to berry up with their packages so as not to de- Population is said to be as unsymaly balanced luy bis Lordship the chale. I saw ono rascal, in Germany as it is in England. We have a with the greatest song froid, slip a roll of money million more women than men in our own COUR- of some kind into the side ppokot of his breeches, try, and Germany has also a raillion. All the in one of the examinations, which he had yar more need, then, for the improvement of women's loinod sharply enough not to be seen by the education pad in their general condition which othors. I was seated behind the resoal. Now, the Empress Victoria is credited with having so and again, by way of diversion I suppose, the much-at heart. If marriage is denied to a large Sergeant with his long whip would go round the sootion of the population sourves of intereat aud low parapet which surrounded the shed and invy the means of earsing a living must be opened to it on as hard as ho could on the legs and them. There is no neo avoiding unpleasant facts: bodice, of a number of idlers who had been there they are, and we wenst macke the best of attracted by the tumesha going on inside them. It is no se expecting our daughters to Andand I ferind that every Cartbizare" and arry when there are not menenodh in the the power to whip anybody he thought was country to provide husbands for all, and surely doing wrong, whether ho wzaa native or Olina no mother with a spark of good feeling would inan. I don't know how "John" likes this; wish to see her daughter engage in the analy but I know he would not stand it in Rangao. Ferunble for a husband which is going on day by The City of Mania from the Bay, at once luy around us. Nor could she wish her to stay atrices a strange that he is on the threshelt ofat bonas occupied with trivial duties, waiting till a priest-ridden country. As a very liberal grey hairs come and hope grows dim.. Ho minded Spanish engineer told me the other day. soull not, als said," Too many girls are "Manila was a very rich country, but there doing this, but I am glad to say that an increas Wors to upy priests, and the Gorererent ing number to realving not to waste their lives Lo, thy Captain Genoral and his staff, soting on in ann a diareel faihion, but to get some work teor advice were against all progress" The and copy their minds therewith, and earn thair city is full of cbarebes, and their bells go living if need be. If they now and then engage olanging away from early morn to sun-down at a fruitless enterprises, follow callings for which regalar intervals, i
they are not lit, or spead their strength in la bours which are of little profit to anybody, who can blame them? Anything is better than eat- ing their hearts out in doing nothing.
Taking a drive through the thickly populated and iron stene pavemented streets of the city, a strangar is at ona reminded of a drive through the streets of alta, but here orerything is Spanish. Every native speaks it; the "bors" in the hotel and all on board the stemmera, and ahips, and schooners, crowded together as close as possible in the river, all bora Mapila moo, rattle it, and know no other lengrange-When, will it be in Burma like this, and the language
apokon, Engliek?
a
THE DAILY PERSS FRIDAY, AUGUST 1718, 188.
DESTINATION
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
LONDON, & VIA EUBE CANAL | Pashawar (str.)... LONDON VIA SUNO CANALS. Glenavon (tr....... LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL ...... HAVRE AND LONDON about HAVEL AND LONDON HAVRE AND HAMBURG, S..... LONDON.....
PORTS of CALL BREMEN, VIA TRIESTE ..... VANCOUVER B.C., VIA AKOY,&o SANFRANCISCO VIA T'HARA SAN FRANCISCO TIA Y HAMA. NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK
POET DARWIN, SYDNEY; &o: SYDNEY & MELBOURNE ... STRAITS & BOMBAY JERAGA TOKOHAMA,VIA NAGASAKLKonu! YOKOHAMA & KOBE KUOHINOTZU VIA ÁMOY...... SHANGHAI SHANGHAI VIA AMOY
MANILA VIA AMOY SWATOW, AMOY, ROOCHOW
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Comet Polyhynin (str.) Bugluniste.) Bayern (atr.) Maria Toresa (ele.) Batavia (str.) og City of New York(str).....
Quallo (atz.)
G. Costanze... Wattare i
VESBEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN,
Ar
Tolomaokas (str.)... Iria
Li H. Moule... Treolis.... Jones
Hougkoog
Hongleaug
Hongkong
Krippner
Hongkong
W. Sobnefor...
Hongkong
Furguber
Sunder
Hongkong Hongkong
Hengkong
WB. Buttor.. Bartlett
Hongkong
Hongkong
Batman
Hlchbarn
Hongkong
Tlaut..
Hongkong
Johtoa....
Hongkong
Hongkong
Clark
Hongliong
Habakost
...... Asquith Talbot
Flangkong
Elungkung
Nyl Ghau. -Sechem......
W. H: Canner.. C. G. Chapman Chingtu (str.) Mogul (str.)..... Lombardy (st.)....... Malwa (sbr.) ..... Donledi (str.). Flintshire (str) ..." Cathay (str.). Deucalion (str.).. Zafiro (str.) Haitan (str.)
Hongkong, Canton, and Macan Steamboat Co.'s Shares-$110 por cent. pron., ex div., sellers."
Indo-thinn Steam. Navigation Co.'s Shares
20 por cant, discount, sales,' Chinn and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
8114 per share.
share.
kare.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Bhares-$170 per
share. China Sagar Refining Company, Limited $185
per share.
per hero, salos:- Hongkong: I Company's Shar-180 per
share, er div.. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$85 per share. Perak Tin Mining and Swelling Compasy
In liquidation.
