OLLA PODRIDA.
A dosoundout of the Marquis of Montrose boing tannted by a Campbell for the long time saucastor's heart was stuck upon the Tollwala af Edinburgh. "Montrose," said he, "was too goods soldier to quit his post till he was relierod," alluding to the Marquis of Anggil's head having been placed in its stend, after the Restoration.
To convection with the Earl of "Aberdean'x appointment as Viceroy of Ireland it is in- tereting to reall the strongo history of his family in the presont generation. His eldost brother, a young man of the physique and considemble intellectual promise, look" survice Eeturn the mast and was for some years com- pistolo last sight of. It has nover, we believe, boon asortained what prompted him to pursue this extraordinary course.
Ho was not, un-.
The new Governor-General of Tenquin in a happy ta hts dontostio relations, nor did lis fy cynic. He is a well-known Freethinker, but ko from any deeds of ill ropota. Ho span to have admits that missionaries baro jhrie' he gone to sea merely from a romantio suriosity inbaude to make use of them to govor the Toufa live the conghest, and hardest lito canoni vable. quinese; but he will not parmit thata to masko | A rigorous essech, instituted by his family alti- use of hire This rocognition by a professed mately disclosed the fact that he had been wash- Atheist of the value of religious internos a aned overboard and drowned on the coast of North instrument of government is almost worthy of Amorfos while serving as mate in saling Napoleon.
vessel. The sound son; a youth of not inforlor endowments, entered the University of Cam- The difficultior attending the exfoor of a drs-bridga, and was prossentāng die studios queneSI- matio aathor are on the ingresso. A sortain .fatly, and to "all appearances happily, when he Crosbard, following a procedont which has re- was found one morning dead in his chambers. gently been created, has objected to the use of He had perished by a self-inflicted pistol wound. his surname in M. Mallbao's new place The The title thus came to the third son, who is author has, accordingly, changed the title to now appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland "Le Desmoiselles Clochard." It would gvidantly be dangerous to call a comedy "Mr. Smith's Daughters," or a novel, Mr. Brown's Wife."
FOR SALE.
The. Neue Freis Preses laurus from St. Pators.ALIFORNIAN burg thái the plan formed during the recent visit of the Czar to Copenhagen of founding a Epa Danish Morohant Shipping Company, is of the point of being realised. The capital will be seven million roubles, and the fleet of thirty of forty iron and steel vessels, to be built et Copenhagen, will be so constructed as to be available for the transport of troops, and will niko be easily convertible into war skipa.
FLOUR.
The Finest FLOER in the Market is STARE & Co.'s well known, best rollor made
"DRAGON EXTRA” STRENGTH AND COLOUD UNSURPASSED reY IT.
FOR SALE.
ARE German Brig
“FROHLICH,”
The Lisbon Diario Official publishes the_new statute of the Lorenzo-Marques Raileray Com- pany M. Thomas Rumball, representing a CP 150 TONE REOINTER number of English and American ospitalista, has snoreeded, after negotiations with the Porta or to guere Gevernment, in obtaining two importaut modifications in the original contract, namely, the right of the company to fix the tariff with- out the intervention of the Statı, sad the control of the undertaking by an English Bosed of Directors.
Hore is a fair appoimen of Italian humour, from that exosllant paper the Gazasila Musicali of Milan. A cortaín teoantrio composer met a friend who asked if he bad fscently bon making any more music. "Well,” replied the composer, "composition is a serious affair. If you have s good ides you sa't Bud the paper to write it down; if you do write it, you won't find a publisher; if you do find one he won't pay you; if your music avontaally is published nobody will bay it if somebody does buy it, he won't know how to play it; and if he doos play it be won't like it."
Following the example of Mr. Joseph Zaoba- adori, whe istcly bound two Elzevir éditions in heman skin, another London hinder has rocantly executed an order to encase a copy of Holbein's "Da Deuth" in the sine mozterial-mas- suredly most appropriate covering for this
work. These are the most recent Instonous of. the use of human skin for such a purpose; but they are far from unique, several criminals in olden days having been, after execution, despoiled of their integument in order that the bookshel ves of entre connoisseur of bindings might be enriched by the ghastly rolio.
