Extracts.
WHY TRUTH GOES NAKED. Liat to a tue well worth the enr
-Of-all-who-wit-and-sensé aðralang'--- Invented-it is very clanr-
Some agas prior to Matthew Prior. Falsehood and Truth, "apan a time,”
Que day in Jonn'a delicious weather, (Two in a distant age and olime),
Like sisters, took a walk together.
On thair ferry way they took,
Tomagh fragrant wood nadverdstit maadow,
Th, where a beech beside a brook
Invited rest beneath its shados
There sitting in the pleasang abado,
Upon the margin'é granay, matting,
(A velvet cushion ready made),
The Young companions fail to shatting.
Now, while la voluble discuúra,
On this and that their tongues were running
As habit bids each sperk-partown,
The one is frank; the olhar snoozing. Falsehsed at length impatient grová
With sandals of her own creation, Said, "Since we two are quite al-áð,
And nicely Rareaned from observation, Euppose in this delightful ri
While all around is so propitious We take a bath Fail Truth, "I will-
A bath, I'm enre will be delisjons!"
At this her vobis the cast aside,
And in the atresin that ran before her Sho plunged like Ocean's happy tride.....
Ae muted ne bor mother bare her! Enlacboo at leisure now undressed,
Fat of the robes her limbs that barper, And having donned Trath's snowy yest Rat of a fast as she could eramper. Since then the subtle maid, in sooth, Expert in liec and sbrowd ovnsidus, Fins born the honest nume cf Truth,
And wears her clothes on all cosasiona, While Truth disdaining to appear
Ja Fulerhood'a petticoat and bodice, Still bruych all eyes from year to year,
As used as a marble goddess!
HAMBURG.
Italy
THE RUFF OF THE TIMES OF QUEEN BESS
a
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1878.
SUCKING THE MONKEY
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HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG..
AGENCIES as all the Tranty Ports of China and Japan, audat "Singapore, Saigon and Pónang.
Risks noorptod, and Policies of Insurance
above-mentioned Ports, wanted it the fates of Promium current at the
No charge for Policy feen.
JAS. B. COUGHTRIE," ́
Becretary
Ftf 38 Hongkong. Ist November, 1871. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, REDUCITON IN THE RATES OF PERMIUM..
* Detached & semi-detached Dwell- per cent.
ing Houses, remove from town,
perannu and their contante. Other dwelling Houses and striot-】 ly as such, and their contorte. ' Godowns, Offices, Shepa, &c., and } 1.
their contente,
m
On and after this date, a discount of 20 per cent, off the above rates will be allowed to
garers,
-
Insurances,
HONGKONG MARKETTS.
de Reported in Ghiusão on the 8th April, 1879. COLTON GOODS.
2439
192.00136,00
Corton,Shaaghm,
11
Kingpo, Tientsin..... Shantung. Bongel.......
PRODECK
14.73 a 10.00 18.00
16.50
15.80 10,00
15.50 16.00
19:00 29.50
per pital 170 a 105
0.76 8.60
11:45 3.80
IMPERIAL FIRO INSURANOM (0. FOR Insaring Houses and other Buildings"
Gonde, Wares, Merchandise, Manufactur Corros Vazo-16 ar piel $135.00 $120.00 ing and Farming Stock, Shipà in Port, Har
197.00 335.00US, Japon whil benre, or Dock, and the Curgoes of auch Ships; UERY SuiBrined, 24 lbs... per views 18.15 d. 3120 Brom, Bongai, Dargo
A85 -4,60 also, Shipa Bailding and Repairing: Barges and other Vanuals on Navigable Rivers and,
The
201
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throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and in Oshals, and Goods on board ones Vassela, WHITESDIRrince, 66 & 60 red..." FOREIGN COUNTRIES, FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE WHITE Sporzan Do.. BY FIRE.
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DYRD SPOTTED SHITTYG........ GIRD, LIVINGSTON & Co.
HERD BROOLEI, Hongkong, 1st January, 1807.
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSURAÑUE COMPANY.
Hnnual rates for Hire Insurance on the various eleme of Buildings and their con. toate will remain as follows until further no tiop, Vi
and semi-detached) Datachoil
Dwelling Houses (romoved from the town and their contents. Other Dwelling Houses (similarly
eituated)nd their content Ofices aul Godowns and their
contenta,
*260 3.65 270 8.80 3.10 1.0
~~18100
228 2,30
(Black)
Sim, white,
mill cleane Mani... JATA,. Singapore, Baigonia
Amazon.
Hangsen Hampargn,
300 a 393 Coace, APLOAT,...
·Englishsteam, 8.70 +
"
American Anthracite, --
WINDOW GRENS....... Sits Pentax &
BATTLE, mi.. Banjar,..
