shows that a bolt re light as nowing cotton, r ning at the speedect a rifle ballet, would carry borso power, while if it were possible to ran belt of the lightest line known-the spidur2; wb-with the velocity of light, it would axery something like 250 horse power!
Au interesting observation te mentioned by Frosch medlost journal. In the parleh-of Fanborn, Prussia, are several distilleries of al pohol, and the inhabitants of the place are very largely idiots and all sorts of imbociles, which is in iriking contrast to the healthfulness of the population in neighbouring villages, which have no distilleries.
A parse gubatitate Eu oslico and leather in bokbinding and sey gands is called "ay loge." The surface is soft and lontheg-like ta, the tech, does not seratah se sily a lenne, is less costly all than calico, and does not bein folding or rotain wrinkles from orain colone of the oys. pling
To the fumes of wot wooden pavementi opticians are attribaling not only an increase of opthalmia in goate parts of London but a okauge
:.:.:.
A new Parisian misstry is that of making blood oranges by injosting a harmless sourlet dys íato ordinary oranges.
A French writer bas found that there are 2 Antzina whore an invention can claim proter Bon, 16 of these being in Bucove. 8 in Africa, 4 in Avio, 27 in Ameries, and 9 in Oceanion. This Latalost of the dogments granting a work- THE KING OF SIAM'S DIRNIIDAY. wide patent was inceclined to be 318,000.
After exhaustéro and satisfactory tests, pant has badapted instead of cal as fiin ragular fud for long motive of the Valston Oderbous Railway, in Sweden.
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"TARTLEY" Five Roomed Bungalow
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THONGKONG AND SHANG Agents for the abse Campany, are preTennis Lora and Bnglish Kitchen
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Fv.
(nhart 30$ HAS BANKING CORPORATION. LANE against FIRE to the extent of S100,000 |oland Verandahs. Gas and Water laid on. Rent
£20, llurs
8.10
pot dia) sellers
21 $200; seller
$60 16
$154, Bellers,
$5531, kuyaTS,
$10013150
F $24, bayors -$135
26 13 p. 5. by
Crodità, 60 days' sigui ON BOMBAY A VISION OF THE FIR DANT. One of the prettiest sights in the Far EastTelegraphie Tranfer The largest birth-woight ever recorded pe cost; to bare boem that of is woa of Bros. Ligs (says the Standard's correspondent at Bangkok)
Kentucky Gisat" and his wife, Novas the scene witnes ed iz Bangkok on the au-UN CALCUTIA Bostis Ciantes. The intrat weighed 23 niversary of the King's birthday Bangkok has often beon called the Venice of the East by popade
thoughtloss globe-trottars, who que mon things Siames through the glasses of exeitament forgetting or ignoring that the filthy, cholera strickan ereoirs of Sismoan illafford «comparison will the non Cybale of the Adriatic, throned ober isles" On the eagal birthday there might Many cu-os of aged spontaneous combustion become good grounds for the comparison; for of the Buwan body have been mentionel by old on this is the dirt, filth, and squalor of Bang Park madion writers. It is not new believed, how. kok are hidden under garlands of Lissing: tro ever, that the flash can grow set itself on firepical Lowers, festoons of dainty-coloured lampa ath ugh bus videnes is strong in support of geotargon figures of Siada zoyal manetroels theches that under corain conditions the bytes, and from every bamba anty Bastera the body may mabustible as to ignite royal dag of the kingdom. There is in the at burn on comme la santsut with Dame. Aaharastar of the Siamese natrong love of plan- w-atheniteatod eans of this kind, which has sure sad excitement. They are sasantially gam pod sarua paringent Westport. V.8. bas justors, as much in the coin of the realm as in the bu pat on need by a correspondeol of the pleasures of lits. Tay are witbal of good taste, Paputer Scie. Nets, The victim was and hunea it is that oas forgets their condition. opia alt gerenty years old, who was of yory as well as the anavoury aspect of the city, in intorni, hats, and bad been drinking fre aimiring the skill with which they decorate, and Jy on the fatal Jay. Near the middle of the the elegant simplicity of their dealgas. day she is on carrying she wood shavings Into Trase, and a couple of hours later Bat it is at night-thit the city is an ideal sveral nights, wracted by an chonpo of Wastern piolare, full of poatry and romance. foul smiling ka ofra! the boiling, and The realities are unssen, and all that is pictures. & C. Bakory ...... in the dense smk faned the charred baly que stands out boldly on the background of Hongkon & 0. G.
