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Mys. Frances Hodgson Barolt's new story, called “Two Látile Pilgrims -- Progreta i a Story of the City Bostitel ill be published early in the antuma.
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corps doclining to serve ilk aj re-modelled in 1788, taying that it was no longer composed of gentlemen, but of theserangan. The old name fell inte, desuetude, bit was revived at the battle of Waterloo, when the officer in command shouted, Come on, Choesamongers, charge!" 410 called Plocadily Butchers, owing to their madret at the riota of 1810 ta Picondilly. Also known as the Thi Bellios and the Potent Safeties There is real pathes in the to story fold in connection with the Northampton shire Regiment, nicknamed "The Stealbacks
•so called from the unflinching manner in which the men took their fogging, "While serving, A correspondent of ons of the Church papers under Wellington in the Peainsular War, one saysIt was sad enough to hear of the Church's Hovenden private in the regiment, was ordered full rites being acorded to a professed agnostic to be fogged for his share is a branch of disciput what ara no to think of the folowing epitaph | fine; at the twentieth lash he became an oxumastat†to als memory being buffered in a Curistikh Erst he fainted. So annoyid were his comrades' burial place:- that they would not recognise him. Discovering the cause of their conduct, he' marobed on to the square where the colonol was standing and told him that he (the colonel) was a fool; for this he was again sentenced to lefoggod. Dur ing the night, while lying ju ke call tho"regi- ment was attacked by the Fronah; ovading the guard ho escaped to the seas of the oorfict, only to see his colonel wounded and in the bays of the enmay, Seizing a muskot ho shot the Frenchman and liberated the celana After Binding up his wounds he left him, and was way bask to the cell when he was making struck by a bullet, and entering the cell sent pizod. His leaire to bo flogged was therefore not gratified, Stealbacka, indead. I should think so.
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Be not afraid, ye waiting hearts than breen, For God still givalla His beloved alen
And if an dies deep He will do best. Well, if we (St. Janda'a Gozelte) ura asked, wa should say that it is not often that lines so fino, to appropriate, and to tego, as to be seen in Christian, for any other burial-place Who wrote thema Pe
An Italian speling paper, La Bicicletta, loves it has found the first pactical references oraling in a Bttle sight-lizo piece, Lo Velocipedo" by Thiodo da Banville som. |prised, with other short compositions, uder: the heming Triolets," in that writer's volaine called Occidentales. In this poom, which is
over-complimentary to the eyalist, to whole sarcastically alludes as a new animal for Buffon half wheel, half brain.". Where, we wonder, in English poetry, is bycling Urst. mentioned P
THE OLD MAN AND HIS BAD BOYS dated July, 1868, De Bouville kas not beon
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A curtain old man had a vast estate. He son- veyed away to a neighbour the right to no a- certain portion for a fruit-orchard. In course of lime it was covered with tres full of luscious pears.
Now the cld man had a dozen sons free and asy blades, given to mischief, and fond of pears, who did not fear the old man nor regard neighbours. First, one, on another, would break down a fence, or unhingo a gate, worry the stack in the barn yari, trample down the vegetables, and end with a raid on the pear
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This following dog story is tall, we admit, Init a correspondent, whose veracity we have no reason to doubt, dechres of his parsenal know. legs that it is trus In a quiot Hertfordshire village, a certain goutten who owns a dog. did not rise at the anal timo last Sunday morning, and "Laddie," a pretty sable collie, who has this run of the nie, entend his master's bedroom with a volume of "Moody's Discourses, The fruit-grower would onto them up the wich ha solemnly laid upon the bed Trotting treo. But he had peculiar ideas about the off again, to returned almost immediately dignity of the head of a family. So he would with a Bible, which he also deposited on the call them down, ardor them to clear out, inforza-bed, and having thus provided for the spiritualFenwick & Co., Geo.... ing them that he would do himself the honour welfare of his master, he again pattered off to Green Ishad Cepet...
H. lirick had Coment to wait upon the worthy old gentleman their the adjoining room, from whence ho propured a honoured aire, and nabmit the case this dia- Church Service, which he presented to his H. & C. Raker arction This suited the hoys exactlycoft mistrose, who was preparing breakfast i thongkong & G. Gas words break na bones." As for the old gentle kitchen below. won they knew him well enough. So they. stuck their thumbs in their months and kept on patting posse into thirstomaha.
