Extracts.
AY THE GED GATE.
And as we have mot hore again, tura;
Here is my il önce more;
Asd with it the heat, now chicken-
Sa prond in the toya of yəm.
1 krow but how anuch that I loved you,
Whes that word was spokes by nie
Tun sumbered oar lifes that night-dear,
Aut wont you over the sen
Wers I have and all along, lume,
In the Hirak fresh bones of Spring,
When the black bird fled the świfight
With the huge that it used to sing In the zolder fall of that Kalinan
That luriel my heart's delight;
But tuver a song cunt I sing, lovey
1 he alma of the filing right.
I love waited long by this ante, lasu,
Hy the gleam of the days of old,
When the axis of Sunter came dawa, laro,
es their wings of amber and gold,
And lingered amongst the taaičia
Of it bright buenam kree:
There was glory nkara, mid the branches,
But never a gleaza for me.
Yen thought that my heart was eald, love,
I knew that it seọmal si then;
Bat mikideus of sevenlenti petre, dear,
Are not to be judged with mou
There's a buty of last we must wear to,
The inveto which we mnet grow? - And these years have unsund that word, dear,
That I spoke to yan lang nga. There's a lingering kiss on my lips, lorem It has a sice zones fourbed mine; There's a love in my life that is yearning
To cling to your heart as its shrine;
Ah: how you have taken that kiss lors,
And with it exunked out the past;
I have waitul long, long at the old gate... Thus waited, but, famul you at inst THE CHANCES OF LITERARY LIFE. "What will O'Courel do now?" asked an Trishan in Dublin after the Repoaler had been turned out of his reat for Olage, and when it was thought for the moment that his career was at an cad. "I Do was the an- What can ho do Ro, larring he
swer. takes to drink?" Substitute literature" for "drink," and that is the arewer which fire men out of six in a club window would
Insurances.
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15ra, 1875,
Insurances.
investigated in private. I say, adriedly, investigated rather than reproved; for un- deserved misfortune may happen alike to all, THE SWISS LLOYDS: TRANSPORT MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE DOM-
INSURANCE COMPANY
WINTERTHUR
Suberited Capital
as vo Fundusz and Coinsures with French Lloyd,
$1,000,000 115,000 1,400,000
and there may be oocasion for sympathy rather than blame. If Biddy hue. had bad nowa from over the sea, must we not take that into account when we find fault with the
we do not I think Bomoties sufficiently that those who serse 128 are at mashines,
but men and women of like passions, and sorrows, and tempers with ourselves.
3. For the sake of our servants themselves we
we wust pay them due politenes Humanity, says Bacon, is sooner won by courtcey than by real benoite. If one would make thorough and efficient servants out of Ta material, must be done by patience
4 per omt, on Ziske Bail of Singapore.. and long sufforing, You say they are pro And 20 per cent. on Risks to Buraps and America. vokingly stupid we will suppose they aza but if we have to deal with stupidity, let us1043 Hongkong, 14th Jimary, 1875. use the means best adapted to it. Will in-
made E order
you ever find tha more intelligible, or
Paris, Capital. And with French Company, Paris, da. 1,000,000
...$8,615,000 Aggregate Capital
TOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co., AOENT-HONGKONG AND CHINA, ▼WILL grado Policies at Durrant Estes on W Marine Biake to all Ports of the World, allowing a Brokerage of
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
PANY OF MANCHESTER AND ✨
LONDON.
Insurances;
SUN FIRE OFFICE..
THE Undersigned is prepared to Grant Policies against. Fire to the extent of $45,600 on Firal-clue Risks,
E Undersigned have been appointed
A Diaconat of Twenty per cent. (50) upon Aginta for the above Company at Rong. kg. Canton, Fooshow, Shanghai, and Hatho Current Local Ratee of Pretis will be al kw, and are prepared to grant Insurances at lowed upon Insurances effected with this Office
T. G. LINSTEAD. Current Baton
HOLLIDAY, WIRE & Co..
Agent, Bus Fire Office 1335, Hongkong, 29th August, 1974 tf 1938. Hongkong, 18th October, 1888. DOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM PEE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE 137, LEADENHALL STREET: Lospog: LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1843 THE Undersigned is authorised to secept riake on behalf of this Office, by First Class Steamdre and Sailing Ships.
A. MOIVER, dyoni. * Hongkong. 1st July. 1887: THE LONDON ASSURANO-E.. INCORPORATED ET ROYAR QĦALTER- OP
OHAS. H. MORGAN,
Agent, 1 949 Hongkong, 18th June, 1874 PHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned having been appointed Undersigned having been appointed Agents to the above Company at this Agents for the abore Company, are pro. Fort, are prepared to grant Policies against caused cooked dinners? Then try gentleness a little pared to GRANT INSURANCES at Garren Fire to the extent of $40,000, on Beildings, cei
on Goods stored therein, while; if that will I not accomplist; anything, send away your servant and try mother. You cannot afford to lose your temper and a person on whom persistent kindness is thrown away can render you no intelligent For
but broken dishes and ill.
permanent service. We put it to the common sour of our readers, whether self- preservation, comfort, and duty, do not re- quire of us a little more attention to kitchen etiquette ?—Scribzer's Monthly.
