so earnestly advocated by Mr. Henriker Horton, but they state that their respective Govoru. mente fear to risk the heavy lossa which the Festminster-General anticipates would be the ithimediate result.
A wallknown English literary man is busy. with the details of a scheme for a fashion journal
OFTUM
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY Örn 1500.
Por Plonl. Allow'on.
for men. He proposes to try to set a loalthy | New Malwa ... $320 of 11 to 3 ostlion. taste in much matters as necktion, halbrims, Last year's New Malwa 3600 of 11 to 31 gloves, and trifles generally, and at the same Oli Malwa,.. j
$540 of 1 to 3 In the House of Commçne. Mr. Smith moved time to keep his readers informed of the very Pstas (New)$482) per objet, ' a rosolation in favour of an International Con-latext trapanding changes in the world of fashion. Benares (Now) Ferenca in raferuuse to bi-matalism. Mears. The co-operation of a clever lady writer has been Balfour and Webster, inpported, and Smith and obtained, so that feminine dallare may not be Harcourt oppool, Mr. Goschen approved of wholly wanting from the new venture the proposition, but believed it to be utterly impracticable, owing to the opposing National internets, which would be mailed. The radla- tion was ultimately rejected by a majority of
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JAPAN,
TURNISHED HOUSE TO BE LET for
the Summer in YOKOHAMA, Partionlars qu application at the Daily Prose 1904
Office
TO LET.. HOUSE in WEST, TERRACE. Im
wedinte Entry.
Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON.
13 Praya Central.. Hongkong, 31st March, 1890. $ 1764
FOR SALE.
AT TIE PEAK.
For alemiahip. Belgic, wiled on the 20th Acording to a law recently passed in Franse April:-For Yokohama,719 baga augue, 4718 to courage the growth of large families the bags rics, and 2,081 packages morskandiso. For parents of seven or more children are grauted San Francisco 20,434 bags rios, 2518 haps special privilages. In securing data for putting, 90 bags sugar, 181 bigs papper. 462 bara this law into operation it was found that there offen. 612 baga tapioca, 630 boxes nut oil 57 "German naval attaché named Ploisail has trand pians of the Fortress ef Kronstadtere at prescet 3,000,000 couples in France who prepare opisa, 10 hesta orude opinir, 91 casos hour St. Petersburg, from a Bassian traitor. had never had any obildren, 2,500,000 who had nutmegs, 14 case milks, 90 bales gambier, 300 The discovery has given rise to soma very bitter but one, 2,300,000 with two, 1500,000 with threa, bales ainaamca, 300 bales granies, 1,000 bales tomments in the Russian press.
1,000,000 with four. 550,000 with Eva, 330,000 hemp. 2,385 rolls matting, 50 packages cassia, A hundred and twenty houses ocompied by with six, and but 200,000 who had soyan or more and 5,003 packages merobandine For Cham 6E FALLS" on Ri B.-L. No. 28, a
perico-2 cases silks. For Honoluhr-405 bage Jewish traders hard bean fired and destroyed, at and svcame within the provisions of the iner.
beans 30 baga zion, 1 caso silin, and 399 pack- Sandre, in Galacia.
discern in what direction electricians are work-and & packages merchantigo.
It is well to glance into the future, in order to ages merchandise. For Panama 80 bags rice,
For: Callan- lng in the domain of electric railways. One of silks For Chicago-324 packinges zuer- their mata ohjentire pointe is to attain higher ebandise. For Philadelplein-125 packages mor The relations between the British outhorities spad than is now reached with the fastest archandise. For New York-179 packages iner- and the Portuguess in East Afries are express train, and enough has already boon de chandio, é cucon silks, pad 63 bales raw silke. tremely hostile.
monstrated to show that this is by no mese-in- possible Thore has been for some limo Spaentiqa at Laurel, Md., a system of electric railway, originally designed by David it, Wears When it was recently inspected by the writer, wita bis watch in laul, he noted a speed of the electria lecomstive of nearly one hundred and treaty milea an hour. The ekotrio oar there employed is cigar shaped, painted, at both ends. The electric motors are constructed with a re-
The Australian Trust and Agonoy Co, have declared a dividend, and bone addition, equal to twenty two and a half per cent.
The Dahomeyans, for revenge against the French, have beheaded four French sontiuaja, and the French have retaliated by beheading fee Amazõus.
▲ caucus of Committens appointed by the American Congress have decided to shardon the Silver Coinage BIL, and have stroosted a free editing, to a boited to the amount of pspor issue in each State.
Par steamship Congo, mailed the 1st May
well built SIX-KODMED House, at present at an Invaso for one your. For fall Particulars, apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., LD. Hongkong, 13th November, 1889.
F49 TO HE LET.
From 1st June.
·
For Continent 401-bales siles, il caso alkIRST FLOOR of No. 3 BLUE BUILD- piers goods, 68 bales waste silk, 400 packages feu, 10 cases essential oil, 18 packaged human hair, and 8 cases spudries. For London-3 onzes silk plece goods, and 6 queen offseta,
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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
MESSES. FATOMER & Co.'s REUTER, MAT SAAL. Baromater ? ... 29.05 Them. 9. (Wel Lalb) 73 the axle, so that no internaliato gearing what-Baronder 1. P.M.... 29.91 The 1P... Wet baih 75 over is employed. The curiously-pointed ands Barometer P... 29.80 Thero... Wet bulb) 75 of the car, which might be some be considered Thurmon.-9 A.M... Therm Maxim
Therm. Mintrum (orer Thermom. 1 r...69, fantastical, have their raison d'etre in the fact Therman...83 night). that, at the high speeds at which this car is ra
tiwing to the ristaus behaviour of the Socievolving armatars which is raounted directly ou lists, the oight hours demonstration, throughout the States And to be suppressed.
