COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
The following figures show that in spite of the justifiable ontory against unnecessary driak. inju England, wo compare favourably with other antlong in this respont. The annust pon- snmption, in Belgian per hond is 990 torek
spirits and 169 bear, In Russia about 16.Itro ON of spirits and 4.5 bass, Franes 720 spirits, 119 litres wine, and 21 beer, Germany, 8.60 epirits and 66 beer, and felland 9.87 spirits and 27 beer. Denmark with 18 litros of spirits per head on. 99 hair is the bighest of all, and Nor way in the lowest with a consumption of 3,90 Mtres par hand. In the British Isles the sumption is 5.57 spirita and 14:30 beer.
LONDON
CLOSING QUOTATIONA,
Wednesday, 19th February, BICHARGE.
Telegraphie Transfer Biak Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, a± 30 days" slykts13/14). Bank Bils, at 6 months' sight Gredita, at 4 months' sight potary Bille, at 4 mont
UN FARIS
ouliarity about the blind is that there is saldom one of them who smokes.. Soldiers and sailors accustomed to smoking, and who have löst thoir sight in action, evatizua to smoke for a short while, but soon give up the habit. They way that it gives them to pleasure when they. cannot see the smoke, and some bare said ON that they cannot taste' the smoke, unless they ait. If any one will try to smoke with his Ayon shat he will find it diffoult to say who ther bis pipe is alight or not." "The close con.. section batween sight and taste is also shown by, tha faut, that wit one person in a bundrod can tell the differino batwoor part and sherry With their ages-ebut.
Some interesting and important discoveries (says the Loudon correspondout of the Northern. Holo) hayo fóllowed ngón tha amanter of pictares for the exhibition of old masters now, open at the Royal Academy. Among, the contributious wasapistare by Romnay, which the owner, old maiden indy, was exadingly anxious to have insured for the sum of £500. She admitted that the amorit seemed expresiv, but the picturs was a family heirloom, and she, valued it at fall £500. After the priesto view a gentleman who saw it wrote an offer to purchase it. Im £1700. This made the old lady por her egos, and when day or two later, a well-known doaler offered har £4,000 aba said she would take line to consider. The best known and shrewdest dealer in England has now offered her £4,000 for the
canvas, bat has not yet received notiflostios of acceptance of his offer.
The following paragraph, saya thu English Mechanic, does more than was intended: it gives
the cost of the electric light: One of the
THE DAILY PREJS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2014, 1990.
VISSKIS ADVERUSED AS LONDING
DESTINATION...
LONDON, &o, YIA Busz Canal LONDON VIA ÖVEZ ÜANAL THER LONDONVÍA SUEZ CANAL. LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.. LONDON VU BURE, CANAL LONDON & HAMBURG HAVRE & HAMBURG &o...... HAMBURG & LONDON'... BREMEN & PORTS OF CALL VANCOUVER BC, Kons.co. SAN FRANCISCO VIA T'HAMA SAN FRANCISCO T'HANA SAN FRANCI800............................... NEW YORK
YOKOHAMA VIA N9AX, KOBE
TESSEL'S NAME.
FLAO & BI
CAPTAIN.
FOR TREIGHT APPLY TO,
TO BE DESPATCHED.
Sutlej.
Nestor
Brit, str. Brit. xtr.
<W: D.Worcester Elder
Op 20th Inst., at Noon
On 2nd inst.
Diorced
Oyelopa
Glenosglas
J. W. Gildomeintor Hesperia
Sam Mendel..... Rachsen Parthia "City of Faking
2005.
Conqueror Grest Admiral,...............:) Merionethshiresmi At:lionis » Changshamrata Taiyaan riider Aucoo
Brit. str Bartlett.
Brit. atr. Nish
Drit. Mr... ¿Park
Des shu, janji
Gee. tr.. Mads
Belt be... Gower Ger. at
Goossst
Beit, str... H. Wallace Amor. st...
Brit:ete. Amar. sh.p Amor, süller göngurá Brit. str.Dowling Brit, etc.
Elia.....
Bank Bills, on demand Credita, at 4 months' sight
3.92
Or
GERMANY,
On demand
|
Os
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Bank Billa, on demand...
"Crodite, 60 dare' sight
BOMBAY
NEW YORK... di SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &c.... PORT DARWIN, ......
Telegraphic Transfer
218
EBT DARWIN, &o,...
Bank, on demand ya.. ON CALCUTTA
218
YOKOHAMA & KOBE ....
Bank, on demand ...............
220
HONOLULU
SANDAKAN & KUDAT ..
-
TIENTSING
Brit. str. Britz str.
72
SHANGHAI, KOHE, Ja..
Albany
Brit. str.
SHANGHAI, KOBE, to
-Ningobern
Deitat.
Wm. Dardin
Taloned.....
·Bichners Zafiro
Brit. str.
Jackson...
Grque, BrĮ K. v. Gonsal... Brit. str. McCaslin
・・・・ Tolographic Transfer:
1 Shanguát
Bauk, at sight Private, 20 days' sight. ...... SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Bato......6.39
SHARES.
Compzy.
∙Paitup.[
Quotations.
