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EXTRACT.

QUEER STORY.

THE COUNTESS OF TUODLEE QUE'S DEACELET.

From Miss Marjorja. Mayflower to

Miss Audrey Auricula. "Dearest Audroy-Thegreat event is over, The Brahminical rite the most important but one in a girl's life has been duly cela brated, and your Marjorie has joined the distinguished ranks of the

of the presented.

allabout

for fear of her maid's keen eyes. On her return from the Drawing-room, Colonel Rougemont noticed that his wife looked flushed and excited, but readily sccepted the usual feminine plen," headache," as an explanation of the alternate irritability and depression of spirits andor which she seamed

andering.

to br

Hasn't your headache gana yet, my dear P" remarked the Colonel, equably, ne bo lenked at her params the breakfast table the following morning. She had just put down the Times, and was pressing her hand to her forehead.com

Mrs.

**Of course, you want to know I wonder when your turti comes, desr, if you

Noyes; it is rather bad," she answered, will feel what I confess to facing to-night sbsently. I think I will go to my room

nedP. Island lie down." just the least litle bit disillusioned?

Rougemont retired to her boudoir, d-(don't you?) that at the Queen's ways tandidly really nice paople were | Drawing room admitted; bot (isn't it odd that there's al- but, instead of lying down, she locked the door, sank on her kno hy her escritoire, of the and hurst into tears. The advertisement in Everything?) some. War" but "h

It events & the Times ha frightend her terribly. She women were positively

are not held had not thought of the inevitable End pity that the Drawing rooms are in the evening, for by galight uno wouldn't acquouces of her weatness in yielding to s

of the paint and pow

and the low dresses wouldn't

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11mm, 1887. "

that Lord Paddlednak would be able to raduet the stones, that they would mot likely fail ultimately, into his slutches.

"Well" he said, impatiently," of courie the brushslet is all right, P

Mr. Golconda laid it down with a smile. "Evory stone in it is-paste," he said,

quietly.

"Pantearled Lord Fuddleduck, "Paste" echoed Mr. Jededia,

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"Good God! that rascally Colonal mustHE 100 A. 1. STEAMER have changeit the stones," shouted his lord- ship, forgetting caution in his surprise and wrath, I'll prosecute him. "Expooted to JAPAN within a few weeks, built in "Stop aminate, interrupted Mr. Gol Holland in 1862. Length 01 fest 7 inches, conds, quietly. "I think nan let sous Width 18 feet 1 inch, Depth 9 feet & fnokas, Hebt in on this matter. This stone is au Draft skont 9 feet, marrying capacity 100 tons. atone in tho possession of With Compound Vertical Engines of 125 H.-P. exact copy

Speed 8 mots por hour.

For fortlar particulars of Steamer, apply to

J. PH. VON HERBERT Lord Puddleduck."

No. 25. Takchama, 11th April, 1897.

02

You too! I am Lord Paddleduck, and that diamond the diamond you say in parts. was given to ray father by the Nizam of Chuddabbed,"

A very knowing look como into Mr.

JUST RECEIVED. LUARANTEED the very best. Quality "O-ob! then I think I can explain skia of One Dozen or leas, White Crystal Glass Also GENEYER in Stone Bottles and to return the bracelet to its owner, hut shame know that every celebrated diamond in the

PUMEBANZEN BITTERS." held her

her back. cowardice and cowa

How could world is known by certala marks to experts, she confess to her husband that she was a Nestly a month ago the real, noubtel thief; and what story could she invent to Rjah's diamond wae privately in the explain away the daraning evidence of guilt market, and was sold to the agent of a which her slengesmanifested? If she had foreign Royalty."- spoken to her bushand before the advertise ment appeared, it would have been so auch

nuu-poor, andden tompíntion. D‹szled by thesplendour Gotaenda's yellow face as he listened to this HOLLAND GENEVER or GIN in Cases

out of place' lank at some of tho that moment shouté have givon anfthing) mystery. Perhaps your lordship does not Bottles, Koy Brand.

see quilo. so much of this't look so absurdly for the diamonds, she and committed a theft outburst.