Seventeen thousand weavers at Hulhansson, Germany, have struck work.
Mr. Parnell oppone the Irish Lard Purcken Bill, he does not consider that the question has bani dealt with sheisntly folly.
It is reported that Sullivan, de American Hogilist, is dead, baving broken a blood vessel whilst fighting.
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the resistance of the air is by far the greater rytarding influence; mach greater, in fact, than
the resistance due to the axle and rolling fric- tion, which at lower speeds is predominant MyLpotave. 23rd April. Phinese T. Barnai is anch'a monumental Ap-invitation has basa accupted by the Tic-humbug that whatever he asya or down taust be re- torian Mounted Rifles, to take part lu à tourna-garded with suspicion se containing some kind of meat in England next year.
SIDNEY, b April. The Japanese Minister of Minas is making exhaustive enquiries in reference to the working of coal mines.
The Briksgata bas just arrived from the New Hebrides, Noumon, sad biji, and reports that a errible burricane neared last month, tha sohener Eliza Mary being totally wracked at the Now Hebrides, and other shipping casualties occurred, fly tirou being lost.",
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. den MAT, AT 4 PM.
STATION
Bolinao
lvertisement of what he calls his "greatsmoral Windivcetook show" A few daya ego ko. "stood up in meet Toby..
is Bridgeport, Conn., to defend ballet Nogaonki girls from the ceasures of a psistor of a Methodist Starbad johurch in that city, and ho certainly did it very Foooker
Amoy adroitly. He said that the pastor bad spoke abo disparagingly of the 520 ballet dancers that he, Hongkong Harsan, had brought from Europe; that he did Holbor not know one of the ladies personally, but Haiphong that every one of them had a brother, fa. Amping ther er husband travelling with her; the con- Manila trasts which they had signed called for their in- STONEY, 14th April. Enormous foods have occurred in the War. stari dismissal if they committed any improprinty rego district, and at Walgalt. where the Namoir any ast nabeeeming a lady; and it was be River joins the Darling, the river is twenty-fivefieved that the girl were a respectable and Nagasaki miley wide. Great dostibalios prevails, and are morate the same unmber of ladies in soy church Shargh two hundred people have been rendered homolo.in the country. Indeed, said Mr. Barnum, they
are churchgoers, and many of them are okuroh Amoy...
abere. Esilently the Rev. Mr. Thompson, Svator......
Hongkong. the minister sladed to, has stirred up a hornets' Hoshow... Best Wo have not been favoured with his Haiphong..... marks, but they must have been severe, for Mr. Anping Bernauspoke of some of his 500 ballat girls as bo Bolinao... Ingin his churok and "writhing under his unjust sile and anchristina denunciations." The quarrel is
It is feared that the Amarisan warship Iro quoi, overdue at Samoa, Las been lost.
STONEY, 17th April.
Lady Carrington is visiting Bourke, in the Darling district for the purpose of relieving
1 the distress caused by the foode there.
town has been threatened with inundation, and narties are working day and night upon the railway emankments.
The valde of the lives stock drowned in the district is estimated at half a million sterling.
A Maritimde Cuncil has been formed, but Owing to the Coasting Beamen's Uniqu beving federated, the Bensen's Union threaten to with. draw their support from the Counol.
A discovers has been made of the possibility of working the existing coal seams under the City of Sydney, and suggestion put forward showing an easy way of working the deposits
MELBOURNE, 14th April Mr. D. Gillies and Sir Houry Parker intend to introduce mossar for the prohibition of the importation of opium.
The Australasian Shipping Co. as reported to have lost £195,000 on their transactions for the past year.
MELBOURNE, 17th April.
Bir Henry Faches and Mr. D. Gillies have
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very pretty one as it stands, and Phineas T. in throwd enough to fan it until his 500 ladies of the ballet, and, Incidentally, his great moral show. Į taken down at 30 pura, on the 3rd. have been gratuitously advertised from ons end of the Trion to the other, and antil curiosity.in ibirersally aroused to son those intensely moral coryphoes and figuraates. A woman is not neces
HONGKONG REGISTER.
arily fomornt or sen irreligious becente ale dresses-in-shortskirts and points her toes skyward Barometer...........
the ovalutions of the dazco apes the stages of a Temperature theatre. There are good and pues women, on Humidity the stage as well as off it, just as there are bad and unchaets women in society as well as on the baarde.
The mistake made by the pulpit anel matters is usually in condemn wholesale and to dormider the standard of morality as vol by the worse element. This it is never safe to do. It is not fair or right, and therefors should be avoided Particularly is it unwise when the i have sob a champion as Phineas T. Barzum, who dearly loves contention, insemach
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INGS.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INTEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LD. Victoria Buildings,
Hoogkong. 30th April. 1880,
TO LET
1043
HOUSES Nos. 2 & 5. "CAMERON VIL Peak. Gas laid ou.
OF.
TO BE LET.
TO LET
FROM 1ST FEBRUARY NEXT.
NOS. 63, 55, & 57, PEEL STREET.
