TAKE IT EASY."
THE
and a manso of suffocation, especially nighta,. with clammy swest, and I would have to got out of bol and sometimes open a door or window in wintor weather to fill my lungs with tho cold air.
Tho float was at once let down to the surface, The following bit of Homerset dialect is and as soon as it filled with "water, through the orifices with which it was provided, the taken from Rhymes, by 'Agrikler,' describ-tansion that it exerted upon its suble ed by the Spectator as facile princeps klag of rendered the manevring easier. So we
took adventure of this to sot oar sail. Τε About six years ago I becamus so bad the Somerset chimney-corner jesters :—
was then that, to our great entisfaction, wo that I could not sloop in bed, but had to *When theage goo ta rack and ruin,
saw that we were approaching the Tale of take my unquiet rest and dreamy sleep ait- Thaw you' nüber ziek, nor liazy : Wight with a velocity of nine knots muting in armchair. My affliction seemed Ther's a maxin, wach the doin'----
hour. The resistance of the float had made to be working downed
rd into my bowels Tiako ot yazy.
u lose a notable portion of our epood, and well as upwards into my lungs and throat, for the purpose of making this up and ob- In the violent coughing spesis which grow taining a lateral direction, so triumed our more frequent, my abdomen would expand. The latter at once bellied, thus and collapse and at times it would seem that proving
that it was seting despite its I should sufocate. All this time I was re- dimensions, which were small relatively to daced in strongsh so that I could perform the perpendicular section of the balloon.
no haarl labour
Hard work-nothin'e done athout it—
Ef yo got to much to plaze yo, Tiant no use' to svoar about it-
Tiako et yazy.
Thaw yo mid be in a hurry,
Thaw a thousand duties chazo ya- Nothin's done by fuss and flurry-
Tiaké ot yazy.
When the yawks yer got about ye, Want do nothin' not to plazo yo Davant let that ther vox nor flout yo---
Tiako et yazy.
Whatsom'or yo miakes a start in,
Thaw yer look at Limca bubraya ye, Nover run to most misfortin-
Tinke et yazy.
Thenge all nover shrank by doublin',
Kour, vtom korr, ull ne'er relasa yui Only trouble's got by troublin.-
Tinka et yazy.
Ef good thang yu got no lack o', And yo voels tir'd out or lazy Light yer pipe and blaw yor Laces,
Tiake el yazy."
A BALLOON TRIP FROM CHERBORG TO LONDON. (La Natura,)
We soon perceived that the host of the sequently mat and my spirita Ware con-
BOMO
permite of lowering the balloon at will, and youir soven of the Omnione Post,
I
bat partially covered with long sen had taken the medicine.
depressed. approaching day was producing so percep- Ently in this last spring I had a still more tiblo an inflation that our font, notwith-Bovore spasmodic attack, and my family. armed, believing standing its weight of 130 pounds, was and neighbours became
Now was the that certainly I would not survive, when a skipping over the waves.
knowledge, or hnd moment to put in execution the last part noighbour, who of our plan, and to take sea water aboard bad heard of the medicino, sont to Aberyst
with by
Είχα Bupplementary Inilast. This manevre
distant, and fetched å of Moitier bottle of bringing it within a few yards of the surface
Scigul's Curative Syrop. This medising they administered to mo of the acu. Upon approaching the coast our
to the directions,
to their when to float was hauled up, after ficst on.ptying it by recording to the means of the inverting rope. Thanks to surpriss and-delight to less than my own, Buch lightening of the balloon, we rose to the
became at case, and apasin ceased, a height
of 3,200 fout,
calmed. my stomach was cala and entered England
My bowels to the west of the city of Bognor, at furty were moved by a gentle cathartic, and I minutes past four in the morning. The folt a sense of quiet comfort all through
1 limpidaees and transparency of the water such as I had not befiate rain and rot far from the coast were surprising. The years. I could walk around the house
which was formed of rocks strowed | breathe confortably in few hours after I I have continued weeds, could be soon very distinctly. The to take the medicine daily now for some
sail had Loon sufficient to thing over two months, and 1 can lio effect of cause us to deviate from the course take down and sleep sweetly at nights and have in the first part of the voyage; but, when not since had a recurrence of those terrible its liberty again, the hallar had reapaarus and aweatings; I have been so given sumed ita firai wuto in slightly asserting long broken down a reduced in toward the worth. The nun having
I hav
have not tried to per whoo cystem that made its appearance, we rose to an altitude foran sny very hard ont-door labour, deem- of 4,200 feat. As it was our intention to ing it best to be prudent lest by over-oxer- proceed to Louden, we looked attentively tion I may do myself injury before my
over
my
neighbours, especially by the good car I have been much congratulated by my
of Lanry-lyd, who with his sympathetic wife have come the miles to shed tears of joy in my recovery.