of the low dresses, which she already bitterly rapented. At dear, positively women without blushing; but mamma aaya I shall

get used to them in time. I think very fat people and very this people should be compelled

to wear high-accked gowns and if I were the Queen, I would pass an Act of Parliament of something to make them de 20. And women with pretty necks ought at lenst to bo decont,

COUTAR;

My gown was a great success-white; ofensiur.

but it got dreadfaly torn and crush- ed before all was over. Many of the people good manners at beme, if they had left beir poserased aus,

"But now, dear, I must tell you of a very strange incident which happened just before I entered the Throne-room. I dare say you have heard mamu speak of Lady Poddio- duck. She is quite old, you know-sixty at least but she was painted and ba-wigged, Isan's think of and her dress wan-barrio.

without a shuddar. I longed to wrap the train round bar fat old boulders.

it

**Sue was standing quite near me, and I

What thundered Lord Paddleduck. "Solapur celebrated diamond-sold & month ago! I don't believe it."

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Mr. Golconda shrugged bis shoulders, "You can do as you like, my lord. Bat," he wldad, turning to Mr. Jedediah, the CHAMPAGNE, 1830 WHITE STAL atones are paste, and a whole jury of experte will tell you the same. I wish you good morning.

Unlocking the eraritorire, she took out the bracelet wilt tremiling fingers. Really it was magnificent-far too splendid for an ugly old woman like Indy Puddleduck to wear. Mr. Bougemont's opes sparkled as she wound it round her plump white arm. Could she part with it after all? Of coures, abo

Boiling over with rage, his lordship thrust couldn't wear the diamonds in their present form, but they might be reast, and than the bracelet into his pocket, and rushed out it a glorious tiara they would wake! of Mr. Jedediat's office. A thousand wild Mrs. Rougemont was picturing ber sp- conjectures crowded into his mind as he pearance at some future Drawing-room, with drove home, He went straight up to bis the atolen diamonds crowding her pretty wife's room, and poured out the whole

of his day's adventure.

could not bolp admiring a most beautiful, when a vadden knock at the door i Paddleduck's fat, rod face turned

10

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startled her out of her day-dream.

I want to speak to you, Ella. Open the door," called out her husband.

Startled and Harried out of her self.pos.

session, Mrs. Rougemont did not stop to put the bracelet back again into ber desk. She hastily pushed it up her arm, whore it was hidden by the long sloares of her morn-

g wrapper.

of that lame

ghastly white as her heabend was speaking. When he had finished she excitedly said:— The woman who stelo my bracelet-for I don't believe a single word story about it getting booked in her dress most here got the stones changed. You

Colonel

Rougemont---" ought to go to this

Pshaw, Sigismunda! do you take me for a fool P Golconda said that the Rajah's diamond was in

was in the market a month ago is just before we had our fortnight's

diamond bracelet she wore. It had one enor. mous stone is the middle, and lots of smaller ones elastering round it to the form of a star. There must have been something wrong with the fastening, though, for just as the maved towards the Throne-room it

it fell off, I was it up and run after her just going to pick it with it--for I felt so

ered to think the felt so gre poor old thing should lose her beautiful Looking very pale and frightened, she bracelet, that I forgot for the moment all opened the door and confronted ber busband, about Courteliqusite-wton, to my astonish-The sight of ber troubled, tear-stained face that is mout, another lady in passing it, dropped her drove out of the Colonel's caird the trivial trip to Monte Carlo. Sigismunda," he added handkerchief. She stooped very quickly domestic affair which to bad come to tell sternly, "I see it all. You gambled away and when she had done so there het stunt. He felt sure that something had the money you got. by saling the genuine Pas cu bracelet to be seen. I noticed, toe, gone When he questioned her, stones, and then lost the bracelet on Fu that the lady's cheeks looked much redder, however, Mrs. Rougemont declared that abe pose, ao as to avoid detection. Heaven anly and she accmed in a great hurry to put the had nothing on her sind, but that her baad knows bow I am to get that money from handkerchief into her pocket. I hops that ached dreadfully. To emphasise her words, Jodediab, now

