1875-02-23 — Page 4

Extracts.

MEASURING THER BABY.

Womensured the vicious baby,

Azeïnat i've coltage wall—

A. By grew at the Threshold,"

And the boy was jont na tall!

A royal tiger-lily,

With spots of purple and gald.

And a heart like a jewelled chalive,.

2. The fingiat dew to hold.

Wilhart, cha kisakbirla whistled

High up in the old

fres

And to and frost the wil

The red rose rooked her ben

And the was pink fate of the baby

Were. Astera moment still

Bostele sy, at drive and shadow,

Thai Jawed on the lattice-sil.

Bireyin wera grids as bluebelle-

Iis moul, like a flower unblown-

--Two little dare ket, like funny width mice,

Peeped out from his snowy gown;

And we thought, with thrill of rapture,

That yet had a touch of pain,

When Jano rolls around with her roses,

We'il messure the boy again.

Ah me! In a darkened chamber,

With the sunaline but way,

Through tears that fell like Mitter rain,

We need our Boy, to-day.

And the title bars lost this were dimpled,

And sweet as a budding rose,

Lay side by side, Logolher,

In the imsh of a long repose

Up, fromake thinty pillow,

White he the risen dawn,

The fair tile to lay smiling,

With the light of heaven thereon

And the dear little hands, like rose-cavsa

Dropped from a vote, "fay" still,

Nejer to satch at lie savshins

That arent to the dreaded sili..

Wo neared the sleeping baby, With ribbons elite as snow, For the shining rowood casket

That waited htm tow.

And out of the darkened chamber

We west, with a childless mosa

To the height of the siulean sogel

Our til one had grown.

~Pipara.

THE ORIGIN OF THE COUT THES

of

robin

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2380, 1875.

Joun

while the him in positive

THE SECOND

FIRE INSU

Insurances.

HONGKONG MARKETS.

'de Reported by Chinave on the Stud February, 1875

TOR 40008,

24. per 100 km, 103.001150

SEA AND DIVERFOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE

INSURANCE COMPANY, SALOTTON TAKE, WE OF

TAROM this date, until farther notice, a dio.

count of Twenty per cent. (20% upon the Scarica, current local rate of premis will be allowed 9pon insuranass effected with this Company,

AVDOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ob

the 20 The Coutta family are of Scottish origin. Bro They spring from Coutte of Anchintoul, a should Bagacious northern land, one of whose suma Francis did not disdain to seek a livelihood by going at the bands of inta)

anything but sent business in

as in the small and ]

nd prettily situated top

of Montrose, There, he is time became Broton peasant hol

araHE Undersigned, haring been appointed ot legal distinction which toys, The Robin is very fortum

Cha

of Agents la Hongkong, or the above Com Provost, an office d

puny, call BRECIAL ATTENTION OF was beld

also by hig

SHIPPERS to the low rates of premiums eon and grandson, in Days,

which attach to hun.ged for all stemmer Fake, besides which a the seventeenth century. One of these Prothe

doth hedga a robin, Brokerage of THIRTY-THREE and ONE- of non and doughtera. Our interest is con- which keeps him from numerable arms. THIRD PER CENT (335) will be allowed is a saying “You quet not on caska to porta in China, Japan, the Philip. trod in Pattick, his fourth son, who, emulous In Suffolk there is a of pushing ons into the world,

fon take robing eggs if you do, you will have pines, and the Strpite. On der lol other

CENT, only,

was

vosts,

Alexander Coutts, had a large

family

There

quitted Mon-

the position of a pheral merchants, ocuple Joga degerstenen moochings, those porte bokonge will be FIFTEEN PER

merchant,

importing on long of 20

SIEMSSEN & Co. and exporting gooda, as early as 1696. Dy proud, are never to be seen in that country ing in 1704, he left the sum of £2,500 ster- and one that bills a robin is sure to be

1028 Hongkong, 1st July, 1874,

Agent

yo

Wawe Suthepas,

STETER BROTTIS. DO WIN BEDANÉS,

1199 Hongkong, 27th Jima, 1875., TEE LONDON ASSURANCE, AIC PRIX, 30

ENGOBTODATED EY LOYAL CHARTSE

HIS MINERTY KINGGEORGE THE FIRST. AD1720,

|ling- great bequest in those days--to be unlucky, F, He that hurts UNDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE cents for the bure Corporation, are

WEA

H INSURANCE COMPANY.

will noter prosper, bor wren

never prosper divided among his children, two song and a or

who were all daughter,

young, and sent to utin, Bog badly you write," Montrose to be reared by an unold. The two one day said to a boy in a parish -bors, John and James, possessed the salient sobool your hand shakes ce, that you can't disposition of their father, While still yoting hold your pen steadily: Hava you heou run Pay they went off to seek their fortune in ing?" "No" replied the lad, "it

