Mr. Wilkinson Wade application that poli tieber might be released from gaol.
His Lordship refused the application. The bouring was then adjourned till Thum- day, April 28th.
POLICE COURT.
Wad April.
BEFORE Mr. B.. MACKGAN.
BAMBLING CANE,
Eight men were shergal, time with being sonnected with the maungement of, and the anindor with bois found in, a public gambling Inspector Stanton stated that about 8 p.m. on the 21st inst. he went with a party of police to the bones nod fonad a zombor of man on- gaged in gambling. He found the gambling implement proienna. The sticks were specially constructed for cleating.
house, No. 9, Gülman'a Bazuar.
For informers gave pridence as to baving gambled at the house, and also swore that thes of the dofon-lants wore connected with the man- gemont, one acting as tanker, another as shroff, and a third as manager.
The three defendunts thus named stated that The the honse was not a gambling house now. cama:zder doniod that they were thors for the purpose of gambling.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 28x¤, 1887.
The whole serpon was a grand triumphal ranegyrio. Tho chneck was growind with Irish and American residents and visitors, including many Protestants.
neofod with a revolutionary batory peaceable, resurrection"; " She has not rison: there is a Museum, of archivos, souvenira, &c., of that ex-Life in her"; "Thoy baro stolon her from the traordinary opook of French, or, rather, human tomb while we slept But although the same mystery of the cross prevails, Be who ha led FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
history. Franco in days gone by-up to Sopton-her to fabour and the tomb will just as surely PARIS, 21st March, 1867.
bor, 1870-had a Sovereigns' Museum in the lead her to the new light Perhaps of all the most rerackable events that Louvre: where the feeding bottles of fossil surge in this land of corprikes the sovere winter, ruloga, the night naps and breaches of kings and which is "not cooked with a smilo" evon, is the emperors, &o., Hgured, like stuffed sponteng of chief for the time being. It is alleged to be rutural history, ander glass casos or mailed to asscoiated with the earthquakes in the Southporches. But perallel relics of the Mountain evils are generally enchained, and which have and the Plain partios of 1789 have yet to be left their mark for wazy a long day on the focused. timid who seek in Nice and its neighbourlivod
Crime is very rifa inded. The measure of it mass to prolong life. It is net biting, but may be estimated by the foot that the cor cutting, woather which reigns. The rich have demoed cells are cocopied with tenants awaiting fare, and festhers too; so hear the hardship removal cithar to the Golgotha burial ground well the poor rely on enga and empty stomsektor to that paradise for perfect sconmirals, No There are warming sheltering, where the wretch Cladonin. A. demi-moadian, her servant, and ed are admitted by ticket to squnt throughout the latter's child, have all been murdered; throats the day; the casual words slowhere, whom thepene by the same bund.
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A special from Washington of March 20th says:A local paper to-day prints the follow ing-The corps diplomatic has boon in a mild Barry all the week over a report of the dainga at Berku, into which that porwanial old diplo matint, M. de Lesseps, has projected himself. Tho osble dispatches of Sunday said—M, de Lesseps is the hero of the day at Berlin. Ol Saturday, March 12, Le had a conference of an hour with Prizes Bismarck, lurchol with the Crown Prince Frederick William and was given a reception as the palcos by the Princess Saxo. Meiningen, and a great deal of the same sort
Kunwing the German Buperor's court to be tuny chanos to share in a shake down As for sister, un Acarina, even left behind him his he most punctilious and soremonious on the food, they must trust to Him who takes care of visiting card and sleeve cuffs. The deopared Coutinental Europe began to wonder how it the sparrow on the boso ter, and, like the spar-woman was a "sabacription" soiled dive bar was that De Lesseps had been invitad into the row, they manage to plek up a few orombe.
inger airels of nobility, the vary contre of apartments, close to the Champs Elysées, were furnished like a palace, she had service of tea, in such a cordial fashion, and they all agreed that some unusual event that was a matter plate, beautiful pictures, endless jewels. Ele of state was sur in tupit, and they were quite was a provincial baflit?''e daughter, aged 37; the right.