INSURANCES
ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
LONDON.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The M. M. stoamer Iraonsddy, with the out- ward French mail, left Saigon at 1p.m. on the
HE Undersigned, having
Agentesquad, bar Las been appointed 5th and many be expected here an the 6th innt. pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at 1180 Current Bates
Apply to
EDWARD GEORGE. Hongkong, 10th January, 1890.
TO LET
NO. LALBANY
Apply to
IINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 29th January, 1300.
1988
TO LET, Possession 1st Inno, 1800,
No.
TO. 4, LOWER MOSQUE TELBACE.
Apply b
CHAN YAU, No. 1. Mosgna Tarraco, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890),
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
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NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.
¡1075
BONUS of Twenty por-oest upon-Con. tributions for, the your 1880, has this day been declared.
Warrants may be had on application at the above Office on ud after the 1st proximo.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agania, Canton Lasuraung Ofino, Limited. Hongkong. 6th April, 1890..
1922
ONE SPACIOUS FIVE ROOMED: HOUSE at MOUNT KELLETT, Peak. Gas Iaido PARENTE HOME. and every EDU- CATIONAL ADVANTAGE for either Hoys or Girie. Fully qualitiet Resident Master and sepurate Class Room for Boys: governesses ate. Prospeotos and References on application for Girls. Large detached house. Torms moder
at the Office of thie Papor, or to
HOUSES No. 5 & 6, "Des Voeux VILLAS," Mount Kellett Peak. Gas laid on
HOUSES No. 2, 17, 20, 22 & 23 BELIMO
TERRACE," Robinson Road.
The BUNGALOW "DELMAR," on Kowloon Farm Tat 1, Yay mayr, with large arden and Tennis Ground.
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BELILIOS & Co.
· Hongkoog, 80th April, 1890,
FURNISHED OK UNFURNISHED.
(With Immediate Possessión), SIX-ROOMED HOUSE at the
Apply to
+
1031
Mrs. FISH.
The Kirklands, Dunbar (Haddingtonshire). N.B.
HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM.
WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
SUMMER TIME TABLE,
WEEK DAYS.
PEAR.8 io 10 am, overy quarter of an hour.
12 (Neon) to 1 p.m. vary quarter of an hour.
1 to 2 p.m. overy half hour.
DENNYS & MOSSOP,
18 & 51, Queen's Road. Hongkong, 30th April, 1890:
TO LET.
1479
TO. S MORRISON HILL. Entry, Ist No
June. Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON, 13, Praya Central. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1699.
4 to 8 p.m. ovory quarter of an hour, THURSDAYS NIGHT TRAMS at 10.30 and 11 p.m. SUNDAYS.
CHURCH TRAM at 10.40a.m. 12/Noon) to 2 pm overy, quarter of an luxdr.
4 to 8 p.m. overy quarter of an hour. 9 p.m., 10 p.m., 100p.m., and 11 p.m.
SrRCIAL UARA may be obtained on applica tion to the Superintendent.
Single Tickets are sold in the Cars; Five. Cent Coupons and Reduced Tiokers at the 1978 Office.
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,
General Managers. Bongkang, 30th Apell, 1880.
1052
Nano Brut.
TOI, HILLSIDE. Possession from 1st THE, HONGKONG MARINA LIMITED.
TO LET AT THE PEAK, for Two Year.
For Particulars, apply to
FIRD & FALMER. Hongkong, 24th March, 1890.
1708
21.83
Previous On data On Inte |day 5 pm.|at 10 a.m. | at 4 p.
29.35
TO LET,
29.91
64
78
78
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1880,
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Aigbert open air trapcantaro ove the deli Lower open air temperature on the 4th 1-FAROMIZER Tudosed to 2 degree Fahr, at sea level. -TEMPERATURE in the shade in cegman Fahrceholt. SE in prontage of saturation, the humidity of air started with moisture bang 100.
NOTIUE is hereby given that at a Mating of Directors held on the 29th January, 1890, CALL of One Dollar per share (making ina Turan Dollars per share! was made upon all the Members' and that the same will be
FOUSE No 1 KIMBERLEY VIL payable at the Chartered Bank of India, Au-
By Order of the Board of Directors,
H LAS" at Kowloon, Hout 1st February, niin uud Chins on 150 2110 day of May nort.
and HOUSE Na♣ « VICTORIA VIEW" at Kowloon Folat, from 1st February, 1800,..
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A. PALVES. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1890),
“PO LET Posession lat April, 1990.
ENE VILLAS, NORTH.
agroo to the resolation for a Federal Conven as it brings him and his enormous aggregation chair; d. drizzing rain; f. fog: gloomy; b. hali WESTBOURNE
Lion, but their respectivo Governments are now wrangling in reference to the ownership of the Hormy Waters.
ADELAIDE, 17th April. The business of the Mercantile Marine I3- surance Co. has been disposed of to the Con- mercial Union Co. of London,
The Premior (Dr. Cockburu) his signified that he will support a movement for the pro. hibition of the ftuportation of opiumu into South Australia.
BRISTAKE, 8th April. The failure is announced of Benjamin Spar kera a well-known morebant, the liabilities ba- ing £79,000.
BRIANS, 14th April. ̧,
Eleven fatalities were caused by the receit Hoods, and four Chinamen were dpwed at Isisford
of taleat prominantly before the public,
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Enarcisses of stock are reported to hase been caused by the recent puds, and a large-amonut of dansge has been done b agriculos
tural district
The bridge over the Fitzroy River at Book- hampton has collapsod. The structure cost fifty foar the and pounds.
The enquiry into the wreck of the Quella has been concluded, and the officers have beco exonerated from all blame in connection with the dienster.
