I hear, mys Truth, that a large house in an Captain Thomas Fraser, of the Argyll and xexceptionable quarter has boan laken for the Sutherland Highlanders, writes to the Fickl Ron by a syndicate, consisting of a woman of The following correos, though not unpreon. tide, a man of fashion, and a wine merchant. dented In the Highlanda, may possibly interest Those entorprising people will lot the house to some of your reuters. On March 22nd, as my any wealthy snob who desires to give a ball, and father's Stranalding kasper, John Rats, was walks it can be hired at ou inclusive charge, which will ing over his ground, accompanied by Lord Lo not only cover rent, light, servonta, decorations, Fat's beeper of the neighbouring moor Killin And tons, but also smurt dancing men (provi- they saw five rod, deor leave a small piece of birch sled by the man of fashion), eligible females wood and stand looking about them for a little. (provided by the soman of title), and a first-rate Three golden eagles appeared, and immediately suppor and winor (provided by the wine marattaked one of thema bind. She immediately chant). I am told that four balls have setually bolied at full speed, followed by the angles, and, been arranged for, one of which is to be given by after going about three hundred yards cha A provincial politician of some notoristy. of the englon drow himself together, hovered; porned, and fired on her head, holding on for The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele. about fire of her strides, when she fall head ever graph beard the following from a friend in Ba- heels, and thus ritded herself of the first maglo dupost. Thouer Bishap of Waitaon, in Eun- for the time. This occurred about a dozen fary, was sitting at dine in his own house with times, the esgles coming to the attao in turns seven frierls when, all at once, a small deg beover grosnil hard with frost. In “about tan longing to him ran up, and seizing the tail of minutes the hind seemed exhausted, and then his cost, tried to pull hit towards his bed-room the keepers were able to get up to her, floding door, which opened into the diving-room. At that the poor beast was quite stapeded, her left fras he drove the animal away, but it whined hind-log broken, her tongue hanging six inches pitsensly, nad his guests advised lid to me what out, and her mouth open. After smoking a pipo it waskid. The bed-room'dour was thrown open, over it, they decided batwoan theom that it would
LATION
THE DAILY 1 6688, THURSDAY, MAY 1712, 1868.
VESNES ADVERTISED AS LOADING.
VEHANE'S KARE
CAFTAD
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SINGAPORE & PENANG.. BHANGHAI
SHANGHAI .....
SWATOW, AMOY, & TAIWAN
aud by the light from the dining-room the Bisbe a pity to kill her, as how log would shortlySHANGHAI VA AMOR hop and his feisule discovered was hidden un-mond; so they drove her slowly before them der the bed, armed with a large knife. He was into a birch-wood, where the eaglos, which wors dragged out, and made to confess that he had a still hovoring over thom, oonid not woll attack sped from the towa gnol and was bent on robbery. hor again; and there they left hor.
Details of overal bratal murdars committed by one man are reported. from Pesth. T. murdeur is a convict who, bring been impri- acred for matricido al Illava, in Inngary, for the past seventeen years, was recently condi- tionally releaza. He was supposed to have be come quite reformed, but as soon as he was bard from prison he proceeded to his native plaws of Saneb Klavi, wort straight to the home of the judge who sentenced him, fired a revolver at him, missed, but killed the judge's wife. If tett esenyo, nad wyst next to the office of the Totary. Hearing that the latter was not ia, holika to be considered reputable. He says: 'fired at the notary's assistan, sererely wounding him. A gardener attempted to apprehend the murderer, but was firedzi and severely wounded. Further on the bloodthirsty criminal fired at and killed a street passenger, nini finally reached is own bunga. Some litila tina after, when the pelice came to arrest the murderer, they foul his wife and child lying lead with thoir skalls split open by a batohet, but the murderer had esraped. He was subsequently captured and lynched.
A Boston paper recently published an articlò by Dr. William A. Hammoud, arging the neces sity of a higher standard of medical education and pointing out the results of the presant loose methods of faming diploma a quoted from a letter of marvellous orthography to show tho barocter of some omdidates for professional boaours. A correspondeat of the Critic (New York, thinke the latter reveals only a mild phase of the illiteracy which is not uncommon among the graduates of colleges which would
Let me furnish you with an instance, and it shall not be the cortificate that I once received while in the United States service, in which the patient was declared to be anffering from "ginarel debility of the hole sistein," but from
regalur graduate of a universally recognizod medical college who is now engaged in practice in this place. Here is the direction (word and letter) of a prescription of his:-"A toespoonfull too be taken at nite." A man came into a drag store in great haste with one of his prescriptions, and after a little study the clerk desired my help in reading or trouglating it. The first tons was this surrendge," which I told the clerk was high Latin for a "syring." In the verdict of a jury upon the question of insanity, he spelled functional" funnel." And perhaps the most horrible part of it all is shot this doctor was a school-tonchor before he studio medicine. things is absolutely certain: either the collega. does not insist on its published requirements for graduation, rhe has cheated the professors of the college which licenses him to practise medicine.