John ratorning to. Edinburgh and shares sincs a robin died in my AWAYS onrrent rates,

up

cavy,

Undersigned baving been appointed Kern Hongkong for theabave Com.

are propsrød, to grant Marine risks at

it is AUGUSTINE HARD & O

471 Hongkong, 1st March, 1874, YANG-TSZE INSURANCE A88001A. TION OF SHANGHAL

James proceeding to London. As James did said, if a robin dies in any one's head that not live to continue the family, we take over deem to have always followed the band will always shake Evil results, aw- in Edinburgh ever, the history of Jobu. Arriving in

"Who killed Cock Bobin P he aer killing of poin. Who ki in 1718, when nineteen years of age, he ser sri

No apprenticeship. In a mercantilo con was the indignat and popular inquiry

Las: brage, cern, and lived with painstaking economy replied the sparrow, as

Dyro EPOTTAE

DTE DARK

TBR andareigned having been appointed HARDEERCHSSTR pspered to grant Insurances as follows

11.00 $10.00.

piego Kr.15 a 1.00-

2.80 45.87 9.1620

>aƒ 245 4-2:30

(por piode: 1.16 WE RES

DI 180 MAN BUAT

19,00 a 805.9

pizoo 5.80 4: 660) TIND

18:05

$19.70 = 0.75

T; VELVETS, Black, 23:

Gentlaty 29

pimin per yard 0.18 @ 0.18

*BETEL

MARING DEPARTMENTALU Policies at current rates, payable either here teszauna, Black

London: or at the principal Forts of India.

in

(hina, and Australia.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Pelicans issued for long or short periode at current rates,

until he was able to go into business on his any apparent. compunction of CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 800,000 TABLS. a reasonable terms, we wonder

Comparatively small place,

A discount of 20 allowed.

LIFE DEPARTMENT Policies issued for sums not exceeding 65,000,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & 0.. POLICIES granted on Marine Hinks to all A 1939 Hongkong, 26th July, 1879.

parts of the World at ourrent rates, This Aasmiation will, until further notice, QUEEN FIRD INSURANCE COMPANY dividend of 15%, for shareholders on Capital, Underaigned are prepared to GRANT provide out of the earnings, fret for an interest

hereafter distribuie, amous Folicy folders POLICIES AGAINST FIRE to the

THEMA WOGŹLEN GOODS: | SELNICA STAI?

Come Eazy, M

LABESED

Izor. Nelt Bad. Hoefe

·Bar

LEAD

own account. Edinburgh was at that time a killed Cock Robin. As the sparrow did not and it had lately even attempt to palliate his action by alleg lost its political importanca by the extinction ing the unhappy result to have been bedie of the Scottish Parliament; but it was still dental, but even freely acknowledged with a resort for persons of distinction, and there were in it men, the zona of landed gene weapon' it had been effected, we fearannually, in cash,, ALL the profite of the extent of 45,000 Dollars ou Buildings of an

that it waen wildiland .who were laying the foundation of families of True, that" All the and cold-blooded murder. Underwriting. Business pro rata to amount of God stored therein, at Current Looal Bates Trx, Malades

note

the birds of the air fell sighing

acts by assiduous attention to trade. In his end sobbing when then heard of efforts at establishing himself, John Coutts showed as much eagernon est had boor sue cessfully demonstrated by the Hamitous and the Hopes, the Trotters, the Barns, and other candidates for fortune. He began his mercantile undertakinge is 1723, and free that year may be dated the effective vise and the -progress Journal

of the Coutts family-Chambere's savos. The but not the whole body

promium contributed, TENA RUSSELL & Cò,

at 1089 Hongkong, 9th July, 182.

subject to a Discount.of 20 * on the premia. EDWARD NORTON & Co.,

tl 8 Hongkong, Jendary, 1878,

TIN FLATED

SHHATHING

Verse's w

Captain.

Flag

Te

Big.

of poor Cock Robin Yet still in this sillisequent bistory case we do not learn from lequent

retributive justice"

upon this that any shodder of poor Robin's Blood: I said of sho

if he finds the dead body the red breast that, of any rational creature, he will cover ove

at least if not

with face at

carering, with leave, the children in the wood,

and the play of Cymbeline," are supposed to have giren LIFE ABOVE CLOUDS.

birth to the tradition; but this charitable There is a graphie description by Professor office, however, which these productions have Donalison, the American serimaut, of the ascribed to Robin, is of very early ants, for

in

(1596) Thomae Joluson's "Cornucopia". appearance of the earth from a balloon

"Now came the most stirring incident of it is related that, Robin, if he finds a was our trip. From the height of four thousand or woman dead, will cover all his face with Butun de comes the dark. But, looking up into feet we steadily ascended, the country dwarf-mosse, and some thinks that if the body Corregidor

ing into a pauguma of toys below us. I had should remain anburied, that he would Fre

aneroid tbe

in my bend, and so cover the whole body also St. James's Teitran wirked our progress upward. At six thou

lou Magusine.