OLLA PODKIDA.
The Financial News is guilty of the following joke-A boom in posts in predicted by the Saturday Review. Burely post corner would be out of place anywhere except in West minster Abbey."
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£110.1 $50 165
$50 140
$100 $236
When Mr. Rider Haggard's new novel, now Brown & Co, H. G.. running in some of the newspapers, is Inished it. China Borneo........ will be published in book form by Messrs. China Sugar
1500 ap.ct, pram, notu. Longman & Co. It is entitled "Beatrice. The Chinese Loan '85 11. heroine is a highly accomplished girl, entertain-Chisee Įsam 184 C.. $600 Up. ct. prom. nem ing atheistical views, the daughter of a
Chinese Loan E.. Ths. 250 12 p.ci.pran, nom, lageunions Welsh clergyma,
Cruickshank & Co.... $50 | $42, mm. Dairy Farm Co..... $10.212, nom. Darvel Bay Trading!
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$25 $30, p.
$26-$26, no.
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The British Medical Jomirnal is informed by Fenwick & Co., Go.. telegraphic despatch that an official report to Gordon & Co., A... the Italian Government' denies the existence in Green Island Cement Mantua sad tho Italian provinces of the dissan spoken of as a Nana Thero wors four casen which gave rise to the report; three rare asses of coma and delirium following typhoid, the fourth was a case of infine,
The American papers are talking about the Largest tent in the world, to be raised at the Universal Exhibition in the States. From the the centre pole, which is to be 1,500 foot in height, and so outdo the Eiffel Tower by 50 per coat, steel guy cables are brought down radially to anchorages in the ground, so as to emelosa a circle 3,000 feet in diameter. This wigwam, 1,100 feet high and 3,000 feet in diameter, would cover twice as much ground as the Paris Ex- hibition, and thus the two features of size and originality would be secured.
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Steam Laundry.... Hongkong Hope.....
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$60 $75; sales
10 100
$100 $220, nom.
$25 $100, ex div. $50 $82
$60 num.
$50 $116
$125 64p. t. pra.
$26 p. ct. dis, wallere $100 $900 $500 $501 $25 $25
$50 $115, I. 820 $85% $325 $20 $200 $80, nom.
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Canton China Fire Chine Trades .... Chinese Insurance. Hongkong Fire ... North-Chine Singapore Strain Frei] Struts Marine....... $230 $28 Union
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No matter what function music may be called apon to perform, whether it be to appeal to our emotions and imagination as pure form and colour in the symphony or sensite, or to heighten and idealise the expression of pastry in the song, the onials.or the pric-drama, it would be contrary to every known law of anture for it to Land Building
relinqui avy prloviple of organic structure tlint has been evolved from its own substance, and in accordance with it's own law. This or
that particular musical form may become extinet
and make way for others in the general and
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560.293 580 $16 -$185 3100 $2800 Shanghai Land Tia 50 TL 324. West Point Buildg.
Peak Building... Richmond Terrace,
$40 SER $100 $87
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$1014
Balmoral Gold Charboursges...... -$181.68 | 8420 Jolaba inayom Punjom
Sub
mneaasing struggle for existence, and only the Lason Sugar sttest will survive; and what le it to-day may Marin bark Furnitare be undt to-morrow. But the great principle of Mining musical forms and organism of a mort is ernal, and, if we may trust the leason of the ms, the bvolution of the fatum will, will be one Irem simpler to more complex and are highly organised formos. Just the lack of musical organism in the old Florentine stile rappresent ativo, was ook fell to be a weakness, and not source of strength, in the lyric dram, so wi the similar lack of musics) organism in tha Wagnerian music-drama be found to be a weak- Dess, it in time, ba oured by a na formal Hongel Koyah, evolution of some sort. Wagner's famose diotan, Shai & E. Whad. Ta 100 Tis. 230 that the composer in lyrie irama memember Shanghai Water.
Ferat Suguel 50 TL 38 Planting
East Bornecimen Zabut Plnating Laming Planting...
not to be too musical, will give way to You Steamship Cays Bulow for tener and profounder counter-ap- ophthegn, that a composer cannot, in any case, possibly be masinal enough. A partais German critle once said that, whatever might be thought of Wagner, he was indisputably the gats through which the future path of the lyric drama lay. Yes, but the lyrie drame must pass thrigh this grie; stop at it it cannot,
Chine à Manila... Chine Shippers... Douglas 3.B. Co... H., Canson, & K... Judo-China S. ... Steam Lanch Trat & Loan Co. Watron & Co., A. B
$40. 180
$20 $20,
$25 $80
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£20
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10824 pct. dika $80 nom
310 $28
crow OF TEN WIRD to two poinity. 3--FOR 6 Tax Wino according to Beaufort Babe. G-STATE OF THE WEFTHEN; be a sky; t lightulag, overvint; p. passing skewers; y aghally; rin; umow; ta thundr ; v. Tidbility w. dew (wet);
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 5th May, 1890.
AMOY DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 30.
SUNKEN ROCK AT SOUTHERN EN. TRANCE TO AMOY INNER HARBOUR.
„
NOTICE in hereby given of the axistanca,
Harbour, of a Sunken Bock situated about 31 vables outside the Coker Roak, and a littlo over- 4 cables to the W.-W. of Cornwallis Stone, and having ahaat 21 feat of water on it at Low Water Spring Tidos.