$125 206 pét.pm. sollers
410 411
Banks-
Hongkong & B'bai New Oriental Brown & Co., H. G.. Chins Borneo .................. China Sagar Chiness Loan B. D.
Chinesa Loan 84 C..
$50 $50 $50 $40 4100 $8259
YOKOHAMA, KOBE. &o..
SHANGHAI VIA AMOY
SHANGHAI
MANILA TIA AMOY MODERN
Gomeral Wurder... Lydia...ingat Tillie Baker...... Мотоз Songking
VESSELS ON THE BESTH
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAMBURG. (Taking Cargo at throngh caten to AFTWEET, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVER
POOL AND BRAKEN.)
03p. et prem, nom HE Steamship $600 6p.ct.pres, nom
TH
Chinese Lean 80 E.. Tls. 250 itp.et. prem., nom.
$50 $49, nom, Cruickshank & Co.....
$10 $12, nóm. Dairy Farm Ca... Fenwick & Co., Geo- Darrol Bay Trading,
Garden & Co., A, G...]... Green Island Cement)
E. Brlek & Cement. Lengkong & G. Gaa.
H. & C. Bakery
Eestrie Co,
$8 par
$25 $30, L. $25 | $25, nom. $50 $40
$17.50 216.
$50 $75, enice
10 $128
56 58
2100 $220
latest novellius is the intrudaction of an auto . H. Trway.. matic supply of electric light into the railway Hongkong Ict $25 $103 carriages of the District Railway, ever late thos&E. WH&G
of the third-olmas. A pasaougar places a pond in the slot, presses a button, and directly bright, soft light gleams upon his newspaper, but for him only, as it issues from the bottom of the bor in which the apparatus is confined, and does not irradiato the pages of his neighbour's paper. He gets the whole, as nearly as possible, of his pennyworth His goin sats in motion à clockwork metar, which' given him the Hebt for aquarter of an hour. This journey, is longer. and he desires more light, the investment must be renewed.". Of course, the alockwerk tuoter. te, add to the expenseTM
I. Storm Lanndry Hongkong Hope..... H. & W. Dock Hotels
Austin Arme Dongkong Hotel...
De. Dabentnrar. Peak Hotel... Insurances
Canton...... China Fire China Traders Chinese Insuranoa. Hongkong Firs.... North-Chine Singapore..... Straits Fire Straits Marine.......... Union
Yangleze. Land & Railing-
Laud Investmn't -Kowlcomed Inv
$50 $90
$50
$50 $105, no. $125 60 p.ot. pan.
385 5p. st. dia, sellers $100 $200 $600 8501 $25 236
$50 $130, roan $20 $90
$25 $78 $900 $100, om.
$50 $400 250 11., 360 $20 $16
820 $231 $25 $105 2180 21 . 91
250 $101 $90 $16 $19 $15 $100 $200
$40 $45
Penk Building... 3ichmond Terrace. Shangbai Landa, 30 Tis, 391 West Point Buildg, Mariaburk Fur. Co.. Mining
Soms geed anecdotes are already being told about the influenza epidemic, but the fallowing cape any that have hitherto been seen. It happen. ed in Germany. One of the railway employes of a mush-frequented line, whose duty it was to stand at a level arong, ag in hand, when the wala passed thought he had influenza, and applied to the authoritie for a visit of the co- pany's medical adviser. The latter, howeger, was oxtremely busy, and could not see Lis way to travel to the out of the way village where the flagman lived. He was, however, a man of retazon 8cper sources, and ordered the patient to stand at his post when a certain train as hy in which the doctor was travelling, and to put his tongue out as far as be possibly could, in order that the medico might 800 what was the matter. The fagmsa, nothing daunted, obaved the order, with the result that the company received no and of lotters in which complaints were made abans the oxtrome radeness of one of the company's smployes,
Ah Sing, the Chinaman, who led under gad circumstances recently in the Fast-end of Lop doo, was certainly, says a correspondent, on nested with English literaturo, inasmuch as he fgures in Dickens's urinished story of Edwin Food" He was the proprietor of the opium. a mentioned in that work, and was at the time Een the novellat portrayed hina ia more or lesa flourishing circumstances. But when, abooti
ร
$100 $71
$8 $6, zom.
Balmoral Gola
$10 $13 Charbonnages...... $131.08 $425, sales
-55 30 $10 $19, buyers
Jekla Pasjon Selans
Feras Sugar
East Borgeo......... Lab
Laag Plant. Co Sungei Koyah....... Sani & H. Wharf Shanghai Water..... Stanship Coya.
Chiva & Manila,, Chim Shlyers'... Dougies
-
H., Canton, & M.... Indo-Chin Steud Launch
two years ago, the writer of this note paid a visit Trust & Loan Co
of curiosity to Mr. Johnson, be called #ation & Co.. A. S..
himself, the oace prosperous Celestial was in
very low water, and declared that he was, in
fact, very much in the position of another dark-
skinned celebrity, with bis occupation gone."
