Extracts.
TILL DEATH." Upna har aptured face the moonlight streams
Love's written message Jutters from her
bands:
the slowly, bat perpetually increasing ooze. The nether darkness, so far from being a liftless wasto, teams almost everywhore with creatures not only more fantastic, but larger than their shallow-water cousine; and the paddler about rock-pools and tide-sauds at Within her happy eyes the light still gleame watering-places will enru that far away at From words that only love quite understands., over that 100-fathom line to the west Thine ows till death," he signa; "til doith ward, which marks the ancient shore of the
my own I'
European continent, are found sea monsters far bigger, as well as för uglier and far more beautiful, than were over transferred to an
And love's accurrat capture thrills her tone, Bach word npon ber oar in musio telle,
As when some hearenly dra de sang i The melody alone our soul intralis,
The words may epeak to sin foreign tongue
THE DATEY FRESS FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 1878
begged to get it. "Na, n, pair body," was the firm refusal; "fia's fardin' for-peruel” !"? This is not true, howetor, though the story loses nothing in the exchange of dramatis persones. Its read horo was a certain noble. earAll the Year Round.
Insurances.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
equaluni; that, to give two instances, the Capella," the phantou-shrimp," which may like a holding on monkey
his hind on by 1 ghastly grimens mesterhing all Or bathed in-swerter-words-a-stronzer vow with
with his foro-clawe Bite in Bike guise upon sponges a mile or two deep in the darkness there, however not quarter
Till death-till death Loro never spake til be found on see-weed, low sad, unees elfocked with this conuel Return |
HOW,
*
+
A few short years, and by the waning light
Of a September's rainy afternoon,"
She mutely alte beneath the shilling blight That felt pan her happy lite so sor, Bier looks are heut in longing, get in dread,
Upot the faded letter that she holds, While tears like rain fall on the pestling bond That bides its gold snið her sable felda. Loga, thou know'st not time: She reads,
and lu!
The years departed open like a scroll; The old time-kish creeps o'er bor check of
Bhow
Love's flame relights the windows of her soul She wears the end, and with one beurt-erung
cry; The list of hope, the first of long despair,
ROM this date until further notice, a Return of Twenty per cent, 1917.); will be made on the Premima obarged on-all Insur being payable in the issue of the Puliny.
GEBE, LIVINGSTON & 46;=== Agents, Imperia! Fire Insurance Company. t 1150. Hongkong, 24th Jane, 1872.
Insurancés-
QORAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. INCORPORATED 1960. CAPITAL, 21,000,000.. HB Undersigned having been appointed THE
Agents for the above Company, are pre pared to accept Marine Risks andlegue Polfales
at current rates.
י -
AUGUSTINE HDARD & O.. 131 Hongkong. 7th June, 1867. THE CHINA, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
READ OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapore, Saigon and Penang.
Risks accepted, and Policies of Insurance above-mentioned Ports.
of au ingh, but three inches long and I. K. PRIV: OESTERREICH: VERSIO-crunted at the rates of Promine current at the that the Nymphous-ses-spiders who mad
stones, out from under
Among their discoveries aro
true worms, sca-arching, storfish, including
BUNGS GESELLSCHAFT "DONAU
VIENNA, LIMITED. THE Undersigned, baving been appointed General Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant Marine Riske at current.
MELOFERS & 05.
No charge for Policy fece.
CAS. B. DOUGHTRIE,
Soort Hongkong, Ist November, 1871.
NORER BILANG COMPANY.
Insurances.
NOTICE
HONGKONG MARKETS,
de Hoparted by Chénera on the 2015 May, 1878. COTTON GOODE
PRODUCE:
Corton,Shanghai,
....... perplexl14.50 – 15,08
Ningpo
10.00 a 16.30
Tinata.....
16.80 15.00
Suming
18.50 18.00
2900
Norge,...
13.50 17.00
*190.00 1300
127.00 138.00. Japan white...
Black
870 580
1.60 4.35.
FROM and after this date the following rates,
will be charged for SHORT PERIOD COZYON YARN, Jo. 11 a 2.por pleul $112.00 Insurancos, vis
of the annual rubentras, a 21. perpins $0.15 2.90 i
10 (be
Not exceeding Ten days
Not exoceding 1 month Above 1 month, and not exceeding three months. Aboved months, and not
נון
2.30 ton, Dangal, Cargo No. 1....
Blam, whil
2512
. do,
da.
8 a Be the...
1
-40 838.
do
10:
WHITE SKIRELSen, to a reol..
Bb A
9,15 a 240
17
do.
do.
6379 1.
ay
"
WHITE SPOTTED Do
exceeding air months, I' Above Bix months the fall anntalruto.
JARDINE, MATHESON & On, Agente Allianes Fire Assurates Conzy 4.678: Wongkong, 26th Annist· 1899
NOTICE.
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY
350·205 285 a 940-
per piece 265 a 2.00
2.00 9.05
17
2,50 4.1.00
6,90
4.20
1.75 1,000
WHITE BROGADEI, ......... AMERICAN DRI218,20 yazdı....... Game Cors, 24 plain. 7b,
& 50,8 10,7 DYRD SPOTTED SBIRTIN DED BROADE DEND DAMAGE
Da.
H
*12.86 -
230
#
Taillefoaned,
Manila.....
