· Extracts.
THE INVISIBLE TRAIN--À GEORGIA SUPERSTITION,
THE DAILY PRRAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ar, 1818
face and worn false teeth, and sa to his band, INCONSISTENCY OF CREED AND
·BELIEF. w he wore a glove, and I could not arrest a of who appeared well known, on the The report of the Committes of the House Cormoos forinquiring into the Adultention of suspicion eroited in a dream. That day and Food and Drink must have suggested to many the next I waited for Steiner, but did not At the dead of the right, the dead of the night, readers the romurk What wonderful so him. On the night of the second day
-Thero's A sound Wong the rail
And the breaking of a whitting crank
Like the flapping of iron fails,
With the long, lowrall that heralde the storm
-Over anshurot tidča of grain,
With the sullen rose of rain in the wood,
[
still. But it is by no means only the food of the
body
which, it appears, may be this adulterated with at least partial impunity as well qualified quite as Mental food seemingly There's the trembling ground, the swirls of air to poison the intellect, paralyse the will, and
stop the action of the heart, is yes galphed down by multitudes in the sight of
altogether clogged and brought to a stand-It," al
Comes the invisible train.
And the shout of the gauge betwżen
The quivering rails, tat never a light
"Or shadow or spectre is seen.'
It slopa nor etaya by «tation or town,
But-sweeps in its viewleas flight,
To a city whore beautiful walls are own
From splendid quarries of light.
duy
all 2004; and when look that they should
we
Ho
Pane
Insurances.
NOTICE.
ROYAL INSERANCE COMPANY.
ROM and after bbie date, a Discomat of 20 per sent on the current rites of Premia will be allowed to all contributora
HOMGET S, WALKEE & C
dyenta, Rona Insurance Company. tf 1162 Hongkong, 24th Jane, 1873.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOS
AWSAW COMPANY.
FROM big date until farther notion, a Retion of Twenty por cent (20°) will be made, on the Premium charged on all Iraur ances effented with this Ofot; snch Beburn being payable on the leans of the Policy,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
Insurances. NOTICE
Insurances, viE 1
TAROM and after this date the following rates will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Not exceeding Ten days of the annual rates. Not deeding month Above 1 month, and not)". eroceding three months.
Above months, and not do do. exceeding six monthe.... Above 8x months the fall annual-rata.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CỒ,
* Edgents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company-¦ 1679 Hongkong, 26th August 1889-
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,
And the white excon spreads, as the sound goes could bas good brend and cheese. If which I noticed in the signature was defaced 1 U59 · Fenakeny, 24th Jme. 1872 Saigon and Penang
by
A abrind of silver and gray,
create a
Agads, Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF MANCHESTER AND
SAS LONDON.
HONGEONG MARKETS.
Quotations.
PRODUCE
COTTON
pit pleut a 1900
de Reported by Chineza on the 20th January, 1878. COTTON GOODS. COTTON YARN, NO.14 € 34. for piculz2112.01 $195.00 ANKAND
∙158.00 788ORUM, Bog JORNY BRINTIan, : 7 4 74 tba D. per flash $9,1920 PI
84,81 1hr 2.00 2.45
WHITE SKIRTINGs; 50 a 50reed.. * $150 20
66 74.8.50
in
WHITE SYOTTED PO, WHITE BROCADA); - Amanicas DezoDN
GEET Bézoria; 24 yds & 18in. 735%
DARD SPOTEED JOBTINES,
Win' DAMAAK - 06.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG GENCIES A all the Treaty Ports of EzKaruniare, Blug
China and Japan," süd at Singapore,
Valysis, Black, 22 fru Risks accepted, and Folioles of Insurance, 33 granted at the rater of Premiam current at the Yanvaraand. Blast, whore-mentioned Ports.
SPAXISK STATEMA... No charge for Policy fees..
Lado Erra, JELE
amoont of abominable stuff is the human went into the hotel. He was standing there machine capable of absorbing without being to a lady, just fu the vestibule. She and asid good-night as I entered. He touched his hat, and I saw that the third
was missing. finger of his left hand was
“Good evening, sir." replied Good evening." We sauntered out together..
W
you smoke. I asked... walked in, and getting sugar, lighted show signs of its morbific action, lol we find it. It was bot, and he asked me would I them going cheerially about their but have a lemonade assented; we drank DOER 31 if they had
sopped full, not of and he gave the barkeeper a ten dollar bill horrors, but of
set ourselves, for example, to and blurred
on the He was mine. I touched him o conception which ought (so to speak) to disegres with the human mind, we shoulder and requested him to stap outside. Fer the night has told on the lap of the earth, should unhesitatingly say that much a notion I showed him my badge, and stating that I would be the existence of a great Bad God; was a detective officer, arrested him, and. à being of absolute malignity who scaasicasly locked it up ita diuuat bad buffed all
Hongkong, 1st November, 18971. vers. I had worked out a case that supernatural powers employs bia atupendous by inward suggestion and outward tempta. the detectives. Next tion, in furing oach of us to bix aubterrangan dungeon, where he will preskis way our com buation for infinite ages.
