1873-08-25 — Page 4

Extracts

THE SMOKERS REVERM

BY AN OLS BACH-

As I silent smoke my pipe

Of peaceint mediution,

Stealing through my bronst I feel

A nothing consolation.

Burtice every nig Quick Faries fan air,

And visionarie, Unseen by other forms prisa And siftly flat balore my eyes.

Pance within gj bogam voluna, And my n soft emotion; While quiet cores trough my teime Take a sweet, nothing poten

What'er betida

On every site

· The workt sa wide,

ter

A MENAGERIE SPEECH ON

KONKEYS.

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 25ra, 1875

dressed, after a quarrol at a drinking boat by one angry disputant to another, whom be. challenged to a duci lost esteemed Sir,

Ostrza Insurances.

CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE

- INSURANCE COMPANY,

HR ATTENTION OF SHIFTERS is ea

ed to the fatore distribution of the Pro

Insurances.

HONGHONG MARKETS,

118.00 121.69

· 126.00 182,00

2.30 a 145

28 32...

47

18ad3....

.8.69 b...

Pa 10 lb WHITE SHITINGs, to do rood..

Bha Co

H

"

2.70 3.45

9.10295

285 280

8a2

·2.05 a 8.140

56 a: 2.00

da Reported by Chinees on the 3rd August, 1873.* NOTICE

COLLON GOODS. DIROM and after this date the following stue

will be charged for SHORT PERIOD COTION TAK, No. 30 a Super pitul $108.00) & $115,00 Inimrances, viz

Not exceeding Ten days of the usual rites. GaiT SHIRTIES, 77 the... pr piece 22:08 4" 2.07

do. do. Not exceeding 1 month!

do. Above 1 month, and not

receding three months. ? oxoceding six months...!! Above six months the full annual reio.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Agents, Allianze Firs desurance Company AZA Fonekone, 28th August 1889 NOTICE

fewer trisi molar than the monkeys of the eclf to ba honourable sir, youre most da whether Shareholders or not. Fataably in pro above3 monthe, and not);

is

Of monkeys, ladies and gentlemen, there are two kinds-those of the Eastern and Permit me to inform you that you are a those of the Western hemisphere. The for pic Yes, my beloved one. It is my laten- mor have the mine number of teeth as we tion in a short time to spoil your banky har-that is tony, thirty-two, and nostrils either by sword or pistol. The chaton shall that almost run into one another. The lat be left to you, as both weapons are to me

nostrils and bare parall

I while some quite indifferent. Hoping soon to have the

pleasure

of a disrisaed answer, I declare have six griadne on each side of the jaw others have four more false ridars and four

"The stately Spaniards, votedly, CARLAVERO." Old World. Olserve the chimpanzes in the in addressing a letter of business to peop striped jersey. Hechews tobases, and sheds mercial firms, instead of the "Sir" of "Gens teata of natural grief for the loss of hit tlemen of the English, or the Monétig ** spoise, to whom he was tenderly attached or "Messieurs" of the Fronsh, write "May T'het is the orang-otang, which, in its native senor mio" or "Max schores ntréstres," or forests in the Ilia Archipelago, rooms "My very sir," or "Our very airs," and sub of the woods, carrying a club scribe themselves "Your very attenting, or hairy monarch *

It come servants. obedient o very in its hand like Hercules. The next speci" Your

the letter-writers busy ge mon is a Hanuman, or sacred monkey. It is to me that is this looked upon with reverence in India, where of all the world would do well to amend their larg

flocks of them go every day to the style of Address, and revert to the simple temples, and are fed by the priests and wor phraseology employed by the ancient Bonus. shippors. Yonder you see the gorgeoanly. How truly curteous was the Roman uthod. coloured, but furocique mandrit of Wes: If Lucius Verus wished to write to Scipio Hear Africa. The groes bave to fee before it Africanus, he did not begin My

Tours very truly Likes Yorkshirgan, it will keeps stone seven Scipio," and end with peare in its pochst, and then tum it, but at last wreak its rengeance on the object of its treacherous rage. It is the most irritable

A is augnen, auilt by me While in these reale of ghantar. Like u dreamer in the night, Taveopped in swetrat sluribers, Who bolts som: piewing sigil Or bears, in eilvay cumbers,

Some softening struin.

That in his brain

Lingars, agen

H

To font within his cars when coƯỜ From ber far journey doth retw

This I dreamt waking ¿æ

And fairy forme impear...

And like the Hitting mong ban

Appear in caity un

In pleksi sighte

My son delights,

de these gay sprights

Aricing, drent in colaas gay,

Chase every thought of enro away.

As the graceful clouds queue!

Their airy ringkas free,

Orbung like the decay parl

That borders the loam'd sea.

Fren fancy linge

On airy winge

Her offerings

O visions fair al music sweet.

And gaily strowa then at my fot.

Hercs dail world of grief artcara And daily murmuring!

Mno the world a light and air

Ettered make it bring.

Let Baccbusiwine

Th' fasorient ving

O'er Lesbica shrina-

To those who sang, in happy laye. Tby fragiant weld we give the caira

-Uniotsily chu..

HANDJ. Hands are infinitely varied. Their shape, tint, the mails, length, width, roundness, are as different as individuals. There are bands that seem intellectual in their

Brametry, bautiful flexibility and grace of motion. Some are soft and voluptuous, and others precisa. striking and trilliaus. The form of

animal in all

fits of this Company, two-thirds (2/3via) of whiti, after pay most of interget, will now be divided amonget all Contributors of business, tion to the amount of Nets Premis contributed WM. POSTAU‘& C¤N:

Agente, 1883 Hourkone, 9th April 1829

THE HINA FIRA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

•

do.