Black threatom to become a more popular colour than ever oriain claseos of Paritiun society. There has (the Daily Telegraple's cor- respondent Bays) slready bean ranch discussion about" binck cerants." and it will be remember
d perhaps by readers of French novels that Paul Bourget in his recent volume entitled "Monsonges" dothes his heroine. Mdge Moraines, in a corset noir, which is regarded by lar more Puritanical female as a badge of a pardonable levity. Should the present rage for black become more provaleat, not only stajs but other wysterious artiotos of feminige tire premiss to become as gable as Hamlet's inky cloak itxelf. A pretty and popular actress, whose unce is famous fa opéen-bouffe, has al ready, indeed, given a remarkable impetos to the growing insto for the lugubrious colour oloseu for funerals. She appeared on the ntage a fow nights age arrayed in black from head to foot. O
•Constellations of the ballot kars of cours tre- quently appearol in "black tights" but the actress in question has out-heroded Herod, and astounded hor admirers by revealing to their powerful lorgnettes the overwhelming fast that not only wore her tights-and-continuations sable, but that her under garments, instead of being of the conventional creamy-coloured order, were of the most lustrous jet in tint and were fringed with arabesque lace-work of the sams colour. Black may therefore be the only wear in the future.
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.. In his case one of two
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON.
Wednesday, 16th May.
'EXCHANGE.
Telographia Transfor Bank Billa, on demandi Hank Billa, at 30 days' sight Bank Bilk, at 4 months' alght Credits, ni 4 months' eight... Doumentary Bills, ab 4 months'
sight......
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0104
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Bank Bills, on domand
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.....54
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OR, NEW YORK.
Bank Billa, no demand... Crodita, 60 days' night. BONDAY
Telegraphic Transfer Tank, sou demand... ON CALCUTTA
A Frashyterian Convention at Pittsburg has O just passol a rule making it a condition of ad. mission to the ministry that "the candidate use tobacco in no form whatever." This is a short- sighted, as well as a narrow-minded, ordinance, and cannot fall to have a projudicial effect upon the ministry. Parsons, whatever soot they may belong to, ought always to be smokers. Tobacio widens the sympathics, ripens the judgment, and, sofrans tho tomper. It is thereford Nature' appointed antidote for sil the worst olerical vices. The Presbyterian Isity took no part, I under- stand, in the Pittsburg revolution. Had they bean consulted, thng would doubtless have polled
a large majority in favour of swing. ministers,
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Hongkong Mossagorica Marilimon,
Melchers & Co.....
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Hongkong
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Hongtong
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Butterfield & S
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Monolaus (str.) Amoy (atr.).
W.vouSchukmann Hongkong
Melchera & Co
Jandy Thom Nelson.
Hoogkong
Gao, R. Stevens & Co........
Hongkong
R. Kobler. H: Super Scabs........
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Motokers & Co
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Batterfield & Swi..... Douglas Lapraik & Co.......
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ПONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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acometer Temperature Homidity Direction of wind
ther
Weather
Or date On.date
Hanter
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
Halterfield & Swire. -Siemseen & CC.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE. FENANG. ADEN, PORT SAID. MARSEILLES. MALTA, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, AND LONDON;
MAUKAS, CALCUTTA, & AUSTRALIA.
{ N.B.--CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON TEBOUON
BILLS OF LADING FOR BATATIA, TEISTE HAMBURG, NEW YORK, AND BOSTON.
THE PENINSULAR AND OBIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "ANCONA, Captain W. J. Webber, with Her Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for LONDON direct vi JUEZ
On 19th inst, At Noon To-day.
On 2203 inst., at 4rm.
On 1st June, at 8 FM, On 24th inst, at Noon. On 6th June, até Par. On 19th inst., at 3 P.M.
On 30thinak, at SF.M.
Quick despatol.
Quick Respate
Quick despatol.
On 21st inst., 10A.M.
To-day, at Nonn.
On 22nd inst, Daylight On or about 18th inst. On 21st inst, et br.x To-morrow. To-morrow, at 4 PM. Quick despatlı, On 220d iust. -To-morrow, at Novn.
VESSELS ON THE BERTA
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
·PAQUEBOTS POSTE. FRANCAIS.
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR
SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, CO-
LOMBO, ADEN, SUBZ,, PORT-SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS
AND ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES,
FORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA ¦ ALSO, LONDON, HAVRE, HORDEAUX,
DUNKIRK, AND ANTWERP.
Propiona
CANAL and awal Ports of call on BATUR ON TUESDAY, the day. at 10a.m. at 5 pmDAY, the 19th May, at Noon. At $
Cargo will be received on board until 4 P.M. Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Oce until 4P.M., on the day before sailing.
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2018-
25.7%
B4
372
76
.94
5.8.W.
W.N.W
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Havovxven reduced to 45 degrees Fahres),odvitast- the level of the sea in lachre, tenths and hundredila..
1.startram in the nonde in degzona Fab
Karer in percentageofesturation, the humidity of -air saturatore with moisture being 100.