is a friend of Lady Puddleduck's, and abe passed her band wearily acres her will, said the pour old thing's bracelet back forebeac. Certainly there must have been But it was funny that she something wrong with the fastening of that happened to drop ber handkerchief over it, unlucky bracelet. It slipped from Mrs Pan't it? When I spoke to mamma about Rougemont's arm, and fell beavily to the she looked a gravo, and told me not to ground, close by the astonished Colonel's feet. ted any one. You don't count, of course, My dear Ella, where qu-earth did get that bracelet from he exclaimed, deur. She knows I tell you everything,

picki it up, and grasping his wife's arm Who gase it to you

shy

to her at ones.

you

wrong.

+

"I felt borribly nervous as I crossed the Proto-room, with four yards of while satin dragging after me. The Queen seamed

Or one, indeed, Wil!, I-I tired and dreadfully bored, but the Princess found it. It doesn't belong to me!" looked so sweet and charming that I forgot Look here, Ella, 1 insist on knowing the whole truth. You are king something ali my nervousness ne I gazed at her.

from me."

Mama said I did her credit. Ist so Rind. I was so atraid I shouldn't Jako a deep enough curley, or something. The ened coming nut was simply swfall We had to wait ages for our carriage, and you may imagine how wretchedly tired and hungry

-we-botly-cro--

Oh, dos't sold me! I can't bear it," eried Mrs. Rongemont, bursting into tears.

Do-let me keep the diamonds-they-are- worth ever so much money-and-~~-

She looked

POSTECEIPT OF A LETTER PROM MIOS MARJORIE MAYFLOWER TO MISS AUDEFT AFRICULA. I was actually going to seal up my letter without telling you the end of that cusu: thing I par at the Drawing-room. Maams and I mot Fady Puddleduck at Lady Waltzaway's ball last sight. Four old thing t and worried; and when mana congratulated her on getting back her tracolo for erre a tha aige ao buraod all sora of antatt, and looked quite miserable. She told mamms that she and Lord Puddleduck don't intend to end the DoD in town. Shadidn't snem at all glad to have have boon delighted. Avitan, I fel ante olieved. because, you know, dear, Mrs. Rongowont did behave only Manna thinks the whole aaie very mys

M... tariqua. --Truik

got her diamends back. Now, in het place, fond

INTIMATIONS.

TA I

Ella, are you mad? You say you found WING the braclet. If that be true, I insist on SHIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES, your:

at once. Why, good God! Four returning

I feel so uncomfortable abent poor Ludy Puddleduck's bracelet, I am enre I shall headdad, treningradand then pale, "I believe dream about it. Good night, dear. I an I understand the truth.

There is an adrer. FEESH getting dreadfully aleepy. Your loving Linement in this morning's Times about a friend,

MARJORIE. tost bracelet. Tou found it at Drawing "P.S-I forgot to say that I described to root. Yes, bere is the Earl's coronet and m the face and dress of the lady who the initials 8. P. engraved inside, And I am ashamed of you, picked up the bracelet. She says it must be you meant to steal it. Mrs. Rougambut, the wife of Colonel Rouge- Ella. You hare placed me in a dreadfui mont, of the Vermilion Lancers.M M.

position. How noi

Ton.

"Decimne, J'va something dreadful to tell Don't be angry, but I've lost y almond bracelet-the one with the Rajab's Jismond in it,"

Lord Paddled aok gazed at his wife, borror, stricken.

Where on earth did you lose it?" he gasped, feably.

(to secount for your

not having at once taken stops to return it ?

"Bay anything-say that it got caught in my drom, aud that I only found it late laat night," whimpered his wife.

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That horrid old woman will be so pleased at getting back her bracelet, that abe won't care to inquire too

into parcienlare" Colonel Rougement, not being able to

story, "AL the Drawing room to-day. I mnat invent a more plausible

adopted the have dropped it just before I entered the suggestion. He put the bracelet in big Throne room"

pocket, kissed his wife, and told her not to Lord Puddledneck'e brow cleared instantly. fret any more about the unlucky fair, and Then, my dear, I think you may make then left the house and drove straight to the deasy. The bracelet will be in its Mouarchical Club. He was fortunate in and. your wind

[ra. Rougemont place in your jewel-case in two or three days ing Lord Paddednek in. Mrs.

sery scarching no supposing er, if not in your possession, it will have been was returned to you, will send au advertise questions would be asked. Lord PaddlednokTHE

was so delighted to see the diamonds again, that he scarcely listened to the Colonel's isnie story; but, afterthanking him effusively,

ment to all the daily

daily papers."