From the shoulost part of the Rock (which is only about & fast noroes)
Thumb Bock beare N. 29 dag. 30 min. W. Cornwallis Stone bears N.67 deg. 40 min. E H.M.S. Imperieuse tauched on this rock on the 18tb iuxtant.
AFFUGEES
T. H. KINGSLEY,
Acting Harbour Master.
Coinmissioner of Customs. Custera House,
Amoy, 2nd April, 1800.
FOR SALE.
71010
CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL.
HEIDI ECK' S
$22 por case of 1 doann quarts. $28........... per casa of 9 darnir pints.
PAUL DUROLS & Co.'s CLARET, GRANDIN LEOVILLE. $25
mannen per cass of 1 dozen quarts. CLARET, CHATEAU LAROSE, $13 por essas of 1 dozon quarta. $14......................... per case of 2 dozen piste.
PONTET CANET. - $9.50........ per case of 1 dosen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX, $7.50 ....... per case of 1 dosen quaria. $3.50...... per case of 2 dozen pints.
LORMONT. S per case of 'I dozen quaria.
· JOHN WALKER A SONS
$8
OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY.
per case of 1 dozen bottles.
A180. CUTLER PALMER & Ca's
WINES AND SPIRITS.
·BIEKSAEN & Co.. Hongkong, let January, 1684.
NOTICE
Apply to
1257
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 11th February, 1890.
1403
TO LET.
ONE LARGE ROOM
од
the GROUND Floor of No. 13, Prays Central Suit able for an Office...
Apply to
-
0. C. ANDERSON,
13, Prays Central Hongkong, 29th Maroi, 1896.
TO LET, FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1890.
HOUSE No. 3. CASTLE ROAD,
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION, Hongkong, 17th December, 1889.
749
153
TO LET.
DOOMS IN "COLLEGE CHAMBERS. -
No. 5, PEDDER'S HILL from 1st May. ... SEYMOUR TERRACE.
"STONEHENGE," ROBINSON ROAD, from
Ist Miy Apply to
. DAVID SASSOON. SONS & Co. Hongkong, 25th November, 1880.
----- TO BE LET. Just below Peak Flagstaff.
PAHAR LODGE. FURNISHED. -Apply to
HUGHES & EZRA Hongkong, 18th April, 1890.
140
1933
TO LET
8. BONIA
RAIGELLACHIE,"
6 ROAD. Apply to.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 5th October, 1880,
TO LET.
Apply to
146
J. A. HAREETTO,
Secretary:
11054.
, Beaconsfield Arcade.
Hongkong, 30th April, 1800. THE HONGKONG MARINA LIMITED.
OTICE is hereby given that al a Mosting of the Directors of this Company. hal this day a CALL of Ore Dollar per share (making in all Four Dollars per share) way made upon all the. Members and that the same will be payable at the Chartered Bank of Indis, Australia and China on the 21st day of May Doxt.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. A. BARRETTO,
Secretary..
Beaconsfield Areaila, Hongkong, 30th April, 1900
1055
EUCHY TRADE LISTS OF ALL
COUNTRIES in 86 VOLUMES.
NOW READY.
EDUARD SCHELLHASS & Co.,
Ageils. Hongkong, 12th April, 1800
1883 TRANSATLANTICFIRM INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the ahora Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curat Batesi
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
"Agents.
115
Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
TORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
As Agents of the above. Company we are prepared to nocaps RISKS galust FIREat Unrrect rates.
RUSSELL & Og. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1889.
1078 THE INDIAN IMPERIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY-----
THE
ЕЛМІТЕО
The Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the abere Company are prepared to ACCEPT MARINE RISKS at Current Rates.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 6th Novșmber, 1889. (18 THE NORTH GERMAN FILE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
--THE AMERICAN MAIL
The 0. & steniger Occunit, with the American meil of the 15th alt., leaves Yokohama on the 3rd, and may be expected here on the Oth instant.
THE CANADIAN MAIL. The C. P. steamer Partie, with the Canadia ail, left Yokolans on the 29th April for Koba, Shanghai, and Hongkong.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
The P. & O. aleamer Verona left. Yokohama via perte of call on the 2nd inst
The E.&O. extra, sfoamer This left Bon- bay on the Bad just.
The O. B. Co.'s steamer Deucalion, from Liverpool, left Bingapore on the 46h and is dos on the 10th inst
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The Postal Guide for 1800. revised to date, will be found in the Chronicle and Directory, 760. This is the only sathorized completo Sammary of Pestal-information published in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Maile, jesuot n portion with this paper is the ons pablished twin each day in our Fartes, which is always consoled to a mol Inter Four than that given below.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE Undersigned having boon appointed For Straits and Bombay-Per Bormida, extent of $100,000, on first-class risks at curea, to-day, the 6th lust, at 10 30.
ACENTA for the above Company, are to-day, the 9th inst., at. 11.30 h.. prepared to GRANT INSURANCES to the
rent rates.
DUNN, MELBYÈ & Co. Hongkong, 16th February, 3880. [17 THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM. PANT, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGSONO. CAPITAL (SUBSCRIBED), $1,000,000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LUM SIN SANG, Esq. BAN HOP, Esq. YOW CHONG PRNG, Esq. CHAN LE CHOY Ey Q. Ho CпONE, Bag
The Company GRANTS POLICIES On MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dividends are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or not.
WOO LIN YUEN, Socratery.