The fruit-grower wore the grass down run ning to the old minu to complain. He always took occasion to assure him that he recognised the supremacy of his authority, and that, in his safimation, the true inter-neighbourly was was to come to him and let him do jastica The old inim communeuded this view and nagod its continuanos. His headship over his own family conti, in this,vey only, he pm. perly recognized arourding to the usages of all mxxkind; and beinvariably promised that when the boys came in he would speak to them on the rabiest, and offer suggestions of a moral nature which he hoped would influence them for good.
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It is not often that a common sailer has be como en admiral; bat Rear-Admiral Lojenna, who has just passed away at the age of seventy. oight, entered the French navy as a simple sailor. He formed one of the crew of the Astrolabo, commeled by Captain Dumont. d'Urville, a distinguished French explorar. Upon the return of w Astrolabe he received a commission us « French naval ollicer.. By 1854 he had zigen to bo a saptain of a frigate. He served in the Fresh raval operations during the Crimean war. oud was a valued aide of Admiral Brant Ho became a roar admiral in 1875, and in 1878 ho hold a command in the French sqpadrm which was despatched to the Pirmus during the Russo-Turkish war. Later
To the everlasting credit of the old gentlemen, on he assisted the Greek Government in the leo it said, that he mesrarably kept his promise roorganization of the Greek navy,
in that he did speak to them on the subject.D
Capo House of Assembly why the visit was jail. It concerned not the fate of empires or of coul tinente but of Angora goats. On the plains of A Minor is the best Angers blood in the world. kept there by the Sultan's strict embarge. But the price of hair has of late suggestal interesting possibilites, musl at the Cape, whero the laly Karoo alfords cheep pasture on what some barren wilderness, all men are not so stoepy as the Scythian boor or his. Datoh taugake, Suffice it that Mr. Rhode succeeded.
He did even taste some of the pears and found Whon 3 Ehodes was last on the side of them delicions Put he reasoned with the bora, the Danster his visit to the Sultan of Turkey -and called their attention to the fact that the gave rise to a good deal of talk and many over frait grower we disiplined to their pre-shrewd gossos na to what he had up his ceduse, and his predilection" ought to be sleevu" The ther day at lelut out in the treated with consideration, and he advised thom to discontino the prootines which had given offenes. Heeren went as for us to say that his own comfort and his own good name were involved and that really it was thamo for sons of histo be found out in forays on another man's orchard. This mark sight have seemed suvere bat for the fact that the boys were cauob taken up locating the alate, not knowing whether it attached to the act, or to the being food out However, nothing was done. The old fan was fooble and train poissading the Sultan to let tho Cape havà and afraid of his angracious progeny-worne 01 of the Coveted goats for a round sani of than the cons of Jacob-szd besides was a little £1,000.. rhenistic in his wrists and no longer able to handta a blech very well. The fruit-grower knew all this, but still thought he must not A ramarkable statement, which only smokers deal with anybody but the hood of the house. will appreciate; was de atau inquest in Bat now the deprodations continued: To Bethunt-grein. The husband of the doppased vegetables ware trampled down worse than woman declared that she would get through an ovor; the pears disappeared faster than ever; orneo and a half of tobacco every day of her the faroical seizures and dismissals were con life. If the estimate was corroot, she must tímans. At last the fruit-grower, became tuve worked at her pipe pretty well Trom the desperate and said: Well, if that oll man time she got up in the morning till she went to Cannot hop his boys out of my rehand, I bed at night. Thore, nothing in a small way will'
So he procured a raw hide whip about which there is more exaggeration than Catching one of the boys in the tree he smoking. It is common enough to be told of thrushed him within an inch of his life and theiwen who polish off ten tigers or twenty pipes set him odrift. The path to the old man's house in the day. Ten cigars at half en hour cach, was not worn that day except by the feet of a blubering Zoy with a streaked back. He had never made such good time in the whole season, not even at tho scavol foot races:
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Ho gathered his notonnded brothers around stery geuts" and billiard-gurkers who can him and told them the dire things that bad bombive work and pleasure. fallen him, and what a savage beast that old fruit grower could be, if he once got started,
Frequcuters of the studenty quarter in Paris: and had that raw hide away, under his coat. during the early ties and all who have 2 The brothers agread with him, as woll they watched the work of American artists will learn might, when they looked at the walts that raw with regret of tho tragic death of Mr. Thomas inio Ind made a powerful and dangerous Heventon. The artist attempted to rescue a woopos that! From that time on there was no more trouble. A mighty moral sentiment was little girint a laval crossing in FonneyIrania aroused in their boom. They all agried that and tus instalanuly ted both be child and himself being overridden by the engine.