My dear Decimus, I fear you are ton sanguine, replied her fadyship, shaking her herd; the Drawing-rongis are no longer

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go there. I sadly afraid that wy bracelet be a cheap and suitable reward of honesty

"I don't mean to let Sigismunda baro the may have been picked up by some au- principled person, who will not readily dis-bracelet back," thought bis lordship, when

She gotge soch valuable spoil. There are such the Colonel bad taken his leave.

really ret to be trusted with anything people as Indy-thieres, you know, Decimus."

"Lady-thieves !-the devil!"

valuable. I'll take straight to Jodadish,

"My

love, you

"I

you forget yourself!"

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Agents,

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¡Apl.

THE Undersigned, Agorts of the above Cou-John C. Peiter Deo,

pany, are authorized to INSURE against lian FIRE &t Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st Jiary, 1882.

NETHERLANDS FIRE

THE

INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1845.

HE Undersignad, having been appointed

Agents for the above Company, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS, against FIRE at Current Rates.

W. R. LOXLEY & Co. Hongkong, 24th March, 1897, THE MAN

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ON INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED, HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

Adamson. Bell & Co

Molshers & Co

Molcher & Co

Cider

Am2, bk 819 Chinese

Nor, hi 700 Curlowie & Co

Ta Hongkong Api. M. Jasscher! 9iam, eh Velocity Wachusett

May 4 Martia MayCakland

Won Minstrel April 14 Wright" Wilden Mayer A 20-Midbrodt Tong Siam

May 10. Kook

Kiang-ping Kiongebor Keorder

Pushau

CAPITAL (SueSURIBED), $1,000 EON."

"BOARD OF ERECTORS. 1.UM SIN SANG, Esq. BAN HUP, Esq. YOW CHUNG Pese, Esq. CHAN-ES CHOY. EQ. Bon Chest, Esq.

The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.

Contributory Dividends are payable to all ani Contributors of Business, whether they are Shareholders or bet.

WOO LIN TUEN,

Secretary,

HEAD OFFICE,

No. 2, Queen's Road West,

Abissinin

Hongkong, 14th March, 1881.

[555 Anshika

YEARS

IN FAR EAST

THE

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.

JUST PUBLISHED, DEMY 8vo. pp. 163, 10TH, $2.00. VENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE

FAR EAST,

1884 1875 TO Arranged Chronologically, with Copioas INDEX, by which the date of any ovent can be found at a glance.

Forms a complete register of POLITICAL COMMERCIAL anil SOCIAL OCCURRENCES WRECKS, SHIPPING CASUALTIES FIRES, TYPHOONA, &o.

DAILY PRESS Office, Wyndham Strast KELLY & WALSH, Queen's Road. W. BREWER, Queen's Roud Hongkong. 28th April, 135.

FOR SALE.

www.

THE THE Unde signed Agents of the above

Company, are Prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at Current Rates.

PUSTAU & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1884.

CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE- INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1805.

Glanens

slenegl

May 2 Bah Apl. 30 W. E. Dute

Hae-no

Day 5 Andraw

jngeborg

45 K+#el

| SEL

-

Siemen & Co

M 10.

360, C. M. 8. X. Co.

288 II. G. & M. leamboat Canton

Order

WHAMPOA,

Ghi r 133. 3. N. Do Brit, str 197 Jardins, Matheson & Co

Ar: hold, Karbera & Co Brit. str 1729 Brit. str 1523 Batterfield & Swire Chiatriese

AMOY

IN OR ON 2ND MAT, 1887. Qer, hk 473 Pazodey & Co.

