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time to masticate their food properly. No wonder they fall by the roadside. Misery in desporate and orios rampant, and the fow successful in their Bnansial and social aime drop off" jast a they are ready to enjoy life. Look at lowor Broadway during business hours on any day e4- pecially in and about Falton street. Why, the in. tonsity of the struggle for worldly existen as manifested thero is simply enough to freeze the agrees of any contemplating heathen. Cui bono ? What a Ke? Oh, superior beings is there no tuore to-morrow? Is this the medoen method of preparing for the future? No wonder your heart disease is common sad your inanuo asyluma are orowded. Has civilisation so advanced that it perpetually makes men willing ninven in a tart of constant and orgel mental anguish ?
DESTINATION
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VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
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Pembrokeshire{str.) Iphigenia (str.).... Blankaddor Parthia(str.). Bayern (str.)...... Stark (ate)y Poseidon (str.).......... Oobavio (str.) City of Itio (str.)..... Bradualexa
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E. Hore.... Arwold
R: Sander Do Macchi..... S. MOT
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VOR, FREIGHT APPLY TO P. & 0.9. N. C Hongkong Butterfield & Swise.....
Jardins, Matheson & Co.. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Carlowits & Co." Adamson, Hell & Co. Serasson & Co
Adamson, Bell & Co.
Melshers & Co....
Russell & Co....
Arabold Karberg & Co. Carlowitz & Co..
Butterfield Swire.
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Arnhold, Karbarg & Co...
Hongkong
Hongkong
Carlowitz & Co.
Hongkong
O. Bachrach.....
Huagkong
O. &0. 8. 8. Co.
P. M. S. S. Co..
Hongkong
Asia iams John M. Blaikie... Chingtu (str.) Teberan (str)
Anderson
Hongkong
Faulkner.
Hongkong
J. D. C. Arthar
Hongkong
Hongkong
General Werder(str.) W.von Sobukmanu Cambodia (str.)...... Wildgoose...... Woosing (str.)...... A. Vardin ..... Indepeadsal(str.)... A. Hasenwinkel
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Peking (str.
G. Hanernisna
Hongkong
Mirzajaro (str.)..
Anderson................
Hongkong
R. Sardor 'Thompson
Grier
Christensen......
Talbot
Goddard
The overflow river fifteen miles wido which had Beating an effect, dowed away almost as quickly as it us. The roal Yellow Rivor too, no longer came, and ita channel becauso quite unders for navigation. Great jonka were help lessly atranded. There was but a few inohen of water in the shallower bands; anal in the donpor renhoe between, the water had settled into glaar Bras and there was no sarrent whatever. Thus came to a widen ond almost oznotly thirty years of maligonat violence, the fary of the waters bing transferred elwhere. Within a few days of the departare of the waters, the old rouls on the plain south of the river were re-opened and int a fortnight what had lately been an impossibla wrap was notually dusty. On the northern plain, the process was slower. The look of united
Fashion, style, ad habit make it necesary for Sction so conspicuous in Chinose Affairs was hare mora nonspicuous than ever. Thu Magis- auch terrible contentions, probably I have seen trata of Chi-ba, the district next to the pr. bow, in the most "aivilized" part of the United vincial capital, had had the roads through his States, a family of siz, poor sud uimost dependent, section of the bod of tho lata Hitnon mile river will bug or hire an expensive music-box called a 'mpaired,” that is the softest mand, had been piano, and place it in the parlour, just for show, scraped so one side, stalks of the tough Fassad just because other families, who are bettor tiang bad baan ned for fling, and earth ad off than they here the same thing. The ben- ministered in small down. The product thon profers to have something good to eat and
truil much resembling a road over OAT.
In politics, among the civilized American - soft putty, but still preszable, and ccratitat. ing what the villagos atod a good rond" tion, it seems to me, everybody is boss in the Nor was the expression desoid of meaning. For matter of government and nobody is boss, aftar on reaching the edge of the Ya-ol'eng's Magis all except in the matter of "boodle" business. trato's jurisdiction, the traveller soon found that Everybody wants the boodle, but only a few aro any road is better than tono. This official being getting it. As a rule, the first-olase lawyers rule. porhope too busy in eottling pn the accounts with Itthe supply of these runs shorta dososat is made the boatmen who had operated the very primi upon the locre and liquor dives to occupy the tive ferries which we have describ had found positions of trust. Bush mon as the late Wan- na laiers to depute men to raise a shovel fall deli Phillips, Becober, Floraes Gresley, and
For Panama-3,870 bags rice, 1,086 of dirt, or to lay down a stalk of willst. In her intollestual giants, are left to die unre- Housequence, each cart of the cores which con warded by grateful people. They are afraid packages merchandise, and 5 ses silke. For tinued to pasa daily, sat out for itself on a voyage such mon may not be shrewd enough to plundar teuayaquil cases eilks, and 25 packages mer olandias. For New York-39 cases silks, 33 of discovery. The pensants, wondered misanthem nickly enough. thropio. it may be, by chronic misferiauØY, Tho prosiding magistrates of the courts of balen raw silk, and 12 packages merchandise.***
Por American ship Month American, sailed on would kindly direct the carter into by-ways this ometry are very smart men, and generally which they know to be impossible. Then, when good man, but they lack the lignilies that pro- the 90th November-For New York-13,89 te art and animals were hopelessly embedded perly belong to a court of justice, whick, no-rolls inatting. 1,232 packager fire crackers, 1,200 in a bottomless quagmira, they would reap cording to out heathen standpoint, is one of the bales palm-leaf fans, 897 bales straw, 538 bales par, and suggest that if the carter wer most important parts of the administration of wool, 110 packagon jo-sticks, 50 boxes cart- engage help, his eart gold be got out; this the lato fores obedience by awe instead of ridges, 25 boxes onasia, and 13 packages b was, of course, forced to de, mily to repeat corporal punishment or imprisonment. Yet the process further on. In the care of a there is more ral lape-business in one of the fortnight, this specisa of natural, or anna. loasl courts of America than the greatest courte taret oraluta, had developed a track which in Asia. No insa, woman, or child can obtain was less bad than the other, and which redress in the sourts of justice hare withont meecedingly, all early tank. At one critical money, and lots of it, ton; and rust awallow the point all tracks conducted to a long love of water bittar dosa ai hast he, she or it can. The only of anknara depth, the brink of which was courts in which you need no money in Ameries Iringed with an indefinite stretch of fathomless are the polius courts; but there only a very d. This was the lowest point on the plain, small portion of men's grievances can he attend. and which had been fret repaired--but it haded to. Even thera tho richer citizen has n not been touched. Here one had an opportunity variably the winning cari
to behold what, let us hope, is not often seem,
Then comer
Aod thin in a free country!
