SERJEANT BALLANTINE AND "EVÄNS'S."
Some of the recollections of Serjeant Ballantine, giron in his new book, woncern ing the now defunct Evans's in Covent Garden, are very interesting. Describing
the celebrated pince he says:-
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if a poot makes a hit with lemon, all the poetastors in England will bo rhyming to the bells of St. Clement's" and we shall havets new convention.
We do not know whether or not France in When Coleridge
Cochin-China, like Russla in Central Asia, called n twilight sky "grom," there was an as a self-imposed mission in bringing the
and it seemed that no:! indignant protest, and its second bo sutivo tribes within the pale of Western
"lead ever Boost
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1.eta. Pop- groen before. But now we all hint grean, from the perusal of those reports.
Civilisation but this we certainly do
pram (comprador) 1 rts from
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1. and print groon, of Keats
na according to Mr
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18% T. $70 p. sh. Anderson, Wm. L. I It is the interior of a large hall, photo in blue" and "straightway turtle cnt, has surveyed the different countries along
· Bailey Jan. - 384,5976 437,688.588152.00: 81025 hour about midnight The atmosphere
their the son-board of the China Saa and drawn Union Ins. Soc. print
clarat crowns
aside the veil that has so long obscured them, China Traders' ble," and
Barton, H. thickened by smoke. There are numerous
What porridge had John
Insurance. $600 $1000.00 $ 500§ 475,000 $91,928.49 20% 131650 France should send an expedition to take tables, at which gentlemen ero sonted as Mr Browning enigmatically in-
250 50 taking refreshments. The walls are covered Konts
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0% *8250hom to say that Annam is Chingwo Ins. Co. 1,600 $ 1,000.3.2008 100.3788 W77.43 with paintings of celebrated actors alquires. Once more,
celebrated seators at vegetable, for all that we curso. But we woudl kuorn it not better known to French HK. Fire Iris: 2,000 $ 1,000 2008 923,8425 263,403.72 376526 actresses, and upon a rais
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and accuracy a talking about &
poete seen aly af boys singing with taste.
caffodil sky, while poste
"mackerel sky."" Yatish officers before the late war,certainly
arrangements like better known than the road to Cocmasele,for HK. G. and M.! pular gloo. Moving amongst the tables, the sky us
often displays ry." a roland figure upon legs rather
even to Pretoria in
in the Transvaal. with a cubicunday a role
and yellow wig offers these we admire in the mackerel is colours
A wo have before tacntioned, these are like hin an bax to tho that which pleases in the daodil. It
official Reports rusade by men on the with inugh courtesy, same time that was Focus to write of "sticky chestnut chiefly
who
done the work. Nor are have buds," hat “drooping chestnut buds”
spot, and wore they have been supplied, with all they want perfectly safe. Now young chestnut inds the reports confined In
Covent Garden.
number
we find the "Y"}} | are much more ooriously sticky than droop Marchand de Mr Green, loru were forms like
de boeufs au "Paddy back and by those who know him well under tirus, le coût 1880 au 3 mai 1881)," who, it pursuit H'kong Hotel...
of his calling, constructed an itinerary, long which in dark, which Mr Tennysou
in published and kept for future une. speaking to him. Originally he has appeared
occupiora
hoping
The hall is Evans's,
My
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as lie was
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apon the stage at the Adelphi, not, I fancy, and which were rapidly becoming Verneville's notes on the province of 'kong Bakery in a higher capacity than a corunatic cornmouples when the master nahdich (Annara) are as ceaful to the sol- Luzon Sugar Co. 7,000 8 and in the days that I have previously wisely discarded them. There is also
fregnent employment of the words "happy" diet of he ang spokon
the aid rums, not, windy, which has alany's marked Reoras to us that if Franco does not now in-
od taking the
she has country.
