1889,
INTIMATIONS.
IN PREPARATION.
THE
1889.
tated whether, vides phaped in colloquiale he can go up again trigation in the written language and receive the extra $100,
THE DAILY FEMS, SATUBLAY, JANUARY 127, 18: 9.
The Deito of Abaceorn tells a story to pros A cruiser built by the Hongkong and When the more word of plaintiff for them against that Į poo Dock Company for the Imperial Customs of the defendant Finall he gave judgment that the risk bare natural business opacity In Tory I-land, off Donegal, there is no resident is to be lanseled to tey from the Kowloon Dook. for plaintiff for $812, with oste.
Mr. Wilson asked for in nodiste execution as doctor, bo nass the people are so healthy. The We are requested to intimate that all mem-defondant was about to lean the Oplony, other day no Had to bo fetohed from the zonin
His Lordship said them was no evidence of land, and insisted, with great eruelty, upon re- immediate execation. He would, however, allow self to the islandor's boat. When ho bad doze Mr. Wilson to give abort i stice for the taxation his work ad started for home he naturally a of costs.
Chinese Inparanes Company, Limited-$165 por
share.
INSURANCES:
Insurance Compang, Limited-Tla. 149 FIRM INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877
IN HAMBURG. por abare. Canton Trisurance Offloo, Limited-$97 per
abare.
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY se liwe, of time the any de Tars and intending members of the Literary
so. There is, we believe, some dissatisfaction Society are invited to attend the meeting of the that before the Court, ar ho could not grant osivíng hí: one gainos Fee bafors trusting · him- Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares Undersigned, Agents of the above
Fon 1851,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. ('f'WENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL Issue), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIS, PLANS, &o, &c. Royal 830 - $5.00. SMALLER EDITION, Royal ve $3.00 THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY will be thoroughly revised and brought a to date, and again dinol increased in bulk.
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For Gout and Indigestion.
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folt amongst those members of the Service Society on Monday next, at 8.45 p.m. at the who have already acquired a knowledge of City Hall. Ladies will planes moto that they are available as members and that their prosence is Chinese at the provision that the money al-requested lowance for proficiency is to be given "only
''
SUMMARY OF THE "KWING PAO.”
gubrent a boat, and we then informed by tho thrifty is adore that the fee to tako bim away from the island was twở guineas, which he had to psy,
340 por abare. China Fire, Insurance Company's Shares—-871
bor share.
Stasits Marine Insurance Company, Limited
826 num.
$18.
Hongkong, Garton, and Mao Sierbond, Co, a Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Shares
Shares-124 per cent. prom, buyera.
90 por rent disconot. China and Manda Steamship Company, Trimite
-$165 por wbsro, Bam.
Straite Fire Insurance Corepany, Limited- A young gentleman having business aba Louse Hongkong and Wharpos Dock Company's Lon M'Culloh Street, called the cther morning | Shares-86 por cont. prem. 10th January.
and was shown into the parlour. The servant informed him that the lady would be down in a The leading artiole of the Kwany-pao contains moment. The gentleman took a seat, and nolio- a letter writton by a Chiness gentleman exposing ing the Eltimore American lying on the piano, the abases practised by the tikin willours, the was soon quietly perusing ita columns, when sad hindranos they place in the way of every legi-denly, without warning other than the remark timate trade, and the extortions which they raise Yen der ing" he found the arms of a beauti. fa young lady around his neck, and was almost from all who have the bar look to have any immediate y kissed squarely on the month. Bo thing to do with them. The article is intended to fore bo scald say anything, or raourer from his give publicity to these abames in order to afford tonishment, the lady, with burning face, bad Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 per I made a mo-t profuse apology, and explained that! pested in the city. The young gentleman le naturally of a retiring disposition, and swooned away froir the shook.
News.
J
Dougins Steamship Company, Limited-£654 por Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$130 per
Aliate.
chute.
per shar
THE
Company, are Prepared to ACCEFT RISKS Current Rates
PUSTAV & Co.,
Agents.
[167 Hongkong, 18th January, 1884.
MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANY.
The Undersigned, Agents to the above Company are prepared to GRANTPOLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on why one
FIRST-CLASE RISK
at Curert Rufed,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Imperial Fite Insurance Company, Hoogkong, 9th May, 1881.