The Brenas Apres Standard gives details of series of earthquake slincke experienced in that tity on the night of Monday, the 4th of June. At about 12.18 a very slight shook was falt. Three gesonds afterwards a very strong shook occurred, and the isoillation was slow and pro-Douglas Blennainy Company, Limited $60 per Ronneal The walls of houses and all moviblo There is no doubt that Spats has done a god articles were shaken, and a third shock, which tongkong Gas Company's Shares -$136 per deal for iis valuable possessions in these sou, tooted to be nothing more than the subsidence wit, the Philippine islavās, of which who is not a of the soapad, occurred two seconds afterancis. little praad but, if following the colonial policy serions accident followed the occurrants of our Government as In the Straits Bottle- Soveral families, however, were so stortled that unts, they were to inuke all their ports frer, they rushed out of their houses and sought and abolish their obnoxious Custom Hongo, the fogo in the open squaro, The shocks were felt.
reges would inernes by leaps and bounds, with wors ar less intensity all over the protinos Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited-255 The barlor the Law is made, the greater the of Bmos-Ayres and in Montevideo, but no As felt judecent to amuggling. And hoe easy mag. reports of damage had been received. gling can be carried on in these sous, with the in Montevideo the shook passed frous sruth aparous islands and islots is well under south-west lo north-north-east. Advices from stood by etery Bumpon settled her, who is the west coast of Bouth America, roonivel v not a Spanish Official,
Baunos Agros, report the occurrence of earth- Au Buglishman, coming to Manila for the quake shocks at various places. A telegram Panjou and Sunghie Dua Samanten Mining first time, is in a way last. I travelled hore.in a from Valparaiso says:-"A rather severe earth-
Company, Limited-$10 per share, softere." Spanish boat, and every soul on board weg either quake shock was experienced in Santiago on Shanish, or Alanin "ha's breads" For instance, unday, May 13, at 11.30 sun, and considera Cultivation Company T. Is per the company who owned the efcamor I travelled abia alshm prevailed in consequenes of May 13 in (fue brats, too, built, I was prond to see, in being the anniversary of the great earthquake Bergkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-863 per share. Barrow in Furness) are owners of six other in 1647, which laid a large portion of the city in stexors of equal size, and they are owned by ampaus of what are dulled half breeds. e,sion of the Senar de Mayo A severe but short the representatives of Spaniards who intermarry rortical sbook occurred here on Tuesday, the ing with the natives of the country left their 13th, st 8.5 p.m. A strong earthquake shook was folt at Tambel on the 10th, at 6.15 p.m. A progeny, now recognizable only as Spaniards, but still from their dessenthali breaks.” smart earthquake shook, preosded by a long The line, too, is trava with the greatest ex-enbterranean noise, was experienasd in Santiago actitude between the true bora and the half on Wednesday, the 16th, at 4.55 am. browl" their ancies, onasins, and arts, coming shock was also falt bere, but slightly." within the prescribed limit. Thla distinction is
share.
rains, and which was the origin of the proses... Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.
premium. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-$163 por share, salee. Bingapore Insurance Company; Limited-15
The
por shaze.
Chiusse parial Lexir of 1884 B-5 per cent.
premium, nom.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-9 per cent.
premium,nomy
In a monthly sheet printed for private circula-Chinese Imperial Loar, 188 E-17 per cent.
all there more aheerd since this Spaniard is in tion by one of the hrgest public schools in the himself the half hrned" of Europe, a pross be-North of Barlind there are a valuable selection twoon the African Meor and the Europeans of examination answers, says à Newcastle com this bag especially noticeable in the southern portion of Spain.
We have the alerteio light, too, if you please, all along the gears at night, and the bands play stary evening of the weak, including Sundaye And then there is the Incalta from 6 to 10 pm. brilliantly lit ap every evening, where all the world and his wife drives to, and onjoys himself. and where amid the bewitching, heart softening straius of music, dark haired Spanish Joanitas, Europeau, Crete. gr mazzotintos, talk, leah, firt, and make the most of those dark bright eyes for which they hare ever been fawed.
SCARCITY OP DOLLARS IN THE
STRAITS.
temporary. Under the head of "Meanings of Words" are the following definitions Po. dantic-ranging about on foot, Universo-re- lating to number one; Omon-the setting of the wind upon what you are going to du, a hymn sung in church; Laity means soberness, in op- position to gaisty." In the geographical sestion there is an answer almost equal in brilliance to that which stated that the Nile ruse ont of the ennator and flowed through Mango Park, for woare asenred that the river Wre rise in Switzerland, and dowe past Cork and Trin burgh" nod to ragard to Japan we are told that the Mikado's term of ofà is 000 years. Then we ind that the chief religious duty of o Brahimin is to lie on his back and think that the three gods are sitting on him!" Referring to the Indian Mutiny, so intelligon' youth tells as the mutiny begun "because the English used the gredos of the cow for their partridges. In: the historical section we read that Tetzel sold
premium, nom.
Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Tankir
-35 per cent, prem. Hongkong High Lovel Tramways Company,
Limited-325 per cent, prom
HONGKONG TEMPERATURË,
Fem. Maze, Papoonan & Cols Ruckutku)
Ang Saronister,
m -Baronetar-] 4.26. Barometer-¡YM.
Tizer porasla
Thermonato PA........................... Thermometerdam. (Wet bail) Thermometer-1 ww. (Wet baik)...r Thermometer, M. (Wet balb). Themeter-knum.
Thermometer- Maians (once sight! meni.