đo.

do.

8.45 € 3,50

W SITE SPOTTED FC... per pisse AND a 3.00 WHITE BROCADES,, ANJUTORN DE(115,80 yardı. Gr Cozma, My 19 in. T

DTI SPORTED SKIRTINIA,............ -Drid-BrocaDE — NO:) BTI DAMASK Da.

KANDKERCHIzva, Blue.

Brown.

Red.......

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. (UNCIES at all tho Trenky. Porte of

China and Japan, and Singapo,for SCORT PERIOD Insurances, viz

"THEfoliering rates willbechargeðin fature Saigon and Penang,

Bike accepted, and Policies In Not exceeding 10 days, t of the annual rite.es, Black, 1218...... khova 1 month and not? above-mentioned Porta. granted at the rates of Premium current at the Not exoceling 1 month, exceeding 3 months f No charge for Patioy toes.

Ahovo 3 menthe and not exceeding 6 month...

Gentian, 22 janu FEND, BlackAMIENNIE

· 2,70 = 350

170 LAS 2.20926

5.70 : 3.86 8:700

por pleso 6.75 800 1.80 196 -pir dos. 6.30 2 0.79 4.82 0.70 0.75 4. DAZ per yard 0.30) » (198

WOOLLEN GOOD.

126 2. 0,27

0.24 0.26

Carrey, Blangbai,..

Bhandung, Bəngal,..

PRODUCE

Massander Inṣxa white,..

∙Black.......

Rice, Bangal,Cargo No.

Sigm, White..

milolaaned, Manila,..

Jarayo Singapore,.. Bairan....

21 Arraran.. Rangoon ALTE TREsors Coats. Arta

English steam,...

.............. propicul 16.00 a

1000 37.50 70.00 16.50 10.00 16.60 12,0 16,50

per ploul 1,71 = · 195.

42. 450. 8.75 4.50 244,60

1.20 236 ~~~~10-1.58

1.4.1.60

22.00 2.10

1.75 187

1.50 1.55

2.10 2.15

9.15 : 2.40

8.60 a 7,30

per lon.

1276. JACO

American Auchroitti

Sydnay,

STRAITA PRODUES,

KATTANS, Straita,

Banjarmasin PEPPED White,

Black...

URTEL NUT

SANDAL FOOD Malabar......

South Seas

Sara Woor, Manila,............

38.6 14.00

10.80 11.00

per box, 450 a 4.75

per del: 600 « KRO

360 4 4.75 $2.00 – 22.00 1450 14.50

35 1.67

do. do.

do.

875 a 4.90

do.

do.

Asscried,....

J1

CAMLEZY, 399

Hi &aalayiw=4te2 4 Asserteden

imiza por yard 0.82 -4° 0.33 SENIOR STRIYES, Loxa Ezze, apoplece 8.3 635 7.RD 1.70 6.10 8.30 7.40 2.50

17:00 a 18.661

160 1 200

2,44 € 2.50

Frown, California, pee sack of 50 h....

$5

$50

50

21

BBD

JAS. B. COUGHTRIE,

Secretary Tee 30% Hongkong, lat Navomber, 1871, IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE 00. WE Inwuring Houses and other Building of its Lucius Verys to Seipio Africanus, greet-Goods, Wares Merchandise Manufootar

ing" after which, without further palater, ing and Farming Stock, Ships in Port, Har, creation, and has been known he would proceed to business. Would it not boun, or Dock, and the Cargoes of such Ships Rates will be charged for Fire Insurance |

but want straight to the poiut, und said,

Send me ten

of

your

best,

to die of a wik fit of passion. Those are be a raving of time if we were to imitate this madiques, and some of thenr, you will ob excellent old fashion. And why should not serve, have not much more of a tail than Smith minimise trouble by addressing Brown Manx cat has he Barbary aw is the only after the classical method. Smith to Brown,

tous apocisa of roonkey found in Europe, and greeting. there, in

wild state, it is rapidly becoming coals-lowest price" or "Jones to Robin- extinct. There are obly two or three still os, greeting. Will you ding with no next left on the rock of Gibraltar. The spider Thursday at the Megatherium, at sis pre- monkeys come from South America. Thay cisely The one word greeting "includes have no thanks; but this was is made up all that is necessary, in the way either. to them by the strength of their tails, by friendship er politeness, and would answer meats of which they hang from boughs and every purpose in the ordinary intercourse of to tree. The life. But it would uerer do for love-letters.. swing themselves from pinch monkeys and marmosets swarm in the These always did, and always will, stand forests of tropical America. They are full of apart as a literature by themselves, governed

tree

bi

froke, and of an affectionate disposition by their own lawa, by their own impulsea

They feed on rails and bunning-birds From All the Tear Round. The lemurs have fox-like heade

and sbarp claws on the first fingore of their hind limbe The other nails are flat. They live on trees, but, unlike the spider monkeys, they can of bough by swing themselves from

their tails. If, however, you present them with a handful of nuts, you will see that they Gun tackle them as cleverly & the others. The leurs are natives of Madagascar, atd. like the Australu' opposums, are liveliest at night, coming home, as the song says, "with the mill in the morning."-From "The Travelling Menagerie," by Charles Camden.

LETTER-WRITING.

will

Insurances,

NOTIE.

of

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. ROM and after this date, a Discount of 23 par cest, on the current rates of Premia be allowed to all contributors.