NIGHT IN THE MOON: At last, however, night sets in Grotofully comes after the sun has gathered up his emitang beams, and gens down to his rest. All at once we are plunged into

comparative etesurity, for again thore is no twilight to

the steps of departing day. At one

e sky, we behold a vast, orb, which pours

barometer in

o Adria

Altay AMAZONA

Jaquim Lopez Spam-str Vicary

Cobb

SHIPPING IN THE ONION WATERS.

Consignace,

HONGKONG,

3. A. Beard & Co, Aizental

Adamun, Bell & Co Adawson, Bell & Co Brit, str 2060 Jardine, Matheson & Coi

Amor, atr 4000] P. M. S. 8.06

Destination

Venoli

Abeille

Auguste Bridgetown Der

Eapen,

{0.78 * 0.79:

Pas piese-0.80 a 8,30 FLOUR, Agent

3.809,30:

California, For Californ

1809HHARTivafan,

16,50z 17.00,

26.00 a 13.80 Cam, Canton

18.00 a 19,31 |sta

$10.8020,70

25.00 10.00 Max

Cady

per picul 847 1.5 FRA, White,

1.50 1:85

8.15 a 831

Tellow

4070 | MOSKROÖMA

tub, ama 436 | 1ZAWHID; Gr

160 4.00PA.

1.70 1:76 7.96 224

1:80 1.86

·15000 1200

$4,60 @ VEG

1860 à 1000:

3.15 a 630

0.204.80

37.50% 10.00 *1.50% 2.50

620 a $56.

por pol. 1.80 @- 1.95:-

070 TJE

120 3.80

2:25062.35 1:764 101 190205

9.30% 11.00.

200 226.20 31 2ESELE, Dry 760-1

7.78 4830

5.00 a 20,00

TARMICH

$176,00

7.00 780 3319.501-1300.

7:36 7,50

Tintain

Obeloo

174 Arthold Karberg & Co Teatein

360 † Arabola Karberg & Co

218 Arebold, Kuberg & Co Tientsin

Carlowitz & Co

349 Wm. Fustin & Co

330 Arsbold, Burberg & Co Tientsin 276 Wm. Puatan & Co

CANTON

Flag &

Captains,

Ton

WHAMPOA

STEAMERS

Ollive

Fren b

289 Russell & Co

W. E. Breesd

Champenois

Brit, alr Span, ele

7811

Hap-Leo

Sydney, &c.

A. B. Vidal

Angelbeck

Ger, bk

329

Siemaer & Us

269

D. Laprik & On

Watt

Brit. Bob

Fron, str. 2100

Mesageries Maritimes

Baigon, &c.

Crisp

Brit. b

M. Tremoya

Span, r280

H. EierARSKI

Otzen

Ger. bk

263

D. Lpraik & Do

Manila

Charite

Fren br

390

Brit. str 116 Brit. str

H. K&W.Dk. Co

Tug Plying

Elise

Ger.bk

Ellon Crete)

Brit. bk

Fleurs Onstle Ginmia Canle Glenfariney Grent Repablic

Geo. B. Dickie Brit, str. 162.

Peri

F. G:Granta

Ger. by

Bago

Brit, str. 1538

Shanghei

Gulland

Yokohama,&c.

Hankowy Huayang

Kizsban Kto-Eng

Symingtoo

Brit. str

Bell

2582 Siemen & Oc- Brit. str 290 Master

H.de Smidt Gary

Brit, ir

Benning

2140D, Blissoon, Scrat Brit, etr 1050 A. Heard & Co., Agents Brit, tr 1061 A Heard & Co.. Agents

Singapore, &c.

Atlan

Olien jui

COM-Leduer.

Little Orphan. Malaco

Spin, str Brit str

399

D. Lapraik & Co

Repairing

Ching-Sing

E. Oboy

H.LON HLOM

gb

40

H, K. &. Wpos Dock Cof

Demerara

Unstoma Chop

Barnard Pasqualini

Brit at 1045

P. & 0.8. N. Co.

Yokohama

Ngan-tan

Stewurt

Fron, str160

Mesageries Maritimes

Tokolena

Bai-Tsing

James Stewar

Brit, str. 606

Kwak Acheout

San-Choo

Edmond

Brit str 100

Tien-Po

Scotty Longueville

Patarot Powan Paying $ Quarta Rajab. Singapore

“Amy, ote: 280

A. H. Bonning Carroll F. Haya" Menzell Daüoresk

Btit. atr 1820 Brit: atr 831 Here at 798 Brit, atr Brit. at

959

Woo, Pustan & Co Hop-hing

Singapore, &.