154 MAN ON INSURANCE COM
PANY, LIMITED, Ilsad Orvice-Hongkong.
THE
- CAPITAL (SUB8cmibed), $1,000,000.
DOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited--83
per share, buyers. Hongkong Los Company's Shores-$102 per
share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company. Listed BAN HUR. ES
-$35 per share:
LUM SIN SANG, Ely,
| Yow Chovo Pano, Esq.
Ar. American paper anya-Ons of the curiost- in rospect of dialects which officers have biting of the next consus will be sta computa therto not professed to understand, or in tion of Chinom inimbitants of the United States. which they bare not hitherto been caplayed is hardly avity in the country that--n not ita Chinos contingant. It will doubtless While we would adveeste be found, that the number of Mongoliane in the to interpret." that suitable recognition should be made, country is considerably above the general esti sither by persónul allowance or otherwise, of mates. While a great many of on asia
ont, multitudes of then, soom to be coming in, jn useful knowledge of Cuinose on the part notwithstanding the anti-Chinese) laws. - .
of any officer, we cannot see that those who
Yesterday evening a dranken soldier made hit have puased their examinations onder the DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA,
way into the Masonic lab, nad going upstairs
eligere For Heartburn and Headache. old scheme are entitled to come in under ochod an open way communicating with the the new scheme. The offer made by the sinta quarter. This in protected on either Government is in the nature of a roward for /ida by a parupot, ovor which á man conid hard-warning to boatpeople and merchautz to be on she had 'staken him for her ante, who was me. China Sugar Roйning Company, Limited-197
ly fall, but the unfortunate fallow either full or their guard, and the kiu employes to amend future.exertion. The recognition of presont jumped over, falling a distance of some twenty or qualificatious or past Barvices rests on quite twenty-five feet on to a wooden staircase which their dishonest and mercenary protecs. a different footing and must be treated in from a narrow lane running off Duddeli-street. communicates with the godown below the Clab
A was coming from abroad makes the proli- Mr. Browning is nothing other than a avery case on its own merits. Another point One of the boys saw the occurrence, so that help that has been raised is whether the salary was promptly at band. The man was found lyminary arrangements through a go-betoon to entitialysis of suals, using a jargen woe than soisniffo. It should be superfluous to re- A 8. WATSON. & Co., LIMITED. qualifying for the higbar scale of allowancing on the stairs, with his houd downwards, and take, auto himselfs wife. On the day of the pen that is full of magic, of alarm, of art! Panzom and Sunghie Das Samantan MiniCHAN LICHOY Esq. | 9. Hoг CHUNE, ESQ. quite unconscions. It was at first thought that wedding, when the bridal chair was opened, in that he he raised and can raise as many plan
Company, amited--871 per share, should not be placed at 3150 instead of 8200. Le was dying, but on being mogud on to the stund of the bride, a person was perceivad armed toms, fair or terrible, as over Faust bebed in
Ponik Bugal Cultivation Company-Tls. 18 por Allowing that it is reasonable to make level it was found that no boars were broken
staro. The detection of the magle microe. He interpreted every one of so far as could be ascertained, and as his with daggers and swords. difference, on the presumption that the more breathing continuad regular it was thought this imposition had the lacy result to save the or emoti ar from divine love to human friend fiongkong Rope Manntacturing Company, Li-
ship, from the despair of the soul to the depths
sited 90 per share, sellers. CRYSTALLIZED CHERRIES, highly paid officers are men of superior edu-hia injuries, mulat he loss our than the bridegroom from xobbery n id even death. The of persons. hatred. He has piped to children. A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.
