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ship was ltby, our companions word" not con. She--I wonder why they call the grantismen gauial, and the food was alwent, unestable West a welding, the best man? He-It must ba ware of all nations-Englab, Irish, Beandis because he has showa superior itsellesi in noti sincs, agrocs, French, an Halianshees thay being the bridegroom. And attempted to enter for it would have deer dioult to say, we all seemed dignutooted except Dar two gives whose hearts were as light in our pockets. To us everything was right, and our one destra was to reach the El Dorado to which we were hastening and to confmones band work at me. Couing straight from a frozen land.
The influence at forests in proteoing this the host of the last week in the Gulf Stream was water supply is well illustrated in the case of terrible but at the end of our thren wuka' trip Greece. In stolent days so pensa 7,5 10,00 winded at Paname-I forget the name the
Esres of forest, To-day tho has hardly;2001,00 | Bestow part which was peopled by a low type of Lexieres, and the seacity of water and other la ean, commonly called "Gre. rs." dressed furious clinatio effects are brassble to the fautastic sad picturusqun rage of any color, distraction of the trees. the Pantins but sa wo know it belog oruspies only about.
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Io Mearns they have now a new name for Halfpenny. One of the onloss? " land boomers." Mr. B. J. Flak, er-M.P., vocently, failed fors million and a half, and ofered his creditors composition of a halfpenny in the poned, which dnly socepted. Hanor in Melbouras half- panates are now allel? Finks.”
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There we were taken over in guare by a "Buss," who conveyed up to an cucampment seven afton izinod, which, as far as I could ever discover, had no name. This was the work
Wadivostock the Maze of the many, the unemployed and
Го nemployable the young and the oil, the Irish pessant and the aristoorallo “fiend bila* of the
A Fré manfacturer makes minuts electriangl Shopki world. We had come become. it'effézed ́feziona skilled labour what "BA's and M.A.', skilled on about the size of a pea for the use of Foooler mechanics, ar poeta ennnot earn by their wite or photographera'th the dark room. They are in App their work-amaly, £30 a year; and not or tended to be mounted in the middle of a pair of duping of all of us stopped to think by snob a pre-spectacles or on the frame without the glasses, tow
bd been pat apon musole and the west the lamp being shielded by a reflector.
battery is made up of accumulator cells.
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81. Empress of China, Brit. Er from Viconver.
Tangohing Cuffsca str., from Abnoy.
3 Wolang, British steamer, from Ulstoo 1. Fooking, Britlah, str., from Hongkong. 1. Lyenoon, German str., from Hongkong. 1. Glenbyte, British str, from London.
Nanaimo, British fuck, from Nagayi. 8. Hsins, Garban str., from Nagaana. 2, Cobantes, Franch str., From Hongkong.
Elastanice, British ale:, from Hongkong, 2.Fakhna, Chinese die; fram, Hongkong... 2. Whampoa, British a, from Brator. 2. Nawchwang British str, from Swatow 2, Smith, Chinese át,, from Kehung. 2Tonser, British st, from Londen. į
2. Haoshin, Ukimena ate, from Fosobow
9. Listuking, Hiftish sir, from Amoy,
2 Alwine Sard, German stry, Frum Nagaanki.
3, Hever, German Air, from Nagamki. **
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Mirsapere, British str., from Hongkong.
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1, Empress of Chius, Brit. e. for H'kong.
3, Wosang. British str. for Chinking.
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1. Chin-tung, Chiness at for Chatoo.
