but in some cases the watchmen omitted to examire the parcels to see if they contained stolen gonds.
Mr. Van Kol, * civil engineer, belonging to the Netherlands Indha P. W. D, now in Europe on leave, is a prominert social democrat radha been making speeches at meetings at Marsellles, Berlin and other places.
The Chinsman, Si Chim Kang, sallas Jones, who succeded in getting bounty money by enlisting in the N. 1." Army as a European, was entered at Simerang to eighteen months' Imprisonment and fine of a hundred guilders. This simple minded Celestial succeeded in getting a certificate of birth and bantism in the name of Jones, and the Aselstant President of Salatiga carelessly certified him as an Inhabitant of that place, although he had never lived there. A man who was charged with siding and abett- ing the Chinaman was acquitted.
Aj-vanere at Buelor, in Samering, was recently pressing a conn! for the purpose of cut ting ng on the ether side, when an alligator seized him by the right arm. The man had his grass knife in the left hand ond commenced arking the repille with it. The monster became enraged, tare iff the man's arm and disappeared in the water, The porn an's crics for help were heard by other natives who, ran to his assistance and carried him to the hospita), where he was at once pl-ced under medical treatment.
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The smallest race of human beings known against twins and triplets. Parents who are the inhabitants of the Andaman Islands. | desire this kind of ́ insurance pay in $25, and Thele average slatura i. three and one-ball fret, | then in cats of twins they will receive'$250, snd and few of them weigh more than sixty-five in case of triplets $375. pounds.
It is true of the United States as of Great Britalo, that the sun never sets on its territory, fer when it 6 P.M. on Attoo Island, Alaska, it is 9:35. .A.M. of the following day at Eastport, Maine.
A valuable asbestos formailon has been discovered near Casper, Wyo. It is reported to be the best colored asbestos yet found, and pronounced superior to the best quality of Italian asbestos.
There are said to be more than 3000 prehistoric building in Sardinia. They are almost all in the fertile districts and built in groups, which are separated from one another by wide and generally barren place.
The anley of the Prince of Wales is $200 0:0. per year, Duke of Connaught $125,000, Duke of Edinburgh $125 000, and the Duke ut Combridge, the Queen's cousio, $60,000. The royal family costa British tex-payers $40 000 a week,
Noblemea in scores were crested by Chris. tophe, a nevro who ruled as Emperor of Hay! from 1811 to 18an, Amo g the il les confered were those of the Duke of Marmalade, the Coust of Lemonade and the Earl of Brandy..
There is a point near the famous Stony Cave, in the Catskill Mountains, where Ice may be found on any day in the year. This locali y is locally known as the Norcb; and is walled in on all sides by steep mountains, some of which are
At the small village of Djecja, on the 11th of D cen.br, a native woman on her way to fetch water from a pond, was seized by a tiger, and the would have been' carried off had not a fwmore than gond feet high, cours greus villagere dilven the beast off. The tiger was crught in a trap two days later and Immediately killed. The woman died from her wounds and,shok to the system.
Cases of death by lightning are not at all uncommon in Ja. Small boys minding buffalies appear to be very liable to this form of archdeat. A few days ago three boys in charge of buff·lors at D] cjs were killed by lightning, The natives were also struck in a Simarang village; one of them was lefiled, but the others revived. A Cherihon also a man met his death in the same way recently.
Last week lottery was held at Batavia, for the purpose of paving the expenses of renovating the Theatre. A "hnaman drew the first pri
On the art of D:cember at Batavia 18,600 slabs of Billiton :17, weighing 15 513-29 pikula, were sold by sucson at the average price of grs. 63-28 per pikul-Singahore Fraï Press,
BITS OF INFORMATION.
Leo XIII the 58th Pope. Masenw has a $40.00 030 church.
Uncle Sam has 850 000 pensioners. We have Gooo women postmasters. Elevators were used 2,000 years ago, The ostrich is the swiftest live thing that runs. Laplanders often skate a distance of 150 miles
■'day,
The telephone has been known In India for generations,
The mean height of land above the sea level is 2,250 feet,
The Governors af Ohio and Rhode Island have no veto power.