1-DIXOTO Orxan Tom to two points. 3-Rowen THE WIND 0cording in Banafort Scul
-BTAIN OF THE WATER: B, as aky, G. detached clouds ↑ 17, Ariszting gain; P. fog; G. gloomy; 3. buil; Ir. Ughtw ning: .renal; P. pangakowars. D'aqualip; kūrini Snow T. thunder; V, vizlidity: W, dew (wet). --Raat Funbes, tenths and hundredthe.
W. DOBERCE. Hongkong Observatory, 16th May, 188.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Company's Steamship
"CHINGTU.”
Achter, Commander, will be despatched
a
at
izbore TO-DAY the 17th instant,
Noox.
For further particulars regarding Yations! and PAWAon apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRẨM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Offles, Hongkong.
The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment.
Shippers are, particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Bleck Bills of lading.
"E. L. WOODIN,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1889.
11
U. 8. MATL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
KE
TVB U. S. Mall Steamer" CITY OF EIO
DE JANEIRO." will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on SATURDAY, the 19th inst., at TEREX P.M., taking Pawson- gers and Freight for Japan the United States and Europe.
24th May, at the Company's Steamship AVA," Commandant Timout with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, A CARGO, will leave this Port for the above places.
Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- den as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europa.
FOR SALE
FOR BALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. "QACCONE'S" SKEREY, PORT.
CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE. HOCKS, BURGUNDY
BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT, MACHINERY,
COOKING PIANOS, STOVES, and TRICYCLES. SCALES, BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH. PIANOS.
SINGER SEWING MACHINES.
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co., 'Bank Buildinga. Hongkong, lat January, 1883.
FOR SALE
39
MAILS EXPECTED.
PUG OVRKAN MATKA
The N. D L stoamer Neckar, with the German mail of the 17th April, left Singapúna on the 19th, and is das berson the 18th instant.
THE AMERICAN MAL. -
The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with muila, &c. from San Fransisen to the 21st ultimo, laft Yokohama at 6 pan, on the Iftb, and may be looked for here on or about the 19th instant.
THE CANADIAN MATI...
The Canadian Paoiile steamer Parthia, with dates to the 30th ultirao, "Iefi Vancouver on that date, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 30th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The E. & A. 8. 9. Ca's steamer Airlie Jolt HEIDSIEC K8 Singapore on the 11, and is due here on the
17th instant.
C CHAMPAGNE, 1880 WHITE SPAL
• per cass of 1 dozen quarts, ...................... For case of 3 düzen piuts.
PAUL DUBOIS & Co.'s CLARET, GEAND VIN LEOVILLE. $25............ per case of 1 dozen quarts. CLABET, CHATEAU LARDSE $19............ per caso of I dozen quaria. $14... per sare of 2 dozen pints. PONTET CANET.
$9.50 ... per case of 1 dozen quarts. PALMER MARGAUX." $7.50......... per case of I dozen quarts. $8.50
........... per ease of 2 dozen pinta
LORMONT.
$5
...................... per case of 1 dozon quarte.
JOHN WALKER & SON'S' OLD HIGHLAND' WHISKEY. $8.......... per case of 1 dozen bottles. ALJO. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRITS:
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1894.
121
FOR SALE.
The P. & Ó. Extra steumor Kashgar lift Singapore, on the 30, and is dus here on the 19th instant
The 0.6. & Co.'s sloamár Laurier left Sings- pore on the 14th, and is cue here on the 20th instant.
The P.&O. regular fortnightly ateamer Dec- co, from Bombay, teft Singapore at 9 a.m. on the 16th, and may be expected to arrive here on (or abent the 2let instant.
The Indo-Chinn steamer ring sang, loft Bin- gapors on the 16th, and is dus here on the 22nd Datant.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES.
When Correspondence has buon mis-sent or delayed (both of which zro fuble to happen occasionally) all that the addresses roed do is to note on the ecver, Soni to or Peceived at 7 pun,, or as the esso many be, and forward it, without any odber writing whatever, to the Paatraaator-General. This should be acted on the first time cause of coraplains necurs; it is mistaks to let such matters puss for Esar of dry).iving trouble, a worse which generally gives
CHAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE." -BBIDSTECK & Co.-
Day
Do. Do.
MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium
Do. "seo" EED Fotz
Gorn Fell(dry).
(extra dry), CARLOWITZ & Co.. Sole Agents for HEIDSTERE & Co. BKS, For Hongkong, Chios, and Japan, Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
NOW READT.
1883
FOR THE DESK,
[1269
more trouble in the and.
LOCAL DELIVERx-No delivery is attempted on board Ship, at the Peak, Kowloon, Aberdeen, &c, nor at any private house (even though named in the addxos) who there is a place of basiness nearer st which dalivory can be effeofal.
The Postal Guide for 1887, roviesd to date will be found in the Daily Press Directory,
is the only authorised complets Summary of Postal information published in Hongkong.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR.. 385 large edition, p. 701 sunil edition. Thin Cargo will be received on board until 4 r.. Specie and Parcels until 8 r.M., on the 23rd May, 1888. (Parcals are not to be sont on card; they must be left at the Agency's Offles) Contenta and value of Packages are required.
