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WAS IT A GHOST THEY SAW? GREENWICH

Mrs. II. R. Jomings livan at No. 311, Main Recently Sir Howard Grubb was down Strot, Bridgeport, and Missa, Minnie Parrot at Greenwich Observatory to give the fin-boards with her. The house is an old one, but Jocidentai & Oriental Steam-THE CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE ishing touch to the object glass of the fine in good order. One night early in December new Equatorial, of which he is the maker,1801) the two women looked at the doors and and which lies been set up at a cost-want to the theatre, leaving not, a soul in th including the dome which covers it of base. They left the gas barning, however, iu this 28 inch lens took Mestra. Ghatce they returned, and entered the house langking

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and taiking. But as they went into the parlent Brothers, of Birmingham, about three the many humour distant of them in a second. years; that is to say, they kept on trying Right in the middle of the rooms stood a dark and failing for about that longth of time men of gigantic stature. The upper part of his before they were able to produce a perfect face was conecaled by a maak, his eyes gleaming glass. Thoy succeeded at length in turn through the eyebolas in it. His shirt-sleeves ing out what may be regarded as one of were rolled an, and in one hand to carried the boat, if not quite the largest leza, ever long, old-fashioned pistol. The women led yet placed at the service of the astronomer, sareaming from the room, and when Mr. Jan. It is now mounted, and the telescope innings came in five minutes later be found no one practically complsts. It may possibly be in the parlour and all the doors and windows Rome little time before any trustworthy securely locked. What was it the wor aw? work can be done with it, for the great Daring a recent period of ill health, writes VI INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND 56 Buckhead & Co. telescope bas of course to be very carefully an American friend, "I had slept badly for tested and adjusted. All instruments several successive nights. require this, even the best of them, and nights abant two o'cloak, I was suddenly aroused trem a dozo by what seemed like the calling of such testing and adjusting are now pro- eeeding Greenwich.

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nante; and at the foot of the boil stood the This new Equatorial is what Groomwich image of my mother just as she locked five has been sadly in need of for years. The year before, as she was leaving home to go on a joary, on which journey she was killed in a Treasury consented to give it as far back railway besator. I screamed and fainted. I 18 1886, bat years before that Mr Chrisbie was foolish enough to tell of it, and the local old had been pleading for it. It was sanction-wenien gossips said it was a aurons and I ed in 1885, ordered in 1886, and may be world never get well. Yet I did, and said to have boon in land ever since, the perfect health now. I haliove that vision came object-glass having boon delivered at the of my weak nerves, for I've never seen it since, Observatory in March of last year. The and it's more than three years ago uaw.” work to which it will be more especially devoted is spectroscopic photography, though by a very ingenious mounting of the object-glase, which permits of its being reversed, the telescope is available sither for visual observations or for the photo. follows:-"I was no dreadfully nervous I co and YOKOHAMA, on THURSDAY, the 47.--Gas Company, Ld., West Point.

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No doubt it was the affecs. Why, tuera's no ens the tricke the nerves will play of on you when your system is out of condition. In March, 1890, it was, that Mrs. Jnue Foster, of Derracott Hond, Paksadowy, Haute, wrote on as not bear anyone in the room with me, yet I did not wish them far away in case I should call out for help. This was in June, 1969. I stopt vary

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graphing of the spectra of the stara. Greenwich has given great attention to this latter work, but has not hitherto been probatty, and in the morning felt little the tester perly equipped for it. The importance of

far having gone to bed There was ofton n | Shangh=" It may he gathered from the fact that stars severe pain in my head and over my eyes, and I that are altogether andiesaverable to the

was sick must of the time. My skin was dry aye, oven when aided by the most powerful and yellow, and the stomach and bowels felt cold By-and-by I had to lie helpless in of telescapes, are not only detected by the and dead. photographis camers in combination with bed. The doctor said he didn't know what my the telescope and the spectroscope, but are complaint was. I took nothing but liquid food, made to reveal some of their profoundast and could not relain over that on my stomach. setrets. That is to say, that stars that By this time I was nothing but skin and bona. My brad sched are so inconceivably distant that the light My memory completely failed. reaching the earth from them is so faint so dreadfully I thought I should lese my aures, that the best talescopes cannot detect and my friends agreed that wank ever get trace of it, nevertheless do send a light,