free
Had the above izetanse boen sean by the Emperor of China instead of by the Judges of
free country that honest and industrious son of teil would not have been aunt to a dungeon bodanre he could not pay a five-dollar licence. but he would have been sout bome with a full pocket of heathen gold to care for his sick family and
extra bank account to go into heavier business than peanuts, and, besides, with
benediation from his Imperial Majesty.
aron in China, boats and carts struggling A poor, hoart-broken husband, pawning his through the same waterway, and with nearly only cost for 39 on a bloak, cold Winter day, agual foulty. Four or five mea weighted a in order to obtain capital that he might sell little dat boat so as to make it almost impossible peanuts in the most civilized city in all the to move it. Lwax strings of carts oame to the world (New York) for the support of a sickly elge of this morass, and the drivers Dotorally wife and child, was arrested not long since stood shivering on the brink, and feared to and throws into a miserable dangeon for an launch away." Tho orities points are, at ntire week because he did not pay to this the further store where it is necessary to country--no king, no emperor"-the cutrageous climb high, shelving slippery bank plange tax of 25 for s peddler's licence. Out of a capital down the other side into a deep hole, emerge of 52 the merchantwas obliged to pay a $5 licnos. This was and still is being practised in a free and earsible up a diflealt alege boyand. Cart after cart makes the trip, and emerges safely, country and in the very sity of New York.
halt. A cart has began the as- cent of the bank, the shaft-mula in nearly at its savait, the forward mule which is hitched by long ropes to the axle, slide down the bank and gives a mighty bag-te drag up the cart, when prosta, down he goes into a Sorbonian hog. He writes, and planges, ha throws himself against a willow tree, slips into the deep pit, and falls prona ia the muddy slough His cos is pointed upward io aspiration, bat kis boily ne a whole is under water. En is motionless. He is drowned 1 This is hesthenisin-in China. Now, where Seoing that worst has come to the worst, the does all the money go that is consequent apon driver expidly disengages himself of his gar- this outrageous "up-to-neck" taxation by this ments. He plunges into the refreshing pool, glorious Repablie Certainly the salaries of its wrestles with the dead mulo, which gives a gal officials do not eat it up, as they see, with hardly vanie movement, springs to its feat, rolls about an exception, the poorest paid officials in the unsteadily like a brig in a squall, rocks to the world. Even a second grade mandarin of China port side, slips, collides with the willow tree, gets a bigger salary than the President of the again
immorand, points bin nose entire United States-at least twice the amorut. upward, and again oxpires! And for uught And yet thers are more officials in China by at we know this particular mule, or your other to louet ta time than there are in the United whom he has beneathed the use and bohoot of States, and the taxation in that country is so thia madhole, may still be donadering in the light that the people hardly feel the loss, there same to the great interruption of trattle on an belgu tation upon anything to ally the "Imperial highway," and to the depression of provinces except salt and land actually cultî- the spirits of all travellers. To those who are vated. Upon the latter there is only some familiar with what Mrs. Williamseu quaintly thing less than one-half par cent. of the grains called "Old Highways in China," these ox-raised and open the former one per cent. There is nhsolutely no tax upon homesteads or real periences of food and raud will asem too com mouplace to be worth narration. It is trae that estate not actually under cultivation, nor they are the essenes of monplace. No traveller any personal property tax. Yet the imperial does not meet them at times, and all travellers treasury of Chins is one of the richest in Asią. meet them at all times, when waters break loose, There is not a dollar of national debt excopt A circumstanos which happens in any particular that owed to the Europeans some years ago, ploco on an sverige of perhaps one year in three when the epium was forced upon the heathena or four. It s oraetly because they are comfor the heathens' good. Even that outrageou nonplace that they deserve narration. They amcanthus boonlargaly paid off by theseonomical are not except.cnul instances, but they are honthan politician. chronic, uniform and universal. Ner is it
the game.
