port and which bad bean given up an lent, was I grant modern samarimand honestly, mo Zowel foto purl this morning by the British tank steamer Kasbach, Captain Mufr, who picked her up last Thursday in latitude 88 dog. 10 min., longila 98 deg: 44 min: The crow wore slok vitli squrby, and siz diod.
The Kasbeck was honul from Philadelphis for Fiume, Austria, with a cargo of oil and loft the for ur port on Saturday, March 18th. On the following evening, at 1.1 s'alock, blue lights were ocou and Cupata Muir ordered the mesmer's course to be albred and hore up to the distress signal. at 1 o'clock the steamer was near the slip and stood by untit daybreak, when signals were observed flying from the ship asking that about be sent alougeide, as the ship's craw were hutplose and usable to man their own boats, (Chief Oleur C. V. Helshom, and three samON, sit once put off in the Kasback yawl, and when within speaking distance heard a tale of suffer ing and sickness from this abosed the ship which made them shudder.
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Captain Reed of the Oakes reported that his srew were all laid up with curvy, and that the provisions were well-nigh exhausted. He was unable to navigate the ship with: few bands he bad at his gormand and begged that he be adouce supplied with fresh food, and vegetables and taken in tow for the nearest port. Mate Helshe returned to the Kusbrolith the Tissue and Ongain Muir at once decided to
take the tow.
The weather which bad bada threatening now beesme hosterous and a northerly galo sprang op Nevertheless preparations were mads to a bowser to the Cake, when the host with a load of provisions, The A Manila hawser via paid out over the Kesbeolt's aturn to the yawl, bat à tremendons wave washed into the propeller and bofore the engines could be stopped the screw was so entangled that the engines with the full power of atuam could not weve it again,
For eight hours the ongitoor's staff laboured to clear the propellers and fually discontested the shaft and found that by placing a small block of wood bolween the couplings the sorewe could be made to Inen By What time the Oakes had drifted out of sight and Captain Main, despairing of being able to tow her with his disabled sorow, determined at least to find her and supply bor with provisions.
All night he toerobed for her, and at Com. Tuesday she was again sighted, and after much lard work two hawaers were modo fast.
Heislem and bis boat's crew of threo did most of the work on the ship. They found
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For further time this, and think it a distinet- evil to shut out the powerful chasis from the service of the community, and recognising faute as they are in a very imperfest world, have ro peatedly proposed that a considerable private incurat, say £100 a year, should be better. tial to a cavalry officer or an applicant admitted to the diplomatic service. We should not even object to extend the systems under which "Quem's. Pagse "abtain commiksions-that is, to leave to the Crown in fourth of all nominations-thue enabling Minister to ros ward all who had in any way sorred the State, by nominations for their sons. Wa doubt If in our day such patronages Waukt be abraod, and are quiw sure that it would ntilise classon who use now kept out because their development is a little slower than that of the classes who are compelled to koop thinking all day throughout life, The Squire's son makes a good ofiest, and the squire's sun is just now, a followed, Ettle unfairly weighted when pitted at eighteen in.the examiners' room against the son of the professional man, cr of the men who, making monoy, soos that the quickost rond to grade for his son is through the taranier's establishment.
