COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
FRIDAY, 3 November, OPIUM.
Quotations aro;—- New Malyon.
$100 per pioul, alice, of
[4 cattice.
Old Malwa
...8330 per
piou, silos. of
[3] cattles.
Older Malwa.....
8680 per
pival, all
of
[3) cattica.
Patus (New)
3546
per shost.
Benarge (New)
835 to $3378
Benaros (Old)...
540
OF LONDON.
EXCHANGE.
Talegraphic Transfer
Baat Bills, on demand.
Credits, at 4 months' sight hand.
INSURANCES,
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT, OF 1877
IN HAMBURG.
Undersigned, Agents of the sbore Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKE at Current Rates,
PUBTAU & Co.
Áganta,
Hoogkery, 18th January, 1884. -
***** GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
AUSURANCE COMPANY
THE DAILY FRES, SATURDAY, DHORMBER IT, 1888.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS QUADINAL
DESTINATION
· VESSEL'S WARR
GAFTAIN,
AT
FOR FREIGHT Prey To
TO BE DESPATUNKU
167
LONDON, VIA DER CANAL. Tham (str....... LONDON VIA SUHZ CANALETA LONDON DIRECT. LONDON DIRECT
THE Undirsigned having been appointed TH
Agants for the above Company, re prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIFE at Current Bates.
Hongtong, 1st April, 1885,
| RANSATLANTIC FILMINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
HAVRE AND HAMBURO, &.. MARSEILLES ZA BAIGON, & BREMEN, & POETS OF CALL VANCOUVER R.C., FIAKOBE.&c. SAN FRANCISCO VEL YAMA... SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y'ILAMA... SAN FRANCISCO
Orodtes (str.) Arcadia Willinn Mans00 Bellous (alt... Analyr (atr.......... Pressen (str.)...... Parthia (str.) City of Peking (etc.) Arabic (str.). Honolula
Isabel
Raphael
Wakefield
WA Bosto
Hutchison..
D. 8. Ewart...
K. Kindred
O, Ruesloop Delacroix €. Pakis Wailoge.....
P.&O. B. N. Co
Hongkong Butterfeit & wire.
Hongkong.
Hongkong Hongkong
·Puston & Co. Pusten & Co. Siemen & Ca Mesageries Maritimes Melchors & Ca Adamson, Bell & Co.. P. M. 8. S.Co. 0. & 0.8. 8. Cu Melphers & Co Arnbald, Karberg &
On 5th Des., at Noon. On 5th Dec. Quick despatch. Quick dospałek.
On 4th Dan, at 4 P.M. On 12th Doo,, at Noon. On 23rd Doo, nt10 a... On 13th Dec,nt.8 v.m.; On 8th Dec, et 3 P.M On 19th Dec, at 3 r. Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick daspatoh.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
To-morrow Daylight.
On or about 5th Ded. On 9th Don, daylight.
On 7th Doo To-morrow.
Lary
PUSTAU&O
NEW YORK
P. N. Blauahard
Oakes
Hongkong Hongkong
Bank Bille, at 30 days' sig
161
NEW YORK...
Кото
Pristan & Co....
Bank Bids, at 4 months" night:
NEW YORK
Harkness
Paktan & Co.
NEW YORK
Ccowell
Hongkong
Biomessa & Co.
Dommentary Bills, at 4 months'
NEW YORK
H. G. Johnso
Colby
Hongkong
Rassell & Co.....
sight....
ON PABIN
Hank Bills, on expl
3.67
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.3.20
7
The Undersigned, having boon appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Raton,
NEW YORK
Daniel Barays
Storar
Pasta & Co
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, &o.Taunadios (etr.).... SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE...
Sharon
Honzkong
Rassell & Co.
Pathan (str.)
Golding
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
YOKOHAMA VIA NAGASAKI, Kons
Verona (str.)
Hongkong
P.&O. 9. N. Car
BHANGHAI VIA AMOY
Anahisa (str.)......
Is page
Hongkong
Hutterfield & Swire.
On Naw YORK,→→
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, 60 days' sight
..201
115
SHANGHAI VIA ANOT SHANGHAI
Ulyana (str.)
Butier
Hongkong
Butterfield &
wire
Pashavur (str.)......
P. & 9. 8. N. Qu,
Quick despatch.
ON BONBAL
Telographio Transfer
.223
Amoy [atr.)......... Zafiro (str.)
R. Kohler
Hongkong
Biomeson & Co.
MeCastin Pocook
Hongkong
Russell & Co.
inga
To-day, of PM.
Hongkong
Imagins Laprak & Co.
To-day, at Neon
Bank, on demand
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer....
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGRAI
Bank, at sight
Private, 50 durs' sight
72%
SHARES.
Quotations are Hongkong and Shanghat Bank Shares-66
per cent. premium, Union (paurace Society of Canton, Lirited
$90 per share, sellers.