falls, is
If I were a young man, especially if I were the Yellow River alone which works so handsome and had a generous" rld man" at my ruin. There is not a river on the immense plains back with a liberal peoket-book, I should profor worth of the Yangtze which is not liable to do to live in America to any other place on earth. The so-called Grand Canal, the Fu But I should take care not to get old, for this is Yang-ho, tas Ra-to-ho, the Hun-lo, the Fao-a country where old men and woman invariably ting tu river and the Pei-he with many laser take a back seat. Sometimes they are not even streams and tributaries are thus threatening or allowed the custort of any seat at all. It is only sally worlding ruin and devastation all the here that I Sad old mon and women aro gerrants time. Disasters which ocenrring in Hungary, of the healthful yeath of either mox. It seems Italy, or France would be heard of within forty to be a common law among the people to raise eight hours around the globe, attract in China and support children as sumptuously as their but little attention. They are too little known. means would permit and continue to support They are too sexumor. They are supposed to be them, even long after they are able to earn romedilers. Yet the recuperating power of the their own living. But when it comes to the old Chinese is remarkable. Drowning, freezing people's turn sentiment seems to dwindle down to alinest zero. In society the young are the and starvation seems to act as bat a temporary depression. Helpless as they obviously are, centro of attraction. They are the blooming and hopeless as one would expect them to towers. The old people are shat ay in the bo, they rise from their temporary extin kitchen behind the doors.
What a fuss the people of this country make guishment and do the next thing." It is a night truly amazing to see square miles of of their love business! Are the understanding mud which would not bear the weight of either of the American youth obtose? It frequently on or beast, and fraco which the waters had takes years of their valuable time to whisper Larely subsided, which had you be tracked ardent love to each other, and frequently, at the over by both inza and boast the former guiding very last momenty they enddenly and out they and the latter drawing a simple sharp pointed did not love each other at all. They wers drill, which ent a shit is the mnd, and deposited simply trying to find out aach other's peculiari- therein graies of wheat. The abundant moisture ties" Cocasionally these courtings actually and the warm autuma sua caused the wheat to terminato in s marriage, but as a rule the love- wing up rapidly, and where only yesterday making business is then over. Therefore, the abaolate desclation prevailed, there is to-day the only text interesting thing between them is a promise of an abundant barvest. What will be quarrel and a divorce.
All American ladies like babies, but only few done with the new dispersed bodies of fatal waters, which were one tae Yellow River we do like to be thair mothers. Eva the richest br ret know. The antekt and unimaginable horrors bias will only have cows for their foster mo- of its latest outbreak may never bo revealed. there. This is Western civiliantiem. We hear of whole prefentures rabmerged of a Our old heathens pretend to know better than district city from Die walie of which but two this. They lay down some rather iron rules to an escaval alive-square miles of villages follow. Each beather mast learn the profession chliterated in an instant as loaves are turned most anitable to him in order to cara an honest under by the autumn plough. China has many living in the near future. Our parents seluot us é partner for life at the proper time, they nocds rauwaya, telephones, mints, banks, and
are for as to auction. If we don't agree to balleona, not to speak of loans and syndicates bat in our opinion what she needs most and that particular quality we must offer a suff!- first, and without which all these and much els cient remen and a new selection is made. We will be as useless as the trilobites is a Govern marry frat and make love afterwards, and that wien!,
A CHINAMAN ON THE CIVILISATION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC. Weg Chin-foo writos as follows is the New
is the reason we have no divorces. Love-making
is always refreshing to us because we have never
silks
chaadisa
UN LONDON-
EXCHINOX.
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, un doniand....................... Bank Bills, st 8 daye' sight Bank Billa, at 4 months sight. Credits, at 4 months' sight. Documentary Bills, st 4 menthe'
sight..........
Achilles (str.) Bayern (etc.)..
•Nestor (str.1 'Antance (str.).
Clara (str... Zafra (at:-)... Names (str.).
3/11
3/14
3/17
.312
P. 3 0. §. N. C«. Molohars & Co. Russell & Co... Butterfield & Brire Pustau & Co..... Siommer & Co.
P. & O. S. N. Co... Hatterfield & Swira Melchers & Co,
Butterfield & Swire.... Hongkong Hongkong
Buttorivli & Swire Hongkong
A. R. Marty Hongkong Russell & Co, y segment Hongkong Douglas apraik & Co.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
---NOTICE
TO BE DESPATCHED On 6th Dec, str.. On 2ud-Doc.
On or about 12th Dec. On or about 10th Dao. Quick dospatch. On or about 8th Doo. On 7th Deo, at 11 A. Quick despatela.
On 23rd Doc., at 3 P.M. On 28th Doo, at 4 e.x.
VESSELS ON THE BRHTH. OCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTALSTEAM- SHIP COMPANY. TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,
MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND BAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
[THE Stormship "OCEANIC" will be despatched for Bag Francisco, vist Yoko- Ou 6th Dec., at Noon-hama, ou THURSDAY, the 1st December, st
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL..
The steamer Japan, with the next Judian mail, left Singapore hu the 2nd, and is us here on the 80th instant.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The P. & O. steamer Mirzapare, with the English mail of the 28th ultimo, loft Singapore jat 5 p.m. on the 23rd, and 18ay be expected here
on the 3th instant.
