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EXTRACTS.

FOR SALE.

FOR BALE,

THE DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, AUGUST Srx, 1987.

CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE" -BRIDSIECE & U-

| vala by poll-liko embrasarch, sich of which | contains a gun, and a pile of ammunition. A REMARKABLE STATUTE.

ready for use while branching off from the unia galleries are other tannole, which lead Pter the Great, on returning from his to power magazines and stores how out of memorable visit to the West, seeing the back-the very bowels of the mountain. It is for ward state at his country, introduced a series possible not to be struck by the nor of reforms in the

usages of the people, amount of labour which has been expanded MONOPOLE RED, SEAL (medium dry). The Cear won constantly preparing some new in constrmoting the vast works,

De. "60" BY FOIL? especially other surprise or for his subjects, bich

they thoan executed during the Great Biega

GOLD POIL(dry)... frequentis did not relish. The Russiane of (1779-85)the third attempt which was

(extra dry) old Muscory

like the Obi-made in word very much!

in the eighteenth century to wrest from

CARLOWITE & CO.. red at the present day in their obstinate our hands the connusat of Rocke, the key of

Bolo Agents for Potservations, Russian travellas in Chins Mediterranean. The views from the en-

Bemarck & Co. Reine, hare discovered in the Celestials a striking brasures are most

picturesque, sad every casumblacco to their own countrymen, m

moment racail some fresh incident of that known from tradition and history anterior to magufficent defence

Mence when the British

10

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bulka

Do.

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For. Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, lat July, 1886,

FOR SALE.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG HARBOUR,

TEABELO

DATE OF [HRIT

CAPTAIN.

PT.AS AND BIG.

T NS.

Chowchonloo Sag. 4 W, Wendt Secunder Nov. 1 Hom Docean. Theoima

July 31 P.Osatmann Ger. str

1668

Djwusb Fatahan

Collection of about 400 UNPOLIS SED den. Werter GEMS. Can be seen on application at Gluskebarg the Ofice of this Paper.

Haitan

Hongkong, 26th February, 1667.

:*

Sohuskman Gur. str

SHIPPING IN PORT,

CONSIGNEKA

DESTINA 110..

BONGKONG.

ОТТАМЕ.

(355, Arnhold, Karterg & Co 2087

·Brit, str | 2236 | Bat erBold & Balza

4. H. Boming! Brik str July 23 Essenwinkel) Ger. atr 871 Wieler & 05

Aug. 10. Gladd Brit. ete

SHIPPING IN JAPANESE WATERS,

CAPTAIN-

ARKITAJ

SLAG AND BIG.

TOYS

'CONSIGNEM.

DESTINA- TION,

NAGABAKL

IN PORT ON 27TH, JULY, 1987, STEAMERS. Nor. ntr 1367 ↑ M. B. Keishia

Christonien

Bergs

Astly

July 27 Ravabeok

Abger

July 28 Plakhum

Dan, str Brit. atr

Butterfield & Seire

Norden

July

2 Nielman

Anton

Clasisudra Avg. S Haeaboop

Amir. $ E. Anroboo

Ger, str

396

Wieler & Co.

Gor str | 1440

Siemeron & Co

Hamburg

Clor. Be . 796

| 0, M. E N.06

Brit. -tr

B4%

Arnhold, Karborg & Co

Kozaki-mara

July 2 P. Cand

Brit. atr

3429

P. & O. 8. N,C

Aug. 4 Vaquier Fr. at $189 Juns 15W doggir. Birit, str | 1425 1990 Ang.

Messageries Maritimas

Saigon Shanghai -

II.C. & M. Steamboat Ir. Centon Molchers & Co

Yokohama

Aug.

14. Schalts For. str

916

Melohors & Co

Ju's 12 Hunter

Brit. str

1962 Douglas Lapraik & Ó

[439 Banko

Lloyd

Casteu

Rossm Independent Kashgar Killerany

1844 | H.O.&. MC, Steinbout Co Macao

1513

P.&O. 9. N. Cə

Bonlarig

Aug. 3 H. O'Neill

Brit, str

1000

You Fut Hoog

Kicking Marlo

G.B. Lefavour

Brit. etr

1001

H&M. Stean boat Co Canton

418 Moser

Ang. 3 W. Bobsofor July 31 Titsok

Geri ne

704

Wieler & Co

Brit, str.

