OLLA PODRIDA.
Baron Von Schloinita, Governor of German New Gaines, has issued a proalamation to the That precocious boy who is the terror at Sin-affoot that although a general opening up of the day-school foschors has buon at it signia. What kind of baja go to hearoaked a toher than other Sadday Tho praodolons ardio was randy." Dend "bays, teacher, he rolled and the subject was olunged instantly.
A chef charged with pocketing commission at hi mister's upon indignantly denied thx plaarge. Take commission!" he exclaimed, warmly,1le nothing of the kind. All I do is to buy goods, and to all them to my ninster ab a' slightly adaged rate, any other dealer dees."
poantry cannot take place at present, land oan be taken up by intending settlers, who must pos Yang some capitul. Land ossnot be said yot, but it may be insed for not more than Bve years, with promke of purchase, at'in rental of 5 por. cent of from 108. to 40s, per hectare for agricul- tural land, and 5 por asat. of from Elo 30 for low lots in Finchbaron. Intending settlers mustle themselves with all necessaries. also with aburers, as he can ba got there. Stures. D only be obtained in small quantities, as the company's supply is The Odessa correspondent of the Daily Newsradiomor, and working won cannot find em
Plimited "and not for sale. The general public, any-Twe lessongaged hers in the shipping ploguent, thor ann work be guaranteed; Ent! trads of the Binck Sen ant the Ses of Azoff, ono one tailor and one bootmaker might get lei. of which is English and the other Italian, have ent work. Information can be bbtained from jrat repeived two months' notice to dismiss, all the Gorman consuls and the company's agente foreigners from their employment. In the camin-Sydney and Cooktown.
of the English ones the principal has rouohtly become a Rasiau subject. His Tronoh parlor,
Tike
A most wanderful invention is raj orted from not caring to follow his example, is compolled vienza. An Austrian engineer has, it is said, under the new quastment to dispose of his-later-designed a Lack to run before every railway est in the equcru.
train, boing maintained always at a ized (bat)
justable) distance in front by the force of an electric surroat transmitted along the metala from a dynamo on the engine. The current is condusted through merenry contained in glas tabasen the pilot-truck. If, therefore, the track comes into collision the tubes are broken and the
Dr. W. B. Waller, of Caldwell, Dhia, who just retumet home after spending f: man
the Navigator Idlands, says that the Samoan are romaskoly fins dupeers, and the most grace Fal people in the world; and this is largely due to this Enot that they are "docile jointed."act consequently destroyed. The interrup Their logs at the know joint," he says, "their ti n of the current instantly and automatically arms at the elbows and their shoulders are re versible in a way that would astonish you. The elbow and knee joints can be boat exectly con trary to other people."
applies the breaks on the following train. It is. stated by th inventor that two expresses, fitted with this system, might with impunity be sat t run full filt at cook other. The collision of their Mr. Chorka Mackay. LL.D., is about to pub pilot-trucks would sizest the program of both lish his Dictionary of Lowland Ecotek," apering before they could meat. The olomont of: which ho has been ignged for anme time. I
fallibility is noordingly entirely will give the more important word, with their eliminato, and drivers may dash through a meanings and etymologia derivations; a's an whole series of danger-ziguals without risk, ha. indredaction dealing with the historical unding automatically arrested the moment they Henrary -volopment of the language, together reaca the spot that is really dangerous?" with a list of Sottish prozorba. While forming
Holland appears to have been hard hit by the companion to all lover of Allan, Ray,comercial depression. A. commission of Dutch Burns, Scott and other Scottish writers, it con- manufacturers which has been considering the tains numeroas extracts from their writings, ansition for twelve months has just reported illustrates the poetry and humour of the Low that almost every branch of native industry is land vernacular. The first olition, privately an incredibly bad state." Every one is cry. printed on Whatman, paper, will be mife foing ont for somo modification of the import 12 copies, sach one being numbered and signed duties, eines it would seem that at prosent for by the author.
eigners are antaly faronrod. Distilling is ong of the staple trades of Holland, yet it is in danger Ladies would do well to 200 that the stiletto of being ruined by the doable pressure of pro- in miniature which the prorailing mods of tootise tariffs in sighbouring States, and of wearing the hair has brought into ne s bounties whore markets are from The ricegar pennating link between their heads and their trade is in pret a worse condition, owing to Ger- head-gear, does not point inwards. A Newman competition. Since the Belgian markets Yor: lady was making some purchases in a have been practically closed to German vinegar, for a few days ago, when she suddenly oavrmous quantities have been sout to Holland, fuintal, and fell from The counterclpol to the where theg ate sold at prices which are quite oor. She was ezeriod unconscious to a waiting-boyond "nom patition. The case of Holland is coot, waar it was found that her bond wasslearly very similar to our,owa; and it will be covered with biol. On attempting to remove Interbating to observe how the Dutch get rid the bonast it was ascertained that the hat-pin of their difficulties. It appears to be dawaing had been formed through the skuli is the fall upon a good many people in the Netherlands and had penetrated deep into the brain. She that a period of universal cheapness is far from was remorod Fitsont delay to the New York baing neessarily a period of prosperity. Hospital where she recovered consciousness; But the physicians al guce pronennund the case hopeless one, and she died in the use of a fest tours.