PEPPER Whits
Black,
per fan
2.46 2.50
9.20.2.20
1.55 x 1.50
135a 150
9.35 a 2,40
100
10
1.00 a 1,95 1:50 a 156
2.10 a 936
2:859.40
6,20 7.50
37,00 a 37.50 15.00 a 15,60
14.00 a 14.50
For box. 473
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LED DAMJAN Do.
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por piace 000 0.28 1.50 1.85 per dos. 0.75 3,56 14.06 0.79 Red........
0.78 a 0.85 Vadvare, Black, 22 ina s per yard 682 a 0.3
Gentian, 13
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19:50 & 9100
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1.80 9,00
*.70 7.80
8.30
"
8.20 a 8.25
FLove, California, per sack o
1:30 1.50
7.50 700
25.76 a 18.00
WT, T
14
19.00 10.0
20.50 € 21.00
Sugin, Canton white, 1 d 3 g
24.00 a 14.50.
15.00 -16.40
... WOOLLEN GOODE, Spanion StarTES, winningsen per yard 0.87 a 0.85 Long Ezzi, Ser... per piece 9.20 8.30
|kamoṛtad........ HHScarletm
paroent
* percent
1 percent.
CARLITO, 898,
13
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BEB.
GASTINOS Lassportlagan
METALS.
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Not exceeding 10 days ith per centi
1 month per cent. Not exceeding Above 1 month, and not)
3 exccoding.
In-Above 3 months, and not
GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British and Mercantila
Insurance Company. 109 Nongkonr. 24th June, 1872.
Inox, Nail Red No. 1 6. per picul 400 · 4.95
HOOD......
Bar,
Small Round Rod,
*
LBAD LAPSEN
STRAL, Gaglish.........
Swedish
Tin, Malascanya
TIN PLAIN Sawari Mijat,:
exceeding.................... §* Above6months, the full annual rate of 1
ROBT, A. WALKER & Öо. Agente, Royal Treurance Company. QUICKSILVER * 1763 Honkong, 13:b September, 1869
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Posnela,
Captains.
Flag & Rig
Torn
Consignees,
HONGKONG.
a simbier, evening there, loves to preserve color into Busta Introducer of the popolar promised, and I ordered them to throw the Aug. Leffler
VEGETATION AND DARWINIANISM- ST. PAUL AND IGNATIUS.
Talk about the Darwinian theory of devo The career of Ignatius soins to connect itself very closely, by more links than one, lopment, and the principles of natural selec- with that of St. Paul. Autioch was the tion! I should like to sea gardon lot to ran in accordance with it. I had let my scene of "
good work" effectually done by ran both: When it was decided by the Emperor vegetables and weeds ton free fight in which Trajau that Ignatius was to be sent to Rome the strongest spocimens only should come to to be devoured by wild beasts, the anartyr maturity, and the weaker go to the wall, I Undersigned having been appointee Agents for the above Company, are pre rejoiced that he was "joinel in ima banda cu clearly so that I should have had a with the Apostle Paul." The martyr's very pretty mess of it. It would have hean apared to accept Marine Risks and Lease Polinier journey is full of the most lively reminis scene of passion and livenes and brutality. at current ratos,
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. The
"would have strangled the lo strawberry
tf 191 Fourkotu, 7th Juns, 1867, cances of the Apostle. He sailed from Solou- cia. Delay was caused on their was ears to hear the guilty beating of the hearts.
the
upright corn, which has now fact that no ship
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANĢE Wiser "gailing
COMPANY, LIMITED found in the barbour of Smyrne. Three of of the children who steal the raspberries, th by the the next stages on the journey were Troas, would have been dragged to the earth by Neapolis, and Phillippi. Finally, bindered wandering beau; the enakegrass would bave by a contrary wind from landing at Putsoli, left no place for the potatoes under ground where
St. Paul landed, he entered Rome by and the tomatoes would have been awamped the Tiber, and so passed to his dreadful
firm hand, I the lusty weeds With death. At Smyrna, Ignatius had the great have had to make my own "natural selec
of consolation soing his brother bishoption." Nothing will so well bear watching Polycarp, who had personally beon one of the as a gardon, except a family of children pert of St. His life and death too door. Frem "Peley," by Charles Dudley
Johu.
by Warner. are great illustrations of what is meant by the good work of the Primitive Episcopate, Hia labours in the education of a well-trained and perse
At Tasbon I was midshipman of the jolly- elery, in the fuse both of herosy. sation, ought specially to be mentioned; and boat, and it was my duty to go to Belcut for nay we not almost class with the faithful beef every afternoon. Every afternoon also, Payings" of the Pastoral Epistles those in addition to the beef, I need to bring off golden words (and, in fact, one of those one or more of the boat's crew she wore for sayings does very closely resemble them) liquor, and on evory such occasion I was which he uttered in presence of the alternative atizal deck till twelve o'clock, at night to between a continuance of life with denial of expiate my neglect of duty in allowing it. Under such circumstance I very soon learnt with con Christ, and death by burgiug fession of Christ Eighty and six years to steel my beart against the pathetic en- bave I served Him, and Ho hath dons treaties of by bent's crow to be allowed to go
while me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my for "a light for their
pae"
waiting King, who hath brought me salvation Pin the ran for the beef to be brought down; also to disbelieve utterly their protestationa Good Words.
