ísto a rudo handle with a primitiva iron farrule, staked. At first, I thought this was a risky The Shanghai trawel, which fi 30g (le. 6.4), thing for the master, bat, after watching the though much smaller, is bettor friakoj. It is of ganie carefully, I found out his trick. He sovor atcol, hammered out, and then bent to form the draws but pretends to draw, a rolled up slip asket; the bile is 5 inches long and 2 inches from the box containing the slips at the oom- broad. It bears un ovidase of grinding, except wenstant of the game, and covers his hand a slight tough at the edge, the start having sim- sharp with a felt hat, the leather band inside ply been hammered and the socket boat. The this falt hat has 36 similarly rolled up slips with | shapely little exücle worked Sickle from names carefully arranged. "Ho soos "the square .Shanghai, 234."
1) is more proliably a bill. (which has, the least stakes or none at all, the hook for cropping hedges or praning tea-pants, short being right before his eyeshe then pulla It has been taken out of a piece of steel 1⁄2 inch, and out that icontioní slip from behind the lather then hatumoved out to quite an edge in Tha aditre. band (as ho has andied, the Chinaman: has The heck is nearly 3 its wide. A hos istadied the boxes, and kzors, how they are handle and blade from Tientsin, warkud Gis, arranged), and then pays the stakere. These has been hammeret out of a picas of steel. The winnings amount to very little in comparison to blade in inones broad by8 in length; the handle what be pockets from the other stakes, sometimes 1 strengthened by a ring of iron "shrank at the ts. 10 to Rs. 16 at a time. He then rolls up this "gripping" oud. The prion of this implement clip, pats t into the box containing the slips, is 2o. 6d. After a minute oxamination of these abofiles or pretends to akufle them, and picks up tacle the opinion of competent judges is that all the same slip again, covers his hand with the hat, these artiolog could be made in Sheffield of much pita back that slip in its place behind the botter quality, and, in thanhsomos of heavy duties, leather band, and driwa dnt sunther slip scoord- put upon the Chinese markets at equally cheap fug to the stakes. He seldom makus a mistake, prices in those marked upon them. No doubt the bat by ebence if he happens to make one, and it Chinese world econ prefer to shave himself with a he has to give out more than he posses, it ends comfortable razor, and to turn up his "thressores" in u great row, with an improved implement; but, in the man. time, if these are the patterna be prefore, be ought to have them, leaving to time, the outer Fring of Sheffoldal Birmingham hoss, sad the gand sense of the Colostin" to rise to batter articles, which could be gradually shown to him, aide by side with his owy sambursome and primi, tire styles. It would be necessary, of course, that the goods were made in large quantities to make the trade profitable, ne in many instances, special (can raias abat they have lost by plodging or tools and appliances would be required for thair rolling off their wives' jowols, so as to render an Tanufacture. The steel used in the goods, when account to their master. tested with a flu, seema good-the quality being There is a figure drawn up representing signs largely due to the hammering and the iron is of the Zodige, same as ours-Aris the Fam generally superior. They are sli made for utility. Turva tho Bull. So, in which the 30 names of Aad ba doubt bear well the strain to which they this Chifoonga, birds, basats, &o., are placed in are prt. Makers minst take care to send out the different parts of the human body, aud sold. wares which are thoroughly reliable in the mafor one aunsa enpy in Chinaparah. The old torial, that the Chinese, if they tako to the for-Chimamen in this country date this game to the eign productions, may find them quite as durable time of Confucias, but history has no record of it. as the rade implementa with which they have The Chinese in this part of the globo are not į get along ap to this time.
at all religious. There are two classes of them here, the shoemakers and the carpantara, and those are materialists, and seem to have no
The trickery of both these games-boxoi and opened Chifoongais se cay of detection, that it is really very surpelsing how men of other denominations are blindly led to play these games day aftor day, thereby losing large erms of money. Even gentleman's servants, who have saanskou to go to Tiratta Basner, enmedimas enter these gambling dens, loss all they have! and never return to work that day--or till they
CHINESE GAMBLING IN CALCUTTA. thoughts or aspirations above this world; their belief of Paradise is that in the next world thog 11 The following letter appoara in the fadian-have nothing more to do but smoke (opium), and Daily News As Mr. C. f. Reily, the Chief gamble all day long for aror sad for ever with. Presidency Magistrate, takes a preat interest in out the interference of-
Pozon INFORMER.
him for trial, and as gambling down Chicparah FRENCH TRAVELLERS IN CENTRAL
going into cuses of Chinese gambling, and severe.
ly dealing with the offenders when brought before
Boema to be quito a rage now-a-days, tasu, women,
and even children jaining in the game, mnch the
same as gumbling used to be in Great Britain
parah.
ASTA:
that is, on the border of a vast expanss which is the Kherir,' or Great Salt Desert. A large grantity of salt crystals are scatterat over the nrfare, and these are composed particularly of
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11rx, 1887.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING,
On 15th inst., at 4 P.M.
QAFTAIN.
T
FOR FIGHT AFPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED
E. Alderton Purdy..... Morgan
P.&O. 8. N. Co.
Į VIJGEL'S WAME
Nepant (str.)....... Bardands (str.)...... Sarah Higastt.
...... Annie...ja Ocenalen (str.) Nurnberg (str.)... City of Now Yerk(str.)....
Belgio str.).........