Hall of ule wealth of the United States is in the hands of 2,000 people.
The first balloon was constructed by the Montgailor brothers in 1783.
The tariff furnishes about $111,000,000 year to the U.S. Government
One-ball of the wealth of England is in the possession of 1,000 individuals.
Pris opened per first pest-office during the year that Americ, was discovered.
The sund we hears 4000 sreda, the poppy 32,000, and the tub recò pivní 70,320.
The military exper ses of France since the war 1870-71 have been about $1,80 %,000,00%
The corner-stone of the White House AT Washington was laid on October 13, 1791.
Complete cable commu-Ication was estab lished in 1872 between Australia and England.
The first wheat raised in the New World was town on the I land of Isabella In January, 1494- A Russian can plead infancy for a long time, as he does not come of age till he is 26 years
old,
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The late Queen of Wurtemburg left $11,000,000, The Austrian Government rons tobacco stores.
Switzerland will have an international labour congress in '93"
There are 10,000 miles of overhead telegraph, wires in London.
Two German professors ate cholera bacilli with no ill effects,
The Spectator says that "the art of con. versation is ded".
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x bundred delegates attended the Labour Congress at Glasgow.
Only one ficer in the Prussian Army has been raised from the ranks.
The personal estate of the late Duke of Manchester was £633-
English railway union men decided against demanding eight hours.
1rndon photographers find a great demand for pictures of Ruffalo Bill.
he Rothschilds sent anolber £1,500,000 In gaid to Russia last month.
The Germans are trying the experiment of introducing coolle labour into East Africa.
Michael Bornaff, x Russian jurnalist, has completed a walk from St. Petersburg to Paris.
Under the proposed German Army bill 600,000 able-bodied men are to be kept constantly under atmo,
The report that the situation in Samon is on- satisfactory to the German Foreign Office is confirmed.
Denmark has a system of insurance that pro- vides for boncat poor who are over sixty years of age.
An electric gold finder, designed for pros pecting in silovial deposite, is being made by an English fm.
The Nouveau Temps the leading newspaper of St. Peterburg, will probably establish a Paris edition.
The pilgrimages to Reme on the occasion of the Pope's Jublice will begla at the end of Jaruary,
During the coming year France will spend $1,900 000 for arms and ammunition for the cavalry alone,
The Spanish delegates to the Monetary Conference to Brussels, have been instructed to advocate bittallism.
The immigration report of Ge many shows that in the last ten months 112,946, perions have gone to America.
Parnell's excutors will publish a portion o' his private political documents with the Ides of infuencing Home Rule debates.
The Turkish Government has issued an edict
According to European papers, there is still a possibility that Columbus will be numbered among the saints. In a recent interview the Pure said that he had received letters from priests and Bishops all over the world, asking that the great discoverer be canonised.
The German Minister to Peking, Mr. Brandt, has resigned his office because the German Emperor refused him official sanction of his proposed marriage to an American woman, Miss Hart. Several German officials of the highest ranke have American wives,
The money voird by the British Naval De fense Act is exhausted. The new regime favor the building of ships of a lesser tonnage then heretofore, and propose that the tonnage of the fatura worship shall be reduced fmm 14000 to tons. They will increase the number of
torpedo cruisers.
Dr. Siben, a well-known B`verlan, wants to to the Relchstag. He has issued an appeal to his constituents which contains the following admission: "Daring my whole life I have not drunk drop of beer," One German paper de- clares this to be the most astonishing utterance on record coming from a Bavarian,
DEAFNESS ABSOLUTELY CURED.-A Gentleman who cured himsell of Deafness and Noises in the Head, of 14 years standing, by a new method, will be pleased to send fall particulare free. Address HERBERT CLIFTON, 8, Shepherd's place, Kennington Park, London, S.E., Eog~[Advt.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
gib January, 1893—ă & p.m.
ITATION.
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Shangdens skan 10.13 Forcao.. Am
10.08
30.
40,14
Virtel Pan
·Cap Rock
15.10
10.19
10 10
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H,IraTནས༢༧༠༤༠ Haiphong... Hollow
Flottningskon
Сара де
10.01
118252 DISASURA
Wind
6th January 1893, —Ạt to 1,50,
ST VIION.
