The text addition to the ranks of playwrights will, it is said, bo Mr. Kyrle Below. He has written a play entitled "Ever and Ayo," which will shortly be giver is London,
A new domestic dramas by Mr. Heronn and Mr. D. Curistis Marray, the well-known noré- list, is on the cards. The scene is laid partly in Devonshire and partly at Deaver, when that now Boarishing city was little botten, than a more
Colorado at that time-that is to say, more tha thirty years ago.
A talogram from Rome states that, the newclearing." Mr. Harman; it is said, travalled in Italian irouola Italia, in hoc trial trip at Spezia on Monday, traversed a distsues of 47 miles in two hours und 20 minutes, thus attaining an aver- age speed of 17.86 knols,
It is noted as a curious dign of the times in Repabliosa France that Pariatan kostesses The Queen of Italy amplaya o fom de physi.should be under the cosessity of informing the oies. Whecover the Queen foals a little out of gentlemen whom they indio to their dancing parties that they expost tlum to appear glared. sorts she sends for her physician, and the two ha formula "On est pris de mettra das gants" talk about the latest fashions. This is a modi-threatens to become sreguar appendage to anch eine that will sure almost say wOKSEN.
invitations, wo uro tuld." A writer in the Poya, commenting on the increasing carelessness with regard to their tenue so clorvable in French- mon of the porici, attributs it to contact with Americang, as many of whom have made Faria
J
The orders of the Minister of the Russian Navy for several vessels from the Moials Works in Sweden hace bean conatermanded The Motain Works now demand a hoary indemnity, and are evergetically supported by the Swedial Govorn.choir bema. Whatever belle explanation of it,
mont.
A Memorial window to William Shakespeare is being propared, and will shortly be placed in the church of St., Jamos, Curtain road, Bhore ditch, which is opposite the spot where the Car. tain Theira ased to stand. The Lord Mayor will anveil the window du Friday, May 14th,
French manners have certainly lost much of the panatilious sloganoo which ones characterised them, within the last fifteen years. The ten- doany of the French democracy, so far as it has gone, in hardly in the direction of M. Gathers'a dream of an “Athoniaa Repablic."
A correspondent writes to Nature:- Cast week, in connection with a study of Carolvora. tance, and carefully dissected it in a room abre I obtained a cat from an acquaintance at a dis.
sur stable. Whon I had inished, the cat vrae,
Colond. Sladem says that he tried his bost to get an open way for commerce through Blame years and rears ago, hat.net von his moet puranasive na may be supposed, hardly to be recognised. Lays arent the streams of gold and silver which cleaned the scsipals, placed barn in the case, and would overflow into the Royal city could induce took them to the house. No secder had I put the old King Mia Doon to slow s trade tethers down than I obaarved our own a go and spring up. He used to say, "Ab, yes; your sniff all around the case with a peculiar look of English, Fronsk. and other merchants world intense wonder. I took the instruments away. come, then come quarrels, then Consale, then and thought ne more about it; but a short time. the loss of my country."
after I returned to the remains of the dissected
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PHISS, MONDAY, MAY 10mm, 1988.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
VE:SEL'S FAME-
Massala (str.)...... Pekin (str.) Antenne (str.)...... Augnatairamen Boua Fido Elizabeth Nicholson Chanuel Qacen...... Vorwoertes (atr.)...
SINGAPORE,50, VIA SUEZÜANAL LONDON, Jo, via Sunt Canal LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL LONDON AND HAMBURG HAVRE AND HAMBURG HAVEE AND LONDON HAVRE AND LONDON ......... MARSEILLES VIA SINGAPORE, ka Singapore (str.) TRIESTE, &
MARSHILLES Y BACON, & SANFRANCISCO VIA Y'HAMA... SANFRANCISCO LA Y'BAMA... SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK
NEW YORK NEW YORK
PORT DARWIN, &a. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE....... YOKOHAMA VIA NAGASAKI, &. YOKOHAMA AND HIOGO...... NAGASAKI ........... HOMBAY YA STRAITS CALCUTTA VIA STRAITS. SHANGHAI
SHANGHAT VIA AMOY SHANGHAI ............ SWATOW, AMOT,& FOOCHOW❘
1
Natal (str.)...... City of Io (str.)... Ousuio (str.)......... Annio Johnson.... Joan Carrier Ellen A. Roed
Josephus. Mebel
Whampoa (str.).. Calroston (str.)...... Thibes (atr.)
G. Peterson... A. Symons..... Bragg... TO............ Nision
Biemason & Co. P. & O. S. N. Co...... Bastard & Swire Carlowitz & Co.. Carlowitz & Ce......
On 20th inst., at 4 PM.
CAPTAIN.
AT
FOR FENGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DISPATCHED
Hongkong
On 17th inst.
