THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1898.
INTIMATIONS.
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AT QUALITY COGNAC, Distinguished by & Stans on the label. Prios $10.00 per 1 dosen buttles, SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC, Distinguished by 8 STARS on the Jabal.. Price $17.75 par 1 doaan hoţtām. VERY GOOD COGNAC, Somewhat younger than the above. Distinguished by STARS on the label.
Price $14.00 per 1 dosen bottles.
INVALIDS' PORT
This Wine is old, soft, and delicata. Wa abrongly recommand it, Analysed and Corüfeated by Professor Camall, Price $16.75 per 1 dozen bottles.
معشبة
DOURO PORT; This is a fus quality Wine of exceptionally.
cod value.
Price $12.00 per 1 Ivan bottles.
SHERRIES,
Some of the results of the French magnetic territory. Be thus second domestic penis and curry of the world have been already com.entional wealth at home bufare andertaking. municated to headquarter, and these indicate external ware, Like the fist Napoleon he had that the complete usgastic map will be a work a genius for administration as well as for whe. of great importazes. In Losahd two complete It was hits achievement to drive out the Turke observations of variations were chained, each from the banks of the Ching and Wot, where Have been Shippers to CHINA for nearly 75 years. Their Brands are favorably known all with a dmation of eight days. The seven ob they had maintained their worship, beings. corting oxpeditions sent to different parts of charmed by the luxuriance of a rich agricul the globe will continue in the field about two tural country. But Wei-chao, the commen- years longer, making noorly simultaneona ob-later on the history, writing in the third servations with the rinos instrumenta
sentury after Christ, does not say anything of image worship existing when the Turks wor shipped at their old altars in the vicinity of Hsiantu: The taformation given le limited to what took place in the time of the Emperor Haawati ahent B... Buce the Turkish raco were taught religion fest by the Persians aut afterwards by the Hindus we cannot hesitate to regait the knowledge of the supreme rules of Loayou posome by the Turks at that time as cantataink that of Zoroaster and Shakyamuni combined. The Buddhists tanght thon to make a gilt image. The Persians anght them to adore the expreme: Finler or ud; they combined the two things, an the Buddhists all de who, while they honour the. teaching of Shakyamunt, worship also the gods of the sky, the sun, the moon, and all the heavenly powers. In China salf befors this tinio there were pictures of divine beings such sa are referred to in the Shan-hai-king. It was, however, not fill the Han flgnasty that wa turss of divine beings in the palaces, gardens, hand parks of the soparars. This was before the Hindn Buidhista arrived, who, while they devoted themselves to the teaching of their philosophy, mado special efforts to spread idolatry in ovny part of the land.-N. G. Daily Nowi.
The smoking of tea cigarettes, a fashionable fad whick' seems to be carried to great exces among many English ladies, is condemned as A dangerous praction by medical authorities. Extreme herrensness and insomnia are among the effects. One physician reporte among his patients & poll known authoress, whose romances are widely read and who smokes freta 20 20 groen-tos cigarettes daily at work, while the oraving of another woman is satisfied only at a cost of $10 per weeks,
with the "hallean" trro.. Mosers, Hardwick (of, Manchester) and Hambloton (of Douglas) had the management of them sports ghiaffy in their own hands at this time, and with a desiro to procure close finishon, held the pneumatic iyre Tory safe, apparently, in the handicaps. But there was no stopping the new invention, and Parker, simply tomped away with tho races. But ho was not to have matty all his own way, I say there are plenty who will recall the Liverpool colobrity, "Jack" Parnias, who eamed the sebriquel of the firebrand of the North." Ho it was, I believe, who got ingether The layer of decaying malter povering forest few of the Liverpool boys, amongst them one soil has been found by E. Heary to increase E. 8. Baker (1 fancy his initials were gradually for about ten years, when it reaches E.S., but write from memory), who soon chal-6,000 or 7,000 pounds per sore, and thereafter longed the aupremacy of Farkor, sad with romains very nearly constant in quantity. succes, tor Baker, whose all-tonearly damigo a tow years ago was deplored in uycling ranks generally, was a capita! rides at his best, and downright good sportsman to boot. Thon, again. Boris of our vory, best foot-runces havo shown their paces in Doughs many a time and oft, to say nothing of the leading Rugby foot. ball clubs of Lancashire. Indeed, anyon visit ing Monng Isko in the early satuan might easily imagino a score of International teams bad Leon plunged down all at ones, so plentiful ar, the "p" to be mat with Syd. Thomas. Kibblewiste, W. H. Morton, Toos Nikolas, N. D. Yorgan and Liespe of colobrities have
Two English hacteriologists conclude that an toured the island more or less successfully. I average of 1,500 microbes must be inhaled inte wonder how long ago it is, since Morgan, who the nose orary hour, while in London the have detailed accounts of the langes and pic in his best days won the amateur championship number must often reach 14,000. The u at 100 yards, rai hematol with Nicholas at Belle Vie? And what a farce it was, too. For Fanisms are ought by the nose and pass to the weeks the town had been billed with huge co. digestive organe, which in health, destroy longed postere aurontong this great muteb."ham. There was a big crowd to see the race, but they were doomed to a great cleappointment, for after running less than fifty Funda Nicheles broke down in the most astonishing manne, and the little thraan centered bomo alone. Our little party have never been perfectly satisfied over that affair. If it was not genuino then it must be put down as one bok spal: in to reserds of sport on the island it was hure that, Morten went in training fet, his great, matab ngainst Thonios, and anyone. riniting Douglas Hotel will bad many interesting photographs commemorating different aperting matches, "Sonny" Merson figuring in a good many of them. At that particular period, the. Salford Harriers' celebrity was probably at his best, and had he cared to go for the much- #obated record of Deerfoot's; I feel con rinced he woull have lowered it ocnsiderably. Sings then, other untable chrusters have kept the pot boiling" during the summer montha, AW Harris, T. Roiph, and others having won distinction before Douglas orowds. Taken on the whole, they have always been admirahi onducted meetings so for es my experienes gowe, with good prizes and plenty of attention. I was at Bello Tue once where a celebrated spiral ascensionist found himself small beer" compared to the cyclists. The music hall artist had been programmed for a certain time, but some delay with the rows found an interesting final heat about to be decided just as he came on the subus in velvet and spangles. The mangement
wished the artist to delay his sensation for a moment, but neither he would go through with tus "show" then not at all. Public opinion settled it. A ery was raised for the racing to proceed; this was taken up gonorelly, and then, after the raco had been finished, he went through his performance in anything bat an amiable frame of mind.. His rocoption, if not oznotly frigid, was not too enthusiastic.