THE GERMAN MALI Tha Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Bayern,
On 10th Dec, at Noon. THEES P.M. Connection being made at Yoko-with, the German mail of the 1st November, late hame with Steamers from Shanghai and Japsa Singapuru on the 25th and may be expected.
hers on or about the 30th instant.
On 1st Dec., al '97.x. Ou 10th Deo, at 3 F.M.Porta.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
Quick despatch.
On 7th Dev., Daylight. On 8th Dea Daylight. On or about 1st Dio. To-morrow, at 3P.M. On 5th Doc., at 4 F.M. On or about 5th Dae. To-morrow, at 4 P.M. Quick despatch.
Ou Shà Doa,
Ú 4th Deo.
Baick despatch.
On 8th Dee.
AD PARCEL Pakaoks should be marked to address in fall; and same will be received at the
Company's Offer antil Five P.M. the day prs. vinna to sailing.
First-alass Faros granted as follows :-. To San Francisco
$200.00 To San Francisco sad return, 350.00
Available for 6 months
To Liverpool..... To London.
$33.00 328:00
To other European points at proportionate ratos. Spacial redusai ratos granted to Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and tho Impariat Chinese Customs, to be obtained on
On 3rd Dac, Daylight,application. On Sal Dac, at P.M. On 2nd Doo., Daylight
Passengers, who bava paid full fare, re ombarking at San Francisco for Chins or Japan (or vice versa) within one year months, will b allowed a discount of 10. This allowance does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe,
VESSELS ON THE BERTH, GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
Conralar Invoices to 30colapany Cargo fined to points beyond San Francisco in the FORLONDON-vs-SUEZ-CANAT-|United State should be sent to this Company's
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE, AND THE Steamship
NAGASAKI
(Passing through the SEA). HE Company's featu
-
TH
"GENERAL WEEDER" Captain W. von Sehakmaon, will leave for the Above Ports on or about the 1st December.
For Furthur Particulars, apply to
MELOHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 28th November, 1887.
OCEAN STDAMSHIP COMPANY. - FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL¬
HE Company's Steamship
TH
17
"DARDANUE." Captain Purdy, will be despatched as abovə on FRIDAY, the End proximo.
ON PARIS.
Bunk Bills, on demanad
8.93
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.....4.02
Or
New YORK-
Bank Billa, on domand..
.75%
Credita, 66 daya” sight
...77
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ON
BOMBAY
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Telegraphic Transfor
2294
Hongkong, 26th November, 1897.
|2171
Bank, on demand...
223
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
On
Calcutta-
Telegraphic Transfer
2204
ON
SHANGHAI,
Bank, on demand
229
Bank, at night
Private, at days' sight
Quotations are
УДАРЕУ
FOR SHANGHAI VA. AMOT.
*GLENSHIEL"
Captain Donaldson, will be despatched as abore on or about the 12th December.
This Stomer box superior Accommodation for Passengers, and carries a Doctor Bod Stewardess.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agonis. Hongkong, 25th November, 1887. 12296
STEAM TO SHANGHAI.
THE PO. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship
"MIRZAPORE," will leave for the stove place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Ma
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 26th November, 1897.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE
STEAM TO SHANGHAI:
Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates THE Company's Stesmably
for Nisaro, Cnaroo, NEWCHWANG, TIRNTSIN, HANKOW, and Porta on the YANGTSEE) HE Company's Steenslip-
.73
T
longkang and Shanghai Bank Shares-154
per cent. premiura, sellers. Union Inerrance Suciety of Canton, Limited--
$874 per share, ex div. China Traders Insurance Company's Share8-
$65 per share.
North China Inanrance-Tis. 250 per share. Yangtare Insurance Association-Ta. 105 per
share. Chinese Incursuse Company, Limited-8215 per
skera.
" NESTOR." Captain Thempscu, will be despatched as abova un SUNDAY, the 4th December.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 28th November, 1837.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
2305
[1
Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs, Jan Frucisco.
For further information ne, to Fraight
THE AMERICAN MAIL. The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with the Ameri. can rail of the 9th-November, leaves Yokohama on the 30th Ident, and may be expected here on |or about fas 6th December,
THE CANADIAN MATER. The Canadian Pacific steamer Parthin, with the Canadian mail of the 9th Novembar, left Vancouver'ou that data, and may be expected here on or about the 7th Pocumber,
The Canadian Pacific testes Abyssinia, with the incessing Canadian mul left Vancouver on the 28th November, and a dus hore on the 25th December.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
The Glen Live steamer Olengylo loft Binga
or on the 23rd, and is dus hero on the Suth
instaút.
The O... S. Co.'s utcares Nestor left Sing rore on the afternoon of the 25th November, and is dus bere on the 2nd December.
The O. S. S. Co's steamer Achiller left Six-
or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com-gapore on the afternoon of the 25th November
[4
G. D. HARMAN, Agent, pany, No. 50A, Queen's Eced Central, Hongkong, 14th November, 1887.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, BRINDIST, ANCONA VENICE, TRIESTE, PLY- MOUTH, AND LONDON;
ATRO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, AND AUSTRALIA N.B.-CAGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROC
BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES; TRIESTE, TUBG, NEW YORK, AND ROSTON.
