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EXTRAC
SOME NEWSPAPER HOAXES.
INSURANCES,
THW DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNR 15TH, 1888.
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
CaTmpany, are prepared to GEANT IN- THE Undersigned, Acuums for the above STRANOES to the extent of $83,000, on first-
were consulted, and a paragraph, was put in-subjects ence, and other mangelian dous les rieka at earrent rates.***
on
upons cortain subject. Thene views he was forbidden to ventilate in the columns of the paper Time after time they were atruck out of leading articles and descrip
and graat.
to *The editor of a Scotch newspaper, anspeetitive sketches.
rent vigilance had tival of stealing news from early be axurcised lest the viewe" should crop copies of his paper, determined to lay a trap into paragrauis about funerals, wedding, The chief raporter and the foreman printer railway
with whi they could bare no rOMSOT,
which to type givinė a short and startling accountable connection. Once the editor discovered sod wiched. of terrible murder committed- lonely them tying in snug concealment,
about a fire, A moor at game distance from the town. As it were, in paragraph dozan copies of the paper were printed before few days later the indefatigable gentlemen the stereotype plate containing this announca camo rushing into the office, exstaining, ment was removed from il: trachine, and I've got them in "In where cried another plate with nothing but authentis the; editor, dismayed fest the obnoxious news was substitutail. Of thess twelve copies views should have eladed his vigilance.
olitious varrative, one
waa Inaming a very popular journal, with the Ectitious
and relieving his editor from farther fear, placed in the way of a machine who was believed to receive a shilling every Cussell's Saturday Journal. morning for despatching an el paper to the office of the competing journal Next ople of Xwere thrown day the good people intea fever of excitement by the appearance of bills, on whicle were printed, in dropsical black leiters, Terrible Tragedy! Mysteriona Murder?" Thousands of papers ware sold. and great wa
was the joy.
he joy of a certain political had not a single organ party that the rival line about this important event, But the joy was short-lived. The editor, whose
the subordinates had fallen headlong into piz
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itwolf. murder. He turned to the paper a word about the subject! The foreman was B WOT summoned in hot baste, and the paper from which the paragraph had been, pilfered was produced. There it was in black and white, identical in substanes and almost in ters with the paragraph that was exciting the
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other
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and though.
It did
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to pay fun!
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when!
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making
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which are
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giren, setting forth that with subsidy of £10,000 from the Duke of Sasees, and with unlimited A eredit from the king, Sir Joba Harachel had 52, gous to Africa to observe the transits of Mercury,
eerocinily valuable in lazar observations on leg Among
વધુ 999 lone bis instruments" was a toos, with the aid of which on was slated to be able to discover not only trees and fagna in the moon, but "a creature shaped like a man, with enormous wings apatile of light of an eagle, and gifted the sustained fight of un with the quadromatious powers key!" Newspaper editors are popularly sup posed to know everything, and are often exil- ad
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ap
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BANGKOK
IN PORT ON 97 May, 188 STRAMERS, Brit. str. 247 W. Rose & Co Slam.str-125-Lee Hing
SAILING VESUELA Brit. bk 29 Hook Poh Ger. hk
1430 Jucker, Bigg & Co 736 they & Chalant
Sextrop
April 24 Bernett
Caaton Kwongaang T. asni Wasmpos
Breuer Thos. Seilor Fotta
Bangkok-
Brit. str. 1008
Jardine. Matheson & Co
Rainbow
Sept. 3 John Seith)
G. Fawcett
Brit, str Brit, str
919 1100
Butterfield & Swire
Butterfeld & Swire
Aurcra
Birica
May 2 Hallmaun
Bogliasco
Mar. 16 Kisso
Ital, b
Bus PEL
Feb. 28 G. Koch
Slam.lk
671 Mah Wab
Ch'on Watlans Feb. 9 G. F. Ukiah Eagle
Bism. 1-k
146 Low Mak Tong
Urit bg
157 Capt. Hicke
Brit, k
3.5 Bock Fob.
Long Hin
Mar. 28
Siam. bk
Order
Siam
April 1 Longe
Slam, br
994 L
A-HOT
IN PORT ON 6TH JUNE, 1862 Ger. bk 421, Penedag & Co Haw. bk40 H. A. Fraterno & fo Belt bk
H. A. Peterson & Co Burd & Ca
.A. Peterson & Co
Nev. Mokomat
Hoi Cheong Mar. 3 Martin
Andresa 14Lillan
Ferlo Batauma W. Siegtrisa
May 22 F. Hayer May 1 J. DYI
Nelson Jme
400
June
Suennon
June
Lawrence
Brit bk S4 Brit. $14
THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com
pany, are authorized to INSURE against FIRE at Corrent. Kates.
GILMAN & C2. Hongkong. Let January, 1892. FRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
FCOCHOW.