The idea of competition by weight reats upon IRON & PERUVIAN BARK BISLERI two fallacies which the exports dismisand more than forty years ago, and which wo thought were exploded. Ons is that in an intellectual contest the men of inferior physique will always win, that, in fact, the bmin always ends up the body. There is not a vestige of truth in that idea, The rowing men and riding me and cricket. playing mop, anless they waste too much time over those pursuits, do at all Universities just a well ne the sins they met, and if the competition lasted five years instead of three would do very anch osttor: Of the men who succeed in the professions, eten our own, which is ardentary to a rather peculiar degree, a large proportion, wo should say much the larger proportion, greatly exceed in balk the standard set up by the Times correspondent, while in Parliamant the two leaders of the Commons at this moment are in diftarent ways man of heal Rizo. 35- Every fool in the country entle Sir William Harcourt,olephantine," but ono would be puzzled to name the intellectual contest in which Sie William Harcourt would, as younger man, have been certain of defest. There is, in foot, an Sir Bulwer Lylton wrote
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woon intelligence mid want of hodily powar, his illustrations, if we remember right, heing Cromwell, Luther, Cloon, and Mahommed, all
taon. The provisions they brought warn a godsend to the survy-stricken myvirons of the ship's crew, and they began to gather hope that they might live to see land again. From the barly," or "brawdy," or "largo-limbed ou time the hawser was passed until New York who made a deep mark upon the world. In plain was reached, no incident of importance ocenrred. words, no examination, however panly in- Capt. Red of the Oakes told a terrible story tellectual, axoladen the physically strong, of suffering and privation. When the Ockes who indeed have in nch examinations Failed from Hongkong the brew were up-direct advantage from their health aud parently in the best of teath, with to thoir froodom from the nervous exaltation or exception of Capt. Read, who had heir_ailing | "strait," which more than any other catso for some time, but who under the careful nare ing of bis devoted wife, thought himself on the high road to reostory. When about six days out in the China Sena typhom was encountered Ising several days, during which the fore and main topamste were sprong. The Tessal was obliged to run before the gile, which had no stoner ceased than a second began, which blew with great furry for twenty-four days. The vessels had then got well out in the North Pacific, and so far off her cocres that Capt. Reed decided to shape his course via Cape Horn rather than the Cups of Good Hopo, hoping thereby to make better time. The weather remained fiae uitil Cape Horn was rounded 167 days out.
In the meantime the Chinese cook and boon taken down with a sorore cold and died on November 11. Afterwards seaman named Thomas King was taken down with what appeared to be survy and died or Decom her 26. In quick succession Soomen Thomas Jai's ' ilean l and died Joù. 19 Thomas Judge, another maman, wsi takon ill with cancer of the strach and tutor Mate Sephon Bunker stoned symptoms of scurry. The latter diod February 4th and was quickly followed by George, King, an old on,. who died on the 9th. Da ite 16th Judge. sucefimbed, making in all six donths. Dar by one the other sailors were obliged to quit work, until on March lat nobody was left except the second and third mates, the captain and his wife.
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defeats weaklings in the battles alike of lifa nad of the exaudination rooms. The other follncy is that balk and health are sTRODYMORI. That theory is entirely unsupported by evidence. Sorts of the best athletes recorded bare been rather small men, the amall mon as a rula cap vafaarsh the brawny inen, and if they can ride at all they can keep in their saddles hours after their bulky rivale have cothpand. The power of entrance, which is the officer's chief physisol requisite. resta with men slightly under the average, and though weight volls in battle when the contest is haud to hand, we venture to question whether a rügiment of Foot Gaards would have found the Roman legion aries, who thought the barbarians gianta, azob despicable opponents. We do not suppose that even the correspondent of the Ter thinks that, onange is proportioned to buik, though in one portion of his letter be sesis to do so; and if courage is equal, thus man who, carrying a rifle, march thirty miles on end is a fairly osmpetent foot soldier. After all, moreover, what we wast in offoors a distinguished from soldiers is not browniness, bet intelligence; and the rules which would heve lopt out Napoleon, Nolson, and Lord the HONGKONG AND SHANGA Robarts must be in their essence silly rules. It would be too invidious la quote many living instances, but we would just ask any military officer of experience, who reada these Enes io ran over the list of man whom he would trust with a regiment or a brigade under difficult circumstances, and then decide in his own mind whether bulk of body had anything to do with the matter, Health of body would have, though Vandoms, Wolfe, William III, and, as we believe, Napo lean were exceptions to that rule; but boulth and size of frame have a very light relation, the difference, if any, in power of andtranss being on the side of the smaller nton. Thera
All warn wel uigh exhamated and when a strong northerly gale blow up that day the brave woman was obliged to take the wheel, and for eight hours without relief and without a mach as a drink of water she kept the slip on her coures. The provisions were running short, although a supply had been obtained on Jumary: 12th from the Amerian ship Governor Robis, from New York for Molars plenty of objections to selection by com- bourne, when of the Taland-of Trinidad, and the crew were left with nothing but the barost necessities.
