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The Countero de Chambord's Will has been
the Pacific question, but the matter is belug blocked by the opposition of iko Pedarated Aus-road at Frohsdorf. The large privats fortune of tralian colonien.
the deceased is loft to Don Carlos, his wife, Prin ses Marguerite, and the Duke of Parms. The Fast-mentioned inherits Frohsdorf Castle and do- main, out of which, however, helms to matulala all the charitable institutione founded by the Countess, besides paying pension to her house. hold. Don Alfonso and his wife niso receive a
THE BAR PRANCISCO CARLE.
LONDON, 12th April, Sir Alexander Stuart and Mr. Eandolph Waat will shortly have su interview with Bar? Grau- ville and the Earl of Hosebery, with the abjoot of asking the support of the Imperial Govern moat to the soleman for laying a Cosgraph oblarist legacy. from San Francisco, if Hawali, to New Zealand, and they are sangains of ancoBNA,
THE LHERIDAN TAGINT.
LONDON, 13th April. Tho Tariff Committee of the United States Congrese has recommended that wool bo admit ted free of duty.
The Duke of Beaufort writes to the Phing Gazette on asoeunt of his arporisnoor as angler.
Homys-I have been at all sporte all my life. Salmon and treat I have killed in England; la the Christchurch Avon Rairaon, in the Test traat only, I have fished the Wye, the Usk for salmon, the Monger for trout, and many other rivers the as of which I forgot for the moment. In Spema, the Boy, &e. In Ireland the Blackwater, Scotland I have fished the Spey, Looby, the
the Brids, the Lee, and other riverà. In Canada, Lower Canada and New Brunswick the Biath on the edge of Labrador, the Notesgnkan. In ouche, the Matapediae, and the Apsulguitch. The bast 21 consecutive days salmon fishing ever had was in Bopismber (1 forget if it was 1883 or 1888, but I can ascertain). I killed 158 fish, avaraging about 111b, in the 21 days, an
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MANILA VIA AMOT.......... HAIPHONG
SWATOW, AMOY, &o.....
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THE DAILY FRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 7TM1⁄2m, 1888.
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIG ENUR.
Quotations are
THUESDAY, 6th May.
UPTUM.
A story in told of a rasroknut who died flo other day, which lastrates the shrewdness which made him anccessful in business. Ho discovered on one occasion that kia til had been robhad, but resolved to say nothing about it, even to the mazabers of bis own family. Three CRUISE OF THE "ALMATŁOSU."
months afterwards one of his customera sakod SYDNEY, 11th April, him: Did you over find out who took that The Gernian gunboat Albatrons arrived here money out of your tillp" The merchant replied. to-day from a oroise of eight mostha' duration."I novor hare till now, but-now. I know it was She left Sydney for the Caroline Islands and you, as I have never told anyone that I lost it." New Britsin, viá Brisbane, At Caroline Islanda The oustomer had to refund the missing money. it was found that the Corman fag had boon hoisted some-time previously by the Gorman gunboat is it Yap. The Albatross then visit- ad the outlying portinas of the group and hoisted the German fling at Bovoral places. After completing her work there she returned to Brisbane, where Captain Pladder- mann, who and bean in command, von home to Europe. He was acceded by Comt Handissin and the vessel, after-tecalving arrot, proceeded to Now Britain and New Ireland in the course of her araiss.. The object was to punish the bar tives of various parts of New Britain and Now Ireland for different crimen, consisting of the zanrder of traders, robbery, is Seroral engage ments took place with the natives, who in every case either refused to deliver up the murderers or other offondere, or ran away into the bush on the appearance of the ship. Some of the air mishes were of a very severe nature, especially in average of 73 fish por dient. The largest num- This year's New Halwa 8520 per pioul, sillon, of New Irainer, where the natives are very ag; ber in one day was 12, and on another day 11 gressive fought well. In one engagement eight of the crew of the Austroan were wounded,, sad they were very pleasantly distributed Last year's New Halwa 8570 per pizal, allas, of some of them seriously. Twe men received Snider were coming, for half the time unfortunately
over the time. I was alone; the friends who 1* rillo balls through the shoaldor, on recoived could not oome. The largest fish 1 over killed rifle ball in the left arm, while others wore was 2ftb; have killed a good many between that wounded with speers, and in all bases diffleult weight and 201b. In Great Britain and Ireland operations by the ship's surgeon were necessary, The greatest trouble was experioad ia parsa-
I think a 15lb. fish given were sport than the ing the natives, who showed grostunning.com.
