Extracts.
FLITTING FRIENDS.
The swallows' nesta beneath our eaves
Are tononticas again to-day, The silver birch its golden leaves
Dropa noiasicas ou the public way, And child's teles, that of yore
Before our window Withely 'ped, Now, perished foliaya prasing o'er,
May with and and muffled gread.
And if we walk our garden round
At scrly dawil, we moek a zime: Upon the fees as bandor grund
Prophetic of the coming time;
A Sngering blossom her and thre
With faded countertes we lince.* Looking like love in his pal
Brauto some dear.coʼarrating:plesse...
But though the birds have taken wing, And though our floral beatles lie Prone in the mire, and Winter bring Flis bilter wind and leaden sky..
We know, however harsh his linal,
The birth of Spring will end' his reige, And ben and joy throughout the land The binda mildowars recall agnio, ***The Quiver.
JONE, G. WATTS.
COMETS TAILS.
VARIOUS COMETIC TAILS,
The end of the tail shifts throught space with a velocity such as the sun could not possibly generate by its attractive influence, miglity though that influence is, nor contról,
nearest s
THE DORMOUSE.
The squirol has a distant relation, a kind of third cousin once removed, well known under the title dormouse, and often scen in
Insurances.
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1875.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
sages, but not vary frequently in a wild state,TELS Undersigned having been appointed This little creature is also one of the hiberna
Agents for the above Uompany are pre- tors, and has its warm west in a thick bush, pared en GRANT INSURANCES at Current much as the squirrel has its domicile in a sleeps its time away throughout Like the squirrel, too, it has its
tree,
the
whersit winter.
6
MELCHERS & Co Agents, Royal Insurance Company, £1:1780- Rangkong, 28th October, 1874, store of food, not gathered in the earth, but THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND ucked away into sundry nooks and crannies in the neighbourhood. The amount
gild
food
;
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
BATAVIA AN
which the dormouse takos daring the winter, and the frequency of its awakening depen
dependHA Undersigned, having been appointed Agente in Hongkong for the above"Com- alueest entirely on the severity or mildness of the season. In a very sharp winter the drowsypany call SUBOTAL ATTENTION OF creature wakes bus seldom, and very little of HIPPERS to the low rates of premium and indeed, even charged for all steamer riske, besides which a its store is consum, the inroads on the THIRD PER CENT, (35)) will be allowed Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE should the season bo larder are but few. The provisions are non tiske to ports in China, Japan, the Philip rathered so much for the winter as for the pinen, and the Straite. On tisk to all other first few weeks of spring, when the saimal parts the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN FER
as a last shaken off its long wintry sleep, CENT. (15%) only.
BIEMSSEN & Co., and returns to its own Evely habits, ture
Agents. not yet having supplied it with a sufficiency of food whereon to live.-Out of Doore, by the Rev. J. G. Wood
if 1025 Hongkong, lét July, 1874, THE SWISS LLOYDS TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY,
WINTERTHUR,
EXTEMPORISED PROVERBS. Swift_had_an_old_bumour of making ex-|-Bubrribed Capital.... tempore proverbs. Observing that a gentlo-Cosineres with French Tonyd, Paris, mau in whose garden lie walked with some
AND WITH re-French Company, Paris...
When it is within your roosh,
if otherwise gonorated. Cometic_tails are friends seemed to have no intention Hong forth from the head, or at least appear quest them to eat any of the fruit, Swift to ho dung forth, with a rupt
a rupidity for ox-oboarred, "1
"It was a saying of my dear oeding even the tremoudous velocity with
grandmother, which a comet, paazing near the sun, sweeps
Always pall a pouch round that orb at the time, of proach. Then the varieties of appears presented by comete tails, the singular changes of shape in out and tho some tail, the extatence of more tails than one, and number of other strange circumstances, seem to dofy explanation, and so invite wild speculation.
eta,
DONATI'S COMET Thirremarkable object, like most large com- presented the appearance of concentric envelopes around the head. These were ap- parently raised by the sun's boat, and each, after being formed, graduallyfather and further from the nucleus, being succeeded, after it had reached a certato distance, by nother envelope, this by another, and so
4000; so that at the time of greatest development three well-marked
were simul- carclopes taneously visible, besides the gradually: fad- remnants of two or three others. The ing great curved tail which formed so remark-
and bolping himself accordingly, his ommple as followed by the whole company. At another time he framed an “old saying and trae," for the benefit of a person who tar fallen from his horas into the mice
*The more dirt
The Isas burt."