Chius Traders' Insurance Company's Shares
871 per share, sales. North China Insarouce-Tha. 990 per share. Yangiste Lusurense Agenciation-Tit. 973 per
share.
share.
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$18 per On Tai Trees Compary, Limited-Tis, 148
per share.
Chaton Insurance Office Landled-07 per
share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's bares
$390 per share,
China Fire Insuranea Company's Shares-879)
per share, buyers.
Straite Marine Laasrance Company, Limited
$25 nom.
STEMSSEN & Co,
Agenta Hongkong, 16th November. 1879.
HENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned are now prepared to GEANTPOLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Carrent Rates
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents for the Phonix Fire Oftes. Hongkong. 17th August, 7887.
[16 "NOTICE.
TEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Undersignal. Agents for the above Cou
rempared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rales
NORTON & Co.,
Agents.
SHANGHAI
MANILA VIA AMOXACT
SWATOW, AMOY, FUOCHOW | Nauga (str.))
VESSELS ON THE BERTH. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
KE
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW.
Company's Stewskip
NAMOA"
VERSE 18 ON THE BIRTH.
STEAM FOR
To-day, at 4 P
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
SINGAPORE. PENANG. COLOMBO ADEN, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, PLY-TAKING CARGO
MOUTH, AND LONDON ;
A180,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
APA AUSTRALIA
(AND · ·PASHENDERS JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,
TO
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
BAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
TA AND OTHER CONNECTING
Captain Pocock, will be despatched for the above Porta TO-DAY, the 1st Decembar,, at Nous. NB-CARGO CAT BE TAKEN ON THROTOK /19
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managere. Hongkong, 29th November, 1888,
FOR SHANGHAI
BILLS OF LADING FÖR BATAVIA, PERRIAN Guar Pozza. MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HANH British Steamship BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
.......
Hongkong 16th July, 1887. NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents, in conjuration with MESURS. TURNER & Co., for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISES FIBE at Current Bates.
186
W, HEWETT & Co. Hongkong, 8th June, 1888, NOR H GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG
E Undersigned, AGENzs for the above
THE Steamship
"AMOY."
Captain R. Köbler, will he dagpatebad for ti store Port TO-DAY, the 1st Decembar, FOUR F.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BIESSEN & Co. Hougkong, 29th November, 1888.
J
ضمن
EFFCIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH- HE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stenship "THAMES," Captain W. A. Seaton, K.NK, with Her Majesty's Meils, will be despatched from this for LONDON VA BOMEAT and SUEZ CANAL WEDNESDAY; the 5th December, at Noor,
Strelta Fira Ineursece Company, Limited-SURANCES to the extent of 865,000, on first- THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP shipped nt Colombo; Ten and General Carge Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's risks at current rates.
8164.
Share-37 porcent, prent.
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s)
Sharea-120 per cent. prem.
Indo-China Stain Navigation Co.'s Sharesn
20 per cent, discount,
China and Marila Steamship Company, Limited
--8100 per share.
Douglas Steamship Compang, Limited-165 per
bare, sales. Hongkong Guo Company's Share's-1135 per
share.
Hongkorg Hotel Company's Shares-8170 per
share.
China Sagar Refining Company, Jimited-$190
per share, sollars.
MELCHERS & Cộ Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
[13] --
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
TRE LONDON ASSURANCE THE Company's Steamship
·INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720,
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
"ZAFIRO,"
"PARTHIA,” 3167 Tous Register, Wallace, Commander, will be despatched for VANCOUVER, BC. TIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, on THURS DAY, the 13th Decetshor, at THREE P...
To be followed. by the Steamships "ABYS. SINIA, OD 10th January, and “BATAVIA,“ on 7th February,
AMS THE BERTA
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 L'CI. American Ship
THE
"KAPHAEL,” Harkies, Muster, shortly expooted, will lead here for the above Port, and will have a quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co:
- Hongkong, 15th October, 1983.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
IE 83 L. I. 1. British Ship
THE
"HONOLULU,
1927
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Arratops Apcar, with the Indian mail, left Singapore on the 28th November, and is dus bere of the 2nd December.
THE AMELIOAN MAIL
The 0, & 0, steamer Arabic, with the Amagi- can mail of the 7th November, left Yokohams on the 26th November, and is due here on the Srd December.
THE CÀYADIAN MALLE. The C. P. ateamer Duke of Westonimatar, with
Captain Leary, will load here for the above Port, the Canadian mail, left Yekolemn an the 17th
· insient for Honghong vía Kobo.
The C. P. teamer Abyssinia, with the 1716 Canadian mail, left Vausover our the 35th
and will bare quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
NELCHERS & Co.. Hongkong, 5th October, 1888.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 L. 1. LAmerican Ship
DANIEL BARNES.”
Storer, Master, shortly expected, will load here for the shore Port, and will have a quick des patch.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 24th Novamber, 1889,
FOR SALE.