On Wednesday a grant New York banking struck ite" in vice. All peor, despised picturehouse received a telegram from its correspondart at Frankfort to the affect that De Leseeps had offered Germany an interest, equal to two-fifthsof the whole, in the inter-oceanic osaal; that for pointed out whats bond of peace it would be The following are additional items gleaned between the two nations if they jointly ornet and controlled such a work. He also said that as to the ability of Russia to start wex No from our files received by the Americanmail- of the fifty-five safes in length twenty-seven Western people désirs such a calamity, and sho THE SALE OF ME. WARD BEECKER'S FRIS WAT excarated ton feet, and eight the entire ok... would be instantly confronted with a coalition
NEW YORK, 23rd Marchi
dopth, and that he had built a dom across the that the could not dospiss. Besides, it is hot
Beecher's books, engmeings, etchings, paint month of the work to peuvent the 80s water the question what can Russia do autaide boring, rugs, and bric-a-brue will be sold at auction coming in. There was scary probability, the next fall. The library contains about 10,000 communication said, that the proposition would immense frontiers, but can she keep herself to- volumes. While he bought many costly gems, be accepted. The Frankfort banker wanted to other within them? Not only must she always he gave away most of them, and those he left know, in case the matter was consummated, count with Eagland and China, the latter above are worth probably not more than $2,000. His wint effect it would have on American scouri all-but the more formidable group of the contral farm, the Boscobel, at Peekskill, which is forties,
sale, is valued at $100,000. powers-Germany, Anstrin, and Italy. The nlliance of the three Emperors is an old pró- perty that cannot be ever again exhibited on any political stage. In a word, Russia is observed, not for an advance into Europe, but for the
The atteopted wassication of the Czar, which san negòr bu a surprise, because ever or One of the defendantswas remanded for wack.peosed, has not the less caused lookers-on to The three who managed the house were ad oount up the consequenoss ind the plot emoceed $50 arch or in default shree months' imprisoned. There is no serious union between Franos:
The remainder wore fiùsd.32 each, CHARGE OF AkSaviť and RÖDDNAY. and Rumis beyond the Platonic one of being on Berthold Guitar, boarding hense renner, was intimate terms-before the eyes of 'the world. obarged with assaulting Jalias Brown. De That would to a frail naion on which to rely fendant was also charged with stealing a silver watch, value of about 825, the property of for the peace of Europe. Few make any error
ment.
Julius Brown.
Complainant stated that on the 20th inst, ba Asked dofonilatt for some money in order that he might go on bourd his ship. Horefused in the money and struck him, kuocking him down.
Dofendent stated that on the night in question,
be was in the bar of Paterson's boarding honke, where he is employed, and told the barkeaper not to sarre complainant with any more liquor us ho was drunk. He was moking a great noise at the time, and be pushed him out of the house. Complainant then strok him in the chest, and bs (defendant) struck him back in self defence.
His Worship Sned bim ́$3. The charge of stealing was remanded for one week, bait being allowed.
ANDY.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
20th April, 1897.
catbreak of a "1782” in-hor own interier,
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adopted no other has been neod. Dr. MeLangbliv which he agreed to submit to the methods first obtained his idea fremspaper read before the College of Science at a recent meeting in Paris by one of the professors in the University of shown such surprising rosolta in France that Lyons. It was recommended so highly and kad Dr. MoLaughlin derided to test it in the hospi tal. Ha explained the treatment to the patients, Whether and thirty of the agreed to submit to the ope
ration. To these patients, who were considered to be suffering from the last stages of consumption, two restal injections of carbonio soid gas, prepared by the prodme giren by the Franch physicisa, være giron each day, all medicine being abandoned. The patients at might spent censed as if by magie, the almost pace began to show signs of improvements. The constant pains from which they suffered vanish. ed, the fuzotions of the body were regular and became natural, and the appetite returned.
