For Sale.
MacKWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
No. 53, Quear's Road East, (OPPOSITE THE GUN ISSARIAT
ARE NOW
LANDING FROM AMERICA
TRESH ROLL BUTTER.
TOPOOAN
Do.
Eastern and Californian OHEESE.
GODFISH, Boneless.
Prime HAMS and BACON. Eagle Braud Condensed MILK
Family HEEF in 35 D kegs. Bean Ideal SALMON in 5 b cams, Cutting's Dessert FRUITS in 21 b cans.
IE
Assorted Canned VEGETABLES. Potted SAUSAGE and Sausage
MEAT
Stuffed PEPPERS.
Assorted SOUPS.
Richardson & Robbin's Celebrated Potted
MEATS.
Lambs' TONGUES,
Clam CHOWDER
Fresh OREGON SALMON.
Dried APPLES.
NUGGOTASK. Maple SYRUP.
Golden SYRUP.
Oracked WHEAT.
HOMINY.
HONEY.
Quoon OLIVES
FAIRBANKS'. SCALES.
For Sale.
FOR SALE,
OURSE, DISTANCE, AVERAGE SPEED, TABLES,
AND
FROM
LONDON, pia THE SUEZ CANAL
1
TV
WITHI
INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN, &c., VARIOUS OTHER TABLES AND NOTES, W. A. GULLAND.
To be obtained at the
'CHINA MAIL' OFFICE.
Messrs. LANE, URAWFORD & Co. FALCONER & Co.. Hongkong, September 2, 1884.
A
11
FOR SALE
MINERVA BRUNNEN.
1470
DELIUIUS NATURAL MINERAL WATER
in Cases of 96 Pinta Q...$7.00.
do.
48 Quarts .......86.00.
Apply to
Entertainment.
THEATRE
THE CHINA MAIL
Intimations.
MANILA CIGARS.
ROYAL, TUE HAVE Received a Large Stook of WE HAVE RIO VIDURRos, and they
CITY HALL.
can now be PURCHASED of the following Agente:
T
SATURDAY EVENING, ANTON, FOOCHOW, SHANGHAI, HANKOW,
27th December, 1884. THE SNOWDROPS, (By Special Desire), will give their
SECONDRAWING ROOM
ECOND GRAND ETHIOPIAN
ENTERTAINMENT.
COMMENCING AT 9 F.M.
Tickets may be obtained and Seats secured at Mesзra. LAND, CRAWFORD & Co.'s; on and afler Monday, 22nd Lustant.
PRICES OF ADMISSION: Droes Circlo and Stalls,
$2.
Back Scata,
21.
Hongkong, December 17, 1884.
2132
1897
THE
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, November 10, 1884,
A
FOR SALE. BORROUGHES & WATTS'
SOLD MAHOGANY BILLIARD TABLE, Complete with CES, POOL, PYRAMID, Co., BALIS, MAUKING BOARD, Rexrs, Extra Cup, &c., &c.
4.
Just arrived par Glenfalloch.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.
1805
DEVOE'S NONPAREIL Hongkong, November 4, 1884,
KEROSINE OIL.
'KAISAR I-HIND'
CIGARETTES
in crystallized Boxes of 100 at 86,50 per wille.
SPORTING AND RIFLE GUNPOWDER in 1. Tina
AGATE IRON WARE.
INSERTION RUBBER
Teck's PATENT PACKING.
HOLMES' DISTRESS SIGNALS.
HITCHCOOK HOUSE LAMPS.
PERFECTION STUDENT LAMPS.
PAINTS and OILS.
TALLOW and TAR.
PITCH and ROSIN.
Ex late Arrivals frean
ENGLAND.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF STORES,
including:
CHRISTMAS CAKES.
FLUM PUDDING.
MINCE MEAT.
ORYSTALLIZED FRUITS.
PUDDING RAISINS. CURRANTS. FIGS. CANDIED PEEL.
Fire YORK HAMS. PIONIC TONGUES.