For further particulars, apply at the Com rany's Offes,
GD CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 12th May 1869.
CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERY
JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUHOPE,
TIL
TO
In RED AND BLACK.
In RED IMIZATION HOBECCO CASE. PRICE ORE DOLÇAR,
The authorised List of Malls isaped in counsction with this paper is the one pablished twice each day in our Extra, which is always sorreated to a much later hour thou that given below.
A MAIL WILL GLONE.
KELLY & WALSH, W. Brewer, Lane, CRAWFORD & Co.
For Sydney and Milburne, Per Chingiz THE FORESHORN RECLAMATION.to-day, the 17th inst., at 11,30 am,
For Amoy -Por Bora, to-day, the 17th
PLAN of VICTORIA showing the pro-inst, at 2.00 P.M.
jected BECLAMATION may be had at the Daily Press Office, and from the Book- sellers. Fron $1.
Hongkong, 27th April, 1899. QUARE BOTTLE
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY | KO
ANT OTHER CONNEOTING" RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.
"PORT ADELAIDE,"
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans-HE pariation to Tokohscra and other Japan Porta, E British Steamship to San Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities, of the United Statás, vil Overland Railways, to The attention of Passagers is directed to the Havans, Trinidad, and Domerats, and to ports superior Accommodation offered by this in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Steamer. First-class Saloon and Cabins are Company's and connecting Sonnet Įsituated forward of this Ragines: Second Class:
Through Page Tickets granted to England, Passengers-are-berthed-in-the-Poop. A Refri-France, and Germany by ail trana Afinatie linos. gorating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh of Steamars. Provisions during the entire voyage. A duly qualified Sargson is carried,
002
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on doreand
Bank, at sight........ -Private, 30 Huya" alghi. ....
.724
.724
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1888.
1863
SHARES
Quotations aro
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA BUEZ CANAL. [IXE Company's Steamship
Hongkong and Shanghai Hank Sharse-160 ———— ---------- PRIAM:"
If we are threatened with a religious moromont per cent premium, salon.
China Tradors Insurance Company's Shares-
168 per share.
North China. Insurance Pls. 230 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-T. 108 per
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above
For Freight or Passage, apply to.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta. Hongkong. 9th May, 1888.
1826
against sucking, it is as well that the trus bearTniou Insurance Safety of Canton, Limited-TO-DAY, the 17th inst. ings of the question should be appreciated: The $87 por share. devotional influence of tobacco has been strangely overlooked. Soothing the nerves, as it does ale among narcoties, without obscuring the in- tellectual foulties, tobacco is essentially an aid to highest piety. The Jews and the priufláve Christians, dimily porosiving the effect of subtio aromatic fumes in indroing a spirit of conten- platice exaltation, groped about in tho darb antil they discovered incense. Had tobaged been growe in the Esetorn world, who cau doubt that they Couto Insurance Office, Limited-873 per would have rapturously abandoned the conser for
slars.
Chinos Insurance Company, Limited-$180 per
slars.
On Tai Tauranos Company, Limited-Tls, 148
- per share. UN,
share.
the pipa F 1 confans I am amazed that, amid Hongkong. Fire Insurance Company's Sharos→→ the finite diversity of modern sects in dogma 8822 per share, bayers, .
and ritual, smoking has never yet been consten-Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$72 ased in church or uluspol.
per aliare. Straita Marina Insurance Company, Limited-
$25 nom.
Hongkong and Whampoa Doak Company's
Share31 per cent, prom. Hongkong, Canton, and Macno Steamboat Co.'
Share $104 per cent. prei. fado-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares--
12) por cont. discount. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-$55 per share.
Dongins Steamship Company, Limited---$58 por
share.
Rongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per
sbro.
share..
The ladies may be intorted to road, on the authority of an poduntry paper, that "the In-Straits Pirs Insurance Company, Limited---- dian Government, greatly during, is beginning! $191, ex div. to avicee a lively interest in varests. A gentie maa, who has apparently devoted his life to the stady of the artificial requirements of the female form dicine, applied the Indian Section of the Kensington hition for a fibre which should take the plot of whalebone in ccrest- making, and series goue into stanice when shown the fibreken from the leaves of the Caryata Frena, kuoka in Bombay as the hill palm, and to all travellers in Bengal and Extrash, from the beanty which its fall, smooth, ringed stem and spreading crown lend to the Leadscape. A canoil of war was forthwith Hongkong Hotal Company's Shares-$170 per held, and some one suggested that if the fibre ware to be sewn in bands into the fabrio of Chins Bagar Refining Company, Limited-$145 Abe corret the desired object' would be per share. obtained. There is so much delicsoy about this Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited 85 Government phraseology that even the most
per share, sellera fastidious female could soargely find room to Hongkong Io. Company'e Shares-168 por object. At all events the ingenious, maofao- torers went off with a bundle of enlopa, and in Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited a few days exhibited a sample of the now patent corset bands; expressing his utmost coxadance that if he would procare ʼn contiamous supply of the tibre, a large trade might be doue. These facta,' says the Government of India in a half apologetic tone, are alloded to in the hope of Awakening interest in an Indian fibre that los bean much neglected. From the point of view of the tourist and the traveller with an eye to natural beauty, this awakened interests may not a. S. Watson & Co., Limited-85 per cent. be an altogether unmixed blessing; polm leaf premium, ea div.