His residence of one small and gloomy room was New Maiwa... certainly not ill-described as an opium den. In Last year's New spite of his depression of spirits. partly due to Old Malw his habitual use of the article which he sold and partly to poverty, A Sing did not honorer, mit at his fate, sad in his strange Pidgin English Bontiuusily rollersted his, sense of the bene- ficence of Providence.
A improved sleeping berth for stip's use his been patented by Themas Howia. The inventor's aim was so to arrange and suspend a ship's sleeping berth that its equilibrium is maintained ander all conditions in order to counteract the uneven metion of a ship when at E, and by this means present maunda-sickness used by the rolling and piteling of the vessel The principle adopted'is that the weight of the gocupant is counterbals noed by means of ind justable weights made to run in slots at either and of aprights sspporting the barth, the apparatus acting insersely to the motion of the veal. The whole of the berth and ap paratas combined with it is eu com passed within an iron frame carefully balanced upon two substantial volumns. By this means the lateral motion of the vessel acting upon the barth is sundhed and controlled, the unaniatory motion!
Ts. 50 T. SI
340 $57
$20 830, możn. $25 $30 $40-$60-
Tlx, 100 Tls. 2274
£20 236
$50 $120 213 214.108. $50 $66
$20 $28
£10 12 p.45, din, buyers | $80 ncin.
$10 $22
UPITIDE.
Per Pioul. Allow'ce.
$620 21 to 24 catties. Malwa......55801 to 1 35401 to 1 $350 1 to 2 $485 per ohost. SABS
Older Malwa Patna (New) Benares (New)
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Buong Maaris. Valdonna è do'a ZKDAJ
February 19th. Barometer-AM. Hananiamente. Ecompter-1r3 tutami
"HESPERIA,"
Captain L. Madsen, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-DAY, the 20th inst., at
TEN A.M.
Belt, ate, Raj Williams Brit. str. Nelang.
·Béit, str. ... W.D.Mule ... Gr. str. M. Eichel .. er. str. The Forok... Amor. bk.ş.
i. Torff............. Dedi Parter
gia?
P¦ & O. 8. N. CÒ.. Batterield & Swire. Butterfeld & Swixo Balterfold& Swirą, Jardine, Matheman & Co.. Carlowitz & Co. Stamaisa & Co Arabold, Kathary & Co. Melchors & Co... Adamson, Bell & Co........ .P. M. S. 8. Co...
0.0. 3. 8. Co. in Nokhora & Coi Carlowitz & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co....... Russell & Co. Butterfald & Sire Butterfield & Swire.. P. & O. 3. N.Oo..... Melohors & Co Siamesen & Co........... Jus W. Carty Butterfeld & Swire......... Battarfeld & Si Adamson, Bell & Co Arahal, Escheer &. Batterield & wire Watchers & Co....... Russell & Co..
VESSELS ON "THE GERTH, QUBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY: -
FOR SHANGHAI VIA AMQY, Taking Cargo and Fasengers at through raies for NINOPO, CHETOO, NAWOWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKO, and Pokersen the YA NGERZE.) TRE Company's Staszabip
PALAMED."
Tomorrow,
On 27th inst
On or about 27th inst.
Quick patch.
To-day, at 10_&'M....... Quick despatch
On 10th Mar, 10 AM On Sth Mar., at Noon Da 20th inst,, at Noon On 13th Mar., F.M. Quick dospatos. Quick derpston. On or about 4th March On 25th înal, daylight To-day, at Noon. On lab Mac, of Noor. Ou 28th inst., daylight On or about 21st ingt.. To-morrow, at 2 PM. Qulok despuboh, On 24th lust, at Noon On 21adinat On or about 25th inst. On or about 25th inst. On 26th inst. Qaick despstoli. Today, at 4 P.M.··
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMALIA, PORT SAID, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES,
-BRINDIST, TRIESTE, VENICE.
PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON;
AL80,
-DOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND
AUSTRALLA.
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above N.B-CARGO DAS BE TAKEN OF THRUP48 on WEDNESDAY, the 26th inst
BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORES. MARISILLES, TRIESTE, HAM BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON,
SREE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
[405
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents. Hongkong, 18th Feburary, 1890,
OCEAN STEANSHIP COMPANY.
459
For Freight er Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co, A gants. Hongkong, 11th February, 1890.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR POET DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS SYDNEY, & MELBOURNE. THE Steamship
CHANGSHA," Captain Williams, will be despatched no above TODAY, the 20th inst., at Noon.
The attention of Passengora is dirooted to the perior Accommodation. offered by thi Steamer. Firat-class Baloon and Cabins ara situated forward of the Engines. Second Class, PaRangers are bexthed in the Poop. A Befe gerating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage. A daly qualified Surgeon.in carried.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th February, 1890.. THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED;
FORMANILA VIA AMOY.
THE Company's Steamship
"ZAFIRO,"
Captain McCaslin, will be despatched for the abava Ports TO-DAY, the 20th inst., at Forn P.M., instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
RUSSULA & Đoj")
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th February, 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPÁNT.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship
THE
*DIOMED
FOR LONDON VIA STEŻ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship THE
CYCLOPS"
| Captain Nish, will be dispatched re above on
THURSDAY, the 27th instant.