1328 | Ransell & Co

Namon

Aug. 3 F.D.Goddard

Brit. etc

868

Douglas Laprsik & Co East Coast

Pasig

Brit. str

2H4

Obinesd

Pilot Fish

Btopani

Brit. et

117

B, & W. Dook Co

Powan

J.P. Boyland

nit. str

1812

9.0.&M, Steamboat Co Canton

Boɑshow

Aug.

Brit. str

397

Obines

Strathloven Sabaex

Urit. str 1588

Yuen Fat Hong

Alez. Gibson

Brit, str: 1620

Adamson, Bell & Co

Ger. str 1590

| Takasima Colliery.

Cheshire

Fr. str

1003

Memagerina Maritimes

Banghai

Cunder

-- Brít, Atr

312

Shing Kes

Canton

W. D. Clarke

Brit, str Brit. str

652

14

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

Apply to

ADAMS & JORDAN. Hongkong, 34th February 1997.

FOR SALE.

AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT. CLARETE, CHAMPAGNE ROCKS, BURGUNDY, BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT, MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. SCALES BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.

Apply to

Tatarion Volga

2 J. Rowin July 90 Tearson

July 28 O'Callaghan

4 Peterson 1 Bevilaqua Y. WH

ADE.

ie time of Peter the Great. Poter began garrison of 6,008 man duocarefully held their nis social reform with the dress. He was de-own against 61,000 French and Spanish the highe termined that his subjects at least, those of troops, supported by a fleet of forty-seven grade should dress like Euro-sbips of the fine. From the western galleries to use a ben mot of Prince the Bay of Algesiran lios spread out before Bismarck, "tuck in their shirts," The you, is blao waters dotted with felucca witty Chancellor dividas Russians into two rigged fishing craft, but near our shore clamenthe higher, these who tusk theirshirts disfigured by long linga of

and the lower, or peasant class, who do on which is stored the cost releas bkwear Monat Gough the Foak.

supply for our tack in their shirts,

rta, muring them over shipping. You prondly think of that their trousers: so Pater commanded his peo-memorable day in April, 1782, when, from ple to abandon their el1 costumes. It can the Spanish cainp, the French Rourbon with what feeling of dis- Princes, destined in a few short years to well be in

imagined gust the proga Bovar had to abandon bis become the pensioners of England,

witnessed look loose-flowing kaftan, bis wide shaivars, the total failure of the bombardment which bigb

fall fur cap, for tight coats and all Spain had Locked to see, and which it seeches stockings and shaas, and wing had been confidently predicted would crush wire of the period of William III; and then our garrison and win back the Book. A the beard, that charishad ornament, had

long steep climb in mysterious nomi-dark- be shaved off tan, of which every orthodox uers brings you to a grest cavern full of Russian was as proud and as jealous as the guns; ond you look out to the worthward anet fanatical follower of the prophot. Cor-over the Spunish lines into Spain, with the responding siterations were made in the dress glorieus panorama of

sbe purple sharp-peak- of the women.

ed mountains of Roads stretching far away to the eastwards Malaga. The battery is many hundrol-feet above the sea-level; the cliff out of which it is out is slipat par HST FIRE CRACKERS pendicular. Far below you is the North Front, with a line battalion at drill, looking for all the world like little red ants. this is classic ground for it is the wrong of the great sortia of November, 1781, when 2,000 British troops sallied forth against the bosinging armies, attacked and destroyed their batteries, and spiked their most des. trnclive gans In a still bigker gallery ia the embrasura through which flanking fire GUARANTEED be yay but Quality Monut Lebanon May 20. H. Nelson Amr. bku is directed along the eastern

Exce of

BOYAL

How marked war the change from the old to the new order of things, as ragarda dreas, may be gleaned from the following descrip- tion by the historian Count Toletos, of the gala costume of a Boyar of the sixteenth cen- tury on borseback:-* A white salin tan, under the low-ent collar of which could be seen the pearl necklace of the shirt;

white

Bar] wristbands drew the wide sleeves of the kaf. tan light round the wrists, the former being acured by a girdle of crimson colour tied

negligently round the waist, the two gold fringed ends abowing in front, into which

Imir.of

|

W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co,

Bank Buildings. Hongkong, let January, 1886.