not to touch a drop of hanythink But one hat afternoon I relaxed my youthful sternness to the extent of allowing blicu to bay oranges from some women who brought The great fire, which swept away every Of all the curiosities in costume the raff them down for sale In a moment caeli man thing in Hamburg, opened the narrow streets, purlag, is most eccentric. These patro had an orange at his mouth, none peeling and changed the entire aspect of the town.sities worò frequently made a quarter of Ansone loving the old town must confess yard doop, so that the wester was obliged to them, but all socking with immense energy and twinkling eyes. never should have that this renewal made it more splendid and eat with a sport a couple of feet long, and supposed that we could have enjoyed important. The old Jungfern path was beau- were of different colors, yellow being for a siful, with its avenue of old trees; but at the long time the fashionable tint. Other tints ranges so much. The mora they sacred, the merrier, too, they became. But at last present day the walk, bordered by fine houses, were also used, and ladies constantly appear they got so noisy that 1 felt my diguity.com- Altoun.
ntly prolonged round the broaded with ruffs tinged with blue or red or is magnificently
the Antevor The basin of the Alster. The stranger, spending purple starele.
oranges overboard and get their cura outs Aven was a Mistress And Tur
Boutay who has achieved some degree of note An indistinct All right, sir," and an Asiniuo the remembrance of the vast circle of lamps
ampsner, from the lighted pavilions, while Countess of Somerset in the murder of Sir were drunk. The oranges were filled Dang Wee pass to and hos of the boats with variegated Thomas Overbury, When the fashionable with gedg, and they had beet, what is called, Esmeralita
* sucking the monkey." From Ready, O Face lanterns gliding on the water, and when he starcher was brought to trial and condemned Ready! or The Forty
Yeare," casts a glance at the harbour and the Elbe, to death, Sir Edward Coke, who tried the the high-road of the commercial world, be caso, sentenced her to be hanged at Tyburn feels no regret that the old log-house is no in a ruff stiffened with her own yellow starch. longer standing and the wood-house is de-A contemporary writer (Howell) states that ruolished. Anyone who has seen the har. the sentence was carried cut to the letter, bour of Hamburg will not forget the view and that Mistress Turner was hanged wear- in the far distanco which is here oponed ing a road stiffened with the compound she Liu, for everything here is activity and buay had invented. One Michael Spark, who wrote life. From the wasts of vessels feat the in 1651, referring to this, expresses a wish. flage of every nation navigating the sea that the judges of his day would sentence boats and craft of the most different style female offenders to Be Luged with asked and form, laden with goods, aen, and wares, busoms and backs, as it might discourage the
alous
the pass to and fro
caula; everywhore general practice of ladies going shout only. nctive bands are moving and working and half-elac. After Annie Turner's execution, from the vesse's ray be heart the strangely monotonous sing-song of the sailors as ther-siarched ruffs raised to be worn. The LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE Scà. Goll
they were at one time usch admired is a fact draw up bules and chests and cargo, thas constantly keeping time to the movement of many In "The Peter says to the ROM this date, until farther notice, a dia. Wuite Clond hands. The harbour is splendid at mid-day, when the sun lights up every object, and the white
bung nila, ont to dry, gleam in the briliant light. The. quays and wharves are a continuation of the barbour. Everything here is connected with abins and maritimo What price bears wheat and saffron, tha: life. Sailors of various natione mingle to your band is so stiff and yellow?? Stow gether, and the smell of tar obtrudes inself also remarks that, when these ruffs come inte constantly. Fashion and elegance are rarely fashion, the Dutch merchants only sold the to be met with ir this plebeian quarter of lawn and cambric by elle, garde, half-ells, and the town; but trade and commerce bere ap-half yards; for there was not then one shop pear in force, bringing together from every keeper among forty that durst buy a whole part of the globe whatever prolongs their pioco either of lawn or cambric; and at that ephemeral existence. It would occupy much time there was not so much lawn and cam- time and space were we to relate what the bric to be bad in all the merchant bouses in great commercial city then was, and what it London as at this day may easily be pur has since become. Each large city is a study chased ut one lineu driper's shop-bouston in itself, for none is like another, though Society the spectator the same things seem alone to disalay themselves.-From "Johannes Olaf" translated by F. F. Bunnell.
Berto
mirrored in the water, of the mus will riety as having bem the accomplice of the Laugh was the reply, and I then found that Craiglorth:
GYPSIES.
yellor.