ENGLISH LYRICS.
Most of these old pooms touch upon the passion of love, and in none has the thought been bettor conveyed tbas in Ben Jonacu's adres to Celia, which, familiar oa it is, can never be read without delight:-
*Drink to rao saly with this eyes,
And 1 will pledge with mìna; Or leave a kiss it in the cap
And I'll no look for wine.
The thirst that run the soul doth rise
Both mak drink divine;
Bat might I of dovo’e unetur sap,
I would not change, for thine,”
Bates.
MELCHERS & Co., Agoals, Boyal Insurance Company. 61-1780 Hongkong, 28th October, 1874, THE SHOOND COLONIAL SEA AND FIRE INSITRANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. of 717 Hongkong, 8th November, 1969. YANG-TSZE INSURANUE ASSOCIA TION OF SHANGHAI.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUR:200,000 TÁBLS.
—
HB Undersigned, having been appointed POLICIES granted on Marine Blaise te all
Agents in Hongkong for the above Com- parts of the World, at current rates. pady, call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF This Ansociation will, anb further notice, SHIPPEES to the low raten premium provide out of the earnings, fret for an internal charged for all steamer risks besides which a dividend of 15, for shareholders an Ospital. Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE and thereafter distribute smong Policy holders THIRD PER CENT. (334 °) will be allowed annually, in cash, All the profte of the on risks to ports in Obion, Japan, the Philip-Onderwriting Business pro rata to amount of pinee, and the Straite. Oa risk to all other pretains contributeč.
RUSSELL & O...
Agente, ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER
(OENT. (15 %) only. SIEMSSEN & Co., of 1889 Hongkong, 9th July, 1873,
-Ayente.
1028 Hongkong, 1st July, 1874. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY.
HE Undersigned, Agents for the abore THE the against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any FIRST-CLASS RISK,
give to an inquiry about one of their own A lightness and an intensity are combined companions who happened to be brought into here so perfectly as to make the gem com-at Current Rates. difficulties about matters of £.a. d. He bae plate. The language is of the simplest, is ARETEEN OF TWENTY PES Cart. (50 /.) but three alternatives-this is generally the fres and unrestrained, and the ideas exceed will be made on the preciso, charged on all drift of the observation: pon a case of this description The Times, the turf, or a hasoningly pretty. Now and then in these earlier Istrances, suck Rare being payable on the
days we light upon verses in which the fecissus of the Policy.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents Imperial Fire Insurance Company. SS Hongkong, 1st March, 1874. YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION China
OF SHANGHAI.
ing of melancholy predominates, as in those
enb; that is, to turn scribbler, blackleg, OT jarvey; and, as Lady Mary Wortley said of soft and somewhat sad linos of Carew, which ber ein Harry Fielding, it is the top of a shilling whether he shall be a backway writer or a backney coachman-Gentleman's ne Magazine
THE TWO BREATES -
So far as pure air is concerned, some hints are given by Canon Kingsley which may be useful oven to the poor, or to employers who enre for the poor. He Acectibes what be walls "the two breaths," and their effects The two are, of course, the breath you take
in-wilch 15, or ought to be, pure bùY, and nitro- com, on the wliole, of offer bonic acid gan, with a minute portion of
and the breath you.
would seem to have been pened after a re- buff sustained at the lands of the orucl fait
He that loves rosy check
Or..oral, l, Admirga,, Grom-star-like-eyes-doki asel Fuel to maintain his fires;
As slă Thwo rinkes these dray,,
So his Aovies mąst waste away, Baka smooth and steadfast mind.
Geallo thoughts and calm desires,-. Hearts with egenă lovè comtrined,
Kindle ever-dying firms: - “Whatɛ Lue als nat," "I desire" Lovely check, ar lips, or cas."
It would be a task to scrutinise at length the
"impure air, to which out, which is au varied lyrical treasures of the Elizabethan
has been added,
an of Wither, Sir Henry Wotton, Doane;
HIS MAJESTY KINGGEÖRÜFTHE-FIRST, A.D. 1720.
THE ondersigned having been appointed Agents for the shovo Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances as follows.
MARINE DEPARTMENT, Policies at current rates, payable either bere, in London, or at the principal Ports of India,
Australia.. Chins, and
FIRE DEPARTMENT, Policles issued for long or short periode at
crent rates.
HONGKONG MARKETS.
La Reported by Muuse on the With Jannery, 1875, COTTON GOODS,
1-
Viaggi
PRODUCE.
COTTON, Shanghai
14
M
Ventilo...
Bangal
$83... Corros Yan, No. 18 a 24-per 400, 106.00 $115.0
111.00 10.00 SUS, white...... 88x42...
∙140.00 ♫ 185.00
∙Black,... GRAY BRINTIMOR, 9 Ibain perpiece F1.70 176 Rios, Bengal,Cargo Ke..