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SINCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES'
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Larchert, Miss L
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1
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1
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Azoncioni, G.
Awing & Co.
1
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In cả.
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1 rogd.Lowson, Capt. J. W:1
Maalin, Dr W. 0.
1. Mallot & Son
Martin, Chas.
1
1
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Mealey, RJ. M. 1: Molusky, J.
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1
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1
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1
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Welsh A.
2
Weral, A.
one week later than by the ordinary direct MESHES. G. 8. COXON AND T. I. route via Colombo,
For further Particulara regarding THIS PAMPHLET is Now Randy, FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the Company has been formed for the
PENINGULAR ORIENTAL SEEAM NAYMA and may be had at the OFFICE OF THIS PAPER,
moz Courant's Offico, Hongkong,
Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'sy Messrs. KELLY & WAESIT'S, And Mr. W. BREWER'S. Price,
Insurances.
ED Ceuta.
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
A young and already celebrated aeronaut, Mr B. Lhoste, has twice in the past made in the direction N.N.E. to see whether we strongth is fully restored. I feel that my a trip through the air from Boulogne to could distinguish either Westminster Pa-atomach and bowels have been and are England, but these interesting exportions lace or the dome of St. Paul's, which is being thoroughly renovated and renewed could have been successful only through 850 feet in height. We aoon recognised by the medicine. In fact I feel like a new
the outlines of theso gigantic structures. It man. his alternate utilisation of superposed our- rents. These circumstances put it into his soon afterward, we say outlined in the was about five o'clock in the morning- hend to roam the English Channel, from Cherbourg as a starting point, through hadistunes the immune course of the Thames, 8.S.W. wind, which is one that is well from its mouth as far no te beyond Wil established and frequent in the quartors, sor Castle. Keeping ourselves in the right Ho and his travelling companion, Mr.
path, we preserved our horizontality as far 1 bade Me Pagh goodbye, happy that Mangte, succeeded in their very first ascent as to the Crystal Palace, which we left to even chest lenat ataung thousands had
THE Undersigned, Augers of the stove in putting into exocutions the bold fireject the right. Fearing that we might wiss found a remedy for an aggravating disease. Company, ara asblurid to lature
and Ascend toward the purces of announced. London ABCU
Believing this remarkable case of Dya- that they had prosed by these ex-the Thames, pond the valve in order peptic Asthas should be known to the against FIBE at Current Rates Among the means plorera for travelling in a balloon over the to bring ourselves toward London Bridge public, I beg to submit the above facts as
as very important the use through a lower current. This mancenvro they are related to me. aca; we considera
successful, and the great of a float for chavarting the balloon into 2 was thoroughly captive one, and the ww of a cono anchor, river was crossed at an altitude of 800 feet pormitting of the rucuption of water hoisted in the vicinity of the Tower, Having up from the ocean with a pail, since the
an altitude of 1,100 feet, wa reasconded Sun at daybreak tends to cause the balloon allowed ourselves to be to rise into the
8.8.W. higher rogions, and
wind, to make
of the city near
it lose, through expansion, a portion of
th
which Pal's
be catrius along by a cansed us to cross the
Victorin of
the Artillery Grunds,
city. Seeing
that we were leaving. possible
F. T. W.
To Let.
TO LET.
gas that it contain, With these several and the entire Borth DOOMS in 'COLLPG? CHAMBERS'
methode
أو
anchoring one's self to the zenonday, wo began to decond, and, despite No. 10, HOLLYWOOD ROAD. and taking in ballast, it is not impossible to undertake long balloon trips over the the violence of the wind, found it
have to stop withaat accelont in a bontiful
No. 5, PEUDAR'S HILL.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.
