-VOYAGE IN A BALLOON
the Chilau Kuei for necio pieces, farae, and bar-Cobb was modged in the bottom of the car, and Jesquon, The Canton theatro diffoes in many; the aoronant was gasping the ropes with his respects from the Poking; its musio and style of bends and the photographer with his knaps. The noting are differaist, and although they are all houry grapnel touched the ground, had our supposed to speak the mandoria dialect, the Cana-descent slackened somewhat,Bump! howeveje, tan actors proinace it with such a strong we came, and rebounded spomo 30 foot, Mr. southern accent as szarvely to le intelligible to Wright seized the valve-cope and held on, and the northernors, so in the comie. scones: the down we cano agairs The grapnel caught, and olowns always indulge in the Caston vernaimlar wo felt it dutch as the balloon and ear tilted For that reason the Canton theatre is very lightly over.
•Wo'll soon cripple him now,' said "Mr. aparecisted by the northern audicace, Shang Wright,:"Hold on." We all bold on, and in hai Courier,
abant a micute three rustics came ronning up They were rather sky at first, and it was only by dint of shouting they were induced to ap proach to quich the car. In a minute or two The Gel of October 226d writes:-We do some 40 people were on the ground, and the secibod lat aroning the ascent of the English balloon was emptied of its gas it less than 15, and French balloons in the International match minutes, parked up, and put en board a 'wart, at the Crystal Palacaryastuctay afternoon. The which conveyed me to Havant Station, sono French balloon took in M. Peczon, the president three or four miles away. The descent was of the Academin d'Adroztation Météorologique, made on Hayling Island, near North Hayling, M. de Foavielle, and Commander Choyne, RN in Eastney field, the property of Mr. Thomas The English balloon oarried Mr. righ, Mr. Hoare, at 5.20 p.m. The driver of the 2.45 pm. Burleigh (of the Control Nows), and Mr. Cobb, train from Waterloo Station. London, sinto The Contral Nawa narrospondents who nocom that he saw the Eclipse at Guildford, and it panied Mr. T. Wright's balloou, the Eclipse, rodoled Havant five minutes before the train, telegraphed last night from Hamant" We left which mead it that part of the way. These to the Crystal Paince about 3,10 m., the belloon low told us our balloon su desponding was swept being set free for seconds after the beflon back a mile or more inland. Mr. Hoare's house, No. 1. Mr. Wright shock out a few bandfats is the last in the direction of the English Chau of ballast, and the trees and ground apparently not, and had we gone little further we should dropped away down some onndrel fat or so. The probably have been norepelled to have brought Trench balloon nway nomo hasdred foot over-ap on the mardhy islands that farm the short head, and we were high enough to see the Crystal line of the Channet near hero, and we should Palace pass ander as sorun fast below, and most likely have had to remain theron until the crowd-that-yhoated-bon voyage to
stand resoned to-morrow, as it would be next to impos ing in a circle, the people looking hardly larger sible that we could have been reached except by than Gellivor's Lilipations. Oar CORESE, lay beat when the tide was up. The greatest Bitf- along the length the pales from north to do of the Bolipse was over 5,000 foot, and the sonth, inelining sogenbat towards the west. In extreme of cold 36 degroom." front of the transert Mr. Wright dropped a new
DESTINATION
THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1880,
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
LONDON, Tia SUBZ CANAL. LONDON AND HAMBURG HAVRE AND LONDON LONDON
HAVRE AND HANDUNG NEW YORK
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK.
SAN FRANCISC), via-Y'RAMA SAN FRANCISCO...... BOMBAY
BOMBAY, ria STRAITH PORT DARWIN, &
PORT DARWIN. ko.... SINGAPORE. COLOMBO, &o. SAIGON, SINGAPORE, &c. MANILA
YOKOHAMA, via NAGASAKI, 820. YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA “SHANGHAT.
VISUELS AN E
CAPTAIN
Tenger (tr.)
John R. Stanhope... Pillsbury
Bollent Oregan...
Kelis (str
FOR FRNIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESFATORED
Butterfield & Swine...... Vogel & Co
Arabold, Kararg & Co... Carlowifi & Co...
............... Carlowitz & Co..
A, C. Loggiu... Hongkong P.&O. S. N. Co..
On or about 1st proxi Quick despatch.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
STHAN FOR
-SINGAPORE, PENANG, FOINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, GINALTAE, BRINDIBI, ANCONA, VENION, SOUTHAMPTON,
AND LONDON BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B-CABU CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING NOE HATAVIA, PERSIAN HOLY PARTY, MARSSILLES, TUISST, HAM BURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
MAILS EXPECTED.