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A WONDERFUL TESTIMONIAL will hate a great effect upon the commerce of chinawa, 624 enses in-leaf tans, a'i Scares towa's ship-onnal scheras, which, if carried out, colle maiting, 9 canes silk piace goods, 17 cases.
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The visit of M. de Lesseps to Berlin, if it did no great good, was productive of no great bar Bearers of clive branoles are more welritre than The general meeting of the British residents passengers with peace or war in theirtega. He could tell nothing more than what Germany knows of this place, to decide what form the rejoicing as well as M. de Lesseps either natios desire of the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen should war. There is a discordant, minority who miske take, came off on the evering of the 18th inst. mask noiso in order to congeal thoir de at the British Consulate. About 23 persons ficiency of aumber; they crack up the com- were present at the meeting, which was presided modity "patriotism" at the corners of strepte over by Mr. Coral Allsa. The committee ap but only simpletons are ensured. pointed at the preliminary masting for the earicus or hallucinated, the speculators deliberation of some fonsible sheme for the troabled watern fpd permanent commemoration of the day put for the deciding voicas of the nation's
raspores among
de ward either of the three following proposala, tioles. A dax is not considered a religions bird, vix, (a) that the debt of the Amoy Chinees because it keep sa cawing from the steeple Hospital, amouring to 31,500, be paid off; (b) The pick-me-up class of ultra-patriotic papers that the Station's Club be sularged; or (c) that only represent thanaalves, something. like the a hospital for the reception of the foreigners" dearly beloved" of the parson and his dark, ailting from infections or epidemio diseases bebat the congregation is elsewhere, erected. The choice of the majority seems to
and exses sundries. For Antwerp-132 303 General Boulanger is perhaps the most mis- have fallen on the last proposal, as it was resolved represented man in Franas. As for his aiming that a wing capable of holding at least half at the purple by staking bie fortans on the dozen beds, and to be called after Her Majesty prevoking of a war with Gormany, of having be added to the Amoy Chinese Hospital for the goat Fatherland, auch is beyond his power admission of all the foreigners suffering from and not wittin mocsara of his ambition. The infections ar spidemio coses, and that a Jubi- days are over la Franes when the sword was les tree bo piautod in the compound. The details the magic and to throne anal de pie. Un of the building of the wing and its management versal suffraga and obligatory military service is to be left to a committes consisting of all the new rule the roast; and save when the honour of Britista members of the present board of man- the country is insulted, or the territory invaded, agement of the Chinese Hospital plus Dr. Mas fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons will think Dongal, whose name is not to be seen on the hard
twice before jeopardising their lives to back The working out of the details of the ephemeral the caprice of a soldier, who, although he may rejoicings of the day is entrusted to the cars go aplike the rockety may as assuredly comedown of the same committes as bad been appointed like the stink. Loris XIV. and Napoleon to deliberate over a project of permment com
were great and gloriace; yet how did they end? memoration, which is, acrsos er, empowered to Both alike cursed by their own subjects whem at prayer in their hall a bomb was exploded ont side of the building, mompletely wrocking the invite the subjects of other powers, and the they rained, one died in relative poverty and the front of it and workusly injurlig several men principal Chinese civil and military magnates of other in prison-sale. The ladder by which webers of the army. It is believed that tho dastard the station to take part in the rejoicing, and aseand can also let us down. The Franch may ho handled the bomb intended it to explodo in Old Malwa wituese. perhaps, the proverbial "fen d'artifice" by weak on geography, but they know their side of the building, bat dropped it outside while which has now-a-days become an inseparable history and what it tenches, which is better attempting to put it through a broken win Older Malwa
dow-pane. Had the explosion occurred fielde item from the programme of the like festi still.