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petition, but wone of them would be zomused by giving all mon of Lord Roborte's size minus marks to overcomé„vy
It is a fact, we boliaré, and a very curions one, that certain ideas about the relation of in- thgence to bulk survive all experience, and are, in fant, ineradicable. It was, we think, the late Sir Fitzjamas Stepher who wrote an opinion that big men never tried little ones, always thinking them crafty, while little won nerer believed big ones to be equally intellis
as a survival from some forgotten contest be tween a little tribe which had rather advanced in the arts, and a tribe of giants" who know nothing except how to fight. Certain it is that the prejudice in forer of big men as fighters is inonrable and survives the experi Leuco of nges. The Gotha could not older.
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It lacuriers, and not a little amusing to those who can look back through many years, to 600 how forgotton controversies ure revived and re- argued as if they bad never been thought ont or fanght out, and settled in ren's minds. We gain very slowly from experience after all. More than generation ago, when every- body interested in the struggle between patronage and ramination for appointment-stand how the Romans over defeated them,ONGKONG & SHANGHAI TANK-
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ju the competitivo exatoinatious and defeat them as men who are doing some The object, of course, was to badle the thing which must be a result of cunning. The reformers while aproaring to give way dwarf is the wise man, the giant the simpleton, in ito dhem,
Touristuerala udan is, the legends of all nations, and this apparently Hua. J. J. BERT quite unfounded, but most sincerely entertained,
at the majority of the "etadouts who would among all nations in the teeth of daily ex-eurmann, K. obtain high marks would be pallid, ohiolated, deformity, that size has nothing to do with Dodwell, s
perience, which shows, after allowing for G. Boning, E. dersized young fellows, worn cat with reading intelligauce or bealth, or that separate power of my and devotion to the talduight lamp," a phrase í endurance which doctors often discover in which during the controversy might have been very frail mien. That short sight is a serious sat up by the printers as what Mr. Walter used defnet in a sailor we lost, and it must occa to inllà “logogram. The Remocrats were
sionally be an ombursement to a soldier, but. en Melike would have sailed rather sardonia- ally if asked to disbies all the spectacled
a little dismayed by the objection, which struck the electore an inevitably sound; and bat for the experts, some very curious vzles of ccnpetition, members of his staff. Plus and rews taarkt. as to hight, girth, and weight, would, we Leliere, huvy ut last hour Introduced The we should rather distrust the examiners; but for general fitness we could understand, though experts, bowover, of both parties, knowing we suspect Lord Roberts would lead a regiment buran try and military history, could weedy" London casters rory chuterfalls zot stand the nose and said so and a contato action avon if all their off.cara were spec. promise was affected which has lasted to this teclad mon, rother Rat-footed, and not above 5 day, under which competition wis confined feet 2 inches. At all events he never objected to intelligence, and the health, both of officers to load Goorkhas, to whom, excopt in the matter and civilians, was protected by a pass examina of spectables, that description exactly applies. tion. It has, we believe, warkol exceedingly some of them want spoolacles, short sight well the majority of those who needed at being independent of race, but they do 201 examinations were, as night have been expented, wear the Spectator parsons of exceptional stamina; and the number of the tickety Inds he won snmmissions or ap- polaments was unexpectedly small, far aller, we believe, than that of these who prospered an der tho wing of patronage. As far as we know, the officers in regiments entropialservicelave faced bardships uncommonly wall, whits we can testify, from a rather wide experienes, that s
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regiment of modern civilians would beat a regi Portland vis Houshalu sad Japan 71h March, ment of hoolder men at cricket, riding, or wrestling, and hear a bandiser of 20 per cent.lind moderate gales from N.W. to S.W with to begin with. Neverthelg the all ides ligh sea from 160 deg. E. to Yokohama. From still survives, and on bouday the Tence Mojito Turnabout fresh .. breeze und ne published a letter, evidently from ants one dorate res; thenes lo port ligh, southerly brests. of mark, who countende atrerqualy that as and bazy weller
there are fico applicants for every vacant com The British steemer Thales from Taiwanfoo mission in the Army, the late should be 17th April, Amoy 19 und Sestow 21st, had redoed by demanding superior physical quali strong N.E munseon and beary ena to Amoy. floations. The cadets should all be of a mini-roun Amoy to Swatow and Hongkong mode man height and girth, and there should bole N.E. monsoon and heary sin. In Taiwan
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Land and Building---. H.Land Investnicut. Humphreya Estate. Kowloon Land & B West Point Briding Lazca Begit Mining
Charbonnages Jelcba
Dew Halmoral
Do. Preference...