1 Tikemag. British str. for Swatów.
Barswater nearly twly. Gradientsy punks. Wather don, tal, and foggy. (Jisund t' 10,ká 2x1)|
Bat the reason hat head made pisin many
Kindly Housewife-Herd, my poor man, I'll mooths before I sure, and went on pigget you a nice bit of steak if you'll wait a minute. ital many months after I left. The golden lusty Hostow (the tramp)Very kind, mam, Gaiphong hazeest land” was one not of gold but of yale but it will be impossible for me to socept your low Ester. My companione had loft their efter. I'm a vegetarian, mam, and if you happen homesteads in the old country, the casual wards, to tiare a little beer or old rye whisky both of and loot-street, that graveyard of gains which are paraly vegetable prodaois-I shall be Pusy had given up the rites of France and glad to partake of your hospitality. Italy, the bags of Ireland, the contourly of "whito folk," and the shows of Scandinavia. They had brought their sinews to a land of sun, and has left their bonus to whiten the swamp of Panama. The alleged fraud, lavish bribery, and the raised fortunos te which the directors ses to be tried are as nothing weighed in the balance with the blood with whink they flooded the Panama Canal. Bati anticipata
A Germain cheranist besp tested a method for the folation of the fibers of wood, so that they can bo spas and made into yoras capable of being woven. The wood is first ent futo thin strips, which are repeatedly passed betwearometer magbensd rollers so that they are bent, and Temperature
racked in many places. After through reality meat in this manner the mouse is toally obanged Fores into a fibrous sabatanoe the fibras being rory Weathe delicate and soft, and put strong. It is said that lain the material as be apna like cestou, and takes
My pardand I borded with about seven others In a run-up wodan shants, dening of home, and breathing in the fever-mist. From the swamp. which crept along the ground like a gry wolt, voleure very well: at night. The foud, which principally consisted
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of rice, a mixture called of sweatened with The distraught hostesses in New York have thin molasses, and tioned monta, was provided hit apo a scheme which pronius to leave they for is by the company, who stopped about with fewer grey hairs than anal at the end of twenty dollars a month out of our salaries, the reason, and that is the new national park Besides thin, there was a light - rod
wire quadrills, which is danced by four gentlemen Blouse; 4. Artesia, NE; 2. CONF. gloomy: bund which west here on about fifteen cents and eight ladies. Emergency quadrilla might eanga aamut: a mainshower. Bacally: Agation, and any a rant of what was called be a better anne for the fatoration, which everyow; that's visit me festi "bonse," principally, I imagine, because it car, en houtens will do a lutroduce inel before tainly was not any known liggar. We called it supper, so that each gentleman will take the shein lightning" but the only liquid thing I two ladice to the supper-room, and cus of the Kurpiae roman, have tasted which remotely rambled it was probleme in seelal comics, the -Cape Smoke," and that was three stars abro will find a happy solation::
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Aitsat Meteorniogist. Mengkeur Olmerestory, January 9th, 1993.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MORDAY, SIN JAN BARE. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
IN LONDON
it is quality. We went to work at dawn; which There was no middleman batean Mr. Whist was about three o'clock, and literally *brake,” ler and the parchaser of his picture. "The se if the heavens opened and there was lights Falling of the Broken Mr. Whistler was hin Little machinery, bar a few drilla, was un. The catalogue prios, as is known, cided; west of the work being of the orja of the picture, the hung at the Grosvenor sry arry on a railway cutting order -nely Gellary, was £200. When it was really on. pickaxe wilding, digging, and barrow-wheel- ing. We were supposed to work till it was view in Londen 2600 was the same named thore too hot." but as the druisition of that vagas was a bibble, but not a deal, for it at £590; bat term depended on the "Brise the mea and he 00 in the just paid by the artist's Ameri differed, and the mentored their contentions esa friend, Mr. Whistler is fading Paris mors by dropping like Bios in their toks. That were cogenial for work than London Already his appoud to be carried to a place apart sailed a studio is a gentre, and he is busy pa portraitora hospital, where one doctor was in attendace and his most important canvas being the pictara of quinine was supposed to be kept but us the well known, Amorioid lady. rale was that the quinine had giren out." the Lady leone Hastings has bean generally are, men grow unretes, thinking, possibly, a rap dits with an entirely original ranturs in taking might as well die in one place as anther. The over the mustership of the King County result was that unlea rog looked where you Barriors, bat it appears that she is by no means. OR were walking you stumbled over things that bad the lady mastar of bounds. It has just been beep men.