Certainly such a notion is far from being nourishing
refrosh- ing, or, as we should have supposed, in any the queerest of all. I didn't. He won't the THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned are now prepared to grant, way wholesente or digestible Yet, marvel-man, being the son of a rich merchant in the lous to relate this oil-of-vitriol kind of thing West. Ho had lost his finger in the war, slips down the throats of tous of thousands naver had any whiskers, and his teeth were of honest Britons at least once every week, his own. To crown all, the man I wanted and they go home afterwards from church was subsequently arrested in Texas. Since and eat their luncheone with admirable ap- then I never believed in dreams. Philo polite, and never, by word or deed, betray delphia Age. that they have drained a cup to which that of Herate way a mild tisane. Sweet and gentle elderly ladies, whone syen
Like the corpse of a beautiful day.
It bears away, is invisible fraight,
The treasures of failing men-
The countless opportunities lost,
And the beautifd might beso loon."
“The froitizes dead, who have died in youth,
Eeo the grain of life had come, Painters whose pictures were only dreauna, ⠀
And poets whose lips are dumb.. The beare young doad, the fair young dead,
Whose toarte were a throng of love, Thet folded their arms in the morning of life,
To pass to that dit above.
Maiden-nud-wife in-the-ribe-and crowd,
And lips like blend of the reas; Beautiful babes, that died in surilca,
Like a light that comes and goe
And often we sco through the doad of the night,
Though the ever are closed in aleep. The Phantom train with its precious Preight
From a towland still and deep."
And we dream till the morning, bright and
wurm
Lies over the charah-yard and, And awakes from the Inzarng sleep of night,
With reviving barid of God. -By Well Walace Harney,
ny prisoner before the court.ged
"And did you convict him ?" wo sak
naked. "How about the teeth and beard-?"
Well," said Detective Fierson, "that was
Insurances,
LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Grow tender over drowning flies, and who refuse to believe any harm of the worst scapegrace among their nephews, allow THE Undersigned having been appointed this particulat horror to enter their minds Agente in Hongkong for the above Com unchallenged, and even seem to turn it over pany, are proposed to grant Marino risko at under the tongue as if it were a hon-bon, and burrent rates.
AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. inquire, plaintively, in the same breath, Does
+8.2421
Homekane. Ath March, 1968 their visitor believe in the eternity of future panishment--and will be not take another LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM lump of sagar in his tea? Between these
TRANSEP INSURANCE OFFICE, 187, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON good folk and their neighbours who refuse
ESTABLISHED 1843
believe in the horrid dogma there is hard-
ED THE Undersigned is authorised to recept isks out onhall of this Office, by First Steanicra and Sailing Ships
A. MoIVER, drent,
tf. Hongkong. 1st July, 1887, -YANG-TSZU INSURANCE ASSUDIA- TION OF SHANGHA),
CAFITAL AND SURPLUS 765,000 TÅELS
PERSIAN REGAL FESTIVITIES. The festivities of the day web nos yet at a cil, and we adjourned to another room looking out on to the Maiden, where, on a ly a pin to choose, so far as cheerfulness goes, space of ground thirty or forty yards square, or general ensiness of demeanour. One bes which tas kept clear with the utmost lieves he walks on a thin crust of lava over a dificulty-only, indeed, by the coastant ap-bottomless crater, and the other thinks he plication of stick to the heads and shoulders treads on rock; but there is no perceptible of the invading growd-were collected bulf difference in the way they put their feet to naked wrestlers, dancing boys and untramere, the ground. One loves his son and belieges and dwarfs, fighting rams, their he may possibly be Hell; the other loses giants Fleeces stained in all the colours of the rain-his daughter and is sure she is gone to a bow, dancing LERIE
sand totkeys, and chained better world. But the tears of the
first tigers. At a giren signal, na soon as bie fathers are much alike; the grief of 1 POLICIES galed on Marins Bisha to all Majesty entered the room's joining our own, is not more inconsolable than that of the ali thie motley crew was set in motion second. Truly the paradox would be in anidst fresh cutbursts of discord. The explicable were it quite clear that those who wistlers wrestled; the boys, mumers, bears so to speak bite freely at unhealthy ideas, and keys, danced pell-well; the giants actually masticate them and assimilate them threw the dwarfs aloft, the rams fought and with their mental constitutions. The fact the tigers road, whilst the crowd ranewed seems rather to be that both clergy and laity ita efforts to get a sight of the sports, and are apt to take a great many more sach the sticks of the ferrashes descended thick as things into their mouths than ever go any bail on their shoulders. The spectacle was farther Sore divines and prents, indeed, anything but regal, and we were all glad obviously are possessed of a natural pouch, they whion an end was put to it by the distribuimilar to that of the pelican, where tion of small ecin amongst the performers lodge an astonishing quantity of undigested and the departers of his Majesty. Journey notious, and whence they distribute them pared to accept ricks against Fire, sabicot to a through the Caucasus and Percia," by A. Hliberally to the young without any necessity bound of 20 per cent. Money."