all would have been killed and the building co- Patna (New) vities. The Consulate groncis-will be thrown Then the risk of a big war entails big con-pletely wracked. As it was everything inside pen on the day is question to the public, segarness. France has need of rest; her in-the building was turned upside down and the and it is az pas sont that they will be mense taxation handicaps her terribly in the force of the explosion as such that people to O LONDON
timbars were all started from their place. Tho tastefully decorated and profusely lighted. So sommercial racings of the world." Snoh high blocks away rushed from their housaq, thinking far en gord. Bas ers we to have funda sufficient, and gravo Buanoial anthorities as M. Loon Sayub earthquake bad occurred. The perpetrators to carry out the elaborate programme ? or shall and others have stated France cannot continuo of this horrible erime are believed to be young. men belonging to the higher siroles of society, "we" not" be "counting chickens before they are her present rate of experciture. What a merey who made themselves conspicuous in the riots batched? This we shall see in the soarse of time, if the Pope could succeed in calling together a waged against those defoniceless people when There is one more items to be added to this list, congress of the Colossi and couvert them to they Erst arrived here. though it is strictly independent of the Jubiles turn their swords into ploughshares! Such a
COSTLY AND USILEGS IRONCLADS.
LONDON, 23rd þfaroh nenorials. This is, the patting into order of miracle, if accomplished, would attract possibly In the House of Commone debate it was and raising a memorial store an, the small plot of all beretion to re-enter the fold. The taxing of shown that much of the money spent by Great ground whichbes entombed into its bosom the last rents, sara roundabout way of coming at incomes, Britain in this direction has been worse than remains of the gallant British soldiers who died may raise, the wind for a season, but the drain of wasted. The officials admitted that the whole of bury in 1841-2 daring the China war, I presume. cash from the Bfe-industries and bread-win- the belted oruiser class draw too much water to rander their armory baiting of much use. This It is really a sad sight to see the resting place ning commerce of the comtry must ran dry in mission from Lard George Hamilton was er of the gallant warricze so deplorably nogiceted the eal. Only wizards have inexhaustible bot-plained by Mr. Satherland to mean that there ON CALCUTTA
Talegraphic Transfer and left to be cultivated by the Chinese burstles, and no geese can exceed their natural powers vessels, with 400 tons of seal on board, would
bave only five inches of the protested bolt! Bank, on demand for sweet potatoes and bears. It is mest that the of egg-production.
above the water, whik their foll complement ON SHANGHALS military authorities at Hongkong should look The poor cry for bread and the Chamber of would make it six inchsa below.. In other Bank, at eight into the matter, rather then leere it to the pure Depatios reply by a tax on oorn. Marie Antoi words, these vessels, which cost as enormous Private. 30 days' sight charity of a few benevolent residents of the place. noite was more huraane when Farisians ca. sam of money, are of no use for the par Last right & confhgration, which at first mered for loaves, she suggested to supply them pose for which they were constructed. The ge
which coat the nation £352,000, is said to be ou threatened to asiume serious proportions, raged with cakos. Cereals and breadstuffs from India high authority unfit for sea. in the native town, ennsuming from about 20 to and the United States will have to pay a dou-gross-failuros in construction are put the mis ses, and destroying property worth about bled tax to 10 fr. per two hundred weights management which sqzanders tens of thousands $5.00. The fire is supposed to have origi corn and flower. This will not ment the for a poor and careless supervision, going very near- nadeel in the shop of a chandar and wann.
to corruption, cao Lus a picture of the way things are done at the Admiralty. fturer of loss paper" while in the sol
mer's position, since French pockets must pay the tax, and to do as higher wages will be asked.
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Hongkong, 7th April, 1857.
TO LET
D00M8 în CLUB CHANDERS.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LA PRAIK & C«. Hongkong, 1st February, 1882
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
И
A M P A G N E. "CARTE BLANCHE BEG,” HUNEI CLICQuor, Reims.
$16
$17
per Case of 1 dozen quarta. per Case of 2 dosen pints
SCHEELE & Oụ, Selo Iraporters for Hongkong & China, Hoaglory, 20th April, 1857.
(Signed) "W. K. BAREL?CAA
THE EFFECT WAS MARVELLOU!,
**Medical Hall, Bangor, Jan. 5, 1885. "I hear people ecnstantly speaking very highly of Saigel's Syrup. There is a case of a young rearrice indy in Anglesey who had been affering from stomach asthma for a long period, who had consulted some of the best physicians of the day, but without deriving any bouefit. Sho was daily getting worse, but at last a friend poraded bar to try Seigel's Syrep. She pro jured a bottle, and the effect was marvellona : sha rapidly improved, and now she is as strong and healthy as ever she has been.