pointed out by a sporting correspondeat that Between work wo generally lay down, liquored the Matfold Hunt hes sertainly been ander 3 up, or gambled at no Italino gas which I never the direction of two of the Ladies Salisbury; cold anderstand and therefore los no, y while ones like that of Mine Scott, whe at. It principally consisted, as far as I could frequently took her father's pison as masterON make out, of almosting Lombars very loudly. It of the Surrey Union pack, are numerous int invariably led to wild excitement, and con-which-ladies have temporarily hunted on behalf erally ended in a row, aftor which a "boss" of their mate relations, but withest any formal cars along and threatened to blow the hands assumption of the title of " Master.. off all parties. This may as he "wild
ination." babit auswered romarkably "wall: | Mrs. Grandy has appeared in the very unlike- We were a lawless bead, driven to desperation locality of Kimberley. The lady in question Photo came to know what sort of pisce this in the olemus of a local paper, gives font to ber promised land wan; but there was very little righteous indignation in the following strain: robbery, as there was nothing to spend money Oan of the places. I was most anions to see on bat booze, and we died uick enough without mu the pintare gallery, as I have always been: murdering one another. There were a few al very fond of plotas, and used to paint myself tempts at costiny, which did not amount to a little when a girl I need hardly say how mok, se no que but the brass was armed." I make no superalous; but it was a singular thing that no sooner did a ringleader arise than some how he caught the fever and troubled no one again.
I have known headreds of balo and hearts fellows who have lais dowa langhing at the limate, paly to make full of gue uni favor, at ternately shivering and burning during the few hours which remained before they joined the calling," the rotting masses which lay about the sacampment were officially described. Personally I was never better in all my life "Fevar tubema to agree with me, for
dalighted I sad my obildren were to sed so many. bosatiful works of art, but why hate the com wittee allowed about half a dozen most indocent pictures to be exposed to the case of the young gust at smo plotura as they and she Dryad whatever a Dryad any man. In this a it is simply a shameless young woman, without a stitch of clothing to her back."
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Kwongesag, British sir, for Wah
Pakling, British str. for London-
3, Triomphante, French Lo, for Hongkong.
8. Ocassion, Pronok str.. fee Kobe,
3 Bayern, German str, for Bremen.
4, Huinsa, German str., for Japan.
4, Flintebire, British str, for Japan. 4 Tangobing, Chinese str., for Cheloo.
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on
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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE.
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TO LET. 2008 for OFFICES andfor CHAM- BER9 onthe Ground and First Floors of the Hotel, fading, Quzus's Road and PRODES Brauni. With immediate catry if requited.
For Particulars, apply to
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Secretary 146
FOTO LET. BOUND FLOOR of No. 2 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, formerly coupled by the Oringtal, Bank Corporation.
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The Indo-China eleamer. Extang, frors Cal- eutta, left Bingapore at 3 pm on the 4th inst., sad may be urjented here an the 11th inat.
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THE AMERICAN MAFÍ The 0, 0. steamer Dolgis, with the Ambe!. can all of the 15th alt, it Yokokant on tha morning of the 7th, and roay be expected born Ion or about the 19th inat.
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Queen's Road. Hongkong, 9th January, 1893.
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I thought I know. I torud it over. There Cavendish, or birdsage, or returus is the better was no mistaking it. The big brave fellow I bad grown to love as a brother, and whom I had only sort of asrastie harb to walk span, is a polat upon which there are no statistics available. A parted from a few hours before, was new all Commission might, no doubt, collect grid- crumpled had plaz hag of clothes. The light-asse upon the matter. line honest eyes which stared up at the son were
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I don't know whether I prayed. I know I tage to be little. The woman of fire-font- dried as only a man can cry onda; and when it five is coated rather little in these days was over. I dag bis grave and buried him as when the average height of young ladies in the spootfally as I knew bow. I rrobe as kind a upper middle classes is fully ave fost seven. To letter as I could to the poor girl who was wait be tall and graceful must be very nice; hub for ing for him to come back; and that unghi Ietele tali women are graceful, and the grenadier type Put of the anoampineat and waked thromb the of girl, with her long, straight gure and auton apar fever-mist sorona the peninsals, hora I caught foot, certainly cannot be called ser clothes the bowl which storted for Frisco. After that never soom to suit bor, and abe is Indland as myck- it is another story.
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All this and experience was wiped out of my sorted by a ma two or three inches shorter than mind by other adventures in other lande, till, herself. Little, nest-figured sprightly women back in this deas played out old country. I road have undoubtedly the graster number of sh in a quiet Kentlab parsonage of the irepending wirem. They always dross more daintily, too.