Oliver's Minca, Austi
Do
Poufomi
Do. (Preference), Baby's
Steamship Coys
Chins and Manila ... China Metal Ord
Do Prat Douglas 8. E. Co
H., Canton and M... Indo-China R. N. Wanchai Warch'e Co Watson & Co., A‚ 6. .....]
Pam ur. QuCTATIONS.
$125 174
nomina
£0" cominu) £1 £6, buyers
28-829, collez -£1 120
£15, seller
VESSELS EXPECTED,
THYD. VEŠENCH-MAIL:
The M. M. steamer Yawa, with the Franch mail of the 26th ultime, left Saigon on Wadass- day, that instant at 5 am, and may ho expootexl hare On ubunt Saturday, the 21t4 instant at daylight. This Packet brags replies to lotters despatobod from Hongkong on tho 17th February
THE AMERICAN, MATE.
The P. M. slaumse City of Bio de Janeiro, with maila, &c. left Ban Frandado for this port, via Honolula, Yokeliania, Laland Sou, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, on the 10th instant.:
The O.&O.steamor Coptic, with tho Ainorigan mail of the lat instant, left Yokohang on the 21st instant, at 8 am, and muy be expected bere, on or about Wednesday, the 28th instant.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The C. N. Ce's steamor Chingta, from Australian ports, loft Port Darwin on the 16th inst and may be exposted here on or about Sunday, the 25th instant.
TER CANADIAN MAIL,
The U. P. steamer Express of Fugnen 1841 Vancouver for this port at noon, on 20th instant.
MERCHANT STEAMDES, The N. P. stormer Braencar has arrived at Yokohama and leaves to-day, for this port vis nreal ports of all.
The steamer Minothaire Inft Viotaris,.. 1.0, for this port un the 7th instant..
The N. Peteamer Tacomo left Tacoma for this port vis Japan, on the 10th instant
The Ben Lion steunior Benteci, from
Antwerp and London, left Singapore on the 18th instant for this part.
The Chino Mutual steamer Tenkai, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore on the
prolat instant, and may be expected. hate on or
about the 27th instant
i gaidation). 010 $73, busem $20:58
$100 $1344, buyers
( liquidation).
$ nommi
$25 $900, sellers $10 $30, sellom $50 $30.
210 5118, buyers
$100 $05, buyers
$50 448, hayam
$95 $110 250 €85, sell 0164
$125 247 p. a pre- [$A$3.75, sellem
$20 $102, Ter
$25 $79, sel.ers
$50 $350, alléra £25 T 303, seller $20 $291, sellers. $50 $230, sefera $80 $165.
$50 $78, bayars
-$40 $19.75, sellera $100 $15
Fos. 300 580, buyers
35 2.35, sal. & buyers
$1 $1.60, males.
$1 $1.00, sellers
$5 $17, cellors
$2 Ellam ex now.
$4 30, sellera
31 $1.40, buyERS 13. 10d 17), buyers
250 1809.
