nuquestionably beautiful enough to compel approval of the art that produces thom Japan Mail.
JAPAN, PAST AND PRESENT.
There is a passage in s critique of the resent performance of the Mikado at the Scroy Theatre pablished in the Londos and China Express, which recalls the dark and unhappy eatly days of foreign associations with Japan. Many yours hayo alapsed sinos Mr. Mitford foft the country and he can have little knowledge of the great akangas which have taken place; às experienes was with Old Japan, which explains his lasonic remark to Mr. D'Oylay Carta, în reference to the actors' costumes in the Mikado, that "when he first saw the men dressed in póstume, ho stinstivaly felt for his revolver." Little more than fifteen years ago a foreigner could not safely travel beyond the immediate limits of the treaty ports; of Yukohama especially. Except at the hands of fausties or drunken man he wAH not likely to be subjected to pozacaal vintence: still this class of people was large enough to be a contional source of apprehension, the real diff. vulty under which respectable foreignors labour- ed was the evident ill-will of the people, and the radoress and incivility with which he was treat-
BOOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Quotations are Malta (New)
Malus (Old)
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2611, 1885,
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
MONDAY, 25th May."
8520 per pioul, allowance [of 13 cattios-
DESTINATION
VENÄBL'S NAMB
CAPTAIN.
..$500 per pioul, allowance (of 2 to 9% attios. ...80081 per obest
650
557
BXCHANGE.
LONDON.-
Benarse (Now) Patra (New)
Benaras (Old)...
ON
ON
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand... Bank Bile, at 90 days' sight....... Bank Hat & months" sight Crédits, st 4 months' light. Documentary Bills, et month
$10-
PARIS
sight....
"Bank Bille, on demand
444
Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.53
Os
New YORK.-
Bank. Bills, on densad..
$51
Credits, 60 days' eight....
.804
On
BOMBAY
Bank; on demand...
Telegraphio Transfer
292) 223
Bank, on demand.....
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphio Transfor
ON BRANGKAI
Bink, at sight...... Private, 30 days' eight
SHARES.
Quotations are
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bharem-143
per cent. preminua. Union Insurance Society of Canten, Limited...
$430 par shazo
Chins Tendars Insuranos Company's Shared--
863 per shára.
North China Insurance-Tls. 300 por share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 180 per
..aharo.
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-8165 per
aktra
-
per share.
On Tal Insurance Company, Imited-Tis. 143 Canton Insurance Off Limited-$61.por
Bhare.
ሓ
Hongkong Fiza Insurance Company's Sharoa--
$350 par aberS.
Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares--$71
per share, buyers.
LONDON, &C. TIA SEET CANAL. LONDON TIA SUEZ CANAL...... MARSEILLES VIA SAIGON, den. TRIESTE, &
SAN FRANCISCO VIA T'BAMA SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND, OREGON SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, & "YOKOHAMA YA NAGASAKI, &o. YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO...... BATAVIA, SAMARANG, 'BOMBAY VIL STRAITS
SINGAPORE AND PENANG...
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI VIA AMOY MANILA VIA AKOY
SWATOW, AMOY; & FOOCHOW]
SHANGHAI APODE
TO BE LET.
O LET.
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED
P.&O. 8. N. Co.. Batterfield & Swire Messagories Maritixaos... O. Bachrich
0.2 0. 9. 9. Co. Russell & Co..... Email & Co
F. & 0.8. N. Co.
m
Elohills (str.)... Loartea iste. Anadyr (str.)............... Titania (raise San Pablo (str.).... Now City
W. Barratt..... Beale
Hongkong
De la Marodilo
Hongkong
G. Donciol.
Hongkong
Hongkong
ke
Bray
Hongkong
Director
Bogart
Hongkong
...
Catbarthm (str.) · Kashgar (str.) ......... OxforLalice (str)... G. G. S' Jacob (str.) Hhorina(s)... Chi-yuen (str.)...... Kerongang (str.)... Ancona (sl.)....... Nestor (etc.)