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tion of the flora and fans, the geological for. Lieutenant Apostolos, of the Russian navy, mations, as compiled by some learned professor, who want to Marseilles some two peses ago rend. But as read on and smile I grow angry, with a view to perfecting a new maritime in Over twenty years ago I find that Mr. Assertion which was to evolutionise the present Whiteny, the famous angiome of the great system of marine locomotion. In the futerim Pacido Railway, had exticipated the mat very little has been heard of the young Mus te grand Franoate, sod demonstrated with a pin cost. But it appears that his project is not and a piece of wine that, even if a cual sere ring dormant, for recently he gave a private ex- seer sat, as be depmed impossible it would past ton of his ingenions models before Admiral prove the longest, the most diffionit, and Yen der Fleet, Baron Bistrom, Captain-Pereles the most dangerous woote between the eastern chin, nad other naval officers, in the directnes and western hemispheres. The old "Gabetter" roegi of the Russian comprare establishment ta says the principal feature of the penaty in its Odessa Although reporters were not admitted sodontald formations of low rounded hills. Sure to the interesting gathering, saftalent informs This year's New Malwa 85201 to 4 ly when a new edition in patilehed momentation has been collated to show that Lientenst Two years old Malon 1580 1 to 4 will be made of the human bones which the Apostolow'a usw ship has quither sore or Old 3 to 4 years) Malwa $540: 1 to 3. rains have washed and the sun has blanched, paddle. Insteal there in a kind of running Patna (New) Low Nos. 35733
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RISKS cepted at Cyanet RATES OF [PREMIA."
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80HEELE & CO,. Agents.
Centorgtong' 22nd April, 1892
On Current Account at the raf 2 par per Anatom on the daily balance up to $200,00
On Fixed Deposita
For 6 months, 94 pair Cent. por An
For 12 mths, 44 par Cont. per Annen up to $200,000
or 12 month, 1 pre Cent, por Auman on gus in exes at $300,000.
F.DE BOVIS,
Calaf Manager, Hongkong. 3rd January, 1998.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
AUTHORED CAPITAL SUMBURIAND
£1,000,000. ....£500.000.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
OGURT OF
p. Grutas, Esq. CHAR KITUKAN, KA Ö. J. Kına”, Elaq
Disterors.
CROW TONS SHARE,
W. Warros, Esq.
| Kwan ikbi Chunn, Esq. Chief Esonger, dao. W. F. PLAYFAIR.
BRANONEST LONDON, YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI, ÁNOT, AND FoodHOR.
BANKEES
THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SCOTLAND. PARE'S BANKING CO.-D. THE ALLIANCE BARK. (LIMITED).
Interest for 12 Months Fixed-
"
6
8
Current Accounts
Hongkong, 7th January, 1999:-
IMPORTANT SALE BY PRIVATE
TREATY.
HTOGO, JAPAN..
TO CAPITALISTS-SYNDICATES, HOTEL PROPRIETORS, AND OTHERS.
TO BE SOLD BY TENDER. LL that property known so the HIOGO A HOTEL, Konz, JAPAN, with its sa tivalled situation facing the Harbosz af Kobe, the larger portion of the property, vis, that fas ing the mes, being held fo- perpetuity from the Japanese Government at a small (almost no. minal) ground rent, and carrying with it the privilege of using the whole of the Beach in front of the Hetal down to low-water mark. In Last, the site of the Hotel is not earyutused in ang Pert in the East.
The Hotel Buildings haya e aus frontage of 16 feet, and over an apa of 633 tsubo, equivalent to about 2,600 square yards, and in addition thereto, there are two lots in the rear, of 200 tabs and 133 tenbo respecticaly, with the buildings thereon, held under Lane, expiring in one case in the year 1903, and in the other in 1911, d
The Hotel was placed under nåer isnagement on the Isi i August, 1802, with a very haneffentl roënt, and the Purchasar of this Property wonki enter into possession of a valuable and Improving business and an old established ** going oozero," and the existing appòmicioda tion is capable spiedily, at a moderate pudly of cat, extensive additions to provide for all Visitors tour from the World's Fair” and other who intend arekink the tour of Japan.