12171
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. JACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT: CLA
RETS, BURGUNDY, HOCKS CHAMPAGNE,
BRANDIES; WHISKIES. "EMPIRE" ALE & STOUT. MACHINERY, GAS
November.
STEAMER EXPECTED.
The Glen Line steamer Gleafruiz left Sings- pore on the 25th November, and is das here on the 2nd December,
The Austro-Fungarion Lloyds steamer Berenice lott Colombe on the 22nd November, and is duo here on or about the 3rd December.
The O. 8, S. Co/s steamer Anchises faft Singapore on the 28th November, and is duo here on the 8th December..
The P. & O. steamer Venetia loft Singapore on the 26th Novembar, and may be expected here on or about the 5th December.
The Shire Line steamer Monmouthshire left.
ENGINES, E Singapore, on the 28th November, and is due. here on the 5th December,
HORSES
FIRE” LUBRICATORE. SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. COOKING STOVES, SCALES. PAINTS, OILS and VARNISH BICYCLES and TRICYCLES. JUVENILE VELOCIPEDE
and TRICYCLES. BICYCLE WHEELS FORJINRICKSHAS SODA WATER MACHINERY. JEYE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS.
Apply to
7th Feb'll be made at Yokohama with C Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, Cargo will be received on board nutiland at Vancouver with San Fauciso by the
land, Frauds, and Gertzer by all trans-Atlantic [21964 r. Parcols and Spools (Gold) at the Oice rogalar Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST
untü &P.M., on the day before sailing.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers. Sitk nud. Valuables for Europe will be tran
Through Panga Tickate granted to Eng- for Loadon will be eonroyed rià Bombay with lines of Steamers out transhipment, arriving one weak later than by the ordinary direct roate. ril Colombo.
For farther particulars regarding FBRIGHT and. PASSAGE apply to th PENINSULAR. & BNTAL STEAM NAVIATION COMPANY'S Offle, Hangkong.
Captain McCaulio, will be dispatched for the Bbore Port TO-DAY, the Ist Desember, at FoxP
Agents for the shore Corporation, are For Freight or Famare, spule te THE Undanged hors prepared to graat Insurances as follows:
RUSSELL & Co, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
General Managora. Policies issued for long or short porîods at
Hongkong, 27th November, 1888. 12789 dürrent rates -------
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND (Calling at Pour DARWIN & VEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Carga to New ZEALAND, TASMANIA. do.) THE Steamship
Polistes iszred for sucs not exsouding £5,000, Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limitad-894 | £t rednost rates.
pur share, sellers.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CA
1957
Hongkong Ice Company's Shares~294 per Hongkong, 28th July, 1872.
ahars.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited TH
185 per share.
Perak Ti Mining and Smelting Company
-In liquidation.
Punjom sad Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Company, Liraited-$9 per share, sales. Perak Bugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18, por
share. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li
mitad $8 per share.
A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited-100 por osut.
premium. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-$162 por share.
Singapore Lusurance Company, Limited-$16
per share, nom
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-3 per cent.
premium, cem
Chinese Imperial Loon of 1584 C per at
praminm, nom.
Chilies Imporisi Lona, 1886 E-12 per cent,
premium, A.
Noolste Francaise des Charbonnages da Tonkin
110 per cent. prom., nom. Hongkong High Larel Tramways Company,
Limited-275 peg.onul, prara Han, East Bornoc Planting Company, Limited-865
par sare, sellers.
Cruikshank & Co. Limited-$49 per share,
ei dir, ellars.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Limited-$12 per
dare.
Saugai Koyah Planting Company-42 per
share, salon.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
1P Shank Tazoo k čas Zatzzas.)_ Hovetaber. Bolt-
Racometer.lo
Harele 9. M.
1.74
Thermometer) 1.Man.a
0
Thanometar que
73
Thermometer@ak, Then tunikey..
KB
Thommseler-vă 7.1, {'kal bruks).
Thermometer...{Wet has/23} niemi
40
The term Hazizasta Themet
med
Miniwiwo (aver sight)
DEGISTER.
MATHON
Tokio
Nagamk
Shunghat..
Hanghay
Haiphong
AST METEOROLOGICAL,
Nonaber, 18,
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་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་་
១៩
Inlin
Memi
3th November, Tara, in 430.
Bagmaki... 20.00
นวง
a
Pop
Taki......
K
KLAB
Amoy
Hnetang
Haiphont...
30.12
Manila
The bine vise in Blaughs and gendiente hire therefors remod for M.Z. vind. Cloudy, wita, and Ampwestiar paralla.
W. DOBERCK.
Bolingo......
10'00
TOROLUGICAL REGISTER.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE-Hongkong. ESTABLISHED 1870.
PACT CAPITAL
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
$400,000
RESERVE FUND CLAIMS PAID
ADELAIDE.