Larger ones." In Canada a 23lb. or 21h. fish will bined with boldness at times. Is the various ebont and jump clean out of the water, liks engagements forty-five natives were killed and or grise, perhaps non or sight many wounded, and their houses, canoes, and times while you have him on. plantations were destroyed. All the wounded. men on the Albatroen are doing well, sud it is At the Novgorod prison chapel (says the Fus anticipated that they will be quite rocorared in sian Peterburgakia Gazette) & various couple was T'he natives, in nearly avery plans recvatly married. A young follow amed Zu- where the engagements oscurred, wore foundizki, who had been sentenced to a term of im armed with Snider rifles, and appared to have prisment for 14 years and six months, with: nalimited supplies of ammunition, in addition to hard laboar, married a young girl who was the doughter of a soldier, Yefremoff, and had only spears and bows.
been released from the Novgorod prison at the PRATE, 12th April.
beginning of the present year. Zaiski had The miners at the new goldfields in the Kim- told his brother of his intention to marry, but berley district urge no one to go there without the latter thought the prisoner insano, dooming six months' provisions and horses, or plenty of it impossible that any woman could be parade mancy, ou secount of the fact that the diggings to mirry & convint. He was, however, convincat are 370 milos distant from the nearest cantres of of the truth by the prison administration con. civilisation, and great misery will probably ensue senting to the marriage. On the wedding-day if the prospectors are vot paperly equipped the order appeared in the prisoner's cell, his There are now about 500 men on the field, and chains were removed, as was dressed in a black Queensland and Port Darrin diggers are pro-suit, and taken to chapel, where the bride cording there every day. Another good nugget parad with the bridegroom's brother, dressed has been found, and although the golil is mash in a white bridal dress and veil At two o'clock scattered the reefs are promising r the future. the ceremony was begun, several prisoners as
short time.
TRE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS.
PAPUAN ČANNIBALY.
Cooxrown 13th April. The cutter Marion arrived last night from Kabu Kabaka and East Cape, New Gainga, with eleven tons of cop The natives are quiet and friendly. The party left there on the previous trip were found all right, but suffering from fever. Two natives were murdered near the mission station at Cape Bedford by their owa tribo The murderers took the muscles out of the arms, throat, and mack, and the kidney fat, which they devoured... The murderers are at large.
THE GOVERNOR OF GERMÁN NIW GUINEA,
MELRO VENE, 12th April, A cablegram, alating that Baran De Schleints, the Governor of German New Guinea, has sailed for Brisbane by the steamar Doranda, was re- ceived here to-day.
OLLA PODRIDA
sisting. One hour the newly married were al |lowed to spend together in their cell, the warder drinking their health and then retiring to leave them with a steaming tez-nen and a sentinel at the door. During the whole of the time the husband tried to persuade his wife to go with him to the conriot colony to which he will shortly be despatched. At the oxpiration of the hour the wardor reappeared, the sivist doffed his wedding garments for his prison gar, and the wife went silently away, accompanied by her husband's brother,
A correspondent of the Manchester Examiner
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Tomorrow.
Quick dospatak. Quek despatch.
Quick despatch:
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On 1566, int, at Noon. Ou 13th inst, at Noon. 0125th inst., at 3 r.. On 15th inst., at 3 x.m. Quick despatch.
Qalek despatch. Tomorrow, at 4 P.M.
Tomorrow Tomorrow, Today, at
J. B. Blethon... Hatfield
Quick despatch.
Hongkong
Qdok dospatol.
W. A. Eagers F. Suo
Hongkong
Pasta & Co
Culok despatch.
Hongkong
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Obator
Hongkong
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Hongkong
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Hongkong
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TO BE LEI,
TO LET-FURNISHED,
2, MORRISON IIILL.
NO. 2
For Farticulare, apply to
A. P. STOKES, Supreme Court House,
Hongkong, 22nd April 1886.
J9 esttier
131 to 5 catties. $530 per pieni, allen of [3) to 5 patties. .$5571
por obest.
ROOM.
Patna (New) Benares (New) 552 to 555 Bonnes (Old)........ 55% to 553
BIGHANGE.
ON LONDON-
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LET "CRONEST," — FOUR GOOD
For Particulars, apply to
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1842
TO LET
NE BEDROOM with BATHROOM
AND
STOLTERFOHL& HIRST, 13 Praya Central. Hongkong, 25th March, 1886.
TU LET.
Bank Bille, at 30 days sight.. Bank Bills, at 4 months' might Credits, at 4 months' sight................... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
Kight
.3,34
O stand.
.3/33
ONE OFFICE.
ON
PAW
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.4.12
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.4 18
ON
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HIARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shates-184 |
per bent. premium, sellors.
ROOMS IS "COLLEGE CHAMBERS,"
Nos. 4, 8, BETKOCH TERRACE. Apply to
PM.
On 12th inst., at 3 P.. Today, 8 A.M. Tomorrow, at 5 P.M. Tomorrow Daylight.
O 9th inst. 9 A Tomorrow, at 3 P.M.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL. THE P. & O. 8. N. Cola Steamship-
“RAVENNA,”
THE
will laura for the above place TO-DAY, the 7th instant, at EIGHT AM
A MRIVER,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 5th May, 18. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, “VIA NAGA- SAKI AND KOBE (Passing through. the INLAND SEA). THE P.&O. 8-Ñ. Coa Steamship
"TEHERAN,"
will leave for the above placa TO-DAY, the
th May, at FOUR P.M.
A MOTVER
Superintendent.