$1,000,000 $1,400,000
$1,000,000 93,400,000
Insurances.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE:COM. PANY OF HANCFESTER AND
LONDON.VE
PHE Undistened have been appainted *** Agent for the store Company Kozy, Qualios, Ponchow, Shanghai, and Han tow, and aro pompared to grant Insuransen at
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.
Barront Hatos.
ti 1958 Hourkone, 15th October, 1863.
OSITIVE GOVERNMENT, SECURITI
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
PREKOHAS. H. MORGAN
"Agent, Ty 943 Hönekong, 18th June, 1874- PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Dadoraigned having been appointed Agents to the shore Company at this Part, are prepared to grant Polision against Fira to the extent of $40,000, on Buildings, or an Gnade stored therein
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Insurances.
HONGKONG MARKETS.
da Reported by Chimers on the 1215 Jonkury, 1676. COTTON GOODS;
#
30 '49.
lbs
Doston, Shangh
Nagp :
***** PRODUCE, "S
Bengal
11150 & 110.00 HASSARVON 1800137.00 E Mack,
1.27 2.00 $90 a 0.38 2.8
9.80
BUN FIRD OFFICE, TBC Underaigsed ls propared to Grant | Bonzon Easy, No. 18 a 26.per 100.be, 195.0g $119.60 The genre to the extent of $45.000 on First-class Bieksow
A Diacount of. Twenty per ošné, (291) MONTEREY SZIGFIDOU, 7 Abba per place $1.70 174 Rros; Dengal, Cargo Hò, 1 the Qorrent, Lemt. Rates of Pramin will be alders, 81 168 m lowed upon Inearances affected with this Ofice, WELEN STATINGS, 14 a 80 reod.
T. G. LINSTEAD,
Agius, Burn Stre, Off. 1885 Hongkong, 24th August, 1874. LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE.. 37, LEAUENHALL STREET, LONDON- MAM Established: 1849,
Undoraigned se authorised to accept riska on behalf of the Office, by First Class Steamers and Hailing Ships.
A. MaIVER, Agent. Honekone. lat Jaly, 1857. MY VIRAT
LONDON ASSURANO B.
INCORPORATED BY KOTAL CHASTEK HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720,
THE
M
9.40 a 9.68. 9.85-8.50
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GREY TÚLOTHz, 24 yds & 39jn.Vibe,
DED BROCADES... DOW
DESD DAMARK DON
201
9,039.70
...: -2.00 1,2.85
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·15,00 18
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12.00 4 14.50
3:36
1.85
$60 100
8.80 3.60
2.46 2.50
9.30 2.25
188 1:00
1.70 @ 1.75
9.84 2.40
WINDÓW GLANči par bos. 280× 570
·IBE
9.10 2.15
:1,06
in Arrachiger sami mooresen van ee
1.80 @ 906 C04
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2.10 = 9.16 9.85 a 2.40 6.75" 8.90
02.0
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DOTTORI
19.00 16.00
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Per Digte 1,85 ɑ:0.60
1.801.
TRAITE PRODUα, &,
SPANIAK STRIP20, LOVO ELLE, Spar
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0.78 0.50 Yar, Binck, 29 amine par jarð: 0:21 μ': 0.25
Gentian 22
DR10.17 & 1.18 VELVETEEK,Black.
0,22 423 ANSWOOLLEN GOODS;
mini por yard 0.78 0.70
RATTAYA, BEmits.......... –
parpol, 5200 don
44.80
"
18.0 18.50
32.70 1283-
BENU
9.00 876
HANDAL WHEN Malabarna
HATAN WOOD, Manils
9.60 à 3.7K
Ин
LF 717 Hongkong, 9th November, 1888. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOOLAE andoralgood having been appointed Cau, 899
VATION OF SHANGHAI, (APITAL AND SURPLUS 800,000 TAELS. POLICIES grouted on Marine Risks to all
parts of the World, at current rates. This Association will, antil further notice, provide out of the earnings, firet fur an interest dividend of 15 for shareholders on Capital, VRE Undersigned, having boss appointed and thereafter distribute among Polios holders Agents for the above Company, are pre-annually, in cash, ALL the profite of the pared to grant Policies on Marius Risks to all derwriting Business pro rata to amount of parts of the World at Cerreut. Estes, allowing a Brokerage of 45% on Rieka East of Singa pore, azd of 207, on all other Risks.