"TANNADICE," 650,000 Captain Shannon, will be despatched for the 620,000 above Ports TO-MORROW, the 2nd Des., at 209,000 DAVLIGHT.
1211
BONURES PA
RISKS accepted at CURKEST RATE OF For Freight or Passage, apply to PREMIA
RUSSELL.& Co., JAB. B. COUGHTRIE,
Agents Secretary.
Hongkong, 26th November, 1889. [2184 Hongkong, 30th March, 1988. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY. THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Com. Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates FIRE at Carront Rates.
pany, aro authorized to INSURE again for NING, CHEFGO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTSIF
HANEO, and PORTS on the YANGTSE) GILMAN & Co. THE Company's Bisamakip Hongkong, ist January, 1882
DLYSSES"
THE
17
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM Captain Butler, will be despatobed an above TO-
PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HORORONG.
CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), $1,000.000.
BOALD OF NIRECTORS.
LUM SIN SANO, Esq.
BAN HUT, EYOW CHONG PANG, E CHAN LY CHOY Esq. Q. Hox CuVNE, Esq
The Company GRANTS POLICIES > MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of ita Agannies.7
Contribetory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or not...
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.
HRAS OFFICE, No, 2, Queen's Road Woat
Hongkong, 14th March, 1981.
MORROW, the 2nd December.
The Contents and Value of Pookages are're- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 26th November, 1888.
First-clase Faros granted as follows:- To Vancouver & Victoria... (Mex.) $160,00. To San Francisco,
175.00. To all Common Points in Canada 7
280.00. and the United States. S To Liverpool.....
... 300.00 Tu London..
805.00. To-other-European Pointe-at-proportionate retex. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be obtained on application.
Goduler Invoices to accompany Cargo des tinedito Points in the United States, abould be. sent to the Company's Offcos addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Van-
“U. §. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANYcouver, BC. LAND RAILWAYS, AND Toucaise AT THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER
·YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO:
HE US Mail Staimer "CITY OF PEKING" will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 8th December, at Tuase r... taking Pastergers and Fraight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.,
Through Bill of Lading issued for trees- portation to Yokohama aut other Japan Paris, to Sau Francison, to Atlantic and Inland Cities, of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Havans Trinidad and Danerars, and to porta in Mexim, Central and South America, by the Jompany's and connecting leamere,
Through Fassage Tickets granted to England, of Steamers. France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines
First-lass Faces granted ek föllows :-. To San Frandsen
To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 months....
To Liverpool
To Londgardegi
8200.00 350.00
325.00 330.00
For Freight or Pagings, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Te other European points at proportionate Hongkong, 24th November, 1868.
rates Special reduced rates granted to Oloers 12175 of the Army, Navy, Girl Service, and the Imperial Chinese Castom, to be obtained on applicatio
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAI. THE Company's Stealp
"ORESTES," Captain Hatohison, will be despatched as shove on WEDNESDAY, the 5th December.
Overland, can, on application to the undersigned, Passengers for Europe desiring to proceed have their Tickets endorsed for surrondor at Algiers in erobange for Coupon Tickets to Marsailles (by Transatlantic Company's express Bosts) and thence to Paris or London..
Algiers in 28 hores steam from Marseilles and T1781 thence to London occupies about the same time.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agent. Bougkang, 28th November, 1858. 12089
NOW ON SALE. IMPERIAL QUARTO. NGLISH AND CHINESE
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION.
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at
Daily Preis Office, Hongkong.
-
For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands unrivalled All the new, words which the Chinese have of late years boon acrspelled to coin to express the numerous ob jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid advance of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are haru given in extenso. Each and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exerciser for students of a most fastructive nature. Both the Court and Punti pronaciations are givin the acconta being sarofully marked on the best principle hitherto attained The typography displays the azocess of an attempt to make the Chinese and English type correspond in the size
THE "GIB LINE.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at 81KGAPORE, JAVA, PORT DARWIN, and QUEENSLAND POrpe, and taking through Cargo for ADELAIDE, TASMANIA, NEW ZELLAN &α)
THE British Steamer
"PATHAN," Captain Golding, will be despatched as above on or about the 5th proximo.
Attention is directed to this Steamer's com fortable Saloon and Sisto Rooms, attending excellent acceptation for First Class Praneo- gers.
Ware to Sydney or Melbourne $150. For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Managers. Hongkong, 24th November, 1888. [2170
of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAM-
space, achieving a clearness not previously strained, and dispensing with those vast margine and vacant spasse whieh bare haretofore oarse. tarized Chinese publications..
BURG, VIA SUEZ CANAL. Taking Cargo at through ratas to ANTWERT, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and BEIMEN.) Steamship
'HE
"BELLONA"
on the 19th December.
Freight will be received eu Board until P.M.