Java Bingaporejimi Saigon....
246 a 2.50
9.20.2.96
1.66 1.00
11
1.46 a 1.69
9.80 9.40
8,00 2.20
1.75 à 1.80
41
1.40 1.46
H
2.10.2.16 9.84 2.00
צוי
8.80 7.20
in
pie las.
Engl steadigune vuran & American Anthracite,
JL
37.00 a 13.40
Arracan
SALTTEINË, tugata suo ipsa at
8.80 3.61 COALS, AFLOAT,
9.8 a 3.AK per pione,5,70 a· 6.60
18190ydney CHINA ? SANDKEROHIBA, R. For den, 080 0,83
Brown.
tr
following rates will be charged in future for SHORT PERIOD Insurances, vizave, Black, 32 in.
Gratian, 1935 implanta Not exceeding 10 days, of the annual rate.
FELVEZZENS, Black..... Not xoceding 1 month, 4 do. Above 1 month and not
exceding 8 months...
(tf 985
have 3 months and not
exceeding 6 months...
TORTH BRITISH AND NERCANTILE REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.
per cont Detarbed & semi-detached Dwell. ing Honsts, removed from town,
porannan. and their contents,
"Til death!"uhe suba; "O God, since Le could the magnificent and novel Briiniga, gworth US Cotupany, with its Head Office at Other dwelling Housesood striat |
die,
there!!
named after the goddess
and who, baring no their stomach, for body to speak of,
packed in long branches onomy of space, p the inside of each legare found in the half- dopthe of the Arctie Sea, not, as hers, rates. an-inch, but two feet in diameter. It is im.
6 2113. Hragkong, Ist-Tecrmbor. 1872. possible to give eren a sketch of the old- gical treasures which have been brought to ¦ VIÓTORIA FIRM INSURANCE COMPANY light by the cruises of the Lightning and
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED
Hongkong, and Agencies at the various Troaty Forts ia Obina and Japan, is prepared favourite to ane Polioids of Insurance, at the current The world's a grave, and bope Fea baried jowo, Crinoids (atalked flowers of living rates of Fromjant at the respective places,
corals, and above all sponges of
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co., stone-"),
Secretaries, forms either now or till now known only as
df 657 Hongkong, 1st April, 1871. fossil, or, strangely enough, sa inhabitants
26 well us aballow water. But the strangest, as
*IMPORIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. in which the the most beatiful, inhabitants of the deep- sou oou are the gay sports, in his he
and having been appointed akeleton is composed, not horny
above Company at this Port, in the sponges of our dressing-rooms, but of are prepared to rant Policies against Fire to than to the extent of $60,0 on Building,or on Goods often more delicate flint,
The best known of these stored thereon. finest, apun
spuri glass.
GLBB, LIVINGSTON & Go, is the Venus's flower-basket, or Euplectella,
tf Hongkong. 246h Angust, 1864. which lives embedded in the mud of the seas of the Philippines, supported by a glass LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND CLUBE
INSURANCE COMPANY. frillstanding up round it like a Ques
Twenty years ago there was but one 1
O Love IO Death'¦ forever etili åt strifei
Ostricken ones, wherefore can ye not hear. What omnipresent, all-perradine Lite
Skill seeks to whisper in your earth duites
"There is no death? All life fore'er abites!
The shadow ye so dread and trembling sce
Is but the veil that mercifully hides
The glory of my innmortality."
-Harper'a New Monthly,
A LAST WISH.
I dare say, in these letter degenerate days,
flaxible
THE Under Agents of
we should consider the spectacle of three Elizabeth's a specimen in Europe, It conat of Twenty per cent. (20%) upon the
fashionable physicians getting very tipsy at a consultation in a judge's house, or any where else, disgraceful a
l and lamentable spectacle. And so it would
be; but
A very
yat
- physician, whose mamacy subat the one of the most exquisite, both in form anapon insurances effected with this Company.
ly as atch, and their coatcata,, Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c., and
their contents.
On and after this dato, a discount of 20 per cent, off the above rater will be allowed to la GOTSIB
GILMAN & Co., Agosta, North British and Merootila
* Insurance Company. 1168 Hongkong, 24th Jane, 1879
WINDOW GLAMZ
-0.00 0.22 Tire PRODUCE, &c.,
KAZALES, Štraktu,
Baja
D
076 0.892
par yard 0.85
0.43 0,57 = '0.98
"2
16.00 16.00
140 † 14.601 partner-503€ 5.5
perpol. 5.4 5:50)
4.25 4.50
Pserer White,
• 28.50 a 24.00
do.
do.
de.
0,24 a 0.35
Block..
13.80 14.00.
21
do.
WOOLLEN. GOODS. SPANIGA STRIPU nas por yard 0.63 0.84 LONG ALLA, MM Searlot, per place 8.200 a 833|
BETEL NUT,
9.25 -8.60
.M
BANDAG WOOD Malabar,mege
4.50 a $.86
South Booby-
17.00 19.50)
+
BAYAN Wood, Main
+
1.00: 9.40
$1
·
·Assorted,... Seaclot, Assorted,
7.00 7.70 8.18 20 9.0 7.50
Bian
2.20 a 2.00
FLOUR, California, per sackof60
1.30 @ 1.36-
6.00 825
88..
2.00 3.26
#
B....