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
The mad rose much consoled. Swift thraw some very useful rules into rhyming a lagos. {[HE Undersigned, Agents for the above Sheridan quotes two. One was a direction Company, are prepared to grant Polioisa to those who ride together through the against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any water:—
When through the water you do, ride, Keep very alces or very wide.". Another related to the decanting of wine:
Firat rack slow and then rack quick, Then rack slow till-yɔn come to the thick,
---Leisure Hour.
LIVE STOCK AND POPULATION. able a feature of that comet prosented យម Professor Thorold Pogers, of Oxford Uni- usual appearance of being formed by the versity, has made up a curious return of the swcoping awer of the cuter parts of the an-proportion of domesticated live stock to po- velope by a solar repulsive force; and its pulation in the most promineat comtries in well marked corvature abered that if such the world. It shows the following results: repulsive force had really acted, the rate at-Great Britain has one cow to every twelve
જો લાવી જણાવ which it ewept the matter of the tail cut-persons, a sinsep for everybody, and one
one pig wards, though very rapid, was by no means for
overy six rapid as the motion of light-From France has like proportion of sheep, a **Comels" Tails,” in the Cornhill Magazine. double share, comparatively, of cows, but only
one pig to six persons. ·
JAMES I
Ou
promium extributed. RUSSELL & Co..
Imperial Aire Insurance Company. Anndyr 833 Rongkong, 1st Mareb, 1874 YANGTSZE INSURANDE ASSOCIATION | Cassandra
OF SHANGHAL
NOTICE.
Agents,
Agente for the above Corporation, aro prepared to grant Inearances as follows:
MARINE DEPARTMENT Policies a current rates, payable either bero, in London, or at the principal Porte of India, Obipa, and Australia."
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies Isumed for long or short periods at current rater.
A discount of 20 */ allowed..
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Palicies issued for evas autoeding $5,000, Con reasonable terms. than $5
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. 1983 Hogkong, 26th July, 1872
Ah Yẩm
--Low, Vail Ha3,
Hoop Bi
GRAD, STEEK; English, Awedish, TI, Malaben.
CIK PLATRA,...
SEULTKING METAD
OEMILTRE, English,
METALS.
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Destination.
・Verests.
Listin
Ar, strat
Brit atr
P. M. S, S. Ga
8148jemaer & Co
Frea, str 3447 Messageries Maritimes Brit. atr-959 | D. Laprik & Co
880
-926- Wai. Postau & Co
875 | Sau Clean & Co
971-| D: Sázsoon, Boas & Ob
4000 | P. M. 8 80%
642 | Siemaden & Co
116 (1. K. & W/Dk. Co
A, Heard & Co.. Agent Adamson Bell & Co
Muster.
Singapore, &c. Stival Yokohama,&c. Obattanooga
Shiron, &o. Singapore, &o.
Singapore, &o. Singapore, ko.
Tuy Plying Shanghai.
Edmond Grovsier Kinfanno Castle Margatu Tania
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Bantat
PETE White.
4:00 4 4.36
17.60 10.00
··2.500 2.920
256.50
2.80 - 2.76
110 1,5 185 106
per pol.
3.56 or 230
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1970 a 7.18 23:00 8.70
450 400
přica1060-a-1020 FLOUR, American, pay, dáo) of 200
8.40 0.50 1 of 100 The.
04.05
California, por nack of60 buc 2. a RTRWAY, Tiente
California
120 17.00 18.00 & 18.80 80an, Canton white,
Dk Brown***_ West Comet, k, Brown,
20.00 á 20,50
16.00 18.09. Manila, Dry Whitene
plast 8.50 3.70
4.80 4,78
5.95 3.60
8.25 8.69
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CAMPHOR, packed,.
P, White,
Green...
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1.50.7.75 MUGUROS,
per tub. 5.70 476 8mayıno, Green,
750094 15:28
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Flag & 'Rig.
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ExM WAY, Japani-White
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Tone Consignee.
WHAMFOA
STEAMETO.
80.00% 12,00
Destination..
Brit. str.
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SAILING VESSELS,
Freeman Fuisgael
Amr, bk Fran, bk
299
526 Olyphant & Co;
ChineẨN
New York
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Brit, ab Brit, bl
799
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979 | Vogol, Hagèdoro & 05
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England
CANTON
#f1089 Honekome, 9th July, 1872
Agenta,
1048 Hongkong, 1st September, 1974. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANT.
Foreals,
Captain
Flag & Hig.
Tons.
Conagaces.
HONGKONG,
FIRST-CLASS RISK,
at Corrent Rates,
A RETURN OF TWENTY PER CENT, (20
dil Insurances, such LRCURY being payable on the Adria issue of the Policy.
