1873-04-09 — Page 4

Extracts.

WHY TRUTH GOES NAKED. Liat to a tue well worth the enr

-Of-all-who-wit-and-sensé aðralang'--- Invented-it is very clanr-

Some agas prior to Matthew Prior. Falsehood and Truth, "apan a time,”

Que day in Jonn'a delicious weather, (Two in a distant age and olime),

Like sisters, took a walk together.

On thair ferry way they took,

Tomagh fragrant wood nadverdstit maadow,

Th, where a beech beside a brook

Invited rest beneath its shados

There sitting in the pleasang abado,

Upon the margin'é granay, matting,

(A velvet cushion ready made),

The Young companions fail to shatting.

Now, while la voluble discuúra,

On this and that their tongues were running

As habit bids each sperk-partown,

The one is frank; the olhar snoozing. Falsehsed at length impatient grová

With sandals of her own creation, Said, "Since we two are quite al-áð,

And nicely Rareaned from observation, Euppose in this delightful ri

While all around is so propitious We take a bath Fail Truth, "I will-

A bath, I'm enre will be delisjons!"

At this her vobis the cast aside,

And in the atresin that ran before her Sho plunged like Ocean's happy tride.....

Ae muted ne bor mother bare her! Enlacboo at leisure now undressed,

Fat of the robes her limbs that barper, And having donned Trath's snowy yest Rat of a fast as she could eramper. Since then the subtle maid, in sooth, Expert in liec and sbrowd ovnsidus, Fins born the honest nume cf Truth,

And wears her clothes on all cosasiona, While Truth disdaining to appear

Ja Fulerhood'a petticoat and bodice, Still bruych all eyes from year to year,

As used as a marble goddess!

HAMBURG.

Italy

THE RUFF OF THE TIMES OF QUEEN BESS

a

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1878.

SUCKING THE MONKEY

+

BIT.'

Insurances,

GOBAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. INCORPORATED 1859. CAPITAL, £1,000,000 ---

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG..

AGENCIES as all the Tranty Ports of China and Japan, audat "Singapore, Saigon and Pónang.

Risks noorptod, and Policies of Insurance

above-mentioned Ports, wanted it the fates of Promium current at the

No charge for Policy feen.

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE," ́

Becretary

Ftf 38 Hongkong. Ist November, 1871. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, REDUCITON IN THE RATES OF PERMIUM..

* Detached & semi-detached Dwell- per cent.

ing Houses, remove from town,

perannu and their contante. Other dwelling Houses and striot-】 ly as such, and their contorte. ' Godowns, Offices, Shepa, &c., and } 1.

their contente,

m

On and after this date, a discount of 20 per cent, off the above rates will be allowed to

garers,

-

Insurances,

HONGKONG MARKETTS.

de Reported in Ghiusão on the 8th April, 1879. COLTON GOODS.

2439

192.00136,00

Corton,Shaaghm,

11

Kingpo, Tientsin..... Shantung. Bongel.......

PRODECK

14.73 a 10.00 18.00

16.50

15.80 10,00

15.50 16.00

19:00 29.50

per pital 170 a 105

0.76 8.60

11:45 3.80

IMPERIAL FIRO INSURANOM (0. FOR Insaring Houses and other Buildings"

Gonde, Wares, Merchandise, Manufactur Corros Vazo-16 ar piel $135.00 $120.00 ing and Farming Stock, Shipà in Port, Har

197.00 335.00US, Japon whil benre, or Dock, and the Curgoes of auch Ships; UERY SuiBrined, 24 lbs... per views 18.15 d. 3120 Brom, Bongai, Dargo

A85 -4,60 also, Shipa Bailding and Repairing: Barges and other Vanuals on Navigable Rivers and,

The

201

1:

2.27 2,60 2354-240 2.6G 9.70

837)

3.0 3.60

..................... per pisco 3.50 2.83

#

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throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and in Oshals, and Goods on board ones Vassela, WHITESDIRrince, 66 & 60 red..." FOREIGN COUNTRIES, FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE WHITE Sporzan Do.. BY FIRE.

WAITS BATES, The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com AMERICAN PRIM, G yarde pany, are prepared to gmnt Policies againat FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on any one First Gas Forne, 4 yd392.73 Olase Rist

DYRD SPOTTED SHITTYG........ GIRD, LIVINGSTON & Co.

HERD BROOLEI, Hongkong, 1st January, 1807.

NOTICE.

ROYAL INSURAÑUE COMPANY.

Hnnual rates for Hire Insurance on the various eleme of Buildings and their con. toate will remain as follows until further no tiop, Vi

and semi-detached) Datachoil

Dwelling Houses (romoved from the town and their contents. Other Dwelling Houses (similarly

eituated)nd their content Ofices aul Godowns and their

contenta,

*260 3.65 270 8.80 3.10 1.0

~~18100

228 2,30

(Black)

Sim, white,

mill cleane Mani... JATA,. Singapore, Baigonia

Amazon.

Hangsen Hampargn,

300 a 393 Coace, APLOAT,...

·Englishsteam, 8.70 +

"

American Anthracite, --

WINDOW GRENS....... Sits Pentax &

BATTLE, mi.. Banjar,..