f the woman on the for, Tho Sesh FIR
dense black tropical night, Beory one in Siam Honkong Eletric... gono dos the er, the contents of the lives on the banks of the river and creeks. This H. 1. & Traway- domen were expasid and still barzing, while necessary to obtain water for avery purpena Hengkong Ice... Boot had been charrod as to break a
Flosting house, built of babon, are morodu.. Whart & win size for coring the body, nal a hand slong the banks of the great Chow Phya ualongkong Bepe..... had elgegly tapped off. The only natural-look-Mathar af Waters) on which Bang cok stands. II, & W. Dej Show piclion prot atid be a chair and what Europeans there are have their co witch alfaflen aros the body. The woodsidences along the river banks. On the birth work of His mom was not burned, and the was
day Byney Longs, big and lithe, Enropean sed man hal wet falleri wote the fire, but is supposed air is literally a bias of artistically de to har, born smoking,
aigne! illumination, beginning with tho A word concrete is now being made in Gorgiennt illumination of the Palao, whern many fren, wind waste chips, shavings and several million small lamps are used, and whure. l-mixed with aqsein, aloined limestone, Tery square foot of the 600 square MoreS glen in silicate, and Hasand pil. The covered by the King's Palace as its colonsod position is pressed in moulds, and left to light. Across the river, opp alte the Palace is herden. Wir dry. it is hard and solid, not eat the Naval Department dook and headquarters ba, plod, and polished. Pizia or Easey of the Biamere det. Here for several hundred os may be taken, nud, if destral, staiuel boards along the river bauk, is a solid wall of fight some forty tent bigb. Designed in the form of tower, la rets, and micerpts, the golden glare of these illuminations is one of the great shows of the year. Every Government depart meat displays the same havish expenditure of uil
fore are
Apparatus for go ubiaing pictures of sunsa sires of notion to produce a micving dgars have a molly wited to the representation of single mation or vary simple actiun. Aant lamps. The faw geu-boate of the Siamese
•Foch option, M. Bayound, has greatly are also things of beauty, as they are decked tute the Idea. te fs feris da ep-callost with lanterns notary available spot from stem uplical outre, the object of which is in repro- ta starn
HORRIBLE LYNCHING STORY
FROM RUSSIA,
les ric lights are also to be resin dace a large serios of actions, even a whole speaking brilliant contrast with the golden glare lasting ffirus or twenty toiuntes, by the nee of of the laraps he European fiers of Bangkok a very long band carrying a great samb of ga to considerable expepen io laminating the pass. The piotraves are enlarged by Intera pro-elvor fentage of their business-honsus ench year. jestion. To give the illusion of life, the postures inast encored such other without any extinction clipse betroen, and this has not been before attained by any projection apparatus. The son) – stration of the optical theatre provides that The succession of the pastures may be interept- ed at every instant withnat axir the dsp- parans of the itange from the screen. The Lung bund, upon which the Images are produced in colours by a special process, may be moved in either direction before the latern, when the images are projected through a one upon an inolined mitur. which projects them upon a Another projeation lantern transparent screen. sanses the appearance on the stage of the soonery and which the charactors move,
A KORSE THIER AND S FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH
bat was burned down and the oorpies of their
Dakin Cruicke'k&Co. Dairy Farm Co Fodwink & Co., Ġou Green falanial Cutec H. Brisk & Cauzot..
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For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,"
F. DE BOVIS.
TE Chief Manager, Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, aro Hongkong, 12th August, 1891.
prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE; HE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, at Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO. LIMITED.
Agents.
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$40 a month.
CHAMBERS at "WILD DELL BUILDINGS," with evory convazivaco,“
Apply to
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OLD,
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THE INDIE MAIL.
The Indo-Chin ander Kudeng, from Cel e.tta, left Singapo at 3 pc. co the 4th inst., and may be expoetod hora on 'tir 11th inst
THE FRENCH MATE
To M. M. stenuer Sydney with the Proch mail of normbar 9th, lett Singapore on Thurs day, the 5th st., a 3 pm., 10-mg baexpetid
lanes on on about Thursday, ha 12 inat. This Pacant brings replies to lutions despatched from Hongkong on November 2nd.
THE AMNRINA MATA The O. & O stor-Delgie, it's the Ameri dun mail of the 15th ult. leaves Yokohama ti moking (7th), and may be expost have an or about the 12th inst.
The P. M. stemmer Pera. Loft San Francisco fez this port ria Yokokama on the 21th Doc.
MERCHANT STRANDSON The Glen Lins steamer Meafruin laf Singu pore on the 1st, and may be spooled-here in the 8th inst.
The Chion Matoul aten-nor Kcemun left Sin-
apps on the 4, and a sy he expected here an the 11th inst
The P. & O. steamer Galier left. Singapore- at 1 pm. on the 5th inst, and may be expected hero-en tho 12th int
The Northern Pacific stemmer Victoriq left Vistoria, B6, on the 17th December.
Tho China Mutual sheamor Katoz pass d the Camil on the 2 net.
The P. & O. stam Jostbardy loft Bombay on the 5th inst. for this part.