BREAKFAST TONGUES. PATE DE FOIE GRAS.
ALMONDS and RAISINS.
FRENCH PLUMS. TETEJOYRAU'S. DESSENT FRUITS. JORDON ALMONDS.
COOKING STOVES.
CLARETS
PARLOUR STOVES.
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
SEE WOO, TAILOR, DRAPER & OUTFITTER, No. 55, Queen's Road Central, Hongkang. HAS NOW LANDING, FOR SALE:
LL Kinds of AUTUMN and WINTER
AWOOLLEN CLOTHS.
DAMASK, REP, and ORETONNES for Curtains and Covering Furniture.
CHRISTY'S Gontlemon's New Zephyr Black, Dmb, and Brown FELT BATS
All Sorts of Fancy and Black SILK SCARVES, TIES, White DRESS TIES.
WOOLLEN WRAPPERS, Coloured and White
KID GLOVES.
UNDER WOOLLEN and MERINO SUITS and SOCKS.
White TABLE CLOTHS, NAPKINS, SILK & CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS, and TOWELS.
Best Kinde of TOILET PERFUMES and SQAPE
DAWSON'S BOOTS, SHOOTING BOOTS, SHOES and TENNIS SHOES, &c., &c.
AT LOW PRICES. Hongkong. October 25, 1884.
FOR SALE.
1800
EXTRA FINE QUALITY FRENCH BUTTER, BRAND DUC DE NORMANDIE,'|-
-THE OLDEST BUZELA PACKING ESTABLISHMENT IN NORMANDY.
TN 1 tina and Cases of 48 tirs each. Sold in Quantities of not less than one dozen tins, at $0 por Dezen.
Reduction made to Purchasers of one caso and upwards.
(1. R. LAMMERT, Sale Ayent.
Hongkong, October 4, 1884.
j
:
HE GAIETY COMPANY.
Sate Proprietor,
GEO. NORVILLE.
FROM THE THEATRE ROYAL, Calcutta ; and THE GAIETY THEATRE, Bombay. Patrons
T. R. H. The DOKE AND DUCHESS, of Connaught.
His Excellency The MARQU of Ripon, His Excellency Sir JAMES FEROUSSON,
Ac.. &c.
EC
WILL Y POSSIBLE GIVE TWO PERFORMANCES, en-route, for Shanghai.
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE,
will be GILBERT'S CLASSICAL COMEDY, entitled
PYGMALION & GALATEA.
A
AT THE
SECOND PERFORMANCE, will be presented HUSBAND IN CLOVER,
And the
ORIENTAL BURLESQUE BROWN & THE BRAHMINS.
Fall Particulars will be duly annunced on the arrival of the Company.
The Plan of the Theatre may be soon and Seats secured at Messrs KELLY & WALSH'N.
Hongkong, December 11, 1884.
Intimations.
2076
FREDERIC ALGAR, COLONIAL, NEWSPAPER & COMMIS- SION AGENT,
11, Clement's Lane, Lombard Streck,
LAINDON,
THE Colonial Press Expplied with Nows- papers, Books, Types, Ink, Prenses, Papers, Correspondents, Letters; and any European Goods on London terms.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. Colonial Newspapers received at the other 1683 ar regularly filed for the inspection of
Advertisera and the Public.
WASHING, BOOKS, (In tinglish and Chinese.) VASHERMAN'S OKs, for the wor of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now be had at this Office,-Price, 1 each.
CHINA MAIL Office,
CHATEAU LA TOUR, pinta & quarts. Man
1RES. GRAVES, BREAKFAST CLARET,
SERERIES & PORT-
BACOORT'A MANZANILLA & AMON-
TILLADO. BACCONE'S OLD INVALID PORT
(1848).
HURY'S PORT.
BRANDY, WHISKY, LIQUEURS, &a
1 and 3-star HENNESSY'S BRANDY, CORRYOWIEE'S BRANDY..