Hongkong Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
S. drierson ... Lelichear P. Andrianich Parodi Suchan
Hali
Hongkong
J. 2. Blethon...
Hongkong
Hardeld
Hongkong
V. A. Rogore
Hongkong
F. Suo......... Kant
Hongkong
Hongkong
Chater
Hougkong
Hongkong
Hemerin (tr.) ......
Christiansen...
Hangkong
Ascalon (str.) Zambesi (str.).
Marria
Hengkong
Hongkong
Wingaang (str.)...
A.de St. Croix Hongkong
Vorona (str.)........ Kutsang (str.)...... Telamon (str.) ...... Famon (str.)
Yoetg...........
JBAKSUD Rach....
Hongkong Hongkong
Hongkong
China Sugar Refining Compnuly, Limited-$10 VESSELS ON THE BERTH
FOR NAGASAKI.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-
per share, sallers.
1 per cent, premium, nominal. Icon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$74 THE Steamship
per shera, buvarı,
"ASCALON."
Arabold, Karborg & Co... Carlowite & Co..... 0. Bachrich Carlowita & Co............ Messageries Maritimes... P. M. S. Co....
0. & O. §. 9. Cɔ.
Molohors & Co. Russell & Co. Carlowitz & Co.. Pustan & Co, Arnhold, Kathing & Co. Butterfield & Swire Gibb, Livingston & Co.... P. & 0, 8. N. Co............ Siemegan & Ca
Siomassen & Co.. P. & O. 9. N. Co..... Jardine, Kathaòn & Co... P. & 0.8. N. Co............ Jardine, Matheson & Co.... Butterfeld & Swire......... Douglas Lapraik & Co...
On 17th inst,
Quick despatch.
Quick dempatel,
Quick despatch. Quick doɛpstob. On 15th init, at Noct On Sed Juno On 13th inst; at Noor. On 25th init at 3 P.M. On 15th inas, at 31...
Quick despatch.
Quick dospatch.
Quick despatch.-
Quick deepstebr
Quick despatch. On 22nd inst, at 4 PM. On 13th inst, at 4 PM. Ou 23edinst, Daylight, Today, et 2 P.M. Today, at 4 M On 12th inst, at & rc. 0115th inst., at 3 B. Quick dospatol. Tomorrow, at 4 P.M. On 13th Lust. On 12th inst, nt 5 A.M.
VESSELS UN PAS JSOUL.
FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG. THE 33 L II Norwegian Ship
"BONA FIDES."
THE
VESSELS ON THE BERTA,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS. NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, CO-) LOMEO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA FORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA;
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWER?.
ON
of N THURSDAY, the 13th day of May,
MAIL EXPECTED.
....
THE TACHO MAIL
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Anadyr, (with the next outward Frenok muil, left Binga- pore at 5 pm. on the 7th, and may be looked for kers on or about the 14th instant.
wxxnxca.com
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The Glon Line steamer Glencor loft Bingapore en the 8th, and is dus baro on the 11th instant.
The 0. 9. S. Co.'s lontar Telamon left Diu- gapore on the morning of the 7th, and in doo karo on the 18th inst.
ไ
The E. & A. S. $. Co.'s steamer Gathrie left Sydney on the 24th April, and is dus here on or about the 14th May.
The P. M. etos mor City of Bio de Janeiro luft San Francisco on the 13th Aprilsand is due here
NATAL" Commandant Such, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, willen or about the 15th May. leave the Port for the store places.
Cargo sud Spocío will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilla for the principal places of Euroris.
ROST-OFFICE. NOTICES.
Shipping Ordare will be granted till Koos. When Correspondence has been mis-sant or Carge will be received on board until 4 ... delayed (both of which are liable to happen Spacio and Parcels until r. on the 12th occasionally) all that the addresase need do is to Received Hay, 1996. (Parools or not to be sant note on the cover, Sent to say, on board; they must be left at the Agency's at 7 p.m., or as thin case may he, and forward it, Oce) Contants and value of Packages are without say other writing whatever, to the required.
Postmaster-General. This should be soted on For further particulars, apply at the Com. the drst time cause of complaint cocars; it is rany's Ooo.
mistake to let such matters pass for fear G. DE CHAMPEAUX, giving troable, a course which generally gives
more tronkle in the end. Agent.
Horiglong, let May, 1886,
A Voiuatoer rifle captain, desiring to cross our cat standing at a distaron of about a foot Hangkong Ice Company's Sharos-$15 per Captain Marris, vill be despatched for the above Nieken, Master, will load here for the sbor DOOLDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM-on board Whip, at the Peak. Kowloon, Aberdeen,
field with his company, came to a opening in the hedge large enough to admit two persons, but no more, to pass abrangt. Unfortunatoly a could not rosaber the wards of command which would have ocuplished the difficult task of filling through; bat his lugenuity did not desert: him, and, therefore, be crdered a halt, and then said, Gentlemen, you are dismissed for one minate, when you will fall in on tother side the huge."
no effect upon ber.