ention. Rud that they will prove ere efficient height of the fall would have led one to expect world-ba bride lind, in polltion with the gobe-like his as a Pied Piper, and they have followed
la lud struck the bannister in his fall, which
promiam. in the use of their knowledgeof this language, would break the force with which he fell on the wees, devised this plot to deprive tim of the bi ingly as they of flaudlin. All thesofongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
scores of othora, nand no interpreter, Limatted-$175 por share. staira. An abrasion on the back of the kood and sum of money which he was credited to have it is contended that waking $200 the line another on the thigh were all the external iu brought home from abrid. The go-between for verse can read the lily as he can read
No. 2, Queen's Road West, no comer dator; any boy of sixteen who cakes Singapors Insurance Company. Limital-318 |
per share, nora, of division rules out a number of men whose juries that could be detected, but there was a lit effested her rape, so that she could not be Lungfellow. But this later generation. ir la Chinese Imperial Loan of 1984 B--3 per cent. arrested, but the man was bound up and, handed title of insertations about poems which red Chinase Imperial Loan of 1884 -5 per cent. BOULES DE GOMME & CORAL CANDY.eduontional qualifications ought to render the vomiting of blood. An ambulance was sent
danger of forgetting the real post, in the mal-
premiuma, noU. them eligible for the bigbor scale, and that for and the sufferer was convoyed to hospital.
explaining. Depend upon it, Mr. Browning is
prawiam, nom. to like. $150 as the limit would be more
At a wedding over at Honam a crowd of bagnot all a hozzle, bar his muss merely a sphinx equitable.
gars presented themselves and inade dreadful He is a post like the rest, and what Keals and row. The master of the house gave them the Sott and Tennyson give you, to gives you also, fo bis own myocar und messure, if you take him stipend fixed apon by the now regulations, batst his best, and when he is most self. on their refusal to accept the money or to dis continue their annoyance, they were surrender- A party of German sailure having bass landeded to the authorities. at Bars for the purpose of assisting Tamusese were defeated, losing in killed and wounded thirty-six and two officers.
CRYSTALLIZED APRICOTS.
WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK
CRYSTALLIZED PEAK
CRYSTALLIZAD FIGS.
CRYSTALLIZED GREENGAGES.
CHOCOLATE
CHOCOLATE CREMES,
MUSCATELS
CHOCOLATE MENIER,
FIGS and JORDAN ALMONDS,
METZ FEVITS in lb. aad1b. Boxos.
TOM SMITH'S BONBONS,
RIMMEL'S, FLORAL,
Ad
AND
ROSE WATER.
CRACKERS. &... .
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong; 18th December, 1898.
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The Daily Press.
The Interpretation Commission, usturally had its attention allracted by the excellent material for au efficient interpretation service to be found amongst the boys of the non-Chinese community, many of whom pesk Chiness almost as fluently as they o English, With the exception of Mr. BALL, the accomplished chief interproter of the Supreme Court, all the interpreters for the Chinese language are Chinese, whose knowledge of English is in some instances very defective, and even where English is spoken fluently there is sometimes... a want of that general education which is ro- quisite for the thorough grasping of un- familiar ideas when presented to them. In future appointments of Chinese interpreters we would advocate their being subjected to
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[AUFPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESs."]
LONDON, 8th January, SAMOA.
EGYPT
The British forces bars beit Suskim.
SUPREME COURT.
1th January.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE Jos. J. Bus!, CHEF JUSTICE.
JOHANNES & Co... É. D. SASSOON. The houring of this suit was resumed.
instructed by Messrs. Sharp.: Johnsen, and 3. J. Franois, C., and Mr. E. Robinson, Stokes, were for the plaintifs, and the Attorney General (Hen. E. L. O'Malley) and Mr. Follock, Instructed by Mower. Wotton and Deacon, for the defendant
over to the authorities.
ankurt in spite of the muck ado.
Two wouver bare se alteration, both escape
pr
Without doubt the most successful lady manager in Lonton is to be found at the East End in the person of Mrs Sara Lane, For more rears that she would care to be reminded of this popular la ly has controlled the fortunes of the An attempt at cream is detested by the dis-Britannia which is ons of the largest house in covery on the roof of a hon of a basket contain. London ad although her patrons are not of the ing gunpowder. The culprit was daly arrested evening.dves and bare-shonider olase, thay are emphation ly of the right sort so far as appresi- A tailor, while walking goont, has a handle of afica is oc 100rned. Mrs. Lane knows the kind clothes he carried under his arm setshed away, of food the East Endors profer, and it is seldom A friend of his, who happened to come along indeed thas a failure has to be chronicled Going belind him, perceiving - wl. vt bad bocurred, ran to the "Bit" is as regalar an affair in Hoxton after thu thief and succeeding in catching him going to the opera is at the West End in the Londen 180m, and all the year round wintor bolayed him with houry bk vá.