For Freightor Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 30th February, 1890. "“GLEN” LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. FOR LONDON V SURZ CANAL.
HE Steamship-
1319
"GLENEAGLES," Captain Park, will be despatuled as above on or about the 27th instant...
This steamer has superije nocommodation for- Passengers, and carries a Doster and Steward-
B%
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,
Agrite Fourkone, 8th February, 1890. 1379 STEAM TO YOKOHAMA VIA NAGA-
SAKI AND KOBE.
I
(Passing through the Istand Bwa)" P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Stearnship
*ANCONA,”. Captain. W. D. Mudio, will leave for the above places ou FRIDAY, the 28th instant, at [406 | DationT.
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hengkong, 17th February, 1890. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
Captain Bartlett, will be despatched as abovs TO-MORROW, the 21st inst.
For Freight or Passage, apply lá
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th February, 1800,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE,
NAGASAKI.
(Passing through the INLAND SEA) THE Company's Steamship
THE
1445
FOR FORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS SYDNEY. AND MEL BOURNE.
HE Steamship
TH
~TAIYUAN,”"". 64 Captala Nelson, will be desputabed as above on SATURDAY, tho lat Mačah, st Noox,
AND
"GENERAL WERDER." Captain M. Eichel, will leave for the above Ports on or about the latiast.
For further Particulare, apply to
MELOBERS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th February, 1890. CHINA · NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
..30.18
30.08
Theront Pane Thermometer-Pollen foukázu)10 161 16
ख
THE Company's Steamship
Thermometer—
64
Fromanek s. (Wet kalb)... Tvtome;#2) 1.36 (Wat baikkumaran .Threading 6:02===% 2.16. (Wat bgibi)...AM MYSEL
Thermomer mareasca satılamak i Thermoweltinimam (ovay night), masama đầ
CHINA_COAST METLOLOLOGICAL
of the barth being resi-led. by atmospheric ATIR. pressure from air chambers arranged above sad below the berth, which is thus regulated relatively to the violones of its motion.
Manila..
REGISTER.
18th February, 1990, at 4 val.
والضلال
19. February, 2000, ut 10 am,
#slook,... 20.07
Tokyo The French engineora lave partially realised.20.24 one of the dreams of M. Jules Verne, the lever Lovelist, whose method it is to zaggerate the alpong... powers of scientific applianera til they become m almost supernatural agencies. On December Auping 22nd, a submarine boat, about fet long and 5 feet 7 inches in diameter, driven by electrio so cumulators was tried in the harbour of Tonlen.
Amay
2.79
29.95 19.02 90.54
7709
while distancas were calculated by the anter
The boat, which is called the Gysinote, of almotrio sel, planged under water till it became invisible, and retraversed the barbear, being kt 2011 noourately guided by aid of the gyroscope,"
50,00
10.18
•
DUY
Hipho
APILI
of turns of the screw. There were three officers and one staan on board; but though the dang vessel remained in each trial ten minutes under wator, the sir remained quite pure, and tuo se oumulators retained force enough, for hours of Anping work. The spead is not gives It is obvious. that such a veel way he need for a variety of purposes, especially sabmarine exploration and the resous of submerged treasure; but as yet is does not promise mach aid to the great art of destruation. People who kill always want s chance of living, and the Gymnote, if used as a ram, as Jules Verne saggeted, would crash har crew as well as the enemy.
10,90
The barometer na riven in China with moderate grallenta fer N. E, wieds. Cloudy, anol, and druip wanther peoralla with
long the Cost
-W. DOBEROK, Hongkong Obervatory, 19th February, 1890.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
While lotteries and what are known as "sweeps on horse racing are judged to boillegal Temperature
in England they appear not to be gaite wo parti- Hupidity
coler in the colonies. One of the greatest in Direction of west.... stitutions.in.connection with the turf in Áus
tralia is a gigantis £1 "swoop" promoted by wall-trusted sportsman in Sydney named Adanie. He brings off a sweep of £30,000 on every t portant race in the colonies, deducting 10 per cent for his trouble. On the Inat Melbourne Cap his 250,000Cositation was filed up in romarkably quick time, and within four days of its cloning he floated surther £10,000 awesp The money being alt subscribe for this. he got off stil another £10,000 affair, sud, with several minor swaups of £2,000 and so forth. Adams altogether held shoat £16,000 of publia money-pending the result of last year's Mel- bourne Cup. In the case of the £50,000 swGEN the bolder of the first horse takes £25,000, less
the promoters.commission, and the drawer of the second and third horses desires £10,000 and 25,000 respectively. The reat of the money is divided amongst these woodray horn-stariem and non-starters. The £25,000 on the leat Mel- bourne Cup was, says the Hawk, drawn by a couple of miners, who subscribed 108, each and got a taket. They placed £10,000 to their credit as fixed dapogita in the Bank of New Bouth Wales, and after drawing the £2,500 balance,' went up to Teralba te mining village asar Newcastle and demoralised the whale. popalavé for a weak with free drinks. After the apron was over, the looky prize-winzara went back to work at the mines
Force of wind
Weather
Rais
Previous On Jate On dete
Jay.