ল
*
for swallowing them on their own secunst From "Essaye," by Frances-Power-Cubber
work.
HE Undersigned have been apprinted Agents for the shore Company as Hong- kong, Canton Foochow Shanghai, and Hen- tow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at Current Bates,
HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.
f 1853 Hongkong, 15th October, 1868.7
JAS, B. COUGHTRIE;
Seiretary
•ful 893
CAMEMES,
BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY
on behalf of the above Company, Policies Egainst Fire on First class Buildings, to an exte tent of $10,000. SEPAR
CAPITAL TWO MILLION STERLING.
A diacount of Treaty per cent. (20") upon 11HF Undersigned having been appointed the current local rates will be allowed on all Agent for the above Company at this premium charged for insurance snob discount purt, are prepared to grant Policiesngainst Fire, being deducted at the time of the lasne of po to the extent of £10,000, on Buildings or on livy
EUSBELL & Co., Roads stored therein,
NORTON, LYALL & Co. tf 241 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1870.
Laon, Nail Bed
LEAD,
Hoop Bar,...
Bran, Englis
WOOLLEN
SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATER S.
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STRAMERS,
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1002Mesagerien Maritimes
Destination
Tug Flying
Forsel
9.50 2.85
Bingapore,
$80 2,65 ATTACAD 270850
8102120 SALIPETEN... 1J6190 COAL, AVIOA: 2,94 9.30 Englab secant
American.
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BETEL NET
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10.40 18.60
11.00 18.50
10.00 18.50
per piel 1:40 1,9%
49 1.30
6.60 a. 4.25
2.91a: 2.20. 1.00. IAS
·1.50€ 185. 9.30 a 143 2009.10
210 a 19
5.66 -7.66
1950 à 12.00
11.00 a 11,60
31,00 11.23
for bor. 4.054454
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PEN, DABouth Bend,
Woor Sandiagamitan
per put. 6,00 650
four, Califernín, per tack of 50 lbs.
America, per barrel of 900 bai
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7:23 7.80 Whaar, Tientsin
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4.25 4.78
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Chon-to
Robinson
BOM g-h
Chuo-boi
Demée
B.LOM -8-b
Demerara
Custome Chop
Faidtbul Wah
Morrison
Brit, ab
895 R& Co
Swatow
Fee-looug
Wrighb
Olayod
H.LO.M
g-b.
Grates
Brit, ate
A. Heard & Co., Agents Laid up
Cocker
R-b
Ching-jai
HLUM.
car.
Jose Uriarte
Spaxi scla
210 Remedion & Op
Lcooutcar
Bas, sh
Ngan-tun
Stewart
Feng-chao-bai
∙Palmer
Sai-Taing
Stewart
Bon-Ches
«Olark”
Tri-an-lati
Lo. Bush
Ten-Po
Fei-ho Féiwan Ling-leng Men-dien-Laing
M. Lopez Naples
Alaska Blythwoode Eliza Hunting Emen
J. McLarblau
Miller Goze
Brit. str.
Brit sle
Fame
Richardson
Brit, atr
Formosa Geelong Har-loca
Punchard
Britte
$15 D. Lapruik & Co
G.J. Bibot:
Brit, ate
2012.P. O, B. N. Cò
Farrów
·Brit. atr
-277 D. Lapraik & Os
Kin-Kiang Kiushn Rwongtang Aralacca
Benning
Brit Betr
1061 | A. Hard & Co., Agenta
Devillo
"Amir, atr
795 Olyphant & Co
Gibeon
Brit. 'ste
91 D. Lapaik & Co
East Coast
Moutée
Golvy BAZA
Brit str
Menzalab
Mourret
"Nimoni
Pitman
Briat
863D Impraik 5.05
Norna
Milevin Hatebion
Britain
Britetr
828 Landstein & Coj.
Cory C
Brit. str
821
A, Heard & Co., Agenta
Alebintra
Span, Jor
680
Order
Platten
Hoskin Mot
Amr: str Brit, atr
520
Wm. Fustan & Co.
101
Acheong
A. Lavalley
Brit. str 1917
P. &O, S, F. Co.
Brit."str 380
A Heard & Co, Agenta
Brity Bir
882 Acheong⠀
Peru
Spark
Witch
Ottawa Poyang Bosityy None parts of the World, at current rates. Shaftesburg This Association will, mutil further notice, Sir J. Jajeebboy provide dat of the carninga, first for an interest
Sands dividend of 15%, for afr.reholders on Capital, White Cloud § and thereafter distribute ing Policy bolders Tottanz annually, in eneh, ALL the profits of the Underwriting Business pro rata to amount of premium contributed,
RUSSELL & O
Agents
If 1089 Bongkare, 9th July, 18721 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
Agonte for the above Company, are pre- andersigned having been appointed
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents
Albambira Altagracia America Amiral.Deroulx
Andrena
Bratorias y Union
Ganilla Cavour Canadienne
Chanel Queen Daylight. tf 39 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872 Dentchland: THE CLUBE MARINE INSURANCE Buook Train.
