in command of diro variona garrisons to the・ It has been demonstrated that platinum wire following effect--
may be drawn so fine as tabeluxisiblàto themkod
...
An American belle's watch is not the interent timeplean it geen Within the watch case in nonind a parfest collection of contios 1 beautify, (f) the society lady, such as powder polt wall fled, uncils for darkening the oye brows, rouge for the cheeks, and a tiny mirror in the fracas, in order that the decorating may be done artistically. Atleast, se mys a fashion writer in the Albany Sunday Pres.
The sea-board of Chill, stretching for a die-age, although its presence upon a perfectly white tance of some 700 l, consists for the migl part card mau be detested by the teaob, and can be. of shosle and sand banks, though there are many seen by the aid of a small magnifying glam when places whore small craft can reach the shore. ] the card is held in such a position that the wire But, besides Taku and Poj-tang, where steamers caste a shadow, ean anchor near the shake alog the whold nonsti fren Shan Hai Kun to Ysne Đo Kinds tance of over 100 l, there is not wall ill where the water is not deep sad the ways high "The port of Taku is distant from Bhan Hai Knex about 500 £, and in the sugar ad an tuma the coast, roads are so covered with water and obstructed with mud that the carts laden with merchandise cannot travel mam than 20 or 30 11 in a day. Indeed, in some places the road is often quite impassible, so that I is to bo
Fronoh authors and artists have opened a farce feared that in the event of a surprise we should war upon the proposed great tower for the exhi he slow in mesting the emergency Mordoror,bition of 1888,. As it is to be, twice sa Kigh the Northern and Southern Garrisoris bro1ion widely separated, and it would be diffccft the tower of Beton Cathedral, they say it will overlook the olty “like a black fastory chimney.” to come to the resone in time of need. We It will dwarf secrything, while it wilt compeall cannot, therefore, neglat to station troops at over to gase non it A hateful colano the most important and expand placescaping bolted sheet iron will humiliate the finest menu- beforehand those points where the first strugglements of Paris. These and many other equally wil take place, tans displaying the might of the strong characteristions are maile in a protou nation, as it were, before her gates. But, on the signed by the most distinguished literary men of portion of the noa coast nearest to Pəking, from Taku sod Po-tang northwards for a distance of 500 li, the garrisons are few in number and the gaps betmoon them are a great sourds of danger. If they were united by a line of railway, in any case of emergency troops despatched in the morning could arrive at their post, in the evening, the soldiers of one garrison would sulise for the proteation of several places, and the cost of maintaining the army could be greatly reduced.
France.
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Quick despatch.
Quior despaton.
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-U. S. MAIL LINK. PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOCCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
EU. B. Mail Steamer "CITY OF RIC. JANEIRO, will be dospatohod for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATUR-
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3A I.I. British Dark,
"MANHEGAN." A.C. Paulson Master, will toad love for the sbové Port, and will have quick despatol..
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, lat 4pril. 1837.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
DAY, the 16th April at Tate P.M., takingTHE 5/3 L II. American Ship Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States and Europe.
"STATE OF MAINE."
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Through Bills of Lading issued for trans-Nickels, Mastor, will load bare for the above pertation to Yokohan and other Japan Porte, Port, and will have quick despatch. to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Tail Citãos
of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Harana, Trinided, and Demerarn, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company and connecting Stearners.
Through Passage Tiokots granted to England,
RUSSELL & Co
Hongkong, 4th March, 1697.
FOR PORTLAND) (OREGON.)
THE 38L II. German Bark
France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines
Steamera. - RETURN EASSAGES.-Phongars, who bava) quick Heapatok.
"F. H. DREWS." Rothbart, Master, will load hire and will bevo
For Freight, apply ta
WELCHERS & Co.
[748 Hongkong, 12th April, 1897.
paid full fare, re-embarking at San Franciscu for China-er-Jajian (or vice versa) within air months, will be allowed a discount of 20, from Retur: Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10%, will be made from Return Fare. Pro paid Return Passage Orders, avail. T
sble for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25, from Return Fure. Thoes allowances do not upply to through force from China and
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.Japar to Baropo.
INDO-CHINA BTHÀM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR CHEFOO, TIENTSIN, AND NEWCHWANG. THE Company's Steakip
TH
"PAUMBEN"
Captain Loast, will be despatchel as above TO-DAY, the 14th inst; nt 'THREE P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Mazagora.
[740 Hongkong 11th April, 1857, NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVI. GATION COMPANY.
FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG. THE Company's Steamship
Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M. or the dag prerion to sailing, Parcel Package will be received at the Ofoe until 5 PM, BELORU day: sil Parol Packages should be marload to addrees in full, value of emeno in required.