taken Chi. Imp., 1874 6,2762 however, any song that were reprehensi
In his earliest hit the Laurenta style, ble; although I
am afraid, admit that he was present during the Une that volume, and in a Chorns in an unpub every precaution and made every arrange
Nous verrons. were sing; and when reminder of this lished drama, written in, vory early life, went for doing so, aut that she fus only to they were
gain and take
There
poser of. is
of exadient pa- improprieties of those days he would shake
quite a pere in this issue. The more important are his
hand gravely; but as his was a devont Catholic doubt he had
obtained
M. de Verneville'a, already referred to, and absolution. I need to take a great deal of
M. Courtin and d'angis's vayage on the pleasure in his enversation. He was pos
No one but Mr Tonnyson in all the rolls and the Black Rivers in the winter of 581. This journey was a sucessful one sessed of a very retentive memory, and could relate, and did so pleasantly, many of English ports could probably have writers viewed from a scientific standpoint; the
vers the italicised line. But now the indus- scenes of London life. Artists, lawyers,
trious
has le free with "windy death of M. Courtin, at the early age of 26, writers, actors, and men of fashion congre- gated
in die hell of a night, and in a correr and happy, and junat on raise the being the only drawback. His death hos Hongkong Rates of Postage, &c., all of the mine wright, to addresses in
deprived the French Government of an in- o seed. With M: Swinburne, Mr Morris, and Merepid-and-eucopusful-oxpluroc.
several new Russetti came in n now set,
of conventionalities. Original and striking, if perhaps to propinens, in the works of the poets, these forms are ex- cessively irritating in the works of the poetasters. With Mr Swinburne's "Ata fanta" came in the constant use of iron," the eternal forenees
of what HIC was formerly the old-rem-flower, for all have got i circle of friends used to meet, chier.
in fal and not unintellectual gossip spend much agreeable time.theably be so proud, and might not unusonably of some who joined this group. There was also a gallery, the visitors to which were concealed by trollis work, and in this ladies were admitted, and here they could to the ways and eat suppers supposed go. nerally to bo corned to the other sex. Paddy" also prided himself upon these visits, and recorded with unch gusto the
of distinguished guests; and it was well-known fact in the establishment that Royalty had condlescome to
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to fire," and
"blood," and a certain mstenric way of writing about the great blind forces of the world, stera, winds, foam, and a forth-if foam can be called a "force." except when used to fashion the deadly bolt with which Indsles Ahli. Before Mr Swinburne wo whether girls were called
#white,"
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Do you know that I am going to whip yan?" said a teacher to one of his small pupile," I suppose you will now," replied they, with a gleam in his eye, "as you are much bigger tart a Bat remember that I have a future before me.”
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before he could witness the west of the Empire, and in times past the Goods on board Vessels and on Hulls of triumphs of
of his sister, Mrs. Kendal, one of demands for larses, camals and carts for the Vessels in Harbour, at the usual Terms the most fascinating actresses of the
ase of said officials and their servants were and Conditions. numerous and harassing. Tim Farmen eer-
Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.
day...
... Qusint Fitke Rackstinct
times hop in and excite amusement and wants, in colision with the retainers of the
fan apparently without intention I think
it
wan
travelling wanted, and always preferred!
here that I was introduced to Mr one was
cils, would ask ten where only was really
money commutation. If To accept
an Irish barrister, stuce attorney-to
If required, protection will be granted ou
er, and now judge, and from whom I were rofused they would take the that first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single |
have since received a
Jáfe. animals
a substantial mark of and whip them and drive the unnervi
"one
For Rates, of Premiums, forms of pro-
friendship. There was I met who fills a melancholy space upon the fully or take them so many stages that the posuda or any other information, apply to
amongst those
I
page of history. I I allude
to Prince Maxi-
milian Paddy Green took me up to him te miserable pligat we time she won
to
him
owner would be obliged to sell them to provide the means of getting back hims
himself to which the peasantry one night whilst he was indulging in a were reduced had some
boen re- tankard of ale, and introduced, me
the throne, and, a Commissioner yery
and we
was sent to investigate, the result of which beer together. He was very is that a local Board is to be established in unaffected, although with a reserved man-ever
Committee of every District,
triot, managed by a ner. I cannot help thinking, though posthe sibly this may result from after events, that the people, to provide such horses, carts, etc,
ingers
met on other ever-presented
,and to assess the cost ía
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.. Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4,1867.