Another Russian atentior of the so-called "volunteer" dass passed the Besploras lately with troops, stores, oud guns from Odessa bound for the Rastian establishments in the Northru Pacific, via the Suez Canal. The Porte abjected the transit on the plen of franty rights; but the Rassian Erbus again maintained, as on former occasions, that the ship was not a TGD- ef war, and the Porto, which had raised fiz ob Jection only at the grond of principal, waivod it on the declaration of the Russiang, that the
on bari zore convicts, whom it was neces waty to Lave excorted by a fow soldiers. Thos oftwurring iuchdrats, however, (says the Times porrespondent in construtinople), give som
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to be N.R. winds are undersin, Cloudy, Waru, maḍ'isher dop wother prevails.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 17th January, 1588.
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Butterfeld & Rwire
Russell & Co.
Hongkung P. & 0.9 N. Co...
P. & 0.8. N. Co. Hongkong Bytterfold & Swire !........
Massagorios Marítimos Butterbald & Swire
VESSELS ON CRA BEKLAG
STEAM TO BOMBAY TIA STRAITS. TAHE P-ZÓ. 8. N; Co's Steamship
"ZAMBEBL".
will leaze for the abuse place, TO-DAY, tko previously advertised."
18th instant, at THREE VEM, instead of ar
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 16th January, 1888.
[130
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGA. SAKI AND HOBE
(Fassing through the INLAND SEA). HEP. 40. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE
THIBET
will leave for theabove planes or FRIDAY, the 20th, inst», at DAYLIGHT.
E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 6th January, 1888.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED."
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On 21st inst.
Quick despatch...
Quick despatch.
Chick despateh.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR NEW YORK.
LE 3/3L IL Amoriesn Dark
PENOBSCOT
MAILS EXPROTED.
THE "AMERINIAN MAÍL,
Tha e 0. stommég Rap Table, with tha Ameridan mal of. the 28 December, lyft
Eston, Master, will load here for the above Yukolam on the 14th, and may be expuoted Por, and will have quick desputak.
here on or about the 20th instant.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, Hat Dessinber, 1887.
|
57
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
Ou 25th fast, st Noon.THE 3/3 L 1 1 Norwegian bark On 23rd inat, at PM.
*DROT"
On 27th it, at 3r. Jas. Sorenson, Master; will load here for the On 1st just, at 3 P.Mabas Ports, and will have a quick despatch. On 1st Fahy, at 3P.M.
For Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 10th December. 1887.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, -· 【HE 100'A.-I. British Bark
Quick despatch.
Quick degatok.
Quick dematch.
Quick depatol.
Jaick despatch.
Os 20th fast, at 4 THE 100
On 20th inst,"
Today, at 3 M
On 30th inst., Daylight Ou deb iast, at 4 F.M.
Quick despatch.
"On 20th instant.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
-MARITIMES. FAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS,
NONCE.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO LOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS. CALOUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, AND
“BANDANIERA,"
Aurens, Mastar, will load for the above Poci, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, 2nd October 1887.
FOR NEW YORK..
THE 3/3 L II British Ship
"JOHN M. BLAIKIE"
148
-
THE FREHOK MAIL. Tizo Mossatorios Maritines stoamer Saghalien, with the Frick_mail of the 16th Docampor hift Slugnare on the 14th, and may be expect ed hero in or about the 21 inst. This packed."
king on the 8th Nevonther. htings replies to letters despatolod from Tong-
THE CANADIAN”, MAIL." The Onion Pacific steamer Baluvia, with the next Canadian oil, left. Vouser on the Sand instant mad, may be expected here on op about the beary,
STEAMEES EXPECTED. The O. 3. S. Co's stormer Helleraphos left Singapore on thể Lith, and is day hare on the 18th instant.
The Glan Ling stoomis Claussen left. Singa- pero on the 12th, mil is due here on or about the J9th instant
The D. D. R. steamier Duphag loft. Singapore at 2 p.m. on the k-4th, and is duo hore on or about,
Captain Faulkner will load for the above Port, the 21st instant. and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 7th Novermbar, 1897.
FOR NEW YORK. THE BBL.I. I. American Ship THE
MARY L. CUSHING,"
4
L. W. Brown, Master will load here for the Fort, and will have quick despatch. Fer Freight, apply to
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 19th December, 1887.