·20 25 50..
£10 £7, buyem
$50 $450, sales
The Rickmera steamer Deathen Ricenters, from Middlesbro and Hamburg, passed the Canal on the 1st instant.
The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Ulysses, from Liverpool, Left Singapore on the 20th instant, and may be expected here on or about Sunday, the 2511 instant.
The China Mutual steamer Hyaca, from Newport, Glasgow, and Liverpool, passed the Causl on the 9h instant, and may be considered due at Singapore on or abone the 26th instant.
The N. G. E. steamer Zetinibro: left Singa pore on the 20th instant, and may be ex- peated here on or about the 27th instant.
The steamer Argyle left Singapore on the 22nd instant, and is due here on or about the 28th instant
The N. D. L. stoamer Bayern left Shanghai on the 23rd instant at daylight, and inay bo expected here on Sunday night, the 26th instant
·KASSED THE CANAL:
OUTWAED-16th March-Yamaguchi Maru.
19th March-Chinges. 23rd March Bentomond, Tantalus, Adour, Pastan. 30th MarPoseidon, Bebetale, Glenlochy, Mellridge, 2nd April-Gerda, Decana, Dorothea, Sunda. 6th April--Gongyle, Cluden, Commonwealth, Hakats Maru. 9th April-Dordogne, Fujisan. 13th April- Oopack, Prins Heinrich, Methven Castle.
· 20th - April-Borneo, Glencak, Hector, Glenfary, Oldenburg, Natal, Afridi, Ben voirlich, Thekla,
HOMEWARD 13th April-Ningchos.
April-faro. Strathleven.
: 20th
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
The «uthorised List of tails. Issued in connecting with this paper is the one publíciat Tiewice oach day in our Extra, which is corrected
to a mbok later hour thin that given below.
$15 361, & bayem £10 $48, sales & sellers
·8375 $434
$10 $121, enlos
4 MAIL WILL SLONE, For Bwaton and Doli. Por Tile, to-day, the 24th instant, ot8.30 A.M
For Kobe and Yokohams-Per Secotra, to- day, the 24th instant, at 11.30 a.
For Macao-Per Heunghan, tc-day, the 24th instant, at 1.30 P..
For Haiphong-Fer Frajr, to day, the th instant, at 5.00 PM280
For Swatow, Amoy und Taivantos-Per Thales, to-day, the 24th inst, at 5.00 ..
For Saigon. Por Wuston, to day, the 34th iunt, at 5.00 PM.
For Hoihow and Haiphong-Par Mathüde, to-day, the 24th instant, st-5.00 8.x,:
J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker-
OPTUM. Malwa (this year) $560 with all'aces of E Malwa (last year's) 8770 0 20-1 cathies. Old Malwa (9/4 years) 1810 ◊ to 84 Old Malwa (57 yenie) $80 to 8 New Patos $6562; Old Paza 685 New Benares680; Old Benard.....8700 Fenian, Oily
$500 to $650 For Holbow, Singapore and Bangkok-Far Farsinn, Paper-wrapped
1639 to $560 - 37ngkit, to-morrow, the 25th instant, at +9.00 *Sales:-90 chests” „Phina... -
AM.
THE WEATHER, CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL:
REGISTER,
STATION.
2208-APRIL AT 4 PM,
level and
Tempera
Humidity.
Windivostok 1.20.62 [G. Tokyo
Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS of the above COMPANY, BLO prepared to accept LISKS against FIRE at Current rates an
§. 3. DAVID & CO., Agents Hongkong, 1st December, 1896,"
ARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
USED FOR 18 YEARS.
Thoroughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stons against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Hot, and Dampness
Kochi
43:
20.21
29.76
Nagsak 20.95 Kagoshiets... 25.55 Shangbal. 2005 Sharp Pentr. 30.00 Amy Swator Canton
04
80.02
24.98
-99.87
Hongkong.
20,89
Victoria Peak
$289
28.90.
