1875-09-21 — Page 4

Extracts.

SUBMISSION,

The arrow site sind eings, and sings, Silly the annel's lingering ligt.t Lied ruse over rek and tmf.

And reddens where the restless surf Tosses on big its purana' of white,

Genlly and clear the sparrow sings

While (wilight steala merena tho sem,

"And still and bright the evening staY

Twinkles above the golden bar

Thai in the west lies quiefly,

Ohlaleulfurdly the sporto sings,

And arvet tho so; aveat the tonel

Of wooing winds and sweet the night

Of happy atm's doen delch

Ay hey fair spring, Eesired es mash!

But while so clear the sparrow sings,

A cry of death la ky my ears.

The crashdum of the riven wreek

Brear threep the skuddering deck,

And sound of agony and fear.

"How is it that, the bi da con ring i

Life is so full of bitter pain

Hersts are so ruuz with hopekne grief!

Wox is so long and joy so brief;

Nor shall the lost return again.

Chough captuously the sparrow says,

-No bliss of Nature, com restore

The friends whose inde 1 clasped so, warm. “ Sweet wouls that through the night and 'storin

Bed from the earth for evermore...

*. Yet still the sparrow sits and sings,

Taging.ng,

ring lova,

Groping to find what hope winy be Within drab www.fed patery. Benshes its empty arma slove :

And listenisz, while the sparer singi

And soft the even olandoms fall,"

Sres, thronen the orowding tears 1km: Ilind, A litle light, and seria, te dnů.

... And clasp God's hard, who shonghi it all.

-Harper's Magazine,

NEW GUINEA :

ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR CUSTOMS,

THE VILLAGES AND DWELLINGS.

being held firmly by the kass or the foot ngainst the ground, the Papuan then moves

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2īst. 1875,

Insurances,

Insurances.

Insurances.

LONDON ASSURANCE QUEEN FILE INSURANON COMPANY. BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE

INCORPORATED BY SOYALCHARTER

the cord rupidly to and fro with accelerated THE motion till the dry coconut fibres placed underneath catch fire. This way of getting fire is very timson it takes a Papuan balt-an-hour to light one.

Among the mountaine, too, they are very careful not to let their free go out

inhabitants The

©HIS MAJESTY KING GEONOR THE FIRST,

A.D, 1720.

TIE understgued beving bens appointed Agents for the above Corporation, are crepared to grant Insurances sa follows

MARINE DEPARTMENT. Prisios at current rates payable either höre in London, or at the p | Porta of India,

principal P

THE Undersigned are prepared to GRANT POLICIES AGAINST Fit to be extent of 45.000 Dalinys on Buildings or on Gunde stored therein, at Current Local Rates, subject to a Discount of 20.7, on the premio, EDWARD NORTON & Uo,

Agenda

NOTION

COMPANY,

KONGKONG MARKETS.

de Zeported by Chimera on the 2013 September, 1876.

COTTON GOODB... Orior Tins, Nổi lên 34,parino le E100 skin Bộ

WITH Betyde,

Underleed baving Hors oppolatos Agents for the above Company, are, prof any emiazide1, parod to grant Insuranoes ns follows

MARINE RISKS.... --- Poltoles at current rates, payable other here, in London, or at the principal ports of India, Avstralia, and the East'vege

if 8. Hongkong, January, 1875, CHINA AND JAPAN MARINE INSU A BROXBAGE of THIRTY-THREE and ONE

RANCE COMPANY.

THIRD PRE VENT, will be allowed on all LOCAL RISERVA

FIRE RISKS. Policies genated on First class Buildinge to AFTER chia date, a brokerigo of Thirty fuss an extent of $20,000, 798 1997 Y

and one-third per comb. (895) Gill be A DracOUME of TWENTY THE OENT. (20) Lollowed by this Agendy on risha to parte in upon the current local rates will be allowed on CHINA, JAPAN, ib. PHILIPPINES, did all premium charged for imurance; mob da the STRAITS:

conut being deduated at the time of the issue

RUSSELL & Co...

on the coast told my repeatedly that the often have to

chtais &

firs from other villages, if the Aros in all their huts abould have been accidentally allowed to die out.

THE INTERIOR Greater part of the hina, and Australia The Papuana pass the day outside the buts. The large open space BIRD DEPARTMENT. around whicis three stand has canga room Policies isnad for long, or short periods at And aliade to allow the villagers to perform rent rates all their household work in the open air, and & discount of 20%, chowed.