and sqmmer, the ghost walks cheerfully. Some A passenger way standing on the whart' pre good men have come out hers, too, notably J. B. paratory to his going on bed the Hongkong Howe, who is well remembered by his Horton steamer, when two men came up, armed with refriends. A goodmelodramas, with incidentals," is the standing dish, bæt Shakespeare and other volvers, wounded the man as he was quietly classical aoce are taken on at times, and you standing, and ran away. The men wore, it will be er prised to see how kindly they are would appear, all threa idnappers who had taken to Mrs. Inno has done, and still does, fallen out over the division of their profits. The good work on the stage levelf, and I don't think she would change the "good old Brit". worded man oor died.
for Covent Garden itself.
A poor man wishing t enter the estate of watrimony tried by took a d by crot to woke a little money to enable hi to take a wife, but in vain. One night, howei, he dreams of bis father, who bids him go and dig at a certain spot. The next reoruing the filiai won, full of
The Attorney-General in the course ofa lengthy address en balinlf of the defence said that there was shaflient constituted by dell vary and that the delivery was a soustractive delivery consisting of the content on the part of the Herglong faith and anticipation, wont to the placa donoted, Brm who held this opium" on the terms propose) by Jahinues in his letter of the 19th August and after digging a whit discovered e anal In that letter and iu Sassoon's answer to it bath bundle containing $20.
the original instrne- partión referred bark
A thief caught, but the persona win arrested
much stiffer examination in English language and literature iban has hitherte been the case. That matter, hover, does Lot enter into the prerent scheme, which deale solely with the acquisition of the Chi: neas Tanguago by Europeans. In order to pat be suggestion of the Commissioners as to Colonial boy to the test of export mont His Excellency proposes to appoint three student interpreters, who are to be under sixteen years of age, to have HONGKONG, JANUARY 12′′, 1889,
shown an antinde for acquiring the Chinese language, and to bare distinguished them- Ten Government has been a long time in gelves in the examina inn for the Colonial
hire, tuable to harden the hearts to his earnest soaking up its wind on the interpretatige scholarship or othersailar competition, each
solitatione, girolinearer blows and let him go. Several parsons going at ebooting beyond question, but the scheme which has at length to be attached to some departiment of the their Bombay firm, that was, to place ten chests
the demarcation line botwin Portuguese and af opina to the credit of the plaintiff who was been presented will, we think, confend h. Public Service. The atlary of the boys is to to realise on these and place return certain Chinese territory nearly et ne to sarlons trouble, self to the legal faculty and to the public.be 40 a month, payable subject to satisfac- quantities of sugar. The contract between the
An opium smoker, by bi obstinate adherence parties was that this opinn was der be placed The Governor, in his message to the Legiatory progress being made, and at the end of against the sugar purchased by plaintif Plain to the vios, so disgusts is wife that sic jilts lative Council on this gubject, commences by three years they are to receive appointments tiff had rover presented that agar nor had him. a few general observations on interpretation to others with safaries of not less than 8.00 barer alleged his willingness to do so. Fur- ther, in his evidenca befire, the Butaria Com- intended to show that ideal perfection is un- mouth. This seems to afford a very favour mission he readiate the sngar as forming sttainable, and that the gap bal woen presentable-opening for boys, and at the same time part of the transaction, and when asked wint deficiency and what is practically obtainable is cloulated to secure really frient inter. substantial consideration he was to give for tho is not an large as a superficial sideration proters. Tube Police Force slas Frenter opium be referred to certain bills, for which he of the subject is apt to indicate. If the inducements are bild out under the new
of then by Marad Hashin. The first ten of bailout was that the Hongkong fum should follow the instructions given them by
OLGA POI RIDA.
Ouly pour mon write books on How to Get Rich." The rich mea thot selves will not give was responsible, and stated that it was against the anap away. his liability for these bills that the opium was
Chinsero Imperial. Loan, 1898 E-19 per cent.
premium, nom.
Sooloté Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkis
-$100, no. Hongkong High Level Tramways Company,
Limitad-250 par oeat, prem, sellors. East Borus Planting Company, Limited-$53 Cruickshank & Co., Limited-$43 per share Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$12 per
per share, sellors.
share.
Souget Kayah Planting Company $39 par
shara, Dom.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE."