Wa#ippines, 6 & 810 reed.
By the........
1.07 2,00 2,20- 2.53
04 00
11
2.40 = 2.55
986 LED
WT BOTTED DO por pica 2.54 25 WHITE B200ARIS, 2010)+--
H
· AMURICAN DRILON, 80 yardı........
HÁTY KÜLOTH, 24 yds &89 in.71x,
30,8lba,
DYND SPOTERU ŠELATĪVOS
Do.
D...
2:05 530
3,012.06 S.36. 4.00 1990
#gler,
Kapil
mill cleaned,
Bingapore,... Baigad.
a Arraca...-- Rangoon,... SEKTEN,
**
Coito, &SLOAT, Jua 9.15 3.90
English steak, 3:40 4.95
Sydney, 38.66 WINDOW GLAS
par piece 538 STRAITH PAUDE,&bg
1.8044 1.85
RATTANS, Straits
Banjar TEFERR White,
Dras BROCADE День ОдИГАЯ К Car.. HANDKNACKINee, Bioelemente per don, 0.0) « Ö‹%}.
Brown
0.004 0.65 - Rad
-0.75 4 0.50 Tarar, Black, 29 inc.
Gontie 2 Taverna, Black
WOOLLEN GOODS,
For yard $10,98
0.17 0.38 0.21 028
ADAMIAK ÖYRIY paramos por yard 0,78 0.79 Lord Est, barlot, perpiter100 # 1020
Sparline sorem ant Assorted
OAKLEYS, 898.....
38.......
B
TODD.
Inaz, Fail Rod
Ecop Bari Wire.
RBR
METALS.
A discount of 20 */ allowed,
LIFE DEPARTMENT, policies imned for sums not exceeding £5,000, THE PLATE
on versonable terms.
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. f 1883 Honskomir, 28th July, 1872.
GAD, drzez, English, Bwedish, TIK, Malace,
SORÁTHING METAL, QUICKSELTAR, English,
SVOLTSE...
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Vessels.
Captaini
Flag & Rig.
Tons,
Consignees,
HONGKONG,
Philip
R. H. Joy
B. Bernie
642
Destination
Veensin,
Sagapore, die, Singapore, &
Chattanooga Edmond Gressier
Kinfanne Chatle Margaton Tikiinia"
Lintin
STEAMEEL.
་་
Asia
Albay
Ossandra Carrisbrooke
EL. P. Moleon Langer
Span. air Dan, air
269 D. Lapraik & Co
Byak
880
Ah Yon
Geri Bir
925
W. Posten & Do
Scott
Brit. str
875
Son Cheong & Co
China China
T.S. Gardaor
Brit eti
971
D. Sassoon, Sons & Co
Amor, str
1000 | P.M.9.9.0%
Heanings
Ger. str
Siemusen & Cô
Crocus
Brit, atr 1297 Ah Ton
Douglas
832
D. Lapraik & Co
East Cokat
Fume
FICKTY
116
H. K. & V. Dk. Oo
NOTICE
Fośwau
Bell
Brit abr 290
O
N and after this dute the above Association Kishan I
will flow a Brokerage of THIRTY-Kio-Kinng I THREE and ONE THIRD PER CENT, Kjobenhavn
Leonor 3343 on Local Bisks only.
Little Orpben. RUSSELL & Co., Malacos Agents. Massilia
Бирар
H. Je Smidt
Brit, str 2140
Cary
Brit. tr1050
Benning
Brit. str 1001
D. Torm
of 1800 Hongkong, 4th June, 1874.
COMPANY.
Benning
Brit. atr
Brit, atr Britt
Almend
Bernard Pasqualini
Dan. etr 701
A, Hourd & Co. Agent Master
D. Sassoon, Santi & Co
A. Heard & Co., Agents
A, Heard & Co., Agənts Hop Kee
Span. etr 393 D. Lapraik & ÜG Brit, etr 40H. K. & Wpon Dook Gel Brit 168 P.&O.E... Go Brit. Gur 1038 P. & 0.3. NOo Fren. str 1160
Messageries Maritimes
Trg. Plying
Amoy: Au-lan
Chen jui
Ching Sing
BEL NUT,
Ho Malabaz BAXUAL WOOD
Bouth Geo
BAFAS WOOD, Manila
Si...........
per peul 1840 1310
18.00 13
14,50 16.50
14.40 α 15.00
12.00 14.50
1.98 1.55 4.00 4.00 9.30. 1.56
1
2.45 2.50
2,20 a K
1.85 1.90
1.70 1.75
283 9.40
2.10 2.15
1.00 a 185
2.10.2.16
•porton.