904

Sir J. Teejeebhoy Slate of Virginia' Swato Yangtze Fat-sai

Brit, otr

Gibb, Livingston & Co 101 Kwok Asbsong

Singapore, &o.

Moodis Riding Corner

Brit, str.

Tokohama Shanghai

Brit. str

Cauces Spark I Tejo

4. Gumarves

F: Cabral

down

mildar ant more beneficent splendoar than the great lord ofthe system. Is is such

moon's we terrestrials cannot boast, for it and feat our breaths became visible, just as The quantity of gold blained last year in is not less than thirteen times as larg

large and they would be on a Fasty morning. We al-Siberia was in excess of that of the previous luminous as our own. There it hangs in the ready began to feel cold in the body, but year, amounting to spwards of 100 poode. t firmaments without apparent change of place, the rays of the man beat in upon as with as if "fixed in its everlasting seat." But not fefee intensity. The index of the baromater without painted

of surface; for this great steadily crept around the dial, marking off globe

the thousanda until it reached the fourteenth panorame, and, turning round majestically on its axis, presents

ita then

book again and starting from and continents in grand succession. zero, it progressed once more As Europe and locking the Mediter

Africa,

editer around the dial, until it halted on the verge of embrace,

ane, all away to tho the two thousandth, telling us that we were ranean in HD Antic offers its waters to only about a hundred feet less than sixteen against Fire to the extent of 360,00) on any Orissa Tight,

the stormy view, and than the two American, with their

“At this height the world was an obscu huge forests and vist priaries, pass onder thousand feet above the earth.

Soceans

nying

Insurances, MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE

ESPANYA

-one

RF Undersigned, agents for the above Monzaleh Company, are prepared to grant Policion Norna

FIRST CLASS BISK,

A RETURN OF TWENTY PER OBNE. (20%) will be made sa the premium charged on all fasurances, such RIVER being payable on the sendo of the Policy.

GIBB LIVINGSTON & O.,

Agents

Inspection. Then the grand basin of the city to nề, a vapoury haze shat it out from our at Current Bates MANA Pacific, lit up with island fires, meets the views, and we could detect nothing of it but gazer ore, and no this glides over the scene; the linee that marked the great bays end the eastern rim of Asia and the upper per- rivers. From a contemplation of the scene I tion of Australia saitintos

The Indian into sight.

owo feelings. revort to my owD

The sub was in- Ocean, and afterward tho Arabian Sea, spread tensely het as its rays fell upon us, bufor themselves out in their

subdued

splendour

all that we might have been in an Arctic re and thus, in four-and-twenty hours, the ginn, the air being extremely cold. This is rotundity we trend" turns its pictured one of the most curious phenomena of life countenance to the moon, and grandly repays above the clouds. The rarefaction of the air the bost of its

marians by repeating, to the hardly accounts for the chilling cold which the story of its birth. Nor penetrates you through and through, whi is the sky less

respect the t For the absence of any atmospheric diffusione thermometer and the heat of the solar

great

list hillons in another

rays are

my

Imperial Fire Insurance Company, 338 Hongkong, 1st Marob, 1874.

SUN FIRE OFFICE.

THE Undersigned is prepared to Brant A': Policies against Fire to the extent al: 145,000 on Firt-alat Risks.

Alra

A Discount st Tranty per cont (20 *,) upon the Current Local Rates of Premia will be My Amiral Deronis Inwed upon Inseratous elected with this Office Andreas. T. G. LENSTEAD,

Agent, Sur Fire Ofice. Balbina 135 Hongkong, Zich August, 1874, YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION Honito

OF SHANGHAT

Bateria

indicating high summer-tompers-- of light permits the constellations to shine ture. At a height of fifteen thousand feet, I

at with a distinctness which is never parad was

while was obitoring

hend seemed to be may leled on earth. They glitter like diamond

buraing P

and all the blood in my body pointa sot io, a firmament of ebony. Stare rushing towards it. I felt a slight diff.

very and clustors which we never see by the naked culty in breathing, but iny: oirs were stop

flock into view and crowd the dusar ped up and

up and I could hardly

bear

what heavens-British Quarterly.

to me when he was by my side, PA

Long at this tremen- not romanin Herds of pigs roam wild in the jungle, the dous elevation. We slipped down through

the atmosphere to between

twelve posts of the Chinese squatters, whose sweet thicnsand feet above the earth, and it mi and after tbia date the above Association Fabitis

will allow a Brokerage of TRIRTY. Forward We potatoes and other produce they ravenously there that we had our gratidest view. THREE and ONE-THIRD PERCENT, France & Amanda Honninge

JUNGLE MIGS.

kush which are elarated in

We did

Cleven

and

NOTICE.