Grait
Hongkong Bassall & O
Jonos
Bosseling
Hougkosy
Hragkong
MoCasin
Hongkong
Wood
Hongkong
Nish
Esmeralda (str.)...
Killarney (etc.)......
Tayler. O'Neil
Hongkong Hongkong
THE DWELLING HOUSE, PEATA Ear, No. 12, Immediate Poereusion. Apply to
MEYER & CO. Hongkong. 5th May, 1883.
TO LET.
1887
cagkongresell & Os...
INTIMATIONS.
Jarding, Mathasch & Co... P. & O. 8. N. Ca Bussell & Co.
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Jardino, Matheson & Co. P. O. S. N. 05. Butterfeld & Swiro ......... Bassell & Co........ Douglas Lapraik & Co. ...
On 4th Jupo, at 4.1.3. On a June.
On 28th Ins., at Noon. On 30th inst, at Noon. To-morrow, st 3 P.M. Quickdaspstoh,
Quick despatok.
To-day at 3 F...
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
OCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
THE OVERLAND BAILWAYS, ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
TER
VIA
AND'
On 7th June, Daylight Stambia "SAN PABGO" will b I. Apathur for Bas Frandson, 925 Yari Quick ilsa patob
him, caEDNESDAY, the 27th ins at On or about 30th inst. THREE P.M. To-morrow, at 3 P.M. To-morrow, at 4.Þ.2.
Ta-morrow, at 4 P.M. Quick despatch, On 2ul Jana.
Conation being made of Yokohams with Steamer from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
MAILS EXPECTED,
THE AMERICAN MALL.
The 0.0; foamer Dosanie, with mulis, &o.j from San Francisco to the 38th altimo, lett Tokohama on the 20th, and insy be looked for | Lora on a shout the 26th instant.
THE PRENJK MAIL.
The Mosagories Maritimas otcamor Orus, with the next outward French, usi), loft Singapore oz the 21st, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 28th instant,
*THE INDIAN MAIL: The stamnore with the noxt Indian máll loft Calentta on the 21st May, and are expected hers on or about the 4th June.
STOAMERS EXPECTED, The E. & A. Stasmship Company's steamer
Al PARCEL PACELGES About] ha marked to ‡address in full; and same will be received at the
Compare Ooe til Five r.m. the day pro-Airlie left Sydney on the 16th, and may be look- To-morrogy, at 5 : saling."
ed for here on or shout the 29th instant,
The E.LA. 8. 9. Co.'s steamer Meantuir, letk Fort Darkin on the 15th, and, may be expected here on or about the 28th instant..
Tomorrow, at Noon. Rat Passas Passengers, who have paid fall fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for Chits or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will ha, allowed a firmat of PC, from Hotara Fare: t raamberklag within one year, The Union Line stanjast Gofordshire left Sin- an allowance of 10 *. will be made from Ketura
VESSELS ON TAS BERTA,
Fard Pro-Paid Return Passage Orders, avail able for one year, will be issued at a Diesount of 25 from Return Fare. These allowtrace do not apply to through farm from China and Japan to Europe.
T. AUGA SUPATE AGENTS, EASTERN AND AUSTELLA SPAM out to the Company's Gate Kaised to
HOUSE AND
BENTS COLLECʻED.
BROWN, JONES & CO. UNDERTAKERS;
MOURNING STATIONERY; &c.;
MONUMENTS Erected...
"6, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.
10LLEGE CHAMBERS (lata HOTEL DETHE
L'UNIVERS Single Rooms or Suites of Apartments.
No. HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
No. 25B, PRATA CENTRAL. No. 46, GRAPAN STREET.
No. 5, PEDDAR'S HOLL. No. 4.OLD BAILY STBEKT. Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & O Hongkong, 12th May, 1985.