POST OFFRE NOTICES.
PEAR DELIVERY closes at Post Office at: 11.30 am, and 8 pm, dà in Letter Sogas in, that Cara by and 330 oʻalok tr Letter Buses at Pork will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 p.m.
-
The Posial Guide for 1892, rovised to date will be found in this Chronicle and Directory. P. XX. This is the only wat'uprisek, u suplota Samanry of Postal information published in
No 10 RATA CENTRAL, at prosent Honkong
coopied by the New Oriental Bank in Lat tion.
NAY HOUSES in RIFON TERRACE, BONHAM ROAD, Rear Breezy Point.
No. 4 BLUE BUILDINGS. FLOONS in BLUS BUILDINGS. OFFICES, SECOND FLOOR, PRAYA CENTRAL (Intely acompled by Messrs. Dunn, Melbyn & Co
GODOWN, No. 1A, BLUE BUILDINGS, SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES at MAGA ZINE GAP. Very cheap rental.
Nay:21 and 2 CA NE ROAD.
Nnx. 4, 5, and 0, VICTORIA VISW, Kow LOOM
FLOORS, Na. 5, SHELLEY STREET.
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THE UOVOKONG LAND INVEST- HENT AGENCY CO. LD. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1893
TO BE LET.
FAS
Tay The anthorised List of Maila 'sous ín Connection with this paper is the one published twica sach day in our Sztra, which is eser sted to a minch later hous then that given below.
...
For Singapore, Batavia, Sancarang, and Sours- ba-l'er Borneo, today. the 7th inst., at 3.30 par
For Moon Ta Angui toi dang tin 7th st., NO 30 LAR
For Tokelau as1 logo. Por Occita, to day, thy 7th inst, of 139 est..
For Seaton, Atudy, Foociew.-Fer Nama, toelsy. the 76 fast, at 5.00 pm.
For Sharghai and Kubo-Par Aden, to-day. the 7th inst., £5.00 pai.
For Amy Shangbai-Per Telemachus, 10-day, the 7th inst. at 5.00 r. 11,
For Shanghai-Par Hainfony, on Monday. the 9th it, at 3,50 P1,
For Straits and Caloutta-Por Lightning,
Carront Rates and a gontred Bonus equal HOMESTEAD," KELLETT RIDGE. g, the 19th inst, at 11an Am
to that paid by the Legal fees.
S. J. DAVID & Co.,
Aganto Bongbong, 26th November, 1892. ADE TAN ON INSURANCE
PANY, LIMITED.
18479
COM,
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Current Sccounts opened. Manny roared.
Deposit Drafts issued. Bills purchased
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Agenny business undertaken.
Interest for 12 Months Pind...
5
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$
For Rates of Interest for other periods apply to the Mausgor.
Hangkong, 26th November, 1892.
IMPORTANT SALE BY PRIVATE TERATI,
TIGGO, JAPAN.
TO CAPITALISTS-SYNDICATES, FOTEL PROPRIETORS, AND OTHERS.
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The St. Petersborg correspondent of the Belly Telegraph gives au neonant of the lynching of a horse-thief and six members of his family. The affair took place in a village in Lithnonis. It appears that about too days ago some peasants of the village awoke one morning to find their bortes gene. As rabo as their grief had subsided they resolved that they would wreak terrible velgenoa upas iko this?, Captain speltions make it appear, ancard who, they had no doubt. was a man asmod ing to bi. Raoul Tits that chrioni anity Ivauski. "On the airbt Gred they snubled in This your's New Malwa $520 14 to 4 cation must be absent at the temperature of absolut the village und surrounded the wretebed Nulle Two years old Mala... $53 1 to 4 zero-that is, at 275° C. below the melting point hat in which the suspected hoc thief was Old 3 to 4 years') Malwa $5 i to å
Low N. 8576) | of io pacient poufires this belief. At asleep. He was not, however, aloue: thero
Packs (Now! about 150 below zero, chemical action has been were six members of his family, all women or
High No. 3577 por obest. found to be work sulphuric and nitria aoide children, skaping in the sime tiny cabin. The Beans (New
TO BE SOLD BY TENDER having no effect upon otash, and potamian lynching party were aware of this and not ousef reading achanged in oxygen. Entirely them proposed to make a distinction between.
LL that property kaowu naihe HIOGO new nobilis, moreneer, have boen of the alleged thiaf und bis fasoily, who were gr
A HOTEL, KOBE, JAPAN, with its an- vil by the bution of the elasteta spark oa sub-tainly innocent. They sat firs to the but from Denber:-For London- en bristles, 180 atma maisteined as that tamparatura.