13
of the time. Lady," chambermaid: "You had once bitter opi- nions of me; though now you wash every day your best handkerchief with yellow starch and your lace quoiff," Agait, in the play of "Albumazes," a lady asks
-INSTINCT.
gentleman,
There are instincts concerning the reality of which I hare thoroughly satisfied myself. The early attention that chickens give to The gypsies who chiefly frequent, the New their toilet is a very useful instinct, about Forest, probably but a few scores in count, which there can be no question. Scores of possibly a couple of hundred, seem to be times I have seen the attempt to dross thei steadily diminishing in number. In their wings when only a few hours old-isdeed e straggle
for life the new element of rural soon as they could hold up their heads, and police bears hard on them; they must "move even when denied the use of their eyes. The on," and are nominally only allowed to stay art of scraping in search of food, which, if one night in a spot; but this is often ovaded. anything, might by acquired by imitation-- Tired of moving on (involuntarily), many for a hen with chickene sponds the half of
Insurances.
QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after this dute, and until further notice, a Discount of Twenty per cent. (20%) apo orrent local rates of Premia, will be returned on Insurances against fire, effected with this Ofice. NORTON, LYALL & Co.,
if 1174 25th Jane, 1872.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Flore Crompton
T. F. Bjork
Andrews
Davies Scott
Lond
Brit. atr 1147
Brit. Ble
STEAMCES.
Destination.
Halliday, Wine & Co
Shanghai. Yokohama
SPELTIER
Naples
Sira,...
Americon, per barrel of 200 Item 7.30 7.60
Californi, 1 Gada ja
DE. Brown.
"West Coast, Uk. Brown, ****
Manila, Dry Walte
Dk Brown,
CANTxon, pasked........
475 a 4.50
PEAL, White...
3.80 8.83
Greon,
2.80 8.90
Black,
7.00 0.56
Yellow
pol. 180 a 1.05
9.20.25.
8.76 0.25
340 8.50
가
8.50 1.50
17
3.0 8.00
3.75 3.90
1000 × 18.50
2.10
2.15
1Я
100-
1.00 1.83
31.05 a 11065
28.60 36.00
3.50 3.76
4.25 4.60
11,00 14,00
21
8.00 6.80 MARECOMS, Japan,
per tub. 4.00 10 SD, Green....
4.50 4.65 ...Cut.
popioni 26.50 ₫ 88.00 Mwanzo, Dis Siam fargą,
per boz 10.00 10.95
erpicul£160 £8,00 VARIOLIN, Tientalo.
112.00 113.00 B WAX, Japan
7.00 : 5.00
0.50 .820 7,60.8.1€
14.00 -38.50
Ros, B
Bankow.
552 Thos. Howard & Co"
Mun-nien-teing M Lopez
Ngan-ton Deeun
Peny-chino-hai Sui-Tsing Sno-Chee
(art. Lo Back
De Longueville H.1.0.M. g-h..
Th-an-lon
63.07 0.80
Vézsri.
Captains.
Wing
Tore
& My
Consignees.
Destination
CANTON.'
Fee-loong Fai-bo
Wright
HLOK
Clayson
H.L.C.N..
g.b. g.b.
Wm. Pristan & Co
San Francisco
Faiwan
Gratos
Brib, atr
Brit. at 1601 Swedistr
Butterfield & Swire
Singapore, do, Ling-feng
Cocker
H.LO.M.
A. Hoard & Os., AgentsĮ "Laid up. -b. 1
1430
F. Degenner
Obiogjai
U.J.C.M.
cor,
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1008
P. & O. 8. N. Co
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210 Remedios & Co
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1926
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Lecouteur
926 Landstein & Co
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262
Stewart
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g-h.
250
Aug. Head & Co
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Span, sir
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Guret Paltzer
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San Francisco
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240
Aug. Heard & Oo
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82F
A. Heard & Co., Agents
Sanm.
689
Order
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Valiant Flambeau
Brit. x 120
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Parano Patuxet Agents. Poyang $
HoRita None
count of Twenty per cent. (20) upon the ontrent local rate of premia will be allowed upon insurances effected with this Company, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Agents. tl 1193 Hourkong, 37th June, 1972. MANUBESTER FIRE ASSUKANUK OOẠI. FANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
Statesmu Volga
Tot-tang
Adelseid
Alden Besse America
THE Badersigned have been appointed Camilla Cavour Agents for the above Company at Hong Cap-ang-moon kong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Han Constanta tow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at Daylight Current Rates.
Dragon HOLLIDAY, WISE &0.
Ellen Lewis #1958 Hongkong, 15th Betober, 1868.
Esmeralda IMPERIAL FIELDINBURANCE COMPANY Ferdinand Bromm
Garibald. REDUCTION IN THE KATRA : FREMIUM...
NTIL further otice the following Anna Hippocampa Baton will be charged for Fire Inearmec Jean Sunda
Kvik Kien-Wei
مند
Miero Maria Vicente Matilda Atheling Mary Mildred Nuevo Providcuck Pelham Portland Presto
Detached & semi-detached Dwell-
ing Homes removed from town, 4 per cent. Lola and their contents. Otherdwelling Houses, sed striot-
iy as much, xnd their contents. J per cent Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c., und
I per cent their contents.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agoule Imperial Fire Insurance Company. ti 864 Hongkony, 7th March. 1865.
TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
Bazin Wilkinson
8. W. Cowing
Molt
Alchantra Thatober
Vorge
Вевве
Bombay, &c. Singapore, &
Tion-Po
Meesaaries Marktmea
T. M. S. 8. Oo
A Heard & Co., Agents
A. Board & Co., Agents
D. Lapaik & Co
Russvil & Co
East Coast
Running between Hongkong and Canton, Bunning between Macae and Hongkong.
SAILING VESSELS.
MACÃO
Charles Albert Emigrante Esperance Fray Bentos Hongkong Luisa Canevaro Maugo Cnpau Ban Jaan - Sarah Watu
Guyan Pedro Bonit Guillour AugJ Falle Irriberri Ventorine Tinis Olaguibel Don Orfovinga E. McDonald WileonTM
Schwatzen Batelsed
Boysen Schneider
Freer Gottlieb Zehothera Eversa
Fren. str | 1978 Peru. 934 From, bg 272 Peru. 471 Pura, gh. 458 Peru, oh 1300 Poru. sh
909
Grun & Co Wm Pustan & Co Hyssell & Co
Order Wm. Pasta & Co Wm. Pustan & Co Ordor
Pero, sh 1500 Olano Brit. bk 454 Russell & Co Brit, str
140A. Heard & Co., Agent]
Bunning between Canton and Macar.
Ger. b
SWATOW.
In port on 4th April, 1873.
Ger. bk
· Gerbk Ger, bk
Dan, str Ger. bg
Ger. bk Ger. bk
547 Direks & Kruger
291 Frewin & Co. 150 Bradley & Co * 236 Diroke & Kruger Direks & Kroger 423 E. Viucbut & Co
459
393 | Obinesė
457
Direks & Krager 782 Bradley & Co
AMOY.
In port 10th March, 1879.
370.; Pusedag & Co 249 Petersen & Co 400 Boyd & Co
282 | Paedag & Co 936 | Obicere 536 Files & Co 199 Petersce & Co 259 Panedag & Co 300 Boyd & Co
Boyd & Co
San Francisco Mathilda
Ocean Salacia
do Lavoirica Astorquia Sureusen Fabic
Gor. b4 235 842 Amr, hk Fera. ab 1850 Peru. b
Arnhold, Karberg & Ol
Argonaut Eaglet Gaviota
Rozio & Co
Sanderson Nico!
Daw
Brit, bb
Brit là
Brit. Asb
Ger. bk
Captain
Horgo
Ger, bk
843
Krit, b
466
Win. Pusten & Co Rozario & Do
Jackson
Brit,bk
Melbourne
Rademaker McClemen Tanglin
Sipan, be Siam, bk Bril E
977 Carlowitz & Co 417
Talbot Therese Beba
Simmon
Siure, bl
Steffes
Ger. bk
Windward
Ar. bok
San Francisco
Brit. bk
336
Koppelmann
Ger. bk
265 Carlowitz & Co
A. F. Boss.
Ger. bl.
Noyer
Amr. bk
070
Rozario d
Kutat
400 | Order
Leffayre
Amundron
Tracey
Eurczo
Vidaurrazaga
Sta. Coloma
Fren, bi
W. J. Whereat Erit.
Fyne Vidawazege
"Irgens'
Port, el
Obinese
696 Barsell & Co
Order
754 Vogel, Hagedora & Co | San Francisco
631 Aug. Heard & Co
185 Arnhold, Karberg & Co
Brit. bk 500 Jardius, Mathesou & Os
Portland
Stanourd
Brit. bk
Brit. ob
Brema
Nor. bk
Carl Wilhelm
Imp. bk
300 Chinese
Cedar
Poru h.
904. Order
E. V. Beauliec
Peru: Ah
700 Order
G. T. Roy
Spin.'bk
384. Remedioa & Co
H. U. Urated
67K Jardine, Matheson & Co
Jano
Brit, ab
160
D. Laprak & Co
Juno
80 Raynul & Co
Lorelei
Green
Garizer
Brit. th 30
Bassell & Co
Callao
Mias Killensegg
D. Sauith
Brit, ab
878
Bausell & Oo
Oberon
Finlayson Maybolt
Brit. tg
Ger, b
359 Parning & Co
Ned. bk
422 Ra. Sobellḥuss & Co
Saigon
Paulista
Gurgeati
Fren, ab
Röşe M. Rubicon
Skelton
Record
Simpson
Brick
607 Boyd & Co 847 Boyd & Co”
Watt
Brit, sch
·Siamese CrowA Sophie
J. Witt
Siam, sh
206! Ambold, Kurbery & Co 589 Chinese
Stanfield
Cummings
Titania
L. Obleca Mallen Chalmers
Ger. bg
210 Baurjan & Co
Tientsio
Traviata
Aur, e 1072
Kassell & Co
San Francisco
Velos
Lemmerma Breakerdat Lodburg
Ger. bk
Ger. bk Ger,
k
Beit, ab 687
Kisaóti & Co
RECEIVING Vesels & Hulse.