632 Hongkong, December 3, 1886
TO LET
TX7ITH ìmuciliste occupation the Corn- modious PREMISES known as the P. & O OPPIUS, lately in the occupa tion of this HONGKONG & SUASANAL BANK
Undersigned.
For furthe: Particulare, apply to the
E. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent, Hongkong, November 22, 1888.
ocean. Musars Lhoste and Margot have endow on the banks of the river Lee. We been good enough to give us us
u complete ac count of their fine voyage, and we shall allow were at Tuttenham Station, charining them to do the talking, but not before village to the northeast of the metropolitan offering them all the congratulations that district. they merit:-Da July 20, the wind boing Envourable, the infatica of our balloon, the
Ir is announced that Mosars Sutton ✩ Torpilleur, was begun at Cherbourg, at Sons, Seedsnet by Royal Warrants to E. Bo'clock in tau ovoning, and wrs finished 1. the Queen and B. R. H. the Prince of at 11. The arranging of the paraphernalia Wales, Reading, have been awarded a Gold took half an hour. These comprised (as Medal for their extensive exhibit of Seeds, ING CORPORATION.
meeting explained by one of us at ar of the Congress of Taurned Societies on Aprition of Commcree at Liverpool, while it the Grassen, &a. at the International Exhibi- 20, 1826, presided over by Mr Faye) should also be mentioned that in addition the following: (1) A holix placed ander
to this Messrs Button received the award of the car, and rerelved by the auronants; (2) Gold Medal for the anguisont display triangular sail, that started from the centre of Horticultural Produce, Seeds and Grazaus and extended to a yard 16 feet in length, in growth, made by them at the Royal Hor fastened horizontally to our ring; (3) tienltural Society's Great. Progincial Show guido rope, 200 feet in length; (4) a
in the adjoluing Wavortree Park on Junu cylindro-conical float, 5 feet in length and 29 and following days.-Adut.
**** 8 inches in diameter; (5) a conical reservoir of a capacity of 85 gallons, and capable of serving as an anchor (6) paile attached to an endless rope, 525 feet in length; (7) a sheathing of cork around the car, to render the lat
Jatter
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WALES ABOUT A MARVELLOUS CURE. LIVING SIX YEARS WITHOUT GOING TO BED.
IN
TO BE LET.
GILMAN & U». Hongkong, January 1, 1882,
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATKO BY ROYAL CHARTER OF [in Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.
14
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for bee above Corporation are propers to grant Insurances 23 follows:- Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payablo either here, in Louden, or at the principal Ports of India, Chiss and' Australia
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known Jackson, W. as Mesas JARDINE, MATHESON PIERS AND GODOWNS with the undertaking Jorgensen, known as the HoxerorG AND
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harf medaring en the main front 580 x 56, on the arm 326′
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tables.
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unsinkable; (8) ton bags, cach containing 44 pounds of
Mr Eprrot, While speading a few daya sand; and (9) all the necessary instruments. at the pleasant seaside town of Aberystwill. At half-post glason we gave the signal for Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard related what starting, and rose slowly to an altitude of 1,909 feat, which we succeeded in keeping marvellous cure.
seemned to rue either a fabuloga story or a until half-past two o'clock in the morning. Scarcely had we left the roadstead who had not been able to lie down in bed for six 1862
we saw that the navy was making efforts to follow our balloon by mer
means of the Mangin
The story was that a poor sufferer who
long years, given up to die by all the Doo- tors, had been spaedily sured by some P-
electric light projector. Despite the skill tent Medicine. It was related with tho
of the officers
COAL STORAGE.
Apply to
TO LET,
SHARP & Co.
Ball GRANITE GODOWN in Ice HOOSE BUILDINGS, lately occupied
who had this im. mare implicit confidence from the circumi- portant experiment in charge, we have stance, as was said, that the Vicar ofA fearned with pleasure that the rays that Largstyd was familiar with the facts, and as a Depot by the Steam Laundry Co.
swept the heavers never once not with us Such want of success of men who are used
could vouch for the truth of the report.