H. LLOYD-JONES" WHAT IS MOTHER SEIGEL GOOD
(Signed)
FOR P
DORO NOT RESTORE TAX DEAD, BUT SAVER THE 417ING.
MEJ. W. SAVILY, of Danmow, Basex, writes, -September, 1884-I introduced your wedi cines into Dunmow shport as soon as they wero brought out in London. I sold in a abort time sigbfoss pounds' worth. I have known many grand masse of permanent cure; and, as yet, no case of failure. Notwithstanding many com petitors, Mother Seigel's Byrup holds its own
FOR SALE.
817
FEIDSIECK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1980 WHITE SEAL. 821 per case of 1 dozen quarts. SEL... per case of 2 dozen piata
CADL DE BOIS & Co.'s CLARET, GEAND VIN LEOVILLE. 825............ por case of 1 dosen quarta. CLARET, CHATELU LAROSB $13........... por case of 1 dozen-quarts $14........... por case of 2 dozen pinta
PORTET CANET. 30.40...... por ease of 1 doseu quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.
$7.50.......
38.50
per case of 1 dozen quarta. per case of 2 dozen plats. LORMONT.
$5............ per case of 1 dszon quarta. JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. 89 per case of 1 dozen bottles. ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Co
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, Lat January, 1864.
FOR SALE.
19
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Acting Agenta.
161 Hongkong, 13th January, 1887,
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersizand having been appointed Agoats for the ubavo Company, ara prepared to GEANT POLICIES, against FIRE AND LIFE at Caremont Rates.
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1997,
(685 TRANSATLANTICFIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned, having boon appointed Agents for the above Company, aro prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against PIES at Curront Kates.
SIRMSSEN & €..........
Apents.
114
Hongkong, 16th November 1979. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG,
Cadersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to GRANT IN- PURANCES to the extent of SH5,000, on first- oldes riske at current rules.
MELCHERS & Cơ Hongkong, 27th March, 1970'
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CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1905.
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are pre- pared to isss Policies of Insurance against Firs on the asus! terms.
ARNHOLD, VARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1882,
THE
NËTHERLANDS
INSULANCE COMPANY,
Betablered 1845.
(997
FIRE
THE Undersigned, having been appointed Agonta for the above Company, are preparad to ACCEPT RISKS, against FIRE at Carront Rates.
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.
609 Hongkong, 24th March, 1887. FIRE INSURAN 'E COMPANY, OP 1877 IN HAMBURG.
THE Unde sig, Agents of the abovs Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rates.
PUSTAU & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1993.
NOTICE.
HE CHI
THE
177
FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY, LIMITED.
Is propured to ACEPT FIRST-CTASS RISKS at à 7, selt per Annum, and other IN. SURANCEs at Current Rates.
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chins and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon,, Parang,
When to these Hongkong and Shanghal Bank Shares-144 ground. I believe it a good medicine-it will ALOCHINESE CALENDAR. and the Philippines.
per cart. Frondwo, sulus,
Undon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
380 per share.
China Traders Insurance Company's Shares
166 por abare.
North China Insurance T. 285 per share. Yangtese Insuranne Association-The, 114 per
shary.
not restore the dead to life, but it appešis to. save the living from dying."
:...