LIFE DEPARTMENT. meals at the fires evening to prepare their evenin

Avelling

The

Quts Polisios isgned. För säms not eveneding £5,000,

On risks to all other parts, the brokerage wil, f of polley reasonable terms. The be ten per coat, (10) only terve prioring the nights and in bad 1968 nghe 20th Jult. 1952.

aa store-rooms and as

GWS HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.

WE PUSTAU & Üo. of refuge during

of the but the size According to

hd bathe (bigh and bead bandhos YANGTSŻE INSURANCE ASSOCIATIUN

dg181 Hongkong, Zint Jammwry; 2079 bouches) are placed alongside the walls.

OF SHANGHAL

NOBTA BRITISH AND MEROANTILE Beneath the roof, a room, with a saparato

INSURANCE COMPANY. door, which is reached by a ladder, in

in often

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER AND met with. This room is usad to keep fruit

· SPECIAL LOW SP ·PÁRLIAMENT, in. Bundles of ajan and ban hang up

De Established 1809,-

CAPITAL-$3,000,000,

lit UF

in front of every'

one or

rows on bamboos; a few poty and to in

NOTICE

Nand after this date the above Association will allow a Brokerage of THIETT-

THREE and ONE-THIRD PERCENT. 53 on Local Risks orly,

BUSSELL & Co.

Agents

which are reserved for festive occasions, ste Also sometimes found there. To the collat- bear a A rope is tied, holding on the lower end a memu (a stick having several hooks) Above the stick

a piece of the outuído Ton ves rago-palma covering of the base of is fastoned,

f 1800 Hongrong, 4th June, 1874. go that the rope ruus through the mid lle of it. This is au arrangement to ward off the mimarous PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

e all mice, which devour during the night time the catables in the huts. Gun Jambi, and other food requiring protection from the for the mice, are wrapped in leaves, and hung on the books of the menu. To the collar-ben m there is leo nully hung a fort of flat basket, baring asimilirarragoniest against the rats. In this basket the remains of the

Not a trace of human dwellings can be seen from the deck of a vessel in the Astro-previous supper are kept in pots, or tabira, Babe Bay, only here and there columns of for the next meal smoke arise, which indicate the presence of Besides a few spears, aevorol arrows, and human beings; but not always so. The whole other weapons for hunting and fishing, the beach is lined by a dense scrub.

Come

BOM his date, until further notico, a dia. current local rates of premia will be allowed court of Twenty percent, (20%) upon the upon insurance oifested with this Company. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

Agents, 1872 - +† 1192 Honekoux, 27th June,,

NOSITIVE GOVERNMENT SEQURITI.

'LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

po

CHAS, H. MORGAN,

/ 180 Undéreigned, Agents at Hongkong for the above Company, are prepared to grant Policies against FIRE, to the extent of 210,000 onany Bailding, or on Merchandise in the same, the usual rates subject to a disconut of

GILMAN & Co., Twenty por dent. (20%)

Magonals.

t 1088 Homyong, 7th July, 1874,

Agent. Adria

the coast above enninerates all thul in contained in the 1 944-Hongkong, 18th June, 1978.

Albay huts of the Papuats. It may be difficult to THE SECOND COLONIAL SEA AND Belgis closely examining the telescope, groups of palm roos, which stand and aburan, dwelling with less articles of

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF Bombay all the together in detached places, will probably becomtert, and yet those few composing

BATAVIA

Oula ber conspionous. On landing near one of property of the inmates

Cheriot The larger and open huts (buambeam) thes grups, and after sourcing ahile,

with outriggers, can be found up on the beach, or hidden in the which have been already mentioned, bare shes, sometimes also an upper chamber, which On walking along the strand & path may is also used as a store-room. Aimg the be met with, leading into the wood in the walls-numerous jaw bones of the piga killed direction of the

gloup of fpala trees. High for

High for festive occasins, and skeletons of 6 roofs soon appear among the trees, and the lure hung up. It is a common Instum path ends in an open space, surrounded by preserve something of every aminal that has hats

shaded by palms and banavas. Sern been eaten as a token in remembrance of the from the side. buts appear to consist occasion...

sido, these solely of the roofs, the side walls are not higher from the ground than twenty inches. The entrance is at the front, which is often shaded by a projecting half round roof, Sometimes a far larger and higher but is in the centre of the smaller ones, and is open at both ends, and has on one side a broad table, The attention of a visitor is seen attracted to a sort of table or high bench having four Legs; one

one of these tables stoods in the vici- mity of nearly every but. These articles are

FLANTATION AND CULTIVATION

Only a few pirutations are laid out near the villages, but many are concealed in the forests sholtared from enemies by their sacladed situations.