...sabre.
85 per skara,
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
830 pór shark,
Punjer and Sunghis. Due Semantan Mining
Company. Limited--8114 par share.. Perak Sugar Culifration Company Tls. 18 per
share.
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Lá-
mited-$59 por aliäre, buyers,
will no longer ba to them a simple palar leaf Houghung & Kowloon Wharf and Godomu Co, but will contain, as Professor Tyndall would say Limited-$164 per aharo.
all the promise and potency of a fashionable
corset."
Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-821
per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 B--5 per sent:
* premium, nomi Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-9 per vent.
premiaza, mon.
prouium, woM):
Chiasse Imperial Loan, 1866 E-10 per cent. Bociété Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin
-65 per cost. prom, buyers.
UHINA COAST. METEOROLOGIYAL
I am glad to find, mys, Mr. Laboschere in -Truth, that kny suggestions for converting Easter into a fixed forst have attracted, considerable altention. One critio, who seems to have gone into the subject carefully, naks, with a touch of society, "How many days are you going to pus into Lent You'll have to alter Ash Wednes. day na wall," With all the pleasure in life. Let "alter Ash Wednesday" by all menus. The thing must be dene on Radical lines; and Heaven forbid that I should be a party to adding even a single hour to the orthodox forty days of fasting and perence. "How many Bandage after. Tri- Bity do you want ?"pursues the same interroga- tor. My answer is that, personally, I have no prejudices on the subject." I could do withoutĮ “TATTUM. apy, but I am open to take any number. Another eritis, a sapient London correspondent this tips. anks, not me, but kis provincial readers, whether I Tokia... do not know that the date of Easter was one of Ragnaāt
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REGISTER.
16th Bísy, 1848, m. 11.
51
Nku.
Kenil
20th May, 1950, 41-ZOANE,
STATION.
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the causes of a great achixin, sad whether I have Any forgotten the old quseral between the Enalern | Benging. and Western Communions. For the moment, I p
Больн had, not perceiving its rolovanny to my argument; but if a short Ast, such as E propose, would do anything to repair this unfortunate differance, I shall be glad to contribute incidentally towarda the reunion of Christendom. The attempt to „force the alergyman of the Church of England to keep Easter of a fixed date," observes the ga gentlemen, would be likely to destroy Parli Tok 20.99 mentary Government altogether," I think we | Negaki might change that. But I don't want to force my Churchmen, Still-Ises did I proposs the recon-agg mrnction of the Chures Calendar Only let us wi
Kaiphos bove a fixed statutory Easter for the purpose of anis the Parliamentry roves and the Bank Holidays Aot, and I have no objection to the Church or the Churches keeping the Festival whenever the position of the moon or the Golden Number zoudists it desirable
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Obervatory, 16th May, 1888.
UCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
HE.Company's Steamship
MENELAUS,"
Captain Wolson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 18th instant.
For Freight or Page, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWILE, Agants, Hongkong, 9th May, 1888.
1736
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
NOTICE
STEAM TO TOKOHAMA, KOBE, AND NAGASAKI. Passing thrangh the INLAND Bea).. HE Company's Starhip
17
First-dasa Fares granted as follows!— To San Franciso.......$200,00 To San Francisco and retura,
available for 6 months.
To Liverpool.....
Ta London n.
350.00
$25.00 330,00
For Saigon-Par Drackenfels, to-day, the 17th inst, at: 5.00 .3,
For Swator. Amy, and Taiwanfoo.-Per [Tholes, to-morrow, the 18th, inat, ai 11.30 AM,
WHISKY
NAPIER JOHNSTONDA BLEND,
Superb Quality, CUTLNG, PALMÉs & Co's BuzzCTION.
Apply to
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong.
6131
FOR SALE CHEAP.
16H.P. ENGI. 1 Steam PUMP. Hori-
For Shanghai-Per Anoy, jo orzow, the 18th inat, at 33) P.M.
For Saigon-Par Chon-chott-fe, on Satur day, the 19th inst., at 430 r.,
For Nagasaki, Koby, and Yokohama.→→For Malwa, on Monday, the 21st inst., at 5,00 r.x
For Singapore-Por Friggs, on. Today, the 2nd inst., at 3.30 P.M.
2,751 Tens Register, West, Commander, will be despatahod for VANCOUVER, B.C., AND SAN FRANCISCO, VĨA KOBE, AND CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH TACKET. YOKOHAMA, on FRIDAY, the ld June, at 5 BOAT'S BOILERS, 150 K.P. each, with
The British Contract Packat Ancona will be TERRE P.M.