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they would, in the intersta of pean mid good. Hoveden was born in Dunmanway, cornty Tr government, stay away from the pear tree of a Cork, Ireland, on the 28th of December, 1810 Wo man who could exhibit anch ungovernable rage and received his early art education in the Cork
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on 80 small a pretext. The effect on the old man School of Design, In 1863 ho went to Now o was the most remarkable of all His rhoumatic York and studied in the National Academy, In wrist got better at once. He spoke to the boys Paris he studied sucne Cabine), returning to in a way that showed them thaf howover much the United States in 1880. He was elected an --The tight of mean coromalihas been deterrolized, from the of a dilly-dally he had been in the past, he meant business all round heapsforward Onco more National Academieis, amber of the Society,
Assoolate of the National Academy in 1881, atdal obervations ed 17 and 160 ae .57 Test how awe of the boys bogan to fear and obey him
of American Artists and the Amedcan Water Ordinary Springides, to which datum the Hase fabula docet,
Color Society in 1882 a member of the Philadelphia Bocity of Artists in 1883, and nonbracted fat the instaut - 2boy. member of the New York Etching Club in 1885, His best-known painting, Breaking Home. Tine has been engraved any time, and is a familiar object in thusands of homes, in tho United States.
The old man is the Imperial Government; the fruit grower is the Treaty Powers; the bad boys are the Victroys, Governors, and Taotaiz.— Kobe Herald.
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Mrs. Thomas K. Beecher is reported, by The intra-Bridget, diin't I hear the polios-Critic of New York, to have eculedede opn- mon kiss you lost ight Briilgot It'e versation on immortality, in which Mark Twain. likely, xwm. Oi toull him he'd be afther dis. had taken the agnostic side," by asking kin
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Nasaki ordinary encours he has encountered both, as a promise by writing appropriate elazas on Shanghai writer and a lecturer, is about to compete with stones found on the banks of the Chemung the playwrights: A comody from his you will River, the three stones being fragments of be prodacalin Canada and the States in a what once was a dingle rook. The contract Sapto month or two, and H. Daly requisitionell is dated Elmira, N., July 2, 1895: sud bera a play for his company to be produced in New are, the term of t York in the winter and in London daring, the BAXT GERSON.
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Manager, Hongkong Hongkong, Sal August, 1895,
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
TAKE Business of theatre Bank is conducted by the 11ONGLONG AND BHANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bulce may be obtained or application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 84 PER CENT. per annum.
their Depositors may trasfer at option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND; SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED | DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, por anuwa for this port direct on the 21st inst
For the HovoEONG AND SHANTHIAN BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON..
Chief Maungor.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1895.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER, 1833 HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.
CAPITAL PAD-UP ...................... RESERVE LIABILITY
HULDER
FROM ET AUGUST,
SIX-HOOMED HOUSE-20, CAINE RESERVE FUND
ROAD. Apply to
PROCURE DES MISSIONS ETRANGÈRES, 18. Caine Road, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1895.
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TO LET
THE FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW “ELLIOT LODGE," ROBINSON ROAD, To Guates from the Czon..
Apply to m
CHANTREY INCHBALD. Hongkong, Bih September, 1895.
TO LET
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ARGE GODOWN OF HOWLOON PESTA Baliable for the Storage of General Cargo or Coul Apply to
IQ.
SHARE-
The P. 217. ateamer Shanghai left London for the port on the 24th, ult.
The P. & O. steamer Sunda left Loaden for this port direct ph the 7th inst..
The P. & O. steanor Maicca left London
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
PEAK DELIVERY MORES Lt Pest Office at 11.30am, and Sp.m. or in Lotter Boxca in. the Cara by 12 and 3.80 o'clock Trans. Letter Boxos at Pear will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 p.m.