PEPPER Whits

Black,

per fan

2.46 2.50

9.20.2.20

1.55 x 1.50

135a 150

9.35 a 2,40

100

10

1.00 a 1,95 1:50 a 156

2.10 a 936

2:859.40

6,20 7.50

37,00 a 37.50 15.00 a 15,60

14.00 a 14.50

For box. 473

Sco

:poz pèl, 4iba amn

1.30 à 405ì

26.00 2 13.50 14.00 3.25 @ 2.40 4,204,60

"

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LED DAMJAN Do.

LANDEERCEZA, Blue

por piace 000 0.28 1.50 1.85 per dos. 0.75 3,56 14.06 0.79 Red........

0.78 a 0.85 Vadvare, Black, 22 ina s per yard 682 a 0.3

Gentian, 13

0,27 = 0.26 28 030 VuLXTNERS, B

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BETEL NUT..

HANDAL Woon Molabar.

Bonth Bresa.

19:50 & 9100

SAPAN WOOD,Manila......

1.80 9,00

*.70 7.80

8.30

"

8.20 a 8.25

FLove, California, per sack o

1:30 1.50

7.50 700

25.76 a 18.00

WT, T

14

19.00 10.0

20.50 € 21.00

Sugin, Canton white, 1 d 3 g

24.00 a 14.50.

15.00 -16.40

... WOOLLEN GOODE, Spanion StarTES, winningsen per yard 0.87 a 0.85 Long Ezzi, Ser... per piece 9.20 8.30

|kamoṛtad........ HHScarletm

paroent

* percent

1 percent.

CARLITO, 898,

13

69

BEB.

GASTINOS Lassportlagan

METALS.

Other Riaks by Special arrangeinout. The following rates will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Policies -

Not exceeding 10 days ith per centi

1 month per cent. Not exceeding Above 1 month, and not)

3 exccoding.

In-Above 3 months, and not

GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British and Mercantila

Insurance Company. 109 Nongkonr. 24th June, 1872.

Inox, Nail Red No. 1 6. per picul 400 · 4.95

HOOD......

Bar,

Small Round Rod,

*

LBAD LAPSEN

STRAL, Gaglish.........

Swedish

Tin, Malascanya

TIN PLAIN Sawari Mijat,:

exceeding.................... §* Above6months, the full annual rate of 1

ROBT, A. WALKER & Öо. Agente, Royal Treurance Company. QUICKSILVER * 1763 Honkong, 13:b September, 1869

SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.

Posnela,

Captains.

Flag & Rig

Torn

Consignees,

HONGKONG.

a simbier, evening there, loves to preserve color into Busta Introducer of the popolar promised, and I ordered them to throw the Aug. Leffler

VEGETATION AND DARWINIANISM- ST. PAUL AND IGNATIUS.

Talk about the Darwinian theory of devo The career of Ignatius soins to connect itself very closely, by more links than one, lopment, and the principles of natural selec- with that of St. Paul. Autioch was the tion! I should like to sea gardon lot to ran in accordance with it. I had let my scene of "

good work" effectually done by ran both: When it was decided by the Emperor vegetables and weeds ton free fight in which Trajau that Ignatius was to be sent to Rome the strongest spocimens only should come to to be devoured by wild beasts, the anartyr maturity, and the weaker go to the wall, I Undersigned having been appointee Agents for the above Company, are pre rejoiced that he was "joinel in ima banda cu clearly so that I should have had a with the Apostle Paul." The martyr's very pretty mess of it. It would have hean apared to accept Marine Risks and Lease Polinier journey is full of the most lively reminis scene of passion and livenes and brutality. at current ratos,

AUGUSTINE HEARD &Co. The

"would have strangled the lo strawberry

tf 191 Fourkotu, 7th Juns, 1867, cances of the Apostle. He sailed from Solou- cia. Delay was caused on their was ears to hear the guilty beating of the hearts.

the

upright corn, which has now fact that no ship

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANĢE Wiser "gailing

COMPANY, LIMITED found in the barbour of Smyrne. Three of of the children who steal the raspberries, th by the the next stages on the journey were Troas, would have been dragged to the earth by Neapolis, and Phillippi. Finally, bindered wandering beau; the enakegrass would bave by a contrary wind from landing at Putsoli, left no place for the potatoes under ground where

St. Paul landed, he entered Rome by and the tomatoes would have been awamped the Tiber, and so passed to his dreadful

firm hand, I the lusty weeds With death. At Smyrna, Ignatius had the great have had to make my own "natural selec

of consolation soing his brother bishoption." Nothing will so well bear watching Polycarp, who had personally beon one of the as a gardon, except a family of children pert of St. His life and death too door. Frem "Peley," by Charles Dudley

Johu.

by Warner. are great illustrations of what is meant by the good work of the Primitive Episcopate, Hia labours in the education of a well-trained and perse

