THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 18.
(To be continued)
On the oth day of the the rat month (20th February), the Emperor of China went in person to the Temple of Heaven at Peking to pray, for the harvest this year, with the usual ceremonies, The day before, His Majesty pissed in the Hall of Abstinence in prayer, fasting and meditation.
outside of the Middle Gate, they all mount their chargers, until then, having been obliged to walk on foot,
The rear is brought up by two. Assistant Chamberlains, with their suite, bearing two im- mense yellow dragon standards.
Outside the Mid-day Gate are kneeling a great number of civil and military mandarins in Court resics, who may not accompany the procession, being not of sufficiently high rank, and so pay their respects to it thus, as it defiles past,
he stone road to the Temple of Heaven, which inhout Slong, (2 to 3 miles), although not yet mended with stones as intended, looked neat with all its inequalities hidden in a uniform covering of yellow soil. At the mouth of every THE EMPEROR IN THE TEMPLE rond or street, whether within the wall of Peking
OF HEAVEN,
or outside it, which ran into the route of the procession at right angles to its course, were mat sheds, draped outside with blue cloth, serving as tents for Chinese infantry Green Standard", who mounted guard at each corner armed with | whips, to keep ouder and silence amongst the people in these streets. At every five paces of the road along which the procession passed stood a guardsman of the vanguard, in full On the 19th February, at the fifth drum (the uniform, sword by his side and whip in hand, fifth watch, before daylight) the T'ai Chiang Ste, The gates and doors of every house and shop (a high bureau entrusted with the arrangement were closed, and red silk decorations hung of such ceremonials) placed a yellow table (the in festoons in front of th 11, als zieng the Imperial colour) in the Hall of Great Harimony, prute, and in front of every sentry station the T'ai-hwo Tien; south of the Imperor's seat were displayed bows and arrows. swords was placed an incense burner shaped liks a at spears, arranged in symmetrical, order, small pavilion, and in another similar erection, with decorative lanterns and satin hangings, east of the left-hand pillars, stood a scroll on The Emperor having arrived at the left gate of which a sentence of prayer was painted in the the brick wall of the Temple, exchanged his choicest caligraphy. To the west of the right-great jade palanquin for a sedan-chair with eight hand pillars of the building, stoc yet another bearers only, and on entering the west side of pavilion to contain the mounted rolls of silk the sacred path inside the Left Gate of Prayers which were painted with similar incriptions for the Year, descended and ou foot walked up The Tsan Li Lang and the Tah beeh Kwan, to the Chamber of Imperial Heaven, and held a (whom we might call "the Masters of Rites stick of incense burning in his hand in the and the Readers of Prayers").stacel respecially prescribed manner, after which he inspected the waiting outside the gate of the Hall of Greal victims (exen, etc.) id out there, the sacrificial Harmony, holding in front of them the silken vessels of bamboo and wood; and returning scrolls in baskets and the incense in bronze to the west side of the sacred road, got into his sedan-chair again, went out at the Gate of Prayers for the Year and repaired by the Hall of Austinence to the Trumeasurable Chamber, to to pass a season in holy contemplation.
censers,
The Chief of the Thai Chang, the ceremonial bureau already mentioned, called by Mr. Majges the Court of Sacrificial Warship, accompanied by other officers of the bureau, were waiting inside the Hall, and, when the time aurived be proceeded with the limperial Astronomer to the Gate of Pure Heaven (a palace gate called the Kien T'sing Mun), to announce to the Emperor that it was two quarters of the Hour of the Hare (e. 6.30 am.), and His Majesty issued from the through the back left gate and thus, in the Hall above nained gate riding in a sedan chair, passed of Great Harmony, where his seda chair was deposited at the northern steps, and he entered the building and stood in front of the Left Pillars, facing the west.
(The guards, inside and outside the Temple nie here described. The duty of petrolling the Temple of Heaver, etc, devolves upon the Princes of the Blod on these necasions.)
The Emperor, in the Immeasurable Chamber of his Hall of Abstinence, at 4, q'clock in the, morning commanded supper, which was duly the brunze statue bearing on its head the inscrip- served by the gentemen in, waiting, and then tion Abstinence, was set up fronting His Majesty as he sat The Rich Kin Prince, (one of the descended from grandas of Ti su and Tai Tsung, Chiefs of the Manchu dynasty before their tonquest of China), accompanied by the Emperor's aide de-camp, the Chief of the Eunuchs, and other officers kept patrol outside the apartment.