29.70 20.60
$750
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL-
Some times ago attention was called instlinge colonne says the Penang Gazette, to the fact that dollars had notually been sent from Europa back to Mexico, This transaction iudicated an races," and that "Mary Queen of Souls abnormal state of things in Maxico, showed married the dolphin of Franco." It would not that, for the time being at least, fint coautry be easy to describe the stoto of mind of Mignet required for its own use all the dollers it soulder John Hasack when they learn that MaryATION.
WOTO.
but
married Philip of Spain, and after that shé produce sul pointed to a probable scarcity of dollars in those parts of the East where this married Darley, which was blow up in the honse of Mury, and then the married Darnley, specie is the current exin. Dollora eren at that time, already becoming scares which was mad that she had blowa Thernlop up. here. They were quoted in London,
The construction and grammar of this sentence are alike delicions. Our old frland the Maid of the prices indicated were merely namiua). The buiks could not obtain any quantity, Poemy becomes "Jean Dart, also called Jano as there were prantinsly no applies. And Ark, which was barned ass witch in the market the seroity then beginning to be felt here of Smithfield" A scientitia friend tells me that has gone on increasing over since. The demanda dark patches on the moon are really holes For Sumatra and the Native States is large, and to let out the atmosphere," saother that must be supplied. Local demand must also be properly of iron is that it is watertight." An taken into consideration.
Yet very fox dollars incipient chemist persistently, talks about "by- drsalic acid," and cus genine, discoursing on coat,
have arrived lately, and the supply is consequent informas that "ages ago England was under dydroteasing. Singapore befog, unfortunately,
in the same position an Panang, can afford no re- the sea, but it altered its level, leaving the trees
REGISTER.
15th August, Jär6, 81+EM
10 look
Shanghai..... Amaz Hanee
along... danil, Bo
£0.0
COJB
Ittle. August, 18h, nt kit ..
f, and little assistanos is coming from China and plants under an enormous weight of renti 200 aud Japan. The result ia becording seriana. The ment."
* money market is very tight; the banksbave raised
An Important Discovery is sonpaused in the
₤37
the rate of interest to twelve per ceat, and business is greatly interfered with; complaints Paris Figaro, "of a valuable remedy for nervous are flurofore rife all round. The Cities par-debility, physical exhaustion, and premature ticularly complain bitterly, and say if this state decay. The discovery was made by a missionary of things lasts much longer they may as well go in Old Mezios; it saved him from a miserable back to India, as they can make no money here-existence-and-a-Barig grave. We learn thut The serious aspect of the matter, however, is not the Rev. Joseph Holmes loomsbury Mansions the talk of the Chitties, but the very strained state Bloomsbury Square, London, W., will send of affairs which such fals implies and the possibi- the proscription, free of charge, on receipt of a lity of what, for want of a better phrase, may be asli addressed stamped anvelope." **called "dallae famins." A continued sourcity.
will intensify the tightness of the money market, business will be curtailed in every direction; and Sumain and the Native States, which absorb a enormous number of dollars, may be seriously ffunted. There is, however, no immediate fest f this, but the contingency is not very remote. Unless relief comes soon in the form of hard follars, the uffsot on trade must be norious. That such a state of affairs, should be possible arises solely from our trasting a tiraly to forsign coda tries for our supply of the tandium of circula Hon, or, in other words, owing to our having no soinage of cur own.
OLLA PODEIDA ¿
The story of the reringe of Mr. Joht Fe
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC
THURSDAY, 16th August.
EXPORT CARGORY.
Por steamship Mirzaporo, sailed on the 12th August-For London-23,077 lbs. coupon, 38,703 lbs: scented paper, 11,751 lbs: scented orange pekos, 26 bales raw silk, 18 casm silk piace gouda, 185 bales waste silk, and 29 pack ages suadrisz. For France 20 balas raw withi 28 casse silk pleas goods, and é packages „mu- dries. From "Amity, for London-709 packages tea. From Foochow for France-823 packages toa. For New York-4 cases, elk picco goods.
Por steamship Sarpaden, sailed on the 14t August-For London-146,189 lbs. eage 163,977 lbs. Bronted caper, 01.110 Tbs. somated.
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphic Transfor
mer, organist of Harrow School, and well-known orange pekee, 425 hales weste silk, 100 rolls wat as the composer of "Christ and I's Suldiers, tink, 27 cases blackwood ware, 8 cases silk piece roads like s romance. Mr. Farmer, whose az-goods, 20 onson bristles, and 3 cases sundries ale keeps the principal musical depnt in Not From Mattila-17 cases cigars. In transit- tingham, oves his career in a large measure to 1,439 packages tea, and 7 cases bristles, the energy of his mother, who, discerning the boy's ability, insisted that he should be sent to Germany for a course of study. When he came back he was very ambitions, and not mooting UN LONDON. with all the encouragement that ho desired from his father, he determined to return to Germany. Fande, however, were wanting. for ho was but a youth, and those were supplied by the generosity of his sisters, who clubbed their pocket-money for the purpos Bet the isonat was indeqanto, and poor John had to tramp the Just part of his journey: He arrived at Deipain. Tihink it was on the after- menu of a amcert that was to be given by soİLLƏ
.-2014. ......2/11
8/0
3/02
Benk Bill, on demand, Back Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bain,$4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills at 4 meaths"
sight...
of bis scquaintances in the conservatoire, and be ON NEW YORK-
Bagerly seized the chapoo of singing at it. He
sang so well that the andienos was delighted,
JN PARIO-
Bark Bills, in demand Credits, at 4 months' sight.