The antipathy of Japanese to a foreign trs. Hongkong den Dook Company's H
per cent, prom. Hongkong, Canton, and Masso Steamboat Co.'s
Bharos-$1 per share previam Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Bharas-
30 per caut, discount, China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
- por ocut discount: Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-3 per
ecat, dis
Teller was marked that the latter, ia mast cases, declined to travel upon anffarsues where he was Wövidently unwelomme. At that time also - every Japanese, above the rank of eert, carried arms; sud when men of this class were met their lowering looks and not infrequently menacing gestures induced the most peaceful traveller to put his hand upon his revolver, to the use of which prsation and decessity had trained him for emergencies. As a rule, while Japanese swords ware worn dauntingly the foreigner's revolver was hidden from view; but that foreigners were Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares—$160 por | believed to be, if they were not in reality all] share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$90 pár
Bhare,
armed, may safely be credited with the proven-China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$101 tion of many soti nť violence.
per ehara, Sales.
81
【ONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNH,
Gooda received on STORAGE at Moderate Batos, in First-class Godowna.
Aleo
Tes
GUIDE
TOURIST’9
REDUCED PRIOR, $1. Containing the names of a the Articles of Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture, bo, do, with the Punti and Mandarin Pronna
Gimbiota.
Also for copies of the GRAMMAR OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE, in two Paris
The Daily Press Office.
Understand have been appointed Sole Agents for the Sale of their Goods in Hongkong and China by Mesa, J. & R. TEN- NENT, Glasgow, and oara DAVID CORSAR & SONS, Arbroath.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co¬~ Hongong, January, 1567
1032
IT
Entira, GODOWNS to bo LET Apply to
MEYER & Co. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1881. ...
TO LET.
ROOMS in Cuen CHAMBERS.
Apply to
HE CHUNG NGOI SAN
(Chinos Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY, '----*
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND ADELAIDE (Calling at PorT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND PORTA, and taking through Carga to New ZEALAND, NEW CALEDORIA, Tasma MA, and Fu THE Steamship
"CATTERTHUN," Captain Craig, will be despatched for the above Ports, TODAY, the 25th instant, at Tanna
P.M:
gapore on the 23rd, and is expected here on or about the 30th instant.
The O. 8. 8. Ona stonínu Nyalar kaži-Singa- poro on the morning of the 25th, sad may be expected to arrive here on or about the Sist
Consular Invoices to company Carga des tined to Porta bayond San Francisco should be instant.
the Collector of Customs, Ban Franoiso
For further, information a to Felekt or Passage, apply to the Agonoy of the Com- pany, No. 59a, Queen's Host Coatzal
F. E. FOSTER, Agent. Hourlong, 18th May, 1885.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSÄGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCATS. STEAM FOR
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2.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondence has tasa mis-sent wr delayed (both of which are liable to happen, Decasionally) all that the addresses need do is ta note on the cover, Sent to, ne Receiveil ut 7 p.m. or as the case may be, and forward it. without my other writing whatever, to the Postmaster General This should be acted ou the first time cause of complaint cocars it is mistaka to let nah msttars" pass for fear of giving trouble, a course which generally given
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & CE SAIGON SINGAPORE BATATIA, 00-more troubs is the end
Agents.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1395.
STEAM TO BOMBAY TIL STRAITS. THE P.&O. 9. N. Co.'s Stabip “
"EHOSINA"
933
TH
[20 will leave for the above plase TO-MORROW, the 27th inst. Fat-TaDED., instead-of- POs previously-advertised.
A. MOVER
Superintendent Hongkong, 23rd May, 1995.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Is the best mediam. for Advertising among the
Native Commanity.
It has been established upwards of TWENTY YEARS, and vajoys the largest bond fida ciren- DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co. lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern Hongkong, 1st February, 188
182 Chins. It is marefaly editai by an experienced
Chinese Scholar, aut contains FULL and Ex ¡LIABLE COMMEERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the
Whêc Mr. Mitford says he instinctively felt China Sugar Refining Company (Dahantares)—†_____
for his rerolver, he revives recallostions long
Dominat.