at JOEL at 4 p.m.
at p
29.02
2018
**30.0***
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61
8G
84
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0,59
Might open air temperature on the
"SUNGKIANG."-
The attention of Paaaangars is directed to the superior Accommodation offered by this Stimmar. First das Saloon and Osbies are Passar berthed in the Poop A Refri situated forward of the Eugines Second Class gorating Chamber sasures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage. A duly qualified Surgeon is carried.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE:
STEAH FOR GRAP SINGAPORE, COLOMBO ADEN, SUEZ,
PORT SAID, ' ş BRINDISL GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG. PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK SEA
AND BALTIC PORTS;
AGBO,
J
MAILS EXPECTED, -
THE GERMAN MAIL
The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Sack with the German mail of the 21st January, l Singapore at 4 pm. on the 15th, and is dus here- on the 20th inst.
THE AMERICAN MAILS,
1,
The P. M. etasmor City of Feking, with the American mail of the 21st ult, left Yokohains en the 15th, and is 'das bero on the 21st inst
The O. O. steamer Oceanic with the Ameri
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAIE all of the 4th. February, left San Fransisco
TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN on that dato, and is duo here on or about the
PORTS.
THE COMPANYK STEAMER WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON 20 LAND PASSENOLES _____ AND LUGGAGE,“ N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN OF THEöron
BILLS OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IS HASSIA.
ON SUNDAY, the 16th day of March, 1800, st 10 ... the Company's Steamship BACILSEN Captain v. Gosal, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO will leave this Port as above,
GALKING AT GENDA.
Shipping Ordors will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on Board until 4 PM Bpecie and Parcela qutil ·г.., on the 15th March. (Parcela are net to be sent on Board-they must be left at--the-Agency's Office) · Contents and Value of Packages are required,
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation, and carries a Doctor and Stewardess. For Further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 17th February, 1989.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 8/3 1. 1. 1. Amorisan Ship
"GREAT ADMIRAL”-
2nd Murch.
STEAMFBS EXPECTED. The steamer Albany left Singapore on the 15th, and is dus horo on the 22nd inst.
The P. & O. extra stężer Thibe left. Bugspore at 6 am, oh the 17th, and is das horo
on or abent, the 23rd inst
The China Matual steamer Ningchow htt Singapore on the morning of the 18th, and duo here on or about the 24th inați.
The 0.8. 8, Co.'s steamer Palamed 'left. Bin- gapore on the 17th, and is due hero on ar about the 24th inst...
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
Peak Initvery. Letter boxes have been placed in the frant oare and correspondence will be delivered by the twelve and four o'clock caru only. Local rates will be charged. Corres pondence addressed to the Fook may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 por u the Letter Boxes in the cars till time of departure. Correspondenos from the Peab, may be posted in the Letter Bores up to twelve, and four o'clock. Paroals for the Peak may bá posted in the General Post Office only np to 11:0 am, and 3.30 p.m. There will be no. Sunday de- ko., should be registered. To avoid robbery wend- ere of letters are requested to cancel their stampa by writing the word stamped Barnes them
will lead here for the above Port, and will have livery. Covers containing bank notes, jewellery, quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.
19695 Hongkong, 27th December, 1889.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HR PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Stensship "SUTLEJ, "Captain W. D. Woraceber, R.M.PH/3 A. 1. 1. American Ship with Her Majesty's Mails, will to despatched From this for LONDON VIA BOME▲Y and wil bad here for the above Port, and will rested in the Letter Box which has been placed” SUEZ CANAL on WEDNESDAY, the 26th February, at NOON."
Cargo will be received on board until 4.M. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Oleo until 4r on the day before mailing.
Silk and Valuables for Europe will be tran-
*CONQUEROR".
bave quick deepatch..
(210
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 10th January, 1890."
FOR BAMBUNG AND LONDON, THE 100A, 1. British Bark
shipped at Colombo Ton and Goreral T Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay without transhipment, arriving one week later.
"SAM MENDEL,"
For Fraight apply to...
thx by the ordinary direct route ria Colombo.Poser, Mastor, will load here for the above
For further partisulara, rogarding FREIGHT Porta, sad will have quick despatch. and PASSAGE apply to the PEKIKAULAR DE ORIENTAI. STRÁM. NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Ofica, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Binok Bills of Lading:
This Steamer takes Cargo and Passengers for Marseilles.
EL. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hougkang, 15th February, 1890.
(1
U. S. MAIL LINE. PACIFICMAILSTEAMSHIPCOMPANY THROUGH TO NEW YORK,VIA, ÖVER LAND HALLWAYS, AND TOUCHING & YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE US Mail Steather "CITY OF
PEKING" will be dispatched for Sm Francisco, via Tokohama, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th February, 1890, at Noor, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 13th December, 1889.
INSURANCES,
170
NOUTH BRITISH FIRE & MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW ZEALAND).
:
PAID UP CAPITAL AND RESERVSA...........£210,000.
The Undersigned are prepared to aceopt FIRE and MARINE INSURANCES ón favourable terms.