At Tasbon I was midshipman of the jolly- elery, in the fuse both of herosy. sation, ought specially to be mentioned; and boat, and it was my duty to go to Belcut for nay we not almost class with the faithful beef every afternoon. Every afternoon also, Payings" of the Pastoral Epistles those in addition to the beef, I need to bring off golden words (and, in fact, one of those one or more of the boat's crew she wore for sayings does very closely resemble them) liquor, and on evory such occasion I was which he uttered in presence of the alternative atizal deck till twelve o'clock, at night to between a continuance of life with denial of expiate my neglect of duty in allowing it. Under such circumstance I very soon learnt with con Christ, and death by burgiug fession of Christ Eighty and six years to steel my beart against the pathetic en- bave I served Him, and Ho hath dons treaties of by bent's crow to be allowed to go

while me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my for "a light for their

pae"

waiting King, who hath brought me salvation Pin the ran for the beef to be brought down; also to disbelieve utterly their protestationa Good Words.

not to touch a drop of hanythink But one hat afternoon I relaxed my youthful sternness to the extent of allowing blicu to bay oranges from some women who brought The great fire, which swept away every Of all the curiosities in costume the raff them down for sale In a moment caeli man thing in Hamburg, opened the narrow streets, purlag, is most eccentric. These patro had an orange at his mouth, none peeling and changed the entire aspect of the town.sities worò frequently made a quarter of Ansone loving the old town must confess yard doop, so that the wester was obliged to them, but all socking with immense energy and twinkling eyes. never should have that this renewal made it more splendid and eat with a sport a couple of feet long, and supposed that we could have enjoyed important. The old Jungfern path was beau- were of different colors, yellow being for a siful, with its avenue of old trees; but at the long time the fashionable tint. Other tints ranges so much. The mora they sacred, the merrier, too, they became. But at last present day the walk, bordered by fine houses, were also used, and ladies constantly appear they got so noisy that 1 felt my diguity.com- Altoun.

ntly prolonged round the broaded with ruffs tinged with blue or red or is magnificently

the Antevor The basin of the Alster. The stranger, spending purple starele.

oranges overboard and get their cura outs Aven was a Mistress And Tur

Boutay who has achieved some degree of note An indistinct All right, sir," and an Asiniuo the remembrance of the vast circle of lamps

ampsner, from the lighted pavilions, while Countess of Somerset in the murder of Sir were drunk. The oranges were filled Dang Wee pass to and hos of the boats with variegated Thomas Overbury, When the fashionable with gedg, and they had beet, what is called, Esmeralita

* sucking the monkey." From Ready, O Face lanterns gliding on the water, and when he starcher was brought to trial and condemned Ready! or The Forty

Yeare," casts a glance at the harbour and the Elbe, to death, Sir Edward Coke, who tried the the high-road of the commercial world, be caso, sentenced her to be hanged at Tyburn feels no regret that the old log-house is no in a ruff stiffened with her own yellow starch. longer standing and the wood-house is de-A contemporary writer (Howell) states that ruolished. Anyone who has seen the har. the sentence was carried cut to the letter, bour of Hamburg will not forget the view and that Mistress Turner was hanged wear- in the far distanco which is here oponed ing a road stiffened with the compound she Liu, for everything here is activity and buay had invented. One Michael Spark, who wrote life. From the wasts of vessels feat the in 1651, referring to this, expresses a wish. flage of every nation navigating the sea that the judges of his day would sentence boats and craft of the most different style female offenders to Be Luged with asked and form, laden with goods, aen, and wares, busoms and backs, as it might discourage the

alous

the pass to and fro

caula; everywhore general practice of ladies going shout only. nctive bands are moving and working and half-elac. After Annie Turner's execution, from the vesse's ray be heart the strangely monotonous sing-song of the sailors as ther-siarched ruffs raised to be worn. The LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE Scà. Goll

they were at one time usch admired is a fact draw up bules and chests and cargo, thas constantly keeping time to the movement of many In "The Peter says to the ROM this date, until farther notice, a dia. Wuite Clond hands. The harbour is splendid at mid-day, when the sun lights up every object, and the white

bung nila, ont to dry, gleam in the briliant light. The. quays and wharves are a continuation of the barbour. Everything here is connected with abins and maritimo What price bears wheat and saffron, tha: life. Sailors of various natione mingle to your band is so stiff and yellow?? Stow gether, and the smell of tar obtrudes inself also remarks that, when these ruffs come inte constantly. Fashion and elegance are rarely fashion, the Dutch merchants only sold the to be met with ir this plebeian quarter of lawn and cambric by elle, garde, half-ells, and the town; but trade and commerce bere ap-half yards; for there was not then one shop pear in force, bringing together from every keeper among forty that durst buy a whole part of the globe whatever prolongs their pioco either of lawn or cambric; and at that ephemeral existence. It would occupy much time there was not so much lawn and cam- time and space were we to relate what the bric to be bad in all the merchant bouses in great commercial city then was, and what it London as at this day may easily be pur has since become. Each large city is a study chased ut one lineu driper's shop-bouston in itself, for none is like another, though Society the spectator the same things seem alone to disalay themselves.-From "Johannes Olaf" translated by F. F. Bunnell.

Berto

mirrored in the water, of the mus will riety as having bem the accomplice of the Laugh was the reply, and I then found that Craiglorth:

GYPSIES.

yellor.