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lhe o tom of wearing drauge blossoms at wedding of comparatively recent dato with us. It came to us, like most other female fashions in dross from Spain: in the latter country i had long btained, and is said to bays been originally at Moorish origin.. There is, how. ever, an at Spanish Farand which gira a dif ferent account of its introduction. According | Pangla to this, so n after the importation of the oran true by 1 Moors, que of the Spanish Kingslaghong... had a specimen of which be was very proud asd
Mavila of which the French Ambassador was extrems ly desire to obtain an offshoot. The
nara da ighter was aware of this, and gar der to pro ide herself with the neocasary dowry to amble war to marry her lover she obtained a slip, which she sold to the Ambassador at a higà price. Or the occasion of her wedding, iz rok cognition of her gratitude to the plant which i had securd her happiness, she bound in herra
hair a wreath of orange blossoms, and than in-
alir
111 January, 1899, m2 EG
STATION
20,94 10.14
Englan Maple
augurated the fashion which has become mivar. BalAs the orange was introduced into Spain ... at a very early period by the Moors, this legend
Beiently ostablishes the antiquity of the cats tom sc far as that conatsy is concerned, alikousk
sey centuries elapsed before it spread over the rest of Europe.
terpretation is not so bad se it might be it scheue for the acquisition of Chinese. to be placed: The question was-was there other people seems in ourselves only a laudable diffe ant ways. The professory of the
is certainly very far from héing good. The amounts varying from $2.50 15 $10 per month preciso measure of the deficiency cannot of being offered to European members of the
Ta there not a condition to be fulfilled befor that opium was delivers ? fe contended tast there was, sad that seob conditions had not been fulfilled. Granted that this was an absoluto
course be stated in words, but it is sufficientir Force who miss the prescribed egamisations baliment' they were not estopped, from disputing engagement ?" izquired Tonking."No," re-describo character from the examination of a
great to induce the Governor to present 10 and $1 to $5 o Indians. In no-branch of the Council a very liberal scheme for bring the service is a kouwledge of the colloquial ing about an improvement. The scheme in are requisite than in the Police Force, and divided into threa dirisions, the first of which the encouragement vow held out to the deals with the encouragement of proficiency wielers ought to encourage its acquisitions, in the Chinese language amongst the mem. At present the amounts given to constables. bers of the Service generally; the second for proficiency under the old scheine are with the encouragement of the acquisition $2.50 per month for Europexas and 31 for of the Chinese language by Ba:epean boys Indians. The schemes whole hoe, with a view to their employment is internce. think, been drafted on very practical lines, tore; while the third part of the enemo relates though, Already remarked, it may be au exclusively to the Police Force. At present ceptible of improvement in details, the only facility extended to members of the Service to acquire a knowledge of Chinese.
DA
What we call cariosity and inquisitiveness in
Men betray their real ohuaoters in a thous thirst for useful information.
art of elineating dispositions, rló go to "Was it the girl's father who broke of the various te shions. One artist will undertake to the title of the bailor, and they were entitled to plied the jilted lover, it was her little brotbor. photograph; another reads ledications of tostes American and feelings in handwriting; nay, set up a paramount title unter which they re
Wast your mother luforfates with your play, be learned regarding anau by observing bow savant has recently andunted that much may aisted the claint of the bailer. Having quoted Biddle. Bond and other cases the Attorney. Jobuny, by spanking you with a trunk strap he wears big boots. Every one has some sicall General contended that the law protected the you are perfectly insified in alluding to the
peculiaritia which, to the acute observer, may furnish a slue to his disposition. There auto bailes against the bailer when he acted noder tire affair as a leather wildlo. instructions of a party having a paramoant title, Hasband (severely)-Wat more money.
been mantfold instances of strange and incon If all other argumente failed then he should have to bring in the evidence of the Bushire Suppose I was dard--you'd have to bag for your Commission
Wife (cally it wou in't be as though I had never had any practice sir.
