Extracts.
THE ROMIN,
My old Welch neighbor over the way
Drept slowly out in the mo of spring, Pussed from her ears the locks of gray, And listened to hear the robin sig Her grandson, playing at marbles stopped,
Al, erael in sport a boye will be, Tonsed store at the bird, who hopped
From bough to bough in the apple-tres.
Nay!" and the grandmother, are you not
bend.
My
y puor, bad boy! of the fiery pit And how, drop by drop, this merciful bird Carries the water that quanchea it f
He brings cool dew in his little bill,
And lets it fall on the souls of sin: You can see the mark on his red brust still
Of fire that soqmak as he drops
it in. by poor Brun rhoddyn my breast barned
bird,
Singing sa sweetly from limb to Hab, Very dear to the beurt of Our Lord Is he who pities the lost like Hig Amen I said to the bountiful mythi
Sug, bird of God, in my hart as well: Each good thought in a drop wherewill To cool and lossen the fres of bell."
Prayers of love like rain-dropa fall,
Aud dear to the heart of Our Lord all
-Grcelof Walter.
GHOSTS AND GOBLINS.
The shected dead -
Did squeak and gibber is the Roman streets A little ore the mightiest Julina.fell." And it is to be noted that as ghosts com
only show no face, so few have bara known
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1878..
thing else. "Just think," observed the tantalizing distance, it is only in human second chief to me, just think of the condi-nature to hang aloof from the ordinary clay tion of things when I reach the share. Moof which near neighbours are generally com hammed with a blister, and I with oust posed; but once realise that the lot is cast What will the people say?" I am afraid-among them, that it is this or none, and this appeal seemed so well-founded-that we Hobson's choice will develop many unce tried to induce the Burgeon to put aside the pected points of sympathy and companion- rights of the case, and please the second with ship.
alitto to
that bestowed on Mohamed; but
ho gas obdurate, and the interview come to
close, leaving the second
chief
unsatisfied.
Insurances.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
He med, to me at the last moment as he LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE passed over the side. "It is the last glinsen Won't you give me a blister before I go?" But I did not, and the chief passed sadly out of sight blisternas.From "Slave Catching in the Indian Ocean," by Captain Colomb,
R.N.
SOCIAL CHANGES. (Saturday Review)
A popular writer has lately given it as his opinion that social science is unsociableness reduced to a scienco; that progress in com fort and convenience, and all the fucilities Quidues to isolation; which make life easy, bu that the trois sung people are at home the Less they like to leave it that sons and easy
surrent rats.
Undersigned having been appointed Agenfe in Hangkong for the above Com ay, are prepared to grant Marina risko at
AUGUSTINE HEARD &:06, 471 Hongkong, 6th March, 1868. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agentsof the above Company at this Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Fire to the extent of 860,000 or Buildinge, or on Goods stored thereon.
GIBB, DIVINGSTON & Co. ti Hongtong, 24th August, 1884.
Insurances.
NOTIOR
ROM and after thigdate the following rates will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Theurances, viz:-
Not exceeding Ten dure of the annual rater Not exceeding 1 month i do... do. Above) month, and not
do. do. exceeding three months. Above3 months, and not execeding six months... Abovest months the fall annual rate.
น
do.
do.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agente, Alliance Fire dorurasco Company. 68 Hongkong, 20th August 1569
NOTICE.
THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANT, THE following rates will bo obargedis future
for SHORT PERIOD Insurances, viz Not exceeding 10 daye, of the annual maie.
do, Not exocoding 1 month,, đ Abere 1 month and not exceeding 3 months.,, exceeding & months... Above 8 months and not
do.
do.
do: da.
"NORTON, LTALL & Co., Agents the Queen Insurance Company.
Insurances.
CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
HONGKONG MARKETS.
At Theoried by Chinos on the 9th June, 1878. COTTON GOODS,
COTTON TAUN, No. 16 a 24...por pien1511400.a 3110:00
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PRODUCK
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1880 x 18.00
J
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per pie 1.45 1.76
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300 30
+240
5,50.
'2.45 a56
3.81 a 2.25
in 28 482... 1125.00 190.80 ............
$842...