Half a dozen different pelats similianously, and Leles caries, 200 casks prasorves, and 56 packages rivalled situation fecing the Harbour of Kobe, The supposition that ainoke indicata gra waited with fiendish delight. In few minutes unici For London and/or Antwerp-200 the larger portion of the proporty, via, that fan waste it related by Er. Echenror Kostner, a noise was heard inside, then gries. shots, all packages for (partipolar unknown), and 30ing the wa, bing held in perpetuity from the shrieks, as the fire burst into flames and cases Friatiss. For Hamburg and/or Loudon Japanese Government at a small (almost no.. whose careful experiments show that when smoke roara was filed with smoke. Then the 39 cases bristles. For laye anafer London-minal) ground seat, and carrying with it the is made as long as possible the loss of courdane was nubertad, nad the children and women 250. boxes staranisut For Basra -650 pack-privilege of using the whole of the Beach in baatible material is less than 1 par cont. To kaap soakes a minina e recensende a gait. appeared, but they were met by the infntiated gas tan (particular unknown), 20 cases bristles, front of the Hotel down to low-water mark. 10 pouents, who, arned with scythes pitchforks, 55 packages paper, 755 rolls matting, and 28 fact, the site of the Hote! is not surpassed in any abe nochanical staker, or provision for mix-
reaping-hooks, and kilves, rathlessly drove them packages sundries. Far Hamburg-383 bales Port in the Bust.
The Hotel Buildings have a sea frontage of ing the smoke with hot pases,
back into the barning kat, wounding soron and thathe, 10% bales or 100 bazes staraniseed,
316 fret, and over an area of 63 tsabo, The need of a new bonah Sbra, for making murdering one in the attempt. As soon as the sad f packages sundvies."
Per termau stenchip Bolleria, sailed on the equivalent to about 2500 square yards, and in the broomsand brushes used in raping streets and pablie baildings, is mentioned in a remont :vou victims obarrad to cinders the parts29th December:-For Havre-75 Sons staadi addition thereto, there are two lots to the rear, papar by Mr. J. R. Jinksan, of the Kew Gar went to the police and gave themselves The Bood, 50 bobs camphor, 90 bales bamboos, and of 200 troba and 13 teabe respectively, with the dens. with the auggestion that this is likely to They take diabuilos delight in detailing how 29 packages sundries For Harre option Lon buildings thornon, held anders, Axpiring be found in some of the armerons palma of the they pitchforked the miserable creatures back don-50 nokages tarantooed For Havre in one case in the year 1909, and in the other Sonth American forests. The most wastagefol into the fire. They will probably be imprisou option Hamburg option London-100 boxean 1911. material-introduced some forty or more years or compelfed to feare Lithuania and settle in stranised, 14? boxes bristles, ad 1.134 cases The Hotel was placed under neer cansgament camphor. For Havreoption Hamburg-oss the let of August, 192, with a very beneficial gobas been the "bass" or "passava" from the east of Rassia,
chonrare, 30 cases sonileirs, and 140 ca fasa.rault, and the Parsbarers of this Property Babin and Para. This is the caires, whaleboni
For Hembarg-970 casen ocsin bats. 925 cases would enter into possession of a valuable and lika fibes of which fe abe thing bases of that
sterapisood, balea feather 12 boxes bristles, improving business and an old stablished leares of two palias Attalen furifere and
41 bales eines, 10 boxes bair. 511 packages sun" going counern," and the axlating accommoda- Impeldinia pinssub-e) are built up, and the de
Arias, 60 einen sotensial oil,-105 cena gallants,tion is capable speedily, at a moderate outlay, of mand for it an increased until, early in 1891,
450 cases jambor, 40 balss rattaucors, 25 pack roost extensiva adulsions to provide for all the price rose to £74 par Jou in the English
ages tea, and 38 mlls matting for Hamburg Visitors to or from the World's Fair" and market. A few inferior substitutes for his pre-
option Bremen-5 casos sential oil For others, whe intend making the tour of Japan.
The fallast inspection in invited. dnot. have been triad. That most resembliner trut
Homburg option London-50 cases bristles, 19 piassare comes from a little knows palm (Dictyos, perma fibrarum) of Madagascar, but the fibre is fiue and lacking in strength and elasticity. The unust important of the abstinte-s Brought to tle some four or yours age the West Africa base, from the loloo. African wine or buboo palm phio Naga! Sang lại vinifera). This is a atit, wity tibes, to 20 of Bacchow an job in diameter, nod is supplied by ons of Away the commonest treas of the Ingos lowlands. The Amping. newest brush fibre, kwon an "bassino," was in-watow troduced a few wooths ago from Ceylon. It is Gatos .....
Hongkon from the sheathing leaf talks of the ubnodant Victoria Par. Palmyra patea (Boraasus flabelliformis, and Gap Kock......... Its defeat is inck of straightnera. The wine is palm Ciyotu urens) of Orylou and Sather haihow. India furajohes the Kital" bra, which ban Haiphong
Mruila prozen wy ussful in place of bratles for sift Bolino. brushes and as a abstitute for horas-hair in Cape S. Jame. mattress
Wladivostock
THE WEATHER.