Albay GIBD, LIVINGSTON & 0.
Azany
STEAMBER.
W. E. Breeze
Brit. str
581
P. & O. §. N. Co
Span. str. 259
D. Lapruik & Clo
Van Sire
Drowea
Bigodit
Armtoon Apear Asia
RQ488
HP. Molten
Dav. str.
Jubger
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Brit: atr
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Bell
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1692 290
Obing-Sing
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HJO,M
3050
A. Heard & Co., Agent
Demeraras
Customs Chop
RUSSELL & Co.
Agente.
Kit-Kiang I Kjobenhava Leonor Little Orphan. Mastan
Renning D. Term
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1061
A. Heard & Co., Agente
Maria y Vicenta
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701
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Larrionga Almond Bernard Pasqualini Butlin
1818 P.&O. S. N. 0%
Yokohams
Fran, str
1038 P. & O. 8. N. Co 1160 | Mesnigories Maritiman'
Yantis Yangtze
McDougal
JAS. cor. 490
Yokohama
Согрет Gibbon
Brit, atr
782
Sivasuda & Co
Chi str
698
0. M. S. M. Oo
Brit, str
1146 John Burd & Oò
Lumont
Bri str
41
Jardine, Matteson & Cb
Brit. tr
Kro Aqueong
Smith
Amr. atr
By
Aug. Heard & Co.
Звено
A. H. Benning
Brit, atr
1890
A. Heard & Co., Agents
·Carroll.
Brit, atr
81 A Heard & Co., Agent
Maozall
Brit. Atr
359 Chinese
Harrison
Brit, atr
505 Leinbke
Garcean
Brittr
253 Laudetein & Ca
Sar J.Jeejeoblay Yat-mai Yottung
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101
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Kwok Acheong
Delia Snata Funiku
E. de Bonezabal Span. bk -M5 Nucio, Jun.| Port, bk.
396
311
A.A. de Mello & Co
Koeb
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923
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Then tze for
Möalina
Brit. str
975 D. Lapraik & Őó
Swałow Amey
Spark
White Cland
Brit. atr
`A. Ecard & Co., Agents
Brit. Fatr
380
'and after this date the above Amcoíation will allow a Brokerage of THIRTY- THREE and ONE-THIRD FAR GENT. 33) on Local Risks only.
të 1800. Hongkong, 4;h June, 1874. BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Swedes bave z now between three and one-half of
of them, a sheep between two and The evidence is strong that James was three-quarters, and a pig to a baker's dozen. both ecwardly and unrighteous. It was not There are as many sheep as there are Nur- a shining example of ustice that he gave in regions in Norway, when they are all at the case of Raleigh. It was still less a stin-homa, and two and one-half of them the ing example of justicat
that bo gave in the Norvegiacere entitled to a cow. They Case of Somerset. The truth is, he was an can have only onn-oighteenth of a pig oath. aggregate of confusions and incongruities. Denmark has a cow for throa persons, 96
spoiled child, in a a deplorably literal sense, before he was horn. Naturgany sheep as persons, and a pig for four pared to grant Insurance na follows
Re
intention with kim seems to have been to.
and
three-quarters persons,
Prussia, with bor uenál uniformity, has actin produce the ablest Stuart that ever graced equal number of cows and pige, one to every the the stuce it sprong from the daugêter five inhabitants, besides a sheep apices all
round.
Robert Brace bat what Mr. Carlyle
would call black art" intervened to de- fent nature's intention; and the child born
bree monibs after the shock, received by Mary Stuart from the drawn swords of Pizzio's ninrderers was physiologically wreck damaged irretrievably in body and wind. To revile James as a coward because he shuddered at the flash of the cold iron
iron is as thoughless as it would be to score him. because he
he could not stand on his less
was seven years old. Though.
however, in mind and body, he was
ho
phrei
in neither. His limbs stock; his nerves were those of a hoy pochondriac, yet he had cal toughness enough to enjoy field sports. His terguo was too large for his
his mouth; be stattered and sputtered; but he was a loud, Foluble, vivacious talker. This wind, like his body had been shaken inte grotesque incoherence Will and intelligence, instead of being in
in closest conjunction, like good sword in steady hand, had been fang
LE
what it was best to do, and with streaming ares, stammering and whimpering, would wish to
duit; and would not be alle. He pegcliate about a matter for years, would fail in his object, and then sum up with the adroit shrewdness of his friend. Bacon, in form of an apophthegm, the cause of his failure. The wisest fool in Europe," Sully called him. There is nothing in Shakes pure wiser than the sayings, or foolisher than the doings, of Polonius Contemporary Re
·MIERU.
