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Mails.

Entertainments.

Ecidental & Oriental Steam-G. CHIARI'S ROYAL

Ship Company,

KING CARGO AND PASSENGERS

TO JAPAN, THE UNITED TATES, MEXICO, GENTRAL AND SUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,

Via

THE OVERTAND RAILWAYS,

LANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING

STEAMERS.

WEANIC will be Francisor, vin

ITALIAN CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE,

AT BOWRINGTON.

OPEN

Every Night, At 8, mancing at 9 abarp. Saturdays, 2 Performances, Doors open at 3, dui commences at 3.30 p.m. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK.

e at Yokohama,TO-NIGUT, A MAGNIFICENT PRO.:

GRAMME; MANY & NOVEL FEATS.

"

the 8th January,

gini and Japan

ald be marked to

TO-NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

will be received

į

• TO BRiding.

until à p.m. the First-class Fares grauted as follows:- To San Francisco

340

TH

...$200.00 To San Francisco and return, 350.00

available for 6 months...f

To Liverpool

To Londos ...

--

325.00 350.00

LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE,'

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Advertisements.

THE

HONGKONG ALMANACK For the Year of Our Lord 1889.

BY

C

BRUCE SHEPHERD. CONTAINING:-Tan CALENDARS AND ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA POU THE YEAH COMPUTED TO HONGKONG CIVIL Thare, ale information respecting THE COLONY AND THE GEVERAL GOV. ERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, METEOROLO- OTAL AND GENERAL STATISTION, TIDE TABERY, POSTAL REGULATIONS, &o,&

PRICE,

ONE DOLLAR.

HONGKONG Printed and Published by KELLY & WA190, LIMITED Hongkong. January 5, 1989

PUBLIC AUCTION.

•DF

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamer Ulyars roports Had strong Northerly winds and doll wea

ther.

MEMUS, FOR TU-MORROW.

Ports.

Shipping.

(No. 8114 JANUARY 5, 1589.

The P. & O. Co.'s steamship Kashger left A PROEXCUTION which, for blundering Bombay for this port on Dec. 29, rashness, may be taken ze typical of the

at 4 p.m.

Daylight Haitoong leaves for Comt The Canadian Pacific Co.'s stenour Bateria way in which the Verandahs Ordinance is left Vancouver for Yokohama and į administered, was dropped in the Police Court to-day. A(Chinage house-proprietor Hongkong on the 25th Dec.

in Queen's Road was brought before Me

Ulysses leaves for Lorden.

Miscellaneons.

Goods por Bayern undelivered after this

date subject to rent. RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-

CATHEDRAL-EPIPHANY SUNDAY.

ORDER OF CHOKAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN) Wodehouse the ciber dar on a charge of Mating:Voluntary, Hesse; Vesito, Al-failing to remove certain enclosures' in Cock; Panima, Hayes and Matthew a verandah in one of his tenements." "It To Deum, Hayes &a p. xii; Jubi-

The British stenmer Albany roparla Left Victoris December 6th, arrived at Yokohama December 27th, had a con tinual ausocssion of terrific N.W. and S. W. gales with monnlainous sea the whole pass. age; left Yokohama December 29th, mode exte to fresh N. W. and S.W, winds, with mio on the Japan Coast; thunca to thir Por, moderate monson and fine weather. P CHURCH-Holy Communion, nt &

he British steuner Haiphong reporta: a.m

61. JOHN'S CATERERAL-Feast of the Left Kube 30th uito, and experienced fine weather though Taland Sea Siat; thence Epiphany-Parade Service at 8.30 au). ulrung

N. E. gale, with high sea and drizzling | Matins, Sermon and Holy Communion at Vertory, 30%;" Zain to the 3rd instant; thence to port, had 11. Evonyong and Sermon at 6.45. moderato N. to N.E. winds, with overcast weather

EXPORT CARGOES.