Hongkong. 1st May, 1886-
FOR HAIPHONG (DIRECT). HE Steamship
THE
* MELITA,"
Captain Morck, will be despatched for the 1699 abova Port TO-MORROW, the 8th instant,
jat DAYLIGHT.
DAVID SASSOON, BONS & Co. Hongkong, 29th March, 1583.
TO LET
DCOMS in Club Chambers.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.
138
VESSELS ON TRE BEITA.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTE POSTE FRANCAIS. NOTICE
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO. LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN. BUDZ. PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND
BLACK SEA PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL
AND LA PLATA;
ALSO,
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.
MAIL EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The Indo-Chins steamer Wingsang, with the next Indian mail, loft Singapore on the 30t Apirl, and is dus here on or about, the 7th inst.
STEAMERS BINECTED. The Union Tino Blender Antonio left Bings- pore, on the 29th April, and may ba arpacted here on the 7th instant.
* Tho Ft. & A. S. 8. Co's steamer Guthrie Isit Sydney in the 24th April, and is due here on or about the 14th May.
The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro laft San Francisco on the 18th April, and is due here
ON THURSDAY. the 18th day of May, on or about the 15th May.
1986, at Noox, the Company's Steamship
* NATAL," Commandant Sach, with MAILS,
| PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, wiĺ
leave this Port for the above places,
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and adopted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted til Noon.
Cargo will be received on bourd und 4 r.
Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 19th May, 1898. (Pareds are not to bo aout on board; they must be left at the Agency's Offee) Contents and valus Packages are zognized.
For further particulars, apply at the Com Jay's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agout, Hongkong, 1st May, 1885.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTEAM-
SHIP COMPANY.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES,
When Correspondenes line beon mis-sent er delayed (both of which are lialde to happen cossionally; all that the addresses need de la to nato on the cover, Sent to
-, ar Receive at 7 pm, or as the case may be, aut forward it,
without any other writing whatever, to the
Postmaster General. This should :bo, noted an the first time canse of complaint occurs; it is mistake to let suck matters pass for fear giving trouble, a course, which generally gives more trenbio in the end.
The Postal Guido for 1886, revised to date · will be found in the Daily Press Directory. p. 385 Iargo edition, p. 701 small edition. This is the only authorised completo Summary of Postal information publinhad in Hongkong.
LOCAL DELIVERY.-No delivery is attempted on board Ship, at the Peak, Kowloon, Aberdeen,
named in the address) when there is a plass of business nearer, at which delivery man be effooted.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGEES, or of any private house (even though.
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE; VIA
AST
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
The anthorised List of Malls igraad in connection with this paper is the ono published twice each day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
A MAIL WELL CLOSE.
For Shanghai-Por Ravenna, to-day, the 7th inst, at 7:30 AM
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Por Telerur, to-day, the 7th inst., at 3.30.M.
For Haifong-Per Melita, to-day, the 7th inst., at 5.00 PM.
THE Steamship "OCEANIC) will be dospatched for San Franciscó, rid Yoko- Thaman SATURDAY, the 15th May, at
TURFE F.M.
Connection being made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Parts.
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to adilrose in full; and name will be received at the Company's Office until Fr PM, the day pre-morrow, the Sll inst. ut 4.30 r..
ions to sailing.
RETURN PASSIORS.Passengers who have For Freight or Passage, apply to
paid full fare, re-embarking at Ba Francisco ́Á. ̃E. MARTY. for Chins or Japan for vice versa) within six [938 months, will be allowed a discount of 30 from Hongkong, 6th May, 1886.
Ratmen Fare; if roubarking within one year, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, an allowance of 10 will be made from Returu
LIMITED.
Fare Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders, stail- able for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 from Return Faro. The allowances dc. not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI
HE Company's Steamship'
THE
"HAILOONG," Captain Wyllie, will be depatobed for the above Ports TOMORROW, the 8th int, at 39 THREE P.M.
For Freight or Passay, apply ta
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 6th May, 1896.
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EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
Union Insurance Bonety of Canton, Limited-HONGKONG, WHARF & GODOWNS.
$490 per sharo.
China Traders Insurance Company's Shares.
875 per share, sellers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 300 per share. Yangtare Insurance Association-Tle. 118 per
Bhare.
Chiness Ingrams Company, Limited—$170 par
share, sellers.
per share,
Canton Insurance. Offee, Limited-395 par
share, buyers.
Hongkong Fire Inarwion Company's Share-
Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$87
per share, selleta, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Sheros--89 per cent. prom, bajors, Hongkong, Canta, and Macao Steamboat Co's Stares-$91 per share prowium, bayara,
China wo Manila Steamship Company, Limita
-30 per cent, discount, nominal. Douglas Stasmuhip Company, Limited-853
por bero.
Goods recoíred on STORAGE at Moderate Rates, in First-ainas GodowAS.
Also Ratire GODOWNS to be LET
MEYER & Co. Apply to Hongkong, 3rd March, 1881.
TO BE LET.
1031
10. 9 MosqUE TERRACE--Immediate
Posacasion.