*RECTITUDE.
Wurtemberg has a quarter as many cowe
apple, a sheep to two and three-quarters,
and a pig to seren.
Bavaris rates the same as Wurtemberg as to cans and sheep, and is as much better off for pig
piga "za
one-fifth is better than one- event.
Saxony has a sheep and a pig for every eight persons, and a cow for every six.
Holland has a cow to four, a sleep to four, and į pig to twelve persons.
Belgium, a cow to six, a sheep to nine, and a pig to eight (which is a Hibernicism)
Austria has a cow to six persons, and á sheep and a pig to every
an
fivo. Switzerland runs up to the Swedish stand- and on cows, one to three and one-half por- sons, and has a sheep for five and a pig for seven and one-half persons.
We Americans class the list with a cow for every four of us, a sheep apiece, one pig to every one and one-half American Paper.
Insurances;
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
|HE Undersigned Agents are in receipt of instructions from the Board of Directors, authorizing them to aeae Polioios to the extent of £10,000 on any one First-class Risk, or to the extent of £15,000 on Adjoining Risks at
Gurant Rates.
A Discount of 20 allowed.
HOLLIDAY WISH & Co.,
48 Flongtong, 8th Jandary, 1875,
BE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the abore Company, are pro-
MARINE RISKS.
London, or at the principal ports of India, Polisies at ourrant rates, payable either hero, Australia, and the Enut.
BROR REAGE of TEIFZrranns and Ong. THILD PER CENT, will be allowed on all LOCAL RISKS.
. FIRE RISKS. Policies granted on First-class Buildings to an extent of 529,000, upon the current local rates will be allowat on A DISCOUNT of TWENTY PER CENT. (20%) all premium charged for insurance; anot dis- count being deducted at the time of the inne of policy.
RUSSELL & Co.,
I Hongkong, let January, 1874 NORT BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTEK ANU SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
·Established 1809.
CAPITAL-£2,000,000.
Maderos Massilia Henzleh
HE Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for Clementine the above Company, are prepared to grant Commisay „Polincs agnjast FIRE, in the extent of £10,000 | Delplán
ou any Building, or on Merchandise in the same, Elizabeth Dougall at the following rates, subject to a disconut of Eigrante 20*
Detached and semi-de-
Inobed Dwalling Hound
removed from Town, and --
their Contents...& per cent. verano & L
Other Dwolling Bouse,
seed strictly as such, and their Contents....... E
Godowas, Offices,
Shops, &c., and their Con
lentāmu spekta
Hanler
Lilienthal
White
L. Castagnino
Dau."Bir
Span: str Brit. str
H. K. & Wp Dook Co Span, atr 812 H. Kiar Brit str Brit. Str
10
I Bunning between Hongkong and Canton. Running between Macan and Hongkong.
Baiting VESSEL
Port, sh 1 631, Brandão & Co Trea. Uk774 | Oarlowitz & Co Brit, th 1709. Order Ger. bk 361 | Siemasz & Ca
300 Wm. Pastu & Co
Dunedin, do
Yong-obing
Pyrmont
McLauchlun Motherson
MADAU
In portion 11th January, 1875.
Remedios & Co.
A. Heard & Co., Agents
Burning between Canton and Metab.
SWATÓW:
In port on 5th January, 1875.
3841. E. Vinsent & Co
360
Dircke & Krüger Direks & Kruger
Brit b423 E. Vincent & Co
Singapore Chefgo
Albert Victor Lockbutig
Brit b Brit. Reb
388 13. Vincent &. Ca
Cheloo
Bangkok
Batavia
Presto Salacia
Die Iricksen Irgens Jackson
Ger. br
Dat. br
New York
New York
Hamburg
San Francisco
Adefine
Timmain
Chotoo
Alerta
Vugt
Boltic
Dora
Esglot
Amr, ab
Freri.bk Gér. bk
328 Arobold, Karberg & Co Saigon
395 | Carlowitz & Oo
900 Ang. Heard & Co
525
Rozaria &,00
÷ 946 | Wu.Pastan & Co
38Gilman & Co
1120 Vogel, Hegedorn & Co
442 Tack Mes & Vo
230 Order XMOR
Halifax
Siam. bk
Agents.