FINEST OLD BOURBON WHISKY. KINAHAN'S LL-WHISKY,
ROYAL GLENDEE WHISKY. BOORD'S OLD TOM.
& J. BURKE'S IRISH WHISKY.
Boss's
NOILLY
LIME JUICE CORDIAL.
PRIT & Co.'s VERMOUTIE,
WHISKY.
MARSALA
EASTERN
CIDER
CHARTREUSE.
MARASCHINO. DURACAO. ANGOSTURA, BOKER's and ORANGE
BITTERS.
420,
sku.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Causson and
Satutes, pints and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. &
J. BURKE, pinta sad quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by the
Gallon
ATE and PORTER, in bogsheadz.
SPECIALLY SELECTED
OIG AR S.
Destination.
SATLOR'S HOME.
ANY Cast-of
A PAPRES will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Paint.
Hongkong, July 26, 1878,
Vessels Advertised as Loading.
TIENTSIN AND MANILA,~- A. 8, WATSON & Co. SWATOW,-Messrs. QUELOH & Co. AMOY, Mr. N. MOULLE Hongkong, December 6, 1884.
2015
A Great Conflagration
Tant sweeps away a whole city, starts from a But so small (bai a glass of water would ex Dagalah.. I like maser, do moet patoful and fatal lodles of the throat and fangs ordi. marify develop from small boytonings, not dia. cult of care if promptly treated with the proper remedy. But their progress is inscious and delay may be fatel, Colds and coughs lend to Laryngitis, Asthma, Bronchlile, Pneu. monia, and Consumption. The only me clae certain to como every bronchial and pol- menary affection not absolutely incurable la
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
During 40 years it has steadily grown la pop- ular estimation, and le row a household roll- ance in many thouanads of families. Parents, whose lives were preserved by Aven'S ("MERRY PECTORAL WHn they were young, BIO NOW EST- ing the lives of their children with Lending physicians extol its virtues and prescribe itin their practica. Inteligent druggists everywhere report Breworthy ezres effected by it, within their morsomst knowledge.
PERPARED BY
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mama. Sold by all druggists.
Agents for HONGHONG, CHINA and Manila. A. S. WATSON & Co.
Mr. Andrew Wind,
NEWS AGENT, &c.
183, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receive Subscriptions, Advertinemonts, &c., for the China Mail, Overland China Mail, and China Review
THE REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF LUGAN AS CAMION that appeared in the China Mail has been printed in PAM- PHLET FORM, and is now on Sale.- Price, 30 Cents.
Hongkong, October 3, 1883.
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-
ALDAN BESHE, Arrerican bargne, Capt. John A. O'Brion.Molchers & Co.
CAKOTTE, Norwegian barque, Captain Brun, Wieler & Co.
FURNESS ABBEY, American barque, Capt. J. T. Marcy.Adamson, Bell & Co ́
INO, German barque, Captain G. Höckel- mana. Wieler & Co.
MARY STEWART, British barque, Capt. G. C. Thompson-Master.
MINNTE CARMICHARE, British barque, Capt. T. Taylor-Master.
MUNT LEBANON, British steamer, Capt. D. Maxwell.-Borneo Company, Limited.
NANAIMO, Britiah barque, Captain John Dodd-Arnhold, Karbery & Co.
|
To-day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
The Co.'s Steamship
Fokien, PA Oaptain Hanks, will be despatched for the above Port on SUNDAY, the 21st Tastant, at Daylight
2140
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, " Hongkong, December 19, 1884.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL
The Steamship
Benleds, Capt. A. W. 5. THOMSON, will be despatched for the shore Port on or about the 24th Instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents Hongkong, December 19, 1884.
SHIPPING.
2141
ARRIVALS. December 18, 1884- Phra Chula Uhom Klao, British steamer, 1,011, H. Lightwood, Baifgkok Decembar 10, Rice.-YEN FAT HONG.
Greyhound, British ateamer, 227, D. Scott, Pakboi December 15, and Hothow 17, General.-ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
December 10..