Sttings, tested to 150 tba to the square inch; despatched on SATURDAY. the 19th instant, To be followed by the 8. S. PARTHIA," they are suitable-for-a-vessel about 870 icus, or with Mails for the United Kingdom, En on the 21st June, and S. 6. "ABYSSINIA," would be very suitable for driving visionary rope and countries havond, via Brindisi to on the 12th July."
engines. 6 Coralsh Boreas 16 ft. long 37 6 ft. the Straits Settlements Netherlands Indie, Connection will be made at Yokohama within diameter, double rivetted, with 4 Galway's Burma, Caylon, Adon, Ugypt, Malta, and Gi- Steamers from Shunghai and Japan Ports, Patent Tunes in each. 1 Large STAN braltar. aad at Vancouver with Pacific Coast Points by LAUNCH ENGINE and BOILER. 2 Vortical The usual hours will be observed in closing the regular Steamers of the PaquiC COAT BOILKES 1 em FIRE BUGINE BOILER, the Mails, Ac STEAMSHIP Company and other Steamers.
The Post Office duolinos all responsibility for Through Passage Tickets granted to Engzontal and I Diagonal Etest WINCHES, 1 Unregistered Letters containing lauk Nolos, land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic Large PLANING MACHINE, 1. EXERT TOOL Guin, or Jewellers, and, where Registration has lines of Bleamers.
Griver, 5 Roxas TAPS and DIES. boon neglected, will make no enquiries into First-class Faras granted as follows:---
GAY LATHE, 12 incl Coutre, 16. feet bad, alleged losses of such letters. To. Vancouver & Victoria Mexican $160.00,
Gap Lathe, 8 inch Centre, & feet bed. I To San Francisco...
175.00.
SEAPING MACHINE 12. Stroke. 2 DRILLING To all Common Points in Canuda 200.00. MACHINES. (The above have their gearing all
and the United States......$ To Liverpool...
....900,00. London............ 305.00. To other European Pointa at proportionate Fraight will be receivel on board until 4 P.Lrates. Special redused rates granted to Officers the day pravions to sailing, Paniel Prokages of the Army, Navy, Civil Borvion, and the will be received at the Offles til 5 PM. same Imperial Chinese and Japanese Customs, to be day; all Parcel Packages should be markeil to obtained on application. address in fuli; valno of same is required.
To other European points at proportionato rates. Special reduced rates granted to Oloers of the Army, Harry Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application
Passengers, who have paid full fare, re ambarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year, "will be allowed a discount of 10% from Return Fara. This allowanes does not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
To
Consular Invoices to recompany Cargo dos Consular Invoises to socompany Cargo tined to Points in the United State, should be destined to point beyond San Francisco sent to the Company's Offices addressed to Mr. in the United States should be sent to the D. E. Brown, District Freight Agent, Van- Company's Offices in Seated Envelopes, akiressed courer, 3.0. to the Collootor of Customs at San Francisco,
For further infondation as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 504, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. HARMAN · Agent. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1888.
UTLER PALMER
ESTABLISHED IN 1815,
Co,
complete), 1 Large Hand Power WHEEL OF LONDON, BORUKARE, CALCUTTA, BOMBLY,
for Driving Machinery with SHAFTING and PULLEYS, and 2 Small FrsE ENGITES. 2 doable ooting HAND PUMPS, 1 5,000 gal. WAZER TANK
MADEAS, LATore, KurrachEN, ŠO.
Are represented in China by
All the above Machinery aro new or as good | Mostra, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. -
sa ner
For further Particulars, apply to
J..M. ARMSTRONG,
Auationoor,
Queen's Road
11228
TAI
Hongkong, 7th April, 1888.
ANG
DEALER IN EUROPEAN GOODE
Fight wil be received on Board until 4. S.
on the 31st May.
All Parcels must
sest to our Offion and should be marked to address in fall; and tho same will be received by us until 5 r.. the [3 day previous to sailing.
| OCCIDENTAL ANDORIENTAL STEAM-apply to
BELP COMPANY.
TAKING OÅRGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE: PIA THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
GENERAL WERDER,” Captain W. von Schackmour, will leave for the above Porte on or about the 19th May, a..
For farther. Particulars, apply to
MELOHEES & Co.,
Agenta, Hongkong, 14th May, 1898.
THE Stenship "GAELIC" will be NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA despatched for San Frasoisco, vid Toko- (FLORIO & RUSANTING UNITED COMPANIES), ou WEDNESDAY, the 30th May, at THREE P.M. Coaineetion being made at Yoko- STEAM FOR
hams with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan SINGAPORE, PENANG, AND BOMBAY, Pirts. having connexion with Company's Mall:Stamera All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to to ADEN, BUEZ, PORT SAID, address in fall; and same will be received at the MESSINA. NAPLÉS, (LEGHORN, Company's Office' until Five Fit the day pre- and GENDA; all MEDITERRATTHAN, - VIDES to sailing. ADRIANO, LEVASTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN Forrs up to Calz40.- Taking: Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN GULF and BAĞDAD
T
HE Company's Steamship
"BIBAGNO,"
Captain A Tognasao, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the fat inst, at TEN A.M.
At BOMBAY the Steamers are disobarging in PRINCE'S DOCKS,-
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply t
CARLOWITZ & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 4h May, 1888
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Steamship
First-class Faros granted as follows
To San Francisco ......................... $200,00 To San Francisco and katuru. $$0.00
available for 6 months.....