FOR HAVRE AND LONDON. THE AI French Barque
TORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA: T
ALEO,
LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX,
DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
N WEDNESDAY, the 25th January, 1888, at Noon, the Company's Steamship DJEMNAH, Commandant Vaquier, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this. Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lont FOR PORT DARWIN, SYDNEY, AND do as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europa.
MELBOURNE.
THE Company's Steamship
TAINAN,"
W. N. Allison, Commander, will be despatched As above on FRIDAY, the 20th instant, at FOUR P.M.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noos, Cargo will bo record pa board until 4 px., Specie and Parcels util 3 PM, on the 24th on beard; they must be left at the Agency's January, 1888. (Parmels are not to be yout
Datce.) Contenta and value of Packages are
The attention of Passengera is directed to the superior Accommodations offered by this required. Steamér. First-class Balion and Cabins avo situated forward of the Engines. Second Classy's Office. Passengers are berthed in the Poop, A Rofri- gerating Chamber ensures the apply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage. A dnly qualified Surgeon is married.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agenta. Hongkong, 12th January, 1988,
1133
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI VA AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Passengers af through rates for NINGPO, CHIFOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW, and Ports on the Yanorɛze), THE Company's Stamship
***BELLEROPHON,”
For further particulars, apply at the Com-
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent Hongkong, 13th January, 1888,
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE..
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"MARIANNE,”
The P. & O. extra aleatine Keshgar loft Singapore at 4 pm, on the 17th, and is (lau höre en or about the 21th instant.
The D. D. R. atonmee Cussar left. Singa pore on the 17th, ansi ís dir lao on or shout the 24th instout..
POST-ORFICE NOTICES,
When Chrispondones has been missent' of 12800dely (both of etish are liable to happen covisionally all that the addreswa now do is to Lot On the doggt, Sent, fa
or Thermined at 7 put, or as the case pay bo, art forward it, without any other writing whatever, to ble Posteator-General This should be nets on
mistake to let math matters puss for four-of- giving trouble, a winrse which generally given more troubls in the...
E. Vialla, Master, will lead bore for the above the first time canso of conduit gray it is a Ports, and will have quick despatok.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 14th December, 1897.
131
FOR NEW YORK. HE 3/3 A 1.1. American Ship
"HATTIEN. BANGS."
THE
F. £. Bangs, Master, will lead here for the above Port, and will have quick despatok.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & 08: Hengkong, 24th December, 1887. 153
FOR SALE
FOR BALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
MACCONE'S SHERRY, POW!"",
CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE BOOKS, BURGUNDY.
BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALĖ, STOUT. MACHINERY, FIAÑOS,
COOKING
TAKING
CARGO AND PASSENGEES JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED
· STATÈS, AND EUROPE,
TO
STOVES, and TRICYCLES
SCALES, RICYCLES.
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THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. AND OTHER CONNECTING. RAILWAY LINES & STEAKELS. THE British Stenship
"ABYSSINIA-
$651 Teas Register, L Commandor, Captain Guthrie, will be de-patched as abor KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, on FRIDAY, the will be despatched for VANCOUVER, B.C., VIA
on FRIDAY, the 20th instant.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agunta.
Hongkong, 11th January, 1868.
112%
Previous day.
Un date
Oo date at-10 most--at-4-pr
THE
FOR LONDON MI SUEZ CANAL. HE.Company's Steamship
romete Tepetate... 60 fluidity.
29.05
TECTOR,
29
SATURDAY, the 21st instant
N.W.
ES.E
1.3.E
For
1
2.
For Freight or Passage, apply,lo
BUTTERFIELDA SVTRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 14th January, 1888.
2520
fy-For London-5,902 lbs. congon Por steamship Oopack, milad on the 8th ify here, and a clear definition of the Porto's 27,726 lbs. scooted caper, 3,192 The scented rights is required, since the existing treatio con- ceram (be straits ara.open to misinterpretation.rage pakos, 265 bias waste silk, 39 vases gull- The question may it aty moment afford a pre-lingen ones, fol peekzigor matting tart diplomatic difianity, since certain packages sundries. From Manila-2,500 Powers would wejoonte a modification or the shu-
hales Ing lition of the existing restrictione
Por steamship Belgic, sailad on the 10th Jan. tury::-For Yokoliṣma-6,173 bags sugar, and Stories of the marvellons English of the fa-787 pockages merclidise. For San Francisco meus tener, the late Mr. Briguoli, are always-17,143 baca rice, 50 bage beans, 40 bags pep- turning up. The best and one of the eldest is er, 200 bags coffee, 33 boxos nut oil 12 casas- the morning acne at the hotel when the roolist silks, 85 packages tea, 1 box troosaro, $9,200 could not find the wherewithal to reach, and de-and 7.99 package marbandise. For Viatoris, clared, "Toalentsy I was a piece of soap, to-day B.packages, merchandise. For Bonolul I am not, whern um I", foro is never años- 56 packages merchandise For La Libertadirection of wind" flote. Uponius occasion Brignoli loft Now York 5 czsan silks, and I suen marchandise.