ག་ད་བར་ད་་གས་གྱི་ཀུན་ལ་
THE AMEXKAN MAYL.
The O. and 0. ateamer Gache, with the next American wait, loaves Yokohamn to-day (30th November), ani may be expected to arrive in Hongkong on the 6th December.
POSTOFFICE NOTICES.
connection with this paper is the ous published The sathorised List of Mails incoed' n twice oh day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that given
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Swator-Par Fottung, to-day, the 90th instant, at 11.30 ..
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL BEAM below. TH
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "TEHERAN," Captain A. C. Loogur, with To-morrow, at 4r..er Majesty's Muila, will be despatched from On 2nil pros, at 3 P.M.
this for BOMBAY on WEDNESDAX, the 1st On or about 29th isat. December, at FoU .. Quick despatol. "
Civiate idé.
R. T. Tower... Nisson
Triton.
Rollea
Hongkong
Quick despatok..
Sumatra
H. A. Tribe
Hongkong
/ Quick despatol.
Agao Mulr
Lond
Hongkong
Quick despatch.
Hongkong
Ramoil & Co.
Quick despatel
Cadets
Brow...
Hongkong
Rassell & Copa menite,
Quiok Respatch.
Merriman
Hongkong
Vogel & Cong
Quick despatch,
On 18th, prox., at 3 p.m.
Fellows
Hoogteng
Russell & Co
Quick despatch.
H. Webber.....
www.Hongkong
Eongkong
Do B. Baron... Cullen.........
Malacca (x1.1..
Hongkong
Ulyasus (str.)...
Harter (str.)......... Pachili (str.)
A. Thompson... Grandin
Jackson Young....
Valpagated. Tehamn (str.) Geelong (str.) ······ Ocean (str.)......... Menuir (str.) Vorwarts (str.)...... Diana (she.) Diamante (str.).
SWATOW, AMOY, & FCHOW Kwangtung (str.)...
INSURANCES.
BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are pre-
P&Q. S. A. Ca
Geo. R. Stores & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co Melobors & Co..... Messugerias Maritimes...... Bussoli & C.. P.&O. 3. N. Co... Butterfield & Swire........ Ransel & C Hodgkong Jardige, Matheson & Co
Douglas Lapraik & Co..
INSURANCES;
Malacca, to-day, the 30th juatant, at 5 P..
For Nagasaki, Kobé, and Yokobama-Par For Purt Darwin and Adelaide,-Per Ocean, to-morrow, the fat proximo, st.390 г.M.
For Straite Settlements, Colombo, Botabay,
Carge will be received on board until ELEVEN On 2nd peox, at 11 A..AM.. Paresls and Spesis (Gold) at the Ofice On 8th prox, at Noon. until Noox on day of departure. To-morrow, at 4 r.. Silk and Valabins for Egrope will be trans-Adon, Suax, Europe, rik Trieste.Per Voroarta, To-morrow, at Daylight. shipped at Point de Galle; but Tes and General on Thursday, the 2nd proximo, at 10.30 A.. On or about ad proz," Cargo at Bombay, arriving one week later than Certong, on Thursday, the 2nd prox.. at 8.20 p.m. For Straits Settlements and Bombay--Par Quick dispatch..
by the direct route via Galle. To-morrow, at 5 PM. On Sed pros., Daylight.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKT
PANT
AND KOBE
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above.&O. 8. N. Cu's Steamship
Company, are prepared to grant Policías
"MALACCA" against Fire to the extent of $60,000 on any will leave for the abero places at DAYT.1ons
TO-MORROW, the 1st December.
one
a
MARINE RISKS, ¡ Policies at Current Rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal ports of Australis, and the Bast.
THIRD PER GUNT. will besllowed on all LOCAL A DROERBAGE of TIRTY-THREE Did ONE. RISKS.
FIRE RISKS. an extent of $20,000.