NORTON, LTALL & Co., Agents the Quesa Insurance Company, tf 242 Hongkong. 22nd January, 1870. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM.

NTIL further notice the following Annual .....

ing Houses removed from town, şi per cent. Detoobed & semi-detached Dwell-

and their contenta. Other dwelling Houses and alrict- ly as such, and their contente. Godowns, Offices, Shops, &c., and

their contents.

also, Ships Building and Repairing: Bargis and other Vessels on Navigable Rivers and, viz Canals, and Goods on board such. Vessolt, throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and in FORDIGN UOUNTERS, PROM LOSS OR DAMAGE DT HIRE.

The Undersigned, Agenta for the above Com pany, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE to the extent of 560,000 on any one First Class Risk. GIRB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1867.

Acantha Amazone

Haibook Indos Kinbau,

Lingin Luzon

Wikiama

Aurican, por barrel af 200 Mu................ 16.50 a 17.00 WHAT, Tiantain per pcl. 18.70 10,00

California,..

- 20.03 22.50 | Jʊnam, Canton white, 1

22.00, 29.50 12.60 1400

West Coast, Dk. Bywa,... Manila, Dr White,

DE. Brown,

Itow-Nail-Rod-1-...per.pia) 4.30.4-1.16 Cameras, packed

4.50 48 Fan, While,

01205

11

Small Round Rod,...rum saman. OF JR......

+

Hiteant,

3.The 400

"

Dick

"

• 10.50 1.00

Tollow

13

per cent LeiD.......

Sat, Eoglish

per cont

TE PLATED...agamint

QUÍZIGI LÝEE... SFILTAR,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents Imperial Fire Insurance Company, ti 864 Hongkong. 7th March, 1865.

SHIPPING IN THE CANTON WATERS.

Dedination.

Out...

730 & 720 Mösarcoma, Japan,

per tub. 460 4.00 Swawaan, Green,

4.82 000

par pieul 94.50 8800 Moss, Thy Biang,

8.90 9:00 -impor hor

perpicul24.00 a 28.00 VERMICELLI, Pienta 140.00 a 14.50 Baza Wax, Japan..

tr

7.50 a 7.78

Fankow

נו

161.20

180 1.05

1.05.20

4.75 d. 7.80

3.50 9.00

2204 340 123 450

23,76 · 820

14.8G # 16:00

Toya 200

225 2.60

1.80 16

19 1.05

877.09

1.80 2.19

28.00

276 a 2.00

875 12.50

1.85 8.20

1.004 6.90

16.00 16.50

28.00 89.00

Vercals.

Caplions.

Flag & Rig

Tane

Consignees

Destination.

CANTON

Fray Benton

g.b.

688 Olyphant & Co

Vessels:

Captains.

Flag & Hig

Fors

Consignees

·HONGKONA.

STEAMIZI.

Ling-tong

Cocker

HLOM

Man-nien-teing

Sum-sllin-fat

H.I.Q.M

oor,

Young*

Brit, str

652

Olyphant & l'o

Champenois

Fren. atr 1900

Messageries Maritimes

Мвости Ngan-tun

Lowe

Brit, tr

Stewart

HIC.M.

g.b.

Obion

W. H. Cobb

Ámr, eft

3836

P. 2. 3. Co

Yokohama,&a, Sci-Teing

Stewart

H.IO.M. g.b.

Dang Wee Drabe Bry Tamb

Lord

Ann. etz

230

Agg. Hoard & Co

Sun-Obec

Clark

H.IO.M.

g-b.

Eopline

Brit. et

561

Tuck-mec.....

Th-an-tan

Le Bosh

H.LO.M.

.oor.

Arcadi

Spun, etc

222

E. J. Bage

Tien-Pu

Richardson

Brit. 'str

116

H, E. & W. Dk. Uo

Tug Flying

Pornoja

Morales

Span, ate

$55

Remedios & Co

Glerannoi

Cupello

嬉しい。

Bir

948

Jardine, Mathesos & Co

Punchard

Brit. str

277

D. Lapaik

Oo

Amerion

N. Stewart Cury

Brit, at

2205

P. & Ó. 8. N. Co

Cecilia

Laustria Riberis

Brit, atr 1050

A. Heard & Co., Agenta:

Courier

Kia Kiang Lanorai

D. Argent

Brit. str. 106I Fred. str Brit, ale Amr, str

A. Heard & Co., Agents

Why

B. B. Alston Joog Angel Folle

Pep. sh

180

F. Deconoar

Ashaang

Guillermo

Fiboado

861

D. Lupaik & Oo..

Juan

Brit. str 1775

P. 1O. 8. N. Co

Macao

Fren. ar Brit, atr

Canoe Capan

808

Kwok debeong

Svatom

Nievo Providencia

Amr, air 240

Aur. Henri & Co.

Oracle

Benning

Brit. ar 1690

A. Heard & Co., Agents

Sota Sancha

Stepbu Lencivira Dlaguibel Vidauwazego Eryciga Nunes

Peru. sh

Peru. ab

Pera. ab

1199 Order

Port. bk

Poyang

Carrol!

Brit, air

Brt str

Printo

Scala

221 180 Brit. Ar 1572

A. Heard & Co., Agenta

Spark

Aabeong

Buiterfeld & Bairo

Sir). Jeejeebhoy

Brit. sir 101

Acheong

White Cloud & Yeso

Brit. Air

390

A. Heard & Co., Agents)

Asl:ton

Brit, sir

695

D. Lapraik & Co

Blast Coast

Young Yung-Ching

Brit. elr

332

Acheong

Lald up

Gibbon

do.

do.