LONDON, a., VIA SUBZ CANAL LONDON VIA Šung CakaM ..... LONDON AND HAMBURG ... LONDON AND HAMBURG......Erminia HAMBURG MARSEILLES VIA SAIGON, &o. BREMEN, & PORTS of CALL SANFRANCISCO, YAMA, So... SANFRANCISCO VIA Y BARA
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK
NEW YORK
prowa
NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL... VICTORIA, (V.I.). VICTORIA, BC. HONOLULU
PORTLAND (OREGON) PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY, 1000
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &...
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE ...........
BATAVIA, SAMARANG, YOKOHAMA, Via NagasaZI, &o.. SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI LAMOT
SHANGHAI' VIA AMOY MANILA... BWATOW AND BANGKOK SWATOW,AMOT, & TAMSUI...
UN LONDON,
MTOWANOR.
Telegraphic Transfor Bauk Bila, os demand Bank Billa, a 30 days' right Bank Bille, at months' sight. Craditi, ni 4 months' sight Dommentary Billa, at months'
sight
ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand
Brynhildarmicha Oregon.......render Edward Kidder... Profsager Mohn.... Metapedis (str.) Euss Souls Escort...... Hattio N. Bangs... Coloma......On Talyusa (str.)......
Tannadica str.)...
Deepdale (str.) Devonhurst (str.)... Tukeran (str.)...... Fooksang (str.)....... Prometheny(str.)... Nestor (str.) Esmeralda (str.)....
V. Rodio Krönoka Didler Berdrow...
E. Meikler
J. H. MerrizzAD
Griffin......
O. Jenson Purvis. Y. T. Boule Waterhouse Bazye
C. H. Noyes ..** W. M. Dödd... Craig
Sharp
Honthoff.
Hogg Webstor Nisti Hamlin
Hongkong
Honkong Hongkong Hongkong
Hongkong
www.u
Hongkong Hongkong Hongkang
.............
Longkong
Batterfold & Swien... Carlowite & Co. Pasta & Co.. Pustan & Co. Messageries Maritimes Melchers & Ga..... P. M. 8.6. Co... O.&O. S. 8. Co. Russell & Co...... Motohsen & Co..... Carlowitz Re Com Pustan & Co..... Rumel & Co....
Hongkong Melchors & Co.. Gonsalves & Co. Hongkong Hongkong
Gonsalves & Co. Hongkong Melohern & Co..... Hongkong Butterfield & Swir Hungkong Russell & Co... Hongkong Gibb, Livingston & Co.... Hongkong Jardino, Matheson & Co.... Hongkong | P & 0, B. N. CON Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Co....
Butterfield & Swire............. Rangkong
Butterbald & Swir Hongkong Hongkong
Brasull & Co....... Yan Fat Hoa. HongkongDouglas Laprak & Co....
Para Chom Kloo(str.) W. H. Warton Hongkong
Fokien fatr.)... Wyllie..
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE"
-HEIDSIECE & Ca-
MONOPOLE Ban SEAL (mediam dry).
Do, see" Hen Faiz
(Bry). Gotn. Fel
dv. (extra dry).
CARLOWITZ & Co., --
Sole Agants for
.....4.14
Do.
ON
Credits, at 4 months' sight... NEW YORK-
4.23
DRY
По
Bank Bills, on demand..........
80
Credité, 60 days' sight....
........81
On
Bon
HEIDSICCE & Co, Rems,
Telegraphic Transfor
20
For Hongkong, China, and Japaa.
Bank, on demand
220
ON CALCUTTA,
Hongkong, Lat July, 1885.
Telegraphic Trapeter...
.920
Bauk, on demand ..........
FOR SALE,
201
ON SHANGHAI.-
Bank, sight
.70€
Private, 30 days” sight
.721
-Capacity, 313 Tons.
Speed, 11 Knots.
Quotations are
Terme moderate.
SHARKY.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-145
per cent promin
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited--
$85 per share. China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares
260 per share, sales.
North China Insurance-Tie. 265 per share. Yangtze Insurance Assolation-Tis, 114 por Thinuse Insurance Company, Limited-180 per
share.
share.
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 148
per share.
Canton Insurance Offles, Limited-$75 per
sharo, or div,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
$430 per ghars.
Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares--$89 Hongkong and Whampsa Dook Company's
per share.
[1204
Today, at Noon: Quick despatch.
Quick despotok.
Quick despatch.
.
On 2nd inst, et Noon.
On 21st inst., at Noon.
To-marrow, at 3 mm.
On 26th inst, at 9 P.M.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. On or about 2nd izet, Quick despatch.
Quick despatch..
Quick despatch.
Quick despatola.
Da 18th int, at Maan.
On 19th icat, at 5 PM. Daor about 28th int. On or about 10th inst. On 18th inst. Daylight To-morrow, at 3P.M. On 18th Inst. On 14th inst
On 14tlı inst., at 5P.M. On 18th inst., at 8 A. M. On 13thInst, Daylight
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA BUEZ CANAL"
HE Company's Steamship
|
VESSELS ON THE BERTH:
V. §. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIO MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE US. Mail Steamer "CITY OF NEW YORK" will be despatched for San Francisco, viâ Yolobama and Honolulu, on
VESSELS ON IN LERTA
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 33%. I Norwegian Bark,
"PROFESSOR MOHN," 0. Jensen, Master, will load here for the shots Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Fraight, apply to Hongkong, lat Tobrimary, 1837.