Barupa COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
F. H. Drowe THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE INF la Boquette
SURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA, Frey THE SAMARANG SEA AND FIRE-INSU-George
RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG.
low rates of charged
Freya'
Hongkong
Lala
Nelson “Omainti
Fash Seamas
Thompson Greenfeld
W: Vorenta Monnier... Chaperson
Ranning between Hongkong and Canton. Bunning between Macao and Hongkong.
SAILING VESSELS.
Brit. sh 1242. Ang. Heard & Co.
Bemedion & Co
Beil sh
Homedios & On
843 Wm. Fustau & Cu-
62 Order
Brit. ab 629 Russell & Oo
Ger. ab 759 Siemeeon & Co
687
Aug. Hoard & Co. Runcit & Co.
Amhold, Karbarg & Ca Samarang
Dou P. Buitto
'KOTH
Perush
Pernah
Brit. bk
Yangtaze
Augustina
Andulzia Callao Hmigrant
ELOM
926 Landasin & Co gih,
HI:C,M. ¿g.b. H.I.C.M g.h. ALCM. g-b. HIO.M oor.
Da Longueville HKO.M.güba | Qurner
Longl Barbier Roldan
A de Araticon
Beusngoili Wilson
1. Toung
Brit. atr 762 1 Sienissen & Co
Fren, str 699 Roszell & Co Perah970 Olano Span.bk
41 | Remedios & Co
Peru, ah 1016. | Order A
Brit, at
690 Win Fustau & Cu
578 Reniedin & Co
140 A. Heard & Co., Arente
289 Arnhold, Karborg & Co Fooohow, &e.
Running between Canton and Macas.
SWATOW.
In port on 20th January, 1878. Ger, sob 148. Dircka & Kruger. Brit. bk398 Dircks & Krazer Ger, hk 360 Dircka & Kruger. Brit, sch 150 Bradley & Co Britk Siam..bk,
410 Diroke & Kruger 393 Chicco
AMOT.
In port 20th January, 1878 Petersen & Co. 360 Boyd & Co
Ger...bg Siam, bk Ger. tk
Frea: bi Brit.
Siam. bk
284 Pusedag & Co
199 || Boyd & Co
26
Tait & Co
291 Boyd & Co
379 Brown & Co
Ixid up
San Francisco
Bangkok
Marle
Novelty
Ocean Queen
Paradies
Stanfield
Vesta
Brit. bk 498 Mangeries Maritimes Saigon
Her Majesty
197
364 Predug & Co
Fren. b
420
J. de Gregory Carrigue
E. Peters
Pera ab Fren, br *Der. bk
1650 Captain
775 Lundstein & Co
Singapore
393 Beurjan & Co
Adaline
A. de Uribarri Astorquia Equin
Span.sch
152
Fanny
Peru: ab
Frohlich
Fren. ali
856 Captain
Gaviota
Lenfeety
Malvern,
Success
Michelsen Eaton Helta Hosessos Myles Thompson
Amr. ab 1674 Brit bk 236
Manila
Melbourne
Ger.. bt Fren..bk. $60
267
Wm, Pastan & Co
Brami
Jurgensen
Russell & Co
Ipilo
Burra Noorfol
Daa, k
311
Ed. Schollha & Co
Canton
Nogtaky Dereken
Jenion
Fachelery
Green Jacket, Handy
Krogh
W. Huan
Ger. be Fren. bk Brit, sh Siam
Sieussen & Co.
Caroline
Paulsen
Der sch
176
F. Degener
Cleopatra
Гацвет
Brit Bok
1053
Order
Edouard Raoul;