SPECIN ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH. AHE PENINSULAR AND OmNTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "MALWA Captain G. W. Atkinson, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be darpatched from this for LONDON via BOMBAT and SUEZ CANAL TUESDAY, the 6th December,
and is due here, an the 3rd: December.
&
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Posi- don left Singapore on the 29th November, and is duo here on the 4th December.
The 0. 8. 9. Co.'s steamer Antenar loft Singapore on the 29th November, and is due here on the 6th December.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondstee has been mis-vent of delayed (both of which are liable to happen
Received HAccasionally) all that the addresses need do is t
nate on the cover, Smit fe ul 7 pm, or as the case may be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to the Postmaater-General. This should be acted su the Best time cause of complaint occars; it ins mistaken to let such uttore pass for fear of giving trouble, a cours) which generally given more troable in the sit.
Cargo will be received on board antil 10. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Offre until Noox, on the day of sailing.
Toa, Silk and Valuables for Europe will be traunhipped at Colombo, General Cargo fur
"BAYERN,” Captain E. Sander, will leave for the aborest FOUE P.M. place about 24 hours after arrival with the outward German Mail.
For further l'actionlars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents Hongkong. 28th November, 1897.
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.
CARGO
TO PASEENGEES TAXING
JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE.
AND
YIA
Tho Tental Guido for 1957, revised to date will be found in the De Presa Directory, p. 335 large edition, p. 701 small edition. This is the only anthorised uplete Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
LOCAL. DELIVERY-No delivery is attempted 17 London will be annveyed via Thubay without on board Ship, at the Peak, Kowloon, Aberdeen, tesshipmeat. arriving one wook later than by, nor at any private house (even though the ordinary direct route via Colombo.
Eared in the address when there is a place of For farther particulars regarding FREIGHT business nearer, at whieb delivery can ba effested. and PAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGATION COMFANY'S Offee, Hongkong-
FOR SHANGHAI. (Taking Cargo and Passangore at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEWOHWANG, TIENTSIN. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
HANKOW; and Ports on the YANGTZE)
Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 14THE Company's Steamship Canton Inarance Ofoe, Limited--$75 per
par share.
shere.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
33928 per abure.
Chias Fire Isaac Company's Shares-$50
per share, sellers.
"ACHILLES,"
Captain Anderson, will be dospatched sa sbora on MONDAY, the 5th December
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents.
12304 Hongkong, 28 November, 1887.
Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited--
$50 nom.
FOR NAGASAKL
"INDEPENDENT,"
Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-Germax. Steznur
$18, des Hongkong and Whampoa tlook Company's
Shares-64 per cant. prem. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Whares-108 per cent. prom, sales and
buyers
Lar-China Storm Navigation Co.'s Shares
10 per cat. discount.
Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-36 per cent, discount, vominal. Dougins Steamship Company, Limited-$48 per Hongkong Gas Company's Skaros-$125 per
share.
sharo.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$195 per
share. China Sugar Befining Company, Limited-3144
per share.
Luson Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$55
per share, nomİDRİ.
Hongkong loa Company's Bharss-$55 per Honghong and Chine Bakery Company, Limited
-8110 per share.
cak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
--810 per sbara Panjon add Sunghie Dos Samantan Hiring Company, Limited-$15 per share, sellers. Perak Bugar Cultivation Company-Tls. 35 por
slurs.
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li,
mitad-$5 per share. Hengkeng and Maono Cass Manufacturing Co.,
Taited-60 per esat. discount, nom.
A. 8. Waton & Co., Limited-5 por cont.
premium, Ingkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Co.,
Límited-138 per cent. promo, saler. Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-818
per abara.
premium, nom.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 B-73 per cent. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. Chinese Imperial Ioan, 1868 E-9 per cent.
premium, nom.
premium, num.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
( Musea Wazookay & Op's Huotariu.J Now b..
Baromet#willa coman
Baromos tran Therinter—Ð AM; Thirtgenstar-} 1.3£...
·Thermuarter 7, 16,
Captain A. Hasenwinkel, will be despatched for the above Port on or about the 5th December.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
„ŽMUŠTAU & Co. Hongkong, 2911 November, 1887.
2300 NAVIGAZIONE GENEHALE ITALIANA FLORIC & RUBATTING UNITED COMPANIES),
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND BOMBAY, having connexion with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN. SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA NAPLES, (LEGHORN) and GENOA; also to MARSEILLES, all MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATIC, LETAN
INE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS ap to CALLAO.Taking Cargo at through rates to MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF and BAGDAD.
T
FIE Company's Steamship
"STURA
Captain De Marchi, will be despatched as above TUESDAY, the fith Desember, at Koor. At BoxB&T the Steamers are discharging in PRICE'S DOCKS.
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co..
Agents.
16
Hongkong, 28th November, 1857.
*SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. THE Steamebip ΤΗΣ |
"PEMBROKESHIRE,"
D. Williams, Commander, will be despatobed for the above Parts about the 6th December,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 23th November, 1887
[2413 FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAMBURG, VIA SÜEZ CANAL. (Taking Cargo at through'rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LONDON, LIVERoo, and BEEMEN.)
HE Steamship
81,05
THE
50.