I had given up all hopo, when one day Mrs. to us, and spectroscopic photography can not only detect it, but can analyse this West, of mrnemonth, called and asked what I light, make it reveal the character of its we taking. She told me she was hozaelf once source and what the star is made of, and just no badly of, and was cared by Holbar Sigal's Curativa Syrup. As she seemed to have can make it print its revelations on paper. so much faith in this medicine, I tried it, and in Some important discoveries have recently three days I was able to wals stress the room, been made, such, for instance, as the and by the end of the week I sent downstairs finding of an occulted star, Algol, and the Now I are as well as over I can act and digest demonstration that Spics, which has always my fool, and all my nervousness has left zoe." boon supposed to be a single star, is roolly

The malady Mrs. Foster anffered from was

hotter.

a double ooD, Of course the mora gimdigestion and dyspopsin and servons prostra can be had from these extremely distant The criginal canse was grief and shock at objects the batter they can be etudied, and

the viclent death of her basband, by accident, is obvions that the light to be lostaged and the spetsen rallied only when the Syrup had from the 28-inch objective is greater than given now vigour to the digestion and thus fel that which could be received by the 13- and toned the nerves. inch lops it is superseding. Groat things are oxpected from this fine new instrument, which, though not one of the very largest, ia practically very little behind the best Dow in existence. The arrangements by which when in use, this instrument will be made to move round the heavens from esat to west, so as to follow the body ander observation and keep it continually in the field, will he the same as for the old Equatorial, the same beautiful and fugent- wator clook being employed for the purpose.

ORA

The next addition to Greenwich Observa- tory of first-rate importance will be a 'univoreal transit circle. It was stated in The Daily News last December that the Astronomer Hoyal was urging the ascemity for his addition to bis instruments, and was so far hopeful of succeeding that he had prepared a model and ixed on the site for the building it was to occupy. The naw inatrament has been conceded, and the. money granted for it and is now in hand. There is a considemble building now purtly erected in the grounds, which, when com pleted, will constitute a new Physical Ob.

Whatever may be your opinioa of the Bridge- port ghost, it remains trae that most uncaring visious and sounds man nothing more or less then a set of nerves all upeat by indigestion and drepepsis. toets came from the inside of the person who sees then, and when as Syrup does its work the eyes and ears entertain only what is natural and wholesale.

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Borratory. To this will be transferred the N", department having to do with the testing of ebrenometers and deck-watches, and cu the summit of it will be mounted the old - ineb Lassell Equatorial that has been re-

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be completed, any possible effect the generation of electricity might have on the magoatographs within 170 feat being effectually guarded against by a triple iron shield completly enclosing the dynam Al- together, the Royal Observatary-which years ago used to give the casual visitor on ímpression of sleepiness and stagnation-is Kaking a very desided advanes, and in every department of it gives evidence of the vigour of its chief and of a more enlightened and appreciative attitude on the part of the Admiralty and the Treasury. It is pertion. farly satisfactory to note any waking up in these official quarters, for the Greenwich Observatory is an institution of which in the past we have had reason to be proud, and which certainly ought to be is the vas of as- tronomical science-London Daily News.

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letters.

It is forbidden to usert in ordinary or Registered Correspondonos (4) Currect Coin (6) Articles liable to Custoras Duty.

Parcel Post to the United Kingdom Parcels not exceeding 11 tbs. in weight are received in Hongkong and st British Post Offices in Chins, for transmission to the United Kingdom by P. & 0. Packet vid Giraltar. No parcel is sent with the Overland Mail vil. Brindisi. Parcels there

fore arrive in Lotadon about eight days later than the Mail Percale may be sealed, but any parcel, oven though sealed, is liable to be opened for examination.

Parceis must be posted in Hongkong before $ p.m. on the day before the depar !ture

of the Mail. Those arriving from the Coust, &c., after this hour are kept for the following P. & O. Mau.

(Calling

1893.

THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, BO.),

TWIN SE STRANERS-10,000 HORES POWER,

PROPOSED SALLINGS FROM HONGKONG. EMPRESS OF CHINA.....6,000 Tona......WEDNESDAY..............1st November.. EMPRESS OF INDIA......6,000 do, ......WEDNESDAY..........29th Novembur. EMPRESS OF JAPAN.......&,000 do.......WEDNESDAY.....,27th December.