Fort William
John Adams
Webster Purobasa Strond
BIB
Fow. Mag 283 Harbor Master Hulk Holk
1000 P. & 0.03
Water Police
Auguste Rickmere Reimera Bonnie Dankeld Ly.ce-woon
Fore Ragmug.cm..
HE undersigned having been appointed Sammutra
English gypsies have moved off of late yearetheless another indisputable case of instinct, pared to accept riska against Fire, subject to a
her time in scratching for them is never- THE Agents for the above Company, are pre- Taunton to America and, Australia. The "Stanley's " and "Lees of the Forest keep mainly to Without any opportunities of imitation, when boxus of 20 per cent.
the traditional business of making baskets, kept quite brooms, clother-pegs; some go round mendean to
isolated from their kind, chickens. when from two six days
ing rush-bottom ebairs, some play the fiddle condition of the ground!
it taverns,
wing.
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents
tF 89 Hongkong. 16th November, 1879,
COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE IN-
SURANCE COMPANY OF DAPAVIA.
THE HAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSU-
The men are to be seda at furs was suggestive; but I have several times THE GLOBE MARINE INSURANCE base with donkeys and forest ponies for sale, while seen the first attempt, which consists of a the women and lads do the honours of "Aunt sort of nervous dance, made on a smooth Sally," or some other popular game. The table. As an example of unacquired dexter local magistrates and rural policemen gie ducklings a day old in the open air for the lity, I may mention that on placing four no unkindly report of the gypsy people frat
RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG, consider them no way dangerous and tooder. arst time, one of them almost immediately ately bonest. They are seldom "pulled up,"
useapped at and caught a fly on the
More interesting, however, is the deliberate HD Attention of Sbippora is called to the and then but for minor ofences, and whoo they are fired the money is mys. forty When not a day, and a half old I sbaarvad undersigned Agent of above named Companies,
art of catching flies practised by the
low rates of Preminee charged by the turkey; already spoken of slowly for all steamer risks, subject to a brokerage of Avan annny, and they help one another freely, in
Adventure case of need; nor are their old or sick evor pointing its
The Oosterling, as well as the "Globe," Cadmus no insects without actually pecking at deo. In thrown upon parish relief. They keep doing this, its head could be seen to shake after paying the Shachdan 11, vist of 20 Corlew
they steal
per on paid op Capital, distribute 25 Dova piga, and hare no forest privuch of peach-
like
and that is attempted to be held per cent, of the surplus of the profits pro rata Dwarf steady by a visible effort. This I observed amongst pool
coming. A gypsy is seldbus witboat ready the young tur at files and other small 15 per ceni.
wood, but are not suspected
the Insnrers na have paid Elk jug; now and again, however, a clever grey and recorded when I did not understand its during the year 2500 and upwards in premium- Mamer bound is seen in their company. Their runing. For it was not until after that I Particulars can be obtained at the Office of burse-stealing=notoriety has faded away.. Within the last twenty years, I am told, found it to be the invariable habit of the
miny
bread
flornet
H. M. S. SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Namo.
Big.
Captain
duub. 8o. Kun VS.
4 120 Cour, Tatterson 2100 In Heservo
SIEMSSEN & Co, Iron Duke
Agents. Leven
Mennee
COMPANY.
Midge
ac. st. transport Steats Corvetta doub. so, gun vl gun-boat.
doub, se gun v1.
Where At.
Shanghai Hongkong
14 400 Capt. Wm. H. Whyte Shanghai
160 Aating Comdr. Digby Tientsin
doub, so. from a 14 800 | Capf. W. Arthur rug-Fessel
S 20 Lieut. Which
Amoy
Hanks w
Hongkong.
Briard Ratsuy Byergzen Colledge Scott
Brit. bk
$70 Boyd & Co
Peterson & Co
26
230 Pasddag & Cu 322 Pasedag & Jo
FOOCHOW,
In port on 28th March, 1973.
Ger. gob 202 Joba Süverlock & Co Brit, sch 205 Order Brit. bk
495 Olyphant & Cin
SHANGHAI
In port on 28th March, 1873.
The names of the numerous steamere, laga, small craft, and receiving walks employed on the Yang-tase are not included in this table.
Amr. LE 022 Wm. Purta & Co Brit. bk
Morris, Lewis
Brit bb
452 | Bourjau & Co
Wheelock & Co
379 Gibb, Livingston & Co
293 Drysdale, Ringer & Co
465 Morria, Lewis & Co
431
Brit. b
415 Master
Brit, bl
$60 To be Sold
Shanghai
doub. se, gun v1. Hospital
20 Cmdr. B. W. Baz 4120 Cour. J. B. Barnett
Fuochow
Qalvesta
Amey
G. Washington
Hongkong
doub. sc. gun vl.