TO BE LET.
www.cc
STEAT FOR SINGAPORE
last
LOMBO, ADEN. SUEZ, PORT BAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND
BLACK SEA PORTS, NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA; ALSO,
LONDON AND ANTWERP. BORDEAUX. LE HAVRE, ANU
DUNKIRK...!!
......
Attention is invited to the following par
ticalars on the subject of Local Dalivary
Locat DRLITEET-No delivery is attemptsă on board Ship, at the Pask, Kowloon, Abardeon, &c., nor at any private house (or though named in the address) when thoro is a plass of business amron at whigh delivery can be effasted ✅Postal Gatās, var. 159).
The Byralation goi www. Int. bas
N THURSDAY, the 28th day of May,
1995, at N202, the Compsay's Steamship above taste of the Fort O Ros for
"ANADER" Commandant "De la Marcello, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Part for the above places.
"Cargo and Specie wil be registered for LC- PENANG,transit brough Marsiles for the principal don as wall as for Mirselles, and scoopbed in
places of Europe.
many years. Considerable efforts have beex made to moure its being generally understood To prevent however, if possible, sar farther versusalle on the Mall Lista lauad twice every disappointment in the matter, it will appear day frost the Daily Prose Moe.
dermant. The sound is instantly itensformed. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limitent $71 GODOWN AT WEST POINT, ice, Wyndham Street, Hongkong; or from (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, ¦ Cargo will be received on board nutil 4 P.M., will be food in the Daily Press Directory
per shoro.
Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$140 per
share.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
118 parabara.-
Ferak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
$40 per share.
Selangor Tin Mining Company 18 por share. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Pls, 35 por
Tokohama becomes again's seatbrod settlement of tiny bangalows in day gardens: the streets in damp wasther,aukla deep in mud so tenacirus to threaten at each step to draw off the heavily-soled sea boots indisponsible to the ad- venturons resident bold sacagh to go on foot to a friend's house or the club, while in dry wether the dust ponstrated every think and opening until the cleanest lion, became a son. bre gray. Where now streats and godowns share: and houses stand, koon sportsmen used Hongkong Bape Manufacturing Company, In shot snipe for breakfast Tho-blaff now mitad-568 per share. covered with pretty honses and gardens, way a camp for foreign troops The event of the tite were the arrival of two and the departure of two axils monthly, or the arrival of an 00- ensional steamer from Shanghai:er the races on the rifin range apon's course with sharp pn- Flos rendering horsemanshipmereimportant than speed or all occasional bali where ladies were in the proportion of one to twenty envins admirers;; or an amateur porformance, the most agreeable | part of which was the subsequent reoriainstions
Chines Imperial Loan of 1931—nominal.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(Post Besar, Pacqoran & Cạn Enguren) May 28th,
Chorometer-ŸA. E
Tacqua as German. (Wat bulb). „Elggomstar—1 r. (Weś kullanan
of performers and erities in the local papers, In Chamometer: (Was buik).....
To
Pharmomolar Mielenum fuver algbtə
~HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
Bra Mai rolar Jura, 1885.
HISH WATER
rb. 28
·2.29
Sat 20
您 鲒
Hongkar
Head Time.