ANGTZE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.
there was upon the countenance of the equitable proportions among the land-owners CAPIZAL (Fully Paid-up).... Tis: 420,000.00
future Emperor of Mexico a cloud that A mouthly ssomed to foretold his melancholy fate.
blished of all PERMANENT RESERVE.... The such sharges, showing the officials for whom SPECIAL RESERVE FUN... Tle, 200,093,95
be required, and may
to be published of
the number of animals
TOTAL CAPITAL and Áo
It
CUMULATIONS, 6th TU. 940,553.95 April, 1882.
supplied
to each, &c. &c. A set of Regula
tions have also been sanotioned, which how
ever are not printed in the Gazette. would that though the total demande
appear
ADVICE TO YOUNG POETS,
Dhe Saturday Iteview has the following -
are
In an amusing article with this heading still left indefinite there is some limit
put upon the supplies that any one officiel
Directori
H. Da C. Tonses, Esq., Chairman.
Poetry must always be more or less aban ask for, the amount most likely varying J. H. PINCEVOSS, W. MEYERINK, matter of convention. Some epithets are with his rouk. allowed; others, just as appropriate, are
in pisces where to Board has been estab
taboged. Then comes a poet who employs lished the local officials will defray such A. J. M. INVERAKITY, G.
tabooed word succesfully,
В
and
in the first instance, and at the end
instantly expensue in the
school of imitators confort the novelty
of
into & conventional formula. For example, the year the total amount will be ascer
"it
Long
been
example, tained and collected along with the land tax common to talk of an of the fellowing
your range" sky. Orange sunsets fado, and The general inference to be derived
erinzon dies into
Postage to Non Union Countries. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji, via Torres Straits, Letters, 10; Ro gistration, 10 Newspapers, 2; Books and Patterns, 2: Via Galle, Letters, 25; Re- gistration, 10; Nowapapers, 2; Books and Patterna, 2.
or liable to be crushed (as bandboxes, W. Docen &c.) Opium, Glass, Liquids, Explosive sub. H. Chriscas, Capt. E. W. East stances, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuffs, Ice, Meat, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever is dangerous to the Mail, or likely to become offensive or injurious in tranalt,
3. Parools are as a general rule forwarded by Private Ship, not by Contract Mail Packet. To India they are forwarded by anny A. Nichola 1 the P, & O. and Indian Mail Packets only, Boss to Ceylon by P. & O. only. No respon- Bride Bibility is accepted with regard to any parcel, unless Registered, and then only to the amount of $10.
יי.
حامد
For Merchant Ships
Lela, Kap
Adam M. Simpson 2 Albert Vietor Amoy
Laurel Larue
14. 10
Louis Eugenio
Lucy A Nickels 2
Luddle
Cairasmnir, s.s. 1 Camelot
Marins
1
MAT
Onrlatta Cerea
Melbrek
Melrose
4. The public are cautioned not to con- Craigland, 6.5. found theso facilities with a Parcel Post to Craplu Europe, &c, which does not exist.
I
Morary
1
Munrey
Ducbly
Panay
Edwin Finley
Pauline
Elais...
Pelham
P. J. Carleton
Ealle... Everead
Queen of East
Teilung, 8.8. Formosa
Benns
i
Rock Terrace
2
1
R. Robizzon
1.
1
Gotionalla. Glenby
a Dearing 1 Grecizn
2. Harmonis L Harys Leicheld↑ Hodis 3. The limits of weight allowed are as Henriette Himalaya | follow :—
"Hindostea",
1
Strathearly
Syrozi
1
Talee
Trajore
2
Tice King
TIMO
Volga
Walls Crails
It is necessary that the following rules Emblem be strictly observed,
1. Nu Letter or Packet, whether to bo registered or unregistered, can be received for Postage if it contains gold or silver Fritz. money, jewels, precious articles, or any Geistel
a general rule, is liable to
Natal, the Cape, St. Helena, Asceu sion, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Letters, 25 ;-Re-thing that, gistration, 10; Newspapers, ; Books and Customs duties. Patterns, 5.