Conralar Invoices to destined to Port beyond San Francisco chon be sent to
socompany Cargo
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE 100 A I British Ship
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* AMPHITRITE” Anderson, Master, will loud bere for the above Ports and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Cn. Hongkong, 21at Marol, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG, TAB S LLIE Goema Back
"HEINRICH,"
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the Compsay's Ocos J. T. Buns, Master. will load here for the in Sented Envelopog, wddressed to the Collector above Purts, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, PARLOWITZ & Co.
of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Ageroy of the Company, No, Queen's Boad Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hangkong. 28th Moroa, 1837.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT BAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, REEMEN, AND HAMBURG.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1887.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE LI-American Ship
"JOHN C. POTTER,"
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Curtis, Master, will lond here for the shova Port, and will hare quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.
FGL Hongkong, tih March, 1957.
THE Undersigand have been appointed Sole
In the 7th your of Knang Hau, the Kaiping
Some cartons experiments wors made the other. Mining Company laid down 20 of railway. Sub: sequently, to facilitate the coaling of voseoli of
lofty monument of Paris which stands in the war, the line was extended 60 Ilto the southward,
It seems that Lord Tennyson's last volume Rue de Rivoli between the Loutre and the Hotel far as Ten-ohoang on the river Chi. This line ecoupled the pontial portion of the road between has not exhausted all his unpublished pissez de Unita. It was sought to demonstrato, says Pei-Vang and Shanghai Kaun, a tract of the One of the manuscripts still in bis portfolio in abo Daily Telegraph correspondent, the rotatory highest importance as regarde military trans rhymal epitaph on his former neighbour at the movement of the arta by Foucault's method. port. If this railway be married throngh, soath Esle of Wight, the late Dr. Ward, a war famous and for that purpose a thin steel wire was affixed. wards, to the north bank of the river at Taka at Oxford some forty years ago as a Toustarian to the top of the moment, and to this a londen and northwards to Shan Hai Kusa, the 10,000 leader, and later as the very Ultramontane editor ball was attached, which osased it to act as a men under the armand of the General Obor of the Dublia Reine. The epitaph, as wall as pendrium. The ball was kept in the middle of Shen-pe can be moved backwarda and forwards reminiscence and surrepondonon furnished by the room on the first floor of the biding by along this distanos of several tons of li, and sorro Lord Salborne, Prof. Jewett Dean Church, wesus of a platica wire. The director of the all the purposes of many times thoir number. Cardical Newman and John Stuart Mill, will laboratory of physical studies, who saporintea- Shrald this appear to be too great an under appear in the biography of Dr. Ward, which is dad the experiments, gara a signal, and the wire
was burned by an abstric sarrent, the pendulum taking, or the difflenty of furnishing the necesin proparation by his son. sary capital be found fosurmountable, it is re
baing thus released; and after aeories of vasilia- Among the crowd which pushed its way along tiene it returned to its original pleon in twelve quested that the 80 odd 11 of milway from You Chuang to the north bank of the river st Take the line. pistares at the Paint and Clay Club | secords. The anumal spectacle of the illumi be first constructed, after which the 100 and reception, says the Boston Journal, it wie inte-nation of the windows of the tower had attrs- more li of read from Takt tá Tientsin san
resting and sometimes. startling to see faces tod a good many sightasera to the place. be gradually completed. If something verodels were evidently out in force probably to which had been reproduced on the canvas." The 1,000,000 tals onu be raised this
The San Francisco Chronicle says:---An in- work could be carried out in due contes. The Tientsin 600 what the public thought of" one" picture strawent he been invented by an Eastern me Takn railway ones completed, the line from Kais two young ladies were looking at a painting, cluic and is in general use among commercial ping northward to Shan Hai Kun tan then be one said: "What a plain young woman! She travellers which promique, when better known, to iakan into consideration:
must have been an only child, or har parents bring sorrow to the heart of the barber. It is a This is smalter of the very highest importonld not have ordered her portrait!" A quiet patent gauged razaz, which slides over a person' sace for the defence of the seaboard. It the young lady in fant tured around and looked at faca much as a lawn mower slides over a lawn, Chins Traders Enstraase Company's Share- ospital cannot at me be collected from ter the criticisers with cale superiority. She was shaving the hair close to the skin, while stris ina-567 per share
the modeli cbanta by issue of shares, it should be furnished
possible to ent the face with it. A keen blade, North China Luizare Tis. 295 per share, by the government, and soldiers shoutil he am-
At Samarang, an enterprising man of business an inch long, is fastened in a rostadgular frame Yangtze Insurance Association-Th. 114 per ployed to assist in carrying out the work, in order named Steenbergh who runs a mineral water about three fourths of an inch square and a little Le secure its speedy completion.