Taked Nasz Thenthel fechas..
Anping
Swati ne
Victor's Peak...... Cap Roer PP-IN 10.14 Mack.
Halphong------ Js,ef Bolinao
10.06 Mill... Cape St. Tam
Wind,
Sumi i
Rerometer falling. Gradients decreasing for, saat ikada, Weather cloudy and damp. (Isrued at 11,50 K,m)
49. Karomatne reduced to larni of the sun in lochas, tantis and hundrečiha, a--Temperatare la the shada la diguan, Fab- nehalk. --Humidlig in percentngs of saturadiem, the kuidity of sie anunyod with maintrare being son, q=Direction of the wlad to twe points Force of the wind according to Beaufort seala, sukista of tha manisan, 1 Bisa Kley, a Dorschad donde, & Deterling rain, /Fog, ¿ Gloomy, #Hall, Lightning, * Overcast, ♬ Fasting Showers," a Squalis, » Rata, a Bnow, i Thundar, Virily, w Dew ww). ?-Rainha incher,
antha and hundredths,
W, DERICK.
Hongkong Observatory, 6th January, 1893.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
On Auth at to A.
Previous
Gay P
Barometer......
70,10
38
Humidity estanter Direction of wad................... Forceabat Weather
AT
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"Near Fisch, Fervla, a building has been dir-probiniting samy officess below the rank of Mejor Temperature. covered wholly constructed of human skulls and from having more than one wite. bones
The smallest coin ever struck in the United States was a half cent, which was issued between 1793 and 1957.
Germany blumes Novellst Stevenson for the disquieting rumors aff cting Samos, and bell: vet hef working in British interests, i
Cancer has been discovered in American brook
that the disease was unknown to fishes.
The value of fafantry was not fully recog-tiqut in a pond in New Zestad. It was supposed nit d by medizval commanders notil the filterab century.
Shirts of chain armor, which cost about $500, are now worn by more than one distinguished person in Europe.
Ou daca
30.00
Highest open air temperature on the gölünmeer in59 Lewat open air sampenture on the shannon$5.
W. DOC.
The augmentation of the visible stocks of gold Hongkang Observatory, 6th January, 1893.
in the leading banks of Europe during the first.
pine months of 1893 has been nearly $200,000 0 0. According to reports of the United States
A re fir wer in Chehalis courty, Wash., ls | Secretary_of_Legalen at St. Petersburg, the 400 feet high and nearly $4 fet la circumference Siberian Railway will be completed within six 6 feet from the ground,
you.
There are more ebrews in three of the four-German scientists laugh at the fears of some teen wards in New York cly than in the whole persons that there is danger of cholers infection of Great Biltain and Ireland.'
In goods for the Werid's Fair shipped vis
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In the reign of Henry VIII It was enacted | Hamburg
that no person should keep above 2,000 sheep
nor bold maze than two farne,
The arid region of the Valted States com- prises 1,300,000 square miles, or nearly one-third of the x-ent of the entire country,
a
An oculist says few blue-eyed people are colour-blind, and we are told that women, rule, have better eyesight than men.
Woman is the only female in creation who mings; she is also the only female whose
plumage is finer than that of its mate,
At Dandenong, Austraila, there is a blue gum tree which has an estimated height of 450 freL It is believed to be the tallest tree la the world.
Duding the second Carthaginian war, B. C. the Roman leglun was 5 200 men, Under Marinu, B.C. 88, 11 was 6,100 foot and yoo horse. There are about 17,000,000 men of voting age In the Unlled States. The census of 18ĝo revealed a foreign-born adult population of 4,348,459+
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Drive fonts on his North Pole expedition. He
Nansen will take provisions enough to
will s*il from Noway in June and proceed to Novu Zembla.
Austria's new rifle fires 120 roundi a minute and is sighted at 2 700 yards. Though it pours out a hailstorm of bullets it does not become too hantle.
Co-day's Advertisements.
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship.