Focos of wind for Philadeph. Just before entering the city Acajutla-4 cases silky. For Pansa-3755
Weather ACERO the train was brought fa a amilden standstill.bga rico, and 445 pickages merchandise. For
Rain....... Brignoli, who had been walking up and dowagageil-6 roses silks, and 5 cases morchio. the aisle of the oar chatting with sora fadies, diss. For Chicago 324 packages toa-For New was thrown violently against a neat and rollad York-344 packages tea, T§. insos silks, and 89 ou the Toor. "Br rathor heary, but is des raw silk.
frianda gathared him ap and helped him cut sty Per steamship Prometheus,iled on the 10th the air. In climbing an embankment, in order January-For London-16,621 lbs sougon, to reach the station, bu etarbled again and hurt 137.15 1. scented exper 23,018 the stented himself about the ribs. With considerable dif.orange pekce, 301 bales waste silk, 1 case salty be reached the platform and began singing silka, 250 rolls matting, 250 cash preserves, 250 Di quella púra.” Then, with uplifted egg and pokages priserves, 100 male ginger, 20 paok- clasped band, and in a voice that trambled with ages ginger, 142 packages canes, 50 cases palin- arution, exclaimed, Thank heaven. The voice leaf fans, 58 can bristles, and 7 cases sundries. is the to!"
From Koh3,000 bags rice, and S7 packagak wax. From Maula-500 bales heup, sad 350 bales tobacco leaf.
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The Novoc Vranya publishes a letter from a correspondent at Charjui, giving some carious deluila about two groups.of Russia pioneers who bave rooatly made their appearance on the banks of the Amoo Daris:-"The first group is composed of Oural Cosacks who were exiled in 1875 to the number of 850 families to Petro- Alorsadrovsk, where they followed the purants of fieblog, Ending a market for their "Esh mo Khiva and Bokhara. A bud of these, cousiAL- ing of twenty men, four women, and eight shild- rep, established themselves at Charjui last sam-UN and earned a livelihood by fishing in the Amoo Daris. That river abounds in fish of all kind, including a sort of sturgeon weighing op Or Lo 70lbs, and the azellenband rare suh safer ingas, which resenfules stedet. Sturgeon costs at Charjuí ten čopinks the pound, Anil frack Caviar ons roable the pond. With the onl weather the bandretured in Potro-Aloxonäroyek with the intention of coming back in the spring in greater numbers and with butter shing tackle. The moond group referred to somse frota Novoteharkak (tarritory of the Chasks of the Don), and consists of peasants why leff their homes an account of the sunllaeys of their allotants. It nombors eighteen men, twenty women, and thirty-seven children. Destitalo of money, they reached Danu Ada with grost dificulty, and their further journey to Charja was only rendered possible by their receiving smploymont on the railway. They ara working on the onbankment of the Samarkanā section, and when this is fuished they propose seeking a permanent home or the banks of the Byr Daria.
now
Che of the lians of the day in Paris (says the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph) is s riva of-Stanley, and De-Bruzza tumed Camillo Deple,
UN SHANGHAL-
Bank, st sight. Private, 30 days” eight
SHARES.
Quotationis 25:--
churkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-158
per cent. premium.
Quion Insurancee Soolely of Canton, Liraitel
$873 per share, er div.
hina Traders' Insurance Company's Bhares
$64 per share, buyers. North China Insurance Tie 65 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Ta. 105 por
abaro.
Thiners Insurance Company, Limited 105 per
abans.
a young men of twenty-three, who bus just can Tal Insiranos Company, Limited-Tla. 148 Earned to the Boulevards zfter meay vicissitudes
is the Afriest deserts. M. Doria is a middle Chat Turner Oes. Limited
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a in inebes, tenths and hundredtha.
the tha abado la dezenas Fahrenheit,
-Hvamwria percentage of maturation, the humidity mirakture with “imonsstre bang 100.
-Disketten or tga Worn by two points.
5-F "THE WIND Locording to Unsatori Scale
-STAY OF The Wratowa: 8. ulos sin; C. 4tched Thaits Bght- King: 0.
P. ping showers; equally; B, an 6. mar, T. tasnder, V. visibility 5. W. dew (wol).
te laches, tenth an unrea
15. Dg: G. sinemus: J
7.
W. DOBERCK. Hoogkour Observatory, 17th January, 1888,
NOTICE.
27th Jaunary, 1838 at TRS ZƏL
To be followed by 8.8. BATAYTA 29th February, and 8. 8. "PARTHIA,” na
24th March:
Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Francisco by the regular Steamers of the Paris CoAST "STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The Peonga Tikate granted to-Eng-
Captain Bass, will be deeptohet as above on and, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantio
U. S. MAIL LINE:
FACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIP COMPANY. THEOUGH TO NEW YORK, VTA" OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO:
Ines of Steamers.