*2.36 2
5.78 a 0
18.00 24.00
10,505
per box. 3.60 ₫ 3.70 por el. 6.0 6.00
1.50
.90
16.00 a 10,50
16.70 0.19 0
2.80 0.3.TA
4.00 4.35
18.00
+3
· 17.60
2
1.50 950
2.60 2.75 zove, American. per barrel af 200 8.26 6.50
9.40 8.50 2.000.0 940 a 945
12
18.50 17,00
18.00, 18.80
20,00 a 99,50
19.00 @ 1850
-15.50 16001
f160 The...... 2.80 2.5 California, par ack of 80 be. 1.10 1.25 SAT, Tiestem, per pol., 1.90 1.5%
Ochfornia,
SVAR, Canton white, lai
21
Dk. Brown,
West Coast, Dk. Browa,.... Manila, Dry White,
D. BIOTD #
CAMPROB, pasked...............
ger picul 3 a 3 70 | Pra, vilitojuan wissen.
12
4.50 4.78
8.35 3.60
8.26 9.50
Green..........
7.80 7.70 TIRBOOKA,ORN CARTON BLANKA KOUPE
*
par kub. 470 à 490 Shawnoo, Greapi
480 480 «puepical £400 + 93.20 | Musouza, Dry Siam largo,
0.806.20 per box
muldle... perpioul 24.80 @ 2.40
small VERMICETTI,Tientsinistra BANG WAX, Japan, White...NTOS
∙Hankow...
212 216.00
7.95 a 7.60
BAG 9.30
#
6.707.15
8.00 9.90
8.90 8.30
$80 a 4.00
R.75 & 8.90
15.60 15.45
1.08. 100
-2.75 -2.00.
1.35 a 1.00
1.85 a 1.93
€0,00 ₫ 66.00
2.25 a 3.30
9.70
9.80
13
21
950 11.50 7.76
8.20
6.20 4 3.76
: 7.30 a 7,50
13.00€ 12.50
90.00 99.00
Fing &
Captains.
TOUB
Consigness.
Destination,
WHAMPOA.
Brit. alr
69 Kwok Acheon
SALLING VESETS.
Freering Taisenel
Ar. bk
528
Fren. bk
299 Cbiteas
Jna Dodds
Brit. Bh
Forman
England
"New York
London Trieste
Brit. bk
Olyphant & Co
1991 A. MacQ. Hentos
Gas Oo
Brit. 1979 Vogel, Hagedorn & Go London
930
CANTON
Drewes
Brit. str
814, Biemsson & Co.
Fodail
B.L.Q.M.
gab.
Wade
ELI.C...
g.b.
E. Choy
g-h.
Demerara
Customs Chop
Moria Vicente
Span uk
331
Tokohama
Ngan-ton
Stewart
H.L.Q.M.
2-b.
Soi Teing
Zob
Yokohama
Sin-Chee
H.I.C.M. g-b.
Taunout
Brizz 417
Jardine, Matheson & Co
Tion-Po
H.LO.M. g-h
Brit. atr
600
Kwak Acheong
Pawtazet Powan I
S. Smith
A. H. Bencing
Aur. Dr Brit ste
20
Aug, Heard & Co
Yantic Yung-ebing
MoDongal Gibbon
1990
A. Heard & Co., Agenti
Darroll
Firit, str
821
Menzell
Brit. atr 339
A. Heard & Co., Agente Obinere
Swatow
-Hargear
Corner
Ningpo, &c.
Menzaleh Nanzing
other matters-which-will-sapport life, we have received them from the pens BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE Norma
Cowley, excess of carbonic acid." He then points out Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Robert Arton, Sir that this carbonic acid gas, when warm, Walter Raleigh, and others. Raleigh was a FE Underguod having been appointed Poyang is lighter than the air, and ascends; master in the art of verse, though bis fame Agenta for the above Company, are pre-Rajab and, whot at the
ezine temperature in this. Everybody, however, remember.pared to grant Insurances as follową *→→ air, is
is heavier than that air, and his reply to Marlowe's song of the "Passions descends, tying along the floor, "justata Shepherd to his Love," beginning-
as common
a it lies often in the bottom of old walls or.
old brewers vat, as a stratum of poison, killing occasionally tho men who descend into
it.
Hence a word of aduquition is address-
ed to those who think nothing of sleeping on flour; hence, ag the poor are apt,
the
*** If all the world had love were young
And truth in every shepherd's tongat, These pretty piensures might me, move
To live with bre and be thy fore
Beyond all dispute, the best of the early lyric poeta is Robert Herrick, whose verses and
Baltee
Sur J. Jeejeeblog 'MARINE RISKS.
Yangtze Policies at ourrest rates, payable either here, Foal in London, or at the principal parts of India, Australin, and the East.
A BROKERAGE of THIRTY-THERE and ONE- THIRD PER CENT, will be allowed on all LOCAL RISKS.
FIRE RISKS.
Policies granted on First-class Buildings to
in times of distress, to pawn their bedsteads Bushad with a joyous and tender spirit. He an extent of 320,000
and keep their beds," the friends of the poor
may be styled the Burns of his time, are
A DISUURT of TWENTY PER CENT. (20%)
are entreated never to let that happen, and imbued with something of the reckless soul upon the ourrent local rates will be allowed on
to "keep the bedstead, whoever else
may
go, to save the slacper from the carbonic acid of our own countryman. Herrick was born
on the floor."—Chambér's Journal
THE ROCK'S BOAST.