cat in order to prepare the skeleton, when I saw
peamines of most holpless tarro. from the dissection, and proscating an ap trembling from head to tout, and in snot a con
cha dition of svicent horror that my presence had noticed me, and then darted away with a scared After are moments slie look such as I have never before seen. She did not return to the house that daya thing, quite unusual; bat on the next day she returned and extarel the house with a fearfal cantion, though realising the prohlfifty that she har- A sorjous Russi-in grievance is complained of self might become a victim to wience, and her by the Mascus atts, The King of the whole oonduct has changed. This suggests that Belgians les offret a prize for the best mythe country curtom of using and birds, vessels, on the progress of electricity. It may be written 3 stars to the like not entiraly snressen- ia Buglish, Fronela, German, Italian, or Spanish,ubis, and it would be interning to know whe- bat Rasaian paduissible. The Moncomther others have noticed similar effects." Guelle ought to sad that this is really a com pliment to its countrymen. A Russian com retitor, who raight be lucky enough to deserve the prize, would aortainly, with the characteristic facility in foreign languages that distinguishes his race be able to write in one or more of the permitted tongues, while the adjudicaturs would almost certainly be unable to read Bussian.
We learn on the authority of a Parisian cen- temporary that the President of the From Repablis had, until quite recently, an unele living who could boast of having attained his hundred and seventh year, and who might have lived to
at greatar age had he not been killed by a bar. The venerable old gentleman in question resided in Anarits and must have been a very A member of Ginnett's circus, now at Dublin, occentric character, since it is narrated that for calling insolf Rossini, undertook to run a race the last half century he had lived in a forest, on stilts against a tramar, from the College of choosing, Bike an orthodox bermit, a grotta for Surgeons, Stephen'-grean, to the Harcourt his retroat, and allowing his heard and hair to atrast terminus. The star was made a little grov in quite a patriarchal manner. He was after six o'clock last evening, Rossini, who was known as Foter Grovy, and, according to the mounted on silts said to be 20 feet high, and Fronch paper, atood in the relationship of great having opposed to him a Rathmines from drawn uncle to the President of the French Republic, by two powerful hores, For a few minutes all He was, it is stated, found dead in his grotto went wall, and tha still-walker looked like win last month, moumstances tending to prove ning, but then a hack our erasaad bis path and that he had been killed by a bur discovered near dazly, and as be yyerred to avoid it, some of the his retreat. On seasoning the grotte papers arawd jostled him, and he fall He was not were found, amongst them the baptismal certifi seriously kurt, however, and offered to continus pato of the deceased, notting forth that Potor the race, but his friends would not permit it. Grovy was born on the 30th of January, 1779, The and his, marriage certificate, dated 1862. The estimated number of passengers carried hermit, it seams, if this strange story is true, annually on the United Berlin train wars in 90 kopt a diary, and in it was an entry, dat: the- millions. A statistician bas calentated that if 30th of January, 1886, rooerding the fact that every person thus transported saves only ten little Jalas" was stili Pesident of the French minutes' time on every working day of 10 hours, Republic, for which happy event the hormit do- counting 300 days to the working year, the aggrevoutly adda, the Lord be praise." 1 "little gato saving of time in a single calendar year will Jules is really in any way related to this long- amount to 5,000 working yours. Adding to this ad Peter Grayy, it may in hoped that in will. the saving of 20 minutes' time for 15 millions of takes leaf out of his book, and live as long. persoas carried by the nity railroad-nately 1,666| working years--the grand annual saring for the travelling Berlin public would be 6,666 working yours in a twelvemonth. How many years the underground railway has added to London Hife no statistican dan galeatate.
shara, buyers.
Hongkong and China Bakary Company, Livaited Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
$120 per share.
Punjom and Sunghie Das Samantan Mining
-$10 per share, sellers.
Company, Limited-$10 por share, sellers. anger Tin Mining Company-85 per share,
nomical Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tls. 13 por
shara.
Hongkong Bona Manofsaturing Company. Tá
mited-$60 per share, buyers. Houghoug and Macar Glass Manufacturing Co..
Limited.--Par, nominal.
Obines Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cont
premium.
Chinese Imperisi Taian of 1884 B-5 per cent.
proniam, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1284 C-8 per cent.
premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
(For Was. Tarcons & Qo'o Ramzima,)
May th Thermometer—Vk. A .. Thermometer➡) = 38...
Tamerometer-.** Thermometer-ű kis, (Wat berib).......... Thermometer-1 z. (Vetbalta).....
Thermometer-47 se. (Wet bulb}...
Themometer, MI APEINA Thermometer-Minimman (over nightä
Fort TO-DAY, the 10th iust, at Fora PM.
For Froight or Pasage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & ..
Agenta.
|961
Hongkong, 7th May, 1836.
STEAM TO BOMBAY V STEAITS. VINITE P. & 0 ́8. M. Cola Steamship
"ZAMBESL”.