At the also of 1895 M. Charicis, the distin. guished French astronomer, had discovered 83 minor planets, or more than one-fifth of the total known. The later studies of the ring of tiny worlds have bean made by the aid of photography, and so effective han this proran that in tl plates suitably exposed at the Nice Observatory dur- ing a period of about nine months only nine falled u give traces of the objects sought. The 19 successful photography showed 14 known minor planets and 11 new ones, the latter as might well be supposed-being among the small est if these bodies.
SHIPPING REFORTS.
The British steamer Whampoa, from Shang- bai and Swatow 15th April, bid moderate winds and fine weather.
The Chinese steamer Fakan, from Shanghai 14th April, had moderate N.E. winds, smooth aca, and fine olour weather throughout.
The British steamer Skilon, from Bafgon 13th April, sad moderate to frosh S.S.E. brass to Gap Rock; thence to port fresh N.E. wind, overcast and bazy weather.
The British steamer Sungkiang, from Keuils 14th April, kad moderate to light winds, vari able and calm, smooth sea and fine weather; thick bazy weather on approaching Use island.
A year or two ego attention was called in those notes to the prediction of an eminent authority that we were entering upon a period of scientific activity that would far transcend say previous experience. The most indifferent Observer cannot fail to be amazed at the manner in which this propheer is being fulfilled. Chemists are astonished to find that the long famillar atmosphere contains a large proportioh of a sabatance hitherto unknown the strange
The British steamer Federation, from Jara. and inert argon ;" and bolim, se long known in
7th April, experienced light. NW. to N. winds the spectrum of the eun, is discovered as a terrestrial elemiont.. With the liquefaction with frequent heavy rain through Java Bea to are introduced Cachpola Straits; thence to lat. 6 N. calme and of air and hydragon we
The delight variable airs, smooth sea. From lat.fi N. to a how chemistry of cold. relopment of the electric furnaes brings to port moderate S. to S.W. winds, clear wEE great possibilities in the redaction of cartunther, sud, a sliort irregular sea metals, and among its remarkable products
The British steamer Hailaong, from Tamsul yields caleium carbide, the source of abstyleke, which a the first hydrcosrbou to be produeal 14th April, Amoy 16th, and Swatow 16th, had artificially on a large seals, and a revolutionary strong N.E. wind with cocasional showers to Amoy. Stoamers in Aoy-Talce, Szechuan, achiestment in chemical synthesis. Most gor prising of all is the new form of radiant energy. Vidoria, and Keong alo. Frem Amoy had light Eager students everywhere have quickly began variabla winds and thick malety weather to
Swater. Steamerajú, Swatów-Chunakan. | experimenting with the mysterious e-rays, and in a few days we are given the saw art of Machow, Haifax, Whampoa, Bio, Shelley, and shadowgraphy," which promises, among other.S. cruiser Forktoum. From Safew moderate marvels, that the sick can have thei- EN.E. breeze and eloar to Single; thence to diseased organs brought to view, while part thick weather.
have their skeletons the curious
while they photographed
wait. The details of this new photography are being improved daily. Other epoch-making din coveries are almost graspod, and it fa clear
can
A VERSATILE UMPIRE. When in the glorious daysummer we lounge on the fresh, cool turf and watch our ericksters banging the ball to all corners of the field, and note the stately tramp to and fro of the umpires, we are not much given, I fancy, to reflecting on the monotony of an umpire's that with so many roads opened to peaceful duties. Be the weather what it mayd we
conquest, our sud-of-the-century deys leave
do get hot days in England occasionally thayno time for demoralizing wars over political
have to sand hour after hour with every seINKS
alert-strung, indeed, to routest taasion. To what are termed the "old school," and hera
boundaries.
INH TERTE
HONGKONG VIDE-TABLE.