.28
83
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Thermometer = 4. (Wet balb),
Kramer) p. 18. (Wat halbj...... „Thermometer-68,m. (Wok Jatko)...
Tetor-Bikelasan,..........
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46
Pharmacooler - Minimum (over night)
da before, and no youth of either por is HINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
given the privilege of marriage lasa morally qualified to be good wives and industrious has. banda. The property of our parents is ours,
but the father or mother is the head of the firm.
REGISTER.
t8th November, 1997, at 4 1, 1.
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COMMIZUOLAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY, 29th November, EXPORT CARGOES.
Wind,
12th Narember, 1987, at 10a.m.
York World:-The thing that takes my eye the After their death the property, without any most in Western civilization is the way the will-making, falls to the next of kin to be equally American moguls make their money. There's divided, unisss by gonoral coneant the eldest of nothing steall about them in their grabbing the heirs assumes control and the family son- Whidb=}| desires, their ability to make millious upon none in the same order as before the parent's woook. thin and the remarkably sivilised way they are Domestle order and happiness are the 30.05 allowed to do it takes the heathen's eye. If that only aims of the heathen, and should be the financiering secret is introduced into Chine is of all men. which is being done at this moment by a mission. ary like Chont Mitkiewicz, of the Chinese banking syndicate the entire empire will become willing converts in & aingle day.To such profitable on- Sarprise von H. 1. M. the Emperor would join in. And then good-bys the Chiness laundries thronghoat the United States, and the now trou- beros social and political problem of Chinese Per steamship Jason, sailed on the Ziet No-
Wladi-3. immigration would be a thing of the past., Downvember-For London-250 caska proserves, 1 rostock with work of all kinds. Speculation in emperor. | caso cosential oil, cases lanterns, 2 cases osagai Financial legerdomain, watering values with such sticks, casos palpa-laat fans, 11 cases chin
buisinese" doas osce grafted upon the heathenware, 66 tales pierced coccus, 110 bales waste akong mind, the Western world would have to look al, and 54 packages sundries, From Manila out for its laurels.
2,830 bales hemp. 130 bales tobacco leaf, 7 bales Bone.... Another very valuable Western idea that would cotton, 7 bage coffee, and 90 cases cigar benefit the heathen is the "patont medicines." Far stesmatip Ancong, sailed on the 22nd Our troublon with the teaming millions of Chi-November-For London-24,360 Ibe congou, nees is that they do not take enough medicines 15,561 lbs. moeated caper, 4 bales fine silk, B4 to keep their bodies and souls together. That's cases all piece goods, 84 cases bristles, 1,028 why they don't multiply faster. There are only packages Military stores, and 69 packages inn- 400.000,000 of them, whils by our Western pa dries. For Frapes-79 bales fine silk, and 17 bent medicine system ws bave in the United casas silk plese goods. From Foochow for Lep Baton alano 60,000,000, of people, with immi-don-2 packages stúndrion,
Per steamship City of Bydney, sailed on the grupts and al
"VATION;
29.77 70,00
30 --41 -
9.00
30.29
$0.15
bong...
Manila MAG
The Bunter kwa simen in the Chins Pesad avadianta nodes for I.B. winds. Fine, but cold and cumpare sively damp. weather prerella,
·W, DOBEROK. Hongkong Observatory, 29th November, 1887.
HETEDROLOGICAL REGISTNE.
To turn to more serious things, I confess I do 22nd November: For Yokohama-1,800 bags not understand why, for a matter of mere oxia-sugar, and, 3,669 packages merchandise. For Baronetor tence, sivilized people so cruelly and persistently Ban-Francisco-12555 baguzice, 200 bags beans, Temperature srowd each other to the wall. From day to day, 150 bags sugas, 200 bags coffee, 193 bags black Humidity ......
Direction of wind on through the night, under the electric blaza, papper, 70 cassi gilka, 580 boxes oil, 5 boxes pre- Frase of wind they engage in a wild struggle for existence, pared oplum, 3 bales gannies, 1,000 balos hemp, Weiber. when Heaven has made the earth to give forthį 1,125-bales jato, 185 packages ten, 5,627 packages are m her abundance for their comforts without the merchandise, pod 9.boxes treasure, Falust at mesemity of their killing och other to get in. $14,730 For Horniało 220 packages mer- Yet they don't even allow their beasts of burden shandise. For Fan José de Ginatesunla—17 sisen
Prerion On data | Do čiste
day.
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£9.93
30.08
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W. DOBERCK.
Hongkong Orestory, 29th November, 1857.
IPHIGENIA” V
Captain L. Valtner, will be despatched for the abora Porta un WEDNESDAY, the 7th Desember, at ELEVEN A
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"SIEMISEN & Co.
Agents.- Hongkong, 29th November, 1887. STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA
2011
AND OTHER CONNECTING 'RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
THE British Steamship THE
"FARTHIA.”
3.107 Teas Register. Arzold, Commandor. will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C., TTA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, OF FRIDAY, the 23rd December, at THREE FM.
To be followed by S. S. "ABYSSINIA" 27th January, 1888, and 8. 8. "BATAVIA,“ ou 28th February, 1858.
Chazestion will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Francisco by the regalar Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANT.
The anthorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the one publiebe
The Contents and Value of Packages are rotaion ech day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a inch later hour than that given quired to be declared prior to shipment.
below.