The fullest inspection la invited.
Tha Liquidatore of the Hiogo Hotal, Limited, Per Piod. Allowance:
oad for Fenders for the purchase of the land cattied building comprising the shove property.
por obest.
All Tenders to be delivered at the Office of Mr. H. J. PRANCE: Bolicitor, Kobe, Japan, on or before the 18th of FEBRUARY, 1893, the highest Tender zot noosssarily accepted.
Farnlture and Block-in-Trade to be taken by valastion.
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BUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON,
FOUNDED 1710.
TR Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the abase Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FlaE- at Current Rates.
SIENSSEN & 20, Agenta.
(7
Apply to
MERCHANT "TKAMERA. The M. M. stramor Yarra lelt Shanghai at I pm. on Saturday, and may be expected bora to-day,
Tho China Mutual steamer Kecman loft 8i- spora on its 'h, and may be exported horn, on the 11th inst
The P. & steurer Gwalior left Singapore at I pm. on the 5th inst, and may be expected here on the 12th inst.
The Northern Pacific steamer Victoria, loft Moji atam on the 7th, and may be expected here on the 12th inst.
The China Mutual steamer Knisow pusad the Canton the 2nd inst
Tho P. & O. stoner Lombardy left Bombay joo the 5th inst. for this port,
POST-OFFICE NOTIONS.
PEAK DELIVERY closes at Post Office at 11.30 am and 3 pm, or in Letter Jores in the Cars by 1 and 8.30 o'clock Trame. Letter Bors at Pook will be cleared at 12.30 and 4pm.
The Postal Guide fór.1892, revised to date will be feaed in the Chronicin and Directary F. xx. This is the only angthorisateplete Sammary of Festal information pablished in Hongkong.
The authoriaod List of Maila egned in convection with this paper is the one published twice ach day in one Extra, which is corrected to a much later hear than that given below.
ARATI WILL CLOSE
For Touren and Qualya-Por Mathilde, to- day, the 10th inst., at 830a.m.
For Serate and Caloutta-Per Lightning, to lay, the 10th inst.. at 11.K) AM.
For Straite bud Bombay-Per day. the 10th inst, at 11.30 AM.
Thibet, to
For Amoy and Streita. Per Naingong, to day, the 10th mst, at 2.00 2.1.
For Swato and Amoy.--Per Siam, to-day, the 10th ins at 9.30 ..
For Swatow and Shaurṛhai-Per Taksang, to- day the 10th inst, at 30 r..
For Macau, Yokobuma and San Francisco. (8Por China, to-day, the ith iust, at 5.00 r.N.
For Swatow, Amʊy, and TamsaiPer ai long, to-day, the 10th inst, at 5.00 P.3.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong. 7th December., 1392.
TO LET
ATO. 99, FILGIN TERRACE.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
1117 Hongkong, 7th Jaumry. 1888.
TO LET.
NE Targa FRONT RJOM. let Flour,
PRATA CENTRAL, 18. Apply to
LAUTS, WEGENER & 00.
118 Hongkong, 7th Jumary, 1843,
TO LET.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1992
TO. 10, OLD HEIN PERIAL INSURANCE PRATA CENTRAL, at present occupied by tho New Oriental Bank in Liquida. tion.....
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FIRE.
LONDON ESTABLISHND 1803.
SUBSOBIBED CAPTIAZ ....
£1,210,000.
Now HOUSES in RIPON TEARCE, BONHAM BOAD, near Breezy Point.
No. 4, BLUE BUILDINGS. FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGR OFFICES, SECOND FLODE, PRATA
PATTUP CAPITAL:00) CENTRAL ately assupied by Messrs. Thano, TOTAL INVESERU FEADS (orer) .............. 1,610.000. | Mabys & Co.).
The Undersigned are prepared to accept First Usa FOREIGN RISKS at Current Hatas. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO...) Agente In METDE & CO..
Bougkoog
253
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1977 IN HAMBURG, THE Undersigned having been appointed Agouts for the bore Company are FIRE prepared to ACCEPT RISKS, against at Current Eater:
`Hongkong, Bärd January, 1892.
REUTER, BROOKELMANN & Co.
Agents.