4 120
ordered to Hongkong
Kim-Kin-Kes
Kirkland
Lady Loniss
Nardoo
Paul
Brit, bk
Military Hospital.
Naval Hospital
Dr. Loney
Hongkong
Sally
Sbehan Oavan
Brit. bk
Brit. bk
'doub, so, gun ri.
4
120 | Comdr. Grant
Lubran
gun-bout
&
60
Lieut. Comadr. Bond
on passage out
3 60 Lieut. umr. Fairlie
Commodore Shartt
Hongkong
Hongkong
7200. Comr, Parsons
Yokobama
guu-boat
gypsy mates, and half-gyle un-hen seized by a sudden dost all this can on behalf of the above Company. Policies Princess Charlotte Receiving ship
there
this
learn
*ent of B10,000.:
Ringtove A dispout of Twenty por cout. (20") upon | Balumia- the cuneat local rates will be allowed on all Teazer premium charged for insurance; soch discount Thalis heing deducted at the time of the issue of po- Thistle
RUSSELL & Co.,
Agents.
Zebra
of the New Forest gypsies have become turkey, when it soosa fly settled on any object, thuch lees peculiar and exclusive in their to steal on the unwary insect with slow and F 40 Hongkong, 16th October, 1872. habits; their
when and women warry non. measured step until suficiently nour, when it BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE Melville
advances hend-rery slowly and steadily
Mosquito are growing
wing till within an inch or so of its prey, which is THE Endoraigned are now prepared to grant, Opoemm commoner than the true mistakably of the dark stain argita be seet ваем at work: in the harvest gangs; and now and be proved to be instinct, faw, I think, will care against Fire un First-class Bulidings, to na ex- Rinaide
malatain that anything that can be again, not often, you find one of them a sailor in a yacht or merchant ship. Buted from experience may not also appear as are still some who pride themselves on an intuition. The evidence I have in the keeping uumixed their ancient blood; and a case, though not so abundans as could be fow years ago, I am informed, a gypsy girl of wished, may yet, perhaps, be held sufficient
I have mentioned that, remarkable beauty, one of the Stanleys, re
masterpiece of well-to-do
o-do turkey cleverness when first observed, was in fused, on that ground, to
marry a well
the incipient
like the nervous stage, and,
ly 15 Hongkong, 1st January, 1873: farmer of the
parish of Fawley. It is ex-
SOTICE tremely hard to of their more any trust-worthy account dance that precedes the actual orzping,
never ended in
I noted it simply as an nothing.
FROM and after this date the following rates apply to the law, and seldom quarral serious. odd performanca that I did not understand will be barred for SHORT PERIOD ly. What is their education? Does one The turkey, however, which was never out of inaorances, viz now and again rice in social rank? Is there my sight except when in its flannel
sisted in its
ite whimsical painting at flies, until any lady, for example, in our day (bare before many days I was delighted to dierover heard rumour of such things), in whose cheeky chat there was more in it than my philosophy as in the little duchasa's in that wonderful
had dreamt of. I went at once to the flock poem, might be recognised
They were following a com
The tinge
they never
As when of the costly scarlet wine They drip so much as will impinge And spread in a thinnest scale adunt, One thick gold drop from the olive's cout,
Over a silver plate whose been
Still through the mixture shall be seen 7-
of its own.
bag, per Not BLconding Ten days of the annual rates
Not exoceding 1 month
mor her, which had brought them out, and as there were no other. turkeys about the place, they could not possibly learn by imita- Lion. As the reant, however, of their more abundant opportunities, I found them already
in the fall and perfect exercise of an art
In addition to other good authorities I have cunning and skilful adjusting of means to an
consulted an experienced il postman of
end
bearing
conspicuously the stamp of ex-
Above 1 month, and not exceeding three months, f bores months, and not exceeding six months...
do.
do.
do. (do
do. do. Above six months the full annual rate,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company, of 878 Hongkong, 28th August · 1860-
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED),
XOTICE.
adopted and confirmed at the Extraor
Name,
Belliqueuae Bourgyna Hartford Izoamrond
Lockswanna Можсонеу
Margot
Farew aloop
doub, se, gun yl,
pad, des, vegna? Zoub. Bc. qua 12.
Steam Corvette
16
3160 Acting Cour. Dicken Hongkong 21.250
Han, 4.0. Littleton Swatow
4 120 Con. Hon. Fitzmaurice Kobe
G 400 Capt.H.B.Wellcambe on passage to 'kong
120 Comr. H. K. Lee
doub, so, gun vâ, 4 Barew loop
Tentsin
7. 200 Com. Hon. A. Denison Singapore
FOREIGN MEN OF WAR IN HARBOUR."
Nation
Tóna.