59 Pasedag do

240. A. Peterson & Co

H. A. Pélors & Co

Blatters D.co.n

May 4 Alarshall May 2 Lapage Apl. 28 A. Webster

Apl. 46 P. Case

SHANGHAL

lo Port, on 8th May, 1887.

STEAMERS (EXCLUSIVR OF BITER CRAFT) Brit. te 2046; Gibb, Livingston & Co

Brit, atr 1904

Brit, ate

1580 3424

Brit. ale Brit, str 13×1 Britt 20000 Chi, sir 920 Brit, tr

Jap. str Brit. str

Brit. atr Chi, sir

1915

Batterfied Swire

Gibb, Livingston & Co

P. & 0. 8. N. Ca Buttrefeld & Swire Jardine, Maibesen & Co U. M. S. N. Oo

Russell & Co

C. M. S, N, Cɔ

Jarvine, Matheson & Ob Alfred Dent & Co

3:50 Mosengeries Maritimer 118Batterfield wire

99 Buttorfield & Swiro 395. N. Talorrápå Vo ·

Nippon Tusen Kaishia

Buttarfeld & Swire 814 Sensor & On

1350

1109

Kiang-mixu Kung Wo

HE Undersigned Laving been appointed Yanrtaze Tags for the Above Company site pre. pared to issus Policies of Insurance against Fire Yung-bing on the news terms.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1892.

May 5 Grshaw

Mar. 25 Wilson Apl. 28 J.B. Nogg

May

BAJLING VESSELR

437

Übi. BIT

942

Beit, ste

600

Brit: str

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1177 Faghalian

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May

Horria

Brit, stz

Store Nordisk Api.

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Dan. atr

Tokio Mara Wonenng

MAY

2 Wyna

May

Vordin

May

21 Sobulta

Yung-obieg

May

5 Lipooln

Dat, 27

Ühi, sir

6610, M, B. N. Co 325C. M. S. N. Co

Feb. 18 Peabody Artalope 1997 Chihsya Mare May Murray 19 Naurah Frikonig Apl.

Apl 21, Brabo THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE F. C. Sieben

17 Novell Des Hegerslern INSURANCE.

Crosby Imperial

Apl

Sobrido

-Amr, ab

Jap. b Gor. ok

Gur, k

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Anr. sh

1708

Amr. ah

1281

13 Murphy

May

Brit, ab Span, ach

1882

595

483

TH

cash surrender valne togather with his share of hozaklarn

Collection of about 400 UNPOLISHED THE NEW TORK LIFE INSURANCE Lennis Barroll Dan.

Seid COMPANY'S GEMS. Can be seen on application at

POLICY YEAR DIVIDEND

the Offee of this Paper.

Hongkong, 26th February, 1887.

NOW ON SALE.

IMPERIAL QUARTO.

HIS Policy secureate the insured the option

of terminating his Insurance at the end of Aura Bertha May 3 Krauso any 5 Yearparied, and receiving for hia Policy Katahdin

Accumulated surplus apportioned as a dividend.

beg your parden, Sigismauda; but, inch the bargain in the matter of that WHARF and Term-TO-TBUI at the fallowing HNGLISH AND CHINESE death nour, the full amount of the Policy will j

Lord Paddleduck got into a hansom and drove off to tha dings Hurle deu in Cursitor- atreet, where Mr. Moana Jedodíal carried on his amiable trade of money-lender, pawn- broker, and bill-discounter.

Runs Daily ass Farry Boat between ProDar's boura-This Time Table will take effect frras the 15th April, 1887.

WERK DAYS.

Берто Leaves

Lentes Leaves

Hongkong Kowloozi Hocgkong 740A.M. 6.0, M. 7,00 AM.

is too abominable. what really,

Jou Thieves at her W

Drawing-room can't believe it. At all events, we must make every effort to recover the bracelet. Just think of the awkward position in which

"Ah, the diamond brasholet of her fady- I shall be placed if it isn't forthcoming be-

the end of

of the work. Jadedish won't ship of which your lordship shpoke to ma *1030 accept anything of less value as security for few days ago--the braebelet which bor lady-1249 r..

sbin lost at the Drawing-room."