20
M1 1
these "good old times," mai usod to regard a vi- sit to Tokyo with the same feelings with which our fore-fathers regarded a journey from London to the provinces in those deer of coaches. A passport had to be procured; horses arranged for; wills made; rolvara examined; and a subateu tial supply of eliver bu lal in. If the traveller were loty he would reach his destination in fire hours, with his jointa all but dislocated by being jolted in imperfectly springad vehicles over villainous road, where the sot of instinctively Losling for his resolver was patuldly marked, If during his stay of a day or Ewy ju Tedo bad weather osmo on, the road would be almash im- possible for days; and test this should not be W27;
Bažant, the river at Kawasaki would not per mit itself to be recrossed. Do you remember, friends of long ago, bow, five of us resolved to rasch Menonge or perish in the attempt-how, having lost our way mad betto, we arrived at a late hour at Atsugi where it was imperative we should bait our tired hores how we failed to ablalu carn or fodder by parsiuasion; how we had at last to tako barley from the open sacks in a warhouse, and how the proprietor dung our silver money, ben times the value of the corn, into the street with indignant anathema; how at last, vesried and famiskod, we arrived at our destination, to Had our baggage arrived certainly, but in what con- dition Tha barers had been interespted by a daimio's procession and the amiablo yekunta had thrust their spears through our trail baskets, leaving sound scarce a hailie of our preciona Boor; and combining sardines, sugar, tea, pickles, batter, proserves and other modest luxuries into compost for which we vainly attempted to extract soms virine. Some fow resolute mon bad even then penetrated to Miyaneshits, from NTATION. which remote spot were forwarded graphic sc ccants of extraordinary fish preserved in the poods of the kikiyama; fish so large that they nila had been known to awalior antire tins of shougang colate, and to reduce a ham with nies dis- crimination to the bare bone, and to make light
Low Water
Hoaghow!
Height
Mrs The
87
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TO LET.
COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, AND TRIESTE.
PERSLAN GULF, BLACK SEL, LAVAND
ADRIATIC POETS). THE Company's Steamship
"TITANIA"
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor. The Postal Guida for 1835, ravimi to date
Specie md Parels until 3 P.. on the 370. p. 393 laran edition. p. 657 amall elition. This May, 1985. (Parcels are not to be sent is the only authorized sompiate Somary of on board; they mast be loft at the Agency's Postal information published in Hongkong." Oco) Contents and value of Packages are required
* For farther paritanlara, apply at the Con-
G. DE CHAMPEAUX.
Agent. Hongkong, 16th Mar, 1985,
The authorised List of Mails famed i connection with this paper is the one publishod twice ash day in our Extra, which, is always mrrected to a much later hour than that given baluw
A XAIL WILL CLONE. For Stow, Amoy, and Foochow Per Killarney, to-day, the 26th inst., at 11.30 COLOMBO, A.K.
-For Simits mad-Bombay-Per-Evorina,' tow ̈ dar, the 38th insient, at 20) P.X.
Masuring 100 fost upon the Prays the different Ageria. deep water, by 225 feet to the Street.
Apply to
SHARP & Co.£1 TO 4 of either sex, in their own per day to be made by person's Hongkong, 19th May, 1885.
[918 boalition, at work for us. Now business. All
most with wonderful success. Any one cas do Captain G, Doncich, will be despatched as ARINE VILLA, Kowloon, GARDEN you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The e- and Pessage apply to the Agency of the Com-
tie work. Capital not required. We will start above on the 30th inst, at Nook. M and TENNIS LAWY
For Further Farticulars regarding Freighty's Goo. ployment-is particularly adopted to the region Apply to
in which this publication preplates. Days and pany, Prays Central A. F. ALVES. girls or nearly as much as men. Fall parton
O. BACHRACE, Hongkong, 24th April, 1835.
1804 hrs and instructions mailed free. Now is the
Agent time-don't delay, but write to us at once.
Hongkong. 16th May, 1835.
: [945
STEAT FOR Address STINSON & Co., Portland, Maine,
SINGAPORE. PENANG. United States.
7851 NETHERLANDS-INDIA STEAM NAVI. ADEN SUEZ, PORT SATD MAGTA
GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
GIDEALTAR, BRINDISL, TRIESTE, VENICE, LONDON, AND FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG, AND
PLYMOUTH; SOURABAYA, (VIA BAIGÓN
ATHO, TAND SINGAPORE) THE Company's Steamship GOUVERNEURODNERAAL S'JACOB." Captain Basseling, will bo despatched as above on or about the 30th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Can-
Agenta. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1885.
➡OOMS. TO LET.
Apply to
SANDER & Co., 10, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 18th May, 1885.
TO LET
NOTICE. OOKBINDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.
97 BO
COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE
with Our HovSES, GARDEN, Kowloon. 'Rent Moderate.