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the CompanY'S Black Bills of Lading.
F. L. WOODIN.
Superintendent. Hongkong, 20th November, 1887.
U. S. MAIL-LINE.
A MAIL, WIEL ELDRI. For Sema and Kob-Par Cambodia, to-day, the 30th inst. at 2.30 PM.
For Shanghai-Per Peking, tu-day, the 130th inst. at 330 x
PACIFICMAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY, THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER. LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO. THE U. S. Mail Steamer "CITY OF RIO
DE JANEIRO" will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, SATUR- Throug's Passage Tickets granted to Eug-DAY. the 10th December, at THREE P.M., and, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
First-class Faros granted as follow:
To Vancouver peng Mexiosa 2160.00, Te Victoria and San Francisco..... 175.00. To All Common Poiste in Canada) 200.00.
and the United States
To Liverpool To Lordon......
300.00. 305.00.
To other European Points at propertiogate ratas. Special reduced rates granted to Offosro of the Army, Navy, Civil Sorrice, and the Imperial Oliness and Japanese Customs, ta bej obtained on application.
Consular Invoices to somompany Cargo dos tined to Points in the United States, should ba sent to the Company's Offices addressed to Mr. T. E. BROWN. District Freight Agent, Van- couver, B.O.
Freight will be received on Board till 4 P.M. on the 2nd December.
All Parcels must be sant to our Office and should be marked to address in full; and the same will be received by us until 5 r.. the day previous to sailing.
For information as to Passage or Freight, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.. Agente.
1852 Hongkong. 28th November, 1897.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
BRINDISL GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG.
king Passengers and Freight for Japan the
Unitex? Bates and Europe.
Through Bills of Tading issued for trans portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porte. to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Citios. of the United States, via Ovceland Railways, to Harana, Trinidad, and Demerara, end to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and counacting Steswera.
Through Paysage Tickets granted to England. France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamer
First-class Faren granted as follows :----
.8200.00 To San Francisco To Ean Francisco and return, $50.00
available for 6 months... Si To Liverpool
........ 333.00
To Lerdoa S
388.00
For Yokohan And San Francisco-Per Oceanic, on the 1st December, 2:30 pm
For Straits and Horakay-Fer Sture, on Tuesday, the 6th Decembert 11.30 AM.
Far. Singapore.--For Iphigenix, on Wednes- day, the 7th December, at 10.30 am.
For Nageli, Kebe, and Yokohama Per Teheran, ou Wednesday, the 7th December, at 6.30 F.3
--
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Ozus will be
patched on CUESDAY. the 13th December, with Mails to B United Kingdom, Enmopa, and placos begand, ein Marseillex: to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burwal, Ceylon, Indin (ris Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Natal and the Cape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The anal hours will be observed in Doming the Mails, &e.
The Post Ofies declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Jewellery, .. and, where Registration has been neglected, will make no enquiries into alleged lossas of wash letters. HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.
THE RYG1 (OU MAIŁ. The following hours are observed in closing
by the Coatraul Packet-
Day of Departure,
To other European points at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to Offers Mails, of the Army, Navy, Civil Bervice and the Imperial Chiness Customs, to be obtained as Noos-Money Order Office closes.
2.00 F.-Rogistry of Letters ceases. Posting application.
of all priated matter and paterns ouakes. Passagers, who have paid fall fare, re- 1.00 ..--Mails olosed except for Lats Lettera embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year, will be silawed 3.10 PM-Letters may be posted with late fes
of 10 certs motil discount of 10%, from Return Fare, This:30 PM when the Post Office gloves entirely allowance does not apply to through furas from 3.40 P.M.-Late Letters way he posted on board China and Japan to Europe.
tho paket with late fee of 10 cents, until time of departure.
Freight will be received on board until 4-P.M. the day previous to sailing, Parool Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.M. KAMS day: all Parool Packages should be marked to aditress in foll; value of same is required.
Copiar Tavoices to accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the.. Company's Ofoes in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Colloster of Customs at Bar Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and
PORTS INTHE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA Fight, apply to the Agency of the Campany.
AND BALTIC PORTS:
ALSO,
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BAL- TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN FORTS.
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CAEL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PLASENJEZA AND LUGGAGE,
N.B.-CABOO CAN BE TAKEN ON THEOUGE BILLE OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN EUSTA
N MONDAY, the 26th day of Dovember, NAGA, 2t Y, the 26th 18 Company'
SAKI, ANILKODE. (Passing through the INTAND BEA). THE P. & O. 9. N. Ca's 'Stonehip
TEHERAN,”
THE P
will leave for the above places on THURS DAX, the 8th December, at DAYLIGHT- E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 26th November, 1987.
No. 50 Queen's Road Central.
THE FRENCH MAILS. Day before Departure.
Past Office 5 P.M., Money Order Ofen clo962.
closes, except the night box, which is always open out of offing hours.
Day of Deparlare.'
7 A.M., Post Office opens.
10 A-, Registry of Letters dessas, 10.30 A.M., Fasting of all printed matter and
patterne cases.
C. D. HARMAN Agent. Hongkong23rd November, 1987.
11.
[3
THE
FOE HAVRE AND LONDON. THE A▲ I, British Bark
"BLACKADDER,"
O. E. Hore, Master, will lead here for the above Ports, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 23rd November, 1897 [99g
FOR NEW YORK.