8.75 7.20
F
--
BBZ
29.60, 22.50
26.00 a 10,50
37
"
DE. Brownstoner Wosi Coast, Dk, Brown, and
-3.50 -3.9
8.20. M.
Manila, Dry White, minua.
J
42 a. 4.50
Dk Broy ang na kay Dox, packed,
1
376 3.80
1660 16.00
4,86 5,00,
210, White,
t86' 9.00
J
i
41040
25
Gewes
1.73€ 1.90
a
-- 3,80 +- 8,60 8.20 a 9.60
Black.
1.00 16
Yellow,
NORTON, LYALL & fin.. Agents the Queen Insurance Company, tf 242 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1870. -IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM,
NIIL further notice the following Annual Ratis will be charged for Fire Insurance Detacred & semi-detached Dwell-
ing Elonses removed from town,{è per vent.; and their contents. Otherdwelling Houses, used strict-
by as such, and their contents.
METALS.
גי
American, par karrel of 200
18.50 a 37,00! WHAT, Tientsin por pel. 1.80 1.03 10.00 a 19.50 Californis
20.00 M40 SEGAR, Canton white, 1
iRow, Natl Rod Nosto je pioul 400 410
Bar............ finall Round Rod, o
por oant, Godowns, Offices, Shops, do, and 1 per cent Tix, Malacca.....
their contents.
Srast, Engileh,
Swedish,,
TFE PLATES GLAB, LIVINGSTON & Us..
SHULTEING Merah,. Agents, Imperial Fire Insurance Company. QUICKSAVER, LF 864 Hongkong, 7th March, 1865.
КРЕСТИКА
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Vessels.
Captains,
Flay
Ione.
Consigneca.
Mig.
HONGKONG.
TAROM this date, until farther notice, a dis. may be now bought for 30s, or less, in any carrent local rate of premia will be allowed curiosity stop and it is strange that this--
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & C
a drawing-room orna as a ween, even already with thean reminiscences, could revolles such texture, of all natural objects is not oftener an event. Nor was it looked upon in these ment. Equally curious, even more puzzling
rein its construction, is heavy drinking days as anything but a rein
tbo glase-rope sponge markably good I think it was the or Hyalonema, which roots itself in the mud
Joke farons Dr. Cullen who told the story, but 1 by a twisted wisp of strong fint needles, wil aot be certain. He and tivo other physi
on behalf of the above Campany Policies Massilia- on the principle of a screw pile. Undersigned are now prepared to grant. Malacra Somewhat niaas had an appointment for aeonsu about the case of for tion. So strange and complicated is its structure, | against Fire on First-oļas: Buildings, to an ex-
тако
STEAMERS.
659 | Olyphant & Ca
Destination.
8.90 4. 7.00 | Kyograons, Japešty a sasto
- per tub. 510 0
4.75 a 6.6K
SALWARD, Green,
per picul 86.00 a 36.56 | Mysorts, Dry Siamlarge, ..por bax. 1000 10,50
par pian) 2450 # 3806 | VERMIOBULZ. Tientsin..
117.00 ₫ 190,00 Basa War, Japa,
725 7.30
Fesselz.
Captians.
Flag
Fons
& Big
Mukow,
1.69 a 1.80
.10
27.00 * 86.00
5.40 20
3.26 8.00
8.20 $3.00
6.50 1.7
·8,00 € 180
17.00 17.50
20:00 B1.00
Consignees,
Destination
CANTON.
An-jan Obing-Sing
Godsit
E. Choy
H.I.C.M. H.I.Q.M.
Acantha
bina
Young Henninge
Brit. air
Oben-jut
Poynter
F.LO.M.
Ger. str
342 Sieman & Co
Ohea-to
Robinson
4.1.C.M
g.b.
Agents Fat choy 1193 Hongkong, 27th Jurie, 1872.
Irmouaddy BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANOR Kinsha
Kin-Kiang+ COMPANY.
Lintin
City of Exeter: " Famo
Bovey Richardson
Brit str Brit str
· 787 | Olyphant & Co.
Chun-boi
Deutés
9.1.0.M.
g.b.
116 F. E. & W. Dk. Co
Twy Plying
Demerara
Custossa Chop
Paraja
Span, atr
1037 Paul Ehlors & Co
Fee-loong
Wright
HIUM.
g-b
Bourdon
Fran, str
Dary.
Brit, str
3806 Monatgeries Maritimes 1050A. Henra & Co., Agents;
Fei-ho
.Clayson
7.1,0.M.
g.b.
Foiwan
Gruvoo
Brit, tr
A. Heard & Co., Agenti Laid up
Beating
Brit. atr
Brit. atr
· 1061 A. Heard & Co., Agents|
68 Acheong
Cocker
H.LOM
-b.
Laid up
Bam-shua-fat-
ILLO.M.
cor.
Gaby
Brit. str
ELOM
*
Q. Anderson
Brit. atr
1033 | P. & O. S. N. Co
H.1.0.M. g.b.
Vraqee
Busin
Bue, atr
Milbanke
Smith
Brit. etr
Clark
F. Herden Sauvat
Freu. ir 1000
Th-an-lan Tion-Po
Le Boeh
H.L.Q.M. H,LOM. FL.I.C.M.
Բ. է.
g.b.
Bor,
De Longueville B.I.O.M.
g-b.
