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EXTACTS.

AN INSTANCE OF THE FIDELITY OF TRADITION.

A PRESIDENTIAL BLUFF.

GROVER ARVELAND ♬ STATS" OF TWO DECKS IN A GAME OF FOKER.

The President ely lost $46 at poker A few days before the close of the Isat, sid. In these days of education and locomotion,sion of Congress, Mr. Clorstand Esit the we can hardly perhaps realise how touacions, need of a little relaxation, Coleniel Lamont and on the whole faithful, the human memory suggested a quiet little game of poker.

The may be in spite of the absence of written or hour wis set for 10 o'clock at night, and a printed documents, Even yat we see the Senator and two Representatives sat down unbroken

exnet record of the true bouri to the tabla. Lamout was bapker and sug

in

is

and

or tid-

sirch

Ator

daries of a parish or township banded down geated that the limit be $5. The Presidens

the annual beating of the bounds ing of the marches. And even where no such sat on the right of the banker and the Sen. on the left. Every body took $10 has tended to perpetuate the re-

world of nitips to begin with. The gana e membrance of topographical details, tradi- proceeds with rarring Fortunes and re- fien, though it may vary as to historical citing jack pots until nearly morning. The facta,

often singularly trao to locality. I banker then soemad to be a little ahead, and am tempted to give what seems to mee good his winnings cante about equally from the example of this fidelity of tradition. Many President and the Santor. The Congressmen tsing found that sl their years ago among the uplands of Limmer were old hands, hat mair Israds the

ance of an old mai- skill

was necessary to keep even with the of Priestlaw, whe erg tenanted a farmame, Aeories of five jack pota wanenggested

den lady, MANGO (

with her bachelor brothers

INTIMATIONS,

WONGMAN,

FURNITURE OF

TEN DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY FUNE 15m 1887.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE:

&HING

HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE"

-ĦNIDSIECK & Co.-

ALL KINDS OF

JAPANESE LACQUERED WARES, Cuntos, lên đồ

PRICE MODERATE

53, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Victoria Hotal Buildings.

Hongkong, 16th February 1887

SUMMER TIME. TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY...

STEAM-LAUSUH.

MATES EXPECTED.

THE GERMAN MAIL.

The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Bromssh- walg, with the German mail of the 12th May, left Singapore nt. 8p.m. on the 10th, and may ha

MONOPOLE RED SEAL (median dry).expected bere ou er about Thursday, the 16th

Do... RUD FOIL

Bo.. Gony Fall(dry),

269

Day Da.

"MORNING STAL" Rons Daily as Ferry Boat between FENDAR'S

WEEK DAYS

SUNDAYS.

WHARF and TSIM-THA TSUI at the following ours-This Time Table will take effect from tho Tuth April, 1887, Laver Kowloon

(6,00 4X.

9.00

•

Hongkong Kowloon

7,00 A 8.30,

İSTOR

Hongkong 2.00 AM. 800 1015

9.00 +

6.0 .. 7.30. 9.00...

12.30.

-11.30 1

11.00

10.45

12.00 OON,

12.45 r.

1.00

1.9

2.00.

12.90 V.M.

1.8:3

1.18 PM.

9.00..

2.20

2.30

3.00

3.30

2:00

4.30

4.15

4.50 it 5.25 55G,

5.3

4.101

#15

6.45 7.16

200

a farm to close the night's play. The first time $10.40" which their family had held for many geners around no one could. the 'pot', and on wans. In the course of her observant and rolit vel queens or better. The

firetiva life ghe

Bad gathered up and

trea-Senator oponed for the limit and evergisndy Aured in her reso?lostion the traditions and ve

in The Representatives esch took sty, the President one, and the Sonator legends of these pastoral solitudes. I wall twot

the talessly delighted to thres, Lamont stood pat. The betting among the remember, pour

into the es

car of a sympathetic

vigorously began

and the President looked ope that went back to the time

time of the

s if he was bluffing an office-seeker.

of Dunbar We know from his own letters one of the Representatives, called y

Limont

**

posed that his communications with Bag-rated in the pot and the players cished in WTKG

10

sins that

DRESS REFORM SEVENTY YEARS

AGO.

My grandmother has been telling mo something about how the preesot styles in

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COAL MERCHANTS. PROVISIONS Твазя

AND

(extra dry).