Having a little
to know how curiosity to such stories grow in
I took the travelling, for ap: liberty while at the of Llancystyd
to looking for torpedo boats shows how
ntageous balloons would prove
part
a given point. The amount of to call upon the Vicar, the Rov. T. Evans, ballast thrown out during the first four and to enquire about this wonderful cure. hours of our trip was 130 pounds, our route Though a total stranger to him, both ho remaining perfectly regular. During this and his wife mest graciously entertained of the voyage, the sky was remarkably moin a half hour's conversation, principally atear around the balloon; but the horizationching the case of bir Pugh, in which
coutrary, was full of large
they seemed to take a
deer and sympathe clouds. The
of the stars, as well no tie interest, having been familiar with his brillianes their oscaron was very remarkable. The Milky
enough
the to them a moge roñarkable cure. barometer being read. We allow of the sullerings, Bod now rejoicod in what seemed
We were at the end of from July 20 to 20, given
the
gave
of the period
The Vicar remarked that he presumed bis unmo had been connected with the re- by the Annuaire du Barcau des Longitudes port from his having mentioned the case to
Mr John Thomas, chemist of Llanya. Be
their parish, but was now living in the parish of Llanddeinol
sa corresponding to this occurrence of an abundant fight of meteors, with centres of said Mr Pugh was formerly a rosidant of amanation distributed over all parts of the celestial globe, In fact we saw several quite brilliant shooting stars from various
He strongly vouched Mr Wm. Pugh's start from various points of the firmament,
character as a respectable farmer and These sporadic moteors were white, and worthy of credit. I left the venerable Vicar their mean brilliancy was that of stars of the with a livelier sense of the happy relation second magnitude. We saw seven of them.
tem of
and people, a pastor at
feeling that he was The last, towards two o'clock in the morning, one who truly sympathised with all who are was the most brilliant of all. It loft afflicted in mind, body, or estate. luminous train, from which soomed to start On my return to Aberystwith, I was in- several brilliant points, as would do the various fragments of a single aphere falling pressed with a desire to see Mr Pugh,
whose reputation stout so high. of the globo. This fire
ball
Hia
dis karm
8
Apply at
THE ICE HOUSE. Hongkong, December 1, 1886.
2284
TO LET.
FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE at the PEAK, God TENNIS GROUND attached
Apply to
DENNYS & MOSSOP. Hongkong, January 28, 1886,
Intimations.
192
If required, protection will be granted on Gest class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
Lifa..
For Rates of Promiums, forme of pro- posals or any other information, apply to ARNHOLD, KARBERG & O.,
· Agents, Honghemy & Canton. Hongkong, January 4; 1867.
NOTICE.
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100
PANY,
on First Olasz Godowns at 1 HE Undersigned are prepared to except
per cent, not premium per andIIIA.
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in
ap to and inclusive of the 15th The British Architoc January 1887, by Messrs Marueson & Co.;
Co Tribuna
NAMES OF VILLAGES &«,
IN OK NEAR HONGKONG
San Taun. Shai-wan-
Shai-tsai Po. Shain-shui Po.
Shan-ki Wan
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(Corrected Spelling.) application must be paid to the Hongkong and Shanghai allotment is mada the deposit will be re- Apb Chaz
Hanking Corporation. If no A-kung Ngam. turned, without any deduction, but without having-slau Hum
Chung Hom any interest, and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number ap- Chung Wan plied for, the surplus will be credited in Fo-pag. reduction of the amount payable on allot. Ha var
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be Forms of applications for shares may tied in London lenth Messrs MAraBSON Hok-isut
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Shipping Orders will be granted til the Secretary Connection being made at Yohana Noon pa Specie and Parcels, until 3
will
board received with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan until 4
26th December. (Parcals All
AND
RUSSIA.
N MONDAY, the 27th day of Decen- ber, 1986, at Noon, the Company's
and must have dropped over the ocean, s0emouth round, overlooking a beautiful The Life of Taze-Ch'an, Prime Minister of THE Steamship SAN PABLO will be Steamship ODER. Captain PFEIFFER, & Co in Shanghai from MesSTS JAKDINE, Hok-tsui Wan
Chặng.
to the surface
is called Pincon-Mowr, signifying above reroained in sight for at least four seconds: the dingle,' situated near the summit of a that there is little chance of its fragments valley in which is situated
the lovely ivy having been collected. But the light was antled Church of Llanddsins. I found Story of the Three Unselfish. Liternii. observed by a a few mavigators. In addi
of The History of Chinese Literature, illus. trited Literal Translations from tion to these apparitions, we ascertained Mr Pugh, apparently about 40 years old,
by the presence of a radiant correspond medium height, rather slight, with a pleas
Chinese Texts. intelligent I told him I had
此
ing to the star bets of the Swan, which bound of his front afterion and of hire. Similarity, between Buddhium, and orly
was situated upon the limit of the zone markable ard almost miraculous relief, and The Bombardment of Pukhoi, an unrecorded Dovered by our balloon. A lurgs number that I
I had come to learn from his own lips, stara omanated from this contre, and in what there was of truth in the reports.
an irregular banner. The phenomena lasted
Mr Pugh remarked that his neighbours
Episode
of 1882.