127.50.140.00 SABBAMUN, · Japan whi
Buk. sarsas, 7 at the perpiñoo 5218 9.0
8 a stb... a 10the
WRITE SONGS, 5600xed...
ed to the future distribution of bo Pro ATTENTION OF SHIPPERS is on Ets of this Courpasy, two-thirds (23rda) of which, after payment of interest, will now bo divided amongst all Contributors of business, whether Shareholders or not, rateably in pro- tion to the amount of Kett Premia ecutributed. | WHITH BROED Do..
WM.PUSTAU & Co.,
Agents. AMERICA DILL, 80 yards......
Gaur 7.Orogne, 243ds 39 in.2 lbs,,
of 683 Honekong, 9th April 1872-
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
30424010n, Bengal, Carg
290 8.80
2.15 2.40
9.60 a 2,36
9.5 3.000
Jos pince 85 a 2:00
Siam, its...
aisleanod.......
Manila... Tava,.... Singapure,.. Baigon.s
Arracan chaty
1,55 a 1,80
*146 (0,150
9.86
9.0
330 à 9,30 1.76 180 1.40 1.46
2.30 a 2.16
1936 × 940
6.80 7,20
For to.
37.00 a 17.50
1800 a 16.03
· 14.00
14.50·
6.26-
11 American Anthracite,NDALS
READ OFFICE--HONGKONG. GENCIES as all the Treaty Ports of HARRI, in por dos. 0.67 a 074 WODOW GLAM...
0.03 0.70 STRAITS CRODTEX, AS., 9.78 4.88
EATPANE, Straite.......
Banj
PERFIL White
Black,...
SANDALWOOD Malebay,
Eks accepted, and Policies of Insurance granted at the rates of Premium current at the VELTE, Black
WOOLLEN GOODS. above-mentioned Ports.
ŠPANIAK STRIPES, ne per yard 083 0.8% No charge for Policy fees.
LAKO ELLA, MC Syariat.................. (par pines 8,90 895
Avearted,
7.25 a 1.50 Hi Bearlet,
8.154 9.20 FLO0s, California, per tack of Amortad
2.40 a 7.50
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20
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+
22
IF
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por yard 82 83
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3.25 8.69
21
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17.00 a 1850
· 1.70 a 1.50
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19,00 37.00 Win, Tisalis,
10.50 65000
20,00 a $0.60
23.00 2960
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1.31 1.36
600 a 4.25
per pcl.
1.80 1.95
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6.76 @ 7.920
*
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16.00 a 18.50
"West Coast, Dk. Brwn,
34
Menila, Dry Waite,
4.10 4.50 PEA, Whic.....
6,604 400 CAMTHOR, prekod,.
13
8.90 8.50
Green,
· 0.59.a* 0.80
+
1+
Black,
6.B 700
Vallow,
ehsirs have knocked hospitality on the head; † BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OR Insuring Houses and other Buildings'
TCELTÉ
- COMPANY.
Tig
tf 24 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1870.
REDCOTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. FNTIL further notice the following Annual
40
CANLETE, 5991
B6
JI
BER.
JAS B. GOUGHTRIE,
Secretary. [tf 385 Hongkong, lat November, 1871. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Goods, Wures, Merchandise, Manufactur. ing and Farming Stock, Ships in Port, Bar L boars, or Dock, and the Cargoes of saoh Ships; also, Ships Building and Repairing; Barges Low, Fail or Nosila per pics! 4.802. 4.45 and other Yezscle on Navigable Rivera and, Canals, and Goods on board sach Vessel, cent.throughout Great Britain and Irélaud, and in
FORRION COUNTRIES, PROM LOSS OR DAMAGE LAD 87 FIRE.
Hoop,... Agonts in Hongkong for the above-namedates will be charged for Fire Insurance Soa Rieka at current rates. Campany, are prepared to grant Pelioice gainst
RUSSELL & Or *f 1029 Hongkong, 1st April, 1805.
COMPANY.
BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE
THE Undersigned are now propared to graui, on behalf of the shove Company, Polisiez against Fire on First-class Buildings, to an ex-
A discount of Tweaty, per cont. (20) upon. the current loent rates will be allowed cu all pranian charged for insurance; such discount being dednoted at the time of the isnie of po licy.
RUSSELL & Co..
Agents.
•
Detached & semi-detached Dwell-}
ing Houses removed from town, i per and their contents.
lyns such, and theircoutente,
Otherwilling Houses, used strict-{
their contente.
per cent.