DAY, the 12th instant, at TREE PY. will leave for the abors place on WEDNES-
A. MOLVER
Superintendent. Hongkong, 5th May, 1836,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
1945
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NING, CHEFOO, NEWCHWAND, TENTEIN, HANKOW, and Perts on the YANGTZE), THE Company's Steamship
T
Ports, and will huve quick despatok.
For Fraight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, Bed May, 1886.
FOR NEW YORK,
THE 3/8 A II American Bark
1917
"MAREL," Snow, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
Fr. Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KABBERG & Co. Hongkong, 7th May, 1886.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 A II. American, Ship
"JOSEPHUS,"
18
W. Rogers, Master, will load bure for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, spply to
PUSTAL & Co. Hongkong. 21st April, 1886.
FOR NEW YORK.
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above 3/3 L. L.J. British Ship
*TELAKON,"
73
on WEDNESDAY, the 32th ingt.
36
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERMELD & SWIRE, Agenta.
*A
Hongkong, 8th May, 1886;
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STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
7th May, 1846, ag à P.M.
Ried
STATION,
Manila Hiphax 20.58 Button... indy.--..... Prochow Singlist Nagu W1d-
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29.40
29.03
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Mootham
Haiphong
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wistark,
Humidity-
87
74
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20.97
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$
The Barometer his Gradiente for N.. winds are mederate over the China acs. The comperature and inni.
ty are bad the weailer alandy.
Did he kiss the Princess, er did he not? in the important question that has been agitating STATION. Gerican society lately. The Vienna New Free Prana saya "no" but the Baden-Baden journals, which may be supposed to contain the report of eye-witnosio way "yaz" an Prorings to the civil war, saya the Norfolk. On the other hand the Nean Free Press ADEY Va. Telger, n'coloured man, now living in this magdran iis information from the lady herself. pily, and then a slave, purchased his freedom and she surely should know. Let na orplan. Nagraa from his area, agroclag to civs 3.33) for the During the Carnival, the Empress of Austria, 20.91 chatto properly. When President Lincoln's who has been staying st Bauen, was walking in emancipation preclamation was issued the former the Lichtenthaler Alice, sampanied by her Blave had paid 3300 of bis indebtaduess, and daughter, the Arohduchess Valeria, and bar Rinda that tim by his daily labour, he has sister, the Countess Irani, with her daughter, accumulated, dollar by dollar, and paid over to his the Princasa Maria Theress of Bourbon. The former owar the remaining $500, and now is a party were walking two and ton, the young freeman indoa The sense of honour was Priticess in front, and the Express and hersister stronger in his mind than the law of the United behind A Carnival procession can past, and Staten, by which he was msuoraited and he not the Royal visitors stopped to look at it. Sud- an example followed by few. His name, whichdenly from the ranks of the procession a youth deserves to be recorded everywhere, is John dressed like a sirens clow darted forward, Billups
rushed among the spectator, throw bia sras round the Prinmas Maria, and appeared at least jokiss hor. Before the young ady had recovered from her surpris and fadigestion, the man had regained his place in the procession, and tha Empress langbed the whoir affair off as a seasonable joke. The slown bowater, got him-
Herr Krapp is employing instantaneous photography of his range near Meppin, in order to determine suma delicata questions with regard to projectiles. Herr Ottomar Anschütz is in obarge of the photographia experiments. The principal points for determination are connected self arrested later on for some other baisterons with the light of projectilos; and, as these prank. He was taken before the magistrate, and average a velocity of 1599 fust par sacoad, very recoguised as a journeyman baker, but as it
STATION.
Wladia
20.08
-th May, 1896, at 4 1.40)
Wind.
281 1111
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG,
1835
.
''SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES. MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE;
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS
Steamship OCEANIC" will be dentabet for San Francisci, við Yoko- hama, a SATURDAY, the 15th May, at THREE P.M.
LOCAL DELIVERY-No delivery is attempted
&o, ner of any private house (even though named in the addrau) when there is a place of business nearer, at which delivery san beetfasted.
* The authorized List of Maile tased in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, which is always gorrected to a much lator hear than that givòn below.
A MAIL WILI, CLOSE,
For Sangha-Per Chais Chan Fox, to-day, the 10th inst., at 9.30 a.ar.
For Yokohama and Koba-Per Hesperia, bo- dar, the 10th instant at 1.3) ..
For Nagasaki.Per Ascaion, to-day, the 10th inst, at 234 p.x.
For Focchow-Por Glengarry, to-morrow, the
Connection being made at Yokohama with 11th inst., at 2.30 .. Starmen Braam Shanghai and Japan Ports
For Bangkok-Por Quarta, to-morrow, the
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to 11th inst., at 430 PN. address in fall; and same will be received at the Company's Office until Five 9.3. the day pre-Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 230 P.M. vions to miling.
For Straite and Bombay-Por Zambesi, on
For Straits and Calmalta-Per Wingsang.