HEAD OFFICE,
No & Queen's Road West
Hongkong, 14th March, 1881. [634 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG. THE Undersigned having been appointat Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT EIERS, against FIRF at Current Rates,
T
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & Co,
Agenta. Hongkong, Ist July, 1889.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED 1879. HRAD OFFICE-Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PALD-UP CAPITA RESERVE FOND..... CLAIMS PAID...... BONUERS PAIN
--...... 400,000
For Swatow, Anioy, and Fanchow-Por Na
For Yokohama.--Per Sarachi Maru; today, this 6th inst., at 2,30 PM.
For Bangkok Per Edendre, today, the 6th lust, at 320 P.M.
For Saigon-Par Lennon to-day, the 6th inst., at 430 P.M.
For Haiphong-Per Murie, to-day, the 6th ist, at 5.00 P.M.
Fer Streits and CeloutfaPet Wingsang, te morrow, the 7th just, at 2.50 P.M
For Saigon. Per Yangtze, to-morrow, the 7th inst., a 4.30 P.M.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yskokams-Por Lombardy, on Friday, the 9th inst., at 5.00 .M-
Fer Kuhn, Yokohama, and San Francisco-Per City of Peking, on Saturday, the ith lust, af 0.30 PM.
day, the 19th, at 9:30 4:
Fer Singapor-Per Polyhyannia, on Mon-
Fer. Nagasak, Kobe, Yokohama, and Var- couver.Per Parthin, on Thursday, the 15th inst., at 10.30 AM.
For Nagasari, Kobe, nad Yokolama.-Per Verona, on Friday, the 16th inst., 245.00 P..
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKĒT.
The Gorun Contract Packet Bayern will bs despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th May, with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe and conntries bayond via Brindisi to tho Straits Bettioments Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon,
India, Aden, Egypl. Malia, &c., &c.
Registry comes at 2.30 r. The mail closes at 3.3) P.M. Correspondence may he posted on board untit time of departure.
The Post Office declinser all, msponsibility for Unregistered covers containing Bank Notes. Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration ha been neglected, will make no enquiries jabe alleged loss of such covers,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET: 700,000 The Freach Contraet Facket Yangled will be apa............een .759,000 despatched on THURSDAY, the 8th inat, 470,000 with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, RISH3 accepted at CURLENT RATES OF and places beyond, via Marciller; to Saigon. PREMIA.
Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon. the Australasian Colonien, Pondichery, Mudras. Calcutta, Adeu, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and $852 Gibraltar.
JAS. D. COUGHTRIE,
Socretary. Hongkong, 18th April, 1990.
PUGNIX FIRE OFFICE
"
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c.
The Post Office declince all responsibility for
The Undersigned are now prepared to Unregistored Letters containing Bank Notes, GRANTTOLICIES of INSURANCEagainst FIRE at Current Rates..
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents for the Ptwaix Fire Ofen. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887..
NOTICE.
COMPANT.
F16
Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has bona neglected, will wake no empirios int alleged losses of zuoli letters
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The Now Editions of ENGLAND, COUNEEN FTRE INSURANCE will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 10th -
TIES, Val-17. SCOTLAND, IRELAND. WALES, and European Fossessions, Vol 276 pay, are prepared
AMERICA, North, Sonth, Central and against FIRE at Current Rates West Indies, Val. 30.
IN THE PRESS.
COLONIAL DIRECTORY of Africa, Asia, and Australasia, containing the Colanies of all Nations and the Independent Empires and States, Vol. 20.
RUSSIA and POLAND, VOL 24. ITALY, Vol. 26, and other volumes.
C. LEUCHS & Co.,
6. Cox's COTET, LITTLE BRITAIN,
LONDON, E.C.
KSTABLISHED 1794.
(WETTE FOR PRICE LIST.) "
GOOD AGENTS WANTED. (1869 CHRONG & Co.,
General Dezlars in FURNITURE, ELECTRO PLATE, GLASS, CROCK- ERY WARE, CUTLERY CARPETS, LAMPS, &, ko UNDERTAKE to FURNISH HOUSES at the shortest botica.
Club.)
The Undersigned, 'Agenta for the above Com
ACCEPT RISKS
NORTON & Co.
Agents. Hongkong 18th July, 1887.
GENERAL LIFE AND "FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN
1
LONDON.
The United States Mail Packet Cily of Paking May, with Mails for Japan, San Francisc, the United State, Cansis, Fonolul, Peru, & white will be oled as followe 0.15 r., Registry ceases,
0.30 r., Post Office clown, but Correspondencat
may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cents extra. Postage natil' the time of departure.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Leltors containing Bank Notes. Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has H Undersigned having been appointed bean neglected will make no enquiries into Agents for the above Company, are alleged losses of such letters. pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE and LIFE at Current Rates.
BEUTER, BRÜCKELMANN & Co. Hougkung, lat July, 1869.
782
MOUTH BRITISH FIRE & MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW-ZEALAND.-
,
PAIL-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES... £210,000
The Undersigned are prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE INSURANCES, on favourable terms.
Current rates and a guarantood Borus equal 18, D'AGUILAR STREET (Behind the Hongkong to that paid by the local Offices.
[073
GEORGE R. STEVENS & Co.
Agents 6, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 11th February, 1890.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
VERTICAL" ENGINE. 1-12 AF CORNISH
FOR SALE AT HALF PRICE.
393
EQUALLY SUITED FOR DEAWING ROOM OF AND PEDAL BASS ORGÁN.
CHURCH. DIMENSIONS.-Langth, 4 feet 11 inches; height, 5 foot 3 inches width, feat inches In Walnut osse, carved and poliskol.