METEOROLOGICAL BROTSTER. 5TH JANUARY, AT 4 PM.
STATION,
Windivostock
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In parts of Central Asto, za desibed by Akio i M. Mape the other day to the Paris As Nogarak! dany of Sicaces, bricks are baked in erindrical Singha esene for about three days wad thon bored gultas
in an atmosphere of stesos, which is produced Angin....
by closing the heated overs with covers of net walow... fel:. The bricks are turned by the steam from thaiton red to cork gray, require hardbes and become Rongkost Boller, and are said to raist walk ring Victoria Pesh... helter as Bro-burnt bricks,
Gap Bockar
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Toilowan The osas of the injurionsnow of the air of Haiphonganta crowded pinces has bum sought by two Buglia Manito physiologist. They the rents to be doe treess of oxhouic acid gas, and net to frek
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Baronular falling. Gradiente daring for wide,
of oxyger or to the organic matter expelled from washer riods, u dan od 11.20.12)
lungs
The development of Scotland's shale oil in- dustry was mentioned in the President's ad-fre to the late meeting in Edinburgh of the British Pharmscectical Conferimos. A few years ago the shale was looked upon as useless. From it arasow obtaied paraffin, lubricating and barking oils; and ammonia, more than $12.000.000 of capital being invested. Last year 55,000,000 gallons of oracle of were distilled from from 2311.892 Loss al shale A eurious incident in oopbection with fals industry is that the designing of the min- chinery for condensing the shale vapours led to the production of the world-famous refrigerator. the Bull Calenian by wlloh the great seas trade in frozes, mente has been made possible,
A puisomens subofants has been obtained by
ves scential nil, 100 cases cassia bads, nad 26 packages sundries For Londa-00. botes sundries For Antwerp-10 boxes ton: From Feoshow for Havra-226 halichosts tea, 796
boxes tea, and 150 og tek:
The Liquidators of the Hugo Hotel, Limited, call for Tenders for the purobase of the land and buildings compris ng the above proparty.
All Tenders to be delivered at the Office of Mr. H. J. PEALOR, Solisitor, Kobe, Japan, on
Par Rrilisa stoms ip Giercek, exiled co theur before the 15th of FEBRUARY, 1893, the 1st January-For New York 200 cases gin- highest Tauler not necessarily accepted.
Furniture and Block in Trade to be taken by ger, 50 cases soy, 43 as blackwood ward, 12
axes curios, 4 custs, bristia, na 629 packages valnation.. Chinen sundries.
Per British ship Men-hiol, sailed on the 1st January For Havre 2 boxes bristles, For London-5,83 ba scented raper 3,80 beles hemp. 5 packages cigars, and 21 packages gundries,
REPORTS.
The Grimáa steamer Bayern, from Shanghai Brd Jau. bad fine weiher with northerly winds. The British steamer Telemachus, from Liver- pbol 19th Nov and Singhe 29th Deo, hind Fresh mencan and head wey throngiant.
SHANGWEATSHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
Droemlor
31, Chiyan, Chinees str.. from Hongkong.. 31, Emprres of aus, Brit, str. from
org
81, Chingping, Cliness str., from Hongkong December URTARTURES.
31, Yokohamu Mnr. Japanese str., for Japan. 31. Samiga, British str, for London.
Al, Catferthna, British str. For Japan,
31, Tangabow, Dritish dr., for Chofoni 31, Wenshow, British str. for Chafos.
LIVER COMPLAI-Dr. King'a Dandelion and Quimine Izor Pills, without Mercury, sta a potent reely, remove all liver and Stomach Complaints. Bilioanese Headache, Sickness, Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indiguellan, Consti- pation. Maite only in London. Sold swory
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Provions Un daten deta day 4 papás 10m.at
30:20 69
30.18
30.07
61
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where
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Barometer kana saj l'empomipresen Humidity..... Direction of wind ... E.NE
Forne Weather
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Ratu...........i svest day'
Bust our sexaparatare on the 5th gene; “K Lowest or ir besoperates on the de
reduce docteos Fear, as son lovel
Babybelt.
10th shada is depon the basis of
RIDITY is soton of
I a'r antrested with mulature belog 100.
ACTION OF WED 19 potoka.
FOM OF CE Winding Beaufort Beals,
6-STAIR VE TED WEATHER & time ka dotacind
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA FOR SALE,
BY PRIVATE TRADES,
For farther particulars giving number of rooms, and all nocssary information, apply to the Manager at the Hotel, or to
B. J. ROTHWELL,“ No. 11, Kaba.
B. J. PEARCE, No. 16. Kube.
14th November, 1892.