All Paroels must be sent to our Offico and should be naked to address in foll; and the ams will be received by us until 5 the day previous to sailing.
apply to
For information sa to Passage or Freight,
ADAMSON, RELL & CO.,
Agents
18
Hongkong, 18th November, 1988. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTALSTEAN- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH
$22
$29...
The D. D. R. steamer Daphne laft Bingapore on the 30th Novembor, and is due, here on the 6th December.
POST-OTICE NOTICES.
For the courentence of the publio Peak de- livery will be commenced an Monday,the 19thinst Tetter boxes have been placed in the tram cars and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock cars only. Loosl (32rator will be charged. Correspondence ad
dressed to the Peak may be pacted in the General Port Offee np to 11.30 am and 3.90
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Buildings... Hongkong, lat October, 1888. FOR SALE. CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SMAL
HEIDSIECK'S
per case of 1 dozen.quarts. per case of 2 dozen pints. PAUL DUBOIS & Co.'s CLARET, BAND VIN LEOVILLE, $25............ per case of I dosen quarta. CLARET, CHATEAR LAROSE, $13........... per caso of 1 dosen quarta. $14.
s per orse of 2 dosen pints.. PONTET CANET. 69.50 per case of 1 dozen quarta. PALMER MARGAUX,” $7.50......... per anse of 1 dozen quarte $8.50 per case of 2 dozen pints, LORMONT $5......... per case of 1 dozon quarts, JOHN WALKER & BONS OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $8..........., per casà of 1 dozen baitlus. ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
- WINES AND SPIRITS.
STEMSSEN & C Hongkong, 1st January, 1884
UTLER PALMER
ESTABLISHED IN 1815,
k
Co
OF LONDON, HORDEAUX, CALCUTTA, BOMBAT
"MADRAS, LAHORE, KUBRACHEN, ŠO.
Are represented in China by Messa. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO......
SIEMORY & CO. DANK, CRAWFORD & Co. & by
H. D. REYNEL & Co. in Japan.... Sabjoined are some of the items ensigned by
these well-known Skippers
SPIRITS,
COGNAC-The popular "4 Star" quality and
bost-No better shipped.
AMERICA AND BUROPE, VIA THE COGNAC The well-known "2 Bbar" quality
OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND
SCOTCH WHISKY, ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING | The " CARIÆON-1) years old.
STEAMERS:
The “Heart Shaped Bottle.” ̈ THE Steamship "ABABIO" will be The Square Bottle"
despatched for San Francisco, vi Toko ham, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th December, at THREE P. Connection being made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in full, and same will be received at the Company's Offas until, Five r.. the day pre
First-class Fares granted as follows: To Sea Francisce.............. To San Francisco
available for 6 month
Passengers by this line have the option of prions to sailing. ceeding. Överland by the Southern Pacific and counseling Lines, Central Pacific, Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacide Railways.
To Liverpool...... Te London.
return,
$200,00 350.00 *225.00 $90.00
Are C. P. & Co.'s selected Whiskins of perfect quality, each is well matured and free from Furel oth The GELIVET" in round bottles is popatar ..and good...
IRISH WHISKY, Only one quality consigned, the best.
PORT INVALIDE."
| Invalide in particular are recommended to select this Wins, it is really an INVALID'a FORT. SHERRY,...
For Connoisseure the following have their own
distinctive merits
embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan Passengers, who have paid fall fare, r
allowance does not apply to through fares from rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers (or vide meren) within one year, will be allowed {a_discount_of: 10% from Return Fara Thi
To other European pointe at proportionate,« INVALIDS" pale, delicate, fins flavor. China and Japan to Burope -
of the Army, Navy, Ciril Bexelce, and the Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M.Imperial Chinese Customs to be obtained on the day previous to calling, Parsal Packages application, day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to will be received at the Oce until 8 2.. same address in full; valne of same is required.
or in the Letter Box in the care till time of departure Correspondence from the Peak may be posted in the Lotter-Boxes up to twolve and four o'clock. There will be no Sunday da. livery. Covers containing bank notes, jewellery, o, should not be posted. To avoid robbery sonders of letters are requested to cancel their atampa by writing the word 'stamped across them.
When Correspondence line beva mis-sent or which are able to happen delayed (both ncusionally) all that the addressee need do is to Bote on the cover, Sent to or Received at 7 p.m., or as the vase may be,, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the Postmaster the first time exse of complaint occurs; it is a General. This should be noted on
mistake to let such mattées pans for, fear of giring trouble, a coures which generally gives more trouble in the end.
476 The authorised List of Mails izmed in connection with this paper is the one publlabed twice each day in our Extra, which is always porrnoted to a much later hour than that given halow.
& MAIL WILL CLOSE.
