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M. DE LESSRI'S AND THE PANAMA CANAL
PARTE 21st Magi
He looked so dotermined that the Unshoior, after land of fabatons riobes that was the goal of the vain attempts to dixarsa bis wasnilant, saw no infant naval enterprise of Eagland for many help for it and complied. Having exuinot the youre after Cabot's discovery. Up to the end of drafts and seen that there were all in order, the 16th natury, while Portugal and Spala Pint put them in his pocket and banked toward wars rapidly extending their sway in Aia and the deor, keeping his respon pointed full on the Americs, England had only a doubtfal posses Baron Before the clocks onnid come to the aton of Newfoundland with powerfal French rescue he bolted down stairs and owned. In rivals. In 1680 the Britisk dag was planted in formation was immediately given to the police the West India island of Tobage, but that island and detectives, and tolerans were sout out wis not affectively occupied Englad till in all directions. Pilot took the express for 1763 Mountings, some roving Englishmen had Geneva, and on his arrival at the station thera in 1665 planted a oross in Barbados insorihad was et droe arrested by the Swiss police. Ho James, King of England and of this island," now los ja panding the falálmont of ax. thongh there was no actual endemost till 165, tradition formalitias.
In Africa, ws and that as early as 1583 Quant Elizabeth granted a patent tes company to trade PART 19th May
to the Gambia, but no settlement rooms to have M. Roussean, the delegate appointed by the been established till 1691 St. Helens became Gorerament to inapsot the work on the Panama fours by captare in 1651, and four years later, Chaal, has presented a report, in which he danias 1655. Jainsica, the largest and richest of our the correctness of the Coal Company's stats. West India passions, capitulated to an expedi ment respecting its facilities for constraction, tion sont out By Cromwell. At the end of the the lime when the wand will be complated, and 17th century, besides Newfoundland and Bee the amount of money still required to accomplish mulas, and a few factories on the West the work M. Balhant, the Minister of Public Afriana cost and in India of the pre- Works, will inform M. de Lesseps and his fol-sent colonial Empire we had possession, tore or low-directors that they must reply to Bons. less stable, of Jamaica, Barbados, Bt. Christo sean's report, ne the Government aanut at phere Novis, Turk'a Taland, Antiguo Mouteur, thorize the proposed issue of leitary bonds antil ra, Anguilla, Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and St. the position of the compsay it made eluar. Helena out in the Atlantic. The total aron of thes did not much ergoad 60,000 square miles, M. De Lesseps, being interviewed on the sub-for our Atriosa and Indian settlements were lit- Jest of M. Roncau'a adveras report on the Patle more than stations. Bren if we added such nama Canal, said that M. Rousseau natually took parts of Nova Scotia and Now Brunswick as were the pessimistic row. "Bat," added M. De Les-not occupied by. France, the total area could spy, "the worst that even Renssen can say in that great diflculties have yet to be overcoma in the outting, and that the cutting was contracted
THE EXTENSIONS OF THE 13TH CENTURY, for below what the work will actually cost." Com Indian Company's factories and the Company's During the first half of the 18th century, the menting on this, Do Lesseps said: "The on- business were stondily extending. Comparatively tractors will have to suifer if what M. Boss for additions were made to the English poss Bays be true, and not the company. I adhore to my belief that the mal will be completed in
sions on the North American const France 1899, and I am ready to faraish the Government the Hndson's Bay Company, founded in 1670, claimed all Canada, only tolorating the station of with all the information and documents to and holding the Alleghenies no the western limit possession which confirm me in my impression
of Futish dominion. During the last 40 years THE INFANT KING OF PAIN,
MADRID, 16th May.
of the 18th century, on the other hand, the broad The Pope bas consented to be the gostinsther were firmly laid. Thegreat struggle betwem Eng foundation of England's Empire beyond the sons of Queen Christina's child.
MADRID, 17th May,
land and Erance for enpremsor-beyond-Burape | Acson Christina to-day gave birth to a son.
may be asil to have began simultanemely in fu In response to the summons, thore had sembled sulted in the capitulation of Quebes in 1768, die and Canada. On the latter field it re- at the palace to await the secouchement all the followed four years later by tas session of Cabinet Ministers, the foreign diplomatic the whole of Canada; so that England was presentatives, the principal civil and military virtasly mistress magcates, a deputation of the members of the
the whole of North Cortas, and other distinguished persoas.
America. And mistress she might, perhaps, The child was born at milday. Both mother have regained, had it not been for a b'under and son are doing well. The urnel pomp and it colonial policy. In 1770 the Declaration of gsremony was observed in connection with the
Independence was sigued, and in 1723 England birth. In the Cortes Senor Sagasta expressen had to resign herself to the loss of by far the the satisfaction at the birth of a king, and he call. The extent of our loss may be estimated from most valuable half of her dominions in America ed upon the Spaniards to defend their young the fact that our trade with the United States on behalf of the Conecerativas. The babe wil India out of account, ond amoxata to one third be christened the present wear and will probably of our entire foreign esmorge. In the same bs named Fernando. The Papa annaio at rear as Canada became an English possession Madrid will represent the Pope at the taptismal the islands of Dominica, Grausta, St Vincent
srsly be more than 20,000 square miles.