Abalon Albyn's Isla

Ar Atelicata

A wiricana

Aubotic

Accora

the bed often express le cambities arious countries of Europe difor almost as be returned in Izaurations against fire, effected Malwa -

and

of

ROBERT S. WALKER & Co.,

Agents, Royal Insurance Company, tf 1162 Hongkong, 24th June, 1972

QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. ROM and after this date, and antil further notice, & Discount of Twenty per cent, (20%) upon marront fogal raten of Pretio, vill

with this Ofos.

NORTON, LYALL & Co.,

tf 1174 25th June, 1872. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

and after the date the following rates will be charged on SHORT PERIOD Inaurances, viɛ —

Ni

Nome Agents. Patuxe POVED

The courtesies of letter-writing in the

much as their languages. Baffon it was the person to whom it belongs. The strong who firat sail that the style is the man. H ronical Rogers and small thumb indi- might have addal that the style proclaimed palus,

woman indolmes, faney and feeling the gation. Ferhaps of all the nations of cafe i

hands belong to the The

intellectual square and ambitious, and the who love inluence formal in their correspondenes, inore esperi Europe the English are the stiffest and most and rale. The small, soft, almost flashless

with those to whom they ma personally bruds, but rosy and with knotted frgens, are unknown, andato ura there Iner Personal of English or social position. If a gentium or lads, at the ends, like those squared

Not excesing Tmonth of the annual rate when absent from home, has occasion E wuhen, love domestic life. The small write a letter of instructions to a male or and not exmel-

Above 1 month,)

do. do. desire fingers, broadening at the ends livity and a practical knowledge of the female servant, the style is stadiously drying.

and laconie as a telegram; and contains a hove & mouths world. There are smooth and knotted wort of compliment or courtesy. Who and not excved-t

the finger to the total hands with pointed Jones writes to Brown, whom he has never love unsatis

he addresses him as Sir," and sub the fuges obey inspiration and

himself Your obedient humbl beautiful ja paluting, pretry, rou

routo and nature. There are soft heads more able of servant," though he is neither abedient pot of humble, and would be offender if you really toulerucas Lan of love, and delicat fingers considered him to be so. When Browa that are formed for antiveness and sym-writes to Bobinson, with whom he is on more puby of touch and unde to minister pain or las friendly terms, the word "Sir" is tos aout of the above rates will be allowed to in

graf" burd hands, that know not ten stiff for any dear sir," or "Dear

and he adessos bimes. durucss, but are not igurant of love; brough

Dear sir," or "My hands that the heart aches and guites and Robinson," or "My dear Robinson, and North British & Mercantile Insurance Company. solens."

reason.

T

or

tralat

Yours'

When

Yours vary subscribes himalf "Fours very sincerely,"

or Yours very faithfully. Fully love lettera are in and there in question the style warm,

and

& the full annual rate. N.B.-Short period Policies can be rewed for a farm to entapiste 12 months, the praming charged for such prolonged term bring the

balance of the Annual Premium.

Price Albert

On and after this date, a discount of 20 per Balagaith

GILMAN & Co., Agents,

1187 Hongkong, 24th June, 1872.

- NOTICE.

ROYAL INSURANCE OUMYANY,

Belle Sauvage

Pay Bendiren Briliant

Bato

Geo, Byde Sumat Hecres

Ratukilde: Brown

.0. Freno Toigt

Wu. Brows

Gidtop Pleitner Willams Finch

J. Hoyer Newpian Tams

1:00Menagerico Maritimes

Chi, a 000 Chinese

| Bunning boticsan Hongkong and Canton. Running between Macao and Hongkong.

SAILING VESSELS.

Dan. bk

Brit. b

Brit,

Brit.

201 Ed. Rebellis & Co

450 Order

1048 D. Lapraik & Cs,

250 Obese.

1140T.&O. Co

676 R. S. Walker & Co

Augoate

Anthony Gontier

Ballio

Gaviota

Louise Margarita

Do Loogueville ELLO.Mgb,

MAJAU.

Paru. ab 1000 Onter

Port: bk 533 Remedios & Co

Brit, bi

Ned. br

385

750 Ed. Schallhass & Co 471 Order

Pent bi 303 Order Span str.

TTA Ordor

Feru. sh1 700 Order

Brit. atr

003 Feranto Tv ca

680 Rayaal & Co

311 Rozario & Co.

140 A. Heard & Co., Agents,

Running between Canton and Macao.

In

SWATOW.

port on 30th August, 1875.

455 Bircka & Kruger 844. Frewin & Uo

Kohn Bernard

Ger. bk

Fren, by

Anderson

Ger. bk

318 Direks & Kruger

Brit, sob

150 Bradley & Do

Laid up-

Georges Alfred

Gucaron

Fren. bk

316. Diroke & Krugor

Croix

Fren. Uk

Mille Tynzes

Garnier

Free sh

Resolution

Garnie

Siam. sh

818

Sully

Shueban

Brit. bk

298 E, Vincent à Co

Wm. Tarnor

Xuca

Vandervord Rolses

Brit. bk 431 E. Vincent

Ger. achi

Ellen Lewis

Inuy

Forget-me-not

Foodbowfoo

Kormosa

318 Fresin & Go -

734 Frewin đó

Manter

152 Dircks & Kruger

AMOT.

"In pòrt 19th August, 1873.