Brit. etr 606
Kok Acheng
Swatow
Bril at 1027
Wa Pustin & Co
RUSSELL & Co
Pozung
8. W. Cowing Mort
Amr, str Brit. str
240
Aug. Heard &
MACAO.
821
A. Heard & Co., Agente)
Agente.
Prince Albert
Bot, alr
180 Aoleong
Singapore
Brit, etr
1746 | Siemarcm & Co
Brit, tr
101
Acheong
Brit. otc
380
Bris, atr 1000 Brit. atr
Chinese
600
D. Lapraik & Co
Brit. str
332 Acheong
Nil
A discount of Twenty por cont. (29) upon Nelasko the current local rates will be allowed on all pranium charged for issiranes; sach discount Norna being deducted at the time of the issue of po
y
ly 15 Hongkong, let. Jannary, 1873,
NOTICE.
of the that learned men for a long while could toot of $10,000. Court of Session in Edinburgh. On arriving literally make neither head nor tail of it, nt the honse they were met by the
as they had only Japanese speciasne to clerk, a venerable old fellow, whose preter study. Which was top and which bottoto, itself, and which parasites Aturally
face betokened something which the thing unusual. How is his lordship?" was the growing on it, whether it was a spange, or natural inquiry. To which the clerk replied, a zoophyte, or something else, could not be with
a peculiar expression, "I hope, he's settled, and is in some men's minds scarcely the of wed!" The judge was dead, but the cau- settled now. But the discovery Lious Beot was not, even under the affecting sare, or closely allied species, in abun cirwumstances, going to commit Limself to dance from the Bait of the Lews down decided opinion with regard to his late masto Setubal, on the coast of Portugal, where ter's welfare in his present noknown place of the shark-fishers call it "Sea-whip," bast abode! The three physics were of course given our sacris specimens snough on which exceedingly
shocked at the and event, and, to make up their minds, and has added
Not exceeding Ten days of the annual rate after expressing some of the commonplaces another form to the list of those common,
Kot oxceeding 1 month of the annual rate enitable for the occasion, were about to take strangely enough, to our seas and to thom Above 1 month, their departare.
the old clerk had of Japan. Saarely less beautiful and strange and not exceed- But no another duty to perform. Na, gentlemen, are the Holtenias and their cognate forme; ing........ you must on leave without takin' a rehollow sponges built
little re
of glassy epicules, Above 3 months up
in and not exceed. freshment." As the judge's cellar was as and rooted in the mud by glass hairs, colebrated ne himself, no.
no objection was made some cases between 2ft. and 3ft. long, asing.........
a
T
this
IMPERIAL FIRE OFFICE.
and after this date the followingrates will be charged' SHORT PERIOD In
surences, Tiz
&
1}
"
were usitable invitation, and the party flexible and graceful as tresses of snow-whitej Above 6 months the fail annual rate.
etime ngrato de his curiosity and his sense of beauty, let him i
where sik. If any one wishes to gratify at once
great staircase at the British Mu
into the their host for the castone of half-a-dozen of portuta
tstanding pathe go up the sideboard. The port was excellent, and after sun, and on entering the second corridor, a couple of glasses they rose to leave. The turn either right or left to the cases which elerk, however, pat himself between them contain these sponges and other deep-sea
2
DIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agrata, Imperial Fire Insurance Company,
tf 675 Hoaglong, 13th August, 1969.' CHINA AND JAPAN YARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Parano Patazet
Sir J. Jeejeebhoy
Walto Olond
Yeddah
Tesso Tot-bung
Fearless
Ferdinand
Foldin...
·Milsom Wilkinson
B. Kentwell Hetherington
McKenzis.. Burnie
1800 | P. & O, S, N. Co
600 | Laudetein & Co 843 Wm. Puetau & Co
Belg.atr 1670 | Wm. Pustan & Co
Messageries Maritinica
-Land up
!
Ling-feng Mau-nien-Laing | Ngan-tun
Pene-chao-ai Sui-Tsing Sun-Chee
-Stewart Palmer Stewart
Camilla Carour
A. Beard & Co., Agents Laid up
America ADOB
Emigrante Glerannox Fray Bontos Juan
de Laurici Peru..sh Eisengor Ger. bk
Actorquis Petro Boett Copello
Augal Futa
Pera, sh Pera. sh
Ita. atr Pero, sh Span.str Pera h Pera, sh
1650 Captain
427 Bonjan & Co. 843 Win. Pustati & Üo 926 Was. Pastan & Co ̈ ̈ ̈ 747 Jardine, Matheson & Co 471 Order
114 Order
458Wm. Paattu & Conv
700 Order 909 Order
880 Baynal & Do
039
Order
140 A. Heard & Co., Agentaj
1 Running befuses Canton out Macas.
SWATOW.
La port on 27th May, 1873.
Benning between Hongkong and Canton. Ranning between Mačao and Hongkong,.
BAILING VESELS.
Fran. bk774 Borneo Co. Limited Ger. bk-830W, Pustan & Co for ble 450 Chinese
150 | Bradley & Co 453
E. Vincent & Co
38 E. Vincent & Co
Direks & Kruger 226 Bradley & Ou
Kenny
San Francisco
Saigon
Lald up
Shangbai
Hongkong
Macro
Mango Capac
Stephens Irribarr Vidaurrazoga Luis Olaguibel
Peru, ak
Naevo Providencia
Rosita y Néne
Spark
Vidaswaaege Alchantru -Wilson"
Peru, sh
Span. str.