I feel entitled to absorve that birds of my mce are, in one respect at least. superior to both dogs and horsus. These are, after all,
in Cheapside in the year 1561, and educated at Cambridge. In 1629 he became vicar of Dean Prior, in Devonshire. The time of the Civil War, however, found him living at Westminster, where he resided ales during the Commonwealth. After the Restoration this he came into bis vici
vicarago
but by again. the abadient slaves of . Trained to obey time he was an old man, and none the better bis will, taught from curliest youth to ac for bie devotion to the convivial company to knowledge his superiority, ther passtheir ex-be found i
in the London tarerne, where he istence For the most part in willing thraldom, was ever one of the gayest of the gay. He ignorant of those free aspirations and that died in 1674, having left behind him some of untrammelled liberty of which I and my the sweetest word music that we possess.
Not can truly boast comrades this in
3 is equally applicable to all birds. Edinburgh Review,
feathered
that
The parrot ignominiously seated upon his perch, looks to soan for his daily pittance of food, screechey out that which they
they exppose
to be his gratitude in isharmonious accents,
and seeks no Lighter air than occasionally to cnshavers imitate the tones andards of hie
Kindred The starling, the magpio, and other
insurances.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANOD COMPANY.
all premium charged for insurance; anch dis count being deducted at the tinn of the impue of policy.
RUSSELL & Co.
Agants. Airs 1 Hongkong, 1st January, 1874, NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE Atlantic
Batavis INSURANCE COMPANY.
Batavia Cecilia INCOEFORATED BY ROTLL CHARTER AND
Übateaubriand SPECIAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.
Chinaman Ohtores Clementine-
Fetablished 1809,
CAPITAL £3,000,000,
Kwok Acheung
Brit str 252 Landstein & Co. Brit, utz 101 Kwok Aabeong Brit. 3r
7B2 : Gionoso đi bộ But str 180
1 Running between Honghong and Canton
§ Running botoien Macao and Hongkong.
James Stewart HIC.M Scott
J.S. cor. 490 Obi, atc
606 C. M. 6. N. Co.
MAÇÃO.
355. Order 383
Order
311
Charlotte Delin Santa Banchu
adrews-Plase
B. Je Basezaba M. Naais, Jan.
In purl on 11th January, 18:5.
Brit bk Spa, bk Port, bk Brit. str
A. A. de Mello & Uo A. Heard & Co., Agents] 380 A. Heard & Co., Agents
Hunning between Canton and Macao.
Spark White Clond
Bolle Sauvage Dronning LouİRA
Brit: str
SWATOW..
In part en 101ă: „January, 1875,
Batario
Brit, sh
800. Order
Singapore
Dan. bk
269
Order.
Faworth Castle Frublich
Brit. bk 354
Order
Chefce
Ger. by
36
Order
Bangkok
Hieronimas
Ger bl
227 Order
Taiwanfoo
New York
Holatein
Ger, sch
280
Order
Taiwanfoo
Joyce Phillips
Brit, bl
B1+
Ordet
Bangkong
Halifax
Lady Clarendon
Brit, ab 130
Order
Singapore
Now York
Lunalilo
San Francisco
Nardoo
Ocean
tian. bk Brit. bk Ger. bk
473
Order
Shanghai
$79 Order
Obefoo
457
Order
Pater
SAILING VERBEKIS.
Souza
Port. sh
Amiral Devcult
Curigna
Mellin
681 Brando & Co Pren. 774 Carlowitz & Co. Brit. eb1709. Order:
Dunedin, E.
Hertzer
Ger. bk
361 Siemen & Co
Bogter
Swed, bk
990 Order
Port. bk
Rarre Mackenzio
.
Fren, bk
880 Carlowitz & Co
€57 Olyphant & Co
$85
Hunter
White
Brit. sh
$25
Rozario & Co
L. Cuatugaiso
Pero, ab
146 Wm. Pustun &
McMichea
Brit, bi
3:6
Gilman & Co
Shultze
Stoddard
Jorgensen
Fen, bl
250 | Order
Brit. sh
618 Order
Amr. El Brit. Jor
350.Captain.
120
Chinese
Fren. bk
450
Commissuy Elizabeth, Dougall Emigrante
THE Undersigned, Agents at. Hongkong for
the above Company, are prepared to grant E. M. Young Policies against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 Fortune on any Bailding, or on Merchandise in the same, Gutie Cock
at the following rates, subject to a discount of Glory 120**
Dotached and semi-de-
tached Dwelling Houses removed from Town, and
E.EE.
John Milton Juno Kim-lee-wat
DIM, from time to time.own the dominion Undersigned Agento are in receipt of their Content par centi per eunam.) La Paix
Instructions from the Board of Directora,
A Discount of 20 allowed.
of man. The unhappy thrush too often authorizing them to issue Policies to the extent anded of £10,000 on any one Fire Risk, or to Langnishes in his wicker cage, the extent of £15,000, on Adjoining Biska at nofore the cottage anor of his muster; and even the crafty jackdaw fre- Current Bates.
and plaything of the quently becomes the
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. human race. But who ever heard of a tare Rock?