.3.78
8k6
Bank Bills, on demaad,
.714
2231
Credits, 60 days' eight
and one lady was so pleased that she sent her ON BOMBAY
little daagster with a present of money to the Telegraphic Transfer English Ind That was John Farmer's first Bank, on demand... Reqasistaxes with his future wife, who is now ON CALORITA become an exceedingly charming woman, -
Telegraphic Tramafor
Hank, on down
Bank, a g Private, 30 dave” siekt
SHARES:
In the Cornhill Magazine for July'e writer On Shanawani tails the story of the Ending of the first man- math in beria. Its now an accepted fact that. tens of thousands of years ago these creatures Linhibited the now desolate and fee-bound Tan- drag, and their frozen remains are occasionally.
Quotations aro Emad in the Listhof Islands at the mouth of flongkong and Shanghai Bink Shares-157 the River Lea Mr. H. H. Howorth, in a ro per cent. premium, zalea. cently published volume on the subject, anden Griou Inanranes Boolery of Canton, Limited- Motours to show that some cataclysm of inundation, $80 per share,
Noachian or otherwise, came over northern Asin Chiun Traders Insurance Company's Shares and overwhelmed the mammoth in the very act of $79 per share.
browsing upon his native bath, and, of course, North China Insurance-Tis. 285 per share. instantaneous change of climate would count Yengtste Insurance Association—Tis. 85 per for the giant herbisere bolag there and then share.
auer une
Highpur...
Bolitas.
Manis
www.
The barometer, handilen in Euasa sad sing the 8.3. cosal of Shina qring is the sporunch at "typhoon from the Pacifio, Cloudy, wazo, sad dump weather prorails.
W. DOBEROK Hongkong Observatory, 18th August, 1988.
METRONOLOGICAL REGISTER.
Harometer...
Temperature Humidity
Dicceties of wind"
Force of wind
Wrather
Prorious Du data. On into,
at patan. at 4 pan.
dky.
29.76
1
*
29.51
$5
89
·73
W
2
A1, the following notice was vént kỳ land to the Easter Fatena Telegraph Co.Typhoon in southern part of Mormons Channel **" feløgraplık disamanlagtion with Hongkong being interupted. The lyphonn oppairs to be waring North-Westwird.
d-Bammans meduned to 99 degrees Falzonbeck at -the laval of the sea cu inalize, tenthaand Sandred£ba.
2-T KAPERATUmn in the akads in dogzera Pahrustelt.
15 EXIT in parentage of enturation, the humidity of raturated thatare being 1.
4.—Trimacias ou van Wits to Swo pointe.
Fuzon or Tan Winn sưoarding to Bosufest Beniu.
9oads: D. dristiing rain.bg, gloomy; .; D. Right STATE OF HER 71111 3. cky C. deleshed alex, D. vcrst; P. passing shower; Gargamlly ; B. cửa; 9. how; T. thunder: 7. rability : W, dew (wet), *7.—IAIN in machen, tankka suð lundredtick,"
W. DUBERCK.; Flengkong Observatory, 16th August, INSE,"
IMPAIRED VISION.
R. LAWRENCE is now in Hongkong,
HONGKONG HOTEL (Rosa No. 20) daily. from 6 AM to 6 P..
May be CONSULTED at the
(CONSULTATION FREE)
One Third of these suffering from Blindner can trace their calamity to the use of COMMON SPECTACLES or LENSES imperfectly adapted to the Sight.
S. E. GROOM, Esq. FEG.S., Barrister-at law, Singapore, writes
8. Ashton
FOR. FREIGHT APPLY TO
P.&O.S. N. Co. May Jardine, Matheon & Co. Batterfeld & Swire........ Carlowitz & Co... Carlowin & Co. Stensson & Co.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.. Molabors & Cs. Q. Rashrash Adamson, Bali & P. M. 8. 9. Co 0.4 0.9.8.Co. Slemesen & Co.. Bissen & Co.
Полуком Pustan & Co......
Pustan & Co........ Buttertfald & wire Gibb, Livingston 3 Co. P. & O. 8, N, Co. P.&O. S. N. CD............. Gibb, Livingston & Co... Swee Liong Char F.&O.S. N. Co. Butterfeld & Swice... Hongkong Russell & Co... Fengkong Douglas Layrik & Co.........
VESSELS UN ThE BERTE.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON vĩa SUEZ CANAL.` THE Compmg's Steamebip
TH
"TELEMACHUS,”
Captain Jones, will be despatched ne above
TÚ.DAY, the 17th inst.
Passengers for Barape desiring to procsed Overland, con, on application to the undersigned, are thoir Tickets endareed for surrender at Algiers in oxchange for Conpon Tiskots to Marssilles (by Transatlantic Company's express Beater and thence to Paris or London.
Algiers is 28 lunars steam from Morsoilles and thence to London compios about the same time,
-Epe Fraight ar Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE, Agents. Hongkong, 13th August, 1888, [1387
TEE “BEN” LING OF STEAMERS.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. WE Beltieb Steamer
"RENLEDI,"
VESSELS ON THE BERTA
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMBRIOLN MATI.
The P. M.steamer City of New York, with the next American mall, loft Yokohama on the 11th, and may be expected here on or about the 17th instant.
U. 8. MAIE LINE, TO BE DESPATCHED “
PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER On 25th inst, at Noon LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOURING AT On or about 23rd Inst..
YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. To-day
THE INDIAN MAIL THE U. 8. Mail Steamer "CITY OF
The stenmor Japan, with the next Indian NEW YORK" yill be despatchel for San Francisco, vid Yukeliama, on WEDNES. mail, left. Singapore on the 12th, and is due bate DAY, the 20th August, at THERE FM, taking on the 18th instant. Passengers and Freight for Japan the United The Indo-China steamer Wingsang, wilk the snoceeding Indian mail, left Singapars on the Through Bill of Lading issued for trans-14th, and is one here on the 20th, instant.,
Quick despatob.
Qalok despatch.
On 22ad iust 10 AM On dr about 21st inst.' Ca 30thipet at 10 AM. To-morrow, at Noon. Tomorrow, at
On 29th iunt, et Sr.. To-morrow, at $ P.M. Quick despatch. Qalok despatch,. Quick despatch.- Quick despatch.. On 25th inet, at & P.. On or about 28th inst. On 24th Insta at Noon -On or about 2labiust', On or about 17th inst. Today, at Nooni Quick despatali. Ou 22nd ist. Tomorrow, at 4 P.M. ' On 19th inst., ut 9 A.M.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
JAPAN, CANADA; THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,
•
VIA
ΤΟ
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND OTHER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
HE British Steamship
T
BATAVIA"
2,558 Tons Register, Watton, Commander, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B., AND SAN FRANCISCO, VIA AMOT, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA, on SATURDAY, the 19th Angost, at THREE P.M.
WESTMINSTER" on Sist Angust, 8. S. PARTHIA" or 13th Sept, "and S. 8. "ABYSSINIA,” 'an 4th October.
To be followed by the 8. S. DUKE OF
Connection will be mode at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and -Japan Ports,
}
States and Europe.
portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porta, to San Francisco, to Atlantia and Inlaod Ušties, of the United States, vil Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Moxivy, Caritent and South America, by tho Company's sad nuocting Steamers.
Trongh Passage Tickets granted to England. Franco, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Eteamera.
First-class Fares grauited as follows : To San Francisco
oyunlay yes
$200.00
To San Francisco and · retusu,
$59,00
available for 6 months....
To Liverpool...
To London
385.00 330,00
To other European points at proportionate rates. Special reduced ratas granted to Offers of the Army, Navy, Gril Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
THE ENGLISH NAT.
The P.&O.ɛtomer Dalhay, with the English mail of the 20th July, left Singapore on the 14th, and is doo horo on the 10th instant.
THE CANADIAN MAXIN.'·. The Cavadian Pacific sleamor Port Adelaide,
with the Carndian mail, leavea Nagasaki on the 15th instant.
The C. P. steamer Pa-ihin, with the Canadian mait, left Vmcouver on the 1st August,
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
·The D. D. II. steamer Electra loft Singapore on the 13th, and is due hire on the 19th instant. The P. O steamer Lonliardy Isft Bings- pore on the 19th, and way be expected here on dr about the 30th instant.
The O. 8. 8. Co.'s steamor Deucalion left Singapore on the lath, sad is die hers ca the 20th instaal
Passengers, who hare paid full fare, re embarking at San Francisco for Chine or Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will be allowed à discount of 30%, from Return Fare. This allowance does not apply to through fares from The P. & O. steamer Kashgar left Bombay on China and Japan to Europe.
the 7th, and may be expected here on or about Freight will be received on board until 1 P..the 22nd instant. the day previsas to sailing, Parsel Paskagai will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. same day: all Parcel Puolagus should be marked to address in full: value of same is required.
FOST-OFFICE NOTICES;
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo When Correspondence has been mis-sent or dostined to points beyond San Francisco delayed both of whiols urs liable to happen in the United States should be sent to the cocasionally) all that the addreesse need do is to Company's Offices in Bealed Envelopes, address note on the cover, Sent to, or Received to the Collastor of Customs at San Francisco. at 7 pm, for as the enyo may ha and forward it, For further informaation as to Passage and without any other writing whatever, to the Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Portretor-General. This should be seted on No: 50%, Queen's Road Central,
the first time cause of complaint occurs; it is a G. D. HARMAN' Agent, · mistake to let, snch matters pass for fear of Hongkong. 9th Auguit, 1898.
giving trouble, a course which generally given. NORDDEUTSCHER LLUTD.
more trouble in the end.
NOTICS.
STEAM FOR
13
Captain Clark. will be despatched as above and at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points by tha regular Steamers of the PaCivic COAST about the 17th instant.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers,
Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng.SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, land, France, and Germany by all tearía-Atlantic lines of Stasears.
For Freight or Pacuage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong. 11th August, 1988. (1492
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, SUEZ, COLOMEO, BOMBAY, ADEN,
PORT SALD, BRINDISI, & TRIESTE. (Taking Cargn through rates to CALCUTEL MADRAS, PTESIAN GCLF, BLACK SEA, LEVANT & ADRIATIC POLTS). WE Company's Steamship
MARIA TERESA,” Captain G. Costanzo, will be despatebed as shore TO-MORROW, the 18th of August, at NOON.
For Further Partionlars wegarding Fraight and Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com- Pany, Fraya Central.
O. BACHRACH, Agent.
Hongkong, 10th August, 1888.
13
THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMTOY. (THE Company's Steamship
"ZAFIRO." Captain Talbot, will be despatched for the ahora Part 16 MORROW, the 18th instant, at FOUR F.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers.
(1519 Hongkong. 15th Angust, 1822. DOUGLAS STEAMSVIE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
First-plass Fares gracted as follows:-
To Vrnoonver and Victoria... Mex. $160.00. 175.00. To San Francisco...