To Liverpool..
To London
a23:00 880.00
To other European points at proportionata rates. Special reduced rates granted to Offers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.
For information as to Famego or. Freight,
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 18th May, 1888.
18 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE. STEAM: FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUNZ, PORT BAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN, AND HAMBURG,
POETS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK BRA AND BALTIC PORTS; A120,
LONDON NEW YORK, DOSTON, BAL;| TIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS.
THE COMPANY's Suzamers WILÉ CALE AR SOUTHAMPTON 30 LAND PAJENGERS AND LUGGAGE. N.B-CABCO BAN EX CIKÉN ON FURŐDen BILL OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN EUSSIA."
$18MSSEN & Co.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. & by.....................
H. D. REYNELL & Os, in Japan..
Subjoined are some of the items consigned by
these well-known Shippers
SPIRITS, 4COGNAC The popular 4 Star" quality and
bast--No Battor shipped..
Has for Sale all Sorts of WINES, SPIRITS, PROVISIONE, OILMANS STORES, TEA, REFINED SUGAR, &a, &o.
No. 11. LYNDHURST TERRACE.
W
1137
ING TÀI & Oo.
SHIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES,
FRESH
An
AND
COAL MERCHANTS.
PROTIONS SUPPLIED AT THE
SHORTEST, NOTICE,
No, 25, PRAYA CENTRAL.
|
COGNAC-The well-known "2 Star" quality, SCOTCH WHISKY,
| The" CAELTON"-11 years old.
The "Heart Shaped Bette." The "Square Bottle."
Are C. P..& Co.'s solented Whiskies of perfect quality, such is voll matured and free from Fuel oil.
The "GLENLIVér" ja round bottles is popular.
and good.
IRISH WHISKY.
密發炭媒司易泰螢 1206 Only one quality consigned, the best.
NOW ON SALE.
USPERIAL QUARTO.
FORT-INVALIDS,"
Invalide in particular are recommended to select this Wine, it is really an INVALID's Port.
SHERRY,
For Connoisses the following have their own
distinctiva merils-
The INVALIDS palc, delicato, dos favor. "Anoroso," a Sfanter Wins, very popular.
MANZANILLA," & clean dry appetising Wins. SHERRY-WHITE SHAL," a special favorite in
China
CLARET,
perfectly puro Bordeaux, not loaded to please
vitiated palatus.
MOUTON... ic quarts and pints. LAROSE...... .....in quarts and piala, ST. ESTEPHE...i gnarts and pinta: MARGAVY-MEDoo in quarts and pints.
LIQUEUE
11NGLISH AND CHINESE DICTIONARY. WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION, Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the
Daily Press Qßies, Hongkong. For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work stands unrivalled. All the car words which the Chinese have of late years been compelled to coin to express the namerode ob jests in maskinery, photography, telegraphy, and in science generally, which the rapid süvant N WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of June, of foreign relations hairspased upon them, ar
1988 217 Las Company's Steamship here given in andando. Each and every word is NECKAR," Captain II. Supuer, with fully illustrated and explained, forming exercises Passengers, who have paid full faro, zo CARGO will leave this Fort se above, CALLING the Court and Punta prononciations are given Bénédictine from the Monastery.
MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and for students of a incat insteaetire nature. Both ombacking at San Francisco for China or Japan AT GENOA † (or vice versa) within oan 'year. months, will be
the socents being carefully marked on the best allowed a discent of 10%. This allowance Shipping Orders will be greated till Noon, prinsiple, aitherto attained. The typography C. F. & Co. are the Sole Consignors of this
world wide known Liqueur. 6 does not apply to through fares from China and Cargo will be received on Board until 4F.M., displays the saccess of an attempt to make the
For Prices apply to either of the above Firmg Specie and Pureels until 3 r., on the 5th Chinese and Eriglish-type correspond in the sire Ja an to Europe,
Conemlar Invoices to accompany Cargo der. June, 1889, (Parcels are not to be out on of body, thereby affecting a vast economy of Board; they must be left at the Agency's space, schierings eloarness not previously tined to points beyond San Francisco in the Ofoe). Contents and Value of Packages are attained, and dispensing with these vast margins United States should be sent to the Company's
and vacant spaces which have heretofore shaune. Offloox, addressed to the Collooter of Customs, required
The Cleaner hesaplendid Adcomraodation and | torised Chinese publications. Ban Francisc
To illustrate the rast scope of the work the For further information or to Freight carries a Doctor and Stewardess.
For Further Partioplars, opply to
following faotsare submitted for ovnsideration p ar Passage, apply to the Agency of the Com-
Chalmers Vocabulary contains about 16.00 pany, No. 501, Queen's Road Central.
"GEELONG.". Captain James Thom, will be despatched for the above l'orts on MONDAY, the Mist inst, at ÏIVE F.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GEO. E. STEVENS & Co..
Agents. Hongkong, 14th May, 1898.