GODOWN ai WANCHL Water Frontage,
Apply to
LÏNSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 6th April, 1886,
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND ADELAIDE (Calling at POET DALWIN and QUEENSLAND PORTS, sud taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, 20.) THE Steamship
P.M.
"CAT FEETHUN,"
591 Captain Darke, will be despatched for the above
Parts TO-MORROW, the 8th May, at Fou
For Freight or Passag, upply to
RUSSELL & Co,
Aguatu.
TO BE LET-FURNISHED.
VERY COMFORTABLE HOUSE, A with SIX ROOMS, DRESSING BOOM, LIBRARY, Traer BATH Rooms, convenient
for Nine Months from May vert.
Apply to
J.D. HUMPHREYS, 22, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 2nd April 1886.
TO BE LET. With Possession on the First of May.
Hongkong, 19th April. 1886.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOT.
HD Spanish Steamer
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Comanlar Involan do negompany Cargo des- tined to Ports beyond San Franoises should be seat to the Company's Oces, aldreseed to the Collector of Customs, Ban Francisco.
For further information
Freight or Passage, apply to the agency of the Com- pany, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central
C. D. HARMAN, Ageot Hongkong, 26th April, 1886.
به
U. B. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY.
LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT THROUGH TO NEW YORK, MA OVER-
YOKOHAMA AND JAN FRANCISCO.
For Amoy and Tameni.-Per Hedhong, to worcow, the 8th inst., at 2.30 PM.
For Amoy and Manila-Por Don Juan, to
For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Coek- town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaida, &-For Catterthur, tomorrow, the 8th inst., at 5.00 PM.
For Swatow. Amey. and Taiwan.-Fer Carisbrooke, on Sunday, the 9th inst., at 8.30A.M. For Straits and Bombay.-Per Zambesi, va Wednesday, the 13th instant, at 2.30 r.M.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The Franch Contract Packet Natal will he despatched on THURSDAY, the 13th May, with Muila for the United Kingdom, Europa, and places beyond, rií Naples; to Bairou, Siraita Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Poudiobéry, Madras, Calentia, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Brits, and Gibraltar.
The usual horas will be observed in closing the Mails. &
HOURA FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MATLS
THE ENGLISH MAIL-
The following hours are observed in closing Maila, &c., by the British Contract Packet:--- NOON--Money Order Office aingos.
Day of Departure.
Porte 2.00 P.--Registry of Latters meases.
ing of all printed matter sad patterns ceases.
THE U.S. Mall Steamer "CITY OF BIO 1.00 F.-Mails closed, except for Late Letters, DE JANEIRO," will be despatched for 3.10 P.M-Letters may be posted with late foo San Francisco, viä Yokohama,
TUES.
DAY, the 25th May. at TEKEE F... taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the 3.40
United States and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading isenol for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Ithand Cinio
[701 Captain Marquez, will be despatched as shoes Franca, and Germany by all trans Atlantic lines
writing from Naples saya-We had the oppor-On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Th. 148 trinity of witnessing a singular scene. The how opera did not please the people, and they did not hesitate to express their disapprobation in a very significant manner. The overture was repeated- ly laughed at. The chief characters, although 8410 por abaro, sales and sollers. supported by popular singers, who evidently were doing their atmost for the success of the place, were booted unmercifully. It is true that every A Times correspondent writes:- It has now and then hearty cheers were evoked by Qua come out that at one of the most salost private singing, hat in the midst of the most pathetle -maaked balla given at the cloes of the carnival in love anos the poor hora and heroine wore openly
Paris one of the most constionous guests was a mimicked and jeered at. It was impossible, un-Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca's Sham-OUT-OFFICER, TREND COURTS, and GARDEN, mark babited as 'tauillar" of the Sporish In-der the torrent of ridicale they had to sustain, 5 per cent. discount quisition in the 17th century. A well-known for them to do justion either to themselves or the Foung sotross at last satisfied the general curio piese. It one part of the opera the hero has to sity by antying his mask, when it appeared that appear as a ghost in armour. The blue light was he was the Paris exenationer. He quitted the not quite ready, and the poor ghost stepped for- salon as soon as his identity was discovered; but ward a savent ce two bafore it was possible to Plongkong Gas Company's Shares-$120 per he had como on a genuine card of lavitation, pro-gise him a properly supernatural appearance. cured by a lady wie, for some whim. wished to Shouta of contemptuous fanghter broke from the Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$107 por give the company an unpleasant surprim.” audience. I have soon such accidents in England, share, burers.