PUSTAU & C.
1980
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG,
SATURDAY, the 12th Februry, at THE 5/3 LII American Ship P.M., lakking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United Statos sud Europe.
Through Bill of Lading isaned for tras portation to Yokohama and other Jupan Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overland Bailways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South Amerion, by the Company's and connecting Steamera,
SARAH HIGNETT," Morgan, Master, will load here for the above l'ort, and will have quick despatcli
For Freight, apply va
CARLOWITZ & Co. Ilangkong 25th January, 1837, | 207
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, R. Franso, and Germany by all trans-Atlantis Hass J. H. Merriman, Master, will leaf bere for the
-Statmers.
RUTUEN PASSAGER--Passengers who have paid fall tare, re-embarking at Ba Francison for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a dismount of 30 % from Hatur Fare: if re-embarking within one yerit. an allowance of 10%, will be made from Istan Fora Pre-paid Return Passago Ordere, avail- able for one year, will be fasted at a Discount of 25 %, from Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
Freight wil be received on board until 4 r.w. on the day previous to sailing, Parool Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. mmə day: all Parcot Packages should be marked in actress in full value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to Bumpy Cargo destined to Torte beyond San Francisco should be sont to the Company's Offeos Captain Pardy, will do despatched a shore in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Calloctor
(of Customs at Bay Francisco. TODAY, the 11th inst., at Noon.
TH
"DARDANUS,"
178
Far Freight or Passage, apply bo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 10th February, 1887, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION- COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for CANFOD, HANZOW, and Ports on the
YANGTZE).
THE BRIZIRA STRAMER "800 CHOW." THE Company's Steamship
:
Thoroughly repaired last month.
Apply to
HO TIM.
Broker, 18, Bank Building, Quest's Road.
[291
Hongkong, 5th February, 1827.
BRA
FOR SALE.
GERMAN BEER, BAUEREI "ZUB BICHE," KIEL,
$8 per Case of & dozen quarts.
EDUARD SCHELLHASS & Co.
Sole Agents, Hongkong and China Hongkong, 4th November, 1886.
(2073
JUST RECEIVED.
VARANTEED the very best Quality
GHOLLARD GENEVER or GIN in Cas Hongkong, Canten, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s One Dozer or less, White Crystal Glas
Shares-124 por cent, prom., saten.
Shares-876 per veul, prem, ex div.
indo China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares
3 per cent. discount, sellers. China and Manile Steamship Company, Limited
-50 per cent. discount, nominal.
Doaglas Steamship Company, Limited-846
per share.
Bottles, Key Ersa. FOMBRANZEN BITTERS
Also GENEVER in Stone Bottias and
"FOOKSANG.”
Captain Hogg, will be despatotrol as above TO- MORROW, the 12th instant, at TIRES P..
For Freight or Pazzage, apply to
JARDINE, MATTESON & Co.,
General Manager.
[331 Hongkong, 9th February, 1887.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for Nero, CazYOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENIN, HANKOW, and Ports on the YAXSTB.)
THE Company's Steamship
"NESTOR,"
For further information na to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50A, Qasen's Bend Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent, Hongkong, 2nd February. 1587.
STEA FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAIN, MATTA. GIBRALTAR, RRINDISI, ANCONA. VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON:
AT20,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. NECARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON TWRODÓN
BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLER, TRIESTE, HAM- BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 3/3 A 1/1 American Ship
." OREGON," " aber Fort, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELORERS & Co.
[122 Hongkong. Stl: January, 1897.
FOR NEW YORK. THE 3/3 L II American Bark
"EDWARD KINDER," Grifin Mastar, wifi load here for the above Part, and will hive quick despatch,
Far Froight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.
190 Hongkong, 20th Jannnry, 1887.
TH
FOR HAMBURG, DIRECT. THE 9/3 III German Bork
* ANNIE Krönuke. Maater, will load here for the above
For Freight, apply to Part, and will have quick despatch.
PUSTAU & Co.
1236 Hongkong, 29th nonary, 1887
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The Hien Line stenmur Clearoy left Singapore o the 51, and is dus bere n the 12th instant.. The O. 8. S. Co.'s stom Nestor left Sings- pore on the 5th, and is dus hore on the 12th inst
The Union Line steamer Devonshire left Singapore on the th, and is due here or the 12th instant
The Union Line steamer Visteriu left Yings- on the 7th, and is dur here on the 14th last The Naridentseber Lloyal stoner General Werder left Sagapore on the 8th, and is due hero on the 15th instant.
The Q. 8. 8. Co's steamer Prometheus loft Singapore on themarning of the 10th, and is duo bers on the ith inst.
The Glen Line, et amner Oloworinoy left Biff pre on the 101t, and is day here on the 17th
HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL, STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "NEPAUL" Captain T. Aldorton, with Her Majesty's Main, will be despatzhod from this for LONDON via BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL on TUESDAY, the 15th February, at natsut. FOTE F.M.
Cargo will be received on board until TEN AM Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the
Captain Nish, will be despatched as above Offloo until TE A... on the day of mailing,
on "MONDAY, the 14th inst.
Soy
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agouts. Hongkong, 7th February, 1897, NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVI. GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG, AND SOURABAYA, (VIA SINGAPORE).
HE Company's Steamship
"DEVONHURST,"
i
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be traa.