Firat-class Fares granted as follows:
Vancouver..............Morionx $160,00, To Victoris and San Francisco
To
•
175.0),
200.00.
800.00.
..... 305.00.
To all Common Points in "Cannala Į and the United States......} To Liverpool...tes To London To other European Paints of proportionate mates. Special redaod rates granted to Ofoers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the THE U. S., Mail Steamer "CITY OF Imperial Chinese and Japanean Customs, to be
PEKING will be despatched for Santained on application. Francisco, rit Tokohama, on SATURDAY, the 1st January.
THERE FM, taking Passengers and Freight for Japan the United States and Europe.
Through Bill of Lading insted for trans
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK pertation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
RIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS are respectfully informed that, if apon their arrival in this Harbour, none of the Company's Forsinen should be at hand, orders for repairs seant to the HEAD OFFICE, NO. 1, Prays Central, will receive prompt attention.
In the eat of complaints being found necessary, communication with the Undersigned is requested, when immediate stepe will be taken to rectify the canza of dissatisfactise.
D. GILLIES, Socratury.
Hongkong, 261h Angst, 1895.
TA JAPANESE GOODS £ you
Reasonable Prices Go to CASSUMBEOYS STORE, DEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities, of the United States, via Overland Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Temerara, and to ports in Marico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers Fence, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Stenmars.
Through Pawago Tieksts granted to England,
First-class Fares granted as follows :- To San Francisco
To San Francisco and retura.?
available for 6 months....
To Liverpool...
To London
.8200.00
350.00 399.00 338.00
To other European paints af propertionste 181 rates. Special reduced rates granted to Oloers Imperial Chinos Castoms, to be obtained on of the Army, Navy, Civil Bervice, and the application.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re embarking at San Franciou for China or Japan. (or vice versa) within one year, will be allowed a discount of 10%, from Return Fare. This allowance does not apply to through fares from 125 China and Japan to Europe.
A Larga Asartment of New Satsuma sad other Ware, Bronzes, Tea Services, SaramIN, &o. New and Second-hand, FURNITURE at Lowest Prices.
FORTER DAVID CORSAR & SONS
Merebant Nary'
Navy Boiled
Long Flax
Crown
CANVAS.
Freight will be received on board until-4 PM.
J. AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and the day previous to sailing. Paz Panga will be recsivel at the Office until & e: same day; all Farosi Packages should be marked to address in fall; valme of anmo is required.
Consular Invoices, to accompany Cargo destined to points beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Company's Officer in Bealed Envelopes, addressed [22
to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco,
For further information as to Psasage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, Co No. 50A, Queen's Road Central
-GD HARMAN Agent Hongkong, 30th December, 1887,
Hongkong, 11th May, 1867.
Y
EE
生·怡
BUNG
---COAL-MERCHANTS.
have always on hand LARGE STOCKCS,OF EVERY DESCRIE TION OF COAL,
haring told rather painfully on his boalth: Ho Hongkong: Firs Lusurance Company's Shares — |-- wawncaredited to the Court of Morocco in 1886.
by M. de Freycinet, and set out to explore the China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$75 S
Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
QUARE
Address: Care of Massra. KWONG SUNG & Co.,
io. 68 PRAYA.
(650 BOTTLE
WHISKY NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S BLEND,
Superb Quality, CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SELECTION./
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong.
$31 nom. Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited-
$18. Hongkong and Vampon Dock Company's 2543] -
Share por.cont.prem,
mines of Erekebiroh, whonce the Sultan gets per share. the metal for his coin. He was not allowed. however, to go along by, the Atlas roate, and he therefore drew himself as a falca, o- barked on the coast of Baharà jus small vessel. and landed between Cape Dojador and the Rio Dio, pretending to have been shipwrecked. M. Doals, having fallen in with some Moore of a thoroughly barbarous sort, went through'a sarjan of adventures which. Beco ding to his intersting account, are almost as thrilling as these recorded is She. He was not in danger of hot paiting, like the hore of that strange storyk but the natives of the place where he landid put irons on his feat and buried him up
Shares-14 per cent prem
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. NOTICE.
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STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, VORT SAID, BRENDIS GENIA, ANTWERP. TREMEN AND HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS:
A180,
TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS,
Hongkong, Canton, and Maosc Steamboat Co.NDEPENDANCE BELGE: LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON BAL
Le meilleur marché, le plus répauda et is Indo-China Stein Navigation Co.'s Shares mieux informs des grands jourusuz européens en GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
langue françaisa
15 per cont. discount, bayers,
China and Hails Steamship Company, Limited
-30 preur court.. discount, nominal. Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$151 per
chars
sbars
EDITION QUOTIDIENNE Trois Mors, Six Mois, DOUZE Mois,
fr. 15.-
fr. 30.
fr, 60 EDITION HEBDOMADAIRE dile d'outre-mer (destinée spécialement aux pays hors d'Emopo. composée de VIZ FADES OKAND FORMAT, resu
maine.