Brit. str
da.
do.
Amiral Deveale Anna Dorothea Дин
Carrique
Auguste
Schutt Jessen Bernard
Foochow, 20, Saigon
Frem, bk
844 | Carlowitz & Qo
Wanglao
Brillian
Newcoon
Brit. bk
303
Ühineão
Cantabre
Bouyé
Frem. bk
.331
P. M.S.S. Co
Iloilo, &c.
Carl
Condor
Petersen Brubn
Ger. bg
415 Arzbald, Karoorg & Uc
Gerbk
845 Bourjan &
Yokohama
Den Burique
Barrera
Peru, ab
1312. Remedion & Co
Edouard Baoul Fobins
Sangbet
Fren. bk
303F. Degunaór
Stultze
Siam, sh
651
Chinese
Albatros
Salje
Siam. bk
850
Chinese
Chiefenin
Cromwel
Amr. sh
709
P. M. S. 5. Oo
Frohlich
Vancliua Mackin -Holm
Ned. bk
222
Brit. bk
Dircke & Kruger 319 Bradley & Co
Ger. bk
960 Diroka & Kruger
Lorezzen
Gor. bk
415
Chinese
Gaviota
Hrit. seb
Lai K. Dra
Nor, bl
235
Ang. Heard & Us
Kirkland
Vorratz
Ger. bk
300
Chinese
Lose balig
J. W. Monday
Brit, be
Methilda
Crighton
Brit. by
Mistletoe
Colledge M&Pherson DAW Sola vo
Brit, bk
Brit, eah
Ger. bk Brit, b
236
Feliz Pivo
Span, Uk
Mailler
233
Bashagen Freudenborg Fleurlot R. Chandler W. E. Mulden
270 Melchers & Co ́-
94 F. Degeanor
Iloilo, &c.
708
Order
Brit, ah
869
W. Pustan & Co
Adelina
Brit, sch
272 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Dallia
Dan, bli
359
Bourjan & Co
Okina
Michelsen Andoraen Schmidt
Ger: bk
400
Bourjan & Üo
Tourón
Delphin
207
John Burd & Co
Eums
Lilienthal Vahlend
586 Order
Jurgen
Tiderap
Ger, sch Ber. sch Ger. bi
803 Bourjan & Co
Louise & Marguerite Croix
Fren. by
Pateau
486
Trelevan Family
do.
dó.
FORS
Ger. bg
257
Vision
Battou Cammine
Brit, sch
Brit. bg
159 | Boyd & Co
Malay
B. P. Clough
Ant sb
812 Ang. Heard & Co
Above G montos the full annualcate
Mariano
Bearoo
Aar, bk
349 Olypbant & Co
Mary Mildred
Brit, sli
Wu. Bell
and the door, and quietly locking it and put forms to which, by the byo, in the presentHE ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS is vall. | Falcon
ed, to the future distribution of the Pro- ting the key r
emarked, nu hearowded state of the Anteum, ghastly troops is of this Company, two-thirds (2) of Ceantar a second time, a, um, or wonketa erre es la con- and there ses which, after payment of interest, will now be filled the decanter a gentlemen, yer na
Amang
how Naturs is not only "muzinu in minimis, divided amongst all Contributors of business, F. H. Dreme the last wurde his lordship said to 100 were, kolest in her least, but, pulcherrian in whether Shurebolders or not, mteably in pro: Geffrayd tion to the amount of Net: Premia contritated. Georgian
Gravina John, I'll have slipped awa, before the doc abditis," airest in bor most hidden works;
WM. PUSTAŬ & Q6, tous come, but when they das come, jest ye and how the creative spirit bas lavished, as
Agents. Harriet Armitage
Hohenzollern see that they no gorg oot of this hoose sober, it were, anspeakable artistic skill on low.
tf 663 Honkong, 9th April 1872
-------| Hongkong bebeld Bring up half-a-dozen of my Earthquake organised forms, never till now by port, und see
to't. they dus their duty It'll man, and buried not only in foul mud, but NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE fesalaire
INSURANCE COMPANY.
James B. Bell no ba said that the lust
in wa Loose in the unsightly maes of their own living
will be charged on SHORT PERIOD | Jessis McDonald went bame soter." It was his last with, jelly. But so it was from the beginning; Ond after this date the followingratas Jatues Ehepherd gentlemen, and maun be obered!" "And and this planet, with its complicated wonders
Johanne Marie to tell you the truth," was the doctor's re- and beauties, was not made for man alone. Not exceeding 1 month of the annual rate Johann Bids
Jylland mark to my friend, as he related him the Countless ages before man appeared on Above 1 month,
do do..
Leju auredote, "his lordship's wish was strictly earth, the depths of the old chalk ocean and not exceed-
Lorelei stered, for afore we laft the table there was teemed with forms as beautiful and as perfecting
Madeleine na are o us could bite oor thunchFrom ne those, their lineal descendants, which the More Norikern Lights," in all the Year dredge now brings up from the Atlantic'sea-
-Round.
guente i
THE DEEP-SEA WORLD.
Times.)
floor.