Hoogkong, In July, 1859.
GODOWN, No. A, HE BUILDINGS. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES at Mada- ZINE GAP. Very cheap rental.
1936
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COM
PANT. LIMITED..
HRAD (FFICE-HONGKON CAPITAL (Buesosrnun), $1,000,00
BUAKO O DIEROTORS,
LUM BIR SANG, Esq
BAM HUF, Yow ORONG PENO. Esq. CHARLI CHOT sg Q. Her CHINE, EM..
The Company GRANTS POLICIES 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 Bhareholders or not,
WOO LIN YUEN, Beoretary.
HIRAD OPROE, No 2 Qason Bad Wart,
Mongkong 144h March, 1891, GENERAL
GIVE AND FIRE ABBURANCE COMPANY IN
LONDON.
1992
1KB Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company, prẻ. pared to ACCEPT RISKS and LIFE & Can at Rates.
FIRE
BAUTEE, BROCKELMANN & Co.
[$16 Hơn kong 11 Jul 1889.
NIX FIBE OFFICE The Undersigned - are - now prepared to GRANTPOLICIES of INSURANCEagainst FIRE at Current Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ox
Arnt for the Phonix Fire Ofen. Hongkong, 17th Augen 1887.
FOR BALE.
15
1
Nr. 21 and 23. CA NE ROAD.
LOON.
For Holbow and Haiphong.-Per Cusan, to day, the 1th inst., at 5.00 PM.
For Canton.-Per Pawan, to-day, the 10th inst, at 5p.
For Straits and Bombay-Per Barmaida, un Saturday, the 14th inst., of 11.90A.M.. ·
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET, The French Centret Packet Yarra will Se despatched . WEDNESDAY, the 11th instant with Maia for the Uuitel Kingdom, Europe, and placas beyond, via Marcilles; to Saipan, Straits Seilernents. Batavia, Birish, Ceylon, the Australian Colonies Pendiokers, Madras Calcatta, Aden, Maveltias, Egypt, Malta, oud Gibraltar.
The anal hours, will be observed in closing the Mails: &c.
The Post Ofoe drelines all responsibility for Unregistoral Letters containing Bak Notes, Coln, or Jewellery, and. whore Registration bas bean nerlosted, will make no enquiries intes alleged losies of auch lottors.
OURS OF CLOSING TAZ ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets Terce of you. The following hunes will bs burzel in closing the muils for Earopo, &c., by the English and Frooch Packets, when they leave at Noon. The
day before.
No. 4, 5, and 6, VICTORIA VIEW, Kow- Money Order Offle will ha load ae.. the. FLOURS. No. 5, Saulter STRENT
Apply to.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1893,
TO BE LET.
85
THE HOMESTEAD," KELLETT RUS,
Furnished. "BREEZY POINT" ROBINSON BOAP, Furnished or Unfurnished.
300-Pouling of Prism Curront sau Cir.
enlar cessOJ.
Prices Current and Cireniars may however be ported up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in handles country by scotty, with the addeossos sil one w995- 1050 AM Registry corner.
10.30 AM-Posting of nowrappers a books, and,
patterns casses,
|11,00 AM.—Máll siossa.
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.16 {A.M.) with 10 cents lats fee up to 11.3 M. after wish boar they may be sent on, board
No. 1MOUNTAIN VIEW Furnished or with the same late foo.. Uztarnished.
ROOMS on Seporn Froon of TELEGRA Hores Furnished or Unfurnished.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mail Packet Chine will ba SUITES of SINGLEROOMS at KOWLOON | despatshed on TUESDAY, the 10th instant, Pots, Furnished or Unfurnished, three minutes with Maite for Japan, Borolla, San Francisco, walk from Ben Ferry very quarter of as the United States, Canada, Fern, &e, which wil hour.
bo cianod ng follows: 4.45 P.R., Registry coares.
LAND for COAL STORAGE at WEST Porer, deep water frontage, and at Kowroos.
NEW GODOWNS, Weer. GODOWNE at KOWLOON POINT.
Apply to
SHARP & Co.
Telegraph House Dongkong. 16th November. 1892,
TU-LET.