IN

33

LUNG'S

and all kinds of FIRE WORKS.

Also, MAN SKUN WING'S CHEFOO PONGEE SILK WHOLESALE. FUNG TANG, Bola Agent, 42, BONHAM STRAND, Hongkong.

JUST RECEIVED.

Wah Yeong White Cloud Yang tsaa

July 29 Sterling

| Diamond City: July 10] [F. 8+66

Elis. Nicholson Tol 15 Geo, Falooner Erikonig July 9 Brukn

¡1062 Figaro

of the GENEVER or GIN in Casus of One Dozen or loss, Whita. Crystal Glass

of elaborately embroidered gloves were rank, designed to prevent

ales, Key Brand.

yellow

morocco

, the legs of whica close Loots with silvër¬hts] plated, and let down, the gallant Figueroa, aucceeded, with 5001

crinkles,

reaching balf the

up calf. Spanierde, in

ware embroidered with forming

tucked in at the sides; wide crimson vaiver of the daring enterprise of 1704, pantaloons tucked into bigh

during

the first

which Riege,

of the

fortress, upon our capture

bealing this tremendous Over the kaftan was thrown a light silk sum-prampice. As long as the visitor remains in mer mantle of golden colour, fastened at the the galleries he is in a measure under the breast with a double stud of diamonds. The spoil of these stirring memories: be fondly head-covering was a cap of e

pof cloth of silver and persuades himself that in our banda the gold, ornamented

a diamond with

otto Rock is still as Bigrotta

an impregnabie fortress, But, and plume." Of the dress worn by the Boas agon as he returns to the town and caluly yur ladies, it is difficult-to-form a perfectly think he has been ander some illusion. ctly--thinks over all that he bas seen, it strikes yur... correct idea, as we have but few data to gobi

The female-gala-attire of the Bussis He remembers that there are very-tow-fairly to be a survival of the modern decem sized guos mounted in the consider

farmer supportbe sarafas of the galleries. There are sou .80-pounder guna,

very graceful and beco

sannon

village maidens +

and becom but the enormous majority of the ing robe, and their boad-dresses are remuk- able for their showiness and fantastic forms

national

which guard the land approaches to the Rock

The

of Gibraltar are (incredible as it may seen)

H C. & M. Steamboat Co Canton Biomasen & Co

SAILING VESSELS.

Amr. sh: 1944; Russell & Co

BAILING VENNEN.

400 Nippon Yuson Kaishia

Brit. str

77

Brit. at

Brit. str

1899 1586

Jap, str Brit. stv

Jun 28 Clark Jaasanire Jy 20 Haseloup Hailoong July T. Hall Aampshire July 21 Kerniab Lord of the Isles July 5 Feigate

July |17| Swala July 21 Jun

Jy 14 Speed

*ay ferguson July 12 Cosby June 19 Moekler

KOBE.

IN PORT ON 26TH JULY, 1987.

Brit xtr 1482

Ger. Etr 1097

ATKAMENS.

M., Heimann & Co Simon, Evers & Co

H. E. Regnoil & Co

Smith Baker & Oo Walsh, Dṣil & Co ; Nispod Fason Kaishia 998 Suich, Baker & Co

1312

SAILING VESSELS,

Amr, sh 212) C. & J. Trading Co Brit. ab 1113 ¦ K. Lucas & Co Drit, bk 1313 ¦ R. Isane & Fros, Brit, bk 978 C. & J. Trading Co

Omi-mara Oxfordshire

Antɔinatie

Alloa D. Cooper Jnly 2 Saunders Allie Rowe' Jana Phillips Amaranth Anna Bortha Batjan

Now

Hai. bg

July 19 H. Moriass

Ger. bk

Order 934 Carlowita & Uo

Fuly 6 Nisson

Ger, bir

460, -Fustaz & Co-

June 18 Roch

Dat. sob

B*

Order

Cextaur

Joly 9 Christiansen

Ger, bk

485

Wielor & Co

Slam.bk

261

Tre Ent Hong

Brit, b

904

Melofiers & Co

Get. bk

400

ChineA.