Current rates and a guaranteed Bonus equal to that paid by the local Offees.
GEORGE R. STEVENS & Co.,
Agents,
6. Queen's Road, Hongkong, Hongkong, 11th February 1890. 1399
NOTICE. TEEN TIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
The Undersigned, Agents for the above Cont. pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Through Bill of Lading nod for transgafst FIRE at Current Rates. pertation to Tokohama and other Japan Ports,
NORTON & Co.. to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities
Agents. ¡ of the United States; i Overland Raliways, to. Havana, Trinidad, and Demorars, and to porte in Mexico, Cenasal and Bouth America, by the Company's and connecting Bleamors.
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Frazos, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of steaners
First-class Fares grautail as follows —
$225.00 To San Francisco .................... To San Fernciscs, and returu, ?
393.75 available for 6 montbanɔ
Liverpool .....
Letters, Parsels, o for Kowloon Point and steamers in Harbour may be posted in the General Post-Office up to 11.30 am and 3.30 p.r. Latters from Kowloon Point may be in the Polloo Station Compound up to 12 and 4 ja'cloak.
Local rates will be charged.
To avoid theft renders of letters from Kowloon, ara requested to eancel their stampa by writing the word stamped across them.
Covers containing Bank Notes, Jewellery, &s. should be registered.
There will be ao Sunday delivery.
A MAIL WILL
PROSE
For Singapore-Per Hesperia, to-day, the 20th inst.: at 9.30 A.M.
For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cook- town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, and Mel benne.Per Changsha, to-day, the 20th inst., Et 11.30 A.M..
For Amoy and Manils.-Per "Zutro, t day, the 20th inst., at 330 P.M.
For Buizo Per Falkenburg, to-day, the 20th inst, at 3.80 T..
For Saigen-Per Cicero, to-day, the 20th inst., at 5.00 PM”
For, Canton-Par Pawan, to-day, the 2011 inst, at 5.00 ..
For Hollow Singapore, and Bangkok.-Per Devarongse, to-morrow, the 21st in a 7.30
A.K.
For Timor, Fort Darwin, Thursday Is land, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.-Per Airli, on Monday, the 24th inst, at 5.00P.M.
for Yokohama and San Francisco.-Per City of Peking, on ränday, the 25th inst., st 5.00 19.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.--For Ancona, on Thursday, the 27th inst, at 5.00 PM.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet City of Peking will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 25th inet, with Mails for Japan, San Fransisco, the United States, Canada, H-noinin, Pern, & which will be alosed us follows:-
Hongbong 16th July, 1897 134 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
THE Undersigned
onde med having been appointed prepared to ACOEPT RISKS, against FIRE at Current Esteo
REUTER, BROOKELMANN & O
Hong kong, let July, 1839,
125.00
To London,
$30.00
(447
To other European points at proportionsta rafos. Sposial reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servico, and the Imperial Chinese Castoma, to be obtained on application.
T
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th February, 1890.
"PHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS
FOR NEW YORK.
17
TH
HE Steamship
Captain Dodd, will be despatched, as zbave on SATURDAY, the 2nd "instant. For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agouts Hongkong, 18th February, 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY:
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
1443
"NESTOR," Captain Elder, will to despatched as shove
SATURDAY, the 22nd inst. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.'.
Agents. Hongkong, 18th February, 1800. (269 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT.
THE Company's Stean leip
"MEMNON,"
Captain Dorff, will be despatched abova en MONDAY, the 24th instant, at Noox. In future this or other steamers will ply between British North Bornes and Hongkong only, leaving Hongkong about every eigh een days,
For Freight or Passage, apply
BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE
Agents. Hongkong, 7th February, 1890. *372 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND
ADELAIDE. (Calling at TINOB, PORT DARWIN & QUEEN-
LAND POZIA, and taking through Cargo to . NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, 40) HE Steamship
"AIRLIE,"
"MERIONETHSHIRE,"
Acente.--
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
TE Undersigned Agents for the Pasangers by this line have the option of pre-pared to ACCEPT cending Overland by the Southern Pacific and and LIFE of Carren counooting Lises, Central Pacifle, Northern Pacific, or Canadian Pacifio Railway.
Prasengers who have paid full fare, re-
Captain Dowling, will be despatched for the embarking at San Francison for China or Japan abova Port en or about the 4th March. For Freight or Passage, apply to
-----Agents—-——-
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Hongkong,5th February, 1890. 12895
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI
THE Company's Blownship
*** SACHSEN;" Captain K. y. Geuzel, will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival with the out- ward German Mail.
For further Particulara, apply to
MELCHERS. & Co.,
... Agents.
1.7 Hongkong, 17th February, 1800. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
PAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE; VIA THE QVELLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS,
(or vice versa), within one year, will be allowed a discount of 10, from Return Fare Thin allowance doss not apply to through fores from China and Japan to Furope.
Freight will be received on board until 4: the day previous to sailing. Parool Packages will be raceired at the Offee.notil 5 P.M. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required."