13

of the time. Lady," chambermaid: "You had once bitter opi- nions of me; though now you wash every day your best handkerchief with yellow starch and your lace quoiff," Agait, in the play of "Albumazes," a lady asks

-INSTINCT.

gentleman,

There are instincts concerning the reality of which I hare thoroughly satisfied myself. The early attention that chickens give to The gypsies who chiefly frequent, the New their toilet is a very useful instinct, about Forest, probably but a few scores in count, which there can be no question. Scores of possibly a couple of hundred, seem to be times I have seen the attempt to dross thei steadily diminishing in number. In their wings when only a few hours old-isdeed e straggle

for life the new element of rural soon as they could hold up their heads, and police bears hard on them; they must "move even when denied the use of their eyes. The on," and are nominally only allowed to stay art of scraping in search of food, which, if one night in a spot; but this is often ovaded. anything, might by acquired by imitation-- Tired of moving on (involuntarily), many for a hen with chickene sponds the half of

Insurances.

QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.

ROM and after this dute, and until further notice, a Discount of Twenty per cent. (20%) apo orrent local rates of Premia, will be returned on Insurances against fire, effected with this Ofice. NORTON, LYALL & Co.,

if 1174 25th Jane, 1872.

INSURANCE COMPANY.

Flore Crompton

T. F. Bjork

Andrews

Davies Scott

Lond

Brit. atr 1147

Brit. Ble

STEAMCES.

Destination.

Halliday, Wine & Co

Shanghai. Yokohama

SPELTIER

Naples

Sira,...

Americon, per barrel of 200 Item 7.30 7.60

Californi, 1 Gada ja

DE. Brown.

"West Coast, Uk. Brown, ****

Manila, Dry Walte

Dk Brown,

CANTxon, pasked........

475 a 4.50

PEAL, White...

3.80 8.83

Greon,

2.80 8.90

Black,

7.00 0.56

Yellow

pol. 180 a 1.05

9.20.25.

8.76 0.25

340 8.50

가

8.50 1.50

17

3.0 8.00

3.75 3.90

1000 × 18.50

2.10

2.15

1Я

100-

1.00 1.83

31.05 a 11065

28.60 36.00

3.50 3.76

4.25 4.60

11,00 14,00

21

8.00 6.80 MARECOMS, Japan,

per tub. 4.00 10 SD, Green....

4.50 4.65 ...Cut.

popioni 26.50 ₫ 88.00 Mwanzo, Dis Siam fargą,

per boz 10.00 10.95

erpicul£160 £8,00 VARIOLIN, Tientalo.

112.00 113.00 B WAX, Japan

7.00 : 5.00

0.50 .820 7,60.8.1€

14.00 -38.50

Ros, B

Bankow.

552 Thos. Howard & Co"

Mun-nien-teing M Lopez

Ngan-ton Deeun

Peny-chino-hai Sui-Tsing Sno-Chee

(art. Lo Back

De Longueville H.1.0.M. g-h..

Th-an-lon

63.07 0.80

Vézsri.

Captains.

Wing

Tore

& My

Consignees.

Destination

CANTON.'

Fee-loong Fai-bo

Wright

HLOK

Clayson

H.L.C.N..

g.b. g.b.

Wm. Pristan & Co

San Francisco

Faiwan

Gratos

Brib, atr

Brit. at 1601 Swedistr

Butterfield & Swire

Singapore, do, Ling-feng

Cocker

H.LO.M.

A. Hoard & Os., AgentsĮ "Laid up. -b. 1

1430

F. Degenner

Obiogjai

U.J.C.M.

cor,

Brit. str

1008

P. & O. 8. N. Co

Juse Uriarte

Span Rob

210 Remedios & Co

Brit, str

1926

P. & O.S. N..00

Lecouteur

926 Landstein & Co

Brit. stri Ада. віт

262

Stewart

-H.L.C.M.

g-h.

250

Aug. Head & Co

Billabaso Richardson

Span, sir

267 E. J. Sage.

Guret Paltzer

Brit, bk

H.1.0.M.

g-b

116

H. K. & W. DR. Cɔ

Tag Plying

Stewart----

HLOM.

g-b

Formost

Panchard

-Brit, str

Geelong

Glentyon

G. J. Balot Auld

Brit, utr

fil 1012

D. Lapruit & Co

HJQ.M.

g-b.

P. & Q. 8. N. Co

HI.0.M.

-OUT.

indietan

Hoogly

Miller Etapatel

Brit. str Brit. str

1850

Jardine, Matheson & Ovl

J. H, Freeman

Cary

Benning

Film

+James Blow

Williams

970 Eren, ar 1758 Áær. Br 1000 1050 Brit, str Brit, er 1063 491 Brit. abr Brit. ar 1215 661 Amr, atr Par 000 Brit. ar 1027 Amr. 857

D. Sassoon, Sone & Co

San Francisco

Landstein & Co

Wi. Poston & Če

240

Aug. Heard & Oo

Brit. atr

82F

A. Heard & Co., Agents

Sanm.

689

Order

Brit. str

34

Valiant Flambeau

Brit. x 120

Fren-atr

Brit. str

Brit. atr

Ine, Oruwford & Co Jardine, Matheson & Co 051 Messagèrica Maritimce 380 A. Heard & Co., Agents 332 Acheong

Singapore, &o. Spark

Laid up Laid up

Japan Kushant Kiu-Kiang+ Kwangtang Lord of the Inlee Luzon Mames

Parano Patuxet Agents. Poyang $

HoRita None

count of Twenty per cent. (20) upon the ontrent local rate of premia will be allowed upon insurances effected with this Company, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

Agents. tl 1193 Hourkong, 37th June, 1972. MANUBESTER FIRE ASSUKANUK OOẠI. FANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

Statesmu Volga

Tot-tang

Adelseid

Alden Besse America

THE Badersigned have been appointed Camilla Cavour Agents for the above Company at Hong Cap-ang-moon kong, Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, and Han Constanta tow, and are prepared to grant Insurances at Daylight Current Rates.