ANECDOTES OF A PROFESSOR. Another professor of those days (one whom
HA
Insurances, Vi
Above 8 months
and not exceed« § & ing...moraris 3:
Madura
On and after this dute, a discount of 10 per Melrose cent. of the above cates will be allowed to in- Neu Granada
KATRIA,
GILMAN & O., Agents,
Nicoline Nightingale
Old Dominion
Oracle
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE .
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
Parang.. Pepita Presto Recino
•Rebecca**
Il was not until about thirty years ago I can well remember myself, but as he has so now is the whole subject--that mon began been dead but a few years, he may be name even to anapest the existence of a deep-water less) was noted for his miserly habits, North British & Mercantile Bururance Company.
if 11 Hongkong. 24th June, 1872. world. Till then the scientific men, gazing though, in reality, he was a rich man tho down into the blazing darkness of the ocean proprietor of several ancestral estates. bine," and longing to know what strange once observed a Highland student-prover- forms might people the two miles of water bally a poor set about to pick up a penny beenth the ship, believed that at the bottom, the college quad, but just as he was about at all ecents; there could-be nothing but to pick it up, the learned professor gave him Larren chaos of rocks or mud, strewed here a push, which sent the poor fallow right over,conformity with the Spam-Resolations R. T. Robertson
adopted and confirmed at the Extraor Rose M.. and there with a thousand fearful wrecks" when Dootor soully pocketed the coin dinary Mootinge of 8bareholders held on the Sex Iureaz which Clarence saw in his last dream. No and walked on amid the laughter of a crowd 1st and 15th instants, altering Clauses Nos. 130, Sarah Watson life, they held, could exist in that total dark-of students, who were watching the scene. 101, 132, and 148 of the Articles of Amociation, Scottish Bride under a pressure of water so enormous He did not always stick at trifles. Going (anch changes to take effect from lat Norom. Sea Belle that, as Dr. Wyville Thonison says, a man down the crowded street he saw a street-boy ber, 1871), the Net Profits of the Company will, Sea Mew at 2,000 fathous depth would bear on his pick up a shilling. Instantly the professor from that date, bo distributed as follows, viz. Selid body weight equal to twenty locomotive chacked it out of the lad's band, and engines, with
long goods train loaded holding it beveen his thumb and forefinger, with g iron. Had they known likewise with his gold-headed cane in the other, have
fully guarding it, he read out to the whim- to contend with all
all bat freezing cold,
on honesty being would have seemed to themselves even more the best policy; how the "coin" was not hie; tow it might belong to some poor mat justified than they actually were in their
whose family. might be suffering for the want
rach
that living creatures down below would pering boy a long lecture on 1
then
care-
each.
each.
Two thirds (2/3rds) to all contributors, whe Taffarette
ther shareholders or not, in proportion to Tala the set amount of premia contributed by Wilhelm
Windward One-third (3/3rd) to Shareholders generally, Recording to the number of shares held by
AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co.,
General Agents,
Obare Fort William THE LONDON ASSURANCE John Aix
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAITEX
mistake. That mistake arose from a strange that coin, and so on, concluding by pocket/ EL 314 Hongkong, 16th Febenary, 182
forgetfulness that if the fluids inside the bodying the shilling, and charging the finder
of a sea adical, or even a mual, were at
the same pressure as those pataide it, the
heard of anybody having ever he
Jost that Profissor to say
had
Le pressures would balanço each other, and that Everybody knows mo. It is quite
of being erushed in, might got it.
the body, inst
instoid move as freely and safely as in air. Even safe. Honesty, my lad, is always the best
in the air, as Dr. Wyville Thomson reminds policy. Remember that, and read your cate
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE VIRIT, A.D. 1729,
us, a suddes rise of au foala in the barometer chism well." On one occasion he was called THE undersigned having been appointed piles nearly ball a ton extra upon our body, in in consultation with Professor Gregory Agents for the above Corporation, are and yet, faids inside of us having propof- about a patient of his who happened to be a propared to grant Insurances as follows
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
Avon.
Nama.
tivuately increased in density, "we feel only student of medicine. The dar protone, Policies at varrènt rates, payabla either hero. † Aðventaré
the more cheery and buoyant, because it re- however, Doctor Gregory had called
Curlew
.:
denser mediam." It is difficult at
a little less exertion to move iu tho, and on going away was offered the customary in London, or at the principal Forts of India, Cadmus
This the stately physician firmly Obina, and Australia.
DEPARTMENT.` at Brel to: conceive this, certain ruls when we apply it refused; ba never took fees from students. Policies FIRE DEPACT ONE periods at Dwarf te water under immense pressure. We fancy The patient replied that Professor did current rates. that water, in that case, must stiffen or harden,
Immediately
up- A discount of 20" allowed,
over each other at 5,000 fathoms depth saat the student did as he had been requested 1569 Hongkong, 26th July, 1872. the surface. Forgetfulness of that almost "What is that, Sir? the Professor answered,
fancy,
wbich
had a
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Serewright Schutt
Hagomaha O, Dalberg:
316 Jardine, Matheon & Co
202 Arobold, Karberg & Cc: Nagasaki
Remedios & Co
Chinees
Brit. bk Ger. bk Siam,bk Fren bk Âmar, sh
636 Yuca-fat-long
T. D. Scott d. Green
Dun. bk Brit. bk Ger. bk.