An electrical steering apparatus, the invention of Mr. Washburn, was tasted recently on the United States steamer Taliapoora, in New York harbour. The invention is an electro-pneumatio -starring apparater by which a ship stgera ber own courao automatioaliy, The tiller in worksd bpcompressed air, governed by electricity. The automatic principle is quitamed by the introduc tion of an electrical meŝhanism into the binusele, which, being attached to the compass at the print to which it is desired to shape the vessel's „Course, will hold the ship to that palat, the motion of the vessel opening and shatting the circuits of the mechanism, which sets upon the rudder and corrects any deviation from the mark- ed conzza..
མ ཀ ཀ ཀ།
Dr. Evans relates, in the Bristol Medical Chirurgical Journal, the history of a girl who attempted suicide on May 8, by jumping from the CEfton Suspension Bridger. The bridgo is 959 feet high, and has been a favourite place for anioides. Sixteen persons have bean known to haya enceestal in self-doskention 'by making this same tap. Ons other only was picked up alisa, bat aurvived only thirty minutes. Twenty days after the fall the patient was considored convalescent and able to walk without pain, There was apparently no permanent injury. As far as the writer knows, no case of survival after a fall from us great a height as 150. feet has hitherto been recorded, and considers this in- staboo ar probably unique.
Thoro is a talerably good fabla from Vionna, from the pan of the voteran Edward Haniliok, who is fond of the Viomose..but loveth not English music. Hanslick atsten in the New Free Press that there recently died så Vistua a certain wealthy widow who was any upon Johann Strauss' dance musio. Before she died she lift the singular direction that Jobanu
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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 1896.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING
CAPTADE.
VESSEL'S NAME
Voza...
Lydia (r.)... Thames (str.) Cardiganshire (str.) Prise (te)
Angaste............................... Elektra intr.).
SINGAPORE, BECANAL. LONDON, &, VIL BUEZ CANAL LONDON,&o, VIA BUSZ Oanat LONDON VIA SUHE CANAL, Da LONDON AND HAMBURG...... | Optir. LONDON AND HAMBURG...... TRIESTE, &n. SANFRANCISCO VIA X'HAMA... SANFRANCI800 VIA Y’HAMA. », BAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO- NEW YORK NEW YORK
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Falo.. Colorado....... Aldon Bosse
Goergo
Colom
Kashgar (sbr.) .....
Arratoos Apsar (str. Colobe (r)
Suez (str.)
VICTORIA, B.C., So. VICTORIA, BO PORTLAND, (OREGON) BOMBAY VIL STRAITS CALCUTTA, VIA STRAITS...... BATAVIA BAMALANG, đư.... BRISBANE, SYDNEY, ko........ SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, &c. Guthrie (str.)........ YOKOHAMA VIA.NAGASAKI, &o.Teloran (str.) BHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA Strathloven (str.)... SHANGHAI ...............
Clyde (stc) SWATOW AND BANGKOK Kong Beng (str.)... SWATOW,AMOY; &FOOCHOW | Haiphong (str.) ;
NOTICES OF FIRMS.
NOTICE.
A
FOL FERIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DEXPATOKED
Hongkong
W. A. Seaton... W. E. Courtavy Batter
Hongkong Samsomsen...... Hongkong Test....... Hongkong
G. Bagusia
W. Malcolm ... Hongkong E. O. Day
Hongkong Rainuren
Hongkong J. D. Wyman... Hongkong John A. O'Brien) Hongkong W. Great
Hongkong
Q. I. Noyes...Hongkong
A, 3. Meolatish Hongkong Do Hasa
Hongkong
Dold
Green
C. W. Pearson
R. Jonsa.. Hunter
Hongkong Hongkong
TO BE LET.
TO LET.
Siamsson & Co. P. & OS. N. Ço...... Adamzor, Bell & Co, Butterfiell & Swira, Carlowitz & Co.. Carlowita & Co..... O. Bachrach
P. M. S. S. Ca.............. .0, & 0. 8. 8. Co.
Rall & Co.... Melhers & Co.........
·Carlowitz & U...... Pastra & Co..
Melchate & Co. Russell & Co.
Molohera & Co
On 27th inet; at $ r.m. On 2nd March, at 4 P.M.. On or about 27th inaţ. On 23th ingr Quick desputol. Qalok despatch.