DESTINATION
SINGAPORE, 20, VIA SUEZUAVAL LONDON VIA SU CAVAL...... HAVRE AND HAMBURCH........ HAVRE AND LONDON-miters HAVRE AND LONDON...... LONDON AND HAMBURG...... TRIESTE
MARSEILLES VIA SINGAPORE,&a. MARSEILLES VIA SAMON, KO.. SANFRANCISCO VIA Y’WAMA... SAN FRANCISCO VIA YA... SAN FRANCISCO
BAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK VIA Suzz CANAL... PORT DARWIN, ...... YOKOHAMA VIA NAGAHAKI, &c. CALOUTTA VIA STRAITS ........... SHANGHAI SHANGHAI MEANTLA
MANILA YA ANOT... SAIGON
SWATOW, AMOY, &o..
ON LONDON-
THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1886.
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
Oa 23rd lust; at None. To-day.
VESSEL'S NAME,
CAPTAIN.
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FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO BE DESPATCHED.
Nagol
Bigley.
Nielsda
Hongkong
Cremor
Hangkung
Moresonus
Hongkong
B. P. Wilkins E. Perini
Hongkong
Electra (str.) Diemad (str.. Bons Files Don Earique... Leonora... Pembrokeshire (ate) Medan (atr.)....... Bermida (str.)..... Djemnab (str.). Belgie (etc.)
City at Peking (atr.) St. David......... Gee. E. Skoldold.. Josophas Almo
Hsary . Sanford... Parthia (str.). Bonshow (atr..... Thibst (ate),.,. Japsa (str.) Glarons (atr.)....... Fooking str.) ... Esmeralda (str.) Don Juin (ste.. Plainmaller (str.).. Carisbrooke (str.)..
Vaquier
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G. Dunning... W. A. Rogers Alberts Pantledon..... Marshall......... Harris
T. S. Gardner Hannthe
Hogy G. Taylor Marquez
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Tarvismelor. (Wet hal
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Thermomales-49.56. (Wat b2%)
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Hongkong Sienesen & Co. Hongkong Batterfeld & Swice.........
Carlowits & Co... Carlowitz & Co.
Hoaxkoag
Hongkong
Husgrong
Hongkong
Hourkong
Arnhold, Karborg & Co... Adamson, Boll & Co........ O. Bachrach Carlowitz & Co. Messageries Maritimes... 0.& 6. 8. 8. Co. P. . . B. Co.... Russell & Co.. Malshers & Co....
Pasta & Co.
Carlowits & Co.
Hodgkong Russell & Co. "Hongkong Russell & Co. Hongkong Butterbolt Swire Haneken P. & O. S. N. Co... Hongkong Hongkong
D. Bassoon, Sous & Co.... Batteriald & Swira.......... Hongkong Jardins, Matheson & Co.... Hongkong Russell & Co. Hongkong
Brandao & Co. Hongkong Say Sing Hongkong Dongles Lapraik & Co.....
KICHANGE.
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A VOICE FROM AUSTRIA.
Near the village of Zillingdorf, in Lower Austria, lives Maris Haas, sa intelligent and industrious woman, whose story of physica! suffering and final relief, as rolated by herself, is of interest to English women. Iwas employed," sho enye in the work of a large farmhouse.
& deathly fainting and sickness of the stomach, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limitad→I was compelled to take to my bail for several until I was unable to retain either food or drink.
Gains Traders' Insurance Compnay's Sheras-quiet, I sought to do some work, but was 1000 weeks. Getting a little better from rast and $79 per share, buyers.
taken with a pain in my sido which in a little cobbed in my every limb. This was followed
monarch. Sanor Tarons made a similar speech is equal to the total of our colonial trade, basing | Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-121 Liverwork brought on sink hoadscho, followed by
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
DUBLIN, 14th May. A firm of mannfartarses in the Province of Ulster has already concluded arrangements for the transfer of its mills to Germany. It is stated that ethor Water firms are considering that ad- visability of removing.
CONSTANTINOPLE, 14th May. The now Soudaness Mahdi, with fty Arab followers, recently appeared in the rioinity of Jeddah, out the telegraph wires, and defeated detachment of Turkish troops, killing and wound ing many of the soldier. Another detachment of troopsoverthrew the rabois and captured sero of them, whose hoods were opened on spikes at the gates of Jeddah.
the same
pace supreme colonial Power in
For nant, preminui, sulor and collars.
390 per share.
share.
Yangtze Tusennos Association-TE. 118 por Chinese Insurance Company. Limited-$170 per
share, bayers.
For share.
Da Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Thu. 149 Canton Insurance Ofoe, Limited-9871 per
share, buyers,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Chino Fire Insurans Company's Shares-$86
$415 per share, buyers.
par share, buyers.
I
Quick dospatch. Quick despatch. Quick despatch. Ón 22nd inst.
On 2nd July, of Noop. On or about 3rd July. On 24th inst., at Nosa. On 22inct, at3 P..
On Srd July, at Quick despatch. Quick despatoli.
Quick despatch:
Quick despatol.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
OCCIDENTALAND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, TIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
AND
P.M.THE Stew "BELGIC," will ho despatched for San Francisco, vži Toko- Lisa on TUESDAY, the 2nd instant, at
Qaisk despatol. On 25th fast,, at 4 v.3. Tomorrow, Daylight To-day,' at 2.30 PM. On 22nd last, at 3 P.M. To-morrow.