Late, Sangator M.S. No-3; Anthem, turned out in evidence that the offelorure Ariso shine, for thy light is come consisted of two or three upright and bori No. 4; Kyrie, Saugster; Hyman, 76zontal bare which had formed part of the

Voluntary, Interlude.

Voluntary, Mozart: Psalms, framework of a former enclosure. The Elvey, Crotch & Rimbauit: Magnificat prosecutor, Mr Drury, did not complain of

& Nuvo Diritzia, Burnett in F; Au UNION COUCH.-Minister Bev. G. H. Bondfold.-Bervices at 11 A.M. and 7.30 P.M.-Chinese Service at 2-r..-Rov. J. Chelmots, M. A., LL.D.

them, D Lord. most Holy No. 58 the few bits of wood as being in themeolres Hyraus, 250 & 18; Voluntary, Handel. an unclosure, but considered them objes-

GERMAN BETHEgda Chapeu ---Service in | We have to acknowledge receipt of acveral/tionabia because while they was there an Par 8. S. Lenner, sailed 30th December: the German langusgo, by Rev. F. Hartmann, calendars, among them ones from the Queen enolosare eculd b, eaily rigged up again 1 pkgs. Cassis, 1 rolls Matting, 19 casks Chapel of the Barlin Foundling House, Insurance Co. (Limited) for which Musam this was not a stcxining of the law we

-Fur New York, 200 cases Preserves, 43

28nger and $44 pkgs. Merchandise.

Dancel on Horsels.ck, ng Mille. Le Base OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN

Hauseros M45 VICTORIA Phase E, Miss JENNIE, Miss EMILY Row iso, Mr. W. U. HARMISTON, Mr. Gronus Haustos, Mr. H.

Thene difi Goorver, and Bc. CARTINI.

Mr. W. B. HARMSTON

To other European points at proportion-cult and intricate quadriles are directed by ate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Oivil Service and the Imperial Chinese Custom, to be

btained on application

Passengers by this Line have the option of proceeding overtaud by the Southern Pacitic and connecting Lines, Central Paci fv, Northern Pacific or Cavadian Pavitic Railways,

Passengers, who have paid full fare, re- embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be allowed a discount of 10%. This all-noarce does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo dosunod to polete beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Company's Officer, addressed to the Collee tor of Customs, San Francis

For further mioraation as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the mpany, No. 304, Queen's Road Central.

Q. D. HARMAN,

Agent. Hongkong, Decembar 19, 18,

NOTICE.

2144

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.

STEAM FOR

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,

MEDITERRANEAN AND

SK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA,

PORTS ARSEILLES, AND

BRAZIL, AND LA

ONDON,

4.180

HAVRE.

PLATA;

BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.

Pacific Contral of Skill, Strength, and Dexterity, to the School of Physical Education, by the whole Cussay. Remember this is the 1.1ST WEEK of

this FIRST-CLASS EXHIBITION COME ONE. COME LL; PLENTY OF

ROOM FOR EVERY ONE,

GRAND REDUCTION OF PRICES!!

Bexee with & Chairs... Single Chairs in Boxes Dress ircle Obaira

Carpet Suata

Cullory.

$.10 1.00

100

0.50

0.30

Children and Soldiers in uniform in the Gallery. 20 Cents. To all other parts of the house Half Pric

L. MAYA,

Bungkang, Janary 5, 1989

THEATRE

Secretary.

$226

ROYAL,;

CITY HALL.

HE BONGKONG CHORAL

THE SOCIETY

will (By Special Heynest) give TWO MORE PERFORMANCES

"

GULBERT & SULLIVAN'S UPERBITA 'IOLANTHE,

ON

THURSDAY & SATURDAY, The 1th and 12th Fanary, 1889.

Doors open at 8.30 p.ra, Performance to

commence at 9 Clock p.m.