CARLOWITZ & Coir Sole Agents for IFEIDSIECI & Co., REINS, For Hongkong, China, and Japan, Hongkong, let July, 1888.

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Apply, to

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Bank Buildings.

36

Hongkong, Jet January, 16863,

FOR SALE.

NE A B.

HEIDSIECK'S CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL- $22 per inseof 1 dozen quarts. $es..........

per case of 2 dozen plats. PAUL DUBOIS & Co.'s CLARET, GRAND VIN LEÓVILLE. $25

por ease of I dozen-quartis. - CLARET, CHATEAU LAROS2. $13 $14

per case of 1 dozen quarta

per ease of 2 dozen pints.

PONTET CANET.

89.30

................. per onge of I dozen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX.

SUPPLIED AT TRE SHORTEST NOTICE,

37.50 $8.50

No. 26, PHAYÀ Central,

.........per case of 1 doren quarts. ...... per case of 2 dozen pints.

LOR MONT

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BEST FIRE

women's undergarments care. into vogueHINELONGS

CRACKERS

There will be no Lennok on Monday and in what straits Cromwell folt himself to be showed down's king full. The President Friday, on account of coaling. when he found his only practically line had the hee of bearta, nine and gavan of The above Time Table will be strictly adhered retreat through the bills barred by the Ceven-diamonds, and the deuces of clubs and to except under navoidable ofrenastades, a anting army, and how he wrote urgently to spadea. The Senator had a queen full, and onge of stress of weather, die notice will be

he Bugish carmander at Newenste for help the two Representatives bad a trey full and given of my stoppagas in the enemy's roar. It has Leually been sup two pair, aces up, respectively. Lamon land were bapt up only be ann. But the their chips. The President was out 345.-

at the time, and a Chicago Tribune. weather was buisieron at the vessel bound for Berwick or Newcastle tight: bave been driven far away from land. There is therefore

that Cromwell evare probability would try to sont a communication by land Now the tradition of Lancermit also. maintaina he did 80. The that he cant two schiers disguised as nativos

When she was a child, she said, no one wors of the district to

to push their way

through the

Inwer under clothes except stockings. any bills and over the border. The men had got After a while there came a fashion for pat as far as the valley of the Whateadder, and talottes, which consisted simply

of broad past the mouth of one of the narrufle fastened by a tight band just

balowe riding past

out the knee

Children'osed to have two sets, of the hollow, afted up their

white ones for best, and yellow rankent or dlaska and abowed their military garb be. nestly. They bad been watched, and were was a reason for the fashion of pantalettes,

and shot. Mias. Darling

Darling told there is for ovory degree of fashion. me that tradition had always pointed to aa People had began to think it more sonribia/OF LONDON, BORDEAUX, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, old thorn bucb the

opening of the etengh in the

where they wore buried. At her spot instigation the ground was dug up there, and among some mouldering bouca wara found a few worely decayed military buttons with onin of the time of Charles the First. The Moking of Britsin," by Archibald Geikie in Macmillan's Magazine.

were

Bwe

the

how glene, when a pust of winder-lico for every day wear. She said there

Low overtaken

THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.

its

10

and all kinds of FIRE WORKS. Abo

MAN SHUN WING'S CHEFOO PONGES

WHOLESALS. FUNG TANG, Bole Agent, 42 BONHAM STRAND, Hongkong. UTLER, PALMER &

ESTARLISHED IN 1815.

SILK

¡1069

Co.

MADRAS, LAROZË, KUERACKET, &c.

"Are represented in China by Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

SIEMS & Co. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. & by ....... H. E: RETHELI & Co in Japon Bubjoined ste some of the items consigned by

thene well-known Shippers

SPIRITS,

to put short dresses on children rather than long gowns reacting below their ankles, and, to make custom modest, the ot covorings for

for the inaba was inve

invented. But the presence of a tight band about the leg was objectionable on account of its discon- fort, and the remedy for this led to the next Iort, step in the

of the evolution

the present lower oder garment. To the outside of the broadCONAU-The popular " 4 Star" quality and rulle was tached the base of a long, acute COGNAC-The well-known "Star" quality. angle triangle of cloth. This triangle ex WHISEL SCOTCH, in Heart Shaped bottles, tonded др

a speciality. the waist, where it was buttoned to the chemise. This relieved the prosaire from the band, but, as the support was one- sided, it

it caused the ruffle to bung unevenly at times.

if anybody

boots

WHISKY SCOTCH, in Ordinary bottles, The "Glenlivet Whisky in round bottles The Square bottle" Whisky of Napier Joba-

stone's. The Celebrated CARLTON"-11 years old WHISKY IRISH, the best voted, very fze N.B-All the abovs Spirita are of excellent quality, and are recommended

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THE AMERICAN MATH.