THREE P.M.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INIWAN MAIL. The Indo-Chins steamer Wingaang, with the
aus here on the 26th instant. Indian mail, left Singapore on the 1841, nul in
THE AMERICAN MAIL
The .&O. steamor San Pablo, with the next American mail, laft San Francisco on the 2nd Jane, and is dus here on or about the Lat July.
STEAMERS EXPECTED. The 0.8 8. Co.'s steamer Glaucas left-Singa pore so the afternuva of the 13th, and is do here on or about the 19th instant.
poro on the 16th, and is dus here on the 2nd The Glen Lina afeamer Gleniyon loft Binga.
Connection being male st Yokohams with instant. Steamors from Shanghai and Japan Ports.
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to dress is fail: and same will be received at the Company's co until FIVE P.M. thý day pra- vions to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengers, who have paid full faro, r-embarking at San Franciao for China or Japan (or eine varng) within six P.months, will be gllowed a discount of 202, from
On 21st in-b, at 6 pm. To-day, at 5 PM On 21st inst., at 5 Today, at 6 P.M. To-marrow, si O A.M.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
"FOR SAIGON.
THE British Steamer
The stornier Celtic Monarch laft Singapore on the morning of the 19th, sad in duo here on the 24th instant.
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Me dusa left Singapore on the morning of the 18th, and is dus here on the 24th instant.
The O. 8. 2. Cols Meamier Stentor Tath Poxim
1
Return Fare: if ro-embarking within one yaar, on the 13th instant, and is due born on the lat an allowanos of 10 will be made from Ratarn proximo, Fare. Pre-Paid Roturs Passage Orders, srat. able for one year, will be issued at a Discourt of 25 from Return Fars. These allowancea do not apply to through fares from China and Japus to Earope
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondence has been mis-sont or Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo desdelayed (both of which are liable to happen fined to Focis beyond San Fraction should be acasionally) all that the addresses nood do is to sent to the Company's Oloss, addrossed to note on the rover, Bent to, or Received the Collector of Customs, San Froises.
For further information as to Eraight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com- TO-pany, No. 50s, Queen's Road Chattal.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent Hongkong, 8th June, 1886.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
"PLAINHELLER," will be despatebol for the shore Port DAY, the 19th inst, at 8xx r..
For Freight or Passago, apply to
SOY SING, No. 16, Bonham Strend. Hongkong, 17th June, 1886.
(1205 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI Taking Cargo and Passengers at through ratas for NINGYO, CHEFOG, NewсWANG, TIENTALN, HANSOW, and Porrs on the YANGTSER}
EE Company's Steamship
"GLAUCUS,"
PAQUEBOTS POSTH FRANÇAIS. NOTICE
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE BATAVIA, CO. LOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ. PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACKSEA PORTS.
Captain Taoush, will be despatched as ahova MARSEILLES. AND PORTS OF BRAZIL TO-MORROW, the 20th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 14th June, 1885.
[1189 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND TAIWANTOO. THE
"CARTSBROOKE
by a cough and shortness of brestk, satt finally Captain Cass, will be despatched for the above could not row, and I took to my bad for the Ports 10-MORROW, the 20th inst, at NINE Boond, and, as I thought, for the last time. My A.M. friends told me that my time bad nearly come,
Fox Fraight or Passage, apply to and that I asrld not live longer than when the
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & Co., trees put on their grosu once mora. Then I
General Managers, happened to get one of the Beigel pamphlets. I Hongkong, 17th June, 1938. Shares-road it, and my dear mother bought me a bottla
(1208
ing to directions, and I had not taken the whole of Seigal's Syrup, which I took exactly scocord- FOR MANILA THA AMOX
THE Spanish Steamer My last illness hagan June 3rd, 1982, and of it before I felt a great change for thy better. T continued to August 9th, when I began to take Captain Margros, will be despatched as shove the Syrup. Very soon. I could do a little work. on MONDAY, the 21st instant, at FIVE P.. in broathing. Now I am perfectly cured. And The cough left me, and I was 1 more troubled
tade sunngh for, Soigel's Speap. Now I must
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BRANDAO & Co., oh, how happy I sm 1 cannot express grati
Agents. Hongkong. 18th Juyo. 1895.
(1210 tell you that the doctors in one district dis
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND
Hongkong and Whampes Dook Company's
Shares-103 percent, prom. bayers. Hongkong, Cantim, and Macao Steamboat Co's Iudo-Chian Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares
Shares-482 per share prem.
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
3 per cent. prominm, sellers.
-30 per cent discount, ominal.
Douglas Steamship Company, Timited-858
per share.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$130 por
share.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$197 per
share, buyers.
tributed handbills sautioning people against the
medioins, telling them it would do them no good,
"DON JUAN."
CALCUTTA."
"JAPAN,"
|
AND LA PLATA; ALSO,
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX,
DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.
7pm, or as the case may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the Postraaster-General.. This should be acted on the first tirsausa of complaint occurs it iss mistake to let such matters pass for four of giving trouble, a course which generally gives more treable in the end.
LOCAL DELIVERT. No delivery is attempted on board Ship, at the Penk, Kowloon, Abertan, ko, or at any private homes (even though named in the address) when there is a place of business nearer, at which delivery onu be effected.