Policies granted on First-class Buildings to
parno hate, which is the invention of MrNewton-Soon after the death of the pass Wordsworth, Bulan, the secretary of the British Balloon a man met o. farmer of the neighbourhood, and Society, ander whose auspices the international sail to him, "You have bad agrest loss." "What pantest of to-day took place. The parachute loss Why, you have lost the grant post,"pared to grant Insurances as follows:- was in shape like a sore propeller, having two Oh, ay," said the farmer, he is dead; but I blades, which slowly revalved as it descended. bev-ne doubt t'wife'll carry on the basipase, and The blades were each about 4ft long, and wore make it sa proĜtable sa Iver it was." made of bamboo and cloth, and they were kept in ahorisontal position by means of a stick of wood coach one day when a passsager obose to take
A gentleman was driving the Defiance weighted at the lower and.. By 3.20 were passing offence at someting the coachman, he said, and over Croydon. By the sueroid oar altitude was the answer still farther irritating him, he said 1,500ft. The temperature was 40 dag, and the that if such a remark had been made to him on course sath by aset. Wo spidly left Croydon the ground by someone who had not the safety. behind, aut in a tow minutes we were skimming of a team to look aftor, he would bare panched away on the haze or light fog, which extended the man's head, adding, "Yes, I would, if it were as far as the eye could carry in every dirootion, Captain Barolay himself!" No reply was made ott horizon being a black looking bank of fog, till the next ohango, and the passengers had at laust that the appearanes it had at an alighted, when, stepping up to the little man who elevation of 2,400 feet. Soma 500 feet beneath had been offended, the coachman quietly remarked, us was a covering of nist, which hung round but "Now, six, I and Captain Barclay himself. What did not obsoare the earth. Interspersed with this are you going to do to me?" The hitla wan con- mist were patches of fleecy white alonds. Aboveoladed that allegather his magnanimous disposi as some 4300ft. or more were cirrhona clouds of a would enable him to look over to offence
a more leaden bue than I have ever seen them,
with banks of light-coloured vapour, through
which the sunlight streamed with a greenish.
yellow tinge. A thin-covering of mow lay in any of the fields, and the farms in their varied autumnal colouring rondo it look sa if à rather
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY, 19 Novembar.
OPITAL.-
EXPORT CARGOLA.
For steamship Achilles, for London-371,625 bs, tas, 90 bales waste silk, 23 pigs, sundries, and 140 pkgs. Amy tea
-
Per steamship Glenorchy from Caxton to Lon- dor--360,013 lb. tes, 19 cases silk piece-goods, 247 bales vasta silk, and 42 pkgs, sundries.
ON LONDON.e
EXCHANER. "
Bank Bills, on demand....... Bank Bill, at 30 days sight...5/8 Bank Billa, at 4 months sight 3/8 Credits, et d months' sight Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
eight...
ON PA
atley patchwork quilt was spread out. Mr. and of Old Benares at $600 63602 01 New Since last notice, sales of New Patan at 28371. Wright having got everything. pct. fo rights, Males sales st. 3725, and of Old at 8700, with as he said, askest bir. Cobb to bring sat Mr. allowance to eight toels on the former and of to Henderson's photo apparatax for taking instantwalze taals on the lattor. aneous photos. Our car was not much bigger tha a big olothes baskot, being 3ft. deep by 4ft. ong by 30in. wide. The photographer evidently theagkt here was no place for taking pietura, and life la Ener realities then steading up and boising a esmors on the end of such a car, half illed as it was with sandbags and other para becnalia. Mr. Wright, however, was not to be Seriel, and the photographer arose and set to work. We stendind his excern and poiated it at the French halloon, which was some 800 yanda sad Mr. Cobb toushed the spring and a very nd:fferent photo was taken. For a few minutes bereafter views wore taken of the Frengh haf-| bou as we ross above it, and of pretty stretohes tfolds and streams. At 3.30 p.m. by the moroid our altitude was 2.950ft: temperature, ideg. Fahrenheit; con rao, S.S. W. Two minutes ater we had risen to 3,200ft, and looking up into Beballon we could seethigas, which on ascending
99 golarkas, was dense and bazy. Mr. Wright 9 opt steadily on The watch. throwing out little crops of paper to see whether the balloon was oing up or down. A handful of soud orary Give ainutes or so was amply sufficient to enable tis ot only to maintain but to increase our sitifade. he air fell sharp, aut oreb colder than the Hongkong and Shanghai Dok Shares--73 por hermometer indiested. At 1.45p..the aneroid cont. premium. gistered the height of 3. Texten, B. Bileg, contes want. Abeat 10 miastes to four e passed over what we thought was Chielebuze, at it must have been Quilliant Astiat time te boight. was 4,300ft, tamparatura 31dag. Fabr., coarse west. Some 2,000ft: below befog y spread end like a sea, with pieces of the white seur clouds mottling it bare and there, By fear Chicese insurance Company--$300 por sliure, clock we had dropped to 3,100ft, and teen-On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ti 138 Beature bad fallen-to-32-dag: Fabr., Cheno SW. Everything being carsfortably settled, Pr. Wright told us he had made ofor 2000 as- ants from the Palace, and the present was about in 150th arcent. The Eclipse, in whph wo
Bank Bille, on demand 4.59 Credits, at 4 months sight 469 BONDAY-Bank, 3 days sight 2237 CARCITCA-Blant.3 days'aight 2231, IN SHANGHAI
Bank, sight Private, 30 days' sight...