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DICTIONARY.

WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION.

An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, pablished at the Daily Press Qee, Hongkong. For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work standa unrivallal. All the new words which the Chinese hare of late years been compelled to win to express the numerous ob 12.00 ROOM. jeels in machinery, photography, telegraphy, 1 PM in science generally, which the rapid advant

Kowloon

6:00 AM 8.00.. 8.59 9.40***

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7.30

8,00

11

9.00 #

10.16

11

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10.45

12.30 F..

100

31.00

12.50 VIM.

2,00

1,40

2.30

.80

the

foen we wish to negolista,"

130

Wretched old uerer! !" breathed her.

He ought to be mouds bad bean returned not. an hour ago; ladyship, wrathfully. content with a mers 1.0.U. from Decanya and then went on to ask if Mr. Jadadiab would at onca advance Wie sum agread on, Puddleduck

Lord Puddleduck explained how the dia-

200

4,15

5.35

the bracelet remaining with him as security.

8.45

7.18

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2.60.

200

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6.15, 7.00...

be paid immediately as proof of death, together

1259

Adamson, Bull & Oo 442 Mitani Bishi Kashis 436 Gibb, Livingston & Co

Morris & Co

Jardine, Mathbion & Co

Russell & Co

& J. Trading Co

Lace, Crawford & Co

NAGASAK.

IN PONT ON 5TH MAY, 17.

SAILING VEBBEL.

Ger.. k 886 Helme, inger & Co Brit. k

Ap. 95] Sveluy

Christensen

Bat

with a Mortuary Dividend of 50 per cent of all Gloumervan promiume received during the 5 Year period in desparia which death may happen."

Prospectus and full particulars may be had on Pembrokeshire Apl. application to

B, D. Rico.

C. & 3. Trading Co

Kipton Yusen Kaishla KOBE.

IN TOT ON JAD MAT, 1857.

Brit. str 1826

STEAMERS.

9 Wright

Smith, Baker & Co Christiansen Ger. str 1136 Simon, Evors & Co

Jap. sir 1512 Minpon Thron Kalehis Swain

1716 Brown & Co Brit. str

MAY

Oni Moro

MAY MAY

2 Williams

Aptcrdab

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Arting Agents: Hongkong, 13th Jannary, 1887. DENIX FIRE OFFICE

The Undersigned are now prepared GEANTPOLICIES ofINSURANCE against Blupta FIRE at the following Ratus:- On First-class Europese

Tonements

Apt. 24 Cuid Apt. 20 Boutillisr

Doncaster

[6]

Bayley- to Beauty

Plotshire

Ach

90 Madsen

Apl.

22 Allon

Apl.

27 Blaue

Apl.

26 Davidson

+pl.

25 Howler

Pearson

Brown

Yokohama M. An 28 Haswell

A samba

Mar. 23 Wink

pl NaKas

Apl. 27! Howes

Mar, Getus

Apl. Dancan Apt 29 Coal feet

Pathan

of foreign relations has imposed upon lasin, are bors given in extense. Esch and every word is fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises for students of a must instragave nature. Both

(Alr. Meiji Ma at 1, Not per Annum. Menzale the Court and Printi prencuciations are given the accents being carefully marked on the best

Nordea "Don't talk nonsense! snapped her

principle hitherto attained. The typography On First-class Godowns. & Morchardins storeć 'busband. “I will draw out the adrectise Shertainly, my lord, shertainly but ash

displays the success of an attempt to make the ment and send it off at once, an that it may a mere matter of form I must have the dia-

Thore will be vo Lanseh on Monday and Chinese and English type correspond in the sise thereits of Nat per Arm Ricetteren Apl. appear in all the papers, tomorrow morning, monda examined by an export.!"