The Postal Quide for 1896, revise to date 385 largo edition, p. 701 sell edition. This will be found in the Daily Press Directory,
Postal information published in Hongkong. is the caly authorised complete Summary of
The authorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the ons published twice each day in or "Extra. which is always
A MATY WELE, CLOAN.
N THURSDAY, the 24th day of June, porrected to a much later hour than that giran ON THURSDAY, the 24th day of June Solut
DJEMNAH," Commandat Vaquier, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and
For Nagasaki, Kabe, and Yokohama.--Per CARGO, will leave this Port for the above; Thibet, to-day, the 19th inst, at 2.00 P.M. places.
For Manila Por Ramralda, to-day, the 191k iustuut, at 4.50 r.m.
Cargo and Specie will be registeret for Lon. don as well as for. Marssilles and accepted in bransit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noos, Carra will be rangived on board until 4 ... Spadia and Pareaks until 3-P... on the 23rd Juos 1896. (Parcels are not to be sant on board: they must be left at the Agency's Offoni Contents and value of Packages are required.
The farther particulars, apply at the Cora Fany's Offioa.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent, Hongkong, 12th June, 1888,
For Saigon. Per Plażameller, to-lay, the 19th inst., at 5.1 P..
For Amos-Por Atholl, to-day, the 19th instant, at 5'00 val.
For Port Darwin, Syduay, and Melhoras- Pur Soothom, to-day, the 19th Inst., at 5 P.M. For Bator. Amoy, and Taiwanfoo.-Per Garishraoke, to-morrow, the 20th inst., at 8.30
A..
For Swaton and Amoy-Per Daburg, to- orrow, the 20th inst, at 9:00 AM.
For Shanghai-Por Fusksang, on Monday. the 1st inst, al 3.80 r..
For Amoy and Manila. Per Don Juan, on Monday, the 21st inst., at 4.30 p.m. For Straits and Calonkta.-P Tuesday, the 22nd inst, at 3.00 1.31.
Jacon, on
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mait Puceket Belgic will bo despatched on TUESDAY, the 22nd inst, with Mails for Japan, San Fransisco, the United States. Canada. Honolulu, Para, So, which will be closed se follows:- 9.15 F.M., Registry coasas. 531. Dalam had Caerovy de
ceremony. The Quesu Las received merous and Tobago were added to our West Indian North China Insuranco-Tls, 300 per share. while seemed to spread over my whole body, and Company's Chartered Steamship congratulatory telegrams from foreign Rossions, followed in 1797 by the surrender eings. The city is illuminated to-right in of Trinidad to Abercromby by the Spaniarda honour of the royal birth.
Although Commodore Byroa tool: possession of the Falkland Islands in 1765, no offective eatab lishment was formed there till 1833 In 1783-6 British Honduras was acquired by treaties; in 1787 Sierra Leone was unded by the native chiefs; while in 1784, not quite a century ngo, the not very promising foundation of the great astralasian group of colonies was laid by the establishment of a small convict establish- And Maison osptured from the Dutch in 1797, |mont at Botany Bay. Turning to the East we thoar it did not finally become English til 1823. Penang was oolonised in 1785, and Province Wellesley in 1796 11uch more important was the capture of Ceylon from 1796. The battle of Flassy su fought BERLIN, 15th May, in 1787, and within about half a century thoreafter, through tho genia of Oliva,and General surprise has been caused by the pub Hastiura and Wellesley, Suglish supremacy was lication in the Reichs Austiger ofs deores for virtually established, directly or indirectly, over bidding the balding of public meetinga in Bortius grout part of the Indian Peninsula. Bangal and Potsdam and their envirensa without police authority, and that permission mast be asked 45 caded in 1765, and Madras conquered in forty-eight hours in advance of the time when it 1792-1800, baring between them an area esti- matud at 290,000 square miles, and a papalation is proposed to hold the rustling. The decren is issued under the provisions of Article 26 of the of 56 millions. Thus, then, during the latter Anti-Socialist Jaw.
half of the 18th century we had succeeded in At a meeting of Catholic Bishops at Trovis is capulir increasing our foreign posessions by was decided that at the coming conference of something like millions of square miles, reckon Bishops at Fulda a paper should be prepared daing the whole of Australia is virtually annexed manding the reos!! of the religions ordern whe Dering the promat century we have been at wore expelled from Prussia. It is said the Bishops to incase this are by about one-third, half of are confident that Prince Bismarck, in his susie-it, at least, in India. While, doring the last de ty to end the Katturkaup, will grant further years, wo have been exending and confirming concessions, including the restoration of pharch on hold over India and wante widitions to our sekools. In the division on the final roading of colonial Tagsessions, it will be soon that our chief one or two really important to our the Ecclesiastical bill in the lower House of the work has loan in develop and evasalidate the Panjoon and Saazhi Dus Bangtan Mining such progress in our neighbourhood that people R. P. Wilkins, Commander, will be despatched Prussian Dist the majority consisting of217 Con-
Company, Limited-$8 per share, sellers. saquisitions of the latter half of the 18th century. servatives and 15 Liberal Conservatives, while In the West Indis region, British Guiana was Selangor Tia Mining Company-35 per share, they take the Syrup Safforers from gout who for the above Ports on the 22nd instant.
my they don't want tha dostor any more, but the minority was composed of the G2 Naticaal Anally annexed in 1303, and St. Lacin in the same. Liberals 27 Frea Conservatives, and 19 Liberal fear, dans completing the proroot list of our pos. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 per finger, have been cured by it. Tare fa a girl commcdation.
nominat
were confined to their bed and could hardly mave
This Steamer has excellent Passenger Ao Conservatives.