AVA
Somm
Amiral Devonix
Carique
Atisatio
Mellin
Botasio
Hertser
Butoris
Ragter
Swed, bl
390 Order
Vaśclina
Meyer
Get. bk
Occitia
Port, bk
Chateaubriand
Herve
Pren, bk
380 Carlowitz & Co
Charlotte. Andrews. Placo Chinnman Calores
Brit, be
366zario & Ca
Mackenzie
Brit. bk
667 Olyphant & Ca
Katzen
Ger. bk
Mesano
Fron: bk
-Briteh
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Shultzo
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117 Tack-meo & Co
Game Cock Glory
Stordurd
Jorgensen
Jun Poter
Estarico Moison
996 Wai. Pastan & Co
Tebn Milton
Juan
Murphy Blethen
Britsk
618 Ordor
Ame bk.
350 Captain
Kim-Jee-wat
Lotte
Lacre
Malvina
Scott Balason Hilderbründ Dolberg Kingo
Belt. lor
120 Obinere
896 Aug. Heard & Co-
432 Chinese:
Ban Francisco
Margopola
Jager
Daiquis of Argyle.
Wm. McKeon
Monsoon
Goo. Hunter
Morning Light Morning Star
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M. Trenneoja
Span.sch
Belkirk
Britab
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Amr.sch
Diam. sh
138
Stabk
Barredo Mudgett Katilke
Hont
SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES, Not exceeding teu days, I of the annual rate Not exocading one
Apista.
montb...
Great natural capacity and copions informa ation only sarve, in the absence of rectitude, QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
to furnish a wider field and more abundaut
Aboral month,and not ̈ì Mexceeding 3 months)
are prepared to GRANT Abera 3-months, and
methods for going wrong but right moral TPOLICIES AGAINST FIRE ta the not exereding 6 months training-obediones to the light of reason will, oven when that light te feeble, owing to orient of 15,000 Dollars on Buildings of
narrowness or poverty of intellect, keep
man in his right path. He may
travel
but a
way, but ho will be
bo right as for as he Nor let it bu objested educatore young that such traduc
littlo way
Goom
the
Will
such
mor! right
of the
attitude, is difficult
or impossible to court. It bas
been
A
never
at least not aystematically processes are pleasant.
1 par onditions, and it is
Bantur
ed under
pleasant to a child to perceive with its intellect and anderstand as it is to digest ite -food or see and walk. If suitable food be
ren it
digestion is agrees:
The body grows and is..
attractive objects are
it raises itself to them,
Guoce stored therein, at Current Local Fatas, sabject to a Discount of 20 on the premia.
EDWARD NORTON & G
Ajonta,
18 Hongkong, January, 1375. LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MADINI
Lizzie H.
Above 6 month the full appeal rate. Portland
(GIAMAN & Cou Rapid
Agents. Rosalía
tr. 1908 Hongkong, 8th May, 1872.
Sarah Nicholson NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE. Scotland
COMPANY AT HAMBUROJAVAS Siam Crown
St Prol Undersigned having ben appointed To Wath AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- Tamzess. to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent Tertin $65,000, ön ärst-class risks at corrent rates. Therere
Tres Brother MELCHERS & Co.
Weymouth
THE INSITRANCE COMPANY. Undersigned Faving been appointed pared 1 Agoats in Hongkeng for the shove Conf pany, are prepared to grant Maxine riko at
Tent Takes
AUGUSTINE HEARD &0. 471 Hongkong, 1st March, 1974.
is pleasant, and COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
within ita
ened; and if) and bitch
COMPANY. -
THE Undersigned, Arents at Hongkong for the above Company's Fire Department,
tf 674 Bongkong, let May, 1874 UFFICE" OF THE CHINA THADERS' IN.
·SURANCE: COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
and after this data the above Company
Swill, allow la · Brokerage of THIRTY-
proportion to the height of the object. are prepared to GRANT POLICLES against THREE and ONE-THIRD PER QENT
with the mind; if suitabló instruction is ad
repared to and of $10,000 on Buildings, or (55%) on Local Risks only.
ministered it is received with pleasure, and on ads stored therein; at ourront, rates, sub-
the intellect is
elevating to presented the stature is cont,
raised and the
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co..
BABA General Auenin.
CHINA AND JAPAN MARINA ANDI. RANCE COMPANY,
fed and strengthened; if just to an immediate discount of Trouty per If 876. Hongkong, Ata June, 1874,
sonabled. But if THE BORNEO.COMPANY, LIMITED.