"PORT ADELAIDE;"
Captain Jamieson, will be despatched as above
on or about the 14th instant,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL CARLILL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 6th January, 1893.
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on hot to hannolly Nasus expresses Astonish- FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA & HIOGO
ment at Balfour, assumption that the best economic thought of the present day is favour- able to bimetalliim.
The profits of the Paris Postoffice, which last wear amounted to $10,00 000 have moved the Poate fice clerks to consider what steps they should take for getting their salaries raided,
The Postmaster-General of Norway kas ordered that after January 1,, 1893, the bicycle shall be used by all country postmen for the delivery of malls where the roads will permit.
A ruined round lower, forty feet high, in The highest inks in the world are in the Montparnasse Cemetery, is all that remains of Himalayas in Thiber, where there are bodies of the numerous windmills which crowned the water as high an 20,000 feet above the level of | heights of Paria and its paviranu three centuries the ses..
#go,
From 1661 to 1680 It was customary in "A Boston man who saw several bull fights, English theatres to jeturn the price of admis. | last time that he was in Southern Europe, says alon to persons who felt before the close of the that nowadays the horns of the attacking animal first act.
are so muffled in rabber that he is really « bull At the head of the Gulf of Bothnia there is ¦ in boxing gloves.
a mountain, on the summit of which the sun For ridiculing the holy coat of Tieves, and ‚shines perpetuallye dunng the five days of June,
19th, 21, 22d, and agd,"
The President of the United States receives, the salary of $50,000 a year, and the expenses | of the office are paid by appropriations amount. ing to about $75 000 a year,
| thus “outraging the sentiment of respect for holy relics," one man was the other day at Treves, sentenced to alx weeks' imprisonment, and another to three werks.
A tran-Indus expedition is to start with the object of destroying Balo, which has barbored Hashim All, the rebellious ́Hassangat chief. The expeditionary force consists of 5,000 men, and is under the command of General Sir William Lockhart.
*HE Steamship
"STRATHCLYDE," Captain, L. White, will be despatched as above on or about TUESDAY, the 18th inst, Inatend of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, dih January, 1993.
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."SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S. S. "STRATHCLYDE," .
FROM NEW YORK. *ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their. Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from along, side.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Consignees' risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected.
All claims against the Steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned Immediately or they will not be recognised.
DODWELL, CARLILL &Co,
Agents Hongkong, 6th Januity, (803, . VICTORIA CHAPTER
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Great was the power of the Roman Emperois nineteen centuries ago. Tiberius forbade men to wear slik, "declaring it fit for women only and bis command la sull obeyed.
Play mentions wines made of honey and six- The new German Army bill, the text of which year old rain water i
of honey, sea salt and ❘ has been made public, is now the chief theme vlocgar; of honey and myrtle sced; of palms; | of discussion to Germany. The general drift of | dates, figo, wormwood and snails.
opinton stems to be that, in the classic language Herodotus tells us that B.C. 6to Pharaoh of the West, the Kaiser has bitten off more than Necho began a ship canal between the Medi- | he can chew. terranean and the Red Sea, but abandoned it g
No. 535. The College, of the Propaganda at Rome year later, after it had cost she lives of 120,000 announces the conversion of 40,000 prisons to
Christianity to the first six months of 1892. The Are Chapter will be held in the FREEMA REGULAR CONVOCATION of the It may not be known to you, but the proba, greater portion of the conveite weid in Asia, bilities -ne that your legs are not exactly of West Africa, and a considerable number in the SON HALL, Zeland Street, on WEDNESDAY, equal length and you walk lop-sided without British provinces,
the 11th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely, knowing why, Few men have logs of egual The Provident Hounty Association of London, Visiting Brethren are cordially invitedi Jength.
Angland, de prepared se šakute mijided pouples 1 Hongkong, 6th January, 1893, (15
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To-day's Advertisements.
'EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- .
SHIP COMPANY.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Cailing at PORT Darwin, and QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADI. ** (LAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, #C.)
*HE Steamship
*CATTERTHUN,"
Caplate Shannon, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 14ts Instant, at 4 P.M.