Inquidatora.
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THE YOKOHAMA PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED.
IN LIQUIDATION.
The Company ORAYS POLICIES on MARINE RISICs to all parts of the World, payable at any a ita Aroncinas
Contributory Dividends are payable to kil Contributors of Business, whether they are Bhareholders or gol.
WOU LIN FUEN,
HEAD Orelos,
Secretary,
No Quoon's Road W
Hongkong, 14th March, 1981.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY IN-
LONDON.
[19412
1E Unders geed having boon, appointed Agents for the above Ocupang, Bra pra- pared to ACCET RISKS against FIRE and LIFE at Caes at Rates,
REUTER. BRÖCKELMANN & Co,
FSIG Tougkeng, Taly, 1859,
HEIN FERIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FIRE.
INDON ESTABLISHED 1803.-
SUBCRIDED CAPITAL ....... PAL-UP CAPITATäin. TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS (ver).
£1,970,000. 300,000. 1,600,000. The Undervigued are prepárail to accept First GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO. Agente in
. Class FOREIGN RISKS at Current liates.
MEYER & CO.. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1992.
T
Furnished.
BREEZ POTNT." ROBINSON ROAD. Furnished or Unfaraishel
No. 1 MOUNTAIN VIEW," Farnished or Uaforoisted..
|
ROOMS DE JETO FLONE of TELEOP Housa, Furnished or Unfurnished.
SUITES SINGLERDOMS at KOWLOON Pors, Faynishad or.nfurnished, three minutes' walk from Steani Ferry avery quarter of an hour.
LAND for GOAL STORAGE at WesT POTT, deep water frontage and at Kow1008.
NEW GODOWNS, WEST. GODOWNS at Kowloos Peint.
Apply 't
SHARP & Co.,
Telegraph Hons.
flongkong. 16th November. 1892.
TO LET.
137
Fast Offos. Suitable for Ofoes or Cham- T0.4. PEDDER'S STREET, net to the born as email Godors atlubed. Datry on or after FEBRUARY 8th.
Apply to
G. C. ANDERSON, Hongkong, let December, 1892.
TO LET WITH IMMEDIÁTN POMESS107.
1, Praya Central.
148
Farnished, for two or three months,
For Staite and Bombiy-Per Taibel, on Taoday, he 10th ist, at 11:30 AM.
Far Maero, Yokohama and Sau Traperon- Per China, on Taosday, the 10th initat 5.0.3. For Strada Bay-Per Bormida, on Salarday, the 14th is, at 11.30 4.21.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.
The Garman Cootect Ecokat Bayou will be dispatched on SUNDAY, the 8th Jan- wurz, 1893, with Mails for the (aitel Kingdom, Europe, and tries beyond. via Beindist to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceston, India, Adan, Egypt. Malto. &o., to.
The mail closes at Registry consns at 445 V.M.
5.90 P..
A Supplementary Mail will be closed on Sus- das, as Ba..
The Post Olico dealines all respon</h:Bty for Umregistread Covers containing Bank Notes, oin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration has heen neglected, will make na enquiries into alleged losses of such covere
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Paskok Tarra will he dopatoled on WEDNESDAY. the H instant with Mail for the United Kingdom, urope, and gloom beyond, sa Marseilles to Saigon, Straits Sattlements. Dabavia. Barmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies Pondichery, adras Galentia, Alen, Mauritius, Egypt, Halta, and Gras
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Maila &
The Post Of declines all responsibility for Unazistered Lotters containing Bak Note. Coin, or Jowallory, and, where Registration has Teen neglected, will make no enquiries inte Ceutraloged Inssas usul letters.
17L
Et a low rental
Apply to
PAUL JORDAN, 7, Queen's Road Hongkong, 3rd January, 1893.
TO LET.
HOUSES in KNUTSFORD TERRAOR, Kow.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Pusket Mirapors will be destabel en THURSDAY, the 19th inst., with Mails for the Ential Findon, Bro
and countries beyoud, cia Brindisi: to the Straits Settlements, Netherlands Izdin, Barmah, Carlos, Alen, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The hours will bo observed in lasing 186 the mills, c.
Apply to TUR HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY CO., LD. Fung, 1st November, 1864.
TO LET.
Dougtong, LODOWNS at WANGHAL, with good water 1250G Frontage, suitable for storing Coal or
FENIX FIRE OFFICE Merchandis
The Undersigned are now "premrat to
RANTPOLICLES INSURANCEagainst FIRE at Corront Rates
DOUGI AS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agone for the Phoenix Fire Olion. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887
115
EYRANSATLANTIQETREINSURANOS COMPANY OF HAMBUR The Undersigned, having bon appouted Agant for the bora Corsaany, ore: prepared to ACCEPT RISKS painst PT at Caeco Babes
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Agents.