For Nagasaki. Kobe, and Yokohama,-Far Thibet, on Saturday, the 22nd inst., at 5:00 p.m.
RETUR PASSAGES.-Presagers, who have on Saturday, the 15th inst., at 2.39 F.M. paid full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for Chira or Japan (or vice teras) within sir montbe, will be allowed a discount of W%, from Return Fare; it re-embarking within one year,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Pookut Natal will Fare Fre-Paid Return Passage Orders, avait be despatched on THURSDAY. the 19th May, able for one year, will be issued at a Diecomt with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europa, of 25 %, from Return Fars. These alioness and placas bagond, vii Naples: to Saigon, do not apply to through fatos from China and Straits Settlemante, Batavia, Barat, Caylon, Japan to Faurope.
the Australasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Consular Invoices to samompany Cargo das Calcatta, Aden, Mauritios, Egypt, Malta, and tined to Ports beyond San Francisco should be Gibraltar.
"ELLEN A REED," Hutileld, Master, will load here for the shore an allowance of 10 */ will be made from Return Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co Hongkong, 24th March, 1896.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
COLUMBO BOMBAY, ADEN, SURE,THE 33 L LI Amorisan Barque
PORT SAID, BRINUISI, & TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALOUTTA. MADEAS," "PESSIAN JUL, BLACK ŠIA,
LEVANT & ADRIATIC PORTE
HE Compaar's Steamship
THE
"VORWAERTS,”
Captai. P. Andrianich, will ha despatched ne above on SATURDAY, the Bth of May, ut Noos.
For Further Particular regarding Freight
1813
"ANNIE JOHNSON," Maras Hall, Mastor, will load here for the abova Fort, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1968,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 3/3 II American Ship
"JOHN CURRIER,"
1884
and Passage, apply to the Agonoy of the Com-J. B. Blethen, Master, will load here for the pany, Praya Contrall
akovs Fort, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 27th March, 1885.
O. BACHRÁCH,
Agert
(388
Hongkong, 1st May, 1883. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
POR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA THE Cpany's, Stanship
"WINGSANG"
Captain d'A. de St. Croix, will be dosputehod for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the Ésih inst., at THREE M.
This steamer has superior frat class Ao- commodation specially constructed to moet the requirements of tropical olimatos,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHISON & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1880.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON TIA SUEZ CANAL.
Company's Steamship
"ANTENOR,"
1933
1804
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Nather the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Owyges, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DERT tracted by the Offers or the Craws of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour --
AscILON, Brit. str, Marris.--Biammon & Co. AUGUSTE, Car, hk., Tost.-Carlowitz & Co. CALISTOGA, Brit ship, Mangoa-Rassell & Co. CATIETEEN, Brit, str., J. W: Darke.-Russell
& Ou.
CHANNEL QUEEN, Brit, bk, Lo Lachour.-Ed
Schellbass & Co. CLISTEDEN, Brit, str., Thos. Gibt-Sirmasen &
Co.
ELI NICHOLSON. Brit. bk., Grierson.Ordər. GEO SKOLFIELD, Amr. ship, J. B. Hall
Bussell & Co. GLENGARRY, Brit. str., Taylor.-Jordine, Ms-
theson & Co.
sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Custoras, San Francisco.
For further information na to Freight|
The usual hoars will be observed in closing the Mails, &.
or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com-HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT
pany, No. 50a, Queen's Roul Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 26th April, 13836.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, BRINTIEL TRIESTE, VENICE PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON:
ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTRALIA. N.B.C300 CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BYLLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GELY PORTS, MARSEILLER, TRIESTE, HON. BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH,
KAILS THE ENGLISH MATE
The following hours are observed in closing Mails, Zo, by the British Contract Packet:-
Day of Departure, Nooy-Money Order Office closes. 200 r.-Tegistry of Letters ceaseM. Post- ing of all priated matter and patterns censes, 3,00 PẪM-Msils closed, axcept for Late Letters, 3.10 P.-Lotters insy be posted with late foa
of 10 cents until
3:30 P-when the Post. Offee chosen antiraly. 340 P.-Late Lattors may be posted on board the packet with late foo of 10 cents, until time of doparÉUNI
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM 5
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "PEKIN," Captain ▲ Bymons, with Her
will be despatched from Majesty' Mails, this for LONDON via BOMBAY and SUBZ CANAL, on THURSDAY, the 20th May,
At FOUR P.M.
be received on board antil Cargo will TEN 1. Parools and Specie (Gold) at the Office RATES M., on the day of sailing.
Tea, Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo General Cargo for Londoa will be conveyed vid Bombay without transhipment, arriving one-week later than by the ordinary direct route via Columbo.
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT G. E. HOLSTELL, Amr. ship, Dunning.-M. Band PASAGE apply to the PENINSULAR &
Kaishia.