IN PORT ON 2380 APRIL, 1888
BTXAMEBS,
£68 Jardine, Mathisen & Col 508 Jardine, Matheson & Co
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Namoa Nazzing
April 2 Goddard April 22 Peters
Brit. str Brit, str
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Causat
SIEMOSEN &,Co., .....Agents. Batsa.
115 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
GENERAT. LIFE AND FIRE ------ASSURANCE COMPANY"
"
THE Undersigned having been appointed TE
Agents for the above Company, prepared to GEANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates.
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, Lat April, 1885.
Aberdeen Bellerophon Feilung J'aima Glenoroby Hrdseps
Kiang pina
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OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Peobili
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Tokie-mart OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any
SHANGHAI.
HER FEITANNIL MAJESTYS FININ EL OBIĻUALKON
Audacions Cockchafer Constance Cordelia
Bonboat
NAME.
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CAITAIN.
WHERE AT
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1850
3180 Com, R-1. Macocoshie Kobe
Rub Capt. J. B. Warren 470 Lt. Com. EE. Maxwel Hankow
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Shanghai
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Penang
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composite sloop
10
1120
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Kobe
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Hongkong
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20
Commecero Maxwoll
Hongkong
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composita sloup
750 Com. G. A. Cifferd
Nagasak
Wivere
turret ironclad
145G
in roserva
Hongkong
May 22 Barclay June3 Gathrio Jane Crawford June 9 Kleffel May 31 F. Gedye May
Jana Danielsen
Jane Audr
May 8 J. C. Jason
May 26 Bradley
May81 Mace
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FOR SALE AT A MOUREATE PRICE.
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Superb Quality, CUTLER, PALMES & CO. BRIECIJOŃ.
Apply to
LAND CRAWFORD & Co.,
Hongkong.
FALKENBURG, Go, str., Dreyer-Melobere Co. HEINRICH, Ger. bk., Bannau-Arnhold, Kar
berg & Co.
DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crows City of Phlphia May 29 Nielson
May 31 Nears of the following Vessels during their stay in Ribel
25 Niebola Hongkong Harbour- ALEXANDER YRATS, Bril ship, J. W. Dankam.
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IN PORT ON 7TH JUNE, 1883. STRAMERS (EXCLUSIVE OF RIVER CRAFT) Brit at 12617 Adamson. Bell & Co.
1896 | Bulterfold & Emirs
Chl. at 1388
C. M. S. N. Co
Brit, sie 1729 W. A. Golland
Brit, or
827 Jardine, Matheson & Co Fr. 2106. Menageries Maritime Jap, str 1360 Nippon Inson Koishi
BAJLING VENDELS
Gur. bk 489 W. Meyerink & Ch Brit. bk 997 Jardine, Matheson & Co Aur. sh.1650 Pustau & Co
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of Capt. Martin J. Durlop] Yokebama
Nagasaki 430 Lt.-Com, W. M. Matagin Hongkong
Con, W. H. Martsek
Captain H. J. Carr
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION,
Yokohama
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Capt. Byron Wilson
Yokoha.a
American corvette
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American corvette
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American Obrvette American ganboat
Cant. H. Haye
Tokohams
750
Con. Heory Glaeu
Yokelaws
SOU
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E. Ton Wohlgarantia
Hongkong
Shanghai
Haiphong
Isiphong
Haiphong
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AT
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French gunbost
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602 J. M.S. N. Co
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French gunboat
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714 F. Cousins
Latin
French gunbost
860 Butterfeld & Swire
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French corvette
Fretiob gunboat,
French corvette
17
French frigate
Brit, bk
6958. E. Williams
French gunboat
A mr. bk
712 Ferber, Grabam & Co
Bismarck Carols Iltie
Getan. CoSTotte
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May
May
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5 Rio Lima
5 Tejo 5 Aureok May & Bubre
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April 4 Cassandra (Hamburg April 4 Palatel (5) Liverpool....
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Captain Malapert Captain Le Borree Ident. Alartol Commander Neuny Captain de Bacveyroo L'ommander Fort Captain Veron
Kebe
Shangbai
Captain Dupuis
Kobe
Com. L. 10. Marolles
Shanghai
Caplain Lee Kahu
Singapore
Capt in tohmsun
Singapore
Licut.com. von Eickstedt Ko
Commander von iloven
Craising
Captain You Kehlbour
Singapore
Captair Jaeschke
Hongkong
Lea. J. K. Santa Barbars Macao
Captain Caminha "Captain Sebuss
Cipi. Monschikoff Captain Fourydlof Caisia Ustelutsky- Commander Moltsoff Laptain Zurive Ummander Valrondt Commnuder Avollan Captain Sarief Commander høyle Commander Week Captain Long Commander Mukuzoff Commander Malchowsky
April 6
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(Par last Mail's Adrion) Azü 13
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Torgons Featsik Vitis
Russian grabost
K COFFatto
Labesian curvette
12
Hussian gunboat
Starjah erblwer
2600
Capt. D, F. Zulunya
Lkilan gunboot
Capt. A. FeraUAGE.
6
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