Tickets for the Performance of 10th N WEDNESDAY, the 9th January, January wil be obtained from Messrs. 1980, 004, the Company: SL, CLAY & C's, Wednesday, CALDONIEN, Cmniandan MASEUUE, 2nd January, and for that of 12th January, with ALS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, on Friday, 4th, at 9 o'clock an and CARGO, wit are this Port for LE above places.

Cargo and Specia will be registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and ac

in transit through Macautiles for the. cepted principal placas of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted til Noon

Cargo will be received on board until 4 Specio and Parcele until 3 p.m. on 8th January, 1689 (Parcels are not resent on board; they must be left at

Aguney's Odice.)

atents and valoe of Packages are re- aired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, December 27, 1888. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY

2202

AKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THY VAITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA-

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AN OTHER CONNECTING

RAILWAY INES & STEAMERS.

8 British Stiship ABYSSINIA, 3,051 Tons [teger, G. A. LEE, Com- mander, will be deputed for VANCOU- VER, B.C., vid KORE anYOKOHAMA, on THURSDAY, the 10th uary, 1889, at 3 p.m.

To be followed by the SS. BALAVIA, on the 7th February, and B.S. PARTA, on the 7th March.

Connection will be made at Yokobrin with Steamers froin Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vacover with San Fran cisco, by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY and other Steamers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng- fand, France, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of Steamers.

First-class Fares granted as follows:-

To Vancouver & Victoria, Mex. $100.00

To Ban Francisco. ******

175.00

To all common points in Can-

ada and the United States)

230.00

To Liverpool

To London

300.00 305.00

448

To other European points al proportion- ats rates. Special reduced rates granted to Officers of the Army Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese and Japan Customa, to be obtained on application..

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo betined to points in the United States, ld be sent to the Company's Offices, Ledread to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Frogh ageut, Vancouver, B.0.

4p

Freight-will-bareseived on board until

on the 9th January.

"All Parcels get be sent to our. Office and should be marked to sildress in full; -and the same will be received by us until 5p. the day previous to mailing.

For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to

ADAMBON, BELL. & Co., Agents.. Hongkang, December 19, 1838. QUEEN FILE INSURANCE. COM. PANY.

B. LYALL,

AND CURIOS.

put; Undorsigued has received instruc. tina to Sell by Public Auction, on

FRIDAY,

the 11th January, 1889, at 2.30 p.m., at his Sales Boonis, Duddull Street,-

THE REMAINING PORTION conawling of

ABOUT 3 0 LOTS OF THE FINE COLLECTION OF OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN

AND CURIOS, Iteceived from Pekin, and comprising:--

VARES, JANS, PLATRA, BASINA, Ours, &c., de, in Five COLOURS, BLUE, YELLOW, GaN and TuPERIAL MAKE of the PEROLS from the MING DYNASTY DOWNWARDS.

BLUE and FIVE-COLCRED SCREENS, CAR- VED IYONIES. OLD LAQUET, PERIN SNUIT BOTTLES, SILK EMBROIDERIES.

And oruc Coats

Catalogues will be issued previous to the Salo, and the shove will bu ou vier on Thursday nort

G. R. LAMBERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, January 6, 1880 THE STRAM LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

31

General MEETING of the Company will be held at No 1, Fedder's Street, on TH RSDAY, the 17th day of January instant, al 4 d'Oleck p.m.

By Order,

A. G. GORDON,

Secretary,

34

Borg, Jaunaty 5, 1880

Hot Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor

feners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, daring their stay in longheny Larbour :-

BYLGIA, German barque, Capt. Weiss →→ Wieler & Co.

Per 8. S. Peshatour, sailed 2ud January From Hongkong, Canton and Macno- For London, 140 balon Fino-Silk, 29 casos Silk Piece Gooda, 470 bales Wants Silk, 30 France, 200 boxes Tea, containing 6000 to balss Panjum Silk, 43 plge. Sandries: for Congo, 369 bales Fine Silk, 46 cases bilk Fisen Goods and a bales Waste Silk. For

New York, casca Silk Goods.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:- For SHANGUÁL

Per shun, at 9a.m., on Sunday, the

ith inst.