Friday, on account of coaling.

af body, thereby effecting a vast economy of On Coals at 1%. Net per Anem. Taking Tu Next day the following advertisement Lòrd Puddleduck's face got lezy red, The above Time Table will be strictly adhered oaza, achieving a lacnoes not previonaly On Petroleum in li

sensed Godewaa at 1 Net per ÄÚÐr.m. gave rise to a good deal of conimont and

"Bloss me you doubt the diamond-the to, except under navoidable direnmatensoe. In attained, and dispensing, with those vast margins

Tenements at Net por Apm. Dorsius conjectura at

breakfast-taoles numerous

celebrated Bijah's diamond given to my case of stress of weather, due notice will be and vacant spaces which have heretofore charac-On First-class Chinese

33 tarized Chinese publications,

Freeman throughout the runtry

To the illustrate the vast scope of the work On Second Cinse Chines

Tauemonte at 23, Net per Annum. L. Sep Lost at her Majesty's Drawing-room, a Diamondfather by his Bighoss the Nizam of Chad given of any stoppages.

Bribed i

1 P

MAIL TABLES. NAIL TABLES.

following factsareanbmitted forconsideration

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..

Narsissús 1887 Ohalaxers Vocabulary osatsion about 16.000

Agents for Phenix Fire Offca.

Plymouth Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English MAIL TABLES.

Hongkong. 5th August, 1881. and Chine Dotionary about 100,000, whilst this work contains more than 50.000 English words, and upwards of 600.000 Chinese charac ters. Again, despite all the grammare and other elementary works as yet published, the etadent of this dificult language absolutely re-

Bracelet. Large alone in ventre. Yogesrol fanide

an Earl's Corcoes mad the initiala S.P. The advertiser

The wily Teraelite was not to be deterred 1387

1887

hopes the fuder of the bracelet will immediately pum by this ebullition of anger. He held to bis minicate with the Earl of Put the Monarchical point, and sant su offee-buy to his friend, Cult, W.

Mrs. Mayfever and her daughter looked Joshua Golconds, requesting hias to step very grave an they read this. After all, then, it round to Oursilor-street at once.

Meanwhile his lordship was chafing and Reemed that Mrs, Rougemont had not re-

fuming, and mentally anathematising the turned the bracelet to its owner.

Oh, mamma, what ought to do?" ex. saation of the astute Mr. Jedodieb. But a

know I saw her pick it up

TOW READY

MAIL TABLES

Fot 1887.

Showing Dates of DEPARTUBE of the

15

GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

May

Das Jaun

3 MoCarlin May 2 Marquez Иву

4 Zavala

Agents for the above Company, are THE Undersigned having boaa expointed. Diamarte ENGLISH and FRENCH MAILS from Horo-quis examples to display the various appli propared to GRANT POLICIES against Espana

QJuoksburg of their anticipated ARRIVALS in LONDON, cations and equivalents of different words which FIRE AND LIFE at Current Eates.

have one general meaning. Of those examples and the Dates of RETURN DESPATCHES and this work online more than five times as

many e any other Dictionary hitherio pab soatsiaing also, a similar Table regarding

PARCEL POST:

linked. .and

claimed Marjorie, in mich distress, You he was quite at that gontician's mercy

this not being the first monetary trebandtipu My dear girl, when you know as much between them he was forced to wait par of the world as 1 do, you will have discovered tiently for the boy's return with the expert. When Mr. Golconda wes vetered into the that it is always wiser to mind your own affairs than to meddle in thees of others, office, his beady black eyes were at once

attracted to the sormous stone which form Mrs. Longeaouta's

scriety is Position Duansallable. In all probability she would ed the centre, and was the most valuable per deny, point-blask, ever having seen the part of Lady Paddleduck's ragelet, It in guito lighted up the dingy little dea as it bracelet. It would ruin

your prospects. life to be mixed up in a queer affair, like ay on Mr. Jedadiah's desk. this during your first sesson, I haven't

any one

Fold

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+

AN ALAKAD POR 1887. On Paper 10 Cante cash, or One

Doron. On Cardboard 20 Cents enh

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR On Cardboard 10 Cents. Daily Press" Ofde,

Hongkong, 11th January, 1887,

JAPAN GAZETT E,"

YOKOHAMA

PUSTAL & Co. Hangkang, 1st April, 1885.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING SŻORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720.

BAILING VESSELS,

Amr. sb. 2141 O. & J. Trading Co.

Brit.