Ingraban, German steamer, 895, T. B. Massmann, Nagasaki December 14, Coal, -M. B. M. S. B. Co.
Kacang Lee, American steamar, from Whampoo.
Emuy, Spanish steamer, 241, F. Blanco, Manila December 17, General.-REMOMM & Co..
Tientsin, British steamer, 870, Robinson, Wuhu December 15, Rico.—BUTYLASTELD & SVIBE
Winchou, British steamer, from Wham-
poa
MEMOS.. FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
[No. 8679-DEOBmber 19, 1884.
p.m.-Kitanglee leaves for Shanghai. 5 pm Emuy leaves for Manila, &e
General Memoranda. MONDAY, December 22-
Goods per Steamer Fangled unclaimed after Noon subject to rent and landing charges at 1 cont per packago por diem Goods per Glenarincy undelivered after
this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, December 23
Transfer Books of Hongkong and China Gas Co., Limited, closed from this date to the 8th Proximo, inclusivo. WEDNESDAY, December 24
3 p.m. --Occidental & Oriental S. 8. Co.'s Steamer Arabic leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco, is a SATURDAY, December 27 :--
9 p.m.-Performance at the City Hall.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D. 1841.
香港大熊男
A. S. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING OHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGOISTS, IMPORTERS
Dauage SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUE SITES, TOILET Exquistes, ENGLISE, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES.
MANUFACTURERS.
Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonic Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
at
Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision.. Hongkerig, June 1, 1876.
796
The publication of this issue commenced 20 p.m.
Furness Abbey, American barque, 1,044, The China Mail.
Marcy, Newcastle October 31, 1,060 in Coal, ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
Nicolas Thayer, American barque, '65b, R. S. Ceaby, Honolulu (Sandwich Islands) November 16, Ballast.-CAPTAIN.
DEPARTURES.
December 18:---
December 10-
HONGHUNG, FELDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894
Seas no longer prevent the attempt to cras them. Balkonists are passing from Eng- land to France, and France to England, as a matter-of-fect sunusement. Peasants hava, Poť consed to wonder at the foolhardiness
en who had nothing else to do' down upon them from the clonda La series of somewhat degradatory bumps of the balloon car. And now it has been announced to the Paris Academy of Sciencoe that a certain Ospitin Renard, a military engineer, in conjunction with Captain Krebs, has solved the problem of steering balloons, hitherto the most important iporn, inasmuch as an unsteerable balloon, like, an unsteerable ship, is, of course, much more. likely to land voyagers where they don't want, rather than where they do. The ¡want,..
propeller of the steering apparatus invented by the twe officers is moved by an electro- anotor, supplied by accumulators. On the
(August)
the 9th of the present month ( inventors males. "trisl trip' from Meudon to Villebon. Their balloon was furnished with accumulators, and an electro-motor, of 10-horza power, to work the propelide. They made the balloon turn in a semi-circle right in the teeth of the wind. The latter,
true, was only light Still, the thing has been done for the first time which is saying a good deal. The balloon went and returned ozactly to the places fired upon beforehand.
Presentation of Prizes at St. Paul's College
This forenoon the annual distribution of prizes to the scholars attending St. Paul's, College was made by His Excellency the Among those present were | Governor."
Bishop Burdon, H. E. Lieut-General Surgent, the Hon. W. Kcawiol, the Hon A Listor Rev. W. Jennings, Captain Somerset, Lieut Vyygan, Mr G. Sharpe, Dr Fisher, Mr A. Millas, Mr G. Horspoel, Mr JB. Coughtris, Major Gelston, Mr. G. B. Wright, Mr E. C. Ray, Mr. Piercey and Rer. Mr Les, and a good many of
ladies.