Bevns politique general, truques
A
PORTS. THE COMPANY'S STEAMKES WILL CALL
SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE.
N.B-GO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS..OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUSSIA.
N MONDAY, the 3rd day of January, (MONDAY 15m,
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des tingd.to Points in the United States, should be at to the Company's Offices addressed to Mr.. D. B. Keown, District Freight Agent, Van- dover, B.C.
Freight will be reveived on Board till 4 P.M. on the 26th January, 1568.
All Parools must be sent to our Office and would be marked to address in fall; and the Amo will be received by us until 5 PM. tās. day previons to selling. apply to
For information na to Pasange, or Freight,
ADAMSON, BELL & Coup Agouts. Horgkong, 27th December, 1887, OGUIDENTALANDORIENTAL STEAM-
SHIP.COMPANY.
8
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES,
MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: VIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
ΤΗΣ
Ports.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH.
PIANOS
"SINGER" SEWING MACHINES.
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
Bauk Buildings. Hongkong, lat January, 1996.
FOR SALE,
32
CHAMPAGNE YONOPOLE"
HEIDSIECK & Co- MONOPOLE Reo Sgar (medium dry).
Do "sco" RED FOIL Į
dry). GOLD FOLL
20. (extre. Try). CARLOWITZ & G.--
-Solo-Agoals for ----- Ting &„O...., IlumE, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong. 1st July, 1885.
Do.
Dry
De.
L
FOR SALE
$1268
NHA 3.
CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SEAL
HAD STECK 8
$22 ...........pår case of 1 dezan quarts. 323............ per casé of 7 dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS & Co.'s CLARET, GRAND VIN LeonLLE. $25............ per case of 1 dozen quarts. CLARET, CHAPMAN LARCSE $13............ por cas of I dozen quarts. 81*... ..... por casa of 2 degen pirts..
PONTET CANET.. $3.50...... per case of 1 dosen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX,
$7:50 $8.50
por as of 1 doseu quarto. per use of dozen piuts. LORMONT.
$5............ por care of 1 dozen quarts. JOHN WALKER & SONS
OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY. $............ por me of 1 dozen bottles.
وقتان
`CUTLER PALMER & Co's
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SBMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
121
FOR SAFE CHEAP.
The Postal Gaile for 1997, rorised to dalo will be farne in the Day Press Dirgatory, p. 385 largo edition, p. 791 sayati alition. This is the only authorisent complate Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
LOCAL Deterry-Yo delivers is attempted on board Ship, at the Pek, Kowloon, Alwedoon, &c., 1 st any private hens aven though named in the valdross? when fasen is x plow of business bearer, at which delizory can be elected.
345" The authorisert List of Mails issued in capnection with-this papro is thig bno pultahed twice cash lay in our Cat which is always forsatod, to nius later boar than that given
bolor.
A MAID WILL CUNE
For Straits Settlements-l'er Deuteros, to
dag, M 18th ínst, ut. 11 80 ALM.
For Straits al Fombay-Vee Zambrai, to- dag the 18th jostat-2:30 P
For Saiser-Por Nurden, today, the 19th iast, at 4.30 PM.
For Bangkok-Per Chumelove-fon, Co-day, * Ela18UMIESOJN
For Hoilew and Pakhi-Por Jimiar, to-day. the 18th inst., x1 500 m.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Tokohain-Per Thibet, tomorrow, the 1985 inst. at 5000 r..
For Yokohatus nad San Francisco. --Per City of Puling, on Saturday, the 21st Hust, at. 230-2.M
MAILS BY TITE UNITED STATES PACKET.
- Tho United States Mail Parkod (inc Phòng will, be despatched on SATURDAY, 1m 2181 instant with Mulls for Tapan. San Femeise The Cnibu States Canada. Honolulu, Peru, št.
ich will b,closed us follows:**** 215 PM Ro ristry dockas. 230 p.m. Post 0850 closes, but Corpaenonslinda may be posted và board thay Rebi with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage netil the time of departam
The Post Office delítsd foility for Unregistered Deltars montajjify Burk Notes, Coin or Jewelery, and wista Registration has bero negloete w make no pairies into alegod lessor of stích Jothers,
MAILS BY PÍR GERMAN PACKET,
The Cortean Contract Packet Neelor will be despatched on MONDAY, the 93al Instant with Mats for the United Kingdom, Europo a countries Iyond, mir-Rabelo fo the Suits Settlemosats. Batavia, Berah, Ceylon, India, Aton, Egypt, Malta, ilmallar. o., Au
The houra chsnevad in closing the Maik. So, will be tas sfano na in the man of the British Packat
Corresponden should a markod Per German Mall, or with the use of the Packni
The Past Office declines all rvsponsibility for Unregistered Letters, containing Bank Notos, Coin or Jewellery, anil, whore Bygistrationi has been neglected will make no onquiries into alleged losses of such letters.