When Corro-poslenes has been mis-sent or shipped at Colombo; Tes sul General Cav delayed both of which are liable to happen for Lordon will be conveyed via Borhay without censioemily: Bilbat the wt respon need de is to transhipment, arriving ons work later than by note on the epur, Sent is er Received- the ordinary direct routs via Colombe.
et 7 p.m., or as the case may be, and forward it, For further partieniars regarding FREIGHT without any other writing whatever, to the
PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR Postmaster-Gonorat. This shonid be acted on ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S the first time cause of omplaint neura; it is m Office, Hongkong.
and
mistake to let such matters pass for fear of reiving trouble, a course which generally gives
mure troable in the ad.
The Contents and Value of Packages are quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's
L WOODIN, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 10th February, 1887.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
in the reign of Queen Anno. I beg you will kindly give this luther a place in your much e
Mesars. Capus and Bonvalot, the French tra- tomed and widely circulated daily. In alstevellers, wrote the following letter to the French ea of Chifoonga gambling tried by Mr. Reily, Geographical Society from Samareund, under two Chinamon, masters of the house, were date Nor. G last. We ast out on April 7 severely punished (bot by fine and prison from Tehorau far Marbed in a carriage hired ment). It appears they appealed to the High from certain Tartara. A strong vehicle and Court, sa I was told, and that honourable Court hardened drivers were rendered necessary by the raled "that Chifengo was bet gambling, but a character of our route, which was very difion14 fattery" fair or unfair, tanest or dishonest, not at places. Sometimes it is eat by large rivers dwelt upon), and mitigated their coutonce. But with rocky beds, some tunes by sanals which carry from my experience of the game, and from au- water into the rare oavas celtered along the foot thentic accounts as to its origin, I think that of the Elburs chain. As snany travellers hare Chifoonga is not only gambling, bat gambling followed it, it passes for being well known, and, of the west nefarious and Impest description. I generally speaking, much trobis in not taken Ive you and your numerous readors
to either to observe it carefully or to describe it in decide aftar perusal of its history, and Idstail. It is given, however, the sonorous title trust that these lines will fall under the oyes of the Imperial route. This it does not de of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of serce. It follows the foot of the mountains to Bengal, a great aim of whose administration has Shah-rnd, Sabzuwar, and Nishapur. In this heen to suppress gambling of all descriplicu, no region we were almost always on the steppo tast he may be pleased to promulgate an Act to make gambling extinct in the locality of China A Chinese Lobleman, pamed Chi-chong, came
Auda and magnesia, which often turn the water from Chitose Tartary to Canton in search of a wife in 1840; and he married ons Miss Faong bad aud render cultivation impossible. The very ły, the only daughter of a Chinese philosopher, ames of some of the villages declare the evils of and mottled down at nt seaport town. The the situation. The dora, fauna, and geology are besuty, virtue and leneniog of Foocghey were
the same as those of the desert, thus establishing hinged on the wings of extrategico, and in the hair identity with Contral Asia. Not a tree. ourse of about a dozen und stolf summers not even a shrub, if we except the fruit trees of Chi-chong was a ruined rasa-perfect bank the shards and a few willows and poplars which rupt-but he being overfond of his wife would grow beside the canals, lightens the landscape. not let her know the state of his affair. In 1884, From the bridge of Mandjil to the Tian Shan, on pretence of seeing a very near and dear rola going from west to east, not a single forest Is tive, he sailed for California to try his lack in known. The towns of Northern Persia are des tao digginga and thus retrieve his lost with. titute of character. A few rained mosques, some Scarcely had Chi-chong sailed through Chinese Sue but notched minareta, attract the attention
DOTELS LOADING SHOT watera when Foongbey wold some of her rich of the historian, and prove to him that the finest dressos and trinkets, hired a house in the most mozumenis of Axir date no further back than Hongkong Lee Ccmpany's Sharos-Silf p9 QUN. 12 Bore, Palout Breach Action robound. Company's Steamship populated part of the town, and opened a Chitha Mangel dominion. Bostan is the most Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limiteding Looks in Leather Canz, with Loading Tools focngha gambling-hous. This en de plume interesting of these foras, for it. preserves some
130 per skaro.
and a mall quantity of Ammunition. Cost of the game, though a portion of her and harrulics of those apoient times, and among cart Lin Mining and Salting Company $125 when now, and is now in condition equal to bashi's usques, is breed in it means Lterally an arohitostara! sariosity of a shaking minaret
--$25 per share, sellora.
new. To be lud a bargain for 850. cheat, or trick you out of four-through its of the character of these one has at Taps Panjom and Sunghie Dns Samantas Mining Apply. manner of playing. There are 36 names of birds, Minarets were probably need as observatorier.
Company, Limited-14 per share, buyers.
Cate of Daily Press Office. beasts, fishes, reptiles, &c., which are classed as The population as few points of interest in a
Hongkong, 22nd January, 1887. merchants, priest, warriors, baggers, laiss, Dioral sense, and we do not lesitate to place it Perak Surer Cultivation Company-The 18 per
The cuHim- children, &,&o. A tido is given, and a slip of below that of Bobbars and Rhiva
OSEPH " paper, having one of the above names out of ton of opium is an indication of the deterioration Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-$50 per share, sullers.
STEEL thirty-me written on it, is put into a box and of the people, and the Turo aan Choroughly Rangkong and Masao Glass Manufacturing Co., locked up. Stakere stake on any name suitable despise them; bat since the Russians have op
Limited.-60 per cent discount.