Dragon HOLLIDAY, WISE &0.

Ellen Lewis #1958 Hongkong, 15th Betober, 1868.

Esmeralda IMPERIAL FIELDINBURANCE COMPANY Ferdinand Bromm

Garibald. REDUCTION IN THE KATRA : FREMIUM...

NTIL further otice the following Anna Hippocampa Baton will be charged for Fire Inearmec Jean Sunda

Kvik Kien-Wei

مند

Miero Maria Vicente Matilda Atheling Mary Mildred Nuevo Providcuck Pelham Portland Presto

Detached & semi-detached Dwell-

ing Homes removed from town, 4 per cent. Lola and their contents. Otherdwelling Houses, sed striot-

iy as much, xnd their contents. J per cent Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c., und

I per cent their contents.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agoule Imperial Fire Insurance Company. ti 864 Hongkony, 7th March. 1865.

TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

Bazin Wilkinson

8. W. Cowing

Molt

Alchantra Thatober

Vorge

Вевве

Bombay, &c. Singapore, &

Tion-Po

Meesaaries Marktmea

T. M. S. 8. Oo

A Heard & Co., Agents

A. Board & Co., Agents

D. Lapaik & Co

Russvil & Co

East Coast

Running between Hongkong and Canton, Bunning between Macae and Hongkong.

SAILING VESSELS.

MACÃO

Charles Albert Emigrante Esperance Fray Bentos Hongkong Luisa Canevaro Maugo Cnpau Ban Jaan - Sarah Watu

Guyan Pedro Bonit Guillour AugJ Falle Irriberri Ventorine Tinis Olaguibel Don Orfovinga E. McDonald WileonTM

Schwatzen Batelsed

Boysen Schneider

Freer Gottlieb Zehothera Eversa

Fren. str | 1978 Peru. 934 From, bg 272 Peru. 471 Pura, gh. 458 Peru, oh 1300 Poru. sh

909

Grun & Co Wm Pustan & Co Hyssell & Co

Order Wm. Pasta & Co Wm. Pustan & Co Ordor

Pero, sh 1500 Olano Brit. bk 454 Russell & Co Brit, str

140A. Heard & Co., Agent]

Bunning between Canton and Macar.

Ger. b

SWATOW.

In port on 4th April, 1873.

Ger. bk

· Gerbk Ger, bk

Dan, str Ger. bg

Ger. bk Ger. bk

547 Direks & Kruger

291 Frewin & Co. 150 Bradley & Co * 236 Diroke & Kruger Direks & Kroger 423 E. Viucbut & Co

459

393 | Obinesė

457

Direks & Krager 782 Bradley & Co

AMOY.

In port 10th March, 1879.

370.; Pusedag & Co 249 Petersen & Co 400 Boyd & Co

282 | Paedag & Co 936 | Obicere 536 Files & Co 199 Petersce & Co 259 Panedag & Co 300 Boyd & Co

Boyd & Co

San Francisco Mathilda

Ocean Salacia

do Lavoirica Astorquia Sureusen Fabic

Gor. b4 235 842 Amr, hk Fera. ab 1850 Peru. b

Arnhold, Karberg & Ol

Argonaut Eaglet Gaviota

Rozio & Co

Sanderson Nico!

Daw

Brit, bb

Brit là

Brit. Asb

Ger. bk

Captain

Horgo

Ger, bk

843

Krit, b

466

Win. Pusten & Co Rozario & Do

Jackson

Brit,bk

Melbourne

Rademaker McClemen Tanglin

Sipan, be Siam, bk Bril E

977 Carlowitz & Co 417

Talbot Therese Beba

Simmon

Siure, bl

Steffes

Ger. bk

Windward

Ar. bok

San Francisco

Brit. bk

336

Koppelmann

Ger. bk

265 Carlowitz & Co

A. F. Boss.

Ger. bl.

Noyer

Amr. bk

070

Rozario d

Kutat

400 | Order

Leffayre

Amundron

Tracey

Eurczo

Vidaurrazaga

Sta. Coloma

Fren, bi

W. J. Whereat Erit.

Fyne Vidawazege

"Irgens'

Port, el

Obinese

696 Barsell & Co

Order

754 Vogel, Hagedora & Co | San Francisco

631 Aug. Heard & Co

185 Arnhold, Karberg & Co

Brit. bk 500 Jardius, Mathesou & Os

Portland

Stanourd

Brit. bk

Brit. ob

Brema

Nor. bk

Carl Wilhelm

Imp. bk

300 Chinese

Cedar

Poru h.