The wife of Six Frazols Cook the newest of batchoy have always evoked more sympathy than China Engar Raining Company, Limited-$100
riliculo. The Neopolitana, ually so amiable
per share, sallara. the knights, was not very long ago kaown by and tolerant, appear downright sorage in their China Sugar Raining Company (Debenturas) her intimates Tennis 0. Clafin. An Ameriosa eruelty to actors. At the end of one set, where 1 per cent. prorfum, nominal. oritis says "Mrs. Woodhall married almost as the heroine and her faithful slave had been ob- Laron Sagar Reling Capaay, Lized-$74 wall as Tonio, but has not yet hoon numbered liged to retiro unidst murmurs of discostant
per share, bayers. with the nobility, though she has great expecta amounting to inault, the girl burned round and Lione. In the fate of these two exellent women seising her companion's hand, ran to the front we bave another exemplification of the proverb of the vast stage with a little appealing, implor that virtusisitsca reward. Had they kept their ing smile on her face, which made me quite from names out of the newspapers, they would now ble lest they should again be hissod But her hare been teachers in Sunday-school and visitors plack was rewarded, there was a general and of the poor. As it is, they roll in wealth, dine sympathetic cheer. daily with dukes and marks and have the con- fidence of England'a Queen.”
share.
Hongkong Lee Compaay's Sliares-8145 per
sbare, bayers
Bongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$120 per share,
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
310 per share, sellora
Panjon and Sangale Das Samantas Minisg
Company, Limited--$10 per share, tollera,
nominal.
sharo.
A Parliamentary paper has just been ismeddelangor Tin Mining Company-35 per share,
BREEZY POINT-ROBINSON ROAD. present in the occupation of the Hon. A. LAMBAT.
BISNEE-VILLA"-POPULUM. GODOWNS, HAST and WEST.
Apply to
SHAEP & Co. Hongkong, 20th April, 1866.
INTIMATIONS.
"DON JUAN,”
TO-MORROW, the 8thinst., at FIYBF.M.
For Freight of Fassaga apply to
BRANDAO & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 4th May, 196.
"SHIKE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE, AND
ГОКОНАМА.
[669 F Stanship
LESSONS IN FRENCH AND GERMAN. MR. SWEETMAN, who has gained & high rapatation for bie practical and thorough teaching of EUROPEAN LANGUAGES. intends giving a cares of LESSONS in the
"MONMOUTISKIEE."
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of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, saul to porta in Mexico, Ceutral and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamark.
Through Passage Tickets grantedis Englend,
of Steamers.
RETURN PABLAery--Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at Ban Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20%, from Eeturn Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will be made fum Return Fare, Pre-paid Return Passage Orders, avail- able for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25% from Return Fare. These allowanEED do not apply to through farea from China and Japan to Europe.
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.. 8. Rickard, Commander, will be despatched on the Ray previous to sailing, Parcel Fackages for the above Parts TOMORROW, the 8th will be received at the Office nails M. S
day all Parol Packages should be marked to May,
address in fall; value of samo is required. Her Freight or Passage, apply to
Consular Invoices to ADAMSON, BELL & Co.--+
accompany Cargo Prancisco destined to Ports beyond San Agente. Hongkong, 1st May, 1996,
918 should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Celloster of Customs at San Francisco. THE "GIBB" LINE OF STEAMBRS.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,
A donment of unique literary interest has which bides under promic appearances a charm- recently been unearthed at Oxford and printed ing little romance, Some time ago a paragraph Perak Bagar Cultivation Company-The. 19 per in the first volume of the Colicclanes of the wont the round of the papers stating that Mr. Historical Society of that city. It is the day- Dilwyn, M. F., had received a logacy of £2,050 Hongkong Rop Manfacturing Company, Li-FRENCH and GERMAN LANGUAGES book or lodger in which John Dorne, a book in token of the respect and admiration of a lay Hongkong and Macão Case Manufacturing Co., Gred hour, to gain thorough knowledge oij(Calling at QUSENSLAND PORTS, and taking No, 30s, Queen's Koad Central,
seller of Oxford, entered the titles and prices of whose name was not mentioned: The lady's all the books which be sold in the year 1529. The name was Mrs. Helen Blake of Kensington, manuscript has long belonged to Corpus Christi he died possessed of considerable wealth. Un- Collogs, but its real nature and lue seem to fortruately the disposition of her property was have been obscured by the fact that it bore in- coade in informal manner. She had written out side the cover the inscription (in Latin), "Cats- Ingua of the holes of the Monastery of St. Frides wide"--the Catholic foundation which under the hands of Wolsey and Henry VIII became Christ Church. It has been edited with sora- whose name was put down for £2,000, and the pulous exre and all necessary canotations by O'Connor Dou, who was named for a similar Mr. F. Madan, of Brasenose Colbge, who also sum To neither of the legatoes was the lady enjoys the advantage, for such a tuk, of being a | kanta. They had never son, her or heard of sub-librarian at the Bodleian.
her, and the first they learned of the favour they
mitod-860 per share; buyers.