18th to 24th April,
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the phrase is ona of respectful admiration THE ORIGIN OF IMAGE WORSHIP St. Is
IN CHINA,
Among the many marinas resemblances found
to exist between Roms and China in ancient times those of a religious nature and thom
rather than dippancy, it may come readily enough to wateli crory tip and listen for every elick," but it has occurrad to me that lo umpires like W, A. J. West, whe has dono duty for some years in the Oxford and Cambridge matob at Lord's, it must grow dreadfully wear-affecting legislation and government are the Borns, for the old Northamptonshire cricketer is yet in the enjoyment of robust manhood. It has often boon told to me that West is a mBU of many parts. Not only has he beer, a very cop- able batsman and bowkor, but he plays most other games, and is, witheft a doubt, one of the most scientific and grusofa teary-weight boxers eno could imagine. I am able to say straightway how many years have elapsed since he won a championship price, but the last time I saw him perform with the gloves was bafore the Earl of Jersey (thon President of the Amateur Athletic Association), Ms Hun R. Villiers, sad other distinguished gentlemen, in the Town Hall of Banbury the town of delicious onkin. Thore had been a cross-country event over n bit of stiff Oxfordshire entry, followed later hy an assault-at-arms. And what a splen did lot of talons was gathared in the ossy-going old town that afternoon. We had the heavy-weight, the middle-weight, the light weight, and the bantaan-weight champions of England sparring for our odification, and I am not likely to forget the severb display given by Wert und Diamond. Both possess a style only Dosionally acquired by aar best boxers, and to sse these two champions come up with smiling face and feint and prod and counter was a trent seldom mist with." Diamond wax, of course, giving away considerable weight, but the genial, bonay boy from Northampton never once took advantage in this respect. When they finished up their orthodox three rounds and shook handa. the old rafters in the Town Hall ring as they lad selduan deng before, I'll warrant. West, it may be added, was born in Birmingham, and played some years ago for the county of his birth. He was always a big favourite, and when be left to join Northamptonshire again be left many good friends behind him.
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" PALL MALL” WHISKY, Eleven years old, very fine quality, Bach bottle hears an analyst's cortificate.
The quality is guaranteed. Price $16,75 per 1 does bottles,
Well-matured HIGHLAND MALT WHISKY,
Blonded by CUTLER, PALMER & Co. Modernia in price, excellent in quality. Price $11.00 por 1 dozen bottles. BRODIE & CO.'S FINE SCOTCH
WHISKY,
* in "Equat"! Bottles." Price $10.00 per I dozen bottles,
G. P. & CO.'S OWN SPECIAL BLEND SCOTCH WHISKY, in Patanted Bottion. Price $9.00 per 1 dozen bottles.
GLENIFFER BLEND, SCOTCH "WHISKY,-
Moderately prical, good quality. Price $8.00 per 1 dozen bottles."
HONGKONG
AMOROSO,
Thri Karl Misn's shipping. Price $16.75 per 1 dozen bottles. LA TORRE.
·Prine 814.00 per 1 dozen battles Pare and natural Wine; a londo WHITE SEAL SHERRY-Popular, at“ the Club: Dry, delloste, and of fine favour. Price $17.75 per 1 dozen battles.
CLARETS
in Quarts and Pints, CITATEAU MOUTON. For a goed after dinner Wine we.
recommend this.
Price $28.25 per 1 doren bettles. LAROSE.
This is a very attractive Claret, af good bougust. Price $175 per 1ñoson battles. MARGAUX-MEDOC,
A breakfast Clarot. *Prica $8.75 per 1 doran bottlen.
LIQUEUR. BENEDICTINE, D.OM. Price $33.50 per 1 dozen bottles
Agents-SIEMSSEN & Co., HONGKONG. W. ROBINSON & CO.
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New Mulus $750 (9)
Allowance
10
ま ta
$740
$727
$790.
25 year Old Malwa...$780 4/7 yours Old Milw....$780. l'aton (New) Fat (Ol)... Feares (New) Plenaren (Old)..
THE WEATHER.NO
CHINA COAST METEDHOLOGICAL REGISTER 16г1 APRIL, AT 4 PM.
STATION.
30.19 46
Wladivostock Tokyo! 29,96 Nagasaki...... water Shaugiai......
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9.17 11 height of mesa eva-lovel but base determined, from the tit chatrvations of 1857 and 1838, as 5.87 Ipat ahovo zero of the tire-go at the Kowloon Tulu biratory; and the Iwer water Omises Spring Tider, to with data the Boights theme Tables spe relurred, as 887 feet aber zaro.
The heights in the Tables marked with a minus sign (...) below Lower-water Ordinary Spring-Tidea, and should be traced from start gizon shown.