207 Petersen & Do

Siam. by

Brit. al

Dan. et

Brit. W

295

Chinesa

Brit. M

338 P. S. 3. Co

Ger. sh

650! Master

Dan.

503 Wa. Pasta & Co

909

Romario & Co

M'bourne, do,

Adolf

Диунаа

Gor. Rob

Sina, bk

338

Obinesc

Ficher

Dan. $14

Bodrjan & Co

Ountent

Kramor

Bina: tk

Bob Tail Nug China

Edwarde

Brit. Bob

170 Boyd & Co

Sobmidt

ter. Beh

200 Pasedag & Co

Tientsin

384

Chinese

Lauglole

Brit bir

Shinghei

Doriga

Bizaga

Span. lik

692

J. Willame

F. Arlacti

Delas Castle

Skinner

Brit. el

677

D. Lapraik & Co

Roat

Fairy

Juknaon

Brit. tk

483

Order

Grothza -

F. Pico

Span.bg

246

Remedios & Co

Capor

Ger. bl Brit.

Jama Moralea

Span. str

Jebo

G. E. Bonde

Nor. ik

460

Chinese

lodia

Johansen

Ger. web

Holonzollern Imbelita a Maria

Joban Smidt. Kin-yeong-lay par sent Kronprinsessen Lord of the Isles percent. Taure

Lyes-moon

M. Hüshagen M. C Надетальи

Ger. tk

270 | Moebere & Co

Rebecca

Sabopper

Gen. bk

Span. I

5-19

Remedios & Co

Sobiller

Diacllage

Gerbk

Ger. tk

400

Bearjan & Co

·Sura, ik

Dan. ik Brit, sch

820 377

Chiucse

Soo Tek Song

Loboang

Siam.och

John Burd & Co

Tronton

Chalmera-

Drit. sh

Triton

Jesam.

Qez. Ab

317 Chinese

Vision

Cuianina

Brit. bg

156 Boyd & Co

Biam.tk

432

Olinere.

Brit. 425

Brit, seb

247

S. S. Burrows & Sons Olyphant & Co

Bera, sb 1150

Order

Fren. bk 432 Order

LADIES AND SPORT: Whether a maa abest, to marry ought to tell, bis wife that he intends to join the Alpine Club, 2 apenda season or to shoot the "devotedties," and the "afetion iHE sunal rates for Fire Insurance on the variouclasses of Buildings and their con: ing tigers after the honeymoon, is what come into play. With these I shall not prebent will remain as follows until further no. might be termed a size point for selection. same to adds. It is with the ordinary tice, viz Lalies who would have no objection to hunt style of address only that I prosume to treat, Detacted and

"I ing, or to their busbards shooting wes in than which nothing more formal and un ananing can will be imagined. Take for covert with a seratok pariy, might try won the title of csquire, which means a Other Dwelling Houses(similarly)

shrink from an aliases with a goatlemen

af

not for us.

Bodi-detached)

Dwelling Houses (removed from the town) and their contents.

situated) and their sentents

contents. Other Rista by Special arrangement. SHORT PERIOD Policies

Luis Canevaro Misti

vio ba a zaste for getting backyards up ehield-bearer. Where are no shields in our Offices and Godowns and their 1 percent. Mory the Matterhorn, shioning the asrenicf Peter days except in the theatres, consequently,

ar potting mandlarers which have the there are no shield-bearers. niñed a true The following ratee will be charged for Moont Royal

The title, even Batre, ar

When it was a reality,

and sillage in theirstems. Indian T That, however, is a matter for the lady and thing, meant nomore than a Dophyte in the

We Right find many records profession of arms, and a servant to a s

who was called a chevalier, a knight, indeed, and those of recent date cough, in, or a borseman. In this respect the

a rider, which ladies have boldly accounpark their Freuch are inre sensible. They have 10 buslands into the most difficult and trying Fr

Where were esquires at all, and Monsieut regions of sport and travel. helpmates indeed. It might be remarked title as they usually bestow. The eldest son in these adventurous co-patierships of the old kings of the Bourbon line

thut

They have,

Qavingo

Not exceeding 10 days ith par cent

Not exceeling......... 1 month 1 per cent. Papa

Peilia

exceeding

Above 1 month, and not s

Prento

Prince Alfred

a high s

Rainbow Reth Salrydora

Sau Lorenzo

St. Mary Stirpeflon

wes

the sort of matriuunal separations which Monsieur par excellance the Monsieur wlw cthur Messieare Dr. Johnson, in coneration with General took precedenty over Fuel, anticipated would occur in the

woods whatsoever.

borever, for of epistolas

phraseology and wife, do not happen greater variety between husband when the experiment "Bir, they would is practically tried: than the Eugleh, and subscribe their letters after a fashion which to an Englishman dissensiodi enough, of another kind.

One would alsow to go sees remarkably roundabout, cumbrous, a-hunting in this word, another inlat; or and affected. If they begin with the "Dear perhaps one would chose to go hunting, ait "Cher monsieur"--they end with the

Barry.