When a patch

of

ground is chosen for such a plantation, all the underwood is first cleared away and the larger branches of the trees are cut off to allow the rays of the sun to ponotrato, atid whither more quickly that which has bean down. After the same has thongchy dried The large trees only remain standing; these

THE Undersigned, baring heen appointed Djomonab

Agents in Mougkong for the above Com D pany call SPECIAL ATTENTION OF Estepont HIPPERS to the low rates of premium Fame caarged for all steamer risks, besides which Faisa

rokerage of THIRTY-THHEE and ONE Fleurs Csatle THIRD PER CENT, (333) will be allow Loberg I on risks to porta in China, Japan, the Philip: Kirahan pipes, and the Straits. Où risk to all other Ku-King § ports the Brokerage will be FIFTEEN PER Little Orphan OENT. (15%) only, quam dengan pe

Ly-se-moon STEMBSEN & 06.05

Manzáleh Agents, Nankia Norden COM. Normanby

Patrocina Fawtitxot Fourl Penguin Bajanattianaher Powan

1028 Hongkong, Ist July, 1874. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE

PANY.

AE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to grant Polisisa Against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any

one

FIRST-CLASS RISK,

at Corront Rates

Sir JJoejeobhay Temo

Yot-sui § Yottung

Called barda, the are from forty to sixty lit in set fire to end are also in at will be made on tho prenima sharged on al incher high, and aro met with in every days either burned down to the the mountains These tables are the eating for are folled-with the large Bluno

se,THE, or the Policy, **

of this region, on the coast as well as among few days

Cane/

ae pro

aman

and resting places of the

вен. When the piece of land is then fenced in. The food is ready, the wanden diebes anced

are

of fencing cess of

is done in the following on the barla, the guests and the best sit maarer:-Two rows of sticks (Sac down on it, and can then eat their meals with-

charum

height of a man spontaneum) of the -out being annoyed by the pigs and dogs that are fixed in the ground close to one at

When the swarm about in the villages.

the other. The space between the row. IN

is filled. meal is over, the Papuana lie down on the with roughly split timber, obtained harla, which now nesumes the place of a cocot from the larger trees. The cares of the or bedstead. The barla are only made use opposite rows are tied together at short of tha by

never by the women, who intervals with linnas. The fonas je about met, reser squai about on the ground. The open space the height of a man; it becomes excadingly

which the bute stand is

Lia

Saccharum

sponta generally firm in

firm in time by taking root meum are placed quickly, and as the stink

close together they offer an effectoul barrier bgajust the attacks of the

around

in

nol

the form of a circle, being in some placos

oval, in others either of a borse-shoe

S'shape, according to the ground,

of ΟΙ

the

A village consists of several of such groups wild nigs, whose depredations would also

A HETUEN OF TWENTE PER OBRE. (20°

Inagrazona, auch. RETURN being payable on the

GIBB, LIVINGSTON È CO.,

Agente, Imperial Fire Insurance Company 333 Hongkong, ut March, 1874.

SUN FIRE OFFICE.

Alm

Amiral Devonlz Anza Bella Annie Moriel FIFE Undersigned is prepared to Grant "Argonatis

Policies, galat Fire to the extent of | Asle Minenra 45,000 01 Brass Risks.

Balgownic Batavia- Beckboren Breme

Discount of Trenty per cont. (20°),) upon-

the Current Iss Rates of Premia will be al- towed upon Insurances effested with thin Office.

T. GLINSTEAD,

Ayent, San Fire Ofice 1335 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874. ANCHESTER TIRE ASSURANUS.COM-

PANY OF MANCHESTER AND ⠀

LONDON.

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|Borson, Shingkál

1100 117.00, 118.00, PA ALMOND, baper place $1.35 1.80 Thaimmat she 260 r. 2.10. shoz, Bengal, Cargo Nos,

a 60 rged.

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VRAE TUOKOTA, Så yde & Sling

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40% 13.70 – 18.95

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plede 5.70 6.90 Wirvoy Gikot

1,901.85 BERLITE FRODROM, &S, dos-0,800.70 RATTINE, Straits

124.80 à 16.00 35.00 15.80 (18.00 4,10,500)

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Agents.