French corvette 200 10 French corvette 1200
US. frigate
Russian cor
0.S. corvette
2000 : 200
-1585
1000 US.despatch-b. 1097
Libiendiora
Senez
E. C. McCauley.
Michel Cromany Paul Shirley
0. F. Blanton
SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS."
Seamer
Harrington
YOKOHAMA,
Abbott"
Grace- Gother McKenzie Catter Davice
En port on 24th March, 1878.
Ger. bk Pr. Halk
Brit. bl
430, H. Grauert
204 · P. M. 8. 8. Oo 1016 Walsh, Hall & Co
336 Neth, Trading Co.
571 Strachan & Thomas
-380 Walsh, Bàll & Co
628 Gilman & Co Brit by 817 Waleb, Hall & Co
Store sh 563 H. Cook
369 M. Verey 1557 Wilkin & Rabison
Brit. bi
Brit, k
400 || 'M. J. B. N. Hagt.
Amoy Trader
Kubl
Carl Ludwig Dilpuestod Ellen Hood Ε της 211 1 Emelie
Calleen Dres
Да Ger. bg Brit bb
280 Order
Store L
James Putoa
Laurel
Captain.
Lord of the Isles
Petrie
Manila
Maria Luz
Hereirra Cocorane Stapleton-
Peru, bk
370 | Captain
Trelevan Family
Homeli Sutton
Brit. b Rulic Stora ab 1650, P. & 0.0% Brit, ech 196 Chinese
Parwenio
Shalimar
Tiptree
Aurorita AVOB
SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.
Consignees
Ger. be
Span. bi
Brit. sb
207 T. Herman & Co 539Smith, Bell & Co 387 Onler
Ger. bk 707 Order
Amr. sh 1717 Russell & Sturgis
Span, bk
561 Russell & Blurgie.
246 F. Munoz
269 Order
548 | T. Balbas y Castro
·209 | Order
Vorscia
Caplain,
Flag & Rig.
Tons.
Ferrol.
Captain.
Flag
Taxs
Connigrises.
Destination
& Rit
Adolf
WHAMPOA
STEAMERS,
Brit.
60, Aelcong.
Laid up
B.
Kentwell Jacobaca Voignardien
Brit. str
380 Acheung
SAILING Vessels.
Gerb fier bg 203 Russell &
927 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
Bellous Enooù Train Candelaria Faiza Alhun Flore
407 Ordor
Brit, bk
563 Order
Fren. bk.
Tientsin
Gravina
Крав, в
H. Friedrich
Ger. bk
QUANTON.
I. y 6 BermarOS
Godall
Mariveles
Врац, вк Bpan.str
E..Oboy
g-1
Mindoro
J. Hagg
Brit. str
Span.str Bris.
209 Order
1006 | Deder:
Span, bk
402 M. Nieto
Brit.str
973 Order
the Forest, who is alec s gamekeeper; he perience. But the circumstances under which N conformity with the Special Besolutions still, he says, comes pretty often on a gypsy these observations were made. left me no dinary Meetings of Dasreboldurs held on the camp: they sometimes, though rarely, get room for the opinion that the experience, as 3d Mard and Lath April, altering Clannes letters; be thinks that very few of them can visible in their admirable method of catching No 101, 10%, 105, 137, and 161 of the Articles Lintin- read or write. He believes they have no、 flies, Was. original,
Was the experience, the religion. The old and young go begging; acquisition of those individual birds. To of Association, feuch chances to take effect Prines Albert
from lat Javasry, 1879), the Nat. Profits of the some of the old women tell fortunes. What read what another bas observed is not, how. Company will, from that date, be distributed Hongkong pazales him most is what they do with their eyes, so convincing as to see for oneself, and as follows, Tit. dead; he never saw or board of a gypsy's to establish a case so decisive more observe funeral. He has piten met Ese or six of tion may reasonably be desired; at the same them in a public-house, talking to each other time, can searcely be attempted to set in their own bago, and sometimes quarrel-aside the evidence adductal, on the ground of ling in their drink but they very seldour get improbability, for the fact of instinct; all taken up. The regular gypsies never sleep that in involved in this more striking ex in a house winter or summor.From Bam ample bas, we renture to think, besa muff blet," by Patricius Walker,
ciently attested-acmillan's Mapasina. «
Two thirds (2/3rds) to all contributors, whe- ther shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by Ari-laa
Obing-Sing ezob. One-third (1/3rd) so be carried to the Reserve Chinkiang
Chen-jui Chen-to OLYPHANT & Co.,
General agents, Chun-boi
Fund,
16 Hongkong, 17th April, 1572,
Demerara
Poynter Robinson
Deméa
H.I.O.M.
H...
HLOM.
798 Biomaxen & Co
.LO.M. g.b. HLOM,
Coatoms Chop
Surprise
Sta, Aze Bost
Printed Pablished for the propmator, by W. H.
Wyndam Sesel, KongKES,
Inuid up Deili
Shangbai Bangkok
Nagasaki *Uliefoo
Hongkong