-For Swalow, Amay, and Foochow Per Namaa, to-day, the lat inst., at 11.30 AM
For Amey and Marila-Per Zafra, to-day, the lat inat, at 3.30 P.:
For Shanghai.-Par Amoy, to-day, the lat imst, at 9.30 PZL
For Port Darwin. Thursday Teland, Cook- town, Townsville. Brisbane, Sydnog, Melbourne, Adelaide, &-Par Taanadice, to-day, the Ist just.. at 5.00 .
For Saigon-For Carisbrooke, to-day, the lat inst., at 5.07 г..
For Chirkiang-Per Amigo, to-morrow, the 2nd inst., at 9.00 A.M.
For Singapore-Per Bellona, on Thursday, the 8th in t, at 3.80 F.M.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokobama-Per Verone, on Saturviny, the 8th fast., st 5.00 PM.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET,
The British Contract Packet Thane will be dispatched on WEDNESDAY, the th December, with Maile for the United Kingdoms, the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India Fatrone and countries beyond cia Brindiji; to.
Burmah, Ceyku, Aden, Egypt, Halla, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails. ko.
The Post Office doclines all responsibility for Vurogistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has been neglectad, will make an enquiries into alleged losses of sach-letters.
AMOROSO," & Stenter Wine, very popular.
—MAILS-BY-THE-GERMAN-PACKET
The German Continet Packet Preussen, will de despatched on SATURDAY, the 23rd Dece ALANZANIA," a lean dry appetising Wineber, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe SHEXY-WHITE STAL" a special favorita in and countries beyond, via Brindisi, to the Straits
Cina
Settleworts, Estaria, Itaemah, Ceylon, Indio, Aden, Egypt, Malta, So So
CLARET,
vitinted palates.
coding Overland by the Southern Pacific and Perfectly pure Bordeaux, not loaded to please.
Passengers by this line have the option of pro- onnecting Lines, Central Paciffe, Northern Consular Invaleas to accompany Cargo Pacific or Canadian Pacifle Railways - destined to printe beyond San Francisco. Passengers, who have paid fall fire, re in the United States should be sent to the embarking at San Francisco for China or Jepan Company's Offices in Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information ne to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50%, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 19th November, 1988. - COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEROTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
NOTICE.
for vice versa) within one year, will be allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance does not apply to through fures from Chind' and Japan to Europa.
Consular Invoices to accompany Carge des tined to points beyond. San Francisco in the (3 United States should be sent to the Company's
Oces, stressed to the Cellestor of Custom San Francisco.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO. LOMBO. PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA, PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA:
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX,
DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
A130,
N WEDNESDAY, the 12th December, at Stombia Noor, the Dempony's ANADYR, Commandant Deboroix, with MAILS PARBENGERS, SPECIE, and
To illustrate the vast scope of the work the following facts are submitted for consideration: Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English and Chinees Dictionary about 100,000, whilst Captain C. Hsesloop, will be despatched for the GARGO, will leave this Port for the above this work contains more than 50,000 English abore Forts on THURSDAY, the 6th Decem-Flacon, words, and upwards of 000.000 Chinese claras,ber, at Fous P.K.
Stone kóng Dienrvatory. 30th November, 1888,ters. Again, despite all the grammars and other elementary works ss yet published, the stadont of this difficult language absolutely re quires examples to display the various appli çations and equivalents of different words which Leve ons gentral meaning. Of these examples this work contains more than five tires: as
Barometer
Hamidity
Temperstors.
a
Direction of wind ...
For of wind
the
Previous day.
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Cha dets
at p.m. at 10
30.10
34.20
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N.N.E.
N.N.E.
2
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54
1,-- Davomatas sedumed to da degrets Falirer lank st
of the resin insben, tyntbe and hundred: bi
-.-'EMYRKAyung indha
Pakreslit.
varer la percentage ofsaturation, the busielity of
ale veturated wad nionszuru bong too,
“afonicta'n or sex Wand lo two padute.
Skoncu OF TEN WIRD 4000 aky + C, detached
Hungarian Tea Waituen. 3. |
shop, sikhaingeals; F, fog: G.glowny hat; Löght tag:ercat; P. sine showers; Q. iqualiz; B. ra 9. ow. Chunder: V.
7-Bajs in inches, telfer diwa.
iland Lilynizira
W: DOBERCE. Hongkong Observatory, 30th November, 1889,
L.
ESTABLISHED IN 1852.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BIE MASEN & Co.,
Agents. Bongkung, 27th November, 1888, 12186
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMOY.
Cargo and Specs will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marsellies, and accepted in transit through Marsailles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noos Carga will be received on boarä until 4 F.2. Specie and Parcals until 3 P.M., on the 11th Dec, 1888. (Parsals are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Aganoy' required.
For further information as to Freight or Pessage, apply to the Agency of the Com. pany. No. 50 Queen's Road Central
GD HARMAN.-Agoat. Hourhoog, 29th November, 1888.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
NOTICE
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SDEZ, PORT SAID,
BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG. PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS; ALEO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL- TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS.