ON
BRAGES.
.787. ...734
Una Inzina Sovinly of Santoy-$1,550, pur
share
China Traders Castro Company's Shares North China Insurance-Tis. 1,195 per share,
$1,100 per share, Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls. 740 por
share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares--
per share,
$900 per share.
China Fire Trearance Company's Shares-1255
por share.
Agents.
FIRT-CLASS RISKS, Curront Rates,
A RETURN OF TWENTY FEE CENT. (30) anees, such RETURN being payable in the will be le on the premium sharged en all leno of the Policy.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents,
Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
126
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, ONDON & STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE
HITHERTO CALLED THE STAFFORDSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPITAL TWO MILLIONS STEELING.
spon the Current Local Rates will be allowed on
A Discount of TWENTY PEL DENT, (2)'))-Hougkime. Ist Maron, "1874. all premium chacred for insurance; such dis- count being deducted at the time of the igno of Policy.
RUSSELL & Co.,
Hongkong, let-January. 1874.
ΤΙ THE ON TAI INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED)
The Underigued are prepared to ISQUE CAPITALTARLS 100,000; EQUAL TO 3834;337. POLICIES oovering FIRE BISEs at current
TATES... 13291.
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Rongkong, 274
7th Angust, 3880 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
LEE SING, of the Lai Hing Firm.
• DIRECTORS
Wose Yin Pos, of the Chan Cheong Wing
Hone
Loo YEE, of the Yes On Firm.
FONG Sotr Fuse, of the Ting Sang We Hong. WONG PER CHEUND, of the Sun Tye Lee Hong T2 KAI TUNo, of the Yeo Cheong Hong Lo YEUE MOON, of the Kwong Man Choong
Firm
.....
\\"MANAGER-HO AMEI MARINE Kiska un Quods, a, alien at CURRENT RATES Australia, Californin
THE
1892
A. MUIVER, Hongkong, 18th November, 1889.
Superintendent,
STEAM TO. BOMBAY, VIL STRAITS, THE P. &... N. Co. Steamship
"GEELONGTM"
For further Particulata, apply to
A. CIVER, Superintendent..
Hongkong, 19th Novembor, 1880.
NOTICE. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS, STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE. ADEN, SUEZ, ISMALIA: PORT SAID, NAFIES, AND MARSEILLES: ALSO
FONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND ALL INDIAN PORTS
ON
N WEDNESDAY, the 8th of December, 1890, at Noon, the Company's Steamship "DEMNAH," Commandant Da B. BARON,
with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for the above plves,
His Exoollency the Governor is pleased to order, under Session XII. of the Post Office. Ordinance, 1876, that the Late Foo aharged on Correspondenes posted after certain hours for Europe, Aueries, the Anstralian Colonies, Shanghai, go, shall be 10 Cents, insteed of 18 as hitherio.
·MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET, The British Contraos Packet TEHERAN” will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the Iat Decomber, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Harepe, vid Brindisi; to the Stasite Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Cey. lon, "Tudin, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Cor respondence to Mauritius, E. Africa, the Cape, St. Helens, and Ascension.
N.B-This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonies.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet" DJEMNAH" 8th Toerbor, with Mails to and through the will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the United Kingdom sud Europe, vin Naples; to Shipping Orders will be granted until Noor, Saigon. Straits Settlements. Batavia, Barmal, and Cargo will be reeived on board antal 4, Ceylan, the Australasian Colonies, Pondicherry, Specic and Parcels until 3 P.: on the 7th Madras, Calcatta, Ades, Egypt, Malta, and of December. 1880. (Parsals are net to be sont Gibraltar. on board; they must be left at the Agaboy's HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT Olcs.) Contente and value of Paoliages are required
Cargo and Spocis,will be registered for Loon- will leare for the above places on THURSDAY transit through Marseilies for the principal don as well ne for Marseilles, and accepted in NEXT, the 2nd December, at THESE P... in-places of Europe, bond of as previously advertised.
AMCIVER,.
Superintendent. Hongkong, 29th November, 1880. FOR PORT DARWIN, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE, AND SYDNEY. TULE Steamer
T
[1839
Henry Webber, Commander, will be despatubed "OCEAN," as above on or about MONDAY, the 29th inst
at FOUR F..
For further particulers, apply at the Com. pany's Office.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agaat. Hongkong. 11th November, 1880.