This well-known Steamer is specially fiited for Passengers, and has large Cooling Char hers, thus ensuring a supply of Fresh Meat, Milk, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agents. Hongkong. 6th January 1893.
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LEVY HERMANOS.
DIAMONDS, WATCH. J.CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS,
Sole Agenta for PATEK PHILIPPE & Co., Geneva. A greni variety in Fancy Goods.
· 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite the Telegraph Office, Hongkong, 5th January, 1893.
ON
TO LET.
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NE LARGE FRONT. ROOM, 1st Floor,
Praya Central, -16. -
Apply to
LAUTS, WEGENER & Co.
Hongkong. 6th January, 1803
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NOTICE.
NOW READY!*
THE "BOKHARA" DISASTER.
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FULL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT of the
"BOKHARA" DISASTER
With all Particulars, Reports of Interviews with SURVIVORS, the Cruise of the Thales, official reports of the Chlef Officer, the Ancona. and the Porpoise, the MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY and its FINDING, experiences of other Steamers in the same Typhoon, the Normand dlinster, &c, &c.
'
· (All carefully. Revised and Edited), NOW READY.
THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLETE,
REPORT OF THE DISASTER.
PRICE............FIFTY CENTS.
Orders should be sent in to
THE MANAGER Hongkong Telegraph Office, Fedder's Hill, Hongkong, 26th October, 1993.
Amusements.
KNOW THYSELF!
HE GREAT ANATOMICAL MUSEUM,
The Mold fail to visit la vor open for a short time only, at Duddell Street, opposite Lammert's Auction Room.
This Museum will be found both useful and instructive,
Approved of by Medical Professore of the Highest Standing.
Great reduction of Charges
to the most WONDERFUL PANORAMA b also open in the same Street. The PANORAMA consists of VIVIDLY ILLUMINATED SKETCHES of the GREA- TEST WARS of the WORLD, and the scenes of the late terrible Earthquake in Japan, &c., &c., &c.
Open daily from II A M, to II P.M.
PRICES OF ADMISSION :
To the Museum, Adult!.............................................................30 2200s. To the Panorama, Adulis .....................piterm20 Children under 10...10
A. NAFTALY, Proprietor. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1893.
THEATRE
Intimations
THE MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL,
Telegraphic address,
"EXCELSIOR," Hongkong. 1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
A. B, C. Codo.
TELEPHONE
No. 35
TARIFF
ARIFF FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 1893, UNTIL APRIL 30TH, 1893, SUBJECT TO
ACCOMMODATION BEING AVAILABLE.
Board and Lodging by the Day, one person
Board and Lodging by the Day, for Married Couples occupying ono room Hoard and Lodging by the Month, one person Board and Lodging by the Month for Married Cooples occupying one room
(CHILDREN BY SPEC AL ARRANGEMENT.)
..$3.00
4.50
60.00
100.00-
Sating-room by the Day 8 3.50 | Tilla" a................qu..................$ 1.00
'Siting-room by the Month .............
Extra Bed-room by the Day....................... Extra Bed-room by the Month............................. Bed and Breakfast ..................sion............ Breakfast
30.00 Dianer 94406414243
1.50
3.00 European Servants by the Day *** 30.00 European Servants by the Month
2.50
1.00
(Bedroom extra)............................................................ 20.00 ays Chinese Servants by the Day munum 0.15
TRAMWAY TICKETS will be supplied to RESIDENTS and VISITORS at the Hotel at reduced ratu.For further Particulars spply at the Company's Offices, 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central, or to R. ISHERWOOD, Manager, Mount Aus in Hotel.
stongkang, 13th October, 1893.
W. BREWER.
RENSHAW's Tennis Shoes Buckskin Tops and Staleed Hide Topa,
Gentlemen's Dancing Pamps."
Ladies' Evening Shoes.
Children's Walking Shoes in great variety,
Ball Programmes.
Menu Cards, Guest Cards.
Invitation Cards.
Letts' Diaries for 1893.
North China Anglo Chinese Date Blacks.
Christmas Numbers of Truth and Yule Tide.
Howard & Co. Dance Annual, 40 cents.
Phillip and Page's Dance Annual, 40 cents.