KOKOHAMA,

Is PRT ON 30rm Argu. [

[TRAXERS.

Brit. str

Ger, als Drit, str 1017

1692 Smith Baker & Co. 1190 37., Holmann & Co 1190 Simon, Evers & Co

Adamson, Belt & Co Lighthouse Department Messeries Maritimes Jardine, Matheson -& Cel Ademann, Bell & Co. Adamson, Bell & Co Jap. sir 1236 Nippon Yasan Kaisha-

J

Jep. tr 1027 Frate 1273 BAR, BUT · 769 Brit, str 1709

Isrit. 1588

Jap. str 198 Nippon Tausen Kishia

Brit.

Brit.seh

SAILING VESSELA

1109.) Weinb; Hell & Ca

219 | Shing Ho & Co

Aur, lk 113

Smith, Baker & Co. Ame: sh | 1766 | C, & J. Trading Co Brit, sh 1276 Smith Baker & Vo Brit. bk 1312 | Captain

MANILA

IN FORT OR STE MAY

TEAMYRS) Brit, ste 514 W. Blodgett & C Span, str Span. str

654 F. L. Roses

591 J. Reyes

tier str

910 F. Roxua "-

406

Chinese

Brit Bir

675 W. Blodgalt & Co

SAILING VESSELO,

Brit, sh 133+

Amr, sh 1833 Bila 1133 Brit bk34~0 Nor. ah 15 Amr. ab 198 Amr, D 880

Mar. 31 Scholtz May 6-1. do Ajubitapa str Tiss as

Apl. 25 Talbot [685 Zafiro

Mar 26 Drutt Colchester

77 Wilson D.1. Tìneer Jap For practical purposes the arrangement of

Earl Granite pl. 18 Cepp

J Garriok Eildenbupe Jan. Dollar the work is so complete, that a reference to ite pages enables a person who understands English

4. Fegerland War. tangerand to commanianto affectively with natives who

Henry Failing Co. 99 Merrion Linderstand nothing but Chinese. In this react

the work will be found indispensable to all THE Undersigned having been appointed Jga, A. Wright pl. 25 Bakor Foropeans residing in China and to the astiree Agents for the above Oorporaten, are. Lens

Kepler themselves it explains subjects fally with which prepared to great: Laurances as follows:

MARINE DEPARTMENT. very few indeed of them are perfectly soquainted. To parties resident in England and interested Policies at ourront rates, payable other here. in Chins it cannot but be invaluable cousion in London, or at the principal Purts of India, Marika Davis lar. 5. Eensa

China, and Australia.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

A fine stone !-you want me to examine fibrit myself of what you it ? he remarked, taking it up. The pro- perty of this gentleman, I enppose!" and "No, mamas-that is, I did say some. Le indicated Lord Puddleduck, who bowed thing abent itinny letter to Andrey Auzolaatifly, and tried to look dignified.

Mr. Golconds produced his lone, and are-AVING been appointed AGENT in HONG- last night. But I'm sure she won't repeat it "

KONG BD BOUTH CHINA for the Japan It was with for different feeling that Mrs. fully semined the jewele. The money Gaselle, Japan Gastte mainary, and Rougemout road the advertisement. The tender's eyes watched his face eagerly. Bong List Orders for Babeariptions mid bracelet was looked up in her desk for knew that the diamonds were worth three Advertisements will be received at this Ones.

Hongkong Daily Press Office, greater exfety. She did not dare to put it times the money be was abant to advance

Hongkong, Sird May 1877. in ber jewel care with her other omamente on them; and, as it was highly improbable

Lucife

Jan. 14 Walls F-b. 15 Orthen Mar. 21 Sheran

japl. 29 Pock

Mannal

Mur.

26tiba

It comprises upwards of two thousand large Policies issued for long or short periods at Mindoro quarto pages.

A Large REDUCTION PRICE is made carront rates," to Purchasers of SIX or more Copies......

LONDON: TRDENER & Co., 60, PATRNOUT Row.

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kay Bechem Felictes inned for sums not exceeding £5,000, T1 Tweed at reduced, rates.

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mr. bk

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1849

Amr. bk. 993

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