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most remarkable. The Romans, for instance, 23 had busts, of all persons who had borse the office of Adile, Prostor, or Corsul, and those were placed in the hall of the family, mansion in niches suited for them. They were brought out at funerale të personate this'dead, together with their robes of office. The pictures or busta wore images of the deceased. In Chimn there was a representative of the deceased far the funeral banquet. The eldest son or grand van personated the dead, sat in his chair, anŮ partook of the food and wine which were offeral ta lie in succession. The remainder of the banquet was given to the family and the guests. The fareral customs of modern Chins are now very much changed, but plotures of the decessed, with the titles of their offices, are carried in inveral precessions still. At the sacrifices to Confucius the banquet is distributed among the families of scholars. They thas share in the dinner which is given by the munisipality, and by the State, to the famous old world sage. The dead are represented by the tablet, the shenchs, which may be rendered "the standing representative of the spirit of the dead." At the funeral banquet ancient rules required living representative and preferably a grandeon. In the time of the His dynasty he stood. In the Shang dynasty B. T00 to B.C. 1200 ha set. In the Chow dynasty there were six represente. tives of deceased ancestors, who were treated s guests at the banquet. All partook of the visads. A peculiar, würdiden belonged to this old custom of the ancient Chinese. The soul was breath; which was liable to be scattered into thin air. Let us then, they said, put the grandson in the seat of the departed grandfather. He gesture, and his has his futures, is expression. Him we will regard as the image of the dovessed paterfamilias. It is only in this way, they thought, that we aan proserve the patriarch of the clan from extinction. They
SONGS OF A SOLITARY SUBALTERN called such a representative of the dead the
ION DETACHMENT.
Planted on an island, three miles from anywhere, The subaltern sits maping on a cory easy chair, And cultivates a liyer, but little does he care, Og deischment
"Good thing for young officer;" "separatecommand " "Learn a lot of soldiering; "an education grand " “And has not far in trevel when the foris and works
sure manned,"
On detachment."
At 7,ano. full lity men he thought to se paradej But now he thinks in cosy bed how long he might
have stayed,
For he finds abarebalf dozen are in uniform arrayed,
On detachment.
For socie are carrying rations and good Corumis
sariat porter, And some are on the tensport launch meandering And some on guard and "entry go" do wish the
days were shorter
On detachment..
o'er the water
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Sharp Peak 29.97 Amoy it Cantaavi Hongkong 29.84 Victoris Peak Gap Rock 29.75 Macho......... 29.83 Pakhoi. Haiphong... 29.08 Bolino 29.81... Mania 29.753 Cape 8. James
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Wind.
8. 67 wew
17th APRIL AT Wladivostock 30.22- Fokyo
20.00 Sagusaki...... 30.04
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RONGEONS REGIST
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Victorin Peak. Gap Rock.... Ma Pathpi....... Haiphong
29.26 23.8
Bolitas
29.68 29.85
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corpse, but they explain that this word meaDS "the age of the soul" Among all ancient literaturos. it is caly, in that of China that the ON SINGAPORE
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to mankind has taken this special form, the SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Bate...8.97 reason baing found in the strong realism, and GOLD LEAF, 100 fine par teel...... the materialiste currents of Chinose thought. In Italy on the other hand, because the Grisks were thoro, and also the Phenicians, na teachers, the arts of painting and sculptare led to tho onston of preserving in artistio form the belevod and honoured features of the dead..
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Images are mentioned in Mencius as made of kces and rashos at first and afterwards of wood to be buried with the dead in order to provide the deceased with servants to wait upon hirvin the other world. The art of statuary was not then known. But these cannot be called images Ball's Asbeston E. 'A...... to be worshipped. If we look carefully through Brown & Co., H. G.... the lassic and other oldest hooks of the Chinese Campbell, Moore & Co. for traces of image womhip, we fail to meet Carmichael & Co...... with it. The list authentic instanco of wor-China Bugar shipped images each as we now see in China is Dakin, Cruicks'k & Co.
Dairy Farra Co.............! in the Shiki in the chapter on the Hungua Fadwick & Co., Cleon Tartar In the sal century before Christ Green Island Cement... an axpeditionary force of 10,000 mounted men
FL. & G. Bakery was sent past Lanchou to the mountain the Hongkong & C. C known as Tenchikhau, now Shantan, to attack Hoogkong Electric And why should I in solitude, on desert and stay, the Hinge. It is on the way to the Kinyuka God knows, and he won't tell me, out even if I praran at the west end of the Great Wall, just where
On deischment. ·
the recent rebellion of the Mohommedans has boea reging. Here about B.C. 140 they da. H. & K. Wharf & G... feated the Kiungan and captured an imago Hougkong Rope...... used in sacrificing to heaven. It is called a H, & W. Dock golden man, but it represented heaven. By Lasurinces the spread of Buddhirm through Central Asia
But why should I convict be on van and seven
a day,
BLOKS
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