GOLD to the riddle given (though the Chinese riddles tapist their territory they can no longer put to could he construed to any of the 36 DRAN the proof the effeminate spirit of the Persists. separately); some stake according to a dream All the villages are fortified, and some of them they might have had the previous night (these are surrounded with a triple rampart and a dites. gamblors pal groat faith in dreams.) After all Meshed, the capital of Khorasan, which we reach- the staking is at an end, the box is then anlocked on May 5, is the most fanatical aty we have ed, the slip taken out in the presence of every-yat one across in Central Asia. Every infidel body, and those who have staked on that paris forbidden to outer that part of the city called Chineas. Imperial Loan of 188 A-2 por cent tionla: name gat 30 to 1-, if they have staked Brat, where repose, under gold and blus onpolas, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1885 B-6 per cent. one pice on that name, they get thirty pice-or7as. the remains of the imam Rexs From all parte
· praminn
GUNS. RIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART. Captain Houthoff will be despatched as abova Bisok Bills of Lading.
on or about the 10th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply lo RIDGES, SHOT, &c, de.. to.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,
Agents. Hongkong, 5th February, 1887,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
Rongkong Gas Company's Sharga-8125 par
share.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--$190 par
-share.
China Sugar Rofning Company, Limited--$132
per share, sales.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$58
Porn
per share.
share, sales.
share.
S. Watson & Co. Limited--39 per cent.
premium.
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-7 per cent. pram, sellars. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-822
per sharo.
Promium.
Epic. The names that are played in the morning of Persia pilgrims dock to the tomb of this saint, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cen sad evening are not played the following day. The road from Mosted to Teheran was covered af each day you have only to stake upon 31 names, this time with Arabs from Kerbola, who aban-
premium.
promium.
Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan
-3 per cent premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(FROM BERSAMA KALDONBI & Coʻa Kapitan)
Jasonry
Barometer-Muang
Ruzanater-1. Tarvacter z. sanamen Themometern & mange. Thorsamstemul ?........
Thermometer2.ca Todana Thermocloe-tax, (Was belb). Thermorter).%. (Wet bulb). Thermometer-brak. (Wat bulb) Phone-Macinamqp Tecmond-Béjahastos (over night)
„20,690 0.36
94.150
49
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65
CHINA COAST METROROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
911 FROULANT, 1887, nt J 2.5,
Wind
QIATION.
9, બ
6G
Manila
Hongkong.
to if you put one pice on every name, you will be doned overything to visit, with their wives and Chinese Imperial Losa, 1866 -6 par vent. tricked out of four-hours the interpretation of children, the holy place. Like the pilgrims to the Chifoga. The beauty, fascination, slo Meos, they often carried with them the corpsan quence (when giving her ridilles), and the well- of their dead friends, wishing them to repose and clever devised Chifoonga of Fooughey, beside the Ian Buza. Five reata ago the Bannis brought gamblers from all parts of China to gave us lodging in their mosques in the villages Canton, and what her extravagance swept off of Kohistan. At Meshed the Shiites amaggled in eighteen long years, hur srtfal and me within the limits of the Bost. They forbade sanningly planned game realisad four times, bewever, to take photographs. We had a much in eighteen short months, and difficulty.of a diferent character at Meshed. Our when her good old Chi-chong returned back a desire was to explore the wurces of the Kushk tamine-stricken adventurer from California, ha and, if possible, to visit Horst and the valley of was so overwhelmed with joy at his beautiful the Heri-Kud. Permission was refrend on. wife's good luck, that he took her away to his Abbas Khan, Erglish Conent at feshed, warned parents in Chinese Tartary, anidat shonte and as that the Afghana would make ne prisoners on cheers from the inhabitants of Canton. In the the frontier. As our time would not allow us course of a few years this game spread it wild. to compromise the success of our mission. fre through almost all the commercial towns in Bactrians and in the valley of the Surk. of China-especially seaports, and throngh han, we were not disposed to attempt the Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang it sailed drestare without the permission of the le India (Calcutta) abeat the year 186. When Afghans, and we therefore left Moshed on June 9 in its infaney it would principally be played for Sarakha. After descending the Keshet-End in localities inhabited by Christians-mostly for two days, we stopped at Karahuga and within the jurisdiction of Section E, the Choishidar, having crossed the pay of Mazda. Chinese gambling-masters at times paying Haran, which is easy. Formerly it was protected 3 and 4 per diem for nome, gedowce, er stables by a fort on a louely height which is now in for the purpose, which then scarcely fetched raina More important, it is the last place where so much rent per manum. The nefurious and fresh water is to be found before reaching the low feature of the game is this-which I have Tejend. On June 17 we reached Sarakha, oo very carefully watched-Players are led to be the border of that river, which hera daws in liovo that a certain name is locked up in a box, great but muddy