Moreover, the coal used by the Poi Yang float factory there, intends to start also a soap mano-more than an inch long. A laudle is fixed to the Chinese Insurados Company, Limited-3230 per Captain Bigley will be despatched, as above N.BARGO CAN DE TAKEN ON THROUGH
factory. The solema baserery chance of success. opposite side of the frame, and the drummer la. is all obtained from Kaiping, and it is, as it were, It is strange indeed, that corpsnut oil and so there his fact, slides the machine over it with a On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 148 the life and pulse of the navy. If the Kaping has to be imported ints Java from Gorman, alightly diagonal motion, and movs his beard railway in afanded to the north bank of the though the oil which forms the raw material is more evenly than any amateur could do it with Canton Insumos loo, Limited $75 per
share. the ordinary razor and quite as closely. Thus river at Taku, the cost can be conveyed from the readily available in the island. Local soap has for the use of the new machine is restricted al-Hongkong Firm Insurance Company's Shares mings on board the ships in half a day and already been turned out differing only in rough most entirely to commersial travellers, nearly $495 por abaro ar div. Bellor. the line is continued from Takm to Tientsin, it workmanship from the parfeman article made in and be attend for the carriage of merchandise, Europe. La new MRobinury for the purpose every one of whom now carries ane and shuns the Chias Fire Lasuratos Company's Share90 and the frights received from the foreign now indented for strives at Samarang. it is ex barter shops. The barbers say they do not care trailers will help towards the maintenance of the pected that not only will the scap works to mach for the loss of the drummers' patronage for there never was much profit in shaving their If this scheme is authorized, the work should out the sommen artiola, but also other kinds expense of cheek, but when the machine gots Straits Firs Insurance Company, Limited Capitsin P. H. Loft, will be despatched for the Board; they must bo left at the Agency's 18.45 r..
milway.
be placed in the hands of the Ksiping. Bailway Company, so that seonomy in expenditure and Inbour may be secured. It is further requested that a high official of naimpachable integrity may be appointed to undertake the expreme administration."
suitable for the toilet table.
-
into the bands of the "common herd" bankruptey will stare the average barber in the face.
A very rare svent in the annals of the stage took place at Inola. The popular Italiaa dra matist, Ulisse Barbieri, was present af the first performance of his Caprera," the hero of which, as may be guessed from the name, is no
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Quotatione are:
Rongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-144
per cent, premium. Union Insurance Ecciety of Canton, Limited-
380 per share.
shore.
share, ex div.
per share.
Straits Marine Insurano Company, Limited
prabare
$30 nom.
$20 nom.
Hongkong at Whampoa Dock Company's
Shares-106 per cent, prom, salon. Hongkong, Canton, and Macso Stormboat Co.'s
Chares-537 per cent, prem. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Sharës—
10 por cont. discount.
China and Maxils Stormship Company, Limited
-30 por ceat. diescunt, nominał. Thonglas Stammship Company, Limited Par
"DEVONBUEST." Captain Houthoff, will be despatched as above TO-DAY, the 14th is, at THEEL г.M.
For Freight or Pasengo, apply to
JALDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agenta
749 Hongkong, 12th April, 1887.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.· THE Company's Starship
"DIOMED,"
TO-DAY, the 14th instant.
Fer Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRD, Agents. Hengkung, 8th April, 1887.
L..
591
FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK.
Agents for the Sals of their Goods in Hongkong and Chius by Mastra. J. & R. TEX- XENT, Glasgow, and Maars. DAY CORSAR & BAL-SOS, Arbroath
PORTS IN PARLEVANTE BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS;
ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LANU PASSENGERS AND ŽUGGAGE.
BILLS OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA,
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Jannary, 1867.
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WINTER TIME
TABLE
THE KOWLOON FERRY. STEAM-UNCH
"MORNING STAB"
Hans Daily as a Ferry Bent butween PEDDAR'S WHALF and TRIM-TSA-Taxi at the following hours This Time Tafle will take offeel from the 21st October, 1896.
WEEK DAYS. LAY
Terres Kowloon Hagkong Kowloon
GADAM. 8.00.
MONDAY, the 18th day of April 1897, at Noon, the Company's Steep “BATERN." Capton Sauler, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO will Shipping Orders will be cranted till Noon, Cargo will be rescived on Baard until 4 Pa.. Specie and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 17th of
L1.15 (Parcels are not to be sout ou April.
THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAM- leave this Fort as above. CALLING AT GESCA. THE Company's Steamer
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
*MONG KIT,”
required.
above Ports TO-MORROW, the 15th inst., at Off). Centents and Value of Packages. sre NOON
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and For Freight or Passage, apply to
carriss a Doctor and Stewardess. YUEN FAT HONG,
For further Particulars, appy to Agenta.
MELCHERS &-Co, [780 Hongkong, 13th April, 1887.
Agente. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND Hongkong, 19th March, 1887.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES THE
MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
CALCUTTA,
aioner, the Tantai, and the officers of the garrisons, cement was thus exposed to the notion of Bethey determined to reward the author by insist. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per mahip
share.
share.
Hongkong Hotal Company's Sharee-$190 par thins Sugar Refining Company, Luailed-$175
per share, sales and rollers. Luzeu Sugar Retning Company, Limited—$58
por share. Fragman Jen. Dan pangaSharer-842 mer
shore, or div. sales, tongsong and China Rakary Company, Limited
-$110 par share, ox div. Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company Panjom and Sunghie Das Samantan Mining Company, Limited-294 per share, buyers." Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 per
"JAPAN," Captain T.9. Gardner, will be despatahed for the above Ports TO-MORROW,the 15th inat.. at Noor.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONG & Co.,
Agroats.