Sauth Bos

15:00 10.40·

SAPAY

Wood, Manlis

·

Hongkong, let January, 1974, TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSURANOR COMPANY OF HAMBURG,

WOOLLEN GOODS, SÉATION BRAER, AMMA per yard' 078 = 0.81

HE undersigned anving been appointed CAL

-ågents for the shivé Company, lze pre- pared to Bocept risks against Fire at current rates, subject to a bonus of 20 per cent.

BASIEMSSEN & C

LASTTING, DD

Lus, Nad Bo

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TF:29 Hongkong, 16th November 1872.7

LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. 137 LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1843, Unorignola authorised th annet Tan Pales rinks on behalf of this Offee, by Firat Tix PLATA, Chen Stuïners and Sailing Shina. La

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Clara

of bure steading around an open space, and considerable damage to the new Agents for the above Company at Hone Dorinas ista

upi

ained by narrow paths. A dense forest Previous to felling all the trees and bems in the village. Fach group has a the fence, the ground is broken special name

and heaped in hillocks of forty pates in Tho buts do not atand on posts, most of diameter, and

thom are email and dark, but they are all hillock is pinches in height cow and am prepared to grant Insurances at Elizabeth Nicholson J. Webster

ent Ratos HOLLIDAY, WISE & GO.

"ban,

and

urrent

of 1958 Hongkong:15th October, 1969.

with one article only. and well built, particularly the and therefore bananas, sugar-case, strongly reof, which do not prosent a straight varajan grow in confusion. A new plantation face but are conver towards the outside, so is laid out and planted in less than a month. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY as to allow the rain water to low. off more On older plantations especially, the soil is ma freely. The walls of the huts are made of remarkably well cultivated and finely pul. split ba

rose the Papuans use bamboos, the stalls of ango-learce or verised. For this purpose the Papu

timber. The door is placed only very 5 split timer

very simple implements,

a stout stick about 6 twenty inches above the ground, to prevent 1.-Udja. This the impress of pigs.

On the whole, three kinds of huts can be feet long, pointed at one end, and used by the

ihen, 13

as much exertion is necessary, in the distinguished those of single individosta,

of this primitive implement.

roughly

those of families the so called baudia-sab-This is a amal

The first kind, which is the sinalesthovel, handled by the wom TOW

Braines.

THE Undersigned beving been appointed Harwich

Agants to the above: Company at this Jathin Port, are prepared to grant Policies against Lemnona Fire to the extent of $40,000, on Buildings or Lydin - on Goods stored therein.

Mary Scott Melures Midnight

·Misti. Montego zt range Grove Dusuri

Poleum

DAN DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Ço; # 717 Hongkong. Ath November, 1968) LANG-ESZE INSULANUR ASSOCIA- TION OF SHANGHAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 900,000 TAELS POLICIES granted on Marine Biska to ni Pilgrim

Resolation parts of the World, at current rates. FOND This Association will, until farther notice, provide out of the earnings, firat for an interest Scharnhorst and therefter distribute among Policy holders Staldia.

notally in cash, ALL the proûte of the Sprite remium contributed

18 from six to eight paces long, has an The work is performed in the following

which opan entrance

very few

manter-Two, three, or even more men stances shaded by a half romet projecting utand in a row, and with great force thrust roof. The second is from tea to filteen the pointed udice into the ground, and with pace long; it usually has in front a half- simultaneous jerk wrench out a large lumy round

When the ground is hard the udtjes the entranco is much smaller still. Lastly, driven the hambraura. This is a large hut lifting the earth. Before the men, a row of principally used by the men

Women, in a a kneeling posture, broak the aleo sa a sleeping place for the young people, lampi of earth with their ndja sao, which are and for the guests from other villages. held with both hands. After them are Is it one notices thick, long, hollowed out children of various ages, who then pulverise tree-stems, which play

if 1089 Hongkong, 9th July, 187– an important part in the earth by rubbing it between their hands, the life of the Papuans. These stems. The whole plantation is cultivated in this the tick-sided order. The birth is alterwards heaped in called barum, are similar te

Jalty covered by a separate roof of a twice at the sumo place before fividend of 15% for shareholders on Ospital Solut