Leagnett
632 Chinese
Gleam
Burgess
F." Deat
Ger. bk
500 Siemianea & Co
Flapseng
Ulrich
Dickaen
Brit. bk
613 Order
H. D. Orated
Gottlieb
Dan.str
336 Job Buiâ &Co.
J. Miller
Huw, bg
202. Obincać.
Lord of the Isla
Fetrie
Brit. Beb
817 Boyd & Co
Inkster
Brit, bk
435
Siegener
Ger. bk
280 Pandag & Oo
Iriberri
Peru. su
458 Wm. Pustau & Co
Limmes
Brit, bk
R. D. Congdon
Brit, ab
1200 Order
Nichole
L Bae
Brit. bk
246 Lave, Crawford & Co
Bangkok
J. Popp
Brit, atr Ger. br
Beimer Lange
Ger. b
Sam, bt
490 390
Win, Pastan & Os
Chinese ·
Cummings Drot
Bjugaren Gieve
Brit. bk
432 | Order
Erit. bk
237
Rozació & Co
Hellstrom Barend Griffitho Ventorine
Siam, k
423 Chines
·Fera ́ ́ ab 94 Order
Albert Victor Colombo
Moir
Peru. ab 1500 W Pasbau & Co
Lenvivira Bjonct Laurelan Sta. Coloma Bauer H..Ahlmann Garioch
Peru, h 700 Order:
Kien Wei
Brit.. bg
*194 Chinese
Tientsin
Youngon Courtin Hoseason Loose
Stam, bi
570] Chinese
Span, bi
384
Beniadios & Có
Manila
fer:bz
350
E. Schellbass & Co
Tientsin
Gerbk
Brit Ba
800
Melchera & Do
Guest
Brit. bk
552
Thus. Howard & Co
Vidan uzaga
Peru: ab"
Duncan
Brit, bk
600 237
Olano
Gibb, Livingston & Co
Hunter
Sam, bk
403-linėse
*Atabeli.
Brit. sch
150 Boaja
65
Melboarce
Jeune
Persi sh
616. Garcia N. Garcia
St. Mary
IbermLeobe Carr Holcomb Spracheleen Young
Cebu, &c.
Adelaide Ad-le -Alexandra-
Awie- Britain's Pride. Obristoph
Otto
Wells Aubin Morrison
Aar, bk 628
Deagaum
Ellon Unstle
Collings Ringe McLeod Lyell
Brit by Ger. bg Brit, bk
Brit, b
Forest Bell
Desmond
Blouet
Hebe
Bonde
Amr. bb No, bk
Swiftaure Tat Watt Tokaten Willy Riekmele
CATT Sasa McKinnon Stult.
Hilda
Watt
San Francisco Martaban
Lelin M-Long
Lewis
Aur. bk
Niugpo Novelty
Omba
Deear Vidal
Briť, bk. Beit, b Brit, ab Qer.bk
Simpson Jeckwon Wood
Brit. bk Brit.
-429 Gilman & Co.
Brit. bb
296
403
Amb 300
WOL Pustau & Co Mustard & Co
HABITS OF THE ARCTIC TERN.
DETECTIVE PIERSON'S DREAM. A tourist in Scotland says: "In August,
Said Detective Pierson, "It was queer." 1870, when travelling from North List to Detective Pierson was a tall man, with sharp; Bezlesula, I witnessed a very interesting features, and just the slightest Linge of a habit of the Arctic torn in crossing the fords reddish moustache. He wore a suit of duck which separate the two islands. On coming blush clothes, and a black hat in his right within sight of the first ford, I observed behand was a slight orange tree cane, and his
at bis tween twenty and the salt water stroom, but left pulled somewhat rely on se, the E Altuation of Slippers is called by the Hurwick on the banks of the salt but tache, "Yes, it was
queer the mument by saw us approaching they first information that be bad of there being undersigned Agents of above named Companies, Hawaii -rose on wing moet us, then hovered grace. fully above our Leada as the pour stepped any amount of counterfeit money in the city for all steamer risks, subject to a brokerage of Helena into the water. As soon as the wheels of the was a circular letter addressed to the Chief 15 per cent o
an and which stated that, from curtain informa- The "Oosterling, a wull as the Globe, Isle of Wight conveyance were fairly inte the stream, the tion received, a gang had started for his city after paying the Shareholders a dividend of 10 Jaue terns poised their wings for s moment, then with over $10,000 worth of fires and tone, per cent, on their paid up Capital, distribute 25 Janchus Christian scipitated themselves with a splash exactly The "gang" was led by a man who was per cent of the surplus of the profite pro rata Kien-vognstye
amongst such of the Insurers us have paid Kim-kin-kee above the wheel trucks, and at once rose described to be about thirty years of age, daring the year £500 and upwards in premium. Lady Franklyn each with a riggling and-col in its bill about bailt, dark and hair, bushy.side
eyes Suma held that
prey by
SIEMSSEN & Ou the middle of the whiskers, and with her teeth, and the third Particulars can be obtained at the Office of body, ulhers by the head; the latter being finger of the left hand missing. On this in
to swallow their fish as soon AA tber able
formation we were obliged to. The other birds, however, allowed FOSE,
It was wacles, we knew, to wait until their their lish to drop out their bills free, and caught them properly by the bead before Presence was detected by the counterfeit money afloat in the city, because by that they reached the water, after which they time, especially if the notes were well exe flow to the sande where their fledged young cuted, they could have passed a sufficient were patiently sitting, and fed them number satisfactorily, and would have left the spoil. At the next ford a similar scene All that was left for us was to trace the was repeated by another group of Arctic teras, which we found there waiting gang" at once, and arrest them before they ing arrival of soine friendly travellors. In both had time to commence operations. To allout Above 3 moutha those cases the birds showed no fear, but this we had only the description of the leader and not excweil-a
work upon, the others were perfectly un-ing............ dextrously caught their prev though re-known to us, and we might have passed them peatedly struck at with the whip. Twice in the street any day over by stretching out my arm I-nearly So, accordingly, we watched around for caught one of them as is poised itself for about two weeks without succes, when in plouge. Or making particular inquiry, formation came to us that a ten dollar coun- was told by many of the inhabitants of both terfeit bill had been presented at one of our North British & Mercantile Insurance Company: St, Labin
alande that this habit of the term is a con-
if 17 Hongkong, 24th June, 1872 stant entertainment to those who cross the banks, and so well was it executed that even
e it had been at first accepted as thare
genuine.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. BADUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.
with
tLo
to
Lucky
Agente. Langar
Luisa Canovaro tt 40 Hongkong, 16th October, 1872. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE co
Maggio. INSURANCE COMPANY.