MOUTON.......in quarts and pints. LAROST goarta and pints. ST. ESTEPHIE...in quarts and pinta. MARGAUX-MEDOC in quarts and pints.
LIQUEUE,
Bénédictine from the Menastery
C. P. & Co. are the Sele Consignors of this
world wide knowa Liqueur.
For Prices apply to either of the abovo. Firms
mrked +
SUMMER TIME
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TABLE.
..THE KOWLOON FERRY.
-- STEAM LAUNCH
"MORNING STAR"
Registry verses at 4 Fiz.
The mail closes at 5 P.M.
Correspondence' should be marked Per German Mail, or with the name of the Packet.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Covers containing Bank Notes, cin, or Jowellery, and, whore Registration has been neglected, will make us saquirien into. alleged tosses of such covers..
Supplementary Mall on Sunday, the 23rd December, at 9 A.M.
BOTAS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH
AND FRENCH MAILS.. When the Pachete leaps at Noon. The following bours will observed in eloging the mails for Europe-a-by the English and Frasch Packet, when they leave at Noox, The
Rana Daily ass Ferry Boat between PEDDARY My Order Ofoe will be closed at 5 P. the
day before. WHARF and SIX-TEA-Tser at the following 9.00 Posting of Prices Current and Cir- houre :-This Timo Table will take effect from the 1st Jane, 1888.
Lokres LCOTES
6.30 am. 145 px,
4.30..
Leaves Ton ver Kowloon Kowloon
Hongkong Hongkong
0.00 A.M. 1.50 ..
6.45
2,00
7,00 "J
2.15
7.8
145
3.00
3.0
5.30
R.IS
4.00
22
4.15
1,00...
13
15
9.30
6.16
3.46
A.2
*10.60**
1016
6.00
*10.30
6.16
1045
12.18 P. 5.15
14.00 Noon 7.00 2. 12.30's.. 1,00,
12:45 12
There will be so Lanach on Moudly and Friday, on nesaunt of dealing.
THE COMPANY'N STEAMERS WILL CALL AT The abore Time Table will be strictly adhered SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS to; exopt under unavoidable ohroumstances. La N.B-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THEOUGH gives of any stoppages.
AND LUGGAGE.
case of stress of weather; duș notion will be BILLS OF LALING FOR THE PRINCIPAL THE CHUNG NGOI SAN PO
(Chinese Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY,
PLACES IN RITERIA.
SUNDAY, the 23rd of Decoimber, TREUSSEN." Captain C. Pohle, with
THE
Native Community.
onlara censes."
(Prices Current and Cironlara may however be posted up to 10 o'clock it thay yo tiod in bandles, sounty by country, with the addresses all one way.) 10.00 am.Registry ceases.
10.30. Poating of newspapers, books, and
patternE ORBONE.
11.00...-Mail olosed.
Lara Letress many be pusted (from 11.10 La) with 10 sends late fee up to 11.30 a.x after which hour, they may be sent on board h the same late fee.
RATES OF POSTAGE, Lotters, per on. Post Cards, each
Booza, Patters, and Commercial
Papers, per 203. 1
29 Newspapers & Prices Carrent, each
Registration
Da
10 Cents
.3 Conta
2 Cents.
$
2. Cents
10 Cents
with rotura rogeipt
15 Cents Commercial papers signify such papers as
01558 BL 10 A.M., (26 Company's stomship. In the best mediara for Advertising among the though writen by hand, do not bear the charade may se any other Dictionary hitheric paTaking Cargo and Passengers at through retes Ofoe, Contents and value of Packages are MAILS, FASSENGERS, SPECIE and TRABA, and enjoys the largest basé fide cirod is the same as for Books, bat all packets of and
lished.
For practical purposes, the arrangement of for NiwGPO, CHEPOO, NEWCHWANG, TILATSIK,
the work is so complete, tlist a reference to ite HANKOW, and Ports on the XANOTAZE.) pages enables a person who understands English THE Company's Stesnaip
la communicate effectively with natives whe
understand nothing but Chinese In this respect
"ANCHISES,"
the work will be found indispensable to all Caplatu Lapage, will be despatched avabova Europeans residing in Chins, and to the natives on FRIDAY, the 7th December.
themselves it explains subjects fully with which
very few indeed of them are perfectly zoquainted.
To parties resident in England and interested
in China it eat bat be invaluable cocasion
It comprises upwards of twé thousand. large quarto pages.
4 Vols. IMPERIAL QUARTO, Price, $20.
A Large REDUCTION in PRICE is made
to Purchasers of SIX or more Copies.
LONDON:
TAUENE & Co., 60, PATERNOSTER Row.
HONGKONG: DAILY PREss" Örvice. WYNDHAM ET.
DEKANNTMACHUNG.