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The exact question involved in the present case has never been clearly decided. In hut. three cases has it ever, béen under judicial | ́discussion. There were dicta in, all of them indicating the tendency of the Courts la, inalst upon the liability, under the principle that the ship-owner's undertaking of seaworthiness is absolute, to the effect that the vessel
tight,
CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business staunch and strong, not merely that he has used
on FRIDAY, the 30th instant (GOOD FRIDAY) nil possible care to make her so. This rule of NOTICE is hereby given that and sand on MONDAY, the and Spill (EASTAR law when applied to defects in the interior of a
Ordinance No, 11 of 1888, copies of which have MONDAY), shaft is plainly rigorons and apparently unjust,
In the case of Work us. Leathers, in the U.S.cn posted up. In the Supreme Court and published in the Goveriament Gazette of the Supreme Court, the evidence showed that the shaft which broke was too small for the vessel; months-from date hereof, they will be paid 17th March, 1888, are not CLAIMED 'within six that the break disclosed a very pronounced defect; that two shafts of the same size had been
ever to the GENERAL REVENUE of the Colony,
The simis mentioned in Schedule C. to the broken before; and that the accident happened said Orilinance, a copy of which has been posted. under no serious stress of weather. On these and published, will also be paid over to the facts the Court held the vessel' liable, and Treasury if not CLAIMED within one year from declared generally, that there was a liability for the said date.. damage arising from 'latent defects, the samé es for that occuring, from a defect that is patent. It was, however, pointed out by Foard in his Law of Merchant Shipping that this was not necessary to the decision of the case, and must therefore be regarded as a dictum,
Within a few years arose the English case the Glenfruin. Thefacts there were substantially similar to those in Werk vs. Leathers except that there was no evidence that the shaft was too small. It was apparently a sound forging, but broke during fair weather and disclosed a large internal flaw. The Court having decided the war- ranıry of seaworthiness, imports that the vessel is fit to encounter the ordinary perils of a voyage, and that as a vessel with a shaft which breaks is fair weather from a flaw, althought apparently sound is not so fit, she was held liable, The decision evoked much comnient in England, because it substantially holds an owner to a liability. which no amount of care can provide against and men whose opinions on maritime affairs are entitled to the greatest consideration, were not found wanting, who deci-red it was unbound. The case, however, was distinguishable on the point that the accident could not be attributed to any unusual peril. This still left for decision. the point whether there would be a liability ju ese the shaft broke under such circumstances that it could be as well attributed to the sea danger as to the undiscoverable defect.
murdering the poor peasants who were not greater force. The Nephelococcyglans then to blame for the loss of his property, he requisitioned a General to organise the military brought the indignation of the Chinese authori- forces of the settlement, and in 1623 the Viceroy ties to its highest pitch, and they ordered a of India sent them D. Francisco Mascarenhas wholesome destruction of the settlement. | who was the first of the series of governors with The work of demolition and the attendant the title of Captain-General. In 1627 the Dutch ‚inasencre is said to have been undertaken by a | made another appearance in the waters of native feet of three hundred and eighly sail, Nephelococcygis, but a brave Portuguese called expripped by sixty thousand men. Opinions Thomaz Vieira, with all the forces that could be vary as to the date when this lamentable | mustered at the time, sailed to meet the enemy, catastrophe occurred; some historians, say it { and engaging the Dutch in in-of-war, killed ä was in 1542; but as it was at this precise epoch | great many of her crew, made, a few prisoners, that the Portuguese settlement of Ningpo com and set the vessel on fire. menced to trade with Japan, and as all their prosperity was derived from their trade Japanese products, it is more-probable that the year in which that disaster occurred was 15-45. A short time afterwards the Portuguese again