For HOIROW & PAKHOL---

Per

uton, at 9am.g on Sunday, the Oth inst.

For STRAITS & CALCUTTA.-

Per Japan, at 11.30 am., on Monday, the 7th inst. instead of as pre- viously notified.

PARCEL MAIL for INDIA-

Per Japan, closes at 10.30 am, on Mou- day, the 7th inst., instead of a pre- viously notified.

For MANILA.---

Per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m., un Monday,

The 7th inat.

For SWATOW & BANGKOK. —

Per Kong Beng, at o p.m., on Monday,

the 7th Last.

For HAIPHONG

Per Frejr, at 6 p.m., on Monday, the

7th inst. For NEW YORK...

Por Yorkshire, at 3.30 p.m., on Wednes-

day, the 9th inst

Fre NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA

Per Ancona, at 17.30 a.m., on Friday, the

18th just.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. ---- The United States Mail Packet Oceanic

wild be despatched on TUESDAY, the 8th Jan, 1889, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows: 0.15 r.. Registry ceases.

030 P.M. Post-Office closes, but Corves

pendeɛce may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure.

OPIUM

JAPAN, British stormer, Capt. Gardner. -David Sassoon, Bona & Co.

ay

2207

Jon. Secratury. Hongkong, Deceraber 28, 1888.

To Let.

TO LET.

EAK-LA HACIENDA, formerly Poccupied by Sir GROBOE PRILLITO.

Apply to

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

January 5, 1880';-

Ulysses, British steamer, 1.629, $. Butler, Kobe December 30, General-BUTTER- FIELD & SWIRK

Autos, German steamer, 306, E. Aarebos, Pakhoi Jannars 1, and Hoihow 8, General. -WIELE & Co.

H. N. MODY,

dhany, British steamer, 1, 93, E. Por. Victoria Buildings.

ter, Vancouver via Yokohama December 2000 29, Mails and General-ADAMSON, BELL & Bengkong, December 12, 1848.

Co. TO LET.

(Immediate Possession.) UNGALOW No. 85, Pokíulum Road. Band Third Street.

From 1st Jane, 1889. HOUSE No. 1, 'CAMERON VILLAS" East, PEAK.

Apply to Hongkong, January 2, 1889.

BELILIOS & Co.

10

TO LET.

Bis

}FFICES 2nd CODOWNS now necupied by the MESSAGERIES MARITIMES COM- PANY, being No. 8, Prasa Central:

Possession from 1st February next. The Premises can be lot partiy.

Apply to

LAI HING & Co., No. 153, Queen's Road Central;

G. LENS. Bongkong, January 2, 1680.

or to

TO LET. DOOMS in 'Cougar CHAMBER.

R

Fushun, Chinese steamer, from Wham-

Haiphong, British steamer, 1,122, Harris, Kobo December 3, General and Cosi.- DOUGLAN STEAMSHIP Co.

DEPARTURES. January 5-

Stenter, for Auroy and Shanghai. ctíu, for Boihow and Pakhoi Glendon, for Shanghai.

Daphne, for Singapore and Hamburg, Kung pui, for Whampoa.

CLEARED. Hailong, for Cuast, Ports. Fashan, for Shanghai.

Asten, for Hoihow and Pakbui.

Marie, for Haiphong. Pakshan, for Siralow.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Ulysses, from Kobe, Bliss Dale 1924 Croteman, and Mr Larson.

OFFICES in VITORIA BUILDINGS,' from 1st February. Apply to

Per Albany, from Vancouver, 113 Chi-

nese.

DEPARTED. Per Glenton, for Sbanghai, tropean. Per Stentor, for Amy, 3 Europeans, and. 100 Chinese.

Per Activ, for Hoihor, 60 Chinese. Per Daphne, for Singapore, 2 Europeans, DAVID SASSOON, SONE & C and 10 Chinese,

504 Hongkong, December 12, 1988,

Insurances.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSERANCE COMPANY.