The Postai Guide for 1895, revised to date, will be found in the Chrowide and Directory, P. XX. This is the only authorised complete Summary of Postul information published in Hongkong.
2800,000
42 The authorised List of Mails issued in £800,000 connection with this paper in the ons published £325,000 twice each day in our Extra, which is correctad
to a much later hour than that giver below.
A HAIE WILL CLOSE to day, the 250h ist, at 1.30 PM.
For Singapore and Penang.-Per Tropontis,
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balances On Fized Deposits for 12 months..........A.% 17
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T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Maneger, Hongkong.
Hongkong, 16th September, 1895.
For Amoy and Manila. Per Esmeralda, to- day, the 28th inst., at 430 P.M.
For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow --Per Namai, to-day the 29th inst., at 5.00 PM.
For Port Darwin, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne-For Tahan, to-day, the 23th inst., at 5.00 F.M.
ONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANK-
For Hoiho and Singapore. Per Cassius,
·ING COHEDHATION
on Monday, the 30th inst,, at 9.30 M
For Singapors-Per Glenfalloch; en-Monday PAID-UP CAPITAL ⠀⠀
$10,000,000 the 30th inf, at 3.30 px.. RESERVY FUND $5,500,000. RESERVE LAABILITY OF PROF TOR: $10,000,000 | the 90th inst, at-3.30 PM.
COURT OF DIRECTORS =
J. KEAM, Esq. Chairman.
A. MCCONACHI, Esq Dopnty Chairman.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS Hon. J. 3. Bell-Irving.
1. B. Dodwell, Est. Hongkong, 8th July, 1895.
[1416 M. D. Ezekiel, Bay.
R. M. Gray, Kaq.
TO BE LET.
8. C. MichaReben, E.
D. R. Sasan, Beq..
N. A. Biebs Esg
CHIEP MANAGER :
Hongkong T. JACERON, Esq.
MANAGER:... Shanghai--H. M. Bevis, Esq.
TWO GOOD SHOPS, in the best part of LUNDOF BANERNE LONDON & COUNTY BANE. TW
QUEEN'S ROAD.
A SIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Wanchai.
"CHAMBYÈS at WZA DELL BUILDINGS, MosaISON HILL
Apply to
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GAGEES, and Uthers intevated in House Property are toformed that t THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSUR ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, are prepared to accept itisks gunst TOSS.or DAMAGE by TYPHOONS nderal Bates.
For Particulars; apply to ad
MANERA WILLIAM MACBEAN,
Local Manager, HONGKONG BRASIL, Connaught House,
Quen's Road Central. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1893.
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JOIN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
38 40, Quecu's Road Central,
[1801 Hongkong, 12th August, 1805.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.- OMFORTABLY FURNISHED
ROOMS, witli-Board
Apply to Mrs. MATHER,
2, Pedder 8. Hill. Hongkong, 1st January, 1802.
ING OOMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGBONG INTEREST ALLOWxp. On Current Acorn at the rate of 3 per Cont. por Anzum on the daily balance. *.
Os Fixed DEPOSITY. For 3 months, 2 per Cent. per Arnum. For moale, 3 par Cent, per Annuni. For 12 months, 4 por Cout. par Anutim.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager, 11 Hongkong, 25th September, 1895.
THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
Co
23-Jordan, D., Office
́LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEPTIONE EXCHANGE 40-Anderson, Capt. G. 02-Torgkorg Hotel
C, East Point 37-phrey J. Day 'NorICE.
Residence 24-Anderson, Chipt. Gj
Pryn Central 68,-Humphreys & Suu,
J. D THE Undersigned has been Appointed Bots 8.-Amlold, Katberg de TLUENE for WOOD & Co.'s well-kupwa
50.-Inoposta & Experis
Office 50-Atkinson, Dr., Res. COW BRAND of Finest AUSTRALIAN TABLE BUTTER, 66-Blackhead & Co., F.
13.--Jordan. Dr., Bes. in-1 b. Ths. Frush Stooker always on hand, 15-Blackhead F., Tes
98. Bridley & Co.
•UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON. Spoil Torms to the Tie,
108-Kaw long 'Tike 39-Butterfold Bwin 4-Kennedy, J., Horse Gso. P. LAMMERT,
Feak Residence
Repository FOUNDED (710...