Sale Agents for Chinia,
SCHDELE & CO Hourkong, 25th January, 1892,
I ENTING.
SURGEON DENTIST No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.
TERMS VELY MODEBATE, Consulation Freo..
•Hongkong, 2 September, 1891 AMERICAN SISTEM
DENTISTRY
62 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL CHADWICK KEW, [LATE OF POATE & NOBLE). Houghong, Gih Murah, 1893.
COMFORTABLY FURNISHED YE SANG &
with Board.
Apply to Mrs MATHER,
2. Podder's Hill,
Hongkong, lat January, 1892
南 永
·Gap Rock ... 229.82 Mesa
Haiphong 29.89
Balipad
Manila
Cape S. Janes
20.85
29,34
2d APKIL Wladivostock 26.70 Tokyo
29.74
30.03
Nagasaki
30.07-
1746 Kochi
Kgalima 30.07
Shanghai 29.97 57 GJ
Sharp Pas-30398′′ ||| 64 | 60
Amoy 80:03
SWALDY
Canton
1077 Grip Rock
C.O,
COAL MERCHANTS,
havo always on hand: LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP-
TION OF COAL Z Address Curs of Means, Kwon SANG & Co.
NAIL PRAYANIMAL
WING NAMCO M
JEWELLERY
and. Best
MANILA CIGARE
No. 98, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hangkong, 16th February, 1887 $5,
WILLIAM LYSÄUGHT & BONS" WABORAT MACHINESY GODOWNS AND EN
·GINEDKING ESTABLISHMENT,
1. to 8, Cross Lane, Wanchai,
LARGE STOCK OF MACHINERY, by the best Englak makers, alwayrea band. moh as Steam Steering Gear, Steam Winches, Steam Capan, Stassi Punzes, Stearu Donkey Dulikuona u the Pumps Hydraulic Press, Bager Mille, Marine Dolers and Engines, Stationary Finest Sootch Whiskies Boilers and Driving Enginge, Steel Bailer
Pintos, Pig Iron, etc, etc. NA VURAN SIEMSSEN & Co, Hongkong. 38 the building or repairing of all kinds of We are now prepared to execute orders for
wachinery with quick despatch and good work, maschip. Enquirionmhoited, for any of the abces or the completo plant of any kind of machinery.
W. LYSAUGHT
189, Wanchu Bead. Hongkong, 20th January, 1237. (2980
"ES.
TOCKHAUSEN
DRAPER, MILZUNAR, DEEES AND MANTLE 28, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, LATEST NOVELTIES
LONDON and PARIS Hongkong, 3rd September, 1800,
JAPAN FINE ART CURIOS
We have consigned thäir Brands to per dare
for over half a century
Apply to GC. ANDERSON, Mesra JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
Hongkong,
Aid to their friends to Shanghat.
MERCHANT NAVT
NAVY BOILI
LONG FLAX
should be height, girth, al weight in pro- 3 anos sigars from Blasila, 205 cases EBEVES, DAVID CORSAR A portion, size of upper and lower arm, thigh 57 cases chinaware, de casos woodware, 2 orses bul leg, form of fent, mascular power of gongs, 100 casos inf. fora, 10 cases onisood efi, grasp and of pulling bis own weight. That 42 cases skolla. 20 canes vermilion, 33 cases sun- proposal sebus to us positively foolish, but dries, 937 rolls rate and metting, 507 balea betere we discuss it, wo think it auchsary to duties, 83 balss feathers, 436 packages, tes and deling our position. No far from being devotees. 8 cases cantharidea. For Trieste ül packages of the examination system we accept it only as shella2886 apoossary obeck on nepotism, wird shimla fa- | The steamer, Izios, smiled on the 5th April
BON'S
¿CANYAS.