Honalone 116k Anvil 1987.
UNION LINE. FOR YOKOHAMA AND KORE. THE Steamship
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE. BATAVIA, CO- LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, NORM, Cathy, kamATOUIS,MALAY
BLACK SEA
Балтик
15
12.25 P.M.
SUNDAYS.
Leaves Hongkong 7.0) 4.5
8.5
8.25. 9.15
9.40
"
#10.2) ..
6.2.A.M 7.90 9.04.
LAS
9.00
10.15
10.45.
12.29 NOON,
#10.20
£2.25 .A.
1,15 v
1.2%,
1.55
17
4.10
+51
210
5.25
1.65
1.36
331
7.30
1.25
$30
3,23
4.50
7:00
*There will be no Tach on Monday and Frolay, on accoat of coaling.
The above Time Tabla will be strictly adhered to, except under aroilable circunstances. Iu caso of stress of woather, due notice will be given of any stoppages
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MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INTAN MAIL.
MARSEILLES, AND POETS OF BRAZIL Indian mail, loft Singapors on the 8th, and is
AND LA PLATA;
Aran,
due hero on the 14th instant.
THE FRENCH MAIL
Bone experiments have been made by Mr. Lovehon Jonos. Adelaide, which promise to re- volutionise the trade so far as ship's bottoms are concerned. This gentleman claims to have over come the difficulty of costing iron ships with This joint potition was reusived by the mo
copper. It appears that some three months ago morialists.
ha had a pista of iron halted on to the rudder of other than Garibaldi. The theatre was crowded, ~The memorialists find that the railway propo-
a wooden rossel ungaged in the local Galf trade, and the onillance was go delighted with the med in the joint petition of the Balt Commis
apon which to cemented a sheet of copper. The triotio tendancy and language of the play that which would ran from Yon-chuong to the worth water in the roughest manner pessible, and noting that the whole pices should be played over back of the river at Taku a distance of more the slightest izdisation of its giving way was again, from begining to and. Cries of "Da than 80 11, would lie mostly at the back of Takit observable. When after the trial it was tusepi Un capo ware kept up for soms uinutes and Pei-tang, some tons of li from tha esa shorespected, there was no marine growth on cement, and, after poenitation with the actors, the piece and there is evidently na fear of its becoming which was as firm and solid as when the vessel-which was in ous act, and had occupied about the object of attack by the enemy, but funds started on hor first. trip.
au hout-was performed again. The Allgemeine will be necessary for its perusuent meintenanOS.
an ingidanthaxanly co. An interesting steningla hotusan the Iiborat. Zeilung eave that the history of the modern They therefore request tuntime may be gradually constructed from Taka to Tien- and the Connarratives in golog on is the Church Guried once before tain, 100 or more I which may ha relied of Holland. Vader the leadership of Dr. Abra theatre. This was at the first performance of Cămarosa's “Beozet Marriage at the Court upon as a means of obtaining the fanda bam Kupper the conservatives are attacking the in question, and thus both military and com- Synod of the Church, because of its rationalistic Opera House of Vianus, when the composer hita- aeroial interests will derive an equal advant tendencies. They declare that sine "all attempts self condnoted his new opera It was received age. The country will be protected at ordinat pasco hace been thwarted by the stubbornness with such enthusiastic applause that after a skort pause, it was repeated in its entirety, the. ary times, and in spesial emergencies defensive of the ungodly synodical hierarchy, acthing Emperor and his Court waiting throughout the megenres will be facilitated. In case of defest mains but to throw off the yoke of this hierarchy; second performanen. We hope that our "eu- the railing stock sau ba withdrawn, the line that the promises made to this hierarchy are a taken up, the military stores buried, and the ad-little binding as wore those teade by Lather and England taxy never attain such ter Panos of the enemy need not be feared.
Calvin to Homo sad that this zojection of the The memorialists have attentirely considered hierarchy must not cornist it's word withdrawal.
An interesting mia of Captalu Cook, the grest this patition, and they now request the scheme but must bring with Ita universa? deliverance navigator, has just been unearthed by a gentle- may be sanctioned. They beg that it may be of the church. In other words, the synodion man in London, and is about to be forward. entrusted to the Kaiping Railway Company, yoke must be cast off by the charch."