For Freight or Passge, apply to
| OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL SIEAM- GEO. R.'STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 16th November, 1980. F1786
SHIP COMPANY. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS-
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
HE Undersigned, Agents for the above
Company, sro prepared to GRANT IN-STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, SURANCES at Current Dates
MELCHERS & Co.
Arants, Royal Laanrance Company Tongkent, 27th March, 1876. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ROM this date, until further notice, a dia. count of Twats per cent. (20%) upon the
BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, Taking Cargo at through raton to CALCUTTA, AND TRIESTE.
JRDDAN, ÜDERSA, and the MEDITERRANDAN POLTS. THE Company's Steamship
"VORWARTS
IN CONNECTION WITH TAG CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND CONNECTING RAILROAD)
COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS
THE
MAILS.
NOON, Money Order Office closes.
THE ENGLISH MAIL DAY OF DEPARTURE
2 P., Registry of Latters ocasus. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns cesses.
9 P.M., Maile closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 P., Letters may be posted with Late
Fee of 10 cents until
3.30 F.M., when the Post Ofico closes entirely. 3.10 M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late Foo of 10 couts unti time of departure.
TUESDAY-
THE FRENCH KL.
5 F.M., Morey Ortor Offos closes. Past Offe
oleses, exert the right box, which is alwaya opan out of ofiles hours. WEDNESDAY
7., Post Offdy opens.
19 A., Registry of Letters coses. Penting of
all printet renter and patterns Jansen.
11 A.M., Mail-closes, except for Late Letters,
Manila, Singapore, Saigon, Penang, aud, to alij Currant boogl Bates of Premis will be allowed will be despatched as above on THURSDAY Stoanship “GAELIC" will to dos-11.104.31., Letters may be posted with Lato Foo
the Treaty Porte of Chus aut Japan." Head Olive, 8 and 9, Prays Wast
Hongkong. 14th Other, 1878
416
HINA TRADERS INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED,
upon Insurances effected with this Company.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Agerta. Hongkong, 27th Jane, 1872. SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
patched for San Francisco, vid Yokchains, on MONDAY, the 18th Decomber, 1830, at THREE P., taking Garge and Passengers for Japan, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe.
Connection is made at Yokohams with Sten. F1839-mers from Shanghai.
the 2nd proximo, at ELITEN A.M., instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 29th November; 1880.
OCEAN-STEAMSHIP COMPANY:
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n'
FIRE AND LIFE. rout Rates. Cousidarable Reinetion in Promia INSURANCES against FIRE grated at Car for LIFE INSURANCE in China.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. Position of the Company at the ulose of the last financial year, the 30th April, 1880. CAPITAL SUBSCEIRED
$1000,000.00,
MEYER & Co., Agents, CAPITAL PAID TH $100,000.00.
Hongkong, Red Fine, 1870, RESERYS FUSD andis
[#13 $425,000.00- QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. BALAWOK UNDIVIDED
$74,273.48.
Undersigned ste promered-to GRANT POLICIES AGAINST FIRE in the
|---
DIVIDEND paid to Shareholders, 20, per Aarami, DAYMEND paid to ALL CONTRIBUTOR
BUBITO 2t on the amount of their Contributions.
نشمند
OF extent of 45,000 Dollars on Buildingfor an Gerin stored herein, at Chat Lock Raton, subject to a Discenub of 20 ou the prints.
NORTON & Co..
The Company GRANTS POLICIES da payable at any of its Agencies. MARINE RISKS to all parts of the world,
Contributory Dividends Are FATABLY TO ALL ARE SBARTHOLDERS OF NOT. CONTRIBUTORS OF BUSINESS WHETHER THEY
B. GOLDSMITH,
Acting Secretary! Hongkong, 13th August, 1880.
ere sailing, had been ap fifteen time pra Hongkong and Whanipon Dock Company ANGT SZE INSURANCE
inpsly. Under its ampla demo, and the Ame car in which we were tidig, some alvo ths ago Captain Colville, of the Grandier Suards, and his bride, made an ascent from he Crystal Palace, they bring alone in a car. a cloudland they spent several hoam oftheir oneymoo, effecting a safe return to terrafirma Waterbeach. in Cambridgeshire. This was tipoly breeze blowing when the captain his ife started, but the voyaga was made out. to slightest mishap. Meanwhile the Edo, far as ite passengers could tell, was fing sto sad rising out of the sea of light Eg the renol balloon sco-sawing with us aboutus ileanay. By 4.10 p.m-wa-had got-olar of a stor, and the fields below looked frashad reen. We passed over sriver which lookedke Est danh of bluish black ona dulk laniscaj of sa-green and brown. Whistlar old per.pa ave termed
an arrangement in gray, gen. nd brown. A school or other institution slid y in the panorams, and hundreds of childrenad oplo cheered us, their voices being quite andle. Vewased tho British onsign and gave themu awering shout from olondland, which aridoly
12
Cosmopolitan Dook Company-Per (nominal).