volume. Persian Surakba, on after the riddle is given, and befors they atako- the left bank of the river, is old and miserable, and that the same box is opened in their prosence, while the Russian town on the right baak, only But such is not the cam. There are 36 boxes two miles distent, is young and flourishing. We in the master's possession, with a name in boliers in its future as a commercial centre. el and he be so carefully stadied these Rusian hoves have been rapidly constructed, boxes, that he knows what name thera is in and the bazuar cocapies a street, in which the asah box. After all the staking is over, the Armenians, keen on gain, sell stuffs and drinks. keeper or master of the house anters the On the 20th we left Sarakks for Merv. The room, and slots Cheifing, using it is Baish-road follows the banks of the Tejurd to Raouch- el, or that the lottery is at an end zo more naked, where we found & Russian pickat ev- stakes, will be allowed after this. He then takes gagad in the preparation of charcoal. Former a list from each of his writers" (avery masterly there was a stronger picket there, but it als has from 6 to 8 writers, and sometimes more) was decimated by typhus fever. The water of lists in which waves (birds, beasts, &c., ny men the Tejend is considered very bad. At night Au tioned above), and the amounts staked are enter the noise of the current bewoon its stoop bauks Zohor... -ho adds them up, in, totals them (Chinese makes a loud report. On the rnins of the forth are noted for their fas: totalingi-red at a glances Kaoshat remain. Wo aufered much from the be can see on which the smallest stake is; he then beat, and, owing to the hot wind of the desert, enters an inner room and soon brings out the travelling is only possible at night. The Rus- box (remember he baa 33 boxes) containing that sian town of Mary has been established, errone- identical name, unlocks it, and arposes the slip only, as it seemed to us, on the left bank of the before all prosent. The winners are very glad, Murghsh, in front of the fortress Kaoshat Khan, and extol John Chinaman as to his honesty, which the new railway to Charjoi will "shortly the lowers grumble a little, muttering that of pieroo. We saw crowds of Tursomans, sarooly John has not played according to his riddle, and protected from the sun by thair rage, working leave the house indignantly, romarking better at rows of low houses made of dried clay. Here are also wide streets bordered by the shops of; Jack next time.”
Semo time ago I went to the very heart of armaniaa merchants. Drinking booths are in Chinaparak to play a game styled "Open Chithe ascendant. The san inundates operything. foonga" this is played quite differently. In a and the houses, furnish the only shade. From large at of paper there are 30 squares; in each Merr we intend, if possible, to egein entor Af- Equare there are figures of birds, beasts. fishes,ghanistan by way of Meimaus and Audkoi." reptiles, &e., as meaticusd obora, with their names
AMO......
Foochor...!
Nagaku
*stack.
Ferry, JNT, HE LOS A.M.
15(A).
MAIRIN.
pung...
50
$0.45
30.45
80 90
W21
།༞ནྟུ།.
Hain Fast
The Baromater ù ding shỗ grasiente for M.K. vinde ars keep. The temperature is low, the humllig zudente,
ml the waller the sinng du const.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 10th February, 1897.
JETLOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
rometar... Tuperataru Humidity
Pretion date On date at 10 am at p.m.
at $p.m.
30.15
30.40
30.80
M
61
-55
59
in Chinese and English below each, This sheet is placed on a ust on the ground, and the master sits at one end of it. Close 13 him in a little box bontaining & slips of pa- per rolled up like pencilea rach slip are #gures and names as above. The master picke
COMMERCIAL INTELI JA LAAJE,
Direction of wind. Port of wind....... Weather Kan
P
N.N.E.
b.
.1
9.8.E.
2
THURSDAY, 10th February.
UPIOM.
up one of these slipa, holds it in his folded bat,
Quotations are:--
of all denominations-Chinese, Christians, Hin
and covers up his fist with a felt but. Stakers This year's Now M'alwa.....8525 per pival, allee, of
doos, Mahommodans, Jews, &o, &.-Fut their Last year's New Malvo..8549 per piou, allos, of stakes (whatever they like) in each square. When
15 patties.
there is standstill, the land is pulled out from Old Malwa .....
under the bat, the slip anrolled, the £guro and
[51 cattion ..8560) per pivul, siles. of (5) catties, 2555 to 8060 per chest.
uame exposed, and those who have staked on that Patna (Now}"
particular name get 30 pice for every pics | Benares (New)......8512% to $15
1.- Dawountan reduced to 29 degrees Fahrenbelt and to the level of the ang is inckes, taxtha and fudendham.
2. –TANRIKATTaste the vlade in degrees Fahrenheit
dijs 21 cascotes in perawatage of saturation, the humidity o
wir inturniere witë marintuary being 100,
4.—DSAKOSLOM Ovens Vien to two-poiata, j 6--Paxes or ma Wawn according to Hanufori Reale S-STATEST V W naznaka B. Une day; C. ditebal alands: D. dríacking min; 1.the; G.plomy; li. hall; L. lighte mog↑ O. overmat ¿ P. panaląę dowies; G.'aquelly; B, vän, 8. mor, T. thunder, V. múibility : Widow (wit).
7-m-Baze lo imaćer, sendža and bundredths,
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Obiervatory, 10th February, 1887,-,
The RISING HOPE Su o TOBACCO from Nella, (Rotterdam.)
J. F. SCHEFFER, 115)
21, & 23, Pottinger Street.
GUN FOR SALE.
OUBLE BARRELLED, CENTRAL'
821
202
GILLOTT'S
PENS.
MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. Sold by all Stationers and Deslors.
FOR HALE.
LIMITED.
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NOTICE
STEAM FOR
FOR FORT DARWIN, SYDNEY AND SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SVEZ,
MELBOWRNE.