attempted to form a settlement at Chin- chew, on the coast of China, but the natives never consed to make adverso representations against 'them in the authorities, accusing them of vexatious deeds, the consequence being that all the Chinese were ordered to refrain from dealing with, the fortuguese, In 1549 the hostility between the members of the two nationalities | carne to such a pitch, that of 500 Portuguese settled in Chinchew only thirty escaped alive, thisteen of their ships and all their articles of merchandise being reduced to ashes. By 1553 these tenacious merchants had managed to get a fooling in Sanchoam, or St. John's Island, where their great Apostle Francis Xavier died. In 1554, on being compelled to evacuate the Island, they repaired to another island in the vicinity, called Lampacao, which, in fine weather, may be descried from the Penha hill in Nephelococcygia. From 1557 they commenced to solidly establish them. selves in China. The pirates who had from time immemorial infested these seas, were then engaged in devastating the whole length of the southern coast of China, chiefly the Island of Hiong-shan, where they found comfortable quarters. Nephelococcygia which is connected with this island by an isthums, was then cluster of arid rocks, where the sea-rovers took refuge. The Chinese authorities had struggled hard to annihilate them, but had always failed in their enterprise, until, aided by the Portuguese from Lampacan, the work of extermination of the pirates was crowned with success. The Portuguese are said to have displayed extraordinary courage and cleverness in this raid on the ravers sheltered in Neuhe- lococcygia.. After sinking a great number of their junks, they attacked the land forces and
unsparing hand. turing services rendered to the Celestial For such Insportant Empire, they subsequently petitioned the Emperor for permission to settle in Nepholecoccygis which was granted them, subject. however, to the payment of a ground rent. In 1557, the "Lampacão seitlers removed to Nephelococcygin Four officials of the Han Lin Yuan," for where they began to erect houses and temples. Imperial Academy of Literature) were standing It is not known for certain how many Portuguese outside the right hand doar of the building, facing founded the colony, but it is conjectured that cast. The Readers of Prayers now issued from 500 took part in it. Six years later there were the Inner Cabinet holding in front of them,
The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice, already goo Portuguese in the settlement, as well as respectfully elevated, prayers written on scrolls of mentioned, had arranged a prayer mat on the a-great number of Malays of both sexes-many-paper, and entered the middle gate of the Hall of ground-outside-the Chambers of Prayers for the Hindoos and Africans, besides a few Celestialí.
Great Harmony, when the silken scrolls and Year, and had set up the Tablet of Shang Ti In 1573 the Chinese authorities of Hiangshan incense were borne after them into the Hall. (the Supreme God in the interior of the Chamber, prohibited the Nephelococcygions from passing In front of them were borne a pair of incense-facing south with on its sight and left, the through the isthmus, where a Boundary gate burners. The Masters of Rites, ten in number. Tablets of the Emperor's Ancestors facing east was built. This gate was first opened only two conducted them, preceding them, and mounted and west respectively. A great curtain had days every month, to allow the foreign population the central steps as far as to the Vermilion been hung up outside the door of the Chamber. to obtain their provisions of food later on, the Dais.. The Readers of Prayers, these who bare The Emperor in his sacrificht vestments gate was opened every sixth, day, and later the prayer-scrolls, and the bearers of silken embroidered with the golden dragon, a Court still; it remained open every day from sunrise to scrolls and incense, having entered the central barreffe of white ermine on his head, surmounted sundar, a Chinese-guard-being-stationed on the gate of the Hall, reverenity Intd down their with an immense prart set in a gold ornament” spot. Each time the gate was opened and burdens one by one on the Yellow Table, and representing nine dragons, and a necklace of one closed a Chinese authority was present, who retired, after three kowtows (knocking heads on
hundred and eight precious pearls round his after closing the gate, placed six. seals thereon, ground, prostrations).