P.4 0.8. N. Co

Ang. Heard & Co

A. Heard & Co. Agents

A. Heard. & Co., Agente

Brit, str 1600 | Gilman & Co Brit. str 539 Butterfield & Swire

789 Stemssen & Ca

186 Kwok Acheong Running telveen Hongkong and Canton Running between Macae and Hongkong.

SAILING VINKELS.--

Port. 1631 Brandin & Co From, ik. 774 Carlowitz & Co

1709 Order

Dunedin, &c.

Godell Wide

MACAU

In port on Lith February, 1875.

Porlig-bi

Brit.str

Portg.b.

Heard & Cogonte

1 Running between Canton and Hasas.

SWATOW

Humborg

Taiwanfoo

Віндарого

Souza

Carigna

G. Petare

Ger. bk 425 Order:

NIA

Brith

In pari on 11 February, 1875,

Miranda

Spra.bk

501 Remedios & to

Rogter

wed. bk

890 Order

Manila

Dronning Louise

Dan. "24" 7269 Ordet

Wesemberg

Ger, Uk

5242. Biomneon & Co

Faworth Castle

Brit bl

$54 Order

Chefoo

Ia Ciso Candida Cecilia

TH

Signs, b's

318. Olinegrett

Fröblich

Ger. by

960÷| Ordar,

Cito Detin Emigrante

J. de Obieta

Oberg

Span, bz

935 Romedias & Co

Mana

Hieroni

Ger. bk

27 Order

Taiwan.co

Port. bk

638

Holstein

Ger, sch

280 Order

Ger bir

216 Arnhold, Karberg & Co Saigon

Lady Olarendon

British

1807 Order

E. de Braebal Spa, bk

386 Hemedios & Co

Iloilo

Lanalilo

Oriter

Shanghai

Peru, sh

946

Wo Pasta & Co

Nardoo

Schaltze Strechan

Sip, sh

695

Chinese

Brit: bk

745

Ruzario & Cà:

Porland

Peter

Brit,bE Ger, hk 457: Gary B 897

$78: Order

Chefoo

Order Order

Saigon Taiwanfoo

134. f.) on Local Risks only. ...

RUSSELL & Op

Game Cock Garibildi Gazrile Handy

Stoddard OM/Noyes

Ger bk Am.

350

Siemiasen & O

Calizo

1136

Vogel, Hugedorn & Co

San Francisco

Mällər

Amr. bi Ger. bz

[671-| Rážario £.00 :

198

Wieler &,00

Sinm:gh

633 Chives ~

Нерима

∙Brit be

800

Rugell & Co

if 1800 Hongkong, 4th June, 1874,

H. & La

Fren b

250) Carlowitz & Co-

Hous

Ger. De

198

Vogel, Haedorn & Co

San Francisco

Herrmann

Gor: bk

484

Wm. Pastan & Co

Hongkong

Siam-sh:

638

Ting-fat

Javizable:

(657

Woi. Partau & Ữó]

Aduline Alerta Oari Ludwig Faglet

Jonok

Amr, bk:

· 350 || Ohinees p

Friendship

Keronalon Kvik

ALOG

Fren. bk

· Leonora A

Thumnaen

Brit, be

Meteor

Lord Macaulay Lotties

Monkman

Britt

San Francisco Chefoo

Mikado-

Peter

Rebecka

Sydney

Rubicon'

Yelos

devour. They afford good sport to Euro- had within our range of vision of the same peats. I once went out pig-shooting with

and Harris. moment Pailadelphia, 3 the night in party, to apand

in the

jungle. We

and the Delaware Baya, put up in a small watchhouse, one of niany and all their upper tributaries, and also. An-

burg, the the jungle, stand- napolis and the most of the smaller towns ing on posts of bamboo about Len feet the ground, and with a platform or flooring were included within the range of this ex-

atented vision. But the grandret feature of NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE not more than six feet square, above is all was when gazing eastwardly we

INSURANCE COMPANY. Sthatched

palm leaves. We were a roof of

the percaived very plainly

Atlantic

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTERE, AND Party of four, one of us an American got the

Ocean. There was no mistako about

SPECIAL ACTH OF PARLAMENT,

from

where the water of Dale

the finest shot in the Straits or supit; the mist had lifted site, and we posed to be by many. Having proceeded to

ware Bay thes The view at

lition of language to picture.