M. de Giors, Russisa Foreign Minister, has sessions in that quarter. Also in 2803 the first
in our district who caught a cold by going For Freight or Fasings, apply to sunounced his intention of rising Prince Bisettiement was established in Tasmania. Twenty. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-through some water, and was in bed dre years
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., marnic in August next.
mited 260 per share, buyers. six yours latar West Australia was saffled, fol.
with costiraness and rheumatic pains, and had to
Agents. The Czar of Bessie has ofered Dr. Schweni-beginnings of South Australia at Port Philip: Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 4-2 per next.
lowed, soron years after, 136, by the modest Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co., have an attendant to watch by Ger. There was Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1886.
fi69 gor (Prince Bismarck's physician) $6,000 to re-
Limited-Far, xominal.
not a doctor in the surrounding districts to whom dace his sixteen stone to a healthy weight.
In 1861 New Zealand began her wonderful
premium. career as a British colony; ten years Intor (1851) LONDON, 19th May. The Government of Switzerland is taking Viotcria separated from New South Wales Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 B-6 per cent.
promium. Botiva mestres to put an end in the country to
and set up for herself, a example followed the propagation of the doctrines of the Mormon
premizm. Churol A number of Mormon missionaries were compelled to hand over to ne their posses. have been expelled, and it is probable more will sions in South Africa, which by the formation Chinese Imperial Government 1883 Dollar Losa | she in na healthy as anybody, goes to shareh, soð | Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd instant, at on the day pravions to sailing, Parcal Packages TOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT
follow
BERLIN, 19th May.
by Queensland in 1959. In 1996 the Dateh
of the Natal oolony in 1839, and other subso- quart annexations, have been extended far beyond
The nitra-orthodox Depaties have introduced their original boundaries. In 1807 we captured
the tiny islet of Heligoland, and three years later.
in the Landtags motion to grant to the Pretes1916, Maurition capitalated, our possession of taut Church in Germany the liberties that have the island being confirmed by the Treaty of boon obtained by the Prussian Catholics.
PABIR 19th May.
Paris, 1814. A year later, 1815, we acquired the Baron de Courel, the French Aubassador at Ionian Islandsby treaty, only to give thom op to Berlin, has arrived here to coafor with the Go Greecerome 50 years after, and in the same your we established our naval station in Ascension. vernment concerning the relations between Singapore was settled in 1818, and the Falklands Frano and Germany. It is reported that these in 1833, Aden as an outpost of India was coou relations are at present strafnað.
pied in 1833, Labuan was ceded in 1846, followed by the Lagos in 1861, and Fijiin 1874. The Straita
CATANIA (Sicily), let May.
China Sugar Refining Company, Lirected-$95
per share, buyers.
China Sugar Bedning Company (Debenturas)
nominal
Luzon Sugar Raficing Company, Limited-390 mgkong Ion Company's Shures-340 por
per aliaro, soffors
stars, bayers. Bongkens and China Bakery Compbay, Limitel Perak Tin Mining and Amelting Company
-3129 per share.
-310 per share
share.
Chinare Imperial Loan of 1864 0-8 per
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--3 per cent. premium.
20
The eruption of Mount tas hourly in Settlements were detached from India in 1867 creases The molten lass was only two hours and set up for themselves as a separate colony. 1 distant from Nicoles: aight miles from here, on and in 1876 the native States of Perak, Selan the slope of the volcano, when the inhabitants Bad. Many dwellings were destroyed, but no, and Sungei Tjons wors placed under its Tu lives were lost. Earthquake abcoks, are con protection. We occupied Cyprus in 1878, and stantly socurring.
the British North Borneo Company was incor Louros, 19th May:
porated by Begal charter in 1881. We bave Dispatches received from Cape Coast Castle, badly yet recovered from the excitement of
raising the British flag over Bouthern New Goins, the Niger months, and Bochuanaland in
the capital of the Gold Coast, West Africa, say that a conflict is proceeding between the 1884; while at this moment our soldiers and our Becquabs and Adanais, two native tribes, and sivil servants are busy getting into working or that in consequence the reads are blooked and sl trade with the interior is temporarily stopped her the essive territory of Upper Barmah, The Bosgnals recently captured forty-five Ger. Proclaimed English on the first day of the present
Fear. This last annexation, however, belongs ra
w.ige
Tb. 24
F 15
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE,
Jer to Sex Jawa, 1856,
BIG WALK.
*Low Wati:
Нопаковк
Mann Tan
Heizlt.