LOCAL POSTAGE.
pines
reft (d), Japan, Siara di
General Local Rajes Camma, Torquin,
Macao, China, for Hongkong,
Cochin-
and the Philip
(e)
Est.
WHEELRE
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL Messrs RUSSELL & Co., Secretariss.
LONDON BEANCEAE, VINASA Mesa BARING BROTHERS & Co., Basikera
vert czards Patterns,
Coach
ceilts.
cent.
cents.
·centa
Letters Post cels and and Prices Regio Books, Far-Newspapers Current,
2. This Regulation prohibits the sending of Patterns of dutieble articles, unlous the quantity sent be so small as to make the sample of no value.
Books and Papers-to British Uficos, Importer
5 lbs; to the Continent, &c., 4 Ibe. Ires Boed Patturus-to British Offices, 6 lbs. if with- Jabaana
out intrinsic value; to the Contirent, J; H. Bowera
Keiser &c., 8 oz,
Lansel: Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered correspon- dence, but it is prepared to make good the contents of such correspondence lost while passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided
1. That the sender duly observed all the conditions of Registration required.
2. That the letter was sopurely enclosed in a reasonably strong envelope.
3. That application was made to the Postmaster General of Hongkong immechi ately the loss was discovered, the envelope being invariably forwarded with such appliz cation unless it also is lost
Rachoi
Sarawak; B.V. Seats Forvers
Bea King' Sikh
Sieres Marina.
Wm. J. Rotak
A.M.-Post Office opens. A.M.--Registry of Letters caser
Posting of all printed matter. and patterns cosses. A.Mails closed, except for Late
Letters
11.10 A.M.--Letters may be posted with
Lato Foe of 10 cents until
11.30 AM. When the Post Office closes
entirely.
-11.40 ....—Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of dopartumo.
NAMES OF VILLAGES &c,
IN OR NEAR HONGKONG.
(Corrected Spelling.)
A-kung Ngam Apli Chau.
Choung-shan Hom Ching Hom Chang Wan
Fo-pang
Hi-wan
Heung-kong Thai
(Aberdeen). Hok-taui, Hok-taui Wan.
Hok-ün
Bok
Hok in Hung-heung Lo. Hong-hom. Kai-lung Kaaz Wan Kau-lung.
•Wat
Beau qui Epek
1 regd: Kuug Chong.
· Wm. MaKinnon 1
Zodiak
DETAINED,
Two Chinese letters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
campo (Chino), Manila, 25 newspapers.
Books, etc. without Covers:
Apourado, Bericht.
Bolethn Offleinis
Boreszem Janko
Bremer Handelsblatt: Bristol Mercury."
Baloch Bros.'s Market Report. Carlisle Express and Examinar. Calogue of New & Popular Works. Chriatia Shield. Conferen
Costume Cloth (Bamples).
4. That the Postmaster General is satis-Daki and Bros. Export Prices Current.
fied that the loss occurred whilst the corres Detroit Free Press.
Dis Gartenlaube.
pondence was in the custody of the British Postal administration in Chica, that it was Engineer and Iron Trade Advertiser. not caused by any fault on the part of the Federal Australian. Bu sender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck Figaro, nor by the dishonesty or negligence of any person not in the amplopment of the
(e) Betwson Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, Hongkong Post Office.
Local Delivery —
1. All correspondence posted before p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoris will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract
6. No compensation can be paid for mere damage to fragile articles such as portraits watches, handsomely bound books, which reach their destination, although in
broken or deteriorated condition.