48 Hongkong, 8th January, 1875.. My noble me lovei, indeed, to) domicile itself near the baunts of wen; but this is rather with the object of proving to QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY:
tume
to
Ayvuta.
Agents.
our young, by the form of daily vortraat,our. Fadersigned are prepared to GRANT inate and immense superiority over the un. I POLLO GAINED FIRE to be feathered bipals who walk the earth froin extent of 15,000 Deliars en Buildings by c which they canot rise, and pass a wingices Goodeatored therein, mt Ourrent Losi Rates, fifa in a conceited belief in their own great subject to a Discount of 20 %, on the prunin EDWARD NORTON & Co, seon them mees. Often and often have walking near, though not as
rule beneath, my Lative rookery, and wondered to myself how such tame crawling creatures could have the arrogance to deem themselves the lords of that creation which contains so many nobler mees." Whispers from Fairyland, by Mfr. Knatchbuild-Hugrisen.
POLITENESS TO SERVANTS.
Is there not, or at least ought there not to be a code of etiquette for the kitchen as well as for the parlour; for cozduet to watvlu inferiors as well as equale? We make our plea for politeness in the kitchen on the following grounds 1 No lady can afford, for her own sake, to bo otherwise than gentle, thoughtful, and courteous in the administra
of household matters..
tion
it
If she creeryes her best manners for the parlour, where so emall a portion of the average Ameriona is likely that housekeeper's time in spot on. The shey will no
will not always be easily put
the habitual deportment leaves marke upon Coutoraneo end the manner which no sud-
tea offort, can produce. And at housekee
oxences, not always, agreeable,
that
tf 8- Hongkong, January, 1975. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ROM this date, until further notice, a dia. sount of Twenty per cent. (2013 upon the current local rate of premis will be allowed apon insuranoce affected with this Uompany. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
Agents,
er 1199 Hongkong, 27th June, 18′′2. THANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Other Dwelling Vaness,
ased striotly na sweb, and
their Contents, ...............
Godovne, Offices, Shops, &e, and their Con tente....
SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES.
Lizzie EL.
Lotta
Litters
Malvina
Margopolo
Marquis of Argyle Monsoon
Morning Light
Not exceeding ten days, of the annual rate. Moraing Star Not exceeding one month.........
Abovel month and not
suceeding 3 months.......
Abovo 3 months, and martha
not exding
Matzen
Messac
Esterito Murphy Blethon 'Boott
Magpient Babeon Hilderbrand Colberg
Klage Jager
Wm. MeKara" Geo: Hanter
Chastin
Sdlefan
Stimado Adamson Smith
Brit, bk
Ger. bk
Fren, b
Brit. sb
328 Arnhold, Katberg & Co Baigun.
Carlowitz & Co.
100 Aug. Beard & Co
Siam. bk 447
Park-mca ✯ Co
Amr. sh 1190 Vogel, Hugedorn & Co Sium, bt 442 Tack Moo & Co
P. M. 5. 8. Oo aar. bk 896 Ang Heard & Co Ger. bk 400 Bouriau & Oo
432 ChinonG 490 Bourjau & Co
Siamson & Un
San Francisco Englot
Nicel
Aduline
Timmain
Ger, ach
Alerta
Yout
Gor. bg
209 Pueedug & Co
Baltic
Anderson
Ger, bk
418
Dora
Pozornen
Ger. bi
245
Brik k
Siau, bk
Onward
Otto Portlund
Ger. bt ter, bk 858 Brit, sh 450 Brit. bk
288 Brit, sh 2377 $70 Siam. bk Brit. sh
606 Gleri big 31 Brit. b
Forget-me-not
Rost
Ger. bk
Friendship
Klindt
STAM. Uk
480
Rozario & Co
Rozario & O
Vogel, Hagedorn & Co
San Francisco Traviata
Chiasse
Kim Hong Ty Talkun Trelovan Family
Harice
Siam, bk
370
Holler
Gar bl
Breckwoldt Quinlan
Rozario & Co
Captain
372 Rozario & Co
Dunedin
Rapid
Chinese
Kosulia
M. Trenneoja
Зрадлесь
217
Manilv
Surah Nickelson-
„Selkirk
Brit. sh
Scotland
Holoomb
Amr.ch
Adol
Siam Crown
T. Weth
Stam, akt
539
Agents.
St. Paul Tai Watt Tam sa Ter Therese
T. M. Utten.
Siam, bk
800
Tuck-wes & Co
F. SABT
Bisik
654
Ühises
Green
Barredo
Brit, b Span. bk
718
Wm. Poeta & Co
261. StoutsEN ☆ CO-
Mudgett
Amr, zb
Katiška Bondeau Bont
1820 Birley & Co Brit. be 360 Chinese Fren, bk 109 Melbuere & Co. Brit, ali 300 } Russell & bà
Iloilo, &c.
Above 6 months the full annual rate.