A CASE OF GEAVEL CURED,
Feltham, Jan. 6, 1885. "It has always given was pleasure to room. mend your medicines to my customers, and the resuls of their use havé juvariably been most satisfactory. I could furnish you many testi-
nine case just nor wore to my mind.
of ring cracker Despite the extremeThismsane en augmented price on labourout-puty;
LONDON, 19th March. narrowness of the streets, the Customs of
"Proserpine," the new opera by Saint Sare, salt-imposed pancity, a obain bail, whơn com cers managed to bring to the sore of the con-peting with nations in the markets of the world. whick was produced on Thursday night at the Chinese Insurance Company, Limited--5230 per
Opera Comique, in Paris, does not appear to share, ex div. flagration the fired manual-engines, and within The Communists have just had their "blow " have been altogether successful, though the On Tal Insurance Company, Timited-Tly. where I for sur years in a shop, was a patient an koer and a half the fire was got under chiefly on the ouestion of the anniversary of the 18th music is excellent from a strictly artistic stand-
The stary of the libretto is not mytho Canton Taxaranos Ofes, Lánited-$75 per through their exertions. Fortunately the wind March, 1871. They will have a second celebra-point
logical, as might be imagined, but is founded on.
per abare.
share.
A constable of the policeforse of. Tooting, S.W.,
of mine, suffering from bad attack of gravel.
He was peraanded to try "Mother Seigul's
7,
FOR THE DESK,
Ja LED AND BLACK
In RED EMITAT:03 Momocco Cabe. PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
KELLY & WALSH W. Betwee, JANE, CEAWFORD & Co.
FOR SALE.
GERMAN BEER,
had completely fallen, otherwise the fire would tin on the 21st May the date when Thiere a poem by M. Auguste Vaoqueris, pablished ton Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Bhares-Syrap". Ho purchased a bottle at my shop, and RAUEREI: "ZUE
seme
a beautiful dust between Sabitane and Anganîn.
$435 per share, buyers.
Der share.
by the time he had taken half of it be reported himself to me as quits eared. The effect was simply miracalons.
(Signed) "J.D. FLORANCE,” IS MOTHER SEIGEL RELIABLE World respectable chemists wzite like the fol- lowing.if not
BURIAL OPERATION AVERTED,
"Ticehurst, Dec. 1894. Mt. EDWARD CORKE, Chemist, writes:
Your medicine maintains a steady sale in this district, and is well established in general favour. I know an old man, over seventy, who some three or four years ago was advised to submit to the operation for tone.
BLONE, KIR, 88 per Case of 4 dozen quarts.
EDUARD BOHELLHASS & C...
Sole Agents, Hongkong and Chica Bengkong, 4th November, 1898.
FOR SALE.
[2073
CHAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE”
Do.
-HEIDSTECK & Co- MONOPOLE BED BEAL (medium der)
Do. " BED Fort}(dry).
GOLD FOIL
do. Do.
(extra dry)
CARLOWITZ & Co., Sale Agents for
HEIDZOT & Co, REINA,
Jas. B. COUGHTRIE, Becratary. Hongkong, 27th March, 1882.
NOTICE.
Q
(721
UEEN FIRE. INSURANCE
COMPANY.
The Undersigned, Ageirts for the above Com pany, are prepared to AFCEPT RISKS on FIRST-CLASS Gotowys et à por Cont. Nort pre- mium per Amum.
NORTON & Co, Agents.
[30 Hongkong, 20th May, 1881. THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG, CAPITAL (Screscribent $1,000.000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LUI EIN. Baso, Esq. BAN HUP, Erg'. Yow CHONG PENG, EE, CHAN ECHOY Esq. Q. Hor CHUNE, ES.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES. on MARINE RISKS toall parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.
Costributory Dividends are payable to sil Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or not...
HEAD OFFICE,
WOO BIN YUEN, --Eccrobaty.
No. 2, Queen's Road Work,
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881,
bars koez uttouded with asorious loss of life mol and Macmahon orushed the insurrection, at once years ago, The Proserpine of M. Vaqueria is property. No fatality is reported..