137
TO. 2 PEDDER'S STREET, next to the Buitable for Doss or Cham- bere. Han stall Godown attached. Eatry on or after FEBRUARY 8th.
Apply to.
143
G. C. ANDERSON,
18, Praya Cantrel. Hongkong, let Dooomber, 1892,
·TO-LET. WITH IMMEDIATz Posewnan, WELLBURN." at the Prax, partially
at is low rental.
Apply to
for two or three
171
PAUL JORDAN, 7, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, Sri January, 1898.
TO LET, FOUSES in KnutaFord Terzica, Kow-
Apply to
HOO
THE HONGKONG, LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO,, LD,
168 Hongkong. 1st November, 1892.
Wancuar, with good water
5.00 r... Post Office eloses, but Correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents oxtra Postage until the tims of departure.
The Post Office declines all reponsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, Coin, or Jewellery, and, whers Registration bas been neglected, will make no enquiries inte alleged losses of such latiors.
1OMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS
DE FILIPINAS,
MANILA,
AKO
TOELCO GROWERS AND MERCHANTS
MANUFACTURERS OF CIGARE, CIARETTES,
AND Cor TOBACCO3.
Gotore, aitable for storing Gund or CAPITAL..
UNI OH BEE
LÖWENBRAU
TO LET.
ODOWNS
Liquidators
$15
per case of 4 dosan quarte. per name of 8 dowen pint
Merchandisa
Apply to
For further particulare, giving member of rooms, and all necessary information, apply to the Manager at the Hotel, or to H..J. ROTHWELL, No, IL Keba HJ. PEARCE,
No. 16, Hobe.
14th November. 1802. ****
EXPORT CARGOES. Per American, bark Xanie, sailed on the End over, is but one part of the Etina's W
schene. Soms nurossombly timid porns January-12,745 packages årsprackers, 6,777 There is a tree in Jammin known as the life lontanant Apostilor imagines, might objet rolle matting, 2,420 bags broces osela 250 tree on wood of its leaves growing even after to the discomfort of being swished through the jos sticks. 120 bore essential oil, 101 being savered from the plant; unly by dre om Atlantic billone at the rate of 180 Facts a packages rattan furniture, 30 marks any, 43 cases it be entirely destroyed, mutta on
boor. To the nervous prople he offers the huboo fans, 19 bales skins, 17 bales rattanders, Mors. Macmillan and Cos are waderstood to alternative of submarina passage without 10 bales a 4 cases eblaswaro, anji 2 ques bare in contemplation the is in the course of rock, roll, er vibration, mid with a good supply of binakwoodwara
Per stebip Shanghai, miled on the 5th the coming spring, in one volume, and at a oxygen and hydrogen during the short voyage" moderate price of the complete works of the What the Cear's officers think of the Apostelaw Fantiary: For Londop 5.273, Bales hemp, 70 A PONG PHOTOGRAPHER Lato Lord Tennyson,
plans in not recorded: All that is bertahs is that tells mating, 20 sasa gigara, 20 packages unjust added to his COLLECTION The lieutenant has gaitted Odessa for Meaco drive. 13700 lbs. ocupen, 116,046 km, so Ledo VIEWS some NEW SOENES and Photos The Brian physician who proposes to care and St. Petersburg, where he intends to extibit per, 17451 Ibs, scented praunge pakte, and 500 of NATIVE TIPS, ceples of which are obtainable IVORT MINTATE REs of Supacior Cantity and naturalgic pains, by throwing a basm of Isvirle his models before he embarks with them for that bosse tes le fraust. For France 20 cases In his studio brat Mass. KELLY & WALSH light from an are lamp na the part, atented i Valhalls of inventorse Chicago World' esential oil
Per steamship Malwa, salled on the 5th of Frostat sf High Finish PERMANENT entitled to a protfal testing It will be a Fuir.