The influence of the weather on work, ou the Turks had learned the use of inges trado, and on health has boon vaguely re-in worshiping God. It was gilt, as is the custom cognized. In its affect upon mental condition,with images of Buddbs in all countries where if unleabteilly has more or less to do with crime, had religion prevails. The gold of Siberia ha- and a real nggestion in that a set of always been extensively used by the Buddhists meteorological instruments might prove neful who onald obtain it to ornambut the insges. at police stations to enable police inspectors to they honour with worship; a gilt image always regalste their vigülsz! Mr. C.B. Runer,retains its brightness untarnished and the of the Illinois State Weather Service, Ande abundance of gold found in Siberia in ancient evidence in police records that arimo increases times appears to have been something like whet with increase in lamperature, with deerenes in it continues to be in Rusis hands. Now rainfall, and tongruate degree with both causes them can be little doubt that of the many fen There is also a slight apparent increase in alear thousands of large gilt idols now worshipped in as compared with cloudy weather. On the other China the grunter part owe their bright up. hand, crime seems to diminish with nerves in pearance to Sitarian goki. The golementater the severity of the cold in winter, with excess of says that when the army was sent which cap. rainfall in anomer, and especially during stored this image, the first mentioned by Chimera sons that are both rainy and opld. A north writers, at the chief seat of Turkish worship it east wind is les couizoive to crime than was not the earliest seat of the worship. The south-west wind, V
powerful imperor Chinishibucng had driven the Tarks away from the Mountain of Sweet A hitherto undescribed akin disease, occurring Bering." This is a few miles to the north of each amber near the Volga and in other parts the ancient Chinese capital Bhangan, eu the of Rossin, appears, asually on the face, sa one banks of the Ching river. The country en or more this red lines slightly mised. Those this side of the metropolis had boon tando fortite linos may grow six inches in a day, with intapis by frrigation through the ingenious use of tão! itching. The pause is a mall worm, about 1/25th watars of this river. Before the emporer Chin inch long, which is always found in the healthy eldhaang led out his armies to conquer al Chins skip near the one of the red line, and may be in the preceding contury, he had irrigated the lands cultivated by his people in his hereditary the larva of some kind of fly,
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24% DEFOFITS REWED ON OLD TERME
JW. R. TAYLOR,
Manger, Hongkong. Hongkong. 1th December, 1805.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank is omuleted The HONGKONG AND SHANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposite is allowed at PER CENT. per annum.
Depositors may transfer at thoir, option balances of $100 or more to the BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED SINGAPORE | DEPOSIT at 4 Pan Car, per annum.
"For the HONGKONG AND`SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager Hongkong, Ist August, 1885.
[13 NHE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA:
"POPULAR" AND
* CREMONA" Models $300, $350-$385.
56 OCT. Planes $175-$225.
ALL GUARANTEED YOX CLIMATE.
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES FREE.:
MUSIC, STRINGA, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
TO LET
TO LET:
(With Immediate Possession),
TOUSE in ELLIOT CRESCENT,
Hom ROBINSON ROAD.
Containing Reception Roems and 5 Bedrons.
Apply to
CHANTREY INGEBALD. Hengkong, 24th December, 1895.
TO BE LET.
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INGLEWOOD," & Rooms, Turf Tennis OAKLANDS," 6, Rocas, Turf Tennis
Court and Kitchen Garden.
A FOUR-ROOMED · HOUSE and„STX- ROOMED HOUSE in EiяOND TERRACK.
TWO SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES · · ME. KOWLOON.
CHAMBERS WILD DELL BUILDINGS
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO. LIMITED. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1894. * [856
PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE
Mrs. GILLANDERS, GLENEALY BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 8th January, 1898.
*
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BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
YOMFORTABLY FURNISHED
ROOMS, with Board.
Apply to Mes. MATHER,
2, Pedder's Hill. Hongkong, 1st January, 1893
FOR SALE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.
CAPITAL PAID-UP RESERVE LIABILITY OF SHARK-
HOLDEES.RINT RESERVE FUN
£800,000
£500,000 £350,000
-INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily balances On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.
23
THE AUSTRALIAN MAYLA The C.. N. stenger Taiyuan, from Australian ports, loft Port Darwin on the 9th inst. Ide the port, and may be expected about Banday, the 19th inat. A
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Chelydre, from Calcutta and Straita left Singapore for this port on the evaning of the 13th inet, at 6 o'clock.
THE CANADIAN MAIL,
The C. P, steamer. Empress of Indir, arrived at Nagamki at 6am. on Thursday, the 16th fast, and left så 5 p.m. for Hongkong vis Shanghai.
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
The D. D..R. stemmer Frata, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port on the morning of the 12th inst., and may be expected here or about the 18th inst...
The O. S. . Co.'s steamer Telamu, troti Liverpool left Singapore on the morning. of the 12th inst., and may be expected here on ar about Saturday, the 18th inst.
The P. & Oster Malacca loft Singapore for this port on the 17th inst
The N.G. I stæamer Uctimbro inft Bombay on the 9th inst; and may be expoated, bore ou or about the 28th inst
Tho N. P. stemor Victória arrived, at Yoko- bams on the 9th inst., sul sailed for this port vin parts of call on the 10th inst.
The China Mutual steamer Moyare, from Glasgow, Liverpool, and Newport, passed the Canal on the 4th inet, and may is considered dus st.Singapore on or about the 23cd iust.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.
PEAK DELIVERY clubs at Pal Offer at 11.90 .. and 3 p.m. or in Letter -exes in the T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Car by 12. and 3.30 o'clock Trans. Lottar. Manager, Hongkong. Bose at Peak will be cleared at 12.30 und 4pm.* Hongkong, 16th September, 1835. F10
The Fostal Guide for 1898, revised to date, JONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK-will be found in the Chronicle mail Directory
H
ING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
$10,000,QUÒ° RISERVA FUND
$5,750,000 | PRESERVE INABILITY OF PROFTORs.$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
A. MCCONACHE, Esq.-Choirzaam.
ST. C. MICE ARISEN, ESQ Deputy Chairma
Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving G. E. Dxdwell, Day M. D. Ezekiel, For R. M. Gray, E***
J. Krater, Buy D. R. Busson, E. B. Skewnn, Ex. N. A. Sieba, Etq. CHIEF MANAGER:
Hongkong T. JACKSON, EQ
MANAGER: Shanghai-J. P. WADE GARDNER, Esq. LONDON BANKNEE-LONDOR & COURTS BANK- ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED. On Curront Armánnt at the rate of 2 per Cent per Annum on the daily balance.