Enoch's Dance Annual, 40 cents.
Comic Albums and Comla Songs, a large selection,
Hongkong, 4th Januay, 1893.
THE
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W. BREWER, UNDER HONGKONG HOTEL
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HONGKONG HOTEL.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, "Kremlin --A. B. C. Code-TELEPHONE, No. 31.
PROPRIETORS,
THE
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED,
"HE HONGKONG HOTEL-the most commodious and best appointed Hotel lathe Far East, affords unequalled accommodation to travellers and others. It is situated in the centre of the town, opposite the General Post Office and the Hongkong Club, adjacent to Pedder's Wharf (the principal landing stage of the Colony) and is close proximity to the Banks and Skipping Offices, The HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH conveys passengers and baggage to and from all Mall Steamers. THE TABLE D'HOTE,, at separate tables, is supplied with overy delicacy, the cultius being
under experienced supervision.
THE BED-ROOMS, with adjoining Bath-rooms, are lofty and well ventilated, open on to
spacious Verandahs, are lighted by gas and fried throughout with electric communicators, The Reading, Writing and Smoking Rooms, Ladies' Drawing Rooms, the new, Bar and public
BILLIARD ROOMS (Six English and American Tabies) are fitted with every convenience. A handsomely appointed GRILL ROOM, where chops, steaks, &c., are served at any hour
adjoins the HOTEL, and is under the same Management
The WINES & SPIRITS are selected by an Expert and the BEST BRANDS only are supplied. HYDRAULIC ASCENDING-ROOMS of the latest and most approved type convey passengers
-and-baggage from the Entrance Hall to each of the five floors aboys.
NIGHT FORTERS and. WATCHMEN are continually on duty,
Hongkong, 12th February, 1894.
R. TUCKER
Manager.
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JUST LANDED EX 5.S. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN," CANADIAN DAIRY PRODUCE. TERSEY CREAMERY BUTTER.
SUPERB CANADIAN CHEESES, ro & 70 lbs. Also GOLDEN RUSSET APPLES, 45 cents per dozen,
Very Choice OLIVET DESSERT RAISINS
In boxes of 5 lbs, cách....................................$1.50 /
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Specially Selected for CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS, 15c. per lb, or 6 iba. for 756.
CARMICHAEL & CO., LTD.
km, 6th December. #802.
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ROYAL
'CITY 'HALL, HONGKONG,
FINAL PERFORMANCE, TO-MORROW. (SATURDAY), 7th January, 1893, at 9 P.M.
THE "SONS OF NEPTUNE
(OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M. FLIIT) in the Origioni, Sparkling, and Novel Nautical "THE VOYAGE OF HMS. HALBACORE,
Entertainment, entitled
IN TWO ACTS.
Giving a Graphic and Reallatie Description of ́everyday life on board a Man-of-War, including..Dances, Toplex), Nautical and Comic Songs with a Chorus Bh
of over 70 Strong,
1.
performed over 70 times with immense success at the Royal Naval Exhibition 1891, and before the Royal Family and several of the Crowned Heads of Europe,"
Under the Special Patronage of H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES,
By kind permission of Lieut-Col. RAVENHILL and the OFFICERS of the SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, the BAND will perform,
His
The Performance is given under the Dlutinguished Patronsge of Excellency Bir WILLIAM ROBINSON,
--.
K.C.M.G.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
THE VALUABLE PROPERTY. KNOWN AS THE FAMILY HOTEL, CHEFOO,
H. BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF EDWARD NEWMAN, DECEASED. 'HE PROPERTY la situated on the East
ga
18, Praya Central, Hongkong.
FOR SALE.
“HE SCHOONER
THE
MONTIARA,"
AJ SHE NOW LIES IN YAU-MA-TI BAY." Length
minorem.75 feet.
Beam Depth of hold...................................................... 74 feet. Registered Tonnage monmou75 tons, i (Owing to recent alterations the carrying capacity of the monffare has been increased to about 120 tons dead weight.)