...

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VESSEL

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LAG

Car IN

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CONSTƏ XES.

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BONGKUNG.

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Adamson, Boll & Co Captain

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1556

Rangel & Co

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Chinese

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Tilbyd

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Brit, str 1488

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791

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245 P.&O. 6. Y. Co

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May 28 Por aro

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437

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reviot Thales

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798

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·

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814

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Adamson, Bell & Co

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₤439

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elohors & Ca

par case of 1 dozen quartz, JOIN WALKER & SONS' · OLD HIGHLAND WAIBKEY.

----------- por case of 1 dozna bottlen.

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WINE AND SPIRITS.

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Hongkong, 26th Febriny, 1887.

119

FOR SALE OR TO LET: THE Property known as "THE CLIFFS,"

neur Mount Gough-the Peak. Apply to

ADAMS & JORDAN. Hongkong, 4th February 1897.

NOW ON SALE ————

1418

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STUDENT'S FIRST ASSISTANCE,

By Dr. DEVAN,

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$1.50 In Paper Wrapper.......................

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Mr. Leslie Stephen contributes an interest- ing article on this subject to the Corail Magazine for this coolb. Referring to the study of philology he says" Philology is, of course, a most important and interesting

The only remedy for this seemed to be aludy. An investigation of the great instru- the adoption of the present form, in which ment of thought and

of processes development Ens a

a genuite interess for the whole of the lower portion of the bad

is covered, For a long time philosophers, lugicians, and toriane and antiqueries, as well as for literary dared not speak of it, and when at last the ever for bin. dared dream of such au innovation abe udents.

Philologists have to study the bounds were leaped by some courageous same documents as men of letters. They

They wonen, who donned the first drawers, there hare to read Chaucer and

Shakespeare,

beare was a wonderful hue and ery, compared to though with very different

Fun which anything in the history of modern ebentist may

may study a A picture as Be An reform is

"Women wear nothing. art critic. The main interest the one i is

Women trying to garments like men?" in the pigments to which it owes its celou get into trousers Horrns! Shame!" markod

25

as the main interest of the other is in the Bat the reform prevailed.

effect upon the imagination of a particular

combination of colours. The chilologists,

as such, can tell you the history of a word

Shakespeare, but as a philologist

Used by Sha

Benlence

nothing to do with the imaginarise fores

in which the word

obsolete, so far-29

of the

l

So far ng

na the language is

Occurs.

it has become a dead language, le-can

sonisthing for you. He can supplement the

Chicago Herald. NOTICE OF FIRM.

STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.

ANDREW has been appointed

instruction which, as to the great bulk of M JOHN AND Bore: Companies in

the language, was already given in your Hongkong

nursery

Hure sad there be cleare away an. ubevarity or points anme

longer manifest; and we

will, if you

WINES.

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CLARET, viz., Maston, Larose, St. Extophe, Medoe in Quarts & Pinte Need no recom. mendation.

For Prices apply to either of the shove Firms

YEE

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The Postal Gaile for 1886, ravined to date will be found in the Daily Press Directory, p. 933 large edition, p. 71 small edition. Th is the only authorisel complete. Saramaty of Postal information published'in Hongkong."

The authorised List of Mails set in connection with this paper is the one published twies each day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a nok later hour than that giren below.

For Andy and Mauila.--Per Zafiro, to day, the loth inst.. & 3.50 PM

For Saigon. Per Tritos, today, the 15th

at 3:30 PM.

For Kobe and YokohamsPer Gilstand, to- morrow, the 16th inst.. at 100 P.M.

Pilat Piah

- "

Port Acgada Jeen Powin

Propontis

Sarthe

For Shanghai. Per Ningpo, to-morrow, the Yorkabira 16th inet, at 4:00 PM.

For Shanghai.-Per Oopack, to-morrow, the 16th inst, at 5.00 P.M.

For Shanghai-Per Kutzang, on Friday, the 17th inst., at 230 P.M.