Morning Star My Vicente ROM and after this date the following rates
will be charged on SHORT PERIOD Neu Granada
Nicoline insurance, Vi
Not exceeding 1 month of the annual rate
Nyassa Ocoun Above 1 month, and not exceed 3
Providencia Prospector Rapid Resolution Rosabe
above 6 months the full annual rate,
do.
dö
|-Ban Jann
Salvadora
On and after this date, a discount of 20 per Scindia. cent. off the above rates will be allowed to in Scotland
GILMAN & Co Agents, Sophia
satera
Detached & semi-detached Delper.cont
ing Houses, removed from town,
fords in wheeled converances. The pressure. I at ones went to the bank and was shown N of the wheels must bring the barrowing the note. It was perfect with the exception sand-cela momentarily to the surface, and the quick eye of the tern at once enables the tant in one of the signatures the usual flourish was wanting, appearing blurred and bird to transfx them on the spot."
indistinct. The teller could not remember whence it had been received, and so that settled the matter.
Shortly afterward I was walking down This court led into the mosque, which was Charles-street, when I was struck by
AN ALGERIAN SAINT-
and their contents,perannum. other dwelling Huneesused striot ly as rich, and their contests. Godowns, Does, Shops, &c., and
their contents.
On and after this date, a discount of 20 per
in the same style, the recess or "mihrab," the appearance of a man standing on the whore the pulpit stands, being also richly corner. Why I was struck I don't know; cent off the above rates will be allowed to In decorated. Two or three Arabs were pray there was nothing extraordinary in his sparers,
ing in ous comer with the usual prostra-pearance, he was stoutly built, with block tions, and, as our guide informed us, mutter- hair and eyed,
one
314 Armbold, Karberg & Cei
938
Don Orfeyinga Pero, ab 1500. | Qlano Order Span, sh 1000 BYL Ch 900 Russell & Oc Amir, seb 58 Battles & Co "Siam, bk 804
Chinese 411 Sinc. bk
Borneo Co. Limited Frensh 1026 -Russell & Co Brit sh 1212 Kussell & Co Siam, bk 654 Chinco
Brit, b
Rozario & Co Ger. bk 822 Meoungeries Maritimes
RECEIVING VESSELS & HULIE.
1000 P. & 0.0
318 | Water Folice
HM. 8. SHIPS IN THE ORINA SQUADRON,
Obave
Fort William John Adams
Webster Parobaze Strend
Pow. May 233 | Harbor Master Bulk
GILMAN & Co Agents, North British and Mercantile
Inarose Company, 1168 Prekong, 24th June, 1876, INPERIAL FIRD INSURANCHUOM PANY
REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF FREMIUM.. Burrou
und a smooth faces yet, singular ing curses on us for our intrusion into their to relate, and there is where the queer part There is other important cores in I was positively fascinated. I do sanctuary. mosque left in Gran, that of the saint Sid not known how it can be, but it seed e- El Haouri, about whom wonderful miracles actly as if I had fallen in love with him, and are related jocs alone will suffice as a war absolutely insane. I at opeo determined further zotice the following Annua
It
2:
Fame.
Big
Captain.
Avon
doth, sc gun 584
4120 Comr. Patterson
Advantare:
ac. st. transport
2
Come, Q. Q. Elsing
Steam Corvette
Steam Corvetta
· Bates will be charged for Fire Insurance - Curlew.
Доте Dwarf
vige
Delacked & semi-detached Dwall
UHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COM. Mosquito
PANY LIMITED;"
I noticed.
part of to find out who he was, and arossed over. specimen of the legends which form Parthe Where was one or two of the boys standing the teaching of these people, very much as the lives of the saints do in Italy and Spain at the corner, and I spoke to them,
ing Rousas removed from town,& per sent. Fik
Flamer The stranger the time of the war between
was standing with his head and their contents. during
per cent.onet ly as enoh, and their content: the Moors and Spain, when one day a devout thrown carelessly over the letter-box, and 1 Dekor dwelling Houses, used strict.
Iron Duke and holy we came to Sidi Et Hasari to notlood, in a cursory manner, that ou his left
Godowne, Offices, Shops, &o.; and Į This appeared
1 per cent Juno their contentai. complain tha her son had been taken band is wore a glove.