Sind was, Ofoes, Shops, &o., and 1 per cent
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents Imperial Fire Insurance Company. if 864 Hongkong. 7th March, 1865.
ly 15 Hongkong, 1st January, 1973.
INSURANCE COMPANY. ABOM and after this date the following rates Bombay ill be charged on SHORT PERIOD Bokban
Chinking Insurances, viz
Colorado
that serials and magazines have superseded Teare of pity are cooling dew,
tbraugh novels; Liou receives and entertains Who muter like Him in the good they do gosip hy word of mouth; that the imagina-HE Undersigned basing been appointed
that, in short, society in our day is best figured by the Lady of Shalost, the news- paper being the shield through which we soo I would be easy to fill page after paze the world. And this tene falls in quite with the delnils of the various ideas enter-naturally with the feeling, or rather the fained ant ghosts, goblins, and demons. babits, of the day. A man is out of herinony Such ideas extend not only to the appearance with bis age who descants on the pleasures of such beings, their apparel, appurtenaticos, of society. No roodern authority, professes and so on, but to the none which they male frank enjoyment in the company of his fe either of themselves or by means of Tarious low creatures. Beusation of musty autont of $10,000. campurnatural objects which they are supposed quits pervades every' avowal of the aert. Such sentiments as "The hours we spend in to carry about with them. Thus,
conversation are the most pleasing of ery we enjoy," That part of life we spend in is the most pleasing of all our company momente," tell their own date, and cannot baadred youre certainly be less than a to speak with full voice. This may be bold; as they are, in fact, SC NOETH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE cause the noises beard at the hours when more, being found in the "Tatier." Nobody. ghosts are seen are net such as can be by ever tells als dream now with the prelade Methought I was in the midst of a very any possibility mistaken for the human voice in its ordinary tones, while, nevertheless, an agreeable company. Every picture of the excited imagination can frame spoken worde sort recalls the days of formal dresses and out of the strange sounds which can be board nonsy furniture. We are not sure that any the stillness of night divine of our day would own to Philip in almost every house-
the notion Henry's vindication of a town life--that it This also serves to account for the notion was always a pleasure to him to set a good that ghosts an olank chains, dismal noises. Sounds heard at night are mau pass along the street. There are two highly deceptive; a small noise close by is ways of solaring ourselves in fatigor taken for a
distanos (not ac weariness of spirit-either by repose noise at cesarily a very great distance); and a noise and limb, or by counter excitement and the nade by objects of one kind will be mistakon exercise of other faculties. When dress was rossraint and bodily chefort was not view for noises nindo by objects of a different kind
the altogether. A friend of mine told me he had ed as an art, the best resource was
a stimulus of company, talking, dancing, ward- con disimbed two nights running by a sound as of an army tramping down a road playing. And it is still the case in many rassed some 200 yards from his house: countries that the peasants who work all day. he found the third night (I had suggested dance late into the night; volunters move an experimental test as to the place whence ment is their vest Home to them ofers the sound cane) that the noise was produced few attractions; meaning, it may be, a stoel by a clock in the sext honte, the clock having by a smoking or fireless hearth, a place to shan till supper-time or bed-time come..
L
make other
bead
Not exceeding 1 month of the annual rate Abore 1 month, and not exceed-3 lug........... Abore 3 months)
and not exceed-6
Above months the full anuusi rate.
Warsaw
The Undersigned, Agents for the abova Com- pung, nis prepared to grant Policies agatat FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on any one First Class Rick.
GIBR, LIVINGSTON & Cɔ. Hongkong, let January, 1867.
Bor, ++
STJUL
English,
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SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.
Destination.
Man-nien-leing
D. Sassoon, Sona &.Co Singapore, &o. Ngab.tnx
METALS.
15
BAYAN WOOD, Manile,
Dk. Brown, and
3.40 8.8
4.914.63
15.30 6.50
1.85 @ 1.00
12 1.00
1303.63
1.58 1.50
11
27.00 85.00
bai
2.60 3.60
1+
825 a 3.50
8.20 = 1.00
per tuh. 5.10 5.25 Mrsassons, Tapan,
4.75 660 38WED, Greengan
..per picul 35.00 a 85.50
par box 10.00 10.50 | My, Dry Slam large
›per picu* 24.00 £9.00
117.00 & 130.00 VERMICHEL Tomtsia.... 726 a 7.30 Band Wax, Jared....