Shares-6 por cont, premism. tronphong, Canton, and Masan Steamboat. Up'
Shares-325 share premium. China Const Steam Navigation Company. T
124 por share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shutsk-880 per
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$72 par
share.
ahoro
ASSOCIATION.
PERMANENT RESERVE CAPITAL (Fally Pud-up) SPECIAL RESERVE FUND... TOTAL CAPITAL and} ACCUMULATIONS, 8th † April, 1880.....
DIRECTORS.
Agenta.
F3
Hongkong, Januszy, 1876, THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE TEE VIRST. A.D. 1750.
1327THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agante fer the above Corporation, are! prepared to grant Izenranges as follave-
MALINE DEPARTMENT. Tls 250,000 in London, or at the principal Ports of India, The 420,000 Policise at carront rates, payable ther hero, T. 263263 China, and Australia..
FIRE DEPARTMENT Policies issued for leag or short periols at
T 913,968] surrent rates.
F. K. FORRES, Esq., Chairyson,
Chirin Sagar Refining Company, Limited--8183 M. W. Bony, Bag. W. MEYREINK, Esq. Chius Sagar Rafning Company (Debontazo«)-
per share.
J. H. PIN CRYOSS, Esq. F. D. Hiren, Esq. inese Luparis! Lon of 1874-(Nominal).
3 por cont, premium, nominal, Chinos Traberisi Lau of 1877-Nominal.
...
SALES REPORTED BY CHINESE Vermicelli-50 bags, at $6.70, by Lee Ching! Ching to local trader; -
Follow Poas-1,407 piouls, at $210, by Wing Los Ching to local trader.
Dried Lily Flowers-20 bags, at 25.10, by` Kwong Wo Cheung to travelling trador,
HEAD OFFICE SILANGHAI,
Masers. RUSSELL & Co., Secretariaa
LONDON RANCH. Messrs. BARING BROTHERS & Co.,
Bankora,
A discount of 20%, allowed.
st redhead rater,
LIFE DEFARTMENT-- Policien issued for store nat ordoeding £5,000,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hugone. 26th July, 1872.
NOT
-1.19.
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Neither the CAPTAINS, the Aozora, nor the OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the CrewTS of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-->
BEST, American back, J. Sicou-Jur
dine, Matheson & Co.
ANKEE B. HALL, American &m eahooner, Nel-
Bon-Qing Kné.
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Esq., Agest, 68 and 9, Cornhill, E.0.
Malon Socio-300 bags, at 35.40, by. Kwongparts of the World.
Potieres granted on ATING RISK to alloy, British steamer G. H. Drones Siemen
& Co. Subject to a charge of 12, for Interest on AGNES MUI, British ship. Lowe-Carlowits Shollish-gasos, at $25.00, by Chan Chong Shareholder Capital, all the PROFITS of the to travelling trader,
& Co. UNDERWRITING BUаreas are analy dis. Sharkafin-5 pookages, at $17.50, hy Foongtributed mong all Contributors of Business in Mow Tim Kea to travelling trader.
proportion to the premis paid by them. Vermicelli-80 bags, at $7.75, by Kwong Sang The to travelling trader.
RUSSELL & Co., Agants. Hongkong, 11th May, 1880. PHOENIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents to-the-above. Company at this Port, are prepared grant Policies against Fire to the extent of $40,000, on Buildings of m Goods stored therein.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 9th November, 1868.
HONGKONG TEMPERATORE.
R
November
Hal- Butter-le. Karometer. My kinde Thermomaster.
hey heard. We shortly afterwards saw seWo Cheung to local trader. all lakos or large poorts, which were not all like the smoky patchesof snow-covered field ow when near London, At 4.15 .. the aneid bowed we word 2,000 feet high, temp. 36 des. 18. W. A canal with numerous looks wounda fauona length beneath. A few minutes br passed over an extensive wood, the folje f which wa diversified and as lovely a Janadian forent in fall time. By 4.30 p.me ad rigon to 2:6000 fast, temperature being groms, and course W.B.W.. Tto fog below's zorg inky-hued than ever, and the gas ins balloon was dense and heavy. We warm tr ing along the slopes of some hills; which w bout 200 feet high, the norther'slopes be overed with snow. A quarter of an hour le the balloon had risen to 5,700 fost, with the tẠ berature si 36 degrees, Fahrenheit, course,
N. The Fronch balloon was about 11⁄2 m and much lower down, and indeed it contin to corst along within a few hundred fact, of round thereafter until it desconded. At olcak the anariod showed we were about 14 foot high, temperature 47 degrees coarse W.8. Ten minutes later we passed over à easiellat. looking rain, with high, round, towers, whi re anbaequasily learned was Racton Monumer the borders of Sussex and Humpabi We nctioad the French, balloon dasbendi some two miles off, and shortly afterwards Wright nudeavoured to oscend near Hara
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REGISTER.