Mr. Francis
it would be only necessary to say a very fow words. In the letter of the plaintif there was what amounted to the past. five statement that he would not do suything in the matter of the agar unless he heard from the defendant as regards the acceptraces. It was not plain who was the real owner of the oping but it was certain, whoąver the owner, it There will be a game of Polo at Causeway was liffaded over to the defendant for delivery, There would be no right or title to it on the part of defendant. Nothing remained to the sold, to sue for the amount of the value. They owner of the spiam except as in case of goods could not sue for the apiem. Plaintiff had not pleaded in any way that they had this superior file. They had not show any authority from the parties she had the paramount title to set up that claim
His Lordship said the case was an important puo, and he would therefore reserve his judgment.
is the allowance of a teacher's salary, which Bay at 4 p.m. to-day. is supposed to be returned in full. should the student fail in passing any laft Singapore for this port on Thursday at noon. The P. & O. steamer Kaskgar, from Bombay, of his examinations, though we believe this condition has never beon auforced. Having
The Choral Society will repeat their peform enca. of Iolanthe possed his examinations he does not become City Hell, this evening.
at the Theatre Royal, entitled us of right to any increase of lary or bona, and the sole encouragement to bim to enter on the course of audy is the idea that a knowledge of Chinese will assist day morning. his advancement in the Service. The new schema bolds out more direct encouragement, colours by the let Battalion Argyll and Suther We learn that there will be trooping of the Allowance for a teacher is to be continued, land Highlanders eu the Purals Ground on and ou passing the examination an allowance,
Monday, at 4 p.m.
that the scoater Tecradle, from antwerp, We are informed by Messya. Adamaou, Bell & a, sailed from Haiphong for this port yester
IN BANKRUPTCY.
BEFORE HON. JAMES RUSSALL, CHIEF JUSTICE.
in tho Vieteria Gaol at suit of J. Bowes.
cash.
Humorist-I wonder her October get its ate? Miss Sharpgirl-it got its name from the numeral coto, which culics to tas eighth mouth of the year, and bur, a delicate allusion to the opening of the chest at season..
venient resemblances between neon, loading to onses of mistaken identity," and yet, probably in every instance there was some triting and overlooked personal trait which distinguished ona Drom o'from the other. If alike in features they diffe in dispositions. It is diflrelt, if not impossible, to stifle the manifestations of personal tuits. Countenance or voice may be trained an I disguised, but a man's identity will reveal itset in some gesture, or glamor, or iri fine in which baféagabia real self to the ag Allante, Go, hay a paper hugs. No woods observer, Authors of all people, Had it brick, or iron is used abou: 'the building. It is dimoult i conseal their identity. As Hens a neat little store puinto sky-blas, and was Anderson remarks, every author has soo - and the flooring are all ride of thick, com erected by a Frenchman. The rafters, the roof, enliarity of style which, even if he publishes anonymoc ly, enables those who know his works pressed paper
to exy dut There he is again! To person who have ise in life, the trifling peculiarities Miss Mary Anderson has had to hand over acquired i thoir original splore beomac Hors impassioned youth who usvil to stare at hur im-frict when they themselves aro translated to a ploringly from the front row of the stalls, and after positimi. They are always obliged to be who has crossed and recrossed the Atlantic threa on their quart against somo familiar phrase, times in her wake, to tha tender meraien of some trick, or gesture which betrage tusir the New York police.
Brown" Gloomy weather, Daley P" Duxley Deastly; it knocks me all out. Let's go and take something." Next day. Hrown. Fissant obange in the weather, Damler p Dunley: "Delightful; it maker a new mar of mo. Let's have a drink"
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pleocin antecedents. Seldom can the infuoric of early be wholly eulented. Of all the characteristics, those whisk ark social position are the most difficult to eradicate.
PODMIEBUTKİ, AMERLLIQENGL.
FAY, 11th January UPIUM,
Quotatus aro
EXCHANGE.
B-taski
804
Tag barometer has fallen and gradients for N.E., Winds Cloudy, cul, and rather damp weather praša
W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observítáry, 11th January, 1869.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
Barometer. Comporntyre Tanidilya Direction of word d Snroe of winsk Weather
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The Company GRANTS POLICIES MABINĘ RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at nay of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they ars Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary,
"
HRAD Orvos.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881,
¡ 1731
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CRAETER OF HIS MLJESTY KING GEORGE TRE FIRST. A.D. 1720. THE Undersigned having hoor appointed Agents for the above. Corporation, are prepared to grant frences as follows
ŞİRE DEPARTMEFT. Policies issued for long or short, periods at
Policies issued for sams not exceeding £5,000, at reduced rats.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1872,
carrout rates.