904. Order

E. V. Beauliec

Peru: Ah

700 Order

G. T. Roy

Spin.'bk

384. Remedioa & Co

H. U. Urated

67K Jardine, Matheson & Co

Jano

Brit, ab

160

D. Laprak & Co

Juno

80 Raynul & Co

Lorelei

Green

Garizer

Brit. th 30

Bassell & Co

Callao

Mias Killensegg

D. Sauith

Brit, ab

878

Bausell & Oo

Oberon

Finlayson Maybolt

Brit. tg

Ger, b

359 Parning & Co

Ned. bk

422 Ra. Sobellḥuss & Co

Saigon

Paulista

Gurgeati

Fren, ab

Röşe M. Rubicon

Skelton

Record

Simpson

Brick

607 Boyd & Co 847 Boyd & Co”

Watt

Brit, sch

·Siamese CrowA Sophie

J. Witt

Siam, sh

206! Ambold, Kurbery & Co 589 Chinese

Stanfield

Cummings

Titania

L. Obleca Mallen Chalmers

Ger. bg

210 Baurjan & Co

Tientsio

Traviata

Aur, e 1072

Kassell & Co

San Francisco

Velos

Lemmerma Breakerdat Lodburg

Ger. bk

Ger. bk Ger,

k

Beit, ab 687

Kisaóti & Co

RECEIVING Vesels & Hulse.

Fort William

John Adams

Webster Purobasa Strond

BIB

Fow. Mag 283 Harbor Master Hulk Holk

1000 P. & 0.03

Water Police

Auguste Rickmere Reimera Bonnie Dankeld Ly.ce-woon

Fore Ragmug.cm..

HE undersigned having been appointed Sammutra

English gypsies have moved off of late yearetheless another indisputable case of instinct, pared to accept riska against Fire, subject to a

her time in scratching for them is never- THE Agents for the above Company, are pre- Taunton to America and, Australia. The "Stanley's " and "Lees of the Forest keep mainly to Without any opportunities of imitation, when boxus of 20 per cent.

the traditional business of making baskets, kept quite brooms, clother-pegs; some go round mendean to

isolated from their kind, chickens. when from two six days

ing rush-bottom ebairs, some play the fiddle condition of the ground!

it taverns,

wing.

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents

tF 89 Hongkong. 16th November, 1879,

COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,

THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE IN-

SURANCE COMPANY OF DAPAVIA.

THE HAMARANG SEA AND FIRE INSU-

The men are to be seda at furs was suggestive; but I have several times THE GLOBE MARINE INSURANCE base with donkeys and forest ponies for sale, while seen the first attempt, which consists of a the women and lads do the honours of "Aunt sort of nervous dance, made on a smooth Sally," or some other popular game. The table. As an example of unacquired dexter local magistrates and rural policemen gie ducklings a day old in the open air for the lity, I may mention that on placing four no unkindly report of the gypsy people frat

RANCE COMPANY OF SAMARANG, consider them no way dangerous and tooder. arst time, one of them almost immediately ately bonest. They are seldom "pulled up,"

useapped at and caught a fly on the

More interesting, however, is the deliberate HD Attention of Sbippora is called to the and then but for minor ofences, and whoo they are fired the money is mys. forty When not a day, and a half old I sbaarvad undersigned Agent of above named Companies,

art of catching flies practised by the

low rates of Preminee charged by the turkey; already spoken of slowly for all steamer risks, subject to a brokerage of Avan annny, and they help one another freely, in

Adventure case of need; nor are their old or sick evor pointing its

The Oosterling, as well as the "Globe," Cadmus no insects without actually pecking at deo. In thrown upon parish relief. They keep doing this, its head could be seen to shake after paying the Shachdan 11, vist of 20 Corlew

they steal

per on paid op Capital, distribute 25 Dova piga, and hare no forest privuch of peach-

like

and that is attempted to be held per cent, of the surplus of the profits pro rata Dwarf steady by a visible effort. This I observed amongst pool

coming. A gypsy is seldbus witboat ready the young tur at files and other small 15 per ceni.

wood, but are not suspected

the Insnrers na have paid Elk jug; now and again, however, a clever grey and recorded when I did not understand its during the year 2500 and upwards in premium- Mamer bound is seen in their company. Their runing. For it was not until after that I Particulars can be obtained at the Office of burse-stealing=notoriety has faded away.. Within the last twenty years, I am told, found it to be the invariable habit of the

miny

bread

flornet

H. M. S. SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Namo.

Big.

Captain

duub. 8o. Kun VS.

4 120 Cour, Tatterson 2100 In Heservo

SIEMSSEN & Co, Iron Duke

Agents. Leven

Mennee

COMPANY.

Midge

ac. st. transport Steats Corvetta doub. so, gun vl gun-boat.

doub, se gun v1.

Where At.

Shanghai Hongkong

14 400 Capt. Wm. H. Whyte Shanghai

160 Aating Comdr. Digby Tientsin

doub, so. from a 14 800 | Capf. W. Arthur rug-Fessel

S 20 Lieut. Which

Amoy

Hanks w

Hongkong.

Briard Ratsuy Byergzen Colledge Scott

Brit. bk

$70 Boyd & Co

Peterson & Co

26

230 Pasddag & Cu 322 Pasedag & Jo

FOOCHOW,

In port on 28th March, 1973.

Ger. gob 202 Joba Süverlock & Co Brit, sch 205 Order Brit. bk

495 Olyphant & Cin

SHANGHAI

In port on 28th March, 1873.