17 790 Hongkong, 20th May, 1874, neglected-if the
by
mult
laws are natura! digestion is injured
food if LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLUBE the stature is dwarfed by want of nourish
INSURANCE COMPANY. ment; if the light is sbulous from the era ROM this date, anfi further notice, a fi
d the freedom of the limbs rostru
rostrumed by bandages or swaddling clothes then neither count of Tenty per cent. (20% apoa the obtained for anrrent local rate of promin will be allowed correct vision is inapon insurances affected with this Company.
it her body or nights
mind,
in
im-
nt in such cases the favori
not nature. Throw
way all blinch
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
Agents
perfect freedom, And
if 1199 Hongkong, 27th Juns, 1872. "TRANSATLANTIU FIRM INSURANOW: COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
nd bandages, per the atment
présent proper
ladincia will direct right. The nobler things
Amr: bk
Qurbk Elam, ble Ger. bk
409 Bourjan & Co.
7
480 Bourjen & Co-
Gerbk358-): Siewnson & Co
Brih 450 Rozario & Co Brit. bk 285 Rosario & Co Brit. BL 2977 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co Siam; bk 570 | Obiness
16 1 Florário & 60- Gar bg 23 Captain
Brit, ab 372 Rozario & Co
Siam, bk429 | Okiume
217 Remedios & Do
983 Messagurias Maritimes.
78 Captainju kon
Thok mes & Do
300 | Thok mes & Co-
Gi-Ohuese
Siam,bk; Brit. bk 7713 Span. 14251 Anir, sh 1820 Brit. bk 389 Brit. ab 900
Wo. Pustau & Co. Sidussen & O Birley & Ou Chinese Euseji & Cò:
RECEIVING TRUSELS & HULKE.
284 Harbour Buster 318 Water Police
HMS. SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Chese
John Adam
Mather Strond
Fw. Mag. Hulk
Forget-me-not Friendship Kira Hong Tre aiken Traviata
Trelevnu Family.
Auderson
Harton
Holler.
A MOY..
In port on 4th January, 1875.
Ger, och | 184 | Passhig & Co Ger-bg: 209 Parenga Oo Ger. b. 418 | Pueeding & Co
H. A Petersen & Co. Ger.. bk
192|| Boyd & On 231
Brit. bk Ger,
·Siam.br Siam, bk Ger. bk
285
Fakedag & Co
480 Brown & Co 370 Brown & Co.
355 Pisedug & Do
900H. A. Felerson & Co
193 Boyd & Co
Potersco Nicol
Rast
Klindt
Brookwoldt Quintan
Gar. bk
Brit. sch
[FOOOHOW.
In port on 4th January, 1875.
San Francisco
Laplan
Abar, bk
587-Chinese
·Dunedin
Manila
Cloilo, &.
Agnes Mur
Arich
Lord Molson
Britab
Brit, bri
Deogaon
Burlar
Deo. Washington
Askins
Hamborg
Krage
Brit, be -Ger. 68-
Lüverness
Petro
Brit. bk
Kronprindessen
Garnier ∙Hangers
Fren. bk
Moss Glen ORT
Nichola
Brit. bk
Menen
Osmout
Northampton
Barolay
double ss. gan vi42200 Comdr. G. E. Buckle On a Cruise dou so zum v1.4 120 | Com. W. Stewart double eo, guns, 4120 Comir. T. H. Royse double so, gan v1.4 120 Comdr. Cater doub, so, fram shị 14 1 800 | Capt. W. Artbur double so. gun v1.4100 Coudr. Theobakt Mibery Hospital
Omba
Progewa
Shanghai
•Thomson~
Molkenburgh
SHANGHAI.
In port on ath January 1875;
The names of the mesitrous deagiere, tuge. small craft, and receiving hulka employed on the Yong-teza zre not fucluded in flija | table.
Brit," br
851 Shay, Brothers & Co 858 Drysdale, Ringer & Co
447 | Adamson, Bell & Co 414 Mouis, Lewis & Cu
-920-Edi Sehellises & Co
Fioro
Jurdin, Matkosoa & On New York 201. J.-S. Buton
Dunk Bit Tuurne, Rise & Co
642 | Wm. Pastan & Co..
Brit, bi 458 Lane, Crawford & Co
Brit ab 1161 Adamson, Bell & Co New Tork
-Brite ob 850
Gerbk
Jardine, Mathew & Co London
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- 800 | Morria, Lovia & Co
431 Frazer & Co
YOKOHAMA
28th December, 1874.
805 Wilkin & Robison
13. Captain
New York
Klobies Puley
Britab
283
Namie,
Big.
Captain
Where At.