Gor. bis 1007 Amr.bke 942

Ger, soh Brit. bk

Melahers & Co Goranlyn & Co

S. Framsinco

300 585

510

Brit, sh 1:79

Brit sb 1:52

Turner & Co Postea & On Consalves & Co Carlowita & Co Pustan & Co

A. G. Repea

Londan

Donalera

New York

Jane 11 Rivers FA 17 MoRse Jaly 18 Sannes

A mr. sh

Amr. eb Amr. b

1114 1503

976

Postan & Co

Pastan & Co.

Amr. вb 1519

Brit.sob 944

Fusta & Co Order

July 28 Helusol Hattis N.Bangs July 11 E. Bangs Johana Ad: Iph Joly E. Wices John Niakolson July 9 Quine

Narciqua Joly 9 A. Doucan Nyl-ghan Ja 24 Bailer Pacteins

Jans 17 Barnham

40 GENEVER in Stone Bottles and N Blanchard Jaly 35 Th. Oakes POMELANZEN BITTER).

Sonntag

day 25 Haskoll Wacuu-ett MBY C. Oakland Wan. Alinetres pl. 14 Wright

GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART- IDGES, SHOT, &o, &c., ko,

The RISING Hora Sa TOBACCO from Nells, (Rotterdam.)

J. F. SCHEFFER,

1461

B

21 & 22 Pottinger Street.

NOW ON SALE.

Trade Report for the Year 1836. DOUND VOLUMES of the China Overland

PRICE, TEN DOLLARS. Apply at the Daily Press One. Hongkong, January, 1857.

Kiang-ping Kiung-chow Becordar

London

Hocolata

Brit. str.

¦

Cliurse

·hinese

O. & J. Trading Co

Simsin & Co

London E.Francisco

Euphrate July 14 Edwards General WardeJaly 19 Sabuckmann

8. Francisco Nagoya-mara Jaly 29 ileon

Niigala-mara July 22 Drummond' Partridge July 2 Lowa

Eidereld

d. Pransiese Empreza July 22 Aliso

Tady Harewood Jaly 10 Williams". MONDAY Jons -Lasrabeo 50

Duburg Евраз

MorodJio

Apl.

YOKOHAMA,

IN FORT ON 23rd July, 1887.

STEAMERS.

Bit str 1299

Gar, sér |1819

Jup. str. 1262

Jap. af 109

Smith, Baker & Co

H. Ahrons & Co.

ippon Yasen Kaishia

Nippon Yasen Kizhis

254¦ Samael, Samuel & Co

SAILING VESSELB.

Rood Floo

Yak Cbee

Amn sh | 2460 | M., Heimann & Co Brit, soh 279 Nur. sob 277 Brit. bak 230 Brit. bk 012 Amrah 1215

SHIPPING IN SOUTHERN PORTS.

Bertelsen July 2 Zavala July ID. Young Jaly 15. Honelay

6 Riguer

Boughton

MANILA.

In Poar ON 28TH JULT, 1887. BT. AKIT +8.

Ger. Atr Spau. sto

Brit, 81r

9210. Phra

591 J. Bayer

| Brit, sie |-1987

W. F. Stevenson & Co

Smith, Ball & Co

Span, atr 688 J. Doyen

[Shao, str | 2484 Compania General

·Brit, atz | 1936; Smith, Boil & Co

· SAILING, VESSELS

1126 | Order

SHIPPING IN CHINA WATERS.

Hotras

B. Gaine

May 29 J. H. Datton) Bril, sÉE

Clar

FOR SALE CHEAP.

CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN-V

Fishro Lowang

Ang. 3 Christensen Apy. + Cread jang. Bi Snwer

urt mèlume, an called, a moot (ediately in front of the casemate barracks fistings, tested to 150 lbs. to the aquaza inch;

wooth-bore 37-poundore. There is a battery BOAT'S BOILERS, 150 H.P. each, with

entrainmente at thep

fication of the ancient dress worn at grand in- the present day, is ex- elaborate,consisting frequentiz of while sal in gown worn boueath a robe of ruby From the

at Landnort Gate, meant to sweep the neck land which conasote Gibraltar with Spain.

or red velvet, open:pat,and falling loosely guns, not withned, not with machine ongines. 1 Large STEAM LAUNCH ENGINE and Col abo

Thia batters

quiok.

aboll-gues,

they are suitable for a reesel about 600 tons, or would be very suitable for driving stationary Chron Kamiye BOILRE. 1 Large Steam Launch BOILER. Falcon -Bring