#ak
Foynter Robinon
A60 a 7.76
6.80.10
17.00 17.60
80.00 $100
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Captains.
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Tens:
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STEANERS.
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Рета вка Span.atr
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On and after this date, a discount of 20 per cent off the abure rates will be allowed to in- surors,
GILMAN & Co., Agents, North British & Mercantile Insurance Company.
of 1167 Fangkong, 24th Jane, 1972. THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
INCORPORATED BY BOTA), CHASTEL
AIO MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, AD. 1720.
been newly placed against the bostlyPeople in anch eircumstances are ready for TAB undersigned having been appointed!
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Fir J. Jacjeebboy Statesman White Olund Yorting
his sued for long or short periods at ATEUAnt
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LIFE DEPARTMENT.
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471 Order
774 Order
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700
Order
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Order
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Running between Canton und Macao.
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In puri on 1st June, 1878.
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203 Chinese
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959
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386 Chinese...
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Brit by
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Ger. bk
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We all know Carlyle's story of the
Agents for the above Corporation, ure voice board each evening by a bow-spirited any form of amugemist. It is no new tuing maa-a voice as if one, in like doleful to like one's case; but the arts and habits of prepared to grant Insurances as follows:
MARINE DEPARTMENT. direction; life have advanced slowly in this dusius, proclaiming, "once
7 was bap-hap. bappy, but now I au mcoecrable," and how with their advance comce independence of Policies at current rates, payable either hero,
China, and Australia. the ghost resolved itself into a rusty kitchen. external aide. Relaxation, which once was in London. or at the principal Fors of India,
FIRE DEPARTMENT. jack. There is a case of a lady who began social, now effects the bermit. We grow more of intercourse, ,atd to think, herself the victim to scine delusion, sensitive to the annoyances nad perhaps threatened by spproaching ill. find it answers best for our immediate ends to ness, because cael night, about a quarter-cf consult self only. Of old, ennai interiored an-hour after she had gone to bed,
eard with this selfishness; but ennui is not the Be heard a hideous din in the neighbourhood of her universal coomy it used to be Time is not Polisise issued for sans not erousding £5,000,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & U.. house, or else (she was uncertain which) in so often nowadays called the enemy." The on ressonable tetme,
1968 Hanekong, 26th July, 1872. ` some distant rovu. Tie noise was in reality idlest of us have more resources that idleness the slightest possible creak (within a few feat once found ready to hand. Reading is an of her pillow, horover), and produced by the enerous power of spouling time lazily and MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM.
which used to bo simply yawuel door of a wardrobe which she closed every unprofitably night just before getting into bel. The awa door, about a quarter-of-an-hour after being little intellectual effort that even the family THE Undersigned have been appointed Foldin
for the above at Hong closed, recovered its
its position of rest, slightly of Osbaldiston would not liave been driven to TH bagong which it had been pushoc in closing gitch and tos, outting endgels, or fiting kang, Canton, Preschow, Shanghai, and Haur Gerard la another case, the crawling of a sail acress their thumbs, as the sole occupations of kor, and are prepared to grant Insurances at Georgina mis leisure, Kotoly, even in poetry, proposes Current Rates. produced sounds which ware mis-
...HOLLIDAY, WISE & 06 winderg
if 1959 Ronekoner, 15th October, 1868 taken for the strains of loud but distant the absurd and impossible iudulgence of lying music. It is, perhaps, not going too far to nadar a tree, lise the Eugenios and Lysanders
TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE We can foll to
to mir Batia- that our modern spirits, who deal in of our antiquity.
COMPANY OF HAMBURG, noise-making as well as in furniture-tilting fuction indcore, and we resent interruption (of vet marvellous eats we say nothing), with inch more gmnino ill-humour than it
ag zn
J
have a
a literature which needs so
We seo
PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
SIEMSSEN & Uni
Fabius Faloon,
BOYS
Gravina
Harriet Armitage Hohenzollern Hongkong Inculaire Isabelita a Maria James B. Bell Jamoa Shepberd
Johanne Marie Johann Smidt.