Fren. bk
E. Bauer
Ablat
Cutter
G. W. Morad
A. Ergninga
Jagoret
Aldecoa
Irgene
Jacq, som -Bondgaard Hardsteem Skelton Ledesm McDonald
Curlowitz & Co
Siemssen & Co
460 D. Lupraik & Co
Brit. bk' 286 P.M.$.8. Co
Ger, bk 360 Ed. Schelhaas & Co
Ger. bk
313 Arnhold, Karberg & Co Foochon, kọ.
E. M. Yonog
Georges Alfred Jaze
Fren, bk Span, bk
Ned. bk
Ger, sch
Wilhelmine Koch.. Zisk
*Amr.. bk Amr sh Pero. sb
Order
690
Battles & Oo
1199
Wm, Fusta & Co
535 Orler.
Fren, b Ger br
296 420 452
Remedios & Co
Ed. Sohellbass & Co
Labaan
Gran & Co
KronprindagaƏZİ Lord Macaulay
208 R.S..Walker & Do
216 Order
Brit "bk
370
Span,bk
220
Brit b
457 + Chinese
Brit. bk.
403 Gilman & Co
Brit. bk"
8. Кмсу Schmutih Bourge Thomeca Johannæen Standard
105 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
San Francisco
Ger.' sch Fren. bk
305
Ger. bk Ger. bk Amr, bk
1435 312
Wn. Pestau & Co
Tientria
323 Bootjan & Co
782❘ Master
San Francisco
O. Geits ur Goggin
Brit. bk
Jardine, Mathetős & Cu
Remedios & Co
307 Jardine, Matheson & Co‡
biemisen & Co
Russell & Co
RECEIVING VEELS & TULES.
Webater Purobass Strond
Pow. Mag
283
Harbor Mastar
Hulk
1000 P, & 0. Co
Halk
318
Water Police
H. MS, SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,
Rig
doub, so. gun va
sa at. transport
Steam Corvetta doub, sa gan vi gua-boat
doub. sa gun l
Captain
4120 Cour. Patterson 2106 Com. Hon, A. Denison
Where At
Hongkong
14 400 Capt. Wm. H. Whyte Skang bui -3100 Domdr. E. J. Charah
doub. as iron sh 14 600 Capt. W. Arthur:
Argonaut
B. Armar Biglot Harmon Kim-kin-kee Salacia Thermopyla
Titania
Veralani
Zobrab
MoMishen
AMOT.
In port 12th May, 1873.
Ger, sob | 124 | Paasdag & Co Ger. G
Pasedag & Co Ger, cou 201 Faseday & Co 240 Paedag & Co
REN
111 | Pasedağ & Co
£20 Boyd & Co 818 Pasedag & Ca 198 Thuit & Do
WOOOHOW;
In port on 23rd May, 1873:
Quennon Lebas Caspersen Care Koch Scaplehorn
Brit. bt Fres. bk Brit bk
345 Gilman &
195 Master
Dan. bk
31 43
Master
Master
Brit ab 840
Chinese
Rus hk
273 Master
Saigon
Mebourne
Tienlein
Brit bg 199 Jardine, Matheson & Co-Sydney
SHANGHAJ.
In port on 19th May, 1875,
The names of the numerous atenmera, inge, small craft, and receiving hulks employat on the Yang-isse are not included in this table.
Urit, wh
510 Ctraps, King & Co
315 Wm. Pustan & Co 415
Master
Brit. bk 423 Morrie, Lewis & Co
917 Aug. Heard & Co 837 Frazar & Co 313 Frazar & Co 411] Olyphant i Co
Brit. bk Brit. bt
Nagwaki
Sunderson Slocum Nichols For Bjaggren Jacknow Kemball
Brit, bk
516, Master
Amr. bk
Drit, bt
801 Way Pustaa & Co.
Erit. bk
Brit bk
Hant
Cook
Payne
Brit. sh
Aubin Kabl Hohablack Bahweige Albrech Abbott
Bereina Thongs
Brit. bk
Hulk
Swed.sch
ΤΟΚΟΗΑΜΑΣ
Iport on 30th May, 1873.
300 J.L. O. Byton
430 H. Graueri
102 Quinese
Ger: bk 838 Smith, Baker & Co
Ger. bk 826 P. M. Co
Store 8h 1016 Waleb, Hail & Co
Brit. bk Store ah Paru, bk
Brit, sch
Brit, "b Brit, bk
400 M. J. B. N. Hegt,
887 Order
600, P. M.. Co 963 H. Cock.
370 Captain -361 P. M. O
307 Shaw & Co
·Storv sk | 1850 | P, & O. 03
SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.
Becker
Tientsin.