THE STEAMERS of this Line pass through the famous INLAND SEA of JAPAN,

and cal at VICTORIA, B.C., to land and om bark passengers.

The Mountain Scenory on the Canadian Pacifo Railway surpasses that of any other Trans Continental Route.

Passengers booked to all the principal points in Canada and United States, and also through Great Britain and the Continent of Europe at current rates," with pumatingoit' choice of Atlantic Line.

RETURN TICKETS---Time Limit for prepaid return ticket is reckoned from dais of re-embarking at Vancouver.

Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European officinis in service of Chius Special Ratex (first-class only) are granted to Missionaries, members of this Naval,

от баргин

The Canadian Pacific Railway is the only Trans-continental Line extending from the Pacific to the Atlantic Suabcard, and running its own Sleeping Coaches through without change. The Dining Care and Mountain Hotels on the Bonte are owned by the Company and their appointments and cuisine are unexcelled.

The Steamers on the Pacife and oli Day, Sleeping and Dining Cars aro comfortably hoated by Steam during the Winter Beason.

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to

Hongkong, October 4, 1893,

D. E. BROWN; General Agent:

1712

SHARE LIST.-QUOTATIONS.-Oct. 14, 1899.

No. of Patue. Stocks.

Frares.

BANKA

L'ard-

1610

Closing Quotations, Cash:

80,000 $

Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk Cor,

New IN...mine

Bank of Chine, Japan and Straits,109,875£

****------- *1, 250 National Bank of China, Limited... E

MARINE ISHGRANONG. Chaton Insurance Office Co.. Ld..... 10,000 China Tradera' Insurance Co, Là........ 24,00 North-Ohio Insurance Da, LLS,QUGE streats Insurance Co., Id.................... 30,00 8 Crion Insurance Society Co., Ld....10, 00

FIRE INSURANCES.

stee Ineraties Association, La. 8, QU Jaina Fire Insurance Co., Ld.....20,000 $ Tongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 2,000's strasts Fire Insurance Uo Ld... 20, 0$

DOCKS.

bkong & Wuacapa Denis Do., Lt hãy đi

HTEAMBOATE.

China and Manila S. 8. Co., Id...... 5,0% Douglas Beatnship Co., Lunited....20, 0

4.4, 0, and M. Steamboat Co., Ld. 80,0

fuis-Chins 8. N. Company, Luite 60,0 team Launch Company, Limited... 2,0 China Mutual 3. N. 00.................... 20,000

Do.

BET EERIES.

(new AC). 20,000)

123 all 100 % prácu., sellers

101.18 nom.

1£20, nom

10£ 8.19826, ellers

2001$

508117, buyers 83.33 8 25 850, zalea

205 TL, 115, bayers

10

250

100 s.

10.8 25 K

20611,

sales

20 $84, ex div., buyers

60, Bollore

1879. bayars: 880, sellers

50 $195,buyers; 8197), sellers 2017, buyers

125 all 72% prom.sales and sellors

$30, sellere

50

ab $37, steady

મ

al 4262, sellers

IL

m61 2 dís, enles

$20, steady

10

1028, nom.

6 £2, nom.

10%

8150, sales and sellera

10

+

$32, seller

50 all 238, sellera

100 37, $42, gallera

China Sugar Company, Limited.............. 15,00 | #7100 Luzon Bugar Company, Limited.... 7,00 ||

WHARVEN.

K, & Kow. Whart & Godown 0,80,000 $ Wanchai Warehouse and Storage

Company, Limited ...................................... “ƒ

LAND AND BUILDING,

Hongkong Land Investment and

Agency Company Limited....... Kowloon Laud and Building Cos-

2,600 $

50,000

3,000$ Humphraya' Estate & Finance Co... 100v West Point Building Co., Limitel 12,500 $

TRAMWAYS,

K, High-Level Tramwaye Co., LL20

MINING,

The Postage is 20 cents per lb., and 20 Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld. £5,08

བ་ cente sach succeeding to or fraction of a bajon Minta Co., Ld50K

*Socists· Francaise des Unachon- which ingindes Registration too; and must

8,00% Fed. Bayes du-Tonki

17600£

be prepaid in stamps. No further chargs sa Tao Balmoral Gold Ming Co., Lú 15,000) made in the United Kingdom except for Now Imera Mines, Limited Customs dues. No parcel must be more [than 3 feet 6 inches in långth, or 6`fest în greatest length and girth combined. A ra- ceipt is given for each Parcel.

aub Auer, Goki Mining Co., Li... on Societs Francise des Houilleres

de Toutaner, PLANTING, EIZ..