111 Undaraigned, Anniva of the abors Company, authorized to insure against FIRE Parent Ratos..

CILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

THS LONDON ASSURANCE.

INCORPORATEN BY ROYAL CHARTAF OF His Majesty King George The First,

P. 1720.

TO BREART. Per Hatoong, for Swatow, 14 Europeans, and 200 Chinese...

Per Fusua, for Shanghai, 50 Chinese. Per datim, for Heibow, 50 Chinese. Pet Marie, for Haiphong, 125 Chinese. Fer Pakshen, for Swatow, 100 Chiotse.

Destinatio

14

and

210 THE Undersigned Baving been appein

Agents for above are. prepared to grant Lusur ses as follows

Fire Department, Policias issued for long or short periods

THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACOEPT BISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

NORTON & Co,,

Agents.

Hongkong, July 15, 1887,

current rates,

Lake Departme Policies imaod for me not £5,000 st reduced rates

I

**notations

Horazovo, January 5. New Patna, cash... 5782

сака, - New Benares, cash, 5561

OB

cash, New Malwa, cash,.. 650 Allowance, Tasis... 8 Old Mulwa, cash,... 670/060 Allowance. Taola... 8/24 Parsian, Olly, cash 525 Allowance, Toela... 40/64 Persian, Paper tied 625 Allowance, Taels... 40/64

Exchange.

Boxoxoxo, January 5.

On London-

Bank, Wire,

3.

On demand,

4 monthe sight,

every Sunday, at half-past ten a.., in the

West Point:

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Gordon Road.-

The Holy

9 a.at. Mais and Bermon. 5.30 p.m. Even ng Service, Benediction.

ST. PETAR SEAMEN'S CHUROR, Sailors P.3. Thursday, at 6 .. Hams-Service on Sunday, at Lf &.M. and Communion is administered on the Second First and Third Sundays, at Noor; on the Sunday in the month at 7.30 A.N.; on the Fourth Sunday, nt. Evoning Service.

Sorvices are conducted by the Rev, J. A. Turner, in the WRELETAN MISSION ROOMS, 127 Queen's Road East, co Sundays at 9.45

A.. and P.M.

Norton, Lyall & Co, are agents.

The should like to know what it was. case, however, was carried no farther. Me

Tar troopship Uimalaya, with the 58th Wodehouse remanded it till to-day, and as Reginout for Singapore, will leave Hong, neither party appeared in Court it may be koug on Monday. The regiment will presumed that the absurdity of the case. to the Naval Yard, whence they will em- who therefore thought the best thing bo parade at Go.m. and will afterwards march had become apparent to the presscator bark. The Himalaya in expected to sail could do was to let it drop

about 10 or 11 am.

An inquiry was hold by Mr Wodehouse, al stances connected with the death of Chang the Magistracy to-day, jato the ciresm Asui, a farm labourer, who died in the Go

DIVINE SERVICE FOR SEAMEN.--On Sunday morning, botween ? and 10:30 o'clock, the steam launch carrying the Bethel dag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pen-rerament Hospital on 31st December from nant C.,o convoy men ashore to 11.10. the effects of a bullet wound roseiod dur- Noon-Japan leaves For Singapore, service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, ing an attack by pirates on a junk. Dr.

Penang and Calcutta.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.

Shipping.

4 p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila.

General Memoranda. TURDA, January 8-

Goode per Japan undelivered after this

date subject to reut.. WEDNESDAY, January 9:

Goods per Steamer Melbourne unclaimed

aftar Noon subject to rent. Goods per Gleneagles undelivered after

this data subject to rent. THURSDAY, Janusry 10:-

Nooa. Tenders for Supply of 8 Old Junke received at Harbor Master's office.