YESTERDAY'S THE GRANA!
Nateer 29.
Da dale at
Doru-
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BAXI.
We saw the ses very clearly through our glass
Mr. Wright taking it at first for now, VENETA,
were too new Havant, however, to effect à
landing, and after dropping to within 300.
the town we rose again fo about 2,000ft., passfi
over the shipping in the port. Unfortunate,
we naught ourrent which swept na rapid,
down the bread waters of Langaton Harbour taster.
Fassing out to sea, or dropping into thus broa
promising for us to base to Instantly decide reels of Wind...
ratury begeath us: Mr. Wright did not lik
the look of things at all, and Mr. Cobb play Thoms
wards the Chantól: at this point mattera jokiomis attached 8,602,0 89.000 2703.0
the role of silent partner. I suggested
fight catch the east and of the Esto of Wight Thenmometer....
ent our serenant thought it preferable to tether
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our cliances by dropping into the broad astuary While we were deliberating the balloon wiwi Rain rising, datan mititando of 3,200 fast we lackil untity talles caught a current that carried na slightly to th____
atvart, and over Hayling Island"We ar aires, larel of shakin cachine, form, and husdreds. safe pow,' said Mr Wright. Now for it. KAMWATER, in Yahrenheit, degrees and plas won't go any further,' said he. No, not to the series or Wim is registered every two paints, N.
1pen mirin e shaded gitar!.. End of the island.. The Frenchann se dow thens ten minutes. Get the bays ready; horse on W110 cm. 1 to I light breest. 5 to i lets &tork: To g. 8 to 10 beary 10 Le gose1 and sniting the soliss be the word, he pollut
led the valve-rope. Sim, went the gas with ATH OF WEATHER B. Clear boue ky o Clondy. D rash, and down we shot like an arrow.. 7. Fog. For hovor. Equally, R.
Hail. with the ballast,' said Mr. Wright, and look
D. OF
25. now. Thunder.. Bad, Airmatering. for a fearful bump. He emptied two bag Stord. 2. Cam. The Jelles are rapealed
By increase over the men weregn of the quickly, and other foar followed in rapid sacoes-alcabr don which Mr. Wright did not pune down. ThThe hour of rain for the preus 14/urs (on) and flow aloft in mid-sir as we ran-down. Mrom 1 to 51, and the quantity of water filles
toun mea baadress
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ALRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
LIMITED, LONDON...
The Undersigned, baring been appointed AGRIs to the above Company at this Port and Canton, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against Filts to the extent of $29,000 on fizik. ings or on Goods stored thergin:
Disconot
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, 10tk Suptember, 188 [1457 ANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE MANOMPANY OF MANCHESTER
AND LONDON:
ESTABLISHED 1824.
AUGUSTE, British 3.m. schooner, P. Thomsen.
Meyer & Dai
BELLE OF OREGON, American bark, Merriman.
Togel & Co. CHANNEL QUEEN, British bark, Le Lachour- CINGALEE, British bark, Pringle-Chinese.
Eduard Behar base & Co... Daum Danish brig, Paulsen-Captain. DAVINA, British bark, Goo. Sout-Arnhold,
Karberg & Co....
EMA, German 3-ro. achaoner, Michelsen.-Ed.
Bobellbass & Co.
ESPERANCE, Frecóh. tark, Le Normant Car.
lowitz & Co.
FRANZE, Gorman schooner, F. Roblia
Siemusen & Co.
GrSINE BRONS, German bark, Eron Trai
bach-Wieler & Co. ·
GLAMORGANARTRE, British, bark, Angor
gol & Co.
J. R: STANKOPE, American bark, Pillsbury--
Russell & Co.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
T
"TEUCER," about tho lut Decembar, Captain B. T. Power, will be despatched on or
of 10 cents mabil
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-Freight-will be received on bosed until 4.REGATIONS AS TO SOLDIERS" AND SAILORS" of the 12th December. PARCEL PACKAGES will
LETTERS,
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2.--The same privlages apply to letters ad
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, 6th November, 1880.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR YOKOHAMA (DIRECT). THE Company's Steamalip
"ULISSES"
Captain A. Thempain, will be despatched on or
about the 2nd December.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 6th November, 1880. [1832
FOR FORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at other QUEENSLAND PORTS should;
Company's Stammer THE Bastern and Australian Steamship ufficient inducercat offer).