THE
LOCAL DELIVERY—No delivery is attempted on board Ship, at the Teak, Kowloon. Aberdeen, ko, uor at any privato kouse. (even though named in the address) when there is a ples of business nearer.at which delivery can be effected,
Tin Postal Glide for 1886, revise to date will be found in the Daily Press Directory, p. 383 large edition, p. 71 small edition. This is the only authorised complete Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Maila insuod in connection with this paper in the one pribilished twice anol day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
PORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI. ANTWERP. BREMEN, AND HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC FORTS;
A 430, LONDON, NEW YORK, ROSTON, BAL- TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICANnst, at 9.30 a..
* TAIYUAN,” W. 3. Dodd, Commander, will be despatched as abova on TUESDAY, the 15th Justent, at NOON.
The attention of Passengers le directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. First-class Saloon and Cabine are situated for- ward of the Engines. Second Clase PasengersTE COMPANY'S SINAMERS WILL CALI
ars accommodated in. the Poop. A Refrigerat ing Charaber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyages
For Freight er Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 8th February, 1887.
(193
1948 THE "GIBB LINE OF STEAMERS.
HEID STECK'S CHAMPAGNE, 188) WEITE SEAL
per case of 1 down quarts. gn2............ per onze of 2 dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS. & 25% CLARET, GRAND VIN DROVILLE. $25 per cass of 1 dozen quarts, CLARET, CHATRAT LAROSE, $13... per case of 1 derse quarts. ŠE
... per case of 2 dozen pints. PONTET CANET.
$9.50
................- per came of ) dosen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
37.50
per case of 1 deien quarts, $8.50 per case of 2 doson pints. LORMONT.
25............ per case of 1 dozen quarta. JOHN WALKER & SONS" OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $9............ per case of 1 dozen bottles
ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRITS,
.BIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
FOR SALE,
19
NGLO-CHINRSE CALENDAR,
1887.
FOR THE DESK,
In RED AND BLACK,
In Ren IMITATION MOROCCO Cass.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
KELLY & WALSH, W. Brower, Lane,
CLAWFORD &.0%*
FOR SALE,
AT WHOLESALE PRICES..
ACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT.
CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE.
HOCKS, BURGUNDY.
BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT. MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS.
8. ALES, BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & C»,
Bank Buildinga..
(36 Hongkong, 1st January, 1888.
Y
E E
SUNG
Go.
COAL MERCHANTS,
have always on hand LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION OF COAL.
Address-Care of MessTE KWONG SUNG & Co., No, G, PRAYA,
PORTLAND
[080
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at Pour DARWIN and taking through Cargo for BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, ŽASMANIA, and NEW ZEALAND) PHE British Stormer
THE
"DEEPDALE.” Captain Sharp, shortly due with part Carge from JAPAN will be despatched as above on or about the 15th instant.
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.. Managera.
[285 Hongkong, 4th Bebruary, 1987.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGA- SAKI AND KOBE,
(Passing through the INLAND SEL). THE P.&O. B. N. Co.'s Stasmahip TH
"TEHERAN"
will leave for the above places on FRIDAY, the 19th but, at DAYLIGHT.
[3
B. L. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th February, 1887.
ZASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND (Calling at ForT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND Fonts, and taking through Carga to New ZEALAND, TASMANIA 80.)
ADELAIDE
THE Beamship
TANNADICE," Captain Craig, will be despatobad for the shore Ports on SATURDAY, the 19th instant, at FIVE P..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co..
Agents Hongkong, Sad February, 1887.
UNION LINE.
PORTS.
AT
SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE. N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF Lading for thE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA.
ON MONDAY, the 21st day of February 1887, at Noor, the Company's Steamship * NURMBERG.” Captain Herdrow. with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port as above
i
A MAIL WILL OLDER.
For Satow-Fer Malioung to-day, the IIth
Par Singapore-Per Dardanus, to-day, the 11th inst., at 11.30 a M.
For Amoy and Manila--Per Don Juan, bo- day, the 11th inst., at 1.80 mm-
For Shanghai-Por Fualaang, to-morrow, the 12th inst., at 2:00 1.31.
For Saigon Par Faltmburg, to-morrow, tha 12th inst., at 4:30 г..
For Swator and Bangkok.-Per Phra Chor las, to-morrow, the 12th inst. at 6.00 F.. For Manila-Per Esteralda, on Monday, the 14th inst., at 430 P.M.
For Port Darris, Sydney, and Melbourne.---
11.30 AM.
P.M.
For Fort erwin, Turaday Island. Cook- town. Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide,-Pee Tawnadice, on Saturday, the 19th just.. at £30 PM.
Shipping Orders will be granted fill Nonger Taiyuan, on Tuesday, the 15th inst, at Cargo will be received on Board until 4 P.M..
For Nagasaki, Koba, and Yokohama.-Per Specia and Parcels until & P., on the 20th of Takeran, on Thursday, the 17th inat., at 5.00 Febrasty, 1897. Parvels are not to be sent on Board: thor raust be left at the Agency's Offico). Contents and Value of Packages are required.
The Steamer has splendid Acommodation and carries a Docter and Stewardess Iinen can be washed ou Board. For Further Partionlara, apply to
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. MELCHERS & Co.,
The Freash Contract Packet Oceanien will be Agents.
despatched TUESDAY. on the 22nd instant, Hongkong, 26th January, 1887.
with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europs UCCIDENTALANDORIENTAL TEAM and places hoyond, a Naples: to Saigon,
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 STDAMEES
he
THE Steamship BELGIC" will
despatched for San Francisco, vid Yoko bama, on SATURDAY, the 26th instant. at TAREE FM.