Max Fins.
aaaexes
Hangtanz
ཟོས ཨཱཙྪཱཊྛཱཏྟཏྟཱ
Captain T. S. Gardner, wül be despatched for the ahore Ports on TUESDAY, the 22nd ingt.. at THREE P.M.
and many were thereby induenced to destroy the HE Steamship Seigel pamphlets; but now, whorever one is to us foand, it is kept like a relic The faw Fro served are borrowed to read, and I have lont unine for six miles around our district. People have come eighteen miles to get me to buy the medicine for thom, knowing that it cured me, and to be anro to get the right kind. I know B woman who was looking liks death, and who fold consalted several doctors, but nons cont help tham there was ao belp for hes, that shu had
hor. I told her of Beigel's Syrup, and wrote the name down for har that she might make no and now she is in perfect health, and the people inistake he took my advice and the Syrup,
around us are amazed. The medicins has made
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co,
Agents. Hongkong 16th June, 188.
1193
“SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
THE Steamship
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
*PEMBROKESHIRE,"
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFICMAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE U S. Mail Steamer "CITY OF PEKING #ill be dematched for Sao mamoinuu, Vi Xekotaan, un SAPUDOAX, TOA Bed July, at TAREZ P.M., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States and Europe,
The Post Ofse declinsa all responsibility for Through Dills of Lading issued for trans-Unaristered Letters containing Jewellery, to.. portation to Yokohama and other Japan Perby, and, where Registration has been neglected, will to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities make no enquiries into alleged losses of such of the Unibal States, il Overland Railways, to letters. Havaus, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports
may be posted on board the Parket with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of deportare.
in Mexico, Central and South America, by the
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. Company's and connecting Steamors.
The Franth Contrast Packet Djamsah will Through Pazzago Tickets granted to England, he despatebat on THURSDAY. the 24th inst, France. and Germany by all trans-Atlauti lines with fails to the United Kingdom, Europe, of Steamers.
RETURN PASSAG-Passengers, we have Straits Settlements, Batavia Baraza Ceylon. and places beyond, vii, Naples: to Saigon, pail full fare, re-embarking at San Francisco India (vit Mural, the Australasian Colonies, for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Ada, Natal and the Caps, Egypt, Malta, sad Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year.
Gibraltar. an allowance of 10% will be made from Return the Wails, &
The usual hours will be observed in closing Fare. Pro-pald Return Passage Orders, avail-
The Post Oe declines all responsibility for
her mother had not applied to relieve her child, FOR SINGAPORE, ADEN, HAVRE, AND able for one year, wil by issaol at Discount Uncogiskeet Letters coating Jeweliery, &
bat overy one orossed themselves and said they
could help her. Whenever the little bell
HAMBURG, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
obat.is desd, we thought surely it was for hor, but
rang which is rang in one pison when somebody THE Steamship
Beht.
-7-7-7---
OKINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
mau traders and killed them all, by most terriblether to the record of our dominion in India, which tortures and mutilations.
LONDON, 90th May. has advanced so rapidly that the 290,000 square Later advices from Capo Coast Castle, Westmind the 55 million inhabitants CE 1800 have RTATION Afrinn, say that the forty-five traders murdered to something like a million and a half of by-Beckmanes wore natives, belonging to there miles and 280 millions of a population. since en
To the above might be added such outlying spots phoot. BRU Gamin tribe, and not Goemans, as the first dispatches sfatal. The natives in River Tanus the Kuria-Muris Islands, the Keeling Islands Holykog district, East Afrion, Lars curdered Missionary and Fort Hamilton in Asiatic watara Berbers Foudho
on the North-East African coast and Socotra | Stoogba... Houghton and bis wife, our Lam
off it, the Islands of Botoraah, Auckland. Lord #di-} Howe, Carolino, Starbuck, Malden, and Fanning
BRITISH UNITY.
J
REGISTRE.
17th Juan, 1944, DE 4 2.3--
29,77
2.67
dock.
29.65
in the Pacific not to mention the Nicobara and Andamans attaqbed to India. The statemen ander whom this great and widely acattered en
1th June, 1888, at 10 AM.
Wind.
OUR COLONIAL-ACQUISITIONS. This unparalleled Empire begun hesitatingly ire was acquired and built up, Devar entertain. ratios.
59,99
Brogan
AMY-**
Naya.... Windi-?. weslook. fi
29.05
23.00
27.60
Bome 300 years ago under the reign of a great was to maintain her position among the natious, od a doubt as to the accessity of England, if she Quvan, with a precarious footing on an art taking this method af opholding her naval Balin.... of 40,000 square miles aid a population of premacy, of securing her influence in every Ravages; it culminates fo-day with an area of 9,000,000 square miles and a population, includ: 1tar fts globe, of finding outlets for her ing feudatorise, of something like 270,000,000 apidly increasing population, and of knoping allzug one-seventh of the land szrison of the globe and rivais out of the field. It has only been in re
cent years that politicians, ignorant of the real exe-ixth of its inhabitants, and that excluding causa which led to the growth of our Colonial the mother country. Euglsad was for three and Indisa Empire, hava spoken of it with dis centaries a Roman colony, and an important and paragement and impatience as an expensive en stirring one, having, however, more shalogy with cumbrance, and have actually advocated its being India than with Canada or Australis.' Perist Britain!" they were at last compelled to or in cat adrift bo sink or swim.
(The above sketch, extracted from a London
Rome, as the legions were recalled to the holp o!? the falling Empire. And perish Britnin did, in paper, appears to be fairly accurate but for one
singolar and important omission. No mention
a sense, but maly to rise again with renewed is made of Hongkong. This colony is small, vigour and life, and begin a career which may be
it is true, but its trade is so giguztia and ita
Bard to react its culmination now, only we hope, strategic value eo great that ita omnisdon is re- however, to take a frush start, leading ultimately markahlo.-En DP.]
to even greater resulte
THE WORK OF THE 15TH, 16TH, AND 17TH CENTURIES.