The sender must fill up aform of Customs Chia-Borneo Company, La. Declaration, which can be obtained free at. G. Brown & Co., Limited..... each Post Office. No parcel can be accept- od till this is completely and accurately filled. The only articles ordinarily sent from China which are liable to daty a Ten, Tobacco.

HOTELA, XIV. Austin Arms Hotel, and Building Company, Limited............... Hongkong Hotel Company, L....

3,000 she inautod

DISPENSABIZĖ.

1.50 $54, sales and buyers

58

3. ST, salos

1 A

$14, nom.

5

4320, sellers

all $65, sellera

84.80, div., sellers

45 3265.50, buyers; $5.76, esilers

6) (.50 $80, sales

125 cents, sales

1 17/6 om,

18/4 1843, sales and sellers

50

8,000 Fos, 500 $7

1%8

ចិន

nom.

$10, sellers

binom.

-

7,50 $

181, buyers

6,00$

GO 4

4,000 $

6,000 $

j

60,039 s

Dangerous or purishable goods, articles LEZENALLY TRANSBATED AND EXPLAINED likely to injure the Mails, Liquids (unlese A, 3. Watson & Co., Limited

securely packed) or parcels easily crushed, skin, Cruickshank & Co., Ld... 50,000 S such as band-boxes, ára prohibited. No Par-

NK

DL E. J. EITEL.

T

PRICE: 15 CENTS PER COPY, UNINA MAIL OFFICE,

*905

LAGETING.

cel can be received if its valce exceeds $250.1K, and China Gus Co., Limited

7,000 £

A Parcel may contain a letter to the same addres (13

that of the Parcel itself, or an Hongkong Electric Co., Limited..... 30,000 other T'arcel to the same address, •No other enclosures are allowed;

BRICK AND DEMENT. Green Island Cement Ov., Ld..... 20,0008

MISCELLANEOUS.

*

Hongkong, May 17, 1893.

1,200 €

FOR SALE.

5,00

$,000 $

With regard to inward Parcels, addresses Hongkong Brick & Cement Co.. Ld 4,000 are requested to observe that the Parcel

Maora & Co., Limited Campbell, Mail is not opened until the ordinary, dis- tribution of letters, dc., is finished choo. Fenwick & Co., Liusited

Hongkong Bakery Company, LL ...... postage en Faroula at home is 100. perongkong Dairy Farm Co. COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet the Regulations are gonerally similar to the Hongkong ago Company, Limits 16,00) Form, of the proceedings in the above, and the Parcels are sent ant visong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld. $.co

KROENT LIBEL QABE- Oʻ

REGINA 7 PITMAN, containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the trial in Criminal Sessions, with connected Corre spondence and contents of the Press.

To which is now added a Report of the Gade of

PITMAN V. KESWICK AND OTHERS Price per Copy, pay

50 CENTS., Chino Mait Orfion,

Gibraltar.

*Founder's shares

ZDANS

$5000

Amount, Value,

$14, sellera

10 A 10% buyers 3814, sellers

102105, buyers 10% 888.25, sellers

50 all 83, buyere 15 $12,5083, sellors

10 all 64, pom 254 25415, boyers 50 A 165 10 a $6, sallare 15 al 1970, #loady 20 ali 185, sellers

Interest.

Quotation,

Intermity 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 Chilmare Inscial 1886 Tx. 767,200 Tla. 250 7 % pannur 13 % prein, buyers passing through the Post, to the extent of $10, in certain cases, provided:

1. That the sender daly observed all the gago Debenturas, 1889, conditions of Registration required.

2. That the letter was securely enclosed

in a reasonably strong envelope,

DEBINTURES..

Hougtong Hotel Mort-

400,000.0: 8500

8-,, promo

$500

Printed at the China Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.