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Lafvous

Inne Philips

Fah. 23, C. Andorgen | Brit. Amphitrite Antoinetto May 21 E. Th. Banjo Brit. bk Anton Gather Feb. 1 Steinbragga Ger, bk Arugula

May 24 Jas. H. Green Beit, bk Carin

Ap. 3 Cenpalodure Ewd. bk Obi. bk Jane 10 Grið May 23 Sachse Jaue 10 J. H. GIU May Barston

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For Port Darwin, Thurslav Island, Cook- town, Townsville. Erisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adlaide, do-Par Venmuir, on Friday, the E. J. Space 17th inst, at 5.00 PM

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For Straits and Calcutta-Per. A. Aptar, ou Tuesday, the at fast, at 2.00 PM.

Colombo Biavold

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10. Bingo

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Menton

Apl. 25 Rain

Apl E. Visita

Fr. bk

162 Arabod, Karborg & Co

Nor. Ek

700 Carlowita & Co

New York

The United States Mail Packet Oceanic

Java 11 Steinbring will be despatelul » TUESDAY, the Plateantag

May 25 Haskell loat with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, Southern Chief Juus 1 Geo. H. Sinos the Tuited States, Cancis, Honolulu, Para, &c. Tobique Jane Davis which will be closed as followe

4 Martin May 2.15 p.m., Registry ceases.

Monut Lebanon May 20. R. Nelson Amr.bkn

$10

Arnhold, Karbarg & Co i

Rasil

Siam. bk

4

bines

Amr.k

916

Pastain &

New York

Amr. bk

1:19

Arit. sb

1-13 Pustna sve

Velocity

MAY

Brit, b

781

Gonsalves Co

C. Oakland

Amr.sk

150

Pasta & Ca

Brit.sob

364 Oder

may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Poetage until the time of departure.

Klany-ping Kinnychow Recordar

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Chi. atr

J. P. Hoylans Brit. at

May 28 J. H. Daiton Brit. atr

WHAMPO

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Vigilant

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Obi, str

890

2.30 F.M. Post Offine closes, but Correspondenca Wachestral Angie Wright

The Past Oos declines all rasponsibility for Unregistered Lottoes containing Bark Notes.

Co. Coin, or Jowellery, and, where Registration bat been neglected, will make no enquiries into aitaged losses of such letters.

COAL MERCHANTS,

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Agents for the Sale of Goods Hongkong and China by Messrs. J. & R. TEN NENT, Glasgow, and Messrs. David CoisaĽ å Sona Arbroath.

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QUARE

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Apply 10

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Agent.

[1136 Hongkong. 9th June, 1887.

NOTICE.

6371

TEN

EV

please, be duly shankful to bim, and teft

bim as be

that he has rendered us a real service.

But, however valuable for other purposes,

COMPANY, LIMFÏED. .

LANE, CRAWFOED & Co.,

Hongkong.

YEARS IN THE FAR EAST. JUST PUBLISHED. DEMY 8vo. pp. 163, CLOTH, 32.00. VENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE

FAR EAST, 1373

TO

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we must admit that he is not a guide to the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK kind of knowledge we desire, but an humble attendant who bus cleared for stumbling HIPHASTERS AND ENGINEERS are Arranged Chronologically with Copiouns blocks from our path." With regard to the repectfully informed that, if upon their INDEX, by whica tiba dato of any arant can he connection between the classice and Bogarival in this Harbour, none of the Company's found at a glavos. lish literature, Mr. Leslie Stopben takes the Foremen should be at hand, orders for repairs if "modern" side ---"If I were asked the sent to the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Prays

to name someone whose soul would Central, will receive prompt attention.

In the event of complaints being found really ring hke an echa to the

majestic Puritan. I guage of the grent Part

necessary, communication with the Undersigned I think that

107 is requested, when immediate steps will be taken and the minds of good many of us to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction, md epontaneously recur to the name of

D. GILLIES. Secretary: Hongkong, 26th August, 1985.

one who has told us that he knows little Ta tin and no Greek-I mean Mr. John Bright, He cannot, he says vory frankly, and it îà à misfortune for bim, appreciate Plato. But that defect is clearly compatible with un. equalled mastery of nobleat, strains of English

BALDO GE Ibe

aloquenzo, and

125

TF you want JAPANESE GOODS at

Reasonable Prines

If

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