TIN WALL PAPER.

lumbering phrase,

Reeves, monsieur,

Above 3 monthe, and not

exceeding

Aboves months, the fallannual rate of

ROBT.S. WALKERA Ú..... Agents, Royal Insurance Umpany. 1763 Hongkong, 13th September 3860. THE LONDON ASSURANCE

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OP

HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE TUB FIRST, A.D. 1720.

andersigned having been appointed Agents for the abure Corporation, are

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

Sir Larry Par ken Sob

Ü. Lange Casperaer Patrie

M. Colberg Катиавед Brave Vedarini

A. Bertin

Berrymar Huberts Biose Aldecoa

N. Irgens

Sim

Thayer

Mizlo

Hormaeches Ledesma Young

Dana Qbspman Rebae

Brit. ab 1998 Order Brit. bk 871 Order

Cor. bk 388 Sieussen & Co. Remedion & Co

Remedios & Co

Jardine, Mathson & Col San Francisc

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

Adels

Argonaut

Belted Will

Black Adder

Spau. str.

340 Tait & Co 222 Tais & Co 931 Pasedag & Co 340 Brew & O

G15 Boyd & 0 148 Peteraen 3.05 256 Pasddag & Co 264 Tait & To

Brown & Co

300

697 Pasoday & Co

630 Boyd & Co

FOOCHOW.

In port an 8th August, 1873.

Fosshow

74 Jardine, Matheson & Co London

But. bk 283 Adamson, Bell & Co

SHANGHAI

In port on 18th August, 1875.

The name of the numerous aleamers, tugs, small craft, and receiving kulks employed on the Yang-tas are not included in this tablo.

Bric, ab

Frazar & Co

Little & Co

585 Smith, Archer & Co

Giub, Livingston & Co

New York Iloilo

San Francisca

Span. bk

Ned. bl Brit. bk

269 422

Am. bk

258 858 Bril..b 458 Span. sh Epan.bg. Siam, b Brit, bk

Ed. Soballhans & Co

R.8. Walker & Do Aug. Heard & Ob Carlowitz & Co

Caroline

Ohowfa

Will Nicolaon Hallowell Clyma Hastekost

Amr. Bob 387 Master

Shangbai

Bris. 'Bla

1070 Angustine Heard & Co London

Brit. bk

349 Batterfield & Swiro

Brit. sb

934 Gihh, Tavingston & Co Shanghai

Bri. bk

839 Semasen & Vo

Dilpassund

Duke of Abercorà

729 Brandao & Co

Afori

Inverness

Dray Dalrymple Doalio

Brit. bk

621 Gilman & Co

London

Brit. h

1048] Adamson, Bell & Co

London

Brit

220 411

Buraco Co, Limited

Lord Macaulay. Rackel

Úare Firth

Brit. sh

845 Jardine, Matheson & Col

Melbourne

152 Order

Sofootba

Starlight

D. R. Bolt Benedictsen

Brit. sh der, ab Brit. bk

806

Ang Heard & Ob

917

Vigel, Hugedora & Co

Kambarg

525 0:der

St. Brycedule

Tafaretta Telegraph Veritas

W. A. Pearce Beargese Burrows Homable

Siam, by Brit, k Freak

239 Olimese

902 Sivussan & Do

425

Roswell & Co

Villa de Rivadavia Wilhelm Yabe!

Cortillo Juhansen

Siam, bk Rus. bk Span, bg

302

F. Dogenner

676 201

Vogel, Hagedora & Co

New York

Bandao & Oo

Manila

Ger. bk 329

Pedro kuza Trideforg

Pera sh 1311

Bourjan & Çɔ · Embeke

Yokohama

Ambawandor Archon

Brit. sb 1095

Argonaut

Gray Dimatio Sanderson

Brit. bk 449

Frazer & Da

Brit. bk

517

Benefactor

Rayten Bizart

Amr. bk

Brit. ab

917

Chance

V. Sprookeleen Ger. bk

304 Wo Pustan & Co

FIRE DEPARTMENT. foliores ioned for long or short periods at

Charlie Palmer

Brit. bik

567 Fung Hing

Conquent

Aur. bk

516

Olyphant & Oc

current rats,

A discount of 20%, cllowed.

LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for vans not exceeding £5,000, on reasonable terms.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. E 1868 Hongkong. 25th July, 1872. MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COM Do

PANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON.

Name.

Big

Coplain

***Where' Al.

Doune Castla

Brit. eb

887 Frazar & Oo

Esben Suare

Ban, bk

881

Eduard Schelhasa & Coi Master

Avon

Cudzos Ourjew

doch, so, gen 19. Steam Corvette doab. se, gin vl. gun-boat

4 120

Comr. Patterson

Hongkong

Frederica

Утеба

Klint

24400

3 160

Coindr. E. J. Church

Gabriella Alica

Board

From. bk

291

Tientsin

Brit, bk

3.60

To be Sola

Shanghai

Unarf Elk

doub. Ba, gun v1.

4.20

Comdr. B. W. Har

Vladimis Bay

Philipps

doub. so, gan vi

4120

Oour. J. B. Barnett

Massalez CAVIS

Flamer

Hospital

Frolic

100

Capt. C. B. Buckle

Bjoggren

Capt. W. Arthur

Vladimis Bay

Hora

doable Borgun vl. 4 100 Military Hospital-

Coudy, Boulton

Sarawak

For

Ger. bk

Willia

Hongkong

Malville Milge Bengaziko Opossum Frucess Obarlotte Rinaldo Bagdove Saimir

Hongkong

Sarti Colom

Span. bk Brit. b

Teszar

donb. sa, gan vl. gun-boat gun-boat Recoiving ship screw sloop doub, se, en vl, pad, des, vessel doub, so, gan vē.