Consular Invoican to BOGUmpany Cargo destined to points bayond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the Company's Offloss in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 50. Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent Hongkong, 31st January, 1990.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
JAPAN, CANADA, THE- UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,
VIA
TU
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAŸ
AND OTHEE CONNECTING - RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS. THE British Steamship
"PARTHIA,”
HE Stenship OCEANIC". be
despatched for Ban France v3.167 Tons Register, Captain F. E. Wallas, will be despatobed for VANCOUVER, B.C., hama, on THURSDAY, the 18th March; INLAND SEA, FOBE, and YOKO- Connection being made HAMA, THURSDAY, the 6th Marob, at 1890, at Osm YM, at Yckobama with Steiners from Shangha Noos, and Japan Ports.
AB PAROEL PAOKADER should be marked te
sddress in fall: and same will be received at the Company's Office antil Five rat. the day pre- vions to sailing.
First-class Faces granted as follows To San Francisco
gam To San Francisco and retura, Į 393.75 * available for 6 months dini}
***** 225.00
To Liverpool...y
To London......
$225.00
330.00 To other Enropaan points et proportionste rates. Special rednoad rates granted to Officers of the Army. Nary, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
To be followed by the S. S. “HATAVIA, on 3rd April, and S. 8, " ABYSSINIA on
24th April,
Connection will be made al Yokohams with Staamere from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver, with Pacific Coast Points, by the regalar Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STRANSHIP COMPANY and other Stanmere.
Through Pamage Tickets granted to Eng land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of BTS.
First-clas Fares granted as follows:- To Vancouver & Victoria... (Mox.) 8210.00. To Montreal, Now York, do 290.00. To Liverpool... To London Passangers by thie line bave the option of pro-
To cther European Points at proportionate oeeding Overland by the Southern Pacific and rates. Special reduced rates granted to Offlours RUSSELL & Co.,
Agente.
connecting Lines Central Facile. Northern of the Army, Navy. Ciril Carrios, and the Hongkong, 15th February, 1890." [428 Pacifle, or Canadian Pacific Railways.
Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be Passengere, who bare paid full fare, re obtained on application. FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE, AND
embarking at San Francisco for Chinn or Japan Consular Lavoices to ansompany Cargo doe. YOKOHAMA,
for aide versa) within one year, will be tinod to Points in the United States should be allowed a discount of 10 This allowance sent to the Company's Offoes, addressed to Mr. does not apply to through fares from China and D. EL BROWE. District Freight Agent, Van Japan to Europe.
Captain Ellis, will be deepatohol for the abours Ports on TUESDAY, the 25th inst., at DAYLIGHT.
0 For Freight or Passage, apply to
.
20 6$
· Ledmont myom air temperature on the 19th L-BLOWN 1odused ta 32 cogrees Fahrenheit et ¿he level of the see in kochen, tantha and kundredila..
TESTTURMÉKan in the flande in degrass Fahrenhafk
sir burstedtes molatase bang 1
*, the humidityor.
4-Dmenar on cam Weso lo two points.
PORN OF Tua Wiss scourding to Ennufort Boals- 5--ETAK ÖN THE Wann, B. uke
L. Right-
etoda:D.risaling rain, F.fogalom L. DON
wing: overcast P-pealing howars; gually, ràng S. ADÓW. Chandart V. v.abnicy) W. dew (wo}}," Rats In babes, tathe and bandredi.
W. DOBERCK. Aragkung Observatory, 19th February, 1890. LE CHINA'S JAPAN TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
!
13, PEATA CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
The TELEPHONE EXCHANGE is now.
in working order. Subscription, $80 per Annum.
Electrical Materist on sale, or hire. Electric BELLs fitted and maintained. Agents for ELZOTR20 LIGHTING. Estimates free for all kinds of Electriezi work.
SANDFORD,
Agent. Hongkong, lat Ducumber, 1988. ·
WE Steamship
TH
“ALBANY." Captain Porter, will be despatched for the above, | Ports about the 25th inat.
Fer Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Agents. Hongkong. 18th February, 1899. THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL
1456
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL, KOBE, AND YOKOHAMA, THE Company's Steamship
TH
"NINGCHOW.”
325.00. 390.00,
Consular Invoices to company Cargo dos over B.C.
Freight will be received on Board until 4.. tined to paints beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the Company's on the 5th March.
All Parcels past be sent to our Office and Ofees, sdulrassed to the Collector of Customs should be marki to address in tail; and the San Francisco,
For further information ar to Freight same will be received by us until 5 r.m. the For information-me to Passage or Freight, or Pauwage, apply to the Agency of the Comer information ar pany, No. 50A, Queen's Head Central.
apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & CO.,
Agents Hongkong, 7th February, 1800,
C. D. HARMAN, Agent Hongkong, 14th Feb xy, 1880, FOR HONOLULU, SHE 3/3 A, 1.1 American Bark
THE
TILLIE BAKER,”
14
bas superior Accommodation for a Few First class Cabin Famengers
[8
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
33, 1.
THE 33 L. I. I. Germani Bhip
J. W. GILDEMEISTER”.
1235
: sig be appointed Company, are pre- 68 against FIRE
etas. REUTER, BEÖÖKELMANN & Co. Bangkong, 1st July, 1889. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FUTS
As Agents of the abayo Company we are prepared to accept RISES against FIRE at Carront rate.