[
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Picket Done will bo despatched on WEDNESDAY. The 25th inst., with Malls for the United Kindom, Europe, and places beyoud. via Marsailles: to Sagen CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR QUN-Straite Settlements, Batavia Barmah, Ceylon, BOAT'S BOILERS, 150 H.P. onchi, with the Australasian, Clonies. Puudichery, Maitres. Gitings, tested to 150 lbs. to the square inch Calcutta, Aden, Mauritius. Egypi. Mallu, and they are anitable for a ressel about 800 tons, or Gibraltar. would be very suitable for driving stationary engines. Cornish BoшLERG 16 ft. long by 6 ft. in diabeter, double rivetted, with 4 Galway's The Pust Office declines al responsider for Patent TURKS in sunb. Large STEAM Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes, LAUNCH ENGINE and BOILER Vertical Coin, or Jewellery, and where Registration has BOILER. 1 Steam FIRE ENGINE BOILER been neglected, will make av saquixits into 16HP. ENGINE Steam Purs. 2 Hori-alleged "casos of moh lolters
].
I
The anal bours will be observed in closing the Mais, So.
HE Steamship "SAN PABLO Vizontal and 3 Diagonal Stegto WINCHES.
despatched for Ban Francisco, via Yoko Largo PLANING MACHINE 1 DAILLING HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT TERE PM. Connection being made at Yoko Futent FAN BLOWER 5 Boxes TAPS and hama, on WEDNESDAY, the ist Fabrrary, st
MACHINE. 2 EMERY TOOL GRINDERS.
MAILS. with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Drs. 2, Weston's PATENT BLOCKS, 4 and 8
THE ENGLISH MAUL The following hours are observed in closing tons double acting. HAND PUMrs. All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to 5,000 gal. WATER TANK.
Mails, &c., by the Contrnet Packet:- 1 Bradford's Patent address in full; and same will be recaived at the STEAM LAUNDRY, sapable of washing about Nous, Money Order Office closes
Day of Demarturn, Company's Uffice until Five P.. the day pre- 1,500 piecas per day, with Boiler and Engine, 2.00 r-Registry of Letters census, Tusting vions to sailing.
7 new Hand-Power, Patant STEEL FLOUR First-class Fures granted as follows
of all printed matter and palterna cakes. Mrs, by Parsobouse of Wolverhampton. 13.00 p.m.-Mails elveed. egopt for Infe Letters To Ban Francisco
$200.00
New Patent Hand-Lower RICE SELLING 3.30 PM-Letters may be prated with late for To Bat Fra reieco and retorn, 350.00
availala for 6 months103.
MAODINE, by Nichollson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. of 10 cents until To Liverpool.. "To London
333.00 338.00 To other Europeu points at proportionata rates Special reduced rates granted to Offoses of the Army, Navy, Ciril Sagvios, sad the Imperial Chinese Customs, to ta obtained on application.
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vise vereat within one year mouths, will be allowed a discount of 10% Tata allowance does not apply to through fares from China, and Japan to urope.
Cournlar Invoices to accompany Carge dea Giued to polets beyond San Francisco in the United States should be sent to the Company's Occs, addressed to the Collector of Customs, San Francisco.
For further information as to Freight
the Com-
pany. No. 503, Queen's Road Central. or Passage, apply to the Agency
C. D. HARMAN, &patr Hongkong, 11th January, 1988..... COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. -
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE, AND
» YOKOHAMA.
THE
HE Company's Steamor
“SAGHALIEN
All the above Maobinery are now or as good 3,30 .when the Post Office closes, outiraly
BE ZŁOW
For further Partionters. apply to
SM. ARMSTRONG,
Auctionser,
Queen's Road,
1028
Hongkong, 24th June: 1887.
FOR SALE, JUST. ÁRRIVED EK: "MANUSL."
ROUT 30,000 Cubio feat MANILA.
HARDWOOD.
Apply to
REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, 10th January, 1988.
116
NOW ON SALE. OUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
Brads Ropart for the Year 1336.
PRIO, TEN Dollars. Apply at the Daily Press Oños. Hongkong, January, 1987.