Limited.Par, nominal. Chinese Loperial Loan of 1834 A-2 per osat.
premium Chinery Imperial Bean of 1884 B- por coat.
premium
the draft of a will, but it was not dale executed, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1384 C-6 per seat. and, as a matter of fast, che died intestate, har property reverting to the Crown. Among those when she desired to beneât was Mr. Dillwyn,
lund found in her eyes was conveyed in a formal The excitement on the Loudan Stock Excommunication from the Treasury stating that change that has prevailed for somi time past insa Mrs. Blake's intention was unmistakable, the connection with gold mining bids fair to receive Crown was prepared to hand over the money. gome development in Paris conquent on the The particular grounds for the lady's marked discovery of a gold miss in the Puy-de-Domo. appreciation of the two han, members were not Ia by-goue days gold deposits were worked in eric_known Fossibly she was a frequenter of Frones, and other deposits are still known to the Ladies' Gallery in the House of Commons, exist in the Alps, the Pyrenicos, and the Covennes, which, in default of other clae to the mystery, Several French rivers, notably the Garonne, may explain manob. Mr. Dillwyn is a decidedly the Balot, and the Rhone, all bring down gold presentable man, and, rizing at any bone of the in mall quantities from the mauitaine. Tha night in Commilies of Supply to discuss the indastry in alluvial gold is by no means a new national expenditure, might well attract the at- one, for formerly a considerable commerce existed toution of en impressionable observer from the in this vilnable metal-a commere that reached Gallery. However it be, Mr. Dillwyn has re- large dimensions from the reign of Louis XI. toovad his £2,000, minus legacy duty of £200 that of Louis XIV. During the first decade of deducted by a Revenue Department that has no the present century the river thone yielded sympathy with romance, and the O'Connor Don gold in suficient quantity to keep the goldsmiths has bean equally benefited.
of Lyons in constant employment; and in the
year 1808 a farm labourer, when digging in a
premium
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Pro M. Batoɑmaa & Qoʻm Redman.) May th Thermometer- 15mm Thermagnebog--), 4:3 (-16 TerrateŠIM KOSAMA Thermometer-ax. (Wet bulb). Thermometer-3 pac. (Wet bulb)
Thermometer-dras (Wət bulb)
Therasuster-Kachrum, we of
Thom--Mizimums (over actu
22
75
151
20
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
5th May, 1840, 11.3.
Wind.
*TATION,
Kails.....
2051
Poochow
Wadi
STATION.
daily, to extend over three months, thus suabling these who are able to engage him for any
either or both Languages at a very nail expense and in their own time. From the sccompanying
through Cargo for ArsLAIDE, TASMANIA, and NEW ZEALAND),
Ist Lessons it will be seen that it is within theHE British Steamer
"GALVESTON,"
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Managers. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1886.
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grasp of all to comprehend these lessons, every
German lathors Latinised, doing away with Captain Chater, will be despatched as above word being carefully spelt as provonneel, and the initial difficulty of learning the German TO-MORROW, the 8thinstant. latter, which will appear in subsequent lessons. For Freight, apply to
When faished the course of Lessons will form the most complete French and German course extant, and an invaluable unde mazam. It will include Commercial Forms and loitors of overy! description, selections from modern sathers, and general conversations altogether forming the most. complete and useful ninnual ever issned.
Not less than 100 subscribers are necessary to carry out this work of $3.50 per month or $30 for the Complete Course.
Any diffealty experienced by Students in comprehending the lessons, will be readily ax plained on thole being made known to the Aathor, who will answer them in the following lesson.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1880.
SUMMER TIME
920
TABLE
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM-LAUNOA
"MORNING STAR"
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON v SUEZ CANAL HE Compsty's Stenship
"AJAX,"
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,
G. D. HARMAN, Agent.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1836.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON, WE 3/3 L II British Bars
of 10 cents until
3.30 P.-when the Post Office closes entirely. Late Letters may be posted on board
the packet with late fee of 10 ounts, until tiras of departure.
MONEX ORDEES.
1.Money orders are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai on the following countries and places:-
Amoy.
• Atores Is.
• Felium.
• Beranda.
* Canada.
Canton.
* Caps Colony.
Chylon. +(Constantinopls),
• Cyprus.
• Deopark. Egyet Falkland Is. Feochew.
• Cambia.
• Лотпаду. Gold Cont. Hanker. Hai
Hoitsb
* Holland-
Honduras, (Fr.) Hoogkong
• Iceland.
India.
Italy. Japan.
• Lon
• Madeira.
• Mauritian
• Natal.
Nowfoundland, Now South Wales. Ningpo North Boros- * Norway.
Port Darwis
Portugal. Quests and,
• S. Helena
• Seychelles Shanghai.
• Sierra LeoER, South Australia. Straits Settlemen. Swabor. * Sweden.
* Switzerland. Tamnazia United Kinglon.
* United States.
Victoria.
Wontora Australis.
* West Indios (Brális,
Daniek, and Dakcik).
2-Orders on the countries marked * are for- warded through the London Post Office, and are paid Joes a emall discount of about 2. in the £1, for which the remitter should allow. Alt snah orders must be expressed in British currergy. 3. The commission charged is as follows (20- cording to the currency the order is drawn in.) Up to 22, or 310, or 20 Ruposя
0.20 cents. 0.40 to £5, or $25, or 10 Kapse ---- £7, or $35, x 70 Rapers
0.60 centa. BT, OF STRI, OF 100 Rupees. 0.80 centa,
-150 Bapees .....$1.00, 4-No ordere most exceed £10 or 350 (unless drawn on India, when 150 rupees is the limit) nor will more than two sach orders be issued to the sane person, in favoar of the same payee, [616 by the same mail,
*CHANNEL QUEEN" Lalacheer, Master, will load here for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch
For Freight, apply to
CARLÓWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1886.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
THE 88 L II German Bark
"AUGUSTE," Tost, Master, will lord hore for the abere Ports,
-
5.-Money orders on the United Kingdom for even suis not exceeding 25 are granted by meana of Postal Notes, as to which see separato notion or the Bangkang Postal Guide.