Jobu McLou Jylland Agents, Feder
t 39 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872
GLOBE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON,
--
Laja Lizzie Toralei Madeleine Mudira Malay
SURANCE COMPANY OF BATAVIA
THE OOSTERLING SEA AND FIRE IN.
THE undersigned having been appointed these uncomfortably reelingusts for the above Company, are pre. are not unacquainted with the means by wil the students to put on.
by deceived
drenizers the ing which the car may case just considered. Some sounds said that the poets and essayists were thrown pazed to onept risks against Fire, subject to
upon their invention for such images; the busas of 20 per cent. tus be heard during dark dance safe world about them took life from another the suspicion. It will be seen that the opiwor
of view; it was their office to show the tion to which I inelino--as the boat and point o perhaps only natural interpretation of events intellectual uses of retiring into sell, and the supposed to
to be supernaturalis that real diversion which a superior mind might flad TOP sights and sound are modified by the imagi- in its own company. nition, either excited or haeased, into seeni- When social intercouse was assumed to be ingly supernatural occurrences. It does not the highest piensare of man, it may be eb. seem to me likely that in any largo propor-served that gonerally speaking this inter- tion of recorded (and presumably veracious) course was of men with men. Good company ghoat-stories there has been an actral phan- in the old essayists generally menus the tom of the brain. Such phantoras are some-gathering of wits and Bion of intellect in dubs times seem, no doubt, and tnreal voises, are and coffee-houses, where conversation was sometimes heard; but the condition of the carried on as a sort of gawe in an urna, brain which lends to such effects must be with observers and listeners. The ladies regarded as altogether exceptione. Certen-table makes a poor figure by the sale of tainly it is not constion. On the contrary, the ravera Society now means the ratel- the play of fancy by which images are formed lectual intercourse of the two sexesa iauch from abjects in no way connected with the more fatiguing thing, though no doubt afford icture raised in the mind is a common ing some Loen pleasures which the other phenomenon. Although some minds possess lacke; but not for long spaces of time. Easy
talk
for an bo kept up. can
an indefinitely kogor The faculty more fall, than others,
few ac tually want it. I suppose there is not one perica where the sexes are out of hearing of person in a thousand who cannot see "faces each other, though the excitement is greater
We see this it all 17 10 Hongkong, 16th October, 1872. in the fire, for instance, though to some the when they mingle.
are much more vivid gatherings. where inoxperience or want of idaves men to the guidance of their instincts. They assemble in knots. The
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Presto
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pictures to producerin Mayazine. than to others.- PHYSIC AND BLISTERS IN PERSIA. ladies gossip to one another. In a lower I find I have noted the general aspect of class there is still the same natural separa- towns on the Arabian side, a low line of tion. The women neighbour" with uach bund, a rather higher clump of squarish other, the men collect in groups or-bard ingent or the above Company, are pre looking buildings, some date tries, and the the public-bouse.
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AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. 1351 Hongkong, 7th June. 1967. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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C. Delberg
A. N. Love
T. D. Scott Gremen
G. Green
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B. P.Clough Bearse
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Jorgenson Bundgnard Skelton Ledernia
G. Geitzler
Moller
Bourge
T. C. Petersen
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Webeter
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Name.
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DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co., upon insurances effected with this Compaty
Agente.
pared to accept Marine Risksand isene Policice On the Persian shore,
al current rates. Progress and refinement have brought a sky.
a.background of
Blevy
to its moet difficult period, though mountain comse before the sky, but that is all the difference. Wukra bore out the for- literature and fistion take no netice of this. wer. Pharacter exactly, and before many The pictured ease of Mr. Dimaeli's novels, minutes were past after our arrival, Mehan those dinners of witty men and women where ned, with his second in command, made of the feminine intelligous draws out the mes to visit us. They were a pair of dried-up culind, are among the rarest of social no- For once when such contact has hit old gentlemen, not wanting in grace or dig comes. nity, bat with a sort of suppressed jocularity off some brilliant or sharming or soothing in their manner, which accorded well with effect, it misses ten times or twenty, And
with the annoyance is
la having beer, dull greatest the past Mohammed was said to be playing. Baun chief was totally blind of one eye or stupid in each other's company, and the common thing on these shores-but oham-exposure more telling; when often repeated, wed was fast losing night of the other. But it results in a settled disinclination for the we soon found there was something noch scene of such discomforts. People do not nearer his art at the moment has ever always know the origin of this sense of flat- piracy. "Weald the Hakem do something ass, but we may tako for granted that no for his eyes But here the second chiet body has auy fixed aversion to effort in Of course half the grum- broke in, "It was to be hoped that he might what be excels in have a share in whatever doctoring was bling about society is simply an echo; it is toward." Well, the surgeon was always only a minority that is able to arrive at an personal question unbiased judgment in good-natured, and after a while sent up e Ther
and a dose of medicine. We suppos. of likes and dislikes. As matters at present
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Iron Duke
Leven
Siau, Lk
Fren. k
Dan, bk Amr, uk
22 Arohold, Kurberg & Co Nagasaki
Melobers & Co
636 | Tuen-fat-hong
Bri. bk 556 Order Cer. bk
Bourjun & Co
Carlowilz & Co
Kiomsten & Ou
Dunedin
Sajjien
Itoile, &c.