ad to Australis, where mementoss of the aud that the former provincial trenoncer of Fubkiss, Shen Pacobing, whose services have bean retained in connection with the Northern darabad Volunteer Rifos, had a little Brotoh ter od. It consists of a miniature portrait of the | Singapore Insurance Compang, Limited-22 (Tang Cago and Passengers at through ratos Cargo will be received on board until 4. M
The late Sergeant John Foster, of the Hy.discoverer of that continent are eagerly pris. captain, beautifully exsented on ivory. It re- Squadron, and Chow Ya, acting Salt. Comrier callad Nelly. After his barial Nelly daily presents Captain Cook in what looks like the an Chinese Imperial Low of 1881 B-6 per contor, NINGPO, CHEROQ, NEWONWAKG, TIENTSIN, Specie and Parools until 3 P.M., on the 18there ou the 1 instaut.
dress uniform, of a usval offer. The food is clean shaven, the festaron very clearly out, and Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cont; altogether the grust explorer has quite a washer.. - premium sales.----- The appearanos. Julging from appearances, the Chinese Imperial Loss, 1886 E-54 per cent. portrait was taken when he was about fifty years
premium, sales. Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan
ستتي
After Mra
ribla dimensions.
missionar, Superintendent of Customs at Tien visited the Catholic serietary, and lay on the ser tria, may be appointed conjointly to administer gent's grave antil fetched away. the affair and direct the ufficiale sit merchants Faster reared to the Widows quarters in the Old Lancer Limos, the faithful little creature Connected with it.
continued to visit the grave, first looking inte In the autumn of this year the new war yes- sols ordered from England and Germany should the old bones When Mrs. Foster went to
of age. The miniature belonged to Captain rosch China, and next year the memorialist - Poona, it became the property of another per- han will proceed to the assport, and with Lisan, bat it escaped and could newhere be found Cook's wife, who survived her husband for many years. After her death it passed into the posSAS- Hung-chang and his colleagues arrange for the till after two days. It was discovered again formation of the Brst division of the navy, lying oa Fester's grave, where it would undoubt.sion of an Irish dealer in carias, who sold it to nn. Admiral of the British Navy, from whom it They can at the same time inspect the railway,odly hars remained until it died of atarration, has just been obtained. The history of the re- Itt is found to be qustal and free from objc. for it was with the greatest difenity got zway lie has been very carefully investigator-for the tions, they would suggest that similar plaus be Although reconciled to its new home, and food-szafectars of Ceck relics is not unknown-and put into operation in the varions mixing dis-led and patted, it still whines and makes sis it is pronounced to be perfectly genuino. About
of a desfin bo go to the cemetary. triots of the country.
a year ago Captain Cook's grog kettle turned up An instance of the patient perseverance of in an unexpected manner, and, after a carefni in- post-office officinis is recorded from Loyden, in qui had established its authenticity, was seat Holland, from which place a letter was early in out to Sydney, where it has been placed in the spring last year sent to a gousleman who had Government Museum. lived on the Congo for many years past The
The memorialists venture to present this so- morial to Her Majesty the Empress being mored thereta by the noosity of the times and their desire for the walfara of the nation.
A memorial from the Board. af Admiralty dated Kuang Hsu, 10th year, 2nd month, and 22nd day (18th March, 1397),
Rescript granted.
OLLA PODEIDA.
At a recent aristocratic carnival ball at Vienne the tolleties of the 120 ladies who formed the cortega represented a value of £30,000, the lus of the diamonds worn being from £100,000 to £500,000
The Japanese have invented a proosse of mak ing paper with marine alge. This paper is vary strong and so transparent that it as be med în piscs of glass. It takes ochenzi well and much resembles the ancient stained glasi,
letter bors the name of the gentleman and the story is told, showing how he wittily procured
It is of Dr. Arpe, I think, of whom a pleasant words Roma, Africa, and it arrived at its deditnor in an emergency. The doctor was with tination sfter a somewhat roundabout tour. It firat travelled to London, Calais, and Marseilles, Farty of composers and masisisne in a provin. cial town, where a musical festival wag, lebrated,
Thance it was returned to Paris as incompletely and at which they were prominent performers. addressed. Then it was sent by the French They proceeded to an ins to dine, where they Port Office officiels to Bone, in Algeria, and
Fare accommodated with a room, but were told wandered theses to Bonn, on the Rhina whence it was sout on again to Brusas, in Asia Miner that very eatable thing in the house was airandy ongagod. All despaired in their hunger save
The postal stamps reveal that the dooment the doctor, who, antling off two or three ends of
has also bear in Switserland and Italy, and the outgut, went out upon the stairs, sud observ
--820 per share.
Sabre,
Hongkong Rope Maanfacturing. Company, La.
aited-$45 per share.
Hongkong and Maono Glass Manufacturing Co.,
Limited-60 per ovat, diwarnt. B. Watson & Co. Limited-40 per cent, premiem, sales and buyers. Limited-97per cont. pram. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.
per share.
premium.
3 por cant premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(WEAREER 4,0 * #209975 'BENEN KOTA)
·Apr 10th.
Barometer- AÇIL
Barometer-1 2,38. Barometert Pille amosamen Thermometer-0 4.1---- Thermomster—] YE
Termometer F.Karantan Thermometer=9 £x. (Wal dëb). Thermotor-3 Kja. (Węt bulb) Tardeners Pot (916 tab). Thermometer-Marinatu y Threnscuperer-bizimam (over sigh)).