Uongkong, 1518 Tenumber 1872.
TUETA BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL ASSETS AT BIST DACEMBER, 1891; 216,095,969 2. 11d. ¿L-AUTHORISED CAPITAL. £3,001,000
BuczIBED CAPITAL 2,750,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL L-FIR FUNDS
G: 200 1,717,177 13:3 The Undersigned having "bown appointed AGENTS for the shore Company are pro-. pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rale
Bengkong, Ist July, 1892.5
· Agenta..
1438
PUBCHASING AGENT. ERMAN with Good Connections in the In- dustrial parts of BENIH Prussia and WesTFRALIA is open to undertake the Parch se of Goods on Commission for a First-clace Hoasa,
THE PROPERTY of this Company, in
olading the Goodwill of the Japas" Cars the Machinery, Plant, and Typs tbernaf; the less of the basinam premises, nd No: 70, Yokohama, is offeret for als by kender. The pan Unnette is a well established daily Newspaper with an ex onsita cireulation and the gaswill thereof includes the right of on- tinuing the publication of the Japas Directory. The business prenies are held on a lease of which & reara are unexpired, stu rontal of $125 Advertiser is particularly experienced in the Maldi, Iran, and Steel Wiz Trede, Needles, par monib.INSTAG
The printing department is fully supplied Locks, or High security can be given, ad with machinery and type salable for a new dress B.K, 1629, care of Henry & paper, job printing, and book printing hinges,Voamna, A.G., Cologne (Germany) [2728 all in good order.
An excellent opportunity is thus #forded to a practical printer or othom, of anquiring an established busfuos.
Tarders must be sent in writing to the under- signed on or before the 10th of January, 1999 555 Blood any wonder be accepted the parchaser would be required to complete the porebris in ∙14 days after he is nouided by writing of the acceplande of his tender
HR Iron Sorew Simmer WAKANOURA MARU as she now line atent in Toxu- HAMA HARBOUR.
The purchaser in addition to Ura tender, prlos would bave to take the stock of stationery at book prios DRY
The sale of the property will be completed
free of rill contracts except the current engage
ment of the Reporter and of the stalk of Registered Dimensions, 3045 fost x 39.3 feet compositors, and the continuation of current enbscriptions and advertisements Current sab 185 fent.
scriptions and ivertisments which have been
rats to ty parchaise
Prof Gruber, of Vienna. from the afslunds; d. deilor min £. fog: z. loomy Registered Tonusga 4900 445 and 797, dha. zwelt for ly edvacou will be accoutted for pro
Siglo overens pu paring aos 4, 4
now; kater T. Winblitty . das
A DO BREOK, Alalaat. Meteorologist Hongkong Observatory. Janny 6th, 1898. Manske. FizCONES & COA ERGIren, Jan, Graz poison seems to be an albpuisous body resembl- Barometer ... 14 The a. (Webb
Baropter4r... 50. There 41, 5, (Wet bure) 52 ing some of the smoke poispss, and it loses ita Barometer 180, Therm 1r., (Wet buch) 64 power after a few days' exposure to air and light, Thurs. Tharm. Messap The palution is comgulated by ooking antyThermom.....E When it kise become rural deyi olaj "sing
bumon of fresh hea's uggs The egg aber men is shaken with pure water, then treated with absolute alcohoi, and the prealitate treat. ed with water for some time This yithu a yellowish aikelins colution, which has a carare- like effort when injected into animals. The
Therung 47
BA *****
Therapy ver 1.
Compound Engines, Cylinders.
x 42 stroke,
The Vesel can be laspected sad Inventories Been on application to the Nippon Tasen Kaisha Blores Departinent, Yokohama.
Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of One Thoud You (7.1,000) a guarantee,
Listest data for sept of tenders (to be for warded to the AGENT, NIPPON Yugen Kaig,
Longong Olet JANU BY 1803
Tokyo, Dose bor, 1881
Luspechon of the Books of the Company and of the business promises may be had upon ap plication to the under digoed, on his order only.
CHAB. W. UBE Liquidator. An Inventory of the Plant can be inspected at the Off Mars. Comes and Geona Vialoris Ballding, Hongkong.
Dated Freshouse Tij Dombay, 1897. [9689
by
29!
TAPIER JOHNSTONE'S
RANQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY
The sale of this good Seatch inores month
mouth; it is of Superh quality end of COYLEE PALME & Co.'s SELBOTION,
Sole Agents for it:
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
Hongkong.
FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS. THE JUBILEE of HONGLO
BRITISH CROWN COLONY, BUIBO AN HISTORICAL SKETCH TO WHICH IS ADDEN AN ACCOUNT OF THE CELEBRATIONS 21st ro Séra JANUARY, 1991
T
ABD
:
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 28th October, 1892
141
TO LET
TO... LOWER MOSQUE TERRACE.