To all Common Points.in Cansar ? 230.00.
and the United States....... To Liverpool To London.......
*
300,00. 305.00.
To ofhor Earopan Points at proportionata rates Special refined rates granted in Offers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Trapecial Chinese and Japanese Custams, to be obtained on application.
PONT BAID,
4
BRINDIST, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG. PORTS IN THELEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIO PORTS; A180 LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL. TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.
TAE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL A
SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS
AND LUGGAGE.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargos des|N.B.-CAGO CAN BE TAKEN ON_THROUGH tined to Poluts in the United States, should be
BILLS OF LANING FOR THE PRINCIPAL sent to the Company's Ofices addressed to Mr. PLACES IX ECBSLA. D. E. BROWN, Distriot Freight Agent, Van- couver, BC.
NTHURSDAY, the 30th day of Angus! Freight will be rooived on Board wall 4 r., 19, the Company's fast on the 15th Augast.
“BAYERN.” Captain R. Sander, with All Paceels must be sent to our Offies and MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and should be marked to address in full; and the CARGO will learn this Port as above, CALLING same will be received by us until 5 P.M. the AT GEFOL. day previous to sailing,
for juformation as to Pasage or Freight, apply to
ADAMSON, RELU & Co.,
Agarta. Hongkong, 14th August, 1988, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTEAM" SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
FOR SWATOW, AMOT, AND FOOCHOW.. "TED Sonship
§ E Compaay's Steamship
"HAITAN
Captain S. Ashtan, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY the 19th inst., ut NING AM
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th August, 1898, STEAM TO YOKO LAMA VIA NAGA SAKI AND KOBE. (Passing through the INLAND SEA). HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Stosmship
"GAELIC "
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor, Cargo will be received on Board until 4 P.M.. Specie and Parcela until 3 P. cn the 29th August, 1888. (Parcels are not to be sent on Board; they must be left at the Agency's 10) Contents and Value of Packages are
equired.
will be
despatched for San Francisco, vii Yohn bama, on SATURDAY. the 18th August, At THEER M. Connection being wede at Yoko- bama with Stanmors from Shanghai and Japan' Ports.
AD PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in foll; and same will be required at the Company's Offee until FIVE e.x. the day pre- rious to sailing,
1520
First-class Fares granted as follows. To San Francisco.
$200,00
To E Francisco and return, ?
available for 6 montbe
$50.00
To Liverpoolpre
325.00 $30.00
~ MALWA” will leave for the above places on or about the 21st instant.
E. LA WOODIN...
Superintendent.
Hengkong, lith August, 1888. THE "DEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
THE
FOR LONDON. Steamship.
To Loudon.....
To other Europian pointe at proportions ratus. Special coded retes granted to Offcors of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to he nhtained on -application.
Passengers, who have paid fall fare, ro- embarking at San Fransisso for China or Japan (or dies verea) within one year months, will be allawed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through forca from China and Ja an to Farope.
Conmlar Invoices to accompany Cargo dos tinad te points beyond San Franciado in the
BEN GLOE," Captain Farquhar, will be despatched as above, nited States should be sent to the Company's on or about the 21st instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agente.
Hongkong, 13th August, 1863
ཡམ་
Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs. San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Pasages, apply to the Agency of the Com- 1197pany, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Ageat:"" Hearking, 30th July, 1888.
STEAM FOR
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAMBURG, VA SUEZ CANAL (Taking Cargo at through ratas ANTWERE, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVERPOOL and BERMEN.)
HE Stexmebip
POLYHTMNIA,”
Coproin W. Schaefer, will be despatched for the above Forts on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd indant, at 'TEN AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
STEMSSEN &Co,
Agente Hongkong, 13th August, 1883- 11500
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. * FOR SHANGHAI
YEA AMOX. (Taking Cargo nul Passengers at through rates for WINGIO, CHEPOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTBIN, HANKÓW, and Ports on the YANGIBLE.) THE Company's Steamskip
T
"DEUCALION."
SINGAPORE,
PENANG,
The Steamer hassplendid Accommodation and carries a Dooter and Stewardess.
For Further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 6th August, 1998.
FOR NEW YORK. "\HEW AT American Skip
"SACHELL"
Captain Bartlett, will load here for the above Pori, sad will have quick deepatch.
For Freight, apply to
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hangkong, 14th July, 1888.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE 3/8 LI. 1 British Bark
The Postal Guide for 1867, revised to date will be found in the Daily Prese Directory, p. 385 largo edition, p. 701 small edition. This the only anthorised complate Summary of Postal information pablished in Hongkong."
Car The authorised List of Mails issued in consotien with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, whieh la always corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
A MAIT WILL CTOBR.. For Arnoy and Kucbizotzu--Per Flintshire, to-day, the 17th inst., at 11.30 A..
For Yokohama and Kobe.-Per Renledi, to- day, the 17th inst, at 3.00 .M.
For Shrits, Colamho, and Bombay-Per Maria Terasa, to-morrow, the 18th fast, at
11.30 AM..
For Amey and Manila-Per Safiro, to- MO, the 18th inst., at 35.30 P.M.
For Swatow, Amer, and Forelow.-Fer Haitan, on Sruday, the 19th inst, at 8.30 a..
For Bangkok-Per Wyrern, on Monday, the 20th idet, at 4.30 17.35.