40.005
19.000
1+$9,020
70
THE
"BAYLEY,"
Captain Child will be despatbed for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 16th instant, at
For Freight or Passage, apply to Noon.
RUSSELL & Co.
Agente. Hongkong, 13th April. 1987.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI YA AMOY.
HARROW, and Porte on the YANGTZE.)
THE Company's Steataship
SAREEDON,"
(757
Captain Chrines, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, tho 18th instant. For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD &SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 11th April, 1897.
FOR SAIGON.
THE Steamship
THE
*MOSSER *
734
Captain Titzok, will be despatched for the abora Puri. on SATURDAY, the 18th inst, at SIX P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SOY SHING,
No. 9, Bonham Strand. Hongkong, 11th April, 1887.
89
1739
42%
A
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
on its roture to Leyden they had found out the Ing a waiter carrying a joint to a company in an STATION. real African Bama, and the wanderer was at one adjacent room, centrired to drop the bits of out- despatched to Rotterdam, and them by the steamer African to ila destination, where it arriv ut our the meat, while he addressed two or
three questions to the waiter. He then rahong ed in August last.
turned to his companions, to whom he anger.
REGISTER...
1th Apr 1897, »i. 4 p.m.
Wind.
29.67
Ame mo Food
40.03
Narak
25.9
← 18th April, 1887, at 10 AM
STATION,
Bud
30.01
It is a scowledged fact (enya Le Moniteur intimated that dinner would soon be ready. the la fade) that the Princess of Wales is the They smiled grimly at what they thought shangbai.. beat-dressed woman in Enrepo, always elegans, was a sorry joke, and soon after, some confusion We A Brotch Presbyterian minister who married always in perfect-taste-Does she dress in the ning heard in the room to which the joint he couple of his rustic parishionere, felt exceed latest fashion! Nothing of the sort. She has had ornamonted had been conveyed, he reiter ingly disconcerted on his asking the bridegroot never adopted the voluminous crimuieste declaredated the assurance that dinner was coming, and if he were willing to take the woman for his recary by French couturieren, beounge she is thereupon left the room. On the stairs he met wife by his scratching his head and saying: too wish to cauber her elegant eapple form with William, the waiter, bearing swer the joint with "Ay. I'm wallin," but I'd rather bas her sister each monstrosity. Gar princess dresses her hair lock of disgust in his face. "Whither so fast, to wait her face, and she wears small bonnet nees- my friend, with that haunch of matton ha Owing to most quoouss'ul ruraiting daringite hat style of coffers (which she never asked. "I am taking it back to the kitchen, sir; the last three months, and with a row to on-shanges). She dresses in the newest silk us the gentismon cannot touch it. Only look, sir hekoug... couraging respectable young mea to join the terials, and her dresses always ft to perfection, it's enough to turn one's stomach William," Fober army, commanding officers of the infantry bat-bat thor are out to quit the lines of her figure, said the Doctor gravely, "fiddlers, have strong sangha talicas stationed at Aldershot have received and not according to the styles of the day. Her stomacha; bring the mutton to our room." -orders to eliminate from the ranks all bad obarenthes lookz part of herself, and she has not the This was done, the hangoh was eaten and the antare and inpromising retraits.
apperan of a fashion plate. ss is unfortunately hangry guests were delighted hat William the case with sony women. Copying this ever afterwards had a contempt for musical The following genuine Irish "ball" was relegant lady is the ratson why cocentricities of people. sently uttered by an applicant for work on the fashion do not oroep in amidst the nobility South Boston Railroad." Superintendent Cool- idge was explaining the situation won the maladies of rank dress mohly, but more simply and interrupted with Tonneedn't be afraid of me quietly than the middle classe
leaving, Mr. Coolidge. I'll work for you as
band
There is a man on the Carson river, bolow
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEDNESDAY, ISU April. long as I live if I don't get shot dead before Dayton, Colorado, zamed Angela Cordella, who
EXPORT CARGO. claims to be the strongest mau in the world. He Per Amerinas bark Coloma, siled on the 5th Is an Italian, aged twenty-eight years, and stands April-For Portland, 0-461 packages tos,
Am.......
Nagk
KNI
20.50
B
«The Baronnier has fallen und gevilicata are very gouth.
•Tro_komportme la, moderate, é anuidity irgh, still the weather oversat in the mouth and âne ha the north
W. DOREECK. Hongkang Observatory, 18th Aprli, 1667.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTÈR.
Previous daf: fat 3 pom-
Ou date On date st 10 s.m.; at 4 p.m.
Temperature ansainnol
$7
68
29.03 67
B.
E.
4
dr.
2.