It arves

nderwriting Boviseum pro rata to amount of

RUSSELL & Co,

Asenta

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

einmag canors, and rest on two cross-berang. rows of billcoksivation of that goats for the above. Company, are pre

About the middle of the outside of them a

HE Undersigned having been appointe pared to GRANT INSURANOES at Omtrent Rates

MELONERS & Co. Agents, Royal Insurance Company. 191780 Honzkane flash frotabor, 1874, 5 MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

D. T. Roberts Bourge

J. F. Edlund

J. Hoyer P. Fenger

Ger. bgGibb, Tävingston & Co

938. Borneo Co., Limited

904 Carlowitz & Co. 751. Mao." Heaton Brizah 1997 Triisar & C

From là 1895 Land kein C Co. Swed, bk897. Wu, Pustna & Co

¡Gor, sob 3:20 | Wm. Pustan & Co

Ger.bb

Tian Pa

Yangtze

A: Corner

Longuerille

E. Schultze

J. I da Silva Holland

F. Onbra!

768 1-Siamason & Co

I In the riser between Chang-chew and

Cantori

MAÇÃO.

In port on 5th September, 1873.

226 J. E. d'Almeida Port, by Brit. str. 140 H&M. Steamboat Co Portig-b.

↑ Ruminy batusen Canton and Macro

SWATOW.

In port on 14th September, 1875.

Ger. bk

Pein bik

Bri. bk.

423 Diroka & Kruger

560 Direks & Kruger

410 Bradley & Co

- 517 j Dircke & Krugër

· 388- |. E. Hecton - M

469

Vingent & Co

995 E. Vincent á Úợ

196 Bradley & Co

BAR TAMOY.

In port 9th September, 1875.

fter.bg

204

A. Potorsen 2.Co 468H, A. Petersen & Uo 162H. A. Petersen & Lo 599 Elles &-00

421 Bord & Co 383

Bord & Cu 450 Boyd & Co. 179 Tait & Co

230. Elles & Co

Adelaida -Aunzi

ADD

Benefactor

Carnarvonabire Ospatanda W

Brit by

Geri-sch-

Hayden

Ambl

Barton Stather.

Brit, bk

·Brit bk

Brit, bk

Brit, coh

Siam, bg

300 Chinese

-Brit, eoh

Brit. hk

520 Boyd & 05

Ger. bk

219 Pasedag & Co

Brit, Boli

249 | Boyd & Q>

516 Boyd & Co

Ometanoia Wilson

Fooohow

Iriv

Indian Bupire

Jurgen

Sterlin

Hinta

Nyborg

Olto

Sydney, ko

Palton

Bangkok

London

Brit bk 355 Aonhold, Karberg & Co Chiefoo:

Brit ok

V. Dudhield

J. Bonnen F. Utrich

Freni bk

Ger.. b

3, Tuungeon

Brit. bk

Britab

A Holmes.. 1. Pierce

G. Wallett

kingean

J. Gribs

613 Frazer & to

Landatein & Co

405Order!

376Chinese

500 Boraco Co., Limited

Briksh | 870, Vogel, Hagedory & Co

Amir, afi 820 Vgul, Hagedorn & O

Carlowitz & Golds

330 || Ed. Sovellussi & De

Fren bk

432

Brit by

J, Hutobinson

Brit, be 585

W. Osborn, 2 GBisson

Brit. Lk

Frank Fovie

Chinese.

356 Lelubera Oo Brit by 254 Carlowitz & Co Amrish

M. Conception ¦ ̈Slam, il

Fren. Ger. bk

F. Duolina

B. Hollowin

956 Russell & Con

$16 Chiness

$49 Indutein & Co

Adšine: Alma

Boyeon

Lord

Anna Dorothen

"Baltio," MAL

Sobuts Andersen

Gör bl

Entymina

Riobardson

Brit, ab

Faruzham

Oraid:

Bjt bk

Frog Bulugh

·Rate

Ger..bl

238 Butterfield & Swire

C.Kingdom

Fiery Grosa

Bates

Brit, el

| London:

Flensburg

Koedt

Dan. k

Jerusalem Legislator

Largie

Brit. bk

Tutton

Paul

Rachel

·Firth

White Adder

Betbam

New York

Clefoo

Bangkok

752 Arabold, Kurberg & Co | L. Kingdom 1150 | Úrder:

2410 || Ed, Sobelllase & Co

| Brit, al Amr sk

[10/2"|||Fraz.r & Co. Y

Joha eldiam Brit, al AL OBifen

·Stolling

Freg, bk W.Belienberg Geral

D. Nuteford

Font:

Taffurette Theodore Korner Westbury Weymouth W. G. Patton.. Yunng biamet

Chase

Brits-bt

Britib

J. W. Jounor

&infach

1. Benedictsen |

QRwa

Job Adm

John Mathieson

Name

Audacións Charybde

The first steps in rubbed off and flattened part is seen; if thin plantations, in cutting down the underwood place is struck with a stick of the thickness burning Bod felling the trees, and creating of an arm a dull loud sound produced. the fences, are mostly performed by all the This sound can be heard clone the count at a babitants of the village ; but the cultivation distance of at least five or six nautical miles.

of the ground is

i is only done by the members of All important events are communicated to the family to whom it is allotted. the neighbouring villages by the barum. Tho

The hillocks are planted by the separate ས་ ས་ advance of ar enemy, the death of a man, members between whorn the plantation is THE Undersigned Aponta are in receipt of Curiew

instructions from the Board of Diretors, Dwail · the bolding of a feast, we all denoted to the divided, and therefore even the youngest authorizing them to issue Policies to the extent Egeria Korrounding

the succession of has to attend to and cultivate a particular country y loud and soft strokes, and the length of the portion of a plantation, the

ons of which of £10,000 öng any one First-class Blink, or to Fly,

the extent of £15,000 sa Adjoining fee at Frolia Current Rates.

58 Growler partisinarly good performers on the barua The Papaano procure

rotation of fruits

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Horner Agente Keatrel 48 Hongkong, 8th January, 1875.

Lapwing Heunee “CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY;

(LIMITED)?

panses between them. In every village some belon to him exclusurheat the year A Discount of 20, allowed, Hart

are met with.

Ing

&

and

vegetables, which It is singular that nearly all tbo inhabi have already, toon onumerated. In March, tants on this coast possess no means of mak-April, May, June, and July the ban is got,

nare, and are therefore cbliged to carry in August, September, October, pad with them wherever they go burning or her be ajen s December and Ja

of wood. When they start degargol; io glowing pionee

also sugar cube months for the plantations early in the morning, they is much chewed. The women are sent to tako with them a ball barnt piece of wood planstions every day to fetch the necessary. from their hearth, to enable them to make a for the

and evening

those

to the

NOTICE

Modeste

Mosquito

Riugdave TOLICIES granted of current races on Ma Swingor

rine Risks to all parts of the World. In Sylvia ccordance with the Company's Articles of A Thaila

Greia a corner of the plantation, they very

teur among the mountains they

HOMEA auch Hotted to several; cociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri- Thistle

a long

bins several 20.01 also take some fire, with them, so that they women for the gathering of the crops. The buted annually to Outribalers, whether Blare. Victor Emanuel

which dwellers ingy be able to smoke, as their cige

Cigars,

on the coast have the greatest holders or not, in proportion so the net amount Vig Luty are vrapped in green luores

Yes, continually ge number of plantations while the inaaders of Premia contributed by each, the remaining out. On their sea voyages they usually have occupy their timo in different trades, as the third being carried to Reserve Fand

the bottom of burning coals in a broken

is covered with Barth. The peons manufacture of pottery, canoe-building, &

remaining in the villages never omit

koping

the fires. Even during the night a small

To be contioned.)

A musical festival will be held at Bristol in file is lighted in the huts beneath the sleep October. The conductor has not yet boer

ing places, for the purpose of affording & chosen. little warmth and protection against the coul

OLYPHANT & Co.,

General agents. if 951 Bourtonz. 17th April, 1878.97 NORTH GERMAN, FIZE INSURANCE. COMPANY AT HAMBURG.

The fussian conscription for 1575, it is said,THE Undersigned having been appointed

AGENTS the above Company, ure pre-

night air, dy the Papais de int possess any will include a total of 100,000 mer. Indian paned to GEANT INSURANCES to the extent warm covering for the body. The heat of Public Opinion. the fire and the snake penetrates through the

fires

of £65,000, an firat olams risks at current rates.

tf 674 Hongkong, let May, 19742

TAB CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED:

201

Namo

Ashnalot

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG, AGENCIES at all the Trosty Porty of Lintin