860 To be Sold 420
Ek
us
liquid as
25
far
BS
we
Gregory's
ory's face brightened that it remains, boing all-but will be here to-morrow in consultation
as ever, and that its with him. Be good enough to offer me a Policies isnod for mma xot exceeding £5,000, Iron Duke know, ide as freely fre before bin, Sir." To-morrow came, and on ressonable terms.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
Flamer
doeb, wo, gun vi Hospital
4190
Comdr. B. W. Bax Oomr. J. B. Barnett
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
tiörnet
donb. so, gun 1;
4120
Shanghai Hongkong Aroy Hongkong Hongkong Yozohama
Alexandra Amoy Trader Адда
Brima
Chanco
Leven
gun-vessel
9
80 To be Bold.
Shanghai
Ellen Hood
Meance
Military HospitalĮ
Hongkong
Emelie
Gober
Naval Hospital
Dr. Loney
Bangkong
Landworat
4120 Comdr. Grant
Singapore
Ezorel
Davia
ધ
the proffered guinea: "A fer,
460 Lient. Camdr. Bond
Hongkong
Magila
insalt
Birt What
16
8 60 Lieut. Comr. Fairlie
Commodore Shortti
Hongkong
Maria Luz
Hongkong
Mercury
werow sloop
7200 Comr. Parsona
Yokohams
Opaka
Davison
doub, se gun ri pad. Los resul
3160 Aoting Comr. Dioken Foochow 2250Hon. A. C. Eittleton
Sheng bai
Talia Thistle
percent Zabra
#percent.
doub, a gun vs. Steam Corvette donb, so, gun' rs. scrow skup
4120 Co. Hov.Fitzmaurice Foodbow 8400 Capt.H.B.Woollcombe Singapore
Nagasaki 120 Comr, H. K. Leet
Parmezio Shalimar Tiptree
Coperatię.
Stapleton Howell
7 200❘ To bo Bold
Hongkong
-SHIPPING
Vessel.
Captain
& Big
mien
Melville Miage
doub, sa gun vì.. gun-boat tacking complete incompressibility of water garo rias
Mosquito
gun-boat to another
Opasaum a cortic gran- Sir! Do you mean to
Princess Charlotte Receiving ship deur in it, and was not so
63 absurd as it may do you take us to be cannibals? Do wo
Rinaldo las at fires sigat namely, that, as Dr. live on one another? No, Sir. Ennual rates for Fire Insurance on the Kingdove Wyville Thomazon Pula
it picturesquely who could take a fes from student of his
various class of Buildings and thoir con- Salamis enough, "in going down the sea water be-own profession ought to be kicked-kicked tests will remain as follows until further no- Teazer
the pressure, gradually heavier Bir out of the faculty! Good morning" and tice, viz: ceme, under the and beavier; and that all the loose things with that the celebrated physician walked to Detached and
somi-detached) floated at differens depths, according to 1 their the door in well-affected displeasure. Next Dwalling Houses (removed from specific weigh te skeletons of mea; anchors, day, to the astonishment of the patient. Pro she town) and their contente... and shot, and canon and, last of all; the feeOxent a packet with all the feer Other Dwelling Hiranes (similarly
Bituated) and their contenta gold pieces wrecked in the loss of returned. It is said that, he once took a
galleri aff
broad
валу
B
Occan,
the
1
per bent. wasele forming a kind Spanish mait; the bag of potatoes for a fee, and ever after Offices and Godowns and their }
contentan fulee bottom to the boasted of his generosity in the matter.
Other Biska by Special arrangement, beneath which there lay all the depth The man was a poor man, Sir. Wo ist
The following rates will be charged for of clear still water, which was heavier than be lilural, Sir.. Our Master enjoins it on us, SHORT PERIOD Policies
and it is recommended in a fine passage in molten gold." A grand fines, certain the adoir.ble aphorisms of Hippocrates.
Not exceeding 10 days ith per cent: Not exceeding
1 month per cent, but a more fancy; for at however 78st
or The man had no money, Sie, so I had to deal Above 1 mouth, and not} game depth, the water, being incompressible, or marly so, bas fecareely increased in density, gently with him, and take what he had; exceeding..... and things heavier than it rust sink through though, sa a rule-as a rule-I prefer the Above 3 months, and not
xceeding
2
Blythwoode Ding Wee Thales
Müller Lord
Yoong
ROBT, 8. WALKER & Uo.,
Agente, Boya! Insurance CompaK J.
1783 Hongkong, 18is Bestember 1939.
Georges Kedar Lizzia
Finch
A. N. Love Gremen
is almost as freely as at the surface, and bury modern to the ancient exchange, pecunia in- above months, thefuilannuairste of 1 themaulves at least over the greater portionstead of pecus. Hah! hah! He is axið to
of the ocean Roar, undisturbed by currents bave been the hero of the following story --
as it must be, deep under the teering life of 4. beggar seeing him pick up a farthing
IN THE CHINA WATERS.
Consigness.
Destination.
WHAMPOA
STEAMERS..
Brit. air 770 | Siensten And str 250 Aug, Bed & Co Brit.. str 775 D. Lapralk & Co.
RAILING TESTIN
650 | Carlowitz & Co. Ger, bl Amr, ok 250 Carlowitz & Od Ger, bl 814 Chinese
Fuize Allum
Gravina
Hippocampe
J. O. Olarke
Pr. Halk
Ger. bk
Hulk
860 M. Vernay
1557 Wilkin & Robison
Venuels.
Captain.
· Flag & Fig.
To
Consignata.
Brit, bt
563 Order
Spau. bg
Fren. bk
Span, bk.
Brit. bk
Span, air
106 F. Beyes
Spau, bk
804 8. Babido
Span, bk
402 M, Niete
Brit."str
246 F. Manoz 976
Smith Ball & Co
49 Lara
Peel, Hubbell & Co
373 M. Pickford & Co
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Pasig
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