OT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
No
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor tho OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by ile Heera or the Crews- of the following Vossels during their stay in Hoogkoug Harbour — ARNGUDA Brit. bk., Greon-Captain DARRA, Brit. bk., Finlayson-Captain. FIDELIO, Qor. st., Brorsen-Malshors & Co. LENNOX, Brit str, Swinnerton-Adamon
Bell & Co. W.U.LINCOLN, Amr.ship, Daly-Russell & Co. EDENDALE, British str., Humphry-Arnhold
Raberg & Co. PhororTI, Brit. str., Farzand.--Mitani Bishi
Kajeshis.
NOW READY. THE
CHRONICLE AND
DIRECTORY ...
For 1990, With which is incorporated TILE CHINA DIRECTORY. ¿TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL ISHUE), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX. PLANS, &o., &c., Royal Bro. pp. 1236 $5.00 SMALLER FILTON, Royal 876. pp. 860...$3.00.
6) ØYLINDRICAL TUBULAR BOILERS, 150, indicated H.P. nachy and tested to 150-lbs. to the square inch; they are 16 Fest long by 6 feet in diameter, double FURNACE, M UNFORD" THE NEUK"- they have been ball at H. M's Naval Yard,
116-34 in. Tubes, reight about 8 Tons each; A HANDSOME AMERICAN MANUAL DU
TWO FIVE ROOMED HOUSES Hongkong. 4 (ORTISH BOILIES, 16 foot long Mount Kellet, the former with Teunie Court by 5 fest inch in diameter, fitted with 4 Possession from 1st May and lat Jutyros
daloway Tubes cach, and are atouts indinated pectively
ELP. oach. 1-10 E.P. VEETICAL BOILER, fitted with brass patent Tubes, and, 1-9 HP 299 BOILER and HORIZONTAL DRIVING ENGINE. C. Beale, Sir Sots of Rants, Fifteen Stops, vix, it is published, or to any of the following Agents Orders may be sent to Daily Press Office, where The instrument bss Six Octavos of Keys, SH.P. Horizontal Driting ENGINES Diapason, Melodia, Viola, Ducat, Principal, HONGKONG Mosers. F. Blackhead & Co.
Large, extra heavy, kose bed DATKE, 18 luck Celeste, Flute D'Aoar, Cello, Cremone, Fugle HONGKONG Mr. W. Brower. centre, weight about Pons. 1 LATER 10m. Horn, Forte, Vox Humans, Octave Coupler,
Touberton,
Bourdon Pedal, Manual to Pedale, Grand Powerful Steam PUMP. 1 Vertical BOILER &
Organ, Foot Pedal, Swell Foot Pedal Horizontal Engira, 6, indicated. H.P.,
with Blow Pedals, Blow Handle. Pedals 1 Set 30 Steam Coffee Mills and Plant, completa. 3 Notus Pedal Reeds, 16 at Pitch. Emery Tool GRINDERS, 1 Diagonal and 2 280 Horizontál STEAM WIRCHEN, gylinders in. in
Can be seen at the Office of the Daily Prass
Noex. -
C. W. RICHARDS. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1990.
TO LET AT KOWLOON. LENTHORNE, Six ROOMS, On Eastern Gp Fatone 13. DRESSING ROOM to easa BEDROOM, with all the appointments of a First-class-Dwelling, Grasa HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK Tennis Court and 3 of an Aors of Ground.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Apply to MR. ST. JOHN HANCOCK, Hongkong 28th Jaangry, 1890.
TO BE LET. GODOWN at WEST POINT,
CHIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS, ID) Krespectfully informed that, if apon their arrival in this Harbour, one of the Company's Foremen should be at hand, orders for repairs if Bent to the HHAD OFFICE, No. 14, Praya Central, will receivs prompt attention.
In the event of complaints being found necessary, communication with the Understrued | is requested, when immediate stops will be taken
to reatify the cando of dissatisfaction..
D. GILLIES
Secretary. Hongkong, 26th Augué, 1336.
SPECIALITIES
NVALID'S
CUTLER
PALMER'S,
"133
ORT
Analysed and Certificated by PROFESOR CASSALE. Each bottle bears his Certificate of Purity. The Wine is as derignatid.
Apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.
HONGKONG WHARF & GODOWNE
Goods received on STORAGE at Moderate Estes in First-class Godowns..
STEAMER CARGOES discharged on. favourable tertise:
Apply to
·Hongkong, 2nd July, 1887,
P
TÖRT· L'AN'D
MEYNE & Co
CEMENT:
J. B. WHITE & BROS.
SOLE AGENT. FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co.
637
Hongkong, lith April, 1888, ----
HONGKONG The Hongkong Trading Co. HONGKONG... Magars. Kelly & Walsh. Foot HONGKONG.... Mossrs. Lane, Crasford & Co.
HONGKONG......Mosers. A. S. Watson & Co. MACAC............ Mr. F. A.. da Unız... AMOY Mr. J. G. Göts. FORMOSA ........Mr. J. G. Götz, Soooow........Mesars. Helga & Co. SHANGH.......Hall & Belts Co-operative Co SHANGHAI......Mesars. Kelly & Walsh. NORTHERN & Hall & Hoste Co-operative Co. KIVER Porte and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai,
and
dis. by 12in. stroke. 9 Boxes TAPE and Dies.any morning between the hours of 10 AM. various sizes. 5Hisam Donkey Pure; 3 ships Desk Forde Puara; 2. Small FIRE ENGINES, Hongkong, 8th March, 1890.. 1573
FONG.