Ön 2nd March, at Noon. On 4th March, at 3 P.M. On 13th Mar., at 3 r.m. Quick despatch.·* Qaisk despatch. Quick-despatch, Quisk despatch.
nick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatchi.
On 27th inch, 9.00 ..
On 26th inst. at ..
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VESSELS ON THE BERTE
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,
ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA," MARSEILLES, GIDRALTAR,BRINDISI, TRIESTE, VENICH, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON;
+
ALBO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, GALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-CARGO DAN HE TAKEN OF THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULA PORTS MARQUILLES, TRIZUrg, Ham- BUL, New York, ND BoaRTON,
SPECIE ONET LANDED. AT PLYMOUTH.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
MAILS EXPKOTED.
THE KEMIAN MAIL.
The Indo-Chins stomir Faisany, with thi Indian mall, left Bingapore on the 17th, and Is
to here on the 24th inat.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The I&O. B. N. Company's steamer Clyda with the next outward Doglish mail, loft Hinge- pors on the morning of the 19th, and is due hore an the ith instant.
THE AMERICAN MAILI
The O. &0. slamer Garlic, with the next American wail, lett San Francisco 'on the 30th. January, and is dus here on the 1st March.
The P. M. atcancer City of New York, with tha
-NAVIGATION COMPANY'a Steamship soling American mail, left San Francisco om THAMES," Capt. W. A Benton, with Her the 10th February, and may be expected kore on Majesty's Mails will be dispatched from or about the 12th March. this for LONDON vit BOMBAY and BIEZ
CANAL, on TUESDAY, the 2nd March,
P.&O. S. X. Co........... D. Sassoon, Boca & Co... Jardins. Hafheron &O...... Gibb, Livingston & Co... On 23th inst, at á Þ.1. Russell & Co.
On 2nd Mar Daylight. P.&O. 9. M. Co.
On 5th March. Daylight. Adamson, Bell & Co.;,... On or about 23rd inst. PO. 9. K. Co.Quick despatch. Tusa Fat Hong
On 28th inst, Daylight Danglas Lapraik & Co. ... To-morrow, Daylight:
On or about 27th inatat FOUR P.M
COMMODIOUS and WELL LIGHTED OFFICE, Situated on Pray Central.
Apply to
LANE CRAWFORD & C Hongkong, 22nd January, 1886..
TO LEN
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OTICE is hereby given that WE the Under signed HAVE GRANTED to Mr. UHAN POET, of No. 165. Prays Wast, 1st Moor, the Exclusive Privilege of CoLLECTING and PUB CHASING OPIUM DROSS, and DEALING IN and PREPARING DROSA OTTUM nd-OTKAING-and- LICENSING any Class of UPIUM Divans in the Colony of Houskong, and the Watos thereofOLLEGE CHAMBERS (late Howe, ne S for a period of One Year to sammence from the Urtreus) Single Rooms or Suites of
1st day of March, 1989, and ending on the 28th Apartanoats., day of Fahrry, 1987
For Particulata apply to CAPTAIN on BOARE,
WIELER & CO
Agents.
(411 Hongkong, 20th February, 1888.
OSEPH GIE LOTT
PENS.
MEDAL
STEEL
GOLD
1908
-PARIS, 1878.
Sold by all Stationers and Dealers.
FOR BALE. TONKEYS brought from BRISA NORTH
BORFEO
Apply on Board "F. H. DREWS"
German Barque. Hongkong, 18th February 1886.
|M°
1392
FOR SALE. TRICHORD COTTAGE PLANOS,
COMPLETE IRON FRAMING kad
PATENT METAL FIN FIECE with all the latest improvements. PRICE FROM $240, Payable also by Monthly Instalemts from 15 Dollars, if required.
W. POWELL & Co. Hongkung, 1st January, 1886. FOR SALE.
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KHOOTEONG PONACEBAKTEK900N,
No. 8. SET HOUE TERRACE, "
邱忠波及謝德順
TWO FURNISHED BUNGALOWS, FORFOOLUM. Apply to
Upian Farmera.
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Hongkong, 22nd Fahrusty, 1866.
NOTICE.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong. 7th Doomber, 1885.