LIFE DEPARTMENT:
NOTICE.
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UEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com pany, are prepared to A CEPT RISKS, agalast FIRE at Current Ra
NORTON & Co..
Agents
Hongkong 18th July, 1997.
NORTHERN ASSURANDS COMPANY
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents, conjunction with Mess. TURNER & Co., for the abova Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rutes.
W. HEWETT & Co.
117 Hongkong, th-June, 1858,
NORTE GERMAN FIRE' INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned. Acents for the above Company, are prepared to CRANT IN. URANCES to tue extent of $65,000, on Krat-- class risks at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co
113 Hongkong, 27th March, 1576
·CHINA' FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1870.
HEAD OFFICE-Hongkong.
CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
PAID-OF CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND
CEAD'S PAIN.
BONUSES PAID
......$400,000
650,000 526,000 962,000
RISKS accepted at CynnexG PATHS DE PREMA.
3.5. B. COUGHŢRIE, Secretary Hongkong, 30 March, 7-88. TRANSATLANTIOFIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
1711
The Undersigned, having been appointet Agents for the above Company, sro propared to ACCEPT RISKS agaivat FILE at Current Hasy$« On date
SIRMSSEN & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 10th November, 1872. |14
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W. DOBERCK Hongkong Absaevateer. 11th January, 1969,
FOR SALE.
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HEIDSJECK 81 QUAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL.
...per case of dozen quarts.
per case of 2 dozen pints. PAUL DU BOIB & ('%, OLARET, GRAND VIN LEOVILLE. $25............ per caso of 1 dozen quarts.
BARET, CHATEĻU LABOSE:
$18
$14
per case of 1 dozen quoris.
per case of 2 dozes piuts. PONTET GÅNET,
31.50........ per case, of 1 dozoa quarts.
PALMER MARGAUX"
$7.50 1... per case of 1 dozen quarts," $5.60 per cise of 2 dozen pints.
LORMONT.
35............ per case of 1 dosen quarts.
JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY.. $8............ per case of 1 dozen bottles. $80, CUTLER PALMER & CO.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
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EDITION QUOTIDIENNE TROIS MOIS. Six More, Douze Mors,
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EDITICK HERDOMADAIRE
IN I II. J. RODRIGUES. or bonus, is to be given, warsing from $500. The Agents (Messrs. Butterfield & Swirs) in In this case H. J. Rodrigues, usher to the forzo us that the O. 9. 8. Co's steamer l'atroclia, Supreme Court, petitioned to be adjudicated s to $600, according to the examination passed from Liverpool, left Singapore on Thuradas bankrapt. Petitioner was at pressut detained Porkhardt type-Oh, dear! I wish I know what A Cheap Costume-Miss Terathin (Sarah and the salary of the officer, Having pa-afternoon for this port
oharacter to selest for the fnacy ball. I want to ed the examination, the allowance for a
On Sunday morning, between 9 and 10 30 appeared for the detaining creditor.
Mr. Wilson (of Messrs. Watten and Descond something that won't cost much for oos This year': Nee Mälum, $650 per pieul, alive, af teacher will be continued for a further period o'clock, the team Isunch currying the Bethel The statement of petitinger, showed the sting Little Brother I any, Bis, gild your Last year Now Malwa, 8670 to 8680 por picu, of three years provided the Board of Ezami. Bag will call slongside any reasol hvisting enda to be $9,085.40, persons) effects $2105, liabilities
hand and go as a pair of tons.
[alloe, of 1.to:11 cattias. mers are satisfied at the end of each year sing at St. Peter's Seanie's Church, returning 20-payment of money due to him or moneyed Bigbee, as he looked and the room,to Palma (Ne)
pennant U to convey man ashore Lu 11 3.70 ser-38,972. Patiliyner attriðu led his failure to the
I'm somewhat aikuishi, Carper," remark-Old and Ohler Malwa 69 per pijat, stesofT
{1} catties. that the teaching is being profited by. It is about 12.30.
loan nasociations.