P. XIX. This is the only authorised complia Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
The authorised List of Mails sued in connection with this paper is the published. twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much later liour than that given below.
A MAIL WILL CLOSK
For Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yoko haa-Per Ceylon, to-day, the 18th inat, at
9.30 AM.
For Shanghai, Kagaki, Moji, Kobe nad Yokabatia-Per Hysan, to-day, tie 18th inst
at 1.30 P.M.
For Amoy.-Per Anchisee, to-day, the 19th Tunty at 2.80-P.M.
For Saigon. Por China, today, the 18th inst, at.4.30 PM.
For Amoy and Tamesi-Par Hailong, tc-dry, ̈ ̈ the 18th inst, at 5:00 P.M.
For Kobe and Yokohama.-Per Hiroshima Maru, to-day, the 18th inst., at 5.00 P.M.
For Aroy and Manila-Per Ytreaming, on Monday, the 20thï inst., at 4.30 p.m.
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ON FIXED Deporite For 3 months, 2 par Cont. par Annum. For 6 months, 3 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 por Cent. per Annam,
Fer. Singapore-Per Niche, on Tuesday, the T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. 2let innt. at 11.30 AM. Hongkong, 1th February, 1896.
[12 For Swatow Amoy-and-Singapore Per Anjerhead, on Wednesday, the 22nd inst., at THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE | 5.00P.M.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
For Noganki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Per LIET OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Forena, va Friday, the hipsf., at 11:30 gr. HONGKONG TELEPHONE EXCHANGE For Shanghai Kobe, Yokohama. Victoris, 199-Aberdeen Paper 80-pital, Cost BC. and Tacoma Wosh Per Victoria, on
Chil Mals Office
Thursday, the 30th inst., at 11.80 A.M. 130-Aberdeen, Paper 82-Tang, Bhad. For Singapore-Por Glenshiel, on Friday, the
Mills
77.- 10., Praya Central | 1st May, at 1.50 1.1. 59 D., Residence 67-Humphreys, JD,.
Residence
10-An eron, Capt.
C., Earl Point QUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS 24.-Atklenson, Capt. G
R
Established 1718.
CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND
BHIPPERS.
Ship only the Finest Quality: Extra Dry (Green Seal).
LAUTS, WEGENER & 00.
Sale Agents.
Previous day...10
Hongkong, 17th May, 1895."
Ou date
- AL 4p. Ju
FOR SALE.
20.67
05
4
Elgbert open air temperature on the 15th
open air texpasture on the 18th...............
2 degree For, at so farel,
Les podnood to 82 d
TIMERSATUBE in the abode in degrees Fobernisit. 3-Hexentry in percentage of saturation, the builty of }-
entrated with medeturs being 100)
4-DIRECTION OF THE WINE to two poista,
6-EUDOR OF THE WIRD Kording to Beaufort Beade 6-STATE OF tex Weather, buna nợ: o detec puds dénzzling rain; f. fog. gloomy; bhail; 1. iratais: 9. orat pang showere; 4 squally; raiti mow; t. Chemder: 4. vizibility; w, der (wit).
F. G. FIGG,
Fat Assistant.
Hongkong Observatory. 17th April, 1896.
MEREKA. MALONER & C's Resetar, Apsi! 17th. Barometer A.M...29.00 Thun. 9 A. (Wet bulb) 70 Barometer 1 P.M...29.85 Them. I F.M.(Wet bulbý 80 Barometer 4 r....29.84 Thern. dr..(Wet bulb).69 Thermom. 9 A.M...72 Therm. Mazimeru 72
Thermi. Mini (over Thecruo, 1-P.M... Tharman.....72 -night).
....... 76
Humphreys Son
J..Ď.
-Jordan, Dr., Office 43-Jordan, Dr. Res. 108-Kaw Hong Tako 6-Kennedy, J., Horse
, Prays Central B-Arahold, Karberg &
Co. B0Atkinson, Dr., Res. 113-Bell's Asbestor Co. 83-Bell, Dr., Residence 65-Blackhead & Co., F Repository
Blackhead F, R. GA-Do. Causeway Day
107.-Em Fat Tong 08.-Bendley & 1074122-Burnie, Capt., Res, 141-Kinghora, J. W.
Office 39-Butterfeld & Swire,
Pet Resilence 190--Kirch & Co. 33.Butterfield&6wire, 70.-Kramer, J Rer. 91-Lamke & Forge Quarry Bay
C CHAMPAGNE, 183, WIE CK518--Butterfold & wire, Like, J. Bless
SEAL. $90, per ense of 1 dozen quarte, $33............ per case of 2 dozen pints.
KRESSMANN & CO'S
RED AND WRITE BORDEAUX WINES.