AMOY.
In port 29th May, 1873
Lagurde Spaue Brown.
Fren sch" 185 | Tuit & Co
Deimera
Ra mayo
Boyd & Cu
San Francisco
Cheloo
Amr bl Brit. bk
Fren, bi
Brit, el
215 Boyd & Co
300 203 330
Potoroon & Ca Olinese
111 Paardag & Co 259 Passage & Co 317 Boyd & Co 918 Paeedag & Co 359 || Pasedag & Co 830 | Tait & Do
687 Pasedag & Ch 335 Elies & Co
FODOROW.
In part on 23rd May, 1973.
Obalvo
Alice
Annie Muriel
394
: Dagenser
Allyn's Jale
Span, bk
548 Remedios & Co
Amr. Bh
768 Russell & Co
San Francisco
Brit. Bl
869 Vogel, Hugedors & Co. London
August Reimers Ellen Castle Baimu
Ger. 'bk Brit. bk
Vahland
Ger, sah
Dan. bk
358 Bourjan & Co
Juno
Ivargen
(her. bk
Ger. bk
400 | Beurjun độ Đó
Touron
Lord of the Isles
Petrie
Brit. bg
194 Birley & Co
Louise & Marguerite
Croix
Brit, ach Pren, b
267 John Burd & Co
Oberon
350 Carlowitz & Co
Mauila
Norean Mondelli
Taunton
314 Chinese
Tack Sing
Magglote Simon Chalmers Marshall
Gar, ok
Brit, bk
Ger. bk
303
Fren, Uk
Ger. br Aur, sb Amt. bk
486 257
812 Aug. Heard & Co
549 Olyphant & Go
Brit. wh
460 Rozario & Co
Melbaum,&.
722 Order
690 Battlea & Co
Peru, sh Freu. bk
1199 W. Pastan & Co
Jano
$85 | Order
Ger. bk
Span, bk
198
Remedios & Co
Ned. Ek
420
EJ. Sebellhaus & Co
Labuan
B. M. Young Georges Alfred
Kronprindressen Lord Macaulay Wilhelmine Koch Ziska
Sinai k 451
Chinedo
Fron, bk 452
Grun & Co
Siam. bk 371
Chinese
Qer. bk
208 R. S. Walker & Co
Brit. bk
Span. bk
220 Remedios & Co
Brit. bk
400 Olyphant & Co ·
Siam. ab 100
Amr. k Amr, al
259 Jardine, Matheson & Co
370 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Chinese Fren. b 425 Russell & Co Ga. bk. 370 Wm. Postan & Co
RECEIVING VESSELS & JUTKS. Pow. Mug 293 | Harbor Master
1000 P. & 0. Co
Hulk
Huit
318 Water Police
HM. & SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,
no.
Captain.
doub, BL. Xนม 18, so, at, transport Steam Corvette duub. so, gun vi
130 Cams, Patterson
2 100 Com. Hoo. A. Denison
14 400. Capt. Wm. I. Whyte
New York
McMicben Gaenton Lebua Casporeen Care Koch -Soapleborn
Lev
495 Muster 341
Brit. b 345 Gilman & Co
Mobourus
Fron, bk Bril. bk
Master
Ticntid
S Master
Brit. s Ros. bk 275 Brit.bg
840 Chines
Master
450 Chinean
Brit. ah Gor. bk Brit. el
Nurham Castle. Omar Vidal Sir Launcelot 'ftermopyla
Titania Varana
Vesta
Wella
Walker
Kuhn Dissert Matzen Moore
Dalrymple MeNurt Draw Abernethy Briard Dalgíuh Ratsey
Paul Marsinul Kenell Edmonda Kemball Hunt Diedericb Percy
Kebl Lanseuter
Abbott Gober
Morgan Boude
199 Jardine, Matheson & Col Sydney
SHANGHAT.