-0.08
It was a common praction with Hadys like his five foot fex moles, weighing 1981ba. Hisstrength 31589 bags rice, 126 ralla matting, 458 boros gans of Norfolk, to order dinner for five of six, was born with him, for he had no athletic train tre crackers, 1,549 packages sacshoo, 670 pack- and then eat the whole Simself. He once ordered ing. He differs from other mes chiefly in the ages or 280 bares sugar, 41 bags sugar, 1,749
dinner to be ready by a stated Tour, at which caseous structure. Although not of unusual wine, boxes oll, 180 bags beaus 15 boxes root Bour, Hamidity timo he made his appearance one and ordars his splea ocloumn is mnoh beyond the ordinary 100 bares tobacco, 11 packages rattan, 39 cases Dinution of wind ... the repast to be served. But where is the width and he bones and joints are made on a okinaware, boxes fireworks, 144 packages orpče Horus of wind company respectfully ingatred the head similarly large and generous scale. He has lifted medicine, 310 bones rice flour, and 2,902 packages Weatheriumsı walter.h" explained Badjn, I am de a taxa of 200 lbs. with this middle flager of his merchandise. Company
right hand. The man stood with one foot on the Loor, hid are untatretolód, his hands grasped by.
UFIUM.
Quotations aro 1—— "A clergyman" writes strongly advising par two portons to belarve his body. Conialla then enta in infected distrlats to try belladonas, as a stooped and placed the third finger of his right New Mulwa..
...............$525 par pieul, allos, of 72ortties. preventive of desrlet fever. Given in minato hand under the man's foot and, with scaruly any doms, the writer believes it almost infallible perpuptible short, raised him to the height of Old Malwa
8550 per pioni, allow of [2 to 3 natties. wards of an atteet It can do no harm, and it four feet sat deposited him on a table near at
...8500 per pioul, allos, of 12'bocaties.
is likely to do much good. Given in large doses hand Onos two powerful men waylaid Cardella Older Malwa
the drug is dangerous. It should therefore be with intant to thrash him, but he seized one in
got from a homopathie chemist, whose prepara-sob hand and hammered them together until Patas (Now) tal3810 to 86121 per chest. tions are perfectly ste
life was nearly knocked out of them.
Benaron (New) 485- to 499
1-Baroantre coduced to ji dogram Fahrlakeit und to the art of the yes to testum, testlig s
2+/TEMPERATdka in the shade în dagenou
-Hante la peromntage of saturation, the bummidity ef air putabature with atoleture doing 100.
4-Dracenign or 2 Warn to two pointe, 4-FOUR OF Ttar Wien soooeding so Beaufort Bekin. G-STATE OF Van Waitzuei B. blus dkg) C. dacached londe 10, trialing nalurg .glossy ball; light ning 0.oraosat Panthers sqarly, Buzules.
mow. shundar, Y. won bility, 3-day (web).
Im looban, sausha and kundrejtke.
-
W DOBERCE,
Hongkong Observatory, 19th April, 1857.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND
ADELAIDE. (Calling at Pour BARWIN and QUEENSLAND Porrs, and taking through Cargo to New ZEALAND, TASMANIA, o.) IAE Steamship
"AIRLIE." Captain Ellis, will to-dospatobed for the above Parts on SUNDAY, the 17th instant, at DAY
LIGHT.
For Freight or Passaga ruply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agente.
1728
Hongkong, Sth April, 1887. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship
"WINGSANG."
Certain d'A. de St. Croix, will be despatered ALVE on WEDNESDAY, the 20th inst, at THESE F.M.
This steamer has Superior Firat Cisas Ao commodation specially constructed to meet the requirements of tropics climates.
Foz Freight or Fange, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Genorul Hanagera. Hongkong, 19th April, 1887.
1750
THE BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. THE British Steamer
"BENARTY,"
Captain Le Boutillier, will be daspatched an above on or about the 20th inebant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
1756 Hongkong, 18th April, 1887.
FOR HONOLULU.
THE American Bhip
MERCURY,"
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX,
אן
DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
The M. M. steamur Djemah, with the Lon- don mail of the 11th March, laft Saigon at 4 stp.m. on the 13th, and may be expected hors.an or TUESDAY, the 19th April, NOON,
Stomahip about the 10th instant. the Company's ' AVA" Commandent Vimonty with MAILS.
CARGO PASSENGERS, SPECIE, end- will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Spasie will ha registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marsailles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noos,
STEAMERS EXPECTED." The D. D. B. skostor Elvotre Left Singapara at 5p.m. ca the Sth, and is das here on or about the 14tb instant.
The 0. S. & Co's stanmer Sarpsdon left Singapore on tas morning of the Sth, and is dus
The Union Lino stuter Cercapedia kit April, 1887 (Farcols are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's £ingapore on the 9th and is laa, kore on the Offse. Contents and valas of Packages are 15 instant. required.
The Ben Lize stornier Bauarty left Slingaporo
For further particulare, apply-at-the-Com-- on the 12th, and is one here on the 19th instant-
Tany's Office,
Agent.