HALLOWEEN, Bril, str., Dontas.-Russell & Co. Captain Bragg, will be despatched as above FossṛHus, Amr, thip, Rodgera-Battorfield & on MONDAY, the 17th inst
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THE
HE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship
*THIBET,"
nice apparatus, and most accurate manipulation," appeared that he had no ide; of the rank of the
are necessary. Attention will also be paid to the ladies ho had trented so light,, he was discussed Haiphong pastographing of the recoil of gun-carriages, with a reprimand and a csation.
sad to the penetration of armour plate. These matters, however, present merely secondary dioultice Herr Anschitz brings to his tasks) great reputation for proficiency in delicate photographic work
It was a New York capitalist who flung a thou sand dollars at one of his as a year ago, and said: "There it in, anditis the last collar you'll get from me. You don't know enough to pound salt.
Quotations are:-
This year's New Malwa 2500 per pical, alice. of
12astties.
Speculation! Why, you haven't sense enough Last your's Now Malwa 3560 per pioul, allee, of
to buy and ship egg" The other day the oõlå
man went down to Florida to see about three Old Malwa
thousand acre trust of land he had purchased at
13 to 3 ostlies.
three dollars a sore for an orangegrove. He Patna (New).........$560 pr chost. wont to the headquarters of " The Coockcheches Benares (New)
Orange-Grove Estate Agenoy," and be found Benares Old... 557
that his nor was president, useratary, tronzuror,
aad sole owner. Half an hour later be discover ed that his thres thousand aeres raised aligators instead of oranges, and that the boy had cleared about eight thousand dollars in a single transac tion
-
ON LONDON.
اور Hanna
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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......$576 per pioul, alloa of
[3] to catties.
Hapo notat..thanks Taporature
Previous day. atp. 29.01
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months
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Ban's Dills, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.19
4:19
Bank Bills, at 30 days' Bank Hilizat 4 months' sigh Credits, at 4 months' sight.......... Dockntary Bille, at
Hero is a story of Prof. Sophocles which pro- bably has over boon în print. The old Grook |--- was catoobiting his clasa one day on the ancient history of his native untry. When did ON PARIS Theodophilus live he asked of one Sophomore. I "Before Christ." "Wrong!" shouted the Po fessor. And then addressing the next Sopho On New YORK mere: When did Tasodophilus live ""After Christ?"." Wrong" shouted the Professor again. And then he repeated the ensation to a third student: "When did Theodophiles live?" "Neither boforo ner after Christ!" "You ste
Bank Billa, on demand. Credita, 60 days' sight Ox Beaba
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand-
right, young man "aid the Professor. "There Ox CALOUTTA- never was any such man as Theodophilus." It
Telegraphie Transfer
was one of the little historical trapa that Sopho-Bank, ou demand......
cles like to set for the budding wisdom of On Stage Harvard
A possible olan to the rossel which collided with the Oregon has been found (says the New York Herald of 35th March). Two schooners,
the Charles I. Morse and the Florence J. Allan, nailed from Baltimore on the 6th of March, bound to Boston. They parted company ou the eve of that fatal Sunday on which the Oregon ank. The Florence J. Allen reached Boston two days afterwards, hut the Charles H. Morse has not since been heard of. It is said that the missing schooner was last seen in the vicinity of
Bandight
Private, 30 days' sight.
SHARES
*
Quotations Are:
per cent. premium, sellera
深
.72{
Hongkong and Shanghai Book Shares--193
-BAROKTER octaved to 32 degrom Falarenbait and to the level of the sea in ingrs, soullen watokea?
3. —TRUPUKATUma in the ubade in degrees Fahrenheit.
Im in percentage of sturation, the humidity
Már andezito with moisture being 100.
A-DIRECTION of setu Wrap tô gwo points.
-Poon Tea Wino according 10 Bonufort Besto.. khảo như: bị, doan
-Sreen Tea A, bail; L. fight
alenda. D.driszling rain;7
sing; 0, ayercat; "P. passing showáfa: S. ngfully; Bumán;
mow; T. thunder; V. risibility, W.ćew (wn). Fa-Bars in inclass, Lenila sad huxiredths,3 –
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 9th May, 1886.
SUMMER TIME ТАВИЕ.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM-LAUNON "MORNING STAR”
Kuns Daily as a Ferry Bost between PEDDAR'S WHALE and TUTM-To-Tsun at the following beurs-This Time Table will take effect from the 15th April, 1985,
WEEK DAYS.
Union Insurance Socisty of Canton, Limited-19.15
$480 per share. –
Chias Traders Insurance Company's Share
676 Bayar Bodörd.
North China Insurance-Tie. 300 por share. Yangtze Insurance Assoon-Ta. IIS per
the spot where the disaster oorarred. Of course there.
it would be pressters at this stage to oon Chiusse Insurance Company, Limited-$170 per Adently assert that the Charisa H. Morso 'was
share, sellers.
the vessel that streak the Canarder, but the On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 140 circumstantial evidence pointing to that con- per share. elusion is by no means weak.