The Mortlara was built in Singapore, is most wood frames, has recently been thoroughly solidly constructed of teak throughout, with hon. overhauled under expérienced European superin
tendence, and is now in excellent condition,
Teach, but one mile from the Settle ment, and comprises The HOTEL and OUT. HOUSES belonging thereto. The Land HBM CONIULATE as LOTS Nos. 33. 41, 61, measurçe 20 mow a fen and is registered, in 65, 66 and 1 is furnished and ready for immediate occupation. It has been a favorite | Sho is á very fast saller and a most suitable Saminer Resort for Visitors from other Porta for vessel for the Canton kerosene trade, or would many years and has proved a remunerative make a first-class lighter. lovestment for the Proprietors. The Hotel For Particulars as to Price, &c., apply to contains 34: Bed-rooms, à commodious Dining.
R. FRASER-SMITH, room and Drawing-room, ample Outhouses,
6, Pedder's HiL, &c. &c.
Hongkong, 17th May, 1893,
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Farther Particolars can be obtained on applt. cation to
or to.
Msɛ NEWMAN, Family Hotel, Chefso, Menus. J. P. WAKE & E. F. OTTAWAY,
Trustees. Chefoo, 21st December, 1892.
THEY LEAD THEM ALL, THE CELEBRATED
CALIFORNIA WINES, from the well-known Vineyards of Messrs. KOHLER AND VAN BIRGEN, San Francisco, and JULIAN P. Surru (Olivins) Livermore,
Vice Admiral the Honourable Sir EDMUND | California,
R, FREMANTLE, K.C.B., C.M.G., “ Major-General G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B. Commodore H. Sr. L. B, PALLISER, R.N. _N.B-Proceeds will be handed to local Charities,
Doors Open at 4.30 PM. Performance at 9 PM.. precisely,
PRICES,
$2.00
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• Guaraniced to be Puré And Unadulterated Fire BLACKBERRY BRANDY and fresh Consignments of BARTLETT
SPRING MINERAL WATER by each Steamer.
Frices forwarded on application to
-- MACONDRAY BROTHERS & Co,
Commission Merchants, No, 30, Water Street,
Yokohama. Yokohama, 12th August, 1892
'Dress Circle and Stalls Puppa.”1,00 Soldiers, Sallors and Police in pulform Half | *** Frics
FOR SALE.
THE ENGINES AND BOILER OF THE 'CHINESE GUNBOAT "CHOP-CHEUNG,"
AB THEY LIE AT ABERDEEN DOCKS,
THE Engines of the Chop-cheung wern constructed by Messrs. Litolas & Co., of Wanchal, and are of the Compound Inverted Cylinder Direcz-Acting Surface Condensing type, Cylinders 201 and 138o dia, with a stroke of 26.1 The Crank Shaft in 64" dia. at the Cranic pin and 7" dia. at the journals. The H.P. Platon Rod is 3" sad the LP. 34" dia. The Piston and Connecting Rod bolts are 2" dia,, Air Pump 148" dia, by 13 stroke, Single Acting Circulating Pump 8" dia. by 13" stroke, and Double Acting Feed and Bilge Pump (one each) 3" dia, by 13" stroke.
These Engines have been very little used and are in thoroughly good order.
The Boller is of the Horisontal Multitubular type, with three Famaces and vertical Dome a top. Its dia. is soft. 5 by gft. ro" long, external mensmatmints 1 Fornaces, 2ft, 7′′ dia: Dome, 44" dia by 4ft, high 1 Tubes, 184 in number by 3 ex. dia. It is in fairly good condition, having (as recently undergone considerable repairs," and
would last in active service for over five years.
The Engines and Boiler can be inspected on "application" "en tite Superintendent at Abertoen
For further particulary, apply to
FOR SALE,
CRAWFORD & Co, where Plan of Theatre cas,
Tickets can be obtained at Mesir, LAEKWONG-MO
THE GOOD S. S. PEKIN" and S. S. Docks, be soc. Book of the Words can be purchased Toy Particulars Apply to
MERT NORONHA & Co., Zetland Street, Prics 20 Cents [740/Hongkong, 4th January, 189j,
SUI KEE CHAN.: $3, Bonham Strand West. 14th November, 189a,
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