Loren Manee prisoner and carried off to Andalusia as a strange, as it was summer, but it might be
Agente Imperial Fira Insuraner Company, Melville Rieve. El our told her to pray to God accident, Inaked who he was, and was told
188. LIVINGSTON & C tf 864 Hongkong, 7th March, 1885.
Midge with faith, and in the meantime to bring him his name was "Steiner," from Cincinnati, a dish of broth with meat in, which the poor and I was introduced. I thought he started
Oposam mother joyfully did. Now El Haouri had a just a little at the mention of my name, but
Princess Charlotte favourite greyhound, who was at that mo. he quickly recovered and suited. ment suckling her young ones. He took the that he had beautiful teath, and they were THE DIVIDEND of Dollars Two Hundred Einaido
and Fifty (8250) per share, declared at the Ringdoye dog on his knees, spoke to her, and gave white as ivory.
few words, 1 left, and Serenth Ordinary Meeting of Bhareholders held Salumis Interchanging a her the food the woman had brought, Instantly the dog started off, rau to the fort, walking us to the central office, was occupied this day, will be payable on or after the 20th Teezer
instant. and got on board a vessel; bound for the in various business until late at night, when Dividend Warrants can be had at the Office Thistle Spanish coast. No sooner had whe landed I went home. It was about 12 o'clock, and of the Company, No. 48, Queen's Road, on ap- Zebre than she met the young man in
with some Into a
a doze. Suddenly seemed to me as
By order, meat which he had been buying for bis if I was standing on Charles-street with master. The dog made a great bound, tora Steirer, and he had invited me to his room the meat out of his hand, and rushed to the in the hotel. I went and be quickly changed. shore, the Art youth following and purse. He was a short, tout man with dark eyes ing ber on board wessel which was just and hair, sad bushy whiskers, bad teeth, and
third anger of his The lad the
Ielt Was missing.. getting under weigh for Orán. recognized the dag as one belonging to the It may dream it seemed as if I had looked
પી.
I among steadily at him, and he at me. quiesly concealing himself among
who was retuming from marketstion, I undressed and laid down, shortly falling plication.
hand
AUGUSTINE HEARD & 06,
•General Sgents. 1m 122 Hongkong, 18th January, 1673 = HONGKONG, JANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Thalia
Verich,
per sonum, or $3 per abure, declared at
Lintio
the cargo, landed safely on his native shores with him, and we clutched sad fell, bis bead THE DIVIDEND at the rate of 10 per cent.
doub, ac. gun
Minerva
Record
Salicia Bally
Vests
Zodiae
Where I
Hankow. Hongkong
17 400 Capt. Lewis J. Moore 'kong, ordered bome Coalostyle
400 Capt. Wm. H. Whyte Shanghai
Rose Bardia Liminer Thompson Kessel
San Francisco
Chefoo
Rangoon
Ta Doek
In Dock
Chefoo Falmouth
976 | Boyd & Co
421
Tan & Co. 356❘ Order
Brit. bk670 Boyd & Ca Ger. bk 285 Petersen & Jo
FOOCHOW..
In port on 10th Junsary, 1873, Brit. wb858 | Tarner & Oa Britbk
341 Manter.
Brith 1112 Joba Silverlock & Da
Imp. bk 360 OrderY
Gar. bk 260 W. Newman
SHANGHAI,
In port on 21st January, 1879,
The names of the numerous steamers, bugs, small craft and receiving bulks employed on the Tang-less are not included in this table
Ger. bg917 P. Maclean & Co ́Amr.eph- 985 Frarar a Da Brit. bir 806 Morris, Lewis & Co
Olypbant & Ca 178 Gibb. Livingston & Co
270 W, Pustna & Co 417 Adamson, Bell & Co 330 Murria, Lewis & Ca 880 Rasachi & Co
442] Rasäell & Co
Brit, tk 300 Nila Moller.
Brit...bk
610 Master
400
C.-T. Wong & Co
3821 W. Love
976
Morris, Lewis & Od: ES64dameon, Bell & Co
059 | Telge Nolting & Co 437 Morris, Lewis & Co
Drysdale, Binger & Co
Laman Shangboi
Chefoo
San Francisco
Tai-Wan-mara
Breemerkanga Jap. b Percy Clagne
Bareirra
Brit, bk $75 Frazar & Co
YOKOHAMA,
In port on 11th January, 1873
Brit. by
686 Onder
Amr, bk! 461 P.M. 8. E. Co Brit oli 676 Strachan and Thomaa Swed. by 990
Netherlands T. Co
Amy, eh 1297. P. & O. Co.
Brit bk 641. Smith, Baker & Co
Brit, bk 228 Kirby & Co
But sh462 Hindaun, luteon & Co Brit ab 254Waleh, Hall & Co
Peru, bb
270 Captain
BM be 881 Order
Brit 561 | Willie & Robison
Fren, b936 Order.
Freu.