MENMUIR"
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CHAS. H. HASWELL, Jun.
Ageat. Hongkong, 30th November, 1880,
NHOS. IDE BOWLER,
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(1017)
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5.The letters must it exosed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs jewellery, že, esa be sont, aven with the ends open.
-If from a Boldier or Sailor his class and description wnat. be state in full the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship,
., in fall.
7-It to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and de- scription, with name of regiment, skip, to, must
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For Freight or Passage, spply to
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FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG._** THE AL German Burk
TH
THE
[1824
_" CIVIALE” Captain Nissen, will load here for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to:
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BELLE OF OREGON," Merci, Master will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch. . . . .
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL & Co. Hongkong, 18th November, 1880. (1787
FOR NEW YORK. THE Al American Eark-
THE
..
JOHN B, STANHOPE," Port, and wil have quick depatob Pillsbury, Mastor, will load here for the
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL
Hongkong, 9th November, 1880.
THE
GL 11 Gorman Bark FOR HAVRE AND LONDON,
TRITON."
above
AT THE "DATEY PRESS" OFFICE. Bookbinding in every Style by Chiapetent
Workigen on the Premises,
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wwwww.wwindo
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Tac stfeation of baxholders ia called to the SO recognisable seal, and of seading a chit necessity of sarotally sealing such boxes with book or rossipt with thene The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whê. ther the contents of the for evar reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been ab stracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.
2
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An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the reign residents
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For comprehensiveness and practical service good condition, and in strips of at least two, as this Work stands unrivalled All tho now no soparate Stamps will be purchased, They words which the Chinese have to late years been must be presentol 15eute in machinery, photography, felegtiply
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Lotters containing Starapa should be regis
And in science generally, which the rapid adviestored, and the Stamps should be secured from
of foreign relations has imposed upon theon, are observation.
bere given in ertenso. Each and every word is fally lastrated and explained, forming exercises
A Pillar Box has been establishod at the Wast
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the Court and Panti pronunciations are given, Torte), and another at the South front of the For Freight, apply to
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FOR LONDON.
THE Al British Ship
"SUMATRA,"
the nocents being carefully marked on the best Harbour Departmani. principle hitherto attained. The typography The hours of clearance are sa follow Chinya d Ringlish type correspond in the size West Point displays the success of an attempt to make the
A.M., F.M. 7.M.)
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Bangs Chong Wa
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For Freight, apply to
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FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG. HE AI British Ship
LOTA, British bark, Dudfeld-Jarline, Mathe
son.St. Qu
MARGRETHE, Germen bark, Thison-Wieler
& Co.
THE
AGNES MUIR,"
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To illustrate the vast scope of the work, the All correspondence for Hongkong will be de- following foots are submitted for consideration: Livered the same day. Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16,000 Chiusa characters, and Modhurst's Englia this Office may poet local correspondence in Resilents who keep a postage arosent with. [1896 and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst those boxes without stamps.provided the sender's this work contains more than 50,000 English name or recognised devios appears on each ar- words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese obrne Hole. ----- tera. Again, despite all the grammars d
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Local correspondence means that for Hong student of this difficult language absolutely.ro
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[18
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ESTABLISHED 1909,- CAPITAL-£2,000,000,
THE
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GILMAN & C.,
Hongkong, th July, 1874,
Agents,
[20
FREDO, British tawar, J. Cals -Glos. B. Orro, British big, Koob.-Landstein & Co.
PENOBSobz, American bark, Chipman,—Ara-
Starons & Co.
hold, Harberg & Co. PERNAMBUCO, British steamer, Hyde-Mol.
chera & Co..
SOUTH AMERICAN, American ship, Knowlas
Russell & Co.
STAUE, Norwegian bark, T. Asabehong-Sisms
man & Co.
SUMATRA, British bark. Tribe.Carlowits
& Co TAITON, German bark, Kolben-Arnhold, Kir
bárg & Co. VALPARAISO, American skip, Fallors--Russell
& Co. WALKYRE, Gongan bark, G. Walters-Eduard
Bohellhass & Co.
cations and equivalents of different words which have one general meaning. Of these example: [1571 this work contains more than five times
say as any other Dictionary hitherto prb. Eshed.
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TANGTEX, Betish steamer, Schaltze-Slema
Karberg & Co.
sen & Co.
Yozrung, British atomer, D.-Scott. -Kwok
Asheong and Boss.
with
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