The names of the numerous steamere, laga, small craft, and receiving walks employed on the Yang-tase are not included in this table.

Amr. LE 022 Wm. Purta & Co Brit. bk

Morris, Lewis

Brit bb

452 | Bourjau & Co

Wheelock & Co

379 Gibb, Livingston & Co

293 Drysdale, Ringer & Co

465 Morria, Lewis & Co

431

Brit. b

415 Master

Brit, bl

$60 To be Sold

Shanghai

doub. se, gun v1. Hospital

20 Cmdr. B. W. Baz 4120 Cour. J. B. Barnett

Fuochow

Qalvesta

Amey

G. Washington

Hongkong

doub. sc. gun vl.

4 120

ordered to Hongkong

Kim-Kin-Kes

Kirkland

Lady Loniss

Nardoo

Paul

Brit, bk

Military Hospital.

Naval Hospital

Dr. Loney

Hongkong

Sally

Sbehan Oavan

Brit. bk

Brit. bk

'doub, so, gun ri.

4

120 | Comdr. Grant

Lubran

gun-bout

&

60

Lieut. Comadr. Bond

on passage out

3 60 Lieut. umr. Fairlie

Commodore Shartt

Hongkong

Hongkong

7200. Comr, Parsons

Yokobama

guu-boat

gypsy mates, and half-gyle un-hen seized by a sudden dost all this can on behalf of the above Company. Policies Princess Charlotte Receiving ship

there

this

learn

*ent of B10,000.:

Ringtove A dispout of Twenty por cout. (20") upon | Balumia- the cuneat local rates will be allowed on all Teazer premium charged for insurance; soch discount Thalis heing deducted at the time of the issue of po- Thistle

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents.

Zebra

of the New Forest gypsies have become turkey, when it soosa fly settled on any object, thuch lees peculiar and exclusive in their to steal on the unwary insect with slow and F 40 Hongkong, 16th October, 1872. habits; their

when and women warry non. measured step until suficiently nour, when it BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE Melville

advances hend-rery slowly and steadily

Mosquito are growing

wing till within an inch or so of its prey, which is THE Endoraigned are now prepared to grant, Opoemm commoner than the true mistakably of the dark stain argita be seet ваем at work: in the harvest gangs; and now and be proved to be instinct, faw, I think, will care against Fire un First-class Bulidings, to na ex- Rinaide

malatain that anything that can be again, not often, you find one of them a sailor in a yacht or merchant ship. Buted from experience may not also appear as are still some who pride themselves on an intuition. The evidence I have in the keeping uumixed their ancient blood; and a case, though not so abundans as could be fow years ago, I am informed, a gypsy girl of wished, may yet, perhaps, be held sufficient

I have mentioned that, remarkable beauty, one of the Stanleys, re

masterpiece of well-to-do

o-do turkey cleverness when first observed, was in fused, on that ground, to

marry a well

the incipient

like the nervous stage, and,

ly 15 Hongkong, 1st January, 1873: farmer of the

parish of Fawley. It is ex-

SOTICE tremely hard to of their more any trust-worthy account dance that precedes the actual orzping,

never ended in

I noted it simply as an nothing.

FROM and after this date the following rates apply to the law, and seldom quarral serious. odd performanca that I did not understand will be barred for SHORT PERIOD ly. What is their education? Does one The turkey, however, which was never out of inaorances, viz now and again rice in social rank? Is there my sight except when in its flannel

sisted in its

ite whimsical painting at flies, until any lady, for example, in our day (bare before many days I was delighted to dierover heard rumour of such things), in whose cheeky chat there was more in it than my philosophy as in the little duchasa's in that wonderful

had dreamt of. I went at once to the flock poem, might be recognised

They were following a com

The tinge

they never

As when of the costly scarlet wine They drip so much as will impinge And spread in a thinnest scale adunt, One thick gold drop from the olive's cout,

Over a silver plate whose been

Still through the mixture shall be seen 7-

of its own.

bag, per Not BLconding Ten days of the annual rates

Not exoceding 1 month

mor her, which had brought them out, and as there were no other. turkeys about the place, they could not possibly learn by imita- Lion. As the reant, however, of their more abundant opportunities, I found them already

in the fall and perfect exercise of an art

In addition to other good authorities I have cunning and skilful adjusting of means to an

consulted an experienced il postman of

end

bearing

conspicuously the stamp of ex-

Above 1 month, and not exceeding three months, f bores months, and not exceeding six months...

do.

do.

do. (do

do. do. Above six months the full annual rate,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Alliance Fire Assurance Company, of 878 Hongkong, 28th August · 1860-

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED),

XOTICE.

adopted and confirmed at the Extraor

Name,

Belliqueuae Bourgyna Hartford Izoamrond

Lockswanna Можсонеу

Margot

Farew aloop

doub, se, gun yl,

pad, des, vegna? Zoub. Bc. qua 12.

Steam Corvette

16

3160 Acting Cour. Dicken Hongkong 21.250

Han, 4.0. Littleton Swatow

4 120 Con. Hon. Fitzmaurice Kobe

G 400 Capt.H.B.Wellcambe on passage to 'kong

120 Comr. H. K. Lee

doub, so, gun vâ, 4 Barew loop

Tentsin

7. 200 Com. Hon. A. Denison Singapore

FOREIGN MEN OF WAR IN HARBOUR."