6-Sums not exceeding $50 may be remitted between the ports of China by means of Postage Captain Riley, will be despatched as above and will have quick despatch.
stamps, subject to a charge of one per cent. for TOMORROW, the Stiinstant.
For Freight, apply to
eashing them; or money orders can be granted CARLOWITZ & Co. at Hongkong or Shanghai on ports where there Hongkong, 18th February, 1836. [991 are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Office.
For Freight or Pusngs, apply to
BUTTERFIELD ? SWİBE, Agents, Hongkong, 6th May, 186
- [788
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW AMOY, AND TAIWANFOO.
THE Company's Chartered Steamship
"CARISBOOKE,"
Bans Daily as a Ferry Boat between PERPAR'Ɛ WHABF and TRIM-T8A-THUI at the following Captain Cass, will be depatched for the above hours:-This Time Table will take offoot from Ports on SUNDAY, to 9th inst, at NINE the 15th April, 1885.
WEEK DAYS.
A.M.
29.77
SUNDAYS.
Leavea
99.74
Kowloon
21.01
0.00 A..
8.00
8.30 »
Loaves Hongkong Kowloon
7,00 A 0.00 4.35.
7.30,
Loaves Hongkong
8.00
4.00 A.X.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIT & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 5th May, 1966,
[341
6th May, 186, at 10 L.M.
8.50
Wind.
9.40
9.00 . 0,00 11.00
多
122.45 r.m.
14.30 P.K.
1.00 1
200
8:00
12.30 P.M.
2,30 3-30
1.00
24.11
20,90
16
The Rev. Dr. Dallinger, F.R.S., and president told Dear St. Quantin, unesetheia ndeget that of the Microscopical Society, has delivered a AOT........ was vained by exparts at 28,000. The discovery lecture st Firth College, Shefeld, on The Shangh 'just now announced is the Puy-de-Dome is the latest work amongst the least and lowest forma Nagami accred made in France during the present of life," The lecturer described the realt of stock, centory; and it is believed that with a well-three years oloss study of the minatest förins of organised engineering system, and orthodoxz lifa. Dr. Dallinger stated that he was now mining machinery, substantial fianpial resulta pamessed of microscopio lenses so simstrusted as could be obtained in werking the saw mine. to malice zasuta which only" five years ago were declared by mathematicians to be impossible of A Boulogne correspondent of the London Times scomplishment. By means of these he threw writes: "Excavations in the Chanpladequarries, upon an illuminated seroan various forms of Handa ....... where it will be remembered a landslip occurred minute life. One of these was a pices of hard phong
Rengkang... list Dotober, barring a number of workmen, chalk, of the size of a pin's head which contained | Amay... have been carried on ever since, for the purpose aholis estimated to be equal to four millions in orelor...
Shangha of unearthing the bodies. For many days after an ounce of chalk. He also showed a drop of gasket. the slip was heloved to have smothered the water, taken by himself wear the reservoir atj wilay workers smoke was soon te issue from the rains. Preston Lancashirey coutaixing apeciters of D
Wottock, Soldiers and quarrymon, directed by a party of dismide, which cubically measured wire only engineers, worked day and nightin the hope of about one millionth of an inch. Taking a single -taking the men out alive. Ever since the workeapocimen of Hving organism from a drop of water, has proceeded, but of jste the enfervours were he thowed it upon the screen, and said by the not se vigorously plied The diggora have now aid of vary powerful leases, which had come into renched the actual epot whore the mon were his possession only within the last few months, engaged at the time of the accident, and on pene.be had diasovered this, which was the minutest trating into a gallery out in the stone the ex- organizo known. He had measured the flagellum plorers discovered the body of a young man lying or mater fibre of this organism, and found it to on the ground. Photographs taken of the position be the two hundred and fourth millionth seren show that a dreadful state of affairs at have huziced thousandth of an English inch. Dr. come about when the men wornshed found them-Dallinger eubsequently gave the result of his Baires entombad. It appears undoubted that rent researches on the subject of bacteria and grometer some of mon tried to proton's their lives by putrefactive organisms, and said the work of Temperature. killing sad vating their companions in misfortune. | thess organisms was to break up sad to not from Hancidity.... A few solitary arms and limbs have been picked i from dend organisms the èlements of which they | Direction of wind ... -up in their prison, and everything points to the ware made, so as to render them ospable of Foros of wind........ fact that cannibalism was resorted to. The circulating in now generations. In his recent young man whose body was namntilated seems labours he had found one whose duty it was to- to have survived the others, and to have died of glean, as it were, the remaining particles after | hungw.*
other forms had doun their work.