The Portuguese and Spaniards, and evan tho
KR
360
FI
b
1.44
The Barcarater in eising. The temperature sa rether bigh the unicity low in the winth and high in the north, and alondy but has woniliar provvida.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 18th June, 1886.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Barometer
Temperature -
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOE.
Humidity
Direction of wind.
Freuel, were in the colonial field long bo
FRIDAY, 18th June.
Force of windoren
Weather e punung-
fare England. Spain had a settlement in Dominica as early a 1-193, and Vasco is Gama Quotations aTO T
UPIUM.
Bain
reached India in 1495 Within very for years This year's Now Malwu $520 per picul, alice, of India and South Americs had their Portugues
I catty.
Bad Speñish vloeroys. In 1534 Jacques Cartier Last year's New Malwa $540 poz, pieni, aitos. of
nado is nous voyage up the St. Lawrence,
11 chtty
taking possession of the country in the nang of Old Malwa.
the Fronoh Boversign. Tras, Casot discovered
........2560 per pieul, allee. of catly.
565 520 to 521+
i
Newfoundland the mainland of North America Patna (or)$540 to 5411 per sheet. in 1497, but he, like other early Western naviga Palua (Old)......
rine on the way to India. It was this latter Benares (Old)........ 5374.
ter, simply regarded the New World as a bar. Benares (New)
"ELECTRA;”
Seigel's Syrup and Pilla mared her life, and now Captain Nagel, will be despatched for the above can work even in the fields. Everybody was Noos. astonished when they saw her out, kuowing how many years she and been in bed. To-day she adds her gratitude to mine for God'smursies and Seiget's Syrup."
MARIA HAAS. The people of England speak condrming the above.
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS.
Stoke Forry, Janasry 9th, 1884. "Gentlemen, bare med Seigel'e Syrup for several years, and have found it a most elioncious remedy for Lirer complaints and general de tility, and I always hoopi seme by me, sad cannot speak too highly in its praise.I remain, yours truly,
"Harriatt King."
THE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL.
"Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukinfold,
May 3rd, 1884. Dear Sir, I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases hare continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more benefit from the use of these than froin any other medicine. In some instances the effects have been wonderful.-Youre very respectfully,
2034-1
"Pro. Edwin Eastwood, J. R.”
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
ALTERATION OF DATE OF DEPARTURE.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, I NAGA. SAKI AND KOBE.
(Passing through the INLAND EBA). Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for VLADIVOSTOJE,
THE P. & O. &. N. Co.'s Sternship T
"THIBET,"
will leave for the above placs TO-DAY, the 19th instant, at 9.30 PM, instead of a pre- vioudy advertised.
E. L. WOODIN,
Acting Superintendent
Hongkong, 14th June, 1656.
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).
RE Company's Steamship
TRE
" ESMERALDA” KASA.
On date Captain G. Tayler, will be despatered for the
above Port TO-DAY, the 19th instant, at FIVE .M.
Previons day.
On date
jet 4 p.m.
at
m. į at 4pm-
$76
29.87
****99.
BI
1
For Freight or Passago, apple to
72
E.S.E.
4
E.
th
Hoogkong, 17th June, 1886.
1.—Banaven rechnend to 52 degrese Fahrenhall and to the level of the pes in inohon, toalba wað hundradina,
2-Tream in the shade in degres
BIDITE la persentage of saturation, the f
air maturature will wariskare being 100.
Darton on T Wap to two points.
-T OF TE WD toeording to Beaufort Sealj. K=8TL?# C# *&# W PARKERS H. Nas sky; D. detached elrade: 1.dialing mula; Pfog; G.pinomy; Ú. hails Light- ping; 0, caroast; F. pandar sherben: 4 squally, K. eála 1
9. ribišty, W. dew (wol). bas tenths and hundredth
B. In i
W. DOBERCK. -Hongkong Observatory, 28th June, 1836.
For Froight or Passago, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 14th June, 1886.
[1183)
UNION LINE.
FOR NEW YORK 13A SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
"PARTHIA" Captain Marshall, will be despatched for the above Port on FRIDAY. the 25th inst., at Four EU.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUNSELL & Cộn Agents
Hongkong, 17th June, 1896.
(1900
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA FLORIO AND RUBATTINO UNITED
COMPANIES.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BONDAY, ADEN, PORT SAID, NAPLES, LEGHORN. GENOA, AND MARSEILLES.
(Taking Cargo at through rates to pit MEDITER- KANEAN and LETANTINE PORTS, ODESSA, and ALEXANDwia, and also to NEW YORK and BURNOS AYRES (MONTEVIDE^?), THE Company's Steamship
"BORMIDA,"
will be despatched as above on or about the 3rd July.
To be followed by the Steamer “ MANILLA,” on or about the 3rd August.
for
The Steamers have splendid. Accommodation Passenger and (estry & Doctor and Stewardess.