GILMAN & Co.,
tf 1903 Hongkong, 8th May, 1874. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Weymouth Undersigned having been appointed Three Brotkere
AGENTA far the above Company, are pre- parad to GRANT INSURANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first-class risks at current ratva.
MELCHERS & Co. tf 674 Hongkong, lat. Mísy, 1874. AN OFFICE OF THE CHINA TRADERS-IN-
·SURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
N and after this date the above Company
Tan undersigned having been appointzaal allow a Brokerage of THIRTY
Agents for the above Company, are pre- Pard to recept, shake against Fire at current THREE and ONE-THILD PER CENT, rates, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent
(33)*) on Local Bisks only
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. - BIENSSEN & Co.
General Agenta. 4 876 Hongkong, 4tb Jane. 1874. CHINA AND JAPAN MARINĖ INSÜ. RANCE COMPANY.
agents.
if 39 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.
CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LINTFED).
NOTICE.
Vidal
F. Hunte
Sino-Uk 129
Remedios & Co
PS Mossgarten Maritimes
78 Uaptam
Tack.mae & Co
Faigon Taïmanfou
Chefoo
Shanghai-
Hiogo
Stafane
Villa de Rivadavia..
Ger. bk 397 Order
AMOY.
In port on 4th Janczary, 1875)
194) Phaedng & Co
Paredug & Co
HAA. Petersen & Co 892 : Buy o Cu
201 Pasedag & Co
Broma & Op Brown & Co
855 | Paredag & Ou
Hir, ph 270 H..A. Fetersen & Co
Brit. sch 198 Boyd & Co
FOOCHOW.
In port on 8th Junzary, 1875,
“Ambl“ · „387 Chinese
SHANGHAI,
In port on ath January, 1875.
The saves of the rumorine cloumere, tags, email craft, und racrving Außia" employed on the Yang-tere ave not included in this Fable.
Brit ab 851 Shaw, Brothers & Co Brit. bk 859 Dryadaio, Eiger & Co
Bric. bi Frenk Dan. bi
447 Adamson, Bell & Co
14 Morris, Lewis & Cu
320 Ed. Sebellbuss & Co
75. Jardior, Matheson & New York
201.J. S. Baron
844 Thorne, Rice & Co
468 | Lane, Crawford & Co
Brit. sh 118 Brit. sb
Brit, sh Fren: Lik
Adamson, Bell & Co
850 Jardine, Matheon & Co London
Wu. Pustsu & Co -
796 Dryadata, Hinjer & Co 93 Maurer
Frezar & Co
Frazir & Gu
Amir. by 800 Morris, Lovia à Co. Brit b131 Fruzar & Oo
YOKOHAMA
In part on 28th December, 187 Brit: eb (805 Wilkin & Robison Amr.sch
32 Captain Brit. bl
369 Captain
979 P., M. 8. S. Co
Ordor
MANILA.
La port on 4th Jannary, 1975.
Dut. b 300 | G. V. P. Petel & Co 930 Piele, Hubbell & Co 246
600 Dyce & Co
800 Smith, Bell & Col
203|| Chino & Josan
269 ZI. de Aldecoa
204
Amr ah963
F. Reyes Ching & Coolin Oastillo Bormones Ker & Jo
Aust. bk 857 F. Richardson à Co-
Spur.bg
267 Ball & Sturgis
Printed sad Published by Wizzza. Bez, Wyndham Stress, Bongsung.
Agnos Muir Ariel "
Lloyd
RECEIVING-Veners & KoixS.
Dourcom
Molson Border
Brit. bk
Gco. Washington
Asking
-Bris-bk
Hamburg
Krage
Ger. bk
Cbaco
John Adam
Muther Stroud'
Pw. Mag. Hulk
239
Harbour Master)
Inverbose
Petro
Jalbis
Garbiet
Kronprindsessen
Hangen
Moas Glen Menam
Nichols
Brit. bi
542 Wan, Puston & Co
Osmont
Bri. bi
Northampton
Barclay Thomson
Moltonburgh
Long
Serpent
Abel:
Scalov
Howle
Aoir. bk 472
Star of the West
Taylor
Amr. at 1192
St. Francois
Simon
Fren. bk
253 Little & Vo
Venta
Peroy
Wm. Turner
Vandervurd"
Name.
NOTICE.
Adventure ATDA Challenger FTER tbisdete, abrokerage of Thirty-three Charybdis
ing there are at best as many unexpected POLICIES granted at current rates on Ma A and one-third per omne (88%) will be Carles
rina Risks to all parte of the World. Lowed by this Agency on risks to ports in Dwar thing but a habit of self-control and ser- ooordance with the Company's Articles of As-
can tide us over them reditably. Ac-sociation, Two-thirds of the Prosta are distri URINA, JAPAN, the PHILIPPINES, and Elk cording to Jela Nestop, it sovetimos ented annually to Contributors, vischer Share the STRAITS
Un risks to all other parts, the brokerage will Grewer
Yoginres more grace to bear the breaking off holders or not,-in proportion to the net amoon be ten per oect, (10*).only:
of Premia contributed by eanb, the remaining
a orina plate than the dents of an only on third being carried to Reserve Fund,
undar the and there is good deal of truth Boeming absurdity. Have we not all proved aimity
But ther
tl 651 Honkong, 17th April, 1878.