The Beromidez ha klise. Gradients for B.E. wirds arg Night. The Compostare and bundiky woe maihar kom með the mealler vereist with fog along the bout
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 6th May, 1885,
METEOROLOGICAL' REGISTER
او
#10.15...
8.15
7,00
10.151
12.00 NOON.
1.00 .M.
-2.00
3.00
4.00
480
610
5.40
12
6.15
700
There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on suoount of sosling
The above Time Table will be stristly adhered to, exsapi undar nusvoidable circumstances. In Gate of age of weather, das noties will be gins of any stoppages.**
ETLAND
33
CEMENT
J. B. WHITE & BROS. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISH & Co.
Hongkong. 11th April, 1888.
P
Prolon day.
On data | On čatá at 10
at 4 p.
p.m..
29.81
79
76
N.
N.E.
1
1
• 0.05
W. DOBEROE
Hongkong Observatory, 6th May, 1885.
Weather
STEAM TO BOMBAY VIA STRAITE
[THE F. & O. 8, N. Qu'e Stenship
T
* ZAMBESI,"
FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG. THE 3/8 L II Norwogina Ship
"BONA FIDES," Nielsen, Master. will load bere for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch.
For Fright, secply
Small remittanom can be made to this place by moane of Portal Netos. See separato netics or the Portal Guide.
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
N°
-
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the 1917 OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1866.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 A II. American Ship
"JOSEPHUS,"
DEBT contracted by the Offers or the CrewA
of the following Vassals during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ----
AUGUSTE, Ger. bk., Jost-Carlowitz & Co.
CATINETHUN, Brit. str., J. W. Darke.-Russell
& Co.
W. A. Bogers, Master, will load hers for the CALISTOGA. Brit. ship, Manson —Raisoli & Co, abore Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1886.
1835
FOR NEW YORK.
will leave for the abere place on WEDNES. THE 33 LLL British Ship
|DAY, the 12th instant, it THEEZ F.M.
A. McIVEE
Superintendent Hongkong, 5th May, 1896.
1945
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
"ELLEN A. REED,” Hatfall Master, will lead hero or the above Port, and will bars quioli dospatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, Sith March, 1886.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE PENANG, THE 3/3 LLL American Barges COLOMBO. BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, & TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, MADEAS, PERSIAN GULP, BLACK SEA LEVANT & ADESTIC PORTS). TIRE Company's Steamship
THE
FORWAERTS,"
1562 Captain P. Andrianich, will be deepstoked as
Soles on SATURDAY, the 15th of May,
THE Undersigned have been appointed Sole Noor
Agants for the Sale of their Goods in For Further Farticulars regarding Freight Hongkong and Chins by Mesars, J&P TEN and Page, apply to the Ageasy of the Com. NENT, Glasgow, and Mosers, Dayzo Condan & pany, Penya Contral. Bona, Arbroath.
O. BACHRACH,
ARNNOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1867,
Agent
(21) Hongkong, 1st May, 1386.
1388
CHANNEL QUEEN, Brit. bb, Le Lashenr.-Ed
Sahelihase & Co.
ÜLIEVEDEN, Brit str., Thos. Gibb.-Sieussen &
Co
ELIE, NICHOLsoy Brit bir., Grierson-Order," GEO. SKOLFIELD, Amr. ship, J. B. Hal
Russell & Co.
GLEEGARRY, Brit. str., Taylor-Jardino, Ma
theson & Co.
GRANITE STATE, Amr. ship, Fitz-Douglas
Lapraik & Co. [6130. R. BHOLFIELD, Amr.ship, Dunning.-M. B.
Kainhis
"ANNIE JOHNSON," Marous Hull, Master, will toad ire for the sbore Port, and will have quick depatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 26th April, 1886.
[864
FOR SAN FRANCI880.
THE 3/8 L II American Ship
*JOHN CURRIER."
i
HALLOWERN, Bettr, Dooton-Bussell & Co. JOSEPHUS, Amr. ship, Rodgers.--Butterfield &
Swire.
LADY RAHEWOOD, Brit. bk., Villiams-Wisler
& Co.
MARCE, Ger str, Hohlmann-Siumasen & Co. Mossin, Brit. str. Titzek ----Roswell & Co. MOUNT LEBANOx, Amr. bk., Nelson.-Arnhold,.
Karberg & Co.
PARTHA, Brit. str. Marshall-Chiness. PEEING, Brit, str,, Hoaermana.--Siamssen & Co, PROPONtre, Erit, str., Heasley.-Dann, Melbye
&Co.
QUARTA, Ger. str. Kook-Ed. Sokollhass & Co, B. Blethen, Master, will load here for the ST. DAVID, Aur, hip, W. W. Foss-Douglas abovu Port, and will have quick despatol.
For Freight, apply to
Isprack & Co.
SULA Brit. bk., 8. Massten. Chinoss V. DE SEVADAVIA, Spanish bg., M. Cators.
Brandse & Co. (654
RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, 27th March, 1886,