TEN
-YEARS IN THE
FAR EAST. to his neck in the sand for a fortnight. After Flongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per
A JUST PUBLISHED." this species of torture the members of the tribe
DEMY 1870. pp. 168, CLOTH, $2.00. were deeply impressed by ais fortitude, and not Hongkong Hold Company's Shares-195 per only gave him his freedon but invited him to
VENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE
FAR EAST, join them. Es nor discovered that they were China Sugar Defining Company, Limited-155 ans tous los faits et les événents de la blackgwirls and freelpoters of the worst kind;
1873 ro 1884 artistiques, littéraires et mondaines de toutes les Steamship NECKAR Captain Sapner, Commandant Homery, expooted here on or INDEX, by which the date of any event on be Arranged. Chronologically, with Copiona
Romans feallstons inédits des principaux, as CARGO, will leave this Fort anature. CALLING patahod for the abovs Ports shortly after her capitales d'Europe. Sport, medes, commores, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and about BATURDAY, the Slat instant, will be des found at a glanos. tours contemporains-eta,
arrival from Europe.
U. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, J5th January, 1899.
FOR LONDON "(DIRECT.) HE 313 L 11 British Ship.
sharo
per atare.
per share, nominal
abare.
and for five months he had to remain with their Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited--$40 holping them to Flander oaravaus. As M. Dools spoke Arabic, he was beloved firmly to be a Hongkong les Cosipang Staras per Mahommedau; and his manner of escape fran ma regaatio as anything in fiction. The chief of Hongkong an China Bakery Company, Limited
tribe took a strong liking to him, and offered 3110 shore.
fim bis-laughter as wife. M. Donis, however, Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company had not the sorewithal to farsish a marriage. -520 per shares portion of seves camels, and bo nekod is inten Punjon and unghie. Das Camantan Mining ding father-in-law to allow him to return to bris Coupony Dimited-$12 per share, sale
own country, Turkey, in order to rise foods for Feral angar Ualtivation Company-Pls 18 yar the wedding. This was granted, and an escort.
accompanied the ingealous Gaul to Bouthern Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- Morocco. M. Dis intends to lecture on his united-347 pèr'sliare. travels and experiences before t French A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-ti per cent. Graphical Society.
premium.
DOULE MOIS,
90 frames.
PRIX D'ABONNEMENT: ~ SIX MOIS, 18 fraos.
CONDITIONS: Toute demande d'abonnement doit être sooom- pegués d'an mazdat sur la poste ou autre à vue Bur Bruxelles, Paris on Loudren. Les abonno menta commencent la fór on lo 16 de chaque mois. Envoi gratuit de danz numeros spécimens à toute planne gulen adressera la demande terite l'administration, 8 Eur D'ARGENT, Bruxelles.
AT GENOA
Shipping Orders will be granted £ Noos, Cargo will be received on Board until 4 r... Spocis and Pareda until 9 P.M., on the 2nd Jan., 1888. (Parsels are not to be sent on Board, they must be left at the Agency's Offs). Contents and Value of Prokages are required"
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries & Doutor and Stewardes. For further Partioniars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agerite. Hongkong, 27 December, 1687.
"MABEL TAYLOR."
Farms completo register of PowTICAL COMMERCIAL and SOCIAL OCCURRENCES, WRECKS, SHIPPING CASUALTIES, PIRES 12 Troka, ko...
DAILY PRESS Offee, Wyndham Street. KELLY & WAISH, Queen's Road. W. BREWED, Queen's Resd..
CEMENT
Shortly expected, will load here for the above PORTLAND
Port, and will have quick despotek.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ À OS. Hongkong, 10th January, 1888.
1120
+
J. B. WHITE & BEOS. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & CA. Hongkong, 11th April, 1883.
12438
3.30 ..ate Letters may be posted on board. the pankot with ato fee of 10 cents, until time of departure.
THE FRENCH NAILS.
Day before Leparture.
5 P.M. Money Örder Offen diosas. Post Quffeu
closes, except the night box, which is always. open out,cf offloa
Day of Departure. 7L.M., Pest O cans. 10A.M., Registry of Letterergiasus,
10.30 AM, Posting of all printed maider and
patterns ceases.
11 A., Mail closes, except for Emin Letters. 11.10 AM, Lettere may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cute until
11.30 1N; when the Post Office closes ntirely. 1140 A., Este Letters may be posteri on kipard the poket with Late Teo of 10 eouts until time of departure
No responsibility čau be accepted by the Post Ofies for erroneous replies to verbal enquiries, ter to botes addressed to abordinate danes, The shroffe told off to sell stamps should espes sially not be regardad na able to give vorrect The Postal Guide alone is the information. standard on all points on which such information mey be required.
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, per the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crows of the following Vessels during their stayin Hongkong Harbou
ATHOL Brit. str, Comiter-Order. BANDANEIRA, Brit ship, Ahrens-Bukoll &
Ca.
CHARON WATTAxa, Sian bk., Ulrich--Chiuose. COLOMA, Amr br., Yayos-Melchors & Co. H. J. SPENCE, Brit. bk., Gill-Goussivos & Col F. N. BANGE Amr. bk., Baugs-Master SEBASTIAN BAB, Ger. bk.. Bohneider-Ed.
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