Bishop Bardou opened the proceedings by reviewing the past yeri work in the school. After thanking His Ex- cellency and those present for encourag ing him and his stall and pupila by their presence at the annual gatherings, he wan glad to say that he had to make a good report of the school. He thought he might sag ik had passed its difficulties and how got a beginning. In order to increase the number of boarder from the
porta attend-
LOCAL AND GENERAL. PARSED CANAL:-Castelle, and Glencoe, Newing the school, a liques was specially got, at considerable expense, for the master Inst 28: Anadyr, and Nester, Dec. 1.
year; last year they had only two boarders,
tional burdens to the school and more now they had aloren, which brought addi-
nead for help. Last year the average at- tendance was only a little over 19 this year there was, in consequenes of the in creased number of beardlers, an average at- tendance of 34. The number of admittancés during the year had been 21, and there had boon withdrawn from the school 7; 1 of whom had been appointed a teacher, to the school, and who, he believed, promised to
Co.'s steamer Peshawar, left Bingapore Chatean Renard, French corvette, for Hai. The next ENCLER MAIL, by the P. &0.
phong
en Saturday, the 13th inst,, at 8.m., and may be expected here on or about Saturday, the 20th inst. Tax P. M. 8. 8. Cain stemmer City of His de Janeiro, with the next American mail, leit San Francisco on the 2200 alt for Yokohama and this port·*
Namuo, for Swatow. Tientsin, for Whampoa.
line, for Koolung. Yangtze, for Shanghai. Naples, for Bangkok. Hailoone, for Hoihow.
CLEARED.
Sia Swallow, for Nagasaki. Adele, for Batavia Escort, for New York. Olympic, for Fu-yuon (Cochir Chiux). Alartha Davis, for Cetus. Madura, for Quinhoo De Bay, for Shanghai. Moray, for Nagasaki. Honolulu, for San Francisco.
NICOLAS THAYER, Amer. barque, Capt. Wenches, for Shanghai, Robert S. Cosby, Master.
SARAH HIGNETT, American ship, Capt. J. Baas.--Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
VELOCITY, Britiah barque, Captain R
Martin.-Pustan & Co.
Vessels.
Captain
Agents.
Date of Leaving.
P. & O. & N. Co...
Nagel...... Lindemann Hamlin........
Biomesen & Co....
Bombay, via Straits Sumatra (s) Havre, &c., via Suez Canal.....Electra (3).
(a) Havre, &c., via Susz Canal..... Casandra Heihow, Pathol and Haiphong Amatista (6). Honolulu
Ceylon.... vis Suez Canal Beuledi (s). London, Fox CanalDeucalion (8). &c., via Suez Canal... Masaillia (a).. vis Suez Canal Glena London,
Glenavon (8);} Lendon, &c., via Suez Canal... Flintshire (8) Manila, ris Amoy Enuy (8).
ia Saigon..
Natal York....
Wandering Jew New San Francisco........
Honolulu San Francisco, via Yokohama. Arabic (6)... Shanghai.
Kwang-lee (8). Singapore, Penang and Caloat:Japan (0)
Fokien (3). Swatow
Beng (8) Seniow and Bangkok..... Kong Sydney and Melbourne, de.....Mentauir ()...
{Pandora (8).. Trieste, ......
Nanaimo........................... Victoria (British Colurabia).
Pembrokeshira (8).. Yokohama and Hiogo.
Stocks.
MANX
Barstow.........
Siemsson & Co.
Russell & Co..
Russell & Co.
A. W. S. Thomson, Gible, Livingston & Co...
Batterield & Swire......
Purdy.....
S
S.D. Shallard
Donaldson....
Dancaster
¡Blanco".
0. 8. N. Co
Jardins, Matheson & Co...... Adanion, Bell & Co.. Remedios
& Co... Messageries Maritimes.. Russel & Criti
& Co........
December 32, at 3 p.m. About December 29, About Jan. 10, 1885. Dee, 21, at daylight. quick despatch. About December 23...
December 31.
December 23, st4p.m.;}--- Decem
p.sa.
About December 20. About Jan. 1, 1885. December 20,
atap December 30, at noon quick despatch. nick despatch. 1. & 0. 8. 2.