RUSSELL & Col· Hongkong, 2nd May, 1989.
1902 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM.. THE
PANY, LIMITED. HELD OFFICE BONGBONG CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), $1,000.000.
BOLED OF DEEUTOES, LOM SIN SANG, Ong.
BAN HUP, Esq. YO CHONG PUNO, Esq. CHAN LI CHOY Esq. Q. Hoi CHUNE, Big
The Company GRANTS POLICIES D MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Ageroles,
Contributery Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or not, de val
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.
HEAD OFFICE, No 2. Queen's Road West,
Hongkong, 14th-Maroh, 1881.
~
45 P. Registry as 5.00 P.M., Fest Office cores, bat Corresponderos
may be posted on board the Packist with- Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departers.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notos, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has boou neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged lower of such lettersi.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET
The British Contenot Packet Sutlej will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant, with Mails for tho Tufted Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond, via Brindisi: to: the Straits Settlements, Netherlands India, Barmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Maita, sud Gibraltar.
The naval hoars will be observed in closing the Msila, &c.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration 166 been neglected, will make no enquiries inte alleged losses of such lottara
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Controot Packet Natal will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 5th March, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, Medres, the Australasian Colonies, Adan, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
The usual hours will be observed in olosing the Masle, &c.
The Post Office fleclines all responsibility for Unregistered Covers containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jowellary, and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alloged fossea of such covera
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave Noon. The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, &c., by the English and [1949 French Packets, when they are at Noor, Ths Money Order Ofos will be closed at 5 F.. the day before.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1870:
HRAD OFFICE,-Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PAID-UP CAPITAL.......
REKETE FUND CLAIMS PAID. BONUSES FALL....
8.00 A.. Posling of Prices Current and Cir
anlara ocases.
(Price Carront and Circulars may however be to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles posted up [......$ 400,000 country by country, with the midresses all are way.)
650,000 10.00 3.M.Registry vessos, 710,000. 10.30 AM-Posting of newpapers, books, and pred 400,000
patterns osaSEK. EISKS socopted at CURRENT BATER OF 1100 AM-Mail olesen. PRIMA
JAR, R. COUGHTRIE, ..
· Secretary. Hongkong, 12th March, 1889.
RANATLANTICFIREINSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
LAZE LETTERs may be posted (from 11.1 A.M.) with 10 cents inte fee up to 11.30AM. after which hour they may be sent on board 1739 with the same late fee. •
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
The Untersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to Neither the CAPTAINS, the `AGENTA, nor the ACCEIT RISKE against FIRE at Current Owxus, will be RESPONSIBLE for any Rates
DERT contrasted by the Officers or the Crows ŞİRMSSEN' Co., of the following Tassele daring their stay in
Agents. Hongkong Harbour Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. THE NORTH GERMAN FIRM INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
115
BELLE OF Ostoor, A. bk, Matthews-Order. CHINA, Ger. r., Brake-Melchers & Co.: Chow-CHOW-TOO, Ger. str., Clausen-Melchera
& Co,
CICERO, Brit. str., George Wo Kse & Co. Indersigned having been appointed FIDELIO, Ger str., Brorced-Melobers & Cn. AGENTS for the shave Company, are PARTHIA, Brit. str., Wallace.-Adarson, Boll prepared to GRANT INSURANCÉS to the extent of $100,000, on first-class risks at our P. N. BLANCHARD, Aur. ship, Blanchard.---- | rent rates; ~K
2
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DUNN, MELBTE & Co. Hongkong, 16th February, 1889. THE INDIAN IMPERIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
́ ́LIMITED.
The Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Gampang are prepared to ACCEPT MARINE BISKS.at Current Baton
GIBB. LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 6th November, 1889.
118
& Co.
Order
RINGLEADER, Amr, ship, J. C. Entwisla..
Butterfall & Swirs.
TAI Lee, Gar. str., Schuld-A. G. Morris. W.H.LINCOLN, Anir. ship, Daly ---Enroll & Co.
FI
HE CHUNG NOOI SAN FO
Chinese Daily Prome). PUBLISHED DAILY,
In the book medium for Advertising among the Native Commuity.
It has boon batablished upyards of TWENTY
HGNIX FIRE OFFICE TRAES, and enjoys the largest hont fda dron- ilation of any Chinese paper in Southera
1 China. It is carefully edited by na experienced
The Underigned, are now prepared to
Those desiring ponge are invited to call on will food here for the above Ports, and will GRANT POLICIES INSURANCEagainst Chinese Scholar, and contains FULL and Ex-
kare gulok dospatob. adida
board.
Wm. Durdin, Commander, will be despatabad for the above Ports on or about the 25th inst
For Freight, &c; spply
JAR, WOAKTY, ARNEOLD, KARBERG & Coj,
Agenta. Hongkong, 18th February, 1890. 1457. Hongkong, 14th February, 1800
Master.
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For Freight, apply to
FIRE as Current Ratsa
CARLOWITZ& Co. Hongkong, 11th December, 1889,
2577
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co...
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