Sully
Long
Serpent:
Abel
Booloo
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Adventure Aron Challonger
double so, gun to 2400 doub, se. gun VI.. 4. 120 dondie ac, gnu 1. Steam Corvette doub..no. gum vi. doub, so, gun vl. doub; so, gun vi, 4120
Jobu d'Arsy
Hongkong
: Sir of the Week:
Taylor
1400 9:160 4:20
Cotr, Powlett
En route to England Capt. M. J. Thomson En route to Marila
Singanoro Captain T. E. Smith: Camdr. E. Caurok ShangbixiTM Onaide. Hon. Dawson) Hongkong Comdr. R. H. Harrie
St. Francois
Simon
Vesta
Peroy
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Win Turks
Vanderford
· Brit. bk
En route to England
Amoy Singapore Hongkong Honkong
Glamorganaliire.
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Amr.sch
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Parmonio
Abbot
Brit. bk
369
Captain
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Brit-bi
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doub, so, gum vl, donbee gum el. double ec, gan 1, Steam Corvette
60 Lient, Comt, Pant 8160 Comr, Bingleton 260
"Japan
Nagaurki
MANILA.
out. Comr. Bolitho
Hanko
160 Coptalà St John"
4. 130 Oomr. F. Stirling
Hougkong
24 600 | Com J. E. Pavish
Hongkong
Jomph karúr
NÓMICH AFTER this date, a brokerage of Thirty-three Charybdin and one-third per cent, (981%) will be Ourlu allowed by this Agency on risks to ports in Dwarf CHINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and Ek
Probio the STRAITSZAAAAAAAVANANTHA * On riska to all other porta, the brokerage will : Growler be too per cent. (10%) only.
Hart WM, FUSTAU & 00. Horset
Agents, Irod Dake tr 131 Hongkong, 21st January, 1876ers Kestrel
Meades
Modesto Mosquito Ringdève Svinger Sylvio
balla Thistle
doub,60 ram s Victor Emmanuel" | Reseiring ship;
PHOENIX TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. M
will, by the power of natural selection, dis. THE undersigned having been appointed lang the baser, and the vision will be drawn Agents for the stove Company, are pre- Gupwards, couuuunding as it rises repared to mecèpt risks against Fire al surrent Hunt of Twenty per sent. (20%) upon the
panded view and perceiving more numerous rate, subject to a bone of 20 per cent.
UX-
Sabjects—tbu distant as well as, the near, the hungs above as well as those below-until
the payche has gained its full height.
A hi muneled gook.
Tank the nobleet! is your only
- read
-Now you have seen it, for your highest viniqu ----
Paliona nit meanor choice for erériusre.” ·
says George Eliot and Tennyson-
I WEB cy-duty-zo-have-loved-the-highest
"It ante y was my pleasuve, bid I knoway,
It would have bosa my piesetre, had, I scan:
We need at love the Lighest when we see it!
SIEMSSEN & Ooi,
dganta,
if 39. Hongkong, 1647 November, 1872.-
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, U
(LIMITED), AN
NOTICE.
TOLIVIES granted as current rates on Ma- Trine Kinks to all parte of tho World, IN ocordance with the Company'e Arties of Homation, Two thirds of the Profite are distri. buted annually to Contributors, whether Share Rectitude, then, ie, the essential ingredient: holders or not, in proportion to the net amount In progress, not intellect; freedom and up. of remia contributed by each, the remaining ightness, not great knowledge not far third being carried to Reserve Fund ronded views. Cum e Tonebris; or the Teati many of Conscioueness.
SHOLYPHANT & O
General Agents. tf 951 Hongkong, 17th April, 1879.
PROM this date, until farther notice, a die.
current local rates of premia will be allowed opon trearances effected with this Company, AL DOUGLAS; LAFRAIK & Co.,
A Agents. tf 1192 Hongkong, 27th Jane, 1872 CANTILE UMANA FIRM INSURANJE
COMPANY, LIMITED. ZO
READ OFFICE-HONGKONG. GENCIES Ball the Tresly Ports of China nữ Japan, and at Singapure, Saigon and Penang.
Hist socopted, and Policise of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above-mentioned Perta
No onarge for Policy feas,
Ascoll Danziwie Elizabeth Secretary, Friedri
ff 886 Montealni
JAS, B, OOUGHTRIE,
Hongkong, lat November, 1871.
Name
doub, soi gan v.4 100 Comdr. Grant Strom Curvette 14 350 gun-boat
6 400 Capt. B.B.Woolconte Tokobama:
FOREIGN MEN OF WAR IN HARBOUR-
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Colima
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Villa de Rivadavia.
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