Vertion! BOILERS 1 Steam FIRE ENGINE Rapid the shoulders and back in a long train; with 32 and 64-pounder stooth-boje muzzle BOER. 16-H.P. Evarve 2 Steam PUMPS bracelets and neckl-des of great value loading cannon! There is not a machine-2 Horizontal and 2 Diagonal Stoom WINCHES, covering the naked rats and bosom, and or a quick-firing shell gun on the Book: the kokoshnik, a tiara of red velvet set in and, to tell the painful truth, the only really precious. stones, placed over the forebead, modern arriccable cannos in the place are Despite these comersets, the Rossian nobility two 100-on guns and four 38-ton guns. became accustomed to the innovations to These are fred once a year in fear and time, and the gentleman of Peter's zeigh trembling last evil should befall them. A was not to be distinguished, outwardly at in the galleries, so on the bastion, the least, from bis prototypes of the West. Peter majority of the guns are 82 and 64-pounders, dotermined also to bring out the fonals with some few heavier pieces; none of which, portion of Russian society, who up till then however, would produce much effect upon per day, with Boter and Engine, 1 Hand Power lived in Oriental seclusion in their Russian uorbes. With this object he instituted the so called assemblies or social gatherings by special statute which he promulgated in the year 1718. It is called

New York

New York

New York

Ger. str 667 "Wicker & Co Chi, str 1500 | °C. M. 9. F. Co

B.it. str 1002 Jardine, Matheson & Co Tiontain Chi tr

Carl Behn July 26 Eichmann

917

MAÇÃO

Chi str Set Brit. str

C. M. B. N. Co

II. O. & M. Steambost Cu Canton' Order

Propostis

Salradar

Joly 8 Looom

WHANA

San Ignario

Stratbaidy

May Juus

Abyssinia

July

11. Halten

Brit. bk

Axha

Jura 6 Weich

Brit,

110 W. P. Stvomann & Co

Gar, bk

2624 m Gai

Clan Robertscaf May 20 Wile

Brit, ab

125 Smith, Ball & Co

Fart Granville Apí. 15 Copp

Brit, sh

1103. W. F. sturensna & Co

Filänhope

Jan.

-16 Garrick

Emblu

July 20 Roberts

July 4 Felag

Brit. bk

600 KAT-& Co

H. I. Libby

July ichardson

Birit, bk

190 | Smith. Ball & Cu

Aur. bk

w39

Onlar

Jaa 3. Bain

May

Brit, hk

997

Onl

Kepler

Leopold

L. rabepp

Mor

July 29 Hughes

IN FORT ON 30TH JULY, 1887. Brit. atr514 Butterfeld & Swire

July

5 Cortalt

Jons

Mas

2 Bartell

Ya Quebes

Joly

2 Caroa

Chiuose

ANTON

Krak June 10 Grift

Jorgenson Juos 11 Stanbring

Siam.b

419

OrioaL·

Chi bk

636

Order

Siam, bk

34%

Chincus

Siam,bk

401

Chinese

1 Largo PLANING MACHINE. 1 SHAPING ALCINE. 1 DRILLING MACHINE. 2 EMBRY TooL. GRUNDERR 1 Fatsot FAN BLOWER. 1 Large double 5 Boxes TAPS and DIBS.

Weston's Pa-Chelos. purchase CRAWINGE

BLOCKS 4 and 8 tous, 68-tons HYDRAU Lie Jagze. 2 double acting Hand Pumpy. ForRCE PUMP for Testing Boilers. 15,000 gal. Water TANK. 1 Bradford's Patent STEAM LAUNDRY, capable of washing about 1,500 pievien MACHINE. 1 Hogging MARINE for leasing Ausste Ship's Bottoms 1 Powerful JIE CRANE,

All the above Machinery are new or as good Charley

Jal 24 Gobrk Daniel July 29 P. Vagt For further Partionlara, apply to

G. 1. Wappaus July 18 Engelson J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Hak Lee July 24 Yandel Auctioneer,

Lovisa

Jaly 23riN QON Queen's Road

Jals 20 W. Dick (192 W. Siegfried July 23 Lawrence

first-class irorelad. Thus to defend ourselves against bombardment by an enemy's fleet we can caly rely on two gaps of 100 tene and four of 38 tous; surely a most dangoNOW ously insufficient armament in the days. Gibraltar iR In another respect, deficiens as a bake of would it need much protection from the Navy, eperations. Not only and thus hamper the movements ofour ships, but it possesses no dock where any serious