La clearing close to the jungle, we entered on could seth those of the Atlantic.

the business of

of laring in waita ceremony

this

the possibi

Established 1809

CAPITAL-£2,000,000. ***

Lesky:

the shore Company, are prepared to grant trig

«Datürzen *Madn

Estarico. F. Ocat, Tavidnam Prundenbery Baitbweito

Brit. ab

Blierfor Buchbolt

One

Hunter

Balefac

time was aboThe peninsular by no means the most enjoyable among those litiod Crucident, to the Sa herds by night There wild pige feed and botween the Chesapeake and B Undersigned, Agents at Hongkong for argus of Argyle Wm. McKeon

so wo spread a store of Delaware Baya, wan but a shred of dark Policies against FIRE, to the extent of 216,000 Alonson pineapples on the ground, and then, with re such patienos as we could muster, wo tarried green upon the landscape; the Susquehane navy Balding, ar on Merchandise in the same, Morning Star

Rivor was hardly to sa what fortune would send us. CarJack line which we know to be the the following rata, subject to's discount of Noemi

for the perceptible except clothes were of the thinnest; the stinging aats bril nover tired of their attacks; while the blood-bridge across it; the country below us was

great 20°

Detached and semi-de- but a obequer hoard of indistinct green and emored from Town, and and trohed Duciling Houses sty mosquitos huzzing about our heads, bite

Baltimore and Philadelphia squares; diving late our ears, supported: the rere ouly menses of shade upon the map their Conteuta com

invading armies of ants

the

Other Drelling House, used strictly as much, and their Content •••

shops, and their Con- tent

by light incursions, but the great ocean was a reality, and to bich harried our necks and beads, so that few of that here was something everlast Godown, foos,

of it we constantly turned our eyes with if Eecame most difficult to maintain

tence essential to the success of our

oxpedi- fooling after three protracting and enduring. The panorama that camo kogti

within our scope

vision was probably not hours of wear watching and unreproachful less than two hundred square miles, but from agony, we heard the distant sports and our extreme height it seemed to bedwarfed to

that heralded the approach of

space you might cover with your handker

grante erine

the

of

As turtle to alderamu, se aro dainty chist. It seemed to us as if we were looking sping apples, to theas denizens of the jungle. through the wrong end of a fieldglass... rey had got

scent of our bait.

and wore.

They

came on, but

moving in our they came on inTHE BORIN REDBREASTFE

Bot

oucouu.

bristling

snort for and

the

To Davonshire the rodbreast is called the ter, and Low they

grunt

a signal to halt. Farewell Summer." In Wales he is consi- Swift and agile already knew t theid to her deret, like Prometheus, the victim of his but now, 15, I discovered

ered in them much own philanthropy of his love for the race of

Not

the Wood," happy combination of boldness and man

theBabes in only that I thought if undumesticated but mankind at large-if the Wolah legend deserving fa- the noblest creatures rouritics How could

any bird with bosom rod" with

Дискре Nussbaum Stimson, an Smith Dethelelter Griebend Frodsham

Wetb

Norma Cowarda Fortland Queen of England

por sent, por aunum,

Eance Shaodob Siamese Crown Badan

0: Sichau

Weymouth Wm. Phillips

El Hapt

A Harly

Chase John Adam

•Misther

Hurspobl

SHORT PERIOD INSURANCES,

Not exceeding ten days, 7 of the annual rate, Not exceeding one?

month

Abovel monsh, and not

exceeding 3 months......

Above 3 months, and gotoxocoding 8 months

Tai Watt

Varana

1903 Eengkong, Sib May, 167437 BATAVIA SIA AND FIRE INSURANCE Adventure

COMPANY

“Andacions" Challenger THE Undersigned baving been appointed Charybdis

gs could but overcome their greediness they be true are indebted to help regard Agents for the above Company, are pre. Ourlen the forest. But alas in this case as in fooing the little bit That far far away nared to grant Insurances as follows

267 MoEwen, Frickel & Co

187 Arnhold Karberg & Oo B46 Russell &

Ger, sob 342 Ed, Sebellines & Co:

Biom.hk 429 Tuck-mesN24

Brit ab 450] Bozario & Go Brit. Uk 516 Win. Pustan & Vo

Portland

San-Franbisso Olefoo

Hiobeleon Vog Callaen Nicol Elladt Friederichs Petersen Lemipfera Моя Martinsen Isney Lodberg Wolder

Brit. bl 982

izarlo & Co

Sium, ble

670

Ohinese

Fran, be

35

Qarlowitz & G

Gerbk

859

Wm. Pastan & Co

Homburg

Brit

606

Rozario & Coff

Britab

972

Rozario & Co

Duoslin, do.

Siam, eh.

562 | Order.

Frez b

559 Fruzar & Co.

Brit, bg

296 PM.S.05

Golden State

Delano

Siam, at

139 Tach-men & Co

Ger. bk

80% Ed. Sobollban & Co.

430

800 | Rangoli & Co

Siam. b

854-Obivere *>.

Gerbk Brit. ab Amr. sch 402

Wieler & Co

Laus, Crawford & ¤à

RECEIVING VESSELS & FL18. Pwing 223 Horbour Master. Hall Ki 318 Water Police

H. M. S. BRIPS IN THE CHINA SQUAERON.

Captain

Joba d'Aroy

P. H. Colomb Caps, M. J. Thomace 17 400 Capt T. 3, Spitb

Above 6 months the fall annual rate.

GILMAN & CO.