NOTICE is hereby given that the PARTNERS RO
thrills, BES
HONG, No. 48, Bonham Strand West, by matust consent CLOSED their Business on the 30th day of the 12th Moon of the last Chinees Tear.
Another Hosa has been Established, carrying NAK PAK HONG Business, and Blyle BAN SENG. The names of the Mangers srG
TO SU YAU (4), and CEBUNG TSE KAN(). The BAN SENG HONG will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS sontracted by the SOY HING LOONG.
BAN SENG HONG. Hongkong, 16th February, 1866.
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恒番號告白
CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE." THE HANG YUE SHOP, Honama, Canton
Do.
-HEIDSIECK & Co.
MONOPOLE HAD SHat (medium dry). Do RED FOIL Szo" (dir)..
GOLD FOIL "Dur" (extra dry,
CABLOWITZ & Co., Bols Agents for HEDRICK & Co. REIMA, For Hongkong, China, and the East. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
THE NEW YEAR.
THE LATEST NOVELTY,
NGLO-CHINESE
(38
TO LET.
1900MB is Ülog ÜHAMBERS,
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.
TO BE LET.
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HOUSE
RICHMOND TERRACE, COR- GOOD ROOMS; THREE BATH
taining ВОПР DRESSING ROOM, ROOMS, and very convenientOUT OFFICES. It is pleasantly situated, is cool in Bummor, and commande a las sea view.
Apply at
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 30th January, 1886.
TO LET.
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has for more than Twenty Years carried No. & MORRISON ALLE Entry 1st
Marth,
Apply to
Hongkong, 3rd
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VESSELS ON THE BERTH.. -FOR SHANGHAI AND YOKOHAMA.
HE Steamship. TH
"STRATHLEVEN.”-
C. W. Pearson, Commander, will be despatched for the abovo Parts on or about the 23rd inst.
For Freight or l'amage; apply to
ADAMSON BELL & Co.
.Agents. Hongkong, 10th February, 1356.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Steamship
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*ARRATOON APCAR" Captain A. E. Mastavish, will be despatched for the, abava Ports on FRIDAY, the 26th inst., at TIREE P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & 06.,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1898,
STEAMERS EXPROTEN,
The D. & A. S. 9. Company's steamer Tanna Cargo will be received on board until dice latt Purt Darrin.on the 13th, and may bo TEN AM. Parcels and Speule (Gold) at the expcoted to arrive here on or abort the 24th One until Pan A.M., on the day of sailing-
Silk and Valuables for Eurons will be tria-instant
shipped at Colombs: Ten and General Cargo The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's stoner Ele for London will be nonveyed si Bombay without tra left. Singapore on the after end of the 16th, trasahinment arriving one week later than by and is due here on the 24th instant,
the ordinary direct route via Colombo.
For further particulars regarding FREMAT
The Glen' Line steamer Glengarry lait Singa.
and PASSAGE apply to the FUNINSULLE &pore on the 18th, and is due here on the 25th ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S instant.-- Ofoe Hongkong.
The Contents and Valus of Packages, arg Th
quired to be declared prior to shipment.
2
Shippors are particularly requested to note the terms and cuditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading.
NBThis Steamer takes Cargo, and. Fpsi sungera for Marseillès.
A. MOIVER,"
Superintendent Hongkong, 18th February, 1886.
. U. S.-MAIL LINE.
The Union Lipe atomar Chelydra left Einga pure u the 18th, and may be expected to arrive hors on the 25th instant.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
* Wlien Corrispondence has been mis-sent or delayed (both of which are linbin to happon occasionally) all that the addressso nded do isto note on the cover, Sent to
or Received afp.m., or the any on, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, ts the
PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. Postmaster-General. This should be soted on
the first time cans of complaint occurs ; it is a THROUGH TO NEW YORK, TA OVER-mistake to let such matters pass for fear of LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT giving trouble, a sourss which generally gives
more trouble ir, tha and.
TOKOHAMA,AND SAN FRANCISCO,
The Postal Guide for 1356, revised to dûts THE 77. §. Maß. Abeamez “QITY OF RIO
DE JANEIRO will be despatched for will he found in the Daily Press Directory, San Francisci via Yokoham
THURS-P. 395 large edition, p. 701 amall edition. This 1425 DAY, the 4th March at Tears P.R., is the only tuthorised complate Samary of
taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the Postal information pratiched in Hongkong." United States and Europe.