ED.
C.
G. HIBBERT & COS.
BOTTLED ALE & STOUT MAINZEE BEEE
SIEMSSEN & CO.--
31 Hongkong, Lot February, 1896,
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE.
HEIDSIECK & CO., REIMS, PURVKYORS TO THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL COURT AT BERLIN AND TO THE IMPRXIAL COURT OF RUBL. MONOPOLE RED Seat, median dry)
Do. "O" RED FOIL)
Da
OKE BOX OF CLARES'S-B 41. PILLS is war ranted to cure all disebarges from the Urinary Organs, in either (aquired or constitu tional), Gravel and Pain in the Book. Game Day [Da. antead free from Meronry. Sold in Boxes 48. 68. nach, by all Chinsists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the Work. Proprietors: Tas LINCOLN AND MIDLAND" COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lincoln, England. [R1700
TO LET.
TO LET
TESTBOURNE VILLA, NORTH.
No. 3, WOODLANDS THELACE.'":
1T FLOOR of No. 12, QUZEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
Hongkong, 18th April, 1896.
1879
TO SUB-LET FOR MAY AND JUNË.
AT PEAK HOTEL. NE FRONT BOOM, with closed-in Var
GOLD FOIL (dry).
do...
(extra dry). CARLOWITZ & 60, Bole Agente
For Hongkong, China, and Japan.
JUST LANDED:
?
Shipping Office 36.-Bundes-held & Swire, Bugur Ofbor 75-Chidbeck, Misgregor
&Co.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
The British Contract Packet Peshaur will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 3rd April, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond, is Brandisé, toile Straits Settlements, Netherlands Ludia, Burah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malin, and Gibraltar.
The following hours will be observed in closing the mails for Europe, &c:- 8.00 4.31-Posting of Prices Current und Cir.
culars ceaser.
10.00 ..--Registry base.
10.30 AM-Posting of newspapers, books, and
patterne censa.
11.00 A.-Mail close
LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 117--and Investamat) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 1. after which hour they may be sont on board 97.---Lane Crawfimt & with the same luta fee.
tu.
.Co.
80-Layton, E, Office Inclfir 90.- Do., Release 42, Canadian
Railway Co 17.--Lapmail: &0%, D. 126-Contor humurance 87.-Lapnik & Co. D
Ca
Compradore Office 133-Carlowits & Co. 66.-Laprak & Co. D, 111-Carmichael & Co. Compradore, Res 134-Carmiolasek F. 7, 116-nsitano Crib
Rey
106-Man Cheun Youn 128-Chan Chor, Res. 98.-Na Cn Insurance 175-Ches Tien, Res," 118-Murty, A. R.
-China Mail" Office 11-Melchers & Co. 72-China Suger Refin34-Mount Austin Hotel ing Co., Emat Point 131-Morer & Co. 1-Chins Sugar Refin 125 Nam Tai Hong
lingCu., TownOffice 5-Nim We & Co- 11-Club, Hongkong140.-National Bank
110-Naval Hospital 78 Consina, J.E. 12
Daily Prom" Offer 109-Naral Yard Dairy Farm, Ofire 53-New Victoria Hotel 67.-Dairy Farm Fokiam 119,- Opium Factory 121-Danby, W. 45-Opinia Farm
73.-David, A. J.; Bles.
19-P. & O. §. N. Co. 60 David & Do, S. J. 69- Do. Mess, Peak 123.--Detective Dept 147-Playfair G.W.F
(Chinese).
Residence *S-Dock, Aberdeen 16.-Fallos Station Cil. 20-Dock Campainy 30-Peak Club
Pes.
41-Dodwell Curill&Co 29.-Fonk Hotel 1359 68--Electric Carspany-Ray, E. C., Kes.
130 Eng Sur, Cup, 161. Huy Duvies
Royal Engineer St-Electric Co., Res.
Guard Hoom 142.-Fenwick, Goa &Co 104.-R. E. New- TA-Fletcher & Co. 140-Reuter, Brockel
mann & Co. 45-Ropo Fackary 13-Sucho, P., Res. 48.-Gsa Coy. East Poins 52-8ailers' Home
GNE EUGÈNE CLICQUOT
CHAMPAGNE
Per Case 9 dos, Pints $38.00,
BULE AGENTS FOR URINA AND JAPAN.
E. BICCO & Co.,
Hongkong.
$25 $212,les & sellersandah, and two back Rooms; Bath Room WATERBURY.
$60 $187, buyer
400-879, sellers
$10.75, solters
attached.
Apply is 958
$80-$18
$40 18, entes
$100 $80, sellers
MANAGER,
VICTORIA HOTEL.
TO LET.