Gain and Japan, and at Singapore

Messrs. Hugartb, Mount-efront," Greuganor-monster dediOHIVEJ ZOM oracle of the bamboo frames, and warma,quare, bave on view a Burge collection of oven roasts the one half of the hotly, while draws by the old masters, formed by the lake the other hal: shivers with cold. Ther tave. W. Mayor, of Bayswater-bill, whose posses Often to get up dufing the night to sea to the ou were well known and sindied by experts too, lint lay somewhat out of the way of dilots izati. The works, when we now the last in The mountaincere os for instance, Bug-17, Mayor a possession, were af mixed chanter lam-Marie Tisurum-Man and a few and quality. Among them, however, were not others do not keep up this perpetual fire, a few adairable examples like all aggrega. Saigon and Penang

Rake scapted and Policies of Insurance hot Zow to Hight now or the tens of this sort this one contains a consider.

arable, number of flat ang rawings, izrgely of granted at courates of Promida zatrent as the- lowing wanner -A very dry piece of wood, course, illustrating the Bolognese school, and, in above mentioned Ports." called idol, is split of the top witli un are, in less completa dogron, the Turcan console. Mr. No charge for Policy fees. bit so that the two parts are not quite ofnyor possessed many digital Datel drawinge parted asunder; in this cleft a strong bord The catalogue describe nearly a thousand

(a spit Fana) le inserted, the piece of wood examples,

Sinoak.

399 Russell & Co 1112 sell & Co. Burner & Dan 380 Ruziris & Co 5.48 Captain

201 Kienyaloong HECHIVING, VESSELS & MULKS, Fow.Aug,250 † "tiarbour "biakter

$18 Water. Police

HOF SCHISTSTRE CHINA, “QUADERN:

Rig.

Captain

Ban Fraucisa

Narco

Shanghai

Chefoo

Tako

Chofod

New Zealand

Newabwang London

Sydney

Newchwang

New York

Colonies London

Gotník:

Endoxie Adolphire) Simmoneta Eiro Queens, Hamiltga".

Brit. bk.

Daa.al

Gor, be

255 B, A, Petersen & Co 231

Pasedag & Co

Gur. bk 299 Pasedag & Co

FOCONOW

In port on 11th September, 1875.

Gér, ach

132 Ohineae

Amn 402 | Russell & Co Ger, b830 Silverlook & Co.

318 Quiness

759 Ameon, Bell & Co

Newahwang

Tientsia Tientsin Newchwang

1 Jardine, Matheson &Co Sydney

695Jardino, Matheson & Co. London 938

Olineso

901 Adamson, Bell & Co

Brit str 1875 Jardine, Matheson & Co Brit, bl 380 Olyphant & Ca Brit bk981, Bell & Co Brits 915 Gibb, Livingston & Co

SHANGHAI:

on 9th September, 1875.

Ission o

The names of the numerous steamera, tuge amali craft, und receiving halls employed on the Yeng taze are not included in this

·Cable

Aur sob 387 Brazar

693 Tattle & Co

938 Adamson, Boll & Co

Fren, bk 844 Fracar & Jo

453 Nils Moller,

London:

Brit, b549 Jardine, Mutheran & Co New York

805 Nila Moliend

Brit, bk

Aaroh

“Brit-oh-

Frazar & Co

20. Win Pustaù & Co

989. S. Baron 11

Gilman & Co-

Brit. bk 1159 Gibb, Livingston & Co New York

879 Jardine, Matheson & Co

Adele

O af G. Hope Anamadur San Francisco Chaloo

Augaste Cersa

Challenge

Obarleg

Charter Oak

Oatharina K

Frabn Watt

Brit bk.

Brit, ali

Bernard" Finlay

Brit. bk

Balote

Clausen's

Anthony

963

Gor. sch

Frea, hk

708

Where At.

Francisco Calderon Jackson Friendship

Dentzan

Sin. bk

420 Obineso

Genam Chausy

Hotelle

Pet ba

11 Bruzir & Do

Guinevere

Brit. ab

Halloween

Brit ab

920 Gibt, Livingston & Co

Lane bing. Wayo

Lanefile

Prosperity

Shaw Marston Moller

Brit. be

101 Siemaer & Co.

Haw, Uk

473 Morrin, Ļowie & Cɔ

Siem.bk

474 Chinees

Storni King.