neck, issued from the Hall of Abstinence at the and removed them when the gates were to be
appointed hour, riding in a summer sedan-chair, opened. Nephelococcygia had then only one
borne by eight men, entered the Temple and Birect, lined with wood fencing, and divided into
reached the Left Gate of Prayers for the Year four sections. In 183 a Viceroy of Kwangtung
through the west gate of the brick wall of the finding it strange that the Fortuguese should be
Temple. Here alighting he walked into the established in Nephelococcygin as in their
Chamber of Prayers for the Year and adored own country, intimated to them his wish
Shang Ti of Imperial Heaven, and his own august that they should evacuate the territory. The
ancestors. The aniinal victims and the sacrificial inhabitants, however, by means of timely and
vessels of various suits were here already laid costly presents managed to assuage the
out in the prescribed order. potentate's ire, and they were allowed to carry on their trade without molestation. In 1583, a municipal Government was inaugurated at Nephelococcygla, with the approbation of Count Villa de Otta, then Viceroy of Portuguese India, Ample powers were conferred by him on the local Senate, granting to it administrative, judicial and political jurisdictions, and raising the settlement to the category of a city. These measures were confirmed by a royal edict from Lisbon, in 159, when Portugal was already under the Spanish dominion." The Chinese The bearers of the prayer-scrolls then leave community had by this time grown considerably the edifice by the central door, the stand contain in numbers, which fact spon necessitated the ing the incense precedes them, and that which introduction of a Chinese authority into the city contains the silken scrolls follows behind. The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice koceling, informs to administer justice to the natives. was the commencement of a long series of the Emperor that this part of the solemn rite is mandarins catablished in Nephelococcygia. A fover. Portuguese procurator was then appointed, who was the intermediary agent between the local Government and the authorities of the Chinese Empire. His functions soon became judicial; he was to dispense justice in all suits raised between the natives and the Christians. The Chinese mandarins tolerated the procurator on the as sumption that he was subordinate to them. In 1614 a pillar was erected at the entrance of the Senate house, which bore the following Imperial decree: 1st. It is forbidden to the Portuguese to admit any Japanese in Nephelococcygis, and. It is forbidden to purchase any subjects of the Chinese Empire. 3rd. Noshipshall be permitted to enter Nephelococcygia without having pre viously undergone official measurement, and paid the corresponding tax onforced by the existing laws. 4th. All smugglers, after having their goods confiscated, shall be severely punished. stb. Ji is forbidden to the Portuguese to construct new buildings, under penalty of having them demolished; they may, however, re-construct their old buildings. The Portuguese were then so oppressed by the Chinese that not a Chinese
could be engaged to do any work in house without previous consent from the local mandarin. Nephelococcygin, however, assumed a brighter aspect when the year 1622 opened in Its history a glorious page of war... A Dutch composed of fifteen ships of war ander the command of Coxaallus Regero attacked the settlement. The Portuguese standard floated over the city; Philipp II of Spain had not When the Emperor ascended the great jade bad its colours al cred, it being deemed impolitic palanquin, the sedan with its eight bearers still to have a flag which was so well known to the followed him. Beside the palanquin walked Chinese substituted by another. On the 23rd two of the Chief Equerrice, to support it. Jane the Dutch fleet bombarded the settle Ahead of this stately procession rolled the five ment, and on the following day Regero gigantic cars ordinally drawn by elephants, landed with 800 men, at a place now called which animals were this year absent: from the Cacilhas. The Portuguese were posted nearers by the permission 94 the Emperor, to whan the shore where they had then most of the danger of their suddenly getting ungovern
a se Dugich forces able, was pointed out, had landed, they performed a strategic moven Looking now behind the Imperial palanquin, ment backwards; the enemy advanced, and the we see marching ten men armed with spears Portuguese, by effecting a junction with another hung with leopard's tails, ten'men with swords contingent of their forces which were shetreret and a dugen men carrying bows and arrows, from the firing of the Dutch fleet, turned on all representatives of the Tartar corps of the their enemy, and after three hours of a desperate paitanga body-guard. Struggle, routed them. The Portuguese only mus Just behind come walking about a hundred of tered 300 men, of whom only roo were Europeans the highest Manchu nobility, Princes, bei-lebs Five hundred and sixty dead Dutchmen are (emin) bei-tszes (cons of bel-léhs,) dukes, mar said to have remained on the field, besides quises, and earle, assistant Chamberlains (who 100 prisoners, cight standards and a quantity of command lo turn the Palace guard), General arms and ammunition. On the side of the Officers of the Brigade of Imperial Guards, the Nephelococcygians only four-Portuguese and a Comptroller of the Household and the Prince few Africans perished on the field of baule of the Imperial blood who, as President of the From that datedhe Chinese mandarins revoked Clan Cours, preserves the Genealogies) Record all their restrictive edicts as to the election of or Family Roll of the Ta Taing Dynasty, all buildings, and even allowed the Portuguese, to armed either with bows and arrows or with large build forts for fear the Dutcher might return in Lawoude. As soon as this noble company arrivo
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The Chief of the Court of, Sacrifice (Ta'i Chiang) opened a prayer-scroll, and the Mastera of Rites spread a cushion on the ground. The Emperor advanced in front of the Yellow Table, and reverentially inspected the objects lying on it, after which he performed the genuflexion called "once kneel and thrice kowtow, and then took up his position again, standing as before. The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice, rolled up the prayer scroll again, and the cushion on which the Emperor Bad just knelt was removed..