Name

Big.

double sa gun ve 2 300 double ac, frigate 16 800 duudle se. gun

ateam corvette doub, so, gan vi

Darl

fire, and that day by day does the little bird

Frolic Growler Policies at current rates, payable either here, hart

Australis, and the East

double en gun. vl.

coub, 20, gun si.

dobble se, grin 8.4

doable sd, gravi Ad

to litary Hospital

atvatn ourvette

Bright rank Bmong may unhappy instances of the past, the affection, when

aspect of a rich feast was a

temptation

for

too is a land of woe, darkness, spirits of evil, and MARINE RISKS,

ether, grovelling nature! On they | Belgia bill a drop of water to quench the in London, or as the principal ports of Ind, Hornet ame orishing towards us through the juur

bear in Au front. We grasped our riñas so as to fame, and so near to the burning stream cop to clearing, awaited the charge doen he fly, that his dear little feathers are the foc i but

but unhappily, preferring.

be is worched, and

Bron

Ameri

is named,

Kestrel A BROKERAGE OF THIETE-FREE and Organise THIRD PER CENE will he slawed mall 20041

Midge And benca

Modestei in to English institutions, they swept sud-huddy and that to serve little children

FIRE RISKS

Mosquito hly round to the field coniunded by the the robin dates approach the informal pit. Polzeles grasted on First-class Buildings to Ringdove Coughtly sportsman from the United States, and that no good child will hurt the devoted an extent of $50,000

Bwinzerc ben a rillo

And ruuting and

A Discount of TwANTE FER CENT, (20%); benefactor to man. The robin returns from report, a yelling and

Bylvia lowed

by the hasly pattering of the feel of the land of fire, and therefore he feels the upon the carreat local rates will be allowed on

bistie' they turned their trotters in gold of winter far more than his brother birds all premium charged for insurance; snob dia

conat being deduated at the time of the issue

Vistos Emanuel RUBBELL & Co,

Agente 1 Hongkong, lab January, 157 PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

FVIII) Undersigned Laving been appointed Agent to the shove Company at this

nepries

bt; aza la

lo]; when we hurried to the He shivers in the wintry blast; he is bungry, of policy. Saugand find at least one vistim to sud so he chirps before your door. Oh! my

not expecting to f

trisly weapon of our friend, we, to our child, then in gratitude, throws I

few crumbs may discovered him seated on the

Yorkshire theto poor Robin Redbreast" The round wrigg one lag, and threatening in country people haven real horror of

killing duparliamentary language Baboo,

who laughed, and lurked bis robin, and with good reason; for they e

be and

and firmly

believe,

that La robin is killed will

finite servat appeared that the leader of one of the cows belonging to the person Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Ascold.

d's tree

herd, a huge hog, had charged our friend give bloody milk. And as said for a fact More Le could take sim, had ran through that a young former at Borebrided was due Between his legs

legs and topplads

him over in the termined to try and see if this bit of folk mscatbed

is to the atoms of $40,000, on Buildings, or Dang-wes

on Goods stored there, MAR

t of fring, and carried his followers inte lord could be varided. With this intent, DOUGIE LAPBAIK & Co.

red, mabut one day he shot a robin purposely; when lol.

to

keep the next morning bis uncle's best cow, &

in the hope that the pigs would return healthy baght of some twelve or thirteen

efied Baboo as

sentinel on the ham yours, gave half a pailfil of red milk, and did so for three days in sucessioni-morning and

of a pink after

of 717 Hongkong, 9th November, 1868, 4.- * THE CHINA TIRE INSURANCES

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. AGENCIES at all the Treaty Parts of

Fader of the hut, in such a way that her rond was dolent, Ohlas and Japan, and at Singapore

ould fall off it be went to sleep, and then evening an

elves retired to rent. When

hot sun was aluning 15000, clear standing in the pail, Sigon and Penang.ARE

ted round, the ladder like a

and when poured out, there was was a deep red sediment at the bottom

Bilke accepted, and Policles of Insurance heated at the ritos of Premium current at the

abore-mentioned Porta

fast asleep, and the pigs, undisturbed, same superstition is likewise prevalent in fouted upon the mine apples beneath our Switzerland The robins there alone of all The Straits Malacca, Indo-China, birds, enjoys immunity from the rendj And China.

gun of the Alpine herdeman, who balleres

No charge for Folloy fee

Nama:

San Franciabo

Where d

Tukobama W En ronte to Saigon in coule to Japan Singapore

3 160 Comdr. E. J. Oburch Nagasaki 420 Condr. Hon Dawson En roule to Stangbai 4109 Coudr. O, E Buckie Hongkong -4-150 | Comdr. V. Stewartiampy.