4120

Coudr. Grant

Singapori

Ger. bk

252 Nila Moller

4 60 Lieut. Comdr. Bond

Shanghai

siam. Lk

$75 Chiness

360 Lient, Cour. Fairlie

Hongkong

Ger. bk

480 Maclean & Co

16-a

Commodore Sort

Hongkong

1

7200

Come. Parsone

Shanghai

8 160

Comr. Fitmen

Hankow

8250

Hon. D.Littleton

Yokohama

Acer, bl Brit. Ug Aur. ab Brit. sb

413

Frazar & Co.

261

Master

974 830

Frazar & Co

Turner & Co

London

-Steado Corvette Steam Corvette doub. eo, gan rá. screw sloop

TOKOHAMA.

when the other would choose to go ishing: Passurance is is haute consideration avec and so they would part."- From "Sparing aquelle j'ai Thoppeur d'être votre tris prepared tugrant Insurances as follows Rambles and Holiday Papers," by William tumble et très obéissant serviteur.Re-Policies at current rates, payable either hero, Zeminder

ceive, sir, the assurance of the bigh con in London, or at the principal Porta of India, sideration with which I have the honour to China, and Australia be, your very obedient buable servant." A NEW AND HEALTHFUL SCESUTURE.

The term of bawa life ought to extend to people The English Medical Press has the follow at least a hundred and fifty years,

Back ing-Considerable progress bas dan made who write many letters are in append in the production of a substite for paper perorations as this, or others equally wire that would be a born to hospitals as well as drawn, which the French delight to employ. private houses. The new wall duratione The Germans are even mon punctilious. tosupersede paper hangings and pint are and it requires long sady of their language thin sacets of metri, painted over by a and long acquistance with the people to They are aclisik iu dhe able to dojde whether a man is simply Patented

process. prarance, he most French products, and to be called Meio Herr" (ur) or "Hoci aid to be durable. Tiniuil io sheds, thick-

or "Hoth geboren er Hey"

(high-born sir), Bers of urdinary writing paper, is the material und woll gebed er Herr" (bigh and well-E Undersigned have been appointed In Duke which this new style of mural decoration, bura sir), or "Edel-geboren er Herr" (nobly- Agents for the shore Company & Hong-Kerst

kong, Canton, Poochos, Elangbai, and Han

Manoe including gilding, it executed. Jubil is bera sir), or "Hoch wohl und Edel-geboren kow, and are prepared to grant Insuroves at pliable and supple, sufficiently tough not to er Herr" (or tigh, well, and tobly-born

not or, worse of rest of all, Daron fauchtigste Le easily torn. waiforma surfare. It forms an excent base (most serene). And as in English par-

executed for the work

the it also pos upon

sturtly grammatical and poeti "thou," the being waterproof, a sal SOEse the advantage of

proper prouou to properly well known architects and build be employed when addressing a single indi ers, who frequently use it to er damp vidual, has been superseded by the plural

*500* wels, on which, witheat that cong, any German thy" thou" and the "you" bare adopted sad confirmed at the Extraor. This which means several individuals, so

N eonformity with the Special Relations Thalia decorative work would anon perish.

process exerting the painting on both boon superseded, and a single person is

as in the phrase Wie diery Metings of Ebaroholders hell on the Thistle designated "Ley,"

1st and 15th instants, altering Claases Nos. 130, Zabra bended sia ch "How do they find 131, 132, and 139 of the Articles of Asociation,

Un

The

of

ani

tin offers no difficulty. The aberta are

lause

*

"she"

Current Eaton.

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co. tt 1958 Hongkong, 15th October, 1868 CHINA THADEES' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE.

manufactured of a sicth and is sure themselves instead of "How do you do!" (ench changes to take effect from 1st Nove suitable to their application on the surfaces

The courteous Italians designate every equal bar, 1871), the Net Profits of the Company will,

" or "Your train hat date, be distributed as follow, viz.

Two-thins (2/3rde) to all condrialers, whe- ther shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by Que-third (1/3rd) to Shareholders generally, according to the number of shares held by mach.

AUGUSTINE HEARD & Co.,

General Agents.

to

gue-boat

donb. sc. iron sb. 14 200

Capt. Wa. H. Whyte, Yokohama

Muria

Mordeon Scould McDiarmid Saxtorpt Setoder

Siam. b

Brit. bk 984 Siemssen & Co

Siam. bi 418 Chinese

Brit. a Brit. bk

Brit. sh

Order 450 | Order

624

Brit. bk 414

Ger. bk

Brit. bl

Adamsos, Beli & Co Adamson, Bell & Co Reid, EVADS & Co Chinese

326 Bourjan & Do

397 Wm. Pastu & Co

263 J. 8. Buron

381

Order

1161 Adamson, Be:l & Co

Nagasaki

Hongkong

on passage to Naaki

Foochow

Friendship

Glamorganshire Harlow Huntly Castle J. B. Worcester Kim-kin-ke

Laura

Mistletoo

M. y Vicenta Northampton Oscar Vidal Prosperity... Pyrmont Rebecca Goddard Rose of Awstralja Sea Serpent Weymouth

Burclay

Keisl Mollyr

Diedris buen TIN LƯỢT Desborough While Huat

4120 Com.Hob.Fitzmaurice Foochow G400 Capt.H.D.Woollcombe Singapore 14350 Capt. Le Hunts Ward Japan

4 120 Comr. H. K. Ieet 7200-To be Bold

SHIPTING IN THE CHINA WATERS.

Feisel,

Captain.

Flas & Ruj.