For Singapore-Per Polyhymnia, on Wed- say, the 22nd last, at 9.30 KM. on Friday, the 24th just, at 11.30 AM.
For Straits and Boubay-Por Lombardy,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The Frore Contract Packet Natal will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 30th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and plans beyond, ein Marseilles; to Saigon. State Settlements, Bataria, Burmalı, Caylon, the Australasian Coloales, Puzdichery, Medras, Calint's, Adou, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Muris, &c.
The Post Office dedines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Netes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has been neglect, will manke--no-enquiries into alloged losses of such lutiers.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet Galic will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 18th 1329 instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Ionelalu, Paran, dio, which will be closed as follows:-
"LUCIA," Shortly expected, will load hore for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch. "
For Freight, apply te
CARLOWITZ & Co.
1400 Hongkong, 26th July, 1888.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON.
THE 3/3111 German Ship
"COMET Krippaer, Master, will load bero for the above Port, and will have.quick.despoteh.....
For Freight, apply t
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1888.
1399 "FOR NEW YORK. HE 3/3 L. I. I. Amerioso Ship
THE
"W. E. CONNER," Batman, Master, abortly expected here, will load here, for the above Fort, and will have a quick dospatah.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co.
1434 Hongkong, 2nd August, 1888.
FOR NEW YORK. 14H33 L. LI. American Ship
T
"C. C. CHAPMAN,” COLOMBO, Highborn, Master, shortly expected hers, will ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, load here for the above Port, and will have a MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLY-quick despatch.
MOUTH, AND LONDON;
AURO,
MADRAS CALCUTTA, & AUSTRALIA. NB-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON..
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1888.
"FOR NEW YORK,
THE 3/3 T. II British Ebip
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH. THE PENINSULAS AND URINETAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship quick despatob.
"PESHAWUR" Captain L H. Moula, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct via SUEZ CANAL and wual Ports of call on SATURDAY, the 25th August, st Noon.
Cargo will be received on board, until
11435
“NYL GĦAU,” Captain W. B. Butler, shortly expected, will do for the above Port, and will have For Freight, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 14th July, 1998;
FOR SALE,
2.15, .., Registry conses. 2.30 P.M., Post Office closes, but Correspondenco may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents estra Postage until the time of departuro.
"The Post Office dealinos all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Hank Notes, Cois, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has baen noglected, will raake ao enquiries into alleged Losses of such letters.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet Peshawar will be despatelied on SATURDAY, the 25th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Enrope and countries beyond, win Brindisi; to the Straits Settlementa, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The soul hours will be observed in closing the Mails, 40.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters ontaining Bank Notes, Coin, or Jogallery, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged Tosses of such lettera
FOR SALE. REDK. GIESLER & Cos
FECHAMPAGNE.
PINTS
QUARTO.$23 por Cass of 1 Dozen. $25 per Caso of 2 Dosen. GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 31st May, 1883.
+1088 FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONLAUT, HANDSOME AMERICAN MANUAL
AND PEDAL BASS ORGAN, ALMOST NEW. DIMENSIONE.Length, 4 feet 11 inches; height, 5 feet 2 inches; width, 2 foot 4 inches. in Wainat case, carved and polished
The instrument has Six Octares of Keys, C. Scale, Six Bate of Reads, Fifeon Stopa, viz, Diapason, Melodia, Fiols, Dalest, Principal, [1929] Celeste, Flute D'Amoar, Cello, Cremuus
Fugle Horn, Forte. Vox Humaine, Octava Coupler, Bourdon Pedal, Manual to Pedals, Grand Orgau, Foot Pedal, Swell Foot Patel. HEIDSIECK'S Foot Blow Redals, Blow Handle. Pedals-
1 Sat 80 Notes Pedal Reeds, 10 foot-Pitch, CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WE SEAL,"
Can be seen at the Ofles of the Daily Press per esse of 1 dozen quarta. $23 per cass of 2 dozen pints.
Buy morning between the heara of 10 A.MT. PAUL DUBOIS.& Co.'s
jand Noor. CLARET, GEAND VIN LEOVILLE. $25............ per cause of 1 dosen quarts.
4 r. Parsels and Specie (Gold) at the Olles N natăl $ F.M., on the day bators sailing.
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT
Captain Asquith, will be despatched as above and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR &
WEDNESDAY, the 22nd instant.
I have used glasses for twenty years, and Lavoo
no hesitation in saying that, those supplied
me by you are the Last I bave over "worn.
"I wear than with, muob satisfaction and com-
fort and find the frames aró especially convenient.
To Mossy. LAWRENCE & MATO,
Botal D'Europe, Singapore,
B. HUDDLE, Esq., Deputy Master Attendent
Singapore, writes
For Freight or Passage, spply to
RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents. Hongkong, 15th August, 1888,
1521
STEAM TO STRAITS AND BOMBAY. (WIE OPTION OF CALLING AT COLOMBO SHOULD INDUJRMENT OPPER.
FIRE Y. & 0. B. N. Co's Stearnship
A
"LOMBARDY,”
“I am much pleased with the glasses you have adapted to my sight. They are very clear and distanot, enabling me to read the smallest print will leave for the above places on FRIDAY, without the lenst effort."
To Messes. LAWRENCE & MAYO, Singapore. LAWRENCE & MAYO,
Ophthabufo Opticians, (Opticisas to the Principal Ophthalmic Surgeons in India and England).
Ofters: Old Bond Street, London; 32 4, Hare Street, Caloutta; and Rampart Row, Bouhay.