Gooda per Glenaron undelivered after

this date subject to rent, 9p.-Performance at the City Hall. FRIDAY, January 11:-

2.30 p.--Auction of Old Chinese Curios,

Sc, at bir G. R. Lammert's

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK YRYSTALLIZED APRICOTS,

CRYSTALLIZED PEARS,

CRYSTALLIZED CHERIES, CRYSTALLIZED FIGS,

CRYSTALLIZED GREENGAGES.

returning about 12.30.

Marques said he made post mortem sx- amination on the body of deceased. The ballet which canned death had entered at the back sed come out at the aids. Tha body was that of a strong man of about 25

THE Spen, amounting to $1,050, imposed by Mr Pollock in the epiam caso decided yesterday, have been paid. We believe

which deceased was a passenger said he there is a rule that the half of the amount recovered by fine, as well as half of the years of age. The Captain of the junk on value of tho opium seized in these cas left Hoihong for Hongkong on 29th Decem goes to the police who make the seizure.ber, and on the 30th, shout half-past six, Inspector Quincey is the officer concerned when about nine miles from Cape D'Aguilar he saw a jook coming towards bis vessel Ashot was fired from theapproacung jank, And the witness, with remarkably in STONECUTER named Chɛn Asan went into a rice shop is First Streat last night trepidity, went and ad himself in the hold. The junk capo alongside and and tried to get away with two boxes con- taining $239, but was seen and scized by her crow boarded witness vessel. When the vessel aguia the master of the shop who sent for pulicoman, Constable R. Paterson came and everything was quet, witness, whose

in this 'fat' case.

a

and took charge of the thief, who was to- day committed for trial at next Criminal

SAZHIVIE

they had left

on deck again. Thereas found two men Presence of mind neverforsook him, cams wounded, one of whom as deceasel. The MR OSCAR Vegener, of Messrs Stolterfoht pirater had taken with tiem 37 packages of and Hirat, was charged on remand to-day preserved tornips. On of the passengers before Mr Wodehouse with failing to fur told a similar story, ezept that he saw a nial to the Registrar General a statement little more of what happened, as he could showing the amber and description of not hide himself in the hold, owing to in arms in the firm's posetission at the end of being fully occupied hyae caplain and the December. The defondant said they had rew. How aboutten men come of no stooks in band at the time, but simply board, one of whom him on the head CHOCOLATE CRÈMES, samples which they always had, but which with a cab, because itme being sen

CHOCOLATE MENIER.

on this occasion had been overlooked. Bis siok was lying with histead resting on e

of the packages of presved tornips which Worship imposed a fine ni 81- BOULES DE GOMME AND CORAL CANDY.

MUSCATELS,

CHOCOLATE,

FIGS AND JORDAN ALMONDS. METZ FRUITS in b and 1 boxs". TOM SMITH'S BONBONS,

the pirates wanted. Te buccaneers fired

MB Pullock today contend "Chinese half-a-dozen shots before company on neat

one of which hit deccated. His Worsh woman to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for kidcapping a girl from fuding was wilful mikler by some per

or persons unknown. A man who Second Street, Taipingahan. The woman iras atreated, it seems, by the Chinese found in possessions package of authorities somewhere in the neighbourserved turnips, said to have been hood of Tai-mo-shan with the girl in her those taken from the junk, has been charged charge. The maid authorities were ap with murder and piracy. parently not exactly certain as to how they 2118 should deal with the ones, but thought they

and RIMMELS, FLORAL & ROSE WATER, CRACKERS, &c. &u.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Donember 15th, 1888;

BIRTH

must at all events executo a squeeze. They.

Bruce Shepherd hea again completed

the Honghong Alganack for 1889. The On the 4th January, at East Point, accordingly made the woman pay twenty his labour of love and put before the Colony Hongkong, the Wils of Mr. A. RODGER, of tacks for official expenses, and sent her vainu of this important work has been en- a Daughter.