DUDDER STOLET, "Hongkong, 20th April, 1895.
[87630A-Batterieid &wire, Gld-Do. Canzway Bay
Quarry Bay
107-Ki Fat Tong 18-Butterfichl & Swire, 85.-Kirch, A. H, Res.
120,--Kirch & Co. UIKART PERE FILA. REIMS Shipping Offiks
36.-Batterick & Swire, 70-Kramer, J., Res. 91-Jamke & Kongs Bagar Cifica 83Belt Dr., Residence 92-Lamke, J Bes.. 76,Caldteck, Macgregor 117.-Land Investment
Co. & Co. 42.-- Canadian Pacfic 97-Lam, Crawford &
Co. Railway Co. .111.Carmichael & Co. 88-Layton, B., Office
90 Do., Residence (1074105.--Chan Sui & Co.
125, Cho Tien, Res. 87 Laprak & Co., D..
Coraprodore, O 22-China Nail" Office" 72-Chins Sugar Radar 88.-Laprak & Co., D.
ing Co. East Point 116-sitano Club 71-China Supa Rein 122-Calham, JRoa Jing Co., Townice 106-Man Choan Yeux 11.Clok Hengkeng, 78.Cantius J. B.
The Undersigned, lying book pointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared. to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater
SURMSSEN & CO., Agouin
(17 Hongkong, 16th May, 1802
GENERAL NOTICE.
THE
NEAL ON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL SURGLIED $1,000,000, The above Compous is prepared to Acrapt
MARINE RISK at Current Ratos da Goods, A Policies granted to all parts of the World payable at any of ita AGExcres.
CHAN HEWAN,
Secretary: HEAD OFFICE No. 42 BONIAN STRAND WEET. Hongkong, 3rd August 1895
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TRANSATLANTIOFIRE INSURANCE
Rater
COMPANY HAMBURG
The Undersigned, hating bean appointed AGENTS for the abavo Company, uro properod ACCEPT KISKS against FIRE at Current
SIEMSSEN & CO.
Agents. Hongkong, lut Novinher, 1872
THEANA
ΤΙΝΟ
SURGEON DENTIST No. 10. D'AQUILAR STREET.
TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consulation. Free. Hongkong, 2nd September, 1801.
FOR SALE:
ou le both at 4pm. The cam of the type JAPAN HAND MADE PAPERS
a little too. of rate moving gestelding
15. We winda) perhaps ny bławin Hongkong to tight
onlee the centre as sup before ranch have 100.15 p.m.
the clerk at the table calls ent, and the Speaker temporarily other your contempt in the now stated to the SE inhou. If mantinara int
begins to stop down from his Chair, und the Bergeant-at-Arra advances to remove this too.
In the middle of this shifting of Boats and sym bols the leader of the House rose the other day,
Two antenus cited vattically. On the liat 10.10 am. male South Lens hotete da depraaten appoirughe, he terests of your commitusate, for under proper Lynn in spparently org towards 5.1.At 11.0 .. nagement such poplition as you suggest count-Eremeber a slowly fresh to strong .. would deny a large gate, which could be tha tributed axung the inor of Hattersea.
and in an apparently of land mazher moved I have no desire to ovumaatole: you, and that Mr. J. Lowther take the Clair. Mr. would minute te compete with you a rotired Lowther was, of oute conveniently wear, and aray ofeer over forty-five years of uge, height
bres and equally
at azos sterped into the thief olerk's' place at 5ft 9in. He was badly shot through the body Barowetur
the table, where the chairman always alts at Tel-el Kebir, and though an ex member of the Temperature
HOXOXONO DEISTEL,
"Previous
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when the Heus is in Committee. There was service which consiste, sobording to your view, piretion of wird W. W just one cheer, universal if not prolonged, to of popinjays, he would, I think, imffice for welcome the now Chairman, and without, other our purpose.
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Zomust open air temputan the 20t
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First Aristeil Hongkong Chervatory: 27 Bopterober, 1898.
ocremony Ms. Lowther began his work as if sal be glad to hear from you on the Highest open air tumpangtime of the to the office born. It takes two days and analiput, and the scour the matter can be dozen picturesque formation to maksa Bposkor; brought to a had the better--I dini - sír, your
it takes about twenty seconds, with no forma obediant serrast, S
lities at all, tolako a Chairman of Committéer.