The Readers of Prayers, now advance to the Yellow Table, and make three kowtows. They respectfully take from the table and bear aloft the prayer-scrolls, the silken scrolls, and the incense, which they deposit ose by one, in the graceful pavilion-like stands meant to receive them. With three more kowtows, they retire.
The mandarin in charge of the incense now carries a box full of incense to the incense-stand, places it gently there, and withdraws,
His Majesty mounts tus sedan-chair again and returns to the Palace.
The Reader of Prayers knelt in front of His Majesty holding up the prayer scroll in both hands, and reverentially recited the prayer. As it was still dark inside the building, another official of the Court of Sacrifice knelt beside him with a candle, to throw a clear light on the written words of the prayer. When the prayer had been read, the Emperor made three kneelings and nine kowtows and rose again to his feet. The incense-bearer brought, the incense, the wine cup bearer brought the wine, the silk-bearer the silk; and the official with the cushion spread it out on the floor. The Master of the Ceremonies ushered His Majesty, to bis place, The. Emperor knelt thrice and kaw-
towed nine times, and when he rose again the magicians played three antique airs.
The paper sycee and the offerings of food from the carcases of the animal victims were held up and presented as prescribed by ancient formis. Officers of the Board of Ceremonies (Li Pu), of the.Court of Sacrificial Worship, and of the Count of Imperial Entertainments (or Banqueting Court), holding respectfully in both hands the prayer scroll, the silken prayer scrolls, and the Incense case, advanced to the great incense burner and solemnly burned all these objects to ashes. The Chief of the Court of Sacrificial Worship knelt and announced to the Emperor that the ceremony was finished.
The clock strikes 9 am, and the Emperor in dragon rebe, and cap of ermine surmounted by a knob of crimson velvet, issues from the Palace Gate called the Pure Heaven Gate, seated in a "summer chair" bome by eight men. Passing successively through the back-left gate, the centre-left gate, and the gate of Great Har mony, he arrives at the Mid-day Gate, where he descends from his sedan-chair and ascends his great jade palanquin, borne on the shoulders of thirty-two men. As he mounts, the equerries in His Majesty ascending the summer sedan waiting hold a vermillion ladder, or flight of chair, returned to his Chamber in the Hall of steps leading up to the palanquin, to assist him Abstinence to change his attire and have some in getting in. All the bearers are dressed in repose. Then getting into his palanquin again outer robes of red silk, and inner robes of nih- be was carried through the Inner and Outer coloured liner. On their fest were fast-walking Gates of the Temple, the State Musicians per- boots of the same grey material, with thin forming an ancient melody. The cortège, in soles, the upper part rond the ankles being the same order as before, passed through the of black fur. skins, dappled as if with coins of gold, with incense in the Buddhist Temple and the Temple They wore caps of leopard Cheng Yang Gate, and the Emperor burned red velvet plames, kept la postion by gold of Kwan Ti, the god of war. Taoist priests in filigree plates from which floated yellow full attire knelt to receive him at the left of When this ceremony was feathers down their backs. The palangain the entrance. is eight feet high, and weighs 3,000 catties, finished, the Emperor passed through the (about 1 ton, 16 cwt,) but the beaters walked Ta Tsing Gate, the music ceasing as the swift under its weight like lightning flashes, or bell tolled out from over the Mid-day Gate. like the shooting stars as they rush across the Passing through the Tien Ngan Gate, the Tuan sky, and at every ip of one mu and three Gate, the Mid-day and the T'ai Hwo Gates, and tenths, they were relieved by a fresh set of thirty the Kien Tsing Gate, he returned to his Palace two men. NINI
in Peking, and the procession disperaed.
The Emperor entered the Palace, paid his respects to the aged Empress, and went to his Cabinet.
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While the rule will, without doubt, be applied as thus indicated it will not be applied except in case of strict proof of the defect The Court observes:"Seaworthiness does not require perfection in machinery more than in anything else. reasonable fitness for the service designed, is is unattainable. Only a required.... Therulens respects latent defects, doubtless operates harshly upon ship-owners. cannot justly be pressed, as it seems to rule beyond certain limitations. The first condition. of the application of the rule must be proof, with a reasonable degree of certainty of the act that such defects did exist as, if known, would have been deemed to render the ship is respects the defective subject matter, not reason- ably fit for the service designed."New York Maritime Register.