12. Congr. T. H. Royae doubles, gan vl. 4 120 Gomdr. Cameron 100 Comdr, Theobald

doub jadi gün vl. 4 130 Comic. Graut

14 350 Caps & Baller

gun-boat

Loub, 80, gun yh

donu, go, gon),

don Ne se, gue

cam corvette

danb, so gut va. receiving ship,

Annjo Muriel Geo, Washington Horridos 2 Lady Belmore Lydn Mons Glen Northampton

Haveen Ankiss

Lee

AMOY.

In port on 10th February, 1875.

Gor, ach

194 Ensedag 06,

Oksfoo

Bor be

209 Pasedag : Ca

For by Bric

2331 H. A. Peterson & Co

Bangkok

393

Bon & -·

Siam, bk

Gerby

Siam, bg

Ger b

$40

Ger by 240 Ger, ob Brít, sch

241

Gerbi

322

Dat, Bcb

Punadug & Do

đầu trong ở Đ

262 Poondag & Co

295 Brown & Cony

Puardag & Co

A. Petersen & Co

204 | Boyd & Co

Pasedag & Co.

187H A Peteread & Co

FOOCHOW

In port on 15th February, 1978.

Amr, eh

944 Rugs & Co

SHANGHAI,"

In part on 11th February, 1975.

The names of the mumerous sotmere, buyjs. mall craft, and receiving hulks employed. on the Yang-lese are not included in this

Brit, ob 210 Nils Muller

414 Movie, Lewis & Ou Brit, soh114 Nike Moller

BMK VI

976 Mokensie & Cov 542 Wm Pasta & Co

Brita-11614Aug. Heard &Co

Britbk

Yoongids Nichols Barolay

Brit. Uk

Brit. bk

Thomson

Brit ab

Oncur Vidal Star of Juma BCM. Wardon Appleby.

For "brooks Bilmon

Brit, k

Brit. bk

Brit. by

British

New York

New York

856 Jardine, Matheson & Co London 200Nile Moller

306 Jardine, Matheson & Col

- TOKOHAMA

7501 Smith, Baker & Co- 190PM, B. B. Co

Kobe

In port on 30th January, 1874

Singapore

Hongkong

Foochow

Black Prince

Lugli

Hongkong

Britain's Pride

Katsoy

Brit, bu

Tien tai

La Plata

Buster

Ver..ach

164 Simon, Evere & Co

Shanghai

Lambet

Davids

Brit sb

658 Order

Japan

Myrtle

Boley

Amr.ext

39 Captain

Petritlis

Hoigeard

British

1211 Order

Biogo

Prids of the Thames Brown-

Brit br

970 P÷M. 6.8. 05

Rachel

Firth

Brit bk

283 Onter

Et Kilda

Brit, ab 865 Order

400 List Comt. Paul

100 Comdr. Singleton Shangha 60 Lieut. Comr. Bolillo Haskow

- 150 Capte St. John Robe

6400 Capt.H.B. Woolloombe Yakölisma 4 120 Comer F. Stirling Bangkok. 4200 Comdr. J. B. Parish Hongkong

FOREIGN MEN OF WAR IN HARBOUR.

Fone:

Captain.

Tirtol

250 2600

·Hartford:

TT. D. P.de Erato

Zaprang

U. 8. corvette 1560*

Venzedora Yantic

DOJAS. B. OOUGHERE, PREMANATOA Secretary: ¿Liniła

Hongkong, lit Norenber, 1871.

Ann, gon-boat UAB frigate

Spanish cory:799

US ourretle 190

D. B. Eurosony Mizsul Gustqu McDougal

SHIPPING IN THE OHINA WATERS

Captain.

Th

Consigneet:

Destination

WHAMPOA.

STRAMEER

Britzate

69 Kwok Agbaong

Nuova Lepanto

Agnes Muir Butavia Bunker Fol Columa K Gratine Lizzio Hey Miundo⋅

-Pupita

Feria del Oceano Rosalia A Barah Nicholson Sen Nymph Stor of the West.

ON

MANILA

In port on 6th February, 1875.

Brib. ab 851 | T. Həzminos & Co Ger- biz 362 Smith, Bell & Oc

Amr sh| 999 Poets, Hubbell & Co Das bla

G V P Patel & Ca 246. Manoz

Span..bg

Amir, br. Gor. bk

500

996

Rawel & Sturgis

340 Order

Span, bi 203 Chinese Josen

788 Smith, Bell & Oc

Brit. br

Brit. Th 780 Smith, Boll & Co

Spanish

Epan, by

567 F. Beyond o

204 Cainta 3. Coulin

$240. Hienaxon & Ob

Ahir 1491. Order

Span bk. 201 Order

Span, b 837 C. Himmer & 05. Span, bg

B. Benile 167 Britt 814 Ordec

Ornate:

Ревтеля

Azilla 'to RivadDVÍK

Wandbever

Span bg

17 Order

Brit, b

Order

Gory be

Myndunum 3426sk, "Bongkang