The authorised List of Mala issued in Through Bills of Lading issuet for trane-
THE GIRB LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MEL-portation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports,ansation with this paper is the one published to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities twice each day in ous Extra, which is always of the United States, via Overland Railways, to corrected to a much later hour then thist given
BOURNE.
Taking theuarà Cargo for QUEENSLAND FORTS, "ADELAIDE, TASMANIA and New Zealand. THE British Steamor
"SUEZ."
Harama, Trinidad, and Demaraes, and to ports
below:
A MAIL WILL CLOSE,
For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow Per
Haiphong, to-day, the 24th instant, at Nocn.
For Hoihow and Haifong.-Por Loire In ferieure, to-day, the 24th inst., at Noon.
For Saigon Per diisland, to-morrow, the 25th inst.. at Noon.
in Mexico, Central and South Ameries, by the Company's and courting Stestzara.
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Captain Dodd, will be despatched as above on Fegas, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines
of Steamors, FRIDAY, the 26th instant, at Fove P.M
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have The Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers.
maid fall fare, re-embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within is -For Freighbor Passago, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. * months, will be allowed a discount of 20 *), from
Return Fare: if re-embarking within one year, Managera.
an allowance of 10 will be inads from Retura Hongkong. 20th Fobrtary, 1886.
Fare. Pro-paid Return Passage Orders, avail- able for one year will ha issment at is Thunut. Teherza, on Thursday, the 4th Marsh, at 5.00 off, for Raftra Faro These albuoances
DOBAN STEAMSHIP“ COMPANY. FOR LUNDON VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
414
For Straits and Berabay-Fer Kashgar, ou Saturday, the 27th instaat, at 2.00 .M.
For Straits Settlementa-Per Lydia, on Sa tardes, the 27th instant, at 3.30 r..
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokokuma-Par
P.M.'s
G. C. ANDERSON, 13, Praya Central.
not apply to through faces from China wad | [289
MAILS BYTIE BRITISH PACKET, Janas to Europe.
The British Contract Packet Thames will - Freight will be received on board until 4 P.Mb-desatobed-on-TUESDAY the 2nd Marah on the day previous to sailing, Parmt Psakagan with Mails for the United Kingdom, Ex-
on the Business of Tes Merchants and secured a wide reputation for thoir FLOWDE BOEKTED ETTO PAU-CHONG, CHEONG CHONG SU. CHONG, and CHEUNG-CHONG ROSED SE-CHỞNG, all guaranteed of the Bast Quality but lately
ra February, 1886. some-Traders in Hongkong, Macad ko.. kara imitated our Trado Mark and our Firm Style,
TO LET. selling inferior Toa. On account of the above TOUSE No. 1 in CASTLE READ. Fossension sirquestance va recently Established a Branch HOUSE No. 1
of the Month. Terme, of our firm at 17. Bonham Strand. Hongkong Moderate. in the house occupied by KWONG MOW TTE, in order to counteract the Traders imita- 1209 tion of our Brand. On the 20th March, 1985, wo registered our Trade Mark agcording to the ro- quirements of Ordinance-No. 16 of 1874, -so our New Trade Mark' is Watcir, and it will be used on the 20th February next. We beg there fern our Customers will take particular Notios that our Trade Mark is on the Paper, Mathing, and Dores in which the tea is packed.
LETNO SHEK WAN, HANG MER SHOP, 1911
Honam, Canten.
CALENDAR,
18 S6 FOR THE DESK,
In RED AND BLACK,
IN RED IMITATION MOROCCO Cara.
PatcE ONE DOLLAR.
For Sale at the Book Stores
AND B. TENNENTS ALE - and
PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS"
J
CANVAS.
Merchant Navy" Navy Boiled Long Flax. Crown ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong. 11th May. 1867.
FOR SALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONES, SUBERY, PORT.
HOCKS, BURGUNDY.,
Strauss' dance music was to be played over her | OLARETS, CHAMPAGNE. grave, and that the musichus were to ressive a dusat a picco for the job. When Johann Strauss BRANDY. WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT. heard of it be offered to condnet, and according | MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS
to Hanajek, za the body of this silly old woman | SCALES, BICYCLES.
was laid in the grave the band struck up the PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, strains of "The Blue Daanba." It is difficult
to believe so painful an exhibition would be allowed by the hathorities.