find that so great a bookworm as you should Benares (Kew) 555 to bal
..85784 to $580 porebest. unurcessary to dwell on the importance of
His Lordship said he did not see any reason posts a small a library." We hear that the P. &0. steamer Bengal why the petition should not be granted, but he was the European officers in all departments pos. which arrived here a few days ago, was unable to afrabl that cules petitioner was able very clearly roat deal of reading find out what isn't Ab, my hog." returned the other, "it takes" sessing a knowledge of the language, ao as get alongside the wharf to discharge cargo forto show that his misfortune was unavoidably worth keeping," not to be entirely dependent on Chinese inter-hour, axing to the number of junks anchored in law res that when an officer in the Government. crer twelve hours after her arrival in the haraa presumed his service would be gone. The preters, who may not always be entirely trust-the fairway. A slug prutent, we understand, Service get into pecuniary ditfaulties he wised in a variety of ways. For instance, there is The generosity of the public way to stimulat worthy, and who at all events, will be more has a forward by the P. & O: Compary to suspended from duty and salary, The Govern now in Paris is blind beggs, who wonra on his
the Harbour Master. painstaking if they know their chief is caps-
meat after investigation into the matter might breast a board with the isoription," Don't ba ble of following and obecking the faterpitets- The shares of the Steam Launch Company charge against him. Ile Laped petitioner box; I can't see, you know The public seek dismiss him without bringing any further ashsued to put sa little a half-penny in the tion. A little knowledge in this case, so far took a considerable ring yosterday. It is ramour would be able to give a satisfactory explanation this, laughs at it, and the ran geta liberal con- ON PAR ed, but we do not vouch for the brath of the to Mr. Wise when be cape to be examined. He tribations. from being a dangerous thing, will be found rumour, that the reason of this is that the Go did not see any use in keeping petitioner in extremely useful. Apart from direct inter-Taramast have offered the Company a subsidy prisco so far as the detaining creditor was
provided the launches are built in accordance concerned. It was only throwing good money ages as health resorts, partly on socaust, per pretation, a knowledge of the language on the with Admiralty requirements so as to render after bad. He (his lordship) would make an hape of the compression of the air, which in- It appears thot low-lying valloys offor advant part of the officials will not only enable them them able to be used as armed cruisers should order for release of petitioner.
grens rapidly with the de seat below sea-level. ON BONDAY- to acquire a much better acquaintance with necessity arise.
Dr. Walter Findlay mentione finding in the San Felpe Sink or Couchille Valley of Southern California, numerous asthu ties, cheamalice and On Candytrac oczsamplites who reconut arvellous recoverior
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IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE MR. A. J. LEACH, ACTING VIENA JUDGE, "
Lucas v. Cureumaux, $503,
+
ON LONDON--
Talographie Transfer ........... Bank Sills, on demand
3.0% Bank Oille, at 30 days sight, 3:04 Back Bilst months' sight..... Credia, at 4 months sight...SIË Dentary Bills, ut & months
sight apparent ataqu
Dark Bills, on demand Credis, at 4 months' sight......3.93. ON NEW YOXE-
Bank Bille, on demand,. Credi' 8, 60 daya' sight ...........
Telegraphie Transfer Back, on demand.
3/38
...3.36
.741
Telog aphio Transfor Bank, on demand
2:134
223
Bauk, at sight Prive, 30 days' sight SOTAREIO XS
TEST AREAS.
Quotations ar
As a reauit of living in the try and dense stinos. phers This basin is about 150 milos in longth ON SHAN THA by 9 miles in avarage width, and rescher a depth
dite d'outre-mer
FIRE
GENERAL LIFE AND
ASSURANCE COMPANY
I ndersigned having boon appointed Agents for the ahore Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIRE AND LIFE at Current Rates."
PUSTAU & Ca
(51 Hongkong, let April, 1835.
PHENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned aro
prepared to GRANTPOLICIES INSURANCEagainst FIRE at Current Rates.
210W
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
Agents for the Phoenis Fire Offior Hongtag, 17th August, 1957.
(15
NORTE BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
笋
THE Undersigned, Agents of the above Cou
pany, sro anthorized to INSURE agat FIRE a Current Rätse
GIEMAN & Co.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1989.
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Chinaman. His Worship fined the first prisoner that he was getting his provisions from Lucas is 123 feet below salerol. in the same desert is in written and colloquial Chiness, and one of $300 for colloquial only, but it is not were removed to taqguol,
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