OLYPHANT &.00,
Gotural Agents.
ONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINEROM this date, until further notice, a dis. Modeste
INSURANCE COMPANY.
out of Twenty per sent. (20%) apen the Ringlove current locul rates of premis will be allowed
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
1199 Hongkong, 27th June, 1972. THE OHINA PIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED...
be experience that we bear with lean: cqua- the daily (petty vexations which are uspected and apparently navessary? there aro many small miseries to one great affliction,
and if character is to be im.
TIEB
Agente in Hongkong for above UDI- pany, are prepared to grant Marine risk; at surront rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD £ Üo? 471 Hongkong. 1st March, 1874.
red by tribulations, it must be mainly Undersigned having been appointed upon insurances affected with this Company.
Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for
br those of every day-the pin-pricks for aro ashamed to donand sympathy, "We' which 2. For the sake of family comfort we must have comfort in the kitchen. Willing and unwilling servic
distinguishable are readily
DS COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE
COMPANY. of the household. We can overy member of thou by ove all of us remember how
• atmosphere of a chillad by a bar bear auddenly dianer-party faw words of unnecessary blame to a servant. To mortify a person is not usually to reform him. On the other bond, bow delightful to a guest are those homes where the relation of masters and servants are friendly; where shortcomings on the part of the fatter ar delicately excused in public, and judiciously
a
the abore Company's Tire Departinent, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIR to the extent of $10,000 ou Sanildings, or
toode stored therein, at ourrent rates, sut jeet to an immediate discount of Twenty per THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED. ly 790 Hongkong, 20th May, 1874.
Qent,
Big.
Where. All
318, Water Folice
H; M. S. BHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
double so gun v. doabic, gux vs. Gouda Be. BUL TH Steam Corvette |doab, so, gun yl.
Captain.
21.400 John d'Arcy 4. 1200önr. Poslutt
Capt. MJ Thomson 12400 Captain T. Both 3100 Comdr. E. J. Church 420 Comdr. Hon. Javeon doub, so: gua jel. 4100 Conde, R. H. Hurrie double se. gan vi 4 100 Comdr. O. B. Buckle doub, só, gua vl. 4320 Comm. W. Stewart double so gou vs. 190 Comdr. TH. Royas "double sc. gun el 41-120 Comdr. Cameron- doab, so iron al 14 800 Uapt. W. Arthimi double se, guni 'vl. 4100 Comdr. Theobald "Military Hospital
donb, so..gun el 4120 Comde::Grint
Steam Corvello
·14950
Hongkong Baronte to Bagland Musilagod Bingapore Shanghai Hongkong
En route to England On a Cruiss.
Amoy
Hongkong
Owbati Progress
Sally
Frofic
Hart Fornit WE. PUSIAU & Co...
Agents. Iron Duke
Kestrel tf. 181, Hongkong, 21st January, 1874." PHŒENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Meanse
Midge
Mosquito
Swinger
Singapore.
Hongkong
En route to England:
Glamorganshiro Myrtle
Bioliva Poley
Fosobow
Parmenio
Abbot
Tientsin Shanghai
Pride of the Thames Brown All
Brit ba
Совні
Gee, by 804
gon bual
doub, xo, gan vli
donb, st, gan vi,
Sylvia Thaila Thiette Victor Emmanuel
Steam Corvette
doub, so. gun 18. Receiving abip
Jupan Nagasaki Hankow Kabá double as gen 2150 Osptain Bt John
6400 Capt.B.B.Woollcombe Tokokans 41200omir: F. Stirling Hongkong 21.600 Oom, JE, Parish
460 Lieut. Comr. Paul 3 160 Comr. Singleton 20 Liant. Cómi. Holliko
Colima
1. Hongkong
Cutwater
Amr eb
Gravina
Span.bg
Ger. b
Joseph Haydn
Amr. bk
Lepakito
Bpon.bg
Pepita..
Aldecor
Spea, br
Pepita
Span ab467:
Captain
Perla del Oceano
ROSE
Span, it 322
Scolpo
READ OFFICE-HONGKONG,
AGENCIES at all tho. Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Bicgapore, Saigon and Pensug.
Racks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the above-mentioned Posta,
No charge for Paliny fees.
Assold Dang.wee Elizabeth Beoradary Friedrich
[tf 385 Montoalm
JAB. B. COUGHTRË, Hongkong, 1st November, 1871.;
Nats.
FOREIGN KEN-OF-WAIL IN HARBOUR,
Nation
Rae. corvette 2915 Ann, gra-boat- 9950 German fri Aust. frigate 1640
French cor. 1802
Tirtoff
O'Sullivan Livonias Osterreicher
Leepes
Henriette Belm
Span. bg
New York
New York