Hongkong, 24th Jung, 1887. FOR BALE

THE ATATUTE OF ASSEMBLIES. *** This curious edict was written by Peter the Great with his own band and was found after his death among his papers in his

The stature was worded as follows: injury to an ironclad could be repaired. In A. SHEIDSIECK'S

The

stad

which is not easy

word assembleo la French word punce time this want is not felt. There is

in the Russian language.

certain number of persons

Friends шау вен

vae another at

prevail

war. It is easy to imagine BAY! which our

in e

to express in a single word every appliance for repairing ships at Malta, It means and on the Atlantic side of Gibraltar the asserabled Spaniards have a dock at Cadiz, which would, together either for their amusement, or for deliberation and friendly CONFArsation," however, obriously be closed against us in

time of these battle in the Mediterranea, meglings, and converse in business ajatters ships might be ent off from Malts and be or anything else, acquaint themselves with bome and foreign news, and in this manner the neelers Rock and crees the Far

damaged condition compelled

to pass of Bismay pass the time away pleasantly; but as it is befor areaching a dockyard under the British Decary that order should prot in these

flag. assenblice, the following rules shall be merchants and trading elassan, ere anzious

of The civi

civil population Gibraltar, the abasrred "The person at whose house to build a dock for commercial the assembly

is to be bold in the evening and have offered to

purposes, to do so at their own shall proclaim the fact in large lettere expense and to yield to Government im- wriston on a board exhibited on the gates portant rights over it if the authorities will of the house, or by some other sign, so

An offer purpose an announce the admittance of both sexes." in them a site for the The assembly shall not commence before that official limbo where everything receives to have been consigned to ich appears four or five o'clock pus, and coatings tatar" careful consideration." Reference has been than ten o'clock. The host and bostess made to the bulks moored in the Bay of compelled to meet the guests Algesiras. They contain the easl sipply for on their arrival, or accompany them to the our steamers and in time of war that supply door when leaving, or keep

them Company bat although they are exempt from this would be worth its weight in gold, almost

yat for the protection of theat buika

1

shall not be

до 5

which

$22

CHAMPAGNE, 1880, WHITE SEAL. *................................ per case of 1 dozen quarts. $28............ par case of 2 dinen pints.

PAUL DUBOIS & Coà CLARET, GRAND VIS LEOVILLE. $3$.......... por onas uf I dozen quarts. CLARET, CHATBLU LAROSE, 813. ...................... per case of 1 dosen quarts. $14. .............. par case of 2 dozen pinta.

PONTET CANET.

Autors

Merour

July 25 Jenson July 23

SWATOW.

AMOT.

IN PORT ON WTH JULY, 1887.

478, Pusodag & Co

294 Chinese

859 Brown & Co

Enesdag'à Co

H. A. Potelton & Co

290. A. Peterson & Co

H. A. Paterson & Co

394. A. Petersen & Co.

Ger. bk

Bernstt

Brit. bk Brit. bk.

Gor. bk

Brit, bl

41 593

Dan. bk

Brit.sab Brit. bk

201 219 Pasadag & Co

FOOCHOW

IN PORT ON 29an Jory, 1887.

#TEAME25,

Dixit, str | 1903 | Jardine, Matheson & Co Lordon

BAILING VESSELÄ.

293, Chineve

Glencoe

Bylgis Jola Potty Louise

July 22 (si

July 16 Weise Jono 16] Cargil July 17 Holm

Gerbk

Brit. k

374 | Chinees

Ger. soh

280 | Chinese

$9.50

.... per case of 1 dozen quarts PALMER MARGAUX

$8.50

85

$7.50......... par caso of 1 dozun quarte

$8

per case of 2 dozen pints. LORMONT.

per case of 1 dozen quarts. JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY.

per case of 1 dozen bottles.

AL30. CUTLER -PALMER & Co's.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.

NOW ON SALE.