WELLING HOUSES
H. Land Investment. Humphreys Estato.. Kowloon Land & B West Paint Building) Lazon Sugar Mining
Charbonniger
95 333, sales a buyers Jelebu New Palmond
$2.90, lleis Oliver'e Mizes, an $80, sales Dw. B $238, eles Pugion.......$1 $12, colle 31 $3, sellers Du, (Frefemuco). Faube136 101 $6.75, sellers Stenship Cora
China and Mille......... China Mulm
Do Pref Douglas S. 8. Co Huston and B... Indo-Chins EN..... Wachal Warth's On Watson & Co., A, B,
F. 500 $78 sale sellersDURES RIPOS TERRACE.
8608671, B00
£5 28.3. sellers £10 £8.10, ellers 350862; sales & sellers 315 38 meters £10 209
27 $30, enles & boyers. $10 $124, calm di buyru CHATER & VERNON, Shain Brokers
"TUSCULUM "MAGAZINE GAI
Furnished:
No. 4, KNUTSFORD TERRACE, Kowloon, 1st FLOOR of No. 4, BLUE BUILDINGS. "Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
·MENT & AGENCY CO.. LD. Hongkong, 17th April, 1896.
TU LET.
AVENSHILL-EAST, and WEST, In
BOBINSON ROAD Apply to
VICTOR H. DEACON.
5958 Hongkong, 1st April, 1894.
|Hongkong, 12th September, 1895.
W
ATCHES
Buries "L" or Lady's Size, $3.50 each
Series J" or Gent's Sixo, 3450 each
Series "D" or Gont's Size, $2,00 each
136-Glande, Frig & Co. 132.-Garre, JF, Res.
197-Gerlach Dr., Res
47. Do. West Point 4-Sanitarium, Pok'lum 31,-Gibb, Livingston & 94.-son & Co., M.S
Co
49.-havan & Qu. 5-Godown Co., Cite-Biersen & Co.
21-Godown, Kerosinés 13-flor & Sonia Pac
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES "*"
PACKET.
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The United States Mail Packet, Belgic will ไฟ dospatched
SATURDAY, the 25th April, with Male for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canale, Honolu Pora, dn, which will be closed as follows:- 11.00 A.X. Registry cases. 11.80 A. Post Office closes, hot correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 30 sente extra Postage until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.
The German Contract Packet Suchasm. will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 28th April, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries beyond, viá Brindisi, to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burgh; Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Ko, &c. Registry ceases at 7.30
The mall close at 8,00 A.M. Lalo lottery ti 8.30 .. with 10 cents extra postage. MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO'S PACKET. The Canadian Meil Packet Emigress of.. India will be despatched on WEDNESDAY. the 29th April, with Mails for Shungbad, Japan, the United State, Canada, &, which will olosed as follows- 10.00 W. Registry ceasce. 11.00
1
. Post Office closes, but correspondentes may be posted on board the Packet with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra postage
until time of departure,
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VEE SANG & Co.
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COAL MERCHANTS, have always on hand LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
STION OF COAL 11-Storens, G. R. Office Address Care of Messa. Kirone Sand & Co $-Stevens, G. R. Res 69-i Kut Bank
7-Gedown, Kowloon
tory, Ban-ki-we 33.-Godown, West Polat 100-Sperry Flour Co.; 44-Governmcat Hous-Stedman, Dr. Bos 50-Harbour Ofos U-Harling Brasolu
* Menzell 6-Harling, G., Beo, 204.Harrison, W. B.,
Res:
| 14-Telegraph Con,
28-Tomes, C. A., Ers 127-Tong Lee Chor, 138-Tong Les Chan,
itio Hurtigen, Stedman and Rennie, Drs:
Bat-kiwan 95,-Haskell, D. Bes 118-Hi Res & Co.. 54-Tran Sution, Teak 27.Holiday, Wine & Co Tung Kee 101-H. G. & M. Stena 10Watson & Guy A. 6.
boat Co., Office 70-Whiley, W., Kee 162-H. C. & M. Suam- 67-Wickham, W. H,
boat Co., Wharf
Eco Hongkong & Shang 144-Wing Kee & Co.,
Office hal Banking Corpa 84-Hongkong & Shang-145,-Wing. Ken & Co.
hai Bank, Mo
Godowis 1.-H. Telegraph.” 50Woolley A., Bes 1204-Hongkong Fire 194 Woolley, A, Office Insurance Co 163–Wo Keo 2 Đ 32-Hongkong
Hotal 124,Yon, & Pryn Cen Public Telephone 20-Hospital, Alion Memorial 3-Hospital, Feak
W.STUART HARRISON, Manager.
Apply to
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
8, QUEEN'S ROAD ORNTBAL
[2283 2690] Hongkong, 30th December, 1895.
38-Yuen Fat Hopy 73.--Young Lam Kos.
No 68 PRATA
5815
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the Owens will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT oontreated by the Officer or the Crews of the following Vessele daring their stay in Hongkong Harbour- ALDEELBY, Brit. str., Nicholas-Chinese. ASEATOON APCAR, Brit. str. Hansen-David
Season, Sons & Co- BENTARIO, Brit. str., Wallers-Gibb, Living-
ston & Co.
BENHOUR, Brit, ste, Le Bertiller-Gibb,
Livingston & Co. COLORADO, Amer. bk., János-Order ESMERALDA, Brit. sabr., Harrison-Order. FORM09A, Brit. bk., Olarluff Molohers & C GLOUDESTER CITY, Brit. str., Ball--Master. Loor A. NICKELA, Ame ahip, Nichols
Router, Bröckelmann & Co.
TAM O'SHANTRE, Amr, ah, Peabody-Captain." VELOCITY, Brit. bk., Martin-Chinese.