Canton Insurance Of Limited-885 per
share, buyers.
410 per ebare, sellers,
Io e rosent communication to the Brisagon Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares Physical-Medical Society Professor Gerinch des cribes a succesful method he has devised for Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shards--897 watching the amlyn-growth in birds' eyge per share, sollore. through a small class window wade at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's sharper end. After detaching the end with a Shareo-89 par onat. pre, buyers.
bent pair of scissors, a little albanen is taken Hongkong, Canton, and Man Steamboat Co.'s out, so that the germinal disk of the yolk turus Bharos-831 per share premium, buyers.
pwards; then the liquid is put back Gum Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Sharea- arabic solution is spread on the opening, and & per esuk dianount,
wedding put roundit; then a small (ladies) watch China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited glass in fred ou it with gum; collector and am-
-30 per cent, discount, 'nomins).---
per share.
Ber-lae boing afterwards added The eggs taust Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$5$| Ee horizontally in the incubator; development
then goes on urmally, and may be obserrad till Hongkong Gas Company's Bharse-$120 per the fifth day thus comprising the time most in share.
teresting to the embryologist), the egg boing Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-8197 por taken cut and the window-end turned up.
share, buyers.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong. 7th May, 1886.
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STEAM TO YOKOHAMÀ, VIA NÁGA-
SAKI AND KOBE.
Swira. LADY HABEWOO, Brit. bk, Wiliams-Wider
& Co,
MARIN, Ger. at, Fohlmann--Sameen 2 Ca. Musze, Brit. Bie, Titzek.-Russell & Co. Parra, Brit. str., Marshalldinero. PENNO, Brit. atr., Heuermann-Bienesen & Co. Prosicza, Gor, str., Nissan.-Wiolar & Co.
(Passing through the INLAND SEA). Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for QUARTA, Gor. str. Kook-Ed Seballbras & Co.
SIGNAL, Ger. Stc., Kundewadź.—Ñamisen & Co
ST. DAVID. Amr. ship, W. W. Fow-Dongles
Laprnik &. Cat.
Bunada, Brit. bk., S. Marson →→Chinese,
THE FRENCH MAIL. Day before Departuro. PM., Money Order Oles loss. Post Ofive els, except the night box, which is always open out of offive hours.
Day of Departure, A.M.. Past Office opas.
10A.M., Begistry of Letters conses. Pesting of
all printed must ter mad patterns (ABSOL 1 A.M., Mail closes, axropt for Liste Letters. 1.10A.M.. Letters may be posted with Lule Fee
of 10 canta antil
11.30.M., when the Post Oftes closes entirely, 11.40A.M., Late Lattare may be posted on board the parket with Gate Fea of 10 Centa until
time of departoFE,
POSTAL NOTER. 1.-Postal Notes of the values sumed below.
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIATION COMPANY's payable within thres mouths at any Post Office. Office. Hongkong.
in the United Kingdom, er at Constantinople, The Contents and Value of Packages are resa bo obtained at Hongkong or at any British Post Office in Chias (except Holbow and Tien- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippas are particularly requested to not tria) at the following prices, which include the terms and conditions of the Company's Commitasion:--
1- Black Bills of Lading.
$ cents.
NB-This Steamer take Cargo and Pas- sengers for Marseilles.
45
11
3-
$1.50.
A. McIVER,
10
Superintendant.
$2.95. $5.90.
Hongkong, 8th May, 1881.
U.59. MAIL LINE.
All money orders in the Toited Kingdom for avon sums not exceeding £5 applied for at Hong- kong or Shanghai will be granted by means of those Notes.
2.The parelsser of any Postal Note mugt
will leave for the above place on SUNDAY, TAWADICE, Brit.str., H. Craig.--Russell & Co. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY-au in the Payes's name before parting with V. DE RIVADAVIA, Spanish 5g, M. CanTHROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER HA may also in the name of the
the 23rd instant, at DAYLIGHT.
"
A. McIVER
Superintendent. Hongkong, 8th May, 1885.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO AND RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, GALLE, BOMBAY, NA- PLES, LEGHORN, GENOA, AND MARSEILLES.
(Taking Carge at through rates to all MEDITER-
BANEAN and LEVANTINE PORTS, ÜDESSA,
and ALEXANDELA). THE Company's Steamship THE
Brandao & Co. WANDERING MINSTREL, Belt. sh., J. J. H LAND BAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING
Bon-Arnhold. Karberg & Co.
NOW ON SALE.
IMPERIAT, QUANTO.
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE U. 8. Mail Steamer "CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO," will be despatched for Sa Fransoo, via Tokohama, na TUES- DAY, the 25th May, at THER Flu
If this is Ofice where payment is to be made. aut down the note is payable (within three mcnths) anywhere in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople. Any Postal Note may be
read to a Hank
3-Postal Notes should always be forwarded. „ an Registered Covers. If this precation is not isken NO ENQUIRIES WHATEVER will be mudo
NGLISH AND CHINESE taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the is to the lost or allegat last of any Note. No
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PONTI and MandABIN
PRONUNCIATION,
United States and Europe
Through Bills of Lading issuot for "trane-refund can be made in any case.