PHOTOGRAPHER
mounted on arriages 1 Trebe purchas WINCH, 120 lethome in. Repe and 3 Blocks to A Has nat added to his COLLECTION
ROOMS on SECOND FLOOR of (Maritigit. 1 Large Hand Power DRIVING WHET♂ VIEWS Bome NEW SCENES and Photos NAGASAKI Messrs. Ri H. Powers & C
Telegraph HousAL
*THE HOMESTEAD," M& Kellett. BIGNED VILLA," PORTOLUM. BREEZY POINT, BONHAM ROAD, with Tannis Lawa.
A WELL FURNISHED HOUSE from 1st of May,
Apply to
41
SHARP & Co.,
Telegraph House Hongkong, 9th April, 1890.
TO LET TOB. 25, 27, 31, 35, ELGIN BOAD,
behind the Old Union Church. TOP FLOOR of No. 17. OLD BAILEY STREET.
Apply to MACHEE & Co.,
17 Queen's Road Central: Hongkong, 7th April, 1800.
TO BE LET.
D49, Prays Central
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147
BOXINION
ESIRABLE OFFICES & GODOWNE,
Apply to
STOLTERFOHT & HIRST. Hongkong, 8th Detabor, 1889.
TOLET. FURNISHED.
BIX-BOOMED 'HOUSE on
ROAD -Apply, to
J.T. V. VERNON Hongkong, 17th March, 1890.
with shafting and pallays.. 1 Hand Power RIDE
KOBE-OSAKA Proprietors Hogs News." YOKOHAMA Mors, Kelly &Walsh.
ANILA. Messrs. Diaz Puertse & Co. TONKIN. Mr. H. Degented. BALCON. Mr. Aug. Book. BAGELOK ... Menora Lemany & C
PINANG
BELLING MACHINE. & Hand power steel of NATIVE Tvrge, copies of which are obtainable FLOUR MILLS. 2000fest 24in. Water PIPE; and in bla Studiocrat Moss, KELLY & WALSH'S. the complete plant of Powerful Laundry_MA-| IVORY MINIATURES of Superior Quality and CHINERY that formerly belonged to tho Hong of Excellent snd High Finish kong Steam Laundry Co., including Bailor and ERANGEMENTS of PHOTOS, and Vrews and Fagins, and also & Plant of LAUNDEY MACHIN-productions of the same on Paper, Canvas, or SINGAPORE Mesara. Kelly & Walsh.
KY, that formerly belonged to the Victor Opal, Extantiel it was tied up in her for the Ashau too Wax, both combined would make art powerful plant for a Fublio Lanudry.
PREMAMENT
INSTANTANEQUE Vinwa, Gaours and Por TRAITS are fazen in any state of the weather,COLOMBO, and Permanent Processos, are arecuted on STPEX
STUDIO ICE HOUSE LANE.
For any farther particulars apply to W. Moderate Terms DIXON, Engineer, in charge of the Machinery Gedown, No. 3. Cross Lane, Wanghai, ar No 2, Police Station.
Hongkong, 12th April, 1800.
THE PREMIER.
THE
11830
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CHAMPAGNE
Is BINET, FILS DRY ELITE,' So labelled and branded :
It is Shipped to the Hongkong representa tives of
CUTLER, PALMER_ & Co.,
who are MM. BIET, FILS' Agents.
Price,
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have always on hand
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A NATURAL SOLERA SHERRY, Dr. STEVENSON MACADAM, writes :--
“AKALITICAL LABORATORY, EDINBURG
11th June, 1888.
**Mmare. CUTERE, PAIMER & Co.
96
"I have made vareful and sibaustive Analysis of
a sample of Bharry of the mark "La TourK
CALCUTTA
Messrs. Maynard & Co
Mesars. A. M. & J. Ferguson.
Mesars. Nowman & Co.
Messrs. Gordon & Goted.
MELBOURNE... Messrs. Norton, Hargrava & Co. BEBANS...Messrs. Gordon & Gatab, LONDON. Mr. -F. Algar, Clement's Laas.. LONDON......... Mears, John Haddon & Co.. 3 & 4. Bouverio St. Fleet St LONDON......Mossen, Street & Co.,30 Cornhill LONDON... Mesars. Bates, Hondy & Co. LOUDON...Mr. W.M. Wills,1-1 Cannon Bt. PARIS Mr.L.H.Eoby,,Ras Lafayette. "GERMANT............ Mosers. Mahlku & Waldeschmidt
Frankfort ofM.
The BA FRANco, Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Aerobanta
Exchange.
rosuite ahow Us Sherry to be a natural Wine of
great parity, Fron from added alcohol or other NEW YORK... Mr. A. Wind, 21, Fark Bom,
The La Tomis" Sherry le well adapted for general use, and is a tonio which may be safely am.
ployed by those suffering frous a wonă, digestion.
* STEVENSON MACADAM, TE.B.E, FOS, FIG Leotarer on Chemistry, ha!!:
Our representatives in Chias can apply this Addreen-Care of Mestra. Kwong Sang & Co., ' charming and delicate wins at 89 per Case.
[745 229
Daily Pren Olson, January, "1890.
MAN LOONG of GANNON,
M
hand for Sale HEST PRESERVED MEAT, HOY, So. Price moderate.
The undersigned is also entrusted with the Sale of PRESERVES, &o., of Car Leona
MAN LOONG, Canton.
Caor.
CUTLER, PALMER & CO.
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