*W. Allison, Hun. Bus Sporting League.”
JAPAN PRINTING PAPERS.
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JAPAN COPYING, PAPERS
JAPAN WALL PAPERS.
PRICES VERY MODERATE,
Orders to be rospoorfully received by tho Undersigned.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA"
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong. Ist January 3804
2050
Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE OROWERS AND
SHIPPERS
Slip only the Finest Quality. Extra Dry (Grean Scal). ·
Hongkong,
LAUDE GENERIC & CO
Sole Agents.
y, 17th May, 1895.
SIAM TEAK TIMBER.
THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,
BANGKOK
EDERS cau be Booked and Rates Supplied
PLANEU, TONGUED, AND GROOVED TRAX BOARDS.
TEAK SHINGLES
12"Daily Fress Cice
18-Man On InstantV 118-Marty & B 11-Malchers & Co. ca Application to the Undersigned for 85, Dairy Farm Co, 3-Mount Kustin Hole
Wyndham Street. 5-Nan W & Oo. TEAK SQUARES PLAYES, SCANTLINGS, AND 67-Dairy Farm Poklony 110-Naval Hospital BOARD.
191. Danby, W.
109-Nax Yanl David, A., Res 56-New Victoria Hotel CO-Pavid & Co. BJ119-Opium Factory 15Deelt, Aberdeen 16-Opin Paroc. 20-Dock Cenpany 19.-P. & 0.9 N. Co.
Dodwell Carlin&Co 69 D Max, Fisk 5%-Electric, Coy
15-Police Station Çil, 58A-Electrio Co, Res. 10-Peak Club, COR-74Fletcher & Co-Teak Heepital
48.Gus Coy East Point 9-Penk Hotel 47.- Do. West Pomt 34-Ray, E. O, Kes. S1-Gibb, Livingston & 51-Ray & Davies:
103-Royal Engineer TRAR SQUARES, PLANKS, BOLES and Glown Co. Office
Guard Room SCANTLINGS; PLANED, TONGULD, and GROOVED 21-Gown, Kerosine 104-Royal Engineer
148941
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Hongkong, 17th July, 1895.
DDOMBAY BURMAH TRADING
PORATION, LIMITED. BANGKOK AND RANGOON.
Fer Shanghai-Per Nanyang, ou Monday,
For Singapore.-Por Niobe, on Tuesday, the 1st Oct., al $.30.F.M.
For Singapore, London and Hamburg-Per Carmarthenshire, on Wednesday, the 2nd Out.. at 11.30 AM.
For Singapore and London-For Glenshiel, on Saturday, the 12th Out, at 3.30 p. M."
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
RAILWAY COT'S PACKET.?" The Canadian Mail Packet Empress Japan will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd October, with Mails for Shanghai Japan, the United States, Canade, sic., which will be closed as follows:- 10.00 .. Registry cases. 11.00 am Port Offfee oloves, but correspondencs "may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra postage until time of departure."
MAILS BY THE FRENCH FACKET.
The French Contract Packet Natal will be despatoled on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd Oct., with Mails to the United Kingdom, Eurors, and places bayonu, via Marseilles; to Saig Straits Settlements, Batavis, Burma, Coplin, Madras, the Australasian Colonies, Adan, Na al and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibralta".
The usual hours will be observed in closing. the Mails, M
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILE. When the Packets leave at Noon.. The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, do, by the English ard French Packets, when they leave at Neon. The Money Order Office will be load at 5 P.. thu day beforo.
8.00Am-Posting of Prices Current and Cir.
cplara esases,
(Prices Current and Cirenters may, however, e postert up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in and cer country, by country, with the address aliate way) 10,00 AM-Registry conser. 10.30 -Pasting of newspapers, books, and
patterns.cASSO..
11.00 AM-Mail closos.
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 AM) with 10 cents late fee np to 11.20 a.M., after which hour they may be sent on board with the samas late fee.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES. PACKET.