JSSZ
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI via, AMOY. (Taking Cargo and Pasongerast through rates for Neraro, CHaroo, NEWCHwang, Trantsin, HANKOW, and Ports on the YANGIRER). THE Company's Steamship
T
" LAERTES."
Captain Boale, will be despatched, as above on
TUESDAY, the 22nd Inst."
For Freight or Passage, apply to
C. D. KARMAN, Agent Hongkong, 11th May, 1886.
[4
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
BE 8/9 L L. I. British Barque
"ANTOINETTE"
-- Chinesa characters, and Medhurst's English 17and Chinese Dictionary about 100,000, whilst
METCHERS & Co. Agenta Hongkong, 14th May, 1888.
FOR SINGAPORE, HAVRE, AND HAMBURG, VIA SUEZ CANAL. Ting Cargo at through rates to AFTWEE), AMSTERDAM, BOTTERDAM, Losnok, LIVERPOOL, and DZEMEN.)
5. T. Bitats, Mosber, will load here for the ship above Port, and will have quick despatch.
*For Freight, apply to
**FRIGGA,"
marked.
TEN
1905
YEARS IN THE FAR EAST.
JUST PUBLISHED.
DEMY 870, pp. 103; Czori, 02.00.
AVENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE
V
FAR EAST, 187%
110 1884,
with Chronologically,
Copious
this work contains more than 50.000 English Arrangel words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese charac INDEX, by which the date of any orent can be ter. Again, despite all the grammars and found at a glance. other elementary works as yet published, the
OCCURRENCEK,
FIES,
| student of this difficult language absolutely re- Forms a complete register of POLITICAL,
quires examples to display the various appli- COMMERCIAL and Bogia. cations and equivalents of different words which VELOKA SHIPPING CASUALTIES, have one general meaning. Of these samples TYPHOONS, &c.
DAILY PRESS Offse, Wyndham Stroot, this work contains more than five times n Captain F. Nagel, will be despatched for the many as any other Dlationary hitherio pab
KELLY & WALAH, Quen's Hood. W. BREWER, Queen's Road. 1928 abors Forts on TUESDAY, the 22nd: instant, lished.
st. Fours P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"STÉMŐSEN & Co.
Agents Hongkong, 14th May, 1888.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
MELCHERS & Co. Hongkong, 12th May, 1888.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE American Ship-
18:46
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, 15th May, 1888.
STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGA SAKI AND KÖBE,
(Passing through the IsTAND SEA). THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamship.
"YALWA"
will leave for the above places on TUESDAY,
the 22nd May, at DAYLIGHT.
J
"PACTOLUS," Part, and will have quick despatch Barnham, Master, will load here for this äbors"
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
1708
Hongkong, 7th April, 1888.
FOR BAN FRANCISCO.
THE 3/8 L. 1, I. Gen Barque
This Steamer has most Buperior Accommoda. F. H. DEEWS) tion for Passengers, both: 1st and 2nd Saloon,
„For Freight or Passage, syply to
E. L. WOODEN,
Superintendens
Hongkong, Oth May, 1698
A. F. Rothbart, Marter, Will load here for the above Fort, and will hues si quick daspatch.
For Fraight, apply to
NOTICE.
STEAM TO SHANGHAL, THE Company's Steamship
THE
"NECKAB,"
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS,
For practical purposes the arrangement of the work is so complete, that a reference to it pages onables a person who understands English to commonlaste efestivaly with natives who Naither the CAPTAINS, the Aaxxis, nor the 1931 understand nothing but Chinese. In thisrespect OWNERS, will be RESPONSIBLE for any the work will be found indispensable to all DEBT contracted by the Offers or the Crewa Europeans residing in China, and to the natives of the following Vessels during their slay in themselves it expisina fubjects fully with which Hongkong Hour
Captain. H. Super, will leave for the above place about 24 hours after sirvil with the outward German Mail,
For Further Farticulars, apply to
METCHERS, & CO. MELOUERS Hongkong, 14th May, 1889,
ep.
13! Hongkong 24th April, 1998,
1799
very few indeed of them are perfectly sequintet. Arrowerze, Brit, bk., Bunje-Capiaio. To partios rasidant in England and Interested CicERO, Brit. str., George--Adamson, Ball&Co. in Chins it cannot but be invaluable occasion= | F. H. Deews, Ger, bà, Ruthbart-Chinese ally,
| GLUOKIBUEJ, Ger. str., A. Schmita.—Captain.
łó comprises upwards of two thousand largo Ini, Brit. bk, Swan. Biemisen & Co. quarto pages, plea
PACTOLUS, Amr.ahip, Burnham, Exatan & Co.
A Lugs KEDUCTION in PRICE is made Pathan, Brit. str., Hawley, Adamson, Bell & to Purchasers of 61X or more Copies.
LONDON;
TRUERES & Co., 60, PATERNOSTRE HOW,
HONGKONGSIAN
*DALS PRÈS OFFICE, WERDEÀM Br.
Co.
PENSHAW, Brit. bk, Tmokay-Lans, Crawford
& Co.
TITAN, Amr ship, Alyn.—Bussoll & Co. VELOCITY, Brit be, R. Martin-Purian Ji 04
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