December 24, at Russell & Co
& Co. December 20, at 4p.m. David Sassoon, Sons & Co....December 23, at 5p. Douglas Laprak & Co....... D.e. 21, at daylight.
Russell & Co.
0.8. Co.
Poydenol,
Taiper
Edgett..
Andrew
T. S. Gardner. Barris
R. Jones..
Helms
IG. Mottel:
Dodd
Davios
Russell & Co...... Adamson, Bell & Co.....
Fat Hong.....
Russell & Co........
Melchers & Co....
SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.
Nos Value. Shared.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation...60, 0068
INSURANCES.
North-China Inanrance Company, Limited 5,000 £ Yangtare Insurance Company, Limited 8,000 £ Onion Insurance Society Company, Limited... 2,000 Chins Traders Insurance Company, Limited... 24,000/8 Canton Insurapoo Ofice Company, Limited... 10,000 8 Chesa Insurance Company, Limited 1,500 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Limited ...... 8,000 $ China Fire Insurance Company, Limited......20,000 $
STRAM COMPAN(89,
HK. 4. and M. Steamboat Co., Limited..... 8,000 $ -18,387 €* 31,212 £ Indo-China S. N. Oo, Lt. 50,000ah. issueıl. China and Manila 8. S. Company, Limited... 3,500$
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid | POSITION FER LAST REPORT.
Up
Filerde, ¿Balance c. f'war d
3p.m.
Dec. 21, at daylight. December 24, æt. 4 p.m. About Dec, 28, boop. quick despatch. quick despatch.
PASSENGERS. ÅHRIVED.
Por Phra Chula Chom Klao, from Bang- kok, 12 Chinese.
Per Greyhound, from Pakhai, 30 Chinese. Per Emuty, from Manila, 30 Chiness. Per Tientsin, from Wahu, 1 Chinese, Per Nicolas Thayer, from Honolulu, 10) Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Namoa, for Swatow, Messrs Liddel and Or Chung Po,
Per Hailong, for Hoihow, 1 European, and 25 Chinese.NE
To DEEART.
Pur Bocort, for New York, Europeana. Per Olympia, for Fa-yaen (Cochin China),
60'Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Phra Chula Chom Kiao reports: Left Bangkok on December 10th, had atrong N. monsoon and heavy sca..
The British steamer Greyhound reports: Had moderate N.NE breeze and fine weather throughout.
The S. S. Pembrokeshire left Singapore for
this port on the 12th inst The D. D. R. S. S. Massalia, left Singa-
pore for this port on the 18th instant The & 8. Laertes left. Singapore for this
port on the 13th instant The S. S. Pandora left Singapore for this
port on the 14th instant The S. S. Fairodus leit Singapore for this
port on the 16th instant,
The S. 8. Benlarig left Singapore for this
port on the 10th inst
MESES Gibb Livingston & Co. inform us that the S. S. Bentary left Singapore for this port this morning.
very efficient help; 2 had gone into business in this place, and 4 haul gone to England. The school, as they all knew VAN opened, in the first place, for the purpore of providing meats of elucation chicly for their own children, ie, those who were English, and he was happy to my that of
the 46 in it were English; but
it would be a
to see the school open
to only one class, and they had opened it to those of every maticnality who sub- mitted themselves to the rules of the school.
11 boja of other nationalities 1年 had come to the school, 6 Spaniab,
The 1 dian, 2 Arabs and Parsees
Ir is astonishing to notice the reaction set then alluded to the expenses of the rebo
ting in, in favour of electric lighting. Trains
and remarked that they had to ask their pa
rents for help, and that hitherto they had liberally helped. Ha then dealt with
Chineduce
Tatin
are being fitted with it, locomotives are using it for head lights, electric light-towers the work of the past your Last year they are being constracted on the United States had stated that they would try to
in and two new subjects, Latin
successfully introduced, but Chi- coat for lighthouses, and the English and had bean example. The electric light is being experi was an exceedingly diffen't thing for those mented with for military purposes of recon who have to study Chinese to join anything naissance, and lastly, during this terribly else until at all events they had a prett hot weather, the awell London houses are good hold of it; and it had always struck
with incandescont
with rega lighting their dances. Lampa whose current is supplied from the schools of secondary
The boy was trying to ley batteries, or accumulators, The Yenkees are
inging out experies troubles of Chineratas BELIE torpedo beats, to be driven by engines. Numerous and rapid improvemente serious matter indeed. Chinese teacher are being made in secondary battery cells, were not good disciplinarians, and, in ad for everybody is recognising the vast im-dition the teacher they had could not portance which these batterica will live speak English, and, conseqantly during belfore
French authorities are about to copy the se
поде had been obliged to give up. In
very long..