In poud on 31st May, 1873.
The name of the meciperonts stcamera,lugs, emall cruft, and receiving hulke employed on the Yang-taxe are not included in ĺkis table.
+
Amr, ach 387 razer & Co
Ger. uob
Ger. Uk
Bril, sh Brit. bki Ger. b Erit, sch amy, bk
Brit.
Brit, bk Brit. bk
Brit. ht
Brit. bk
Brit ab Brit, ab Brit. sb
Ger. bk Brit.. ob
Falk
Brit. bk
Store ab
305 Order
9:7Aug. Heard & Co
328 Uhinese
Jardine, Matheson & Co Russell & Cu
Order
334 Chinese:
176,Chinese
622, Wm. Pusta & Cú
Siemen & Co
411 J. S. Baron
254 Frazar & Co
376 Gibb, Livingston & Co
699 | Gibb, Livingaton & Ca
253 Nile Moller
880 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
947 Ang. Beard & Co
· 337 | Fruzar & Cg
489 Wm. Pustaŭ & Co --
300 Morris, Lewis & Co
YOKOHAMA.
In port on 27th May, 1873.
490, H. Gradert
30, P. & 0. Co
1016 Waleb, Hall & Co 400 M. J. B. N. Hogt. 456 Van Oordt & Co
442 Chinese
583 H, Cook,
450 P. M, Co
1557 Wilkin & Bebison
Store sh 1650 P. & b. Co
SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR.
Nagasaki
Ger. hk
Acele
Adolf
Anton Gunther
Black Adder
Ohloris
Cutty Sark
D. of Abercorn
Where At.
Electra
Emma
Fairlie
Hoogkong
Galveston
Georgiou
on passage bere
Shanghai
G. Washington
Lady Balmore
3 180 Comde. E. J. Church
Tientsin.
Nardoo
gun-boat
3
BU To be Sold
Shanghai
Dwarf'. Elk Flimer Hornet
doub, ic. qua vi.
*
20 Oomdr, B. W. Bax
on passage to Y'hama
doub, so. gun TL
4120 Comr. J. B. Barnett
Amoy
Hospital
ww
Hongkong
doub, so, gup vl.
$
120 Comdr. 0.8. Cameron
Hongkong
doub, so. iron sb. 14
800 Capt. W. Arthur
Yokohama
gun-vessel
80 To be Sold
Shanghai
Hongkong
Bongbong
120 Comdr. Grant
Singapore
60 Lieut. Oomar. Bond
Hongkong
8
7200 Comr. Pareous
GO Lieut. Comr. Fairlie
Hongkong
Commodore Shorít
Boggkong
Shanghai
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Thalia.. 1189 Hongkong, 24th Juno. 1872.
Thistle NOTICE
3 160
Oour. Pitwe
Shanghai
Amoy Trader
2 250
Han, A. C. Littleton Nagasaki
Eastern Star.
Ellen Hood
zekra
doub. Bc. TuR VE Steim Corvette doub. so. gun H. screw sloop
&
400 Capt.H.B.Woollcombe Singapore 4120 Comr. H. K. Leet 71200 To be Sold
Emelie
Pr. Hall
Nagasaki
Hongkong
Glamorganshire Hebo Manta
Brit. bk Nor. bk
Maria Luz
Aereirra
HOTAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Paracca
Purmenio
Co-cord
Store sh Peru. bk Brit. bk Brit..bik
970 Captain
369 M. Vornoy
Captain.