4-Portal Notes isnot in the United King- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports,
San Francisco, to Atlantis and Inland Cities do are not payable in Hongkong or China.
of the United States, við Overland Railways, to
HONEY ORDERS.
1.-Money orders are issued at Hongkong
An Anglo Chinese Dictionary, published at the Daily Prus Ofoe, Hongkang. For comprehensiveness and praction service Havas Trinidad, and Dansara, and to ports this Work stauda antiralled. All the win Mexics, Central and South Amerios, by the and Shanghai on the following wantries and
Company's and connecting Steamers. words which the Chinese have of late years been
Through Passage Tickelagranted to England places:-
Amoy Captain Parodi, will be despatched as aborsompelled to coin to express the numerous ob- France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines
Jeets in machinery, plintography, telegraphy, of Stanmore. on THURSDAY, the 3rd June.
and in wierce generally, which the rapid advanta of foreign relativus has imposed upon them, are paid fall fars, re-embarking at San Francisco RETURN PASSAG63.-Pasengers, who have here given in extenev. Each and every word is for Chins or Japan (or vice versa) within six fully illnstrated and explained, forming exercises months, will allowed a discount of 20% from
“INGAPORE”
This Steamer han splendid Accommodation For Passengers and carries a Dostor and For Further Particular regarding Freight sad Pazmge apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, Sth, May, 1886.
STEAK TO SHANGHAI THE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
5
* Azores is
Belgiam. Bermuda.
• Matsira
• Marcitius. Natal,
•Canada.
Canten.
1
* Cape Colony.
Ceylou. +(Constantinopte).
• Cyprus,
• Denmark. Egypt.
• Falkland Is.
Facebow.
• Gambia. ❤ Garnmuy.
• Gold Coast.
Hankow.
Hawsil
• Norionndani.
Now Sueth Waine, Ningpo North Borneo.
• Korway.
Port Durwin.
•Portugal Queenland.
• S. Helena
• Sopebelion.
Shanghai.
* Sierra Leon
South Australia. Straits Settlemen Swstow.
• Sweden.
for students of a most instrastive nature. Both Rain Fare; it re-embarking within ang gear, the Court and Proti pronunciations are given an allowance of 10, will be made from Retorn the secants being refully marked on the beat Fare. Pre-paid Return Passage Orders, avail prizelple hitherto attained. The typography able for one rest. will be issued at a Discount 965 displays the scan of an attempt to make the of 25, from Botarn Fare. These allowanoce Chinese and English type correspond in the size do not apply to through fata from China and of body, thereby affecting a vet economy of
Japan to Europe. space achieving alarmas not previously
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. attained, and dispensing with those rast margins on the day previous to wailing, Parol Packag and vacant spaces which have horetafore chars will be received at the Offos nutil 5 F.2. Saine terized Chinese publications.
Te the illustrate the vast scope of the work address in full, value of name is required.
day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to following facts are rubmitted forconsideration.--
Consular Invoices to accompany Carge Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16.000 destined to Parta bayard San Frazoise Chinese charactors, and Madhurst's English should be seat to the Company's Offlesa And Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst in Sealed Buvelopes, addressed to the Collector this work contains more than 50.000 English of Customs at San Francisco. word, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charis- ters, Again, despite all the
grammar and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company.warded through the London Post Offer, and are other elementary works as yet published, the No. 50A, Queen's Road Central
"VERONA,” SUNDAYS.
will leave for the above place about 24 hours LUSTES Learna
LANCON after her arrival bors with the outward English Hongkong Kowloon * Hongkong Mail.
7.00 A.X. 6. A.M.
A McIVER. 8.33
Superintendent. Hongkong, 8th May, 1838.
EESTAN
Kowloon
8.3 A.,
3.30
8.50
12
9.40
9.03. #10.15
7.30-1 9,00 11.00.. 1230 P.M. 12.90 P.M.
1.90
7:00 A 8.00
10.15.
12.00 NOOS.
1,00 r..
2:00
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.
3.00
18
4.30
THE
HEA 1. British Barque
5.10
6.40
Forts, and will have quick despatch.
7.00
For Freight, apply to
Hongkong, 7th May, 1885.
130
3.80
3.5
7.15.
There will be as Launch on Monday and Friday, on nooount of coaling.
The above Time Table will be strictly shared of stress of westhor, his motion will be to, except under unavoidable circumstances. In
given of any stoppages
793
THE NEW YEAR.
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cations and equivalents of different word whiula
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Holhow.
• Holland.
* Honduras, (Br.)
Hougtong.
Feeland
Latin.
Italy.
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•ERSTOR.
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Fiotarie
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