Brit bk 1147

Success

Brun

Tamerlane

Bailey

Brite ab

Willard, Modgett

Dickey

Wylo

Brogne

double so, frigate: 11† 300. Captain P. M. Colomb Shanghai

17 | 400 | Cuptain T. E. Seit Jepan okam wrrelte

Cumur. B. J. Obprob“ Koba em doubla 'ao, g'am 1 3 160

Comdr. Hon Dawson Tientsin double te gia và 15 20

4120 Cowan, Hi Tution ||Nagasaki doublestoons N doncje so, quu vl4 120 Comde. Join Brena Singapore double se, gun vi: 4100 Douar. 0. B. Buckle | Nagasaki double m, gun vl 4120 Cowdr. W. Stemura Shanghai- double ser gun v), 412). Comer, T. H..Royse

Amoy. deable du, gan vl. € 120 Comdr. O. Stopford Foochow double's gon 4100 Comdr. Theobald Shanghai deutipse, gon-7)| 3| 160 | Cocody, Sir W. Wins- Hongkong military buapitul

Bart Hongkong doublago, kuo vL 190 Coudr. Grante

Hongkbó steam durvetto 14 350 Captain 4 Ballor

Hongkong gun bout

160 out. Comr. Paul.

Hankow 180 Comár Singleton Hongkong "double go, gon' va doul le so, qua vl 2,80| Lieut. Cóme. Bolitho | Elukiang deobleko, gan ti. |-·| 150 | Captain St. John - Nagasaki. "Ataset cörvalte 3400 Capt.HB.Woollogube Shanghai doubleco, gun + 120 Oomdr. F. Stirling

zapore resiving ahlp.

Conimodr.J.E. Porial Bongbong 21 250 Lieft, H. C, D.Hyder | Shədisi ini dcapatok vespalí

FORMIGN. MENUR-WAR IN HABBOUX.

Resist

Nation

[14

E. O. Mathews Guimaraes AER

U.S. gunticat 1000 Fort, gonbout 80 SHIPPING IN THE CHINA WATERS.

Floy

Captain

Toa *Consigneer

& Rig

WHAMPOA

J: Qummins, Thou. Peterson

STEAMERS.

69 Kwok Aulioone. 1110, P. & 0.5. N. Co

SAILING ZHETLE

Amr. b 972 Rassell & Do

Froob2/5) Order

Brit, b 663 Chinee0

Britabl

Brit. air

Oringa

E. M. Elomé Britt

Ada

JAB BOOUGHTRIE, Hongkong, 1st Novelaber, 1871,

Harrier H. Carlton Paran Becretary, Licea Genova

Etf 866 over of the Beau

Joseph Aene G. Harkhesa Laine.

London

London

Siam, bk 399 Choon 8mg & Co

764 Jardue, Latheson & Co London Amr, b 875 Frizar & Co Brit, eh 800 Gibb, Livingston & Do

YOKOHAMA,

In porton Wh September, 1975.

Amrah

1483

P.&O. G

707 PM 9. & Op ̈

882 MP MB, &:40

Benjamin Serrall

Pennell

City of Quebec.

Devideon

Brioh

Gaucho

Crighton

· Brít, bk;

Histz County

'Coabrane

Brit, bl

647 F. M. S. S. Co

HEA LitqtfieldTM

·Dotlar

Spalding

Anirbk

Oradare

Brit:wh

Nation's Hope

Livingston

Brit, ab

Pauleen

Ger, 'sch

Ukraine

Melcher

Captain

Antela

Destination.

New York

417 Jardine, Matheson & Col Trieste

Bunker Hill Chargin Lonchlin" Delia

Ella Gaine Cook

Gleo Maiden Highlander. Jaume P

Nuevo Conabanto Nueva Lisaturs::

Menela

Rondeo

Villa de Rivadavia

Vitis Fransa

689 Order g

60 M Heimaan & Co

666 † P. M. S. S Co 270) (Thinésé

Amr. bk 708 Dedar

MANILA

In port on 31 August, 1875-*

Span, bk 523 Inchausti & Co Amar sb 993 Inchanati & Co. Britbk 560 Order N Span, bằe 408 Reyes Span. Ik 335 J. Moretto Brit 995 Order d Amor 1113 Russell & Sturgis Baal 1805 Aguirro & Oo Amátek 1952 Bumoll & Sturgis Frøn, bk 259 | Order #Spaniak: 1247 | Order Span b433 Order Brit. bk 324 Order. Span. bk 947 Order Brit. ase Orden Spanak

"234" Ordor

Spam bi

843 | Orlar.

261 | Order

Russell & Stargis

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