MARRIAGE. WA

On the 5th Instadt, by special licence, at

外ト

30 days' sight,

Uredita, 1

Documentary, 41

4-mans' night, 3/1

3.86

3.95

Es

On Paris-

On demand

Credits, 4 months” sight," On New York-

On demand, ... ***;

Uradits, 60 day sight;

On Bombay

Wire,

On demand,

O Calcuttan

Wire,

On demand, ..

On Shanghai

On demand,..

30 days sight, ...

Gold Leaf, 100 fine...

Sovereigns,

BAROMETER--

Do.

back to Hongkong.

hanced by several interesting additions.

25 Morque St, by the Rev, f. H. Bond-YESTERDAY was prizeslay of the Schools Among those are a Law Directory, which field, Alex. W. B. COBBAN, Hongkong, to known to the Colony best so the Baxter will prove a very contenient form of refer ence to the judicand legal setablink- AUX MARIA, eldest daughter of J. Smith, Gels (Vornacular) Schools. These schools, ments; a table seeing the fluctuations in

Bow, London, E

DEATH.

At Barnstaple N. Devon, on the 4th Inst ALFRND CROLL. BUDD, eldest son of Alfred Baricook, aged twenty-three-(By told

gram).

established thirty years ago, are connected

The publication of this issue comenesced Lion is, as we know, a thing new to Orient and firon, and an obituary. All tha

129

2231

at 7,50 p.7.

... 33.60

... 26.46

Temperature.

AWA

30131 36.20

58

(Taken at Mestri Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.)

9AM.

1P.M...

4. THERMOMETA:-O iki...

Do.

Į F.M.... Do

4 P.X.... Ro. (Wet bulb) 9 A, 3. Do. -Do. 4 P.N. Mapaum Do. Mini ve right

Do.

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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTE),

A. TODAY.

30.21 Dit

Baro er Temperature. Damp Bulb Direction of Wind

Weather

Force

Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 5, 1889,-

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

Vasel

Bremen, Y. Singapare. Hayorn (1).... London, v. Suez Canal Ulysses (3). London, v. Suez Canal Sutlej (6)

Diamanka (8). Manila ..........

Marseilles, v. Saigon. Caledonian (8)

8. Francisco, v.hamn Oceanic (s)... 3. Francison, v.Y'hama City of Rioded Shanghei

Bengil (2) at Spora, Pang & B'bay Formids (8)....

S'pore, Pang & Otta Japan (e)..... Stow, Amoy & chow Hülvong (3)- Swatow and Bangkok, Koug Deng (6)... preceding Trieste, & Presiden (8)...

& Co.

Vancouver (.0.), &c. Abyssinia (8) Y'ham,v. N'ki & Kobe Thibet (5) Thama,v.N'kr&Kobe Ancona (a).

Agents,

Date of Leaving.

Norddeuaufer Lloyd, Jan 20, at 10 a. Butterfield & Swire.... January 6,

P. &0. 8. No Jan. 16, at noon. Bussell & Cas Jao, 7, 44 p.m. Menagerins eritimes Jan. 9, at nous. L&0. 8. B. Co... Jan 8, at 1pm. (s) Facific Mail & 8. Co, Jan. 17, at 1 p.r. P. O. 6. N. OD....Quick despatch.

Jan. 14, at noon.

· Carlowitz & Ma

D. Samson, & Co Jan. 7, at noon. Douglas Lapraik & Co. Jan: 6, at daylight." Yuen Fat long. Jan. 8 at 8 am 0. Baobrach

Jan. 11, at noon. Adamson, Bell & Co. Jan. 10, at noon P. & O. & Co...... Jan, 11, at 400m P. & O. & *Juan,JEp. 18, at noon.'