Canton Platta.
Ject.
The Introduction of Astrology into
China.. Tone Distinctions in Corean aud
p.m.
4 p.
110
Hok in Kok.
Και μια
Wan.
Shek
Hongkong, 18th Nov., 1888.
2201 Hung-hering Lo. either the Captain, the Agente, non Kauss Wa Not Responsible for Debts.in. Ommere will be Responsible for Kau-ling ony Debt contracted by the Officer or Kung Chung. Cren of the following Vessela, during
Kung Kok, their stay in. Hongkong Harbour
Wan. ADOLFO, German brig, Captain Johns Lap-sap
Liat Mun Fooks. -Schellhare & Com?".
Max-tau Chung CLARO BABUYAN, British barque, Capt. Ma-tan Kok. Wm, Brown-Chinese, Mak
chi Matau Tsiin. E. Schwartz Ma-tau Wai. ELAR, German big, Capt. E.
Ma-ti 2268CCLB, American ship, Capt, J. T. Mong-kok
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess Linen can be washed on board.. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS &:ch, Agenta Hongkong, November 39, 1888.
port Parcel Packages should be marked to Bott, the entire the must be address in full;, and arms will be received loft at the Aussor's Office), Contents and at the Company's Office, until 5 p.m. the Taine of Packages kre required. day previous to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at Sau Francisco for China or Japan (or vice wran) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Retura Fare; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10% wil Chi.be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re- Orders, available for ons gear, turn Passage will be issued at a Discount of 85 % froto These allowances do not apply Return Fare to through fares from China and Jagan to Europeiar. Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to ports beyond San Francisco, should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs; Ban Francisco...
for a quarter of an hour. These stars were had taken a kindly and sympathetic interest Enigmatic Farallelisms of the Canton Dia seen with difficulty, so that it was almost in his case for many years, but of late their Contributious to the Folk-Loro of China, Impossible to get at the number of them. interest had been greatly awakened by a Notes and Quories Soms of them abot forth at the same moment, happy change in his condition. What you
simultaneously. and we saw soren or eight
having
heard abroad, said ho, is We did not ace
zeport as Venus until more than
a substantially trug, with one exception. I after she had risen. The aurora was never understood that my case was ever intense, but the brightness coming day worked note of the given up as hopeless by any Physician. I have been treated by several Doctors here. effect produced by the planet. Her aspect abouts, as good as say in Wales, but unfort was truly admimble. Her brilliancy was unately n comparable to that of an electric bac
Iacon, their ription of theirse verbrought
aud much excasded that of the Isle of
no
Fifteen years ago, he said, I first becane
Well knowing that the appearance conscious of a sour and deranged stomach Oworld give us a dangerons inud loes of appetite, while the Doctors tuld crease of ascensional force, we ancurred
could com half past three o'clock in the morning me was Dyspopaia. What food. I
hold in my stomach seemed to do me no
from
teso.
How Formosa is Rising. Erratum.
The Kelan Socret Society. A French Military Sinologue.. Romarks on some of Mr. Parker's
Notes. Giles Homains of Into The The Charactor 25
Final Consonants in Chinese.
bo nircumvent the sun's infinence. For the good and was often thrown up with painful purpose of getting to the surface of the sea, retchings. This was followed after a time Notices of Now Books. we eat the balix in motion. Despite the with a hoarseness and a raw soreness of the Colisciauea Exbliographica Inconvenience of operating it, the hillson throat which the Doctors called bronchitis, Books Wanted, was brought within 150 foot of the waves it I was treated for that, but with little To Contributors. without the loss of the least amount of gas.encoes. Then came shortness of breath Hongkong, November 20, 1860.
changos, &o.
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C. D. HARMAN,
Agent.
Hongkong, December 2, 1886,
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