- marcifully and mercilessly. The Communists a courtesan of medieval Italy. Eenzã hại a China Fire Lusaranno Company's Shares-$90 Anchor tiger story comes from the interior. are not a large party; they are a noisy set, and sister named Argeolo, whom Sabitano wants to This time the scene of disaster is a few miles cannot be left unwatched Thoy and their dog wed, bat Renzo will not permit the marriage Straits Marine Insuranes Company, Limited-
until he is assured that Babilone is no longer in $50 nom. farther away from Poù Sai, at the foot of scendants have a "milk tooth" for the society the toils of Proserpino Proserpine determines Straits Fire Insurance Company Limited-
tain called “* Lam Thai Beo," in the Kang, which conquered their day-dream sixteen pears to be roronged, and at last finds Salitano and $20 am. Hay li triot. A few days ago four of the villagers ago. And if they can get the chance they will Angcolo singing a love dust, when she rushes tongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's desorying a tiger carrying away goat frem indulge
kind of revenge.
Ont out from behind the hangings and stabs the lat Share198 per cent. prem. the neighbouring field, foliitred in his pursuit of the Commnnists hava developed the Answer. She is bersalf stabbed by Babitano, and lu Hongkong, Cetiton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
her death struggle forgiven him.”
Bhares per ovat, pravi, with arms. The tiger took refuge in a cave at the chints. They simply aim to knock over The two first sets is deporibed as ovataining Inde China Boom Navigation C4 Sbar foot of the mountain, and the villagers thinking orery institution that has order for basis, an admirable love-song froin one of the admirers 10 per cent discount.
He certainly was that there was no other means of agress but the aunibilste very form of authority, extinguish of Proserpine, a stirring bacchanalian song and Uhina and sails Starship Company, Limitad oge throngh which he had entered, covered it every element of riches which frugality and afort of the critics axit that the melody in the Douglas Steamship Company, Limited— Par.
-80 per cast, discount, nominal.
suffering from some distressing symptoms, and Day ap with the brambles, thorns and other wild intelligence hare created. But thews two classe latter portions of the opera is almost impalpable, Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-515 poradrios he triad Baigel's Syrup, with the resale could soarooly walk. Lustead of talding that linebago at hand. They thon stationed, one of of extreme politiomas, or wild men not in the and that M. Boint, Saees bas, in imitation of share.
that, after one bottle, ha conld walk about fairly their number on a rock overhanging the cave, woods, do not constitute Socialiste proper. Wagner, loaded his work down with wearisome Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$190 per wall, sad, having taken three or four 2s. 6d.
recitations. The conclusion of the story is oer. Bhare. and returned to the village to proense additional Frenchmen can never sabmit to the patience tainly gloomy snough to have uveo served the Chins Bngar Refining Company: Limited-8105 /bottles, he was pompletely cured. He is still assistance. In the meantime the brute found and the systematic discipline of the German purpose of Shakespeare himself,
about, halo and hearty for life yours. If any of per share, sallera some other loophole of escape from his confino-Sosialist, who worke’by zap and parallel, at the
Luzon Sogar Rering Company, Limited-468 the symptoms of the old trouble came on, he
takos a ment, and sadduly confronting the man on the foundations of society. It is a Bastille-xanh
Rowe, 20th March.
few doses of the Syrup, and all is wel per sharo sellors.
[3--3170 rock, tore him to picone and was nearly devour the Gnals prefer.
Bishop Keane of Richmond preached a magai- Hongkong In Company's Sharan $2 per fcens sermon this morning in the Irish Francis share, ac div. ing him when his corapanions appeured-on' the The Bxhibition contincesto march award die cas Charah of Bt. Taidors, on the subject of St. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited. време At the fourtwuth abot, the ferocious orectly; the formal invitations have been issued Patrick and the Irish nation, comparing the curle $110 per shore, ex dir. marzater was brought down, and the bulf doroared to all principalities and powers to join in the big stories of Christian Ireland to the transguration Frak Tin Mining and Smelting Company A Can be seen on application at TOW BEADY corpse of the Bl-starred villager rescued from cosmopolitan family party of 1889. There will of Christ on the mount and his portosulion and -$20 per sharn.