The China Mail.

with a Society at Home walled the Society thu dollar during the last 14 years, which for Promoting Female Education in the reveals the astounding fact that if the de- Rest, and they combine Mission Work crease goes on at the same rate it will be with general Education. Female Educ worth nothing at all by 1929; a record of statistical tables have been brought up t date and amplified. The amount of valu able and almost indispensable information about Hongkong untamed in this work is almost inestimable Details are given with regard to the tides, lighthouses, Church services, Chinese calendar, the weather and its relation to gardening operations, astro- nomical terms, eclipses, the difference in time between Hongkong and 68 different

tals generally; and whether it will ever receive universal sanction remains to be seen, though not in our time; but one thing is certain, that wherever these schools are planted there are soon scholars enough HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1890.

to tax all the energies of those who come out to superintend and teach them. In this LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Colony there is one Boarding school at West PASSED SUEZ CANAL. GOTWARD BOUND: Glaucus, December Point, four day-schools in the city, one at 11; Carmarthenshire, 14 Patroclus, Sau-ki-wan, and one at Stanley. The pupils

jodicial, military, and Havai establisk- 18; Benlarig, Deucalion, Glenroy, 21 at present number altogether 209. Of this pines. It contain a directory of thọ civil, Ava, Jown, Mayant, Bombay, Hed number 131 were met altugallier yesterday Sea, 28; Braunschweig, Durdana,

sopia lodges, banks, shipping, insurance William Barkill, Abergeldis, January at Fairles, and an examination which hadents, consulates, churches, schools, ma-

been going on for some time in various 1: Iphigenia,

and pablic companies do. c. The part- HOMEWARD BOUND Bellerophon, Niobe,

devoted to statistics of the Colony is of gresi Aberdeen, Dec. 21, Cyclops, Geneve, subjects was concluded in the morning,

Falue. The increas of the population Euphrates, 28; Luntu, Jan. 1; ina-after which the scholars, arrayed in their bont attire, were treated their present dyr, Palinurus, Ag

The P. & O. stenwer Bengal, with the Eng hard-working superintendent, Mise de Joy hish Mail of Dabar 7, left Sipsey, with tex, cakes, and other good things apore on Thursday, the 3rd instant,

bera

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tables are given howing the development to various brauen is, traced from 1861,

of the income and expenditure under va-

at 9 a... and may be expected on the lawn. Some of them were from the

on or about Tuesday, the 8th Shaukiwan School, and had never been torious heide, the tazation of the Colony, ils instant. This Packet brings replies town before. In the afternoon all were shipping, the birth rate and death rate letters despatched from Hongkong on October 31st, las M

brought into the house for the distribution during the last year, immigration and jeele about which information is of great The P. M. Co.'s steamar City of Rio de da- of prizes A fair number of the friends of migration and a gaat number of other subs

nero, with the AMERICAN MAIL of Dec. the schools attended to witness the pre- 8th, left Yokohales on Thursday, the

3rd instant, and may be expected here ceeding Lady des Youx, who had most, The pages Me Bruse Shepherd de- on or about Wednesday, the 9:1 inst, kindly promised to preside and present the vote to the land and land laws of the The Canadian Pacifó Steamship Co.'s Prizes, vos at the last morsent unable to Colony should of special importance af

Steamer Albany, from Vancouver, left do so, we are sorry to say through indispo the present mount

is perks the competent person to Yokohama For Hongkong on the 9th ativo. In her absence, Mrs Forbes was The pro

talk of the sub His observations on Doo, and may be expected on the 6th

the washer of tut past year are highly in Jap The as Benauers left Singapore on the

30th Des, and may be expod hure on se about the 6th Jan,

The steamship Wingsang, from Calcatta,

good enough to supply bereke

oeding, wazo conclado

at the examinatlev

of magis lantern IOWA.

Jett Singapore on the 81st nito, and most nat afactory, ami the may be expected here on it shoot the sant for the first time Otu fost.

The D. D. B. steamer Deperio has felt that we being dos

Singapore for this part, and may be Waar ootanced expected besa on or about the 9th work)

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd S. N. Cod.

steamship Putridon, from Trieste, loft would they Singapore on the Tud instand, and mszance upo be expected here on or about the 10th

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