RELIANCE CROWN. TARPAULING AZAN BEWARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.,
Pay Solo Agents
ORTLAND OEM E«N T
3B WHITE & BROS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA
Hongkong, 11th April, 1880
finitely profers Board of Patronage, could we For London-Sasas bristles 4 basen chine PORTLAND hope that ita shoice would be regulated only: vare, 61 casas cigara, 7 cases lanterns. 17u Lules by considerations of the fitness of applicante to capes, 10 packager ofiscis apu 3 pockages sun--- sorro the State. We know that iter a few dries. For London, and/or Manchester ---100 years it would not be so regulated, and there- bales waste silk. For London andfor Autwerp tors prefer examination seen though we and/or Hamburg-20 case bristles For Liver- porove that they are, if we dro to try the pool ---10) cases cigars,
HOLLIDAY, WIST & CO.
M S
FROM
KUIN KOMOR
845
HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, KOBE.
(2852
ITSUI BISSAN KAISHA
No. 8, QUEEN'S ROAD, CHITHAL
Hand Olga-Toxio.
29.99
|Hongkong
20.09
Victoria Peak
29,99
Bacca Haiphong Bolínea: Manila.
$0.01
29.90
19.09
"Wind.
24 hours
TERI MEMURIMET UURINADER
Cape 8. Janies,
On the at 11.45 am. • The low prezenty arcs lisa top-
the 300 41. Ubian sad Kei over, the Leonfinor and Os There is another low preparares in the interior af Ditra ecraneing tornada the const. Forecast Kaderate El vinde; clendy, foggy, perhaps sviós rain,.
"HONGKONG ERGISTER
1. Provinas
to the E. of Jayam, and the high pressure area las passed of
Branch Offices LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM- Direction of vind
"BAYA SİNGAPORE, SEANGHAL, THEN- | Forać
TSIN, NEWCHWANG, Wil all Ports in
JAPAN...
AGENCIES:---
Mike Coal Mines. Ohnotes Coal Mines Kanado Coal Mines.
Weather
For Swatow and Shanghai-Por Chogany, to-day, the 24th instant, at 5.00 r.z.
For Canton-Per Powan, to-morrow, thò 25th inst., at 9.00AM
For Sandakan and Kudist-Per Doucalim, on Monday, the 26th instant, at 8.90 P.,
ForAmoy and Manila -Per Bafiro, on"
Monday: the 25th instant, at 4.30 PM.
For Hoihow and Pakhoi--Per Hution, an Monday, the 26th inst. at 5.00 p.m.
MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET:
The German Contract: Päsket Bayern will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 27th instant, with Mails for the United Kingdom Europe and countries beyond, via Brindisi, to the Straits Sottilomonte, Batavia, Burmah
· Ceylon, India, Arion; Egypt, Malta, &o, &o. Begistry cases, at 7.30 AM... The mail cleson at 800 :3,"
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET." The Krouch Contrast Packet Salame will be despatcted on WEDNESDAY, the 28th
stant, with Muils to the United Kingdom- Europe, and places beyond, vis Karseilles. to: Saigon, Straits Settlements, Bataria, Bur
mah, Caylon. Madres, fas Anstrelvion Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar
8.00 Posting of Prices Carrand and Çür
oulars coses.
10,00 M-Registry ceases.
10.80 -Pusting of newspapers, books, and
-patterus ceases
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN LA RANA PACKET.
The Canadian Mail Packet Express of India will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant, with Maile for Shaugtut Nagasaki, Kobo, Yokohama, Victoria and Vascover, B.C., which will be closed as fel-
10.00 A., Eegistry.conse
10.45 A.. Post Ofica okses, but correspondence,
may be posted on board the Pakotwith Late Feo of 10 couls extra Postales until the time of departure.
1897.
NOW READY
1897.
MAIL TABLES.
1897
day po
Cataly -Ou dete at 10.
$4.42
23
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of
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Towort open mic bangpuntare on the -Be redneed to 32 degrees Fahr at sealevel,
nkelt, 2-TRAPERATORr in tha shadefu
SBEKIANT in percentage of agredido bemfelby of. §.
źre saturated with incistro being 100,
4-DJEMTION OF THE WIrn to two points.