Hongkong, 26th February, 1887.. his claws. This district of Kang Bay is infected be room for all comers, even from beyond Meso suffering on the journey to Calvary. He dra Faujot and Sunghie Das Samantan Mining the Oles of this l'aper
a powerful pisture of Ireland's condition as a Company, Limited-11 per share, sales." with tigers, and it affords a good field for the potatis. The section of the building devoted light and lezeker of the nations of Europe, her Perak Sugar Caltivation Company--I'ls. 18 por so-called bunters who wish for a better object to China, Japan, &c., is officially baptised "the children reaching even to the gates of Rome it- share. for their skill then the innocent water tanks country of the Sur. The pontracts for the difself. As Christ was deplevd and the most ab Hongkong Raps Mazatastaring Company, LiUARANTEED the very best Quality ENGLISH AND FRENO MAILS from HONG Rooms
HOLLAND GENEVER or GIN C1308 and the Dates of Heroes DesPATCHES; and forent works are already in course of arecation.ject of mon, a man of sorrow and soquainted Tin Lot season has set in zather varlier this Sqresmiah Monachists who are only in 1790 with infirmity, an wa Ireland. Jezus lay Hongkong and Hosno Glass Manufacturing Co., of One Dozen or less: White Crystal Glass containing also a similar Table regarding
Betties, Key Brand.
PARCEL POST Abo GENEYER in Stone Bottles and POMERANSEN BITTERS.
and birde of the like sproiez
GLOBIYYING IRELAND,
mited-845 per ebere.
three days in the lomb, which was sealed Limited-60 per cent, discount. year than usual. À thick fog prevails in the the catting off of the heads of a King and Queen with the seal of Casar and the synagogue. A. 8. Watson & Co, Limited-10 per coût. morning, and the occasional drizzle keeps the-not forgetting Charles I.; whose decapitation Whon Blaster came he arose in glory, Ireland's premints, buyers. temperature sufficiently cool and bearable.
was a prendent, to say nothing about what Eastor in at hand after three centuries of Hongkong & Kowloor Wharf and Godown Co
entombment. The first brightness was the Edmited-80 par çènt, prem,, mles, athore can be "rutusacked in bistory-ught to Catholic emancipation. and it had since Doon Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-22 The steamer Sardonya was parohe sed at San note that the political side of the 1889 mout slowly but steadily expanding Life has been per share. Francino on the 18th alt. by the Canada Pacio be distinct. It will assume the shape of the slowly but steadily returning to that mangled Chinese Imperis! Lean of 1854 B-6 per cont. Navigation Company. She will be overhauled
form, swathed in gure-olethon. Already the and roffted by the new owners before being inauguration of an allegorical monument, to what trumpet of the Lord is proclaiming It to Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. placed in servica.
1789 conferred on the masses; this will be con- 1 Bastar" Voices deny, declaring: "There is no
premium
preminuo, sales.
again."
FOR SALE. Collection of about 400 UNPOLISHED
JUST RECEIVDD.
2
For Hongkong, China, and Japão. Hongkong, Lat July, 1885.
(120.
1887
MAIL TABLES MAIL TABLES. 1897
· MAIL TABLES---
MAIL TABLES
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AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
TEE
(OF CALCUTTA). ·
1887 Undersigned are prepared to GRANT
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agents
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·POLICIES vn MÂRÎNE BISKS al Current Rates
[498
FOR
1.8 8 7.
Showing Dates of DEPARTURE of the
KONA, of their anticipated ARRIVALS LONDON,
GUNS, RIFLES, BEVOLVERS, CART. RIDGES, SHOT, La, ka, ss.
The RISING HOPE SE TOBACCO froza Nells, (Botterdam.)
J. F. SCHEFFER, *140]·
21, 28, Pottinger Street
and
AN ALMANAC von 1887.
Hongkong, 27th September, 188,
L.
ESTABLISHED IN 1854.
P. FISHER'S NEWSPAPER AD.
VERTISING AGENCY,
20 ARDI. MERCHANTS EXCHANGE,
CALIFORNIA SIBSET, S. E.
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Alas
On Cardboard 10 Cente. *Daily Prend" Office,
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lished on the Pacific Coast are kept onstantly on hand, and all Advertisers dro allowed froe access to them during basiness hours.
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