JOHN M. BLATKIE,"
Steamship "BAYERN. Captain E. Bander, THE 3/3 LII British Bhaiy with MALL3, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port seabovo, CALLING | Captain Faulkner, will loed ter the above Port, AT GENDA
and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
JARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 7th November, 1887.
Bhipping Ordern will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on Board until 4 P... Specie and Parcels until 8 r. on the 24th- Dev., 1887. (Parcels are not to be sent on Board; they must be left at the Agency's (räice).
1 Contents and Value of Packages are required.N
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. BOMBAY, ADÉN, SUEZ, -PORT SAID, BRINDISI, & TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, MADRAS, PRAIAN GUEY, BLACK BRA, LEVANT & ADRIATIC POETS). THE Company's Steamer THE
POSEIDOŃ," Captain B. More will be despatched as above en SATURDAY, the 10th December, at NOON. For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com- pany, Praya Contral.
DBACHRACH
Agent.
~Hongkong. 29th November, 1887.
THE CHINA SHIPPERS' MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON VIA BUEZ CANALA THE Company ship
"RAISO."
W. S. Thomson, Command, will be despatched
as above on or about the 1015 December
For Freight đó. uppita
ABNHOLD, KÄRBERG & Co.,
Agente. Hongkong, 25th November, 1887.
A
12395
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carrie a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to
MELVÉNES & Co. Agents.
Hongkong, 29th November, 1887.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG. HE 3/3 L II Norweg. Ship
"DROT"
[7
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
Mail closes, except for Cale Letters
11.10 M., Tatters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 rente until
11.80 ... when the Post Office closos entirely. 11.40A.M., Late Lotters may be posted on board the packet with Late Yes af 10 cents until time of departare.
TRA MUSTER8,
Persons who send Mustere of Tea through the Fort in Tius are requested to have them made flat or square instead of round, as it is im possible to pook round tins securely in the mail baga. It is believed that the tea will travel more aately in fint Ins, which are not so Euble as round ones to be bulged in.
4 by 9 by 1 inches ia suggested as a good size. The tins should not have sharp corners.
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES 37 SAILING SKIP
When it is desired to forward letters to the 2155 United States by railing ship which is not no- lified as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to post the lettore in the ordinary way, murked with the name of the ship, and propeid 10 is per belf once as usual. The Post Office then under- Neither - Übe Captains, the Asusta, nor the take the date of obtaining notice of departure it is Owrera, will be RESPONSIBLE for any and despatching the correspondence. DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews requested that the letters he posted if possible of the following Vessela during their stay in at least one day before the date fired for Keiling Hongkong Harbour
shortly expected hore, will load for the shore Order. Parts, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 19th August, 1887..
[1585
FOR NEW YORK. THE 9/3 L. I. 1. British Ship THE
"ASIA."
THE
BOLDIEES AND BAILOEN' LETTERS,
(1) Privaten u H. M. Army or Novy, Nor ATHOLL, Brit, etr., Coalter-Order. BLACKADDER, Brit, ship, Horn-Turner & Co. nommissioned Ofoere, Bandmasters, Babool- MAXI, Ger. str., Schaefer.-A. R. Marty.
masters (not Scperintending or First Glans) QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Siam, skip, Spencer. Writers, or Schoul-mistresses may send half. ounes lettors to the United Kingdom by the BEKзINDT, Amr. ship, Paine-Bussell & Co. English Mail at the rate of two cente (ons BOUTH AMERICAN, Amr ship, Tacker-Has ponny) each, or by the French Mail at the rate
Bell & Co.
of four couts (two ponon) two. The postage must be prepaid in Hongkeng Stamps. TEN TEAE8 IN
(2) To other places not beyond Great Britain, FAR EAST.
Buches India, Malta, ko. the postage is: cants JUST PUBLISHED.
one penny). DEMY 870. pp. 183, CLOTH, $2.00. AVENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE
FAR EAST 1875 to 1884 Arranged Chronologically, with Copious INDEX, by which the date of any event can be found at ́s glance.
Auderson, Master, will load here for the above E Part, and will have quick despatch.
For Froight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARDERO & Co.
1181 Hongkong, 20th September, 1887.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. HE 100 A. I. British Bark
THE
"BANDANIERA,”
(3) Tks same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Private and Non-commissioned Officers named above.
(4) The letters mastnot exceed half an ORROS No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be wort even with the ende open.
(5.) If from a Boldler or Sailor his class and description must stated in fall cu the letter the ecvor of which must be signed by the Com- Forms a complete register of POLITICAL, wanding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, ko.
OCCURRENCES, in full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and d COMMERCIAL and SOCIAL
FIRES scription with name of reginient, ahip, Co., rust
SLOPING CASUALTIES,
WARIS Ahrone, Master, will load for the above Port, Troons, &c. and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
DAILY PEx Offee, Wyndham Street.
KILLT & WAIBH, Queen's Road.
RUSSELL & Co. Horong, 22nd October 1887.
2035
W. BEZWEE, Qusen's Road.
be stated in full.
(6). Soldiere sud Sailers have no privileges
with regard to books or papers
But not Warrant Offers, Auristant Engineer Geaners, Boatswaist, or Carpenters.
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