6- Fonor Fun Wrap encoding to Hewort Seals
STATE OF THE WEATHER: blue sky; og detuolud
cluded drizzling stub fog; g gloomy; his
LE Card published at the Daily Press Office
Contains English Mail, homeward and outward
·Frunola
German
Canadian
Parcel Post
דן
Calendar for 1807.
That is, mere information than is giron cui one printed in London for which fifty cents is chargod. The price of the leally printed
cardboard. Supplied only for cash
at 1, too, few quaereset card is 20 cents on paper 30 senta co
The Mike Cotton Spinning Mill, Ld. Tokyo Marine Kurance Co., Limited "Meiji Piro Lustrazos Co... Limated.
Imperial Government Paper Mills Cotton Cleaning and Working Co., F, G. FIGG, First Assistant.
A
Shanghai Onodá Cement Company, Japan
Kanegafaeli Coten Spinning Mill
Tokyo Colton Spinning Mill, Japan. Hayashi Clook Fastory. Hongkang 12th December, 1886
(2485
DOMBAY BURMAH TRADING CO., PORATION, LIMITED, BANGKOK AND RANGOON.
D
AN
(wet)
Hongkong Observatory, 23rd Apall, 1897. M. FANER & REGHTER, sard April. Bancraster 9 AM: 39.98 Theroi, 9AM. (Webb 18 Barometer 1 FM 29.92 Therm. 1 r.m.(Wetball) 45 Beter 49.87 Ther. 4. (Wet bulb) 60 Therion. A.M...79 Thera. Marini 14 Thermomil FM74. Theru. Miniska (over- Them. 474 nichtmeyers... 71 HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
Biti 30th April,
THAE SQUARER, PLANES, BOARDB and SCANTLINGS, FLANED, TONGUED, and GRCOVEN BOARDS, FON FLOORING, CEILIES WALLING, S. THAI INGLES FOR ROOFINGAR PISTADON RAILWAY SLK Coil GATGIS
Bater Supplied and Orders Booked by
JARDENE, MATHESON & DOL Hongkong, Bed May, 1895. A
R. J. REMEDIOS, NOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALER,
No. 1 WOODLAND TERRACE, HONGKONG,
Will be glad to send STAMPE on approval to any address on receipt of satisfcotery zofer.
ences.
Ja also prepared to purchase used POSTAGE STAMPs in Large or Eriali Quantities for Cush!
AGENTS WANTEDAV
Izberal Discount Allowed,
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18:39:
Hime WATR
LOY WATER
HOOK LOOK
Misan Tim, Height, Mens Timo
Hobo Height;
·ft. (0%) water
from 25 No Inferior
Men. 20
TREN 27
Wod 223
Thure
37
12
AT H
20% low. 11. 33 127-1
180
The height of man se lewelt:as been determined, Leo the Lidal kerations of 1587ka 1685, 3.87 feet abase Eero af
Lover with Ordinary Speierten, to which dete heights in Kurse Tables aro reloerod, di 8,87 ftus KROVÉ BOTY,
(517
\\TO SHIPMASTERS,
INQUIRE where your FRESH WATER U is obtained by the Water Bitz, an Four WATER is the cause of much Blokness on board Shup.
We are the ONLY WATER HAT COMPANT in HONORING EXCLUSIVELY supplying FILTERED WATER.
CALL FLAG WAMBARA
1, W. KEW & CO., STEAM WATER BOAT COMPANY, Hongkong, 9th October, 1895
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, N
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for way DEBT contracted by the Ocers or a Craws of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour AUSTHALIAN, Hrit. str., P.T. Holm--Gibby
Livingston & Co.
BENVENUS, Brit. size Baruke Qi, Living Sston & Cont
BRUNEL, Brit bk, Martin Frampton-Staa
dard Oil Co..
KANDLEA, Brit. ship, J. J. Brewallister, FORT STANLEY, Brit. barghe, Williams-
Standard Oil Co