IMPERIAL QUARTO,

amey Antenor Στα

Cantor

Chi-yuen

July 25. Kobler July 19 Grier July 25 Vimont Jaly 26 Bremner

July 28 Nall

Casarthen bize June 7 Comitney Fushma

119 Hans von

Glenean Hankow

against ebairs, candle-light, drinkables, and every have been provided. The garrison is perfectly thing else they may desire. They shail like.

ment of the Rock, but powerless to provent

they are bound to farnish the gaests with boat or torpedo attack only two lorpade beats { //NGLISH AND CHINESE Khotive

wise

DICTIONARY.

WITH THE PUSTI AND MANDARIN

PRONUNCIATLON.

July 24 Croad

June 27 A. J Jacobe

July 12 Brass July 26 McKenzie Hidayeshi M. July 1 Stat

lettal Ingeborg

July 15 A. Leggin Klary-loo July Ching Kung Wa Marionethshire July 20 Riobarcčson provide allsorts of games and everybin conscious of the abortcomings of the strus An Angle-Chinese Diglivancy, published at the Nassing

July 28 Wastell belonging thereto." No time shall be it. They only knew that modern gans are

Ngankin July 28 Parks For comprehensiveness and practical sarvica Promethers specified when to come and when to depart.pro

promised, promised, promised, and never this Work stands aurivalled. All the new Sinn-cheng It will be sufficient for anyone tù pay a even for abort

file. Everyone of bise; and that year after year returns words which the Chinsie hate of late years been finel own free will shall sis, stand, or walk about, go back to Pall Mall showing the number compelled to gain to express the numerona cbbapa

of canoe which on paper are at Gibraltar, jeste in machinery, photography, telegraphy, Yung-obing one shall hinder the other in what and the actas deficiency among them. and in science generally, which the rapid advance he shall do, under the penalty of drisking When the modern ordnance will really arrive of foreign relations has imposed upon then, are off the contents of the 'Groat Exgle' large chalice of wine). For the rest, it is one can guess. Let us hope that they here given in extenso. Each and every war 1 is

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fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises A. Wickherst July 11 Breckwoldt may be mounted on the Rock before a war for students of a most instruative nature. Both Batavia sufficient to come to the assembly, and going is forced upon us by some nation which, the Court and Peuti prononciations are given Chikaya Varo Joly 2 Murray Jane Nelessn away again, making polite or to the taking Gibraltar as a far specimen of our the accents being carefully marked on the best Direct. Barrow July 13 Borgwardt compatry."

Distinguished personages, such unreadiness, thinks that the time bas, conie principle hitherte attained. The typography Fanghalangh Jena 14 Behta as the nobility, the higher grade of officers, to loot the richest and most undefended displays the meress of an attempt to make the Granite State June 25 Eas noted merchants, skilled artificers, and empire in the world.--St. James'e Gaste. Chinese and English type correspond in the size Infatigable July Hack shipwrights, and Government employee of

grade, every

shall bave free entry to the Resetablies, likewise their wires gud children. For the servants accompanying the guesta, separate place eball, be assigned, so na te afford sufficient room in the apartments appointed for the company."-Antiquary.

GIBRALTAR AS IT REALLY IS. During his first few hours in Gibraltar an Englishman is dec, ly impressed with the strength and impurtindo of this the most ancient of our Mediterranean possession. He walka past long lines of bastions built of consejo masonry he sees gang in-every- direction-guns loing the bastions, guns frowning from the far-famed galleries, guns belf-concealed in the foliage of the Alameda Gardeas, The whole panicula appears one Tast and topregnable fortress. On err

spot is a battery or barmer, a

a

Fra store, a hospital or a prison.

Facking of ali and regulations for thei

There are guards and sentries, pickets and patrols, aring of morning and erekig guns, anprovides with officia!

passes;

up.

in a word, all the poap and circum- stance, if not of glorious war, at any rate, of vigilant peace fully prepared to draw the sword, at soy moment. The stranger, of course, burries off at duos to see the galleries; nd here the first impression is most gra tifying to bin uutional prido. He climbs the north-west and north face of the Rock by series of cyclopean tunnale, pierced at ialer

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FAR EAST.

of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of snd City July 22 Warner TIIhieving a clearness not previously Kawasaka M, duly 22 Will

Jace Molen. altzined, and dispensing with these vast prazyina daría

JUST. PUBLISHED. Dear Bva pp. 163, Cloza, $2,00. AVENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE

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IN PORT ON SOEN JULY, 1887.

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