him
education in a
all
foundation an ordinary. English edevation to add. electric on
the two boure that were devoted to Chinese
the bes
boys learned very little. and the parents.
Hr was an old Tasmanian shepherd, and, of the boys came to the same conclusion as
the
from learning that which was Ing Furses after spending a few years caring for Now I did herself, that the Chinese won firep The American barque Furness Abbey Zealand sheep, he returned to his former of far more importaven to them. To his reports: From equator strong Northerly place of reaidonco. He was questioned as Chins. Therefore the eles fall off and education in learning. 10 mind there was winds and heavy sea throughout.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:-
to the care of his leaving a prosperous so it was discontinued. He next came to Jouy such as Now Zealand is. His Explana the examinations, which were all chiefly tion was tall, being to this effect I liked male on paper. The examiners were De the country well enough myself, but the Eitel, Mr Jennings, Mr Vou htria nad him- misans didn't. It's a great place for earth self. Mr Jennings report was exceedinglý quakes. Our hut was on the edge of a deep encouraging. The Bishop read the report Por Kuang Lee, ct 3.30 pm, on Satur. rocky gully sometimes it sous un ene side of and made a few randing comments on it.
it and sometimes on the other I didn't mind It is as follows day, the 20th inst.
that sort of thing myself, but the old woman For AMOY AL MANILA,
began get frightened
to
Per Emuy, at 4.30 p.m., on Saturday, was up, we cleared out, when our time
the 20th inst.
are examined the papers of the 1st
Ihare
and End-olasses in Physical Geography, Arithmetic, Algebra, and English Composi tion. The last named was a new subject,
the best papers,
however, were hero and Per Kong Bang, at 5 p., on Saturday, On the principle the better the day the and the efforts were fairly good; some of
better the dead,' I devoted a portion of a there
For SWATOW AND BANGKOK.
the 20th inst
For HOIHOW, PAKHOI AND HAI Bunday to reading Mr Hugh Conway's oiled by colonial phrisology. T
PHONGAN
Per Amatista, at 5 p.m., on Saturday,
the 20th inst
For HAIPHONG,-
Per Uppingham, at 5. Pan, on Saturday,
the 20th inst. ZABALA For HOIROW AND PARHOI......
Per Greyhourich at Ep. on Saturday,
"the 20th inst..
For SWATOW,——
For SHANGHAL-
DEC. 19, 1881.
Closing Quotation, Cash.
500£
1,000 £
51,443 117 cash, buyers 128 128 4,400,000 $
2002 50
5-10,107 T 280 per share-
Tla. 195 50,000 BILL 25 £
-406,320) $460 634,000 $ 1,250 $ 1258
600,000 $ 167,381 863 83.30 3 235
409,660 $87 100,000 5 208 508.
Credit · balance!
8170 35,165.20 1,000 $ 2008 28,71150
308 2508
885,000 285,231,005 8365 100% 20,8 816,9783 189,978.34 968
213,9008 100% 75% 10 10 10£ 8.10
100 all
126 1256 18,000
10 108,552. 17. 10). 10€ 7.10
21
1)
If buyers buyers
nominal cash
34,638 8108
25% discount
30 discount
6401 66 50 buyers, casa
884 per share:
Hongkong Hotel Co, Lt, 3,000 ha, issued
China Sugar Company, Limited..
in
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Bakery Company, Limited Luxon Sugar Company, Limited..... Perak Tin Mining & Smelting Co., Limited... Selangore Tin Mining Co., Lt of Shanghai Hongkong Rope Manufactory Co., Limited.