{2018.

to be covered. At the manufactory in Paris, the ordinary widths made use of are from and superior es "Your grow," or thirty to forty inches, and the hogth five excellency," and speak to every one as "

I will visit you," is rendered I retres, or rather more than five yards. The orar

the feminine spplication of the painted metallic hangings will visit ber."

prazon doing aithet

wood, storie, p

Grace and Er- e, plaster, or ircarfaces, duty for the feminine nouns, ofers no difficulty. The operation is some cellency, which are always understood, though what similar to putting up paperhangings, not always expressed. In business the Italians with his difference that with the lattor tho never use the words Caro sigaore, or Dear paper is pasted over at the back bra being sir, as the English do, but address their signore," with the broer the surface to be correspondent as Pregiatissimo detuted is covered with a thin oss of ador "Stimativo signore," Most csteemed NORTH BRITISH AND MRCANTILE Camila Cavour hesive varnish,

on which, after it has been sir, varying the style of address by such ft to dry partially, the painted the affixed ephets as "Honourable," Ilustrious"

great ekee. So little is the dificulty

skilled paper-banger after a dressed

Can

ang

with

the1

aud

hway

Most gentle"

1.

Anboto Del

Aracan

Edmonds

WHAMPOA.

STEAMERS.

981 Remedios & Co 3019 "P.&0. S. N. Co SAILING VISSÉLS.

3. MuKenzie Brit, b 607

Shanghai

Hongkong

Admiral

Hereirru Jewett

In port on 4th August 1873.

Apr. etr

Peru. bk

270 Captain A

Amr bk

404 Ontzio

1411

P.-M. Co

Van Oorit & Co

690 Bar & Co

Brit, sch 349 Hudson, Malenim & Co

Brit. atr

Brit.' str

Aar, str

·Brit bl

360 Sitwell, Schoyer & Co

25 Order

180 Netherlands Trading Co

670 M. M. 0%.%

Brit, bk 369 M. Verner

Brit bk 495 Walsh, Halladász,

SHIPPING IN MANILA HARBOUR, -

Parkies

Aur, sob

261 E. C. Kirby & Co

Denbighshire

Darica

Brit. bk 483

Eliza Shaw

Dage

Brit. ab

John McKeno

Taylor

Consigness.

Destination

Lap Tek

Darke

Lotti

Preas

María Luz

Morro Castle

Naroto

Smith

New York

Farber

L.Anguatogui Span.tr

Manila

Queen Victoris

daiya

Harwood

Ástorquin

Brit, etr

Brit, sh Peru, sb 843

Farmonio

788 | Gilman & Co

London

Liba,

Cochrane Biobard

Order

per annum.

Chiama Calconbu Colombia Deerhound Zola

Maury

Russell & Co.

New York

Heuer

A. Chavarie

Brit. bk Pert, sh

983 196! Order

Order

James Shearer Brit, Lk

Barano

Sanbau

Papolie

Harris

Tiruna

Diederich

Peru. sh Ger, bk

665 Brit, bk Ger, LB10

Jardine, Matheson & Co London 579 901 Order 289 Biesen & Co

Veamela

Caplain,

Flag & Rig.

Tons.

Melobern & Co

Hamburg

Amiga

Spa

230

Wm. Pusta & Co QANION.

Everest

Brit. ib

571 F. Richardson & Co-

Pasay

Span.etr

their contents.

Arlan

*

ti 1168, Hongkong, 34th June, 187

On and offer this date, a dissonas of 20 per Ching-Sing

Cicp-to cent off the above rates will be allowed to In-ben-jui

Ikmerars GILMAN & O rers.

Agents, North British and Vercantile Fee-loong

Fd-ho Insurence Company.

| Fiwun

A.L.M. 18-b. A..O.. g-b H.1.0.b,

Paraine

Fren. bk

Pegasus

1120 Peele, Hubbell & Co

Ban Lorenz

Span. bg

250 F. Reyes

1.0Mg-b. 1

Tyburuia

Brit, sh

148 Smith, Bell & Co

Customs Chap.

Windsor Castle

Wright.

g.h.

Wylo

Clayson

B.I.O.M.

g-b.

Graves

Brit, atr

A Heard & Co., Agenta Zaid up

F 314 ongkong. 16th February, 187.

INSURANCE COMPANY -REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. Detached semi-detached Dwell- Most nobie. If you ad-

per cent. ing Houses, removedfrom kowa, ssed your kilor or bootmaker by lorter, aud the contente, few hours practies, do the work stars to suspicious of a joke, if you wrote on the

fully arither would be surprised, or offended, or other dwelling Housemused strict- y as such, and their contents. From the extreme sexbility of tin foil, touldings and forties are covered with the envelope astrissimo signore," Most illas Godowns, fices, Shops, o., and metallie bangings laa ruost. perfe manner. trious sir, and signed yourself" Vostro dero and with a samoutliness of surfa cales skin usual by the bulk of the most devoted. These are the pes of outline at the edge and antes the painter's brush snuot rival. The varnish people, by tradesmen, artisana, clerks, er for fring the material is of the nature vants, and others, and a servant girl would

ner.simo,"

You

which

of gold size, but he adhesive. Being of u think well of any lower who did not ad- Illustrissima signora.". The itser hydrofuge," it adds to the protection dress her as of the paint against dump.

following letter, translated verbatim, was ad- {

Godail E: Oboy Poynter Robinson

ELI.CM.

Ccuriguees.

Kerr & U¢ ••.

470 F. Reyea“.

585 Smith, Ball Co

Brit bk 974 Peele, abbell & Co.

British

790 T. Hermann & Co

Printed & Published for the proprietor, by W.EL. Bau, Wyndham-street, Hongkong.

Ligadon.