Hongkong, 24th July, 1888,
tombed in the glaciers, and kept in such con- Chinese Insurance Company, Limited—$180 per dition that he makes vary fair dog's meat oven share, sales. Co-day. It was nearly ninety years ago that a Ou Tai Lusence Company, Limited-Th 148 CA
per laro, ***
FOR SALE.
| 1381
the 2ith inst, at NOON
ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Offia, Hongkong.
The Contanta and Valne of Faskagen ara re- | quired to be declared prior to shipment. v.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Leading.
E. L. WOODIN
Superintendent. Hongkong, 14th August, 1668.
520
$13.
91.4..
CLARET, CHATEAU LABORE.
Go... per case of 1, dosen quarts. ................. por vase of 2 dozen pinte.
PONTET CANET.
89.50 „ per case of 1 dosen, quarta. PALMEE MARGAUX. $7.00........ per case of 1 docen quarta. $3.40. pac arte of 2 dozen pinta
LORMONT.
#1
THE GIBBI LINE
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 15th August, 1838,"
1518
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Taking through Cargo for QUEENSLAND POETS, ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, New Zealand, &o:
THE British Steamer
$5.
88
"MOGUL"
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
Captain Johnson, will be despatched an above an or about the 28th instant.
Attention is, discoted to the Steamer'a com-
per coas of 1 dosen quarte JOHN WALKER & SONS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKET.
per esse of 1 doson bottles,
ALSO, CUTLER PALMER- & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRTTS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1834,
[21
FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY, AND fortable Salcon and State Rocas affords WIN. G TAI § 0 0
MELBOURNE. THE Company's Momchip
"CHLINGTU,"
HAMPAGNE HONOPOLEENAN M
-HEIDSIECK & Co.-
Tungasian Beheran found, not only a pair of
animath tasks, but a whole mammoth lying Canton Insurance Offoe, Limited- par MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry), buly thawed out ca the shore of the Aretic sen. Bhare.
Arst he slank away in awe of the uncanny Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares--
brentura, But a Rttle pondering on the price of ES45 per share.
Do"Boo" RED FOIL
GOLD FAIL (dry).
Do.
ry overcame him, and he returned to capture China Firo Insurance Company's Shares-$78 Day Do.
e tueks and sell them to a Russian merchant. per share, sellara.
It was two or three years after that the Count Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
Goleskin on his way to China came upon the! $5 BUR
ball dennded bones of the monster, and the Straits Fire Insurance Compsay, Limited---
eleton now stands in the museam of the In-
$17, saler.
perial Academy at St. Petersburg, the first sad Hongkong and Whampoa Doak Company “përhape the fluent manimoth, known to salence.
shares---32 par vent, prem., salsa
(extra dry).
OABLOWITZ & -0.
Bola Agents for Harder & Co, Rams,
~~For Hongkong, Chies, and Japan. - Hengkang, let July, 1883.
[1246
P.M.
Hunt, Coromander, will be despatched 'ns above on BATURDAY, the 25th instatit, at Fors
The attention of Passengers is directed to the superior Accommodation offered by this } Stemmer. First-class. Saloon and Cabins Ara | situstad forward of the Engines. Becond. Ülas
gerating Chamber ensures the supply of Frash Provisions daring the entire voyage. A duly | qualified Surgeon is carriet.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SVIRI, Agents, Hongkong 15th August, 1989. (1815
excellent accommodation for First Class Passen
Kots.
To be followed by the S. 8. Delooms on or abont Slat instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Hongkong, 17th August, 1989.
Mariagera
STEAM TO SHANGHAT. THE P. &'0. 8. N. Co. Blewankziji
HUATHAY,”
SRIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES,
FRESH
14199
will leave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the outward English M.
E. L WOODIN,
Superintendent Hongkong, 11th August, 1888. –
£1
COAL MERCHANTE.
PROVISIONS SUPPLIED AT
SHORTEST NOTICE,
No, 25, PRAYA CENTRAL
客發炭煤司公姿榮
生怕
Y
ED SUN GIFT &
COAL MERCHANTS,
have always on hand
LARGE
THA
Hongkong, 6th April, 1888.
FOR SALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT.
CLARFIE, CHAMPAGNE. HOCKS, BURGUNDY.
1698
BRANDY..WHISKTES, ALE, STOUT. MACHINERY, PLAÑOS,
STOVES, and TRICTCLES: SCALES, BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILE. VARKISH. PIANOS.
COOKING
"BINGER" SEWING MACHINES,
SODA WATER HACHINERY, GAS ENGINES, VELOCIFEDE HORSES, EMPIRE LUBRICATORS, ICE MAKING MACHINES, BICYCLE WHEELS FOR JINRICKSHAS. Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Cò.,
Bank Buildings. Hongkor, 1st January, 1836. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Ownees, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews [290 of the following Vessels during their stay in
Hongkong Harbour --
ARCADIA, Brit. h., D. 8. Exo-Chinese.
C-6,] Comer, Gir, skip, Krippner-Order:
KILDARE, Brit etr., Johnson-Butterfeld &
Swing
STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRITTA HONGKONG, Siamese ship, Steinbring.
TION OF COAL
No.68 PRATA,
Chinese.
Address-Care of Mesare. KwONG BUNG & Co. TELOX, Gor. str., Wulf-Ed. Schellhass & Co,
**** [642 WTVERN, Brit str, Brotherton-Chinese