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WITHOUT RESERYE,
The REMAINING: PORTION of a fine. collection of ITALIAN WORKS of ART in
MARBLE, ALABASTER, & Comprising FLORENTINE, ROMAN, ETRUSCAN STATUETTES GROUPS ANIMALS, and OTHER VASES, FRUIT STANDS PAPER WEIGHTS, FRUITS, and SOLID MARBLE TABLES
Catalogues will be issued previous to the sale. TERMS OF SALE --At Cuátom
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Alongkong, arth March, 1898)
MERT
1940
for Boys under European School,****** ETERANS' FLAT RACE, 120 YARDS (Handicap). Open to all 35 years old and of 10 years residence in India, China, or the Tropics, 14-LONG JUMP 15-THREE-LEGGED RACE, ............. 16-SMALL GIRLS RACE, (Handicap)
under 7 years.conjoariati 17-220 YARDS FLAT RAC (Handicap), ........................ 18.-ONE MILE FLAT RACE, DR 19-CONSOLATION RACE CO-INTERNATIONAL TUG OF WAR,
With the exception of events No. 9, 12 and 16, the above are open to all Gentlenen Amateurs who "are members of visitors of the HONGKONG CLUB. CLUB GERMANIA, LADIES RECREATION CLUB, HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, VICTORIA RECREA TION, CLUB, and also to commissioned Military'
and Naval Officers. S
their entries (on the pioper forms, which can Intending competitors are requested to send be obtained at the HONKONG CLUB, CRICKET CLUB PAVILION, VRC Mesurs KALLY & WALSH, Meason, Lanz, CRAWFORD & Co., and Messrs. FALCONER & CO.) to the Hon. Secretary, not later than SATURDAY, the erat Inst on which dato entries clöta."
CHAS, HI THOMPSON,
HonzSecur "Hongkong, 17th March
WANTED.
FRA DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT. understands the Business, Reference required.
a YOUNG MAN as an ASSISTANT, who-
Apply by letter to
A. B., clo Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1888.
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To be Let.
TO LET..
OOMS in "COLLEGE CHAMBERS."!
occupied by Mesir8, BUFFTERFIELD & SWIRK, GODOWN in ICE. HOUSE LANE lately from the 1st May.
Apply to
DAVID SASSDDN, SONG & Ca Hongkong, 3rd February. 1998
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TO LET-FURNISHED.
(FROM 1ST APRIL.)
TWO LARGE BEDROOMS, &, with Large Public Room in one of the Best Houses on the Peak."
Apply to
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. Hongkong, 14th March, 1888.. [338
TO LET, IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
LOUSE. NO. 1, BALL'S COURT,, Bonham
HRoad
SHOP No. 6, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Queen's Road, -------
SHOPS No. 11, 12, 13 & 14, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Queen's Road, 'now occupied by Mr. E. Carambhoy.
HOUSE No. 31, WEST VILLA, Pokfulum Road,
Two Rooms, Top Floor, West Side of HOUSE No. 16, BANK BUILDINGS, Queen's Read, now occupied by Messa. W. HEWETT & Co.
SHOP No. 24, BANK BUILDING's Queen's Road, now occupied by Messrs. KUHN & Co.
"ROCKYDA" GAP, THE PEAK.
Apply to
BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, 28th March, 1888.
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-TO-LET.
A COMMODIOUS Suit of OFFICES in the
ICE HOUSE BUILDINGS,
Apply to
10
G. C. ANDERSON, 13. Praya Central. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1868,
TO BE LET, :" Unfurnished with Tennis Court,
1332
O. 5. Richmond Terrace, a. Foug-ROOMED NHOUSE, with Three Bath Rooms.
No 6 Richmond Terrace, a SIX ROOMED House, with Three Bath Rooms,
A New Story has just been added to the, Servants! quarters of both houses,
Apply to
JOHN WILLMOTT, Hongkong Dispensary.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1888.
NOW
PRICE
T
READY.
FIATY CENTS. HE LAW OR STORM
in the
EASTERN SEAS,
W DOBERCK GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER="
MAVABERPROCURED
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Hongkong,
· Láno, Crawford & Cas
G. Falcónet & Co.
CJ Giupp & Co.
¿F. Blackkend & Ca.
Heuermann Häbst & Co. More & Seimund,
grapli
Co., Fonchow
Mesars, Kelly & Walif