NOW BEADY W BBA
to be derived from deep orange, and no one this is that, strictly speaking, there is co is dfended. But, let a poot try a lotion limit to Curree demands; that gross aboze, twilight let him say that the lemon- as in this case, provokes a remonstrance, and coloured sunset smiles, or that the orange sort of limit is assigned; that such calls RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agent, sunset dies and fades into pale lemon o'er tand to settle down into a regular money 68 and 00, Cornhill. the
698, and
will have the critics that bard
Yet the late sunset is payment, which by and hye gets added on to POLICIES granted on Marine Risks to all down upon him.
the land tax, and in time, becomes un-parts of the World.
PRICE, $1,00 often
lemon-hued, thas lemon-
distinguishable from it—“G. J.” in the Subject to Charge of 12% for Interest yellow is found in every box of water-colour China Reine,
3 Invitations, & can generally be on Shareholders Capital, all the PROFU delivered within Victoria at the private piguients. And lemons are just as poetical
of the UNDERWRITING BUSINESS are an one of the addresses, rather than at COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, articles of commerce as arangan-more so,
distributed among all Contributaya we yeature to think and the pale glow of
ARABELLA (on her toes in a chair, clutching
be expressed by the sender, otherwise all lessons in the dark glossy leaves on the consulsively at her skiri)Oh, Bridget of Businous (whether Sharakolders or not) places of business if wish to that affect By F. H. PARKER.
correspondence in invariably delivered at southern coast is as beautiful as any golden mouse! Toties! Come and catch it proportion to the Premis paid by them. apples ever known to the #lily maidens," quick!" Bridget Shure, mum,
RUSSELL & Co., the nearest place of business, as Quintus Smyrnaeus calls the Hesperides, no hurry. If this one gets away, I can get
Erholders who desire to send Cirou Thus it seema unfair to "bar" lemon; but, I plenty mure for ye, mua!!
Hongkong, May 8, 1882
Loota Lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Carde
there's
anally
Flensborgen. Fliegende Blätter, France Maritimez Fraja. Gate du Portagal. Glasgow Weekly Mail. Goteborgs-Posten, Haus-Andanbrett. Hymns on the Holy Spirit. Hourly Prayers,”
Illustrate Zeitung, Journal de St. Petersbourg, Kikiriki.
L'Esko Industriel.
Pagi Lákererischer Merkur,
Liverpool Weekly Mercury,
Can be obtained from KRUIT & WATAH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LABZ Gawroz & Co. Hangrong, and at the Chima Muu Offe
Hongkong, December 6, 1879,
London and Chius Expens
2
Medical Work of the Woman's Foreign M- Makalah ATMA KA Lionary Socleby Nation Natal Kagamine. New Publicationk
Kung Kok.
Wans
Lap-sap Ta-Mun. Ma-tau Chung. Ma-tau Kok Ma tàu Poin
Mo-tau Wai Me-ti
Mong-kol Ngan Ping Ngong-ahin Chan. Pak-shui Wan.
Pok-fu Lam
Sal-wan Tsai,
Sai Ying-pun.
San Tai Shai-wan Shai-tani Po. Shan-shud Po. Shau-Li Wan.
Shel Tong Shak-tong Tem Sheung Wan Shui-tzing Wan. kok TouL Ta long Ha Tax-lung Kung
Tai-pang ML To-ping Shan, Talcher Kok
Taiwan
Tai-wong Kung. Tang-lung Chau. Tast. Te moi. Tabo-ahe Test
To-kwa Wan To-li Wan
Tung-wa
(Hospital) Tong lo Wan
Wan-that Wong-kok Tsün. Wong-ma Kok Wong-nai Chung
Yan-ma Th
N.B. Documents should not be dated
Year of Kacong-sik," which tis
style of
H. M. the Emperor of China, and 21 of course inapplicable in a British Colonya
Insurances.
MANCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON."
**ESTABLISHED 1834.
Capital of the Company EL 000
of which is paid up £100,000 Bosarve Fund upwardsof £12,000 £250,000
Annual Income
Sterling
THE Undersigned, have been
Agenta for the above Comp Hongkong, Canton, Foochow and Hankow, and aro prepare Insurances at current rafen.
HOLL Hongkong, Octobe
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