For Freight or Page, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agente. Hongkong, 29th November, 1888. (2195
STEAM. TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGA SAKI AND KOBE. (Passing through the INLAND SEA). THE P. & OS. N. Co.'s Steamship
* VERONA," will leave for the above places op SUNDAY, the 9th December, at DAYLIGHT,
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Ifongkong, 271 November, 1888. FOR NEW YORK.
-11
For further particulars, apply st, the Com-A GENOL Fany's Olion.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agout Hongkong 30th November, 1889.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 38 . I 1 American Barque
"WAKEFIELU," Captain Crowell, shortly expected, will load here for the bore Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
SIEMBSEN &Co. Hongkong, 24th October, 1888.
FOR NEW YORK. HE 9/3 L II Amoriens, Birk
T
*EG. JOHNSON,
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ter of an satual or perserial correspondence, such 33 invoicea, dosda, copied music, Ke. The charge nuder 4 os. weight are charged 5 cents.
POSTAL NOTES.
›
It has been established upwards of TWENTY CARGO will leave this Fort as above, CALLING
lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern Bhipping Ordare will be granted till Noor, China. It is carefully edited by an experienced Cargo will be recaived on Board nntil 4 P.M., Chinese Scholar, and contains FULL and Br Specie and Parools watil à P.M., on the 22nd LIABLE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
1.Postal Notes of the valuas named below Deo. 1888. (Parooli are not to be seat on Torms for Advertising can be obtained at the payable within three months at any Post Office. Board; they must be loft at the Agency's Office, Wyndham Street, Hongkong; or from in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople, Office) Contents and Value of Packages are the different Agente.. required.
The Btomer haasplendid Accommodation and No earries a Doctor and Stewardess.
For Further Particulars, apply to
MELOMERS & Co.
Arentain
Hongkong, 26th November, 1888.
FOR LONDON (DIRECT). AHE A. I. Delish Bark
"WILLIAM, MANSON”
Colby Martar, will load here for the above H. Kindred, Master, will load here for the
abore Port, and will have a quick sumelch. Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
For Freight apply, to pilate
BUSSELL & Co.· Hongkong, 3rd November 1888.
2048
RUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 24th November, 1888 12173
THE
P. FISHER'S NEWSPAPER AD.
VERTISING AGENCY, Boos 20 AND 21, MERCHANTS. EXCHANGE, CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F. N.B.-ADVERTISING SOLICITED for all Now. papers published on the Facillo Coast, the Sand- wich Islands, Polynesia, Mozics Ports, Panama Valparaiso, Japan, China, New Zealand, the Australian Colonies, the Eastern States, and chungen des KATSPKLICHEN KONSUL THE 3/8L L. I. Norwegian Bark Europe. Fties of nearly every Newspaper pub werden im Fahre 1888 durch die Zeitung Habed on the Peolie Coast are kept coartantly, The Hongkong Daily Press veröffentlicht Howe, Master, shortly expected, will load here on hand, and all Advertisers are sliowəd free värden.
for the above Fort, and will bare a quick | Cakes: Meator, will load here for the above D. 8. Eword, Mestor, will load here for the
For Freight, apply to
access to them during business hours,
UE EINTRAGUNGEN in das Handels- Register sowie anderweitige Bekanntma
-Canton den 28ston-December, 1837-
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" is kept on
the OBoe of L. P. Frare, who
tho
Der Kaiserlich Deutsche Koufuli.
(8)age]) BUDLER.
`rland to receive Advertisements.
J. No. 1072
(2540
Ald
"ISABEL,"SAVE
*
FOR NEW YORK."
HR 3/8 L' If American Shilp
“P., NA BLANOHARE”
FOR LONDON (DIRECT). A1 British Bark
"ARCADIA,”
abore Port, and will have a quick despatch.
can be obtained at Hongkong or at any British Post Office In China (except Heihow and Tea-
Coniminion 2010
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.in) at the following prloes, which include Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Ow, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Olours or the Crewn of the following Vessels daring their stay in Hongkong Harbo
16
57--
201
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50
$1.65.- $9.30 ·
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Live & Co.
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& Co
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Constantinople. Any Postal Nots may be VICTORIL, Brit str., Conndon.Taksima grossed to a Bank,
Cellery.
3.-Portal Notes should always be forwarded. VIRATAR, Brit. str. Ajubiła-Brandao & Co. in Registered Corone. If this proosation is not WAKEFIELD, Ator. bk, Crowell-Siemen & taken NO ENQUIRIES wwaisvên will be made
Co
Lar to the loss or alleged loss of any Note
4. Poatal Notes issued in the United King«
Hongkong, 15th October, 1888,
| Port; and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to PUSTAU & Co.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. [1999, Hongkong, 5th September, 1888.
Fer Freight, apply to
› 11659
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 15th November, 1888.
W. Manson, Brit, tk., Kiudred,—Ģllean & } 12133 C..
I dom are mat payable in Hongkong 'or China,
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