Shaliour
Tiptree
Stapleton Bowell
Halk
Capt. E. Auidui
ir 1192 Hongkong, 9th June, 1672.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Meance
Melville
Mage
Mosquito
Return of Twenty per cent. (20%) will be Oposan od ROM this date until further notice, made, on the Fremivar charged on all Insur- Princess Charlotte anoca efected with this Office; auch Return Rinaldo being payable on the issue of the Policy
d, in the surgeon's absence, that the dose stand, the opportunities for grumbling are Lelonged to Mokaumed, and the blister to twofold. The people who grurable at the the second chief, and were in the midst of a prospect of a social gathering to which they Revercut crowd of Arabe, putting it on the are committed would grumble even more latter's forohead, when the surgeon arrived querulously at the want of and told me we were putting it on the wrong in mest circles an understood distinction be, tents will remain as follows until further no
and
of ecolety. There is
ED COM-
annual rates for Fire Insurance sa the Varioas classer of Buildings and their con.
Military Hospital
Naval Hospital
doub, sc, gün vi. gun-bost gun-boat
scrow sloop Coob, sc. gün vl pud: dos, vessel
Receiving ship
4 120 Cous. Hon. Filmaurice Foochow
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR IN HARBOUR.
Nation.
Tons.
Ita, corrette 2100 ! SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS,
Consignees.
Destination,
Vessels.
Captain.
Flag &
Big.
Tons.
Name.
Covernulu
percent
3 percent.
Festil,
Caploin
Flog
& Rig. T
1 percent contents. Other Risks by Special arrangement. The following rates will be charged for SHORT PERIOD Policies
Not exceeding 10 days 4th per cent. Not exceeding. I month i per cent.
3 Above 1 month, and not exceeding leg Above 3 months, and not?
aceeding Above6months,the fullannual rateof1",
ROBT. S. WALKER & CO. Agents, Boral Innorance Company. t1763 Hongkong, 18th Eeptember 1869,
Lao
Dang Wea Glenvx Thales
Apis Christianebavo Fangh Balaugh Georges
Rep
Lord
Copella Yorg
775D. Lapraik & Ca
SAILING VESSELS.
Jessen
C. F. Djrup
Ger. bk Doa, bk
440 Chinesa
Saigon
Pasic
271 Jona Burd & Co
B. de los Angelos
1 D. D. O'Kolo
Brit, by
277. Carlowitz & Co
Sta. Ana
Winch.
450 Carlowitz & Co
Sul
T. H. Bannia
Tientsia
Grapada
Doo, viz:- tacos visitable people who had been persociety
within rouca and Detached
and ecuri-detached') mu. Mohammed,
kind of woe
Dwelling Houses (removed from as they understand the word. over at the optation with
the town) and their contents. Legoue curiosity, instantly brightened, and Every country neighbourhood is found de held out his temple for the transfer. Bet ficient in eligible, acquaintance; and in this Other Dwelling Houses (similarly
situated) and their detente the second chief, who did not at first under thickly populated world it never was i weed what was being done, seemed cry with rexation. What, and ready to son as it is now to hear people complain of Offices and Godowse Rad their
be, is the duluese
and wesgreness of society of attainable dis- "within there no bister for me?" Nove for you knowing nobody
was a mistake. You are to have the dose."tance. It may blow come light upon the Froni Lis mere antion, and the contemptuous cause of this grievance to discover where it is least prominent, One social influence of a which he swallowed his medicine, one is would quite well understand he was sayingcheerful, cordial kind will harmonize many which he was in efect "Dose indeed! incongruous elements; but such an intence what'h a dose compared to a blistor? Poli- tells most powerfully where there are the tics were quite over when medicine came on physical Lindrances of mileage or locomotion the stage. Mohammed was too charmed to force people into content with circum- with bis blister, and bis second too chagrined stades. While there is a maginary porce- pt the loss of it, to talk or think of any-lain Paradise, all sense, wit, and grace, within
way
10
B. Baner
Áno, str
Itsetr
Brit. atr
WHAMPOA.
STEAMEES.
250 Aug. Hoard & Co
747 Jardine, Matheson & Çol
Ger, bk
342 Siemacen & Co Ger. bk Gerbk360Bd. Schellbana & Co
Faize Allum
Graving
Hippocamper I. yt Ilermano
J.C. Clarke
Brit. bk 563 Order
Span, bg
$76 Smith Bell & Co
Consignois,
246 F. Munoz
-Fren, be
Span, bl
348 J. La
Brit, b Span, otr
648 Peel, Entheid & C
106 F. Keyus
Spau. be.
504 5. Rubido
Span, by
402 M. Niets.
Brit. str
373 M. Pickford & Co
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