Nation

Tóna.

French corvette 200 10 French corvette 1200

US. frigate

Russian cor

0.S. corvette

2000 : 200

-1585

1000 US.despatch-b. 1097

Libiendiora

Senez

E. C. McCauley.

Michel Cromany Paul Shirley

0. F. Blanton

SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS."

Seamer

Harrington

YOKOHAMA,

Abbott"

Grace- Gother McKenzie Catter Davice

En port on 24th March, 1878.

Ger. bk Pr. Halk

Brit. bl

430, H. Grauert

204 · P. M. 8. 8. Oo 1016 Walsh, Hall & Co

336 Neth, Trading Co.

571 Strachan & Thomas

-380 Walsh, Bàll & Co

628 Gilman & Co Brit by 817 Waleb, Hall & Co

Store sh 563 H. Cook

369 M. Verey 1557 Wilkin & Rabison

Brit. bi

Brit, k

400 || 'M. J. B. N. Hagt.

Amoy Trader

Kubl

Carl Ludwig Dilpuestod Ellen Hood Ε της 211 1 Emelie

Calleen Dres

Да Ger. bg Brit bb

280 Order

Store L

James Putoa

Laurel

Captain.

Lord of the Isles

Petrie

Manila

Maria Luz

Hereirra Cocorane Stapleton-

Peru, bk

370 | Captain

Trelevan Family

Homeli Sutton

Brit. b Rulic Stora ab 1650, P. & 0.0% Brit, ech 196 Chinese

Parwenio

Shalimar

Tiptree

Aurorita AVOB

SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.

Consignees

Ger. be

Span. bi

Brit. sb

207 T. Herman & Co 539Smith, Bell & Co 387 Onler

Ger. bk 707 Order

Amr. sh 1717 Russell & Sturgis

Span, bk

561 Russell & Blurgie.

246 F. Munoz

269 Order

548 | T. Balbas y Castro

·209 | Order

Vorscia

Caplain,

Flag & Rig.

Tons.

Ferrol.

Captain.

Flag

Taxs

Connigrises.

Destination

& Rit

Adolf

WHAMPOA

STEAMERS,

Brit.

60, Aelcong.

Laid up

B.

Kentwell Jacobaca Voignardien

Brit. str

380 Acheung

SAILING Vessels.

Gerb fier bg 203 Russell &

927 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co

Bellous Enooù Train Candelaria Faiza Alhun Flore

407 Ordor

Brit, bk

563 Order

Fren. bk.

Tientsin

Gravina

Крав, в

H. Friedrich

Ger. bk

QUANTON.

I. y 6 BermarOS

Godall

Mariveles

Врац, вк Bpan.str

E..Oboy

g-1

Mindoro

J. Hagg

Brit. str

Span.str Bris.

209 Order

1006 | Deder:

Span, bk

402 M. Nieto

Brit.str

973 Order

the Forest, who is alec s gamekeeper; he perience. But the circumstances under which N conformity with the Special Besolutions still, he says, comes pretty often on a gypsy these observations were made. left me no dinary Meetings of Dasreboldurs held on the camp: they sometimes, though rarely, get room for the opinion that the experience, as 3d Mard and Lath April, altering Clannes letters; be thinks that very few of them can visible in their admirable method of catching No 101, 10%, 105, 137, and 161 of the Articles Lintin- read or write. He believes they have no、 flies, Was. original,

Was the experience, the religion. The old and young go begging; acquisition of those individual birds. To of Association, feuch chances to take effect Prines Albert

from lat Javasry, 1879), the Nat. Profits of the some of the old women tell fortunes. What read what another bas observed is not, how. Company will, from that date, be distributed Hongkong pazales him most is what they do with their eyes, so convincing as to see for oneself, and as follows, Tit. dead; he never saw or board of a gypsy's to establish a case so decisive more observe funeral. He has piten met Ese or six of tion may reasonably be desired; at the same them in a public-house, talking to each other time, can searcely be attempted to set in their own bago, and sometimes quarrel-aside the evidence adductal, on the ground of ling in their drink but they very seldour get improbability, for the fact of instinct; all taken up. The regular gypsies never sleep that in involved in this more striking ex in a house winter or summor.From Bam ample bas, we renture to think, besa muff blet," by Patricius Walker,

ciently attested-acmillan's Mapasina. «

Two thirds (2/3rds) to all contributors, whe- ther shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by Ari-laa

Obing-Sing ezob. One-third (1/3rd) so be carried to the Reserve Chinkiang

Chen-jui Chen-to OLYPHANT & Co.,

General agents, Chun-boi

Fund,

16 Hongkong, 17th April, 1572,

Demerara

Poynter Robinson

Deméa

H.I.O.M.

H...

HLOM.

798 Biomaxen & Co

.LO.M. g.b. HLOM,

Coatoms Chop

Surprise

Sta, Aze Bost

Printed Pablished for the propmator, by W. H.

Wyndam Sesel, KongKES,

Inuid up Deili

Shangbai Bangkok

Nagasaki *Uliefoo

Hongkong