GOT PM, 8, 9. Co
940 Order
Glamorganshire Lauderdale Maria Lux
Marany
Mirko
Burnside
Beadergraco
Tapp
3
360 Acting Comdr Digby Shanghai
gup buat
***60
doub, so, gan vi,
$
cut, Jobu G. Jones Niagno 20Comdr. B. W. Bar
Foochow
Dan
FU.Clarke Gipsy
Laard
Ellen Goodspeed
Prebler
-Miton -
Horsoof
doub, ac gun vi
120 Comr. J. B. Barnett
Hospital
S
donb, ne, gun sl
320 doab, no. iron ab, 14 500
Amoy.. Hongkong SingaporeTM
Bitėhje True
Cipt. W. Arthur
Hongkong
Steam Corrotta
&
400
Capt. John K. E. Baird
Yokohama
Anderson
gan-vessel.S
60 Lient, Which
Oblakiang
Military Hospital
Hongkong
Nouvelle Mondelli Paulesto
Simon
Garging
Naval Hospital
- Dr. LongF
Honglung
Brit, br
-doub, se. gan vi
gun-boat güz-bontra Receiring abip
Hongkong
Way
Brit b
583 Aspinall, Cornes & Co
4
|60|| Lient, Comdr. Bond
On passage GUÊ
Moore
Jap, b
927 Walsh, Hall & Co
3
60 Lient Com Pärlie
Hongkong
South Bea
Davies
118 Lease Brober
15
Commodore Shortt
Hongkong,
BUROW LOOP
7200
Cour. Farsons
Tokobam
donb, so, gun vË 9180
Cor inquay
Hongkong
ped, dos, vessel
250
Comdr. 8. B: Bmith
Hongkong
dont, acu painA FA.
4:-180
Steam Corvette
6 400
7:200
120
doub; so, gun ya, BOUW Bloop
Com, Hou Fitzmaurice Nagasaki Capt BB Woolloombe On passage oat
Tienta Cour. H. K. Lest Com. Hon. A, Denison, Singapore
SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS.
Captain,
ملامة
Polbam
Sa-ya-sru
Gardner
Han, sob
SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.
Consigneer
ja Vara & Co
Ger.. bk 907 T. Horn & Co
451 E. J. Andrewg & Co 935 118 F. fleyes
530: Cucullu & Co
81% P. Bubbell & Co
Smith, Bell & Co-
548 T. Halhas y Castro
818 O. Guivelonde & Co
281 Keer & Ca
Captain.
Plaz & Bug
Toni.
"Adolf":
Angela
Span, bk
Candida
Span, bk
Elisa
Span, be
2 Big
• Consignee.
Destination
Emiliano
Span, atr
Flores da MariS
Срем, ЪК
Barkaway
Brit Ab
WHAMPOA
Hastings.
Brit. b541
STEAMERS.
Iy6 HerNOW
Span, bk
Josefina
Span bk.
Iwid up
-Maria Fidelk
Span, bk
R. Kentwell.
Span, bk
450 | O. Quivelondo & Co
8pan.atr
216 F. Reyes
Carleton
Carleton Noyes Bunker
New York
Amir, bk
476 Olyphant & Do
Now York
GANTON.
Brit tr
662 | Olyphant & Co g.b.
The dog ren home to her master and her was on my throat, and I awoke. It was a the Ordinary: Half-yearly Meeting of Share Prince Albert little ones, and the pour mother, with tears drain, but a singular one, Somehow de bolders held the day, will be payable at the
of
jay, recounted how, by the privers of the tectives are used to singular means and enda, HOSAXONG AND SHINAKAT BANKING CORPO saint and the intelligence of the dog, her son and I will honestly say that I then believed BATION on and after SATURI next the lind been safely restored to
hez
in my mind that Steiner was the leador of 18th inetut Shareholders ar gated to Garibaldi Allowing for a little Eastern exaggeration, the counterfeiters, and the man we wanted; apply at the office of the Company for War. Gemsbok and with the friest belief in the more than but how was I to prove it? He had a
instinct of ders, we did not think this little smooth face and good tenth. I had not seen story so very improbable.
1871" by Lady Herbert.
Algeria, in his band. **
It is trus be could easily have shaved, hiz
By under of the Beard of Directors,
Acantha AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.,
Conoral Agente Aus
Obing-Bing st 112 Bonghong, 16th January, 1873
Young
Gülali
·E. Chor
Brit. atr
69 Acheong Brit, ata): 180 Acheong
HAILING FRESHIN, Am. Uk 599 | Olyphant & Co amy, by 670 Rotario & Co
BLOM H.LO.M.
Maria
Miadore
Pepita
B de los Angeles
Sta. Ana J Bouthern Bell
S. Lorenzo
Taŝan-Alhoin
Tricklad
William Frting ·
Chevalier
Spaz. bk 269 Z. I. de Aldscoa
Span od
304.8. Rubido
Spar, bk 442 M. Niete Brit, ah 1128 Kerr & Co
Span: bk 202 F. Beyes
Brit ki
563 | Order
Carallu & Co.
702 Smith, Bell &
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Span, bk Brit. b
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