2,000 $100 1,000 2,000 8 1,250 8.
100
$120 " nominal
100% 100
24,2508 100 8 100%
8,000; 509 603
50 all
2,000 8 3,000 860
100 all
do.
·Rates of Interest.
do Payable
6.629.70 8104 543.89 $145 .656,32 $110. 4,090.65 870-
840 First year
820 $50
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0,505 TL
6,276 £ 100 all 16,040 £ 100 all 8,809 TL 500 all
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·600/8
June 30 Dec. 31
Feb. 28 Ag. 31
April&October
Juneled Dec. 10 1 per vust, discount
June & Decem. 1% prom
Fine New Season's CUMSHAW TEA,
5 catly Boxes. BREAKFAST CONGOU 26 centa p..
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Limited... 10,000 8 HK. and China Gas Company, Lanmited
New Shares.....................
M's PATENT FIRE-PROOF Chinese Imperial 1874.
SAFES, DASH and PAPER BOXES, at Manufacturer's Pricon Hongkong, December 16, 1994.
100% 100
notice an entiro
suprised to was agrembly PLED Don a pervading many papers
of the careless spelling which
Dark Days, which has just been issued by that enterprising publisher, Mr. A-m-
Sant t year. Every boy not recently admitted strong, of Bristol. After carefully perusing to the school has been thoroughly put right this story I must avow myself a firm be in this respect. In Algebra there are mare. and liever in Alr, Conway's powers of dis students, het all, except the Log níor cription and narration, fur, sincs Dickens boys who have been awarded prizes,
a who have done their work carefully and anntally deluged us with his Christmas Numbers, there has been nothing there well, are beginners. In the other papers zualistic than the novelette by the author there was the sums evidence of careful of Called Back The ingenuity of the plot fasching shown as at the last examination. Per Lido, at 9 a.m., on Sunday, the 21st very remarkable, and stamps the writer De Eitel liad been kind enough to ers
inst.
of the frst class. There are mine even papers, but he had said he was only two
interest in thems never the teaching in the phool bed
ed. be bad no other om Se for, however,
judging i and the weird story of the 21st insi
Penture is davoured rather than read the papers before his So for,
Judge the gunerak For STRAITS AND BOMBAY,-
The ordinary rock of Christea story as he consound note Dritel maid the
back seat good, Per Sumatio, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday, allora will have to take
the 2nd it.
future, for Mr. Conway'a take will have it. THURSDAYISLAND, COOKTOWE, greatly mistaken-Lifa TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD-
For NAGASAKI AND KOBE-
Govelist
Per Kumichatka, st. 9. a., on Sunday, out thominent characters in the book, not able torgive an exact pin
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it than
For SINGAPORE, PORT DARWIN, call its own way this Tuletide, or I sa pos! How in the boys was wonderfully
NEY, MELBOURNE & A BALLcosts), or serial navigation, is fast
c.
mir, at 3.30 pm,
approaching the
and fonction
on to
extraordinarily good, and he
She could not imagine how the boys had been abla to do it; but he thought that the boys mbal have been helped us Bishop the word explain that it was not to be ext posted that boys of the age of the paper could have any ideas of their own, and they required to be helped! Mr Bame wander bling's practice was to read over cotie countrice, antisch pne day, and then a few days alterwards to nak the bays to put what being developed, they lint heard in their own words On the 24th inst instead of a proger and longer voyages are being made, the occasiou the boys had been given the viously notified.
обдев day, the 24th inst, instead of sa
pick previously notided,
which Tennyson Fall: 10 years ago, Ah by go chez fut how, in nearly all Per Thibety at 6p.n. on Wednesday serial navigation
For NAGASAKT, KOBE, AND
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