The United States Nail Packot Peru will be doeratched on TUESDAY, the 8th Oct, with Mails for Amoy, Yokohams, Hea Francisco, the United States, Cauda, Honolulu, Pero, &c., which will be claod as follows Noos Registry cousós
12.30 PM. Post Ofen closes, but correspondence. may be posted on board the Packet with Late Feo of 10 conta extra postage until the time of departure
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Rosetta will be derpatched on THURSDAY, the 10th Oct. with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries buyoux, vi Brindiri to the Straits Bettlements, Netherlands India, Burmah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing this mails.co.
ARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
UBED FOR 16 YEARS. Thoroughly reliable preservativo for Wood
Sole Agouts for China, ANTV SCHEELE & CO. Hongkong, 25th January, 1802
BOARDS, YOR FLOUDING, CEILING, WALLING, 7Godown, Kowloon low my co and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus, &c. TEAK SHINGLES FOR ROOFING
23. Godown, West Paint 46,-Rope Factory y PINTADOS RAILWAY SIREFERS for all 44 Government Hauze 4-Kumer, Chid, BeBot, and Dampness GATUZBE
234-Larsson W, 8, 52 Sudors Flome DALYS
Sasebo & Co., M.S 2--Hartiga, Cautio and -Schelham & Co., Ed.
Stelio, Dr. P-Haskell, D 113--Him Koe & Co.
Rates Supplied and Orders Booked by
JARDINE, HATHESON & CO. Hongkong, Sed May, 1895.
URNITURE WAREHOUSE.
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LI KWONG LOONG, CADINET MAKER AND ART DECORATOR, from Shanghai, las opened a FURNITURE STORE
Besk
49 Shows & Co
81.-Burnsia & Co.
27-Holliday, Wise & Co 81-Stevens, & Ofis Y
100 Sperry Flonz Ch. 101-HC. & M. 62-Siever, G. B. Rez
boat Co. Office's". 65,--Stedrain, Dr., Res 102-FO&M. By 14-Telegraph Coa Hwboat.Ca,, Wharf 28 Tames O. Res
Hongkong, & Sing51-Trom b'ation -
hai Banking Carpa 93-Tune Bea 84-Hongking & Shang 18Watson & Co., & S.
Bank, Ke 58 Wheter Le 1-Hongkong Telegraph 76-Wily W. Keo. 13-Hop Hing Hog 67-Wickham, W. H. 26. Hospital,
20-Woolley A. Re Memoriadang 80.-Hospital, Gor 196 Woolley,
Office 3-Hospital; Peak 6-Wo Kes & Co.
No. 3. WYNDHAM STERNT. The only Shop in Banghyng with this mane Where HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of overy description enu be made to order in muy dobia required
Has been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel; Messrs. 8. Wstan & Co, Limited, and other long stablishments in the Colony, to whom reforance may be made as to 82-House, B'ham Std 38-Tren Fat Hang the Euperior Workmanship and Materials of 77. Do., Prys Centril 79 Yeang Lan Koe.
59.— Do., Beside 12s the Furniture, &c., supplied.
ACENTES. Watson & Co write di follows We have pleasure in steling that Mr. II KWONG LOONG furnished the Annere "to our Dispensary and gave us every satis. "fection. ESTAM
(S&JAS. WATSON & CO., LIMITED," Orners puntually offended to und CHARGES. most oforate
AN INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong 4th Fleury, 1896,
A.
PerVATE TELETONT LIZES Dock Co Kowloom,cyer de Ca
Hongkong Telegr" North China Insurance. Jareline, Mathieu & Co. Tramway Company,..
I case of Tre eng up No 15. Note AddrewPRAYA GENTILA DZ
W. STUART HARRISON,
Manager.
(1610 Hoogkong, July, 1895.
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COAL MERCHANTS,
have always on hand
STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP-
TION OF CQAL
Care of Mons, KONG BANG & Co. (726 No. 69, PRAYAG
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following Versals during thole stay in Hangong Harbour
ADAM W. STIES, Aur, bh., Field-Order, CABALUS, Gerst Uarah-Lauts, Wegehor CAMBUZDOON, Brit. sir, MacDonald-Wieler CATELINE APCAR, British str. Olifont.
Bassoon, Sons & Co.,
INGHAEAN, Cartan str. Piper-Chivere. MOUNT LEBANON, Brit str., Hendry-Order. P. N. BLANORARD, Amr. b., Hanolard
Blemson & Co. WM. LB LAOUEUE, Brit. bk. Maddox-
Chinese