Connection being wands at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghat and Japan Perts
AD PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to sdress in full; and we will be received at the Company's Office until Five P.M. the day pre vious to Briling.
Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmat, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonias. Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltest.
The anal hours will be observed in closing the Maila, &c.
The Post Ofice declines all responsibility for Unregistered Lettere oantaining Jewellery, &o., and, where Registration has been neglected, will make ne onquiries into alleged losses of sun letters,
ERCHOLA PORTUGUEZA
QAO MARIA PASSOS se resolve a pro
aeguir a carreira de PROPE84OE, sem in- teação de interrompela; o determina-8) a abrir nests Coloniu na ESCHOLA DE GRAM. MATICA PORTUGUEZA. que será denowi- nada AULA DE GRAMMATICA PORTU- GUEZA, para os MENINOS que queiram enr-
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have paid fall faro, re-embarking at San Francisco Enla for China or Japan (or pics sersa) within six Não obstanta Nav olla especjalniente destinada months, will be allowed a discount of 20 °f, Zrom para o estado de PORTUGTEZ, se ensinaržo tam- Beturn Fare; it re-embarking within one year, beu ELEMENTOS DE GRAMMATICAS INGLEZA E FRANCEZA Bos Meninos que quizeram apran- [371 an allowance of 10 will be made from Ratner
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship.
Fare Pre-Paid Eatern Passage Orders, avail-del-os.
GERAN
able for oze year, will be issued at a Discount Promptifica-se ao mesmo toupe G ÁNÉVNCI- of 25 from Return Fare. Theme allowances ANTE a únsicar is MENINAS, SENHORAS E CA- do not apply to through farea from China and VALHEINON, qua desejem liças em suas proprias Japan to Europa.
Consular Invions to accompany Cargo des Loccionari egualmonts za jovens Discipales Captain Purvis, will be despatched for the timed to Ports beyond San Francisco should be em suas casas, ato que estiver probapéo um local above Port us or about TUESDAY, the 22nd saut to the Company's Offoss, addressed to conveniente para a Eschola. instant.
{the Collselor of Customs, San Francisco,
l'edo respeitosamente is Senhoras a Cavalhei
* MÉTAPEDIA”
For Freight or Passago, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agoats Hongkong, 8th February, 1887.
FOR VICTORIA, BC,
{320
THE 9/3 A. I. I. American Bark
"ESCORT,"
For further information as to Freight ros, a quem apraza utilisar-se de son prastimų, u or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Comebacquio de lhe dirigiran os seus comunicados ao cuidado do Rorme. Br. Ps. R. PLERONI, ila |pany, No. 301," Queen's Food Central.
| Missão ItaliazEL
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 1st February, 1887.
FOR VICTO, IA 、V.I}
THE S3 & 1. 1. American Ship TH
*ENOS SOULE,”
[4
Captain Waterhouse, will load hero for the Y. T. Soula, Minster, will load here and will
shove Port, and will have quick desputab.
For Freight apply to
·GONSALVES & Co.
1318 Hongkong, 8th February, 1897.
CEMENT.THE 3/8 A. I. I. American Barkentine
J. B. WHITE & BRO 8: BOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, 11th April, 1893,
2342
J. AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS'
Morobant Navy“ Navy Bailed
Long Flax
CANVAS.
Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1807.
(20
FOR HONOLULU.
"HATTIE N. BANGS,”
Kongkong, 21st January, 1887.
Será Bocsita quriquer canealidade razosvel.. Hongkong, le. de Fevereiro de 1887,
CIQUARE
BOTTLE
WHISKY
NAPIER JORKStone's BLEND,
Superb Quality, CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SELECTION.
have quick despatch."
Apply to
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co
1.
196
THE
FOR FORTLAND (OBEGON.) HE 98 L. II. Am. Bark
"COLOMA,”
LANE, GRAWFORD & Co,
Hebgkong
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
N°
Noither the Captains, the AGENT, or the
DEBT contructed by the Officers or the Crews
Captain Bangs, will load here for the above C. H. Hayes, Master, will lead here and will OwKEBS, will by RESPONSIBLE for any Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
GONSALVES & CO. Hongkong, 8th February, 1827.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
THE 100 AI Britisk Ship-
• BRYNHILDA,"
of the following Vessels during their stay in MELCHERS & Cɔ.
(2391 Hongkong Harbour:- Hongkong, 21st December, 1886.
Lave qaior despatch.
For Freight, apply to
(910
FOR LONDON AND HAMDURO.
THE 98 A. 1.1. Italian Bark
"ERMINIA CP
Corona, Amr. bk., Noyes-Melchor & Co. FALKENBURG, Ger. str., Droyer-Melchors &
Co.
HATTIE N. BANGs, Amr. bk., Baugs-Master.
JAPAN, Brit str., Gardner-David Sassoon,
Sony & Co.
R. Meikis, Master, will-load here for the above Y. Rocio, Mastar, will load ees for the shere HYDRA, Ger, bk., Binge-Gonsalros & Co Port, and will have golek despatch,
Ports, and will bare quick despatch. For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 10th January, 1887.
For Freight, apply to
(125
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, ist January, 1887.
PABTEIA, Hrit, etr, Brough.-Yuen Fat Hong. 71 PEKING, Ger. str., Henermann-Siemazen & Cos
Arka