[2
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Hongkong, 8th April, 1887. OCCIDENTALANDORIENTAL STEAM- HHIP COMPANY, TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE:
VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING
AND
STEAMERS
will be THE Beasain GAELIC"
despatched for Ean Francisco, vić Yoke- haras, on TUESDAY, the 26th April, at
TARKE P.M.
Connection being made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
A PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in fall; and same will, ba received at the Company's Often til FIVE .M. the day pre- vions to sailing,
|
FOST-OFFICE NOTICES.
-The Posial Guids for 1996, revised to dria will be found in the Daily Press Directory, 385 large edition, p. 701 sinal edition. This P is the only authorised enmplate Summary of Postal informatior, pablished in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Mails fanned in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, which is always correoted to a much later hour than that given below.
A MAIT WILL CLOKE For Shanghai-Per Pathan, to-day, the 14th inet, at 9.30 A.M.
For Chefon, Tientsin. and Newchwang.-Por Paunbes, to-day, the 11il izst, at 9.34 P.M.
For Biraits Settlement-Por Devonhuret, to-day, the 14th inst, at 2.36 PM
For Shanghai-Per Peking, today, the 14th int, at 3.30 PM.
For Saigon Per Bentury, to-day, tha 14th inst., at 4.30 p.m.
For Swator and Bangkok-Por Mongitui, to morrow, the 15th inst. at 11.30 AM.
For Straits and Calcutta-Por Japan, to morrow, the 14th inst., at 11.30 ..
For Tokolo and Kole-Fer Bayley, on
Saturday, the 16th inat, at 11.50 AM
For Bangkok. Per Pratos, ca Saturday, the
EETURN PASSLOES.--Passengers, who have paid fall faro, ro-ombarking at San Francisco tor China or Japan (or vice, nerea) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20. fcox Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 will be made from stren Fare. Pre-Paid Return Passage Orders avail 16th inet, at 4.30 .M. able for one year, will be issued at a Discount 18th inst., at 5.00 P.M.
For Baigou-Per Moser, on Saturday, the of 25 from Betara Fere. These allrvonesa do not apply to through fares from Chine and Japan to Europe.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des- tined to Ports beyond San Francisco shonld be Bout to the Company's Ocas, addressed to the Collector of Customs, San Francisco.
For farther information A to Freight
or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com pany. No. 59. Queen's Road Central.
G. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 6th April, 1897,
FOR HANDAKAN.
THE British Barque
For Port Darwin. Thursday Island, Cooki town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney. Melbourne, Adelaide, &o-Per Airlie, on Saturday, the 16th inat, at 5.00 E.M
For Shangbai. Per Kutanny, on Monday, the 18th inst., at 2.50 P.M.
For Straits and Caloutta Per Tangsang, ón, Wednesday, the 20th inst., at 9.3) P.x.
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
N° 14
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AOINTS, or the OWNERS, Will RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Ofleers or the Crow Captain Thompson, will lead as above, and hare of the following Vessels during their stay in quick despatch.
"MARY STEWART,”
For Freight or Passage apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Hongkong, 5th April, 1887.
Agents.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 3/3-1. L. I.-American Bark.
THE
F698
"ANNIE JOHNSON," Captain M. Hall, will load here and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hengkong, 3rd March, 1887.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.
HIS 100 A I British Bork
THE
"FIFESHIRE,”
Hongkong Harbour
AILLIE, Brit. str., Ellie Russell & Co.. ALBANY, Brit, str., Pater.Adamson, Bell &
Po
BAYLEY, Beil, str, Child-Receli & Co. CHARON WATTANA, Šiem bk,, Ulrich,Chinese. PAVILA, Brit. str., Watt-Ban Ho & Co. D.I.TSRNEY, Amr: ship, Wilson--Wn. Legge. Faleesburg, Ger. str., Dreyer.--Melchers &
Co.
F.H. Dnews, Ger..bk., Rothbart—Order. FOLIO, Ger. str., ErockRussell & Co. HATTIE E. Taplex, Brit, bk., Telfs.-ChiassRÐ. 46 HEINRION. Cer. bk., Banunu,--Corlowitz & Co. JAPAN, Brit. str., Gardeez-David Sassoon,"
Sons & Ce.
B. Greig, Master, shortly sxpected from SHANG
Captain Pauna, will load bere for the shore Port, zi, will load here for the stove Porth and
and will have quick duspatch.
For Freight or Passage apply to
EDUARD SCHELLEASS & Co. Hongkong, 18th March 1887.
(549
will have quick despatch.
J. H. BOWEES, Amır. bk. Plum--Consalven &
Co. "
LILIAN, Hawailan bk. Holland --Chinese.
MANHEN, Brit. bk., Paulsen-Ed. Schelhas
& Co.
MARY STEWART, Brit. bk, Thompson.-Master. „Mosaïm Bris str, Titzak--Russell & Co. 1462 PEKING, Brit. str., Heuermann-Siemssen & Ce
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Jal Hongkong, 3rd March, 1887.