Apply to
CHAN YAU. Nos. 1 & 2, Lower Mosque Terrace Hongkong, 2nd May, 1992.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED
NOTICE.
TO LET
The Post on delines all responsibility for. Unregisterel Letters contalalay Bank Note Coin, ci Jewellery, and, where Registration bas been neglastad, will maks no onquiries into alleged toases of such letines.
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. Who the Packets lomas, ret Noon. Thofoliowing hears will to onerved in olosing the mails for Feropa, &c., by the English and Prenol Tackoka, when they leave at Noox.. The Money Order Ofitos will be plased at 5 eat, tho day befors
800 AM-Posting of Frides Corrent and Cir.
olars ceis04.
(Peinen Carrany and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 d'olsch if they are.tiel in bundies otry by vonatay, with the address 'one way. 10.00 à Registry ornsea.
10,30 A. Powing of nawappers a books, and,
patterna coses,
| £0 a.—MaŬ olosou.
LATE LETTRE may be posted (from 11.10.
DOOMS for OFFICES and/or CHAM) with 14 cents late fee up to 11.50 A.X dter which hour they may be sent on board 11BERS onthe Ground and First Floors of with the saunu late fee. the Metal, facing QUEEN's HOLD and Pedra. BEST. With immediate entry if required.
For Partienters, apply to
Secretary
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet China will be 146despatched on TUSSDAY, the 10th instant. with Mails for Japan, Honolulu, San Francie, the United States, Canada, Peru, &c., which witi be siosod as follows:
WYBITALL
Hongkong, 9th December, 1699.
TO LET
BOUNCE, formerly occupied by IROUND FLOOR of No. 2 Qapena
the Oriental Bank Corporation.
Apply to
LINSTEAD A DAVIS Bongkong, tb Becember, 1693.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE. NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS,
COMFORTABLY
[43
2. Pedder's Hill.
Apply to Em MATHUR Hangkoue, fat Jaunary, 1992. PRIVATE BOARD & RESİDENCE.
5.03 r.M., Fust Office closes, but Correspondenes may ha posted on board the Packet with Tate Fan of Huis pztra Postage until the ́tion of departare.
4.45 P.M.. Registry cesser
The Post Ollos declines all responsibility for Burogistered Telters pentaining Bouk Notes, Coin, or Jewelery, and where Registration has beau angiesled, will make so enquiries into
teged losses of such letters.
MAILS BY THO CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. CONTRACT PACKET
The British Contrast Parkot Kispres of China will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 25thisst, with Marls for Shanghai, dopao, ('guada, tínited States of America, and countries ES. FALCONEE has gaesules for bayoud, ria Vaucouver, B.,
Reidont Gentlemen
Boarders
The following bours will be observed in "Victoria View" Kowloon.
closing the Maila, &o. Hongkong, 10th January, 1891.
1611.15 3.M. Registry olores.
M
A FONG
ENOTOGRAFIER
Has just added to his COLLECTION
of VIEWS acme NEW SCENES and Phalas.
of NATIVE TYTEs, copies of which are obtainable
in his Stadio orat Mesurs, KELLY & WALSU'S.
1,30, M. Post Ofice closes, bat correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fon of 10 cents extra poslaga, nutil time of departure:
The Post Oßeo declines all responsibility for Uuregistereû corers outsiuing Bank Noton,
IVORY MINIATTats of Superior Quality and Cola, or Jewellery, and, where. Registration as
of Excellent and High Finish. PERWANENT en reglected will make no enquiries into ENLARGEMENT of Poros. and VIEWS and alleged losses of such covers. repeductions of the amas on Paper, Canvas, or
INSTANTANE CY VIBWE, GRours and Por
TRATI are taken to any state of the math NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
and all Permane it: Processes are oxecuted mi Modorate Teen 1600
STUDIO-ICE HOUSE TANE
DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRIESER
OF THE COLONY.
Royal Bro, 49 pages.
Price Conte, Cash.
The Booksellers or Daily Brein Bongkang, 17th January, 180),
LAROE
21 4 45
81
100
LOCAL MERCHANTS, hvastwaye on band. STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION OF COAL. Addreng Cars of Messra. KWONG SANG
1
www.
Yaithar the CAPTAINU, the AGENTS, nor the Owens wil to RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT ootmoted by the Ufloors or the Creme of the following Ye's during their stay in Hongkong Harb vir
AMOS, Ger, str, Welch Ilham & Co. CICERO, British str., A. George-Arabold, Kar
lrg Co.
JENNY. Ame ship, Edwards-Wieler & Co. Learning, Brik etr, Spance-David Sassoon,
&
PAIR, Italien be, Gardello-D. Mus&Co.