TOT EESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, Jeanere-For London-5 balse raw silk. 244 EKLAROTHEKES OF PROTOS, and VIEWS and long time before we exhaust the uses of this
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AgWNTs, not the mystic agent,
DEAFNESS ANSOLUTELY CUSTA GD-bajes waste silk, 8.case ell piece-goods, and reproductions of the same on Paper, Caaras, or
INSTANTANEOUS View, Groups and POR- Oweaks wil, 16 BESPONSIBLE for way The shipbuliding returns for eleven months Noise in to Head of a car atanding by and 5 caice dilk plece goods For Italy-25 TRACT are taken in any state of the weather, DEST contracted by the Onders or the Crew
tleman who cured himselt of Deafness and cases sundries. For Franqn201·lities raw silk. of 1892 not only indicate a revival of notivity in new method will be pleased to read full parti balon raw silk, and 3 packages leaf tobacco, and all Fermaneat Processes, sam srecnted in of the following. Vessels during thote stay in
STEDIO ICE HOUSE LANE 181ngkong Barb Far
the fresh brders that have been placed in the cis from Adress HERbtet -CLIFTON, 8;" coume of the mouth of November, bat sits they Shepherd's-plos. Kensington Park, London, LOV make it certale that the outpat for the year will 3.5. Eng.
be gaite op to the average of mest resent years.
12608
Thin on the Clyde, where during the shiuma
there was very general complaints as to the
THE WEATHER.
De mad.
منانة
scarcity of fresh orders, the new vesszlé launsb- Ma Pa Ledson & COʻR Resisten, Jan. VER
ed in the first love maths of 1892 aggregated Baracter & Able B00 There 94.M. (Was Balb) di
REPORTS.
The British beamer Namgeng; from Bingas pore 31st Deo had frosh N.E. wind and bead sos to lat. 19-N., thanos te port moderate easter:
2 3y winde maid fine weather.A
Moderate Terma
E
1998
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 28th October, 1892.
FO LET.
141
EDUARD SCHELLHABB & CO. TO.8, LOWER MOSQUE TERRACE.
Sale Agents.
CHAN YAU No. 1 & 2, Lower Mosque Terrasa, Hoogkong, 16th July, 1382-
Hongkong, 2nd May. 1992,
139
BOARD AND RESIDENCE, YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED ROOMS,
with Board
Apply to Mrs MATHER,
2. Pelder's Hill Hongkong. let Jansare. 1893.
BONIKONG HANSARD.
Amor, Ger. str., Wall-Siomssen & C CIONEO, British str., A. George Arohold, Kar 09. LENING, Brit, sir, Spence-David Sassoon,
vas & Co.. Lozan, Italian biz, Gordillo-D. Musso & Co. TERMOON, Gee. 3. Heuer-Besson
VOCAL MERCHANTA
· karo always on hand STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIT
PION OF COAL address-Care of his. Kwong SANG & Co.
NG. 68 FRATA.
The Chianes steamer Toonas, from Chicklang 309.582 cms, and only in two years, 1889 andromster 1.94 Therm. 1.. Wei balb 4th Jan, had moderate to light 6.E. and & LARGE
Repair. 2926 Therm. 42,a. (Wet bulb) 18 1883, when there was quite a boom in shipbuild Thermom. A... 03
Therm Kazienus obreese down the Laugteas, Kight variable brooms and Ere weather, moth son to Breaker Fainty 10g, was this tonnage eroded in the sutpat of Thermom 75 Thurs Miuko vaz
Takemom. Fale70an få ogland foggy to part. *lyven months,
ON SALE
DEPORTS of the MEETINGS of the
V LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SESSIONS: Rong Daily Press, varised by the Members. With 1930-91 and 1801-12. Reprinted from the Hong. W. W. Charo, Amr. bk, Hardy Helpkers Indag. Fries in cloth $4 each.
Hongking, With ARENA, 1889. [2020
& Con
ESTABLISHED 1881.
MARGA DE TARKSA”
£3,000,000
Awarded in Eight Exhibitions studry Gold Modale, First Prizes, Diplomas of Honour, sad First Order of Merit,
Gold Medal at Paris, 1889.
All orders should be addressed to the Fe Agoats for Hongkong, Messrs. AHNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
The Steamers of the Compania Trasatlarin from Barcelona to Manila and vioo versa will call at Lisbon evory 2 days and will receive
Carge and Passengers there.
NOW ON BALB.
Trade. Report for the Tear 1891. ROUND VOLUMES of the China Overland-
PRICES TEN DOLLARS. Apply at the Daily Press Office,