ALED
HOUSE in SHELLEY STREBT.
Apply to
at
ECA DA SILVA & CO. No. 19, Hollywood Road. Hongkong, 15th May, 1885.
1910
TO LET
Holen.FFICES AND CHAMBEES, No. 7, QUEUN'O BOLD, Intely occupied by Masary, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Apply to
The height at min ssa-ikret for been estendiand at 7.5% feet weer of the tide-gange at the Victoria Nazi Yani; end the low-rator Ordinary Spring Tiles, to which ditam ha heights in thess-Tanies are reimat, si 5.525 feet above ZPETI..
Tha beights in the Tables muriel with a minus ( — } righ var fishy, Law-Water. Ordinary Sung-Tides, and timid be subtracted from the content šiven thore.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
haha. of butter and bread; nay they eren slimbed the di NASL verandah and disposed of the bottle of brandy (taken in ose of illness), and cigars were their erpecial weakness. At least, it was said that the fish were guilty of these thefts, though the owner refused to allow a post mortem on the grennd that tho fish had bear confided to the dam of STATION,
his ancestors in the third year of Toritono's
BEGISTER.
#rd May, 1886, 6: 47,K-
Wind.
Tgh May, 1936, à RÐ a.m.
29.9€
29.94
shogunate. A visit to Hakone was, swing part 2 638 ly to the ravages of these voracions fish upon the Haiphong kosaty store of necessary provisions, and the dif, Hoogkung Bouities of getting there, an undertaking of amox...
Any Bush magnitude, involving a milltary escort of sati.. two for sack foreign traveller, that low cared to Windi undertake it.
We'de not suppose Japan was singular in the
- masters of respect shown to travellers in Thu
period anterior to the year of grass 1870; nor
Live we any doubt that an Englishman was raion. safer and better protected, against insult in the stronts of Todo than a Japanese would have hem in alaaxis Wigan, or the enlightened disapa trict of the Potteries," or the "Black Country":
Haiphony Hongkong but the truth underlying Mr. Milford's observa- Abwy tion faribly impels attention to the enormong Bhangare
Nagasaki.. changes which have taken place in fifteen Wid whort years.
Let us dismiss in few words wosock the transformation of madly swamps into welk paved streets of a focsira oamp into the pescofet abcdes of those who no longer want, other protection than Japan is able and willing to afford them, of the advantage of railways, Telographs, posts and steelip onveyances
19th May. 1985, IL N'YİR.
30.7
29.83
26th May, 1985, 10xx-
STATION.
Dongkang
hang
19
of the sudden springing into civilized life and us....... being of a mation the balk of whose people would almost as 8001, fifteen years ago, kave out o foreign threat as adapt a foreign invention; and Shaagbe dwell upon the fact that whereas within aur eni | Nagmulkiai.
Wadi- pollention we have instinctively fult for our re-stock | 24,53 volvous whenever we met or were overtaken by
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e Japanese, we may now travel through ovóry. modurata. The lompark is high and he w district of this etapire, not merely in safety, but they provela
in receipt of the most polite Attention from.. provingial ofiziale and kindly hospitality from lolagon of the people; and if, as will happen, our funds run short, wo may stop at any town of more than village importance and pronare, in a for minutes b. telographie ramietanse from Mital's or a National Bank.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
BIRD & PALMER, Who will exhibit Plans and arrangs Offices to suit applicaufa.
Hongkong, 9th April, 1835.
1717
TO LET.
ROOMS SUITABLE FOR OFFICES. immediately above the VicroETA DIS- FENBART, Pedders Sirvel.
Apply to
1441
Wx. CRUICESHANK, Hongkong, 24th February, 1885.
TO BE LET.
HROOMS
No.
GODOWN, ou PHAYA, WANCHI. GODOWN at SPRING GARDENS. GOODS and 004Luscired on STORAGE
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
29, ELGIN TERELOR,
Hongkong, 13th May, 1885.
*TO LET.
1921
FOUR COMMODIOUS GODOWNS
AT THE
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