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, opply to
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 8th June, 1985.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE 3/3 All Austr. Ship
T
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Moroson, Master. will losd hars for the above "LEONORA,"
Porta, and will have quick despatch
For Freight, apply to
of 25, from Return Fare. These allowances and, where Registration has been neglected, will Japan to Europa.
do not apply to through fares from China and mako no enquiries into alleged loss of suck
Freight will be reosived on board until 4 r.st.
will be received at the Offer until 5 P.M. same day: all Pargal Tackages should be marked to address in falt: valno of samo is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to Forts beyond San Francisco should be sant to the Company's Offices'
letters.
÷
MAILS.
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are cherved in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet-
Day of Departure.
in Seaded Envelopes, addressed to the Calloctor NOON.Money Order Office clones,
4.09 P.M.--Registry of Latters roages. Post
bag of all printed matter and patter a z nesses.
of Oustoms at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and
Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, 1.00 P.M.-Mails closed except for Late Letters, 3.10 r..Letters may be posted with late fos
of 10 vents until
No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN, Agent. Hongkong, 14th June, 1836.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 L II German Bark
"ALNA," Alberta, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. -Hongkong. 19th May, 1886.
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 L II. American Ship
1025
HENRY S. SANFORD," Pendleton, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick dospatch.
For Fraight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 16th June, 1886.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 36 LII. American Ship
THE
"ST. DAVID"
- 51135
|
14.30 P..when the Post Ofee closas entirely. 9.40 P.M.-Late Letters toy be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents, until Lime of departure.
TAM FRENCH MAIL. Dan before Departure.
5 P.M., Money Order Ofisa closet Post Offles oices, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
Day of Departure, 7A.M., Part Office opens.
10 A .. Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ce302. [11 a.š., Maß) closes, except for Late Latters.
11.10 4.x. Letters way be posted with Late Fug..
of 10 cents until
11.30 AM, when the Post Office clossa cutiroly, 1140 &.. Este Lattocu may be posted on boardi the pacitat with Late Fes of 10 Cants until time of departure.
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING SHIP.
When it is desired to forward letters to the Frost, Master, will load here for the above United States by a sailing ship which is not in- Ports, and will have quick despatch
tified as carrying a meil, it is only necessary to ... For Freight, apply to
post the letters in the ordinary way, marked RUSSELL & Co. with the Lame of the ship, and prepaid 10 cents Hongkong, 28th May, 1886.
[1081 por half mince as naal The Post Ofoe then undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of de parture and despatching the correspondence. It is requested that the letters be posted if possible at least one day before the date fized for sailing
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
3/3 LI.I. American Ship
"GEO: R. SKOLFIELD," Daing, Mastor, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co Hongkong, 26th May, 1886,
1068
FOR NEW YORK.
THE 3/3 & LI. American Ship
ATOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.
N°
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS, will be ́ RESPONSIBLE.for my DEFT contrasted by the Offers or the Grows of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour ---- **
ANTONIO, Brit. str., Wallace.Russell & Co. CICERO, Brit str., George-Aruhold, Karberg
& Co.
Boy Exnique, Brit, sh., B. Cremor.--Carlowits
& Co.
"JOSEPHUS,” AENHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
W. A. Ragors, Master, will lead here for the Hoogkong, 17th Jużą, 1986.
(1200 above Fort, and will have quick despatel.
For Freight, apply to
FUSTAU & Co.
DUBURG, Ger. str, Bortelsen-Ben Hin Chan, 1835 Gora, Gur. Lk.. Bebelis.-Carlowits & Co.
GR. SKOLFIELD, Amg ship. Dunning,--M. R.
Kaishia IMPORTER,-Apr-bl, Bessely-Malotiers & Co.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE 9/3 L II British Ship
THE 9
DON ENRIQUE,"
Cremor, Master, shortly expected here, will load
Hongkong, 21st April, 1890.
NOTICE.
General Manager: for the above Ports and will have quick BOOKBINDING IN ALL IN BRANCHES APA Co, Gardin David Sassoon,
1201
despatob
For Fright, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1898.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP, COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
*DIOMED,"
Captain Bigley, will be despatched as above TO-DAY, the 19th inst
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Aguata Hoogkong, 11th June, 1885.
1097
FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG, HE 33 L II Norwegian Ship
THE
"BONA FIDES,”
AT THE "DAILY PRESS OFFICE.
P30 Bookbinding in every Style by Competent
Workmen on the Premises. Masio bound in Elegant Bindings. Commerical Binding of overy Size and Descrip- tion, and Account Books ruled to any Pattern.
Nilsen, Master, will load here for the above QUALITY or Materials AMD WORKMANSHIP Ports, and will have quick despatch.
For Fright, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1860.
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GUARANTEED.
"DAFLY PRESS" OFFICE, HONGKONG.
Sons &
JOHANN, Que. str., Binge-Wieler & Ca LADY HABEWoon, Brib. bk, Williams-Wielor
& Co. LENNOX, Brit. str., Thearta-Adamson, Bell &
Co.
PLANELLER, Brit. sir, Rowe.—Takzciną
Colliery
QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Siam. bk., Safs.-Chinees. ST. DAVID, Aur. ship, W. W. Foss.-Douglas
Lapraik & Co WANDERING MINSTREL, Brit. oh, J. J. Hud-
son.-Arnhold,. Karbarg & Co.
| Yorkshire, Brit. str., Arnold-Russell & Co.
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