“Curious how one's feelings.'get blunted by
Apply to
NOTICE.
7E Have anthorised MR. GAEL BEUR-
Firm por
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
1496 Hongkong, 22nd February, 1886. ·
WMANN to SGH THE
procuration.
NOTICE.
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and RESPONSIBILITY of ME,
Apply at
SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 11th February, 1896.
HON
"PRIAM."
Captain Butler, will be despatched as above on will be reived at the Office until 5.P.3. me ropa and, coqulrias begud, viz Brialin to day: all Papel Proksees should he marked to the Straits Settlements, Estaria, Barash, Cag- FRIDAY, the 26th instant.
addreas în full: value of some is mquired.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 20th February, 1886.
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TONGKONG WHAEF & GODOWNS,
Goods received on STORAGE at Moderate Bates, in First-class Godowns.
*
Entire GODOWNS to be LET
MEYER & Co. Apply tu Hongkong, 3rd Marcb, 1881.
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OFFICES TO LET,
STEAM TO 50 BAY VÀ STRAITS THEL, &0. 8. N. Co's Steamship
“KASHGAR,”
will leave for the sbors place on SATURDAY, the 27th instant, 372.30 P.M.
A. MOIVER,
Superintendant Flongkong, 19th February, 1886.-
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FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE AND HAN- BURA, VIA SUEZ-CANAL.
UEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, No. 30,THE Steamship.
FIRST FLOOR. Possession from 1st April Apply to
SANDER & Co. Hongkong, 15th February, 1884.
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HOUSE TO LET
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TRENEY DE COURCY FORBES in NOOMS GROUND FLOUS, and
our Firm in China, Hongkong and elsewhere CEASED on the List December, 1984.
RUSSELL & Co. ||20||||Hongkong, 22nd February, 1886.
NOTICE.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bank Baldinga Hongkons, 1st January, 1886.
En sight of blood and horrors," says Sir Charlas PORTLAND
Wilson, in his now narrative of the Vila axpedi Lion. There was one strange incident. “An nwounded Arab, armed with a spar, jumped up and charged sa officer. The ofloor grasped the speer with his loft hand, nad with his right ras his sword through the Åral's hody: and "there, for a few seconds. they stači, tka, officer being doable to withdraw his sword until a man ran up and shot the Arab. It was a living sm- bodiment of one of the old gladiatorial fresc098 at Porapon. It did not, strange to say, Boom horrible; rather, after what had passed, an every day occurrence. I used to wonder hofors how the Romans could look on at the gladiatorial fgists; I do so no longer."
One of the English provincial papers tells a very fanny story of an unrehearsed moident at the frainty last wook. It soorea that at the com- mezoement of Act III. Jack Sheppard is in the
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HAVE Established Business as MERCHANT and COMMISSIÓN AGENT under the Name
of SWEE CHEANG ENG from 4th instant.
WEE KO PEE, 4. Bonham trand West Hongkong, 19th February, 1880.
NOTICE.
21, MosqTE STREET, containing 2
BEDROOMS on UFFER FLOOR, BATE ROOM and KITCHEN. Water húð ou
“LYDIA," Captain Voss, will be despatched for the above: Porte ou SATURDAY, the 27th instant, at
FOUR P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN &Co., Agents Hongkong, 10th February, 1836: ImNETHERLANDS-INDIA STRAM NAVI-
GATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG, AND SOURABAYA, VIA SAIGON
mediate Possession could be arranged.
Apply to
No. 29, MOSQUE STREET. Hongkong, 10th February, 1886.
4.19 ;
MR. THEODOR VON DER HEYDE of
THE
"CEYLON OBSERVER." PUBLISHED DAILY.
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AND SINGAPORE.
THE
THE Company's Steamship
"CELEBES,"
13 Oldest and Largest Paper in the Colony, with a Circulation far ahead of
THE any other local print.
BY THE ONLY CEYLON JOURNAL that
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from Bombay, Madras, Gallo, &e. bosidas BANDER & Co.
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